Samaraditya Mahakatha Part 1

Author(s): Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Koba
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008950/1

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mahAkathA bhANa : 1 bhava : 1 2 3 ka . . zrI priyadarzana For Private And Personal Use Only

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samAditya mahAkathA navI : 1-2-3 mANa- 1 lekhaka zrI priyadarzana [AcArya zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrIzvarajI ma.] For Private And Personal Use Only

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punaH saMpAdana jJAnatIrtha - kobA tRtIya AvRtti aSADha, vi.saM. 2073, ogasTa 2007 mUlya traNa bhAganA rU. 400/ Arthika saujanya zeTha zrI niraMjana narottamabhAInA smaraNArthe ha. zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra prakAzaka zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAghanA kendra AcAryazrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira kobA, tA.ji.gAMdhInagara - 382007 phona naM. (079) 23276204, 23276252 email: gyanmandir@kobatirth.org website : www.kobatirth.org s zrI neminAtha prinTarsa, amadAvAda phona naM. 982504ra6pa1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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

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manogata : - -- - - - - samarAditya mahAkathAnuM punarmudraNa thayuM. A mahAkathAnI lokapriyatA sUcave che. A mahAkathA, koI paNa jAtanA gacchabheda ke saMpradAya bheda vinA rasapUrvaka vaMcAI rahI che. keTalAka pUjya sAdhu-sAdhvIjI to vyAkhyAnamAM A mahAkathAnuM vAMcana kare che. mArA paricita aneka AcAryadeva, sAdhupuruSo, sAdhvIjI mahArAja ane zrAvaka-zrAvikAonA, A mahAkathAnI prazaMsA gAtA patro Ave che. maLe che tyAre paNa khUba AnaMda vyakta kare che. paraMtu mane je prazaMsA maLI rahI che, tene pAtra haju huM banyo nathI. chatAM pUrI zraddhA sAthe vAcakone praNAma karIne huM mArA saMkalpane vadhAre daDha karavAnI pratijJA lauM chuM ke mArI lekhinI dvArA huM mAnavajAtine haju paNa vadhu Atmasandarya, Atmazaurya ane AtmazreSTha tarapha laI javAnI koziza karIza. eka vAta Aje khullI karI dauM. prasannatAnI paLomAM meM A mahAkathA lakhI che. ane tyAre mane paramAtmAnA apUrva prasAdano anubhava thayo che. prasannatA eTale ja prasAda! jyAM prasAda nathI tyAM jIvanano svAda nathI. e svAda mANavA mATe haiyAmAM prasannatA ane hoTho para smita ramatuM rAkhavuM. sAdhu hovAnI A ja sAbitI puratI nathI? je manathI melo hoya te mANasa kadI prasanna na hoI zake, Ambera kAmu' nAmanA tattvaciMtake lakhyuM che : "lakhavuM eTale nirmohI banavuM! kaLAmAM eka jAtano vairAga hoya che!' haribhadrasUrijInI A mahAkathA je prasanna citte, ekAgra manathI vAMce to te nirmohI-vairAgI bane ja! na bane to te abhavI ke durbhavI samajavAM! meM A mahAkathA lakhatAM lakhatAM zAntarasano, prazamarasano, zauryarasano... nave rasono anubhava karyo che.. chevaTe kaSAyonA panAre kyAreya na paDavAno saMkalpa vAraMvAra karyo che, A mahAkathA paMcagInInA suramya vAtAvaraNamAM lakhAI gaI che... ! For Private And Personal Use Only

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tana-manano khUba sAtha maLyo hato. mArA annevAsI muni bhadrabAhuno sAtha mArA badhAM sarjanamAM agatyano rahelo che. jyAre A punarmudraNa vakhate traNa bhAgamAM rahI gayelI bhUlone sudhAravAnuM ane prakone kALajIpUrvaka joI javAnuM bhagIratha kArya mahAsatI padhAbAIe karyuM che. teo viduSI chatAM vinamra sthAnakavAsI sAdhvIjI che. paraMtu apUrva guNAnurAga ane bhaktibhAvathI prerAIne A kArya temaNe karyuM che. chelle eka yAcanA karIne mAruM kathanIya samApta karuM chuM.... yAcuM eka vidAya.. kAlAmbadhinA koI kinAre anA nizAnA koIka Are pharI pAchA maLazuM kyAre? jAyuM e na jaNAya. dubhavyAM haze vaLI jANe-ajANe khIjavyAM haze vaLI koIka kALe bhUlI jajone, mApha karo mujane bhUlyuM e na bhUlAya.. yAcuM eka vidAya mehula" upa-66 bI, zyAmala-3/e seTelAiTa - amadAvAda nezleten For Private And Personal Use Only

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kiMcita (prathama bhAvRtidiklog nivedana) AcArya haribhadrasUrijI (i.sa. 80 AsapAsa) viracita "samarAi kahA' (prAkRta bhASA) jyAre meM vAMcelI, mane e mahAkathA khUba ja gamI gayelI. tyAra pachI cAturmAsika vyAkhyAnomAM eka-be vAra vAMcelI paNa kharI, paraMtu cAra bhavathI AgaLa pUrI vaMcAI zakelI nahIM. prAkRta bhASAmAM lakhAyelI A kathA, prAkRta bhASAnA itihAsamAM advitIya che. jyA alaMkArathI A kathA nathI zaNagArAyelI? kayA rasathI A kathAne susvAdya nathI banAvAyelI? badhI ja rasa ane badhA ja alaMkArothI A kathA suvAcya banelI che. chatAM A kathAnuM eka ja dhyeya che, eka ja nizAna che, ane te che bhavavairAgya. jo manuSyamAM AMtarika yogyatA hoya, saralatA ane bhAvukatA hoya to A mahAkathA vAMcatA vAMcatAM enA hRdayamAM vairAgya-bhAva pragaTe ja! enA kaSAyono himAlaya ogaLe ja! nava-nava janmo sudhI patharAyelI A mahAkathA che. be AtmAonA nava-nava janmonA saMgharSanI A kathA che. A kathA lakhatAM meM ghaNA-ghaNA bhAvonI anubhUtio karI che. ghaNAM saMvedano anubhavyAM che. kathAvastu to mULa kathAlekhaka AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijInuM ja che. meM te kathAnI maryAdAmAM rahIne ja kathAnA pAtrone Adhunika zailImAM AlekhyAM che. keTalAka prasaMgonuM "enlArjameMTa karyuM che. mULa graMthanAM keTalAMka varNano choDI dIdhAM che, to kyAMka-kyAMka navAM varNana umerI paNa dIdhAM che. mULa graMthanA koI pAtrane anyAya na thAya enI pUrepUrI kALajI rAkhI che. koI prasaMga ke ghaTanAnuM samagra rUpa na badalAI jAya, tenI sAvadhAnI rAkhI che. mULa lekhakanA Azayane vadhu vizada karavA prayatna karyo che. ekaMdare, A kathAnuM Alekhana karatAM meM AnaMda anubhavyo che. A lekhana meM "svAntaHsukhAya" kareluM che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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pahelA bhavanuM Alekhana pUnAnI murAda sosAyaTImAM thayeluM che. suzrAvaka gaNezamala solaMkInA phleTanA zAMta-zItala vAtAvaraNamAM pahelo bhava lakhyo hato. tyAra pachInA 2 thI 9 bhavo lakhAyA che : paMcagInInA vizvakalyANa baMgalAmAM mArA jIvanamAM A mahAkathAnuM nirmANa mArA mATe yAdagAra banI gayuM che. roja meM ATha-ATha kalAka lakhyuM che... tanmaya banIne lakhyuM che. mArI dRSTie meM koI kasara rahevA dIdhI nathI. alabatuM A mahAkathAnA nirmANamAM paMcagInInA naisargika saundarye mane prerita karyo che. mArA aMtevAsI ane mArI sAhityayAtrAnA sAthI muni bhadrabAhue mane ghaNo sAtha Apyo che. muni zrI padmaratnavijayajIe paNa mArA aAnya kAryo saMbhALI laIne, ADakatarI rIte mArA sahayogI banyA che.... pahelo bhava "zodha-pratizodha" nAmathI pragaTa thayo hato. enA aMge vAcakonA ahobhAvabharyA patroe ane vArtAlApoe mane bIjA bhavo lakhavAmAM ullasita karyo che. traNa bhAgamAM prakAzita thayelI A mahAkathAnuM ekAgratAthI vAMcana karI, verabhAvane nAmazeSa karo ane kSamAbhAvane AtmasAt karo, e ja maMgala kAmanA. poSa vada : 5 vi.saM.2047 ChyutaramUri For Private And Personal Use Only

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prakAzakIya pUjya AcArya zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrijI mahArAja (zrI priyadarzana) dvArA likhita ane vizvakalyANa prakArAna mahesANAthI prakAzita sAhitya jaina samAjamAM ja nahIM parantu jainetara lokomAM paNa khUbaja utsukatA sAthe vaMcAtu lokapriya sAhitya che. pUjyazrI 19 navembara 1999nA roja amadAvAdamAM kALadharma pAmyA pachI vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTanuM visarjana karI teozrInA prakAzanonuM punaHprakAzana baMdha ka2vAnA nirNayanI vAta sAMbhaLIne amArA TrasTIone bhAvanA thaI ke pUjya AcAryazrInuM utkRSTa sAhitya janasamudAyane hameMzA maLatuM rahe te mATe kaIMka ka2vuM joIe e Azaya sAthe vizvakalyANa prakAzananA TrasTamaMDaLane A vAta pUjya rASTrasaMta AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrijInI saMmati pUrvaka jaNAvI. baMne pUjya AcAryonI parasparanI maitrI dhaniSTha hatI. aMtima divasomAM divaMgata AcAryazrIe rASTrasaMta AcAryazrIne maLavAnI icchA vyakta karI hatI. pUjyazrIe A kArya mATe vyakti, vyaktitva ane kRtitvanA AdhAre potAnI saMmati prerakabaLa rupe ApI. teozrInA AzIrvAda pAmIne kobAtIrthanA TrasTIoe A kAryane AgaLa dhapAvavA vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTanI pAse prastAva mukyo. vizvakalyANa prakAzana TrasTanA TrasTIoe paNa kobA tIrthanA TrasTIonI divaMgata AcAryazrI priyadarzananA pracAra-prasAranI utkRSTa bhAvanAne dhyAnamAM laI zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra-phobAtIrthane potAnA TrasTa dvArA prakAzita pustakonA punaHprakAzananA badhAja adhikAro saharSa soMpI dIdhA. te pachI zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendre saMsthAnA zrutasaritA (jaina bukasTola)nA mAdhyamathI zrI priyadarzananA lokapriya pustakonuM vitaraNa jAhera janatAnA hitamAM cAlu karyuM. zrIpriyadarzananA anupalabdha sAhityanA punaHprakAzana karavAnI zRMkhalAmAM prastuta samarAditya mahAkathA bhAga 1 thI 3 punaHprakAzita karIne vAcakone upalabdha karAvI rahyA chIe. A mahAkathAmAM pUjya haribhadrasUrIzvarajI mahArAje dharmakathAnuyoganA mAdhyamathI AtmA kaSAyonA kaTu vipAko dvArA kevI rIte duHkha pAme che tenuM atyaMta marmasparzI Alekhana karyuM che. vastutaH A kathAmAM durguNono zikAra bananAro AtmA ane AtmavikAsa mATe sanmArge vicaraNa karanAra e be AtmAonA jIvana vRtAnta khUba ja rocaka zailIthI varNavyAM che, sAthe sAthe avAntara kathAonA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAdhyamathI jIvanamAM ghaTita thatAM sArA narasA prasaMgonI pAchaLa poteja bAMdhela karmonA vijJAnanuM rahasya hubahu spaSTa karyuM che. A pustakanA adhyayana manana ane ciMtana karavAthI vyaktinA krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobha A kaSAyo maMda paDe che ane te samabhAva tarapha lAyita thAya che. kAdaMbarInI jema A mahAkathAmAM paNa aneka upakathAo gUMthelI che je tatvabodha karAvanArI che. mUla graMtha prAkRta bhASAmAM che. pUjya zrI bhadraguptasUrijIe enI gaMbhIratAne yathAvat jALavIne badhA rasono puTa ApIne saraLa gujarAtImAM Alekhana karyuM che. je bhavyajIvo mATe upakAraka che vAcakavarga A kathAnA AlaMbanathI kaSAya nivRtti dvArA Atmazodhanano mArga prazasta karavAno subodha prApta karI zakaze. zeTha zrI saMvegabhAI lAlabhAInA saujanyathI A traNe bhAgonA prakAzana mATe zeTha zrI niraMjana narottamabhAInA smaraNArthe ha. zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra taraphathI je udAra Arthika sahayoga prApta thayo che e badala amo samagra zeThazrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAranA RNI chIe tathA teonI hArdika anumodanA karIe chIe. AzA che ke bhaviSyamAM paNa teozrI taraphathI Avo ja udAra sahayoga maLato raheze. A mahAkathAnA punaH prakAzananA avasare prAthamika stare ullAsabhera mUriDIMga karI ApanAra zrI darzanAbena, zrI uSAbena saMsthAnA paMDitavarya zrI navInabhAI jaina tathA phAInala prUpha karI ApavAmAM saMsthAnA paMDitavarya zrI manojabhAI jainano tathA saMsthAnA kampyUTara vibhAgamAM kAryarata zrI ketanabhAI zAha tathA zrI saMjayabhAI gurjarano A pustakanA suMdara kampojhIMga tathA seTIMga karI ApavA badala ame hRdaya pUrvaka AbhAra mAnIe chIe. Apane amAro namra anurodha che ke tamArA mitro ane svajanomAM A preraNAdAyI sAhityanI prabhAvanA karo. zrutajJAnanA pracAra-prasAra mATe apAyeluM nAnakaDu yogadAna Apane lAbhadAyaka thaze. anne prastuta pustaka ApanI jIvanayAtrAno mArga prazasta karavAmAM nimitta bane ane viSamatAomAM samarasatAno lAbha karAve evI zubha kAmanA sAthe. punaH prakAzana vakhate graMthakArazrI nA Azaya tathA jinAjJA viruddhanI kAMI kSati rahI gaI hoya to micchAmi dukkaDam. aSADha vada dazamI, 2063 TrasTIgaNa zrI mahAvIra jena ArAdhanA kendra For Private And Personal Use Only

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mULa graMtha samaraSiq vedA(prAkRta) graMthakAra AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijI (I.sa. 800 AsapAsa) A mahAkathAnuM gujarAtI hinarmANa siddhAMtamahodadhi sva. AcAryadevazrI vijayapremasUrIzvarajI mahArAjAnA paTTadhara nyAya vizArada sva. AcAryadevazrI vijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAjAnA ziSyaratna AcArya zrI vijaya bhadraguptasUrIzvarajI ma. (zrI priyadarzana) For Private And Personal Use Only

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samAdityanA 9 bhavonI mAhitI bhava-1 bhava-2 guNasena-aglizarmA siMharAjA-AnaMdakumAra saMbaMdha : rAjA-purohita putra saMbaMdha : pitA-putra kSetra : mahAvideha kSetra : mahAvideha nagara : kSitipratiSThita nagara : jayapura bhava-3 zikhIkumAra-jAlinI saMbaMdha : putra-mAtA kSatra : mahAvideha nagara : kauzAmbI bhava-4 ghana-ghanazrI saMbaMdha : pati-patnI kSetra : bharata nagara : suzarma bhava-5 jaya-vijaya saMbaMdha : bhAI kSetra: bharata nagara : kAkaMdI bhava-6 ghaeNa-lakSamI saMbaMdha : pati-patnI kSetra : bharata nagara : mAkaMdI -- bhava-8 bhava-7 seba- viNa saMbaMdha : pitarAI-bhAI kSetra : bharata nagara : caMpA guNacaMdra-vANathaMtara saMbaMdha : manuSya-vidyAdhara kSetra : bharata nagara : ayodhyA bhava-9 samarAditya-girimena saMbaMdha : rAjA-caMDALa kSetra: bharata nagara : ujjayanI For Private And Personal Use Only

