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________________ rAjayavAtsalya lekhaka-zrI subodhacaMdra nAnAlAla zAha zreSThI pithaDakumAra: mAMDavagaDhanA mahAmaMtrI. emaNe jema mAMDavagaDhanA rAjA jayasiMhadevanA rAjyanuM mahAmaMtrIpada zobhAvyuM ema dharmanuM mahAmaMtrIpada paNa karI jANyuM hatuM. emanA vakhatamAM mAMDavagaDhanuM AkhuM rAjya surakSita thayuM, rAjyanI saMpatti ane sukhAkArImAM vadhAro thaye, ane AkhA dezanI prajA sukhI ane samRddhizALI banI. bahAranAM AkamaNone emaNe e javAba Apyo ke pachI te kaI mAMDavagaDha rAjya sAme AMgaLI cIMdhavAnI paNa hiMmata na karI zake. mahAmaMtrI jema rAjyasaMcAlanamAM kuzaLa hatA tema vepAramAM paNa evA ja kuzaLa hatA. saMpattinI to emane AMgaNe cheLe UchaLatI hatI. ane pethaDakumAre te pahelethI ja parigrahanuM parimANa kareluM, eTale teo pitAnI saMpattino dharmanAM ane lokasevAnAM kAryamAM khobe khobe upayoga karatA. emanI saMpattimAMthI te kaMIka manahara devamaMdire, dharmasthAno, AzrayasthAna ane sevAla UbhAM thayAM hatAM. e badhAM sthAne pithaDazAnI kIrtigAthA saMbhaLAvatAM hatAM. lekane thatuM, pethaDazAe keTalI saMpattinI kamANI karI che ane keTalI saMpattinuM pitAnA hAthe dAna karyuM che ! lekamAM to kahevAtuM ke pethaDazAne citrAvalI maLI che ane phaLI che. pethaDazAnA mArgadarzaka hatA eka dharmaguruH AcArya dharmaghoSasUri emanuM nAma. bhAre prabhAvazALI ane jJAnI puruSa. AvA moTA rAjyane A moTo maMtrI eka nAnA AjJAMkita ziSyanI jema emane paDyo bola jhIlI leto potAnA gurUnI kalyANabuddhimAM emane ATalI badhI AsthA hatI. Ama rAjyasevA, lekasevA ane dharmasevAne lIdhe mahAmaMtrI pethaDakumAra rAjyamAM ane prajAmAM samAna rIte priya banI gayA hatA. rAjA ane praja banemAM emanI khUba pratiSThA hatI ane sau emanI vAtane hoMzehoMze svIkArI letA, ane pethaDakumArane jayajayakAra belAvatA.
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________________ 226 zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvarNa mahotsava-graMtha sUrya asta thAya che ane hasatuM, khIlatuM, suvAsa pAtharanuM suMdara-sahAmaNuM kamaLa potAnI pAMkhaDIo saMkelI le che. jIvananuM paNa evuM ja che. AyuSyane sUrya astAcaLa tarapha DhaLe ane jIvananuM kamaLa biDAI jAya-bIje sthAne khIlavAne mATe ! samaya thaye ane sarvajanavatsala pethaDakumAranuM jIvana saMkelAI gayuM. emanI kAyA emanI nAmanAnI suvAsane sarvatra prasarAvIne nAmazeSa banI gaI. pethaDakumAra lokahRdayamAM amara banI gayA. janasamUha emanI puNyasmRtine abhinaMdI rahyo. pithaDakumArane putra jhAMjhaNakumAra: eya pitA jevo karmacUra, dharmazUra ane dAnazUra hate. dharmanuM rahasya, saMsAranI asAratA ane saMbaMdhonI azAzvatatAne e sArI rIte samaje che, paNa pitAno viyoga enAthI sahyo jato nathI. e to vArevAre pitAnA pitAne saMbhArIne udAsa banI jAya che. ene thAya che. pitAjI kevA jAjaramAna puruSa hatA! have zuM emanI chatrachAyA kyAreya nahIM maLe? ane jhAMjhaNakumAranI AMkhe aMtaranI vedanAnAM AMsu