Rikhavdev

Author(s): Dhirajlal Tokarshi Shah
Publisher: Jyoti Karyalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034598/1

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bALasaMzAvaLI : prathama zreNI : 1 che zrI rIkhadeva lekhaka : dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha sarva svAdhIna ? za: jyoti kAryAlaya pADALa sAme, gAMdhIroDa, a ya rA vA . chachachachachachachachachacha

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A pustaka muMbai ilAkA keLavaNI khAtAmAM tathA vaDedarA - rAjyanI lAyabrerIe ane inAma mATe maMjUra thayeluM che ? tathA je. je. mU. 5. ejayukezana borDa taraphathI kanyAdhoraNa prathamamAM pAThya pustaka tarIke maMjUra thaeluM che. A pustakanI AvRttio prathama AvRtti 1000 Aso suda 9 1984 bIjI AvRtti 5500 kArataka sudI 13 1985 trIjI AvRtti 150 zrAvaNa vada 0)) 1986 cothI AvRtti 1550 mAha sudI 15 1990 pAMcamI AvRtti 1100 bhAdaravA suda 1 1992 sudhArAvadhArA sAthe hiMdImAM , prathama AvRtti 1000 phAgaNa 1988 bALagraMthAvalInI prakAzita thayelI kula prati saMvata 1992 nA bhAdaravA sudI 1 prathama zreNI 88850, bIjI zreNI 47000, trIjI zreNI 40000 cothI zreNI 26500, pAMcamI zreNuM 25000, chaThThI zreNuM 25000 hiMdI prathama zreNI 21500 kula nakala 273~- be lAkha tahetera hajAra AThaso ne pacAsa. : : sutA ane prakAzaka : dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha .:, .. jyoti mudraNAlaya : gAMdhI roDa : pADApoLa sAme H amadAvAda.

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pAMcamI AvRtti prakaTa karatAM noraM tatvajJAna sAmAnya janasamAjane pacatuM nathI. ene 'te e tatvajJAna kathAo dvArA rajU thAya te ja samajamAM Ave. kadAca enI sIdhI asara na jaNAya te paNa sUkSma rIte enA saMskAra mana para paDe che. AthI jaina sAhityane vizALa pradeza A kathAoe rekele che. samaya tathA kenI rUci pramANe e e kathAomAM vidvAna lekhakoe bi tathA bhASAne upayoga karyo che, chatAM jema mALAnA aneka maNakAo eka ja sUtrathI guMthAyela hoya che tema A kathAo eka zAMta rasa-rAma bhAvanAnI siddhine mATe guMthAyelI che. A kathAonuM lakSya manuSyamAM rahelI pAzavattine uzkerIne adhama AnaMda ApavAnuM nathI eTale emAM zRMgAra vIra-karaNa abhUtAdi badhA raseni "chuTathI upAba hovA chatAM

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temane gauNa sthAna ApavAmAM AvyuM che. A kathAonuM sAdhyu manuSya jIvanamAM rahelA kaSAyanA agnine zAMta karI Atmarasane anubhava karAvavAnuM che, emAM teNe ghaNI saphaLatA meLavI che e nirvivAda che. bhinna bhinna bhUmikApara rahelA manuSyAne kathAonA bhinna bhinna svarUpe ja edhI zakAya : e mahAna satya lakSamAM rAkhIne A kathAonI ceAjanA thayelI che. emAM keTalAka vAstavikatAne ja zodhavA mathatA sAhityakArane asaMbhavita kathAo-aDIna kathAo lAge che. paNa teo bhUlI jAya che ke vAstavikatAnA mahAna pUjArI pazcimanA dezomAM paNa prathama bhUmikAne mATe parIvArtAonA chuTathI upayAga thAya che. badhI kathA vAstavika hAvI joie evuM kAMi ja nathI. kalpanAne pUrNu chuTa ApavA mAtrathI e vAtanuM mahatva jarAye ochuM thatuM nathI. balke jene uddezIne lakhAi che e uddeza jotAM vadhe che, AjathI gheADAM varSo pahelAM mudraNakaLAne pracAra na hatA tyAre A vAtA kadAca AjanA karatAM paNa vadhAre pramANamAM janasamAjane pahoMcatI. tenAM kAraNeA aneka che. jIvanavigraha gra nahi hovAthI zAMta bhAve vyAkhyAnAdinuM zravaNuM thatuM. purasadanA samayamAM e kathA SaDaLIomAM kahevAtI. saMskArI mAtAnA : bALako. bhAgye ja evAM haze ke jeNe mAtAnI bhaktibharI ne mIThI vANIthI A mahAna vyaktionA uttama caritra nahi sAMbhaLyA hoya. lekhakane to etA apUrva lAbha maLela che ne eNe

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evo lAbha bIjAne maLato je che. paraMtu jIvananI dizA badalAtAM AjanI mAtAo dharmanA saMskAramAM utaratI jAya che. pitAnA dharmanuM tathA AvI. kathA AdinuM saMgIna jJAna hoya tevI mahilAe Aje bahu thoDI maLaze. eTale AjanA bALakone A amUlya vArasAthI vaMcita thavAne prasaMga AvyuM che. A paristhiti asahya che. . dhArmika zikSaNa tarIke, jyAre bALakane sahavAsamAM AvatAM mane jaNAyuM ke mahAnamAM mahAna vyaktinA jIvanacaritra mATe be bela paNa daza daza varSanI ummara sudhI temane maLyA nathI tyAre e saMbaMdhI khUba lAgyuM ane kai paNa jAtanI Arthika sthiti sArI na hovA chatAM e dizAmAM namra prayAsa karavA prayatna karyo. Aje e jAtanA sAhityanA arthAta bALagraMthAvaLInAM 120 pustaka taiyAra thayAM che. jene jaina samAjanA badhA varge hArdike satkAra Apyo che. ethI ja pAMca varSa jeTalA samayamAM tenI lAkhe nakala prasiddha karavA zakitamAna thayo chuM. ne A pustakanI pAMcamI AvRtti pragaTa karavAnuM banyuM che. A saghaLuM jotAM eTaluM kahI zakAya ke mAre prayatna kAMIka aMze saphaLa thaye che. Aje che ke jene bhAIone moTe bhAge vyApArapriya hevAthI sAhitya tarapha joIe tevuM lakSa Apato nathI, paNa have e samaya AvI pahoMcyo che ke jyAre enI upekSA bilakula cAlI zakaze nahi.

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je je bhAioe Aja sudhI A prathAvaLA tarapha pAtAnI sahAnubhuti ne madada darzAvyA che ke bhaviSyamAM pragaTa karavA dhArelI judI paNa te madada kare te jaina sAhityanA pracAra ceAgya phALo Ape. vade vIrama temane ekaja vinaMtI judI granthamALAomAM karavAmAM metAma bhAdrapada sudI 1 : 1992 nANAvaTI bIlDIMga : gAMdhIADa bhAvAda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat lI. sadhasevaka dhIrajalAla www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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zrI rIkhavaDhava -1H dhRNA junA samayanI vAta che. jyAre A dezamAM nhAtAM gAmanagara ke nhAtAM purapATaNa. saghaLe lIlI kuMjAra jhADI. jyAM ju tyAM amRta jevAM mIThAM phaLa. jyAM ju tyAM amRta jevAM mIThAM pANI. mANasA ArvA amRta phaLa khAya ne mIThAM pANI pIe. jaMgalamAM hare phare ane manna kare, nahi koine ka ke nahi kAine kaMkAsa, jaMgalamAM ema harephare che ane mA che kare che. evAmAM AvyA hAthIbhAI. emanI sAthe : eka mANasane thaI dAstI. eTale dararoja te

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zrI rIkhavadeva hAthI para caDe ne jaMgalamAM phare. e mANasanuM nAma vimaLavAhana. kALano mahimA ajaba che. dhIme dhIme phaLaphaLAdi thayAM ochAM ne mANasoe mAMDayuM laDavA. eka kahe ke mAruM jhADa ane bIje kahe ke mAruM jhADa. eka kahe enAM phaLa huM lauM ne bIjo kahe enAM phaLa huM lauM. evAmAM nIkaLyA vimaLavAhana. te hAthI para beThA che ne deva jevA zobhe che. mANase laDatA laDatA emanI pAse gayA ane kahyuM : bApajI ! amArI takarAra patAvo.' vimaLavAhana kahe, "A jhADa tamAruM ne A jhADa tamAru. jA keI laDazo mA ! khAo pIo ne moja karo ? A vimaLavAhana A ToLInA-kuLanA svAmI thayA eTale gaNAyA kuLakara. A vAtane varasa vItI gayAM. vimaLavAhana gujarI gayA ne temanI cha peDhIo paNa cAlI gaI. sAtamI peDhIe thayA nAbhi kuLakara. temanI strInuM nAma marUdevA. temane rUpa rUpanA

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zrI rIkhavadeva aMbAra ne kaMcana jevI kAyAvALA dIkaro jamyA. temanuM nAma rAkhavadeva. te lADakoDe uchare che ne moTA thAya che. 3: eka divasa devI jevI eka bALA vanamAM pharI rahI che. nathI bicArIne mA ke nathI bicArIne bApa! bIjA mANaso tene rakhaDatI joIne lAvyA nAbhikuLakara pAse. tenuM nAma sunaMdA. nAbhi kuLakara kahe, "kanyA bahu sArI che. rIkhavane paraNAvIzuM. A eka sunaMdA ne bIjI eka samaMgaLA." rIkhavadevane paraNAvavAnI dhAmadhuma cAlI. badhI taiyArIo thaI gaI ne rIkhavadeva sunaMdA tathA sumaMgaLAne paraNyA. saghaLe jejekAra thaI rahyo. sahu AnaMdamAM vakhata pasAra karavA lAgyA have sumaMgaLAne thayuM eka putraputrInuM beDaluM. emanAM nAma pADayAM bharata ane brAhmI sunaMdAne paNa thayuM eka putraputrInuM joDaluM.

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zrI rIkhavadeva emanAM nAma pADyAM bAhubaLI ne suMdarI. sumaM. gaLAne bIjA paNa ghaNu putro thayA. e vAtane varSo vItI gayAM. have te amRta jevAM phaLo ye ghaTI gayAM ne amRta jevAM pANI ye maTI gayAM. mANase pAMdaDAM, phaLaphulane jaMgalamAM ugeluM anAja khAya. paNu e anAja pace nahi. anAja khAya ane dukhI thAya. eka divasa badhA rIkhavadeva pAse AvIne kahevA lAgyA. "deva ! keI upAya batAve. amane khAdhuM kAMI pacatuM nathI.' rIkhadeva kahe, "anAjane hAthathI masaLI, pANImAM palALo ne paDIAmAM laIne khAo to apaco nahi thAya." mANase have tema karavA lAgyA. paNa thoDA divasa thayA ne pharIthI apaco zarU thayo. eTale sahu kahe, "cAlo rIkhavadeva pAse; emanA sivAya ApaNuM keNa che?'

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zrI rIkhavadeva 11 sahu rIkhavadeva pAse AvyA ane kahyuM kahyA pramANe karyuM, paNa bhagavan ! ApanA anAja khAdhu' pacatuM nathI. ' rIkhavadeva kahe. * pachIthI khAje. ! muThImAM rAkhA ne palALelA anAjane mANasA kahe, hAza ! have nirAMta thai. ' paNa thADA divasa thayA ne pharI pAche! apcA thavA lAgyA. ' have karavu'zu !' sahu e vicAramAM paDayA. evAmAM thayeA pavana ! zuM pavana ? zuM pavana ? sAmasAmI jhADanI moTI DALeA athaDAya ne jabbara kaDAkA thAya. jyAM A tyAM vA ne TALIe. jyAM jue tyAM DALonA kaDAkA. ema jhADanI DALA khUba dhasANI eTale thayA devatA. e tA bhaDabhaDATa saLagavA lAgyA. bheALA bicArA mANasA kahe, ' alyA! A kAMika levA jevu Avyu, have kevu jhage che ne ! cAlo ane upADI laie. 1 jyAM levAne hAtha lakhAvyAM tyAM teA hAtha dAjhayA. ' Aya Apare ! A tA bahu bhuDA ! ' ema kahIne :

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12 zrI rIkhavadeva sahu buma pADavA lAgyA. pachI gayA rIkhavadeva pAse ane kahevA lAgyA : bApujI! jaMgalamAM kaIka bhUta Avyo che, te badhAne bahu herAna kare che. mATe enuM kAMIkaro." rIkhadeva kahe, "ene hAthathI aDaze mA. enI AsapAsanI ghAsa kADhI nAkhaze ne tenA para lAkaDAM gharaje. evAM lAkaDAM ekaThAM karajo ane tamAruM palALeluM anAja enAthI rAMdhajo. e anAja khAze to apace nahi thAya.' mANaso saha jaMgalamAM AvyA ne ghAsa dhu dUra. dhIme dhIme saLagatAM lAkaDAM ekaThAM karyo ne banAvyuM moTuM tApaNuM. pachI palALIne pitAnI muThImAM rAkhelAM anAja tApaNAmAM nAkhyAM ane raMdhAvAnI rAha jotA beThA. paNa anAja te ema raMdhAtAM haze ? thoDIvAramAM badhuM baLIne rAkha thayuM. pAchuM te zuM maLe ? mANase kahe, " A to alyA bahu bhuDe ! jeTaluM ApIe chIe teTaluM khAI jAya che ne pAchuM to kAMI paNa Apato nathI !' sahu nirAza thaIne AvyA rIkhadeva pAse.

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= = = zrI rIkhavadeva 13 rIkhadeva hAthI para beThA che ne deva jevA zobhe che. temaNe kahyuM : "lAvo mATIne lIlo paDe. ' - thoDI vAramAM pIDe AvyA. rIkhavadeve te pIMDe hAthInA mAthA para mukayo ne tenAM suMdara majAnAM vAsaNo banAvyAM. e vAsaNa mANane batAvIne kahyuM ke "AvAM vAsaNe banAve ne temAM anAja rAMdhe. ' sahue have tema karavA mAMDayuM. : 5 : mANase vAsaNamAM rAMdhe che ne khAya che, paNa have vAsaNe rAkhavAM kayAM ? have te pahelAMnAM jevA zarIra paNa rahyA nahi. rAtavarata jaMgalI janAvarone humalo thAya ne rakSaNa karavuM paNa bhAre paDe. rIkhavadeve vicAryuM : "Amane have ghara vinA nahi cAle. mATe ghara bAMdhatAM zIkhavuM. ? eTale thoDA mANasane bolAvyA ne ghara bAMdhatAM zIkhavyuM. tyArathI mANase ghara bAMdhIne jaMgalamAM rahevA lAgyA.

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zrI rIkhavadeva paNa ghara te emane ema zAbhe ? kAMika citarAmaNa heAyA ThIka. zrI rIkhavadeve ethI keTalAka mANaseAne citaratAM zIkhavyuM. paNa thADA divaseA gayA ne bIjI ciMtA UbhI thai ! mANasAne nAgA rakhaDatAM zarama lAgI,temaNe vicAyu ke zarIra DhAMkavA mATe kAMika hAya tA sAruM ethI TADha tApa paNa AchAM lAge. zrI rIkhavadeve jANyu ke have mANasAne kapaDAM vinA nahi cAle, eTale thoDAne meAlAvIne jhADanI chAlanAM kapaDAM banAvatAM zIkhavyuM. : : Ama dhIme dhIme rIkhavadeve lekeAne kaLA zIkhavI. paNa have mANasAnAM mana thayAM melAM. jyAM jIA tyAM kaththai ne jyAM jue tyAM laDAI. chevaTe mANasA laDI laDIne kaMTALe ane Ave rIkhavadeva pAse. 14 eka divasa keTalAka mANaseAe AvIne kahyuM: * deva ! have teA A kamakakAza maTe evu karo tA sAruM kAI kAinuM mAnatu nathI ane hamezAM laDAI TaTA cAle che. ' rIkhavadeva kahe, ' rAjA heAya te A badhu maTe.

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15 zrI rIkhavadeva mANase kahe, " tame amArA rAjA." rIkhavadeva kahe, "pitAnI rajA sivAya rAjA na thavAya. tame pitAjI pAse jaIne vinaMti karo! e kahe tema karIza." AthI badhA nAbhi kuLakara pAse AvyA ne vinaMti karI. nAbhi kuLakara kahe, "bhale, rIkhavadeva tamAre rAjA thaze." pitAnI rajAthI rIkhavadeva rAjA thayA. teo sahuthI pahelA rAjA thavAthI AdinAtha kahevAyA. atyAra sudhI loko jaMgalamAM chuTAchavAyA rahetA, paNa rIkhavadeva rAjA thayA eTale eka suMdara zahera vasyuM. zaheranA pharate majabuta keTa thayA. aMdara moTAM moTAM makAno ne moTI meTI zerIo thaI meTI moTI bajAre baMdhAI ne moTA moTA coka banyA. A pramANe Thera Thera gAma vasyAM, ne purapATaNa thayAM. jotajotAmAM dezamAM saghaLe sudhAre phelAye.

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zrI rIkhavava have te leAkeA hAthathI khetI kare ane anAja pakave. paNu hAthathI te khetI keTale vakhata thAya ? eTale zrI rIkhavave leAkeAne gAya, bheMsa, gheADA ItyAdi jagalamAM rahetAM janAvarone pALatAM zIkhavyu. 16 leAkeA janAvara pAse khetI karAvavA lAgyA, ne gAya, bhesamAMthI dUdha paNa meLavavA lAgyA. janAvaranI madadathI khetI khUba thavA lAgI, ne pAka paNa khUba thavA lAgyA. pachI tA eka khIjAmAM mAlanI levaDadevaDa thai ne vepAra zarU thayA. vepAra paNa jotajotAmAM dhaNA vadhyA. A pramANe badhI jAtanA sudhAre| zrI rIkhavadeve dAkhala karyo, ethI te AjanI mAnavajAtinA prathama sudhAraka gaNAya che. :<: AdinAtha rAjapATa bhAgave che ne AnaMda kare che. evAmAM emane vicAra AvyA ke, leAkeAne meM kaLAo te zIkhavI, paNa dharma nathI zIkhavyA; mATe dharma zarUAta dAnathI thAya eTale Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat zIkhavuM. dhanI rAjamahele dAna www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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zrI rIkhavadeva 17 zALA mAMDIne eka varSa sudhI aDhaLaka dAna dIdhu. pachI emaNe peAtAnA badhA putrone judA judA dezanuM rAjya sAMpI dIdhuM, ne pAte baMdhA vaibhava cheADI taddana sAdu' jIvana zarU karyuM. taddana sAduM jIvana gALanArane sAdhu kahevAya. matalaba ke zrI rIkhavadeva sAdhu thayA. emanA zarIra para eka ja kapaDuM. mAthu ne paga ughADA. na gaNe TADha ke na gaNe taDakA, khasa jyAre jue tyAre dhyAna. bhikSA levA jAya paNa mANasA jANe nahi ke temane zuM apAya ! kAI kahe, 'A ghareNAM lyA, ' kAi kahe, 'A kanyA lyA. ' paNa sAdhune e zu' kAmanAM ? ema karatAM varasa eka vItI gayuM. rIkhavadeva pharatA pharatA hastinApura AvyA. leAkeAnAM TALeTALAM emanAM darzana karavA ulaTI paDayAM ne peAtAne ghera bhAjana levAnAM mAtarAM devA lAgyA. paNa rIkhavadeva kAMI khAlyA nahi. ema karatAM AvyA zreyAMsakumAranA makAna

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18 zrI rIkhavadeva AgaLa. zreyAMsakumAra rIkhavadevanA putra bAhubaLInA pAtra thAya. loko cAre bAjue TALe maLyAM che ne kolAhala thAya che. zreyAMsakumAre A kelAhala sAMbhaLI chaDIdArane kahyuM, "bahAra jaIne tapAsa kara ! ATalo badhe avAja zene thAya che?' chaDIdAre bahAra jaIne tapAsa karI, ane pAchA AvIne jaNAvyuM : " jI mahArAja zrI rIkhavadeva bhagavAna je ApanA vaDA dAdA che. teo padhAryA che. temanI AsapAsa lokenAM ToLe ToLAM maLyAM che. ane ethI ATalo badho avAja thAya che." zreyAMsakumAra A sAMbhaLI ekadama deDyA ne prabhunA pagamAM mAthuM mUkI dIdhuM. temanuM haiyuM bhakti ane AnaMdathI ubharAI gayuM. AnaMdanA ubharAmAM vicAra karatAM karatAM temane khabara paDI ke sAdhune kevI bhikSA apAya. A vakhate zreyAMsakumArane tyAM zeraDIno rasa Avelo hauM. temaNe zrI rakhavadevane

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zrI rIkhavadeva vinaMti karI ke "bhagavAna mAre tyAMthI bhikSA laI mane pAvana karo. Apane levA lAyaka A zeraDIno rasa taiyAra che." A sAMbhaLI zrI rIkhavadeve pitAnA behAtha dharyA. hAthe e ja temanuM vAsaNa hatuM. Ama eka varasanI Akhare zreyAMsakumAre zrI rIkhavadevane zuddha bhikSA ApI. zrI rIkhavadeve enAthI pAraNuM karyuM, eTale saghaLA loko harakhAyA, temaNe badhAe zreyAMsakumArane dhanyavAda Apyo ne kahevA lAgyA ke dhanya AvA supAtrane ! dhanya AvA dAna denArane!' AdinAtha bhagavAna A pramANe ghaNuM pharyA. pharatAM pharatAM temane duniyAnuM sAcuM ane puruM jJAna eTale kevaLajJAna prApta thayuM. temaNe lokone upadeza dIdho. potAnI bhUlo sudhArI jIvanane pavitra banAvavuM. kaI jIvane mAravo nahi. sahu sAthe hetathI vartavuM.

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20 jIruM khAlavu nahi. corI karavI nahi. zrI rIkhavadeva zIyaLavrata pALavuM. satASathI rahevu. vyasanA pADavAM nahi. satAnI sevA karavI vagere dhaNA lAkA A dhama pALavA lAgyA. je leAkA upara kahelA dharma pALavA lAgyA temanA eka saMdha sthApyA. e sadha tIrtha paNa kahevAya che, tethI AdinAtha pahelA tI karanArA tIrthaMkara thayA. AvI rIte ghaNA vakhata upadeza ApIne te nirvANa pAmyA. Aje paNa leAkeA savAramAM UThI temanuM smaraNa kare che. che. zrI rIkhavadevanAM ghaNAM ghaNAM tIrthaM zatruMjaya, AjI, rANakapura, kezarIyAjI, jhagaDIyAjI, vagere. khAlA rIkhavadeva bhagavAnakI je! khAlA zrIAdIzvara devakI je!

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(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)A bALa nhAvI : prathama zreNI : 2 (c)ess nema-rAjala 609 (c) : lekhaka : dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha, (c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c) SA : pA Tags sarva haka svAdhIna AvRtti pAMcamI = kula ra00: saMvata 1991 mUlya savAAne.

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prakaraNa : dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha ati kAryAlaya ratanapoLa, a ma da va da. pahelI vAra 1250 kArataka 15-1985 bIjI vAra 1100 caitra vada 1'-1985 trIjI vAra 750 zrAvaNa suda 15-1986 cothI vAra 1000 Aso suda 15'-1987 pAMcamI vAra 1100 jeTha vadI 1)-1991 jemanA samRddha kathAbhaMDAra mAMthI ceDAM kathArane pAmI zako te pUjya mAtuzrIne A bALagraMthAvaLAnI prathama zreNInuM dvitIya puSpa bhakti pUrvaka caDAvuM chuM.

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nema rAjAla - 1 : eka hatuM moTuM zahera. barAbara jamanA nadIne kinAre. tenuM nAma zAripura. tyAM eka bhalA rAjA rAjaya kare. temanuM nAma samudravijaya. temanI rANunuM nAma zivAdevI. zivAdevIthI temane eka putra thaze. temanuM nAma ariSTanemi. temane badhA ne manAtha paNa kahetA. zuM nemanAthanuM jJAna ! zuM temanAthanA guNa koI enuM varNana karI zake nahi. rAjA samudravijyane nava bhAIo hatA. badhA temanAthI nAnA. temAM sahuthI nAnA vAsudeva. nahi temanA rUpane pAra ke nahi temanA guNane pAra. e rUpaguNane lIdhe temane ghaNA rAjAoe tathA zrImatee pitAnI putrIo paraNAvI. temAM rohiNIthI baLadeva thayA ane devakIthI zrIkRSNa thayA. baMne bhAIo khUba parAkramI hatA.

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tema rAjula : 3 : zauripurathI cADe cheTe mathurA nAmanuM gAvara zahera hatuM. tyAMnA rAjA kaMsa hateA. te dhaNuA krUra hateA. peAtAnA bApa ugrasenane paNa kedamAM pUrI satAvatA hatA. zrIkRSNa ane baLadeve A duSTa kaMsane mArI nAkhyA; ane ugrasenane pharI gADhI ApI. kasa marAyA eTale tenA sasarA jarAsaMdha khUba cIDAye!. te dhaNA mATe rAjA hatA. zaurIpuranuM rAjya tenI sAme laDI zake tema na hatuM. mathurAnuM rAjya paNa tenI sAme laDI zake tema na hatuM. eTale te peAtAnA kuTuMbakabIlAne laine cAlI nIkaLyA. cAlatAM cAlatAM te kAThiyAvADamAM AvyA. tyAM dariyAkinAre meATI nagarI vasAvI. tenuM nAma dvArikA. zrIkRSNA parAkramI hatA eTale temane dvArikAnA rAjA banAvyA. *** dvArikAnI zAbhA ghaNIja hatI, temAM mATA meTA mahelo ne mATI mATI khArA bAMdhI hatI. moTAM moTAM diza ne meTAM mATAM cauTAM banAvyAM hatAM. kahevA besIe teA kahevAyaja nahi ! temAM paNa zrIkRSNanA zastrabhaMDAranI te vAtaja zI ?

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tema rAjula eka divasa temanAtha mitra sAthe pharatA pharatA zastrabhaMDAramAM AvyA. temaNe badhAM hathiyAro joyAM. temAM eka suMdara zaMkha paNa joyA. zaMkha NAja suMdara eTale tene laIne vagADavAnA vicAra karyAM. jyAre te zaMkha levA taiyAra thayA tyAre tyAMnA rakhevALa page lAgIne elyo : tame che| tA zrIkRSNanA bhAi. paNu tamArAthI A zakha upaDe tema nathI. e te zrIkRSNa mahArAja ja upADe. mATe Apa nakAmI mahenata zA mATe kare che. ? A sAMbhaLI temanA harayA. temaNe te| daDAnI mAphaka zaMkha UpADI lIdhA ne jorathI vagADayeA. zAMkhanA avAja sAMbhaLIne leAkeA badhA vicAramAM paDayA. zrI kRSNe paNa Azcarya pAmyA ne vicAravA lAgyA ke A zaMkha kANuM vagADayo haze ? evAmAM zaxbhaDAranA rakhevALe AvI samAcAra DhIdhA mahArAja ! zrI temanAthe ramata mAtramAM zakha vagADayA che. zrIkRSNe A sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmyA ne vicAravA lAgyAH ATaluM badhuM baLa enAmAM DhAya nahi. cAla enI parIkSA karuM.

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nema rAjala zrIkRSNa ane nemanAtha maLyA. vAtacIta thaI. zrIkRSNa kahe bhAI nemakumAra ! cAle ApaNe kuratI karIe. nemanAtha kaheH cAle. paNa bhAI ! kustI karIne dhULamAM ALeTIe enA karatAM eka bIjAne hAtha lo karIne namAvIe te ThIka. zrIkRSNa bolyA : bhale, tema karo. nemanAthe kahe: to laMbAvo Apane hAthe. zrIkRSNa hAtha laMbAve ne temanAthe te jotajetAmAM namAvI dIdhuM. bhAI have tamAre vAre. namAve A hAtha. ema kahIne temanA hAtha lAMbe karyo. zrIkRSNe ghaNI mahenata karI paNa hAtha na nahIM. tethI temane khAtrI thaI ke temanAtha jarUra mArA karatAM vadhAre baLavAna che. nemanAtha have juvAna thayA che. eka divasa mAtApitAe temane bolAvyA ane kahyuM putra ! have

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nema rAjulA tame meTI ummaranA thayA che. eTale paraNe te amane sateja thAya. nemanAthe kahyuM mAtAjI ! pitAjI! huM kaI ThekANe mAre lAyaka strI ja nathI. lAyaka strI maLaze tyAre paraNIza. A sAMbhaLI mAtapitAe bahu Agraha kare choDI dIdho. : 7 : phAgaNa mAsa Ave che. khAkhare kesuDAM khIlyAM che. AMbe mahera baheke che. rAyaNanAM jhADa lIlAM pAMdaDAMthI zobhe che. keyala mIThuM mIThuM TahUke che. sarovaramAM haMse tare che. giranAra parvata khuba zebhe che. kudaratamAM saghaLe AnaMda phelAI rahyo che. AvA vakhate keNa AnaMda na kare? zrIkRSNa mahArAja temanI paTarANIo sAthe AnaMda karavA ahIM AvyA che. sAthe temanAtha tathA dvArikAnA bIjA ghaNA leke che. zrIkRSNa ane satyabhAmA vagere paTarANuo kudaratanI zabhA jotAM jotAM tyAMnA ke jemAM phare che.

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== nema rAjula evAmAM zrIkRSNane nemanAthane vicAra Avyo nemanAthe lagna kare te sAruM. game tema karIne paNa enuM mana lamamAM vALuM. e vicAra karIne zrIkRSNa phUlanI suMdara mALA gUMthI. ne temanAthane paherAvI. AthI temanI rANIone lAgyuM ke zrIkRSNa mahArAja pitAnA bhAIne lagna mATe samajAvI rahyA che. tethI teoe paNa nemanAthane lagna karavA ghaNuM samajAvyA. ane A divasa AnaMdamAM pasAra karyo. : 8 : ema karatAM phAgaNa ga, citra paNa gayA ane vaizAkha mAsa Ave. tApa bahu paDe. ukaLATa khUba thAya. eTale badhAye ThaMDakane icache. ThaMDaka sArUM zrIkRSNa mahArAja temanI paTarANIo tathA temanAtha sAthe giranAra AvyA. giranAranA bagIcAomAM latAnA suMdara mAMDavAo che. jhADanI lIlIchama ghaTAo che. kAca jevA cakakhA pANInA heja che. garamI dUra karavA sahu hejamAM nahAvA paDyA. hAtAM nhAtAM satyabhAmA vagere rANIoe temanAthanA

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nema rAjula nahi paraNavAnA vicArane hasI kADhaye. hetabhAve ghaNI mIThI mazkarI karI. lagna karavA ghaNuM samajAvyA. zrIkRSNa mahArAje paNa lagna karavA khUba kahyuM. lagnane ATale badhe Agraha joI nemanAtha vicAravA lAgyA ke sagAMvahAlAne zuM moha che ne ? teo je jAtanuM jIvana jIve che tevuM jIvana gALavAne mane Agraha karI rahyA che. paNa mAre to A jIvanathI kAMIka UMcuM jIvana ja jIvavuM che. chatAM atyAre A snehIonuM vacana ravIkArI levuM ne taka maLatAM jarUra AtmAnuM bhaluM karavuM. A vicAra karIne temaNe badhAnuM kahevuM mAnyuM. sarvene khUba AnaMda thaye. zrIkRSNa kanyAnI tapAsa karavA mAMDI. temAM rAjA ugrasenanI putrI rAjImatI (rAjula) barAbara lAyaka jaNAI. nemanAthanA rAjula sAthe vivAha thayA. jozIne bolAvyA ne lagnane divasa jevarA. paNa comAsAmAM lagna Ave nahi. badhAe jezIne kahyuM ke game tema thAya paNa najIka divasa zedhI kADhe. A kAmamAM DhIla karI pAlave tema nathI.

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To nema rAjula jozIe zrAvaNa suda chaThThano divasa zedhI kADha. badhAe te bUla rAkhe. : 10 : nemanAthanA lagnanI taiyArIo thavA lAgI. vevAIone tyAM teNe baMdhAyAM. dhavaLa maMgaLa gavAvA lAgyAM. zahera AkhuM zaNagArAyuM ne lagnane divasa AvI pahoMce. - rAta vItI ne vahANuM vAyuM. vahANuM vAtaja mIThA sAde zaraNAIo vAgavA lAgI. maMgaLa coghaDiyAM paNa gaDagaDavA lAgyAM. A mIThA saMgItathI sahu jAgyA. strIoe maMgaLagIta gAvA mAMDyAM. ane lagnane mATe nemanAthane taiyAra karyA. mAthe dhaLuM chatra dharyuM. be bAju dhaLAM camare vIMjhavA mAMDayAM. kinArIvALAM be sapheda zuddha vastra paherAvyAM. motInI mALA paherAvI. zarIre UMcI jAtanA caMdananA lepa kya. suMdara adbhuta taraNIvALo ratha taiyAra karyo. tene dhoLA ghoDA joyA ne nemanAthane temAM besADyA. AgaLa jAnaiyA cAlyA. paDakhe hAthI para caDIne amIra umarAva cAlyA. pAchaLa rAjA samudravijaya ne

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nema rAjulA temanA bhAIo cAlyA. pAchaLa pAlakhImAM besIne mIThAM gIta gAtI rANIo cAlI. zuM A jAnanI zobhA? jAna dhIre dhIre cAlavA lAgI. nagaranAM leka jAna jevA ToLe maLyAM che. meDI ne mALa bALaka tathA jhIothI bharAyAM che. bajAramAM puruSone pAra nathI. jAna dhIme dhIme ugrasena rAjAnA mahela pAse AvavA lAgI. ahiMyA rAjula paNa soLe zaNagAra sajIne gokhamAM beThAM che. jAnane joI hyAM che. dUrathI temanA thane joI manamAM harakhAya che ke mAruM nazIba moTuM che, nahitara Avo pati kyAMthI maLe? evAmAM emanI jamaNI AMkha pharakI. jamaNe hAtha paNa pharake. ane manamAM zaMkA paDI ke jarUra kAMI khoTuM thaze. moTuM phIkakuM thaI gayuM. pitAnI sahiyarane vAta kahI. sahiyare kaheH bahena ! nakAmI ciMtA zA mATe kare che? sahu sArAM vAnAM thaze. 11 jAna cAlatAM cAlatAM ugrasena rAjAnA ghara AgaLa

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nema rAjula AvI. tyAM ekAeka janAvarone zerabakora saMbhaLAya. bicArAM bakarAM, meDhAM, haraNa, tetara vagere bUmAbUma kare. nemanAthe potAnA sArathine pUchayuM ke sArathi ! ATale badhe avAja zAne che? sArathi kahe, mahArAja ! ApanA lagnamAM jamaNa karavAne A badhAM janAvarone pakaDayAM che. te bicArAM maravAnI bIke bUmAbUma kare che. A sAMbhaLI nemanAthe kahyuM: sArathi ! mAre ratha prANIo pAse laI jA. ratha prANuo pAse gaye. tyAM jue che to koIne gaLethI to keIne pagethI bAMdhelAM che; keIne pAMjarAmAM pUryA che to koIne jALamAM nAMkhyAM che. A joIne temanAthanuM haiyuM dayAthI bharAI gayuM. temane jagatane vicAra Ave ne jagatanA bahAranA dekhAvane meha UDI gaye. temanuM mana AtmAnuM tathA jagatanuM sAcuM svarUpa samajavA mATe talapApaDa thayuM. eTale temaNe kahyuM saghaLAM janAvarene choDI mUke ne mAro ratha pAcho pheravo. saghaLAM janAvaro chUTI gayAM ne ratha pAcho pharyo.

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nema rAjulA - 13 rathane pAchA pharatAM joyo ke temanAM mAtApitA AvIne kahevA lAgyA bhAI ! ekAeka A zuM? prANIonuM duHkha tArAthI na dekhAyuM te temane choDI mUkyAM. have cAla. paNa nemanAthe kahyuM tame mane je saMbaMdhathI joDavA mAgo che tenA karatAM paNa vizALa ne zuddha saMbaMdha bAMdhavA mArI prabaLa IcchA thaI che. tethI mane mApha kare. Apa e bAbatane Agraha karaze nahi. AvI rIte temanAtha na paraNyA ne bALa brahmacArI rahyA. dhanya che temanA brahmacaryane ! 12 rAjule khabara sAMbhaLI keneminAtha pAchA pharyA. A khabara sAMbhaLatAM ja temane mUcha AvI. bhAnamAM AvyAM tyAre khUba raDavA lAgyAM. tenemanAthane ja saMbhAre ane raDayA kare. A joIne sahiyaroe rAjulane kahyuM ke bahena ! AvA prema vinAnA patino zoka zuM karo che? bIje cagya pati thoDA ja samayamAM zedhI kADhIzuM.

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14 nema rAjula sahiyaronAM AvAM veNa sAMbhaLatAM mahAsatI rAjule kAne hAtha dIdhA ane kahyuM ke are bahene! AvAM mAThAM veNa zuM bole che ! pati te teja. have nema vinA bIje pati heya nahi. tenA pagale ja cAlIza ne mAruM jIvana saphaLa karIza. 13 have temanAthane vairAgya divase divase vadhato gaye. eTale eka varasa sudhI temaNe sonAmahoronuM dAna dIdhuM ane chevaTe sAdhu thayA. sAdhu thayA eTale manathI pavitra thayA. ane mAtApitA tathA bhAIne sAtheno saMbaMdha vizALa karIne duniyAnA badhA mANase sAthe hetathI vartavA lAgyA. teo lakhuM sUkuM javuM maLyuM tevuM anna khAyabheMya upara sUve. ekaja kapaDuM pahere. TADha tApa sahana karI le. ane ema chatAM manamAM sukhaduHkha na lAge. manamAM sahunuM bhaluM Icche bele te paNa taddana sAcuM ane mIThuM. AvI rIte pavitra jiMdagI jIvavA teo eka ThekANethI bIje ThekANe pharavA lAgyA.

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tema rAvala 15 14 A pramANe pharatAM thADAja divase'mAM temane devaLajJAna thayuM. kevaLajJAna thayuM eTale jagatanu` sAcu' ane pUrepUruM jJAna thayuM. te badhe pUjAvA lAgyA. peAtAne kevaLajJAna thavAthI je AnaMda thayA te Anada duniyAnA badhA mANasAne maLe te mATe upadeza devA lAgyA; badhA sAthe mitrabhAva rAkhavA. taddana sAcuM ne mIThuM kahevuM. rajA sivAya kAInI paNa vastu levI nahi. ziyaLatrata pALavuM. sASathI rahevuM. jIvana dayAmaya karavuM. dharma ne jIva jevA vahAlA karavA. ane jarUra paDe teA dharma ne mATe jIva paNa ApI devA vagere. zrIkRSNa vagere dhaNAe A upadeza mAnyA. keTalAka puruSA ane srIoe sAdhujIvana zarU karyuM. bIjA keTalAka puruSo ane srIoe ghera beThAM paNa bane teTaluM pavitra jIvana gALavAnuM zarU karyuM. AvAM khane jAtanAM srI puruSAnA eka saMdha sthApyA. AvA saMdhane tIrthaM kahe che. tethI te tItha karanArA thayA eTale ke tIrthaMkara thayA.

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tema rAjula 15 mahAsatI rAjula pavitratAnA bha'DAra hatAM. temane paNa saMsAranI lAlaceA vaLagI na hatI. temaNe temanAthanuM jIvana joyuM ne te khUba pavitra lAgyuM. temaNe nemanAthanA upadeza sAMbhaLye ne te khUba suMdara lAgyA. AthI te prabhu temanAthanI AgaLa sAdhvI thayAM. sAdhvI tarIke ghaNA vakhata pavitra jIvana gALIne te nirvANa pAmyAM. prabhu temanAtha paNa dhaNuM jIvI giranAra parvatapara nirvANa pAmyA. giranAra parvata A tema-rAjulanAM pagalAMthI sadAne mATe pavitra thayA. meleA bAvIsamA tIrthaMkara temanAtha bhagavAnanI je ! bAle! mahAsatI rAjulanI je ! F jarUra vAMcA--A saraLa te suMdara jIvavicAra pravezikA ki mAtra savA AneA : : pAsTeja be paisA.

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zrI pArzvanAtha gaMgAjI dhImA dhImAM vahe che. tenA kinAre moTuM zahera che. tenuM nAma kAzI. tyAM azvasena nAme rAjA che, temanI paTarANInuM nAma vAmAdevI. baMne eka bIjApara khUba prema rAkhe che ane AnaMdamAM vakhata pasAra kare che. eka divasa aMdhArI rAta che. vAmAdevI pitAnA palaMgamAM sutA che. evAmAM paDakhe thaIne kALo nAga nIkaLe. eka te aMdhArU ane temAM vaLI kALo nAga. e te ze dekhAya! paNa Azcarya ke vAmAdevIe e kALA nAgane kALI rAtrie ja. chatAM jarA paNa

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zrI pArzvanAtha bhayanuM nAma nahi. bIjA divase A vAta azvasena rAjAne kahI. azvasena rAjA kahe, "aMdhArI rAte kALe nAga ApaNI AMkhe te na dekhAya. tamane e dekhAya te prabhAva nakkI tamArA garbhane. mane lAge che ke jarUra tamane mahApratApI bALaka janmaze.' : 2: samaya thatAM vAmAdevIne putra thaye. tenI kAnti kahevAya nahi, guNa gaNAya nahi, zAna mapAya nahi. temanuM nAma pADayuM pArtha. rAjAnA kuMvarane zenI khoTa hoya ? temanI sevAmAM aneka dAsadAsI hAjara che. AnaMde ucharatAM pAkumAra thayA meTA. temanA parAkramane pAra nahi duniyA AkhI temanAM vakhANa kare. : 3 ? A vakhate kuzasthaLa nAme moTuM nAma hatuM. tenA rAjAnuM nAma prasenajituM. prasenajitane eka kuMvarI hatI. tenuM nAma prabhAvatI. te jJAna guNa tathA rUpane

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zrI pArzvanAtha bhaMDAra hatI. tenA pitAe tene vikAsa karavAne khabara mahenata karI hatI. te bALA maTI yuvatI thavA lAgI. have rAjArANI vicAre cheH "devI jevI A dIkarIne kayAM paraNAvIzuM? Ane lAyaka pati kayAM maLaze?" teo lAyaka patinI khUba zodha karyA kare. aneka rAjarajavADA tapAse. paNa koI jagAe lAyaka pati maLe nahi. : 4: . eka divasa sahiyare sAthe prabhAvatI upavanamAM AvI. tyAM raMgaberaMgI phUlo che, mIThAM mIThAM phaLe che, suMdara latAnA mAMDavA che, nAnA nAnA he ja che. temAM rAjahaMsa tare che, kinAre sArasa UbhA care che, jhADa para paMkhI karlola kare che. prabhAvatI A badhI zobhA jue che ne AnaMda pAme che. evAmAM eka gIta sAMbhaLyuM ( DhALa-amara vADImAM DaMko vAge che. ) dhImAM dhImAM gaMgAnAM nIra jyAre ! eka kAzI sohAmaNuM zahera tyAre ! dhImAM dhImAM. 1

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zrI pArzvanAtha tyAM rAjya kare rUDA rAjyAre ! jenA jaza jagatamAM gAjIyAre ! dhImAM dhImAM. 2 rAjaputra tyAM pArzvakumAra che re ! rUpaguNa taNuM e bhaMDAra che re! dhImAM dhImAM. 3 nahi jeDI jagatamAM jemanI re ! kare kavi kathA zuM emanI re ! dhImA dhImAM. 4 je pAme strI e bharathArane re ! dhanya dhanya tenA avatArane re ! dhImAM dhImAM. 5 prabhAvatIne A gIta bahuja gamyuM. temAM pArzvakumAranA prabhAvanA khUba vakhANa hatAM. A vakhANa sAMbhaLIne teNe manamAM nakkI karyuM ke "pati he to Aja hai.' 4 5 6 prabhAvatI have gya ummaranI thaI che. patinI ciMtAmAM ja rahyA kare che. A ciMtAthI tenA zarIra para asara thaI. sahiyaroe prabhAvatInI A sthiti jANI ane te sthiti dUra karavA te hakIkta prabhAvatInA mAtApitAne kahI. teoe A vAta jaNane kahyuM

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zrI pArzvanAtha pAzva kumAra puruSAmAM zreSTha che ne prabhAvatI kanyAAmAM zreSTha che. eNe peAtAne lAyakaja pati zedhI kADhayA che. AthI ame khUba harakhAyAM chIe. ' mAtapitAnI A vAta sahiyarAe prabhAvatIne jaNAvI. prabhAvatIne ethI AnaMda thA. paNa pA kumAra vinA game nahi. bIjA ceDA divasa gayA ane tenu zarIra tadna levAI gayuM. A joine mAkhApe nakkI karyuM ke prabhAvatIne pArzva kumAra pAse meAkalavI. je bALA jAte patine zeAdhI kADhe ane paraNavA jAya tene svayaMvarA kahe che. : 6 H prabhAvatI eTale rUpaguNu ane jJAnanA bhaMDAra. tenA vakhANu dezadezamAM thAya. ane ethI bhalabhalA rAjA paNa tene paraNavAne icche. kaliMga dezanA rAja yavana bahu jakharA hatA. te prabhAvatIne paraNavAnA nizcaya karIne beThA hatA. jotajotAmAM sadhaLe vAta phelAI gaI ke prabhAvatI svayaMvarA thaine pAzrcakumAra pAse jAya che, yavanarAjA

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zrI pArzvanAtha A vAta sAMbhaLIne khUba cIDAyo ane kahevA lAge: "huM chatAM prabhAvatIne paraNanAra pAkumAra koNa che ? ane prasenajita rAjA paNa keNa che ke mane prabhAvatI na paraNAve ? huM jaiza ke prabhAvatI pArzvakumArane kevI rIte paraNe che?" yavana rAjAe potAnuM lazkara taiyAra karyuM ane kuzaLa nagara para caDAI karI. thoDA ja samayamAM lazakara kuzarathaLa AvI pahoMcyuM ne tene pharate ghero ghAlya. ghere e sakhata ke nagaramAMthI koIpaNa bahAra nIkaLI zake nahi. rAjA prasenajIta ciMtAmAM paDayAH "ATalA moTA lakaranI sAme zI rIte bacAva thAya ? je kaMI paNa rIte rAjA azvasenanI madada Ave to ja bacAya. paNa tene madadane saMdeze koNa pahoMcADe?" vicAra karatAM pitAne mitra puruSottama yAda Ave. rAjA prasenajite puruSottamane belA ne potAne

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zrI pArzvanAtha vicAra kahyo. puruSottama mitranuM kAma karavAne taiyAra hate. jIvanI darakAra karyA vinA rAtre te chAnAmAne nagaramAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayene bane teTalI jhaDapathI kAzI Avyo. azvasena rAjA sabhA bharIne beThA che. dharmanI vAte cAle che. evAmAM sipAI AvyuM. te namana karIne chelyA "mahArAja ! bAraNe koI mANasa dUra dezathI AvyuM che. te Apane kAMika araja karavA mAge che.' azvasena rAjA kahe, tene jaldI aMdara mokale." puruSottama aMdara AvyuM ne rAjAne namaskAra karyA pachI saghaLI hakIkata jAhera karI. A vAta sAMbhaLatAM azvasena rAjA kopAyamAna thayA ane bolI uThayAH "yavana rAjAnA zA bhAra che ke te prasenajine bIvarAvI zake? huM hamaNuM lakara laine kuzasthaLa jauM chuM." tarataja laDAInAM nagArAM vAgyAM. lakara badhuM ekaThuM thavA mAMDayuM.

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zrI pArzvanAtha pASakumAra mitro sAthe AnaMda karatA hatA. temaNe laDAInAM nagArAM sAMbhaLyAM; lazkaranI garabaDa sAMbhaLI; ane ekadama ramata paDatI mUkI peAtAnA pitA pAse AvyA. tyAM sipAine laDAi mATe taiyAra thayelA joyA. eTale pitAne praNAma karIne pUchyuM': ' pitAjI ! evA krANu zatru che ke jenA mATe Apa jevA parAkramIne AvI taiyArI karavI paDe che ? tamArAthI vadhAre ke tamArA jevA parAkramI kAI paNa mAsa mArA jovAmAM AvatA nathI. ' pitAe puruSAttamane batAvIne kahyuM; ' A mANasanA kahevAthI prasenajit rAjAne yavanarAjAthI bacAvavA javAnI jarUra paDI che.' " pAzva kumAre A sAMbhaLIne kahyuM: " pitAjI ! yuddhamAM tamArI AgaLa DhAI deva ke dAnava paNu TakI zake tema nathI te A bicArA yavana rAjAnA zA bhAra che ? paraMtu tenI sAme Apane javAnI kAMija jarUra nathI.huMja yA

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zrI pArzvanAtha jaIza ane bIjAne nahi oLakhanArane zikSA karIza. rAjA azvasena kahe, "putra ! muzkelIthI bharelI laDAImAM tane mokalo te mArA manane ThIka lAgatuM nathI. huM jANuM chuM ke mArA putranuM baLa athAga che. paNa te gharamAM rahI AnaMda vinoda kare teja mane pasaMda che." pArthakumAra kahe, "pitAjI ! yuddha karavuM te mAre mana AnaMda vinodaja che. temAM mane jarA paNa mahenata paDavAnI nathI. mATe Apa ahiMja rahe ne mane laDAImAM javAnI AjJA Ape." pArzvakumAranA khUba AgrahathI rAjA azvasene temanI mAgaNI kabula karI. zubha coghaDIe pAkumAra sainya laI kuzasthala tarapha cAlyA. tyAM AvIne rAjarIta pramANe yavanarAjane eka saMdeza mokalyaH "he rAjA! A prasenajit rAjA mArA pitAne zaraNe AvelA che. mATe temane satAvavA choDI che. mArA pitA yuddha mATe ahiM AvatA hatA paNa temane

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10 zrI pArzvanAtha mahAmahenate rekIne huM Ave che. mATe ahiMthI pAchA pharIne tamAre ThekANe pAchA cAlyA jAva. je jaladI jaze te tamAro guhe mApha karIzuM." paNa abhimAnI yavanarAja zene mAne? ulaTa pArzvakumArane dhamakI ApavA lAgyuH "je pAkumArane jIvatA rahevuM heya to pAchA phare.' A sAMbhaLIne yavanarAjAne eka gharaDe pradhAna belyoH "mahArAja ! game tema kare paNa pArzva kumArane laDAimAM ApaNe pahoMcI zakavAnA nathI. vaLI ApaNuM laDAI abhimAnanI che, sAcI nathI. te nakAmI zA mATe mANasenI khUnarejI thavA devI! A saMdezo mAnI le ne pAWkumAranA zaraNe javuM teja ThIka che." yavana rAjAne vicAra karatAM A vAta sAcI lAgI. te pAWkumArane zaraNe Ave. hAtha joDIne kahevA lAge ke "mAro gunho mAjha kare." - pArthakumAra kahe, "he rAjA! tamAruM kalyANa thAva. tame mArAthI bIza nahi. tamAruM rAjaya sukhethI bhega. paNa pharIvAra AvuM karaze nahi."

