Sadhu to Chalta Bhala 1

Author(s): Prashamrativijay
Publisher: Pravachan Prakashan Puna
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/009103/1

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sAdhu to calatA bhalA pustaka : sAdhu to calatA bhalA lekhaka : munizrI prazamarativijayajI viSaya : tIrthayAtrAnA anubhavacitro AvRtti : dvitIya : rUA. 50-00 : PRAVACHAN PRAKASHAN, 2004 lekhaka tapAgacchAdhirAja pUjayapAda AcAryabhagavaMta zrImad vijaya rAmacaMdrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjAnA ziSya munizrI prazamarativijayajI (prAptisthAna) pUnA : pravacana prakAzana 488, ravivAra peTha, pUnA-4112 phona : 020-244pa344 amadAvAda : sarasvatI pustaka bhaMDAra 112, hAthIkhAnA, ratanapoLa, amadAvAda phona : 079-pa3pa6692 azokabhAI ghelAbhAI zAha 201, oesIsa, aMkura skUlanI sAme, pAlaDI, amadAvAda phona : 079-6633085 mo. 079-31007579 mudraka : rAja prinTarsa, pUnA pravacana prakAzana 488, ravivAra peTha, pUnA-2 TAIpa seTiMga : virati grAphikkasa, amadAvAda.

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rahevAnuM. bAjumAMthI pasAra thaI jatAM vAhano sAthe koI levAdevA nahIM. enI jhaDapa ene mubAraka. ApaNe to cAlavuM che. najara jamIna para TheravIne pagalAM mAMDavA che. rasto kharAba hoya ke zarIrano sAtha na hoya aTakavAnuM nathI. keDI paranA kAMTA hoya ke roDa paranA kAca, Daga rokavAnA nathI. bahetA pAnI cAre kora TekarIo. rahevAnuM hatuM te makAna DhALa para ja. pAchaLa nAnuM khetara. tenA chevADe DhoLAva para eka vRkSa. divasabhara paDelI ThaMDI, rAte gherI banI hatI. aMdhAruM agama ane adhora. DaratI AMkhe bArI bahAra joyuM hatuM. pelAM vRkSane jovAnuM kautuka. kALA dhummasa vacce tyAM kharatA tArAo ToLe vaLIne ramatA hatA. havAnA dhakke vRkSa hAlatuM te sAthe taNakhAnI jema e comera verAtA. pAMdaDe pAMdaDe tejanI dhANI phUTatI, e AgiyA hatA, seMkaDo, AkhA ghATamAM e khelatA hatA. aMdhArAne nihALavA girimALAe AMkho ughADI hatI, jANe. mahAvratonI jema ja hoya che, sAdhune vihAradrata. eka jagyAe besI paDavAnuM sAdhune nA game. gADIomAM uDAuDa karavAnI utAvaLa paNa sAdhune na hoya. zramaNabhAva sAthe bhramaNabhAvano anuprAsa arthanI rIte baMdhabesato che. ghUmatA rahe tene ja paLapaLanI aniyamita avasthAno khyAla Ave. sAdhu to bahetA pAnI. ghATaghATanA mAhola jotAM e AgaLa nIkaLe. phUla nAMkho to samAvI le, kacaro nAMkho to jIravI jAya. vahevAno AnaMda sauthI mahattvano. tIrthonA kAMThethI ane smazAnanI pALethI e samabhAve vahI nIkaLe. vItelA samayamAM AvA AgiyA jhabUkatA hoya che. atIta banI cUkelA samayakhaMDa para temanuM rAja hoya che. nAnA anubhavo, yAdarUpe vicAromAM taratA rahe che. vartamAna ane bhaviSyathI vihIna hovAnI kAlimA sAtheya te bhUtakALa jIvaMta rahe che. AjanI bArIethI ene jotA rahIe to e dUra dUra hovA chatAM sAthe thaI jAya. bhaviSya nizcita nathI. vartamAna samasyAgrasta che. bhUtakALa spaSTa ane nizcita. ene sAkSIbhAve joI zakAya. emAM lAgaNI joDI zakAya. emAMthI preraNA laI zakAya. ene sathavAro banAvI zakAya. e anupayogI hovA chatAM enA vinA jIvI nA zakAya. vihAra na hoya to sAdhujIvanamAM zo pharaka paDe ? vihAra na hoya to makAna choDIne raste paDavAno anagArabhAva na maLe, paganAM phATelAM taLiye khUMcatAM kAMkarAnI vedanAno sahavAsa na maLe. aDadhI rAte, rotA ziyALavAnAM hAlaraDe poDhavA na maLe, ajANyA pAse yAcanA karavAnI ane nA sAMbhaLIneya khuza rahevAnI keLavaNI nA maLe, badalAtA mANaso ane badalAtAM pANInI sobata nA maLe, thAkIne cUracUra thayA pachI paNa, acAnaka AgaLa cAlavuM paDe teno romAMca na maLe, bhaktonA bharose rahevAne badale bhagavAnanA bharose rahevAnI anubhUti nA maLe. ghaNuM badhuM nA maLe. eka ja ThekANe rahI paDavAthI bane evuM ke, duniyAbharamAM phelAyelAM prabhunAM vividha dhAmanI yAtrAno lAbha na maLe. vihAramAM saMyamayAtrA mahattvanI che. tIrthadarzana dvArA vihAra saMgamayAtrA bane che. mAtra vihAra hoya to rojIMdI sAdhu mAtra vihAranA anubhavI. vihAra eTale anubhavonI vaNajhAra. dhAreluM na thAya. aNadhArI ApadA Ave to aNadhAryo lAbheya thAya. raste cAlatA

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ArAdhanAno AnaMda rahe. vihAramAM tIrthayAtrA thavAnI hoya to AnaMdanuM lakSya ajIbanI UMcAI sAdhe. vihArano parizrama sArthaka thayo hovAnI lAgaNI thAya. pasIno thayo hoya ane tene havAnI surakhI aDe to zarIre jevI TADhaka vaLe che tevo paritoSa vihAra ane yAtrA eka sAthe thAya tenAthI maLe che. ghera beThA pUjA karanArA gRhastho te na samajI zake. tIrthanAM jinAlayomAM vizeSa bhAvo anubhavAya che tenuM kAraNa A vihAra paNa bane che. sAdhu badhe jAya che ane mamatA koInI nathI bAMdhatA. dareka sAdhu vihAranAM A satyane jIve che. savAre nIkaLyA pachI baporano bIjo vihAra ane sAMjano trIjo vihAra karIne mukAme pahoMcanArA sAdhu, gaI kAlanI rAta kyAM vItAvI te lagabhaga bhUlI cUkyA hoya che. chatAM tIrthabhUmithI vihAra thAya tyAranI vAta alaga hoya che. tIrthanI vidAyano anubhava Akaro hoya che. tIrathanI mamatA baMdhAtI ja hoya che. A pAvanakSetra dUra rahI jaze te lAgaNI jIravI nathI zakAtI. vihAra thAya tenuM duHkha nathI. vihAra to karavAno ja che. vihAranI dizA tIrathathI cheTe javAnI hoya che te asahya bane che. jo ke, manane AzvAsana paNa maLe che. tIrthayAtrA thaI te nAnIsUnI vAta nathI. bhale bIjIvAra yAtrA karavA nahIM avAya paNa tIrthanuM smaraNa to dilamAM jIvatuM ja raheze. tIrtha sAthe gUMthAyelI vicAraNA, saMvedanA, bhAvabhaMgIno sAtha nathI ja chUTavAno. tIrthadarzana vinA A sAthenuM sarjana thayuM ja nA hota, manamAM umaTatA bhAvarUpe tIratha sadA saMnihita raheze. A vicAre saMtoSa sAMpaDe. pAchA pharIne tIrthanI dizAmAM jhUkatA rahevAno rojIMdo krama atUTa rahe. vihAra barobara cAle. chellA be varasanA vihAra sAthe tIrthayAtrA joDAI che. e tIrthonI vacce avaDhava thAya. je tIrthathI nIkaLyA teno jhUrApo baMdhAya. je tIrathe pahoMcavAnuM che tenI kalpanA. dareka tIrthe prabhunI mulAkAta thAya. prabhunA prasaMgo sAkSAt bhajavAya nadI kAMThe, zaheranI vacovaca, jaMgalamAM ke pahADInI Toca para prabhudarzana sAMpaDe. saranAmAM badalAya tema bhAva ubhare. divasonuM bhAna na rahe. satata nazo rahe, tIrtha2janI suvAsano. kAgaLa para e suvAsa utAravA mathuM. phoramane to baMdhAvA karatAM relAvAmAM vadhu rasa. zabdone e na gAMThe. chatAM prayAsa karuM. thoDuM lakhAyane ghaNuM bAkI rahI jAya. na pUruM varNana thAya, na pUrA vicAra sphuTa thAya. kazuMka karyAno saMtoSa maLe. sAdhu to calatA bhalAnI A nAnI kahAnI che. kalyANanAM pAne e lakhAI che. e bhAI AkolAmAM rahe. temane ghare kalyANa Ave. sAdhu to calatA bhalA vAMce. dareka lekhonI phAIla banAve. koI A taraphanI yAtrAe jatuM hoya to phAIla ApIne kahe H je tIrathe jAo te tIrathano lekha vAMcajo, bhava sudharI jaze. tIrthayAtrA to saphaLa hatI ja, A zabdayAtrAneya prabhue saphaLa banAvI. nAsika, muMbaI, nAgapura, karADa, kalakattA, rAyapura, mAlegAma, DIsA, pUnA, valasADa, navasArI, surata, vApIthI patro AvatAM. AcArya bhagavaMto paNa yAda karatA. eka patra : 'vAMcIne ema ja thAya che ke pAMkhonA sahAre uDIne tyAM pahoMcI jauM.' bIjA sUrideve AjJA karI che : 'tamArAM atyAra sudhInAM lakhANonI eka nakala mokalavI. AgaLanAM tIrtho mATe paNa A ja rIte vistArathI lakhazo. jethI amArA jevA na pahoMcI zakanArA bhAvayAtrA karI zake.' pratibhAvamAM AnAthI vadhAre zuM joIe ?

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jiMdagImAM ghaNAM tIrthonI yAtrA bAkI che. Aja sudhI jeTalAM tIrthonI yAtrI thaI che te darekanuM lekhAMkana bAkI to che ja. paraMtu ati sarvatra varjayet. hAla to zrI aMtarikSajI para aTakavuM che. Ama to vihAranI DAyarI varasothI lakhuM chuM. (DAyarI zabda aMgrejI che. gamato nathI. paNa ghareDamAM besI gayo che. samajavA mATe kAmano che tethI DAyarI tarIke tathAstu.) Aje pahelIvAra DAyarInAM pAnAM moTAM thayA che. ane lakhANa chApe caDyuM che, tyAre DAyarInAM pahele pAne jIvaMta rahenArAM, bhagavAnanAM darzana dvArA zarUAta karI hatI. Aje zrI bhadrAvatI maMDana svapnadeva zrI kesariyApArzvanAtha dAdAnI maMgala saMnidhi che. kalakattAthI bhadrAvatI sudhImAM agaNita devAdhidevanAM darzana thayAM. e dareka devAdhideva potAnAM tIrathamAM pharIvAra bolAve tevI bhAvanA thAya che. bhagavAnanI kRpA maLe to bIjAya dareka tIrthonAM darzana jarUra thavAnA. icchA Akhare e ja che ke devAdhideva kAyama mATe potAnA khoLe bolAvI le. vAta dUranI che. tyAM pahoMcavAnuM to nakkI ja che. paNa vacce ghaNAM mukAma thaze. e dareka mukAme gAvuM che : mArA anaMta upakArI gurudeva tapAgacchAdhirAja pUjayapAda AcAryabhagavaMta zrImad vijayarAmacaMdrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjA, suvizAlagacchAdhipati pUjyapAda AcAryabhagavaMta zrImad vijayamahodayasUrIzvarajI mahArAjA, bahuzruta pUjayapAda pitA munibhagavaMta zrI saMvegarativijayajI ma., parama vidvAnuM pUjyapAda baMdhu munirAjazrI vairAgyarativijayajI ma., A cAra nAmo acUka yAda Ave che. mane sadbhAgya ke zabdo maLyA tAre nagara jAvA caraNa laI doDavA besuM to varasonAM varasa lAge prazamarativijaya vi. saM. 20575 poSa vada paMcamI bhadrAvatIjI A cAreya nAmano mArA akSare akSara upara adhikAra che. ane emanuM nAma lIdhA vinA to mane mAruM nAma levAno adhikAra nathI. samartha sarjaka pU. A. bha. zrImad vijayapUrNacaMdrasUrIzvarajI ma. e patro dvArA aDhaLaka preraNA ApI te yAda che. vidyAdAtA paMDitavarya zrI rajanIkAMtabhAI parIkha vizeSa yAda Ave che. emaNe ja to kaheluM : 'tame pravAsavarNana lakhatA rahejo." varaso pahelAnI e vAta. zrI bhavAnIpura jinAlayanA mULanAyaka deva zrI manamohana pArzvanAtha

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prAzakIyam parama romAMca sAdhunA vihAra pRthvItalane pAvana kare che. vihAra daramyAna je bane che. te samAcAra tarIke chapAtuM hoya che. samAcAra ane sAhityamAM pharaka che. samAcAramAM je banyuM teno utAro karavAno hoya. sAhityamAM je anubhUti thaI te AlekhavAnI. prasaMgo banyA te samAcAramAM pradhAna. prasaMgo daramyAna je saMvedanA anubhavI te sAhitya, AtmaprazaMsA, svapracAra ane ApavaDAIthI para rahIne potAnA anubhavane zabdamAM utAravA joIe. to ja e sAhitya bane. 'sAdhu to calatA bhalA' anubhUtinA ovArethI vahI AvatI bhAvadhArAnuM pustaka che. sUrirAmanA vidvAna ziSyaratno pravacanakAra baMdhubelaDI pU. munirAjazrI vairAgyarativijayajI ma. pU. munirAjazrI prazamarativijayajI ma. karADathI kalakattA thaIne pUrvadezanI tIrthayAtrAe padhAryA te daramyAna A pustaka lakhAyuM che. A tIrthayAtrAmAM anubhavacitronI hRdayaMgama gAthA che. eka tarapha tIrthabhakti che. bIjI tarapha UMDI saMvedanA che, trIjI tarapha vartamAna samaya ane itihAsanuM saMdhAna che. A triveNIsaMgamamAM snAna karAvavA A pustaka ApanAM hAtha sudhI AvyuM che. pAvana thavAnuM cUkazo nahIM. e divaso yAda rahevAnA che. rojanA lAMbA vihAra hatA. ame baMne ekale hAthe pUravanI jamIna khUMdI rahyA hatA. kalakattAmAM comAsuM thayuM tenI pahelAM ane pachI amArA vihAro AkarA hatA. rahevAnuM ane rokAvAnuM aniyata. AgatA svAgatAnI pratIkSA rakhAya ja nahIM. takalIpho goThavaNapUrvaka ja Ave. cAlatA thAkI javAya tevA lAMbA vihAromAM eka tasallI maLatI. tIrthayAtrA thatI. badho zrama lekhe lAgI jato. A janamamAM ekI sAthe ATalAM badhAM tIrthonI yAtrA thaze te mAnI zakAtuM nahIM, paraMtu e banyuM. deva ane gurunI parama kRpAthI e banyuM. tIrthayAtrA ane vihArayAtrAnAM saMvedana ane spaMdana mArA sadAsaMgAthI laghu baMdhu munivara zrI prazamarativijayajIe A pustakamAM jhIlyAM che. mane yAda che, huM thAkIne ArAma karato houM tyAre A badhuM te lakhatA. sAdhu to calatA bhalA tIrthayAtrAnI anubhavagAthA che. A gAthAmAM dhabakatI anubhUtinI bhAgIdArI ane sAthIdArI mane maLI che, tenA parama romAMca sAthe... jaina marcasa sosAyaTI, amadAvAda, vairAgyarativijaya bhAdaravA vada 14, vi. saM. 2058 - pravacana prakAzana, pUnA

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vihArasya ramyA kathA vihAra karatAM karatAM je najare caDhayuM tene cALI-gALI gAMThe bAMdhyuM. ane rasika vAcako samakSa vaheMcI dIdhuM, A sAdhujananAM kAryanAM ahIM pAne pAne darzana thAya che. kAvyanI jhalake che. to itihAsanI vahInAM pAnAnI gaDI ukelIne tenuM navAM vizada paripekSyamAM naravuM darzana che. to A bhUgoLanI parisImAne khUMdIne tenA jhIlAyelA urabolanA paDaghA paNa che. sAdhujIvanamAM vihAra, AnaMda lUMTavAnI mosama gaNAya che. e divasomAM prakRti sAthenuM tAdAmya sAdhatuM milana kSaNe kSaNe racAtuM hoya che. temAMthI nitAMta naravAM AnaMda pIyUSane khobe khobe gaTaka gaTaka pIvAnuM thatuM hoya che. khullA mana-magaja ane AMkha-kAnathI vihAra thAya tyAre prakRti e mahAna zikSaka che, ane pazu-pakSI, jhADa-pAna-phaLa ane phUla are ! paththara sudhdhAM tenAM pustako che, prakaraNo che, basa, tene bhaNyA ja karo bhaNyA ja karo. kyAreya kaMTALo na Ave, thAka na lAge. pratyuta sahaja zuddha caitanyano saMcAra thayAM ja kare thayAM ja kare. anero lAho kahevAya. AvAM pustakanI A bIjI AvRtti thavA jAya che. te AnaMdadAyaka ane romAMcaka samAcAra gaNAya. jaino AvAM vAcana tarapha vaLe te bahu jarUrI che. tenAthI mAnasika zuSkatAne sthAne rasikatAnuM sthApana thaze. ghaNA munivaro vihAra kare che, paNa thoDA ja sAdhu AvA dUranA pradezamAM khullI AMkhe khullAM mane vihAra kare che. e pradezamAM gujarAta-saurASTranA vihAranI sarakhAmaNImAM agavaDatAtakalIpha kaSTa to paDe ja, paNa ahIM munirAjazrI vairAgyarativijayajIma. tathA munivara zrI prazamarativijayajIe je rIte vihAra karyA che temAM te te pradezamAM vicarIne tyAMnA aitihAsika bhUminA jUnAM paDaLone vartamAnakALanI najare jovAno sUjhabUjha sAtheno prayatna karyo che ane temAMthI je sAMpaDyuM tene mAtra magajanI gAMTha na bAMdhatAM chUTe hAthe jagatanA cokamAM tenI lahANI karI che. sAmAnyajana e kalyANakabhUminI sparzanA mATe tIrthayAtrAnI rUe pahelAM karatAM saMkhyAnI daSTie puSkaLa saMkhyAmAM jAya che. paNa bhAgye ja tyAMnI bhUmimAMthI UThatA bolane sAMbhaLe che, hoMkAro de che. e avAja tyAMthI UThe che ane tyAM ja paDaghA pADIne zamI jAya che. jayAre ahIM e badhA zabdo jhIlAyA che. sArthaka thayA che. ane ApaNA sudhI pahoMcyA che. Ama to ghaNAM prakaraNa mane vAMcavA ane vaMcAvavA jevA lAgyAM che. bhalAmaNa karavAnuM mana thayuM ane e dRSTie jovA mAMDyo to eka paNa prakaraNa choDavA jevuM na lAgyuM. vAcananI asarane sthAyI banAvavAno eka kImiyo che, jayAre vAMcavAnuM zarU thAya tyAre hAthamAM eka lAla pena rAkhavI, je vAkyakhaMDa pharI pharI vAMcavA joga lAge tenA upara nizAnI karavI. je zabda na samajAya tyAM jhINuM TapakuM karavuM. kAM to zabdakoSamAM kAM to koI jANakArane pUchavuM. udA. jemake pR. 10 upara arthAvagraha-Iha-apAya-dhAraNA vagere zabdo che. tenA artha jANavA ja paDe. - sAdhujIvanamAM sAva ajANyA pradezanA vihAramAM ghaNI agavaDa paDe. evuM kahevAya che ke, sAdhune vihAramAM bAvIsa parISaha sahana karavAnA Ave. ahIM e badhuM paNa jANavA maLe che. vAcakanA vividha rasa poSAya tevuM supAcya ramya lakhANa maLyuM che, to barAbara mANavuM che. dA.ta. aMtarikSa pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanAM darzananuM varNana ApaNI sAme citra svarUpe upasI Ave che. pR. 148 upara zarU thatuM e varNana ApaNane kheMcI rAkhe che, e zabdo jIvaMta banI ApaNane ahIMthI e pradezamAM mUkI de che. prabhunAM parama svarUpanA sAkSAtkAranA manabhAvana citro ahIM puSkaLa maLe che. mAtra kaLA ke bhaktinI najare ja A sthAna nihALavAmAM nathI AvyuM paNa aitihAsika khyAna paNa ApyuM che. tethI vAcaka supere mAhitagAra bane che. pR. 103thI je banArasanuM varNana zarU thAya che te paNa manohara che. zabdabhaMDoLa eTalo badho hAtha vago ke kalamavago che ke temane varNana karatI vakhate zabdonI kheMca nathI vartAtI. saDasaDATa kalama cAlatI rahe che. citro racAtA rahe che. vAcaka temAM AgaLane AgaLa vadhato rahe che. Ama to evuM kahevAya che, vihAranI kathA ja ramya hoya che, vihAra nahIM, paNa ahIM je ApaNe pAmIe chIe te vihAra paNa Avo ramya-2 maNIya hoI zake che, te pAmIe chIe mATe mane mathALuM ja AvuM karavAnuM mana thaI AvyuM ke 'vihArasya ramya kathA' 202 pAnAM sudhI patharAyelI vihAra vArtA romAMcaka che. dareka vihAra karanAra sAdhusAdhvIjI pAse vihAranA netradIpaka anubhavono bhaMDAra haze ja, zuM anubhavyuM, zuM sukhada, zuM duHkhada joyuM, jANyuM, mADyuM. jo teo pAse AvI varNanazakti hoya to eno ena sAyakalopIDiyA ja maLe.. mane to A pAnAmAMthI pasAra thatAM khUba majhA AvI che. temanA akSaranI AMgaLI pakaDIne pharAya teTaluM pharyo, jovAya teTaluM joyuM, jaNAya jeTaluM jANuM ane mAryuM, tema badhA paNa Ane sArI rIte mana dharAya teTaluM vAMco, jANo, mANo. zrIpuruSAdAnIya eja pArzvanAthavasati, zrInemi-amRta-devahemacandrasUri devakInaMdana ziSya nAraNapurA vistAra, ama.-13 pradhumnasUri mAgasara pUnama vi. saM. 2060

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pAMcamA ArAno vihAra kArtaka vada chaTha : kalakattA comAsA pachI vihAra thAya tyAre derAsaramAM darzana karavAnI kSaNo bhArekhama banI jAya. cAra mahinA je bhagavAnanA khoLe vItAvyA, temanAthI dUra javuM nA game. prabhunI AMkhamAM jANe Thapako vaMcAya : basa ? amane mUkIne cAlyA ? bhagavAnanI mAphI mAMgIe. cAra mahinAmAM joIe tevI bhakti nA thaI, ghaNI vAra utAvaLe darzana karyA, kyAreka darzana karavAmAM moDuM thayuM, koI vakhata sAmUhika caityavaMdana karavAmAM aMgata vArtAlApa thaI nA zakyo. bhagavAne badhuM calAvI lIdhuM. bhagavAnane to ApaNI vagara cAlavAnuM ja che. ApaNane bhagavAna vagara nahIM cAle. akAruM lAgaze thoDA divasa. bhagavAna malakATa sAthe ApaNane joyA kare : 'vihAra karo cho ? tamArA vihAra to pAMcamA ArAnA, jayAM javAnA tyAM besI paDavAnAne uMdhavAnA. ame to vihAramAM kadI beThA nathI. vihAranA progrAma ame banAvyA nathI. ame to jaMgalavihArI hatA. tame badhA roDavihArI cho. tamArA vihAra to bhAI, majA karavAnA vihAra che.' bhagavAnane javAba ApavAnI trevaDa na rahe. bhagavAna sAme hAra ja kabUlIe. bhagavAna AzIrvAda Ape. prayANa thAya. kArtaka vada chaTha : dAdAvADI sAMja DhaLI rahI che. Ajano divasa tIrthayAtrAno divasa che. seMkaDo bhAvika sAthe pUro eka kalAka bhaktimAM rahyA. pachI vyAkhyAna thayuM. AgAmI cAturmAsa pAvApurImAM thAya tenI vinaMtI thaI. vidAyagIta gavAyuM. moDI bapore badhuM patyuM. kalakattAnI kendrabhUmi A dAdAvADI che. murzidAbAdI jinAlayo para A jinAlayanAM zilpanI beThI asara che. rAjamahela samuM A jinAlaya so varasa purANuM che. A derAsaranI sthApatyakalA behada suMdara che. jinAlayanAM vizALa pagathiyAM caDIne maMdira bahAranI osarImAM UbhA rahI upara joyuM. chatamAM raMgIna kAca jaDyA che. sUrajano taDako kAcamAMthI caLAIne osarInI pharasa para, sAta raMga laIne paDe, taDakAnA TukaDAomAM alaga alaga raMgo camake. jinAlayamAM mukhya dvArathI praveza thAya. paraMtu darzana karIne A ja daravAjethI bahAra nIkaLavAnI dhUnamAM bhagavAnane pITha thaI jatI hoya che, te A jinAlayamAM saMbhavita nathI. bahAra nIkaLavAnA daravAjA judA che. mukhyadvAranI banne tarapha, be daravAjethI nIkaLIe tyAre pITha bhagavAnane na paDe, te mATe raMgamaMDapane vizALa pahoLAI ApavAmAM AvI che. gabhArAnI banne bAjunI khullI jagyAmAM pITha paDe, bhagavAnane nahIM. eTale mukhya daravAjAnI sAme ja pittaLanAM camakadAra saLiyAnI nAkAbaMdhI che. bAjunA daravAjethI aMdara praveza thayo. AMkho jhaLAhaLa thaI gaI.. bhIMto ane staMbho ane bAraNAMo para kAcanuM jaDatara. ITAlInA jhummara ane ekaso ATha dIvA mUkI zakAya tevA jabbara jhummara ane kAcanI hAMDIo. bhamatImAM kAcane lIdhe pratibiMbonI mAyAjALa sarjAya. eka, be, traNa, ....dasa, agiyAra....aDhAra, ogaNIsa, tamatamAre gayA ja karo. eka dIvo e arIsAonI vacce Ave to banne arIsa dIpakanI hAranI hAra jalI uThe, gabhArAnI jamaNI, DAbI bhIMto para bahAranI tarapha prAcIna lekha che. temAM stotro lakhelAM che. raMgamaMDapanI bhIMtomAM cheka upara benamUna citro. AvA khUbasUrata citrone ATale dUra zIda rAkhyA haze ?najara na pahoMce eTalA mATe ke pachI najara na lAge evo moha ? haze evuM ja koI kAraNa. jinAlayanuM mukhyadhAma gabhAro. bhagavAna zrI zItalanAtha prabhunA pratimAjI. dUdhiyA raMganuM sphaTika hoya che ? sphaTikane sapheda motIno lepa thato haze ? prabhumUrtine joIne savAlo jAge. ArasanI AvI UMDI dhavalatA kayAMya jovA na maLe. hAtha aDADIzuM to pIgaLI jaze, evI bhIti lAge, mUrtinI nAjuktA joIne, mukhamudrA joIne zrI jJAnavimalajInA zabdo yAda Ave : pyAre

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prabhu dIdAra. surati suMdara mudrA manohara nirakhata meM sukhakAra. prabhumUrtine mahinAo sudhI svaccha dUdhamAM DUbADI rAkhyA haze. mUrtie paNa dUdhanAM ojasa AtmasAta karyA haze. e sivAya Avo UghaDato vAna bane nahIM. ane prabhunI aMgaracanA ? nAnapaNathI sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke bAbulokoe bhagavAnane sAcAM ratnonA hAra paherAvyA che, te atizayokti lAgatI hatI. AMgInAM darzana karyA bAda lAge ke e lokoe bhagavAnane ratnothI lADa laDAvyA che. bhagavAnanA gaLe pannAno hAra hato. dareka prazno ApaNA aDadhA aMgUThA jevaDo moTo. mANekano bIjo hAra hato. tenAM dareka naMga aMgUThAnA nakha jevaDAM moTAM. gulAbI raMga jevI lAla jhAMyanA e ratno tejathI lakhalakhatAM hatAM. trIjo sAcA hIrAno hAra, AMgaLInA nakha jevaDA pratyeka hIrA. mugaTa ratnajaDita. tenI kalagImAM moTo patno. hatheLImAM UpasatA zukranA pahADa jevuM enuM ardhagoLa kada. prabhunA khoLAnI AgaLa cAMdInuM beya ghUMTaNa sudhI phelAyeluM, komaLa dekhAva dharAvatuM kamaLa. tenI chellI be pAMkhaDI ane madhyavartI pAMkhaDI-ema traNa jagyAe, camakadAra mANekanI traNa moTI kalagI. ema ja lAge ke bhagavAnanA khoLe mANeka mukyA che. AzcaryathI pahoLI thaI gayelI AMkho paNa nAnI lAge tevA e traNeya bhavya, A AMgInuM mUlya karoDa rUpiyAthI vadhu che. bhagavAnano vaibhava joIne chAtI gajagaja phUle. prabhu gabhArAnI bhItaranA mULagabhArAmAM birAje che. Akhoya mULa gabhAro cAMdIthI maDhelo. thAMbhalI, zikhara, moTuM samavasaraNa-cAMdInAM banelAM. gabhArAnI bahAra cAMdInI corI. zikharamAM jhINuM kotarakAma, samavasaraNamAM sabhAnuM jIvaMta Alekha, gabhArAnI thAMbhalIo ane corInAM staMbho para zilpano kasaba. Akho mULa gabhAro cAMdIthI ladAyelo. AMgI caDe tyAre A asabAba paNa goThavAya. AMgI caDe tyAre bhagavAnane cAMdInuM khokhuM caDe temAM iti nathI te Aje samajAyuM. AMgI to AkhA gabhArAne ane garbhadvAraneya caDe. AMgI Utare pachI prabhumUrtinI sAthe, gabhArAnuM paNa mULa saundarya bahAra Ave. gabhArAne phUlothI sajAvaTa badhe ja thAya che. rajata dhAtunA zaNagAra, mAtra ahIM ja. kArtika vada sAtama : dAdAvADI gaIkAle to AMgIe najarabaMdhI ja karI hatI. Aje AMgI UtarI gaI che. AsapAsa najara pharI zake che. bhagavAnanI AgaLa nIlamanI ane pannAnI be mUrti che. pabAsaNanI bhIMta para pahelAM navaratno jaDelAM. Aje pirojhA bacyA che. bAkI corI thaI gaI. gabhArAnI bahAra jhAkajhamALa che. prabhunI mUrtinuM smita comera suvAsa phelAve che. garbhadvAra saMpUrNa sukhaDanuM. emAM gaMgAnI retI jevuM jhINuM ane surekha kotarakAma. garbhadvAranI banne taraphanI bhIMto para ArasamAM kotaraNI, gaNadharonA gokhalAnI cotarapha sapheda velonI jALa, bhIMtanI upara ghummaTa tarapha jatI nakazImAM ane ghummaTanAM kalAcitromAM sAcAM sonAnAM pANIno opa. garbhadvAranI be tarapha devadevIonI parikara jevI sthApanA che te covIsa adhiSThAyaka devo che. bhagavAnanAM nava aMge cAMdInAM TIkA lagAvIe chIe tevAM TIkAM garbhadvAranI bhIMta para kamAnanI jema ekadhAramAM jaDelAM che. garbhadvAramAM UbhA rahI prabhudarzana karIe to bhagavAna caumukhI hoya tevuM dRzya sarjAya che. A arIsAnI kamAla che. caumukhajImAM eka bhagavAna samakSa UbhA rahIe to bIjA be bhagavAnanA eka paDakhethI darzana thAya tema A ja bhagavAna be arIsAmAM eka paDakhethI dekhAya che. kAca pAsethI addabhuta kAma lIdhuM che. derAsaranuM zikhara cInAI mATInI kapacIthI jaDeluM che, jhAMkhuM lAge che. maMdirajInA mukAbale bagIcAmAM phuvAro, taLAva lokapriya che. taLAvamAM mAchalIne khAvAnuM nAkhavA bhIDa thatI hoya che. sAMjanI rozanImAM Akho mAhola avarNanIya banI jAya. bIjA be derAsaro ane dAdAvADI paNa che. nobatakhAnuM, Arasano siMha, phUlonI vasAhata, TurijhamavALA gorAloko, rAjAzAhI raheThANanA daravAjAomAM cItarelA vividha rAganAM citro, A badhuM Aje osarI cUkelA prabhAvamAMya alaga tarI Ave che. Ane kalakattA Garden Temple tarIke oLakhe che. aMgreja sarakAre 7-5-1885nA divase DAkaTikiTa chapAvI hatI. emAM Jain Temple Culcutta tarIke A derAsarane eka TikiTamAM sthAna maLeluM. jinAlayanA nirmAtA bAbu badarIdAsanuM aMgreja sarakAramAM mAnapAtra sthAna hatuM.

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kArtaka vada sAtama : kalakattA AvatI kAle savAre kalakattA chUTI javAnuM. dhumaketue lakhyuM che : dareka nadIne potAnA kAMThe eka nagarI vasAvavAnuM svapna hoya che. kalakattA hubalI nadInuM sAkAra thayeluM svapna che. ahIM karoDa mANasa vase che. baMgALanI khADImAM bharatI Ave tyAre hubalI nadInI chAtI pahoLI thAya che. enA lAlabhUkharAM pANI para agaNita hoDakAM jhUlatAM hoya che. jahAjathI mAMDIne tarApA sudhInAM jalavAhano, rastA para bhAgatAM sarerAza vAhano, gokaLagAya karatAM thoDI vadhu jhaDapathI cAlatI TrAma, vimAna-helikopTara ane cArTarDa plena jevAM vAyuvAhano, jamInanI bhItaramAM cAlatI TrAma-vethI kalakattAne saMtoSa nathI. kalakattAmAM ghoDAgADI jevI mANasagADI paNa che. mANasa kheMcIne bhAge tevI mANasagADI. 200 kilo sudhInuM vajana bhAre na lAge tevI paiDAnI racanA hovA chatAM A tughalakhI savArI dIThI na game. kalakattAmAM ghoDAnI jagyA sarerAza AdamIne ApavAmAM AvI che. vajana upADo ane gADI bhagAvo. kalakattAmAM cakacakATa rAjamArgo ane gaMdIgobarI galIo che. UMcI ImArato ane tUTelI jhUMpaDIo che. AlIzAna smArako ane khadabadatA ukaraDA che. kalakattA paMcaraMgI prajAnuM mahAnagara che. zaMbhumeLo zabda khoTo paDe. A kalakattA eka saranAmuM sAcavIne beThuM che. 139, koTana sTrITa, daMta kathAonA dAgInAothI ladAyelA bAbulokonI A devabhUmi che. kalakattAnI AbAdI jayAre mAtra doDha lAkhanI hatI tyArano A saranAmAno dabadabo jArI che. A mulkamazahUra saranAmAnI bAdabAkI na to jaino karI zake, na to baMgALI bAbuo. A saranAme kArtikIyAtrAnI vizvavikhyAta dhvajA rahe che. A dhvajAnI UMcAInAM mAna sAcavavA dara varase kalakattAnI TrAma-venA tAra kapAya che. A saranAmuM sarakArI copaDe noMdhAyuM che : 139, koTana sTrITa, paMcAyatI maMdira, baDA bajAra, tulApaTTI. A jinAlayanuM saranAmuM che, zrI zAMtinAtha dAdAnuM saranAmuM che, kalakattAnA mULanAyaka prabhunuM. pahelAM ahIM gharaderAsara hatuM. mULanAyaka hatA zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnuM. A prabhunI prANapratiSThA caMpApurImAM thaI. prabhu ajImagaMja thaI kalaktA padhAryA, pratiSThA thaI. pachI gharaderAsara saMghane soMpAyuM. navA mULanAyaka thayA zAMtinAtha dAdA. ekavIsa zikharanI koraNIvALuM bhavya derAsara thayuM. rastethI dUra hatuM maMdira. paraMtu kAlAkara sTrITa yojanA AvI temAM rasto vizALa banyo ane maMdiranI sAme cogAna banI gayuM. so varasa pUrve A maMdiranA copaDe isTa iMDiyA kaMpanInI 300 rU.nI paMjI noMdhAyelI paDI hatI. sarakAranuM AyaMgara kamIzana, bhAratanAM maMdironI vyavasthA tapAsavA nIkaLyuM. teNe A maMdirajInI vyavasthA joyA bAda udgAra kADhyA : "ame vyavasthAno je Adarza manamAM bAMdhyo che te ahIM akSarazaH amalamAM che.' saMgemaramaranI bAMdhaNI. nAjuka kamAna, nakazIdAra jALIo. UMcA guMbaja, caLakatA paMcakaLaza. pravezadvAra dakSiNamukhI ane mULanAyakajI uttaramukhI. bAramAsI paryuSaNano mAhola, A che tulApaTTI maMdirano paricaya. kenIMga sTrITamAM zrI mahAvIrasvAmInuM derAsara che. ame thoDA divasa rokAyA hatA. kalakattAmAM A prabhuno mahimA ghaNo che. amAruM comAsuM bhavAnIpuramAM thayuM hatuM. zrI manamohana pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI chAyAmAM prabhunA darabAramAM sadA suvAsa sAMpaDI che. manamohana dAdAnAM darzana kalakattAvAsIo zraddhAvibhora thaIne kare che. AvatI kAle savAre A badhuM ja pAchaLa rahI javAnuM. Aje kalakattAno amAro chello divasa. kArtaka vada amAsa : saragAchi | parama divase maThamAM utAro hato. rAmakRSNa, vivekAnaMda jevA emanA saMtonA phoTA maMdiramAM upara jaDelA. maThanA sAdhuo jAte rasoI banAve. saMkulanI sAphasUphI kare. bhaNavAmAM ocho samaya gALe. ApaNA sAdhuomAM abhyAsanuM stara hajI jaLavAyuM che. pAra vinAnI gAthAo gokhavAnI. saMskRtanA niyamo moDhe karavAnA ja. vAMcana sakhata karavAnuM. dara varase keTalAM lAkha zlokapramANa sAhitya vAMcyuM teno hisAba rAkhavAno. A sAdhuomAM Avo saghana abhyAsa nahIM hoya. haze to A saune emAM praveza meLavavo bAkI haze. sevAbhAvI sAdhuo abhyAsu na lAgyA. gaI kAle rAdhAmaMdiranA AzramamAM e saMpradAyanA sAdhuo joyA. eka to khAsa maLavA AvyA. tarata ja prabhAvita thayA. hatheLI batAvI kahe, hamArA hAtha

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dekhoge ? jAnanA hai, dharma kA sAtha rahegA yA nahIM, bhoLA hatA. emane locanI ApaNI vidhi samajAvI to stabdha thaI gayA. jo ke temanA mATe AzcaryarUpa hatuM, rAtribhojanaviramaNavrata. e gItA bhaNI rahyA hatA ane kIrtana satsaMga karAvavA jatA hatA. ApaNe viniyogane UMco mobho Apyo che. A sAdhu be varasathI pravacano ApavA jatA hatA. emano paryAya traNa varasano hato. lsconnAM nAme AMtararASTrIya stare phelAyelo emano dharma-hare rAma hare kRSNanI dhUna para sarjAyo che. e AratI ane bhajana karatI vakhate nAce. mAIka upara gAnAra, Dhola vagADanAra, tALIno tAla bajAvanArA nAce ja. amane AratImAM bolAvavA AvyA. ApaNe kaMI zrIvAdidevasUrijI mahArAjA nathI ke nAcIne dharma pamADI zakIe, eTale nA ja pADI dIdhI. Aje rAmakRSNa mizananA AzramamAM chIe. moTA pattAvALA keLanA jhADa, UMcA AMbA, vaDa ane lImaDAnI ghaTA vacce taDako aTavAI rahyo che. amane janarala holamAM utAro maLyo che. holanI sAthe joDAyelA kamarAmAM eka kAkA che. e savArathI amane ravAnA karavAnI peravImAM che. ahIMnA mukhya svAmIjIne e phariyAda karI AvyA che ke ame AzramamaMdiramAM darzana nathI karyA. rAte ahIM rahevAze nahIM evo badho baDabaDATa e kare che. ame AvyA tyAre e sigAreTa moDhe caDAvIne vAta karavA AvelA. dhUmrapAna sAme ame nArAjagI batAvI eTale e rUmamAM bAraNAM vAsIne besI gayA. have vera vALI rahyA che. eno svabhAva vicitra lAge che. haze, enuM e jANe. mAgasara suda pra. bIja : digunagara gaIkAla sAMjano anubhava jiMdagIbhara yAda rahevAno. sAMje vihAra hato. skUlamAM rahevAnuM nakkI thayeluM. chelle TAIme skUlanI cAvI nA maLI. eka milamAM tapAsa karI. hA sAMbhaLavAno joga nA maLyo. AgaLa peTrola paMpa hatuM. bahArathI joIne cokaDI mUkI. thoDA AgaLa AzramamAM jagyA che te jANI cAlyA. hAIvenI aMdara vaLyA. eka DosAjI maLyA. emaNe AzramanA raste na javAnI salAha ApI. tyAMnI vasati kharAba che, herAna karaze, eNe kahyuM. to Azramano rasto ekadama aMdara jato hato. vihAramAM ATalI lAMbI aMdarabahAra nA ja paravaDe. e DosAjI sAthe salAha masalata cAlI. bIjA bhAI temAM bhaLyA. emaNe kalabanuM nAma dIdhuM. Azrama to hato ja nahIM. maMdira hatuM. tenI bAjumAM ja kalaba Avaze, eNe kahyuM. e corIcapATIthI bacavAnA baMgALI upAyo samajAvI rahyo hato eTale kaMTALIne enAthI chUTavA mATe ame cAlavA mAMDyA. have aMdara gAmaThI rasto. beya bAju jhUMpaDA jevo gharo. aMdhArAno othAra. sAmethI cAlatA AvanAra dareka mANasamAM cora ja dekhAya. sAIkala para besIne, eka page UbhA rahI amane jotA AdamIne joIne evA ja vicAra Ave ke A guMDo rAte ToLI laIne trATakavAno. be pAMca jaNA vAto karatA UbhA hoya to ema lAge ke kAla vahelI savAre A loko rastA vacce AMtaraze. cAlatA ja gayA. Akhare peluM maMdira AvyuM. pelI kalaba paNa pAse ja hatI. e mAtra be nAnI kholInuM makAna hatuM. emAM gAmanA juvAniyAo bhegA maLIne TIvI jotA hatA. dasa vAgyA sudhI emanI TIvIpUjA cAlaze ema jANavA maLyuM. kalabano mukAma paNa rada. maMdiramAM khullI paDasALa hatI. ziyALAmAM thIjI javAya. vicAra karavAne badale bIjuM Tenzana UbhuM thayuM. badhA baMgALImAM samajAvavA mAMDyA. amArI sAtheno mANasa baMgALI jANe. e A AptapuruSonI sAthe rakajhaka karavA lAgyo. eka mUchALo AdamI amane jagyA batAvavA laI cAlyo. raste eka hAIskUla joIsarasvatI pAsethI divasa rAta majUrI karAvavI hoya tema A sthAna atyAreya khulluM paDyuM hatuM. paraMtu TapuDAoe ahIM AvIne bhaNavAnI bALahaTha choDI dIdhI haze tethI e oraDA khAlI hatA. ame tyAM rahevA taiyAra thayA to e bAbumozAye kahyuM ke paramizana vinA na rahevAya. e amane pelA bIjA maMdira sudhI tANI ja gayo. tyAM sAdhuo che, tamane sAruM raheze, e bolato rahyo. khAsa dhyAnathI joyuM, koI corI kare tevo mANasa sAthe nahoto. ziyALAnI aMdhArI sAMje ame moTA ToLAne laIne e maMdira AgaLa pahoMcyA. tyAM sAdhu kIrtana karAvatA hatA. UThIne amane joyAsaumya rIte hasyA ane e ja saumyatAthI nA pADI dIdhI. emane kahyuM ke ame savAre nIkaLI jaze, tyAre emaNe na chUTake hA pADI dIdhI. ema takalIpha pUrI thavAnI nahotI. amane maLelI jagyA sAva ughADI hatI. mAthe chata hatI eTaluM ja. bahAra khullA medAna para ghAsa patharAyeluM. ThaMDI kaDakaDatI paDaze te nakkI hatuM. oraDI eka hatI. temAM mahArAja sAhebanI jagyA thaI. bAkI badhA bahAra. ame beThA te pahelAM to

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10 baMgALIbAbuo sAthe UbhA UbhA mAthAphoDa karI tenAthI navA cAra kilomITara cAlyA hoIe teTalA paga dukhI gayA hatA. Akhare e badhA gayA. pratikramaNa zarU thavAnI ghaDIe ja lAITa gaI. maMdiranI lAITe eka kalAka sudhI potAno virodha Ubho rAkhyo. gAmaDAnI ajANa ane khUNAnI jagyAmAM ghanaghora aMdhakAra chavAyo. hAtha ke nakha paNa na dekhAya tevo kALo ADaMbara jAmyo. gAmaDAnuM aMdhAruM vadhu ghaTTa hoya che. mANasoe emanI rIte, emanA mATe ajavALuM karyuM. sUvA mATe ADA paDakhe thayA tyAre paNa maMdiranA oTalA jevA e makAnanA dAdare gapasapa cAlu hatI. gAmanA birAdaro amane jovA AvatA hatA. aMdaraaMdara amArA vize carcA karatA hatA. ahI cArIsaMjIvanIno nyAya lAgavAno nahoto. koruM kutUhala hatuM. cheka chelle eka kAkA AvyA hatA. pITha para eno avAja saMbhaLAto hato : calo. emanuM TAbariyuM amane jovuM rahyuM. amArI pAse zuM hatuM ? dorI para sukAtAM sapheda kapaDAM, emanI najare sapheda pathArI (saMthAro), daMDAsana ane dAMDo, pANI bharelI lAla tarapaNI. A badhuM jovAmAM emane acaraja thayA karatuM hatuM. calo, bIjI vAra bApA jarA jorathI bolyA. TAbariyAe hA pADI. e UbhuM ja rahyuM te to mAthe oDhIne sUvA chatAMya khabara paDI. bApA trIjI vAra, calo-ema bolyA tyAre e TeNiyuM pAchuM pharyuM. jatAM jatAM e pAchuM UbhuM rahI gayuM haze eTale bApAe hAtha kheMcyo haze, jorathI baMgALiyo babaDATa saMbhaLAto rahyo. Akhare zAMti thaI. UMghamAM garaka thayA vinA chUTako nahoto. khullI jagyAmAM cora AvIne kAMI upADI jAya to UMghamAM khabara paDavAnI nahotI. jAgavuM jarUrI hatuM. chatAM UMghanuM baLa vadhu hatuM. rAte eka vAge khabara paDI ke UMghanuM baLa koka toDavA mAMge che. mAthe oDheluM te khaseDIne joyuM to eka kUtaruM potAno haka batAvI, oDhavAnuM kheMcI rahyuM hatuM. ene na chUTake bhagAvyuM. pharI UMgha. pharI eno bhaMga. raDavAno avAja. bhUta haze ? ke ziyALa ? beya jokhamI. have to UThavAmAMya vImo. avAja dayApAtra banyo ke avAjane kAraNe ame dayApAtra TharyA te nakkI thatuM nahotuM. dhIme dhIme spaSTa thayuM. kUtaruM hatuM, ne te galuDiyAne laIne AvI pahoMceluM. e bALa catuSpadoe abALa parAkrama karIne amane badhAyane jAgatA ja rAkhyA. dUrathI sAce ja ziyALavAno avAja Avato thayo. A be galuDiyAM lAvanAra kUtaruM-mAM hovAthI rUe medAnamAM jaI ziyALavAnI dizA tarapha bhasavA lAgyuM. arthAvagraha pachI IhA thAya tema nidrAmAMthI taMdrA thaI hatI. apAya TakI jAya ne dhAraNA bane tema anidrA TakI gaIne jAgRti banI gaI. 'tasyAM jJAtiM' A sUtrane AtmasAt karAvavA mATe e kUtaruM enA bAbalAo sameta jAgatuM ja rahyuM. sUtelAne jagADavAno upadezabhAva paNa eNe dAkhavyo ja. Ama ja rAta pUrI thaI. savAre nIkaLyA. mAgasara suda cotha : palAzI maMdiranI dharmazALA, osarImAM kapaDAM sUkAI rahyAM che. thoDIvAra pahelA ahIMnI vicitratA jovA maLI. be taddana nAnI chokarIo, bhAI sAthe bhIkha mAMgavA nIkaLI hoya, tevI dekhAtI hatI, pANInA khAbociyA para chavAtAM pAMdaDAnI jALa e haTAvavA lAgI. sApa hato temAM. e DaryA vinA lAkaDI ThapakArIne jALamAMthI sApane bhagADatI rahI. ATalI nAnI uMmare AvI hiMmata joIne acaraja thayuM. jALa thoDI haTI eTale gaMdugobaruM khAbociyuM khUlyuM. banne chokarI temAM vAMsanA TopalA jhabakoLavA lAgI. TopalAmAM pANI bharAya, taDamAMthI nItarI jAya. e beya TopalAmAM hAtha phaMphose, pharI DUbADe, nItAre ane hAthathI TopalAmAM khAkhAkhoLAM kare. kazuM na maLyuM. enAthI hatAza thayA vinA temaNe lAla raMganuM kapaDuM hAthamAM lIdhuM. kadAca, temanA bApAno gamacho. pANImAM nAMkhIne pahoLuM karyuM. bannee maLIne cAra hAthe upara lIdhuM. kAdavamAMthI pANI nItarI rahyuM hatuM te joI te khuza thaI. e zuM karavA mAMgatI hatI te samajAyuM, tyAre AghAta lAgyo. ATha dasa varasanI mAsUma chokarIo mAchalI pakaDatI hatI. moTI thaIne e zuM karaze ? bIjo kisso parama divasano. pANI vAparavA roDanI bAjumAM tUTelI bhIMta para ame beselA. pAse ja maMdira jevuM hatuM. eka devImUrti, enI para chAparuM ane vAMsanI paTTImAMthI banAvelI jALI. aMdara dIvo, agarabattI hatAM. be nAnA chokarA AvyA. AThamI ke navamImAM bhaNatA haze. eka aMdara gayo. maMdiranuM mAcIsa hAthamAM lIdhuM. enI pITha amArI bAju hatI. zuM karato hato te dekhAyuM nahIM. e pAcho pharyo tyAre daMga thaI gayA ame. maMdiranA mAcIsathI eNe potAnAM moDhAmAM mUkelI bIDI saLagAvI hatI. moTo thaIne A zuM nahIM kare ?

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12 prabhuvIrano mAhola mAgasara vada bIja : rAmapura hATa e dezya nahIM bhUlAya. hAthalArI para bAInuM maDaduM paDyuM hatuM. dukAna pAse hAthalArI UbhI hatI. hAthalArIvALo paisA mAMgato hato. maDadAnAM nAme paisA upajAvI levAnI nirghaNa paddhati hatI. athavA garIbInA hisAbe aMtima saMskAra karavAnA paisA nahIM hoI te mAMgato haze. game te hoya, A asahya hatuM. bharabajAre rastA para hAthalArI ane maDaduM. maDadAnI bAjumAM nAnI TopalImAM paracUraNanA sikkA paDatA hatA. hAthalArInI bAjumAMthI pasAra thanAro bhaDakIne dUra bhAgato, bhIkha mAMgavAno Avo tarIko Aja sudhI nathI joyo. koI nA na pADI zake. Akhare bhUtanA DarathI paNa paisA chUTe. alabatta bhIkha mAMganAranI, A asahya lAcArI haze. mAgasara vada trIja : zikArIpADA rasto hAIve mUkIne vaLyo paNa TrakanI dhamadhamATI hAIve jevI ja. cAre bAju patharA toDavAnA mazIna, patharAmAMthI kAMkarA banAvIne vecavAno dhaMdho, rastA para pAgalavege TrakanI katAra bhAge. koI khAlI, koI bharelI. DAmaranI saDaka nAnI. tenI banne dhAre dhULiyA keDI. TrakanA TAyara tenA parathI vahe, havA para dhULano goTa caDe. roDathI thoDe dUra UMcA jhADonI nIce saphAIkAma cAlu. strIvarganA nAnA moTA sabhyo jhADuM mArIne pAMdaDAnA DhagalA kare, jaMgalamAM kharatAM pAMdaDAM te vaLI zA kAmanAM haze ? pAnamAMthI koI vastu banAvatAM haze ? sAphasUtharI jamInanuM koI kAma haze ? samajAya nahIM. avAja Avato rahe. pAMdaDAM para kharATo phare. pAMdaDA ekI sAthe avAjo kADhe, khaDakhaDATa thAya, khopaDI hasatI hoya tevA vicitra avAja, TrakanA mazInanI gharagharATImAM DhaMkAI jAya. bahu zistathI kAma cAle che. DosI hoya ke pAMca varasanI bebalI hoya, badhA ja macI paDyA che. Traka sAme najara nathI. ekabIjA sAthe vAto nathI karatA. pAMdaDAM sAtheno rAdhAvedha cAlI rahyo che. savAranI ThaMDI emane naDatI nathI. cA pIdhI nathI lAgatI. jaLonI jema dareka pAMdaDAne cUsavAnA haze ke zuM ? na samajAya. paraMtu lAMbA vakhatathI na samajAtuM rahasya, jayAre samajAya tyAre AMcako lAge. jhADa parathI kharI paDelAM pAMdaDAM bhegA karIne e loko ghera laI jAya. e pAMdaDAne Aga cAMpavAmAM Ave. saLagatA pAMdaDAnI garamI para e loko rasoI banAve. sagaDI emanAM nasIbamAM nathI. peTano khADo pUravA majUrI karanArA ghaNA hoya che. peTano khADo garama rAkhavA mATe paNa pAMdaDA vINanAra hoya che, tenI zaheramAM rahenArane kyAMthI khabara hoya ? mAgasara vada cotha : (cAlu raste) pazcima baMgALanA be tAlukAnA nAma che vIrabhoma ane vardhamAna. ema kahevAya che ke A vistAramAM prabhuvIranA vihAra thayA che. rAmapura hATathI sethiyA javAnA raste jogI pahADa Ave che. tyAM khodakAmamAM sapheda mATI nIkaLe che. sethiyAnA eka bhAIe ane zAMtiniketananI bIjI eka saMsthAe dasa-bAra varasanAM saMzodhana pachI pUravAra karyuM che ke A pahADanA vistAramAM ja prabhuvIrane caMDakauzike DaMkha mAryA. prabhuvIranuM sapheda lohI A dharatI para relAyuM tyArathI ahIMnI mATI sapheda thaI gaI che. prabhuvIranuM lohI thoDuM ja vahyuM hatuM paraMtu pratibodha pAmelA caMDakauzika para govALoe dUdha, dahIM ane ghI ghaNAM DhoLelAM tenAthI moTI sapheda thaI na hoya ? A to anumAna che. darzanazAstranuM anumAna bhale koruM gaNAya. A anumAnamAM to bhInAza varte che. AkhA raste devArya chavAyelA rahe che. prabhuno rAjakumAra avasthAnI pachIno ane bhagavAna avasthAnI pahelAno samayakhaMDa-sAdhanAkALa tarIke oLakhAya che. sAdhanAkALanA prasaMgono pAra nathI. caMDakauzikano prasaMga potAnI alaga kahAnI gAya che. prazna jarA judI dizAthI Ave che : gozALo sAthe thayo hota to

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14 prabhuvIra caMDakauzikane pratibodhavA AvI zakata ? aTakacALo gozALo caMDakauzikanI AgathI dAjhI ja maryo hota. pachI bhagavAnane dajhADI cha mahinA sudhI herAna karavAnuM bhaviSya AkAra ja nA leta. prabhuvIranI karuNA ene bacAvata kaMI rIte, te jijJAsAe mIThI mUMjhavaNa janamAvI che. jo ke, A vistAranA govALo pAse sApanI bhayAnaka vAto sAMbhaLIne gozALo jAte ja bhAgI chUTyo hota. A rastethI nIkaLIe tyAre prabhunAM pagalAMnI AhaTa sAMbhaLavA mana talape che. caMDakauzikanA chellA phaMphADAno paDagho kyAMka sacavAyo hoya to te zodhI kADhavo che. e mahAsApa gayo pachI tenA lIsoTA kema nathI rahyA hajI ? ema kahe che, e vistAramAM hajI vanarAjI ugatI nathI. jherI dRSTinA lIsoTA A rIte to rahyA ja che. gozALo kyA raste bhAgata tenI kalpanA ramUja karAve che. Akhare eka ciraMjIva aphasosa manamAM rahe che. prabhuvIranAM sAdhanAkALamAM mANasa tarIke prabhunI sAthe A bhUmi para be-pAMca DagalAM cAlavAnuM bhAgya kema nA maLyuM ? are, koI vRkSa thaIne dhyAnastha prabhunAM zire chAMyaDo DhALavA maLyo hota to e janama sudharI jAta. UMcI pahADInA koI paththararUpe janama maLyo hota ane bhagavAna te paththara parathI nIkaLyA hota to e ekendriya avatAra sonerI banI jAta. A vistAramAM cArekora nAnI-moTI pahADI Ave che. tenI para prabhue mahinAo sudhI dhyAna dharyuM haze. vihAramAM na thAkanAra paga acAnaka baMDa pokAre che. mArA vIraprabhunI A vihArabhUminI rajeraja sAthe lakhalUTa vAto karavI che. have pachInA dareka vihAramAM A ja talAza cAlaze. amarApura savAre nadIno pula Avyo. lAla retIno paTa dhummasanI chAMTathI ghaTTa lAgato hato. sAme cheDe pulanI nIcethI pANI vahetuM hatuM. taddana svaccha pANI. bahetA pAnI niramalA' ema ApaNe bolIe chIe, paNa gaTaranAM pANI to vahI vahIne vadhAre gaMdA thAya che. e pAchAM nadImAM ThalavAya che, tyAre vahetI nadI gaMdI thAya che. gaMdakI Akhare dariyAne abhaDAve che. dariyo to Ameya vaheto nathI. enI gaMdakI samajI zakAya. A nadInA pANI joIne ja 'bahetA pAnI'no doharo banyo haze. pANI sarakatuM, uchaLatuM-cAlatuM hatuM. tenAM lAla taLiye retI sapATa thaI gayelI. vahetA pANImAM palAThI vALIne beso toya chAtI sudhI na DUbo. amAre to cAlavAnuM hatuM. svaccha pANI joIne pharI bhagavAna yAda AvyA. bhagavAnano vihAra Avo ja svaccha haze. koI gaMdakI nahIM, koI baMdhana nahIM ane raste maLe tene bhIMjavavA sivAya bIjuM koI kAma nahIM. dUra nadIno paTa pahoLo thato hato. pANI tyAM phelAtuM hatuM. sUrajano tAjo paDachAyo emAM paDyo haze paNa dekhAyo nahIM. bhagavAna nathI dekhAtAteno raMja evo vajanadAra hato ke sUraja jovA UbhA na rahyA. jANe AgaLa bhagavAna maLI javAnA hoya, e rIte cAlatA rahyA. mAgasara vada pAMcama : haMsaDIhA bhagavAnane gozALo gaLe paDelo. gozALAno AjIvaka-saMpradAya Aje rahyo nathI. paraMtu gozALAnA gaLapaDu vArasadAro hajI paNa ahIM maLI rahe che. rastAmAM eka bihArI AdamI sAIkala laIne Avyo. kahe : 'paranAma'. pachI pUche, "kahA cale.' meM kahyuM : 'tuma dArU pIke Aye ho ? enA momAMthI vAsa AvatI hatI. e kahe : 'hama dArU nahIM piye-hama to tADI piye' gozALo bhagavAna sAthe AvI ja vAto karato. bhagavAna kahe kAMI ane e samaje kAMI. meM cAlavAnuM cAlu ja rAkhyuM to eya cAlavA lAgyo. dArUnI vAsa vicitra hatI. huM bhagavAna nathI ke bhagavAna jevo nathI te barobara yAda hatuM. e gauzALA jevo hato te dekhAtuM hatuM. ene meM kahyuM : "dArU nahIM pInA cAhiye.' e kahe : "hama to khajUrI ke jhADa kA khUna pIte hai. ye pIne se hamArA zarIra bota baDA hogA.' bhUlathI reDiyonA baTana para AMgaLI paDe ne acAnaka sTezana badalAya tema eNe bAta badalAvI : 'Apa to bhagavAna hai. bama bama bholA. hama saca bolatAya. hamArA mA cora thA, bApa cora thA, hama acchA AdamI hai. bAbA, Apa ke sAtha hama calegA, ye hamArA sAyakala pheMka daMgA. Apako paisA degA.' vacce ene TapAryo to enuM spIkara phUla volyumamAM cAlyuM : 'hama to himAlaya dhUmake AyA hai. saba dekhelA hai, tuma, bAbA hama se DaratA hai. hama kucha nahIM kareMgA. hama celA ho gayA tumhArA." gozALo to narakamAM che, enA zabdo ahIMnI havAmAM ramatA hovA jo Ie. eNe bhagavAnane Ama sAmethI ja kahyuM hatuM. A laghugozALo pIcho choDavAno nathI te nakkI thaI gayeluM. eNe gozALAvALI ja

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16 pUranAra zilpIo Aje raste AvelI pASANanagarI joI leta to emanA TAMkaNA khUNe mUkI deta. paththaramAM prANa jovA maLaze, teya AjanA raste, evI kalpanA ja nahIM. 15 mAMDI hatI. 'ye saba hamako pahacAnate hai.' e raste cAlatA mANaso tarapha hAtha laMbAvI kaheto. 'hama ko koI nahIM rukAyegA. hamarA beTA hai, beTI hai-hamarA vAIpha hai-vo saba unakA phoDa legA. hama to tumArako sAtha degA. rAstA dikhAyegA. hamane saba dekhA hai." kAMTo vAge te tarata na kADhIe to navo saDo thAya. A kAMTo to pahelethI saDelo hato. rastAmAM eka dhAbA pAse beselA bhAIone kahyuM. e loko bhAgatA AvyA. e laghugozALo kahe-"hama bAbA ko paranAma karane Aye hai, tuma tamArA kAma karo. hama polIsa ko bolegA.' Akhare ene badhAe maLIne ravAnA karyo. sAmasAmI gALAgALIo to thaI ja, ame mAravAnI nA pADI hatI. nahIM to e gozALAnI jema mAra khAta. ene ravAnA karatI vakhate koI bhAIe amArI mAphI mAMgI ane kahyuM : bAbAjI, Apa hame kSamA karanA. dilako mata dukhAnA. hama Isako bhagA dete hai, saba loga accha nahIM rahate, bAbAjI. Apa galata mata socanA." laghu gozALAne bhagADaDyA pachI e loko amArI sAthe cAlatA AvavAnA hatA. kahe : 'rAte meM phira milA to pheMka dege usako.' ame nA pADI. emaNe pharI mAphI mAMgI. e kahe : Apa to bhagavAna ho. ame kahyuM : bhagavAna to sabase mahAna hai. emanI pAse dalIla hatI : 'lekina bhagavAna ApakI hI sUrnegA, hamArI nahIM. Apa hame mApha kara denA." e lokone dhanyavAda ApI ane cAlyA. e laghugozALo bhUlAze nahIM. pILI AMkho, melAM kapaDAM, dhULiyA vALamAM laTakatuM ghAsa, moTo avAja ane kALI cAmaDI. be kalAkanA sAthamAM ja ame to thAkayA. bhagavAne sAcA gozALA sAthe jiMdagIbhara kevI rIte panAro pADyo haze ? bhagavAnanI karuNA eka aMzarUpe gozALAnI AsapAsa rahI. eNe karuNA sArI rIte nA jhIlI eTale eno vizALa saMpradAya bhUMsAI gayo. mAgasara vada sAtama : zyAma bajAra zilpIone ApaNe khoTo jaza ApIe chIe. paththaromAM sauMdarya madamasta guMDAonA jhUMDa jevA e paththaronA gaMja hatA. nisarganuM sahaja sthApatya ApakhudamAM ja unmatta hatuM. jamInamAMthI mAthuM UMcakIne e paththaro bahAra nIkaLI AvyA hatA. jamInamAM hoya tevI khetInI lAyakAta temanAmAM nahIM. paraMtu hajAro varasothI jhajhUmavAnI tAkAta to emanAmAM ja hatI. dharatI to dhovAI jAya. paththaro aDIkhama rahe. eka khetaramAM pASANaratna kUrmarAja jevI pITha bahAra rAkhI hatI. thoDIvAra chAnAmAnA UbhA rahIzuM to, sasalAne harAvanAruM A maMdagati prANI cAlavA mAMDaze tevo ja vicAra Ave, eka paththaramAM ADI tirADa paDI hatI, te cheka jamInanI sarasAI para. tenA svayaMbhUzikharanI nIce be gobA paDelA hatA. A gobA ane pelI tirADa vacce eka Ubho kApa paDyo hato. bALavArtAnA rAkSasanI khopaDI jevo eno cahero. tirADa te pahoLuM moTuM , kApa te lAMbu nAka, gobA te koDA jevI AMkho. ekabIjAnI pITha para DhaLIne gardI karanArA paththarone joIne avApha thaI javAya. ghoDAnAM DAbalAM dhaNadhaNAvI mUke tevA majabUta paththaro para mAthuM ane AkhuM zarIra TekavIne ADA paDo to UMgha caDI jAya. pathArIne taDake mUko. A kALamAM anazana thatA hota to ahIM bhIDa thAta. 'A raste prabhuvIra nIkaLyA haze. keTalAya divaso sudhI dhyAna dharI prabhue A garIba pASANone hUMpha ApI haze. prabhue dhyAna pUrNa karIne vihAra karyo haze tyAre A paththaromAM hAhAkAra macyo haze. mahAgiri merunA aMgeaMga dhrujAvanArA prabhu emanI vacce sthira rahyA te emane samajAyuM nahIM hoya. potAnA sAthIdAranI jema ja hAlyA cAlyA vagara sthira rahetA AvaDI gayuM hoya to A rIte zarIrane UMcakI pharavAno zrama levAthI prabhune zuM maLatuM haze. amane sAthe letA jajo, pAchA Avo tyAre ahIM UbhA rahejo , AvA kAlAvAlA temaNe karyA haze. prabhunuM saMDAsacArI smita joIne temaNe prabhunA pAchA AvavAnI AzA bAMdhI haze. aDhI hajAra varaseya emanI AzA atUTa che. amane joIne e paththaro manamAM zuM vicAratA haze ? socatA haze : "cAlatA to badhAne AvaDe.