sAravA lAge che. gurudeva dharmaSasUrijI avAranavAra jhAMjhaNakumArane dharmavANI saMbhaLAvIne AzvAsana Ape che ane AvA dharmajUra pitAnuM smaraNa karIne ArtadhyAnamAM manane duHkhI karavAne badale emanA jevI dharmakaraNImAM cittane parovIne pitAnA jIvanane ane dhanane kRtArtha karavAnI preraNA ApatA rahe che. mahAmaMtrInI jema jhAMjhaNakumArane paNa A dharmanAyaka gurumahArAjane ja sAco Azraya che. chatAM jhAMjhaNakumAranuM mana hajI zAMta ane svastha nathI thatuM, e joIne dharmaSasUrijI mahArAje emane tIrthayAtrAne saMgha kADhavAno upadeza ApyuM ane tIrthayAtrAnA tathA saMgha kADhavAnA asaMkhya lAbho varNavI batAvyA. pitAnuM ApyuM ane potAnA hAthe raLeluM dhana paNa aDhaLaka hatuM, sArA kAmamAM sAme cAlIne ullAsapUrvaka dhanane vAparavAnI udAratA paNa ghaNI hatI ane dharmanuM ArAdhana karavAnI tathA zAsananI prabhAvanA vadhAravAnI dhagaza paNa puSkaLa hatI. jhAMjhaNakumAranA manamAM AcArya mahArAjanI vAta vasI gaI. emane paNa thayuM? bIjI daSTi uparAMta lokadaSTie paNa AvA mahAna ane dharmAtmA pitAnI smRti nimitte kaMIka paNa dharmakRtya karavuM ja joIe ne! saMgha sahita tIrthayAtrA karavAmAM te pitAjIne paNa sAcI aMjali ApI gaNAze, saMghane paNa dharmakaraNa karavAno avasara maLaze ane mAruM paNa kalyANa thaze. AvA aneka lAbhane vicAra karIne jhAMjhaNakumAre gurumahArAjanA A dharmAdezane tarata ja AdarapUrvaka mAthe caDAvI lIdhe, ane zatruMjaya mahAtIrthanI yAtrAe moTA saMgha sAthe javAnuM nakkI karyuM. sArA kAmamAM so vighana, eTale sAruM kAma to tarata ja patAvyuM sAruM. eTale moTA saMghanI tAbaDatoba badhI taiyArIo karavAne jhAMjhaNakumAre Adeza Apyo. gAmogAmanA saMghane ke katarIo lakhavAmAM AvI. ane vi. saM. 1340nA vasaMtapaMcamInA maMgaLamaya divase, maMgaLa coghaDiye aDhI lAkha jeTalA yAtrikanA moTA saMgha sAthe jhAMjhaNakumAre,
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________________ zrI sumeAdhacaMdra nAnAlAla zAha : rAjyavAtsalya 227 AcArya mahArAja zrI dhagheSasUrijInI nizrAmAM, zatru Mjaya mahAtInI yAtrA mATe moMgala prayANa karyu. aDhI lAkha manuSyAne e sa'dha jyAre peAtAnA DerAtaMbu upADIne cAlatA tyAre je dezya sarjAtuM te evuM hatuM ke je najare jovuM e paNa eka lahAvA hatA. saMdha paNa kevA meTA ! jyAM saghanA paDAva thAya che tyAM eka vizALa nagara vasI jAya che. saMghanI sagavaDa sAcavavA ane bhakti karavA jhajhaNakumAra, emanA sAthIe ane sekaDA zreSThIe Ubhe page khaDA rahe che. ana tannAnI-sajJa bhagavAne saMghane tItha kahIne ane ene namaskAra karIne ene mahimA vadhAryAM che. AvA ja gama tInI bhakti karavAnA AveA apUrva avasara pharI maLyA ke maLaze ! saghanA mArgamAM AvatAM rAjyAnA rAjAe, ThAkAro, maMtrIo, mahAjanA ane zreSThIo paNa saMdhanuM svAgata-bahumAna ane saMdhanI bhakti karavAmAM jarA paNa pAchI pAnI karatA nathI. sau hoMze hAMze sevA karavA doDI Ave che. saune mana jIvanane A eka amUlya lahAvA che. yAtrALue nityaniyama mujakha devadarzana-pUjana karI zake e