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(eaamditya kathA) vizeSa vigata AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijIe racelI A kathAnI vi.saM. 1299mAM tADapatra upara lakhAyelI hastaprata khaMbhAtamAM che. temAM pAnA 7 upara haribhadrasUrijIe "samarAIcacariya" evuM nAma batAveluM che. AcAryazrI udyotanasurijIe "samaramiyaMkA kahA' evuM nAma ApyuM che! AcAryazrI devacandrasUrijIe A kathAne 'samarAI kahA-pabaMdha' evuM nAma ApyuM kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacandrasUrijIe A kathAne "sakalakathA' kahI che. (juo vyAnuzAsananI svapajJa TIkA mataMrapUDAmaLi) temaNe lakhyuM che - "samastanAntavRttavanA samAvityAvit sava nathI.' A dharmakathAnuyoganI kRti che, A dharmakathA ja che. A kathAmAM durgaNano bhoga thanAra ane AtmAnI unnati sAdhavA, sanmArge vicaranAra - be vyaktinAM jIvana rajU karAyAM che. * jema "kAdaMbarI' mAM eka kathAmAM bIjI upakathAo che, tema A dharmakathAmAM paNa aneka upakathAo che. A kRti lagabhaga 10 hajAra zloka-pramANa che. ja A kathAgraMthanI zailI prasanna, sarala, alaMkArika hovA chatAM gaMbhIra A kathAgraMthamAM aneka subhASito verAyelAM che. AcAryazrI pradyumnasUrijIe vi.saM. 1324mAM saMskRta bhASAmAM samarAditya-saMkSepa" nI racanA karI che. che A kathA, rAsarUpe zrI padmavijayajIe vi.saM. 1839mAM racelI che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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'samarAIthya kahA' nA pUrva prakAzano aMge... aMgrejI prastAvanA, viSayAnukrama ane vizeSanAmo tathA pAribhASika zabdonI sUci sahita A graMthanuM saMpAdana pro. harmana yAkobI e (jarmanInA prophesara) karyuM che. e kalakattAnI "eziyATika sosAyaTI opha baMgAla taraphathI A graMtha I.sa. 1926mAM prakAzita thayo hato. bI.eca.dozIe A mULa kRti saMskRta-chAyA sahita be bhAgamAM (pahelAmAM cha bhava ane bIjAmAM bAkInA traNa bhava) anukrame I.sa.1938 ane 194ramAM chapAvI hatI. zrI madhusUdana modIe saMpAdita karela bhava 1-2 zrI zaMbhulAla jagazI taraphathI be bhAgamAM I.sa. 1933mAM chapAvAyo hato. pahelA bhAgamAM mULa, aMgrejI prastAvanA ane TippaNa, zabdakoza ane saMskRta TippaNI che. jyAre bIjA bhAgamAM aMgrejI anuvAda ane puravaNIrUpe TippaNa che. bhava bIjAnuM viziSTa prastAvanAdi sahita saMpAdana eka anubhavI prAdhyApake karyuM che ane e kolhApurathI I.sa. 194ramAM prasiddha thayo hato. - zrI madhusUdana modIe A kRtino chaTho bhava aMgrejI anuvAda, TippaNa ane prastAvanA temaja zabdoza ane saMskRta TippaNI sahita saMpAdita karyo hato, te prAkRta graMthamAlA' (graMthAMka-7) tarIke zrI zaMbhulAla jagazI zAhe I.sa. 1936mAM prasiddha karyo hato. A ja varSamAM aMgrejI prastAvanA, TippaNa ane anuvAda sahita A bhava (chaTho) pro.bI.e. cAMgule ane pro.ena.vI.vaidya dvArA paNa saMpAdita thaI prakAzita thayo hato. e pachI bhAratIya jJAnapITha, dillI taraphathI be bhAgamAM i.saM.1993 mAM saMskRta chAyA tathA hiMdI anuvAda sAthe prakAzita thayo hato. eno sIdho gujarAtI anuvAda AcAryazrI hemasAgarasUrijIe karela te anukrame vi.saM. 2022mAM AnaMdahema graMthamAlA, muMbaI taraphathI tathA vi.saM. 2044mAM zramaNa sthavirAlaya, pAlItANA taraphathI prakAzita thaela. For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharma va zruta-ArAdhanA kA AhlAdaka dhAma zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobA tIrtha ahamadAbAda-gAMdhInagara rAjamArga para sthita sAbaramatI nadI ke samIpa suramya vRkSoM kI chaTAoM se ghirA huA yaha kobA tIrtha prAkRtika zAntipUrNa vAtAvaraNa kA anubhava karAtA hai, gacchAdhipati, mahAna jainAcArya zrImat kailAsasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. kI divya kRpA va yugadraSTA rASTrasaMta AcArya pravara zrImat padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ke zubhAzIrvAda se zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra kI sthApanA 26 disambara 1980 ke dina kI gaI thI. AcAryazrI kI yaha icchA thI ki yahA~ para dharma, ArAdhanA aura jJAna-sAdhanA kI koI ekAdha pravRtti hI nahIM varan anekavidha jJAna aura dharma-pravRttiyoM kA mahAsaMgama ho. etadartha AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUrIzvarajI kI mahAna bhAvanArUpa AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira kA khAsa taura para nirmANa kiyA gayA. __ zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobA tIrtha Aja pA~ca nAmoM se jur3akara nirantara pragati aura prasiddhi ke zikhara sara kara rahA hai. (1) prativarSa 22 maI ko do bajakara sAta minaTa para mahAvIrAlaya meM paramAtmA mahAvIra svAmI ke lalATa para sUryakiraNoM se banane vAlA dedIpyamAna tilaka, (2) AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri ma.sA. kI pAvana smRtirUpa gurumandira. (3) pa.pU. AcAryadeva zrI padmasAgarasUri ma.sA. kI pAvana preraNA (4) apane Apa meM anupama AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira tathA pU. AcAryazrI ke zubhAzISa tathA mArgadarzana meM vikasita borIja tIrtha sthita yoganiSTha AcArya zrImada buddhisAgarasUrijI kI sAdhanAsthalI meM punaruddhAra ke bAda navanirmita bhavya 108 phITa U~cA vardhamAna mahAvIra prabhu kA mahAlaya yAnI vizvamaitrI dhAma. inameM se kisI kA bhI nAma lene para svataH ye pA~ca svarUpa ubhara kara Ate haiM. ye pA~coM eka dUsare ke paryAya bana cuke haiM. vartamAna meM zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra anekavidha pravRttiyoM meM apanI nimnalikhita zAkhAoM ke satprayAsoM ke sAtha dharmazAsana kI sevA meM tatpara hai. (1) mahAvIrAlaya : hRdaya meM alaukika dharmollAsa jagAne vAlA carama tIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIrasvAmI kA zilpakalA yukta bhavya prAsAda 'mahAvIrAlaya' darzanIya hai. prathama tala para garbhagRha meM mUlanAyaka mahAvIrasvAmI Adi 13 pratimAoM ke darzana alaga-alaga deriyoM meM hote haiM tathA bhUmi tala para AdIzvara bhagavAna kI bhavya pratimA, mANibhadravIra tathA bhagavatI padmAvatI sahita pAMca pratimAoM ke darzana hote haiM. sabhI pratimAe~ itanI mohaka evaM cumbakIya AkarSaNa rakhatI haiM ki lagatA hai sAmane hI baiThe raheM. maMdira ko paraMparAgata zailI meM zilpAMkanoM dvArA rocaka paddhati se alaMkRta kiyA gayA hai, jisase sIDhiyoM se lekara zikhara ke guMbaja taka tathA raMgamaMDapa se garbhagRha kA cappA-cappA jaina zilpa kalA ko Adhunika yuga meM punaH jAgRta karatA dRSTigocara hotA hai. dvAroM para utkIrNa bhagavAna mahAvIra deva ke prasaMga 24 yakSa, 24 yakSiNiyoM, 16 mahAvidyAoM, vividha svarUpoM meM apsarA, deva, kinnara, pazu-pakSI sahita vela-vallarI Adi isa maMdira ko jaina zilpa evaM sthApatya ke kSetra meM eka apratima udAharaNa ke rUpa For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM saphalatApUrvaka prastuta karate haiM. __ mahAvIrAlaya kI viziSTatA yaha hai ki AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ke antima saMskAra ke samaya prativarSa 22 maI ko dupahara 2 bajakara 7 minaTa para mahAvIrAlaya ke zikhara meM se hokara sUrya kiraNeM zrI mahAvIrasvAmI ke lalATa ko sUryatilaka se dedIpyamAna kare aisI anupama evaM advitIya vyavasthA kI gaI hai. prati varSa isa AhlAdaka ghaTanA kA darzana bar3I saMkhyA meM janamedanI bhAvavibhora hokara karatI hai. (2) AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri smRti maMdira (guru maMdira) : pUjya gacchAdhipati AcAryadeva prazAntamUrti zrImat kailAsasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. ke puNya deha ke antima saMskAra sthala para pUjyazrI kI puNya-smRti meM saMgamaramara kA kalAtmaka guru maMdira nirmita kiyA gayA hai. sphaTika ratna se nirmita anantalabdhinidhAna zrI gautamasvAmIjI kI manohara mUrti tathA sphaTika se hI nirmita guru caraNa-pAdukA vAstava meM darzanIya haiM. isa guru maMdira meM dIvAroM para saMgamaramara kI ATha jAliyoM meM donoM ora zrIgurucaraNapAdukA tathA guru zrI gautamasvAmI ke jIvana kI vividha ghaTanAoM kA tAdRza rUpAMkana karane ke saphala prayAsa kiye gaye haiM. isa sthAna para pharza evaM garbhagRha kI caukI Adi para kImatI pattharoM dvArA bela-bUToM kI suMdara paccIkArI kA kArya kiyA gayA hai. yahA~ para AcAryazrI ke jIvana-prasaMgoM ko svarNAkSaroM se aMkita karane kI bhI yojanA hai. (3) AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamandira (jJAnatIrtha) : vizva meM jainadharma evaM bhAratIya saMskRti ke vizAlatama adyatana sAdhanoM se susajja zodha saMsthAna ke rUpa meM apanA sthAna banA cukA yaha jJAnatIrtha zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra kI AtmA hai. jJAnatIrtha svayaM apane Apa meM eka labdhapratiSTha saMsthA hai. AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira ke antargata nimnalikhita vibhAga kAryarata haiM : (1) devaddhiMgaNi kSamAzramaNa harataprata bhAMDAgAra (2) Arya sudharmAsvAmI zrutAgAra (mudrita pustakoM kA graMthAlaya) (3) AryarakSitasUri zodhasAgara - kampyUTara kendra sahita (4) samrATa samprati saMgrahAlaya (isa kalAdIrghA meM purAtattva-adhyetAoM aura jijJAsu darzakoM ke lie prAcIna bhAratIya zilpa kalA paramparA ke gauravamaya darzana isa sthala para hote haiM. pASANa va dhAtu mUrtiyoM, tAr3apatra va kAgaja para citrita pANDulipiyoM, laghucitra, paTTa, vijJaptipatra, kASTha tathA hastidaMta se banI prAcIna evaM arvAcIna advitIya kalAkRtiyoM tathA anyAnya purAvastuoM ko bahuta hI AkarSaka evaM prabhAvotpAdaka DhaMga se dhArmika va sAMskRtika gaurava ke anurUpa pradarzita kI gaI hai) (5) zahara zAkhA : pUjya sAdhu-sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta evaM zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ko svAdhyAya, ciMtana aura manana hetu jainadharma ki pustakeM najadika meM hI upalabdha ho sake isalie bahusaMkhya jaina bastIvAle ahamadAbAda (pAlaDITolakanagara) vistAra meM AcArya zrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira kI eka zahara zAkhA kA Aja se 6 sAla pUrva prAraMbha kiyA gayA thA. jo Aja caturvidha saMgha ke zrutajJAna ke adhyayana hetu niraMtara apanI sevAeM de rahI hai. (3) ArAdhanA bhavana : ArAdhaka yahA~ dharmArAdhanA kara sakeM isake lie ArAdhanA bhavana kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai. prAkRtika havA evaM rozanI se bharapUra isa ArAdhanA For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhavana meM muni bhagavaMta sthiratA kara apanI saMyama ArAdhanA ke sAtha-sAtha viziSTa jJAnAbhyAsa, dhyAna, svAdhyAya Adi kA yoga prApta karate haiM. sAdhu bhagavaMto ke uccastarIya adhyayana ke lie apane-apane kSetra ke vidvAna paMDitajanoM kA viziSTa prabandha kiyA gayA hai. yaha jJAna, dhyAna tathA ArAdhanA ke liye vidyAnagarI kAzI ke sadRza siddha ho sake isa hetu prayAsa kiye gae haiM. (4) mumukSu kuTIra : yAtrAluoM, jijJAsuoM, jJAna pipAsuoM ke lie dasa mumukSu kuTIroM kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai. hara khaNDa jIvana yApana sambandhI prAthamika suvidhAoM se sampanna hai. saMsthA ke niyamAnusAra vidyArthI suvyavasthita rUpa se yahA~ uccastarIya jJAnAbhyAsa, prAcIna evaM arvAcIna jaina sAhitya kA paricaya evaM saMzodhana tathA munijanoM se tattvajJAna prApta kara sakate haiM. (5) alpAhAra gRha : tIrtha meM padhAranevAle zrAvakoM, darzanArthiyoM, mumukSuoM, vidvAnoM evaM yAtriyoM kI suvidhA hetu jaina siddhAntoM ke anurUpa sAtvika upahAra upalabdha karAne kI alpAhAra gRha meM sundara vyavasthA hai. (6) zruta saritA : isa buka sTAla meM ucita mUlya para utkRSTa jaina sAhitya, ArAdhanA sAmagrI, dhArmika upakaraNa, kaiseTsa evaM sI.DI. Adi upalabdha kiye jAte haiM. yahIM para esa.TI.DI TelIphona bUtha bhI hai. (7) nagI dharmazAlA va bhojanazAlA : isa tIrtha meM AnevAle yAtriyoM evaM mahemAnoM ko Thaharane ke lie Adhunika suvidhA saMpanna naI dharmazAlA evaM atithibhavana kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai. dharmazAlA meM vAtAnukulita evaM sAmAnya milakara 45 kamare upalabdha hai. sAmUhika saMgha evaM yAtriyoM ke bhojana suvidhA hetu suvizAla va suMdara bhojanazAlA banAyI gaI hai. prakRti kI goda meM zAMta aura suramya vAtAvaraNa meM isa tIrtha kA varSa bhara meM hajAroM yAtrI lAbha lete haiM. (8) vizvamaitrI dhAma borIja, gAMdhInagara : yoganiSTha AcArya zrImad buddhisAgarasUrijI mahArAja kI sAdhanAsthalI borIjatIrtha kA punaruddhAra parama pUjya AcAryadeva zrI padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. kI preraNA evaM zubhAzIrvAda se zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra kI zAkhA vizvamaitrI dhAma ke tattvAvadhAna meM navanirmita 108 phITa u~ce vizAlatama mahAlaya meM 81.25 IMca ke padmAsanastha zrI varddhamAna svAmI prabhu pratiSThita kiye gaye haiM. jJAtavya ho ki vartamAna mandira meM isI sthAna para jamIna meM se nikalI bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI Adi pratimAoM kI pratiSThA yoganiSTha AcArya zrImad buddhisAgarasUrIzvarajI mahArAja dvArA huI thI. navIna mandira sthApatya evaM zilpa donoM hI dRSTi se darzanIya hai. yahA~ para bhaviSya meM eka kasauTI patthara kI devakulikA ke bhI punaHsthApana kI yojanA hai jo pazcima baMgAla ke jagata zeTha phatehasiMha gelaDA dvArA 18vIM sadI meM nirmApita kiye gaye kasauTI mandira ke punaruddhAra svarUpa hai. vartamAna meM ise jainasaMgha kI aitihAsika dharohara mAnA jAtA hai. nissaMdeha isase isa parisara meM pUrva va pazcima ke jainazilpa kA abhUtapUrva saMgama hogA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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{ 1 HI gaI kAle bahu majA AvI gaI, nahIM? khUba majA AvI hasI-hasIne mAruM to peTa duHkhavA AvI gayeluM. kharekhara Avo varaghoDo to A nagaramAM kyAreya nahIM nIkaLyo hoya! kumAra, tame AnaMda-pramodanI apUrva yojanA karI! paNa sAce ja e purohitano bacco gadheDA upara zobhato hato! A zatrune Dhola vagADIne AkhA nagarane gajavI dIdhuM hatuM! ane A kaSNakAMte mahArAjA agnizarmAnI kevI chaDI pokArI hatI? pilo gadheDo paNa ho... cI... ha.. cI karIne sUra purAvato hato... oho... keTalA badhA chokarAo varaghoDAmAM joDAyA hatA? 0 0 0 rAjakumAra guNasenanA suzobhita zayanakhaMDamAM cAra mitro bhegA maLIne vAtonA taDAkA mArI rahyA hatA. senApatino putra jherImala, maMtrIno putra zatrughna ane rAjakumAra guNasanano pitarAI bhAI kRSNakAMta... A traNe kizoro guNasenanI cApalUsI karanArA hatA. kumAra guNasenanAM kharAM-khoTAM kAmomAM sAthI hatA. kumAra guNasenanuM lagabhaga eka ja kAma rahetuM. parapIDana karI AnaMda meLavavAnuM te mATe teNe nagaranA prajApriya purohita yajJadattanA kadarUpA putra agnizarmAne pasaMda karyo hato. agnizarmA janmathI ja kadarUpo hato. enI mAtA somadevAe keTalAMka varSo sudhI to ene gharanI bahAra kADhyo na hato, paraMtu jyAre te rAjamArga para ramavA nIkaLyo. te rAjakumAra guNasenanI AMkhe caDhI gayo. mAMjarI goLa AMkho, trikoNiyuM mAthuM, sAva capaTuM nAka ane kAnanA ThekANe mAtra be kANAM, lAMbA-dAMta ane lAMbI-vAMkI Doka, vAMkA ane TUMkA hAtha, nAnI chAtI ane phUleluM peTa, jADI-TUMkI ane kaThaNa sAthaLa, vAMkA ane pahoLA be paga... pILA ane barachaTa mAthAnA vALa.. AvuM hatuM agnizarmAnuM kadarUpuM zarIra. A zarIra rAjakumAranuM ramakaDuM banI gayuM. rAjakumAra ane enA mitroe agnizarmA upara trAsa gujArI, krUra AnaMda mANavA mAMDyo hato. agnizarmAnAM mAtA-pitA rAjamahela sAme lAcAra hatAM. potAnA putranI ghora kadarthanA thatI joIne temanI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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AMkho varasI paDatI hatI. temanuM haiyuM ghora vedanA anubhavatuM hatuM. manuSya keTalIka vAtomAM lAcAra ane asahAya hoya che. cAra mitroe bhegA thaI, Aje AnaMda-pramodanI navI yojanA ghaDI kADhI. guNasene kahyuM : "AvatI kAle agnizarmAne doraDAthI bAMdhIne, nagaranI bahAra je kUvo che, temAM utArIne DUbakIo khavaDAvIe! majA paDI jaze! zatruSNe kahyuM : "kumAra, teM majedAra yojanA banAvI!' kRSNakAMte kahyuM : "ApaNe ene varaghoDo kADhIne nagaranI bahAra laI jaIzuM!' jherImala bolyo : "gadheDAne kAbaracItarA raMgo lagADavAnA, zarmAne paNa huM raMgIza. pachI jojo majA kevI Ave che. AkhA raste chokarAo ciciyArIo pADaze... ane loko hasIhasIne loTapoTa thaI jaze.' guNasene kahyuM : 'bhale tuM zarmAne raMgaje, paNa enA mAthe kAMTAno mugaTa paherAvaje ane kareNanAM phUlonI mALA enA gaLAmAM nAkhaje. enA mAthA upara jUnA sUpaDAnuM chatra dharAvaje..!" zatruba nAcI UThyo. "bahu sarasa! kAlano varaghoDo abhuta nIkaLaze... kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM. nagaranA itihAsamAM Avo pahelo ja varaghoDo nIkaLaze!' jherImale kahyuM : "kAle savAre ja mAre kALiyA kuMbhAra pAsethI eno dhoLiyo laI Avavo paDaze ane agnizarmAne paNa upADI lAvavo paDaze." "nA, nA tuM gadheDo laI Avaje, huM zarmAne upADI lAvIza." kRSNakAMte kahyuM, kAraNa ke zarmAnI mA zarmAne gharamAM ja saMtADI rAkhaze. huM enA gharamAM jaIne upADI lAvaza... mane eno bApa paNa rokI zake ema nathI." tane roke enuM AvI ja banyuM.' zatruSNa kRSNakAMtanI cApalUsI karI. cAre mitro khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyA. guNasene kahyuM : "jo zatruna, kAle varaghoDo nIkaLe... are, varaghoDo nahIM, "varagadheDo nIkaLe e pahelAM tAre be ghaDI sudhI jorajorathI Dhola vagADavAnuM che. bIjA paNa Dhola-trAMsA vagADanArAone bolAvI lAvaje... ane jherImala, majabUta doraDuM sAthe levAnuM bhUlIza nahIM." nahIM bhUluM.. khAsa to e zarmAnA baccAne DUbakIo khavaDAvavI che ne! Ubho ne Ubho ene kUvAmAM utArIza... pachI kumAra, tame majethI DUbakIo khavaDAvajo!' vArApharatI ApaNe cAra jaNA DUbakIo khavaDAvIzuM!' kumAre udAratA batAvI! traNe mitroe kumAranI prazaMsA karI. nokare dUdhanA pyAlA lAvIne mukyA ane cAMdInI thALImAM mIThAI lAvIne mUkI. sahue dUdha ane mIThAIne nyAya Apyo. sabhA barakhAsta thaI. 0 0 0 bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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brAhmaNa mahollAmAM kRSNakAMte paga mUkyo. tyAM ja mahollAnAM ghara TapoTapa baMdha thavA lAgyAM. kRSNakAMtane gharo baMdha rahe ke khullAM rahe, tenI paravA na hatI. tene to eka mAtra yajJadatta purohitanuM ghara khulluM joItuM hatuM. kadAca baMdha hoya to tene kholAvatAM ene AvaDatuM hatuM. ane kharekhara yajJadattanuM ghara baMdha ja hatuM. kRSNakAMtane mahollAmAM pravezato jotAM ja somadevA bhayathI thatharI gaI hatI... tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI hatI. teNe phaTAka daIne gharanAM dvAra baMdha karI dIdhAM hatAM. agnizarmAne gharanA oraDAmAM chupAvI dIdho. kRSNakAMte gharanuM dvAra khakhaDAvyuM. "purohita, dvAra khola.' koI pratyuttara ApatuM nathI. purohita, dvAra khole che ke nahIM?' koI javAba maLato nathI. 'purohita, mAre dvAra toDavuM paDaze. pachI tuM mane doSa na deto." chatAM dvAra khUlatuM nathI. kRSNakAMte dvArane jorathI lAta mArI. eka be ane traNa.. trIjI lAta paDatAM dvAra tUTI paDyuM. kRSNakAMta gharamAM pravezyo. purohita thazadatta hAtha joDIne UbhA hatA. kRSNakAMte trADa pADI : "kyAM che amAruM ramakaDuM?" mahAnubhAva, basa have rahevA do. e bALaka para dayA karo.... ene satAvo nahIM, trAsa nA Apo." yajJadatte namra bhAve vinaMti karI. e badhuM mahArAjakumAranI AgaLa roje... mane azirmA soMpI de... kyAM che? e vidUSaka jaladI mane soMpI de." 'bhAI, e bALake tamAruM zuM bagADyuM che? roja-roja ene trAsa Apo cho... bhagavAna tamane kSamA nahIM kare...' sAMbhaLa purohita, mAre tArI bhagavAna nathI joIto, e mane kSamA kare ke na kare, enI mane ciMtA nathI, mane tuM e ramakaDuM Apa...bola, kyAM chupAvyo che ene? A oraDAmAM che ne? khola ene ane chokarAne kADha bahAra...' purohita yajJadattanI AMkhomAMthI AMsu TapakavA lAgyAM. kRSNakAMtanI AgaLa enI prArthanA vyartha gaI. kRSNakAMte yajJadattane cetavaNI ApatAM kahyuM : "jo purohita, Aja dina sudhI meM tArI maryAdA jALavI che. tane hAtha aDakADyo nathI. paNa have jo vilaMba karIza to tArI dAda phariyAda koI sAMbhaLavAnuM nathI, samajyo? jhaTa oraDo khola... oraDAmAM rahelI somadevAe vicAryuM : "A duSTa, mahArAjA pUrNacaMdranA sagA bhAIno putra che. vaLI rAjakumArano mitra che. eTale e dhAre te karI zake che. ne zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjamahelamAM A mitronI viruddha koI phariyAda sAMbhaLanAra nathI... nAhaka A duSTa purohitane mAraze... ne chevaTe mArA putrane laI ja jaze. somadevAe oraDo kholI nAMkhyo. taruNa agnizarmA, kRSNakAMtane joIne dhrUjavA lAgyo. tenI goLa-goLa AMkho caka2-vakara thavA lAgI. te somadevAne vaLagI paDyo... karuNa svare rovA lAgyo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kRSNakAMte eka paLanoya vilaMba karyA vinA agnizarmAne pakaDyo, upADyo... khabhA upara nAMkhIne gharanI bahAra nIkaLI gayo... mahollAnI bahAra eno ghoDo Ubho hato. agnizarmAne ghoDA upara nAMkhI, te ghoDA para besI, rAjamahela tarapha UpaDI gayo. somadevA ane yajJadatta... baMne karuNa rudana karavA lAgyAM. somadevAe yajJadattane kahyuM : 'nAtha AnAM karatAM to jamarAja AvIne putrane upADI jAya to sAruM, A to roja-rojanI pIDA che... nathI sahana thatI A pIDA...' 'koI upAya jaDato nathI, kevI rIte putrane A trAsathI bacAvavo?' AMsubharI AMkhe yajJadatte AkAza tarapha joIne kahyuM. 'svayaM rAjakumAra prajAne trAsa Ape... rAjA ene roke nahIM... kyAM jaIne phariyAda karavI? ane putrano jIva pUrvajanmomAM kevAM pApa karIne Avyo che ?' yajJadatte nisAso nAMkhyo. 'nAtha, putra pUrvajanmanAM pApa laIne mArI kUkhe janmyo che, e vAta sAcI paNa ApaNAMya pUrvajanmanAM pApa kharAM ne? jethI Avo kadarUpo putra maLyo... ane sagI AMkhe putrane duHkhI thato jovAno...' 'devI, ttAro, mAro ane putrano. traNeno pApodaya che. ApaNAM karelAM pAponI sajA Izvara kare che. Izvara je kare te sAcuM... mANasa kAMI karI zakato nathI. IzvaranI icchA vinA vRkSanuM eka pAMdaDuMya hAlatuM nathI.' 'zuM Izvara dayALu nathI? zuM ApaNA upara ene dayA nahIM AvatI hoya? Izvarane ApaNe karuNAnidhAna kahIe chIe... ane tame to trikALa Izvara-praNidhAna karo cho... e sarvazaktimAna Izvara... A duSTone... mArA putra para trAsa gujAranArAone kaDaka zikSA kema nathI karato? zuM eNe banAvelI sRSTinI rakSA ka2vAnuM enuM kartavya nathI? mane roja ... roja A vicAra Ave che... ne mArI Izvara pratyenI zraddhA ghaTatI jAya che... roja tamane kahevAnI icchA thatI hatI, paNa mana pAchuM paDatuM hatuM. Aje vAta kahevAI gaI... zuM mArI vAta khoTI che?' somadevAe yajJadattane potAnA mananI vAta kahI dIdhI. 4 yajJadatta vedono zAtA ane karmakAMDI brAhmaNa hato. Izvara pratye tenI zraddhA agAdha ane avicala hatI. somadevAnI vAtathI tenuM mana thoDuM duHkhI thayuM... paraMtu tenA bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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potAnA manamAM paNa uDa-uDe A prazana paDelo ja hato. "sarvazaktimAna Izvara duSTono nigraha kema karato nathI? sajjano para anugraha kema karato nathI?" tenuM jJAna, tene adhUruM lAgatuM hatuM... chatAM somadevAne AzvAsana ApavA teNe kahyuM : 'devI. IzvaranI zakti para bharoso rAkho. A to Izvara ApaNA sattvanI. ApaNA vairyanI parIkSA laI rahyo che.." "ApaNI parIkSA bhale le, A nirdoSa bALakanI parIkSA to na ja levAya ne? ATalI krUratAthI parIkSA nA levAya ne? huM to roja maMdiramAM jaIne bhagavAnane upAlaMbha ApIne kahuM chuM : "bhagavAna, teM Avo kadarUpo putra ApIne amane bhale duHkhI karyA. ame putranuM pAlana karIzuM. paraMtu A rAjakumAra ane enA mitro mArA putra upara je trAsa gujAre che... tene to tame roko. e mArA putranI to rakSA karo... ame tamArA bhakta chIe. tame amArA bhagavAna cho... tamAre amArI rakSA karavI. ja paDaze...... have mArAthI putranI vedanA sahana nathI thatI. roja-roja enI krUra kadarthanA thAya che. krara hAMsI thAya che... ghora duHkha ApavAmAM Ave che. tame paNa amArI jema A badhuM joyA ja karazo? to pachI tame bhagavAna zAnA?" Ama kahIne, nirAzA ane saMtApa sAthe pAchI ghare AvuM chuM. IzvaranI zakti parano vizvAsa DagI gayo che...' somadevAnuM hRdaya bharAI AvyuM. te raDI paDI. tene sAMtvanA ApatAM purohite kahyuM : agninI mA, IzvaranI zakti ghaTI nathI, paraMtu duHkha sahavAnI ApaNI zakti ghaTI gaI che." eTalAmAM, dUrathI Dhola-trAMsAnA tIvra avAja saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. "jora-jorathI atyAre Dhola zAnuM vAgatuM haze?" eno vicAra kare, e sAthe ja mahollAnA be yuvAnoe gharamAM AvIne kahyuM : "purohitajI, ghora julama thaI rahyo che. prajAjana upara trAsa gujArIne rAjakumAra pAzavI AnaMda lUMTI rahyo che...' "zuM thayuM bhAIo?' purohite pUchyuM. agnizarmAnuM ghora utpIDana.' "ame ghaNI AjIjI karI - 'na laI jA amArA lADalAne..' paNa e duSTa kRSNakAnta baLajabarI karIne agnine upADI gayo..' kAraNa ke e guNasenano sAgarita che... khuzAmatakhora che." e eklo sAgarita nathI, maMtrIputra ane senApatiputra paNa rAjakumAranA sAgarito hA, A Dhola je saMbhaLAya che ne? zatrughna vagADI rahyo che. gadheDA para agnine besADI. enA mAthe kAMTAno mugaTa paherAvIne, gaLAmAM kareNanAM phUlonI mALA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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paherAvIne, jUnA phATalA sUpaDAnuM chatra mAthe dharAvIne tene gAmanI bahAra laI jAya che. lagabhaga hajAra jeTalAM bALako bhegAM thayAM che. hase che, kUde che... nAce che... gadheDo kUde che... agni cIso pADe che... rAjakumAra khuza thAya che... enA mitro khuza thAya che. pelo jherImala ghoDA para besIne ghoSaNA kare che : cAlo sahu nagaranI bahAra. nagaranI bahAra kUvA upara sahune eka khela dekhADavAmAM Avaze. gadheDA para birAjamAna mahArAjAne kUvAmAM utAravAmAM Avaze... ne bahAra kADhavAmAM Avaze.' mahollAnA yuvAnoe, somadevA ane yajJadatta pratye sahAnubhUti vyakta karatAM vAta karI. eka yuvAne uzkerAIne kahyuM : Aje mAruM lohI tapI gayuM che. rAjamArga para jaIne... pelA jherImalano TAMTiyo pakaDIne ghoDA parathI nIce paTakI dauM. tenI chAtI para caDhI besIne enuM gaLuM.." nA bhAI nA, enuM pariNAma zuM Ave? rAjakumAra ane enA bIjA mitro tane jIvata nA choDe... tyAM ne tyAM talavArano prahAra karatAM vAra nA lagADe. evuM kAMI nathI karavuM bhAI.." to pachI zuM karavAnuM? agninI roja-roja AvI kadarthanA thavA devAnI? rAjakumArane rokavAno koI upAya karavAno ja nahIM? joyA ja karavAnuM? A to ghora anyAya che." yuvAne jozamAM AvIne kahyuM. eno UMco avAja sAMbhaLIne mahollAnA bIjA daseka yuvAno tyAM bhegA thaI gayA. yuvAnono Akroza vadhI gayo. mahollAnA vRddha puruSo tyAM bhegAM thayA. eka vRddha puruSe kahyuM : "purohitanI sAthe ApaNA mahollAnA AgevAnoe mahArAjAnI pAse javuM joIe. mahArAjAnI samakSa badhI vAta karavI joIe." eka yuvake kahyuM : "mAtra mahollAnA ja AgevAno zA mATe? nagaranA AgevAna mahAjanone laI javA joIe. mahAjanone nathI gamatI A caMDALa-cokaDInI krUra ramata." bIjA vRddhe kahyuM: "mahArAjAnI pAse janArAoe samajI levAnuM ke pachI jiMdagI sudhI rAjakumAra ane enA mitro sAthe duzmanI rahevAnI. kyAreka motane ghATa paNa utArI nAMkhe. bhaviSyano vicAra karIne dareka kAma karavuM joIe.' eka AdheDa vayanA puruSe kahyuM : "bhAIo, jema dAdAe bhaviSyano vicAra karavAnuM kahyuM. A kAma Aga sAthe khelavAnuM kAma che. sAcI vAta che, paraMtu jo rAjakumAra ane enA mitrone AvAM adhama kRtya karatAM rokavAmAM nahIM Ave to, Aje agnizarmAno vAro che kAle ApaNAmAMthI bIjA koIno vAro Avaze. eka ramakaDAthI ramI-ramIne kaMTALaze eTale bIjuM ramakaDuM zodhaze... tyAre zuM karazo? A paNa bhaviSyano vicAra karavAnI jarUra che." bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mauna chavAyuM. : yajJadatte kahyuM : 'tame bhAIo ke mahAjano, mahArAjA pAse nA Avo. huM ane agninI mA, ame be jaIzuM. bhale rAjakumAra amArA gaLA para talavArano jhATako de. Ameya jIvana jIvavA jevuM rahyuM nathI. putranuM duHkha joyuM jatuM nathI... amArA mATe jIvana ane mRtyu samAna che. ame be mahArAjA pAse jaIzuM... putrarakSAnuM vacana mAgIzuM... jo vacana Apaze to sAruM che, nahIMtara...' yajJadatta raDI paDyA. somadevA paNa raDI paDI... te gharanA oraDAmAM cAlI gaI. tyAM upasthita sahunI AMkho bhInI thaI. dUra-dUranA rAjamArgo uparathI Dholano avAja Avato hato. nAnAM bALakonI ciciyArIo saMbhaLAtI hatI... yajJadatta vyAkuLa banI gayA. 'bicAro agni... kevAM pApa laIne janmyo che... kevI dhora kadarzanA thaI rahI che enI? kevo trAsa gujarI rahyo che enA para?' jamIna para dRSTi sthira karIne yajJadatta svagata bolI rahyA hatA... 'mahArAjA pUrNacaMdra guNavAna che. karuNAvaMta che... paraMtu putrasneha baLavAna hoya che... teo kumArane rokI zakatA nathI. kumArane duHkha thAya, tevuM kahI zakatA nathI... agninA duHkhano vicAra temane Avato nathI... zuM karuM? sattA AgaLa zANapaNa nakAmuM hoya che, vyartha hoya che...' eka vRddha puruSe, ke jeo yajJadattanI pAse beThelA hatA, temaNe yajJadattanI pITha para premALa hAtha pasavAryo ane kahyuM : 'purohita, tame viSAda nA karo. tame jJAnI cho.... samajadAra cho... 'Izvarane je gamyuM te kharuM...' ema samajIne zAMta thAo. ame mahollAnA cAra-pAMca AgevAno nagaranA mahAjanone maLIne A aMge vicAravimarza karIe chIe, ane pachI tamane maLIe chIe.' vRddha puruSo UbhA thayA. yuvAno tyAM besI rahyA. pelA AdheDa uMmaranA bhAIe yajJadattane kahyuM : 'purohitajI, tame savArathI kAMI ja khAdhuM-pIdhuM nathI, mATe have kaMIka khAI lo. tame baMne cAlo mArA ghera.' AMsu bharelI AMkhe purohite e bhAI sAme joyuM ane kahyuM : 'bhAI, khAvA-pIvAnI vAta tame karazo ja nahIM... mahinAothI amAruM khAvApIvAnuM ha2Ama thaI gayuM che... nathI khAvAnuM gamatuM... nathI pIvAnuM gamatuM... sAMje pelA duSTa agnine dharamAM pheMkI jaze... pachI prahara sudhI, agni mUvrita avasthAmAM paDyo raheze. eka prahara vItyA pachI ene navaDAvIzuM... ene premathI samajAvI - paTAvIne khavaDAvIzuM. te pachI ame be jaNa be be koLiyA peTamAM nAMkhIzuM. pachI to AkhI rAta agnino kalpAMta cAle che... nathI sahana thatuM A badhuM... paraMtu zuM karIe? julmI rAjakumAra ane enA mitro AgaLa kaMI cAlatuM nathI... deza choDIne javAno vicAra Ave che, paNa duSTo amane javA de ema nathI.' zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only na

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vRddha puruSo cAlyA gayA hatA, eTale somadevA bahAra AvI. teNe yuvAnone kahyuM : bhAIo, tame have tamArA kAma-dhaMdhe jAo. ame have devapUjAmAM besIzuM.' yuvAno UbhA thayA. temaNe yajJadara ane somadevAne praNAma karyA ane cAlyA gayA. agnizarmAnI savArI nagaranI bahAra moTA kuvA pAse pahoMcI, guNasane zatruddhane kahyuM : 'have ApaNA A rAjAne be bagalamAM doraDuM nAMkhIne majabUta bAMdho.. pachI rAjAne kUvAmAM utArIe!" agnizarmA jora-jorathI raDavA lAgyo... "nA, nA, mane nA bAMdha.. mane kUvAmAM nA utAro...' te gadheDA parathI utaravA gayo, paNa nIce jamIna upara paTakAI gayo. te guNasenanA pagamAM ALoTavA lAgyo. "mane choDI do. mane mArA ghare javA do...' tyAM to jherImale agnizarmAnI pITha para lAta mArI dIdhI. agnizarmA jyAre jyAre roto, jyAre jyAre cIso pADato tyAre guNasena tAlIo pADIne majA mANato hato. kRSNakAMte be hAthethI agnizamane Ubho karyo. zatrughna enI be bagalamAM doraDuM bAMdhyuM... ane ene upADIne kUvAnA kAMThA upara laI gayo. guNasena, zatrughna ane jherImala paNa kUvAnA kAMThA para caDhI gayA. kRSNakAMte be hAthethI agnizarmAne upADIne, tyAM hAjara rahelA lokonI sAme dharyo. jherImale ghoSaNA karI : "bhAIo, have A ApaNA rAjAne A kUvAmAM peTa bharIne navaDAvazuM. DUbakIo khavaDAvazuM... rAjAne majA AvI jaze...' nA, nA, mAre nAhavuM nathI, DUbakIo khAvI nathI.. mane bacAvo. A duSTo mane mArI nAMkhaze...." agnizarmAe bumo pADIne kahyuM, paraMtu khela-tamAzo jovA AvanArAone dayA zAnI Ave? loko tAlIo pADIne hasavA lAgyAM. kRSNakAMtane gusso Avyo. teNe agnizarmAne kUvAnA kAMThA upara pachADyo... agnizama cIsa pADI UThyo. guNasane kahyuM : 'lAva, have pahelAM mane Apa e paThAne." kRSNakAMte agnizarmA kumArane soMpyo. kumAre tene kUvAmAM utAryo. kUvAmAM pANI bhareluM hatuM. kumAre agnizarmAne DUbakI khavaDAvIne bahAra kADhayo... agnizarmA asahya vedanAthI taraphaDe che. paraMtu enA taraphaDATa tarapha koNa jue che? zatrughna dorI pakaDIne... tene kUvAmAM nAkhyo... eNe paNa be-traNa DUbakIo khavaDAvIne bahAra kADhyo. narakanA paramAdhAmI devo, jevI rIte nArakInA jIvone pIDA Ape, tevI rIte A cAreya mitro agnizarmAne pIDI, nAcatA hatA. jora-jorathI hasatA hatA. _ bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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cAre mitroe agnizarmAne DUbakIo khavaDAvI. jherImale aglizarmAnA mAthe ane moDhe hAtha pheravIne kahyuM : "kema bacca, majA AvI ne? keTalo badho tane navaDAvyo?' have mAre nathI nAhavuM... mane mArA ghera javA do." ema kahIne te Ubho thavA jAya che. tyAM guNasene enA mAthA para eka mukko jaDI dIdho.. cIsa pADato agnizarmA kUvAnA kAMThe DhaLI paDyo. guNAsane AjJA karI : "caDhAvI do Ane gadheDA para.. ane savArI nagara tarapha laI cAlo.' kRSNakAMte rotA-kakaLatA agnizarmAne gadheDA para besADyo.... ne gadheDo UchaLyo. kRSNakAMtane eka joradAra lAta ThokI dIdhI. kRSNakAMtanA moDhAmAMthI cIsa paDI gaI. agnizarmAe tAlIo pADI ne khaDakhaDATa hasyo. gusse thayelA kRSNakAMte agnizarmAne dhIbI nAMkhyo. zatrune jorajorathI Dhola vagADavA mAMDyuM. savArI nagara tarapha UpaDI. gadheDo lagabhaga doDato ja hato, eTale sahu loko enI pAchaLa doDavA lAgyA. rAjamahelathI thoDeka dUra eka medAnamAM pahoMcyA pachI guNasane zatrughnane kahyuM : "jA, A poTalAne ene ghera pheMkI Ava.' zatrughna agnizarmAne be hAthe upADIne khabhe nAkhyo... ne brAhmaNonA mahollAmAM jaIne, vajJadattanA gharamAM dAkhala thayo. "purohita, le tAro A dIkara... Ajano khela pUro thayo!' ema kahIne khATalAmAM teno ghA karyo, ane hasato-hasato te gharanI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. khATalAmAM paDatAMnI sAthe ja agnizarmA behoza thaI gayo, mUcchita thaI gayo. somadevA ane yajJadara khATalAnI pAse besI gayAM... rotAM rotAM. putranA zarIrane pasavAravA lAgyAM. Aje be ghaDImAM ja enI mUccha dUra thaI gaI. paraMtu enuM zarIra tAvathI dhakhavA lAgyuM. bhayaMkara ThaMDIthI e dhrUjavA lAgyo... "mane oDhADa.... mane khUba ThaMDI lAge che... o mA... mane bacAvo... A duSTo mane mArI nAMkhe che..." yajJadatte agnizarmAne cAra godaDAM oDhADyAM. gharamAMthI auSadha kADhIne tenA hAthe-page coLyuM. marI-masAlA nAMkhIne ukALo banAvI ane pivaDAvyo. be ghaDI pachI agnizarmAne UMgha AvI gaI. paraMtu AkhI rAta, khAdhA-pIdhA vinA, yajJadatta ane somadevA putrano khATalo pakaDIne besI rahyo. duHkha, trAsa ane viTaMbaNAoe emanAM moDhAM sIvI dIdhAM hatAM. somadevA manamAM ne manamAM Izvarane upAlaMbha ApatI rahI, ane yajJadatta manamAM ne manamAM IzvarasmaraNa karatA rahyA. - - - zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA, prajAmAM vikSobha pedA thayo che." nagarazreSThI priyamitre mahAjana taraphathI vAtano prAraMbha karyo. zAthI vikSobha pedA thayo che?' mahArAjA pUrNacaMdra zAMtithI pUchyuM. mahArAja kumAra guNasena, keTalAya samayathI purohitaputra agnizarmAnuM dUra utpIDana karI rahyA che. kAraNa ke agnizarmAnuM zarIra kadarUpuM che." bALako AvA mANasane jue eTale hase. ciDAve... te svAbhAvika hoya che zreSThi. eTalA mATe mahAjanane ahIM sudhI AvavuM paDe, e na samajAya evI vAta che.' rAjA pUrNacanTe gaMbhIratAthI kahyuM. mahArAjA, jo eTaluM ja hota to ame ApanI pAse phariyAda laIne nA Avata, paraMtu vAta ATalI ja nathI, ghaNI AgaLa vadhI gayelI che. rajA vinA purohita yajJadattanA gharamAM ghUsI javuM, purohita ane purohita patnIne dhAka-dhamakI ApavI, balAtkArathI temanA putra agnizarmAne upADI javo, gadheDA para besADavo. kAMTAno mugaTa paherAvavo... sUpaDAnuM chatra dharAvuM... Dhola-trAMsA vagADIne AkhA nagaramAM pheravavo... pachI agnizarmAne doraDAthI bAMdhI kUvAmAM utAravo, tene DUbakIo khavaDAvavI.. mahArAjA, A to hada thAya che. A to ame eka mAtra utpIDananI vAta karI, AvA to aneka prakAranAM utpIDana karIne mahArAja kumAra ane emanA mitro pAzavI AnaMda lUMTI rahyA che. ane bIjI bAju purohita ane purohita-patnI, putranI ghora pIDA-vedanAthI ati duHkhI thaI gayAM che... nagarazreSThi! tame kahelI vAta gaMbhIra che. rAjakumAranuM vartana duSTa kahevAya. huM ene upAlaMbha ApIza, ane have agnizarmAne pIDA nA Ape, tenI tAkIda karIza. tame purohita yajJadattane AzvAsana Apajo. bhaviSyamAM je kumArane prajAvatsala banavAnuM che, tenAthI AvuM ghora duSkRtya na ja karAya." mahAjano Azvasta thayA. mahArAjA pUrNacanTe mahAjanono ucita satkAra karIne vidAya ApI, mahAjanone vidAya karIne mahArAjA pote rANIvAsamAM pahoMcyA. vRddha kaMcUkIe rANIvAsamAM jaIne mahArANI kumudinIne samAcAra ApyA : "mahArAjA padhAryA che.' rANI tarata ja rANIvAsanA dvAre pahoMcI. mahArAjAnuM svAgata karyuM. bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo 10 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjAne ratnajaDita siMhAsana para besADIne rANIe pUchyuM : 'nAtha, kema atyAre ahIM AvavuM paDyuM? ApanA mukha para viSAdanI rekhAo UpasI AvI che... kaMI azubha...?' mahArAjAe rANIne sAme joyuM... be kSaNa mauna rahIne temaNe kahyuM : 'devI, kumArathI prajA nArAja che.' 'kumAre evuM kayuM akArya karyuM che nAtha?' 'prajAjananuM utpIDana,' 'kevI rIte!' 'purohita yajJadattane tuM jANe che. eno putra agnizarmA che. tenuM zarIra, tenAM pUrvakRta pApakarmonA kAraNe ghaNuM kadarUpuM che. te agnizarmAne kumAra ane enA mitro roja raMjADe che.' 'Apane koNe jANa karI?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mahAjanoe.' 'mahAjanone kumAra viruddha phariyAda karavA AvavuM paDyuM?' 'hA, prajAmAM A vAtanA kAraNe ghaNo ja vikSobha pedA thayo che. mahAjananuM kartavya che ke nagaranA vAtAvaraNanI mane jANa kare.' zrI samarAditya mahAthA rANI kumudinIe kaMIka yAda karatAM kahyuM : 'deva, eka divasa kumAre mane vAta karI hatI... eka brAhmaNaputra che... khUba kadarUpo che... * trikoNa mastaka * goLa-mAMjarI AMkho * capaTuM nAka * kANAM jevA kAna * lAMbA-lAMbA dAMta * lAMbI-vAMkI Doka * vAMkA-TUMkA hAtha * TUMkI-sapATa chAtI * lAMbuM-vAMkuM peTa * jADI-TUMkI sAthaLa * pahoLA-vAMkA paga... For Private And Personal Use Only 11