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sthira UbhA rahevAmAM ApaNA bhagavAnanI tole koI na Ave. A badhA to eka kalAka paNa UbhA na rahI zake. pelI bAjunA paththaro aMdara aMdara zuM vAto kare che? A jamAno kevo Avyo che ? ApaNA bhagavAne AjJA karI hatI ke cha mAsathI vadhu upavAsa na thAya. A loko to have potAnI rIte baso ne aDhIso upavAsa kare che. chApAmAM lakhAve che ke bhagavAnano rekorDa tUTI gayo. bhagavAnanA te kadI vAda thatA haze. tamArAmAM tAkAta hoya to bhagavAnanI jema AkhI rAta UbhA rahIne, Akho divasa UbhA ja rahIne traNa divasa upavAsa karI batAvo. gAbhAM nIkaLI jaze tamArA rekorDanA, hA. tame kyA amArA bhagavAnanA upavAsa najadIkathI joyA che. tame to nAhaka ja bhagavAna sAthe spardhA mAMDo cho, zarama nathI AvatI ?' bhoLA patharAonI lAgaNI aMtarane sparzI jAya che. bhagavAna ahIM padhAryA haze tevI dhAraNA majabUta thAya che. zrI caMpApurI tIrtha mAgasara vada noma : caMpApurI ame koI zaheramAM nathI te sAruM che. Aje aDadhI rAte gAMDapaNano vAyaro vAze. loko nAcaze, kudaze, cIso pADaze, khIkhavATA karaze. 31-1299nI rAta mileniyama nAITa tarIke ujavAze. dharma ke bhagavAnanAM nAme ATalo ullAsa koI anubhavatuM nathI. Astika deza, Aryadeza ane dharmabhUmi gaNAtuM bhArata aMgrejaparasta thaI cUkayuM che, teno purAvo dara 31 Disembare maLe che. A varase to hada thaI gaI che. jisasa krAIsTa eTale ke IsunAM nAme cAlatI saMvatanI dara varase ujavaNI thAya che. vIra saMvatanA to kAMI bhAva nathI pUchatuM. vikrama saMvatu hajI thoDA vadhAre aMze paMcAgonI tithi sAthe cAle che. ghaDiyALanA kAMTe jIvavAnuM kalcara zarU thayuM, tyArathI tArIkhoe mAthuM ucakaryuM che. have A tArIkhanI garadana jhUkAvanAruM koI rahyuM nathI. 31-12-99nI AkhI rAta tArIkhanI AratI cAlaze. ame caMpApurInI tIrthabhUmimAM chIe. ethI jhaMjhALonA ghoMghATa nahIM sAMbhaLavA paDe. jo ke kAla savAre 1-1-20OOnI ujavaNI mAthe jhIMkAya to navAI nahIM. zatAbdI ane sahasrAbdIno prathama dina dhaDAkAbhera ujavAto haze. tyAre kAnane paDado thoDI devAze ? A bhAgalapuranAM pADozI gAmamAM savAla bIjo e thayA karato hato ke ApaNane prabhu vIranI sahasrAbdI yAda Ave che ? alabatta, A rIta nahIM paNa AdhyAtmika stare. A savAla kheMcavAno ja. poSa dazamI : caMpApurI savAre ThaMDI sAthe dhummasa paNa khUba hatuM. jinAlayanAM zikharo dhUMdhaLAM thaI

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19 gayAM hatAM. hAtha TharI gayA hatA ane AMgaLI to jANe hima. caMpApurInA itihAsa para saikAonuM dhummasa patharAyuM che. apAradarzI javanikAnI pAchaLa chUpAyelA agaNita prasaMgo dekhAtA nathI. mAtra aMdAja bAMdhavAno. gaIkAle ahIM AvyA tyArathI manamAM saravALA ane guNAkAra cAle che. vattA thAya che kazuMka, guNyA thAya che, kazuMka. paraMtu barAbara-nAmano aMta nathI Avato. caMpApurI, zrIvAsupUjya bhagavAnanI paMcakalyANakabhUmi. bhAratanuM A eka mAtra tIrtha che, jyAM eka ja nagarInA phALe eka ja paramAtmAnAM pAMce pAMca kalyANaka AvyAM che. aDadho vIghA jamInamAM pAMceya kalyANakanAM nAnAM-moTAM maMdira che. A caMpApurIe pAMca vAra duniyAbharane avarNanIya pramoda Apyo. nArakoneya pAMca vakhata sukhasaMvedananI jhalaka ApI. indramahArAjAe A nagarI tarapha sAta ATha DagalAM bharIne zakrastava gAyuM hatuM, potAnA ADaMbarI darabAramAM A nagarInA e atItakhaMDe indranuM Asana dhrujAvyuM hatuM ane A nagarI tarapha prayANa karavAno Adeza guMjAvato sudhoSA ghaMTa gAjyo hato. (A lakhavAnI kSaNe jinAlayamAM zaMkhadhvani thaI rahyo che ane jhAlara vAgI rahI che, kevo yogAnuyoga ?) devatAonI Alama madahoza banIne A nagarInA AkAza para jhUmI hatI. ahIMthI meriMgara tarapha paMcadehadhArI zakranuM gaganapaMthe prayANa thayuM hatuM. AkAzanA tArA DhaMkAI gayA hatA. zrI vAsupUjyakumAranuM bALapaNa ane yauvana ahIM, A nagarImAM jIvaMta daMtakathAnI jema carcAyuM hatuM. A nagarImAM navalokAMtika devoe jayajaya naMdAno udghoSa karyo hato ane prabhunAM varSIdAnano meghADaMbara eka varasa sudhI avirata cAlyo hato. pachI A nagarInI bhAgoLamAM rAjaparivAranA aphATa AkraMda thayA hatA. ane eka divasa devaduMdubhi gAjI hatI. AkhI caMpApurI kadAca, e ja bhAgoLanA raste cAlIne samavasaraNamAM ubharAI hatI. sohAmaNA rAjakumAra ane zUravIra rAjA tarIke jemane namaskAra karelA temane have bhagavAnanAM svarUpe saue vaMdana karyA hatA. gaNadharone tripadI maLI hatI ane tIrthanI sthApanA thaI hatI. bhagavAnanAM pagalAM A nagarInAM AMgaNe thayAM hatAM. ahIM mahAmArga para sonerI kamaLo sarakatAM rahetAM ane prabhunA paga tenI para mUkAtAM. rAtA varNano prabhudeha sonerI kamaLamAM pratibiMba pAmIne koI alaukika teja dhArI leto hato. varaso vItyAM hatAM. sAdhu-sAdhvI 20 zrAvaka-zrAvikA bhAratanA khUNe khUNe sudhI viharatAM thayAM. pachI pAMcamI vAra devo AvyA hatA. caMpApurI have stabdha hatuM. bhagavAne eka divasa jema caMpApurInuM rAjya choDI dIdhuM tema te divase bhagavAne potAnuM suMdara zarIra choDI dIdhuM hatuM. dIkSA letAM pahelAM varSIdAna ApIne bhagavAne eka varasa sudhI saunAM manane vidAya mATe taiyAra karI dIdhA hatA. A ciravidAya pUrve koI cetavaNI ke aMdezo ja na Apyo ! Azcarya. loko royAM hatAM. te divase caMpApurInuM AkAza vAdaLAo sAthe phATyuM hatuM. hajAro ne lAkho virahArda bhaktoe prabhu sAthe nirvANa pAmelA chasso mahAtmAonI anumodanAbharI irSyA karI hatI : e sau phAvI gayA, ame rahI gayA. Aje vI2saMvat 2056nA bIjA mahine, bharaziyALe caMpApurImAM zuM cAle che ? bhAgalapurI zAlanAM kArakhAnAnI khaTAkhaTa, dhumADA okatI gADIonI doDAdoDa, TreInanA bhoMgA, hoTelo ane skUlo ane bajAra ane DAmariyA rastA ane ughADI gaTaro ane jhUMpaDapaTTI ane saptaraMgI mANasono kolAhala, hiMdumaMdiro ane masjido, caMpApurI para A badhuM cAMthI AvI gayuM te nathI samajAtuM. prabhunAM pagalAthI satata phUlAtI rahelI ahIMnI dharatInA pATiyAM tUTI gayAM che. ane chAparAM uDI gayAM che. paMcakalyANakano vizvavyApI mAhola Aje laMbacorasa jamInanA moTA TukaDA para sImita thaI gayo che. manane A maMjUra nathI thatuM. mana baMDa pokAre che. e AkAzamAM aDadhI rAte tAke che, jugajUnA tAralAo vacce prabhunAM cyavanakalyANaka ane janmakalyANakanAM nakSatronI jhAMkhI nathI jaDatI. e caMpAnadInAM ghAsamaDhelAM tIra para chalAMga bharIne Amatema khAkhAkhoLA kare che. samavasaraNano nAnosarakho AbhAsa jaDato nathI. jamInasarasuM jaDAIne e mAlakauMsa sAMbhaLavA AMkha mIMcIne dhyAna dhare che. enAM mAthe zUnyatA aphaLAya che. koI vizALa medAna zodhIne enI dhULamAMthI e prabhunAM nirvANa pachInI agnizamyAnI rAkha zodhe che. enI AMkho kharaDAI UThe che. ene kazuM jaDatuM nathI. caMpApurInAM paMcakalyANakamaMdiramAM jaIne e prabhune jANe Thapako Ape che : prabhu, A zuM ? ApanA koI aMzano anubhava kaze thato nathI. badhI ja mAyA Ama sameTI lIdhI ? prabhu ene kahe che, 'bhailA, mArI sAme jaMpIne besa. tane mArA aMzano nahIM, khuda mAro

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21 ja anubhava karAvuM.' mana avAcaka thaI besI rahe che. pAMceya kalyANakanAM pagalAM ane jinabiMbomAM e ramamANa bane che. samayanAM baMdhana ogaLI jAya che. ema lAge che manane ke prabhu ahIM sAkSAt che. taraMgI ane torIluM mana A sthaLe zAMta ane namra banI jAya che. paMcakalyANakanuM saMgamatIrtha enI badhI vyathA zamAvI de che. mAgasara vada agiyArasa : caMpApurI DhaLatA sUrajanuM ajavALuM jinAlayanA kaLaza para jhagamage che. sonerI tejarekhAomAM agaNita kathAo mukharita bane che. maMdiranAM zikharo vAdaLa sAthe vAta kare che evAM varNano ApaNA lekhako lakhe che ne ApaNe vAMcIe chIe. A zikhara to itihAsa sAthe vAto kare che. gozALo, tejolezyAno duSTa nAyaka. vanavAsI, tApasayogInI mazkarI karI tenA badalAmAM eNe tejolezyAne potAnI tarapha AvatI joI. havAmAM UDatA AganA bhaDakAthI bacavA te prabhu pAse doDyo. prabhunI AMkhamAMthI tatkALa amRtanI dhArA varasI. gozALo bacyo. ene tejolezyA sAdhavAnuM mana thayuM. bhagavAna pAsethI vidhi jANI. muddAnI vAta e thaI ke gozALAne tejalezyAnuM prathamadarzana e tApase karAvyuM. koNa hato e tApasa ? e hato caMpAnagarInI suprasiddha vezyAno dIkaro. caMpApurI ane rAjagRhInI vacce gobaragrAma hatuM. tyAM gozaMkha nAmano bharavADa rahe. tenI patnI vaMdhyA. rastAmAM eka bALaka jaDI gayo. ene potAnAM ghera lAvI temaNe moTo karyo. e dIkaro ghInuM gADuM laI caMpA Avyo. tyAM eNe prasiddha vezyAgRhamAM jaIne eka vezyA sAthe samaya nakkI karyo. gAmaThI mANasone saMskAra zAnA? potAnA utAre nahAI dhoIne e tene maLavA cAlyo. rastAmAM teno paga gaMdakIthI kharaDAyo, tene khabara nA rahI. khabara paDI tyAre te raste UbhelA vAcherA para paga ghasI saphAI karavA lAgyo. A vAcheruM manuSyanI bhASAmAM kahe, potAnI mAne : 'A gaMdo mArA Dile paga lUche che.' gAya bolI : 'e to sAva kharAba che, e potAnI mAtA sAthe gaMdI ramata ramavA jAya che.' e yuvAna 22 coMkyo. pazunI mAnavabhASAthI ane pote vezyAputra che te jANavAthI. vezyA pAse jaIne teno bhUtakALa pUchyo. vezyA vAta TALavA lAgI. A bhAIe bamaNA paisAnI lAlaca ApI. vezyAe kahyuM 'huM garbhavatI hatI tyAre mArA patine mArI nAMkhI, cora loko mane upADI jatA hatA. huM gabharAI gaI. prasUti thaI gaI. bALaka laIne huM cAlI na zakI. coralokonI dhamakIthI DarIne meM navajAta bALa jaMgala vacce choDI dIdhuM. huM coro sAthe ahIM caMpApurImAM AvI. mane UbhI bajAre moMghA dAmathI veMcavAmAM AvI. mane vezyAe kharIdIne potAnA dhaMdhAmAM jotarI dIdhI. vAta sAMbhaLIne tarata A yuvAna ghera gayo. mA-bApa pAsethI javAba mAMgyo. mA-bApe kharI vAta kahI. A yuvAne e vAta vezyAne jaIne kahI. vezyA khAkha jevI thaI gaI, poka mUkIne raDavA mAMDI. caMpApurImAM e vezyAmAtAnAM AMsue keTalI tIvra gUMgaLAmaNa anubhavI haze. dIkaro jANe che ke mA vezyA che, mAnI vezyAgIrIno gharAka dIkaro ja bane che, mAe bhUtakALamAM dIkarAne rajhaLato mUkI dIdhelo teno rahasyasphoTa thAya che. yuvAnanAM manane kAramo AghAta lAge che. mAtAne choDAvIne te tApasa dIkSA levA nIkaLI paDe che. caMpApurInA mAraga parathI cAlyA jatA e bharavADanA caherA para virAga prasaryo che. enA mULamAM vyathA che. mAtA vidhavA che tenI athavA mAtA vezyA che tenI. janama thayo te vakhate ja pitAnuM khUna thaI cUkyuM hatuM. thoDIvAra pachI e raste rajhaLato hato. pachI e bharavADano paryAya pAmyo. Aje phoDa paDyo ke enI mAtA to vAMjhaNI che. kevo virodhAbhAsa ? vidhavA, vezyA ne vAMjhaNImAtAno e dIkaro. koI mAe ene sAcI hakIkata nA kahI. sAcI hakIkata vAcherAnI mAe kahI. caMpApurInA bajAramAMthI nirlepa bhAve e nIkaLI gayo. potAnI beya mA pAchaLa mUkI dIdhI teNe. e tApasa banyo. eka divasa gozALAnI tejolezyAno e preraNAguru banyo. prabhue vidyA ApI, tApase te pUrve vicitra rIte preraNA ApI. tejolezyAnAM sarjanamAM caMpApurInuM nAma joDAyuM che te koNa mAnaze ? caMpApurI AvA ja bIjA eka saMtAnanI nagarI che. kuntIno dIkaro ane rAdhAno kuMvara karNa A nagarIno rAjA hato. hastinApuramAM rAjakumAronI parIkSA

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23 24 levAI te vakhate karNe arjunane jhAMkho pADI dIdho. bhIme karNanuM apamAna karyuM. rAjyano vArasa na hovAne lIdhe karNane cUpa thavuM paDyuM. te vakhate hastinApurano sauthI moTo rAjakumAra duryodhana karNa pAse Avyo. teNe karNane aMgadezano rAjA banAvyo. aMgadezanI rAjadhAnI hatI A caMpApurI. Aje paNa A vistAra aMgadeza tarIke oLakhAya che. caMpApurImAM Aje karNakoTa che, bhAMgIne khaMDera thaI gayelI chUTIchavAI bhIMto. A caMpApurI na maLI hota to, to mahAbhAratano pheMsalo vagara yuddha AvI gayo hota. mahAbhAratanAM bhISaNa yuddhamAM karNanI hAjarIe honahAra kaTTaratA bharI hatI. karNa kauravasenAno prANa hato. A caMpApurIe bIjuM zuM zuM joyuM che ? eNe prabhune aDadanA bAkaLAthI pAraNuM karAvanArI caMdanabALAne rAjakumArI vasumatInAM rUpamAM joI.caMpApati dadhivAhana ane mahArANI dhAriNInI e dIkarI. zatAnIke caMpA bhAMgI tyAre mAdIkarIne eka sAMDhaNIsavAra uThAvI gayo hato te dezya A caMpApurInI AMkho sAme hajI tare che. A apaharaNa na thayuM hota to caMdanabALA kozAbImAM dhanAvaha zreSThInAM ghera pahoMcI hota ? enA hAthe viTa rIte prabhunuM pAraNuM thayuM hota ? prabhune pAraNuM karAvavA mATe caMdanabALAe mAthAnA vALa ja nathI gumAvyA. babbe khUba pahelAM, pitA ane mAtA ema banne gumAvyA che. niyatino A ja anukrama haze. ahIM havAmAM dhULa UDe che, tyAre samaya bahu pAchaLa sarakI jAya che. mahAbhAratanA yuddha mATe karme ahIMthI jussAbhera prayANa karyuM hatuM. enA rathanuM aMtima prayANa A nagarInA mAraga parathI thayuM hatuM. nagarInA lokone udAra ane dAnavIra karNarAja bahu gamato. enA rathane loko dUrathI oLakhatA. e rathanA azvono heSArava, enI dhvajA ane rathanAM cakrothI UDatI dhULathI A nagarIne nazo caDato. prayANanA divase to AkhuM nagara vaLAvavA UmaTyuM haze. badhAe karNarAjAnA pAchA AvavAnI khUba rAha joI haze. jiMdagImAM pahelIvAra karNarAjAe emane hatAza karyA haze. karNavadhanA samAcArathI A nagarInAM AMsu thIjI gayA haze. potAnA tejasvI rAjAne vadhAvavAnA adhUrA aramAna emanAM aMtaramAM khaMjaranI jema bhoMkAyA haze. kurukSetra para maraNa pathArIe paDelA karNanI dhrujatI AMkhomAM potAnA pyArA caMpApurIvAsIonI yAda gherAI haze. caMpApurI e khaMDita svapnonI abhizApita nagarI che. bALarAjA zrIpALane laIne tenI mAtAne ahIMthI ja bhAgavuM paDyuM hatuM. zrIpALa paNa potAnI mAtAthI vikhUTo to paDyo ja. (caMpApurInA kathAnAyakone mAtAnA viyoganuM varadAna maLyuM haze ?) ene koDha thayo, maTyo. dhavala zeThanAM vahANo dvArA e potAnI asmitAno sarjanAhAra thayo. Akhare A caMpApurI para humalo karI teNe kAkA ajitasena rAjAne kAramI hAra ApI. e gamakhvAra laDAIne A caMpApurIe potAnI chAtI para AgaLa vadhatI joI che. caMpApurIno khoTo rAjA hAryo ne caMpApurIno sAco rAjA jItyo. caMpApurI jItI. A caMpApurInAM AMgaNe parama sattvazALI sudarzana zeTha ane mahAsatI subhadrAnI parIkSA thaI che. caMpApurIe kaTokaTI ghaNIvAra joI che. emAM ne emAM ja kadAca, eNe potAnuM saundarya gumAvI dIdhuM che. Aje caMpApurI tIrtha che, parama pavitra ArAdhanAbhUmi che. paNa ahIM koI nagarI nathI. mAgasara vada bArasa : tilakapura caMpApurI jinAlayanA be vibhAga che. ekamAM mULanAyaka zrI vAsupUjaya prabhu birAje che. tenI upara caumukhI bhagavAna che, pahelA mALe tyAM raMgamaMDapamAM caMpApati zrIpALa rAjAnI citrakathA che. A jinAlayamAM eka baMdha bhoyaruM che. temAM gupta mArga che. bIjA vibhAgamAM paMcakalyANaka maMdira che. mULanAyakanuM mokSakalyANaka che. raMgamaMDapanA cAra khUNe bAkInA cAra kalyANaka, ATalI suMdara AyojanA kayAMya jovA na maLe. mULanAyakanI nIce bhoMyarAmAM prAcIna pagalAM che. bahAra bagIcAmAM satI subhadrAno kUvo che. ame rokAyA hatA te daramyAna bhAvanagarathI cha basa AvI hatI. sAMje savA pAMce, sUryAsta samaye yAtriko kesarapUjA karatA hatA, pUjArI nA pADato hato, sAMbhaLatuM nahotuM koI. tIrthakSetronI A karuNatA rahI che. yAtriko udaMDa banI jAya tyAre pUjArI lAcAra banI joyA kare. kayAMka vaLI pUjArI udaMDa banI jAya, to yAtriko lAcAra banI joyA kare,

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25 tIrthayAtrA e phaTAphaTa patAvavAnI pravRtti nathI. dhIraja ane zAMti joIe. ochA samayamAM vadhu lAbha levAnI vyApArI manovRttine lIdhe baso vadhu ne vadhu tIrthonI yAtrA sudhI pahoMcADe che. bhagavAna sudhI nathI pahoMcAtuM. ApaNI ane bhagavAnanI vacce paDado AvI jAya che. avidhi ane AzAtanAno paDado. ahIMthI bhAgalapura najIka che. tyAMnA jinAlayamAM tIrthabhUmi zrI mithilAthI lAvelA zrI mallinAtha bhagavAnanAM pagalAM che. mithilAtIrtha to viccheda gayuM che. pagalAnAM darzana karI tIrthasparzanAno lAbha meLavI lIdho. amArI kalyANakabhUminI prathama sparzanA caMpApurImAM thaI. bIjA tIrtho have Avaze. paheluM kalyANakatIrtha paMcakalyANakabhUmi che te moTA AnaMdanI vAta thaI. jIyAgaMja, ajImagaMja mAgasara suda AThama : jIyAgaMja gaI kAle sAMje jIyAgaMja AvI gayA chIe. vacce lAlabAga rokAyA. muMbaInuM lAlabAga kevuM haze te A lAlabAga jovAthI na khabara paDe. eka bAbAjInAM maMdiramAM utAro hato. maMdirane aDoaDa gaMgA vahe. jhaDapathI vahetA pANI khUba UMDA che, te jotAveMta ja samajAya. ghATanAM pagathiye besIe to gaMgAno maMjula avAja mANI zakIe. vihAradarzananI copaDImAMthI jANavA maLyuM ke lAlabAga e murzidAbAdanuM bIjuM nAma che. to ame murzidAbAda AvI gayA hatA. savAra ane baporanA vihAra pachI amane lAgyuM ke murzidAbAdane majIdAbAda kahevuM joIe. eTalI badhI majIdo raste maLe ke gaNavAnoya kaMTALo Ave. sAMje kAThagolA pahoMcyA tyAra sudhI mana khuzahAla hatuM. pachI ? jIyAgaMjanA prathama darzanathI hatAzAno pAra na rahyo. ajImagaMja ane jIyAgaMja moTAM nAma gaNAya che ApaNAmAM. atizaya zrImaMta bAbuonI havelI, bhavya derAsara, ananya bhakti ane pArAvAra samRddhi. A badhAnAM pratIka tarIke A baMne gaMjane prasiddhi maLI che. kazuMka advitIya jovAnI moTI apekSA laIne ahIM AvavAnuM thAya tyAre je loko nathI AvI zakyA temanAthI ApaNe vadhu nasIbadAra chIe tevo manobhAva sAthe ja hoya. kAThagolAno mahela ane tyAMnuM gharaderAsara joyA pachI evuM lAgyuM ke je loko ahIM nathI AvyA e loko ja nasIbadAra che kema ke ahIMnI karuNa hAlata

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28 jovAnI vedanA temane phALe nahIM jAya. mahelanAM unnata pravezadvArane dUrathI joIne garva anubhavyo. enI vacovaca UbhA rahIne lAMbe sudhI cAlatI vRkSonI hAranI vaccethI dekhAtAM mahelanA staMbho joIne Adara bharI stabdhatA anubhavI. vRkSonI hAra pasAra karIne mahelanA eka khUNe AvyA tyAre baMdha thaI cUkelI vAva ane ArasanI kalAmUrti para caDelA kALA thara joyA. mahelanA raMgo para lAMbI mAMdagInI phIkAza caDI hatI. bagIcAnI jamIna para ADedhaDa jhAMkharA UgyA hatA. mahelanA UMcA daravAjAo baMdha hatA. karoLiyA, kATa ane dhULane lIdhe mahela, bhUtabaMgalAnA moTAbhAI jevo dekhAto hato. game te ghaDIe dhaDAm karatAM daravAjA khUlaze ane aMdarathI koI bahAra AvI paDaze tevuM sAMjanAM DhaLatAM ajavALe anubhavAyuM. derAsaramAM prAMgaNamAM pahoMcyAM. koI judI ja rItanuM zikhara. aMdara aMdhAruM hatuM. dIvo thayo nahoto. kAraNa ke dIvo corAI jAya che. paMDitajI mINabattI laIne AvyA. bhagavAnanAM derAsaramAM mAtra mINabattI jalatI hoya tenAthI moTI karuNatA kaMI ? anavadya suMdarAMga pratimAjInAM darzana karyA. bhagavAnanI vizALa AMkho mINabattInAM tharakatAM ajavALe alaga tarI AvatI hatI. pUjArI kaheto hato : DakaitI ho gaI sAhabajI. bhagavAna ke cakSu TIlA saba ukhADa kara le gaye. koI dhyAna rakhanevAlA nahIM hai. pUrA jaMgala hai. kucha rakha nahIM sakate. ye AMkhe kalara lagA ke banA lI hai. kAramI vAta hatI. bhagavAnanAM aMge phUla caDyAM hatAM. kesarapUjA thaI hatI ke nahIM te khabara nA paDI. mULanAyaka zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnanuM caityavaMdana karyuM. tyAre bhagavAna mINabattInI pILI jayota sAthe niraMtara AnaMdayAtrAmAM ramamANa hatA. A bhagavAna eka jamAnAmAM hIrA ane motI ane ratnonA dAgInAthI ladAyelA rahetA. bhagavAnanA mugaTanI kiMmata AMkI na zakAtI. dIvAnI rozanImAM bhagavAnanI mUrti sonAnI jema opatI. paMcaraMgI phUlonA hArathI gabhArAnI bahAra sudhI suvAsa relAvI haze A bhagavAne. Aje bhagavAnanAM aMge chUTaka phUlo hatAM. pAchaLa sAdI jarIno paDado hato. bhagavAnanI pIThikAnuM Arasazilpa benamUna hatuM. raMga jagati dadAne re, stavananI A paMkti para aTakI javAtuM hatuM. bhagavAnano vaibhava ujaLA pASANomAM raMga relAvato hato. apArdhagoLa AkAranI kamAna, nakazIdAra zikhara, nAjuka thAMbhalI. bhagavAnanI A beThakapITha hatI. gabhAro moTo hato. mULanAyakanI AsapAsa be ane gabhArAnA bAkInA be daravAjA samakSa ekaeka ema kula pAMca paramAtmA hatA. bahAranA gabhArAnI bhIMte gaNadharamUrtio, vizALa hola samo raMgamaMDapa. bhagavAnanI jamaNI tarapha raMgamaMDapanI bhIMtomAM gokhalA hatA. ekamAM gaNezamUrti hatI. peTa para sApanI phaNA. Asana kamaLanuM. bAjumAM tUTelI devamUrti. amuka gokhalA khAlI hatA. kAcanAM jhummaro aMdhArAmAM vicitra lAgatAM hatAM. derAsaranI bahAra hajI ajavALuM hatuM. paMDitajIe kahyuM : maMdirame lAITa kanekzana nahIM hai. emanuM A vAkya gamyuM. paNa vAkyano bhAvArtha na gamyo. maMdiramAM lAITa na hoya te game ja. jayAre vyavasthAtaMtra khADe gayuM hovAthI ajavALAnI sagavaDa na hoya te na game. AvI khAmI to khUMce ja. derAsaranuM cogAna bhavya. cogAnanI sAme taLAva. kinAre dAdarA. sAmA kinArethI maMdiranuM saMpUrNa pratibiMba taLAvamAM dekhAya. mahelanA vizALa saMkulane AvarI leto koTa ThekaThekANe tUTelo hato. game tyAre game te AdamI AvI zake. salAmatI kazI ja nahIM. rAte ahIM koI nathI hotuM. corI thaI gayA pachI have roja rAte polIsa sUvA Ave che. sarakArane badhuM ja apAI jaze, tema paMDitajI kahetA hatA. pAchA vaLatA mahelanAM moTA taLAvane uparathI joyuM. saMgemaramaranAM lAMbA pagathiyAM trIsa-pAMtrIsa phUTa sudhI nIce UtaratAM hatAM. chellAM pagathiyAM pANImAM hatAM. taLAvamAM nAva nIkaLatI te jamAnAmAM A eka taLAvanA cha ghATa tene maLatA. mukhya ghATanI uparathI joI rahyA hatA tyAre taLAvanAM chellAM pagathiye eka Doso ane eka nAno chokaro pANI sAthe gaDamathalamAM hatA. DosAne dekhAtuM na hatuM. potAnI lAkaDI pANImAM ThokIne te DUbelAM pagathiyAM para utaryo. chokaro Doso lapasI na paDe tenuM dhyAna rAkhato Ubho rahyo. DosAne dekhAtuM hota to AvuM na karata. ene zuM kahevuM te na samajAyuM. Doso kaMIka karato hato. e Doso enI

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30 29 jIMdagImAM kayAreya AvA ArasanA pagathiyAvALuM taLAva bAMdhI zakavAno na hato. chatAM ene A amUlya vArasAnI kadara na hatI. e taLAvanAM pagathiye besIne peTano khulAso karI rahyo hato. karuNatA e hatI ke tene rokanAra paNa koI nahotuM. karoDonI kiMmate aMkAya tevuM A sthApatya sAva verAna paDyuM hatuM. aMtaramAM viSAdanI lakIra uThI. mahelanAM saMkulane choDavA paga upADyA. vacce paMDitajIe eka bhAMgelI ImArata batAvIne kahyuM : ye cIDiyAghara thA. IsameM cakalI, mora, bAgha saba rakhkhA huA thA. Aja kucha nahIM. paMDitajI AgaLa na bolyAM. emanAthI bolI zakAyuM nahIM hoya. je bolavAnuM hatuM te e barobara bolyA. traNa ja zabdomAM badhuM AvI gayuM. Aja kucha nahIM. mahelane tALAM che. dAdAvADI che te koI kholatuM ja nathI. bhagavAna ekalA che. nahAvAnI sagavaDa nathI. bagIco jaMgala banI rahyo che. taLAva ane vaibhavI ghATa veDaphAI rahyA che. ahIM Akho parivAra rAjagharAnAnI jema killo karato eka jamAnAmAM. parivAra vikhUTo paDyo te pachI-Aja kucha nahIM. mauna ekAdazI : jIyAgaMja jIyAgaMja, cAra derAsara. sauthI bhavya zrIvimalanAthajInuM jinAlaya. maMdiranI sAme ja khullo coka. eka tarapha dAdAmaMdira, bIjI tarapha navapadajI maMdira. jinAlayanI ArasabhIMto AMkhone ThAre. nAjuka staMbho, enI kotaraNI najarane bAMdhI rAkhe. maMdiramAM suMdara citro. gabhArAnI bahAranI bhIMte be gokhalA. baMnemAM gaNadharamUrtio. gabhArAnI bhItaramAM mULagabhAro. ApaNe gabhArAmAM mokaLAza anubhavIe teTalI jagyA. mULagabhAro eTale gabhArAnI eka ja sAmI bhIMtane Teke pIThikA. tenI para thAMbhalIo. tenA Teke gurudvArA jevuM laMbagoLa guMbajanuM zikhara, zikhara para nAjuka kaLazI. tenI upara chatamAM jinAlayanAM mULazikharanuM goLavRtta. pIThikAmAM bhagavAna birAje. bhagavAnanI pAchaLa cAMdInAM cakra. bhagavAnanI copAsa kArIgarI. thAMbhalIo, guMbajanI pALa. kamAna, pIThikAnI bhIMta. badhAmAM jhINuM nakazIkAma, raMgamaMDapamAM gabhArAnI bAharI bhIMto che tenI para adabhuta kArIgarI. AMkho dharAya nahIM. zikhara pakoNa. chae bAju zikharonI hAra upara jatI dekhAya. dhajA Abhane aDapalAM kare. zikhara lAlapASANanuM, sUrajano pahelo taDako DhoLAya tyAre teno teno varNa sonAnI jema ughaDe. jIyAgaMjamAM gAma bahAra dAdAvADI che. gabhArAmAM be ekasarakhA bhagavAna che. A gabhArAmAM geTa rAkhavAmAM Avyo che. e aMdaranI bAju khUle che. moTA baMgalAnI kampAunDa volamAM hoya tevo geTa, lokhaMDanAM nAnAM paiDAM sarakavA sAthe khUle tevI goThavaNa che. e lokhaMDI paiDuM sarakI zake te mATe lokhaMDanI paTTI gabhArAnI jamIna para jaDI dIdhI che. gabhArA sAthe naro atyAcAra che A. mAnI nathI zakAtuM. ahIM to dareka derAsaronA gabhAre lokhaMDanI jALI rAkhI hoya che. garbhadvArano mahimA ghavAyo che, ahIM. paMcAyatI matalaba saMghanA apAsare gorajInI gAdI hoya che. bhAratamAM jIyAgaMjanI gAdI cothA ke pAMcamAM naMbare Ave che. pUchyuM ke kharataragacchanA gorajI kayAM che ? javAba maLyo : vo bIkAnera hoge, yA phira laMDana. bhIMta para phoTo joyo to sAdhuveSa ja hato, gorajIno. nAma paNa sAdhu jevuM ja. cAle che badhuM. ame dharmazALAmAM hatA te khAnagI TrasTa che tethI temAM gAdI nahotI. jIyAgaMjathI ajImagaMja najIkamAM che. vacce bAramAsI nadI gaMgA, enAM pANI jIyAgaMjanA kAMThe aphaLAIne goLa ghUme che. calAvatA na AvaDe to nAva AgaLa kheMcAI jAya che. nAvaDAM mazInathI cAle che. dharmazALAmAM nAvanAM mazInanI khaDakhaDa satata saMbhaLAtI. halesAM vagara cAlatI nAvane spIDaboTa kahe che. veganaukA kahI zakAya ? ke pachI dvatanaukA ? mRgazIrSa pUrNimA : ajImagaMja mahAjana paTTI. eka ja eDresa. jainono mahollo. zrImaMta vistAra ane maMdironI nagarI, ajImagaMjanI ATalI oLakha basa che. zrInamanAtha prabhunI dharmazALAnI chata parathI dUra sudhI jInAlayanAM zikharo dekhAya che. ajImagaMjanA AkAzane A jInAlayoe aTakAvI rAkhyuM che. bIjA UMcA makAno ke maMdiro thayA nathI, thAya tema lAgatuM nathI. siddhAcalajInI nava TUMkanAM darzana jo nirAMta vinA karI zakAya, to A maMdiro nirAMte juhArI zakAya. ame mAtra eka divasa mATe ajImagaMjanA mukAme hatA. tethI badhAM ja darzana sAgamaTe aDhI kalAkamAM

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31 karyA. jIyAgaMja bhUlI javAya che, ajImagaMjamAM. ananya sthApatyavALAM jInAlayo. bhavyatA ane parivezayojanAno koI javAba nahIM. mULagabhArAnI khAsiyata dareka jinAlayamAM che. gaMgAnAM pANI pravAhamAMya UMcA uchaLI, nIce bese che tema ajImagaMjanI caityaparipATImAM bhAvasaMmizraNa thatuM rahyuM. zrI ciMtAmaNinAM derAsaramAM navagrahanAM navaratnonI mUrtio hatI. eno gabhAro ja alaga hato. eka rAte e badhI mUrtio corAI gaI. na ukhaDI te kApI, toDIne coro kheMcI gayA. Aje chUTIchavAI sphaTika mUrti jovA maLe che. A derAsaranI vizALa jagyA, corasa staMbhonAM madhyAMtaranAM bhIMtatoraNo, ArasanI suMvALI pharasa badho ja thAka utArI de. darzana karatAM karatAM cheka zrI saMbhavanAtha prabhunAM jinAlaye pahoMcyAM. prabhunI daza hAtha jevaDI pracaMDa pratimA AhlAdanI anubhUtimAM DUbADatI rahI. bapore ne rAte vyAkhyAnamAM vadhu rokAvAnI vinaMtI. nA sAMbhaLIne du:khano ahesAsa ane vihAranI anukULatAnI agrimatA. ahIMnA zrAvakajanonI A pahecAna che. ahIM mahAjana paTTI tarIke oLakhAto vistAra eka jamAnAmAM rASTrapatibhavananA mahAmArga jevo vaTadAra hato. ahIM jaina dhanakuberonI koThIo hatI. bAbuo tarIke e mobho pAmatA. eka bAbu jyAre ajImagaMja AvatA tyAre emane ekavIsa topanI salAmI maLatI. bIjA eka bAbue ahIMnuM sauthI moTuM jinAlaya baMdhAvyuM hatuM. te ahIM AvatI jainonI TreInone potAnA ghera jamADatA. basano to koI hisAba na raheto. vizALakAya thAMbhalA, briTIza bAMdhaNI ane pAra vinAnA oraDAo te ahIMnI koThInI vizeSatA. A mahAjanapaTTInI kore vahetI gaMgAmAM koI mAchalI pakaDI na zakatuM. A rastethI mAmUlI mANasone javA na maLatuM. zrImaMto jalasAthI AvatA, ezathI ghoDAgADImAM pharatA, pAlakhIomAM besatA ane jAgIradAra tarIke AkhAM gAmane potAnA hAtha nIce rAkhatA. jamInadArInA yugamAM emanuM khUba varcasva rahyuM. palAzInAM aitihAsika yuddhamAM mIrajApharane paisAthI kharIdanAra sara loIDe potAnI DAyarImAM lakheluM ke 'ajImagaMja jevo zrImaMta vistAra eziyA 32. khaMDamAM bIjA koI nathI.' bAbuo aMgrejone moMmAMgI sakhAvato ApatA. paiso pANInI jema nahIM paNa mATInI jema vaparAto. emanI DAyarInAM dareka pAne behisAba zabda lakhAyelo raheto haze. aparisIma aizvaryanA hakadAra hatA e sau. emaNe jinAlayo bAMdhyAM. vizALa udyAno saryA. mahAmoTA taLAvo taiyAra karAvyAM. potAnuM dhAryuM pAra pADavA te badhuM ja karI zakatA. zrI saMbhavanAthadAdAnuM derAsara baMdhAtuM hatuM tyAre bhagavAnanI pracaMDakAya mUrti lAvavA emaNe ekale hAthe kharco karI relavenA pATA naMkhAvyA hatA. gAmogAma paisA nIkanI jema vahetA. temanAM moDhe nA sAMbhaLanAruM tyAre koI na nIkaLatuM. emane mAna khUba maLatuM. khAnadAnI emanI bhASAmAM mahoratI. zabdo ane svarabhAranI mIThAza emanI pAse ajabanI. caherA para bhAva upasAvIne ja vAta kare. saraLatA ane namratA emanI vAtacItamAM phUlanI jema phore. dareka bAbu eka anokhuM vizva banAvato. enI sRSTimAM samAveza pAmanArA nokaranoya uddhAra thaI jato. jamInadArI nAbUda thaI, tyArapachI A bAbuloko janasamAjathI vikhUTA paDavA mAMDyA. koThIo sUnI paDI. avarajavara ghaTI. kArabhAra baMdha thayA. vyavasthAno pathAro saMkelAyo. AvakanA srota para ghA paDyA. oLakhANo nakAmI banI. pachI banyuM evuM ke mAna rahyuM paNa mobho na rahyo. bAbu loko A paDatI nA joI zakyA. dhImedhIme teo ajImagaMja choDavA mAMDyA. koThIo khAlI thaI ane jinAlayane saMbhALavA madhyavargI loko bAkI rahyA. Aje koThIo badhI bhUtiyAghara jevI dekhAya che. chAparA para cheDe sUkAyelA ghAsa, beraMga bhIMto, tUTelI bArIo ane jUnApurANA daravAjA para thIMgaDA jevA navA nakucA sAthe tALAM. ApaNI moTI dharmazALAmAM ajaina samAjanA lokonI dukAno thaI gaI che. AkhuM bajAra cAle che e dharmazALA upara. ajImagaMjanuM AhlAdaka vAtAvaraNa preraNAmaya che. ahIM rahenAra thAkI na zake. ahIM dharmazALAmAM sAdhusAdhvIbhagavaMtonI noMdhapothI rAkhavAmAM AvI che. temAM lakhyuM : ajImagaMja AnA muzkila hai aura ajImagaMjase jAnA to jyAdA muzkila hai. ***

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34 zrI nakaMdI tIrtha mAgazara vada bArasa : tilakapura roDa para thoDuM cAlyA hoIzuM. sUryodaya thaI gayo hato. rasto sApanI jema jamaNI tarapha vaLato hato. rastAnI sAthosAtha cAlatI laghunadI caMpAnAlA e ja jagyAethI DAbI tarapha vaLatI hatI. eka tarapha mAraga phaMTAyo, bIjI tarapha nadI phaMTAI. vacceno avakAza khullo paDato hato. thoDe dUra relve bIja dekhAto hato enA eka cheDe nadI aDatI hatI. bIjA cheDe roDa Avato hato. dekhAvanI AvI ramata ochI jovA maLe. Aje gaMgAne mULarUpamAM jovAnI hatI, sulatAnagaMjamAM. kalaktAnI hubalI to judI nadI che, bhale gaMgA tarIke oLakhAtI, savAranA vihAra pachI te na AvI. sAMjano vihAra thayo, sulatAnagaMja pAchaLa rahI gayuM. toya gaMgA na AvI. mAnI ja lIdhuM ke gaMgA bAju para rahI gaI. tyAM rasto ekadama vaLyo. dUrathI vaLAMkamAM garaka thatI gADIo joIne ema lAgatuM hatuM ke khetarone lIdhe rasto AgaLa nathI cAlyo. evuM nahotuM. rastAne rokIne gaMgA ADI paDI hatI eTale rastAne vALavo paDelo. e vaLAMka parathI pANI dekhAze tema dhAryuM. kAMI na dekhAyuM. korI retI hatI. amadAvAdanI sAbaramatI jevI. roDa para cAlatA rahIe to jamaNA hAthe retALa kAMTho sAthe cAle, evI dizA hatI. paNa gAma AvyuM. gaMgAne jhUMpaDAothI DhaMkAI javuM paDyuM. nyAyagraMthomAM gaMgAyAM dhoSaH dAkhalo Ave che. retI para prabhunAM pagalAM paDyAM hatAM. sAmudrika enAthI prabhAvita thayo hato. prabhune joyA tyAre ene lakSaNazAstra khoTuM lAgyuM. A ja samaye indra mahArAjAe A retI para Daga bharyA hatAM. sAmudrikane prabhu mATe prIti jAgI, gaMgA enI sAkSI. Aje e gaMgA jovI hatI. retInA TIMbA sudhI pahoMcyA tyAM sudhI pANI nahotuM. TIMbAnI upara pahoMcyA pachI avAcaka, mATI retanI bhekhaDathI mAMDa ATha dasa phUTa nIce dariyAnAM ghamasANa laIne pANI bhAgatAM hatAM. kAMThe bAMdhelI nAvanA taLiye enI thapATo vAgatI teno tamAco gAlasamANo saMbhaLAto hato. pANI UMDAM hatAM te anubhavavihoNI AMkhe paNa samajAtuM hatuM. triSaSTi, digvijaya, gaMgAlaharInAM varNano vAMcyAM che. emAM atizayokti ja che, tema lAgatuM hatuM. Aje gaMgAne joyA bAda lAgyuM ke e varNanomAM gaMgA samAI na zake. paDachAyAmAM AkhA AkAzane jhIlIne e khaLabhaLAvatI hatI. kinArA to muDha lAge, sAmo kinAro to khaMbhAtanA akhAtanI jema eka rekhA jevo jarI tarI dekhAto hato. pANIno ghughavATa, lokhaMDI chAparA para jhIMkAtA tophAnI varasAdanI jema kAne paDato hato. sAgara para caDhAI karavAnI hoya tevA jussAthI enI vizALa senA upaDI hatI. tenAM tophAnI jaLane koInI paravA nahotI. vacce pahADa Ave to eneya phoDI nAMkhe. prabhuvIra A nadIne pAra karavA nAvamAM beselA. A nadI bhagavAnaneya ADI AvI. eno damAma ja judo che. kaMbala zaMbale prabhunI nAva tArI, te gaMgAnAM nIramAM. A ja AkarSaNathI gaMgAne joyA karI. bhagavAna bhaktone tAre te niyama gaMgAe badalyo. baDI mAthAbhAre nadI. mAgasara vada caudasa : gaMgaTA moDa bihAranA ziyALAmAM DAmariyo rasto kALA baraphanA akhUTa cIlA jevo lAgato hato. TADhoDuM nAmanuM gADuM enA para gabaDyA karatuM hatuM. AsamAna thIjatuM hatuM. unALAmAM chAMyaDo ne comAsAmAM ochADa dharanAra vRkSo, ziyALAmAM koIne sahAya nathI karI zakAtI tenA raMjathI TUMThavAtAM hatAM. khetaromAM choDavAo ekabIjAne hUMpha devA nAjuka Doka jhUkAvatA hatA. rastA para tApaNAno taDaphaDa avAja sAMbhaLI ThaMDIne aura khunnasa caDatuM hatuM. paMkhIonA kalaravamAM sopo paDI gayo hato. varasabhara sUrajanI IrSAmAM dAjhatA tAralAo gelamAM AvI moM camakAvatA hatA. sAMja vahelI DhaLatI hatI. vRMdAvana nAmanAM gAmaDAnI sUraja AbhanA chevADe hato tyAre gaMgAnA paTa para pagalAM mAMDyAM. A

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35 36 thAkelAne besADavAnuM tane yAda na AvyuM. ame lUMTArA ke cora hoIe tevI rIte te cIso pADI. sAruM nathI A. sAdhuo jagyA joIne nathI rahetA, jagyA ApanArano prema joIne rahe che. te gusso karyo e barAbara nathI thayuM. jaIe chIe. eNe bahAnAM kADhayAM. enuM bairuM kahe : ahIM pahelAM ghaNA sAdhuo rahelA che. vidyArthIo bhegA thaI gayA. ame nIkaLI gayA. bIjA traNa kalAka cAlyA tyAre mukAma mULyo. sAMje pharI vihAra karyo. Aje traNa vihAra thayA. eka divasa bacyo. nizALamAM ame rAta rahyA hatA. vahelI savAre vihAra karavAnI dhAraNA hatI. rAte makAnamAM baMdha bArI bAraNA para ThaMDIno paDado paDyo. bhIMto parathI hima ogaLavA mAMDyuM. jamInamAMthI ThAra bahAra nIkaLyo. chAparuM kyAranuM behoza paDyuM hatuM. vastronA tharamAMthI ThaMDI zarIra para utaravA mAMDI. oDhelA kapaDAMnA tAMtaNetAMtaNAmAM baraphanA resA gUMthAyA. saMthAro pAtharelo tenI nIce baraphanI pATa hoya tevuM lAgatuM hatuM. paga jamIna para paDe ne samasamato ziyALo caMpAya tevI hAlata hatI. kapaDAnA cheDA pArakA banIne game tyAre tIkhI ThaMDaka cAmaDI sAthe para jhIMkAtA. coMkI javAtuM. savAre moDethI nIkaLyA. khaDagapuranI kaoNlejamAM rahevAnuM hatuM. lAMbo vihAra thayo. cAra kalAke pahoMcyA. AgaLano mukAma dUra hato. cAlavAno have savAla nahoto. makAnamAM AvyA. ImAratanI pAchaLa utAro haze tema samajIne tyAM gayAM to vocamene traNa hajAra mANaso sAMbhaLe tevo barADo pADyo. amArI to AkhA mahinAnI ThaMDI uDI gaI. vicitra bhASAmAM babaDato e ImArata tarapha bhAgyo. enuM bairuM nAka phUlAvI amane jovA mAMDyuM. tyAMthI pAchA ame paNa vocamenanI pAchaLa gayA. joyuM to e vidyArthIone UMcA avAje kaheto hato ke, ke AgaLa zuM lakhuM ? lakhatAM hAtha nathI cAlatA. e vidyArthIone Thapako Apato hato. amane enI rUma sudhI mokalavAnI bhUla karanArA vidyArthIo para e gusse bharAyo hato. amArA mANasoe kahyuM ke ApaNI mATe rUma nathI khUlI. rUma kholavAnI hatI to vocamene ja, e barADato hato. vidyArthIo to ajANa hatA, te badhA potAnI rUmomAM haoNsTelanuM bhADuM cUkavI rahetA hatA. tALAvALA oraDA hatA tenI cAvI vocamena pAse hatI. te samajI zakAtuM hatuM. e to ADo phATyo hato. amArA mANasone bolavAnI nA pADI. cUpacApa osarImAM beThA rahyA. ahIM ja rahI jAta to vAMdho nahoto. rUmanI jarUra nahotI. paNa vocamene avaLo dAkhaDo karyo hato. ame rUmanI vAta ja na kADhI eTale e gharabhego thayo. nakkI karyuM ke hamaNAM ja AgaLa nIkaLavuM. taiyAra thayA pachI ene bolAvI kahyuM : ame ahIM rahevAnA hatA. thAkelA chIe. ArAma karavo hato. te bUmAbUma karI eTale jaIe chIe. bIjA koI sAdhu sAthe AvuM karato nahIM. tArA prinsIpAlane samAcAra Apaje. poSa suda bIja : DhaMDha Aje kAkaMda AvyA chIe. dharmazALAmAM utaravAnI sagavaDo nathI apAtI, tevuM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM tethI DhaMDha gAmamAM, siMcAI vibhAganA jUnA makAnamAM utAro lIdho. darzana karavA nIkaLyA tyAre tIrthanI prItinI sAthe tIrthasaMcAlako mATe pUrvagraha hato. kAkaMda gAmaDuM che paNa zrI suvidhinAtha bhagavAnanAM cAra kalyANakanI bhUmi che. e jamAnAmAM te kevuM hatuM te triSaSTimAM vAMcavA maLe che. ahIM cAlatA rahetAM saMgItanA avAjathI khecaradevIo AbhavacALe aTakI jatI. Aje bagaDelAM spIkaromAMthI taraDAyelA sUro phUTatA hatA. khecaradevI AvatI hoya to sAMbhaLIne bhAgI jAya. te nagarImAM yAcakone gurunuM gaurava maLatuM. temane dUrathI oLakhI levAtA, AvakAra maLato, ucita arthanuM dAna apAtuM. Aje AkhuM gAma garIbImAM DUbeluM che. sAruM ghara, sama khAvA pUratuMya na maLe. bhAMgyA tUTyA raste, khetaromAMthI thaIne ghaNuM cAlyA. prabhunuM dhAma have dekhAyuM. AkhAya saMsAramAM siddhazilA alaga tarI Ave tema gAmaDAmAM te nokhuM jaNAtuM hatuM. bhavya zikhara, aNanama dhvajadaMDa, zilpabaddha AkAra. makAno vaccethI pasAra thaIne prabhunA darabAramAM pahoMcyA. bhAvathI darzana karyA. roja darzana karavA na maLe, ne darzana karavA maLe te tIrthamAM ja maLe tevA duHkhasukhabharyA vihAra te pUrvabhAratanI vizeSatA. mULanAyaka prabhunI baMne bAju pratimAjI.

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38 gabhArAmAM ja gokhalA che, temAMya bhagavAna. prabhuthI DAbI taraphanA gokhalAmAM atizaya prAcIna mUrti, darzana karavAmAM samaya kyAM vahI gayo khabara nA paDI. prabhunA jamaNA hAthe bhagavAna hatA tenI para kapaDuM DhAMkaryuM hatuM. pUjArIne pUchyuM to ghaTasphoTa thayo. e kahe, gayAM comAsAmAM moDI bapore vIjaLI paDI hatI. zikharamAM phATa pADIne te gabhArAmAM AvI. mULanAyaka pAchaLa dhakelAI gayA. prabhuvIranI ramaNIyamUrti khaMDita thaI gaI. gabhArAmAM rAkhelo balba phUTI gayo. zikharathI bhoMya sudhInI vIjaLIthI bacavAnI lokhaMDI paTTI hatI, te gAyaba thaI gaI. garbhadvAranI uparanA Arasa ukhaDI gayA. lAMbI tirADo paDI gaI. 'te divase' pUjArI bolato hato, 'vAdaLAM eTalAM hatAM ke rAta jevuM lAgatuM hatuM. dhummasamAM maMdira DhaMkAI gayuM hatuM. ekAeka dhaDAko thayo. dArugoLo phUTyo hoya tevI vAsa AvI. ame badhA gabharAIne rUmamAM bharAyA. cAlu varasAde asahya garamI lAgI. kAMI khabara nA paDI. bIje divase, A badhuM joyuM. julama thaI gayo, sAheba." khaMDita mUrti joI. vIjaLInA avazeSo khaMDera jevA verAyA hatA te joyA. lAlazikharanA TukaDA ucakavAmAM rItasara vajana vartAyuM. zikhara AkhuM bhAMgyuM nathI. eka taraphanuM siMhamukha bhAMgyuM che. zikharamAM Ubho cIro paDyo che. dhyAnathI joyA vinA dekhAya nahIM eTale UMce e akasmAta thayo hato. dharmazALA joI. sTAphanA mANasoe lAgaNIthI kahyuM "ame savArathI rAha joIe chIe. Apa kema bahAra rokAyA ? ame badho samAna ahIM laI AvIe. Ape nathI javAnuM." kAna para vizvAsa na beTho. amane to eka mahAnubhAva dvArA evA samAcAra maLelA ke ahIMno sTApha peMdho paDI gayo che. rahevAnI rUmomAM potAnA kuTuMbakabIlA bharI dIdhA che. je Ave tene osarImAM besavA maLe. A to ekadama judI vartaNUka hatI. amane lagabhaga ThapakAnI bhASAmAM pUchyuM ke "kema na AvyA ?' bhAre pastAvo thayo, jemaNe phariyAda karelI temane takalIpha paDI hoya to enA badalAmAM emaNe apapracAra karavAnI jarUra na hatI. tIrtha juhAravA nIkaLIe to takalIpha gaLI javAnI taiyArI rAkhavI ja paDe. phariyAda karIe to AvanArA na Ave athavA amArI jema dUra rahe. teno doSa saravALe te phariyAdIne lAge. jemanI mATe phariyAda hoya temanI sAthe bAjhavAthI te mANaso sudharatA nathI. balake navA AgaMtuko para vera utAre che. jhaghaDo karI gayA hoya tenI para khunnasa rAkhe che. yAtrAnI anubhUtimAM A badhuM jarAya baMdhabesatuM nathI. saMcAlako sudhI phariyAda pahoMcADavAthI te mANasone Thapako maLe che. te badala e mANasa phariyAdIne gALo Apato rahe che. game tema, phariyAdInI vAtamAM AvI jaIne bhUla to ame ja karI hatI. kAle lachavADa pahoMcavAnuM hatuM. sAMjanA vihAranI taiyArIno samaya nahoto rahyo. prabhunI vidAya lIdhI. pAchA vaLatA A bhUminI vicitratA yAda AvI. daza AzcaryamAM asaMyatonI saMyata tarIke pUjA thaI, tenI vAta khAsa judI noMdhAI che. A bhUmi para e banyuM. zrI suvidhinAtha bhagavAnanAM nirvANa pachI thoDA ja samayamAM dharmano uccheda thayo. ajJAnI lokoe sthavira zrAvakone dharmanI pRcchA karI. temaNe sArI vAto samajAvI. ajJAnI jIvo rAjI thayA. emaNe gurudakSiNAnA bhAvathI e zrAvako samakSa dhana mUkayuM. zrAvakone paisA gamI gayA. upadeza ApavAthI A rIte dhana maLaze tevI emane kalpanA nahIM hoya. potAne nakaro lAbha ja thayo hato. pharIvAra Avo lAbha thAya tevA mohathI upadeza Apyo. lakSya hatuM kamANInuM. sAMbhaLanArA gamAra hatA. bedhaDaka prarUpaNA karI ke dAna e sarvottama dharma che. Ape che te pAme che. pote mAMgaNa che tevuM na lAge eTalA khAtara dAnanA prakAro batAvyA. kanyAdAna, bhUmidAna, gRhadAna, azvadAna, gajadAna, zavyAdAna. upadeza jinavANInAM nAma apAyo. karuNatA A hatI. meLavavAM hatAM te badhA tattvonAM dAna karavAnI prarUpaNA thatI. drAkSa khATI nahotI, te nakkI hatuM. chatAM lobhiyAnI agamacetI doDhI hatI. mAtra ane apAtranI bhedarekhA bAMdhI, potAne ja pAtra gaNAvatA. bIjA badhAne apAtra TheravatA. hAtha chUTo rAkhavAno dharma ekaMdare lokone sahelo paDyo. puSkaLa dAna thavA mAMDyuM. dAna lenArA lAlacu hovA chatAM guru gaNAyA. pUjyapAda hemacaMdrAcArye lakhyuM che ke 'vRkSo na hoya tyAM to eraMDAnoya mahimA thAya.' (triSaSTi 3.7.162) zrI zItalanAtha bhagavAne tIrthasthApanA na karI tyAra sudhI A dhanadharmI lokoe potAnI paraMparA calAvI.

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39 sArA hoya tene TakI rahevAno saMgharSa karavo paDe. bUrA lokone saMgharSa veThavAnA nathI hotA, majA hoya che. bhagAvananAM nAme e samAjane nIcovatA. dharmanAM nAme paisA bhegA karatA. paisA choDavAmAM dharma che tema kahevAne badale paisA ApavAmAM dharma che tema kahevAmAM nakaro svArtha gaMdhAto. paisA choDavAnuM kahe to potAnI pAse bhegI thayelI phATaphATa saMpattino javAba Apavo paDe. paisA ApavAnuM kahe to citra badalAya. ApavAnuM to ja bane jo lenAra hoya. ApavAmAM lAbha che tevA sUromAM pachI, rAkhavAmAM geralAbha che te bhUlI javAya. tamatamAre ApatA jAo, tame Apo cho te dharma che, amane pAtra mAno cho te mahAdharma che, pAtrane zakti gopavyA vinA devAthI khUba khUba lAbha thAya che. janamAro sArthaka thAya che, emanI divya dezanAo cAlatI rahetI. tyAgadharma ane viratidharma bhUMsAto gayo. ekavAra khoTo cIlo paDe che pachI tenA paDaghA yugayugAMtara sudhI saMbhaLAyA kare che. zrI zAMtinAtha prabhunuM tIrtha sthapAyuM tyAra sudhI dareka tIrthaMkaronA samayanI vacce A dAnadharmIo mAthuM UMcakatA. brAhmaNo ja mukhya rahetA. bhagavAnanAM nAme bharapUra arthavAda poSAto. mithyAdharmane gati maLatI. A noMdha triSaSTimAM che. zrIkAkaMda tIrthanI yAtrAe AvyA. pAchA nIkaLyA. divasonA divaso sudhI manamAM ghUmarAze ahIMnI yAda. tIrthathI dUra rahyA tenI vedanA khUMcaze. maMdirajI para vIjaLI paDI tenA DAma haiyethI nahIM rUjhAya. to dareka tIrtho sAthe baMdhAto jhUrApo : pharI kyAre AvIzuM ? zrI kSatriyakuMDa tIrtha poSa suda pAMcama : lachavADa pahADInA khoLe retALa nadI che. tenA beya kinAre kalyANaka maMdira. A kinAre cyavana kalyANakanuM maMdira che. prabhunuM aMtima avataraNa thayuM, tenuM smAraka. mA devAnaMdAnuM sAduM ane pavitra ghara jyAM hatuM tyAM Aje prabhunAM pagalAM che. prabhu to mA trizalAnAM ghera sIdhAvI gayA, paNa mA devAnaMdAnI sUmasAma AMkhothI dhovAyeluM dharAtala akabaMdha rahyuM. prabhune lIdhe cauda sapanAM AvyAM hatAM ne prabhunAM javA sAthe ja sapanAnuM apaharaNa thayuM. tenAya saMketa maLyA'tA, sapanAmAM ja. prabhunI padharAmaNI thaI tenuM prathama zakrastava indramahArAjAe A bhUminI samakSa jhUkIne uccAryuM hatuM. to anaMta kALa pachInAM AzcaryanI ghaTanA eka pachI eka ema be ghaTI. A bhUmi para tIrthaMkarano jIva brAhmaNanAM adhama kuLamAM avatAra pAmyo. je garbhamAM tIrthaMkara padhAryA. te garbhasthaLethI janama levAne badale bIjAM garbhasthaLamAM prabhu padhAryA ane pachIthI tyAM ja janama thayo. A nAnakaDuM maMdira be AzcaryanuM sthAna che. eka mAtra pravezadvAra. aMdAje dasathI bAra hAthanI laMbAI, pahoLAI. UMcAI thoDI vadhu haze. zikhara ke sAmaraNa karatA judA ja AkArano ghummaTa. pUjArIno samAna, pUjAnI sAmagrI ane thALIvATakI, khUNAo rokIne phelAyuM hatuM badhuM. prabhuvIranAM prathama kalyANakanI bhUmine bhavyatA nathI maLI. maMdira sAva nAnuM lAge che. ahIMthI nadI pAranuM dIkSAkalyANakamaMdira dekhAya che teya adala AvuM ja che. gujarAta ane mahArASTra ane dakSiNabhArata jevA pradezomAM kalyANako nathI thayA tyAM gaganacuMbI jinAlayo che. A kalyANaka kSetramAM AvuM jinagRha ? are, keTalAya gharaderAsaro AnAthI suMdara hoya che.

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42 bhAratamAM prabhunuM kalyANakasthaLa AvI upekSita hAlatamAM ? bhAre vedanA thaI ? pUjArI jhaDapathI pUjA patAvI de che, ene moDuM thatuM hoya che. bhagavAne tIrthaMkara nAmakarmane sAthe laIne je sthaLe mAnavadeha dhAraNa karyo tyAM mAtra sannATo hato. vAtAvaraNa to addabhuta hatuM ja. janamajanamano thAka utArI de tevI surakhI hatI copAsa. dhyAnamAM aMtarlIna thaI javAya tevI parama zAMti hatI. AkAzamAM anAhata sUro guMjatA hatA. phUla jevI mulAyama hatI havA. taDako dajhADI na zake tevo saritAtaTano sahavAsa hato. bhItaramAM ApoApa AnaMda aMkurita thAya tevuM sthaLa hatuM. hajIya jANe cauda sapanAM ghUmatAM hatAM. atizaya pAvanatA hatI, chatAM vAtAvaraNane anurUpa pariveza maLyo nahoto. pravezadvAra ane garbhadvAra eka ja hatAM. jinAlaya mATe saMkula hoya ne teno bhavya, kamAnabaddha, UMco, lokhaMDI mahAdaravAjo hoya ne temAMthI pravezIne ghaNuM badhuM cAlyA pachI uttuMga jinamaMdira Ave-evI koI kalpanA cAle nahIM. eka ja vAtuM hatuM, samacorasa AkAranI bhIMto ane sAduM zRMga, emAM badhuM AvI gayuM. devagatine choDIne prabhue je sthaLethI mAnavagatimAM praveza karyo te sthAnane koI lADakoDa nathI maLyA. A bhUmi, prabhue amAro tyAga karyo che tenI gherI vedanAmAM DUbI haze eTale koI sAja sajavAnA ene hoMza nathI lAgatA. manomana A dharatIne kahyuM : "amArAM aMtaramAM to prabhu paLavAreya padhAryA nathI. tamArAM AMgaNe to pUrA 82 divasa prabhu rahyA. prabhu gayA te tarata nathI gayA. ghaNuM rokAIne gayA che. tame to kaNekaNamAM mahApuNyavAna cho. tamArA pAlavamAM pAMgarelo choDa, AgaLa jatAM ghaTAdAra vRkSa banyo. tame sIMcelAM nIrathI e eTalo khIlyo ke duniyA AkhIne eNe chAMyaDo dharyo, prabhu cAlI gayA tenAthI tamAre hatAza thavAnuM na hoya. tamAre to prabhu ahIM rahIne, sthiratA karIne gayA teno harSa mANavAno hoya." mA devAnaMdAnAM pagalAM jhIlanArI A dharatI javAba Ape evI apekSA hatI. javAba Avyo. evo dhAradAra ke AMkho bhIMjAI gaI : 'prabhu padhAryA amAre tyAM, teno AnaMda to tamane samajAya evo nathI. eTale ja tamane amArI vedanA nathI samajAvAnI. prabhu padhAryA to pachI zuM kAma cAlI gayA ? cAlI ja javuM hatuM to amArA nAtha padhAryA zuM kAma ? amAre koI devIdevatAonA mahotsava jovA nahotA. amAre to e kalaiyA kuMvaranA khela jovA hatA. e bhagavAna thavAno hato te amane khabara nahotI. amane to eTalI ja khabara hatI ke e amAro uddhAra karavAno hato. chANamATInI gAra lIMpelI amArI osarImAM ene ghoDiye jhulAvavo hato. ene mATInAM ramakaDAM Apata ne sonAthIya savAI lAgaNI sIMcata. amArA garIbanA khoraDe e ratana ajavALuM relAvata ane ame sau emAM nahAyA karata. basa, A ja bhAvanA hatI. tamane A samajAze nahIM. amArI vedanA e che ke amArA AkAzamAM amRtanuM vAdaLa baMdhAyuM hatuM. tenA chAMTaNAya thoDA mANyAM hatAM. pachI koNa jANe e vAdaLa kyAM phaMTAI gayuM ane koNa tANI gayuM kAMI khabara nA paDI, e sUraja pUrva dizA laIne Avyo ne pUrva dizA laIne cAlI paNa gayo. have amAre kaMI dizA jovAnI ? saMbaMdha baMdhAyo tyAre to AlAdanI caramasImAe pahoMcyA. paNa pachI saMbaMdha evo to kapAyo ke jANe ahIM koI AvyuM ja nahotuM. aMdhAruM jIravI leta ame. paNa A to ajavALuM thayeluM te chInavAyuM enI vyathA che. prabhunuM pAraNuM ahIM nA jhUluM. enA UMDA ghA samajavA tamAre mA devAnaMdA thavuM paDaze. vipravarya RSabhadattanAM AzvAsanamAM je darda TapakyuM hatuM te sAMbhaLavuM paDaze." marudevI mAtAnAM AMsu samajAya evAM hatAM. mA devAnaMdAnAM AMsu samajAya tevAM nahotAM kema ke emaNe to cauda sapanAM AvyAM ane jhUMTavAmAM eTaluM ja joyeluM. teya baMdha AMkhe. A dharatInAM AMsu samajAtAM hatAM. have koI javAba hato nahIM. jo ke mA devAnaMdAnAM AMsu khuda bhagavAne ja ukelyAM hatAM. tIrthaMkara banyA bAda prabhu brAhmaNakuMDa grAma padhAryA hatA. mA devAnaMdAne bodha Apyo hato. potAno dIkaro beMtALIsa-pistAlIsa varase pahelI vAra maLe ne teya bhagavAnanAM rUpe maLe teno Azcaryabharyo AghAta jhIlavAnuM gajuM mA devAnaMdA ja dAkhavI zake. ne prabhu ja emane pratibodhita karI zake. cyavanakalyANakanAM maMdiramAM samaya thoDo ja maLyo paNa bhAthuM bharapUra baMdhAyuM. poSa suda pAMcama : lakavADa prabhu mA devAnaMdAnI kUkhe padhAryA tenA thoDA ja samaya pachI indra mahArAjAe avadhijJAna dvArA tapAsa AdarI. emane prabhunuM navuM ghara zodhavuM

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44 hatuM. emaNe kSatriyakuMDa joyuM. tava matakSetrapAvana tIrthavad muva: || (triSaSTi 102-17) prabhunI padhArAmaNI thAya te pUrve ja e tIrtha jevuM pAvana hatuM. prabhunAM pagale to pavitratA mAtra vadhI, khUba vadhI. prabhune kheMcI lAve tevI pavitratA mana bharIne eNe jhIlI hatI. kSatriyakuMDanI bhUmi eTale mA trizalAnI bhUmi. sIru| mAru DhAravuM pathAya e sUtranI jIvanabhUmi. pajusaNamAM e sUtra sAMbhaLavAmAMya sakalasaMgha aparisIma romAMca pAme che to ahIM to kharekharo janama thayo hato. traNa lokamAM AnaMdanI lahera chavAI hatI te ahIMthI. prabhunA janama pUrve ja keTalI badhI ghaTanAoe janama lIdho ? kSatriyakuMDanAM mULasthaLe jatI vakhate paMcaghATInI pahADIonA caDautaravALA mAraga parathI, cArekora vistarelAM jaMgala jovAne badale AkAzamAM tAkavAnuM vadhu gamatuM hatuM. harinigamaiSI deve A ja AkAzanA paMthe prabhunuM garbhApaharaNa karyuM hatuM. enI gati ane sphAla to te vakhate taddana dhImA haze. hAthamAM prabhune laI jatA harinigamaiSInAM saMcalanane A AkAze avakAza Apyo hato. enI pracaMDa ane uddhata gati to brAhmaNakuMDa AvatI vakhate ne tyAMthI pAchA jatI vakhate hatI. mA trizalAne cauda sapanAM AvyAM. mA trizalAe rAtrijago karyo, rAjA. siddhArthe svapnalakSaNapAThakone bolAvyA, e loko AvyA. rU ane tharva cauda sapanAnI vAta sAMbhaLI vimarza karI emaNe arthaghaTana kahyuM, rAjAe sAMbhaLI svIkAryuM ane pratidAna dIdhuM. trizalAdevIe rAjA dvArA te arthaghaTana sAMbhaLyuM ane tharva sAthI kahI vadhAvyuM. gharamAM, rAjyamAM saMpatti vadhI tethI bALakanuM nAma vardhamAna rAkhavAnuM nakkI thayuM, prabhue mAtAne kaSTa na thAya te mATe nizcalatA dhAraNa karI, mA trizalAne pracaMDa AghAta thayo, te jANI prabhu halyA, mA-bApa jIvatAM hoya tyAM sudhI dIkSA na levAno abhigraha lIdho. rAjadAsIo mandra saMvaravALo upadeza ApatI rahI, bharatI pUrvenA dariyAI hiloLAnI jema prabhujanama pahelAM A badhuM banyuM. ane caitra suda terasa AvI pahoMcI. te kALa ane te samaya paNa AvI pahoMcyA. dharAtalanAM saubhAgya ughaDyAM. prabhu sAkSAta padhAryA. AnaMdakaMpa jagatabharamAM prasaryo. dikumArI AvI hatI. snAtrapUjAnI kaDIo ApoApa sAkAra thaI hatI : cAra rakSA karI, cAra dIpaka dharI. ame dharmazALAnI paDasALamAM thaIne prabhuvIranAM janmasthAne pahoMcyA. prabhunI zyAmala raMga dharAvatI nAjuka pratimAnAM darzana karyA tyAreya dikumArInAM bhaktigAna paDaghAtA hatA : meru ravi caMdra lage jIvajo jagapati. navajAta prabhune hAthamAM levA diimArIoe haTha karI haze ? emanI pachI indra mahArAjano vAro hato. e AvyA. mA trizalA sAMbhaLatA rahyA : huM zakrasohama nAma karazuM. mAM avasthApinImAM saryA. paMcarUpe indra mahArAjA cAlyA. pachIno snAtramahotsava kSatriyakuMDamAM nA thayo. prabhu pAchA padhAryA tyAre meruparvata kaMpI cUkyo hato. trizalAmAtAne A ghaTanAnI khabara kayAre maLI haze ? khera, have dAsI priyaMvadA doDI, pAgalavege. atyAra sudhI rAjA siddhArtha dUra hatA, kadAca dAsIe vadhAmaNI ApI. rAjAne cirapratIkSita samAcAra maLyA. sonuM varasAvIne e A bhUmi para AvyA. bALane hAthamAM teDI lIdho. AMkhomAM AnaMda samAyo nahIM hoya te ghaDIe. kumAra naMdIvardhanane moTAbhAInuM pada maLyuM tenI carcAo cAlI ane samagra nagaramAM mahAmahotsavanI ghoSaNA thaI. kalpasUtra, mahAvIra cariyuM, paryuSaNAnAM stavanonA akSareakSara sAkAra thatA hatA AMkho sAme. sAthosAtha vicAroya uThatA hatA. Aje e mahAnagarano eka aMza paNa hAjara nathI. e rastA, e catuSpatha, e mahelo ane e ADaMbara Aje nAmazeSa che. mAtra prabhunuM sthAna ane zrI naMdIvardhana rAjAe bharAvelI manaharamUrti che. jo ke, ATaluM ochuM che? prabhunAM sAnidhyamAM doDheka kalAka rahyA. amAsI rAtanA AsamAna jevo mUrtino vAna. prabhunA vaDIlabaMdhue lAgaNI sIMcIne e ghaDAvelI. prabhunuM sAcuM rUpa A ja mUrtimAM maLe. sukomaLa kAyAmAM teja dIpe. AMkhomAM sUraja camake. hAsyanI laharamAM vizvavijetAnuM gaurava ane AtmavijetAnI khumArI. kezajaTA to avarNanIya. skaMdhane aDakatAM kAna bIDAyelAM kamaLa jevA. hAtha tarapha saheja DhaLatA khabhA ane zvAsavijayI vakSanAM sAyujyathI mukhamudrAnI alaukika AbhAne anero uThAva maLe, hAthapaganI AMgaLI ekadama jIvaMta lAge. jANe hamaNAM hAtha ucakAze ne ApaNAM zire mUkAze. khUba rAha joI paNa evAM nasIba kayAMthI ? parikaranA be cAmaradhArI devonA caherA para lokottara AnaMda, emanA aMge

