Rajkumar Shrenik

Author(s): Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Koba
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/009639/1

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punaH saMpAdana jJAnatIrtha-kobA dvitIya AvRtti vi.saM.2066, bhAdrapada zukla 11, di. 18-09-2010 upalakSa zrutoddhAraka AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI 77vA~ janmavarSa hIraka samAroha pUrNAhuti bhavAnIpura, kolakAtA mUlya pakkI jilda : rU.80 kaccI jilda : rU. 37 Arthika saujanya zeTha zrI niraMjana narottamabhAI ke smaraNArtha ha, zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra prakAzaka zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra AcAryazrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira kobA, tA. ji. gAMdhInagara - 382007 phona naM. (079) 23176104, 23276972 email: gyanmandir@kobatirth.org website : www.kobatirth.org mudraka : navaprabhAta prinTarsa, ahamadAbAda - 9825598855 TAITala DIjAina : bijala grAphIksa - 9376125757 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrIzvarajI zrAvaNa zuklA 12, vi.saM. 1989 ke dina pudagAma mahesANA (gujarAta) meM maNIbhAI evaM hIrAbahana ke kuladIpaka ke rUpa meM janme mUlacandabhAI, juhIM kI kalI kI bhAMti khilatIkhulatI javAnI meM 18 barasa kI umra meM vi.saM. 2007, mahAvada 5 ke dina rANapura (saurASTra) meM AcArya zrImad vijayapremasUrIzvarajI mahArAjA ke karamakamaloM dvArA dIkSita hokara pU. bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI ke ziSya bane. muni zrI bhadraguptavijayajI kI dIkSAjIvana ke prAraMbha kAla se hI adhyayana adhyApana kI sudIrgha yAtrA prAraMbha ho cukI thI.45 AgamoM ke saTIka adhyayanoparAMta dArzanika, bhAratIya evaM pAzcAtya tatvajJAna, kAvya-sAhitya vagairaha ke 'milasTona' pAra karatI huI vaha yAtrA sarjanAtmaka kSitija kI tarapha mur3a gaI. 'mahApaMthano yAtrI' se 20 sAla kI umra meM zuru huI lekhanayAtrA aMta samaya taka athaka evaM anavarata calI. taraha-taraha kA maulika sAhitya, tatvajJAna, vivecanA, dIrgha kathAe~, laghu kathAe~, kAvyagIta, patroM ke jariye svaccha va svastha mArgadarzana paraka sAhitya sarjana dvArA unakA jIvana saphara dina-ba-dina bharApUrA banA rahatA thA. premabharA ha~samukha svabhAva, prasanna va mRdu AMtara-bAhya vyaktitva evaM bahujana-hitAya bahujana-sukhAya pravRttiyA~ unake jIvana ke mahattva capUrNa aMgarUpa thI. saMgha-zAsana vizeSa karake yuvA pIr3hI. taruNa pIDhI evaM ziza-saMsAra ke jIvana nirmANa kI prakiyA meM unheM rUci thI... aura isI se unheM saMtuSTi milatI thI. pravacana, vArtAlApa, saMskAra zibira, jApa-dhyAna, anuSThAna evaM paramAtma bhakti ke viziSTa AyojanoM ke mAdhyama se unakA sahiSNu vyaktitva bhI utanA hI unnata evaM ujjvala banA rahA. pUjyazrI jAnane yogya vyaktitva va mahasUsa karane yogya astitva se sarAbora the. kolhApura meM tA.4-5-1987 ke dina gurudeva ne unheM AcArya pada se vibhUSita kiyA.jIvana ke aMta samaya meM lambe arase taka ve aneka vyAdhiyoM kA sAmanA karate hue aura aise meM bhI satata sAhitya sarjana karate hue dinAMka 19-11-1999 ko zyAmala, ahamadAbAda meM kAladharma ko prApta hue. For Private And Personal Use Only

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prakAzakIya pUjya AcArya zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrijI mahArAja (zrI priyadarzana) dvArA likhita aura vizvakalyANa prakAzana, mahesANA se prakAzita sAhitya, jaina samAja meM hI nahIM apitu jainetara samAja meM bhI bar3I utsukatA aura manoyoga se par3hA jAne vAlA lokapriya sAhitya hai. pUjyazrI ne 19 navambara, 1999 ke dina ahamadAbAda meM kAladharma prApta kiyA. isake bAda vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTa ko visarjita kara unake prakAzanoM kA punaH prakAzana banda karane ke nirNaya kI bAta sunakara hamAre TrasTiyoM kI bhAvanA huI ki pUjya AcAryazrI kA utkRSTa sAhitya janasamudAya ko hamezA prApta hotA rahe, isake liye kucha karanA cAhie. pUjya rASTrasaMta AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrijI mahArAja ko vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTamaMDala | ke sadasyoM ke nirNaya se avagata karAyA gayA. donoM pUjya AcAryazrIyoM kI ghaniSTha mitratA thI. antima dinoM meM divaMgata AcAryazrI ne rASTrasaMta AcAryazrI se milane kI hArdika icchA bhI vyakta kI thI. pUjya AcAryazrI ne isa kArya hetu vyakti, vyaktittva aura kRtittva ke AdhAra para saharSa apanI sahamatI pradAna kI. unakA AzIrvAda prApta kara kobAtIrtha ke TrasTiyoM ne isa kArya ko Age cAlU rakhane hetu vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTa ke sAmane prastAva rakhA. vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTa ke TrasTiyoM ne bhI kobAtIrtha ke TrasTiyoM kI divaMgata AcAryazrI priyadarzana ke sAhitya ke pracAra-prasAra kI utkRSTa | bhAvanA ko dhyAna meM lekara zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobAtIrtha ko apane TrasTa dvArA prakAzita sAhitya ke punaH prakAzana kA sarvAdhikAra saharSa sauMpa diyA. isake bAda zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobA ne saMsthA dvArA saMcAlita zrutasaritA (jaina buka sTaoNla) ke mAdhyama se zrI priyadarzanajI ke lokapriya sAhitya ke vitaraNa kA kArya samAja ke hita meM prArambha kara diyA. zrI priyadarzana ke anupalabdha sAhitya ke punaH prakAzana karane kI zRMkhalA meM kizoroM ke lie rocaka zailI meM likhe gae "rAjakumAra zreNika" graMtha kI tRtIya AvRtti ko prakAzita kara Apake kara kamaloM meM prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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zeTha zrI saMvegabhAI lAlabhAI ke saujanya se isa prakAzana ke liye zrI niraMjana narottamabhAI ke smaraNArtha, haste zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra kI ora se udAratA pUrvaka Arthika sahayoga prApta huA hai, isaliye hama zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra ke RNI haiM tathA unakA hArdika AbhAra mAnate haiM. AzA hai ki bhaviSya meM bhI unakI ora se sadaiva udAratA pUrNa sahayoga prApta hotA rahegA. __ isa AvRtti kA prUphariDiMga karane vAle DaoN. hemanta kumAra tathA aMtima prUpha karane hetu paMDitavarya zrI manojabhAI jaina kA hama hRdaya se AbhAra mAnate haiM. saMsthA ke kampyUTara vibhAga meM kAryarata zrI ketanabhAI zAha, zrI saMjayabhAI gurjara va zrI bAlasaMga ThAkora ke hama hRdaya se AbhArI haiM, jinhoMne isa pustaka kA suMdara kampojiMga kiyA. ___ Apase hamArA vinamra anurodha hai ki Apa apane mitroM va svajanoM meM isa preraNAdAyaka satsAhitya ko vitarita kareM. zrutajJAna ke pracAra-prasAra meM ApakA laghu yogadAna bhI Apake liye lAbhadAyaka siddha hogA. __punaH prakAzana ke samaya graMthakArazrI ke Azaya va jinAjJA ke viruddha koI bAta raha gayI ho to micchAmi dukkar3am. vidvAna pAThakoM se nivedana hai ki ve isa ora hamArA dhyAna AkRSTa kareM. anta meM naye AvaraNa tathA sAja-sajjA ke sAtha prastuta graMtha ApakI jIvanayAtrA kA mArga prazasta karane meM nimitta bane aura viSamatAoM meM bhI samarasatA kA lAbha karAye aisI zubhakAmanAoM ke sAtha... TrasTIgaNa zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobA For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharma, kalA evaM zruta-jJAna kA triveNI saMgama zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobA tIrtha jaina dharma aura bhAratIya saMskRti ko saMjoe hue kobA tIrtha gujarAta prAnta kI rAjadhAnI gAMdhInagara-ahamadAbAda ke rAjamArga para avasthita hai. mahAna jainAcArya gacchAdhipati zrImat kailAsasAgarasUrijI kI divya kRpA va yugadraSTA, rASTrasaMta, AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrijI ke zubhAzIrvAda se zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra kI sthApanA 26 disambara 1980 ke dina kI gaI thI. pUjya gacchAdhipati AcAryazrI kI yaha icchA thI ki yahA~ para dharma, ArAdhanA aura jJAna-sAdhanA kI koI ekAdha pravRtti hI nahIM varan anekavidha jJAna aura dharmapravRttiyoM kA mahAsaMgama ho. etadartha AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrijI ne pUjya AcArya zrI kI mahAna bhAvanA ko mUrta rUpa dete hue dharma, kalA evaM zrutajJAna ke triveNI saMgama rUpa isa tIrtha ko vikasita kara unake sapanoM ko sAkAra kiyA. ___ vartamAna meM zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra- kobA tIrtha nimnokta pravRttiyoM ke dvArA dharmazAsana kI sevA meM tatpara hai. (1) mahAvIrAlaya : hRdaya meM alaukika dharmollAsa jagAne vAle zilpakalA yukta mahAvIrAlaya meM carama tIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIrasvAmI, zrI AdIzvara bhagavAna, zrI mANibhadravIra tathA bhagavatI padmAvatI Adi pratimAoM ke darzana hote haiM. isa mahAvIrAlaya kI viziSTatA yaha hai ki AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ke antima saMskAra ke samaya prativarSa 22 maI ko dopahara 2 bajakara 7 minaTa para sUrya kiraNeM zrI mahAvIrasvAmI ke lalATa ko sUryatilaka se dedIpyamAna karatI haiM. (2) AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri smRti maMdira (guru maMdira) : pUjya gacchAdhipati AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUrijI ke antima saMskAra sthala para unakI puNya-smRti meM saMgamaramara kA nayanaramya kalAtmaka guru maMdira nirmita kiyA gayA hai. yahAM sphaTika ratna se nirmita zrI gautamasvAmIjI kI manohara mUrti tathA guru caraNa-pAdukA darzanIya haiM. (3) AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamandira (jJAnatIrtha) : 2,00,000 se adhika prAcIna hastalikhita zAstra va lagabhaga 1,35,000 mudrita graMthoM se samRddha yaha jJAnatIrtha, vizva meM saba se vizAla jaina jJAnabhaMDAra ke rUpa meM prasiddha hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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atyAdhunika saMsAdhanoM ke mAdhyama se tvarita vAcaka sevA kA pUjya sAdhu-sAdhvIjI, saMzodhaka-vidvAna evaM abhyAsu varga apane sAhitya saMzodhana-saMpAdana kArya meM bharapUra lAbha lete haiM. yahIM para samrATa saMprati jaina myUjiyama meM zrutajJAna, bhAratIya zilpa kalA evaM purAvastuoM ko pradarzita kiyA gayA hai. pUjya sAdhu-sAdhvIjI evaM zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ko pustakeM zIghra mila sake isalie pAlar3I, ahamadAbAda meM jJAnamaMdira kI eka zahara zAkhA bhI kAryarata hai. (4) yAtrI suvidhA : do upAzraya, do yAtrInivAsa, vizAla bhojanazAlA, alpAhara gRha Adi kI suvidhAe~ bhI mumukSuoM va yAtriyoM hetu upalabdha haiM. (7) zruta saritA : ucita mUlya para bAlaka, yuvA aura mumukSuoM ke lie upayogI pustakeM, ArAdhanA sAmagrI, dhArmika upakaraNa, bhakti kaiseTsa, sI.DI. tathA esa.TI.DI TelIphona bUtha ityAdi upalabdha hai. vizvamaitrI dhAma : gAMdhInagara sthita borIja tIrtha meM bhUgarbha se prApta zrI mahAvIrasvAmI kI pratiSThA yoganiSTha AcArya zrImad buddhisAgarasUrijI ke kara kamaloM se huI thI. isa tIrtha kA zrI dhanalakSmI mahAvIra svAmI jinamaMdira TrasTa ke dvArA punaruddhAra parama pUjya AcAryadeva zrI padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. kI preraNA evaM zubhAzIrvAda se kiyA gayA. navanirmita 108 phITa U~ce vizAlatama jinAlaya meM 81.25 IMca ke padmAsanastha zrI vardhamAna svAmI prabhu pratiSThita kiye gaye haiM. yahA~ para mahimApura (pazcimabaMgAla) meM jagatzeTha zrI mANikacaMdajI dvArA 18vI sadI meM kasauTI paththara se nirmita bhavya aura aitihAsika jinAlaya ko mukhya mandira ke eka tarapha nUtana jinaprAsAda meM punaH pratiSThita kiyA gayA hai. nissaMdeha isase isa tIrtha parisara meM pUrva va pazcima bhArata ke jaina zilpa kA abhUtapUrva saMgama huA hai. vartamAna meM ise jaina saMgha kI aitihAsika dharohara mAnA jAtA hai. to dUsarI tarapha darzanIya samavazaraNa jinAlaya hai. mukhya mandira ke talaghara meM prabhu mahAvIra ke jIvana ko pradarzita karatI manoramya jhA~kiyA~ banAI gayI hai. isa tIrtha meM suvidhAyukta bhojanazAlA va dharmazAlA bhI hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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buddhi kA bAdazAha 1. buddhi kA bAdazAha DhAI hajAra sAla purAnI yaha bAta hai| buddhi ke camatkAroM se racI-pacI yaha kahAnI hai| 'rAjagRha' nAma kA bhavya, suMdara aura vizAla eka nagara thaa| usa nagara meM saikar3oM karor3Adhipati vyApArI rahate the| una sabakI U~cI-U~cI zveta varNa kI vizAla haveliyA~ thI aura usa nagara meM deva-vimAna se bhI suMdara jinamaMdira the| vizAla rAjamArga the| rAjagRha nagara 'magadha' sAmrAjya kI rAjadhAnI thii| [magadha yAnI ina dinoM kA bihAra prAnta] magadha sAmrAjya ke samrATa the rAjA prasenajita / rAjA prasenajita advitIya parAkramI the| prajAvatsala the aura nyAya karane meM nipuNa the| unake rAjya meM prajA bar3I sukhI thI... samRddha thI aura sadAcArI thii| rAjA prasenajita ko eka sau rAniyA~ thii| usameM mukhya rAnI thI klaavtii| kalAvatI rAnI rUpavatI aura guNavatI thii| rAjA prasenajita ko eka sau putra the... unameM sabase bar3A thA shrennikkumaar| rAjA ne sabhI rAjakumAroM ko zastrakalA aura zAstrakalA meM nipuNa banAyA thaa| jo AdamI apane jIvana kI pahalI avasthA meM jJAnArjana na kare, dUsarI avasthA meM dhana kA upArjana na kare... tIsarI avasthA meM dharma kA AcaraNa na kare... usa manuSya kA... usa AdamI kA cauthI avasthA meM bhalA kyA hAla hogA? isalie sukha se yadi jInA ho aura mRtyu ke pazcAt sadgati ko prApta karanA ho to jJAnaprApti, dhanaprApti aura dharmaprApti karanI hI cAhie | eka dina rAjA prasenajita ne socA ki 'mere sabhI putra-sabhI rAjakumAra jJAna aura tAkata meM eka se haiN| mere sau putroM meM se merA uttarAdhikArI-vArisa maiM kisako banAU~? jo buddhimAna ho... vinIta ho... aura prajApriya ho... use hI rAjA banAyA jA sakatA hai| isalie mujhe mere putroM kI parIkSA karanI cAhie | yadi rAjA apane jIte jI hI apane beToM kI parIkSA karake unakI maryAdA nahIM bA~dha detA hai, to rAjA kI mauta ke pazcAt rAjakumAra rAjya va sattA ke lie Apasa meM lar3ane-jhagar3ane lageMge... yuddha kreNge| lar3ate-lar3ate mauta kA zikAra baneMge | zatru rAjA rAjya para adhikAra jmaaeNge| isalie maiM mere rAjakumAroM kI parIkSA avazya kruuNgaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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buddhi kA bAdazAha rAjA prasenajita sUkSma buddhi ke dhanI the| unhoMne zuddha ghI ke bar3hiyA-tAje khAje banavAye aura unheM bA~sa kI TokariyoM meM bharavAye / ve TokariyA~ eka bar3e khaMDa meM rakha dI gii| phira miTTI ke naye ghar3oM meM pAnI bharavAkara ghar3oM ke mu~ha baMda karavA kara usI haoNla meM rkhvaaye| tatpazcAt rAjA ne apane sau beToM ko bulvaayaa| bulAkara ke bar3e pyAra se unheM kahA : 'mere pyAre beToM, tuma isa kamare me rho| tumheM yahA~ para na to bhUkhA rahanA hai... na hI pyAsA rahanA hai| ina TokariyoM meM khAne kI cIje haiM aura maTakoM meM pAnI hai| para eka bAta kA dhyAna rkhnaa| ina TokariyoM ko kholanA nahIM aura maTakoM kA mu~ha bhI nahIM kholanA / ' ___ sabhI putroM ko khaMDa meM biThAkara khaMDa ke daravAje rAjA ne baMda karavA diye| sabhI rAjakumAra musIbata meM A gaye! yaha kyA majAka hai? TokarI kholane kI nahIM aura khAne kA... maTake kA mu~ha kholane kA nahIM aura pAnI pIne kA? yaha saMbhava kaise ho sakatA hai? sabhI rAjakumAra eka-dUsare kA mu~ha tAkane lage! magara zreNika ke cehare para eka bhI zikana nahIM ubharI thii| aisA lagatA thA... jaise use koI upAya mAlUma hai| sabhI ne zreNika kI ora najareM utthaaii| zreNika kI A~khoM meM camaka ubharI aura usane 99 bhAIyoM se kahA : 'eka bAta hai... yadi tuma saba merI bAta mAnate ho to maiM tumheM khilA bhI sakatA hU~... pAnI pilA bhI sakatA hU~... para merA kahA karanA hogaa|' 99 bhAIyoM ne anunayabharI AvAja meM kahA 'hama to tuma jaisA kaho... vaisA karane ke lie taiyAra haiN| hameM to joroM kI bhUkha lagI hai... aura pAnI ke binA to galA itanA sUkha rahA hai... jaise ki jAna nikala jAegI!' zreNika ne vahA~ para rakhe hue pAnI ke pratyeka maTake para mahIna kapar3Amalamala kA Tukar3A lapeTa diyaa| usane kumAroM se kahA : __ 'ye kapar3e bArIka haiM... patale haiM... isalie jaldI gIle ho jaaeNge| maTake naye haiM... isalie pAnI bhI bUMda-bUMda banakara risatA rhegaa...| jaise hI kapar3A gIlA ho, tuma kapar3e ko nicorakara pAnI pI lenaa| tuma isa taraha pAnI pIo, itane meM maiM tumheM TokarI meM se khAjA kaise nikAlanA yaha batAtA huuN| 99 kumAra prasanna ho uThe | maTake para kapar3e gIle hone lage aura sabhI kumAra kapar3e ko nicorakara pAnI pIne lge| For Private And Personal Use Only

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buddhi kA bAdazAha zreNika ne TokariyoM ko jhaTakanA-paTakanA cAlU kiyaa| aMdara rahe hue narama-narama khAje TUTane lage... bikharane lage aura bA~sa kI banI TokariyoM ke cheda meM se Tukar3e bAhara girane lge| kucha dera meM to jamIna para Dhera ho gyaa| sabhI rAjakumAroM ne jI bharakara khAjoM ke Tukar3e khAye aura maje se pAnI pIte rhe| bAda meM sabhI rAjakumAra rAjA prasenajita ke pAsa pahu~ce / rAjA ne pUchA : 'kyoM, tuma khA-pIkara tRpta hue ho nA?' eka kumAra ne kahA : 'pitAjI, sahI batAe~ to hama logoM ko pahale pahala kucha sUjhA hI nahIM thA... para zreNika kI caturAI aura hoziyArI ke kAraNa hI hama saba ne peTa bharakara khAje khAye aura ArAma se pAnI pIyA!' yoM kahakara sArI bAta btaaii| __rAjA ne zreNika ke sAmane premabharI nigAhoM se dekhA paraMtu prazaMsA yA tArIpha kI eka bhI zabda nahIM khaa| kucha dinoM bAda rAjA ne vApasa rAjakumAroM kI buddhi kI parIkSA karane kA socaa| rAjA ne bar3A tapelA bharakara dUdha kI khIra bnvaaii| khIra meM zakkara-bAdAmakesara-ilAyacI vagairaha DalavAkara atyaMta svAdiSTa evaM khuzabUdAra banavAI gii| rAjakumAroM ko bulavAkara, rAjamahala ke A~gana meM ba~dhavAye hue maMDapazAmiyAne ke nIce sabako bhojana ke lie biThAyA gyaa| sabhI kI thAlI meM khIra parosI gii| rAjakumAroM ne khIra kA ekAdha bUMTa bharA hI thA ki acAnaka zAmiyAne meM bIsa-paccIsa zikArI kutte A jhapaTe! bhauM-bhauM ... kI AvAja se sabhI rAjakumAra sahasA ghabarA uThe aura bhojana kI thAlI jyoM kI tyoM chor3akara vahA~ se bhAga nikale! jUThe mu~ha... jUThe hAtha... sabhI sara para pA~va rakhakara bhAga gye| kevala zreNika kumAra nizcita aura nirbhaya hokara baiThA rhaa| usane caturAI se idhara-udhara-AsapAsa par3I huI anya rAjakumAroM ke bhojana kI thAliyA~ kuttoM ke sAmane rakha dI... kutte pUMcha dabAte hue una thAliyoM kI khIra khAne lage... zreNika apanI thAlI kI pUrI khIra maje se khAkara khar3A huaa| phira hAtha mu~ha dhokara vaha rAjA prasenajita ke pAsa gyaa| dUsare sabhI rAjakumAra bhI vahA~ pahu~ca gaye the| rAjA ne zreNika ko ekadama tRpta aura 99 rAjakumAroM ko bhUkhA paayaa| rAjA ne dikhAve kA gussA karate hue kahA : 'yaha zreNika nirA gaMvAra-sA hai... are, yaha to kuttoM ke sAtha baiThakara bhI For Private And Personal Use Only

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buddhi kA bAdazAha 4 khAtA hai... yaha tuma sA samajhadAra yA saMskArI nahIM hai! gaMvaI AdamI sA hai... bher3a bakarI carAnevAle caravAhe sA ! jo jisake sAtha baiThakara khAnA khAye .... use vaisA hI jAnanA cAhie... tuma 99 samajhadAra ho... acche ho... pavitra ho!' yaha sunakara 99 kumAra khuza ho utthe| khuda kI prazaMsA sunakara kauna nahIM phUlatA? phira bhI zreNika ke dila ko tanika bhI burA nahIM lagA ! cU~ki rAjA ne zreNika ke sAmane pyAra kI nigAha se dekhA thA ! kucha dina bIta gye| eka bAra rAjA prasenajita ne zreNika ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura kahA : 'beTe, maiMne do bAra terI parIkSA lI... tU donoM bAra saphala rahA... mujhe isa bAta kA garva hai... khuzI hai... phira bhI maiM aura parIkSA lU~gA / ' zreNika ne rAjA se kahA : 'pitAjI, bar3I khuzI ke sAtha Apa merI parIkSA kara sakate haiM! ' rAjA ne kahA : 'beTA, sAmane yaha jo ghara jala rahA hai... tujhe usameM jAnA hai aura tujhe jo pasaMda ho vaha vastu lekara sahI salAmata bAhara nikala AnA hai|' zreNika turaMta usa jalate hue ghara ke pAsa gyaa| usane eka godar3I (rajAI) ko pAnI se gIlA kiyA aura or3ha lI / zIghra hI ghara meM ghusA aura ghara meM par3A huA 'bhaMbhA' nAmaka vAjintra lekara zIghratA se bAhara nikala aayaa| vaha rAjA ke pAsa gyaa| rAjA ne usase kahA : 'tujhe ghara meM se hIre, motIjavAharAta kucha bhI lAnA nahIM sUjhA ? kevala yaha vAditra le AyA! acchA kiyA! aba galI-galI aura ghara-ghara para yaha vAditra bajAte hue ghoSaNAe~ karate rahanA! tU to hai bhI peTU AdamI! tere 99 bhAI jo chor3a de... rakha de... use khAkara peTa bharanA...! maiM kahatA hU~ vaisA karegA to samajhanA ki tU samajhadAra hai... aura terI AjJA saba maaneNge|' rAjA ne saMketabhare gupta zabdoM meM apanA rAjya zreNika ko sauMpa diyA / zreNika samajha to gayA... para vaha mauna rahA / rAjA ne 99 rAjakumAroM ko unakI yogyatA ke mutAbika alaga-alaga gA~voM kA rAjya bA~Ta diyA / 99 kumAra rAjya pA kara nAca utthe| hara eka ko rAjya milaa| ve to hAthI-ghor3e kharIdane lage... senA ikaTThI karane lage / zreNika ne kucha bhI nahIM kiyA ! isalie eka dina sabhI rAjakumAroM ke samakSa rAjA ne kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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buddhi kA bAdazAha ___ 'isa zreNika ne kuttoM ke sAtha khAnA khAyA, khAjA jaisI miThAI ke Tukar3eTukar3e kara diye... jalate hue ghara meM se kevala 'bhaMbhA' vAditra le AyA... isaliye philahAla yaha rAjA banane ke lie yogya nahIM hai... aura phira yaha hai bhI kitanA kaMjUsa! na to hAthI-ghor3e kharIdatA hai... na hI senA ko sajAtA hai!' 99 kumAra khuza hue| zreNika to apane pitA kI bAta kA rahasya jAnatA thA, isalie kucha bhI bolA nahIM... vaha mauna rhaa| gaMbhIra banA rhaa| do mahIne bIta gye| zreNika ke mana meM taraha-taraha ke vicAra Ate the| use rAjA prasenajita ke pazcAt rAjagaddI para baiThanA thaa| yaha bAta vaha bhalI-bhA~ti samajhatA thA, mAnatA thaa| usane socA : 'abhI to pitAjI rAjya ko sucAru DhaMga se samhAla rahe haiN...| merA rAjamahala meM hI jame rahanA ucita nahIM hai! merI buddhi ... merI caturAI, merI tAkata isakI parIkSA to paradeza meM ghUmane-ghAmane se hI ho sakatI hai! paradeza meM naye-naye anubhava bhI hote haiM... taraha-taraha ke logoM se milanA hotA hai... ataH mujhe paradeza kI yAtrA para nikalanA caahie| ___para pitAjI mujhe paradeza jAne kI ijAjata nahIM deNge| unheM pUche bagaira hI maiM calA jAU~ to bAta bane! mujhe Dara to kisI bAta kA hai hI nahIM! maiM zastrakalA jAnatA hU~... talavAra ke vAra meM koI mAI kA lAla mujhe harA nahIM sakatA! aura, mere gurudeva ne to mujhe maMtrazAstra aura taMtrazAstra kA bhI jJAna diyA hai| maiM maMtra prayoga jAnatA huuN| taMtra ke prayoga bhI kara sakatA huuN| auSadhazAstra meM bhI merI buddhi pahu~catI hai! ina saba jAnakAriyoM kA acchI taraha upayoga to paradeza meM hI ho sakatA hai! deza-videza meM hI maukA mila sakatA hai! yahA~ se mujhe nikala jAnA caahie|' AdhI rAta kA samaya thaa| rAjamahala meM nIrava zAMti thii| kumAra zreNika palaMga para se khar3A ho gyaa| zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra kA smaraNa kiyA / khar3e hokara dIvAra para laTakatI talavAra lI aura kamara meM bA~dha dii| aMdhere me vaha bar3I sAvadhAnI ke sAtha claa| rAjamahala ke pichavAr3e ke daravAje se bAhara niklaa| sabhI gupta rAste vaha jAnatA thaa| usane eka jaMgala kA rAstA liyaa| laMbe-laMbe kadama rakhatA huA vaha calane lgaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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buddhi kA bAdazAha ___ bar3I nirbhayatA ke sAtha calatA huA zreNikakumAra, sabere-sabere eka parvata kI talahaTI meM jA pahu~cA | jagaha bar3I suhAvanI aura ramya thii| dhIre-dhIre vaha pahAr3a para car3hane lgaa| usane vahA~ para eka guphA dekhI / guphA ke bhItara jAkara dekhA to guphA khAlI thii| vahA~ na to koI AdamI thA... na kisI pazu-pakSI ke rahane ke AsAra najara A rahe the! usane usI guphA meM ArAma karane kA taya kiyaa| usa parvata kA nAma thA vajrakara | parvata kAphI U~cA thaa| per3oM ke jhuramuTa va hariyAlI se bharApUrA thaa| zreNika guphA meM jAkara leTA... aura gaharI nIMda meM so gayA! usa parvata kA mAlika eka deva thA! guphA ke bhItara usa deva kI mUrti thii| devoM ko viziSTa jJAna rahatA hai... usa deva ne apane jJAna se soye hue zreNika ko dekhaa| zreNika ke bhUtakAla-bhaviSyakAla ko dekhaa| deva ke dila meM kumAra ke lie pyAra ubharane lgaa| puNyazAlI AdamI para devoM kI kRpA utaratI hai| deva ne zreNika ko eka svapna diyA : 'kumAra, yahA~ se 6 mIla kI dUrI para dakSiNa dizA meM eka nadI hai| usa nadI ke kinAre para pIpala ke do per3oM kA jor3A hai| jaise ki donoM hAtha milAkara gale mila rahe hoM... vaise do per3a khar3e haiM | usa per3a kI eka DAlI para eka patthara hai... usa patthara ke aneka guNa haiM! usa patthara meM mahAprabhAvazAlI 18 ratna haiN| una ratnoM kA prabhAva maiM tujhe batAtA huuN| tU ThIka se yAda rkhnaa| 1. pahale ratna ke prabhAva se sabhI taraha ke AdamI vaza meM hote haiN| 2. dUsare ratna ke prabhAva se sabhI taraha ke jahara utara jAte haiN| 3. tIsare ratna ke prabhAva se kisI bhI taraha kA upadrava nahIM hotA hai| 4. cauthe ratna ke prabhAva se rAjA, maMtrI aura zreSThijanoM kI ora se mAnasammAna milatA hai| 5. pA~caveM ratna ke prabhAva se putra kI prApti hotI hai| putra janma ke pazcAt samRddhi bar3hatI hai| 6. chaThe ratna ke prabhAva se divya sukha milate haiN| 7. sAtaveM ratna ke prabhAva se pAnI kI bAr3ha meM tairA jA sakatA hai| For Private And Personal Use Only