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zrI pArzvanAtha : 10 : kuzasthala nagara uparathI dherA uThI yavana cADhyA gayA. rAjA prasenajInA rahyo nahi. eka teA zatrunA bhaya gayA ne kumAra dharane AMgaNe maLyA. 1 gayA ne rAjA harakhanA pAra bIjI pArzva te prabhAvatIne laine pAzrcakumAranI chAvaNImAM AvyA ane pArzvakumArane hAtha joDI vinaMti karIH 'Ape yavanarAjAnA bhayamAMthI bacAvIne mArA para meTA upakAra karyAM che. paNa A prabhAvatInI sAthe vivAha karIne bevaDA upakAra karI. e Apaneja cAhe che te Apaneja yAda karyo kare che.' A sAMbhaLI pArzva kumAre kahyuM ke he rAjA ! huM te zatruthI tamArA bacAva karavA ahiM AvelA chuM. paraNavAne nahi. mArUM kAma pUrUM thayuM che. mATe huM pAchA pharIza. ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat A sAMbhaLI prabhAvatInA duHkhane pAra rahyo nahi. te moTI ciMtAmAM paDI ke have mArUM zuM thaze?" rAjA www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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12. zrI pArzvanAtha prasenajita paNa vicAramAM paDyA. Akhare manamAM nakkI karyuM ke pArzvakumAra pote te A vAta mAnaze nahi paNa azvasena rAjAne maLavAnuM bahAnuM kADhIne huM pAkumAranI sAthe kAzI jAuM.' pArvakumArane vidAya ApI. vidAya ApatAM prasenajita rAjA bolyA he prabhu! azvasena rAjAnA caraNane namavA huM tamArI sAthe AvIza." pAvakumAre khuzI thaIne hA pADI eTale rAjA prasenajIta prabhAva tIne laI kAzI AvyA. ka 11 : prasenajita rAjAe azvasena rAjAne rAjIta pramANe namaskAra karI pitAnI badhI hakIkta kahI. rAjA azvasene A sAMbhaLI kahyuM: "A kumAra mULathIja vairAgyapriya che. tethI te zuM karaze te hajI ame jANI zakayA nathI; amane paNa hoMza che ke jyAre te gya kanyA sAthe paraNe che ke tene paraNavuM pasaMda nathI

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zrI pArzvanAtha 13. chatAM tamArA AgrahathI prabhAvatI sAthe ja tene vivAha karIzuM. ' azvasena rAjA prasenajita sAthe pArvakumArane maLyA ane kahyuM ke putra! prabhAvatIne tArA mATe ghaNI ja mamatA che. tene paraNavA mATe teNe khUba sahana karyuM che. kharekhara ! tArA mATe AthI vadhAre lAyaka kanyA keIja nathI. mATe prabhAvatI sAthe lagna karI ane sukhI thA." pArvakumAre kahyuMH "pitAjI mane e jIvana pasaMda nathI. chatAM pitAnA ati AgrahathI temaNe prabhAvatI sAthe lagna karyo. prabhAvatInA AnaMdane pAra rahyo nahi. te gAvA lAgI ke je pAme strI e bharathArane re! dhanya dhanya tenA avatArane re!" : 12 : eka divasa pAkumAra mahela upara caDhI gokhamAM beThA che. kAzI nagarIne joI rahyA che. evAmAM lekanAM

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14 zrI pArzvanAtha TALe TALAM phUlanI chAbaDIe bharI utAvaLAM utAvaLAM nagara bahAra jatAM hatAM te joyAM. pArzva kumAre pAsenA mANasane pUchyuM ke Aja zenA tahevAra che ke lA ATalA badhA utAvaLA thai nagara bahAra jai rahyAM che ?' mANase e jaNAvyuM ke * maTha nAme eka mATeA tapasvI zaheranI bahAra AvelA che. te petAnI cAre bAju devatA saLagAve che. mAthApara sUrajanA tApa le che. eTale ke paMcAgni tapa kare che. mATe loDhA tenI pUjA karavAne jAya che. " pAva kumArane AvuM kaiAtuka jovAnI icchA thai. teo peAtAnA mANasA sAthe tyAM AvyA. tyAM joyuM te kamaThe peAtAnI cAre bAju moTAM moTAM lAkaDAM mUkIne dhuNI dhakhAvI hatI. joine temanuM kuzaLa pArzva kumAre peAtAnA jJAnathI A lAkaDAmAM eka moTA sApane baLatA joyA. A haiyuM DhayAthI ubharAyuM. tee belI uThyA keTalI badhI gerasamaja che? kevaLa zarIrane kaSTa Apa ' are! A

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zrI pAnAtha vAthI te tapa thatAM haze! vagara samajye pazunI mAphaka TADha tApa sahana karavAthI zuM lAbha vAr? tapa vagere dharmanA agA ahiMsA vinA nakAmAM che. ahiMsA eja parama dharma che. dhama samajIne dhama AcaravA joie.' 15. A sAMbhaLI dehadamananeja dharma gaNanArA kamaTha else ' hai rAjakumAra ! dharmanI bAbatamAM tame zuM jANA ? tame teA hAthI dhADA khelavI ANA. dhama te amArA jevA taparavI jANe.' A sAMbhaLIne pAva kumArane vicAra thAH 'aA ! mANasanuM zuM abhimAna che ne? bicArAne dayAnI te khabara nathI ne dharma kare che !' temaNe peAtAnA mANasane kahyuM: ' A lAkaDuM dhuNImAMthI bahAra khe'cI kADhe ne sAcavIne tenA be bhAga karo.' mANasAe tema karyuM tA temAMthI moTA nAga nIkaLyA. tenuM zarIra dAjhayuM hatuM. tene pIDA thatI hatI. pArzvakumAre tene mANusa

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16 zrI pArzvanAtha dvArA pavitra rAkhkho (navakAramaMtra) saMbhaLAvyA. te nAga tarataja maraNa pAmyA. kamaTha A joI jha MkhavANA paDI gayA. tene lAgyuM ke pA kumAre badhA vacce mArI phajetI karI. ethI khUba khIjAyA. eNe e AtanuM tapa cAluja rAkhyuM; thoDA samayamAM AvuM tapa karIne te maraNa pAmyA ane eka jAtanA deva thayA. tenuM nAma semALI. pele nAga marIne nAgarAja thayA. tenuM nAma dharaNendra. : 13 : vasaMta Rtu AvatAM vananI zAbhA khIlI uThI che. badhAM jhADa navAM pAMdaDAMthI zAbhe che. phUlanA pAra nathI. madha cusavA bhamarAe guMjArava kare che ne cAre bAju bhame che. jhADa para pa`khI mIThAM gIta gAya che. mIThAM mIThAM pANInAM jharaNAM khaLakhaLa karatAM vahI rahyAM che. pArzvakumAra prabhAvatI sAthe A vananI zAbhA jovA nIkaLyA. teo pharatAM pharatAM eka mahela AgaLa AvyA. mahela khUba raLIAmA che. jyAM najara nAMkhe tyAM kAMIka suMdara kAtaraNI. jyAM najara

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zrI pArzvanAtha nAkhe tyAM kAMIka suMdara kArIgarI. e mahelamAM pArthakumAra tathA prabhAvatI ArAma karavA dAkhala thayA. mahelanA divAnakhAnAmAM citra jotAM jotAM teo eka suMdara citra AgaLa AvyAM. temAM temanAthanI jAna cItarelI che. temanAtha prabhune pokAra sAMbhaLe che. temanuM haiyuM dayAthI ubharAya che. teo pazune choDAvI mUke che ne rathane pAchA pherave che. pArzvakumArane A joI pitAnA jIvana saMbaMdhI vicAra AvyA. jagatanA mojazekhamAMja jIvana pasAra karavuM te A jIvanane hetu nathI. jIvananuM sAcuM svarUpa samajI tene AcaraNamAM mUkyuM eja gya che. ethI jagatanA mAjazekhamAMthI temanuM mana uThI gayuM. UMcuM jIvana gALavA dRDha IcchA thaI. AvI icchAne vairAgya kahe che. pArzvakumAra duHkhIne visAme hatA. patitanA uddhAraka hatA. mana vacana ne kAyAthI koI paNa prANIne duHkha na thAya tevuM icchatA hatA. temane vaiirAgya vadhato ja . vairAgyanI bahAranI nizAnI tarIke temaNe eka varasa sudhI senAmaheronuM dAna

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zrI pArzvanAtha 18 dIdhuM. chevaTe traNa upavAsa karyAM ne mAtApitAnA TUMkA saMbaMdha cheDI duniyA sAthenA premabhAvathI vizALa saadha khAMdhyA. eTale ke sa jIvAnuM hita karavA sAdhu thayA. bIjA paNa mANase temanI sAthe sAdhu thayA. te sAdhujIvana gALatAM eka ThekANethI bIje ThekANe pharavA lAgyA. * 14 : pAnAtha pharatAM pharatAM eka divasa zaheranI najIka tApasanA Azrama pAse AvyA. sAMja paDI gai hatI ne rAtre pharavuM nahi eTale kUvA pAse eka vaDa nIce dhyAna lagAvIne UbhA. medhamALIne pArzvanAtha para vaira hatuM eTale te rAtre pArzvanAthane aneka jAtanI satAmaNI karI. siMhuM tathA hAthInA bhaya batAvyA; rIMcha tathA cittAnA bhaya khatAbyA, sApa ne vIMchInA bhaya khatAvyA, ema dhaNA dhaNA bhaya batAvyA. paNa pArzvanAtha jarA paNa dhyAnamAMthI DagyA nahi. chevaTe medhamALI layakara varasAdanuM teAphAna karyuM. AkAzamAM dhanadhAra

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zrI pArzvanAtha vAdaLAM thayAM. cAre bAju kAnane pheDI nAkhe te vAdaLAne gaDagaDATa thaye. vijaLI te jANe paDI ke paDaze ema camakavA lAgI. mUzaLadhAra varasAda zarU thaye. jhADa ukhaDI paDayAM. paMkhI ne jAnavaro bicArAM nAsabhAga karavA mAMDayAM. jayAM juo tyAM jaLa jaLAkAra. prabhu pArzvanAthanI cAre bAju pANI pharI vaLyuM. jetajotAmAM pANI DhIMcaNa sudhI AvyuM. bIjI thoDI vAra thaI ne pANI keDa sudhI AvyuM. pachI te gaLA sudhI AvyuM ne chevaTe nAka sudhI AvyuM paNa pArzvanAtha te pitAnA dhyAnamAMthI saheja paNa DagyA nahi. dharaNaMdra nAme nAgarAje A joyuM ne teNe prabhunA upakArane badale vALavA jAte AvI e satAmaNI baMdha karAvI. A vakhate paNa pArzvanAtha te zAMta bhAveja UbhA hatA. temane te dharaNaMdra paNa sarakhe hate ne meghamALI paNa sarakhe hate. dhanya che. AvA samabhAvI mahAtmAone, je mitra ane zatru taraka paNa samabhAva rAkhI zake che!

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20 zrI pArzvanAtha 1 15 : zrI pArzvanAthane A banAva banyA pachI thoDA ja divase kevaLajJAna eTale sAcuM ane pUrepUruM jJAna thayuM. eTale temaNe badhA lekene pavitra jIvana jIvavAne upadeza Ape. ghaNAM strIpuruSe pavitra jIvana jIvavA lAgyAM. A pavitra jIvana jIvanArane eka saMgha sthApe. AvAM saMdhane tIrtha kahe che. tethI pArzvanAtha tIrtha karanArA eTale tIrthakara thayA. temanA mAtApitA tathA prabhAvatI paNa A pavitra saMghamAM joDAyA. kula se varasanuM AyuSya bhogavI zrI pArzvanAtha nirvANa pAmyA. eTale saghaLA karmonA baMdhanathI chuTI mukitapada pAmyA. bele zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnakI je! bole zrI tevIsamA tIrthaMkara devakI je!

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prabhu mahAvIra agaNita vaMdana ho prabhu mahAvIrane. hindustAnane bihAra prAMta khUba raLiyAmaNuM che. tenI vacce thaIne gaMgAjI tathA bIjI nAnI moTI nadIo vahe che. jayAM joIe tyAM dhAnyabharyA khetare. suMdara majAnAM AMbAvADiyAM tathA nAnAM moTAM gAmaDAM ne zahera najare paDe che. AjathI aDhI hajAra varSa pahelAM A bhAga magadha dezanA nAmathI oLakhAto hato. te vakhate enI jAherajalAlI jagamazahUra hatI. duniyAbharanA musAphare ene jovA mATe AvatA hatA. A dezamAM kSatriyakuMDa nAme eka suMdara zahera hatuM. tyAM siddhArtha nAme zAta vaMzanA eka kSatrIya rAjA hatA.

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prabhu mahAvIra teo khUba dharmiSTha ne nyAyI hatA, temaja prajAne pALanAra ane dIna-duHkhIne sahAya karanAra hatAM. temane trizalAdevI nAme eka bahu pavitra rANI hatAM. samaya jatAM trizalAdevI gabha vatI thayAM. te samaye temane cauda suMdara svapnA AvyAM. AthI temaNe jANyuM ke mAre mahApratApI bALaka thaze ane tethI khUba harakhAyo. A divasathI temanA kuLamAM dhana dhAnya ne AnaMnI vRddhi thavA lAgI. 1: caitra suda terazanI rAtri che. cAMdra prakAzI rahyo che. AkAza svaccha che. pavana dhImA dhImA vAya che. pRthvI AkhIe jANe AnaMdathI ubharAya che. A samaye trizalAdevIe eka atyaMta tejasvI putrane janma ApyA. teja kSaNe duniyAmAM prakAza ne AnaMdanI rela chavAi gaI. devAe putranAM yazogAna gAyAM ane moTA utsavA ujavyA. siddhArtha rAjAe paNa mATe utsava ujanmyA.

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prabhu mahAvIra 3 A putra dhanadhAnya ane Ana MdanI vRddhi karanAra hatA eTale tenu nAma rAkhyuM zrI vardhamAna. vardhamAna kumAranuM rUpa apAra hatu. zarIrane bAMdhA dhaNAja majabuta ne mApasara hatA. temanA manamAM mela nhAtA, peTamAM pApa nhetuM. teo haMmezAM guNamAM vadhatAja jatA hatA. temane eka mATAbhAI ane eka mATI bahena hatAM. temanAM nAma naMdivardhana ane sudarzanA. vadhu mAnakumAra Anande ucharatAM moTA thavA lAgyA. sAteka varSanI ummare tee eka vakhata mitro sAthe ramavA gayA.tyAM eka jhADa AgaLa moTA sApa paDelA hatA. badhA mitrA A joine nAThA paNa zrI vardhamAna kumAre tene pakaDIne dUra pheSThI dvIdhA. bIkane teA tee samajyA ja nhAtA. ramata ramavAmAM teo ekkA hatA. ATha varSanI ummare temane bhaNavA mUkayA. paNa tyAM ummaranA pramANamAM temane vikAsa dhaNA lAgyA. temane bhaNAvavAnI jarUra jaNAI nahi.

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prabhu mahAvIra zrI vamAna mAtApitAnA bahu bhakta hatA. kadI temanuM mana dUbhavatA nahi. saunuM sukha vicAratA. kadI kAI para krodhanahi, kadI abhimAnane aza nahi. sadAye saraLa, sadAye sattAkhI. mukha sadA zAMta ane hasamukhu. bhAle te pazu mIThuM'. AvA svabhAva kAne na game ? temane jagatanA meAjoAkha lalacAvI zakatA nhotA. zrI vadhu mAna ceAgya ummaranA thayA tyAre mAtApitAe temanAM lagna yazeAdA nAme rAjakuM varInI sAthe kayA. zuM yazeAdAnA guNu ! zuM yazodAnAM rUpa! samaya jatAM temane eka putrI thai. tenu nAma priyadarzanA. zrI vardhamAnakumAra aThThAvIza varSanA thayA. A vakhatetemanA mAtApitA dharmadhyAna karIne maraNa pAmyA. zrI vardhamAne A du:kha zAntithI sahana karyuM paNa nadivardhana atyaMta zAka karavA lAgyA. zrI vardhamAne kahyuM; 'bhAi ! samajo. zAka karye zuM thaze ! haiye hiMmata rAkhe!. ' na'diva na samajyA ane zeka Ache karyo. have pitAnI gAdI khAlI paDI hatI tethI nadiva na

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prabhu mahAvIra kahevA lAgyAH "vardhamAna ! tame rAjya bhega. ene mATe kharA lAyaka tameja cho. " vardhamAna kahe, "nA re moTAbhAI! Apaja gAdI zobhA. mAre A rAjyane khapa nathI.' ethI badhAe bhegA thaIne naMdivanane rAjA banAvyA. : 3 : vardhamAnakumAre have vicAryuM ke mAtApitA jIvatAM sudhI dIkSA na levAnI mArI pratijJA pUrI thaI che. have te AtmAne uddhAravAne, jagatane uThAravAne samaya AvI pahoMce che. mATe moTAbhAInI rajA laIne tema karUM. teo naMdivardhana AgaLa AvyA ne dIkSA mATe rajA mAgI. A sAMbhaLatAM naMdivardhananA duHkhane pAra rahe nahi. teo kahevA lAgyAH "vahAlA bhAI ! hajI mAtApitAne viyega mane sAle che, emAM vaLI tArA viyegI mArAthI e sahana nahi ja thAya." moTAbhAInA kahevA parathI vicAra karatAM taratane mATe zrI vardhvamAnane pitAne vicAra mulatavI rAkha

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prabhu mahAvIra vAnu ThIka lAgyuM. paNa A kSathI peAtAnA jIvananI rItabhAta temaNe badalI nAMkhI ane sAdhunI peThe rahevA lAgyA. aneka jAtanA sAdhana sagavaDathI bharapUra rAjamahela, khammA khammA karatAM sekDA nAkaracAkara ane atyaMta guNavALI rANI yazeAdA; e badhAnA sahavAsa cheADI zrI vardhamAna rAjamahelanA ekAMta bhAgamAM rahevA lAgyA. ahIM rahI temaNe bhaviSyanI taiyArI karavA mAMDI. dhaNeA kharA vakhata AtmaciMtavanamAMja gALe ane jarUra paDatAM zuddha annapANI vApare. Ama karatAM eka varasa pasAra thayuM. bIja varSothI temaNe dAna devA mAMDayuM. puSkaLa seAnAmaheArAnu dAna dvIdhuM. ethI aneka garIbagarakhAMnI bhAvaTa bhAMgI gaI. A rIte eka varasa sudhI dAna daine te sAdhujIvana gALavA taiyAra thayA. ApaNI kArataka vada dazamane divasa che. AkhuM kSatriyakuMDa nagara utsava ujavI rahyuM che. nagaranI bahAra zAtazIla nAme su Mdara khAga che. tyAM mANase vadhu mAnakumAranA AvavAnI rAha joi rahyA che.

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prabhu mahAvIra samaya jatAM tujAra dhajAvALA dradhvaja AvyA,pAchaLa nagArAM ane vAjIMtra AvyAM. pAchaLa nadivardhanarAjA ne maMtrIe padhAryA. pAchaLa sAmaMta ne zeTha zAhukArA padhAryo. tenI pAchaLa suMdara pAlakhI AvI. emAM zrIva mAnakumAra beThelA hatA. pAchaLa aMtaHpuranI ane nagaranI srIe gIta gAtI hatI. ahA ! zuM te vakhatanA dekhAva ! AMkhe AMsu ne maDhAMe gIta 1 vamAnakumAra pAlakhImAMthI nIce utaryAM. zarIre khUba sugaMdhI padmAe~ lagADelAM che, vasaala'kAranI zobhA apAra che. gaMbhIratAthI zrIva mAne e pachI eka vasa ane ala kAra utArI nAMkhyA ane ekaja devatAi vajra rAkhyuM. mAthAnA vALa peAtAnA hAthathIja cuMTI kADhayA ane sAdhujIvananI mahAna pratijJA lIdhI : AjathI huM kAipaNa jAtanuM pApakAma mana vacana ne kAyAthI karIza nahi. mArI sapUrNa Atmazuddhi rIza. have zrIna mAna tyAM padhArelA sarve mANasAne saMbodhIne bAlyA : 'mahAnubhAvA ! mAruM jIvana AjathI judI dizAmAM zarU thayuM che. have huM bIje sthaLe javAnI

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prabhu mahAvIra rajA mAguM chuM. A sAMbhaLI sahue dukhI dIle rajA ApI. gIza varSanA taruNa rAjakumAra zrI vaddhamAna pitAnI Atmazuddhi karavA cAlI nIkaLyA. moTAbhAI naMdivardhana zrI vardhamAnanI bhAvanA samajayA hatA eTale rajA ApI hatI. paNa temanuM hAla athAga hatuM. jyAM zrI vardhamAna cAlavA lAgyA tyAM naMdivardhananI AMkhamAMthI daDadaDa AMsu paDavA lAgyA. teo moTethI rUdana karavA lAgyA. paNa zrI vardhamAnanuM mana have jagatanA moha ke zokyAM ghasaDAya tema hetu. teone je mahAna sAdhanA karavAnI hatI tenAja tarapha lata rAkhI teo zAMta cittathI cAlavA lAgyA. mahAtmA te ghaNA thayA paNa zrIvardhamAnathI heThA. emaNe bahu AkarA tapa Aryo. koI vakhata che upavAsa to kaika vakhata cAra upavAsa. keIka vakhata

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prabhu mahAvIra paMdara upavAsa to koIka vakhata trIsa upavAsa, are ! cha cha mahinAnA upavAsa paNa temaNe karavA mAMDayA. zrI vardhamAna khUba upavAsa kare ane dhyAna dhare. dhyAna paNa kevI jagAe? kaI khaMDeramAM ke mazANamAM. kaI jaMgalamAM ke koI khINamAM, koI maMdiramAM ke koI bhayaMkara jagAmAM. tyAM cAMcaDa karaDe ane macchara karaDe. madhamAkha karaDe ane bhamarA karaDe. paNa teo zAMtithI badhuM sahana kare. game tevI satAmaNI thAya paNa temanuM dhyAna cUke nahi. eka vakhata teo cAlyA jAya. rastAmAM govALa maLyA. teo kahevA lAgyAH bApajI ! A raste jazo nahi. AgaLa bhayaMkara vana Avaze. tyAM kALe maNajhara nAga che. phupheDe pholI khAya che. mATe bIjA rate jAva. paNa zrIvardhamAna te bhaDavIra hatA. koIthI gAMjA na jAya. bhayaMkara vana te zuM bIvarAve? kALe maNajhara nAga paNa zuM bIvarAve? e to cAlyA AgaLa. evAmAM AvyuM eka dhAra jaMgala. tyAM jatAM mANasanI chAtI

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10 prabhu mahAvora na cAle. jyAM jue tyAM jALAMjhAMkharAM. pAMdaDAMnAM tA DhageDhaga. emAM mAraga paNa kyAMthI jaDe ? chatAM zrI va mAna tA cAlyA. jaMgalamAM eka rAphaDA. temAM kALA nAga bahu jherIlo. phuMka mAre teA phATI paDe, zuM mANasa ke zu DhAra ! enuM nAma caMDakAziyeA. caDAziye zrI vamAnane joyA. pachI te pUchavuM ja zuM? mAravA mAMDayA chupADA. kuM~*~~* TuhuM Tu-u-* -&-3. paNa temane kAMI nahi. caDakAziyA kahe, mAruM vhAlu* ! A koi ajaba lAge che. jhera kema nahi caDatuM haiAya ? lAvya Dasa'. te doDayA ne jamaNAM aMguThe DarasyA, paNa kAMi nahi. te teA sAcA saMta hatA. sApanuM kAMI jora cAlyuM naddhi. eTale zrI va - mAna khAlyA : ' caMDakozika ! kAMika samaja !" A tA mahAtmAnI vANI. jherInAM jhera maTI gayAM. caDakozika DAhyo thayA. zrI vamAna AgaLa cAlyA.

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prabhu mahAvIra 11 cAlatAM cAlatAM teo eka meATA zaheramAM AvyA. tenuM nAma rAjagRha, tene hatuM mATu' parU, tenuM nAma nAlaMdA. tyAM eka vaNakaranI vaNATazALAmAM zrI vadhu mAna Utaryo. AgaLa cAmAsu Ave. ceAmAsAmAM eka gAmathI bIjA gAma na phare eTale tyAMja rahyA. tyAM AvyA eka citrA batAvanAra che|karI. tenuM nAma geAzALA. te bhAre apalakhaNA ne bhAre aTakacALA. leAkAne citrA batAvIne te gujarAna calAve. teNe vicAra DhIM : ' lAgyane A satanA ziSya thai jAu`ke kamAvAnI badhI mAthAkuTaja maTI jAya. ' AthI vadhu mAna dhyAnamAM UbhA hatA tyAM AvIne e beyeH 'bhagavAna! huM tamArA celo. paNa bhagavAna teA na meAlyA, na cAlyA.' geAzALA jAte temanA celA banyA. ? cAmAsuM pUruM thayuM. zrI vamAne vihAra karyAM. A bhAI paNa sAthe cAlyA. kAM guru ? kayAM celA zrI vadhu mAna dhyAnamAM ja rahe. gAthALe leAkAnAM aTakacALAM kare ne mAra khAya. sAthe gurune paNa mAra khavarAve. jue celAnAM vana !

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12 prabhu mahAvIra eka divasa zrI vardhamAna cAlyA jAya. gozALe paNa temanI sAthe hate. evAmAM mArage maLyA sipAI. temaNe savAla pUcheH "kANa cho tame? zrI vardhamAna te dhyAnamAM hatA eTale kAMI bolyA nahi. gozALe paNa e joI dhyAna lagAvyuM. te paNa kAMI bolyA nahi. sipAIoe bannene pakaDyA ane nAMkhyA heDamAM, khUba satAvyA. paNa zrI vardhamAna to sAcA saMta! saMtanAM pArakhAM sipAI zuM kare? thoDIvAramAM sipAIoe jANyuM ke A te koI mahApuruSa che. bahu mAThuM thayuM. ApaNe oLakhyA nahi. cAle emanI mANI mAgIe. temaNe zrI vardhamAna AgaLa mAphI mAMgI. zrI vardhamAnato kSamAnA bhaMDAra. temane krodha ja kyAM hatuM ke kSamA ApavAnI bAkI rahe? eka vakhata zrI vardhamAna jaMgalI mulakamAM gayA. tenuM nAma rADha. tyAMnA mANaso bahu jaMgalI. teo sAdhune jue to mAravA doDe, kutarA karaDAve ane badhA upAya ajamAve.

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prabhu mahAvIra zrI vardhamAnane paNa temaNe khUba satAvyA. vaLI tyAM na maLe rahevAnuM sthAna ke na maLe bhikSA. paNa temane te vahAluM tapa. sadA tapa kare ane dhyAna dhare. ghaNA mAsa teo ahIM pharyA. gozALA A vakhate sAthe hote. te jANato hato ke rADha ke bhayaMkara che. ethI rADhamAMthI zrI vardhamAna pAchA pharyA ke tarata te AvIne bhego tha. eka vakhata zrI vardhamAna dhyAnamAM masta thaIne UbhA hatA. rAta aMdhArI ghera hatI. TADha to kahe mAruM kAma. evAmAM vepAra mATe dUra dezAvara jato eka kApha Ave. e rAte kaDakaDatI TADha paDI. eTale temaNe saLagAvyAM tApaNuM. AkhI rAta tApyA. savAre teo A gaLa cAlyA. paNa pelAM tApaNa te saLagatAM ja rahyAM. eTale temanI pAse ghAsa hatuM te paNa saLagyuM. zuM enA bhaDaka? zuM ene tApa? e agni te cAre bAju vadhavAja lAge. vadhatAM vadhatAM te khUba vaDyo ane A guru-celA AgaLa.

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14 prabhu mahAvIra sAcA saMta vardhamAna to nahAle ke na cAle. paNa gazALAthI tApasaMkhA nahi. teNe pADI bUma "gurujI! bhAge. A kALamukha agni te AvI pahoMce. hamaNAM baLIne bharama thaI jaIzuM." ATaluM bolIne gozALe bhAgye; paNa sAcA saMta zrI vardhamAna zAMtithI UbhA rahyA. temanA paga baLavA maMDayA paNa teo dhyAnathI DagyA nahi. jayAre dhyAna pUruM thayuM tyAre ja teo AgaLa cAlyA. pelA bhAI paNa sAthe cAlyA. paraMtu pAchaLathI eka vidyA sAdhavAM judA paDayA. : 5 : zrI vaddhamAna dhyAnamAM UbhA che. evAmAM eka govALa Ave. sAthe baLada. ene gAmamAM jaI pAchA pharavuM. thoDI vAra mATe baLada koNa laI jAya ane lAve? eTale te bolyA "o bhAI! jarA baLada sAcavaje." zrI vardhamAna to dhyAnamAM hatA ethI kAMI javAba maLe nahi. paNa govALa samajo ke temaNe sAcavavAnuM

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prabhu mahAvIra mAnyuM che. eTale te gAmamAM cAlyA gaye. ahIM baLada paNa gAmamAM cAlyA gayA. kahyuM che ke dhaNI vinAnAM DhAra sUnAM. govALa pAcho AvyuM. jue to baLada nahi. te beH "are sAdhu mahArAja ! mArA baLada kyAM paNa kAMI javAba maLyo nahi. govALa gurase che. teNe pharIne pUchayuM: "are mahArAja ! mArA baLada kayAM gayA ? te ya kAMI javAba maLe nahi. AthI govALa bahu gusse thayo. te barADaH "kema alyA sAdhuDA ! nathI sAMbhaLato? tArA kAnanAM A kANuM nakAmAM che ke zuM?' chatAM kAMI javAba maLe nahi. ahA!ATaATaluM saMkaTa paNa vardhamAnanA mukha mAMthI arekore nahi. zuM kSamA ! zuM sahanazIlatA ! dhyAna pUruM thatAM te gAmamAM gayA ane ghera ghera pharIne bhIkSA lIdhI. tyAM becatura mitrae emane joyA. emaNe tarata pArakhI lIdhuM ke A mahAtmAnA zarIramAM

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16 prabhu mahAvIra kAMIka pIDA che. paNa sata kAMi bolatA nathI, e te pAcho gAma bahuAra AvyA ne dhyAnamAM joDAyA. pelA bhAIbaMdhIthI A duHkha na jovAyuM. te pAchaLa pAchaLa AvyA ane kuzaLatAthI saLIe khecI kADhI. paNa ahA pIDA ! siDusamA zrI vardhamAnanA meDhAmAMthI paNa cIsa nIkaLI gai. paraMtu ghaDIkamAM te zAMta thai gayA ane dhyAnamAM joDAyA. ahvA dhruvI vIratA ! AvI vIratA kadI bei nathI ke sAMbhaLI nathI. zrI vardhamAna AvI vIratAthI ja mahAvIra kahevAyA. prabhu mahAvIra, eka zAlanA jhADa nIce DAMgaranA khetaramAM dhyAna lagAvIne beThA che. pAse dhImI dhImInaDhI vahe che. divasanA cAthA paheAra che. pAtAne chaThThanu tapa che, A vakhate temanI mahAna tapazcaryAM pULI. devaLajJAna thayuM. eTale badhuM barAbara jANavA lAgyA. sAcA sukhanA mArga temane maLI gaye. A vakhate hiMdamAM dhanadhAnya khUba hatAM, kalAko

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prabhu mahAvIra 17 zalya ghaNuM hatuM, paNa sAce dharma durlabha hatA. leke homahavana khUba karatA ane prANuone bahu saMhAra thatuM. brAhmaNe tathA bIjA UMcI jAtanA leke zraddhane ghaNI halakI draSTie jotA. te koI paNa jAtane adhikAra bhegavI zakato nahi. strIonuM sthAna ghaNuM nIcuM hatuM. dharmazAstro vidvAnanI bhASAmAM ja lakhAtAM, eTale tene lAbha sAmAnya leke uThAvI zakatA nahi. vaLI aneka saMpradAya ne aneka dharmo e vakhate cAlI rahyA hatA. prabhu mahAvIre A badhI sthiti dhyAnamAM laI upadeza devo zarU karyo - hiMsAthI bharelA homahavana ne kriyAkAMDathI khare dharma thato nathI paNa AtmAnI zuddhi karavAthI ja thAya che. je sadgaNI che te ja brAhmaNa che, je durAcArI che te zaka che. dharmano IjAre kaI paNa mANasane hoI zake nahi. dareka manuSya dharma karI zake che.zuM brAhmaNa! zuM zudra ! zuM puruSa! zuM strI !

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prabhu mahAvIra ahiMsA eja parama dharma che.* paraMparA vikAsa thAya to AtmA ja paramAtmA bane che. vastunI badhI bAju jevAthI ja tenuM sAcuM svarUpa samajAya che vagere. prabhu mahAvIra sAmAnya lekenI bhASAmAM ja pitAne upadeza devA lAgyA. kevalajJAna thayA pachI trIsa varSa sudhI temaNe dezanA judA judA bhAgamAM pharIne upadeza Ape. cAre varNanA strIpuruSo temanA ziSya thayA. IMdrabhUti gautama, sudharmA Adi brAhmaNe udAyI, meghakumAra Adi kSatriye, dhannA, zAlibhadra vagere vai, metAraja, harikezI vagere zadro prabhunA tyAgI ziSya hatA. vaizAlipati ceDA mahArAja, rAjagRhapati zreNika, temane putra kANika vagere kSatriyo, AnaMda kAmadeva vagere vepAra ne khetI karanAra vai, rAkaDAlane saMka vagere kuMbhAro prabhunA khAsa gRharaziSya hatA.

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prabhu mahAvIra tyAgI ziSyAomAM caMdanabALA tathA priyadarzanA kSatriya putrIo hatI. devAnaMda brAhmaNI hatI. gRhastha zrI ziSyAomAM revatI, sulasA, jayantI vagere viduSI bAIo hatI. kula 14000 sAdhu ane 36000 sAdhvIo prabhu mahAvIrane hAthe rikSA pAmyA hatA. gaharatha mI puruSe to ghaNA ja hatA. prabhu mahAvIre A badhAne saMdha sthA. A saMdha tIrtha kahevAya che eTale teo tIrthakara kahevAyA, emanA pachI bIjuM koI tIrthakara thayuM nathI. eTale te carama tIrthakara kahevAya che. temaNe pitAnA rAgaSa pUrepUrA jItI lIdhA hatA eTale teo jina paNa kahevAya che. saDelA samAja AgaLa Adarza jIvana gALanArane A saMdha sthApI prabhue jagatasudhAraNAnI ghoSaNa karI. aneka vaheme ne aneka kurivAje ukhaDI gayA. leke ahiMsAnuM rahasya samajavA lAgyA. jJAna ane sAcA tyAgane bhAratavarSamAMthI pharIthI prakAza .

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20. prabhu mahAvIra vihAra karatAM prabhu mahAvIra pAvApurI gayA. tyAM ghaNa rAjAo ekaThA thayelA hatA. temane prabhu mahAvIra amRtavANIthI dezanA dIdhI. A chellI dezanA daI prabhA mahAvIra nirvANa pAmyA. Aha ! bhAratavarSane sUraja AthamI gaye. bhakatoe temanI khoTa pUrI pADavA lAkha dIvA pragaTa karyA. A divasathI divALInuM parva zarU thayuM. je mahApuruSe ajoDa jIvana gujArI AtmAnuM ane jagatanuM kalyANa karyuM tenA guNa koNa gAI zake? jagata jIvaze tyAM sudhI A upakAra yAda karaze ane emanA upadezane anusarI pitAnuM kalyANa sAdhaze. agaNita vaMdana he prabhu mahAvIrane ! agaNita vaMdana hai e mAnavajAtinA uddhArakane

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vIra dhanno dakSiNa dezamAM geAdAvarI nAme manahara nadI che. tenA kinAre eka mATuM zahera hatuM. tenuM nAma paiThaNu. tyAM rahe eka zeTha. temanuM nAma dhanasAra. temane kelaiyA kuMvara jevA cAra DhIkarA. temAM sahuthI nAnAnuM nAma dho. dhannAmAM nAma pramANeja guNa hatA. te janmyA ne dhanasAra zeThanA gharamAM dhana vadhavA mAMDyu. mIjanA caMdramAnI mAphaka dhanno vadhavA lAgyA. kahevata che ke putranA lakSaNa pAraNAmAMthI varatAya. te mujaba dhavAmAM caturAi sAhasa vagere guNNA nAnapaNathIja jaNAvA lAgyA.

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vIra dhane te ATha varSane thaye tyAre bhaNavA mUko. tyAM lakhatAM zIkhe, vAMcatAM zIkhe, gaNita zIkhyo, gAtAM zIkhe, bIjuM paNa ghaNuM ghaNuM zIkhe. zuM dhannAnI hoMziyArI ! sahu ke tenI buddhinA vakhANa kare. dhannAnA moTA bhAIo A sAMbhaLe ane dAge baLe. teo aMdara aMdara vAto kare : "alyA dhannAnAM ATalAM badhAM vakhANa zAM? emAMye bApAjInI te hada ! jyAre juo tyAre eja vAta karatA hoya ke mAre dhannA Ava ne mAre che te paNa alyA e nAnake zuM kare che ? e to khAya che, pIe che ne pharato phare che, ane ApaNe to Akho divasa mahenata majUrI ne vepAramAMthI uMcA ja AvatA nathI. pisA ApaNe pedA karIe ne vakhANa dhannAnA thAya e kevuM ? dhanasAra zeTha ghaNI vakhata AvI vAta kAnekAna sAMbhaLe. emaNe jANyuM ke chokarA che dAjhIlA. pitAnAmAM DahApaNa nathI ne bIjAnuM DahApaNa saMkhAtuM nathI, mATe eka vakhata emanI parIkSA levA de. eka divasa savAre dhanasAra zeThe cAre putrane

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- THE vIra banne ekaThA karyA ane kahyuM : "dIkarAo ! ApaNe vepArI mANasa chIe. vepArInA dIkarAne pAraja zebhe, tame badhA e vidyAmAM keTalA kuzaLa thayA che te Aje mAre jevuM che. mATe dareka A sonAmahere . tenAthI game te vepAra kara ne emAMthI thayelI kamANImAMthI sAMje ghera AvI sahune jamADaje. pitAnI pAsethI sonAmahora laI cAre bhAIo vepAra karavA cAlyA. sahu judA judA vikharAI gayA. catura dha pharate pharate bajAramAM AvyuM. tyAM eka dukAna AgaLa Ubho rahIne vicAra kare che tyAM sAme najara paDI. eka zeTha beThAM beThAM kAgaLa vAMce. dhannAne tenA avaLA akSara dekhAya. paNa dhanno mahAcatura ! avaLA akSarothI paNa teNe A kAgaLa vAMcI lIdhe. emAM lakheluM ke Aja roja amuka ThekANe vaNajhArAnI piThe Avaze. mAMhi moMghAmAM medhAM kariyANAM bharelAM che. ane tene kharIdavAthI ghaNo lAbha thAya tema che mATe jaldI jaje ne badhAM kariyANuM kharIdI leze. dhanno kahe, "cAle, ApaNe beDe pAra thaye."

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vIra dhane te bahAragAma gaye ne vaNajhArAne maLe."juhAra ! zeTha juhAra!" kahIne Ubho rahyo. vaNajhArAe kahyuM: "kema zeThajI ! zuM kAma che ? dhannAe jarA paNa acakAyA vinA kahyuM : "kariyANuM kharIdavA che. ane vATAghATa cAlI. thoDI vAre sede nakkI thaye ne dhannAe pitAnI pAsenI senAmahora ApI kariyANa kharIdI lIdhAM. evAmAM gAmamAMthI pelA zeTha AvI pahoMcyA. temaNe vaNajhArAne pUchyuM "are! bhAI vaNajhArA! vecaze ke kariyANuM ? vAjhArAe kahyuM: "zeTha! sade te thaI gaye. A UbhA kharIdanAra." A sAMbhaLI zeTha tAjuba thayA. "A mAro hAla kayAMthI pahe ? ene zI rIte khabara paDI haze? cAle, thayuM te kharuM. have enI pAsethI ja kariyANAM kharIdI lauM.' temaNe pUchayuM: "kema bhAI vecavA che kariyANAM ?" dhanna-hA. vepArI-zuM mUlya leze? dhanna-naphAnI savA lAkha senAmahora.

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5 vIra dhane vepArI--ema te ema. paNa bhAI mane kaciANa ApI de. dhanne senAmahora laIne kariyANAM ApyAM ane gAmamAM AvyuM. tyAM rastAmAMthI bhAtabhAtanI mIThAIo tathA navanavAM vastra ane ghareNAM kharIdyAM. pachI game che. A vakhate bIjA traNa bhAIo paNa AvI gayA hatA. temAM eka lA hatA vAla, bIje lAvyA hatA coLA ne trIje lAvyA hate aDada. dhannAnI kamANI joI sahu TharI gayA. dhannAnA pitAne AthI bahu AnaMda thayo ne badhI hakIkata pUchI. banne jevI hatI tevI hakIkta kahI saMbhaLAvI. A sAMbhaLI pelA bhAIo bolI uThayAH "pitAjI ! A te ThagAI karI, ThagAI ! amArI parIkSA te vepAramAM levAnI hatI. bicArA vaNajhArAno kAgaLa vAMcI lIdhA ne kari cANuM kharIdI lIdhAM e te kAMI vepAra kahevAya ! amArI kharI parIkSA karavI hoya te vepAramAM ja kare. dhanasAra zeTha kahe, " tame dAjhIlA na thAva.

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vIra dhane tamArI IrachA haze te vaLI bIjI vAra paNa parIkSA karIza." dhannAnI caDatI kaLA joI tenA bhAIo bahu adekhAI karavA lAgyA. A joI dhanasAra zeThe badhA chokarAone bolAvIne thoDI thoDI senAmahoro ApI ane kahyuM: "A vakhate hoziyArIthI kAma leje. je je, pAchaLathI kahevAnuM na rahe." badhA chokarAoe kahyuM : "vArU, A vakhate jarUra pANI batAvI ApIzuM." ane teo bajAramAM cAlyA gayA. haiyAne ukela vinA vepAra De ja thAya? bicArA traNe bhAIo khUba rakhaDayA, athaDAyA, kuTAyA paNa kaMI dahADe vaLe nahi. A bAju dhanno vicAra karate cAlyA jAya che tyAM gheTAnuM eka ToLuM joyuM. temAM vAMkaDI zIMgaDIvALo eka saMghalo gheTe bahu majAne. dhajAne vicAra A thayo ke lAvya, A gheTAja kharIduM. eNe thoDI senAmahora ApIne gheTe kharIdyo. e ghaTe

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vIra ane laI te rAjamahela bhaNI cAlyuM. e gAmanA rAjakuMvarane gheTA laDAvavAne bahu zekha. rastAmAM ja tene bheTa thayo. rAjakuMvare dhannAnI pAse suMdara gheTe joI kahyuM "alyA vANiyA ! laDAve che A gheTAne ?' dhane kahe, " ghaNI khuzIthI. " rAjakuMvara, "paNa zarata che ?"dhane kahe, zuM?" rAjakuMvara kahe, "hAre te savA lAkha sonAmahora Ape!" dhajo kahe, "kabula che. " baMne gheTAnI tyAM kustI thaI, jora jorathI dhake le ne sAmasAmAM zIMgaDAM aphALe. loko e jovA maLe maLyAM. thoDIvAra to eka bIjAthI keI gayuM nahi paNa puchI rAjakuMvarane gheTe hArI gayo. rAjAne kuMvara e joI eziyALo thaI gaye. dhannAnA AnaMdane pAra ra nahi. te savA lAkha sonA mahora jItI gaye. rAjAnA kuMvare e gheTe kharIdI laIne bIjI paNa sArI rakama ApI. sAMja paDI eTale badhA bhAIo ghera AvyA. paNa koInA moDhapara haeNza nahi. eka bIjA sAmuM bAghAnI

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vIra dhannA jema joyA kare. evAmAM hasatA hasatA dhannA ghera AvyA ne dhannAnI AgaLa seAnAmaheAranI zailIe raju karI. dhanasAra zeTha e joi khUba harakhAyA paNa bhAienA maheAM levAI gayA. eka bhAie pUchyuM: ' dhannA ! A maDhArA kyAMthI laI AvyA ?' dhannAe jevI hatI tevI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI. e sAMbhaLI mI bhAie belI uThayAH hyA, A te| jugAra ramyA jugAra ! aADa ramavI e jugAra nahi te bIjI zuM? amArI parIkSA te vepAramAM karavAnI hatI ! ' ( dhanasAra zeTha kahe, 'DhIkarA ! gAMDA na thAya. kAIne sArA joine rAjI thaie. enI adekhAI karavAthI zuM vaLe? A sAMbhaLI pelA bhAie beAlI uThayAH 'hA, bApA!' ame te gAMDA ja chIe ! phata tamArA A nAnakaDA dIkarA ja DAhyo che !' :8: dhannAnAM vakhANa te cAre khAjI thavA lAgyA.

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kana - vIra dhane sagA vahAlAmAM, nAta jAtamAM ne vepArI vargamAM paNa tenI prazaMsA thavA lAgI. pelA bhAio A sAMbhaLIne manamAM baLI jAya ne kaMkAsa kare. dhanasAra zeTha kahe, "lAvya, hajI eka vakhata pArakhuM lauM." badhAne temaNe bolAvyA ne thoDI sonAmahere ApI kahyuM: "A vakhate na bhUlaze. sahu dhyAna rAkhaje. sAMje ghera Avaje ne kamANI dekhADa. sahu senAmahera laIne cAlyA. eka gaye Ama. bIjo game tema. sahu paDayA chuTA. dhane gaye bajAramAM. tyAM eka suMdara Dholiye vecAya. paNa vecanAra mANasa jAtano bhaMgI. eTale koI le nahi. dhane vicAryuM. "A TreliyAmAM nakkI kAMI karAmata che mATe eja levA de." teNe e Dholiye vecAte lIdhe. pelA bhAIo khUba rakhaDayA paNa kAMI kamAyA nahi. Akhare AvyA ghera. tyAM pelo TeliyA jevAmAM AvyuM. eTale tarataja belI

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10 vIra pannA. uThyA ' bApA ! e tamArA DAhyA dIkarA. DhAliyeA che. krAi ene levuM A te| maDadAMne na hatuM te A tamArA DAhyA DhIkarA lai Age. dhalAya ? ame nahi rahevA daIe. ene te dharamAM amAruM ghara apavitra thAya. ' ema kahIne te uThayA ne DhAliye| pachADayA. eTale isa ne upaLAM judAM paDayAM. eja vakhate temAMthI jhaLaLATa karatAM amUlya ratnA nIkaLI paDayAM. A joI badhA bhAI bheAMThA paDayA. te mAMmAM AMgaLI dhAlIne joi rahyA. zeTha melyAH 'kema adekhAe ! karI dhannAnI parIkSA ? bhAIe kahe, ' hA, bApA ! hA. ame badhA dekhA. eka tamArA dhannA ja sArA ! amane kArya divasa vakhANuzA nahi hai !! | ' : 5 H eka vakhata gAdAvarI nadImAM kariyANAthI bhareluM eka vahANu kheMcAI AvyuM. paNu tenA dhaNI marI gayelA eTale rAjAe kabaje karyuM. pachI badhA vepArIne

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vIra dhano hukta karyo ke kariyANa tame kharIdI le. rAjAne hukama sAMbhaLI badhA vepArI bhegA thayA. vanasAra zeThanA ghara paNa rAjAnuM kaheNa AvyuM ke rAjAnAM kariyANAM vecAya che ne sahu bhAga paDatAM le che, mATe tamAre tyAMthI paNa koIne mekale. eTaledhanasAra zeThe meTA chokarAne kahyuM "dhanadatta ! tuM jA ne kariyANAM kharIdI lAva." dhanadatta kahe, "bApu! vakhANa karatI vakhate dhanne ne kAma karAvatI vakhate dhanadatta ! huM to kAI jato nathI. jaze tamAro DAhyo dIkaro !" zeThe bIjA putrane kahyuM. trIjAne kahyuM. paNa sahune sarakhe javAba maLe. eTale thAkIne dhannAne kahyuM beTA ! tuM jA." dhanno kahe, "jevI bApunI AjJA.' dhane taiyAra thaine kariyANuM kharIdavA gaye. vahANa para badhA bhegA thayA hatA. temAMthI eke lIdhuM kezara ne bIjAe lIdhI kasturI. trIjAe lIdhe barAsa ne cethAe lIdhuM kapUra. pAMcamAe lIdhuM sukhaDa ne chaThThAe lIdhuM agara. sahue sArAM kariyANuM laI lIdhAM. pAchaLathI rahyo khArA jevI mATIne Dhagale.

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vIra dhanA badhA kahe, vaLagADA A dhannAne. te karA 6 zuM samajavAnA che!' eka vepArI bolyAH ' dhannA | tuM vepAranuM muhUta kare che. eTale A mIThuM laI jA. zukana bahu sArA thaze. ' bIjo kahe, 'zeTha barAbara kahe che. ' dhannA manamAM samajgyAH / A badhA mane chetare che, paNa phIkara nahi. joizuM keANa chetarAya che ! ' dhannA kahe, bhale, mArA bhAgamAM A khArA, ' 12 dhannA khArI laine ghera AvyeA. badhA bhAI melyAH 'jue tamArA DAhyo dIkarI. kharA vepAramAM pArakhAM thAya ! gAme sArAM sArAM kariyANAM lIdhAM tyAre bhAie lIdhI mATI. zuM DhAziyAra che ne ! ' ' zeTha paNa pUchavA lAgyAH dhannA ! mATI kema lAbhyo ? sArUM kariyANuM kAMI na maLyuM ?' dhannA kahe, pitAjI ! A na DhAya mATI. A te che teja turI, lAlu karIe garama te mAMhI nAMkhIe teja turI te anI jAya sAnuM.' te pramANe karI joyuM te seAnuM thayuM. tethI badhA bahu rAjI thayA ne dhannA ekadama mAladAra khanI gayA.

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vIra dhane pelA bhAIe adekhAI cheDe nahi. roja kaMkAsa kare. banne kahe, "A sArUM nahi. mArA lIdhe bIjA dubhAya che mATe paDadavA de chuTA. paradeza jaIzuM tyAM mAIzuM ne majA karIzuM.' te eka divasa vahelA uThone ghara bahAra nIkaLI gayo. cA cAle dezAvaramAM gaye. - tyAM ghaNuM joyuM, ghaNuM cAlyuM. ema karatAM A eka moTA zaheranI bhAgoLe. zaheranuM nAma rAjagRha. tyAM eka vADI sAva sUkI. dhano tyAM rAta rahyo. savAre jue tyAM sukI vADI lIlI banI gayelI jayAM bhAgyazALI jAya tyAM zuM na thAya! mALIe zeThane khabara ApI. zeTha bahu harakhAyA. dhannAne teDuM mokalyuM. bane tyAM gaye. zeThe tene jamADa ane khUba mAna ApyuM. pachI vAtacIta karI. temAM temane lAgyuM ke A pratApI puruSa che. eTale paraNAvI pitAnI dIkarI. dhanne khUba nazIbadAra. jayAM tenA pagalAM tyAM

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14 vIra pannA dhananAM DhagalAM. ane te ahIM paNa khUba dhana maLyuM. te meTA zeTha thayA. eka vakhata rAjAnA hAthI gAMDA thayA. kAi vaza karI zake nahi. tethI DhaMDhero pITA ke hAthIne je vaza karaze tene mArI kuvarI paraNAvIza. dhanne khUba sAhasika. teNe Dha MDherA jhIlye ne hAthIne karyo vA. rAjAe tene peAtAnI kuMvarI paraNAvI. A parAkramathI dhannAnuM mAna AkhA nagaramAM bahu vadhyuM. te nagaramAM geAbhadra nAmanA eka zeTha hatA. AkhA nagaramAM rAhuthI te paisAdAra. temane tyAM eka vakhata eka kANIe AvIne kahevA lAgyAH ' zeTha ! tamArA eka lAkha rUpiyA ne lAveA mArI dhareNe mUkelI AMkha. ' zeTha kahe, ' vAta taddana khoTI. ema te kadI banatuM haze ?' paNa pele| mANasa zenA mAne ! ene te gaLe paDavuM hatuM. eTale takarAra karI. ane rAjA pAse jai nyAya mAmyA. rAjAe jANyuM ke A mAsa Thaga che paNa tene khATA zI rIte harAvavA ? te khUba vicAramAM paDayA.

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vIra nA dhannAe e vAta jANI. ethI rAjadarabAramAM AvyA ane kahyuM: 'mahArAja ! hukama haiAya te nyAya karU' rAjA kahe, 'tamArAja pADa. karI ne ene nyAya. 1nne te! zeTha ane haga anene beAlAvyA ane nyAya cUkavyAH 'zeThane tyAM ghaNI AMkhe dhareNe paDI che. temAM zI khabara paDe ke kai AMkhakAnI ! mATe AMkhane namunA lAvA ane tamArI AMkha lai jAva.' pelA Thaga pakaDAyA. AMkhane namunA kyAMthI Ape ? bIjI AMkhe paNa AMdhaLA thAya. rAjAe tene Thaga jAhera karyo ne zikSA karI. 15 gAbhadra zeTha AthI khUba harakhAyA ne tene peAtAnI subhadrA nAme putrI paraNAvI. 8 : eka divase dhannA geAkhe beThA beThA nagarane joi rahyo che. temAM thADA bhikhArI joyA. mANase barAbara peAtAnAM kuTuMba jevA ja lAgyA. te vicAravA lAgyuMH 'mAruM kuTu'ba AvI hAlatamAM kevI rIte AvI paDayuM haze ?' tapAsa karatAM vAta sAcI nIkaLI.

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vIra dhane teNe pitAnA pitAne vAta pUchI. pitAe javAba dIdhe "dIkarA ! nazIbanI balIhArI ! tuM hatuM tyAM sudhI lIlA lahera hatI. tuM geye eTale dhana paNa gayuM. tArA javAnI rAjAne khabara paDI ethI amane herAna kya. dhana paDAvI lIdhuM. bhikhArI thayA. kAMI gAmamAM ema rahevAya ? eTale paradeza nIkaLyA ! dhane e badhAne sAthe rAkhyA. teone sAruM sAruM paherAve. sAruM sArUM khavarAve ne dareka rIte rAjI rAkhe. paNa kelasA kadI ujaLA thatA haze? badhA kAmamAM dhannAnI salAha levAya ane pitAne te kaI bhAva paNa na pUche ethI temane adekhAI AvI. ethI eka divasa pitA pAse jaI temaNe kahyuM : "bApA! amAre bhAga vaheMcI Apo. amAre dhannAnI sAthe nathI rahevuM.' - pitA kahe, "alyA tamAre bhAga zene ? zarIra para paheravA kapaDuM na hatuM. A te badhI dhannAnI milakata che. tenA bhAga nahi paDe." pelA bhAIo kahe, "ame badhuM jANue chIe.