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45 aMgamAM e nItarato dekhAya. chatratrikanI AjubAju be devo zuM kare che ? vAdaLa laIne uDatA Ave che. bhAmaMDaLanI najIkamAM nAnI AkRti che teya viziSTa che. vAjIMtravAdana cAlu che. bIjI bAju hAthI para savArI che devonI. saMgItanA sUromAM gajarAja masta che. cAmaradhArI devopara pharI dhyAna jAya che. emanI utkaTa harSasamAdhinI IrSa nIpaje che. prabhu birAje che kamalAsana para. tenI nIce eka devI nRtyamudrAmAM aMtarlIna che. enA pagataLe koI parAjIta durAtmA che. devInI banne tarapha eka eka vanarAja che. prabhunuM lAMchana, emanI khuzIno umaLako ajaba che. eka ja pASANamAMthI parikarasahita pratimAjInuM ghaDatara thayuM che. prabhuno jamaNo ghUMTaNa khaMDita thayo che. mUrtinuM rUpa yugAMta sudhI akhaMDa raheze te nakkI hovA chatAM A jakhama paNa sAthe ja raheze tevuM mAnavA mana taiyAra nathI. koI IlAja thavo joIze. AvI bIjI be mUrti hatI, je cyavana ane dIkSAnAM sthaLe maMdiramAM pratiSThita hatI. paraMtu e corAI gaI. A mUrti ATalI salAmata che te sadnasIbanI vAta che. A mUrtinI rAjA naMdIvardhane pUjA karI, rojeroja. prabhunI vidAya letI vakhate khUba du:kha thayuM. mAtra doDha kalAkanAM sAmIpya pachI prabhune choDatA AvI vedanA thaI to trIsa varasanAM sAhacarya pachI jIvaMta prabhune choDatA rAjA naMdIvardhanane keTalI vedanA thaI haze ? prabhune eka ja vAkya kahyuM : vayA vinA vIra ! mathe tragAmaH poSa suda sAtama : mahAdevasimariyA prabhunA nivAsethI nIkaLyA. varasonA varaso pUrve A ja raste prabhunI dIkSAno varaghoDo nIkaLyo hato. hajAro AMkho prabhune jotI hatI. hajAro mukhe prabhunA guNa gavAtA hatA. hajAronAM haiye prabhu prati AkarSaNa hatuM. hajAro loko hAtha joDI prabhune namatA hatA. zrIkalpasUtranAM dIkSAprayANa sUtranI yAda AvatI rahI. TIkAmAM noMdha che tema rAjA naMdIvardhane potAnI vedanA DhAMkI rAkhI hatI. pote raDe to bhAIno maMgala prasaMga bagaDe tevI koI bhAvanA. nAnapaNanA badhA ja prasaMgo yAda AvatA hatA. bhAIe sAva nAnI vaye eka devane mUkI mArI vaza karyo hato. e deva to mahArAkSasa hato, bhAIne mArI nAMkhavA mAMgato hato. bhAInA hAthe e sIdho thaI gayo. bhAInI lIlA ja kamAla, pAThazALAmAM ene bhaNavA mUkyo to tyAMnA paMDitajIne bhaNAvI Avyo. badhuM ja samajato paNa bole kazuM nahIM. huM ene tuM-kAre bolAvato. ene kharAba na lAgatuM. enI pAchaLa to indradevatA hatA toya mArI AgaLa e nAno banI jato. mane ja pUche. pote nirNaya nA le. mA to bhAIne kAyama kahetI : 'mavataM vIsamI TInAM tRtirgamAtAvanamahAvyatatunAnAM vina 7: I (triSaSTi 10-ra-142)" 'beTA, tane jotA to jagata AkhAne dharava nathI thato. huM to tane jovAnI ekamAtra saMpatti dharAvuM chuM. mane to tRpti thAya ja kyAMthI ?" bhAIe mA ane pitAjIne kAyama saMtoSa Apyo. maneya haMmeza rAjI rAkhyo. potAnI moTAI mane nathI batAvI. Aje mAre ene rAjI rAkhavAno che. eNe duniyAno uddhAra karavA janama lIdho che. have e mahAna kArya zarU karaze. ene mAruM duHkha batAvavuM nathI. enuM lakSya e mAruM lakSya, eno nirNaya e mAro nirNaya. enI khuzI e mArI khuzI. e sAdhaka banaze to, mArA to bhAI mahArAja gaNAze. pachI paramajJAna pAmaze tyAre mArA guru thaze. huM enI, enI nahIM--emanI khUba sevA karIza. mAro bhAI to bhagavAna thavA sarjAyo che. e bhagavAna thaze, ahIM naMdIvardhana rAjAno vicAro khoraMbhAtA kema ke bhagavAna thayA pachI e bhAI tarIke vAta nahIM kare. enA avAjamAMthI nAnAbhAI tarIkenI premALa uSmAM cAlI jaze. A sahana thAya tema nahotuM. bhAI gamato, bhAIno avAja gamato ane e avAjamAM phoratI lAgaNI sauthI vadhu gamatI. bhagavAna banI gayA pachI to e mArI mATe taTastha banI jaze. pharI vAvaMToLa uThato hato, manamAM. sAdhaka banaze te ja ghaDIe saMbaMdhano taMtu tUTI jaze. mAro bhaIlo mane ja choDI javAno, bhUlI javAno, mUkIne cAlI javAno. aMtaramAM ghamasANa cAlatuM rahyuM. mahAmArga sumasAma lAgato hato. indro zibikA ucakatA hatA. devo paDApaDI karatA hatA. loko ghoSa gajavatA hatA. kSatriyakuMDanI sauthI lAMbI zobhAyAtrAnI goThavaNa emaNe jAte ja karI hatI. Avo ThAThamATha kyAreya thayo nahoto. nagarajano to pAgala thaI gayA hatA. sau nAcatA hatA, kudatA hatA. rastA para, hAjarIno pArAvAra hato chatAM rAjAne khAlIpo lAgato hato kema ke emano vahAlo baMdhu jaI rahyo hato. udyAna AvyuM hatuM. zibikA aTakI hatI. have to zvAse zvAse hRdayanA TukaDe TukaDA uDatA hatA. bhAIe AbharaNo utAryo. moghAM vastro choDyAM. hAthathI bhAI vALa pakaDe che. A to loca karyo bhAIe. pAMca muThThImAM badhA vALa utarI

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48 gayA. sAva badalAI gayo, mAro vIra. indramahArAjAe saune zAMta karyA. vIra kazuMka uccare che. zarama sImADyuM sUtra. A ghaTanAne kalyANaka kahe che. A kSaNe traNeya lokamAM AnaMdanA taraMgo sarjAyo haze. paNa mArI lAgaNImAM ulkApAta macyo che. mAro nAno bhAI mane ja visAre mUkI rahyo che. rAjAnI vedanA caramasImAe pahoMcI. devo, indro cAlI gayA. nagarajano javA mAMDyA. e prabhu sAthe cAlatA rahyA. jaMgala AvyuM. prabhue rAjA, samakSa joyuM. rAjAne A ja kSaNa joItI hatI. A kSaNa ciraMjIva bane, duniyA A kSaNa para aTakI paDe tevo manobhAva jAgyo. mAro bhAI mArI sAme joto hoya ne mane pUchato hoya tevI moTAInI tamA nathI. mArI sAthe e Ubho hoya eTaluM ja joIe che. prabhue rajA mAMgI. ghaNuM bolavuM hatuM. avAja na nIkaLyo. caherA para vedanA na Ave tenI kALajI lIdhI. nA pADavAnI kalpanA nahotI to hA pADavAnI taiyArI sAta janamAreya nahotI. anAyAse cahero halyo ane anumati sUcita thaI. bhAIe pITha pheravI. have AgaLa cAlavAnuM nahotuM. bhAI cAlyo jato hato. ghaNuM cAlyAM pachI e pAchaLa joIne hAtha UMco karaze tevI dhAraNA hatI. nA, evuM na banyuM. e bhUminA raste nahIM, sAdhanAnA raste cAlato hato. vRkSonI aDAbIDamAM e alopa thayo. e dekhAto baMdha thayo tenA tIvra AghAtathI AMkho ApoApa mIMcAI hatI. banne hAthe aDadho cahero DhaMkAyo hato. thoDI vAre e AMkho khUlI tyAre emAMthI AMsuono anarAdhAra vahI Avyo. trIsa varasa pachI emanI joDI tUTI hatI. have saMdhAna thavAnI bhUmikA rahI nahotI. je vedanA prabhunI sAme pADI hatI te vedanA prabhunI dizA samakSa joI rahelI AMkhomAMthI anavarata varasatI hatI. mAbApa cAlI gayA tyAre to bhAIe ja AzvAsana ApyuM hatuM. Aje to AzvAsana ApanAreya koI nahotuM. dIkSAkalyANakanI pAvana bhUmi sudhI cAlatA cAlatA AvyA tyAre zrI naMdIvardhananI lAgaNIo sAthe ja cAlatI hatI. dIkSAsthaLe nAnA maMdirajI samakSa prabhunI vidAya ane rAjAnI vedanA ekIsAthe anubhavI. poSa suda AThama : nidhora badhuM ja badalAI cUkayuM che. dIkSAno bhavya varaghoDo je mahAnagaramAM pharIne bahAra nIkaLyo hato te mahAnagara pahADa paranAM jinAlayamAM sameTAI gayuM che. tyAMthI dIkSAbhUmi sudhIno pAMca kilomITarano rasto verAna che. vacce jhUMpaDAya nathI. mAtra jaMgala che. havelI, bhavana, mahAmArga, nagaradvAra kAMI ja nathI. badhuM atItamAM garaka thaI gayuM che. jabaradasta pharaka AvI gayo che. chatAM eka saMbhAraNuM hajI che. triSaSTimAM noMdha che ke 'dIkSA sthaLe udyAna hatuM. tenA viziSTa vRkSonAM pAMdaDAM ekabIjAne AzleSa ApIne surIlo dhvani nIpajAvatAM hatAM. raste janArAne A pAMdaDAno marmaranAda jANe besavA AvavAnuM AmaMtraNa Apato.' (10-20-195) pahADI utaryA pachI aMdAje doDha mAIla sudhI A marmara saMgItanI chAyA maLatI rahI. rasto gajaba hato. thoDI thoDI vAre nadInA patharALa paTamAM keDI jhake. pANImAM UMcA rahelA zilAkhaMDo para paga mukIne UbhA rahIe to kalakalatA pANIthI gherAI gayA hoIe tevuM lAge. bhale paga nA bhIMjAya, AMkho to bhIMjAya ja. sAme pAra thaIne thoDuM cAlIe tyAM vaLI A pAra AvavA paththara vATe pANI kudavAnuM Ave. AmAM banne kora jhaLuMbhelA UMcA pahADa jovAnuM na banatuM. paNa kAnamAM satata jaMgala vartAtuM. havA joramAM hatI. jaMgalanAM vRkSavRkSane hIMcake jhUlavavA nIkaLI hoya tevo eno jusso hato. ziyALo hato eTale vRkSoya lIlAdhUma hatA. zrI hemAcAryae yAda rAkhIne ullekhelo pAMdaDAno ghUghavATa satata saMbhaLAto. virATa zilAkhaMDo para dariyAI pANI aphaLAya ne temAMthI bharapUra phINa ubharAI Ave, pANI paLabhara pAchuM. jAya ne zilAnI caTTAna parathI sarakatA phINanA relA je sarasarATI graMjita kare tene maLatuM saMgIta jaMgalanA kaNekaNamAMthI jAgatuM hatuM. prabhu dIkSAsUtra bolatA hatA tyAre indra mahArAjAe janamedanIne to zAMta karelI paNa A tarumedanI to gAjatI hatI. prabhuno dhIragaMbhIra sutraghoSa, A marmaradhvaninAM pArthasaMgItamAM addabhuta banyo haze. - dIkSA kalyANakanA sAkSI hovAno mada A vRkSaghaTAne bAremAsa mukharita rAkhe che. poSa suda noma : jhAjhA lachavADa gAmathI traNa mAIlanI dUrI para prabhuvIranAM kalyANakano pahADa che. lachavADamAM doDhaso varasa jUnuM jinAlaya che. tenAM zikharamAM ekaso ATha

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49 zrI RjuvAluddha tIrtha zikhara kotaryA che. gaNavAnuM zarU karyuM hatuM, paNa pachI lAgyuM ke vizvAsa rAkhavAnuM sukha vadhu sAruM che. A vistAranI skUlomAM navakAramaMtra prArthanA rUpe bolAya che. gAmanA loko maMdirajIne dUdha nathI ApatA kema ke dUdhamAM jarAka paNa pANI hoya to daivI sajA veThavI paDe che. thoDA vakhata ja pahelA to hAthI nIkaLyo hato. dArU pInArAne daivI paracA maLe che. game tyAre siMha AvIne sajA kare. vIraprabhu pratye sAmAnya janasamAjane khUba AsthA che. | digaMbaro nAlaMdA-kuMDalapurane vIrajanmabhUmi mAnatA hovAthI temanI ahIM koI ja dakhalagIrI nathI. ahIMthI thoDeka dUra cenamA pahADa che tenI para soLaso phUTa UMce purANA avazeSa che. A pahADane AdivAsIo jenamAM pahADI kahe che. ahIMnA saMzodhako tevuM mAnI rahyA che ke A pahADa paranA avazeSo, je rAjamaMdira tarIke oLakhAya che te rAjA siddhArthano mahela hovo joIe. tyAMthI siMha para AsIna puruSanI khaMDita mUrti paNa maLI hatI. tyAMnI ITo, IMTo vacce mUkAtI cUnAmATI, khodakAmamAM maLI AvatA jUnA khaMDita mRttikApAtro ghaNuM badhuM sUcavavA mAMge che. lachavADathI thoDeka dUra mahaNA ane rUkhaDI nAmanAM be judAM judAM gAma che. saMzodhako teno saMbaMdha anukrame brAhmaNakuMDa ane RSabhadatta sAthe joDe che. lachavADanuM mULa e loko mA trizalAnA parivAra sAthe joDe che. trizalAmAtA vaizAlInA hatAM, licchavI hatAM. lagna samaye temanI sAthe ghaNA licchavI AvyA. temane rahevAnuM sthAna alaga rAkhavAmAM AvyuM, te Aje lachavADa tarIke prasiddha che. purAtana samayamAM kuMDagrAma eka hatuM. tenA vibhAga be hatA. brAhmaNakuMDagrAma ane kSatriyakuMDa. kSatriyakuMDagrAma bhale nAmazeSa rahyuM. paNa janamadhAma tarIke jagaprasiddha rahelI e bhUmi para Aje gulAbano vizALa bagIco che. dilhInAM rASTrapatibhavanamAM nathI ugatAM evAM gulAba ahIM uge che. prabhunI dharatIno mahimA kALathI para che. poSa suda dazama : baTavA roja gAmonAM nAmanI carcA karIe chIe. sAdhanAkALanAM sADAbAra varasa daramyAna aMdAje 90 jeTalA nAnAmoTAM kSetronI prabhue vihArayAtrA karI. lachavADanI najIkamAM ja kumAragrAma che, tenuM mULa nAma kUrmAragrAma. dIkSAnI sAMje prabhu tyAM padhAryA hatA. brAhmaNane ardhavasanuM dAna ATalAmAM ja kyAMka thayuM hatuM. kollAga Aje kaunnAga banyuM che. maurAkanuM maurA ane azciya grAmanuM hathiyA thayuM che. suvarNakhala ane lohAggalA Aje sonakhAra ane lohaDI tarIke oLakhAya che. gauzALAnI janmabhUmi zaravaNajhAma paNa che, nAmanA uccAra badalAya che : saravana, gAma sAva verAna che, chUTA chavAyA gharo. jo ke dareka nAmo sAthe Avo zabdameLa besato nathI. RjuvAlukA javAnuM che. tenuM najadIkI nAma nathI maLatuM. te sthAna to barAkara tarIke oLakhAya che. aDhI hajAra varasa pachI nAmo eka sarakhA maLatA ja Ave tevo Agraha vadhAre paDato paNa che. kUrmAragrAma Aje kumAra tarIke oLakhAya che ne tyAM koI nAtalAdevInI prAcIna mUrti che. tyAMnI jamInamAMthI jinamUrtinA avazeSo maLe che. saMzodhako to nAtalA-zabdane jJAtaputranI najIkano gaNAvIne e mUrtine jainamUrti pUravAra karavA mAMge che. have e mUrti para to dara varase bali caDe che, meLa zo paDe ? RjuvAlukAnI bAbatamAM AvuM ja banyuM che. jaibhikAgrAmane maLatuM Ave tevuM nAma jamuI che, tema saMzodhako kahe che to RjuvAlukAne maLatuM Ave evuM nAma uluI che. A paddhatimAM varasovarasa ane saikAvAra ucAramAM thatA pheraphAronA AdhAre cAlatuM dhvanizAsa mukhya AdhAra bane che. zabdano saMbaMdha zodhIne te mujaba sthAnano saMbaMdha nakkI

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51 karavAmAM Ave che. jema ke prabhuvIra ane gozALo vihAra karatA caurAka saMniveza padhAryA hatA. tyAM gozALAne jAsUsa samajIne pakaDI levAyo hato. Aje e sthAna caurA tarIke prasiddha che. Aja rIte jaMbhika grAma ane RjuvAlikAnI sarakhAmaNI meLavIne jamuI zahera ane tenI uluA nadIne kaivalyabhUmi tarIke oLakhavAnI saMzodhako taiyArI karI rahyA che. barAkara nAmamAM nAmano meLa nathI paDato tevI emanI dalIla che. A vAhiyAta prayatnathI tIrthanI AzAtanA thAya che tevuM e saMzodhakone samajAve koNa ? aDhI sahasrAbdIthI cAlI AvatI paraMparAnA viccheda karavAno haka koIneya na hoI zake. alabatta barAkarathI traNa mAIlanAM aMtare jamaka nAmanuM gAmaDuM nadI kinAre ja che. jaibhikagrAmanI najIkano zabda jamaka ja hoI zake, jamuI nahIM. A saMzodhakonI rajUAta kabUlavAnuM mana nathI thatuM tenuM bIjuM paNa eka kAraNa che. eka vidvAna che ahIMnA. temaNe kSatriyakuMDa prabhunuM janmasthAna che te pUravAra karavA purAvA ekaThA karyA. digaMbaro ane bhArata sarakAra kSatriyakuMDane svIkAravA taiyAra nathI tenI sAme e bhAIe kAma upADyuM eTale bhAvanA emanI sArI. savAla parvatano ja Avyo. koI zAstromAM prabhuvIra parvata upara janamyA tevuM vAMcavA nathI maLatuM--evI digaMbaronI mukhya dalIla sAme e bhAI kalpasUtranA be pATha laI AvyA. eka, rUcaka parvata parathI dikumArI AvI hatI te. bIjo, prabhue janmAbhiSeka vakhate aMgUThAthI parvata kaMpAvyo che. banne pAThono kevo anarthakAraka vinimaya thayo ? pahelA zAstrapATha mujaba to duniyAnA dareka tIrthakaro parvata para janama pAmyA tevuM nakkI thAya. kema ke rUcaka parathI ja amuka dimArI Ave che. mudde, rUcaka parvata to sAva alaga che tenuM e bhAIne jJAna nathI. bIjA zAstrapATha mujaba meruparvatanA kaMpano prasaMga e bhAI samajyA nathI. have A ja bhAI barAkara nadIno cheda uDADe ne RjuvAlukA nadIne jamuI zaheranI uluI nadImAM khatavI de te mAne koNa ? - Aje RjuvAlukA tIrtha kaivalyabhUmi tarIke pUjAya che. te ja sauthI moTo purAvo che. dimAga calAvavAmAM zraddhAne Thesa pahoMce te to cAle ja kema ? karuNatA e che te bhAIne akhila bhAratIya itihAsaksa saMmelanamAM zikharajI mukAme adhikRta svIkRti maLI che. aho rUpam, aho dhvani. poSa suda agiyArasa : jamuA tIrthabhUmi para cAlavA chatAM sparzanAno lAbha nathI maLato kema ke DAmararaste cAlavuM paDe che. bhagavAna dhULiyA mArage pagalAM mAMDatAM, kyAreka keDI raste padhAratA. korA medAno ane khetaro parathI paNa nIkaLatA. prabhunAM pagalAM paDatA te bhUminA aNuaNumAM sattva sIMcAtuM. prabhu cAlI jAya te pachI te mATImAM prabhuno aNasAra sAMpaDato. pagalAnI katAra paNa sarjAtI. e mATIno sparza pAmavAno lAbha cUkI javAya che. gADIonA dhumADA naDe te ThIka che, enA ghoMghATathI kAna thAke teya ThIka che. khamI levAya. prabhunI caraNarajathI dUra rahevuM paDe te nathI khamAtuM. roDanI bAjumAM mATI bIchAvelI hoya che tenA para cAlIne thoDo saMtoSa meLavI laIe teTaluM ja puNya che. rasto to prabhuno nA ja maLe. je dizAmAM prabhu cAlatA nIkaLyA, e ja dizAmAM, e ja paMtha para saMcaravA maLe to kRtArthatA sAMpaDe. moTA vRkSo dekhAya khetaromAM. enA mULiyAM jamIna ghasAvAthI bahAra dekhAtA hoya. ema thAya ke prabhu AvA koI vRkSataLe kAussaga karatA haze. vaDanA vRkSa sAthenI sarakhAmaNI to triSaSTimAM che ja. AjAnulambitabhujo jaTAvAnuM iva pAdapaka / niyaMtritamanAstatra tasthau pratimayA prabhu: (10-3-58) vaDavAI laMbAvIne UbhelAM vRkSanI jema bhagavAna jAnu sudhI hAtha laMbAvI UbhA rahyA. prabhunuM mana niyaMtrita hatuM ane prabhu pratimAmAM hatA. e vRkSanA chAMyaDe pahoMcavAnuM mana thAya. tyAM jaI UbhA rahevuM. kAussaga karavo-nAno to nAno. prabhune ja mAtra yAda karavA. paNa vihAra karIne AgalA gAme pahoMcavAnA bhAramAM e zakaya nA bane. ApaNA vihAra to baMdhanavALA che, sAmo mukAma nakkI karIne nIkaLavAnuM, vaccethI TUMkA raste pahoMcavAnuM. prabhuno vihAra nibaMdha hato. koI dizA nahIM, koI gAma nahIM, koI mukAma nahIM. satata yAda Ave eka gIta : ame rakhaDatA rAma, jayAM beThA tyAM mukAma ame pavananI laherakhI jevA jyAM tyAM harIe pharIe phorama jevo jIva amAro ame kazuM nahIM karIe kAMI kazuM nahIM karavuM evuM che ke amAruM kAma nAma ane saranAmAM amane lAgI rahyA nakAma.

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53 54 prabhu to basa, cAlatA ane UbhA rahetA. besavAnI vAta nahIM. prabhu UbhA rahetA tenuM varNana triSaSTimAM vAraMvAra Ave che. sthiracetA nirnimeSo rukSakadravyadattadegu | tasthau tasaikasAtrikyA mahApratimayA prabhuH (10-3-162) sthiramane ane apalaka netre--koI sUkAM dravya para najara TheravIne, prabhu ekarAtanI mahApratimA sAthe UbhA rahyA. je rukSa dravya para prabhu AkhI rAta AMkha aTakAvI rAkhatA te dravya para to phUlo khIlI nIkaLatA haze. jenI para bhagavAna paLavAra najara kare teya tarI jAya to AkhI rAtanI dRSTithI to uddhAra thaI jAyane. nAsAgra stanayanaH pralaMbitabhujaddhayaH | prabhu: pratimayA tatra tasthau sthANuriva sthiraH (10-3-16) prabhunI AMkho nAkanA agrabhAga para aTakI jAya che, hAtha laMbAyelA che, pratimAmAM prabhu hUMThAnI jema ekadama sthira che. rastAmAM sUkAbhaTha jhADa maLatA. moTuM thaDa hoya, DALakhI khaDI gaI hoya ne pAMdaDA to jANe varasothI gAyaba, enI para varasAda paDe to lIlAza na pakaDe, taDakA paDe to karamAya nahIM, ThaMDI paDe to TUMThavAya nahIM. ema ja UbhuM rahe. koI kuhADI jhIMkI de toya phariyAda na kare. prabhu AkhI rAta AvA thaIne rahetA. upasargonI jhaDI varase. zUlapANi hoya, saMgama hoya ke govALiyo hoya prabhunI nijasthiti na badalAya. potAnI AMtaradhArA prabhu kadI na cUke. anahadano Asava prabhune masta rAkhe. bahAranI duniyA sAthe levA devA ja nahIM ema kahevuM te to jADIbhASA thaI. potAnA zarIranI duniyA sAthe levAdevA nahIM. TUMThAne to vaLI dharatImAM khUpelAM mULiyAM UbhuM rAkhe. prabhu to potAnA paganI tAkAta para UbhA hoya. e paganA paMjAnI mudrAne bIjA AvIne badalI jAya te vAtamAM koI mAla nahIM. bhAraMDapaMkhI jevI apramata sAdhanA hatI. zarIra ane mana ekarUpa. mana zAMta ane zarIra sthira, mana nirvikalpa ane zarIra nizcala, mana nirbhaya ane zarIra nikaMpa. kalpasUtramAM upasargavarNana pachI AvatAM sUtro prabhue ahIM viharatA Atmabaddha karyA hatA. AtmanirIkSaNa thatuM rahyuM : ApaNe to e sUtro gokhyAM paNa nathI. kadAca, gokhIzuM to eTaluM abhimAna AvI jaze ke jANe e sAdhanA ekalA ApaNe ja karI, bhagavAnanI pachI. jIvanano sauthI bodhaprada kALa prabhue A dharatI para vItAvyo. prabhune ekalA rahetA AvaDatuM. ApaNe ekalA paDatA DarIe chIe. jAta sAthe saMvAda racavAno moko ApaNe nathI meLavatA. prabhue ekalA dIkSA lIdhI, ghaNAbadhAnI sAthe dIkSA lIdhI hota toya prabhu ekalA ja rahevAnA hatA. AtmAmAM vilIna. gozALo ke siddhArtha sAthe hatA tyAreya ane saMgamanA upasargo pachI saMkhyAbaMdha indro AvatA hatA tyAreya, prabhu ekalA rahetA. bIjAnI jarUra nahIM ane bIjAnI asara nahIM. bIjAnI phikara nahIM ane bIjAno Dara nahIM. bIjAnI garaja nahIM ane bIjAnI apekSA nahIM. prabhuno A ekAMtavAsa ahIMnA dhanabhAgI vistAromAM vItyo. prabhune maLavAnuM mana thAya tyAre A bhUmi para aDavANe page cAlavAthI koI ajIbanI rAhata maLe che. prabhunI yAda tIvra bane che ne prabhunuM sAnidhya sahaja anubhavAya che. poSa suda bArasa : giriDIha AvatI kAle RjuvAlukA pahoMcavAnuM che. anero romAMca che, kalpanAno. nadIno paTa pahoLo haze ? emAM vAlukA kahetAM reta haze ke pASANazilAo ke bhekhaDamATI ? pANI to ghaNuM badhuM hovuM ja joIe. kinAre ghAsa haze ke UMcA vRkSo ? jaMgala haze ke medAno, kinArA para ? Aje ahIM zrI supArzvanAtha bhagavAnanAM darzana karyA che. kAle prabhuvIrane maLavAnuM che. pahelIvAra nadItIrthanAM darzana thaze. koI bhavya vaLAMka para maMdira haze ke ghATa para haze ? A kAla kyAre paDaze ? poSa suda terasa : barAkara nadI kAMThe banatI koI paNa ghaTanA mahattvanI banI jAya che. A to prabhuvIranuM paramajJAna kalyANaka. RjuvAlukAne jotAveMta prabhuvIranI godohikA mudrA najara sAme tarI AvI. A sthaLa barAkara tarIke oLakhAya che. nAnuM gAma che, vastI ochI. ghoMghATamAM roDanI gADIo sivAya badhuM zAMta, hA, nadInAM pANI kAyama khaLakhaLa kare. kalpanA hatI te mujaba ja nadI retALa hatI, pAradarzI hatI.enA vegane lIdhe bhItara sarakatA retanA puMja dekhAtA hatA. dUra retano makabaro banAvyo hoya tevo UMco TIMbo hato. jarA ghUmIne tyAM pahoMcAya. pahoMcyA. lIsI jamIna jevI samathaLa reta para havAe lAMbA saLa pADyA hatA.

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55 retanA jhINA jhINA kaNa uDatA hatA. paga mAMDIe to suMdaratA thavAya eTalI khUbasurata jAjama kAMThAne aDoaDa bIchAvelI RjuvAlukAe. cAlyA to lAgyuM vAlukA Rju ja nathI, mRdu paNa che. retamAM pagalAM bharyAM eno karakara avAja thayo. jANe sUkI reta bolavA mAMDI : amArA parathI A nadInA nAjuka vAra vahyA che. amane lezabhara ghasAro na lAge evI lalita gati che nadInI. tame to amArA para hallo macAvI dIdho. kadarUpAM pagalAM pADIne amArI ekarUpa zobhAne DAgha lagADyA. tamane kyAMthI khabara hoya, pANInAM pagalAM kevA hoya tenI ? pANImAM bhIMjAtA ame besI paDIe ne tame to korAbhaTha. amArI pITha para uthalapAthala karI mUkI. aDhI hajAra varasa pahelAM prabhuvIra AvelA amArI retI para. mulAyama kadama paDyA hoya to te emanAM ja. emanA pagalAnI chApa paDatI temAMya lakSaNo jhaLahaLatA. tame to amathI kAbaracItarAmaNa karI mUkI. sAcI vAta hatI. ApaNAM pagalAMnuM gajuM zuM ? prabhunAM pagalAM chellA A bhUmi para paDyAM. prabhu ahIM AvyA tyAre jamIna para cAlatA hatA. ahIMthI nIkaLyA tyAre sonAnAM kamaLa para paga mUkatA sIdhAvyA. prabhunI sparzanAno pAkko lAbha A nadIe lIdho. pachI prabhu dharAtalathI sadAkALa aspRSTa rahyA. sadAsohAgaNa RjuvAlukAnA kaNekaNamAM prabhune vidAya ApatI nadInAM amI che prabhu, Apa have kevalI banyA, amArA khoLe birAjIne ananta jJAna Ape meLavyuM. huM to kAyama ApanI rAha joIza. A dharatI para na cAlo to kAMI nahIM. kamala para paga mUkatA padhArajo. basa, eka vAra mArAM pANImAM Apano paDachAyo jhIlI levo che. ApanAM jJAnamAM e saMbhavita hoya to Apa padhArajo. nahIM to mArI bhItaramAM to Apa sadAkALa samAyelA ja cho. prabhuvIranI kevaLajJAnasthalInAM pagalAM jayAM che tyAM baporanAM zAMta vAtAvaraNamAM nadIno maMjula nAda saMbhaLAya che. prabhu sAtheno teno saMvAda sAMbhaLavA maLyo te jIvananuM parama sAphalya. poSa suda terasa : bArAkara suMdara majAno bagIco pasAra karI prabhunAM pagalAM samakSa pahoMcAya. je samaye kevaLajJAna thayuM te ja samaye prabhune AkhI duniyA saMpUrNa rUpe 56 sAkSAt dekhAI. jJAnanI aMtima Toca AvI gaI. have upara javAnuM nahotuM, evI jarUra ja nahotI. zikhara sadhAI cUkyuM hatuM. sADAbAra varasanI sAdhanAno prAraMbha thayo tyAre A cheDo najIka lAgato hato. honahAra upasargone lIdhe sADAbAra varasa khUba lAMbA thaI gayA. prabhu mATe nahIM, prabhunA bhakto mATe. dIkSA thaI tyAre saue vicAreluM, basa have to sADA bAra varasanI ja vAra che pachI jema jema upasargo vadhyA tema tema samajAtuM gayuM : sADAbAra varasa to sADAbAra hajAra varasathIya lAMbA che. devAryae sADAbAra varasamAM, sADAbAra hajAra varasa jeTaluM aghora kaSTa sahana karyuM hatuM. eka eka divasa varasono bhAra laIne vItyo hato. jo ke prabhune to A takalIphonI paravA ja na hatI. e to dhyAnamudrAmAM nirata hatA. saMgamaka deve cha mahine thAkIne pAchA vaLatA prabhune kahyuM : sukhe viharo, huM jAuM chuM. tyAre prabhue dhAradAra javAba Apelo : svAmyavocata nazcintAM muJca saMgamakAmara / kasyApyadhInA na vayaM viharAmo nijeyA | (triSaSTi 10-4-302) saMgamadeva tuM amArI ciMtA choDI de. ame koInA Azare jIvatA nathI. ame to potAnI icchA mujaba vihAra karIe chIe. bhagavAne mAtra saMgamane nahIM, saghaLAya bhaktasamudAyane ciMtA choDavAnuM kaheluM. ema thoDI kAMI ciMtA chUTe ? prabhu ahIM padhAryA. kSapakazreNIno utkarSa sAkAra thayo. kaivalyano avirbhAva thayo pachI ja ciMtA chUTI. prabhune kevaLajJAna thayuM ne bhAratavarSanA bhakto ciMtAmokSa pAmyA. A ciMtAmokSano anubhava devoneya maLyo, sAco mokSa jANe najIka Avyo. ciMtAmokSanuM A tIrtha te samaye anaMta ullAsa umaMgathI chalakAyuM hatuM. bhAra haLavo thayo tenI lAgaNI, prabhune jJAna lAdhyuM teno AnaMda, prabhunI prathama dezanA thaze teno romAMca, prathama samavasaraNanI taDAmAra taiyArI, mAlakauMsanI AgotarI layajamAvaTamAM madahoza gaMdharvo, Aso pUnamanI bharatIno khaLamaLATa macAvatI mAnavamedanI. pagalAM samakSa prathama UbhA rahetI vakhate te Akho mAhola jANe jAgato thayo. tarata sannATo chavAyo. dezanA kSaNabharamAM pUrI thaI. prabhue vihAra karyo. AkhuM AkAza bharI detA meghADaMbare eka chAMTobhara pANI dIdhuM. are, nadInI reta bhIMjAvA to devI hatI. bhale nadI na bharI, bhInAza to dhIravI hatI.

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57 58 prabhu to cAlyA. pahelI dezanA pachI tIrthasthApanA thaze te jovAnI utsukatAne dhakko pahoMcyo. dUra rahelA devoe avadhijJAna kAme lagADyuM hoya to dezanAnI kSaNabhara samajAya. vAta ema hatI ke Akho mAhola ja jayAre kaivalyasiddhinI ujavaNIno hato tyAre vyAkhyAnanI zarUAtamAM ja ghaDiyALa jovA jevI nAdAniyata devo na ja dAkhave. e to AjanA zrotAonuM kAma. sAme sAMja DhaLatI hatI. aMdhArAya dezanA sAMbhaLavA mAMgatA hoya tema AkAza para umaTyA. Aja lagInA dIkSAparyAyamAM prabhue aMdhAre vihAra nathI karyo, Aje prabhu cAlI rahyA che to ajavALAM ame pAtharazuM, amArI AMkhomAM prabhunuM ajavALuM, prabhunA raste amAruM ajavALuM, devoe AkAza dharatI jhaLAhaLA karyA. prabhu cAlI nIkaLyA. RjuvAlukA roI haze. e prabhu sAthe jaIne dezanA sAMbhaLI zakavAnI nahotI. pagalAnI devakulikAne pradakSiNA ApatI vakhate A anubhava thato rahyo. te ajIba vidAya hatI, prabhu kevalI thayA, samavasaraNamAM birAjayA ne chatAMya tIrthakara na thayA. kevalI banyA pachIno ane tIrthaMkara thayA pUrvano ekamAtra prabhuvIrano AzcaryabhUta vihAra rAtanA samaye thayo. ajavALAnI bhagavAnane jarUra na hatI. kevaLajJAnathI ja badhuM dekhAtuM. devone jarUra hatI ajavALAnI, kema ke prabhunAM, cAlI rahela prabhunAM sAkSAt darzana karatA rahevuM hatuM. kadAca, vyavahAradharmano saMketa indra mahArAjAe akabaMdha ajavALAM dvArA mAnavalokane Apyo. Aje ApaNA savAranA vihAra aMdhAriyA thaI gayA che. indramahArAja enAthI nArAja hovA joIe. eTale to e AvavAnuM TALe che. poSa suda caudaza : madhubana RjuvAlukAthI vihAra karyo. A ja nadIno pula Avyo. e vacce tUTI gayelo. tyAM lokhaMDanA pATiyA goThavI roDa samathaLa rAkhyo che.vahelI savAre tenI para cAlavAnI dasa-bAra sekaMDomAM paganAM taLiyAM pIgaLIne alopa thaI gayA hoya tevuM lAgyuM. AkhI rAtanI ThaMDIthI siMcAIne e pATiyAM baraphathI vadhAre ThaMDA paDI gayAM hatAM. paganuM lohI ja jANe UDI gayuM. magajanAM saMketone thApa khAvI paDI. cAlatA cAlatA TaTTAra thaI javAyuM. nIcethI nadIno zItala sparza upara Avato hato ne AbhamAMthI himavarSA jevI ThaMDI jharatI hatI. pagane khullA rAkhavAthI unALAmAM dAjhavuM paDe che te khabara hatI. A ThaMDIno dAjhako to tIkho tamatamato nIkaLyo. DAmariyA saDaka para pahoMcyA pachI keTalIya vAre paganAM taLiye saMvedana AvyuM. kAla sAMje dharmazALAnI aTArIethI zikharajInAM virATa darzana karyA hatA. sUraja DUbI gayo hato. zikharajInI pAchaLanuM AkAza gulAbI raMga pakaDI rahyuM hatuM. rekhAbaddha citrane eka ja raMganI judI judI chaTA (aMgrejI mAM zeDa kahe che) no sparza maLyo hoya tevo zikharajIno dekhAva hato. kALo raMga mukhya, kyAMka tapakIrI jhAMya, kyAMka rAkhoDI raMgata, kayAMka UMDo zyAmavarNa, kyAMka ghaTTa lIlI chAMTa, ane badhuM maLIne uThatI amAsanI rAtanA ghanaghora meghADaMbara jevI saMkula ramaNIyatA. enA Abhane aDatA traNa khUNA TocadAra lAgatA hatA. to jamInane aDato AdimAga mahAsAgaranI bharatIne pAchI dhakele tevo bhavya jaNAto hato. Aje A girirAjanA khoLe pahoMcI javAnuM che enA AnaMdamAM paga jhaDapathI upaDatA hatA. Akho rasto beya tarapha jaMgalathI chavAyelo rahyo hato. lUMTaphATa thAya to khabara nA paDe tevI gIca jhADI hatI. jaMgalI jAnavaro to ghaNA haze. ArapAra na nIkaLI zakAya tevA aDAbIDa vRkSo. sUrajano taDako upara aTakI jAya tevo phelAvo. dharatI para kharatAM pAMdaDAmAM jamIna garaka thayelI. nAnI TekarInA be-traNa ghATe, rAtanA samaye ahIMthI vAhano nIkaLe to te luMTAya che. polIso bAghA rahI jAya tevA hallA thAya che. gADIo pUrapATa bhAge to ja bace, dhImI paDe to pistolavALA vacce AvyA ja samajo . jaMgalanI othamAM rahIne potAnuM sAmrAjya jamAvI rahelA cora-lUMTArAne lIdhe A vistAra badanAma thayo che. kyAreka ApaNA yAtrALuo lUMTAya che tene lIdhe tIrthanA darzanArthIo paNa AtaMkita rahe che. gaI kAle rAte ja barAkaranI dharmazALA para goLIbAra thayelo. cokIdAra AkhI rAta pADa pADatA rahyA hatA. vanapradezanI suMdaratA para krUra grahanI chAyA paDI che. A jaMgala jonArA gabharAmaNa je anubhave che. jaMgalomAM tIratha hoya tene kAraNe sAdhanAnuM ekAMta maLe che. nisarganI saMnidhimAM prabhunuM sAmIpya sukara bane che. zaherI kolAhalathI chUTakAro sAMpaDe che. nasIba avaLA hoya to ghera beThAya lUMTAvAnA. nasIba

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59 baLiyA hoya to jaMgalanA rasteya salAmata chIe. mULa muddo ATalo ja che. tIrthayAtrAnA sadbhAgyane koI lUMTI nathI zakatuM. paisA jhUMTavAya che, bhagavAna nahIM. khUnakharAbA nathI thatA teya hakIkata che. kadAca, thatA hoya toya zuM ? tIrthayAtrAe jatAM jiMdagI TUMkAya te to bhaktane sauthI vadhu game. zikharajIno prabhAva jhIlavAmAM ApaNe saphaLa rahyA to koI vAMdho nathI Avato. khAvApIvAmAM gAphela banIne tIrthane bhUlyA to paraco maLavAno. ApaNI bhAvanA baLavAna hoya to koI lUMTAro kAMI na kare. A vicAro cAlatA hatA tyAre paNa najara pAchaLa pharatI hatI : koI Avaze to ? 8 zikharajI poSa vada agiyArasa : pAlagaMja zikharajIthI vihAra thayo nahIM, karavo paDyo. sAdhujIvanamAM zikharajI AvavuM zakya nathI hotuM. zikharajIthI vihAra thAya te pachI pharIvAra AvavuM to azakya ja. zikharajImAM rahyA teTalA divasa yAtrA na thaI. traNa yAtrA thaI phakta. vIza yAtrA karavI hatI. nA thaI. raMja rahevAno. vihAra sAMje thavAno hato. paNa cUMTaNIonA lIdhe sAMje mukAma na maLavAnA samAcAra AvyA. thoDuMka vadhu rahevAnI taka maLyAno romAMca avarNanIya banyo. sAMje zikharajInI taLeTInI yAtrA karI. lagabhaga ArtabhAve caityavaMdana karyuM. bAra khamAsamaNAM dIdhAM. saMtoSa nA thayo. dhULiyA raste UbhA rahIne zikharajIne juhAratAM AMkho bhIMjAI hatI. uparathI AvatA yAtrikonI IrSA thatI hatI. zikharajInA khoLethI haTavAnuM mana thatuM nahotuM. sUraja DUbI cUkyo hato. aMdhArAnI savArI AvI rahI hatI. lIlIchama dharAthI DhaMkAyelAM zikharajInAM AkharI darzane akhUTa vedanA ApI hatI. pharI kadI nahIM avAya tenI UMDI vedanA. rAta paNa sUmasAma vItI. poSa vada di. 11 : barAkara AkhA raste zikharajInI yAda ghoLAtI rahI. traNeya yAtrAo janamadAtA mAtAnI jema mana para chavAyelI hatI. pahelI yAtrA vahelI savAre zarU karI hatI. upara pahoMcatA aDhI kalAka thayA hatA. zrI gautamasvAmIjInI TUMkathI zrI caMdraprabhunI TUMka thaIne zrI jalamaMdire pahoMcatA cAra kalAka lAgyA hatA. tyAMthI zrI pArzvanAthajInI TUMka para pahoMcatA be kalAka. chellI phUMkanAM darzana karIne bahAra

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nIkaLatAveMta UlaTI caDI hatI. khAlI peTe baMDa pokAryuM hatuM. utaravAmAM to bhoM bhAre paDI hatI. nIce pahoMcatA Azare be kalAka thayA hatA. pahelI yAtrAnI e ciraMjIva yAda hRdayane pasavAratI raheze. bIjI ane trIjI yAtrAmAM eTalo parizrama nahoto lAgyo kema ke e banne yAtrAmAM zrI caMdraprabhujInI TUMke javAnuM rAkhyuM nahotuM. chatAM trIjI yAtrA jarA AkarI paDI hatI kema ke garamI zarU thaI cUkI hatI. UMcANa ane laMbANane lIdhe zikharajI parIkSA letA hoya tevuM lAge che. zikharajI caDavAmAM ATalo zrama lAgato hoya to siddhazilA pahoMcatA keTalo zrama lAgavAno ? ahIM pAlagaMjamAM purAtana pratimAjI che. digaMbara ane zvetAMbara pUjArIo sArasaMbhALa rAkhe che. pUjA nathI thatI, varasothI. zikharajIno pahADa vecanAra pAlagaMjanA rAjAno mahela khaMDiyerathI paNa kharAba hAlatamAM che. ahIMno jIrNoddhAra digaMbaroe karAvyo che. tethI temanuM varcasva vadhu che. dharmazALA ApaNI zvetAMbaronI che. poSa vada bArasa : giriDIha gaI kAle sAMja RjuvAlukA nadInA setu parathI zikharajInI AkharI jhAMkhI thaI. thoDA divasa pahelA ahIMthI ja prathama jhAMkhI meLavI hatI. pachI pahelI yAtrAno divasa Avyo hato. e dareka kSaNo yAda che. digaMbaronAM maMdiro pAsethI rasto nIkaLe che te taLeTI sudhI. taLeTI eTale caDhANano AraMbha, caityavaMdananI jagyA rAkhavAmAM AvI nathI. be rastA judA paDe che. jamaNI tarapha gADIrasto. sIdho upara jato mAraga te parvatayAtrAno Azare eka kalAke jharaNAno madhurabhISaNa avAja Avato thayo. paththaramAM TIMcAtAM pANIno ghoMghATa. e pANI parathI pasAra thavA nAno pula baMdhAyo che tene gaMdharvanAlA kahe che. ahIM bhAtAkhAtuM, cAnA sTolanI laMgAra che. yAtriko thoDIvAra ahIM rokAI paDe che. ahIMthI AkaruM caDhANa zarU thAya che. zikharajInA pahADa paranAM pagathiyAM caDavAnuM nathI tenuM AzvAsana manamAM rAkhyuM hoya to te havAI jAya tevuM caDhANa cAlavAnuM hatuM. gaMdharvanAlA sudhI pahelo pahADa caDavAno Ave. pachI bIjo pahADa. e pUro thAya te sAthe ja trIjo pahADa zarU thAya. bIjA pahADathI zrIcaMdraprabhanI uttuMga TUMka dekhAya ne zrIpArasanAthajInI TUMka paNa dekhAya. cAlatA, caDhatA hAMpha ubharAya toya aTakavAnuM nahIM. besavAnI to vAta ja na thAya. uparathI philmI tarjavALA dhArmikagItono avAja AvavA lAgyo hato. e digaMbara maMdire vAgatI keseTamAMthI phelAto hato. taddana gerakAyadesara UbhuM thayeluM A maMdira pahADane gajavatuM hatuM. tene pasAra karyA pachI hiMmata osaravA mAMDI hatI. trIjo pahADa pUro ja thato nahoto. AgaLanA yAtrikoe koI jaya bolAvI. upara joyuM to eka derInA guMbaja para pharakatI dhvajAnAM darzana thayAM. ekaso pistAlIsamI miniTa hatI e. Akhare aDhI kalAkanA chevADe upara pahoMcAyuM. have badhuM samathaLa hatuM. jamaNI tarapha ane DAbI tarapha devakulikAonI hAra hatI. havAno sparza thayo ane badho ja thAka osaryo. sUraja dhImo tapato hato. vIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavAnanI nirvANabhUminI sparzanA have sAcA arthamAM zarU thaI. dareka devakulikA samakSa caityavaMdana, stavanA karavAmAM samayanuM bhAna na rahetuM. kRtArtha bhAvanI anubhUti sAMpaDatI. alabatta, vino to Ave ja. digaMbaronI darzana karavAnI rIta nirALI, devakulikAnA gokhalAnI katAre Arasapara ja e loko thIjeluM ghI mUke, tenI para rUnI voTa coDe. tene mAcisathI jalAve ne emAM kapUra goThavI de. tIkho dhumADo phelAya. AganA nAnakaDA bhaDakA uThe temAM cokhA, badAma saLagavA mAMDe. derIno Arasa kALA dhumADe kharaDAya. ApaNI bhAvadhArA mATe A asahya. joke, kazuM kahIe to jhaghaDo kare A loko. dareka derIne kALA lepanI cIkAza lagADatA jAya che. digaMbaro. emanuM jhanUna vicitra. DolIvALAne pUche : zvetAMbaro to mAtra jalamaMdiramAM ja jatA haze ? rasto. rastAmAM marAThI loko hatA. kyAMthI AvyA, ema pUchyuM to nAkanA phUMphADe javAba dIdho. pharIthI pUchyuM to jorajorathI navakAra bolavA mAMDyo eka jaNa. bIjA badhA cU5. thoDI vAra pachI samajaNa paDI pUchyuM : digaMbara ke zvetAMbara ? have avAja Avyo : digaMbara. e loko zvetAMbarone kAphara samaje. vAta karavAmAMya pApa lAgI jAya emane.

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3 svArthI DolIvALA hoMkAra bhaNe. eka rIta emanI gamI. dareka yAtrikonA hAthamAM stutinI buka hoya. TUMkanAM nAma pramANe stuti gAya. A TUMka para keTalA AtmAo siddha thayA teno dIrghasaMkhya AMkaDo samAvato maMtra bole. jayajayakAra kare. pachI garabaDa jovA maLe. pagalAM para lIMbu ane lIMDIpIpara ane sopArI caDAve. cheka cadraprabhajInI TUMka sudhI A sahana karatA pahoMcavAnuM hatuM. tyAM digaMbara pUjArI prakSALa karavA AvI pahoMcelo. digaMbara yAtrikoe pUjArI pAse prakSALanuM jaLa mAMgyuM, pIvA mATe. hada thaI gaI A to. pUjArIe nA pADI dIdhI. digaMbaro snAtrajaLa cAkhatA haze tevI chApa paDI jAta te nA paDI. poSa vada terasa : caragharA cUMTaNInI takedArI rUpe paraMbAnI skUlomAM polIsonAM daLa AvI pahoMcyAM hatAM. amAro utAro je skUlamAM dhArelo tyAM ardhalazkarI daLanI bhIDa hatI. sAMjanA samaye AgalAM gAme kyAM javAnuM ? A skUlamAM to rAtarokANanI zakyatA ja nahotI. eka ajANyA bhAIe potAnuM ghara batAvyuM. te pasaMda nA paDyuM. AgaLa cAlyA, bIjI nAnI skUla maLI gaI. e nA maLata to muzkelI thaI jAta. gaI kAle A banyuM. Aje vaLI skUlamAM polIsa nathI to skUlanA oraDAonI cAvI paNa nathI maLI. osarImAM beThaka jamAvI che. zikharajInI yAda tAjI ja che. zrIcandraprabhajInI TUMka 52 moTI guphA che tema vAMceluM. tyAM pUchyuM to vocamene kahyuM : ahIM evuM kAMI ja nathI. zrI caMpApurI tIrthanA mULanAyakajIvALA maMdiramAM gupta bhoyaruM che temAMthI cheka A TUMka sudhI gupta mArga che tevI kiMvadantI che. guphA jovA maLe to koI aMdAja baMdhAya. pUjArI paNa nA ja pADato hato ke guphA nathI. tapAsa nA karI. ema kahevAya che ke zrI candraprabhajInI TUMka sauthI AkarI che paNa tevuM na lAgyuM. caDhANa eTaluM badhuM nathI ke dama ghUMTAI jAya. manamAM to ema ja thayeluM ke have agharuM kAMI bAkI nathI. paNa e bhrama hato. zrI candraprabhajInI TUMkano vistAra khUba moTo che. bIjI TUMko A vistAramAM gaNAya che. ane tenuM caDhANa kaparuM che. zrI anaMtanAthajInI TUMkano rasto sAcA arthamAM raudra che. goLAkAre 64 caDavAnuM. eka bAju atizaya UMDI khINa. emAM bhUsako mArIe to nIce pahoMcatAya ghaNI vAra lAgI jAya. upara ArohaNano dabadabo. hAMphavA sivAya bIjI kazuM na maLe. gIca jhADI ApaNane taTastha bhAve joyA kare. chAMyaDo ghare evA UMcA vRkSa javalle ja Ave. vacce TUMka AvI tyAM darzana karyA. thoDuMka utarANa AvyuM. pachI pharI caDhANa. zrI suvidhinAthanI TUMkethI A TUMkanI zilAmaya caTTAna alaga dekhAtI hatI. tyAMthI bUma pADIe to ahIM paDaghoya paDato hato. ahIM AvyA pachI paDaghA ane avAjano dama nIkaLI gayo. zrI anaMtabhagavAnanI TUMka sudhI pahoMcavAno rasto sauthI Akaro gaNavo joIe. pahoMcyA. pagalAnAM darzana karyA. upara anaMta AkAza jha^bheluM. cArekora AsamAnano bhUro raMga najIka AvI gayo hato. taDako jhaLahaLato hato. havA jhUmatI hatI. caudamA bhagavAna A sthaLethI nirvANa pAmyA. emane caDavAno thAka nahIM lAgyo hoya. emanAM mokSa kalyANakanI ujavaNI karavA devo AvyA temano rasto najIka thaI gayo haze. dharatI sudhI javAnI jarUra nahIM paDI hoya. caMdanazayyA para prabhudeha birAjyo, aganajyota thaI te pachI bhaDabhaDa baLatI javALAomAM prabhudeha vilIna thayo tyAre zikharajInAM tiryaMcoe paNa virahArda banIne cItkAra karyo haze. zikharajInuM trIjuM sauthI UMcuM zikhara tIrthapadano mahimA pAmyuM te divasathI Aja sudhI keTalA yAtriko AvyA haze ? koI thAkyA, koI saDasaDATa caDI gayA, koI aDadhethI pAchA pharyA, koI mAMDa AvyA, AvanAramAMthI koka mokSe pahoMcyuM, koka devaloke. koIne mAnavabhava pharI maLyo. koI anahadano AnaMda laIne pAchA pharyA. e TUMka para pagalAM samakSa besIe tyAre evuM lAge che ke cotho Aro cAlato hoya to ahIMnAM vAtAvaraNamAM vicArane unnata karavAnI evI tAkAta che kSapakazreNI sahajabhAve siddha thaI jAya. ahIM lAlamoDhAnAM vAMdarAM ToLe vaLelAM. yAtriko badAmasAkara mUke te turaMta cabAvI jatAM hatAM. ApaNI hAjarInI phikara ja nahIM. poSa vada caudaza : kaudaMbarI kAle sAMje paNa cUMTaNI naDI. jamuAnI moTI skUlamAM ardhalazkarI daLanI gADIo joIne mAmalo samajAI gayo hato. eka hoTelavAlAnAM baMdhAI rahelAM

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65 makAnamAM rahyA. rAta AkhI roDano ghoMghATa rahyo. savAre polIsanI inakvAyarI pAmIne raste paDyA. A gAmamAM rahetA luhAre potAnuM navuM baMdhAtuM ghara rahevA ApyuM che. zikharajI have khUba pAchaLa rahI gayuM che. mahinA pUrve zikharajI ATaluM ja dUra hatuM tyAre uttejanA hatI. darzana karavA maLaze teno vizvAsa hato. zikharajI pratye bhaktibhAva to hato ja, Aje zikharajInAM darzana karIne vikhUTA paDyA pachI bhaktibhAvane ciraMjIva rUpa maLyuM che. darzana nahIM thAya, tevI mAnasika kabUlAtane lIdhe divasabhara yAtrAnI paLo AMkha sAme AvyA kare che. zrI anaMtanAtha bhagavAnanI TUMkanuM mULa nAma che, svayaMbhUgiri. caudamA bhagavAnanI caudamI TUMka. zrI AnaMdaghanajI mahArAjAe lakhyuM che te talavAranI dhAra jevI sohilI ana dohilI TUMka che A. AvatA thAkI javAya. AvyA pachI pAchA javAnuM mana na thAya. sUraja barobara madhya AkAze hato. paDachAyA bhIMtomAM ane totIMga caTTAnomAM chUpAI gayA hatA. bIjI cAra TUMkanAM darzana karIne zrIjalamaMdirajInI TUMkanA raste utarANa karyuM. zikharajI para vIza bhagavAnanA kalyANaka hovA chatAM, varaso pahelA ahIM koI jinamUrti ja nA hatI. te te bhagavAnanAM nirvANa pachI e dareka TUMka para te vakhatanA rAjAoe caumukha prAsAdo karAvyA hatA tevA ullekha maLe che. e badhA kALanA mahApravAhamAM alopa thaI gayA. baso varasa pahelA to evI hAlata hatI ke kalyANakanAM sthaLo para maLatAM nahotAM. murzidAbAdanA zrI khuzAlacaMda jagatazeThe aThThama karIne padmAvatI devI dvArA mULa sthaLo meLavyA. vAta ema banI ke devIe svapnamAM saMketa Apelo ke je sthaLe je bhagavAnanAM kalyANaka haze te sthaLe teTalA sAthiyA jovA maLaze, tene anusarIne zeTha AkhA girirAja para pharyA hatA. Aje taiyAra rastA che toya thAka lAge che. dUrathI dekhAtI derInA bharose cAlI javAya che. te samaye rastA ke derI kazuM na hatuM. khAMkhAkhoLA karavA mATe cArekora aTavAyA karavAnuM rahetuM. kalAkonA kalAko, kadAca divasonA divaso sudhI A cha gAunI yAtrI cAlI haze. tyAre cheka AjanI vyavasthita yAtrAkaDI goThavAI che. A zeThe pachI aura lAMbo vicAra karyo. AkhAya girirAja para mukhya sthaLe pagalAo thayAM te sAcuM, paNa dUradUrathI AvanArA yAtrikone pagalAnI yAtrAthI dharava thAya ? emane to aSTaprakAranI pUjA karavI hoya. AMgI racavI hoya ane snAtra bhaNAvavuM hoya. e vinA to yAtrA tIrthasparzanA hovA chatAM adhUrI lAge. eTale temaNe zrI abhinaMdana svAmI bhagavAnanI TUMkanI sAme paDatA DhALanA khoLe zikharabaMdha ane bahusaMkhya mUrtimaMDita jinAlaya bAMdhyuM. kaMIka AkarSaka karavAnI emanI bhAvanA eTale AkhuM maMdira pANIthI gherAyeluM rAkhyuM. te jalamaMdira tarIke saune vahAluM banI gayuM. zikharajInA sauthI vadhu yAtriko jalamaMdira Ave che. zrI caMdraprabhajInI TUMke jatAM rastAmAM zrI munisuvratadAdAnI derI Ave che. tyAMthI jalamaMdira tarapha utaravAno eka rasto che. sauthI pahelI TUMka zrI gautamasvAmIjInI che, tyAMthI sAme ja jalamaMdira javAno pahelo rasto Ave che. trIjo rasto caudamI TUMkethI Ave che. ene zrI caMdraprabhujInI TUMkavALo rasto kahI zakAya. traNeya raste DhALa che, khINamAM utaravAno romAMca, poSa amAsa : buriyAraDIha jalamaMdiramAM zrI zAmaLiyA pArzvanAthanAM darzana karIne zrI pArasanAthanI TUMka tarapha prayANa karyuM. raste agiyAra TUMkonI bhAvabhera yAtrA karI. ghaNI TUMko sAkSAta tIrthakaronI nirvANa bhUmi hatI. dareka TUMko para kalAko sudhI besavuM hatuM. teNe kAleNuM ane teNe samaeNe sAkAra thayelI nirvANaghaTanAnuM kalyANatattva saMvedavuM hatuM. paNa zuM thAya, samaya have ocho rahyo hato. utAvaLathI nahIM, balka, hRdayanI apekSA karatA ochA samayamAM caityavaMdanAdi karIne prabhu pArzvanI TUMka samakSa AvI pahoMcyA. zrIsiddhAcalajInI chaTha karIne sAta yAtrA karanArA bIjA divasanI chellI yAtrA vakhate je parama saMtoSathI zrI AdinAtha dAdAne juhAre evI ja koI lAgaNIthI bhItara praveza karyo. ahIM sudhI pahoMcavA mATe jaMgalonA jIvaleNa mAraga parathI cAlyA hatA. divasanA AThanava kalAka paNa cAlyA hoIzuM. bhAMgItUTI osarIo para rAto vItAvI hatI. gocarI pANIne badale cAlavAnuM dhyAna vadhAre rAkhyuM hatuM. tabiyata bagaDI hatI. rItasara TIMcAyA hatA. taDakAe dajhADyA hatA ane varasAda jhIMkAyA hatA. magajamAM bhamatuM lohI thIjI jAya ne AMkho para dhoLo aMdhApo AvI jAya tevI ThaMDI veThI hatI. paganAM taLiye zabdazaH cIrA paDyA hatA. satata

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68 badalAtAM pANIne lIdhe zarIranuM vAtAvaraNa khoravAyuM hatuM. ajANyA ane avAvaruM makAnomAM aDadhA ujAgare saMthArA karyA hatA. kALotarA sApa ane vIMchIo pharatA hoya tevI keDIo para UbhA rahyA hatA. ToLAonI kautukabharI najarano sAmano karyo hato. bhikhArIo ane dArUDiyAonI mAMgaNIo veThI hatI. jhuMpaDAmAM rahyA hatA ne sArAM gaNAtAM sthAnomAM rahevAnI nA paNa kAnokAna sAMbhaLI hatI. atizaya lAMbA vihAro thayA hatA. badhuM ja khamI lIdheluM, ahIM sudhI AvavA, mahinAonA AkarA vihAranI lakSmabhUmi para te divasanI yAtrInA AThamA kalAke pahoMcAyuM tyAre AsapAsa bhIDa na hota to pagalAM samakSa roI paDAyuM hota. asahya AnaMda umaTyo hato aMtaramAM. prabhupArzvanAM nirvANanI kSaNa ahIM sadAkALa jIve che. majabUta pagathiyAnAM zatakabaddha ArohaNa pachI UMcAM jinAlayane pradakSiNA ApavAnuM yAda nathI rahetuM. sIdho ja aMdara praveza thaI jAya che. aMdara nAnakaDI derI che. temAM prabhunAM pagalAM che. jinAlaya eTaluM to bhavya che ke ApaNe pahADanI Toca para chIe teno khyAla ja na Ave. darzanArthIono kolAhala na hoya to prabhupArzvanAM pagalAMnI AhaTa kadAca, hajI saMbhaLAya. prabhunI vidAya thaI tenI poNAtraNa hajAra varasa junI vedanAkathA sAMbhaLavA AkAza najIkamAM AvI gayuM che. pArthaprabhunuM anaMta mauna, taDakAmAMthI gharamAM verAtA ajavAsanI jema maMdirabharamAM prasareluM che. e maunanI vyAkhyA zakya nathI. enI anubhUti ja hoya. atRptabhAve vAraMvAra darzana karyA. jinAlayane pradakSiNA dIdhI. maMdiranI pAchaLanA bhAge paga thaMbhI gayA. saLaMga ane bhISaNa ane pralaMba DhALa hato khINano. mahAjharaNane kUdavA mATenI lapasaNI ja jANe. prabhunAM nirvANa pachInAM aMtima khAtrajaLa A DhALe nIsaryA haze. maMdiranAM jamaNA paDakhe DhALa, ene chevADe mAthuM UMcakatA pahADa. lIlAdherA vistAra para jhaLakato taDako. paMkhIonA paDaghAdAra kalabalATa. havAnI ArAmabArI jevA pahADonA vizAla polANa. jinAlayanI nIce bhoMyarA jevI guphAmAM prabhunI nirvANazilA che. prabhunA jIvaMta sparzano chello anubhava A paththare lIdhelo. caudamA guNasthAnakanI ajIbogarIba yoga prakriyAnuM sAtvi ene maLyuM. ene mastaka aDADyuM. prabhunA khoLe beThA hoIe tevI anubhUti maLI. yAtrAnI e AkharI maMjhila hatI. prabhu potAnI sAthe, sadA mATe rahevA bolAvI le tevI bhAvanA dhabakatI rahI. uThavuM nahotuM paNa yAtrA pUrI thaI hatI. have nIce ja utaravAnuM hatuM. mAtra parvata parathI nahIM. yAtrAnaMdanI sapATI parathI paNa, e navamo kalAka hato. caDhANa para cAlyA, taDako jhIlyo, pasIne nItaryA ane pagane ArAma na dIdho te badhAnI pratikriyArUpe khAlI peTamAM UlaTI caDI hatI. pujArIo bhegA thaI gayA. davA lAvavAnI vAta karavA mAMDyA. nA pADI. bhagavAnane choDIne dUra javAnuM hoya tenI sajA to bhogavavI ja paDene. sUryAstanA mAMDa aDadhA kalAka pahelA bhomiyAjI bhavane pahoMcI zakAyuM. mahA suda ekama : badarmA zikharajInI yAtrA to have roja savAre manomana thAya che. traNa yAtrA karI eTale dareka rastA barobara yAda rahI gayA che. madhuvanamAM jinAlayo hatAM teya juhAryA hatAM. zvetAMbara koThInuM jinAlaya sauthI vizALa . bhomiyAjI bhavanamAM navanirmita jinaprasAda che teno ThATha nokho che. AgaLa jaina myujhiyama che temAM dUrabIna goThavelAM che. emAMthI zrI caMdraprabhajI ane zrI pArasanAthajInI TUMka najIka dekhAya. zrI pArasanAthajInI TUMka to dUradUrathI dekhAya che. have eTalA dUra AvI gayA chIe ke enAM darzana nathI thatAM. jyAM jaIzuM tyAM sau koIne zikharajI yAtrA karavA preraNA karIzuM. koI yAtrA karavA jatuM haze to tene kahIzuM-yAtrA karatA yAda karajo. avAja tyAre bhIno thaI jaze. traNa yAtrA jIvanabhara yAda raheze. zikharajI, zikharajI.