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buddhi kA bAdazAha 8. AThaveM ratna ke prabhAva se viveka jAgrata hotA hai| 9. nauveM ratna ke prabhAva se zarIra para kisI bhI prakAra ke zastra kA prahAra nahIM hotaa| 10. dasaveM ratna ke prabhAva se guru ke binA bhI jJAna prApta hotA hai| 11. gyArahaveM ratna ke prabhAva se zastra lagate nahIM hai| 12. bArahaveM ratna ke prabhAva se janmAndha vyakti bhI dekha sakatA hai| 13. terahaveM ratna ke prabhAva se agni meM zarIra jalatA nahIM hai| 14. caudahaveM ratna ke prabhAva se vastu kI satyAsatya parIkSA kI jA sakatI hai| 15. paMdrahaveM ratna ke prabhAva se bhUkha nahIM lagatI... pyAsa bhI mahasUsa nahIM hotii| 16. solahaveM ratna ke prabhAva se AdamI ko rAste se gujarate hue zera-cIte vagairaha hiMsaka pazuoM se sAmanA nahIM hotA! 17. satrahaveM ratna ke prabhAva se rUpa-parivartana kiyA jA sakatA hai | 18. aThThArahaveM ratna ke prabhAva se zarIra ke sabhI roga dUra ho jAte haiM aura sabhI loga caraNoM meM girate haiN| kumAra, tU samajhadAra hai... sayAnA hai| vaha pASANa dekhnaa| aThThAraha ratna lekara, nAma likhakara tU unheM apane pAsa rakhanA / una ratnoM kI hamezA pUjA karanA / merA nAma hamezA tere dila meM rkhnaa| usa nadI ke kinAre para jAkara tU usa vRkSa kI chAyA meM vizrAma karegA... itane meM vaha pASANa pragaTa hogA aura AkAza meM calA jaaegaa| kumAra, una ratnoM kA jo prabhAva maiMne tujha se kahA hai... use saca mAnanA / zaMkA mata karanA / aba tere puNyakarma pragaTa honevAle haiM... yaha jAnakara maiMne tujha se yaha bAta kahI hai| 20 sAla taka ina ratnoM kA prabhAva kramazaH bar3hatA rhegaa| isake bAda to inakA prabhAva ajaba-gajaba kA bddh'egaa|' sapanA pUrA ho gyaa| kumAra kI A~kheM khulii| jagakara usane apane irdagirda dekhaa| phira usane 300 navakAra maMtra kA smaraNa kiyaa| aura isake bAda vaha dakSiNa dizA kI ora calane lgaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra bikanA caMdana vRkSa kA 2. bikanA caMdana vRkSa kA 8 kumAra zreNika nadI ke kinAre para pahu~cA / vahA~ usane deva ke kahe mutAbika do per3oM ko Apasa meM lipaTe hue khar3e dekhaa| per3a kI DAlI para zveta pASANa bhI thA / zreNika ko deva ke diye gaye svapna para pakkA bharosA ho gayA / usane donoM hAtha jor3akara usa pASANa ko namaskAra kiyA / pASANa ekadama sIdhe hI kumAra ke samakSa Akara giraa| usameM se eka ke bAda eka ratna bAhara nikalane lge| kumAra ne una ratnoM ke prabhAva ko yAda karake sabhI ratnoM para alaga -alaga nizAna banA ddaale| vaha pASANa AkAza meM adRzya ho gayA / kumAra ne una ratnoM ko apane uttarIya vastra meM lapeTa liyA aura kamara para kasa kara bA~dha diyaa| kumAra kI khuzI duganI - caugunI huI jA rahI hai| vaha apane mana meM socatA hai: 'rAjya, saMpatti, zreSTha bhogasukha, uttama kula meM janma, sundara rUpa, vidvatA, dIrgha AyuSya aura zarIra kA Arogya - yaha saba dharma ke hI phala hote haiM, aisA maiMne mere gurudeva se jo sunA hai ... vaha zata-pratizata sahI hai / ' kumAra nadI ke kinAre-kinAre calane lgaa| use aba joroM kI bhUkha lagI thii| usane kinAre para caMpaka, azoka, punnAga, mAkaMda aura rAyana ke per3a dekhe / usake mana ko per3a bhAye / vaha una per3oM ke bAre meM jAnatA thA / kisa per3a kA phala khAyA jA sakatA hai... aura kisa per3a kA nahIM, yaha vaha bhalIbhA~ti jAnatA thaa| usane jI bharakara phala tor3e aura peTa bharakara khaaye| nadI kA mIThA pAnI piyA... aura kinAre para aThakheliyA~ karate mRgazAvakoM ke sAtha khelatA-khelatA vaha Age bar3hA / rAta utara AI jamIna para / usane nadI ke kinAre para hI eka suhAvana per3a kI chAyA meM mulAyama pattoM kA bichaunA banAkara ArAma karane kI taiyArI kI / paramAtmA kA smaraNa karate-karate vaha leTa gyaa| kucha dera meM to zreNika gaharI nIMda lene lgaa| nirbhaya aura nizciMta AdamI ko jaMgala meM bhI mIThI nIMda A jAtI hai| For Private And Personal Use Only isa taraha dina bItane lge| rAteM gujarane lgii| kumAra Age hI Age bar3hatA jAtA hai| per3oM ke phala khAtA hai... nadI kA mIThA jala pItA hai... parvatoM para se, caTTAnoM para se girate aura bahate hue jharanoM ko dekhatA hai... mayUroM kA nRtya dekhakara usakA jI macala uThatA hai / yaha sukha... yaha AnaMda... use lagatA hai isake Age rAjamahala kA sukha to tuccha hai...!!!

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bikanA caMdana vRkSa kA eka ora uchalatI-kUdatI nadI baha rahI hai... to dUsarI ora U~ce-U~ce parvatoM kI zreNiyA~ simaTI sI khar3I haiN| bIca meM kumAra calA jA rahA hai...| kabhI gunagunAtA hai... kabhI muskarAtA hai...| kabhI khAmozI kI cAdara meM lipaTa jAtA hai! eka bAra sabere-sabere vaha cala rahA thA ki anAyAsa usakI nigAheM eka pahAr3I ke zikhara para jA girI! vaha dekhatA hI raha gayA! zikhara para eka yuvatI-bhIla kanyA khar3I thii| usane zarIra para mayUrapaMkha kA zRMgAra racAyA thaa| usake pairoM meM ghugharUvAlI paijaniyA~ chanaka rahI thii| usane bhI kumAra ko dekhA... vaha vega se nIce utarane lgii| paijaniyoM kI khanakhanAhaTa se pUrA jaMgala mukharita ho utthaa| vaha suMdara rUpasI bhIlakanyA kumAra ke samakSa Akara khar3I ho gii| donoM eka dUje ko jI bharakara nihArane lge| zreNikakumAra kA lubhAvanA rUpa dekhakara bhIlakanyA khuza-khuza ho utthii| vaha A~kheM nacAtI huI bolI : ___'kumAra, Aja tumhAre jaise khubasUrata aura salone yuvaka ko pAkara maiM dhanya ho uThI huuN| isa pradeza kA Adhipatya mere pitA ke hAthoM meM hai| maiM unakI ikalautI beTI huuN| tumheM dekhate hI merA mana tuma para mohita ho uThA hai| maiM tumhAre sAtha zAdI karanA caahuuNgii| are... mana se to maiM tumhAre sAtha zAdI kara hI cukI huuN| isalie kumAra, tuma mere sAtha pyAra kI bAteM karo... calo, mere sAtha calo!' kumAra mauna rhaa| usane bhIlakanyA ke sAmane dekhA sahI... para smita taka nahIM kiyaa| cupacApa vaha bhIlakanyA kI bahakI-bahakI bAteM sunatA rhaa| bhIlakanyA kumAra kI cuppI se akulA utthii| usakI AvAja meM nArAjagI risane lgii| __ 'kumAra, yadi tuma mere sAtha zAdI karoge to mere pitA tumheM isa ilAke kA rAjA banA deNge| aura yadi merI bAta se inkAra kiyA to burI mauta tumheM maranA hogaa| yAda rakhanA... maiM taraha-taraha ke maMtra-taMtra jAnatI hU~ | Dhera sArI auSadhiyoM kA mujhe jJAna hai! mere pAsa eka aisI auSadhi hai ki mai cAhU~ to AdamI ko jAnavara banA dUM aura jAnavara ko AdamI kA rUpa de dU~! eka davAI khilAkara AdamI ko baMdara banA dUM to vaha uchalatA... kUdatA huA mere pIche hI calatA rhegaa| tIsarI davAI se maiM baMdara ko manuSya bhI banA sakatI hU~| For Private And Personal Use Only

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bikanA caMdana vRkSa kA 10 maiM bAgha-siMha se bhI DaratI nahIM huuN| maiM akelI jaMgaloM meM nirbhaya hokara ghUmatI rahatI huuN| bhUta-preta yA pizAca kA mujhe bhaya nahIM hai! cora luTere yA sA~pa - sa~pere bhI mujhe DarA nahIM sakate! nadI meM kitanA hI pAnI car3hA ho, maiM ArAma se taira sakatI huuN| bar3e se bar3e hAthI ko bhI usakA kAna khIMca kara khar3A rakha sakatI hU~... hA~... basa eka agni hI aisI cIja hai ... jisase maiM dUra rahatI hU~ ! tuma jisa ilAke meM khar3e ho, vaha ilAkA sau kosa kI laMbAI kA hai / tuma bhAgakara bhI kahIM nahIM jA sakate ! isalie merA kahanA mAno aura mere sAtha zAdI racA lo| tuma cAho yA mata cAho ... mere sAtha zAdI kiye bagaira tuma baca nahIM sakate!' kumAra zAMti se strI kI bAteM sunatA rahA / usane apane cehare para jarA bhI ghabarAhaTa yA becainI kI rekhAe~ ubharane na dii| usane apane mana meM socA : 'yaha strI to DAyana sI hai! isase maiM zAdI kaise kara sakatA hU~? yaha nIca jAti kI hai... tAkatavAlI hai... aura dhUrta bhI hai| isake sAtha yadi zAdI karU~ to yaha mujhe pUrA hI pha~sA DAle ! aura phira isake sAtha zAdI karane se mere ucca kula para kalaMka car3hegA, merI ucca jAti para kalaMka lagegA / merA kSatriya kula bhIla kula kI barAbarI para utara jAegA / isase zAdI karU~ to mujhe isake hAtha kA khAnA khAnA par3egA, isake bhIla pitA ko jhukanA par3egA, isase to mere mahAn pitA kA apamAna hI hogA ! nahIM, kisI bhI hAlata meM maiM isake sAtha zAdI nahIM kara sktaa| uttama - acche kula meM paidA hokara jo loga adhama ke sAtha dostI racAte haiM- riztA banAte haiM... ve bhI adhama ho jAte haiM / mujhe eka bAra mere guru ne kahA thA ki vidhAtA ne isa saMsAra meM duSTa aurata ke rUpa meM eka phA~sI hI banAI hai... usameM bhale bhole loga, jAne-anajAne meM pha~sa jAte haiN| duSTa aurateM jhUTha, sAhasa, mAyA, mUrkhatA, atilobha, niHsneha aura nirdayatA-ina sAta doSoM se bharI hotI haiN| yaha strI to hai bhI rAkSasI hI! isase to dUra rahanA hI acchA ! kisI bhI kImata para isa aurata ke phaMde se bacanA hogA / kumAra usa bhIla kanyA kI ora nigAha kiye bagaira hI sIdhA calatA rahA / dhIre-dhIre Age bar3hatA rhaa| usane apanI kamara meM baMdhe hue ratnoM ko yAda kiyaa| unake prabhAvoM ko yAda kiye / vaha bhIla kanyA usake pIche-pIche calane lgii| For Private And Personal Use Only

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bikanA caMdana vRkSa kA 11 ___ Age bar3hate-bar3hate zreNika ne dUra se jaMgala meM dAvAnala sulagatA huA dekhA... dekhate hI usane terahaveM ratna kA smaraNa kiyA aura daur3atA huA jAkara usa dAvAnala meM kUda gyaa| __ vaha bhIlakanyA to agni se ghabarAtI thI! vaha dUra hI khar3I rahI! kumAra ne use AvAja lagAI... 'o kanyA, yadi tujhe mere sAtha zAdI karanI hai... to yahA~ para calI A / ' bhIlakanyA kA ceharA zyAma ho gyaa| vaha apane mana meM socatI hai : 'mujhe patA nahIM thA ki isa yuvaka ke pAsa bhI maMtrazakti hogii...| yaha to bar3A jAdUgara hai... Aga meM girakara bhI jalatA nahIM hai! maiMne bar3I jaldabAjI kii| usane mujhe Thaga DAlA | para aba maiM vaisI galatI nahIM dohraauuNgii| aba mujhe mere yogya yuvaka milegA taba maiM usakA vinaya kruuNgii| use Dara lage vaisI bAta nahIM kruuNgii| yadi maiM isa yuvaka ke samakSa mIThI jabAna meM cikanI-cupar3I bAteM karake isakI dAsI bana gaI hotI to? yaha jarUra mere mohapAza meM baMdha jAtA! maiMne khuda apane mu~ha apanI bar3AI haoNkakara sArA khela bigAr3a diyaa| vaha maMtrataMtra kA jAnakAra thaa| khaira, maiM khuda hI abhAginI hU~| abhAginI ke hAtha meM ratna TikegA bhI kaise? maiMne mUrkhatA kI... merA sArA jJAna use batA diyA... aba maiM kyA karU~? kahA~ jAU~?' vaha rone-kalapane lgii| use aba maiM roka bhI nahIM sakatI!' yoM samajhakara vaha parvata ke zikhara para jAkara vApasa khar3I ho gii| zreNika dAvAnala meM se nikalakara sara para pA~va rakhakara bhAgA, kalakala bahatI huI gaMgAnadI ke kinAre para pahu~cA | nadI ke kinAre para eka bahuta bar3A caMdana kA sUkhA huA per3a usane dekhaa| zreNika phaTAphaTa usa per3a para car3ha gayA... jaise hI zreNika per3a para car3hA ki vaha bar3A bhArI vRkSa TUTA aura sIdhA hI gaMgA ke pravAha meM giraa| kumAra ne usI vakta sAtaveM 'jalatAraka' ratna ko yAda kiyaa| per3a para baiThA huA kumAra nadI meM bahane lgaa| jaise kisI jahAja meM baiThA ho... vaisI nizcitatA ke sAtha kumAra per3a para jamA rhaa| eka ke bAda eka yoM dina bItane lge| usane paMdrahaveM ratna kA smaraNa kiyaa| na to bhUkha satAtI hai... na pyAsa yAda AtI hai! isa taraha pUre 20 dina bIta gaye, taba usa caMdanavRkSa ke sAtha kumAra benAtaTa nagara ke kinAre para jA phuNcaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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bikanA caMdana vRkSa kA 12 caMdanavRkSa kinAre para aTaka gayA / vRkSa kI suvAsa pUre nagara meM phailane lagI / loga socane lage : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'itanI madamasta caMdana kI khuzabU kahA~ se AtI hai ?' sabhI loga nadI ke kinAre kI ora jAne lge| dekhate hI dekhate hajAroM strI-puruSa caMdanavRkSa ke pAsa ekatra ho gaye / eka dhanADhya nAgarika ne kumAra se pUchA : 'o vyApArI, isa caMdanavRkSa kI kImata kyA hai ? ' kumAra ne kahA : 'yaha per3a maiM to sone ke barAbara tolakara dU~gA / itanA bar3A aura bhArI caMdanavRkSa to kisI rAjA ke khajAne meM bhI dekhane ko nahIM milatA hai!' loga kAphI ekatra ho gaye the| nagaraseTha ne socA : 'lobha-lAlaca se prerita hokara ye sAre loga caMdanavRkSa ko lUTane na laga jAeM !' isalie nagaraseTha ne U~cI AvAja meM ghoSaNA kI : 'o nagaravAsI bhAiyoM, aba tuma yahA~ se dUra khisako! yaha javAna vyApArI akelA hai| aura apane to bahuta loga haiM! isakA jarA sA bhI caMdana yadi corI huA to vaha apanI corI kahI jaaegii| yaha vyApArI hai... apana bhI vyApArI haiN| isalie yaha paradezI vyApArI apanA sAdharmika hI mAnA jaaegaa| koI bhI isa caMdanavRkSa ko hAtha nahIM lgaaegaa| yadi kisI ne ise chuA to vaha cora mAnA jaaegaa| rAjA use sajA karegA / ' nagaraseTha kI ghoSaNA sunakara sabhI loga apane-apane gharoM kI ora cala diye / jinheM caMdana kharIdanA thA - ve vyApArI hI vahA~ para khar3e rhe| unhoMne kumAra se kahA : 'naujavAna vyApArI, hama lakar3I kATane ke lie ArI, kulhAr3I vagairaha sAdhana le Ate haiM... bar3A tarAjU bhI sAtha-sAtha le AeMge... eka palle meM caMdana va dUsare meM sonA rakhakara hama terI icchAnusAra caMdana khriideNge|' kumAra zreNika prasanna ho uThA / pUrA caMdanavRkSa ginatI kI paloM meM bika gayA / use kAphI sonA milaa| usane sone ke badale meM kImatI ratna kharIda liye / vyApArI loga caMdana le lekara apane-apane ghara ko cala diye| For Private And Personal Use Only

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bikanA caMdana vRkSa kA zreNikakumAra ne socA : ___ maiM yahA~ AyA hU~... to isa nagara ko ghUmaghAma kara dekha bhI lU~! para aba mere pAsa lAkhoM kI kImata ke ratna haiM... aura loga mujhe jAna bhI gaye haiN| maiM akelA huuN| zAyada kabhI koI dhUrta loga lobha ke kAraNa mujhe lUTane kA prayAsa bhI kareM! isalie behatara hogA ki maiM ratna ke prabhAva se apanA rUpa badala DAlU~!' usane satrahaveM ratna kI smRti kI... usakA rUpa badala gyaa| usane darpaNa meM dekhA... apanA badalA huA rUpa dekhakara vaha ha~sa par3A! usane sabhI ratna ThIka se samhAlakara apane pAsa rakhe the| usane nagara meM praveza kiyaa| nagara ke rAjamArga para calate-calate usane eka bar3I dukAna dekhI... para dukAna para grAhakoM kI AvAjAhI khAsa thI nhiiN| usane socA : 'calo... thor3I dera isa dukAna para sustA luuN|' vaha dukAna dhanaseTha kI thii| kumAra dukAna para jAkara baiTha gyaa| abhI to pA~ca minaTa hI hue the ki itane meM dhanaseTha kI dukAna para grAhakoM kA TolA ikaTThA ho gayA / dhanaseTha ko usa dina kAphI kamAI huii| dhanaseTha cakora the... unhoMne kumAra ko dukAna ke bhItara baiThA huA dekhA | unhoMne socA : 'yaha yuvaka bhAgyazAlI lagatA hai! isake punita Agamana se hI mujhe Aja itanI kamAI huI hai| varanA eka dina meM itane rupaye maiMne kaba kamAye the! deva ke dvArA diye gaye svapna ke mutAbika hI yaha yuvAna AyA lagatA hai|' dhanaseTha ne kumAra se kahA : __'paradezI javAna! dekha... idhara eka bartana meM mIMDhala ke phala haiM, dUsare meM rohiNI vRkSa kI chAla hai... tIsare bartana meM yava hai... yaha saba maiM kala hI kharIda kara lAyA huuN| idhara yaha galosatva... kacUrA vagairaha bhI cauthI chAbar3I meM hai| triphalA, suMTha, siMdhava vagairaha pA~caveM bartana meM hai| kumAra, isameM se tujhe jo bhI cAhie, binA jhijhaka yA saMkoca ke tU le le|' kumAra jarA haMsa diyaa| usane kahA : 'seTha, tuma to bar3e udAra najara Ate ho... para mujha para itanA pyAra barasAne kA kucha kAraNa? hAlA~kI, lagatA hai... udAratA tumhArA svabhAva hI hogaa|' dhanaseTha bhI muskarA utthe| unhoMne kahA : 'paradezIkumAra, isa duniyA meM sabhI ko svArtha hI priya hai... paramArtha toM kisI birale ko hI priya hotA hai!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunandA 14 'para seTha, tumheM mujha se kyA svArtha hai? maiM eka anajAna paradezI ThaharA!' kumAra ne puuchaa| seTha ne kahA : 'kumAra, kala rAta meM kisI deva ne Akara svapna meM mujha se kahA : 'o dhanaseTha, sabere sUryodaya ke bAda DhAI ghaMTe bItane para pUrva dizA kI ora se koI bIsa sAla kI umra kA suMdara yuvAna terI dukAna para aaegaa| usane sapheda kapar3e pahana rakhe hoNge| vaha yuvAna terI sabhI ApattiyoM ko dUra kregaa|' aisA svapna dekara deva to barasAtI bijalI kI bhA~ti adRzya ho gyaa| subaha meM uThakara maiMne socA ki 'yaha svapna uttama hai| svapnazAstra ke mutAbika deva, brAhmaNa, gAya, mAtA, pitA, sAdhu aura rAjA itane loga svapna meM jo kucha kaheM, vaha sahI smjhnaa| saca maannaa|' kumAra ne pUchA : 'seTha, tuma svapnazAstra jAnate ho kyA?' seTha ne kahA : hA~ bhAI! eka jJAnI mahAtmA ne mujhe svapnazAstra sikhalAyA hai| tujhe sunanA hai...? svapna meM gAya, ghor3A, hAthI aura deva kAle raMga ke dikhAI de to acchA... isake alAvA yadi kucha kAlA dikhAI de to vaha nukasAna karanevAlA hotA hai| kapAsa, chAcha, namaka yadi sapheda dikhAI de to burI... isake alAvA jo sapheda dikhAI de vaha acchA hotA hai! sapane meM jo gIta gAtA hai... sabere uThakara use rone ke samAcAra milate haiM! svapna meM jo nAcatA hai... sabere uThane para usake hAtha pairoM meM ber3iyA~ lagatI haiM | svapna meM jo ha~satA hai... vaha jagakara rotA hai| jo svapna meM par3hAI karatA hai... usake jAgrata hone para Apatti ghera letI hai|' kumAra ne socA : 'ye seTha bhole haiM... jo jAnate haiM... vaha saba kaha dete haiM... kucha bhI chupAte nahIM haiM!' kumAra ne dukAna ke pichavAr3e hisse meM eka vastu kA Dhera dekhA aura cauMkate hue seTha se pUchA : 'seTha, yaha kyA hai? kisakI hai yaha?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunandA 15 3. sunandA dhanaseTha ne kahA : 'paradezI kumAra, yaha to eka jahAja hai| kucha dina pahale huI eka dardanAka evaM bar3I zarmanAka kahAnI isake pIche jur3I huI hai! __yaha jahAja samudra meM jA rahA thaa| coroM ne usa jahAja ko pakar3a liyaa| jahAja ke kucha AdamI to jAna bacAne ko samudra meM kUda par3e, jabaki kucha coroM ke hAtha pakar3e gaye | cora loga jahAja ko isa nagara ke kinAre para khIMca lAye / coroM kA saradAra mere pAsa AyA aura Dhera sArI kImatI vastuoM se lade isa jahAja kA mere sAtha saudA kiyaa| mujhe taba mAlUma nahIM thA ki yaha corI kA-lUTa kA jahAja hai! maiMne to kImata dekara jahAja kharIda liyaa| usa jahAja ke jo kucha AdamI samudra meM kUda par3e the... usameM se do-pA~ca vyakti baca gaye / tairate hue hamAre nagara ke kinAre para A phuNce| unhoMne rAjA se jAkara apanI jahAja kI lUTa ke bAre meM zikAyata kii| rAjA ne jahAja kI talAza krvaaii| jahAja to mere pAsa thaa| rAjA mujha para bar3e nArAja hue... mujhe kar3I sajA dii| merA nagaraseTha kA pada chIna liyaa| merI sArI dhanasaMpatti le lii| sonA-cAMdI... javAharAta, gahane saba le liye | are, jahAja meM jo saMpatti thI vaha bhI rAjA ne apanI tijorI meM bhara lii| kevala usa jahAja meM jo dhUla thI... reta thI... vaha jyoM kI tyoM par3I rahane dI! merI bhayaMkara tauhIna huii| sabake sAmane merA apamAna huA | merI ijjata miTTI meM mila gii| maiM usa jahAja ko yahA~ para le AyA hU~... aura dukAna ke pIche ke bhAga meM rakha chor3A hai! aura to kyA karU~? jahAja meM retI ke bore bhare the... usameM se kucha reta nikAlakara maiMne isa dukAna ke Age DalavA dI... tAki bAriza ke dinoM meM kIcar3a nahIM ho! bAkI ke saba bore dukAna ke kone meM Dhera karake rakha diye haiM!' 'phira isa jahAja kA kyA karoge?' kumAra ne puuchaa| ___ 'pA~ca-sAta dina meM jahAja ko nadI meM bahA dU~gA... use rakhakara karU~ bhI kyA? kumAra, vAstava meM merA nAma 'dhana' hai... phira bhI Aja maiM nirdhana ho gayA huuN| loga merI majAka karate haiN| ___ 'yaha dhana seTha coroM kA jor3IdAra hai' vaisA iljAma mar3hate haiN| yaha sunakara kumAra, zAyada tuma bhI mujha para ha~soge... para maiM kyA karU~? mujhe kucha sUjhatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunandA hI nahIM! merI to akla hI kAma nahIM karatI! aura to aura, rAjA aba merI dukAna... merA ghara lene kA bhI irAdA karatA hai! kyA karU~? mujhe gA~va chor3akara cale jAnA hogA! jisa nagara meM maiMne havelI banavAI... dhaMdhA-dhApA karake lAkhoM rupaye kamAye... nagaraseTha kI padavI prApta kI... usI nagara meM Aja mujhe rukhAsUkhA khAkara ThaMr3hA pAnI pInA par3atA hai... phaTe hue kapar3e sI-sI kara pahanane par3ate haiM | mana aisA hotA hai ki AtmahatyA karake jindagI ko samApta kara dU~! kumAra, isa duniyA meM bagaira paise ke AdamI zobhA nahIM detA! nItizAstra meM kahA hai ki 'vIrAna jaMgala meM rahanA behatara hai, bajAe nirdhana sthiti meM svajanoM ke bIca rahane ke! ___ bAta karate-karate to dhanaseTha kI A~kheM A~suoM se gIlI ho utthii| yaha dekhakara zreNikakumAra kA komala hRdaya duHkhI-duHkhI ho uThA! usake mana meM dhanaseTha ke lie sahAnubhUti paidA huii| usakA mana bar3A hI komala thaa| jJAnI puruSoM ne kahA hai : komala citta, madhura vacana, prasanna dRSTi, kSamAyukta zakti, niSpApa buddhi, paropakAra karanevAlI saMpatti... zIlayukta rUpa, abhimAna rahita vidvattA aura namratA pUrNa bar3appana-ye nau bAteM amRta ke kuMDa jaisI hotI haiN| kumAra ne dhanaseTha se kahA : 'seTha, tumhAre pAsa Dhera sArI saMpatti hone para bhI tuma mauta kyoM mA~ga rahe ho? merI samajha meM nahIM AtA!' 'kumAra, tuma dhana kI bAta pare rahane do... mere ghara meM to khAne ke lie anAja bhI pUrA nahIM hai! kumAra ne kahA : 'seTha, merI eka bAta mAno, isa jahAja meM jo reta hai... vaha vAstava meM dhana hI hai| tuma isako samhAla kara rkho| tumane ye dukAna ke Age jo reta bichA rakhI hai... vaha bhI kImatI hai... rAta meM use ekatra karake dukAna ke kone meM borA bhara kara rakha denaa| Age jAkara yaha reta dhana honevAlI hai! aura.. yaha lo, maiM tumheM ratna detA huuN...| tuma isase dhaMdhA karanA-vyApAra karanA / tanika bhI ciMtA mata krnaa| rAjA khuda khuza hokara tumhAre ghara para AegA! aura tumhAre snehI-svajana bhI daur3e-daur3e aaeNge| ___ maiM dUsare gA~va-nagara meM ghUmakara vApasa AU~... taba taka ye ratna tumhAre pAsa hI rkhnaa|' For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra sunandA www.kobatirth.org seTha ne ciMtita svara meM kahA : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'kumAra, yaha tuma kyA bola rahe ho? tumane jAne kI bAta kahI ? merA dila to dahala uThA hai tumhArI bAta sunakara ! nahIM, tuma kahIM para bhI jAne kI bAta mata kro| tumhArI mIThI aura sahAnubhUtibharI vANI se to mujhe kitanI zAMti milI hai, kitanA bala milA hai| mujhe lagatA hai ki maiMne ApattiyoM kA dariyA pAra kara liyA hai! aba tuma mujhe kyA vApasa duHkha ke sAgara meM pheMka denA cAhate ho? nahIM...nahIM...acche - guNI loga aisA kabhI nahIM karate! tuma to vAstava meM kalpavRkSa kI bhA~ti ho! tuma yadi cale jAoge to yaha dhUla, dhUla hI raha jAegI, vaha kabhI dhana nahIM ho sakatI ! 17 aura kumAra, yaha dhUla-reta becane se jo bhI lAbha hogA usameM tumhArA AdhA hissA rahegA / yadi tuma yahA~ nahIM rahanA cAhate taba phira maiM bhI jIkara kyA karU~gA? mujhe tumhAre ratna nahIM caahie| maiM to isa nadI meM kUdakara AtmahatyA kara lU~gA ! tumhe jAnA hai to khuzI se cale jAo!' seTha kI dardabharI vinatI sunakara kumAra kA dila bhara aayaa| usane kahA : 'seTha, eka zarta para maiM yahA~ rahanA pasaMda karU~gA !' 'are, eka kyA... aneka zarta mere sara A~khoM para... yadi tuma kabUla karate ho to!' yahA~ rahanA kumAra ne kahA : 'tuma kabhI bhI mujhase nahIM pUchoge ki mere mAtA-pitA kauna haiM ? merA gA~va kauna sA hai... aura merA kula kauna sA hai ? bolo, haiM ye sArI zarteM kabUla ? hA~... tuma mujhe gopAla kahakara bulAnA... samajhanA yahI merA nAma hai!' seTha ne kahA : 'bilkula kabUla hai tumhArI zarteM ! maiM tumheM kucha bhI nahIM puuchuuNgaa| mujhe kyA matalaba hai ... tumhAre mAtA-pitA yA tumhAre gA~va ke nAma se? mujhe to tumhArI buddhi kI jarurata hai...! tumane isa reta meM sonA dekhA hai.... tuma hI ise becanA / jo bhI hama kamAeMge, AdhA-AdhA bA~Ta leMge!' For Private And Personal Use Only abhI taka na kumAra ne, na seTha ne dAtuna bhI kiyA thA ! dAtuna karane kA samaya kabhI kA ho cukA thA / seTha kI lar3akI jo ki yuvAnI kI dahalIja para pA~va rakha rahI thI, vaha eka dAtuna va pAnI kA loTA lekara dukAna meM AI / vahA~ usane kumAra ko dekhA : 'yaha koI mehamAna lagate haiM,' socakara lar3akI ne dAtuna ko cIrakara do