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17 vIra dhane rane corIne dhane nATho te ahIM AvyuM che bhAga Ape nahitara phajetI thaze.' ghane kahe, "Ate pharIthI thayo kaMkAsa. ApaNe kaMkAsa joIe nahi. cAle paradeza. tyAM kamAI zuM ne majA karIzuM." savAramAM vahelA uThI teNe cAlavA mAMDayuM. cAlate cAlate te kauzAmbI nagarImAM dAkhala thaye. tyAM rAjadarabAre maNinI parIkSA thAya. paNa keI sAcI parIkSA karI zake nahi. dhane maNinI barAbara parIkSA karI. rAjAe AthI prasanna thaI pitAnI kuMvarI paraNAvI. - have dhannAe vasAvyuM dhanapura gAma. tyAM badhI vAte sukha paNa pANInuM moTuM dukha. eTale eka taLAva khodAvavA mAMDayuM. te haMmeza taLAva para Ave ne keTaluM kAma thayuM te jue. tyAM eka divasa potAnuM kuTuMba joyuM. taLAva para majUrI kare ane gujarAna calAve. dhane pahelA te oLakhANa na paDI paNa pAchaLathI oLakhANa

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vIra pannA pADIne badhI vAta pUchI. pitAe kahyuM: 'bhAi ! tuM gayA tenI rAjAne khabara paDI eTale teNe nakArA dvIdhA. ane amArI A hAlata thai ! ' dhannA A vAta jANI khUba DhIlagIra thayeA. teNe pUrI kuTuMbane sAthe rAkhyuM ane sukhI karyuM. 18 dhannA bIjI paNa cAra strIo paraNyo. bhUkha UMcA kuTuMbanI. tene kula ATha srIo thai. te have rAgRhamAMja rahevA lAgyA. tyAM tenA mAtA pitA upavAsa karI maraNa pAmyA. : 10 : eka vakhata dhannA beThA nhAvA. subhadrA vAMse cALe. paNa AMkhamAMthI TapaTapa AMsu paDe. teNe pAchuM joyuM te subhadrAne raDatI dIThI, 'priye ! Aje udAsIna kema ?" dhannAe kAraNa pUchyuM. subhadrA kahe, ' mArA bhAI zALibhadrane thayA che vairAgya. te haMmezAM eka eka strIne cheDe che. khatrIza strIone e e rIte che|DavAnA che. dhannA kahe, ' e te bahu kAyara. '

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vIra dhana e te kAMI vairAgya kahevAya? badhI strIone sAthe kema nathI choDato ?" subhadrA kahe, "vAmanAtha! belavuM saheluM che. paNa karavuM muzkela che." dhane kahe, "ema ? subhadrA kahe, "hA." dhane kahe, tyAre badhI strIo cheDI." subhadrAe jANyuM ke hAMsI karatAM khAMsI thaI teNe bahu bahu samajAvyuM. bIjI strIoe paNa khUba samajAvyuM paNa dhane pharyo nahi. eTale strIoe kahyuM: "tyAre ame paNa dIkSA laie.' dhane kahe, bahu AnaMdanI vAta." ethI strIo paNa dIkSA levA taiyAra thaI. te A zALibhadrane ghera ane bUma mArIH "are kAyara ! vairAgya te A hato haze ? huM to ATha strIo sAthe A cAlyuM. tAre paNa AvavuM hoya te nIkaLa ghara bahAra. zAlibhadranA manamAM vrata levAne uMmaga te haja ane A sAMbhaLyuM eTale vadhAre thayo.

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vIra pannA. evAmAM samAcAra maLyA ke prabhu mahAvIra pAsenA pahADapara padhAryA che. A vAta sAMbhaLI aneene khUba AnaMda thayA. dhanne pAtAnI strIo sahita tyAM TIkSA lIdhI. zALibhadre AvIne paNa dIkSA lIdhI. 20 have dhanne tathA zALibhadre AkarAM tapa Adaryo. DhAI vakhata mAsanA upavAsa tA DhAi vakhata be mAsanA upavAsa, DhAI vakhata traNa mAsanA upavAsa te kAi vakhata cAra mAsanA upavAsa. A pramANe eka vakhatanA mahAvilAsI have mahAtapasvI thayA. anne mahAtaparavIoe dhaNA vakhata sudhI tapa karyuM. potAnA mana tathA vacanane khUba pavitra banAvyAM ane mahAtapasvI tarIkeja peAtAnuM jIvana pUrNa karyuM. dhanya che vIra dhannAne ! dhanna che vIra zALibhadrane !

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mahAtmAM dRDhaprahArI brAhmaNane eka chokaro. tenuM nAma durdhara. jAtane e brAhmaNa paNa svabhAve bahu halache. bhaNavuM-gaNavuM game nahi. tephAna maratImAM haMmezA pahele. mAbApanuM kahyuM mAne nahi. sAme thAya ne gALo de. juThuM bole ne corI kare. goThiyAo sAthe laDe ne vAtavAtamAM laDAI laI Ave. koIne ekale jue ke jhaTa thapATa lagAve. kaMi vastu paDelI jue ke jhaTa khIsAmAM seravI de, e meTa thaze ane nizALe mULe. paNa ene te bhaNavuM game? koI divasa pATha ja na kare. mahetAjI khUba Thapake de ne mAra mAre, paNa durdharane kazuM na thAya. mAbApa ene

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mahAtmA daDhaprahArI samajAve. brAhmaNane dikaro ke heya evI vAta kahe paNa enA manamAM kaMija na utare. ulaTo rIse baLe, gALe de ne apamAna karI nAsI jAya. koInI zIkhAmaNa paNa na sAMbhaLe. dudhanI uMmara vadhI ema enI kuTevo paNa vadhI. jugAra ramavAnI Teva paDI. nizALamAM goThiyAo sAthe chAne chAne jugAra rame. gAmamAM paNa rame. dhIre dhIre A Teva vadhatI gaI. te pAko jugArI banI gaye. paNa jugAramAM te paisA joIe. e lAvavA kyAMthI ? eTale dudhare cerI karavI zarU karI. pahelAM gharamAMthI pAIpaIse uThAvavA mAMDaze. pachI pADozIonAM gharamAMthI levA maMDa. ghera mahemAna Ave ke eNe khIsAmAMthI pasA coryAja che. paNa jugAramAM eTalA paisAthI purUM na paDe. ethI dudhare maTI cerIo karavA mAMDI. te cAlAka jabare eTale badhe phAvI jAya. cerI

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mahAtmA daDhaprahArI karI Ave paNa koi tene pakkI na zake. dura AthI phUlA ne moTI moTI cerIo karavA lAge. gAmamAM tene julama vadhavA lAgyo. tenA mATe khUba phariyAda karavA lAgyA. ja gAmanI rADe AvavA lAgI. kAM te koIne mAryo heya; te koInI cIja upADI lIdhI heya. koI enuM nAma paNa le te mAra mAryA vagara e na muke! mana thAya te koInA Dhora choDI mUke. IcchA thAya te koinA tabelAmAMthI ghaDA uThAvI ne sahela karI Ave. marajI thAya to cIbhaDAM ne zAkabhAjInI vADIone kaccaraghANa kADhI Ave. AthI dhIme dhIme te lekene bahu aLakhAmaNuM thaI paDaze. koI DAhyA mANasoe tene zIkhAmaNa dIdhI bhAI naThArI Teva choDI de ! tArI buddhine sAro upayoga kara ! tArI cAlAkI sArA kAmamAM

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mahAtmA daDhaprahArI joie, dharma havana jANavAM prAyade che ! tuM kalyANa " thaze. calAva ! brAhmaNanA dIkarAe bhaNavuM meM zIkhavAM joie, hAma joie. tuM sudharIza te| tane sArA raste jaiza / tArUM mANuse| tane vakhANaze.. nAtajAtamAM tuM pa'kAza maiM tArU nAma thaze. ' paNa du`rane A zIkhAmaNu patthara para pANI jevI hatI. ene zIkhAmaNa na gamI. e surase thayA. zIkhAmaNa ApanAra bicArA cUpacApa raste paDayA. cArI karatAM je gAThiyA maLyA te badhA badamAza, eTale te khUbaja bagaDayA. have te dArU pIe, mAMsa khAya ne ra'DIbAjI kare. leAkAne tenAthI khUba trAsa thayA. rAjAne tenI jANa thaI. eTale hukma karyAM. e 8 duSTane avaLe gadheDe besADA, mAthe karAve muMDA, tenA para copaDe cunA, mADha cApaDe meza, gaLAmAM nAMkhA khAsaDAne hAra ane vagADA khAkharAM hAMDalAM. pachI AkhA gAmamAM pheravI kADhI mUkA bahAra. '

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mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI rAjanA amalanA hukama thayA. duranA varavADA nIkaLyA. sAthe DAMDI pITANIH huM je kAi duranA jevuM karaze tene AvuM phaLa maLaze. - leAkAe tenA upara vikkAra varasAvyA. bhUMDA hAle gAma bahAra kADhI mUkayA. nahArAnI A hAlata thAya ! AthI dura banyA dAjhe. manamAM vALI gAMTha. A gAmanuM vera vALuM tAja huM kharo. vera levAnA vicAramAM ne vicAramAM te AgaLa cAlyeA. : 1H cAlatAM cAlatAM AvyA DuMgarI mulakamAM, tyAM parvatanI moTI khINu. dhaNI 'DI, dhaNI vikarALa. kAcApeAcAnI tAkAta nahiM ke tyAM DagaluM paNa bhare. paNa duranI chAtI bahu majabUta eTale aMdara dAkhala thayA. jhADI vadhavA lAgI. temAM aneka jAtanAM jhADa. aneka jAtanA velA. velA jhADe vIMTaLAya

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6 mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI ne pAMjarA banAve. nIce mAtheADuM, raratA kAIka ThekANe ThekANe nIceA. dura AvA raste vaTAvI AgaLa ugeluM dhAsa. mAtheADu, UMcA, kAika cAA. rastA ethI paNa bhayaMkara AnyA. moTA moTA khaDakA AvyA, dhAdhamAra jharaNAM AvyAM. mahAmahenate te badhAM pasAra karyo, tyAM jhADI kahe mArUM kAma. AkAzamAM sUrajanArAyaNa prakAze paNa ahIM aMdhArUM dhAra. cAlatAM cAlatAM sAMja paDI. dura eka jhADa para caDhA. rAta tyAMja gALavA vicAra karyo. cADI vAramAM jaMgalI janAvarAnA avAja saLaLAyA. ghaDIkamAM siMhanI garjanA tA kaDIkamAM vAdhanI trADa. dhaDIkamAM ziyALanI kikiyArI tA dhaDIkamAM cittAnA avAja. AkhI rAta jaMgalI pazu AnyA te gayA. dudhare emane jotAM jotAM rAta pasAra karI. vhANuM vAyuM. jaMgalI jAnavarA pAta-

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7 mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI peAtAnI kheDamAM bharAyA. bharAyA. paMkhIo jhADa para gIta gAvA lAgyA. eTale dura nIce utaryAM. AgaLa cAlavA lAgyA. ceADIvAramAM bhIlanAM jhupaDAM dekhAyAM. durane khUkha AnaMda thayo. te ahIM AvavAja nIkaLyA hatA. jayAM dhADuM cAle che tyAM AvyA keTalAka bhIla, raMge kALA bhUta. kapaDAmAM eka laMgATI ne hAthamAM tIrakAmaThAM. temaNe duCrane pakaDA ane lai cAlyA rAjA pAse. cADuM cAlatAM eka aMdhArI gu| AvI. tyAM bhIlAnuM TALu beTheluM. temaNe A durane joyA eTale rAjI thayA. mAMhI mAMhI vAte karavA lAgyA: ' A navalohiyA juvAna che. mAtAne bega devAmAM kAma Avaze. ' pelA bhIle| durane lai guDDAmAM peThA. aMdhArAmAM cAlavA lAgyA. thADI vAramAM ajavALA vALI jagA AvI. tyAM eka lao bhIla beThelA.

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mahAtmA prahArI jANe jamanA avatAra. tenI pAse eka skrI kheDelI. te paNa kadAvara. teNe zarIra ekaja kapaDuM paherelu. gaLAmAM ne hAthamAM pattharanAM tathA rUpAnAM dhareNAM, A baMne bhIlanAM rAjArANI. < rAjAe durane joyA. enuM kadAvara zarIra, lAla surakha caherA, mATu jakharUM mAthuM. A badhAthI rAjAe pArakhyuM ke A mANasa cArImAM khUba DhAziyAra che. ApaNane bahu kAmanA che. teNe pUchyuM: 'kema ! tArA zuM vicAra che !' dudhare kahyuM: ' ApanI sAthe rahevAnA ne ApanA dhaMdhA karavAnA. ' bhIla rAjAe rAjI thaine tene peAtAnI pAse rAkhyA. dUra khUba jabarA nIkaLyeA. cArI karavAmAM ke dhara phADavAmAM te ekakA. game teTaluM cAle paNa thAka nahi. game teTalI laDAI thAya teAya thAke nahi. adhArI dhAra rAta tA ane mana divasa jevI. jyAM kahA tyAM jaI Ave. je kAma karavAnI

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mahAtmA daDhaprahArI koI hiMmata na kare te kAma durdhara kare. bhalabhalA bhaDavIre sAme e bAkhaDe. jevA tevAne te capaTImAM masaLI nAMkhe. rAjamahele lUMTavA e to ene mana ramata. rAjamahelanA cokIdAro jotA rahe ne e lUMTIne nAsI jAya. durdharanA hAthamAM je A enA pUrA bhoga maLyA samajI le. - durdhara dhIre dhIre sahune vahAlo thaze. eTale bhIla rAjAe tene putra banAvyuM ane pitAnI badhI milakata seMpI. durdhara maTI moTI corIo kare. temAM koIe sAmuM thAya to mAryuM jAya. tene prahAra kadIe khAlI na jAya eTale tenuM nAma paDayuM dRDhaprahArI. eka vakhata moTI dhADa lIdhI. ga kuzaLa nagara luMTavA. tyAM eka brAhmaNanuM kuMTuMba. bicAruM khUba garIba. gharamAM eka divasanA paNa tAkaDA nahi. muDImAM eka vasukelI gAya.

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mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI tevAmAM AvyeA tahevAra. eTale chekarAoe 9 karyo kajIe ApA 6 ! khIra khAvI che. brAhmaNe temane khUba samajAvyA. paNa bALaka zuM samaje ! eTale te thADA ghera pharyAM. dUdha, ceAkhA ne sAkara ekaThAM karyA. tenI radhAvI khIra. pachI strIne kahyuM: * khIra taiyAra thAya eTale utAraje. huM nadIe nAhIne AvuM chuM. ' brAhmaNa gayA nhAvA. evAmAM dRDhaprahArInI dhADa AvI. lokA trAsa pAmyA. nAsavA lAgyA. badhA cArA judA ThekANe lUTavA lAgyA. emAM eka brAhmaNane ghera Avyo. tyAM lUTavAnuM zuM maLe ? evAmAM barAbara taiyAra thayelI khIra joi. 10 judA cAra cAre khIra upADI. AkarA kaLavA lAgyA. evAmAM ALye brAhmaNa. jue te cAre khIra upADelI ne chekarAM UbhAM UbhAM kakaLe. ethI tene caDayA bahu krodha. eTale hAthamAM lIdhI bhAgaLa ( kamADa ADI devAnI ) ne mAravA doDayA. tyAM thaI sakhata mArAmArI. Ane mArAmArI kare che tyAM AnyA dRDhaprahArI. teNe karyAM taravArano eka dhA ke brAhmaNanu mAthu judu thayuM. chekarAoe cIsa pADI. strI UbhI

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mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI 11 tharatharavA lAgI. phaLImAM bAMdhelI gAya. tenAthI A na khamAyuM eTale AvI upharAMTe. teNe pUchaDuM UMcuM ne mArI deATa. sIdhI dRDhaprahArI sAme. karyuM bIkane paNa dRDhaprahArI vA chAtInA. jIMdagImAM paNa nahi eLakhelI. AvI gAyathI te te zuM bIe ? gAya pAse AvatAMja taravArane dhA karyAM eTale gAyanuM mAthuM juduM ! doDI. srIthI A joyuM na yu. gALAnA varasAda varasAvavA lAgI. dhamapachADA karatI te sAmI khicArIne zuM khakhara ke tenuM paNa mAta ho ! dRDhaprahArIne srI para khUba gurasA ye eTale tenA para paNa dhA karyAM. vAgyA barAbara peTa para. garbhavatI srI DhagalA thaI haeNDI paDI. zrI ne bALaka ane jhAra thayA ! thatAM te thai gayuM. krodhamAM dure hatyA karatAM pAchuM na joyuM. paNa pachI vicAra thayo. " are ! meM A zuM karyuM ! krodhamAM AMdhaLe thaI gayA. mAre hAthe cAra mahA hatyA thaI. brAhmaNane mArI meM brahmahatyA karI, gAyane mArI me gauhatyA karI. brAhmaNanI patnIne mArI me'strI

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12 hatyA karI ne tenA garbhanI hatyA vArI. arere ! meM peTa jotAmAM cAra hatyA karI nAMkhI.' mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI hatyA karI khAlabharavA mATe jota dura khUba pazcAtApa karavA lAgyuM. enuM patthara jevuM hRdaya mINu jevuM thai gayuM. e potAne nivA lAgyA. jeNe pApa karatAM pAkuM naheAtuM joyuM, ane Aje khUba valApAta thavA lAgyA. te lUTa pUrI karI nagara bahAra nIkaLyA. paNa pelI hatyAe najara AgaLa taryAMja kare. tenuM hRdaya khUba valeAvAyuM. jama jevA dRDhaprahArI ThaMDAgAra banI gayA. cAlatAM cAlatAM vanamA AvyA. tyAM joyA eka sAdhu munirAja. te samatAnA bhaMDAra, premanI mUti . emane jotAMja daDhaprahArInuM haiyuM bharAI AvyuM. temanA caraNamAM paDI zake ne zake te rAvA lAgyA. muni belyA : ' hai mahAnubhAva ! zAMta thA. ATalA zAka zenA che? ' dRDhaprahArI bolyA : prabhA ! huM mahApApI chuM. mAre mATe jagatamAM sthAna nathI. ' muni kahe, ' bhAI ! nirAza na thA. pApImAM

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mahAtmA daDhaprahArI 13 pApIne mATe paNa A jagatamAM sthAna che. karelI bhUlo saMbhArI rodaNAM na . zAMtithI tArA jIvanane vicAra kara. ane tene amala karavA lAgI jA." dRDhaprahArI kahe, "munivara, huM mahApApI chuM. jiMdagImAM kadI pApa karatAM pAchuM joyuM nathI. meM hajAre mANasonI hatyA karI che. keTalAyanA bhaMDAra lUMTI lIdhA che. keTalIya strIone vidhavA banAvI che. keTalAMya bALakone anAtha banAvyAM che. hajArone roTalo jhUMTavI lIdhuM che. vagara vAMke bIjAne mAra mAryo che. keTalAMya nirdonA jAna lIdhA che. chatAM mahArAja kAla sudhI mane duHkha na hatuM. paNa gaI kAle ja mArA hAthe cAra mahahatyAo thaI. brahmahatyA, strIhatyA, gauhatyA ne bAlahatyA. A hatyAo karyA pachI jIva jaMpato nathI. manamAM kaMI ne kaMI thayA kare che. A hatyAmAMthI have kema chuTAya? A mArAM pApa nAza pAme tevo koI raste haze ?" munie zAntithI kahyuM: "bhAI ! pApanuM prAyazcita kara tAro dhaMdhe choDI de ! tArI kAyA uparathI moha dUra kara ! jagatanA sau cho pAse kSamA mAga ! mana, vacana ane

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14 mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI tyAga kara ! sAdhu kAyAthI pApacyApArane jIvananI dIkSA le, kaSTa sahana kara. saMyama ane tapanuM ArAdhana kara! jarUra jIvane zAnti thaze. tArUM kalyANa thaze. ' A sAMbhaLI DhaprahArInuM mana pIgaLI gayuM. teNe tyAMja dIkSA lIdhI. lUMTArAnA veza tajI sAdhu veza dhAraNa karyuM. krodhane tajI samatA dhAraNa karI. ane bahu AkarI pratijJA lIdhI! ' pelI cAra hatyAe yAda Ave tyAM sudhI annapANI levAM nahi. ' kSaNa vAramAM te dRDhaprahArI zayatAna maTI sAcA sAdhu thai gayA. have dRDhaprahArI dhyAna dharIne UbhA. pelA nagaranA daravAje. pahelAM te leAkeA emane joI ne gabharAyA. kaMi prapaMca te na ihAya, kai ramata tA nahi ramAtI haiAya. sau manamAM ne manamAM gabharAvA lAgyA. paNa dRDhaprahArI teA zAnta bhAve UbhA rahyA. na phrAI sAme joyuM ke na phAInI sAthe vAta karI. AkhA gAme A vAta jANI. sau jovA AvyA. lUMTArAne cupacApa UbhelA joI patharA mAravA lAgyA. e mahAduSTa che. bhUDA kAmeAnA karanAra che. ApaNane khUba trAsa ' ApyA che.

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mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI 15 huM, mArA e hatyArAne ! ' leke Ama khelatA jAya ne patharA, IMTa, kAMkarA mAratA jAya. pAse javAnI tA kAInIce hiMmata na cAle ! kadAca pakaDAi jaie teA jIvatA na chuTIe ! AdhethI kAI lAkaDIonA dhA karavA lAgyA. paNa dRDhaprahArI zAntithI UbhA rahyA. DIvAramAM te patharA, IMTa ne lAkaDAMnA DhagalA thai gayA. zarIramAMthI lAhI TapakavA mAMDayuM. DhagalA vadhatA vadhatA gaLA sudhI AvyeA. dRDhaprahArIe dhyAna pUrUM karyuM. tyAMthI cAlIne bIje daravAje AvyA. tenI pAse UbhA rahI dhyAna AdaryuM. lokA ahIM paNa AvI paheAMcyA ne patharA tathA iMTAnA mArA zarU karyuM. jema jema vadhu patharA lAge ema ema dRDhaprahArI vadhu makkama UbhA rahe. ahIM paNa gaLA sudhI Dhagale thatAM dhyAna pUruM karI bIje daravAje gayA. ema badhA daravAje jaIne dhyAna dharyuM.

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mahAtmA daDhaprahArI Ama eka divasa nahi, be divasa nahi, lAgalAgaTa cha mAsa sudhI sahana karyuM. nizcayamAMthI jarA paNa na DagyA. ane loke thAkyA. teone samajaNa paDI. A lUMTAre nahi paNa sAdhu che. Aje patharA mAravA baMdha karyA. gALe devI baMdha karI. leke dRDhaprahArIne khUba mAnanI najarathI jovA lAgyA. cha mAsa vItatAM te badhe pUjanIya thaI paDayA. emane eke duzamana na rahyA. e paNa koInA duzmana na rahyA. have mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI eka ThekANethI bIjA ThekANe pharavA lAgyA. temaNe ghaNA lokone upadeza dIdhe. ghaNAnA jIvana sudhAryA ane chevaTe nirvANa pAmyA. dhanya che sahanazIla dRDhaprahArIne ! dhanya che mahAtmA dRDhaprahArIne !

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abhayakumAra veNAtaTa nAme gAma hatuM. tyAM hato eka chokaro. tenuM nAma abhaya. te bahuja cAlAka, bahuja hoMziyAra. zuM bhaNavAmAM ! zuM ramavAmAM ! te eka divasa ramavA gayo. tyAM dAva mATe laDAI thaI. temAM eka jaNa beH "besa, besa nabApA bahu jora zenuM kare che? " abhaya kahe, " vicArIne bola. mArA pitA e rahyA. zuM bhadrazeThane nathI oLakhato?" pele kahe, "e to tArI mAne pitA che. tAre pitA kyAM che?' abhaya ghera AvI pitAnI mA naMdAne pUchavA lAgyAH "bA ! mArA pitAjI kayAM

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abhayakumAra che?' naMdA kahe, "beTA ! te dukAne haze. abhaya kahe, e te tArA pitA che. paNa mArA pitA kayAM?' A sAMbhaLI naMdA gaLagaLI banI gaI. AMkhamAM AMsu lAvI kahevA lAgI sAMbhaLa bhAI ! eka AvyA'tA musAphara. ahA ! zuM temanuM rUpa ! zuM temanA guNa! zuM temane pratApa ! badhI rIte te lAyaka. eTale pitAjIe temanI sAthe mArA lagna karyA. hajI lagnane thoDA divasa thayA hatA evAmAM paradezathI sAMDhaNIo AvI. temAMthI thoDA savAra nIce utaryA. temaNe tArA pitAne ekAMtamAM lAvyA ane kAnamAM kAMIka vAta karI. eTale te javA tarata tayAra thayA. temaNe mane kahyuM: "mArA pitA maraNa pathArIe che temane maLavA huM jauM chuM. tuM zarIra sAcavaje ne sArI rIte raheje. ema kahI temaNe eka cIkI ApI, ane AvelA savAra sAthe cAlyA gayA. te gayA te gayAja, Aje keTakeTalAM varasanAM vahANAM vAyAM paNa vahAlA abhaya! temane kAMIja patto nathI!"

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abhayakumAra abhaya kahe, "bA ! mane te cIkI batAva. huM jouM te khare ke emAM zuM lakheluM che ?" mAtAe cIkI ApI. te vAMcI abhaya be H ahe ! mArA pitA te rAjagRhInA rAjA che. bA ciMtA karIza nahi.' naMdA kahe, "zuM ! tArA pitA rAjagRhInA rAjA che?" abhaya kahe, "hA. A cIkIne artha e thAya che." naMde A sAMbhaLI harakhANI. sAthe ja AvA patinA viyege khUba dukhI thaI. abhaye naMdAne pahelI vAra AvI duHkhI joI hatI. eTale tene khUba lAgI AvyuM. te kahevA lAgeH "bA ! tuM jarAe ciMtA karIza nahi. cAla ahiMthI ApaNe rAjagRhI jaIe. tyAM jarUra mArA pitAne meLApa thaze.' rAjagRhI magadhadezanI rAjadhAnI che. tenI zobhA apAra che. zuM tenA mahele zuM tenA maMdire ! zuM tenAM bajAro ! zuM tenA eka ! abhaya ane naMdA rAjagRhI tarapha AvyA. eka mANasane ghera utAro karyo. pachI abhaya cAlyA zaheranI zobhA jevA. tyAM eka cokamAM

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abhayakumAra lekenuM moTuM ToLuM joyuM. "A ToLuM kema thayuM haze ? nakkI kAMika jovA jevuM haze mATe lAvya pUchIne khAtarI karuM." abhaye vicAra karyo ane teNe zALAmAM AvI eka gharaDA DosAne pUchayuM "kema kAkA ! ahIM patAsAM batAvyAM vaheMcAya che ke zuM ?" te Doso kahe, "bhAI ! tane patAsAM bahu bhAvatAM lAge che ! paNa ahIM te patAsAMthI paNa kAMIka vadhAre vaheMcAya che." abhaye pUchayuM ke evuM zuM che? pele Dosa kahe, " mahArAjA zreNikanuM pradhAnapada, je, vAta ema banI che ke mahArAjA zreNikane cAra navANuM rAja calAvanArA che. paNa temAM koI vaDA pradhAnanI jagA le evuM nathI. e jagAe te buddhinA bhaMDAra je ja mANasa joie. eTale evA mANasanI zodha karavA khAlI kUvAmAM eka vIMTI nAMkhI che. ane jAhera karyuM che ke je mANasa kAMThe UbhA rahIne kUvAmAMthI e vIMTI kADhaze tene vaDA pradhAnanI jagA ApIza.' A sAMbhaLI abhaya TaLAmAM peThe ane

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abhayakumAra mANasAne kahevA lAgyA. * are bhAie ! tame badhA ciMtAmAM krama paDayA che! kUvAmAMthI zuM muzkela che! ' mANasA tamArI ramata na heAya. buddhizALInI paNa buddhi kahe, * bhAI ! mAre mana vIMTI levI emAM kahe, ' bhAI ! A AmAM tA bhalabhalA cAlatI nathI. ' abhaya te A ramataja che. paNa mArA jevA paradezI A vIMTI laI zake kharA ? ' mANasA kahe, 4 emAM zuM ? gAya vALe te gAvALa. ' ' lekA abhaya kUvA AgaLa AvyA. aMdara aMdara vAteA karavA lAgyA ' A che rA za karaze !' eTalAmAM abhaye tAjuM chANu maMgAvI barAbara vIMTI upara noMdhyuM. pachI eka dhAsanA pULA maMgAvI tene saLagAnyA ane barAbara chANu upara phe. chANu sukAi gayuM. ane vIMTI temAM coMTI gai. pachI pAsenA eka pANI bharelA kUvAmAMthI nIka khAdAvI. ane te vATe khAlI kUvAmAM pANI bharavA mAMDayuM. pANI kAMThe AvatAM chANuM paNa dhAsanA kuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat dhAsanA tApathI www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ka = = == = = = == = abhayakumAra kAMThe AvyuM. ame tene laI lIdhuM ane vIMTI aMdarathI kADhI lIdhI. badhA bolI uThyAH dhanya che A chokarAnI buddhine !" tyAM rahelA sipAIoe A vAta rAjAne jaNAvI. eTale rAjAe abhayane bolAve ane pUchyuM: "bhAI karyuM tamAruM gAma ? zuM tamAruM nAma?" abhaya-veNAtaTa mAruM gAma. abhaya mAruM nAma. rAjA zreNika-tyAM bhadrazeThane oLakho cho? abhaya--hA, mahArAja ! bahu sArI rIte. zreNika-temanI naMdA nAme putrI garbhavatI hatI. tene zuM avataryuM? abhaya-mahArAja ! tene putra avataryo. zreNika -tenuM nAma zuM pADayuM che ? abhaya-sAMbhaLe mahArAja ! tame laDAimAM jaMga macAvatA he te vakhate zatru tamArAthI bahI jAya. pachI moDhAmAM taraNuM le ane Ave tamArI AgaLa. te vakhate te zuM mAge?

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alayakumAra 7 zreNika----abhaya. abhaya--mahArAja ! tyAre enuM nAma paNa eja. ene ane mAre bahu mitrAcArI che. kAI mitrAnAM mana ekaja DhAya paNa zarIra judAM hAya. paraMtu mArAM ne tenAM te mana paNa eka che ne zarIra paNa eka che. zreNika--tyAre tuM poteja e abhaya ? abhaya--hA, pitAzrI ! ApanuM dhAravuM barAbara che. zreNika--tyAre naMdA kyAM che ? ane tene kema che ? abhaya--pitAzrI ! te nagara bahAra mAlaNune tyAM che. ApanA vijoge e khUba duHkhI che. A sAMbhaLI rAjA zreNika khUba harakhAyA. gAjatevAjate nadAne gAmamAM lAvyA. pachI tene banAvI paTarANI ane abhayane banAnye vaDA pradhAna. : 3: pradhAna jyAM abhaya jevA buddhizALI thAya tyAM zenuM du:kha rahe ? rAnta zreNikane

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abhayakumAra kAMI paNa muzkelI Ave ke abhaya taiyAraja heya. potAnI buddhithI jarUra te muzkelI dUra kare. eka vakhata zreNika ciMtAmAM beThA che. tyAM AvyA abhayakumAra. temaNe pUchyuM: "pitAjI ! ciMtAmAM kema beThA cho?" zreNika kahe, "vaizAlinA ceDA rAjAe mAruM apamAna karyuM. tene be suMdara kanyAo che. temAMthI eka kanyAnuM meM mAguM karyuM. eTale te belyA "tamAruM kULa mArAthI halakuM che. mATe mArI kuMvarI nahi maLe." abhaya kahe, " he ! emAM zuM moTI vAta ! cha mAsanI aMdara e kuMvarI Apane paraNAvIza. pitAjI ! ciMtA karaze nahi." abhaye ghera AvI sArA sArA citArAene bolAvyA ane temane kahyuM: "mahArAjA zreNikanI eka suMdara chabI taiyAra kare. tamArI badhI kaLA vAparaje. temAM jarAe kacAza rAkhaze nahi. citArAoe rAtadivasa mahenata karIne suMdara chabI taiyAra karI. abhaye temane khUba dhana ApI rAjI karyA.

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abhayakumAra abhayakumAra e chabI laI vaizAli cAle. tyAM dhanazeTha nAme vepArI banyA ane rAjamahela pAse dukAna nAMkhI. tenI dukAne bhAtabhAtanAM attaraphUlela vecAya. bhAtabhAtanI bIjI vastuo paNa vecAya. zuM dhanazeThanI mIThI vANI ! gharAka mAla levA Ave to khuza khuza banI jAya. vaLI bhAva sarate ane mAla sAra eTale dukAna thaDA vakhatamAM jAmI gai. aMtaHpuranI dAsIo paNa tenI gharAka banI. jyAre dAsIo vastu kharIdavA Ave tyAre dhana zeTha pelI chabInI pUjA kare. eka vakhata eka dAsIe pUchayuM: "dhanazeTha kenI pUjA karo cho ? " dhanazeTha kahe, "amArA devanI." dAsI kahe, "zuM emanuM nAma ?" dhanazeTha kahe, "zreNika." dAsI kahe, "badhA devanA nAma meM sAMbhaLyAM che. paNa emAM koI zreNika nAmanA deva nathI. A deva te kAI navA jevA lAge che?'

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abhayakumAra dhanazeTha kahe, "hA, tamArA aMtaHpuranI strIo mATe magadha dezanA mahArAjA zreNika navAja deva che.' dAsI kahe, "zuM mahArAja zreNika ATalA rUpavAna che? AvuM rUpa to koI divase meM joyuM nathI' ema kahI te cAlI gaI. te dAsIe AvI ceTaka rAjAnI putrI suSThAne vAta karI. suSThAne e chabI jovAnuM mana thayuM. eNe chabI maMgAvIne joI ane zreNikapara te mohita thaI. teNe ghanazeThane kahevaDAvyuM: "koI paNa upAye mArA lagna zreNika sAthe thAya tevo upAya karo.' abhayakumAre zahera bahArathI aMtaHpura sudhI eka bheMyaruM khodAvyuM ane tyAM eka ratha taiiyAra rAkhe. egya samaye rAjA zreNika tyAM AvyA ane rathamAM beThelI ceTaka rAjAnI putrIne laI gayA. tenuM nAma cillaNA. sujayeSThAne badale calaNa kema AvI tenI hakIkta "rANI celeNA nI vAtamAM ApI che.

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abhayakumAra eka vakhata zreNikanA bAgamAM corI thaI. kaI sArAmAM sArI kerIo toDI gayuM. rAjA kahe, "abhaya ! Ane cAra jaladI pakaDI lAva." abhaya kahe, "jevI AjJA.' abhaya veza badalIne pharavA maMDa. eka vakhata pharatAM pharatAM te lekanI mijalasa AgaLa AvyuM. tyAM badhAe Agraha karyo ke bhAI eka vAta mAMDe. eTale abhaye eka vAta mAMDI : "eka kanyA hatI. teNe eka mALIne vacana ApyuM ke huM game tyAM paraNIza paNa pahelI rAte tane maLIza. thoDA vakhata pachI te kanyA paraNI. eTale mALIne tyAM javA patinI rajA mAMgI. patie pitAnI strInuM bolyuM paLAya te mATe rajA ApI. eTale strI cAlI mALIne maLavA. rastAmAM maLyA cAra. AvyA lUMTavA. eTale te strI bolIH "bhAI ! lUMTavI heya to mane lUMTa paNa mAruM eka vacana pALavA de. paraNIne pahelI rAte mALIne maLavAnuM vacana che. " cora kahe, "AvuM

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12 akSayakumAra AkaruM vacana pALanArI juThuM na bele. javAgho ene. vaLatI vakhate ene lUMTIzuM.' te strI AgaLa cAlI. tyAM mane eka rAkSasa. te kahe, "tane khAuM.' strI kahe khAvI hoya to mane khAje. paNa mAruM vacana pALavA gho. jarUra vaLatI vakhate ahiM AvIza." rAkSasa kahe, "bhale tyAre. vaLatI vakhate jarUra Avaje.' pachI gaI mALI pAse. mALI kahe, "dhanya re dhanya! AvI vacana pALanArI te tene ekane ja joI. jA tAruM vacana pALyuM. ' eTale te pAchI pharI. rAkSasa kahe, "vAha ! A te bhAre satyavAdI. satyavAdIne kaNa khAya? te bolyAH "bahena ! tane jIvatadAna che." pachI maLyA cora. cora kahe, " A te kharekharI sAcAbelI. sAcAbolIne keNu luTe temaNe kahyuM: jA, bahena jA. amAre tane nathI lUMTavI. te cI ghera AvI. have cIne ghaNI, cora, rAkSasa ane mALI e cAramAM keNa caDe ! kaI kahe, "mALI. kAraNa ke rAte juvAna bAI pAse AvI tene bahena

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- abhayakumAra 13 samAna gaNI. koI kahe, "ene ghaNuM. kAraNake vacana pALavA AvI jAtanI rajA ApI." kaI kahe, "rAkSasa. kAraNa ke juvAna bAine jIvatI * mUkI." tyAre eka jaNa kahe, "cara ke AvAM ghareNAMgAMThAM lUTavAnA maLyAM paNa choDI dIdhAM." abhaya kahe, "jarUra Aja karIne cAra." tene tarata ja pakaDaye. te paNa mAnI gayA ke huMja kerIne cAra chuM. eka vakhata rAjagRhI para ujeNInA rAjA caMDapradyote meTI caDAI karI. abhayakumAre vicAryuM "AnI sAthe laDAI karavAmAM sAra nathI. baMne bAjunAM lAkho mANase maraze. chatAM keNa jItaze te kahevAya nahi. mATe eka yukita karavA de." teNe sonAmaherAnA ghaDA karyA. ane rAtre chAnAmAnA zatrunI chAvaNImAM daTAvyA. bIjA divase caMDapradyotane eka kAgaLa lakhe vaDIla mAsAne mAlama thAya che ApanuM heta ghaDI paNa visaratuM nathI. hAlamAM ApanA para eka moTI Aphata AvI che. tethI A patra

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abhayakumAra 14 lakhyA che. mArA pitAe khUba paisA ApyA che eTale tamArUM lazkara phUTI gayuM che. tame tapAsa karazo eTale badhuM jaNAze. caDapradhote chAvaNImAM tapAsa karI. tyAMthI sAnA mahArAnA SaDA maLyA eTale te samaye che. vAta kharI tarataja larakarane pharavAnA hukama Apyo. pAchA * 7 ; ca'pradyotane thADA vakhata pachI khabara paDI ke abhayakumAre mane chetarco. eTale tene khUkha gurase thayA. teNe potAnI sabhAne pUchyuM: 6 che kAi taiyAra je abhayakumArane jIvatA pakaDI lAve ? tyAre vezyA belI: 'hA mahArAja ! huM taiyAra chuM. abhayakumArane jIvatA pakaDIne ApaNI pAse hAjara karIza. ' teNe be dAsIo sAthe lIdhI. rAjagRhI. tyAM banI eka zrAvikA. zuM dharmiSTha khAya ? khUba ThAThathI prabhunI pUjA kare, vrata upavAsa kare. AkhA divasa dharmanI carcA kare. AvI Ahe !

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abhayakumAra 15 eka vakhata abhayakumAra dehere pUjA karavA AvyA. tyAM A zrAvikAnI bhakita joI te bahu rAjI thayA. temaNe pUchayuM: "bahena ! tame koNa che ? ane kayAMthI Avo cho ?" te vezyA balI: "bhAI ! ujajeNuM mAruM gAma. bhadrA mAruM nAma. pati maraNa pAmyA. dikarA paNa be maraNa pAmyA. eTale dikarAnI baMne vahune laI jAtrA karavA nIkaLI chuM. karyA karma bhagavyA vinA kAMI chuTake che? abhaya kahe, "bahena! jamavAnuM Aje mAre tyAM rAkhajo. ' bhadrA kahe, "Aje to amAre upavAsa che. abhaya kahe, "te pAraNuM mAre tyAM karajo." bhadrAe te kabula karyuM. bIjA divase teNe abhayane notaruM dIdhuM. abhaye paNa te ravIkAryuM. abhayakumAra bIjA divase jamavA gayA. tyAM khUba premathI zrAvikAe jamADayA. paNa jamaNamAM ghenanI davA nAkhelI eTale abhayakumArane ghena caDayuM. te vakhate pelI dhUtArIe tene doraDAthI bAMdhI lIdhe ane nAMkhe rathamAM.

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abhayakumAra thoDA vakhata pachI abhayakumAranuM ghena utarI gayuM. te jue te pite kedInI hAlatamAM. te tarata ja samajI gayA ke dharmane dekhAva karI A dhUtArIe mane chetaryo che. pelI vezyAe ujajeNe AvI abhayakumArane caMDapradyota AgaLa hAjara karyo. caMDapradyote tene kedamAM pUryo. pradyota rAjAne analagiri nAmane suMdara hAthI hato. te eka vakhata gADe che. pradyota rAjAe ghaNuM ghaNA upAya karyA paNa hAthI va thAya nahi. have karavuM zuM ? vicAra karatAM pradyotane abhayakumAra yAda AvyuM. eTale tene bolAvIne kahyuM: " abhayakumAra ! analagirine vaza karavAne kaI upAya batAve." abhaya kahe, "udayana nAmane eka rAjA Apane tyAM kedI che. tenI gAyanavidyA ajaba che. tenI pAse gAyana karAvo te hAthI vaza thaI jaze. rAjAe tema karyuM eTale hAthI vaza tha. AthI pradyota khUba rAjI thaye. teNe kahyuM:

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abhayakumAra 1 17 ! mAgeA, mAgeA ! chuTA thavA paNa vacana mAgeA. - abhaya kahe, pAse rAkhuM chuM. abhayakumAra sivAyanuM kAi * e vacana hamaNAM ApanI vakhata Avye mAgIza. abhaye bIjA paNa traNa kAma karyAM. khadhI vakhate pradyote vacana ApyAM. kula cAra vacana thayAM eTale abhaye ' kahyuM: 'mahArAja ! have mArAM vacana pAchAM mANuM chuM.' ' pradeAta kahe, ' khuzIthI thavA sivAyanuM vayana 'bhale te pramANe mAgIza. ' mAgeA. paNa chuTA mAgajo. ' abhaya kahe, ' teNe kahyuMH Apa ane ApanI zivAdevI rANI anagiri hAthI upara bese. ApanI baMnenI vacce huM besuM. pachI ApatA ratna gaNAtA agnibhIrU ratha magAve ane tenI racAve citA. temAM ApaNe badhA sAthe khaLI marIe. basa ATaluMja huM mAguM chuM.' mAgavAmAM kAMI bAkI rAkhI ? praveAta A sAMbhaLI vicAramAM paDI gayA. chevaTe teNe kahyuM: * abhayakumAra ! tame AjathI

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12 abhayakumAra ahIMthI chuTA. abhaya chuTA thA. paNa jatAM jatAM teNe pratijJA karI: ' praveAtane dheALA divase ujjaiNImAMthI upADI lAvuM teAja huM abhaya kharA. ' : 9 : abhaya peAtAnI pratijJA pUrI karavA eka vepArI banyA. sAthe be rUpALI srIe lIdhI. ane AvyA uddeNI. tyAM dhArI rastA upara ghara lIdhuM. pelI strIe ThAThamAThathI hare 32 leAkAnA mananuM haraNa kare. eka vakhata pradhAte A srIone joi eTale teNe peAtAnI dAsI sAthe hevaDAvyuM ke rAjA 'DapradheAta tamane maLavA icche che. te kyAre khAiee kahyuM: ' are AvI vAta zuM karA ? tamArA mADhAmAM AvI vAta zAbe ?' dAsI te divase pAchI gai. Ave ! ' pelI bhAI ! bIjo divasa thayA eTale dAsIe pharI pAchI AvI. trIjA divase paNa AvI. tyAre A srIoe kahyuM: ' bahena ! amArI sAthe amArA eka bhAI

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abhayakumAra che.te AjathI sAtame divasa bahAragAma javAno che. te vakhate mahArAja bhale padhAre. pradyota sAtamA divasanI rAha jovA lAgyuM. ahIM abhayakumAre eka mANasane banAbe gAMDo. khATalAmAM bAMdhIne haMmezA vaidane tyAM laI jAya. te vakhate pele pADe bUma: huM prota chuM. mane A laI jAya che. koI choDAvo ! " loko A vAta sAMbhaLI hase. sAtame divase pradyota abhayakumArane ghera Ave eTale tene pakaDIne khATalA sAthe bAMdhI dIdhe. pachI khATale upADI abhayakumAra bahAra nikaLe. pradyAta bUma pADavA lAgyAH "huM prota chuM, mane A laI jAya che. koI choDAvo re !" leke A sAMbhaLI hasavA lAgyA. teo samajatA hatA ke A bicAro gADo che. eTale bUma pADayA kare che ! . abhaya pradyotane rAjagRhI lAge. pradyotane jotAMja zreNika khUba gusse thayA ane mAravA deDayA. paNa abhaye kahyuM: "pitAjI e ApaNuM mahemAna che. temanA upara jarAe gusse na thaze.

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20 abhayakumAra mArI pratijJA pALavAja temane ahIM lAvyo chuM. have temane mAna maratabAthI vidyAya Ape|.' abhayakumAranAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLI zreNika zAMta thayA ane pradyotane mAna maratabAthI vidAya ApI. : 10 : eka hatA kaThiyArA. te khUba garIba. eka vakhata teNe muninA upadeza sAMbhaLyeA. eTale tene vairAgya thayA ane DhIkSA lIdhI te peAtAnA guru sAthe rAjagRhI Aye. tyAM keTalAka leAkeA tenI pahelAnI hAlata jANatA hatA. eTale mazkarI karavA lAgyA ke bhAinuM kAMi ThekANuM na paDayuM eTale sAdhu thayA. bIjI rIte paNa tirarakAra karavA lAgyA. eTale temaNe vicAra karyo ke apamAna thAya tyAM rahevuM nahi. A vicAra gurune jaNAvyeA. gurue kahyuM: 'mahAnubhAva ! tArA vicAra sAcA che. ApaNe kAle vihAra karIzuM .' abhaya prabhu mahAvIrane! parama bhakta hatA. pote rAjakAjamAM kuzaLa hatA tevAja dharmadhyAnamAM paNa kuzaLa hatA. sadA jInezvaranI pUjA karatA.

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abhayakumAra sAdhu munirAjane vaMdana karato. tene A vAtanI khabara paDI eTale guru AgaLa Ave ane vinaMti karI. "ekaja divasa kRpA karIne rahI jAo. pachI sukhethI vihAra karajo." bIjA divase rAjabhaMDAramAMthI traNa moMghA rana lIdhAM ane A cokamAM. tyAM jAhera karyuM ke lekane A traNa moMdhA ratna ApavAnA che. eTale lekanAM ToLe ToLAM ekaThAM thayAM ane pUchavA lAgyAH "he maMtrIzvara ! A ratno kone ApavAnAM che ? ' abhaya kahe, 'je traNa vastu cheDe tene. eka ThaMDuM pANI, bIjuM devatA ne trIjuM strI." mANasa kahe, "e to khUba muzkela che. haMmezA garama pANI pIvuM, keI paNa jAtane devatA pitAnA mATe saLagAve nahi ane strInI sAtheno saMbaMdha choDI de e amArAthI na bane." abhaya kahe, " tyAre A ratna kaThiyArA muninA thAo. jeNe A traNa vAnAM choDayAM che."

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22 abhayakumAra loke samajayA ke te muni kharekharA tyAgI che. ApaNe nAhaka temanI mazakarI karI cIDAvyA. pachI abhaye zikhAmaNa dIdhIH "have keIe e muninI mazkarI ke tiraskAra karavAM nahi.' eka vakhata zreNika rAjAe pUchayuM: "madhAmAM meMdhI vastu kaI ?' koIe kahyuM. "hIrA." keIe kahyuM: "mANeka." tyAre abhayakumAra kahe, mAMsa. badhA kahe, "khoTI vAta. te sastAmAM satuM che.' abhayakumAra kahe, "ThIka, vakhata Ace batAvIzuM.' thoDA divasa thayA eTale eka zeThane tyAM gayA ne kahyuM ke rAjA zreNika mAMdA paDayA che. vaida kahe e kaI rIte bace tema nathI. paNa savA tole mANasanA kALajAnuM mAMsa maLe te rAjA bace. mATe te levA Avyo chuM.' pelA zeTha kahe, "bApu ! pAMca hajAra rUpiA lo paNa mane choDo. bIje ThekANethI meLavI leje ema abhayakumAra badhA amIra umarAvane tyAM pharyo.

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abhayakumAra 23 paNa koIe mAMsa ApyuM nahi. sahu paisA ApI chuTI gayA. abhayakumArane dhananA DhagalA maLyA. khIje divase abhayakumAra te laI sabhAmAM AvyA ane kahyuMH mahArAja ! ATalA, dhananA Dhagale paNa savA leA mAMsa maLatuM nathI.' adhA zaramAi gayA. abhaye kahyuM: * mAMsa saraMtu che paNa bIjAnuM, peAtAnuM mAMsa tA mAMdhAmAM moMdhuM che.' ' ' abhayakumAranI buddhinA AvA AvA aneka dAkhalAo che. tethI lAkA Aje paNa evI IcchA kare che ke abhayakumAranI buddhi hue,' " : 11H * zreNika rAjAe abhayane rAjya mATe lAyaka joi Agraha karyo ke 'hai putra ! tuM A rAjya bhogava. prabhu mahAvIra AgaLa mAre dIkSA levAnI marajI che. ' abhaye kahyuM: ' pitAjI ! mAre rAjya nathI joItuM. huM have mArA AtmAnuM kalyANa karavA icchuM chuM. prabhu mahAvIra AgaLa mane paNa dIkSA levAnu bhAre mana che. ane te mATe Apa rajA Ape.'

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24 abhayakumAra zreNike rAjya levA khUba Agraha karyo paNa abhayakumAra pitAnA vicAramAM makkama rahyA eTale zreNike rAjI thaI rajA ApI. buddhinA bhaMDAra abhayakumAra sAdhu banI pavitra jIvana gALavA lAgyA. saMyama ane tapathI pitAnI zuddhi karavA lAgyA. keTaloka samaya AvuM jIvana gALI temaNe pitAnuM AyuSya pUruM karyuM. le Aje paNa e abhayakumArane ghaNA mAnapUrvaka yAda kare che !

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(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c) ) bALagraMthAvaLI : prathama zreNa :: 8 rANI celaNA *.. lekhaka ".. dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha 206..2262696e666.6 sarva hakaka svAdhIna saMvata 1991 AvRtti cothI prata 1250 mUlya savA Ane.

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prakAzaka : dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha jyati kAryAlaya nagarazeTha mArakITa, ratanapALa, a ma da vA da. A pustaka muMbaI ilAkA keLavaNIkhAtA tathA vaDodarA rAjaya keLavaNIkhAtA taraphathI inAma-lAIbrerI mATe maMjUra thayeluM che, temaja jene veTa ejayukezanala borDanI dhArmika parIkSAnA bALa dhAraNuM prathama tathA kanyA dharaNa prathamamAM pAThayapustaka tarIke svIkArAyeluM che. dhI. Te zAha, .. mudraka.. maNilAla chaganalAla zAha. mudraNasthAnaH vIravijayaH prI. presa kALupura TaMkazALa : amadAvAda.

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rANuM celaNa : 1 : eka hatuM moTuM zahera. tenuM nAma vizAli. tyAM hatA eka rAjA. nyAyI ane prajAne pALanAra. pratApI ne khUba baLavAna. temanuM nAma ceTaka prabhu mahAvIranA e mAmA thAya. temane sAta kuMvarIe pAMca paraNelI ne be kuMvArI, temAM ekanuM nAma sujayeSThA ne bIjInuM nAma celazuM. baMne bahene khuba guNIyala. badhI kaLAmAM pAraMgata. dharmanuM jJAna te ghaNuM ja UMDuM. temane kaI vAtanI khoTa nahi. rahevAne suMdara mahela. pharavAne suMdara bagIcA. paheravAne suMdara kapaDA

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rANuM ceaNA lattAM. khAvAne managamatA evAmIThAI. paNa A bahene temAM bahu na lebhAya. te te sAruM sAruM vAce. sAruM sAruM gAya. devadarzane jAya ne dharmanI ja vAta kare. A baMne bahenonAM rUpaguNa dezadezamAM vakhaNAya. : 2 : raLiyAmaNe magadha deza. tenA para mahArAjA zreNika rAjya kare. te paNa khUba pratApI, khUba baLavAna. temaNe A kanyAnAM rUpaguNa sAMbhaLyAM. eTale eka kanyAnI mAgaNI karI. rAjA ceTake javAba ApeH "he rAjA ! tamAre kuLa amArAthI UtaratuM che eTale amArI kanyA nahi maLe." rAjA zreNikane A javAbathI khUba khUTuM lAgyuM. vasaMtanA divaso AvyA. kudarata Anade UbharAvA lAgI. banne bahene hiMDoLApara beThI che. aMdara aMdara vAta kare che. suceSThA kahe, "callaNa ! kevA rUDA vasaMtanA divase che?" "callaNa kahe "bahena! emAM pUchavuM ja zuM? AkhI kudarata saMgItathI ja Ubha

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rANI ceaNa rAya che. A joI mane emaja thAya che ke huM paNa A divasa gAyAja karuM.' suSmA kahe, " vAha ! ke suMdara vicAra ! calaNA ! tArAM mIThAM gItathI kudaratane AnaMda vadhaze. mATe jarUra eka suMdara gIta gA.' cellaNAe gAvA mAMDayuM sasa dezI-huM to Dhole ramuMne hari sAMbhare re. sakhi AvyA vasaMtanA vadhAmaNAM re, mArAM haIDAM phUlI phUlI jAyare AvyA. thayAM bhUrA AkAzanAM AMgaNAM re, tyAM sonerI sAthiyA pUrAyare AvyAM. sakhi ! AMbAnAM vana rUDAM mariyAM re, tyAM kAyala kare TahukAra -AvyAM khIlI jAI jaIne vaLI mAlatI re, tyAM bhamarA kare jhaMkAra re-AvyAM. sakhi ! bharyA sarovara zobhatA re, tyAM haMsa rahyAM harakhAya re-AvyAM. jayAM AvI vasaMta ura Utare re, tyAM AnaMdapUra relAya re-AvyAM.