mATe khAvana khAvana tA vizAla jinAlaye sAthe rAkhavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. hajAro vAhanA, gheADA, baLado ane sukhAsanA vagerethI tenI virATatA vadhu ne vadhu lakhAtI jatI hatI. mAnyAmAM na Ave tevuM e dRzya hatuM. leAkeA kahetA ke AvaDA moTA saMgha te vaLI hAtA haze ? te khAtA kayAM haze? ATalA meATA samUhane khavaDAvatuM kANu haze? ene sUvA-besavAnI sagavaDa zI haze? paNa A badhA savAle tyAM sudhI ja TakatA ke jyAM sudhI saMghanAM pratyakSa darzana karavAnA avasara na maLatA. jyAM e dRzya pratyakSa jovA maLatuM tyAM A madhA prazno svayameva zAnta thaI jatA. saghanA eka cheDethI bIje cheDe paheAMcavA mATe page cAlanArane khAsA 3-4 kalAka thAya evA virATa A saMgha hatA. A saMgha gujarAtamAM thaI saurASTra dezamAM javAnA hatA. ane tyAM jenA aNue aNu pApIeneya pAvana karI devAnI zakti dharAve che tevA parama tAraka tIrthAdhirAjanA mastaka para birAjamAna mukuTamaNizA bhagavAna yugAdIzvarane manabharI nIrakhavAnI ane te tArakanI pUjA-arcA karavAnI bhAvanA sevatA hatA. saMghanI ane jhAMjhaNakumAranI bhAvanA saphaLa thaI : mArgamAM AvatAM badhAM dhama tIrthInI ane chevaTe tIrthAdhirAja zatruMjaya mahAgirirAjanI ullAsapUrvaka yAtrA karIne, ane jhAMjhaNakumArane saMghapatipadanA abhiSeka karIne saMgha pAchA pharI rahyo hatA. pAchAM pharatAM paNu saMghamAM e ja dhara`ga pravatA hatA. jANe tyAM dharmanuM ja sAmrAjya pravartatuM hatuM, ane badhA yAtrikA e dharmAMnagarInA vasanArA hatA. pAchA pharatAM mA mAM gujarAtanuM jUnuM pATanagara kaIvatI Avatu` hatu`. karNAvatI te vakhate poMkAyela nagarI hatI, ane purANaprasiddha sAbaramatI nadIne kinAre vasI hatI. tyAre tyAM rAjA sAra'gadevanuM zAsana pravatuM hatu.. gujarAtanu` rAjyazAsana namaLu' paDyuM. hatu', chatAM gujarAtanA rAjA tyAre e ja gaNAtA.
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________________ 228 zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvarNa mahotsava-graMtha jeNe jeNe AvaDA moTA saMghanI vAta sAMbhaLI hatI te badhA ja tAjuba thayA; te pachI gurjarezvara kaMI judI mATInA thoDA ja hatA ! te paNa tAjuba thayA. emaneya thayuM ke kevI navAInI vAta che ke aDhI lAkha mANasane A saMgha che ! "ATalI moTI janamedanIne adhinAyaka koNa haze bhalA" sAraMgadeve potAnA pradhAnane pUchyuM. mahArAjaAvA vizALa saMghanA saMghapati jhAMjhaNakumAra che. mAlava dezanA mAMDavagaDha rAjyanA mahAmaMtrIzvara svanAmadhanya pethaDakumAranA teo dhamIja putra che. pethaDakumAra to evA dharmAtmA hatA ke emaNe batrIsa varSanI bharayuvAnImAM brahmacaryavrata jevuM kaThora vrata aMgIkAra karyuM hatuM! temaNe oDheluM vastra rogIne paherAvatAM roga cAlyA jAya evI to emanI dhArmikatAnI nAmanA hatI. teo kharekharA dhArmika ziromaNi ane puNyavAna mahApuruSa hatA. AjanA saMghanA saMghapati jhAMjhaNakumAra emanA putra che ane teo paNa khUba dhamI che." - gurjarezvara A prazaMsA visphArita nayane sAMbhaLI ja rahyA. temane thayuM ke A saMghane