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pILA-UMcA vALa... AvuM kaMIka varNana karato hato e brAhmaNaputranuM. kaheto hato ke mA, ame enI sAthe roja ramIe chIe, bahu majA Ave che. AvA chokarA sAthe ramavAnI bALakone majA Ave... emAM phariyAda karavA jevI vAta mane samajAtI nathI." devI, ramavuM eka vAta che, bIjAne trAsa Apavo bIjI vAta che. guNasena ane enA mitro e brAhmaNaputrane trAsa ApI rahyA che. enI hAMsI uDAvI rahyA che.. ene kuvAmAM utArI DUbakIo khavaDAvI rahyA che... enAM mAtA-pitAne DarAvIdhamakAvIne balAtkAre ene upADI jAya che. devI, A badhuM kumArane chAjatuM nathI. prajAmAM te apriya banI gayo che." mArA prajAvatsala mahArAjA, ATalA moTA nagaramAM... AvA ekAda chokarA sAthe kadAca kumAre AvuM vartana karyuM hoya, temAM Ape ATalA badhA udvigna na banavuM joIe. kumAre e kadarUpA chokarAne mArI nAkhyo to nathI ne?" mANasane mArI nAkhavo, e ja guno che? ribAvavo e guno nathI? devI, tame kumArano pakSa laIne tenA akAryano bacAva karo cho, e mane pasaMda nathI. putra jema tamane priya che, tema mane paNa priya che. paraMtu huM ene khoTAM lADa laDAvavA mAgato nathI. saMtAnone khoTAM lADa laDAvavAthI mAtA-pitA pote ja saMtAnone ayogya ane kupAtra banAve che. mahArAjA pUrNacandra siMhAsana uparathI UbhA thaIne khaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgyA. ekano eka rAjakumAra rAjA-rANIne khUba pyAro hato. rANI kumudinI kumArane vadhAre paDatAM lADa laDAvatI. khoTAM kAma karatA kumArane e kyAreya rokatI nahIM. rAjA kyAreka kumArane Thapako Ape to rANI kumArano bacAva kare. eTale rAjAe kumArane sIdhesIdho Thapako ApavAnuM baMdha karyuM hatuM. je kahevuM hoya te rANIne ja kahetA hatA. chatAM, rANIne kumAra viruddha koI vAta sAMbhaLavI gamatI na hatI, rANI upara rAjAno A AkSepa hato ja - "tuM kumArane bagADI rahI che. enA vyaktitvane jhAMkhuM pADI rahI che.' rANIne A AkSepa kAMTAnI jema khUMcato hato. tuM kumArane rokIza, brAhmaNaputranI ribAmaNa karatAM?' "huM ene pUchIza.." "ane e ribAmaNa kare che, e nakkI thayA pachI ene zikSA karIza?" zikSA karavAnuM kAma mAruM nathI.' e kAma mAruM ne? huM zikSA karuM, pachI tuM nArAja nahIM thAya ne?" tame zikSA karazo ne kumAra risAIne bhAgI jaze to? ekanA eka putra para bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tamane dayA nathI AvatI...?" kumudinI raDI paDI. A rIte raDI paDavAnI enI Teva hatI. mahArAjA A Teva jANatA hatA, eTale rANInA rudananI koI asara temanA para nA thaI. "bhAgIne kyAM jaze? jyAM jaze tyAMthI huM pakaDI lAvIza! paraMtu e bhAgI javAno bhaya dekhADIne, svacchaMdI banIne prajAne duHkha Ape te mane nathI pAlavatuM." tamane pelA kadarUpA brAhmaNa-putranI dayA Ave che, tamArA potAnA dIkarAnI dayA nathI AvatI..." nirdoSa upara dayA Ave. doSita para nahIM. brAhmaNa-putra nirdoSa che. mATe enA para dayA Ave che. nirdoSa prajAjanone ribAvanAra rAjA banavA lAyaka nathI.' madhyAhnanA bhojanano samaya thaI gayo hato. kumAra guNasena mahArAjAnI sAthe bhojana karavAnuM pasaMda karato na hato. mahArAjA bhojana karI le pachI e bhojana karavA Avato. putrane jamADIne pachI rANI pote bhojana karatI. paraMtu Aje acAnaka kumAra rANIvAsamAM AvI gayo. tyAM mahArAjAne joIne rANIvAsanA daravAje ja Ubho rahI gayo. mahArAjAe kumArane joyo. pitA-putranI daSTi maLI. mahArAjAe kahyuM : "Ava kumAra, bhojanano samaya thaI gayo che. ApaNe Aje sAthe bhojana karIzuM." kumAra nA pADI zakyo nahIM. kAraNa ke mahArAjAe pUchyuM nahotuM, AjJA ja karI hatI. rANI kumudinInA peTamAM phALa paDI. 'Aje jarUra pitA-putranI vacce jhaghaDo thaI jaze.' pitA-putra pAse-pAse bhojana mATe beThA. kumudinIe baMnenI thALImAM bhojana pIrasyuM. pIrasatAM-pIrasatAM e vAraMvAra mahArAjA sAme jotI hatI, paraMtu mahArAjAnI dRSTi thALI para sthira hatI. e vicAramAM DUbelA hatA : "jamatAM pahelAM vAta karavI nathI, jamyA pachI vAta karuM. khAlI peTa Thapako pacAvI zakatuM nathI. bharyuM peTa Thapako eTale ke sAcI vAta pacAvI zake..." pitA-putre mauna dhAraNa karIne bhojana karyuM. kumAre hAtha dhoyA, ke mahArAjAe kahyuM : "kumAra, mAre tane eka vAta kahevI che." kumAra mauna rahyo. eTale mahArAjAe enI sAme joyuM. kumAre rANInI sAme joyuM. 'kumAra, tuM ane tArA mitro, pelA brAhmaNaputra agnizarmAne trAsa Apo cho, e vAta sAcI che ne?' "pitAjI, ame enI sAthe ramIe chIe, amane majA Ave che... ramavAmAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13 For Private And Personal Use Only

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hasavAnuMya Ave ne raDavAnuMya Ave.." beTA, evI ramata na ramavI joIe ke jemAM bIjA jIvone ribAvAnuM thAya. tame e agnizarmAne ribAvo cho. raDAvo cho.. ne ghora trAsa Apo cho..." kAraNa ke amane e badhuM karavAmAM AnaMda Ave che... yuvAnInA uMbare paga mUkI rahelo gurAsana, pitAnI maryAdA mUkIne bolI gayo ane Asana parathI Ubho thaI gayo. bIjAone trAsa ApavAmAM tane AnaMda Ave che? huM kahIza ke tane trAsa ApavAmAM mane AnaMda Ave che... to tuM mAnIza?" kumAra Ubho rahyo. thoDI kSaNo mauna rahIne teNe rANIne pUchayuM : "mA, A vAta pitAjI pAse koNa lAvyuM? mahAjana..." rANIe bolI nAMkhyuM. huM e mahAjananA baccAne joI laIza..." havAmAM muThI uchALIne kumAra barADI UThya. kumAra, haju tuM mahAjanonI zaktine jANato nathI, mATe AvAM kaThora ane ayogya vacano bole che. mahAjana dhAre to rAjAne rAjasiMhAsana parathI nIce utArI zake. rAjAne dezanikAlanI sajA karI zake... evA mahAjanane tuM zuM karI levAno che? tAruM zuM gajuM che? "beTA, mahAjana viruddha eka zabda na bolIza... nahIMtara bahu moTo anartha thaI jaze.' rANIe guNasenanA mAthe hAtha mUkatAM kahyuM. sAcI vAta kahenAra para krodha karavo, te manuSyanI nabaLAI che. tuM ane tArA mitro, e bicArA brAhmaNa-putra upara trAsa gujAro cho, e vAta sAcI che ne?" mahArAjAe kumArane sIdho prazna karyo. ame ramIe chIe, amane enI sAthe ramavAmAM majA Ave che. AnAthI vizeSa mAre kaMI kahevuM nathI." ane huM kahuM ke AvI ramata baMdha karavAnI che, to?" mahArAjAe kumAranI sAme... enI najIka jaIne karaDAkIthI pUchyuM. paraMtu guNasena mauna rahyo. teNe jamIna para daSTi sthira karI dIdhI. mahArAjA tyAMthI potAnA zayanakhaMDa tarapha cAlyA gayA. mAtA ane putra, emane jatA joI rahyAM... 0 0 0. bhAga-1 % bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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rANI kumudinI kumArane potAnA khaMDamAM laI gaI. potAnI pAse palaMga para besADI, enA mAthe premathI hAtha pasAravA lAgI. thoDI kSaNo maunamAM vItI. rANIe mana toDyuM. beTA, tArA pitAjI sAme tAre A rIte nahotuM bolavuM joItuM. emane teM nArAja karyA, te mane nA gamyuM." mAtA pitAjIne mArA para prema nathI." "khoTI vAta.." sAcI vAta che. nahIMtara lokonI vAta sAMbhaLIne mane teo A rIte Thapako na Ape." 'lokonI vAta sAMbhaLIne tane nathI kahyuM, mahAjananI vAta sAMbhaLIne kahyuM che... ane mahAjananI vAta sAMbhaLavI ja paDe. mahAjanane saMtoSa Apavo ja paDe." tuM paNa mA, pitAjInA pakSamAM besI gaI?' nA, tuM jANe che ke dareka vAtamAM tAro pakSa laIne huM tArA pitAjInI apriya banI gaI chuM. chatAM mane enI ciMtA nathI. mane ciMtA che pitA-putranAM saMbaMdhanI. tAre emanI vAta sAMbhaLI levI joIe, pratyuttara na Apavo joIe. to bIjI vAta huM saMbhALI lauM..." "paNa huM e brAhmaNanA baccAne nahIM choDuM... enI sAthe ramavAmAM, krIDA karavAmAM mane ghaNo AnaMda maLe che. roja-roja ame navI-navI ramato zodhIne ramIe chIe.. are mA, tuM paNa e vidUSakane jue to peTa pakaDIne hasyA kare!" 'tame tamAre ramyA karajo..... huM tArA pitAjIne samajAvIza, manAvIza. paNa tAre emanI sAme bolavAnuM nahIM. emanI maryAdA toDavAnI nahIM." paraMtu, tuM pitAjIne samajAvIza, pelA mahAjanane koNa samajAvaze? e amArA raMgamAM bhaMga pADaze ne? e pitAjI pAse AvIne phariyAda karyA karaze ne?' "eTale kahuM chuM ke thoDA divasa tame e brAhmaNaputrane choDI do. enI sAthe ramavAnuM baMdha karo. eTale mahAjanane vizvAsa paDaze... vaLI pAchI tamArI ramata cAlu karajo...' putrane khuza rAkhavA, mAtA putrane akArya karavAmAM saMmati Ape che! putrane unmArge javAmAM sahAya kare che. mahAjananI dhamakIthI DarIne huM ramata baMdha nahIM rAkhuM. pitAjIne je karavuM hoya te kare. mane ahIMthI kADhI mUkaze to deza choDIne cAlyo jaIza, paraMtu pelA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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agnizarmAne laIne cAlyo jaIza... mane enA vinA cena nahIM paDe. e raDe che ne mane majA paDe che, e cIso pADe che ne huM nAcI UThuM chuM... e TaLavaLe che... ALoTe che... ne huM tAlIo pADI nAcI UThuM chuM. ene ribAvavAmAM.. trAsa ApavAmAM mane AnaMda maLe che... huM e karIza... pachI je thavuM hoya te thAya...' te pahoMcyo kuSNakAntanI havelImAM. kRSNakAnta bhojana karIne Ubho thayo hato. kumAre tenA hAtha pakaDIne kAnamAM kahyuM : "hamaNAM ja zatrughnane ane jherImalane bolAvI lAva. ApaNe mahattvanI vicAraNA karavAnI che." kumAra kRSNakAMtanA gupta maMtraNAgRhamAM jaIne beTho. kRSNakAMta be mitrone bolAvavA gayo. kumAranA manamAM rAjA pratye ane mahAjana pratyeno roSa ghUMTAto hato. moha ane ajJAnathI gherAyelo manuSya, bIjuM zuM kare? kRSNakAMta zatru ane jherImalane laIne AvI gayo. guNasena traNe mitrone bheTyo. cAre mitro goLAkAre beThA. guNasena bolyo : mitro, vAta mahArAjA sudhI pahoMcI gaI che. mahArAjAe mArA jIvanamAM pahelI ja vAra mane upAlaMbha Apyo. agnizarmA sAthe nahIM ramavAnI AjJA karI..." jherImale pUchayuM : "mahArAjAne koNa vAta karI?' guNasene kahyuM : "mahAjane." zatrughna bolyo : "nagaramAM sarva sthaLe ApaNI ja carcA cAlI rahI che. mane paNa mArA pitAjIe A aMge pUchuyuM hatuM.' teM zo pratyuttara Apyo?' kumAre pUchyuM. meM kahyuM ke vAta sAcI che, paraMtu amane jema mahArAjakumAra kaheze tema karIzuM.' 'tame traNe mArA vizvAsapAtra mitro cho.' jherImale kumArane pUchayuM : "have ApaNe zuM karavAnuM che, e kaho!' "ApaNe ApaNuM kAma cAlu rAkhavAnuM che!' paNa mahArAjA..." mahArAjane mArI mAtA saMbhALI leze... mAtA ApaNA pakSamAM che, eTale ciMtA nathI....' paNa mahAjana ADuM Avaze to?' kRSNakAnta pUchuyuM. nagaranA brAhmaNo paNa vIpharelA che!" zatrune kahyuM. mahAjanone ane brAhmaNone e agnizarmA mATe khUba heta UbharAI AvyuM che.. bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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paNa tame ciMtA na karo. huM e lokone joI laIza.' gussAthI kumAranuM moTuM lAlaghUma thaI gayuM. traNa mitro mauna thaI gayA. kumAra bolyo : meM to e purohitaputrane ramADavAnI navI-navI rIto vicArI rAkhI che, ane e rIte ApaNane ramavAnI svataMtratA na hoya to pachI ApaNe zA mATe A rAjyamAM rahevuM joIe?' kumAre kahyuM : traNe mitro bolatA nathI. jamIna para dRSTi sthira karIne beThA che. AvatI kAle zikArI kUtarA sAthe agnizarmAne laDAvavo che! agnizamanA hAthamAM kaTArI ApavAnI... ane zikArI kUtarAne enI tarapha choDI mUkavAno! e yuddha jovAnI majA Avaze...' kRSNakAMte mauna toDyuM. teNe kahyuM : "zikArI kUtarI brAhmaNaputrane lohIluhANa karI nAMkhaze. tethI brAhmaNono roSa vadhI jaze....mahAjana akaLAI jaze. tethI pariNAma sAruM nahIM Ave." bhale pariNAma game te Ave... joI laIzuM... paraMtu A khela ApaNe kAle karavo che!" kumAre dRDhatAthI kahyuM. kaSNakAnta bolyo : "meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke e agnizarmAne have mahAjananI surakSAmAM rAkhavAno che. athavA purohitanA gharanI AjubAju pAMcaso brAhmaNa-yuvAno rAtadivasa besI rahevAnA che... to pachI agnine upADI lAvavAnuM kAma.' 'tArAthI nahIM thaI zake, ema ja kahevuM che ne? ciMtA na kara, huM pote ene levA jaIza. game tyAMthI laI AvIza. tame tamAre gadheDA zaNagArIne taiyAra rAkhajo ne!' 'pAMcaso brAhmaNa yuvAnonI sAme tuM ekalo zuM karIza? koI paNa bhoge tane e loko agnizarmA pAse nahIM javA de. zuM tuM mArAmArI karIza? e pAMcasone tuM ekalo pahoMcI vaLIza?" kRSNakAMta bolyo. to pachI zuM karIzuM?' thoDA divasa javA daIe." eno artha mahAjanano vijaya... ane ApaNI hAra." nA, samayasUcakatA kahevAya. lAMbI chalAMga bharavA mATe pAchaLa doDavuM paDe che ema.' mane tarka gamatA nathI." Apa kaho tema karIe.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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jo mane mArga sUjhato hota to tamane zA mATe ahIM bhegA karata?" jherImale kahyuM : "mane paNa kaMI samajAtuM nathI.' zatrune kahyuM : "mane paNa koI upAya jaDato nathI." kumAre traNe mitro sAme joyuM. te maMtraNAkhaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgyo. mahAjano mahArAjAne maLyA pachI mahAmaMtrIne maLyA hatA. te pachI senApatine paNa maLyA hatA. kRSNakAMtanA pitAne paNa maLIne vAta karI hatI. eTale e lokoe potapotAnA dIkarAone samajAvIne, kumArane AvA akAryamAM sAtha nahIM ApavA, kaDaka sUcanAo ApI hatI. kumAre traNe mitrone saMbodhIne kahyuM : "bhale, jevI tamArI icchA.... huM upAya vicArIza ane jo upAya jaDaze to tamane kahIza. hamaNAM ApaNe chUTA paDIe.' guNasena kRSNakAMtanA gharethI nIkaLIne rAjamahelamAM Avyo. tene lAgyuM ke mitroe teno sAtha choDI dIdho che. enuM mana roSa, nirAzA ane asahAyatAnI bhAvanAthI udvigna banI gayuM hatuM. te sIdho ja potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM pahoMcI gayo. vastraparivartana karIne te palaMgamAM paDyo. 0 0 0 nagarazreSThInI havelImAM mahAjano bhegA thayA hatA. sahunA mukha upara gaMbhIratA chavAyelI hatI. sahu mauna hatA. thoDIvAramAM pAMca brAhmaNa AgevAno sAthe purohita yajJadane havelInA maMtraNAkhaMDamAM praveza karyo. nagarazreSThIe AvakAra Apyo. yajJadattane potAnA pAse besADyo ane kahyuM : purohita, have tame nizcita raho. tamArA putranI surakSAno ame pAko baMdobasta karyo che. have tene rAjakumAra prAyaH nahIM satAve. ame mahArAjAne maLI AvyA chIe. mahArAjA, rAjakumAranI pravRttithI ajANa hatA. emaNe zAntithI amArI vAta sAMbhaLIne amane Azvasta karyA che.' nagara zreSThI, kadAca kumAra mAnI jaze. paNa enA mitro mahAzetAna che... e loko... purohita, ame e mitronA pitAone paNa sAvadhAna karI dIdhA che. e mitro rAjakumArane sAtha nahIM Ape." 'to to Apano mahAna upakAra...' eka brAhmaNa-agraNIe kahyuM : "ame paNa purohita parivAranI rakSA mATe yuvAnone sAbadA karyA che. purohitanA gharanI AgaLa so-so zastrasajja yuvAne besI raheze. 18 bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAra Ave ke kumAranA dosto Ave... koIne purohitanA gharamAM pravezavA nahIM de. jarUra paDe laDI leze.' 'tame tamArI rIte sArI vyavasthA goThavI che. jo ke kumAra ane enA mitro have Avaze ja nahIM..' nagarazreSThIe kahyuM. purohita yajJadatta bolyA : "Apa sahue mArA parivAra pratye khUba sahAnubhUti batAvI che. ghora trAsamAMthI choDAvavA prayatna karyo che. huM Apa sahuno upakAra kyAreya nahIM bhUlI zakuM.' purohita, Aje pratyakSa rIte A prasaMga tamAro che, paraMtu parokSa rIte A prazna samagra prajAno che. Aje tamAro vAro che, kAle mAro vAro Ave.. rAjA prajAne sukha ApI zake, duHkha nahIM. rAjA prajAnI rakSA kare, prajAnuM utpIDana nA karI zake. mATe rAjAo upara anuzAsana jarUrI hoya che. alabata, mahArAjA pUrNacandra prajAvatsala rAjA che... kumAra kutUhalapriya hovAthI ne evA ja saMskArarahita mitro maLavAthI khoTA raste caDhI gayA che. mahArAjA temanuM anuzAsana karIne sAcA raste laI Avaze. bAkI to, kyAreka eka vyaktinA ghora pApodaya thAya che tyAre sAcA mANaso paNa bhUla karI bese che... ne e vyaktine anyAya kare che. tame to zAstronA jJAtA cho. tamArA putrane dharmano upadeza ApI sAMtvanA ApatA ja hazo." nagarazreSThi, jyAre ghora vedanAthI manuSya valavalato hoya che tyAre dharmano upadeza tene zAnti ApI zakato nathI. e vakhate to enI vedanAne dUra karavI ke haLavI karavI, e ja zAnti ApavAno mArga che, ane Apa mahAjanoe kharekhara, mArA putranI ghora.. asahya pIDAne dUra karavA sakriya pagalAM bharyA che. amArA para parama upakAra karyo che." te chatAM nizcita na banatA, jAgatA rahejo... yuvAnIno unmAda kyAreka anuzAsananI beDIo toDI nAMkhe che, maryAdAonI rekhAone bhUsI nAMkhe che. rAjakumAra ane enA mitro game tyAre humalo karIne tamArA putrane upADI jAya..." nagarazreSThIe sahuno ucita Adara-satkAra karI, premathI vidAya ApI. seka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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du:khamAMthI dveSa janma ane duHkhamAMthI vairAgya paNa janma. agnizarmAnA cittamAM vairAgyabhAva jakhyo. loko taraphathI mAre ghora tiraskAra sahana karavo paDe che, ghora trAsa ane narakanI vedanA sahavI paDe che. koI mane bacAvI zakatuM nathI. nathI mArA pitA mArI rakSA karI zakatA, nathI mArI mAtA mane bacAvI zakatI... kevI mArI anAthatA che? kevI mArI asahAyatA che? AkhA nagaramAM ghora pIDA huM ekalo ja sahana karuM chuM.... mArA sivAya bIjA koIne AvI pIDA sahavI paDatI nahIM hoya. kema AvuM? mArA pitAnA mukhe kyAreka meM sAMbhaLyuM che : "pApathI du:kha Ave, dharmathI sukha maLe.' avazya, meM pUrvajanmamAM pApa karyo haze. pUrvajanmamAM mArA jIve bIjA jIvono tiraskAra karyo haze! bIjA jIvone trAsa Apyo haze! bIjA jIvone duHkhI karyA haze! enuM phaLa A janamamAM mane maLyuM che! hA, nahIMtara A janamamAM meM kumAra guNasenanuM kaMI bagADyuM nathI! ene meM duHkha ApyuM nathI, enA mitrone meM trAsa Apyo nathI. chatAM e loko mane zA mATe duHkha Ape che? zA mATe bhayaMkara trAsa Ape che? pitAjI kahe che : "kAraNa vinA kArya thatuM nathI." A janamamAM evuM koI pApa meM kahyuM nathI ke jenA kAryarUpe AvuM ghora duHkha sahavuM paDe. mATe mAnavuM ja paDe ke pUrvajanmamAM meM pApa karelAM che. A to mAruM anumAna che. kArya uparathI kAraNanuM anumAna thAya che. bAkI to sarvajJa mahApuruSo kArya-kAraNane pratyakSa jotA hoya che. kevuM beDhaMguM... kadarUpuM zarIra laIne huM jamyo chuM. jyAre huM nAno hato, paraMtu samajaNo thayo hato. tyAre mArI mAtAe mArA pitAne pUchyuM hatuM : "mArI kUkhe Avo kadarUpo putra kema jabhyo? moTA bhAge putra ke putrI, mAtA pitAnuM rUpa laIne, AkAra laIne janamatA hoya che... ApaNA putramAM nathI tamAruM rUpa ke nathI mAruM rUpa. nathI tamAro AkAra ke nathI mAro AkAra.. AvuM kevI rIte banyuM haze?" huM AMkho baMdha karIne suto hato, mane UMgha nahotI AvI. huM mAtA-pitAno vArtAlApa sAMbhaLato hato... ane samajato hato. pitAjIe kahyuM : "devI, tamArI vAta sAcI che. paraMtu e sarva sAdhAraNa niyama che ke saMtAnamAM mAtA-pitAnAM rUpa ane AkAra avatare. paraMtu dareka niyamane apavAda hoya che. koI saMtAna evuM paNa janma ke jenAmAM mAtA-pitAnAM rUpa-AkAra na hoya! ApaNo A putra, enA pUrvajanmomAM ghaNAM pApa karIne ApaNA gharamAM Avelo che. bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo 20 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArI mAtAe pUcheluM : e jIva ApaNA ja gharamAM kema janmyo? bIjA koI nIca kuLamAM kema nA janmyo? pitAjIe eno pratyuttara Apelo : pUrvajanmomAM enAM pApomAM ApaNe koI ne koI rUpe anumati ApI haze... enAM pApomAM sahayogI banyA hoIzuM... mATe A janamamAM, enA duHkhe ApaNe duHkhI thaIe chIe! bhagavAne... Izvare e jIvano ApaNA ja gharamAM janma Apyo... devI, keTalAMka puNya-pApanAM phaLa A ja janamamAM maLe che, keTalAMka puNya-pApanAM phaLa bIjA janamomAM maLe che. avAranavAra mArAM mAtA-pitAnA mukhe AvI vAto huM sAMbhaLato Avyo chuM. mArA pitA jJAnI che. zAstronuM agAdha jJAna temaNe meLaveluM che. mane emanA pratye prema che, zraddhA che, Adara che. jo koI ajJAnI ane pApI pitA hota to mAro janma thatAM ja, mAruM kadarUpuM zarIra jotAM ja mane uka2DAmAM pheMkI dIdho hota... mane koI jaMgalamAM jaMgalI pazue phADI khAdho hota... paraMtu mAruM eTaluM koI puNya baceluM haze... ke mane karuNAmayI mAtA maLI ane jJAnI pitA maLyA. kyAreya paNa mArI mAtAe mAruM mana dUbhavyuM nathI... bhale nagaranA hajAro lokoe mAro upahAsa karyo, mane ghora duHkha ApyuM... paraMtu mArI vAtsalyamayI mAtAe to naryA premathI potAnA khoLAmAM laIne dayAnAM AMsu ja pADayAM che... huM jANuM chuM ke Avo kadarUpo putra koI mAtAne nA game, koI pitAne na game... chatAM IzvaranI mArA para eTalI dayA thaI che ke mArAM mAtA-pitAno mane agAdha prema maLe che. hA, mArA kAraNe, mArA pratyenA premanA kAraNe te baMne ghaNAM du:khI che... mane khavaDAvyA vinA teo khAtAM nathI... mane suvaDAvyA vinA sUtAM nathI. meM emane ghaNAM du:khI karyAM che... kyAM sudhI emane duHkhI karIza? jyAM sudhI mAruM jIvana che tyAM sudhI A rAjakumAra ane enA mitro mane choDavAnA nathI... mArI ghora kadarzanA karavAnA ja. ane enA kAraNe mArAM upakArI mAtA-pitA duHkhI thayA ka2vAnAM. nA, nA, mane e gamatuM nathI. jyAre huM mArI vahAlI mAtAne bora-bora jevaDAM AMsu pADatI jouM chuM... mAruM kALajuM cirAI jAya che... jyAre jyAre ghora udAsInA dariyAmAM mArA pitAjIne DUbelA jouM chuM... pArAvara duHkha thAya che... zuM karuM? kyAM jAuM? huM to du:khI thAuM ja chuM... mArA mAtA-pitAne paNa duHkhI karI rahyo chuM... kyAreka mane ApadhAta karIne marI javAno vicAra Ave che. kyAreka jaMgalamAM dUra dUra bhAgI javAnuM mana thAya che. kyAreka smazAnamAM jaI koI saLagatI citAmAM kUdI paDavAnI icchA thAya che. kyAreka mane duHkha ApanArA rAjakumAra ane enA mitrone mArI nAMkhavAnA vicAro Ave che... bhayaMkara krodha AvI jAya che... paNa zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kAMI ja karI zakato nathI... kAraNa ke e rAjA che, huM prajA chuM. e rAjA che, huM TUMka chuM. TaMkanuM rAjAnI AgaLa zuM cAle? * e rAjakumAra... rAjakuLamAM kema janmyo? * e rAjakumArane suMdara rUpa kema maLyuM? * e rAjakumArane rahevA mATe suMdara mahela kema maLyo? paheravA mATe suMdara vastra kema maLyAM? ane e dhAre te karI zake, evI sattA kema maLI? AvA prazno mArA manamAM UThyA karatA hatA. enA uttaro mane mArA pitAnI vAtomAM maLI jatA hatA. * jeNe pUrvajanmomAM dharma karyo hoya, ene A janmamAM AvAM badhAM sukha maLe che! Izvara ene ghaNAMbadhAM sukha Ape che...' * je koI nAnA-moTA jIvane mAratA nathI. * je asatya bolato nathI. * je corI karato nathI. * je sadAcAronuM pAlana kare che. * je lobha karato nathI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * je IzvaranuM praNidhAna kare cha. * je satpuruSono samAgama kare che. * je duHkhI jIvo pratye dayA kare che... tene Izvara bIjA janmomAM sukha Ape che. guNarsanane Izvare sukha ApeluM che, eNe pUrvajanmomAM Avo dharma karyo haze, mATe ja to Izvare sukha ApeluM che! huM paNa jo A bhavamAM dharma karuM to AvatA bhavamAM Izvara mane sukha Ape! pachI koI mAro upahAsa nahIM kare, koI mane duHkhI nahIM kare, durjano mane trAsa nahIM Ape. 23 paraMtu Avo dharma, A nagaramAM rahIne to karI nahIM zakAya. roja savAra paDe che ne kumAranA mitro mane ramakaDAnI jema upADI jAya che... ne Akho divasa mane trAsa Ape che. ghora vedanA huM anubhavuM chuM... AvI sthitimAM huM dharma kevI rIte karI zakuM? mAre A nagara choDI devuM joIe. paraMtu, mane mArAM mAtA-pitA kyAMya javA nahIM de. paLepaLa mArI ciMtA karanArAM e premALa mAtA-pitA, jo huM emane kahyA vinA cAlyo jAuM to, duHkhI-duHkhI thaI jAya. mane paNa emanI smRti AvavAnI... zuM karuM? nagaramAM 2huM to duHkha che, nagara choDIne jAuM chuM, to paNa du:kha che. kharekhara, A saMsAra ja duHkhamaya che. bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nA, nA, mArAthI have rAjakumAra ane enA mitrono trAsa sahana thato nathI. bhAre game tema karIne A nagarathI dUra dUra cAlyA ja javuM che. mAtA-pitAne duHkha thaze, paraMtu jema jema divaso pasAra thaze, tema tema duHkha ochuM thatuM jaze.ane dIrdhakALe duHkha bhulAI jaze. paNa huM kyAM jaIza? Izvara jyAM laI jaze tyAM jaIza. mane A jIvanano koI moha to che ja nahIM. jaMgalamAM koI vAgha-varu mAruM bhakSaNa karI jaze toya mane ciMtA nathI... ane coraDAku maLaze... to mAruM zuM lUMTI levAnA che? game tyAM jaIza. IzvaranA rAjyamAM aMdhera to nathI ja. game tyAM Azraya maLI jaze. A pramANe rAtabhara vicAro karIne, chellA praharamAM e UMghI gayo. 0 0 0 traNa divasa agnizarmA mATe sArA gayA. yajJadatta ane somadevAne zAnti maLI. A brAhmaNa yuvAno ane mahAjana Azvasta thayA. mahArAjA pUrNacandrane paNa nirAMta thaI. paraMtu rAjakumAra guNasena, traNa divasamAM khUba asvastha, becena ane caMcaLa banI gayo. mahAjanonA bhayathI, brAhmaNa yuvAnonI satata cokIthI ane mitronA asahakArathI guNasena agnizamanI sAthe kara ramata ramI zakyo nahIM. te udAsa, nirAza ane krodhI banI gayo. trIjA divase sAMje, yuvAnoe agnizamanI AsapAsanI surakSA uThAvI lIdhI. mahAjano potapotAnA vyavasAyamAM dattacitta thaI gayA. mahArAjA pUrNacandra nizcita banIne potAnA rAjakAryamAM pravRtta thayA. guNasene rAjamahelanA potAnA khaMDamAM tenA mitrone bolAvyA. baMdhabAraNae gupta maMtraNA karI nirNaya karyo ke bIjA divase uSAkALe agnizamane upADI lAvavo! cAre mitrone bIjuM to koI kAma hatuM nahIM. nAchUTake traNa divasa gharamAM besI rahevuM paDyuM hatuM. guNasene mitrone samajAvI dIdhA! ApaNe have ene rAjamArgo para pheravavo nathI. koIneya khabara na paDe e rIte, agnizamane rathamAM nAMkhI nagarathI be koza dUra je mahela che, te mahelamAM laI javo ane tyAM enI sAthe krIDA karavI. sAMje... aMdhAruM thAya tyAre nagaranI bahAra ja jIrNa maMdiranA oTalA para ene mUkIne, cAre mitroe potapotAnA ghare pahoMcI javuM.' sUryodaya pahelAM agnizarmAne levA javA mATe jherImala ane zatrughna nakkI thayA. guNasena ane kRSNakAMte ratha laIne brAhmaNonA mahollAnI bahAra UbhA rahevAnuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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agnizarmAne rathamAM nAMkhIne rathane haMkArI javAno jaMgalamAM. koIne zaMkA na paDe, e rIte mitro chUTA paDI gayA. bIjA divase vahelI savAre sahu nagarajano mIThI nidrAmAM lIna hatA tyAre jherImala ane zatrughna, yajJadatta purohitanA ghare pahoMcI gayA. gharanI sAMkaLa khakhaDAvI. yajJada kamADa kholyA vinA pUchyuM : "koNa che?' "ame agninA mAmA." jherImale javAba Apyo. yajJado kyAreya paNa jherImalano avAja sAMbhaLelo na hato. kAraNa ke hamezAM agnizarmAne levA mATe kRSNakAMta Avato hato. yajJadare kamADa kholyAM. tarata ja jherImala gharamAM dAkhala thaI gayo. zatruba kamADa pAse Ubho rahyo. jherImale gharamAM pravezIne UMghatA agnizarmAne upADyo... yajJadatta ene roke, e pahelAM to jherImala gharanI bahAra nIkaLIne doDyo... zatrune yajJadattane dhamakI ApI : "jo atyAre hobALo karIza to tArA dIkarAne tuM jIvato nahIM jue. sAMje nagaranI bahAranA maMdiranA oTalA parathI ene laI Avaje." - zatrughna doDIne ratha pAse Avyo. rathamAM besI gayo. guNasane rathane doDAvI mUkyo. cAre mitro pAchA gelamAM AvI gayA hatA. jaMgalanA mahelanA dvAre ratha AvIne Ubho. kumAra rathamAMthI nIce Utaryo ane cAvIthI tALuM kholIne daravAjo kholI nAMkhyo. kRSNakAMte rathane mahelanA vizALa medAnamAM laI lIdho. guNasene daravAjo baMdha karI, aMdarathI sAMkaLa caDhAvI dIdhI. rathane medAnamAM mUkyo. ghoDAone medAnamAM chUTA mUkI dIdhA. cAre mitro, agnizarmAne laI mahelanA vizALa khaMDamAM AvyA. guNasane kahyuM : "sarvaprathama ApaNe dugdhapAna karIe ane alpAhAra karIe. zatrughna, rathamAMthI dUdha ane alpAhArano Dabbo laI Ava.' cAra mitroe agnizamane paNa dUdha ApyuM ne mIThAI ApI. paraMtu agnizarmAe na dUdha pIdhuM nA alpAhAra karyo. Aja pahelI ja vAra te bolyo : "tame mane rojaroja yamarAja jevuM duHkha Apo cho... varSothI huM e duHkha sahuM chuM... Aje A jaMgalamAM mArA A zarIranA TukaDA karIne pazuone khAvA mATe pheMkI do...' cAre mitro hasyA. guNasene kahyuM : "tane mArI nAMkhIe, pachI amAre konI sAthe ramavAnuM? jherImala bolyo : "ame tane khavaDAvI-pIvaDAvIne tAjA-mAjo rAkhIzuM. jethI ramavAmAM tuM thAke nahIM? thoDuM khAI le. pachI tAre zikArI kUtarA sAthe Aje laDAI bhAga-1 ka bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavAnI che! khAdhuM haze to laDavAnI zakti Avaze... nahIMtara kUtaro tane phADI khAze!' 'to to bahu sAruM. jIvanano aMta AvI jAya, e ja huM icchuM chuM. kUtaro ja zA mATe, bhUkhyA vAghane mArA para choDI do ne..!' 'koIpaNa bhoge ame tane maravA to nahIM daIe! tuM to amAruM priya ramakaDuM che! tArA thakI to varSothI ame AnaMda lUMTIe chIe.' 'mAre khAvuM-pIvuM nathI. kyAM che tamAro zikArI kUtaro... choDI mUko ene mArA upara... huM medAnamAM jAuM chuM... tame kUtarAne laIne Avo...' agnizamAM medAnamAM gayo. guNasena mahelanA aMdaranA khaMDamAM bAMdhelA zikArI kUtarAne choDIne laI Avyo. lAMbI sAMkaLa enA gaLAmAM hatI. sAMkaLanA cheDe moTuM kaDuM hatuM. tene pakaDIne guNasena medAnamAM Avyo. agnizarmA medAnanI vacce ja besI gayo hato. kUtarAe enA para humalo karI dIdho. agnizarmA jamIna para DhaLI paDyo. kUtaro chAtI para caDhI gayo ane tenA tIkSNa dAMta agnizarmAnA peTamAM ghUsI gayA. agnizarmA cIso pADavA mAMDyo. guNasena ane enA mitro khaDakhaDATa hasavA lAgyA, tAlIo pADavA lAgyA. peTamAMthI dAMta kADhI kUtaro peTane cIrI nAMkhavA taiyAra thayo... ke guNasene sAMkaLa kheMcI. kUtarAne agnizarmAthI dUra karI dIdho. agnizarmAnA peTamAMthI lohInI dhArA vahevA lAgI hatI. kUtarAnI sAMkaLa kRSNakAMte potAnA hAthamAM lIdhI. agnizarmA dardathI pIDAto UMdho sUI gayo hato. kUtaro enI pITha para caDhI gayo ane pIThane karaDavA lAgyo... agnizarmA gulAMTa khAI gayo... kUtarAe enA moDhA para bacakuM bharI lIdhuM... agnizarmA poke poke rovA mAMDayo... tenuM zarIra lohIluhANa thaI gayuM hatuM. kRSNakAMte sAMkaLa kheMcIne kUtarAne enI pAse laI lIdho. agnizarmAne tyAM ja paDelo rAkhIne cAre mitro mahelamAM gayA. zatrughne kahyuM : 'A brAhmaNano bacco marI to nahIM jAya ne? jo marI gayo to ApaNA cAreyanuM AvI banyuM samajajo.' guNasene kahyuM : 'ATalAmAM kaMI e mare nahIM. juo, ATale sudhI enI cIso saMbhaLAya che ne? e paThThAmAM ghaNI zakti rahelI che.' 'paNa jo zarIramAMthI ghaNuM lohI vahI jAya... to marI javAno bhaya kharo!' kRSNakAMte zaMkA vyakta karI. jhe2Imale kahyuM : 'huM enuM vahetuM lohI baMdha karuM chuM. huM evI vanaspati jANuM chuM. e vanaspatino rasa ghA upara reDavAthI lohI baMdha thaI jAya che.' jherImala, mahelano zrI samarAditya mahAthA For Private And Personal Use Only za