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sunandA 18 Tukar3e kiye va seTha aura kumAra ko diye| donoM ne dAtuna-kullA vagairaha kiyaa| dAtuna karate hue kumAra kI nigAheM seTha kI lar3akI kI nigAhoM se milii| pahalI hI najara meM donoM ke dila meM sneha ke aMkura phUTa nikale! lar3akI to ghara meM calI gii| dAtuna-pAnI karake seTha va kumAra ne dukAna para hI thor3A thor3A dUdha pI liyaa| seTha ne kahA : 'kumAra, tuma yahIM baiTho, maiM ghara para jAkara vApasa AtA huuN|' kumAra dukAna para baitthaa| seTha ghara meM gaye, itane meM seTha kI beTI ne seTha ko eka kone meM le jAkara kahA : 'pitAjI, mujhe Apa se eka bAta kahanI hai| hAlA~ki mujhe aisI bAta karate hue zarama AtI hai... paraMtu mana mAnatA hI nahIM hai bAta kiye bagaira / ' ___ 'beTI, tere mana meM jo bhI hai... vaha mujhe batA de... isameM tanika bhI saMkoca rakhane kI jarurata nahIM hai! bola, tujhe kyA kahanA hai?' ___ 'pitAjI, apanI dukAna para jo paradezI yuvaka AyA hai... use pahalI najara dekhate hI mere mana meM na jAne kyA ho rahA hai! samajha meM nahIM AtA... maiM kyA kahU~? mujhe vaha mana hI mana acchA lagane lagA hai...| maiMne to mana hI mana nizcaya kara liyA hai ki yadi maiM zAdI karU~gI to isa yuvaka ke sAtha hI... yadi Apa isa yuvaka ke sAtha merI zAdI maMjUra nahIM kareMge to phira maiM saMsAra kA tyAga karake sAdhvI ho jAU~gI!' seTha ne kahA : 'pagalI, kyA baka rahI hai tU? kucha tujhe atA-patA bhI hai? yaha yuvaka to dUra deza se AyA huA hai!... abhI to yaha anajAna paradezI hai! maiMne isase jyAdA bAtacIta bhI nahIM kI hai! abhI to tU jA... aura ghara meM jAkara isa mehamAna ke lie bhojana kA prabaMdha karane ke lie terI mA~ se bola!' sunaMdA daur3atI huI... ghara meM apanI mA~ ke pAsa gaI! eka hI sAMsa meM mA~ se kahane lagI : 'mA~, apanI dukAna para dUra deza se eka paradezI mehamAna AyA hai... usake lie Aja bar3hiyA se bar3hiyA khAnA banAne kA hai!' mA~ ne kahA : 'beTI, bar3hiyA khAnA banAne ke lie bar3hiyA cIjeM cAhie! ghI cAhie... zakkara cAhie... bAdAma aura ilAyacI cAhie... beTI, apane pAsa paise kahA~ hai?' sunaMdA ne kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunandA 19 'mA~... merI eka bAta suna! tU mujhe kabhI-kabhI miThAI khAne ke lie paise detI thI nA? maiMne vaha paise bacAe rakhe haiM... ve sAre ke sAre paise maiM tujhe de detI hU~...| tU usameM se bar3hiyA-bar3hiyA cIjeM le A aura mehamAna ke lie acchAmajedAra khAnA taiyAra kara de!' ___ 'are... vAha re... merI lAr3alI! kyA bAta hai? Aja itanI udAra ho calI hai! vaise to kabhI maiM khuda paise mA~gatI hU~ to mujhe TheMgA batAtI hai... nAka bhauM sikor3atI hai... aura Aja khuda sAmane calakara mujhe paise de rahI hai...! kyA ho gayA jo usa paradezI ke liye tere mana meM itanA sneha ubhara AyA hai?' 'mA~, saca kahU~?' 'hA~, bola nA!' 'mA~... maiM usa paradezI yuvaka kA mana se varaNa kara cukI hU~! zAdI karU~gI to usI ke sAtha! varanA maiM saMsAra kA tyAga karake sAdhvI bana jAU~gI!' sunaMdA kI bahakI-bahakI bAta sunakara usakI mA~ gusse se baukhalA utthii| cIkhatI huI bolIH ___ 'marI... tujhe kucha lAja-zarama hai bhI yA nahIM? tU dukAna meM gaI hI kyoM? vahA~ terA kAma kyA thA? tU hara kisI suMdara yuvaka ko dekhegI aura zAdI karane ko taiyAra ho jAegI! hAya... hAya! tU muI! hAtha se hI gaI! para yAda rakhanA... isa taraha bezarama hokara jo lar3akiyA~ bakavAsa karatI haiM... aMta meM ve duHkhI hotI haiM! tU to apane U~ce kula meM paidA huI hai... phira bhI tU behayA hokara bakavAsa kara rahI hai... kahA~ gaI terI lAja zarama?' sunaMdA ne kahA : 'oha mA~! tU zAMta ho...! pahale kabhI maiMne tujhe itanA bhayaMkara gussA karate hue nahIM dekhI! Aja kyA ho gayA tujhe? tU aisI burI bAta mata kara! maiM terI putrI huuN| maiMne kucha bhI galata kArya nahIM kiyA hai! tU aura mere pitAjI mujhe ijAjata doge to hI maiM usa yuvaka ke sAtha zAdI karU~gI-anyathA dIkSA le lU~gI... yaha merA pakkA nirNaya hai|' mA~-beTI kI bAta cala rahI thI ki dhanaseTha A phuNce| zreNikakumAra bhI ghara ke A~gana meM A phuNcaa| dhanaseTha ne mA~-beTI kA vArtAlApa sunA thaa| apane mana meM tanika socakara unhoMne seThAnI se kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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20 sunandA 'sunaMdA kI mA~, yaha zreSTha vara [zreNikakumAra kI ora uMgalI kara ke apane ghara para AyA hai| idhara apanI beTI bhI vivAha lAyaka ho gaI hai| ina donoM kI zAdI racA dI jAe to kitanA acchA! mujhe to yaha jor3I pasaMda hai| jaise ki candra aura rohiNI! jaise rati aura kAmadeva! jaise kRSNa aura rukmaNI, jaise indra aura indrANI! sunaMdA kI mA~! yoga bar3A durlabha prApta huA hai| zubha kArya meM to saikar3oM vighna Ate rahate haiM... para sajjanoM ko sAhasa karanA cAhie! hA~... eka bAta hai... isa paradezI kA gA~va-gotra yA mAtA-pitA kauna haiM-yaha maiM jAnatA nahIM hU~... use maiM pUchanevAlA bhI nhiiN| cUMki isI zarta para vaha apane ghara para AyA hai!' seThAnI to cupa rahI... para sunaMdA bolI : 'pitAjI, choTe mu~ha bar3I bAta lage to mujhe mApha krnaa| para maiM bhI na to unake gA~va kA nAma jAnanA cAhatI hU~... na mujhe inake mAtA-pitA kA nAma jAnanA hai... unake kula-gotra se mujhe kucha vAstA nahIM hai! yadi ve mujhe svIkAra kareM, mujhe unake sAtha zAdI karanI hai, anyathA pitAjI, mujhe sAdhvI ho jAne do! mujhe dIkSA dilavA diijie|' seThAnI ne kahA : 'beTI, tere pitAjI aura mehamAna pahale snAna kara leM, devapUjA kara leM... bhojana kara leM... isake bAda ArAma se baiTha kara sArI bAta kreNge|' seThAnI ne mehamAna ko er3I se coTI taka sarasarI nigAhoM se dekha liyaa| usake mana ko bhI kumAra acchA lagane lagA thaa| seTha aura kumAra ne snAna karake devapUjA kI aura phira sAtha meM bhojana karane ke lie baiThe / seThAnI ne bar3e sneha ke sAtha donoM ko acchA-bar3hiyA khAnA banAkara khilaayaa| donoM ne zAMti se bhojana kiyaa| bhojanoparAMta donoM citrazAlA meM jAkara baitthe| seTha ne kumAra se kahA : 'kumAra, tumane mere yahA~ para Akara bahuta bar3A upakAra kiyA hai... phira bhI abhI eka aura upakAra tumheM mujha para karanA hogaa|' kumAra bolA : 'seTha... maiMne koI upakAra nahIM kiyA hai! isameM upakAra kAhe kA? maiMne to merA kartavya nibhAyA hai! mere lAyaka kucha bhI kArya ho to khuzI ke sAtha kaheM... maiM pUrI koziza karU~gA ApakA hara kArya karane kI!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunandA 21 seTha ne kahA : ___ 'merI beTI sunaMdA ko svIkAra kareM| vaha tumheM dila se cAhatI hai! are! mana hI mana to vaha tumhArA varaNa kara hI cukI hai| aba yadi tuma usake sAtha zAdI karane kA inkAra karoge to vaha saMsAra kA tyAga karake sAdhvI bana jAnA pasaMda karegI... para aura kisI ke sAtha zAdI kA vicAra bhI nahIM karegI!' kumAra soca meM DUba gayA! 'lar3akI vivekI hai... dharma kI rucivAlI hai... aura zIlavatI hai!' usake dila meM sunaMdA ke prati sneha to paidA ho hI gayA thA! phira bhI lar3akI ke dila kI bAta jAnane ke lie... usane apane manobhAvoM ko chupAte hue seTha se kahA : __'mahAnubhAva, yaha tumhArI lar3akI to kucha pAgala sI lagatI hai...| are, merA nAma-ThAma jAne binA, kula aura gotra jAne binA mere sAtha zAdI karane kI bAta kara rahI hai... yaha kyA usakA pAgalapana nahIM hai? yaha to pUrI jindagI kA savAla hai... isalie pUrI saMjIdagI se socanA caahie|' itane meM sunaMdA aura usakI mA~ bhI Akara samIpa meM namratApUrvaka baiTha gye| kumAra kI bAta sunakara sunaMdA nIcI nigAheM rakhatI huI bolI : 'pitAjI, ThIka hai... unheM jo kahanA ho so kaheM... mujhe pAgala kaheM yA kama akla kI mAneM... para merA bhI eka savAla hai... kyA rAjahaMsa kA bhI koI kula pUchane jAtA hai? pitAjI, unakI bhASA... unakI AkRti hI unakI uttamatA kI sUcaka hai!' kumAra mana meM socatA hai : 'sacamuca yaha lar3akI to rAjahaMsI jaisI hI hai! rAjahaMsI ko jaise mAnasarovara hI bhAtA hai... vaise hI yaha lar3akI mujhe pasaMda kara rahI hai| use mujhase bhItara kA saccA prema ho gayA hai! phira bhI... maiM isase pUrvI to sahI ki mere sAtha hI zAdI karane kI jida kA kAraNa Akhira kyA hai?' kumAra ne sunaMdA se kahA : 'kumArI... maiM to anajAna paradezI hU~... Aja yahA~ to kala kahA~? merA milanA to bAdaloM kI chA~va sA hai! mere sAtha zAdI racAne meM phAyadA kyA hogA?' sunaMdA kA ceharA camaka uThA... usane kahA : 'ApakI bAta sahI hai... bAdaloM ke AdhAra para hI to sUraja aura cA~da haiN| For Private And Personal Use Only

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tejamatUrI kA kamAla 22 bAdaloM ke AdhAra para hI bAriza nibhatI hai... bAdaloM ke sahAre hI AkAza ke sAre tAre haiM! vaise maiM bhI Apake AdhAra para hI hU~... isalie mujhe svIkAra karo... aura Apake apane parivAra kA nirmANa karo!' zreNika ne kahA : 'sunaMdA... mere sAtha terI zAdI eka rulAnevAlA sapanA banakara raha jAegI ! zAdI huI ki cAra chaha dina meM to maiM yahA~ se paradeza kI ora prayANa kara jAU~gA... ramate yogI aura paradezI kA kyA bharosA? maiM calA gayA taba phira terA kyA hogA ?' sunaMdA ne utanI majabUtI ke sAtha kahA : 'kumAra... maiM to saMsAra ko chor3akara dIkSA lene kA hI soca rahI thI .... bacapana meM! yaha to acAnaka... tumhArA milanA huA... tumheM dekhA... to lagA, tuma se janama-janama kA koI nAtA bAkI hai ... purAnI prIta ke gIta phira jhanajhanA uThe aura maiM mana hI mana tumheM varaNa karane kA saMkalpa kara baiThI .... zAyada zAdI ke bAda yahA~ se dUra kahIM cale bhI jAoge... to maiM tumhArI yAdoM meM apanI jindagI gujAru~gI....! zIlavrata kA pAlana karU~gI! maiM tumhArI rAha meM patthara nahIM banU~gI! nizciMta hokara tuma paradeza cale jAnA!' sunaMdA kA aDiga nirNaya va saMkalpa dekhakara kumAra mana hI mana prasanna ho uThA / usane seTha se kahA : 'zreSThivarya, abhI jo samaya hai... vaha zreSTha hai... maiM isI vakta tumhArI beTI ke sAtha zAdI racAU~gA!' dhanazreSThi ne turaMta AnanaphAnana meM zAdI kA utsava rcaayaa| sunaMdA aura zreNika zAdI ke baMdhana meM baMdha gaye / For Private And Personal Use Only

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____ 23 tejamatUrI kA kamAla 4. tejamatUrI kA kamAla sunaMdA aura zreNika ke dina ArAma se kaTate haiN| sunaMdA svayaM ko bhAgyazAlI mAnatI haiN| zreNika apane Apako puNyazAlI mAnatA hai| eka dina kI bAta hai| kismata karavaTa lene lagI hai| dhana seTha aura zreNika dukAna para hI baiThe the| idhara-udhara kI gapazapa meM lage the| itane meM bAjAra meM rAjA kI ora se pITe jA rahe DhiMDhore ke zabda unhoMne sune| zreNika ne dhana seTha se pUchA : 'kyA bAta hai! yaha DhiMDhorA kisa bAta kA hai?' dhana seTha ne kahA : 'kumAra, savA lAkha poTa meM taraha-taraha kA kImatI kirAnA mAla bharakara 'devanaMdi' nAma kA eka bahuta bar3A vyApArI AyA hai| usa devanaMdi ke pAsa eka totA hai| vaha totA chaha-chaha mahIne ke aMtara se bolatA hai| use jo bhI savAla pUcho... vaha usakA sahI javAba detA hai| eka dina devanaMdi ne tote se pUchA : 'o tote! tejamatUrI abhI kahA~ para upalabdha hogI?' tote ne kahA : 'tejamatUrI philahAla benAtaTa nagara meM milegii|' devanaMdi ko tote kI bAta para pUrA bharosA thaa| vaha savA lAkha poTa para mAla sAmAna lAdakara yahA~ AyA hai| kala hI vaha rAjadarabAra meM gayA thA aura rAjA ko kImatI najarAnA peza kiyaa| rAjA ne khuza hokara usase pUchA : 'kahie, saudAgara! hamAre nagara meM kaise AnA huA?' devanaMdi ne kahA : 'mahArAjA, 'tejamatUrI' caahie| vaha lene ke lie Apake nagara meM AyA huuN|' rAjA ne apane maMtrI se pUchA : 'maMtrIjI, isa saudAgara ko tejamatUrI kahA~ se prApta hogI?' maMtrI ko to kucha mAlUma thA nahIM! usane kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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tejamatUrI kA kamAla 24 'mahArAjA, apane nagara meM to kahIM bhI tejamatUrI mile aisA hameM to pratIta nahIM hotA!' rAjA ne udAsa hote hue kahA : 'jahA~ para sabhI cIja-vastue~ milatI hoM... jahA~ para bar3e-bar3e zrImaMta vyApArI dhaMdhA karane ke hetu AvAjAhI karate hoM, vahI nagara kahalAtA hai! jahA~ saba vastue~ upalabdha na hoM... jahA~ bar3e vyApArI Ate-jAte na hoM... use nagara kaise kahA jA sakatA hai? vaha to kher3A-gA~va kahalAtA hai!' mahAmaMtrI ne kahA : 'mahArAjA, nirAza hone kI jarUrata nahIM hai... apanA nagara kAphI bar3A hai... ho sakatA hai kisI ke ghara meM tejamatUrI mila bhI jAe! hama talAza karavAne ke lie DhiMDhorA piTavA deM... zAyada tejamatUrI hAtha laga jAe!' 'kumAra, rAjA kI AjJA se mahAmaMtrI ne yaha DhiMDhorA piTavAyA hai!' zreNika ne turaMta dhana seTha se kahA : 'Aja jarUra ApakA puNyodaya honevAlA hai| gaI huI sArI saMpatti vApasa A milegii| nagaraseTha kA pada vApasa milegaa| sArI ijjata, zAna-zaukata ghara DhUMr3hate hue svayaM calI AegI! Apa eka kAma kareM... jAkara isa DhiMDhore kI cunautI svIkAra kara leM!' seTha dukAna se khar3e hue| zrI navakAra maMtra kA smaraNa kiyA aura ve caurAhe para Aye | jAkara usa DhiMDhore ko sparza karake svIkAra kara liyaa| DhiMDhorA pITanevAle AdamiyoM ne jAkara rAjA se nivedana kiyA ki 'mahArAjA, dhana seTha ne DhiMDhorA svIkAra kara liyA hai|' 'are! vAha! dhana seTha ne DhiMDhorA svIkAra kiyA hai|' para usa muphalisa ke pAsa hai kyA? usakI sArI saMpatti to maiMne japta kara lI hai... usake pAsa to patthara bhI nahIM hoMge! hogI to miTTI hogI isake pAsa! lagatA hai... usakI saMpatti jAne se yA to vaha hoza meM nahIM hai! yA phira nIMda meM se uThakara soce samajhe bagaira DhiMDhore ko svIkAra kara liyA lagatA hai! ThIka hai... pahale use mere pAsa bulA lAo... maiM unakI tejamatUrI dekhuugaa| bAda meM usa paradezI vyApArI devanaMdi ke sAtha paricaya karavAU~gA!' rAjasevaka dhana seTha kI dukAna para gye| For Private And Personal Use Only

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tejamatUrI kA kamAla 25 rAjasevakoM ko dukAna kI ora Ate hue dekhakara dhana seTha ne kumAra se pUchA : 'kumAra, rAjasevaka mujhe bulAne ke lie A rahe lagate haiM; bolo... aba kyA kiyA jAe ?' kumAra ne apane pAsa se eka ratna nikAlakara seTha ko diyA aura kahA : 'isa ratna ko uttarIya vastra ke chora se bA~dha kara Apa jAo... yaha 'rAjavazIkaraNa' ratna hai| rAste meM isa ratna kA smaraNa karate hue jAnA / isa ratna ke prabhAva se rAjA tuma para prasanna ho uThegA / aura ye anya ratna jo maiM de rahA hU~... ve rAjA ko najarAnA rakha denA / rAjA jarUra devanaMdi ke sAtha vyApAra karane kA haka tumheM pradAna kregaa|' zreNikakumAra ne dUsare kImatI ratnoM se bharA thAla seTha ko diyA / rAjasevaka Aye seTha kI dukAna para aura seTha se bole ; 'seThajI, calie ... rAjasabhA meM ! rAjA Apako yAda kara rahe haiM!' seTha turaMta khar3e hue aura thAla lekara rAjasevakoM ke sAtha cala diye| rAjasabhA meM jAkara seTha ne rAjA ko praNAma kiyA / aura ratnoM se bharA huA thAla rAjA ko bheMTa kiyA / 'rAjavazIkaraNa' ratna ke prabhAva se seTha ko dekhate hI rAjA prasanna ho uThA / rAjA yaha pUchanA bhI bhUla gayA ki 'seTha, tuma ye ratna lAye kahA~ se? maiMne to tumhArI sArI saMpatti japta kara lI thI!' rAjA ne mahAmaMtrI ko AjJA kI : 'mahAmaMtrI, devanaMdi ko jo bhI vyApAra karanA ho... vaha dhana seTha ke sAtha hI kare / aura koI vyApArI yadi jyAdA dhana de bhI sahI... taba bhI vyApAra karane kA haka dhana seTha ke pAsa hI rakhanA / ' phira rAjA ne dhana seTha se kahA : 'seTha, tuma isa paradezI vyApArI devanaMdi ko jo bhI mAla cAhie vaha dilAnA / ' dhana seTha ne kahA : 'mahArAjA, isa vyApArI se pUchie... inheM jo tejamatUrI cAhie vaha naI cAhie yA purAnI hI cAhie ?' rAjA to dhana seTha kI bAta sunakara bar3A prasanna huaa| 'isa dhana seTha ne to mere rAjya kI zAna rkhii|' rAjA ne dhana seTha se kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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26 tejamatUrI kA kamAla 'dhana seTha, tumheM tumhArA nagaraseTha kA pada maiM vApasa karatA huuN|' yoM kahakara seTha ke sira para suMdara pagar3I baMdhavAI aura kImatI vastra bheMTa kiye| devanaMdi ko sAtha lekara dhana seTha apanI dukAna para aaye| devanaMdi bar3A hI catura vyApArI thaa| usane dhana seTha ke sAmane dekhA aura suvarNa kA bijorA nikAla kara seTha ke sAmane bheMTa kara diyaa| dhana seTha ne kahA : 'mahAnubhAva, yaha bheMTa isa kumAra ke sAmane rakho... merA sArA kArobAra ye hI dekhate haiN| tejamatUrI ke jAnakAra bhI ye hI haiM!' / devanaMdi ne dUsarA suvarNa bijorA nikAla kara kumAra ko bheMTa kiyaa| devanaMdi socatA hai : 'sacamuca, dhanaseTha kitane vinamra aura vivekI haiM! sAtha hI catura bhI haiN| apane se choTe AdamI kI bhI kadra karate haiM! jisa nagara meM aise zreSThi rahate hoM vaha nagara aura deza dhanya banatA hai!' devanaMdi ne zreNikakumAra kI ora dekhA... gaura se dekhA... use zreNika kA ceharA kucha paricita sA dikhAI diyaa| usane kucha yAda kiyA aura vaha bolA : 'kumAra, maiMne tumheM kahIM dekhA hai... zAyada rAjagRhI meM dekhA hai|' kumAra yaha sunakara cauMka pdd'aa| usane cAlAkI se javAba diyA... 'are bar3e seTha! 'rAjagRha' yAnI rAjA kA ghara! ghara yAnI baMdhana! maiM to cAhatA hU~ ki rAjA kA baMdhana mere duzmana ko bhI nahIM ho! para mere seTha... yadi tumheM aisI bAteM hI karanI ho to aura kisI dukAna para jAiye... vahA~ se jo mAla cAhie le liijie...| maiM bhalA kyoM rAjA ke baMdhana meM hoU~gA?' becArA devanaMdi ghabarA gayA / vaha zreNika ke pairoM meM gira gyaa| usane kahA : 'mujhe mApha kara dIjie... aise zabda mujhe nahIM bolane cAhie the! phira bhI mu~ha se nikala gaye... maiM kSamA mA~gatA huuN|' zreNika ne ha~sakara kahA : 'seTha, burA mata mAnanA... yaha to do pala majAka kara liyA! calie... aba maiM Apako tejamatUrI batAtA hU~| pahale tejamatUrI meM se sonA banAne kI rIta samajhAtA hU~ : pahale AdhA tolA tejamatUrI ko Aga meM DAlane kii| usameM bIsa tolA tAMbA DAlane kA... tejamatUrI ke saMyojana se tAMbA sone meM badala jaaegaa|' devanaMdi ne kahA : 'mujhe tejamatUrI dikhaaiye|' For Private And Personal Use Only