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70 zrI rAjagRhI tIrtha mahA suda ekama : guNAvAjI AgamasUtronI "sugaM ne mAkarsa tene maLavA vavAya'' zailInA praNetA zrI gautamasvAmIjI mahArAjAnI kaivalyabhUmi zrI guNiyAjInI dharmazALAmAM besIne lakhI rahyo chuM. kevalIbhagavaMtone temanA guru AjJA karatA nathI. ziSyone AjJA vinA gamatuM nathI. prabhuvIra AjJA pharamAvatA rahe tenI jhaMkhanAne lIdhe kevaLajJAnane cheTuM rAkhI mUkanArA parama ziSya zrI gautama svAmIjI mahArAjAe chadmastha tarIke chellI dezanA A bhUmi para ApI hatI. AjJA chatranI vidAyanAM AMsu A bhUmi para vahAvyAM. AjJApAlanano AnaMda laIne nIkaLelA ahIMthI. devazarmA to sulasAthIya nasIbadAra. sulasAne prabhue mAtra dharmalAbha mokalyA. devazarmAne to dharmabodha pAThavyo. teya dharmanA avatArane jAte mokalIne. sulasAnI parIkSA thaI pachI ene dharmalAbha maLyA. ahIM to guru gautamanI ja parIkSA thaI gaI. prabhunA paTTadhara parIkSAmAM pAchA paDe ? AjJA sAMbhaLavAnI tIvra bhAvanAmAMthI rudana jAgyuM. samavasaraNamAM sauthI vadhuvAra potAnuM nAma bolAtuM tenuM gaurava nahotuM. prabhunAM mukhe potAne saMbodhana maLatuM teno ja AnaMda hato. e AnaMda jhUTavAyo tenA ghA vAgyA. lohIjhANa AMsu sAryA. pAvApurImAM racAyelI agnizayAmAMthI dhUmaseranI eka lahera A tarapha taratI AvI, varasI, emAMthI nIpajayuM anaMta jJAna. ahIM jalamaMdira che. lAMbo pUla pasAra karIne te dhanyabhUminI sparzanA karI. prabhumUrtinI bAjumAM birAjatI gurugautamanI mUrtinAM darzana karyA. bapore nirava ekAMtamAM mUrtisamakSa besIne stavana gAyuM : vIra vege Avone, gautama kahI bolAvone, darizana vahelA dIjIe. mahA suda cotha : rAjagRha rAjA zreNika ane maMtrIzvara abhayakumAranI jugalabaMdInI aparaMpAra kathAo bhAratamAM vahetI thaI te rAjagRhImAMthI. prasenajIta rAjAe vacanapAlana mATe nagaravaTo svIkAryo. potAnAM nagaramAM jenA ghera Aga lAge teNe nagara choDavuM tevI ghoSaNA karAvI. Aga A rAjAnAM ja mahelamAM lAgI. zreNika bhaMbhA laIne bhAgyo teya A ja Aga. rAjAe prAmANika rIte nagaranI bahAra Dero jamAvyo. loko rAjAnAM navA ghare zaheramAMthI Ave. zaheramAM kahetA Ave, ame rAjAnA ghare jaIe chIe, rAjagRhe. lokonAM mukhethI navI jagyAnuM zAhI nAma maLyuM. rAjAe e svIkAryuM. AkhI nagarI navesarathI UbhI thaI. rAjagRhanAM jUnAM nAmo : kSitipratiSTha, caNakapura, RSabhapura ane kuzAgrapura. ame sAMje pahoMcyA hatA. mAhola gajaba hato. paMjAbI hoTelo, lArIonI laMgAra, gANAonA avAja, rIkSAonI bhIDa, TurijhamanAM pATiyAM, gAmabharano ghoMghATa. tIrthanI UMcAI sAthe kazuM ja baMdhabesatuM nahotuM. basasTezananAM makAna para moTI takatI hatI : rAjagRha. ropa-vene lIdhe rAjagRhInuM nAma uhApohamAM AvyA kare che. hakIkatamAM ropa-vene ApaNAM derAsaro sAthe koI levAdevA nathI. ropa-ve to vRddhakTa para baMdhAyelAM bauddhamaMdira mATe che. e zikhara para ApaNuM derAsara ja nathI. rAjagRhInA pAMca pahADonAM dareka derAsaro para cAlIne ja javAno rasto che. ropa-ve eka parvata parathI bIjA parvata para laI javAnI vyavasthAvALoya nathI. meLAnAM cakaraDA nIcethI upara laI jAya jevI ja nIcethI upara javAnI sisTama che. jhalo kahe che. ropa-ve bAMdhanArA jApAnavALA che. hIrozimA ane nAgAsAkI para aNubomba jhIMkAyA te pachInI honahAra tArAjI joIne bauddhasaMghanA sauthI moTA AcArye gRddhakUTa para vizvazAMtistUpa baMdhAvyo. duniyAbharamAM zAMti prasare te mATe temaNe alaga alaga bAvIsa sthaLe AvA stupa baMdhAvyA che. taiyAra karIne, ropavesahita tenuM saMcAlana bhArata sarakArane ApI dIdhuM. devALiyA sarakAra zIda nA pADe ? rAjagRha gAmamAMya bauddhamaMdiro che. barmA ane thAyalenDanAM bauddhamaMdiro

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71 nAnAM che. jApAnIjha bauddhamaMdira moTuM che. temAM pracaMDa bUMgiyAnA tAle, tArasvare ''nAmU-myo-ho-reM-meM-kyo' A maMtranuM avirata gAna cAle che. dUra dUra sudhI tenA paDaghA relAya che. (gRddhakUTa para paNa AvuM ja.) sAMje sADA cAra vAge pUjA thAya. pahADa para rahetA jApAnIjha sAdhu nIce Ave. buddhamUrtionI sAme mUkelA daLadAra purANA copaDAnAM pAnAmAMthI prArthanA vAMce. agarabattI jalAve. vidhi pate eTale upara-pahADa para cAlyA jAya. rAjagRha para zvetAMbara ke digaMbarano vivAda nathI. varcasvamAM AgaLa che, bauddhadharma. rAjagRhInA pahADI IlAkAnA sImADe ja bihAra TurijhamanuM borDa che : buddha bhagavAnanI bhUmi para ApanuM svAgata. gopuram jevo bhavya pravezadvAra roDa para che, tenuM nAma che, biMbisAra dvAra. gautamavihAra, tathAgata, siddhArtha AvA badhA hoTelanAM nAma. zrIlaMkA, koriyA, cIna, jApAnanA bauddhadharmIo AvatA ja hoya. vividhatIrthakalpamAM sAtaso varasa pahelAMya zrIjinaprabhasUrijI mahArAjAe lakhyuM che : "prativeza vioyanta vihArazcAtra sauLatAH II ahIM TheraThera bauddha vihAro jovA maLe che. ame sAMje AvatA hatA gaI kAle, tyAre rastAmAM ekakore khodakAma cAlatuM hatuM. pUchyuM to e purAtatvavALo sarakArI AdamI kahe : "ye purAnA stUpa Idhara se nIkala rahA hai. buddha kA hai." ahIM khodakAmamAM je nIkaLe te hajAra varasa jUnuM ja hoya ane teya bauddhalokonuM ja hoya. dhAro ja dhaDAI gayo che. prativAda karo to kazuM na upaje. joyA karavAnuM, basa. mahA suda pAMcama : rAjagRha mahAbhAratanA pAMca pAMDavo bhale eka hatA. emaNe potapotAnI alaga oLakhANa to pratibhA dvArA banAvelI ja. emanI ekatA e to chaThThI oLakhANa. rAjagRhInA pAMca pahADomAMya AvI cha oLakhANa che. pahelo pahADa bhagavAna zrI munisuvratasvAmInI kalyANabhUmi. vipula giri. vizALa prastAra che eno. ene aDoaDa che ratnagiri. e khUba dUra sudhI phelAyo che. gRhrakUTa enA vistAramAM. cheka giriyakanI pahADI lagI enA vizALa bAhu pahoMce. trIjo udayagira. arjunanI jema ja ekalo ane advitIya. mahAbhAratanAM yuddhamAM arjunanAM maulika tAMDava ghaNAM hatAM. udayagirinI vizeSatA e che ke sauthI prAcIna jinAlaya A pahADa para che. joke, yuddhanA mudde A traNa nAma ja AgaLa 72 paDatA rahe che. mahAbhAratanAM rAjakAraNamAM sahadeva ane nakulanI koI Akramaka tAkAta yuddhapUrve camakI nathI. e be jarA judA che. cotho ane pAMcamo pahADa suvarNagiri ane vaibhAragiri A traNathI judA paDe che, kema ke A be pahADa ane pelA traNa pahADanI vacce dhamadhamato DAmariyo rasto nIkaLe che. suvarNagirine soniMgira paNa kahevAya che. sahadevanA sa-sAthe tenI kuMbharAzi anuprAsa jamAve che. to vaibhArigira te sauthI nAno nakula che. badhAyano lADalo. sauthI vadhu yAtriko ene maLe che. najIkathI A badhA vibhAga paDe. dUrathI to pAMceya ekajUTa dekhAya che. rAjagRha ke rAjagiri tarIkeya pAMceya eka che. mahAsuda-7 rAjiMgara pahelI yAtrA udayagirinI thaI. paramadivase sAMje. thoDA AgaLa nIkaLI gayA hatA ame. raste gADI maLI. temAMthI moDhe muhapatti bAMdhelA sAdhvIjI utaryA. ogho laIne. AMkhomAM dharatIkaMpa dhaNadhaNyo. emaNe AvIne hAtha joDyA. e loko ropa-ve jaIne AvatAM hatAM. temaNe udayagiri pAchaLa rahI gayo che, tema kahyuM. joke, gADImAM viharatA e tathAkathita zramaNI to sadA mATe pAchaLa ja rahevAnA te dekhAtuM hatuM. utaratI vakhate temaNe DrAyavarane keseTapleyara baMdha karavAnI jorathI AjJA karI te joyuM hatuM. guMjatuM hatuM te kazuM dhArmika to nahotuM ja. rAjagRhInA daravAje jarAsaMdhanI bena jIvayazA maLI, A to. e pagamAM slIpara phaphaDAvatA gADI bhegA thaIne uDI gayA. ame pAchA pharyA. udayagirinI taLeTImAM zvetAMbara ane digaMbara bhAthAkhAtAM daravAjA vinA, khAlIkhama UbhAM hatAM. trIjuM makAna sthAnakavAsInuM hatuM tene tALAM lAgelAM. ArohaNa cAlu karyuM. navamI miniTe to upara pahoMcI paNa gayA. ApaNA maMdirane pharato koTa che. koTamAM cAra dizAnA gokhalA che temAM pagalAM che. madhyamAM maMdira che. pArzvaprabhunI mUrti hatI te salAmatI mATe nIce, gAmanI dharmazALAnAM derAsare laI gayA che. rAjagRhImAM zrI munisuvratadAdAnAM cAra kalyANaka thayA che temAM ekeya kalyANaka A giri para nahIM thayuM hoya ? A girine tIrthabhUmi gaNavo ke kalyANakabhUmi ? saMzodhana karavuM muzkela che, paNa

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73 jarUrI che. ahIM digaMbaronAM be maMdira che. trIjuM banI jaze. emane paga pahoLA karatAM AvaDe che. ApaNe rokIe nahIM. sarakAra dhyAna na rAkhe. paththaro goThave, bhIMta khaDI kare, mUrti goThavI de ane ATalA purAvA para kesa jItI ja javAze evA vizvAsathI maMdira caNI de. korTakacerI thAya to varaso jAya temAM navAM maMdiranI bhIMto majabUta thayA kare. emanI Aja nIti che, varasothI. ahIMthI cAreya girinAM darzana thAya che. gRddhakUTanA ropa-venA jhUlAnI caDautara dekhAya che. utarato ziyALo hovAthI hariyALIno paTa bichAyelo che. AMkho sauMdaryanI sahelagAha mANe che. mahAsuda AThama : rAjagiri vaibhArigiranI taLeTImAM garama pANInA kuMDa che. vaiSNavo ane zaivonuM dhAma gaNAya che. ToLeToLA nahAvA Ave che. bAremAsa garama pANI vahAvatA kuMDano to mahimA na thAya to ja navAI. ahIM paMDAonuM rAja che. yuniyana ane TrasTa jore temano coko jAmI gayo che. ApaNane na naDe, joke. upara caDatAM, paththaronI subaddha bhIMto para banelo cotaro Avyo. e pippalaguhA kahevAya che. mahAbhAratanA yugamAM jarAsaMgha ahIMno rAjA hato. tene A sthaLe vizrAma karavAnuM gamatuM. pIpaLo nathI ne guphA baMdha thaI che Aje. e jamAnAmAM beya haze tethI pippalaguhA nAma paDyuM haze. e vakhatanA mahAbaLavAna rAjAne cAlatA ja maLI lIdhuM ane cAlatA ja vidAya lIdhI. vArtAlApa karavA UbhAya na rahyA. bhAratavarSanA sArvabhauma mATe AthI moTI karuNatA kaMI haze ? e samayamAM tenAM nAmathI bhalabhalA zUravIronA zvAsa thaMbhI jatA ne Aje enI beThaka AgaLa UbhA rahevAnIya jarUra nathI lAgatI. sudarzana cakrano ghA ATalo tIkho nahIM lAgyo hoya. upekSA nAnIsUnI ghaTanA nathI. upara traNa jinAlaye darzana karyAM. dUra dezathI Avelo dIkaro mAtAne joI gadgada thAya tevI lAgaNInI vaMdanA karI. joke, vaibhAragirinI yAtrA to nirvANabhUmi tarIke karavAnI hatI. A giri upara agiyAra gaNadharonAM nirvANa 74 thayAM che. tenuM maMdira eka mAIla AgaLa hatuM. rasto vikaTa hato. yAtriko mATe to baMdha ja. verAna vagaDAmAMthI ukhaDabAkhaDa keDI nIkaLe che. cAlyA. kAMkarA vAge ne jhAMkharA ghasAya. AMkhoe svArthIbhAve IryAsamitinuM pAlana karavA mAMDyuM. haLavuM caDhANa ane aTapaTuM cAlavAnuM hatuM tethI thAka vadhAre lAgato hato. pUjArI AgaLa nIkaLI gayelo. sAthenA bIjA mANase DAbA hAthe, uparanI tarapha maMdira batAvyuM. romeroma AnaMda. aMtara bhAvavibhora. bhagavAna to bhagavAna hatA. gaNadharo to ApaNA pUrvaja. emanI sAthe gharobo judo ja hoya. nakazIdAra gokhalAmAM agiyAra pagalAnI joDa hatI. prabhuvIrane RjuvAlukAthI pAvApurI sudhI kheMcI lAvanArA A paramapuruSoe sanAtana sthAna sAdhavAnuM mahAprayANa ahIMthI karyuM hatuM. AkAzamAM tAroDiyAoe emanI mATe cheka sudhI keDI racavAnuM vicAryuM haze. zistabaddha goThavaNanI carcA cAlI haze temAM samaya vItyo haze ne gaNadhara bhagavaMto to paMcasvaranA samayamAM mokSe sIdhAvI gayA haze. potAnI mUDhatAthI zaramAIne moM chUpAvavA e daze dizAmAM bhAgyA haze tene lIdhe AkAza bharacaka thaI gayuM haze. prabhunAM darzane bhakti ane samarpaNanA bhAva jAge. gaNadharabhagavaMtonAM darzane javAbadArInI sabhAnatA Ave. ApaNI chadmasthatAne kAbUmAM letA AvaDe to badhAM ja kAma ApaNane soMpAya. chadmasthatA nAmanI uNapanI saMgAthe rahIne ja kaivalya sudhI pahoMcavAnuM che. to e uNapano rasa nIcovI nA laIe ? nirvANanI bhUmi para chadmasthatA sAMbharatI hatI kema ke e chadmasthatAmAMthI ja dvAdazAMgInI vAcanAo thaI. e dvAdazAMgImAMthI sarvottama vicAraNAonI saravANI vahI. e vahI na hota to Aje lakhavAnI, vicAravAnI ke vAMcavAnI aukAta ja na AvI hota. nAnakaDAM maMdiranAM garbhagRhamAM besIne gaNadharabhagavaMtonI nirvANanI paLo yAda karI. emanA ziSyaparivArano jhUrApo, devonI bhAvabharI gardI, rAjAmahArAjAono rasAlo, suvarNakamalanAM sUnAM Asano, siddhazilAno agocara bhUkhaMDa, badhuM ja manamAM ghUmarAtuM rahyuM. zuM kAma emanI aMtima dezanAo nathI sacavAI ? zuM kAma temanAM svakAyapramANa pagalAM ane mUrti nathI jovAM maLatAM ? savAlo thatA hatA. vaibhAragigiranI Toca para vIMjhAto vAyaro garbhagRhanA guMbajamAM pachaDAto hato

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75 76 temAMthI javAba UThato hato : e badhuM nathI tenuM kAraNa e che ke gaNadharo, bhagavAna samakSa potAnA vize, ame kazuM ja nathI, evuM mAnatA hatA. amArI dezanA, mUrti ke kathAne badale bhagavAnanI dezanA, mUrti ane kathA ja vadhu AdaraNIya che. bhagavAna padhAryA to amArA jIvanamAM saMjIvana umerAyuM. nahIM to ame acetana jIvanamAM paTakAyA hota, AvI e bhagavaMtonI namratA hatI. emAMthI dvAdazAMgI nIpajI. emAMthI kaivalya sAMpaDyuM. emAMthI nirvANa dazA maLI. namratAno maMtra keTalo kaSTasAdhya che tevo prazna ja emane nA thayo. vAta jayAre AtmanirIkSaNa para AvI, tyAre nIce utaravAmAM samaya thaI gayo hato. nahIM to javAba Apavo bhAre paDI jAta. mahA suda noma : rAjagira vaibhAragirino pahADa sAta mALanI havelI karatA UMco che. rezamI paDadAmAMthI caLAIne AvatI mulAyama havA ahIM nathI. phUlanI pAMkhaDIo pAtharelI seja ahIM nathI. ahIM AkAzanI chata che, aDAbIDa jaMgalanI ghanaghora chAyA ane khullI havAnuM svayaMbhU sarjana che. mukhya rastethI aMdara vaLIe pachI to tamarAM bole toya paDagho UThe tevuM ekAMta che. thoDuM cAlyA pachI pagathI baMdha thaI jAya. bhUkharI zilAonuM jhUMDa ekAeka vacce Ave. hatAza mAtAnAM pagalAM hamaNAM ja bhUMsAyA hoya tevo sannATo saMbhaLAya. AsamAnane tAkatI hoya tevI vistIrNa zilAonI AsapAsa nAnImoTI bhekhaDo jevA paththara sajjaDa rIte bAjhelA che. enA khAMcAmAMthI DokAtA jhAMkhariyA sUkkAbhaTha che. dUra kyAMka nIla gAya caratI dekhAya. khINanA DhoLAva para pracaMDa zilA che. tenI para maMdira UbhuM che. aMdara eka pASANamAM kotarelI be dhyAnastha zramaNa bhagavaMtonI mUrti che. tenI upara nAma lakhyAM che : zrI dhannAzAlibhadra, A maMdira banavAnI kalpanA nahotI te vakhate A mahAtmAoe baLatA aMgArAnA DhagalA jevI dhagadhagatI paththarazayyA para soDa tANI hatI. aDadhI rAte vIMjhAtA vAyarAnA madamasta sathavAre ADApaDakhe sUvA mATe nahIM, balka anazanasAdhanA karavA mATe. mA AvI hatI. dIkarAnI mAphI mAMgavA ane enI sAthe be-cAra vAto karavA. ene javAba maLyo nahoto. enAM AMsuthI paththaronI chAtI para suddhAM ogharALA paDyA hatA. rAjA zreNikanuM AzvAsana kAma lAgyuM nahotuM. pAchA vaLavAnI kSaNa bhArekhama hatI. bolavAnA to zuM, raDavAnA hoMza nahotA. thoDuM cAlIne, mA-e pAchaLa joyuM hatuM. kadAca, baMne hAtha kAna para DhAMkIne vedanArta cIsa pADI hatI. haiyAphATa roI hatI mA. e mahAmAtAno mobho jALavavA sacarAcara sRSTi paLabhara mATe thaMbhI gaI hatI. vaibhAragirinA eka chevADe rahelA zrI dhannAzAlibhadrajInAM maMdiramAM darzana karyA. tyAreya stabdhatAnuM rAja hatuM. tIrthayAtrA to AtmA mATe che. temAM phariyAdo na hoya chatAM thoDI phariyAda manamAM UThI. eka, zrI dhannAzAlibhadrajInI mUrtinI mukhamudrA ghasAIne alopa jevI thaI gaI che. be, anazanasAdhanAno zilAkhaMDa maMdira taLe dabAI gayo che. zikharajImAM zrI pArzvaprabhunI anazana sAdhanAno parvatabhAga jema sacavAyo che tema Ane sAcavavo joIto hato. trIjI phariyAda judI bhUmikAmAM che. ahIM mA subhadrAnI mUrti kema nathI ? pAchA pharatI vakhate mahApaccakhANa pannAnA zabdo yAda AvatA hatA : ''dhIrapurisannata sapunivaye parameyora | dhannA sinIyanaTyA sAhiti appaLo maTuM || sUtra drA'' jeno upadeza dhIrapuruSoe Apyo che, satparaSoe jene AtmasAta karyo che ane je atizaya kaSTasAdhya che te AtmAno parama artha, dhanyabhAgI AtmAo zilAtala para birAjIne sAdhe che. mahA suda dazama : rAjagira vaibhAragiri para saptaparNI guphA che. rohiNiyo cora eno rAjA hato. atala aMdhArAnI pacheDI oDhIne enI bhIMto rahasyo sAcavI rahI che. dIkSA levAnuM e core nakkI karyuM hatuM. te pUrve prabhuvIranI salAha (hA, salAha) laIne pachI ja A corasamrATe potAno gupta khajAno maMtrIzvara abhayakumArane batAvyo hato. saptaparNI guphAmAM ja e khajAno hato. Aje e guphAmAM zuM che tenI kazI mAhitI nathI maLatI. soeka varasa pahelAM A guphAmAM siMha raheto hato. Aje aMdara javAtuM nathI. AgaLa jaIe to Torca-lAITa ApameLe olavAI jAya che. zvAsa levA jeTalI zuddha havA nathI. UbhA DhALamAM pahADane kotarIne guphA banI che. eka guphAmAM cAlIne sIdhA ja javAya. relavenA bogadAnI jema e aMdara

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77 vaLAMka le che. tyAMthI kALAM vAdaLAno kalagaDha zarU thAya che. bIjI guphAmAM jarAka caDha che. e paNa aMdara turaMta phaMTAya che. ghUMTaNiye besavuM paDe, tevo sAMkaDo vistAra che bhItaramAM. A guphAmAM khUba lAMbo mAraga che, tema kahevAya che. vaibhArigiranI pAchaLanI taLeTImAM sonaguphA che. emAM rAjA zreNikano khajAno chUpAvavAmAM Avyo che. rohiNiyAnI guphAno bIjo cheDo e khajAnA sudhI jAya che tevI vAto thAya che. guphAnA baMne cheDA jo eka hoya to rahasyanI akabaMdhImAMya baMne guphA eka che. zreNikanI sonaguphAne pASANano daravAjo maDhIne baMdha rAkhI che. moTA oraDA jevI guphAmAM e daravAjo che. tenI bAjumAM aNaukela lipimAM ene ughADavAnuM saMketasUtra bhIMta para koryuM che. koI ene samajI zakayuM nathI. aDhI hajAra varasathI daravAjA silabaMdha che. aMgrejoe A daravAjA para topa dAgI hatI toya e nA tUTyo. DAyanemika sTIksathI daravAjo kholavAnI carcA upADI hatI, bhArata sarakAre. vaijJAnika jagadIzacaMdra bojhe A guphAnuM, vaibhAragirinuM avalokana karyuM hatuM, ahIMnI mATI tathA pANInAM parIkSaNa pachI temaNe jAhera karyuM hatuM ke A pahADamAM gaMdhaka dravyo patharAyelAM che. DAyanemikathI, suraMgathI paththara phoDavA jatA Akho parvata ja jvALAmukhInI jema bhaDakI UThaze, pANInAM jharAM sUkAI jaze.' tyAra pachI A kAmakAja saMkelI levAyuM hatuM. aMdara khajAno kevo haze tevo vismayagarbha savAla thAya te pUrve ja sApanI phaNAnI jema bIjo prazna mAthuM UMcake che : ApaNAM bhAratanA pUrva saMcAlakoe khajAno rahevA dIdho haze ? chellA hajAra varasanA lUMTaphATiyA itihAsa pachI A zakyatA kevI rIte nakArI zakAya ? rohiNiyA guphAnA rastethI traNa mAIla sudhI cAlatI A guphAnI najIkamAM bIjI chata vinAnI guphA che temAM prabhumUrtio, bhIMtamAM kotarelI jovA maLe che. muslima AkramaNoe enI suMdaratAne hathoDAnA UMDA jakhama mAryA che. mahA suda 11+12 : rAjagira vividhatIrthakalpamAM rAjagRhI tIrthano ullekha vaibhArakalpamAM maLe che. vaibhAra sivAya bIjA trikUTa, khaMDika vagere zRMgonAM nAma, vaibhAranAM ja zRMga tarIke che. pAMca pahADanI saMyojanAnI to vAta ja nathI. pariziSTa parvamAM zrI jaMbUsvAmIjInA mAtApitA niSNutra hatA tyAre 38 mAnasika sAMtvanA mATe vaibhAra para gayA hatA tevI kathAnikA che. vaibhAranI Toca para, vaibhAranI taLeTImAM vanamAM, e vananI bahAra ane rAjagRhanA sImADe-- ziyALAnI tIvra ThaMDI sahIne paramanI sAdhanA karanArA cAra mahAtmAonI romaharSaNa ghaTanAya pariziSTa parvamAM che. vaibhAragirinuM mahatva jaina, bauddha ane vaidika dharmanAM potapotAnA sthAno jovAthI samajAya che. taLeTImAM kuMDanI AsapAsa ubharAtA ajaino, rohiNiyAnI guphAne saptaparNI guphA tarIke buddhanI sAdhanAbhUmi mAnIne mINabattI-agarabattI jalAvatA agaNita videzIo, duniyAbharamAMthI umaTatA ApaNA AsthALu yAtriko dvArA satata dhabakato vaibhAraparvata rAjagiranuM mukhya mathaka che. bajAra paNa A pahADanI taLeTImAM che. vaibhAragiri e parvata nathI, AkarSaNano uttuMga mahAgira che.

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80 10 rAjagRhIthI nAlaMdA mahA suda dazama : rAjagiri vipulagirinI yAtrAmAM rAjagRhIno kharo lAbha maLe. rAjagRhI tIrtha zrImunisuvrata bhagavAnanAM cAra kalyANakanI bhUmi che. enuM maMdira vipulagiri para che. prabhunAM vana ane janma rAjagRhImAM thayAM. dIkSA nIlaguhA udyAnamAM ane kevaLajJAna caMpAvRkSa taLe. eka ja maMdira che, enI smRtimAM. cAreya ghaTanA eka ja jagyAe thaI nahIM hoya. bhUmi eka hovA chatAM, sthaLa to alaga ja haze. kamanasIbe e sthaLo na sacavAyAM. Aje eka jinAlayamAM e mahApavitra prasaMgonuM saMvedana jhIlavAnuM hatuM. vacce zrI aImuttA muninI derI AvI hatI. zrI araNika munivaranI mUrti pahADanI upara che. A baMne mahAtmAo prabhunA parivAramAM hatA. baMnee alaga alaga aparAdha karyA. baMnene alaga alaga rIte pratibodha maLyo. rAjagRhI tenuM sAkSI banyuM. javuM hatuM prabhu pAse. azvAvabodhanA praNetA prabhune juhAravA hatA. rasto khUba ghUmIne upara lAvyo. eka paMktimAM traNa maMdira UbhA hatA. aDoaDa. be digaMbaranAM, trIjuM ApaNuM. sAmI tarapha sUpa jevuM UMcuM bAMdhakAma thayuM hatuM. e digaMbaronuM samavasaraNa maMdira hatuM. zvetAMbaroe pAvApurImAM samavasaraNa banAvyuM to digaMbaroe ahIM UbhuM karyuM. teo A pahADane prathama dezanAbhUmi mAne che. emanI to mAnyatA ja sAva nokhI che. emAM paDavuM nathI. emaNe UMce caumukha mUrti besADI che te varasAda, taDako jhIlyA kare che. bhagavAna zrI munisuvrata dAdAnA nAnakaDA darabAramAM praveza karyo. prabhu sasmita beThA hatA. bhagavAnano janma thayo tyAre temaNe AvuM ja smita dhAraNa karyuM haze. darzanathI prasannatA maLe te AMtarazuddhi Ape che, e bhAvuka bhaktanI vAta thaI. bhagavAnanI prasannatA AvI che, AMtarazuddhimAMthI. prabhunAM darzana thatAveMta e zuddhinI abhIpsA jAge, potAnI azuddhino DaMkha thAya, jIvanabharanAM pAponI vedanA satAve, hatAzabhAve prabhu AgaLa karagarI paDAya, prabhu sivAya koI bacAvI zake ema nathI te barAbara samajAya. potAnI pAtratAno vicAra Ave. prabhu ApaNAmAM pAtratA Ave tenI rAha joI rahyA che tevuM lAge. pAtratA Avaze te divase prabhu sAme cAlIne Avaze tema samajAya. koI ajANyA chevADe rahelA azvane bodha ApavA bhagavAne keTalo lAMbo vihAra karyo hato ? e azvanI pAtratA adhUrI na rahI jAya tenI kALajI khuda prabhue lIdhI. have nakkI karavuM che ke pAtratA lAvavA mathavuM. pAtratAne kendramAM rAkhI vicAracaryA goThavavI. ekavAra pAtratA AvI, to prabhu padhAraze ja. mahA suda dazama : rAjagira vipulagirithI pAchalA raste UtarI ratnagiri pahoMcyA. rastAmAM vRddhakUTa dUra dekhAto hato. te dizAthI havA AvatI hatI. temAM bhaLIne buMgiyAno nirdoSa amArA sudhI pahoMcato hato. e stUpanI jhAMkhI najIkathI thatI hatI. Azare ardhA kalAke tyAM pahoMcI zakAya tema hatuM. na gayA. vItarAga bhagavAnano Azaro maLato hoya pachI bIje javAnuM mana kone thAya ? ratnagiri para prabhunAM darzana karyo. nAnuM maMdira che. pravezanA daravAje jhUkIne aMdara javAya e sthaLe takatI che zrI jaina zvetAMbara maMdira, koI parAkramIe takatImAMthI zvetAMbara zabda ghasI kADhayo che. mAtra zrI jaina....maMdira vaMcAya che. digaMbaranA ja parAkrama, ratnagirithI parikramA karIne pahoMcyA nIce roDa para. rastAmAM maNiyAra maTha AvyuM. zrIlaMkAnI eka basa AvI hatI. temAM bauddha sAdhuo hatA. e kemerA laIne UtaryA, potapotAnA alaga. jhapAjhapa phoTA pADyA lAgyA. phoTA pADe ne rAjI thaI hase. Ane vipassanA kahetA haze e loko. maNiyAra maThanI be daMtakathA che. eka, rAjA jarAsaMgha ahIM yajJa karAvato. bIjI, zAlibhadra zreSThInA dAgInA khALamAM jatA te sthaLa A che. bIjI paNa vAto thAya che. rAjagRhanI itihAsakathAono pAra ja nathI. alabatta, AgamomAM maNiyArazreSThinI kathA Ave che te maNiyAra zreSThino A sthAna sAthe saMbaMdha nathI batAvatuM koI. e

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81 saMbaMdha hovo joIe. pANInI vAva baMdhAvanArA zreSThIe e ja vAvamAM deDakA tarIke janma lIdho. prabhuvIranA koI darzanArthInI vAta sAMbhaLI bodha pAmyo. prabhunAM darzane nIkaLyo. ghoDAnA pagataLe caMpAyo. e viziSTa kathA ahIM yAda nathI karAtI. maNiyAra maTha nAma che eTaluM ja. ahIM AgaLa eka medAnamAM rAjA zreNikano kArAvAsa hato tevuM kahevAya che. rAjA zreNikanuM mRtyu thayuM tyArapachI rAjagRhInI dazA beThI. mahAsuda terasa H rAjiMgara cotho pahADa baMdha che. trIsa varasathI koI yAtrALu tyAM jatuM nathI. lUMTArAno bhaya che. tyAMnA pratimAjI paNa nIce lAvI dIdhA che. upara pagalAM che. ame tenAM darzane nIkaLyA. amArI sAthe peDhInA sAta-ATha mANaso salAmatI mATe AvyA hatA. suvarNagirinuM ArohaNa sauthI vadhu saundaryamaya che. ahIMthI vaibhAragirano tumula phelAvo dekhAya che. nIce vistarelAM veNuvanamAM ghAsanAM pUra umaTyAM hatAM. dUra nIlagAyo caratI hatI. AMkhomAM samAI na zake tevuM virATa darzana thatuM hatuM. sonaMgara ane vaibhArigiranI vacce Aghe sudhI jaMgala cAlyuM jatuM hatuM. AgaLa AsamAna jhUkI paDyuM hatuM. jaMgala ane AsamAnano cirasthAyI meLApa joIne baMne pahADa stabdha banyA hatA. sUrajano taDako sonerI chaMTakAva karato hato. zikharanA sAkSIbhAva jevA akaLa sUro UThatA hatA. UDatA paMkhIono kalarava maMtragAna samo lAgato hato. nirava zAMtino anaMta anubhava thato hato. havAmAM chellI ThaMDIno sparza hato. caDhANa thoDuMka ja hatuM. upara pahoMcyA pachI sikyurITI gArDane pUchyuM : cora kahAM se Ate haiM. eNe pAchaLanI dizA batAvI. pahADa paranuM jaMgala pAMkhuM hatuM. ema chatAM jokhamI paNa hatuM. darzana karyAM. mAtra pagalAM hatAM. bIjA be maMdira hatA digaMbaronAM. ApaNA zvetAMbara maMdirano pUjArI ja tenI pUjA kare che. avarajavara ochI hovAne lIdhe ahIM parama AhlAdano anubhava thAya che. ApaNe bhIDanA mANaso chIe. bhIDa na hoya to mUMjhAI jaIe. bhIDa vinA rahevAtuM ja nathI. ahIM koI bhIDa nahotI. bhIDanuM mAnasika vAtAvaraNa nirAMta vinAnuM hoya che. utAvaLa ane paDApaDI. 82 ahIM ArAma hato. koI bAdhA nahotI. AgaLa nIkaLavAnI uttejanA nahotI. pAchaLa rahI javAnI ciMtA nahotI. prabhune maLavAnuM hatuM. bheTavAnuM hatuM. ekalA besIne vAto karavAnI hatI. ajJAta saMdezA jhIlavA hatA. pAMcamA pahADanI yAtrA sauthI vadhu yAdagAra. sAdhanAnI sarvazreSTha bhUmi. mahA suda caudaza : nAlaMdA rAjagRhInI dharmazALAmAM bhavya jinAlaya che. mULanAyaka bhagavAnanI mUrti be che. eka moTA pratimAjI che, navA che. tenI AgaLa nAnA pratimAjI che. prAcIna che. baMneya zrImunisuvrata dAdA che. bahAra raMgamaMDapamAM pratimAjIo che. temAM jamaNA hAthe gokhalAmAM zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnanI mUrti anokhI chaTA dharAve che. zyAma vAna, nAjuka bAMdho. unnata jaTA. vilakSaNa smita. AvI ja pratimAo nAlaMdAmAM che tema pUjArIe kahyuM tyArathI nAlaMdA pahoMcavAnI utsukatA baMdhAI hatI. Aje nAlaMdA tarapha nIkaLyA. bhagavAnano ronakadAra bagIco, paMcapahADInI nisarga chAyA, kalyANakanI pAvana dharA pAchaLa rahI gayAM. sAthosAtha rAjA zreNikanI digantagAmI kIrti, eno aghora kArAvAsa, rANI celaNAno lAMbo kezakalApa nIcovIne surA pIvAnA divaso, kuNikanA hAthe vAgatA cAbUkanA ghA, lokhaMDano daMDa laIne AvatA dIkarAne joI rAjAe karelI AtmahatyA, kuNikano bhayAnaka vilApa, A badhuM jhIlanAruM AbhAmaMDaLa paNa pAchaLa rahyuM. maMtrIzvara abhayakumAranI--abhavyatUramAnAM 1 mA sahyAmanA-- (mArI sAthe maitrI icche te abhavya ke dUrabhavya na hoya) e khumArI ane dareka prasaMge raMga jamAvatI pratibhA, prabhuvIranI samavasaraNaparSadAo, gurugautamanI navapadadezanA, secanaka hAthInAM tophAna, mahArANIno ekadaMDiyo mahela ane aparaMpAra ghaTanAo jonAruM bhUmaMDala paNa chUTI gayuM. mahA suda pUnama : nAlaMdA zrI kuMDalapura tIrtha. guru gautamanI janmabhUmi. bodha mATenI bhUmikA ghaDanAro ahaMkAra pallavita thayo, A bhUmi para. ahIMthI yajJa karavA pAMcaso ziSya laIne nIkaLyA hatA. mahasena vanamAM devavimAna joyA, potAnI yajJavidhino camatkAra samajI rAjI thayA. paNa devavimAna AgaLa cAlI gayA

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84 tethI nArAja thayA. sarvajJa vIraprabhune jItavA cAlyA. prabhu AgaLa hAryA ne AtmAno jaMga jItI gayA. e gurunI janamabhUminAM jinAlayamAM adbhuta pratimAo bIrAje che. zrI RSabhadeva prabhunI pratimA. zyAmavarNanI camakadAra mUrti. pUnamanI rAtanuM AkAza jANe mUrtinA ghaDataramAM vaparAyuM che. caMdra dUra hovA chatAM e jhaLahaLe che. dAdAvADImAM agiyAra gaNadhara bhagavaMtonAM pagalAM che. pahelA mALe zrI gautamasvAmIjI mahArAjAnAM sukomaLa pagalAM. emanuM saundarya adbhuta hatuM, to paganAM taLiyAM nAjuka ja haze te pagalAMnAM darzanathI anubhavAtuM hatuM. nAlaMdAmAM prabhunAM cauda cAturmAsa thayAM che. Aje rAjagRhI ane nAlaMdA alaga che. te vakhate nAlaMdA, rAjagRhIno ja eka bhAga hatuM. prabhunI dezanA ane guru gautamanI pRcchAno mAhola ajabagajabano haze. ahIM roja nagarajanomAM carcA cAlatI haze. Aje gaNadharottamano savAla A hato, devAdhidevano pratyuttara A hato. tyAM sAkSAta gaNadharottama bhikSArthe padhAratA haze. ekI sAthe badhA ja loko-padhAro, padhAro kahI gurugautamane gherI vaLatA haze. e pAvana samayamAM janama nA maLyo teno anaMta aphasosa manane gherI vaLato hato. mahA vada ekama : pAvApurI AkAza sApha hatuM. ziyALAnI savAra hatI. taDako zAlanI jema patharAyo hato. nAlaMdAnAM khaMDero cUpacApa UbhAM hatAM. lAla IMTonAM vAstu para vartamAnanI asara nahotI. bhUtakALano nazo emanI para hajI savAra hato. 10,000 vidyArthIo ahIM bhaNatA. pravezaparIkSAmAM yogya pUravAra na thayA hoya tevA 40,000 vidyArthIo vile moDhe pAchA jatA. praveza maLe pachI to vidyArthInI badhI ja javAbadArI nAlaMdAnuM A vizvavidyAlaya saMbhALatuM. 200 gAmanI Avaka vidyAlayane maLatI. moTI sakhAvato Ave te judI. 15OO to zikSako hatA. e sau diggajo hatA. nAlaMdAnI spardhA tyAre mithilA sAthe hatI. mithilAnA AcArya gautame nyAyasUtramAM bauddha anityavAdanuM khaMDana karyuM. nAlaMdA to bauddhadarzananuM pratinidhi. ahIMnA AcArya nAgArjune potAnA graMthomAM eno majabUta pratikAra karyo. mithilAnA AcArya vAtsyAyane bhASya lakhIne e pratikArane toDI pADyo. nAlaMdAnA AcArya dinAge pramANasamuccaya dvArA bhASyanI nabaLAI chatI karI. mithilAnA dArzanika udyotakare nyAyavArtika racyuM, emAM nAlaMdAnA AcAryanI pracura TIkA karavAmAM AvI hatI. nAlaMdAnA AcArya dharmakIrtie pramANavArtika lakhIne e TIkAno jaDabAtoDa javAba vALyo. mithilAmAM vAcaspati mizna tAtparyaTIkA banAvIne virodha Ubho rAkhyo. nAlaMdAnA AcArya jJAnazrIe tenI vaLatI khabara lIdhI. vAdanA jamAnAmAM saikAo sudhI graMtharacanA dvArA sAmasAme rahevAnI A viziSTa paraMparAe nyAyazAstra ane pramANavidyAne navI UMcAI ApI. vizvavidyAlayane anurUpa pustakAlaya hatuM. e vibhAga dharmagaMja tarIke oLakhAto. temAM traNa makAna hatAM, ratnasAgara, ratnodadhi ane ratnaraMjaka. ratnasAgaramAM dharma ane taMtranA ja graMtho hatA, chatAM te sauthI UMcuM hatuM, nava mALa. vizvavidyAlayanAM saMkulane pharato vizALa koTa hato. game tene praveza na maLato. eka divasa ahIM ghoDAnA DAbalAM gAjayAM. koI kazuM samaje te pUrve to hallo thayo. phUlonA bagIcA para jANe vIjaLI paDI. e turkI loko hatA. emano saradAra hato bakhriyAra khIlajI. hatyAkAMDa thayo haze paNa teno ullekha nathI maLato. ullekha agnikAMDano maLe che. turkIoe vidyAlayane Aga cAMpI hatI. zarIranA eka bhAga para traNa-cAra kSaNo sudhI Aga rahe toya hAlata gamakhvAra thaI jAya che. turkIoe bhAratIya saMskRtinA AtmAne cha mahinA sudhI bhaDake bALyo. pustakAlaya para krUratAthI AkramaNa thayuM hatuM. tADapatranAM akSaro ane pAnAM saLagatAM haze tevI kalpanA mAtrathI ja pAMpaNa ane popacAM para aMgArA caMpAya che. pustaka hAthamAMthI paDI jAya toya du:khI thanArA ApaNAM manane, e pustakarAzinI Aga vize kalpanA karavAnuM sUjhatuM nathI. mANasa gusse bharAya to kapaDAM bALa, anAja ke ghara bALe. pustako ? ene Aga lagADAya ? nathI mAnI zakAtuM. ahakhorIno A varavo prakAra hato. joke, nAlaMdAnAM vizvavidyAlayanI ahakhorI ochI nahotI. myujhiyamamAM bauddhadevatAnI mUrtinAM pagataLe dabAyelA anya devatAo hoya-vipassanA-nA samabhAva sAthe e saMgata thatuM nathI. haMsaparamahaMsanI ghaTanA to itihAsa prasiddha che. prabaMdhagraMthonA saMdarbhanusAre teo magadhadezamAM bhaNavA AvyA hatA. temane bhAgavuM paDyuM tenI lohiyALa kathanI, cha mahinAnI Aga jevI ja vedanAjanaka che.

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85 zrIhaMsaparamahaMsanI yAda AvI pachI badhuM ja badalAI gayuM hatuM. vidyArthIonA raheThANa, zikSakonA kakSa, bhojanagRha ane prArthanA-guphA. IMTonA nIbhADA jevuM UMcuM stupamaMdira, badhe najara pharatI hatI ane zrI haMsaparamahaMsanA guptavAsano rajeraja anubhava phuTa thato hato, emanAM hastalikhita pAnAM UDyAM te ghaTanAnI sAkSIdAra havA ArAmathI vahetI hatI. citrakUTathI gurubhagavaMta zrIharibhadrasUrijI mahArAjAnA khAnagI saMdezA AvatA te ghaDIno AnaMda koI koTaDImAM keda haze tema lAgatuM hatuM. pachI to Akho divasa A ja vicAro cAlatA rahyA. nAlaMdA cAra-pAMca divasa rahyA hota to e baMdhuonI jIvanavArtA acUka lakhAI jAta. ochAmAM ochAM traNaso pAnAM. mahA vada bIja : pAvApurI nAlaMdAno sarakArI pracAra evo che ke jANe ahIM mAtra bauddhadharma ja pAMgaryo hato. ApaNAM zAstromAM nAlaMdAno ullekha maLe che tenI kazI ja noMdha e loko letA nathI. vizvavidyAlaya thayuM te pahelAMthI nAlaMdA pracAramAM hatuM. ahIM puSkara taLAvo ane kamaLa ghaNA hatA tethI nAnaM ti evo artha karavAmAM Ave che. bIjo artha karAya che : 1 ad DhAti. bauddha loko A baMne vizvavidyAlaya sAthe ja joDe che. vidyAlayanI pAse taLAvo ghaNAM hatAM ne temAM kamaLo ghaNAM hatAM A eka artha. vidyAlayamAM jJAna ApanAranI khoTa nahotI A bIjo artha. vastutaH A baMne artha nagaranI suMdaratA ane samRddhi sAthe joDAyelAM che. trIjo artha viziSTa che. ahIM rAjA zreNika moTA sAmaMto sAthe rokAtA. rAjAnA AvAsasthaLane narendra kahevAtuM. mAgadhI uccAra thayo nIndra. lokajIbhe nAma ghaDAtuM gayuM, nAti ane Akhare nAnaMdra. rAjagRhIthI IzAna dizA tarapha nAlaMdA hatuM. nAlaMdAmAM leva nAmano parama zrAvaka raheto. enuM tattvajJAna bejoDa hatuM. enuM cAritra eTaluM svaccha hatuM ke rAjA zreNike tenI sAthe maitrI bAMdhI ane tene potAnAM aMtaHpuramAM ke rAjabhaMDAramAM game tyAre javAnI chUTa ApI. e suzrAvake nAlaMdAnA IzAnakhUNe moTI udakazALA (pANInI bhavya paraba) baMdhAvI. potAne rahevAnuM makAna baMdhAvyA pachI je sAmAna vadhyo hato temAMthI AnuM bAMdhakAma thayuM hovAthI zapadravyA nAma ApyuM. A udakazALAnA IzAna khUNe hastiyAma nAmano vanakhaMDa hato. emAM behada zItaLatA rahetI. ekavAra zrI gautamasvAmIjI mahArAjA ahIM padhAryA. te vakhate zrI pArzvaprabhunI paraMparAnA zrI peDhAlapukhta udaya emanI samakSa AvyA. anujJA laI prazno pUchavA lAgyA. pUchavAnI Dhaba barobara nahotI. jANe gurugautamane khoTA samajIne ja pUchatA hoya tevI tIkSNatAthI savAlo thatA, gaNadhara bhagavaMte suMdara uttara ApyA. hajI sudhI peDhAlapukhta vaMdanA karI nahotI. zrI gautamasvAmIjI mahArAjAe maitrI ane vinayapratipatti mATe samajAvavAnI zarUAta karI tyAre zuM thayuM? | 'te samaye zrI udaya peDhAlaputta, bhagavAna gautamane bahumAna na ApatA, je dizAthI AvyA hatA te dizA tarapha javAno vicAra karavA lAgyA." huM na bhUlato houM to A sUtrakRtAMgano pATha che. AgamomAM rAjagRhInA eka vistAra tarIke nAlaMdApADo prasiddha che. prabhuvIre ahIM cauda comAsAM karyAM. enI vizeSa tIrthazobhA ahIM racavAmAM AvI nathI. ahIM to badhAM vizvavidyAlayanI ja vAto karatAM hoya che.

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88 11 zrI pAvApurIjI phAgaNa suda cotha : pAvApurI pAvApurInA raste vaLyA. paLabharamAM ja dUra pANImAM taratI himazilA jevuM jalamaMdira dekhAyuM. taDako caDI gayo hato. pANI caLakatAM hatAM temAM dhavalakAMta jalamaMdiranI ronaka nIkharatI hatI. taLAva Azare chasso phUTa laMbAIpahoLAI dharAve che. tenI cotarapha lAlapASANano koTa banAvelo che. cAra khUNe rAjavIyuganA gavAkSa jevI chatrIo che. lokhaMDI tAranI vADane aDoaDa rasto che. jalamaMdiramAM praveza uttara dizAthI thAya che. nakazIdAra jALIvALo setu, sAme cheDe himaraMgI maMdira, jhaLAMhaLAM suvarNakaLaza, sonerI zevALano AbhAsa sarjatAM pANI, bhUruM AkAza ane UDatAM jalapaMkhI ekIsAthe AMkho para pharI vaLe che, pravezadvAre UbhA hoIe tyAre. pAvApurI AvI pahoMcyA te mAnI zakAtuM nahotuM. siddhazilA jevAM avarNanIya maMdirane pagale pagale najIka AvatuM jovAno romAMca gajaba hato. sarovaranAM bhejanI lIlI phorama zvAsane cheDatI hatI. pANImAM jalacaronI gammata cAlatI hatI. dhyAna tyAM nahotuM. stabdhabhAve jalamaMdiranAM cogAnamAM paga mUkyo hato. pradakSiNA ApI bhItara praveza karyo hato. jhUkavuM paDe teTalo nIco cAMdIno daravAjo . aMdara jaIne jhakelA ja rahevAnuM kema ke sAmasAma prabhunAM pagalAM Ave. nAnA ane nAjuka. varNa zyAma. caraNa atizaya komaLa dekhAtA hatA. prabhu sAthenI dUrI Aje kharI paDI hatI. khUba dUra vasatA hatA bhagavAnuM. A bhavamAM AvavAnuM banata ke kema te savAla hato. jalamaMdiranAM AkAza nIce paga mAMDavAnI kalpanAmAMya azakayatAnI vedanA hatI. Aje azakyatAno paDado sarI gayo hato. prabhunAM caraNanI AMgaLIo phUlanI kaLIo jevI nAjuka. nIlakamala jevo manohara sparza. pUnamanI rAte chIpalAnA garbhamAM AkAra letAM motIne kSaNabhara khullA AkAzamAM mUkIne pharIthI bIDI lIdhA hoya, ane kSaNekamAM AsamAnanA kanajala zyAma varNane jhIlI laIne motIe chaTA khIlavI hoya te zakya nathI, jo e zakya hoya to evA motInAM e zyAma saundaryano jhagamagATa kevo hoya te samajAtuM hatuM, pagalAnAM darzanathI. pagalAmAMthI satata amRta jharatuM hoya tema AMkho enA para TharI rahetI hatI. eka sAthe be lAgaNI anubhavI. ATalA varasa sudhI ahIM na apAyuM tenI vedanA ane A sthaLethI paNa javuM to paDaze ja enI vyathA. AMsuthI bhIMjAyelI be AMkho jevI A lAgaNI laIne maMdirethI nIkaLyA. A sthAne to gamagInIne ja sthAna maLyuM che. prabhuvIranA agnidAhanI A bhUmi che. nirvANa pachIya prabhudehanI chAyA AzvAsana ApatI hatI. mauna to mauna, paNa prabhu hAjara hatA. baMdha to baMdha, paNa AMkho to hatI. sthira to sthira, paNa prabhukAya to hatI. prabhunA AtmA vinAnIya eka hAjarI jIvatI hatI. agnidAha e hAjarIneya bALI mUkI. rahIsahI tamAma AzAne pULo caMpAyo, AgamAMthI ekalatAnA dhumADA nIkaLI AvyA, nirvANamAM prabhu jAte vidAya le che, agnidAhamAM to ApaNA hAthe bhagavAnane kyAMka mokalI devAnA hoya che. keTalo dUra taphAvata ? agnidAha to AkharI vidAya. pachI kadI nA maLAya. e Aga bhaDakI tyAre asaMkhya AtmAonA rUvave tApa saLagyo hato. bhaDabhaDa avAja na saMbhaLAyo tethI kAna DhAMkyA, agana jovAI nahIM tethI AMkho DhAMkI, caMdanacitAno garamATo susavATAnI jema pharI vaLyo te na khamAyo tethI aMga saMkoryuM. paristhiti to na ja badalAI. Akhare A ja jovA AvyA hatA. khullA kAne ane sumasAma AMkhe bhaDakA joyA hatA. prabhu adRzya thaI gayA hatA. dharatInuM saubhAgya naMdavAyuM hatuM. e pracaMDa gamagInI Ajeya ahIM jIve che. taLAva joyuM. prabhunuM sAnnidhya zodhatA devo samA nirbhaya jalacaro. bhaktajanonAM haiyA jevAM komaLa kamaLo asaMkhya, indramahArAjAnAM AMsu samAM jhAkaLa. ApaNAthI DarIne nahIM paraMtu prabhune badale ApaNane joIne khIjavAyA hoya tevA bhAvathI DUbakI mArI jatA jalasarpo. rAjA naMdIvardhana samo vatsala pavana.

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89 phAgaNa suda dazama : pAvApurI nirvANamaMdira. vIraprabhunI vidAyano marma samajazakti AvyA pachI samajAyo hato ane tyAre ja prabhuvirahano AghAta navesarathI anubhavyo hato. Aje e ghA tAjo thato hato. mAtra bahotera varasa ja jIvyA prabhu. indramahArAjAe AyuSya laMbAvavAnI vinaMtI karI hatI. te bhAratavarSanA ArAdhaka mAtranI lAgaNI hatI. bhasmagrahanI badhAne khabara nahotI. badhA to prabhunI vidAyane ja bhayaMkara graha samajatA hatA. A grahane mAtra prabhu ja rokI zakavAnA che, tema sau mAnatA hatA. bhagraha to aDhI hajAra varaseya Utare. vidAyano graha to kyAreya nahIM Utare, e sanAtana sADA sAtI banIne naDaze, sau samajatA hatA. soLa praharanI dezanAnA aMte e kSaNa AvI hatI. kalyANaka, mokSa kalyANaka, A avasarpiNInuM aMtima kalyANaka. paNa A kalyANakathI maLyuM zuM ? AgalAM cAra kalyANakomAM prabhunuM sAMnidhya maLatuM rahyuM hatuM. AmAM to asaMkhya janono AdhAra cAlI gayo hato. prabhunAM kalyANakathI jo prabhu ja gumAvI devAnA hoya to e sahana karavAnI trevaDa hatI nahIM. zrI gautamasvAmIjI mahArAjAnAM AMsu to dUra hatAM ne moDAM hatAM. ahIM to najaronajara vidAya joIne hRdayabhaMga pAmanArAonAM AMsu jharyA hatAM. e AMsunAM buMda buMda para prabhuno prema hato, emanA vilApanA akSare akSaramAM devAdhidevanI bhakti hatI. have koI AzvAsana maMjUra nahotuM. bhagavAna cAlI jAya pachI evI vAtono artha ja zo ? mAlakauMsa rAga have jhaMkhavAI javAno kema ke bhagavAnanI dezanAo pUrI thaI gaI. bhagavAnanI gocarIno lAbha have nahIM ja maLe. samavasaraNanA traNa gaDha have jovA nahIM maLavAnA. are, Aja sudhI samavasaraNano vaibhavI ThATha dhyAnathI joyo ja kyAM che ? prabhune jovAmAM badhuM ja bhUlI javAtuM hatuM. bhagavAna bhAvanAonI sAme pAra hatA. karmo tUTI gayAM. AyuSya ane saMsArano ekI sAthe aMta Avyo. caudamuM guNasthAnaka pAMca svaromAM sameTAyuM. A dhanabhAgI dharA para prabhuno AtmA saMpUrNa nirmaLa banyo. satyAvIsa bhavanI sAdhanAnuM ajarAmara phaLa lAdhyuM, divALInA dIvA thAya te pUrve prabhunuM karmAtIta Atmateja nikharI AvyuM. je samaye karmo chUTyAM te ja samaye prabhue A sthAnathI urdhvaprayANa karIne siddhazilA para sthAna meLavyuM. jANe anaMta mahAsAgaramAM eka navI mahAbharatI bhaLI gaI. mahArAjA naMdIvardhane prabhuvIranAM traNa pagalAM bharAvyAM, eka A nirvANa maMdiramAM che. bIjAM jalamaMdira ane samavasaraNa maMdiramAM che. A maMdiranAM pratimAjI paNa khUba prAcIna che. prabhunA jIvanaprasaMgonAM vigatavAra citro paNa maMdiramAM che. A vidAyabhUminuM vAtAvaraNa avAcaka karI de che. ahIM bolavuM ke vicAravuM zakya nathI, ahIM to eka ja saMvedanA thAya che : gadgadabhAva. phAlgana pUrNimA : pAvApurI dUra purI gAmamAM hoLInI javALA bhaDakI UThI te joI. Dhola ne nagArA gAjayA, AdamI ghelA thaIne bUmarANa macAvavA lAgyA. Thera Thera hutAzana jAgyo. nIlaghana AkAza dharatIne aDatuM hatuM tyAM kesariyA bhaDakAnI katAro sarjAI. rahI sahI ThaMDIne bALI mAravAnI laukika ujavaNIrUpa hoLInI rAte lAITasa cAlI gaI hatI. tethI agananA teja sahaja rIte nIkharatA hatA. dhIme dhIme e ajavALAM TharyA. pUnamanI pUrvarAtrino caMdramAM to kayArano upara Avyo hato. cAre kora bIjA badhA camakATa zamyA pachI tenI cAMdanIne jhIlatuM Arasabaddha nAjuka zilpamaMdira ekAeka AMkho para patharAyuM. rAtaraMgI AsamAnanI pArzvabhUne lIdhe enI dhavalatAne anurUpa virodhameLa sAMpaDato hato. zrIsamavasaraNamaMdiranAM nakhazikha saundaryanI AvI chabI to jovA chatAMya mAnyAmAM na Ave. koI devatA hamaNAM ja amRtano lepa karI gayo hoya tema saMpUrNa maMdira jhakajhoLa hatuM. caMdrakAMta maNimAMthI pANI jhare, AmAMthI to svayaMbhUramaNanAM kSIra nItaratAM hatAM. baraphane pharIthI thIjavIne ekadama ghaTTa banAvyo hoya ne temAMthI samagra vAstu racAyuM hoya tevuM ja lAgatuM hatuM. AkAzamAM UDavA mAMgatuM devavimAna UpaDatA pahelA zvAsa bharI letuM hoya tevI AbhA relAtI hatI, samavasaraNa maMdiranAM traNa gaDha, sopAna ane toraNa. azokavRkSa nIceno vizALa cotaro ane vAvaDIo, badhuM ja jANe adharAte sahajIvana thaIne dravatuM hatuM. himAlaya dhIme dhIme dharatImAMthI bahAra Avato hoya tevo apratima ujjavala raMganinAda jAgato hato. dhavalatAno prabhAva evo chavAyo hato ke bolIzuM to ApaNo avAja paNa emAM raMgAI jaze tevuM lAge. caMdranAM ajavALAne romeromathI pItAM hoya tevA ArasanA pASANonuM saMpUrNa citra dorAyuM hatuM. caMdramA

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paNa jANe ahIM, ATalA parisaramAM savizeSa varasato hato. ajavALiyAnA cAra-cha divasamAM mahinAbharanuM bhAthuM bharI devAnI lAgaNI thaI AvI haze ene. havAnA tAle maMdirajInI ghaMTaDIo raNakatI hatI ane dhvajAno phaDaphaDATa relAyA karato hato. samavasaraNanAM maMdirane DUbatA sUrajanAM nepathyamAM joyuM che. saMdhyAnA lAla raMgo ne sonerI raMgomAM enI tejasvitAne thoDI kSaNo mATe navuM rUpa maLe che. bharabaporanA taDake to e arIsAmAM camakatA rezamI sapheda kapaDAMnI jema jhaLahaLA thAya che. vAdaLAo gherAya tyAre eno raMga, mATInAM pAtramAM rahelA dahIM jevo surakhIdAra banI jAya che. amAsanI rAte tAroDiyAnA ujAsane e pakaDI pADe che. paNa gaI kAle to rAta, cAMdo, samaya ane zvAsa sAva thaMbhI gayA hatA. cAMdInA caLakATa karatAya kazuMka vizeSa hatuM ane hIrAnAM teja karatAya kazuMka UMcuM hatuM je satata dekhAtuM hatuM. prabhu vIre vaizikAyana tApasanI tejovezyAthI bacAvavA mATe gozALA para je zItalezyA vahAvI hatI tenA koI paramANuo ahIM patharAyA hatA. AMkho ja nahIM, aMtastalane paNa behada zItalatA sAMpaDatI hatI. zrI samavasaraNamaMdiranuM dugdha-garbha rUpa bejoDa che. teno mahimA phelAyo che, stUpanA AdhAre, vaizAlI nagarInI tAkAta jema eka stupamAM hatI tema A tIrthanI zakti ahIMnA stUpamAMthI pragaTa thaI che. asaMkhya rahasyo chUpAyAM che, sUpamAM. kevalI banyA pachI ane tIrthakara thatA pahelA bhagavAne je rAtrivihAra karyo te A sUpanI bhUmi AgaLa aTakyo hato. bhagavAnane ahIM bolAvI lAvanAruM avarNanIya tattva A sUpanI bhItaramAM akabaMdha che. virATa zivaliMga jevA AkArano stUpa joyA bAda paga thaMbhI jAya che. stUpanI pAse UbhA rahyA pachI khasavAnuM mana nathI thatuM. stupa para citra, mUrti ke zilpAMna nathI chatAM darzana karavAmAM tRpti nathI thatI. prabhuvIranI sparzanAnuM A anivArya baLa haze, seMkaDo varasothI AsamAna taLe rahevA chatAM A stUpamAM tirADa nathI paDI, khADA nathI thayA. najIkamAM kUvo che tenAM pANI divALInA divase ghInI jema ja dIvAnI jayotamAM kAma lAgatAM. A stUpa, kUvAno camatkAra ghaNo che. bhAratanuM sarvaprathama samavasaraNa maMdira camatkAra ja che ne ? enAM traNeya gaDha, bAra parSadA, ajIba azokavRkSa, bIjA gaDhamAM kotarelAM devavimAnonI AzcaryabharI vividhatA, pahelA gaDhamAM korelAM pazuonI bhIDa ane A badhuM ja saMgemaramaranAM ujavaLa saundaryamAM che tenI alaga ja anubhUti. samavasaraNamAM Aje to prabhumUrti che. paNa aDhI hajAra varasa pUrve sAkSAta bhagavAna birAjelA hatA te samavasaraNanI to vAta ja zI karavI ? te vakhate dvAdazAMgInI racanA jevI kalyANakatulya ghaTanA ghaTI hatI. samavAyAMgavRttimAM noMdhAyuM che tema sau prathama dRSTivAdanAM parikarma, sUtra, pUrvagata, anuyoga ane cUlikA A pAMceya bheda tathA 83 upabheda spaSTa suvAMga zabdabaddha thayA te ghaDInI kSaNe kSaNe zAzvatInA sUro guMjayA hatA. dazamA pUrvathI to vidyAgarbhita pAThonuM uddagAna thayuM. te vakhate caitanyanA taraMgo, bharatInA paDachaMdAnI jema prasaryA hatA. trisUtrInAM dAna meLavyAM pachI gaNadhara bhagavaMto Akhare prabhunA hAthano vAsakSepa pAmyA hatA. te pUrve mahAbrAhmaNa zrI indrabhUtijI prabhune paDakAravA AvyA hatA te dezyano anubhava maLe che, zrI samavasaraNa maMdiranA pahelA gaDhanAM prathama sopAna pAsethI. traNa toraNane pele pAra birAjamAna bhagavAnane joIne e brahmadevanuM mAnasika parivartana zarU thayuM te utthAna-krAMti to A samavasaraNa maMdira vinA kalpanAmAM Ave ja nahIM. bhAratamAM have to aneka jagyAe samavasaraNa maMdira thayA che. e zRMkhalAnuM prathama maMdira A che. samavasaraNanAM darzana najIkathI ane vAraMvAra karyA tethI prabhujIvananAM keTalAya prasaMgono avabodha spaSTa thayo. zrIsamavasaraNamaMdira tIrthamAM dvAdazAMgI bhavana hovuM joIe. ahIM dvAdazAMgInI racanA thaI che ne ahIM AgamanI prata ja nathI maLatI. kevI vicitra vAta ? ahIM to badhAM ja Agama rAkhavA joIe. sAdhu mahAtmAo Ave, gaNadhara bhagavaMtonI vAcanAbhUmi para Agamono AsvAda karavAnuM mana thAya to agiyAreya aMga hAjara hoya te sauthI moTI suvidhA kahevAya. AgamonI janamabhUmi para Agama sAthe saMvAda thAya tethI moTuM sukha kyuM hoI zake ? pistALIza AgamanAM tamAma prakAzano, saMpAdano ahIM saMgRhIta thavA joIe. enA akSare akSara ahIM jIvaMta lAgaze. saMcAlakone vAta to karI che. je thAya te kharuM.