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daravAjo kholI jaMgalamAM gayo. vanaspati lAvIne eno rasa kADhI, agnizarmAnA zarIre lagADyo. zatrughna guNasenane kahyuM : "A vAtanI khabara mahArAjAne paDavAnI, mahAjanane paDavAnI ane nagaravAsIone paNa paDavAnI.." bhale ne paDe! zuM karI nAMkhaze e loko?" kadAca mahArAjA ApaNane dezanikAlanI sajA kare..' to huM mArI mAtA dvArA e sajA mApha karAvIza...' "ane mahArAjAe kSamA nA ApI to?' to joyuM jaze! atyAre zA mATe ciMtA kare che? ApaNe ahIM majA karavA AvyA chIe, ciMtAo karavA nahIM!' zatrughna mauna thaI gayo, paNa tenA manamAM to bhaya pesI ja gayo hato. kRSNakAMta paNa becena hato.. agnizarmA ghora pIDAthI karAhato hato. "he Izvara, have to A trAsathI mane choDAva..." ema rotAM rotAM Izvarane prArthanA karato hato.' 0 0 0 kRSNa pakSanI aSTamInuM aMdhAruM pRthvI para prasarI gayuM hatuM. jaMgalamAM AvelA mahelamAMthI, agnizamane laIne ratha bahAra nIkaLyo ane kSitipratiSThita nagara tarapha doDavA lAgyo. nagaranI surakSA mATe cAre bAju paththarano killo hato, e killAmAM, cAra dizAnA cAra dvAra hatAM. uttara dizAnA daravAjAnI bahAra eka jIrNa maMdira hatuM. ratha e maMdiranI bahAra AvIne Ubho. jherImala rathamAMthI nIce Utaryo. teNe aMdhakAramAM cAre bAju joyuM. jhaDapathI agnizarmAne rathamAMthI upADIne maMdiranA oTalA para suvADI dIdho ane rathamAM besI, rathane nagaranI aMdara doDAvI mUkyo. rAjamahelathI thoDe dUra, eka nirjana jagA para ratha Ubho rahyo. temAMthI traNa mitro UtarI gayA. guNasena rathane laIne rAjamahelanA dvAre Avyo. ratha dvArapAlane soMpIne e rAjamahelanAM pagathiyAM caDI gayo. koIpaNa jAtanA viddha vinA, mananuM dhAryuM karIne pAchA AvI javAno AnaMda anubhavato guNasena rANI kumudinInA mahelamAM pahoMcyo. vatsa, Aja savArathI tamArAM darzana durlabha hatAM!' rANIe kumAranA mAthe hAtha pasavAratAM pUchuyuM. "mA, ame mitro Aje vahelI savAre amAruM peluM ramakaDuM laIne ApaNA jaMgalanA mahelamAM gayA hatA. mA, Aje khUba majA AvI... zikArI kUtarA dvArA enI sAthe khela kya!' bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'tamAre je karavuM hoya te ko, paraMtu jagajAhera nA karo.' 'Aje to koIne khabara paDI nahIM hoya.... 'e huM jANatI nathI, paraMtu tArA pitAjIe Aje bhojana nathI karyuM. cAra divasathI teo mArI sAthe bolatA nathI. koI gaMbhIra ciMtanamAM DUbelA che...' 'mA, emane kSudhA nahIM satAvatI hoya, mane tIvra kSudhA lAgelI che... ahIM ja bhojana maMgAvI le... ApaNe baMne ahIM bhojana karI laIzuM.' rANIe paricArikAne rasoDAmAM mokalIne kumAra mATe bhojana maMgAvI lIdhuM. kumArane bhojana karAvyuM. pote bhojana nA karyuM. kumAre pUchyuM paNa nahIM... bhojana karIne kumAre, agnizarmA sAthe khelavAnI krUra ramatonI yojanA kahI saMbhaLAvI. rANI maunapaNe sAMbhaLatI rahI. jo ke kumAranI vAto ene jarAya gamI nahIM, paraMtu teNe snehavaza kumArane mauna anumati ApI dIdhI. kumArano vizvAsa dRDha thayo - 'mArI mAtA mArA pakSe che. mane have koIno bhaya nathI.' * kumAra kUdato UchaLato potAnA khaMDamAM pahoMcyo. * purohita yajJadatta, tenA putra agnizarmAne zakaTamAM nAMkhIne ghera pahoMcyo. gharanA oraDAmAM agnizarmAne suvADIne, teNe dharanuM dvAra aMdarathI baMdha karI dIdhuM. agnizarmAnA zarIra para paDelA ghA ane lohInA dhabbA joIne yajJadatta tathA somadevA raDI paDyAM. agnizarmAnAM lohIthI kharaDAyelAM ane phATI gayelAM vastro joIne... 'Aje e durjhAe khUba trAsa Apyo...' e vAta samajI gayAM. garama pANIthI agnizarmAne snAna karAvyuM. ghA upara auSadha lagADyuM ane cokhkhAM vastro paherAvyAM. agnizarmAe 'Aje mArA para zikArI kUtarAne choDI mUkyo hato,' e vAta nA karI. kAraNa ke e mAtA-pitAne vadhAre du:khI karavA nahoto icchato, yajJadatte paNa savArathI lokone eka ja vAta karI hatI : 'agninA mAmA AvIne agnine laI gayA che. rAtre pAcho ene mUkI jaze.' eTale naga2mAM zAnti hatI. somadevAe yajJadattane kahyuM : 'Aje to e narAdhamoe traNa divasanuM bheguM duHkha ApyuM che agnine... eka divasa e loko mArA putrane mArI nAMkhaze... tame mahAjanane AjanI vAta karo.' yajJadatte kahyuM : mArA manamAM savArathI gaDamathala cAle che... zuM karuM? jo mahAjanane jaIne vAta karuM to vAta mahArAjA pAse jAya. mahArAjA kumArane sajA kare... tethI kumAra roSe bharAya... rANI mahArAjAthI risAI jAya... rAjamahelamAM kleza thAya... kumAranA mitro saMbhava che ke rAtre dharane Aga cAMpI de... ApaNane jIvatAM saLagAvI de...' agnizarmA AMkha mIMcIne pathArImAM paDyo hato. e mAtA-pitAno vArtAlApa akSarazaH sAMbhaLato hato, zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 7

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somadevAe pUchayuM : "to pachI zuM karavAnuM?" yajJadatte kahyuM : IzvarecchAne AdhIna rahevAnuM. Izvarane prArthanA karavAnI ke rAjakumAranI buddhi sudhare... ne agni para kRpA kare.' somadevA mauna thaI gaI. teNe agnizarmAne pathArImAM beTho karyo ane bhojana karAvyuM. bhojana karIne agnizarmAe kahyuM : "mA, tuM ane pitAjI duHkhI nA thAo. meM bAMdhelAM pApakarmonI sajA mAre bhogavavI ja paDaze. bhogavyA vinA e karmono nAza thavAno nathI. meM pUrvajanmomAM dharma karyo nathI. pApo ja karelo che. eTale mane sukha kyAMthI maLe? pitAjI, Apa mane dharmazAstronI vAto saMbhaLAvo. mane e vAto sAMbhaLavAthI zAnti maLaze, samatA maLaze." agnizarmAnI samajadArIbharI vAta sAMbhaLIne purohita raDI paDyA. "vatsa, tAruM kathana satya che. ghora du:khomAM paNa samatA pAmavAno e ja sAco upAya che. chatAM beTA, tAruM duHkha amAruM duHkha banI gayuM che... tArI vedanA amArI vedanA banI gaI che. tAruM duHkha dUra karavA mATenI ciMtA satata amane satAvI. rahI che.' nA karo ciMtA pitAjI." vatsa, ciMtA ame karatAM nathI, thaI ja jAya che ciMtA. A hRdaya ja evuM che. mArA karatAM vadhAre ciMtA tArI mAtA kare che...." huM karatI nathI ciMtA, thaI jAya che ciMtA, putra duHkhanA dAvAnalamAM saLagato hoya... pachI ciMtA nA thAya?' somadevAnI AMkhomAMthI zrAvaNa-bhAdaravo vahevA lAgyo. game te ho, Aje yajJadara ane somadevAne UMgha AvI gaI hatI. agnizarmAne thoDI-thoDI vedanA thatI hatI, UMgha AvatI na hatI. teNe manomana gRhatyAgano saMkalpa karI lIdho hato. "huM A ghara ane A nagara choDIne dUra dUra ajJAta pradezamAM cAlyo jAuM, e ja A duHkhomAMthI chUTavAno upAya che. te Ubho thayo. ghasaghasATa UMghatAM mAtA-pitAne bhAvathI praNAma karyA. jarAya avAja nA thAya, e rIte daravAjAnI sAMkaLa kholI, kamADa kholIne te bahAra nIkaLI gayo. sAcavIne kamADa baMdha karyA, ane madharAtanA aMdhakAramAM jANe ke e AMgaLI gayo. brAhmaNa mahollAnI vacce UbhelA pIpaLAnA vRkSa para beThelA ghuvaDe dhU... ghU.. dhUno avAja karIne koI saMketa karyo. che eka bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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| 4 n] brAhmamuhUrtamAM yajJadatte nidrAno tyAga karyo. somadevA paNa jAgI gaI. jAgatAMnI sAthe ja enI dRSTi agnizamanI pathArI tarapha gaI. agnizamane pathArImAM na jotAM e chaLI paDI : "are, agni kyAM gayo ekalo?" huM paNa hamaNAM ja jAgyo. jouM chuM, pAchaLa vADAmAM kadAca gayo hoya.' yajJadatta paramAtmAnuM nAmasmaraNa karatA karatA vADAmAM gayA. somadevA dIpaka laI AvI. Akho vADo joI vaLyAM, paraMtu tene agni na maLyo. somadevAnI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. eno svara gaddagada thaI gayo... "arere, Aje mane kevI ghora nidrA AvI gaI?" mAre paNa eka ja UMghe savAra thaI che..." to zuM pelA duSTo AvIne madhyarAtrImAM upADI gayA haze? gharanI aMdaranI sAMkaLa joI?" "nA, have joI laIe.' pati-patnI gharamAM AvyAM. aMdaranI sAMkaLa khUlelI hatI. dvAra kholIne baMne bahAra nIkaLyAM. hAthamAM dIvo laIne brAhmaNavAsanA nAkA sudhI gayAM. gharo baMdha hatAM. thAna zAnta hatAM. "zuM thayuM haze agninuM? e svayaM ekalo to kyAMya jAya nahIM. to zuM pelA yamadUte bAraNuM khakhaDAvyuM haze? agni jAgI gayo haze? eNe UbhA thaIne bAraNuM kholyuM haze? kholavAnI sAthe yamadUte tarApa mArIne agnine upADI lIdho haze? jo AvuM kaMI banyuM hoya to enI tapAsa karavI vyartha che. paraMtu Aja dina sudhI e loko A rIte kyAreya agnine laI gayA nathI....." pati-patnI, lamaNe hAtha daI sUryodaya sudhI besI rahyAM. mahollo jAgI gayo hato. rAbetA mujaba lokonI pravRtti cAlu thaI gaI hatI. yajJadare snAna nahotuM karyuM. pUjApATha nahoto karyo. somadevAe kahyuM : nAtha, Apa snAna karIne pUjApATha karI lo. yajJadatte mauna rahI anumati ApI. somadevAe pAchaLanA vADAmAM pANInuM bhAjana mUkI dIdhuM ane tvarAthI e mahollAnA dvija zreSThane tyAM pahoMcI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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vayovRddha dvizreSTha paNa pUjApAThamAM besavAnI taiyArI ja karatA hatA, tyAM temaNe somadevAne gharamAM pravezatI joI, temaNe pUchyuM : putrI, tane ane tArA putrane kuzaLa che ne?' pUjya, Aje ame baMne jyAre brAhmamuhUrtamAM jAgyAM. tyAre agninI pathArI khAlI hatI. ame gharamAM ane mahollAmAM tapAsa karI paNa agni nathI maLyo....' pelA uddhata yuvAno to upADI nahIM gayA hoya?" e loko kyAreya A rIte rAtrinA samaye upADI nathI gayA. ane upADI jAya to kaMIka avAja thAya... agninI cIsa saMbhaLAya... AvuM kaMI ja sAMbhaLyuM nathI.' to pachI!' kaMI samajAtuM nathI. e ekalo to kyAreya gharanI bahAra nIkaLe nahIM, rAtre to nahIM ja." beTA, tuM jA, huM Izvara pUjA karIne tArA ghare AvuM chuM.' brAhmaNa samAjanA vayovRddha agraNInI yajJadatta-somadevA pratye guNadaSTi hatI, haiye komaLa lAgaNI hatI. agnizarmAnA utpIDanathI teo duHkhI hatA. teo pUjApAThamAM beThA. somadevA potAnA gharamAM gaI. yadatta IzvaradhyAnamAM lIna hatA. somadevAe bhInI AMkhe gharanAM kAma ATopavA mAMDyAM. manamAM agnizarmAnA ja vicAro cAle che. jo kRSNakAMta ke eno koI mitra, agnine levA Ave, to nakkI thaI jAya ke e loko agnine nathI laI gayA.. jo levA na Ave to mAnavuM paDe ke e loko ja laI gayA che. emano samaya, agnine laI javAno, have thAya che. divasanA prathama praharanI chellI be ghaDImAM e loko Ave che. paraMtu Aje nA paNa Ave. jema gaI kAle, traNa divasa pachI agnine laI gayelA, tema vaLI traNa-cAra divasa nA laI jAya, evuM paNa bane." somadevA mUMjhAI gaI. ene na samajAyuM ke agnine koNa ane kyAre upADI gayuM. putrasnehathI te vyathita ane vyAkuLa banI gaI. yajJadatta pUjApATha pUrNa karI UbhA thayA. dvija zreSTha gharamAM praveza karyo. yajJada svAgatavacano kahyAM ane dvija zreSThane besavA mATe kASTAsana ApyuM. dvija zreSTha kahyuM : "mahAnubhAva, ApaNe nagarazreSThI pAse jaIne badhI vAta karIe." yajJadattanI sAthe dvizreSTha nagarazeThanI havelIe AvyA. nagarazreSThI prAbhAvika kAryothI pravRtta thaIne beThA hatA. temaNe baMne brAhmaNonuM ucita svAgata karyuM, ane bhAga-1 % bhava pahelo 30 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sevake temane besavA mATe Asano ApyAM. vija zreSThIe yajJadattanI sAme joIne kahyuM : "mahAnubhAva, rAtre je ghaTanA banI, tene yathArtharUpe, nagarazreSThI samakSa kahI de.' yajJadane je vAta banI hatI te kahI dIdhI. nagarazreSThI coMkI UThyA. yajJadatte sAthe sAthe gaI kAlanI vAta paNa karI dIdhI. kevI lohIluhANa hAlatamAM te agnine, gAma bahAranA maMdiranA oTalethI laI AvelA... te vAta karI. nagarazreSThI, yajJadattanI vAta sAMbhaLIne makkama svare bolyA : "have amAre e caMDALa-cokaDInI sAna ThekANe lAvavI paDaze. te mATe rAjasattA sAme mAthuM UMcakavuM paDaze. prajAne A rIte pIDAvA na ja devAya, yajJadatta, jAo tame tamArA ghera, have tamArA putranI tapAsa huM karAvIza.' dvija zreSThane praNAma karI, te baMnene nagarazreSThIe vidAya ApI. vidAya ApIne tarata ja temaNe mahAjanone bolAvI lAvavA sevakone ravAnA karyA. Aje koIpaNa bhoge rAjakumArane, enA pitarAI bhAI kRSNakAMtane, maMtrIputrane ane senApatiputrane sIdhA karavA ja paDaze. e loko samajAvyA nahIM samaje, bIjo jalada upAya karavo paDaze." nagarazreSThIno saMdeza maLatAM TapoTapa mahAjanonA ratha nagarazreSThInI havelInI bahAra AvavA mAMDyA be ghaDImAM samagra mahAjana bheguM thaI gayuM, nagarazreSThIe mahAjananuM svAgata karI, yajJadatta pAsethI sAMbhaLelI vAta karI ane Aja rAtathI agnizarmA lApatA che, e vAta kahI. mahAjano akaLAyA. ApaNe sahu mahArAjAne maLIe. kadAca, gaIkAlanI ane rAtanI vAta mahArAjA nahIM jANatA hoya. temanI samakSa ja ciMDALa-cokaDIne bolAvIe... pUchIe... pachI zuM karavuM, te mATe ahIM bhegA thaIe. barAbara che?" nagarazreSThIe pUchyuM. sahue javAba Apyo : "barAbara che.' to cAlo, sahu potapotAnAM vAhanomAM besI jAo. atyAre ja mahArAjA pAse jaIe.' eka-be ke dasa-bAra ratha nahIM, pUrA 108 ratha rAjamahelanA vizALa medAnamAM jaIne UbhA rahyA. nagarazreSThInI pAchaLa dhIra, gaMbhIra ane pratiSThita mahAjano mahelanAM pagathiyAM caDhavA lAgyA. 0 0 0 rAjamArga parathI mahAjanonA 108 rathone rAjamahela tarapha jatA joIne, nagaravAsI loko aneka tarka-vitarka karavA lAgyA. zatrughnanI havelI rAjamArga para hatI. teNe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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paNa mahAjanone rAjamahela tarapha jatA joyA..sahunI gaMbhIra mukhamudrA joI.... te vicAramAM paDI gayo. "zuM pelo.. agnizarmA marI gayo haze? kAle zikArI kUtarAe ene lohIluhANa karI nAMkhyo hato... jo e marI gayo haze... to to amAre A nagaramAMthI bhAge ja chUTako che.. lAva, huM kRSNakAMtane maLuM,' zatrughna tarata ja kRSNakAntanI havelIe pahoMcyo. tyAM bhAgyayoge jherImala paNa maLI gayo. traNe mitro bhegA thaI gayA. zatrughna pUchyuM : pelA agnizarmAnA koI samAcAra?" e enA gharamAM nathI. enI zodhakhoLa cAlI rahI che...' ApaNA upara ja zaMkA AvI haze? bIjA konA para Ave? ApaNe ja ene upADI lAvIe chIe, e jagajAhera che." paraMtu Aje to ApaNe nathI upADI lAvyA ne? koNa upADI gayuM haze, e ApaNe vicAravuM paDaze ne?' "zuM guNasane bIjA koI mANaso dvArA to...." saMbhava khara... ApaNe to nA ja pADI hatI. have traNa-cAra divasa ene vizrAma ApavAnuM kahyuM hatuM. kumArane kadAca e vAta na gamI hoya... 'to huM mahelamAM jaIne tapAsa karuM?' kRSNakAMte pUchyuM. mane lAge che ke mahelamAMthI ApaNane bolAvavA koI sevaka ahIM Avyo samajo. paristhiti gaMbhIra lAge che..." zatrughna kahyuM. hA, jo pelo marI gayo haze to mahAjanane moTuM dekhADavA jevuM nahIM rahe." jherImala bolyo. "are, mahAjana ApaNane cAreyane zULIe caDhAvI de...." nA, nA, mahArANI ApaNo bacAva karaze..." traNe mitro ciMtita banyA. temanA hRdayamAM bhaya pesI gayo. mahAjanonI sattAne teo jANatA hatA. temaNe pote karelA aparAdhone paNa teo jANatA hatA. 0 0 0 mahArAjA, kumAre ane emanA mitroe ApanI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karyuM che. gaI kAle pelA brAhmaNaputrane temaNe lohIluhANa karIne nagaranI bahAra jIrNa maMdiranA oTalA para pheMkI dIdho hato.' 32 bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nagarazreSThI ane mahAjano, gaIkAlanI A ghaTanA huM jANato nathI. tame kaho cho, eTale vAta sAcI ja haze." ane, rAtrinA samaye e brAhmaNaputranuM apaharaNa thayuM che. ene koI upADI gayuM bIjuM koNa upADI jAya? duSTa guNasena sivAya, AvuM ghora pApa karavAnI hiMmata bIjo koI nagaravAsI na karI zake. huM tamArA sahunI samakSa kumArane bolAvuM chuM." mahArAjA pUrNacandra roSathI dhamadhamI UThyA. mahAmaMtrIjI ane senApatijI, Apa paNa ApanA putraratnone bolAvI lo to sAthe sAthe badhAno nyAya thaI jAya..." nagarazreSThIe tyAM beThelA mahAmaMtrI ane senApatine kahyuM. mahArAjAe kahyuM : "sAthe sAthe kRSNakAMtane paNa bolAvI lo." rAjamahelanA vizALa sabhAgRhamAM mahArAjA pUrNacaMdranI sAme cAre mitrone hAjara karavAmAM AvyA. cAre mitro temanA mukha nIcAM karIne UbhA rahyA. kaho, brAhmaNaputra agnizarmA kyAM che?' mahArAjAe pUchyuM. "amane khabara nathI.' guDa sene pratyuttara Apyo. roja tame ja ene upADI jAo cho ne?" "hA jI.' to gaI rAte koNa upADI gayuM?" ame jANatA nathI." "tame sAcuM nahIM bolo?' koIe javAba nA Apyo. gaI kAle gupta rIte tame agnizarmAne upADI gayelA ane lohIluhANa karI, nagaranI bahAra jIrNa maMdiranA oTale pheMkIne cAlyA gayelA? duSTa, duHkha ApavAno AnaMda tame khUba mANyo, Aje duHkha sahavAno AnaMda mANo. senApati, A cAre duSTone pacAsa-pacAsa koraDA mAravAmAM Ave... cArene lohIluhANa karIne rAjamahelanI bahAra thAMbhalAo sAthe bAMdhavAmAM Ave... A mArI AjJA che." nahIM nahIM mahArAjA, ATalI kaDaka sajA na karo... nagarazreSThIe ane mahAjanoe vinaMtI karI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 33 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'e sivAya A duSTo e pravRtti choDavAnA nathI. du:kho sahyA vinA bIjA jIvonAM duHkhonI kalpanA nathI AvatI. A lokoe varSothI e brAhmaNaputrane duHkha ApyuM che, huM to eka ja divasa du:kha ApavAnI AjJA karuM chuM....' 'kSamA karo mahArAjA, kSamA karo... sajA nA karo....' hAMphaLI-phAMphaLI rANI kumudinI sabhAkhaMDamAM AvI mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM paDI gaI. 'devI, jema tamane tamAro putra priya che, tema agnizarmAnI mAtAne eno putra priya haze ne? e mAtA varSothI kalpAMta karatI haze ne? tame kyAreya tamArA lADakavAyAne, e mAtAnA putrane nahIM pIMDavAnI zikhAmaNa ApI? kAle jyAre e rAjA banaze tyAre mArI prajAnI e zI sthiti karaze? eno gaMbhIratAthI vicAra karyo? pUcho tamArA A putrane ke e brAhmaNaputrane kyAM chupAvyo che? gaIkAle e chokarAne kevI rIte lohIluhANa karyo? pUcho ene... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir tamAro putra kadarUpo hota... ane bIjA loko ene trAsa ApatA hota... to tame zuM karata? je mAtAo, je pitAo potAnA saMtAnone AvI hIna kRtyo karavA de che, AMkha ADA kAna kare che, te paNa sajAne pAtra che... tamAre devI, tamArA putrane sajA nathI karavA devI to bhale, enI sajA huM bhogavIza. huM rAjyano tyAga karIne, saMsArano tyAga karIne araNyavAsa svIkArIza. mAruM zeSa jIvana tapovanamAM vitAvIza....' nahIM nahIM pitAjI, huM sajA bhogavavA taiyAra chuM... mane pacAsa nahIM pAMcaso koraDA mAro... mane mAratAM-mAratAM nagaramAM pheravo... paraMtu Apa tapovanamAM nA jAo... Apa amAro tyAga nA karI jAo...' guNasena raDI paDyo... mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM ALoTI paDyo... 'huM pratijJA karuM chuM. AjathI kyAreya e brAhmaNaputrane pIDA nahIM ApuM. huM enI kSamA mAgIza... enA mAtA-pitAnI kSamA mAgIza... paraMtu... Apa sAcuM mAnajo ke meM ane mArA mitroe enuM apaharaNa nathI karyuM, ene ame chupAvyo nathI.... ane senApatijI, Apa pitAjInI AjJAnuM pAlana karo. sarvaprathama mane koraDA mAravAmAM Ave..... 38 rAjA, rANI, mahAjano ane tyAM upasthita sahu raDI paDyAM. guNasene karuNa rudana karatAM kahyuM : 'mArA A mitro nirdoSa che... meM ja emane khoTA mArge doryA che... mATe emanI sajA mane karavAmAM Ave, sakhtamAM sakhta sajA mane karo pitAjI....' koI kaMI bolatuM nathI. sahunI AMkho raDI rahI hatI. 'pitAjI....' guNasene UbhA thaI mahArAjAnA be hAtha pakaDIne kahyuM : 'meM e bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bicArA brAhmaNaputrane je duHkha ApyuM che, je trAsa Apyo che enA para zikArI kUtarA choDI.. ene je ghora pIDA ApI che. tenI sajA zULI para caDhavAnI hoya pitAjI. AvuM ghora kRtya bIjA koIe karyuM hota to Apa ene zULI para ja caDhAvata ne? mane zULI para caDhAvI do pitAjI..." guNasena dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDyo. hAthanA be paMjAthI potAnuM moTuM dAbI daI... te bolyo : huM adhama chuM. mAruM moTuM batADavA lAyaka nathI....' zatrughna, kRSNakAMta ane jherImala poke poke raDI rahyA hatA. teo guNasenane vIMTaLAI vaLyA. "kumAra, sajA tamAre bhogavavAnI nathI, ame bhogavIzuM....' temaNe mahArAjAne kahyuM : "he nAtha, sajA je karavI hoya te amane karo, kumArane nahIM." nagarazreSThIe UbhA thaIne mahArAjAne be hAtha joDI, natamastaka banI prArthanA karI : "rAjezvara, kumArane ane emanA mitrone, emanAM karelAM duSkRtyano ghora pazcAttApa thayo che.... sAco pazcAttApa thayo che. mATe teone kSamA ApavAnI kRpA karo. kumAra to bhaviSyamAM amArA rAjA banavAnA che, amArA rakSaka banavAnA che. amArI emane vinaMtI che ke teo prajAnAM du:kho jANe ane duHkhone dUra karavA prayatna kare. Apane amArI vinamra prArthanA che ke Apa araNyavAsa levAno vicAra nA karazo. haju saMnyAsa levAnI vAra che. Apa amArA tAraNahAra cho. amArA parama priya mahArAjA cho. jyAre koI nA bolyuM tyAre nagarazreSThIe mahArAjA pAse AvIne, prArthanA karI mahArAjA, AvAsamAM padhAro ane svastha thAo.' rANI kumudinIne saMbodhIne kahyuM : "mahAdevI, Apa paNa mahArAjAnI sAthe padhAro..... eTale sabhAnuM visarjana thaI jAya.' 0 0 0 rAjamahelamAM traNa divasa saMpUrNa mana chavAyuM. mahArAjA rAjasabhAmAM jatA nathI. kumAra guNasane potAnA khaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLato nathI ane rANI kamadinI udAsa banI gayelI che. gIta-gAna baMdha thaI gayAM che. vAjiMtro vAgatAM nathI. hAsya-vinoda gita thaI gayAM che. trIjA divasanI rAta hatI. mahArAjA pUrNacandra rANIvAsamAM gayA. rANIe maunapaNe svAgata karyuM. mahArAjA siMhAsana para beThA. kumudinI emanA caraNo pAse beThI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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thoDI kSaNa vizrAma laIne mahArAjAe kahyuM : "devI, mArI icchA che ke A mahinAmAM kumAranAM lagna karI daIe." rANIe rAjA sAme joyuM. ane pachI, zubha muhurta eno rAjyAbhiSeka karI daIe...' kema ATalI badhI utAvaLa?' ApaNAM A saMsAranA adhUrAM kartavyo pUrAM karIne, AtmakalyANa mATe puruSArtha karI levo joIe." rANI UMDA vicAramAM DUbI gaI. rAjAe kahyuM : "have badhuM gamatuM hatuM te aNagamatuM thaI gayuM che. A rAjya A vaibhavo.. A vaiSayika sukho...badhuM nIrasa lAge che... A badhuM choDI araNyavAsa svIkAravAnI tIvra icchA jAgI gaI che. mATe vasaMtapura-mahArAjAne saMdezo mokalI ApuM chuM. A mahinAmAM zubha muhUrte lagna karI daIe." eka-be varSa pachI karIe to?' rANIe pUchayuM. zA mATe vilaMba karavo? huM jema bane tema jaladI mukta thavA cAhuM chuM. tame putranI sAthe rahejo." nAtha, e kyAreya nahIM bane. jyAM Apa tyAM huM, je divase Apa A mahelano tyAga karazo, e divase huM paNa ApanI sAthe ja nIkaLI jaIza tapovanamAM ApaNe sAthe ja jaIzuM.' paraMtu, tamane putra vinA...' gamaze.. ApanA vinA nahIM game." e paNa baMdhana che." dhIre dhIre e baMdhana paNa tUTI jaze.' rAganAM baMdhano jaladI nathI tUTatAM. devI!" ApanAM rAganAM baMdhana keTalAM jaladI tUTI gayAM che?" "tUTyAM nathI, toDavAno puruSArtha karavo che...' rAga-dveSanAM baMdhano tUTyA vinA araNyavAsa kevI rIte svIkArI zakAya?" "araNyavAsamAM e baMdhano jaladI tUTe che." kumudinI mauna rahI. 'tame kumArane vAta karI dejo.' mahArAjAe kahyuM. "zAnI?" enA lagnanI, enA rAjyAbhiSekanI ane ApaNA gRhatyAganI.' 39. bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM vAta karIza, paNa te nahIM mAne to?" 'tame manAvI zakazo." nahIM mAne to ApanI pAse mokalIza." baMne mauna thaI gayAM. eka vAta pUchuM?" kumudinI bolI. "pUcho." ATalo jaladI vairAgya thavAnuM koI kAraNa?" A saMsAra ja vairAgyanuM kAraNa che devI. ' te chatAM koI vizeSa nimitta..?" nimittanI vAta karuM.' pelA brAhmaNaputra agnizarmAnI ghaNI UMdha karI. e na maLyo. enA viyoganA duHkhathI gaI kAle savAre enI mAtAnuM mRtyu thaI gayuM... ane sAMje enA pitAnuM mota thaI gayuM.. basa, A ja nimitta che... eka pUro parivAra nAmazeSa thaI gayo....' huM? zuM vAta karo cho nAtha? bicArAM e brAhmaNa daMpatI putraviyogathI jhUrIjhUrIne marI gayAM? aho, A saMsAra kevo che? jIvanI rAgadazA kevI che?' samagra nagaramAM hAhAkAra thaI gayo che." hAhAkAra thaI jAya, evI ja karuNa ghaTanA che....' 'mATe, have jema bane tema jaladI A gRhavAsathI chUTIe...." rANI kamudinIe guNasenanA khaMDamAM praveza karyo. rANI pahelI ja vAra guNasenanA khaMDamAM gaI hatI. guNasena palaMgamAM jAgato paDyo hato. mAtAne jotAM ja te Ubho thaI gayo ne mAtAnI pAse gayo. mA, kema tAre AvavuM paDyuM? mane bolAvI levo hato ne?' vatsa, ghaNA samayathI rANIvAsanI bahAra nIkaLI na hatI ane tArI sAthe ekabe mahattvapUrNa vAto paNa karavI hatI, eTale ahIM cAlI AvI." mAtA ane putra palaMga para beThAM. "vatsa, A mahinAmAM ja vasaMtasenA sAthe tArAM lagna nakkI karI dIdhAM che.' rAjakumArI vasaMtasenA sAthe guNasenanAM sagapaNa thaI gayelAM hatAM. pachI bIjI vAta?" guNasene pUchyuM. zrI samarAdiya mahAkathA 39 For Private And Personal Use Only

