Sagar Ke Javaharat

Author(s): Abhaysagar
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Murtipujak Sangh
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/006199/1

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// zrI baddhamAna svAmine namaH / / sAgara ke javAharAta [ pUjya zrI javerasAgara jI ma. sA. ko jIvanagAthA kA hindI prAlekha ] RANF MA zAsanoddhArakAH mahApuruSAH sadAstutya jodhinaH ANARTY -lekhakapU. panyAsajI zrI abhayasAgarajI ma.sA.

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// zrI vardhamAna svAmine namaH / / sAgara kejavAharAta [pU. zrI javera sAgara jI ma. sA. kI jIvanagAthA kA hindI prAlekha] lekhaka: pU. panyAsajI zrI abhayasAgara jI ma.sA. zAsanoddhArakAH mahApuruSAH sadAstutya jIvinaH hindI saMskaraNa 1000 vikrama saMvat 2041 jyeSTha zuklA tRtIyA

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: pustaka prApti sthAna : zrI jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka zrIsaMgha zrI ajItanAtha dharmazAlA, mAladAsa saharI udayapura-313001 :prakAzaka: maMtrI zrI jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka zrI saMgha udayapura-313001 : mudraka : vipina mehatA svarASTra prinTarsa apsarA hoTala ke andara udayapura-313001

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// zrI mahAvIrAya namaH // prakAzakIya.... pUjya upAdhyAya jI zrI dharmasAgara jI mahArAja ke ziSyaratna pUjya pa. gurudeva zrI amaya sAgara jI ma.sA. ke ziSya pU. gaNIvarya zrI azoka sAgara jI ma. sA. Adi ThANA 8 kA udayapura zahara meM saMvat 2040 kA saphala cAturmAsa huaa| prathama vyAkhyAna meM ganIvarya zrI ne ajoDavAdI zAnta,dAnta, tyAgI, tapasvI, dhurandharavidAna, dRr3hasaMyamI pUjya zrI baverasAgara jI ma.sA. dvArA saMvat 1935 se1944 taka lagAtAra udayapura zahara meM cAturmAsa kara upAsare ko sthApanA, 24 mandiroM kA jirNoddhAra dhvajA daNDa kalaza evaM anya sAmagrI dilavAI, jJAna bhaNDAra ko abhivRddhi kara zAsana kI mahAna sevA kI, isa prakAra gamIvayaMdhI ne udayapura zrI saMgha tathA dhAvakoM para unakA mahAn upakAra btaayaa| sAtha sAtha yaha mo batAyA gayA ki isakA sArA vivaraNa gujarAtI bhASA meM pU. gurudeva zrI abhaya sAgara jI ma. sA. dvArA likhita "sAgaranu javerAta" pustaka meM Apako par3hane meM A sakatA hai| ataevaM usI samaya caugAna ke mandira jo se yaha pustaka prApta kara yaha taya kiyA gayA ki mUla pustaka kA hindI meM anuvAda karavAyA jaaveN| __ mahArAja zrI ke saprayAsoM se tazA zrAvakoM kI dharma bhAvanA se vyAkhyAna meM lie gaye nirNaya ke bAda isake

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hindI rUpAntaraNa kA kArya zrImAn kezava kAnta jI jozI sA. ko sauMpA gyaa| unake kaThina parizrama se pANDulipi taiyAra kI gaI jisako zrImAn yazavanta kumArajI jaina lakkI biroksa phoTo kApIyara udayapura ne TAIpa kiyA tatpazcAt zrI saMgha ke Adeza se usakA mudraNa prArambha karavAyA gyaa| pUjya gaNIvarya zrI azoka sAgara jI ma. sA. kI preraNA se isa aitihAsika pustaka kA hindI saMskaraNa prakAzita karane kA zubha avasara hameM prApta huA isake lie hama gaNIvarya zrI ke bar3e AnArI haiN| isa pustaka meM jina jina mahAnubhAvoM ne vyAkhyAna meM dravya sahAyatA karane meM jJAna ke car3hAveM mAvollAsa meM bolakara evaM pustake likhavAkara liyA hai una sabake hama bar3e bAmArI haiN| alpasamaya meM pustaka mudraNa ke lie prakAzaka svarASTra prinTarsa ke mI AbhArI haiM / AzA hai pAThakagaNa ima hindI saMskaraNa kA pUrA pUrA lAma leNge| nivedaka ke 0ela0 jaina maMtrI zrI jaina zvetAmbara mUtiyUjaka zrI saMgha udayapura

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COM 30 288 288058883200-300035302 6:3306 SETTEREST SEAR zrI sahastraphaNA pArzvanAtha jI (mAladAsa sTrITa, udayapura)

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Amukha . . . . .. "sAgara nu javairAta" mUla meM gujarAtI bhASA meM likhita pustaka saMvat 2040 ke cAturmAsa meM udayapura zrI saMgha ke dharmapremI bandhUoM ke par3hane meM aaii| zrI jina zAsana ke tejasvI pUjya zrI javera sAgara jI mahArAja ke jIvana vRtAnta kA sambandha mukhyatayA udayapura se rahA hai / mahArAja zrI kI udayapura zrI saMgha ke prati upakAra kI smRti yathAvata kAyama rahe isa hetu yaha nizcaya kiyA gayA ki mahArAja zrI ke jIvana-caritra se sambadhinta isa pustaka kA hindI rUpAntara prakAzita kiyA jaave| harSa kA viSaya hai ki yaha hindI anuvAda isa alpa avadhi meM hI pAThakoM ke hAthoM meM prArahA hai / AgamajJAtA, bAda kalA ke pravINa pUjya zrI javera sAgara jI mahArAja ke isa jIvana-caritra se udayapura zrI saMgha ke vismRta kAla kI sahaja hI smRti ho jAtI hai / hamane isa pustaka kA Adi se anta taka gahana adhyayana kiyA hai| mahArAja zrI kI isa jIvana-gAthA se kaI aitihAsika evaM saiddhAntika tathyoM kI jhalakiyA~ milatI haiM / isakA saMkSipta vivaraNa dene kA prayAsa kiyA haiM jisase mahArAja zrI kA adbhuta vyaktitva, jina zAsana kI rakSA prabhAvanAevaM upakAra parAyaNatA Adi kA paricaya milegA / udayapura

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nagara meM mahArAja zrI ne dasa cAturmAsa kiye mevAr3a ke Ubar3a khAbar3a kSetroM meM vicaraNa kiyA / apane athaka prayAsa se mahArAja zrI mUrtipUjA ke virodha meM vyApta-bhAvanA ko rokane meM saphala huve / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke pazcAta, kAlAntara meM zramaNaparamparA, jaina dharma meM eka rUpatA sthApita nahI raha sakI / zvetAmbara, digambara evaM yAniya sampradAyoM kA prAdurbhAva huA / yaha saba mahAvIra nirvANa ke 600 varSo ke andara ho gayA / sAtha sAtha vibhinna gacchoM evaM zAkhAoM kA bhI udbhava huA / lekina mUlasaiddhAntika mAnyatAoM meM prAya: koI bhinnatA nahIM AI / mUrti pUjA ina tIno sampradAyo kI dhArmika mAnyatAo kA mukhya aMga mAnI jAtI rahI / 1 mUrtipUjA ke lie aitihAsika vidvAnoM kI mAnyatA hai ki bhArata meM sarvaprathama mUrti pUjA jaina paramparA dvArA sthApita kI gaI evaM isekramazaH bauddha, zaiva evaM vaiSNava sampradAyoM dvArA apanAyA / jahAM taka jaina dharma ke ukta tInoM zvetAmbara, digambara evaM yApanIya sampradAyoM kA prazna haiM tInoM meM mUrti pUjA dhArmika anuSThAna ke mukhya aga ke rUpa meM kAyama rahI / sampUrNa bhArata varSa meM vikrama kI 15 vI zatAbdI taka aisA koI dhArmika sampradAya nahIM thA jo mUrtipUjA ko nahI mAnatA ho / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke karIba do hajAra varSa taka yaha paramparA sthApita rahI / yavanoM ke AkramaNa evaM sattA - prApti se una kI dhArmika mAnyatAoM ke AdhAra para bhArata meM mUrtipUjA kA virodha prArambha huA / sattA ke pIche laganA kahIM kahIM mAnava svabhAva pAyA gayA hai / kucha bhI

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ho isI kAla meM bhArata meM kaI sampradAyoM kA udbhava huA jinake dvArA mUrti pUjA kA virodha prAraMbha kiyA gayA / ImI zraMkhalA meM saMvat 1542 meM jaoNbho jI dvArA viznoI sampradAya savat 1636 meM dAdu jI dvArA dAdu paMtha, saMvat 1708 meM lava jI dvArA sthAnakavAsI jaina sampradAya, tAraNa-svAmI dvArA tAraNa paMtha (jaina digambara zAkhA) vikrama kI 17 vIM zatAbdi ke putradhiM meM kabIrapatha, nAnaka paMtha, savat 1817 meM mevAr3a ke nagara bhIlavAr3A ke pAsa sAMgAnera se rAmAnuja (rAma snehI sampradAya ) saMvata 1817 hI meM mevAr3a hI ke kelavA grAma se terApaMtha jaina sampradAya evaM 100 sAla se Arya samAja Adi mata matAntaro kA udbhava huA evaM mUrtipUjA ke virodha kI lahara calane lagI / jainAcAryoM ke upadeza kA AdhAra thA ki :bimbA phalonnati yavonnati mevabhaktyA yekAra yantijina sadbhajinA kRtivA, pUNya nadIya miha vAgapine vazaktA stota parasya kimukArayitu devasya " arthAta bimbaphala ke barAbara mandira banAkara usameM jau ke dAne ke samAna pratimA sthApita karane vAle gRhastha ke puNya kA varNana nahIM ho sakatA / aisI avasthA meM mUrtipUjA virodhI laharane samasta jaina samAja meM pratirakSA svarUpa halacala paidA kara dI / pUjya zrI javerasAgara jI mahArAja kI jIvana gAthA isa halacala kA jvalaMta udAharaNa hai / mahArAja zrI kA vicaraNa isa dhyeyakI pUrti kI aura eka Thosa kadama rahA haiM / mahArAja zrI kA vi. saM. 1929 evaM 1930 meM ratalAma meM cAturmAsa evaM kAnor3a, cittaur3agar3ha, ajamera, koTA, rAmapurA, jhAlAvAr3a, pATana, bhIlavADA kA vicaraNa mukhyatayA isI

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dhyeya kI pUrti hetu thaa| mUrtipUjA ke virodha ko zAnta karanA tatkAlIna muni-jana kA eka mahatvapUrNa kArya rahA hai / isa caritra meM, buTerAyajI, mulacaMda jI, vRddhicanda jI, AtmArAma jI mahArAja ke nAma Ate hai| uparokta sabhI santa sthAnakavAsI sampradAya se Aye huve the| mUrtipUjaka dIkSA ke bAda bhI ye santa apane pUrva ke nAma se hI sambodhita kiye jAte rhe| buTerAya jI kA nAma buddhi vijaya jI, buTerAya jI ke ziSya gacchAdhipati mUlacanda jI kA nAma muktivijaya jI, AtmArAma jI kA nAma Ananda vijaya jI (phira vijayAnanda sUrI) thA / mUrti-pUjA hetu ina sthAnakavAsI sampradAya se nikale hue sAdhuoM kA mahatvapUrNa yogadAna rhaa| isake pazcAta bhI kaI diggaja sAdhu santa isa sampradAya se Aye hai, jinhone mUrti-pUjA kI ora athaka prayatna kiyA haiN| mukhyatayA vijaya kamala sUrijI ke ziSya caritra vijaya jI (pUrvanAma dharmasiMha) lalita vijaya jI ke ziSya vAsantAmala jI, buddhi sAgara jI ke ziSya ajita sAgara sUri (pUrvanAma amirSi), vijayasUri jI ke ziSya ratlavijaya jI (pUrvanAma ralacanda jI,) inhI ratlavijaya jI ke ziSya jJAnasundara jI (pUrvanAma ghevaracanda jI, ghevara muni) jJAna sundara jI ke sahayoga se dIkSita guNa sundara jI (pUrvanAma-gambhIra mala jI), ke nAma ullekhaniya hai ? gacchAdhipati zrI mUlacanda jI mahArAja ne prAraMbha meM hI javera sAgara jI ke guNoM ko jAna unheM isa ora bar3hane kI preraNA dii|

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mAlavA va mevAr3a kSetra meM mUrtipUjA ke baDhate virodha ko dekha inakA upayukta cayana kiyaa| caritranAyaka zrI apane uddezya kI pUrti hetu baDhate rahe, baDhate rahe / isa kSetra meM isa taraha se bhramaNa kiyA ki bAraha varSa taka nirantara bhramaNa karate rhe| eka tathya spaSTatayA prakaTa hotA hai ki zrI javera sAgara jI mahArAja meM zAkhA evaM gacchavAda nahI thA / mahArAja zrI ke guru gautama sAgara jI the| lekina dIkSA ke tIna varSa pazcAta hI gurvAjJA Agama abhyAsa hetU pror3ha pratibhAzAlI pU. mUlacanda jI (muktivijaya jI) evaM vRddhicanda jI mahArAja ke pAsa rahakara ina dono kI pUrNa kRpA se zrI jaina siddhAntAdi aneka zAstroM kA gahana abhyAsa kiyA / isa hetu mahArAja zrI usI sIMghAr3e ke bhI kahalAte the isa caritra meM caritranAyaka zrI kA mUlacanda jI mahArAja ke prati apAra vinaya bhAva parilakSita hotA haiN| pranyAsa pravara zrI satya vijaya jI gaNI ne guru AjJA le kara kevala na yatiyoM kI zithilatA kA kriyA uddhAra kiyaa| apitu unhe ugra vihArI banAyA / phira tapAgaccha ke mahatva kI vijaya, sAgara, vimala evaM candra zAkhA jo calI A rahI thI usameM kA prAdurbhAva huvaa| javera sAgara jI mahArAja mAgara zAkhA ke evaM mUlacanda jI vijaya zAkhA ke the| yaha mahArAja zrI kA samabhAva darzAtA hai| itanA hI nahI jahA~ taka udayapura kA prazna hai, yahAM kI sthiti eka viziSTa rUpa liai huve haiM / yahAM kI mAnyatA vAstavikatA ke AdhAra para rahI hai aura Aja bhI yathAvata kAyama hai| zrAvaka ke lie

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I samasta mUrtipUjaka sAdhu sAdhviyAM samAna haiM / gacchavAda evaM siMghADevAda kI tathAkathita bhinnatA zrAvako ke vaMzoM evaM gautroM kI bhA~ti hai / vivAda kA koI prazna hI nahI hai / isI AdhAra para udayapura kI dharatI para tathAkathita bhinnatA TikI nahIM raha sakI hai / pUjya zrI ke samaya udayapura kI AbAdI karIba 25000 se adhika nahI thI, jisameM samasta jaina samAja kI AbAdI kA andAja 5000 taka lagAyA jA sakatA haiM / digambara samAja kI AbAdI bhI udayapura meM bahuta pahale se thI / sthAnakavAsI sampradAya kA udbhava huve usa samaya karIba 235 sAla evaM terAthI sampradAya ke udbhava ko 125 sAla ho cuke the ina sampradAyoM kA phailAva bhI udayapura meM ho cukA thA / sthAnakavAsI evaM terahapaMthIM donoM sampradAya murtipUjaka sampradAya se hIM nikale the / aisI avasthA meM usa samaya mUrtipUjaka sampradAya kI AbAdI anumAnata: 2000 thii| itanI kama AbAdI ke kSetra meM vi. saM. 1942 meM huI 21 mAsakhamaNa, evaM karIba 200 aThAI kI tapasyA eva usI sAla meM huve upadhyAna meM 505 zrAvaka zrAvikAoM dvArA bhAgalenA isabAta kA sUcaka hai ki murtipUjaka sampradAya pUrA kA pUrA eka jUTa thA / gacchavAda evaM siMghAr3AvAda jaisI koI bhinnatA udayapura meM nahIM thI / hama isa ekAgratA kA zreya pUjya javera sAgara jI mahArAja sA. ko deveM to koI atizayokti nahI hogI / merA isa vivaraNa se abhiprAya vartamAna meM phailI alagAvavAdI mAnyatAoM ke kAraNa vivazatAvaza hai / mUrtipUjaka sampradAya vibhinna ke gacchoM ko eka tarapha rakhate hue kevala tapAgaccha kI vartamAna sthiti ko hI dekhA jAya to sahaja vidita hogA ki yaha gaccha kitane

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Tukar3o meM vibhAjita ho gayA hai kara diyA gayA hai| kiye jAne ke prabala praNAma haiN| pUjya javera sAgara jI mahArAja ke jIvana caritra se samasta sAdhU sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikAoM ko ekatA kA sabaka lenA ucita haiM / pUjya zrI javera sAgara jI mahArAja sA. ke caritra se yaha bhI prakaTa hotA hai ki tatsamayasamasta tapAgaccha kA eka hI gacchAdhi pati hotA thA / lekina Aja kI sthiti isase sarvathA bhinna hai / kyA hamArA sAdhu evaM zrAvaka samAja pUrva isa vyavasthA kI sarAhanA nahI karegA evaM vartamAna sthiti kI viSamatA ke nivAraNa kI ora dhyAna nahIM degA / caritranAyaka ke devanAgarI meM likhita prAcIna-patroM evaM dastA vejoM se jJAta hotA haiM ki gujarAta ( mehasAnA) ke mUla nivAsI hote ve bhI unheM mevAr3I, mAlavI, evaM hindI kA acchA jJAna thA / inhI 2 patroM evaM dastAvejoM ko AdhAra banAkara yaha pustaka likhI gaI hai / isa caritra ke lekhaka zrI Agama jJAna nipuNa - mati, Adarzacaritradhara, bahutavidvata pravara, pranyAsa pravara zrI abhaya sAgara jI mahArAja hai jo apane zrI saMgha kI pahalI zra eNI ke vidvAna haiM / isase Apake zAstrIya jJAna kA lAbha, Adarza guru bhakti, zAstraprIti evaM zAstra kI vaphAdArI kA darzana sujJa pAThakoM ko milatA haiM / anta meM isa hindI rupAntara kI preraNA dene vAle viddhAna gaNivarya zrI azoka sAgara jI ke sadprayAsoM ke bhI hama prabhArI

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haiN| unhIM kI kRpA se yaha kArya sampAdita ho sakA hai / mujhe isa bAta kI prasannatA hai ki Amukha lekhana hetu Apane mujhe AjJAdI | mujhe isa bAta ko prasannatA hai ki AjJA kI anupAlanA meM mujhe eka gItArtha, gaNa zaNagAra zramaNa, tyAgI, tapasvI evaM saMyamI muni zrI javera sAgara jI mahArAja sA. kI jIvana gAthA ko gaharAI se adhyayana karane kA lAbha milA hai / mujhe purNa AzA hai Apa saba bhI isase lAbhAnvita hoge / nivedaka jasavanta lAla mehatA adhyakSa jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka zrI saMgha udayapura

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// namaH zrI jinazAsanAya / sampAdaka kI ora se....... zrI devagurU-kRpA se jinazAsana ke mahAn jyotidhara Agama-samrATa zrI AgamoddhAraka prAcArya devazrI ke samudra jaise agAdha jIvana caritra ke lekhana kA maMgala kArya pU. gacchAdhipati A. zrI mANikyasAgara sUkhiyaM zrI ko varada kRpA se, unakI haisiyata ke bAhara hone para bhI suvyavasthita rupa se claayaa| usake dUsare bhAga meM pU. prAgamoddhAraka prAcArya deva zrI kI dIkSA ke prasaMga kA Alekhana devaguru-kRpA se mile aneka prAcIna prAmANika patroM kA saMkalana hone para mAMgalika vicAra sphurita huA hai| jagaprasiddha mahApuruSoM ke jIvana caritra kI zreNI meM pU. prAgamoddhAraka AcArya devazrI gurubhagavaMta zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. kA nAma mukhya prAtA

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hai, phira bhI unakA jIvana-caritra kyoM nahI likhA gayA ? usakA kAraNa yaha samajha meM AtA hai ki"mAdhArabhUta prAmANika sUcanAoM kI zrRMkhalA ke abhAva meM pU. zrI bhavera sAgara jI ma. kA jIvanacaritra sAkAra nahIM bana skaa| jisase devaguru kRpA se prApta prAmANika sUcanAoM ke milane ke AdhAra para pU. prAgamoddhAraka prAcArya devazrI ke jIvanacaritra tanika aprAsaMgikatA ke doSa ko dUra kara samasta sAmagrI kA upayoga yathAzakti karane kA vicAra kiyA hai| isa taraha prayatna karane para likhe hue jIvanacaritra ko svataMtra rupa dene kA socA gayA isa tarapha jise isa graMtha kA apanA svataMtra astitva hone pAyA hai / isa graMtha ke pAlekhana meM devaguru kRpA se udayapura ke goDI jI upAzraya ke kamare se prApta hue purAne patroM kA sahayoga jyAdA hai| isake atirikta vi. saM. 1945 meM prakAzita udayapura zrI saMgha kI " zrI goDI jI mahArAja kA bhaNDAra kI

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vyavasthA zrora jaina muniyoM kR ta upagAra kA vRtAnta' pustakA kA bhI bahuta sahakAra milA hai| isake atirikta sAgara - zAkhA kI paTTaparamparA, tapAgacchapaTTAvalI Adi graMthoM kA bhI prAmANika sahArA milA hai / isa pralekhanA ko adhika saphala banAne meM aneka dharmaprema puNyAtmAnoM kA sahayoga milA hai / jisameM mukhya rUpa se presa kApI vagairaha banAne meM muni zrI nirUpama sAgara jI ma. muni zrI hemacandra sAgara jI ma., muni zrI puNya zehara sAgara jI ma. Adi ke udyAta dharma-prema se mana bhare sahakAra kI guNAnurAga bharI anumodana karatA hUM / mujhe to isa jIvana caritra ke kArya meM zuru se aMta taka paMcaparameSThiyoM kI karUNA aura divyazakti kA acchA aura spaSTa anubhava huA hai isake atirikta bArIka se bArIka jAnakArI sthala, samaya kI kImata kI jAnakArI kisa taraha prApta kara sakUM / jisase maiM namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA pratyadhika RraNI huM isa taraha saphalatA sabake sAmane hai / "

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isake atirikta mere tAraka mArAdhyApAda gurudeva zrI pU. upAdhyAya bhagavaMta zrI kI adRzya kRpA kA AbhArI huuN| aMta meM paramakRpAlu paramatAraka zrI jinazAsana gagana ke tejasvI tAraka samAna pU. zrI jhaverasAgara jI ma. zrI ke adbhuta lokotara vyaktitva ke pariraNAma svarupa yathAzakti khoja tathA svayaM ke parizrama puruSArtha ke mApadaNDa se pramANita sUcI ke AdhAra para likhe hue isa jIvana caritra meM smRtidoSa dRSTidoSa, channasthalatA yadi koI rahI ho to catuvida zrI saMgha ke samakSa hArdika mithyAdaSkRta dene ke sAtha caturvidha zrI saMgha meM aise mahApuruSoM ke jIvana se prakaTa hone vAlI apUrva divyapreraNA kA bala vyApaka bane isI zubha abhilASA ke sAtha viramita huuN| jaina upAzraya nivedaka pAnasara tIrtha pUjya upAdhyAya vIra ni. saM. 2506 zrI dharma sAgara jI ma. kA vi. saM. 2036 caraNopAsaka mAgha su. 12 somavAra abhayasAgara

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pUjya zrI javerasAgara jI ma. sA.

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NeATCH javAba VCOMM815 EYWOMEMOVAYBOMsapTanamAla lAna JABRDAsthi m SISTURI RVINAS zrI varddhamAna svAmine namaH sAgara zAkhA ke tejasvI jyotirdhara pU. zrI jhaverasAgara jI ma. zrI ke jIvana evaM adbhuta vyaktitva kA saMkSipta paricaya jina zAsana rUpI upavana meM aneka hRdaya prAMdolita ho uThe aise sugandhI vAle aneka puSpoM se lade hue prasUna-pAdapa vikasita hote haiN|

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zAsana evaM prabhuprAjJA ko jIva pUrNataH samarpita svaparaklyANa kI ucca bhUmikA ko bhunAne vAle aneka mahApuruSa jina zAsana-gagana meM paMcama-pArA ke viSama prabhAva ko bhI dhUmila kara prakAzita ho gaye haiN| aise pavitra nAma dheya aneka mahApuruSa vikrama kI bIsavIM sadI meM apara pUrvAdha ko svayaM kI pratibhA evaM zAsana prabhAvakatAai adhika tejasvI banAne vAle pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. ke jIvana evaM adabhuta vyaktitva kI pUrNa ajJAta rahasyoM ko kaThina prayatnoM se saMzodhanapUrvaka saMgraha prakaTa kara una zrI ke lokottara jIvana-caritra kA Alekhana karane kA vinamra prayAsa deva guru kRpA se kiyA jA rahA hai| sUtra vivekI pAThaka isa jovana-caritra ko par3hakara vicAra kara mahApuruSoM ke lokottara zaktiyoM kA paricaya viziSTa rIti se grahaNa kare isa udAra prAzaya se yaha jIvana caritra kA saMkSipta pAlekhana kiyA hai| mahApuruSa kI pahacAna jIvana zaktiyoM ke pravAha ko urdhvagAmo banAne vAle mahApuruSoM meM janmajAta dikhAte katipaya viziSTa sadguNoM kA AkarSaNa unako jagata ke sAmane

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divyarupa meM prakaTa karatA hai| aise kitaneka guraNoM se yukta mahatva ke guraNa ye haiM - 1. vizAlatA 2. adbhuta kSamA 3. svadoSa dRSTi 4. sahanazIlatA 5. parArthavRti 6. udAtta karuNA 7. doSiyoM para adhika karuNA 8. antaradRSTi kA vikAsa 6. jIva mAtra ke kalyANa kI tIva abhilASA / ajor3avAdI vijetA zrI DaoNverasAgara jI ma.sA. zAsana nAyaka zrI mahAvIra-bhagavAn ke avichinna praNAlI ke rUpa meM zuddha samAcAro ko jIvita rakhane vAle zrI tapAgaccha kI mahattva kI, vijaya, sAgara, vimala tathA candra zAkhAoM meM zAsanodyota tathA Agamika - paramparAoM ko adhika sajIva rakhane vAle viziSTha mahApuruSoM se sAgara zAkhA pichale 400 varSoM meM khUda samRddha roti se puSpita pallavita aneka maniSiyoM ke hRdaya ko AkarSita karane vAlI banI hai / ___ usa sAgara zAkhA meM bArahavI pATa zAsana-prabhAvaka ajor3a kriyA pAtra ke rUpa meM pU. muni zrI mayAsAgara jI ma. unnIsavI sadI ke uttarArddha bhAga meM tejasvI tAraka sabhA-jina

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zAsana-gagana meM camaka rahe ki jinakI addhitIya sayama-prabhAjJAnaprabhA tathA caritra prabhA se ahamadAbAda ke dhanasamRddha nagara seTha ke vaMzaja zrI zAsana kI addhitIya mahimA kA ' bhAvuka bhakta" banakara sva-parakalyANakArI jovana jI sake the| una zrI mayAsAgara jI ma. ke do ziSya the : (1) utkRSTa kriyApAtra zuddha saMvego pU. nema sAgara jI ma. (2) ajor3a viddhAna prakhara vyAkhyAtA pU. muni zrI gautama sAgara jI ma./pU. muni zrI gautama sAgara jI ma zramaNa saMsthA ke kAlabala se dhUmila par3e gaurava ko daidIpya karate the / ve vividha zAstroM ke abhyAsI the| . usI prakAra samayacakra ke parivartana ke bala para zithilAcArI bane zramaNoM ke vyaktigata jIvana se mugdha jIva prabhuzAsana ko pahacAna se vaMcita na rahe isa uddezya se kriyoddhAra ke dvArA zuddha mArga ko sthira rakhane meM jisa saMvegI paramparA kA sarjana usa samaya ke dIrdhadarzI mahApurUSoM ne kiyA thA jisameM pIta vastra rakhakara uttarAdhikAra meM prApta jJAna ko kitanI hI mahattva kI bAtoM ko gauraga karake bhI caritra ke mArga ko akSuNNa abAdha rupa meM khar3A rakhA thA / usa paramparA ke samasta prayatnoM ko protsAhana pradAna karane vividha pradezoM meM vicaraNa karake zAstroM kI jaya jaya

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kAra karane vAle pU. muni zrI gautama sAgara jI ma. usa samaya zAsananurAgI guNagrAhI ArAdhaka puNyAtmAnoM meM ve dhruva tArA ke samAna the| punaH pU. gotama sAgara jI ma. rAjya zAsana ke chinna bhinna tantra ke AdhAra para phisale gaye prajAjIvana meM, dharmatantra kI sunyavasthA dvArA, apUrva-zAnti ke amRta-siMcana karane ke dvArA, bhavya-jIvoM ke lie ve AzvAsana rUpa the| aise pU. zrI gautama sAgara jI ma. ko mojasvinI zAstrIya zuddha dezanA tathA udyata vihAritA se AkarSita hokara mehasANA jaina zrI saMgha ne vi.sa. 1912 kA caumAsA AgrahapUrvaka karAkara vividha dharma kAryoM se tathA viziSTa prabhAvanA se use smaraNIya banAyA thA / isa cAturmAsa ke antargata jhavera canda jI nAma ke navayuvaka car3hatI yuvAvasthA meM jIvana kI saphalatA sarvavirakti ko svIkAra karanA samajha vairAgya ke raMga meM khUba raMga gaye tathA pU. gurudeva zrI ke prabhu-zAsana ke saMyama-mArga meM nizrA pradAna karane ke lie AgrahabharI vinatI kii| pUjya muni zrI gautama sAgara jI ma. ne bhI kSaraNa jIvI taraMga tathA bhAvanAoM ke Avega meM kahI aparipakva nirNayoM meM jIvana ulajha na jAya attaH bArambAra vividha

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parokSaNoM ke dvArA jhavera canda ko manovRti, vairAgya-bhAvanA kI parIkSA, saMyama grahaNa karane kA dAyitva samajhAkara kuTambiyoM ko sammati prApta karane ke prayatna karane kI bAta jtaaii| prArambha meM moha ke utsAha-umaMga se lipaTe vivekI tathA buddhizAlI kuTambiyoM ke " yama ko diyA jAya para yati ko na deN|" usI prakAra " abhI to terI kaccI umra hai na" "saMsAra ke bhogoM ko samajhe binA anubhava kiye binA kyoM utAvalA hotA Adi zabdajAla ko bhUla bhuleyA yukta jaMjAla meM jhaveracaMda jI ke mana ko idhara-udhara karane kA prayAsa kiyA / saMvega raMga vAle jhaveracaMda ne zarIra kI asAratA tathA jIvana kI kSaNa bhaMguratA samajhane ke sAtha dharma ArAdhanA meM tanika bhI pramAda na karane kI prakaTa kI, usI prakAra apane rahana-sahana kathanI meM sAdagI, vigAhayoM kA tyAga, AMbila ko tapasyA Adi se cAlU jovana vyavahAra meM tyAga-bairAgya kA pratibiMba utpanna kara kuTambo janoM ko antataH sahamata kiyA / mAtA jI kA moha kisI bhI prakAra zithila nahIM huA jisase javaracanda bhAI ne pU. zrI gautama sAgara jI ma. ko sampUrNa bAteM kahI / pU. zrI gautama sAgara jI ma. zrI ne "saoNpamare nahIM", patthara ke nIce a~gulI ho to bala nahIM, kala kA kAma " kala ke sthAna bala prayoga se bAta TUTe-bigar3a jAya" Adi subhA

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SitoM ko dRSTi meM rakhakara jhavera canda jo ko samajhAyA hai ki- "bhAI ! tumhAro umra abha pandraha sAla kI hai / kArtika kRSNa meM tumheM solahavaoN sAla lagegA / kA. pUnama ke bAda meM yahA~ se vihAra karake ahamadAbAda jAU~gA, vahAM tuma kA. va. meM A jaanaa| saulaha sAla ke tuma ho jAyo bAda meM zAstrIya ora sAmAjika niyamAnusAra koI rukAvaTa nahIM hai aura tumhArI mAtA to bahuta dharma ke raMga se raMgI huI hai / moha ke bandhana pracche-acchoM ke bAdhA DAlate haiM kintu phira bhI koI saMyama lene ke bAda tumheM koI vApasa nahIM le jAyegA / isakA mujhe vizvAsa haiN| kitanI bAra saMyogoM kI viSamatAe~ rAja mArga ko bhI chor3akara apavAdika galIkUcI kA bhI sahArA lenA par3atA hai| isalie thor3A dhIraja rkh| jaldI kisI kAma ko bigAr3ato hai| jhaveracanda ne bhI kA. pUNimA hone para tatkAla apane Apa ke saMsAra rupI khAI meM se chUTa par3ane ke avasara meM zithilatA ho isakI apane antarAtmA meM vicAra kara pU. gurudeva ke vacanoM ko zirodhArya kara bAta kothor3A bhUlA paTakA kArtika pUrNimA para siddhAcala jI kI paTako yAtrA

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pUro kara pU. muni zrI gautama sAgara jI ma.zrI ne ahamadAbAda tarapha vihAra kiyA / jhavera canda ne pu. gurudeva ke sAtha vihAra meM rahane ko bhAvanA ko parantu aisA karane meM kArtika vida meM svayaM ahamadAbAda pahu~cakara dokSA dene meM kuTambojana vyartha meM mahArAja ko lar3akA bhagA le jAne ke Aropa meM vAtAvaraNa kSubdhana ho ataH guru prAjJA kA anusaraNa kara jhavera canda ghara puna: lauTa Aye aora kArAgRha meM raheM kaidI jese dina gina aise kArtika vida dasa dina dasa yuga ke samAna bitAye / pU. gurudeva zrI kI sUcanA ke AdhAra para kA.vi 11 somavAra ko sUryodaya ke samaya maMgalakArI vijaya muhUrta meM sAta navakAra gina kara ghara se nikala kara moTA daherAsare snAna kara zrI manaraMgA pArzvanAtha prabhu tathA zrI sumatinAtha prabhu ko vAsakSepa pUjA karake eka badhi mAlA navakAra mahAmaMtra kI gina kara amRta caughar3iyAM meM 22 navakAra gaNI mahesANA se prasthAna karake yogya sAdhana dvArA kA. vida. 13 budhavAra ke dusare amRta caughar3iyo meM rAjanagara ahamadAbAda meM jhorovAr3A, sUrajamala seTha ke DelA meM birAjamAna pU. zrI gautama sAgara jI ma. ke caraNoM meM umaMga bhare pahu~ca gaye / pU. mahArAja zrI ne bhI car3hate utsAha meM saMyama bhAvanA se aotaprota bane zrI jhaveracanda ko yogya AzIrvAda

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vAsakSapa dvArA diyaa| jhavera canda bhAI ne vida 14 ko adhorAtri-pauSadha pU. gurudeva zrI ke pAsa kiyaa| pauSadha ke bIca meM dopahara pU gurudeva se zrI jhavera canda ne khuda ko jaldI se jaldo bhAgavatI dIkSA kA pradAna karane kA prArthanA kI para pU.mahArAja zrI ne kahA ki-"bhAI pratyeka kArya paddhatipUrvaka karane se pIche se pachatAnA na par3e, dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAvanA kA bhI kArya siddhi prabala nimitta rUpa meM mahatva hai" yahAM ke nagara seTha apanI sAgara paramparA ke zraddhAvAna bhakta hai unake kAna meM DAle binA aisA mahatvapUrNa kArya kaise ho? aba tU nizcinta raha ! kA. vi. 10 se tujhajhe solahavA~ lagA hai aba niyamAnusAra tere para tere kuTumbIjana kucha bhI kara sake aisA nahIM hai / anya kuTumbo zAyada pAkara jhagar3A kareM yA mohamAyA kA pradarzana kareM to usa hAlata meM Tika nA tere Atmabala para nirbhara hai / yadi moha ke saMskAroM kA tU barAbara jIta na sakA ho to saMyama leka ra antataH moha ke svArtha jaMjAla meM phasa jAya / isalie zAyada kuTumbI pAbeM taba bhI dhabarAnA nahIM / abhI vida pakSa cala rahA hai / sU.2 ke maMgala dina muhUrta dekhakara

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yogya divasa nirdhArita kara leMU aura taduparAnta yahAM ke pramukha netAoM se bAta kara dekhU~ / yadi ve sahamata ho jAe~ to zAsana prabhAvanA pUrvaka tero dIkSA ho to tujhe kyA haiM ? bhaveracanda to pU. gurudeva zrI kI purogAmI dUradRSTi, zAstrAnusAritA tathA vyavahAra kuzalatA dekhakara mana hI mana gurudeva zrI para nyauchAvara ho gayA / kA pU. muni zrI gautama sAgara jI ma. ko mAgha su. 2 dina pacaga-zuddhi yogabala tathA candrabala vAle dina muhUrta kI dRSTi se dekhava ra mAga su. 11 kA dina sarvazreSTha lagA / sone meM sugandha kI taraha jaise aThAraveM tArthaM kara zrI arahanAtha prabhu tathA unIsaveM tArthakara zrI mallinAtha prabhu ko dIkSA divasa ke pazcAta Der3ha sau tathA tIna sau kalyANaka kI bArarArUpa mahApavitra mauna ekAdazI rUpa ginA jAtA hai / mAgha su. 11 kA dina muni pada dilAne ke lie sarvotama dhArakara dIkSA ke maMgala muhUrta ke rUpa meM nirdhArita kiyA / jhaveracanda bhI isa bAta ko jAnakara apane saMyama jIvana ko saralatA ke lie utkRSTa koTi kA maMgala muhUrta jo guru mahArAja ne nizcita kiyA use "guru AjJA pramANa ' mAnakara apanA mu~ha baMdhavA liyA / 10

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pazcAta pU. muni zrI gautama sAgara jI ma. ne agragaNya zrAvakoM, nagaraseTha ityAdi ko Thoka samaya para sArI bAta kahI / unhoMne bhI ugatI umra meM dokSita hone vAle vyakti ke vyavahArika rUpa meM parIkSA jAMca kara car3hatI yuvAvasthA meM prabalaguNa anurAga bharA abhivAdana kiyaa| katipaya pichale zrAvakoM ne prazna kiyA ki isake kuTumbI kyoM nahIM pAye ? para vivekI zrAvakoM meM pU. mahArAja zrI pAsa se pUrI jAnakArI kiye hue hone se bhAI sohe kI ber3iyoM kATanA sarala hai / lekina mamatA ke kacce sUtra ke bandhana zIghra nahIM TUTate / itane dina se yaha bhAI yahAM hai / yadi vAstava meM kuTumbiyoM kA virodha hotA to use uThA kyoM na le gaye hote / isalie isa moha kI gaharI chAyA ke nIce rahane vAloM ko aisI sthiti hoto hai"| Adi samajhAkara mana ko saMtuSTa kiyaa| - pU guru zrI kA sampati se zrI saMbhavanAtha prabhu ke dahare aSThAnhikA-mahotsava tathA dIkSArthI ko bhavya vastrAlaMkAroM se susajjita kara dokSA ke adhika sammAnArtha banA le (vAyaNA) jimAne prArambha kiye| saMvegI sAdhutroM kI paramparAyeM yaha pahalI choTI Ayu kI dIkSA hai / aisA jAnakara sampUrNa rAjanagara meM atyadhika dharmotsAha jArI rhaa|

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mAgha su. 10 ke dopahara varSIdAna kA bhavya varaghor3A nikalA jisameM aneka prakAra kI sAmagrI hAthI, ghor3A, char3IdAra, caughar3iyA vividha dezI bAje, cA~dI kA bhavya ratha jisameM vItarAga prabhu kI sundara prazamarasa bharatI pratimA zrI prabhu jI kI pAlakI prabhu bhakti ke lie saMgItakAroM kI maNDalI usake uparAnta cAra ghor3oM kI sajAI gaI baghghI meM chuTe hAtha se varSIdAna dete dakSArthI the / aisA bhavya varaghor3A ahamadAbAdI dhArmika praNAlI meM anekoM varSoM ke bAda pahalI bAra dekhA / nagaraseTha ke ghara se yaha varSIdAna kA varaghor3A nikala kara pUre zahara meM phira kara bhaverIvAr3a zrI saMbhavanAtha - prabhu ke jinAlaya meM utarA tathA dIkSArthI bhaveracanda bhAI pU. gurudeva ke pAsa rAtrivAsa meM rahe / Ane vAle kala pU. gurudeva zrI ke caraNoM meM grAtma samarpaNa svarUpa mahAbhAgIratha bhAgavatI dIkSA lene ke pUrva meM bhUmikA ke rUpa guradeva ke caraNoM meM mAnasika pUrva taiyArI hetu bhoga-vilAsa ke mohaka vAtAvaraNa meM se vimukha hokara pratikramaNa Adi karake sathAre so gaye / mauna ekAdazI ke maMgala prabhAta meM rAI pratikramaNa kara pU. gurudeva zrI ke caraNoM meM Atmanivedana yukta dIkSA grahaNa ke lie pUrva taiyArI rUpa jayaraNApUrvaka snAna karake zrI 12

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saMbhavanAtha prabhu dere ke bhAvollAsa bharI aSTaprakArI pUjA kara snAtra par3hakara, zAnti kalaza karake maMgala vastra pahanAkara dIkSA ke lie bhavya sajAvaTayukta khar3e kiye gaye maNDapa meM maMgalavAdyoM ke ghoSa ke sAtha zubha zakuna kI preraNA juTAkara saubhAgyazAlI sadhavA striyoM ke maMgala gIta ke madhya jhavera canda bhAI ne umaMga bhare praveza kiyA / pU. gurudeva zrI ko vaMdanA kara jJAna pUjA kara, maMgala vAsakSepa nIce DAlakara hAtha meM zrIphala rakha naMdA samavasaraNa meM rahane vAle caturmukha jana biboM ko sAkSI arihaMta samAna samajhakara zrI navakAra maMtra kI ginatI ke sAtha hI tIna pradakSiNA dii| pazcAta zrI gurudeva ke dAhine hAtha izAna koNa ke sAmane mukha rakhakara bAritra grahaNa karane ke apUrva utsAha ke sAtha zrI gurudeva ke svamukha se maMgala kriyA kA prArambha kiyaa| yogya muhUrta meM "oghA" mAMtrika-vidhi ke sAtha vAsakSepa abhimaMtraNa ke sAtha jaba milA tA jhavera canda bhAI jAne tInoM lokoM kA rAjya mila gayA ho aisA umaMga se ullAsita khUba nAcA tathA prabhuzAsana ke saMyama ko prApta kara jIvana ko dhanya bnaayaa| AY

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bAkI kI vidhi hone ke pazcAta zubha lagna navamAMza meM muni zrI jhavera sAgara jI nAmaka raNa huaaa|| sakala zrI saMgha meM bhI jina zAsana ke prabala jayaghoSayukta nUtana muni zrI ne abhimatraNa vAsakSepa vAle akSata se bhAvapUrvaka unakA svAgata kiyaa| pU. gurudeva ne maMgalakArI hita zikSA pharamAyI kI "devoM ko bhI durlabha ma nava jIvana ke sAra rUpa sAvadha yoga ke sarvathA tyAga svarUpa sarva virakti-dharma kI prApti kI hai to prabhu zAsana ke zraddhApUrvaka grahaNa karane ke sAtha saMyama dharma kA saphala pAlana guruni ThA se AtmasamarpaNa yukta karake jIvana dhanya pa.vana bana oM" nava dIkSita muni zrI ne bhI pU. gurudeva zrI ke vacanoM ko zukana kI gAMTha kI taraha hRdaya meM barAbara dhAraNa kara * liyaa| pIche sakalasaMgha ke sAtha mahotsava pUrvaka zrI saMbhavanAtha prabhu ke jinAlaya darzana, caityavaMdana kara sUrajamala seTha ke Dere padhAre / sAgara zAkhA ke bAhara paTTadhara pU. muni zrI mayAsAgarajI ma.ke do ziSya-prAdhya zipya pU. muni nema sAgara jI ma. tathA unakI paramparA zAsana ke bhavya gaurava ko bar3hAne vAle basa

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usI taraha dvitIya ziSya pU. muni gautama sAgara jI ma. bhI.. ajor3a vyAkhyAna va lA tathA vIratA se zAsana prabhAvanA adbhUta rIti se kara rahe the| unameM zAsana ke vijayaMta prabhAva ke bala se hI saMgha ke pUNya meM pU. jhavera sAgara jI ma. jaise advitIya, ajor3a yAtmazakti vAle zizya ko prApta kara unakI zAsanodyota kI pravRtti meM Azcaryajanaka vRddhi huii| dIkSA huI taba se ho dvitIyA ke candramA kI kalAoM ke samAna pUrvaja kI viziSTha aArAdhanA ke bala se zrI gurudeva kI niSThA meM Avazyaka kriyAoM ke adhyayana, sAtha hI saM ma kI sUkSmatara jayaNA ke sambandha meM sAvadhAnIpUrvaka zrI jhavera sAgara jI mahArAja ne pU. gurudeva zrI ke saMketa mAtra se gambhIyukta samajha ke sAtha nipuNatA ko prApta kara liyA / adhika meM tAtvika dRSTi ke vikAsa ko prApta kara saMyama kI kriyAoM, jJAnAbhyAsa tathA cAra prakaraNa, tIna bhAvya, chaHkarmagrantha zrI tatvArtha sUtra Adi kA sAgopAMga abhyAsa kara liyaa| adhika se hRdaya meM dhar3aka rahe viziSTa zIsanAnurAga ko mUrta rUpa pradAna karanA upayogI ho sake aisA zubha prAzaya se pU. gurudeva zrI ke nirdezana pramANa se AgamAbhyAsa ke

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lie Avazyaka zabdajJAna kI bhUmikA paripakva karane ke lie "sarvasAmeva vidyAnAM mukhaM vyAkaraNaM smRtam" sUkti ke pramANanusAra padabhaMjana, vyutpatti tathA sacoTa bhASA-jJAna prApta karane ke sArasvata-vyAkaraNa kA abhyAsa prArambha kiyaa| ___ bahuta zIghratA se pUrvAdha-uttarArdha dono ke mUlapATha ko kaMThastha kara usake artha ke vivecana ko bhI tIvra buddhi ke saphala sahayoga se prApta kara sAhitya zAstra meM avagAhna kara (DubakIlagAkara) tarkazAstra, nyAyazAstra kI kaThina paribhASAoM ko bhI gurukRpA se hastAmalakavA kara liyaa| pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. zrI ko guru kRpA ke bala, vinaya tathA prAjJAkAritA se milA hA pUrva-janma kI AradhAnA se bala prApta kara jJAna ke tIvra kSayopasama ke bala se eka bAra meM par3hA huaA yA sunA huAsmRtipatha para sAvadhAnI pUrvaka aMkita ho jAtA / dhAraNA zakti tathA smRti-zakti ajor3a thI / prApta kiye jJAna ko sthira karane kA icchA bho adbhuta thii| __saMdhyA ko pratikramaNa ke pazcAt rAtri meM TheTha dera rAta gyAraha baje taka tathA savere jaldI uThakara cAra baje kaMThastha zlokoM kI AvRti punarAvartana karane ko udyata rahate / ___ yaha saba dekhakara bhaviSya meM zAsana kA yaha ajor3a prabhAvaka banegA yaha dhAraNA mUrtimaMta hokara isa kalpanAcitra se zrI pU. gautama sAgara jI mahArAja kA hRdaya Annadavibhora banA rahatA thaa|

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isake uparAnta bhI jhavera sAgara jI mahArAja ne apane guru bandhuoM ke sAtha saumanasya bhAva tyoM hI yathoMcita vinaya maryAdA kA vyavahAra kara sAmudAyika-jIvana ke Adarza saMskAroM ko jIvana meM sthApita kiyaa| aneka avasaroM para pU. gurudeva zrI ke zAsanopayogA kArya meM bhI yathAyogya sahakAra dekara zAsana hitakara prAMtarika anubhava juTAne meM udyata rahe / pUjya zrI sAdhu jIvana kI maryAdA meM tathA kriyAkAMDa kI sphUrti se sampAdana meM khUba sajaga the / isI prakAra una zrI ne jIvana meM tatva-dRSTi tathA viveka pUrNa pravRti ke sumela se dina-pratidina vairAgya ke raMga ko dRr3hatara banA liyA thA, ve zuddha caritra kI sugandha se svasamudAya ke atirikta dUsare bhI aneka dharmapremiyoM ke mana meM zuddha-sAdhutA ke pratIkarUpa bana gye| tyAga-tapa sumela vAle sAdhu jIvana meM zrI pUrva ke mahApuruSoM ke caraNAnurAgI bane the| aneka dharma ke kAryoM ko zAsanAnusArI dUradRSTi se saphalatAyuvata unhoMne banAkara aneka puNyavAna dharmapremI-AtmAoM ke AkarSaNa kendrarUpa prakaTa hue the|

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guru mahArAja kI nizrA meM gujarAta ke choTe-bar3e gAMvoM meM vicaraNa karate samaya pUjya zrI vyAkhyAna paTutA tathA pratibhAzAlI zabda-zailI se aneka bhavya AtmAoM ke hRdaya meM adbhuta dharma preraNA upajAne meM samartha hue the| dIoparAnta tIsare varSa aAgamAbhyAsa ke lie pUrva bhUmikA rUpa sAdhana granthoM, zabdazAstra vyAkaraNa tathA tarka zAstra para advitIya prabhutva prApta kara vi. sa. 1915 ke rAjanagara-ahamadAbAda ke cAturmAsa meM usa samaya ke tathA gacchAdhipati saMvegI zAkhA ke mahAdhurandhara prabhAvaka pUjya tapasvI zrI buddhi vijaya jo mahArAja ( buTerAya jI ma.) ke ziSyaratna, jJAna, darzana caritra, tapa, zIla, saMyamAdi aneka guNoM se vibhUSita pror3a pratibhAzAlo pU. muktivijaya jI ma. (mUlacaMda jo. ma.) gagI ke caraNoM meM vinaya bhAva pUrvaka baiThakara ve dasavaikAlika sUtra kI haribhadrIya TIkA ke par3hane se Agama-abhyAsa kA prArambha kiyA / apAra samudra jaise zrI Avazyaka sUtra ke vAMcana ke lie saM. 1916 kA cAturmAsa bhI ahamadAbAda meM kiyA, do varSa lagAtAra gurunizrA meM vinatIbhAva se raha kara zrI Avazyaka sUtra hAribhadrIya TIkA tathA zrI vizeSAvazyaka bhAsya kI maladhArI zrI hemacandra sUrI ma. kI TIkA meM gotA lagAkara usake rahasyoM ko prAtmasAta karake samasta prAgamoM ko par3hane 18

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kI paddhati hastagata kI / tha-sAtha naMdIsUtra tathA anuyoga dvAra sUtra kI vAcanA bhI prApta kara AgamAbhyAsa ke lie pIThikA majabUta tarIke se ina do cAturmAsa meM taiyAra kara lii| isa prakAra pU gurudeva zrI kI zAsana-prabhAvanA kI aneka pravRtiyoM ko lakSya meM rakhakara apane Apako adhika zAsanopayogI banAne ke lie Avazyaka aAgamAbhyAsa hetu pU. gurudeva zrI ke sammati se pU. zrI dayAvimala jI ma. tathA pU. zrI maNivijaya jo ma. ke pAsa zrI mUlacanda jo ma. kI nizrA ko svIkAra karake AgamoM kegUDha padArthoM ko grahaNa prAsevana zikSA dvArA prApta karane ke lie bhagIratha prayatna prArambha kiyA tathA varSoM taka gurukulavAsa ke sumadhura phalasvarUpa AgamanoM ke gUDha tatvoM kI jAnakArI tathA vizuddha saMyamI jIvana ke mUla tatvoM kI saphala jAnakArI prApta karane meM pUjya zrI saubhAgyazAlI bane / usa samaya savegI sAdhuoM meM praur3ha, tejasvI, saMyamamUrti tathA aAgamI rahasya ke jAnakAra kI taraha pU. zrI iyAvimala jI ma. tathA pU. paM. zrI maNi vijaya jI ma. dAdA kI khyAti bahuta thI tathA pU. zrI mUlacandra jI gaNi bhagavaMta kA pUjya pratApa bhI sulabha thA / sampUrNa zrI saMgha meM unake vacanoM ko grahaNa karane kI taiyArI thii|

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aise mahAprabhAvazAlI pU. zrI mUlacanda jI ma. kI pAvananizrA meM pUjya zrI meM vinotatA gaMbhIratA, samayasUcakatA tathA prAMtarika namratA thI / pU. zrI dayAvimala jI ma. isI prakAra pU. mUlacaMda jI ma. ko mana aisA saMpAdana kiyA huA ki saba sAdhuoM se bar3hakara pUjya zrI kA sthAna dravya bhAva se pU. maNivijaya jI ma. tathA pU. zrI mUlacaMda jI ma. ke pAsa thaa| pUjya zrI mUlacaMdajI ma. ne isa pAtratA kI sAvadhAnI rakhI ki zAsana tathA AgamanoM ke niguDha-tatvoM ko pUjya zrI ekAMta meM biThAkara khUba premayukta paddhati meM milA pAye the| pariNAmataH pUjya zrI ne bhI Apane aham kA sarvasva samaparNa tarIke pU. zrI mUlacaMda jI ma. ke caraNoM meM arpita kara diyA thaa| isase bAla-gopAla janatA meM yoM kahA jAne lagA ki pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. para pU. zrI mUlacandra jI ma. ke cAroM hAtha sira para haiM aura loga bhI pu. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. ko pU. zrI mUlacaMda jI ma. ke hI ziSya ke rUpa meM pahacAnane lge| aisA thA pUjya zrI kA niSThAbhakti bharA samarpaNa ! ! ! isa prakAra pUrNa arpita bhAvanA tathA vinItatA bharA sahaja namratA ke sumela se pUjya zrI ne chaH-sAta varSa ke alpa samayAvadhi meM lagabhaga samasta prAgamadhArI, Agamika padArthoM . 20

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ke rahasya ko parakhane kI sabhI gItArthatA ekatrita kara lI / itanA hI nahIM para vicAraNA ke virodhAbhAsa ke samaya pUjya zrI zikSA-dIkSA zAstrAnukUla tathA TakasAlI mAnI jAne lagI / isa avadhi meM vi. saM. 1916 se mAha vida 7 ke dina svayaM ke jIvanopakArI dIkSA dAtA gurudeva gautama sAgara jI ma. ke 72 varSa kI Ayu meM rAjanagara - ahamadAbAda nAgoro zAlA ke upAzraya meM kAladharma hone se svayaM pU. mUlacaMda jI ma. kI pAvanakAriNI nizrA ko jIvana ke antima chora taka nibhA sake aimI roti unhoMne aMgIkAra kI / pU. zrI pU. mUlacaMda jI ma. kI nizrA kA lAbha lene ke sAtha-sAtha bIca ke samaya meM Asa-pAsa pradezoM meM svalpAvadhi ke lie vihAra kara Ate tathA saMyama ko jayaraNAoM kA viziSTa pAlana bhI karate the / vi. saM. 1925 meM pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ke pAsa kapar3avaMja kA zrI saMgha zeSakAla meM graSTAnhikA mahotsava ke prasaMga hetu vinatI karane Aye hue ke sAtha pU. gacchAdhipati ne pU. zrI jhavera canda jI mahArAja ko bhejaa| kapar3avaMja ke zrI saMgha ne umaMga bhare bahuta ThATha se sAmaiyApUrvaka praveza kalAtmaka pradbhuta pratyadhika mAna kiyA / prathama dina ke vyAkhyAna meM zrIphalarupaiyA se prabhAvanA kI / 21