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27 tejamatUrI kA kamAla dhana seTha ne tejamatUrI kA namUnA dikhaayaa| devanaMdi socatA hai : kitanA kismatavAlA hai yaha seTha! isake ghara meM tejamatUrI ke bore bhare par3e haiM, phira bhI isameM namratA... viveka... kitane sAre guNa haiM! usane dhana seTha se kahA 'maiM merI savA lAkha poTa yahA~ le AtA hU~!' devanaMdi kI poTeM A gii| poToM meM ratna the... sonA thA... cAMdI thI... vastra the... caMdana... kapUra aura kastUrI thii| kImatI kirAnA bharA huA thA / dhana seTha aura zreNika ne devanaMdi ke sAtha vastuoM kI adalA-badalI kii| vyApAra kiyaa| bar3A vyApAra huaa| devanaMdi ne kAphI tejamatUrI khriidii| dhana seTha ne devanaMdi kI hajAroM poTeM kharIda lii| dhana seTha ne devanaMdi se kahA : 'Apa hamAre mehamAna ho, Apako hamAre sAtha hI bhojana karanA hai... isase pahale hama deva pUjA kara aaeN| dhana seTha, zreNika aura devanaMdi snAna karake pUjana ke svaccha vastra pahanakara maMdirajI meM pUjA karane ke liye gye| jinamaMdira ke nikaTa ke bagIce meM se jUhI ke suMdara khuzabUdAra phUla le Aye aura unhoMne zrI jinezvara bhagavAna kI pUjA kii| bAda meM gIta, gAna aura nRtya ke dvArA bhAvapUjA kii| tInoM ghara para aaye| bhojana kiyaa| paraspara bAtacIta kii| ArAma kiyaa| devanaMdi ne kahA : 'aba hameM mahArAjA ke pAsa calanA caahie|' suMdara vastra dhAraNa kiye aura dhana seTha va devanaMdi rAjasabhA meM gaye / rAjA ko praNAma karake devanaMdi bolA : 'mahArAjA, Apa dhanya haiM... Apa puNyazAlI haiM... ki aise dhana seTha jaise bar3e aura guNI vyApArI Apake nagara meM rahate haiN| ve jaina dharma kA suMdara pAlana karate haiN| mujhe to ina dhana seTha se sAta dhAtu, nau nidhAna aura caudaha ratna prApta hue haiN| mahArAjA, maiM Apase vinamra vinatI karatA hU~ ki isa dhana zreSThi ko Apa auroM kI taraha sAmAnya vyApArI mata samajhanA / maiM kaI nagaroM meM ghUmA hU~... ghUmatA hU~... para aisA vyApArI maiMne kahIM para nahIM dekhA hai! rAjA devanaMdi kI bAteM sunakara bar3A hI prasanna huaa| rAjA ne devanaMdi kA kImatI vastra va alaMkAra dekara svAgata kiyaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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tejamatUrI kA kamAla benataTa nagara meM dhana zreSThi aura devanaMdi zreSThi kI prazaMsA hone lgii| loga kahane lage : __ 'jaba se dhana zreSThi ke ghara para paradezI kumAra AyA hai... taba se dhana zreSThi kI dina ba dina unnati ho rahI hai| dhana zreSThi kI putrI sunaMdA bhI kitanI bhAgyazAlI hai! kitanA rUpavAna, guNavAna aura puNyazAlI pati use milA hai!' dhana zreSThi ke sAtha devanaMdi ghara para AyA / zreNikakumAra ne svAgata kiyaa| tInoM havelI ke mukhya khaMDa meM ekatra hue| devanaMdi ne kahA : 'mahAnubhAva! aba maiM yahA~ se prayANa kruuNgaa| Apane merA bahuta dhyAna rakhA hai... mujhe kAphI kamAI karavAI hai... mujhe jo vastu cAhie thI vaha mujhe dI hai... maiM Apa donoM ko kabhI bhI nahIM bhulA sakatA! Apa bhI mujhe bhulA mata denA!' devanaMdi kI A~khoM meM A~sU A gye| zreNika ne kahA : 'zreSThivarya, hama tumheM kaise bhulA sakeMge? tuma isa nagara meM Aye to dhana seTha kI kismata bhI plttii| tumhAre kAraNa hI unheM unakA nagaraseTha pada vApasa milA hai| Dhera sArI saMpatti unheM prApta huI hai|' dhana seTha bole : 'mahAnubhAva, jo kucha bhI acchA huA hai... vaha ina kumAra ke Ane se hI huA hai... apanA jo riztA kAyama huA hai... vaha hamezA bar3hatA hI jaaegaa| jaba taba saMdeza bhijavAte raheMge aura patra bhI likhate rheNge| Apa khuzI ke sAtha pdhaariye|' zreNika ne kahA : 'zreSThivarya, ApakA mArga nirvighna ho... ApakA kalyANa ho... Apake manoratha pUrNa ho... kabhI maukA Aye to hameM avazya yAda krnaa|' devanaMdi ne benAtaTa nagara se prayANa kiyaa| zreNika ne dhana zreSThi se kahA : 'aba hameM apanI naI saMgamaramara kI havelI banavAnI cAhie | bennAtaTa nagara meM kisI kI bhI na ho vaisI adbhuta aura AlIzAna havelI kA nirmANa karavAnA cAhie | bAhara se kuzala kArIgaroM ko, zilpiyoM ko bulavAkara kAma cAlU karavA deM!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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29 tejamatUrI kA kamAla dhana seTha ne hA~ khii| havelI kA kArya jorazora se prAraMbha ho gyaa| idhara dhana seTha rojAnA rAjasabhA meM jAne lge| rAjA kA prema bhI bar3hatA gyaa| zreNika ne sadAvrata cAlU kara diyaa| rojAnA saikar3oM AdamI loga sadAvrata meM khAnA khAne lage| dhana seTha kA jayajayakAra hone lgaa| jo zrImaMta loga pahale dhana seTha kI burAI karate the... majAka ur3Ate the... aba ve A-A kara dhana seTha kI cApalUsI karane lge| dhana seTha se milane ke lie ghara-dukAna ke cakkara kATane lage! dhana seTha kI havelI meM aba nRtyakAra Ate haiM, nAcagAnoM kI mahaphila jamatI hai| saMgItakAra Ate haiM... saMgIta ke sUroM kA zAmiyAnA tanatA hai... hAsyavinoda karane vAle Ate haiM... aura ha~sI-majAka kI phUlajhar3iyA~ bikharatI haiN| dhana seTha ke ghara para AyA huA koI na to bhUkhA vApasa lauTatA hai... na hI pyAsA vApasa jAtA hai! koI nirAza nahIM hotA! jise jo cAhie vaha milatA cAroM ora gA~va-gA~va aura nagara-nagara meM dhana seTha kA nAma gUMjane lgaa| sAtha hI zreNikakumAra aura sunaMdA ke guNa bhI gAye jAne lge| For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMdhI rAjakumArI dekhe lagI 5. aMdhI rAjakumArI dekhane lagI rAjamahala sI ramaNIya havelI meM zreNika aura sunaMdA ArAma se dina bitAte haiM! donoM ke bIca prema hamezA bar3hatA rahatA hai! sunaMdA zreNika kI hara icchA ko samajhane kI koziza karatI hai... aura usa mutAbika apane Apa ko DhAlatI hai| zreNika bhI sunaMdA kI bhAvanA ko jAnatA hai... use pUrI karane kI koziza karatA hai! donoM ke bIca kabhI koI jhagar3A nahIM hotA hai! donoM ke bIca kabhI kucha manamuTAva nahIM hotA hai! donoM meM kabhI koI khIjhatA nahIM ki gussaila svara meM DAMTatA-DapaTatA nahIM! pyAra-manuhAra aura ikarAra ke vAtAvaraNa meM zAdI kiye hue donoM ke do sAla gujara gaye, jaise sAvana ke AkAza meM badalI gujaratI ho! zreNika ne vahA~ se Age paradeza meM jAne kA vicAra chor3a diyA! use manacAhA saba kucha vahIM mila gayA thaa| eka dina sunaMdA garbhavatI hii| usakA rUpa-lAvaNya dina-pratidina nikharane lgaa| khUbasUratI kA dariyA usake cehare para nikharane lgaa| paraMtu kabhI-kabhI vaha udAsa ho jaatii| usakI A~kho meM barabasa namI chA jaatii| phira bhI vaha zreNika kI upasthiti meM ha~satI... khuzahAla rahane kI hI koziza krtii| ___ eka bAra sunaMdA cehare para udAsI kA bojha liye... sara para hAtha rakhe akelI baiThI thii...| itane meM usakI mA~ vahA~ jA pahu~cI! mA~ ne sunaMdA ko dekhaa...| vaha kucha bolI nahIM, vaisI hI ulTe pA~va vApasa lauTa aaii...| para kucha hI dera meM zreNika svayaM sunaMdA ke pAsa jA phuNcaa| usakI A~khoM meM namI kI badalI ko tairate dekhakara zreNika sakapakA gyaa| 'kyA huA hogA ise? maiM pUchUgA to yaha mujhe kucha bhI batAne se ktraaegii...|' zreNika ne jAkara sunaMdA kI mA~ se kahA : 'jAne kyoM... ApakI beTI dina-pratidina sUkhatI jA rahI hai...! usake mana meM kyA hai, kyA patA? tuma use Agraha karake mana kI bAta kA patA lagAo... aura mujhe kaho! zAyada usake mana meM koI icchA ho, jo pUrI nahIM ho rahI ho! yadi tuma usase pUchogI nahIM... aura usakI icchA pUrI nahIM hogI to usakA jInA duzvAra ho jAegA!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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31 aMdhI rAjakumArI dekhe lagI 'kumAra... mujhe bhI aisA hI kucha lagA! ThIka hai, maiM abhI usake pAsa jAkara ke usake mana kI bAta jAnatI hU~ aura phira tumheM batAtI huuN|' sunaMdA kI mA~ sunaMdA ke pAsa phuNcii| usake nikaTa palaMga para baiThakara usane bar3e pyAra se pUchA : __'kyA huA hai beTI tujhe? terI A~khoM meM A~sU kyoM? tujhe kisa bAta kA duHkha hai? kyA kumAra ne tujhase kucha kahA hai?' 'nahIM... nahIM mA~! vaisA kucha bhI nahIM hai! unhoMne to kabhI merA dila bhI nahIM duHkhAyA hai!' __'taba phira terA zarIra dina-pratidina yoM kRza kyoM huA jA rahA hai? terI kAlI kajarArI A~khoM meM khuzI ke phUloM kI jagaha A~sU ke sAye kyoM? tere mana meM jo bhI ho, mujhe kaha de merI lAr3alI! mujhe nahIM kahegI to kisase bolegI apane jiye kI bAta! beTI apane sukha-duHkha kI bAta apanI mA~ se hI to kahatI hai! mA~ se kyA kucha chupAe rakhegI?' 'mA~...maiM kyA kahU~? mere mana kI bAta tujhe kahane kA koI artha nahIM hai! mere mana meM jo icchA paidA huI hai... vaha koI bhI pUrI nahIM kara sakatA! aura yadi merI manokAmanA adhUrI rahI to zAyada mere prANa hii...|' _ 'nahIM beTI! aisI burI bAta nahIM nikAlate mu~ha se! kyoM itanI nirAza ho baiThI hai? isa duniyA meM aisI bhI bhalA kauna sI bAta hai jo apane kumAra ke lie azakya ho... asAdhya ho! tUne dekhA nahIM kyA? do sAla pahale apanI kyA to hAlata thI aura Aja yaha zAna-zaukata saba kisake kAraNa hai? itanI samRddhi aura siddhi kisakI badaulata hai? isalie tU mana meM tanika bhI zaMkAsaMdeha rakhe bagaira tere mana kI bAta mujhase kaha de rI!' sunaMdA ko mA~ kI bAta meM saccAI najara aaii| use bhI lagA kI mere pati ke lie kucha bhI azakya yA asahaja nahIM hai! usakA mana Azvasta ho utthaa| usane jamIna kuredate hue kahA : ___ 'mA~, na jAne kaise... para jaba se koI uttama AtmA mere peTa meM garbharUpa meM AI hai... taba se taraha-taraha kI kalpanAe~-kAmanAe~ mana meM uThatI haiM... samudra meM uThate jvAra kI bhA~ti! mere mana meM hotA hai : 'maiM gajarAja para bai- eka rAjarAnI kI taraha! rojAnA rAjamArga para se dAna detI huI jinezvara bhagavAna ke maMdira meM jAU~! paraMtu jaba maiM ghara se nikalUM... taba rAjA bhI usake parivAra For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMdhI rAjakumArI dekhe lagI 32 ke sAtha mere Age-Age cale... maMdira jAkara... suMdara-khuzabUdAra phUloM se maiM paramAtmA kI pUjA karU~... madhura svara meM stavanA karU~! maiM cAhatI hU~ ki mere Age rAjya ke vAditra baje... nRtyakAra nRtya kareM... mere sira para rAjapuruSa chatra ko dhAraNa kareM... yAcaka varga jo bhI mA~ge... maiM unheM vaha dU~ / sAdharmikoM ko bhojana karavAkara vastra-alaMkAra duuN...| zIla dharma kA pAlana kruuN...| caityoM ke jinadarzana karU~! vaMdanA karU~! sAdhupuruSoM ko zuddha va zreSTha AhAra kA dAna karU~!' _ 'mA~, ye haiM mere manoratha! ye haiM mere mana kI kalpanAe~! kyA ye pUrI ho sakatI hai? tU hI batA!' mA~ ne khuza hokara kahA : 'beTI, tU tanika bhI ciMtA na kara... alpa samaya meM tere ye manoratha avazya pUre hoMge! tU jarA bhI nirAza mata honA!' sunaMdA kA mana kucha harSita huaa| usakI mA~ pulakita hotI huI kumAra zreNika ke pAsa gaI aura donoM maMtraNAgRha meM phuNce...| vahA~ usane kumAra se sArI bAteM khii| sunaMdA ke manorathoM kI bAta btaayii| dhana seTha ko bhI vahA~ bulA liyA gyaa| zreNika kA mana bhI prasanna ho uThA | usane socA : 'jisa garbhavatI strI ko aise manoratha paidA hote haiM... usakA kAraNa usake udara meM koI mahAna bhAgyazAlI jIva AyA hotA hai...| jJAnI puruSoM se maiMne sunA hai ki dharmakArya kI icchA mahAna puNyodaya se hI hotI hai,... aura yadi vaha icchA pUrI hotI hai to sone meM suhAgA mila jAtA hai!' kumAra ne sAsa se kahA : 'mAtAjI, paramAtmA kI aciMtya kRpA se tumhArI beTI kI icchA avazya pUrI hogii|' 'kumAra, mujhe to tuma para jamAne bhara kA bharosA hai|' seThAnI prasanna evaM saMtuSTa hokara vahA~ se cala dii| maMtraNAgRha meM dhana seTha aura kumAra do hI the| kumAra ne kucha pala mana meM socakara ke seTha se pUchA : 'seTha, Apake rAjA ko eka beTI thI... vaha janma se hI aMdhI thI...' For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMdhI rAjakumArI dekhe lagI 'hA~... kumAra... rAjA ko usakI bar3I ciMtA banI rahatI hai!' 'kyA aba bhI vaha jIvita hai ?' 'jItI hai... aura aba to vaha yuvAnI kI dahalIja para pahu~cI hai...| vaha to aksara kahatI rahatI hai... ' yadi mujhe A~kheM milatI to maiM saMsAra kA tyAga kara ke sAdhvI ho jAtI! paraMtu kyA karU~? maiM badanasIba ! janma se hI aMdhI...' aura vaha dina-rAta karuNa rudana karatI hai...| tapazcaryA bhI bahuta karatI hai| 33 are ... kumAra! yadi tuma use dekho to aMdhI mAna hI nahIM sakate ! itanI suMdara aura khulI huI usakI A~kheM haiM! rAjamahala meM to sabhI use sulocanA hI kahate haiM ! rAjA ko vaha ku~varI itanI to priya hai ki galatI se bhI kisI ne rAjakumArI ko 'aMdhI' kaha diyA to rAjA use phA~sI para laTakA detA hai! paraMtu kumAra, isa vakta tuma usa ku~varI ke bAre meM kyoM pUcha rahe ho ? 'ApakI beTI ke manoratha pUrNa karane ke lie / ' 'vaha kaise? isakA usakA kyA saMbaMdha hai?' 'rAjakumArI ko yadi A~khoM kI rozanI mile... vaha dekhane lage to rAjA hama para prasanna ho uThegA na?' 'vaha to hai... para rAjakumArI kI dRSTi vApasa lAnA kaise ?' 'yaha mere para chor3a do... usakA upAya maiM batAtA hU~ / ' 'oha, taba to apanA kArya cuTakI bajAte huA samajho!' 'dekho... maiM tumheM yaha ratna detA huuN| tuma ise lekara rAjA ke pAsa jAo... / rAjA se kaho ki rAjakumArI ko maiM dRSTi detA huuN...| Apa rAjakumArI ko yahA~ livA laaiiye| phira isa ratna ko, sone ke pyAle meM pAnI bharakara usameM Dubone kaa| vaha pAnI rAjakumArI kI A~khoM para chIMTane kA ! rAjakumArI avazya dekhane lagegI! phira rAjA khuza hokara tumase kahegA..... For Private And Personal Use Only 'seTha, tumane mere Upara mahAna upakAra kiyA hai... tuma jo vacana mA~go .... maiM dene ke lie taiyAra hU~!' taba tuma kaha denA 'mahArAjA, merI beTI kI icchA pUrI karane kI kRpA kareM / ' rAjA jarUra itanI bAta mAna legA / ' dhana seTha to khuzI se nAca uThe / zreNika ko unhoMne gale lagA liyA / dUsare dina zubha muhUrta meM seTha ratna lekara rAjamahala meM gaye... rAjA ne seTha

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aMdhI rAjakumArI dekhe lagI 34 kA prema se svAgata kiyA aura pUchA : 'kahie, seTha, Aja kyA bAta hai ? saberesabere A gaye ho ... kucha jarUrI kAma A par3A hai kyA ?' 'mahArAjA, kAma to atyaMta jarUrI hai... Apa rAjakumArI sulocanA ko yahA~ bulvaaiye| rAjezvara, paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA usa para utaranevAlI hai! Aja use dRSTi milegI!' 'kyA kahate ho, seTha! saca bola rahe ho ki majAka kara rahe ho?' 'mahArAjA, Apa ke sAtha majAka karane kI merI haisiyata hai kyA ? aura vaha bhI rAjakumArI ko lekara ! kabhI nahIM! Apa aisA kareM ... sone ke pyAle meM pAnI mNgvaaiye|' rAjakumArI A gii| sone ke pyAle meM pAnI bhI A gyaa| dhana seTha ne zreNika kA diyA huA ratna jeba meM se nikAla kara ... pAnI meM DAlA... aura usa pAnI ko lekara rAjakumArI kI A~khoM para chIMTe diye / jaise ki camatkAra huA ! rAjakumArI kucha pala apanI A~kheM malatI rahI... masalatI rahI aura yakAyaka khuzI se pAgala ho uThI... 'pitAjI... maiM dekha rahI hU~... merI A~kheM dekha rahI haiM... maiM Apako dekha rahI hU~... maiM dhana seTha ko dekha rahI hU~... / khir3akI ke bAhara ve hare-bhare per3a paudhe .... Upara nIlA AkAza... bAdaloM kA kAravA~... saba kucha maiM dekha rahI hU~... saca bApU! mujhe saba kucha dikhAI detA hai!' rAjakumArI uThakara nAcane lagI / rAjA kI A~kheM harSAzru se chalachalA uThI / rAjA ne khar3e hokara dhana seTha ko apane bAhuoM meM bhara liyA / bharrAyI AvAja meM bole... ' seTha, tumane mere Upara... mere parivAra para.... are mere rAjya para mahAn upakAra kiyA hai... isa upakAra kA badalA maiM kabhI nahIM cukA sakU~gA... phira bhI maiM tumheM merA AdhA rAjya bheMTa karatA hU~ / ' 'nahIM... nahIM... mahArAjA, mujhe rAjya kyA karanA hai? ApakI mere Upara kRpA hai... vaha basa hai! ApakI meharabAnI hI mere lie saba kucha hai... phira bhI eka arja hai Apase!' 'bolo, kyA kahanA cAhate ho ?' 'merI beTI sunaMdA kI eka icchA hai... vaha Apa pUrI kareM... vaisI merI prArthanA hai ! ' For Private And Personal Use Only

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35 aMdhI rAjakumArI dekhe lagI 'are seTha! tumhArI beTI merI bhI beTI hai... bolo, usakI kyA icchA hai...? maiM usakI icchA ko avazya pUrI karU~gA!' seTha ne rAjA se sunaMdA ke manoratha ke bAre meM btlaayaa| rAjA to khuza ho utthaa| usane kahA : 'are! sunaMdA kI icchA to atyuttama hai! avazya maiM usake sAtha jinamaMdira meM jAU~gA!' rAjaparivAra ekatra ho gyaa| sulocanA ko naI dRSTi milI, isakA sabako harSa thaa| nagara meM bhI tUphAnI havA kI bhA~ti bAta phaila gii| logoM ke Tole milakara rAjakumArI ko dekhane... usako abhinaMdana dene rAjamahala meM Ane lge| nagara ke maMdiroM meM utsava racAye gye| dhana seTha kI vAhavAhI se dharatIAkAza gUMja utthe| __ zreNika kI patnI sunaMdA aura rAjakumArI sulocanA ko rAjA ke paTTahasti para biThAyA gyaa| rAjA kA vizeSa vAditradala sabase Age saMgIta ke sUra cher3ane lgaa| rAjA-maMtrI-senApati aura hajAroM strI-puruSa usa julUsa meM zAmila hue| sunaMdA ke pAsa baiThI huI dAsI cAmara DulA rahI hai... eka dAsI sira para chatra dhAraNa kiye hue hai| sunaMdA aura sulocanA garIboM ko mukta hasta se dAna de rahI hai| isa taraha sunaMdA ne nagara ke sabhI jinamaMdiroM meM jAkara darzana-pUjana kiye... bAda meM julUsa dhana seTha kI havelI para phuNcaa| vahA~ para svAgataalpAhAra va bheMTa saugAta dene ke pazcAt julUsa kA samApana huaa| sunaMdA kI manokAmanA pUrNa hone se vaha harSonmatta ho jhUma rahI thii| usane ghara para aneka sAdhu-sAdhvIjI ko nimaMtrita karake supAtra dAna diyaa| rAjA ne apane rAjya meM pazu-pakSI kI hiMsA baMda krvaayii| nagara meM ghara-ghara para rAjA ne ghI ke DibboM kI prabhAvanA kii| bheMTa dii| sabhI hATa-bAjAra va caurAhoM para toraNa bA~dhakara... unheM sajAyA gyaa| sunaMdA aura sulocanA ke bIca usI dina se gaharI dostI raca gyii| eka dina zreNikakumAra ne sunaMdA se kahA : 'devI! apane putra kA nAma 'abhayakumAra' rakheMge!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMdhI rAjakumArI dekhe lagI 'kyoM? yaha nAma hI pasaMda kyoM kiyA Apane?' 'kyoMki tere mana meM sabhI jIvoM ko abhayadAna dene kI icchA paidA huI hai nA? yaha icchA usa AnevAle jIva ke vyaktitva kA izArA hai... sUcaka hai!' 'bilkula sahI bAta hai aapkii| apane putra kA nAma hama abhayakumAra hI rkheNge|' isa taraha ha~sate-ha~sAte... khilakhilAte dina gujarate haiN| rAteM DhalatI haiM zreNika aura sunandA kii| idhara vaha vyApArI devanaMdi sArthavAha apane kAphile ke sAtha ghUmatA huA rAjagRhI nagarI phuNcaa| devanaMdi ne bezumAra dhana-daulata kamAyI thii| vaha rAjA ko najarAnA dene ke lie rAjasabhA meM gyaa| rAjA kI kuzala pRcchA kI aura kImatI ratna va javAharAta rAjA ke caraNoM meM bheMTa kiyaa| devanaMdi ne jAna liyA ki rAjA ke ninyAnave beTe Apasa meM lar3AI-jhagar3A kara rahe haiN| rAjA khuda ciMtAtura haiM... saMtapta haiN| vaha usa samaya to mauna rhaa| apane sthAna para lauTa gyaa| zreNika ke cale jAne ke bAda rAjA prasenajita ke mana meM zAMti nahIM thii| rAnI kalAvatI ke sAmane rAjA ne kaI bAra apane dila kI duHkhatI raga ko khulA kiyA thA : 'maiMne bAra-bAra zreNika kA apamAna kiyA isalie vaha merA lAr3alA mujhe chor3akara calA gyaa| vaha na jAne kahA~ hogA? kyA kara rahA hogA? usake binA na to mujhe khAnA bhAtA hai, na hI jI kahIM lagatA hai| rAtoM kI nIMda bhI harAma ho gaI hai! bAra-bAra usakI yAda AtI hai... usake guNa yAda Ate haiM aura jI bhara AtA hai... vaha kyA gayA... merA to saba kucha mujha se ruThakara calA gayA! kyA vaha jindA bhI hogA yA nahIM? usake jAne ke bAda usake bAre meM koI samAcAra mujhe nahIM mile haiM! kyA usa rAjakumAra ko kisI ke vahA~ naukarI karanI par3atI hogI? kyA use ghara-ghara para bhaTakanA par3atA hogA?' bolate-bolate rAjA prasenajita ro dete| rAnI kalAvatI unheM Azvasta karatI ': 'mahArAjA, Apa nAhaka duHkhI mata hoiye| apanA zreNika to buddhizAlI hai... puNyazAlI hai... vaha jahA~ bhI hogA vahA~ sukhI hogA... aura eka na eka dina usake samAcAra hameM prApta hoMge hI... Apa nizciMta rhie| mana ko kar3A kiijie| yoM ro-rokara bilakhane se kyA?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMdhI rAjakumArI dekhe lagI 37 'devI, maiM jAnatA hU~ ki saMsAra ke ye sAre rizte nAte vyartha haiM.... phijUla haiM... mithyA haiM, kauna kisakA beTA aura kauna kisakA pitA ? kauna pati aura kauna patnI? sapanoM kI mAyAjAla hai ye saba kucha ! anaMta anaMta janmoM meM sabhI jIvoM ke sAtha sabhI prakAra ke saMbaMdha racAye haiM... aura bhaviSya meM racAye jAne haiM! phira bhI devI! moha meM aMdha banA jIva aksara mohamUr3ha hokara zaMkA-kuzaMkA kiyA karatA hai... vikalpoM ke jAle bunA karatA hai!' isa taraha rAjA prasenajita apane mana ko manAte haiM! devanaMdi sArthavAha rojAnA rAjasabhA meM AtA hai / eka dina devanaMdi ne jAnabUjhakara rAjA se pUchA : 'mahArAjA, Apako sau beTe haiM... yaha maiM jAnatA thA... para yahA~ to ninyAnave hI haiM... eka beTA kahA~ calA gayA?' rAjA ne duHkhI mana se kahA : 'zreSThi, merA eka priya aura buddhimAna putra ruThakara, nArAja hokara rAjya chor3akara calA gayA hai kahIM! usakA nAma hai zreNika !' 'mahArAjA, kucha barasa pahale jaba maiM Apake rAjadarabAra meM AyA thA taba maiMne usa buddhimAna, rUpavAna zreNikakumAra ko dekhA thA!' 'usake bagaira merI to jindagI sUnI-sUnI ho gaI hai, zreSThi !' 'mahArAjA, maiMne Apake usa lAr3ale beTe ko dekhA hai / ' 'kyA?' rAjA prasenajita siMhAsana para se khar3A ho gayA... aura devanaMdi ke donoM kaMdhe pakar3akara use hilA diyA / 'benAtaTa nagara meM ApakA putra kuzala hai / dhana seTha kI havelI meM maiMne use dekhA hai| jaba maiMne usase kahA ki 'kumAra, maiMne tumheM rAjagRha meM dekhA thA / ' taba usane mujhe cupa karate hue tAnA kasA thA ki 'rAjagraha to mere duzmana ko bhI nahIM ho !' rAjA ne devanaMdi kI bAtoM meM satyatA kA aMza parakhane ke lie tunakakara devanaMdi se kahA : 'seTha... tuma itanA bar3A jhUTha kyoM bola rahe ho? merA vaha putra to AlasI.... mUrkha aura adhama prakRti kA thA... vaha yahA~ se kisI se kucha kahe bagaira cupacApa calA gayA hai! bhaTaka-bhaTaka kara bemauta maregA! are sArthavAha! jo AdamI dUsaroM For Private And Personal Use Only

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38 pitA kI ciTThI AI! kI amAnata har3apa jAtA hai yA dUsaroM ko ThagatA hai... vaha jyoM duHkhI hotA hai... vaise hI jhUTha bolanevAlA bhI duHkhI hotA hai... isalie tumheM asatya nahIM bolanA cAhie! yaha sunakara devanaMdi pahale to ThiThaka gyaa| phira usane dhIre se rAjA ke kAna meM kahA : __ 'jarA Apa pAsa ke maMtraNAkhaMDa meM padhAriye... maiM Apako Apake lAr3ale ke hAlacAla batAtA huuN|' rAjA ko maMtraNAgRha meM le jAkara devanaMdi ne kahA : 'mahArAjA, yadi maiM jhUTha bolatA hoU~ to mujhe amAnata har3apane kA, vizvAsaghAta kA, kanyAvikraya kA, strI hatyA, gauhatyA kA pApa lagegA! maiMne benAtaTa nagara meM dhana seTha kI dukAna para rAjahaMsa se zreNikakumAra ko dekhA / vaha dhana seTha, kumAra kI eka-eka bAta ko deva kI AjJA kI bhA~ti sira-mAthe para car3hAtA hai| usa kumAra ke kahane para hI maiM dhana seTha kI havelI meM gayA thA aura maiMne tejamatUrI kharIdI thii| are... usa dhana seTha kI ekalautI rUpasI beTI sunaMdA ke sAtha zreNika kI zAdI bhI ho gaI hai| yaha maiM jo kucha bhI kaha rahA hU~, vaha bilkula satya hai... hakIkata hai! mAnanA... na mAnanA ApakI icchA para hai! para mujhe jhUTha bolane kA yA asatya bAta karane kA koI prayojana nahIM hai! Apa bharosA kIjie merI bAtoM para!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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pitA kI ciTThI AI! - 6. pitA kI ciTThI AI! rAjA prasenajita harSavibhora ho uThe / unakI A~khoM meM khuzI ke A~suoM kA samuMdara uphanane lgaa| gadgada hote hue unhoMne devanaMdi se kahA : 'devanaMdi, tUne yaha samAcAra dekara mere Upara mahAna upakAra kiyA hai| bhAI, eka bAta kI sAvadhAnI rakhanA... mere ninyAnaveM putroM se isa bAta kI jarA bhI carcA nahIM karanA!' 'jI mahArAjA! Apa nizcita rheN| yaha bAta mere Apake bIca hI sImita rhegii| kisI ko kucha mAlUma nahIM hogaa|' devanaMdi ko bidA karake mahArAjA prasenajita socane lage : 'merA priya putra sukha meM hai... rAjavaibhava sA vaibhava use milA hai... rAjakumArI jaisI zreSTha kanyA ke sAtha usakI zAdI huI hai| basa... vaha sukhI hai to maiM bhI sukhI hU~ ! Aja ArAma se mujhe nIMda aaegii| paraMtu eka bAra maiM kisI buddhizAlI-catura rAjapuruSa ko saMdeza dekara benAtaTa zreNika ke pAsa bhejUM to sahI! yadi vaha devanaMdi ke kahe mutAbika vAstava meM zreNika hogA to jarUra merI samasyA kA javAba degaa|' rAjA prasenajita ne apane vizvasta guptacara sumaMgala ko bulAkara kahA : 'tujhe benAtaTa nagara jAne kA hai| vahA~ para nagaraseTha dhana zreSThi ke vahA~ jAnA | unakI havelI meM gopAlakumAra nAma kA eka yuvaka hai... use merA yaha patra denA / aura vaha jo javAba likha kara de, vaha sAtha lekara vApasa turaMta lauTa aanaa| kArya jitanA jaldI karanA hai utanA hI gupta rakhanA hai| kisI ko kAnoMkAna bhanaka bhI nahIM laganI caahie|' rAjA ne patra likhakara sumaMgala ko diyaa| sumaMgala patra lekara rAjA ko praNAma karake vahA~ se nikalA | usI dina eka zreSTha vegavAna ghor3e para baiThakara vaha benAtaTa kI ora cala diyaa| 'seTha, mujhe gopAlakumAra se milanA hai!' 'baiTho, abhI kumAra khuda hI yahA~ aaeNge|' dhana seTha ne sumaMgala ko mIThe zabdoM meM khaa| itane meM prAbhAtika kAryoM se nipaTakara zreNika (gopAlakumAra) A pahu~cA per3hI para! For Private And Personal Use Only

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____40 pitA kI ciTThI AI! 'lo... ye A gaye gopAlakumAra!' seTha ne sumaMgala se khaa| 'kahA~ se A rahe ho, bhAI?' zreNika ne puuchaa| 'rAjagRhI se!' 'oha! acchA... calo... pahale snAna-devapUjA vagairaha kara lo... phira bAta kreNge|' sumaMgala ko lekara zreNika havelI para lauttaa| sumaMgala ne ekAMta dekhakara mahArAjA kA patra usake hAtha meM sarakA diyaa| zreNika ne naukara se kahA : 'mehamAna ko acchI taraha sArI suvidhAe~ juTA do... ve nipaTa jAeM bAda meM mere pAsa le aanaa|' sumaMgala naukara ke sAtha calA gayA / zreNika apane khaMDa meM aayaa| daravAjA baMda karake patra kholA aura par3hane lagA : ___ 'miThAI bharakara bA~dhakara rakhe hue chAbar3e meM se khAnA khAyA aura bhAiyoM ko khilAyA / mu~ha ba~dhe hue maTakoM meM se pAnI piyA aura bhAiyoM ko pilAyA, kuttoM kI cATI huI khIra kI thAliyA~ kuttoM ke sAmane sarakA kara khuda ne zuddha khIra khAI... vaise he mere putra... tU vahA~ benAtaTa nagara meM dhana seTha kI lar3akI se zAdI karake gharajamAI hokara rahA hai? mAtA-pitA aura bhAiyoM kA tyAga karake, jo mAtA-pitA tere bagaira na to sukha se khAte haiM... na pIte haiM... na hI caina se sote haiM! tU dUra-dUra paradeza meM jAkara kyoM rahA hai?' 'kukara kahetA kope caDiye ghara ghara jamAI thAya haiye haiyAlI ko kahe, kavaNa bhaloM bihaM mAMya?' [kuttA jaisA kahane se gussA kiyA aura udhara gRhajAmAtA hokara rahA... yaha bAta dila meM bhalIbhA~ti socakara kahanA ki donoM meM se kauna sA kArya acchA kiyA?] __ patra par3hate hI zreNika kA dila bhara aayaa| vaha ro par3A | barasAtI nadI kI bhA~ti usakI A~kheM bahane lgii| pitA aura mAtA ke bhItarI prema ko vaha bhalIbhA~ti jAnatA thA... samajhatA thA... phira bhI bArabAra pitA ke dvArA kahe gaye pratAr3anAbhare vacanoM ko yAda karake socatA hai : 'azakta aura murdA lar3ake cAhe jo saha leM... paraMtu maiM to ekAdha bhI kaTu yA galata vacana sahana nahIM kara sktaa...| are usa ghara meM maiM eka pala bhI raha nahIM sakatA! For Private And Personal Use Only

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41 pitA kI ciTThI AI! dUsarI ora, jJAnI puruSoM kA kahanA bhI sahI hai ki mAtA-pitA aura gurujanoM kI salAha-sUcana bhAgyazAlI ko hI milatI hai| jo lar3ake apane se bar3oM kA kahanA nahIM mAnate... ve bhaTakate haiM... bhUlate haiM! kyA karU~? abhI to jAne kA mana nahIM hai! aisA karatA hU~... pitAjI ko eka patra likha bhejatA huuN|' zreNika ne zAMta mana se patra likhA... baMda kiyaa| Upara sIla lagAI aura sumaMgala se patra dekara kahA : 'yaha patra tU svayaM mahArAjA ko unhIM ke hAthoM meM denaa|' sumaMgala ne rAjagRhI kA rAstA liyaa| rAjagRhI pahu~cakara mahArAjA ko patra sauMpa diyaa| kumAra ne likhA thA : 'pUjya pitAjI, ApakA ulAhanAbharA patra milA | ApakI, mAtAjI kI aura bhAiyoM kI smRti tAjA ho aaii| paraMtu vahA~ Ane ko dila nahIM karatA hai! jisa samaya pitA kI ora se prazaMsA milanI cAhie taba ulAhanA milatI ho... vaise pitA ke pAsa yA rAjA ke pAsa koI kaise raha sakatA hai? pitAjI, gharajAmAtA hokara rahane meM maiM tanika bhI khuza nahIM huuN| koI bhI svamAnI puruSa gharajAmAtA hokara rahanA pasaMda nahIM karatA... paraMtu jahA~ pitA svayaM putra kA akAraNa apamAna karate hoM... to vaha putra pitA ke pAsa kaise rahegA? use to dUra hI rahanA caahie| maiM yahA~ para prasanna huuN| Apa merI ciMtA na kreN|' ApakA zreNika rAjA prasenajita kI A~kheM namI se bhara aaii| 'zreNika benAtaTa meM hI hai yaha bAta to aba spaSTa ho gii| aba to kisI bhI kImata para usako manAkara yahA~ para le Ane kA kArya karanA hai|' yoM socakara mahArAjA ne vApasa saMdezA dekara sumaMgala ko ravAnA kiyaa| sumaMgala benAtaTa phuNcaa| zreNika se milakara patra diyaa| mahArAjA ne likhA thA : 'pyAre beTe zreNika, tujhe mana meM itanA duHkha nahIM lagAnA cAhie! maiMne tujhe rAjasabhA meM bulAkara mAna diyA thA yA apamAna? tU acchI taraha yAda karanA / mujhe sau putroM meM eka For Private And Personal Use Only