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' vAha ! calaNA vAha ! kevu madhura che Ama nirdoSa AnaMa lUMTI khane paDI ane pAtapeAtAnA kAme vaLagI. rANI caNA A gIta ! x bahene judI :x: sujyeSThA peAtAnA oraDAmAM AvI eTale eka sakhIe vAta karI; bahena ! Aje me' eka adbhuta A joI. zuM tenu rUpa ! me te chaDhagImAM evu" rUpa kyAMye joyuM nathI. ' sujyeSThAe kahyuM: ' karyAM che e chabI? ' sakhI-bahena! eka attaranA vepArInI dukAne. sujyeSThA--kAnI che e chabI ? sakhI--magadha dezanAM mahArAjA zreNikanI. sujayeSThA--tA bahena ! laI Ava e chabI. mane paNa jovAnuM mana thAya che. sakhI vepArI AgaLathI e chabI laI AvI. sujayeSThA e joI chaka thaI gaI. dhArI dhArIne jovA lAgI. A joI tenI sakhIe kahyuM: ' bahena ! zuM jUe che ? AkhA hiMdamAM Aje evA kAI rAjavI nathI.

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rANI ceaNA sujayeSThAe kahyuM: "sAcI vAta che. A chabI ahIM paDI rahevA de." "bahena! pAchI ApavAnI zarate ja A chabI lAvI chuM. eTale ahIM kema rahevA devAyA ema kahI sakhI te chabI ApavA gaI. chabI pAchI gaI. sujayeSThA tenAja vicAra karavA lAgI. "ahe! zreNikanAM vakhANa sAMbhaLyAM hatAM. paNa rUpa joyuM na hatuM. ahA ! ATalA badhA te rUpavAna ! patAjIe kuLanA abhimAnamAM temanuM apamAna karyuM. paNa AthI sAre pati kyAM che ! paraNavuM te jarUra emane ja paraNavuM. " pitAthI chAnuM paraNavuM sahela nahi. eTale te ciMtAmAM paDI. A joI tenI sakhIe kahyuM "bahena! ciMtA zuM kare che? e vepArIne hAthamAM laIzuM eTale badhuM kAma thaze. suceSThA kahe, " jA, zreNika sAthe lagna thAya e upAya zodhI kADha." sakhIe vepArIne maLI eka upAya zodhI kADhaye. nagara bahArathI rAjamahela sudhI bhaya pedAvavuM. tyAM amuka divase zreNika Ave. sujayeSThA tyAM taiyAra rahe. eTale zreNika laI jAya.

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rANuM callaNa badhI taiyArI thaI. divasa nakkI thaye. zreNika thoDA bahAdura ddhA sAthe AvI gayA. sujayeSThA paNa javA taiyAra thaI evAmAM suSThAne celaNa yAda AvI. tenAthI vAta chAnI na rAkhavI evo vicAra thaye.eTale maLavA gaI. ceaNA kahe, "bahena! Aje udAsa kema dekhAva cho?' sujayeSThA kahe, "tArA vinA vicAre.' cellaNuM kahe, "bahena! mArA viga? ane tame to sAthe ja chIe, ane sAthe ja rahIzuM.'sujayeSThA kahe, "cellaNa lagna nathI thayA tyAM sudhI. lagna pachI te chuTAMja paDIzuM." celaNa kahe, "nA re ! sujayeSThA ! ApaNe baMne ekaja patine paraNIzuM. pachI chuTA kevI rIte paDIzuM? jA, tAro pati eja mAro pati." sujayeSThA kahe, "te thA taiyAra. mArA pati mArI rAha joIne UbhA che.' cellaNAe pUchayuM : " kyAM ?" suceSThA kahe, "bhaiyarAmAM." pachI badhI vAta kahI. zreNirAja beMyarAnA meDhe UbhA che. sAthe pitAnA

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rANI cillaNa bahAdura ddhAo che. teo aMdara aMdara vAta kare che. "mahArAja! zatrunI rAjadhAnImAM bahu vakhata rahevuM sAruM nahi. hajI sudhI kaI jaNAtuM nathI. mATe jarUra kAMI dago haze." zreNika kahe, "dago na hoya. ceTaka rAjAnI e putrI dago kare tema nathI. ddhAo kahe, "mahArAja ! Apa vizvAsu cho. amane to lAge che ke jarUra kAMIka dago haze." zreNika kahe, "DIvAra rAha jevA de, sujayeSThA Ave ke ratha upADIzuM. zreNika rAjAne khabara nathI ke baMne bahene AvavAnI che. calaNA ne suceSThA taiyAra thayA. bhoMyarAmAM cAlavA lAgyAM. ratha De dUra rahyo eTale sujayeSThA belI. "callaNa ! utAvaLamAM mAre ghareNAne dAbaDe rahI gaye. celaNA kahe, "bahena! tame rathamAM bese. huM laI AvuM." sujayeSThA kahe, "nA callaNA! tuM rathamAM besa. huM dAbaDe laI AvuM chuM.' callaNa AvIne rathamAM beThI. sahu samajyA ke te sujayeSThA che, eTale ratha pavanavege upADyo.

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rANI caluNA ahIM sujayeSThA AvI ne jUe teA ratha nahi. te samajI ke mArA badale celaNAnuM haraNathayuM ane huM rahI gaI eTale teNe bUma pADI : * dAMDA ! dADA ! celaNAnuM haraNa thayuM. ' ceTaka rAjAnA cAddAe doDayA paNa niSphaLa. zreNika dhaNA dUra nIkaLI gayA hatA. 10 sujayeSThAne A bAbatanI bhAre asara thaI. vicAra karatAM tene lAgyuM ke AnA karatAM vadhAre UMcu jIvana jIvavAnI jarUra che eTale teNe dIkSA lIdhI. H 6 H zreNikane dhaNI rANIo hatI. temAM cellA sahuthI vahAlI. rAjA zreNika dhaNA vakhata tenI sAtheja gALe. celaNA paNa peAtAnA patine khUba cAhe. rAjA rANI AnadamAM vakhata pasAra karavA lAgyA. celaNAne prabhu mahAvIrane upadeza khUba gamate; eTale zreNikane paNa teupadeza samajAvavA lAgI. cellaNAnI samajAvaTathI prabhu mahAvIra para rAjA zreNikane khUba zraddA thaI. ane Akhare tee prabhu mahAvIranA

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rANI calaNA pAkA bhata banyA. dhanya che patine dhama pamADanArI AvI strIone ! 11 patinI sAcI sevA karanAra callaNAne garbha rahyo. paNa te vakhate tene eka kharAba icchA thaI ke mArA patinA kALajAnuM ja mAMsa khAu'. Ave kharAba vicAra AvatAM ja callaNAne garbha tarapha tirarakAra chUTayo. te samajI gaI ke A gabha enA pitAnA verI che nahitara AvA vicAra na Ave. savAnava mAsa pUrA thayA. celraNAne eka tejasvI putra janmyA. paNa teja vakhate teNe dAsIne AjJA karIH 'dAsI ! A duSTa putrane kAIka dUra jagAmAM mUkI Ava. e enA bApanA verI che. sApane ucheryo sAre| nahi.' dAsIe A bALakanehAthamAM lIdhA. cAlI nIkaLI dUra. eka AsApAlavanA vana pAse AvI. tyAM hatA eka ukaraDA. temAM tene mUkI dIdhA. ' dAsI pAchI Ave che tyAM zreNika maLyA. temaNe pUchyuM ' Ama karyAM gaI hatI ?' dAsIe jevI hatI tevI vAta karI. eTale zreNika ekdama Asa

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12 rANuM callaNa pAlavanA vana AgaLa AvyA. tyAM eka bALaka raDI rahyo hato. tenI kUNI AMgaLI eka maradhIe karaDI khAdhI hatI. rAjA zreNikane A joI khUba duHkha thayuM. temaNe tarata ja te putrane upADI lIdho. ane tenI lehIvALI AMgaLI meMmAM nAkhI lehI cUsI lIdhuM tyAre bALaka zAMta thaye. rAjA zreNike ghera AvI calaNAne Thapako dIdho. "are uttama kuLavALI ! AvuM kAma tane zebhe ? callaNA kahe, "svAmInAtha ! A putra tamArA verI che. enA badhA lakSaNe kharAba che. evA putrane huM kema ucherI zakuM ! mArA svAmI karatAM mAro putra vadhAre nathI. "rAjA zreNika kahe, "game tema heya paNa tuM e putrane uchera. ApaNAthI ene tajI to na ja devAya" zreNikanI AjJAthI ceaNA tene ucheravA lAgI. A putranI eka AMgaLI kukaDIe karaDI hatI eTale te buddhi thaI. chokarAo A joI tene cIDavatA kRNika! kRNika ! eTale ke buddhi AMgaLIvALo ! buka AMgaLIvALo!

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rANI calaNA 13 celaNAne bIjA paNa be putro thayA. ekanuM nAma halla ane bIjAnuM nAma vila. e traNe bhAi AnaMde ucharatAM moTA thavA lAgyA. : 7 : eka vakhata rAjA rANI sUtAM hatAM. ziyALAnI rAta. TADha kaDakaDatI paDe, eTalAmAM calaNAnA hAtha seDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. eka tA kAmaLa hAtha ne temAM kaDakaDatI TADha. eTale ekadama tene pIDA thaI. paNa teja vakhate tene eka vicAra AvyeH eka munirAja atyAre nadI kinAre ubhA che. temaNe eka paNa kapaDu eADhayuM nathI. AvI TADhamAM emanuM zuM thayuM haraze ? chelluM vAkya mATethI elI javAyuM. barAbara teja vakhate zreNika rAjA jAgatA hatA. te sAMbhaLI vicAravA lAgyA : A cekSaNA atyAre kAnA vicAra kare che! jarUra enuM mana bIjA kAImAMche. jenA tarafa huM ATaATalA prema rAkhu` chu' te paNa bIjAnA vicAra kare che. basa na joI e A rANIe.'temaNe AvAja vicAramAM rAta pasAra karI.

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rANI calaNA vahANuM vAtAM pradhAna abhayakumArane bolAvyA. ane temane AjJA karI ke 'bhAru... aMtaHpura bagaDI gayuM che. mATe tene bALI mUka. khabaradAra ! mAneA prema vacce lAvIza nahi. ' abhayakumAra kahe, ' jevI pitAnI AjJA.' barAbara Aja vakhate nagara khahAra bagIcAmAM prabhu mahAvIra padhAryA. eTale zreNika rAjA temanA darzana karavA gayA. 14 abhayakumAre vicAryuM: ' pitAjI kAMika gurasAmAM AvI gayA che. nahitara Ave! hukama na kare ! mArI badhI mAtAe svabhAvathIja satIe che. temAM laka DhAya nahi. nakkI peAtAnI kAMIka gerasamaja thaI haze. mATe sAhasa tA naja karavuM. ' teNe hAthIkhAnA pAsenI gheADI oraDIe saLagAvI ane gAmamAM paDAvI bUmaH rAjAnuM aMtaHpura saLagyuM, aMtaHpura saLagyuM ! " zreNike prabhune vaMdana karyuM. pachI savAla pUchyA, * prabhu ! calaNAne eka pati che ke aneka ? / prabhu kahe, 'eka. huM aNika ! e satI para kAIpaNuAtanA

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rANI celaNa vahema lAvIza nahi." zreNikane prabhunA vacanamAM purI zraddhA hatI eTale te samajayA ke pite bhAre bhUla karI che. te utAvaLA utAvaLA gAmamAM AvyA. tyAM abhayakumAra sAme maLyA. temane ekadama zreNike pUchyuM: abhaya zuM karyuM?" abhaya kumAra kahe, "barAbara ApanI AjJA uThAvI che. zreNika kahe, "are mUrkha mAro avicArI hukama amalamAM kema mUkyo? tArI mAtAone baLatAM tAro jIva bhale cAlya!" abhayakumAre jANyuM ke pitA pitAnI bhUla samajayA che. eTale teNe badhI hakIkta jAhera karI. have celaNa para zreNikane vadhAre prema the. tenA mATe suMdara mahela bAMdhe. suMdara bagIco banAvyuM. baMne jaNa AnaMdathI tyAM rahevA lAgyAM. phaNika maTe thaye eTale tene gAdIe besavAnI khUba IcchA thaI. zreNika teneja gAdI ApavAnA hatA paNa kaNikane temanAM jIvatAja gAdI levI hatI. eTale

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ra rANI calaNA teNe khaTapaTa karavA mAMDI. temAM te phAvyA. zuM rAjyalAbha ! pitAne kedyamAM pUrI putra gAdIe beThA. paNa eTalethIja kRNika aTakayA nahi. pAtAne pUrva bhavatu vera hatu eTale temane barAbara duHkhI karavAnA vicAra karyAM. teNe kendranI AsapAsa sakhata cokIpaheraza mUkayA. ane AjJA karI ke 'khabaradAra ! koi paNa mANusa zreNika pAse jAya nahi. ' celAe zarUAtathI dhArelI vAtaja kharI paDI. cahnaNA patine prANathI paNu vahAlA gaNe. tenAthI A naja khamAya. paNa rAjyanI badhI sattA kRNikanA hAthamAM eTale ene upAya zuM cAle? chatAM eNe nizcaya karyAM ke kUNikanA anyAyI hukamane tAbe na thavuM. tehimmata dharI zreNikanA kedakhAnA tarapha cAlI. celaiMgAne pramAva eTalA badhA hatA ke sipAio tene aTakAvI zakayA nahi. tyAM pAMjarAmAM rahelA peAtAnA patine maLI. AthI tene AnaMda thayA. paNa sAthe ja temanI dudeMzA joI zeAka thayeA. teNe ahIM jANyuM ke potAnA patine annapANI ApavAnuM paNa baMdha karyuM

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rANI cennaNA 17 che. ane huMmezAM savAre cAbukanA mAra paDe che . eTale pArAvAra du:kha thayuM. teNe vicAra karyo; 'bIjuM na bane teA kAMI nahi paNa patinuM A duHkha te jarUra Achu karavuM.' teNe kUNika AgaLa zreNikane maLavAnI rA mAgI. Nika nA kahI zakayA nahi. celaiMNA hu Mmeza maLavA jAya. te vakhate peAtAnA vALa davAvALA pANIthI bhIMjave ane akhADAmAM aDadanA lADu dhAle. te aDadanA lADu bhukhyA patine khavarAve ne aMbADA nIceAvIne pANI pAya. A pANI pIvAthI zreNikane ghena caDe eTale cAbukanI pIDA ochI thAya. : 9H 6 *Nika peAtAnA putra para khUba prema rAkhatA. eka vakhate teNe celaNAne pUchyuM, mAtA mArA jevA putraprema kAIne haze ? ' eTale cennuNA khelI: are duSTa ! tArA putraprema zuM hisAbamAM che ? tuM garbhamAM AvyA tyArathI meM jANyuM hatu` ke tu' tArA bApanA

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18 rANuM ceaNA verI che. eTale tAre janma thatAMja meM tane ukaraDAmAM pheMkI dIdho hato. paNa tArA pitAne tArA para athAga prema eTale te deDayA ne tene uMcakI lIdhe. te vakhate tArI kukaDIe karaDelI lohIvALI AMgaLI emaNe mamAM lIdhI ane tene raDato chAne rAkhyuM. tyArabAda atyAra sudhI temaNe tArA tarapha anahada prema batAve che. rAjaya paNa tane ja ApavAnI IcchA hatI.' A sAMbhaLI kRNikanuM vera zAMta thaI gayuM. pitAnI bhAre bhUla khAlamAM AvI. have pitAne kedamAMthI jaladI chUTA karI temanI kSamA mAgavAne vicAra AvyuM. luhArane belAvatAM vAra thAya eTale pitaja hAthamAM loDhAne. daMDa laI jela bhaNI deDa. kRNikane A pramANe joIne cekIdAroe zreNikane khabara AyAH "Nika hAthamAM leDhAne daMDa laine Ave che. eTale jarUra ApanuM mota thaze." zreNike vicAryuM "phaNika mA meta bagADaze. mATe huM ja mArI jAte marI jAuM to ThIka che." ema

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rANuM callaNa vicArI temaNe potAnI pAse chupAvI rAkheluM haLAhaLa jhera khAdhuM ne tatkALa maraNa pAmyA. kRNika AvIne jue to pitAnuM maDaduM. te vicAravA lAge "ararara ! A zuM! pitAnI chellI mulAkAta paNa na thaI. mane jyAre bhUla jaNAI tyAre pitAjI cAlyA gayA. hA! huM ja mahAduSTa ke pitAne kamate maravuM paDyuM. paNa have zuM thAya?' tene khUba zeka the. celaNAne jANa thaI ke zreNika jhera khAI maraNa pAmyA. eTale tene pArAvAra duHkha thayuM. te khUba zeka karavA lAgI. paNa evAmAM prabhu mahAvIra padhAryA. temanI amRtavANI sAMbhaLI eTale tenuM mana zAMta thayuM ane tene samajAyuM, "jyAM meha che tyAM jarUra zoka che. mATe meha choDayA vinA zakake duHkha kadI ochAM nahi thAya. eTale teNe saghaLe meha choDI dIdhuM ane sAdhujIvananI pavitra dIkSA lIdhI.

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rANuM callaNa ceTaka rAjAnI A vidvAna putrI ane magadhadezanI mahArANI cellaNa pavitra jIvana gALavA lAgI. je prema zreNika tarapha hato te prema jagatanA saghaLA cha para darzAvavA lAgI. teNe tapa ane saMyamathI pitAnA jIvanane khuba suMdara banAvyuM. chevaTe pitAnuM AyuSya pUruM karI nirvANa pAmI. dhanya he satI celaNAne ! dhanya ho bhAratavarSanI bhUmine dIpAvanAra pavitra AryAone ! jarUra vAMce jaLamaMdira pAvApurInuM suMdara kAvya triraMgI citra ane bIjA Alekhane sAthe ki. -2-1 kudarata ane kaLAdhAmamAM vIsa divasa sacitra pravAsI 1-8-0 IlarAnAM phAmaMdire sacitra 0-8-0

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caMdanabALA : 1 : caMpAnagarInAM rAjArANI bahu bhalAM. dalivAhana rAjAnuM nAma, dhAriNI rANInuM nAma. bhAMgyAnA te bheru ne prajAnA te pALanAra. temanA rAjayamAM badhe AnaMda vate. nahi ceracakhArane bhaya. nahi adhikArIne trAsa. gaMgAjI bAre mAsa rele ne phaLaphUlanA aMbAra kare. dukALanuM te tyAM nAmaja nahi. emane ghera devI jevI eka dIkarI avatarI. kamaLa enI kAyA ne amRta zI enI vANI. ene jotAM Akha dharAyaja nahi. nAma enuM vasumatI. vasumatI senAnI pUtaLIe ramatI moTI thai. mAbApane te khUba vahAlI. sahiyarane te jANe prANa. mAbApe jANyuM ke vasumatI have khUba samajaNI thaI che eTale tenA mATe zikSako rAkhyA. temanI AgaLa.

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caMdanabALA te lakhatAM zikhI, vAMcatAM zikhI. gaNita zikhI, gAtAM zikhI. phaLaphUla ucheravAmAM te khUba hoMziyAra thaI. vINuM sAraMgI vagADavAmAM te tenI joDa ja nahi. pachI tenA mATe dhamapaMDita rAkhyA. temanI pAsethI vasumatIe dharmasaMbaMdhI UMDuM jJAna meLavyuM. eka te pUrvabhavanI saMskArI ne temAM saguNa mAtApitA maLyAM. vaLI zikhavAnI ruci ne zikhavanAra hoMziyAra. eTale vasumatIne vikAsa ghaNo ja tha. te haMmezAM vahelI UDI jinezvaranuM nAma le, pachI mAtAnI sAthe pratikramaNa kare. jyAM pratikramaNa pUruM thAya tyAM te jinamaMdiranA ghaMTa saMbhaLAya. eTale mAtAputrI baMne cekakhAM vastra paherIne maMdira jAya. tyAM bhAvathI vaMdana kare ane vasumatI pitAnI mAtAne kaheH " bA ! kevuM suMdara sthaLa che! ApaNA rAjamahelamAM to badhe dhamAla ne deDAdoDa ja, tyAre ahIM kevI parama zAMti che ! mane te emaja thAya che ke ahIM ja besI rahuM ne zAMtinA sAgara jevI A pratimAnA darzana karyA ja karuM.'' e sAMbhaLI dhAriNI kahe, "beTA vasumatI ! dhanya che tane ke AvI bhAvanA utpanna thAya che. khare

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caMdanabALA khara ! A rAja mahelanA sukhavaibhavacAra ghaDInAM caTakA che. kyAMthI heya tyAM e zAMti je jinezvara devanA mukha upara dekhAya che ! ahe! temanA nAma mAtrathI duHkhanA dariyAmAM DUbelAne paNa zAMti maLe che. beTA! emanuM pavitra nAma kadI visarIza nahi." Ama mAdIkarInI mIThI madhurI vAta thAya, pachI ghera AvI sAruM sAruM vace ne AnaMdamAM vakhata pasAra kare. : 2 : eka vakhata rAjArANuM vahelAM UThI ISTadevanuM maraNa kare che. tyAM sipAIe doDatA AvyA ne namakAra karIne hAMphatA hAMphatA kahevA lAgyA "mahArAja! mahArAja ! kauzAmbInA rAjA zatAnikanuM lazkara caDI AvyuM che. ame nagaranA daravAjA baMdha karI dIdhA che. have pharamAvo AjJA !" rAjA kahe, "vagADa laDAInAM nagArAM ne thAo laDavA taiyAra." dhInadhIna, dhanadhana, laDAInAM nagArAM vAgavA lAgyAM. jotajotAmAM sahune jANa thaI ke nagarane ghere ghelA che eTale laDavAne taiyAra thayA.

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caMdanabALA kevI rIte taiyAra thayA? zarIre paheryA bakhtara ne kammare laTakAvI cakacakatI taravAro. khabhe bAMdhI DhAla ne tIranA bhAthAM. eka hAthamAM dhanuSya ne bIjA hAthamAM pANIdAra bhAlA. e te caDayA nagaranA koTa upara ne pheMkavA mAMDayA tIra. saguNa saNaNa bANane varasAda varasavA lAge. bANa vAge ne mANasa mare. paNa lazkara ghaNuM meTuM.be pAMca maryA che ke zuM? e te purapATa doDatuM ja Ave. thoDIvAramAM lazkara koTa AgaLa AvyuM. keTanI AgaLa khAI. pANIthI te bharelI paNa lakara AgaLa lAkaDAnA pula ne meTI moTI nisaraNIo. bANanA varasAdamAM paNa khAI para pula maMDAyA. tenA parathI nisaraNIokaTanI rAMge aDI. dhaNoye bANane varasAda varase ne mANase marAya. paNa laDavaiyAo te nisaraNI para cayeja jAya. cayeja jAya ! koTanA kAMgare AvatAM bhAlAne mAro zarU thaye.

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caMdanabALA mANasA TapoTapa heThA paDavA maMDayA, paNa tece khIjA mANasA caDayeja jAya, caDayeja jAya. e tA thADIvAramAM AvyA kATa upara! tyAM thai taravAranI mArAmArI. temAM kozAmbInuM lazkara jItyuM. keTalAka sipAIoe jaIne nagaranA daravAjA ughADI nAkhyA. eTale lazkara badhuM aMdara peThuM. dadhivAhana jIva laine nAThA. temanu lazkara paNa jIva laine nAThuM'. te jANatA hatA ke zatAnikanA hAthamAM paDayA tA maye ja chUTakA che. zatAnike peAtAnA lazkarane jAhera karyuM: "nagaramAM lUTa calAvA ne levAya te lai lye. # gAMDAtura banelA sipAIe lUMTa calAvavA lAgyA. nagara AkhAmAM hAhAkAra macI rahyo. cAre bAju doDAdeADa-cIsAcIsa thai rahI. dhAriNI ne vasumatI rAjamahelamAMthI nIkaLIne nAThA. AkhA nagaramAM zatAnika rAjAe peAtAnI ANu vartAvI. X * Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat X www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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te pachI dhAriNI ne vasumatInu zu thayu ? nagaramAMthI bahAra nikaLI gayAM. paNa evAmAM zatAnika rAjyanA eka sAMDhaNIsavAre temane joyAM. teNe khUba rUpALAM mAdIkarIne joi vicAra karyAM ke ca'pAnagarImAMthI levA jevI vastuo te A che ! eTale banene pakaDayAM ne bAMdhIne besADayAM sAMDhaNI upara. sAMDhaNI mArI mUkI. caMdanamALA :3: sAMDhaNI jhapATAbaMdha rastA kApI rahI che. nathI gaNatI nadI nALAM. nathI gaNatI jALAMjhAMkharAM. pavanavege rastA kApatI te eka dhAra jaMgalamAM AvI. bihAmaNAM tyAMnAM jhADA, biDAmaNeA tyAMnA rastA. mANusa te kANa tyAM najare paDe ? pazu paMkhI hare phare ne mA kare ! ahIM dhAriNIe pUchyuM: " tame amane laI jaIne zuM karazeA ?'' savAraH " are bhAI ! tu' kAi vAtanI ci'tA karIza nahi. tane sAruM sAruM khavaDAvIza, sAruM' sAru paherAvIza ane mArI srI banAvIza. ''

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caMdanamALA A sAMbhaLatAMja dhAriNIne mAthe jANe vIjaLI paDI. te vicAravA lAgI: "aho ! kayuM mAruM kuLa ! kA mArA dharma ! Aja mAre AvuM sAMbhaLavA vakhata AvyA ! dhikkAra che e jIva! AvA apavitra zabda sAMbhaLavA karatAM A zarIrane cheADI krama cA jatA nathI ? zIyaLabhaMga karIne jIvavA karatAM atyAreja marI javu hajAra darajaje zreSTa che." 7 AvA vicAra karatAM dhAriNInA hRdayapara khakha asara thaI. te zakha thaIne dharaNI para DhaLI paDI. A jotAM ja vasumatI cIsa pADI uThI "A mAtA ! e vahAlI mAtA ! bhara jaMgalamAM mane jamanA hAthamAM mUkI kayAM cAlI gaI? rAja rALAyuM ne baMdhanamAM paDI tyAM mAre tArAja AdhAra hatA. te tuM paNa Aja cAlI gai !" ema vilApa karatAM te bebhAna thaI gaI. pelA sAMDhaNIsavAre A joi vicAryuM: " mAre " AvA zabdo A khAIne naheAtA kahevA joItA. paNa khera ! have A kuMvarIne te kAMija na kahevu, nahitara e paNa enI mAnI mAphka maraNa pAmaze." Ama vicArI te vasumatInI AgatAsvAgatA karavA lAgyA.

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caMdanabALA vasumatI bhAnamAM AvI eTale tene mIThA zabda bolAvavA lAgyo : "are bALA ! dhIraja dhara, je thavAnuM hatuM te thaI gayuM. zeka karyuM zuM thaze? zAMta thA! tane koIpaNa jAtanI AMca nahi Ave." Ama mIThA vacane belAvate bolAvo te kezakhI AvyuM. kauzAmbI zahera te jANe mANasane dariye. adhadhadha ! zuM rastA para mANasanI bhIDa ! dezadezAvaranA mANase Ave. kAphalA lAve ne mAlanA adalA badalA kare. tyAM badhI jAtanI vastuo vecAya. anAja ne kariyANuM vecAya, pazu pakSI vecAya ne mANase paNa vecAya! pelA sAMDhaNI savAre vicAra karyo. "A kanyA khUba rUpALI che. ene vecIza to khUba nANuM maLaze. mATe cAla A bajAramAM tene vecI dauM." vasumatIne te bajAramAM lAvyA ne vecavAne ubhI rAkhI. enuM rUpa apAra hatuM. je jue te aMjAI

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caMdanabALA jAya. eTale kenAM ToLeToLAM ekaThAM thayAM. tenuM mUlya pUchavA lAgyAM. vasumatIne A vakhate kevuM thayuM haze? rAjamahelamAM rahenArI ne seMkaDo nakaronI sevA lenArIne Aje bharabajAramAM vecAvAne vakhata Ave ! vasumatI nIcuM mahe rAkhI UbhI rahI che! jagandhava! e jaganAtha! je baLe tame mukita meLavI te baLa mArAmAM pragaTa ! mArA ziyaLanI saMpUrNa rakSA thAo !" AvI stuti te karI rahI che. evAmAM AvyA eka zeTha. temanuM nAma dhanAvaha. premanI te mUrti. dayAne te bhaMDAra. vasumatIne jotAM ja temanuM hRdaya kaMpI UThayuM. te vicAravA lAgyAH "ahe! A kaI uMcA kuLanI bALA che. bicArI duHkhanI mArI A pizAcane hAtha paDI che eTale jarUra koI nIcanA hAthamAM sapaDAze. mATe meM mAgI kismata ApIne huM ja tene kharIdI lauM. mAre tyAM raheze te vakhate tenAM mAbApa maLaze ne bicArI ThekANe paDaze."

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10 caMdanabALA Ama vicArI temaNe meM mAgI kismata ApI vasumatIne kharIdI lIdhI. dhanAvaha zeThe pUchyuM: "are bahena ! tuM konI putrI che?" vasumatIne A sAMbhaLI atyaMta duHkha thayuM. pitAnAM mAtApitA najara AgaLa taravA lAgyAM. kayAM caMpAnagarInI rAjakuMvarI? kyAM kauzAmbInA rAjayamAgamAM vecAyelI dAsI? te kaMI javAba ApI zakI nahi. dhanAvahe jANyuM ke A bALAnuM kuLa khuba uMcuM haze. eTale te kahI zakatI nathI. bicArIne A savAlathI khUba duHkha thayuM jaNAya che. eTale temaNe pharIthI e saMbaMdhI kAMI pUchyuM ja nahi. ghera AvI pitAnI strI mULAne kahyuM "priyA ! A ApaNI putrI che, ene barAbara rAkhaje." mULa tene sArI rIte rAkhavA lAgI. vasumatI ahIM ghara gaNIne ja rahevA lAgI. pitAnAM mIThAM vacanothI dhanAvaha zeThane tathA bIjAone AnaMda ApavA lAgI. enAM vacane caMdana jevAM zItaLa hatAM eTale zeThe tenuM nAma pADayuM "caMdanabALA.'

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caMdanabALA caMdanabALA barAbara javAna thaI. rUpALI te hatI ja ane juvAna thaI eTale tenuM rUpa khUba khIlyuM. A joI mULA zeThANI vicAravA lAgyAH "zeTha Ane dIkarI karIne rAkhe che paNa tenA rUpathI mohita thaIne jarUra tene paraNaze. ane jo tema thAya to mArUM jIvatara dhULa maLyuM." AvA AvA vicArothI mULA zeThANa ciMtAmAM paDyAM. grISma Rtu AvI che. mAthuM phADI nAkhe te tApa paDe che. dhULanA goTegoTa uDe che. aMgArA je pavana phUMkAI rahyo che. bicArAM pazupakSIo paNa tApathI trAsa pAmI rahyAM che. AvA vakhatamAM tApathI kaMTALIne zeTha ghera AvyA. Amatema joyuM paNa paga dhanArA koI nokara hAjara nahi. caMdanabALA A vakhate tyAM ubhI hatI. te samajI gaI. khUba vinIta hovAthI jAte pANI lAvI pitAnA paga dhovA lAgI. paga jotAM tene kALa bhammara eTale chUTI gaye ne nIce kAdavamAM paDayo. zeThe joyuM ke caMdanAne coTale kAdavamAM paDe che eTale tene lAkaDIthI UMce karyo ne premathI bAMdhI lIdhe.

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caMdanabALA mULA zeThANI kharAkhara gAkhe ubhAM hatAM. temaNe A joyu. eTale peAtAnI dhArelI zakA majabUta thaI. te vicAravA lAgyAM: " zeThe AnA beDA bAMdhyA e ja premanI nizAnI che. mATe mAre veLAsara cetI javuM. jo A bAbatane have vadhavA daIza te maneja bhAre paDaze. " Ave vicAra karIne te nIce AvI ne zeThane jamADayA. 12 zeThe jamIne thADA ArAma lIdhA ane pharIthI pAchA bahAra gayA. A vakhate mULAe peAtAnuM kAma zarU karyuM. eka hajAmane beAlAvI caMdanabALAnA suMdara vALa kApI naMkhAvyA. mAthe karAvyo muMDA. pachI pagamAM nAMkhI beDIo ne laI gaI dUranA oraDAmAM. tyAM khUba mAra mAryAM ne kamADa karyAM badha. pachI zuM thayuM! pachI badhA nAkarAne meAlAvIne dhamakI ApI ke khabaradAra ! jo kAie zeThane vAta karI te vAta kara nAra sueja samajajo.' zeThANI badhA nAkarAne AvIdhamakI ApI pahAMcI gayAM piyara. '

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caMdanamALA 13 sAMja paDI eTale zeTha dhera AvyA. ADu avaLu joyuM paNa kayAMya caMdanAne na joi. eTale pUchyuM : " caMdanA karyAM che! " zeThANInI dhAka bhAre hatI. eTale kAie uttara Apyo nahi. zeThe dhAryuM ke ADI avaLI ramatI haze. bIjA divase paNa caMdanAne na joi. eTale nAkare ne bhegA karI pachyuM: " caMdanA karyAM che ? '' te vakhate paNa kAie uttara ApyA nahi. zeThe dhAryuM ke kAMika ADI avaLI ramatI haze; paNa trInna divaseya caMdanAne na joi tyAre bahu gusse thayA. temaNe nAkarAne dhamakAvIne pUchyuM; " are ! sAcu bAlA, caMdanA karyAM che ? jaldI kahI do nahitara tamane bhAre zikSA karIza. '' tyAre eka vRddha DeAzIe himmata lAvIne badhI vAta kahI. zeThane A sAMbhaLI pArAvAra du:kha thayu. te belI uThayAH " are batAva te jagA ! kyAM che mArI vahAlI caMdanA ! hatu duSTa strI ! AvA kALA kAmA zuM sujhayA !' "9 pelI DAzIe oraDA batAvyA. eTale zeThe tenuM bAraNuM ughADI nAMkhyuM. jyAM jue teA caMdanAnA page beDI te mAthe mu MDA. mADhe navakAra matra ne AMkhe cAdhAra

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14 rANuM cehUNA vahANuM vAtAM pradhAna abhayakumArane lAvyA. ane temane AjJA karI ke "mAruM aMtaHpura bagaDI gayuM che. mATe tene bALI mUka. khabaradAra ! mAne prema vacce lAvIza nahi." abhayakumAra kahe, "jevI pitAnI AjJA. barAbara Aja vakhate nagara bahAra bagIcAmAM prabhu mahAvIra padhAryA. eTale zreNika rAjA temanA darzana karavA gayA. abhayakumAre vicAryuM "pitAjI kAMIka gussAmAM AvI gayA che. nahitara A hukama na kare! mArI badhI mAtAo svabhAvathI ja satIo che. temAM kalaMka hoya nahi. nakkI pitAnI kAMIka gerasamaja thaI haze. mATe sAhasa te naja karavuM.' teNe hAthIkhAnA pAsenI thoDI oraDIo saLagAvI ane gAmamAM paDAvI bUma: rAjAnuM aMtaHpura saLagyuM, aMtApura saLagyuM ! zreNike prabhune vaMdana karyuM. pachI savAla pUchaye, "prabhu! calaNane eka pati che ke aneka?' prabhu kahe, "eka. he zreNika ! e satI para koIpaNa jAtane

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caMdanabALA Aje pAMca mAsa ne pacIsa divasa thayA kauzAmbImAM koI mahAgI bhikSA mATe pharI rahyA che. mANase bhikSA ApavA Ave che paNa te yegI bhikSA denAra sAmuM joIne ja pAchA phare che ! ema kema? zA mATe bhikSA nahi letA hoya? temaNe kAMIka nizcaya karyo hoya tema jaNAya che ke amuka prakAranI ja bhikSA maLe to levI. " evo te zo nizcaya che? are ! bahu Akare ! kaI satI ne suMdara rAjakumArI dAsI banelI hoya, pagamAM leDhAnI beDIo hoya, mAthe muDo karAbe haiya, bhUkhI heya, rotI hoya,eka paga aMdara ne eka paga UMbarAnI bahAra rAkhI beThI hoya, tevI strI supaDAne eka khuNethI je aDadanA bAkaLA vahorAve teja bhikSA levI.

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16 caMdanabALA ahA ! keTalo AkAre nizcaya ! nagaramAM rAjarANuM ne sahu leka Icche che ke have gIrAjane pAraNuM thAya te sAruM. teo Aje paNa nagaramAM bhikSA mATe AvelA che. caMdanA upara pramANe vicAra kare che tyAM to gIrAja padhAryA. temaNe joyuM to badhI zarate barAbara paNa eka zarata adhurI. caMdanAnI AMkhamAM AMsu nahi eTale te pAchA pharyA. caMdanabALAe joyuM ke atithi AvIne zikSA lIdhA vinA pAchA jAya che eTale tene ghaNuM ja dukha thayuM. AMkhamAM AMsu lAvIne bolavA lAgI "kRpAnAtha! pAchA kema jAo cho? mArA para kRpA kare ! A aDadanA bAkaLA grahaNa kare ! zuM mane ATale lAbha nahi maLe?" te gIrAje joyuM ke caMdanAnI AMkhamAM AMsu che eTale emaNe pitAne hAtha lAMbo karyo. caMdanAe temane aDadanA bAkaLA vaharAvyA.

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caMdanamALA A yogIrAja te kANuM ! mahAyAgI prabhu mahAvIra. 17 A ja kSaNe caMdanabALAnI beDIo tUTI gaI. mAthe sudara coTalA thayeA. kudaratamAM sadhaLe Anada chavAyA. zeTha luhArane gherathI pAchA AvyA tyAM caMdanabALAne pahelAMnA jevI joI khUba harakhAyA. eTalAmAM piyara gayelAM mULA zeThANI tyAM AvI pahecyAM. te A badhuM joI vicAramAM paDayAM. caMdanabALA baMnene page lAgyAM. pachI mULA mAtAne kahevA lAgyAM. " mAtA ! Apane mArA para moTA upakAra thayA. traNa jagatanA nAtha prabhu mahAvIrane mAre hAthe pAraNuM thayuM. '' nagaranA lAMkAne A vAtanI khabara paDI. eTale temanAM TALeTALAM AvavA lAgyAM. rAjArANI paNa tyAM AvyAM ane caMdanabALAne dhanyavAda devA lAgyAM. sahu dhanyavAdanA varasAda varasAve che tyAM eka

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18 caMdanadhyamALA, sipAI AvI caMdanabALAne page paDaye ane raDavA lAge. sahue pUchayuM: "areAnaMdanA vakhate tuM raDe che kema? te beH "A to rAjakumArI vasumatI! caMpAnagarInA rAjA dadhivAhananI dhAriNI rANInI putrI! kayAM tene vaibhavane kyAM AjanI gulAmI dazA ! huM temane sevaka hato. caMpA bhAMgI tyAre zatAnika rAjA mane pakaDI lAvyA ane tethI mane khUba duHkha thayuM. paNa A rAjakuMvarI AgaLa mAruM duHkha zA hisAbamAM che?" rAjArANI A sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmyAM. zatAnika rAjAnI rANI belIH "are ! dhAriNuM te mAre bahena thAya! tenI putrI eTale mArI putrI. cAla putrI ! cAla ! mArI sAthe rahe ne AnaMda kara!" caMdanabALA mRgAvatI sAthe rAjamahelamAM gayAM. paNa tyAM vahAlI mAtA yAda AvI. tenI madhurI

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caMdanabALA vANI yAda AvI. "rAjamahelanAM sukha te cAra divasanA caTakAM che. temAM e zAnti kayAMthI hoya je jinezvaranA mukha upara dekhAya che. aho! temanA nAmathI duHkhanA dariyAmAM DUbelAne paNa zAMti maLe che. beTA ! emanuM pavitra nAma kadI visarIza nahi !" caMdanabALA rAjamahelamAM rahe, paNa temanuM mana mahAvaranAja dhyAnamAM. na tyAMnA ghareNuM gAMThAmAM lebhAya, na tyAMnA mevA mIDAImAM. tyAMnA bAgabagIcAmAM lebhAya, na tyAMnA nekara cAkaramAM. e te sadAye mukhamAM vIra ! vIra ! vIra ! temane vIranA jIvanano raMga lAgyo. paNa vIrane hajI kevaLajJAna thayuM nathI. eTale keine upadeza detA nathI. koIne ziSya karatA nathI. caMdanabALA kevaLa jJAnanI rAha jotAM pavitra jIvana gALavA lAgyAM. thoDA vakhata pachI prabhu mahAvIrane kevaLajJAna thayuM. eTale caMdanabALAnA manoratha pUrA thayA. temaNe prabhu mahAvIranI AgaLa dIkSA lIdhI.

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caMdanabALA eja prabhu mahAvIranAM pahelAM ne mukhya sAdhvI. temaNe AkarAM tapa kyAM. dehyalAM saMjama dhAraNa karyo. ane ema karIne mana, vacana, kAyAne pUrAM pavitra banAvyAM aneka rAjarANIo ane bIjI strIo temanI ziSyA banI. chatrIsa hajAra sAdhvIomAM te vaDerAM banyAM. AyuSya puru thatAM mahAsatI caMdanabALA nirvANa pAmyAM. dhanya che temanAM zIyaLa, tapa ane tyAgane ! emanA jeTalA guNa gAIe teTalAM ochAM che. dareka bahena caMdanabALAnA jIvanane samaje tathA Adare ane emanI peThe pitAnA AtmAnuM kalyANa

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:: prANa H dhIrajalAla TArazI zAha kAryAM la ya jyA ti r ta na pA La, a ma aa vA 4. A pustaka muMbai ilAkA keLavaNI khAtA tathA vaDedarA rAjya keLavaNI khAtA taraphathI InAma lAyabrerI mATe : ; : maMjIra thayuM che. ::: HH mudraka H H maNilAla chaganalAla zAhu dhI vIrNavajaya' prInTIMga presa " sAgaranI khaDI, ratanapALa : amadAvAda.

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IlAcIkumAra # 1 DhIMga DhIMga Dhama DhIMga DhIMga Dhama, Dholaka vAgavA lAgI. pIIII pIIII pIII zaraNAI bolavA lAgI. DIvAramAM vAMsa khaDAyA ne te para naTanAM deraDAM baMdhAvAM. 1 eya bhalA ! eya bhalA ! ' karatAM naTa leke tenA upara khela karavA lAgyA. IlAvardhana nagaranA leko A khela jevA nagaranA cokamAM ToLe maLyA. A cekanA mAthe meTI manahara mahelAto che. tene suMdara jharUkhA che. nAjuka gokha che. tenI bhIMta ne chate kArIgarIne bhaMDAra che. dhanathI chalakAte A ,

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IlAcIkumAra dhanadatta zeTha temAM rahe che. tene eka navajuvAna dIkare che. tenuM nAma ilAcI. naTane meDI nIce ramatAM joI gokhamAM DakiyuM karyuM. tyAM zuM joyuM ? eka naTe page jamaiyA bAMdhyA che. be hAthe vAMsa pakaDa che ne deraDA para cAlI rahyo che. nIce naTanuM ToLuM " eya bhalA ! eya bhalA !" bolI rahyuM che. e ToLAmAM eka navajuvAna kanyA che. rUpa rUpane te bhaMDAra che. ilAcI tene jotAMja TharI gaye. A te devI haze ke apsarA! AvuM rUpa te meM kaI divasa joyuM ja nathI. IlAcI tene dhArI dhArI jevA lAge. ane manamAM nakkI karyuM ke paraNuM to A kanyAne ja paraNuM. jamavAne samaya che paNa IlAcI Ave nahi. dhanadatta zeTha tapAsa karavA UThayA ke ilAcI kayAM che ? bhAI eka khUNAmAM jema tema sUtA che. meTuM taddana UtarI gayuM che.

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ilAcIkumAra dhanavrutta zeThe pUchyuM : ' IlAcI ! che zuM? Aje tuM ATalA badhA dilagIra prema ! ' teNe dila kholIne vAta karI 'pitAjI ! gAmamAM naTa lAka ramavA AvyA che. temane eka juvAna kanyA che. ahA ! zuM tenuM rUpa te mane paraNAveA.' " dhanadatta zeTha kahe : * gAMDA ! AvI lata te karyAMthI lAgI ? naTaDIne te ApaNA dharamAM dhalAya ? karyAM ApaNI nAta ! karyAM naTanI nAta ! ApaNI nAtamAM dhaNI kanyAo che. temAMthI tuM kahe tene paraNAvuM, ' pitAnA AvA vicAra sAMbhaLI IlAcI kAMi melyA nahi. sAMje khAdhuM na khAdhuM ne UThI gayA. rAte naTane chAnAmAnA beAlAvyA ane vAta karI: ' mAge| teTaluM dhana ApuM paNa tamArI kanyA paraNAveA. ' " naTa kahe, annadAtA ! kanyAne ame vecavA nathI lAvyA. dhana te| Aja che te kAla nathI. kAMI ratana jevI dIkarI ema apAya ? vaLI tamane kanyA ApIe te amArA kuLane ema lAge. '

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IlAcIkumAra ilAcI kahe, "e kevI rIte ? huM te chuM vANiye ne tame che naTa." naTa kahe, " zeTha ! tame game tevA paNa kAyaranI jAta. ne ame game tevA paNa sAhasika. sAhasikanI kanyA kAyarane na maLe.' ilAcI kahe, " kaI paNa rIte tamArI kanyA mane paraNA kharA ?" naTe kahyuM: "hA. eka rIta che. tame paNa amArA jevA naTa bane. ane amArI vighAmAM kuzaLa thAo. pachI khela karIne koI rAjAne rIjhe. te je bheTa Ape tenAthI amArI nAtane jamADe te amArI kanyA ApIe.' IlAcI kahe, " kabUla ! kabUla ! huM te pramANe karIza ne tamArI kanyA paraNIza.' rAta paDI. sahu jIvajaMta jaMpI gayAM. saghaLuM surasunAkAra thaI gayuM. IlAcI e vakhate Uyo. kapaDAM

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IlAcIkumAra paherIne taiyAra thaye. nathI ke jAgatuM ke nathI koI samasaLatuM. jayAM javA mATe DagaluM bharyuM tyAM mAbApa yAda AvyAM "ahA ! vahAlI mAtA ! premALa pitA ! te jANaze ke IlAcI nAzI gaye che te temane kevuM duHkha thaze? mATe AvI rIte cAlyA te na javuM." te pAcho pharyo. tyAM te divase joyelI naTakanyA yAda AvI. "aho kevuM rUpa! game tema thAya paNa A kanyAne te paraNuM. mAbApane thoDA divasa duHkha te thaze. paNa pachI badhuM visarI jaze. cAla jaIne naTa lekene maLuM?" Ama vicArI IlAcI cAlavA maMDa. naTanA ToLAne jaI maLe. naTaleka vahelA UThI e nagaramAMthI cAlyA gayA. IlAcIe badhe pizAka badalI nAMkhe. malamalanA kaDakaDatA aMgarakhAnI jagAe gAjInuM

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IlAcIkumAra jADuM lapha keDiyuM paheryuM. rezamI dhetiyAne badale jADo majAne caraNe paheryo. mAthethI mUlavaMtI pAghaDI UtArI meTuM badhuM phIMDala vIMTayuM. gaLAmAM naTa leka jevI mALA paherI. gaI kAlano koThAdhipatine putra Aje barAbara naTa banI gaye. teNe dhIme dhIme naTavidyA zikhavA mAMDI. UMdhI ne cattI gulATo khAvI. ekapage kudakA mAravA ne page vAMsa bAMdhIne cAlavuM. A kAMI jevuM tevuM kAma nahi! paNa IlAcInA dilamAM kAma zIkhavAno bhAre umaMga che. eTale eka varasamAM e badhuM zIkhI gaye. pachI zIkhe deraDAnI ramata. kevI suMdara ! kevI addabhuta koI paNa jAtanA TekA sivAya deraDA para cAlyA javuM ne moTA moTA kUdakA mAravA ! page zIMgaDA ke jamaiyA bAMdhIne raDA para cAlyA javuM. tyAra bAda janAvarone laDAvavAnI tathA bIjI paNa ghaNI ramato zIkhe. gAme gAma te naTa leke sAthe phare che.

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IlAcIkumAra ne pitAnI kaLA batAve che. pelI naTakanyA paNa sAthe ja che. IlAcIne tenA para apAra prema che. jANe jaLa ne mAchalI ! cAtaka ne meha ! ene joyA vinA ghaDI cena paDatuM nathInaTakanyAne paNa tenA para apAra prema tha che. jeNe pitAne mATe gharabAra choDayAM, mAtApitA choDayAM, dhana vaibhava choDayA, tenA para prema kema na thAya ? paNa hajI temanAM lagna thayAM nathI. thAya tema nathI. ilAcI jyAre keI rAjAne rIjhavI nAta jamADe tyAre ja lagna thaI zake ema che! A vAtane bAra bAra varSanAM vahANAM vItI gayAM. have IlAcIkumAra rAjAne rIjhavI zake evI naTavidyA zIkhI gayuM che. teNe vicAra karyo ke "lAva, have benAtaTa nagara jAuM ne tyAMnA rAjAne rIjhavuM." ane badhA naTe gAmanagara vaTAvatA benAtaTa nagare gayA. : 5: IlAcIe rAjAnI mulAkAta lIdhI.

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IlAcIkumAra rAjA kahe, "padhAre nAyaka ! tamane joI bahu AnaMda thaye. ahIM tamArI badhI vidyA batAvo. jo amAruM mana rIjhavazo te tamane moTuM InAma ApIza." darabAragaDhanA cokamAM IlAcIe khelanI taiyArI karavA mAMDI. prathama jamIna sAphasUpha karI ne pachI kheDayA vAsa. tenA para doraDAM bAMdhyAM. cikanI cAre bAju kanAta baMdhANI ne beThaka goThavANI. temAM rAjA beThA, dIvAna beThA; zAhukAra ne zrImaMta beThA. adhikArIo paNa badhA ekaThA thayA. zuM zeTha, zuM nakara ! zuM nAno, zuM moTo ! zahera AkhuM khela jovA bheguM thayuM. rAjAnI badhI rANIo upara gokhamAM besI gai. ilAcInA dilamAM umaMgane pAra nathI. bAra bAra varSa sudhI karelAM AkarAM tapa Aje jarUra phaLaze e tene dRDha vizvAsa che. teNe suMdara piozAka dhAraNa karyo. iSTadevanuM smaraNa karyuM. pachI cokanI vacce AvI pitAne khela zarU kevI rIte ?

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IlAcIkumAra te deraDA upara caDha. pachI page paherI pAvaDI. pachI eka hAthamAM lIdhI DhAla ne bIjA hAthamAM lIdhI taravAra, ane doraDA para cAlavA mAMDayuM. thoDuM cAlIne avaLe pharI gaye. leke aMdara aMdara bolavA lAgyAH "vAhavAha ! vAhavAha ! ke suMdara khela che ne !" - IlAcIe bIjo khela zarU karyo. pitAnA mAthe eka pachI eka ema sAta beDAMnI hela caDAvI. pachI vAMsanI ghaDI para lAbhe vAMsa bAvyo ane te upara caDaze. Toce pahoMcI tene halAvavA lAge. vAMsa Ama Dole tema Dele paNa IlAcInA mAthA para beDuM AbAda ! leka A joI Azcarya pAmI gayA. rAjA hamaNAM InAma Apaze, hamaNAM inAma Apaze evI rAha jovA lAgyA. paNa rAjA kaMi bole nahi ! IlAcIe trIjo khela zarU karyo. page bAMdhI kaTAre ane te kaTAranI aNIbhera doraDA para cAlavA lAgyo. leke A joI rAjI rAjI thaI gayA.