te najare nIrakhavo ja joIe. ane saMghanAM darzana ane svAgatanI emanI bhAvanA vadhu prabaLa banI. saMghanA AgamananA samAcAra AvyA eTale rAjA ane prajA badhAM khUba rAjI thayAM. sarvatra AvA meTA abhUtapUrva saMghanA svAgatane umaMga pravartI rahyo. rAjA sAraMgadeve pitAnA maMtrIzvarane belAvI saMghapati tathA saMghanuM gya sanmAna karavAnI, nagaramAM temane praveza-mahatsava karAvavAnI tathA rAjamahelamAM temane laI AvavAnI AjJA karI. bIjA divase jyAre eka prahara lagabhaga vItI gayA tyAre saMgha karNAvatInA pAdare AvI pahoMcyA. nagaranAM tathA AsapAsanAM jinacaitya juhAravA tathA zramaNa bhagavaMtane vaMdanA karavA mATe saMgha ahIM cAra divasa rokAvAne hato. namatI saMdhyAe gurjarezvara sAraMgadeva saMghapatinA taMbUmAM AvyA. saMghapatinI beThaka eka rAjarAjezvara jevI hatI. abhuta ane tejasvI emanuM lalATa hatuM. bahumUlya ane bhAgye ja jovA maLe evA alaMkArothI teo suzobhita hatA. atizaya nAjuka dehalatAvALI ane ArasamAMthI kaMDArelI devAMganAo samI cAmaradhAriNIo temane cAmara vIMjhI rahI hatI. chatradhara jarAya hAlyAcAlyA vinA temane chatra dharIne Ubhe hato. zreSThIo ane sAmate temanA baMne paDakhe dabadabApUrvaka birAjatA hatA. gurjarezvara pitAne maLavA AvI rahyA che e samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM ja saMghapati jhAMjhaNakumAra pite UThIne gurjarezravaranuM sanmAna karavA sAme gayA. baMnee parasparanuM abhivAdana karyuM. rAjavIe saMghapatinA tathA saMghanA kuzaLa maMgala pUchayA. "amArA pradezamAM Apane kazI takalIpha te nathI paDI ne?" e praznanA javAbamAM saMghapatie gurjarezvaranI prasana najarane kAraNabhUta gaNAvI. mIThI premabharI vAte zarU thaI ane sau AnaMdavibhora banI gayA.
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________________ zrI sumedhacaMdra nAnAlAla zAha : rAjyavAtsalya 229 chevaTe UThatAM UThatAM rAjavIe AvatIkAle rAjya taraphathI soMghapati tathA sadhanA nagarapraveza maheAtsavanI vAta mUkI, ane jhajhaNakumAre enA saharSa svIkAra karyAM. bIjA divasanI savAra thaI ane Akhu* pATanagara saMgha ane saMghapatinA sanmAnAthe nagara mahuAra ThalavAyuM. aDhI lAkha yAtrALuo, bIje paNa mAnavasamUha ane nagaranI samasta vasatI bhegI thatAM tyAM mAnavAnA hAlatAcAlatA maherAmaNa hileALA letA dekhAtA hatA; tenuM varNana karavuM zakaya nathI. saMdhapati jhAMjhaNakumArane nAnA paryaMta samA mahAkAya hAthI para seAnAnI aMbADImAM besADavAmAM AvyA ane gujarezvara temanI sAthe beThA. eka vijetA senApatinuM jevuM sanmAna thAya tethIya adhika sanmAna temanu karavAmAM AvyuM. sa'dha ane sa MghapatinI savArI rAjamahAlaya AvI paheAMcatAM gujarezvara saMghapatinA hAtha jhAlIne temane rAjamahAlaya tarapha dorI gayA. saunA piracayavividha thayA ane tAmbUle apAyAM. chevaTe rAjavIe vinaMtI karI : " zreSThI jhajhaNakumAra, jo tame svIkAro tA mArI eka vina'tI che ke AvatIkAle Apa ApanA saMghamAMthI sArA sArA cUMTI kADhelA pAMceka hajAra mANasA sAthe rAjamahAlayamAM