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pitA kI ciTThI AI! tere para hI saba se jyAdA prema hai, zraddhA hai... jyAdA kyA likhU? tU soca samajhakara hI koI kadama uThAnA / aura phira paMkha bagaira jyoM mora acchA nahIM lagatA hai... vaise hI tere bagaira merI zobhA phIkI ho gaI hai| tere binA rAjagRha sUnA-sUnA ho gayA hai!' ___ - terA duHkhI pitA pitA kA patra par3hakara zreNika Azvasta huaa| use lagA ki 'pitAjI kA mere Upara pyAra kAyama hai... vaisA hI hai!' phira bhI usakA mana rAjagRha jAne ke lie tatpara nahIM ho rahA thA, usake mana meM dhAraNA thI sunaMdA putra ko janma de... usake bAda hI rAjagRhI jaanaa| usane pitA ko patra likhaa| 'mere pUjya pitAjI! ApakA patra milaa| par3hakara mana kA samAdhAna huA hai| paraMtu jyoM eka paMkha kama hone se mora kI zobhA meM kucha pharka nahIM AtA... vaise hI mere ninyAnave bhAI vahA~ para haiM... eka maiM nahIM bhI rahU~ to kyA pharka par3egA? ApakI zobhA kama nahIM hogI! ApakI zobhA yathAvat hai, Apa apane mana meM tanika bhI aphasosa na kareM | maiM yahA~ para prasanna huuN| ApakA zreNika __ patra lekara sumaMgala Anana-phAnana rAjagRhI phuNcaa| patra mahArAjA ko diyaa| mahArAjA ne ekAMta meM patra kholakara pddh'aa| unakA mana saMtuSTa huA / unhoMne patravyavahAra cAlU rakhane kA socA / 'vaha svamAnI putra hai... usakA mana ullasita ho vaisA patra mujhe likhanA cAhie!' mahArAjA ne eka madhura patra likhaa| 'mere beTe zreNika! terA patra par3hakara merA dila zAMta huA, para jaba tU yahA~ para nahIM AegA.. dUra-dUra rahegA... taba-taka dila meM AnaMda to nahIM uchalegA! beTA, merA aura tere bhAiyoM kA tU hI to AdhAra hai! jaise jahAja ke bagaira samudra ko tairanA muzkila hai... azakya hai... vaise hI tere bagaira hama jIvana sAgara meM taira nahIM skte...| isalie mere vatsa, tU yahA~ calA A aura tere darzana kara ke mujhe tRpta hone de|' - terA duHkhI pitA For Private And Personal Use Only

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pitA kI ciTThI AI! sumaMgala ne patra zreNika ko phuNcaayaa| zreNika ne patra par3hakara kucha socA aura sumaMgala se kahA : 'bhAI... tU kucha dina yahA~ Thahara jaa| mujhe jo kucha bhejanA hai... vaha tU sAtha meM lekara hI jA / ' 43 sumaMgala benAtaTa meM ruka gayA / zreNika ne turaMta hI apanI mA~ ke lie suvarNa ke aura ratna javAharAta jar3e hue alaMkAra bnvaaye| bahanoM bhAIyoM ke lie bhI suMdara AbhUSaNa taiyAra karavAye / pitAjI ke lie zreSTha jAti ke eka sau ATha ghor3e kharIde... aura yaha saba sumaMgala ke sAtha rAjagRhI kI ora ravAnA kara diyA / mahArAjA prasenajita bar3e prasanna hue| zreNika ke bheje hue ghor3e aura alaMkAra svIkAra kara lie, aura usI sumaMgala ke sAtha 'bhaMbhA' nAma kA vAjitra bhejA aura patra likhakara diyA | 'priya putra zreNika, tumhAre bheje hue azva mile| suMdara alaMkAra bhI mile / tere yahA~ para Ane ke bAda hI ve alaMkAra terI mA~ ko, bahanoM ko aura bhAiyoM ko dene ke haiN| beTA, jisa jaMgala meM tUne bhIlakanyA ko svIkAra nahIM kiyA thA usa jaMgala ke bhIla loga tere Upara lAla-pIle hue haiN...| acchA kiyA... tUne usa bhIlakanyA ke sAtha zAdI nahIM kii...| apane kula kI garimA ko banAe rkhaa| paraMtu yahA~ Ate vakta sAvadhAna rahanA / jaMgala ke bhIla tere Upara dhAvA boleMge.... hAlA~ki tere parAkrama ke Age ve loga Akhira jhuka hI jAe~ge / - terA pitA patra aura sAtha meM 'bhaMbhA' vAditra lekara sumaMgala benAtaTa nagara pahu~cA / patra par3hakara zreNika ne mana hI mana turaMta rAjagRha jAne kA nirNaya kiyA / sumaMgala se usane kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only 'tU rAjagRha jA, aba maiM bahuta jaldI... kucha hI dinoM meM yahA~ se nikalUMgA aura zakya itanA jaldI rAjagRhI pahu~cU~gA / ' sumaMgala ko suMdara vastra - alaMkAra bheMTa dekara use bidA dI /

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44 abhayakumAra zreNika sunaMdA ke zayanakhaMDa meM gyaa| usane kahA : "devI... mujhe rAjagRha jAnA hogaa| mere pitAjI bulA rahe haiN| maiM unake pAsa jaauuNgaa| jAnA jarUrI hai|' 'svAmina, maiM bhI Apake sAtha AU~gI... cU~ki Apake bagaira maiM eka pala bhI nahIM raha sktii|' ___ 'para... kisI bhI hAlata meM tujhe abhI to sAtha meM le jAyA nahIM jA sktaa| tujhe yahIM para rahanA hogA aura sukhapUrvaka putra ko janma denA hogaa|' sunaMdA mauna rahI... 'jo inakI icchA... vahI merI icchA... ye kaheMge vaisA hI mujhe karanA hai!' sunaMdA ne kahA : 'putra kA nAma 'abhayakumAra' rakhanA hai nA?' 'hA~ usakA pAlana acche DhaMga se krnaa|' "paraMtu nAtha! jaba vaha do-pA~ca sAla kA hogA... kucha samajhadArI AegI usameM... phira vaha pUchegA... mere pitA kahA~ haiM? unakA nAma kyA hai? ve kahA~ rahate haiM? taba maiM use javAba kyA dUMgI?' 'maiM apane zayanagRha kI dIvAra para kucha likhakara jaauuNgaa| use vaha par3havA denaa|' zreNika ne sunaMdA ko bhI apanI sahI pahacAna nahIM dI... dIvAra para kevala itanA likha diyA : 'rAjagRha gAma, gopAla nAma, dhavala Tor3e ghara / ' sunaMdA ne bhI apanA diyA huA vacana nibhAyA : 'maiM kabhI bhI ApakA nAmagA~va yA kula kI pRcchA nahIM kruuNgii|' dhana seTha se bhI zreNika ne rAjagRha jAne kI bAta khii| seTha ne pahale to ijAjata nahIM dI... bAda meM samajhAne para bhAvabharI bidAI dI / Dhera sArI bezumAra saMpatti dii| javAharAta aura alaMkAra diye / zreNika ne eka hajAra zreSTha ghor3e kharIda lie| eka hajAra sainikoM ko tanakhvAha se rakha liye| uccakoTi ke zastra sAtha meM liye| sainikoM ko zastrasajja kara diye... eka hajAra ghur3asavAra sainikoM ke sAtha zreNika ne benAtaTa nagara se prayANa kiyaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra abhayakumAra 45 7. abhayakumAra kucha hI dinoM meM zreNika bhIlarAjA ke ilAke meM pahu~ca gyaa| usane apane mana meM socA : 'bhIlarAjA AkramaNa kare... usase pahale to maiM hI una para TUTa pahU~ ! yahI sahI vyUha hogA / duzmana ko dina dahAr3e lalakAranA hI zaurya kI nizAnI hai / ' kumAra ne bhIlarAja kI rAjadhAnI ke daravAje khaTakhaTAye ! usane apanA 'bhaMbhA' vAditra jora-jora se bajAnA cAlU kiyA / bhIla rAjA ko patA cala gayA ki 'vaha chokarA ... jo merI beTI ko zAdI se inkAra karake nau-do gyAraha ho gayA thA, aba bar3I senA lekara apanI tAkata batAne AyA lagatA hai... para vaha buddha hai... use patA kahA~ hai ... merI aura mere bhIla sainikoM kI tAkata kA ? macchara kI taraha masala kara rakha dU~gA maiM use!' bhIlarAjA apane sainikoM ke sAtha kile ke bAhara AyA... hajAroM bhIla tIra-kamAna se sajja hokara ekatrita the...| 'mAro...kATo...duzmana jindA na jAne pAye... / ' kA hallA karake kumAra para tIroM kI bauchAra sI kara dI ! para zreNika cAlAka thA / usane pahale hI 'aMgarakSaka' ratna kA smaraNa karake apane cAroM ora eka bakhtara - kavaca sA nirmANa kara diyA thA / zatru kA eka bhI zastra use chUtA hI nahIM thA ! bhIla logoM ko to lene ke dene par3a gaye! ve A~kheM caur3I kara-kara ke kumAra ko dekhane lage ! dhIre-dhIre unhoMne kumAra para tIra calAnA baMda kara diyA... aura ve kumAra ke pAsa Akara jhukakara praNAma karane lge| bhIla senA kA senApati kumAra se Dara kara vahA~ se raphUcakkara hone kA maukA talAza rahA thA ki kumAra ne use pakar3a liyaa| moTe rasse se use bA~dhakara rakha diyaa| kumAra kI senA ne kumAra ke jayajayakAra se gagana ko gU~jArita kara diyaa| For Private And Personal Use Only dharatI to zUravIra puruSoM ke kadamoM tale rahatI hai| jaMgala meM kauna siMha kA rAjyAbhiSeka karatA hai? vaha to apane parAkrama aura apanI tAkata ke bala para hI rAja calAtA hai /

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abhayakumAra zreNika ne bhIla-senApati se kar3aka zabdoM meM kahA : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 46 'o bhIlarAja! aba tumheM hamAre Age-Age calanA hogA... hameM rAjagRhI kA rastA batAnA hogaa| rAste meM jo ghATa AtA hai... usameM se hameM sahI salAmata bAhara nikAlanA hogA / yadi merA kahA nahIM mAnA... aura kucha bhI cAlAkI karane kI koziza kI to yaha talavAra terI zarama nahIM rakhegI / boTI-boTI kATakara kuttoM ko khilA dU~gA !' bhIlarAja ke sAtha-sAtha savA lAkha bhIla sainika bhI cupacApa calate rahe / bhIlarAja ne rAjagRhI kA rAstA dikhalAyA / kumAra kA ghor3A ThIka bhIlarAja ke pIche hI cala rahA thA / kucha dinoM kI thakAnevAlI yAtrA ke pazcAt sabhI rAjagRhI ke samIpa pahu~ca gaye / rAjagRhI ke kile ke bAhara vizAla maidAna meM bhIla sainikoM kI rAvaTiyA~ DalavA dI / bAda meM kumAra ne rAjagRhI meM praveza kiyA / kumAra ne apane Ane kI pUrva - sUcanA rAjA prasenajita ko bhejI hI nahIM thI / hajAroM ghur3asavAra aura bhIlarAja ke sAtha zreNikakumAra ne rAjagRhI meM praveza kiyA / nagaravAsI loga kumAra ko dekhakara khuzI ke mAre nAcane lage / 'zreNikakumAra A gaye... rAjakumAra A gaye...' ke nAroM se sArA nagara gU~ja uThA / rAjamahala ke dvAra para pahu~cakara sainikoM ko mahala ke bAhara maidAna meM khar3e rakhakara bhIlarAja ke sAtha zreNika ne rAjamahala meM praveza kiyA aura tIra kI taraha sIdhe samrATa prasenajita ke khaMDa meM pahu~cA / pitA ke caraNoM meM praNAma kiyA... pAsa meM baiThI apanI mA~ ko bhI praNAma kiyA / rAjA-rAnI rAjakumAra ko dekhakara gadgada ho utthe| donoM kI A~kheM harSAzru se chalakane lgii| rAjA prasenajita ne rAjakumAra ko apane sIne se lagAte hue usake sira para hAtha pherA aura bole : 'beTA, tU A gayA... acchA huA ! mujhe aura terI mA~ ko bar3I hI rAhata milegii| zA~ti milegii| hama aba pUrI taraha nizciMta ho jAeMge / ' 'pitAjI, maiM isa bhIlarAja ko bhI sAtha le AyA hU~! isake savA lAkha bhIla sainika nagara ke bAhara khar3e haiM!' For Private And Personal Use Only rAjA prasenajita ne bhIlarAja ke sAmane dekhA / bhIlarAja kI A~kheM jamIna para TikI huI thii|

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abhayakumAra 40 bhIlarAja... Aja merA lAr3alA rAjakumAra yahA~ AyA hai... maiM isa khuzI ke mauke para tumheM mukta karatA hU~... itanA hI nahIM, tumhArA rAjya bhI tumheM vApasa lauTA diyA jaaegaa|' 'mahArAjA, aba mujhe rAjya nahIM cAhie! na hI maiM apane nagara meM vApasa lauTUMgA!' 'taba phira kyA karoge tuma?' 'maiM saMsAra kA tyAga karake tApasa bana jAU~gA!' 'tApasa banakara?' 'anazana karU~gA... aba merI jIne kI koI tamannA bAkI nahIM bacI hai!' zreNika ne khar3e hokara bhIlarAja ke baMdhana khola diye| mahArAjA prasenajita ne bhIlarAja ko bar3e prema ke sAtha bhojana karavAyA... aura ucita Adara satkAra karake use bidAI dii| bhIlarAja ne nagara ke bAhara Akara apane savA lAkha bhIla sainikoM ko apaneapane ghara cale jAne kI AjJA dI evaM svayaM jaMgala ke rAste para Age bar3ha gyaa| eka parvata kI guphA meM jAkara usane anazana vrata aMgIkAra kara liyaa| zreNika ne bhIlarAja ke putra ko bulAkara, usakA rAjya use vApasa sauMpa diyaa| maMtriyoM ko bhejakara usakA rAjyAbhiSeka karavA diyaa| naye bhIla rAjA ne rAjagRhI kA AjJAMkita rAjA honA svIkAra kiyaa| zreNika ne naye bhIlarAja ko apanA mitra bnaayaa| ___ kumAra zreNika ke ninyAnave bhAiyoM ko jaba mAlUma huA ki 'zreNika bar3I senA lekara AyA hai|' ve sabhI zreNika se milane ke lie aaye| sabhI ne zreNika kI kuzalatA puuchii| zreNika ke pAsa baiThe / mahArAjA prasenajita bhI vahIM para baiThe hue the| unhoMne sabhI putroM ko saMbodhita karate hue kahA : ___ 'mere pyAre baccoM! aba mujhe vRddhAvasthA ne pUrI taraha ghera liyA hai! maiM isa pUre sAmrAjya kA bhAra zreNika ko sauMpanA cAhatA hU~! aura bacI huI jiMdagI nivRtti meM gujAranA cAhatA hU~! 99 putroM ne kahA : 'pitAjI, hama bhI cAhate haiM ki rAjya zreNika ko hI diyA jaae| vaha hara taraha se yogya hai, sakSama hai!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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48 abhayakumAra 'paraMtu... tuma saba hilamilakara raho... sabhI zreNika kI AjJA mAno... yaha bahuta hI jarUrI hai... bolo, tumheM yaha kabUla hai ? ' 99 putra eka sAtha bola uThe : 'hA~, hameM kabUla hai... hama zreNika kI AjJA kA pAlana kareMge aura pitAjI, hama saba sAtha meM melajola se raheMge / Apa nizciMta hokara ApakI AtmakalyANa kI pravRtti meM lIna baneM / ' mahArAjA prasenajita ko AnaMda huA / putroM kI premabharI bAta sunakara unheM saMtoSa huaa| unhoMne maMtrImaMDala ko bulAyA aura acche muhUrta meM zreNika kA rAjyAbhiSeka karane kI AjJA dI / sArI rAjagRhI meM yaha bAta phaila gaI / prajA ne bhI khuzI aura AnaMda kA anubhava kiyaa| zubha aura pavitra muhUrta meM bar3I dhUmadhAma aura utsava ke sAtha zreNika kA rAjyAbhiSeka kara diyA gayA / mahArAjA aura mahArAnI donoM ne nivRtti lii| aba ve tamAma prakAra kI ciMtAoM se mukta ho cuke the / 99 bhAI apane bar3e bhAI rAjA zreNika ke prati pUrI taraha vaphAdAra the| zreNika kI hara AjJA... pratyeka bAta ko ve mAnane lage the| zreNika ne rAjA banate hI prathama kArya zithila huI aura gar3abar3AI huI rAjya vyavasthA ko suvyavasthita karane kA kiyA / usane maMtrImaMDala kA nirIkSaNa kiyA ... to mahasUsa kiyA ki adhikAMza maMtrI loga manasvI bana gaye the... manamAnI kara rahe the| rAjA yA prajA kI koI bAta sunate hI nahIM the... khuda ko jo jaMce, vahI karane para utArU the| rAjya kA adhikArI varga bhI ghUsakhora ho gayA thaa| apanI jimmedArI koI samajhatA hI nahIM thA... / basa, kaise paise banAnA ... yahI sabakA ekameva lakSya thA / prajA ke sAtha berahamI se ve peza Ate the| isa taraha kI paristhiti kA lAbha idhara-udhara ke rAjA loga uThA rahe the.... ve na to mahArAjA ke darabAra meM mahArAjA ko praNAma karane Ate the... na rAjya MODI kara cukAte the| rAjya kI senA bhI AlasI aura jar3a ho gaI thI / senApati logoM ko sainya kI paravAha hI nahIM thI / zastrAgAroM meM se zastroM kI corI ho jAnA Ama bAta thii| rAjya meM cora luTeroM kA upadrava bar3hatA jA rahA thA / For Private And Personal Use Only

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49 abhayakumAra zreNika ne kucha hI dinoM meM isa paristhiti kA bArIkI se nirIkSaNa kiyaa| usane socA : ___ 'yaha vakta... mere lie rAjA banakara kevala siMhAsana para baiThe rahane kA nahIM hai... jo hAlAta hai... unako najara aMdAja nahIM kiyA jA sakatA! aise maMtrI loga aura senApati to rAjya ko kaur3I ke mola beca DAleMge! rAjanIti meM jJAnI puruSoM ne kahA hai ki maMtrI vinIta... dharmaniSTha aura vizuddha buddhivAlA honA cAhie! kulIna, zIlavAn, satyavAdI... rUpavAna aura sadaiva prasanna mukhamudrAvAlA maMtrI hI rAjya kI unnati kara sakatA hai! rAjya kA koSAdhyakSa prAmANika, dhairyavAn, ratna parIkSA meM niSNAta evaM sadAcArI honA jarUrI hai| pradhAnamaMtrI to aisA cAhie... jo auroM kI ceSTAe~ aura AkRti dekhakara usake mana ke bhAvoM ko bhAMpa le! vaha tattvajJAnI honA cAhie, priyabhASI honA cAhie... eka bAra meM hI pUrI bAta ko samajha-parakha le vaisI painI najaravAlA pradhAnamaMtrI hI rAjya ko samRddha aura aparAjita rakha sakatA hai! paraMtu... yadi maiM abhI ina purAne maMtriyoM ko nikAla bAhara kara dUMgA to ye loga rAjya meM asaMtoSa-azAMti phailAeMge; upadrava kareMge...| prajA unake sAtha ho jAe to vidroha ho jAne kI bhI saMbhAvanA hai! mujhe unheM... cAlAkI se... tarakIba lar3Akara... nikAlanA hogaa| unheM nikAlane ke bAda acche-anubhavI maMtriyoM ko niyukta kruuNgaa| vahA~ taka to ina ullU ke paThThoM ke bIca rahakara hI mujhe yathA zakya saphAI karanI hogI!' ___yoM karate hue sAta-ATha sAla bIta gaye! samaya gujarate hue kahA~ dera lagatI hai? zreNika rAjA ko 499 maMtrI to mila gaye, paraMtu jaisA cAhie thA vaisA mahAmaMtrI nahIM mila skaa| benAtaTa nagara meM dhana seTha kI putrI aura zreNika kI patnI sunaMdA ne yogya samaya para putra ko janma diyA / dhana seTha ne bhavya utsava mnaayaa| jinamaMdiroM meM mahotsava manAye | garIboM ko dila kholakara dAna diye gye| gIta-gAna aura nRtya ke kAryakramoM se dhana seTha kI havelI gUMja utthii| sunaMdA ne apane lADale beTe kA nAma 'abhayakumAra' rakhA / dhana seTha ne nAma rakhane ke dina abhaya ko suvarNa ke alaMkAroM se sajAyA... kImatI vastroM se sjaayaa| apane riztedAra saMbaMdhIjanoM ke lie suMdara bhojana samAroha kA Ayojana kiyaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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50 abhayakumAra dhana seTha ne sunaMdA ke pAsa se abhaya ko lete hue kahA : 'beTI... terA yaha lAr3alA to sacamuca hI gopAlakumAra kI pratikRti hI hai! usakI A~kheM... nAka... kAna... ceharA... saba kucha gopAlakumAra ke anurUpa hI hai|' ___ 'saca bAta hai ApakI bApU!' sunaMdA kI A~kheM bhara AI... usakA svara bhIga uThA thaa| dhana seTha yaha dekhakara ciMtita ho utthe| unhoMne kahA : 'kyoM beTI... kyA huA? A~khoM meM A~sU kyoM? kyA gopAlakumAra kI yAda A gaI?' sunaMdA ro pdd'ii| rote-rote bolI : 'Aja ve yahA~ hote to?' dhana seTha ne apanI beTI ke sira para hAtha pherate hue kahA : 'beTI...gopAlakumAra yahA~ hote to? taba to pUre nagara ko phUloM se sajA detA maiM! ullAsa aura umaMga ke raMga uchalate hote! para, aba usa bAta ko yAda karake jI ko choTA mata kara! priyajanoM kA saMyoga-viyoga to saMsAra meM calatA hI rahatA hai! tu to aba isa abhaya kA khayAla kara... isako lAr3a-pyAra ke sAtha bar3A kara | isako saMskAroM se sjaa| isake sahAre hI jInA hai... aura to kisI bAta kI kamI nahIM hai isa ghara meM! saba kucha hai... aura phira yaha saba terA hI to hai!' dhana seTha ne sunaMdA ko Azvasta kiyaa| sunaMdA ne bar3I sAvadhAnI aura jatana se abhayakumAra kA lAlana-pAlana kiyaa| dhIre-dhIre abhayakumAra bar3A hone lagA! calane lagA... daur3ane lagA... mastI karane lagA... zarArateM karane lagA! dhana seTha kI havelI AnaMda se chalakane lgii| abhaya pA~ca sAla kA huaa| use pAThazAlA meM par3hane ke lie bhejA gayA / usa dina pAThazAlA ke zikSaka ko dhana seTha ne kImatI vastra bheMTa kiye | zAlA ke sabhI vidyArthiyoM ko miThAI bA~TI / garIba baccoM ko vastra vagairaha diye gye| abhaya rojAnA zAlA meM jAne lgaa| par3hAI meM koI usakI barAbarI kA thA hI nahIM! For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra khelane meM bhI abhayakumAra pahale naMbara para ! sabhI ko vaha pyArA lagatA.... sabhI usake dosta bana jAte ! jo bhI use dekhatA... use vaha pyArA lagatA ! yoM karate hue tIna sAla bIta gaye... aba to abhayakumAra ATha sAla kA ho gayA thaa| 51 eka dina jaba abhaya zAlA se AyA taba vaha udAsa thaa| rojAnA ha~satA khilA abhaya AtA aura mA~ kI goda meM baiThakara... mA~ ke gale meM hAtha DAlakara mA~ se lipaTa jAtA! Aja to abhaya udAsa udAsa thA aura Akara sIdhA palaMga para jAkara leTa gayA, rone lgaa| isakI sisakiyA~ bar3hatI hI gaI ! sunaMdA daur3atI huI AI! palaMga para baiThakara usane abhaya ko apanI goda meM liyA... aura usakA sira sahalAne lagI... 'kyA huA mere lAla ko ?' pUchatI hai sunaMdA... para abhaya to basa ... roye hI jA rahA hai! sunaMdA abhaya ke zarIra ko sahalAtI hai... thapathapAtI hai..... 'kyA huA, beTA? kucha bola to sahI! mujha se nahIM bolegA?' sunaMdA bhI ro pdd'ii| abhaya ko usane apane sIne se lagA liyA... usake mAthe ko cUmane lgii| mA~ ko rotI huI dekhakara abhaya ne apanI A~kheM poMcha lI / ronA baMda ho gyaa| usane sunaMdA kI A~kheM bhI apanI mulAyama hatheliyoM se poMcha ddaalii| mA~beTA donoM mauna ho gaye / abhaya ne sunaMdA kA ceharA apanI hatheliyoM meM lekara kahA : 'mA~, tU mujhe saca batAegI nA?' 'hA~ beTA!' 'mA~ ... mere pitAjI kahA~ hai?' 'Aja kyoM pUcha rahA hai... ?' 'mA~... Aja hama khela rahe the... maiM AsAnI se jIta gayA to mujhase jalanevAlA eka lar3akA mujha se kahane lagA.... For Private And Personal Use Only 'jItane para itanA itarAtA kyA hai... tU hai to bina bApa kA ! bApa kA to patA nahIM hai aura ruAba to rAjakumAra jaisA jatAtA hai!'

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milanA pitA se putra kA! 52 __'beTA... lar3ake loga to bolate rahate haiN...| tere pitAjI haiM... eka dina ve apane vahA~ Aye the| rAjakumAra sA unakA rUpa aura ve the bhI mahAna bhaagyshaalii| merI unake sAtha zAdI huii| do sAla ve yahA~ rhe| tU mere peTa meM thA... aura unheM acAnaka yahA~ se eka dina jAnA pdd'aa| ve gaye so gaye... vApasa na to ve Aye... na koI samAcAra AyA unakA! ____ hA~, jAne se pahale maiMne unheM pUchA thA... 'apane beTe kA nAma kyA rakheMge?' to unhoMne kahA thA 'abhayakumAra!' maiMne unase pUchA thA... jaba apanA beTA samajhadAra hogA aura pUchegA ki mere pitA kahA~ gaye haiM... taba maiM use kyA javAba dUMgI...? taba unhoMne kahA : 'maiM citrazAlA kI dIvAra para likhakara jAtA hU~... vaha tU use par3havA denaa|' 'mA~, mere pitAjI jo likha gaye haiM... vaha tU mujhe batA to sahI!' sunaMdA abhaya ko lekara citrazAlA meM gii| dIvAra para kA likhA huA abhaya ne pddh'aa| abhaya ne apanI buddhi se socaa| usakI samajha meM sArI bAta A gii| usane sunaMdA ke sAmane cuTakI bajAte hue kahA : ___ 'mA~... mujhe mAlUma ho gayA... pitAjI kahA~ haiM? para maiM aba unake pAsa jAU~gA!' 'beTA... tU jAegA to maiM bhI tere sAtha jAU~gI!' 'para mA~! nAnA-nAnI apane ko ijAjata deMge?' 'deMge... jarUra deMge... | cala, hama unake pAsa caleM!' dhanaseTha aura seThAnI sunaMdA va abhaya kI bAteM sunakara ro par3e, cUMki sunaMdA aura abhaya se unheM bahuta hI lagAva thaa| phira bhI ve cAhate the ki abhaya usake pitA se mile aura sunaMdA kA bhI apane pati se milanA ho| una donoM ne sunaMdA-abhaya ko AzIrvAda diye| ratha diyaa| naukara-cAkara ke sAtha jarUrI sAmAna dekara prema se unheM rAjagRhI kI ora bidAI dii| For Private And Personal Use Only