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12 IlAcIkumAra paNa rAjA na bele uM ke na bele cuM. kema vArU? zuM AvA khela rAjAne pasaMda nahi paDatA hai ? - nA re ! nA. rAjA to A vakhate bIjo vicAra kare che. teNe nIce UbhelI pelI naTakanyAne joi che. tenA rUpamAM mehI paDe che. te ema vicAra kare che ke A naTa je doraDA parathI paDe ne marI jAya to A kanyAne paraNI zakAya. mATe karavA de ne khela. ema karatAM joIe paDe che ane mare che ! naTakanyA nIce UbhI vicAra kare cheH "aho IlAcIe mArA mATe mAtApitAne cheDyAM. riddhisiddhi cheDI. pitAne hAthe anekane dAna dete te Aje dAna levA hAtha lAMbo kare che. have rAjA prasanna thaIne ene InAma Ape to sAruM. mArA pitA tenI sAthe jaladI mArAM lagna kare ane huM tenI sAthe sukhamAM rahI divaso pasAra karuM." IlAcI doraDA parathI nIce UtarI rAjAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat - WWW.umaragyanbhandar.com.

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IlAcIkumAra page lAgyuM. rAjA kaheH "naTarAja ! tame bahu catura che, paNa meM tamAre khela je nathI. mAruM mana rAjakAjanA vicAramAM rokAyuM hatuM. - ilAcI pharIthI khela karavA maMDa. naTa leke jorathI pitAnA Dhela vagADavA lAgyA. "eya bhalA! eya bhalA !" kahI tene zUra caDAvavA lAgyA. IlAcIe addabhuta khela karyo. pachI nIce UtarI rAjAne salAma bharI. rAjAe kahyuM "nAyaka ! tame khela karavA mAMDaze ne huM jarA vAte vaLage. tamAro khela jovA nahi. parI khela kare. A vakhate dhyAnathI joIza." IlAcI trIjI vakhata khela karavA lAge. paNa rAjA prasanna thaye nahi. rAjAnA peTamAM pApa hatuM ke A koI rIte mare che eTale te zene vakhANe? IlAcI nirAza thayA. A joI naTaDIe kahyuM: "IlAcI ! nirAza na thAo. thoDA sAruM badhuM bagADaze nahi. eka vakhata pharIthI khela karIne rAjAne prasanna kare, nahitara ApaNAM lagna nahi thAya."

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ilAcIkumAra IlAcI cAthI vAra dAraDe caDayA. ajAyabI pamADe tevA khela karyA chatAMye rAgna rIjhayA nahi! 14 badhA mANasAne vahema paDayA ke rAjAnA peTamAM kAMika pApa che. paTarANIne paNa vahema paDayA ke jarUra rAjAnA manamAM kAMika dagA che. ilAcInI nirAzAnA pAra rahyo nahi. naTaDI A joI belIH ilAcI ! haeNve eka vakhata khela karo. kinAre Avelu vahANa DUbAvaze| nahi. mArI khAtara paNa eka vakhata khela karI. ' IlAcIe pAMcamI vakhata khela zarU karyAM. te vAMsanI TAse jaine Ubhe. A vakhate teNe eka banAva joyA. eka dharanA bAraNe rUparUpanA abAra jevI eka bAi hAthamAM rUpAnA thALa laine UbhI che. mAMhI bharI che mIThAi ne bIjI suMdara vastue. te Agrahu karI karIne eka munirAjane vaherAve che. paNa munirAja te letA nathI, tema peAtAnI AMkha paNa UMcI karatA nathI. dhanya A ei ilAcIne vicAra AvyAH ahA ! munine ! jokhana vaya che, che A

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ilAcIkumAra 15 AgaLa ATalI rUpavatI strI UbhI che paNa temanuM ruvADuM' paNa pharakatuM nathI. ane huM! huM tA eka naTaDIne kAje dharabAra, dharma dhyAna badhu cheDIne dezadezAvara bhaTakuM chuM. pelA munirAjane e strI Agraha karI karIne vaherAve che paNa e letA nathI. ane huM dAna levAne mATe jIvanA jokhame A vAMsa para caDIne khela karuM chuM. ane tema chatAM ye dAna maLatuM nathI.' ' * kharekhara ! A mAhumAM phasAi me mArA amUlya vakhata nakAmA gALyA. huve tA huM paNa e sAdhurAja jevA thAuM, ane emanA jIvananA AnaMda anubhavuM. ' AvA vicAre karatAM karatAM IlAcInA mananI pavitratA ekadama vadhI gai. ane tene yAMja jagatanuM sAcuM jJAna-kevaLajJAna thayuM. ahIM naTakanyA paNa vicAravA lAgI; 'banyu A rUpa ! A rUpane mAhI ilAcIe dharabAra DhADayAM ane ATalAM duHkha bhAgamAM. vaLI A rAjAne paNa avaLI mati sUjhI. hA ! A jIve janmIne zuM sAru karyuM ? have kayAM sudhI AvuM jIvana jIvavuM ? cAla have te| mana, vacana ne

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16 ilAcIkumAra kAyAne chatI mArA AtmAnuM kalyANu karuM. ' AvA vicAro karatAM tene paNa kevaLajJAna thayuM. rAjArANIe A tenA jIvanamAM ekAeka pheraphAra joyA. ane temane paNa potapAtAnA jIvana sa MbaMdhI vicAra| AvyA. te vicArAthI hRdaya taddana pavitra thatAM temane paNa kevaLajJAna thayuM. A cAre . kevaLajJAnIo lAMbA vakhata sudhI A duniyA para pharyAM. te daramyAna temanA pavitra jIvananI dhaNA upara asara thai. temanA amRta zA upadezathI dhaNAnAM jIvana palaTAI gayAM. peAtAnuM AyuSya pUruM thatAM te khadhA nirvANa pAmyA. dhanya che ilAcI jevA sAhasika naravIrAne ! zivamastu sarvajagataH // dareka zALA, pAThazALA tathA kuTu be mAhaka thavA cAgya mAsika jaina zikSaNapatrikA taMtrI : dhIrajalAla TAkarazI zAha. vArSika lavAjama phakta rUA. 1). Ajeja grAhaka aneA. caiAti kAryAlaya, ratanapALa : amadAvAda.

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mALa thAvaLI :: AvRtti cAthI prathama zreNI :: 000 jaMbusvAmI ... lekhaka dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha ' sarva hakka svAdhIna prata 1250 mUlya savA AnA. .... Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat mAra 11 saMvata 1991 www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prakAzaka che. dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha jAti kAryAlaya nagarazeTha mArakITa, ratanapoLa, a ma dA vA da. A pustaka muMbaI ilAkA keLavaNIkhAtA tathA vaDodarA rAjya keLavaNIkhAtA taraphathI inAma-lAIbrerI mATe maMjura thayeluM che. temaja jena ve ejyukezanala beDanI dhArmika parIkSAnA bALa dhoraNa prathama tathA kanyA dhoraNa prathamamAM pAThayapustaka tarIke svIkArAyeluM che. dhI, Te zAha, , mudrakamaNilAla chaganalAla zAha. mudraNasthAna vIravijaya prI. presa kALupura TaMkazALa * amadAvAda

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jaMbusvAmI. : 1 : seLa varasane kelee kuMvara che. temanI hiMDoLA khATe beThe che. hAthamAM hIranI derI che. kaDAka kalAka hiMcakA khAya che. enuM nAma jabu. koDAdhipati gaSabhadattane te putra che. tenI mAtAnuM nAma dhAriNI. ekane eka putra che. moTI ummare thayela che eTale lADakeDamAM bAkI rAkhI nathI. zaheranI sArAmAM sArI ATha kanyAo sAthe ceDA vakhata pahelAM ja tenuM sagapaNa thayuM che. evAmAM tyAM vanapALe AvI vadhAmaNI khAdhI. zeThajI! sudharmAsvAmI vaibhAragiri upara padhAryA che." samatAnA sarevara ne jJAnanA sAgara gurarAjanI padharAmaNIthI kene AnaMda na thAya? jaMbukumAranuM haiyuM

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jaMbusvAmI harakhe UbharAyuM. hiMDALA badha rAkhyo. guru AvyAnI vadhAmaNI badala gaLAmAMthI meAtInI kaMThI kADhI vanapALane ApI. vanapALa rAjI thaI cAlyA gayA. jaMbukumAra mAlyA "sArathi! sArathi ! tha joDa! vairAragiri para gururAja padhAryAM che. temanA darzane javuM che. ka kAtaraNIvALA suMdara ratha joDAyA. temAM besI jaMbukumAra vaibhAragira tara cAlyA. te rAjagRhInI taddana najIka eTale thADA vakhatamAM tyAM paheAMcyA. sudharmAMsvAmI prabhu mahAvIranA gaNadhara. AkhA jaina sadhanA te vakhatanA netA. emanA upadezamAM amRtanA varasAda sivAya khI` zu` DhAya ? jaMbukumAra emane vaMdana karI upadeza sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. jema jema upadeza sAMbhaLatA gayA tema tema mana palaTAvA lAgyuM. upadeza pUrA thatAM te jaMbukumAranuM haiyuM vairAgyathI bharAi gayuM. te hAtha joDIne bolyA : prabhA ! mAre dIkSA levI che. mAtApitAnI rajA laine AvuM tyAM sudhI zakAvA kRpA karo.'' sudharmAMsvAmIe te svIkAryuM.

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jaMbusvAmI rathamAM besI ja bukumAra pAchA pUryAM. jyAM nagaranA daravAjA pAse AvyA tyAM lazkaranI ThaTha. hAthI, gheADA ne pAyadalanA pAra nahi. AvI bhIDamAM te ze javAya ? ATaluM lazkara pasAra thAya tyAM sudhI ahIM thAbhAya paNa kema? eTale te bIjA daravAje cAlyA. bIjA daravAjAnI pAse AvyA tyAM tA eka jabaradasta lADhAnA gALeA dhaba laine paga pAse paDayo. sipAI e laDAinI tAlIma letA hatA, tyAMthI gALA AvyA hatA. A joi jaMbukumAra vicAravA lAgyA : " ahA ! A loDhAnA gALA mArA para paDA haiAta tA zI vale thAta ? AvA apavitra zarIreja huM hamaNAM maraNa pAmata, mATe cAla atyAreja guru AgaLa jai pratijJA laI AvuM. '' te sudharmAravAmI AgaLa AvyA. hAtha joDIne bAlyA : " svAmI ! jIvuM tyAM sudhI brahmacarya pALavAnuM vrata Ape ! " sudharmAravAmIe vrata ApyuM. dd A vrata lai manamAM harakha pAmatA ja bukumAra dhara AvyA. mAtApitA AgaLa dIkSA levAnI rajA mAgI.

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jaMbusvAmI mAbApa belyAH "beTA cAritra levuM khUba dehyaluM che. vrata khAMDAnI dhAra jevuM che. tuM te hajI bALArAjA kahevAya. tArAthI sAdhunAM AkarAM vrata kema paLAze? vaLI tArA vinA amane ghaDIye goThe nahi." jaMbukumAra belyA: "pUjya mAtApitA ! cAritra bahu dehyaluM che e vAta kharI. paNa tenAthI te kAyaraja Dare. huM tamArI kUkhe jana chuM. vrata laIne jIva jatAM paNa bhAMgIza nahi. ApanuM heta mArA para apAra che. eTale mArA vinA Apane naja goThe. paNa evA vijoganuM duHkha sahana karyA vinA chUTako nathI. mATe mane rAjI thaine AjJA Apa " mAbApa kahe, "putra ! je tane saMjama levAnI khUba IcchA hoya te paNa amAruM mAna rAkha. ame paNa tArA vaDIle chIe. tArA mATe je kanyAe ame svIkArI che tenI sAthe lagna kara. pachI tArI icchA hoya te sukhethI dIkSA leje." jaMbukumAre kahyuM: "ApanI AjJA huM mAthe caDAvIza. paNa pachI mane dIkSAthI Apa rekaze nahi." mAbApe kahyuM : "bahu sAru."

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jajIsvAmI G :2: RSabhadatte AThe kanyAonA pitAne beAlAvyA. ane kahyuM: '' amArA jaMbu paraNIne tarata dIkSA levAnA che. e paraNe che te paNa amArA AgrahathIja. mATe Apane je kAMI vicAra karavA hAya te karA ! pAchaLathI amane kAMi kahezo nahi. peAtAnA pitAne vicAramAM paDelA joi te kanyAee kahyuM: " pitAjI ! Apane ciMtA karavAnI kaMI jarUra nathI. ame te jabukumArane varI cUkI chIe. have jema te karaze tema ame paNa karIzuM. ' kanyAAnA Avo nizcaya thayA eTale sAta divasanI varadhe lagna chapAyAM. jaMbukumAranA vivAhamAM thI mA haiAya ? vizALa maMDapa baMdhAyA. tene anekajAtanAM citrA ne tAraNa vagerethI zaNagAryo. sAtame divasa jaMbukumAra tyAM khUba dhAmadhUmathI AThe kanyAone paraNyA. rAjagRhI nagarImAM ATalA ThAThathI khIjA' lagna bahu ochAM thayAM haze.

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ja busvAmI paraNyAnI pahelI ja rAta. jaMbukumAra pitAnI patnIo sAthe raMgazALA (suvAne eraDe) mAM gayA. raMgazALAne bhapake kIdhe kahevAya nahi! bhalabhalAnA te citta caLAvI de ! zuM tyAMnAM citra ! zuM tyAMnI mejazokhanI sAmagrI: juvAna vaya, rAtrinI ekAMta ne pitAnI paraNelI juvAna patnIo pAse ! paNa jabukamAranuM citta caLatuM nathI ! 3 : rAjagRhIthI thoDe che. eka mATe vaDale che. ghanaghera tenI chAyA che. vaDavAIne tyAM pAra nathI. tenI chAyAmAM barAbara sAMja paDatAM eka pachI eka mANase AvavA lAgyAM. badhAe bukAnIo bAMdhelI. zarIra para rAkhoDI raMganAM kapaDAM oDhelAM. A badhAmAM kadAvara kAyAne eka juvAna. karaDI tenI AMkhe. vikarALa tenuM meM. badhA mANaso bhegA thayA eTale te be "sto ! Aja sudhI ApaNe ghaNI corI karI che. chatAM joIe teTalA phAvyA nathI. paNa Aja jabbara lAga maLe che. "

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jabhusvAmI : 2: RSabhadatte AThe kanyAnA pitAne beAlAvyA. ane kahyuM: '' amAro jaMbu paraNIne tarata dIkSA levAnA che. e paraNe che te paNa amArA AgrahathIja, mATe Apane je kAMI vicAra karavA DhAya te karA ! pAchaLathI amane kAMi kaheze nahi. " ' peAtAnA pitAne vicAramAM paDelA joi te kanyAAe kahyuM: " pitAjI ! Apane ciMtA karavAnI kaMI jarUra nathI. ame te jaMbukumArane varI cUkI chIe. have jema te karaze tema ame paNa karIzuM. " kanyAonA Avo nizcaya thayA eTale sAta divasanI varadhe lagna chapAyAM. jabukumAranA vivAhamAMthI maNA haiAya ? vizALa maMDapa baMdhAyA. tene anekajAtanAM citrA ne tAraNa vagerethI zaNagAryoM. sAtame divasa jaMbukumAra tyAM khUba dhAmadhUmathI AThe kanyAone paraNyA. rAjagRhI nagarImAM ATalA ThAThathI khIjAM lagna mahu AchAM thayAM haze.

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jaMbusavAmI mAbApa bolyA: "beTA cAritra levuM khUba deluM che. vrata khAMDAnI dhAra javuM che. tuM te hajI bALArAjA kahevAya. tArAthI sAdhunAM AkarAM vrato kema paLAze? vaLI tArA vinA amane ghaDIye gaThe nahi." jaMbukumAra bolyA: "pUjaya mAtApitA! cAritra bahu dehaluM che e vAta kharI. paNa tenAthI te kAyaraja Dare. huM tamArI kUkhe janamyo chuM. vrata laIne jIva jatAM paNa bhAMgIza nahi. ApanuM heta mArA para apAra che. eTale mArA vinA Apane naja The. paNa evA vijeganuM duHkha sahana ryA vinA chUTake nathI. mATe mane rAjI thaIne AjJA Apa " mAbApa kahe, "putra ! je tane saMjama levAnI khUba IcachA hoya to paNa amAruM mAna rAkha. ame paNa tArA vaDIle chIe. tArA mATe je kanyAe ame svIkArI che tenI sAthe lagna kara. pachI tArI icchA hoya te sukhethI dIkSA leje." jaMbukumAre kahyuM: "ApanI AjJA huM mAthe caDAvIza. paNa pachI mane dIkSAthI Apa rokazo nahi." mAbApe kahyuM : "bahu sAra."

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jajIsvAmI rathamAM besI ja bukumAra pAchA pUryAM. jyAM nagaranA daravAjA pAse AvyA tyAM lazkaranIThaTha. hAthI, gheADA ne pAyadalanA pAra nahi. AvI bhIDamAM te ze javAya ? ATaluM lazkara pasAra thAya tyAM sudhI ahIM cAlAya paNa kema? eTale te khIjA daravAje cAlyA. bIjA daravAjAnI pAse AvyA tyAM te eka jabaradasta lADhAnA gALA dhakha laine paga pAse paDayo. sipAIe laDAinI tAlIma letA hatA, tyAMthI gALA AvyA hatA. A joi ja bukumAra vicAravA lAgyA : ' aheA ! A leADhAnA gALA mArA para paDA haiAta zI vale thAta ? AvA apavitra zarIreja huM hamaNAM maraNa pAmata, mATe cAla atyAreja guru AgaLa jai pratijJA laI AvuM. }} te sudharmAMravAmI AgaLa AvyA. hAtha joDIne bAlyA : " svAmI ! jIvuM tyAM sudhI brahmacarya pALavAnuM vrata Ape ! " sudharmAvAmIe vrata ApyuM. A vrata lai manamAM harakha pAmatA ja bumAra dhara AvyA. mAtApitA AgaLa dIkSA levAnI rajA mAgI.

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jaMbusvAmI harakhe UbharAyuM. hiMDoLe baMdha rAkhe. guru AvyAnI vadhAmaNI badala gaLAmAMthI motInI kaMThI kADhI vanapALane ApI. vanapALa rAjI thaI cAlyA gaye. jaMbumAra belyAH "sArathi! sArathi ! ratha joDA vairAragiri para gururAja padhAryA che. temanA darzane javuM che. " kotaraNIvALo suMdara rathe joDAye. temAM besI jaMbumAra vaibhAragiri tarapha cAlyA. te rAjagRhInI taddana najIka eTale thoDA vakhatamAM tyAM pahoMcyA. sudharmAsvAmI prabhu mahAvIranA gaNadhara. AkhA jaina saMghanA te vakhatanA netA. emanA upadezamAM amRtanA varasAda sivAya bIjuM zuM hoya? jaMbukamAra emane vaMdana karI upadeza sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. jema jema upadeza sAMbhaLatA gayA tema tema mana palaTAvA lAgyuM. upadeza pUro thatAM te jaMbukumAranuM haiyuM vairAgyathI bharAI gayuM. te hAtha joDIne bolyA : 8 prabho ! mAre dIkSA levI che. mAtApitAnI rajA laIne AvuM tyAM sudhI kAvA kRpA kare." sudharmAsvAmIe te svIkAryuM.

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jaMbusvAmI. : 1 : soLa varasane kelai kuMvara che. hemanI hiMDoLA khATe beThe che. hAthamAM hIranI derI che. kaDAka kaDAka hiMcakA khAya che. enuM nAma ja bu. kroDAdhipati gaSabhadattane te putra che. tenI mAtAnuM nAma dhAriNI. ekane eka putra che. moTI ummare thayela che eTale lADakoDamAM bAkI rAkhI nathI. zaheranI sArAmAM sArI ATha kanyAo sAthe ceDA vakhata pahelAM ja tenuM sagapaNa thayuM che. evAmAM tyAM vanapALe AvI vadhAmaNuM khAdhI. zeThajI sudharmAsvAmI vaibhAragiri upara padhAryA che." samatAnA sarovara ne jJAnanA sAgara gururAjanI padharAmaNIthI kone AnaMda na thAya? jaMbukumAranuM haiyuM

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prakAzaka : dhIrajalAla TAkarazI zAha nyuti kAryAlaya nagarazeTha mArakITa, ratanapeALa, ama aa vA . A pustaka muMbaI ilAkA keLavaNIkhAtA tathA vaDodarA rAjya keLavaNIkhAtA taraphathI inAmalAibrerI mATe maMjura thayeluM che. temaja jaina zve ejyukezanala meDa nI dhArmika parIkSAnA ALa dhAraNa prathama tathA kanyA dhAraNa prathamamAM pAThayapustaka tarIke svIkArAyeluM che, zrI. Taza zAha mudraka, maNilAla chaganalAla zAha, mudraNasthAna vIravijaya prI. presa kALupura TaMkazALa ae. amadAvAda

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- - (c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)A che. bALagraMthAvalI : prathama zreNI :: 11 - - - jaMbusvAmI :lekhaka . dhIrajalAla TekarazI zAha Gooooooooooooooooooook: A (c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c) S sarva hakka svAdhIna to-ooooooo saMvata 1991 che AvRtti cothI prata 1250 mUlya savA Ane. . A

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16 ilAcIkumAra: " kAyAne jItI mArA AtmAnuM kalyANa karyuM. ' AvA vicArA karatAM tene paNa devaLajJAna thayuM. rAjArANIe A baMnenA jIvanamAM ekAeka pheraphAra joyA. ane temane paNa potapAtAnA jIvana saMbaMdhI vicAra AvyA. te vicArAthI hRdaya taddana pavitra thatAM temane paNa kevaLajJAna thayuM. A cAre devaLajJAnIo lAMbA vakhata sudhI A duniyA para pharyA. te daramyAna temanA pavitra jIvananI dhaNA upara asara thai. temanA amRta zA upadezathI ghaNAnAM jIvana palaTAI gayAM. peAtAnuM AyuSya pUruM thatAM te badhA nirvANa pAmyA. dhanya che ilAcI jevA sAhasika naravIrAne ! zivamastu sarvajagataH // dareka zALA, pAThazALA tathA kuTu be mAhaka thavA cAgya mAsika jaina zikSaNapatrikA taMtrI : dhIrajalAla TAkarazI zAha. vArSika lavAjama phakta rUA. 1). Ajeja grAhaka banA. jAti kAryAlaya, ratanapeALa : amadAvAda.

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prakAzaka : dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha jyoti kAryAlaya nagarazeTha mArakITa, ratanapoLa, a ma da va da. A pustaka muMbaI ilAkA keLavaNIkhAtA tathA vaDodarA rAjya keLavaNIkhAtA taraphathI inAma-lAIbrerI mATe maMjura thayeluM che. temaja jena veTa ejyukezanala beDanI dhArmika parIkSAnA bALa gheraNa prathama tathA kanyA gheraNa prathamamAM pAThayapustaka tarIke svIkArAyeluM che. dhI, Te zAha, maNilAla chaganalAla zAha. mudraNasthAna vIravijaya prI. presa kALupura TaMkazALa ". amadAvAda,

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jaMbusvAmI. : 1 : seLa varasane kelee kuMvara che. hemanI hiMDoLA mATe beThe che. hAthamAM hIranI derI che. kaDAka kaDAka hiMcakA khAya che. enuM nAma jaMbu. koThAdhipati gaSabhadattane te putra che. tenI mAtAnuM nAma dhAriNI. ekane eka putra che. moTI ummare thayela che eTale lADakoDamAM bAkI rAkhI nathI. zaheranI sArAmAM sArI ATha kanyAo sAthe thoDA vakhata pahelAM ja tenuM sagapaNa thayuM che. evAmAM tyAM vanapALe AvI vadhAmaNI khAdhI. zeThajI sudharmAsvAmI vaibhAragiri upara padhAryA che." samatAnA sarovara ne jJAnanA sAgara gururAjanI padharAmaNIthI kone AnaMda na thAya? jaMbumAranuM haiyuM

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jaMbusvAmI harakhe UbharAyuM. hiMDaLo baMdha rAkhe. guru AvyAnI vadhAmaNI badala gaLAmAMthI motInI kaMThI kADhI vanapALane ApI. vanapALa rAjI thaI cAlyo gaye. jaMbumAra bolyA: "sArathi! sArathi ! the joDA vairAragiri para gururAja padhAryA che. temanA darzane javuM che. " kotaraNIvALa suMdara ratha joDAye. temAM besI jaMbukamAra vaibhAragiri tarapha cAlyA. te rAjagRhInI taddana najIka eTale thoDA vakhatamAM tyAM pahoMcyA. sudharmAsvAmI prabhu mahAvIranA gaNadhara. AkhA jaina saMdhanA te vakhatanA netA. emanA upadezamAM amRtanA varasAda sivAya bIjuM zuM che? jaMbukamAra emane vaMdana karI upadeza sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. jema jema upadeza sAMbhaLatA gayA tema tema mana palaTAvA lAgyuM. upadeza pUro thatAM te jaMbukumAranuM haiyuM vairAgyathI bharAI gayuM. te hAtha joDIne belyA : " prabho ! mAre dIkSA levI che. mAtApitAnI rajA laIne AvuM tyAM sudhI zekAvA kRpA kare." sudharmAsvAmIe te svIkAryuM.

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jaMbusvAmI rathamAM besI jabumAra pAchA pharyA. jyAM nagaranA daravAjA pAse AvyA tyAM lakaranI ThaTha. hAthI, ghoDA ne pAyadalane pAra nahi. AvI bhIDamAM te zuM javAya ? ATaluM lazkara pasAra thAya tyAM sudhI ahIM bhAya paNa kema? eTale te bIjA daravAje cAlyA. bIjA daravAjAnI pAse AvyA tyAM te eka jabaradasta leDhAne gaLe dhaba laIne paga pAse paDyo. sipAIe laDAInI tAlIma letA hatA, tyAMthI geLo AvyuM hatuM. A joI jabukumAra vicAravA lAgyA aho! A leDhAne goLI mArA para paDe che te zI vale thAta? AvA apavitra zarIraja hamaNAM maraNa pAmata, mATe cAla atyAre ja guru AgaLa jaI pratijJA laI AvuM." te sudharmAravAmI AgaLa AvyA. hAtha joDIne belyA : "svAmI!jIvuM tyAM sudhI brahmacarya pALavAnuM vrata Apa !" sudharmAsvAmIe vrata ApyuM. A vrata laI manamAM harakha pAmatA jaMbukumAra ghera AvyA. mAtApitA AgaLa dIkSA levAnI rajA mAgI.

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jaMbusvAmI mAbApa bolyA "beTA cAritra levuM khUba dohyaluM che. vrata khAMDAnI dhAra jevuM che. tuM te hajI bALArAjA kahevAya. tArAthI sAdhunAM AkarAM vrato kema paLAze? vaLI tArA vinA amane ghaDIye goThe nahi." jaMbukumAra bolyA: "pUjaya mAtApitA! cAritra bahu dohyaluM che e vAta kharI. paNa tenAthI te kAyareja Dare. huM tamArI kUkhe jana chuM. vrata laIne jIva jatAM paNa bhAMgIza nahi. ApanuM heta mArA para apAra che. eTale mArA vinA Apane naja geche. paNa evA vijoganuM duHkha sahana karyA vinA chUTake nathI. mATe mane rAjI thaine AjJA Apo !" mAbApa kahe, "putra ! jo tane saMjama levAnI khUba icchA hoya te paNa amAruM mAna rAkha. ame paNa tArA vaDIle chIe. tArA mATe je kanyAo ame svIkArI che tenI sAthe lagna kara. pachI tArI icchA hoya to sukhethI dIkSA leje, " jaMbukumAre kahyuM "ApanI AjJA huM mAthe caDAvIza. paNa pachI mane dIkSAthI Apa rokaze nahi." mAbApe kahyuM : "bahu sAru."

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jajIsvAmI :R: RSabhadatte AThe kanyAnA pitAne ekalAvyA. ane kahyuM: '' amArI jabu paraNIne tarata dIkSA levAnA che. e paraNe che te paNa amArA AgrahathIja. mATe Apane je kAMI vicAra karavA DhAya te karA ! pAchaLathI amane kAMi kaheze nahi. " peAtAnA pitAne vicAramAM paDelA joi te kanyAAe kahyuM: " pitAjI ! Apane ciMtA karavAnI kaMi jarUra nathI. ame te jaMbukumArane varI cUkI chIe. have jema te karaze tema ame paNa karIzuM. ' }} kanyAonA Avo nizcaya thaye eTale sAta divasanI vadhe lagna chapAyAM. jaMbukumAranA vivAhamAMzI mA DhAya ? vizALa maMDapa baMdhAyA. tene anekajAtanAM citra ne tAraNa vagerethI zaNagAryoM. sAtame divasa jaMbukumAra tyAM khUba dhAmadhUmathI AThe kanyAone paraNyA. rAjagRhI nagarImAM ATalA ThAThathI khIjAM lagna mahu AchAM thayAM haze.

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jaMbusvAmI paraNyAnI pahelIja rAta. jaMbukumAra peAtAnI patnIe sAthe raMgazALA ( suvAnA eraDe ) mAM gayA. raMgazALAne bhapakA kIdhA kahevAya nahi ! bhalabhalAnAM te citta caLAvI de ! zuM tyAMnAM citrA ! zuM tyAMnI meAjazeAkhanI sAmagrI ! juvAna vaya, rAtrinI ekAMta ne pAtAnI paraNelI juvAna patnIe pAse ! paNa jaMbukumAranu citta caLatuM nathI ! : 3: rAjagRhIthI cADe cheTe eka mATA vaDalA che. dhanadhAra tenI chAyA che. vaDavAinA tyAM pAra nathI. tenI chAyAmAM barAbara sAMja paDatAM eka pachI eka mANasa AvavA lAgyAM. badhAe bukAnI bAMdhelI. zarIra para rAkhADI rIMganAM kapaDAM AvelAM. " A badhAmAM kadAvara kAyAnA eka juvAna. karaDI tenI AMkho. vikarALa tenuM meM. badhA mANaso bhegA thayA eTale te bolyuM: " dAstA ! AjasudhI ApaNe ghaNI cArIe karI che. chatAM joIe teTalA phAvyA nathI. paNa Aja jabbara lAga maLye che. '

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ja khusvAmI "rAjagRhI nagarInA RSabhadattazeThane tyAM lagna che. dhaNA zeTha zAhukAra tyAM ekaThA thayA che. jo kharAkhara hAtha ajamAvIe te| jIvIe tyAM sudhI cArI karavI paDe nahi. mATe Aje barAbara taiyAra rahejo ! ' 46 badhA melyA " taiyAra chIe! taiyAra chIe ! AjJA pharamAvA te pramANe karavA taiyAra chIe. ' A khelanAranuM nAma prabhava. mULa te te rAjAnA putra ! paNa bApe nAnA bhAIne gADhI ApI eTale risAine gherathI nIkaLelA. pachI caDayA cArI ne lUMTanA raste. te eTale jabarA thayA ke tenuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM mANasAnA DhAza UDI jatA. te peAtAnA pAMcasa sAthIone laIne taiyAra thayA. barAbara adhAruM thatAM zaheramAM dAkhala thayA, ne jaMbukumAranA makAna AgaLa AnyA. tenI pAse be vidhAo hatI. eka UMdha mUkavAnI ne bIjI game tevAM tALAM ughADavAnI. teNe AvIne peAtAnI vidhAo ajamAvI. tarataja badhA UMdhamAM paDayA. tijorInAM tALAM TapATapa UdhaDavA lAgyAM. cAra leAkAe temAMthI joie teTalu dhana laI gAMsaDI bAMdhI.

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10 ja busvAmI jyAM teo gAMsaDI bahAra laI javA jAya che tyAM ekAeka thaMbhI gayA. prabhava cAre tarapha jovA lAgyA. A zuM ? tyAM teNe ja bukumArane jAgatA joyA. tebhAre vicAramAM paDayAH Ane UMdha kema nahi caDI DhAya ? jabukumAranu mana dhaNuM majabUta hatuM tethIvidhAnI asara na thai. jyAre cArA cArI karatA hatA tyAre te vicAratA hatAH " mane dhana para kaMI mamatAM nathI. paNa jo Aje mATI cArI thaze ne kAle dIkSA laiza tA leAkeA zuM kaheze ? dhana badhuM UpaDI gayuM eTale lIdhI DhIkSA !" mATe cAra lokeAne Amane Ama javA teA naja devA. ethI emaNe pavitra maMtranA jApa karyAM. ane cArA badhA thaMbhI gayA. prabhava gabharAyA. hAtha joDIne bolyeH "zeThajI ! mane jIvatadAna de. mane ahIMthI pakaDIne rAjadUrakhAra mAlazA te kANikarAjA garadana mAraze. leA ! Apane huM be vidyA Apu; badalAmAM tame jIvatadAna Ape ne eka stabhinI vidyA ( badhA aTakAvI rAkhe tevI ) Ape ! '' jaMbu kahe, " are bhAi ! gabharAIza nahi ! tane

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jaMbusvAmI 11 jIvatadAna che. mArI pAse vidyA kAMi nathI. eka dharma vidyA che, te tane ApuM." ema kahI prabhavane temaNe dharma samajAvyuM. prabhavane jiMdagImAM AvI vAte sAMbhaLavAne pahele ja prasaMga hate. teNe dhananI gAMsaDIo utarAvI nAMkhI. UMgha pAchI kheMcI lIdhI. ane hAtha joDI bolyA "jaMbumAra! dhanya che tamane ke dhananA DhagalA cheDI, asarA jevI strIo choDI dIkSA lo cho. huM to mahApApI chuM. dhana meLavavAne nIcamAM nIca dhaMdhA karuM chuM. paNa Aje mane AkhA jIvananuM bhAna thayuM. savAre huM paNa badhA gere sahita tamArI sAthe dIkSA laIza." A vakhate badhI strIo jAgI uThI hatI. te jabumArane dIkSA na levA samajAvavA lAgI. eka strI kahe, "vAmInAtha ! Apa dIkSA levA taiyAra thayA che paNa pAchaLathI baka kheDUtanI mAphaka pastAzo.) prabhava kahe, "baka kheDUtanI zI vAta che te mane jaNAvo!"

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jaMbusvAmI 61 te srIe vAta kahI: mAravADamAM eka kheDUte dhAnyanI khetI karI. pAka bahu sArA thayA. pachI eka vakhata peAtAnI dIkarIne tyAM gayA. tyAM manyA mAlapuA. te bahu mIThA lAgyA. eTale pUchyuM: " A vastu zI rIte bane ?'' javAba maLyo ke " dhauMnA lATa ne gALa hAya tA bane. '' 12 teNe ghera AvI khetaramAM thayeluM badhu dhAnya ukheDI nAkhyuM ne dhauM` tathA zeraDI vAvyAM. paNa pANI vinA ane sukAI gayAM. mAravADamAM te eTaluM pANI kayAMthI maLe ? bicArA te khUba pastAyA. e pramANe maLeluM gumAvIne na maLe evA mATe mahenata kare tene patAvAnA vakhata Ave. ' "I A sAMbhaLI ja bukumAre javAba ApyAH "huM pava tanA vAnara jevA nathI ke bhUla karIne baMdhanamAM sapaDAu, zna 'kR prabhavA kahe: " paryaMtanA vAnaranI zI vAta che" '' jabukumAra kahe: " e te eka parvatamAM dharaDA vAnara hatA. te dhaNI vAnarIo sAthe rahetA te AnaMda karatA. paNa eka divasa tyAM dAI juvAna vAnara AnyA. ne baMnene laDAi thai, temAM dharaDA vAnara hAryAM ne nATho.

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ja busvAmI 13 bicArAne jaMgalamAM pharatAM khUba tarasa lAgI. evAmAM teNe zilArasa jharatA joyA. te samajyA ke e pANI che eTale temAM mAM nAMkhyuM. paNa te te taddana cATI gayuM. have zuM karavuM ? peAtAnu mADhuM ukhADavA be hAtha pelA rasa para DhAkhyA ane mAM khecavA lAgyA. eTale mAM te ukhaDayuM nahi paNa hAtha cATI gayA. e pramANe paga mUkayA ne paga paNa cATI gayA. ethI te bicArA du:kha bhAgavatA maraNa pAmyA. A pramANe badhA meAjazekha zilArasa jevA che. eTale temAM ceTI janAra jarUra nAza pAme che." A vAta sAMbhaLI eka strIe kahyuM; " ravAmInAtha! Apa ApanA lIdhelA vicAra cheADatA nathI paNa gaddhApUcha pakaDanAranI mAphaka du:khI thazeA." ( prabhava kahe, " vaLI gaddhApUcha pakDanAranI zI vAta che ?" te srI beAlI " eka gAmamAM eka brAhmaNanA putra hatA. te ghaNA mUkha'. tenI mAe kahyuM ke ' pakaDelu' breDI devuM nahi, e paDitanu lakSaNa che.' mUrkhAepeAtAnI manu vacana manamAM pakaDI rAkhyuM. eka divasa DhAI

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14 jaMbusvAmI kuMbhArano gadheDe tenA gharamAMthI bhAgye. kuMbhAra tenI pachavADe deDa. kuMbhAre pelA brAhmaNanA chokarAne kahyuM ke "are! A gadheDAne pakaDaje ! te mUrkhAe gadheDAnuM pUchaDuM pakaDayuM. gadheDe paganI lAta mAravA lAge to paNa teNe pUchaDuM mUkyuM nahi. e jeIleke kahevA lAgyAH "are mUrkha ! pUMchaDuM choDI de !" tyAre pelA chokarAe kahyuMH "mArI mAe mane evI zikhAmaNa ApI che ke pakaDeluM choDavuM nahi. A pramANe te mUrmo khUba duHkha pAme. jaMbukumAra A sAMbhaLI bolyA " barAbara ! tame badhI te gadheDA samAna che. tamane pakaDI rAkhavI e gaddhApUcha pakaDI rAkhavA barAbara che. paNa tame kuLavAna thaIne AvuM belo che te ThIka nathI." A pramANe pitAnI strIo sAthe ghaNI vAte thaI. temAM jaMbukumAra saphaLa thayA. badhI strIo paNa temanI sAthe dIkSA levA taiyAra thaI. vahANuM vAyuM. jabukumAre mAbApanI AgaLa rajA mAgI. mAbApe vacana ApyuM hatuM eTale temaNe rajA ApI. pote paNa dIkSA levAne taiyAra thayAM.

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jaMbusvAmI 15 jaMbukumAranI strIo potapotAnAM mAbApa pAse gaI. ane dIkSA levA mATe temanI rajA lIdhI. mAbApAe temane rajA ApI. te badhA paNu dIkSA levA taiyAra thayA. rAjA kANikane khabara paDI ke jaMbukumAra dIkSA le che eTale teNe khUba samajAvyA. paNa bukamAra peAtAnA nizcayamAMthI DagyA nahi. prabhava paNa peAtAnA pAMca sAthImA sAthe dIkSA levAne tatpara thayA. DhIkSAnA mATA occhava thayA. temAM jabukumAre pAMcaso ne sattAvIza jaNA sAthe DhIkSA lIdhI. AvA AcchavA dharatInA paDamAMce bahu ochA thayA haze ! jaMbukumAra sALa varasanI ummare sudharmAMsvAmInA ziSya thayA. sa Mjama ne tapathI peAtAnAM mana, vacana ane kAyAne pavitra karavA lAgyA. guru AgaLa temaNe zAstronA abhyAsa karyAM ne thADA vakhatamAM te te badhA zAstromAM pAragata thayA. sudharmAvAmInuM nirvANa thatAM teo temanI pATe AvyA. jaina saMdhanA AgevAna thayA. temaNe prabhu

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jaMbusvAmI mahAvIranA upadezane khUba pracAra karyo. tapa ne tyAganuM vAtAvaraNa phelAvyuM. anekenAM kalyANa karyAM. jaMbusvAmIne pitAnuM jIvana pUrepUruM pavitra thatAM kevaLajJAna thayuM ane keTalAka varSa pachI teo nirvANa pAmyA. kahevAya che ke jaMbusvAmI A kALamAM chellA kevaLajJAnI che. emanI pachI kaI kevaLajJAnI thayuM nathI. dhanya che aDhaLaka riddhisiddhi tathA bhoga vilAsane lAta mArI sAcA saMta thanAra jaMbusvAmIne !

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amarakumAra kathAra paMcaparameSTine namaskAra karIe. arihaMtane namaskAra sine namaskAra. AcAryone namaskAra upAdhyAyane namaskAra. jagatamAM vicaratA saghaLA sAdhujanone namasakara. sAcA bhAve A pAMcane namaskAra kare te prANInAM saghaLAM pAtaka TaLe. nodhArAne AdhAra ne dukhiyAne belI evo A navakAra maMtra. je sAMbhaLe ne saMbhaLAve te bannenuM kalyANa thAya.

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amarakumAra he nAtha ! A navakAra jema amarakumArane phaLe tema sahune phaLa. rAjagRhI nagarImAM zreNika rAjA rAjaya kare che. tene eka vakhata vicAra "lAvya, eka suMdara citrazALA karAvuM." teNe dezadezAvarathI salATe bolAvyA. kuzaLa evA kArIgara bolAvyA. thoDA vakhatamAM makAna thayuM ne temAM suMdara citra citarAvyAM. paNa evAmAM mukhya daravAje tUTI paDyo. kArIgara pharIthI kAme lAgyA. ghaNI mahenane daravAje Ubhe karyo. paNa te pUrI thaye ne tUTI paDayo. kArIgare daravAjo caNe ne pUro thatAM te tUTI paDe. rAjA muMjhANe: "have karavuM zuM?" teNe kahyuM: "jozIne teDAvo ne joza jovaDAvo. citrazALAne daravAjo tUTI kema paDe che ?' jozI AvyA. kacerI bharAI. rAjA vicAra kare che : yita vicAra kare che ? jozI zuM

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amarakumAra kaheze? jozIe TIpaNuM kADhayuM, jeza joyA, ane mAthuM dhuNAvIne TIpaNuM baMdha karyuM. rAjA kahe jozI mahArAja ! DekuM kema dhuNo cho? je heya te sAcuM kahI de.' jozIe pharI TIpaNuM ughADyuM. pharI joza joyA. DokuM dhuNAvyuM ne TIpaNuM baMdha karyuM. rAjA kahe: " jozI mahArAja ! DokuM kema dhuNAvo cho ? jozamAM zuM Ave che? zuM koI deva kepyA che ke dharatImAtA bhoga mAge che? je heya te sAce sAcuM kahI de." jozIe vicAryuM ke sAcuM kahevA de. kahyA vinA nahi cAle. te belyA : "mahArAja ! citrazALAne daravAje batrIzalakSaNe bALa mAge che. tene bhoga Ape te citrazALAne daravAje Take. nahitara hari ! hari! A sAMbhaLI sahu TharI gayA. koI hAle ke cAle. cAre kAra sunasunakAra rAja kahe, "nagaramAM DhaDho pITAve. je koI batrIsa lakSaNe bALa Apaze tene bALakanI bhArobhAra senAmahora ApIza.'

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amarakumAra nagaramAM DhaMDhero pITANo. eja nagaramAM RSabhadatta nAme eka brAhmaNa che. bicArAne nathI eka TaMkanuM khAvA ke nathI pUratuM oDhavApaheravA. savAre maLyuM te sAMje na maLe ne sAMje maLe te savAre na maLe. jyAre mANasanI veLA badalAya tyAre kAMI bAkI rahe che? bicAro Akho divasa zikSA mAgIne jema tema peTa bhare che. ene strI paNa kabhArajA maLI che. A divasa mahenata majUrI karIne ghera Ave tyAre e gALene varasAda varasAve he dariddhiA besI zuM rahe che? jayAne jIvADavA te kharA ne! A cAra dIkarA ne eka dIkarI. emane mAre zuM khavarAvavuM? nathI gharamAM mIThuM ke nathI gharamAM tela. ghI goLanI vAta ja zI ? bicArAM ziyALAmAM nAgA jevAM rakhaDe! I vAraparabe ya thoDuM pAme che!" brAhmaNa bicAro nIcuM moTuM karIne badhuM

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amarakumAra sAMbhaLI le. vaLI brAhmaNI AgaLa calAve A vistArathI huM kaMTALI ! emane nitya navAM mana thAya. emAye nAnA amare te mane bahu pajavI. mArAthI enuM pUruM nathI paDatuM." keTakeTalAM varasa Ama vItI gayAM, paNa A brAhmaNanuM kuTuMba evuM ne evuM garIba rahyuM. evAmAM brAhmaNIe zreNika rAjAne DhaDhere sAMbhaLe. tene vicAra thayela " lAvane A amarane ApI dauM. cAra dIkarAnA traNa dIkarA hatA ema gaNIza. paNa A hamezanuM bhikhArIpaNuM te jAya.' teNe jhaSabhadatane kahyuM: "sAMbhaLI A DAMDI pITANI te? ApaNe amarane ApI de. bhArabhAra senuM maLaze. sadAnI bhAvaTa bhAMgaze. brAhmaNa bicAre vicAramAM paDaye. mI parIthI bolIH "emAM vicAra zuM karo cho ? e chokare te mane AMkhanA pATA je lAge che. ApI de rAjA zreNikane ne lAvo bhArobhAra sonuM.'

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amarakumAra bicArA bahaSabhadatta gaLagaLA sAde sipAIone kahyuM: "bhAIo ! batrIsalakSaNe kelai kuMvara huM ApIza.' amarakumAra jhaSabhadatta jevA bhikhArIne tyAM ja hato paNa batrIsalakSaNe hate. tenI belIcAlI, tenI rItabhAta sahune vahAlI lAgatI. paNa mAne pUrvabhavanuM vera eTale tene kadI vahAlaja Ave nahi. amarane nAnapaNathI saMtasamAgama bahu game. te jANe ke koI sAdhusaMta AvyA che te tenI pAse pahelo pahero. temanI sevAbhakti kare. temane upadeza sAMbhaLe. eka vakhate nagaramAM eka jJAnI sAdhu padhAryA. amarakumAre e sAMbhaLyuM eTale cAlya temanA darzane. sAdhu mahArAja upadeza detA hatA. namaskAra maMtra sakaLa zAsane sAra che. ene ja sAcA bhAve mare tenAM saghaLAM duHkha TaLe.

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amarakumAra upadeza pUrA thayA. sAMbhaLanArA badhA javA lAgyA, eTale amarakumAra te sAdhu pAse gayA. caraNamAM paDI vana karyuM. pachI hAtha joDI belyAH ' pUjya munirAja ! mArA para kRpA karo. mahAmaMgaLakArI namarakAramatra zIkhaveA.' munirAje amara sAme joyuM. emane lAgyuM ke bALaka tejavI che. temaNe namaskAramaMtra zIkhavyeA. amara hu'mezAM tene pATha kare. Avo bALaka kAne na game ? zreNika rAjAnA AvyA ane kahyuM: A dhana.' 7 : 3: sevake teA RSabhadattane dhera 'lAvA tamArA putra ne le brAhmaNI kahe, amara ! thA taiyAra ne jA sipAiA sAthe.' amaranI eka AkhamAM zrAvaNa ne eka AMkhamAM bhAdaravA. te melyA: ' pitAjI ! mane bacAve. A sipAione sapaze nahi.' " RSabhadatta kahe, huM zuM karuM ? tArI mAtA tane ApI de che. emAM mAruM kAMi cAle tema nathI.'

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amare mAtAne vecANa karaze nahi. nathI. mane bacAveA. " kahyuMH dhana aa lakhaNe ja mA kahe, ' tArA kAmakAja karavuM nahi ne sAruM joie. tane rAkhIne huM zuM karuM ?' amarakumAra * mADI ! mAruM Aja che ne kAle amara dhaNu karA~ paNa mAnI chAtI pIgaLI nahi. amarakumArane laI cAlyA. tuM mare che. sAruM khAvAne tyAM pAse kAkA kAkI UbhAM hatAM. temane amare 6 kahyuM: kAkA 1 mArA mAbApa mane vece che. tame mane bacAvA. tamAre tyAM rAkhA.' 6 rAphA kAkI kahe, tArA mAbApa tane vece emAM amAruM zuM cAle ! amArAthI tane rakhAya nahi. ka vaja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat mATI bahena tyAM beThI hatI. te AMkhamAMthI AMsu sAratI hatI, paNa teya zuM karI zake ? hAthe pakaDIne sipAIe www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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amarakumAra gAma AkhAmAM hAhAkAra thayA. leke kahevA lAgyAH " caMDALa mAbApe paisA mATe pitAne putra vee !" amarakumAra chAtI phATa rUdana kare. je sAmuM maLe tene vinaMti kare. paNa tene koNa choDAvI zake? sahu eka ja javAba ApeH "bhAI ! tArA mAbApe tane dhana laI ve temAM ame zuM karI zakIe ? ? amarakumArane citrazALAe lAvyA. gaMgA jaLe tene navarAtre. gaLe phUlanI mALA nAMkhI. kapALe kezaracaMdana carcA. brAhmaNo maMtra bolavA lAgyA. havanamAM ghInI AhUtio ApI agninI javALAne vadhAre moTI banAvavA lAgyA. amarakumAra Ubho Ubhe vicAra kare che? " are ! A jagatamAM sahu vArthanAja sagAM

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amarakumAra che. zuM mA ! zuM bApa ! zuM kuTuMbakabIle ! zuM nAtajAta ! koIe mane bacAve nahi ! have huM zuM karuM?' evAmAM tene yAda AvyuM. bhIDabhaMjano namarakAramaMtra che te lAva ramazuM. teNe namaskAra jape zarU karyo. namo arihaMtANuM nama sidhdhANuM namo AyariyANuM namo uvajajhAyANuM name loe savvasAhUNe eso paMca namukakAre, savapAvappaNusaNo; maMgalANaM ca savaeNsiM paDhamaM havaI maMgalaM. >> ravAha ! svAhA ! karatAM brAhmaNoe amarakumArane havananA bhaDabhaDatA agnimAM padharA. paNa amarakumAranuM citta have parameSThinA smaraNamAM coTayuM che. satanuM baLa tenA haiyAmAM ubharAI rahyuM che. sata AgaLa asatvanuM zuM cAle? sApa hoya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat - WWW.umaragyanbhandar.com.

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amarakumAra teya phUlamALA thAya. agni hoya teya himALo banI jAya. kharekhara ! temaja thayuM. bhaDabhaDATa karatA agni ThaMDAgAra thaI gayo. dhyAnamAM beThela amarakumAra IyegI je dekhAvA lAgyo. tenI kaMcana varaNI kAyAne kayAMI DAgho ye lAge nahi. rAjA dharaNupara DhaLI paDa. mee lehInA gaLA AvyA. kudarateya anyAya keTale sAMkhe? sahune acaraja thaI. deDI deDIne bALakanA caraNamAM paDayA. vinaMti karavA lAgyA "kRpA. karIne rAjAne UbhuM kare. banavAnI vAta banI gaI. paNa tamane kopa dhaTe nahi.' amara kahe " sahune sanmati A. sahunuM kalyANa thAva. mAre koI sAthe nathI kodha, nathI vera." pANInI aMjali bharI rAjAne chAMTI eTale rAja Ubho tha.

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amarakumAra rAjA amarakumArane kahevA lAgeH "mAga ! mAga ! mAga teTaluM dhana ApuM." amara kahe, "mAre dhananuM kAma nathI. A badhA anaWja dhanane che. huM te have sAdhu thaIza ne mArA AtmAnuM kalyANa karIza." te gaye nagara bahAra ne thoDe dUra jaMgalamAM dhyAna lagAvyuM. ahIM rASabhadatta ne tenI strI bhadrA te khADA khode che ne dhana dATe che. manamAM beThA vicAre ghaDe che ke have ApaNe mahela caNAvIzuM ne majA karIzuM. badhA chokarAMne sArAM sArAM vacce paherAvIzuM ne jamaNa jamIzuM. evAmAM koIe AvIne vAta karI: "amArakumAra te sAdhu thaIne vanamAM gaye. A sAMbhaLI mAtapitAnA hozakoza UDI gayA. "arara ! amara pAcho Ave mATe sajA A ApeluM dhana laI leze !' temanA manamAM phALa paDI.