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* pUjya zrI kI tAtvika tathA bAlajIvoM ko samajhAyA aisI rasabharI vyAkhyAna zailI se dharma-premI janatA parvAdhirAja ke dinoM meM jaise upAzraya meM AtI ho itanI bar3I saMkhyA meM pAne lgii| pUjya zrI bodhagamya rIti se tarkabaddha udAharaNa, dalIla, dRSTAnto Agamika padArthoM kI khUba sarasa mUkSma vivecanA karate / pariNAmataH zrI saMgha meM aTUTa dharmotsAha prakaTA / * ( prApta hue aitihAsika pramANoM ke AdhAra para vi. saM. 1935 Azvina suda 8 rAjanagara-ahamadAbAda meM pU. paM. zrI mariNa vijaya jI ma. dAdA kA tathA vi. saM. 1938 meM pUjya zrI buTTe rAya jI ma. kA svargavAsa nizcita huA ho to pU. zrI mUlacaMda jI ma. ganacchAdhipati vi. saM. 1938 ke pahale nahIM the| parantu pUrvokta donoM hI pUjya puruSoM ne zAsana vyAkhyA sambhAla sake / anubhavI pUNya prabhAva tathA suneha-kuzalatA Adi gugoM se pU. zrI mUlacaMda jI ko sampUrNa saMgha-samudAya kI vyavasthA kA bhAra vi. saM. 1912 meM dIkSA ke tIsara hI varSa donoM pU. zrInoM ne svayaM hI sauMpA ho aisA jAnane ko milatA hai| ataH isA artha meM yahAM pU. mulacaMda jI ma. ko gacchAdhipati zabda se sambodhita kiyA hai / prAge bhI isI prakAra samajhanA caahie| 22

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pUjya caritra nAyaka zrI ke pitA jI gAMdhI maganabhAI, bhAIcanda (bhagata) zrAvaka jIvana kI kriyAoM ko AcaraNa meM aAvazyaka tatva dRSTi tathA viveka buddhi kA mahatva pUjya zrI ke dezanA se samajha sake tathA antara meM aisA prakaTa huA. jAne mahA mUlyavAna khajAnA par3A milA ho aise hI pUjya zrI ke vyAkhyAnoM se prAnandavibhora hokara svayaM ke jIvana ko dharma kriyA ke caukhaTe meM DhAlane kI dhareDamA tatvadRSTi viveka buddhi ke mizraNa se uttama dharmakriyA dvArA sundara jIvana jIne ko rUpa-rekhA par3ane lge| __isa rAti se svayaM ke jIvana ko loka paramparA meM mAtra kriyA karake saMtoSa mAnane vAle cAlU paripATI se bAhara nikAlakara jIvana ko jJAniyoM kI AjJAnusAra saMskAroM ko saMyama ke sAtha karma-nirjhara ke dhyeya Adarza tarapha mor3ane meM bhAgyazAlI bana ske| usameM pUjya zrI kA adhika AbhAra yukta upakAra mAnate raheM, padhAreM / bhaganabhAI bhagata pUjya zrI ke sahavAsa evaM vyAkhyAna se prApta tatvadRSTi ko avilamba ahamadAbAda jAkara ghaMToM taka dharma carcA jJAna goSThI ke rUpa meM vividha jijJAsunoM ko spaSTa karAkara vikasita karate rhe| ( sampUrNa prakaraNa meM jahAM-jahAM "pUjya zrI" zabda bhAve vahAM yU. muni zrI jhavera sAgara jI mahArAja smjhnaa|)

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pUjya zrI bhI kapar3avaMja - zrI saMgha kI dizA meM ajJAta rUpa meM parantu antarmana se prAkarSita bane rahe / jaba bhI avasara milA taba hI pU. gacchAdhipati kI AjJA se Asa-pAsa ke pradezoM meM kisI dharma kArya ke prasaMga meM viharane meM mela baiTha jAya to kapar3avaMja kI sparzanA avazyambhAvI karate ! yo prakRti se vinAza ke gati se calate kAlacakra ke kitane hI dAte pUjya zrI ke kapar3avaMja ke adhika pakSapAti tathA maganabhAI ke antara ke AkarSaNa se gatizIla bane rahe / yoM pUjya zrI bi. saM. 1926 ke varSa taka pU zrI gacchAdhipati kI nizrA meM rahakara gurukulavAsa, vinaya - samarpaNa Adi ke bala se prApta adbhuta gurukRpA se sacoTa prAgamika paramparA ke maulika tatvoM ko AtmasAta kiyA / pazcAt pU. gacchAdhipati kI AjJA se janmabhumi mahasAraNA padhAre, unakI jor3a vidvatA, Alaukika pratibhA tathA sacoTa Agamika vyAkhyAnoM se prabhAvita hokara kuTumbIjanoM ke atirikta zrI saMgha bhI apane gAMva ke eka ratna ko zAsana ke caraNoM meM samarpita hokara advitIya zAsana ko gaurava sunizcina karatA AbhUSaNa banA huA jAnakara gauravAnavita huA / 24

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pAMcoTa, dhINoja, cAraNasmA, baDAvalI, gAMbhU, moDherA, zabalapura hokara bAda meM zaMkhezvara mahAtIrtha ko sparzanA karake pATaNa meM vi.saM. 1927 kA cAturmAsa svataMtra rUpa meM sarvaprathama kiyaa| cArtumAsa kI avadhi meM vizeSAvazyaka bhASya kA vAcana Agamika padArthoM kI sUkSma vivecanA sahita kiyA jo aneka puNyAtmAoM ko preraka huA / cAturmAsa meM vividha tapasyAe~ tathA aSTAnhikA mahotsava hue| uraNa-tharAnA ke vAsI zraddhAsaMpanna zrI pUnamacaMda bhAI cAturmAsa ke madhya meM pUjya zrI kI dezanA se AkarSita hokara vyavasAya Adi se baMdha kara paryuSaNa se lagAkara TheTha kA. sU. 15 taka pUjya zrI ko nizrA meM deza viraktibhAva se rahakara sasAra chor3a prabhuzAsana kI bhAgavato dIkSA svIkArane ko taiyArI karate rhe| pUjya zrI ne zAstrIya rIti se jAMca kara kalyANa kA ke dhyeya jIvana meM TikAnA kitanA kaThina hai? use samajhAkara prabhuzAsana ke saMyama kI tulanA moma ke dAMtoM se lohe ke cane cabAne ke samAna batAkara yogya pAtratA kI parakha karake kA vi. 5 ke dina usake kuTumbIjanoM tathA zrI saMgha ke utsAha pUrvaka dhUmadhAma se dIkSA dekara zrI ratnasAgara jI ma. nAma pradAna kara svayaM ke prathama ziSya ke rUpa meM unheM sthApita kiyaa| isake pUrva dIkSArthI to anekoM Aye lekina una

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sabako guru bhAI agara pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ke ziSya ke rUpa meM dIkSita kiyaa| taduparAnta pU. gacchAdhipati ko prAjJA se saurASTra tarapha vihAra kiyaa| sANada, vIramagAma, lIMbar3I, bar3havAraNa, bAroda, Adi zaharoM meM jAkara zAzvata girirAja zrI siddhAcala jI mahAtIrtha kI bhAvabhArI yAtrA kii| pU. gacchAdhipati ke gurubhAI pU. saralAza jI mahAdhurandhara, jJAna kriyApAtra pU. muni zrI vRddhi vijaya jI (vRddhicandra jI) mahArAja kI pAvana nizrA meM bhAvanagara meM cAturmAsa kiyaa| cAturmAsa kI avadhi meM pU. zrI vRddhicanda jI ma. ke vizAla anubhava kI malAI tathA zAsana kI sUkSmatama pahacAna pUjya zrI se saMyojita kara apanI jJAna garimA ko bar3hAyA / aneka dharma kAryoM se cAturmAsa sAnanda sampUrNa kara pIche lauTate vallabhIpura (valA) meM pU. zrI vRddhicanda jI ma. ke sahavAsa se vairAgI bane parantu yogya nizrA kI khoja meM bhaTaka rahe puNyAtmA zrI kezarI canda jI bhAI ne acAnaka pUjya zrI kI praur3ha Agamika dezanA tathA sacoTa radiyAvalI pratipAdana zailI ke sAtha zuddha saMyamI jIvana se prabhAvita suSupta banI vairAgya bhAvanA pradIpta huI / kuTumbiyoM ko samajhA kara bhI zrI saMgha ke sahakAra se po. su. 10 ke maMgalamaya dina zrI dervAddha gaNI kSamAzramaNa bhagavaMta dvArA kI gaI chaThe Agama ke vAcana kI puNya bhUmi meM pacapana varSa kI 26

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pakva Ayu meM utsAha car3he tathA ullAsapUrvaka dhUmadhAma se dIkSA svIkAra kI tathA muni kesara sAgara jI nAma rakha kara pUjya zrI ne unheM apanA dUsarA ziSya bnaayaa| isake bAda baravAlA-dhaMdhUkA, koTha-bAvalA hokara punaH pU gacchAdhipati kI nizrA meM Akara yogavahana karAkara navadIkSita ko bar3I dIkSA dii| eka samaya ujama bAI * kI dharmazAlA meM pU. gacchAdhipati ke pAsa siddhagiri mahAtIrtha kI chaH mIla kI yAtrA karake mAlavA pradeza ratalAma ujjaina, indaura ke agragaNya zrAvakoM ke vRhadayUtha meM vaMdanA ke lie Aye tathA sUkhazAtA pUchakara niyamAnusAra bhAvArtha kI kI vinatI kI : ke nagara seTha hemAbhAI kI bahina zrI ujama vAI ne vi. saM. 1982 ke nava varSa meM pU. zrI mUlacanda jI bhava kI dezanA se prabhAvita hokara apane nivAsa ke ghara-havelI sArI saMgha ke dharmadhyAna karane dhArmika sthAna upAzraya ke rUpa meM zrI saMgha ko arpaNa karane kI ghoSaNA kI / isa maMgala bhAvanA ke pUrti svarUpa pU. zrI . mUlacanda jI ma. kA navavarSa ke mAMgalika tathA zrI gautama svAmI jI rAsa sunAne ke saparivAra prAgrahabharI vinatI karake svayaM ke dhAra AMgana meM samasta zrI saMgha ko AmaMtrita kiyA tathA svarga moharoM se prabhAvanA kI / Aja bhI isa dharma-sthAna ratanapola meM vAdharaNapola meM

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'sAhaba ! deza manohara mAlavo !" zrIpAlarAsa meM pU. zrI vinaya vi. ma. ne jinake guNa gAye haiM, para duHkha bhejana vikramAditya nAma se jo mAlavA prakhyAta hai, jo "mAlavA ko mA~ kA peTa" kahAtA hai vahAM ke jainoM ko saMvegI sAdhunoM ke darzana hI nahIM hote / pAkhaNDI loga citra-vicitra tarkoM se mugdha janatA ko dharma mArga se vimukha kara rahe haiM / sAhaba ! kRpA kIjiye / koI eka zreSTha vyAkhyAtA tathA zAsana kI prabhAvanA tyoM hI dharma ko prakAzita kara sake aise mahAtmA ko hamAre yahAM bhijavAiye / aneka varSoM ke bhUkhe pyAse baiThe haiM ! yahAM to ApakI chatra chAyA meM dharma premI loga pA~coM pakvAna bhojana kara rahe hai para hameM to roTI-tarakarI hogI to bhI clegaa| tanika kRpA kare !!! _ pU. gacchAdhipati ne mAlavA ke zrI saMgha ke pramukhoM kI bAta sunakara kahA, "pUNyavAnoM ! bAta saca hai ! kyA karUM ! merA zarIra adhika kAma de sake aisA nahIM haiN| hamArA kartavya hai ki aise prAntoM meM vicaraNa kara prabhu zAsana kI jAnakArI logoM ko ho aisA prayatna karanA cAhie / tumhArI bAta para avazya vicAra kreNge| Apa loga kala mileM / pU. cintAmaNI pArzvanAtha prabhu ke jinAlaya ke pAsa pU. zrI mUlacanda jI mahArAja kI gAdI taura para kahAtA sakala zrI saMgha ko dharma-kriyA kA mahatvapUrNa kendra hai| 28

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gacchAdhipati ke mIThe komala AzvAsana se mAlavA ke dhurandhara zrAvaka utsAhI bne| dUsare dina tIna baje ke bAda Ane kA kaha kara vidA hue| pU. gacchAdhipati ne mAyaMkAla pratikraraNa ke pazcAta samasta sAdhunoM ko ekatrita kara bAta prastuta kI - mahAnubhAvoM ! svakalyANa kI bhUmikA ke sAthasAtha parakalyANa kA kartavya bhI guMdhA huA hai / mAlavA jaise pradeza meM saMvegI sAdhuyoM ke paricaya ghaTane se DhU~DhiyA, terApaMthI, tona thuI vAle, kharatara gacchavAlA Adi zAsana bAhya loga apanA paira jamA rahe haiM / usa tarapha vicaraNa karane jaisA hai / hai kisI kI IcchA ? usa tarapha jAne kI ! " " saba sAdhU eka AvAja meM bole ki " sAheba ! hamAre to ApakI AjJA pramANa hai / Apako jaisA ThIka lage vaisI zrAjJA ko kAryarUpa meM karane ke lie yathAzakti hama saba taiyAra hai / pU. gacchAdhipati ne saMtuSTa svara meM kahA-" vAha ! vAha ! dhanya hai tumhArI niSThA ko ! ThIka hai / abhI to Apa saba jAo / maiM vicAra kara kahUMgA / " kucha samaya rUkakara svayaM samudAya ke kAma-kAja ko barAbara sambhAlane vAle pU. muni zrI maMgala vijaya jI ma pU. zrI candana vijaya jI mahArAja tathA pU. bhI nema vijaya jI ma. pU. gacchAdhipati ne kahA ki " mAlavA ke saMgha kI bAta kA maiM kyA javAba dU~ ? ve loga kala dopahara AyeMge / " ko bulAyA 1 26

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sAdhuoM ne kahA ki "yApakI bAta ucita hai para sunane ke anusAra abhI mAlavA meM tIna thoya kA nayA paMtha nikAlane vAle zrI rAjendra sUri kA prabhAva bahuta adhika hai / ataH kevala vyAkhyAna de yA pratikraNa karAve athavA dharma kriyA karAve aise sAdhu ko vahAM bhejane kA koI artha nahIM / zAstrIya rIti se racanAtmaka zailI se zAstrIya prarUparaNa isa tarIke se kareM ki jisase pAkhaMDiyoM ke samasta kutarka prazamita ho jAya / zAyada AvazyakatA par3e to zAstrArtha carcA vAda-vivAda meM jina zAsana kA DaMkA bajA sake aise ko bhejanA Avazyaka hai| pUjya nema vijaya jo ma. ne kahA ki "sAhaba ! aise to ye maMgala vi. ma. tathA muni zrI rAja vijaya jI ma. tathA muni zrI Rdvi vijaya jI ma. apane samudAya meM hai| pU. caMdana vijaya ma. bole ki bAta to barAbara hai para ye saba hI avasthA vAle haiM / mAlavA jaise dUra deza meM tanaka zaktizAlI tathA navayuvA zakti vAlA koI jAya to uttama rhegaa| pU. zrI maMgala vijaya jI ma. ne kahA ki "sAhaba ! sArI bAta satya hai lekina ApakI nizrA meM Agamika jJAna tathA saMyama kI zikSA milatI hai ataH sAhasika guru-bhakti se itanI dUra koI jAne ko taiyAra hI nahIM hai / Apa AjJA kareMge to koI nA nahIM kahegA / lekina andara se mana saMkocAyagA, muaayeNgaa|

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pU. zrI nemI vijaya jI ma. tathA pU. zrI caMdana vijaya jI ma. donoM vole ki "hA~ ! yaha bAta saccI hai zrImAna ! madhura nizrA ke lAbha ko jatAkara ke Aye rAste TUTane kI koI bhI icchA karegA hI nahIM / pU. gacchAdhipati ne kahA ki "tuma saba puNyavAna ho ki aisI viveka buddhi tuma meM parantu vyakti se bar3hakara zAsana bar3o coja hai mero nizrA ke lAbha ko sAmane dekhane banispata zAsana kA hita adhika vicAranA cAhie / taba bhI tumhArI maiM avagaNanA nahIM karanA maaNgtaa| mujhe to yaha lagatA hai / jhavera sAgara jI ko pUcha dekheM to| ____ tInoM vyaktiyoM ne kahA ki-hA~ zrImAna, yaha ucita hai| yuvA hai, par3hapar3hA kara abhI taiyAra hue haiM / vyAkhyAna zailI bhI uttama hai / vAda-vivAda meM kisI se dabe aise nahIM hai| isI prakAra zAsana ke aise kAmoM unakA utsAha bhI adhika hai / " pU. gacchAdhipati ne apane samudAya ke nAyakoM ke vicAra lekara apanI pasaMdagI ko isa prakAra sarvamAnya karAkara zAstrI paddhati kA niSpAdana kiyA / prAtaH derAsara darzana karake Ane pazcAt pU. gacchAdhipati ne vaMdanA karane Aye zrI jhavera sAgarajI ma. ko pU. gacchAdhipati ne kahA ki, 'bhAI ! thor3A baiTho / mujhe eka bAta karanI hai / " pUjya zrI to khuza-khuza ho gaye ki merA saubhAgya candra bar3hatI kalAoM se ucita huA hai ki pU. gacchAdhipati jaise mahApuruSa mujhe

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kahanA cAhate haiN| vinaya pUrvaka Asana bichAkara vaMdanA karake baiThe ki pU. gacchAdhipati ne sampUrNa bAta kahI "mAlavA meM prabhuzAsana kI chAyA dhUmila par3a gaI hai| isake lie kucha karanA Avazyaka hai| __pUjya zrI ne kahA ki pharamAiye, "ApakI prAjJA zirodhArya hai|" . pUjya gacchAdhipati ne kahA ki, "usa mAlavA ke pradezoM meM . mayaccatura, zAstranipuNa tathA zuddha saMyamI sAdhu ko bhejane kA vicAra vinimaya kiyA, mere sAtha ke sAdhuoM meM adhikAMza vayovRddha jyAdA hai / itanA dUra unheM vahAM bhejanA ThIka nahIM hai / phira unakA mana paripakva Ayu ke kAraNa mere pAsa hI rahane ko AkRSTa hotA hai ataH yadi tere mastaka para hI kalaza kA abhiSeka ho to kaisA? __ pU. zrI bole ki zrIman ! mujhe ApakI AjJA "nihatti" hai parantu ye do varSa alaga rahakara cAturmAsa kara AyA, jo amRta ke ghUTa prApakI nizrA meM prApta kiye unake nahIM milane se merI to dRr3ha-icchA Apake caraNoM meM rahane kI hai| phira bhI ApakI AjJA mere lie pramANa hai / pU. gacchAdhipati ne kahA ki "bhAyalA ! terA vinaya adbhuta hai / vAstava meM terI pAtratA mere ziSya jise nahIM le sake / usase bhI adhika mere pAsa se tujhe adhika pradAna kiyA hai| zAsana

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kI sevA yahI sabase bar3A kartavya hai / tumhAre jaise zaktizAlI vyAkhyAna zakti vAle sAdhuoM ko to sthAna-2 para ghUmakara prabhuzAsana kI vijaya patAkA phaharAnI cAhie / aba hama to thake / mere sAtha ke sAdhU tumhAre jaisA kara sake aisA nahIM hai / ataH puNyavAna ! tumhArA mAlavA tarapha jAkara vicaraNa karanA atyAvazyaka hai " pUjya zrI ne pU. gacchAdhipati ke zabdoM ke pIche kI dhvani ko pahacAna tatkAla vinaya se mastaka jhukAkara, 'aApa pharamAvo vaha mujhe zirodhArya hai| aisA kaha pU. gacchAdhipati ke caraNoM meM vaMdana karate rhe| pU. gacchAdhipati ne bhI usI samaya vAsakSepa kA kaTorA magAkara sUrimaMtra se vAsabhimaMtraNa karake pUjya zrI ke mastaka para umaMga bharA bAsakSepa DAlA tathA ArzIvAda diyA ki "zAsana kA DaMkA bjaanaa|" pUjya zrI ne "tahatti' kahakara parama dhanyatA kA anubhava kiyaa| pU gacchAdhipati zrI ko bhI yogya vyakti ko yogya kArya meM niyojita karane kA parama saMtoSa huaa| dopahara meM nirdhArita samaya para mAlavA ke zrI saMgha ke pramukhajana ne Arya vadanA kI sukha-zAtA pUchI / gata divasa kI vinatI kA vivaraNa pUchA / itane pU. gacchAdhipati ne pUjya zrI ko bhI

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bulAkara pAsa baiThAyA / zrAvakoM ko sambodhita karate hue kahA "mahApuruSoM ! ApakI vinatI para pUrI taraha socA gayA hai, jarUrata bhI Apake pradeza meM saMvegI- sAdhuyoM ke vihAra kI, hamArA pharja bhI hai ki viziSTa dharmalAbha hotA ho usa pradeza meM jarUra vicaranA cAhie, kintu paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa maiM udhara A nahIM sakatA ! mere sAtha meM sAdhu bhI prAyaH vRddha haiM / ve itanI dUra vihAra karane meM asamartha hai, jJAnAbhyAsa Adi ke kAraNa ve itanI dUra AnA bhI paMsada nahIM karate evaM Apa jisa kArya ke lie sAdhuyoM ko le jAnA cAhate haiM / usa kAma ke lie to ye mahArAja ( pUjya zrI kI tarapha U~galI nirdeza kiyA) saba taraha se kAbila hai, zAstra jJAna gaharA hai, vyAkhyAna zakti bhI prabhAvazAlI hai, vAda vivAda meM bhI majabUta hai / saba taraha se Apake pradeza meM zAsana kA jaya jayakAra kare aise ye suyogya mahArAja hai / mere khAsa mAne hue ine gine ziSyoM meM unakA sthAna U~cA hai / inakoM maiM Apake pradeza meM bhejane kA socatA hUM / " yaha sunakara pU. gacchAdhipati kI jaya bolate hue mAlavA ke zrAvakoM ne phira kahA ki " bAvajI bar3I kRpA kI Apane ! hamAre lie Apake bheje hue bAla yA vRddha koI muni zrI gautama svAmI jI ke 34

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barAbara hai / Apa to zAsana ke nAyaka haiN| Apa jisako bhejate hoMge ve hamAre pradeza meM phaila rahe pAkhaMDa-mithyAlaya ko dUra kara sake aise hI bhejate hoNge| hameM to Apa para pUrI zraddhA hai|" mAlavA ke zrI saMgha ne gacchAdhipati zrI ke pAsa jJAnapUjana kara vAsakSepa DalAkara pUjya zrI ke pAsa jAkara vaMdanA vinatI kI ki "Apa hamAre pradeza meM jaldI padhAro, aura ajJAna ke aMdhakAra ko haTAkara jina zAsana kA prakAza phailAnoM / Apa yahAM se kaba vihAra kareMge ? aura vihAra meM koI jarUrata ho to pharamAve aura hama udhara se jAnakAra do cAra zrAvakoM ko bhakti ke lie bhejanA cAhate haiM to kaba bhejeM ? pUjya zrI ne kahA ki, puNyavAnoM ! zAsana kI mahimA apAra hai, deva gurukRpA se pU. gacchAdhipati ne aneka dUsare samartha sAdhuoM ke hote hue bhI mujha bAla para yaha jo bhAra rakhA hai, soca samajhakara hI rakhA hogA / maiM to guru caraNoM kA sevaka huuN| zAsana deva sahAya karegA hI / maiM yahAM se phA. zu. 2 ko vihAra karanA cAhatA huuN| vihAra meM koI jarUrata nhiiN| yahAM se godharA taka to zrAvakoM ke ghara haiM hii| usake bAda zAyada jarUrata par3e, yU ki godharA ke bAda vikaTa jaMgala bhI hai to zrAvakoM ko godhare hI bhejeM to ThIka / kyoMki 35

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caitrI jholI godharA meM karane kA vicAra hai / mAlavA zrI saMgha ne phira se jJAna-pUjana kara vAsakSepa DalavAkara pUjya zrI ko zIghra hI mAlavA kI padhArane tarapha kI vinatI kara vidA lii| pUjya zrI ne pU. gacchAdhipati ke sAtha phira vicAra-vimarza kara vihAra kI taiyAriyA~ kI / SUjya gacchAdhipati se vAsakSepa le maMgalAcaraNa sunakara donoM ziSyoM ke sAtha vihAra kiyA / sarvaprathama naror3A jAkara gor3I pArzvanAtha prabhu ke darzana vaMdana karake " zAsana prabhAvanA kI zakti vikase" zAsana kI vaphAdArIpUrvaka svayaM kI jJAna zaktiyoM kA lAbha zAstrIya vidhi se jagata ko diyA jA sake, Adi maMgala bhAvanA karake jItI jAgatI mAnatI zrI padmAvatI devI ke sthAna ke sAmane bhI zAsana sevA meM sahayoga pradAna karane kI bhAvanA pUrvaka navakAra mahAmaMtra kA smaraNa kara bhAvollAsapUrvaka zubha zakuna milAkara dahegAma kI tarapha vihAra kiyA / vahAM se bahila prAMtara subA hokara kapar3avaMja padhAre / zrI saMgha ke Agraha se phAgaraNa caumAsA kI ArAdhanA vahIM kI / maganabhAI bhagata kI hRdayarUpI bhUmi meM bhaviSya meM unake kula meM utpanna hone vAle pUjya caritranAyaka zrI ke jIvana ko viziSTa banA sake aisI zAsanopayogI tatvoM kA bIjAropaNa kiyaa| kapar3avaMja ke zrI saMgha kA caumAse ke 36

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lie bahuta Agraha huA para pUjya zrI ne pU. gacchAdhipati kI AjJA se abhI to mAlavA pradeza kI tarapha jA rahane kI jAnakArI dI / bhaviSya meM kabhI isa kSetra kI sparzanA karane kI bhAvanA vyakta kI aura Age kiyA / vihAra prArambha lasuMdarA vAlAsimora, mahelola, vejalapura hokara govarA caitra su 2 ke maMgala dina padhAre / vahAM ke zrI saMtra ne pUjya zrI ko zAzvatI caitrIzrolI kI ArAdhanA ke sambandha meM AgrahabharI vinatI kI / pUjya zrI ne yogya avasara jAnakara svIkAra karake sthiratA ko / pUjya zrI kI tAtvika dezanA paddhati se godharA kA zrI saMgha khUba prasanna huA / ghara baiThe gaMgA AI samajhakara khUba bhAvollAsa ke sAtha zrI navapada jI kI ArAdhanA kI / sAmudAyika rIti se jinendra bhakti mahotsava zAnti snAtra prAdi kI bhavya taiyArI prAyojana ke sAtha karanA prArambha kiyA / pUjya zrI salAha sUcanA ke anusAra grAyabala ko olI kI ArAdhanA karane vAloM ke antara vAyaNAM pAraNAM no dinoM ki avadhi meM pratidina ThATha se sAmudAyika vidhi causaTha prakArI pUjA, antima divasa zAnti snAtra ityAdi bhavya kAryakrama kA sUcana kara ArAdhaka bhavya AtmAoM ke dharmotsAha meM atyadhika vardhana kiyA / pU. zrI ne bhI vyAkhyAna meM zrIpAla - caritra ke mukhya prasaMgo ke rahasyoM kA vivecana ke 37

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sAtha zrI navapada jI ko sarvAdhika mahatva kyoM ? isa hetu tAtvika rIti se udAharaNa duSTAnta samajhAne meM prAve aisA pratidina eka eka pada ko artha gambhIra rahasyAtmaka vyAkhyA prasArita kI / jaina zrI saMgha meM saMvegI paramparA vAle sAdhuoM kI alpa saMkhyA tathA vicaraNa ko nyUnatA se suSupta bana gaI dharma bhAvanA ko parvA dharAja zrI paryuSaNa mahAparva ke magala dinoM kI taraha hI daidipyamAna kiyaa| cai. su. 13 lagabhaga mAlavA ke zrI saMgha kI tarapha se rasalAma se pAMca-chaH zrAvaka pUjya zrI ke vihAra meM kaThinAI na ho usa rIti se pUrI taiyArI kara sAtha Aye / pU. zrI ne godharA ke zrI saMgha kA Agraha cAturmAsa ke lie hote hue bho pU. zrI gacchAdhipati kI AjJA ke pramANa se mAlavA tarapha jAne kI bAta prakaTa kI tathA mAlavA saMgha ke zrAvaka lene Aye hai , ataH rukanA zakya nahIM hai / yo jatalAkara vida 1 sAMyakAla ko vihAra kI ghoSaNA pUrNimA ke vyAkhyAna meM kii| pUjya zrI ne vida 1 sAMyakAla godharA zahara ke bAhara mukAma kara maMgala muhurta dekha liyA / mAlavA se Aye zrAvaka bhI rasoIyA, kAma karane vAle vyaktiyoM Adi kI suvidhA lekara Aye the ataH gAr3I kI vyavasthA karake pUjya zrI ko saMyama meM adhika dUSaNa na lage, aise vivekapUrvaka bhakti ke lie paidala cala pdd'e| pUjya zrI bhI godharA se dAhoda tathA dAhoda se ratalAma taka 100 mIla ke pradeza meM bohar3a jaMgala, vikaTa pahAr3a Adi kI viSamatAvAle mArga para yathAzakti saMyama kI

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zuddhipUrvaka vivekI zrAnakoM kI bhakti se ve. su. 1 ratalAma pahuMca gye| usa samaya ratalAma meM zithilAcArI sAdhuoM kI vyaktigata prAcAra kI zothilatA kA jora kara rahI DhaMDhakapaMthI sthAnaka mArgI tathA kAla gati ke prabhAva se matabheda ke jaMjAla meM satya kI ulajhAbaTa ke namUne svarupa hAla ho meM prakaTe hue tristutika mata ke pravartaka A. zrI vijaya rAjendra sUri ma. ke chaTAdAra pravacanoM kI bahAra tathA rocaka pravacana zailI se zAstrIya paramparA anuyAyiyoM ke lie khUba hA nisaMvAdI gAtAvaraNa kA sujana ho gayA thaa| pU. zAsana-prabhAnaka muni puMgava zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. zrI kucha ne dina sarvasAdhAraNa dharmopadeza kI dhArA calA kara mUla paramparA nAhaka saMvegI-sAdhuoM ke paricayasamparka ke abhAga meM ghaTI huI zraddhA kI bar3hAne kA prayatna kiyA, sAthasAtha pU. gacchAdhipati ne jisa kAma ke lie unheM bhejA hai usa kAma ke lie bhUmikA ko khoja meM vAtAvaraNa banAnA prArambha kiyaa| zrAvakoM meM eka dUsare guthe hue jAti ke saMbandhoM ke kAraNa satya se cipake rahane kI kSamatA thor3I pratIta hoto thii| sAtha hI ThIka prakAra se samajha na hone se ajJAna-dazA kA adhakAra bhI zrAvakoM ke mAnasa meM adhika gahare lgaa| isake uparAnta pakSI ke dAvapeca kI kharAba khela bhI samaya bala se saiddhAntika matabhedoM ko vikRta karane meM adhika se prasArita the| adhika meM sthAnaka vAsiyoM tathA tristutika matavAloM

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ke apane sAdhuoM kI bAhacaryA jo ki zAstrIya vacanoM ke prati-yoga ke pariNAma svarUpa zAstra kI dRSTi maiM svacchaMda bhAva vAlI kahI jAya usako Age karake jina zAsana kI paraMparA vAle sacce bhramaraNoM ke samparka ke abhAva maiM zithilAcArI yatiyoM ke vikRta AcAra ko sAmane karake zAstrIya paramparA ko dhUmila karane ke kucakra kI gatizIlatA dekhI / thor3a e meM pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jo ma. khUba hI gambhIra pratIta hotI paristhiti kA adhyayana kara kisa mahatvapUrNa kendra para hathor3A mAreM jisase bigar3e hue injina ko cAlU karane ki kuzalatA evaM sUjha-bUjha vAle kArIgara kI taraha zAstroM ke sambandha meM maulika cintana tathA gItArthapana ke madhura mizraNa kI taiyArI karane lage / antataH je. su. 14 ke vyAkhyAna meM tatva duSTi tathA jina zAsana kI mArmikatA ke vivecana ke saMdarbha meM AcAra zuddhi meM kAla-bala se AtI nyUnatA, tatva dRSTi kI nirmalatA se kSamya bana sakatI hai / parantu cAhe jitane utkRSTa AcAroM kA pAlana karane para bhI tatvajJa mahApurUSoM kI paramparA kI vinaya-zraddhA tathA tatva dRSTi kI viSamatA se jina zAsana ke maulika vivaraNoM ke sambandha meM apalApa jovana ko viSamatara karmoM ke baMdhana meM phasAne vAlA banatA hai / isa bAta ko khUba hI tarkabaddha tarIke se zAstrIya dRSTAntoM se chAnabIna yukta pracArita kiyA / jye, vi. 5. taka ke vyAkhyAnoM meM pracAra zuddhi jina 40

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zAsana meM mahatvapUrNa aMga hone para bhI jina zAsana ke prati zraddhA sabase adhika mahatva kI hai / "isa sambandha meM mahAnizoSa yadi sUtroM kA sacoTa udAharaNoM se zrotAoMoM ke sAmane vyavasthita rUpa se kahA / pariraNAma svarUpa sthAnakavAsA tathA tristunika matavAloM me khalabalAhATa prArambha ho gaI / pUjya zrI ne vyAkhyAna pITha se spaSTa ghoSaNA kI ki " jina jina jijJAsunoM ko mere vacanoM meM saMzaya athavA zaMkA upajeM ki vo merI bAtoM kI pramANikatA meM khAtarI karanI ho ve dopahara do baje pUrva me hI samaya nirdhArita kara apane pakSa ke netA zrAvakoM ko sAtha lekara jijJAsu bhAva se Amane sAmane milakara Azvasta ho sakate haiM 1,, "AvazyakatA par3eto ve pakSa jAnakAra pramukha athavA pakSa nAyakoM ke sAtha khule meM zAstrapAThoM lena-dena pUrvaka satya bAta ko prakaTa karane kI merI taiyArI hai" / isa bAta para sthAnakavAsI apane sAdhu mahArAja ke pAsa se tarkoM tathA zAstrapAThoM ke jatthoM ko lekara bahudhA dopahara meM Ane lage / pUjya zrI ne sthAnakavAsIyoM ko mAnya battIsa zrAgamanoM ke hI pAThoM ko nikAlakara batAyA tathA dalIloM meM ekAMgIpana prabala tarkoM dvArA samajhAkara Ane vAle sthUlabuddhi vAle zrAvakoM ke hRdaya meM cheda kara diye| adhika meM pUjya zrI ke samparka Aye kitane hI jijJAsu zrAvaka vAstava meM antara kI 41

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mithyAtva kI AgrahabharI mAnyatAoM kI pakar3a DhIlI kara sake / apane sAdhuoM tathA pakSa ke sarvocca pramukha ko satya tatva ko samayuti dene lage parantu matAbhinivezanA ke kAraNa sthAnakavAsosaMgha meM khalabalAhaTa adhika ugra bana gaI / kutarka tathA eka taraphI dalola vyaktigata prAcAra-zithilatA kI bAtoM ko alaga rakhakara pUjya zrI ko pratibhA ko khaMDita karane kA vAtAvaraNa sRjita huaa| pUjya zrI ne to tatva dRSTi ko sAmane rakhakara eka bAta dhyAna meM rakhI kiH- "adhikAMzataH abhiniveza vAlI pAMkhaDiyoM ko sIdhI rAha satya tatva ko ulaTanA azakya samajhakara Ar3I tirachI asaMbaddha tathA milI-julI bAtoM ke AkSepoM ko prakaTa kara sAmane ke pakSa ko uttejitanA meM lAkara satyatatva ke pratipAdana kI dizA meM se milI huI bAtoM ko spaSTa karane ke ulTe rAste muMhajorI kI bAtoM se zakti ko apavyaya karA thakA de yadi mUla bAta ko mithyA tarka bAjI meM kaTavA deN|" pUjya zrI ne to anya bAtoM meM sAmane pakSa kI tarapha cAhe jaisA bhI joza uttejanA Aveza paidA ho aisA prakaTa hone para bhI mUla bAta saiddhAntika rUpa meM pakar3akara rakhI ki ye zAstra pATha haiM / inase spaSTa rIti se mUrtipUjA pramANita hotI hai| isa sambandha meM kyA karanA hai ? ina zAstra pAThoM 42

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ko mithyA ThaharAnA ? agara inake koI majabUta pramAraNa tumhAre pAsa hoM to prakaTa kro|" annataH sthAnakavAsI pakSa meM jabaradasta uhApoha maca gaI / bAhara gAMva se bhI usa pakSa ke netA Akara apanI. apanI gAr3I tirachI bAteM prakaTa kara pUjya zrI ko tarko meM ulajhAne lage parantu pUjya zrI to zAstra ke patroM ko hAtha maiM rakhakara ' isa sambandha meM kyA kahanA hai ?'' anya saba bAteM bAda meN|' isa prakAra mUla bAta para majabUtI se cipake rahe / pariNAma svarUpa bhadrika pariNAmI janatA kA bar3A varga satya tatva se paricita huA tathA pUjya zrI ko nizrA meM zAsana kI tAtvika bhUmikA ke samIpa pAne meM umaMgita hue / parantu katipaya jar3a-prakRti ke vaise hI mithyAbhiniveza vAloM ne vAtAvaraNa bahuta kaluSita kara DAlA / ataH pUjya zrI ne bAda meM isa bAta para pardA DAla diyA ko koI jijJAsA se pUchane Ave to carcA ho anyathA usake binA asatya bAta kI carcA hI chor3a dI / isa avadhi meM zrAvaNa mahine meM zrI nemInAtha prabhu ke janma kalyANaka prasaMga meM zrI vItarAga para.. mAtmA kI bhakti dila udAtta Azaya se karanI tathA laukika devoM evaM lokottara devoM ke bIca meM kyA antara hai ? isa prasaMga meM jina zAsana kI maryAdAoM kA varNana karane samyaga dRSTi devoM kI ArAdhanA meM kaisA ucca sthAna hai ? usakI 43

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zraddhAbhakti kA hArdika bahumAna rakhane ke sAtha prAsagika dharma kriyA ArAdhanA meM vitha-nivAraNa dvArA sahAyaka hone ke jaisI smaraNa karane kI bAta zAstrasiddha kisa rota se hai / ityAdi vicAraNA kI zuruAta kii| zrA. vi. 20 taka vyAkhyAna meM isa sambandha meM joradAra prarUpaNA calo, isa upara se trintutika mata ke zrAvaka vicalita hue / pUjya zrI ke pAsa Akara apanI cAlU dalIleM avirita dhArI namaskAra kyoM kareM Adi prakaTa kiyA / pUjya zrI pUjya ne saceSTa zAstrIya pramANoM ke sAtha khaMDana kiyA aura batAyA ki samyag dRSTi deva zAsana ke rakhavAle hai unakI zraddhA bhakti tathA samyag darzana kI nirbalatA kA anumodana viraktidhArI bhI kara sakatA hai "prAdi ise sunakara tristunika-mata vAle apane mukhya guru prA. zrI vijaya rAjendra sUrima. jo ratalAma meM hI the unase sArI bAteM kI unhoMne bhI saMvegI paramparA ko ye naye sAdhu Agama meM kyA samajhe ? yaha to pAgama kA gUr3ha viSaya hai / ityAdi kahakara apane zrAvakoM ko pUjya zrI ko vidvattA bharI zailI tathA zAstrIya tatvoM kI tarka buddhi se prastuti se utpanna khijhalAhaTa ke prabhAva se mukta karane kI koziza kii| zrAvaka usa samaya to zAMta ho ghara gaye parantu pUjya zrI kI bAtoM meM zAstrIya padArthoM kI bhavya prastuti zAstrIya 44

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pAThoM ko jhaMkAra tathA pUjya zrI kI vizuddha saMyama-carcA se utpanna hRdaya kI gaharAI meM prabhAva kara andara hI andara vicArane lage ki- 'apane gurUjI ko hameM phira se vinatI karanA cAhiye ki saMvegI sAdhu mahArAja jo zAstrIya pAThoM kI prastuta karane kI taiyArI ke sAtha tristunika mata kI mAnyatA ko rUkAvaTa ko cunautI dI hai to isa sambandha meM apane gurujI ke mArphata uttara denA cAhiye' ityAdi / samasta zrAvakoM ke pramukhoM ko ekatrita karake pUrI bAta kahI- pramukha zrAvakoM, "guru mahArAja ne jo kahA hai vaha ThIka hai" yoM kahakara TAlate rahe, parantu kitane hI jijJAsu zrAvakoM ne kahA- "yoM bAta ko TAlane se kyA phAyadA? apane gurujI kahate haiM ki vaha saMvegI nayA sAdhu hai vaha pAgama meM kyA samajhe ? yaha to pAgama ko bAta hai| parantu vaha saMvegI to zAstrIya pATha dene ke lie taiyAra hai, to satya kA nirNaya zAstra ke AdhAra para hI honA caahie|" ___ itane meM pramukha netAoM ne kahA ki, "apane gurujI kahate hai vaha barAbara hai / apane gurujI ke sAmane savegI choTe sAdhU kI kyA aukAta? vaha zAstra ke pAThoM ko kyA de sakegA? tumheM zAstrI ke pAThoM kI AvazyakatA ho yA samajhate hoM to calo apane gurujI ke pAsa, ve dhar3Adhar3a aneka zAstroM ke pATha degeN| yoM kahakara ve saba zrI vijaya rAjendra sUrijI ma. ke 45

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pAsa Aye, pUrI bAta kahI, isalie prAcArya mahArAja ne ghoSaNA kI ki Ate kala vyAkhyAna meM isa sambandha meM zAstra pATha ke sAtha vistAra se prasArita hogaa| ye samAcAra pUjya zrI ko bhI mila gaye / pUjya zrI ne samajhU-vivekI zrAvakoM ko kAgaja-pensila lekara vahAM samajhane bhejaa| ve kauna-kauna se zAstroM athavA AgamoM ke pAThoM kA ullekha karate hai so likha lAnA / dUsare dina hajAroM manuSya kI khacAkhaca sabhA meM prA. zrI vijaya rAjendra sUrijI ne ApanI bAta prakaTa kI jisake pakSa meM zAstra pATha bhI prastuta kiye / pUjya zrI ne bhI sampUrNa ratalAma zahara meM zrI sagha se kI gaI ghoSaNA sAtha dUsare dina samyag dRSTi devoM ke sambandha meM zAstrIya mAnyatAoM ke sAtha hI dharma meM sahAyaka rUpa meM Avazyaka kriyAoM meM ApakA smaraNa karanA ucita hai" yaha bAta Dhera sAre zAstroM ke pramANoM tathA vyavahArika dRSTAntoM ecaM buddhigamya tarkoM ke sAtha vivecanA prastuta kii| zrotAgaNa to ise sunakara daMga raha gaye / 'vAstava meM satya kyA hai ? ' gaye kala prA. zrI rAjendra sUrijI ne zAstrIya pAThapUrvaka Avazyaka-kriyAoM meM kI gaI samyag dRSTi devoM kI ArAdhanA azAstrIya hai|" aisA siddha kiyA Aja pUjya zrI jhavera mAgara jI ma. ne zAstrIya pAThoM,. vyAvahArika dRSTAntoM tathA tarko se zAsana meM calI A rahI 46

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paramparAoM kA yathArtha sacoTa siddha kiyA / taTastha samajhadAra tathA vivekI mahAnubhAvoM ne satya ko jAna liyA / carcA vitaDAMvAda ke prathama caraNa meM kitane hI logoM ne Age bddh'aaye| donoM pakSoM kI tarapha se bhAMti-bhAMti ko bAteM pravAhita hotI rahI parantu samajhadAra vicAraka AtmAnoM ne vAstavikatA kI parakha kara ajJAna janya vAda vivAda zAstrArtha A da kI ghaTA bar3hI me alavidA rahane kA prayatna karane lge| ____ sampUrNa cAturmAsa meM sthAnakavAso tathA tristunika mata vAloM kI tarapha se aneka sama-viSaya kaTu-miSTha prasagoM tathA carcA-vAda vivAda ityAdi ghaTanAoM se vAtAvaraNa uttejita rahA / pUjya zrI ne saiddhAntika tasvoM ko Age bar3hAne ke atirikta choTI-moTI bAtoM para adhika mahatva hI nahIM diyaa| cAturmAsa dhUrA hone para ratalAma ke AsapAsa ke kSetroM meM vicaraNa kara jina zAsana kI tAtvika pahacAna saMvegI sAdhuoM ke vihAra ke abhAva meM nahIM prApta hone se mugdha janatA meM zrI vItarAga bhakti prabhu-pUjA, vrata niyama paccakhANa Adi dhArmika paramparAgoM jo dainika AcaraNa vismRta ho gaI thI una sabako tAjI kI / aneka jina maMdiroM kA jirNodvAra karavAne ke sAtha-sAtha logoM kI dhArmika bhASanAoM kA bhI jIrNodvAra kiyaa| ... zrI saMgha ke Agraha se punaH vi.saM. 1930 kA cAturmAsa

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bhI ratalAma meM kiyaa| logoM meM sthAnakavAsiyoM tathA tristunika matavAloM ke cAlU uhApoha ke kAraNa DagamagAtI zraddhA ko sthira karane ke liye bhagoratha prayatna kiyaa| cAturmAsa kI avadhi meM aneka dharma kArya hue / logoM meM dharma bhAvanA khUba bar3hI aneka vipakSiyoM ne bhI satya-tatva kI samajha ekatrita kara AcAra zuddhi kA tatva vikasita kiyaa| cAturmAsa ke pazcAt jAvarA, mahIdapura, khAcaroda tristunika matavAloM tarapha se vAgAvaraNa rUpacaryA kA pagAraNa huA jisake pariNAma svarUpa pUjya zrI ne dhairya-pUrvaka maMDanAtmaka zailI se aneka bhavya prANiyoM ko mArgastha bnaayaa| mahIdapura meM bhavya aSTAhikA mahotsava kA udyApana bhI huprA / AsapAsa ke gAMvoM meM pUjya zrI ne vihAra kara ajJAnadazA se khaMDita bane zithilAcAro yatiyoM ke vicAra ke nAma para AcAra ghara kara gaye sthAnakavAsI ke vikRta pracAra se bar3hane lagI aneka ajJAnatAoM ko dUra karake ujjaina, indaura kI tarapha jAne kA vicAra kiyA parantu ratalAma meM sanAtana daMDo svAmI zrI nArAyaNa deva jI ke advaitavAda kAjhaNDA Age karake zrI zaMkarAcArya ke graMthoM ke AdhAra para vaidika dharma ke atirikta anya dharmoM ke saMpradAya nitAnta mithyA hai / aisA joradAra vicAra prabala kiyaa| apane pravacanoM meM aise kaTAkSa 48

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vAle vivecanA karanA prArambha kiyaa| ratalAma ke zrI saMgha ne pUjya zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. ko zAsana ke gaurava kI rakSA karane ke liye punaH ratalAma padhArane kI Agraha bharI vinatI kara unheM vApisa lAye tathA pUjya zrI ne haribhadra sUri ma. ke SaDadarzana samuccaya graMtha ke AdhAra para sarva darzana kI samIkSA rUpa"zrI jaina darzana kI vizeSatAye kaunasI hai"isa viSaya kI sUkSmatara vivecanAyukta vyAkhyAna prArambha kiye| dhIre-dhIre una sanyAsiyoM ke kAnoM meM bAta pahuco to prathama to "ete tu jainAH nAstikAH vedabAhAgaH ka ete SAmAnAsaH darzanaprarUpAM" ( ye jaina to veda ko nahIM mAnane vAle tathA nAstika haiM unakA darzana viSayoM meM kyA vizvAsa ?) __"nahi aitaiH saha vArtAkaraNaM suSTha / eteSAmanozravaravA di-nAMna mukhamapi na dRSTivyamiti asmArka sthitiH / ' (ina logoM ke sAtha bAta karanA bhI ThIka nahI hai|'' Izvara ko nahI mAnane vAleina logoM kA muMha dekhAya aisI hamArI maryAdA hai) aise-aise ahaMkArapUrNa upekSA-vacanoM se pUjya zrI kI bAtoM ko ur3Adene kA prayatna kiyaa| pUjya zrI tanika bhI Aveza meM Aye binA mUla bAta ko pakar3a rakho vaidika dharma kI kaunatI bhUmikA hai ? tathA jaina dharma kI kaisI vizeSatA hai / isa bAta 46

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ko dRSTAntoM, tarkoM Adi se joza bhare zabdoM "me" prakaTa karate rhe|" loga pariNAma svarupa sanAtaniyoM meM se jAnakAra jijJAsu pUjya zrI ke pAsa prAye / pUjya zrI ne unakA svAgata pUrvaka satya-tatva kI jo jijJAsA ho use pUchane kI preraNA kI / pUjya zrI ne Aja taka khaMDana zailI ko apanAyA nahIM thA / jaba sanyAsiyoM ne khule cauka zIkara-vedAnta kI paramparAoM meM advaitavAda ko Age karake dusare sabhI ko haGahAtA khoTA kahakara tiraskRta kiyA / ataH Ane vAle jijJAsutroM ne pUjya zrI kI gambhIratA ko pahacAna kara pUjya zrI ko vinatI kI ki " mahArAja hama ina zAstroM meM kyA samajhe ye saba vidvAnoM kA kAma kiMtu sanyAsI mahArAja jo kahate haiM usake liye ApakA kyA maMtavya hai ? kyA sacamuca Apa jaina dharmI Izvara ko nahIM mAnate kyA ? aura sanAtana dharma kI bAtoM meM aura ApakI bAtoM meM kyA pharka hai ? hama to itanA hI jAnanA cAhate haiM / pUjya zrI ne kahA "mahAnubhAvoM Apa loga bhI vyApArI haiN| hajAroM kA naphA-nukasAna samajhane kI haiMsiyata rakhate haiM / sIdhI-sAdI bAta hote hue bho vicAroM kI pakar3a ke kAraNa logoM ke sAmane vikRta karake rakhane meM kyA phAyadA ? sanyAsI mahArAja jo kahate haiM, usameM rahe 50

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satya ko svIkAra karane meM hameM koI saMkoca nahIM / kintu satya to hai to hai ! use apanI buddhi ke anurUpa banAne kA duSprayatna to satya ko vikRta banA detA / 1 hama jena dharmoM Izvara ko mAnate na ho haiM / dekho ! ye hajAroM maMdiroM lAkhoM-karor3oM kI lAgata ke jainoM ne hI bana vAye unakI pUjA Adi bhI kitanA bhAva-bhakti se kI jAtI hai / hama jaina dharmo Izvara ko mAnate nahIM haiM / yaha kahanA sarAsara jhUTha hai / hAM Izvara ko mAnate hue bhI usake svarupa meM bheda hai / ananta guNa sampanna zaktizAlI paramezvara paramAtmA ko Izvara rUpa meM jainI mAnate haiM / phira bhI Izvara para jagat kartavya jo dalIloM ke sahAre ropA gayA hai, usa para jainoM kA vizvAsa nahIM / " itanA pUjya zrI ne kaha kara jagatkartavya vAda kA thor3A sA nirUpaNa kara usake vistAra ko prakaTa kiyA jise sunakara Aye hue sanAtana dharmI khUba khuza hue / ki mahArAja ! sanAtana aura jaina dharma meM khAsa pharka kyA? yaha jAnanA jarUrI hai "pUjya zrI ne kahA ki " mahAnubhAvoM ! yaha cIja to kAphI lambI caur3I hai, kintu phira bhI saMkSepa meM jaina dharma tyAga - pradhAna evaM AcAra zuddhi para adhika jora detA hai. jaina dharma meM karmavAda kA siddhAnta evaM syAdvAda, anekAMtavAda aura kaThina jIvana caryA, pradhAna rUpa se mukhya hai / " jijJAsU bhAva se milane Aye anta meM jAte hue yU~ kahA 51

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sanAtaniya pUjya zrI kI zAMta-udvAta pravRti dekhakara atyadhika saMtuSTa hue tathA jaina dharma kI vizeSatAoM se prabhAvita hokara apane sthAna para gye| sanyAsI mahArAja ke pAsa jAkara jijJAsu bhAiyoM ne bAta kI- "mahArAja ! hama jainI-dharmAcArya ke pAsa gaye the| unakI bAtoM se unakI udAtta-prakRti kA paricaya pAyA hai, ve bar3e madhura-svabhAva ke zAMta prakRti ke mahAtmA hai unhoMne hameM jaina dharma ke bAre meM saMkSepa meM bahuta acchA smjhaayaa| unako sanAtana dharma ke bAre meM bhI kAphI jAnakArI hai to hamArI namra arja hai ki Apa pravacana meM apanI bAta DhaMga se samajhAiye, kintu dUsaroM para kaTAkSa rUpa evaM jaina dharma ke bAre meM apekSAtmaka bAteM na hoM to acchA / nAhaka hI bholI janatA dhokhe meM par3atI hai aura dharma ke nAma para jhamelA bavaMDara zAyada uTha jAya, aisA ho to hamArI zAnti bigdd'e| . sanyAsI mahArAja bole ki "are ! tuma loga to nire bhoMdU ho! tuma loga udhara gaye hI kyoM ? aise nAstikoM kA muMha dekhanA hI pApa hai / tuma unakI cikanI cupar3I bAtoM kI lapaTa meM A gaye / kyA varA hai una jainoM meM / jo Izvara ko nahIM mAnate haiM / manamAnI karake loMgoM ko dhokhA dete haiM, una jaina sAdhuoM kI Dhakosale meM Apa vahAM pha~sa gaye Adi sanyAsI ma. ke khUba yadvA-tadvA pralApa sunakara jijJAsugaNa 52

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kSubdha hue / parantu anta meM sanyAsI mahArAja ko kahA ki " prApa yadi ThIka DhaMga se bAta kareM to acchA / aise uttejaka zrAveza pradhAna zabdoM se kyA phAyadA ? zrApa koI dalIleM batAo to unako aura ApakoM jAhira meM rUbarana biThAkara satya tatva kA nirNaya karavAdeM / sanyAsI bole ki, 'to maiM kyA ghabar3AtA thor3e hI hUM / bulA proMge unako / maiM jAhira meM unakI sArI pola khola dUMgA, sanAtanI loga vicAra meM par3eye sanyAsI jI ugratA bharI bAta karate haiM / isameM carcA-vitaM vAda kA koI artha nahIM hai / antataH madhyastha bhAva vAle una sanAtaniyoM ne sanyAsI mahAtmA ko dharma kI bAtoM koM tanika zAnti viveka se prastuta karane ko kaha kara apane apane sthAna para gaye / kucha dinoM bAda puna: sanyAsI mahAtmAna "jainI nAstika haiM "jainoM kA syAdavAda kutarkavAda hai, jainoM ke siddhAnta binA DhaMgaghaDe ke haiM" isa matalaba ke uccAraNa kiye / pariNAmata: pUjya zrI ne jaina mukhiyA zrAvakoM ne veda purANa tathA upaniSadoM ke likhita pramANoM ko dekara sanAtaniyoM kI mAnyatA kaisI bhrAmaka hai use darzAne ke sAtha-sAtha jaina dharma tathA usake syAdavAda kI gaMbhIratA kA mArmika tarkoM ke sAtha sanyAsI mahAtmA ko likhakara bhejA aura usakA uttara mA~gA / AvazyakatA ho to sarva sAdhAraNa meM isa sambandha meM isa zAstrArtha kI taiyArI dikhAve / 53