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te pachI je sAruM muhUrta Ave te divase tAro rAjyAbhiSeka karavAno che!" ATalI utAvaLa zA mATe mA?' "kAraNa ke tArA pitAjInuM mana A saMsAra pratye virakta banyuM che. teo zIdhrAtizIvra araNyavAsa svIkAravA icche che..." kumAra guNasena raDI paDyo. mAtAnA khoLAmAM mastaka chupAvI te rudana karavA lAgyo. vatsa, zA mATe raDe che? jIvananI uttarAvasthA AtmakalyANa mATe ja hoya che. tAre paNa bhaviSyamAM A ja mArga levAno che.' "sAcI vAta che mA, paraMtu cAra-pAMca varSano vilaMba karI zakAya ema che.' "beTA, vairAgya vilaMbane sahana nathI karato..." "paraMtu mA, tuM to mArI sAthe rahIza ne?" "vatsa, tArA pitAjI sAthe mAre vAta thaI gaI che!' "zI vAta?" huM paNa emanI sAthe ja araNyavAsamAM jaIza' "pachI?" tAre rAjA banIne prajAnuM pAlana karavAnuM dharmane jIvanamAM jIvavAno. sAdhupuruSono Adara karavAno... paramAtmAne hRdayamAM rAkhavAnA. pApano bhaya rAkhavAno..." eka prahara sudhI putra ane mAtA vArtAlApa karatAM rahyAM. 0 0 0. rAjakumAra guNasenanAM vasaMtasenA sAthe lagna thaI gayAM. rAjakumAranA rAjyAbhiSekanI ghoSaNA nagaramAM ne rAjyamAM thaI gaI. rAjyAbhiSeka-mahotsavanA prasaMge mahArAjAe svayaM araNyavAsa svIkAravAnI jAherAta karI dIdhI. eka AMkhamAM harSa ane bIjI AMkhamAM darda laIne prajAjano vIkharAyA. eka divase rAjyanAM lAkho strI-puruSoe rAjA-rANIne vidAya ApI - raDatA hRdaye ne raDatI AMkhoe. rAjA-rANI tapovanamAM cAlyAM gayAM... tyAM sudhI koIne jANa nahotI ke "agnizarmA kyAM gayo? enuM zuM thayuM?" : bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ghora aMdhArI rAte cAlI nIkaLelo agnizarmA, kSitapratiSThita nagaranI bahAra AvI, jaMgalanA ajANyA-aparicita mArge jhaDapathI cAlavA mAMDyo. e cAlato ja rahyo, rAtabhara cAlato rahyo.... divase paNa cAlato rahyo. pAchaLa joto jAya che ne AgaLa vadhato jAya che. "mane pakaDI pADavA jarUra kumAre ghoDesvAra sainiko cAre dizAmAM doDAvI dIdhA haze. e sainiko mane joI nA jAya... to sAruM. mAMDamAMDa narakanI vedanAmAMthI chUTyo chuM. jo e sainiko mane joI jaze to upADIne...." bhayathI e bebAkaLo banI cAre dizAmAM jue che. jhaDapathI cAle che. mArgamAM AvatAM koI gAma ke nagaramAM e jato nathI. dUrathI ja e gAma-nagarane TALI de che. koI manuSyanI dRSTimAM ene AvavuM nathI, eTale rAjamArgone choDI vanavagaDAnI keDIo para cAle che. tenA manamAM kumAra pratye koI roSa nathI. e vicAre che : "paralokamAM baMdhusamAna munijano jene jIve che, evo dharma huM karuM. e dharmanA prabhAvathI AvatA janmamAM mane suMdara zarIra maLe.. pachI koI mArI hAMsI nahIM kare. koI mane satAvaze nahIM. surya Uge che ne Athame che. rAta pachI rAta pasAra thAya che. te kyAMya besato nathI. visAmo leto nathI. tenuM zarIra majabUta che. te eka mahinA sudhI cAlato rahyo. "kSitipratiSThita nagaranA sAmrAjyane sImADe pahoMcI gayo. eka ramaNIya ane AsvAda pradezamAM jaIne Ubho. tyAM bakulavRkSo ane caMpakavRkSo hatAM, azoka punnAga ane nAgakesaranAM vRkSo hatAM. vRkSonI ghaTAomAM sugaMdhI latAmaMDapo hatA. agnizarmA eka latAmaMDapamAM beTho. tenuM zarIra tIvra thAkathI pIDAtuM hatuM. teNe dUra vRkSanI chAyAmAM siMhane sUtelo joyo. enI pAse ja mRgane ramatuM joyuM tene khUba Azcarya thayuM. tene siMhano bhaya nA lAgyo. te kudaratanuM saundarya joIne AnaMdita thayo. eka tarapha nirmaLa pANInuM khaLakhaLa vahetuM jharaNuM hatuM. AkAzamAM sugaMdhI dhumADo phelAI rahyo hato. maMdamaMda samIra vahI rahyo hato. agnizarmAne kyAre UMgha AvI gaI. tenI khabara nA paDI. be ghaDI ghasaghasATa UMghI gayo. te "suparitoSa' nAmanA tapovananA ramaNIya pradezamAM AvI pahoMcyo hato. be zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ghaDInA vizrAmathI teno badho thAka dUra thaI gayo. tenA zarIramAM skUrti AvI gaI. te Ubho thayo. teNe tapovanamAM praveza karyo. cAlatAM cAlatAM te eka parNakuTI pAse AvIne Ubho. parNakuTImAM teNe eka saumya ane bhavya AkRtivALA tApasane joyo. bhagavAM vastra, mAthe moTI jaTA, hAthamAM tridaMDa, lalATe rAkhanuM tilaka, pAse kamaMDalu, hAthamAM rudrAkSanI mALA, nAsikAnA agrabhAga para dRSTi, hoThamAMthI maMda dhvani... keLapatrano maMDapa... agnizarmA animeSa nayane e mahApuruSane joI rahyo. tenA hRdayamAM harSa thayo. zarIre romAMca thayo, AMkho vikasvara banI. teNe e mahAtmAne paMcAMga praNipAta karthI, vAraMvAra pRthvI para mastaka lagADI vaMdanA karI... te bolyo : "aho! aho dhanya! Apano avatAra dhanya che!" e mahAtmA tapovananA kulapati hatA. temanuM nAma hatuM Arya kauDinya. agnizarmAnA bhaktipUrNa zabdo sAMbhaLI, kulapatie AMkho kholI. temaNe agnizarmAne joyo : trikoNa mastaka, goLa mAMjarI AMkho, sAva capaTuM nAka, kANAM jevA kAna, lAMbA dAMta, vAMkA-TUMkA hAtha, lAMbI-vAMkI Doka, TUMkI chAtI, lAMbuM-vAMkuM peTa, jADI, TUMkI sAthaLa, RO. bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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pahoLA vAMkA paga, pILA UMcA vALa.. kulapati jotA ja rahI gayA. svagata bolyA : "zarIra game tevuM hoya bhAvika ane vivekI atithi che, mAre teno satkAra karavo joIe.' temaNe potAno dhyAnayoga choDyo. agnizarmAne AvakAratAM teo bolyA : "are Asana lAvo, Asana lAvo..." atithinuM svAgata ho." parNakuTInI bahAra beThelA tApasakumAre Asana pAtharyuM ane agnizarmAne kahyuM : "mahAnubhAva, ahIM beso." agnizarmAe kulapatine punaH praNAma karyA ane te vinayapUrvaka Asana para beTho. tene kulapati gamyA, parNakuTi gamI... tapovanano vyavahAra gamyo. tApasakumAra gamyo. vatsa! tuM kyAMthI Ave che?' kulapatie vAtsalyapUrNa zabdomAM pUchyuM. agnizarmAe dIna ane duHkhI svare kahyuM : "he mahAtmanuM, huM kSitipratiSThita nagarathI AvuM chuM. mahArAjA pUrNacandra tyAM rAjya kare che. rAjakumAra mArA kUbaDA zarIra para varSothI trAsa gujAre che. mArA mAthe kAMTAno mugaTa paherAvI, gaLAmAM khAsaDAMno hAra paherAvI, kAbaracItarA raMgothI mAruM moTuM raMgI mane gadheDA para besADI nagaramAM mArI savArI kADhe che. mArI ghora upahAsa kare che. doraDAthI bAMdhIne kUvAmAM utArIne DUbakIo khavaDAve che. mArA para zikArI kUtarA choDI de che, kaDakaDatA ziyALAmAM mArAM vastra utArIne barapha jevuM ThaMDuM pANI mArA zarIra para chAMTe che. asahya vedanAthI huM cIso pADuM chuM tyAre e ane enA mitro khUba tAlIo pADIne, jora jorathI hase che ne nAce che. prabho, narakamAM jevI pIDA paramAdhAmI devo Ape che, tevI ja pIDA mane rAjakumAra Ape che.. vizeSa zuM kahyuM?' eTale teM gRhatyAga karyo, kharuM ne?" "hA prabho..." "vatsa, pUrvajanmamAM mana-vacana-kAyAthI bAMdhelAM pApakarmo A janmamAM udayamAM AvyAM che, mATe AvA pariphlezanuM tuM bhAjana banyo che. rAjakumAre tAruM ghora apamAna karyuM che, avahelanA karI che. paraMtu gRhatyAga karIne tuM ahIM AvI gayo che, te tAruM sadbhAgya che. rAjAonA apAra trAsathI pIDA pAmelA, duHkha ane daridratAthI parAbhava pAmelA, durbhAgya ane kalaMkathI dubhAyelA.... priyajanonA virahathI khUba saMtApa pAmelA manuSyo mATe A tapovana, zreSTha zAntinuM sthAna che. A bhavamAM sukha ane parabhavamAM sukha ahIM A tapovanamAM rahenArane koInoya bhaya raheto nathI, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 39 For Private And Personal Use Only

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enuM koIpaNa apamAna thatuM nathI. IzvaranI upAsanAthI ane yathAzakti tapazcaryAthI A badhA vanavAsI puruSo sadgatimAM javAnuM puNyakarma bAMdhI rahyA che. kharekhara, teo dhanyavAdane pAtra che.' kulapatinA eka-eka zabda agnizarmAnA hRdaya para caMdananuM vilepana karyuM. agnizarmAe apUrva zAnti ane prasannatA anubhavI. enA jIvanamAM kyAreya AvI zAnti ane prasannatA anubhavI na hatI. teNe kulapatinAM caraNomAM praNAma karIne kahyuM : "he mahAtmanuM, Ape kahyuM te sAcuM ja che. pUrvajanmonAM pApakarmo ja mane duHkhI karatAM hatAM. rAjakumArano koI doSa nathI, mane enA pratye koI roSa nathI. dveSa nathI. mArA jJAnI pitAjI paNa mane aneka vAra A ja vAta kahetA hatA. meM pUrvajanmamAM aneka jIvone ghora duHkha ApyAM haze. tenAM pariNAmarUpe A janmamAM mAre duHkha bhogavavAnAM AvyAM...' vatsa, paNa have tuM tapovanamAM AvI gayo che. ahIM evuM koI ja duHkha tAre bhogavavuM nahIM paDe.' bhagavaMta, ApanI mArA jevA tuccha. beDoLa ane kadarUpA jIva para parama anukaMpA thaze... ane A AzramamAM sthAna maLaze to bhavobhava huM Apano upakAra nahIM bhUluM. vaLI, jo Apa mane ApanA tApasadharmane yogya jANo, adhikArI jANo to mane tApasavrata ApIne kRtArtha karo.' agnizarmAnI AMkhomAM harSanAM AMsu AvI gayAM. kulapatie premALa zabdomAM kahyuM : "vatsa, tArA cittamAM vairAgyabhAva pragaTyo che, eTale tuM tApasa banavA mATe yogya che. tApasa vairAgI hovo joIe. tenAmAM duniyAnA prazasta viSayo para rAga nA joIe, ke jIvo pratye dveSanA joIe. tuM evo virakta AtmA che, mATe tApasa banavA mATe yogya che." paraMtu gurudeva, mAruM A beDoLa... kaDhaMguM zarIra...?' zarIra game tevuM hoya. jJAnI puruSo zarIra nathI jotA, AtmAne jue che. tArA kUbaDA zarIramAM anaMta saundaryanA puMja samAna eka nitya AtmA rahelo che, zAzvata AtmA rahelo che. huM tArA e AtmAne jouM chuM. tArA AtmA sAthe AtmIyatA anubhavuM chuM. eTale ja tane yogya samaye saMnyAsa-dIkSA ApIza." 'gurudeva, A tapovanamAM ghaNA tApasI rahetA haze. zuM teo mAro parAbhava nahIM kare? mAro upahAsa nahIM kare?" vatsa, A tapovanamAM vasanArA sarve tApasI potapotAnI upAsanA-ArAdhanAmAM bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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rata hoya che. teo dehadraSTA nathI, AtmadraSTA che. teo jIvamAtranA mitra che. koIpaNa jIvane pIDA thAya, tevuM AcaraNa teo kyAreya karatA nathI. bIjA jIvonA hitano ja vicAra karanArA che. mATe mahAnubhAva, tuM nizciMta banIne tapovanamAM rahe.' agnizamAM Azvasta thayo. kulapatie kahyuM : 'huM tane vistArathI tApasadharma samajAvIza. AzramanA AcAra-vicAronuM jJAna ApIza. te pachI prazasta tithinA divase zubha muhUrtamAM tane tApasI dIkSA ApIza.' 'bhagavaMta, mArA 52 Ape mahAna anugraha karyo.' kulapati Arya kauDinye tApasakumArane kahyuM : 'bhadra, A ApaNA atithine sarvaprathama dugdhapAna karAvo ane madhura phalAhAra karAvo. pachI tene eka anukULa parNakuTI Apo.' agnizarmAne saMbodhIne kahyuM : 'vatsa, 30 divasathI tuM niraMtara cAlato rahyo che, mATe dugdhapAna ane phalAhAra karIne Aje tuM vizrAma karaje. AvatI kAlathI tAro nityakrama zarU thaze.' kulapatine praNAma karI, tApasakumAranI sAthe agnizamAM tapovananA saundaryane joto cAlavA lAgyo. tyAM UMcAM UMcAM azoka vRkSo hatAM. vizALa vAvaDIomAM rakta kamaLo khIlelAM hatAM. nirmaLa jalarAzi para rAjahaMso tarI rahyA hatAM. AmravRkSonI zreNi upara bhramarono guMjArava ane koyalonA TahukAra thaI rahyA hatA. nAgavallIthI vIMTaLAyelAM sopArInAM vRkSo tapovananI zobhA vadhAratAM hatAM. drAkSalatAonA maMDapa ane mAdhavIlatAonA maMDapomAM keLanAM ghara banAvelAM hatAM ane keLagRhomAM tApaso padmAsanastha besIne parama brahmanuM dhyAna karI rahyA hatA. tapovananI eka bAju paMktibaddha aneka parNakuTIo hatI, bIjI bAju, varSAkALamAM nivAsa karavA mATenAM iMTa-cUnAnAM pAkAM makAno hatAM. thoDA thoDA aMtare yajJakuMDo hatA. yajJakuMDomAMthI sugaMdhI dhumADAnI sero AkAzamAM UMce UMce jatI hatI. tapovananA eka bhAgamAM seMkaDo gAyonuM gokuLa hatuM. tApaso gAyone ghAsa nAMkhatA hatA, gAyone navaDAvatA hatA ane gAyone dohatA hatA. keTalIya gAyo potAnI lAMbI jIbhathI tApasone cATIne potAno prema pradarzita karatI hatI. agnizarmAne tapovana gamI gayuM. hRdayamAM vasI gayuM. koI bhaya nahIM, koI pIDA nahIM, koI apamAna ke tiraskAra nahIM! tApasonAM mRdu ane madhura vacana, kulapatinuM apAra vAtsalya... parasparano utkRSTa maitrIbhAva... zrI samarAditya mahAkaza For Private And Personal Use Only 43

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dhArmika ane AdhyAtmika vAtAvaraNa... nisarganuM mugdha karanAruM saundarya... paramArtha ane paropakAranI bhAvanAo.. suparitoSa' nAmanuM A tapovana, agnizarmAne khUba gamyuM. teNe kulapati pAsethI tApasajIvananAM vrata-niyamonuM jJAna meLavyuM. teNe potAnuM samagra jIvana kulapatinAM caraNe samarpita karavAno saMkalpa karyo. eka zubha divase kulapatie, sarva tApasonI sAkSIe agnizarmAne tApasI-dIkSA ApI. agnizamane bhagavAM vastra paherAvavAmAM AvyAM ane tridaMDa ApavAmAM Avyo. mAthe muMDana karavAmAM AvyuM. agnizamanA hRdayamAM vairAgyabhAva UchaLI rahyo hato. jIvana pratye koI moha rahyo na hato. zarIra para koI mamatva rahyuM na hatuM. ene to utkRSTa dharmanI ArAdhanA karI AgAmI janmonI paraMparAne sukhamaya ane AnaMdamaya banAvavI hatI. enA hRdayamAM "dharmathI ja sukha maLe" A siddhAMta jacI gayo hato. eNe kulapati pAsethI jANyuM hatuM ke, "tapazcaryAthI ane jJAnathI AtmA jaladI vizuddha thAya che.' teNe dIkSAnA divase ja, kulapatinI samakSa, sarva tApasonA sAnidhyamAM eka mahApratijJA karI : bhagavaMta, huM jIvanaparyata mahinA-mahinAnA upavAsa karIza. pAraNAnA divase, pahelAM je gharamAM bhikSA mATe praveza karIza, tyAM ja pAraNuM karIza. paraMtu kadAca pahelA gharamAM pAraNuM na thayuM to bIjA ghare pAraNuM nahIM karuM. bIjA mahinAnA upavAsa zarU karI daIza." "dhanya dhanya mahAtapasvI!" upasthita seMkaDo tApasoe agnizarmAne punaH punaH dhanyavAda ApyA. kulapati Arya kauDinya paNa agnizarmAnA mastake hAtha mUkI vAtsalyapUrNa vacanothI kahyuM : "vatsa, teM ghora pratijJA karI che. daDhatAthI pratijJAnuM pAlana karaje ane tApasajIvanane saphaLa banAvaje." "prabho, ApanI anukaMpAthI ja meM A pratijJA karI che. Ape mane ApanAM caraNomAM Azraya Apyo, mArA dAjhelA hRdaya para caMdananAM vilepana karyo... mane prema ane vAtsalya ApyuM. ApanA hAthamAM mAruM jIvana surakSita banyuM....' vatsa, teM jIvanano moha to tyajI ja dIdho che... have tAre AMtarika lAgaNIo para vijaya meLavavAno che. jema-jema tArI tapazcaryAnI vAta gAma-nagaromAM prasAra pAmaze tema-tema guNAnurAgI loko tArI prazaMsA karaze. tArI stuti karaze, tArAM darzana karI potAnI jAtane dhanya mAnaze. e vakhate mAna-sanmAnanI lAgaNI jAgavI bhAga-1 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nA joIe. jema apamAnamAMthI duHkhanI lAgaNI janme che tema mAna-sanmAnamAMthI harSanI lAgaNI janme che. A baMne lAgaNIothI mukta rahevAnuM che. harSa ane viSAdathI mukta rahevAnuM che." 'gurudeva, harSa ane viSAdathI manane mukta rAkhavAno upAya batAvavAnI kRpA karo." te mATe vatsa, mana ane nayana-baMnene paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM joDI devAnAM. manathI duniyAnA vicAro nahIM Ave, nayanothI duniyA dekhAze nahIM. duniyAne jovAnuM ane vicAravAnuM baMdha thaze, pachI harSa ane udveganAM dvandra nahIM UThe. samabhAvamAM tuM sthira rahI zakIza. AtmAnA svayaMbhU AnaMdane anubhavIza.' he prabho, bhUtakALanA sArA-narasA anubhavo smRti banIne cittamAM uddabhave che kyAreka kyAreka, tyAre harSa ke udveganI lAgaNI janmI jAya che." mahAnubhAva, anubhavonI smRti thavI svAbhAvika che. paraMtu jo manane AtmadhyAnamAM ke paramAtmadhyAnamAM joDI rAkhavAmAM Ave to smRtione manamAM AvavAno avakAza raheto nathI.' 'satata... divasa ne rAta mana AtmAmAM ke paramAtmAmAM joDAyeluM rahI zake kharuM?" agnizarmA tApase prazna karyo. "vatsa, abhyAsathI zakya che. tAre eka mahinA sudhI A duniyAnA saMparkamAM AvavAnI jarUra nahIM rahe. tapovananI bahAra ja javAnuM nahIM rahe. tuM satata eka mahino dhyAnamAM nimagna rahI zakIza. nAsikAnA agrabhAga para daSTi sthApita karIne, padmAsane besIne.... AtmA-paramAtmAmAM sthira... lIna tallIna banI zakIza, basa pAraNAnA divase tArAM mana-nayana duniyAnA saMparkamAM Avaze." 'tyAre harSa-viSAdanI lAgaNIone jAgavAnI saMbhAvanA rahevAnI." paraMtu e saMbhAvanA bahu ochI rahevAnI, mahinA sudhI AtmA-paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM AnaMdano anubhava karavA TevAyeluM mana harSa-viSAdathI mukta rahI zakaze. bhUtakALanA anubhavonI smRtio aTakI jaze." prabho, ApanA kahyA mujaba, tapovananA pUrva bhAgamAM paththaranI UMcI zilA para huM besIza. pAraNAnA divase ja tyAMthI Ubho thaIza." 'tArA mATe ucita che e sthAna." vArtAlApa sAMbhaLI rahelA sarva tApasIne uddezIne kulapatie kahyuM : tapovananA tapasvajano, tamAre sahue have khUba jAgrata rahevAnuM che. agnizarmA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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nutana tApasanI ghora pratijJA tame sAMbhaLI che. tapovananI pUrva dizAmAM je UMcI zilA che, tenA para A mahAtapasvI besaze ane dhyAnamagna banaze. e pradezamAM vinA prayojane tamAre javuM nahIM, javuM paDe to pUrNa mauna rAkhajo. jarA paNa avAja na thAya, tenI kALajI rAkhajo. e mahAtmAnI ArAdhanAmAM tamAre sahue sahAyaka banavAnuM che. tame sahu guNAnurAgI cho, e huM jANuM chuM. agnizarmAnA pratye tamArA hRdayamAM anurAga pragaTyo ja haze. irSyA vinAnA ajJAnI lokone paNa guNanuM AkarSaNa hoya che, jyAre tame to badhA jJAnI ane guNAnurAgI cho." gurudeva.." mukhya ane moTA tApase UbhA thaI kulapatine namana karIne kahyuM : "A mahAtapasvIthI ApaNe tapovana khyAti prApta karaze. tapovananI kIrti vadhaze. A mahAtapasvIe kharekhara, ugra tapazcaryAnI pratijJA karI che. ame emanI paricaryAmAM rahIzuM. emanI ArAdhanA-upAsanAmAM koI vighna nA Ave, koI vikSepa nA Ave, te mATe ame sahu jAgrata rahIzuM. A mahApuruSa agnizarmAe sAce ja tApasajIvanane saphaLa banAvavAno prazasta mArga lIdho che. ame punaH punaH emanI anumodanA karIe chIe. emanA pratye kharekhara, amArA hRdayamAM apAra prema pragaTyo che." 0 0 0 tapovanathI bahu dUra nahIM, bahu najIka nahIM, vasaMtapura nAmanuM nagara AveluM hatuM. vasaMtapuranA nAgariko mATe A tapovana suparicita hatuM. nagaramAM kulapati Arya kauDinya pratye khUba zraddhA hatI. nagara upara Arya kauDinyano sAro prabhAva hato. tenA pariNAme vasaMtapuranI AsapAsanAM jaMgalomAM koIpaNa vanya prANInI hiMsA thatI na hatI. rAjA ke rAjakumAro paNa zikAre nahotA jatA. rAjA guNasane "vasaMtapurane potAnI bIjI rAjadhAnI banAvI hatI. vasaMtapura svaccha ane suMdara nagara hatuM. te nagaranI racanA paNa kalAtmaka hatI. svaccha ne pahoLA rAjamArgo hatA. nagaranI madhyamAM ramaNIya udyAna hatuM. rAjamArgonI baMne bAjue vRkSonI hAramALAo hatI. ekasarakhA suMdara makAno ane dukAnonI paMktio hatI. nagaramAM koI daridra na hatuM. ghara-gharamAM vaibhava-saMpattinI choLo UchaLatI hatI. chatAM prajAmAM unmAda na hato, uddhatAI na hatI. nagaranA maholle-maholle paramAtmAnAM maMdiro hatAM, lokomAM paramAtmA pratye, sAdhupuruSo pratye ane dharma pratye prema hato, Adara hato. bhAga-1 ja bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nagaranI madhyamAM udyAnanI sAme bhavya ane vizAla rAjamahela hato. vasaMtapuranA zilpIoe potAnI tamAma kaLA nicovIne mahelamAM bharI hatI, maMdiromAM bharI hatI. vasaMtapuramAM vAyuvege samAcAra pahoMcyA : 'tapovanamAM eka navA tApase mahinAmahinAnA upavAsa karavAnI pratijJA karI che. pAraNAnA divase pahelA ghare jo pAraNuM thaze to karaze, jo nahIM thAya to bIjA ghare pAraNuM karavA nahIM jAya. bIjA mahinAnA upavAsa zarU karI deze." nagaramAM ghera-ghera ane dukAne-dukAne basa, navA saMnyAsInI mahApratijJAnI ja carcA zarU thaI. tapovana to tapovana che. tyAMnuM kevuM pavitra. nirmaLa ane zAMta vAtAvaraNa!" navA saMnyAsIe kaThora pratijJA karI." "ane... paththaranI UMcI zilA para, AMkho baMdha karIne padmAsane besI gayA che. koIne jovAnA nahIM ke koIne bolAvavAnA nahIM!' alabatta, zarIranuM sauSThava nathI. zarIra DhaMgadhaDA vinAnuM che, paraMtu emano AtmA mahAna che...' zarIra suMdara hoya, paraMtu emAM AtmA adhama hoya, to evA suMdara zarIrane zuM karavAnuM? A tapasvIno AtmA mahAna che." bhAI, ApaNe to be divasa pahelAM ja darzana karI AvyA... dhanya banI gayA...!' (kulapati svayaM e navA tapasvInI svamukhe prazaMsA kare che!' guNavAna ziSyanI guru paNa parokSamAM prazaMsA kare che.' sarvatra agnizarmAnI prazaMsA thavA lAgI, tapovanamAM darzanArthIonI bhIDa thavA lAgI. pota-potAnA ghare agnizarmA pAraNuM karavA Ave - nagarajano evI bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyA. A rIte agnizarmAe lAkho mAsakhamaNa lmahinA-mahinAnA upavAsagna karyA. dUra dUra enI kIrti phelAI. chatAM e virakta ane mamatvarahita rahyo. & & ka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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vizALa sAmrAjyanA pAlananI javAbadArIe, rAjA guNasenanA yauvanasulabha ddhatyane, unmAdane ane avivekane nAmazeSa karI nAMkhyA hatA. prAjJa, prauDha ane anubhavI maMtrIonA satata saMparkathI rAjA guNasane sArI rIte ghaDAyA hatA. mAtApitAnA araNyavAsathI, agnizarmAnA adRzya thaI javAthI, purohita ane purohitapatnInA akALa avasAnathI, rAjA guNasenanA mana para gherA pratyAghAta paDyA hatA. mahArANI vasaMtasenA kamalavadanA, kokilavacanA ane kumudanayanA sannArI hatI. te vidyAvyAsaMgI ane pApabhIru rANI hatI. rAjA guNasenanA hRdayane teNe jItI lIdhuM hatuM. dharmamArgamAM rANI rAjAnI preraNAmUrti hatI. prItipUrNa ane parAkramI mitroe guNasenanI vijayayAtrAomAM sAtha-sahayoga ApIne, vizALa sAmrAjyano samrATa banAvyo hato. buddhidhana ane vaphAdAra maMtrIoe sAcI, suyogya ane samucita salAha-mArgadarzana ApIne, rAjA guNasenanA nirmaLa yazane digaMtavyApI banAvyo hato. rAjyanA dhanabhaMDArone chalakAvI dIdhA hatA. namratA, udAratA... kSamA... nyAyapriyatA vagere guNonA mAdhyamathI rAjA guNasene prajAno agAdha prema prApta karyo hato. mahAvideha kSetranI e puNyabhUmi hatI. lAkho... karoDo varSanAM, manuSyonAM dIrdhakAlIna AyuSya hatAM. virATa, vizALa ane suMdara zarIra hatAM e rAjA-rANInAM. zabda, rUpa, rasa, gaMdha ane sparzanAM ekTrika sukho utkRSTa koTinAM hatAM. kALanA dhasamasatA pravAhamAM ghaNuM badhuM taNAI jatuM hoya che. ghaNuM badhuM nAmazeSa rahI jatuM hoya che. ghaNuM badhuM vismRtinI UMDI khINomAM daTAI jatuM hoya che. guNasananI vismRtinI UMDI khINamAM agnizarmA daTAI gayo hato. lAkho varSonI mATIthI e khINa daTAI gaI hatI. khINa khINa rahI na hatI, enA uparathI rAjamArga pasAra thato hato. lAkho varSa jUnI vAto karanArA, ukhADanArA paralokayAtrI banI gayA hatA. guNasenanAM samakAlIna strI-puruSo mATe paNa agnizarmA saMpUrNatayA vismRta banI gayo hato. alabata, jyAM sudhI mahArAjA pUrNacandra ane mahArANI kumudinI tapovanamAM, AtmasAdhanAmAM lIna hatAM tyAM sudhI avAranavAra parijano sAthe guNasena-vasaMtasenA 48 bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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teonI kazaLapRcchA mATe tapovanamAM jatAM hatAM. tapodhana rAjarSi pUrNacandra, rAjA guNasenane dharma-artha ane kAma puruSArthanA viSayamAM samucita mArgadarzana ApatA hatA. tethI traNe puruSArthamAM rAjA saMtulana jALavI zakyA hatA. rAjarSi pUrNacandra, guNasena mATe mAtra pitA ja na hatA. sadguru paNa hatA. guNasena temanI ekeeka vAtane hRdayastha karatA hatA. guNasena-vasaMtasenA vacce agAdha sneha to hato ja, paraMtu vizeSarUpe samajaNano setu baMdhAyelo hato. tethI kyAreya e benI vacce gerasamaja UbhI thatI na hatI, kyAreka matabheda thato to tarata sAcI samajaNathI matabheda miTAvI devAmAM Avato. tethI temanuM pArivArika jIvana zAntimaya ane premapUrNa banyuM hatuM. eka divasa vasaMtasenAe premasabhara zabdomAM guNasenane kahyuM : nAtha, mane yAda nathI AvatuM ke ApaNe ApaNI bIjI rAjadhAnI vasaMtapuramAM kyAreya gayAM hoIe! e suMdara nagaranI vAto mane e nagara tarapha AkarSe che. e nagaranAM sohAmaNAM udyAno.. vano... sarovaro. badhuM mane lalacAve che. jo atyAre ahIM kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM rahevAnuM vizeSa prayojana na hoya to ApaNe saparivAra vasaMtapura jaIe. ane keTalAMka varSo tyAM pasAra karIe." senA, te kharekhara mArA mananI ja vAta karI! mAruM mana chellA keTalAka divasothI kSetrAntara karavA IcchatuM ja hatuM. rAjyamAM sarvatra zAtti che, sukha che... ane nirbhayatA che. prajA AnaMdamAM che. ApaNe avazya vasaMtapura jaIe. ahIMnI saghaLI javAbadArI maMtrImaMDaLane soMpIne jaIe." ApanI vAta yogya che, ucita che." vasaMtasenAe vasaMtapura javAnI taiyArIo AraMbhI dIdhI. rAjA guNasene maMtrImaMDaLane bolAvIne, vasaMtapura javAnI vAta kahI dIdhI. maMtrImaMDaLe saMmati ApI. mahArAjA, Apa nizcita banIne vasaMtapara padhAra. ahIMno roja-rojano vRttAMta rAjapuruSa dvArA Apane maLato raheze. ApanA tyAM padhAravAthI, e pradezanI prajA khUba AnaMdita banaze, ane rAjya-vyavasthA paNa majabUta banaze." mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, thoDA subhaTa ane thoDA paricArakone laIne pahelAM huM vasaMtapura jAuM chuM ane tyAMnI ApanA nivAsanI samucita vyavasthA goThavI dauM chuM. Apa zubha divase ahIMthI prayANa karIne tyAM padhAro. huM tyAM ja ApanI pAse upasthita thaIza." kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM vAyuvege vAta prasarI gaI"mahArAjA saparivAra vasaMtapura padhAre che... ane keTalAMka varSo tyAM pasAra karaze.' samAcAra maLatAM ja snehIjano ane mahAjano maLavA mATe rAjamahelamAM AvavA lAgyA. zIdhra pAchA padhAravA mATe vinaMti karavA lAgyA. rAjAnA guNa gAvA lAgyA. rAjA guNasene sahuno ucita zrI samarAditya mahAkathA Bc For Private And Personal Use Only