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amarakumAra dhuMdhaLI sAMja paDI ne rAta thaI. dhavAne samaya thayA. paNa brAhmaNIne UMgha Ave nahi. tene amarakumAra upara krodha varasI rahyo che. manamAM te babaDe che: "A setAna chokarAne zuM karavuM? duniyAmAM phajeta thayA ne have dhana paNa jaze ? dANa jANe have zuM thaze? mATe ene te pareja kare." teNe hAthamAM eka taNI charI lIdhI ne rAkSasI jevI vikarALa thaIne madharAte gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI.. tenA krodhathI jANe ghaDIbhara vaheto pavana paNa baMdha thaI gaye. vanacara pazuo paNa bolatA baMdha thaI gayA ne saghaLe sunasukhAkAra thaI gayuM. bhayaMkara bhUmimAM dhyAna lagAvIne amarakumAra UbhA che. brAhmaNI zodhatI zodhatI najIka AvI pahoMcI. tene koI mATe nathI. AMkhamAMthI agni, varase che. teNe charI ugAmI, paNa hAtha thaMbhI gaye

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* - - - amarakumAra jANe ke tene pikAra karIne bolAvatuM heya ne Thapake detuM hoya tema lAgyuM. brAhmaNIe ADuMavaLuM joyuM paNa tyAM bhayaMkara zAMti chavAI rahI hatI. jhADapAna paNa hAlatAM baMdha thaI gayAM hatAM. koI manuSya najare paDatuM na hatuM. brAhmaNI pUrI sAvaceta thaI. evAmAM cheDe dUra eka ziyALiyAnI kakiyArI saMbhabAI ne vAtAvaraNa vizeSa bhayaMkara banyuM. rAkSasI banelI mAtAne hAtha pharI upaDaye ne kSaNavAramAM dhyAnamAM UmelA amarakumAranI chAtImAM charI bhoMkAI gaI. amarakumAra samajI gayA ke veraNa mAtAe A kAramo ghA karyo che. paNa temaNe manane zAnta rAkhyuM. gaI . dharma mATe prANa ApanAra mahAtmAonuM smaraNa karavA lAgyA. ane chelI bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyA. sarve jInI kSamA mAguM chuM. sarve jIvo mane kSamA Apajo. jagatanA sarva che mArA mitra che. mAre koInI sAthe vera nathI."

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amarakumAra 15 AvI zubha bhAvanA bhAvatAM te dharaNI para DhaLI paDyA. jANe ke kudaratane paNa AnI vedanA thaI DhAya tema tarataja bhayaMkara garjanA thaI. sihaNunA e avAja hatA. brAhmaNI tyAMthI deza DagalAM cAlI, tyAM te sidguNa sAmI dekhANI. vanavagaDAmAM nAse kyAM? sihaNu AgaLathI chaTake paNa karyAM ? chatAMye maraNa Ave teA chuTavAnu kANu na kare? teNe nAsavA mAMDayu. paNa siMhuNa eka talapa mArI kharAkhara brAhmaNInA zarIra para paDI. brAhmaNI haiThI ne siMhaNu upara. ghaDI e ghaDImAM te tenAM hADakAMja rahyAM. sihaMgu mADhu halAvatI jaMgalamAM cAlI gai. amarakumAra zubha dhyAnamAM maryAM. eTale kahe che ke te devalAke gayA.

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amarakumAra pApiNI mA pApadhAnamAM marI eTale kahe che ke tenI narakanI gati thaI. Aje paNa amarakumAranI sajhAya vaMcAya che ne mANasonI AMkhamAMthI AMsu paDe che. he nAtha! amarakumAra jevI zraddhA maLajo ! amaskumAra jevAM mane baLa maLajo !

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zrIpALa : 1 : navapadajI sahunuM kalyANa kare. temanA ArAdhananuM je phaLa zrIpALa tathA mayaNAsuMdarIne maLyuM te sahune maLe. aMga dezamAM caMpA nAme nagarI che. tyAM siMharatha rAja che. tene kamaLaprabhA rANI che. temane moTI ummare eka kuMvara thaye. tenuM nAma pADayuM zrIpALa. zrIpALa nAnI ummarane che tyAM rAjA maraNa pAmyA. rANuM bahu zeka karavA lAgyA.

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zrIpALa pradhAne dhIraja ApI ne bALarAjanI ANa phelAvI. paNa zrIpALane koka ajItasena bahu khaTapaTI. teNe kAvatrAM karyA ne larakarane pheDayuM. amaladArone paNa phADayA. rANI tathA kuMvaranuM khUna karavAnuM nakkI karyuM. rANIne e vAtanI khabara paDI. eTale madharAte kuMvarane laI nAThI. cAre bAju achatasenanA mANase eTale raste jaMgalane lIdhe. ahA ! zuM bihAmaNuM jaMgala ! jhADa para jhADa ne jALAjAMkharAne pAra nahi ! mAMhI sAvaja bole ne siMha ghere. paNa zuM kare ? jIva bacAvavA AvA jaMgalamAM rANI nAse che. bicArIe ghara bahAra kadI paga mUkyuM nathI. tene vanavagaDAmAM ekaluM rakhaDavuM paDe che. tenA page lehI nIkaLyAM, vasa badhAM phATI gayAM. bIjA divasanuM savAra thayuM eTale jagala pUruM thavA AvyuM. ahIM zrIpALa kahe, " bA ! bhukha lAgI che. dUdha, sAkara ne cokhA

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zrIpALa Apa. kamaLaprabhA codhAra AMsue raDatI raDatI belIH "beTA ! dUdha, sAkara tathA cekhAne ne ApaNane hajAra gAunAM cheTAM paDI gayAM. have te jArabAjarInI ghUsa maLe to paramAtmAne pADa.' kuMvara bhukhe thaye che ne rANI pAse kazuM khAvAnuM nathI. ema karatAM AvyAM eka keDhiyAnA ToLAM pAse. sAtaso keDhiyAnuM TALuM ! zarIre bhayaMkara koDha ne hAthe page kheDAM. rANI kahe, "bhAI ! vakhAnA mAryA ame tamArI pAse AvyAM chIe. Azaro Apa.' ema kahIne badhI vAta karI. kADhiyAo kahe, "mAjI ! amane Azare ApavAmAM vAMdho nathI. paNa amArI sAthe raheze tene bhayaMkara koDha thaze." rANI kahe, "jema thavuM hoya tema thAya. paNa atyAre jIva bacAvavA gho." keDhIyAoe potAnA TeLAmAM temane dAkhala karyA. rANune dhaLI pacheDI oDhADI dIdhI. evAmAM ajItasenanA sipAIo zodhakhoLa

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4 zrIpALa karatAM AvI paheAMcyAM. temaNe pUchyuM: 'kAI khAi tathA kuMvarane ahIMthI nAsI jatAM joyAM ? ' kADhiyA kahe, * kANu jANe bhAI, amane kAMI khabara nathI. ' sipAio cAlyA gayA, rANI ne kuMvara bacI gayA. kADhiyAe bhUkhyA kuMvarane khAvAnuM ApyuM. kuMvaranI bhUkha TaLI. paNa kADhiyAnuM anna khAvAthI uMbara jAtanA kADha thayA. jema uMbarAnA thaDanI chAla phATa tema zrIpALaku MvaranuM zarIra phATI gayu`. badhAe tenuM nAma pADayuM uMbara rANeA. mAthI A ze joyuM jAya ? rastAmAM kAie vAta karI ke kauzAmbImAM eka vaidha che. te game tevA koDha maTADe che. eTale rANI kauzAmbI cAlI nikaLI. teNe sahune kahyuM ke ujeNI jaine thAlajo. tyAM huM AvI maLIza. koDhiyAnu TALu urjANI cAlyuM. : 2: ujjaiNImAM pratipALa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat rAjA che. tene e www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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zrIpALa kuMvarIo che. ekanuM nAma surasuMdarI ne bIjInu nAma mayAM. khaMnene rAjAe khUba bhaNAvI. pachI eka divasa parIkSA karavA rAjasabhAmAM melAvI. anene pUchyuM: ' bAleA, tame bApakarmI ke ApazcarmI ! ' surasuMdarI kahe, ' bApakarmI mayAM che, 'ApakarmI.' ApakarmI.' rAjya surasurI para rAjI thayA. mayaNAM para khIjAyA. surasuMdarIne eka rAjAnA kuMvara sAthe paraNAvI. mayaNAMne mATe kharAbamAM kharAba vara zeAdhavAnA vicAra karyAM. rAja nagara bahAra pharavA nIkaLyA tyAM kADhiyAonu TALu joyu. jotAMye sahune suga caDe evA e mANaso. rAjAe temAMthI ubararANAne pasaMda karyo ne mayaNAMne tenI sAthe paraNAvI. pachI rAjA pachI rAjA kahe, ' DhIkarI ! have ApakarmI paN tAvaje. ' mayaNAM kahe, * zreNI khuzIthI pitAjI ! jo mArAmAM mArApaNu' haze te duHkha TaLIneya sukha thaze. nahitara ApatuM Apyu. keTalI dhaDI TakavAnuM che !

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zrI pALa mAyaNa ne uMbararANe cAlyA. mayaNAM kahe, "svAmInAtha ! gAmamAM gurarAja che. nedhArAne e AdhAra che. dukhiyAnA belI che.' baMne darzane gayA. bhaktibhAvathI darzana karyA. pachI mayaNae pUchayuM: "gururAja ! kRpAkarIne koI upAya batAvo jethI mArA svAmIne roga TaLe ne zarIra sAruM thAya." guru kahe, "nava AMbela karo ne navapadajIne ArAdhe. sAcA bhAve e ArAdhanA karaze te nakhamAM e roga nahi rahe. baMnee abela karavA mAMDayA. jyAM eka AMbala, be Abela ne traNa AMbela thayA tyAM zarIramAM phera paDavA mAMDI ne nava AMbela pUrAM thatAM te badhe roga dUra thaze. kAyA kaMcana varaNI thaI. sAtaso keDhiyAoe paNa prabhunAM namaNa lIdhAM ne temanA koDha dUra thayA. mayaNAsuMdarIne harakha mAya nahi,

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zrIpALa kamaLaprabhAne A vAtanI khabara paDI eTale rastAmAMthI pAchI pharI ne ujajeNImAM AvI maLI. - gAmamAM mayaNAsuMdarInuM mosALa hatuM. mAmAne badhI vAtanI khabara paDI eTale gAjate vAjate traNene ghera teDayAM. bahu AdaramAna ApyAM ne rahevAne judA rAjamahela ApyA. : 3: eka vakhata zrIpALakuMvara ghoDe besI gAmamAM pharavA nIkaLyA che. tyAM eka mANase AMgaLI cIMdhI kahyuM: "e ghoDe besI rAjAnA jamAI jAya!' zrIpALe e zabdo sAMbhaLyA eTale temane eka vicAra Ave ? uttama Apa guNe suNyA, madhyama bApa guNeNa adhama suNyA mAula guNe, adhamAdhama sasureNa. arthAta-potAnA guNavaDe oLakhAya te uttama kahevAya. bApanA guNavaDe oLakhAya te madhyama gaNAya.

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zrIpALa mAmAnA guNavaDe oLakhAya te adhama gaNAya ne sasarAnA guNuvaDe oLakhAya te te| adhamAdhama gaNAya. * bikAra che mane ke sasarAnA nAmathI eALakhA` chuM. cAla jIva, have sasarAnA gAmamAM na rahevuM.' te ghera AvyA ne mA tathA skrInIraja mAgI : ame have paradeza jaine dhana kamAIzuM ne tenA khaLe rAja pAchuM laIzuM. mATe rajA Ape.' mA tathA cIne A game te kyAMthIja ? paNa ApaNane gamatuja badhu mAMI thADu thAya che ! varasa divase pAchA AvavAnA vAyadA ApI zrIpALaka vara cAlI nIkaLyA. . gAma, nagara te nadInALAM pasAra karatAM eka pahADa AgaLa AvyA. tyAM ja*galanI aMdara eka mANasa vidyA sAdhe, tene eka mANasanI jarUra. sArA mANasa sAcavanAra na DhAya te| vidyA barAbara sAya nahi. eTale zrIpALane pAse rahevAnI vina Mti karI. zrIpALa tyAM rahyA ne pelAnI vidyA siddha thai. eTale teNe rAjI thaIne be vidyAo ApI. eka jaLataraNI ne bIjI zastra

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zrIpALa saMtApaharaNI. ekathI pANImAM na DubAya ne bIjathI zarIre ghA na paDe. zrIpALa kuMvara ahIMthI cAlI nIkaLyA. cAlatAM cAlatAM bharUca baMdare AvyA. ahIM dhavaLa zeTha nAmane eka jabaradasta vepArI. pAMca vahANo mAlanAM bharIne dariyAnI saphare jAya. zrIpALane dezAvara jevAnI hoMza eTale mahine se senAmahera bhADuM ApavAnuM TheravI vahANamAM beThA. pavana anukuLa vA eTale vahANa upaDayAM. : 8: vahANamAM mAlima beThA paTa ne purata jue che. sukAnIo sukAna saMbhALe che. pravatAro jenArA dhruvatAre jue che. nizAnIo pANInAM UMDANa mApe che. karANIo mAla sAcave che. mAMjarIo pavana jue che. paherAyate paherA bhare che. khAravAo saDha ne dera saMbhALe che. halakArAo halesAM mAre che. vahANa bhara dariye cAlyAM jAya che.

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10 zrIpALa evAmAM eka mAMjarI mAlse zeThajI ! ' A khakhkharakATa nAMgarA. eTale hAya te lai pavana madhurA madhurI vAya che. aMdara dekhAya che tyAM vahANune ghaDIka jene mIThuM pANI ne khaLataNa levA le. ' dhavaLa zeTha kahe, * vaDANu khakhkhara kATa baMdare nAMgarA. ' vahANa babbara kATa khare nAMgayA. tyAM rAjAnA sipAiee dANa mAgyuM. dhavaLazeTha kahe, ' krANu zenuM? amAre ahIM kyAM vepAra karavA che !' paNa sipAie mAnyA nahi. dhavaLazeTha paNa mAnyA nahi. eTale rAjAe larakara mAkahyuM. lazkare AvIne dhavaLazeThane paDayA ne jhADe uMdhA mAthe laTakAvyA. zrIpALa kahe, ' bhuMDuM kAma thayuM. vANiye dANu ApyuM nahi ne have garadana marAze. vahANa badhA japta thaze. " eTale temaNe lazkarane AvI paDakAra dvIdhA - khabaradAra ! dhavaLa zeThanA vALa paNa vAMkA krauM teA ! tame hajI zrIpALanA hAyanI sukhaDI cAkhI nathI !' ema kahI sarakaranI sAme dATa dIdhI. , tyAM bhAre jaMga macyA. paNa zrIpALane dhA paDe nahi. lazkaranA mANase TapATapa heThA paDe. thoDI vAramAM te badhuM lazkara chinna bhinna thai gayuM te

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zrI pALa 11 zrIpALe dhavaLazeThane bacAvI lIdhA. dhavaLazeThe pitAne jIva bacAvavA khAtara ardhA vahANa zrIpALane ApyA. babbarakeTanA rAjAne A parAkramI puruSanI khabara paDI eTale temanuM sAmaiyuM karyuM. bhAre AgatAsvAgatA karI ane potAnI kuMvarI paraNAvI. have dhaLavazeTha bolyA " zrIpALajI! ratnadvIpa hajI ghaNe dUra che, rokAvuM pAlave tema nathI. mATe jhaTa vidAya le." zrIpALe pitAnI strI sAthe vidAya lIdhI ane dhavaLa zeThe vahANa haMkArI mUkyA. keTalAka vakhate te ratnadvIpa baMdare jaI paheMcyAM. ahIM dhavaLazeTha pitAnA tathA zrIpALanA kariyANAM vecavA lAgyA. zrIpALa AjubAjune mulaka jevA lAgyA. tyAM pAseja eka pahADa hato. te pahADapara maMdiranAM kamADa baMdha thaI gayelAM te kaIthI ughaDe nahi. tyAMnA rAjAe nakkI karyuM hatuM ke jenAthI e kamADa ughaDe tene potAnI kuMvarI paraNAvavI. abhuta parAkramI zrIpALe te kamADa udhADayA ne tyAMnA rAjAe kuMvarI paraNAvI.

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12 zrIpALa dhavaLazeThe pitAnA tathA zrIpALanA badhAM kariyANAM vecI navAM kariyANAM bharI lIdhAM. pachI vahANa pAchA haMkAryA. zrIpALa pitAnI baMne strIo sAthe kUvAthaMbhanA gokhe bese che ne AnaMda kare che. ahIM dhavaLazeTha vicAravA lAgyA: "A zrIpALa hAthe page Aje hato tene Aja ATalI badhI riddhisiddhi thaI. be be te rUpALI strI para , ahA ! zuM tenuM rUpa che ne ! je bIpaLane huM dariyAmAM pheMkI dauM te strIo paNa mArI thAya ne dhana paNa mAruM thAya. ahIM bIjuM kANa enuM che? paNa kAma bahu khUbIthI levuM. A vicAra karI javaLazeThe zrIpALanI sAthe khUba hetathI vAte karavA mAMDI. pachI eka vakhata vahANanI kore mAMcaDe bAMdhyo. tenA para caDIne dhavaLazeThe bUma mArI: "zrIpALajI ! Avo Avo ! javuM hoya te eka ketuka che." zrIpALakuMvarane manamAM dagAnI gaMdha paNa nahi. teo mAMcaDA para AvyA.

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zrIpALa 13 dhavaLazeThe tarataja temane dhakko mAne zrIpALa dariyAmAM jai paDayA, dariyAmAM kALuM bhammara pANI. makAna jevaDAM te mAMhi meAjA uchaLe. magara ne khIjA bhaya'kara prANIo bahAra DeyiAM kare. zrIpALajIe paDatAM paDatAM navapajInuM dhyAna dharI lIdhuMne dariyAmAM taravA mAMDayuM. jaLataraNI vidyAnA pratApe te taratAM taratAM DhAMkaNa dezanA kinAre jaI pahe McyA. thAkIne te leyAya thai gayA che. eTale pAsenA jaMgalamAM eka capAnA jhADa nIce jaIne sutA. : 6 : kAMkaNu dezanA rAjAnI kuMvarI juvAna thaI che. sArA varanI khUba zodha kare che paNa kyAMI sArA vara maLatA nathI. eTale jozIne beAlAvIne joza jovaDAvyA. jozI paN barAbara joza jonAra. temaNe kahyuM ke amuka vAra te amuka tithie amuka vakhate dariyA kinAre

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14 zrIpALa jaje. tyAM eka pratApI puruSa maLaze. tene kanyA paraNAvaje. Aje barAbara te ja tithi ne teja vAra che. eTale rAjAnA sipAIo dariyA kinAre AvI pahoMcyA. jyAM jue che tyAM caMpAnA jhADa nIce eka mahA pratApI puruSa sute hato. zrIpALa kuMvara jAge tyAM AjubAju sipAIonuM ToLuM. sipAIoe salAma bharIne kahyuM: "padhAre rAjamahele. tamane rAjanAM AmaMtraNa che.zrIpALa rAjamahele gayA. rAjA temane jaI prasanna the. ane pitAnI kuMvarI paraNAvI. pachI temane eka hai saH sabhAmAM je kaMI navIna mANasa Ave temane pAnanuM bIDuM ApavuM. : 7 : zrIpALa dariyAmAM paDatAM dhavaLazeThe nIca prayatna karavA mAMDayA. satIonuM sat luMTavA teNe prayatna karyA paNa temAM phAve nahi. zrIpALanI be strIo jInezvaranuM nAma le che ne pitAne vakhata pasAra kare che.

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zrI pALa 15 ema karatAM dhavaLazeThanAM vahANa kaMkaNa dezanA kinAre AvyA. te moTI bheTa laI rAjA pAse gaye. tyAM zrIpALe pAnanuM bIDuM ApyuM. dhavaLazeTha A joI Azcarya pAme. manamAM vicAravA lAgeH "mAre hAle A ahIM kyAMthI ? dariyAmAM nAkhI dIdhA teya jIvate nIkaLe ! ThIka. bIjI kAMI yukita karavA de.' zrIpALa to halakA kuLane che ema batAvavA prapaMca karyA. paNa Akhare pApano ghaDo phuTI gaye. rAjAe jANyuM ke dhavaLazeTha mahApApI che eTale tene garadana mAravA vicAra karyo. paNa zrIpALane manamAM thayuM ke game tevA hoya toya dhavaLa zeTha mane Azare denAra che. temane evI zikSA na ghaTe. temaNe dhavaLazeThane choDAvyA ne pitAnA mahemAna banAvyA. zrIpALe dhavaLazeTha para ghaNI maherabAnI karI paNa dhavaLazeThanA manamAMthI jhera jAya nahi. temaNe eka pALelI caMdana meLavI.

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zrIpALa rAta paDI eTale tene puchaDe derI bAMdhI te ghone upara pheMkI. che jANe loDhAne khIle hoya tema cUMTI gaI. pachI vaLazeThe derInA AdhAre caDavA mAMDayuM. jyAM aradhe pahoMcyA tyAM hAthamAMthI derI sarakI ne dhavaLazeTha bhAga letAM patthara para paTakAyA. bicArAnA tyAM ja rAma ramI gayA. ghavaLazeThanI badhI milakata temanA mitrane soMpI. rAjAnI eka kuMvarIe evI pratijJA karI hatI ke vINA vagADavAmAM mane jIte tene ja paraNuM. zrIpALa tene vINA vagADavAmAM jItyA ne tenI sAthe lagna karyA. eka adabhuta rUpavALI rAjakuMvarIe svayaMvara racAvyuM hatuM. tyAM zrIpALa pahoMcyA ne varamALA temanA kaThe paDI. eka rAjAnI kuMvarIe amuka dUhA pUrA karI Ape tene paraNavAnuM nakkI karyuM hatuM. te mATe teNe eka khAsa maMDapa taiyAra karAvyuM

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zrIpALa 17 hate. dezaparadezathI aneka mANasoe tyAM AvI dUhA pUrA karavA prayatna karyo paNa kuMvarIne eke dUhe pitAnA mananA bhAva pramANe lAge nahi. zrIpALakuMvara rAjakuMvarInI AvI pratijJA sAMbhaLI tyAM gayA ane samazyA pachI. rAjakuMvarInI mukhya sakhIe kahyuM: "manavAMchita phaLa hoya " e kUhAnuM cothuM caraNa che. enAM pahelAM traNa caraNa pUrAM karI Ape. zrIpALe tarataja nIcene dUha kahyo arihaMtAdi navapade, samare je mana koya; nizcaya te nara zreSThane, manavaMchita phaLa hoya. A rIte bIjA paNa keTalAka dUhA purA karI AyA. ethI te rAjakuMvarI zrIpALa rAjAne varI. eka rAjAnI kuMvarIne jherI sApa karaDa hato. zrIpALe tenuM jhera utAryuM ne rAjAe temane e kuMvarI paraNAvI. eka jagAe rAdhAvedha sAthe tene kuMvarI paraNAvavAnI hatI. zrIpALe rAdhAdeva sAthe ne kuMvarIne paraNyA.

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18 zrI pALa A pramANe paradezamAM ATha strIo paraNIne khUba dhana meLavI lazkara sahita ujeNInI pAse te AvI pahoMcyA. ujeNInA rAjAe jANyuM ke koI meTe rAjA caDI Ave che eTale te zaraNe Ave. zrIpALa pitAnI mAtA tathA mayaNane maLyA ne khUba rAjI thayA. AnaMdane tyAM moTo occhava mAMDe. tyAM nATakIAonI eka maMDaLI nATaka karavA lAgI. badhA naTa potapotAnA pATha AnaMdathI bhajave che paNa eka naTI UbhI na thaI. tenI AMkhamAMthI codhAra AMsu paDatAM hatAM. tapAsa karatAM badhI hakIkata jaNAI. te naTI surasuMdarI pote hatI. tene svAmI pitAnA zahera jatAM lUMTAye hatuM ane lUMTArAe tene pakaDIne vecI hatI. Akhare tene A dhaMdhe karavA vakhata Avyo hate. A rIte rAjAne ApakapaNAnI ne bApanmapaNAnI sAcI parIkSA thaI gaI

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zrI pALa have zrIpALa pitAnuM rAjaya levA lakara laine zubha muhUrta cAlI nIkaLyA. caMpAnagarI thoDe cheTe rahI eTale saMdezo kahevaDAvyeH "ajItasena rAjane mAlama thAya ke tamAro putra zrIpALa jene tame paradeza hoziyAra thavA mokale hato te AvI gayuM che. tame have gharaDA thayA che to rAjya amane soMpI ne dharmadhyAna karo." ajItasene A mAnyuM nahi. tethI zrIpALe tarataja nagAre ghAva dI ne moTI laDAI thaI. temAM ajItasena hAryo. zrIpALa caMpAnagarInI rAjagAdIe beThA. kAkAe potAnA para julama gujAryo hato te bhUlI jaIne paNa temane mAnabharI padavI ApI. moTA mANasenA dIla kevAM udAra hoya che? zrIpALe rAjyamAM raiyatane pUba sukha ApyuM. ane navapadajIne moTA ThAThamAThathI ocachava karyo. arihaMta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya, sAdhu, jJAna, darzana, cAritra ane tapa e nava vastuo

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zrIpALa maLIne navapada kahevAya che. A nave padane suMdara goLa AkRtimAM gaThavIne tenI pUjA karavAmAM Ave che. ajItasenane samaya jatAM vairAgya thaye eTale temaNe dIkSA laIne pavitra jIvana gALyuM. rAjA zrIpALa tathA mayaNa vagera rANIo paNa UMcuM jIvana gALI sadagatie gayAM. Aje paNa navapadajInI evI thAya che ne sahunA maDhe zrIpALa mahArAjanuM nAma bolAya che. dhanya che parAkramI puruSone ! dhanya che sAcA bhAve navapadajIne ArAdhanArane ! zivamastu sarvajagataH /

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ass=696%E6EGaae, bALa nyAvaLI : prathama zreNuM H 14 @@Ara kumArapALa :: lekhaka : dhIrajalAla TekarazI zAha @ @ @@ sw@@@@sex@@@@Ulthakaccha @@ @ @ : sarva haka svAdhIna : @ @ AvRtti thI : kula nakala 4500 : saM. 1991 @ mUlya savAAne. @ ex ex ole083 082EE22106

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: prakAzaka : dhIrajalAla karazI zAha citrakAra, bukaselara enDa pablIzara havelInI poLa rAyapuraH amadAvAda A pustaka muMbaI ilAkA keLa zuM khAtA tathA vaDodarA rAjya keLavaNI khAtA taraphathI inAma lAyabrerI mATe : : : maMjura thayuM che. : : : dhI vIravijaya prInTIMga presamAM zA. maNIlAla chaganalAle chApyuM. TheH ratanapoLa sAgaranI khaDakI amadAvA

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- kumArapALa rUDe raDhiyALe gujarAta deza. tenA para mahApratApI siddharAja jayasiMha rAjya kare. temane badhI vAte sukha paNa eka vAte duHkha. peTe putra nahi. te ciMtA karavA lAgyA ke AvuM phAlyuMkulyuM gujarAtanuM rAjya kenA hAthamAM jaze? temaNe jezIone bolAvyA ne jeza jevaDAvyA. jozI kahe, " mahArAja ! ApanI gAdI kumArapALane jaze.' A sAMbhaLI siddharAja kheda pAmyA. manamAM vicAra karyo. "kumArapALa halakA kuLamAM janmela che.

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kumArapALa mATe koI paNa upAye tene gAdIe na AvavA de. jo te jIvata haze te ja gAdIe Avaze ne? mATe cAla ene mArI naMkhAvuM."te kumArapALane mArI nAMkhavAne lAga zodhavA lAgyA. kumArapALa dethaLInA dhaNI tribhuvanapALanA putra. temanI strInuM nAma bhepALade. temane mahipALa ne ne kirtipaLa nAme be bhAI hatA. premaLadevI ne devaLadevI nAme be bahena hatI. premaLadevIne siddharAjanA sAmaMta kRSNadeva sAthe paraNAvI hatI. devaLadevIne sAMbharanA rAjA arNarAja sAthe paraNAvI hatI. kumArapALane khabara paDI ke mahArAjA siddharAjanI mArA para karaDI najara che. mane mArI nAMkhavAne lAge zodhe che. eTale te paradeza javAne vicAra karavA lAgyA. evAmAM siddharAje temanA pitAnuM khUna karAvyuM. A khUnanI khabara paDatAM kumArapALa samajyA ke have mAre vAre Ave eTale rAtorAta pitAnuM kuTuMba choDIne cAlI nIkaLyA.

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kumArapALa kumArapALa bAvAnA veze eka jagAethI bIjI jagAe rakhaDe che. koi divasa khAvAnuM maLe che te kaI divasanA upavAsa paDe che. ema karatAM karatAM eja veze eka vakhata pATaNa AvyA. tyAM mahAdevanA maMdiramAM pUjArI thayA. bApu vadhAI !" eka divasa savAramAM siddharAjane temanA jAsuse AvI samAcAra ApyA. zuM che? mahArAjA siddharAje gaMbhIratAthI pUchayuM. kumArapALa jevo ja eka mANasa Aje mahAdevajInA maMdiramAM meM joye. mane lAge che ke e pateja kumArapALa che ! mahArAjA siddharAja A sAMbhaLI thoDIvAra vicAramAM paDayA. pachI belyA: "mArA pitAjInuM parama divase zrAddha che. mATe maMdiranAM badhA pUjArIone jamaNa Ape. temane huM mArA hAthe ja dakSiNa ApIza." mahArAjA siddharAjanI AjJA mujaba moTuM jamaNa goThavAyuM ne te mATe bhAta bhAtanAM bheja taiyAra thayAM

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kumArapALa vakhata thayo eTale paMgata paDI ne badhA pUjArIo pitAMbara paherI jamavA beThA. kumArapALa paNa emAM sAmela hatA. eja vakhate mahArAjA siddharAja lazkara laine AvI pahoMcyA. kumArapALa manamAM samajI gayA ke nakkI Aje mata AvyuM eTale jamatAM jamatAM ulaTInuM bahAnuM kADhI maMdiranA pAchalA bAraNe gayA ne tyAMthI jIva laIne nAThA. mAthuM ughADuM, paga ughADA, zarIra ughADuM ne kharA bapora paNa zuM kare che je nAsatAM vAra thAya te siddharAjanA sipAIo pakaDI pADe ne bhUMDA mAte ja maravuM paDe. mahArAjA siddharAjanI beThaka maMdiranA mukhya daravAjA para goThavAI hatI. temanI AgaLa sonAmahorothI bhareluM eka vAsaNa hatuM. AsapAsa adhikArIo geThavAI gayA hatA. badhA pUjArIone kahI devAmAM AvyuM ke jamI rahyA bAda mahArAjA pAsethI dakSiNe laI javI. jamI

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kumArapALa rahyA bAda badhA pUjArIo eka pachI eka tyAM AvavA lAgyA ne dakSiNA laI javA lAgyA, paNa temAM kumArapALa kyAMe jaNAyA nahi. mahArAjA siddharAje adhikArIone IsAre karyo : kaI have bAkI rahe che? adhikArIo badhA sthaLe pharI vaLyA paNa koI bAkI raheluM jaNAyuM nahi. evAmAM keIe kahyuM ke amuka pUjArIne jamatAM jamatAM ulaTI thaI hatI eTale te bahAra gayela che paNa hajI sudhI pAchA AvyuM nathI. ethI siddharAjane vahema paDe ke nakkI kumArapALa chaTakI gaye. teNe tarataja cAre bAju ghoDesavAro deDAvyA. - kumArapALa nAsatAM nAsatAM beeka gAu dUra nIkaLI gayA. paNa pAchaLa ghoDAnI paDadhIo saMbhanANuM. temaNe vicAryuMhave deDaye pAra nahi Ave. kyAMIka saMtAvA de." tyAM najara nAMkhI te bhImasiMha nAme eka kheDUta kAMTAnI vADa karato hato. kumArapALa tenI pAse gayA ne pitAne jIva bacAvavA vinaMti karI. kheDUtane dayA AvI eTale kAMTAnA bhArAnI nIce kumArapALane saMtADI dIdhA.

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kumArapALa thoDIvAramAM pagaluM zodhatAM rAjanA sipAIo tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. temaNe bhAle mArI kAMTAne bhAre tapAsI che. paNa kAMI patto lAge nahi. eTale zodha karavAnuM choDI daI ghera cAlyA gayA. rAtanA vakhate bhImasiMhe kumArapALane bahAra kAyA. temanuM zarIra kAMTA vAgavAthI lohIluhANa thaI gayuM hatuM. pIDAne pAra heta. paNa ahIM bhavAne vakhata hete eTale moTA paroDhiye temaNe nAsavA mAMDayuM. bhUkhyA peTe ne dukhatA zarIre nAsatAM te khUba thAkI gayA. madhyAnDa samaye te eka jhADa nIce ArAma levA beThA. tyAM eka ketuka jovAmAM AvyuM. eka uMdara daramAMthI eka pachI eka ema ekavIza rUpiyA bahAra lAvyA. pachI temAMthI aMdara laI javA lAgyo, te eka rUpiye pAcho laI gaye ke kumArapALe bAkInA vIsa rUpiyA laI lIdhA. uMdare bahAra AvIne joyuM te rUpiyA nahi eTale te mAthuM paTakIne maraNa pAme ! kumArapALa A joI dIlagIra thayA ane vicAravA lAgyAH

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kumArapALa aho ! A prANIne paNa dhanapara keTale badho meha che. ne?' A dhana laine te AgaLa cAlyA. Aje trIjo divasa hato paNa hajI kAMI khAvAnuM maLyuM nahotuM. paga lathaDiyA khAtA hatA, AMkhe aMdhArAM AvatAM hatAM, zarIra AkhuM tUTuM tUTuM thaI rahyuM hatuM. kumArapALa rastA paranA eka jhADa nIce ArAma levA beThA ke nIce paDI gayA ne bebhAna jevA thaI gayA. te have thAkIne letha potha thaI gayA hatA. evAmAM rUmajhuma karate eka ratha tyAMthI pasAra thaye. zrIdevI nAmanI eka dayALu bAI temAM beThI hatI. sAsarethI piyera javA te nIkaLI hatI. teNe joyuM ke koI musAphara bhUlathI nIce paDI gayo che eTale tene teNe khAvAnuM ApyuM. kumArapALane AthI kAMIka zAMti vaLI. te bolyA "bahena! tamAre upakAra huM kadI nahi bhUluM.' ahIMthI kumArapALa pitAnA gAma dethI gayA. paNa siddharAjane khabara paDatAM tarata ja tyAM lakara

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10 kumArapALa mAlyuM. kumArapALane lazkaranI khakhara paDI. tethI chupAvAnI jagA zeAdhavA lAgyA. te vakhate sajjana nAmanA kuMbhAre temane peAtAnA niMbhADAmAM saMtADI DhIdhA. rAjAnuM lazkara AkhuM gAma DhuMDhI vaLyuM paNa kumArapALanA patto na maLyA. ethI te nirAza thaIne pAchuM gayuM. : 4 * ahIMthI peAtAnA kuTuMbane mALavA tarapha mAkalIM kumArapALa paradezamAM nIkaLI paDyA. tyAM vAsirI nAmanA eka brAhmaNa sAthe dAtI thaI. vAsirIne lAgyuM ke A kAI pratApI puruSa che. ethI gAmamAMthI bhikSA mAgI lAvIne kumArapALane khavaDAve. paNu A hAlata vadhAre vakhata rahI nahi. sirI chuTA paDI gayA ne kumArapALa khUba du:khI thavA lAgyA. te rakhaDatAM rakhaDatAM ciMtharehAla banI bhUkhathI pIDAtA ne duHkhathI rIkhAtA khaMbhAta AvyA. ahIM hemacaMdrAcArya' nAme eka jaina AcArya hatA. temanuM jJAna agAdha hatuM. cAritra kha

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kumArapALa 11 nirmaLa hatuM. temaNe kumArapALanA lakSaNaparathI pArakhyuM ke bhaviSyamAM A gajarAtane rAjA thaze. eTale tyAMnA maMtrI udAyanane ghera Azraya apAvyuM. A vAtanI paNa siddharAjane jANa thaI gaI, ethI kumArapALane pakaDI lAvavA lakara mokalyuM. lazkare AvIne udAyananA makAnanI jaDatI levA mAMDI eTale kumArapALa tyAMthI chaTakI upAzrayamAM gayA ane eka pustakanA bhaMDAramAM saMtAyA. lazkarI sipAIo tyAM paNa AvI pahoMcyA. paraMtu kAMI patto lAge nahi eTale pAchA gayA. ahIM zrI hemacaMdrAcArye kumArapALane kahyuM ke have duHkhanA dahADA lAMbo lakhata nathI. thoDA vakhatamAM tamane gujarAtanuM rAjya maLaze. kumArapALa pitAnI hAlata joI belyA ke guru mahArAja ! A te zI rIte manAya? tyAre AcArya mahArAja khAtrIpUrvaka kahyuM. A sAMbhaLI kumAWALa belyA je ApanuM vacana sAcuM paDaze te huM jainadharma

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12 kumArapALa pALIza." pachI UdAyana maMtrI pAsethI caDI vATakharca laIne dakSiNamAM cAlyA. Ama ghaNuM ghaNuM rakhaDIne pitAnA kuTuMbane maLavA teo mALavAmAM gayA. tyAM khabara paDI ke siddharAja khUba mAM che. eTale kuTuMba sAthe gujarAtamAM AvyA. siddharAja Akhara pathArImAM che. temaNe udAyana maMtrIne putra cAhaDane dattaka lIdhe che. rAjaya kumArapALane na maLatAM cAhaDane maLe te bAbata kare che. paNa baMdobasta pUrA thatAM pahelAM te maraNa pAmyA. A samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM ja kumArapALa pATaNa AvyA. rAjasabhA kumArapALanI lAyakAta samajatI hatI. vaLI temanA banevI kRSNadeve khUba sahAya karI eTale gAdI temane maLI. A vakhate temanI ummara pacAsa varSanI hatI.

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kumArapALI - 13 kumArapALane gAdI maLatAM temaNe pitAnAM badhAM upArI janane yAda karyA. bhopALadene paTarANuM banAvI. bhImasiMhane pitAne aMgarakSaka banAvyuM. zrIdevInA hAthe rAjyatilaka karAvyuM ne dhoLakA gAma InAmamAM ApyuM. sajajanane sAta gAmane sube karyo. sirIne lATa dezano hAkema nime. udAyana maMtrIne pradhAna banAvyA. temanA dIkarA vATane nAyaba divAna karyA. zrI hemacaMdrAcAryane gusthAne sthApA ne kasTaka vANiyAne vaDodarA gAma InAmamAM ApyuM. kumArapALa gAdIe AvatAM ghaNA rAjAo ema mAnavA lAgyA ke te nirbaLa che. eTale keIe khaMDaNI bharavAnI nA kahI. koie baMDa karavA mAMDayA. paNa kumArapALa khUba bahAdura hatA, temaNe potAnA majabUta lakarathI ajameranA arNorAjane vaza karyo, mALavAnA ballAlane vaza , kaMkaNanA mallikAjunane vaza karyo, seraThanA samarasiMhane vaza karyo.

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14 kumArapALa bIjA paNa nAnA moTA ghaNA rAjAone jItyA ne aDhAra dezamAM pitAnI ANa phelAvI. kumArapALanA rAjyanI sarahada uttaramAM paMjAba sudhI ne dakSiNamAM viMdhyAcaLa sudhI hatI. pUrvamAM gaMga sudhIne pazcimamAM siMdhu sudhI hatI. emanA jeTalo rAjayavistAra gujarAtamAM koI rAjAe karyo nathI. teo pitAnA guru zrI hemacaMdrAcAryanI khUba bhakita karatA ne dareka kAmamAM temanI salAha letA. gururAja paNa evA hatA ke rAjAne barAbara salAha ApatA ne tenuM kalyANa thAya tema karatA. kumArapALe A gururAjanA kahevAthI ja vAMjhIyAnuM dhana levuM baMdha karyuM. tenI sarerAza upaja 72 lAkha hatI. pitAnI ANamAM AvelA aDhAre dezamAM jIvahiMsA nahi karavAno hukama kADho. temanAtha mahAdevanA maMdirane samarAvyuM. ane bIjA nAnA moTAM aneka daherAsara tathA prajAne upayogI kAma karyA.

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kumArapALa tAragA, IDara, dhaMdhukA vagerenAM daherAM emanA baMdhAvelAM che. kumArapALanAM rAjyamAM hete dukALa, nahote coracakhArane bhaya. badhA sukhI ne AnaMdI hatA. aDhAre Alama saMpIne rahetI hatI. pazupaMkhI paNa zikAra baMdha thavAthI nirbhayapaNe pharatA hatA. - kumArapALa divase divase pitAnuM jIvana pavitra karavA lAgyA ne chevaTe temaNe potAnA mana, vacana ane kAyAne ghaNuM pavitra banAvyAM. AthI teo maharSi kahevAyA. temaNe karelA kAmanI TuMkI gaNatrI A rahI 1400 jinamaMdira baMdhAvyA. 1600 jIrNa maMdirane uddhAra karAvyuM. sAta vakhata tIrthayAtrA karI. temAM pahelI yAtrAmAM navalakhI pUjA karI. vAMjhIyAnuM dhana levuM mApta karyuM. prativarSa eka koDa rUpiyA zubha mArgamAM kharcA. 21 jJAna bhaMDAra karAvyAM ne hajAre pustaka lakhAvyAM. 72 sAmaMta

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kumArapALa para pitAtI AjJA calAvI ne aDhAra dezamAM ahiMsA paLAvI. - trIsa varSa sudhI A rAjarSie rAjya karyuM. te daramyAna temaNe badhI jagAe sukhazAMti phelAvI. prajAnI khUba AbAdI karI. pachI thoDA vakhate gururAjane deha paDayo eTale bahu zoka the. A zekanI temanA zarIra para bahu asara thaI have temanI ummara paNa 81 varSanI thaI hatI. eTale te maraNa pAmyA. kumArapALa jevA rAjA ne hemacaMdrAcArya jevA gura A kALamAM kaI thayA nathI. emanAM jeTalAM vakhANa karIe teTalAM ochAM che. kumArapALa jevA aneka rAjAo thAva ne jina dharmane viSe vAvaTA pharakAve. zivamastu srvjgtH|

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pathaDakumAra nimADa dezamAM nAMdurI gAma. tyAM pethaDa nAme eka zrAvaka rahe. tenA pitA dedAzAha ghaNuM paisAdAra. paNa te maraNa pAmyA ne dhana cAlyuM gayuM. eTale pethaDa khuba kharAba hAlatamAM AvI paDe. bicArAne na maLe pUruM khAvA ke na maLe pUruM oDhavApaheravA. jematema karIne peTagujAre kare. tene padminI nAme eka strI hatI, jhAMjhaNa nAme eka putra hatuM. traNe mANasa khuba bhalA ne dharmanA anurAgI.

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pethaDakumAra eka vakhata gAmamAM koI vidvAna munimahArAja padhAryA eTale badhA temane upadeza sAMbhaLavA gayA. pethaDa paNa gayA. tyAM muni mahArAje amRta zI mIThI vANIthI pavitra jIvana samajAvyuM. brahmacaryanuM pAlana kare, saMtoSane dhAraNa kare, tapathI zarIra ne manane saMyama keLavo, prabhubhakitathI hRdayane pavitra banAvo. A upadezanI ghaNAne asara thaI. koIe brahmacaryonA vrata lIdhAM, koIe amuka ja mAlamilakata rAkhI bAkInI milakta sArA kAme kharca nAMkhavAnAM vrata lIdhAM, keIe amuka tapa karavAnAM vrata lIdhI tyAre pethaDa bicAre pitAnA dukhI jIvanane vicAra karato besI rahe. ciMtharehAla pethaDane joI keTalAka mazkarAo bolyA "guru mahArAja ! badhAne Ape kaMI kaMI vrata ucarAvyA paNa A pethaDa to rahI gaye! ene parigraha ( mAla milakta ) nuM mApa karAvo e paNa lAkha varase lakhesarI thAya tema che!" bhA

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pethaDakamAra A sAMbhaLI sAdhu bolyAH "mahAnubhAvo ! AvuM bolavuM ThIka nathIH dhanane mada kadI koIe karaja nahi. dhana te Aja che. ne kAle nathI. koNa jANe che ke kAla savAre e pethaDa tamArA sahunA karatAM vadhAre paisAdAra nahi thAya !" mAha pachI sAdhue pethaDane kahyuM: "mahAnubhAva ! tame parigrahanuM mApa kare." pethaDa kahe, "guradeva mArI pAse mAla milakta che ja kyAM ke mApa karavAnuM hoya?" sAdhu kahe, Aja evI hAlata che ne kAla sudharI jAya. mATe tame parigrahanuM mApa te karI ja che. pethaDa kahe, "te jevI ApanI AjJA." sAdhu munirAje pethaDane vrata ApyuM: "pAMca lAkha rUpiyA sudhInI milakta rAkhI bAkInI dharmanA kAmamAM kharcI nAMkhavI." pethaDane lAgyuM ke A chuTa te ghaNI vadhAre che. jyAM pAMca hajAra maLavAnA sAMsA che tyAM

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pethaDakumAra pAMca lAkhanI chuTa te rakhAya ? paNa gurujIe e chuTa ApI che te bahu vicAra karIne ApI haze." ema jANI pethaDa ghera gaye. pethaDanI hAlata divase divase bagaDavA lAgI. be TaMka khAvAnuM paNa muzkelIthI maLavA lAgyuM. eTale te potAnuM gAma choDI kuTuMba sAthe bahAra gAma cAlI nIkaLe. e vakhate mALavAmAM mAMDavagaDha nAme jabarajasta zahera hatuM. tyAM hajAro zrImaMta rahetA hatA. lAkho ne doDene vepAra karatA hatA. pethaDe dhAryuM ke mAMDavagaDha javA de. tyAM pezujAro sahelAIthI thaI zakaze. eTale te mAMDavagaDha AvyuM. ahIM bApa dIkarAe ghInI dukAna karI. gAmaDAnI bharavADaNo dhI vecavA Ave temanI pAsethI ghI kharIde ne dukAne te vece. bApa diIkaro baMne vacananA sAcA, dAnatanA cokhA. temanI dukAne nAnuM AvyuM te eka bhAva ne

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pethaDakumAra moTuM AvyuM te eka bhAva. vaLI mAlamAM seLabheLa nahi. jevo mAla batAve tevoja mAla Ape. AthI thaDA vakhatamAM temanI chApa bahu sArI paDI. eka vakhata eka bharavADaNa ghIne gADavo laIne pethaDanI dukAne AvI. teNe pethaDane kahyuM zeTha ! rAkhavuM che ghI? pethaDe thI joyuM. ahA ! zuM sarasa dhI ? dANAdAra ne khUba sugaMdhI. pethaDe kahyuM: "hA bAI ! lAvo dhI." bharavADaNe ghIne gADavo utAryo ne pethaDa temAMthI dhI jokhavA lAge. pethaDa gADavAmAMthI ghI kADhe paNa ghI khUTeja nahi. A joI te vicAramAM paDeH "jarUra A gADavAmAM kAMika karAmata che." eTale gADavo UMce karIne je te nIce eka velanI IMDhoNI. te pArakhI gaye ke nakkI A citrAvelI che. te sivAya gADavAmAM thI pharI parIne barAya nahi. AthI teNe bharavADaNa pAsethI DhANI sahita gADa kharIdI

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pethaDakumAra lIdhe. bharavADaNa cAlI gaI. pethaDa tathA jhAMjhaNa khUba rAjI thayA. garIba pethaDanuM nazIba thoDA vakhatamAM ja palaTAI gayuM. tene puSkaLa dhana maLavA lAgyuM. have A bApadIkarA sahune heziyAra lAgavA mAMDayA. temanA khUba vakhANa thavA lAgyA. tyAMnA rAjA siMhe A vakhANa sAMbhaLyA eTale temane bolAvyA ne temanI caturAInI parIkSA karI. rAjAne khAtarI thaI ke baMne mahA catura che eTale pethaDane pradhAna ne jhAMjhaNane nagarane koTavAla banAvyuM. junA pradhAnane pethaDanI adekhAI thaI ke. A AjakAlane vANiye zuM mAMDavagaDhane maMtrI banI jAya ? eTale teNe rAjA AgaLa AvI cADI karI: " mahArAjA ! A pethaDa pAse citrAvelI che. te Apane barAbara kAmanI che. jo ApanI pAse e Ave te ApanA

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pethaDakumAra bhaMDAra kadI khAlI na thAya. rAjAe pethaDane bolAvIne te viSe pUchayuM. pethaDe jevuM hatuM tevuM kahI dIdhuM ane umeryuM: "mahArAja ! AjathI e citrAvelI Apane bheTa che. rAjA bahu harakhA. pethaDamaMtrIe prajAnA ghaNuM kara ochA karAvI nAMkhyA, raiyatane bane teTalI sukhI karI. eka vakhata teo thoDA vakhatanI rajA laI jAtrAe gayA. jIrAvalA pArzvanAthanI yAtrA karIne Abu gayA. AbunA suMdara maMdira joI temane atyaMta AnaMda thaze. Abu para aneka jAtanI vanaspatio ne jaDIbuTTIo thAya che. ema kahevAya che ke pethaDa maMtrIne ahIMthI evI vanaspatI maLI ke jethI sonuM banAvI zakAya. bhAgyazALInI balihArI che ke citrAvalI gaI ne suvarNa- siddhi maLI ! pethaDakumAranI riddhisiddhi khUba vadhI gaI. rAjA

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pethaDakumAra mahArAjAnA khajAnA paNa enI pAse jhAMkhA paDe. je mAla koI na kharIdI zake e pithaDakumAra kharIde evI te bajAramAM emanI AMTa. eka vakhata gAmamAM attara vecavAvALo Ave. enI pAse UMcAmAM UMcuM attara. enI kiMmata sAMbhaLI bhalabhalA gabharAI jAya. attaravALo gAmamAM pUba pharyo paNa attara na vecAyuM. Akhare nirAza thaI e bIje gAma javA taiyAra che. e vakhate koIe pithaDakumAranuM nAma lIdhuM. attaravALAne lAgyuM ke jayAre rAjA attara na laI zakyo tyAre enuM zuM gajuM? paNa lekee bahu kahyuM eTale attaravALe pethaDakumAra pAse gaye. pethaDakumAra nahAvA beThA hatA. tyAM attaravALo jaI pahoMcyo. attara kADhIne AgaLa mUkyuM. temaNe attarane bhAva pUchaye. attaravALe hasI paDa. pethaDakumAre pUchyuM: "bhAI ! kema hase che ?" attaravALAe kahyuM: "A gAmamAM bhAva pUchanArA ghaNA che paNa lenAra koI dekhAtuM nathI. A javAba sAMbhaLI

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picaDakumAra pethaDakumAre AjJA karI : " tArUM badhuM attara A pANInI kuMDImAM nAMkhI de." attaravALe ajAyaba thaI gayA. eNe badhuM attara raMDImAM DhALI dIdhuM. pethaDakumAre enAthI snAna karyuM. thoDIvAramAM khajAnacIe hAjara thaI attaravALAne mUlya cUkAvI dIdhuM. ane saravALAnA Azcaryane pAra na rahyA. eka vakhata nagaramAM eka vidvAna AcArya padhAryA. pethaDakumAre temane bhaktithI vaMdana karIne vinayathI prazna karyo. gurudeva ! mAre pAMca lAkha rUpiyAnuM mApa che. hAlamAM dhana tethI vadhI gayuM che. sArA kAmamAM kharcavAnI mArI icchA che. to Apa kahe ke kayA mArgamAM kharca karUM ?" muni kahe, "bhAI !A samayamAM jinezvaranAM maMdire bAMdhavAnI jarUra che. tamAruM dhana te raste vAparo. pethaDakumArane A vAta gamI gaI. temaNe potAnA nokarane bolAvyA. derAsaranI badhI sAmagrI taiyAra karavAnI AjJA ApI. deza dezathI zipIo bolA

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- -- 10. pethaDakumAra vyA. dUra dUrathI hoMziyAra kArIgara notaryA. jotajetAmAM hajAro majUre ne kAma karanArAo hAjara thai gayA. jamInanI pasaMdagI thaI. sArA divase muhUrta thayuM ne kAma jhapATAbaMdha AgaLa cAlyuM. thoDA vakhatamAM mAMDavagaDhamAM moTuM daherAsara baMdhAI gayuM. enI suMdaratAnI zI vAta ? deza dezAvarathI leke jovA AvyA. jinezvara devanAM darzana karI pavitra thayAM. pethaDakumAra paNa khUba harakhAyA. dhanane suMdara upayoga thayo. pethaDakumAre emAM aDhAra lAkha rUpiyA kharcA. have te temanA manane umaMga vaLe. jayAM jayAM jinezvaranAM maMdire nahatAM tyAM baMdhAvavA mAMDayAM.. AvuM ja eka daherAsara devagiri upara bAMdhyuM. bIjAM paNa ghaNAM daherAsara baMdhAvyAM. kahevAya che ke temaNe badhAM maLIne corAzI daherAM baMdhAvyAM. pethaDakumAranuM dhana vadhyuM tema guNa paNa vadhyA. jema phaLa Ave ane AMbe namato jAya tema pethaDakumAramAM paisAnI namratA vadhatI

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11 pethaDakumAra gaI. manamAM jarAya moTAI nahi, jarAya ahaMkAra nahi. dharma upara aTala zraddhA, jinezvara para atyaMta bhakti. pitAnA dharmabaMdhue tarapha paNa khUba prema. koIne jarA dukhI jue te pote duHkhI thAya. kAIne AgaLa vadhate jue te AnaMda pAme. bI paNa svadhAma maLe te temane harakha thAya. je pote ghoDe beThA hoya ne te maLe te nIce utare ne mAna Ape. moTAI to rUMvADAmAMya nahi. keI svadhamI kharAba raste cAlato hoya te khAnagImAM belAvI sArI salAha Ape. koI bhIDamAM heya te gupta madada kare. keinA mAthe Aphata Ave te tarata paDakhe jaIne UbhA rahe. jayAre jAo tyAre pethaDakumAra madada mATe taiyAraja heya. pitAnuM bagADIne paNa bIjAnuM sudhAravAnI temanI IcchA. A guNathI pethaDakumAra badhe khUba vakhaNAvA lAgyA. leke temane mAna ApavA lAgyA ne sArA kAmamAM AgaLa karavA lAgyA.