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sanyAsI mahAtmA to chichale vidvAna tathA mAtra ADaMbarI jJAna ke kAraNa satya bAta sunane ko taiyAra nahIM hone se sAra asAra ke vicAra karane ke viveka ke abhAva meM dhamadhamAto uttejanA meM A gaye tathA yadvA tadvA pralApa karane lage / jaina ke mukhi yAtroM ne ThaMDaka se bAta karate hue jatalAyA ki "Apa jJAnI hai / jJAnI kI bAtoM ko hama kyA samajheM / kintu logoM meM bar3o carcA ho rahI hai / hamAre guru jI aura Apa baiThakara satya bAta taya kara logoM ke sAmane rakheM to acchA / " jaina mukhiyAoM ne aura adhika kahA ki " nahAnA - ghonA to gRhasthiyoM kA kAma haiM / prApa loga to zuddha brahmacArI ! Apake zarIra meM gaMdagI kaise ho ? aura ye saba bAteM bhI rUbarU baiThakara parAmarza karaleM ki nAstika kise kahate haiM, dekhiye / hama ye sAre veda purANa upaniSada Adi ke pramANa hamAre gurUjI ke diye hue lAye haiM / hama kyA samajheM inameM / Apa aura hamAre gurUjI baiThakara koI nirNaya kareM to acchA / phAlatU anapar3he logoM ke sAmane bhaiMsa Age bhAgavata kI jyo zAstra kI bAteM karane se kyA phAyadA ? sanyAsI mahAtmA cir3hakara uThakara calate bane / jaina mukhiyA logoM ne una pAThakoM ke pAtroM ko sanAtaniyoM ke kucha mukhya logoM ne una pAThakoM ko de diye aura kahA ki "isa taraha eka-dUsaroM ko utArane kI yaha nIti ThIka nahIM | Apa 54

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loga mahAtmA jI ko samajhAveM / dekhoM ! hamAre gurujI ne veda purANa eva upaniSadoM ke DheroM pramANa nikAla rakhe haiM. u .meM ke kucha ApakoM prastuta kiye haiM, DhaMga se bAtacIta ho to satya tatva kA paricaya Ama janatA ko prApta ho / ' yaha kahakara jaina mukhiyA apane sthAna lauTa aaye| sanAtanI mukhiyAtroM ne una zAstroM ke pAThoM ke mAtra kAgaja batA kara sanyAso mahAtmA se pravacana-zailI meM sudhAra karane ko vinato kI, parantu uttara pradeza ke aDabaMga zAstrI jaise sanyAsI ne to adhika uttejita hokara jaina dharma tathA usakI mAnyatA ke sambandha meM bar3hakara AkSepa kiye| pUjya zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. ne zrI sagha ke aguAvoM ko bulAkara "sIdhI U~galI ghI nahI nikalatA' kahAvata ke AdhAra para baoNke lakar3e ko baoNkA cIranA" kI vyavahArI noti apanA kara jina zAsana kI ho rahI laghutA ko rokane ke lie prayatnakarane kI taiyArI darzAyo / jaina saMgha ke aguvAoM ne bhI vastu sthiti kA abhyAsa karake yathAyogya karane kI vinatI karajatalAyA ki "bAvajI ApakI AjJA hameM zirodhArya hai / kintu Apa to cAturmAsa karake padhAra jaaoN| hameM to yahIM rahanA hai / dina rAta sanAtana logoM ke sAtha vyavahAra karanA par3atA hai / ata: upAya aura haiM / use hama AjamA leM phira yadi mAmalA na baiTheM to jaisA Apa kaheMge

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vaisA karane ko zrI saMgha taiyAra hai / - pUjya zrI ne kahA ki "aAkhira Apa loga gRhasthI hai| saMsAra kI moha mAyA chUTI nahIM ataH hamArI taraha Apa dharma aura zAsana ko prAthamikatA nahIM de sakate / khaira! jaisI prApa logoM kI anukUlatA / Apa bhI vyavahAra kuzala hai| sAtha hI dharma-zAsana kI niSThA-bhakti Apake dila meM bhI hai / Apa loga bhale hI eka bAra kyA jaba taka Apako koI aisA madhyama mArga mila jAya apane ko nAhaka bakheDA thor3A karanA hai / jAiye khuzI se / Apa jo bhI vyavahArU tarokA prAjamAnA cAhe use zIghra amala meM lAiye / binA vajaha ho rahI apabhrAjanA ko rokane meM DhIla karanA ThIka nahIM / bs|' zrI saMgha ke mukhiyAoM ne pUjya zrI ke pAsa jJAna pUjA karake vAsakSepa DalavAkara zAsana para pA rahe AkramaNa * ko TAlane meM samarthatA mile aise Azaya se maMgala ArzIvAda prApta kiyaa| zrI saMgha ke aguvAnoM ne sanyAsI ko ugrasvabhAva eva jiddI mAnakara unheM samajhAne meM koI artha nahI yo dhAraNA kara eka sthAna para gAMva ke agragaNya zrImaMta, vyavahAra catura sanAtanI ke aguvAoM ko jarUrI AmaMtraNa bhejaa| yogya satkAra karane para jaina aguvAoM ne atha se iti taka samasta bAta kara dI / pUjya sanyAsI mahAtmA hamAre mAnanIya hai, ve dharma gurU haiM, parantu svayaM kI maryAdA meM raha kara yogya 56

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rIti se pravacana kareM to uttama / isa matalaba kI bAta prakaTa kii| AmaMtrita sanAtanI pramukhoM meM samajhU, sayAne, samayacatura hokara usI prakAra sanyAsI mahAtmA kI kaThora bhASA khaMDanazailI tathA ugratAbharI pravacana zailI se paricita the / ataH jaina agragaNya vyaktiyoM kI bAta para gaMbhIratApUrvaka vicAra karake kahA ki," "Apa logoM kI bAteM khyAla meM AI / dharma aura zAstra kI bAteM to bar3I gahana hai / aura apane jaise saMsArI moha mAyA ke jIva ina bAtoM ko kyA samajha sake ? acchA to yaha hai ki donoM dharma guru sAtha baiThakara apane vicAroM kA AdAna-pradAna kara leM aura donoM dharma kI sammati se jo sahI bAta taya ho, vaha janatA ko batAI jAve / bAkI prAkSepAtmaka nIti, vAda-vivAda aura carcA se aAma janatA ke palle kyA par3e ? hama isake lie pUrI koziza kara paristhitiyoM ko sulajhAne kA bharasaka prayatna karege / hama kala zAma taka Apako samAcAra pahuMcA degeM / jaina aguvAoM ne isa madhyama mArga se zAnti to ThIka, yo dhAraNa karake pUjya zrI ko bhI samAcAra vidita kara avasara-"pratIkSA hetu vinatI kI / sanAtanI aguvAnoM ne bhI sanyAsI mahAtmA kophira se zAMti se sArI bAta samajhAyI aura aba pravacana zailI nahIM badalI to yahAM bhArI

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visphoTa-azAMti hogI ityAdi matalaba kI bAta kahI / parantu sanyAsI to jar3abharata kI taraha apanI bAta ko cipaTe rahe aura aguvAoM ko bhartsanA kI ki kyA tuma loga baniyoM ke guru kI bAtoM me Akara sanAtana-dharma ko mahimA bar3hAne vAle hama para roba lagAne Aye / calo ! haToM yahA~ se hama koI aisI bAtoM se dabane vAle nahIM / aadi| sanAtamI aguvAoM ne bahuta dayA bharI vinatI karake khaDana zailI ke badale sanAtana dharma ke tatvoM tathA unako mahimA maMDana zailI se varNana karane ke lie binato kI / parantu patthara pAnI kI taraha sanyAsI-mahAtmA sanAtanI aguvAoM kI bAta kA koI asara nahIM hugrA / bAta taya huI ki usake anusAra sanAtanI mukhiyAoM ne jaina saMgha ke prAguvAnoM ko dUsare dina dopahara kahalA diyA ki "hamane kAphI koziza kI / kiMtu koI sArAMza nahIM nikalA / kyA kareM ? kAla kI gati vicitra hai Adi / jaina zrI saMgha ke pramukhoM ne yaha samAcAra pUjya zrI ko jatAyA isaliye pUjya zrI ne zrI saMgha ke aguvAnoM ko kahA ki "aba DholI noti kAyaratA btaayeNge| apane ko lar3anA nahIM apane ko to janatA ke sAmane satya rakhanA hai / thor3A sA ugrasvarupa dikhAye binA ye zabda paMDitoM kI akla ThikAne nahIM AyegI / jarA sI cimakI to denI hI par3egI / 58

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dekhoM! do cAra dina eka patrikA chapavAkara pracAra karo ki cAMdanI cauka meM jaina dharmAcArya zrI kI Ama sabhA kA khulA pravacana "sanAtana dharma kyA hai ? isa viSaya para hogaa| basa phira apane ko koI AkSepa yA kaTubhASA nahIM vAparanA hai, kintu zabda kI Ar3a meM ina zabda paMDitoM ne jo tADava racA hai use khokhalA karanA hogA "ghabarAoM mata jaba roga bahuta bar3ha jAtA hai to ilAja bhI jaldI karanA hotA hai| zrI saMgha ke Age vAloM ne pUjya zrI kI bAta ko maMjUra rkho| moTe akSaroM meM patrikA chapavAkara kisI tyauhAra ke dina jaba bAjAra pUrA bada thA aise dina cAMdanI cauka meM khulA vyAkhyAna rakhA / khUba pracAra kiyaa| logoM meM antataH madhyastha bhAva vAle una sanAtaniyoM ne sanyAsI mahAtmAoM ko dharma kI bAtoM ko tanika zAMti se prastuta karane kI kaha kara apane apane sthAna para gye| kucha dinoM bAda punaH sanyAsI mahAtmA ne "jainI nAstika hai" jainoM kA syAdavAda kutarkavAda hai "jainoM ke siddhAnta binA DhaMgadhar3e ke haiM" isa matalaba ke uccAraNa kiyA / pariNAmataH pUjya zrI jaina mukhiyA zrAvakoM ne veda purANa tathA upaniSadoM ke lie likhita pramANoM ko dekara sanAtaniyoM kI mAnyatA kaisI bhrAmaka hai use darzAne ke sAthasAtha jaina dharma tathA usake syAdavAda kI gaMbhIratA kA

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mArmika tarkoM ke sAtha sanyAsI mahAtmA ko likhakara bhejA aura usakA uttara maaNgaa| jijJAsA bhI bar3hI ki jaina dharma guru "sanAtana dharma kA rahasya viSaya para khule meM boleMge / yaha kyA? sanyAsI mahAtmA kI kar3avI bhASA, AkSepAtmaka nIti se janatA kA eka bahuta bar3A bhAga umar3a par3A ve saba satya jijJAsA dhAraNa kara vyAkhyAba ke lie nirdhArita kiye dina kI AturatA se pratIkSA karane lge| pUjya zrI ne zrI saMgha ke mukhiyAoM ko kahakara sabakoM eka bAta kI jAnakArI karA dI ki khule meM koI bhI bAta samajhe binA tathA mere Azaya ko samajhe binA khule meM koI bhI nahIM bole / jo pUchanA ho vaha mujhe milakara spaSTa karA sakatA hai| anya bAta-sanAtaniyoM kI tarapha se cAhe jo prazna Ave ve kisI bhI prakAra boleM to tumheM kisI bhI prakAra burA nahIM laganA / usa sabakA khulAsA maiM karuMgA / tumheM andara hI andara kalahAcAra meM nahIM utrnaa|" ina do ke sambandha samasta saMgha ke saba hI logoM kA dhyAna vizeSa rUpa kendrita karAyA gyaa| nizcita kiye gaye dina niyata samaya para pUjya zrI saiMkar3oM zrI saMgha ke bhAI bahinoM ke sAtha cAMdanI cauka meM padhAre vahAM to jainetara janatA pahale se hI upara par3atI cITiyoM kI taraha umar3a rahI thii| fo

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pUjya zrI ne maMgalAcaraNa karake bAlayogya zailI se sanAtana tathA dharma ina do zabdoM kA artha, samajhAkara tatvajJAna kI vAstavikatA meM bhAratIya darzanoM meM eka sarIkhA haiM / kevala usakI vivecanA kI paddhati tathA nirUpaNa ke prakAra meM antara hai / isa bAta ko khUba spaSTa kiyA / "sanAtana dharma zabda se koI eka saMpradAya ko sambondhita nahIM kiyA jA sktaa|" isa bAta kA ghaTasphoTa viSNurANa, bhaviSya purANa, mArkaNDeya maNDUkopaniSada tathA vedoM ke kitane hI maMtroM tathA AgamoM ke pramANoM kA uddharaNa "sanAtana dharma matalaba kyA ? use spaSTa kiyA? phira usake rahasya meM prAtmA-paramAtmA, saMsAra janma maraNa Adi tatvoM kI maulika chAnabIna ke sAtha vAstava meM Astika kauna ? ise vyAkhyAna kI saMyuti meM usa dina kA pravacana pUrA huaa| kahIM bhI khaMDana kI bAta nahIM tathA sanAtaniyoM ke dvArA mAnya kiye purANoM, upaniSadoM tathA vedoM kI RcAoM ke AdhAra para sanAtana dharma kA kaisA nirUpaNa jaina dharmaguru ne kiyA ise sunakara abAla-gopAla saba ho bahuta prasanna hue| logoM ne mAMga kI ki mahArAja ! yaha cIja to hamane aAja naI sunI / bar3A hI majA AyA / kRpA karo ApakI vANI sunane kA phira maukA do| ataH pUjya zrI kI sUcanA se jaina aguvAoM ne se phira isI viSaya para pUjya zrI kA pravacana yahIM

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hogA yaha ghoSaNA kI / pratidina amuka viSayoM ke upasthAna ko pUjya zrI isa ajIba chaTA se karate ki samaya pUrA ho jAtA para viSaya pUrA nahIM hotA / ataH loga phira mAMga rakheM aura phira vyAkhyAna prArambha rahe / ___yoM karate karate ATha dina nikala gaye / sanyAsI mahAtmA ke pravacana kA samaya prAtaH kA isalie vahAM to sabhA bikhara jAte, saba loga pUjya zrI ke vyAkhyAna meM par3Apar3I kara jagaha nahIM mile to sakar3AI meM bhI maje meM baiThate / samagrarUpeNa logoM meM jaina dharma ke guNagAna hone lage / sanyAsI mahAtmA ne apane pravacana meM isa sambandha meM aneka virUddha bolane vAle nikale parantu dharma premI janatA tA unako avazraddhAlu mAnakara guNanurAgI pUjya zrI ko dharma dezanA khUba utkaMThA se sunane lage / ratalAma kA jaina zrI saMgha bhI pUjya zrI agAdha vidvatA kI aiso kuzalatA dekhakara daMga raha gaI / pUjya zrI ne bhI sanyAsI mahAtmA ko sIvI rIti se samajhAne yA zAstrArtha karane ke prayAsa meM niSphalatA milI isameM kisI gUr3ha saMketa ko dhAraNa kara janatA ko jo sarala tarIke se jaina dharma kI viziSTatAoM jAnane ko milI tathA pariNAma svarupa zAsana kA jayajayakAra huA, isameM zAsanadeva kI varada preraNA samajha Atma saMtoSa kA anubhava kiyaa| isa prakAra vi. saM. 1930 kA cAturmAsa anya bhI aneka zAsana prabhAvanA ke

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sAtha pUrA huA / cAturmAsa samApti ke lagabhaga samaya meM indaura zrI sagha ke pramukha vyaktiyoM ne ugrasvabhAvI sanyAsI mahAtmA ke sAmane samyaka sUcakatA kA prayoga kara apUrva zAsana prabhAvanA karane ke samAcAra jAnakara indaura padhArane kI prAgraha bharI vinatI kI / pUjya zrI kSetra sparzanA ke AdhAra para Ane kA vicAra karUMgA yoM kahakara indaura saMgha ko rAjI kiyA / caturmAsa pUrA hone para saMbhaliyA kI tIrtha yAtrA para le jAne kA bhAva saMgha meM hone se zrI gaNeza malajI mUthA ne catuvidha zrI saMgha ke yAtrA karavAne kA lAbha khuda ko mile aisI maMgala bhAvanA zrI saMgha ke sAmane vyakta kara pradeza mAMgA / pUjya zrI kI sammati se zrI sagha ne tilaka kara saMghapati ke rUpa meM unakA cahumAna kiyA / kA vi. 10 ke maMgala dina saikar3oM bhAI-bahinoM ke sAtha pUjya zrI ne semaliyA jo zrI saMva ko maMgala prasthAna kiyA / tIsare dina prAta: kAla semAliyA jI pahuMca khUba ThATha se bhAvollAsa ke sAtha deva darzana pUjA mahotsava, vyAkhyAna zravaNa Adi maMgala dharma kriyAoM se zrI saMgha kA pratyeka bhAI-bahina ne jIvana kI dhanyatA anubhava kI / pUjya zrI vahAM se jAvarA, AloTa hokara mahIdapura pdhaare| vahAM tristutika mata ke zrAvakoM ne kitane hI vikRta zAstra pATha dhyAna meM rakhakara cAlU vyAkhyAnoM meM prazna 63

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ga karake pUjya zrI kI pratibhAoM ko ulajhAne kA prayatna kiyA parantu ajaba dhIratA kuzalatA vAle pUjya zrI ne svastha mata se tarkabaddha saba praznoM kA spaSTIkaraNa dekara virodho vyaktiyoM ko zAMta kiyaa| mahIdapura se makSI tIrtha ko yAtrA zrI saMgha ke sAtha karane kI icchA seTha maMgala caMda sono kI vidhavA patnI zrI jar3Aka bena ke bahuta samaya se apUrNa raha rahI thii| unhoMne pUjya zrI kI nizrA meM mAgha vi, 3 maMgala dina 700 ArAdhaka bhAIbahanoM ke sAtha bhavya sundara jina mandira ratha tathA vividha maMgala sAmagrI ke sAtha boca meM cAra mukAma karake mAgha vi.7 ke prAtaHkAla kI maMgala velA meM makSI tIrtha meM praveza kiyaa| khUba ullAsa ke sAtha pUjya zrI kI nizrA meM sakala zrI saMgha meM darzana caityavaMdana karake paramAtmA jo aSTaprakArI pUjA snAtrapUjA tathA paMcakalyANaka pUjA par3hA kara bahuta dharmoMllAsa anubhava kiyaa| vida 8 prAtaH vyAkhyAna meM mAlAropaNa vidhi huii| usI vyAkhyAna meM prabhu puruSA dANIya zrI pArzvanAtha paramAtmA ke janma dIkSA kalyANaka kI ArAdhAnA ke nimitta pauSa dazamI kI ArAdhanA tIna dina taka vidhipUrvaka ekAsaraNA karane kI preraNA dii| jisase 350 kI saMkhyA meM aThuma ke tapasvIyoM kI saMdhyA ke uttara pAraNoM saMghavI tarapha se hue| vida 9,10,11, tona dina taka mAmuhika-snAtra tathA zrI

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arihaMta-paramAtmA kI apUrva bhakti ullAsa vAlA snAtra mahotsava tathA pauSa dazamI kI ArAdhanA kI vidhi sAmUhika rUpa se huii| tInoM dinoM pUNyavAnoM ne kalyANaka nimita 20 mAlA kA jApa bhI kiyaa| 50 se 60 pUNyAtmAoM ne sAkarakA pAnI, khIra tathA cAlU ekAsanA tInoM dinoM ThAma cauvihAra ke sAtha kalyANaka kA jApa pUrvaka magala ArAdhanA kI / vida 10 ke dina Asa-pAsa ke gAMvoM meM se mele kI taraha hajAroM manuSya ekatrita hue prabhu jI kI rathayAtrA bahuta hI ThATha se nikalo / vida 10 tathA 11 donoM dina sAdhArmika vAtsalya bhI zrI saMgha kI tarapha se huA / vida 12 ke dina jeThAbhAI jhavera caMda gokharU ko tarapha se tapastriyoM kA pAraNA huA, kaMkU ke tilaka karake zrI phala-rupayoM se tapasviyoM kA khUba mAna bhI humA / tIrtha yAtrA ke prasaMga meM mele meM Aye indaura, ujjaina, Agara baDanagara Adi zrI saMghoM ne pUjya zrI ko apane kSetra ko lAbha dene kI vinatI kI / pUjya zrI ne yogya lAbha kI AzA meM ujjaina hokara indaura tarapha vicaraNa karane kI bhAvanA pradarzita kii| pUjya zrI ne vida 13 ko ujjaina kI tarapha prasthAna kiyaa| bIca ke eka gAMva meM sthAnakavAsI sAdhu jahA~ Thahare the vahIM ThaharanA pdd'aa| vahAM una sthAnakavAsI muniyoM ke 65

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vyAkhyAna meM sthApana nikSepa kI asAratA evaM "hiMsA meM dharma nahI" ityAdi bAteM rakhI pUjya zrI ne vyAkhyAna pUrA kiyA hI ki, turanta svayaM ne sakSepa meM parantu dAMta khaTTa karane vAle zAstra pATha toM se sthAnakavAsI muniyoM kI bAtoM kI pola khola dii| upasthita jaina, jainetara janatA khUba prabhAvita huI / pUjya zrI ko dUsare dina Agraha pUrvaka roka kara sarvasAdhAraNa meM vyAkhyAna karAyA / usake pazcAt po su. 3 ke maMgala dina ujjaina padhAre / vahAM sthAnakavAsI kA khUba jora thA / vahAM apane jinAlaya pUrNataH jarjarita evaM khaMDahara jaisI sthiti meM ho gaye the / saMvegI paramparA ke sAdhuoM se samparka ke abhAva meM tathA zithilAcArI sAdhuoM kI viSama pravRtiyoM se mugdha janatA ko utsAhita kara DhaMDhUkoM ne jabaradasta pAvoM kA prasAra kara rakhA thaa| pUjya zrI jahAM utare the, vahAM pAsa ke jinAlaya ke bAhara prekSAmaMDapa meM sthAnakavAsI zrAvaka rAtri meM so jAte tathA dina meM anAja sukhAte / kabhI-kabhI unake sAdhuoM ko bhI vahAM utArate / pUjya zrI ne apane zrI sagha kA isa tarapha se dhyAna AkarSita kiyA to vidita huA ki vaha maMdira unakI jAti vAloM dvArA nirmANa karAyA gayA tathA unakI hI vyavasthA meM saMcAlita hai / ataH hama kucha kara nahIM skte|

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1 I ataH pUjya zrI ne usa jAti ke aguvAoM tathA samajhadAra zrAvakoM ko bulAkara kahA ki bhale hI Apa maMdira ko nahIM mAne parantu yaha dharma sthAna hai yaha satya to svIkArate ho ! tumhArI jAti bhAIyoM ke dvArA nirmita maMdira dharma kI rItimaryAdAoM kA bhI dhyAna karate ho / yaha koI saMsArI gRhasthI kA makAna to nahIM hai / tuma yahAM pravAja, kapar3A sukhAte ho, sote-baiThate ho, yaha saba kyA doSarUpa nahIM hai ? isake prAzaya ko samajhakara yogya dRSTAntoM se aguvAoM ke hRdaya-mAnasa ko prabhAvita kara derAsara kI vaha zrAzAtanA karAI / ujjaina meM zrI chogamala jI, ghAsIlAla jI Adi sthAnakavAsI agra-' gaNya vayovRddha sAdhu usa samaya the, jo zAstra pAThoM ko sampUrNa rUpa se kaMThAgra karake vividha dRSTAntoM ke mAdhyama se mugdha janatA ko jina zAsana kI cAlu paramparA se dUra biThAne kA kAma karate the / pUjya zrI ne vyAkhyAna meM ArdrakumAra, dropadI, zayaMbhava bhaTTa kI dIkSA Adi prasaMgoM ko ubhAra kara mUrtipUjA kI prAmANikatA sambandhI vAtAvaraNa meM uhApoha jAgRta kara dii| jisase sthAnakavAsI sAdhugaNa ne sUtroM ke pATha sammukha rakhakara kahA ki mUrti pUjA to avirati kartavya hai | zrAvakoM kA kartavya kahAM hai ? yoM kahakara mUrtipUjA kI prAmANikatA kI spardhA jo svIkArane meM AI yaha kartavya kisakA hai ? zrAvakoM kA kartavya kahAM hai / isa prazna kI tarapha pUjya zrI me. 67

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bAta ko prakaTa karane ko sarala kara diyA / anekAneka zAstra pAThoM se pUjya zrI ne "prabhu pUjA" yaha to zrAvakoM kA kartavya hai / sarva virati prApta karane kA pramukha sAdhana hai" isa bAta ko sarvasAdhAraNa ko prakAzita kI / pariNAmasvarupa kitane hI bhAvuka - puNyAtmAoM ko saMvegI paramparA ke anuyAyI banAne ke saubhAgyazAlo bane / mAsakalpa ko sthira kara indaura caumAsI phAlguna padhAre / vahAM saMvegI paramparA ke muniyoM ke bahuta kama Agamana se dhumila par3I dharma-chAyA ko vyAkhyAna vANI se prabhAvazAlI banAkara aneka dharma pipAsu logoM ko sanmArgAbhimukha banAyA | tristutIka matavAle kitane hI grAgrahI logoM ne vyartha meM carcA kA nATaka khar3A kiyA / pUjya zrI ne khule meM zAstra pATha ke sAtha carcA karane ko svIkAra kiyA lekina koI bhI sammukha nahIM AyA / 1 indaura zrI saMgha caitrI - prolI ke lie sthiratA ke sAtha cAturmAsa kI prAgraha bharI vinatI kI / pUjya zrI ne kSetra sparzanA ke AdhAra para nizcita uttara nahIM diyA / parantu caitrI - prolI ke bIca meM ratalAma zrI saMgha ke AgragaNya AThadasa aguvA ye aura pUjya zrA se bAta kI ki "ujjaina meM jina chogamala jI ghAsI lAla jI sthAnakavAsI sAdhunoM ke sAtha ApakI jo carcA huI thI usake chIMTe ratalAma meM bhI 68

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Aye hai una logoM se apane guru zrI gaNezIlAla jI ne sthAnakavAsI sagha ko ekatrita karake mUrti pUjA ko azAstrIyatA para sarvasAdhAraNa meM vyAkhyAna kara vAtAraNa ko dUSita kara diyA hai / aba cAhe jo karake maharabAnI kro| Apa tatkAla pdhaaro| zAsana kI vijaya patAkA phaharAmo Adi bhAvArtha vAlI bAteM khii| pUjya zrI ne paristhiti kA anumAna nikAla kara indaura zrI saMgha ke agragaNya zrAvakoM ko bulAkara sArI bAteM kara caitrI pUNimA ke bAda vihAra kI bAta nizcita kI / ratalAma zrI sagha ko caitrI aolI ke pazcAta turanta ratalAma tarapha vihAra karane kA AzvAsana diyaa| indaura ke zrI saMgha ne cAturmAsa ke lie khUba Agraha kiyA parantu pUjya zrI ne kahA ki zAsana para jo AkramaNa Ave usa sambandha meM vicAraNa karAnA Avazyaka hai / ataH vaizAkha mahine to ratalAma pahuMcUgA hI phira cAturmAsa ke lie zakyatA kama lagatI / phira bhI dhyAna rhegaa| pUjya zrI ne indaura se vihAra ke samaya makSIjI meM bar3anagara saMgha ko kahI bAta ke pramANa ke anusAra do-cAra dina sthiratA kA kAryakrama saMyojita karake bar3anagara ' kI dizA meM vihAra kiyaa| bar3anagara meM ratalAma zahara ke sanAtanI sanyAsI mahAtmA ke sAtha pUjya zrI kA paTita prasaMga se prabhAvita jainetara

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logoM ne vyAkhyAna meM bahuta lAbha liyaa| tegapaMthI zrAvakoM ne apane dAna-dayA ke vicAroM ko rUpAntara kara pUjya zrI ke pratibhA ko dhUmila karane ke uddezya se prazna pUchane kA duHsAhasa kiyA / parantu anukampA dAna kI mArmikatA tathA supAtra ko diye dAna kI viziSThatA ke varNana ke sAtha dAnadhama kI tAtvika bAtoM ke prakaTa karane se terApaMthI zrAvaka bhI pUjya zrI ke Age hataprabha bana gye| bAda meM vesAkha su. 7 ke lagabhaga pUjya zrI ratalAma padhAre / sthAnakavAsI zrI saMgha ke zrAvakoM ke mArphata kahalAyA ki " maiM A gayA hUM / chogamala jI ma. ko mUrtipUjA ke saMbaMdha meM jo kahanA ho use prakaTa kreN| maiM usakA khulAsA dene ko taiyAra huuN|" gaNezIlAla jI ne kahalAyA ki "khule sthAna meM baiThakara hama loga vicAra kreN| zAstra pAThoM ko prasArita kareM to pariNAma jaldI prApta hogA" isa mujaba kI bAtacIta se sanAtaniyoM kI jAti-sthAna (paMcAyato noharA) para pUjya zrI apane zrAvakoM ke sAtha tathA sthAnakavAsI apane zrAvakoM ke sAtha vahAM pdhaare| tIna se cAra dina do pahara do se cAra baje ke samaya meM vicAra-vimarza calA / aneka tarka-vitarka, zAstra pAThoM kI vicAraNA pakar3avAlI vicAraNA, arthaghaTana kI vicitra zailI tathA sthApita rUr3ha mAnyatAoM Adi kA prasAraNa huA /

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jisameM kitane AgrahI mAna ke vikRta kAraNa kar3avAhaTa phailAne vAlA varga vigRha kA vAtAvaraNa jamane lgaa| pariNAmasvarupa samajhadAra varga dhIre-dhIre khisakatA gayA / pUjya zrI ne tAtvika vicAra kI bhUmikA upayogo nahIM lagane se bAda meM vAr3I meM jAnA baMda kara diyaa| vitaMDAvAdI svarUpa se satya kI zobhA bikhara jAtI hai isa bAta kA pratyakSa anubhava humA / kucha dinoM bAda bAta khulI bAtacIta TUTa gayI para antara matabhedoM kI granthiya yathAvata thii| yadAkadA apane hI tarIke se AkSepAtmaka nIti ke varga kI vikRta bAteM prasArita hone lgii| pUjya zrI AkSepAtmaka nIti ke pIche lago huI manovRti ko pahacAna kara mUla bAta ko pakar3a rakhA tathA janatA ke mAnasa para satya tatva kI jhaoNkI maMDana zailI se karane lge| ratalAma zrI saMgha meM Aye isa jhakajhore gaye vAtAvaraNa meM cAturmAsa kA lAbha phira milane kA Agraha rakhakara pUjya zrI ne jeSTa vida 10 ke maMgala dina cAturmAsika praveza karAyA / sthAnakavAsI zrI sagha meM zrI harakhacaMda jI copar3A, kizanalAla jI mAnAvata tathA zrI sukhamala jI botharA vayovRddha tathA sthira buddhi prAgami bAtoM ko sUjhapUrvaka samajhane vAle the| unhoMne pUrva sUcanA kahalAkara pUjya zrI ke pAsa jijJAsA se milane kI icchA pradarzita kI / pUjya zrI ne bhI cAhe jaba

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dopahara do se cAra baje ke bIca meM milane A sakate the saMmati prakaTa kii| tInoM jAnakara zrAvakoM ne pUjya zrI se samparka sAdhakara vividha spaSTa khulAsA jAnakara bar3A saMtoSa vyakta kiyA tathA pUjya zrI kI pratibhAbharI vidvatA se prAkarSita hue / pariNAmasvarupa unhoMne uhApoha meM rahI kaTutA tathA zrAkSepAtmaka nIti baMda karavA dI / sarala-bhadra janatA ko jijJAsu bhAva se satya samajhane ke dvAra khule kara diye / jisake pariNAmasvarupa do sau r3hAI sau ghara ke samudAya pUjya zrI ke vyAkhyAna Adi kA lAbha lene lage / isase unake hRdaya meM mUrti pUjA kI prAmANikatA ke hetu sacoTa vizvAsa hone se una logoM ne jina zAsana kI maryAdA pramANa meM zrAvaka ke rUpa meM AcaraNa meM daherAsara darzanapUjA Adi meM pravRtivAna hone lage / cAturmAsa ke bIca meM isa prakAra ke sthAnakavAsI saMgha ke umra vAtAvaraNa kI zAMti tathA saiMkar3oM kI mUrtipUjA kI zraddhA utpanna ho jAne ke pariNAma svarupa ratalAma jaina zrI saMgha ne pUjya zrI ko saccA zAsana prabhAvaka samajhakara khUba Adara sammAna kiyA / paryUSaNa meM navAlantuka ghAdhikoM kI bahuta bar3I saMkhyA ne tapasyA Adi car3hAne meM bahuta lAbha liyA / 72

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1 isake kAraNa sthAnakavAsI saMgha meM rUr3hikuzala mAnasa vAle eka bar3e varga meM paryuSaNa ke pazcAta bahuta uhApoha macA tathA cAturmAsa sthita sAdhU-sAdhviyoM meM kauprA - zora macAkara mUrti pUjA haMbaga hai, azAstrIya hai phira se aisA AvAja uThAI / bhAMti-bhAMti ke citra-vicitra tarka-kutarka kI paramparA prArambha kI / isa para bho pUjya zrI ne apane moThe madhura upadezoM dvArA zrI jaina saMgha zrAvakoM ko khUba dhairya rakhane ko jatalAyA / svayaM viziSTa samatA tathA ghRNA se yukta sthAnakavAsiyoM ko tarapha se Ate vividha AkramaNoM kA yogya pratikAra karane lage / isa prasaMga meM paiMtAlisa AgamoM meM se spaSTa mUrtipUjA ke pAThavAle teraha AgamoM ko amAnya karake batIsa AgamoM ko bhI mUla mAtra mAnane kI pakar3avAle sthAnakavAsiyoM ke arthaghaTana kI viSamatA kA sahArA liyA / ataH pUjya zrI ne sthAnakavAsiyoM ke dvArA mAnya batIsa zrAgamoM meM se hI mUrti pUjA ko vAstavika samajhane vAle pAThoM kI sArAMza vivecanAvAlo "bhakti prakAza" nAma kI laghu pustikA janatA ke vicArane ke liye chapavAkara prakAzita kii| ise par3hakara kama par3he hue lekina prArAdhaka vyaktiyoM ne spaSTa rUpa se batIla AgamoM meM bho mUrti pUjA ke yarthAthatA jAne-samajhe tathA vyartha kI vANI - tAMDava ( bakavAsa ) ko ayogya mAnakara satya ke 73

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prati AgrahazIla bane / pUjya zrI ne cAturmAsa ke aMtima do mahinoM meM vipakSI dvArA uThAye gaye tAMDava ko zamita karane ke liye atyadhika parizrama uThAyA tathA akele hI sthAnakavAsiyoM kI dalIloM, zAstrapAThoM tathA viSaya ko pratipAdana para AdhArita pUjya zrI kI pratibhA ko khaMDita karane kI samasta abhilASAoM ko niSphala karane meM samartha hue| cAturmAsa pUrA hone ke bAda meM badanAvara ke seTha jar3AvacaMda ke ghara meM zrAvikA ke jJAna paMcamI tapakI pUrNatA meM udyApana karane kA bhAva hone se pUjya zrI ko mAgha su 3 se prAraMbha hone vAle utsava meM padhArane ko Agraha bharI vinatI kI / pUjya zrI ne kArtika vi 2 ke maMgala dina ratalAma zrI saMgha se bhAva bharI vidA lekara karamado tIrtha padhAra kara zrI saMgha kI tarapha se pUjA svAmIvatsala ityAdi hone ke pazcAt kA. vi. 11 badanAvara kI tarapha vihAra kiyA / kA. vi 13 badanAvara zahara meM bhavya svAgata sahita praveza kiyaa| vyAkhyAna meM zrAvaka jIvana kI mahattA tayA tapadharma kI anumodanA para khUba sUkSmatA ke sAtha tAttvika padArthoM kA prAkaraNa hone lgaa| sthAnakavAsI tathA vaiSNavoM Adi anya darzanArthoM ghI pUjya zrI kI tAttvika dezanA se khUba prabhAvita hue / isa mahotsava ke sambandha meM bakhatagar3ha, bir3avAla, uNela bar3anagara Adi Asa-pAsa se Ae pUNyavaMta zrAvakoM ne apane 74

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1 yahAM padhArane kA bahuta Agraha kiyA / ataH una sabahI kSetroM, meM phirakara mAgha su. 5 lagabhaga bar3anagara pdhaare| vahAM terApaMthI sAdhutroM ne dAna-dayA ko vikRta vyAkhyA prasArita kara vAtA varaNa ko prAndolita karane kA prayatna kiyA parantu pUjya zrI ne dhairyapUrvaka zAstrIyapATha tathA buddhigamya tarkoM ke AdhAra para " dravya-dayA anukampA dAna bhI zAstrIya hai tathA gRhasthI kA uttama kartavya hai / " yoM siddha kiyA / f vahAM se gautamapurA, depAlapurA, hAToda ityAdi gAMvoM meM zAsana - prabhAvanA pUrvaka vicarate rhe| isa avadhi meM indaura meM tristutika AcArya zrI vijaya rAjendra sUri ma. ne vyAkhyAna prasaMga meM aviratidevoM kI vaMdanA virati yA zrAvata kese kara sakate hai ? yaha bAta jarA vistArapUrvaka tathA chAnabIna yukta carcA kI / indaura ke zrI saMgha binA prasaMga aisI vivAdAspada bAtoM ko cher3akara vAtAvaraNa duSita kyoM kiyA jAya ? yoM kahakara zrAvakoM ke dvArA pU. AcAryadeva ko khAmozI rakhane ko kahA parantu bhAvoyoga se ratalAma meM pUrNataH suvidhA nahIM hogI tathA yahAM uttara dene vAlA kauna hai yo dhAraNA karake tanika adhika vivecana ke sAtha unhoMne vaha prazna cher3anA prArambha kiyA / 1. isase indaura ke samajhadAra vivekI agragaNyoM ne pU. zrI bhavera sAgara jI ma. ko Agraha bharI vinatI kara zIghra hI 75

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unheM bulA lAye / caitra su. 5 maMgala divasa unakA praveza huA / bhAgya se tristutika AcArya mahArAja ke mukAma ke pAsa hI upAsare meM pUjya zrI DerA DAle hone se vyAkhyAna carcita viSaya kI pUrI sUcanA sAvadhAnI se milatI gaI / pUjya zrI ne bhI vyAkhyAna meM zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kI bhakti kA svarupa ke varNana prasaMga meM "samyag dRSTi-deva jina zAsana bhakta deva hai" prArAdhaka puNyAtmAoM kI bhAvasthiratA rUpa vaiyAvacca kA kAma ve karate hai" "unakA smaraNa mAtra karane meM pAMcavA chaThThA guNavAloM ko doSa nahIM lagatA hai" "unakA nirmala samyakatva tathA saMgha vaiyAvacca karane ke sambandha meM guNAnurAga dRSTi se svIkArane ke bajAya apalApa karane se samyakatva ulTA jaukhama meM ho jAtA hai / " Adi zAstrIya bAteM aneka zAstroM ke pramANoM se prastuta karanA prArambha kiyA / jijJAsugaNa yahAM se sunakara vahAM jAya aura pUjya AcArya zrI se prazna pUche / vahAM se sunakara pUjya zrI ke pAsa Ane tathA zaMkAoM kA spaSTIkaraNa yukta samAdhAna grahaNa karane lage / kucha dinoM ke bAda carcAsvarupa khar3A ho gayA parantu pUjya zrI ne kahA ki "hameM to koI harja nahIM AcArya zrI se puucho| vAda-vivAda kA to koI anta nahIM prAyagA / ora hamArI, donoM kI bAteM samajhakara satya nirNaya kara sake 76

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aise madhyastha-vyakti ke abhAva meM phAlatU dikhAvA karane se kyA phAyadA?" Adi kahakara vitanDAvAdI vAtAvaraNa ko vaza meM rkhaa| eka bAra zrAvakoM ke Agraha se AcArya zrI tathA pUjya zrI donoM ekatra bhI hue, zAstra pAThoM kI samIkSA bhI huii| bahuta lambo carcA ke ata meM "satyatya tatva nihitaM guhAyA" "satvaM tu kevalIno bidanti" "prAgamavAde ho| gurUgama ko nahIM / atidurgamanayamavAda" prAdi sUktiyoM ko paribhAvanA meM zAMti se donoM apane apane sthAna para gye| * * yahAM se sunI gaI kivaMdatiyoM ke AdhAra para yoM jAnane milatA hai ki pU AcArya zrI vijaya rAjendra suri ma. jo upAzraya meM the tathA vyAkhyAna meM devoM kA vedana na ho isa sambandha meM vicAra kara rahe the / taba pUjya zrI ke pAsa ke hI kamare meM baiThakara unake mukhya binduoM ko akita kara lete the| kucha samaya bAda pU. AcArya zrI vihAra kara gaye / prataH pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. vyAkhyAna meM tristutika AcArya bhagavaMta ke tarko kA joradAra khaDana karane lage / zAstrIya pramANa Dhera sAre dekara tristutika mata kA sUkSma parIkSA karane lge| jisase vistutika zrAvaka khalabalA uThe / ve loga pU A. zrI vijaya rAjendra sUri ma. ke pAsa gye| yaha bAta vikrama saM. 1942 meM chapI eka hindI pustikA (bhASA mujarAtI TAIpa hindI DemI 16 pejI sAija kI pIle raMga kI 77

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udayapura zrI saMgha ne prakAzita kI) meM nimnAnusAra akti pU. AcArya zrI rAjendra sUri jI ke pAsa jAkara unhoMne jatalAyA ki "gujarAta se bhAgata zrI jhavera sAgara jI ne zrApake vacanoM ko zAsta pramANa sahita khaMDita karanA prArambha kiyA hai aura ve zAstrArtha ke liye bhI taiyAra haiM / prApa nahIM jAyeM to saMgha meM bheda par3a jAyagA / " isa bAta ko sunakara ve loga indaura punaH Aye tathA zAstrArtha kI vyavasthA huI / madhyastha kA AmaMtraNa kara zAstrArtha prArambha huA / thor3I dera meM hI pU A. rAjendra sUri jI ma. tathA pUjya jhavera sAgara jI mahArAja dvArA darzAye gaye Agamaka pramANoM ke sammukha unhoMne mauna dhAraNa kiyA / " caritranAyaka zrI pU. AgamodvAraka AcArya deva jI dvArA viracita vizAMtiviMzikA kI stropajJa TIkA ke prasaMga meM prathama adhikAra vizikA 3000 zloka pramANa TIkA kI samApti para apane sakSipta jIvana vRta ko darzAnevAlI prazasti meM isa bAta kA garbhita samarthana kiyA hai / ve zloka isa prakAra hai: 78 tatrAbhavan munivarA jayavIrasindhu sajJAH suvAdakuzalAH gaNinaH prasiddhAH vAde mahendrapuri tristutikA dayAna nandArakAzya rudrapurnagare nirastA !!" "

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vi. saM. 1932 kA cAturmAsa zrI saMgha ke Agraha se indaura meM huA / pUjya zrI ko tAtvika AgamapradhAna dezanA se anuraMjita hokara vivekI zrAvakoM ne zrI pannavaNa tathA zrI jIvAbhigama sUtra kI vAcanA cAturmAsa kI avadhi meM prAtaH kAla tathA dopahara meM huii| pAMca ghaMTe Agama vAcanA rUpa umaMga bhara kara sunI* cAturmAsa kI hI avadhi meM aneka tapasyAoM ke sAtha vividha dharma kArya bhI hue| cAturmAsa kI ho avadhi meM mahIdapura ke saMgha ke agragaNya zrAvaka zrI vRddhi caMda, ambAlAla jI, ratana cada jI Adi zrAvaka Agama vAcana ke AkarSaNa se tAbar3atoDa ATha-dasa dina rUkakara cAturmAsa ke madhya Der3ha mAha pUjya zrI ke Agamika vyAkhyAoM ko sunakara cAturmAsa pUrA hote ho tatkAla mahIdapura padhArane kI Agraha * eka vRddha muni ke pAsa pugatana sUcanA meM aisA bhI ullekha hai ki "muni jhavera sAgara jI ne indaura meM sthiratAkara aura 46 mAgama kI vAcanA kI, isameM mahendrapura zabda hai vaha sAdhAraNa mahIdapura (mAlavA) kA bhrama karAtA hai / parantu uparokta hindI kI pustikA kI bAta ke AdhAra para "mahA" zabda ko vizeSaNa mAnakara "indrapure-indauMra nagara meM" aisA artha mAnA jA sakatA hai| 76

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bharI vinatI kI tathA Agama vAcanA rUpa paramAtmA vItarAga zrI tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kI amRtavANI sunane kI dona vinatI kI / pU. zrI ne bhI viSamakAla meM samavayogAta saMvegI paramparA ke sAdhuoM ke sahavAsa kI kamI ke kAraNa anya saMpradAya vAle zAstra ke nAma se managhaDaMta bAtoM ko bahuta mahatva de rahe haiM / isa prasaMga meM zrI saMgha meM prAgamika jJAna kI bar3hotarI ho isa uddezya se kA vi. vi. indora se vihAra kara kA. vi. 10 prAtaH mahIdapura padhAre / ; mahIdapura meM tIna thuI vAloM ke sAtha carcA hone kI bAta kA ullekha milatA nahIM hai / yaha sUcanA tanika vicAraNIya lagatI / 45 AgamoM kI vAcanA meM kama se kama 22 - 3 varSa cAhie / phira bhI jyoM prA. zrI vijaya rAjendra sUri ke kukSI ke cAturmAsa me no mahine eka sAtha rahakara 45 zrAgama kI vAcanA kA ullekha milatA hai / usI prakAra koI viziSTha vAcanA kI paddhati apanAkara pUjya zrI ne Agama indaura meM paDhe bhI ho yaha saMbhAvita lagatA hai / kyoMki zrI bhagavatI sUtra 11/2 varSa meM pUrA hotA hai to bhI Aja mAtra 4 mAha meM pUrA zrI bhagavatI sUtra par3hane vAle gItArtha bhagavaMta mojUda haiM / isI prakAra zAyada 45 ke vAcana kI bhI saMbhAvanA ginI jA sakatI hai / 80

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mAgha zu. 2 ke maMgala dina bhavya ratha yAtrA nikAla kara pAgama jJAna kA bahuta Adara bar3hAne kI dRSTi se zrI Avazyaka sUtra kI dazave kAlika, zrI uttarAdhyayana, zrI naMdIsUtra zrI anuyogarUpa prArambha kiyA / pratidina prAtaH 9 se 11 tathA dopahara 2 se 4 vAcanA ke samaya ghI kA dIpaka, gehUM kI jJAnapUjA ityAdi vidhi kA pAlana sammAnapUrvaka kiyA jAtA thaa| mAgha su 5 zrI AcArAMga sUtra se gyAraha aMga kA vAcana prArambha hokara caitra su 5 se sAr3he bAraha dina kI "asaMjhAyanA" ke kAraNa vAcana baMda raha kara isa avadhi meM Agamika bhakti ke nimitta bhavya aSTAnhikA-mahotsava huaa| caitra vi. 2 se zrI bhagavatI sUtra kI zurugrAta huii| ASAr3ha su 13 taka zrI bhagavatI sUtra pUrA huA / cAturmAsa ke bIca meM paryuSaNa ke pUrva zrI jJAtAsUtra, zrI upAsaka dizA, zrI anuttaropapAtika dazA, zrI prazna vyAkaraNa sUtra kA vAcana pUrA huA / bhA. su. 10 se Aso. su. 5 taka zrI uvavAI, zrI rAya paseNI zrI jIvAbhigama-sUtra kA vAcana huaa| Asoja vi. 2 se jJAna paMcama taka zrI pannavaNA sUtra kA vAcana huaaa| kA. vi. 10 taka bAkI ke upAMgoM kA vAcana pUrA huA / pazcAta pUjya zrI ko udayapura meM sthAnakavAsiyoM tathA Arya samAjiyoM kI tarapha se mahAtAMDava upasthita hone

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ke samAcAra comAse meM hI bAraMbAra zrI mUla caMda jI dvArA prApta hone se cAturmAsa utarane para udayapura jAne kI AjJA AI / isase chaH chedasUtra kA to sarvasAdhAraNa meM vAcana nahI ho sake / mAtra dasa pRSTa Agama ke par3hane zeSa rahe isake Age kabhI ora yaha rahakara kA vi. 13 pUjya zrI ne zIghratAzIghra udayapura kI tarapha vihAra bar3hAyA / mRgasira vi. 5 lagabhaga udayapura pdhaare| udayapura meM saMvegI sAdhutroM ke vihAra kA sarvathA abhAva yA / zrIpUjya ke yatiyoM kI bolabAlA meM zrI vItarAga prabhujo ke 36 jinAlaya hone para bhI dharma premI janatA meM dharma bhAvanA kI atyadhika nyUnatA thI / sthAnakavAsiyoM kI ApAta-ramya sundara lagatI dalAloM ke cakra meM car3hakara bAvaka jAvana ke anurUpa prabhudarzana athavA zrI votarAga paramAtmA kI aSTaprakArI pUjA Adi ko paddhati atyadhika gar3abar3a par3ha gyii| pUjya zrI udayapura zrI saMgha ke zrAvaka kula kI mahattA jina zAsana kI mahimA tathA "annatakarmI ke bhAra se chUTane ke lie zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kI bhakti ke atirikta koI AdhAra nahIM hai|" isa viSaya para joradAra vyAkhyAna dekara dhArmika janatA meM anokhI jAgRti utpanna karane lge| 82

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pUjya zrI ne svayaM pratyeka derAsaroM meM vivekI zrAvakoM ko lejAkara prazAtanAmoM ko dUra karane kA prayatna kiyA / sAmayika, pratikramaNa, navakArazI, rAtri bhojana tyAga Adi zrAvakoM ke AcAra vicAra kI samajhAiza ke sAtha prabhudarzana devapUjA meM pUNyavAnoM ko atyadhika prayatnazIla bnaayaa| isake atirikta pUjya zrI ne sthAnakavAsiyoM 'nAyeM samAjiyoM ityAdi loga jo buddhi bheda karane gale maMtavyoM ke the vyavasthita rUpa se bhaDAphor3a diyaa| zrI saMgha meM pUjya zrI kI vidvatA-zAstrIya pratibhA tathA apUrva zakti dekhakara zrI saMgha ke lAbha ke lie vi. saM. 1933 ke lie AgrahabharI vinatI kI / pUjya zrI ne lAbha-hAni kA nirUpaNa kara vartamAna yoga yoM kahakara lagabhaga svIkRti pradAna kii| - cAturmAsa ke pUrva udayapura ke Asa-pAsa ke gAMvoM meM vicAraNa kara vahAM ke jainoM kI jo dharmavAsanA yatiyoM ke zithilAcAra se tathA sthAnakavAsiyoM ke bAhRya caritra ke dekhAve se evaM ekAMgI sthApanA nipekSA ko amAnya karane kI bAtoM se vicalita ho gayA thaa| use zAstrIya sadupadeza tathA zuddha caritra ke pAlana se vyavasthita karake aneka jaina mandiroM ko AzAtanAgoM ko dUra kiyA / saMgha ke prAgraha se zrI saMgha kI dharmabhAvanA ko adhika paripuSTa karane ke zubha Azaya se vi. saM. 1933 kA cAturmAsa udayapura meM huaa|

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cAturmAsa ke bIca meM paMcaraMgItapa, zrI navapadajI kI sAmUhika lI ityAdi ArAdhanA kA vAtAvaraNa uttama jamA / cAturmAsa pUrA hone se vi. saM. 1934 kA mAga su. 13 pUjya zrI ne vihAra karake AsapAsa vicaraNa karake phAguna caumAse ke lie udayapura padhAre taba seTha zrI kizanA jI dvArA pUjya zrI ke upadeza se prabhAvita hokara zrI kesariyAjI tIrtha kA charI pAlana karatA huA saMgha nikAlane kI bhAvanA huI / pUjya zrI ko bAta kI / pUjya zrI ne dharma kArya ke manoratha zIghra pUrNa ho to uttama yoM samajhakara phA. vi. 3 kA zreSTha muhUrta nikAla diyA / patrikA chapavAkara AsapAsa ke gAMvoM ko bhejii| isa prasaMga meM pUjya zrI ke hRdaya meM eka maMgala manoratha utpanna huA / yugAdi RSabhadeva bhagavaMta kA janma tathA dokSA kA dina caitra va 8 ( gu. ja. phA. va 8 ) ko par3atA hai / kezariyAjI meM isa pavitra dina mele kA Ayojana kiyA jAya to isa bahAne logoM meM uttama jAgRti Ave | yaha dhAraNAkara bahuta bar3A heNDa bila prakAzita kara kezariyA jI tIrtha kA mahatva tathA vartamAna avasasarpiNI kAla ke prathama tIrthakara, kaliyuga kI jAgRta - jyoti, zrI kezariyAjI tIrtha jisakI prAcIna pratimAjI hai / unakI yAtrA ke nimitta vArSika divasa ke rUpa meM prabhu kA janma tathA dIkSA kalyANa se 84 1.