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milanA pitA se putra kA! 8. milanA pitA se putra kA! abhaya apanI mA~ sunaMdA ke sAtha rAjagRhI ke bAharI udyAna meM Akara tthhraa| ratha ko unhoMne vApasa benAtaTa bheja diyaa| abhayakumAra ne sunaMdA se kahA : ___ 'mA~, tU isa bagIce meM zAMti se vizrAma kara... maiM nagara meM jAkara eka cakkara lagA AtA huuN|' __ sunaMdA ne kahA : 'beTA, yaha rAjagRhI to bahuta bar3A nagara hai... tU anajAna hai... choTA hai... isalie samhalanA... aura samaya para vApasa lauTa AnA... varanA... mere mana meM ciMtA banI rahegI... merA jI ucaTatA rhegaa|' 'mA~, tU jarA bhI phikra mata kara! tere beTe ko koI takalIpha honevAlI nahIM!' mA~-beTe ne sAtha baiThakara nAztA kiyaa| bagIce ke kue~ meM se pAnI nikAla kara pI liyaa| aura abhayakumAra mA~ kI AzISa lekara nagara kI ora ravAnA huaa| nagara ke daravAje meM praveza karate hI use bar3hiyA zukuna hue... para abhayakumAra ko zukanazAstra kA itanA jJAna nahIM thA! vaha to calatA hI rhaa| idhara-udhara najara daur3AtA huaa| vaha nagara ke madhyabhAga meM pahu~cA / jahA~ cAra rAste milate the... vahA~ caurAhe ke pAsa usane logoM kA eka TolA dekhaa| abhaya ne vahA~ jAkara eka acche se dikhanevAle AdamI se pUchA : 'kyA bAta hai? ye itane sAre loga yahA~ para ikaTThe kyoM hue haiM?' ___ usa AdamI ne kahA : 'are lar3ake... tU paradezI lagatA hai! yahA~ eka kuA~ hai! khAlI kuA~ hai... usameM yahA~ ke hamAre mahArAjA zreNika ne eka aMgUThI DAlI huI hai| unhoMne nagara meM ghoSaNA kI hai ki koI bhI AdamI yadi kue~ ke kinAre para khar3A hokara kue~ meM par3I huI aMgUThI nikAlakara pahanegA, use mahArAjA apanA AdhA rAjya deMge aura usa AdamI ko mahAmaMtrI bnaayeNge|' abhayakumAra usa kue~ ke pAsa gyaa| usane kue~ meM par3I huI hIre kI aMgUThI ko dekhaa| phira usane logoM kI ora dekhA | mana hI mana kucha socA... nirNaya kiyA aura khar3e hue logoM kI ora mur3akara kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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milanA pitA se putra kA! 54 __ 'bhAiyoM, suno merI bAta! tuma meM se yadi koI isa aMgUThI ko pahananA cAhate ho to khuzI se pahana lo / varanA maiM isa aMgUThI ko pahananA cAhatA hU~! bAda meM koI zekhI baghAranA mata ki 'oha, isameM kyA? yaha to hama bhI kara sakate the! isameM kahA~ aklamaMdI hai?' ___ abhaya kI mIThI AvAja meM cunautI sunakara sabhI loga vismita ho utthe| unhoMne abhaya se kahA : 'are, lar3ake! hamArI to akla para bakkala laga gayA hai| hameM to samajha meM hI nahIM AtA ki binA kue~ meM utare hue aMgUThI ko bAhara nikAlanA kaise? yaha koI jAdU kI char3I to hai nahIM ki 'cala rI aMgUThI, Upara A...' boleM aura aMgUThI Upara Akara apanI uMgalI meM samA jaae|' 'ThIka hai, to maiM merI buddhi AjamAtA huuN|' 'acchA hai bhAI... tU koI buddhi ke bAdazAha kA baccA lagatA hai, jo aMgUThI ko pahanane kI itanI jaldabAjI kara rahA hai| ThIka hai... kara tU terI koziza! hama bhI jarA dekheM to sahI... tU kyA tIra mAratA hai!' ___ abhayakumAra Tole se alaga huaa| pAsa kI galI meM gayA / vahA~ para gAyabhaiMse baMdhI huI thI caupAla meM! gAya kA gobara apane hAtha meM vaha uThA laayaa| usane barAbara aMgUThI kA nizAna tAka kara vaha gobara usa para pheMkA | gobara barAbara aMgUThI para girA | aMgUThI usameM cipaka gyii| phira abhayakumAra vApasa usI galI meM gayA / eka acche se ghara meM jAkara mAlakina se usane kucha agni ke aMgAre maaNge| mAlakina bur3hiyA thI... para bhalI thii| usane abhayakumAra ko miTTI ke kuMDe meM bharakara aMgAre lA diye | abhaya vaha kuMDA lekara AyA kue~ ke pAsa, aura barAbara nizAnA lagA kara aMgAre... usa kue~ meM par3e gobara para DAlane lagA! aMgAroM kI garmI se gobara sUkhane lgaa| eka-Der3ha ghaMTe meM to gobara sUkhakara kaMDA ho gayA! phira usane usa khAlI kue~ meM pAnI bharane kI yojanA bnaaii| vaha Asa-pAsa-idhara-udhara ghUmA to pAsa meM hI eka dUsarA kuA~ thA... vaha pAnI se bharA huA thaa| usane socA : 'isa kue~ kA pAnI yadi usa aMgUThIvAle kue~ meM DAlA jAe to merA kAma bana jaaye|' kue~ para rahaTa cala rahA thaa| kue~ ke pAsa choTA hauja thA... usameM pAnI bharA jA rahA thaa| abhaya ne rahaTa calAnevAle ko pyAra bharI jabAna meM kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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milanA pitA se putra kA! 55 ___ 'cAcA... merA eka kAma kara doge? isa hauja kA pAnI maiM usa kue~ meM le jAnA cAhatA hU~... isake lie maiM choTI sI nAlI banA DAlatA hU~... tuma rahaTa se pAnI nikAla kara hauja meM bharate raho... hauja kA pAnI nAlI ke jariye kue~ meM bharegA, to apane Apa vaha gobara kA kaMDA taira kara Upara A jAegA... aura usa kaMDe meM se aMgUThI nikAla kara maiM ArAma se pahana luuNgaa| rAjA kA maMtrI banane para... sacamuca, cAcA! maiM tumheM mAlAmAla banA dUMgA!' rahaTa calAnevAle AdamI ko lar3akA itanA pasaMda A gayA thA ki usakI bAta usane turaMta mAna lii| usane apane ghara se lAkara kulhAr3I dI abhaya ko| abhaya ne dekhate hI dekhate nAlI khoda ddaalii| nAlI ke jariye hauja kA pAnI kue~ meM girane lagA! do ghaMTe meM to kuA~ bhara gayA... vaha sUkhA huA gobara kA kaMDA pAnI meM tairatA huA Upara A gyaa| abhaya ne lakar3I se usa kaMDe ko apanI ora khiiNcaa| usameM cipakI huI aMgUThI ko nikAlakara apanI uMgalI meM pahana lI! ___ bhIr3a meM khar3e loga to lar3ake kI bUr3hoM ko zaramA de vaisI aklamaMdI dekhakara dA~toM tale uMgalI dabA gye| bhIr3a meM rAjA ke AdamI bhI khar3e the| unhoMne avilaMba sArI bAta mahArAjA zreNika ko pahu~cA dii| rAjA turaMta ghor3e para savAra hokara vahA~ aayaa| rAjA ne abhaya ko dekhA / abhaya se najareM milate hI zreNika ke dila meM anAyAsa sneha kA sAgara hilore lene lgaa| abhaya kI suMdara mukhAkRti dekhakara rAjA khuza ho utthaa| usane abhaya ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura usake kaMdhe para hAtha thapathapAte hue kahA : 'vatsa, tU kahA~ se A rahA hai? kahA~ kA rahanevAlA hai?' abhaya ne kahA : 'maiM benAtaTa nagara kA rahanevAlA hU~... aura vahI se calA A rahA hU~!' rAjA ne cauMkate hue pUchA : 'benAtaTa nagara se?' 'jI hA~!' rAjA ne pUchA : 'tU kisakA lar3akA hai?' abhaya ne kahA : 'maiM prajApAla rAjA kA lar3akA huuN|' rAjA ne pUchA : 'tU usa nagara meM dhana seTha ko pahacAnatA hai?' abhaya ne kahA : 'hA~... jarUra! pahacAnatA huuN|' For Private And Personal Use Only

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milanA pitA se putra kA! 56 rAjA ne pUchA : 'usa seTha kI beTI sunaMdA ko jAnatA hai|' abhaya ne kahA : 'hA~, jAnatA hU~! usane eka putra ko janma diyA hai aura usa putra kA nAma hai abhayakumAra!' rAjA ne pUchA : 'vaha abhI kitane sAla kA hogA?' abhaya ne kahA : 'yaha samajha lo ki mere jitanI hI usakI umra hogI... aura phira hamArA rUpa-raMga aura ceharA bhI kAphI milatA-julatA hai... eka sA rAjA ne pUchA : 'abhaya ke sAtha terI pahacAna kaise huI?' abhaya ne kahA : 'are, hama donoM to jigarI dosta haiM! eka-dUsare ke binA ekAdha pala bhI nahIM raha sakate!' rAjA ne pUchA : taba phira tU use chor3akara yahA~ kyoM AyA?' abhaya ne kahA : 'maiM use sAtha lekara hI yahA~ AyA hU~!' rAjA ne pUchA : 'kahA~ hai vaha?' abhaya ne kahA : 'vaha aura usakI mA~ sunaMdA nagara ke bAharI upavana meM ruke hue haiM! rAjA ne pUchA : 'kyA kahatA hai? sunaMdA- usakI mA~ bhI sAtha AI hai aura bagIce meM?' abhaya ne kahA : 'jI hA~, mahArAjA!' rAjA ne kahA : 'cala, tU mujhe vahA~ para le cala / bagIce meM jAkara tere dosta aura usakI mA~ se maiM milanA cAhatA huuN|' abhaya ne kahA : 'caliye mere sAtha!' Age-Age abhayakumAra... aura pIche rAjA | bagIce kI ora cale! loga to abhayakumAra kI caturAI aura cAlAkI para ApharIna ho uThe! ___ 'vAha, kyA lar3akA hai! rAjA jaise rAjA ko calate hue le gayA apane sAtha! aba to Adhe rAjya kA mAlika hogA! aura phira Upara se mahAmaMtrI kA rutabA milegA! rAjasabhA meM jaba yaha choTI umra kA mahAmaMtrI baiThegA taba kaisA lagegA? jitanA khUbasUrata hai... utanA hI kismatavAlA aura aklamaMda hai! buddhi kA to mAnoM bAdazAha hI dekha lo!' rAjA aura kumAra donoM bagIce meM phuNce| rAjA ne vahA~ sunaMdA ko dekhaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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57 milanA pitA se putra kA! barasoM bAda sunaMdA ko dekhate hI rAjA khuzI se vibhora ho utthaa| sunaMdA bhI zreNika ko mahArAjA ke rUpa meM dekhakara prasanna ho utthii| zreNika ne sunaMdA se kahA : 'devI, apanA putra kahA~ hai?' 'yaha to rahA!' kahakara sunaMdA ne abhaya ko rAjA ke sAmane kiyaa| 'are, yahI abhaya hai kyA?' rAjA to abhaya ke sAmane dekhatA hI rhgyaa| usane kahA : 'beTA, taba phira tU abhI taka saca kyoM nahIM bolA?' / 'saca hI to bolA, pitAjI! maiM mA~ ke dila meM, usake pAsa hI rahatA hU~!' 'are vAha!' rAjA kI khuzI samuMdara kI taraha uchalane lgii| patnI milI... putra milA! beTA hI mahAmaMtrI bnegaa| isa bAta kA rAjA zreNika ko garva hone lgaa| rAjA ne vahA~ para khar3e apane rAjapuruSoM ko AjJA kI : 'jAo, nagara meM jAkara merA paTTahastI le Ao... acchI taraha sajAkara lAnA!' rAjapuruSa daur3e huye gaye hastizAlA kI ora! zreNika rAjA ne sunaMdA se pUchA : 'devI, tuma donoM yahA~ para Aye kisa taraha?' 'Apa citrazAlA kI dIvAra para jo likhakara gaye the... vaha apane putra ne par3hA aura mujhe vaha yahA~ sAtha le aayaa|' zreNika ne abhayakumAra ke sAmane dekhaa| 'pitAjI, maiM to aba yahIM rahanevAlA hU~! paraMtu Apa merI mA~ ko vApasa benAtaTa mata bheja denA!' 'nahIM, vatsa... terI yaha mA~ yahIM para rhegii|' 'pitAjI, Apane jo ghoSaNA kI thI... usa mutAbika mujhe AdhA rAjya aura mahAmaMtrI kA pada milegA nA?' 'vaha to dUMgA hI! tU cAhatA ho to Aja hI terA rAjyAbhiSeka kara dUM... aura maiM aura terI mA~ donoM dIkSA le leM!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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milanA pitA se putra kA! 58 ___ 'mujhe rAjA nahIM honA... AdhA rAjya bhI mujhe nahIM cAhie! kucha bhI nahIM cAhie mujhe! Apa mila gaye... yAnI saba kucha mila gayA!' abhayakumAra ke vivekapUrNa vacana sunakara rAjA zreNika prasanna ho uThA! 'paraMtu pitAjI, hama saba mere nAnA-nAnI kI khabara lene ke lie, kabhI-kabhI benAtaTa ko jAeMge nA? mere bagaira unheM jarA bhI acchA nahIM lagatA hogA! mA~ ke binA unakI sevA bhI kauna karatA hogA?' abhaya kI A~khoM meM A~sU bhara aaye| sunaMdA ne abhaya ko apanI ora khIMca liyaa| itane meM sajAyA huA paTTahastI lekara rAjapuruSa A phuNce| vAditra aura nagaravAsI loga bhI A pahu~ce the| zreNika apanI patnI aura putra ke sAtha hAthI para savAra hue| dhUmadhar3Ake ke sAtha rAjagRhI meM praveza kiyaa| prajA ko mAlUma ho gayA thA ki 'kue~ meM se caturAI pUrvaka aMgUThI nikAlanevAlA lar3akA aura koI nahIM... svayaM mahArAjA kA hI putra thA! mahArAnI aura rAjakumAra-donoM mahArAjA ke sAtha hAthI para savAra haiM! rAjakumAra to buddhi kA sAgara hai, to mahArAnI bhI khUbasUratI ke khajAne jaisI hai!' sabhI rAjamahala meM A phuNce| zreNika ne usa dina pUre nagara meM utsava mnaayaa| zreNika kI rAjasabhA meM 499 maMtrI the| zreNika ne sabhI ke Upara abhayakumAra ko mahAmaMtrI bnaayaa| 499 maMtriyoM se rAjA ne kahA : ___'maMtrIgaNa, maiM abhayakumAra ko mahAmaMtrI banA rahA huuN| paraMtu tumheM to use dUsarA rAjA hI samajhanA hai| usakI choTI umra dekhakara usakA anAdara yA upekSA mata krnaa| AdamI umra se bUr3hA ho sakatA hai... mahAna nahIM! mahAna to jJAna aura buddhi ke saMgama se hotA hai!' 499 maMtriyoM ne mahArAjA kI AjJA ko sira para cddh'aayaa| rAjA ne abhayakumAra ke lie bar3e-bar3e paMDitoM ko niyukta kiyA / zastrakalA aura zAstrakalA meM abhayakumAra hoziyAra hone lgaa| vaha 499 maMtriyoM ko niThalle baiThane nahIM detA hai| usane prajA kI sukha-suvidhA bar3hAne kI yojanA bnaaii| rAjya kI vyavasthA ko jyAdA custa aura durUsta kiyaa| duzmana rAjAoM ko yuddha kiye bagaira basa meM kiyaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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milanA pitA se putra kA! sAre magadha deza meM abhayakumAra kI prazaMsA hone lgii| 'mahArAjA ne abhayakumAra ko mahAmaMtrI banAkara acchA kiyA!' prajA kI jabAna para rAjA aura mahAmaMtrI-samrATa zreNika aura mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra kI tArIpha hone lgii| dhIre-dhIre abhayakumAra ne javAnI kI dahalIja para pA~va rkhe| usa samaya magadhadeza zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI kI vihArayAtrA se pAvana ho rahA thaa| jagaha-jagaha para bhagavAna kA padhAranA hotA | vahA~ devaloka se Akara deva samavasaraNa kI racanA karate | bhagavAna ke 14 hajAra ziSya aura 36 hajAra sAdhvI-ziSyAe~ thiiN| bhagavAna para zraddhA rakhanevAle logoM kI saMkhyA karor3oM meM thii| vrata evaM pratijJA aMgIkAra karanevAle zrAvaka-zrAvikAe~ thii| dharma kI to basaMta-bahAra Rtu khilI huI thI! bhagavAna kA upadeza sunakara kaI loga saMsAra tyAga kara sAdhu-sAdhvI ho jAte! kaI loga bAraha vrata lekara zrAvaka-zrAvikA banate! kaI loga aNuvrata (choTe-choTe niyama) lekara jIvana ko saMyamita-anuzAsita bnaate| kaI loga 'samyagdarzana'-saccI samajha va saccA jJAna prApta karake bhagavAna ke prati zraddhAvAn bana jAte / bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI isa taraha dharma kA mArga batAkara karor3oM strI-puruSoM ko mokSa kI rAha batAte the| prANImAtra ko sukha ke lie saccI rAha dikhAte! vicaraNa karate hue bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRhI meM pdhaare| devoM ne nagara ke bAhara 'samavasaraNa' kI suMdara racanA kii| dharma kA upadeza sunane ke lie samavasaraNa meM deva Aye... deviyA~ AI... sAdhu Aye... sAdhvIjI AI... rAjA Aye... prajA AI! pazu aura pakSI bhI Aye! siMhAsana para zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI birAjamAna hue| dharma kA upadeza diyaa| zakkara aura zahada se bhI jyAdA madhura vaha upadeza thaa|| __abhayakumAra ne pahalI bAra hI bhagavAna ke darzana kiye the| vaha to bhagavAna ko dekhakara, unakA upadeza sunakara... gadgada ho utthaa| usane mana hI mana saMkalpa kiyA : yahI mere guru! yahI mere bhagavAna! abhayakumAra ne samavasaraNa meM kaI sAdhupuruSoM ke darzana kiye| usakI For Private And Personal Use Only

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60 milanA pitA se putra kA! nigAheM eka prazAMta aura bhavya AkRtivAle munirAja para jama sI gii| unakA zarIra hAlA~ki, sUkhakara kA~TA huA jA rahA thA... para unakI AkRti se lagatA thA ki ve zreSTha saMyamI mahApuruSa the! abhayakumAra ne khar3e hokara bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke pAsa jAkara vaMdanA karake vinayapUrvaka pUchA : __'bhagavAna, ve U~ce... dubale... para tejasvI munirAja kauna haiM?' una muni kI ora uMgalI batAkara pUchA : 'mahAnubhAva, vaha rAjarSi haiM... unakI to laMbI kahAnI hai! maiM tujhe sunAtA hU~... suna! yahA~ se pUrva dizA meM 'vItabhaya' nAmaka nagara hai... jaise ki svarga kI alakAnagarI ho... vaisA suMdara aura bhavya hai vaha nagara! vicarate hue eka bAra hama usa vItabhaya nagara meM phuNce| samavasaraNa racA gayA / dezanA sunane ke lie vahA~ kA rAjA udAyana bhI AyA huA thaa| hamane dharma kA upadeza dete hue kahA : 'samajhadAra aura buddhizAlI AdamI ko hamezA dharma kA AcaraNa karanA cAhaie | dharma kI kRpA aura dharma ke atula prabhAva se manuSya hara taraha kA sukha prApta karatA hai... paraMtu mohAMdha manuSya dharma ko sunatA nahIM hai... samajhatA nahIM hai... aura apanAtA nahIM hai| yadi moha kA aMdhApana dUra ho jAe aura manuSya dharma kare, karavAye... aura usakI anumodanA-prazaMsA kare to vaha khuda to tairatA hai... sAtha hI apanI sAta pIr3hI ko pAra lagA detA hai! dharma hI saccA aMtaraMga mitra hai| dharma hI saccA bhAI hai... dharma manuSya ko usakI icchita siddhiyA~ prApta karavAtA hai| yaha saMsAra to duHkhamaya hai hii| manuSya ko garbhAvasthA meM duHkha... bacapana meM duHkha... tAruNya avasthA meM duHkha... javAnI meM duHkha aura bur3hApe meM bhI aMta binA kA duHkha! kahA~ hai sukha isa saMsAra meM? ___ saMdhyA ke raMgoM jaisA, pAnI ke bulabule sA, aura osa kI bU~da sA yaha kSaNika jIvana hai | barasAtI nadI ke uphanate pravAha jaisA yaha yauvana hai... phira bhI o rAjan! tU buddha kyoM nahIM ho rahA hai? jAgrata kyoM nahIM ho rahA hai?' rAjA udAyana vaise bhI pahale se vairAgI hI the| usameM hamArA upadeza sunane se unakA vairAgya sudRr3ha ho gyaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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milanA pitA se putra kA! 61 vaha ghara para gye| rAnI prabhAvatI se bAta kii| rAnI ne rAjA ko dIkSA lene ke lie khuzI ke sAtha ijAjata dii| rAjakumAra kezava kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyaa| rAjA mere pAsa Aye aura usane vinatI kI : 'prabho, mujhe dIkSA dekara, isa duHkhamaya saMsAra se merA uddhAra kiijie|' maiMne rAjA ko dIkSA dii| udAyana rAjA, rAjarSi udAyana bana gye| tUne jinheM dekhA, ve hI haiM udAyana rAjarSi! aura abhayakumAra! ye rAjarSi isI jIvana meM tamAma karmoM kA nAza karake mokSa meM jAnevAle haiM!' abhayakumAra ne pUchA : 'prabho, aura kauna rAjarSi mokSa meM jAeMge?' bhagavAna ne kahA : 'yaha rAjarSi udAyana hI aMtima muktigAmI hoNge| unake bAda aura koI rAjA dIkSA lekara mokSa meM nahIM jaaegaa|' abhayakumAra ne bhagavAna ko vaMdanA kii| vaha rAjamahala meM AyA... usakA mana kisI gaMbhIra ciMtA meM DUba gayA thaa| mana meM vicAroM kA jvAra uTha rahA thaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa 62 9. abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa 'pitAjI, mujhe dIkSA lene kI anumati dIjie... zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI kA upadeza sunakara mujhe isa saMsAra ke prati vairAgya ho gayA hai|' ___ 'beTA, dIkSA lenA acchI bAta hai! sacamuca to dIkSA aba mujhe lenI cAhie... tujhe to abhI barasoM taka rAjya karanA hai... rAjya ko samhAlanA hai! rAjya kI samasyAoM ko terI camatkArika buddhi se sulajhAnA hai... prajA ko sukha-samRddhi se bhara denA hai! pUre bhAratavarSa meM magadha sAmrAjya ko advitIya, avijita aura anUThA banAkara dikhAnA hai! aura phira, yaha saba tere dvArA hI ho sakatA hai... aisA merA dRr3ha vizvAsa hai! kumAra... maiM mAnatA hU~... saMsAra meM aba merA rahanA jarUrI bhI nahIM... phira bhI mujhe dIkSA lekara saMsAra tyAga karane kA vicAra nahIM AtA... jabaki dIkSA ko maiM acchI mAnatA huuN|' 'pitAjI, zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI jaise sarvajJa vItarAga paramaguru ke milane ke pazcAt bhI, aura Apa jaise pitA milane para bhI yadi maiM saMsAra tyAgI banakara dIkSA na lU~ to mujha sA abhAgA aura kauna hogA? isalie, Apa mujha para kRpA kareM... aura mujhe dIkSA ke lie ijAjata deM!' rAjA zreNika soca meM DUba gye| unhoMne abhayakumAra ke sAmane dekhA... kucha socA aura kahA : 'kumAra, jaba maiM gusse meM AgababUlA hokara tujhe kaha dU~... ki 'calA jA yahA~ se, mujhe terA mu~ha bhI mata dikhAnA!' basa taba tU dIkSA le lenaa| isase pahale dIkSA lene kI bAta mata krnaa|' __ abhayakumAra ne rAjA kA prastAva svIkAra kara liyaa| vaha apane AvAsa para gyaa| usane socA : jaise vajra ko bIMdhane ke lie... vajra hI kAma AtA hai... vaise mujhe merI buddhi se rAjA kI buddhi ko kATanA hogA yAnI ki buddhi-bala se hI pitAjI ko parAjita karanA hogA... taba hI maiM dIkSA grahaNa karake sAdhu bana sakU~gA aura dharma kA mahAna puruSArtha kara skuuNgaa| abhayakumAra ne barasoM taka zreNikarAjA ke mahAmaMtrI pada ko alaMkRta For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa kiyaa| rAjya ke jaTila savAloM ko apane buddhibala se vaha palaka jhapakate hala kara detA thaa| isalie usakA nAma 'buddhidhana abhayakumAra' prasiddha ho gayA thaa| jisa samaya magadha para rAjA zreNika kA zAsana thA, usa samaya ujjayinIavaMtI meM rAjA caMDapradyota rAjya karatA thA | caMDapradyota kAphI tAkatavAna aura parAkramI rAjA thaa| usakI A~kheM magadha sAmrAjya para TikI huI thii| vaha aise mauke kI khoja meM thA ki 'rAjagRhI para vijaya prApta karake apanA prabhutva jamA sake!' caMDapradyota kI yaha mahatvAkAMkSA thii| usane eka dina adhInastha caudaha rAjAoM ke sAtha gupta maMtraNA kii| rAjagRhI para acAnaka AkramaNa karane kI yojanA bnaaii| magadha deza kI vipula saMpatti para vaise bhI sabhI kI lalacAyI nigAheM jamI thii| eka lAkha sainikoM ke sAtha caudaha rAjAoM ko lekara caMDapradyota ne rAjagRhI kI ora prayANa kiyaa| __ idhara rAjagRhI ke guptacaroM ne caMDapradyota kI AkramaNa yojanA ke bAre meM jAnakArI prApta kii| unhoMne avilaMba samrATa zreNika ko samAcAra phuNcaaye| zreNika ne turaMta mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra ko bulaayaa| 'abhaya, ujjayinI kA rAjA caMDapradyota, caudaha rAjAoM ke sAtha eka lAkha sainikoM ko lekara rAjagRhI para AkramaNa karane ke lie A rahA hai| abhI-abhI mujhe apane vizvasta guptacaroM ne samAcAra diye haiN|' 'pitAjI, Apa kyA cAhate haiM? yuddha yA yuddha virAma?' 'beTA, yuddha meM to hajAroM-lAkhoM begunAha jIva mAre jaaeNge| hiMsA kA tAMDava nRtya hogaa| acchA hogA... koI bhI sammAnapUrNa rAstA nikale aura yuddha Tala jAe! hA~, rAjagRhI ko caMDapradyota ke Age jhukanA bhI nahIM hai!' ___ 'ThIka hai, Ane dIjie, usa caMDapradyota ke bhUta ko! dina dahAr3e use dUma dabAkara nahIM bhagAyA to merA nAma abhaya nahIM!' 'beTA, tU buddhizAlI hai... tU avazya usase buddhi ke bala para nipaTa sakatA hai! aura binajarUrI hiMsA-lar3AI se saba ko bacA sakatA hai!' abhayakumAra rAjA zreNika ko praNAma karake apane sthAna para gye| caMDapradyota se kaise nipaTanA... yaha socate acAnaka unake dimAga meM eka vicAra bijalI kI bhA~ti kauMdha utthaa| unhoMne cuTakI bajAyI aura caudaha lAkha sonAmuharoM kI thailiyA~ maMgavAkara apane pAsa rkhii| aura turaMta apane vizvasanIya rAjapuruSoM ko bulAkara kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa 64 'eka samasyA paidA huI hai| ujjayinI kA rAjA caMDapradyota bar3I bhArI senA ke sAtha rAjagRhI kI ora Age bar3ha rahA hai... zAyada kala taka rAjagRhI zatru ke sainikoM se ghira bhI jaae| tuma rAjagRhI ke cAroM dizA ke daravAje baMda karavA do| kile ke burja para magadha sainikoM ke custa daste jamA kara do...| tAki ve caukanne rahakara duzmanoM kI gatividhiyoM para satarka najara rakha skeN| aura... tuma apane atyaMta vizvasanIya sainikoM ko sAtha lekara usa jagaha kA nirIkSaNa karo, jahA~ ki duzmanoM kI senA apanA par3Ava DAlanevAlI hai...| vahA~ para usa jamIna meM idhara-udhara cautarapha ye caudaha lAkha sonAmuhareM isa taraha gAr3a do ki kisI ko patA taka nA lge| Aja rAta meM yaha kArya pUrA ho jAnA caahie|' ___ abhayakumAra ne caudaha lAkha sonAmuharoM kI thailiyA~ rAjapurUSoM ko supurda kara dii| rAjapuruSoM ko abhayakumAra kI buddhi para pUrA bharosA thaa| unhoMne abhayakumAra se pUchA bhI nahIM ki 'sonAmuhareM jamIna meM kyoM gAr3anA' ve sonAmuharoM kI thailiyA~ lekara cale gye| kile ke sabhI daravAje baMda karavA diye| kile para dasa hajAra zastrasajja cunaMde sainikoM ko niyukta kara diye| rAtri kA prAraMbha hote hI, abhayakumAra ke ve nijI rAjapuruSa nagara ke bAhara nikale / nagara ke cautarapha choTe-choTe gaDDhe khoda kara usameM caudaha lAkha sonAmuhareM gAr3a dii| rAjA caMDapradyota yA usake sAtha ke rAjAoM ko havA taka na lage isa DhaMga se kAma nipaTAkara, ve nagara meM lauTa aaye| abhayakumAra ko samAcAra de diye| agale dina sabere rAjA caMDapradyota kI vizAla senA rAjagRhI ke parisara meM A phuNcii| caMDapradyota kI AjJA ke mutAbika senA ne cAroM ora se rAjagRhI ko ghera liyaa| abhayakumAra kA jo aMdAja thA vaha sahI niklaa| jisa jagaha para sonAmuhareM gAr3I gaI thI... karIba-karIba vahIM para caMDapradyota aura caudaha rAjAoM kI rAvaTiyA~ laga gii| abhayakumAra ne rAjA caMDapradyota ko saMbodhita karake eka patra likhA : 'mAlavapati mahArAjA caMDapradyota, sabase pahale maiM Apako vizvAsa dilAnA cAhatA hU~ ki mAgadha mahArAnI cellanA aura mAlava mahArAnI zivAdevI-ina donoM meM maiM koI bhI bheda nahIM rkhtaa| mere lie donoM pUjanIya haiN| usa saMbaMdha ke nAte Apa bhI mere lie For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa 65 pUjanIya ho| isa dRSTi se kevala Apake hita kI khAtira, niHsvArtha bhAvanA se maiM Apako batAnA cAhatA hU~ ki Apake sAtha Aye hue caudaha rAjAoM ko mere pitA aura magadha samrATa zreNika ne, eka-eka lAkha sonAmuhareM bhejakara apane pakSa meM le lie haiN| ve rAjA loga Apako baMdhanagrasta karake magadha samrATa ko sauMpa denevAle haiN| merI bAta para pUrA bharosA nahIM AtA ho to sabhI rAjAoM par3Ava ke irdagirda jamIna khudavA kara khuda apanI A~khoM se sonAmuhareM dekha lenaa| ApakA abhayakumAra abhayakumAra ne apane atyaMta nijI rAjapuruSa ke hAthoM yaha patra rAjA caMDapradyota ko rubaru bhijavA diyaa| mAgadha rAjapuruSa patra dekara kile meM vApasa lauTa aayaa| idhara patra par3hate hI rAjA caMDapradyota ke pairoM tale kI jamIna khisakane lgii| vaha cauMka uThA | caMDapradyota ne turaMta kisI ko saMdeha na ho isa DhaMga se, eka ke bAda eka rAjA ke par3Ava ke AsapAsa khudavAyA to vAkaI meM lAkha-lAkha sonAmuhareM milI! caMDapradyota mana hI mana abhayakumAra kA upakAra mAnane lgaa| vaha ghabarA utthaa| usane socA : 'ye dagAbAja rAjA loga mujha para hamalA karake bA~dha leM, usase pahale hI maiM yahA~ se khisaka jAU~! eka bAra sahI salAmata ujjayinI pahu~ca jAU~... bAda meM ina dagAbAja rAjAoM kI akla ThikAne lagA duuNgaa...| para abhI to yahA~ se zIghra hI nau do gyAraha hone meM aklamaMdI hai| caMDapradyota ne caudaha rAjAoM ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura kahA : 'Aja hameM yuddha nahIM karanA hai...| yuddha kA prAraMbha kala se kreNge| Aja senA ko ArAma karake taiyAra hone do|' rAjA loga nizciMta ho gye| apane-apane par3Ava meM lauTa gye| rAjA caMDapradyota ne apane atyaMta vizvasta senApati ko bulAkara kahA : 'dekho... yaha yuddha hameM nahIM karanA hai / maiM Aja rAtri meM gupta rUpa se ujjayinI ke lie ravAnA ho rahA huuN...| tuma kala sabere apanI senA ke sAtha ujjayinI kI ora prayANa kara denaa...|' 'para ye caudaha rAjA loga...?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa 66 'tuma ina dagAbAjoM kI phikra mata kro...| ye jahannama meM jAeM inakI balA se! inase to maiM bAda meM nipaTa luuNgaa|' senApati ko bar3A Azcarya huA, para usane caMDapradyota kI AjJA mAna lii| koI dalIla yA prativAda nahIM kiyaa| cUMki vaha jAnatA thA ki usakA rAjA atyaMta gussaila svabhAva kA hai...| yadi usake sAmane bahasabAjI karatA to rAjA kA gussA sAtaveM AsamAna para jA pahu~catA! ___ caMDapradyota rAtri ke samaya apane nijI pA~ca ghur3asavAra sainikoM ko lekara ujjayinI kI ora ravAnA ho gyaa| sabere-sabere senApati bhI cupacApa apanI pUrI senA ke sAtha rAjagRhI se mu~ha mor3akara ujjayinI kI ora cala diyA! caudaha rAjA to Thage-Thage se raha gaye...| unakI samajha meM yaha saba A nahIM rahA thaa| ve bhI Akhira hAra kara apanI-apanI senA ke sAtha apane-apane rAjyoM ko lauTa aaye| abhayakumAra ke guptacaroM ne abhayakumAra se kahA : 'mahArAjakumAra, duzmana sabhI dUma dabAkara bhAga cuke haiN...| aba kile ke daravAje khola deM kyA?' _ 'khola do dvAra aura nAgarikoM se kaha do ki khuzI ke isa mauke ko jI bharakara mnaaeN|' isa taraha abhayakumAra ne bhayaMkara yuddha kA khatarA TAla diyaa| rAjA caMDapradyota ne ujjayinI pahu~cane ke kucha dinoM pazcAt caudaha rAjA ko ujjayinI Ane kA nimaMtraNa bhejaa| rAjA loga ujjayinI phuNce| khule dila se sArI bAteM huii| caMDapradyota ko taba ahasAsa huA ki 'kisI taraha abhayakumAra ne use mUrkha banAyA hai! mere ye barasoM ke AjJAMkita rAjA, bhalA lAkha sonAmuharoM kI lAlaca meM pha~sa jAeMge kyA? yaha mumakina nahIM! phira bhI abhayakumAra ne jhUThI jAlasAjI ke sahAre mujhe dhokhA diyA! maiM isakA badalA lU~gA!' rAjAoM ko sasammAna bidAI de dii| rojAnA caMDapradyota ke dila ko yaha ghaTanA tIra kI bhA~ti cubhatI hai... aura vaha bulabulA uThatA hai : 'usane jhUThA bhaya dikhAkara mujhe bhgaayaa...| maiM bhI use dhokhe meM rakhakara usakA apaharaNa karavAkara yahA~ pakar3a maMgavAU~gA!' rAjA ne eka dina rAjasabhA meM savAla rakhA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa 67 ___ 'hai koI aisA buddhizAlI aura kalAbAja AdamI merI isa rAjasabhA meM, jo magadha ke mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra ko bA~dhakara mere samakSa hAjira kara de? maiM use mAlAmAla kara dUMgA!' rAjA kI bAta sunakara sabhI eka-dUsare kA mu~ha dekhane lge...| kisI kI himmata nahIM huI... rAjA kI cunautI ko jhelane kI! lekina usa rAjasabhA meM baiThI eka nRtyAMganA, jo ki apane nAca-gAna ke dvArA sabhI kA manoraMjana karatI thI... usane khar3e hokara rAjA se kahA : 'mahArAjA, Apa yadi ijAjata deM to yaha kArya maiM kruuNgii|' rAjA ne khuza hokara kahA : 'bahuta bar3hiyA! yaha kArya tU avazya kara | tujhe jitane rupaye vagairaha cAhie... rAjya kI ora se diye jaaeNge| tU nizcita hokara yaha kArya kr|' nRtyAMganA ne socA : 'abhayakumAra ko rupaye-paise se lalacAyA jA sake yaha saMbhava nahIM hai aura rUpa-saundarya kA jAdU bhI usa para tanika bhI asara karanevAlA nahIM! hA~, eka rAstA hai, dharma kA sahArA lekara abhayakumAra ko pha~sAyA jA sakatA hai...| cUMki dhArmikatA evaM dharmIjana usake lie parama AdaraNIya haiN| dhArmika strIpuruSa kI, sAdharmikoM kI vaha bahuta ijjata karatA hai| mujhe zrAvikA kA svAMga racAnA hogaa| para akele yaha kArya nahIM hogA ... / abhaya akelI zrAvika ke sAmane A~kha uThAkara dekhegA taka nahIM! aura do-tIna catura auratoM ko mere sAtha mujhe le jAnA hogaa| usane rAjA se cAhie jitane sone ke sikke le liye| do catura striyoM ko sArI yojanA samajhAkara sAtha liyaa| aura rAjagRhI kI ora prayANa kara diyaa| yojanA ke mutAbika rAjA caMDapradyota ke pA~ca cunaMde yoddhA bhI bheSa badalakara rAjagRhI meM pahale se hI pahu~ca cuke the| do auratoM ke sAtha nRtyAMganA rAjagRhI meM pahu~cI | usane nagara ke bAhara eka udyAna meM choTI para sundara kuTira meM rahane kA nirNaya kiyaa| mAlI aura mAlina ko kucha sone ke sikke dekara khuza kara ddaale| ___ mAlina ke dvArA usane jAnakArI prApta kara lI... ki abhayakumAra rojAnA kisa maMdirajI meM darzana va pUjana karane ke lie jAte haiM! mAlina to pUre rAjagRhI kA hisAba-kitAba rakhanevAlI thI! For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa 68 dUsare dina tInoM auratoM ne snAna vagairaha karake pUjA ke suMdara vastra pahane / cA~dI kI thAlI meM pUjA ke lie jarUrI sAmagrI lI aura ve nagara meM phuNcii| mAlina ne jo maMdira batAyA thA... vahA~ jA phuNcii| tInoM striyoM ne bhAvapUrvaka pUjA kii| caityavaMdana prAraMbha kiyaa| 'mAlakauMsa' rAga ke madhura suroM meM paramAtmA kI stavanA karane lgii| itane meM abhayakumAra ne maMdirajI meM praveza kiyaa| paramAtmA ke darzana kiye aura bAhara khar3e rhe| 'ye mahilAe~ paradezI mAlUma hotI haiN| paramAtmA kI bhakta lagatI haiN| sAdharmika bahaneM haiN| maiM inheM bhojana ke lie nimaMtraNa duuN|' ve tInoM striyA~ maMdira ke bAhara AI to abhayakumAra ne unako praNAma karate hue unakA abhivAdana kiyaa| 'maiM abhayakumAra, Apako namaskAra karatA huuN| ApakA paricaya?' nRtyAMganA ne kahA : 'maiM ujjayinI nagarI ke eka dhanADhya seTha kI vidhavA huuN| ye donoM striyA~ merI putravadhUe~ haiN| hama tIrthayAtrA ke lie nikalI haiN|' abhayakumAra ne kahA : 'mere ghara para bhojana ke lie padhAriye!' nRtyAMganA salIke se bolI : 'mahAmaMtrIjI, ApakI meharabAnI hai...| ApakI sAdharmika bhakti to prasiddha hai| para Aja hamako upavAsa hai, Aja to Apake mehamAna ho nahIM sakate! hameM kSamA kreN|' ___ 'ThIka hai, to kala sabere upavAsa kA pAraNA mere ghara para karane kI kRpA kreN| Apako lene ke lie merA AdamI AyegA, Apa Thahare kahA~ para haiM?' abhayakumAra ne prasanna hokara khaa| 'hama to nagara ke bAhara bagIce meM Thahare haiN|' abhayakumAra ne kahA : 'acchA to, kala Apa tInoM merI mehamAna bneNgii| pdhaariyegaa|' abhayakumAra cale gye| nRtyAMganA ne apane sAtha kI striyoM se kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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69 abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa 'apanA pahalA dAva to saphala rahA hai...| aba lagatA hai... apanA kArya muzkila nahIM hogaa|' tInoM aurateM khuza hotI huI apane sthAna para phuNcii| tInoM ne sacamuca kA upavAsa kiyA thaa| kyoMki tInoM ko AzaMkA thI ki abhayakumAra jarUra gupta rUpa se talAza karavAyeMge ki 'ujjayinI kI tInoM striyoM ko sacamuca upavAsa hai yA nahIM?' aura yadi patA lage ki hamane jhUTha bolA hai... to ve hamArI ora saMdehabharI nigAha se dekhane lageMge... aura apanA manasUbA zAyada miTTI meM mila jaaegaa|' aura sacamuca abhayakumAra ne jA~ca karavAyI bhI! ujjayinI kI una tInoM zrAvikAoM ko bulA lAne ke lie AdamI bhejaa| ve tInoM abhayakumAra ke ghara para aaii| abhayakumAra ne unakA svAgata karake unheM pAraNA karavA kara kahA : 'yadi mere yogya kucha kArya-sevA ho to avazya kahie... yahA~ rAjagRhI meM Apako koI takalIpha to nahIM hai?' nRtyAMganA ne bholepana se kahA : 'nahIM... nahIM... yahA~ rAjagRhI meM takalIpha kisa bAta kI? jahA~ samrATa zreNika jaise mahArAjA kA zAsana ho aura Apa jaise mahAmaMtrI ho, vahA~ takalIpha bhalA kaise ho sakatI? hama sukharUpa haiN|' abhayakumAra ne kahA : 'kabhI-kabhI mere ghara para padhAriyegA... hama tattvacarcA kreNge| dharma kI bAteM kreNge|' nRtyAMganA ne kahA : 'ApakA Agraha hai to hama avazya aayeNge| para kabhI udyAna meM hamArI kuTiyA meM Apa bhI padhArane kI kRpA karanA!' abhayakumAra ne hAmI bhrii| nRtyAMganA prasanna ho utthii| isake bAda to kaI bAra eka dUsare ke vahA~ AnA-jAnA huaa| Apasa meM sAdharmika bhAI-bahana kA saMbaMdha ho gyaa| abhayakumAra niSkapaTa the... sarala the| nRtyAMganA kapaTI thI... dhUrta thii| eka dina kI bAta hai... abhayakumAra bagIce meM nRtyAMganA kI kuTira para gaye hue the| nRtyAMganA ne For Private And Personal Use Only