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2. phAgaNa vada ekama : pAvApurI rojanA krama mujaba moDI savAre nirvANamaMdiramAM praveza karyo. navonakkora jhATako lAgyo. bhagavAnanAM pagalAM ane pratimAjI para abIlagulAla chaMTAyelo hato. hoLInA bIjA divase A gulAlapUjA thaI hatI.gabhArAnA daravAje cAMdInI tAsakamAM gulAla bharI rAkhyo hato. je Ave te gulAlano chaMTakAva karatA jAya. bhagavAnane hoLI ramADavAnI bhAvanA thAya to ene rokAtI haze ? bhagavAnanA gAla para gulAla copaDI dIdho hato. garbhadvAranAM toraNamAM ane derAsarajInA staMbhomAM devAkRtio hatI tenI para paNa gulAlavarSA thaI hatI. zrI jalamaMdiranAM pagalAM para paNa gulAla. divALInI rAte svayaMbhU pradakSiNAvartamAM bhamanAruM cakra paNa gulAlathI kharaDAyuM hatuM. vivekanA abhAvathI kevI AzAtanA thaI zake che te jovA maLyuM. jalamaMdirajInI hAlata to Ameya sArI nathI. camatkArI chatranI cAMdIsAMkaLa tUTI gaI che, tethI ene nADAchoDInA dore laTakAvI rAkhyuM che. pagalAM samakSa dIvo rAkhyo che te ughADo hovAthI enA dhumADAnA kALA DAdhe gabhArAno Arasa lepAyo che. taLAvamAM zevALanA thara caDelA hoya che. eka jamAnAmAM jalamaMdiramAM lAITsa nahotI. Aje taddana nakAmA vIjagoLA lAgI cUkayA che. joke lAITsa to tIrthamAtramAM AvI gaI che. janareTaranI dhaDadhaDa na thatI hoya tevuM eka tIratha rahevA nathI dIdhuM, ApaNe lokoe. 12 zrI pATalIputra phAgaNa vada navamI : paTanA zvetAMbara ane digaMbaranA jhaghaDA che tevuM sAMbhaLavA maLe to digaMbaro phAvI javAnA che tevuM manomana kabUlavuM paDe che. ApaNane kazuMka to khovuM ja paDaze tevuM lAgavA mAMDe che. digaMbaronI gata nyArI che. ApaNe jaina zvetAMbara tIrtha lakhIe. e loko digaMbara jaina tIrtha lakhe. matalaba, e loko pahelA digaMbara che ane pachI jaina che. gujarAtImAM kahevata jevuM che : nahAvuM zuM ane nIcovavuM zuM, te digaMbaro mATe pUrepUrI nathI. kema ke pANI DhoLavAnuM to emane hoya che ja. emanI mATe e eka mAtra majA che. zikharajInI ja vAta lo. thoDA vakhata pahelAM bihAra sarakAre zikharajInI vyavasthA mATe taTastha samiti banAvavAnuM nakkI karyuM hatuM te vakhate zvetAMbara saMghe dharatIkaMpa macAvI dIdho hato. ema lAgyuM hatuM tyAre, ke ApaNuM vajana ghaNuM che. vaLyuM kazuM nathI. Aje e simita thaI gaI che. pAMca sarakArI, pAMca digaMbarI ane pAMca zvetAMbarI lokonI samiti yojAI paNa gaI ane emAMthI ApaNA eka TrasTI to gujarI paNa gayA. ApaNAM AMdolano havAmAM gayAM. A samitie hamaNAM TharAva karyo (mArca 2000) che ke zikharajInI TUMkamAM je Avaka thAya tenA aDadho hisso digaMbarone maLe. zrI gautamasvAmIjI ane zrI pArasanAthanI TUMkamAM temaNe avaidha rIte bhaMDAro mUkI dIdhAM che teno koI ullekha nathI. zrI pArasanAthajI TUMkanI bahAra temaNe alaga coko jamAvIne pAvatIo phADavA mAMDI che tenuM koI vizleSaNa nahIM. samitie

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95 aDadho bhAga emano TharAvI dIdho. ApaNA vokaAuTanuM kAMI nathI UpajatuM. zikharajInA pahADanI mAlikI ANaMdajI kalyANajI peDhInI che, uparanI TUMkonI mAlikI zrI zvetAMbara koThInI che. digaMbaro AmAM bevaDI cAla rame che. temaNe pahADa para gerakAyade maMdira UbhuM karyuM. teno virodha koThI na kare ane mukhya TUMkomAM bhaMDAra mUkyA teno virodha peDhI na kare tevI cAlAkI karI. kesa cAlatA tenA vakIlomAMya temanI cAlabAjI rahetI. navuM maMdira bAMdhyA bAda temanAM kaheNa Ave che ke A maMdira toDI nAMkho to ame UbhuM karI nahIM zakIe. ApaNe khAnadAnI rAkhIe chIe. ane zrI jalamaMdiranA vistAramAM nahAvAnA oraDA bAMdhavAmAM Ave che to koI AvIne toDI nAMkhe che. digaMbaro kahe che ke jalamaMdira baMdhAvanArA jagat zeTha zvetAMbaronI jema digaMbarone paNa satkAra ApatA hatA. te loko yAtrAnI gAIDa chapAve temAM lakhe che ke zvetAMbarI loga sirpha jalamaMdira kI yAtrA karate haiM. digaMbarI loga hI sabhI TUMka ke darzana para jAte haiM.' emanI rajUAta niSnavonA tarkavAda jevI che. digaMbaro jItatA nahIM hoya paNa jItavA detAya nathI, hAratA haze toya e hAramAMthI kazuM upajavA nathI detA. aMtarikSajIno dAkhalo najara sAme che. zrI guNiyAjI tIrthamAM temaNe bhAre khela karyo. eka divasa ApaNA zrI jalamaMdiramAMthI prabhumUrtinI corI thaI. bIje divase mUrti maLI gaI. digaMbaro e mUrtine vAjate gAjate mUkavA lAvyA. mUrtinI sthApanA thaI gaI pachI samajAyuM ke corAI hatI te mUrti zvetAMbara AmnAyanI hatI, A maLI AvI te mUrti to digaMbara AmnAyanI che. Aje kesa cAle che. zrI pAvApurInAM jalamaMdiramAMya korTanI nobata vAgI che. e loko to stUpane lIdhe, samavasaraNa maMdiramAM ghUsavA mAMgatA hatA. phAvyA nahIM. digaMbaroe kalyANakakSetrone pakkaDamAM levAnI nIti rAkhI che. emanA yAtriko bhAratabharamAMthI A tIrthomAM AvatA rahe che. ApaNe pAlItANA-zaMkhezvara kAyama yAtrA karavAmAM A kSetro bhUlI gayA chIe. emano pagadaMDo jAmato cAlyo che. paTanAmAM AvyA to khabara paDI ke ahIM paNa digaMbaro medAnamAM che. mAnI ja lIdhuM ke ApaNA phALe nukazAnI AvI haze. evuM jarAya nahotuM. jyAre A khabara paDI tyAre atizaya AnaMda nIpajyo. paTanAnA nAnA saMghe digaMbarone jabarajasta zikasta ApI che. paTanAmAM zrI sudarzanamuni ane zrI sthUlabhadra- 96 svAmIjInI prAcIna kulikAo che tenI para digaMbarono dAvo hato. ahIM bhIMto para moTA akSare lakhyuM hatuM : zrI digaMbara jaina maMdira. emanI khaTapaTo cAre bAju cAlatI hatI. ApaNA loko zarUzarUmAM cUpa rahyA. pachI vaLatI laData ApI. ApaNo humalo evo sajjaDa nIkaLyo ke--emanAM nAma bhUMsAI gayAM, emanAM sarakArI kAgaLa khoTA pUravAra thayA, jaina zvetAMbara tIrtha--A lakhANa para kALo kUcaDo e loko pheravI jatA te baMdha thaI gayuM, Ama janatAnI sahAnubhUti temanI sAthe nA rahI. digaMbara yAtriko AvatA hatA te baMdha thaI gayA. bahAragAmathI digaMbara yAtrALu ahIM Ave che te zvetAMbara tIrthano mAhola joIne pAchA bhAge che. digaMbara maMdira jaIne e loko kAgAroLa macAve che. kAraNa e che ke digaMbara maMdire A tIrtha banAvavAnAM nAme khUba paisA ugharAvyA che. gaI kAla sudhI teo bAkAyadA paisA mAMgI zakatA hatA. Aje e loko cita thayA che. ApaNA loko tIratha UbhuM karavA makkama che. atyAre to purANI jamIna ane avazeSo hAthamAM che. navI sRSTi sarajavAnI che. paTanAnuM mULa nAma pATalIputra che. pATalIputra tIrthano jIrNoddhAra thavAno che. bhAratabharanA saMgho emAM joDAze. phAgaNa vada dazama : paTanA pATalIputra, pATalAgrAma, kusumapura, puSpapura. eka kALe paTanAnAM A nAmo hatAM. agnikAputra gaMgA pAra karavA nIkaLyA, daivI upasargathI teo pANImAM phaMgoLAyA, zastramAM jhIlAyA, zarIramAMthI lohInI dhArAo chUTI. virAdhanAnI vedanAmAM e eTalA taraboLa rahyA ke zarIranI vedanA yAda na AvI. kevalI thaI mokSamAM sIdhAvyA. emanuM zarIra pANImAM taNAyuM. zarIranI khopaDI bhekhaDamAM bharAI. temAM koI vAvetara thayA. mahAna vRkSa UgI nIkaLyuM. ene pATalAnAM phUlo beThAM. vistAra pATalAgrAma tarIke oLakhAto thayo. kuNika rAjAnAM mRtyu pachI udAyI rAjAe A sthAne rAjadhAnI vasAvI te pATalIputra banyuM. ahIM navanaMdanI samRddha paraMparA thaI. e pachI bhAratanA prakhara ArSadaSTA mahAmAtya cANakya ane samrATa caMdraguptanuM rAja AvyuM. cauda pUrvadhara zrI

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97 bhadrabAhusvAmIjI mahArAjAe ahIM Agama sUtronI vAcanA ApI hatI. maMtrIzvara zakaTAlanAM balidAna dvArA pratibuddha Arya zrI sthUlabhadrajIe daza pUrvenuM jJAna meLavyA pachI abhimAnamAM AvIne siMhanuM rUpa dhAraNa karyuM hatuM. temanA saMsArI pakSe bahena sAdhvI AvyA te DarI gayA hatA. AcArya bhagavaMte A joIne emane AgaLa bhaNAvavAnI nA pADI hatI. saMghanI vinaMtIthI mAtra sUtrapAThanuM dAna karyuM hatuM. e samayanI saMskRtinA zvAsomAM prANa pUratuM hatuM pATalIputra. phAgaNa vada bArasa : ArA itihAsanuM sAmrAjya samRddha che. digvijayI samrATane nitanavA upahAro maLyA kare che tema itihAsane yazasvI jIvanagAthAo ane nagarakathAo maLatI rahe che. durjaya gaDhane lIdhe pATalIputra para AkramaNa asaMbhava hatuM. phUDakapaTa khelAyA. pauSadhavratI rAjAnuM khUna thayuM. khUnI hato chadmaveSIsAdhu vinayaratna. e bhAgI nIkaLyo. zAsananI apakIrti na thAya te mATe enA guru AcAryabhagavaMte Atmavadha karyo. pATalIputranI dhULamAM dharmAtmA ane dharmAcAryanuM lohI bhaLyuM. vIranirvANa pachInI e sauthI karapINa ghaTanA. rAjA udAyI niHsaMtAna maryA. rAjagRhInA rAjezvara zreNikamahArAjAnI vaMzaparaMparAno bhayAnaka aMta Avyo, pATalIputramAM. navI vaMza paraMparA cAlI. rAjA naMda ane maMtrIzvara kalpaka. pATalIputranuM nAma soLe kaLAe UghaDyuM. rAjA ane maMtrInI vArasAgata paraMparAmAM navamA naMda ane maMtrIzvara zakaTAla thayA. IrSAkhora vararUcine lIdhe maMtrIzvaranuM akALa mRtyu thayuM. pATalIputranAM siMhAsana para tenA ja maMtrInI lohIluhANa lAza paDI. maMtrIputra sthUlabhadra vilAsI jIvana choDI alakhanA avadhUta banyA. pharI krAMtinA bUMgiyA vAgI UThyA. AcArya kauTilya tarIke prasiddha banelA mahAmAtya cANakya ane samrATa caMdraguptanI jugalabaMdImAM pATalIputrano prabhAva videza sudhI phelAyo. paraMparA vahetI rahI. biMdusAra, azokazrI, kuNAla, saMprati. badhA nAmo mahimAmaMDita rahetAM. Ta ghaTanAono toTo nathI paDato. zrI bhadrabAhusUrijI mahArAjAnI nizrAmAM AgamavAcanA yojAI hatI. dRSTivAdanA vAcanArthI eka ja hatA : Arya zrI sthUlabhadra. temanI bhUla thaI to temaneya bhaNAvavAnI nA pADI sUri bhagavaMte. saMghanA AgrahathI sUtravAcanA thaI. cauda pUrvanI aMtima vAcanA pATalIputranA nasIbamAM hatI. zrI vajasvAmIjI mahArAjAe dhanazreSThInI putrI rukmaNIne bodha Apyo. zrI umAsvAtijI mahArAjAe tattvArthanI racanA karI. mahAbrAhmaNa zrI AryarakSite cauda vidyAno abhyAsa karyo. A badhuM ja ahIM banyuM, pATalIputramAM. pATalIputranAM yugasarjaka paribaLo, Aje 'hatAM' thaI gayAM che. kevI karuNatA ? phAgaNa vada terasa taLAvamAM lIlI vela UgI nIkaLI che. pANI UMDe cAlI gayuM che. kozAnuM kamaladraha sUnuM paDyuM che. jUnI bhIMto tUTIne ADI paDI che. varasAdI bhejathI kALAM thara caDI gayAM che. jUnuM, khaMDera jevuM makAna che. temAM zrI sthUlabhadrajInAM pagalAM che. A kozAnuM bhavana hatuM. sAme taLAva dekhAya temAM naukAvihAra ane jalakrIDA thatI. tUTelI bhIMto nRtyamaMDapanI che. dharmAtmA pitAnI mRtyuparyaMta upekSA karAvanAra vilAsadhAma. bAra varasanI bephAma ane bejavAbadAra jIvanacaryAnuM kendrasthaLa. ane mohabhaMga pachI coryAzI covIzI sudhI gAje tevuM ajIbogarIba parAkrama siddha karI ApanArI yogabhUmi. sArthavAhanA adRSTapUrva AmravedhanA javAbamAM sarasavanA DhagalAM para kamaLa mUkIne tenI para nRtya karanArI kozAdevIe A mahelane kAjaLanuM ghara kahI oLakhAvyo hato. enA DAdha mAtra zrI sthUlabhadrajIne na lAgyA. Aje DAgha jIrNa thaI gayA che. bhIMto khakhaDI gaI che. jamIna besatI jAya che. bhogavidyAnA sAgarataLiyethI yogavidyAnA anaMta AkAzamAM pahoMcanAra mahAtmA sthUlabhadranuM A smAraka eka divasa tUTIne TIMbo banI jaze. sarakAra enI para kabajo laI leze. paTanAno saMgha kammara kasIne ene bacAvavA mathaze. rojabaroja gurubhagavaMtonAM zrImukhe mAMgalika zravaNa karatI vakhate maMgalaM sthUlabhadrAdyA sAMbhaLanArA bhAratanA bhaktajano 'amane to khabara ja

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100 nathI' kahIne besI raheze. saMsAramaMgala sacavAtuM raheze. navAM tIrtho banaze. yAtrAo cAlatI raheze. A virAgatIrthanI yAda Avaze ja nahIM. navAM tIrthomAM lAbha levAze. preraNAo ane sadupadeza apAze. takatIo mUkAze, yojanAo bharAze. A kAmavijayatIrtha bihAranA khUNe jemanuM tema rahI jaze. kAraNosara pATalIputra jevuM prabhAvaka tIrtha lagabhaga bhuMsAI javAnI aNI para pahoMcyuM che. hamaNAM dilhInA jaino jAgyA che. teo rasa laI rahyA che. dhIme dhIme tIrtha utthAna pAmaze tevuM lAgI rahyuM che. tIrthano mobho jALavIne utthAna siddha karavuM hoya to bhAratanA khUNe khUNethI pATalIputranI ciMtA karanArA jAgavA joIe. gItArtha gurubhagavaMtonA zabdonI rAha jovAI rahI che. coryAzI covIzI sudhI cAlanArI yazakathAnI mULa bhUmi paranuM smAraka coryAzI varasa paNa TakI zake tema nathI. kone dhyAna rAkhavuM che AnuM ? zrI sthUlabhadra svAmIjI mahArAjAnAM ekamAtra tIrthanI ghora upekSA thaI che Aja sudhI. zrI sthUlabhadrasvAmIjI mahArAjAnA guNAnuvAda karavAno ke sAMbhaLavAno sattAvAra haka ApaNe rAkhI na zakIe. gaNikA kozAno uddhAra thayo kema ke teNe zrI sthUlabhadrajInI upekSA karI nahotI. ApaNe to zrI sthUlabhadrajInI sarAsara upekSA rAkhI che. ApaNo uddhAra zI rIte thaze ? phAgaNa vada caudaza : barahAnapura najIkamAM ja zrI sudarzana muninI derI che. prAcIna pagalAM che. abhayArANInA upasarga pachI virakta thaI sudarzana zreSThI dIkSita banyA. vihAra karatA pATalIputra padhAryA. vanamAM kAussaga rahyA. rANI abhayAnI dAsI kapilA caMpApurImAM badanAmI thaI tethI bhAgI nIkaLI. pATalIputranI vikhyAta gaNikAnA ghera rahI. rANI abhayAnI jema ja e duSTa gaNikAne teNe, mahAtmA sudarzananAM rUpanI vAta kahI uttejIta karI. gaNikAe zrAvikAnA veSe mahAtmAne potAne ghare padhAravA vinaMtI karI. mahAtmA padhAryA. pharI vAra anukULa upasarganI sAme mahAtmA sudarzana acaLa rahyA. gaNikA hArI. mahAtmA vanamAM padhAryA. abhayA rANI marIne vyaMtarI thaI hatI te mahAtmA sudarzanane krUra upasargo dvArA parezAna karavA mathI. mahAtmA samakAlIna rahyA. A divya kathAnI yAdamAM pUrvajo derI banAvI gayA che. bihAramAM-gujarAta, mahArASTranI jema jaina vastInI bhIDa nathI. ekaMdare ApaNAM gharo ochAM che. digaMbaronuM jora paNa vadhAre che. sAdhu bhagavaMtonI avarajavara ochI hovAthI jAgRti joItA pramANamAM nathI. AvA

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102 13 kazIdeza vArANasI nagarI caitra suda pAMcama : caMdrapurI totIMga UMcAI para derAsaranuM medAna che. medAnanI kore DhALa nathI, gaMgAmAM jhUkato sIdho prapAta che. ahIMthI paDIe to nIce pahoMcatA cAra pAMca sekaMDa lAgI jAya, tyAMthI upara pahoMcavAmAM eka ja sekaMDa. dara comAse A UMDANano phelAvo vadhI rahyo che. kinAro tUTato jAya che, derAsaranI jamIna pANImAM dhovAtI jAya che. bharacomAse gaMgA pUrabahAramAM vahetI hoya tyAre derAsaranI bhIMto tharathare che ne pAyA hacamace che. kinAre ghATa nathI bAMdhyo tethI gaMgA hAtha phelAvI rahI che. enAM saundaryamAM ahIM kraratAnI dhAra AvI gaI che. saMsAramAM DUbatA AtmAone bacAvanArA devAdhideva zrI caMdraprabha svAmI bhagavAnanI bhUmi gaMgAnAM vaheNamAM DUbI jaze tevI bhIti sevAI rahI che. prabhunI pAse pahoMcyA. mahAzrImaMtanA gharaderAsara jevuM nAnuM chatAM bhavya derAsara. prabhunAM caraNe besIne janamojanamanI vAto karavI hatI. A bhavanA chevADe sathavAro devAnuM vacana prabhu pAse levuM hatuM. AgalA janamamAM to sAthe ja laI levAnI jIda karavI hatI. stavano, stutio, stotromAM DUbI javuM hatuM. ciMtAnI lAgaNI AgaLa nIkaLI gaI hatI. bhagavAnanA nivAsa para vipadA gherAI hatI. nisarganI nirbaLatA hatI ke nArAjagI te samajAtuM nahotuM. prabhujInAM cAra kalyANaka ahIM thayAM. kevaLajJAna kalyANaka pachI samavasaraNa maMDAyAM tyAre chae cha Rtu sAthe rahetI, kAMTA vAgavAnuM bhUlI jatAM. UMcAM vRkSoya jhUkI paDatA. havA to nRtyamudrAmAM ja rahetI. roga zamI jatA ne dukALa osarI jatA. Aje gaMgA jevI gaMgA naDI rahI che. eka vAta nakkI che. bhagavAnane kazuM nathI thavAnuM. parIkSA bhaktonI che. e loko bhagavAna mATe keTalI kurabAnI devA taiyAra che te jovAmAM Avaze. koNa keTalI ciMtA kare che ne keTalI vAto kare che tenuM avalokana thaze. pachI bhagavAnanI zakti ApameLe jAgaze. bhUlI janArA ne upekSA karanArA jotA rahI jaze. bhagavAnanuM dhAma gaMgA nadImAM dUra dUra sudhI paDachAyA pADaze. prabhunA mahimAthI badhA vAnA sArA thaze. dAdAnI dhajA pharakatI ja rahevAnI che. bhaktonI nabaLAI chatI thaze. are, thaze zuM ? thaI ja rahI che. ahIMno pujArI digaMbara maMdiramAM pUjArI che. baMne derAsaranI cAvI enA ghera rahe che. amArI AgaLa e digaMbara sAdhunI phariyAda karato hato. digaMbara sAdhuo AgaLa e kevI phariyAda karato haze tenI tapAsa karavI paDaze. be kAMThA gaMgAne ja zobhe. caitra suda chaTha : AzApurI zrI zreyAMsanAtha bhagavAnanAM cAra kalyANakanI bhUmi te A siMhapurI. vipAkasUtramAM siMhapurInA kArAvAsanuM bhayAvaha varNana Ave che. narabhavanA naraka jevA kAtila jalavAsa mATe siMhapurI paMkAI hatI. duryodhana nAmano dUra adhivIkSaka hato te bhayaMkara vedanA ApavAmAM niSNAta hato. AjanI Third Degree ja samajo . kedInAM moDhAmAM garama tAMbu reDe, khAruM tela bhare. kedIne sIdhA sUvaDAvI enA moDhAmAM hAthI ghoDAnuM mUtra vahAve. kedInI chAtI para moTTI zilA mUkI baMne bAjuthI halAve. mAthe, gaLe, hatheLI, ghUMTaNa, paganA sAMdhAmAM khIlA ThokAve. UMdhA mAthe laTakAvI gaMdA khAbociyAnAM pANI pIvaDAve. zarIra para vIMchI choDI mUke. lohiyALa ghA para sUkA ghAsa coMTADe. lohI sUkAya tyAre ghAsa jorathI cAvI le, e hAhAkAra sarjIne porasAto. e siMhapurInuM nAma Aje bhUMsAI gayuM che. A sthAna AzApurI tarIke prasiddha che. prabhunuM derAsara che. kevaLajJAna kalyANakanuM samavasaraNa maMdira che. saMkulanA koTanAM guMbajAromAM cyavana-janma ane dIkSAnAM maMdira che. prabhunAM dhAmamAM divasonA divaso sudhI rahevuM joIe, tene badale eka ja divasamAM javAnuM hatuM te badala bhagavAnanI lAkhalAkha mAphI mAMgI. je dharAtala para prabhu varaso sudhI rahyA ane vicaryA tene thoDA kalAkamAM juhAravAnuM hoya temAM saMtoSa kyAMthI thAya ? ahIMnA bagIcAnAM

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103 ghAsa, vRkSo, choDa ane pAMdaDAM, mATI ane dhULa nasIbadAra, je satata prabhunI chatrachAyAmAM rahe che. ekadivasiyA rokANa karanAranAM nasIba to pAMgaLA ja gaNAya ! ahIM najIkamAM ja sAranAtha nAme prasiddha bauddhatIrthadhAma che. rAjA azokano baMdhAvelo sUpa che, tyAM. rASTrIya myujhiyamamAM prAcIna kalAkRtio, mUrtio che. ApaNA pratimAjI paNa che. vividhatIrthakalpamAM dharmekSAnAM nAme A sthAnano ullekha thayo che tevuM lAge. caitra suda 7 + 8 : banArasa gaMgA nadImAM varuNA ane asi e be nadI bhaLI. varuNAsi nAma thayuM. nadIthI kinAro ghasAya tema samayanA baLe nAmanA aAro ghasAyA. nAma banyuM. vArANasI. vANArasI uccAra khoTo che tema mAnavuM hoya to banArasa uccArane sAco mAnavAnI vAta nahIM karavAnI. lokajIbhe ghaDAtAM vividha nAma to mahimA phelAve che. 'kAzI deza, vArAsaNI nagarI'nA adhiSThAtA zrI pArzvaprabhunI bhUmi para paga mAMDyA tyAre bajAra ubharAtuM hatuM. hindI jAherAtonI vacce ekAda gujarAtI nAma jhabakI jatuM hatuM. zahera ane tIrathanA bajAro judA pADI zakAtA nathI. bhIDa, dukAna, kolAhala, gaMdA rastA badhuM eka sarakhuM hoya che. banArasanA rastA para dhakkAmukkI cAlatI hatI. saMbhALIne cAlavAnuM hatuM. pUchI pUchIne rAmaghATanI sAMkaDI galI gotI emAM vaLyA. have garadI nahotI. jharaNAM jevA Amatema dhUmatA nAnA mAraga para ghaNuM cAlyA pachI DhALa Avyo. virATa citrano ekAda TukaDo kApyo hoya tevA, AkAza, retI ane gaMgA-UbhA kApAmAM thoDA dekhAyo. nIce javAnuM nahotuM. A ja galImAM derAsara hatuM. tyAM prabhupArzvanAtha birAjatA hatA. bhAvabhera darzana karyA. jUnI havelI jevuM derAsara hatuM . bhagavAnanI pAchaLa bArIo hatI temAMthI ajavAsa sIdho AMkhamAM Avato hato. mULa gabhAro sAcI cAMdIno, enA kaLaza sAcA sonAnA, kAzInivAsI jaina saMghanuM A derAsara, bIje mALe darzana karyA. pahelA mALe mULanAyaka hatA. bhoMyataLiye agaNita pratimAjI, aMjanazalAkA mATe pIThikA para ekI sAthe goThavyA hoya tema birAjIta karavAmAM AvyA hatA. to zyAma raMgano eka bhavya pASANapaTa hato temAM prAyaH atIta anAgata prabhunA pratimAjI kotaryA hatA. 104 eka gokhalAmAM kamaTha pratibodhasthalI evuM lakhyuM hatuM. temAM kamaTha ane dharaNendra padmAvatI sahita zrI pArzvaprabhunI mUrti hatI. meghatAMDava karanAra kamaTha ane bhISaNa jalapariSahathI rakSanAra dharaNendra padmAvatIne samAna bhAve jonArA bhagavAnane kyA zabdomAM stavI zakAya te samajAyuM nahotuM. | upAzrayamAM gorajInI gAdI hatI. A derAsara-upAzraya kAzInAM sauthI jUnA ane mULabhUta sthAna gaNAya che. najIkamAM, ghATanA DhALa para ja bIjuM derAsara hatuM. jUnuM meDIbaMdha makAna. kamADa khUlyAM to rAte bhamatA paMkhIonI badabudAdaro dhULathI kharaDAyelo, bhIMtonA khUNe karoLiyAM, avAvaruM gharanI vicitra gaMdha. traNa mALa caDyA. phIkAM ne jhAMkhAM be zikhara hatA. te be derAsara hatA. bhagavAna upekSita hAlatamAM hatA te joI zakAtuM hatuM. pUjAmALa sarakhI rIte thatAM nahIM hoya. sAphasaphAI rAkhavAnI ciMtA karanAra koI haze ke kema te savAla thayo. mUrtinAM teja osarI gayA hatA. bhIMto DhaLI paDe tevI hatI. makAna to cAlIe tema dhruje. dUra sudhI dekhAya tevAM zikharo verAna hatAM. bhagavAna jANe bhUtiyAM gharamAM keda hatA. A gharaderAsaranA mAlika navAM gharamAM rahevA cAlI gayA hatA. bhagavAna ahIM rahI gayA, ekalA. gaMgAnA kinAre prabhujI kedamAM rahyA jANe. banArasano A pahelo anubhava hato. caitra suda navamI : banArasa zrI ajitanAtha bhagavAnathI Rju ane prAjJa jIvonI paraMparA cAlI te cheka pArtha prabhunAM tIratha sudhI rahI, banArasa eTale Rju ane prAza jIvonI aMtima bhUmi. ahIM pArzvaprabhunI janmabhUmi para pahelAM zvetAMbara digaMbaranuM saMyukta maMdira hatuM. Aje digaMbaro temanI jamIna laI chuTA paDI gayA che. AvuM banyuM nathI ne banavAnuM nathI. digaMbaro haTI jAya e to gulAbanA choDa parathI kAMTA utarI jAya evI asaMbhava vAta che. ahIM e banyuM che. ApaNI ekAdhikAra mAlikInI bhUmi para navuM, bhavya jinAlaya banI rahyuM che, varasothI. kAma have pUruM thaI jaze. bhagavAna hAlamAM holamAM birAje che. 26OOthI vadhu varasa prAcIna ane pAMca phaNAthI suzobhita prabhumUrti. eTalAM ja prAcIna pagalAM.

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105 106 zaMkhezvaramAM thAya che tevI bhIDa ahIM kadI thatI nathI. jyAM prabhuno janama nathI thayo tyAM janma kalyANakanA aTTama karavA hajAro loko pahoMcI jAya che, ahIM janmakalyANaka bhUmi para so-doDhaso ama mAMDa thAya che. zaMkhezvaradAdAnI dara pUname yAtrI karanArA, moTI AMgI lakhAvanArA ne uchAmaNI lenArA ahIM pArthaprabhunI janamabhUmi para varase ekavAra paNa nathI dekhAtA. bhAratamAM asaMkhya bhakto che pArzvaprabhunA, te sau zaMkhezvara javA mAtrathI kRtkRtyatA anubhavI le che. pArzvaprabhunI, kalyANakabhUmi para AvavAnI emane phurasada nathI. zaMkhezvara dAdAnI upAsanA kare teno virodha nathI. mAnasikatAno savAla che. prabhue je bhUmi para jIvana vItAvyuM te bhUminI pavitratAno sparza pAmavAnI koIne paDI nathI. prabhue jayAM sarpana bodha Apyo tyAM A rIte aMtaranAM jhera ulecavAnuM yAda ja nathI AvatuM. zrI zubhavIrajInI sarvAdhika prasiddha zrI pArzva paMcakalyANaka pUjAnA akSare akSara jayAM sAkAra thayA te tIratha mAM AvIne nAnI evI snAtrapUjA bhaNAvavAnuMya sUjhatuM nathI. ahIMnI havA pArthaprabhunA zvAsathI surabhita banatI. prabhunI AsapAsa adezya rUpe devo rahetA. prabhuno zabda koI uvekhI nA zakatuM. prabhunuM Adeya nAmakarma mANasa mAtrane prabhAvita karatuM. ahIM besIne e atItane saMbhAravAmAMya anaMta sukRtanI kamANI thAya. AvavuM che kone ? zaMkhezvarajI janArA yAtriko ane ahIM AvanArA yAtrikonI saMkhyAno pharaka khAsso evo che. have bhaktoneya bhagavAna dUra lAge che. bhagavAna najIka hoya to jaIe, evuM bhakta paNa vicArI zake che. kayA bhagavAnano camatkAra moTo che tevI tAravaNI bhakto karatA thaI gayA. zuM kALa Avyo che ? muslimonAM AkramaNa vakhate AkhuM kAzI bhAMgI gayuM hatuM. Aje kAzIvizvanAthanAM maMdire zikhara ane guMbaja sAcA sonAthI pUrepUrA maDhelA che. vividha tIrthakalpamAM ja to lakhyuM che ke 'e maMdiramAM jina prabhunI covIzIno pASANanirmita paTa Ajeya pUjAya che.' e paTa Aje tyAM che ke nahIM te khabara nathI. khabara eTalI che ke pArzvaprabhunI janamabhUmi para pArzvaprabhunA bhakto sauthI ochA Ave che. pArzvaprabhunA navAM navAM tIrtho banatAM jAya che. sArI vAta che. pArzvaprabhunAM mULabhUta tIrthasthAne AvanArA keTalA ? A savAla DaMkhato ja rahe che. prabhunI chAyAmAM AvyA pachI AnaMda ane ahobhAvanI saMvedanA thavI joItI hatI. tene badale Akroza jalI UThyo che. unALo zarU thaI gayo che tethI pitta thaI AvyuM haze. sAMja sudhI ghUMdhavATa rahyo. sUraja jhAMkho paDyo tyAre najadIkamAM kyAMkathI koyala bolI. anAyAsa zrIudayaratnajI mahArAjAnA zabdo yAda AvyA : koyala TahukI rahI madhu banameM. badho ubharo zamI gayo. pArthaprabhunI janamabhUmi para devatAo ja ghaNA AvatA hoya pachI mAnavo ochA Ave tethI zuM pharaka paDe che? ane mAnavo vadhu Ave toya emanuM gajuM keTaluM ? caitra suda dazama : banArasa maNikarNikA ghATanuM e dezya hatuM. jiMdagImAM pahelIvAra evI Aga joI hatI. lAkaDAM vyavasthita goThavyAM hatAM. enI para eka zarIra sUtuM hatuM. e uThavAnuM nahotuM. Aga ene lapeTamAM laI rahI hatI. ghUMTaNa nIceno paga lAla oDhaNIthI DhaMkAyelo hato. e paga AganI rAha joto hato. uparanA zarIranI Agano dhumADo paga uparathI dhIme dhIme sarakato hoya tema uDato hato. mahAyogInA taTastha bhAva sAthe paga sthira hato. AvI rahelI agananI ene tamA nahotI. ene rAkha thaIne uDI bhAgavAnI utAvaLa hatI. pahelAM lAla kApaDa baLavAnuM hatuM. pachI cAmaDIno vAro hato. tyArabAda mAMsa ne lohIne jhALa lAgavAnI hatI. Akhare hADakAM bacavAnAM hatAM. lAkaDAM khatama thaI javAnAM hatAM. rAkhamAMthI hADakAno uddhAra thavAno hato. rAkhe uDI javAnI hatI. na uDe to parANe uDAvI devAze te nakkI hatuM rAkha mATe. e nahIM bane to tenI upara ja navA lAkaDAM goThavAze. enI para navuM zarIra, navuM ke jUnuM ? jUnuM ke nakAmuM ? savAlo phaMTAI rahyA hatA. A zarIra Aje navuM nathI rahyuM. eka divasa e pUrepUruM jUnuM thaI jaze, nakAmuM banI jaze. eneya pachI AvAM lAkaDAnAM Asana para sUvA maLaze. AkhuM zarIra AganI rAha joze e samaye. Aga caMpAze pachI paga ke hAtha AganI rAha joze. evo vakhata paNa Avaze jayAre bhIDAyelI AMkho AgamAM DUbI gaI haze. zokhathI keLavAyeluM zarIra Agane prasAdanI jema mAthe caDAvaze. lAkaDAnI bhasma bacaze temAM zarIranA avazeSo khovAI gayA haze. e pahelA zarIranI bhInAza, snigdhatA varALa thaIne havAmAM bhaLI cUkyA haze. chellI ghaDIomAM zarIra DhagalAbaMdha lAkaDAne bALI jaze. eno svabhAva to

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107 108 sudharavAno ja nahIM. smazAnano vairAgya vagovAyelo che kema ke te bhUMsAI jAya che chatAM ene bhUMsAtA vAra lAge che. jo e bhUMsAto na hota to duniyAmAM jeTalA agnidAha thAya che teTalA ja vairAgIo nIkaLI paData, pahelI vAta, maDaduM baLatuM jovuM e jevI tevI vAta nathI. baLatuM maDadu e jIvatuM mota hoya che, bhaDakadAra. pANI ukALavAnA bhaThThAmAM lAkaDuM nAMkhIe te Agane lIdhe taDataDa thAya te ja rIte eka zarIranA aMgeaMga taDataDa thatA hoya che, smazAnamAM. eka sAthe be citA jalatI hatI. bIjI jarA dUra hatI. gaMgAnAM pANI stabdha bhAve vahI jatAM hatAM. kAMThe nAva lAMgarI hatI temAM lAkaDAno gaMja hato. ghATanA UMcA cotarA para paNa lAkaDAnuM khulluM godAma hatuM. pAchaLa dukAnamAM sapheda kApaDa ne cUMdaDI maLatAM hatAM. dhumADAnI vicitra vAsamAM sannATo bhaLI jato hato. A ghATane jalatI citAnuM varadAna maLeluM che tema kahevAya che. ahIM bAreya mahinAnA covIsa kalAka citA baLatI ja hoya che. lAkaDAM ane maDadAM badalAya che. Aga ane dhumADA nathI badalAtA. kamaThe A ghATa para paMcAgni tapa AdaryuM hatuM, tyAre pArzvaprabhue padhArIne baLatA nAgane ugAryo hato tevI noMdha vividha tIrthakalpamAM che. Aje ahIM TharI gayelAM zarIro sarvAgni tapamAM garaka thaI jAya che. gaMgAmAM rAkha ThalavAtI jAya che. kyAreka aDadhAM baLelAM zarIra taratAM dekhAya che. koI ene aDatuM nathI. mRtyu pachI zarIra aspRzya banI jAya che. alabatta, mRtyu pachI zarIra mATe kazuM ja aspRzya rahetuM nathI. citAnI Aga teno purAvo. caitra suda ekAdazI : banArasa ane banArasanAM pustakasaMsthAno. emanuM mUka AhvAna jhIlavAnI tAkAta nahotI. eka paNa akSara bolyA vinA e parAjaya ApatAM hatAM. lakhavA-vAMcavAno badho phAMko utarI gayo. ghaNuM bhaNavAnuM bAkI che te samajAtuM hatuM to lakhavAnI dizAmAM ghaNuM zIkhavAnuM ane pAmavAnuM rahe che te kabUla karavuM ja paDyuM hatuM. atyAra sudhImAM kazuM ja vAMcyuM nathI tema lAgI AvatuM hatuM. mULa meghadUtakhtara bhASAmAM anuvAda sAthe chapAyuM hatuM. eka ja graMthamAM, sacitra. emAMthI traNacAra bhASA mAMDa AvaDatI hatI. bAkInI bhASAmAM bhoMTha hovAnuM vasamuM lAgatuM hatuM. kutakanuM vakroktijIvita hAthamAM lIdhuM to enA akSaro ja ukalyA nahIM. bhAratIya lipi hatI toya te na AvaDI e to tamAco vAgavAnI anubhUti hatI. taMtravidyAno eka graMtha hato temAM seMkaDo mudrAonAM citra hatA, masANiyA agamanigamanuM ATaluM UMDANa ? joke, vAMcavAnI hiMmata na cAlI. saMgItazAstranI alamArI bharI hatI, eka paNa sUra sadato na hato. nRtyazAstra daLadAra graMthomAM phelAyuM hatuM, vAMcavA chatAM e samajAvAnuM nahotuM. tabiyata bagaDe to AyurvedanA graMtho hatA, sadbhAgye chIMkathI AgaLa gaDabaDa nA thaI. AryAvartano itihAsa moTA copaDAmAM samAyo hato, bhAratano itihAsa to DhagalAbaMdha pustakomAM. UMDI zodhakhoLa karavAnI tAkAta che ? saMzodhako ane itihAsakAronAM nAmo vaMcAtAM. rAmAyaNa-mahAbhAratanAM agaNita saMpAdano. AstikatA ane Aryadharmane vaheto rAkhanArA A kathAnako lAkhonA hisAbe vecAtAM hatAM. sAMkhya ane yoga, bauddha ane vaidika darzana, vyAkaraNa ane zabdakoza, nyAyazAstra ane vaizeSika sUtro, sUcI lAMbI hatI. hArIne jamInadosta thaI javAtuM hatuM. ATalA graMtho sAMgopAMga abhyasta karavAnuM kyAM zakya hatuM have ? kavitA ThapakAravI sahelI che. cArebAjuthI bheguM karIne enA utArA karavA saraLa che, zabdabrahmano paramArtha pAmavo muzkela che. arthabaddha rajUAtanA niSNAta thavuM agharuM che. evI rajUAta samajavAnuM ja agharuM che to e rajUAta karavAnI vAta zI karavI ? padArthanuM avagAhana ane zailInI oLakhanI sAthe anuyta sakalatatvano sArabodha khUba UMcI vAta che. saMskRta bhASAnuM eka vizeSa stara che. te vyAkaraNanI paribhASA ke darzanazAstranI phajhikAo sAthe ukelavAnI hoya to mAthAnA vALa ukhaDI jAya, bace to e dhoLA thaI jAya. A brAhmaNo eTale ja muMDana karAvatA haze. vALanI tabiyata to na bagaDe. munazInI pRthivIvallabhanuM saMskRtanATyamAM rUpAMtara hatuM. saMskRtanA anuvAda gujarAtImAM thAya che tyAre saMskRtano prANa uDI jAya che tema gujarAtIno anuvAda saMskRtamAM thayo tene lIdhe gujarAtInuM teja ojhapAI gayuM hatuM emAM. bhASA mAtranI maulika tAkAta hoya che. eka durlabha graMtha-bhAratIya prAcIna lipimALA-navamudrita rUpe maLyo. lohI sUkavI deto parizrama karanArA vidyAsAdhako Aje keTalA ? bauddha vyAkhyAnanuM eka pustaka hatuM enA mukhapRSTha para, ApaNI parameSThImudrAnuM citra hatuM, baMne aMgUThA kaniSkA sAthe joDAyelA.

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110 banArasanA gaMgAkAMThe sUryodaya lAMbo cAle che. sUraje gaMgAmAM potAnuM moTuM joyuM. pachI upara upaDyo. pratibiMbanI eka lAMbI tejarekhA pANI para patharAI. pANI sAthe lakIro hAlatI hatI. 109 baMne anAmikA tarjanI sAthe saMyukta. baMne madhyamAM ekabIjAnA khabhe Teko laIne unnata. - praznapustako ghaNAM hatAM. saMskRta vizvavidyAlayamAM enI ja khapata rahe che. mayUkha TIkAono jayajayakAra che. vidyArthIonI mAMga UMcI paNa kharI. eka chokaraDo Avyo hato, kahe : zivarAjavijaya cAhiye, do ucchavAsa taka. Adhunika saMskRta bhASAno A diggaja ujAsa dhUma vecAya che. saMskRta bhASA ahIM zAnathI jIve che. navA graMtho racAya che, vecAya che. prAcIna zAstro prakAzita thatAM ja rahe che. chelle, jyotiSa zAstranA graMtho joyA. mananA naveya graha uccanA thaI gayA. abodha hovAnI sADAsAtI utaravAnI nathI te samajAI gayuM. A khajAno Ama UbhA UbhA ulecAya tevo nahoto. e mATe to dhAmA nAMkhavA paDe. banArasamAM duniyAbharamAMthI vidyArthIo bhaNavA Ave che. saMskRta vidyAnI tamAma zAkhAo bhaNAvanArA paMDito ahIM che. saMskRta vizvavidyAlayono saMpUrNa vahevAra saMskRtamAM cAle che. vidyArthIonI cUMTaNIo thAya tenAM posTara (vijJApanapatram) saMskRtabhASAmAM taiyAra thatAM hoya che. ahIM vidyAlayomAM saMzodhano thAya che temAM uMdaro para prayoga karavAmAM Ave. uMdararANA thAkIne behoza thAya ke mare te A vidyApuruSothI sahana na thayuM eTale emaNe uMdarone zIrSAsana zIkhavyAM. have uMdaro pUrI jhIMka jhIle che. banArasanuM A bhAratIya vijJAna che. AvAM vidyAlayonA AdhAre pustaka saMsthAno aDIkhama UbhAM che. e saMsthAonI mulAkAta lIdhI. nijI ajJAnano bodha sAMpaDyo. macI paDavAnuM mana thayuM. dara mahine ATaluM vAMcavuM evo saMkalpa suddhAM karyo. alabatta, A smazAnavairAgya hato te yAda hatuM. caitra suda bArasa : banArasa bhalupurathI sIdhA raste gaMgA tarapha nIkaLIe to pahelo ghATa kedAraghATa Ave. jamaNA hAthe ghATe ghATe cAlyA jaIe to khUba AgaLa jaina ghATa Ave, bhadainI tIrtha. vahelI savAre ghATa parathI cAlavAno anubhava vilakSaNa hato. havA khullI hatI. AkAzanA lAla raMgamAM pILI jhAMya bhaLI hatI. thoDIvAramAM tyAM kesariyo raMga ughaDI Avyo. sUraje bahAra AvavAmAM ghaNI vAra lagADI hatI. nadImAM nAvo sarakatI hatI. ekaeka nAvamAM videzIo hatA. zraddhA nahIM, kautuka hatuM emanAmAM. rakhaDavA nIkaLelA e loko bephAma hatA. phoTA kheMce, gAIDanI vAta beparavAIthI sAMbhaLe. koI ekaluM hoya, koI cAlIsapacAsa hoya. eka nAva to khIcokhIca hatI, tenI pAchaLa be nAva bharIne khAvAnuM emanI mATe taNAI AvatuM hatuM. e loko khAya, pIe, phUke, koI maryAdA na pALe. A gaMdA loko ghATa para kapaDAM paTakatA dhobInI mazkarI karatA hatA. bhAratanA, garIba lokone e sau tucchakArathI joI letA hatA. kinAre gaMgAsnAnamAM ne kapaDAM dhovAmAM vyasta lokone emanI tarapha jovAnI phurasada nahotI. dhoLiyAonI upekSA thAya te kema na game ? koI nAnA chokarA ekaladokala paradezI sAthe kutUhalathI vAta karatuM te judI vAta. bAkI be dhArA alaga hatI. nAvamAM beselA gorAo. kinAre Ama prajA. ekabIjA sAthe levAdevA na hoya tevo nijI vyastabhAva. raste harizcaMdra ghATe Avyo. tyAM paNa smazAna che. joke, maNikarNikA jevo dabadabo na maLe. Akhare jaina ghATa Avyo. UMcAM pagathiyAM caDIne bhadainI tIrthamAM praveza karyo. A derAsara nadIthI 60 phUTa UMce che. comAsAmAM gaMgA 40 phUTa upara AvI jAya che tyAre mAtra 20 phUTanI dUrI rahe che. kyAreka to teya ghaTI jAya che. prabhunA dhAmamAM beThA pachI uThavAnuM mana na thayuM. duniyA bhUlAI gaI. vAtAvaraNa bahAra rahI gayuM. samayanAM baMdhanano khyAla na rahyo. bhagavAnanI premALa mudrAmAM DUbI javAyuM. zrI supArzvanAtha bhagavAnanAM cAra kalyANakanI pAvanabhUmi para AvavA maLyuM tenA kRtArtha bhAve vAcAne rUMdhI. sAkSAt prabhunAM darzana jevo romAMca anubhavyo.

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112 111 caitra vada chaTha : phaijhAbAda zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanuM samatuMga zikharabaddha jinAlaya. ekamAtra prabhumUrti. ame sAMje pahoMcyA tyAre pUrA avAjathI TeparekorDara vAgatuM hatuM, jaina gIto. bhagavAnanAM darzana karyo. gabhArAnI jamaNI tarapha raMgamaMDapamAM keseTapleyara cAlatuM hatuM tyAM bIjA dharamanA devIdevatAnI keseTsa paNa hatI. sAme bhIMta para sTenDa hatuM temAM keseTanA seTa hatA. AzArAma, anupa jaloTA, pradIpa jevA nAmo vaMcAtAM hatAM. koI caMdraprabha sAgara nAmanA jaina sAdhunI keseTa paNa hatI. bhagavAnanA darabAramAM Avo ThATha pahelI vakhata joyo. dharmazALAmAM pratikramaNa karavA beThA tyAre rAtanuM aMdhAruM phelAI gayuM hatuM. vocamene AvIne pUchyuM : kucha khAnA khAoge ? nA pADI to pUche : dUdha to pIoge nA ? ahIM kevA sAdhu AvatA haze teno aMdAja baMdhAto hato. rAte pUjArI gabhArAnI sAme bhAvanA bhaNAvavA ekalo beTho, enI upara sIliMga phena cAlu hato. gAvAmAM garamI lAge to pApa baMdhAtuM haze te bhagavAnanA paise paMkhA laTakAvyA. A phaijhAbAdanI kathA che. ahIM darzana karavA koI nathI AvatuM. digaMbaronAM dazabAra gharo che te ApaNAM mATe nakAmAM, ApaNA eka be ghara che te sAva dUra che. 'eTale evuM che ne sAhebajI, ke AvavAnuM phAvatuM nathI.' caitra vada sAtama : ratnapurI ratnapurIno ullekha vividhatIrthakalpamAM ratnavAhapura tarIke thayo che. eka kuMbhAranA putrane nAgakumAranA deva sAthe maitrI thaI. baMne ekAMtamAM jugAra rame. kuMbhAre putrane kuMbhAravidyA zIkhavA kahyuM te putra sAMbhaLato nahoto. ene pachI parANe A dhaMdhe lagADavAmAM Avyo. have jugAranI ramatamAM niyamita javAtuM nahIM. ekAMtare jato. deve pUchayuM tyAre eNe potAnI garIbInI kathA suNAvI. deve kahyuM, 'roja jugAra ramyA pachI huM sApanuM rUpa laIne bilamAM praveza karIza. cAra AMgaLa jeTalI pUMchaDI bahAra raheze te kApI leje. e sonuM banI jaze.' e devano jugAraprema yudhiSThira karatAMya vadhAre jabaro haze. e kuMbhArakumAra paNa kharo khelADI haze. baMnenI joDI gajabanI haze. AvA mitro bhAgye ja jovA maLe. baMnenI ramata cAlatI rahe che. dIkaro bApane sonuM Ape che. rahasyano bheda nathI karato. eka divasa bApe vAta okAvI, ane sApanI pUMchaDI jarA vadhAre kApavAnI salAha ApI. dIkarAe mitrano vizvAsaghAta karavAnI nA pADI. eka samaye, dIkaro ramavA gayo tenI pAchaLa bApa corIchUpIthI pahoMcI gayo. deva sApa thaIne bilamAM ghUsyo te joIne bApa dhasI Avyo. eNe sApanA aDadhoaDadha be TukaDA karI nAMkhyA. nAgakumAra deva roSe bharAyo. eNe bApadIkaro beyane bALI nAkhyA, ATaluM ochuM hoya tema A vistAranA dareka kuMbhArone bALI mUkyA. vividha tIrthakalpamAM lakhyuM che ke 'tyArathI ratnavAhapuramAM koI kuMbhAra rahI zakatA nathI. mATInAM vAsaNo bahArathI maMgAvavA paDe che.' te vakhate zrI dharmanAtha bhagavAnanI mUrti paNa nAgathI parivRta hatI. varasAda na paDe to sthAnika prajA prabhune 'dharmarAja' kahIne dUdhathI navaDAvatI. tatkALa varasAda thato. AjanuM vAtAvaraNa juduM che. saMkulanI vacovaca samavasaraNAkAra zrI kevaLajJAna kalyANaka maMdira che paNa caumukhI bhagavAna nathI. pUrva dizAmAM dIkSA, uttara dizAmAM janma, pazcima dizAmAM cyavana kalyANakanA nAnAM maMdiro koTanI bhIMtanA khUNAomAM guMbajataLe baMdhAyAM che. dakSiNakhUNe dAdAvADI che. mULanAyaka bhagavAna agnidizAbhimukha hatA temane uthApIne pUrvAbhimukha birAjIta karAyA che. IzAna dizAmAM ane naiRtya dizAmAM be jinAlaya che. naiRtyamAM zrIAdinAtha bhagavAnano darabAra saMgemaramaranI traNa vedikAne lIdhe daivI lAge che. muLa maMdirajInAM mukhya zikhara sAthe kula sattara zikharo che, mULanAyaka bhagavAnanAM derAsara para. zikharo evI rIte kotaryA che ke gaNavAmAM bhUla ja thAya. A sattarano AMkaDo paNa sAco che ke nahIM tenI zaMkA che. A sthAnamAM kolAhala, ghoMghATa jarAya nathI. atizaya zAMti. rahevAnuM thAya to alaukika AnaMda maLe.

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14 zrI ayodhyA ane zrAvastI caitra suda sAtama : ayodhyA ayodhyAmAM pAMca tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtonAM kalyANaka che. zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn, zrI ajitanAtha bhagavAn, zrI abhinaMdana svAmI bhagavAn, zrI sumatinAtha bhagavAn, zrI anaMtanAtha bhagavAna. pahelI pUjA kare tene AkhA divasanI badhI pUjAno lAbha maLe tema pahelAM tIrthaMkarane avatAra Ape te bhUmine covIzeya prabhunA avatArano lAbha maLe, A lAgaNInuM samIkaraNa jo sAcuM hoya to ayodhyAmAM mAtra prathama tIrthaMkara prabhu thayA hota toya te dhanyanagarI gaNAta. A to sonAmAM sugaMdha bhaLI che. ema kahevuM paNa adhUruM lAge che. sonAmAM mAtra sugaMdha ja bhaLe, ahIM to eka prabhunI pAchaLa cAra bIjA prabhu thayA. dariyAmAM dariyA bhaLyA che A to. A nagarIne nAma paNa keTalAM badhAM maLyAM che ? ayodhyA, avadha, avadhyA, kozalA, vinItA, sAketa, IkSvAkubhUmi, rAmapurI, kozalanagarI. ayodhyAnuM adyatana nAma che : avadha, ahiMsA jevuM ja madhamIThuM nAma a-vadha. jinAlaya eka ja che. pAMceya prabhunAM pratimAjI ane pagalAo viziSTa rIte rAkhavAmAM AvyAM che. mULanAyaka zrI ajitanAtha bhagavAn jemAM birAjavAnA che te navAM derAsaranuM kAma cAlu hatuM. jUnuM derAsara bahArathI kaMIka aMze masjida jevuM dekhAya che. aMdara bhamatI che. nIce paNa ane pahelAM mALe paNa. devAdhidevanAM kalyANakone sAkSAt juhAratA hoIe tevA bhAvathI vAraMvAra darzana karyAM. prabhu eka vAra padhAre te bhUmi paNa sadAkALa pAvana thaI jAya. ahIM to prabhu lAMbo samaya rahyA. trilokAnaMdanI gaMgA ahIMthI kalyANakanI kSaNomAM 114 anekavAra vahI. e kSaNano nAno sarakho aMza hajI TakI gayo hoya to e jhIlavo hato. kSaNa to paMkhInI jema UDI gaI hatI. eno Achero phaphaDATa sAMbhaLavo hato. tenAya nasIba nahIM. prabhunA pagalAM hatAM, asaMkhya devonuM arcAdhAma. prabhunI pratimA hatI, asaMkhya ArAdhakonuM AsthAgRha. prabhujInI AMkho hatI, asaMkhya bhaktonuM AlaMbana. prabhunI mukhamudrA hatI, asaMkhya bhAvikonuM zraddhAkendra. tarasa chIpAI nahIM, bhUkha zamI nahIM. khUba bheTyA prabhune. bhamatInI vacovaca UMcuM samavasaraNa maMdira che. zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnanI janmabhUmi hovA chatAM ayodhyAnA mULanAyaka zrI AdinAtha bhagavAn nathI, kema ke ayodhyAmAM sauthI pahelA kevalI thanArA tIrthaMkara bhagavAn zrI ajitanAtha bhagavAna che. eTale ja zrI ajitanAtha bhagavAn ahIMnA mULanAyaka che. (zrI AdinAthadAdAnuM kevaLakalyANaka zrI purimatAla tIrthamAM che.) mULanAyaka bhagavAnanAM kevaLajJAna kalyANakanuM maMdira A samavasaraNa che. caumukhI pagalAM che. prabhunI mAlakauMsabaddha dezanA cAlatI haze tyArano mAhola kevo haze ? devonI, rAjAonI bhIDa. dUra dUra cAlI AvatA zraddhALuonI katAra, AbhamAMya dUrathI uDI AvatA devonI katAra haze ja vaLI. cAreya dizAmAM prabhunAM teja jhaLahaLatAM haze. aSTa mahAprAtihArya, apratima vaibhava, alaukika ADaMbara badhuM ja prabhunAM tejathI DhaMkAI jatuM haze. kolAhala thato ja nahIM hoya, prabhuno dhArAbaddha avAja bhavobhavanA saMtApa zamAvato haze. AMkho bhIMjAtI haze. aMtara ujaLAM thatAM haze. ghaNuM badhuM parivartana thatuM haze. ajIbogarIba zAMtimAM AtmA nirmagna banI jatA haze. samAdhimudrA saunAM mukha para baMdhAtI haze. dezanA pUrI thayA pachIya bhAvanAM AMdolana ucca dazAmAM ja ramatAM haze. caitra vada AThama : ayodhyA yugaliko ahIM pahelI vAra akaLAyA hatA. kalpavRkSo karamAyA hatA ne sUkkA jhADamAM Aga lAgI hatI. AdamIo jhaghaDavAnuM zIkhavA lAgyA hatA. potAno khoTo bacAva karavAnI navI paddhati zarU thaI hatI. A vAta te kALanI ane te samayanI che jyAre vartamAna covIzInA eka paNa bhagavAna thayA nahotA.

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116 115 ayodhyAnI bhUmi para kalpavRkSo UgatA haze te jamAno kevo haze. asi, masi ane kRSi vihoNI alpadoSa jIvanapraNAlI ahIM sadehe jIvatI, ayodhyAnI dharA para yugaliko saMcaratA e kalpanA ja keTalI romAMcaka che ? bALa RSabhanI A krIDAbhUmi che te to aura AlAdaka kalpanA thaI. indramahArAjA bhagavAnanA vaMzanuM nAmakaraNa karavA hAthamAM ikSunA sAMThA laIne AvyA ne amRtabhojI RSabhakuMvare hAtha laMbAvI e zeraDI mAMgI te ghaTanAthI paramabhakta indra mahArAjAne kalyANaka samo ja romaharSa thayo haze. bhagavAna hAtha laMbAvIne mAMge temAM ja bhaktinI saccAI che ne ? pelA yugalikone prabhue-zuM khAvuM, zI rIte khAvuM ne zemAM khAvuM te samajAvyuM ane prabhu to pote khAvApIvAnI vRttithI alipta ja rahyA. bahotera kaLA ane cosaTha kaLAnuM pravartana prabhue karyuM ne jAte to AtmAnI anaMta kaLAmAM layalIna rahyA. sAmrAjayanA sarvaprathama adhinAyaka banyA chatAM avadhUtanI chaTAthI ja rahetA. saMsAranI navI vyavasthAnAM sUtro prabhue racyA ne jAte to enAthI taddana nirlepa rahyA. kalpavRkSonI vidAyathI arAjakatA na phelAya tenI prabhue kALajI lIdhI, avyavasthAmAMthI doSa, pApa ane udaMDa manobhAva na jAge te mATe bhagavAne saune keLavyA. prazikSakanA utsAhathI ke mArgadarzakanA garvathI nahIM, sAkSIbhAvanI sAdhanA jALavIne prabhue nUtana yuganuM ghaDatara karyuM ane Akhare eno tyAga ja karyo. je pravRtti zIkhavI tene choDavAno mArga khUllo mUkyo. je vicAro siMcyA tenAthI parama zreSTha sadAcArane upadezyA. je vyavasthA goThavI hatI temAMthI ja virakta banIne sAdhaka banavAnI jIvanazailI prabhue pravartita karI. AzcaryanI anubhUti e hatI ke vartamAna covIzImAM A AdinAtha bhagavAne ja eka jIvanamAM be yugapravartaka kAryo karyA che. eka, yugalikonI saMskRtinuM ghaDatara. be, dharmatIrthanI sthApanA. ayodhyAmAM AvyA tyAre prabhunI banneya pravRtti yAda AvatI hatI. caitra vada navamI : jhubuliyA rAmAyaNanA e mahApuruSonI saMvedanAo vyAkhyAnomAM anekavAra AlekhI che. paraMtu ayodhyAnI bhUmi para, e ja mahApuruSonI jIvanabhUmi para cAlatI vakhate lAgyuM ke ApaNI potAnI saMvedanA ja AlekhI zakAtI nathI Aje. Adarzo pUrepUrA samajAyA nathI, samajAyA che te jIvanamAM utaryA nathI chatAM AdarzonI moTI moTI vAto kAyama karI che. ayodhyAnA e mahAn puruSo Adarzone jIvatA. emane mATe Adarzo sahaja hatA. sahaja eTale zIkhavAnI jarUra na paDe eTalA badhA kudaratI. e bolatA to AdarzonuM saMgIta racAtuM. e mauna rahetA to Adarzono jhaMkAra satata uThato. emanI kabUlAtamAM ane rajUAtamAM, emanA AgrahamAM ane virodhamAM kAyama Adarza anubhavAto. pavitratAne aMgeaMgamAM jhIlI hatI emaNe e jIvyA temAMthI kathA ane kAvyo sarjAya te kharuM, paNa lokomAM sArA dekhAvA mATe ane UMcA pUravAra thavA mATe teo kadI alaga rIte varyA nathI. potAno saMskAravAraso jALavavA dareka pravRttimAM joDAyA. saMskAronI sAcavaNI khAtara samRddhi ane saMpadAno bhoga suddhAM Apyo. mahattA ane garimA emane zvAsa samI sahaja hatI. Aje zvAsa sivAya bIjuM kazuM sahaja nathI ApaNane. kharAbI zIkhI levAya che, bhUla sahasA thatI rahe che. te sau mahApuruSo kharAbI ane bhUlathI dUra bhAgatA tema na kahevAya. kahevuM ema joIe ke kharAbI ane bhUla emanAthI dUra bhAgatI. kyAreka koI galata nirNaya levAyA toya enI bhUmikAmAMya kazoka bodhaprada bhAva jarUra raheto. sarvAdhika lokapriya mahAkathAnA jIvananAyakonI janmabhUmi ayodhyAmAM mana dravatuM hatuM. koI kalpanAnI jarUra nahotI. koI cAlAka zabdaracanAno upayoga rahyo nahoto. anAyAsa vahetA jharaNAnI jema samagra rAmAyaNa aMtastalamAM jIvAtuM hatuM. koI ghaTanA nAnI nahotI, koI ghaTanA moTI nahotI. kemake rAmAyaNa svayaM eka mahAghaTanA che te samajAI cUkyuM hatuM. e yuganA koI avazeSa maLavAnA nahotA, nakkI hatuM. e samayanuM dharAtala mahAkALanAM ghamasANamAM dabAI cUkyuM hovAthI enI zodha karavAnI nahotI. jovuM hatuM mAtra AkAza, jeNe divasa rAta rAmAyaNanI jIvamAna, paraMparAbaddha ane sarvAgasatya prasaMgadhArAne ajavAsathI sIMcI hatI ne aMdhakArathI AzvAsI hatI. badhuM badalAya che, AkAza nathI badalAtuM. sUraja-caMdA-tArAnuM chatra harahaMmeza rahe che. rAmAyaNanI kathAnuM dareka nAma enI chAyAmAM ghaDAyuM che. ayodhyAmAM sadAkALa jIve che ane jIvaze rAmAyaNanuM AkAza. hA, kAraNa ke rAmAyaNanI kathAnuM dareka nAma AsamAnanI bulaMdI sAthe jIvyuM hatuM, rAtabhara ane divasabhara manabharIne rAmAyaNanuM AkAza joyuM hatuM. hajAro prasaMgo ane seMkaDo nAmo guMjatAM hatAM. zuM levuM ane zuM choDavuM

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117 118 te ja savAla hato. badhuM ja levuM hatuM ane kazuM ja choDavuM nahotuM. baMneya azakya hatuM. kemake e AkAza hatuM. rAmAyaNanuM anaMta AkAza. caitra vada terasa : zrAvastI zrAvastI AvavAnuM nakkI nahotuM. lagabhaga to nahotuM ja AvavAnuM. lAMbo phero thAya che eTale koI zrAvastI nathI AvatuM. AkhA varasamAM mAMDa cAraso yAtriko thatA haze. e laghumatiomAM ame jhUkAvyuM. Aje ahIM AvI pahoMcyA. kalyANakabhUmi to dUra che. navuM derAsara roDa para che. dharmazALAmAM utaryA. sAMje kalyANaka bhUmi juhAravA nIkaLyA. asaMkhya purAtana avazeSothI Acchanna vistAra saheTha ane maheTha tarIke oLakhAya che. saheTha-maheTha baMne vacce doDha kilomITaranuM aMtara che. saheThanuM saMpUrNa saMkula ArakSita che. vagara TikiTa jovA na maLe. sUryAsta pachI daravAjA baMdha thaI jAya. ame samayasara pahocelA. bauddha dharmanA stUpo ane vihAronI bhIMto lIlAkuMjAra udyAnamAM cUpacApa UbhI hatI. dareka DhAMcA AgaLa sarakArI borDamAM teno paricaya Apelo. eka nAma vAraMvAra AvatuM. anAtha-piMDaka. e dhanakubera hato. eNe gautamabuddhane zrAvastImAM comAsuM karavA vinaMtI karI. buddhe tene yogya maTha bAMdhavA kahyuM. anAthapiDake rAjA prasenajitanA putra jetakumAra pAsethI A udyAna mAMgyuM. rAjakumAre jamInane sonAmahorathI DhAMkI dIdhI. enI A bhAvanAthI prabhAvita thaIne gotamabuddha ahIM saLaMga covIza comAsA karyA. zrAvastI tyArathI bauddhadharmanuM pramukha kendra banI. Aje ahIM koriyA, thAIlenDa, cIna, jApAna, zrIlaMkAnAM buddhamaMdiro che, te anAthapiMDakavALAM udyAnanI yAdamAM ja UbhAM thayAM che. bauddha anuyAyIonA pracaMDa pracArataMtrane lIdhe ApaNA dharmanuM koI mahattva ahIM dekhAtuM nathI. saheThanA avazeSo sAthe bauddhadharmano saMbaMdha che ne kadAca, eTale ja enI sArasaMbhALa pUrepUrI levAya che. ApaNA bhagavAnanuM eka mAtra smAraka maheThamAM che te sAva khaMDera che. maheThano killo pasAra karyo ne turaMta prabhu saMbhavanAthadAdAnI janmabhUmi AvI. e maMdiranI bahAra paNa purAtattvavALAnuM borDa che. maMdira sAva khulluM paDyuM che. vADanuM saMrakSaNa nathI maLyuM. atizaya jUnI IMTothI caNAyelI bhIMtomAM gAbaDAM paDyAM hatAM. garbhagRhanI bhIMta hatI ja nahIM. garbhagRhanI uparano guMbaja, udhaIthI khavAyelAM lAkaDAnI jema aDadho bacyo hato. lokhaMDanA TekA mUkIne ene AdhAra ApavAmAM Avyo hato. suraMga phUTI hoya ne temAM kUracA thaI gayA hoya tevA maMdiranA dedAra hatA. bhIMtone raMgakAma nahotuM thayuM, thavAnuMya nahotuM. ahIMnA avazeSomAM sauthI vizALa bAMdhakAma A maMdiranuM che. alabatta eka thAMbhalo paNa bacyo nathI. chatAM jamInamAM jaDAyelI bhIMtonI laMbAI parathI vAstunI bhavyatAno aMdAja acuka Ave che. parvamAMthI pravezadvAra, bhavya raMgamaMDapa ane te pUrve zRMgAracokI. garbhagRhanI pAse nAno raMgamaMDapa. pradakSiNAno oTalo paNa kharo. A badhuM ja mAtra jamInathI thoDAka phUTa upara TakelI IMTALavI bhIMto parathI samajAtuM hatuM. dekhAtuM kazuM nahotuM. bhagavAnanI mUrti to hoya ja kyAMthI ? khodakAma vakhate mUrtio nIkaLI hatI te lakhanau myujhiyamamAM cAlI gaI che. bhagavAnane khUba yAda karyA. janmakalyANakanI pAvanakSaNo jayAM ujavAI hatI te bhUmino khAlIpo atizaya asahya hato. AkhuM bAMdhakAma Aje purAtattva khAtAvALAnA kabajAmAM che. e loko avazeSone yathAvatuM sAcavI rAkhe che. eno matalaba e ja thayo ke "mArA bhagavAnanI janmabhUmi AvI ja bheMkAra raheze. enI para Arasano DhoLa kadI nahIM caDe. enAM garbhagRhane cAMdInA daravAjA nahIM lAge, akhaMDa dIvAnI jayota ahIM nahIM jale, AratImaMgaladIvAno ghaMTanAda ke zaMkhadhoSa nahIM guMje ahIM, aSTaprakArI pUjA ke snAtrapUjAno ADaMbara ahIM nahIM thAya, nakazIdAra kotarakAmanI svapnasRSTi ahIM nahIM sarjAya. keTalI badhI krUra hakIkata ? jayAM chappana dikumArI AvI hatI ne indramahArAja padhAryA hatA tyAM sarakArI kAyadAne lIdhe moTIzAMti sameta zAMtikaLazano vidhi suddhAM nahIM thAya. A pAvanabhUmi para jaMgalI varasAda jhIMkAyA karaze, tophAnI vAyarA athaDAyA karaze, dhULanA thara caDaze ne emAM saLo paDaze. karoLiyA garbhagRhanI bhIMta para jALAM guMthyA karaze. rAnI pazuonI udaMDa avarajavara thatI raheze. mArA bhagavAnanI bhUmi para mArA bhagavAnanI mUrti have kadI nathI birAjavAnI.' khAmI nahIM muja khijamate ema stavanamAM gAvAnuM have choDI devuM paDaze. bhagavAnanI janamabhUmi jayAra sudhI sarakAranA kAyadAmAM keda che tyAra

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120 119 sudhI roja bhagavAn AgaLa kabUlavuM paDaze. khAmI rahI muja khijamate. caitra vada terasa : zrAvastI pakSapAta sahana karavo agharo che. khAsa karIne bhagavAna sAthe. maheThamAM bIjI be avazeSo che tenI sAthe buddhanuM nAma joDAyuM che eTale te baMne sArI rIte sAcavyA che sarakAre. aMgulImAlanI guphA ane kaccI kuTI. aMgulImAlanI guphA eka UMco iMTano stupa ja che. enI nIcethI be nAnA guphA jevA rasto kADhavAmAM AvyA che. stUpanI vacovaca paMdara phUTa UMDAM bhoMyarAM jevA oraDAmAM e rastA pUrA thAya che. e oraDAnI chata nathI eTale uparathI e dekhAya. (comAsAnA divasomAM ahIMthI himAlaya dekhAya che ema kahevAya che.) eka honahAra ane bhayaMkara lUMTArAnI gUphA AvI mAmUlI banI gaI che te joIne kAlAya namai namaH e zabdo yAda AvyAM. karacIkuTImAM guphA jevA rastA nathI. bAkI badhuM maLatuM Ave che. A be sthAnane rAte jhaLAhaLA rAkhavA moTI moTI lAIsa lagADavAmAM AvI che. avAvaruM sthAna hovA chatAM svacchatA dhyAna kheMcatI hatI. ApaNAM maMdirane AvI kALajIthI sAcavatA nathI sarakAravALA, bApano dIkaro game teTalo sAro hoya, sAvakI mA to ene Thebe ja caDAve. zrAvastI Avato mahAmArga (hAI-ve) bauddha paripatha tarIke oLakhAya che, te to jANe calAvI ja levAnuM che. AMtararASTrIya saMpatti ApanArane sarakAra badhuM dharI de che. caitra vada caudaza : sekhuIkalA zrAvastI maheTha tarIke oLakhAya che, tevI vividha tIrthakalpamAM noMdha che. ahIMthI thoDeka dUra baharAIca nAmanuM moTuM gAma che. alAuddIna khilajInA samayamAM e gAmathI muslima lazkara AvyuM hatuM. enA dvArA samagra zrAvastI khedAnamedAna thaI gaI hatI. zrI saMbhavanAthajinAlayanI pharate koTa hato, bAjumAM prabhumUrtimaMDita devakulikA hatI. prabhunAM dhAmanAM pravezadvAra ApameLe ughaDatAM, sUryodaya vakhate. ApameLe bIDAtAM, sUryAsta vakhate. maNibhadra yakSanI e lIlA hatI. alabatta, muslima AkramaNa vakhate bhavya daravAjA tUTI gayA. mUrtio paNa khaMDita thaI. yakSadeve tyAre kazuM na karyuM tenuM kAraNa vividhatIrtha kalpamAM lakhyuM che : maMdramavA fha avaMti sUkSamaNa hagyaT I (kalikALamAM adhiSThAyakono prabhAva nabaLo hoya che.) e pachI yAtrALu saMgho AvatA ne prabhunAM jinAlayamAM pUjAo bhaNAvatA. e vakhate jaMgalamAMthI eka citto AvIne besato, cheka zikhara para. AratI maMgaladIvo thAya pachI e cAlI jato. Aje e jaMgala che. cittAnA koI sagaDa nathI jaDatA. cittAne besavAnuM zikhara paNa tUTI gayuM che. e karuNa hAlata joIne AMkhano paDado kema na tUTyo, e ja savAla che Aje. zrAvastIno bhUtakALa alabatta khUba jUno che. prabhuvIre ahIM comAsuM karyuM hatuM. ahIMthI najIka vanamAM prabhunA paga dAjhayA hatA, chamasyakALanI sAdhanA daramyAna. to tIrthaMkara banyA pachI gauzALAnI tolezyAthI A ja nagarImAM prabhu dAyA hatA. cha mahinAnI ugra vyAdhi prabhune naDI, teya kaLikALanuM Azcarya hatuM, jene zrAvastImAM rUpa maLyuM. e gozALo potAnI aganajALathI A ja nagarImAM maryo hato. enA AkharI pastAvAnI A dhanyabhUmi che. zrI gautamasvAmIjI mahArAjAno prabhu AjJAprerita Thapako meLavanAra gozALo nasIbadAra to kharo ja. eNe potAnuM mRtaka pazunI jema ghasaDAtuM smazAne jAya tevI aMtima icchA vyakta karI hatI. enA anuyAyIoe A nagarImAM ja koI makAnamAM zrAvastI AlekhIne te icchA pUrI karelI. A nagarIno zrAvaka DhaMka. prabhunI dIkarI prabhunI sAme paDI hatI tene bodha ApIne zrI Dheke prabhu tarapha vALI. dareka bApane dIkarI vadhu vahAlI hoya che. priyadarzanA to prabhunI eka mAtra dIkarI ane eka mAtra saMtAna hatI. e sAme paDI, jamAlinA pakSe rahIne, tIvra vedanAnA ghUMTa bharavA paDe tevI hAlata hatI. prabhuvIra to vItarAga hatA tethI nirlepa rahyA. paristhiti kharAba hatI. A nagarInA zrAvake bhagavAnanI dIkarIne pratibodha Apyo, sAdhvI priyadarzanAne prabhumArge sthApI. A eka ghaTanA ja zrAvastIne jabaradasta gaurava ApI jAya che, bIjI ghaTanAonI to vAta ja zuM karavAnI ? eka kapila brAhmaNa hato. te dAsInA premamAM paDIne, bhaNavAnuM bhUlyo. rAjA sudhI mahAmahenate pahoMcyo, dhana meLavavA. rAjAe tene mAMgavA kahyuM : te gUMcavAyo. keTalA mAMgu to ghara cAle te samajAyuM nahIM. vanamAM besIne vicArato rahyo. vicArano cheDo na Avyo. hA, cheDo nathI Avato e samajAyuM. svayaMbuddha

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121 thaI dIkSA lIdhI. kevalI thayA. jaMgalamAM viharatA gayA tyAM pAMcaso corane gAInAcIne pratibodha Apyo. e mahAtmA zrAvastInA hatA. zrI skaMdhakAcArya mULa zrAvastInA. bahota gaI thoDI rahI, e kathA A zrAvastImAM ghaTI. zrI kezIgaNadhara ane zrI gautamasvAmIjI mahArAjAnI hRdayaMgama mulAkAta A zrAvastImAM thaI hatI. Aje saheTa-udyAnanI sAme ApaNuM nAnuM Amravana che. temAM koSTavanaprabhuvIranI cAturmAsa bhUminI racanA karavAnI ApaNA lokonI bhAvanA che. sarakArI kAyadAne lIdhe e nathI thatuM. alabatta AjubAjumAM bauddhamaMdiro ane saMsthAno to thayAM ja che. caitrI amAsa : mahArAjagaMja ghaNAM badhAM tIrthonI yAtrA karyA pachI manamAM thatuM ke A badhAya tIrthonuM eka sAmUhika smAraka bane to kevuM ? e tIrathamAM bhAratanAM dareka mukhya tIrthonI pratikRti hoya. matalaba e dareka tIrthonAM jinAlayonI nAnI evI racanA thaI hoya. Aje caitrI amAsanA guruvAre somaprabhAnagara nAmaka saMkulamAM cArodhAma maMdiramAM utAro maLyo che. hajI A hiMdumaMdiranI pratiSThA nathI thaI, kAma cAlu che. ApaNAM jinAlayomAM bhamatI hoya che temAM prabhumUrtio mUkIne covIza jinAlaya ke bAvana jinAlaya bane che tema ahIM bhamatI karI che. gabhArA nathI, mAtra gokhalA che. gokhalAmAM zuM mUkaze te khabara nathI. 48 gokhalA che, be be gokhalAnI vacce bhIMta che tyAM bhIMta para mUkyAM che, paththaramAM kotarelAM tIrthacitro. kula 40 citro kotaryA che temAM be citro ApaNA tIrathanAM che. dareka tIrathanI upara nAma lakhyA che H rAmezvaram, puSkara, kailAsamaMdira, mInAkSImaMdira, kAzI vizvanAtha, devaprayAga. A kramamAM ApaNA be tIrathanAM nAma che : jaina tIrtha ane rANakapura. bahArathI ja joyuM hatuM. aMdara javAnuM nahotuM chatAM dUrathI be nAma barobara vaMcAtAM hatAM. citrapaTa paNa dekhAtAM hatAM. ajANyA loko aNadhArI rIte ApaNo samAveza karI le te nAnIsUnI ghaTanA nathI. A sakalatIrthamaMdira asaMbhavita nathI. mAtra ApaNAM ja jaina tIrthonI pratikRtionuM sthApanAtIrtha eTaluM suMdara banI zake ke bhAratanA tamAma dharmIo jovA Ave. zAsanaprabhAvanA paNa thAya. sAdhuthI AvA sapanAM na jovAya. AvA tIrtho gRhastho banAve. joke, 122 Aje tIrthoddhArano ane tIrthasthApanAno mAhola che temAM ATalI amathI preraNA koI jhIlI le to kAma banI jAya. vaizAkha suda 1-2 : indrapura zrAvastI bhUlAtuM nathI. saheTa-maheTanA avazeSo vacce cAlatI vakhate anahada zAMti sAMpaDatI hatI. koI sAdhakano samAhitabhAva jANe relAto hato. mauna svayaMbhU AviSkAra pAmatuM hatuM. bolavAmAMthI rasa UDI gayo hato. mAtra vRkSono marmaranAda guMjato hato. cAlavAnI gati anAyAsa dhImI banI gaI hatI. IMTano rasto jyAM laI jAya tyAM javAnuM hatuM. udyAnanI sAthe avazeSo sAcavavAmAM AvyA hatA. vRkSomAM koyalano vAsa hato. UbhA khaMDeromAM itihAsa hato. itihAsa AgaLa bolavAnuM nathI hotuM. cirazAMtimAM paryavasAna e ja jiMdagIno AkharI dastAveja che. mANasa bhUlAI jAya che. athavA tenuM nAma bhUMsAI jAya che. yathAvat TakI rahevAnuM AdamInuM gajuM nathI. mANasanuM zarIra smazAnamAM avazeSa thAya che. khaMDeromAM mANasanI jhaMkhanAnA avazeSa rahI jAya che. sApanA lIsoTA bhUMsAI jAya che, mANasanA nahIM. navI kahevata hovI joIe. mANasa gayA ne khaMDera rahyAM. lAla IMTonAM A vAstuo cUpakIdI jALavIne badhuM jIravI gayAM che : sUtradhAranuM svapna ane makAnamAlikanI lAgaNI, vidAya lenAranI vedanA ane sadA mATe cAlI janArano AkharI jhUrApo, muslima AkramaNanA hathoDAbaMdha jakhama ane saMzodhakonI zodhakhoLamAM nItaratI hUMpha. e tUTI gayA, daTAI gayA, bahAra AvyA ne bagIcAthI chavAyelAM banyAM. emano pratibhAva koI nathI. jiMdagI AvI hovI joIe. game te ghaTanA bane ke game te mANasa Ave, mana alipta rahevuM joIe. ApoApa zAMti umaTI Ave. vaizAkha suda cotha : ayodhyA zrAvastIthI ayodhyA AvyA. ayodhyA have pharI nahIM avAya. ayodhyAmAM zuM joyuM ? ghaNA badhA sAdhubAvAo, pAna khAIne lAla moDhethI game tyAM carake, caherA para nUra na maLe. calamanI kasa laIne khAlIpo TALavA mathe. pILAM ke