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pavitra cai. vi. 8 ke dina ko mahatva kA mAnane para adhika - bala dekara deza-dezAntara meM hajAroM patrikAyeM bhijavAkara khUba hI pracAra kraayaa| phA vi. 3 ke maMgala muhUrta meM zrI saMgha ne udayapura se prayANa kiyA / puruSadANI prakaTa prabhAvI zrI pArzvanAtha prabhu se adhiSThita zrI savInAkher3A tIrtha meM pahalA mukAma huaa| ___ phA. vi.7 ke maMgala dina kezariyAjI tIrtha meM maMgala praveza huaa| pracAra ke AdhAra para rAjasthAna, mAlavA, mevAr3a, gujarAta, kAThiyAvAr3a Adi pradezoM meM hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM yAtrIgaNa Aye / una sabakoM harSollAsa ke madhya vida aSThamI prAtaH tIrtha pati ke samUha-caityavaMdana ke sAtha darzana kara derAsara ke sAmane cauka meM tIrthamAla kI vidhi sampanna huii| vyAkhyAna bhI huA / saMghapati tarapha se prabhu jI kI aSThaprakArI pUjA ThATha se huii| dopahara meM bar3o pUjA par3hAI gayI / sAyaM cAra baje bhavya ratha yAtrA nikalI / pUjya zrI ne Aye hue yAtriyoM ko prativarSa isa dina ko melA vArSika yAtrA ke pratirUpa cAlU rakha kara prabhu-bhakti pUjA-ratha yAtrA prAdi sampanna karake isa dina ko udyApana ke lie preraNA kii| vi. saM. 1934 ke phA. vi. 8 se prAraMbha huA yaha melA Aja dina taka khUba ThAThabATha se khUba prabhAva se Ayojita

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hotA hai / aba to isa mele meM bhIla AdivAsI loga bhI kAliyA bAbA kI aTUTa bhakti se hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM ekatrita hote haiM / pU. zrI kezariyAjI se salumbara prAdi gAMvoM ko sparza karake udayapura vaisAkha mahIne padhAre / zrI saMgha ke aneka dharmakAryoM ko pUrA kiye jAne se vi. sa. 1934 kA cAturmAsa bhI udayapura meM hI sampanna kiyaa| ____cAturmAsa kI zuruAta me hI zrI vardhamAnatapa kI aolo kI ArAdhanA karAI / parvAdhirAja kI ArAdhanA ke prasaMga meM causaTha praharI pauSadha kI preraNA karake aneka puNyavAnoM ko poSadha ke sAtha parvAdhirAja kI ArAdhanA karAI / paryuSaNa ke bAda nagara yAtrA kA Ayojana kara samasta jinAlayoM meM zrAvakoM ne svayaM ke hAthoM se kacarA nikAla kara prabhujI kI aSTaprakArI pUjA kA sAmudAyika kAryakrama saMyojita kara pUjya zrI ne zrI saMgha meM apUrva dharmotsAha prakaTa kiyaa| cAturmAsa pUrA hone para bhIlavAr3A kI tarapha vihAra kara aneka gAMvoM meM dharma kI ArAdhanA ke viziSTa vAtAvaraNa ko taiyAra kara phAlguna cAturmAsa para lagabhaga punaH udayapura padhAre / kAnor3a ke zrI saMgha meM bhIMDara vAle yati jo ko rUAba bharI sattA ke kAraNa sthAnakavAsI tathA terApaMthiyoM ne derAsara meM lAgata ityAdi denA baMda karane se utpanna vikSetra ko dUra karane ke lie udayapura zrI saMgha ke agragaNya

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cAra pAMca vyaktiyoM ko lekara bhINDara ke yati jI se samparka sAdhakara kAnor3a meM sarvasAdhAraNa meM vyAkhyAna dene se saMvegI sAdhuoM kI vidvatA tathA caritra zuddhi kA vAtAvaraNa khar3A karake vipakSiyoM, sthAnakavAsiyoM terApaMthiyoM ko bhI AkarSita kiyaa| vyAkhyAna meM tAtvika tathyoM kI sUkSmatAbharI vicAraNA se sthAnakavAsI, terApaMthI bho hiMsA ke prazna para tAtvika rIti se carcA vicAraNA karake satya prakAza ko prApta kara sake / pariNAmasvarupa pUjya zrI ke Adeza vAkyatA phalane lagI jisase derAsara sambandhI sAmAjika prasaMgoM ke lAgA ityAdi dene ko calI A rahI prathA ko cAlU rakhane kA sayAnApana vipakSiyoM meM bhI svataH upaja gyaa| isa prakAra pUjya zrI ne apanI praur3ha pratibhA tathA tAtvika dezanA ke lie mevAr3a jaise saMvegI sAdhuoM ke samparka mukta kSetra meM bhI aDaka tarIke se tatva bhUmi saMpAdana ke rUpa meM jina zAsana kA vijaya DaMkA bajAyA / kAnor3a zrI saMgha ke Agraha se caitrI praulI kI ArAdhanA bar3e ThATha se kii| bAda meM AsapAsa vicaraNa kara cAturmAsa ke lie adhika lAbha kI saMbhAvanA se udayapura meM saM. 1935 kA cAturmAsa kiyaa| cAturmAsa meM zrI dharma ratna prakaraNa tathA paDava caritra kA vAcana huA isameM parvAdhirAja ke maa| ghara ke dina 87

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parvAdhirAja kI saphala ArAdhanA ke lie pAMca kartavyoM meM se eka "amArIprarvatana" nAma se prathama kartavya ko samajhAne jagadvaguru pU. A.zrI hIrasUrIzvara jo ma. ke dRSTAnta se tathA zrI zAMti candravAcaka ke prasagoM se isa maMgala dinoM meM saMsAro hiMsA kI pravRtiyoM ko baMda karane karAne para bala diyA / tarkabaddha tarIke se jIvoM ko dharma kArya prasagoM meM abhayadAna dene ke mahatvapUrNa bAta ko smjhaayaa| pariNAma svarupa "sAMpa gayA ghasITana raha gayI" kI bAta kI taraha paryuSaNa parva ke prArambha meM do cAra dina pahale prAcIna paripATI ke anusAra rAjya kI tarapha se ghoSaNA, DAMDI poTane ke rUpa meM hotI hai / "do dina ke bAda zrAvakoM ke paryuSaNa prAramma hote haiM isase dhAMcI dhANI baMda rakheMge, machalI mAra jAla nahIM pheMkege, jIvoM ko koI katala nahIM karegA Adi parantu kAla cakra parirvatana se logoM kI bhAvanA ghisa jAne se dhAMcI, macchImAra Adi isa sambandha meM pUrNarUpa se pAlanA nahIM karate the| ataH pUjya zrI ne eka sAmudAyika bar3I TIma "jIka mukti" kI karAI jisameM dhAMcI, macchImAra, kasAI ko rupayA dekara paryuSaNa parva ke pavitra dinoM meM hiMsA na ho aisA vyAvahArika upAya nikaalaa|

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jo Aja taka mahArANA kA rAjya rahA taba taka barAbara pratyeka paryuSaNa para saiMkar3oM hajAroM jIva se isase mukta hote the| aisA mahatva kA kArya cAturmAsa meM huaa| isake atirikta dUsarA mahatva kA kAma yaha huA ki Asoja mAsa kI zAzvata aolI jI kI ArAdhanA zAha manarupa jI cauhAna tarapha se aSTAnhikA mahotsava ke sAtha dhUmadhAma se huI jisameM zAha kezarIcaMda jI mehatA ko tarapha se olI vAloM kA pAraNA huaa| isa aolI jI ke bIca meM prAkRtika bhAvI saMketa ke anusAra anicchanoya ghaTanA yaha banI ki saMvego zAkhA meM vartamAna meM samasta sAdhuoM ke sarvopari pU. paM zrI maNivijaya jo ma. "dAdA" kA svargavAsa pAsoja su. 8 prAtaH ahamadAbAda meM ho gayA jisakA samAcAra pUjya zrI ko udayapura meM su. 10 prAtaH vyAkhyAna ke samaya milaa| cAlU vyAkhyAna meM pUjya zrI khUba hI gaMbhIra udAsa bana gaye / "vartamAna samaya meM zramaNa saMkhyA ko saMvego paramparA abhI jUjhane ko sthiti meM hai| aise samaya meM utkRSTa saMyamAgItArtha-vidvAna mahApuruSoM kA svargavAsa honA nizcaya hI hamAre lie durbhAgyasUcaka hai / phirabhI bhAvI ke cakra ko kauna roka sakA" yo vicAra karasampUrNa zrI sadha ke sAtha deva vaMdana karake pUjya zrI kA paricaya thor3e meM batalAkara hamAre bhI

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paropakArI mahAtmA puruSa the, Adi batAyA / pUjya zrI ke Asoja vida meM sambodhana se utsAhita saMgha kI tarapha se tapAgaccha ke prabhAvaka zrI maNi vijaya dAdA ke svargavAsa ke nimitta zAnti snAtra ke sAtha praSTAnhikA mahotsava karane kA nizcaya kiyA / pUjya zrI ne olI jI kI ArAdhanA meM ekatrita puNyavAnoM ko vividha preraNA pradAna kara prabhubhakti svayaM nija hAtha se karane se anaMta lAbha hogA aise samajhAya kara nagara ke anya derAsara ke pujAriyoM ke bharose bhagavAna kI hone vAlI ( zrAzAtamA) TAlane ke liye dhyAna prAkarSita kiyA / aneka puNyAtmAnoM ne derAsara kA kacarA nikAlane se lekara prabhu bhakti ke samasta kArya khuda ke hAtha se karane kI pra eraNA lii| zrI saMgha kI tarapha se pU. zrI maNivijayajI ma. "dAdA" ke svargavAsa ke nimitta hone vAle aTThAI mahotsava meM bhI prabhu bhakti ke mahatva ke sAtha zrAvaka ke kartavya ke rupa zrIvatArAga-prabhu ko aSTaprakAro pUjA ityAdi svahaste sva- dravya karane kI bAta para khUba vizleSaNa yukta prakAza phailAyA / mahotsava ke daramyAna aneka bhAvika puNyAtmAnoM dvArA zahara ke kone kone duradarAja meM khuda ke hAtha se pUjA karane karAne kI pra eraNA dii| anupayoga ke kAraNa hotI huI bahuta AzAtanAoM ko dUra karAyA / 60

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cAturmAsa ke bAda adabadajI delavAr3A kI sparzanA kara rAjanagara-dayAlazAha kA kilA, kareDA tIrtha Adi kI spa nA karane kI bhAvanA thI parantu seTha maMgalacaMda jI siMdhI ko apane mAtA pitA ke zreyArtha jinendra bhakti mahotsava karane kI bhAvanA hone se delavAr3A jAkara vinatI kii| pau. zu. 5 ke maMgalavAra prAtaH pUjya zrI ko udayapura punaH bulaayaa| pUjya zrI ke nizrA meM sahastraphaNA pArzvanAtha prabhu ke deharAsara meM ATha dinoM kA zrI jitendra bhakti mahotsava huyA / dharma premI janatA ne utsava ko avadhi meM vyAkhyAna tathA pUjA ityAdi meM uttama lAbha utthaayaa| isa samaya pUjya zrI kI preraNA se yahAM zrI sagha meM ye dhArmika kArya huNasAgara zAkhA ke aneka muni bhagavaMta ke sahayoga-upadeza-preraNA se udayapura meM aneka dhArmika sthAnoM kA nirmANa huaa| yaha bAta sAgara zAkhA ke una muniyoM ke jIvana prasaMgoM se spaSTa samajha meM AtI hai| __ usameM eka bAta kA ullekha A gayA hai ki vi. saM. 1815 lagabhaga zrI sAgara zAkhA ke AThaveM paTTadhara pU. muni zrI sujJAna sAgara jI ma. zrI ne prAcIna AgamoM pustakoM ityAdi kA saMgraha karake zruta jJAna kI bhakti ke pratIkarupa jJAna bhaNDAra kI sthApanA kii| udayapura zrI saMgha ke hAthoM usa jJAna bhaNDAra ko rakha kara sAgara zAkhA ke viziSTa

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prabhAvaka pU. muni zrI bhAva sAgara jI mA. pU. muni zrI nANa sAgara jI ma. pU. nidhAna sAgara jI ne usa jJAna bhaNDAra meM vivadha prAcIna hastalikhita grAgama grAMthoM ityAdi zruta jJAna ke anamola grantha aneka sthAnoM se ekatrita karake susaddha tathA muoyavasthita rupa meM sthApita kiyA / antima rUpa meM vi. saM. 1914 cAturmAsa meM pU muni zrI nidhAna sAgara jI ma. zrI ne udayapura zrI saMgha ke dharmaniSTha agragaNya zrAvaka zAha kizana caMda jI capalota Adi ko bulAkara ( bhalAmaNa ) sauMpI - "hamAre sAdhU loga gujarAta kI tarapha hai ve idhara padhAre aisA bhI nahIM lagatA / merA zarIra aba thakA hai | ataH Apa loga hamArI paramparA ke sAdhu bhagavantoM ne ye jina mandira upAzraya evam jJAna bhaNDAra Adi jo dharma sthAna banavAye hai, ina sabakI dekhabhAla dhArmika dRSTi evaM Atma kalyANa buddhi se karate rahe / hamArI sAgara paramparA ke yogya adhikAro sAdhu bhaviSya meM idhara padhAre to unakI dekharekha meM nahIM to jo bho suvidita - gItArtha sAdhu bhagavaMta padhAre unakI dekharekha meM kisI taraha ina dharma sthAnoM kI prazAtanA na ho isa taraha dekhabhAla karate rahanA / isameM pramAdazIla na bananA Adi isa jJAna bhaNDAra kI dekha rekha zrI kizana candra jI capalota ityAdi zrI saMgha ke agragaNya zrAvaka rakhate the / sAgara zAkhA ke yA anya zAkhA ke koI prabhAvazAlI yA 62

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1 sAmAnya saMvegI sAdhuoM ke vihAra apanI sUjhabUjha ke pramANa se jJAna bhaNDAra kI sAja samhAla karate rahate the / isameM pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. ke praur3ha puNya prabhAva prAgamAnusArI zuddha dezanA, nirmalacaritra tathA cAturmAsa kI anokhA dharma jAgRti zrAdi se zrI saMgha ke pramukhoM ko lagA ki saM. 1914 meM pU zrI nidhAna sAgarajIma. kahane ke pramANa se gujarAta tarapha ke sAgara zAkhA ke viziSTa prabhAvaka ina munizreSThoM kA lAbha hameM milA hai to ina pUjya zrI ko apanA jJAna bhaNDAra batAkara usakI rakSA vRddhi ke lie Avazyaka mArga-darzana prApta kareM / aisA vicAra kara zrI saMgha ke agragaNya zrI kizanacada jI capalota Adi zrAvakoM ne jJAna bhaNDAra pUjya zrI ko dikhAne ke lie mAgha su. 8 ke vyAkhyAna meM vinatI kii| dopahara ke samaya pUjya zrI apane pUrva ke gurugroM ke zruta jJAna ko surakSA ke zubha uddezya se sthApita jJAna bhaNDAra kA bhAvapUrvaka nirIkSaraNa kiyA / zrAvakoM kI apanI somita maryAdAoM ke kAraNa jJAna ke saMrakSaNa meM khUba truTiyA~ jAna meM aaii| unhe pUjya zro - DhAI mAha kA samaya dekara adhikArI zrAvakoM kI sahAyatA se sampUrNa jJAna bhaNDAra atha se iti taka gAMThoM meM baMdhe, golAkAra baMdhe lapeTe hue DibboM meM, alamAriyoM meM rakhe hue kI AdyopIta saphAI karAI / purAne par3e hue sar3a e hue Adi ko nikAla pheMke tathA naye rupa meM unako bastoM meM bAMdha kara lapeTa 63

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kara DibboM, meM almAriyoM Adi meM rakhakara sampUrNa jJAna bhaNDAra sundara vyavasthita sUci sahita banAyA / aneka navIna upayogo pratiyA~ lekhakoM ke pAsa se likhavAkara ekatrita kiye tathA aneka prAcIna graMthoM kA saMgraha karake jJAna bhaNDAra ko adhika samRddha banAne ke lie pUjya zrI ne saMgha kA dhyAna AkarSita kiyaa| caitra mAha kI zAzvatI aolI jI ke dinoM meM sAmudAyika zrI navapadajI kA ArAdhanA ke lie pUjya zrI dvArA vyAkhyAna meM khUba preraNA karane se aneka prArAdhakoM kA vidhi ke sAtha zrI navapada kI ArAdhanA ke lie vicAra huA / isa prasaMga meM zA hema caMda jI nalavAyA kI tarapha se zrI gor3I jI mahArAja ke dahere aSTAnhikA mahotsava bhI khUba ThATha se zAsana prabhAvanA ke sAtha huaa| jisase zrI navapada jI ke cAhakoM kA bahuta ullAsa bddh'aa| usake bAda vaizAkha-jyeSTha do mahine AsapAsa ke pradezoM meM ghUmane kI bhAvanA thI, lekina nAgora, pokaraNa, jodhapura se bulAye gaye lekhakoM ke pAsa unake hAtha se banAye gae kAzmIrI patra para purAnA aprApya prAcIna graMthoM caritroM ityAdi likhane kI pravRti joradAra calI / aisI-aisI bahuta sI pravRtiyoM ke kAraNa pUjya zrI ne udayapura sthiranA kI / aMta meM cAturmAsa

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najadIka Ane se lAbhAlAbha socakara saM. 1936kA cAturmAza, zrI saMgha ke dUsare aneka dharma-kAryoM kI suvyavasthA ke lie zrI saMgha ke Agraha se kiyaa| pUjyazrI ke vedasmRti gItA-mahAbhArata ke udAharaNa dekara jainoM ke tIrthaMkaroM veda kI RcA-mantroM se bhare hue hai aura Izvara ko mAntA ke lie chAlo pAnI huI dhAraNAeM kitanI bhrAmaka tathA khokhalI hai| sabake sAmane usakI carcA zurU kara dii| zrI dayAnaMdajI ne mUrtipUjA para se khisaka pAyeM / vizvAsa ke AdhAra para kaise apramANika tarko kA sahArA lekara yathAvedoM ko RcAoM arthoM ko tor3amaror3a apanI bAta ekAMgI rUpa se pracArita kiyA hai| isakI bhI khUba chAnabIna kii| sanAtanI vyakti pUjya zrI ke isa vivecana se AkarSita ho kara Arya samAja to vaidikaparaMparAgoM ke kaTTara virodha karate hai / anAdikAla se calI A rahI mUrtipUjA para bahuta bar3A kuThArAghAta kiyA hai| apanI mAnyatAoM ke jaina sAdhuoM dvArA jabaradasta sahArA milane kI bAta jAnakara sanAtanI vidvAnoM, agragaNyoM gRhasthoM ne pUjya zrI ko khUba prema aAdara se yAda kiyA tathA "duzmanoM kA duzmana vaha apanA mitra" isa sUkti ke AdhAra para sampUrNa udayapura zahara meM sanAtaniyoM ke prabala sahakAra se pUjya zrI ne Arya samAja kI mAnyatAoM koM sacoTa dalIloM se khaMDana karanA prArambha kiyA usakI atyadhika

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prabhAvazAlI chAyA samasta udayapura meM vyApaka rupa se prasA - rita huI / prArya samAjiyoM ne gaMgezvarAnaMda jI nAma ke apane eka vidvAna sanyAso ko bAhara se bulAkara zAstrArtha ko yojanA banAI / pUjya zrI ne sanAtaniyoM ke veda pAraMgata aneka dhuraMdhara paMDitoM kA sahakAra pAkara veda upaniSada prAdi ke AdhAra para Arya samAja kI mAnyatAoM kI asAratA ko prakaTa kiyA / isameM prasaMga-prasaMga meM jaina dharma ke siddhAntoM tatvoM tathA mAnyatAoM kI besamajhI se vikRta rupa se zrI dayAnanda svAmI kaisI mizrita bAteM prakaTa kI haiM / unhoMne satyArtha prakAza tathAM zAstra pramANoM se zailI se jatAkara sarva sAdhAraNa janatA ke Arya samAjiyoM kI khokhalI pracAra nIti kI kaThina pAza meM se bacAkara jaina dharmaM kA jaya jayakAra baratAyA / parvoMdhirAja kI sundara ullAsabharI ArAdhanA huI / zrI kalpasUtra jo ke vAcana ke lie umagapUrvaka gajarAja para zrI kalpasUtra ko pavarAkara rathayAtrA, rAtri jAgaraNa ityAdi kAryakrama ke sAtha alaukika dharmollAsa jaina zrI saMgha meM pavartita huA / bhAdrapada su 1 janma vAcana ke adhika prasaMga meM pUjA zrA kI pra eraNA se sundara cAdI jar3ita kalAtmaka caudaha svapna utarane kI purAtana paddhati ke dharma premI janatA ne ullAsa se apanAkara hajAroM kA car3hAvA bolakara hArdika bhakti anurAga pradarzita kiyA / 6

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una parvAdhirAja ke dinoM meM hI yathottara bar3hatI kalA kI dhyAna pravRti ke pariNAmasvarupa seTha zrI indra caMdajI tAter3a kI vidhavA patni zrImatI chogA bAI ne zrI navapada aolI kI vidhipUrvaka ArAdhanA kI ujamaraNA ke saMdarbha meM aSTAnhikA mahotsava ke liye zrI saMgha ke pAsa se svIkRti maaNgii| zrI saMgha ne bho dharma kArya ko car3hato bhAvanA ke anurupa bahuta sammAnapUrvaka isa sambandha meM svIkRti pradAna kii| suzrAvikA chogAbAI ne pUjya zrI kI preraNA prApta kara pAMca bhArI tathA cAra sAdA isa prakAra no chor3a kA ujamaNA usa sambandhI jJAna-darzana caritra ke vividha upakaraNoM ko yathAyogya no no kI saMkhyA meM lAkara zrI gor3I jI mahArAja ke derAsara ke pAsa upAsarA meM racanAtmaka rUpa meM bhavyatA se ujamaNA saMyojita karake zrI navapada jI kI aolI kI ArAdhanA karane vAloM ko "uttara pAraNA" karAkara ke apane svayaM ke vyaya se prAMbila kI aolI karAI / isa bIca meM zrI vItarAga prabhu ke guNagAna ke sAtha zrI jinendra bhakti mahotsava khUba ThATha se sampanna kraayaa| isa prasaMga meM patrikA dvArA pAsa gasa ke zrI saMghoM ko bhI zrI navapadArAdhanA ke lie tathA mahotsava meM Ane ke lie AmaMtraNa diye / pIche ke dinoM meM AsapAsa ke saiMkar3oM dharmapremo bhAvukoM ne Akara pUjya zrI ke vyAkhyAna ko

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sunakara ujamaNA ke darzana kara prabhu bhakti kA lAbha liyA / pUjya zrI kI dekharekha meM jodhapura, nAgaura, pokaraNa ityAdi ke jo lekhaka kAma karate the unake pAsa likhavAkara taiyAra kI gaI aneka pratiyoM ko isa ujamaNe kI avadhi meM seThANI chogAbAI ne padharAne kA lAbha liyaa| isake uparAnta Agama ko likhavAne ke sambandha meM apanI bhAvanA vyakta kii| aolI jI ke bAda pUjya zrI ne gRhasthoM kA dhyAna khIMcakara sonA, cAMdI tathA javAharAta se bhI adhika mUlyavAna zrutajJAna ke dhana ko surakSA ke lie, dImaka Adi jIva naSTa na kareM aise sundara sAgavAna ke paTTiyoM ke Dibbe banavAMkara lAla raMga se raMgavAkara sundara baMdhana vAle vastroM meM lapeTa kara jJAna-bhaMDAra ko adhika surakSita banAne ke lie kaThora parizrama utthaayaa| isa prakAra anekAneka dharmakAryoM meM cAturmAsa sampUrNa huaa| isake tatkAla pazcAta vihAra ko bhAvanA hone para bhI zrIgor3o jo derAsara kA vi.saM.1936 vaisAkha se prAraMbha kiyA jIrNoddhAra ke kAma kI zithilatA dUra karane, isI prakAra jJAna-bhaMDAra ko susamRddha banAne ke lie anekoM lekhakoM ko rokakara prAcIna zruta-granthoM kI pratiyoM ko surakSita karane hetu naye sire se likhavAne kI pravRti ke dekha-rekha ke abhAva meM maMda hone kI saMbhAvanA se pUjya zrI ne usa kArya ko sthiratA

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pradAna ko / pariNAmasvarupa prAraMbha hue zrI goDI jI mahArAja ke derAsara ke jIrNoddhAra ke kArya ko pUrA karAkara udayapura kI khyAti prApta kAMca juDane ko kalA tathA sundara pakke raga kI citrakalA se gor3I jI kA derAsara sundara evaM darzanIya banavAyA tathA sAgara zAkhA ke munirAjoM ke upadeza se sthApita prAcIna jJAna bhaMDAra ke makAna kI bhI Avazyaka parivartana durastI karAkara jJAna samRddha saMgraha ko surakSita karAyA / lekhakoM ko biThAkara prAcIna pratoM ko naye sire se likhavAkara jJAna-bhaMDAra kI samRddhi meM vardhana kiyaa| isake uparAnta mAgha su. 10 ke dina sahastraphaNA zrI pArzvanAtha prabhu ke jinAlaya ke raMga maMDapa meM donoM tarapha tIna tIna pratimA jI kA mahotsava kraayaa| isa prasaMga meM puNyavAna zrAvakoM ne bhAvollAsa se zrI gor3I jo tathA sahastraphaNA jI zrI pArzvavanAtha prabhu ke mukuTa kuNDala ityAdi svarNAbhUSaNa banAkara prabhujI ko arpita kiyaa| phAlguna caumAse ke prasaMga meM holI-dhuleNDI ke nAma se mithyAtatviyoM dvArA pragADha pApa ke AcaraNa ko karAne ke tarIke va rivAja chor3ane ke joradAra upadeza diye / aneka bhAI bahinoM ko laukika mithyAtatva ke phaMde se bacAyA / isake atirikta zAzvata navapada ArAdhanA kI caitrI aolI ke prasaMga meM vizeSa preraNA karake zrI navapada jI kI ArAdhanA

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karane vAloM ko vyavasthita suvidhA milatI rahe isa zubha rUpa se caitrI-Asoja mAha kI aolI karAne kA zrI saMgha dvArA Azaya se satata prastAva nizcita kiyaa| Aja bhI aolI ArAdhanA sAmuhika rUpa meM uttama prakAra se cAlU hai hii| isake uparanta aba to sthAyI rUpa se vardhamAna tapa AyaMbIla zAlA sthApita ho gayA hai jisameM bArahoM mahIne aAMbola tapa ko sundara vyavasthA zrI sagha ko tarapha se sampanna hoto hai / caitro aolI pUrI hone ke bAda pUjya zrI bhIlavAr3A tarapha vihAra kI bhAvanA se caitra vida meM taiyArI karane lage taba udayapura zrI saMgha ke pramukhoM ne prAkAra vinatI kI ki "sAheba ! gata cAturmAsa meM Arya samAjiyoM ne jo khalabalI macAI thI, unake paM gaMgezvarAnada jo ApakI vidvatA ke sAmane cupa bana gaye the| tarkoM kI bauchAra ve baradAzta nahIM kara sake the| parantu "hArA juArI dUnA khele" kahAvata ke anusAra una logoM ne bar3I bhArI taiyArI kara lii| dehalI se dhuraMdhara vidvAna zAstrArtha mahArathI svAmI satyAnanda jI ko AgrahapUrvaka bulavAne kA taya kiyA hai / aisI sthiti meM Apa yahAM padhAra jAyeM to "dhaNI binA kheta sUnA kahAvata ko jyoM vahAM mithyAtva kA ghora adherA chA jAya ! ataH kRpA karo mahA. rAja / ApakoM yaha AgAmI caumAsA yahAM hI karanA pdd'egaa|

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abhI caumAse meM bhale hI dera ho| kintu na jAne yaha bavaMDara kaba uThe ? aura bakher3A phailA de / Apa abhI vihAra kA nAma ho na lo !!! pUjya zrI ne kahA ki, "mahAnubhAva ! bAta Apa logoM kI ThIka hai kiMtu eka hI gAMva meM barAbara cAtumasi karanA ucita nahIM, Apa loga yaha to samAcAra lAveM ki dehalI vAle paMDita jo abhI A rahe haiM yA caumAse meM ? abhI Ate hoM to vaisAkha-jeTha meM ATha-dasa dina meM phaisalA ho jAya aura maiM bhI bhIlavAr3A tarapha jA skuu|| zrAvakoM ne kahA ki- bAvajI sA! ye pakke samAcAra to nahIM mile haiM, ye samAcAra bho khAnagI rUpa meM hamako mila gaye to hama Apake pAsa Aye haiM / acAnaka hamalA karane kI phirAka meM haiM, to kyA ThikAnA ki kaba ye loga apane zAsana para AkramaNa kara baittheN| Apa to zAstroM ke marmajJa haiM! duzmana sira para jhUma rahA hai ! na jAne kaba AkramaNa kara de ? ataH kRpayA Apa zAsana ke lAbhArtha vihAra kA vicAra chor3a deN| pUjya zrI ne kahA ki, 'jaisI kSetra sparzanA" yo kahakara vihAra sthagita rakhA / jeTha vida lagabhaga meM khUba dhUmadhAma se Arya samAjiyoM ne dillI ke paMDitajI kA nagara praveza karAkara rAjamahala ke cauka meM bhavya maMDapa bAMdhakara paMDita jI kA pravacana prArambha krvaayaa| 101

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paMDita jI ne bhI bhAMti-bhAMti ke citra-vicitra tarkoM se mUrtipUjA ko asAranA tathA sanAtanadharmiyoM ko kitanI hI mAnyatAoM ko khokhalepane ko pratipAdita kiyaa| udayapura kI dhArmika prajA meM joradAra khalabalAhaTa macA daa| jana zrI saMgha ke prAgevAnoM kA samparka sAvakara sanAtaniyoM ne pU zrI jhavera sAgara ma. ko vinatI kI __ "kevala buddhi ke bataMgar3arUpa aneka kutarko se bharapUra zabdADaMbara vAle ina vyAkhyAnoM se mugdha janatA bhramita so ho uThI hai / Apa to vAdakalA ke aThaMga niSNAta hai / ratalAma meM Apane apanI jo pratibhA dikhAI thI usake bharose hama Apake pAsa Aye haiM" prAdi / pUjya zrI ne kahA ki, "mahAnubhAva ! Apa logoM kA kathana yathArtha hai / yaha kaliyuga kI mahimA hai ki vAda-divAda ke jaMjAla meM satya ko chipAyA jAtA hai ! bhaiyA isa taraha kUTa tarkoM ke sahAre kabhI asaliyata ko chipAI nahIM jA sktii| phira bhI Apa logoM kA hArdika prema kA mahatva samajhakara maiM apanI pUrI zaktiyoM ko isa bavaMDara ko haTAne hetu lagAne ko taiyAra huuN| yoM kahakara khule vyAkhyAnoM, praznottaroM, carcA, sabhA ityAdi ke mAdhyama se Arya samAjI sAhitya ke khokhalepana unake kUTa tarko,pratIta hote ghaTATopa ke pIche rahane vAlI nirbalatA Adi Ama janatA ke sAmane rakhane hetu kramabaddha yojanA 102

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1 banAI / jise sunakara sanAtanI agragaNyoM ko khUba prasannatA huii| isake bAda jaina zrI saMgha ke pramukha vyaktiyoM ke sAtha vicAra-vimarza karake udayapura zahara kI samasta dhArmika prajA ke nAma para chaTAvAda zailI meM vRhadAkAra patrikA prakAzita kI / svAmI dayAnaMda jI ke krAMti ke nAma se svacchandavAda kI uttejaka tathA ekAMgI zAstrIya paramparA ke sAtha binA mela ke vicAroM ke sAmane jabaradasta uhApoha maca gayA tathA pUjya zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. ko sarvasAraNa ke sAmane biThAkara unakI praur3ha vidvatA bharI tathA akATya kramabaddha tarkoM kI paramparA ke bala para thor3e dinoM meM prAryaM samAjiyoM ko apanI bAta prakaTa karanA bhArI kara diyA / pariraNAmasvarupa kucha cir3e hue Arya samAjikoM ne cailenja kara zAstrArtha kA khulI sabhA meM AhvAna kiyA jise pUjya zrI ne zahara kI dhArmika prajA samUha meM khule rUpa meM svIkAra kara tathA sthAna kA nirNaya karane lie agragaNya nAgarikoM ko preraNA dI / rAjamahala ke Age ke khule cauka meM sanAtaniyoM ne vyavasthita vicAra kara usake anusAra zrAvaNa vida 3 ke maMgala prabhAta meM svAmI jI zrI dayAnandajI tathA uttama dhuraMghara karmakANDI vedapAThI brAhmaNoM dvArA ghire pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. kI vicAra sabhA prArambha huI / 103

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bIca meM jaina zrI saMgha ke do, sanAtaniyoM ke sAta tathA AryaM samAjiyoM ke chaH paMDita milakara pandraha paMDita madhyasthala meM baiThe donoM tarapha kI bAtoM ko likha rahe the, tarkoM kA barAbara spaSTa hai yA nahIM Adi likha lene ke sAtha hI bAda meM se vitaMDAvAda na ho sake aisI sAvadhAnI bhI aMkita karate / prArambha pU zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. zrI ne saMsAra meM dharma darzana tathA usakI bheda rekhA jatAne ke sAtha hI samasta bhAratIya darzana ke tatvadarzana kI bhUmikAyeM eka haiM / yaha bAta sacoTa rUpa se darzAyI / " sanAtaniyoM kI mAnyatA ke AdhArabhUta vedoM-upaniSadoM ke AdhAra para mUrti pUjA yathArtha hai" isa bAta kA pratipAdana kiyA / hy. pazcAt Arya samAjI- svAmIjI ne unake spaSTatA meM bhAratIya darzana alaga - alaga matikalpanA rUpa hai " sanAtaniyoM meM bhI veda kI mAnyatA hai phira bhI una para pUrNa zraddhA ke sAtha vaidika vidvAna Tika nahIM sake" Adi jatalAkara mUrtipUjA kI asAratA ke sambandha meM tarka prakaTa kiye / pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ne pratyeka vicAraNIya bindu se veda-upaniSada zruti smRti tathA vyAvahArika tarkoM ke AdhAra para sacoTa spaSTIkaraNa kiye| isa prakAra prathama divasa do ghaMTe carcA calo / isa taraha tIna dina carcA calane pazcAta zrArya samAjI svAmI jI isa carcA - vicAraNA kI taTastha 104

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nIti ko chor3akara apane mUla grantha satyArtha prakAza ke AdhAra para vaidika dharma tathA jaina dharma para ugra bhASA meM AkSepa kiyaa| isalie pUjya zrI ne bhI bar3he hue roga ke pratikAra ke lie ugra auSadha ke upayoga kI nIti ke anusAra kaThora bhASA meM svAmI dayAnanda jI kI maulika vicAra sUcI meM pAI apUrNatA kA khule cauka meM varNana kiyA / satyArtha prakAza ke choTe choTe sUtra paraspara virodhI kaise haiM tathA veda upaniSada Adi se kaise viruddha hai ? Adi zAstra pramANa ullekha kara prakaTa kiye / sAtha hI sAtha jaina tatva jJAna kI paribhASA kA prAthamika abhyAsa bhI svAmI dayAnanda jI ko nahIM thaa| aisA jaina dharma ke khaNDana meM batalAye gaye tathyoM se jo dharma ke granthoM se kitane viparIta hai, siddha hotA hai / svAmI dayAnanda jI ko jaina dharma kA pUrNataH jJAna nahIM thA / yaha bAta bhI sacoTa rUpa se sarva sAdhAraNa meM ghoSita kii| jisake uttara meM Ane vAle kala diye jAne ko kaha vaha sanyAsI jI apane sthAna para gaye / dUsare dina sanyAsI kA svAsthya narama huA aisA prArya samAjiyoM ne jAhira kiyA tathA thor3e dina ke lie svAmI jI havA badalane bAhara gAMva jAne kI ghoSaNA kI jisake kAraNa vAda-vivAda adhUrA raha gyaa| lekina samajhadAra vivekI janatA ne satya kI parIkSA 105

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kara lI / " pUjya zrI dvArA diye gaye spaSTIkaraNa kA uttara Arya samAjI svAmI de na sake" tathA tabiyata kharAba kA bahAnA gar3hakara udayapura chor3a gaye / yaha bAta jatalAtI hai ki vAstava meM satyatatva ko svIkArane kA naitika sAhasa unameM nahIM thA / kevala khuda kI mugdha - janatA ke sAmane adhakacare tarkoM se prasArita karane kI vAkapaTutA tathA zabda- paMDitAI mAtra hI hai / isa prakAra pUjyazrI kA vi.saM. 1936 kA udayapura kA cAturmAsa udayapurake vayovRddha bujurga puruSa smAraka rUpa meM yAda karate haiN| adhika rUpa meM yaha kahate haiM-"yadi AryasamAjiyoM kA jabar3A tor3a javAba dene vAle pUjyazrI jhavera sAgara jo ma. usa samaya yahAM nahIM hote to AdhA udayapura Arya samAja kI caMgula meM phaMsa jaataa| isa prakAra cAturmAsa ke prArambha meM ho zAsana kA jayajayakAra batAne vAlI isa ghaTanA ke hone se pUjya zrI kI agAdha vidvatA tathA aneka zAstroM kI bhijJatA udayapura ko Ama janatA ko hone se cAturmAsa kI avadhi meM pUjya zrI ke samparka kA uttama lAbha jainetara prajA ne liyA / pU. ma. zrI kI maMgala preraNA se vividha tapasyAoM kI ArAdhanA ke sAtha prabhuzAsana kI mahatvapUrNa saMyukti aneka bhAvika puNyAtmAnoM prApta huii| isa prakAra yaha cAturmAsa pUjya zrI ke zrI saMgha ko atyadhika bhAvollAsa bar3hAne 106

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vAlA huprA / pUjya zrI ne cAturmAsa pUrNaM hote hI udayapura zrI saMgha kA bahuta Agraha hone para bhI kA. vi. 10 vihAra karake " zrAyar3a" * zrI udayapura ke mahArANA kI prAcIna rAjadhAnI (1) zrI zraddhabuda jI (2) delavAr3A (3) dayAlazAha kA kilA (4), rAjanagara, zrI karer3A tIrtha (5) * (1) yaha gAMva vartamAna udayapura se pUrva dizA meM 3 mIla para hai / mevAr3a ke mahArANAoM kI prAcIna rAjadhAnI rUpa thA: jahAM vi. saM. 1285 meM mevAr3a ke mahArANAoM ne jisa bhUmi para prabhu mahAvIra mahAtmA kI 44 vIM pATa para virAjamAna pU. prA. zrI jagata caMdra sUrIzvara jI ma. kI varSo kI AMbIla Adi kI kaThina tapasyA ke kAraNa se 'tapAvirUdha ' jaisA guNa khyAti pradAna kI tathA digambaroM ke sAtha vAda meM hIre ke samAna abhedya siddha hue jisase bhI prasanna hokara mahArANA jI ne "hIre " jaisA virUdha bheMTa kiyaa| jahAM AjabhI zrI saMpratima ke kAla ke derAsara jinabiMba isa bhUmi kI atiprAcInatA kI sAkSI bhara rahe haiM / (2) mevAr3a kI rAjagaddI ke paramArAdhya zrI ekaliMgajI mahAdeva kerAjya-mAnya sthAna ke pAsa hI uttara meM hai 14 mAila para yaha tIrtha hai | jahAM zrI zAntinAtha prabhu kI 10 se 12 phITa kI baiThI zyAma atisundara pratimA jI hai / isa maMdira ke AsapAsa aneka jaina maMdiroM ke bhagnAvazeSa haiM / 107

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(3) mebAr3a kI rAjya sattA ke paramArAdhya zrI ekaliMga jI mahAdeva ke tIrtha ke pAsa hI tIna se cAra mIla yaha gAMva haiM / vikrama kI AThavI sadI-sohalabI sadI ke madhya bhAga taka apUrvaM khyAti prApta tathA dharma prakAza se jhilamilAtA yaha pradeza usa samaya se adabudha jI ke derAsara se prArambha kara pUrva dizA kI aura kevala derAsara hI derAsara haiM / vRddha puruSoM ke kathAnAnusAra tIna sau sATha jhAlara AratI ke samaya bajauThatI thI / isa prakAra 360 derAsaroM ke yutha vAle deva kula pATaka ke tarIke kahalAte prAja ke krama meM "delavAr3A" delavAr3A ho gayA hai / Aja bhI isa isa sthAna para prati bhavya bAvana jinAlaya bAle cAra vizAla jina maMdira, garbhagraha tathA vizAla jinabiboM ke sAtha zobhA prApta kara rahe haiM / aura bhI isa puNya bhUmi para sahasrAvadhAnI suripuraMdara pU. prA. zrI muni sundara sUri ma. zrI "saMtikara" jaise mahAprabhAvikA stotra kI 13 gAthAoM kI bhI saMgha hitArtha racanA kI / 1 108 isI prakAra isa gAMva ke bAhara pUrva tathA uttara bhAga meM ye do choTe parvata haiM, jo abhI to vIrAna hAlata meM haiM / purAnI sIr3hiyAM kahIM kahI dikhatI hai, una parvatoM para prAcIna jina maMdiroM kA avazeSa, garbhagRha Adi ke khaMDahara kitanI khaMDita jina murtiyAM Adi aba bhI hai /

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(4) mevAr3a kI rAjya gaddI udayapura meM Ane ke pazcAta pratApI tathA nyAyI ke rUpa meM vikhyAta mahArANA rAjasiMha jo vikrama kI satraharavIM sadI ke uttarArdha janatA ke hita meM kalA samRddha aneka toraNo vAle mIloM ke vistAra meM rAjasamudra nAma se bahuta bar3A tAlAba baMdhavAyA jisakA vyaya usa samaya eka karor3a rupayA hunaa| usa mahArANA ke maMtrI zrI dayAla zAha vItarAga paramAtmA kI bhakti ko jIvana kA zreya karane vAlI mAnakara mevAr3a mahArANA se kucha batAkara eka pAI kama karor3a rupayA kI saMpatti kharca kara bhavya caumukha jinAlaya 10 se 11 mAlA kA ati utkRSTa kalAkArIgarI vAlA nirmANa karAyA / bAdazAhI kAla meM yaha maMdira banA phira bhI "dayAlazAha kA kilA' nAma se adbhuta caumukha jinAlaya rAjasamudra jalAzaya ke kinAre bhavya tarIke se alaukika AdhyAtmika preraNA de rahA hai| (5) mAMDava gar3ha ke mahAmaMtrI pethar3azAha ne jisakA jIrNoddhAra karAyA aisA atiprAcIna zrI pArzvanAtha paramAtmA kA yaha tIrtha dharmapremI janatA kI bhAva vRddhi kare aisA mAvalI jaMkazana se cittaur3a tarapha jAne vAlI relve lAina para bhUpAla sAgara sTezana ke pAsa AyA hai| 106

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tathA cittaur3agar3ha Adi prAcIna tIrthoM kI sparzanA kara, vihAra ke krama meM Ane vAle gAMvoM meM saMvegI sAdhunoM ke paricaya ghaTa jAne se bAhya AcAra eka taraphI dalIloM se bharapUra mUrtipUjA kI asAratA kA joradAra pracAra se bar3e bar3e derAsara gAMva meM hone para bhI darzana karane vAlA koI nahI aisI sthiti dekhakara thor3I sthiratA karake grAmINa janatA kI dharma bhAvanA sateja bane vaisI bAlasulabha zailI se jina pratimA kI tArakatA, zrAvakajIvana kA kartavya tathA prabhu bhakti Adi viSayoM kI sundara vivecanA karake janatA meM viziSTa dharmaprema jatAyA / pUjya zrI karer3A tIrtha para pauSa dazamI kI zrArAdhanA karake cittaur3a meM gar3ha Upara ke derAsaroM kI yAtrA karake po. su. 2 ke maMgala dina nIce zahara meM padhAre / bAjAra meM pUjya zrI kA vairAgya bharA vyAkhyAna huA / jaina, jainetara prajA pUjya zrI kI vANI se AkarSita hokara adhika sthiratA ke lie vinatI karate rahe / usI samaya ratalAma ke jaina zrI saMgha ke mukhya zrAvaka ATha se dasa kI saMkhyA meM prAye aura vinatI kI ki " Apane ratalAma zahara meM jo bIja boyA thA, usake mIThe phala viziSTha dharmArAdhanA ke rUpa meM kaI loga maje se cakha rahe the, kiMtu gatacAturmAsa meM tristutika saMpradAya ke muni 110

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saubhAgya vijaya jI ne vAtAvaraNa bigAr3a diyaa| unhoMne pUre caumAse meM jaba bhI maukA lagA taba tapAgaccha cArathuI vAle koI sAdhu ho kriyA pAtra abhI nhiiN| kisI ko zAstra jJAna nahIM / zithilatAcAriyoM ke nAma para pUre saMvegI paraMparA ko dUpita karane kA anucita pracAra kiyA, yaha saba to ThIka hai kintu jAte jAte kitAba chApakara apane bhaktoM ko de gaye haiN| jisa kitAba meM tIna thuI hI zAstrIya hai| deva-deviyoM kI mAnyatA zAstra vihIna nahoM / yatiyo ke zithilAcAra ko Age kara pUrI saMvegI paraMparA ke astitva ko hI uThAne kA bAliza prayatna kiyA hai / kRpA kara Apa ratalAma padhAro! Apa to bahuta dUra padhAra gaye / hamAre ko to ApakA hI sahArA hai|" pUjya zrI ne paristhiti kI gaMbhIratA samajhI tatka la tAbar3ator3a vihAra kara poSa vida AThama lagabhaga ratalAma padhAra gye| vyAkhyAna meM tristutika-saMpradAya ko mAnyatAoM ke zAstra par3hane se apramANita siddha kiyaa| muni saubhAgya vijaya jI ma. kI hAla meM chapI pustaka ko apUrNa, bhrAmaka-vikRta tathyoM kA pardAphAza kiyA tathA "hamAre Ane kI bAta sunakara tatkAla yahAM se vihAra kara gaye / lagate haiM / yadi satya samajhanA hai to maiM taiyAra hUM ? jAhira meM isa sambandha meM 111

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zAstropATha kA managhaDaMta artha kaise kiye / isa spaSTa samajhAkara sArI pustaka khoTI siddha kI jA sakatI hai / ' isa sArI bAta se khalabalA uThe dRSTi rAgI tristutika zrAvakoM ne pUjya zrI ke sammukha adhakacarI raTI huI dalIloM se bahuta sAmanA kiyA / bAvelA bhI bahuta nikAlA phira bhI satya-vastu ke prativAdana kA dRr3harUpa se pakar3e rahane vAle pUjya zrI kI pratibhA ko dhuMdhalI (jhAMkhI) nahIM kara sake / ataH bokhalAye huve tristutika zrAvakoM ne muni zrI saubhAgya vijaya jI ma. ko patra likha sampUrNa byaurA diyA jisake javAba meM pUjya zrI kA nimnAnusAra patra AyA"ratalAma nagare savegI jhavera sAgara jI jogali. saravADA se saubhAgya vije kI vaMdaNA vcjo|" aparaMca ratalAma kA sarAvarakAroM kAgaja Ayo tho jINI madhe zravakAMya lokhyoM ki Apa chapAI tho sevA pothI jhavera sAgara jI kahate hai ki "pothI khoTI chapAI hai aura hamane AyA suNyA so- AdhI rAte bhAgI ne calA gyaa| hamArA Dara ke mAryA aisI bAta jhavera sAgara jI logoM ne aiNI mujaba kahe haiM aisA samAcAra sarAvakAya hamone likhyo che, so bAta koNI kare hai ? aura tuma hamArI chapAI pustaka khoTI koNItare se batAI hai / jisakA nirNaya utAra ke hamAre ku. jaldI se siddhAnta ke pramAraNa se likho aura kadAcita kAgaja meM tumAre se nahIM 112

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likhA jAve to pIchA kAyaja jaldI se hamArA upara likho| so hama bAMcate kAgaja jaldI se ratalAma kU pAvate haiM / so pIche hamAre se pestara carcA karake pIche pustaka kho tathA khoTI hamAre sAmane paMDitA kI sabhA meM Apa karaNA aura hamAre se carcA kiyA bigara pustaka khoTI chapAI aisA pestara tujArA mukha se kahenA nahi aura isa kAgada kA javAba pIchA turata likha dIjo bhUlaso nhiiN| "saMvata 1938 kA mAha suda. 6" isa patra para se spaSTa hotA hai ki "muni saubhAgya vijaya jI unakI pustaka meM kauna kauna sI bhUleM haiN| unheM zAstrIya pATha saMhitA mAMgA hai / agara ApakA patra pAne se maiM svayameva Amane sAmane carcA kruNgaa| paMDitoM ke samakSa vicAraNA ke pazcAta hI prakaTa hogA ki pustaka saccI hai yA khoTo" Adi parantu i tahAsa ke pRSThoM ko palaTane se yoM pratIta hotA hai ki pUjya zrI ne isa patra ke milate hI tatkAla usa pustaka kI eka eka zAstra pATha ke arthaghaTana kI truTi tathA usako sAmane kA zAstra pATha likhakara lagabhaga sArI pustaka kI aprAmANikatA siddha ho aisA byaurevAra moTA patra likhakara bhijvaayaa| mAha su. dasama ke lagabhaga yaha likhe gaye patra ke javAba kI rAha 10-15dinadekhI para uttara nahIM milA ki muni saubhAgya vijaya jI ma. ke rUbarU pAne kA koI bhI saMketa hI 113

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milA |apne zrI saMdha ke agragaNyoM ko pUjya zrI ne isa bAta kI spaSTa jAnakArI dI ki pandraha dina rAha dekhane para bhI patra kA uttara nahIM AyA aura na hI unakA rUbarU Ane kI koI bhI bAta kI dhvani hI hai / ata: vyAkhyAna meM "vaha pustaka pUrNataH khoTI hai" aisI ghoSaNA kara pUjya zrI vaDanagara, ujjaina, makSIjI, mahIdapura hokara Agara mukAma para caitrI aolI kI ArAdhanA ThATha se kraaii| usa caitrI aolI kI avadhi meM udayapura zrI saMgha ke pramukha Aye aura vinatI kI ki-"bAvajI sA! Apa jhaTa udayapura padhAro / DhUDhiyA aura Arya samAjiyoM kI pola Apane khola dI / kaI logoM ko dharmAbhimukha banAyA / kintu aba ye terApaMthI loga dAna-dayA kA virodha kA jhaMDA uThAyA hai / abhI udayapura se suganacaMda jI, campAlAla jI Adi chaH sAta terApaMthI saMta aura dasa-paMdraha satiyAM paMcAyatI nohare meM pravacana dekara udayapura meM bataMgar3a macA rahe haiN| Apa maharabAnI kara jaldI pdhaaro|" Adi pUjya zrI ne samaya kI jAMca kara caitrI olI pUrI hote hI tatkAla udayapura jAne kI bhAvanA darzAyo / udayapura zrI saMgha ke pratinidhi prasanna hokara gaye / pUjya zrI bhI caitra ko bIja vihAra karake vaisAkha su. bIja ke maMgala prabhAta meM udayapura zahara meM padhAre / zrI saMgha ne bhavya svAgata kiyA / 114

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"duzmana kA duzmana mitra kI garaja pUrI karatA hai" kahAvata ke anusAra DhUMDhiyA gaNa pUjya zrI kI zAstrIya dezanA tathA tAtvika tathyoM se apane mata ke dhuMdhale par3ate ke dahazata hote hue bhI terApaMthIDhiyoM ke kaTTara virodhI ataH apane pratispardhI ko chakke chur3Ane ke lie baniyA - zAhI nIti ke pramANa se pUjya zrI ke pAsa dopahara ke samaya Akara dAna yA virodhA baMvaDara ko zamita karane kI prArthanA kI / pUjya zrI dUsare dina akSaya tRtIyA ke prAsaMgika vyAkhyAna meM avasarpiNI-kAla ke vartamAna yuga ke zreyAMsa kumAra jo dAna dharma kI pravRti kI usa prasaMga ko ubhAra kara dAna dharma kI vizada prarUpaNA karake dAna-dayA ke virodhiyoM dvArA upajAye gaye samasta kUTatarka kA khaMDana dekara AgamoM ke pAThoM dvArA dAna-dharma kI sthApanA kI tathA dravya - dayA, bhAva- dayA ke svarupa evaM usake adhikArI kauna ise byaurevAra samajhAyA / zAstra dopahara terApaMthI zrAvaka pUjya zrI ke pAsa Aye, pATha ko prastuta karane lage ataH pUjya zrI ne prakaTa hue zAstra pAThoM ke artha kI vikRti darzAkara usake sAtha ke pAThoM ko darzAyA / usase prabhAvita hokara zrAvaka ne pUchA ki - "hamAre saMtoM ke sAtha vArtAlApa zrApa kareMge kyA ? ' pUjya zrI ne kahA ki - " jijJAsubhAva se bAta koI bhI hamase kara sakatA hai bataMgar3abAjI aura phijUla kI carcA se - hama dUra rahate haiM / 115

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terApathI zrAvaka apane saMtoM ko lekara Ane kA kaha gaye / apane vyAkhyAna meM dAna-dayA ke virodha kI bAta cher3I nahIM / alabatA pahale jaise gusse se unakI (vyAkhyAnoM) prakaTa nahIM hote the| pUjya zrI bhI mauke mauke zAstra pAThoM kA ullekha karake terApaMthI mAnyatA ko cikuTi bharate / pUjya zrI isa prasaMga ko lekara dUsare cAturmAsa ke lie jAnA ucita nahIM lgaa| anya kAraNa yaha bhI thA ki pUjya zrI ke sAtha ke muni zrI ratna sAgara jI ma. kI saM. 1932 ke indaura ke cAturmAsa se tabiyata narama ho gayI thI tathA vi. saM. 1934 ke udayapura meM hI Asoja vida sAtama ko samAdhipUrvaka kAlakara gaye / dUsare ziSya zrI kesara sAgara jI ma. ko mAlavAmevAr3a pradeza kI AhAra-carcA mAphika nahIM Ane se 'sagrahaNI' kA yoga saM. 1935 ke cAturmAsa se lAgU ho gayA ataH pUjya zrI ne * pU. zrI mUlacaMda jI ma. ko paristhiti jatalAdI ataH pU. gacchAdhipati ne muni zrI jayavijaya jI ma. tathA muni zrI deva vijaya jo ma. ko saM. 1938 ke phAlguna mahine ahamadAbAda se vihAra kraayaa| ve caitro aolI ke lie kapar3avaMja rokAye hue the| ve pUjya zrI ke pAsa mAlave meM Ate the| *(1) pUjya zrI mAlavA mevAr3a meM dUra taka vicaraNa karate

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parantu phira udayapura jAne kA nizcita hone se ve donoM ThANA kapar3avaMja se mor3AsA, zAmalA jI, DUMgarapura hokara kesariyA jI kI yAtrA karake jeTha suda meM udayapura pUjya zrI ke pAsa Ane kA hone se anya sthAna para cAturmAta karane kA TAla diyA / isake atirikta pUjya zrI ko vahAM samAcAra mile ki zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kI bhakti ke sandarbha meM pUjya zrI ke sacoTa pratipAdanoM se jina-pUjA kI pramANikatA dhvanita hone se, usI prakAra gata cAturmAsa meM viruddha dalIloM kA jo joradAra tarkabaddha sAmanA kiyA usase udayapura ke sthAnakavAsI jaina khalabalA uThe the / unake bar3e vidvAna saMta ko cAturmAsa ke lie lAkara mUrtipUjA ke khaMDana kA joradAra prayatna uThAyA hai / " prAdi rahane para bhI pU. zrI gacchAdhipati mUlacaMda jI ma. kI nizrA meM TikA sake the / usake namUne ke rUpa meM yaha prasaMga hai / joM rUkAvaTe prAtI yA kartavya mArga meM kaThinAI AAve taba ve zrI apane nizrAdAtA pU. gacchAdhipati ke samparka meM rahate the / isa bAta kI pratIti prAcIna saMgrahoM meM mila AI hai / pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kA apanA eka prAcIna patra khUba spaSTa prakAza detA hai / vaha patra prAcIna bhASA meM hai vaisA hI akSarasaH yahA~ prastuta hai :- pU. mUlacaMda jI ma. kA patra zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma para ahamadAbAda likhanevAle muni zrI mUlacaMda jI ma. zrI ahamadAvAda li. muni mUlacaMda jI - sukha zAMtA vartita hai / 117

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isa samAcAra se udayapura jaina zrI saMgha ne pUjya zrI ko AgrahabharI vinati kI ki .... "bAvajI sA aba to kisI prakAra Apako vihAra karane nahI deMge, Apane yahAM Arya samAjiyoM kA muMhator3a javAba dekara jo zAsana kI apUrva prabhAvanA kI hai. yaha to vAstava meM sadbhAgya kI bAta hai / aba yaha Ane vAlA jhamelA to ghara meM se hI uTha rahA hai| zrI udayapura muni jhavera sAgara jI tumhArA kA. va. 6 kA patra milA hai / aura ru. 20/- kI ciTTI se pAMca paratoM meM baMda kI hai jisa rUpa meM ru.200DAka vAle ke mAraphata maganalAla pUjAvata gokula ke upara bhejI usa rupa meM - 'tathA gokula bhAI ne DAka se maMgAI hai usakA tumhAre Upara kAgaja likha--kara unhone baMda kara bhejA hai| isa deza meM isa prakAra hai muni AtamArAma jI ThA. 7 zrI aMbAlA cAturmAsa hai tathA vasana caMda jI ludhiyAnA hai teisa sAdhu hai| tIna udayapura me hai / rAyapeseNI sUtra vaha atyuttama hai / jaise zAsana kI zobhA baDhe. vaisA vyavahAra kre| 11 vrata ko, koI bAhara kI parupaNA karate haiM / usa sambandha meM tiryaMcanA vahI vrata 11 ko saMbhava hai| isa bAbata pahale hI baMda kara bhejA hai abhI taka dekhane meM nahI AyA hai / gokula bhAI ko bAta kii| unhone aApake Upara patra likhakara bhejA hai so usase sUcita honA / unake likhane para dhyAna rakhanA / punaH patra likhanA / mIti saM.1938 kA ASADha vida 11 muni vIra vije jI ne tumhe jo pustaka kI yAda likhAI hai vaha pustaka varSA yaha patra 118