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70 abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa abhayakumAra kA svAgata kiyA aura pAnI meM 'caMdrahAsa' nAma kI zarAba milAkara taiyAra kiyA huA pAnI kA pyAlA abhayakumAra ko diyaa| abhayakumAra ko pyAsa lagI thI... unhone eka hI cUMTa meM pAnI pI ddaalaa| para pAnI pIte hI dhIre-dhIre usakA asara hone lagA | unakI palakeM bhArI hone lagI... aura kucha hI minaToM meM behoza hokara jamIna para gira pdd'e| ujjayinI ke pA~ca sainika guptabheSa meM kuTiyA ke bAhara maujUda hI the| gaNikA ne tAlI bajAkara unheM bhItara bulAyA / abhayakumAra ko bA~dha diyA aura ratha meM DAlakara tInoM aurateM pA~ca sainikoM ke sAtha AnanaphAnana meM ujjayinI kI ora ravAnA ho gii| __'abhayakumAra, tUne buddhi lar3Akara mujhe rAjagRhI se bhAgane ko majabUra kiyA... Aja maiMne tujhe dhokheM meM DAlakara yahA~ mere samakSa bA~dha kara ma~gavA liyA! badale kI Aga meM tapate mere dila ko Aja zakuna milaa|' caMDapradyota ne apanI mUchoM para tAva dete hue khaa| abhayakumAra ke cehare para prasannatA thii| ve khAmoza rhe| sArI bAta kA aMdAjA unheM laga gyaa| unake mana meM aphasosa yahI thA ki dhArmikatA kI Ar3a meM unheM dhokhA diyA gyaa| para abhI to cupa rahane meM hI ganImata thii| rAjA caMDapradyota ne abhayakumAra ko lakar3I ke eka bar3e piMjare meM kaida kara rakhA thaa| hAlA~ki piMjare meM sabhI Avazyaka suvidhA rakhI huI thii| abhayakumAra ko kisI bhI taraha kI takalIpha na ho, isakA khyAla khuda rAjA caMDapradyota rakhatA thaa| rAjA caMDapradyota ko eka dina ajIba saMkaTa ne ghera liyaa| rAjA ko atyaMta priya eka dUta thaa| jisakA nAma thA 'lauhajaMgha' | jaba bhI koI kArya hotA to rAjA lauhajaMgha ko bhRgukaccha [vartamAna kA bharuca] bhejatA thaa| bhRgukaccha para usa samaya caMDapradyota kA zAsana thaa| lauhajaMgha bar3A hI krUra aura kaThora svabhAva kA thaa| logoM ke sAtha usakA baratAva acchA nahIM thA / bhRgukaccha kI prajA lauhajaMgha ke atyAcAra se trasta thI, para zikAyata kare to kisa se kare? rAjA ko karane kA kucha matalaba nahIM thA! kyoMki lauhajaMgha ke bAre meM rAjA kisI se kucha sunanA pasaMda nahIM karatA thaa| balki zikAyata karanevAle ko hI rAjA phaTakAra detA thA! bhRgukaccha se ujjayinI sau kosa yAnI do sau mIla yA 300 kilomITara] For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa 71 dUra thii| lauhajaMgha ujjayinI se bhRgukaccha paidala calakara AtA thA aura jAtA thaa| tIna dina meM vaha bhRgukaccha pahu~ca jAtA aura tIna dina meM vApasa ujjayinI lauTa AtA thaa| ujjayinI se jaba nikalatA taba rAjamahala meM se rAste ke lie nAzte kA DibbA [bhAthA] le letA thaa| aura bhRgukaccha se ravAnA hote samaya vahA~ ke nagaraseTha ke ghara se nAztA le letA thaa| __ lauhajaMgha se asaMtuSTa prajA ke pratinidhi nagaraseTha ke ghara para ekatra hue aura lauhajaMgha ke atyAcAra meM se chUTane kA upAya khojane lge| kAphI socavicAra ke bAda usa gupta maMtraNA meM taya kiyA gayA ki kisI bhI kImata para lauhajaMgha ko mAra DAlanA! aura upAya bhI mila gyaa| lauhajaMgha ko jo nAztA diyA jAya usameM jahara milA denaa| paraMtu eka vicakSaNa vaidya ne kahA : 'zAyada usa duSTa ko jahara kA asara na bhI ho... vaha mahAkAya bhIma jaisA hai...| jahara ko bhI pacA ddaalegaa...| to apanI mehanata para pAnI phira jAegA! maiM tumheM do prakAra ke aise dravya detA hU~... unheM laDDu ke sAtha nAzte ke Dibbe meM rakha denA / usake milane se Dibbe meM dRSTiviSa sarpa paidA ho jaaegaa| jaise hI vaha bhIma kA baccA DibbA kholegA... to dRSTiviSa sarpa kI A~kheM usa para girate hI vaha jala kara rAkha ho jaaegaa|' sabhI ko yaha upAya a~ca gyaa| dUsare hI dina lauhajaMgha bhRgukaccha aayaa| tIna dina rahakara vApasa ujjayinI lauTane ko taiyAra huaa| nagaraseTha ke ghara se usane nAzte kA DibbA liyA aura cala diyA apanI rAha para! dopahara kA samaya bItane lagA thaa| tIsare prahara meM eka nadI ke kinAre para vaha khAne ke lie rukA, para use vahA~ bure zakuna hue...| lauhajaMgha zakuna-apazakuna meM bar3I AsthA rakhatA thaa| usane nAzte kA DibbA kholA hI nhiiN...| khar3A hokara DibbA rakhA sira para aura Age ko cala diyA | cAra mIla calane ke bAda vApasa eka ghaTAdAra per3a ke tale khAne ke lie baiThA to vahA~ para bhI apazakuna hue...| usane DibbA nahIM kholaa...| DibbA uThAyA aura Age bar3ha gyaa| isI taraha tIsarI bAra bhI use apazakuna hue... usane khAyA hI nhiiN...| bhUkhA hI ujjayinI phuNcaa| usane sIdhe hI jAkara rAjA caMDapradyota se bAta kI : For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa 72 'rAste meM jaba-jaba bhI khAne ke lie baiThA to bure hI zakuna hue... isalie maiM to binA kucha khAye hI yahA~ AyA huuN|' rAjA caMDapradyota bhI soca meM DUba gyaa| lauhajaMgha becArA bhUkhA hI bhRgukaccha se calatA huA AyA..., usakA rAjA ko bar3A duHkha huaa| 'apazakuna kyoM hae? kabhI aisA hotA nahIM! aura isa bAra yaha kyoM huA?' rAjA ko isa rahasya kA kucha atApatA lagA nahIM! use usI samaya abhayakumAra yAda AyA! turaMta usane dvArapAla se kahA : / 'jAo, abhI-isI vakta abhayakumAra ko yahA~ upasthita kiyA jaae|' abhayakumAra kA piMjarA rAjA ke pAsa lAyA gyaa| rAjA ne abhayakumAra ko lauhajaMgha ke sAtha huI sArI ghaTanA kaha batAyI aura apazakuna hone kA kAraNa puuchaa| abhayakumAra ne kahA : 'vaha bhojana kA DibbA yahA~ mere pAsa laaiye|' lauhajaMgha ne nAzte kA DibbA abhayakumAra ke hAtha meM diyA / abhayakumAra ne apanI painI buddhi se socA / abhayakumAra ne bhRgukaccha ke bAre meM, vahA~ ke logoM ke bAre meM, aura vaha nAzte kA DibbA kahA~ se letA hai... isa bAre meM savAla kiye| lauhajaMgha ne sabhI bAtoM ke javAba diye| abhayakumAra ne DibbA hAtha meM liyaa| Dibbe meM kucha phusaphusAhaTa sI AvAja sunAI dI...| kucha sarakatA huA mahasUsa huaa| usane kahA : ___ 'Dibbe meM dRSTiviSa sarpa hai...| yadi lauhajaMgha ne rAste meM isa Dibbe ko kholA hotA to vaha vahIM jalakara rAkha ho jAtA! yadi merI bAta kA sabUta cAhie to jaMgala meM isa Dibbe ko le jaao| vahA~ ise kholanA... para sAvadhAnI se!' Dibbe ko jaMgala meM eka peDa ke tale jAkara kholA gyaa| jaise hI DibbA khulA... eka sarpa bAhara nikalA... usakI dRSTi sIdhI per3a para girI... aura per3a, jalakara rAkha ho gayA! maMtriyoM ne Akara yaha bAta rAjA caMDapradyota se khii| caMDapradyota abhayakumAra kI painI buddhi para khuza ho utthaa| usane abhayakumAra ko lAkha-lAkha dhanyavAda diye| kucha dina biite| For Private And Personal Use Only

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73 abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa ujjayinI nagarI meM 'mahAmArI' kA roga phaila gyaa| loga makkhI kI bhA~ti marane lge| rAjA ko ciMtA hone lgii| nagara ke jAne-mAne vaidya-hakIma aura mAMtrikoM ne bhI hAtha jhaTaka diye| yaha unake basa kA roga nahIM thaa| ___ 'kyA karanA?' rAjA ko kucha sUjha nahIM rahA hai... itane meM rAjA ko abhayakumAra yAda aayaa| rAjA khuda abhayakumAra ke pAsa gyaa| 'kumAra, nagara meM 'mahAmArI' nAmaka jAnalevA roga ne AMtaka macA rakhA hai| per3a se girate pattoM kI taraha loga mauta ke zikAra ho rahe haiN| isa roga se bacane kA, ise dUra karane kA koI upAya tujhe sUjha rahA hai?' __'rAjezvara! ApakI sabhI rAniyoM meM, aisI kauna rAnI hai ki jo A~kha ke eka hI kaTAkSa meM Apako jIta sakatI hai? 'zivAdevI!' 'mahArAnI zivAdevI se kahie ki akSata kI bali car3hAkara bhUta kI pUjA kareM! rAjA ne turaMta zivAdevI ko bulAkara abhayakumAra ke batalAe DhaMga se bhUta kI pUjA karane ke lie khaa| zivAdevI ne usI DhaMga se bhUta-pUjA kii| 'mahAmArI' kA roga kucha hI dinoM meM dUra ho gyaa| nagara meM zAMti ho gyii| ____ caMDapradyota ne abhayakumAra kA bahuta AbhAra maanaa| use baMdhana meM se mukta karake apane gale se lagAyA / Adara-satkAra kiyA aura rAjagRhI jAne ke lie use bhAvabharI bidAI dii| For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra abhayakumAra ne badalA liyA ! 10. abhayakumAra ne badalA liyA ! 74 ujjayinI se nikalate hue abhayakumAra ne apane mana meM saMkalpa kiyA thA ki caMDapradyota ne to dhokhe kA sahArA lekara merA rAjagRhI se apaharaNa karavAyA.... jabaki maiM dina-dahAr3e ujjayinI ke bIca bAjAra se rAjA caMDapradyota ko bA~dha kara uThA le jaauuNgaa| vaha bhI rAjA cillAtA rahegA 'mujhe chur3Ao ... bacAo..... maiM caMDapradyota huuN|' aisI dayanIya sthiti banAkara usakA apaharaNa karU~gA / ' abhayakumAra rAjagRhI Aye / rAjagRhI meM kisI ko havA taka nahIM laga pAI thI ki abhayakumAra kA apaharaNa ho gayA hai...| sabhI isI khayAla meM the ki kucha kAryavaza abhayakumAra bAhara - ujjayinI kI ora gaye hue haiN| kucha dina bIta gye| abhayakumAra ne rAjagRhI kI eka nRtyAMganA kI do javAna aura suMdara lar3akiyoM ko bulAyA aura kahA : 'tumheM mere sAtha dUsare gA~va calanA hai| bolo, calogI?' 'tuma donoM ko eka-eka hajAra sonAmuhareM dU~gA / eka bAta kA khayAla karanA... tumheM merI pahacAna tumhAre eka bhAI ke rUpa meM dene kI aura maiM bhI tumhArA paricaya merI bahana ke rUpa meM dU~gA !' donoM yuvatiyoM ne kahA : 'mahAmaMtrIjI, Apa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM? hameM sonAmuhareM kyA karanI hai ? hameM to Apa jaise mahApuruSa 'bhAI' ke rUpa meM mila gaye, yahI kAphI hai / hama to vApasa yahA~ lauTane ke bAda bhI Apako bhAI hI maaneNge| para hameM Apake sAtha Akara karanA kyA hai?' 'vaha maiM tumheM rAste meM btlaauuNgaa...| tuma donoM jaisI ho vaise hI rahogI / maiM apanA bheSa bdluuNgaa| maiM vyApArI kA bheSa dhAraNa kruuNgaa| mere rUpa-raMga badala jaaeNge| mujhe koI abhayakumAra ke rUpa meM jAna nahIM pAye, vaisA rUpa maiM racAU~gA!' For Private And Personal Use Only 'taba to kArya bahuta hI mahatvapUrNa evaM gupta lagatA hai!' 'hA~... vaisA hI hai| thor3A khatarA bhI hai| phira bhI tumheM tanika bhI Dara nahIM rakhanA hai|'

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75 abhayakumAra ne badalA liyA! 'hamAre sAtha khuda magadha sAmrAjya ke mahAmAtya hoM, phira Dara kisa bAta kA?' 'hama kala sabere tar3ake hI yahA~ se prasthAna kreNge| tuma taiyAra rhnaa| maiM tumheM tumhAre ghara se apane sAtha ratha meM le luuNgaa|' ___ ujjayinI ke rAjamArga para sthita zveta havelI abhayakumAra ne kirAye para le lii| abhayakumAra ne apanA nAma dhairyakumAra rakhA thaa| donoM bahanoM ke nAma sonA-rUpA rakhe the| abhayakumAra ne eka aisA AdamI khoja liyA... jo ki pAgala AdamI kA abhinaya suMdara DhaMga se kara ske| use eka hajAra sonA-muhareM dekara apane pAsa rakha liyaa| usakA nAma rakhA pradyotakumAra | pradyotakumAra rojAnA cillA-cillAkara havelI ko sara para uThA letA hai! rAste para khar3A hokara pAgala sA ha~satA hai... cIkhatA hai... apane kapar3e cIra detA hai.. sInA tAnakara 'maiM rAjA pradyota huuN|' isa taraha zora macAtA hai| rAste para ghUmatA hai... loga dekha-sunakara ha~sate haiM... 'oha... yaha to usa zveta havelIvAle paradezI dhairyakumAra seTha kA bhAI hai... becArA pAgala ho gayA hai...!!' rojAnA dhairyakumAra (abhayakumAra) use bA~dhakara-pakar3akara vaidya ke ghara davAI ke lie le jAtA hai...| rAste bhara pradyota cillAtA hai... 'maiM rAjA pradyota hU~... mujhe pakar3akara yaha le jA rahA hai...| mujhe chur3avAo, o logoM... mujhe bacAo!' __loga rojAnA yaha najArA dekhate haiM... aura sunate haiM, koI nahIM AtA pradyota ko chur3Ane ke lie| sabhI ko bharosA ho gayA thA ki 'yaha becArA dhairyakumAra kA pAgala bhAI hai, dhairyakumAra apane bhAI kI kitanI sevA karate haiM! __ idhara hamezA kI bhA~ti sonA aura rUpA zAma ke samaya saja-sa~vara kara havelI ke jharokhe meM baiThI-baiThI gapa-zapa kara rahI thii| rAjamArga para ho rahI cahala-pahala dekha rahI thI! itane meM rAjA caMDapradyota ratha meM baiThakara usa rAste se gujraa| rAjA kI nigAheM zveta havelI ke jharokhe para girii| sonA-rUpA ko usane dekhA | sonA-rUpA ne bhI najaroM se izAroM ke tIra calAte hue rAjA ko dekhA| caMDapradyota vaise bhI suMdaratA ke pIche pAgala thaa| usameM sonA-rUpA kI chaila chabIlI adAoM ne rAjA ko betAba banA ddaalaa...| vaha Asakta ho gayA donoM bahanoM kI khUbasUratI meM! dUsare hI dina rAjA ne apanI vizvasta aura catura paricArikA ko sArI bAta samajhAkara sonA-rUpA ke pAsa bhejaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra ne badalA liyA! 76 rAjA ne sUcanA dI thI... 'jaba seTha apane pAgala bhAI ko lekara vaidya ke pAsa jAe, usa samaya tU pahu~ca jaanaa|' paricArikA ne barAbara samaya kA khayAla kiyA aura pahu~ca gaI havelI / jaise hI havelI meM praviSTa huI ki sonA ne pUchA : 'arI o... tU kauna hai? yahA~ para kyoM AI hai?' ___ 'mujhe tuma donoM ke sAtha eka gupta bAta karanI hai!... isalie gupta kakSa meM clo...|' paricArikA ne khaa| 'hamAre lie kucha bhI gupta nahIM hai, hameM kucha bAta nahIM karanI hai| tU yahA~ se calI jA!' 'are, para tumheM yaha patA hai-mujhe kisane bhejA hai, jAnatI ho?' dAsI A~kheM nacAtI huI bolii| 'kisI ne bhI bhejA ho..., hamArA bhAI ghara meM nahIM haiM..., hama bAta nahIM kreNge...|' 'are, para mujhe mahArAjA ne tumhAre pAsa vizeSa bAta karane ke lie bhejA hai...| tumhAre bhAI nahIM haiM ghara para isIlie to maiM isa vakta AI hU~!' 'ThIka hai, mahArAjA ne kyoM bhejA hai tujhe yahA~ para?' 'mahArAjA tuma donoM para mugdha ho uThe haiM, ve tumheM cAhate haiM!' 'kyoM? mahArAjA ke rAnivAsa meM rAniyA~ nahIM hai?' 'haiM, para tuma sI khUbasUrata to nahIM haiM nA!' paricArikA ne muskAna bikherate hue khaa| _ 'arI... cala haTa! jA yahA~ se, hama tere mahArAjA ko nahIM cAhatI haiN...| bhAga yahA~ se, vrnaa...|' donoM ne milakara paricArikA ko daravAje ke bAhara dhakelakara, daravAjA baMda kara diyaa| paricArikA apanA DhIlA sA mu~ha lekara rAjamahala meM phuNcii| sonA-rUpA daravAjA baMda karake khilakhilAkara ha~sa pdd'ii| jaba abhayakumAra vaidya ke vahA~ se lauTe, taba sonA-rUpA ne sArI bAta khii| dhairyakumAra ne kahA : 'are, abhI to vaha vApasa kala aaegii| kala bhI usakA tiraskAra karake use dhakela denA...| basa, lagatA hai aba kucha hI dinoM meM apanA kArya ho jAegA!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra ne badalA liyA ! 77 abhayakumAra ne rAjagRhI se pA~ca cune hue ghur3asavAra sainikoM ko gupta bheSa bulavA lie the| ve ujjayinI A pahu~ce the| meM agale dina jaba abhayakumAra apane usa pAgala bhAI pradyota ko bA~dhakara vaidya ke ghara para le gaye, taba vApasa usa paricArikA ne zveta havelI meM praveza kiyaa| paricArikA ko dekhate hI rUpA A~kheM tarerakara cillAyI, 'kyoM rI .... tU A pahu~cI ? kyoM AI vApasa ?' vApasa paricArikA ne kahA : 'are... para tuma samajhatI kyoM nahIM ? rAjA khuda tumhAre kadamoM para Dhera hone ko taiyAra hai, aura tuma manA karatI ho? are..., lakSmI jaba tilaka karane ko AI ho taba bhalA kauna ceharA dhone ko baiThegA?' basa, aba tuma mujhe itanA batA do ki mahArAjA ko yahA~ para kaba livA lAU~ ?' sonA ne dahAr3ate hue kahA : 'o baMdariyA ! isI vakta yahA~ se apanA kAlA mu~ha lekara bhAga jA..., varanA dhakke khAkara nikalanA hogA samajhI nA?' paricArikA ne U~cI AvAja meM kahA : 'dhakke mArane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai..., maiM to khuda ulTe pairoM calI jAU~gI... para yAda rakhanA, sattA ke Age tumhArI kyA cala sakegI! rAjA cAhegA taba tumheM uThA le jaaegaa| phira mujhe yAda karake ronA. !!' paricArikA vahA~ se nikalakara rAjamahala para phuNcii| rAjA se jAkara sArI bAta khii| rAjA ne use himmata dekara kahA : 'tU ciMtA mata kara / rUpasI lar3akiyA~ pahale jyAdA hI magarUrI lekara ghUmatI haiM... para dhIre-dhIre mAna jAegI! kala tujhe vApasa unake pAsa jAnA hogA, maiMne jaba se unheM dekhA hai..... merA khAnA-pInA-sonA bekAra ho gayA hai| kucha sUjhatA nahIM hai / yadi kala ve nahIM mAnegI... taba phira maiM kisI bhI hAlata meM unheM yahA~ uThA lAU~gA !' paricArikA ne kahA : 'ThIka hai, Apa kahate haiM to kala vApasa jAU~gI, unakI havelI para... lekina ve mAnanevAlI nahIM haiM!' abhayakumAra ne sonA-rUpA se kahA : 'kala vaha paricArikA vApasa aaegii| thor3I mAna manauvala ke bAda tuma usase kahanA : 'hamArA bhAI Aja rAta ko For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra ne badalA liyA ! 78 bAhara gA~va jAnevAlA hai, sAta dina bAda lauTegA / isalie kala sabere ekadama aMdhare-aMdhere hI mahArAjA yahA~ A jAeM to hama unakI hara icchA pUrI kareMge / ' sonA-rUpA ne kahA : 'ThIka hai bar3e bhaiyA, Apa kahate haiM vaisA hI hama kaheMge / ' dUsare dina abhayakumAra apane bhAI pradyota ko lekara vaidya ke ghara para gaye, taba paricArikA zveta havelI meM A pahu~cI / to sonA dikhAvaTI gusse meM nAka-bhauM phulAtI huI barasa par3I... 'arI... tU bilkula bezarama hai... vApasa A gaI!' 'kyA karU~ ? mahArAjA tumhAre binA pAnI ke binA tar3apatI machalI kI bhA~ti becaina haiM! tumheM kucha to socanA hI hogA / ' sonA ne rUpA ke sAmane dekhakara pUchA : 'rUpA kyA kareMge?' rUpA ne kahA : 'yadi mahArAjA ko itanA prema hai apane para, taba unheM kala sabere aMdhere hI aMdhere meM yahA~ bulA leM to ?' 'hA~... yaha ThIka hai... bar3e bhaiyA bhI Aja rAtri meM bAhara jAnevAle haiN| sAta dina bAda aayeNge|' sonA bolI aura paricArikA se kahA : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'tU mahArAjA se kahanA ki kala sabere aMdhere hI ve yahA~ padhAra jAeM... / akele hI aaeN...| aura vaha bhI sAde kapar3e meM, tAki havelI meM kisI ko saMdeha na ho !' paricArikA to khuzI se nAca uThI! sonA- rUpA ke gale meM hIre ke do hAra DAlakara vaha havelI se nikala gii| jaldI-jaldI calatI huI vaha sIdhI rAjamahala meM pahu~cI aura rAjA ke pAsa jAkara bharI-bharI sAMsa meM bolI : 'mahArAjA... kAma ho gayA !' sonA- 'are... pahale jarA ArAma se baiTha to sahI... sAMsa le jarA, phira bAta kara !' paricArikA jamIna para baiTha gaI aura zAMti se usane sArI bAta khii| rAjA prasanna ho utthaa| usane apane gale kA kImatI hAra nikAla kara dAsI ko bheMTa kara diyA | - rUpA ne abhayakumAra se sArI bAta kahI / abhayakumAra ne kahA : 'aba apanA kAma cuTakI meM huA samajho ! Aja sArI taiyAriyA~ kara lo| kala sabere hI hama rAjagRhI kI ora cala nikleNge|' For Private And Personal Use Only