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123 124 Azrama. badhuM raste cAlatAM dekhAtuM hatuM. aMdara javAnI jarUra hatI nahIM. zrAvastImAM rastA para zrIlaMkana bauddha sAdhu maLyA hatA. temane paDadarzananI vAta karI to udArabhAve tata ane kapha thaI gayA hatA. maTha saMbhALavAnuM mahAvrata hatuM emanuM. Aje ayodhyA AvatI vakhate rastAmAM be sAIkalasavAra bAvA maLyA. eka vivekAnaMdI hatA, bIjA nAnakapaMthI. moTA hatA temanI umara 87 varasanI hatI. e vAto karIne prabhAva pAtharavA mAMgatA hatA, te joIne hasavuM AvatuM hatuM. paNa temanI uMmara joIne moDhAmoDhe hasavAnuM khALI rAkhyuM. saphedajhaga lAMbA vALa, tAMbA jevo camakadAra cahero ane pracaMDa avAja hovA chatAM AMkho ekadama pILI paDI gaI hatI. ayodhyAnI bahAra Azrama bAMdhIne rahetA hatA. kahetA hatA. bAbAjI, aba Apase kyA chipAnA, ayodhyAmeM sacce sAdhu nahIM rahe. saba dhaMdhA kara rahe hai, apane ko baDA dikhAnemeM lage hue hai, bhagavAnanI bhUmi para Thaga loga kA rAja hai.... bhagavAM kapaDAM. lAMbI jaTA athavA coTI. tejasvI cahero javalle dekhAya. badhAya thAkelA lAge. raDavAnI ke jhaghaDavAnI taiyArImAM hoya tevA bhAva AMkhomAM vaMcAya. eka javAna bAvo dukAnethI kharIdato hato te vastu hatI : tulasI guTakhA. mAnasika becenI vinA vyasana kyAMthI ? bhAratanA juvAno ja nahIM, sAdhuo paNa vyasanI thaI gayA che te ayodhyAe batAvyuM. bhAratanI bhUmi para, bhAratIya maMdira na baMdhAya te mATe bhAratanI sarakAre mokalI rAkhelA hajAro bhAratIya pulisaloga joyA, rAmajanmabhUminI cAro tarapha. ekAda taMbUmAM to mAtra rAIphalsa bharI hatI, bAkInA seMkaDo taMbUmAM A senA rahetI hatI. tene kaMI senA kahevI ? vAnarasenA ke pachI.... ane kharA vAMdarA. lAla moDhA ne TUMkI pUMchane lIdhe mAsUma dekhAtA A copagAo baDA parAkramI. chAparA, chata, bArI ne daravAjA para temanI savArI game tyAre AvI pahoce. sAvadha na rahe te lUMTAya ja. potAnA bApanI jagyA hoya tevA rophathI ghUme. sAmA thAya ne DarAveya kharA. khAvAnuM Apo to tarApa mArIne bhAgI nIkaLe. garajanI, mAMgavAnI vAta nahIM. kalpavRkSanI bhUmi para bhikhArI bhIkha mAMgatA hatA. kamaLamAM pANI lAvI prabhuRSabhano caraNa abhiSeka karanArA yugalikonI vinAtAnagarImAM, eka nAno chokaro paththara mArIne vAMdarAne cIDavato hato. sAta hajAra hiMdu maMdiro dharAvatI A nagarImAM pUjA arcAnI dukAno karatAM, cA-kophInI lorI para ne hoTelasTola para vadhu bhIDa hatI. saMskRta mahAvidyAlayo che. amukamAM to avetana abhyAsa karAve che. khAvApIvAnuM paNa maphatamAM. vAlmikI rAmAyaNa maMdira che, emAM saMskRta rAmAyaNa bhIMto para kotareluM che. rAmakathAsaMgrahAlaya che, emAM tamAma rAmasAhitya upalabdha che. jAnakImaMDapa che temAM sAcA sonAnuM smAraka che. lakSmaNa gaDha, sarayU nadInA kinAre che. maMdironI zreNi ane vizALa snAna kuMDa che. te eka mAtra svaccha dekhAtA hatA. rAmajanmabhUmi duniyAmAM gAjI che. vibhISaNakuMDa prasiddha che, tenAM taLiye pANI nahotuM tethI vAMdarA maujathI tyAM beThA hatA, UMDANamAM. Azramo ane maTho, kisamakisamanAM nAmo hatAM. eka yAdagAra nAma : prativAdI bhayaMkara

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12 6 15 zrI prayANatIrtha ane zrI kauzAMbI vaizAkhI pUnama : prayAga Aje pAlItANAmAM pUnamanI bhIDa haze. garamI sAme garadInuM jora moTuM haze. moTA avAje jayaghoSa bolAze. bhavya AMgI thaze. dabadabAbhera AratImaMgaLa dIvo thaze. prasALa ane pUjAnI bhIDathI thAkelA pUjArIo AratInA ghaMTanAda sAMbhaLI tAjAmAjA thaI jaze. DolIvALAoe kamANI karI ja haze. dharmazALAo ane bhAthAkhAtuM bhIDathI UbharAyAM haze. Aje pUnama che. vaizAkhI pUnama. zrI AdinAtha dAdAnI yAtrAno maMgaladivasa, pAlItANAnA sAme cheDe prayAgatIrtha che. ahIM eka paNa yAtrika Avyo nathI. garamInuM jora ja AgaLa che. pUjArI ekale hAthe pUjA karI levAno che. AMgInI vAta nathI. AratImaMgaLadIvo pUjArInA hAthamAM che. pUjArI koI Ave enI rAha joIne thAkyo che. ghaMTanAda eno e ja che, ekavAra raNakAra thayo pachI zAMtino sUra ciraMjIva, mahA mahine, kRSNa pakSe, ekAdazI tithie zrI AdinAtha prabhue ahIM ghAtI karmono kSaya karyo hato. prabhune kevaLajJAna lAdhyuM hatuM, prabhu bhagavAna banyA hatA. vartamAna avasarpiNInuM prathama samavasaraNa maMDAyuM hatuM. A bhUmi parate samaye agaNita mAnavo umaTyA hatA. Aje eka paNa yAtrika nathI. dara varase hajAro varSItapa thAya che. e tapasvIo ahIM Ave ja, evuM nakkI nathI hotuM. (ayodhyAmAM yAtriko ochA Ave che, ahIM to sAva ochA.) navANuM karanAra seMkaDo yAtriko hoya che. ahIM keTalA Ave che te pUchavAno artha nathI. javAba hatAzAjanaka AvavAno che te nakkI che. derAsara suMdara che. vyavasthA uttama che. are, AvavA javAnI sagavaDa paNa badhI ja che. AvavuM hoya to ja avAya. hA, to ja avAya. aSTApadanI yAtrA nathI thatI teno raMja chAzavAre vyakta thato hoya che. prayAga tIrthanI sparzanA nathI karI tenI vedanA lagabhaga koIne nathI. covIza tIrthakaranI paramapavitra paraMparAnA prathama paramapuruSa zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanI kaivalyabhUminI yAtrA na karI hoya 'teno eLe gayo avatAra' evo upadeza have dareka gurubhagavaMtoe (kaDaka bhASAmAM) Apavo joIze. vaizAkha vada ekama : prayAga gaMgAyamunAno saMga thAya che tyAM eka killo che. temAM eka prAcIna vaTavRkSa che. kahevAya che ke zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnane kevaLajJAna tyAM thayuM hatuM. Akho killo lazkaranA tAbAmAM hovAthI e bhUmi para tIrtha bane tevI saMbhAvanA nathI. Ameya eka derAsara che tyAMya koI na AvatuM hoya to bIjAM derAsaranI kalpanA paNa kevI rIte thAya ? gAmamAM ApaNAM pAMca-cha gharo che. digaMbaronAM traNasothI vadhu ghara che. temanAM cAra moTA maMdira ane eTalA ja gharaderAsara che. e lokonI kalyANa katIrtho para pakkaDa rAkhavAnI nItie ahIM saphaLatA meLavI che. ema to ApaNA yAtriko niyamita rIte sArI saMkhyAmAM AvatA rahe to ApaNAM jinAlayono prabhAva adabhuta che te phelAya ja. savAla AvavAno che. bhagavAna koIne bolAvavA beThA nathI. bhagavAnanI bhuvanamohana mUratanAM eka vAra darzana karyA pachI pharI vakhata AvavAno saMkalpa to ApoApa thavAno che. IlAhAbAdanA devAdhidevanAM AMgaNe hajAronI bhIDa thAya tevuM sapanuM che. sAkAra thaze ? vaizAkha vada trIja : prayAga dUrathI joIe to ja khyAla Ave. gaMgAnAM pANI pazcima tarapha dhasI jaIne jamanAnI madhyadhArAne bhIse che. jamanA nadI kinArAne aDIne pUrva tarapha vahetI rahI gaMgAnAM pANIne rItasara pAchA kADhe che. jamanAmAM dhasI jatI gaMgA ane gaMgA para chavAI jatI jamanAnA be pravAha aDoaDa vahe che. jamanAmAM gaMgA gaI teno ujaLo vAna ane gaMgAmAM jamanA pravezI teno ghero vAna eka sAthe judA rahelA dekhAya che. dhULiyA medAnamAM be raMganI raMgoLI pAtharI hoya tema

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128 127 saMgamanAM sthaLe gaMgA-jamanAnA raMga svataMtra vahe che. jIta thAya che tophAnI gaMgAnI. gaMbhIra jamanA gaMgAzaraNa thaI jAya che. rUpALA ane bolakA mANaso phAvI jAya che. sAdA ane zAMta mANaso pAchaLa rahI jAya che, A niyamano bhoga jamanA banI che. sarasvatI nadIe jamanAnI hAlata joI bodhapATha lIdho haze eTale e pahelethI dekhAtI nathI. gaMgA tAre che tema bhale kahevAtuM. eNe sarasvatI ane jamanAne DUbADI che te najare dekhAya che. digvijaya mahAkAvyamAM triveNI saMgamanuM vistRta varNana che. vaizAkha vada 8: kauzAMbI bamaraulImAM rAte eka vAgeya ukaLATa hato. pasInAnA relAe kAnamAM ghUsIne UMgha bhagADI. AkhA zarIra para maccharanI jema buMda beThAM hatAM. havA to cattopATa paDI cUkI hatI. garamATo jamInamAMthI nIkaLe che ke AbhamAMthI nItare che te samajAtuM nahotuM. skUlanI osarInA chevADe gAma AkhAno kacaro patharAyo hato. tenI gaMdha satata saLavaLatI hatI. gAmaDAnI skUlamAM sUvAnuM hoya ane pasIno vaLato hoya eTale dhULa to game tyAMthI vaLage. sUrajanA taDakA aMdhArapacheDI oDhI pharavA nIkaLyA hoya tevo dhakhAro hato. pAtaLI maccharadAnInI bhItaramAM bhabhUkatA ghora pralayakALathI bhAgI chUTavAnuM mana thatuM hatuM. javAnuM kyAM ? garamInI saramukhatyArazAhI sAme sAva vivaza hatA. AkAzamAM cAMdo tAla joto hato. vAdaLAM AvyAM. temaNe zItalatA varasAvI zakanArA cAMdAne sakaMjAmAM lIdho. jo ke, cAMdAnA mAthe savAra thaIneya te vAdaLAM ujaLAM thayAM. ekAeka vAdaLAmAMthI tAro kUdyo ane kharI paDyo, kapALa parathI parasevAnuM TIpuM sarI jAya tevI ja rIte. caMdranI behAla avasthA jovAnI lAcArI veThavAne badale AtmahatyA karI besanAra e sevakane dhanyavAda ApyA. e vaizAkha vada pAMcamanI rAta hatI. Aje vaizAkha vada AThamanI dhagadhagatI bapore lakhI rahyo chuM. Aje kauzAMbInA tIrthanAyaka zrI padmaprabhasvAmInA darabAramAM praveza karyo tyAre garamI joramAM hatI, raMgamaMDapanI pharasano Arasa dhIkhato hato. derAsaramAM hajI taDako pahoMcyo ja na hato. chatAM AkhuM jinAlaya uSNatAmAnanI Toca para hatuM. bhagavAna nijAnaMdamAM layalIna hatA. cAra divasanI vihArayAtrAmAM divasarAta AkarI garamI veThI hatI. cAra mahinAnA vihAra karatAM A cAra divasanA vihAra vadhu bhAre nIvaDyA hatA. paNa prabhu maLyA to badhuM bhUlI javAyuM. dUra rastethI prabhunI dhajA pharakatI joI tyAre ja AMkho para AnaMdano bhAva patharAyo hato. UMcA vRkSonI vacce prabhunI dhvajA , vAdaLAonI vacce vIjanI jema dIpatI hatI. pagamAM joma AvyuM. lAMbu cAlavAnuM thayeluM teno zrama bhUlAI gayo. vaizAkha vada dazama : kauzAMbI rAjA zatAnIkanI nagarI kauzAMbI. mahArANI mRgAvatIne pAmavAnA lobhamAM caMDa pradyota ujajainathI caDAI laI Avyo. bhayabhIta rAjA zatAnIka atisAranI bImArImAM mRtyu pAmyo. rANI mRgAvatIe pradyotane cAlAkIthI bahAra rokyo. pradyota dvArA ja kauzAMbIno majabUta gaDha caNAvyo. pradyotane mUrkhAmInuM bhAna thayuM tyAre kauzAMbI salAmata banI cUkI hatI. zatAnIkano putra udayana. thoDA samaya pachI pradyote tenuM apaharaNa karyuM. udayana rAjA to gajabano mAthAbhAre. e pradyotanI dIkarI vAsavadattAne laIne bhAgyo. rAjA pradyote jIvaMta svAmInI mUrti ane devadattAnI dAsInuM apaharaNa karyuM. rAjA udayane cheka urjana jaIne kapaTI pradyotane jIvato bAMdhI lIdho. enA kapALe 'dAsIpati' lakhAvyuM. e udayananI A nagarI. vasudeza tarIke paNa A pradeza oLakhAto. udayana vatsarAja tarIke oLakhAtA udayananI mAtAe kUTanItithI baMdhAvI lIdhelo killo hajI hayAta che. yamunAnA kinAre eno TIMbo paDyo che. tUTelI IMTo, zilAkhaMDonI bhIMto, bhUtiyA khADA, maDadA jevo buraja, jugajUnI mATI. khetaromAM to varasAdI mosama hoya tyAre ghaNuM jaDe che. sonAmahora, carU, paMcadhAtunI mUrti, sikkA, ratno. koI koI sikkAo para vAcharaDAnI chApa hoya che te vatsarAjanA manAya che. Aja sudhI ghaNuM nIkaLyuM che. gAmanA mANasonA hAthamAM jAya te vecAI jAya che. polIsathANAmAM pahoMce te dabAI jAya che. jamInathI thoDeka nIce khodIe to IMTonI bhIMto nIkaLI Ave che. AkhA vistAramAM nAnI TekarIo ghaNI che. nAlaMdAnI jema khodakAma thAya to AkhI nagarI nIkaLI Ave, kadAca. prabhuvIranA pAMca mahinAne pacIsa divasanA upavAsanuM pAraNuM karAvanArI caMdanabALAne kharIdAtI jonArI nagarI, caMdra ane sUryanuM ekI sAthe avataraNa thayuM tenAM ajavALe raMgAnArI nagarI,

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130 129 svargIya vaibhavathI lathabatha rahenArI nagarI. purANA khaMDero vacce ekAda zilpabaddha maMdira jaDI Ave tema Akho atItagahana adhyAya UghaDI Avaze, te vakhate. rAjagRhInI samakAlIna ane pATalIputranI pUrvakAlIna nagarI kauzAMbInuM utnanana thaze tyAre sauthI vadhu avazeSo jinadharmanA maLaze te nakkI vAta che. ane tema chatAM e avazeSo, aDhI hajAra varasa jUnA hovA chatAM, bahu purANA nathI lAgavAnA, kema ke kauzAMbI to cheka zrI padmaprabhusvAmI bhagavAnanA samayanI nagarI che. prabhunAM cAra kalyANaka ahIM ujavAyAM hatAM. prabhuno lokottara mahAprabhAva A nagarImAM kamaLanI jema ja maghamaghato rahyo hato. e samayanA avazeSo maLavAnA nathI. e khoTa rahevAnI ja. mahAkALe rAjA-mahArAjAo ja nahIM, tIrthakaronAM sthAnone bhIMsamAM lIdhA che. prabhunA prabhAve dharatI sAthe prabhunAM nAma joDAyelAM che. smRticina koI ja nathI. vividhatIrthakalpa kahe che ke ahIMnAM jinAlayamAM roja eka siMha bhakti karavA Avato. koIne upadrava karato nahoto. darzanavaMdana karIne cAlI jAya. e prAsAdanA avazeSo maLe toya basa che. zrI caMdanabALAnI pAraNuM karAvatI mUrti hatI, ahIM. eka bAkulAughAna hatuM. aDadanuM udyAna. prabhunAM pAraNAnI smRtirUpe bIjuM ghaNuM haze. Aje kevaLa khetaro che. emanA garbhamAM badhuM dharabAyeluM che. pratIkSA che, uddhArakanI, ApaNe na jAgyA to bauddho AvI rahyA che. emanuM maMdira baMdhAyuM nathI. jamIna kharIdAI gaI che. ekavAra emaNe praveza karyo pachI sarakAra badhuM emane dharI deze, rAjagRhInI jema. vaizAkha vada bArasa : kauzAMbI e jovAnuM bAkI haze, te Aje pUruM thayuM. sAmAnya rIte dareka tIrthomAM zvetAMbara ne digaMbaranI dharmazALA alaga hoya che. digaMbara sAdhuo emanI dharmazALAmAM jAya. ApaNe ApaNI dharmazALAmAM. Aje e niyama tUTyo. digaMbara bApajI AvI rahyA hatA, ApaNI dharmazALAmAM. emanI gADI AgaLa AvI gaI hatI. gADI DAIvare enI babbe dharmapatnI bApajInI rasoI mATe sAthe rAkhI hatI. sAmAna rasoDAno ja ghaNo hato. bApajInA oraDe mAtra caTAI gaI. bApajI AvyA. be hatA, khullAmAM jamIna para besI gayA. kamaMDaLamAM pANI maMgAvyuM, paga dhovA mAMDyA. emanA deha para taDako camakato hato. ghasIsIne caraNakamaLa nahIM paNa saMpUrNa pagakamaLa svaccha karyA. UbhA thayA. ApaNA zvetAMbara lokonA rasoDe eka bApajI AvyA. vRddha hatA. pUchyuM : kyA sabajI rakhkhA hai ? mANasoe badhI zAkabhAjI batAvI. bolyA bApajI : eka thAlI bhara ke de do. mANaso pUche : kauna sA. bApajI ocaryA : vo hama nahIM batA sakate. zAkabhAjI mAMgatA hatA, jyAM zAkabhAjI te pUchI zakatA hatA ne nAma pADavAnI nA. eka thALI bharIne bhIMDA ApyA. bApajI e bhaDAthALI hAthamAM laI potAnA rasoDe gayA. tyAM AjJA pharamAvI. 'IsI kA zAka banA lo.' thALImAM lIMbu, maracAM paNa gayelAM. kapaDAne na aDanArA jIvaMta vanaspatine thALImAM bharIne laI gayA. A ja hato jinakalpano vAraso. bIjI pratibhA javAna hatI. e maLavA AvyA. dharmazALAnI osarImAM besI paDyA sAmosAma. evA cakkara Ave emane joIne ? emanA hAthamAM nepakina hato. pasIno lUchavA. garamI bahu hatI. parigraha na rakhAya, nepakina paheravAno thoDo hato? amasto kAma Ave eTale rAkhyo hato. emano DrAIvara polithina bega ApI gayo. emAM caNAno loTa hato. paga dhovA. gocarIno vakhata thayo. eka zrAvaka mAthe kalaza, zrIphaLa laIne Ubho rahyo. padhAro, evuM kAMIka bolavA mAMDyo. eka bApajI AvyA, jamaNA khabhe hAtha mUkIne. emanI bhikSAcaryA je sthaLe niyata thAya te sthAne coko maMDAyo tevuM kahevAya che. bApajI coke AvyA. pATalo taiyAra hato. beThA, kamaMDaLanAM pANIthI paga dhovA mAMDyA. hAtha paNa kasIne dhoyA. UbhA thaI aMjali vALI. e khobAmAM ja AhAradAna karavAnuM hatuM. pAMca ke cha jaNA pIrasatA hatA. saunI samakSa UbhA rahIne bApajI vAparatA hatA. aMjali na tUTe te mATe TacalI AMgaLInI gAMTha vALI hatI. traNa AMgaLI ane aMgUThA chUTAM hatAM. tenAthI roTalI, zAka, dALa, bhAta badhuM bheLuM thatuM hatuM. jamIna para DhoLAtuM, zarIra para verAtuM. A jinakalpano bIjo vAraso hato. vAparI rahyA pachI besI paDyA. kogaLA karyA. hAtha dhoyA. pATalethI UtaryA. saue jaya bolAvI. vAparatA pahelA ne pachI moTA vAsaNamAM hAthapaga dhoyelAM te pANI chalakAyuM hatuM, relo dUra sudhI nIkaLelo. kamaMDaLa vAraMvAra bharAtAM ne DhoLAtAM. pANI ukALeluM hatuM nahIM. kUvAnuM, gALI lIdheluM pANI hatuM. ApaNA sAdhuo pANI upayogamAM le che. paraMtu pANIno bephAma upayoga nathI hoto. mApamAM pANI lAvavAnuM ane vAparavAnuM pahelethI zIkhavavAmAM Ave che. kAraNa vagara pANI DhoLAya to Thapako maLe che, cUnAnuM pANI paNa vadhAre thaI jAya to hitazikSAno prasAda sAMpaDe che.

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131 132 have ughADA page jamInanA UnA lepa mANavAnA che. joke, garamagarama jamIna para cAlyA chIe ghaNI vAra. A dajhADo sAva judo che. chaThThA ArAno kALakhaMDa jANe be-pAMca divasa mATe AgaLa UDI Avyo che. phariyAda karavAthI takalIpho maTatI nathI. takalIpho veThavI hoya to phariyAdo karavAnuM zobhatuMya nathI. veThavAnuM choDavuM kAM to phariyAda choDavI. veThavAnuM to nathI choDavuM. to have ? phariyAdo choDI do. cUpacApa sahana karo. zuM samajayA ? pANInI relamachela calAvI levAtI nathI. moTI AlocanA Ave che. A sAdhuo chUTathI pANI vAparatA hatA. AkhA zarIre pANI copaDatA hatA. zarIra pavitra rAkhavAno siddhAMta temanAmAM moTo che tethI pagathI mAthA sudhI sAphasUphI cAlatI rahetI hatI. ApaNe ukALeluM pANI vAparIe, te vahorIne lAvIe eTale ochA pANIe calAvavAno saMskAra jaLavAya che. AvA to ghaNA niyamo sarakhAvI zakAtA hatA. gRhastho AvelA. moTA bApajI pUchatA hatA. hamAre liye caMdA IkaTTA kiyA thA vo bheja do. nahIM to Apa hI rakha lAge. hamArA paisA Apake hAthameM rahe vo ThIka nahIM hai. zarIra para kapaDA suddhAM na rAkanArA bApajI paisAne 'hamArA' kahetA hatA. vihAranA kharcAnuM eDajasTamenTa tUTe nahIM tenI phikara hatI. meM to moDhAmoDha saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM emane : sAdhu ho ke paise kI phikara karate ho. paise se Apako kyA lenA denA. bicArA baghavAI gayelA. vihAra karatA hatA tyAre emane InTelara (nAka sUMghavAnuM) ApyuM to rAjI thaIne laI lIdhuM. niSparigrahamAM thoDo umero thayo. jinakalpano trIjo vAraso. prabhAvita kare tevuM jJAna, vidvattA ke svabhAva na maLe. nAnA bApajI to vaTathI kahetA hatA ke "hama to sirpha hiMdI jAnate hai. saMskRta hamako jamatA nahIM, hiMdI se calatA bhI to hai.' badhA digaMbara sAdhu ATalA abudha nahIM hoya. vaizAkha vada caudaza : kauzAMbI devAdhideva padmaprabha svAmI bhagavAnanI tIrthayAtrA thaI te sAthe ja amArA vihArano kramabhaMga thayo. navatarAno asahya ukaLATa vadhI paDyo. mATalAmAM bharelAM pANI garama thaI jatAM hatAM. pasInAnA relA jamIna sudhI pahocyA hatA. AkAzano bhaThTho dhagadhagato hato. mosama evI vicitra hatI ke sUryAsta pachI ja garamI vadhI jAya. havA gAyaba thAya. dharatInAM paDamAMthI dhumADA nIsare. bhIMtomAM aMgArA bharyA hoya tevuM lAge. vRkSo TUMThAnI jema UbheUbhA sukAya. rAte doDha be vAge te pachI havA nIkaLe. garamI ghaNI joI che. Avo tapAro kadI vekyo nathI. Aje sAMje vihAra che. tApa ukaLatA sIsA jevo che. cAlavAnI tapasyA zuM hoI zake te have samajAze. Aja sudhI mastI karatA rahyA. jeTha suda 3: kasahAI have AgaLanA mukAmanI phikara nathI rAkhI. sIdhA nIkaLI paDIe chIe. AgaLa tapAsa karAvatA nathI, pahelethI khabara mokalAvatA nathI. gAma hoya tyAM jagyA to hoya ja. A samIkaraNa sAce ja kAma lAge che. kyAreka vadhAre cAlavuM paDe, kyAreka dhAryA sthAne jagyA maLI jAya. agavaDa nathI rahetI. gaIkAle sAMje ganIvAphArma pahoMcyA. savAre jamanA nadI pAra karI hatI. TrekTaranA AvavA sAthe ja dhaNadhaNI uThatA kAcA setu parathI jamanAnAM UMDA nIra vahetAM joyAM hatAM. sUrajano taDako aTakI paDe tevI uttuMga bhekhaDonI vaccethI nIkaLyA hatA. bapora sudhI skUlamAM rokAI sAMje tyAM AvyA hatA. tyAMthI nA AvI. sAme nAnuM sarakhuM makAna hatuM. eka vayovRddha bAvAjI beTA hatA. hanumAna maMdira ane pAnano gallo eka sAthe cAlatA hatA. makAnamAlika amane jo Ine pAgala thaI gayo. AgatAsvAgatAmAM e macI paDyo. amArI tahenAtamAM mANasonI phoja khaDI karI dIdhI. garama pANI laI Avyo. kahe : caraNAmRta lenA hai, lAkha nA pADI chatAM, thALImAM paga mUkAvI. jabaradastIthI paga dhoyA. pANI mAthe caDAvyuM. AhArapANI levAno bhAvabharyo Agraha karyo. nA pADI to kahe : "hama AbhIra hai, bolanA nahIM jAnate. kaise svIkAra hogA ?rAte na khAvAnuM vrata ene gaLe nA Utare. mahAmahenate samajAvyuM to bolyo : 'acchA to dUdha lIjIye, kucha phalAhAra le lo.' badhI ja nA sAMbhaLyA pachI e hataprabha thaI gayo. moDI rAta sudhI paga dabAvato rahyo.

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133 134 loko sAdhune bhagavAna mAnIne pUje che. khullA dile jIvananI badhI vAto kare che. mArgadarzana mAMge che ane kirapA karavA kahe che. sAdhu sAvadha na rahe to gayA kAmathI. ene lAgaze ke pote mahAnu thaI gayo, bIjA karatAM UMce sthAne birAjIta thayo." sAdhanAnI bedarakArI ane pAkhaMDanI ramata AmAMthI zarU thAya che. ghaNA badhA AdarasatkArane lIdhe e potAne Izvarano avatAra mAnavA lalacAI paDe che. pote mAnava-maryAdAmAM baMdhAyelo che e satya bhulAI jAya che. doSa kone devo te samajavuM muzkela che. jhUkI paDanArA bhoLA bhakto sAdhune patita karavA nathI icchatA. sAdhue jAgRta rahevuM joIe. ApaNA sAdhubhagavaMto nirlepa rahe che, rahI zake che kema ke teo satata parIkSAno sAmano kare che. gurudvArA parIkSA levAya che eTaluM ja nahIM, bhakto dvArA paNa parIkSA levAtI rahe che. bhUla thAya to mAtra guru ja nahIM, zrAvako paNa sAdhunI khabara le che. bhUla na thAya toya guru ane zrAvakonI najara barobara ghUmatI hoya che. hiMdu sAdhuomAM AvI zista nathI. game te mANasa sAdhu banI jAya che. game tyAM pahoMcI jAya che. maMdira UbhA karIne pagadaMDo jamAvI le che. bhoLA bhakto para dayA karavAnI kaLAmAM e loko siddhahasta banI gayA hoya che eTale jiMdagI nIkaLI jAya che. sAcI sAdhutA dUranI dUra rahe che. khera. Aje savAre te makAnamAlika sADA traNa vAge AvI pahoMcyo. amane vaLAvavA. lagabhaga nava vAgatA sudhI sAthe rahyo. enAM gharanI gADI AvI. emAM tAjuM ghI maMgAveluM teNe. kahe : svIkAra karanA hI hogA. uttarapradezano A AkharI anubhava hato. yeSTha pUrNimA : jhiMjharI pAvApurImAM mahAmahine pratiSThA hatI. bihAramAM cUMTaNIo jAhera thaI tene lIdhe pratiSThAnuM muhUrta badalAyuM. saravALe amAro eka mahino ema ja vItyo. e trIsa divasano ghATo Aje, jeTha mahinAnI pUname barobara naDe che. comAsA ADe mahino bAkI rahyo che ne hajI 350 ki. mI. cAlavAnuM bAkI che. vAdaLAo have game tyAre pANI jhIMkI de che. rastA para bhAgatAM vAhano gaMdu pANI uDADatAM jAya che. sapheda kapaDAMnA bAra vAgI jAya che. ThIka che, vihAra lAMbA kheMcIzuM to dasa-bAra divasamAM pahoMcI javAze. takalIphanI vAta bIjI che. cheka cAra-pAMca mahinA pachI have ApaNAM gharovALA gAma Ave che. A loko kharA dilathI sAdhune jhaMkhe che, bhakti hoya che, zraddhA hoya che, sAdhuono yoga nathI maLato tenI vedanA hoya che. varase ekAda-be vakhata sAdhu padhAre. UbhA page rokAya. savAre AvyA hoya ne sAMje to nIkaLI jAya. thoDA divasanI sthiratA maLatI nathI. emanI tarasa aNabUjhelI rahe che. emane prazno pUchavA hoya che, jANavuM hoya che, potAne zuM khabara nathI enI jANakArI meLavavI hoya che. dharmanI mULabhUta bAbatothI e sau ajJAta hoya che. mAtra sAdhu ja ApI zake tevuM pAyAnuM siMcana emane nathI maLyuM. yuvApeDhI vimukha che ane bALako nIrasa rahe che. ArAdhaka varga to ekadama ocho. paryuSaNanA ATha divasa sivAya dharmano nAto vizeSa jaLavAto nathI. e lokonA Adara-satkAra joIne vadhu rokAvAnuM mana thAya che. mAnapAnano savAla nathI. emanI bhAvanAne dharmabodhano raMga maLe, emanI nAnI moTI bhUlo TaLe, emanI AsthA kaTTara bane ane varasabhara e sau dharmanA saMbaMdhamAM rahe evuM bhAthuM baMdhAvI ApavAnI icchA thAya che. paraMtu lAcArI pArAvAra che. moTAM zaheromAM mahAtmAo hoya che to loko kAmadhaMdhAmAM paDyA rahIne pUrato lAbha nathI letA. A loko mahAtmAo pAchaLa marI phITavA taiyAra che to amane AgaLa javAnI utAvaLa che. eka to mAMDa sAdhu Ave, bIjuM AvatA pahelAM ja javAnI vAta hoya. pAmavAnI pAtratAvALAne AmAM bhAre anyAya thaI jAya che. navakalpI vihAro majAnA hatA. kSetra yogya lAge to rokAI javAnuM. Aje rokAvAnuM nathI hotuM. AgaLa pahoMcavAnuM hoya che. jaya bolAI gaI hoya che. madhyapradezano A IlAko digaMbarono gaDha gaNAya che. dareka gAmamAM emanAM ghara hoya ja. moTAM sthAnomAM to traNaso cAraso ghara acUka hovAnA. ekathI vadhu maMdiro baMdhAvyA hoya. emanA mahAtmAone lAve, ArthikAone lAve. comAsA thAya, moTA kAryakramo goThavAya ne pravacano cAle. ApaNA bhalAbhoLA bhakto temAM bhaLe. ApaNA hovA chatAM e, ApaNA sAdhuone, ApaNA bhagavAnane praznanI najare jovA mAMDe. A nukazAnInA vicAramAtrathI aMtaramAM UbhI taDa paDe che.

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135 AkAzamAM UDavA mAMDelA AjanA tathAkathita sAdhuone AvAM nAnAM gAmo yAda nathI AvatAM. emane videza javuM che, bhAratanAM gAmaDAomAM nathI AvavuM. sapheda prajAnI sAme aMgrejI gAMgaravuM che, ApaNA bhaktajanone sAdI bhASAmAM samajAvavuM nathI. vimAnomAM UDavuM che, gAmaDAM gAmanI hADamArI veThavI nathI. erakaMDizanDa gADIomAM ghUmavuM che, sAdA raheThANomAM rahevuM nathI. videzamAM dharmano pracAra thAya tenA gItaDAM gAvAM che, bhAratanI bhUmi parathI dharma ukhaDI rahyo che tene yAda suddhAM karavo nathI. emane hajAro mAIla dUra rahelA dezanI phikara thaI. thoDAka so mAIla dUra rahelA bhAratanA pradezonI paravA karavAnuM nA sUjhyuM. dharma-pracAranA nAme daMbha cAle che, pUravAra thaI rahyuM che. emane dharma ja pracAravo hota to gADImAM besIne gAmaDAmAM pharatA hota toya e sArI rIte dhAryuM karI zakata. (gADImAM bese tene Teko nathI. temanA bahAnAne, dharmapracAranAM bahAnAMne spaSTa karavuM che mAtra.) gAmaDAmAMya zrImaMto maLI Ave che, evA zokha hoya to. sAdhubApAne ja videza-vA UpaDyo hoya tyAM thAya zuM ? sAruM che AvA sAdhu gAmaDAomAM nathI pharatA te. nahIM to evA bagADI mUkaze A lokone ke sAcA sAdhu herAna thaI jaze. videzamAM cAlyuM che. tyAM janArA potAne sAcA sAdhu gaNAve che. bhAratanA sAdhuo jUnavANI ane avahevAru che evI vAto phelAve che. potAne krAMtikArI mAnanArA e bAvAo dharmathI dUra gayA te emanAM pApe. gAmaDAnAM A sajjano dharmathI dUra rahyA che te konAM pApe ? zaherI saMskRtinAM pApe. gAmaDAmAMthI gharo kama thavA mAMDyAM, sAdhuo tethI rokAtA nathI. gharo ghaNAM hota to sAdhune rokAvuM ja paData. chatAM eka saMtoSa che. videzanA ajJAnI loko game tevAne sAdhu tarIke cAlI javA de che. bhAratanAM gAmo gaDabaDa goTALA karanArAne UbhA rahevA nathI detA. ajJAna hovA chatAM thoDuM to AcaraNa e samajatA hoya che. joke, bhUlAvAmAM to A lokoya hoya che ane e TALavA to rokAvuM hatuM, gAmegAma. thAya zuM ? divaso che nahIM, varasAda mAthe che, rasto lAMbo che. jeTha vada 2 : lakhanavA e anubhava te divase ja lakhavo hato. samaya nA rahyo, laMbAtuM gayuM. citrakUTanI pahADI dUrathI dekhAtI hatI. najIkathI te pasAra karI. rAmaghATanA raste 136 ghATanI sAmenI dizAmAM eka borDa vAMcyuM. paLabhara mATe paganuM joma cAlI gayuM. AgaLa cAlavAnI tAkAta tUTI gaI. borDa para lakhyuM hatuM : uttarapradeza sImA samApta. jhATako lAgyo. bihAra ane uttarapradeza to tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtonI kalyANaka bhUmi. doDha be mahinAthI prabhunAM sthAnamAM cAlatA rahyA. rajerajamAM bharelI pavitratAne avagAhatA rahyA. prabhunAM pagalAM thayAM hoya, prabhu UbhA rahyA hoya kAussagamAM, prabhunI dezanA thaI hoya, prabhunA hAthe dIkSA thaI hoya, khuda prabhunAM kalyANako thayA hoya tevI paramapAvana dharatInA saMge zvAsa levAnuM saubhAgya e kSaNe jhUMTavAI rahyuM hatuM. bihAra choDyuM tyAre to uttarapradezano sadhiyAro hato. uttarapradeza choDavAnA divase konA khoLe rovuM te samajAtuM nahotuM. prabhune choDIne cAlI javAnuM hatuM. prabhu pAchaLa rahI javAnA hatA. roja prabhuthI dUra ne dUra javAnuM hatuM. e nirmala dharAtalano sparza jhUMTavAI rahyo hato. samavasaraNamAMthI bahAra nIkaLatA bhAvuka bhaktanI vedanA samajAtI hatI. Aja sudhI tIrthayAtrA cAlatI hatI. have vihAra thavAno hato. comAsA mATeno vihAra. prabhunA virahano valopAta divaso sudhI cAlyo hato.

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138 16 zvAna tenA khoLe AvI nIMdara le. gADIo ane mANasonI bhAgadoDamAMthI A sRSTi sAva bAkAta. tame tamArI rIte jIvo, ame amArI rIte. kabUtaranuM ghU ghU bakholamAM paDagho pADe. lAla kalagI, lIlI jhAMya garadana, AsamAnI zarIra laIne ekalavIra paMkhI Ave. enI cAMca taDakAmAM camake. ene bIjA sAthIdAro nathI. moTA mANaso Ameya sauthI alaga rahe. sAMja Ave. pAMkhonA jhUmakhA utarI Ave. duniyAbharano kalabalATa bhego thAya. kAgaDAnuM kA-kA sauthI upara. lImaDAnI Toca para moracAbaMdI thAya. ajavALuM DhIluM paDe tema paDachAyA khovAtA jAya. pazcimathI lAla tejanI vidAya thAya. kayAMka cIMbarI bole. Aje koyala nA bolI te yAda Ave. divasa paDade zrI bhadrAvatI tIrtha poSa suda dazama : bhadrAvatI divasabhara havAnA tAle vRkSo jhUme. caLAIne Avato taDako AbhalAnI jema jamIna para verAya. varasAda thato hoya evA avAje pAMdaDAM hale ne Amatema kUde. kharelAM pAMdaDAM lIlAchama hoya. havA makAnamAM nathI AvatI chatAM garamI nathI lAgatI. vagara ThaMDInI ziyALu mosamamAM savAre to madamasta zItaLatA. sUrajanI savArI uparavAsa pahoMce pachI zIta gAyaba. garamI to aspRzya ja. bheja paNa nA maLe. divaso, khisakolInI ruMvAMTI jovA vikasvara. vahelI savAre paMkhIDA karaphayuno bhaMga karavAnI pahela kare. kalabalATI to kayAranI maMDAyelI rahe. aDadhI rAte bolatAM tamarAM, avAja sAthe polANamAM sarI jAya tyAre paroDhano zaMkhanAda thAya. zvAso phorama letA Ave, TAMkInA trIjA mALethI pAIpa vATe pANI, sIdhuM ja bagIcAnI vacovaca jhIMkAya. mATImAMthI polo avAja phUTe. ghaTanA vinAnAM dazyo. vRkSo ajavALe pUrepUrA raMgAya. vAnara pANImAM bhUsako mArato hoya te rIte upalI DALIethI nIce kUde. pAMdaDAomAM khaLabhaLa mace. DarelAM pAna TapoTapa jamIna bhegAM. AMbAnI jhINI mahorane e vAnara baTake le. acAnaka coke, AsapAsa joyA vinA bhAgI nIkaLe. baccAnI ciciyArIthI parNarAji hIloLAya. lAla phUlanAM nAnAM jhADa para besIne baMdara e phUlono koLiyo bhare. jaDa janAvara ane sukomaLa puSpano ajIba samAhAra. baporanA sannATAmAM chAMyaDo gADha bane. tarujana jANe jhoke caDe. be-pAMca nA, A koI hilasTezana nathI. A bhadrAvatIjI che. poSa suda 12 bhadrAvatI bhadrAvatIjI pahelI vakhata aMtarikSajIthI AvelA. bIjI vakhata nAgapurathI cha'rI pAlaka saMgha laIne AvyA. pahelI vakhate AvelA tyAre aMtarikSadAdAnI pUjA nathI thatI, te najare joIne AvyA hatA. tenI vedanAmAM rAhata maLe te mATe ahIM kesariyA dAdAnI prakSAlapUjAnA samaye khAsa hAjara rahuM. dAdAnI pratibhA bhavya che. camakadAra zyAma vAna, sahasraphaNAno AbhAsa thAya tevI vizALa saptaphaNA. prabhune svapnadeva kahe che. prabhunA prakSALanuM dRzya kharekhara svargIya. | divya chatranI jema dharAyelI bejoDa phaNA parathI saratuM dUdha eka choLamAM jaTA para Ave. tyAMthI e zatadhArAe prabhunAM mukha para relAya. thIjI gayelA kRSNaraMga para taddana beparavA banIne verAto jato dhavalavarNa AMkhone avarNanIya AnaMda Ape. prabhunAM kapALa, gAla para dUdha taralatAthI gati kare. aMgo aMga avataratI dUdhanI dhAra joIne ApaNI bhAvadhArA upara caDatI jAya. AMkha parathI vahetuM dUdha to addala sajIvAropaNa kare. amRtalezyA varasAvatI AMkhomAM prabhuno sAkSAtkAra thAya. dhavala pAradarzI AMkhomAM agocara camaka Ave. AMkhethI utaratAM dUdha AMsunI yAda nathI ApatAM. AMsunI eka dhAra hoya. A to keTalIya

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139 140 dhAra. mukhamudrA jIvaMta bane. dUdhadhArA to pAchI aDasaTha tIrathe nahAvA nIkaLI che. e prabhunA khabhe thaIne hAtha para ane hRdaya para vahetI jAya. phelAIne ekabIjAmAM bhaLI jatI dhArAo prabhunA khoLe virame. uparathI navAM amRta umaTe. dhArAo chalakAIne prabhunA jAnuM parathI sarI Ave, chalakAtA baMdhanI jema prabhunAM ardhapadmAsanabaddhacaraNa parathI ujaLA relA utarI Ave. dUdhane pRthvInuM amRta kahe che. amRtanA sparze jIvana maLe. prabhu mUrtine A amRtano sparza thoDA samaya mATe sacetana banAvI de che. A vAstavikatA eTalI to adabhuta che ke kalpanAnA raMgo koI kAma nathI lAgatA. poSa suda 14: bhadrAvatIjI prabhuno hAra. sonAnuM ghaDatara. hIrAnuM jaDatara. eka ja hAra che chatAM cAra hAranI jhAMkhI thAya. prabhunA gaLe suvarNano paTTo che. tenI barobara nIce ardhacaMdra AkArano pahelo hAra che. A hAranA be cheDethI bIjo hAra utarI Ave che, te hRdayanA madhyabhAgane sparze che. bIjA hAranA aDadhethI trIjo hAra, saMkaLAya, te cheka nAbhi sudhI laMbAya che. dakSiNI kaLAnA sparze hArane benamUna rUpa sAMpaDyuM che. sAmAnya rIte hAra seramAM gUMthAyo hoya che. A hAra paTTAthI ghaDAyelo che. prabhunI mUrti bhIMtamAM jaDI hovAthI hAra paherAvI nathI zakAto. mAtra caDAvI zakAya che. hAra banAvavAnI dRSTie mUrtinI UMcAI paNa khAssI badhI che. hAra vajanadAra eTalo che ke eka hAthethI UMcakI na zakAya. chatAM prabhunAM haiye e phUlanI mALA samo nAjuka banI jAya che. gaLAmAM custa rIte besI gayelo pahelo hAra, mukhamudrAnI lagolaga hovAne kAraNe bharAvadAra dekhAya che. bArIka jaDataranA kaNekaNa AMkhomAM AvI bharAya che. ame kAMI phulonI jema karamAvAnA nathI, evA garvabhAvathI e prabhune bheTe che. bIjA hArano paTTo saheja pahoLo. zyAmamUrtinI pazcAdabhUmimAM eno lAMbo jhola behada ramaNIya lAge che, jANe alakanaMdA. prabhunA zrIvatsane enI kora aDe che. bhagavAnanI pUjA thatI hoya tyAre A hAra para kesara vadhu chaMTAya che. e eno rojIMdo harSa. A hAra para jhulatA trIjA hArano paTa chevADe, madhyabiMdu para ekadama pahoLo thaI jAya che. prayAgathI AgaLa cAlI nIkaLatI bhAgIrathI ja samajo. cotho hAra skaMdhathI utarIne bIjA hArane maLI jAya che. trIjA hArane aMte cAreya hAranAM sAyujayanI tejazikhA samuM penDala racAyuM che. nAgaravelanAM pAna jevA AkAranuM racanAkarma prabhunA hAthane sparze che. vacce vartuLasamo avakAza rAkhyo che. te komaLatAne jIvaMta rAkhe che. trIjA hArano vizALa paTTo A penDalane banne cheDethI sAcave che. hakIkatamAM A paeNnDala nathI. ahIM moTo hIro ke ratna mUkyo nathI. e ja jhINerA hIrAnAM jhUmakhAM che. Akho hAra pUnamarAtanAM AbhamAM jhaLakatI AkAzagaMgAnI yAda apAve che. ASADhI vAdaLAnA Dhaga upara jhabUkatI vIjaLI, cAlu varasAde jeNe joI hoya tene ja prabhumUrti ane hAranI saMvAditA samajAya. bhadrAvatInA darabAramAM A bAramAsI comAsuM satata gherAyeluM rahe che. AvanAra bhIMjAya ja. prabhunAM haiye vase enuM nirmANa sArthaka. prabhumUrti sadA mATe AMkhomAM vasI jAya te rIte mUrtisauMdarya vadhAranArA hAranA sonA-hIrAnA to janamojanama sArthaka. kAryakartAo gauravathI kahe che : hame AMgI banAne kI jarUra hI nahIM. hAra hI sabase baDI AMgI hai. sAcI vAta che. hAra e ja AMgI che. evI AMgI je bhagavAnanuM anivArya aMga banI gaI che. poSa pUrNimA : bhadrAvatI e bhAIne sapanAmAM nAgadevatA maLyA. hAtha joDI vidAya ApI to nAgadevatAe paisA mAMgyA. bhAIe lAcArI batAvI. nAgadevatAe potAnI pAchaLa AvavA kahyuM. jaMgalanI bhItaramAM eka sthaLe nAgadevatAe aDakIne kahyuM ke ahIM mahAna tIratha hatuM. teno jIrNoddhAra karAvo. e bhAI jagyAnuM avalokana kare eTalAmAM nAgadevatA alopa, sapanuM paNa. e jagyAe tapAsa karI to bhavya pratimAjI maLyA. aMdAje traNa hajAra varasa prAcIna. jotajotAmAM tIratha banyuM, prasiddhi phelAI. bhadrAvatI tIrthanI A kathA che. bhagavAnano saMketa svapnamAM maLyo hovAthI A bhagavAnane svapnadeva kahe che. bhagavAnanI mUrti retanI banI che. khUba ja nAjuka deha, zyAmaraMgI lepamAM mUrti sarvAMgasuMdara lAge che. pahelA mALe

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141 142 - prAcIna tIratha sAthe joDAtI lokavAyakAo ghaNI hoya che. camatkAra, paraco, mahimA ane prabhAva. adhiSThAyaka devo bhagavAnanI sevAmAM hoya che e nakkI vAta che. ApaNe bhagavAna dvArA adhiSThAyakadevo sudhI pahoMcavAno vicAra karIe chIe. svArthabhAva AvI jAya che bhaktimAM. jo ane to. jo mATenI zarato jaLavAya che eTale pachI to tarIke vadhu bhakti thatI rahe che. bhagavAna sAthenuM sAkSAt saMdhAna nathI thatuM. eka ja pASANamAMthI ghaDAyelA caumukhajI birAje che. te paNa atizaya prAcIna che. AsapAsano vizALa bhUkhaMDa tIrathanI mAlikIno che. temAMthI khodakAma daramyAna DhagalAbaMdha avazeSo nIkaLe che. mUrtio to hajArathI vadhu nIkaLI che. je moTAM zaheronAM saMgrahAlayamAM jamA thaI che. eka devI maMdira hatuM te jainetaroe potAnA kabaje karI lIdhuM. zarUAtanA varasomAM dharmazALA sAva nAnI, vistAra pUro jaMgalavALo. yAtrika Ave ne sAMja thaI hoya to relvesTezana ja rokAI jAya. sAMja DhaLatAnI sAthe ja vanya pazuo sahelagAhe nIkaLatA. rastA rakhaDI paDatA. jinAlayanAM cogAnamAM AvIne siMharAjA ArAma pharamAvatA. maMdiranuM vAtAvaraNa rAtanA samaye agamya banI jatuM. pUjArI paNa kedamAM besI jatA. aMdhArI sRSTinA vanecaro ahIM umaTI paDatAM. koIne herAna karyA hoya tevuM to banyuM nathI paNa mAhola honahAra raheto. udyogIkaraNanA cakkaramAM jaMgalo kapAyAM. navAM raheThANo baMdhAyAM. dhIme dhIme e prANIo dekhAtA baMdha thayAM. Aje ghaNI dharmazALAo che. bahAra AkhuM gAma ane bajAra vasyuM che. tIrathanI jamInamAM kevaLa jhAMkharAM bacyAM che. hA, avAranAvara nAga, sApa nIkaLe che. dareka vakhate navI ja jAtanA dekhAva hoya che. hamaNAM poSa pUrNimAnA divase ja ajagaranuM baccuM nIkaLyuM hatuM. enI lAMbI, kALI jIbha ane eno phUtkAra bhayAvaha, thoDI vakhata pahelAM eka bhAIne dasa phUTa lAMbI kAMcaLI maLI hatI. eka vakhata to rAte bhAvanAmAM jAdu thayo. gAvAvALo ane vagADavAvALo be ja jaNa. beya aMdha. mastIthI stavana cAlatuM hatuM. gavaiyAnI barobara bAjumAM eka nAga phaNo kADhIne beTho. stavano sAMbhaLato hoya tevI adA. lokonI bhIDa thaI eTale cAlI nIkaLyo. ahIM bhujaMgama dekhAya che te acUka pakaDAya che. te koIne karaDatA nathI. emane jaMgalamAM choDI devAya che. kAma karanArA kahe che : ye to unakI hI bhUmi hai, kucha nahIM karate. bhagavAnanAM maMdiramAM aDadhI rAtre vAjIMtranAda thato hoya tevuM ghaNAe anubhavyuM che. niyamita darzane AvanArA ema kahe che ke bhagavAna divasamAM traNa rUpe dekhAya che. savAre alaga, bapore alaga, sAMje sAva alaga, traNa hajAra varasa jUnAM atItane nihALI cUkelI mUrtine joIne to sAkSAtu pArzvaprabhu ja yAda AvavA joIe. prabhunA hAthe A pratimAnI pratiSThA thaI hoya tevuM na bane ? prabhunA gaNadharoe A pratimAjI para vAsakSepa nAMkhyo hoya, prabhunI samavasaraNaparSadAnA indramahArAjA A pratimAjInI pUjA karavA AvyA hoya, A pratimAjInAM AlaMbane mahAtmAoe kSapakazreNi sAdhI hoya, hajAro-lAkho bhaktoe ekI sAthe snAtra mahotsava ujavIne alaukika darzana zuddhi meLavI hoya ane prabhumUrti A ja manohara smitamudrAthI nihALatI hoya e saMpUrNa jagatane. Aje prabhu ApaNane evA ja vatsalabhAve nihALe che. ApaNe jovI paDe che te duniyAnI phariyAdo prabhu sAme karavA besIe chIe emAM thAya che zuM ? prabhu je duniyA joI cUkyA che te yAda ja nathI AvatI. traNa hajAra varasathI prabhu pAse bhakto AvatA rahyA che. e purAtana bhaktonI sarakhAmaNImAM bhagavAna AgaLa ApaNe koI ja sthAna nathI. ApaNe to prabhunAM caraNanI dhULa thavAne lAyaka nathI. prabhune zire para levA sattva joIe. ApaNA to paga ja mATInA che. kesariyA dAdAnI jIvaMta AMkhomAMthI jharato premabhAva rahasyamaya rIte ApaNane AvakAre che kema ke bhagavAnane ApaNe bhale na oLakhIe, bhagavAna ApaNane jarUra oLakhe che. A svapnadevanAM darzana karavA bihAra jevA dUradezAMtarathI loko Ave che. AsthALuo to dara mahine ane dara varase AvavAnA saMkalpa laIne ja pAchA jAya che. prabhunuM madhuramaMgala smita dareka vakhate pratyuttara ane preraNA Ape che. emAMthI AzvAsana ane AhvAna avazya sAMpaDe che. jeNe enI bhASA ukelI te jaMga jItyo.

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144 143 poSa vada 1: bhadrAvatI rAmAyaNanA jamAnAmAM bharata ane kaikayI vacce jhaghaDo thaI jato tene lIdhe rAjyanA hakadAra rAmacaMdrajIne ayodhyA pAchI maLatI. Aje bharata ne kaikayI saMpI jAya che. rAmacaMdrajI jIMdagIbhara dezavaTo bhogave che. rAmacaMdrajI sAthe lakSmaNa jatA nathI kema ke tAva Avelo hoya che. sItAjIne dasa divasathI pagamAM du:khAvo hoya che eTale vanavAsanI javAbadArI ekalA rAmane upADavI paDe che. sIdhA mANasono jamAno nathI rahyo. bIjAnI mahenata para potAno pagadaMDo jamAvanArAnA rAja cAle che. A bhadrAvatI tIrthanI vArtA che. ahIM ApaNuM bhavya jinAlaya che. pratimAjI bhavya ane camatkArI che. pahelAM ahIM jaMgala hatuM. rAte to derAsaranI sAme siMha pharatA. khodakAma jayAre thatuM tyAre purAtana avazeSo nIkaLatA. Aja sudhI ghaNuM nIkaLyuM che, agaNita mUrtio paNa. kamanasIbe e badhuM sarakAre amarAvatI ane nAgapuranAM myujhiyamamAM mUkAvI dIdhuM che. ATale sudhI hajI ThIka hatuM. ahIMthI 2 ki.mI. dUra vIjAsana TekarI che. pravAsanigamavALAe tyAM bauddhaguphA nAmanuM sthaLa che tema chApI dIdhuM che. e bauddhaguphA nathI. e jaina guphA che. tyAMnI traNa guphAmAM traNa pracaMDa pratimAjI che te buddhanI nahIM paraMtu jinabhagavAnanI che. game te kAraNosara e AMbeDakaravALA buddhapaMthIonA kabajAmAM jatI rahI che. ame to khAsa tapAsa karavA ja gayA. sAcuM zuM che ? TekarI nAnI che. guphA vizALa che. haoNla jevo ja vistAra. koI bArI nahIM. aMdhArAmAM darzana barobara thAya te mATe ja mUrtio moTI banAvI haze. mUrti para janoI kotarI devAmAM AvI che. bhagavAnane siMdUra copaDI devAyo che. padmAsana dekhAya nahIM te mATe khoLAmAM simenTa bharI dIdho che. lAMchana garaka thaI gayuM che. bhagavAnanA saMpuTamAM goLacaNAM ne khaDIsAkara paDyA rahe che. chatAM bhagavAnanI mUrti mULamAM ApaNI che te dekhAI Ave che. guphA behada khUbasUrata che. eka sAthe dasa jaNA bole to daseyanA paDaghA alaga alaga saMbhaLAya. dhyAna karavA mATe bhIMtomAM gokhalA pADavAmAM AvyA che. dasa hAtha dUrathI bolAto zabda, jANe kAnamAM maMtra phUMkAto hoya eTalo najIka lAge che. A ramaNIya sthaLe ajoDa tIrtha banI zakyuM hota, Aje ApaNe badhuM gumAvI dIdhuM che. poSa vada trIja : vorA bhadrAvatIjIthI paNa vihAra thaI gayo. nAgapuranI bhAvika janatAnA ullAsa umaMganA sathavAre cha'rI pAlakasaMgha nIkaLelo. nAgapuranA cAra saMgho ekI sAthe hatA. yuvAsaMskArarRpanI mahenata hatI. dAdAne bheTavA nIkaLyA teno pahelo divasa, rAtane lIdhe yAda rahyo. kaDakAbhera ThaMDI paDI hatI. hADakA thIjIne gaMThAI jAya tevo sUsavATo hato ThaMDIno. nAgapuranI bahAra, pahelA mukAme AkhuM nAgapura kapaDAnA maMDapamAM poDhyuM hatuM. nAgapuranuM comAsuM jAmyuM hatuM te ghera beThA vakhatanI vAta hatI. A ThaMDI gharabahAra jAmI hatI. bhadrAvatI yAtrAnI pahelI rAta pachI dasamI rAta paNa AvI. tIrthapraveza para nAgapuranA gharegharanA bhakto hAjara hatA. prabuddha zrotAo, utsAhI kAryakartAo ane preraNA jhIlanArA ArAdhakonuM zahera nAgapura Aje dUra che. bhadrAvatI tIrtha paNa dUra che. bhakto vagara to cAlI jAya. bhagavAna vagara kema cAle ? rojanA savAra-sAMja darzana karatA te yAda Ave che. suMdara majAnAM citro bhUlAtA nathI. AratInA DaMkA to hajI kAnamAM guMje che. AMkho mIMcAya to prabhumUrti sAme AvI rahe che. paNa mIMcAyelI AMkhe rahevAtuM nathI. hajI ghaNuM jIvavAnuM che. AMkho khullI rAkhIne prabhune sAMbhaLatA rahevAnuM che. prabhunI yAtrA be vakhata thaI. trIjI vakhata prabhu bolAvaze tevI AzA che.

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146 zrI aMtarikSa tIrtha-1 (1) 'zrI aMtarikSajI tIrthamAM poLakara kaNabIo pUjArI tarIke kAma karatA, zvetAMbara jainonI vasatI ochI thatI gaI tema A poLakara pUjArIo AzAtanA ane avyavasthA karatA gayA. AkolA, bAlApura, dhULiyA, amalanera ane bIjA aneka gAmonA jainone A khUMcyuM. vAta eTalI hade vaNasI hatI ke poLakara pUjArIo kabajo choDavA taiyAra na thayA. ApaNA loko korTamAM gayA. ahIM sudhI badhuM barobara hatuM.' Aje ghaNA divaso vItI gayA che tIrthayAtrAne. aMtarikSajIthI dUra dUra besIne vItelI vAto yAda karI rahyo chuM tyAre aMtarikSa bhagavAna sAthe saMkaLAyelAM traNa bhUtakALa sAMbhare che. saMskRta vyAkaraNe traNa bhUtakALa ApyA che. parokSa, hyastana ane adyatana. prabhuno parokSa bhUtakALa cheka rAvaNanA yuga sudhI pahoMce che, AMkhonI pele pAra. prabhunuM prAkaTya thayuM te bhUtakAla najIka che. basa, gaIkAla jevI ja samIpatA. adyatana bhUtakALa agharo che. agharAne sahelo banAvavA ApaNe korTamAM gayA hatA. e vakhate zrI aMtarikSajI tIrtha zvetAMbaratIrtha tarIke sArvabhauma hatuM. poLakaro pAse kabajo levA korTamAM javAnuM thayuM tyAre gamakhvAra bhUla thaI. jo e bhUla na thaI hota to Aje zrI aMtarikSajI Toca para che. varase varase yAtriko ghaTatA rahyA che. vacce saMgharSa Toca para hato tyAre eka divasanA 10,000 yAtriko AvI pahoMcyA hatA. Aje varase 10,000 yAtriko thAya che ke kema te savAla che. koNa jAya che zrI aMtarikSatIrtha ? pAlItANA, zaMkhezvara, bhadrAvatI, sametazikharanI samUha yAtrAo varasovarasa nIkaLe che. zuM badhA ja aMtarikSajI jAya che ? kamAlanI vAta e che ke ekamAtra aMtarikSadAdA ja jamInathI addhara rahI ajAyabI sarjI rahyA che. A camatkArane lIdhe ja zrI aMtarikSajI vizvatIrtha banI zake, ane ApaNe dara varase aMtarikSa javAnuM bhUlI gayA chIe. vartamAna dardanAka che. prabhunI mUrti 36 iMca UMcI che. phaNA sAthe gaNIe to 42 IMca. pahoLAI 30 IMcanI che. A mUrtino adhikAra poLakara pUjArIo pAsethI meLavavA ApaNe korTamAM gayA hatA. e vakhate bhagavAnanI AzAtanA nivAravAno ekamAtra bhAva hato. paNa eka bhUla evI thaI ke thoDA ja vakhatamAM AzAtanAno navo silasilo cAlyo. korTamAM ApaNe jItI gayA. kabajo ApaNane maLI gayo. tA. 19-9-1903nA divase poLakaro sAmenA phojadArI kesano cukAdo AvI gayo. AzAtanA baMdha thaI. vi. saM. 1959nI e sAla. poLakaro sAthe samAdhAna thayuM. pUjArI tarIke emane saMtoSa thAya te rIte kAgaLiyAM thayAM. peDhInA copaDe noMdha thaI hatI te mujaba cAra nirNaya mukhyatve thayA. (1) cAra mANaso saphAI kare, pANI lAve vagere. (2) prativarSa temane ra61 rU. maLe. (3) 1thI 10 rU. bhaMDAramAM Ave te emanA. (4) 10thI vadhu rakama peDhInI. A samAdhAnapatramAM gItArtha gurubhagavaMtone vacce rAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA ke nahIM te jANavA nathI maLatuM, jo rAkhavAmAM AvyA hota to kalama judI hota te nakkI. A samAdhAna anusAra be varasa barobara cAlyuM. korTamAM jatI vakhate thayelI bhUla hajI naDI nahotI. vi. saM. 1961mAM e bhUle mAthuM UMcakyuM. ane Aja lagI e bhUla mAthuM jhUkAvavA taiyAra nathI, e bhUla Aja sudhI ApaNane vAgI rahI che. AgaLa keTalA varasa vAgaze te kahI zakAtuM nathI. ghaNI vakhata itihAsane AvI bhUlo jovA maLI che. bhUla nAnI hoya, dekhAI Ave hota. Aje zrI aMtarikSa dAdAnI yAtrA karavA koI nathI AvatuM. bhagavAnanI pUjA nathI thatI evuM bahAnuM maLI gayuM che eTale yAtrAno phero mAthe paDavA lAgyo

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148 147 tevI bhAre na hoya. dhIme dhIme e bhUlanA paga majabUta thAya. chevaTe e bhayaMkara rIte naDe. poLakara kesamAM ApaNe jItyA. jItavA mATe ke jIta majabUta banAvavA mATe eka bhUla thaI hatI, kadAca, e bhUla sahajabhAve thaI haze. e bhUla A rIte naDaze teno aMdAja paNa nahIM hoya. paNa A bhUle aMtarikSane adyatana jevo ja aTapaTo banAvI mUkyo. hA, adyatana bhUtakALanI e pahelI ane honahAra bhUla hatI. zuM bhUla hatI ? - poLakaro jainadharmI nahotA. temane jainadharmIo taraphathI zikasta maLe te mATe ApaNe saMpIne saMgharSa karyo hato. ane A saMpa jALavavA mATe ApaNe zvetAMbara lokoe digaMbarono sAtha lIdho hato. A bhUla hatI. digaMbarono sAtha na lIdho hota to ghaNo pharaka paData. paNa A vAta Aje samajAya che. e vakhate na samajAya te kudaratI hatuM. aMtarikSajIno adyatana bhUtakALa poLakarothI zarU thayo bagaDavAno ane e aTapaTo bhUtakALa digaMbaroe potAnI rIte vadhAre bhayAnaka banAvI mUkyo. (2) bhUla. lAgaNIzIla hato tethI mUrti rajhaLatI na mUkI. sarovaramAM padharAvI. bhaktonI bhUlane kAraNe bhagavAnane bhInAM aMdhAre garaka thavuM paDyuM. A bhUlanI paraMparA digaMbarono sAtha levA sudhI laMbAI ethI Ajeya prabhune bhoMyarAmAM aMdhakAre rahevuM paDe che. ame jayAre aMtarikSajI pahoMcyA tyAre bhUtakALanuM trividharUpa manane korI khAtuM hatuM. prabhunI pUjA baMdha tenI vedanA laIne tIrthanAM saMkula pAse AvyA hatA. lAMbA vihArano thAka hato te baMdhanagrasta prabhunAM darzana karavA paDaze teno viSAda hato. prabhunuM maMdira marAThA lokonI koThI jevuM che. lAla IMTonuM caNatara. jhUkIne praveza thAya tevo daravAjo . UMcA zikhara para pharakatI dhajA na maLe. bhamatI nathI. cokhaMDa makAnanA eka khUNethI aMdara javAnuM. jamaNA hAthe sIdhI bhIMta cAlI jAya. DAbA hAthe be peDhI jovA maLe. digaMbara ane zvetAMbara. jUno sAmAna ghaNo. gAdalAM, takiyA, moTA paTArA, copaDAM, lakhavAnuM meja, lAkaDAnAM thAMbhalA para patrikAo. eka digaMbara peDhIno thAMbhalo hato. ApaNA munImajI kahe : 'A digaMbara sAdhuoe patrikAmAM potAnA phoTA na chApavA joIe." gamagInIne lIdhe hasavuM na AvyuM. jamaNA hAthanI bhIMta pUrI thAya tyAM khUNo paDe. e khUNA para jamaNI bhIMtane chevADe jamIna para havAbArI. tyAMthI prabhune juhAravAnA hatA. prabhu dUra hatA, prabhu keda hatA. prabhu apUja hatA. A bArInI pAsethI joyuM to ArasanI pherasa dekhAI. Teka pasA ane sikkA paDyA hatA. vocamene kahyuM : dUra se dekho. prabhuthI hajI dUra javAnuM ? pAchaLa haTIne beThA. hajI pAchaLa javuM paDyuM. darzananI e kSaNe raDavuM Avaze tema lAgatuM hatuM. prabhu sAva ja nIce hoya, garbhadvArane badale havAbArImAMthI darzana karavAnA hoya, prabhunA daravAje tALA hoya, khoLe phUla na hoya. aMge arcA na hoya, A ekadama asahya, prabhune joI nahIM zakAya tema lAgatuM hatuM. AMkho kAMpatI hatI. dUra besIne, saheja jhUkIne najara mAMDI. ane... | vicAro thaMbhI jAya tevo koIka anubhava. dareka kriyAno pratibhAva hoya che. prabhunAM darzanano pratibhAva manamAM nakkI hato. duHkha, arerATI, prabhune A jo ke bhUla nAmanI ghaTanA zrI aMtarikSadAdA mATe navI nahotI. paramAtmA to bhUla nAmanI ghaTanAmAMthI ja janmyA hatA. parokSa bhUtakALanI e ghaTanA. rAjA rAvaNanA sevako mAlI ane sumAlI yAtrA karavA nIkaLyA. temano dAsa phUlamAlI hato. tene pUjA samaye yAda AvyuM ke bhagavAnanI mUrti sAthe levAnuM bhUlAI gayuM che. have ? bhagavAnane sAthe levAnI pharaja hatI. cUkI javAyuM. bhUla thaI. A bhUle rAmAyaNanA jamAnAmAM eka adbhuta camatkArane avatAra Apyo. e dAse mUrti banAvI. zrI bhAvavijayajI mahArAja lakhe che : eka veLu ne bIjo chANa, mUrtino AkAra pramANa. mAtra retI ane chANamAMthI mUrti banI. vidyAbaLe suMdara thaI. mAlIsumAlI pUjA karatI vakhate A navA bhagavAna saMbaMdhI prazna nathI karatA te bIjI bhUla che. bhagavAnane sAthe levAno Adeza na karyo teya bhUla. mULa bhUla dAsanI hatI. eNe A mUrti navI banI che te jaNAvyuM nahIM hoya. nAnI nAnI bhUlono saravALo thayo. pUjA ane bhojana thaI gayA pachI prayANa thavAnuM hatuM. dAse mUrtine sAthe na levAno nirNaya lIdho. A paNa