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bAharA zrAtramaNa jitanA nukasAna na kare usase jyAdA ghara kA jAna bheda dhakkA pahuMcA sakatA hai / abhI idhara aura koI zAstrIya bAtoM se muThabheDa kara sake aise koI sAdhU mahArAja hai nahIM Apako hI yahAM birAjanA par3egA ' Adi pUjya zrI ne sthAnaka mArgiyoM kI tarapha se hone vAlI zAsana kI apasAjanA ke nivAraNa ko pavitra kartavya samajhakara pU. zrI mUlacanda jI ma. ko zAsana -- rakSA hetu prAjJA ko dhyAna meM rakhI / vi. saM. 1938 kA cAturmAsa udayapura meM karane ke lie kSetra ke AdhAra para vartamAna yoga ke zAstrIya zabdoM se vatIta karane ko pharmAyA / jeThamahine meM mAravAr3a tathA kaccha meM se do bar3e ghuraghara vidvavAna Ayu 60 se 70 varSa dIkSA paryAya 40 se 50 varSa ke pUrNa kiye vinatI karake udayapura cAturmAsa ke lie bulA lAye / unhone Ate hI apane vyAkhyAnoM meM " mUrtipUjA caitya-vAsiyoM ke mastiSka kI upaja hai", hiMsA meM prabhu mahAvIra ne Upara se pU. gacchAdhipati zrI pUjya zrI para kitanA sahatva bharA bhAva rakhatA hai / usako samajhAtA hai / apane zrAjJAvatI kauna kauna sAdhU kahAM kahAM hai " ityAdi byorA bhI prANapriya ziSya ke rUpa meM pUjya zrI ko jatalAyA hai / anya bhI kitanI hI mahatva kI sUcanAeM pU' gacchAdhipati ne jatA kara pUjya zrI para svayam kA hRdaya kitanA prema pUrNa hai ise prakaTa kiyA / 116

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kabhI dharma kahA nahI hai / ", dravya pUjA meM kaccA pAnI agni, phUla Adi kitanI hI sAro "hiMsA hai|" "dharma to dayA, ' rupa ahiMsA--rupa hotA hai / " Adi bhAvArtha ke ulaTe tarkoM se joza bharApracAra karane lge| "pratipakSI kI jitanI tAkata ho use pUrI ajamA lene kA avasara dekara sAmane se jaba bavAla nikalate ho taba avasara kI rAha dekhane ke bahAne mauna bho vAda kalA kA ajaba namUnA haiM " isa prakAra pUjya zrI apanA kara zuruaAta meM virodhiyoM ko jo kahanA hai so pUrA kaha deM / ataH bAda meM kramasara paddhati ke praNAma meM javAba dene meM suvidhA ho, tatkAla pratikAra nahIM kiyaa| logoM meM sthAnakavAsiyoM ke bar3e mahArAja ke tarkoM kA uhApoha prAraMbha huaa| pUjya zrI ke pAsa kitane hI jijJAsU gaNa pUchane Aye isalie pUjya zrI ne aise joradAra tarkabaddha pUrtiyAM tathA zAstra ke pATha sAmane rakhakara sacoTa khaMDana kiyaa| isa prakAra se jijJAsU punaH sthAnakavAsI mahArAja ke pAsa jAya aura vaha naye tarka sunakara lauTakara pUjya zrI ke pAsa pAvai / isa prakAra ASAr3ha su. 15 taka bAta ko Talane dii| isake pIche pUjya zrI ko dIrghadRSTi yaha thI ki jo pahale se hI bhar3abhar3AhaTa se zAstra pAThoM ke prakaTa karane ke sAtha hI 120

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unakI bAtoM kA khaMDana karane lage to zAyada sAmane vAlA yahAM apanI dAla nahIM gale yoM vicArakara "hameM jhaMjhaTa meM nahIM par3anA" "hama carcA ko nahIM mAnate"" jise satya samajhanA ho vaha hamArI bAtoM ko vicAre" Adi zabda chala ke pIche apanI bhrAmaka mAnyatAoM ko DhaoNpar3hapakara vihAra kara jAya to bAta kA yogya nirAkaraNa nahIM Ave / ataH pUjya zrI ne caumAse ko caudasa taka bAta ko jAna bUjhakara Dolane dii| bAta kI bahuta carcA nahIM ko jisase sAmane vAle tanikajora meM rahe aura yahAM se khisake nhiiN| ASAr3ha vida 5 ke lagabhaga se pUjya zrI ne paddhatisara sthAnakamAgiyoM ke eka eka muddhoM kA kramAnusAra dalIloM evaM zAstra pAThoM ko prakaTa kara nirasta karanA prArabha kiyA / sthAnakamAgiyoM ko mAnya battIsa Agama meM se zAstra pAThoM ko eka ke pIche eka prastuta karane lage / saMgha meM carcA atyanta rasayukta ho uThI / abhiniveza vAle ginatI ke vyaktiyoM ke sivAya adhikAMza meM bholI janatA satya tatva ke nirNaya kI dizA meM pUjya zrI ke sacoTa tarkoM tathA zAstra pAThoM se mur3ane lgii| pariNAma meM parvAdhirAja paryuSaNa ke mahAparva ke tIna saptAha pUrva se hI seMkar3oM kI saMkhyA meM sthAnakamAgi pUjya zrI ke vyAkhyAna meM Ane laga gaye / bAda meM "muhapattI" bAMdhane 121

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ke sambandha meM, dhovaNa ke pAnI kI bAta, bAsI, vihala ko abhakSyatA, "pAtra meM girA vaha sAdhU ko calegA" kI bAta kA hotA huA durapayoga, Adi viSayoM para joradAra sacoTa dalIloM dvArA prakAza phailaayaa| tathA aneka sthAnakamAgiyoM ne pUjya zrI kI samajhAhaTa zailI se mithyAtva kA tyAga kara prabhuzAsana kI maryAdA meM Ane ke lie udyata bne| . parvAdhirAja paryuSaNa-parva kI ArAdhanA ke lie udayapura zrI saMgha meM anokhI jAgRti AI kyoMki navAgantuka sthAnaka mArgI kuTumboM ke caDhate bhAvollAsa se zrI saMgha meM ArAdhanA kA ullAsa prabala huA / causaTha-praharI poSadha, aTThAI kI tapasyA zrI kalpa sUtra kA rAtri-jAgaraNa tathA vahorAvane ke caDhAve tyoM hI svapna utArane Adi kI uchAmaNI abhUtapUrva hone lgii| saMvatsarI mahAparva kI ArAdhanA ke prasaMga meM "kaSAyoM kA visarjana hRdaya se karake samasta jIvo ke mAtha metrIbhAvanA Adarza namUne ke rupa "prabhuzAsana ke sarvAvarati dharma kA pAlana yahI yathArthaM ArAdhanAoM kA sAra hai '' yaha jatA kara prabhu-zAsana kI mArmikatA ko syjhaayaa| pariNAma meM ArAdhaka-pUNyAtmAoM meM apUrvaM bhAvollAsa jAgrata huaa| isa caumAse meM anekAneka dharma kAryo meM se kitane hI viziSTa dharma kAryoM kA ullekha udayapura ke prAcIna itihAsa kI choTI 122

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sI pustaka meM isake pramANa milate haiN| "sAgara zAkhA ke prabhAvaka--muni pugavoM dvArA sthApita caugAna ke vizAla jinAlayoM meM prabhubhakti ke sambandha meM bhAvollAsa kI vRddhi ho aisA sundara cAMdI kA kalaza-haoNDI Adi sundara upakaraNoM kI zrAvakoM ko upadeza dekara pUjya zrI ne saMgraha kraayaa| jJAna paMcamI ko jJAna saMgraha ke lie prativarSa-lage jaise cadaravA, pachavAI lakar3I, ke caDhane-utarane kA sTenDa vividharaMga ke sundara rumAla prAdi sAmagrI zrI saMgha ddhArA taiyAra karAI / zrI gaur3I jI mahArAja kA tilaka jIrNa ho jAne se ratna jaDita sundara kArIgarI vAlA nayA tilaka bnvaayaa| ratna kI pratimA jI ko padharAne ke lie sundara makarAnA ke zilpa kalAvAlA bhavya siMhAsana taiyAra karavAkara gaur3o jI ma. ke derAsara meM padhagayA, jisameM ratta ke pratimA jI vyavasthita rUpa meM padharAye / choTI-bar3I paMcatIrtho: cauvIzI, dhAtumurtiyoM ke abhiSeka ke samaya AzAtanA TAlane ke lie sundara pItala kA siMhAsana (nAlIdAra) gor3I jI ma. ke derAsara meM pdhraayaa| cogAna ke dahere virAjamAna hotI covIzI ke prathama tIrthakara zrI padmanAbha prabhu bhagavAna ke kunDala vyavasthita nahIM the| zrAvakoM ko upadeza dekara ratnajar3ita sone ke sundara 123

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kuNDala taiyAra karavAye / aise anya aneka dharmakAryo se cAturmAsa dharmollAsa bhare vAtAvaraNa meM pUrA hone AyA / parantu Asoja vida dasama lagabhaga pUjya zrI ko bukhAra Ane lagA / yogya upacAra karane para bhI bukhAra ne ugra rupa le liyA / kArtika suda prAThama ko bAyeM piMDalo ke bagala meM koI gA~Tha jaisA ho gayA jisakI vedanA se bukhAra aura bar3ha gayA / dezo nirdoSa vanaspati lepa Adi kA upacAra prArambha kiyA prarantu ArAma nahIM par3A / cAturmAsa parAvartana kA kArya jyo tyoM pUrA kiyaa| bAda meM kA vi tIja lagabhaga se vedanA bar3ha gaI / isa viSaya meM pUjya zrI kA vihAra karane kI tauvra bhAvanA hote hue bhI vihAra nahIM ho kA aura eka hI kSetra meM isa kAraNa uparA - uparI cAturmAsa karane par3e / parantu zeSa avadhi meM gAMva-gAMva vicAraNa ho to ThIka aisI bhAvanA pUjya zrI ne pU. gacchAdhipati ahamadAbAda patra ddhArA sUcita kiyA / * isa sAre byaure kI jhalaka pU. mUlacaMda jI ma. ko saM. 1938 kA. vi. 2 ke likhe gaye patra meM jAnane ko milatI hai / yaha patra akSaraza: nimnAnusAra hai :zrI ahamadAbAda se muni nUlacaMda jI kI sukha- zAtA par3heM / zrI udayapura muni jhavera sAgara jI tumhArA patra sU. 12 kA milA hai / 11 124

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samAcAra jAne / amArA patra tumhAre hAtha meM dera se AyA jisake kAraNa viSaya tathA ciTTI nahIM likhane kA kAraNa likhA so jAnA / Apake zarIra meM bukhAra tathA pAMva meM gAMTha darda kI sthiti jAnakara duHkha huaa| parantu pUrva saMcita udaya hote hai, ataH zubha kA udaya ho, zAtA hogii| parantu auSadhopacAra ThIka prakAra se kiijiyegaa| kisI kI AvazyakatA ho to sukhapUrvaka maMgAnA / jo eka do kAma ke lie tumako likhA hai so ThIka hai, tumhAre dhyAna meM usakI khaTaka hai, parantu zarIra kI phurtI bigar3ane se vihAra nahIM ho sakatA aisA likhA so jaanaa| ucita bAta hai| samajhadAra ko cintA hotI hI hai| aba tumhAre zarIra kI pravRti kA ekAMtara athavA cauthe dina khabara bhejate rheN| tumhArI tabiyata sudhare taba taka barAbara likhate raheM / hameM tumhAre patra ke nahIM milane se adhika cintA hai / ataH patra barAbara likhate rheN| pUrI sAvadhAnI rakhanI / jo do kAma haiM usakA abhI avasara nahIM, itane meM samajha lenA / dayAnanda sarasvatI kahAM haiM ? so likhnaa|" usa samaya ke saMvegI sAdhuoM, sabake nAyaka, aneka sAdhuoM ke siramaura pU. zrI mUlacanda jI mahArAja svaya gacchAdhipati hote hue bhI pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. para kitanA vAtsalyabhAva darzAyA hai| kitanI AtmIyatA dikhAtA hai / 125

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isa patra dvArA yaha saba vivaraNa spaSTa jAnane ko milatA hai ? aisA hI eka anya patra pU. zrI mUlacanda jI ma. upara ke patra ke eka saptAha bAdalikhA huA saMgraha meM khoja nikAlA hai| "ahamadAbAda se li. muni zrI mUlacanda kI sukha-zAtA par3he / zrI udayapura muni zrI javera sAgara jI patra vida 8 kA prApta huA par3hakara samAcAra jAne / aura likheN| tumane bahuta davAiyAM kI hai thor3I kasara haiM / isalie mRgazira suda 2 Upara vihAra karane kA vicAra hai / tuma jaba vihAra karo usa dina khabara denA tathA hameM bAda meM patra kahAM likhanA vaha khabara denaa| kisa pate para tathA kisa sthAna para likheM so likhanA tumhArAxxxxx siddhAcala jI pAne kA vicAra kaisA hai| jo jtlaayeN| dayAnanda sarasvatI aba bhI tumhArI tarapha hai vaha jaanaa| hara sthAna para utpAta karate haiM / ataH ve jaina kI niMdA na kareM aisI bAteM tumhe taiyAra rakhanI hai| yahAM muni bhakti vijaya jI Adi saba 12 ThANe haiM / ve nIti vijaya jI tathA kamala vijaya jI tathA khAti vijaya jI ne vihAra kiyA hai| nIti vijaya jI kapar3avaMja tarapha gaye haiM so jAnanA / patra ke pahu~cate hI pUnaH patra likhnaa| saM. 1939 kA kArtika vida- 10 vAra bhaume. 126

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tamArA sevaka gokala kI vaMdanA par3hanA " / isake bAda isa patra ke likhane vAle gokala bhAI ne svayama ke sambandha meM kitanI hI bAteM likhI hai / isa patra se pUjya zrI ne viziSTha yogya upacAra kara jaldI se mAgha. su. 2 vihAra karane kI taiyArI kI ho aisA lagatA hai| parantu pAMva kI gAMTha pUrI pUrI ThIka nahIM huI thI tathA zrI saMgha ne bhI mauna ekAdazI jaise mahAparva kI zrArAdhanA karavAne ke lie khUba Agraha kiyA jisase mAgha su. 15 taka sthiratA kI / mAgha vida bIja pUjya zrI gogundA - sAyarA hokara bhANapurA kI nAla hokara rANakapura tIrtha kI yAtrA ke lie padhAre / vahAM se ghANerAva, mUMchAlA mahAvIra jI yAtrA karake desurI tarapha vicaraNa kara mAgha vida meM zAhapurA padhAre / vahAM dayAnanda sarasvatI ke joradAra pravacanoM se bhramita huI janatA ko satya -mArga dikhAne ke lie pUjya zrI ne thor3I sthinatAkI phAlguna suda dazama lagabhaga * ajamera padhAre / .... ma. Aja * yaha bAta prAcIna saMgraha meM se khoja nikAle nIce ke patra se vyakta hotI hai- zrI udayapura pujArI camanA jI gujaragor3a-zrI bAMdanavAr3A sUli, muni jhavera sAgara jI sukha- zAtA dina yahAM AyA hU~ / parasU su. 10 ko ajamera pahuMcUgA / vahAM sarva hAla kyA hai, so likhajo aura maMdiroM kI pUjA sevA ThIka rIti se karajoM x x x x aura mere nAma ko ciTThiyAM AyI ho vaha saba 127

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ajamera meM pUjya zrI ne phAlguna caumAsA kiyA / aisA pUjya zrI para pU. gacchAdhipati mUlacaMda jI ma. ko adholikhita patra se jAnA hai :- "zrI ahamadAbAda se li. muni mUla canda jI kI sukha-sAtA par3hanA zrI ajamera muni jhavera sAgara jI ApakA suda 11 kA pahuMcA xxxx tumane bAtacIta kI hogI so javAba Ane se mAlUma hogaa| miti saM. 1938 kA phAlguna saM. 13 budhavAra" isa patra meM kitanI hI nitAnta gupta rahasyabhuta bAteM pU.gacchAdhipati zrI ko gaMbhIra samajhakara janAI hai| isa Upara se pUjya zrI kA kaise udAtta vyaktitva hogaa| vaha gacchAdhipati ke patra se samajhA jAtA hai| ora pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. ne ajamera phAlguna caumAse kI ArAdhanA sA. kalyANa jI koThArI deIne kahajo ke ajamera pahocAr3anA / mane rAstA mAM dina lAgA te kAraNa ke sAyapure hokara maiM yahAM AyA hU / dayAnaMda sarasvatI paNa sAyapure thA, tethI dina-2 tihArahaNo karyoM xxxx merI tarapha se sukha-zAtA pUchanA samAcAra pUche sukha-zAtA kahe dejo patra ko uttara jaldI ajamera bhejjo| koTar3I meM zeTha gulAbacaMda jI bhagavAna kI dukAna pUge zrI ajamera . saM. 1939 phAlguna suda 8 vAra zukra daH pote 128

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karane ke bAda Asa-pAsa ke kSetroM meM vicaraNa karane kI bhAvanA se pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ko mAjJA maMgAI hogI aisA nIce ke patra se samajha meM prAtA hai / prAjJA kI rAha dekhane meM unhone cAturmAsa ke pIche pAMca dina bitAye hoM aisA lagatA hai :- zrI ahamadAbAda se likhI muni mUlacanda jI kI sukhazAMtA bAMcanA | zrI ajamera muni jhavera sAgara jI - jata tumhArA patra x x x x pahuMcA / hakIkata jAnI vihAra karake devalI ko chAvano tarapha jAUMgA likhA so ThIka X x X x Age vihAra x x x x so likhanA / AtmArAma jI ThA. 13 zemareta hokara bIkAnera tarapha vida 7 ko vihAra karegeM x x x x aura AtmArAma jI ko bar3odarA vAle haMsavije jI Adi ThA. 3 ko mAha x x x x isa tarapha bhejA hai / xxxx miti 1939 kA phA. va. 5 guru patra kA javAba vistAra sedenA vIravije kI vaMdanA x x x x kAgaja pahuMce turaMta javAba likhanA " isa patra meM pU. jhavera sAgara ma prati pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ko hRdaya ke bhAva bahuta spaSTa roti se hitaiSI evaM sneha se bharA dIkhatA hai / anya bhI aneka viSayoM ko isa patra meM carcA kI hai | lekina yahAM aprAsaMgika hokara unakA ullekha nahI kiyA hai / isa prakAra pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ke hArdika mamatA 126

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bhare vyavahAra se pUjya zrI jhavera sAgara jI zrI mahArAja zrI ne ajamera meM lagabhaga do saptAha sthiratA ko ho aisA lagatA hai / usake bAda pUjya zrI ajamera se kekar3I ityAdi hokara koTA zahara meM caitrI zraulI dhUmadhAma se kraaii| bUMdI hokara rAmapurA meM prakSaya tRtIyA para vahAM ke zrI sagha ke Agraha se padhAre / vahAM jinendra-bhakti mahotsava ThATha se huA isa kAraNa vahAM sthiratA huI vahAM se vaisAkha vida 5 lagabhaga pUjya zrI ne ne jhAlAvAr3a pATaNa tarapha vihAra kiyA / yaha sUcanA noce ke patra meM milatI hai -- "zrI udayapura pujArI camanA zrI koTA - rAmapurA se li. muni jhavera sAgara jI sukha-zAtA par3hanA / yahAM zrI deva guru kRpA se Ananda hai aura maiMne eka ciTThI kekar3I se tumako bhejI thI usakA uttara AyA nahIM, phira bUMdI se bhI likhI thI xx yadi tumheM patra likhane kI icchA ho to zrI jhAlarApATaNa likhanA / maiM yahAM se dina xx se vihAra karake jhAlarApATaNa pahuMcugA ThikAnA seThajI gaNeza dAsa jI dolata rAma jI kI dukAna kA karoge to mujhe pahucegI x x x x deva pUjA ityAdi kAma kAja meM hoMziyArI rakhanA, aura jo koI zrAvaka zrAvikA ityAdi mere sambandha meM pUche to unheM 130

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sukha-zAtA kahanA / saMvat 1339 vaisAkha vida 3 budhavAra li. jhavera sAgara mu. koTA-rAmapurA se " vahAM vaisAkha vida caudasa ke vyAkhyAna meM udayapura zrI saMgha ke agragaNya zrAvakoM ne bhAvabharI AgrahapUrNa vinatI kI ki- bApajI sA ! Apa to hamako chor3akara cale jAo ! para hama kahAM jAveM ? jar3iyoM kI galI meM maMdira zikhara para dhvajaDaMDa purAnA ho gayA so nayA karAyA hai ! pratiSThA ke lie Apako padhAranA par3egA / pUjya zrI ke bahuta AnAkAnI karane para bhI aMta meM udayapura saMgha jaya bolAyI / pUjya zrI je. su. vihAra karake je. vi. 5 lagabhaga udayapura pahuMca gaye / turanta je. va. 7 se utsava cAlU karake zrI se jeTha vida 13 ke maMgalamuhUrta meM pUjya zrI ke sAtha nUtana dhvajA daMDA ropaNa karAyA / saMgha meM ThATha vAsakSepa ke pUjya zrI ne udayapura meM cAturmAsa uparA uparI kAraNavaza karanA par3A / parantu pUjya zrI ne sayama carcA kI sAvaghAnI, doSa rahita zrAhAra kI gaveSaNA tathA gRhasthoM ke avadhi bar3hane vAle paricaya ke prabhAva, Adi zAstrIya jayaNA se svayaM ke tathA sAtha ke sAdhuoM ke saMyamI jIvana ko nirmala rakhane kI vizeSa sAvadhAnI yukta prayatna kiye the / bhAvI yoga se ASAr3ha vi. cautha kI rAtri muni kezava sAgara jI ma ko 131

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peTa kA darda asahaya ho uThA jisase tatkAla bAhya upacAra kiyaa| dUsare dina dezI vaidya kI dekharekha meM upacAra prArambha kiyA / parantu kinhI bhAvI viziSTa saMketoM ke kAraNa kezava sAgara jI ma. kI tabiyata dina-pratidina kSINa hone lagI, bhojana kI rUci kama ho gayI / dAha jvara jaisA khUba hI kaSTa kA udaya huA / i . samaya pUjya zrI ne aArAdhanA-vaMdanA, saMthAra-prayanta anusaraNa payanna, pADara-paccakakhAraNa tathA paMca sUtra (prathama artha ke sAtha) vyavasthita rUpa se samajhAkara ArAdhanA kA bala dene kA satata prayatna kiyaa| ASAr3ha vi. 12 kI rAtri pratikramaNa ke bAda saMthArAporasI par3hAkara ekadama chAtI meM ghuTana hone lagI / pUjya zrI ne nAr3I tathA prAMkhoM kI sthiti dekhakara zrAvakoM ko saceta kara diyaa| saba logoM ne sAmuhika rUpa meM zrI navakAra maMtra kA ghoSa prArambha kiyA, antataH savAdasa baje lagabhaga kezavasAgara jI ma.sthUla deha chor3akara pUjya zrI ke antima ghar3o ke kAna meM kaha gaye zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra ko sunakara donoM hAtha jor3akara sabako kSamAvata kAla dharma ko prApta hue / sakala saMgha meM zoka kI lahara phaila gayo / pUjya zrI ne bhI paripakva Ayu dIkSA lekara gyAraha varSa se apanI tabIyata 132

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zithila hone para hara prakAra se sevA bhakti karane vAle eka puNyAtmA ke svargavAsa se tanika hatkaMpa anubhava kiyaa| parantu saMsAra meM rahada kI ghaTamAlA tathA janma-maraNa kI avirala paramparA kA vicAra kara pUjya zrI svastha hue tathA svargastha muni kI saMyamArAdhanA, tapasyA sevA bhakti Adi guNoM ke anumodana ke bhAva se mAnasika dhairya ko dhAraNa kiyA / mahA-pariSThA patrikA kA kAryoMtsarga karake pUjya zrI ne zrAvakoM ko sope / bAda meM zrAvakoM ne yathocita kartavya karake upAzraya meM aisI jagaha unheM virAjamAna kiyA jahA~ nIce saba loga unako darzana kara sake / rAtoMrAta sundara jarI vAlI pAlakI banavAkara prAtaH 7 baje bhavya zamazAna yAtrA "jaya jaya naMdA, jayajaya bhaddA ke bulanda ghoSa ke sAtha saMgha nikAla kara yogya pavitra bhUmi para 10-30 baje caMdana ke sugandhita kASTa kI citA banAkara hajAroM ke car3hAve ke dvArA agni saMskAra karake zuddha hokara bar3I zAnti sunane ke lie pUjya zrI ke pAsa aaye| pUjya zrI ne bhI mRta zarIra ko le jAne ke pazcAta sAdhU ke ucita ulaTI deva vaMdana Adi kriyA karake sAtha caumukhI prabhujI padharA kara sakalasaMgha ke sAtha devavaMdana kiyA / usa vaMdana kI samApti ke samaya zamazAna yAtrA gaye hue puNyavAna bhI A gaye / unhoMne bar3I zAMti tathA isa viSaya meM pUjya zrI 133

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kI mArmika vairAgya bharI dezanA sunakara dharmakArya ke AcaraNa kI gaMbhIra preraNA prApta kI / pUjya zrI ke upadeza se zrI saMgha meM gor3I jI mahArAja ke dehare ASAr3ha vida13 se praSTAnhikA mahotsava karane kA vicAra kiyA parantu saMyoga aisA huA ki mahotsava meM DhIla karanI par3I / caugAna ke daherAsaroM kI sthApanA sAgara zAkhA ke muniyoM bhagavaMtoM kI preraNA se hone vAlI vahAM kI vyavasthA meM pUjya zrI adhika dekha-rekha rakhate the jisase vi. saM. 1862 meM zrI muni bhAvasAgara jI ma. ke upadeza se zAsana nAyaka tIrthakara prabhu mahAvIra paramAtmA ke DerI kI havAlA meM usa samaya saMyogoM kA anuzaraNa karake sthApanA kI / paratu bAda meM darzanArthiyoM ko vaha sthAna anukUla na rahI ataH AzAtanA ityAdi ke bhaya se saM. 1937 meM caugAna ke deharAsaroM ke vizAla kSetra meM bhI zAntinAtha jI prabhu ke deharAsara ke pAsa kI bhUmi taya karAkara pUjya zrI ne kAma prArambha karAyA / parantu saMyogavaza vaha kAma DhIla meM par3a gayA / antataH saM. 1938 ke cAturmAsa meM viziSTha pra eraNA dekara Arasa pASaraNa, jodhapurI pASANa Adi ko jor3akara uttama somapurA mistrI ko cittor3a se bulAkara saM. 1939 ke magazira mahine se tIvra gati se kArya prArambha karA diyA / jinAlaya kI pratimA kA kAma " zubhasya zIghrama" nyAya se 134

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pUjya zrI ne zrA. su. 13 kA viziSTha muhUrta nikAla kara zrI saMgha ko vaha pratiSThA karavAne kI pra eraNA dI jisase vaha pratiSThA mahotsava ke sAtha hI pU. mahArAja zrI ke svargavAsa nimitta utsava bhI karAvAne kA pUjya zrI ne sUcita kiyA / zrI saMgha meM pUjya zrI kI AjJA kA svAgata kiyA / dhUmadhAma se zrA. su. 5 se pratiSThA mahotsava kI zubha zuruAta huI / isa mahotsava meM pUjya zrI ne saMgha ke agragaNya kI prabhubhakti ke pradarza- mahimA tathA yathocita kartavya kI maryAdA ke viziSTha upadeza se preraNA dekara udayapura ke sthAnIya jinAlayoM meM hotI huI AzAtanA nivAraNa ke lie ATha-dasa zraddhAlu bhaktivaMta ko nAmajada karake pratimAha ATha dina AsapAsa ke gAMvoM meM jAkara AzAtanA ke nivAraNa kI preraNA dI / kula milAkara zrI sagha meM pUjya zrI kI pra eraNA se apUrva bhAvollAsa ke sAtha vividha tapasyAye tathA dharmaM kArya uttama pramANa meM sampanna hue / vikrama saM. 1939 ke cAturmAsa ke viSaya meM udayapura zrI saMgha tarapha se prakAzita prAcona aitihAsika pustaka (pR. 29 ) meM nimnAnusAra dhArmika kAryoM kA ullekha milatA hai :- caugAna ke deharAsarajI ke pAsa kI dharmazAlA jIrNa ho rahI thI usakA tathA kampAuNDa ke cAroM tarapha kA koTa khara-bikhara hone lagA / ina donoM kA jIrNo 135

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ddhAra pUjya zrI kI preraNA se huA / aura bhI Azvina mAsa meM caugAna ke deharAsara meM pUjya zrI kI preraNA se zrI navapada jI mahArAja kI aolI kI ArAdhanA sAmUhika rupa se dhUmadhAma se huii| ArAdhakoM ke bhAvollAsa pUjya zrI ke tAtvika dezanA se bar3hane ke kAraNa pariNAma se zrI navapada jI kI aolI jo ke antima cAra dinoM meM navachor3a kA bhavya ujamaNA caugAna ke deharAsara ke bAhara ke cauka meM baMdhAye gaye bhavya maMDapa meM Ayojita huaa| dharma premI janatA ne hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM jJAna-darzana caritra ke vividha upakaraNoM-sAmagrI ko dekhakara tapadharma khUba anumodanA ko / isake uparAnta pArAdhakoM kA bhAvollAsa bar3he isa hetu pUjya zrI kI preraNA se sundara mukuTa kuNDala zrI gauDI jI mahArAja ke mUla nAyaka prabhujI ko roja dhAraNa ho taiyAra karAkara pUjA par3hAkara abhiSeka ko vidhi pUrvaka caDhavAte / isake uparAnta sAgara zAkhA muni-bhagavaMto kI preraNA tathA upadeza se sthApita jJAna-bhaMDAra meM tathA uso prakAra gor3I jI mahArAja ke deharAsara ke bhaNDAra meM anupayukta tathA jIrNa hue candramA, rumAla Adi ko nikAlakara unakI jarI Adi vyavasthita kArIgaroM se nikalavAkara unake sadupayoga ke rupa meM zrAvakoM ko preraNa dekara jJAna-bhakti tathA

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prabhu-bhakti ke lie naye rumAla caMdovA Adi pUjya zrI ne banavAye / saM.1938 ke cAturmAsa ke daramiyAna pUjya zrI ko kapha kI vyAdhi tathA zItajvara bArabAra prAsoja mahine se khuba hI hairAna karane lagA / kArtika pUrNimA ko cAturmAsa parivartana kara kA. vi.7 pUjya zrI ne bhIlavAr3A tarapha vihAra karane kI taiyArI kI / vahAM sugana bAI se cetI kI dokSA grahaNa karane kI bhAvanA hone se sAdhvI jI prazama zrI jI ma. ke samudAya kI ratna prabhA zrI jI ko sAtha lekara kArtika vi. 5 ko vyAkhyAna ke bAda mile tathA apane mana ko bhAvanA vyakta kI / uttama muhurta meM prApa zrI ke zubha hasta se mujhe saMyama svIkAranA hai aisI vinatI kii| - pUjya zrI ne saMgha ke agragaNyoM ko bulAkara dIkSArthI bahina ke kuTumba ityAdi jAMca kara dharma zAsana kI zobhA bar3he isa rIti se zrI saMgha ko dIkSA mahotsava karane kI praraNA dii| kAtika vi. 10 ke dina eka bAra phira dIkSA ke muhurta ke lie AI sugana bAI ko pUjya zrI ne batAyA ki "jIvana ko prabhuzAsana kI maryAdA meM sthira karanA jarurI hai, binA usake saMyama kabhI saphala nahIM hotA / vairAgya vRti ko samajhadArI ke sAtha pahacAnane kI ceSTA kro| anitya bhAvanAazaraNa bhAvanA kA nizcita cintana, saMyama-dharma ko paripuSTi ke lie Avazyaka hai, umiyoM ke tUphAna meM saMkSubdha na ho| 137

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sAdhvI jI zrI ma. kA paricaya ThIka DhaMga se karake jIvana ko unake caraNoM meM nyauchAvara karanA jarUrI hai, ThIka taiyArI kI hai na ? "Adi suganabAI ne apanI bhAvanA ko vyakta karane ke prasaMga meM pichale Der3ha do varSa se jIvana ko prabhuzAsana kI maryAdA ke anurUpa banAne kA ikya prayatna kiyA thA / kuTimbiyoM ke ddhArA kI gaI kaThora kasoTI meM se nikala kara vairAgya kI bhUmikA ko dRr3hatA se prApta kiyA thaa| pU. sAdhvo jI ma. kA paricaya vyavasthita rupa meM prApta kiyA haiM, Adi spaSTa jatalAkara pUjya zrI ko saMtuSTa kiyaa| pUjya zrI ne magazira suda ddhitIya ko prAMbIla kara zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke sAmane sAta bAMdhI mAlA zrI navakAra kI trikAla ginane ko kahakara vAsakSepa kI pur3iyA dii| sAMjha ko pauSadha lekara saMthArA porasI par3hAkara sote samaya pur3iyA ke sAmane navakAra mahAmaMtra kI eka bAMdhI mAlA ginakara "Namo sidvANaM savvapAvaNyANAsaraNo" kI gyAraha mAlA tathA "Namo baMbhacerassa " kI tIna mAlA, "Namo ejamassa " kI tIna mAlA ginakara va pur3iyA pUrI takiye ke pAsa rakhakara bAyeM karavaTa so jAve / nIMda pUro ho ki turanta baiThakara sAta navakAra ginakara nAsikA ke kauna se nasApuTa meM se zvAsa calatA hai , ise jAnakara prAtaH pujA karake 8.37 se 9.23 baje ke samaya dIkSA muhUrta ke lie Ane ko kahA !

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sugana bAI ne bhI apanI 42 varSa kI Ayu meM, pichale dama varSa ke vaidhavya jIvana, bhara javAnI meM gRha bhaMga hone kA yoga, prAdi ko dRSTi meM rakhakara pUjya zrI ke " pAnI ke pUrva pAla" kI tarapha vikArI-vAsanAoM, saMyama ke mArga rukAvaTa na khar3I ho, use agamaceto ko sAvadhAnI ke rupa meM banAye gayI isa vidhi ko khUba umaMga se utsAhapUrvaka isakA AcaraNa kiyaa| pUjya zrI ke sUcanA ke AdhAra para mAgha su. 2 ko AMbIla kara caugAna ke derAsara meM virAjamAna prabhu mahAvIra paramAtmA ke bhavya biMba ke sammukha jApa ityAdi karake sAyaM pauSadha le, rAtri saMthArA porasI, pIche pujya zrI ne batAyA usa jApa ko barAbara karake saMthArA kiyaa| barAbara DhAI baje jAgrata huI sugana bAI ne sAta navakAra ginakara kisa nAlikA chidra se zvAsa jAtA hai isa khojA to dAhine nAsikA raMdhra meM se nikala kara Upara ke bhAga meM jAtA zvAsa kA anubhava huaa| zrI navakAra kA japa, navasmaraNa gautama svAmI kA rAsa, solaha satI kA chanda Adi ke smaraNa ke sAtha zeSa rAtri bitAkara rAI pratikramaNa karake, pauSadha kI pAlanA zrI vItarAga prabhu kI aSTa prakArI pUjApUrvaka karake ThIka nirdhArita samaya sAr3he ATha baje pU. sAdhvI jI ma. tathA apane kuTambiyoM ko lekara dIkSAbhilASI suganabAI pUjya zrI ke pAsa aaii| 139

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pUjya zrI usa samaya zrI ciMtAmaNI pArzvanAtha maMtra kA mAMtrika vidhi se pUjana karake usake japa se nivRta hue hI the tathA dIkSA ke muhUrta ke lie sabako pAyA jAnakara saMketa se eka tarapha biThAkara jApa kI mudrA ko banAye rakhA, aMgarakSA mArjana Adi saMkSipta vidhi se karake thor3I dera dhyAnastha hue / thor3I dera meM pUjya zrI svastha hokara paMcAga lekara paMcAga zuddhi raviyogAdi viziSTa yogabala, caMdrabala kuyoga parihAra, Adi dekhakara mAgha su. 3 kA zreSTha muhUrta 10-24 se 29 minaTa ke zreSTha nizcita karake pUjya zrI ne kAgaja para likha diyaa| pUjya zrI ne bhIlavAr3A kI tarapha vihAra kI bAta kii| parantu dIkSArthI bahina ke kuTimbiyoM ne kahA ki-"bAvajo sA! uga rahe paudha ko pAnI milanA jarurI hai / hamAre ghara se yaha bAI pUNyazAlinI hokara prabhuzAsana meM apanA jIvana samarpita karanA cAhatI hai to isakI viveka vairAgya bhAvanA ko paripUSTa karane ke lie Apake tAtvika siMcana kI khAsa jarUrata hai, ataH kRpA karake prApa vihAra kA vicAra na kreN| hamAre kula ko tArane vAlI dIkSA ke pavitra-prasaMga para hameM kyA karanA caahie| isakA mArgadarzana Apake binA hameM kauna de|" Adi dIkSArthI ke kuTambiyoM kI vinatI thI pUjya zrI ne vartamAna joga tathA jaisI zretra-sparzanA se saMtuSTa kiyaa| 140

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dIkSArthI ke kuTambI zrI saMgha ke agragaNyoM ko sAMyakAla mile aura apane ghara aisA avasara hai so pUjya zrI ko avazya vinatI kara rokane kI preraNA kara zrI saMgha ke gagraNyoM ne kahA ki " Apa svaya pAMcama ke vyAkhyAna meM vinatI kareM hama bhI pUjya zrI ko Agraha karegeM hI / " mRgazira su. paMcama ke vyAkhyAna meM dIkSArthI ke kuTambI tathA zrI saMgha ne khUba Agraha kiyA tathA sthiratA ke lie jaya bulA dI / mRgazira suda sAtama dopahara 2.24 miniTa ghanArka ke muhUrta baiThate hI prabhuzAsana kI garimA tathA moha ke saMskAroM ko zithila banAne ke lie pUjya zrI kI preraNA se dIkSArthI ke ATha dasa sakhI maMDala ke sAtha udayapura zahara ke samasta deharAsaroM svayam ke parizrama se saphAI karane se lekara pUjA ke samasta kAryoM ko karane ke rupa meM jina bhakti mahotsava mRgazira suda sAtama ke vyAkhyAna meM jJAna pUjA karake vAsakSepa dUra karake sahastraphaNA pArzvanAtha ke deharAsara se zuruAta kI / pU, zrI ne " prabhUbhakti meM svadravya tathA khuda pravRti se pravartanA ke bala se apUrva rIti se moha ke saMskAroM kA hrAsa hotA hai " yaha bAta yogya tarIke se samajhAkara saMgha meM se bhI anya zrAvaka zrAvikAoM ko isa prabhu bhakti kA 141

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viziSTa kArya meM tana-mana dhana se karaNa - karAvaNa rUpa meM lAbha lene kI preraNA kI / dIkSArthI bahina kI isa pravRti se saMgha 1 anokhI dharma bhAvanA khila uThI / jisa muhalle meM dIkSArthI bahina prabhubhakti ke lie jAya, vahAM ke zrAvaka dIkSArthI kA bahuta ijjata kareM, pUjA meM meM lage loMgoM kI bhakti kareM tathA svayam bhI pUjA ke kAma meM sakriya rUpa se juTa jAya / 1 pariNAma svarupa zrI vItarAga prabhU kI pUjA meM zrAvakoM kA kaisA U~cA kartavya hai ? usakI anubhUti anekoM ke hRdaya meM hone lagI / maunI ekAdazamI ke prasaMga meM pUjya zrI ne dIkSArthI ke pariNAma kI dhArA ko adhi nirmala banavAne ke zubha lakSya se na bolane dravya mauna karate prabhu-zAsana kI maryAdA pramAraNa meM saMyamI jIvana jIne ke rupa meM bhI mauna ko mahattA jatalAkara bAraha mAsa ke parva kI taraha mauna ekAdazI ke mahatva ko sarva viratI - cAritra ko lagabhaga prApti tathA nirmala- prArAdhanA ke dRSTikoNa se samajhAI | suvrata seTha tathA zrI kRSNa - vAsudeva ke dRSTAnta se dravya bhAva donoM prakAra se mauna ekAdazI kI ArAdhanA pUNya zAliyoM ko kisa tarIke se karanA use bhI adhikArapUrvaka vistAra se samajhAyA / dIkSArthI bahina ke mauha ko ghaTAne tathA jIvana zuddhi ke paramArtha kI pahicAnane, prabhu bhakti kA 142

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jo kAryakrama pratyeka deharAsara meM prArambha kiyA use pUjya zrI ne bAraMbAra protsAhana dekara zrI saMgha meM prabhukti meM kAlabala se prAgata va upekSA zithilatA kI pravRti ko haTAne ke lie vAtAvaragA kA sRjana kiyA / boca meM prasaMgopAla pauSa dazamI ke dina sarvAnAkheDA tIrtha para sakala zrI saMgha ke sAtha jAkara zrI vAtarAga paramAtmA kA jagata ke lie hitakArI kisalie tathA kisaprakAra ise vyAkhyAna meM sanabhAyA -" mAha ke saMskAroM para vijaya prApta karane kA bhAgIratha puruSArtha ke atirikta jIvana meM kucha bhI prApta karane jaisA nahIM hai " isa bAta para bala dekara prabhu zrI pArzvanAtha ke janma kA saccA udyApana sarvavirati mArga para jAne ke rupa meM dikhaayaa| pariNAma svarupa dIkSArthI bahina ke sarvavirati kA pariNAma ucca koTi kA hugrA / dIkSArthI ke Agraha se pUjya zrI ne dokSArthI ke bhAvoM ko vRddhi ke lie vyAkhyAna meM "sarvavirati dharma ko mahattA tathA vAsanAvijaya" para zAstrIya vyAkhyAna prAraMbha kiye / pariNAmataH do kumArikAyeM tathA eka vidhavA bahina ko saMsAra kI asAratA kA bhAna hokara joradAra vairAgya kI sparzanA hue / roja pUjya zrI ke vyAkhyAnoM ko sunakara dRr3ha hotI vairAgya bhAvanA ke bala para donoM kuvArI bahnioM ne mAtA pitA kI mohamaya dhAMdhalI 143

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bhare vAtAvaraNa para vijaya prApta kara kuTabimyoM ko samajhAkara pauSa su. 10 ke dina dIkSA ke maMgalamaya muhUrta ko niklvaayaa| vidhavA bahina ne bhI apane kuTambiyoM ko sAtha lekara muhUrta dikhAne kA yaha asara lAbha liyA / bhAvo yoga se mAgha su. 3 kA sugana bAI kI dIkSA ke lie nizcita muhUrta zAnti kumArI tathA bhAgavaMtI bahina (kumArikA) ke liye isI prakAra jhatraka bahina (vidhavA) ke lie yathocita saMgata ThaharA / isa prakAra zrI saMgha meM apUrva harSollAsa kA vAtAvaraNa huaa| kyoMki mevAr3a jaise pradema meM eka nahI do nahIM, cAra cAra zrAvikAnoM jinameM do to kuvArI yauvana kI sIr3hI para pAMva rakhato satraha se bAIsa varSa kA bAlikAye prabhuzAsana ko zaraNa meM jIvana samarpita karane taiyAra hone kI bAta se zrI saMgha ke AbAla vRddha saba meM anumodana ke bhAva tathA sayaMma kA prema jhalaka utthaa| zrI saMgha ko tarapha se pauSa su. 13 ke maMgala dina se cAroM dIkSArthI bahinoM kA dIkSA prasaMga meM baMdhAne ke lie apane ghara prAMgaNa bulAkara bhaktipUrvaka bhojana karAkara bahuta sammAna karane kI zuruAta huI / bhA~ti bhA~ti ke vAdya yaMtro ke sumadhura svara koSa ke bIca meM pAlakI ityAdi meM biThAkara zAsana zobhA bar3he isa rIti se dIkSArthiyoM ke 144

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"vAyaNA' prArambha hue / roja prAtaH kAla " vAyaNA" kI zuruAta ho taba dIkSArthI bahine apane apane sambandhI tathA zrI saMgha ke bhAI-bahina ke sAtha pUjya zrI ke pAsa vAsakSepa DalavAkara mAMgalika sunane prAte taba uttama zrIphala dvArA " geMhUlI" karake dIkSArthI vAsakSepa se jJAnapUjA kareM tathA vaMdanA karake "icchAkArI bhagavana pasAya kare hitazikSA pasAya kIjiyegA kahakara kucha samaya grAtma hitakara viSaya meM samajhAne kI prArthanA karatI thI / kyoMki zAsana - prabhAvanA ke uddezya se dhurandhara saMyamI AtmAoM ke bahuta mAna kI dRSTi se ' pagalA " karane kA kAryakrama prAtaH no baje se sAMjha taka calatA hai / vyAkhyAna kA lAbha na mile isase dIkSArthI bahine prAtaH pUjya zrI ke pAsa mAMgalika sunakara vAsakSepa ke samaya hitazikSA kI mAMgaraNI karatI / 1 pUjya zrI bhI dIkSArthiyoM ko udbodhana karate hue mahatva ko vicAra jAgRti tarapha aMgulI nirdeza karate kahate ki ye vAya kyA hai ? vAcanA zabda kA apabhraMza vAyaraNA dikhatA hai / parantu yahAM vAcanA lene dene kI bAta to koI nahIM hai to vAyaNA zabda kA artha hI bahuta gaMbhIra rahasya kI sUcanA karatA hai / vaha yaha hai ki samajhapUrvaka tyAgavairAgya ke car3hate pariNAmoM ke bala para saMsAra ke mohaka 145

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vAtAvaraNa tathA uttama padArtho kA svacchA se tyAga karane ko . taiyAra dIkSArthiyoM kA bahuta mAnapUrvaka bhakti karane vAle vivekI puNyAtmA viziSTa sundara varNagaMdha-rasa-sparza vAle uttama khAna-pAna, pahanane or3hane tathA gahane-jevarAta Adi saMsArI padArthoM se bhakti ko adhika mAna karane taiyAra ho taba dIkSArthI samajhapUrvaka caDhate vairAgya ke bala se mana ko acche lagane vAle saMsArI padArthoM ko halAhala viSa se bhI bar3hakara aniSTa samajhakara una sundara uttama padArtho ko bho "nA-nA" kahakara vAraNa kare niSedha kreN| bhakti karane vAle jisa vastu kA prasAra kare to yaha tyAjya hai "yaha nahIM cAhie", yaha ucita nahIM hai " ityAdi zabdoM se Antarika hRdaya ke tyAga-vairAgya ke bhAvoM ko jhalakA kara sAmane tyAga ko bahuta mAnapUrvaka saMyama-dharma ke anumodana kA bhAva jisameM jagAve vaha dakSiArthI karaNAniSedha karane kI pravRti jitakA apabhza "dAyaNA' huA hai| vaha mAtra bhojana karane tathA bAhaya bahuta mAna ke vyavahAra meM rur3ha hone lagA ho ityAdi " dIkSArthI bahinoM ne yaha sunakara apanI bhUmikA ke pramANa meM abhinava niyama-paccakakhANa, abhigraha ityAdi pUjya zrI ke pAsa pratidina prAtaHkAla vAsakSepa DalavAne prAve 146

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taba svIkAra karake dIkSArthI ke rupa meM saMyamI vairAgyavata jIvana kA pUrvAbhyAsa karane lage / loga bho dokSArthI kI aisI car3hatI bhavanA tathA chUTa se manavAMchita padArthoM ke sulabha hone para bhI tyAga, vrataniyama, paccakkhANa. abhigraha Adi ko dhAraNa kara apane svayaM ko kAbU meM rakhane ke saMgharSarata dIkSArthiyoM kI udAtta bhAvanA khule hRdaya se anargala anumodana karane lage / isa avadhi meM pUjya zrI ko samAcAra milA ki pUjya gacchAdhipati mUlacaMda jI ma. ke khAsa prIti - pAtra paMjAba deza meM jina dharma kI prabala prabhAvanA karane vAle pU. zrI AtmArAma jo ma. dillI kI tarapha padhAre hai tathA gujarAta kI dizA meM padhArane ko haiM / to dillI se udayapura hokara padhAreM to kesariyA jI koyAtrA ho jAya sAtha hI udayapura meM jina zAsana kI jabaradasta prabhAvanA ho, kyoMki sthAnakavAsI sAdhupane meM bAIsa varSaM rahakara prabala vidvAna tathA pratiSThApAtra hone para bhI satya-tatva ko saMyuti hone para bhI unhone aThAraha sAdhuoM ke sAtha saMvegI-dIkSA svIkAra kara prabhuzAsana kI svAmIbhakti vyakta kI aise mahApuruSa udayapura meM padhAreM to yahAM kI janatA ko paramAtmA ke zAsana kA dRr3ha vizvAsa ho jisase udayapura zrI 247

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saMgha se bAta karake pramukha vyaktiyoM se grAgrahabharI vinatI vAlA patra likhavAyA jisakA garbhita uttara rUpa pUjya zrI para nimnAnusAra AyA : " ' svasti zrI zaivA - devadeva- pada payojani-yugalaM praNipatya manasA saMciratArtha sAdhujAti ramyamudayapattananAmaka nindirAlayaM nigama varamadhiSThitebhyaH satpratiStibhyaH prakhyAtcivilAsebhyo vidvajjana pradhAnebhyo munibhyaH zrImad bhaverANApatibhyaH indraprasthAt muni zrI madAnaMda vijiyAdinAM vandanAni ca pravatutarAm / zamatra tatrApyastu aparaMca samAcAra vaMcanA - patra Apako prAyo, paDhake citta ko zrAnaMda huaa| Apane jo dayAnaMda kI bAbata likhA so ThIka hai, aba dayAnaMda kA kyA hAla hai ? so likhanA jI, Age Apake zrAvakoM kI vinatI pahuMcI so hamAro tarapha se dharmalAbha kahanA jI / ciTThI jo dera se likhI gaI hai so vihAra hoNe kI sababa se, zrAge yahAM dillI meM ThANe 20 hai sA do tathA tIna roja meM jayapura tarapha vihAra karane kA, so Apako mAluma ho / sukhazAtA kA patra jayapura kRpAkarI deNAjI, ciTThI likhI sati mAha vida 8 bhaMDArI hIrAcaMda kI vaMdanA 108 bAra mAlUma hove / guru dayA kirapA karake likhajo " / 146

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udayapura gor3I jI ma- kA upAzraya prApta purAne patroM meM se mila pAyA ekapatra...... pa. zrI AtmArAma ma. ke isa patra meM pUjya zrI para bhArobhAra hArdika bahuta sammAna jhalakatA hai| pUjya zrI va udayapura zrI saMgha ko bhejI gayI vinatI kI pahuMca isameM hai / parantu gujarAta tarapha jAne kI utAvalI yA anya koI mahatva ke kAraNa udayapura tarapha Ane kA nirdeza isa patra meM nahIM hai| ___aise mahimAzAlI paur3ha-pratApI pUjya zrI dIkSArthI bahinoM kA bhAvollAsa kI vRddhi karane viziSTa parvo ke rahasyoM ko vyAkhyAna meM nistAraNa yukta peza karate rahe / dIkSArthIyoM ne pUjya zrI kI preraNA upadeza ko barAbara grahaNa kara bhakti karanevAle cAhe jitane Agraha ke vaza meM nahIM hote hue bhI saMyamapUrva bhUmikA ko majabUta karane jaise vAsanAnigraha meM saphalarupa se yazasvI nikhara aaye| yoM karate hae pauSa vida 13 jo zAstrIya mAha vida 13 kahAtA hai- jisako merutrayodazI ke rupa meM yugAdiprabhu zrI RSabhadeva bhagavaMta ke nirvANa-kalyANaka ke sAtha jur3A huA mahAparva ke rupa meM kahA jAtA vaha dina aayaa| pUjya zrI ne vyAkhyAna meM atyadhika bhArapUrvaka kahA-"prabhu RSabhadeva kI 146

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nirvANa-bhUmi to aSTApada kI hai, merUparvata para koI kalyANaka hA nahIM hai to Aja kA dina "meruterasa'' kyoM ? " isa prazna ko peza kiyaa| spaSTIkaraNa rupa meM pujya zrI ne kahA ki-jaise meruparvata akhila vizva ke madhya bhAga meM hai usI prakAra meruparvata kI samabhUmitala se dizA vidizAoM meM pratyeka vastu kA antara nApA jAtA hai / isI taraha avapiNI kAla meM aThAraha sAgaroM meM gambhIra mithyAtva ke aMdhakAra ulIcakara prabhuzAsana kI sarvaprathama sthApanA karake jagata meM AtmA kA hita kisa meM ? apanA kartavya kyA? isa bAta para vizvAsa ko / ataH meruparvata kI taraha prabhu zrI RSabhadeva apane AdhyAtmika kSetra ke mAnadaNDa rUpa bane / vaise hI prabhu ke nivANa-kalyANa kI ArAdhanA Aja ke maMgala dina bhAvoM ke car3hane para vivekapUrvaka karake jIvana meM AjJArupa meru ke mAnadaNDa se apanI ArAdhanAeM kitanI kAryakSama hotI hai ? usakA samajhapUrvaka jJAna sIkhanA jarurI " Adi samajhAkara sabako AjJAnusAraNayukta jIvana banAne kI preraNA dii| bhAvI yoga se dIkSArthiyoM meM se sabase adhika lAbha kauna le, aisI hor3A hor3o meM vyartha meM vAtAvaraNa kaluSita na ho usI prakAra kisI kI bhAvanA ko Thesa na lage isase pUjya zrI kI sUcanA se zrI saMgha meM cAroM dIkSArthiyoM ko 150

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svaicchA se jo denA hai use lekara "dIkSA mahotsava zrI saMgha kI ora se karanA hI. taya kraayaa| vaha jinendra bhakti mahotsava vida 11 se prArambha huA jisameM vividha pUjA zrAvakagaNa aMtaraMga bhakti se dopahara ke samaya par3hAte / dIkSArthI bahine bhI snAtriyA ke rupa meM khar3e rahakara bhava samudra se tArane vAle prabhu zAsana kI ArAdhanA ko sampUrNa sakriya rIti se pAlana karane ke lie, sarvaviratijIvana ko saphala ArAdhanA ke lie aSTaprakArI pUjA rupa dravyastava kI prAsevA bhAva stava-prApti ke saphala uddezya se karane kA prayatna karane lge| __ mAdha su. 1 ke dina pUjya zrI ne cAroM dIkSArthI bahinoM ko sAdhvI jI ke ma. ke sAtha bulAkara caritra-dharma kI saphala ArAdhanA ke lie pAMcave pArA meM jarurI pAMca samiti, tIna guptikA jayaNamaya pAlana, gocarI ke bayAlIsa doSo tathA mAMDalI ke pAMca doSoM kI samajha, caraNa sitarIkaraNa, sittarI kI sUcanA prAdi prAthamika viSayoM kI jAnakArI dekara saMyama jIvana meM pUrI taraha se aghaTita akartavyarUpa kitane hI prasaMgoM ko niyama paMcakUkhANa kraayaa| mAgha su. 2 dopahara zrI saMgha kI tarapha se jala yAtrA kI