mAre AMgaNe bheAjana levA padhAro." saune thayuM ke hamaNAM jhajhaNakumAra hA pADI deze. eka rAjA jeve rAjA vagara mAgye, sAme cAlIne AvuM durlabha bahumAna karatA hAya, teA enA inkAra paNa kANa karI zake? ane evA inkAra karavAnI jarUra paNa zI ? paNa AMjhaNakumAra kaMI sAmAnya mATInA mAnavI na hatA. emanA te rAma rAmamAM dhanu teja ane khaLa vaselu' hatuM. peAtAnA sanmAna ane gaurava karatAMya peAtAnA dhaMnuM ane peAtAnA sAdharmiketu gaurava ane sanmAna emanA haiye vadhAre vaseluM hatuM. jhAMjhaNa kumAre namratA ane vivekapUrvaka chatAM makkamapaNe kahyuM': " rAjan! ApanuM AmaMtraNa huM nahI svIkArI zakuM, mane kSamA karo!" " kAraNu ?" rAjavIe pUchyuM. ' kAraNa e ke mArA saMghamAM jemane huM khIjA yAtrikAthI sArA tarIke cUMTIne judA tAravI zaku evA kAI mANusA ja nathI.'' " eTale zuM tamArA saMghamAM sArA kahI zakAya evA mANasA ja nathI ?" rAjavIe saMghapatinI vAtane samajyA vagara ja pUchyuM. peAtAnI mAgaNIno inkAra sAMbhaLIne enA atarane eka prakAranA AdhAta lAgyA hatA. * nA, mahArAja, evuM nathI, Apa mArI vAta barAbara samajyA nahI', me' Apane kahyuM enA bhAva tA e che ke mArA saMdhamAM koI paNa kharAkha mANusa nathI; badhA ja sArA che. emAM huM keAnI kharAma tarIke khAdyabAkI karIne sArAnI pasaMdagI karuM ? mArAthI e na thaI zake. A soMghamAM badhA ja mArA sahudhamI bhAIe che, badhA ja zreSTha che ane sau mArA AmaMtraNathI ja saMghamAM padhAryAM che. teA pachI emAM sArAkheATAnA verAva'cA karIne emanuM mAnabhaMga karanAra huM kANu ?''
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________________ 230 zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvarNa mahotsava-graMtha te pachI zuM thAya?" rAjavI jarA akaLAIne belyA. e ja ke ApanuM AmaMtraNa huM na svIkAruM !" jhAMjhaNakumAre kahyuM. rAjavIne A vAtathI kheda thayo. e khede gussAnuM rUpa dhayuM. sahaja AvezamAM AvIne rAjavI bolyA : "to zuM tamArA aDhI lAkha mANasanA saMghane mAre jamADe? zuM koI paNa mANasa ATalI moTI saMkhyAne jamADI zake kharo ? " "rAjana ! ApanI bhAvanAne huM samajI zakuM chuM. ApanI lAgaNI sAcI ane anumodanA karavA jevI che. kRpA karI Ape paNa mArI vAta sahAnubhUtithI samajavI ghaTe. vaLI meM ApanI pAsethI evI kaI AzA rAkhI ja nathI ke Apa mArA saMghanA aDhI lAkha mANasone jamADe ! bAkI AvaDA moTA saMghane kevI rIte jamADI zakAya eno mAre namra tathA pratyakSa javAba e che ke huM A saMghane ja jamADuM ja chuM. paNa A kaMI Agrahane vaza banIne kheMcapakaDa karavA jevI vAta nathI. moTI vAta to bhAvanAnI che, ane ApanI bhAvanA meM pratyakSa joI che, ane enuM mAre mana jamaNu karatAM paNa vadhu mUlya che." pethaDazAe gaMbhIrapaNe kahyuM. pitAnA AmatraNanI A sthiti thavAthI gurjarezvara gusAmizrita khedanA bhAvathI vyApta banelA hatA. tyAM emanA magajamAM eka camakAro thaye ane emanAthI bolAI gayuM "saMghapatijI, zuM huM tamane AkhuM gujarAta jamADavAnuM kahuM te tame jamADI zake kharA? jo ne, te pachI tevuM ja mArA mATe