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149 150 phUra upasargo ane ghora tapazcaryA pachI paNa prabhuvIra manahara dIsatA hoya to mAtra pUjA baMdha thavAne kAraNe prabhunI zobhAhAni thAya tevuM mAnavAmAM paNa pApa che. prabhujInAM darzanano AnaMda pUjA ane aMgaracanA sAthe saMkaLAyelo raheto hato. te samaye kevaLa mUrtidarzanano AnaMda sAMpaDato hato. prabhu potAnA hAthe vedanAne dUra karI cUkyA hatA. kadAca, maMjUra nahotuM. prabhune joIne duHkha thAya te prabhune mana dayA haze. koI potAnI dayA khAya e bhagavAna pasaMda nA ja kare, eTale ja kadAca, e ghaDIe vicAro para roka AvI gayo. lAgaNI thIjI gaI. zabdo ane sUtro paLabhara vIsarAyA. e jhUkIne darzana karavAnI paLe jIvananI kSaNo alaga paDI gaI. zvAsa ane hRdayanA dhabakArA vinAnI parama zunya cetanAnI jhAMkhI thaI. nIcenAM garbhagRhamAMthI maunano guMjArava upara Avyo ane astitva para patharAyo. prabhunAM darzana zabdazaH svarganuM sopAna banyAM. himAlayanI pahADI para guphA hoya tene dUrathI joIe to dhavala sRSTimAM zyAmasuMdara vivara bhavya lAge tema prabhumUrtinI pratibhA nIkharI hatI. mAnavAmAM na Ave evI madhura stabdhatA aMgeaMga para birAjI gaI. prabhune vartamAna samayanI viSamatAno koI artha nahoto. anahada AnaMda prabhu varasAvatA hatA. prabhunI ardha nimagna AMkho tejasvI nahotI chatAM prabhAvapUrNa prabhunA skaMdhano bhAra jhIlato vakSavistAra mahAprANathI chalakAto hoya tevo samunnata. dhyAna mATe saMpuTa banelI hatheLInA paDachAye manohara lAgato kaTipradeza. parAkramonA paramapitA samA be bAhu, ardhapadmAsanano sAhajika dehabaMdha. hoTha paranI mitarekhAmAM ArAdhakonI ArAdhanA ane virAdhakonI virAdhanA pratyeno samabhAva. nAnakaDA gokhamAMthI bhoMyarAmAM dekhAtI pratimA jANe AMkhomAMthI aMtaramAM dekhAtI hoya tevI samIpa. viSAdane haravA prabhu beThA hatA. zokano nAno amatho aMza paNa prabhu potAnI AsapAsa jAmavA detA nahotA. tIrthanuM vAtAvaraNa prabhue koIpaNa bAhya saMsAdhano vagara jIvaMta banAvI rAkhyuM hatuM. aMge AbhUSaNa nahotA toya AkarSaNa jAgatuM hatuM. AMkhe cakSu nahotA toya premavarSAnI anubhUti thatI hatI. arcA thaI nahotI. are ! dhAbAM hatA deha para. chatAM saundaryanI dhArA akhaMDa hatI. caMdramA para DAghA sohe tema mUrti dhAbAne ujALI rahI hatI. kimiva hi madhurANAM maDanuM nAkRtInAmu e kAlidAsoktino A navo sAkSAtkAra thato hato. dhULano Achero thara paNa caMdanalepathI ghaTTa banelA barAsanI jema patharAyo hato. prabhu dareka rUpamAM ramaNIya ja. karamAyelAM phUla kharAba dekhAya te bane, apUja bhagavAna kharAba lAge te kadI na bane. 40 upavAsa pachI paNa AdinAthadAdA suMdara lAgatA hoya ane sADAbAra varasanA - prabhune juhAryA pachI ame bahAra AvyA. prabhuno jAdu hato tyAra sudhI mana romAMcita hatuM. have prabhuthI thoDA alaga thayA eTale pharIvAra vedanAe mAthuM UMcakaryuM. prabhu apUja hatA te asahya satya hatuM. prabhue satyano svIkAra karavAnuM samajAvyuM che. paraMtu A satya svIkArI zakAya tevuM nahotuM. prabhunI mUrata baMdhanamAM hatI teno jhATako satata vAgato hato. prabhunI sAcavaNI nathI thatI tenI aparaMparA vyathA thatI hatI. prabhu bhale masta hoya, bhakta to hatAza ja bane. prabhunI pratimAnI bismAra hAlata joI teno roSa cheka have jAgato hato. e sAthe ja poLakara kesa vakhatanI bhUlamAMthI AgaLa cAlelI bhUlo yAda AvatI hatI. vi. saM. 1961mAM bhUle gajuM kADhI batAvyuM hatuM. eTale ja hajAreka jainonI mITiMga levI paDI hatI. gaI kAle sAthe maLIne laData ApI hatI. Aje AmanesAmane AvI javAya tevo muddo Ubho thayo hato. pujA to prabhunI karavAnI ja hatI. zvetAMbara ane digaMbaranI pUjApaddhati judI hovAthI pUjAnA samaye arasaparasa phariyAdo uThatI. e aitihAsika mITiMgamAM pUjA mATenA TAIma Tebala nakkI thayA. traNa traNa kalAkanA vArA rAkhavAmAM AvyA. A vyavasthA che tema samajIne ApaNe rAhatano zvAsa lIdho hato. jo ke, A vyavasthA ja bhaviSyamAM korTanI jItane naDavAnI hatI. A vyavasthAne kAraNe digaMbarone pUjAno haka maLyo hato ke Aja sudhI e loko pUjA karavA AvatA. emane AvavAnI chUTa hatI. A vyavasthAe 'chUTa' ne 'haka'mAM pheravI nAMkhI hatI. atyAra sudhI ApaNe divasamAM game tyAre pUjA karI zakatA. have emanA samayamAM ApaNI pUjA baMdha thaI gaI. e samaya parano haka ApaNe gumAvI dIdho. bIjI paNa goThavaNa thaI hatI. zvetAMbaronA paryuSaNA zrAvaNa vada 12thI

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151 152 bhAdaravA suda 4 sudhI hoya. digaMbaronAM paryuSaNa bhAdaravA suda 4thI bhA. su. 14 sudhI hoya. ApaNAM paryuSaNamAM digaMbarone mAtra traNa kalAka pUjA karavA maLe. savAre thI 9. bAkInAM 21 kalAka ApaNA gaNAya, to emanAM paryuSaNamAM ApaNane traNa kalAka pUjA karavA maLe. thI 9. bAkInA 21 kalAka emanA. Ama ApaNe mahinAnA trIjA jeTalo bhAga pUjAno samaya gumAvyo. digaMbarone to guMje bharyuM te sonuM ja hatuM, je maLe te maphatamAM jhUMTavavAnuM hatuM. alabatta, banne pakSane darzana karavAnI chUTa hatI ja. vi. saM. 1962mAM baMne pakSanI miTIMga thaI kAraMjAmAM, tyAre navo niyama ghaDAyo. divALI aMge digaMbarone A. va. 14nA 21 kalAka maLyA, ApaNane Aso vada amAsanA 21 kalAke maLyA. kula maLIne 11 divaso para digaMbaroe haka jamA karyo. paryuSaNA saMbaMdhI 10, divALI saMbaMdhI 1. ApaNe rAjI hatA. jhaghaDo TALavA mATe bAMdhachoDa karI, tethI samAdhAna thayuM teno saMtoSa hato. vi. saM. 1964 mahA suda bArase samAdhAna ane saMtoSanI pokaLatAe avAja uThAvyo. poLakara kesanI bhUle hathoDo jhIMkayo. | digaMbaroe kaTisUtra, kaMdorA vagerene loDhAnAM ojArathI kotarI nAMkhyA. bhagavAnanI pUjAno haka hato teno upayoga karIne temaNe mUrtine nukazAnI karI. AnAthI emane be nukazAnI thaI. eka zvetAMbaronI lAgaNI ghavAI. be, prAcIna vastune nukazAnI karyAno guno thayo. jemano dharma, kapaDAM paheravAmAM zarama mAne che te digaMbarone AnI paravA nahotI. A hInakRtyane lIdhe temaNe zvetAMbaronI sahAnubhUti gumAvI. tA. 12-2-1908nA divase A banyuM. zvetAMbaro prabhumUrtine lepa karAvI rahyA hatA tyAre A nirguNa banAva banyo. - ApaNA taraphathI AkolA korTamAM divAnI kesa thayo. A kesa cheka privI kAunsIla sudhI pahoMcyo. prabhune cakSu, TIkA, AbhUSaNa caDAvavAmAM e lokoe avarodha ryo hato te kAraNa paNa hatuM. 11-2-1910nA roja AkolAmAM kesa cAlyo. te samayagALAmAM ja muMbaIthI tIrthayAtrAe AvelA zvetAMbara saMghane digaMbaroe bhAre parezAna karyo. khUba tophAna thayuM. zvetAMbaranA pAMca jaNAe kesa mAMDyo. muddo hato dhArmika lAgaNI dUbhavavAno, lepane nukazAna karavAno ane peDhInI Avakane hAni pahoMcADavAno. rU. 15,425no dAvo digaMbaro sAme mUkavAmAM Avyo. ApaNI mAMgaNI hatI ke mUrti zvetAMbara che, pUjAno haka zvetAMbarono che, kaTisUtrathI mAMDIne AbhUSaNa sudhImAM kazoya avarodha karavAno digaMbarone haka nathI, A tIrtha zvetAMbaramArgI che tevI jAherAta thAya. ApaNA taraphathI 60 purAvA rajU thayA. e vahIvaTI ane zAstrIya hatA. digaMbaroe paNa kesa mAMDIne mAMgaNI karI : zvetAMbaranI rajUAta khoTI che, e eka tIrtha saMpUrNa digaMbaronuM che tevI jAherAta karo, e bIjI, trIjI mAMgaNI ke rajUAta e poLakarakesanI bhUlanuM pariNAma hatuM. trIjI mAMgaNImAM spaSTa jaNAvavAmAM AvyuM e 1905nuM TAImaTebala banyuM tyAre ja digaMbarone samAna haka ApavAmAM Avyo che. have zvetAMbaro Absolute Right eTale ke saMpUrNa adhikAra mAMgI na zake. korTamAM kAmagIrI cAlI. pUjA karavA mATe banAvelI mUrtinAM nAme jhaghaDo cAlyo. purAvAnI tapAsaNI. nivedanonI cakAsaNI. jubAnI. kamizananI nimaNuka, korTe svayaMtapAsa karI. AkolA korTanA Addictional district Judge sAhebe 40 pAnAno cukAdo Apyo. ApaNe loko bhAvAtura hatA, jItavA mATe. digaMbaro jhanUne caDelA, tIrtha paDAvI levA mATe. cukAdAnI asara sAmA pakSane thAya te mATe baMne uttejita hatA. cukAdo ane hukamanAmuM eka sAthe peza thayA. cukAdAmAM jaNAvyuM hatuM ke : (1) tIrtha ane mUrti zvetAMbara jainonAM che. (2) san 1905mAM digaMbarone rAjIkhuzIthI pUjAno haka ApyA pachI e hakano InkAra zvetAMbaro na karI zake. lepa thatA pUrve ja kaTisUtra hatA te purAvAthI siddha thAya che. (4) zvetAMbaro mUrti para navA kaTisUtra vagere umere te mAnI zakAtuM nathI. AmAM traNa kalama ApaNane rAjI karI zakatI hatI. paraMtu eka kalama cA

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153 154 A cukAdo hato. hukamanAmAnuM pharamAna jarA sudhareluM hatuM. zvetAMbarone maMdira ane mUrtinA vahIvaTano saMpUrNa haka ApavAmAM Ave + + + + ApaNane paDakAratI hatI. kalama naM. 2. hukamanAmAnI rajUAta hatI kebaMne pakSe vi. saM. 1991 san 1905mAM ghaDelA TAImaTebala mujaba cAlavuM. (2) baMne pakSa potapotAnI Avaka alaga ekaThI karI zake che. (3) lepa khodAyo che paraMtu vyakti pakaDAI nathI. guno siddha thato nathI mATe nukazAnIno dAvo rada karavAmAM Ave che. cakSu-TIkA-mugaTa-AMgI rAkhavAno zvetAMbarone haka che. potAnI paddhati mujaba pUjA karI zake che. (5) digaMbaroe zvetAMbaronI pUjA paddhatimAM koI harakata na karavI. (6) zvetAMbaroe digaMbaronI lAgaNI na ghavAya te mATe kaMdora-kachoTA pAtaLA karavA. (7) mUrti ane maMdira zvetAMbaronA che paraMtu temanI sarvAdhikAranI mAMgaNI nAmaMjUra karavAmAM Ave che. A taghalakhI hukamanAmAne tAbe thavAmAM koI ja majA nahotI. digaMbaro nArAja na thAya te rIte ApaNane sAcavI levAnI vAta hatI. to digaMbarone pUrI saMtoSa hato nahIM. nAgapuranI korTamAM 17-7-1918nA roja zvetAMbaroe apIla dAkhala karI. digaMbaroe cross apeal dAkhala karI. pAMca varasa nIkaLI gayA. 1-10-1923 tArIkhe 16 pAnAno cukAdo Avyo. temAM nirNayanI bhASA badalAI hatI. savAla saMpUrNa mAlikIno nathI. savAla saMpUrNa vahIvaTano che. zvetAMbarone saMpUrNa adhikAra maLe to emane saMtoSa thaze. lepamAM kaMdorA, kachoTAnA AkAra kevA kADhavA tenI nizcita sUcanA ApavAnI jarUra jaNAtI nathI. lepa karavAno, kaTisUtra banAvavAno pUrepUro haka zvetAMbarono che. cakSu-TIkA-AbhUSaNa caDAvavAnI chUTa zvetAMbarone maLe che. 1905nA TAImaTebalanA samaye digaMbarone cakSu-TIkA vagere vinA pUjA karavAno haka che. + digaMbaroe kachoTA, kaTisUtra-lepa khodavA nahIM. temAM mAthuM na mAravuM. zvetAMbarone A cukAdAthI thoDuM AzvAsana maLyuM. digaMbarono haka Ubho hato te naDatara hatuM, paraMtu digaMbaronI DakhalagIrI para pratibaMdha mUkAyo te jIta hatI. digaMbaro AthI pUrA ginnAyA. temaNe iMglenDamAM apIla karI, 9-71929nA roja tyAMthI cukAdo Avyo te ApaNAM ja kAmano hato. iMglenDanI korTe nAgapurano cukAdo mAnya karIne digaMbaronI apIla kADhI mUkI. nAgapuranI korTamAM ane prIvI kAunsIlamAM zvetAMbarone je kharca lAgyo tenI rakama 689 pAunDa = 10,000 rU. digaMbaroe zvetAMbarone cUkavI ApavA tevo Adeza thayo. poLakaronA vakhate prabhune lepa thato. 1908mAM lepa thayo te vakhate kabajo poLakarono nahoto. digaMbaroe e lepa ukheDI nAMkhyo hato. nAgapuranA 1923nA cukAdA pachI san 1924mAM lepa thayo hato. digaMbaroe sTe mAgyo to na maLyo. have zuM karavuM ? temaNe potAnuM digaMbara pada je artha sUcave che te sAkAra karavA mATe potAnA pUjA karavAnA samaye ukaLatA dUdhathI prakSAla karIne, garama pANI reDIne lepane nukazAnI karI. daramyAna privI kAunsIlano cukAdo ApaNI tarapheNamAM Avyo. | (4) prabhuno aghatana bhUtakALa khUba lAMbo che. enI bhUlabhUlAmaNI gajabanI .

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155 che. potAnAM nAma para dAvo mAMDI rahelA banne pakSo pratye prabhunI karuNA samAna rIte vahetI hatI. ApaNA pakSe saccAI hatI. digaMbaronA pakSe jUTha hatuM. prabhunA pakSe prema hato. prabhunI lokottara avasthAno ahesAsa thayo hota to digaMbaro ATalI hade bagADa na lAvata. prabhuno prema to saune maLe. ene jhIlavAnI pAtratA badhAne na maLe. pAtratA vinA prema pAmavA janArA bUrA hAle rakhaDe che. digaMbarone prabhuno haka pAmavo hato. prabhu koI cIjavastu hoya tevo vahevAra hato temano. ApaNane prabhunA premanI kiMmata khabara hatI. prabhunA haka jItanArA prabhune AzAtanAnA aMdhAre pUravAnA hatA. bhIti A hatI. A ja kAraNe korTakacerImAM laDavAnuM hatuM. vArasA mATe dIkarAne meLavavA mAMgatI sAvakI mA sAme premALa dAdImAne na chUTake laDavuM paDe tevo A saMgrAma hato. prabhumUrtine lepa thAya tene kAyadAkIya rIte rokavAnI digaMbaronI nema hatI. lepa thAya nahIM. kaMdoro ghaDAya nahIM. samaya jAya. mUrti pote ja purAvo banI jAya. 1934mAM samArakAmanI taiyArI ApaNe cAlu karI. hakkanA mudde ApaNane e rokI zakatA nahotA. temaNe AkolAnI korTamAM navI arajI karI. sAra emAM eTalo ja hato ke kaTisUtrano AkAra kevo karavo teno nirNaya Avyo nathI ane lepa kyAre karavo te spaSTa karAyuM nathI mATe lepanuM kAma thaI na zake. zvetAMbaroe tarata vAMdho lIdho. Thosa dalIlo rajU karI. 11-11937nA divase digaMbaronI apIla nIkaLI gaI. digaMbaro hAIkorTamAM gayA. ApaNA nasIba nabaLAM hatAM eTale digaMbaronI apIla tyAM mAnya thaI. kaTisUtranA mApa nakkI karavA mATe kesa pharI AkolA Avyo. digaMbaroe kaTisUtra-choTAne AchApAtaLA rAkhavA vinaMtI karI. ApaNe lokoe TisUtra-kachoTo pahelA jevA hatA tevA ja banAvavAno Agraha rAkhyo. ubhayapakSanI jubAnI levAmAM AvI. purAvA rajU karavAmAM AvyA. 13-9-1944nA roja nikAla Avyo. traNa muddA spaSTa thayA. (1) mUrtinuM kaTisUtra 1 IMca pahoLAI dharAvI zake. kamarane pharatI jADAI eka 156 tRtIyAMza IMca ane ardhagoLa AkAre. kachoTa-eka aSTamAMza pahoLAI. prAraMbhamAM be IMca ane AgaLa aDhI IMca. (2) mUrtino lepa cAlato hoya tyAre zvetAMbaro pUjA para pratibaMdha mUkI zake che. lepa sUkAya nahIM tyAM sudhI pUjA baMdha rahe to paNa digaMbaro vAMdho na laI zake. (3) lepa kyAre karavo teno nirNaya levAnI sattA zvetAMbaronI che. zvetAMbaro kyAre paNa lepa karI zake che. digaMbaro emAM vAMdho laI zake nahi. (5) digaMbaro pharI vAra hAryA. dareka hAramAMthI temaNe navA taNakhA zodhyA. temane dharmanI ciMtA hatI ke kabajAnI te samajI zakAtuM hatuM. ApaNe loko mUrtinA vahIvaTanA hakanI laDAI jItyA ane lepa karavAnI kAryavAhInI laDAI jItyA. have ApaNe nizcita hatA. digaMbaro naphphaTa rAjakAraNInI jema nAgapura korTamAM gayA. san 1944nI sAla. ApaNe lepanI taiyArImAM hatA. chApAmAM prabhunA lepa thavA saMbaMdhI jAherAta paNa AvI gaI. nAgapuranI hAIkorTamAM be varasa kesa cAlyo. lepa karanArA AvI gayA hatA. digaMbaro temane raMjADavA lAgyA. lepanI aNamola sAmagrI AvI gaI hatI. digaMbaro tenI para AkramaNa karavA mAMDyA. potAnI lAgavaga lagAvIne emaNe vAtAvaraNa taMga banAvI mUkyuM. prabhu para trIjo atyAcAra gujaryo. prabhumUrtinI salAmatInAM nAme prabhunI upara pAMjaruM mUkavAmAM AvyuM. sariyAma nirlajjatA dAkhavI hatI emaNe. tA. 8-7-47nA divase nAgapura hAIkorTamAM nikAla Avyo. digaMbaronI dalIla radabAtala thaI. te vakhate jaja yuropiyana hatA. Ara. TI. poloka sAheba. temaNe digaMbaronI TIkA karatA kahyuM ke 'digaMbaro jANI joIne kesa laMbAvI rahyA che mATe zvetAMbarone korTa saMbaMdhI je kharca thayo che te digaMbaroe bharapAI karI ApavAno rahe che.' digaMbarone dareka hAre navuM jhera caDatuM. temaNe nAgapura hAIkorTamAM vizeSa apIla karIne lepa aTakAvavA sTe mAMgyo. korTe 17-3-1948nA dine apIla

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157 kADhI nAMkhI. tA. 3-10-1948nA divase ApaNe lepa karavAnI zarUAta karI. tA. 13-11-48nA divase lepa sUkAI gayo. prakSAla zarU thayo. mUrti jhaLahaLI UThI. bhAratanI AjhAdInA 39 varasa pahelA lepano saMgharSa zarU thayo hato te bhAratanI AjhAdInA bIjA varase pUro thayo. bhArata aMgrejonI gulAmImAMthI chUTyuM paraMtu digaMbarono pIcho zrI aMtarikSatIrtha na choDAvI zakaryuM. A saMgharSa daramyAna digaMbaroe korTamAM prabhumUrtine pASANamaya kahIne lepane binajarUrI TheravavA prayAsa karyo hato. korTamAM AnI carcA paNa lAMbo vakhata cAlI hatI. Akhare jaja zrI Ara. vI. parAMjape jAte aMtarikSajI AvyA hatA. khAvApIvAnA koI nItiniyamo na jALavanArA e AdamIe prabhumUrtine nakhathI khotarI hatI. digaMbaronA pApe prabhunA zarIrane nakhanA ghasarakA thayA hatA. potAnA nakhamAM retI bharAI e joIne A jaja sAhebe jAhera karyuM ke Thus the neccessity of plaster for this idol is obvious, A mUrtine lepa karavo jarUrI che te have pUravAra thAya che. 158 - Aje prabhumUrtine tALAbaMdhImAM rAkhavAmAM AvI che. mUrtine sparza kare te gunegAra. sarakAra ane korTanA pratApe tIrtha polIsonI pakkaDamAM AvI gayuM che. AratI samaye tALAnAM sila tUTe che. pUjA ane saphAI bIjI mUrtionI thAya che. jamInathI addhara rahelA dAdAnI pUjA baMdha che. A mUrtinI nIcenI jaMgaluchaNAM nIkaLI jatAM. mUrtinA aMgUThe dIvA dharIe to mUrtitaLenI pabAsananI dharatI para tejanI lakIro vahI jatI. dAdAnI mAtra AratI thAya che. AratIno ghaMTanAda bahAra saMbhaLAya che. aMdara javA maLatuM nathI. AratInA samaye derAsarajIno mukhya daravAjo baMdha karavAmAM Ave che. e samaye darzana karanArAne bahAra kADhI mUkavAmAM Ave che. AratI thaI gayA pachI kAgaLiyAM thAya che. polIsamena lakhe che : "AjanI AratI koI paNa jAtanI dhamAla vinA pUrI thaI che.' tenI para baMne pakSanA munImanI sahI mAMgavAmAM Ave che. digaMbara munIma sahI ApI de che. ApaNA munImajI sahI nathI karatA. tALA vAgyA che teno virodha jArI rAkhavA sahI na karavI jarUrI che. pahelAM to polIso vAyaralesa sAthe AvatI. cAlu AratIe riporTa polIsasTezana para jato. have taMgadilI ghaTI che. samasyA maTI nathI. prabhuno adyatana bhUtakALa vartamAna para savAra thayelo che. sArAM bhaviSyanI pratIkSA kyAre pUrI thaze te samajAtuM nathI. badhethI hArelA digaMbaroe atikramaNanI nIti akhatyAra karI. mavAlIo phUTapAtha para kabajo jamAvIne mAlasAmAna pAtharavA mAMDe tevo ghATa ghaDAyo. bhoMyarAmAM prabhujI sivAya bIjI mUrtio na hatI. e loko navI mUrtio mUkavA mAMDyA. prabhujInI banne bAju digaMbaramUrtinI hAra thaI gaI. A mUrtio gabhArAmAM rahI zakI tenuM kAraNa samajavuM muzkela che. ghaNI badhI digaMbara mUrtio vacce ApaNI zvetAMbara mUrtinI pavitratAne bhraSTa karavAno temano dAva hato. bahAra saMkulamAM temane thoDA divasa mATe ApelI jagyA para maMDapa banAvIne khAssIbadhI jamIna para pagadaMDo jamAvyo. dharmazALAo para hAtha ajamAvyA. ApaNA mahAtmAo ne sAdhvIjIo para sitama gujAryA. yAtrikone luMTyA. borDa para esiDa chAMTyA. jAte gunAo karIne sApAtra ApaNane gaNAvyA. komI ramakhANa jevI dahezatavAdI pravRttio calAvI. dharmanI bhUmi para lohI chaMTAyAM. poLakara kesanI bhAIbaMdhIno Avo hiMsaka aMjAma Avyo che te mAnI zakAtuM nahotuM.

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18 zrI aMtarikSatIrtha-2 zrI aMtarikSabhagavAnanI yAtrAnA e divasomAM khAvApIvAnuM dhyAna rahyuM nahotuM. prabhunAM alaukika saundarya upara AjanI aghora avasthA savAra hatI e jovAnA e divaso hatA. prabhunAM dhAma upara UMcI dhvajA laherAtI nahotI tenuM du:kha saMvedanAnA e divaso hatA. prabhunA lAkha camatkAro vaccethI vahI AvatI kALadhArAnA vartamAna pravAhane asahAya banIne jovAnA e divaso hatA. prabhue veDyuM, khakhyuM, gaLI khAdhuM te samajavuM gamatuM nahotuM, e samajayA vinA cAlatuM nahotuM ane samajAya te sahI zakAtuM nahotuM. digaMbaro para dveSa karavAno na hoya paraMtu prabhunI hAlata joyA bAda Akroza to janamato ja. prabhu mauna rahetA temAM prabhunI bhavyatA mahoratI, ApaNe mUka rahIe chIe temAM ApaNI kAyaratA sAkha pUre che satata lAgatuM. prabhue harahaMmeza ApaNane sAcavyA ane bacAvyA. ApaNe prabhune sAcavyA paNa nahIM, bacAvyA paNa nahIM. mA bhUkhyA peTe sUtI hoya to samajadAra dIkarAnI UMgha harAma thaI jAya. prabhu akoraDA dehe beThA hoya te joIne jIvatara harAma lAgatuM. jIvana nirarthaka lAgatuM. motanA bhogeya pariNAma maLatuM na hoya tevI majabUrIne kyAM janamanA pApa kahevA te samajAtuM nahIM. e dInatAnA divaso hatA. e hatabhAgI vicAronA divaso hatA. - digaMbaronI halacala jovA maLatI. ame rokAyA hatA te daramyAna ja temaNe eka rAtrikAryakrama rAkhyo hato. patarAnA maMDapamAM e badhA umaTI paDyA hatA. sapheda kapaDAmAM rahetI ArthikAo ghaNI badhI AvI hatI. eka lAMbI dADhIvALA mahAtmAjI hatA. varasothI e ahIM ja rahe che. e ghaNAM kAma saMbhALe 160 che. eka kAma A paNa che : zvetAMbarI sAdhu Ave tyAre temanI sAme digaMbarI ThaThAro pradarzita karavo. basa, A mATe ja A rAtrimeLo rAkhelo hato. yogAnuyoga e ja rAte zirapura gAmamAM zaMkarajIno meLo hato. tyAM hajAro umaTyA haze. ahIM traNaso cArasonI bhIDa thaI hatI. mAIka para vAraMvAra 'zrI digaMbara atizayakSetra aMtarikSajI'no ullekha karAto hato. jarUra vinA paNa A akSaronuM mathALuM baMdhAtuM hatuM. 'hamArA mahAna tIrtha zrI aMtarikSajI' 'digaMbarasamAjakI AsthA ke kendravartI bhagavAna zrI aMtarikSa bhagavAnuM" "zrI aMtarikSajI tIrthama digaMbaronA sabase baDA maMgalakArI maMdira' A badhA slogana jevA uccAro vaktavyomAM AvyA karatAM hatAM. koI pustakanuM vimocana paNa thayuM. benoe bhegA maLIne gAvAnuM cAlu karyuM hatuM. koI atithivizeSa AvyA haze te paNa mAIka para digaMbara digaMbara ocaryA hatA. ApaNe ApaNAM tIrthamAM chIe tevuM lAge ja nahIM, evuM jhanUna temanA dareka bhASaNakAronA avAjamAM TapakatuM hatuM. bhagavAna apUja che teno DaMkha hoya temAM A saramukhatyArazAhI joIne baMDa pokAravAnuM mana thaI AvatuM. eka ekane pakaDI pakaDIne bahAra kADhI mUkAya, emanAM pATiyAM, emanAM benarsa, emanI takatIo ukhaDI jAya, emanAM nAmonizAna suddhAM na jaDe tevI sAphasaphAI bhIMtabhIMta parathI thaI jAya tevI agana jAgatI. nAnA bALakanAM havAtiyAM jevA A vicArothI vaLI navI azAMti aMtarane dajhADatI. asaMbhava sapanAM jonAro jAte ja pIDAya che. vadhAre paDatI apekSAo rAkhanAro jAte ja dAjhI mare che. je zakya nathI tenI mATe macI paDavAthI gAMDapaNa ja poSAya che. A badhI khabara hatI tema chatAM dAjhavAnI, pIDAvAnI, dAjhI maravAnI, ane gAMDAmAM khapI javAnI jarUra lAgatI hatI. prabhunI nitarAM suMdara pratimAne keda jovAnI hAma, hiMmata nahotI eTale ja A badhuM anubhavAtuM. e vyathA, hatAzAno anubhava Ajeya thAya che. dariyAkAMThe AvI pahoMcelA morjA retI para ke kALI paththarazilA para mAthuM pachADIne dama toDI de che tema aMtaranA bhAvomAMthI uThelA vicAro AMkhonA kAMThe AvI dama toDI detA hatA. prabhu badhuM ja veThI cUkyA hatA. prabhu mATe ApaNAthI kAMI ja thaI zake tema nahotuM. prabhunI chaTA rAjAdhirAjanI hatI. amArI hAlata garIba, apaMga jevI

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161 162 hatI. prabhu traNabhuvananAM ajavALe dIpatA hatA. amArI AMkhonA daravAje aMdhArA hatA. prabhu prasanna hatA. ame sadaMtara nirAze. prabhu phariyAda nahotA karatA. ame phariyAdI hatA. ane amane khabara hatI ke A amArI phariyAdano kazo ukela AvavAno nathI. amArAM saubhAgyane tALAM lAgyAM tenI para varasonAM sila caDI gayA hatA. e kavaca koNa, kyAre bhedaze te samajavAya maLatuM nahotuM. e divasomAM AvI bhagna manodazA sAthe prabhuno parokSa bhUtakALa yAda karatA rahyA hatA. adyatana bhUtakALa eTale digaMbaronuM atikramaNa thayuM teno kALo itihAsa. parokSa bhUtakALa eTale mAlIsumAlInA samayanI kathA. (2) hyastana bhUtakALano mAhola judo hato. e kathA mUrtinAM sarjana pachInI, visarjana pachInI che. mAlI mAlInA sevaka phUlamAlIe pratimAne sarovaramAM padharAvI dIdhI. pratimA vikharAI jAya te ja Azaya hato. paNa daivI prabhAve pratimA pANImAM akabaMdha rahI. chANa ane retanI banelI mUrti agaNita varaso sudhI pANImAM rahI, yathAtatha rUpe. e sarovaranAM pANI pInArAo hatA ke nahIM tenA ullekha maLatA nathI. e sarovaramAM jalacaro vasatA hatA ke nahIM tenI mAhitI maLatI nathI. e sarovaramAM pazuo, paMkhIo khelatA ke nahIM tenI paNa koI vigato jANavA maLatI nathI. e sarovaranAM pANInI cetanA camatkArI banI hatI te nakkI che. eka mAtra saMdarbha maLe che e sarovarano. ane emAM ja prabhuno agama, agocara mahimAM nIkharato anubhavAya che. zakato nathI. ene bhAna thAya che ke mAro roga ghaTyo che, ene AzcaryAnaMda thAya che. e yAda kare che. ene sarovaranAnanI sAthe saMbaMdha che tevo khyAla Ave che. rANI rAjAne e sarovara para laI jAya che. rAjA sarvAMgasnAna kare che. prabhu pragaTa thayA nahotA. prabhunI talAza paNa thaI nahotI. chatAM prabhuno camatkAra pragaTyo hoya tema e rAjAno roga sarjAze maTI gayo hato. rAjA karatAM rANI vadhu prabhAvita thaI. tene samajAyuM ke A sarovaramAM koI devI tattvano vAsa che. rANI balipUjA kare che. vinaMtI kare che. devane pragaTa thavA vinave che. koI pratibhAva najare caDato nathI. sarovaranAM pANInI sapATI para khelatAM taraMgo kinArA para AvIne aTakI jAya che. rANInI najara sarovaranA cAre kinArA para phare che. jaladevatAnI adezya upasthiti e anubhave che. najarano khAlIpo saMtoSAto nathI. adUbhuta camatkRti pachIno gadgadabhAva laIne rANI ane rAjA rAjamahela pAchA phare che. e rAte ja rANIne sapanuM Ave che. UMgha majAnI AvI haze. varasono bhAra utarI gayo tenI nirAMtathI nidrAzaraNa e thayA haze. manamAM aMtaratama tRptibhAva bharyo haze. emAM e sapanuM AvyuM. rANI mAnI na zakI, pratIkSA to haze ja ke AvuM sapanuM Ave ane RNamuktino avasara sAMpaDe chatAM rANI e sapanuM joIne stabdha banI haze. kema ke e sapanuM hatuM ja prabhAvI. prabhu prArthanA aMtarikSa avatAranI e AdigAthA hatI. zrIpALa nAmano rAjA e sarovara pAse Avyo. mayaNAsuMdarInA svAmInAtha zrIpALa rAjA A nahotA chatAM emaneya soMge koDha thaI gayo hato. keTalAya upacAro karavA chatAM te maTyo nahoto. e rAjA A sarovara pAse Ave che. hAtha mo dhoIne pANI pIe che. kudaratI rIte ja ene A sarovaranAM pANInA camatkAranI khabara nathI. e ghera, rAjamahelamAM AvI jAya che. tyAM rANI coke che, rANIne Azcarya thAya che. rAjAnA roga para koI jAdu thayo hoya tevuM rANIne lAge che. koDhanA DAghA, koDhanA nItaratAM dhAbAM ThekaThekANe bhUMsAyelAM, rUjhAyelAM dekhAya che. rANI rAjAne pUche che : tame kaMI davA karI AvyA cho ? rAjA samajI e sapanAmAM rANIne jANavA maLe che ke A mUrti bhAvi tIrthaMkara bhagavAnanI che. e mUrtinuM prakaTIkaraNa emane ema thaI zake nahIM. e mATe vizeSa vidhi jALavavAnI raheze. mUrtine bahAra kADhavI hoya to ene kAcA sUtaranA dore bAMdhavI paDaze. e bahAra padhAre pachI tene gADImAM birAjamAna karavAnI raheze. e gADAne kheMcavA mATe baLada cAlaze nahIM. sAta divasanI vayanAM vAcharaDAM joIze. e vAcharaDAnI rAza kAcA sUtaranI haze. gADuM kheMcAze te kAcA sUtarathI ja, mUrti gADAmAM sAthe ja cAlaze, nakkI, jyAM laI javI hoya tyAM mUrtine laI javAze. zarata eTalI ja ke gADuM hAMkatA pAchaLa vaLIne jovAnuM nahIM. jayAM pAchuM jozo tyAM mUrti aTakI paDaze. rAjA rANI pAsethI savAre A svapna jANe che. potAnA janamano uddhAra

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164 163 karanArA bhagavAna mArAM ja AMgaNe birAje evA UMcA manoratha sAthe e prabhune sarovaramAMthI bahAra padharAve che. gADuM paNa svapnasaMketanA anusAre ja joDavAmAM Ave che. rAjA gADAne barobara calAvIne AgaLane AgaLa laI jAya che. vAcharaDAM thAkatA nathI. sUtaranI dora kheMcAIne taMga rahetI hoya tevo vajanano anubhava suddhA thato nathI. rAjAne kautuka thAya che. mUrti sAthe to haze ne? savAla uThe che. prabhunI sAthe bhUlo joDAtI AvI hatI. temAM rAjAnI A bhUla vaLI umerAI. rAjAe pAchaLa joyuM. ane prabhunI mUrti aTakI paDI. rAjAe mAtra pAchaLa joyuM hatuM. gADuM aTakAvyuM nahotuM. gADuM to cAlatuM ja hatuM. gADuM cAlyuM te sAthe ja rAjAne dekhAyuM ke mUrti gADA sAthe AgaLa na cAlatA aTakI gaI che. gADAnI beThaka vinA mUrti avakAzamAM addhara thaMbhI gaI che. aMtarikSadAdAnuM A paheluM avataraNa. bhagavAnanA vajanathI gADuM aTakI paDe te camatkAra hajI mAnI zakAya. mUrti ja AkhI adRzya thaI jAya e camatkAra paNa thaI zake. Avo camatkAra ? mUrti gADAmAMthI alaga paDI gaI. jamIna para na paDI. gabaDI ke tUTI nahIM. rahI mAtra AkAzamAM nirAlaMba. A joyA chatAM na mAnI zakAya tevo atizaya hato. tIrthakaronA zire traNa chatra AkAzamAM cAle che. te vAta to bahu jANItI hatI. A mUrti ATalI badhI addhara rahI te mAnyAmAM AvatuM nahotuM. rAjA stabdha thAya che. mUrti aTakI tyAM ja gAma vasAve che. gAmanuM nAma zrIpura rAkhavAmAM Ave che. rAjA jinAlaya baMdhAvIne mahotsavapUrvaka prabhunI pratiSThA karAve che. roja trikALapUjA kare che. lohacuMbaka apAkarSaNanI dizAmAM rahe to uchaLIne dUra paDe tevo koI vijJAnabaddha niyama ahIM lAgu paDato nathI. gurutvAkarSaNano sareAma apalApa A mUrti kare che. siddhazilAne kazA TekAnI jarUra nathI te rIte, cauda rAjalokarUpa lokAkAzane alokamAM rahevA mATe koI TekAnI jarUra nathI te rIte A mUrtine koI ja AdhAranI AvazyakatA nathI. mUrti potAnI meLe avakAzamAM che. rAjAno vismayabhAva mAtra eTalo hato ke gADuM cAle che to bhagavAna gADAmAM che ke nahIM ? eNe pAchaLa jovAnI bhUla karI. pariNAma Aje e AvyuM che ke rAjAne badale ApaNe badhA ja vismayamAM garaka chIe. mUrti addhara zI rIte rahe che ? vi. saM. 1924mAM lepakAma karatI vakhate lepano eka kaNiyo prabhunA ghUMTaNa nIce phasAI gayo. te kADhavAmAM mUrtine nukazAna thAya tema hatuM tethI te ghUMTaNa jamInane aDelo hoya tevo dekhAya che. paraMtu TacalI AMgaLInA aDadhiyA jeTalA e aMzathI mUrti addhara rahI na zake. e to svayaM avalaMba che. pArzvaprabhunI kathAne zrI jinaprabhasUrijI mahArAjA alaga UMcAI Ape che. teo noMdhe che : A mUrtinAM havaNajaLa AratI para chAMTIe to AratI nathI bujhAtI. dAdara, khasa ane koDha jevA rogano nAza thAya che, havaNajaLathI. A prabhunI yAtrAno mahotsava dara varase thAya che. pahelAM to mUrti, pANInuM beDuM mAthe rAkhIne cAlatI panihArI nIcethI nIkaLI jAya eTalI UMce hatI. jamInanA thara caDavAthI tenI UMcAI ghaTI gaI che tevuM jovAya che. A prabhunA prakaTIkaraNanI sAthe ja banelI kathA che : mUrti gADAmAM mUkAI tyAre tenI sAthe adhiSThAyikA zrI aMbAdevI tathA koTapAla baMne hatA. aMbAdevInA be putra siddha ane buddha. utAvaLe nIkaLavAmAM eka putra pAchaLa rahI gayo hato. devIe kSetrapALane hukama karyo, laIne Ava. kSetrapALa na lAvI zakyo. devIe tene TuMbo mAryo. Aje paNa kSetrapALanI mUrtinA mAthe, TuMbo mAryAnA nizAna jovA maLe che. zrI jinaprabhasUrijI mahArAjA ane zrI somadharmagaNijI mahArAjA ema mAne che ke A tIrthanI sthApanA pArzvaprabhunA pUrve thaI cUkI hatI. zrI lAvaNyasamayajI ma.no mata che ke prabhuvIranI pachI A tIrtha sthapAyuM. teo to mAlIsumAlIne badale kharadUSaNanAM nAma Ape che. zrIpAla rAjAne badale A hyastanabhUtakALa hajI AgaLa cAle che. prabhu pArzvanAthanI mUrti zrI aMtarikSa pArzvanAtha bane te vAta bhale eka ja vAkyamAM lakhavA jeTalI TUMkI lAge che. paraMtu A vAta ajIbogarIba che. devatAo jamInathI addhara cAle te sau jANe che. prabhunAM pagalAM, tIrthaMkara avasthAmAM sonAnAM kamaLa para paDe che te ApaNe jANIe chIe. prabhu mUrti rUpe birAje che ane te avakAzamAM che te vAta ja mAnyAmAM AvatI nathI. mUrtinI cAre dizA ane uparanI tema ja nIcethI dizAmAM kazo ja avalaMba nathI. be

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165 elacapuranA rAjA elacadevanuM nAma le che. zrIjinaprabhasU. ma. vi. saM. 1385mAM thayA. zrI lAvaNyasamayajI ma. vi. saM. 1585mAM thayA. zrI bhAvavijayajI ma. e vi. saM. 1715mAM punaH pratiSThA karAvI che temaNe kareluM prabhunuM vRttavarNana taddana nokhuM che. zrI bhAvijayajI ma. A kathA kahe che te pUrve pote prabhuno camatkAra anubhavI cUkyA che. dIkSA lIdhA pachI A maharSine unALAnI garamI lAgI gaI tethI AMkhanI jyota cAlI gaI hatI. gurue temane zrI padmAvatImaMtra Apyo hato. padmAvatIe zrI aMtarikSa bhagavAnanuM nAma ApyuM. zrI bhAvavijayajI ma. prabhu samakSa padhAryA. prabhunI stavanA AraMbhI. prabhunA nAmarasamAM e taraboLa banyA. sAmosAma beThelA prabhunI suvAsa anubhavAtI hatI, prabhunAM sAMnidhyano romAMca aMgeaMga ubharato hato. AMkho aMdhAre garaka hatI. stutio gavAtI gaI, AMdhaLI AMkhethI AMsu jharatA rahyA. prabhunI bhaktino jIvaMta prabhAva relAto hoya tema e bhInI AMkhomAM nUra AvyuM. acAnaka ja e AMkho mIMcAyA bAda ughaDatI hoya tema, jovAnuM saMvedana pAmI. pahelAnI najara janamadAtA dvArA sAMpaDI hatI. A najarano punarjanma hato. punarjanmanA dAtA hatA zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAna, aMtarikSadAdA. prabhunI sAme aMdhApAnI AkharI kSaNo gujarI hatI. prabhunI samakSa ja najaranA navajIvananI prAraMbhika kSaNo ghaDAI hatI. prabhune nihALIne kRtArtha banelI AMkho, prabhunAM nAme ja jyota pAmelI A moMdherI AMkho e rAte nidrAnA pAlavamAM sapanuM bhALe che. emAM Adeza jevI vANI saMbhaLAya che : bhagavAnanuM maMdira ghaNuM nAnuM che, e moTuM banavuM joIe. tamArA upadezathI A mahAn kArya pAra paDI zakaze. e mahAtmA romAMcabhAva ane kRtajJabhAva sAthe jAgI jAya che. prabhunI kRpA maLI te sAthe ja prabhunAM dhAmano jIrNoddhAra karavAnI ghaDI AvI pahoMcI hatI. mahAtmA tyAM ja rokAyA. temanA upadezathI jinAlayano saMpUrNa uddhAra thayo. vi. saM. 1715 cai. su. 6 ravivAranA divase prabhu gabhArAmAM padhAryA. prabhunI stuti karI tenAthI prabhu pIThikAnAM sthaLe padhAryA. hA, padhAryA, birAjyA to nahIM ja. prabhu eka AgaLa UMce sthira thayA. 166 punaH pratiSThAno anupama lAbha lenArA mahAtmAe zrI aMtarikSa pArzvanAthakRpAtmaka svacaritra lakhyuM che. temAM prabhunAM hyastana bhUtakALane paraMparAthI alaga rIte ja Alekhyo che. prabhunI kathA temaNe A mujaba lakhI che : rAvaNanA saMbaMdhI kharadUSaNa rAjA pravAse nIkaLyA. raste rokAyA. tyAM rasoIyAne bhagavAnanI mUrti lAvavA kahyuM. rasoIyo kahe : huM lAvavAnI bhUlI gayo chuM. pUjA vinA to cAle ja kema ? rAjA jAte mUrti ghaDavA besI gayA. veLuM ane chANanI bhavya mUrti banAvI. pUjA karyA bAda tenuM visarjana kUvAmAM karyuM. e kUvo AMbalInA jhADanI pAse ja hato. keTaloya kALa vIto gayo te pachI eka rAjA tyAM Avyo. tene roga zAMta karavo hato, zikAra nahIM. kUvAnAM pANIthI tarasa saMtoSI. enA koDha rogathI e evo trasta hato ke rAte UMgha paNa AvatI nahotI. e divase te ArAmathI UMghyo. savAre rANIe rAjAnuM rUpa joyuM. rAjA pAse kUvAnI vAta jANI. tyAM jaI rAjAne kUvAnA pANIe snAna karAvyuM. rAjA nirogI thaI gayo. tarata ja daivI sAkSAtkAra mATe teNe upavAsa zarU karyA. trIjA upavAse deva sAkSAt thayA kahe : aMdara pArzvaprabhunI mUrti che. te bharAvI che kharadUSaNe. huM kevaLa pUjA karuM chuM. rAjAe mUrtinI mAMgaNI karI. deve spaSTa nA kahI. rAjAnA upavAsa sAta thayA. e thAkavAmAM nahoto mAnato. ene bhagavAna joItA hatA. koI paNa bhoge. sAtamA upavAse dharaNendra deve pragaTa thaIne kahyuM : AnI pUjA tame karI nahIM zako. tamAruM kArya thaI gayuM che have tame jAo. rAjAe mAMgaNI karI temAM bhAva adbhuta hatA : huM bhagavAna mAMgu chuM te mArA mATe nahIM. mAre jagata mATe bhagavAna joIe che. mArA prANa A mUrtimAM pUrAyA che. dharaNendra prasanna thAya che. kahe che : mUrti ApIza paNa AzAtanA karato nahIM. mUrti bahAra kADhavAnI vidhi paNa devarAja batAve che H juvAranA sAMThAnI pAlakhI banAvavAnI. sUtaranA tAMtaNe ene bAMdhIne kUvAmAM utAravAnI. temAM mUrti huM mUkI daIza. bahAra lIdhA pachI juvAranA sAThAne gADAnA rathamAM padharAvavAnI. paMcamakALa che, mUrtimAM huM hAjara rahIza. mUrtinI upAsanA karaze

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167 168 bacAvavA zItalezyA vAparI. gauzALAnI tejovezyAthI bacavA jAte zItalezyA na vAparI. prabhu to pArakA ane parAyA kAma kare. potAnAM kAma na kare. prabhu khame. prabhu veThe. prabhu bacAva na kare potAno. prabhu bIjAnI ciMtA hare. potAnI ciMtA prabhu na kare. prabhune pUjAno khapa nathI. prabhune AMgIno, bhaktono khapa nathI. bhagavAnane ekAMtavAsa phAvI gayo che. ApaNA hAla bUrA che. prabhu jANe rIsAyA che. ApaNe manAvI nathI zakatA tenI ja vedanA che. prabhu nAnakaDAM bhoMyarAmAM mastI mANe che. vizALa duniyAmAM bhramaNa karavA chatAMya ApaNe becena chIe. prabhunI dUrI khamAtI nathI. dariyAnuM bhavya rUpa bharatImAM to che ja. oTanA kalAkomAMya dariyo asIma, aphATa hoya che. bharatI to sau mANe. oTa koI mANatuM nathI. zrIaMtarikSadAdA oTanuM saundarya laIne ApaNI rAha jotA hoya che. ApaNe jaIzuM prabhu pAse ? tenA icchita pUrIza.' A vidhi mujaba ja rAjAe badhuM karyuM. rathano avAja thayo nahIM. rAjAe kautukathI pAchaLa joyuM. mUrti tyAM ja aTakI gaI. AkAzathI sAta hAtha addhara. khinna rAjAe dharaNendranI upAsanA karI. dharaNendra kahyuM : mUrti ahIM ja raheze. eka lAkha mudrA kharacIne maMdira banAvaje. to prabhu padhAraze. rAjA maMdira banAve che. emAM IMTa cUnAno kazo ja upayoga karAyo nahoto. paththara sAthe paththara kaLApUrvaka joDI dIdhA hatA. e kALamAM utkRSTa kahI zakAya tevuM maMdiranuM nirmANa thayuM. prabhune padhAravA vinaMtI karI. prabhu na padhAryA. dharaNendrane prArthanA karI. teya na AvyA. have javAnuM kyAM ? rAjAne salAha maLe che ke pU. A. zrI abhayadevasUri ma. kulapAkajI thaI devagiri AvyA che. temane bolAvo. AcArya bhagavaMta padhAryA. have temaNe aThThama karyo. dharaNendra AvyA, kahe, rAjAe maMdira sAruM baMdhAvyuM paraMtu temane garva thaI gayo che. A maMdirathI mArI nAmanA vadhaze evo mada rAjAne thayo che. mATe bhagavAna e maMdiramAM nahIM Ave. zrAvakasaMgha navuM derAsara baMdhAve. temAM prabhu padhAraze. AcAryabhagavaMtanI preraNAthI zrI saMghe navuM derAsara baMdhAvyuM. sUribhagavaMte pratiSThAnA samaye prabhunI stuti karI. aMtarikSamAM birAjatI mUrti uparathI avatarIne maMdiramAM padhArI. vi. saM. 1142 mahA suda pAMcama ravivArano e divasa. zrI bhAvavijayajI ma. e punaH pratiSThA karAvI tyArathI e jUnuM Asana khAlI paDyuM. Azare poNA chasso varasa sudhI prabhu je pITha para Asanna hatA te khAlI to na ja rakhAya. tethI e sthAne zrI maNibhadranI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI. bhoMyarAmAM bIjA paNa maNibhadrajI hatA. Ama bhoyarAmAM eka sAthe be maNibhadrajI birAje che. eya che to tALAmAM ja. rAjAe baMdhAvelAM maMdiramAM rAjAe A mUrti jevI ja navI mUrti bharAvI hatI. e maMdira Ajeya che. gAmamAM pavalI maMdira tarIke oLakhAya che. enI para digaMbarono sajajaDa kabajo che. kAyadAnA daravAjA baMdha che. ahIM teo dAdAgIrIthI jAmI paDyA che. bhagavAnanAM mUla maMdira para paNa Avo ja adhikAra temane jamAvavo che. bhagavAna bhaktonI ciMtA ane pIDA haravA sadA sakSama che. e ja bhagavAna potAnI mATe kazuM karatA nathI. prabhu vIre gozALAne tejolezyAthI

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19 mahArASTra : gAmo ane tIrtha (1) maMcarathI sAMje nIkaLyA. rAtano mukAma skUlamAM hato. koI Dema baMdhAyo hato tenI DUbamAM gayelAM gAmanuM punarvasana thaI rahyuM hatuM. chUTAchavAyA ghara hatAM. corInuM jokhama. daravAjo aMdarathI vAsIne sUvAnuM hatuM. khullA daravAje sUvAnI svataMtratA jhUMTavAI te gamyuM to nahIM. kaDI caDAvI sUtA. moDI rAte daravAjo khakhaDyo. koI TakorA mAratuM hatuM. kholIe ne lUMTaphATavALA hoya to ? na kholavAnI gAMTha vALI tyAM daravAjo pharI khakhaDyo. kholyo daravAjo. traNa cAra jaNA UbhA hatA. ekanA hAthamAM phAnasa. e kahe, sUI jAo ame jaIe chIe. cora hoya to cAku batAve, dhasI Ave. A to hAlatA thayA. emane pUchyuM : kema AvyA hatA ? javAba maLyo : tamane lokone jovA AvyA hatA. sUI jAo. e gayA. daravAjo pharIthI baMdha karyo. paisA corIne nIkaLI janArA bhUlAI jaze, A loko nahIM bhUlAya. kema ke e loko jAmelI UMgha corIne nIkaLI gayA hatA. AvA coranI kalpanA paNa na hoya. (2) ahamadanagara pahoMcyA ne samAcAra AvyA. karADamAM amAruM comAsuM thayuM tyAre sAthe je sAdhvIjI hatA temane akasmAta naDyo che. be jakhamI che, eka siriyasa ane eka ? eka kALadharma pAmyA che. beMgloranI pAse ja akasmAta thayelo. hAI-venA vihAro daravarase AvA bhoga le che. je samaye samAcAra 170 maLyA te vakhate amAre 2000 ki. mI. cAlavAnuM bAkI hatuM paNa hiMmata gumAvavI pAlave nahIM. amAre kyAM kalakattA javAnuM hatuM, amAre to zikharajInI yAtrae pahoMcavAnuM hatuM. vIza tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtonI nirvANa bhUminA raste kalakattA AvI jatuM hatuM te kevaLa yogAnuyoga hato. prabhune maLavA javAnuM hoya pachI bhaya zAnA ? upasargo to kSaya pAmavAnA. (3) gothAna sAMje pahoMcyA hatA. gAmanuM mULa sthAna gau-sthAna. ahIM mahAbhAratanA kALamAM gAyo khUba caratI. Ajeya ahIM purAtana zivamaMdira che. enuM vAstu viziSTa che. amAre rAtavAso emAM karavAno hato eTale jovA gayA. maMdirabahAra UMco staMbha. mahArASTranI paraMparAgata paddhati pramANe emAM seMkaDo dIvA jalI zake tevI goThavaNa hatI. e naMdAdIpa kahevAya. maMdirano pUjArI A thAMbhalAnI Toca para caDI jAya che. upara besIne e dhUNe che to Akho staMbhane cotarapha jhUlA khAya che. hAthI sUMDhathI vRkSane halAve te rIte pUjArI upara besIne AkhA staMbhane jhUlAve che. loko pijhAno DhaLato minAro joI acaraja pAme che. bhAratanAM gAmaDe to bAMdhaNInA AvA camakArA ghaNAya maLe che. paththarano, majabUta ane vajanadAra staMbha jhUlato hoya to hale kema nahIM ? ema vicArI ene hAthathI dhakko lAge tevuM dabANa ApyuM. pariNAma zUnya. gAmanA mANase kyuM ke 'A pUjArI sivAya koI upara caDI zakato nathI.' e sAMje pUjArI bahAra gayo hato. ame e staMbhakeli nA joI. (4) ApaNI A khAsiyata che. moTuM nAma hoya tyAM vAjAM vAge. ajANyuM nAma hoya to hAjAM gagaDAvI mUke. avAranavAra cAra phIrakA eka thAya che. bhedabhAva TaLI gayo evI prasiddhi thAya che. badhAne eka maMca para jovAno lahAvo maLyo tevI vAto vahetI thAya che. AkharaaMte badhuM dhovAI rahe che. zrImaMta lokonA arasaparasanA saMbaMdho sacavAya te mATe moTA mahAtmAo sacavAtA hoya che. evI zAsana prabhAvanA, thAya che tyAre sArI lAge che. lAMbAgALe pariNAma upajatA nathI. nAnA sAdhuo kAyama Thebe caDe che. paiThaNanA munIme A satyanuM

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172 171 bhAna karAvyuM. ame lAMbo vihAra kheMcIne digaMbara dharmazALA pahoMcyA to munIma kahe, yahAM nahIM ruka sakate. nAma ane dAmanI duniyA dharmazALA sudhI AvI pahoMcI hatI. amAro kAMI gaja na vAgyo. raMja ke kheda to nA anubhavyo. vicAra e Avyo ke gusso batAvIe to zAyada rasto nIkaLe. ghaNAnI pAse evI AvaData hoya che. pachI thayuM : A munImacaMdranI nA para amAre kAMI kAmIra khovAnuM nahotuM. amArA rahevAnA AgrahathI to enuM kAragila lUMTAtuM hatuM. ene jagyA na ApavI hoya to e enI samasyA thaI. ame to AgaLa cAlI jaIzuM. sAdhu to calatA bhalA. gAma bahAra koI vaDalAnA chAMyaDe be ghaDI besIne ArAma karI laIzuM. indramahArAjAno avagraha mAMgI laIzuM. makAnanI apekSA rAkhI to nA sAMbhaLatA du:kha thayuM. apekSA ja na khape, koI vyakti para nArAjagI paNa nahIM. UbhA UbhA AzvAsana baMdhAtuM gayuM. gAmamAMthI eka sthAnakavAsI bhAI AvyA e kahe : zvetAMbarI mahAtmAjI ko hama saMbhAlate hai. padhAriye, hamane sArI vyavasthA kara dI hai. pelo munIma sajjanatAnAM kSetre potAnI digaMbara dazAne sAcavato dUra Ubho rahyo. ame cAlyA. meDIbaMdha makAnamAM utAro maLyo. evA thAkelAM ke gocarIpANI karatAM pahelA ja ADA paDyA. dharmazALAthI ahIM AvatAya khAsso samaya gayo hato. Azcarya e vAtanuM hatuM ke A makAna e dharmazALAnA TrasTInuM hatuM. emanI sAthe digaMbara samAjanI ghaNI vAto thaI. potAnAM tIrtho vizva prasiddha banAvavAnI temanI vividha yojanAo sAMbhaLatA rahyA. temanA tIrthomAM je atizayakSetra ane tIrthakSetra hoya che temAM sAmAnya rIte zvetAMbarI sAdhune rahevA nathI detA. Aje e ja thayuM. jo ke, TrasTI bAbue amArA gocarI pANI pUrA bhAvathI sAcavyA. gAmamAMthI ghaNA loko darzane AvyA. temane bahumAnapUrvaka zvetAMbara sAdhuno paricaya ApatA rahyA. AkhA paiThaNamAM e TrasTIjInuM varcasva hatuM te dekhAI AvatuM hatuM. nIkaLI rahyA che. be paradezI gorAo enuM saMzodhana karavA rokAI paDyA che. mATInAM vAsaNo, makAno, IMTo nIkaLe che. khIlA ThokI, dorI bAMdhIne nakazA meLavAya che. paiThaNanI atItakathAono pAra nathI. rAjA nahapAna ane rAjA zAlivAhananI rAjanItinI vArtA AgamamAM khUba prasiddha che. enA avazeSo DhaLatI sAMje joyA. paiThaNanI ciraMtana sakhI godAvarInAM pANI lAlaraMgamAM jhaLahaLatAM hatAM. (6) e hatuM cIMcavaDa. eka gharamAM rahevAnuM hatuM. tyAM jaIne beThA to sUcanA maLI, maMdirame jAke raho. anagArane vaLI AvI vAte khoTuM lAge ? digaMbaronuM sAMkaDuM maMdira hatuM. bahAra ToLuM jamA thayuM. eka bhAI amArAthI nArAja hatA te bahAra UbhA babaDatA hatA. AratI eka ja bhAgyazALIe patAvI, covIza prabhunAM nAma bolavAmAM e zrImallinAthadAdAnuM nAma bhUlI gayA. eka mahAnubhAva moDhAmAM mAvo ThAMsIne bhagavAnane moTuM batAvavA AvyA ke juo huM kevo lAguM chuM. hAtha joDIne bhagavAna AgaLa UbhA rahI e dAMta vaccethI sopArInA kaDAkA bolAvatA hatA, dhanya bhagata. pUjArI pAsethI jANavA maLyuM ke 'zvetAMbara saMpradAyanA sAdhuo bahAra skUlamAM utare che. ahIM koI AvatuM nathI.' zuM kAma koI nathI AvatuM te dekhAtuM hatuM. gAma digaMbaronuM hatuM. dUsarabIDathI bhUlA paDyA . rasto khUba AgaLa nIkaLyo pachI samajAyuM ke khoTI dizA pakaDAI che. vacce je raste vaLavAnuM hatuM te cUkI gayA hatA ame. khetaronI keDI pakaDIne moDethI mukAme pahoMcyA. rasto bhUlAyo tenI thoDIka azAMti hatI. amArA mANase kahyuM : 'je raste AvavAnuM hatuM te raste to pula tuTI gayelo. pANImAM utarIne AvavuM paData.' e bicAro pUra jevA pravAhamAM thaIne Avyo hato. e moDo nIkaLyo hato ne sAcA raste gayo hato. to Ama vAta che. pUla tUTelo tene lIdhe ja amane koIke bhUlA pADyA. lAMbA vihAramAM koIka to hatuM je amAro khyAla rAkhatuM hatuM. paiThaNa te prAcIna pratiSThAnapura. zrI bhadrabAhusUrijI mahArAjAnuM kSetra. digaMbara derAsaranAM rAmacaMdrajInA samayanI mUrti hovAnuM kahevAya che. nAgaghATa nAmano eka nirjana vistAra che, godAvarI nadInA kAMThe. tyAMthI purAtana avazeSo

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173 174 varasAda ghaNo thayo hato. rasto Thera Thera tUTI gayelo. ame loNArano rasto choDI sulatAnapuranA raste cAlyA. bIje divase sAMje pahoMcyA. skUlamAM rahyA. aMdhAruM thayuM tema skUlanAM medAnamAM chokarAo jamA thatA hatA. TInejarsa hatA badhA. e sau bhAtabhAtanI kasarata karatA hatA. sUI jAya ne beThA thayA vinA, paganA jore sIdhA ja UbhA thAya. eka bIjAnI chAtI para mukkA mAre. daMDabeThaka kare. skUlamAM dhvajavaMdananA samaye dhvaja laTakAvavA UMco lokhaMDI thAMbhalo rAkhyo hoya che tenI para pacIsa phUTa UMce caDI jAya. eka to vaLI potAnA banne hAtha para Udho Ubho rahI, hAthathI cAlato hato. ApaNA pagalAM pagathI maMDAya, enA hAtha pagalAM mAMDatAM hatAM, hAthanA paMjA sivAyanuM AkhuM zarIra addhara. e banne pagane sAmasAme cheDe samAMtara rAkhI besI zakato. bhayAnaka agharuM. eno jamaNo paga jamaNI tarapha saMpUrNa jamInane aDe ane DAbo paga DAbI tarapha saMpUrNa jamInane aDe. bIjA chokarA zIkhatA hatA paNa koI phAvatuM nahotuM. zaheromAM karATe ane jIgneziyama cAle che. gAmaDAmAM AvA zarIra keLavaNInA prayogo cAle che. zarIrane keLavavA jeTalI jAgRti AvI rahI che, teTalI saMskArone keLavavA mATe nathI AvI. zarIra sAruM bane te mATe pasIno pADanArA yuvAna dosto mana sAruM bane te mATe zuM kare che ? are, vAta ja javA do. emane to AvA upadezathI ja pasIno chUTI jAya che. saMtAno mahenatakaza bane te mATe mA-bApo ja vicAratA nathI to, ApaNe koNa ? ame upalA mALe rahyA. e bhAInI icchA hatI ke e pIrasatA rahe ane ame jamatA rahIe. ame ApaNI maryAdA samajAvI. rAjI thayA. bhAvathI vahorAvI bahAra UbhA rahyA. bUma pADI pUche : mahArAjajI, kucha aura lAe ? ame nA pADI to e aMdara AvI gayA. mAMDa samajAvyA. ame sAMje vihAra karyo to dUra sudhI vaLAvavA AvyA. e gAma hatuM DonagAMva. prabhuvIranAM sAdhupadane jayAre jayAre AvuM mAna maLe che. tyAre tyAre AtamAM samakSa savAla thAya che : AvAM mAna levA jeTalI sAdhutA AvI che ApaNAmAM ? (13) sAMje vihAra karIne jaMgala khAtAnI cokImAM mukAma karavAno hato. yuvatamALathI be bhAIo AvyA. temaNe kahyuM ke "e cokImAM to dArumAMsanI mahephilo rAtabhara cAle che ! vacce je gAma AvyuM tyAM ja amArI mATe skUla kholAvI. traNa cAra kilo dhULa-mATI sApha thayA. jAmavADI e gAma. rAta tyAM ja rahyA. sAdhunuM kAma ja AvuM. nakkI kAMI na kahevAya. AgaLa paNa nIkaLI jAya ne pAchaLeya rokAI jAya. bharosA nahIM. (14) yavatamALanuM jaMgala aDAbIDa nahotuM. AvA jaMgalanA raste pahelo vihAra hato tethI bihAmaNuM lAgatuM hatuM. moTA lazkara jevo dekhAva hato. najaranI pahoMca nahotI ATaluM badhuM samAvI levAnI. dUra dUra sudhI UMcA vRkSo UbhA hatA. bhISmanI bANazayyA yAda AvatI hatI. A vRkSo badhA arjunanA bANa hatA. AkAza hatuM bhISma. vRkSonAM pAMdaDAo jamIna para saMpUrNa chavAI gayA hatA. sUkkA thaDa ane kUmaLAM pAnano virodhAbhAsa to vRkSanI sauthI moTI vizeSatA. vanavRkSo mATe zuM lakhavuM ? suMdaratAno sUraja. AkAzano AdhAra. AMkhonuM AkarSaNa. havAnA hRdayabaMdhu. lIlA raMgane hajAro arthachAyA ApanAruM eka mAtra tattva che, vRkSa. pahADI hovAthI ekavidhatAno abhAva satata AMkhe anubhavAya. taDakAne jamIna para pahoMcavA mATe vRkSonA pAMdaDAmAMthI caLAvuM paDe che. pAra thayelo taDako jamIna pAse pahoMce che. kharI paDelAM pAMdaDAM taDakAne jamIna 'ye pUrA ghara ApakA hai' e bhAIe kahyuM. e koMgresanA mAjI sadasya hatA. baMgalo moTo hato. pUjA mATenI oraDImAM amane besADyA hatA. nAmaphera thayelo tethI ame emanAM ghera pahoMcI gayA hatA. emaNe amane potAnAM ja ghera rokI lIdhA. pUjAnI oraDI moTI hatI paNa avarajavara khUba. ApaNAM gharaderAsaronI jema A loko niyamo pALatA nathI. pUjAnI oraDImAM ja moTuM rephrIjareTara hatuM. zAkabhAjI, phaLo, gorasa levA nokaro vAraMvAra AvatA. ame bIjI jagyA mATe emane pUchyuM to e potAno Akho baMgalo batAvavA mAMDyA.