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bhavyaratha yAtrA thI jisameM dokSArthI cAroM bahineM morace para lar3ane jAte phaujI zikSaNa vAle milaTrImena ko taraha saMsAra ke bhISaNa vAtAvaraNa meM se bAhara nikala kara svaucchA se sayama dharma kI pAlanA ke dvArA uddI raNAdipUrvaka karma sattA ke jUjhane ke lie Avazyaka bhAvanA ke sAtha pUjya zrI ke pAsa umaMgayurNaka vAsakSepa DalAne jagata ke sarvottama padArthoM ko bhI mukta mana se tyAga kara dene ke pratIkarupa varSIdAna kI prakriyA khUba umaMga se kii| ___ ratha yAtrA pUrI hone para sIdhe sAdhvI jI ma. ke upAzraya meM dIkSArthI bahine gyii| vahAM pratikramaNa karake, saMthArA porasI par3hAkara sokara prAtaH jaldI uThakara saMyama mArga para saralatApUrvaka prayANa ho sake isa udadezya se zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA viziSTa japa kiyaa| yogya samaya pratikramaNa kiyaa| dharmopakaraNa kA paDilehaNa kiyaa| pAsa ke hI ghara para parimita jala se aMga zuddhi karake zrI sahaStraphaNA pArzvanAtha prabhu ke dehare tathA goDI jI DerI para bhAvapUrvaka aSTaprakArI pUjA snAtrapujA ke sAtha karake pU. gurudeva zrI kA vAsakSepa lekara dIkSA ke lie nirdhArita sthala para zAsana prabhAvanA pUrvaka sasamaya upasthita ho gaye / pUjya zrI bhI dIkSA ke lie kriyA-maMDapa yathAsamaya 152

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upasthita ho gaye / yogya samaya para rAjeharaNa-pradAna huaa| bAda meM saMsAra ke bhAra ko utArane ke pratIkarupa kacce pAnI se snAna karake veza parivartana kriyA huI, tatpazcAta pUjya zrI ke pAsa Akara zeSa vidhi kI " kare nimatte" sUtra dvArA sampUrNa saMsAra kA tyAga karane ke rUpa meM sarva - virati kA paMcakakhAna svIkAra kara antima digbaMdha dvArA cAroM dIkSArthiyoM ne saMsAra bilkula yAda hI na Ave isa uddezya se apane nAma bhI naye sthApita karAye / pazcAta sakala zrI saMgha ke sAtha caugAna ke zrI padmanAtha prabhu ke darzana karake caityavaMdana karake pUjya zrI ke upAzraya para pdhaareN| pUre udayapura zahara meM pUjyazrI kI nizrA meM sampanna dIkSA ke yaha prasaMga jaina evaM jainetara saba logoM ko khUba preraNAdAyI siddha huA / pUjya zrI ne mAgha su. 5 ke vihAra kI taiyArI karake navIna dIkSitoM ke sambandhiyoM kA yoga vahana karAke bar3I dIkSA ke lie vijJapti karAkara isa sambandha meM sthiratA lAne kA Agraha kiyA / pUjya zrI ne kahA ki mahAnubhAvoM ! Apa kahate haiM jo ThIka hai | kintu bhI prathamikazAlA meM loga bharatI hue haiM / abhI kucha dina inheM pUrI taraha se abhyAsa karane do, bar3I dIkSA koI mAmUlI cIja nahIM / Apa logoM kI nigAha meM yaha choTI dIkSA bar3e mahatva kI hai kyoMki Apa logoM kA 153

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moha mAyA kA baMdhana chUTanA AsAna nahIM / kintu hamAre lie to zAstrakAroM kA nirdeza hai kichoTI dIkSA ke bAda cha- kAya kI jayaNA, pAMca samiti tIna guptikA pAlana- jayaraNA kA pUrA khyAla, AhAra-vihArAdi meM sAdhutA kA abhyAsa aura sAdhucaryA pUrI taraha se navadIkSita AtmasAt kara leM phira yogayatA kI ja ca ke bAda paMca mahAvrata rupa bar3I dokSA yogya kSetra-zuddhi evaM paMcAMga zuddhi tathA grahoM kA viziSTa bala Adi dekhakara dI jAtI haiM isameM utAvalI ThIka nahIM / abhI bar3I dIkSA kA muhUrta hai bhI ThIka nhiiN| vaisAkha meM acchA dina AtA hai, taba taka nUtana dIkSitoM ko sAdhucaryA kA ThIka r3haMga se prAsevana karane do " Adi / dIkSArthiyoM ke sambandhiyoM ne isa bAta ko sunakara vinatI ke bhAva se bole ki- "bApajI sA ! ina saba bAtoM kI tAka bhI kAMI jANe ? parantu bApajI / vaisAkha meM padhArano par3elA me phira se Apake pAsa AvAMgA hI / para grApa mAkI bAta jarura dhyAna meM rakhajo / " pUjya zrI ne "vartamAna joga" "jeso kSetra sparzanA" kA javAba dekara sAdhu samAcArI kA bhAna karAyA / pUjya zrI ne saMgha ke bahuta Agraha phAlguna caumAse ke lie hote hue bhI mAgha su. 5 prAtaH karer3A jI tIrthaM tarapha jAne ke lie vihAra kiyA / vahAM se pUjya zrI relamagarA, 154

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kapAsana Adi gAMvoM meM sthiratApUrvaka vicaraNa karake zrAmeTa cArabhujA ror3a taka vicaraNa karake saMvegI sAdhu joM vicaraNa ke abhAva meM mAga se vimukha baneM / aneka jainoM ko prabhuzAsana tarapha mor3A / cittaur3a tortha caitrI jholI kI bhAvanA se caitra su. 3 lagabhaga cittaur3a zahara meM padhAre / pUjya zrI ke vyAkhyAnoM se vahAM kI janatA lagabhaga bAhara varSa se paricita ho cukI thI / parantu usa samaya ratalAma acAnaka jAne kA hone se aneka jijJAsutroM kI dharmAkAMkSA pradhUrI raha gayI / parantu bhAvI yoga se pUjya zrI ke punarAgamana se aneka bhAvika loga pUjya zrI kA lAbha lene lage / prAtaH ke vyAkhyAna, dopahara rAtri praznottarI Adi se jaina tathA jainetara janatA pUjya zrI ke pragAdha jJAna se prabhAvita hue / dharmapremI janatA ne pUjya zrI ko sthiratA ke lie Agraha kiyaa| zAzvata caitrI - zrolI kI ArAdhanA kA mahatva samajhAne ke sAtha makala jina zAsana ke sArarUpa zrI navapada jI kI arAvanA kA mahatva ojasvI do meM samajhAkara aneka pUNyAtmAoM ko zrI navapada jo kI zAzvata ArAdhanA ke pratIkarUpa caitrI prolI karane ke liye preraNA dI / aneka pUNyavAnoM ne taiyArI karake pUjya zrI ne bhI lAbhAlAbha samajhakara sthiratA kI, pUjya zrI ke vyAkhyAna zravaNa se viziSTa preraNA prApta kara khUba umaMga se navapada jI 155

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kA vidhipUrvaka ArAdhanA khUba ThAThapUrvaka sampanna huI / usameM caitra su. 14 ke vyAkhyAna prasaMga meM udayapura zrI saMgha ke pramukha sAta ATha zrAvaka tathA dIkSArthiyoM ke kuTumbI jana upasthita hokara "vaisAkha meM bar3I dIkSA karAne ke lie Apa zrI udayapura padhAroM' aisI jAnadAra vinatI kI / pUjya zrI ne caitra vida 2 cittaur3a se vihAra karake caitra vi. 10 lagabhaga udayapura padhAra gaye / pUjya zrI ke pAsa vida 10 dopahara zrI saMgha ke pramukha tathA dIkSArthI ke kumTubIjanoM ne sammilita hokara bar3I dIkSA kI mAMga kI / pUjya zrI ne sAdhvI jI ma. ko milakara navadIkSitoM kI caryA kI bAta sunakara vida 13 ko muhUrta dekhane ko bAta kahI / vida 13 ke dopahara puna: zrI saMgha ke AgevAna tathA dokSArthiyoM ke kuTambojana bar3I dIkSA ke muhUrta ke sambandha meM mile / ataH nUtana dokSArthiyoM ko yogavahana karAnA bAkI rahane se pandraha divasa bAda ke do muhUrta pradAna kiye "vaisAkha vida 7 tathA jyeSTa suda }} 3 sAtha hI yoM kahA ki " mahAnizItha ke yoga kiye hue yoga to maiM karA dUMgA lekina bar3I dIkSA mujha ddhArA nahI dI jA sakatI isalie ghANairAva meM birAjamAna pU. paM. zrI saubhAgya vijaya jI ma. ko vinatI kara bulA lAiye / "" saMgha ke pramukha jana tathA dIkSArthiyoM ke kuTambIjanoM ne tatkAla ghANerAva jAkara pU. jhavera sAgara jI ma. kA patra 156

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batAkara bar3I dIkSA hetu udayapura padhArane ko grAgraha bharI vinatI kI, vai. su, 7 ko vihAra kara tathA vihAra meM do bhAI sAtha raheMge aisA nizcita kara saMgha ke pramukhajanoM ne pUjya zrI ko samAcAra diye / vida 14 se nUtana dIkSitoM ko mAMDaliyA yoga meM pUjya zrI praveza karAyA / ve su. 14 ke lagabhaga pU paM. zrI sobhAgya vijaya jo ma, udayapura padhAre bhavya praveza mahotsava huA / usI dina se bar3I dIkSA ke nimitta zrI saMgha kI tarapha se zrI sahastrapaNA pArzvanAtha prabhu ke jinAlaya meM bhavya jinendra bhakti mahotsava prAraMbha huA / pUjya zrI ke tapobala tathA vAsakSepa ke pratApa se cAroM nUtana dIkSitoM kI bar3I dIkSA vaizAkha vi. 7 ke maMgala dina ke prathama prahara 9.37 miniTa para nirvighna huii| usa samaya saMgha ke pramukhajanoM ne pUjya zrI ke cAturmAsa kI vinatI kii| udayapura ke kitane hI jIrNatA prApta deharAsaroM ke jIrNodvAra ke sambandha meM maMgala preraNA tyoM hI punIta mArga-darzana kI pramukha grAvazyakatA para jora dekara zrI sagha ne pUjya zrI ke cAturmAsa kI jaya bulavA dI / pUjya zrI ne bhI nUtana dIkSitoM kI bAkI ke yoga tathA sAta prAMbila ityAdi pUrNa karAne meM jeTha suda pUrA ho jAya jisake bAda prArdrA nakSatra samIpa hone se varSA ke kAraNa vihAra meM vighna virAdhanA adhika ho aisA samajhakara saMgha kI bAta 157

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kA svAgata kiyA / pUjya zrI saubhAgya vijaya jI ma. ne bho zrI saMgha meM sthiratA caumAse ke lie bahuta Agraha kiyA phira bhI ghANerAva zrI saMgha meM mahatvapUrNa kAryoM ke lie cAturmAsa lagabhaga nizcita sA ho gayA hai ataH vai. vi. 10 vihAra pUna: ghANerAva kI tarapha padhAre / isa taraha pUjya zrI kA vi. saM. 1940 kA chaThavAM cAturmAsa saMyogavaza udayapura meM huA / cAturmAsa daramiyAna zrI jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti tathA zrI pariziSTa parva kA vyAkhyAna vAcana huA / prasaMga-prasaMga meM hI zrAvaka jIvana meM virati dharma kI mahattA samajhAne ke Azaya se dravyastava ke vidhipUrvaka karaNIyatA ke sambandha meM khUba prakAza prasArita huA / cAturmAsa kI avadhi meM hI caugAna ke deharAsara meM avyavasthA Adi se ho rahI azAtanA ko TAlakara nirmANAdi ko vyavasthA meM ho rahI zithilatA ko dUra kara prabhu jI ke cakSu TIkA mAbhuSaNoM tathA pUjA sAmagrI meM ghaTita yogya pheraphAra karAkara zrAvakoM ko apane kartavya meM dRr3ha karAyA / cAturmAsa meM kapar3avaMja me pU. caritranAyaka ke pitA zrI maganabhAI ke bArabAra patra mAte jisameM unhone dIkSA hetu pravala icchA vyakta kI / sAtha hI sAtha sAMsArika avarodhanoM kI bhayAnaka ulajhanoM meM se chUTane kA unhone bAraMbAra Agraha kiyA / 158

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asoja mAha meM patra dvArA pUjya zrI ko saMsAra se bAhara nikAlane kI kitanI hI vyAvahArika viSayoM kI guthI sulajhAne ke lie kapar3avaMja zrAne kI zrAgraha bharI vinatI kI / isa avadhi meM kapar3avaMja ke bhAI zrI cimanalAla ko bIsa sthAnaka tana -navapada tapa tathA jJAna paMcamI tapa kI samApti ke prasaMga meM udyApana karane kI icchA jAgRta huI / cimana bhAI ke dharma kriyA meM satata sAtha rahane vAle magana bhAI ko pU. caritra nAyaka ke pitA jI prAsaMgika bAta kI ki- " mujhe aisI bhAvanA huI hai ! kyA karanA cAhiye ? kauna se mahArAja ko bulAUM ? tuma adhika jAnakAra ho / sAdhuoM ke paricita bhI adhika ho | ataH kucha yogya mArgadarzana do / 19 maganabhAI ko jo ruce vahI vaidyane kahA " " yadiSTa vaidyopadiSTa" nyAya ke anusAra kapar3avaMja zrI saMgha kI tAtvika rIti khe nAr3I parIkSaNa karake dharma bhAvanA meM sAnubaMdha- vRddhi karane ke lie pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jA ma. ne saba prakAra se anukula ho jAya aisA vicAra kara cimanabhAI se kahA ki 'mahAnubhAva ! ApakI bhAvanA udAtta hai / anumodanIya bhI hai / aise raMga meM uttama caritra sampanna tathA tatva ke jAnakAra muni bhagavaMta ko lAne se apane kArya ko saccI saphalatA mile, sAtha hI aneka bAla jIva bhI zAsana ke anurUpa bane | isase mujhe aisA lagatA hai ki pU. zrI jhaverasAgara ko ma. jo Aja ke yuga meM Agama ke zreSTha jAnakAra 156

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praur3ha vyAkhyAtA tathA zAsana prabhAvaka haiM / aba zrI saMgha meM dharma bhAvanA ko adhika jAjvalyamAna karane ke liye bhI una zrI kI khAsa jarurata haiM / ve apane vahAM lagabhaga paMdraha varSa pUrva padhAre the| Aja bhI dhArmikoM ke hRdaya se unakI jhanajhanAhaTa khisakI nahIM hai| isase yadi tumheM ThIka lage to hama zrI saMgha se bAta karake pUjya zrI ko yahAM padhArane kI bAta kA saMyoga bitthaaveN|" cimana bhAI ne kahA ki-magana ! tuma kaho so satraha aanaa| tumhArI bAta meM vicArane kA kyA hai ? hama zrI saMgha ke pramukha vyaktiyoM se Aja sAyaMkAla mileM / tuma sAtha prAoM to uttama / " magana bhAI ke mana meM galagilI huI ki vAha-vAha merA pUNya uttama tapa kA lagatA hai / deva gurukRpA se mere saMyama ke mArga meM Ane vAle avarodhoM ko haTAne ke lie pUjya zrI kI yahAM khAsa AvazyakatA hai| to vaisA saMyoga kudarata se hI khar3A ho gayA hai|" isa prakAra vicArate hue magana bhAI ne sAyaMkAla pratikramaNa ke pazcAta zrI saMgha ke agragaNyoM ko milane jAne kA cimana bhAI ke sAtha taya kiyaa| usa dina Asoja suda 13 kA divasa thA, zrI saMgha ke kisI mahatvapUrNa kArya ke sambandha meM bar3e derAsara jI ke vahAM zrI saMgha ke agragaNya ekatrita hone vAle the| avasara dekhakara . magana bhAI bhagata tathA cimana bhAI pratikramaNa karake jaldI 160

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se sAmayikapAlana kara agragaNya jahAM ekatrita hone the vahAM jA pahuMce kucha hI dera meM saba pramukha jana A gaye / una saba ne kutUhala tathA bhaktibhAva se pUchA "are maga bhAI Aja yahAM kaise ? zrI saMgha ke kAma se kitanI hI bAra bulAte haiM phira bhI ve apane kriyA kAMDa tathA svAdhyAya se phursata hI nahIM pAte / Aja yahAM kyoM ?'' "kyoM bhagata jI ! hamAre lAyaka koI kAmakAja ?" itane meM magana bhAI ne saba bAta kI aura kahA ki pUjya zrI se udayapura vinato karane jAne kI bhAvanA hai / zrI saMgha isa para vicAra kareM / ahoho ! yaha to "mosAla meM moM kA parosanA huyA" hama to kabhI se aise prasaMga kI rAha dekha rahe the| avazya hI zrI saMgha kI tarapha se tIna vyakti aura do Apa yoM pAMca vyakti 'zubhasya zIghram" uttama kAma meM zIthilatA nahIM, "prAsoja su 15 ko jA pAyo !'' magana bhAI antaramana se khUba prasanna hue| devaguru kI acitya kRpA ke kAraNa manomana gadgad ho rhe| Asoja su. 15 kI zubha velA meM pAcoM vyakti udayapura ravAnA hue / Asoja vida ddhitIyA pUjya zrI ke pAsa pahuMce gaye / vyAkhyAna cAla thA / vyAkhyAna meM- "zAzvata caitya evaM unako yAtrA karake devagaNa virati-dharma prApti ke liye kaisI icchA rakhate hai ? yaha adhikAra magana bhAI ke antara meM sparza 161

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kara gayA / AMkhoM meM ArdratA jhalaka gaI, "virati dharma kI bhUmikA ko svayaM aise gurudeva ke mArga darzana meM kaba zirodhArya karUMgA?" yaha maMgala bhAvanA prabala huI? vyAkhyAnoparAnta pUjya zrI se mile, sampUrNa bAta huI / pUjya zrI ne kahA ki "bhAI ! kArtika pUrNimA pUrNa vihAta kisa prakAra kiyA jA sakatA hai ? kArtika 15 bAda kI yojanA abhI se karanI ucira nahIM'' "Ar3I rAta usakI kyA bAta" kahAvata ke pramANa se sAdhU loga moTe rUpa meM bhaviSya kI koI yojanA ghar3ane ke kaSTaprada dhyAna meM nahIM par3ate ityAdi / 'sAhaba ! bAta satya hai / ApakA prAcAra hama tor3anA nahIM cAhate / hama to kArtikapUrNimA ke pazcAta Apako anya kSetra kI vinatI yA anya koI kAraNa A jAya to hamAro bAta ko prAthamikatA mile itanA sUcana karAne ke lie Aye haiN| ___ adhika meM zrI kapar3avaMja zrI saMgha ke agragaNyoM ne kahA ki " sAheba ! kapar3avaMja kSetra meM Apane dharma ke jo bIja boye haiM ve aba siMcana ke abhAva meM kumhalAne lage haiM, ataH kRpayA usa tarapha kA pUrNimA ke bAda padhArane kA vicaariyegaa|' "anukUla hone para kA. pUrNimA lagabhaga phira se vinatI karane ke lie AvegeM, paranpu ApakA dhyAna hamAre zrI saMgha kI tarapha phirAne ke lie Aja AyeM haiN|" magana bhAI bhagata ne vinatI kI ki- "mujha jaise ko saMsAra ke kIcar3a meM se Apa sivAya 162

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kauna nikAlegA? mere Atma kalyANa ke liye vaise hI ina cimana bhAI kI dharma patnI meM udyApana karane kA zubha bhAva jo jAgRta hua hai usako saphalatA ke liye Apa jaise zAstrajJagItArtha muni bhAgavaMta vahAM padhAreM to zAsana kI sAnubandhaprabhAvanA ho "Adi / pUjya zrI ke kSetra sparzanA "vartamAna yo" kahane ke sAtha ahamadAbAda meM virAjamAna pU. gacchAdhipati zrI mUlacanda jI kI jaisI AjJA' kahakara saMkSepa meM sAdhU tathA zrAvaka ke kartavya kI bhUmikA samajhAI / magana bhAI samajha gaye ki"ahamadAbAda se prAjJA lAveM to bAta pUrNa ho jaayegii"| ataH magana bhAI ne zrI saMgha ke agragaNyoM se kAna meM kahA kiaba yahAM adhika kahane jaisA nahIM hai| yahAM lagabhaga sammati hai / hama loga ahamadAbAda jAkara pU. gacchAdhipati pAsa se patra likhavAne ko AvazyakatA hai / "kapar3avaMja ke zrI saMgha ne jJAna pUjA kI, vAsakSepa DalavAkara mAMgali zravaNa kiyaa| isa prakAra saM. 1940 ke cAturmAsa meM Asoja vida ddhitIya lagabhaga pUjya zrI ke kapar3avaMja kI tarapha jAne kA saMyoga khar3A humaa| kapar3avaMja ke zrI saMgha ke AgevAno dIpAvalI ke pUrva pUjya zrI gacchAdhipati mUlacanda jI ma. ke pAsa jAkara apanI sArI bAta kahakara pU. jhavera sAgara jI ke udayapura se kapar3avaMja padhArane kI AjJA pharmAne kI vinatI

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kii| pU. gacchAdhipati ne patra vyavahAra karake tumako yogya sUcanA degeM aisA AzvAsana dekara vidA kiyaa| usake bAda pUjya gacchAdhipati ne pU. jhavera sAgara jI ma. ko patra likhakara pUchAyA, ataH pUjya zrI ne likhA ki "sAheba eka ke bAda eka dharma kArya ke kAraNa mujhe aAja sAta cAturmAsa uparA-UparI yahAM ho gaye haiN| samAcArI ke anusAra isa girate samaya meM na Ave to prabhuzAsana kI maryAdAyeM asta vyasta ho jaaygii| maine to yahAM bahuta cakkara kiye, anya sthAna vihAra ke lie gayA, parantu aise aise kAraNa se phira yahAM AnA par3A tathA sAta cAturmAsa uparAUparI hue / ataH Apa zrI mujhe isa kSetra se anyatra vicarane kI AjJA pradAna kareM to uttama ho / ___ isa matalaba kA patra vyavahAra huaa| kula milAkara pUjya zrI ke patroM se pU. gacchAdhipati zrI pUjya zrI ke hRdaya kI bAta samajhakara zAsana ke kArya se samAcArI ke pAlana meM apavAda bhugatanApar3e usakA adhika doSa nahIM lage prAdi jatAkara pU. gacchAdhipati ne kA. 12 ke antima patra meM darzAyA ki-" kapar3avaMja vAloM kI bhAvanA tumhAre Upara adhika hai pahale bhI Apa gaye the taba dharma bhAvanA bar3hI thI / to usa zrI saMgha kA lAbhArtha aba kA. vi. 3 ke maMgala dina kapar3avaMja kI tarafa vihAra karoM yahI iSTa hai|

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ve loga mere pAsa muhUrta dikhalA gaye hai| pahalA muhUrta mAgha. su. saptamI kA AtA hai, dUsarA muhUrta mAgha su 3 athavA dasamI ko pAtA hai / Apake pAMva meM takalIpha hai, isake sAtha ke sAdhuoM ko anukUlatA barAbara nahI / ataH mAgha mahIne kA muhUrta lenA / ratnatrayI kI ArAdhanA meM udyata rahanA / zarIra samhAlanA / cAhie prAdi vastu maMgavAnA, li. sevaka gokula kI vaMdanA saM. 1942 kA. su. 12 pUjya zrI eka hI kSetra meM adhika rahane meM zAstra-dRSTi se anucita lagane se pU. gacchAdhipati kI AjJA prA gaI ataH kArtika su. 14 ke vyAkhyAna meM cAturmAsa badalane kI Agraha bharI vinatI huI / pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kA patra kapar3avaMja vAloM kI bAta ityAdi kI ghoSaNA karake kArtika vi. kA vihAra kI sUcanA prakaTa kara dii| sampUrNa zrI saMgha khalabalA uThA / pUjya zrI ke rahane se udayapura zrI saMgha meM alaukika dharma jAgRti pAI haiM / dharmazAsana para ke aneka AkramaNa Tale hai to pUjya zrI yahAM aba adhika sthiratA kare vaisA Agraha karane lage / parantu pUjya zrI adhika bAta na karake mauna dhAraNa karake pU. gacchAdhipati kI AjJA ko Age karake bAta ko zamita karane kA prayatna kiyaa| pUrNimA ke dina cAturmAsa parirvatana ke prasaMga meM zrI saMgha meM

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khUba prAgraha bharI vinatI kI / mauna ekAdazI taka dRr3ha Agraha rakhA / parantu pUjya zrI ne kahA ki-" pU. gacchAdhipati ne kA. va. 3 kA vihAra likhA hai, aba mujhase nahI rahA jA sakatA "Adi antataH zrI saMgha ke agragaNya vyaktiyoM ne eka arja kI ki- "sAheba ! hamAre zrI saMgha para yA zAsana para koI aisI ApattI Ave aura hama Apake pAsa daur3ate AveM to Apa avazya yahAM padhAranA ! itanA vacana dIjiye ! " hAM nA meM thor3A samaya gujarA / antataH zAsana ke kAma meM zrI sagha jaba bhI yAda karegA taba meM anukUlatA mUlava prabhuzAsana ke sevaka ke rUpa meM hAjira hone kA vacana to sAdhU se nahIM diyA jA sakatA parantu pUrNarupeNa prayatna karake Ane ko tajabIja karUMgA!" zrI saMgha ne joradAra zabdoM meM zAsana kI jaya bolAyo tathA pUjya zrI kI bAta kA svAgata kiyaa| kA.vi.3 ke dina pUjya zrI ne prAtaH vihAra karake keriyA jI kI tarapha prayANa AraMbha kiyaa| zrI saMgha ke aneka bhAvika kezariyA jI taka pAMva paidala cala kara pUjya zrI ke sAtha gaye / pUjya zrI kezariyA jI se DUMgarapura hokara TIToI ke zrI muharI pArzvanAtha jI kI nizrA meM eka saptAha raha kara mor3AsA se dahegAma hokara pUjya zrI ke darzana-vaMdana bAraha varSa ke pazcAta hone se 166

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khUba umaMga se ahamadAbAda vaMdana karane jAne kI bhAvanA darzAI / parantu pU gacchAdhipati ne lAbhAlAbha kA vicAra kara mor3AsA se lUnAvAr3A hokara sIdhe kapar3avaMja jAne kI zrAjJA pharmAI | kapar3avaMja vAle bhI TheTha kesariyA jI se sAtha the / unakA bhI kapar3avaMja tarapha padhArane kA adhika Agraha thA / antataH pau. su. paMcamIlagabhaga lunAvAr3A padhAre tathA poSa vi. dvitIyA ke pUjya zrI dhAmadhUma se mahAmahotsava pUrvaka kapar3avaMja meM zrI saMgha ke bhavya svAgatayukta padhAre / vyAkhyAna meM zrI paMcAzaka - grantha ke AdhAra para tapadharma tathA usake udyApana kI mahattA - zAstrIya vidhi para vivecana prAraMbha kiyA / zrI saMgha meM anokhA dharmollAsa jAgRta huaa| anya bhI puNyAtmAoM ne tapadharma kI mahatA samajhAI / usake udyApana ke lie bhAva jAgRta huA / pariNAma svarUpa gyAraha chor3a kA udyApana zrI saMgha kI tarapha se nizcita huA / tathA ghUmavAma se bhavya aSTAnhikA mahotsava mAha suda tRtIyA se prAraMbha huA / prabhubhakti meM rakhane yogya " jayaNA" tathA vidhi ke khyAla para bhAra rakhakara zrI sagha ke bhAvikoM ne kapar3avaMja ke samasta jina mandiroM meM svahaste svadravya se eka eka prabhu jI kI sevA, pUjA, bhakti, AzAtanA nivAraNa Adi mahatvapUrNa kAryakrama ko pramukha banAkara sabako prabhubhakti kI yathArtha bhUmikA kA 167

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paricaya karAyA / AnandapUrvaka zAnti snAtra ke sAtha mahotsava pUrA hone ke bAda pUjya zrI vihAra kA vicAra karate the parantu magana bhAI bhagata ne mAgha su. 14 kI pauSadha meM rAtri meM pUjya zrI ke sammukha apane hRdaya kI antarvyathA vyakta kI / azrupAta ddhArA hArdika vedanA ko uDelA, bhISaNa sAMsArika dAvAnala se bacAne AjIjI kI / ataH pUjya zrIM magana bhAI ke saMyama grahaNa ke mArga meM Ane vAle avarodhoM kI gutthI ko sulajhAne yogya mArgadarzana jarUrI samajhakara zrI paMcAzaka grantha kI vivecanA vyAkhyAna meM prAraMbha kI / aura bhI zrI gacchAdhipati zrI ne bhI kapar3avaMja ke zrI saMgha ke mahatva ke kAma kI sUcanA patra ddhArA do ho aisA mAlUma hotA hai / usa samasyA ke hala ke lie bhI sthiratA karanA ucita lgaa| vaha patra nimnAnusAra hai :____ zrI ahamadAbAda se li. muni mUlacanda jI kI sukhazAtA vAce, zrI kapar3avaMja muni zrI jhavera sAgara-tumhAra patra eka mAgha su. 12 kA likhA AyA use par3hA hai samAcAra jAnexx rU. 500/-XX jJAna meMxx vAparane meM koI harakata dIkhatI nahIM hai / deva vijaya jI ke liye prata bhramaNa ke lie cAhiye to maMgAnA / guNa vijaya jI kI vaMdanA par3hanA tathA cAritraya vijaya jI kI vaMdanA pddh'naa| bhAvanazara se AyA patra sAtha banda kiyA hai usakA uttara bhAva ngrxxlikhnaa|

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seTha jI ko dharmalAbha kahA hai / inheM vaMdanA likhavAI hai / saM. 1941 ke mAgha vi. 13 vAra ravi / kahA huA kAma saralatA se kaise bane ? use rIti pUrvaka siddha karane meM dhyAna rakhanA X X parantu dhImI rAha DAlanA / itane meM samajhanA,, isa patra ke pRSTha bhAga para tA. ka. jo likhA hai usameM jisa kAma kA nirdeza hai, vaha koI mahatva kA mAlUma hotA hai jisake lie pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ne yaha vyavasthita bhalAmaNa kI hai / isa sambandha meM bhI pUjya zrI ne kapar3avaMja adhika sthiratA kI ho yoM lagatA hai / mAgha vi. caturdazI ke vyAkhyAna meM bAlAsonovAlA zeTha uttamacanda jagajIvana Adi pramukha vyaktiyoM ne kSetra sparzanA karane kI vinatI kI / ataH pUjya zrI kI kapar3avaMja meM sthiratA mAsakalpa kI ho gayI / ataH kSetrAntara karane kI bhAvanA darzAyI, parantu kapar3avaMja zrI saMgha meM phAlguna cAturmAsa najadIka hone se usakI ArAdhanA karAne kI khUba vinatI kii| magana bhAI bhagata kI ulajhana bhI abhI taka sulabhI nahIM thI ataH bAlAsinora vAlA ko phAlgunacaturdazI ke bAda Ane kI bhAvanA darzAkara kapar3avaja meM phAlguna cAturmAsa sambandhI sthiratA kI / isa bIca meM zrI saMgha kI mahatvapUrNa vyavasthA tatra sambandhita ulajhane sulabhI, magana bhAI bhagata ko bhI saMyama sambandhI bhAvanA ke mArga meM adhika prakAza upalabdha huA / 166

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samagrarUpeNa pUjya zrI kapar3avaMja zrI saMgha ke prabhuzAsana ko saphala ArAdhanA ke mArga para protsAhita karake pU. caritranAyaka ke pitAzrI ke mAnasika svAsthya ko jaba vyavasthita kiyaa| pU. caritranAyaka jaba bAla Ayu meM kevala do varSa ke the, unake hRdaya meM prabhuzAsana saMyama tathA dharma kriyAoM kI avismaraNIya chApa ko ubhaaraa| phAlguna vi, dvitIyA ke dina pUjya zrI ne bAlAsinora tarapha vihAra kara lasundrA meM do dina sthiratA karake phA. vi. paMcamI prAtaH bAlAsinora padhAre / usa samaya saMvegI sAdhuoM kI asaMkhya saMkhyA hokara bAlAsinora kSetra meM dhArmika vAtAvaraNa pUrA dhuMdhalA ho gayA thaa| eka saptAha sthiratA karake vyAkhyAna dvArA logoM ko dharma zAsana ko bhUmikA ko pahacAna karAkara ArAdhanA hetu protsAhita kiyaa| pariNAma svarUpa kezava lAla dalachArAma bhAI ko caitrI olI karane kI bhAvanA jAgI / pUjya zrI ko prAgrahapUrvaka roka kara sAmudAyika caitrI aolI vidhipUrvaka karavAne kA nizcita kiyaa| pUjya zrI ne bhI viziSTa lAbha dekhakara sthiratA kI / caitra suda paMcamI se zrIpAla caritra kI mArmika vivecanA prAraMbha kii| pArAdhakoM ko protsAhita kiyaa| vidhi sahita navapada jI kI aolI meM 70 se 80 bhAvika saMyukta hae / AMbila to lagabhaga 125 pratidina hone lge|

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dopahara causaTha-prakAra pUjA ThATha se bhaNA dI / no dina bhavya dharmotsava ke dina abAla gopAla saba ko AnandadAyI rUpa meM gujare caitra vida ekama pAraNA karAkara kezubhAI ne pratyeka kA kumakuma se tilaka karake zrIphala rUpayA dekara bahuta sammAna karake apane janma ko pAvana-dhanya bnaayaa| caitra vida dvitoyA ke dina kapar3avaMja ke pramukha vyati Aye aura namrabhAva se vinatI kI ki- "gAMva meM nagaraseTha ke yahAM varSItapa hai| usakA pAraNA akSaya tIja ko AtA hai / kAraNavaza zrI siddha girI jAyA jAya aisA nahIM hai| isase ghara A~gana Apa zrI kI nizrA meM mahotsava karake varSItapa kA udyApana karanA hai / ataH Apa avazya pdhaaro|" pUjya zrI ke mana meM eka bAta thI ki- "caritranAyaka zrI ke mana meM jo saskAra sIMcita hue haiM usakA adhika vikAsa ho to zAsana ko abhI AvazyakatA hai samartha dhuraMdhara AgamAbhyAsI praur3ha prAvAcaka kI jisakA bAlyakAla se hI yogya saMskAroM ke sAtha saMyama grahaNa dvArA jIvana ghar3A gayA ho / aisA koI zAsana-sApekSaprazasta bhAvanA se zrI saMgha kI vinatI sammAna dekara, "kSetra sparzanA balIyasI" samajhakara punaH kapar3avaMja cai. vi. 7 ke dina padhAre / nagara seTha kI tarapha se bhavya svAgata sammelana huaa| usa samaya saMvegI sAdhunoM kI atyadhika alpa saMkhyA 171

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hone se yathAzakya rUpeNa dIkSA dekara uddhAra ke sAtha sAtha samudAya bala bar3hAne kI tarapha bhI pUjya zrI lakSyayukta hue / yadyapi chadmasthatA ke kAraNa ulajhaneM bhI jabaradasta khar3I ho jAtI thI jisakA nirdeza adholikhita patra se milatA hai : 66 14 kA patra vida 13 kA ApakA patra kala par3hA tathA vida Aja pahuMcA / samAcAra jAne haiM / anya kAla loka jambUddhIpa kA patra pahucA likha tathA vida 1 parantu vaha abhI taka hame nahIM milA hai / kA patra jo likhA thA vida 14 kA patra tumane sAdhvI Upara prathama likhA tumheM diyA hai so vApasa maMgAyA nahIM to ve kauna se upAsare haiM unakA hamAre sAtha paricaya nahIM hai / ve DehalA ke rANA hai isalie hamase patra vApisa kaise mAMgA jA sake ? ve DozIvAr3A kI pola meM sImadhara svAmI jI ke DerA ke pAsa sUraja bAI ke sAmane upAsarA meM rahate haiM / so jAnanA tuma puSTa vicAra karake bAta karanA kyoMki XX hai, usakI patnI jIvita hai ataH poche se nikAle isalie hameM vicAra karake, vyakti dekhakara bAta karanI / XX sAbuna eka mana bhejanA X x kSetra loka pUrA hone meM abhI dera hai so jAnA / anya tumheM X X lAbha kA kAraNa na dIkhe to tuma yahAM AnA / tuma A sakate ho yA nahIM isa para vicAra karU~gA Xx garamI bahuta par3a rahI hai XX hame bar3odA X X kAma hai 172

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grataH zIghrAtizIghra vihAra karanA / tuma prAyo itanI hI dera hai so jAnanA miti 1941 caitra vida / vAra budha li. grApakA sevaka hIra jI Upara likhA hai ki ahamadAbAda prAnA phira vicArUMgA / X X parantu + + ke lie tumhAre jaba vihAra karane kA++ so hameM likhanA + + tumako chAgo jAnA hai / hama bho tumhAre vihAra ke bAda nikalane kA karate haiM so jAnanA bAda meM bar3odA sAtha sAtha jAvege / Upara ke patra khUba mahatva kI bAteM pratIta hotI hai / patra ke Upara saba patroM kI taraha pU. gacchAdhipati kA nAma nahIM hai / parantu patra kI viSayavastu se pU. gacchAdhipati kA patra ho aisA pratIta hotA hai / " isa patra kA sAra isa prakAra samajhA jA sakatA hai* patra meM prathama to koI dIkSArthI bhAI ke liye pUjya zrI jo prayatna kara rahe haiM usa viSaya meM sAvadhAnIpUrvaka kArya karane kA nirdeza hai / samudAya bar3hAne kI jijJAsA uttama hai, parantu zAsana dharma ko nuksAna na pahu~ce usa dizA meM pU gacchAdhipati kA aMgulInirdeza hai / usa samaya kapar3avaMja kA dezI sAbuna udyoga sampUrNa bhArata meM prasiddha honA cAhiye / jisase vizAla samudAya kI AvazyakatA, abhakSyapadArtha rahita gRha udyoga rUpa meM hAtha se banAyA gayA, nirdoSa rIti se gRhasthoM ke ghara se cAhe jitanA milatA rahe isa apekSA se eka mana jitanA 173

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bhijavAne kI vyavasthA Adi kI sUcanA kI gayI hai / * pUjya gacchAdhipati zrI kI viziSTa zrAvazyakatAnusAra bar3odA jAnA Avazyaka lagatA hai, parantu pUjya zrI kI pratIkSA vizeSa rupa se dekhI jA rahI hai yaha batAtA hai ki pUjya zrI kA pU. gacchAdhipati ke hRdaya meM kaisA sthAna hai / patra ke pRSTha meM aura adhika mahatva kI bAta batAI hai ki "garamI adhika hai isase zAyada Apa na zrA sako to jAnanA, parantu tumheM chANI jAnA hai to tuma yahAM Ao / bAda meM sAtha caleMge / " isa prakAra pU. gacchAdhipati pUjya zrI ko apane pAsa bulAkara yogya vicAra-vimarza kara bar3odA tarapha vihAra kI icchA karate haiM / pUjya zrI ke vyaktitva kI pU. gacchAdhipati ke hRdaya meM kaisI adbhuta chApa hogI ? athavA pUjya zrI kI salAha kI apekSA gacchAdhipati bhI rakhate the / * phira chAragI jo dIkSA kI khAna usa samaya ginI jAtI thI jo bhUmi aisI sAmarthyaM vAlI hogI ki jisase pUjya zrI chANI jAne kI icchA rakhate the / chANI jAne kI kisI mumukSa kI taiyArI ho athavA kaccI taiyArI ko pakkI karane kI ho / isa prakAra usa kAla meM chANI kI mahattA pUjya zrI ke hRdaya meM kitanI hogI vaha bhI isa patra se samajhA jAtA hai / " isa prakAra pUjya zrI kapar3avaMja meM pravAsa karate hue bhI chANI, ahamadAbAda Adi sthAnoM ke mumukSujanoM kI khoja khabara rakha 174

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kara prabhuzAsana ke mArga para unako saphala ArAdhaka banAne meM maMthana karate rahe / adhika pU. caritranAyaka jI pUjya zrI ke pAsa yadAkadA grAve, sAmayika kareM / pUjya zrI ke samparka meM Akara pU. caritranAyaka zrI khUba hI viziSTa koTi ke pUrva janma kI ArAdhanA ke bala para udAtta tAtvika viveka dRSTi ko bar3hAkara prabhu-zAsana kA caritra dharma ke prati ajJAta hue bhI AkarSita ho rahe the / pUjya zrI ko bhI caritra nAyaka ke udyamI jIvana paddhati ko dekhakara magana bhAI bhagata kI caritra grahaNa karane kI tIvra manokAmanA pU caritranAyaka zrI ke saMyama grahaNa karane ke grAdarza kA pUraka hogA aisA vicAra kara khUba pramodamaya hue / nagara seTha kI putravadhu ke varSItapa ke pAraNA ke nimitta aSTApada jI ke dehare bhavya praSTAnhikA mahotsava huA, zAnti snAtra bhI ThATha se huA / vai. su. 3 ke sumaMgala dina catuvidha zrI saMgha ke bAjategAjate ghara ke prAMgana meM nirmita bhavya maMDapa meM padharAkara pUjya zrI ke pAsa jJAna pUjA karake vAsakSepa lekara mAMgalika tathA tapa dharma kA pAraNa arthAta - " karmanirjarA ke, viziSTa adhyavasAya kA balavAlI zreNIgata nirjarA kI jA sake aisI bhUmikA prApta karane ke lAbha ke sAtha tapadharma meM prAgala bar3hA jAya" Adi upadeza sunakara gurU mahArAja ko ganne kA rasa vorA 175

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kara sakala zrI saMgha kA bahumAnapUrvaka yogya samaya para pAraNA karake varSAtapa kI pUjya zrI ke nizrA meM maMgala samApti kii| pUjya zrI ne vaisAkha suda SaSThI ke dina ahamadAbAda kI tarapha vihAra ko taiyArI kI, kyoMki pUjya zrI ke khAsa vizvAsI tathA pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ke bhI nijI bhakta zrAvaka zrI gokula bhAI kA patra nimnAnusAra prAyA "gaye kala eka patra likhA hai jo milA hogA ho ! vizeSa zrI ratalAma vAlA seTha dIpacanda jI jorAvara mala jI vAlA bhUpatasaMga jI ke putra zrI siddhAcala jI hai| vaisAkha suda 8-9 ko unakA ahamadAbAda Ane vAle ucita sAthI hai| isalie usa para tatkAla yahAM aanaa| anya unake Ane kI DhIla ho to bAda meM AveM para Apako to prathama pAnA hI hai| kyoMki Apa unheM milo yaha to ThIka hai ataH samaya khonA nahIM yaha hamAre dhyAna meM AtA hai| to tuma pAlItANA patra likhanA ki maiM kapar3avaja se pAlItANA Ane kA hUM aura amuka tArIkha paauuNgaa| Apa ahamadAbAda kaba padhArane ke ho ? mujhe ahamadAbAda patra likhanA aura ahamadAbAda mere patra kA ThikAnA-bAI ujama bAI kI dharmazAlA meM muni mUlacanda jI mahArAja ke pAsa yo likhanA jisase mujhe pahuMca jAya / isa prakAra jo 176

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dRSTi meM prAya so likhanA / aba vizeSa bAta likhane kI nahIM hai / kyoMki grAmane- sAmane vicAra hogA so jAnanA / miti saM. 1942 kA vaisAkha suda 1 guruvAra li. ApakA sevaka gokula jI kI vaMdanA isameM ratalAma ke seThiyA pAlItANA se ahamadAbAda Ane ko hai so usa prasaMga meM pUjya zrI ko jarUrI ho to pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ke antaraga zrAvaka ne pUjya zrI ko kapar3avaMja se Ane kA isa patra meM jatalAyA hai / parantu - " sAdhu jIvana meM kSetra sparzanA prabala hotI hai, isase pUjya zrI ne isa patra ke AdhAra para tathA svayam ko bhI pUjya gacchAdhipati kI vaMdanA karane kI, milane kI adhika utkaThA hai hI / bAraha varSa kI avadhi vyatIta ho gyii| isase pU. gacchAdhipati yAne kI zubha saMkalpa se vai su. SaSThI ke dina kapar3avaMja se ahamadAbAda tarapha vihAra kA vicAra kara ghoSaNA bhI kara dI / parantu bhAvI yoga se dIpavijaya jI kI tabIyata bigar3a jAne se su. 6 kA vihAra baMda rhaa| garmI kA upadrava tanika adhika hone se upacAra lene meM vihAra kI bAta eka tarapha raha gaI / isa bIca meM va su. 10 ke dina udayapura se prAThadasa pramukha zrAvaka Aye / pUjya zrI ko vinatI kI ki - "bAvajIsA / hameM Apa sunA rakhakara A gye| vahAM dhaNI binA kheta sUnA" kI dazA ho rahI hai / bApajI / hama para dayA karo / 1 177

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kheta to bhale bigar3A / kyA kareM? Apa idhara padhAre aura ve mithyAtatva loga kheta ko roMda rahe haiN| bAvajI dayA kro| udhara pvaaro|" Adi khUba prAgraha bharo vinatI kii| pUjya zrI ne kahA ki "Apako bAta saccI hai| parantu kyA hama hamezA vahAM baiThe rheN| yaha to saMbhava nhiiN| binA icchA ke bhI Agrahavaza kAraNa sara sAta caumAse to kiye| sAdhupane kI maryAdA to khyAla rakhanA cAhiye / ' Adi zrI saMgha ke aguvAnoM ne kahA ki- "aApakI bAta saccI hama loga to svArthavaza Apako hI kahe na, phAyadA to zAsana ko hI hogA aura bIca-bIca meM Apa padhAra gye| bAhara ke gAMvoM meM vicarane ko rokA nahIM? bAvajI saa| dayA karo aba / hamArI to zAna bigar3a jaaygii| zAsana kI jo zobhA hai Apane bar3hAI hai usameM bhI kAphI pharaka par3A hai| Adi / __ pUjya zrI ne pUchA ki- "kyA bAta hai ? yaha to kho| zrI saMgha ke prAgevAnoM ne kahA ki- "bAvajI ! TUDhiyA ke bar3e pUjya zrI aba caumAse ke liye A rahe haiM una logoM ne aisI bAta phailAI hai ki-saMvegI sAdhuoM ne udayapura meM ulTAsIdhA pracAra karake logoM ko mUrti pUjA ke adharma meM phaMsAnA cAlU kiyA hai| unake pratikAra ke lie hama Ate haiN|" aura "duSkAla meM adhika mAsa" kI taraha AryasamAjI loga bhI videhAnaMda jI nAma ke dhuraMdhara mahAtmA ko paDitoM ke sAtha 178

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zrAvaNa-bhAdavA do mahIne ke lie bulA rahe haiM / " bAvajI, kRpA kro| ApameM gajaba kI tarka zakti hai Apane hI to hamAre zrI saMgha kI lAja pahale bhI ina DhUMDhiyoM aura samAjiyoM ke tUphAna ke samaya rakhI hai| hama kahAM jAveM ? aura to hama logoM kI bAta sune kauna ?" Apa to hamAre bApa kI taraha ho| baccA bhUkhA ho ki duHkhI ho to mAM-bApa ke sAmane nahIM roye to kahAM jAya ? aadi| pUjya zrI bhArI ulajhana meM par3a gye| eka tarapha pUjya gacchAdhipati zrI ne khuda ko bar3audA kI tarapha jAne kI salAha parAmarza ke lie ahamadAbAda bulAte haiM / khuda ko bhI bArahabAraha varSa pU. gacchAdhipati kI ThaMDI chAyA mile aisA saMyoga kudaratI tarIke khar3e hue haiM aura ye udayapura bAloM kI bAta bhI vicArane jaisI / zAsana para AkramaNa aAve taba zaktizAlI sampUrNa sAmarthya se rakSA ke lie taiyArI karanI caahie| Adi / antataH udayapura zrI saMgha ko ahamadAbAda pU. gacchAdhipati ke pAsa jAne kI sUcanA kI "merI to akala kAma nahIM karatI hai / donoM hI bAteM mere liye mahatva kI hai / ataH maiM to aba pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kI jo AjJA hogI vaha zIrodhArya karane ko taiyAra hUM, Apa ahamadAbAda padhAro to acchA / udayapura kA zrI saMgha kArya siddhi ke uddezya se pUjya zrI ko -" javAba lekara nAve 176

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taba taka Apa yahIM birAjanA" yo vinatI kara ahamadAbAda tarapha ravAnA huaa| ahamadAbAda jAkara pUjya gacchAdhipati ko sArI bAta kahI / sAta cAturmAsa meM dharma kI kitanI tathA zAsana kI jo prabhAvanA huI use vistArapUrvaka zrI saMgha ke agragaNyoM ne jatalAyA / isa varSa sthAnakavAsiyoM tathA AryasamAjiyoM ko Takkara ke sAmane Tike rahane ke lie pUjya zrI ko cAturmAsAtha bhejane kA khUba Agraha kiyA / ve Apako AjJA zirodhArya karege usa Azaya se likhita patra bhI peza kiyA / pU gacchAdhipati zrI ko pUjya zrI ke sAtha gaMbhIra vicAravimarza ke liye unakI rUbarU AvazyakatA thii| parantu garmI ke dina, alpa samaya, ataH ahamadAbAda sAmane bulAne kI bAta ko gauNa karake bAta ko patra ddhArA kiMvA vyakti dvArA pUrA kara dene kA vicAra karake zAsana kI rakSA kI bAta ko adhika mahatva bharI mAnakara pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ne udayapura vAloM kI vinatI mAnya rakhakara "kSetra sparzanA balIyasI' nyAya ko Age karake pUjya zrI ko udayapura tarapha vihAra karane kI sUcanA dii| udayapura kA zrIsaMgha prAjJA patra lekara vApisa kapar3avaMja AyA, pUjya zrI ko patra diyaa| patra par3ha kara pUjya zrI ne bhI samasta mAnasika bhAvanAoM ko gauNa karake pUjya zrI kI AjJA zirodhArya karake vai. su. dasamI ko prabhu mahAvIra svAmI 180

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ke kevala jJAna kalyANaka ke dina udayapura ko prasthAna rUpa meM pustaka dekara ve. su. 11 ke sAyaMkAla vihAra karane kA vicAra prakaTa kiyaa| pUjya zrI ne kapar3avaMja se vai. su. 11 sandhyA udayapura kI tarapha vihAra kiyaa| vai. vi. 3 ke dina lUNAvADA padhAre / vahA~ ke zrI saMgha ke deva dravya sambandhI lekhA patraka ThIka kraaye| thor3A kAma bAkI rahA parantu udayapura pahuMcane kI utAvalI meM cAra pAMca zrAvakoM ko vaha kAma soNpaa| aura bhI vahAM daherAsara kA kAma bhI aTaka gayA thA use bhI cAlU karAne kA zrAvakoM ko samajhAkara udayapura tarapha vihAra kiyaa| jeTha su. 10 DUMgarapura pahuMce yahAM udayapura kA zrI saMgha vaMdanA karane AyA / jeTha 13 kezariyAjo padhAre yahAM caturdazI kI pakSIya ArAdhanA udayapura ke aneka zrAvakoM ke sAtha kara vida 1 prAtaH udayapura tarapha vihAra kiyaa| jeTha vida 5 prAtaH dhUmadhAma se udayapura ke zrI saMgha ne pUjya zrI kA nagara-praveza kraayaa| pUjya zrI ne udayapura kI janatA ke dhArmika-mijAja tathA vAtAvaraNa kA ciraparicaya hone se cheDatI karane kA prayatna apanAne ke bajAya prazna jo sAmane Ave usakA joradAra nirAkaraNa karane kI nIti rakhakara joradAra upadeza prAraMbha kiyaa| thor3e dinoM meM hI sthAnakavAsI ke bar3e dhuraMdhara gine jAnevAle viddhAna ma. zrI kizana caMda jI tathA caMpAlAla jI Adi 181

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sAdhunoM ne udayapura meM padArpaNa kiyaa| Ate hI- "ekendro Age pacendrI nAce" Adi kSudra TippaNiyoM tathA "ahiMsA paramoM dharma " isa vaidika dharma ko Age karake "jahA~ hiMsA vahA~ dharma nahIM" Adi ke sUtra ke sAtha apane bhakta zrAvakoM ko mata-saMpradAya ko cAra divAla ke bIca meM roka rakhane, murtipUjA ke sambandha meM zAstra pAThoM ke nAma se jyoM tyauM bAteM prasAra karanA prAraMbha kiyA / itane meM pUjya zrI ne eka ke bAda eka mudde ko vyavasthita rIti se nistAraNa sahita zAstra, siddhAnta taka tathA vyavahAra cAroM parIkSAoM meM se gujAra kara zrotAoM ko sacoTa yaha jamA diyA "prabhu-pUjA yaha gRhastha kA kartavya hai hii|" aura "ahiMsA paramodharma:" sUtra vaidikI ke mithyAtva meM kAraNa ke udaya kA pratIka hai / isa bAta ko spaSTa rIti se samajhA kara jina zAsana meM to "AdhAyeM dhammo "kevalapaNNatto dhammoM" Adi sanAtana sUtroM dvArA "jinAjJA paramAdharma:" kI mahattA prakaTa kI / isI prakAra "jahAM hiMsA vahAM dharma nahIM' sUtra ke khokhalepana ko hiMsA ke svarUpa hetu anubaMdha nIna bhedoM ko darzAkarapUjA ke atirikta bhI sAmayika-pratikramaNa dAnadayA Adi pratyeka pravRti meM hiMsA to hai hii| to phira dharma kahAM? Adi tarko se "jahAM prAjJA vahAM dharma yaha sanAtana sUtra pUjya zrI ne prakaTa kiyA / 182

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sthAnakavAsiyoM ke pUjya zrI tathA pramukha zrAvakoM ke kAnoM meM ye saba bAteM pahUMcI ata: jihavA kI khujalI se prerita vitaMDAvAda meM pravINa aise una sAdhuoM ne khule meM celenja rupa ghoSaNA kI ki-"saMvegI sAdhu hiMsA meM dharma aura mUrti pUjA zAstra se pramANita karane kI himmata rakhate hoM to hama zAstrArtha karane ko taiyAra haiM " pUjya zrI ne zrI sagha ke agragaNya zrAvakoM ko bulAkara sthala tathA madhyastha Adi taya karane sthAnakavAsI saMgha ke AgevAna vyakyioM ke pAsa bhejaa| sthAnakavAsI zrI saMgha ke agragaNya zrAvakoM ne kahA ki ye mahArAja to diggaja viddhAna hai, inakI sarvatomukhI vidvattA kA paricaya hameM pahale kyA nahIM / pahale bhI toM carcA huI thii| sAra kyA nikalA ? phAltU kI usa jhaMjhaTa se dUra rahA jAya to Thoka / apane zrI saMgha ke agragama zrAvakoM ne kahA ki"bAta to ApakI ThIka hai ! kitu saMtoM ko khale meM celeMja dI hai to eka bAra hamAre mahArAja kA sadeza una saMtoM taka pahuMcAnA to caahiye|' antataH sthAnakavAsI pramukha zrAvakoM ko lekara zrI saMgha ke pramukha bhAI sthAnakavAsI saMtoM se mile| samasta bAta kI "hamAre saMvegI mahArAja zAstrArtha ddhArA pramANita karane ko taiyAra hai ki hiMsA meM bhI dharma haiM aura mUrtipUjA zAstrasiddha haiM / Apa jagaha aura madhyastha kA nirNaya karake hameM sUcita 183