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12 pethaDakumAra pethaDakumAra batrIsa varSanA thayA. A vakhate temaNe brahmacaryanuM vrata lIdhuM. vrata laIne tene dIpAvyuM. evI zuddhatA jALavI ke lekamAM ajaba prabhAva paDe. koI rogI emanA ghera jAya ne pethaDakumAra hAtha aDADe ke rogI sAro. thaI jAya. keIne kaMI duHkha hoya ke temane tyAM pahece. zIlanA prabhAve lekanI zraddhA phaLavA lAgI. dhArelA kAma siddha thavAM lAgyAM. lokomAM khUba vAhavAha belAvA lAgI. eka vakhata jayasiMhanA rANI lIlAvatIne tAva caDhaye. te evo caDhayo ke keme karatAM utareja nahi. bhalabhalA vaidahakImo AvI gayA, bhUvAbhagata dhuNI gayA paNa kaMI na thayuM. rANIne zarIre baLatarA cAluja rahI. AkhuM aMga jANe zekAI jAya. uMdha ke ArAmanuM te nAmaja nahi. rANI cIsa para cIsa nAkhe. evAmAM koIe vAta karI ke pethaDakumAranuM vastra lAvIne oDhADo. tarataja zAnti thaI jaze. ane nekarane hukama thaye. pethaDakumAranuM vastra AvyuM

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pethaDakumAra ne rANIne oDhADayuM. tyAM camatkAra jevI vAta banI. rANInI baLatarA samI gaI ! tAva utarI ga! AkhuM zarIra ThaMDu paDayuM ne thoDI vAramAM AMkha mIMcAI gaI. rANI dhasaghasATa uMdhavA lAgI. A banAva joI eka adekhI dAsIe rAjAne bhaMbhe ke lIlAvatI pradhAna sAthe pAramAM che. tethI te emanuM vastra oDhIne suI gaI che. rAjA A sAMbhaLI khUba kharase thayA. maMtrIne keda karyo. rANIne jaMgalamAM laI jaI mArI nAMkhavAne hukama karyo. rAjAnA ekAeka AvA hukamathI sahune navAI lAgI. mArAo lIlAvatIne laI jaMgalamAM gayA. paNa mAratAM temanI jIgara cAlI nahi eTale choDI mUkI. rANI veza palaTIne nagaramAM AvI. jhAMjhaNakumAre kuzaLatAthI tene potAnA gharamAM chupAvI. 4 5: eka vakhata rAjAnA hAthIe khUba dArU pI eTale gAMDe thaI gaye. DIvAra tejAna

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14 pethaDakumAra karI bebhAna thaye ne dharaNI para DhaLI paDe. rAjAne vahAlA hAthInI A hAlata joI khUba du:kha thayuM. ghaNA ghaNA upAya karyA paNa hAthIne ThIka thayuM nahi. evAmAM pelI dAsIe kahyuM : "mahArAja ! je pethaDakumAranuM varasa lAvIne hAthIne oDhADe te hAthI Ubhe thAya. rAjAe tema karyuM te hAthI ekadama sAjo thayA. pachI dAsIe badhI vAta kahI : "rANI lIlAvatIne sakhata tAva Ave hato eTaleja A vastra oDhADayuM hatuM vagere. A sAMbhaLI rAjAne khUba zaka the. temaNe pethaDakumArane kedamAMthI choDI mUkyA ne mAphI mAgI. jayasiMha have lIlAvatIne zoka karavA lAgyA. A joI pethaDe kahyuM: "mahArAja ! rANI lIlAvatIne thoDA vakhatamAM meLavI ApIza. Apa zeka karazo nahi." "zuM rANI lIlAvatI jIvatI che ?" jayasiMha Azcarya pAmyA. pachI pethaDe badhI vAta jANI hatI te rAjAne kahI.

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pethaDakumAra pa rAjAe lIlAvatIne teDAvI ne tenI mAphI mAgI. tyArabAda bane sukhethI rahevA lAgyA. : 6 : have pethaDakumArane dhaDapaNa AvavAnI zarUAta thai. A vakhate temanuM mana vadhAre sevAbhAvavALuM banyuM ane kADhavAnI marajI thai. pavitra banyuM, vadhAre temane siddhAcaLanA saMdha mATeA saMdha kADhI te siddhAcaLa ( zatruMjaya ) gayA. tyAM AdinAtha prabhunI khakha bhakti karI. tyAMthI te giranAra gayA. tyAM eka saMdhavI sAthe caDasAcaDasI thatAM 56 maN sanuM beAlI iMdramALa paherI. A yAtrA karIne pethaDakumAra mAMDavagaDha pAchA AvyA. tyAM peAtAnA jAtabhAione ghaNI maMdA karI. vaLI lAMhuAe besADI aneka pustakA lakhAvyA ne tenA mATA meATA sAta bhaMDArA karAvyA. have pethaDakumAra ghaNA vakhata prabhubhakitamAMja gALe. savAra sAMja pratikramaNa kare, traNa

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16 pethaDakumAra matrIzvaranA A vakhata prabhupUjA kare. Ama karatAM temane lAgyuM ke have mArA maraNukALa najIka che eTale temaNe tIrthaMkara devanuM dhyAna dharI lIdhuM ane zAMtithI AyuSya pUrUM karyuM. Ayu mAMDavagaDha maraNathI DhIlagIra thayuM. jhAMjhaNakumAranA zAkane pAra rahyo nahi. te zAka dUra karavAne temaNe zatruMjayanA eka mahAna saMdha kADhayA. e sadhamAM bAra hajAra gADAMne pacIza hajAra 1ThIyA hatA. kSaNA sAdhu munirAja ne be hajAra tA cAkI karanAra sipAio hatA. Apa DhIkarAnI joDI dhama bhAvanAthI bharapUra hatI. temaNe peAtAnA UMcA jIvanathI jaina dharmane dIpAvyA che. AvA aneka ratnA jaina samAjamAM pAA ne jagatamAM zAMti ne premanI sthApanA karI. jaina zikSaNa patrikA ( mAsika ) taMtrI: dhIrajalAla TAkarazI zAha. vArSika lavAjama phakta rUA. 1). Ajeja grAhaka aneA.

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vimaLazAha gujarAtanA pahelA rAjA vanarAja thayA. temanA senAdhipati lAhira nAme zrAvaka hatA. te khUba pratApI ne bahAdura hatA. temanI nasenasamAM kSatriyanuM lehI vahetuM hatuM. temane vIra nAme eka putra thaye. te paNa khUba sAhasika ne zUra hate. dharma para atyaMta prema rAkhate hate.

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vimaLazAha tene vIramatI nAmanI kanyA sAthe paraNAvyaA vIramatIthI tene be putro thayA. ekanuM nAma ne ne bIjAnuM nAma vimaLa. vimaLa batrIsalakSaNa bALa che. bIjanA caMdranI mAphaka haMmeza vadhatuM jAya che. te pAMca varSane thaye eTale pitAe tene nizALamAM mUka. tyAM zeDA vakhatamAM te khUba sAruM bhaNIne ghera beThe. pitAe jANyuM ke putro have gya ummaranA thayA che eTale gharane badhe bhAra tene mAthe nAkhyuM ane pote dIkSA laIne cAlI nIkaLyA. jatAM jatAM temaNe zikhAmaNuM ApIH "putra ! niDara thajo ne jIne bhagavAnanI AjJA mAthe caDAvo." vimaLane A vacanee khUba asara karI. | 2 : jama vakhata jAya che tema vimaLa dareka rIte khIlate ja jAya che. tenA zatruo A jue che ne manamAM bahu dAjhe baLe che.

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vimaLazAha mAtA vIramatIe A jANyuM eTale vicAra karyoH "vimaLanA duzmano A nagaramAM ghaNuM che. mATe te ummara lAyaka thAya tyAM sudhI bIje jaIne rahevuM."te neDha tathA vimaLane laIne potAnA piyara gaI. piyaramAM garIbAI khUba che. dharaDAM mANase paNa mahenata majUrI kare che tyAre peTagujAro cAle che. eTale vIramatI, neTa tathA vimaLa AvyA te bhAIne gamyuM nahi. paNa bahenane nA kema kahevAya? eTale teNe Adara satkAra Apo. vIramatI baMne putra sAthe tyAM rahevA lAgI. 3H pATaNanA vIra maMtrIne vimaLa have garIbAImAM uchare che. koI vakhata te khetaramAM jAya che ne mAmAne khetInA kAmamAM madada kare che. koI vakhata te ghoDI vachera ke gAyabheMsa laI jaMgalamAM jAya che ne tyAM temane

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vimaLazAha cAza carAve che. nathI tene e kAmamAM jarAye nhAnama ke nathI jarAye dIlagIrI. ulaTuM tene te e kAmamAM khUba AnaMda Ave che. jaMgalamAM jAya che tyAM tIra kAmaThA khele che ne ghoDesavArI kare che. jhADa para caDhe che ne taLAvamAM tare che. divasabhara Avo AnaMda mANIne sAMje pAchA ghera Ave che. A jIvana jIvatAM vimaLanuM zarIra khaba kadAvara thayuM. bANavighAmAM te ekko tha. dhIme dhIme tenI bANavidyAnI prazaMsA saghaLe ThekANe thavA lAgI. pATaNanA nagarazeTha zrIdattane zrI nAme eka juvAna kanyA che. tenA mATe te lAyaka vara zodhI rahyA che. temaNe ghaNuM ghaNuM ThekANAM jemAM paNa eke gamyuM nahi. evAmAM temaNe vimaLanI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI eTale tenI sAthe pitAnI kanyAnuM sagapaNa karyuM.

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vimaLazAha mAmAM have vicAravA lAgyAH "AnA lagnanuM kharaca zI rIte thaze ?" vIramatI have vicAravA lAgIH "vimaLanAM lagna mArA gharane chAje tevAM karavAM joIe; lAhira maMtrIne e pItra che.' paNa bhAinI sthiti khyAlamAM hatI eTale teNe nizcaya karyo " jyAM sudhI puratuM dhana na maLe tyAM sudhI vimaLane paraNAvavo nahi." teNe vimaLane bolAvIne kahyuM : " putra! jyAre mane dhana maLaze tyAre tene paraNAvIza." vimaLe zAMtithI A sAMbhaLI lIdhuM. bIjA divase Dhorane laI vimaLa jaMgalamAM gaye. tyAM eka jhADa nIce besIne ciMtA karavA lAgyo : "have dhana meLavavuM ja paDaze ! zuM karuM? kevI rIte dhana maLe ? ' Ama vicAra karatAM karatAM hAthamAMnI lAkaDI mULiyAnA pilANamAM khasI ke tarataja dhaba dhaba DhephAM tUTI paDayAM. vimaLa te DhephAM dUra karI jue che te mAhi sonAmaherano carU. A jotAM vimaLanA A

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6 vimaLazAha naMdanA pAra rahyA nahi. te carU ghera lAvye te vIramatInA caraNe mUkyA. vIramatI A joine khUba harakhANI ne thADA vakhatamAM teNe vimaLanAM lagna lIdhAM. peAtAnA kuTu bane chAje tevI rIte dhaNI dhAmadhumathI lagna thayAM. zrIdevI ghera AvI. vimaLa ne zrIdevI khanenI sarakhe sarakhI joDa che. kAi kAInAthI utare tema nathI. naiDhanA lagna paNa eka khAnadAna kuTuMbanI kanyA sAthe thayA. vimaLa have zatruthI Dare tema nathI eTale te pATaNamAMja rahevA lAgyAM. ahIM vamaLe peAtAnuM nazIba ajamAvavAnuM zarU karyuM. eka divasa te ajAramAMthI jAya che. tyAM rAjAnA cAddhAe nizAna mAMDI rahyA che. sArA sArA yAhnAe nizAna mAMDayAM paNa kAI tAkI cakyuM nahi. A joi vimaLa husavA lAgyA ne maoNTethI belyA : ' sainikA tA khUba bahAdura che. mahArAjA bhImadevanuM jatuM rAjya rAkhe tevA che. A sAMbhaLI te khUba cIDAyA. evAmAM mahArAja bhImadeva paNa AvyA. temaNe nizAna mAMDayuM

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vimaLazAha ne te paNa cUkI gayA. eTale vimaLa hasIne be : " badhA bheTaja bhegA thayA lAge che ! AmanA hAthamAM rAja che te zuM karavAnA?" bhImadevanA kAne A zabda paDatAM te cama. vimaLane pUchyuM : " zeTha ! kAMI bANavidyA jANe cho ? jANatA he te A A tarapha.' vimaLa kahe, " bANavidyA te tamArA jevA kSatriya jANe. ame to vepArI kahevAIe. amane evuM zuM AvaDe ?' A sAMbhaLI bhImadeve jANyuM ke mANasA koI jANakAra lAge che. jouM te khare tene kevI bANavidyA AvaDe che. teNe kahyuM : "zeTha ! vighA je keLave tenA bApanI. tamane je bANa vighA AvaDatI hoya te batAve." vimaLa kahe, Apane je bANakaLA jevI ja heya te eka bALakane jamInapara suvADA ne tenA peTa para nAgaravelanAM ene ATha mana mUke. e pAnamAMthI Apa kahe teTalA pAna bANathI

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vimaLazAha vidhI nAkhuM. ema karatAM bALakanA zarIrane jarAe vAge nahi. tame kahA temAM eka paNa pAna ochuMvattuM thAya te| ApanI talavAra ne mArUM mAthu athavA Apa kahe| / valANuM valAvatI strInA kAnanI jhabakatI jhAla vidyuM. ema karatAM jo strInA gAlane jarA dhAdhasArA thAya te Apane cAgya lAge te karA. , ema kahIne vaLe pAtAnI khANukaLA batAvI. rAjA bhImadeva A joi khUba khuza thaI gayA. vimaLane teNe pAMcase dheDA ApyA ne daMDanAyaka ( senAdhipati ) nI padavI ApI. vimaLA mahA catura hatA.lazkarane kAbumAM phrema rAkhavuM, rAjayamAM peAtAnI lAgavaga kema vadhAravI te kharAkhara jANateA hateA. tenA tApa dhaNA hatA. gujarAtanA badhA khaMDIo rAjA tenAthI khItA hatA. thoDA vakhatamAM vimaLa peAtAnI caturAithI bhAre lAgavagavALA khanI gayA.

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vimaLazAhe. have te khUba bhapakAthI rahevA lAgyA. teNe peAtAne mATe rAjAnA karatAM paNa suMdara mahela bAMdhyA, suMdara dharadaherAsara bAMdhyuM ane tenA pharatA suMdara koTa bAMdhyA. deza dezAvarathI uttama hAthI dhADA maMgAvyA ne peAtAnA laDavaiyAo vadhAryo. jInezvara tarapha vimaLanI bhakrita apAra hatI. te pAtAnI vIMTImAM jinezvaranI nAnIzI chabI rAkhatA ne tethI kAIne paNa vaMdana karatAM paheluM vaMdana temaneja thatuM. vimaLanI A sthiti joI duzmane bhImadevane khATI bhaMbheraNI karavA lAgyAH ' mahArAja ! vimaLazAha ApanuM rAjya levA Icche che. teNe dhaNu lazkara taiyAra karyuM che. te jinezvara sivAya kAine namatA nathI. A pramANe khUba bhaMbheraNI thai eTale rAjA bhImadevane lAgyuM ke vAta kharI haze. eTale tenuM dhara jovAne eka divasa rAjAe kahyuM : 'maMtrIzvara ! tamArAM ghara eke vakhata

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10 vimaLazAha jayAM nahi. amane te jovAnI khUba hoMza che." vimaLazAhanA manamAM kaMi paTa na hatuM eTale te beH " svAmI ! ghara ApanAM che. padhAre, bhajana tyAM jaIne karIzuM.' - rAjA thoDA ghoDesavAra ne pAyadaLa sahita vimaLazAhanA makAne cAle. tyAM daherAsaranI bAMdhaNI joI cakita thaI gaye. mahelanA bIjA bhAga joIne moMmAM AMgaLI nAMkhavA lAge. ane majabUta kille joI dhArelI zaMkA kharI che ema mAnavA lAgyuM. te manamAM be " ahe! A vimaLane ATalI badhI riddhisiddhi! mAro vaibhava tenA AgaLa zA hisAbamAM che?" te jamIne pAchA gaye. - have te bIjA pradhAne sAthe vicAra karavA lAgyo ke vimaLane ahIMthI zI rIte dUra kara. vicAra karatAM eka pradhAne yuti sujhADI ke mahArAja ! jayAM sudhI te gaLe mare tyAM sudhI thI kAma mAre ? ema kare ke male

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vimaLazAha barAbara bhejana veLAe vAghane choDI mUko. eTale tarata AkhA zaheramAM trAsa vartAI raheze. e vakhate vimaLane uzkeraje. eTale te zAMta besI raheze nahi. te vAghane pakaDavA jaze eTale ja thaze. rAjAne A vicAra pasaMda paDaze. bIjo divasa che eTale rAjAe badhI taiyArI karI rAkhI. vimaLa Avyo ne rAjAne namana karI vAta karavA lAgyuM. barAbara teja vakhate vAghane choDI mUkyuM. eTale AkhA nagaramAM trAsa phelAI gaye. eke AvIne rAjA tathA vimaLazAha beThA hatA tyAM khabara ApI ke mahArAja ! vAgha chuTa che ne nagara AkhuM trAsI gayuM che. A sAMbhaLI vimaLa ekadama Ubho thaI gaye. vAghane vaza karavAne taiyAra . rAjAne to e joItuM ja hatuM. gAmamAM cAre kora sunasukhAkAra che. jene jema phAvyuM tema bhAgIne gharamAM bharAI gayA che. vAgha eka gAmamAM trADa dete phare che. evAmAM

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vimaLazAha vimaLa dekhAya. vAgha ene jotAMja dhura. phALa bharIne sAme AvyuM, vimaLa tenI khabara levAne taiyAra ja hatuM. teNe eka thapATa mArIne vAghanA baMne kAna pakaDayA. vAgha ghaNe chaMcheDAye, paNa vimaLanA hAthamAMthI chuTe tema na hatuM. vimaLe tene lAvIne pAMjarAmAM pUryo. AkhA nagaramAM vimaLanI jaya bolANuM. bhImadeva vagere nirAza thayA. A te vimaLane heThe pADavA karyuM ne ulaTI tenI kIrti vadhI. have karavuM zuM? temaNe bIjo upAya zoH "rAjamala jeDe tene kustImAM utAre ne tyAM ja pUre karAva." malane badhI vAte vAkepha karyo. thoDA divasa thayA eTale rAjAe kahyuM: "mahetA ! ApaNe malla pitAnA baLanuM bahu abhimAna rAkhe che. mATe enI parIkSA kare." mala joDe vimaLazAhe kuratI mAMDI. kustInA ghaNA dAva khelyA. temAM malane sakhata paTakI ApI ne vimaLazAhe jIta meLavI. badhAnA

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vimaLazAha moDhAmAMthI vAhavAha vAhavAhanA zabdo nIkaLI paDayA. rAjA ne pradhAna have mAnavA lAgyA ke vimaLamAM daivI zakti che. eTale te maravAno te nathI. paNa te dUra thAya e kAMIka upAya zedhIe. ethI temaNe nakkI karyuM ke tenA dAdAnA vakhatanuM 56 kroDa kaMkA leNuM kADhIne mAgIe. jo te leNuM ApavAnuM kabula karaze te bhIkhArI thaze. jo nahi Ape te rAjya choDaze. bIjA divase vimaLazAha rAjadarabAre gayA. tyAre bhImadeva puMTha vALIne beThA. vimaLa kahe, Ama kema ? " pradhAna kahe, " sAMbhaLe. rAjAne hisAbane mATe rIsa che. kAM te tamArA khAte nIkaLatA pa6 koDa DhaMkA A kAM te navuM khAtuM kholI Apa." A sAMbhaLI vimaLamaMtrI samajI gayA ke rAjA kAcA kAnane che. te bIjAnI bhaMbheraNI--

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14 vimaLazAha thI cheDA che. mATe te kaMI paNa kharAba pagaluM bhare te pahelAM huM ja mArI jAte cAlyA jauM. Ama vicArI temaNe tyAMthI upaDavAnI taiyArI karI. seLase sAMDha para sonuM bharyuM. hAthI, UMTa ne ratha taiyAra karyA. pAMca hajAra ghoDA ne daza hajAra pagapALA sAthe lIdhA. pachI bhImadevanI rajA levA gayA. tyAMthI vidAya letAM rAjAne kahyuM. "mahArAja ! mane javI herAnagatI pahoMcADI tevI herAnagatI maherabAnI karI bIjA koIne pahoMcADazo nahi.' vimaLamaMtrI pitAne vaibhava laIne Abu tarapha cAlyA. tenI taLeTImAM caMdrAvatI nAme zahera hatuM. tyAMnA rAjAe sAMbhaLyuM ke vimaLamaMtrI potAnA lakara sahita Ave che eTale te nagara choDI cAlyA gaye. vimaLamaMtrI ahIM bhImadevanA daMDanAyaka tarIke ja kAma karavA lAgyA. ahIM rahI temaNe ghaNA vijaya meLavyA. siMdha deza rAjA paMDi bahu garviSTa thaI

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vimaLazAha 15 gayA hatA tene sajjaDa hAra khavarAvI. paramAra rAjA dhadeva je bhImadevanI ANu mAnatA na huDDA tene ANu manAvI. viLe peAtAnA parAkramathI vijaya meLavyA ane ANu rAjA bhImadevanI phelAvI. AthI bhImadeva samajgyA ke vimaLa maMtrIne dUra karavAmAM meM mATI bhUla karI che. tene khUba patAvA thaye.. cAre bAju peAtAne dAkha besADIne vimaLazAhe cadrAvatImAM rAjagAdI dhAraNa karI. A vakhate bhImadeve peAtAnA taraphathI chatra cAmara bheTa meAkalAvyAM. vimaLe paNa manamAMthI rIsa kADhI nAMkhI tene svIkAra karyo, rAo banyA pachI vimaLazAha eka divasa mahelanI agAzI para caDIne nagarane jovA lAgyA. paNa zahera kharAbara dekhAvaDuM lAgyuM nahi. eTale te pharIthI vasAvavAnA nizcaya karyo.

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16 vimaLazAha caMdrAvatI pharIthI baMdhAyuM. tenI bajAre sIdhI ne suzobhita banI. tenA coka vizALa ne dekhAvaDA banyA. temAM suMdara chetaraNIthI bharapura ArasanAM aneka jinamaMdire thayAM. zAMtinA parama dhAma upAzraye baMdhAyA. vAva kUvA tathA taLAva paNa puratI saMkhyAmAM jaNAvA lAgyA. A pramANe vimaLazAha duniyAnI badhI saMpatti meLavI AnaMda karavA lAgyA. evAmAM eka vakhata dharmaghoSa nAmanA AcArya AvyA. temaNe pavitra jIvana samajAvyuM, dharma samajAvyuM ane vimaLazAhane kahyuMH "vimaLazAha! tame AkhI jIMdagI dhana ne sattA meLavavAmAM gALI che. mATe have kAMIka dharmakArya kare. kaIka paralakanuM bhAthuM bAMdhe." vimaLazAhane gaLe A vAta utarI. pitAnI jIMdagImAM karelI aneka khUnakhAra laDAIo yAda AvI. khUba pazcAttApa thaze. chevaTe

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vimaLazAha 17 te gadgada kaMThe mAlyA ' gurudeva ! Apa pUramAvA te karavA taiyAra chu. mane AjJA karI.' ' guru kahe, Abu jevA suMdara pahADa upara eka paNa jaina maMdira nathI. mATe tyAM jaina maMdira baMdhAvA. vimaLe te kabula karyuM. ? vimaLazAha daherAsara baMdhAvavAne kuTuMba sahita Abu upara gayA. tyAM brAhmaNAnuM khUba jora hatuM. zivamaMdiranA pAra nhAtA phakta zivamaMdiranA pUjArIe ja agyAra hAra hatA. vimaLazAhe te jagAnI maMdirane mATe mAgaNI karI. pUjArIoe tenA sApha inkAra karyo. vimaLazAhe temane khUba khUba samajAvyA. Akhare pUjArIoe kahyuM: jo tamAre A jagA joitIja DhAya te! sAnAnA sikkA pAtharIne jamIna hyA, ' vimaLazAhe te kSula karyuM ane senAnA sikkA pAtharIne jamIna lIdhI. jamIna meLavyA "

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18 vimaLazAha. pachI dezabharamAMthI kArIgarA melAvyA. ArAsaNapahADamAMthI Arasa khAdAgyA ne tyAMthI hAthI mAraphate ANupara lAvavA lAgyA. kahe che ke e patthara lagabhaga rUpAnI kismate paDavA lAgyA. vimaLazAhane uttamAttama daherAsara baMdhAvavAnI bhAvanA hatI eTale temaNe salATAne kahyuM ke tamArI badhI LA batAvajo. pattharamAM kAtaraNI karatAM jeTalA bhUMkA paDaze teTaluM huM rUpuM ApIza. be hajAra kArIgaro cauda varSa sudhI kAme lAgyA. aDhAra kroDa te trIza lAkha rUpiyAnA kharce eka bha jinamaMdira taiyAra thayuM. 140 phUTa lAMbA ane 90 phUTa paDhALA maMdiramAM kaLAnI adbhuta suSTi khaDI thai. enA thAMbhalAo upara hAthI gheADAnI hAra ane devadevIonAM maneAhara nAca mukhya maMdiranI AsapAsa bAMdhI tenI AgaLa kharAkhara utaryo. nAnI nAnI daherI

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vimaLazAha chatAM paNa bahu suMdara kAma karyuM. dareka chatamAM navI ja bhAta ! emAM kotarelAM meLe te jANe hAtha aDakatAMja tUTI paDaze eTalAM keLa jaNAtAM hatAM! e uparAMta neminAthanI jAna, vahANanA dekhAva ane bIjA prasaMgo paNa bahu manahara hA. mukhya maMdiramAM zrI rIkhavadeva prabhunI mUrti sthApI. A daherAsara Aje paNa Abu para zebhI rahyuM che. duniyAmAM tenI kArIgarIne je nathI. priya vAMcaka ! jIMdagImAM eka vakhata te A adbhuta daherAsaranA darzana jarUra karaje. vimaLamaMtrIe jagatanI A suMdara vastu taiyAra karIne saMdhane soMpI. tenA kharca peTe keTalAka gAmo ApyA. pachI caMdrAvatI pAchA AvyA.

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20 vimaLazAha ArAsaNa athavA kuMbhAriyAjInAM daherA paNa A vimaLazAhanAM ja banAvelAM che. thoDA varSe vimaLazAha kALadharma pAmyA, dhanya che vIra vimaLazAhane je pitAnA bAhubaLathI AgaLa vadhyA ne jeNe jagatane amUlya vastunI bheTa ApI! jenAnAM zikSaNane lagatAM sarva prazno carcAtI jaina zikSaNu patrikA taMtrI dhIrajalAla karazI zAha vArSika lavAjama phakta rU. 1). paradezamAM rUA. 1-8-0. dareka jaina kuTuMbamAM A patrikA AvavI ja joIe Ajeja manIorDara karo :neti kAryAlaya, ratanapaLaH amadAvAda

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assessessesses @ bALa kanyAvaLI : prathama zreNI : 10 @ @ vastupALa-tejapALa @ @ @ : : lekhaka : : dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha. @ sssssssssssssssssssssss6======== @ @@ @ @ : sarva haka svAdhIna : @ AvRtti thI : kula nakala 4500 : saM. 1991 @ mUlya sevAone. ==== @ @ BERKEBEBEEBICARAEDAERADO ==

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: : prakAzaka : : dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha ti kAryAlaya nagarazeTha mArakITa, ratanapoLa amadAvAda. A pustaka muMbaI ilAkA keLavaNI khAtA tathA vaDodarA rAjya keLavaNI khAtA taraphathI InAma lAyabrerI mATe : : maMjura thayuM che. : : : dhI "vIravijaya" prInTIMga presamAM maNilAla chaganalAla chAyuM. sAgaranI khaDakI, ratanapoLaH amAvA,

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vastupALa-tejapALa teramA saikAnI vAta che. jyAre gujarAtamAM selaMkI rAjAonI sattA nabaLI paDI gaI hatI ane rANA viradhavaLanI sattA jAmatI hatI. viradhavaLanA eka maMtrI AzarAja zrAvaka saMhAlaka gAmamAM rahetA hatA. temane kumAradevI nAme eka guNIyala strI hatI. tenAthI thayA

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varatupALa-tejapALa traNa dIkarA ne sAta dIkarIo. dIkarAnA nAma maladeva, vastupALa ne tejapALa. dIkarInA nAma jahu, mAka, sAu, dhanadevI, sohagA, vayaju ne paDyA. AzarAja maMtrIe badhA dIkarAdIkarIne sArI rIte bhaNAvyA. emAM vastupALa ne tejapALa sahuthI vadhAre jhaLakyA. temane vidyA para athAga prema. kaLA para UMDI prIti. dharma para aDaga zraddhA. A be bhAInI belaDI sahunA mananuM haraNa karatI. sahunA para prabhAva pADatI. teo ummara lAyaka thayA eTale pitAe guNavAna kanyAo paraNAvI. varastupALane lalitA ne tejapALane anupamA. thoDA vakhata pachI pitA maraNa pAmyA. pitRbhakata putrane AthI khUba du:kha thayuM. te duHkha bhulavAne teo mAMDaLa AvIne vasyA. mAtAnI khUba sevAbhakita karavA lAgyA. ahIM potAnA sArA AcaraNathI teoe thoDA vakhatamAM sArI nAmanA meLavI.

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vastupALa-tejapALa thoDA vakhata pachI premALa mAtA paNa gujarI gayAM eTale temane bahu zoka thaze. te te zoka dUra karavA teo zatruMjayanI yAtrAe gayA. pavitra tIrtha zatruMjayanI yAtrA karatAM kenuM mana zAMta na thAya? tenA pavitra vAtAvaraNe A banne bhAIone zeka dUra karyo. tyAMthI teo pAchA pharyA ne rAjasevAnI IcchAthI rastAmAM dhoLakA gAme rokAyA. ahIM temane rAjagora semezvara sAthe bhAIbaMdhI thaI. A vakhate gujarAtanI sthiti bahu DAmaDaLa che. tethI rANe viradhavaLa vicAra kare che: "je bAhoza pradhAna ne bAhoza senAdhipati maLI jAya to mArA manoratha phaLe.' rAjagore jANyuM ke rAjAjI pradhAna ne senAdhipatine zodhavAnI ciMtAmAM che eTale te rAjA pAse gayA ne vAta karIH "mahArAja ! ciMtA dUra karo. jenI Apa zodha karI rahyA cho evA be ratna A nagaramAM AvelAM che.

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vastupALa tejapALa rAja te nyAya ApavAmAM nipuNa nipuN che, calAvavAmAM kuzaLa che. te jaina dharmanA dhArI temA che paN sa para sarakhI mATe Apa AjJA ApatA hai| te temane ApanI prItI rAkhanAra che. AgaLa hAjara karUM, ' rAjAe AjJA ApI eTale sAmezvara A ane bhAione rAjasabhAmAM laI gayA. tyAM rAjA AgaLa suMdara bheTA mUkIne baMne bhAioe vaMdana karyuM. rAjA vIradhavaLe jevuM jANyuM hatuM tevuMja joyuM. eTale te bAlyA * tamArI mulAkAtathI huM bahu khuza thayA chuM. A rAjayanA sadhaLA kArabhAra tamane soMpu chuM. ane bhAI A sAMbhaLI AnaMda pAmyA. pachI vastupALe rAjAne kahyuM: mahArAja ! amArUM ahAbhAgya ke ApanI amArA para AvI kRpA thaI. pazu amAre amAre eka vinati karavAnI che. te Apa dhyAna daine sAMbhaLA 'jyAM anyAya haze tyAM amArAthI DagaluM bharAze nahi. game tevA rAjakAjamAM paNa devagurunI sevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat 6 www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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vastupALa-tejapALa cukAze nahi. ane rAjasevA karatAM ApanI pAse koI cADI cugalI kare ne amAre javAno vakhata Ave te paNa amArI pAse ja traNa lAkha TakA dhana che te rahevA devuM paDaze. jo Apa A bAbatonuM vacana rAjagoranI sAkSIe Ape te ame ApanI sevA karavA taiyAra chIe. nahitara ApanuM kalyANa thAo.' rAjAe te pramANe vacana ApI vastupALane dhoLakA tathA khaMbhAtanA mahAmaMtrI banAvyA ane tejapALane senAdhipati banAvyA. vastupALa mahAmaMtrI banyA te vakhate tijorImAM paise hote, rAjayamAM nyAya nahote. amaladAre bhAre lAMca letA ne rAjanI upaja pitAnAja khIssAmAM mukatA. temane dabAvI zake evuM baLa koinAmAM hatuM. A badhI hakIkata barAbara dhyAnamAM laI vastupALe pitAnuM kAma zarU karyuM. - teo sajajanene satkAra karavA lAgyA ane lAMciyA amaladArone pakaDI temane daMDa

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vastupALa-tejapALa karavA lAgyA. A IMDamAMthI thoDuM ghaNuM dhana maLyu eTale keTalu ka lazkara taiyAra karyuM. pachI badhA rAjakArabhAra thADA vakhata mATe tejapALane soMpyA ane pote lazkara laIne rAjAnI sAthe cAlyA. je je gAmanA mukhIe rAjyanuM leNuM ApatA nhAtA temanI pAsethI vasula karyuM. je TAMkArIe kha'DaNI bharavI baMdha karI hatI temanI pAsethI badhI kha'DaNI vasula karI. A prakAre AkhA rAjyamAM pharI rAjyanI tijorI tara karI. sadhaLI jagAe vyavasthA ne zAMti dAkhala karI. have vastupALe maLelA dhanathI majabUta lazkara taiyAra karyuM ane sarahada paranA rAjane jItavAnI taiyArI karI. te vakhate kAThiyAvADamAM bahu aMdhAdhuMdhI cAlatI hatI. rAjAe paNa yAtrALuone lUTatA hatA. AthI vastupALa sahu pahelAM kAThiyAvADa tarapha cAlyA. tyAM dhaNAkharA rAjAeAne vaza karI lIdhA. ema karatAM te vaNathalI AgaLa AvyA. tyAM rANA vIradhavaLanA sALA sAMgaNu ne

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vastupALa-tejapALa cAmuMDa rAjaya karatA hatA. temanA abhimAnane pAra hete. temane ghaNuM samajAvyA paNa teo tAbe na thayA eTale laDAI thaI. temAM sAMgaNa ne cAmuMDa mAryA gayA. vastupALane vijaya thayo. vastupALe tenA putrane gAdI ApI. Ama AkhA kAThiyAvADamAM vijayano DaMko vagADI vastupALa rAjA sAthe giranAra gayA. tyAM bhakitapUrvaka yAtrA karI teo pAchA pharyA. bhadrezvarano rANo bhImasiMha viradhavaLane khaMDIo rAjA hatA. paNa have teNe khaMDaNI ApavA nA pADI hatI. tenA lazkaramAM traNa bahAdura laDavaiyA hatA. eTale tene abhimAna hatuM ke mane kaMIja thanAra nathI. vastupALa tathA rANA vIradhavaLe tenA para caDAI karI. viradhavaLa A laDAImAM hArI gayA. paNa evAmAM vastupALa lakara laine AvI pahoMcyA. te khUba kuzaLatAthI laDyA ne aMte jIta meLavI.

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10. vastupALa-tejapALa : 5 : vastupALa A Akare vijaya karIne pAchA pharyA. tyAM sAMbhaLyuM ke gadharAno rAma dhuMdhula khUba chakI gayo che. te potAnI prajAne game te trAsa Ape che. AthI vastupALe tene kaheNa mokalyuM ke rANuM vIravaLane vaza thAo. teNe te e sAMbhaLyuM nahi paNa ulaTuM eka dUta sAthe kAjaLa, kAMcaLI ne sADI vIradhavaLane bheTa tarIke mekalyAM. AvA apamAnathI rANe varadhavaLa khUba cIDAye. tenI AMkhamAMthI agni jharavA lAgyA. teNe lAlacoLa AMkhe badhA sAmuM joyuM paNa koI ghughulane jItI lAvavA taiyAra na thayuM. tenI dhAka bahu hatI. Akhare tejapALa uThayA ne dhupulane jItI lAvIza ema jAhera karyuM. AthI rANe vIradhavaLa khUba khuza thayA. pachI tejapALa moTuM lazkara laIne godharA tarapha gayA. tyAM khUnakhAra laDAI thaI. temAM ghupula pakaDAye. tene pAMjarAmAM pUrI dhoLakA

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vastupALa-tejapALa lAvavAmAM Avyo. ahIM teNe bheTa mokalAvelI kAMcaLI ne sADI tene paherAvyA. potAnuM AvuM apamAna thavAthI teNe ApaghAta karyo. khaMbhAtamAM siTIka nAme maTe vepArI hate. te tyAMnA dhaNIdhorI je thai paDaye hatuM. teNe eka vakhata navA gunhA badala nagarazeThanI mAla milakata lUMTI lIdhI ne tenuM khUna karAvyuM. nagarazeThanA dIkarAe A julamanI vastupALa AgaLa phariyAda karI. vastupALe tene yogya sajA karavAno nizcaya karyo. sidIkane e khabara paDI eTale zaMkha nAmane eka rAjA tene mitra hatuM tene teDA. baMnene laDAI thaI temAM zaMkha mAryo gaye. vasaMtupALane vijaya thaye. tyAra pachI khaMbhAtamAM jaine siddIkanuM ghara khodatAM temane puSkaLa senuM ne jhaverAta hAtha lAgyA. kahe che ke enI kismata traNa abaja jeTalI thai. eka vakhata dilhIne bAdazAha majudI

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12 vastupALa-tejapALa gujarAta para caDAI lAge. A bhAIone khabara paDatAM te pitAnuM lakara laIne Abu sudhI sAme gayA. tyAM khUnakhAra laDAI karI ne majuddInanA hajAro mANasono saMhAra karI nAkhe. bicAre mojuddIna hatAza thaIne pAcho gaye. . A badhI laDAIo pachI temaNe samudra kinArA tarapha caDAI karI ne tyAM mahArASTra sudhI pitAnI ANa phelAvI. A pramANe baMne bhAIoe nAnA moTAM ghaNAM yuddha karIne gujarAtanI sattA barAbara jamAvI. cAre bAju zAMti ne vyavasthA thApI vijyane DaMko vagADe. A baMne bhAIo laDAImAM ne rAjakAjamAM javA kuzaLa hatA tevA ja dharmamAM aDaga zraddhAvALA hatA. teo AThamacaudazane tapa karatA. sAmAyika pratikramaNa paNa niyamita karatA. dharmabandha taraphane prema to temane athAga hato.

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vastupALa-tejapALa varasa divase eka koDa rUpiyA dharmabaMdhuone mATe kharcavAnuM temaNe vrata lIdhuM hatuM. temanI udAratAne kAMI sumAra hete. teo khullA hAthe dAna karyuM ja jatA hatA. ane banatuM paNa emaja ke jema teo dhana vApare tema dhana vadhyAja kare. AthI baMne bhAIo vicAra karavA lAgyAH "A dhananuM zuM karavuM?' tejapALanI strI anupamAdevI buddhine bhaMDAra hatI. eTale tenI salAha pUchI. teNe javAba Ape ke A dhana vaDe pahADanAM zikharone zobhA eTale ke tyAM suMdara daherAM baMdhA. A salAha badhAne gamI eTale zatruMjaya, giranAra ne Abu para bhavya daherAM baMdhAvyA. emAM ye AbunAM daherAsara baMdhAvatAM te temaNe kharca mATe pAchuM vALIne joyuMja nahi. temaNe sArAmAM sArA kArIgaro bolAvyA. kataraNI karatAM bhUke paDe teTaluM sonuM ane rUpuM ApyuM. A daherAsaro jaladI pUrA karAvavA mATe potAnA taraphathI rasoDuM khelyuM ne

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vastupALa-tejapALa ziyALAmAM darekanI pAse sagaDI mUkavAnI gAThavaNu karI. Azare bAra kroDa rUpiyAnA kharce e daherAsara taiyAra thayuM jenA joTA Aje jagatamAM nathI. vimaLazAhanA daherAnI pAseja e daherAsarI AvelAM che. priya vAMcaka ! e delavADanAM daherA jIMdagImAM eka vakhata tA jarUra joje. 14 A uparAMta temaNe bIjA paNa ghaNAM madirAne upAzraye madhyAM. dhaNA pustakabhaDArA taiyAra kayA zatruMjaya ne giranAranA kADhayA. e saMdha eTalA khAra vakhata te sadha moTA hatA ke ApaNane te tene khyAla paNa na Ave. eka saMdhamAM teA sAta lAkha mANasa hatA. e bhAionI sakhAvata kevaLa jaina mATe ke kevaLa gujarAtI mATeja nhAtI. temaNe eka eka dharmavALAne ane hiMdustAnabharamAM sakhAvatA karelI che. kedArathI kanyAkumArI sudhI evuM eka paNa nAtu meDhu tI nathI ke jyAM A bhAIonI sakhAvata na thai hAya. sAmanAtha pATa

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va tupALa tejapALa 15 mAM daravarSe daza lAkha ne kAzI dvArikA vagere ThekANe eka lAkha TakA mAkalAvatAM. temaNe zivAlA ne mA paNa dhaNI caNAvI che. vAva, kUvA te taLAva paNa besumAra khAMdhyA che. A ane bhAionA kuzaLa kuzaLa kArabhAramAM prajA sukhI hatI. rAjyamAM dAkhata suMdara hatA. badhA dharmAMnA laoNkA pAtapAtAnA dhama sArI rIte pALI zakatA. dezamAM dukALanuM nAma hatuM. have rANA vIradhavaLa maraNa pAmyA. A bhAioe tenI gADhI tenA putra visaladevane ApI. peAte pahelAMnI mAphaka rAjakArabhAra karavA lAgyA. ve aMtakALa najIka Ave che ema vastupALane lAgyuM eTale temaNe badhAnI sAthe zatruMjayanA saMdha kADhayA. rAjA visaladeva ane rAjagAra sAmezvara AMsu pADatAM judA paDayA. rastAmAM emane maDhavADa thA. ane te maraNu pAmyA. temanA zabane zatruMjaya para bALa

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16 vastupALa-tejapALa vAmAM AvyuM ane tyAM eka jaina maMdira baMdhAvyuM. lalitAdevI temanI pAchaLa aNuzaNa karI maraNa pAmI. pAMca varSe tejapALa paNa gujarI gayA ne anupamA devIe paNa aNazaNa karI prANa choDa. jagatanA mahAmeMghA ratna javAthI kone dilagIrI na thAya? mAnavajAtinA AbhUSaNa rUpa AvI aneka joDIo pAka ne mAnavajAtine jhaLako. dareka zALA, pAThazALA tathA kuTuMbe grAhaka thavA yogya mAsika jaina zikSaNa patrikA taMtrI : dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha. vArSika lavAjama phakta rU. 1). Ajeja grAhaka bane. ti kAryAlaya, ratanapoLa : amadAvAda.

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khemo-dedarANI : 1 : cAMpazI mahetA cAMpAneranA nagarazeTha. sAdulakhAna cAMpAnerano umarAva. baMne eka divasa sAthe rAjadarabAre jAya. evAmAM hukko gagaDAvate baMbhabhATa sAme maLe. umarAvane joIne bolyA: "ghaNuM ja sAdulakhAna, kSAtratyAganiSkalaMka pradhAna" ane cAMpazI zeTha sAme joI kavita lalakAryuM "barada kahe kAladehatya, rAye baMdhaNa choDa

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khemA dedarANI samaratha karaNa kubera bIrada bahudhA, vaDahatya jagaDu avatAra." he zeTha ! ApanuM birUda te "dakALa dehatha" ( dukALamAM khUba madada karanAra) che. Apa rAjAone baMdhanamAM nAMkhavA ke choDAvavA samartha cho. he zeTha ! ApanI karaNI kubera jevI che. Apa ghaNuM ghaNuM birUdanA dhAraNa karanAra che ane mahAdAnezvarI jagaDunA avatAra samA che." cAMpazI mahetAnAM ATalAM badhAM vakhANa sAMbhaLI sArdulakhAnane bahu mAThuM lAgyuM. baMne rAjadarabAramAM AvyA ne bAdazAha mahammada begaDAne salAma bharIne beThA. bAdazAha sAthe keTalIka vAtacIta karI cAMpazI mahetA vidAya thayA. pAchaLathI sArdulakhAne bAdazAhanA kAna bhaMbheryA "garIba paravara ! neka nAmadAra !

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khema dedarANa bhikhArI bhATanI jAta Apane garAsa khAya che ane vakhANa te bakAlabhAInAM kare che. Aje mArI sAmeja pelA baMbhabhATe ApathI paNa vadhu vANiyAonAM vakhANa karyuM. mATe nAmadAre tenI khabara levI joIe." bAdazAha A sAMbhaLI ce. teNe baMbhabhATane bolAvI lAvavA sipAI makalyA. khaMbhabhATe AvIne bAdazAhane salAma karI tathA kavita gAI vakhANa karyA. A sAMbhaLI pAse UbhelA vajIre kahyuM "bAroTa! Apa bAdazAha salAmatanAM vakhANa kare che e te ThIka che paNa bakAlanAM vakhANa kare cho tenuM kAMI kAraNa? khaMbhabhATa kahe, "nAmadAra ghaNuM che. huM zAha lenAM vakhANa karuM chuM kAraNa ke teo e vakhANane lAyaka che. emanA vaDavAoe je kAma karyo che te bIjA koIthI thAya tema nathI." la

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khema dedarANI bAdazAha-zAha te bAdazAha je dhAre te jIvADI zake. bAdazAha kahevAya. duniyA AkhIne khaMbhabhATa-jI hajura ! A zAha lakoe paNa evAM kAmo karelAM che. terasa panotare bhayaMkara dukALa paDaye ne kyAMI khAvA dhAnya rahyuM nahi, tyAre jagaDuzAhe duniyAne dANe pUryo hato. jage jage anAjanA bhaMDAra bharAvyA hatA. rAjA mahArAjAene paNa anAja dharyuM hatuM ne motanA moDhAmAMthI saune bacAvyA hatA. te divasathI emane "dakAla dehatya"nuM mAnavaMtu birUda maLyuM che." bAdazAha kahe, "ThIka vakhata AvatAM parIkSA thaze. atyAre jAva.' baMbhabhATa ravAnA thaze. bAdazAhe manamAM gAMTha vALI ke bhATanAM vakhANa khoTA pADavAM. 2 - gujarAtamAM bhayaMkara dukALa paDa che.

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khema dedarANuM nathI maLato ghAsacAro ke nathI maLatAM anna vastra. DhoraDhAMkhara maravAM paDayAM che. mANasanA TeLAM " anna anna " karatAM rakhaDavA lAgyAM che. bAdazAhe A jANyuM eTale nakkI karyuM ke A vakhate vANiyAonI parIkSA levI. eTale teNe bhATane belA ne kahyuM. "abe bhATa ! jo tuM kahete hato ema zAha sAcA zAha hoya to AkhA gujarAtane eka varasa sudhI chavADe. nahitara zAha kahenAra ne kahevaDAvanAra baMne gunhegAra che." bhATa kahe, "nAmadAra ! kabUla." teNe AvIne cAMpazI mahetAne vAta karI ke bAdazAha sAthe heDa thaI che. je gujarAtane A dukALamAM eka varasa sudhI chavADe to zAha kharA. nahitara zAha kahenAra ne kahevaDAvanAra baMne gunhegAra che. A sAMbhaLI keTalAka cA nIcA thaI gayA paNa cAMpazI mahetAe vicAra karI jaNAvyuM " je birUda bApadAdAomahAmahenate meLavyuM tene Ama

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khemA dedarANI chADI tA naja devAya. bhATanAM vakhANa jADAM na paDavAM joIe. bhATa ! eka mahinAnI mudata mAga, mahinAnI Akhare mahAjana karyAM te gujarAtane varasa sudhI jIvADavAnuM mAthe leze; kAM aa zAhu zAha aTaka mUkI deze. ' jaine mahinAnI bhA bAdazAhe te majura rAkhI. : 3: mudata mAgI. cAMpazI mahetAe mahAjanane ekaThuM karyuM ne badhI vAta vistArathI kahI saMbhaLAvI. mahAjana kahe, zeThiyAonA ' karI TIpa. ' cAMpAneranA badhA nAma utAyA. bharAvA eka pachI eka divasa lAgyA. badhA divasa bharAvI rahyA tyAre cAra mahinA thayA. have bIjA ATha mahinAnuM zuM karavuM ? eTale bIje gAma javA vicAra karyo. pATaNa te vakhate mATuM zahera. tyAM ghaNA zeTha-zrImaMta rahe. cAMpazI mahetA tathA sIna

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khema dedarANI ceDA AgevAne pATaNa cAlyA. pATaNanA mahAjane temanI bahu sarabharA karI ne mahAjanane bheguM karI TIpa karI. tyAM be mahinA neMdhAyA. pachI TIpa karanArA cAlyA joLakA. dhoLakAmAM daza divasa noMdhAyA. A TIpa karatAM karatAM viza dIvasa te cAlyA gayA. phakata daza divasa bAkI rahyA. daza divasamAM dhoLakAthI cAMpAnera javuM eTale mahAjana jhaDapathI dhaMdhuke javA nIkaLyuM. rastAmAM haDALA gAma AvyuM. haDALAmAM prema karIne eka zrAvaka rahe. tene khabara paDI ke cAMpAneranuM mahAjana mArI bhAgoLe thaIne jAya che. eTale te deDate gAma bahAra AvyuM ne hAtha joDI vinaMti karavA lAge " mArI eka vinaMti svIkAre." cAMpazI mahetA tathA bIjA A ciMtharehAla vANiyAne joI manamAM kacavAyA. thA.

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khemA dedarANI jyAM jaie tyAM ApaNI pAse mAMganArA tA kharA ja. Ane vaLI zuM vinaMti karavAnI haze ?' . 6 te bAlyA : " zeTha! avasara joine je mAgavuM hAya " te mAge. ' khemA tyAM padhArA. - kaheH - zirAmaNI mATe mAre cAMpazI mahetAne nirAMta thaI thaI ke ene kAMI madada mAgavAnI nathI. pachI temaNe javAba ApyA ke bhAi ! amAre DIke rAkAnuM pAlave tema nathI. bahu agatyanA kAme javAnu che. khemA kahe, game tema thAya paNa tamArA svAmIbhAInuM AMgaNuM pAvana karo. barAbara zirAmaNI TAMNe ahIMthI emane ema javAya nahi. svAmIbhAinuM nAtarUM pAchuM na ThelAya. eTale sahu zirAmaNI mATe khemAne tyAM gayA.