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79 abhayakumAra ne badalA liyA! sonA-rUpA bhI khuza ho utthii| rAtri ke samaya abhayakumAra ne apane pA~coM sainikoM ko havelI ke bhItara bulavA liye | ghor3e havelI ke pichavAr3e bA~dha diye | sonA-rUpA se kahA : 'jaba sabere caMDapradyota yahA~ Aye taba tuma usakA svAgata krnaa| zastra aura mukuTa dUra rakhavA denA... isake bAda maiM use barAbara bA~dha duuNgaa| tuma saba ratha meM baiThakara, nagara ke bAhara pahu~ca jaanaa| vahA~ hamArA intajAra karanA / pA~coM sainika tumhAre sAtha rheNge| maiM rAjA ko lekara A jaauuNgaa| rAjA ko ratha meM DAlakara hama rAjagRhI kI ora prayANa kara jaaeNge| rAste meM kucha-kucha dUrI para hameM magadha ke sau-sau sainika milate rheNge| zAyada pIche se ujjayinI ke sainika A car3heM to apane sainika unheM rAste meM hI roke rakheMge aura hama pUrNa surakSita rAjagRhI pahu~ca jaaeNge| 'bar3e bhaiyA, ApakI yaha yojanA to bar3I khataranAka hai...| Apa rAjA ko bA~dhakara bIca bAjAra se uThA le jAoge?' 'hA~... maiMne bIca bAjAra se usakA apaharaNa karane kI pratijJA kI hai| hA~, use rAjagRhI le jAkara pUre sammAna ke sAtha rakhUgA aura ijjata ke sAtha bidAI dU~gA! mujhe to kevala usake garva kA khaMDana karanA hai| usake abhimAna ke parade ko cIranA hai|' 'kala sabere hI becAre kA pUrA abhimAna miTTI meM mila jaaegaa|' sonA-rUpA ne abhayakumAra ko praNAma kiye aura ve sone ke lie calI gii| abhayakumAra bhI havelI ke pichavAr3e ke kamare meM jAkara so gye| isase pahale unhoMne usa dikhAve ke pAgala pradyota ko eka hajAra sonAmuhareM dekara bidAI de dI thii| usakI jagaha para aba sacce aura acche pradyota ko bA~dhakara le jAne kI kalpanA meM khoye-khoye abhayakumAra so gye| / dUsare dina sabere aMdhere hI aMdhere meM bheSa badalakara rAjA caMDapradyota zveta havelI meM praviSTa huA / abhI sUryodaya hone meM kAphI samaya thaa| sonA-rUpA ne najaroM ke tIra calAte hue rAjA kA svAgata kiyaa| caMDapradyota to khuzI se macala utthaa| 'Aja merI manokAmanA saphala huI!' 'hama bhI dhanya ho uThI mAlavapati ko pAkara!' sonA ne A~khoM kI pyAlI se Dhera sArA pyAra ur3elate hue khaa| For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra ne badalA liyA ! 'para tuma bar3I jiddI ho !' 'aba to nahIM haiM nA ? aba samaya vyartha nahIM ga~vAnA hai... Apake pAsa yadi kucha zastra vagairaha haiM to vaha dUra rakha dIjie... hameM zastroM kA bar3A Dara lagatA hai|' 80 caMDapradyota ne apanI kamara meM chupAI kaTArI nikAlakara rUpA ko de dI... I donoM bahanoM ne kahA : 'Apa palaMga para leTiye, hama abhI kapar3e badalakara AtI haiM / ' donoM bahana pAsa ke khaMDa meM calI gii| caMDapradyota palaMga para leTA hI thA ki idhara se abhayakumAra ne hAtha meM lohe kI jaMjIra lekara khaMDa meM praveza kiyaa| pA~coM sainika naMgI talavAra liye palaMga ko ghera kara khar3e ho gaye / caMDapradyota cauMka uThA... vaha cillA uThA... 'dhokhA... dhokhA...!' abhayakumAra ne kahA : 'cillAiye mata rAjan! ApakI cIkha-pukAra sunanevAlA yahA~ koI nahIM hai...| sIdhe rhie| maiM Apako isa lohe kI jaMjIra se bA~dhUMgA... aura bIca bAjAra se uThAkara Apako rAjagRhI le jAU~gA !' 'kauna tU abhayakumAra hai!' 'hA~, mahArAjA!' abhayakumAra ne jaMjIra se caMDapradyota ko jakar3a liyaa| caMDapradyota sAmAnya nAgarika ke bheSa meM thaa...| nahIM thA sira para mukuTa, yA nahIM thA bAjUbaMda / yA nahIM thI talavAra...! subaha ho gaI thI... bAjAra meM dukAneM bhI khulane lagI thI... rAste para logoM kI AvAjAhI bhI cAlU ho gaI thI / abhayakumAra ne caMDapradyota ko havelI ke bAhara nikAlA aura use pakar3akara bIca bAjAra se calane lge| caMDapradyota cillAtA hai ... ' maiM pradyota hU~... maiM rAjA pradyota hU~... yaha mujhe bA~dhakara le jA rahA hai... mujhe chur3avAo... mujhe bcaao...|' For Private And Personal Use Only loga to kaI dinoM se yaha tamAzA dekha rahe the| sabhI usake sAmane dekhate haiM aura ha~sate haiM...! loga bAteM karate haiM :

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81 abhayakumAra ne badalA liyA! 'dhairyakumAra kA bhAI becArA kitanA pAgala hai... phira bhI dhairyakumAra usakI kitanI sevA karate haiM!' caMDapradyota ko lekara abhayakumAra nagara ke bAhara A gye| vahA~ para ratha taiyAra khar3A thaa| caMDapradyota ko ratha meM DAlA aura ratha ko rAjagRhI ke rAste para daur3A diyaa| pA~coM zastrasajja sainikoM ke ghor3e ratha ke pIche caukasI rakhate hue daur3a rahe the| 'mahArAjA, ApakI sevA meM mAlavapati ko upasthita karatA huuN|' abhayakumAra ne rAjagRhI Akara mahArAjA zreNika ko nivedana kiyaa| caMDapradyota ko zreNika ke samakSa lAkara khar3A rakhA gayA ki turaMta zreNika khuda khulI talavAra lekara caMDapradyota kI ora lpke| usI vakta abhayakumAra ne zreNika kA hAtha pakar3a liyA aura kahA : 'pitAjI, mAlavapati ko duzmana nahIM mAnanA hai! unheM hamAre mitra banAkara vidAI denI hai| magadha aura mAlavA-do mitra rAjya bneNge| isase prajA kI sukhazAMti aura samRddhi bddh'egii| abhayakumAra ne caMDapradyota ke baMdhana khola diye| hAtha jor3akara caMDapradyota se mAphI maaNgii| apane mahala para le jAkara caMDapradyota ke lie yogya suMdara vastra evaM zastra bheMTa kiye| mahArAjA zreNika ke sAtha baiThakara caMDapradyota ne bhojana kiyaa| donoM ke bIca dostI kA riztA bana gayA / caMDapradyota ne kahA : 'mahArAjA, sacamuca tumheM putra aura maMtrI mahAna buddhizAlI milA hai...| yadi mujhe Apase kucha mA~ganA ho to maiM Apake isa buddhinidhAna beTe ko hI mA~ga lU~!' zreNika ne kahA : 'rAjezvara, yaha merA beTA to kabhI kA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa jAne ke lie tarasa rahA hai! yaha na to mere pAsa rahegA... na Apake pAsa AegA!' caMDapradyota ko rAjagRhI se bhavya bidAI dI gii| For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kI dIkSA 82 11. abhayakumAra kI dIkSA barasoM gujara gaye the| zreNika rAjA ke zarIra para bur3hApe kI jhurriyAM ghira AI thii| abhayakumAra bhI praur3ha ho cuke the| eka dina kI bAta hai : zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI vicaraNa karate hue rAjagRhI meM pdhaare| nagara ke bAhara guNazIla caitya meM Thahare the| sardiyoM kA mausama thaa| kar3Ake kI sardI kI giraphta meM pUrA vAtAvaraNa kA~pa rahA thaa| gaNazIla caitya ke ilAke meM samavasaraNa kI racanA huI thii| bhagavAna kA upadeza sunane ke lie hajAroM strI-puruSa ekatra hue the| mahArAjA zreNika aura rAnI cellaNA (zreNika rAjA ke aneka rAniyA~ thI, usameM paTTarAnI cellaNA thI, jo ki vaizAlI ke rAjA ceTaka kI rAjakumArI thI... aura paramAtmA mahAvIrasvAmI kI parama upAsikA thii|) bhI vahA~ upasthita the| ___ upadeza sunate hue zAma ho gaI thii| sUrya asta hone meM ekAdha ghaMTe kI dera thii| ThaMr3ha bar3hatI jA rahI thii| zreNika aura cellaNA ratha meM baiThakara nagara meM jAne ke lie nikle| ratha zIghra gati se daur3a rahA thA / nadI ke kinAre para cellaNA rAnI ne eka muni ko kAyotsarga dhyAna meM lIna hokara khar3e dekhA / eka ghaTAdAra vRkSa ke nIce kevala eka vastra pahanakara kucha bhI or3he bagaira muni kisI caTTAna kI bhA~ti sthira khar3e the| cellaNA rAnI kA~pa utthii| vaha socane lgii| 'oha... itanI kar3Ake kI sardI meM bhI badana khulA rakhakara ye mahAmuni dhyAna meM DUbe hue haiM! dhanya hai inakI tapazcaryA ko|' usane zreNika se kahA : 'svAmin, udhara dekhiye! nadI kinAre koI mahAmuni dhyAna meM khar3e haiN| bar3e For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kI dIkSA 83 tapasvI lagate haiM... hama unheM vaMdanA kareM aura unake darzana karake... unakI stavanA karake jIvana ko dhanya banAyeM!' rAjA-rAnI ratha meM se nIce utare... | munirAja ke samIpa jAkara unheM vaMdanA kii| bhAvapUrNa hRdaya se unakI stavanA kI aura vApasa lauTakara ratha meM baitthe| rAjamahala jA phuNce| rAta huii| zayanakhaMDa meM rAjA-rAnI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke dharmopadeza kI carcA kara rahe the| rAjA ko nIMda A gaI thii| cellaNA jaga rahI thI... usake mAnasa paTa para nadI kinAre dhyAna karanevAle muni kI AkRti barAbara ubhara rahI thii| usakA mana ciMtita ho rahA thaa| yoM soca hI soca meM vaha bhI nIMda kI goda meM samA gii| rAta AdhI gujara cukI thii| ThaMr3hI ke jhoMke ne cellaNA kI nIMda ur3A dii| mahala ke bAhara camar3I ko cIra denevAlI sarda havAe~ sanasanA rahI thii| cellaNA ko ve muni yAda A gye| usake mu~ha se nikala gayA... 'oha... isa jAnalevA sardI meM unakA kyA ho rahA hogA?' idhara zreNika kI nIMda bhI ucaTa gaI thI... para vaha A~kheM mUMde hI leTA rhaa| use cellaNA ke zabda sunane the| itane meM rAnI phira bar3abar3A uThI... 'ophphoha... isa kAtila ThaMr3ha ke thaper3oM meM unakA kyA hogA?' zreNika ne cellaNA ke zabda sune | usane socA : 'ajIba bAta hai... itanI rAta gaye... rAnI kisakI ciMtA meM jAra-jAra hue jA rahI hai? kyA yaha usake kisI premI kI ciMtA meM yaha saba bar3abar3A rahI hogI... mana meM ghula rahI bAta aksara nIMda meM hoThoM para calI AtI hai! yadi yaha sahI hai to merI rAnI mere prati vaphAdAra nahIM hai... vaha kisI aura ko cAhatI hai... mujhase bhI jyAdA ise kisI aura kI ciMtA hai... kyA karanA aisI bevaphA rAnI ko? maiM use jindA chor3anevAlA nahIM!' rAjA kI nIMda harAma ho gii| marane-mArane ke vicAroM meM pUrI rAta rAjA ne bitaayii| sabere-sabere rAjA Anana-phAnana apane maMtraNAgRha meM gayA aura vahA~ usane abhayakumAra ko bulAkara kahA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kI dIkSA 84 'kumAra... rAnI cellaNA bevaphA nikalI... aisI rAnI mujhe nahIM cAhie... jalA DAla usake mahala ko! eka pala kA bhI vilaMba kiye bagaira merI AjJA kA pAlana kara!' gusse meM danadanAkara rAjA ne hukma kara diyaa| abhayakumAra ko bar3A Azcarya huA / itane barasoM meM kabhI usane rAjA aura rAnI cellaNA ke bIca kisI prakAra kI anabana yA dUrI dekhI-sunI nahIM thii| mahArAnI cellaNA kI pavitratA aura nirdoSatA para abhayakumAra ko aDiga vizvAsa thaa| taba phira rAjA ne cellaNA ke mahala ko jalAne kA phatavA kyoM diyA? kucha samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai! jaldabAjI meM mujhe kucha bhI nahIM karanA hai| soca-vicAra kara kucha upAya DhU~r3hanA hogaa|' usane mana hI mana kucha socakara usa vakta to rAjA se kaha diyA : 'pitAjI, ApakI AjJA kA avilaMba pAlana ho jaaegaa|' abhayakumAra apane mahala para gyaa| prAbhAtika kAryoM se nipaTakara... vaha apanA kArya karane ke lie niklaa| usane rAnI cellaNA ke mahala ke AsapAsa dekhA... vahA~ para pA~ca-dasa jhoMpar3e jaise makAna khAlI karavA diye... aura apane khAsa AdamiyoM ke dvArA unameM Aga lagavA dii| idhara mahArAjA zreNika prAtaHkAlIna kAryoM se nipaTakara zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke darzanArtha gaye the| vahA~ para bhagavaMta ko vaMdanA karake usane prazna kiyA : 'prabho, merI sabhI rAniyA~ satI-pavitra haiM... yA asatI haiM?' 'zreNika, cellaNA vagairaha terI sabhI rAniyA~ satI haiM... pativratA haiM!' sarvajJa vItarAga bhagavAna para zreNika ko aTUTa vizvAsa thaa| bhagavAna kA pratyuttara sunakara zreNika kA dila do TUka ho uThA! 'are... maiMne abhaya ko jo AjJA dI hai... yadi usane soce bagaira usakA pAlana kara diyA to bar3A hI anartha ho jAegA! maiM jaldI pahu~cU~ nagara meM... aura abhaya ko rokU~...!! zreNika tIra kI taraha samavasaraNa meM se nikala kara ratha meM baiThe | vega se ratha ko nagara kI ora daudd'aayaa| abhayakumAra idhara se samavasaraNa kI ora cale A rahe the| usake ratha ko dekhakara zreNika ne apanA ratha rokA | abhayakumAra ne bhI For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kI dIkSA 85 zreNika ke ratha ko rukA huA dekhakara apanA ratha roka diyA / abhaya zreNika ke ratha ke pAsa phuNcaa| zreNika ne eka hI sAMsa meM pUcha DAlA : 'abhaya, tUne kyA kara diyA ?' 'maiMne to ApakI AjJA kA pAlana hI kiyA hai!' 'are... mUrkha... kucha socanA to thA ... jA, merI najara se dUra ho jA... terA mu~ha mata dikhAnA!' mujhe 'ThIka hai... pitAjI, ApakI AjJA ko sira para car3hAtA hU~ / ' abhayakumAra ne apane ratha ko samavasaraNa kI ora gatizIla banAyA / samavasaraNa meM Akara usane bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ko tIna pradakSiNA dI aura donoM hAtha jor3akara praNAma karake prabhu se prArthanA kI : 'prabho, mujhe dIkSA dekara bhavasAgara se pAra lagAiye / ' 'abhaya, jaba jIvana caMcala hai... mauta anizcita hai... taba to Atmahita meM derI nahIM karanI cAhie / ' prabhu ne abhayakumAra ko dIkSA dii| abhayakumAra kA roma-roma pulaka uThA thaa| usane apanI painI buddhi se zreNika kI buddhi ko kATa DAlI thI / zreNika kA ratha aMtaHpura ke pAsa Akara ruka gayA / aMtaHpura - rAnI cellaNA kA mahala to surakSita thA / antaHpura se kucha dUrI para pA~ca-dasa jhoMpar3e Aga kI lapaToM meM sulaga rahe the| loga hA hUM karate hue usa Aga ko bujhAne kI koziza meM lage the| zreNika socatA hai : 'taba phira abhayakumAra mujha se jhUTha kyoM bolA? hAlA~ki galatI merI hI hai| pahale mujhe bhagavAna se pUchakara bAda meM rAnI ke bAre meM kucha bhI socanA thA ! are, bhagavAna se pahale mujhe khuda rAnI cellaNA se hI pUcha lenA thA... ThIka hai, aba bhI kyA bigar3A hai... 'rAnI se pUcha hI lU~ ki vaha rAta meM kisa kI ciMtA meM bar3abar3A rahI thI!' zreNika gaye aMtaHpura meM / cellaNA vagairaha rAniyoM ne rAjA kA svAgata kiyA / zreNika siMhAsana para baiThe / zreNika ne rAnI cellaNA ke sAmane dekhakara pUchA : 'devI, tuma rAta ko kisakI ciMtA kara rahI thI?' 'svAmin, hama jaba kala zAma ko samavasaraNa se lauTa rahe the... taba nadI ke For Private And Personal Use Only

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abhayakumAra kI dIkSA 86 kinAre jina tapasvI muni ke darzana kiye the... mujhe una muni kI ciMtA satA rahI thii| cU~ki rAta meM khUna ko barpha kara de vaisI kar3Ake kI ThaMr3ha thI... aura una muni ne to kevala eka vastra hI kamara para lapeTA thA... hama to UnI - garama kaMbala... aura mulAyama rajAIyA~ or3hakara sote haiM... phira bhI sardI se kA~pa jAte haiM... taba phira una muni kA kyA huA hogA... basa yahI ciMtA mujhe jArajAra kiye jA rahI thI!' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zreNika kI A~kheM visphArita ho gaI... use apanI galatI kA ahasAsa ho gayA... sAtha hI use eka bAta kI yAda A gaI... aura vaha khar3e ho gaye... 'maiM samavasaraNa meM jAtA hU~...' kahakara ve aMtaHpura ke bAhara nikala gaye / ratha meM baiThakara zIghra hI samavasaraNa kI ora daudd'e| unheM apane zabda yAda A gaye... 'jaba abhayakumAra ne dIkSA lene kI bAta... barasoM pahale kI thI taba maiMne use kahA thA ki jaba maiM tujhe gusse meM danadanAkara kaha dU~... 'cala jA, mujhe terA mu~ha bhI mata batAnA!' taba tU dIkSA le lenA / aura Aja ve zabda anajAne meM mere mu~ha se nikala gaye ! kyA samavasaraNa meM jAkara abhaya ne dIkSA to nahIM le lI hogI prabhu ke pAsa meM?' zreNika ke dila meM tahalakA maca gyaa| use apanI duniyA vIrAna hotI najara Ane lgii| 'maiMne Aja bahuta bar3I galatI kara dI....!' ratha samavasaraNa ke prathama gar3ha meM pahu~cakara khar3A ho gayA / zreNika ratha meM se utare aura vega se car3hate hue tIsare gar3ha meM pahu~ce / prabhu ko vaMdanA kI... pAsa meM najara kI to abhayakumAra ko sAdhu ke bheSa meM dekhA ! zreNika kI A~kheM barasa pdd'ii| ve phaphaka-phaphaka kara ro diye| munivara abhaya ke caraNoM meM girakara vaMdanA kI aura kahA : 'Apane mujhe ThagA hai!' zreNika rAjamahala ko vApasa lautte| antaHpura meM jaba rAniyoM ko samAcAra mile ki 'abhayakumAra ne dIkSA le lI hai|' to karuNa vAtAvaraNa chA gyaa| sabhI rAniyA~ tatkAla ratha meM baiThakara samavasaraNa meM phuNcii| bhagavAna ko bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karake munirAja abhaya ko vaMdanA kii| hara eka rAnI phUTa-phUTa kara roye jA rahI thii| rAjagRhI meM abhayakumAra ko dIkSA ke samAcAra bAr3ha ke pAnI kI taraha phaila For Private And Personal Use Only

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87 abhayakumAra kI dIkSA cuke the... logoM kA avirata pravAha samavasaraNa kI ora jAne lgaa| apane lAr3ale rAjakumAra aura buddhinidhAna mahAmaMtrI ko sAdhu ke bheSa meM dekhakara baccebUr3he sabhI ro pdd'e| sabhI nagara meM vApasa lautte| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ne rAjagRhI se vihAra kara diyaa| rAjagRhI sUnI-sUnI ho gaI thii| abhayakumAra kI smRti meM prajA pAgala ho rahI thii| rAjamahala kI raunaka mara cukI thii| cAroM ora sannATA barpha banakara chA gayA thaa| ____ munivara abhayakumAra bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM rahakara jJAna-dhyAna ke sAtha-sAtha ghora tapazcaryA karane lge| kaI barasoM taka unakI ugra ArAdhanA calatI rhii| unakA AyuSya pUrA huaa| samatA-samAdhi meM DUbe hue anazana vrata svIkAra karake unhoMne prANoM kA tyAga kiyaa| __ ve 'anuttara devaloka' meM 'sarvArthasiddha' nAmaka vimAna meM deva hue| abhI vartamAna meM ve vahA~ para haiN| vItarAga jaisI unakI avasthA hai| zreSThatama sukha vaibhava meM bhI ve anAsakta yogI kI taraha jI rahe haiM! abhI aura asaMkhya barasa ve vahIM para gujaareNge| __ vahA~ kA AyuSya pUrNa karake... unakI AtmA madhyaloka meM Aye hue 'mahAvideha' kSetra meM [apanA kSetra bharatakSetra kahalAtA hai] janma leNge| uttama kula meM unakA janma hogaa| __ vahA~ unheM sAkSAt tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta kA samAgama prApta hogaa| ve unake zrI caraNoM meM dIkSA leNge| ugra tapazcaryA karake AtmA para lage hue AThoM karma ke AvaraNa ko naSTa kreNge| aura isa taraha mukti ko prApta hoNge| parama sukha... carama zAMti aura AtmAnaMda kI anubhUti meM lIna ho jaaeNge| samApta. For Private And Personal Use Only

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88 rAjakumAra zreNika AcArya zrI bhadraguptasUri (priyadarzana) racita va sarjita sAhitya aura vizvakalyANa prakAzana, mahesANA dvArA prakAzita upalabdha pustakeM (aba zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobAtIrtha se upalabdha va prakAzyamAna) hindI pustakeM pravacana 1. parva pravacanamAlA 25.00 2-4. zrAvakajIvana (bhAga 2, 3, 4) 150.00 zAMtasudhArasa (bhAga 1) 50.00 kathA-kahAniyA~ zodha-pratizodha (samarAditya : bhava-1) 30.00 2. dveSa-adveSa (samarAditya : bhava-2) 30.00 vizvAsaghAta (samarAditya : bhava-3) 30.00 vaira vikAra (samarAditya : bhava-4) 50.00 sneha saMdeha (samarAditya : bhava-6) 50.00 saMsAra sAgara hai 30.00 *prIta kiye duHkha hoya 50.00 vratakathA 15.00 kathAdIpa 10.00 phUlapattI choTI sI bAta 8.00 *kalikAla sarvajJa 25.00 hisAba kitAba 15.00 14. naina bahe dina raina 30.00 15. sabase U~cI prema sagAI 30.00 16. *rAga-virAga DI.68/ja.30 *rAjakumAra zreNIka DI.68/ja.30 tattvajJAna jJAnasAra (saMpUrNa) 50.00 *samAdhAna 50.00 *mAraga sAcA kauna batAve 30.00 pIo anubhava rasa pyAlA 20.00 zAnta sudhArasa (artha sahita) 12.00 motI kI khetI 5.00 prazamarati (bhAga - 2) 25.00 8.00 sh >> tm For Private And Personal Use Only

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nibaMdha : maulika ciMtana svAdhyAya rU0.00 ciMtana kI cA~danI rU0.00 jinadarzana 10.00 zubharAtri 6.00 6. suprabhAtam 6.00 vaLyoM ke (citra) 1-rU. vijJAna seTa (rU pustaw) 20.00 gujarAtI pustako pravacano 1-4. dhamma saraNe pavajjAmi bhAga 1 thI 4 200.00 5-7. zrAvaka jIvana bhAga 2, 3, 4 150.00 8-10. zAMta sudhArasa bhAga 1 thI 3 150.00 11. parva pravacanamALA 50.00 12. manane bacAvo 15.00 kathA-vArtA sAhitya 13-15.*samarAditya mahAkathA bhAga 1 thI 3 400.00 16. #pAMpaNe bAMdhyuM pANiyAruM 40.00 17. *prIta kiye du:kha hoya DI.-16pa-00/ja.-10. 18. *eka rAta aneka vAta 30.00 19. nIla gagananAM paMkheru 30.00 20. mane tArI yAda satAve 30.00 21. dostI 25.00 22. sarvajJa jevA sUrideva 30.00 aMjanA 20.00 phUla pAMdaDI 8.00 25. vrata dhare bhava tare 15.00 27. zraddhAnI saragama 30.00 27. zodha pratizodha 30.00 nirAMtanI veLA 20.00 29. vArtAnI vATe 20.00 30. vArtAnA ghATe 20.00 31. hisAba kitAba 20.00 32. rIsAyelo rAjakumAra 20.00 23. 28. niyaMtI ? For Private And Personal Use Only

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10.00 8.00 33. sulatA 50.00 34-36.*jaina rAmAyaNa bhAga-1 thI 3 DI-46pa-00/ja.-195.00 tattvajJAna-vivecana 37. mAraga sAcA kauna batAve 30.00 38. samAdhAna 40.00 39. *pIo anubhava rasa pyAlA 20.00 40. *jJAnasAra DI.-220-00ji.-115.00 41. *prazamarati - DI.-301-00/ja.-115.00 maulika ciMtana / nibaMdha 42. huM to pala palamAM muMjhAuM 30.00 43. tArA du:khane khaMkherI nAMkha 40.00 44. na priyate 10.00 45. bhavanA pherA 15.00 46. jinadarzana (darzana vidhi) 47. mAMgalika (nitya svAdhyAya). 8.00 48. svAdhyAya 30.00 49. tIrthayAtrA 50. trilokadarzana 25.00 51. *laya-vilaya-pralaya 50.00 52. saMvAda 40.00 53. huM mane zodhI rahyo chuM 40.00 54. huM tane zodhI rahyo chuM 40.00 bALako mATe raMgIna sacitra papa. vijJAna seTa (3 pustako) 20.00 vividha 56. gItagaMgA (gIto) 20.00 57. samatA samAdhi 5.00 English Books The Way Of Life [Part 1 to 4] 160.00 Jain Ramayana [Part 1 to 3] 130.00 3. Bury Your Worry 30.00 4. Children's 3 Books Set 20.00 A Code of Conduct 6.00 The Treasure of mind *5.00 7. *The Guide Lines Of Jainism 60.00 * zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobA dvArA punaH prakAzita . For Private And Personal Use Only

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Ole ole Acharya Sri Kailasasagarsuri Gyanmandir Sri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Koba Tirth, Gandhinagar-382007 (Guj) INDIA Website : www.kobatirth.org E-mail: gyanmandir@kobatirth.org ISBN: 978-81-89177-25-6 For Private And Personal Use Only