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kareM- " sthAnakavAsI saMtoM ke agragaNya zrI kizanacaMda jI kI dhAraNA thI ki - " saMvegI sAdhutroM meM vahAM kitanI tAkata hogI ki hamAre sAmane zAstrArtha kareM " yoM ghAra kara mAtra phuphakAra batAne ke liye jAhira meM celenja kiyA parantu yaha to barAbarI kA khela A par3A ataH bAta ko dUsare tarIke se DhAla kara bole ki "bhaiyA ! zAstrArthaM karanA ho to hamArI nA nahIM / kintu kyA kabhI ina bAtoM kA nirNaya Aja taka huA hai kyA ? vAda-vivAda meM samaya kharAba karanA ThIka nahIM, phira bhI yadi unakI icchA hai hama hI Apasa meM eka dUsare kI bAta samajha lege kaha kara zAstrArtha kI bAta DholI rakhI / sthAnakavAsI zrAvakoM ne bhI kahA ki "mahArAja ! isa bataMgaDa bAjI meM kyA kalyANa hai / Apa apanI bAta sunAyoge / ve apanI bAta sunAyege / kintu asaliyata meM kyA hai ? vaha to jJAnI jAne / pahale bhI to vahAM ina saMvegI mahArAja se vAda-vivAda huA thA / "yoM kaha kara zAstrArtha kI bAta para zItala jala uDelA / antataH apane zrI saMgha ke pramukha ne jaisI ApakI icchA "yoM kahakara khar3e ho gaye / pUjya zrI ke pAsa Akara sArI bAta kahI / pUjya zrI ne kahA ki-" Apa ko aba koI bAta calA karake nahI kahanI hai aba zAyada ve mUrtipUjA kI bAta joradAra nahIM cheDege / aura yadi cheDege to apane liye 184

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jAhira meM beThakara bAtoM kA javAba dene kA kSetra khullA hI hai / kauna rokegA / " kaha kara bAta ko DhIlI rakha dI / sthAnaka - vAsI saMtoM ne bhI "bar3I Takkara lene jaisA nahIM anyathA zAstrArtha ke khule kadamoM se ulaTA apane sthAnakavAsI varga meM se kitane hI kuTambI pahale kI taraha chuTTe ho jAyeMge" yoM dhAra kara adhika khule meM bolanA hI baMda kara diyaa| pahale se hI pUjya zrI kI vidvatA, sacoTa tarka-zakti Adi kA gajaba prabhAva par3a gayA thA / zrI saMgha meM pUre cAturmAsa ke bIca zAnti rahI / isa taraha prArya samAjiyoM ne haridvAra se videhAnaMda jI nAma ke dhuraMdhara sanyAsI vidvAna ko zrAvaNa bhAdrapada do mAha ke liye bulA lAye / unhoMne bhI zrAvaNa vida meM pravacana meM mUrtipUjA ke sambandha meM tathA jaina dharma ke sambandha meM prakSepAtmaka pracAra prArambha kiyA / pUjya zrI ne zrI saMgha ke pramukha vyaktiyoM ke sAtha sanAtaniyoM ke pramukha vyaktiyoM se samparka sAdhakara sampUrNa udayapura ke hinduoM ke bala ko ekatrita kara sabake agragaNyoM ko una sacoTa tarkoM tathA veda-smRtiyoM ke uddharaNa Toka kara Arya samAjI-svAmI jI ke pAsa bheje / prArambha meM to svAmI jI ne prasata- pralApoM se jaina dharma girAne kI ceSTA kI / tathA sanAtana vaidika dharma ko nIce pUjya zrI ke dvArA samajhAye gaye tathA noTa karAye gaye muddAnoM 185

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ko kramasara prastuta hote hI svAmIjI DhIle par3a gaye tathA vedasmRti ke pramANa eka ke bAda eka jahA~ prastuta hone lage ki svAmI jI ghabarA gaye tathA bola uThe ki-"bhAI mAnanA ho to maanoN| ye saba jhaMjhaTa meM hama par3anA nahIM cAhate / vedasmRti ke pATha le Aye kintu inakA artha aisA nahIM hotA hai" Adi / thor3I dera bAda sanyAsI phira bola ki-"chor3o jI isa jhaMjhaTa bAjI ko! hama to hamAre svAmI jI dayAnanda maharSi ne jo samajhAyA hai| vaha Apako kaha rahe haiM / sunanA ho to suno / mAnanA ho to maanoN| bAkI yaha saba bataMgar3a bAjI hameM pasaMda nhiiN|" udayapura ke Arya samAjiyoM ne yaha bAta nahIM kahI kijaina vidvAna hamAre yahAM pahale bhI A cuke haiN| Arya samAja ke abhimata kA prAmANika khaMDana kara cuke haiN| tathA zAyada Apako una jaina sAdhuoM ke sAtha vAda-vivAda karanA pdd'egaa|" yaha bAta pUrva meM sUcita nahIM kii| isase svAmI jI cir3ha uThe ki- "kyA bataMgar3a hai yaha saba / hamArI bAta sunakara Thoka lage to svIkAra kro| bAkI jabaradastI hama kisI ke gale meM gholakara utArane to nahIM pAye haiM" Adi kaha kara svAmI jI ne to bAta ko hI mUla se kATa ddaalaa| aba zAstrArtha ke liye pUjya zrI ke dvArA kahAI gayI bAta karane kI rahI hI nhiiN| ataH jaina zrI saMgha ke 186

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agragaNya samajha gaye aura bAta ko ThaMDI paTaka kara khar3e ho gye| isa prakAra jaina zrI saMgha para prAgata donoM AkramaNoM ko pUjya zrI ne adbhuta vidvatA ke mela se baiThate cAturmAsa hI niSphala kara diyaa| donoM vipakSiyoM ko hataprabha hokara jina zAsana ke sAtha UMgalI uThAne kI yogyatA bhI nahI rahI / isa cAturmAsa meM sakala zrI saMgha meM pUrNa zAnti rhii| vividha dharma kriyA dvArA cAturmAsa khUba hI umaga dharmollAsa ke vAtAvaraNa meM vyatIta huA / isa cAturmAsa ke uttarArdha meM paryupaNa ke cAlU rahate pUjya zrI ke pAsa ahamadAbAda se gacchAdhipati dvArA tathA bhAvanagara se pU. zrI vRddhicandajI dvArA isI prakAra pAlI tANA se mile samAcAra ke anusAra pAlItANA sTeTa kI vyakti dITha kara vasUlI kI bAta ke samAcAra milane se Azvina mAsa kI aolI ke antima dina pAMca pAMDavoM ke muktigamana ke prasaMga ko vistRta karake sakala zrI saMgha ko kamara kasake rAjya ke upadrava ko haTAne ke abhiyAna uThAne hetu gambhIra preraNA dii| zrI saMgha ko sampUrNa byaurA samajhAkara ki saurASTra ke tilaka samAna taraNa-tAraNa hAra zrI zatrujaya girirAja apane jaina zrI saMgha kI (nvAmitva) milkiyata hai, jisake kakara-kaMkara meM atyanta AtmAyeM mokSa meM gaI haiN| ata: vaha deharAsara se 187

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bhI adhika pavitra bhUmi jaina zrI saMgha kabje meM mAlikAnA haka ko ho isameM zaMkA kyA ? parantu apane zrI saMgha ke agragaNyoM se zAntidAsa jhaverI ne mugala samrATa jahAMgIra pAsa se pAlItANA kA paravAnA prApta karane ke pazcAt vyavasthita rIti se yAtrArthI yAtrA kara sakate haiN| isa Azaya se kAla cakra ke viSama parivartana se "bAr3a kheta ko khAye" isa prakAra apane yAtrArthiyoM kI surakSA hetu gariyAghara se guhilavaMza ke kAThiyoM ko caukIdAra rUpa meM lAye jo kAlAntara meM Aja mAlika hone ko taiyAra ho gaye haiN| I. sa. 1650 vi. saM. 1706 meM guhila kAThiyoM ko caukodAra kI taraha lAye tathA unake sAtha nimnAnusAra sarvaprathama karAra huA ki- "girirAja kA jatana karAnA, yAtrArthiyoM ke jAnamAla kI rakSA karanI jisake badale meM zrI saMgha tarapha se tumako koI rokar3a rupayA nahIM milegaa| parantu jo mahatva ke mahotsava ke prasaMga meM athavA aise hI vyAvahArika prasaMga meM "sukhar3I" (anAja) kapar3e tathA amuka rokar3a paisA (jAmI) denaa|" isa ikarAra mAphika guhilavaMza ke kAThI vyavasthita rUpa se kAma karate the, parantu samasta bhAratavarSa ke jaina zrI saMgha kA mAnA huA sarvottama tIrthAdhirAja rUpa zrI siddhAgiri mahAtIrtha hokara prativarSa saikar3oM charI pAlana karate zrI saMgha tathA 188

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hajAroM lAkhoM yAtrAluoM kArtika ke caitrI pUnama ke tathA akSaya tIja ke bar3e bar3e meloM Adi meM caukIdArI karane vAle kAThI darabAroM ke lobha kA kIr3A kulabulAyA tathA jaina zrI saMgha se kAlacakra se mAthAkUTa meM utare / prati saptAha paisA bAMdha dene kI nauMka-jhauMka huii| antatogatvA usa samaya ke agragaNyoM ne samayocita vicAra karake I. sa. 1860 vi. saM. 1916 meM ikarAranAmA karake vArSika 500 rupayA rokar3A dene kA taya kiyA / avasaroM avasaroM para diye jAne vAle kapar3e anAja Adi lAgata baMda kI / isa samaya guhila vaMza ke ye ThAThI darabAra ne kSatrI tarIke rahane kI zurUAta pAlItANA meM kara dI / vyavasthA ke nAma se rAjyataMtra vyavasthita karake kArakUna tarIke nAmajada karake svayaM unake Upara rAja darabAra ke rUpa meM raha kara dhIre-dhIre pAlItANA sTeTa kA rUpa vi. saM. 1875 ke lagabhaga prApta ho gayA / isase bhI anya kAranAme ke samaya sattAvaza kAThI ke pAsa hone se rokar3e paisoM se taya kii| isa taraha viSama kAla cakra ke parivartana ke pratApa se andara hI andara caramarAhaTa ke sAtha pAlItANA darabAra tathA jaina zrI saMgha kI bIca meM girirAja ke rakharakhAva ke sambandha meM kharca I. sa. 1860 vi. saM. 1916 taka ThIka ThAka calatA rhaa| bAda meM viSama kAla ke prabhAva meM darabAra ne yAtrArthiyoM kI 186

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vyavasthita jAna mAla kI rakSA ke sambandha meM kharca adhika hone se AvAja uThAyI tathA rakhavAlI kI rakama bar3hAne kA abhiyAna utthaayaa| pariNAma svarUpa zrI saMgha meM vAtAvaraNa bhadhika Andolita na ho isase I. sa. 1863 vi. saM. 1919 meM vArSika saptAha kI rakama 4500 meM vRddhi karake rakSA ke sambandha meM dasa hajAra kI rakSA hetu dene kA tosarA karAra pAlItANA darabAra ke sAtha kiyaa| tIsare karAra ke anusAra jaina zrI saMgha ke sAtha pAlItANA sTeTa vyavasthita vyavahAra TheTha I. sa. 1880 vi. saM. 1936 taka banAye rkhaa| parantu jahAM "jahAM lAho tahAM loho" tathA girate kAla ke viSama prabhAva se pAlItANA sTeTa ke rAjyakartAoM tathA kAryabhArI Adi ko yoM lagA kiitane adhika yAtrArthI AveM tathA mAtra dasa hajAra rupayoM kI baMdhI rakama ? yoM kaise? I. sa. 1863 vi. saM. 1919 meM sampanna tIsare karAra patra ko bahuta samaya ho gyaa| dezakAla aba phira gyaa| isa lie yaha baMdhI rakama ke karAra ko cipaTe rahane se sTeTa ko hAni hotI hai / isalie pAlItANA zahara ke yAtrI dITha pAMca rupaiyA tathA bAhara gAMva ke yAtrI dITha do rupayA kA yAtrIkara DAlane kA vicAra bAhara aayaa| thor3e samaya meM jaina zrI saMgha ke bahuta virodha jhaMjhAvAta hone para bhI rAjyakartAoM ne 160

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lokAgraha kI avagaNanA karake "yAtrIkara" cAlU kara diyaa| pariNAma svarUpa dharmazraddhAlu yAtriyoM tathA jaina zrI saMgha ke sAtha pAlItANA rAjya ko khUba saMgharSa meM utaranA pdd'aa| bahuta dhamAla hone lgii| vAtAvaraNa bahuta kaluSita hone lgaa| antataH A. ka. kI peDhI nagarameTha premA bhAI Adi saMbhAvita agragaNya seThiyoM ke hastAkSara se vi. saM. 1940 I. sa. 1884 ke sitambara kI pAMcavI tArAkha (5-9-1885) bambaI ke gavarnara ke samakSa apIla kii| rakSApAnI kI rakama bar3hAkara bhI yAtrArthiyoM para kara ko radda karane jaina zrI saMgha ke mana ko anyAya ko aTakAne kI vinatI ko| isa roti se pAlItAraNA sTeTa ke sAtha I. sa. 1863 vi. saM. 1919 meM sampanna hue tIsare karAra ke anusAra kAma cala rahA thaa| usameM kAla ke viSama prabhAva se pAlItANA sTeTa ne sira uThAyA hai| aura yAtrIkara DAlane kA kAlA bartAva kara rahe haiM / isa prasaMga meM zrI saMgha meM khUba jAgrati huii| rAjyakartAoM meM utpanna kumati dUra ho tathA girirAja ko yAtrA karane vAloM kA avarodha dUra ho usa sambandha meM siddhagiri ke aTTha mandI ArAdha bhAva kA suda 13-14-15 ko taya ko| khUba jozIle pravacanoM se bhAvuka janatA zrI siddhagiri aTThama kI ArAdhanA me khUba umaMga se jur3a gayI / zrI saMgha ne tAra DAka prAdi se per3hI ko tathA pAlItANA seTha ko apane 161

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krodha pUrita vicAroM ko prakaTa kiyA- tIrtha rakSA ke lie mara- karane kI taiyArI dikhAyo / isa avadhi meM ahamadAbAda se prA. ka. kI per3hI tarapha se isI prakAra pAlItANA se bhI samAcAra mile ki "seTha prA. ka. kI per3hI se nagara seTha hemA bhAI Adi agragaNya seThiyAoM ke hastAkSara se pAlItANA sTeTa ke sAtha bahuta bAteM karane para bhI nahIM milane se usa samaya ke Upara ke sattAdhIza ke rUpa meM kAThiyAvAr3a ke poliTikala ejenTa hone para bhI zAyada Upara kI pairavI ke prabhAva meM pUrA sahayoga na deM isase soghA bambaI gavarnara ke pAsa apIla kI hai / usakA yogya nirNaya avazya hI alpa samaya meM AvegA / abhI tatkAla pAlItANA sTeTa ne yAtrI kara baMda rakhA hai / " 1 isa samAcAra ke milane se zrI saMgha meM tanika zAnti huI / parantu zrI saMgha ko jAgRta rahane kI AvazyakatA para pUjya zrI ne khUba bhAra rakhA / pUjya zrI seTha prA. ka. kI per3hI ke sAtha patra vyavahAra se samparka barAbara banAye rakhA / pAlItANA sTeTa ke sAmane par3I bAdhA ke sambandha meM bambaI gavarnara ke pAsa kI gaI apIla kI kAryavAhI se pUrNa rUpeNa sUcita hote rhe| itane meM kA. su. 7 lagabhaga bhIlavAr3A seTha kisanajI muNota bhIlavAr3A jaina zrI saMgha ke prAgevAnoM ko sAtha lekara pUjya zrI pAsa Aye / 192

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pUjya zrI kI vaMdanA karake namra bhAva se kisana jI seTha ne bhIlavAr3A se kezariyAjI tIrtha kI charI pAlanA saMgha nikAlane kI bhAvanA pUrNa karane hetu pUjya zrI ko bhIlavAr3A padhArane kI vinatI kI / pUjya zrI ne batalAyA ki kArtika pUrNimA ke pazcAta zrI saMgha tarapha se udayapura ke chattIsa tathA AsapAsa ke najadIka ke dasa jina caityoM kI caitya paripATI kA kAryakrama hai| isase cAturmAsa ke bAda karIba Der3ha mAsa taka sthiratA hogii| usa samaya yogya vicaareNge| tuma loga punaH mAgha su. 15 lagabhaga milanA to ThIka rhegaa|" aisA AzvAsana diyaa| bhIlavAr3A saMgha ne bhI pUjya zrI ko bhIlavAr3A caraNa ghara kara dharma bhAvanA zAsanodyota karane kI vinatI kii| pUjya zrI ne "kSetra sparzanA" tathA "vartamAna yoga' kaha kara sAdhu maryAdA kA darzana karAyA / "udayapura ke zrI saMgha meM parvAdhirAja paryuSaNa-parvaM ke kartavyarUpa caitya paripATI ko vyavasthita rIti se AcaraNa meM rakhane hetu vicAra kiyA una deharAsaroM kI aAzAtanA kA nivAraNa ho, sarvajana svadravya se svayaM deharAsara kI samagra jina pratimAoM kI pUjA bhakti kA lAbha leN| snAtra pUjA ThATha se pddh'e| dopahara "jina bhakti kI apUrva mahimA" viSaya para pUjya zrI kA zAstrIya zailI kA vyAkhyAna prabhAbanA Adi se zAsana-prabhAvanA 163

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uttama ho|" yaha saba taya karake pUjya zrI ke pAsa muhUrta dikhlaayaa| kA. vi. 5 kA muhUrta mAyA / usa dina se caugAna ke deharAsara se caitya paripATI kA maMgala prArambha huaa| alaga-alaga muhalloM ke zrAvakoM ke prAgraha se vyAkhyAna maMDapa, sArmika bhakti, prabhAvanA Adi kI vyavasthA hone lagI / sampUrNa udayapura meM jaina zAsana kA bhavya jaya jayakAra bartAne lagA / isa caitya paripATI ke lagabhaga eka mAha meM pUrI ho jAne ke bAda eka saptAha Asa-pAsa ke prAcIna jinAlayoM kI caitya-paripATI karane ke liye pUjya zrI kA vicAra thaa| parantu zrI saMgha kA utsAha bahuta adhika thA jisase muhallAvAra pratyeka zrAvaka khUba prAgraha se eka dina vyAkhyAna kI yojanA banAI jisase pUjya zrI kI vANI kA lAbha lene kI hor3A hor3I hone se mAgha vi. 10 taka bhI udayapura sthAnika jinAlayoM kI caitya paripATI pUrI nahIM ho skii| isa bIca meM bhIlavAr3A ke kizana jI seTha ke uparA uparI vinatI patra Ane para pUjya zrI ne catya paripATI kAma pUrA hone para Ane kA vicAra hai aisA (mAdhama) svalapa uttara dete antataH mAgha vi. 10 ke dina savInA kher3A tIrtha sakala zrI saMgha ke sAtha pUjya zrI poSa-isamI parva kI ArAdhanA nimita padhAre / taba vahAM bhIlavAr3A zrI saMgha aayaa| pUjya zrI ne poSa vida aAThama ke pUrva caitya paripATI pUrI ho nahIM 164

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aisA prakaTa kara poSa vi. 10 bhIlavAr3A kI tarapha vihAra kA vicAra darzAyA | usake pazcAta poSa su. 3 lagabhaga udayapura kI sthAnika caitya paripATI pUrI hone para sisAramA, nAI, lakkar3avAsa, Aya Adi ke AsapAsa ke prAcIna jinAlayoM kI caitya paripATI kI vyavasthA kI / vaha kArya poSa vi. AThama ko pUrA huaa| usa dina vyAkhyAna meM vida dasama bhIlavAr3A tarapha vihAra karane kI ghoSaNA kI / bhIlavAr3A ke zrAvaka bhI usa dina vinatI karane tathA bhakti kA lAbha lene A pahuMce / udayapura zrI saMgha ko caugAna ke deharAsara kI vyavasthA meM samaya cakra se A gaI kSatiyoM ko harAkara vyavasthA tanna samucita karane hetu cAturmAsa kA Agraha thA / pUjya zrI ne " vartamAna yoga' se nipaTA kara hAla tatkAla usa sambandha meM spaSTa uttara na de sakane kI maryAdA darzAI / pUjya zrI kA vida dasama prAtaHkAla udayapura zrI saMgha se dabadabAyukta vidAI mAna sahita vihAra huA / mAgha su. saptamI bhIlavAr3A meM mahotsava ke sAtha praveza huA | bhIlavAr3A meM tIrtha yAtrA ke sambandha meM tIna vyAkhyAna hue / chaMrI pAlanA karate zrI saMgha ko hote hue lAbha nistAraNa sahita prakaTa kara yAtrArthI ke rUpa meM chaMrI pAlane kA dAyitva vistAra se samajhA kara sabako protsAhita kiyA / 165

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zrI saMgha meM pUjya zrI ke maMgala-pravacanoM se dharmollAsa se apUrva vRddhi huii| eka saptAha taka tIrtha yAtrA ke sambandha meM vyAkhyAnoM se saMgha meM uttama jAgRti paaii| saMghavI hone kI icchA rakhate kizana jI seTha ko paisA kharca karane kI umaMga hote hue bhI mevAr3a jaise pradeza meM aisA chaMrI pAlita saMgha kabhI nikalA nahIM hone se loga Ane ko taiyAra nahIM the| yaha bAta pUjya zrI ko kizana seTha ne cupake se batAI jisase eka dhArAtIrtha yAtrA ke sambandha meM vyAkhyAna pUjya zrI ne pharmAye / phAguna su. 10 ke maMgala dina jina maMdira, indradhvaja, nakkArA, nizAna-gajarAja, koMtala, maMgala vAdyayaMtra Adi kI apUrva zobhA ke sAtha bhavya ADaMbara yukta zrI saMgha ke sAtha pUjya zrI ne prayANa kiyaa| kramAnusAra phA. vi. 2 ke maMgala dina udayapura pahuMce taba udayapura ke zrIsaMgha ne bhavya gajarAjakAMtala-DaMkA, nizAna tathA sarakArI pulisa baiNDa Adi sAmagrI se zrI saMgha kA svAgata kiyA tathA caugAna ke deharAsara ke vizAla cauka meM zrI saMgha ko ThaharA diyaa| udayapura zrI saMgha ne sAdhArmika-bhakti kA lAbha liyaa| pUjya zrI kI preraNA se udayapura zrI saMgha meM se aneka yAtrI charI pAlanA saMgha meM A judd'e| phA. vi.7 ke maMgala prabhAta meM kezariyAjI tIrtha zrI

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saMgha dhUmadhAma se pahuMcA / tIrtha vyavasthApaka per3hI kI tarapha se zrI saMgha kA sanmAna praveza mahotsava Adi ThATha se huA 1 dUsare dina tIrthAdhipati zrI RSabhadeva prabhu ke janma tathA dIkSA kalyANaka ke saMyukta parva ke rUpa meM phA. vi. 8 (zAstrIya caitra vi. 8 ) kA bhavya melA hotA thA / zrI saMgha meM pUjya zrI kI nizrA meM zrAMbIla kI tapasyA, bhavya snAtra - mahotsava tathA vizAla rathayAtrA, sAyaMkAla sAdhArmika vAtsalya prAdi karake jIvana ko dhanya banAyA / isa prasaMga meM bAhara ke hajAroM jaina tathA jainetara ekatrita hue| adhika meM vida 9 ke dina bhIlavAr3A ke charI pAlate saMgha ke saMghavI zrI kizana jI seTha kI tarapha se samasta deharAsara tamAma jina pratimAoM kI svadravya se pUjA bhakti kA lAbha yAtriyoM ke mAdhyama se liyaa| dopahara paMca kalyANaka pUjA bhavya maNDalAlekhana ke sAtha bhaNAI | vida 10 prAta: dAdA ke raMga maNDapa meM nANa jamAkara tumukha prabhu jI padharAkara pUjya zrI ne kizana jI seTha tathA unakI patnI zrAvikA jar3Ava bahina ke tIrthaM mAlA pahanAne kI vidhi pUrI karAkara unake kuTambIjanoM ne milakara deva dravya kA car3hAvA bolakara car3hate raMgatIrtha mAla donoM ko pahanAI kizana jI seTha ne isa prasaMga meM khule hAthoM se pujArI, goThI paMDayA, per3hI ke karmacArIgaNa, yAcaka-yojaka ityAdi dAna 167

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dekara zAsana kI bhavya prabhAvanA kii| pUjya zrI vida 11 ke dina DUgarapura tarapha vihAra kI bhAvanA rakhate the| parantu vida 10 dopahara saMghavI tarapha se navAha ma prakArI pUjA meM spezala AmaMtraNa hone se udayapura se zrI saMgha ke agragaNya 100-150 bhAvika aaye| una saba logoM ne pUjA ke pazcAta pUjya zrI ke pAsa Akara caitrI aolI ke liye udayapura padhArane kI AgrahabharI vinatI kI / pUjya zrI ne kahA ki "mahAnubhAvoM! hamAre sAdhu AcAra ke anusAra aba udayapura zahara meM AnA yA ThaharanA ucita nahIM / Apa logoM kA dharma prema hameM jarUra khIMcatA hai, kintu AcAra niSThA sAdhunoM ke liye mahatva kI cIja haiM" Adi-zrI saMgha ke agragaNyoM ne kahA ki-mahArAja ! Apa to AcAraniSTha haiM hI ! Apa to salaMga sAta caumAse kAraNavaza hamAre zrI saMgha ke saubhAgya se udayapura meM kiye, kintu Apa to jalakamalavat nirlepa rahe haiM, Apa kisI se nAtA jor3ate hI nhiiN| zAsana ke lAbhArthI vicarane vAle zrApa kA padArpaNa hamAre zrI saMgha ke lAbha meM hI rahA hai| ___ abhI caugAna ke mandirajI kI vyavasthA DAvA~Dola hai| jina mandiroM kI avyavasthA na ho isakA khyAla to Apako bhI karanA jarUrI hai| isake liye abhI eka caumAse kI aura jarUrata hai| kintu abhI to hama Apa zrI kI nizrA 168

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meM cetrI aolI kI sAmUhika ArAdhanA ho yaha cAhate haiM / Apako jarUra padhAranA hI par3egA" Adi-pUjya zrI ne bahuta prakAra se AgevAnoM ko samajhAyA, parantu antataH caitrI aolI ke liye hA~ karanI hI par3I tathA vida 11 udayapura tarapha zrAvakoM ne vihAra kraayaa| vihAra meM pAMva paidala calate aneka zrAvaka guru bhakti meM rhe| phA. vi. 14 prAtaH udayapura meM praveza huaa| vyAkhyAna meM zAzvata navapadajI kI aolI kI prArAdhanA ke mahatva ko pUjya zrI ne khUba sarasa tarIke se samajhAnA prArambha kiyaa| pUjya zrI kI nithA meM caitrI aolI kI ArAdhanA prAyaH nahIM huI thii| isase khUba umaMga ullAsa se udayapura ke zrI saMdha meM pUjya zrI kI bAta ko grahaNa kara vizAla saMkhyA meM pArAdhakoM ne taiyArI kii| zA. dIpacanda jI koThArI ne nau hI dina ke prAyambila kA lAbha lene kI bAta pUjya zrI ke pAsa prastuta kI, pUjya zrI ne zrI saMgha dvArA vaha bAta maMjUra karAyI / khUba ThATha se sAmudAyika vidhi ke sAtha saikar3oM pArAdhakoM ne zrIpada kI aolI jI kI ArAdhanA pUjya zrI ke mArmika pravacanoM se utpanna apUrva bhAvollAsa se kii| usa aolI ke bIca meM zrI saMgha ne pUjya zrI ko udayapura zrI saMgha ke lAbhArtha deharAsaroM ke intajAma kI avyavasthA TAlane ke zubha prAzaya ko samucita 166

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ne karane hetu cAturmAsa kI Agraha bharI vinatI kii| pUjya zrI sAdhu jIvana kI maryAdAnoM ko dhyAna meM rakhI isI prakAra "atiparicayAdavajJA " jaisA na ho isalie cAturmAsa kI anicchA dikhAI | ke isake bAda bhI zrI saMgha ke pramukha vyaktiyoM ne eka bAda eka deharAsara kI vyavasthAtaMtra kI gutthiyoM ko pUjya zrI ke sAmane prastuta karanA prArambha kiyA / isameM mukhya rUpa se caugAna ke deharAsara jo ki sAgara zAstrIya munivaroM ke upadeza se baMdhA - sthApita hue kI vyavasthA ke liye pUjya zrI sammukha samasyA DAlI / isalie pUjya zrI ko saMyogavaza caitrI prolI ke pazcAta bhI sthiratA karanI par3I / ke isa bIca meM caitra vida tIja ke lagabhaga pAlItANA tathA bhAvanagara se evaM isI prakAra A. ka. per3hI ahamadAbAda se zrI siddhagiri ke prazna ke sambandha meM samAcAra mile ki" pAlItANA sTeTa ke sAtha hue vivAda ke hala ke rUpa meM baMbaI gavarnara ke pAsa jaina zrI saMgha dvArA kI gayI apIla ko kAThiyAvAr3a ke poliTikala ejeNTa je. DablyU. voTasana (J. W. WOTSON) kI madhyasthatA ke kAraNa 8-3-1886 ke dina samasyA ke hala rUpa meM cauthA karAra huA / usa karAra meM yoM ThaharAyA gayA ki - " jaina zrI saMgha pAlItANA darabAra ko 15,000 /- rupayA udarata de deve / pAlItANA 200

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sTeTa yAtrI kara nahIM DAleMge / anya koI prayogya daramyAna girI sTeTa kI tarapha se nahIM honI cAhie / " isa karAra kI kriyAnvitI tA. 1-4-1886 saM. 1942 ke caitra vida 5 se prArambha karane kA nizcaya kiyA gayA / isake anuvartana meM cai. vi. 10 ke lagabhaga ahamadAbAda se nimnAnusAra patra bhI prAyA- "zro udayapura madhye munirAja zrI jhavera sAgara jI ahamadAbAda se li. dalapatAI guI kI vaMdanA 1008 bAra par3he / anya zrI varadhIcanda jI ne bhAvanagara madhye TIpa siddhAcalajI kI prArambha kI, ru. 20 hajAra hoMge / gaMbhIra vijejI ne ghoghA baMdara meM kI, zrApa udayapura meM ho ataH zreSTha TIpa ho aisA udyama karanA / " sahI li. da. svayaM caitra (vida ) 8 tA. 4-4-86 aisA hI eka anya patra purAne saMgraha meM se milA hai nimmAnusAra hai - " zrI udayapura madhye mahArAjasAheba zrI jhavera sAgara jI zrI ahamadAbAda se li. dalapata bhAI, bhagubhAI kI vaMdanA 1008 bAra par3hanA - anya siddhAcala jI kI TIpa ke liye apanI tarapha ke bhAiyoM dvArA patra baMda kara bhejA hai so zrApa bhalI prakAra upadeza karake acchI TIpa ho aisA karanA, aisA prApakA bharosA hai / isa kAma meM rakama uttama sthAna para jAyagI, aisA Apa samajhAkara kahoge to tIratha kA kAma 201

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hogA | Apako adhika likhanA par3e aisA nahIM hai / X tA. 13 vI akTobara 1886 lI. ha. svayaM X Upara ke donoM patra ahamadAbAda ke agragaNya pratiSThita dharmaM dhuraMdhara, zAsanAnurAgI tathA zrI saMgha ke pramukha seThiyA ke dvArA khuda ke hAtha se likhe hue haiN| usake andara kA byaurA bhI adbhuta hai / ina donoM para se pUjya zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. ke apratima gauravavaMta vyaktitva kI chAyA kitanI vyApaka hogI ? vaha sUtra puruSoM ko sahaja hI samajha meM A sake aisA hai / gujarAta meM koI vikaTa prazna- paristhitiyAM Ave to ahamadAbAda ke dhuraMdhara seThiyA loga TheTha mevAr3a meM birAjamAna pUjya zrI ke uparAuparI do patroM dvArA AdarapUrvaka yAda karate haiM / 1 yaha vastu pUjya zrI ke apUrva vyaktitva kI vAcakoM ke mana para bhI chApa DAlatI hai / ye donoM patra Upara se pUjya zrI ko yoM anubhava huA ki taraNatAraNa hAra zrI siddhAcalamahAtIrtha kI rakSA ke sambandha meM jaina zrI saMgha dvArA uThAyA gayA bhagIratha kArya meM udayapura zrI saMgha kA sahakAra dilavAne kA merA kartavya hai / ataH zAsana ke kAma ke sambandha meM acchA lage yA na lage, mana mAne yA na mAne pUjya zrI ko udayapura cAturmAsa kI icchA karanI par3I tathA vai. su. 3 ke vyAkhyAna meM zrI sagha ke dvArA kI gayI Agraha bharI vinatI 202

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ko svIkAra karake cAturmAsa kI jaya bulavA dii| pUjya zrI ne vi. saM. 1942 kA cAturmAsa zAsana tathA udayapura zrI saMgha ke lAbhArtha taya kiyA tathA pUjya zrI kI dekharekha ke antargata deva dravya ke hisAba meM A rahI upekSA vati ko dUra karane meM vyavasthApakoM ko apUrva preraNA milii| caugAna ke deharAsaroM ke vyavasthAtatra meM kAryavAhakoM kI zithilatA se Agata avyavasthA ko nivAraNa karane ke liye pUjya zrI ne bhArI parizrama kara purAnA hisAba vyavasthita kiyA |is sAre kAma ke nipaTAne meM cAturmAsa prArambha ho gayA / pUjya zrI ne baiThate cAturmAsa meM hI ahamadAbAda se prApta donoM patroM ko zrI saMgha ko par3hAye tathA zrI siddhAcala mahAtIrtha ko rakSA phaMDa meM tana-mana-dhana kI zakti ko chipAye binA sabako lAbha lene kA pUjya zrI ne jora dekara pharmAyA / pariNAmasvarUpa tIsa hajAra jaisI rakama thor3e samaya meM ho gii| udayapura ke zrI saMgha meM isa prakAra pUjya zrI ne dharma RNa ko cukAne ke sAtha hI zAsana nimitta dRr3ha anurAga pradarzita kiyaa| pUjya zrI ne isa kAma ke sambandha meM icchA vyakta karane ke sAtha hI bhAvanagara pU. zrI vRddhicanda jI ma. se patra dvArA mArgadarzana bhI maMgAyA dIkhatA hai| kyoMki saM. 1942 ke zrA. su. 5 ke patra meM yaha vivaraNa prAtA hai / 203

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udayapura zrI saMgha meM bhI pUjya zrI kI apUrva dezanA zakti se dharmollAsa uttama prakaTa huaA, mAsakhamaNa, ikkIsa, solaha tathA paMdraha kI tapasyA ThIka prakAra se huii| aTThAi kI saMkhyA to 150 se 200 Upara hone kA jAnane ko milatA hai / sakala zrIsaMgha ne khUba umaMga bhara kara parvAdhirAja kI ArAdhanA pUjya zrI kI nizrA meM kii| Atma zuddhikara mahApavitra zrI kalpasUtra ke rAtri jAgaraNa hAthI ke haude para padharAkara pUjya gurudeva ke bAMcane ke lie vidA karane kI maMgalakriyA tathA svapna utArane Adi ke car3hAve se deva dravya-jJAna dravya meM khUba hI vRddhi huI / parvAdhirAja kI ArAdhanA umaMga bhara kara huI bAda meM pUjya zrI bhA.su. 8 ke vyAkhyAna meM caitya paripATI ke rahasya ko samajhA kara bhA. su. 11 se udayapura ke samasta jinAlayoM kI prAtaH 7 baje se 9 baje taka darzana yAtrA prArambha kraaii| Asoja su. 3 ke antima dina Ayar3a ke mahArAja saMprati kAlIna prAcIna pAMca jinAlayoM kI yAtrA prasaMga meM pUjya zrI ne sakala zrI saMgha ke sAmane zrutajJAna kI ArAdhanA pAlana karane ke lie jJAnAcAra ke ATha bhedoM meM se eka bheda upa pradhAna tapa nAmeM AcAra ke pAlane ke lie khUba hI pUrI garmitA btlaaii| zrAvaka jIvana kI nIMva upadhAnatapa hai tathA vartamAna kAla kI apekSA upadhAna tapa zrAvaka jIvana kA mahAna uccakoTI kA tapa hai| 204

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"upadhAna ke binA mahAmaMtra kI gaNanA bhI nahIM sUjhatI" ko zAstrIya bAta aneka udAharaNoM, dRSTAntoM ko samajhAkara sakala zrI saMgha ko protsAhita karake upadhAna tapa karAne kA maMgala nirNaya karAyA / udayapura ke vRddhajanoM ke kahane para unakI yAda meM aba taka upadhAna tapa nahIM huA aise pramANa para dharma premI janatA meM khUba jAgRti aayii| pariNAma meM seTha giradhara jI kAna jI capalauta ne upadhAna tapa karAne kA lAbha lene kI bAta zrI saMgha ke sAmane prastuta kii| upadhAna karAne vAle giradhara seTha meM itanA adhika utsAha thA ki pUrA kharca ve karane, bhakti kA lAbha adhika mile, aisI pezakaza zrI saMgha ke sAmane kI parantu zrI saMgha ne kahA ki hamAre yahAM aisA parama upadhAna hotA hai to hama sabako lAbha mile yahI icchanIya hai| yoM thor3I dera khUba dharma prema kI rassAkazI jmii| isa prasaMga meM pUjya zrI ne samajhAkara kahA ki- "mahAnubhAvoM ! tapasyA karane vAloM ko bhakti kA "lAvA" vAstava meM durlabha hai / giradhara seTha ko umaMga huA hai to lAbha lene do| pApa zrI saMgha ke bhAiyoM vaiyA vacca-vyavasthA-bhakti Adi se lAbhAnvita honaa|" zrI saMgha ke bhAiyoM ne kahA ki"bApajI ! zrAvaka-jIvana meM aisA durlabha upadhAna tapa kI ArAdhanA Apa jase Agama-prajJa mahApuruSa kI nizrA meM phira 205

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jAne kaba avasara prAve ? isalie giradhara seTha ko upadhAna tapa karane kI svIkRti dene ke badale vaha lAbha hama zrI saMgha ko hI mile to uttama / " thor3I dera taka bAta bahuta carcita huI- aAkhira kAra pUjya zrI ne nirAkaraNa kiyA ki- "yoM karo! giradhara seTha bhale hI upadhAna karAve / upadhAna ke sambandha meM prAthamika rUpa meM tathA paracUnI kharca bahuta hotA hai so sampUrNa lAbha unheM do tathA zrI saMgha kI tarapha se ekAsaNA, prAMbIla kI ToliyAM likhI jAve / isa prakAra donoM ko lAbha mile| giradhara seTha ne dIna nivedana pUrvaka kahA ki- "bApajI ! ToliyAM saMgha likhAve taba to saba likha liyA jAya phira mujhe kyA lAbha ?" antataH hAM, nA karate giradhara seTha ke "utara pAraNA" tathA pahalI-antima TolI bAkI kI TolI zrI saMgha likhA leve / bacA huA sArA lAbha giradhara seTha ko|" aisA hama sunakara sabane harSayukta gagana bhedI zAsana deva kI jaya ke nAda se vAtAvaraNa gUjA diyaa| bAda meM zrI saMgha ne pUjya zrI se upadhAna tapa ke liye muhUrta kI icchA darzAyI jisako sakala zrIsaMgha ne prabhu mahAvIra svAmI ke gagana bhedI jayaghoSa ke sAtha svAgata kara liyaa| cauga na deharAsara ke sAmane vizAla barAmade meM bhavya maMDapa bAMdhakara upadhAna vAloM kI bhakti ke liye bhI sampUrNa 206

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vyavasthita taiyArI karane ke uparAnta vAle bhAI-bahinoM ke rahane ke liye alaga-alaga vyavasthita suvidhA ityAdi kAma kAja zrI saMgha ke sahayoga se giradhara seTha ne zIghratA se karavAnA prArambha kara diyaa| Azvina su. 7 se zrI navapada jI kI caugAna ke dehare bhavya zrI siddha cakra jI kA yaMtra padharAkara ThATha se ArAdhanA prArambha huii| pUjya zrI sakala zrI saMgha ke sAtha zahara ke upAzraya se caugAna ke deharAsara ke pAsa ke makAna meM upadhAna ke lie zubha muhUrta rUpa meM padhAre / zrI upadhAna maMDapa meM zrI navapada jI kI aolI ke vyAkhyAna prArambha hue / sAmudAyika zrI navapada jI kI ArAdhanA, sAmUhika prAMbIla Adi sampUrNa kAryakrama bhavya rUpa se saMyojita huaa| Asoja su 10 ke maMgala dina prAtaH 8.37 miniTa ke maMgala muhUrta meM zrI upadhAna tapa kI kriyA paune cAra sau bhAI bahinoM ne umaMga se prArambha kii| aneka varSoM meM pahalI bAra zrI upadhAna tapa kI ArAdhanA hokara karane vAle-karAne vAle saba meM bhArI umaMga thii| anya muhUrta meM 130 ArAdhakoM ne praveza kiyaa| kula 505 ArAdhaka zrutajJAna ke vinayarUpa zrI upadhAna tapa meM saMyukta hue jisameM 42 puruSa bAkI 463 striyAM thii| kArtika sudi pUrNimA ke dina upadhAna vAloM ko sAdhujIvana kI pramAle mile isa uddezya se saMyamI jIvana 207

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caryA ke pratIka rUpa pratyeka upadhAna vAloM ne bar3a bhAga meM apanI upadhi khuda ne uThAI sisAramA gAMva meM pUjya zrI ke sAtha vihAra kA rasAsvAdana liyA / sisAramA gAMva jAkara zrI siddhagirI ke paTa kI yAtrA kii| zrI siddhAcala mahAtIrtha kI ArAdhanArtha caitya vaMdana kA ussaga ityAdi karake TheTha do baje maMda zakti vAloM ne nIvi kI / zeSa anekoM ne pUjya zrI kI dezanA se bhAvita hokara chaTTha kI tapasyA kI / dUsare dina sAdhu kI taraha apanI upadhi uThAkara vApisa caugAna ke dehare Akara sampUrNa vidhi kI / pUjya zrI ne sATha porasI ko paccava pAlane kI chUTa dI phira bhI chaTTha ke saba tapasviyoM ne punimar3ha nIvI umaMga yukta kI / aisI upadhAna ke ArAdhakoM kI viziSTa ArAdhanA kI jAgRti pUjya zrI ke vyAkhyAna ke bala para saMyojita huI / usa prasaMga meM sakala zrI saMgha ne udAra mana se lAbha lene ke lie umaMga pUrvaka taiyArI karanI prArambha kii| pUjya zrI ne upadhAna vAloM ko samajhAyA ki - " aba virati - jIvana ke dina thor3e ginatI ke haiM, duniyA kI dRSTi se tuma aba mukta hone ko ho / parantu vAstava meM mohamAyA ke baMdhana se abhI chUTe ho, para vApisa baMdhana meM Ane ko ho / yadi zakya ho to deza virati meM se sarva-virati ke ucca varga meM nAma likhavAnA / prasarI rahe to- " bhAgatA bhUta kI coTalI 208

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pakar3a lI" kI taraha avirati ke phisalana bhare mArga para punaH jAnA par3e to bhI pUrA kA pUrA viSaya kaSAya ke kIcar3a meM phaMsa jAya isaliye tyAga-tapa- vrata- niyamoM ke paccakakhANa karanA tathA ArAdhanA bhI taba hI saphala hogI" yaha bAta bhI pUjya zrI ne samajhAI | isase do lar3akiyoM tathA tIna vidhavA bahinoM ko sarvavirati jIvana lene kI umaMga jAgRta huI / ghara vAloM ko kisI prakAra samajhAkara mAla ke muhUrta meM hI dIkSA lene kA dRr3ha saMkalpa prakaTa kiyA / sakala zrI saMgha meM khUba dharmollAsa phaila gayA / kA. vi. 10 se samasta zrI saMgha kI tarapha se bhavya aSTAnhikA mahotsava caugAna ke deharA prArambha huA / mAgha su. 2 ko bhavya rathayAtrA nikalI jisameM upadhAna ke tapasviyoM ne uttama prakAra ke vastrAbhUSaNa pahana kara hAthI, ghor3A gAr3I, baggI, zraMgArita ityAdi meM baiThe / isa rathayAtrA meM sAta hAthI, prabhu jI kA bhavya cAMdI kA ratha, cAMdI kI pAlakI, DaMkA, kAMtala ityAdi ke uparAnta agaNita kitane hI zraMgAra karAye gaye ghor3A, ghor3A gAr3I, baggiyoM Adi se zAsana zobhA bahuta bar3ha gaI / mAgha su. ke prAtaH kAla 9-23 ke zubha muhUrta meM upadhAna tapa mAlAropaNa kI kriyA prArambha huI / 10 - 37 miniTa para pahalI mAlA ru. 22,111 / - seTha gaNezalAla muthA ke ghara meM se pahana kara 3 206

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muhUrta pUrA kara pAMca dIkSArthI bahinoM kI dIkSA-vidhi ThATha se kii| gyAraha baje dIkSArthI veSa badalane gaye usa samaya mAlA paridhAna prArambha huaa| ___ mAlA ke car3hAve 125 taka ThIka hue| 125 vIM mAlA 1121/- meM phnaaii| bAda meM samaya kI kamI se 1001/-, 751/-, 501/-, 302/-, 251/-, 2017, 1251, anya mAlAyeM 101 ke nakarA se pahanAne meM aayo| bAda meM saba mAlA vAloM ke sAtha zrI saMgha ko lekara pUjya zrI caugAna se zahara meM zItalanAtha jI ke maMdira ke dehare darzana hetu padhAre / caitya vaMdana karake gaur3I jI ke upAsare Akara mAMgalika sunA kara zrI upadhAna-tapa kI bhavya ArAdhanA kI samApti kii| zrI saMgha tarapha se isa prasaMga meM AThoM dina sAdhArmika-vAtsalya huA / samasta udayapura meM sabake cUlheM abhayadAna meM rahe / isa avadhi meM pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kI tabIyata kharAba hone ke samAcAra yadAkadA zithilatA ke prAte rahane se tathA bAraha se caudaha varSa kI lambI avadhi ho jAne se pUjya gacchAdhipati ke darzana-vaMdana kI utkRSTa bhAvanA hone se vihAra ke liye pUjya zrI pUrNa tathA pakkI taiyArI meM juTa gaye / zrIsaMgha ke agragaNyoM ko khabara par3I ki pUjya zrI aba gujarAta tarapha padhArane haiM / isaliye ve bAraMbAra dopahara, rAtri meM tathA vyAkhyAna meM joradAra vinatI karane lage ki 210

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"sAhaba ! hama nirAdhAra ho jAveMge / Apa hameM chor3akara gujarAta ke sAdhuoM se bharapUra hare-bhare pradeza meM padhAra jAoge to saMvegI sAdhu ke vihAra se vaMcita hamAre isa kSetra kI kyA dazA hogI?" udayapura zahara ke choTe-bar3e eka eka bhAI bahina bhI kalpAMta karane lage tathA pUjya zrI ko isa pradeza meM vicaraNa kara bAraMbAra udayapura ko cAturmAsa kA lAbha dene hetu bhAvapUrvaka Agraha karate raheM ! isa prakAra upadhAna kArya ke bAda mauna ekAdazI taka zrI saMgha ke prAgraha se pUjya zrI kI sthiratA ho skii| isa samaya "bhoyaNI" tIrtha nayA prakaTa huA usakI mahimA bahuta phaila gayI thii| nayA jinAlaya taiyAra hone lagA / usakI pratiSThA kA prasaMga mahIne dara mahIne sunA jA rahA thaa| isase pUjya zrI "bhoyaNI" pratiSThA ke hisAba se udayapura se jaldI vihAra ke nirNaya kI bhUmikA dRr3ha banA rahe the / parantu udayapura zrI saMgha kA dharma-bhAvanA kA Agraha dekha kara choTe-bar3e sabakI utsukatA dekhakara ulajhana meM par3a gye| jo ki bAraMbAra uparAuparI cAturmAsa ke adhika paricaya ke kAraNa jaba bhI vihAra ho taba aisA vAtAvaraNa honA svAbhAvika hai / parantu pUjya zrI jo "bhoyaNI"-pratiSThA para bhoNI camatkAroM kI bAta ko sunakara jAne kI icchA thii| usameM bhAvI yoga se vighna khar3A ho gayA jo ki nimnA 211

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nusAra patra se spaSTa hotA hai :- muni zrI bhavera sAgara jI, udayapura ( yaha prAya: patA lagatA hai ) zrI ahamadAbAda se li. muni mUlacanda jI, sukhazAtA par3heM / zrI udayapura muni jhavera sAgara jI ! tumhArA patra mRgazira vida 2 kA pahale milA hai / jeThA sUracaMda jI kI ciTThI ke sAtha usakA uttara likha nahIM sakA / usakA kAraNa jeThA sUracaMda sAragaMda tarapha gaye haiM / unake lauTane kI rAha dekhane se nahIM likhA jA sakA / parantu abhI taka ve prAye nahIM hai / isase yaha zithilatA hai / Apane "bhoyaNI kI pratiSThA Upara" Ane ke sambandha meM likhA vaha jAnA / parantu X Xx pratiSThA Upara hamArI rAya meM ThIka nahIM AtA / kAraNa nimnAnusAra hai- eka to isa pratiSThA kA kAmakAja vidyAzAlA vAlA tathA svaicchAcArI gaNa hai ( hastaka) jo anubhavI nahIM hai / jeThA sUracaMda ne aise vyaktiyoM ke prasaMga meM abhI taka jAne kA vicAra dIkhatA nahIM / AtmArAma jI bhI isa pratiSThA para "bhoyaNI' kI dizA meM Ane ko nahIM hai aisA sunA hai / pratiSThA karAne vAle vidhivAlA pethApura vAlA yA bar3odarA vAle Ane kA sunA hai / isa rIta bhA~ta ko dekhate hamArI dRSTi meM ThIka prAtA nahIM / gokula jI kA dharma lAbha tumhArI tarapha kahAM hai / unhoMne apanI vaMdanA likhavAI hai / yahAM sarve sAdhu-sAdhviyA~ sukha -zAtA meM haiN| saMvata 1943 kA 212

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mRgazira vida 13 gurUvAra-li. sevaka gokula jI kI vadanA par3hanA tathA magana lAla pUjAvata ko praNAma khnaa| kahanA ki tumhArA patra pahu~ca gayA hai / isa prakAra khnaa| isa patra meM mukhya rUpa meM "bhoyaNI' pratiSThA ke kiye pU. gacchAdhipati mUlacaMda jI ma. kI aruci dikhAne vAlI bAteM hai| unheM paDha kara pUjya zrI ne khAsa bhoyagI ke sambandha meM sune camatkAroM se khiMcakara bhoyaNI jAne kI jo mana meM utsukatA tho jisa bahAne mevAr3a pradeza se bAhara nikalane kI tathA pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ke darzana vaMdana kA lAbha mile aisA thaa| phira bhI prAjJAkonatA hI sa vU jIvana kI saccI hone se pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kI prAjJA bhoyaNI pratiSThA ke liye darzAI gayo / aruci prakaTa karane vAle kAraNoM se yukta hokara niSedhAtmaka jAna kara apane mAnasika Avega ko zAnta kara gujarAta tarapha ke vihAra vicAra ko alaga haTA sake / isameM "eka paMtha do kAja" kI nIti bhI pUjya zrI ne vAparI ho aisA lagatA hai / udayapura ke zrI saMgha ke dainya yAcanAmare atyanta prAgraha ke vaza hokara eka cAturmAsa ho jAya to cAturmAsa ke bAda gujarAta kI tarapha jAne kI uttama zakyatA rahegI aura yaha bhI kaha sakAyamA ki "tumhAre prAgraha ko mAna dekara anicchA se bhI cAturmAsa aura kiyA "Adi ata: pUjya zrI ne gacchAdhipati zrI ne vida 13 ke patra se 213

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moyaNI pratiSThA ke sambandha meM pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kI anicchA jAnakara udayapura zrI saMgha ko prasanna karane vAlA prayatna kiyA ki- "calo ! tuma saba logoM kA khUba Agraha hai to gujarAta tarapha nahIM jaauuN| bAda meM dhanajI saMghavI ke mana meM huA ki- pUjya zrI rANakapura tarapha padhArate haiM to charI pAlate saMgha kI mero bhAvanA bhI purI ho jAyagI" yo vicAra kara pUjya zrI ko vinatI kI ki- " sAheba ! mujhe charI pAlanA karate saMgha nikalane kA bhAvanA Apa jaba bhIlavAr3A se kezariyAjI saMgha lekara yahAM padhAre taba se hI prakaTI hai / ApakI nizrA meM vaha saMgha nikAla kara jIvana ko dhanya banAvUaisA vAsakSepa DAliye tathA zubha muhUrta dikhAne kI kRpA kIjiye / " dhanajI saMghavI saMgha ke agragaNyoM ko lekara po. su. 7 ko pUjya zrI ke pAsa saMgha nikAlane kI bhAvanA ko sAkAra karane hetu saMgha prayANa kA muhUrta pUchane aaye| pUjya zrI zubha svarodaya parakhakara dhanajI seTha ke nAma se barAbara khojakara mAgha su. 5 kA muhUrta dopahara 3-37 prayANa-muhUrta tathA mAgha su. 13 ko mAla kA muhUrta diyaa| manajI siMghavI kI dharmabhAvanA tathA Agraha ko dekhate hue pUjya zrI kI nizrA meM zrI saMgha devAlI, gogUdA~, rANakapura, ghANerAva, sAdar3I hotA muchAlA mahAvIra jI phuNcaa| vahA~ caitro aolokI bhavya ArAdhanA

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pUjya zrI kI nizrA meM sampanna kI / isI caitrI prolI daramyAna udayapura zrI saMgha tathA caugAna ke deharAsaroM ke vyavasthApakoM kA patra prAyA jisameM paraspara matabheda ke kAraNa se varga-vidroha par3a gayA tathA vaimanasya kI bAta prakaTa ho gayI / tathA donoM pakSa pUjya zrI ko avazyameva udayapura padhAra kara vaimanasya dUra karane kI vinatI kI / caitra vida tIja ke dina donoM pakSa ke agragaNya pUjya zrI ke udayapura padhAra kara dharmasthAnoM kI vyavasthA meM par3I ulajhana ke sulajhAne ke lie padhArane kI pragrahabharI vinatI kI / isalie udayapura kI dhArmika-sampattiyoM ko vyavasthA taMtra meM utpanna khIMcatAna ke pariNAma se dharmasthAna meM avyavasthA na ho| aura bhI udayapura zrIsaMgha ke tathA sAmane ke pakSa meM caugAna ke kAryakAriyoM dvArA khAsa Agraha tathA caugAna ke deharAsara kI sthApanA sAgara - zAkhIya munivaroM ke hAtha se hone se usakI avyavasthA nivAraNa karane kI svayam kI javAbadArI Adi ke kAraNoM ko vicAra kara icchA nahIM hone para bhI paristhitivaza pUjya zrI ne udayapura tarapha vihAra kA vicAra rakhA / caitra vida 10 ke dina ghANerAva se kumalamera, rocher3a AmeMTa hokara rAjanagara dayAlazAha ke kile, adabuda jI hokara 215

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vaisAkha vi [2 ke maMgala divasa udayapura raghAre / zrI saMgha meM pUjya zrI ke cAturmAsa aba yahI hogA, kyA prAgraha kara karAyege hI yo dhAraNA karake pravekSa mahotsava dhUmadhAma se kiyaa| pUjya zrI ne vyAkhyAna meM dharma sthAnoM kI vyavasthA kI pavitratA kAryavAhakoM kI javAbadArI Adi para prakAza prasArita karane ke sAtha sAtha donoM pakSoM ko barAbara sunakara vAstava meM ahaM bhAva se utpanna vikRta bAtoM kA nirAkaraNa karake donoM kA mana saMpuSTa kiyaa| pUjya zrI ne paristhiti kA abhyAsa karane lagA ki besamajha tathA vyavasthA kozala ke abhAva meM kitanI hI akSamya kSatiyA~ hone lagI hai / jisase samasta bahiyoM ko svAtAbAra khojakara samasta sUcanAmoM ko ekatrita karake vyavasthApakoM kA dhyAna khIMcaka ra yathAyogya sudhAra kraayaa| isa sArI pravRti meM jeTha vida pacamI ho gayo / jeTa vida 10 kA mAdrA nakSatra thA, barasAta ko taDosAra taiyArI hA gayI thii| ata: anicchApUrvaka tathA zrI saMgha ke prati prAgraha se tathA mRgasira vida ke cAturmAsa kI gabhita hA~ bhara lene se vacana badvatA ke kAraNa vi. saM. 1943 kA caumAsA pUjya zrI ko udayapura karanA pdd'aa| pUjya zrI ne vyAkhyAna meM deva dravyAdi kI avyavasthA dura karane ke zubha mAzaya se zrAvakoM ke kartavya ke adhikAra kI