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eme dedarANI khemAe khAkharA dahIMnI zirAmaNI karAvI. eTale mahAjana kahe, 'have ame jaIzu.' khemA kahe, * zeThajI ! huMve jamavAne thoDI vAra che. thADIvAramAM garama rasoI taiyAra thai jaze. mATe Apa jamIne khuzIthI padhArajo.' khemAe te zIrApUrI bhajIyAM vagere miSTAnna karyAM te mahAjanane khUba hetathI jamADayuM. " mahAjana jamI UThayuM eTale khemAe pUchyuM': ' Apane zA kAme nIkaLavu paDayuM che te jaNAveA. ' cAMpazI mahetAe kahyuM: 'jue zeTha ! ame cAMpAnerathI TIpa karavA nIkaLyA chIe. bAdazAhe amane hukama karyAM che ke eka varasa sudhI A A dukALamAM lokAne jIvADeA nahitara zAhupada cheADI do. ApaNA pUrvajoe keTakeTalAM kAma karIne A pada meLavyuM che ? e paDha kAMI ema cheDI devAya eTale mahAjane mahinAnI mudata mAgI che. cAMpAne

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10 ema dedarANI ramAM cAra mahinA neMdhAI gayA che. pATaNanA mahAjane be mahinA neMdhAvyA che. dhoLakAnA mahAjane daza divasa neMdhAvyA che. paNa hajI pAMca mahinAne viza divasa bAkI rahyA! ane bAdazAhe ApelI amArI mudatamAM have dasa divasa ja bAkI rahyA che. khemA zeTha ! zAsanadeva badhAM sArAM vAnAM karaze. paNa A kAraNe amane javAnI utAvaLa che mATe rajA Ape. tame amArI bahu sevAbhakita karI che! have koI vakhata cAMpAnera padhAre te jarUra amAre tyAM Avaje." emAe A badhI vAta sAMbhaLI kahyuM. "Apa Ama javAnI utAvaLa karaze nahi. mArA gharaDA pitAe to hajI tamArAM darzana paNa karyA nathI. mATe emane maLIne huM AvuM chuM. vaLI ApanI TIpamAM phUla nahi te phUlanI pAMkhaDI pramANe huM paNa kaMIka lakhAvavA IcchA rAkhuM chuM.' A sAMbhaLI cAMpazI mahetA mUchamAM hayA. bIjA paNa aMdara aMdara isAro karavA lAgyA. Shree Sudhrattaswamt Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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khema dedarANI 11 badhAne lAgyuM ke A cIMtharehAla zrAvaka TIpamAM zuM bharaze? khe pitAnA gharaDA pitA dedarANI pAse gayA. tyAM jaIne badhI vAta karI. dedarANI kahe, "beTA ! dhana keInI sAthe gayuM nathI ne jaze paNa nahi. nANuM maLe che paNa TANuM maLatuM nathI. A te ghera beThAM gaMgA AvI che. A te bApadAdAnI AbarU sAcavavAnI vAta che. jarAya sakeca karIza nahi levAya teTalo lAbha le. emAe pitAnI pAsethI pAchI AvI TIpa mAgI. ane temAM 36 0 divasa bharI Tapa cAMpazI mahetAnA hAthamAM mUkI. A joI sahu hebatAI gayA. ghaDIbhara vicAravA lAgyA ke khemAne gAMDapaNa te nathI AvyuM? cAMpazI mahetA kahe, "khemA zeTha ! jarA vicAra karIne lakhe. khemA zeTha kahe, "bahu thoDuM lakhyuM che. zeThajI ! kRpA karIne e rahevA de. zaheramAM rahenArAone te AvA sArA kAmane ghaNA prasaMga

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12 khema dedarANuM maLe. paNa amane to koI dahADo maLe. mATe kRpA kare!" pachI be mahAjanane pitAnA jhuMpaDA jevA dekhAtA gharanI aMdara laI gaye. tyAM meyaruM hatuM temAM laI gayuM ane tyAM raheluM dhana batAvyuM. badhA te moMmAM AMgaLI nAMkhI joIja -rahyAH "ATalA dhanane mAlika AvA veze ane AvA gharamAM ? dhanya che emA ! ATaATaluM dhana chatAM tAre nathI jarAe mAna ke nathI jarAe meTAI!' pachI badhAe kahyuM: "khemA zeTha ! have A kapaDAM kADhI nAkhe ne sArAM kapaDAM paherI le, kAraNa ke tamAre bAdazAhanI AgaLa javAnuM che. ema kahe, "bhale ! bAdazAhanI AgaLa javAnuM hoya emAM bhapakAdAra kapaDAM paheravAnI zI jarUra che ? zeThajI ! ame te gAmaDiyA AvA pizAmAM sArA. amAre zAladuzAlAnuM kAma nahi.' cAMpazI mahetA kahe, "kharekhara ! zeTha

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eme dedarANI te tame che. ane te tamArA gumAtA chIe." pachI khemA zeThane pAlakhImAM besADI cAMpAnera lIdhA. bIje divase cAMpazI mahetA ne mahAjana khemA zeThane laIne kacerImAM gayA. - khemA zeThe te eja phATelA tuTela aMgarakhuM ne ciMthariyA pAghaDI bAMdhelI. hAthamAM eka nAnI sarakhI pATalI. bAdazAhe cAMpazI mahetAne joI pUchayuM: "kema mahetA ! zuM karI lAvyA ?" cAMpazI mahetAe khemA zeThane batAvIne kahyuM garIba paravara ! amArI kemanA A zeTha AkhA gujarAtane 360 divasa sudhI maphata anAja purUM pADaze. bAdazAha, khemAne meleghele veza joI camakyA. teNe khemAne pUchayuM: "zeTha ! kAMI mazkarI te nathI karatA ne?" -jahAMpanAha ! amArI zI tAkAta ke khudAviMdanI mazkarI karIe? cAMpazI mahetAe ja vAta kahI te barAbara che.

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14 khe dedarANI bAdazAha-tamAruM nAma ? khe-khe. bAdazAha-kyAM rahe che ? khemo-haDALA gAmamAM. bAdazAhato Apa eka varSane barAbara baMdobasta karI zakaze ? be-jI hajura ! mArA pitAjInI evI AjJA thaI che. bAdazAha-to zuM tamArA pitA hajI jIve che? khema-cha hajura. bAdazAha-temanI ummara zuM che? khema-navANuM varasa. bAdazAha-ane tamArI ummara. khemo-eMzImAM be varSa ochAM che. bAdazAha-eTalI ummara tamArA zarIra parathI dekhAtI nathI. vAra tamAre keTalAM gAmo che? khemo-be gAmo che. www

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khemA dedarANI bAdazAha karyAM karyAM ? kheme-paLI ane pAlI. e vakhate khemAe peAtAnI pAsenI nAnI sarakhI pATalI cheADI ane temAMthI tela bharavAnI paLI ane anAja mApavAnI pAlI kADhI. bAdazAhe AgaLa te ane vastue rajI karIne kahyuM: 15 * ApaLI bharIne ApuM chuM ne pAlIthI lauM chuM. " bAdazAhu AthI khUba khUza thayA ane khemAne dhanyavAda ApI kahyuM, zeTha ! tamArUM jIvana sakULa che. paisA teA dhaNA bhegA karI jANe che paNa AvI rIte kAine vAparatA AvaDatA 9 nathI. kharekhara tame ' zAhu ' pRthvIne lAyaka che.' ema kahI bAdazAhe meAtIne kaTha pAtAnA hAtheja khemA zeThanA gaLAmAM paherAvyeA. e vakhate bhabhabhATa paNa hAjara hatA. tene tame karelAM vakhANu joIne bAdazAhe kahyuM ke sAcAM paDayAM che. mATe tamane 1 gAma, 1 hrAthI,

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16 khemA dedarANI 2 dhoDA, ane 2000 rUA. rADA inAma tarIke ApuM chuM. khemAzAhe eka varasa sudhI AkhA gujarAtane mata anAja vaheMcyuM. lAkho mANasa bhUkhamarAthI maratA kheMcI gayA, khemAzAhane AzI vIMda ApavA lAgyA. dhanya che khemAzAhanI udAra sakhAvatane ! hiMmaikhIme dukALamAMthI k gujarAta eTale premAzAhe zatruMjayanI yAtrA karI. pachI pavitra jIvana gALI peAtAnuM AyuSya purUM karyuM. A dAnavIranA vakhatathI eka kahevata cAlatI Ave che ke eka zAha vANi ne khIjo zAhu " bAdazAha. bhAratavarSamAM AvA aneka khemA-dedarA NI thAva !

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jagaDUzAha karacha dezamAM bhadrezvara gAma. tyAM rahe eka zeThazeThANI. zeThanuM nAma salaka ne zeThANInuM nAma lakhamI. temane thayA traNa dIkarA. ekanuM nAma jagaDu, bIjAnuM nAma rAja ne bIjAnuM nAma padma. traNe bhAI sAhasika, bahAdurane heziyAra. paNa temAM jagaDU sahuthI caDe. salaka zeThane vepAra dhamadhokAra cAle. zuM deza ke zuM paradeza! ethI aneka ADatiyA emane tyAM Ave ne jAya. jagaDu e badhAne joI AnaMda pAme, temanI pAsethI navI navI vAta sAMbhaLe. ghaNI vakhata

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jagaDuM zAha e pitAnI mAtAne kahe ke "mA huM. moTo thaIza tyAre se vahANe laIne musApharI karIza ane puSkaLa pise mAI lAvIza." mAtA e sAMbhaLI tene chAtI saraso cAMpI le. ema karatAM traNe bhAIe ummara lAyaka thayA eTale traNene sArA gharanI kanyAo paraNAvI. jagahUne yazomatI, rAjane rAjallade ane pAne paDyA. dIkarA hajI pahelI vIzImAM che tyAM solaka zrAvaka maraNa pAmyA. traNe bhAIne khUba zoka thayo. paNa zoka karyo zuM vaLe ? jagaDue dhIraja dharI gharane badho kArabhAra upADI lIdhe. traNe bhAImAM jagaDu khUba hoziyAra. tenuM mana : ghaNuM moTuM. haiyuM hetathI chalachala. dAnamAM che tenI jeDIja nahi. koI paNa garIbagarakhuM ke mAgaNabhikhArI AvyuM te jagaDUnA AMgaNethI pAchuM na jAya. jagaDu samajo ke dhana te Aja che ne kAla nathI. mATe tene levAya teTale lAbha laI le. eTale dAna devAmAM jagaDu pAchuM vALIne juve ja nahi. dhana dhIme dhIme ghaTavA lAgyuM. jagaDune ciMtA thavA lAgI ke "zuM e vakhata Avaze ke mArA AM

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jagazAha gaNethI kAIna khAlI hAthe javuM paDaze ? hai nAtha ! evA vakhata lAvIza nahi. " jagar3a AvI ciMtAmAM rahe che tyAM eka divasa tenA bhAgye jora karyuM. gAmanI bhAgALe teNe eka bakarAnuM TALu joyuM. e TALAmAM eka bakarInA gaLe maNi AMdhelA. te dhaNeAja kimmatI paNa bharavADane enI zI gama hoya ? eNe tA kAca mAnIne bakarInI DAMke khA hatA. jagaDUe vicAryuM ke A maNui DhAya teA jagamAM dhAryuM kAma thAya. mATe lAvya A bakarIne ja kharII lauM. teNa thADA paisA ApI e bakarIne kharIDhI lIdhI. have tene dhananI kheATa rahI nahi. teNe dezadezAvara vepAra karavA mAMDaye. zuM jamIna para ! zuM dariyA para ! jamIna karatAM ye jagaDUzAhanA vepAra dariyAmAM khUba cAle. dUradUranA dezAmAM paNu jagaDUnAM vahANa jAya ne tyAM mAlanI levaDadevaDa karI pAchA Ave. eka vakhata jagaDUzAhanA jayaMtasihu nAme eka gumAstA IrAna dezanA DhA`jha khadare gayA. tyAM dariyA kinAre eka mATI vakhAra rAkhI. tenI pADeAzanI vakhAra khabhAtanA eka musalamAna vepArIe lIdhI.

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jagaDuzAha have eka vakhata evuM thayuM ke be vakhAro vaccethI eka suMdara patthara nIkaLe. jayaMtasiMha kahe, "e patthara mArone musalamAna vepArI kahe, "e patthara mAre." ema karatAM takarAra thaI. musalamAna-A patthara mATe huM ahIMnA rAjAne hajAra dinAra ApIza. jayaMtasiMha-huM be hajAra dinAra ApIza. musalamAna-huM cAra hajAra dinAra ApIza. jayaMtasiMha-huM eka lAkha dinAra ApIza. musalamAna-huM be lAkha dinAra ApIza. jayaMtasiMha-huM traNa lAkha dinAra ApIza. musalamAna vepArI Akhare ThaMDo paDI gaye. jayaMtasiMhe traNa lAkha dinAra ApI patthara laI lIdhe. pachI tene vahANamAM nAMkhI bhadrezvara lA. kaI jaIne jagaDune A samAcAra kahyA ke tamAre gumAstA bahu dhana kamAi lA traNa lAkha dinAra daIne eka patthara lAvyA. jagaDu kahe, "dhanya che ene ke mArI AbarU vadhArI." pachI dhAmadhumathI jayaMtasiMhane tathA te patharane

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jagaDuzAha ghera lAvyA. yaMtasiMhe badhI vAta karI ane kahyuM: apanI AbarU khAtara meM ATalA badhA piyA kharcA che. have Apane je zikSA karavI ghaTe te karo." jagaDu kahe, "jayaMtasiMha gAMDe the ke zuM? te to mArI AbarU vadhArI eTale tane to mAre zarapAva Apa joIe." ema kahI eka kaNabI pAghaDI ane motInI kaMThIne zirapAva Ape. A patthara teNe gharanA AMgaNAmAM jaDa. eka vakhata eka jogI bAvA bhikSA levA AvyA. temaNe A patthara jaIne jagaDune kahyuM: "baccA ! A pattharamAM kismatI ratna che, mATe ene teDIne laI le.' jagaDue tema karyuM. tene pitAne pAra ravo nahi. : 3 jagaDuzAhane riddhi siddhi khUba thaI paNa putra na tha. eka dIkarI thaI. te paNa paraNAvatAMja rAMDI. AthI temane khUba duHkha thayuM. paNa e duHkhanA rodaNI na rotAM temaNe dharmanAM kAryo karavA mAMDayAM ane ethI potAnA AtmAne zAMta karyo.

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jagaDuzAha eka vakhata pAra dezanA pIThadeva rAjAe bhara para caDAI karI gAmane bhAMgI nAMkhyuM. ghaNI mAlamattA haTI lIdhI. pachI te potAnA deza pAcho pharyo. A joI jagaDUzAhe bhadrezvarane kille pharI bAMdhavA mAMDe. abhimAnI pIThade A samAcAra sAMbhaLyA eTale jagane kahevarAvyuM: "je gadheDAne zIMgaDAM uge teja tuM e killo karAvI zakIza. jagaDuzAha kahe, "gadheDAne zIMgaDA ugADIne paNa e killo huM karAvIza. ane temaNe pIThadevanI darakAra karyA vagara kille karAvavA mAMDaze. killAnI divAlamAM temaNe eka gadheDa katarA ne tenA mAthe be senAnA zIMgaDA mUkyA. have moTA sAthe vera thayuM mATe cetatA rahevuM ema vicArI te gujarAtanA rAja visaladevane maLyA ane badhI hakIkata kahI eka meTuM lazkara laI AvyA. pIThadevane A samAcAra maLyA tyAre te ThaMDo paDI gaye. gujarAtanA lazkara sAthe laDavAnI tenI himmata na hatI. paNa tene vicAra thayo ke killo banAvavAnuM kAma te rAjAonuM che. vANiyA bhAIe

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jagaDuzAha baMdhAvelA killAmAM zI bhalIvAra haze? eTale eka vakhata ene najare jovo. Ama vicAra karI eNe jagaDuzAhane saMdeze kahevaDAH "pahelAMnI vAto bhUlI jazo. have te tamArI sAthe saMbaMdha rAkhavA IcchuM chuM." nirbhaya jagaDuzAhe tene svIkAra karyo ane kahyuM: "Apa khuzIthI padhAre. pIThadeva jagaDUzAhane ja mahemAna che. jagadazAhe tenI sArI rIte baradAsa karI. bhojana vagerethI paravAryAM pachI pIThadeve kille jovAnI IcchA pragaTa karI. jagaDuzAha pitAnA mANasa sAthe pIThadevane kilA para laI gayA. tyAM pharI pharIne badhI vastuo batAvI ane pelo gadheDo paNa batAve ! pIThadevane A joI rUMve rUMve jhALa lAgI gaI. paNa kare zuM? te ahIMthI pAchA pharyA pachI bimAra paDI gayo ne maracuM pAmyo. jagaDuzAha cuta jaina hatA. paNa dareka dharmanA leke sAthe premathI vartatA hatA. temaNe zatrujya ane gIranAranA bhavya saMgha kADhIne yAtrA karI. aneka maMdirono ane taLAne jIrNoddhAra karAvyuM ane bIjAonAM maMdirane paNa cagya madada karI.

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jagaDuzAha temane tyAM dezAvarathI musalamAna vepArIo AvatA temane namAjhanI aDacaNa na paDe te mATe khImalI nAmanI eka majIda paNa caNavI. eka vakhata paramadevasUri nAmanA AcArya bhadrezvara padhAryA. jagaDuzAha temanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA gayA. temAM AcAryo dAna upara ja vyAkhyAna calAvyuM. loko e sAMbhaLI mAthuM dhuNAvavA lAgyA. AcAryo A joI vyAkhyAna puruM thayA pachI jagaDuzAhane ekate bolAvIne kahyuM: "he zeTha! tamArI lakSmIne vAparavAne eka kharo prasaMga AvI rahyo che, sevAnuM e moTuM kAma che. bolo e karI zakaze? jagaDuzAhe namratAthI kahyuM: "emAM zuM ? gurudevanuM vacana zira sATe paNa huM kabula rAkhIza." paNa e kAma lAkha be lAkha rUpIyAnuM nathI!' gurujIe mULa vAta upara AvavA mAMDayuM. e kAma game teTaluM hoya to paNa phIkara nahi. mArI zakitanuM to che ne?" jagaDUzAhe zAMtithI uttara Ape. hA, tArI zakitanuM to jarUra che.' ThIka, tyAre pharamAvo."

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jagaphUzAha paramadevasUrie tene jaNAvyuM ke savata 1313 -14 ane 15 nI sAlamAM traNa varSa uparAuparI bhayaMkara dukALa paDaze jethI duniyA behuAla thaI jaze. mANase| kIDI makoDInI jema maravA mAMDaze mATe agamacetIthI tArAthI bane teTalu dhAnya tuM bharI rAkha ane dukALamAM sahune e dhAnyathI chavADe. manubyasevAnA Ave manuAna lAbha pharI maLavA muzkela che. gurunA jyotiSajJAna para jagaDUzAhane acaLa ahvA hatI. hRdayamAM parApakAra karavAnI vRtti paNa bharapUra hatI. je vakhate duniyA mAthe du:kha tUTI paDe te vakhate peAtAnA paisA kAma Ave evA sa bhAgya kyAMthI hAya ! e vicAre jagacAhe tarataja peAtAnI peDhI para kAgaLA lakhyA ke je bhAve jeTalu anAja maLe te tamAma sadharavA mAMDA ane tyAMja tenA kAThAra bharA, A vakhate jagaDUzAhanI dukAnA uttaramAM gIjhanIkaMdahAra sudhI, pUrva mAM baMgALA sudhI, dakSiNamAM rAmezvara sudhI ane dariyA pAranA mulakamAM paNa Thera phera hatI. e vakhate te hiMdusthAnanA ajoDa zAha sAdAgara lekhAtA. temanI peDhIAne patra maLatAM ja A jAtanI kharIdyIe zarU thai ane lAgalAgaDha be varSa sudhI e cAlu rahI.

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10 jagazAhe jagar3ezAhunA dhAnyanA kAThArA bharAI gayA. A adhA kAThAramAM jagaDUzAhe akeka tAMkhAnuM patarUMnakhAvyu` ane temAM phakata ATalAja zabdo lakhyA : " A kaNa garImAne mATe che. " jagaDuMzAha. saMvata 1313nI sAla hatI. kheDutAe jamInA kheDIne taiyAra rAkhI hatI. megharAjAnI mahera thavAnI sahu kAI rAha jotuM hatuM paNa aSADI mehu AnyA nahi. zrAvaNa ne bhAdaravA paNa khAlI gayA. kharekhara bhayakara dukALanI zarUAta thai! leAkeA lamaNe hAtha muThThI nirAza thayA ane AvatA varase teA bhagavAna kRpA karaze ema AzA rAkhI jema tema divaseA pasAra karavA lAgyA. jagaDUzAhe A vakhate keTalIka sadAvratazALAo khAlI dvIdhI ne taddana nirAdhAra mANasAne dukALamAMthI ugArI lIdhA. A uDAuDanA samaya murake lIthI pasAra karatA savata 1314nA jeTha mahine AvyA ane adhAriyAnI zarUAta thaI. paNa AkAzamAM varasAde gArabhA dhANyA nahi. loDhAnA jIva tALave cATI gayA. have aSADa tarapha mITa mAMDI. paraMtu aSADa pazu ThagArA nIkaLyA ! zrAvaNa mAsamAM pANInA be cAra yu nAMkhI medharAjA risAI gayA ne pharI na dekhAyA. te naja dekhAyA ! !

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11 gujAravA dukALa upara dukALa paDavAthI lAkA himmata hArI gayA. eka varasa tA mahA muzIbate pasAra karyuM hatuM. paNa have kevI rIte divase ? khAvA anna nahAtuM ane A dukALa dezanA ekaja bhAgamAM nahi paNa AkhAe hiMMdustAnamAM hatA. eTale bIjA bhAgamAMthI madada maLe tema naheAtI. dukALanA A trAsathI huArA gAmaDAM ujjaDa thai gayAM ne cAre bAju luTATa thavA lAgI. anAjanA bhAva cArathI pAMca gaNA thaI gayA chatAM joItAM anAjanAM sAMsA paDavA lAgyA. vepArIonA tamAma kAThArA paNa khalAsa thaI gayA hatA ! jagadrazAhe A vakhate paNa leAkAne bhAre rAhata ApI ane aneka navI samrAtratazALAo khAlI DhIdhI. lekA jagazAhanI A udAratA joi tenI paramezvaranI jema pUjA karavA lAgyA paNa niAbhimAnI jagaDUne enuM kAMi naheAtuM. hajI bhayaMkara AkRtanuM eka varSa bAkI hatu te e sArI rIte jANatA hatA. ane e bhayaMkara varSa paNa dhIme dhIme AvI paheAMcyuM. niSThura medharAjAe 1315 nI sAlamAM paNa raMgA dvIdhA. pANInuM muMdra mUkyuM nahi ane laoNkAnAM hRdaya bhayaMkara bhaviSyanA vicAre cirAi javA lAgyA. anAjanA bhAva pAvalInA tera caNA para jai pahoMcyA. jaga'zAhe

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12 jagadUzAhe ane khAvA mATe TheraThera hullaDo thavA lAgyA. vRkSAnAM pattAM tathA dhAsa suddhAM A dukALiyAe sAcaTa karI nAMkhyA ! keTaleka ThekANe teA bALakAne truMjIne paNa lokAe bhUkha maTADI ! kAi rAjAnA kAThAramAM paNa anAja rahyuM nahi ! A vakhate badhAnI najara jagaDUzAha upara paDI ane jagaDuzAha paNa barAbara dAtAra thayA. gujarAtanA mahArAjA vIsaladeve jagaDUzAhane bAlAgyA ane kahyuM: ' jagaDuzAha ! tame leAkAnI je sevA kare che. tethI ame bahu rAjI thayA chIe paNa have amArU paNa thoDuM kAma paDaze. ' jagaDUzAhe namratAthI kahyuM: 'mahArAja ! e zuM bolyA ? sevakane dAI paNa hukama pharamAvo, ' visaladeve kahyuM: ame sAMbhaLyuM che ke A pATaNamAMja tamArA dhAnyanA 700 kAThArA che. tA emAMthI thADuka dhAnya ameArna paNa Ape.' jagaDuzAhe kahyuM: 'mahArAja ! mArI vatInu jarA pazu anAja A pATaNamAM nathI. khAtarI karavI DhAya tA e kAThArA udhADIne juA. ' mahArAjA vIsaladeve eka kAThAra khAlAvIne joyuM tA . aMdarathI trAMbAnI takatI nIkaLI. temAM lakhyuM hatuM ke A kaNu garImA mATe che. nagaDhAha.

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jagaDuzAha 13 jagaDuzAhe A dukALamAM judA judA rAjAone ApelA anAjanI sAmAnya yAdi nIce mujaba che - maNa gujarAtanA rAjA vasaladevane 400000 siMdhanA rAjA hamIradevane 100000 mevADanA rAjAne 1600000 mALavAnArAjA madanavarmAne 900000 kAzIne rAjA pratApasiMhane 1600000 kaMdahAranA rAjAne dilhInA bAdazAha nAsirUdInane 1050000 6210000 A sivAyanA paNa nAnA moTA rAjAone temaNe ghaNuM anAja ApyuM hatuM. jagaDuzAha taraphathI nAnI nAnI sadAvratazALAo ghaNuM cAlatI hatI. paNa A dukALane pahoMcI vaLavA mATe temaNe meTI dAnazALAo nIce mujaba cAlu karI hatI revAkAMThA, soraTha ane gujarAtamAM 33 mAravADa, dhAra ane kacchamAM 30

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jagaDuzAha 14 mevADa, mALavA ane DhAlamAM uttara bhAgamAM 115 A dAnazALAmAM badhA thaIne haMmezanA pAMca lAkha mANasane bhejana ApavAmAM AvatuM hatuM. eka pATaNanI dAnarALAmAMja haMmezAM vIsa hajAra mANasane jamADavAmAM AvatA hatA ! jagaDuzAhe A dukALamAM 49950000 maNa dAnazALAomAM mAta vAparyuM ane 18 kroDa mAsA eTale kA koDa rUpiyA nagada vAparyA ! moTA moTA rAjA mahArAjAo paNa jagaDuzAhanI A udAratA joI tenI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA ane tene "jagatanA pAlanahAra 'nuM birUda ApyuM. Aje paNa koI mahAna dAnezvarIne jagaDuzAhanI upamA apAya che te ATalAja mATe. saMvata 1316 nI sAlamAM varasAda sAro the ane dukALa maTI gaye. ATaluM dhana vAparyA pachI paNa jagaDuzAhane dhananI khoTa nahatI paDI. lakSmI te pratidina vadhatI jatI hatI. eka vakhata cAMciyA lekane mINathI bhareluM

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jagazAha eka vahANa samudramAMthI maLI AvyuM. temane samaja na paDI ke enuM zuM karavuM. badhA vicAramAM paDayA. evAmAM ekane jagaqzAha yAda AvyA eTale te belI uThe cAle jagaDuzAha pAse. A vahANa temane vecIne dhana meLavIe." badhAne A vAta gamavAthI jagaDazAha pAse AvyA ane kahevA lAgyAH "he zeTha! amane mINathI bhareluM eka vahANa maLI AvyuM che. Apane te kAma lAgaze mATe kharIdavAnI IcchA hoya te kahe.' jagaDuzAhane mINanI khAsa jarUra nahatI paNa bicArA pitAnuM nAma pUchatA AvyA che mATe nirAza na karavA ema vicArI e mINa kharIdI lIdhuM. emAM mINanA 500 moTA corasA hatA. keTalAkane A vAta na gamI paNa jagaDuzAhane kahevAnI himmata keNa kare ? A vAtane traNa mAsa pasAra thaI gayA. pachI eka vakhata kAma prasaMge sagaDI saLagAvavAmAM AvI ane temAM keie ramatamAM pelA mINanuM ceramuM pheMkayuM. thoDIvAramAM mINa ogaLI

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jagaDuzAha gayuM ne aMdarathI senuM jhaLakyuM. jagaDuzAhe tapAsa karI te senuM zuddha jaNAyuM. e pAMcase cArasAmAMthI temane aDhaLaka dhana maLyuM. jo ke te badhuM emaNe parepakAranA kAmamAMja kharacI nAkhyuM. A rIte jagaDuzAhane vepAra uparAMta aNadhAryA prasaMgomAMthI aDhaLaka dhana maLeluM ane ethI emane dhananI khoTa paDI ja nahi ! - bhAratavarSanA A mahAna dAnavIre pise sArA ThekANe vAparI paisAdArane jude ja mArga batAve. keTalAMka varSa pachI jyAre temanuM maraNa thayuM tyAre dezabharamAM zoka phelAI gaye. hajAre leke chuTA moMe raDavA lAgyA. jagatane pAlanahAra' jatAM kAne dukha na thAya? jo ke jagaDuzAhane pitAne vaMza cAle nathI paNa jagatapara jayAM sudhI dAnano mahimA raheze tyAM sudhI emanuM nAma amara raheze. jagatane AvA aneka jagaDUcAha prApta thAya!

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prakAzaka : dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha jyati kAryAlaya nagarazeTha mArakITa, ratanapoLa, a ma dA vA da. A pustaka muMbaI ilAkA keLavaNIkhAtA tathA vaDodarA rAjya keLavaNIkhAtA taraphathI inAma-lAIbrerI mATe maMjUra thayeluM che, temaja jaina zve ejyukezanala borDanI dhArmika parIkSAnA bALa gheraNuM prathama tathA kanyA dharaNa prathamamAM pAThayapustaka tarIke svIkArAyeluM che. dhI, Te zAha ... mudrakamaNilAla chaganalAla zAha. mudraNasthAnaH vIravijayaH prI. presa kALupura TaMkazALa : amadAvAda,

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dharmaci aNagAra. nAgilA brAhmaNIe bhAtabhAtanAM bhojana karyA. tIkhA tamatamatAM zAka karyo. temAM tuMbaDAnuM zAka karatAM keIe tuMbaDAM cAkhyAM nahi. pachI taiyAra thaye jyAM kAma UghADIne eka pIte jIbhe aDADyuM tyAM kahe che! te samajI gaI ke zAka kaDavA tuMbaDAnuM thayuM. koIthI A khavAze nahi. eTale te bAjue mUkyuM. bhajanane samaya thaye eTale sahu AvyA ne jamI uThyA. evAmAM "dharmalAbha kahetA dharmaci nAmanA eka

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dhamAca aNagAra sAdhu tene tyAM bhikSA levA AvyA. eka mAsanA te upavAsI hatA. nAgilAe vicAryuM "lAva! A zAka A sAdhuneja ApI dauM. koNa bahAra nAkhavA jAya che ! badhuM zAka sAdhune vaherAkhyuM." dharmaci A AhAra laI pitAnA guru dharmaghoSa AgaLa AvyA. guru AhAra suMdhIne ja belyA: "he ziSya! A AhAra vAparIza nahi. nahitara tAruM maraNa thaze. jyAM jIvaDAM na hoya evI bhUmimAM tene pAThavI Ava ! havethI Avo AhAra lAvIza nahi." - gharmaruci AhArane paraThavavA gAma bahAra cAlyA. evAmAM zAkanA rasanuM TIpuM bheya paDayuM. e TIpAnI sugaMdhathI lebhAi keTalIka kIDIo tyAM AvI ne coTI gaI. tarata ja te maraNa pAmI. A joi dharmaci munie vicAryuM "aho! A zAkanA eka TIpAthI ATalA badhA jIva maraNa pAmyA to A badhA zAkathI keTalA jIvone saMhAra thaze?mATe mane ja maravA de. mArA maravAthI ghaNu jIva bacI jaze." ema vicArI badhuM zAka khAI gayA. pachI dhyAna dharI lIdhuM ne jagatanA sarva chanI kSamA mAgI lIdhI. thoDIvAramAM jherI zAkanI

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gajasukumALa asarathI munirAjanuM maraNa thayuM. chellI ghaDI sudhI zubha bhAvanA rAkhavAthI te devaloke gayA. ATalI hada sudhI ahiMsA pALanAra keTalA mahA bhAe haze ? gajasukumALa : 2: zrI nemanAtha madhura vANIthI upadeza detA hatA. tyAM zrIkRSNa mahArAjanA nAnA bhAI gajasukumALa AvyA. temaNe te upadeza sAMbhaLye ne vairAgya thayA. eTale peAtAnI mAtA devakIjIpAsegayA ne DhIkSA levAnI rajA mAgI. devakIjIe temane dhaNuM dhaNu samajAvyA ke "putra ! tArI ummara nAnI che. saMjama khUba devalo che. tArAthI e nahi paLAya.''paNa gajasukumALanI bhAvanA dRDha hatI eTale chevaTe rajA ApI. gajasukumALe dIkSA lIdhI. " dIkSA laine temaNe prabhune kahyuM ke " prabhA ! meAkSa jaladI maLe tevA upAya batAvA!'' prabhu temanAtha kahe, "dhyAna dharIne ubhA raheA. mana vacana ne kAyAne barAbara pavitra karI ! %0

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gajasukumALa. gajasukumALe zmazAnamAM jaine dhyAna lagAvyuM. A vakhate gajasukumALanA sAsarA sAmila brAhmaNa tyAM thaine nIkaLyA. teNe gajasukumALane A hAlatamAM joyA. eTale khUba cIDAyA. dAMta pIsIne bAlyuM : "are ! te tA mArI dIkarInA bhava bagADayA ! tAre jo ene naheAtI paravI to sagapaNa zA mATe karyuM?" Ama beAlatAM bhAlatAM tenA krodha khUba vadhI gayA. gajasukumALane zuM karI nApu' evA vicAramAM dhUMdhavAvA lAgyo. jyAre tenA krodhanI hrada na rahI tyAre dhagadhagatA aMgArA eka dhaDAnI DIkhamAM bharyAM ne te ThIba gajasukumALanA mAthe mUkI. k gajasukumALanuM haiyuM kSamAnu sAvara hatuM. temanu zarIra dAjhe paNa mana dAjhe ema hatuM nahi. e tA ulaTA vicAra karavA lAgyA ke " kAI sasarA te vIsa pacIsanI pAdhaDI bacAve paNa A sasarAe teA mekSa maLe evI pAghaDI baMdhAvI ! huM jIva ! zAMtithI A prasaMga sahana karI le. AvA prasa'ga dhaDIe ghaDIe nahi maLe.' ema vicAra karatAM temanA hRdayamAMthI kSamA Ubha

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avaMtisukumALa rAvA lAgI. samatA chalakAvA lAgI. ane temane kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM. aMgArAthI mAthuM tapatAM thoDIvAramAM te maraNa pAmyA ne mokSe gayA. he nAtha! AvA samAsAgaranI kSamA amArAmAM Avaje ! avaMtisukamALa 2 3 4 ujeNI nagarImAM khIlatA jobanane eka bALa zrImaMta. batrIza strIone te svAmI che. aneka meDI mahelA tene dhaNI che. tenA pitA dhanada zeTha gujarI gayA che. ane bhadrAmAtA gharano badho kArabhAra calAve che. eka vakhata AryamahAgiri mahArAja bhadrA zeThANInI parasALamAM utaryA. tyAM eka vakhata saghaLA sAdhu nalinI gulma vimAnanI sajhAya bhaNe. avaMtisukamALe e sajajhAya sAMbhaLI eTale temane thayuM ke meM kayAMika AvuM anubhavyuM che. eTale guru AgaLa AvyA.

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avaMtisukamALa ne hAtha joDI bolyA "gurumahArAja !AvuM sukha zI rIte maLe te samajAve !" gurumahArAja kahe "je zuddha cAritra pALe te mekSe jAya. mehasahita cAritra pALe te devaleke jAya." avaMtisukamALa kahe "te Apa mane dIkSA Ape." guru kahe: "tamArI mAtAnI rajA lAve te dIkSA ApIe. " avaMtisukamALa mAtA pAse gayA, ne dIkSA levAnI rajA mAgI. mAtA khUba duHkhI thayAM. strIo khUba duHkhI thaI. paNa Akhare samajIne teoe rajA ApI. avaMtisukumALe dIkSA lIdhI pachI gurune kahyuM ke "gururAjI mAre te jaladI mokSa maLe evo raste le che. eTale je Apa AjJA Apo to kaMtherInA (AranA) vanamAM jaIne anazana karuM." guru kahe : "tamane sukha upaje tema kare." avaMtisukamALa cAlyA. nagarathI cheDe dUra katherInuM bhayAnaka vana hatuM tyAM gayA. ketherInA vanamAM pesatAM kaThera kAMTe vAge. page lehInI dhAra thaI. paNa avaMtisukamALe manamAM jarApaNa duHkha ApyuM nahi. temaNe anazana zarU karyuM.

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avaMtisukamALa hajI anazana zarU karyAne thoDIvAra thaI che tyAM to eka ziyALa lehInI gaMdha AvI pahoMcI. te navI viAyelI ne bhUkhIDAMsa eTale avaMtisukamALa muninA paga karaDavA mAMDyA. aha! kevuM saMkaTa ! paNa jenuM mana majabUta ene zuM? e te dhyAnamAM ja ubhA rahyA. ziyALa baTAka baTAka bacakAM bharatI Akhe paga khAI gaI. paNa avaMtisukamALa dhyAnamAMthI DagyA nahi. DIvAra thaI eTale bIjo paga karaDI khAdhe chatAM manamAM jarA paNa duHkha ke akAre nahi ! kevaLa zubha dhyAna ! zubha ciMtavana ! ziyALa te Aja khAuM khAuM karI rahI hatI. tenI bhUkha kAMI eTalethI aTakI nahi. teNe peTa khAdhuM, chAtI khAdhIne mAthuM paNa khAI gaI. sAMja TAMNe tyAM kevaLa hAMDakAM bAkI rahyAM. bhaDavIra avaMtisukamALa aDaga dhyAnathI nalinIgubha vimAnamAM utpanna thayA. bIjA divasanuM vahANuM vAyuM eTale bhadrAmAtA tathA temanI strIo AryamahAgiri mahArAjanA darzane AvI. avaMtisukamALanA khabara pUchavA lAgI. AryamahAgari mahArAja kahe, " kacerIne vanamAM avaMti

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10 avatisukumALa sukumALe anazana karyuM che." mAtA tathA srIe temane vAMDhavA katherInA vanamAM gayAM. paNa tyAM zuM jue ? kaeNlaiyA varanI jagAe leAhI kharaDayAM hADakAM paDelAM dIThAM. bhadrA A jotAM bebhAna thaI gaI. strIo kAramu rudana karavA lAgI paNa A badhAthI zuM vaLe ? A banAva para vicAra karatAM temane paNa vairAgya thayA ne mAtA tathA 31 srIee dIkSA lIdhI. phakta eka garbhavatI strI bAkI rahI. A garbhavatI strIne eka putra thayA, teNe peAtAnA pitAnA yAdagAra maraNanI jagAe mahAkALa nAme suMdara daheruM bAMdhyuM. Aje paNa ujjaiNIthI thoDe cheTe ava MtipArzvanAthane nAme e kahevuM eLakhAya che. hurA jaMtrALuo tyAM jaine e kathA sAMbhaLe chene samatAnA bhaMDAra avatisukumALanAM vakhANa kare che. ApaNAthI A mahApuruSanAM guNa zI rIte gavAya?

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sunizrI metAya - 11 munizrI metArya kharA baporane samaya che. aMgArA je tApa paDe che. A vakhate rAjagRhI nagarImAM mAsanA upavAsI eka sAdhu bhikSA levA pharI rahyA che. dhIme pagale ne nIcI najare cAlatAM teo eka sanInA ghara AgaLa AvyA. tyAM sonI senAne hAra paDe che. tenA mATe senAnA javalAM taiyAra kare che. sonI munirAjane joI khUba harakhANe. be hAtha joDI vinaMti karavA lAgyA. "he munirAja ! mAruM AMgaNuM pAvana kare. mArA gherathI bhikSA le." "dharmalAbha belIne munirAja tenA gharamAM dAkhala thayA. sonI senAnA javalAM emane ema mUkI raseDAmAM cAlyuM. tyAM jaI bhikSA ApavAnI taiyArI karavA lAge. evAmAM tyAM eka doMca pakSI AvyuM.te sonAnA javalA carI gayuM. javalAM carIne te pAsenA jhADanI DALIe beThuM. munirAje A joyuM.

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12 munizrI metArya senI rasoDAmAMthI bahAra AvyuM. medaka miThAIne thALa lAge. uttama bhAve munirAjane te bhikSA vaherAvI. munirAja cAlyA. sanI dukAne AvyuM. jae te senAnA javalAM nahi! are ! ahIMthI senAnA javalAM kayAM gayAM? tenA peTamAM phALa paDI. ahIM joyuM, tahIM joyuM, paNa kyAMya senAnA javalAM nahi tene lAgyuM ke jarUra pelA sAdhu A javalAM UpADI gayA lAva tene pakaDIne tapAsa karuM. munirAja te mAsanA upavAsI hatA. eTale hajI AMgaNuM choDayuM nahotuM. sanIe sAdhune pakaDIne ubhA rAkhyA ane pUchayuM" senAnA javalAM kayAM che?" munirAje vicAra karyo. je koMca pakSInI vAta kahIza to bicArAno jIva jaze. mATe zAMtaja rahevA de, temaNe kAMI javAba Ape nahi. sanInI zaMkA majabuta thaI. teNe be traNa vakhata munine pUchayuM paNa javAba maLe nahi. AthI te khUba krodhe bharAye. pAse ALuM cAmaDuM paDayuM hatuM. te kasakasIne metArya muninA mAthe bAMdhyuM. paNa metArya muni samatAnA bhaMDAra. te kAMI paNa belyA nahi.

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munizrI metAya 13 sAnIe temane pakaDIne taDakAmAM besADyA. chatAM te zAMta rahyA. tApathI cAmaDuM saMkocAvA mAMDayuM ne mAthAmAM casakA AvavA lAgyAH " he jIva ! Avelu duHkha zAMtithI sahana karI le ! duHkhathI jarAye DarIza nahiM.' A vicAra karatAM temanuM mana pavitra thavA lAgyuM ne coDIvAramAM te eTalI hade paheoNMcyuM' ke temane devaLajJAna thayuM'. ahIM tApathI cAmaDuM khUba sakAcANuM ne metA muninI ane AMkho bahAra nIkaLI gaI. temanI kheAparI phATI gai. samatAnA sAgara metA munirAja nirvANa pAmyA. evAmAM kAi kaThiyAraNe AvI khAka letAM kAThInA bhArA pachADayA. acAnaka dhabakArAthI kocapakSI tu ne carakI gayuM. sAnI jue te carakamAM sAnAnAM valAM ! tarataja tene kamakamATI chUTI. meM duSTa zuM karyuM ? nirdoSa munirAjanA prANa lIdhA! paNa have zuM thAya ! rAjAne khabara paDaze te garadana mAraze. eTale teNe eja munirAjanAM kapaDAM paheryAM ne sAdhu thaI cAlI

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14 sukezala muni nIkaLe. pachI dohyala saMjama pALe ne AtmAnuM kalyANa karyuM. kharekhara ! "metArya munivara dhanya dhanya tuma avatAra !" sukezala muni : 5 : rAjarSi kIrtidhara ne temanA putra rAjarSi sukezala bane eka bhayaMkara vanamAM thaIne pasAra thatA hatA. tyAM ekAeka vikarALa vAghaNa dekhANI. ka mANasa AnI AgaLathI nAzI jaIne jIva bacAvavAnI mahenata na kare? paNa A rAjarSio to nAsavAne prayatna karatA nathI. te te UlaTI aMdara aMdara vAta kare che. kIrtidhara kahe, "sukezala ! tame pAchaLa raho! pahelAM mane saMkaTa sahevA de." sukesala kahe : "kSamAzramaNa ! AvuM zuM belo cho? saMkaTane kadI huM gaNakArato nathI. laDavA nIkaLe bahAdura laDavai zuM pAchuM vaLe? mATe kRpA karI mane ja e upasarga sahevAnI taka Ape !'

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15 mukezala muni suzala muni AgaLa AvIne ubhA rahyA. iSTadevanuM dhyAna dharyuM. vicAravA lAgyA. "are jIva ! A zarIranA mehane lIdhe tuM ghaNuM kALa saMsAramAM rakhaDa che mATe have te zarIrane moha choDI de. ane sarva jene sarakhA gaNI temanI kSamA mAga!" pachI te manamAM bolyA: khAmemi savva jIve, savve jIvA khamaMtu me| mittI me savvabhUesa, veraM majjaM na kenni|| eTale sarva nI kSamA mAguM chuM. sarva jIvo mane kSamA Apaje. mAre tenI sAthe mitratA che. koI paNa sAthe vera nathI. evAmAM vAghaNa tarApa mArIne sukezala muninA zarIra para kudI. pitAnA bhayaMkara paMjA ne vikarALa dAMtathI temanA zarIrane pADavA lAgI. paNa sukezala muni zAMta dazAmAM che. hRdayane pavitra karI rahyA che. thoDA vakhatamAM te pavitratA chellI hade pahoMcI. temane kevaLajJAna thayuM. vAghaNa temanA zarIrane bhakSa karI gaI. te nirvANa

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baMdhaka muninA pAMcase ziSya pAmyA. kIrtidhara bacI gayA. temaNe AkarAM tapa karyo ne tenA prabhAvathI mokSa meLavyuM. dhanya che bhaDavIra sukezalane ! baMdhaka muninA pAMcase ziSya vIsamA tIrthaMkara prabhu munisuvrata AgaLa rAjaputra aMdhake pAMcaso mANasa sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. pachI dharmane khUba abhyAsa karavA lAgyA. thaDA vakhatamAM te mahAjJAnI thayA eTale prabhue temane pAMcaso sAdhunA AcArya nImyA. eka vakhata pitAnA banevIne bedha ApavA temaNe kuMbhAra, nagare javAnI prabhu AgaLa AjJA mAgI. prabhu kahe, " tyAM javAmAM tamArA badhAnA jIvanuM jokhama che." tyAre aMdhakAcArye pUchyuM, "paNa ethI amAruM kalyANa thaze ke nahi?" prabhu kahe, "tamArA sivAya sahunuM kalyANa thaze." aMdhakAcArya kahe, "te mAruM kalyANa thayuM

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17 baMdhaka muninA pAMcase ziSya mAnIza." te pAMcase sAdhu sahita kuMbhArakaTa nagaranI pAse AvyA. kuMbhArakaTa nagarane rAjA daMDaka hatA. tene pradhAna pAlaka hato. eka vakhata te baMdhaka muninA gAma Ave tyAre rAjakumAra baMdhaka sAthe carcA thayelI temAM te hArela. tyArathI tene baMdhaka para vera baMdhAyuM hatuM. te mULathI sAdhuone zatru hato. temAM vaLI aMdhakAcAryane joyA eTale tenuM vera tAjuM thayuM. koI paNa rIte A sAdhuone ghATa ghaDavA vicAra karyo. khaMdhakAcArya je bAgamAM UtaravAnA hatA tyAM keTalAMka hathiyAra daTAvyAM. khaMdhaka muni pitAnA ziSya sahita bAgamAM UtaryA. tyAM rAjA, pradhAna tathA badhI reyata temane upadeza sAMbhaLavA AvyAM. pachI rAtre pAlaka pradhAne jaIne rAjAne kahyuM: "mahArAja ! A baMdhaka te baDo bagabhagata jaNAya che. sAdhunA vezamAM sArAmAM sArA laDataiyAone lAge che. emanI madadathI te ApaNuM rAjya levA Icche che. enI khAtrI karavI hoya to te

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baMdhaka muninA pAMcase ziSya sAdhuo UtaryA che tenI nIce khedA eTale badhuM mAlUma paDaze." daMDaka rAjAe tema karyuM te tyAMthI hathiyAra nIkanyAM. hathiyArane jotAMja daMDaka rAjA ciDAya ne pradhAnane AjJA karI ke "A duSaNone ThIka lAge te zikSA karo. emanA mATe mane kAMI pUchaze nahi." pAlaka pradhAnane dAva saphaLa thayo. teNe mANasane mAravAnI ghANI taiyAra karAvI ane te bAgamAM goThavI. pachI khaMdhakAcAryane hukama pharamAvyuM ke rAjanA gunheMgAra tarIke tamane ghANIe ghAlIne pIlI nAMkhavAmAM Avaze. basa! hukama pharamAvIne teNe potAnuM karapINa kAma zarU karyuM. aMdhakAcArya dareka sAdhune chevaTanI zAMti rAkhavA mATe upadeza de che. dareka sAdhu zAMtine dhAraNa karI ISTadevanuM nAma lete ghaNIpara jaIne ubhe rahe che. pAlaka pradhAna tene pIle che ne rAjI thAya che. A prakAre cArase navANuM sAdhune saMhAra karyo. chevaTe sahuthI nAnA eka sAdhune ghANI AgaLa lAvanAmAM AvyA ne khaMdhakAcAryanuM haiyuM dayAthI Ubha

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khaMdhaka muninA pAMcase ziSya 19 rAI gayuM, te pAlakane kahevA lAgyAH " mahAnubhAva ! pahelAM mane pIla jethI A bALasAdhunI hatyA mAre jovI na paDe. mAruM ATaluM vacana mAnI jA ! '' pAlaka pradhAnane te| duHkha thAya tema karavu ja hatuM eTale teNe te khALamunine dhANIe dhAlyA ne khadhakAcAryanA dekhatAM pIlI nAMkhyA. badhA muni zuddha bhAve maravAthI nirvANu pAmyA. have Avyo AcAryanA vArA. temane te chellI hatyAthI rageragamAM krodha vyApI gayA hatA. eTale chellI dhaDIe mAgI lIdhuM ke '"jo mArA japatapatu phaLa hAya te| A rAjA, pradhAna tathA AkhA dezanA nAza karanAra thAuM.' khadhaka muni dhANImAM pIlAyA. te paraleAka gayA. kahe che ke te agnikumAra deva thayA. temaNe daMDaka rAjAnA AkhA deza khALIne bharama karI nAMkhyA. phAlge phUlyA deza verAna thaI gayA. daMDakAraNyane nAme hajI paNa te ALakhAya che. dhanya che ! khadhaka muninA pAMcasI ziSyane jemaNe marI jANyuM !

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20 baMdhaka muni baMdhaka muni. : 7 : namo namo khaMdhaka mahAmuni. khaMdhaka muni kSamAnA bhaMDAra hatA. zrAvatInA rAjA kanakaketu temanA pitA ne malayAsuMdarI temanI mAtA hatI. eka vakhata sAdhu munirAjanA upadezathI temane vairAgya tha ane dIkSA lIdhI. jevI zuddha bhAvanAe dIkSA lIdhI hatI tevIja te pALatA hatA. sadAye AkarAM tapa kare. saMkaTa Avya hasate moDhe sahana kare. ema karatAM eka divasa potAnI bahenanA zaheramAM AvyA. bahena banevI gekhe beThAM nagaranI zobhA jue che. tyAM dUrathI munirAja dekhAyA. bahene gokhamAM beThAM ja pArakhyuM ke munirAja mAre mADIjA vIra che. te sAdhu sAmuM joI rahI. daDa daDa tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsu sayAM. A joI rAjA camaLe. manamAM vicAravA lAgyo. A te kevo sAdhu ke jene joIne rANIne raDavuM Ave che !

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baMdhaka muni nakkI rANIne enI sAthe ADe saMbaMdha haze. cAla ! tyAre e duSTanI khabara lauM. rAjA tyAMthI chUTo paDaye. pitAnA sevakene hukama karyo ke pelA sAdhunI jIvatAM cAmaDI UtArI lo. sevake doDayA. khaMdhaka muni pAse pahoMcyA ane temane jAhera karyuM "rAjAne hukama thaye che ke tamArI jIvatAM cAmaDI UtAravI.khaMdhaka munivara kahe: vAha samatAnI kasoTIne ghaNe suMdara prasaMga maLe. bhAI ! khuzIthI tamArA rAjAne hukama baja. paNa mane kahe ke huM kevI rIte ubho rahuM jethI tamane tamAruM kAma karatAM harata na thAya. amRtanuM sarovara chalakAya evI munivaranI vANI ! A sAMbhaLatAMja sevakanA hAtha DhIlA paDI gayA. paNa rAjAne hukama yAda AvyuM ne potAnuM kAma karavA taiyAra thayA. rAjasevakoe pharasI taiyAra karI. baMdhaka munIzvara zAMtabhAve manamAM bolyAH cattAri saraNaM pvjjaami| arihaMte saraNaM pvjjaami|

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--- 22 baMdhaka muni siddhe saraNaM pavajjAmi / sAhU saraNaM pavajjAmi / kevalIpanataM dhamma saraNaM pavajjAmi / eTale cAranuM zaraNa aMgIkAra karuM chuM. arihaMtanuM zaraNa aMgIkAra karuM chuM. siddhanuM zaraNa aMgIkAra karuM chuM. sAdhunuM zaraNa aMgIkAra karuM chuM. kevaLI bhagavAne kahelA dharmanuM zaraNa aMgIkAra karuM chuM. basa ATaluM bolIne baMdhaka munie dhyAna lagAvI rAjasevake pharasIthI temanI cAmaDI utAravA lAgyA. caDa caDa cAmaDI Utare paNa munIzvara dayAnamAMthI Dage nahi, manamAM jarA paNa kheTe vicAra lAve nahi, samatAne ja dhAraNa kare ! ema karatAM samatA bharapUra thaI eTale tyAMja baMdhaka munine kevaLajJAna thayuM. ahIM temanA AkhA zarIranI cAmaDI UtarI gaI eTale te nirvANa pAmyA. A hatyAkAMDanI jagAe samaDIo UDavA mAMDI. ne mAMsa khAvA lAgI. temAMthI eka samaDIo lehI

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baMdhaka muni 23 kharaDI muhapatti ne mAMsa jaNane UpADacAM. banyuM evuM ke cheDe jatAM samaDInA pagamAMthI te sarakI gayAM ne barAbara rAjamahelanI agAzImAM paDyAM. bahene A joyuM ne jANyuM eTale mUccha AvI. tenA duHkhane pAra rahyo nahi. bhAna AvatAM tene vairAgya thaye ne te sAdhvI banI. lAMbe vakhata pavitra jIvana gALIne te nirvANa pAmI. vAMcaka! zAMtabhAve ekAda vakhata A baMdhaka muninI sajhAya gAje ke name name baMdhaka mahAmuni, baMdhaka khImA bhaMDAra re !

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- prOSGC19 vividha pustako mATe tamAre lAyabrerI orDara kayAM Apaze? varSothI jANItA thayelA - - jyoti kAryAlayamAM ja kAraNa ke I tenI -In traNa viSezatAo cheH -LE niyamitatA rogya kamizana ceka vyavahAra = 6 Aje ja lakhe ti kAryAlaya. nagarazeTha mArakoTa, ratanapoLa-amadAvAda. = =