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175 para AvavA detAM nathI. potAnAM saMtAnonI A siddhithI harakhAyelAM vRkSo jhUlavA mAMDe che. pANIno vaheLo nIkaLato hoya tenI para vRkSo jhUkatAM nathI. jANe kahe che : tuM tAre nadI banIne vaheje. mANasone pANI pIvaDAvaje. ame to AkAza lagI pahoMcyA. amane to hamaNAM vAdaLAM pANI devA Avaze. tArAM eMThA pANI ame sUMghavAnAya nathI. eka vRkSa eTaluM UMcuM hatuM ke bAjumAM UbhelI TekarI nIcI lAgatI hatI. bALavArtAno nAyaka to TekarI parathI vRkSa sudhIno ropa-ve bAMdhI le. UMcAI parathI A jaMgalano DhoLAva joIe to be rUpa spaSTa thAya. vRkSonI lIlIchama TocanI bichAta para jhaLakato taDako. ane e vRkSonI nIcenI aMdhArakhaMDa. asUryapazyA dharatI. enI kathA bhayAnaka che. (15) DoMgaragAMvanI skUlamAM utaravAnI nA AvI. rAIsamilavALAe sAro javAba na Apyo. agravAlanuM ghara hatuM teNe kalAkeka besavAnI chUTa ApI. pahelA koI sAdhvIjI AvyA hatA. temanI gaDabaDanA hisAbe amane rahevAnA vAMdhA paDyA. kalAkekamAM gharamAlikane kaMIka bharoso beTho eTale potAnI dukAna kholI, kariyANuM khAlI karAvIne amane utAro Apyo. unALAnI dhIkhatI bapore e traNa kalAka amArI sAthe beTho. A jaMgalavistAranI diladhaDaka vAto e karato ja rahyo. jUnA jamAnAmAM bahAravaTuM karanArA hatA tema Aje A jaMgalamAM naksalavAdIo rahe che. emanI mAMgaNI saMtoSAtI nathI. tethI sarakArI loko ane zrImaMta mANasone parezAna kare che. polIsanuM kAMI upajatuM nathI. teo bhAratadezanA virodhI nathI. temane rAjakAraNI loko sAthe vAMdho che. A loko baMdUkadhArI hovA chatAM raheNIkaraNImAM ane khAvApIvAmAM jaMgaliyata nathI rAkhatA. ThAThathI rahe che. gharanA mAholamAM ja jamavAnuM. jhADa nIce ke ubhaDaka page nahIM, Tebala khurazI para besIne. sArAM kapaDAM ane UMcuM jIvanadhoraNa temanI khAsiyata. adyatana zastra temanI vizeSatA. polIso emanAthI Dare. A gAmanI 176 skUlamAM ja cUMTaNIbUtha hatuM. voTa ApavAnI jagyA. cUMTaNIno samaya hato. sAta naksalavAdI kabajo jamAvavA AvyA. moTI saMkhyAmAM polIsone joIne bhAgyA. pIcho karavAno vahevAra sAcavIne polIsa aTakI. dUrabhASakendramAM jaI moTI polIsacokI para emaNe A samAcAra ApyA. phona mUkAyo ne eka naksalavAdI tyAMthI pasAra thayo, bhAgyo. e naksalavAdI aurata hatI. emanAmAM auratone A mAraphADa kAmo mATe keLavelI hoya che. e chUpAchUpImAM ekalI rahI gaI hatI te tAkaDo sAdhIne bhAgI. skUlanA bALako tenI pAchaLa dhasyA. polIsane khabara nahIM. e bAI thoDuM doDIne aTakI, pAchI pharI. ane pachI e phUlanadevIe bALako sAme cakacakita baMdUka tAkI. bAluDA vagara pUMchaDIe nAThA. emaNe polIsane khabara dIdhA to polIsane ThaMDI ja caDI gaI. bhAratIya polIsanI napuMsakatAno pATha DoMgaragAvamAM bhajavAyo che. ghaNAM gAmomAM AvuM thAya che. pahelAM karatAM taMgadilI have ochI che. jyAra sudhI yudhiSThiro DhIlI vAto kare che tyAra sudhI duryodhanono ja gaja vAgato rahe che. (17) vihAramAM dareka gAmanI sIma pasAra karavI paDe. gAmanA rakhevALo tyAM UbhA ja hoya. pahoMcIe ke nIkaLIe eTale hallo cAlu thaI jAya. moTI corI karI hoya tevo virodha noMdhAvI bhase. e hoya kUtarAo. be paNa hoya ne vIsabAvIsa paNa hoya. ghaNI vAra to mAIlo sudhI pIcho kare. eka vAra to cheka trIje mALethI bhasavA mAMDeluM. moTA kUtarAo bhegA nAnA kurakuriyAM paNa kAMu kAMu karavA mAMDe che. sAmAnya rIte dAMDo khakhaDAvIe ke vAMkA vaLI paththara uThAvIe eTalA mAtrathI dUra thaI jAya. ekAdavAra evuM banI zake ke Ane lIdhe ja e vadhAre uzkerAya. eka alaga anubhava thayo. gAmaDethI ja vihAra hato. vahelI savAre e pAchaLa AvyuM. na bhase, nA ghUrake, vaDIlo pharamAvatA hoya che ke bhasato kUtaro karaDe nahIM, karaDato kUtaro bhase nahIM. A vyAptinA AdhAre anumAna karyuM. A kUtaro bhasato nathI mATe e karaDaze. anvaya vyAptino savAla nahoto. vyatireka

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177 vyApti hatI. haDahaDa karyuM. nA ja gayuM. cheka 14 ki. mI. sAthe cAlyuM. skUlamAM utAro hato tyAM vaTabaMdha AvyuM. ame vAparavA beThA to AvIne UbhuM rahI gayuM. enI AMkho kahetI hatI : tamane to amArI kadara ja nathI. tame loko to roja vihAra karo cho. amAro pahelo vihAra che. amaneya bhUkha lAgI che.' enI vyavasthA karAvI. bapora sudhImAM to bhaLI gayuM. sAMjanA vihAramAM to aMgarakSakanI jema sAthe ja rahyuM. varaso jUnI oLakhANa hoya tevI samIpatA e dAkhavatuM rahyuM. eka paLa mATeya vikhUTuM nA paDyuM. Akhare, moTuM gAma AvyuM. te sthAnanA kUtarAo A ekAkI kUtarA para tUTI paDyA. bicAruM na chUTake bhAgI gayuM. e cheka sudhI vihAra karavA mAMgatuM hatuM. cUkI gayuM. (18) AkhuM gAma sthAnakavAsIonuM. moTuM sthAnaka hatuM. doDhasothI vadhu gharo haze. mUrtipUjakanuM mAtra eka ja ghara. nAnuM gharaderAsara. sthAnakamAM ja utAro hato. tyAnA bhAvanAzIla sajjano kahe : Apa ahIM ja comAsuM karo. Apa rahezo to ghaNA loko pUjA karatA thaI jaze. e vinaMtI karanArA sthAnakavAsI agraNIo hatA. (19) AdivAsI bALako mATenI hosTela. sAva sAdA raheThANo. amane rAta mATe eka oraDI maLI. rAte bALakone jaina sAdhuno paricaya Apyo. vArtA sAthe sArI vAto samajAvI. badhA bALakone majA paDI gaI. pachI sUvAno samaya thayo hato. saMthArAmAM ADA paDatAveMta ja UMgha AvI. tyAM ja daravAje TAbariyuM UbhuM rahyuM ! jorathI bUma pADI : bAbAjI ! jhopale kAMya ! ne kilakila hasatuM bhAgyuM. bhoLA bALakone jIMdagInAM duHkhonI khabara nathI kema ke moTI moTI icchAonI uMmara AvI nathI. uMmara vadhaze tema icchAonI sAthe du:kho vadhaze. icchA pUrI karavA ane duHkhone dUra karavA e loko je kAMI paNa karaze temAM bhoLapaNa khAkha thaI jaze. // // // 20 madhyapradezanA anubhavo (1) vAgha nadInA pUlano eka cheDo mahArASTramAM che. bIjo cheDo madhyapradezamAM che. mahArASTranI vidAya laIne e pUla pasAra karyo. jamaNe hAthe ja resTa hAusa hatuM. eka vRddha vocamenane hiMdImAM pUchyuM : 'vAgha nadIkA resTa hAusa hai, to vAgha rakhkhA hai ?' eNe hA pADI. meM pUchyuM : kahA hai. eNe kahyuM ke pAchaLa bagIcAmAM che. baMdhA huA nahIM hai, eNe umeryuM hatuM. have to Dara lAgyo. vAgha hoya ne khullo pharato hoya to jokhamI jagyA kahevAya. saMbhALIne bagIcAmAM joyuM to vAgha nahoto, sAbara jAtinuM moTuM haraNa hatuM. A to mAmAne badale mAsA AvI gayA. vocamenane sAMbhaLavAnI takalIpha hatI emAM goTo vaLyo. jo ke, vAgha pIcho choDavAno nahoto. sAMje vicitra jagyAe mukAma maLyo hato. gAmathI dUra, pahADInA khoLe, jaMgalanA kAMThe ja skUla hatI. bhAre ukaLATa hato. rAte sUvAnA samaye ja khabara maLyA ke A skUlanA kUvA pAse roja rAte vAgha Ave che. garamI evI hatI ke rAte sADAdasa vAgeya lU dajhADatI hatI. daravAjA baMdha karIne sUvAnuM bane tema nahotuM. thoDo bhAra laIne sau sUtA. rAte doDha vAge hAthanI koNIne kazuMka suMvALuM aDyuM. UMgha uDI paNa AMkha na kholI. vAgha ja haze. mUMcha aDADIne sUMghato haze. halanacalana na karIe to zikArI pazu kAMI na kare. jarAka halyA to pachI enA nakha ane ApaNuM zarIra. sUMghavAnuM enuM lAMbuM cAlyuM. vAghanuM to moDhuM gaMdhAtuM hoya che. evI koI gaMdha na AvI. ADA paDakhe sUto hato, sAcavIne Doka pheravI to vAgha na maLe. koNIne to dorIe bAMdhelI maccharadAnInI jALI aDatI hatI.

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179 180 aDadhI rAte ekAMtamAMya khaDakhaDATa hasavuM AvyuM. bhayamAMthI nIpajatI gerasamaja kevA ravADe caDAve che ? vihAra abhuta hato. sAro vihAra thAya che. eno artha Aje evo thAya che ke koI takalIpha nathI vihAramAM, jokhama na hoya tyAM ja vihAra karavAno. takalIpha hoya to sahAya rAkhavAnI. salAmatInI sagavaDa paNa rAkhI levAnI. AmAM sAdhutA to bAju para rahI gaI. pahelA to sAdhuo jaMgalamAM bhUlA paDatA to emAMthI ajANyA sArthavAho dharma pAmatA ne cheka tIrthaMkara banavA sudhInI Atmika pragati mAMDatA. Aje bhUlA paDavAno savAla ja nathI. rojerojanA kAryakrama taiyAra hoya che. muzkelI na paDe tenI pUrI takedArI hoya che. rAtano samaya. jaMgalanI pAse skUla. sUvAnI taiyArI cAlatI hatI. nAno chokaro AvIne kahe : bAbAjI, saba sAmAna baMdha kara ke aMdara rakha denA. yahA corI hotI hai, hamAre gAMvavAle nahIM karate, bAhara loga karate hai.' chokaro samajadAra lAgyo. enI sAthe ghaNI vAto karI. enA bApA dArunAM vyasanamAM marI gayA hatA. kAkA dArunI garamImAM AkhA parivArane raMjADe, bApA maryA tyArathI eNe skUla choDI dIdhI. bheMsane haLa joDI khetI kare. ekavAra e jaMgalamAM bakarIo carAvavA gayo to enI najara sAme citto bakarIne kheMcI gayo. ekavAra ane rastAmAM pistAlIsa rUpiyA maLyA te badhA eNe mAne ApI dIdhA. nAnI uMmare e ghaNo javAbadAra thaI gayo hato. moTA thaI zuM banavuM che ? e savAla ja enI jIMdagImAM nahoto. moTo thaze, dAru pIvA mAMDaze, dhAMdhala dhamAla macAvIne marI jaze. ApaNA zaherI zrImaMtoya dAru pIne maratA hoya che. emane AdivAsI kahIe to na cAle ? koI ja sahAya vinA vihAra thavA joIe. jokhamo jIravI levAnA. dareka gAmanA sArAnarasA mANasono sIdho paricaya maLe to kharA anubhava thAya. jaMgalo joyA te anubhava thoDI gaNAya ? mukAma kyAM thaze ane gocarI pANI maLaze ke nahIM tenI anizcitatA laIne cAlatA rahevAnI mukta jIvanacaryA mANavI joIe. sattva ane titikSA to keLavAya. jo ke A badhuM muzkela kAma che, khUba muzkela. (pa) (3) jaMgalanu jokhama to rahe ja che. UMcAM vRkSonI vacce sarakArI borDa UbhA hoya che. lakhyuM hoya che : avaidha vRkSo kApanAra ke avaidha zikAra karanAranA samAcAra ApI InAma meLavo. zikAra na karIe te barobara, ApaNo zikAra thaI jAya to, enuM zuM ? jaMgalanI to kIDI paNa vIMchInI jema DaMkhe che. makoDAM madhamAkhInI jema bAjhI paDe che. jaMgalI janAvara sAme AvyuM to ApaNuM zuM thavAnuM ? prabhuvIrano chabasthavihAra yAda Ave che. bhagavAnane bhamarA DaMkhI gayA, govALe gALo ApI, cAbUka mAravA hAtha ugAmyA, kAnamAM khIlA ThokI dIdhA. yakSo ane devo parezAna karatA rahyA. anAryabhUmimAM to ghora kaSTo paDyA. kyAMka jaMgalamAM Aga lAgI to dhyAnalIna prabhunA paga baLI gayA. prabhuno nagapurAnuM zrI uvasaggahara tIrtha prAcIna bhagavAnathI adhiSThita che. prabhuvIra chadmastha avasthAmAM sAdhudharmanI utkaTa ArAdhanA karatA hatA te samaye pradeza rAjA pArzvaprabhunA zrI kezIgaNadhara dvArA pratibodha pAmyA ane te rAjAe gaMDakI nadInI retamAMthI pArzvaprabhunI eka suMdara mUrti ghaDI. zrI kezI gaNadhara dvArA ja pratimAnI prANapratiSThA thaI. A itihAsa aneka saMzodhana pachI puravAra thayo che. e pratimAjIne pachIthI zrI dharaNendra padmAvatIjI potAnA AvAsamAM laI gayA. varaso bAda kalacurIvaMzanA rAjA gajasiMhane padmAvatIdevIe e mUrti soMpI. e rAjA e mahAkozalanA, orIsAnA mArgamAM jinamaMdira baMdhAvI A mUrti temAM padharAvI. pachIno samaya aMdhArakhaMDamAM jAya che. ugatA gAmanA mukhI zrI bhuvanasiha kUvo khodAvatA hatA teno khADo acAnaka dUdhathI ubharAya che ane pharIvAra bhagavAnanI lIlA pragaTa thAya che. e gAmanA loko khADAmAM devanI mUrti joIne prasanna thaI gayA. roja siMdUra tema ja tela vagerethI pUjA karavA lAgyA.

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181 182 eka jaina zreSThIe A mUrtine oLakhI. pachI to ghaNI badhI gatividhi thaI. prabhujIe camatkAra paNa batAvyA. e mUrti, zrI kezIgaNadhara dvArA pratiSThA panna thayelI prabhu pArzvanI ja mUrti che. Aje e uvasaggahara tIrthanA mULanAyaka bhagavAna che. prabhuvIranAM kaivalyathI paNa purAtana A mUrti zyAmasuMdara che. prakSALanA samaye pratimAjI parathI dugdhadhArA relAya che te samaye prabhuno deha evo adbhuta dIse che ke jenuM varNana na thAya. dekhana sarikhI vAta hai, bolana sarikhI nAhI. A tIrtha hajI vikasI rahyuM che. cArekora kAma cAlu che. lAMbAgALAnA bhaviSyano vicAra karIne tIrthasaMkulanI sAme nisargopacAra kendranI sthApanA karavAmAM AvI che. enA mukhya DaoNkTara khUba taravariyA che. bhAtabhAtanI cikitsAo kare che. amane emaNe keTalAya Asana batAvyAM. haoNspiTalanA dardIono rojIMdo kAryakrama nakkI karavAmAM Avyo che temAM sAMje derAsarajImAM besI ArAdhanA karavAnuM pharajIyAta rAkhavAmAM AvyuM che. hatI. lU vAtI tene lIdhe vRkSa paranAM cakalAM bebhAna thaIne jamIna para paDatAM ane taDakAmAM khatama thaI jatAM. bhIMtomAMthI bhaDakI uThatA. bArI baMdha rAkhIe to garamI thAya ne ughADI rAkhIe to lU dajhADe. pANI ThaMDuM na thAya, mATaluM garama thAya. vAraMvAra pasIno lUchIne hAtha dukhI jAya. lakhavA vAMcavAnI sUjha na paDe. rAtanA aMgArA verAtA rahe. AvI garamImAM bapore doDha vAge khullA page vahoravA javAnuM thayuM. manamAM vicAra Avyo. AvuM kaSTa bIjA koNa sahana karI zake ? rastAmAM khodakAma cAlatuM hatuM. paraseve rebajheba nahIM paNa paraseve chalochala Dile majuro mATInAM tagArAM bharatA hatA. ughADA page AmathI tema nIkaLatA hatA. kaSTa sahana karavAnI temanI kSamatA lAMbI hatI. traNa cAra kalAkathI kAma cAlatuM hatuM. be traNa kalAka hajI cAlavAnuM hatuM. ApaNe to, aDadhA kalAkamAM jhapAjhapa makAna bhegA thaI javAnA chIe. sahana karatA hovAno garva gaLI gayo. ajJAna kaSTanI jhAjhI kiMmata nathI. vAta kharI che. evA kaSTo joIe to ApaNe kevA suMvALA rahIe chIe tenuM bhAna acUka thAya che. mahAtmAo AtApanA letA te yAda Ave. ApaNI ochapa kaThe. be divasa pUrve vahoravAmAM sAthe nAno bAbo hato. gharo batAvato hato. eNeya cappala paheryA nahotAM. meM kahyuM : tere paira nahIM jalate ? eNe javAba Apyo : 'nahIM, sAhabajI. mere paira nahIM jalate. hamako to acchA lagatA hai.' enI najara mArA paga para hatI. pArthaprabhunAM tIrthamAM aparaMpAra zAMti sAMpaDe che. bhavya jinAlayanAM mukhya dvArethI dhIme dhIme bhagavAna tarapha pagalAM mAMDavAnAM. dareka Dagale bhagavAna najIka Ave. gabhArAnA daravAje UbhA rahI stuti gAIe to garbhagRha paDagho jhIle. jANe bhagavAnanA aMtara sudhI ApaNo sAda pahoMcyo. prabhunAM vadana para prasannatA aparaMpAra che. ApaNI AMtarika azAMti TALavA prabhujI sathavAro Ape che. prabhunI samakSa UbhA rahIe to evo anubhava thAya ke jANe bhagavAna pITha pasavArI rahyA che. duHkho, dardo, vedanA, hatAzA, gamagInI badhuM ja osarI jAya che. bahAranI duniyA visAre paDe che. jaMgalomAM tIrtha thAya che. tene lIdhe mAholamAM ajIba zAMti hoya che. e zAMtimAM prabhuno sAtha maLe che eTale hRdayanA aNue aNumAM AnaMda nAce che. A AnaMda zabdomAM baMdhAya evo nathI. eno to mAtra anubhava ja hoya. paikina gAma pAse eka pahADa che. enuM nAma che, zizupALa, uparathI eka moTI khINa dekhAya che. tene ghoDAghATa kahe che. aMgrejonA jamAnAmAM eka rAjA thayo. eNe aMgrejonI hakUmata kabUlI nahIM. aMgrejonuM lazkara tenI pAchaLa paDyuM. te pahADa para caDI gayo. cheka khINa sudhI AvI gayo. e ghoDA para savAra thayo hato. pAchaLa aMgrejo AvI pahoMcyA. laDavAnI tAkAta hatI nahIM. emanA hAthamAM pakaDAya to jiMdagIbhara gulAmI veThavAnI hatI. bhAratanA e sapUte ghoDAnI sAthe khINamAM jhUkAvI dIdhuM. aMgrejo stabdha. nAlAyaka mANasonI parataMtratA veThavA karatAM marI javuM sAruM. rAjAno e Adarza hato. laDIne virodha thAya. laDatA na AvaDe to Ama marIneya virodha thAya. sAcI bhAvanAvALA potAnAM rAyapuramAM pahoMcyA tyAre unALo dhIkhato hato. garamI 48 DIgrI para

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183 siddhAMta mATe badhuM ja karI zake che. AvA kaTTara rAjAone zAsana maLyuM hoya to ? eNe khINamAM kUdatI vakhate Akho parivAra sAthe rAkhyo hato. badhAyanI AMkhe kALA pATA bAMdhIne emaNe AkharI azvArohaNa dvArA motane AMbI lIdhuM hatuM. (e) gahana jaMgalanI vaccethI rasto jato hato. eka jagyAe Trako UbhelI. e dhAbuM hatuM. tyAMthI nIkaLyAM to tenA mAlike bUma pADI bolAvyA. ame IzArAthI nA pADI to e pAgalanI jema dhasI Avyo. hAtha pakaDIne tANI gayo. cAya-pAnI-nAstAnuM pUchyuM. nA ja pADI. khUba lAgaNIthI vAto karato rahyo. e paMjAbI hato. lAMbI dADhI. lAla pAghaDI. paDachaMda deha. gheghUra avAja. bhAvabharI moTI AMkho. e DokuM dhUNAvato tyAre AkhuM DhAbuM jhUmatuM. ame uThyA. eNe roDanI sAme pAra baMdhAtuM makAna batAvI kahyuM : vApisa loTate samaya hamAre baMgale meM rukanA hI paDegA. e sthAnanuM nAma hatuM muramarI. ghaNAM badhAM vRkSono marmaradhvani saMbhaLAto hato tethI muramarI nAma rAkhyuM haze. sAdhuvezanA prabhAve ajANa mANasoya sevA karavA mAMDe che. pAtratA, sevA levAnI pAtratA to sAcAM sAdhujIvanamAM che. AtmanirIkSaNa thatuM ane lAgatuM evI pAtratA nathI AvI hajI. (9) bhUkela-mAM varasAde pahelo paraco batAvyo. pahelAM to vAvaMToLanuM jora hatuM. zALAnAM vizALa medAnamAM UbhA rahIe to UDI jaIe tevI pAgala havA hatI. dhULa ane sUkA pAMdaDAnI dhamadhamATI hatI. ghaTTa lAgatA vAdaLAM AkAzamAMthI dUra dUra relAIne nIce UtaratAM hatAM. bharabapore sapheda jhaga vIjaLIo camakatI hatI. jozabhera varasAda maMDAyo te pachI jaladhArAnA anaMta kaNo bhUkharA raMgamAM camakatA nIce AvatA hatA, te eka alaga dRzya banI jatuM hatuM. thoDA ja samayamAM varasAda aTakyo. ame nIkaLyA. havAnA dhakke jhaDapathI pahoMcyA sUIpAlI gAme. jUnI skUla hatI. tALuM baMdha. cAvI na maLI. osarImAM gAya 184 bAMdhelI rAkhatA tenAM chANa paNa paDelAM hatAM. pAchaLanI osarI joI. skUlanI pAchaLa nAnA taLAva jevo khADo hato. temAM pANI bharAya to skUlamAMya pANI ghUsI Ave. enAthI bacavA doDha be hAthanI pALI bAMdhI hatI, skUlanI pAchalI osarImAM. osarI lAMbI hatI, pahoLI nahIM. pALI kUdIne aMdara pahoMcyA ane dhaDAkAbhera varSA zarU thaI. AkAzanuM paDa phATatuM hoya tevA bhaDAkA saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. vAdaLAmAM garjArava. ghaMTI pIlAtI hoya tevo ghero nAda uThavA mAMDyo. vAchaTanI lahere osarI bhIMjAvA mAMDI. UbhA UbhA rAha joI. vaMToLiyo zamyo. varasAda cAlu rahyo. osarInAM pANI dhIme dhIme sUkAyAM. chAparAnAM taLiye pANI paDavAno ekadhAro avAja thayA karato hato. cAre UMgha AvI tenI khabara nA paDI. savAre AkAza sApha hatuM. e varasAdI taDAmArI yAda rahevAnI. (10) skUlanA zikSako maLyA. cUMTaNIo AvI rahI che tenI carcA zarU thaI. rAjakAraNI loko paisA banAvI le che, prajAne sAcavatA nathI A mULa muddo. Aje paristhiti evI che ke phariyAdo karavAthI koI pharaka paDavAno nathI. rASTrapati kahe che rAjakAraNamAM lAMcaruzvatanuM jora vadhI gayuM che toya koI sudharatuM nathI. ApaNo virodha e loko sudhI nathI pahoMcavAno. pahoMce to enI asara nathI thavAnI. asara thAya to koI badalAtuM nathI. jUno roga che. vakarI gayo che. bhraSTAcArano virodha ApaNAM jIvanamAM Ave toya ghaNuM che. mAmakA ane pArakAnA bhedabhAvo ApaNe badhA ja rAkhIe chIe. potAnA hoya emane sAcavo, parAyA hoya tene laTakAvI do, A ApaNI nIti che. ApaNuM kAma na thAya to, lAMca ApavAnI ApaNI taiyArI che. kaTakI maLatI hoya tevI dalAlI ApaNane maMjUra che. bIjAnI para upakAra karavAnAM nAme paisA ApaNeya khAdhA che. ApaNA tamAma copaDA cokhkhA nathI. jeNe pApa karyuM nA eke, te paththara pahelo pheMke. koI bAkI nathI. rAjakAraNIone gALo ApavA pAchaLa bIjI ja bhAvanA kAma kare che. emaNe paisA banAvI lIdhA te khoTuM che kema ke amane e paisA banAvavA na maLyA. emane lAMca maLI te bhraSTAcAra che kema ke e lAMca amane maLavI joItI hatI.

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185 emaNe sattAno durupayoga karyo te khoTuM che kema ke amAre e sattAnA jore jalasA karavA hatA. jalana to A che. e phAvI gayA ane ame rahI gayA. evI bhAvanAmAMthI bhraSTAcAranA virodha thAya che. Apa kare harihari, dUjo kare harAmakhorI. AvA avaLA vicAro cAlatA haze to dezano uddhAra thavAno nathI. 21 orissAnA anubhavo zikSakone A kahyuM to e jhaMkhavANA paDI gayA. vAto tarata badalAI gaI. thoDIvAramAM e loko nIkaLyA. A vakhate emane cUMTaNImAM joDAvAno lAbha maLyo hato. tenI taiyArI mATe doDAdoDa cAlatI hatI. rAjakAraNanI rageragamAM gaMdakI che. emAM paDanArA be ja che. emAMthI bahAra nIkaLo toya gaMdakIthI kharaDAyelAM ja rahevuM paDe che. koIne enI paDI nathI. saune paisA banAvavAnI lAlaca che. sArAM tattvono gaja vAgavAno nathI. (1) gozALAmAM rokANa. gAyonAM raheThANa sauthI pahelAM joyA, pachI utAre gayA. gAyane garamI na lAge te mATe emanI upara Thera Thera paMkhA lagAvyA hatA. paMkhA, ilekTrIka sAdhana che eTale tenI anumodanA kadI na hoya. gAyane paNa mANasa jevuM ja zarIra che tevI saMcAlakonI je lAgaNI hatI te mahattvanI lAgI, A loko gAyanAM dUdha veMcatA nathI. dahIM ane ghI yogya sthAnomAM ane maMdiromAM mokalAvI de che. gAya dUdha meLavavAnuM sAdhana che tevI hIna mAnyatA ahIM nahotI. gAyane parivAranA sabhyano darajjo maLyo hato. eka bhayAnaka Akhalo bahAra ghUmato hato. enA chIMkoTA kharatanAka hatA. e koIne zIMgaDe upADIne ulALe to pacAsa hAtha dUra pheMkI zake. gozALA hoya tyAM maccharo ghaNA hoya che. saMcAlakoe mAhitI ApI, ahIMthI najIkamAM ja mahAnadIno Dema che. eziyAno sauthI moTo Dema gaNAya che. je sAdhu mahAtmAo Ave che te khAsa jovA jAya che. ATha kilomITara aMdara javAnuM ane e ja raste bahAra AvavAnuM. bIje divase jaI zakAtuM hatuM. DemanA be cheDe UMcA minArA baMdhAvyA che. sarakAre. tenI para caDIne agAdha, aphATa jaLarAzine jovAno. ame te nA gayA, pANI to vahetA ja zobhe. vahetA pAnI nirmalA baMdhA gaMdA hoya. pANIne rokI rAkhavAmAM saMghAIyA ane pariyAviyAno doSa lAge che. vijJAna kahe che ke pANI vahetuM aTake che ene lIdhe pANImAM phlorAIDa vadhI jAya che. AvAM pANIno upayoga karanArA vicitra mAMdagIono bhoga bane che. Aje paMjAba, AMdhrapradeza AmAM pIDAya che. virAdhanA ane nukazAnInA agradUta samA Demane joIne harakhAvAnuM zuM ? mAnavo

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187 guno kare to emane keda thAya. lAMbI sajAvALAne have opana jelamAM mokale che. Dema e pANInI opanajela che. vagara gunAnI sajA. (2) orissAnI prajA garIba. eka chAparA taLe jIve. eka kapaDuM varasabhara calAve. eka anna para jIMdagI nIbhAvI le. mATInI bhIMto para jhADanA thaDa goThavIne ghAsapAMdaDA bIchAvI de. ghara taiyAra. dara comAse chAparAne sajAvI levAnuM. eka mAtra cUlo hoya gharamAM. lAkaDAthI saLagAve. khAvAnI vAnagI maryAdita. vAsaNo paNa eTale ja sAva ochA. nAnI jhUMpaDImAM jIvana jarUriyAtanI badhI cIjo bharI dIdhI hoya toya jagyA vadhe. gharamAM naLa na hoya. nahAvA mATe taLAve jAya. nahAvAnI sAthe ja kapaDAM dhoI le kema ke badalavAnI bIjI joDa na hoya. nahAtI vakhate kapaDAM bhInA thayAM tene pANImAM halAvI, nIcovIne bhInebhInAM paherI le. kapaDAMnA khAnAM ke kabATanI emane kalpanA nathI. vAsI cAvala temanI bAramAsI vAnagI. rAte cokhA palALI de. savAre enA gaThThA thaI jAya tene mIThAInI jema hoMzathI khAya. emanA zarIra para carabInA thara kadI na caDe. khetaromAM majUrI karI divasanA paMdaravIsa rUpiyA raLI khAya. uDiyA prajA ALasu gaNAya che. paNa lagabhaga savAso rAIsamila emanA pasInAthI cAle che. garIbInA e sAkSAt avatAra. chatAM khumijAja rahe. raDAraDa nahIM. zaheromAM jIvana jarUriyAtanI takalIpho veThanArA A garIbI joI le to phariyAda karavAnuM bhUlI jAya. ghare ghare kharIdI karavAno ne ghara bharavAno pravAha cAlyo che. te A garIbI joyA bAda nakkAmo lAgaze. khAlIkhama jhUMpaDImAM AkhI jiMdagI kADhanArA, cIjavastu mATe jhaghaDanArI AjanI peDhIne sAdagIno Adarza Ape che. Aje gharamAM phakta eka ja naLa hoya to bhAre takalIpho thAya che. A jhUMpaDIomAM pANI AvatAM ja nathI. AkhAM gAma vacce mAtra eka ja voTarapampa hoya che. badhA ja parivAro tyAM pANI bharavA Ave. bapore nahAvAnI bhIDa thAya. sAMje paMpa ekalo paDI rahe. A vistAranI garIbI joIne bhAratanA rASTrapitAe moMghA kapaDAM paheravAnuM choDIne, dhotIne sAdo veSa apanAvyo hato. jo ke, jamAnAno pavana vAyo che eTale A loko sudharavA mAMDyA che. orissAmAM ekakALe jainadharmano jabarajasta phelAvo hato. mahArAjA 188 khAravelanI A sAmrAjyabhUmi che. Aje jaMgalo ghaNAM che. temAM AdivAsIo to hajI tIrakAmaThAnA yugamAM jIve che. bahAranA mANasone jherI bANa mArIne bhagAvanArA, jaMgAliyatathI rahenArA e krUra samAjano vistAra dhIme dhIme alabatta, ghaTato jAya che. AjanI tArIkheya teno gujAro zikAravRtti para thAya che. A badhuM joIe tyAre lAge ke ApaNane sukhasuvidhA bhale ochI maLI che paNa jIvana to ghaNuM sAruM che. bhagavAnanI kRpAthI jiMdagI to mANasa jevI che. janAvara jevI to nathI ja. (3) saMbalapurathI nIkaLIne savAre kuMdepAlI gAmanI skUlamAM rokAyA. bahAra kheDUto ToLevaLI beThA hatA. potapotAnA DabbAmAM hAtha nAMkhI vAsI cAvala khAtA hatA. eka bhAIe sphoTaka samAcAra ApyA. ame jaI rahyA hatA e raste eka pAgala hAthI gayo che. hajI gaIkAle ja A skUlanI sAme e hAthIe eka AdamIne pagataLe chUMdI nAMkhyo che. ame jaI rahyA hatA badaramAnI ghATI tarapha. emAM seMkaDo hAthIo chUTA phare che. unALAnA divasomAM e badhA gAmaDA para hallo kare. khAvAnuM na maLe to AkhA gAmane ujjaDa karI cAlI jAya. khetaromAM ATha mahine je pAka taiyAra thayo hoya te be kalAkamAM khatama karI nAMkhe. emane koI rokI na zake. AvA jokhamI vistAramAM cAlIne javAnuM. pelo gAMDo hAthI joI jAya to jiMdagIno chUMdo thaI jAya. mahAtmAo vAdhanAM AkramaNa vacceya nirbhaya hatA. e kakSAthI ApaNe ghaNA dUra chIe te samajAtuM hatuM. UMcA pahADa para vistareluM jaMgala dekhAtuM hatuM. sAMjano vihAra thayo tyAra sudhI khAsa vAMdho na Avyo. bIje divase badaramAno ghATa zarU thayo. thoDuM ja caDhANa pasAra karyuM tyAM khINamAM phelAyelI anaMta vanaghaTA najare paDI. moTAM vAhano ja roDa parathI jatAM. cAlanAruM koI na dekhAya. eka jagyAe seMkaDo jhADa bephAma rIte tUTelAM hatAM. A to hAthInA ja parAkrama. hamaNAM cIMghADato sAme Avaze. pUchaze : svAmI zAtA che jI ? pahADa para AgaLa nIkaLatA gayA tema jaMgala ghora thatuM gayuM. yavatamALanuM jaMgala to jhAMkharA lAge evo saghana jaMgalapradeza hato. nisarganI ramaNIya chaTAnA agaNita paryAyo ughaDatA hatA. vacce tIvra badabU AvatI to jarA sAvadhAna thaI jatA. moDethI mukAma Avyo. resTa hAusa. saMpUrNa salAmata sthaLa.

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189 tyAM vocamena kaheto hato : roja rAte resTahAusanA kaMpAunDamAM hAthI Ave che. phaNasanuM vRkSa che teno lAbha levA. gAma bahAra taLAva che tyAM to ToLeToLA nahAvA Ave che. pANImAM dhamAla macAvI mUke che. sAthe madaniyAM hoya che teya bhAre capaLa. amane kahe : rAta rUka jaIe, saba dekha sakoge. ame kAMI hAthI jovA nIkaLyA nahotA. sAMje vihAra karyo. vocamena kaheto hato : aMdara jaMgalamAM ame jIpa mUkI daIe chIe to hAthI tenI sAme ramata kare che. sUMDhathI jIpane kheMce, pagathI dhakele. jIpanA TAyara phare eTale rAjI thAya. madaniyuM dhakkA mAre paNa na phAve. eka vAra hAthI chaMcheDAyelo to eNe jIpane UMdhI vALI dIdhelI. A gajarAjanA jokhamavALo rasto hato. rAtavAso to salAmata jagyAmAM ja karavo hato. skUla maLI tenI cAvI nahotI. bahAra ja osarImAM saMthArA karavAnA hatA. hAthIno humalo jokhamI eTalA mATe hoya che ke te cheka najIka AvI jAya tyAra sudhI aMdAja nathI AvavA deto. rAtanI UMghamAM AvuM ja bane che. e rAte zuM banaze teno aMdAja Avato nahoto. UMdha Ave tema nahotI. prabhunuM nAma ane bAreya bhAvanAnuM manana karatA sUtA. rAte kuMvAdhAra varasAda paDyo. sUvAnI jagyA para ja pANIno dhasAro. sadnasIbe e skUlanI cArekora osarI hatI. pAchalI bAjue pharasa vagaranI dhULiyA jamIna para saMthArA patharAyA. varasAdamAM to gAMDo hAthI haDI kADhato haze. ahIM AvI jaze to ? to zuM thavAnuM ? AyuSya majabUta haze to bacI jazuM. AyuSya khUTyA haze to agamanI duniyAmAM upaDI jazuM. motanA bhayathI hAthI para dveSa baMdhAya te sAdhanAnAM lakSaNa nathI. hAthI Ave to emAM ApaNA karmono ja phALo samajavAno. karmo haLavA karavAnI taka AvatI hoya pachI bhIti zAnI ? (4) badaramA ghATamAM vAghanuM paNa abhayAraNya che. eka borDa rastAmAM vAMcyuM : Now you are inside. eTale tame vAghanI duniyAmAM cho. game tyAre vAgha tarApa mArI zake che. bIjuM borDa hatuM : We are your friends. vAghanuM citra paNa hatuM. vAta sAcI. vAgha ApaNo mitra che. ApaNeya vAghanA mitra chIe. ApaNe vAghane kazuM na karIe. vAgha ApaNane kaMI karI bese to ? vAghane rokI rAkhavAnA borDa to hoya nahIM. vAghane e vAMcatAya na AvaDe. e to pahelI 190 Thokara borDane ja mAre. manomana kahyuM : vAdhabApA, borDanI sUcanA tameya pALajo. amane kAMI thayuM to muzkelI kalaktAvALAne thaze. A bAju pachI koI mahAtmAo Avaze ja nahIM. (5) badaramA haravA pharavAnI jagyA paNa gaNAya che. jaMgalamAM moTA TAvarsa UbhA karavAmAM AvyA che. alaga alaga sthaLe. rAte enI para besI javAnuM. vAgha jovA maLI jAya. hAthI ane haraNa jovAnAya AvA ja TAvarsa. jaMgalanI aMdara roDa raste javuM paDe. e raste cAlatA javAya ja nahIM. jaMgalakhAtAnI jIpa ja joIe. vAgha jevA Akramaka pazuonI sRSTimAM paNa eka zista che. A pazuo vanakhAtAnA karmacArIone kazuM karatA nathI. vAgha jevA vAgha karmacArIo pAse Ave to beThA rahe che. DaratA nathI. humalo nathI karatA. ene badale bIjA koI kapaDAmAM mANasa Avyo hoya to bhAre haMgAmo macI jAya. vAgha sAmAnya rIte vIsa phUTa lAMbI chalAMga mArI zake che. UMcAI parathI nIce kUdavAnuM hoya to chatrIsa phUTanI eka phALa bharavAnuM ene mATe sahaja che. ajANyA lokone e jIvatAM na choDe. jo ke vadhAre krUra to mANasa che. hAthInA ane vAghanA asaMkhya zikAra thaI rahyA che. duniyAbharamAM hAthInA dAMta ane vAghanI cAmaDInI moTApAye dANacorI thAya che. hAthI ane vAghanI hatyAno silasilo evo cAlyo che ke pacAsa varasa pUrve bhAratamAM aMdAje cAlIsa hajAra vAgha hatA te ghaTIne Aje mAtra be hajAranI saMkhyAmAM bacyA che. vAghanI ghaNI jAtio hoya che. temAMnI koI jAtino to vaMzacheda thaI gayo che. sarakAranI buddhi sujhI che te AvA abhayAraNya sthApIne A mAnavakRta hatyA para thoDo saMyama to bAMdhyo che. badaramAnA vizALa abhayAraNyamAM Azare sADAcAraso hAthI ane aDhIso jeTalA vAgha che. mANaso para e loko hallo karI bese to prANIone davA ApavAmAM Ave che. pazuo para hallo karanArane sakhata sajA thAya che, jo pakaDAya to. A jaMgalamAM vAgha karatA hAthInI hiMsA vadhu thAya che. hAthIdAMta mATe khAsa to narahAthIne, sAyalensara lagADelI ganathI zUTa athavA bebhAna karIne mArI naMkhAya che. hAthIdAMta kheMcIne zikArIo bhAgI jAya che. pAchaLathI vocamena lokomAM doDadhAma macI jAya che. moTe bhAge koI pakaDAtuM nathI. AmAM koI

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191 192 sAMThagAMTha hovI joIe. bArAkoTAnI skUlamAM mukAma hato. savArano samaya. skUlanI nIcI osarI para Asana. eka rUma maLI hatI. daravAjethI bahAra nIkaLatA ja paga thaMbhI gayA. skUlanAM medAnamAM sApa sajoDe pharato hato. morniMga voka levA nIkaLyA haze. chUTuM chavAyuM ghAsa patharAyuM hatuM. sAvacetIthI sarakatA e IMTonA DhagalA pAse AvyA. banne vacce koI masalata thaI. patipatnI sAthe pharavA nIkaLe to ghera jatI vakhate patideva dUdha levA AgaLa nIkaLe tema moTo sApa AgaLa cAlyo. bIjo nAno sApa ke sApaNa eka choDavA nIce gAyaba. osarInA chevADe, taDako na Ave ne havA Ave evI jagyAe caTAI bichAvelI tyAM eka navo sApa DokAyo. e lAMbo hato. adAbahAra (pharI vAMco : adAbahAra) cAlano ajIba laya. pANImAM rezamI dora taNAtI hoya tevA mulAyama vaLAMka, thoDI thoDI vAre aTake, pAchaLa jue. bhIMta upara caDavA jAya to UMdhe mAthe paTakAya. zarIrano nIcalo sapheda bhAga upara AvI jAya. palaTI mArIne bhAge. gujarAtImAM cArano AMkaDo lakhIe evA AkAramAM AMTI mArI paDyo rahe. jhAMkharAmAM garaka thAya ne DokAya. e gayo tyAM pharI bUma paDI : eya sApa. pelI tarapha moTo kALotaro nIkaLyo hato. be divasa pahelA savAramAM ja bhAre varasAda thayo tethI cAla vihAre eka skUlamAM aTakavuM paDyuM. tyAM madArI paNa varasAdathI bacavA beTho hato. eNe ajagara, ahirAja, nAga ane sApa batAvyAM hatAM. ajagaranuM banyuM hatuM toya tenuM moTuM bakarInA baccA jevaDuM moTuM. ApaNA hAthanI AMgaLI jevI lAMbI jIbha phaphaDAve, madArIe enA jhINA dAMta paNa batAvyA. jANe daMtazULanI soya. bIjo hato ahirAja. ene potAnA jAtabhAIno zikAra karavAnI bhUMDI Adata, khAkhI raMga jevI kALAza. pUMchaDI vadhAre paDatI lAMbI. trIjo to kALAdhoLA caTTApaTTAvALo hato. vAdha ane jhIbAnA zarIra para hoya che tevI rIte zarIra para kALA paTTA ane sapheda paTTA. jo ke sApanI raMgayojanA alaga hatI. lAMbu zarIra pahoLuM nahotuM. moTuM kALA raMgavALuM ane zarIrano cheDo dhoLAraMgavALo. cAra cAra AMgaLanA kALA ane dhoLA TukaDAo joDyA hoya tevo dekhAva. tenI dhoLI pUMchaDImAM DaMkhano kAMTo hato. jene mAre te gayo. madArIe te havAmAM laTakAvyo to gajabanAka tribhaMgI karavA lAgyo. nAga traNa hatA. sauthI moTA nAganI phaNA to sUpaDA jevI, madArIe tene khIjavyo. teNe DaMkha mAravA tarApa mArI. niSphaLa. rastAmAM to ghaNI jIvaMta sApo maLatA. eka jakhamI sApa raste paDyo hato. navakAra saMbhaLAvI dAMDAthI ene khaseDyo. gADI nIce mare nahIM, tevI bhAvanA. A nAnakaDo to sAmo thayo. aMgUThA jevaDA enAM moDhA para lAlapILA bhaDakA rItasara vartAyA. mANasa gusse thAya tyAre lAlapILo thaI gayo ema kahevAnI rUDhi che. mANasa to hakIkatamAM mAtra lAlacoLa ja thAya che. lAla thavuM ne pILA thavuM e mANasane sAdhya ja nathI. gussAmAM mANasa lAla thAya che ane pachI gusso utare tyAre potAnA hAthe zuM vetarAyuM che te joIne pILo paDI jAya che. A sApa to lAlapILo thaIne karaDavA Avyo. enA zarIre jakhama hatA eTale gati na AvI. eTalAmAM amAro AdamI AvI pahoMcyo. eNe khetaramAM mUkI dIdho ghAyala sApane. bIjo sApa to khUba moTo hato. ghAyala suddhA nahoto. potAnI dhUnamAM roDa parathI nIkaLyo. mArA pagathI mAtra eka hAtha AgaLa. pAchaLathI Trakano avAja Avyo. A mahAsarpa maravAno, enA vicAra mAtrathI kaMpArI chUTI. enA para tarANInuM pANI nAMkhyuM. pANI chAMTIe to sApa gUMcaLuM vaLI jAya. enA gaThThAdAra zarIrane roDanI nIce mATImAM haDaselyuM. khalAsa. evo chaMcheDAyo. sIdho DaMkha devA lAgyo. paNa enA DaMkha roDane vAgatA hatA. mArA paga enAthI aDadhI veMta ja dUra hatA. eka paNa DaMkha mane na lAgyo. Aje e ghaTanA para vicAra karuM chuM to Azcarya thAya che. AvaDo moTo sApa ATalI najIkamAM UbhelI vyaktine DaMkhavAne badale roDa para DaMkha mAryA kare te mAnavAmAM AvatuM nahotuM. A ghaTanAne camatkAra mAnavA mana taiyAra nathI. camatkAra to lokottara ghaTanA che. ApaNA jevA pAmarane e jovA na maLe. e mahAsarpa AMdhaLo haze. eTale ja roDa para Avyo ane eTale ja DaMkhI nA zakyo. khera. eneya saMbhALIne khetaramAM naMkhAvyo. eka vAta nakkI che ke eno DaMkha vAgyo hota to bacavAnuM zakya nahotuM. e jherIlo sApa hato. tiryaMca sparzanAnI AlocanA AvavAnI teya pAkuM

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193 hatuM. ghaNI vakhata sApa sAthe panAro paDyo. kAyama bacI gayA. pArthaprabhunI kRpA. 22 zrI jaina tIrtha sarvasaMgrahanI yAtrA kAMjI pAnIno ghATa ekadama lAMbo hato. eTaluM jaMgala ja. eka tarapha UMDI khINamAM hariyALI. bIjI tarapha UMcA pahADanA najara bahAra rahI jatAM vRkSo. rastA para jhabUbhatI totIMga zilAo. ghanaghora lAgatI zAMti. e divase dhummasa ghaNuM hatuM. ghaNA UMce pahoMcyA pachI dhummasanuM paDa phATyuM hatuM. himanI jema thIjI rahelAM vAdaLane havAe phelAvyA hatA. jogaMdaranI sapheda jaTAnI eka laTa jevI lakIra roDa para sarI AvI hatI. amArAthI dhummasamAM calAya nahIM te samajatA hoya tema badhAM ja vAdaLa upara jatAM rahyAM. bhavya sRSTi pragaTa thaI. khINanuM UMDANa, temAM UgI AvelAM UMcA vRkSone lIdhe kaLAtuM nahotuM. eka jagyAe pAMca dasa vRkSo paDI gayelAM tyAM DokiyuM karyuM to bhISaNa kUvAnuM atala UMDANa. roDanI kore ja ATaluM UMDANa hoya to AgaLanI to vAta ja zI. nisargavarNana to anarthadaMDa che. tethI vAta laMbAvavI nathI. orissAmAM garIbI che, orissA pachAta che evI vAto cAle che. A garIbI ane pachAta dazAne lIdhe ja orissAmAM vanavistAra salAmata che. je divase ahIM garIbI TALavAnAM sAdhano Avaze te divasathI A lIlochama pradeza ujjaDa thavA mAMDaze. AdhunikatAno vipAka moTA zahero to bhogave ja che. A jaMgaloya teno bhoga banyA che. roDa baMdhAyA tene lIdhe vanyajIvonI jiMdagI azAMta banI gaI che. gADIonA ghoMghATa, peTrolanI gaMdhathI temaneya trAsa upaje che. mANase potAnAM arthataMtrane sAcavavA roDa bAMdhyA tenAthI hajAro vRkSo kapAyAM. roja pazuo ane khAsa to seMkaDo sApa roDa para gADI taLe caMpAya che tenI gaNanA ja nathI. satanAmAM be divasa rokAyA. tyAMnAM jJAnabhaMDAramAMthI eka daLadAra graMtha maLyo. zrI jaina tIrtha sarvasaMgraha bhAga 1-2. tAjetaramAM ja badhI yAtrAo karI hatI, je tIrthono lAbha maLelo te tamAmanI mAhitIo vAMcavA mAMDI, ghaNI to khabara hatI. thoDI navI vAto paNa hatI. vAMcavAnI sAthe ja tIrtho sAthe anusaMdhAna racAtuM gayuM. AkhI yAtrA navesarathI anubhavI. yAtrA karatA pUrve tIrtha vize vAMcIe tyAre jANakArI meLavavAno koro bhAva hoya che. yAtrA karI lIdhI hoya ane pachI vAMcIe tyAre tIrtho sAthenuM aMgata sAmIpya hoya. jema vaMcAtuM jAya tema samIpatA UMDI banatI jAya. sauthI pahelI vAta nAlaMdAnI AvIaMdara lakhyuM hatuM : "mULanAyaka zrI RSabhadevanI jamaNI bAjue AvelI zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanI pratimAnuM zilpa to zilpIe phurasadanA samaye ghaDyuM hoya tema lAge che. nAlaMdA vizvavidyAlayanI khodakAmamAMthI maLI AvelI A pratimAnI barAbarI karI zake evuM eka paNa zilya hajI maLI AvyuM nathI. paraMtu jainonI kalA taraphanI bedarakArIne lIdhe, nAlaMdAnAM vizvavidyAlayanAM khaMDero ane zilponuM jJAna jagatanA kaLApremIomAM jeTaluM mazahUra che teTaluM ja ajJAna nAlaMdAnA pADozamAM AvelA A kalAzilponuM che." taddana sAcI vAta. videzIonA ToLeToLA vizvavidyAlayamAM umaTe che. seMkaDo ane hajAro lokonI katAra hoya che tyAM. ApaNAM jinAlayamAM javalle ja koI Ave che. jo ke, koI jovA Ave enA para bhagavAnanA mahimAvaMtA

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195 nivAso nabhatA nathI. kaLAnI dRSTie zAsanaprabhAvaka banI zake tevAM mUrtizilpano pUrato pracAra nathI thayo te kabUlavuM ja paDaze. ame hatA tyAre zrIlaMkAnA paryaTako ApaNI dharmazALAnA bagIcAmAM pharavA AvelA. A jinAlayamAM e loko na gayA. bagIcAnAM phUlo khUba moTAM che. te phUlo vacce moTuM khosIne e loko phoTA paDAvatA hatA. emaNe jo mUrtinAM zilpanI prAcInatA jANI hota to e loko jarUra prabhu samakSa jAta. gautamabuddhanI mUrtione bhUlavI de tevuM hRdayaMgama zilpa joIne temane prabhu mUrti para anurAga baMdhAta. kadAca, bodhibIjanI bhUmikA ghaDAta. e na banyuM kema ke A vizeSatAno pracAra thayo nathI. pAvApurI aMgenI mAhitI. gorakhapura jillAmAM kuzInArAnI pAse 55ri nAme gAma che. te pAvA nAme prasiddha hatuM. to hajArIbAganI AsapAsano vistAra je bhaMgI dezanAM nAme prasiddha hato tenI rAjadhAnInuM nAma paNa pAvA hatuM. bihAra rAjagRhanI pAsenuM pAvApurI te trIjI pAvA. pahelI pAvA vAyavyamAM hatI. bIjI pAvA agnikhUNe. trIjI A bannenI madhyamAM AvatI kema ke trIjI pAvAthI A banne pAvAnI dUrI ekasarakhI hatI. A kAraNe trIjI pAvA te madhyamAM pAvA kahevAya che. bauddha lokoe prabhuvIranI nirvANaDLI papauramAM che, tevo jorazorathI pracAra karyo hato. kuzInArAmAM buddhatIrtha che tenI najIkamAM prabhuvIranuM tIrtha upekSita che tevA emanA bhAva. emanAM sAhityamAM saMkhyAbaMdha vAra prabhuvIrano upahAsa karavAmAM Avyo che. gozALAnI tejolezyAthI prabhune je azAtA nIpajI hatI tenuM emaNe avaLuM arthaghaTana karyuM. ane pracAra karyo ke prabhuvIre to kharAbarogathI rIbAIne papauramAM dehatyAga karyo. AvI vAhiyAta vAto karanArA bauddhapaMDitone ApaNA vidvAna zrAvakoe kasIne javAba Apyo. vAyaro evo hato ke jo ApaNe jAgatA na hota to pAvApurIno mahimA ja e loko bhUMsI nAMkhata. sarakAra paNa lapeTamAM AvI jAta. bauddhadharmane sauthI vadhAre rasa potAnA pracAramAM. te mATe e bhalabhalAno apapracAra karI jANe. du:khanI vAta e che ke ApaNe apapracAramAM phasAI jaIe tevuM bane che paraMtu ApaNo potAno majabUta pracAra karatA rahIe tevuM nathI banatuM. saMsthAo ghaNI che. AvI laData ApavAnI tAkAta Aje 196 konAmAM che ? rAjagiri vizenI vAtono pAra nathI. rAjagirino mULa parvata vipulagiri. prabhuvIre A ja pahADa para birAjIne rAjA zreNikane rAmAyaNanI kathA saMbhaLAvI. sattaramI zatAbdImAM A pahADa para zrI jaMbusvAmIjI, zrI meghakumAra, zrI aMdhakAcAryanI mUrtio hatI. Aje mAtra zrI aImuttA muninI mUrti che. maNiyAra maThamAMthI zrI zAlibhadranI mUrti ke pagalAM maLyAM hatAM te paTanA myujhiyamamAM hovAnuM kahevAya che. tenI para zrIzAlibhadrajInuM nAma suddhA kotareluM hatuM. Aje eno patto nathI. e hota to A sthAna jainonuM che te pUravAra thaI jAta. bauddhonuM Adhipatya Avata ja nahIM. zrI zAlibhadrajInuM zilpa ja guma thaI gayuM. kadAca, bauddhonA ja hAtha khUba lAMbA che. maNiyAra maThamAM Aje sauthI vadhAre bauddhaloko Ave che. sonaguphAmAMya bauddhoe kathAsaMbaMdhanI goThavaNa karI che. buddhanirvANa pachI koI mahAkAzyapanI AgevAnI heThaLa sonaguphAmAM bauddhabhikSupariSada yojAI hatI ane gautamabuddha tathA AnaMdano vArtAlApa sonaguphAmAM thayelo tevI kathAo cAle che. guphAnA zilAlekhamAM Ano aNasAra suddhA nathI. 'raMtu' ane 'muni' A be zabdo dvArA Akho zilAlekha jaina dharmano pakSa le che. bauddha loko mAnavA taiyAra nathI. sarakArI stare A guphA ApaNI hovAnuM nakkI thaI cUkyuM che. vaibhAragiri, vi. saM. 1565mAM kavi zrI haMsasome ahIM 24 bhavya jinAlayo hato tema noMdhyuM che. pAMca parvatanA gaNIe to 150 caityo hatAM. vi. saM. 1664mAM zrI vijayasAgarajIe noMdha karI temAM thoDo pharaka Avelo. vaibhAragiri para 25 caitya. vipulagiri para 6. udayagiri para 1. svarNagiri para 5. vi. saM. 1750mAM zrI saubhAgyavijayajInI noMdha mujaba vaibhAragiri para para, vipulagiri para 8, ratnagiri para 3, suvarNagiri para 13 ane udayagiri para 1 prAsAda, to rAjagiri gAmamAM 81 jinAlayo hatA. Aje AvI AMkaDAbAjI ramavA nathI maLatI. gAmamAM eka ja bhavya jinAlaya. udayagiri ane suvarNagirinAM jinAlayomAM to pratimAjI paNa nathI. jANakAro ema kahe che ke jainamUrtio corIne videzIone veMcavAnuM AMtararASTrIya kAvataruM cAle che. temAM rAjagirinI asaMkhya mUrtiono bhoga levAI gayo che.

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197 rAjigira vaibhavabharI nagarI hatI emAM to koI zaMkA nathI. itihAsa graMthomAM Thera Thera enAM varNana maLe che. vi. saM. 1993mAM zrI gokaLacaMda amarasI nAmanA sadgRhasthe potAnI tIrthayAtrAnI DAyarI lakhI hatI. sAdhu to calatA bhalA dvArA prabhAvita thayelA emanA dharmaniSTha vArasadAre e DAyarI mane vAMcavA ApI. rAjigiranA mahAna sAmrAjya aMge sarakArano abhigama e jamAnAmAM kevo hato ? DAyarImAM lakhyuM che : "sarakArane zaMkA thaI. sAcI vAta kyAMthI samajAya ? varaso pahelAM khodakAma kareluM. vAtamAM vizvAsa beTho. zreNika rAjAnA gaDhanA, killAnA tathA durganA pAyA pAtALamAM nIkaLyA. zAlibhadranuM zayanasthAna, bhojanasthAna, UMcA paththaranI aneka sIDIo ADIavaLI nIkaLI. dhannAno mahela, nahAvAno hoja, zAlibhadranI strIo vAsI alaMkAra pheMkI detI te kUvo, bAvana hAtha khodAvIne thoDI mATI bharAvI. pachI to sarakAre pharatA lohAnA kAMTAvALA tAra goThavIne chApuM coDI dIdhuM ke--jUnA dekhAvo jovAnI chUTa che paNa kAMI AghuMpAchuM karazo to sajA thaze.' e vakhate to aMgrejonuM rAja hatuM. Aje bhArata sarakAranuM rAja che, coDI dIdheluM chApuM ja AghuMpAchuM thaI gayuM che. Aje zistabaddha rIte dareka sthAno sAcavavAmAM Ave che. mAhitInA borDa mUkavAmAM AvyA che. sarakArI sAcavaNI sArI bhale lAgatI hoya. tIrthano mobho to e cUke ja che. rAjagiri para vikramanI navamI zatAbdImAM kanojanA AmarAjAe caDAI karI hatI. bAravarasanA gherA pachI paNa rAjigire na hAryuM. AmarAjAnA pautra bhojarAje pachI rAjigirine harAvyuM. ene evo gusso caDelo ke AkhA rAjagirine bALIne bhasmasAt karI nAMkhyuM. ema to rAjA khAravele paNa rAjagRhI jItI lIdhuM hatuM. rAjagRhInI tAkAta to cAranI tUTI cUkI che. Aje tIrtha ane paryaTanasthaLa tarIke rAjigiranuM nAma che. pachI ayodhyA vize vAMcyuM. manano eka saMzaya spaSTa thaI gayo. saMzaya thAya tyAre ApaNane manamAM ema thatuM hoya che ke saMzaya kharekhara sAco to haze ne ? saMzaya sAco hovAnI khAtarI thaI jAya pachI to ukela ArAmathI meLavI zakAya. ayodhyAmAM zrI ajitanAtha bhagavAnanuM bhavya jinAlaya. temAM be zyAmamUrti alaga tarI AvatI hatI. aMga para dAgInA kotarelA. pratimAnuM 198 zilpa savastra hatuM. parikaramAM to prabhunI mudrAvALI mUrti ja na maLe. buddhanI bhUmisparzavALI mUrti turaMta oLakhAI. lAgyuM ke A be mUrti buddhanI che ne vItarAgamUrti tarIke pUjAvA mAMDI che. chatAM A saMzaya vize khAtarI nahotI thatI. sarvasaMgrahamAM to cokhkhuM caNaka lakhyuM che ke be bauddhapratimA jinamUrti tarIke pUjAya che.' saMzayanI dizA sAcI paDI teno AnaMda to jeNe nyAyanA graMthono abhyAsa karyo hoya tene ja samajAya. AvuM ja paTanAmAM che. paTanAnAM purANAM jinAlayamAM pahelA mALe be mUrtio che. bhavya pratimAjI. tyAMnA TrasTIo sAthe ghaNo vimarza thayo hato. Akhare e be mUrti buddhanI che, te nirNayanI dizA pakaDAI hatI. sarvasaMgrahamAM zabdo vAMcyA H zyAma pASANanI sAtaphaNAvALI mUrti je pArzvanAthanI pratimA tarIke oLakhAya che, tenA para bauddhakalAno spaSTa prabhAva jovAya che. A mUrtimAM zarIra para paDeluM vastra hAthane DhAMkI rahyuM che, jinezvaranI AvI savasa mUrti bIje cAMya jovAmAM AvatI nathI. tema ja mUrtizAstramAM tenuM koI varNana maLatuM nathI. eTale A mUrti jinamUrti hovA vize zaMkA thAya ja. paraMtu jainonA lAkSaNika cihna rUpe pratimAnI nIcenA bhAgamAM triphaNAyukta dharaNendra ane padmAvatInI mUrtio aMkita che. guptonA aMtima samayamAM A mUrti banI hoya evI enI racanA paddhati lAge che. mUrti upara 'ye dharmA hetu prabhavA.' vALo zloka kotarelo che. eTale A mUrtimAM jaina ane bauddha lakSaNono meLa sAdhavAno zilpIe prayatna karyo hoya tema jaNAya che. A mUrtine enA svarUpamAM advitIya kahI zakAya.' bIjI mUrti vizeno abhiprAya spaSTa che : 'A mUrti jaina hovA vize zaMkA rahe che.' ApaNe mUrtinI AvI bheLaseLa vize kalpanA paNa karI nathI. ahIM gajabano bheLaseLa thaI gayo che. AvI mUrtinI pUjA thAya nahIM ? tenI carcA ghaNA stare thaI zake. A mUrtio hajAra varasa jUnI che te nakkI. mUrtinI trIjI garabaDa paTanAnAM myujhiyamamAM thayelI che. tyAM ame loko khAsa jaina mUrtionAM darzanArthe gayA hatA. eka bhavya mUrtinI nIce buddhamUrtinI paTTI lagAvI hatI. hakIkatamAM e jaina zvetAMbara mUrti hatI. saMcAlakane jANa paNa karI. bhUla kADhI teno garva ane saMzodhana karyuM hovAnuM abhimAna AvavuM sahaja hatuM. sarvasaMgraha vAMcyA pachI garva ne abhimAna ogaLI gayAM. emAM to varaso

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200 199 pahelAM A bhUla batAvI devAmAM AvI che : "AN 6491-nI zyAma pASANamUrti jaina mUrti che tenI para buddhamUrtinuM lebala lagAvAyuM che.' sarvasaMgrahanI saMpAdanazakti para mAna upajayuM te alaga. nadIonA triveNIsaMgama dvArA prasiddha IlAhAbAdamAM AveluM purimatAlatIrtha. saMgamanI najIkamAM killo che. Aje te lazkarane soMpAyelo che. temAM vaDalo che. khUba ja prAcIna. prabhu RSabhadeva bhagavAnane tenI chAyAmAM kaivalya sAMpaDyuM tevI anuzruti che. saM. 1553mAM tyAM pagalAM hatAM. 1648mAM tene uthApIne koIe zivaliMga sthApI dIdhuM. oraMgajhebe AvIne e zivaliMga toDI nAMkhyuM. zrI ANaMdajI kalyANajI peDhI dvArA prakAzita jaina tIrtha sarvasaMgrahanA lekhaka lakhe che ke "Aje e pAdukA ane jinamUrti vaDalA nIcenA eka bhAgamAM paDelI che' peDhI e jANe che chatAM pAdukA paDelAM ja rahe che. kone Thapako Apavo ? prayAganA myujhiyamamAM to ApaNA ghaNA avazeSo saMgRhIta thayA che. tyAM jaI na zakAyuM. pAMDavone bALI nAMkhavA racAyeluM lAkSAgRha A vistAramAM baneluM hatuM. pAMDavo to chUpA mArge nIkaLI gayA. lAkSAgRha hajI baLe che. ApaNAM aramAno emAM khAkha thAya che. prabhunAM dhAmamAM prabhunAM ja mAna nathI te ? pATalIputra vize, paTanA vize noMdha che : nagarIne 64 daravAjA , 570 buraja, 30 hAtha UMDIne 600 hAtha pahoLI khAI hatI. Aje to gaMgA para ATha kilomITara lAMbo pUla che. e sivAya bhavya kazuM nathI. pATalIputra pAsethI be mUrti nIkaLI hatI te kalakattAnA iMDiyana myujhiyamamAM che. bhArahuta gelerImAM. tenI para zilAlekha che ke pRthvInA svAmI aja....te aja eTale rAjA udAyI. zizunAgavaMzano chello rAjA . vinayaratnanA hAthe mota thayuM che. bauddho udAyIne ajaina batAvI zakatA nathI tethI pATalIputranA killA sAthe ajAtazatrunuM nAma joDe che. navanaMdamAnA eka naMda rAjAe kaliMga vijaya sAdhIne tyAMthI jinamUrti meLavI hatI. rAjA khAravelA magadha para hallo karIne e mUrti pAchI laI gayA hatA. eka naMdarAjAe pAMca stUpa banAvIne emAM aDhaLaka saMpatti chUpAvI hatI. vikramanI bIjI zatAbdImAM kalkI rAjAe stUpa ane nagarano eka bhAga khodAvI nAMkhyA. kAMI na maLyuM. paisAnA lobhe e jaina-jainetara sAdhu mahAtmAo pAsethI kara ugharAvato. A kAraNe ghaNA sAdhuo pATalIputra choDI gayA. e rAjAnA vakhatamAM ja sattara divasanI ghanaghora mahAvarSA thaI. AkhuM pATalIputra DUbI gayuM. mahAna nagarInA aMkoDA chUTA paDI gayA. rAjA kalkI ane AcArya zrI pAdaliptasUrijI ma. bacI gayA. (pADivata nAmanA jainAcArya.) rAjAe pharI nagara vasAvyuM. jainAcAryo pAse kara ugharAvA mAMDyo. atyAcAra karavA taiyAra thayo. Indra mahArAjAe jAte AvIne kalkIno nAza karyo. tenA putra dattane rAjaya soMpyuM. gaMgAnA pracaMDa mojAo pATalIputranI samRddhi bharakhI gayA te pAchI na ja AvI. paTanAmAM to aneka nAnAmoTA saMgrahAlayo che. jovAno samaya hovo joIe. AgaLa zrAvastInI kahAnI che : zrAvastImAM pAkatI DAMgaranI jAto eTalI badhI hatI ke dareka jAtano ekeka dANo bhego karavAmAM Ave toya Akho ghaDo bharAI jAya. baharAIca vize sarvasaMgraha spaSTa nathI. lekhake vRddhaAdityaayodhyA sAthe baharAIcano saMbaMdha joDe che. hakIkatamAM baharAIca to alaga moTuM gAma che. Aje tyAM digaMbaronAM ghara che. zrAvastInAM khodakAmamAMthI nIkaLelI prAcIna pratimA tyAMnAM derAsare rAkhavAmAM AvI che. caMpApurInI vAta vAMcIne to Azcarya thayeluM. maMdAragiri pahADa zrI vAsupUjaya svAmI bhagavAnanI nirvANabhUmi che. tIrthasaMgrahamAM lakhyuM che ; 'aDhAramI sadI sudhI A tIrtha zvetAMbaromAM jANItuM hatuM. paraMtu lokonI avarajavara ochI hovAthI digaMbaroe sthitino lAbha laIne potAnI mAnyatA mujabanI racanA karI lIdhI che.' jaina tIrtha sarvasaMgraha zrI ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhIe chapAvelo graMtha che. peDhI taraphathI prakAzita thayelo dastAveja ja samajo. emAM caMpApurInA maMdAragiri mATe ThaMDe kaleje lakhI dIdhuM che : "have digaMbaroe A pahADa kharIdI levAnI peravI karyAnuM paNa saMbhaLAya che.' bolo. lAcArI, upekSA ke nirAzAnA sUromAM ja vAta thAya che. pachI to tIrtha hAthamAM rahe ja zI rIte ? Aje maMdAragirinuM saMpUrNa digaMbarIkaraNa thaI gayuM che. lachavADa mATe sarasa muddo upasthita karavAmAM Avyo che. digaMbaroe prabhuvIranuM janmasthAna vaizAlI che tevo pracAra karyo che. prabhuvIranA moTAbhAI zrI naMdIvardhana rAjAno saMdarbha che. zreNikaputra kuNike vaizAlI para AkramaNa karyuM hatuM

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201 202 ane samagra vaizAlIno nAza karyo hato te itihAsaprasiddha che. vaizAlIno vinAza prabhuvIranA jIvanakALa daramyAna banelI ghaTanA che. prabhuvIranuM nirvANa thayuM te vakhate rAjA naMdIvardhana agnidAha ApavA AvyA hatA. prabhuvIra jo vaizAlInA hota, to rAjAnaMdIvardhana agnidAhanA samaye rAjAnAM pade hota ja nahIM. prabhuvIrane kSatriyakuMDanA rAjA tarIke ja naMdIvardhana agnidAha ApavA AvyA hatA. janmasthAna tarIke sarvajanaprasiddha evA kSatriyakuMDa pahADanAM jinAlayanI pAse seMkaDo AmalInAM vRkSa Aje paNa che, je AmalakI krIDAnA sAthIdAra che. banArasa mATenI vigato : rAjA zreNikane paherAmaNI rUpe vArANasI zaheranI bheTa maLI hatI. A tIrtha pAse eka majIda che tenA vize ema kahevAya che ke te asalamAM zivAlaya hatuM. paraMtu teno ghATa jainamaMdira jevo che. banArasamAM vaidika lokone bhAre jora hatuM. jaina maMdira bAMdhavAnI paravAnagI nA maLatI. maMdira baMdhAya ne bIje divase jamInadosta thaI jAya. bhATa loko bhagavAnanI mUrti rAkhatA. Aje bhalupura che te vistAramAM eka vaDanI nIce prabhupArzvanI mUrti sthApIne yAtrIo pUjA karatA. banArasanI najIkamAM ja siMhapurI che. tIrthasaMgrahamAM itihAsavidda saMzodhakanAM uddharaNo TAMkavAmAM AvyA che. 'bhAratanAM koIpaNa tIrthasthAnanuM mahatva AMkavAmAM ApaNe je sauthI bhayaMkara bhUla karI che temAMthI eka e che ke ApaNe bauddhadharmane atizayokti purNa mahattA ApI che. migadAva(sAranAtha)nA rakSita mRgaudyAnanI prAcInatA ethI e AgaLa jaI zake ema che. A tathya tarkanI kasoTI para kadI kasavAmAM AvyuM dharmacakrI jino A zabdomAM jinabhagavAnano spaSTa ullekha che. dharmAzoka te rAjA saMpratinuM bIjuM nAma che. aitihAsika paribaLano sahAro levAnuM ApaNe zIkhyA nathI. siMhapurI ApaNuM ja tIrthasthAna che. | 'paraMtu jainoe potAnA tIrthonA itihAsa tarapha durlakSa karyuM che. chellA daza varSamAM bauddhadharmIoe luptaprAyaH thaI gayelA potAnA dharma mATe je dhagaza batAvI che. tenA somA bhAga jeTalI dhagaza paNa bhAratanA jainoe batAvI nathI, sAranAthanI jeTalI prasiddhi chellA dazavarSamAM thaI che teTalI prasiddhi jainonA A siMhapurI tIrtha mATe thaI zakI nathI, e zocanIya bInA che. Aje jainamaMdira nirjana sthAnamAM taddana vikhUTuM paDI gayeluM jovAya che." ame A jAte joIne AvyA. guNiyAjI, paTanA, kauzAMbI ane zrAvastI, ayodhyA ane prayAga jevAM mahAna tIrtho jarAya prasiddhimAM nathI. varasabharamAM gaNatarInA ja yAtriko Ave che. ApaNAM tIrthone ApaNe ja bhUlI gayA. A vedanAnI upara saMvedanA. jainatIrtha sarvasaMgrahanAM pAnAo vaMcAtA gayA tema tema yAtrAnA divaso pharIvAra jIvAtA gayA. je tIrtha vize vAMcyuM e tIrthanI bhUmi najara samakSa sAkAra banatI anubhavI. ATalAM badhAM tIrthonI yAtrA karI evo ahobhAva paNa thayo, jAta vize. have AvI yAtrA kyAre thaze ? e prazna to kadAca, sanAtana ja. nathI." ethI e eTale bauddhadharmathI. Aje siMhapurI bauddhatIrthadhAma che. tibeTa, barmA, cIna, zrIlaMkA, jApAnanA bauddhoe saMkhyAbaMdha buddhamaMdiro UbhA karI dIdhAM che, A jaina tIrtha che evI nizAnI paNa bacavA dIdhI nathI. (hamaNAM vaLI digaMbara jainoe potAnuM maMdira vizvaprasiddha sAranAtha stUpanI sAme ja banAvI dIdhuM te eka alaga vAta thaI.) sAranAtha tarIke ja A sthAna oLakhAya che. ahIMnAM khodakAmamAMthI zilAlekha maLelo. tenA, dharmAzokanarAdhipasya samaye zrI