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bAta adhika spaSTa rIti se samajhAkara zrI zrAddha-dina kRtya sUtra tathA bhAvanAdhikAra se sudarzana caritra prAraMbha kiyA / zrAvakoM ke dainika kartavyoM kA adhika spaSTa dhyAna rahe isa prakAra kI nistAraNa sahita pUjya zrI ne vyAkhyAna meM pracAra karanA prAraMbha kiyA jisase zrAvaka jIvana meM upayogI pradhAnatA zrotAoM ke mAnasa meM ghusane lgii| pariNAmasvarupa aMdhere meM culhA jalAnA, binA chAne pAnI, jIva yatna kA abhAva, hare phula tathA trasajIvoM kI hotI a-jayaNA bAsI, vidala, rAtribhojana, kadamUla Adi abhakSya padArtha Adi zrAvaka jIvana ko azobhanIya aneka vastu viSaya pUjya zrI kI preraNA se zrAvakoM ke ghara se dUra hone lgii| zrA su. 5 se 10 taka paMcaraMgItapa prAraMbha huA jisameM upavAsa vAle paccIsa, cAra upavAsa vAle pacAsa, tIna upavAsa vAle sau, do upavAsa vAle do sau tathA eka upavAsa vAle cAroM kula milAkara 775 aArAdhakoM ne cAra gatikA nAza karake paMcamI gati mokSa prApta karane ke lie viziSTa ArAdhanA "kAusagga", "mAsakhamaNa", sAviyA tathA navakAra vAlI ke sAtha bhAvollAsa pUrvaka kii| Azvina suda tRtIyA ko caugAna ke deharAsara zahara yAtrA kA kAryakrama pUrA huA usa dina vyAkhyAna meM Azvina su.6 se prArambha hotI / zAzvata zrI navapada jI kI aolI kI sAmudA 217

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for prArAdhanA meM saMyukta hone kI sabako preraNA kii| zrI sahastraNA pArzvanAtha prabhu ke jinAlaya meM sAmuhika snAtra yadi vidhi meM umaMga pUrvaka lAbha lene ko zrI sagha ne bhI ghoSaNA kii| 70 se 80 naye olIvAle vaise hI 125 se 150 purAne olAvAle milakara 225 prArAvaka zrI navapada jo ko prolI kI bhavya ArAdhanA pUjya zrI kI preraNA se saMyukta hue / 1 vyAkhyAna meM chaTAdAra zailI se pUjya zrI ne zrI pAla caritra ke prasaMgoM ke rahasyoM ko samajhAkara prArAdhakoM ko udAta preraNA pradAna kI / ArAdhakoM meM se eka zrI jar3AvacaMda jI kI supatnI suganabAI ne bhAvollAsa hone se tIna chor3a kA ujamaNA bhavya zAnta snAtra mahotsava ke sAtha karane kI bhAvanA jAgI / tadanusAra tAtkAlika zIghratA se taiyArI karAkara Asoja suda 15 se ujamaNe kA prAraMbha karake grAsoja vida 7 kA zAnti snAtra rakhakara su. 15 se aTThAi utsava zuru karane kI pUjya zrI se anumati prApta kI / ujamaNe kI sthApanA gor3I jI mahArAja ke deharAsara ke pAsa upAzraya meM huI / aTThAI utsava zrI sahastrakaraNApArzvanAtha prabhu ke jinAlaya meM rakhA | bhavya aMgaracanA Adi ke sAtha vividha pUjAoM ke kAryakrama ke sAtha zrI vItarAga prabhu kI bhakti kA bhavya kAryakrama zuru huA / usake bAda pUjya zrI ne laukika pUrva ke rUpa meM dIvAlI kI pAritA ko TAlane ke 218

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lie prabhu mahAvIra paramAtmA ke nirvANa-kalyANaka sAtha usakA Adarza sambandha zAstra dhAra para samajhAkara lokAtara pIta se prakAza parva ke rUpa meM dopAvalI kA mahatva samajhAkara ajJAna ke aMdhakAra usocane meM samartha prabhu zAsana kI saphala pArAdhanA rUpa dIpotsava kI ArAdhanA kA parama artha smjhaayaa| tadanusAra puruSAtmA yoM ko SaSThI tapasyA do dina ke pauSadha tathA rAtri gaNanA data vaMdana Adi vidhi ke sAtha dIpAvalI kI lokotara ArAdhanA udayapura meM prathamavAra kii| nUtana varSa ke maMgala prabhAta meM prAdya-gaNadhara zrI gautama svAmI jI ma. ke kevala jJAna ko dRSTI meM rakhakara mohaka kSayopazama ke liye saba kA sAvadha hone kA jatAkara nUtana varSa meM sabase pahale pAnevAlo jJAna paMcamI kI ArAdhanA ke liye yogya taiyArI karane kA jatAyA / isa prakAra ne 1943 kA cAturmAsa khUba hI dharmollAsa ke madhya pUrA hone ko taiyArI meM thaa| taba kA. su. 10 ke roja ahamadAbAda se kokIbhaTTa kI pola meM rahate seTha dIpacaMda devacaMda kA vinatI bharA patra pAyA ki - "pUjya zrI gacchAdhipati kI nizrA meM tIrthAdhirAja zrI zatrujaya girirAja kI maMgala yAtrA caturvidha zrI saMgha ke sAtha cha"rI pAlate hue karane-karAne kI deva-gurukRpA se bhAva jagA hai / jisakA muhUrta aba dikhaaeNgaa| parantu pU. gacchAdhipati kI zArIrika asvasthatA barAbara jaisI 216

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nahIM hai, isase jaldI se jaldo avasara para saMgha nikAlane kI. bhAvanA hai| Apako AgrahabharI namra vinati hai ki udhara aApako bahuta varSa ho gaye haiM / pU. gacchAdhipati ke pAsa uttarAdhikArI ko lene ke lie Apa jaisoM ko yahAM khAsa AvazyakatA hai, sAtha hI merI bhAvanA hai ki Apa avazyameva saMgha meM pdhaaroN| isa rIti se upasthita pAlItANA-saMgha meM jAnekI bAta ko Age karake pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kI vaMdanA ke liye atyaMta utsuka patra par3hakara saMgha meM sunAyA evaM kA. vi. 2 prAtaH kezariyAjI hokara gujarAta ahamadAbAda tarapha vihAra kI bhAvanA prakaTa kii| zrI saMgha ke choTe-moTe saba ne ekAeka AghAta anubhava kiyaa| pariNAmataH sabakI khUba umaMga-prabhilASA se pUjya zrI adhika dharmalAbha dene ke lie sthiratA kA khUba Agraha kiyA parantu antataH kartavya-niSTha kI dhurI para pUjya zrI ne maunabhAva se sabake dharmapremI ko jhelate rahe / samayocita-AzvAsana dekara pUjya zrI ne smjhaayaa| sabane bhArI hRdaya se vidA lii| dhUmadhAma se kA su. 15 kA cAturmAsa parivartana karake sosAramA gAMva meM zrI siddhagirI kA paTa bA~dhakara mahAtIrthAdhirAja zrI kI ArAdhanA sakala zrI saMgha ke sAtha pUjya zrI ne kii| pUjya zrI ne kA. vi 1 ko yogya taiyArI karake antima 220

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vyAkhyAna meM dharma kI ArAdhanA karane kI bhalAmaNa dI / kA. vi. 3 ko maMgala prabhAta meM gujarAta kI tarapha jAne ke irAde se kezariyAjI tarapha vihAra kI ghoSaNA kI / samasta saMgha khuba hI nArAja huA / pUjya zrI se khUba grajIjI yAcanA karake thoDe dina aura rukane kA khUba Agraha kiyA, parantu pU. gacchAdhipati kI tabiyata ke kAraNa isI prakAra pU. gacchAdhipati kI nizrA meM kIkIbhaTTa kI polavAle seTha dIpacaMda - devacaMda kI tarapha se mAgha su. 3 ke maMgala prabhAta meM zrI siddhagiripAlItANA kA cha" rIpAlana karate sagha nikalate hone ke pUrva hI vahAM pahuMca jAne ke dhyeya se zrI saMgha ke vaza meMna hIM hue / antataH thor3e meM pUjya zrI ne jatalAyA ki mahAnubhAvoM ! kAraNavaza - saMyogavaza eka sAtha dasa cAturmAsa yahAM karane par3e, itanA adhika Apa saba kA gAr3ha paricaya huA to bhI Apa logoM kI hamArI tarapha aruci nahIM huI hai jo ApakI utkaTa dharma niSThA batalAtA hai parantu aba " Apa kahate raho aura mehamAna cale jAve isameM hI mehamAna kI zobhA hai "nyAya pramANa se guNAnurAga se bhare prApa saba ko dharma sneha bhare inkAra ke bIca meM hama sAdhutroM ko vihAra karAne meM ApakI aura hamArI zobhA hai / kyoMki kahA hai ki nA karane ke sAtha sAdhu ko vidA karAnA yA honA 221 "

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donoM pakSoM meM hAni hai " / " zrApa saba samajhU - dIrghadarzI ho / mujhe pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ko vaMdana kiye solaha varSa bIta gaye haiM, aba pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kI tabiyata zithila ho gayI hai ataH adhika Agraha nahIM karo to uttama" isa rIti se hArdika zrAzvAsana dekara zrI saMgha ke mana ko saMpAdita kiyaa| kA. vi. 3 prAta: choTe moTe dharmAnurAgI sabase bhAvabhInI vidA lekara pUjya zrI ne vihAra kiyaa| udayapola daravAje para mAMgalika sunAyA / azrupUrita netroM se saba ne pUjya zrI ko zatApUrvaka vicarane kA kahakara bhArI hRdaya se pIche phire / pU. zrI kA. vi. 9 ke maMgala dina kezariyAjI padhAre / vihAra meM udayapura ke saiMkar3oM bhAvika the / mahAvIra kI dIkSA - kalyANaka tithi kA khyAla rakhakara pUjA-ratha yAtrA - mahotsava karane kI zrI saMgha ko preraNA pradAna kI / kA. vi. 11 prAtaH bIchIvAr3A hokara zAmalAjI vida amAvasyA padhAre vahAM se mAgha su. 1 prAtaH TIToI tIrtha meM muhI pArzvanAtha prabhu ke darzana vaMdana kiye| zrI saMgha ne mauna ekAdazI ke lie rukane kA bahuta Agraha kiyA parantu pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ke darzana vaMdana kI utsukatA se ruke nahI / mor3A, bAr3a, ghar3iyA, lAlapura hokara pUjya zrI mAgha su 10 ke zubha dina kapar3avaMja padhAre / zrI saMgha ko khabara milI binA Rtu ke Ama phalane kI 222

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taraha ki, acAnaka khajAnA milane kI taraha khuba AnaMdita pUjya zrI ko nizrA meM mauna ekAdazI kI bhavyArAdhanA vidhipUrvaka kii| pUjya zrI ne magana bhAI bhagata ko tathA pU. caritranAyaka zrI ko pAsa biThAkara saMyama dharma kI mahattA, usakI prApti ke liye bhavya puruSArtha tathA tatsambandhI vyavasthita yojanA ke lie vicAraNA karake unako saMyama ke mArga para bar3hane kI preraNA pradAna kii| bAda meM mAgha vi. 1 prAtaH pUjya zrI prAtara sUba dahegAma hokara mAgha vi. 7 ke dina naror3A padhAre / ahamadAbAda samAcAra pahU~cane se pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ddhArA yogya kA sanmAna yogya roti se karane ke uddezya se khuda ke ATha dasa sAdhuoM ko lene ke lie bhejA / pUjya zrI ne bhI khUba hI ullAsa se naror3A zrI gor3I pArzvanAtha jI kI yAtrA karake vida 8 ke maMgala dina zubha coghar3iye meM pUjya gacchAdhipati zrI ke pAsa ujamabhUSA kI dharmazAlA meM pdhaare| pUjya gacchAdhipati zrI ko khUba bhAvollAsa pUrvaka vaMdanA kii| pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ne bhI pUjya zrI kA hRdaya utsAha se svAgata kiyaa| ratalAma, indora, mahIdapura tathA udayapura meM kI gayo viziSTa zAsana-prabhAvanA ke sambandha meM dhanyavAda dekara udayapura jaina zrI saMgha ke dhArmika jIrNoddhAra ke viSaya meM khUba abhinandana kiyaa| yathAvasara pU. gacchAdhipati kI ratalAma, indora tathA udayapura ke cAturmAsa ke bIca meM huI 223

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vividha zAsana prabhAvanA yukta samAcAroM, sanAtaniyoM, Arya samAjiyoM, sthAnakavAsiyoM, terApaMthI tathA tIna thuI vAle ke sAtha sampanna carcA vivAda ke vivaraNoM ko prApta kara khuba Anandita hue| khAsa karake mahIdapura cAturmAsa meM Agama vAcana karake paitIsa pAgamoM ko vAMcane ko bAta jAnakara adhika Anandita huii| samagrarUpa meM jisa viziSTa prAzaya se pU.gacchAdhipati zrI ne pUjya zrI ko mevAr3a mAlavA tarapha vicarane ko bhejA vaha Azaya apekSA se bhI adhika saphala hone se pUjya zrI ne bhagavatI sUtra ke yogadAna ddhArA panyAsapadavI pradAna karane kI pUjya gacchAdhipati zrI ne bhAvanA vyakta kI / parantu pU. jhavera sAgara jI ma. zrI ne batAyA ki " munipada kI anuguNa AcaraNa tathA sAdhu ke sattAIsa guNoM ko ThIka taraha se prApta karane kI pUrI taiyArI na hokara "kharapAkhara bhAna na vehe" arthAta gadhA hAthI ke bakhtara ko na uThA sake / agara "khara para aMbAr3I na sohe" isa sUktiyoM ke AdhAra para samasta AgamoM kA anuyoga kara sakane kI vAstavika yogyatA ke pratIkarUpa "anuyogAcArya" padavI se sambodhita paMDita pada ke choTe svarUpa (panyAsapada) ke lie merI pAtratA nahIM hai|" jisase mere meM vaisI pAtratA nahIM hone para bhI utsRSTApavATa 224

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ke rUpa meM samasta zrAgamoM ko bA~cane kA kAma calAu adhikAra bhI jo mujhe pradAna kiyA hai vaha bhI ApakI mahAkRpA hai / usake lAyaka meM banuM yaha merI aMtara kI abhilASA "" hai / " ApakI kRpA se mile Agama vAMcana kaccA paravAnA ( lAisensa) prApta kara sakUM aisI Apa kRpA karoM / bAki panyAsapada jaisA pakkA paravAnA (lAisensa) ke lie mere meM yogyatA athavA taiyArI nahIM dIkhatI hai / "" Apake caraNoM ke pratApa se zrI mahAnizItha sUtra taka yoga kI ArAdhanA huI to huI parantu aba to pichale 6-7 varSo se prAMtoM kI khoTo garmI tathA ugra kabjiyAta ke kAraNa AMbIla athavA chaH mAha ke bar3e yoga ko vahana kara sakane kI merI zArIrika taiyArI nahI lagatI hai / " aisA hone para bhI Apa zrI ke maMgala- punIta AzISa bhare vAsakSepa ke bala para " 'yoga vahana ke liye zArIrika anukUlatA bar3ha jAyagI aisA mujhe bharosA hai / parantu vAstavikatA me padavI ke bhAra ko uThAne kI nirvAha kI tathA zAsanAnukUla rIti se padavI ko saphala karane kI pAtratA mujha meM nahIM hai / dz abhI to mere sAdhutA ke mUla pada- samAcaraNa, sitarIkAraNa sitarI meM aneka doSa lagate haiM zArIrikAdi kAraNoM se bahuta doSa lagAne par3ate hai / " ataH grApake caraNoM meM mastaka rakhakara merI namratA vinamra prArthanA hai ki isa sevaka ko 225

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Apa anya kisI bhI kAma kI AjJA karo parantu merI prAtmika vikAsa kI rIti ke pratikUla padavI ke liye Aja ke bAda kabhI bhI sUcanA kRpA karake nahIM kiijiyegaa|" Adi bola kara apane aMtara kI bhUloM-doSo tathA kSatiyoM ke lie gacchAdhipati zrI ke caraNoM me sira rakhakara pUjya zrI jorajora se ro pdd'e| pUjya zrI ne AzvAsana diyA ki- "bhAI / tU samajhadAra hai| aura aise Dhole mana kA kyA hotA hai ? usa sambandha meM sajagatA yahI vAstava meM AdhyAtmika rIti se viziSTa yogyatA kA lakSaNa hai|" isa prakAra to tU vAstavika padavI kA pAtra hai / aura bhI ratalAma, indaura, udayapura meM jo pratipakSI vAdIgaNa ke sAmane jUjhakara zAsana kA DaMkA bajAyA hai, zAsana kI vijaya-patAkA jo tUne bhavya rUpa meM phaharAI hai| use dekhate tU ArcArya padavI ke bhI lAyaka haiM / aisA hone para bhI vartamAna-saMyogoM ko dekhate tU "panyAsapada ke liye bhagavatI jI ke yogavahana karane taiyAra ho / aiso merI andara kI icchA hai, phira bhI tere aMtara udAta AdhyAtmika vicArasarrANa dekhakara tujha para AjJA abhiyoga karane kA mana nahIM hai| terI antara AtmA aprasanna ho aisA mujhe karane kI bhAvanA nahIM haiN| ___tU antara se zAsana samudAya kI roti se taiyArI ho 226

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"2 1 taba hI padavI dene pradAna karane kI merI bhAvanA hai / bAkI tanika bhI dabAva nahIM karanA / tero bAta bhI pUrI nikAla dene jaisI nahIM haiM / ityAdi pUjya zrI khUba hI gaMbhIra bana gaye / pU. gacchAvipati zrI ne bhI 'adhika khIMcane meM sAra nahIM samajhakara usa samaya usa bAta ko TAla rakhA / thor3e dinoM ke bAda pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ne phira se bAta tanika cher3I, parantu pUjya zrI phira se gacchAdhipati zrI ke caraNoM meM sira rakhakara phUTa phUTa kara ro par3e tathA gadgad svara meM bole ki mujha nAlAyaka ko Apa kyoM U~cA biThAte hoM ! tanika dayA karo to ThIka / 44 , dz pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ne bAda meM isa bAta ko pUrI taraha banda kara diyA / thor3e samaya bAda dopahara ke samaya kIkAbhaTTha ko polavAle seTha dopacaMda devacaMda Adi cAra pAMca zrAvaka pU. gacchAdhipati ke pAsa Aye, vaMdanA kI ghora unhone vinatI kI ki "sAheba, aba maharabAnI karake zrI zatru jaya ke saMgha kA muhUrta nikAla do to Thoka / pUjya gacchAdhipati zrI ne apane mukhya ziSya zrI kalyANavijayajI tathA pU. zrI nemavijaya jI ko tathA pUjya zrI ko bulAkara bAta kI / pUjya zrI nemavijaya jI mahArAja ne mAgha vida. 11 zanivAra kA zreSTha muhUrta nikaalaa| "" 227

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pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ne bAta kii| pU. gacchAdhipati ne bhI saMgha nikAlane vAle vyakti ke . candrabala tathA candra kI dazA ityAdi dekhakara kIkIbhaTTha kI polavAle zrAvakoM ko zatrujaya tIrtha kI yAtrA ke liye cha"rI pAlanA raMgha kA mAgha vi 11 zanivAra kA. zreSTha muhUrta jtaayaa| zrAvaka bhI khUba prasanna hokara jJAna pUjA karake vAsakSepa DalavAkara mAMgalika sunakara zAsana deva ke jayanAda ke sAtha saMgha prayANa kI taiyArI kA maMgala saMkalpa kara khar3e ho mye| pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ko koI ajJAta saMketa se aba jAne yahIM phira se nahIM AnA ho usa prakAra saba kAma jhaTapaTa nipaTAkara vRddha sAdhunoM ko tathA zrAvakoM ko bhI antima prathama pUrA kara sabako milakara sundara hitazikSA bAraMbAra pharamAne lge| pUjya zrI ne pUjya gacchAdhipati kI aisI paddhati se tanika mana meM lagA ki "sAheba / kyoM aisA karate haiM, parantu "bar3e jo karate hai samajhakara karate hai " kI nIti ke AdhAra para pUjya zrI ne tathA samudAya ke anya bar3e muniyoM ne bhI kucha gaMbhIra uddezya kI kalpanA karake mana zAta rkhaa| mAgha vi. aSTamI vyAkhyAna ke liye Agraha karake seTha zrI dIpacaMda devacaMda bhAI ne zrI gacchAdhipati zrI kI sakala 228

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sAdhu samudAya ke sAtha dhUmadhAma se sAmaiyA ke sAtha pola meM padharAvaNI kii| TheTha svAmI nArAyaNa maMdira ke sAmane se kokAbhaTTa kI pola taka rAjamArga ko bhavya rUpa se sajAyA apanI (kIkA bhAI) pola ke upAzraya meM vyAkhyAna rakhA / pola ke deharAsara meM darzana karake upAzraya meM Akara gacchAdhipati ne maMgalAcaraNa kiyaa| tIrtha yAtrA tathA cha"rI pAlana karate saMgha ke viSaya meM pUjya zrI ko vyAkhyAna ke liye AjJA kii| pUjya zrI ne bhI zAstrIya zailI se tIrtho tathA unakI yAtrA kI mahattA cha"rI pAlana yukta saMgha yAtrA kA mahatva tathA usa sambandha meM ucita kartavyoM para savA ghaMTe prakAza bichAyA / anta meM gacchAdhipati ne bhI do zabda kaha kara saMghavI ke bhAva ko paripuSTa kiyaa| pola ke saMghavI tarapha se dIpacaMda seTha ne saMgha ke pramukha vyakyioM seTha ne paharAmaNI karake saMghapati kA tilaka kiyA / pU. gacchAdhipati ne bhI saMgha yAtrA tathA saMghapati zabda ke rahasya batAte hue pharamAyA ki "saMgha kI apane prabhu kI AjJA ko zirodhArya karake bakalasAbha karane kI javAbadArI samajhe tathA saMgha meM AnevAle sabhI prabhuzAsana ke mArmikabhAvoM ko dhyAna meM rakhakara sahanazIlatA, samatA, satoSa Adi guNoM ko saMyoga Adi dhArmika upadeza dekara sabako kartavyaniSTha banane hetu jAgRta kiyA / 226

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mAgha vida 11 zanivAra apane dehare ThATha se sAmuhika snAtra par3hAkara zAntikalaza karake gacchAdhipati ke pAsa vAsakSepa DalavAkara zubhazakuna jur3A kara dUsare caughar3iye car3hate surya maMgala vAjitroM ke svaroM ke sAtha siddhAcala jo kI dizA meM cAturvidha zrI saMgha ne prayANa kiyaa| prathama mukAma choTA jamAlapura ko rakhakara saMgha kI sArI yojanA ko vyavasthita karane ekatrita hue / bAreja,kher3A gholakA hokara uneliyA kA tIra utara kara dhaMdhUkA meM phAlguna caumAsA kiyaa| saMgha cAra dina dhaMdhUkA meM rahA / kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacandra sUri ma. ko janma bhUmi kI bhAvabharI sparzanA karake phA. vi. cautha ko saMgha vallabhIpura (valA) phuNcaa| isa samaya pAlItANA virAjamAna pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ke ziSya zrI kamalavijaya ma. ahamadAbAda meM cha 'rI pAlana karate saMgha ke sAtha svayaM ko tArane vAle gurudeva zrI ko pU. gacchAdhipati zrI padhArane kA jAnakara apUrva gurubhakti tathA vitIta bhAva se pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ko lene TheTha vallabhIpura taka ( pAlInItaNA se 24 mola) sAmane Aye / pUjya gacchAghipati zrI apane vita ziSya kI udAtta manovRti dekhakara khUba prasanna hue| ___ isa cAturmAsa meM pU. gacchAdhipati kI tabiyata yadAkadA 230

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vividha rogoM se ghira gaI thii| jisameM caumAsI-caudasa ke bAda maleriyA jvara tathA usake kAraNa azakti zarIra ko adhika kSINa banA rahI thii| phira bhI pU. gacchAdhipati yadAkadA talahaTI girirAja ko sparzanA, dopahara dharmavAcana tathA anya zAsanAnusArI vividha pravRtiyoM ko yathAzakti cAlu rakhate / caumAse ke bIca meM pU. sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko pU. gacchAdhipatihita zikSAyukta yogya saMketa karate ki "mahAnubhAvoM! isa saMyamI jIvana meM tyAga tapa kI mahattA haiM / tyAga tapa ke binA saMyama kAgaja ke phUla kI taraha nissAra bana jAtI hai|" "dharmapremo logoM kI tarapha se milane vAle Adara-satkAra yA vastra, pAtra, AhAra Adi anukUla sAmagrI, tyAga-tapa saMyama ke bala para jo milate the usake vizvAsa ke prati hameM pUrNa vaphAdAra rahanA cAhie anyathA"dharmadA rI roTiyAM, jaoNkA lA~bA lA~bA dA~ta "dharmakaraNI kare to Ubare, nahIM to kheMcI-kheMcI kADhe pA~ta / " rAjasthAnI kahAvata ke anusAra jase apane yathAzakti vIryollAsa yukta hote hue bhI vIrya sipAye binA prabhu zAsana ke prati sacce vaphAdAra ArAdhaka nahIM bane to apanI prAMtoM ko khIMcakara nikAla le aisA yaha harAma kA mAla pacane me bhArI pdd'egaa| "ataH he puNyavAnoM! khUba sAvadhAna rhnaa| usa para phira yaha tIrtha bhuumi| yahIM to apanI mohavAsanA, 231

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bhogavAsanA tathA zarIravAsanA ko kAbU meM rakhanA paramAvazyaka "taraNa-tAraNa hAra parama pavitra tIrthAdhirAja kI zItala chAyA meM apanI vRtiyoM kA urvIkaraNa prabhuzAsana ke prati vaphAdArI ke bala para karanA Avazyaka hai|" phira prabhuzAsana ke ArAdhaka-bhAgyavAnoM ne zrI prAdhyAtma kalpadruma ke terahaveM prakAzana ke 8, 12, 16 tathA 19 me zloka ke bhAvArtha meM khUba hI gaMbhIra rUpa se dhyAna meM lekara jIvana meM bAraMbAra jIvana meM utpanna hote viSaya-rAgAdi se utpanna nirbalatA ko jhADaMbhUDa DAlanA Avazyaka hai Adi" isa prakAra kI pUjya zrI ko vedhaka-mArmika gaMbhIra arthayukta upadezaka sUcanA tathA preraNA ke bala para pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kI nizrA meM sAdhu-bhagavaMtoM meM tAna tathA sAdhviyoM ke mahArAjoM meM cAra zrAvaka-zrAvikoM meM 12 " mAsa kssmnn'| aThAisa solaha upavAsa" aThAraha " gyAraha upavAsa, paiMsaTha aThuI tathA cattAro aThTha kI tapasyAvAle puNyAtmAoM ne ArAdhana karake saphalarUpeNa parvAdhirAja kI ArAdhanA karake jIvana dhanya banAyA / pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ne paripakva Ayu hote hue bhI parvAdhirAja meM aTThAi dhAraNakara tathA kalpadhara kA upavAsa karake antima aThThama kiyaa| 232

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pUjya gacchadhipati zrI ne paryuSaNa ke pazcAt zArIrika azakti ke kAraNa thoDe dina talahaTI jAne kA nirasta rkhaa| parantu eka samaya bhAdavA vida meM bahibhumi se Ate ajJAta yA anya kisI kAraNa se bAye pAMva ke pIche bhAga meM sojisa jaisA ho gayA vedanA khUba hone lgii| pariNAmataH bahibhumi jAne kA bhI banda ho gyaa| dIpacanda seTha ne yogya, anubhavI, kula vaidyoM ko bulAkara kAphI yogya upacAra kiye parantu pArAma nahIM huaa| pU zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. pU. zrI nemavijaya jI ma. tathA pU. zrI kuzala vijaya jI ma. pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kI sevA meM khar3e pA~va rahane lge| ____ adhUre meM pUrA'' Azvina su. 12 pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ko jvara prAraMbha ho gayA jisake prAraMbhika upacAra karane para bhI haDDiyAM galA de aisA bukhAra ne gaharA prabhAva dhAraNa kiyaa| pariNAmasvarupa khurAka ghaTa gayo, azakti kA pramANa bar3ha gyaa| sAdhunoM tathA zrAvakoM ko ciMtAturatA hone lgii| pU. gacchAdhipati zrI "sva-zatA sahane higuNoM mahAn " isa vAkya ko bIjamaMtra banAkara sabako kahate ki : bhAI ! per3hI .. cAlu ho taba jaba lenadAra apanA lenA pUrA karane Ate haiM / isa mauke para sAhUkAra ko to muha camakoDe binA bhI cukA dene kI AvazyakatA hai|" Adi kahakara sabako davA Adi upacAra ke liye inkAra kara dene para bhI 233

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bhakati pradAna sAdhuoM tathA vivekI zrAvakoM ke dharma-premI bhare Agraha ke vaza hokara niravadya upacAroM ko apanAte / bhAvIvaza pA~va kI vedanA, jvara kA bharAva ke uparAMta chAtI ke bA~ye pakSa meM darda utpanna huA jisase pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ko bolane meM bhI takalIpha anubhava hone lgii| sabako gAr3hI cintA huI / bhAvanagara ke zrI saMgha meM khabara pahuMcI vahAM virAjamAna pU. zrI vRddhicandra jI bahuta citita hokara uttama kuzala vaidyoM ko lekara zrI saMgha ke agragaNyoM ko bhejA evaM bhAvanagara padhArane ko khuba prArthanA kI pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI ma. Adi 10 ThANAM tathA sAdhvI jI 30 se 40 ThANA tathA 100 se 125 zrAvaka, 50 se 60 zrAvikAyeM catuvidha zrI saMgha ke sAtha pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kA. va. 4 dopahara bhAvanagara gAMva meM padhAre / kA. vi 5 bhAvanagara zrI saMgha ne dhUmadhAma se bhavya svAgatapUrvaka nagara praveza kraayaa| pU. zrI vRddhicandra jI ma. Ananda bhare tarIke se pU. gacchAdhipati kI bAhaya abhyAtara paricaryA meM khaDe pA~va rahane lge| mAgha su. 4 se 7 taka khUba gaMbhIra sthiti rhii| zvAsaprazvAsa kI prakriyA aniyamita ho gayI zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra sunAnA prAraMbha ho gyaa| parantu zrI saMgha ke puNyodaya se punaH mAgha su. 8 se baDhatA panI lauTatA ho gyaa| mauna ekAdazI kI ArAdhanA svastharupa meM kii| mauna ekAdazI deva vaMdana 234

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kiyA / DeDha so mAlA ke ginane meM 40 mAlA bhI ginI | mAgha su. pUriMgamA ko samasta zrI saMgha ko do zabda kahakara sabako khuza kiyA, sabako yoM lagA ki aba pUjya zrI svastha ho jAyege / parantu bhAvI kI gati alaga hotI hai / mRgazira vida 2 rAtri pratikramaNa ke pazcAra jvara bahuta bar3ha gayA / vida 4 ke rAtri 10 baje taka bukhAra kA jora bahuta rahA ThaMDe pAnI ke pote rakha kara rAhata ke prayatna kiye / parantu bukhAra kAbU meM nahIM AyA mRgazira vida 5 prAtaH bukhAra tanika narama huA parantu chAtI meM pA~va meM darda bar3hatA gayA pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ko cAhe jaise AbhAsa ho gayA ki " aba yaha zarIra avazya chUTegA hI / ataH mRgazira vida 5 prAtaH apane samasta sAdhutroM ko pAsa bulAkara dhIme TUTate zabdo meM prabhuzAsana kI vaphAdArI, Agamika abhyAsa kI mahattA tathA saMyama pAlana kI sAvadhAnI Adi thoDe meM samajhAyA / mAgha vida 6 ke sUryodaya ke pazcAta pU. gacchAdhipati zrI kA bukhAra ghaTa gayA, paoNva aura chAtI meM darda ne bhI somya rUpa liyA parantu zvAsa kriyA avyasthita hone lagI / samasta zrI saMgha ne UMce svara se namaskAra mahAmaMtra kA ghoSa prAraMbha kiyA / sampUrNa zrI saMgha ne puNyadAna rUpa tapa svAdhyAya yAtrA Adi aMkita karAne lage / sAr3he bAraha baje khUba hI zvAsa bar3ha gayA / catari maMgalasUtra 5 jhavera sAgara jo ma. zrI ne kAna meM 235

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sunAyA pU. zrI vRddhicandra jI ma. zrI ne pA~ca mahAmaMtra ke atirikta karemi bhate ( choTe rupa meM ) sunAyA / savA do baje pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ne prAMkheM kholI, sabako hAtha kSamata kSamApanA kiyaa| sabako vinaya pUrvaka khAmaNa kiyaa| tIna ke TaMkora ke sAtha pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ne vRddhicaMda jI ma. ko pAsa bulAkara dhIme TUTate zabdoM meM bole ki bhAI vRddhicaMda jI / aba to hama cale sabako samhAlanA / basa " Namo arihaMtANaM"! ! kaha kara prAMkheM mIMca lii| thor3I dera zArIrika prakriyA astavyasta huI, zvAsa dhIre-dhIre baiThane lagA / Akhira meM savA tIna bajakara pAMca miniTa para phaTAka karake akheM khula gayIM / " ur3a gayA paMchI par3A rahA mAlA " jaisI dazA ho gayI / pU. gacchAdhipati zrI jJAna-dhyAna pUta saMyama kAyA ko Ayu pUrNa hone se thor3I viziSTa gati meM saMcAra kara gaye / pU. gacchAdhipati zrI ke ziSya vRMda meM bhayAnaka vajrapAta huA, samasta zrI saMgha dir3a mUDha ho gayA / parantu antataH saMsAra kI gati kA vicAra karake saba apaneapane kartavya mArga meM saMcaraNa ke liye taiyAra hue| pU gacchAdhipati kI kAyA ko mahApariSThApatikA ke kAyotsarga dvArA pU. zrI vRddhicaMda jI ma. tathA zramaNa saMgha meM vAsakSepa karake zrI saMgha ko sauMpakara apane sthAna paragaye / bhAvanagara zrIsaMgha meM bhI pAlItANA, ahamadAbAda baMbaI, 236

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sUrata, udayapura, ratalAma, indaura Adi sthaloM para tAra se khabara dii| tAtkAlika bAjAroM ko baMda rkhvaayaa| devavimAna jaisI bhavya jarI vAle vastroM se zobhita pAlakI banAkara pU. ' gacchAdhipati ke zarIra ko snAna karAkara, sundara vastroM ko pahanAkara "jaya jaya naMdA jaya jaya bhaddA" ke maMgala ghoSoM se dizAtroM ko gujAyamAna karate khule hAthoM se garIboM ko dAna Adi dene ke sAtha bhavya zmazAna yAtrA nikAlI / Aja kala jahAM dAdA sAheba kI jagaha hai vahAM Akara pavitra zuddha bhUmi para caMdana ke uttama kASTa se citA banAkara pU. gacchAdhipati kI kAyA ko padharAkara vidhipUrvaka agnisaMskAra kiyaa| usI sthAna para zrI saMgha kI tarapha se deva kulikA kA nirmANa zrI saMgha ne kiyaa| - isa rIti se pU. zrI jhaverasAgara jI ma. TheTha udayapura se pUjya zrI ke lambI avadhi ke viyoga ko TAlane tathA vaise hI pUjya zrI kI nizrA meM adhika lAbha lene ke liye umaMga bhara kara Aye, parantu bhAvI-viyoga se pUjya zrI kA cira-viraha hI prApta huaa| isa bAbata "a-kalA hi karmaNAM gati!" ke anusAra pUjya zrI ne mana manAkara pU. gacchAdhipati ke kAladharma ke nimitta zrI saMgha tarapha se aSTAnhikA mahotsava Adi pUrA hone para bhAvanagara ke kSetra meM pUjya zrI ko smRti bAraMbAra AtI rahane se mAgha su. vihAra karake ghoghA, talAjA, 237

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pahA mAdi tIrthoM meM vicaraNa karake cha: gAMvoM kI pradakSiNA karake phA. su. 13 ko girirAja zrI siddhAcala mahAtIrtha ko bheMTa karane pdhaare| - seTha zrI narasI mAthAnI kI dharmazAlA meM mukAma thaa| vahAM lImbar3I, boTAda, bar3havANa Adi gAMvoM ke saMghoM ke pramukha vyakti cAturmAsa ke liye vinatI karane Aye / yogya lAbhAlAbha kA vicAra karake pUjya zrI ne pU. zrI vRddhicaMda jI ma. kI sammati lekara caumAsA kA nirNaya kiyA tathA caitra vida 3 ke roja boTAda kI tarapha vihAra kiyA / caitra vida 13 ke maMgala dina boTAda meM praveza kiyaa| akSaya tRtIyA ke maMgala dina varSItapa ke mahatva tathA dAnadharma ke zreyaskAritA, jisameM rakhane Avazyaka pAtrApAtra vicAra kara pUjya zrI ne uttama prakAza ddaalaa| saurASTra meM sthAna sthAna para bar3ha rahe DhaDhuka paMthiyoM ke paricaya ko nAtha ne (vaza meM karane) ke liye pUjya zrI ne jina zAsana kI AjJA-maryAdAnusAra saMyama tathA paMca mahAvratoM kA pAlana karanevAle saMyamo munivaroM ko diyA jAnevAlA "prAsuka-aiSajIya" dAna ko sarvocca batAkara gRhastha ke a-bhaMgaddhAra rUpa maiM cAhe jisa A~gana se vApisa nahIM lAye isa nIti se bhale hI anya saMpradAya vAlA le jAya, parantu antara ke bhAvollAsa tathA prabala guNAnurAga pUrvaka diye gaye supAtra-dAna kI 238

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viziSTatA kA dhyAna rakhane para khUba rasayukta, vyavasthita, tarkabaddha rIti se vicAra prakaTa kiye / 1 pariNAmasvarupa bAhraya zrAcAra tathA tAmaTappA vAle alpa totA raTaMta jJAna ke AdhAra para mugdha janatA ke hRdaya me Adara pAtra bana rahe dukapaMthiyoM ko bhaktipUrvaka sAmane azAstrIya paddhati pAMva bulAkara AdarapUrvaka voharAvane kI ko haTAne ke sambandha meM pUjya zrI ne bedhar3aka prakAza prasArita kiyA / vai. su. 8 ke vyAkhyAna meM do dina bAda A rahe prabhumahAvIra paramAtmA ke kevala jJAna divasa tathA zAsana sthApanA ke dina kI sApekSa rIti se mahattA samajhAkara zrI vItarAg2aparamAtmA ke zApana ke prati vaphAdArI ke mahatva ko samajhAyA / prabhuzAsana kI zraddhA ke pAMva ko DhIlA karane vAle tatva utsUtraSiyoM ke paricaya Adi ke sambandha meM dharmapremI janatA ko sAvadhAna karake tatva dRSTi prasphuTita karane su-sAdhuoM ke caraNoM meM baiThakara tatvajJAna ke abhyAsa ke sAtha dharmakriyAoM ke vyavasthita prAcaraNa para bahuta adhika bhAra rakhA / vaisAkha su. 14 ke vyAkhyAna meM zrI vardhamAna tapa zrAyaMbIla khAte kA mahatva samajhAkara " AMbIla kI tapasyA dravya-bhAva se maMgalarUpa meM zrI saMgha ko kalyANakArI hai " yaha bAta jamAkara seTha puruSotama dAsa ThAkarazI zAha kI udAratA bhare 11001 / ke dAna se upAya ke pAsa ke makAna ko 1500/- meM kharIda kara 236

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do zrAvikAoM tathA eka naukara dvArA zrI saMgha ke agragaNyoM ko bIla kA khAtA prAraMbha karane ko preraNA kI / pariNAmasvarupa vai. vi. 6 ko zrI girirAja ke mUlanAyaka prabhunA maMgalakArI pratiSThA divasa se AMbIla kA zuruAta karAyA / pUjya zrI kA joradAra mArmika upadeza ke AdhAra para pahale hI dina 277 Abela hue / seTha zrI paramAnaMda bhAI tarapha se pratyeka ko zrIphala rUpayoM se bahumAna huA / isa rIti se pUjya zrI ke Agamana se zrI saMgha meM saphala vighnahara AMbIla kI tapasyA sthAI rUpa se ho vaisA zubha prAyojana prastAva huA / jeThasuda meM saMgha ke agragaNyoM zrI jAdava jI bhAI ko apanI avasthA meM svayaM ke anumodana kA pUrA karanA lAbha milatA rahe aisI samajhAiza pUjya zrI ke vyAkhyAna se hone se AtmazreyArtha aThThAi utsava karane kI bhAvanA huI / pUjya zrI kI preraNA ke anusAra prAtaHkAla zrAvaka jIvana ke pratyutama kartavyarUpa zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kI bhakti ke rahasya ko samajhAne vAle Adarza vyAkhyAna, dopahara vividha bar3I pUjAyeM, sandhyA kAla striyoM kA saMgIta gAne kA, ina saba prasaMgoM para prabhAvanA Adi se dharmollAsa kA vAtAvaraNa uttama saMjoyA / jeTha vida 13 se ArdrA baiThane se pUjya zrI ne zrAvakapana ke uttama saMskAroM ko jIvana meM utArane ke liye bhakSyAbhakSa vicAra kI bAta jayaraNA pramArjana kI bAta cAtu 240

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mAsa meM pUjaNI, jhInI sAvaraNI Adi ke upabhAga kI bAta tyaMgya zailI meM prAraMbha kI pariNAmasvarupa saMgha meM uttama jAgRti paaii| ASAr3ha suda me 5-6 tathA 8 tIna dina nIvI prAbila, upavAsa se "Namo jiNArNa jiabhayANaM" ko pratidina 41. 42-42 mAlA ginavAkara tIna dina meM 12500/ jApa karAye jisake pariNAmasvarupa pUNyAtmA saMsArika upAdhi ke trAsa ko bhUla jAya tathA paramAtmA ko zaraNagati prApta kara sake / pUjya zrI ke sAtha isa samaya tIna ThANA the / unameM se pUjyazrI jItavijaya ma. ne prASAr3ha su.7 se cAturmAsI aThThAI kI tapasyA svIkAra kI / boTAda meM pUjya zrI ke sAtha tIna ThANAM hone ke sambandha meM prAcIna patra saMgraha meM se purAnA eka patra nimnAnusAra mila pAyA hai :- "patra naM. 48" sthAna zrI boTAda-tatra virAjamAna mahArAja zrI jhavera sAMgara jI yogyamukAma baDhavANa kempa se li. mUni labdhi vijayajI tathA kamala vijaya jI Adi kI vaMdanA avadhAriyegA jii| yahAM devaguru anukampA se sukha-zAtA hai| yahAM anya bhAvasAra ravajI ko dIkSA ASAr3ha suda 6 vAra garUvAra ke dina gyAraha baje prArabha karake tathA savA bAraha baje dIkSA dI hai jo sahaja Apako jAnakArI ke liye likhA hai| yaha ArAdhanA cauvihAra upavAsa se karAI / aisI sundara pArAdhanA pahalIbAra dekhane meM AyI jisase logoM meM khUba bhAvollAsa huaaa| zrA. vi. cautha ko pandraha ke ghara ke dina sabakI viSaya-kASAya kI vAsanAtroM kI viSamatA samajha kara parvAdhirAja ke svAgata-sanmAna ke liye aMtara-zuddhi 241

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nirmalatA Adi ke sambandha meM vedhaka prakAza bichAkara puNyAtmAoM ko sajaga kiyA / 1 pUjya zrI kI joradAra dharmadezanA se parvAdhirAja hetu 7 mAsa khamaraNa, 3 ikkIsa upavAsa, 21 solaha upavAsa, tathA 17 igyAraha upavAsa vAle puNyAtmA hue| zrA. vi. 12 se parvAdhirAja kI sakala ArAdhanA ke lie loga utsAha bhare juTa gaye / 65 strI puruSa causaTha praharI poSagha meM saMyukta hue jisameM choTe-choTe 7/8 bAlaka tathA 10/15 bAlikAyeM 64 praharI poSadha meM jur3e / zraTThAI ghara ke dina hI 55 strI-puruSoM aTThAI ke paccakhANa lie / pUjya zrI kI sundara dharma preraNA se zrI saMgha meM anokhA dharmollAsa ke madhya meM paryuSaNa parva kI sundara ArAdhanA hone lagI / ka aura bhI pUjya zrI ke sAtha yadAkadA pUjya caritranAyaka zrI ke pitA zrI tathA pU. caritranAyaka zrI ke sAtha calate patra-vyavahAra ke AdhAra para pUjya zrI kI tarapha se milatI utkRSTa dharmapreraNA ke phalasvarUpa pU. caritranAyaka zrI aMtara ke bhAvollAsa tathA pitA zrI kI prAMtarika sammati bhare sahayoga se kapar3avaMja se dukAna ke kAma ke lie ahamadAbAda jAne kA kuTambiyoM ko kahakara ahamadAbAda se sIdhe zrA. vi. 8 ke lagabhaga caritranAyaka zrI boTAda pUjya zrI kI nizrA meM parvAdhirAja kI causaThapraharI poSagha ke sAtha prArAdhanA ke lie A pahu~ce / vRddha-puruSoM ke kathanAnusAra abhUtapUrva huI prArAdhanA tathA vividha tapasyAoM ke anumodanArtha dharmotsAhI zrI saMgha ke agragayoM ne bhA. su. 6 ko ratha yAtrA tathA bhA. su. 10 se 642

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zraSTA hinikA mahotsava kA kAryakrama jAhira kiyA / bhA. su 6 dopahara eka baje bhavya ratha yAtrA nikalI jisameM cAMdI ke tIna ratha, do gajarAja, vividha vAdya yaMtra tathA zrRMgArita 30/40 tapasviyoM kI gAr3iyAM thI / sampUrNa boTAda zahara meM jaina zAsana ke tyAga dharma kI prapUrva bolabAlA ho rahI thI / bhA. su. 8 ke vyAkhyAna ke pazcAta zrI saMgha kI tarapha se sAdhvIjI tathA zrAvikAoMoM ke varga ne sAmUhika khAmaNA kiyA / pUjya zrI ne dubalI aSTamI ke rUpa meM gine jAne vAle Aja ke dina ko kASAyoM tathA vAsanAoM kitanI halakI par3I ? isa sambandha meM jAMca par3atAla karane para bhAra DAlakara pradarza kSamApanA kA mahatva samajhAyA / . bhA. su. 10 ko bhavya mahotsava prArambha huA / bar3anagara (gujarAta) se dharmaM premI bhojakoM ko bulAkara prabhubhakti meM jame tathA apUrva bhAvollAsa ho aisI vyavasthA pUjya zrI kI preraNA se huI thI / aise parama zAsana prabhAvaka pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI mahArAja kI viziSTa prArAdhanA huI jisakI anumodanA ke nimitta bhA su. 10 se bhA. va. 4 ko bhavya aSTAnhikA mahotsava bhAvollAsa pUrvaka kiyA / bAda meM bhAdra vi meM vida 13-14 zrI zatru jaya girI prArAdhanA ke Thuma ThATha se karAye / seTha gopAla jI jesiMha jI bhAI ne pAraNA kA lAbha lekara zrI phala rupayA se tapasviyoM kA bahuta mAna kiyA | 1 pazcAt pUjya zrI kI preraNA se zAzvatI zrI navapada jI kI lo ArAdhanA 200 prArAdhakoM ne kI / usake pAraNA cimana lAla choTAlAla zAha kI tarapha se ThATha se hue / bAda 243

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meM pUjya zrI kI preraNA se boTAda zrI saMgha meM prabhubhakti ke apUrva dharma- raMga ke phalasvarupa jinAlayoM meM pujArI ko pUrI mukti dekara deharAsara meM kacarA nikAlanA, bartana ujale karane, aga pU~chane, sApha karane Adi sAmAnya kAma se lekara eka eka prabhujI kI aSTAprakArI pUjA svarupa nija dravya se karane kA kAryakama asoja vida 3 se 10 taka calA / pariNAmasvarupa logoM meM khUba hI prabhu bhakti kI icchA sakriya banI / isa prakAra umaMga bhare vividha dharma kAryo se boTAda kA cAturmAsa prakAzamAna rahA / cAturmAsa samApti para vaDhavANa kI AgrahabharI vinatI hone se jorAvara nagaravaDhavANa kI tarapha vihAra kiyaa| usake bAda grahamadAbAda jAne kI bhAvanA thI parantu lImbar3I mahArAja kI tarapha se pAMjarApola kA mahatva kA kAma meM saMgharSa par3a jAne se usake nirAkaraNa ke liye lImbar3I jaina saMgha ne pUjya zrI kI Agraha bharI vinatI karake dhUmadhAma se lImbar3I praveza karAyA / lImbar3I meM hI pAMjarApola kI vyavasthA tathA anya dharmasthAnoM kI vyavasthA ke kAraNa vi. sa. 1946 ke tathA 1947 ke caumAse karane par3e / vi sa 1948 mAgha su. 11 mauna ekAdazI ko pU. zrI jhavera sAgara jI mahArAja nazvara deha kA tyAga kara svarga ke mArga para sacarina hue / // iti samApta // 244

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zrI jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka zrIsaMgha udayapura zahara meM huve pichale 69varSa kIcAturmAsa kI nAmAvalI saMvata ___ muni zrI kA nAma 1972 pUjya vijaya dharma surizvara jI 1973 , pa. maNI vijaya jI 1974 , mohana vijaya jI 1975 , pa. sohana vijaya jI 1976 , mohana vijaya jI 1977 , nemi surizvara jI 1978 , mohana vijaya jI , gulAba vijaya jI 1980 , mohana vijaya jI 1981 , kRpA candra surizvara jI 1979

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1982 , mohana vijaya jI 1983 , mohana vijaya jI 1984 , sAgarA nanda surijo 1985 mohana vijaya jI 1986 , mohana vijaya jI 1987 ,, amRta vijaya jI. 1988 ,, lAvaNya vijaya jI 1989 ,, mohana vijaya jI 1990 , mohana vijaya jI 1991 ,, mohana vijaya jo 1992 , vidhyA vijaya jI 1993 ,, subodha sAgara jI 1994 , svarupa vijaya jI 1995 , A. zrI niti suro jI 1996 , A. zrI lakSamaNa surI jI 1997 ,, A. zrI umagaM surI jI 1998 , prA. zrI gaMbhIra surIzvara jI 1999 , mu. zrI sumati vijaya jI 2000 , mu. zrI siMha vimala jI evaM rupa vijaya jI mA. , upAdhyAya zrI bhUvana vijaya jI 2002 , mu. zrI dharama sAgara jI 2001

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 , pa. zrI saMpata vijaya jI evaM caraNa vijaya jI , pa. zrI magaMla vijaya jI evaM dharama sAgara jI , mu. zrI zAnti sAgara jI , mu. jItendra vijaya jI ,, A. zrI himAcala surIzvara jI , pu. A. zrI bhUvana surIzvara jI , pu. mu. zrI purNAnanda vijaya jI , pu. mu zrI kAntI sAgara jI ., ,, zrI harSa vijaya jI ,, ,, zrI umeda vijaya jI , u. zrI sukhasAgara jI , mu. zrI dolata sAgara jI , A. zrI himAcala surIzvara jo , ga. zrI dharama sAgara jI ., prA. zrI rAma surI jI DehalAvAlA ,, sAdhvI jI zrI uttama zrIjo vimalA zrI jI , mu. zrI kAntI sAgara jI . sAdhvI jI zrI uttama zrI jI ,, mu. zrI jInaprabhava vijaya jo , ga. zrI dolata sAgara jI 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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2023 , A. zrI himAcala surIzvara jI evaM upAdhyAya gharama sAgara jI 2024 , mu. zrI vallabhadatta vijaya jI 2025 , ,, zrI prabodha candra sAgara jI 2026 ,, zrI bhadragupta vijaya jI . 2027 ,, pa. zrI harSa vijaya jI mahArAja 2028 , mu. zrI mahAyaza sAgara jI 2029 , A. zrI suzIla surIzvara jI 2030 , prA. zrI suzIla surIzvara jI 2031 , mu. zrI jInaprabhava vijaya jI 2032 ,, zrI nirUpama sAgara jI 2033 , A. zrI bhUvana surIzvara jI 2034 ,, gaNo zrI bhuvana ratna vijaya jI 2035 , A.zrI vijaya jayadeva surI jI 2036 , sAdhva jI zrI candrakalA zrI jI 2037 , mu.zrI nityavardhana sAgara jI 2038 , A. zrI vijayadeva suro jI AcArya haimacandra surI jI . 2039 , A. zrI bhUvana surIzvara jI 2040 , gaNIvarya zrI azoka sAgara jI 2041 , pu. prA. zrI jina kAntI sAgara surIzvarajI

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isa pustaka ke prakAzana meM Arthika sahayoga pradAna karane vAle mahAnubhAvoM kI zubha nAmAvalI 1. zrImAna prabhulAla jI bharata kumAra jI sA0 dosI 2. kanhaiyAlAla jI ratanalAla jI sA0 jaMna 3. divAnasiMha jI saMpatakumAra jI sA0 bApanA jasavantalAlajI arjunalAlajI sA0 mehatA kAlUlAla jI ratanalAla jI sA0 jaina mAMgIlAla jI ambAlAla jI sA0 surANA daulatasiMhajI mohanalAlajI sA0 gAMdhI tejasiMhajI ambAlAlajo sA0 dozI lakSmIlAlajI gopAlalAlajI sA0karaNapuriyA zobhAlAlajI gokalacaMdajI sA0 rAjanagaravAlA rozanalAlajI gokalacaMdajI sA. rAjanagaravAlA ambAlAlajI daulatasiMhajI sA0 celAvata 5. 6. 7. 8. e. 10. 11. 12. 91 " "1 " " " "" " " " *** ""

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13. 18. khimalAlajI megharAjajI sA0 sirohiyA , prANalAlajI bAlacanvaSI sA0 koThArI ,. bhagavatasiMhajI zobhAlAlajI sA0 mehatA sundaralAlajI khyAlIlAlajI sA0 dalAla mANakalAlajI candarasiMhajI sA0 mehatA , bhaMvaralAlajo ambAlAlajI sA0 chAjer3a gaNezalAlajI bhairUlAlajI sA0 talesarA miThAlAlajI khemarAjajI sA0 sAyarAvAlA jorAvaramalajI zeSamalajI sA0 pArovAlA rAmasiMhajI sA0 capalota kaMcana bAI jI pujAMvata kaMcana bAI jI sirohI vAlA rUpalAla jI sA0 koThArI jasavantasiMha jI sA0 bApanA bhairUlAla jI sA0 chAjer3a , haraka canda jI sA0 bar3AlA 28. **

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Jaunusbb palAnA jana mandira udayapura-mevAr3a SDASTAKE VO EECeo, BANGA (HAMIRMITTER GGNS BOMMIVAROVAVANOM STICHTIES VMVEEVEMEVIMOMS