che, e tamAre samajavuM joIe ane mArA AmatraNane svIkAra kare ja joIe." sAraMgadeva rAjAnI vAta sAMbhaLI maMtrIvare pUrI dhIratAthI kahyuM: "rAjana ! agara je Apa pharamAvo to AkhA gujarAtane jamADIza. zAsanadeva mane emAM sahAya karaze. atyAre ja mAruM Apane AmaMtraNa che." saMghapatine uttara sAMbhaLI gurjare2 pahelAM te DaghAI ja gayA; pachI thoDIvAre belyAH "jhAMjhaNakumAra, AkhuM gujarAta eTale zuM e kaMI khyAla tame karI zake che? tame ene jamADavAnuM kaho cho?" rAjana ! saghaLe ja khyAla karI zakuM chuM ane Aje, A ghaDIe ja, Apane samasta gujarAtane mArA taraphathI jamavAnuM AmaMtraNa pAThavavA vinaMtI karuM chuM." - rAjavI moMmAM AMgaLAM nAkhI gayA ke A saMghapati A zuM bole che! paNa cAle, kasoTI thaze, ema samajI temaNe mana manAvyuM. Ama vAtavAtamAM prasaMge eka juduM ja rUpa dhAraNa karI lIdhuM. jhAMjhaNakumAranA saMghanuM prayANa baMdha rahyuM. Akho saMgha karNAvatInI bahAra rokAI gaye. AkhI gujarAtanI prajAne jhAMjhaNakumAranA rAjyavAtsalyamAM jamavAnAM AmaMtraNo mekalAI rahyAM. bhagavAna jinendranuM zAsana jeNe ragaragamAM pacAvyuM hoya che evA dharmazra AtmAne, prasaMga Ave tyAre, vaTa kevI rIte rAkha te zIkhavavAnuM na hoya. have te saMghavAtsalya ke sahadhamIvAtsalya nahIM paNa rAjyavAtsalyanA mahAjamaNane harSa ane ullAsapUrvaka
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________________ zrI sumedhaca'dra nAnAlAla zAha : rAjyavAtsalya 231 saphaLa karye ja chUTakA hatA. ane jhAMjhaNakumAra emAM jarAya pAchA paDe evA na hatA. emanI zakti ane bhakti ane ajoDa hatI. kAma na kalpI zakAya evu' mATu' hatu' ane ghaNI jhaDape pUruM' karavAnuM hatuM. paNa enI pAchaLa pratApI pitAnA putranI vyavahAradakSa vaNika buddhi kAma karatI hatI, saMdhamAMnA bhAvanAzIla agraNIonA ane kuzaLa kArya karAnA uma'gabhaa sAtha hatA, ane paisAnI te kAI kamI ja na hatI, eTale kAmanI saphaLatAmAM kAI saMdeha na hatA. raseAInI ane jamADavAnI tAkhaDatAkha taiyArIo karavAmAM AvI. ekIsAthe pAMcase mANasAne jamavA besADI zakAya evA vizALa eka seA jeTalA maMDapeA khaDA karavAmAM AvyA. sAkharamatIneA AkhA kinAre ane karNAvatInI AsapAsanA verAna lAgatA vanapradeza jANe vana--bhAjananuM bhayuM" bharyuM" raLiyAmaNuM udyAna banI gayuM. jamanArane bahumAna pUrNAMka jamADI zakAya evI besavA-pIrasavAnI pUrI vyavasthA karavAmAM AvI. badhI pUrva taiyArI pUrI thaI eTale nizcita divasathI rAjyavAtsalya athavA te prajAvAtsalyano mahAjamaNavAra zarU thayA. karNAvatInA rAjavI ane nagarajano paNa A kAmamAM pUrA utsAhathI sAtha ApavA AvI paheAMcyA. rAjA sAraMgadevanA rASa paNa UtarI gayA hatA. A kAryane emaNe peAtAnu ja mAnI lIdhuM. rAjyanI madadathI jJAtivAra judA judA maMDapeAmAM prajAjanAne bhAvapUrvaka jamADavAmAM AvatA; divasabhara e kAma cAlyA karatu'. jANe jhAMjhaNakumAre rAjyavAtsalya ke prajAvAtsalyanA saptAnika maheAtsava mAMDaco hAya ema sAta sAta divasa sudhI A jamaNavAra cAlyA. ane samagra gujarAtanI prajAe mAMDavagaDhanA