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Adara-satkAra karyo. prayANano zubha divasa AvI gayo. cunaMdA sainiko ane vizALa paricAraka-paricArikAvRMda sAthe rAjaparivAre vasaMtapura tarapha maMgala prayANa karI dIdhuM. sAta divasanI yAtrAnA aMte vasaMtapuranA bAhya upavanamAM sahu pahoMcI gayAM. vasaMtapuranA hajAro prajAjano, temanAM rAjA-rANInAM darzana karavA Atura hatAM. temaNe vasaMtapuranA rAjamArgone zaNagAryA hatA. eka eka galIne ane eka eka gharane sajAvyuM hatuM. eka-eka strI-puruSe ane bALakoe zaNagAra sajyA hatA. Aje pahelI ja vAra temanA mahArAjA vasaMtapuramAM rahevA AvI rahyA hatA. ghaNI AzAo ane ghaNA umaMgo sAthe prajAjano temaNe mahArAjAnuM bhavya svAgata karavA thanaganI rahyAM hatAM. vasaMtapura ane AsapAsanAM gAmonI janatAe rAjA guNasenanI ane mahArANI vasaMtasenAnI ghaNI ghaNI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI hatI. temanAM satkAryonI kIrti jANI hatI. temanI agAdha prajAvatsalatAnI prazasti sAMbhaLI hatI. Aje e prajApriya guNanidhAna rAjA-rANIne pratyakSa jovA mATe hajAro strI-puruSo ane bALako potAnA nivAsomAMthI bahAra nIkaLI AvyAM hatAM. mAnavamaherAmaNathI rAjamArgo UbharAI gayA hatAM. pUrve AvI gayelA mahAmaMtrIe saMgemaramaranA bhavya kalAtmaka rAjamahelane atyaMta svaccha karAvI dIdho hato. ramaNIya udyAnanI madhyamAM Avelo mahela, zuklapakSanI rAtomAM candranI cAMdanInI spardhA karato hato. mahAmaMtrIe mahelanA dvAre dvAre ratnonA ane motIonAM kalAtmaka toraNo baMdhAvyAM hatAM. raMga-raMganAM ne bhAta-bhAtanAM mUlyavAna vastronA paDadAo ane jhAlaro baMdhAvI hatI. mahelanA pratyeka khaMDanI madhyamAM caMdanakASThanAM Asana mukAvI tenA para sugaMdhI puSponA guccha mukAvyA hatA. mahelanI cAre bAju agaru-dhUpanAM kuMDAo goThavI dIdhAM hatAM. temAMthI asaMkhya dhUmrasero nIkaLIne AkAzamAM phelAtI hatI. bhUmi para sugaMdhI jalano chaMTakAva karI dIdho hato. udyAnanAM vRkSonI DALo para koyala TahukAra karatI hatI. latAmaMDapomAM mora nRtya karatA hatA. aneka suMdara pakSIonA vaividhyabharyA zabdo saMbhaLAtA hatA. mahArAjAnuM svAgata karavA, 108 yuvAno ekasarakhAM suMdara vastro paherI, vividha vAjiMtro vagADatA nagaranI bahAra jaI rahyA hatA. temanI pAchaLa 1008 saubhAgyavaMtI strIo mAthe svarNakalaza laIne, maMgala gIto gAtI cAlI rahI hatI. temanI pAchaLa zaNagArelA 108 hAthI madamAtI cAle cAlI rahyA hatA. te pachI 1008 uttama koTinA azvo para ArUDha zastrasajja sainiko cAlI rahyA hatA ane pAchaLa hajAro strI-puruSo cAlI rahyAM hatAM. bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo u0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vasaMtapuranuM yauvana soLe kaLAe khIlI UThyuM hatuM. harSadhvanithI AkAzamaMDaLa vyApta thaI gayuM hatuM. rAjA-rANI vasaMtapuranA yauvanane mohI paDyAM. prajAnA apAra preme temane rada karI dIdhAM. nagaranA bhavya ane abhuta kaLAthI yukta pravezadvAre rAjapurohita mahArAjAnA lalATe kaMkunuM tilaka karyuM, nagarazreSThIe sugaMdhI puSpono hAra paherAvyo. kumArikAoe sonA-rUpAnAM phUlothI vadhAvyAM, saubhAgyavaMtI nArIvRMde AratI utArI ovAraNAM lIdhAM... rAjagurue maMgala zlokonuM madhura svare uccAraNa karyuM ane zobhAyAtrAno prAraMbha thayo. lokoe harSanA pokAra karyA. zobhAyAtrA rAjamArgo para pharIne rAjamahele pahoMcI. mahAmaMtrIe pahelethI ja prajAjanonAM yathAyogya samAna karavAnI sAmagrI taiyAra rAkhI hatI, puruSonuM sanmAna rAjAe karyuM ane strIonuM sanmAna rANIe karyuM. sanmAna karI, nagarajanone vidAya karyo. parivAra sAthe mahArAjAe "vimAnakuMdaka' nAmanA e bhavya mahelamAM praveza karyo. mahelanI suMdaratA, bhavyatA, sagavaDatAo ane vyavasthA joIne rAjA-rANI tathA rAjaparivAra prasanna thaI gayAM. rANI vasaMtasenAe kahyuM : "suMdara! ghaNuM suMdara! ahIM mane gamaze... svAmInAtha, Apane paNa gamaze!" mahArAjAe rANI sAme joyuM. temanA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM : "Aje divasanA cothA praharamAM rAjasabhAnuM Ayojana kareluM che. saMdhyAkAlIna bhojana pachI rAtrinA pahelA ane bIjA praharamAM paNa kalAkAronAM gIta-nRtya vagerenA kAryakramo yojelA che.' ame badhA kAryakramomAM upasthita rahIzuM.' mahArAjAe saMmati ApI. mahAmaMtrI cAlyA gayA. paricArikAo rAjA-rANIne emanA khaMDa tarapha dorI gaI. 0 0 0. divasanA be prahara pUrA thaI gayA hatA. trIjA praharamAM snAna, bhojana ane vizrAma karIne, cothA praharanA prAraMbhe rAjArANIe indrasabhA jevI rAjasabhAmAM praveza karyo. rAjasabhA rAjapuruSo ane mahAjanothI khIcokhIca bharAyelI hatI. kalAkAronAM vRnda potapotAnI jagyAe goThavAI gayelAM hatAM. sarva prathama, nagaranA pramukha zreSThIe UbhA thaI, mahArAjA pAse AvI, mastaka namAvIne svarNathALamAM mUkelAM amUlya ratno mahArAjAne bheTa ApyAM. tyAra pachI nagaranA bIjA zreSThIoe kramazaH mahArAjAne bheTaNAM arpaNa karyA. te pachI mahAmaMtrIe UbhA thaIne, mahArAjAne praNAma karI, sabhAne uddezIne zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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potAnuM vaktavya ApyuM. vasaMtapuramAM mahArAjAnA AgamananuM prayojana jaNAvyuM ane mahArAjA-mahArANInA guNa gAyA. tyAra bAda nagarazreSThIe UbhA thaIne mahArAjAnA AgamanathI temane ane nagaravAsIone kevo apUrva AnaMda thayo che te AnaMda abhivyakta karyo. ane tarata ja nRtyAMganAonA vaMde samUhagIta sAthe nRtyano prAraMbha karI dIdho, eka ghaTikA sudhI abhuta nRtya karIne mahArAjAne prasanna karI dIdhA. tyAra bAda nagaranA prasiddha gAyakavRMde potAnAM gIto gAIne sabhAne mugdha karI dIdhI. be ghaTikA sudhI gIta-vAdanano kAryakrama cAlato rahyo. te pachI hAsyakAronA vaMde vividha abhinayo dvArA ane evI hAsyapreraka vAto dvArA sabhAne hasAvI-hasAvIne loTapoTa karI dIdhI. be prahara pUrA thaI gayA. sabhAnuM visarjana thayuM. rAjA-rANI harSavibhora banI gayAM. vasaMtapuramAM thayeluM Agamana temane sArthaka lAgyuM. temaNe mahAmaMtrIne kahyuM : "AvatI kAle savAre badhAM prabhAtika kAryothI paravArIne huM azva-krIDA karavA nagaranI bahAra javA icchuM chuM. tame savAre paheluM kAma zreSTha athone taiyAra rAkhavAnuM karajo. tamAre paNa mArI sAthe AvavAnuM che." mahArAjA, nagaranI bahAra thoDe dUra sahassAmravana" nAmanuM ramaNIya udyAna AveluM che....' mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM. ApaNe azva-krIDA karyA pachI e udyAnamAM thoDo samaya pasAra karIzuM." mahAmaMtrIne vidAya karI, rAjA guNasena temanA zayanakhaMDamAM gayA. palaMgamAM paDatAMnI sAthe nidrAdhIna thaI gayA. bIjA divase sivAya azva-krIDA, bIjo koI kAryakrama rAkhyo na hato. mahAmaMtrIne bIjA divase kSitipratiSThita nagara tarapha ravAnA thavuM hatuM. paraMtu azva-kIDAmAM mahArAjAnI sAthe rahevAnuM nakkI thatAM temaNe eka divasa pachI javAnuM nakkI karyuM. 0 0 0. prabhAte pAMca zreSTha azvo ane azvapAlakone rAjamahelanA prAMgaNamAM hAjara karIne, mahAmaMtrI mahArAjAnA saMdezanI rAha jovA lAgyA. mahArAjAe snAna... dugdhapAna vagere prabhAtika kAryo patAvyAM. mahAmaMtrIno saMdezo maLyo, vastraparivartana karI tarata teo bahAra AvyA. eka manapasaMda azva para ArUDha thaI, azvapAlakone bIjA azvone laI pAchaLa AvavA izAro karyo. mahAmaMtrI temanA azva para besI, mahArAjAnI pAchaLa cAlyA. nagaranI bahAra teo eka vizALa sapATa medAna para AvyA. bhAga-1 9 bhava pahelo para For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjA guNasena amone ramADavAmAM, khelAvavAmAM niSNAta hatA. eka pachI eka, pAMce athone khUba khelAvyA. artha prahara pasAra thaI gayo. "cAlo, have ApaNe sahasAmravanamAM jaIe." mahAmaMtrIe potAno anya e ughAna tarapha vALyo. pAchaLa guNasena ane temanI pAchaLa bIjA azvo sAthe azvapAlako cAlyA. saMsAmravanamAM suMdara ughAna hatuM. guNAsana udyAna joIne AnaMdita thaI gayA, mahAmaMtrIe pahelethI ja tyAM AmravRkSonI ghaTAmAM AvelA latAmaMDapamAM eka sihAsana mukAvI dIdheluM. khAna-pAnanI sAmagrI paNa tyAM mukAvI dIdhI hatI. rAjA guNasena latAmaMDapamAM siMhAsana para beThA. teo mahAmaMtrInI sAthe vArtAlApa kare che, tyAM acAnaka be saumyAkRtivALA tApasakumAro AvI caDhacA. "mahArAjA, 'te zarU tApasakumAroe rAjAne AzIrvAda ApyA. temanA hAthamAM nAraMgInAM ane koThAnAM phaLa hatAM, te phaLa temaNe rAjAne ApyAM. rAjA siMhAsana parathI UbhA thaI gayA. tApasakumArone be hAtha joDI, mastaka namAvI praNAma karyA. besavA mATe vinaMtI karI, paraMtu teo UbhA rahyA. temaNe kahyuM : "he mahArAja, amArA punAmadheya kulapatie ApanA zarIranI kuzaLapRcchA mATe amane ApanI pAse mokalyA che. kAraNa ke Apa brahmacaryAzrama, gRhasthAzrama, vAnaprasthAzrama ane saMnyAsAzrama A cAra AzramonA pAlaka ane saMrakSaka cho. dharmaadharmanI vyavasthA karanArA cho.' rAjA, sukomaLa, bhagavA vastradhArI ane saumya mukhAkRtivALA be tApasakumArone joI rahyo. temanI vinayayukta madhura vANI sAMbhaLI AnaMdita thayo. teNe pUchyuM : he pUjya, te bhagavaMta kulapati kyAM birAje che? suparitoSa' nAmanA tapovanamAM.' e tapovana ahIMthI keTaluM dUra che?" "bahu dUra nathI, bahu najIka nathI." rAjAne tApasakumAro gamyA hatA, "suparitoSa' nAma gamyuM. temaNe mahAmaMtrI sAme joyuM, ane kahyuM : "ApaNe tapovanamAM jaIe. kulapatinAM darzana karIe... aneka tapasvI tApasonAM darzana karIe ane tapovananI vyavasthA paNa joIe." sAcI vAta che mahArAjA, kulapatie tApasakumArone mokalIne ApanI kuzaLatA puchAvI che... to ApaNe e sAdhupuruSonI kuzaLatA pUchavA javuM joIe.' to ApaNA be atho rAkhIne, bIjA azvone azvapAlako sAthe rAjamahela mokalI do.' rAjA ane maMtrI, be tApasakumAro sAthe tapovana tarapha cAlyA. eka azvapAlaka be azvone laI, pAchaLa-pAchaLa cAlyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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tapovana najIka AvatAM eka tApasakumAre AMgaLI cIMdhIne rAjAne kahyuM : "A amAruM "suparitoSa'tapovana che!" bahu ja ramaNIya ane AlAdaka che!" rAjAnA mukhamAMthI tapovananI prazaMsAnA zabdo sarI paDyA. tapovanamAM praveza karI tApasakumAra rAjAne sIdhA kulapatinI parNakuTI tarapha laI cAlyA. rAjAe tapovanamAM aneka tApasInAM darzana karyA. tapovananA kudaratI saundaryane nihALyuM. tApasakumAre rAjAne kahyuM : "mahArAja, A parNakuTI amArA kulapati Arya kauDinyanI che.' parNakuTInA dvAre ja kulapati prasanna mukhamudrAmAM UbhA hatA. temaNe rAjA guNasenane AvakAra Apyo. rAjA, kulapatinAM darzana karI harSavibhora banI gayA. rAjAne besavA mATe tApasakumAre darbhAsana ApyuM. maMtrIne paNa Asana ApyuM. rAjAe kulapatine be hAtha joDI bhaktibhAvathI kahyuM : he mahAtmanuM, Ape mArA para mahAna kRpA karI, mArI pAse A be vinIta tApasakumArone mokalyA.. ApanAM darzana karI huM dhanya banI gayo. kharekhara, jIvone paritoSa ApanAruM A tapovana che. enuM nAma sArthaka che. te upakArI, A tapovanamAM Apane koI pratikULatAo to nathI ne? tapasvajano kuzaLa che ne?' "rAjana, paramAtmAnI aciMtya kRpAthI "tapovana'mAM kuzaLatA che. sarve tApasI svastha ane prasanna che. tamArA rAjyamAM amane koI pratikULatA nathI. vasaMtapuranA nAgarikonI amArA pratye bhakti che, prema che... teo pratidina "tapovananI kALajI rAkhe che. rAjezvara, tamArA ahIM AvavAthI mane AnaMda thayo che.' prazAMta mudrA joIne ane upazamarasabharI vANI sAMbhaLI rAjA guNasena, kulapati tarapha animeSa nayane joI rahyo. thoDI kSaNo maunamAM vItI. ane guNasenanI kalpanAmAM mahArAjA pUrNacandra ane mAtA kumudinInuM tapovana sAkAra thayuM. tenAthI be hAtha joDAI gayA... mastaka namI paDyuM.... AMkho bhInI thaI gaI... kulapatie rAjAnA mukha para bhAvaparivartana joyuM. rAjana, kayA vicAramAM tame sarI paDyA?' mahAtmana, mArI mAtAe ane mArA pitAe, temanuM zeSa jIvana AvA ja tapovanamAM vitAvyuM hatuM. huM avAranavAra emanI kuzaLapRcchA karavA e tapovanamAM jato hato. temanAM darzana karato hato, temanA dharmopadezane sAMbhaLato hato. ahIM A tapovana joIne.. e tapovana ane e pUjya mAtA-pitA yAda AvI gayAM...' rAjana, manuSyajIvananuM aMtima kartavya AtmakalyANa karavAnuM che. te mATe ja vAnaprasthAzrama ane saMnyAsAzrama che. nivRttimArganuM avalaMbana levuM ja paDaze." paB bhAga-1 = bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAtmanuM, zuM mahelamAM. gharamAM rahIne AtmAnuM kalyANa nA thaI zake?' sUla dharmakriyAo thaI zake, paraMtu AtmadhyAnamAM nimagna na banI zakAya. gRhavAsanAM baMdhanomAM jakaDAyelo manuSya kevI rIte ne keTalI vAra AtmadhyAnamAM nimagna rahI zake? mATe saMsAranA prapaMcathI nivRtta thaI, AvA tapovanamAM AvIne zeSa jIvana vyatIta karavuM joIe.' 'paNa te mATe AtmakalyANa sAdhavAnI icchA jAgavI joIe ne?' rAjana, mAtra icchA nahIM, tIvra icchA jAgavI joIe. mArA AtmAne mAyAnA baMdhanamAMthI mukta karavo che e mATe tapa ane jJAnanA mArge javuM che.. dazya jagata mithyA che. dazya jagata uparano moha ajJAnatA che.' A vAta hRdayamAM jacavI joIe." 'Ape sAcuM kahyuM mahAtma! mArA manane A tapovananuM jIvana game che. kevuM nirdoSa niSpApa jIvana che! paraMtu A jIvana svIkAravAnI icchA haju jAgrata thatI nathI. vipayika sukhonI spRhAo ghaNI daDha che. kyAre e spRhAo chUTaze te nathI samajAtuM." bhagavad anugrahathI e vaiSayika sukhonI asAratA samajAze rAjana! tamane.. tamArA manane A tapovananuM jIvana game che, tamane tApasadharma game che... tapasvIo game che.. e tamArI uttamatA sUcave che." mahAtmanuM, mArA manamAM eka icchA jAgI che... Apa mArA para kRpA karIne, badhA ja tApaso sAthe mArA rAjamahelamAM bhojana mATe padhAro... mane ghaNo AnaMda thaze." kulapatie kahyuM : "vatsa, bhale ema ho! paraMtu eka mahAtapasvI sivAya ame badhA AvIzuM. e mahAtApasa roja bhojana karato nathI. mahinA-mahinAnA upavAsanA pAraNe ja eka divasa ja te bhojana kare che. temAM paNa pAraNAnA divase pahelA gharamAM pAraNuM thAya to ThIka... na thAya to te pAcho tapovanamAM AvI jAya che, paraMtu bIjA ghare pAraNuM karato nathI. mATe, e mahAtapasvI sivAya ame tArI prArthanAno svIkAra karIe chIe." roka ra che - -- -- zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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|| 9 H 'mahAtmana, e mahAtapasvI koNa che ane kyAM che?" "rAjana, e mahAtapasvInuM nAma agnizarmA che, ane jo, pelA AmravRkSanI nIce besIne uttama dhyAna karI rahyo che." kulapatie dUrathI aMgulInirdeza karIne AmravRkSa batAvyuM. rAjAe kulapatine kahyuM ; "mahAtmana, huM e ugra tapasvInAM darzana karI mArA AtmAne niSpApa banAvavA icchuM chuM.' rAjA tvarAthI AmravRkSanI zreNi tarapha cAlyA. maMtrI paNa pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA. baMne te AmravRkSa nIce AvyA, jyAM agnizarmA beTho hato. dhyAnastha, che padmAsanastha, ka prazAntacittastha, agnizamane jotAM ja rAjA guNasena harSathI romAMcita thaI gayA. temaNe be hAtha joDI, mastaka namAvI agnizarmAne praNAma karyA. agnizarmAe AMkho kholI rAjAnI sAme joyuM. tenA mukhamAMthI zabdo saryA : ravA+tuM te beso. AmravRkSanI chAyAmAM, vizuddha bhUmibhAga para rAjA guNarsana zAntithI beThA. temaNe vinayathI agnizarmAne pUchyuM : bhadaMta, AvuM tApasa-vata ane AvI ghora tapazcaryA karavAmAM zuM nimitta banyuM hatuM, te ja yogya lAge to kaho.' rAjana, eka nimitta nathI banyuM. aneka nimitte maLI AvyAM hatAM. temAM paheluM nimitta hatuM daridratAnuM. bIjuM nimitta kadarUpatA, trIjuM nimitta loko taraphathI parAbhava ane cothuM nimitta mA kalyANamitra mahArAjakumAra guNasena... rAjA potAnuM nAma sAMbhaLIne camakI gayo. tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI... tenA mukha para Azcarya ane khedanI mizra lAgaNIo UpasI AvI. teNe agnizarmAnuM nAma kulapati pAse sAMbhaLyuM hatuM.. ane agnizarmA pAse besIne vArtAlApa karato hato. paraMtu te agnizarmAne oLakhI zakyo na hato. lAkho varSa vItI gayAM hatAM. vismRtinI UMDI khINamAM agnizarmA daTAI gayo hato. e agnizama smRtimAM na hato. pratyakSa sAme hato! 56 bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'rAjakumAra... guNasena...? mahAtapasvI, e guNana Apano kalyANamitra kevI rIte banyo ane AvI ghora tapazcaryAmAM tathA saMnyAsajIvanamAM nimitta kevI rIte banyo?' haju rAjA aglizarmAne oLakhI zakyA nathI. oLakhavAno manamAM prayatna kare che. vismRtinI khINamAMthI varSonI.. lAkho varSonI mATI ulece che. tyAM anizarmAe Ipa smita sAthe kahyuM : rAjana, je uttama-zreSTha puraSo hoya che teo svayaM aMtaHpreraNAthI dharma pAme che. madhyama kakSAnA puruSo, bIjA koInI preraNAthI dharmatattvane pAme che ane adhama prakRtinA puSpo bIjAonI preraNA maLavA chatAM dharma pAmatA nathI, temane dharma gamato nathI. rAjezvara, A saMsAra kArAvAsa che. saMsAra kArAvAsanAM apAra duHkhomAMthI mukta karavA mATe koIpaNa manuSya, koIpaNa upAyathI dharma tarapha prerita kare te kharekhara hitakArI hoya che, evA hitakArI puruSane huM kalyANamitra mAnuM chuM. mahArAjakumAra guNasenane huM A rIte kalyANamitra mAnuM chuM. mArI kumAra-avasthAmAM eNe mAruM ghora utpIDana na karyuM hota to huM tApasadharma na pAmI zakata.... ane AtmAne nirmaLa karanArI tapazcaryA nA karI zakata....' rAjAnI AMkho baMdha hatI.. vismRtinI UMDI khINamAM daTAyelI eka vikRta... kadarUpa AkRti dhIre dhIre UbhI thaI. trikoNa mastaka, gaLa mAMjarI AMkho.... sAva capaTuM nAka, che kANAM jevA kAna... ke lAMbA dAMta... ja vAMkA-TUMkA hAtha. ja lAMbI-vAMkI Doka... TUMkI chAtI ja lAMbuM-vAMkuM peTa ke jADI. TUMkI sAthaLa ja pahoLA vAMkA paga.. pILA UbhA vALa.. mukha para bhaya... trAsa... ane dInatA. AMkhomAM kAkalUdIbharI dayAnI yAcanA... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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lohIluhANa zarIra... aho e ja agnizarmA...? e ja brAhmaNaputra..? Aje lAkho varSa pachI navA svarUpe mArI sAme beThA che? huM emano aparAdhI chuM.' zaramathI rAjA guNasenanuM mukha namI gayuM. jamIna para daSTi sthira karIne temaNe tapasvIne pUchyuM : "he bhadaMta, sailokyanA baMdhusamAna dharmamAM, e rAja kumAre Apane kevI rIte preraNA ApI?' rAjA A prazna pUche che ane tapasvI agnizamAM pratyuttara Ape che, tyAM sudhI agnizarmA - "A ja rAjA, mAro kalyANamitra rAjakumAra hato.' oLakhI zakyo nathI. "A ja rAjA mAro ghora upahAsa karanAra...mArA para bhayaMkara trAsa gujAranAra... ane mArA para zikArI kUtarA choDanAra.. e ja adhama rAjakumAra che.' A rIte oLakhI zakyo nathI. tapasvI agnizarmAe rAjAnA praznano uttara ApatAM kahyuM : he bhAgyazALI, jagatamAM preraNA aneka prakAranI hoya che. temAMnI koIpaNa eka preraNA mArA vairAgyamAM nimitta banI." agnizarmA tApasa hato, saMnyAsI hato. tenA mukhamAMthI koInA doSo kevI rIte bahAra Ave? guNasane agnizama sAme ahobhAvathI joyuM. te vicAre che : "kharekhara A mahAnubhAva che! sAco sAdhu che! eno ghora parAbhava karanAra... enI bhayaMkara kadarthanA karanAra e kumArane dharmapreraNA karanAra mAne che! kalyANamitra mAne che! kevo nirmaLa svabhAva che A mahAtmAno? parAbhavane preraNA mAnavAnI kevI udAtta vicAradhArA...? koInA paNa doSanI niMdA nahIM! koIno doSa yAda karI kaTu-karkaza vANImAM doSAnuvAda karavAnI koI vAta nahIM! zuM karuM? haju A mahAtmAe mane oLakhyo nathI. arere... meM pApIe kevuM ghora akArya e kumAra-avasthAmAM karyuM hatuM? mArI kalaMkita jAtane pragaTa karI dauM? A mahAtmA che. mane oLakhyA pachI paNa e mAro tiraskAra nahIM ja kare... huM to bahu moTo aparAdhI chuM." rAjAnuM hRdaya bharAI AvyuM. temanI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. gadda svare temaNe agnizamane kahyuM : "he bhadata, Apane ghora pIDA ApanAra, trAsa gujAranAra ane ApanA hRdayane saMtApanAra e pApI rAjakumAra guNasena huM ja pote chuM....!' rAjAe tapasvInAM caraNomAM potAnuM mastaka mUkI, AMsuothI tapasvInA caraNo bhIMjavI dIdhA. agnizarmAe rAjAnA mAthe hAtha pheravIne kahyuM : mahArAjA guNasena, huM tamAruM svAgata karuM chuM. bhikSAvRttithI jIvanAro hato huM. mane ApanA ja nimitte AvI tapa-vibhUti prApta thaI che. Apano ja upakAra che. bhAga-1 bhava pahelo pa8, For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAja, Apa "guNasena' cho, zA mATe Apa "aguNasena" mAno cho tamArI jAtane? kizora-avasthA ane yauvana-avasthA ja evI che ke je avasthAmAM guNavAna puruSo paNa kyAreka na karavAnuM karI bese che. tamAro koI doSa nathI." mahAtmA, ApanI A ja mahAnubhAvatA che, A ja ApanI kSamA che, A ja ApanI udAratA che. tapasvIo kyAreya bIjAne apriya lAge tevuM bolatA nathI. teo priya ja bole che. Apa candra samAna zItala cho. candramAMthI zItalatA ja varase! aMgAranI vRSTi na ja thAya. bhadaMta, have e vAta nathI karavI, have to mAre jANavuM che ke ApanuM pAraNuM kyA divase Ave che?' mahArAjA, pAMca divasa pachI mahinAnA upavAsanuM pAraNuM Avaze." 'bhadaMta, jo Apane bIjuM koI kAraNa nA hoya to pAraNuM mArA ghare karavAnI kRpA karazo. kulapati pAsethI ApanI pratijJAnI badhI vAta meM jANI che. mATe atyArathI ja te divasanA pAraNA mATe prArthanA karuM chuM. Apane pAraNuM karAvIne kharekhara, huM ane mAro parivAra dhanya banI jaze, AnaMdita thaI jaze." "mahArAjA, haju pAraNAnA pAMca divasa bAkI che. e divasa to AvavA do! koNa jANe che ke vacamAM-pAMca divasamAM zuM thaze? svapna samAna A jIvaloka che. jyAre jIvana-svapna pUruM thaI jAya. koNa kahI zake? "A kAma huM AvatI kAle karIza.' AvuM koNa bolI zake? kAle jIvanuM jIvana haze ke kema. mATe rAjana, tamane huM kevI rIte kahuM ke pAMca divasa pachI huM tamArA ghare pAraNuM karavA AvIza.' rAjezvara, jIvonA parivartanazIla svabhAva paNa dhikkArapAtra che. savAre je snehabhAva hoya che te sAMje nathI hoto... sAMje je bhAva hoya che te bIjA divase nathI hoto.. mATe rAjana, pAraNAno divasa to AvavA do..!" guNasene kahyuM : "mahAtmanuM, Ape kahelI vAta taddana satya che. ApanI samajaNa yathArtha che. paraMtu jo koI vighna nA Ave to pAraNA mATe mArA ja ghare padhArajo." agnizarmAe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, jo tamAro ATalo tIvra Agraha che to tamArI prArthanAno svIkAra karuM chuM.' ApanI anahada kRpA thaI mArA para..' ema kahI rAjA guNasena UbhA thayA. tapasvIne namIne punaH punaH vaMdanA karI. mahAmaMtrI, tame rAjamahele jAo. mahArANIne ahIM laI Avo ane pUjanasAmagrI laI Avo. ame kulapatinuM pUjana karIzuM. sAthe sAthe uttama pakavAnna, phaLo, mevA vagere bhojanasAmagrI paNa letA Avazo. Aje badhA tApasInI bhakti karIzuM. tame zrI samarAditya mahAkathA UG For Private And Personal Use Only

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Avo tyAM sudhI huM kulapati pAse besI teono dharmopadeza sAMbhaLIza." mahAmaMtrI azvArUDha banI nagara tarapha UpaDI gayA. mahArAjA guNane kulapatinI parNakuTImAM praveza karyo. mahAtmana, huM Apane praNAma karuM chuM." rAjana, tAruM kuzaLa ho..." bhagavad, mArI icchA ApanI bhakti-pUjA karavAnI che. eTalA mATe meM maMtrIne nagaramAM mokalyA che. mAro parivAra ane bhaktipUjAnI sAmagrI AvI pahoMce tyAM sudhI huM ApanA caraNomAM besI zakuM? ApanA dharmakAryamAM aMtarAya to nahIM thAya ne?' rAjana, dharmopadeza Apavo, e paNa dharmakArya ja che." bhagavanuM, mane dharmopadeza ApI, mArA pApI AtmAne puNyazALI banAvavAnI kRpA karo." "rAjana, pratidina atithine, sAdhu-saMnyAsIne bhakti ane bahumAnathI dAna devuM joIe. garIbone, anAthone, apaMgone ane asahAya lokone dayAthI dAna ApavuM joIe. haMmezAM bIjA jIvonA guNa jovA, guNAnuvAda karavo ane guNavAnanI prazaMsA karavI. koInA doSa jovA nahIM. koInA doSa bolavA nahIM. sadaiva priya ane satya vacana bolavAM. hitakArI ane kalyANakArI vacana bolavAM. manamAM sArA vicAro karavA. paramAtmAnuM dhyAna karavuM. puruSono samAgama rAkhavo. jJAnI puruSone mAna ApavuM. jJAnI pAsethI jJAna meLavavuM. sahu jIvone mitro mAnavA. koIneya zatru mAnavo nahIM. bIjA jIvonAM duHkho dUra karavA prayatna karavo." 0 0 0. mahArANI vasaMtasenAno ratha tapovanamAM pravezyo. AgaLa mahAmaMtrIno adha hato. kulapatinI parNakuTI AgaLa AvIne ratha Ubho rahyo. mahArANI vasaMtasenAe rathamAMthI UtarIne kulapatinI parNakuTImAM praveza karI, kulapatinuM abhivAdana karI kuzalapRcchA karI. kulapatie rANIne AzIrvAda ApyA. paricArikAe rathamAMthI eka pachI eka agiyAra svarNamaya thALa lAvIne parNakuTImAM mUkyA. ratnajaDita svarNakalazomAM kesara-ilAyacI-mizrita dUdha hatuM. agiyAra kalazo paNa paMktibaddha goThavI dIdhA. rAjAe sarvaprathama sugaMdhI jalathI kulapatinuM caraNa prakSAlana karyuM. tyAra bAda dUdha ane pakvAnna arpaNa karyA. te pachI saMnyAsIone ucita evAM bhagavAM vastro arpaNa bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo 90 For Private And Personal Use Only