svastha mahAma`trInA suputra jhAMjhaNakumAranI mahemAnagatinA anerI lAbha lIdhe| ane emanI dhama bhakti, kArya zakti ane udAratAnAM darzana karyAM. kharAkhara sAtamA divasanI saMdhyAe samasta gujarAta jamI rahyu tyAre ha thI chalakAtI AMkhe rAjA sAraMgadeva saMghapati jhAMjhaNakumAra pAse AvI pahoMcyA ane gadgada vANIthI elyA " zreSThIvara ! tame na kalpI zakAya ke najare joyuM na heAya te na mAnI zakAya evu' atiadbhuta kArya karI khatAvyu'! tamane samajavAmAM me' kharekhara bhUla karI! mane mApha karo. tamArAmAM je zakti che te mArAmAM nathI. tame te camatkAra karI batAvyA. ame e kayAreya nahI bhUlI zakIe." jhAMjhaNakumAre vinamra anIne kahyuM: " mahArAja! A kAMI mArI zakti nathI; A tA mArA abhISTadeva bhagavAna jinendradeve darzAvela dAnadharmanI zakti che. A badhA ja yaza e mahApratApI iSTadevane ane emaNe prarUpela sa kalyANakArI dharmAMne ghaTe che. hu tA mAtra emanA caraNanI raja chuM." rAjavIe pUchyuM : " jhAMjhaNakumAra, A jamaNu mATe tame keTalI mIThAI banAvarAvelI ?" " rAjezvara ! mIThAIghara jovA padhAre " ane jhAMjhaNukumAra rAjA sAragadevajIne te tarapha dorI gayA. tyAM rAjavIe zu' joyu ? hajI bIjA jArA mANasA jamI zake eTalI tAjI mIThAInA gaMja khaDakAyA hatA. rAjavI A dAnezvarIne manomana vaMdI rahyA ane lAgaNI
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________________ 232 zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya suvarNa mahatsava-graMtha bharyA svare belyAH "saMghapatijI, mAge, maga, mAge te ApuM. tamArA A kRtyathI huM ati prasanna thayo chuM." jhAMjhaNakumAre kahyuM : "rAjana ! Apa jevA rAjavIonA rUDA pratApe te ame siddhakSetranI yAtrA karI AvyA, AthI vizeSa amAre zuM joIe?" - gurjarezvara belyA: "zreSThI, ema na cAle. je mana thAya te mAgo; Aje te mArI bhAvanAne pitAnA mArge viharavA dyo." khUba vicAra karI saMghapatie kahyuM : "rAjana ! mAre mAgavAnuM to kaMI che nahIM, paNa je tamAre ApavuM ja hoya te eka ja vastu mAguM chuM ane te e ke ApanI kedamAM paDelA samasta rAjAone mukta karo." - gurjarezvarane thayuM ke maMtrIzvare mAgavAmAM kazI ja kacAza rAkhI nathI. ghaNuM ghaNuM mAMgyuM che; paNa gurjarezravara pratijJAbaddha hatA. . bIjA divasanA prabhAte badhAya rAjAone mukta karavAmAM AvyA ane temanA muktidAtA mAMDavagaDhanA zreSThI jhAMjhaNakumAra che te emane jaNAvavAmAM AvyuM. harSathI chalakAtAM netra dvArA bIjAnAM netrane paNa sajaLa banAvatuM e rAjavIvRMda jyAre jhAMjhaNakumAranA taMbumAM AvI emane upakAra mAnavA lAgyuM tyAre te aMtarane gaddagada banAvI de evuM dazya khaDuM thayuM. saue bhagavAna vardhamAnasvAmInI mahAkaruNAne ane emanA zAsanane jayajayakAra belAvI dIdho. bIjA divase savAre A mahAkAya saMghe karNAvatIthI AgaLa prayANa AdaryuM tyAre pAchaLa UbheluM rAjavIrvAda ane gurjarezravara sAraMgadeva sameta samasta nagarajananAM hRdayamAM bhagavAna jinendranA zAsananI addabhutatA aMkAI cUkI hatI. jhAMjhaNakumAre e sAne jANe vaza karI lIdhA hatA.