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karyAM, ane tovananAM kAryo mATe agiyAra sahastra svarNamudrAo bheTa karI. pUjA-bhakti karIne, rAjAe punaH kulapatine prArthanA karI : 'bhagavan, AvatI kAle mAruM AMgaNuM pAvana karajo. sAthe e mahAtapasvI agnizarmA sivAyanA sarva tApasone laIne padhArajo.' 'rAjana, tamArI prArthanAno svIkAra karelo ja che.' 'mahAtmanuM, eka vAta ka2vAnI bhUlI gayo... mahAtapasvI agnizarmAne pAMca divasa pachI mahinAnA upavAsanuM pAraNuM Ave che. meM temane mArA ghera pAraNuM karavA padhAravA mATe vinaMti karI che. temaNe mArA para anahada kRpA karIne, mArI prArthanAno svIkAra karyo che. 'rAjana, tame puNyazALI cho. e tapasvI pAraNAnA divase tamArA rAjamahele AvI jaze. enI pratijJAne yAda rAkhajo.' kulapati Arya kauDinye prasanna murkha rAjA-rANIne AzIrvAda ApIne vidAya ApI. rAjA-rANI rathamAM beThAM ane parivAra sAthe teo nagara tarapha UpaDI gayAM. rAjamahele pahoMcyAM tyAre bIjo prahara pUro thaI gayo hato. bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI rAjAe vizrAma karyo... paraMtu temane UMgha AvI nahIM. vAraM vAra te UMDA vicAromAM DUbI javA lAgyA. mahArANI vasaMtasenAe jANI lIdhuM : Aje mahArAjA asvastha che... koI gaMbhIra vicAramAM che... rANI AvIne rAjAnA palaMganI pAse rahelA bhadrAsana para beThI, rAjAe rANIne pAse beThelI joI. baMnenI AMkho maLI, rANIe mauna toDyuM : 'svAmInAtha, Aje Apa koI gaMbhIra vicAramAM cho... zuM huM jANI zakuM e vicArane?' guNarsana palaMgamAM besI gayA. temaNe kahyuM : 'devI, huM ja samajI zakato nathI ke mane zuM thAya che? taruNa avasthAmAM huM kevo uddhRta, krUra... ane parapIDanamAM rAcanAro hato... e kadarUpA agnizarmAne meM ane mArA mitroe kevuM ghora duHkha ApyuM hatuM... kevI enI ghora kadarthanA karI hatI... e badhI duHkhada vArtA Aje smRtimAM UbharAI AvI...' 'kevI rIte nAtha?' 'tapovanamAM e agnizarmA bIjA ja svarUpe Aje maLI gayo! mahAna tapasvInA rUpe... mahAna tApasanA rUpe...' 'lAkho varSonI kALa-mATI nIce e badhI vAto daTAI gaI hatI... Aje e mahAtmAe mAruM nAma lIdhuM... meM ene oLakhI lIdho... mArI oLakhANa meM ene ApI.... zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 31

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to to e ApanA para roSe bharAyA haze?" nA, nA, e mahAnubhAve to mane eno "kalyANamitra' mAnyo che. meM karelA parAbhavane, ApelA trAsane e vairAgyanuM kAraNa mAne che. ane devI, zuM enAM priya vacano che! eNe mArA badhA aparAdhonI kSamA ApI dIdhI... eTale huM ghaNI haLavAza anubhavuM chuM. ane mArAM e taruNa avasthAnAM akAryothI kaDavAza anubhavuM chuM." paraMtu nAtha, e mahAtmAnA manamAM kaDavAza nathI rahI, pachI Ape zA mATe kaDavAza rAkhavI joIe. ?" 'teo to kSamA ApIne haLavA thaI gayA, tApasa banIne ghora tapazcaryA karIne temaNe to jIvananuM sAphalya meLavI lIdhuM, paraMtu meM karelAM pApothI mAruM zuM thaze? e pApothI mArI mukti kevI rIte thaze? mane A vAta satAvI rahI che.. lAkho varSa pUrvenI e badhI vAto jyArathI yAda AvI che... devI, huM ati vyathita chuM.' paraMtu Ape e mahAtmAnI kSamA mAMgI lIdhI ne? aparAdhonI kSamA mAMgIne Apa e pApathI chUTI gayA ne?" ema zI rIte chuTAya?" chUTavAno upAya kAle kulapatine pUchI lejo ne! kAle e sahu ApaNA mahele padhAravAnA che ne?" "sAcI vAta che devI. kAle kulapatine pUchI laIza, paraMtu AvatI kAle e mahAtmAonI bhakti-pUjAmAM ane Adara-satkAramAM koI khAmI na rahevI joIe!" svAmInAtha, koI khAmI nahIM rahe, huM jAte ja UbhI rahIne badhI taiyArIo karAvIza. teo Avaze tyAre emanI bhakti upara pUruM dhyAna ApIza." AvA saMsAratyAgI jJAnI ane tapasvI mahAtmAonI sevA-bhakti karavA mATe, araNyavAsI banelA pitAjI mane vAraMvAra preraNA ApatA hatA." "ane araNyavAsamAM rahelAM ApanAM mAtAe paNa mane saMtasevA mATe preraNA ApI hatI.' 'devI, vizeSa karIne pAMca divasa pachI mahAtapasvI agnizarmA ApaNe tyAM pAraNA mATe padhAraze tyAre khUba kALajI rAkhavI paDaze. kAraNa ke temane pahelA ja gharamAM pAraNuM karavAnI pratijJA che. jo pahelA gharamAM pAraNuM nathI thatuM saMyogavaza, to teo bIjA gharamAM jaIne pAraNuM nathI karatA. bIjA mahinAnA upavAsa zarU karI de 'bahu AkarI pratijJA kahevAya..." 'ghaNI ja AkarI pratijJA che. ane A rIte te mahApuruSe lAkho mAsakhamaNanI tapazcaryA karI che!' ura bhAga-1 # bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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o ho! to to zarIra mAtra hADakAMno mALo banI gayuM haze?" "kharekhara, evuM ja zarIra banI gayuM che, paraMtu e mahAtmAne zarIra para mamatva ja kyAM che? zarIra pratye niHspRha banI gayelA e mahAtmAno samatAbhAva paNa gajabano che! emanA mukha para kevo upazama bhAva jhaLake che. emanuM kadarUpuM zarIra kadarUpuM nathI lAgatuM..." kaMIka vicArIne rANIe kahyuM : "vasaMtapuramAM e mahAtmAnuM bahu ja mAna-sanmAna haze...?' | 'vasaMtapuramAM ja nahIM, AsapAsanAM seMkaDo gAmomAM emanA pratye zraddhA ane bahumAna che. hajAro loko emanAM darzana karavA tapovanamAM Ave che. devI, pAMca divasa pachI emanuM pAraNuM Avaze. divasa barAbara yAda rAkhajo. bhUla na thaI jAya te mATe ApaNe jAgrata rahevAnuM che. mahAtmAne pAraNuM karAvavAnuM mahAna puNya upArjana karavAnuM che.' agnizarmAnI tapazcaryA karatAM paNa tenA guNothI rAjA guNarsana atyadhika prabhAvita thayA hatA. agnizamanA saujanyasabhara ane jJAnapUrNa vyavahArathI guNasenanuM hRdaya agnizarmA para ovArI gayuM hatuM. saMdhyAkAlIna bhojana sudhI rAjA-rANI agnizarmAnI ja carcA karatA rahyAM. agnizarmAnA guNo gAtAM rahyAM. agnizama! bhale e tApasa hato, lAkho varSonI ugra tapazcaryA karI hatI eNe; paraMtu eneya hRdaya hatuM. mAnavInuM hRdaya hatuM. lAkho varSo pUrve jenA ghora trAsathI thAkIne.. kaMTALIne... nagara choDIne aDadhI rAte bhAgyo hato... ane divaso sudhI jenA kAraNe phaphaDato rahyo hato... te rAja kumArane rAjAnA rUpamAM potAnI ja sAme beThelo jaya... oLakhyo. ane rAjAe svayaM je rIte potAnI oLakhANa ApI, tethI guNasena pratye tenA hRdayamAM sahAnubhUti jAgI hatI. alabatta, pahelAM paNa enA manamAM guNasena pratye dveSabhAva to jAyo ja na hato. teNe potAnA mananuM samAdhAna karI lIdhuM hatuM. meM pUrvajanmamAM dharma nathI karelo, mATe ja A janmamAM mAro Avo kUra parihAsa thAya che. mATe huM have dharmano ja puruSArtha karuM. Aje agnizarmAnuM mana guNasenanA vicAromAM pravRtta banI gayuM hatuM. 'taruNa avasthAmAM, yuvAnInA kALamAM bhale eNe bhUlo karI, paraMtu e kALamAM koNa bhUla nathI karatuM? yauvanano aMdhakAra so-so sUryanA prakAzathI paNa bhedAya nahIM tevo durbhedya hoya che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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aho, e rAjAno kevo vinaya che! kevI namratA che ane kevo viveka che! che enI kevI saraLatA che? eNe potAno paricaya ApIne, kevo pazcAttApa karyo? enI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI hatI... enA mukha para viSAdanI rekhAo UpasI AvI hatI.. tene meM pAraNA mATe saMmati ApI, te sAruM karyuM. jo huM nA pAData to ene ghaNuM ja duHkha thAta... ene mArA pavitra AzayamAM zaMkA thAta - "A agnizarmA bhale saMnyAsI thaI gayo, paraMtu enA hRdayamAM mArA pratye dveSa che, mATe e mArA ghera pAraNuM karavAnI nA pADe che.." che ane enA pratye kyAreya Dhela thayo nathI. hA, jyAre mane e khUba pIDA Apato hato tyAre mane enA para gusso Avato hato, paraMtu Takato na hato. * lAkho varSo pachI pAchA ahIM ame bhegA thaI gayA... kevo yoga banI Avyo? phaeNzvarecchA vatiyari! huM enA rAjamahelamAM pAraNA mATe jaIza. ene saMtoSa thaze. enA manamAM pachI mArA mATe koI zaMkA nahIM rahe. e samajaze ke "agnizarmAe mane mArA aparAdhonI kSamA ApI dIdhI che." ethI enA AtmAne zAnti maLaze. ane, jo pAraNAnA divase samaya maLaze to pUchIza ke mArA nagarayAga pachI mArAM mAtA-pitAnuM zuM thayuM hatuM? mArA pratye emane ati prema hato. mArA virahathI temane moTo AghAta lAgyo haze. che e paNa pUchIza ke mane zodhavA mATe tame paNa prayatna karyA haze? mArI zodha cAre bAju karAvI haze? kulapatie paNa pAraNA mATe rAjamahelamAM javAnI anumati ApI dIdhI, rAjAnA cittane prasanna karI dIdhuM... sAruM karyuM... kharekhara, kulapati to sneha ane vAtsalyanA sAgara ja che. amRtanA sAgara che. emanI kRpAthI ja huM ATalI dhora tapazcaryA karI zakuM chuM. mArI keTalI badhI kALajI rAkhe che? bhagavAnane huM to prArthanA karuM chuM ke bhavobhave A ja kulapatinI chatrachAyA maLajo... agnizarmA divaso gaNe che. have cAra divasa bAkI rahyA, have traNa divasa bAkI rahyA, have be divasa bAkI rahyA... ane have AvatI kAle ja mAre rAjamahela javAnuM che... rAjA guNasena paNa divaso gaNe che. "AvatI kAle savAre mahAtapasvI mArA mahelane pAvana karaze! huM emanuM bhAvabharyuM svAgata karIza." 2 - - u4 bhAga-1 $ bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhale manuSya game teTalI icchAo kare, yojanAo kare ane abhilASAo seve, tenI ghaNI badhI icchAo niSphaLa jAya che, yojanAo adhUrI rahe che ane abhilASAo manamAM ja rahI jAya che. tyAre manuSya niSphaLatAothI nirAza thaI jAya che. vyathA ane vedanAthI gherAI jAya che. kAle prabhAte, A pazcima mahAvideha kSetranA advitIya tapasvI ApaNo mahela pAvana karaze. emane mAsakSamaNanuM pAraNuM karAvIne ApaNe kRtapuNya banIzuM....' AvA manoratho sevatAM rAjA-rANI, rAtre prathama praharanA aMte nidrAdhIna thayAM. bIjo prahara pUro thayo, trIjA praharano prAraMbha thayo ane rAjA guNasena saphALA palaMgamAM beThA thaI gayA. temanuM mAthuM duHkhatuM hatuM. be hAthe temaNe mAthuM dabAvyuM. zayanakhaMDamAM maMda-maMda ratnadIpako saLagI rahyA hatA. bAjunA palaMga para mahArANI vasaMtarsanA nidrAdhIna hatI. mahArAjA guNasene rANIne jagADavA vicAryuM, rANInA mAthe hAtha mUkIne dhImA svare kahyuM : 'devI, UTho.' rANI saphALI beThI thaI gaI. teNe mahArAjAne palaMgamAM beThelA joyA... rANIe pUchyuM : 'nAtha, zuM Apane niMdrA nathI AvatI?' 'huM hamaNAM ja jAgyo. mAruM mAthuM duHkhe che. kyAreya paNa AvuM mAthuM du:khyuM nathI... eTale devI, tamane jagADyAM...' rANIe palaMgamAMthI nIce UtarIne rAjAnA palaMga pAse UbhA rahI, rAjAnuM mAthuM dabAvavA mAMDyuM... paraMtu darda ghaTavAnA badale vadhatuM cAlyuM. ekAda ghaDI vItI, rAjAe kahyuM : 'devI, duHkhAvo vadhe che. zayanakakSanA pratihArIne kaho ke rAjavaidyane hamaNAM ja bolAvI lAve.' zayanakhaMDanA dvAre be sazastra rakSako apramatta bhAve UbhA hatA. rANIe dvAra para be TakorA mAryA ane dvAra kholyuM, baMne pratihArIe rANIne praNAma karyAM. rANIe kahyuM : 'pratihArI, tame hamaNAM ja rAjavaidyane tyAM jaIne kaho ke mahArAjAne zirovedanA jAgI che, mATe vilaMba karyA vinA, auSadha laIne mahelamAM Ave. tame tamArI sAthe ja emane laI Avo.' jevI ApanI AjJA mahAdevI, ame vaidarAjane laIne zIghra AvIe chIe.' be pratihArI gayA. rANIe bAjunA khaMDamAM sUtelI paricArikAone jagADI. paricArikAo zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only gr

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mahArAjAnA zayanakhaMDamAM AvI, mahArANInI AjJAonI pratIkSA karatI UbhI rahI. "mahArAjAne zirovedanA UThI che. vaidarAjane bolAvavA pratihArI gayA che. tame ahIM UbhI raho. vaidarAja Ave, mahArAjAnA roganuM nidAna kare. pachI auSadhopacAra zarU thaze." mahAmaMtrIne bolAvI lAvIe? mahAmaMtrI to kSitipratiSThita gayA che, paraMtu bIjA cAra vicakSaNa maMtrIo, maMtrIgRhamAM rahelA che. maMtrI yazodhanane jagADo. be paricArikAo mahelanA dvAre gaI. mahelanA rakSaka sainikone maMtrI yazodhanane bolAvI lAvavA kahyuM. sainikoe maMtrIgRhanA rakSakone maMtrI yazodhanane jagADIne mahArAjA pAse mokalavA kahyuM. rAjavaidya, bIjA pAMca vicakSaNa vaidyonI sAthe, aneka auSadho laIne rAjamahelamAM AvI gayA. maMtrI yazodhane sAthI maMtrIone paNa jagADyA ane teo paNa rAjamahelamAM AvI gayA. mahelanA dIpako sateja thayA, paraMtu sahu lokonAM mukha nisteja thayAM hatAM. mahArAjAnI zirodanA vadhatI jatI hatI. vaidyoe mahArAjAnA zarIrane tapAsyuM ane auSadha ApyuM. bIjA auSadho taiyAra karavA paricArikAone mArgadarzana ApyuM. mahArANI vasaMtasenA ciMtAtura cahere mahArAjAnuM mAthuM dabAvatI thoDA-thoDA samayanA aMtare... dhImA svare pUche che : "nAtha, have kema che? vedanA ochI thaI?" mahArAjA saMketathI nA pADe che. mahArANI vaidyone kahe che : haju vedanA ochI nathI thaI." vaidyarAja AzvAsana ApatAM kahe che : "dhIre dhIre vedanA avazya ghaTaze." dhIre nahIM vaidyarAja, vedanA zIgha ghaTavI joIe. mahArANIe AgrahapUrvaka kahyuM. vaidyoe paraspara roga ane cikitsA mATe parAmarza karavA mAMDyo. mahArAjAnA mastake ratnonA lepanuM vilepana kare che. takALa vedanAnuM zamana karanArA auSadha Ape che. paraMtu vedanA ghaTatI nathI....' have mArAthI A vedanA sahana thatI nathI. mahArAjAe dhImA svare vasaMtasenAne kahyuM. rANIe tyAM UbhelA cAre maMtrIone kahyuM : mahAnubhAvo, mahArAjAnI zirovedanA asahya banatI jAya che, koI upAya karo." gamagIna banI gayelA vicakSaNa maMtrIo tarata ja zayanakhaMDanI bahAra gayA. yazodhane kahyuM : "A vedanAnuM nivAraNa maMtro dvArA paNa thaI zake che. A nagaramAM evA siddhamAMtriko che kharA?' - GG bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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che, huM jANuM chuM.' maMtrI mitrasene kahyuM. "to tame svayaM jaIne AdarapUrvaka e mAMtrikane zIdhra laI Avo." "hamaNAM ja laIne AvuM chuM.' mitrasena mahelanI bahAra AvI, acArUDha banI mAMtrikane tyAM doDyo. cothA praharano prAraMbha thaI gayo hato, eTale siddhamAMtrika jAgI gayelo hato. e enI upAsanAmAM bese, e pUrve mitrasene enAM gharanAM dvAra khakhaDAvyAM. siddhamAMtrike kahyuM : "huM mArA bIjA cAra mAMtrikone laIne zIgha rAjamahelamAM pahoMcuM chuM." rAjamahelamAM niHzabda doDAdoDI cAlu thaI gaI hatI. nagaramAM paNa vAta phelAI gaI hatI. cothA praharamAM nagara jAgI gayuM hatuM. mahArAjAnI zirovedanAe sahune vyAkuLa banAvI dIdhAM hatAM. nagarazreSThIo potapotAnAM vAhanomAM besI rAjamahelamAM AvI gayA hatA. mAMtrikoe agnikuMDomAM maMtragarbhita Ahuti ApavA mAMDI hatI. zAMti-karmanA prayogo cAlu karI dIdhA hatA. paraMtu mahArAjAnI zirovedanA ghaTavAnA badale vadhI rahI hatI. cotho prahara pUro thayo hato. prabhAta thaI gayuM hatuM. rAjyanA adhikArIonI avarajavara vadhI gaI hatI. rAjamahelanA prAMgaNamAM aneka ratha ane seMkaDo azvo AvIne UbhA hatA. kuzaLa vaidyo, siddha mAMtriko ane prajJAvaMta tAMtrikonA prayogo mahArAjA guNasenanI vedanAne dUra karavAmAM niSphaLa gayA hatA, chatAM prayogonI paraMparA cAlu hatI. haMmezanI jema, sUryodaya thatAM mahAtapasvI agnizarmA kulapatinI anujJA laI, pAraNA mATe rAjamahele AvavA mATe nIkaLyo. nIcI dRSTi ane dhImI gatie teNe nagaramAM praveza karyo. nagaranA rAjamArgo para zUnyatA ane udAsInatA chavAyelI teNe joI. hamezAM tene joIne mastaka namAvI. ahobhAvathI abhinaMdana karanAra vasaMtapuranA loko, enI sAme paNa jotA nahotA, enI upekSA karatA hoya, evuM vAtAvaraNa eNe anubhavyuM, "Aje A nagarane zuM thayuM che? aneka tarka vitarka karato, bhagavAM vastradhArI agnizarmA mahelanA dvAre pahoMcIne, eka bAju Ubho rahI gayo. koIe ene bolAvyo nahIM, koIe ene AvakAra Apyo nahIM, koIe enuM svAgata karyuM nahIM. kAraNa ke sahunAM mana ciMtAmagna hatAM. sahunI AMkho rAjamahelanA jharUkhA tarapha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatI. sahu mahArAjA guNasenanI kuzaLatAno vRttAMta sAMbhaLavA adhIra hatA... paraMtu thoDA-thoDA samayanA aMtare mahelamAMthI... 'haju mahArAjAnI zirovedanA ghaTI nathI, zirovedanA asahya banatI jAya che...' A ja vRttAMta sAMbhaLavA maLe che. 'mahArAjAne aDadhI rAte zirovedanA UpaDI hatI.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vaidyonA upacAro satata cAlu che.' 'zAMti-karma thaI rahyuM che.' 'tAMtrika prayogo paNa thaI rahyA che.' 'mahArAjA vedanAthI ati vyagra che, asvastha che.' agnizarmAnA kAne AvA badhA zabdo athaDAtA hatA. e vicAre che : 'mahArAjA asahya vedanAthI pIDAya che. AvI pIDAmAM emane mAruM pAraNuM kyAMthI yAda hoya? na ja rahe yAda. ane rAjaparivAra paNa ciMtAmagna, vyathita ane sevArata hoya, tyAre mArA tarapha enuM lakSa na jAya, te paNa svAbhAvika che... juo ne, mane koI bolAvatuM paNa nathI... aho, Akasmika vighna AvI gayuM... have mAre ahIM zA mATe UbhA rahevuM joIe? rAjAnI vedanA kyAre dUra thAya... zI khabara? khera, bIjuM mAsakSamaNa AjathI zarU karI dauM.... agnizarmA rAjamahelethI pAcho pharyo... koIe tene rokyo nahIM. koIe tenA AgamananuM prayojana pUchyuM nahIM... rAjaparivAramAM koI ene oLakhatuM nahotuM ke koIne enI pAraNA aMgenI pratijJAnuM jJAna na hatuM. agnizarmAe tapovanamAM praveza karyo. phalAMta, zramita, vyathita ane myAnamukha agnizarmAne joIne tapovananA tApaso ene gherI vaLyA. eka tApase ciMtAtura banIne pUchyuM : 'bhagavaMta, zuM tamAruM pAraNuM na thayuM?' bIjA tApase pUchyuM : 'pAraNuM karyA vinAnA karamAyelA zarIravALA tame kema dekhAo cho?' 96 trIjA tApase pUchyuM : 'zuM tame pAraNuM nathI karyuM?' cothA tApase pUchyuM : 'zuM haju sudhI mahArAjA guNasenane tyAM Apa pAraNuM karavA gayA ja nathI?' AmravRkSa nIce Asana para besIne zAntithI agnizarmAe tApasone kahyuM : 'mahAnubhAvo, huM rAjAnA mahele gayo hato, paraMtu rAjAnuM zarIra asvastha hatuM, zirovedanAthI rAjA trasta hato... tethI samagra rAjya parivAra udvigna hato, ciMtita hato... bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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koInI AMkhomAM AMsu hatAM, koI lamaNe hAtha daIne beThA hatA, koI UMDA nisAsA nAMkhatA hatA... koI, rAjAnA Arogya mATe devI-devatAonI bAdhAAkhaDI rAkhatA hatA... naryuM zokanuM vAtAvaraNa hatuM. huM te joI na zakyo... ane lAMbo samaya mahelanA dvAre Ubho rahevA mATe paNa samartha na hato, tethI zIghra pAcho vaLI gayo...' eka tApase kahyuM : 'sAcI vAta che ApanI. mahArAjA khUba vedanAgrasta haze... nahIMtara ApanA upara atyaMta bhakti ane AdaravALA mahArAjA ApanA svAgata mATe rAjamahelanA dvAre ja UbhA hota...' bIjA tApase kahyuM : 'tApaso uparanI adbhuta bhakti ApaNe emanA mahelamAM nahotI anubhavI? e ApanA pAraNAno divasa bhUle ja nahIM, paraMtu acAnaka zarIra bagaDI gayuM... ane e rAjA Apane pAraNuM nA karAvI zakyA....' trIjA tApase kahyuM : 'emAM to zaMkA ja nathI... ApanA tarapha mahArAjAne atyaMta bahumAna che. pAMca divasa pahelAM jyAre teo tapovanamAM AvelA tyAre kulapati samakSa ApanA adbhuta guNonI ghaNI prazaMsA karI hatI, meM mArA sagA kAne sAMbhaLI hatI.' cothA tApase kahyuM : 'jyAre mahArAjAne sAruM thaI jaze... ke tarata emane Apa ja yAda Avazo, ApanuM pAraNuM yAda Avaze.. ne mahelamAMthI sIdhA ahIM tapovanamAM doDI Avaze! duHkhI duHkhI thaI jaze. mahArAjA ghaNA ja bhAvuka che... bhaktibhAvathI bharelA che... ApanuM pAraNuM nahIM karAvI zakavAno emane bhAre raMja thaze...' agnizarmAe kahyuM : 'gurusevaka ane gurupUjaka evA e mahAnubhAvane zIghra Arogya prApta thAo... mAre to have pAraNAthI saryuM... AjathI huM bIjA mahinAnA upavAsanI pratijJA karuM chuM. che d rAjamahelanA dvArethI agnizamAM pAcho pharyo, tapovana tarapha cAlyo, ane vaighonA, mAMtrikonA ane tAMtrikonA zraddhApUrvakanA prayatnonuM phaLa jovA maLyuM. mahArAjAnI zirovedanA ochI thaI. asvasthatA ochI thaI. temaNe mahArANIne kahyuM : 'devI, have mane sAruM che, sahune kahI do ke potapotAnA nityakramamAM lAgI jAya.' mahArANInI AMkhomAM harSanAM AMsu AvI gayAM. temaNe kahyuM : 'kuLadevatAoe mArI prArthanA sAMbhaLI...' 'devI...' kahetA mahArAjA palaMgamAM beThA thaI gayA... mahArANI camakI gayAM... temaNe mahArAjAnA be hAtha potAnA hAthamAM letAM pUchyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only SE

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zuM thayuM Apane nAtha?" devI, Aje pelA mahAtapasvI agnizarmAne pAraNuM che ne? zuM e mahAtapasvI mahelamAM AvI gayA ke? nAtha, huM jANatI nathI... A khaMDamAMthI bahAra ja nIkaLI nathI.. huM maMtrIne tapAsa karavA kahuM chuM." ane kaho ke jo e mahAtapasvI mahelanA dvAre UbhA hoya to madhura vacanothI temane nimaMtraNa ApI mahelamAM padharAve emane huM mArA hAthe ja pAraNuM karAvIza." rAjavaidhe be hAtha joDIne, namana karIne kahyuM : "ha narapati, ApanI zirovedanA dUra thaI tethI amane sahune apUrva AnaMda thayo che, paraMtu kRpA karIne Apa haju cAra prahara vizrAma ja karo." 'vaidarAja, huM vizrAma ja karIza, paraMtu e mahAtapasvIne pAraNuM to karAvIza ja." mahArANIe maMtrI yazodhanane pAse bolAvIne, agnizama tApasanA Agamana aMge tapAsa karavAnI sUcanA ApI, yazodhana tvarAthI rAjamahelanA mukhya dvAra gayo. tyAM upasthita mAnavamaherAmaNamAM agnizamane zodhavA lAgyo. tene tyAM agnizarmA na dekhAya eTale tyAM UbhelA nAgarikane pUchayuM : bhAIo, ahIM koI eka kRzakAya bhagavAM vastradhArI tApasa Avelo kharo? tame ene joyelo?" maMtrIzvara, hA tame kaho cho tevo tApasa Avelo. thoDo samaya Ubho rahelo... vAraMvAra rAjamahela tarapha joto hato... paraMtu tene rAjaparivAramAMthI koIe bolAvyo nahIM, eTale te pAcho cAlyo gayo. paraMtu maMtrIzvara, e to kaho ke mahArAjAnI zirovedanA ochI thaI?' bhAIo, mahArAjAnI zirovedanA dUra thaI che. mahArAjA svastha che, tame sahu have potapotAnA ghare jAo." maMtrIe mahArAjAnA zayanakhaMDamAM AvIne, vinayapUrvaka nivedana karyuM : "mahArAjA, te kRzakAya tapasvI rAjamahelanA dvAre AvyA hatA kharA." temane mahelamAM laI AvyA ne?' adhIrAIthI rAjAe pUchyuM. mahArAjA, ApanI mastakavedanAe samagra rAjaparivArane adhika vedanA upajAvelI. tethI parivAre potapotAnAM kAryo choDI dIdhAM hatAM.... koIne koI kArya sUjhatuM ja na hatuM. parivAranA koI sabhyane e mahAtapasvInI pratijJAnuM jJAna paNa na hatuM. tethI emanI koIe AgatA-svAgatA karI na hatI, tethI alpa samaya rAjamahelanA dvAre UbhA rahIne, kaMIka udvigna banelA teo tyAMthI pAchA pharI gayA hatA..." rANI vasaMtasenA sAme joIne rAjAe ciMtAtura cahere kahyuM : 80 bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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devI, ghora anartha thaI gayo. e mahAtmA have pAraNuM nahIM kare. e pratijJAnA pAlanamAM ati dRDha tapasvI che. e AjathI ja bIjA mahinAnA upavAsa zarU karI deze.. aho. mAruM kevuM durbhAgya? e tapasvIne meM kevI deha-pIDA upajAvI? kevuM kaSTa ApyuM?" rAjAnI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. nAtha, ApaNe zuM karIe? kevI asahya zirovedanA Apane UpaDI hatI? evI vedanAmAM pAraNAnI vAta smRtimAM na rahe, e svAbhAvika che. koIne khAvA-pIvAnuM paNa sUjhatuM na hatuM... tyAM e tapasvInuM pAraNuM kone smRtimAM Ave? Ape jANIbUjIne to pAraNuM cUkavyuM nathI ne? pachI zA mATe ATaluM badhuM duHkha lagADo cho?' "devI, mArI bhUla thaI.... mAre rAjaparivArane, khAsa karIne rAjamahelanA dvArapAlone gaI kAle sUcanA ApavI joItI hatI.. ke "AvA bhagavAM vastradhArI kRzakAya tApasa Ave. to emano satkAra karI emane bolAvI lejo...." paraMtu evI sUcanA ApavAnuM prayojana ja na hatuM. gaI kAle ApaNe nirNaya karyo hato. ke prabhAte ApaNe be svaya, e mahAtapasvInuM svAgata karavA mahelanA dvAre UbhA rahIzuM. sAcAM motIthI vadhAvIzuM! juo, meM svarNathALamAM motI paNa bharI rAkhyAM hatAM!' rANIe eka Asana para paDelA svarNathALa tarapha AMgaLI karI. . 'tamArI vAta sAcI che. ApaNe ApaNI rIte sAcA hoIzuM, paraMtu e mahAtmAnuM mahinAnA upavAsanuM pAraNuM na thayuM e paNa sAcuM che ne? kevuM kaSTa thayuM haze e mahAtmAne? devI, eka divasanA upavAsanA pAraNAmAM ApaNane vilaMba thAya to kevuM kaSTa thAya? ane have to e mahAtmA bIjA mahinAnA upavAsa zarU karaze....." rAjAnI eka zirovedanA dUra thaI. bIjI sirovedanA zarU thaI. zArIrika vedanAno aMta AvI gayo, mAnasika vedanAno udaya thayo. rAjAnuM bhakta-hRdaya pArAvAra vedanA anubhavavA lAgyuM. temaNe rANIne kahyuM : devI, ApaNe hamaNAM ja tapovana jaIe. e mahAtmAne pharIthI mahelamAM padhAravA Agraha karIe, na ja Ave to kSamA mAMgIne pAchA AvIe..." svAmInAtha, Aje Apane A khaMDanI bahAra paga mUkavAnI paNa vaidyoe nA pADI che... eTale Aje ApaNe tapovanamAM nahIM jaI zakIe. AvatI kAle jo Apa pUrNatayA svastha hazo, to avazya jaIzuM.' tyAM upasthita maMtrIvargo, vaidyoe, mAMtrikoe ane tAMtrikoe sahue mahArAjAne tapovanamAM javAnI nA pADI. mahArAjA mauna rahyA. mahArANIe sahune khaMDa choDI javAno saMketa karyo ane mahArAjAne snAnAdi nitya karmothI paravAravA vinaMtI karI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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tapovananI bahAra ja rathane Ubho rAkhI, rAjA-rANI rathamAMthI UtarI gayAM. page cAlIne teo tapovanamAM gayAM. tapovananA sarva tApasoe rAjA-rANIne tapovanamAM pravezatAM joyAM. sahu kulapatinA nivAsa tarapha cAlyAM. sarve tApasonA hRdayamAM rAjA pratye sneha ane sadUbhAva hato. lajjA ane vinayathI natamastaka banelA rAjAnA pratye sahu tApasonAM hRdayamAM sahAnubhUti pragaTI hatI. rAjAe kulapati vagere tApasonAM darzana karyAM. kulapatine rAjAe vidhipUrvaka praNAma karyAM, kulapatie ane sarva tApasoe rAjAne AzIrvAda ApyA. eka vayovRddha tApase rAjAnuM abhivAdana karatAM kahyuM : 'rAjana, A Asana para beso, ame sahu tamAruM svAgata karIe chIe.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir rAjAnA mukha para lajjA ane glAninI rekhAo UpasI AvI hatI, te natamastake Asana para beTho... paraMtu kulapatinI sAme jovAnI tenAmAM hiMmata rahI na hatI. rAjAnI AvI udvignatA joIne kulapatie pUchyuM : 'he vatsa, tame ATalA udvigna kema dekhAo cho? kahevA yogya hoya to ciMtAnuM kAraNa batAvo.' rAjAe kahyuM : 'Apa bhagavaMta pAse chupAvavAnuM zuM hoya? vaLI, na kahI zakAya evI vAta laIne, udvigna manuSya tapovanamAM AvavuM paNa na joIe.' kulapatie kahyuM : 'rAjana, tamAro viveka yogya che. have ciMtAnuM kAraNa kaho.' 'pro, ApanI AjJA che, to kahuM chuM... anyathA AvuM nirdaya caritra Apane kevI rIte kahI zakAya?' 'vatsa, tapasvIjano sarva jIvo pratye mAtA-samAna hoya che. mAnI pAse bALaka zarama rAkhe kharo? mATe tAre mArI AgaLa zarama rAkhavAnuM koI prayojana nathI. je hoya te kahe. sAcuM kAraNa jANIne koI paNa upAyathI huM tAro udvega dUra karI zakuM.' 'bhagavaMta, to huM mAruM hRdaya ApanI AgaLa kholI nAkhuM chuM.' huM durjana ane avicArI chuM. taruNa avasthAmAM A agnizarmAne meM khUba raMjADyo hato, ati trAsa Apelo hato... mArAthI kaMTALIne e kSitipratiSThita nagara choDI gayo hato... ane e A tapovanamAM AvI tApasa banyo... bhagavaMta, AvA uttama vratane dhAraNa karanArA sAthe meM haju paNa... lAkho varSa vItI gayA pachI paNa... durjanatA dAkhavI... ayogya AcaraNa karyuM... tethI huM khUba ja udvega pAmyo chuM.' hara kulapatie vAtsalyabhAvathI kahyuM : 'vatsa, jo ema ja che, to saMtApa karavo choDI de. jo tArA nimitte agnizamyuM tApasa thayo che to tuM ja teno dharmapravartaka ane bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kalyANamitra banyo che, pachI zA mATe te saMtApa kare che? tuM paralokano bhaya rAkhanAra che, dharmazAstrono jJAtA che, tuM koI ayogya AcaraNa kare, te huM mAnato nathI, chatAM tuM kahe che ke "meM durjanatA dAkhavI ayogya AcaraNa karyuM..." to evuM teM kyuM ayogya AcaraNa karyuM che te mane kahe." rAjAe kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, meM e mahAtmAne mahinAnA upavAsanuM pAraNuM karavA nimaMtraNa ApyuM. ane pramAdathI emane pAraNuM nA karAvI zakyo... e ja mArA ghora saMtApanuM kAraNa che." "rAjana, evo kevo pramAda thayo?' "prabho, mArA mastakamAM atizaya vedanA utpanna thaI. tethI huM paravaza banI gayo. mArA parivArane, pAraNA aMge sUcanAo ApavAnI pramAdathI bhUlI gayo... e mahAtmAne pAraNuM nA thayuM.. huM temanA mATe AhArano aMtarAya karanAra banyo, te sAthe temanA mATe dharmano aMtarAya karanAro banyo. mane A vAtanuM atyaMta duHkha vatsa, AmAM tAro aparAdha nathI. tIvra vedanAnAM samayamAM manuSyone potAnAM kartavyonI smRti na rahe, te svAbhAvika vAta che. vaLI, tene pAraNuM na thavAthI patarAya nathI thayo paraMtu tapasaMpattinI vRddhi thaI che, mATe rAjana, udvega nA kara, saMtApa nA kara.' "bhagavaMta, ApanuM hRdaya mAtAnuM hRdaya che. Apa dhyALu cho. kRpALu cho, Apa mArA aparAdhane, mArI bhUlane.. bhUla mAnatA nathI, ApanI A mahAnatA che. paraMtu huM mArI bhUla samajuM chuM... meM bahu moTI bhUla karI che." "vatsa, tAro saMtApa, tAro udvega mane ane A sarve tApasone duHkhI kare che. mATe koI paNa rIte tAro saMtApa dUra thavo joIe." bhagavaMta, jyAM sudhI e mahAtapasvI mahAnubhAva mArA gharamAM padhArIne AhAra grahaNa nA kare tyAM sudhI mArI uga kevI rIrta dUra thaI zake? ane, e mahAtmAe to emanI pratijJA anusAra AjathI ja bIjA mahinAnA upavAsa zarU karI dIdhA haze. tethI mAre tyAM padhArIne AhAra levAnuM... kevI rIte bane?" "rAjana, jyAre bIjA mahinAnA upavAsanuM pAraNuM Avaze, tyAre jo koI vighna nahIM Ave to tArA mahelamAM e mahAnubhAva pAraNuM karavA Avaze." "prabho, ApanI A kRpAthI huM dhanya thayo, be mahinAnA upavAsanuM pAraNuM karAvavAnI mane anumati ApIne, Ape mane zokasAgarathI pAra utAryo..." ke eka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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potAnI pAse UbhelA vRddha prazAMta tApasane kulapatie kahyuM : "jAo, e mahAnubhAva agnizarmAne bolAvI lAvo.' vRddha tApase agnizarmA pAse jaI, tenuM abhivAdana karIne kahyuM : "mahAnubhAva, Apane kulapati yAda kare che." agnizarmA potAnA AsanethI Ubho thayo ane vRddha tApasanI sAthe kulapati pAse Avyo. kulapatie premathI ene AvakAryo, teno bahumAnapUrvaka hAtha pakaDIne, potAnI pAse Asana para besADIne kahyuM : vatsa, tuM pAraNuM karyA vinA rAjamahelethI pAcho pharyo tethI rAjA ghaNo saMtApa kare che. tenuM hRdaya apAra vyathA anubhave che..." rAjA guNasenanI AMkho varasavA lAgI... kulapatie kahyuM : "vatsa, jo A rAjA kevuM rudana karI rahyo che. gaI kAle ene bhayaMkara zirovedanA utpanna thaI hatI. vedanAthI parAdhIna banelo rAjA tane bolAvI nA zakyo, tAro satkAra na karI zakyo.. emAM e aparAdhI nathI." agnizarmAe kahyuM : sAcI vAta che bhagavaMta, rAjAe saMtApa nA karavo joIe.' vatsa, rAjA ema kahe che ke jyAM sudhI A mahAtapasvI agnizama mArA ghare pAraNuM nahIM kare, tyAM sudhI mAro saMtApa javAno nathI.' agnizarmAe kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, jevI ApanI AjJA. rAjA kAraNa vinA saMtApa kare che, kAraNa ke teNe mAruM paraloka-viruddha koI kArya karyuM nathI. tapovRddhimAM e nimitta banyo che." rAjA harSa pAmyo. te bolyo : "kharekhara A mahAtmAnI kevI abhuta mahAnubhAvatA che! mArI bhUlone te upakAraka mAnIne, mane nirdoSa siddha kare che!' agnizama AmravRkSanI nIce potAnA Asana para jaIne beTho ane AtmadhyAnamAM nimagna thayo. rAjA guNasena rANI vasaMtasenAnI sAthe rathamAM ArUDha thaI nagaramAM pahoMcyA, rAjamahelamAM jaIne AnaMda-pramodamAM nimagna thayA. jJAna-dhyAnamAM nimagna yogI puruSone samayanuM bhAna rahetuM nathI. raMga-rAgamAM nimagna bhogI puruSone paNa samayanuM bhAna rahetuM nathI. varSonAM varSo vItI jatAM vAra lAgatI nathI, to eka mahinAnA trIsa divaso pasAra thatAM keTalI vAra lAge? 74 bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahino pUro thavAmAM eka divasa bAkI che. mahArAjA guNasena rANIne kahe che : devI, AvatI kAle prabhAte mahAtapasvI agnizarmAnuM pAraNuM che. yAda rAkhajo.... e mahAnubhAva kAle prabhAte ApaNe tyAM Avaze..." nAtha, Ape yAda karAvyuM te sAruM karyuM. huM to kharekhara bhUlI ja gaI hatI." dvArapAlone paNa sUcanA ApI devI joIe.' zA mATe nAtha? ApaNe svayaM rAjamahelanA dvAre jaIne e mahAtmAnuM svAgata karIzuM. mahelamAM lAvIne emanI pUjA karIzuM. uttama khAdya padArthothI emane pAraNuM karAvIzuM.' be mahinAnA upavAsanuM pAraNuM che! 60 upavAsanuM pAraNuM! ane bIjA ja divasathI vaLI mahinAnA upavAsa zarU thaI jaze!' evA mahAtapasvIne ApaNAM vaMdana! keTalA zAMta ane prazAMta che e mahAtmA! kevI madhura vANI che temanI!" AvA mahAtmAonA AzIrvAda kyAreka azakyane zakya banAvI de che ne asaMbhavane saMbhavita banAvI de che!' - rAjA-rANI rAtrinA prathama praharamAM agnizarmAnA, kulapatinA ane anya tApasonA guNonI prazaMsA karatA rahyAM. bIjA praharamAM nidrAdhIna thayAM. cothA praharanA prAraMbhe rAjA-rANIe nidrAtyAga karIne, agnizarmAnA pAraNAnI taiyArI karavA rasoIgharanA rasoIyAne sUcanAo ApI. eTalAmAM mArate ghoDe be sainiko rAjamahelanA dvAre AvIne UbhA. jaladI dvAra kholo. mahArAjAne zIdhra maLavuM che." dvArapAle dvAra kholI nAMkhyuM. be ghoDesvArI ghoDA uparathI nIce UtarI gayA. ghoDA dvArapAlane soMpI... lagabhaga doDatA rAjamahelamAM pravezyA zayanakhaMDanI paricArikAe khaMDamAM praveza karIne rAjAne kahyuM : mahArAjA, yuddhayAtrAmAM gayelA be sainiko AvelA che, teo maMtraNAgRhamAM Apane tatkAla maLavA icche che.' mahArAjA maMtraNAgRhamAM pahoMcyA. baMne sainikoe UbhA thaIne mahArAjAnuM abhivAdana karyuM. mahArAjA siMhAsana para beThA. eka sainike praNAma karIne kahyuM : "mahArAjA, ghaNA duHkhada samAcAra laIne AvyA chIe.' guNasenanA mukha para ciMtAo gherAI AvI. ApaNuM sainya, be parvatonI vaccenA bhAgamAM rAtrinA samaye nizcita banIne vizrAma karI rahyuM hatuM, te vakhate e pradezanA rAjA mAnabhaMge tenI senA sAthe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 75 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AkramaNa karyuM... ApaNI UMghatI senAne bhAjI-mULAnI jema kApI nAkhI che.' are, tuM sAcI vAta kare che?" mahArAjA guNasena phaphaDI UDyA hatA. zuM badhA ja sainiko UMdhatA hatA? surakSAno prabaMdha nahoto karyo?' nA jI, potAnA parAkramathI unmatta banelA sainiko - "amane koNa jItI zake ema che? A sthAna surakSita che. mATe badhA sUI jaIe.." ema mAnIne badhA sUI gayA. ane rAtre kapAI maryA...' 'tame be kevI rIte jIvatA rahyA?' ame be parvatanI vacce hatA kharA, paraMtu sahuthI chellA hatA. jyAre mAnabhaMga rAjAe humalo karyo, ame enI sAmenA cheDe hatA. ame bhAgyA.. amArI bAjue zatru rAjAnA sainiko na hatA.' sAruM karyuM tame AvIne samAcAra ApyA.' krodhAgnithI rAjAnI AMkho lAlaghUma thaI gaI. tenA hoTha roSathI phaphaDavA lAgyA. jamIna para paga pachADIne teNe kahyuM : "e mAnabhaMga rAjAno yuddhanA medAna para ziraccheda karIza, tyAre ja mane zAMti thaze. jAo, tame yuddhabherI vagaDAvo. yuddhaprayANanI ghoSaNA karAvo ane senApatine mArI pAse bolAvo.' senApatie tatkAla AvIne mahArAjAne praNAma karyA. rAjAe AjJA karI : yuddhayAtrA mATe durjaya hastIsenA taiyAra karo. azvasenAne paNa sajja kaoNM. eka hajAra rathane azvo joDIne taiyAra karo, paccIsa hajAra bhUmidaLa-pAyadaLane sajja karo. atyAre ja prayANa karavAnuM che.' senApatie tAbaDatoba senA taiyAra karI. rAjA guNarsana aMtaHpuramAM rANI vasaMtasenA pAse gayA. devI, atyAre ja mAre yuddha-prayANa karavuM paDaze. rAjA mAnabhaMge ApaNI sUtelI senAno saMhAra karI nAkhyo che." rAjA zastrasajja thayo. rANI vasaMtasenAe rAjAne lalATe vijayatilaka karyuM. rAjamahelanA vizALa paTAMgaNamAM hastIsenA, azvasenA, rathasenA ane padAti sainiko AvI rahyA hatA. hAthIonA hepAravathI ane ajonA haNahaNATathI vasaMtapura nagara gAjI rahyuM hatuM. rAjapurohita jamIna upara paDatI chAyAnA gaNitathI zubha muhUrtanI pratIkSA karI rahyA hatA. "mahArAjA, zubha muhUrtanI veLA AvI rahI che, sAvadhAna?' e ja vakhate rAjA guNasenane agnizarmAnI smRti thaI AvI. temanI daSTi rAjamahelanA pravezadvAra bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo OG For Private And Personal Use Only

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tarapha gaI. mukha para ciMtAnI rekhAo UbharAI AvI. 'purohitajI, Aje e mahAtapasvI agnizarmAnA be mahinAnA upavAsanA pAraNAno divasa che. mArI AgrahabharI prArthanAthI kulapatie mane pAraNuM karAvavAnI anujJA ApI hatI, eTale have e mahAtmAne pAraNuM karAvIne pachI ja prayANa karIzuM. e mahAtmAne praNAma karI, emanA AzIrvAda laIne pachI prasthAna karIzuM. mATe pravezadvAra upara dhyAna rAkho. e mahAtmA padhAre eTale ApaNe emanuM svAgata karIe.' tyAM UbhelA eka yuvake kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, eka kRzakAya ane bhagavAM vastradhArI tApasa Avyo hato. thoDI kSaNa Ubho rahyo, paraMtu madonmatta hAthIo ane haNahaNATa karatA hajAro azvonA AvAgamanathI teo gabharAtA lAgatA hatA... 'hamaNAM koI hAthI ke ghoDAnI haDapheTamAM AvI jaIza....' AvA bhayathI vyAkuLa thaI, e tApasa pAcho cAlyo gayo... paraMtu haju e nagaranI bahAra nahIM nIkaLyo hoya, ema mane lAge che.' yuvakanI vAta sAMbhaLIne mahArAjAnI AMkho bhayathI pahoLI thaI gaI. ekasAthe hajAra vIMchIe DaMkha mAryo hoya tevI vedanA thaI AvI. temaNe kahyuM : 'huM e mahAtmAne bolAvavA jAuM chuM.' tvarAthI mahArAjA nagaranA dvAra tarapha cAlyA. pAchaLa maMtrIvarga ane aMgarakSako paNa doDyA. yuddhayAtrA tatkAlapUratI sthagita thaI gaI. rAjapurohita somadeve bIjA muhUrtanI chAyA levA mATe zaMku goThavyA. agnizarmA nagaradvAramAMthI nIkaLato ja hato, tyAM mahArAja guNasena pahoMcI gayA, bhaktipUrNa AdarathI tapasvInAM caraNomAM paDI gayA. UbhA thaIne, bahumAnapUrvaka vinaMtI karI : 'he bhagavaMta, pAchA pharo. jarUrI kArya mATe prayANa karavAnuM hovA chatAM, ApanA AgamananI pratIkSAmAM ATalo kALa vilaMba karyo che. tame mahelanA dvAre AvelA, paraMtu mArA parivAramAMthI koIne Apane oLakhyA nahIM... ane Apa tvarAthI ekadama nIkaLI gayA... pAchA pharo prabho...' agnizarmAe kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, mArI viziSTa pratijJA Apa jANo cho, mATe e vAta... pAchA pharavAnI vAta nA karo. tapasvIo kharekhara, potAnI pratijJAnuM pAlana karanArA hoya che. AhAra maLe ke nA maLe, baMnemAM samAna bhAvavALA hoya che.' rAjAe kahyuM : 'Apa sAcuM kaho cho mahAtman, paraMtu mArI jANakArI mujaba, Ape rAjamahelamAM praveza nahoto karyo. rAjamahelanA medAnamAM praveza karyo hato. ApanI pratijJA to pahelA gharamAM pravezavA chatAM pAraNuM nA thAya to punaH e gharamAM javuM nahIM ke bIjA gharamAM jaI pAraNuM karavuM nahIM tevI che ne?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 99

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mahArAjA, rAjamahelanA mukhya pravezadvAramAM dAkhala thayA eTale mahelamAM ja praveza karyo kahevAya.' prabho, mArA pramAdathI mane ghaNI zarama Ave che. tIvra tapathI Apane keTalI ane kevI ghora zarIra-pIDA thatI haze? bhagavaMta, kharekhara, enAthI paNa adhika pIDA huM anubhavI rahyo chuM....." rAjAnI AMkho bhInI thaI.. AMsu UbharAyAM.... gagada svare te bolyA : mahAtmanuM, saMtApanI AgamAM huM baLI rahyo chuM. mane lAge che ke mAruM hRdaya baMdha paDI jaze... mArI vANI skUlanA pAme che.. jIbha thothavAya che. huM mahApApI chuM... huM zuM karuM? kyAM jAuM?" nagaranA virATa pravezadvAranA madhya bhAgamAM eka Asana para agnizamAM ane bIjA Asana para mahArAjA guNasena beThA hatA. subhaToe avarajavarane rokI dIdhI hatI. cAre bAjuthI maMtrIoe e baMnene gherI lIdhA hatA. guNasenanI prArthanA ane guNasainano prazcAttApa joIne.. sAMbhaLIne agnizarmA vicAre che : "aho A rAjAnI kevI mahAnubhAvatA che! mAruM pAraNuM nA thayuM tethI e keTalo saMtApa pAmI rahyo che! kheda pAmI rahyo che.. gujjano pratye kevI apUrva zraddhA ane bhakti che. meM rAjamahelanA paTAMgaNamAM aneka hAthI-ghoDA ane subhaTo joyA hatA... rAjA paNa zastrasajja che. jarUra, acAnaka deza para koI Apatti AvI paDI lAge che.... yuddhayAtrAe jatA rAjAne koIe kahyuM haze... mArA AgamananA samAcAra ApyA haze. bicAro doDato Avyo che. alabat, Aje meM utAvaLa karI pAchA pharavAmAM, paraMtu jo koI hAthInA ke ghoDAnA paga nIce AvI gayo hota to? jyAM sudhI rAjAnA mahelamAM huM pAraNuM nahIM karuM tyAM sudhI e mahAnubhAvano saMtApa dUra nahIM ja thAya. pUrva kulapatinI samakSa paNa A ja vAta rAjAe karI hatI ane kulapatinI AjJAthI e vAta meM svIkArI hatI. haju enAM AMsu baMdha thatAM nathI. eka vizALa sAmrAjyanA adhipati A rIte duHkhI thAya. mArAthI dekhAtuM nathI. sahana thatuM nathI.' Ama vicArIne teNe rAjAne kahyuM: mahArAjA, svastha thAo. saMtApa tyajI do. jo koIpaNa bIjuM nimitta UbhuM nahIM thAya to have je pAraNuM Avaze te pAraNuM tamArA ghare karIza. tamArI prArthanA svIkAruM chuM. have tame duHkha nA lagADo..." jamIna upara paMcAMga praNipAta karI rAjA guNasena gadagada svare bolyA : bhagavaMta, mArA upara Ape ghaNo upakAra karyo. Apa niSkAraNa vatsala cho. Apa nirmaLa jJAnadRSTivALA cho. mArA duHkhane dUra karavAno Ape sAco upAya bhAga-1 8 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jANI lIdho. mAruM duHkha dUra thaI gayuM, mArI azAMti cAlI gaI.. Apano A upakAra huM kyAreya nahIM bhUlI zakuM. mahAtmanuM, have Apa tapovanamAM padhAro. huM tapovanamAM Aje nahIM AvI zakuM. kulapatine mAruM mukha dekhADavA huM lAyaka rahyo nathI. pramAdathI sAce ja, huM kalaMkita banyo chuM. e pUjyane mArI vaMdanA kahejo. huM jAuM chuM.' rAjA maMtrI vagere parivAranI sAthe mahela tarapha cAlyo. agnizarmA dhIme dhIme tapovana tarapha cAlyo. 0 0 0. rAjAe mahelanA mukhya pravezadvAramAM praveza karyo. te Ubho rahI gayo. "ahIM e mahAtapasvI AvIne ekalo Ubho haze. eNe mane zodhyo haze... kema e tApasabhakta rAjA dekhAto nathI? ane ATalA badhA hAthI-ghoDA ane sainiko kema bhegA thayA che?..' e kRzakAya mahAtmA keTalo Ubho rahI zake? pAcho pharI gayo. ane AjathI trIjA mahinAnA upavAsa zarU karI dIdhA." rAjapuhita somadeve AvIne rAjAne praNAma karI nivedana karyuM : "mahArAjA, yuddhayAtrAnuM bIjuM muhUrta joI lIdhuM che. have lagnasamayane bahu vAra nathI, prazasta lagna samaye prayANa karavAnuM che. somadeva.." guNasena gaMbhIra svare kahyuM : "huM yuddha mATe prayANa nahIM karuM. senA sAthe senApati prayANa karaze. mahArAjA guNasene rAjamahelamAM praveza karyo. senApatie zubha samaye senA sAthe prayANa karI dIdhuM. rAjA guNasena sIdhA rANIvAsamAM vasaMtasenA pAse pahoMcyA. rANIne Azcarya thayuM. mahArAjAne pAchA AvelA joIne teNe UbhA thaIne mahArAjAnuM abhivAdana karyuM. rAjAe bhadrAsana upara besatAM kahyuM : devI, ghora anartha thaI gayo. pelA mahAtapasvI agnizarmA, mahelanA dvAre AvelA, thoDI kSaNo UbhA rahelA... koIe temane AvakAryA nahIM... hAthI... ghoDAnA bhayathI trasta thaIne pAchA pharI gayA..." pAchA pharI gayA? oho... bahu ja khoTuM thayuM. emanuM pAraNuM nA thayuM. temaNe to AjathI trIjA mahinAnA upavAsa zarU karI dIdhA haze..? he nAtha, cAlo ApaNe tapovanamAM jaIne e mahAtmAne prArthanA karIne kahIe ke "mahAtmanuM, tamArI pratijJA sAcI, paraMtu dareka pratijJAne apavAda hoya che. apavAda mArga paNa Apa amArA ghera padhAro.... pAraNuM karIne.. amArA saMtApane dUra kara...' huM temane maLI Avyo..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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'tapovanamAM jaIne AvyA?" "nA, nagaranA daravAjAmAM ja teo maLI gayA.' "pachI?" "tapasvIjano pratijJApAlanamAM ati dRDha hoya che devI, temaNe pAchA pharavAnI to spaSTa nA pADI, paraMtu have pachI jyAre pAraNAno divasa Avaze tyAre teo ApaNA ghare AvIne AhAra grahaNa karaze." rANI vasaMtasenA sagarbhA hatI. rAjAe kahyuM : "devI, tame ciMtA nA karo. saMtApa nA karo. zuM karuM? acAnaka ja sainikoe AvIne, rAjA mAnabhaMge ApaNI senAnA karelA saMhAranA samAcAra ApyA.. te sAMbhaLIne huM e mahAtapasvInA pAraNAne ja bhUlI gayo... punaH pramAda sevAI gayo... nahIMtara vahelI savAre UThIne paheluM kAma e tapasvInA pAraNAnI pUrvataiyArI karAvavAnuM ja karyuM hatuM ne? paraMtu jyAre azubha thavAnuM hoya che tyAre karmo jIvane bhAna bhulAve che. devI, mane azubhanA bhaNakArA saMbhaLAya che...' rAjAe nisAso nAMkhyo. rANInI AMkhomAM AMkho meLavIne rAjAe duHkhI svare kahyuM : "e mahAtmAe to mane kSamA ApI dIdhI. udAratA batAvIne traNa mahinAnA upavAsanuM pAraNuM ApaNA ghare karavAnI vinaMtI svIkArI. paraMtu emane keTalI dehapIDA thatI haze? AvI ghora pIDA ApanArA... evA mAruM zuM thaze? kharekhara, akSamya bhUla thaI gaI. bIjI vAra bhUla thaI gaI.. ApaNI senAnI hatyAnA samAcAre mane tatkAla visvala, caMcaLa ane krodhI banAvI dIdho... huM e tapasvIne bhUlI gayo.' nAtha, je banavAnuM nizcita hoya che te ja bane che. Apa zoka nA karo. ApaNe have eka mahinA sudhI roja tapovanamAM jaIzuM ane e mAhAtapasvI sahita sarve tApasonI sevA-bhakti karIzuM. tethI temano AtmA prasannatA anubhavaze ane ApaNane paNa saMtoSa thaze.." ghaNI ja sArI vAta karI devI, saMtonI sevAthI saMtApa dUra thAya ja che. ApaNe jaIzuM roja tapovanamAM! paraMtu devI, have tamAre vadhu parizrama na levo joIe. tamArA divaso pUrA thAya che. kulamahattarA mane kahetI hatI : "have mahArANIe mahelanI bahAra nahIM nIkaLavuM joIe." hamaNAM pAMca-sAta divasa to huM sAthe AvIza. pachI Apa maMtrIvarganI sAthe jajo.' rAjAe zarIra parathI zastro utArIne paricArikAne ApyAM. vastraparivartana karI nAnAdi nityakarmomAM pravRtta thayA. 0 0 0. bhAga-1 % bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tapovananA dvAre tApasI paMktibaddha UbhA rahI gayA hatA. "Aje e mahAtapasvI agnizama, nirvighna pAraNuM karIne, svastha banIne Ave.. eTale zAMti...' AvI zubha bhAvanA bhAvatA tApaNo rAjAnI kuzaLatA icchatA hatA. "rAjAne koI kaSTa na ho... rAjA saraLa... nirmaLa cittavALo che, sAdhu-saMnyAsIono parama bhakta che.. enAM tana-mana kuzaLa raho...' tyAM temaNe dUrathI dhImI gatie AvatA agnizarmAne joyo. apekSA karatAM ochA samayamAM ane maMda gatie AvatA agnizarmAne joIne tApasonA peTamAM so maNano dhrAsako paDyo. "zuM Aje paNa A tapasvIne pAraNuM nahIM thayuM hoya? oho... zuM durghaTanA banI haze?" agnizarmAe tapovanamAM praveza karyo. sarve tApasIe ciMtAtura vadane agnizamane praNAma karyA. agnizarmAe paNa be hAtha joDI sahunuM abhivAdana svIkAryuM. tApasoe kaMI pUchayuM nahIM, agnizarmA kaMI bolyo nahIM. agnizarmAnI pAchaLa-pAchaLa sahu kulapatinA nivAsa pAse pahoMcyA. agnizarmAe kulapatinA nivAsamAM praveza karyo, kulapatie madhura zabdothI tene AvakAryo.. ane enI sAme be-cAra kSaNa joIne pUchayuM : "vatsa, zuM Aje paNa pAraNuM na thayuM?" agnizarmA Asana para beTho. teNe banelI samagra ghaTanA kahI saMbhaLAvIne chevaTe kahyuM: "bhagavanuM, rAjAnuM duHkha mArAthI joyuM na gayuM eTale emane zAtti ApavA tathA temanuM duHkha dUra karavA have pachI jyAre pAraNAno divasa Avaze tyAre tenA tyAMthI AhAra grahaNa karavAnI enI prArthanA meM svIkArI che.' vatsa, uttama kAma karyuM. ghaNuM uttama kAma karyuM. guNonA bhaMDAra samA guNasena rAjAne vatsa, teM ghaNI zAnti ApI. tapasvIjano kharekhara, parajanavatsala hoya che. ane tethI teo sarvajanavallabha banatA hoya che." tApasoe sarva vRttAMta sAMbhaLyo. sahunA hRdayamAM agnizarmA pratye AdarabhAva vadhI gayo. ApasamAM vArtAlApa karatA, agnizarmAnA guNonI prazaMsA karatA tApaso potapotAnA sthAne gayA. be-be mahinAnA upavAsa thaI gayA, trIjA mahinAnA upavAsanI teNe kulapati pAse pratijJA karI lIdhIchatAM keTalI badhI samatA che e mahAtapasvIne! zarIra pratye keTalI virakti che!" Aja sAcI tapasvitAnAM darzana thayAM...' mahArAjA pratye keTalI sahAnubhUti vyakta karI e mahAnubhAve! mahArAjAnI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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saddabhAvanAonuM kevuM UMcuM mUlyAMkana karyuM? ghaNI moTI A vAta che. aparAdha karanAranA manogata AzayamAM zaMkA nA karavI, e nAnIsUnI vAta nathI." "sAcI vAta che, aparAdhanI pravRtti karanAra manuSyamAM aparAdhano ja bhAva hoya, tevo ekAMte niyama hoto nathI. manamAM zubha Azaya hoya chatAM AzayathI viparIta pravRtti kyAreka thaI jatI hoya che." anizarmAnuM eka udAtta vyaktitva Aje jovA maLyuM.' paraMta, mahArAjA kema tapovanamAM nA AvyA?' kahyuMne agnizarmAe? mahArAjAne potAnA pramAdathI eTalI badhI lajjA AvI gaI che ke teone potAnuM mukha kulapatine dekhADavuM zaramajanaka lAge che.' tapovanamAM, tApasI paraspara AvA prakAranA vArtAlApa karI rahyA hatA. agnizarmA trIjA mahinAnI upavAsanI pratijJA laI, potAnI parNakuTImAM jaIne besI gaya. e divasa pUro thaI gayo. 0 0 0. bIjA divase mahArANI vasaMtasenAe tapovananA tApasInI bhakti mATe uttama dravyo taiyAra karAvyAM. udyAnamAMthI zreSTha phaLa maMgAvyAM. kesara-ilAyacI mizrita dUdhanA svarNakalazo bharAyA. ane A badhI sAmagrI tapovanamAM laI AvavAnI sUcanA paricArakone ApI, rAjA-rANI nityakAryothI paravArI, rathamAM besI tapovanamAM AvyAM. tapovananA bAhya pradezamAM rathamAMthI UtarI rAjA-rANIe tapovanamAM praveza karyA, mArgamAM maLatA sarve tApasIne praNAma karatAM teo kulapatinA nivAsa pAse pahoMcyAM. tApasakumAroe kulapatine, rAjA-rANInA AgamananA samAcAra ApyA. kulapati parNakuTInI bahAra AvyA. lajjAno so maNano bhAra rAkhI, rAjA-rANIe kulapatinAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. kulapatie snehapUrNa vANImAM kahyuM : "vatsa, tamAruM svAgata ho. tamane kuzaLatA che ne?" "bhagavanuM, ApanI kRpAthI ane mahAtapasvInA kSamAdAnathI ame baMne kuzaLa chIe.' rAjA guNasene kahyuM. "zuM thAya? A saMsAra ja evo che. aNadhArI Aphato AvI jatI hoya che...' "prabho, mArI eka prArthanAno svIkAra karazo? kaho, nizcita banIne kaho." bhagavana, mAre sarve tApasonI uttama khAdya padArthothI bhakti karavI che, ane alpa samaya mahAtmA agnizarmAnI sevA karavI che." AnaMdathI karI zako cho baMne kAma." 82 bhAga-1 % bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kulapatinA nirdabha vAtsalya, agnizarmAnA upazAMta bhAve ane tapovananA save tApasonA guNAnurAge rAjA guNasenanA aMtaHsaMtApane ane aparAdha-bhAvane dhoI nAMkhyo hato. rAjA-rANInA manamAM tapovana pratye jANe mamatA baMdhAI gaI hatI. agnizarmAnI kuzaLapRcchA karIne pratidina rAjA tene mAlyArpaNa karatA hatA. tenA zarIre sevako dvArA caMdananA vilepana karAvatA hatA. roja pAraNAnA divaso gaNatA hatA. jyAre pAraNAne saptAha ja bAkI rahyuM tyAre rAjAe potAnA manamAM ghaDelA manorathI rANI vasaMtasenA samakSa pragaTa karavA mAMDyA. devI, e mahAna tapasvIno pAraNAno mahotasva ApaNe bhavyatAthI UjavIzuM... meM Aje maMtrIne Adeza Apyo che ke tapovanathI nagara sudhIno mArga suMdara dhajApatAkAothI ane kalAtmaka toraNothI zaNagAravAmAM Ave. mArga para sugaMdhI jalano chaMTakAva karavAmAM Ave. A baMne kAma pAraNAnA traNa divasa pUrve thaI jaze. jalachaMTakAva to roja cAlu raheze. devI, pAraNAnA divase rAjyanA kArAvAsanA daravAjA kholI nAMkhavAmAM Avaze. baMdIjanone mukti ApIza. nagaranA sarve garIbone e divase bhojana ApIza. tapovananA sarve tapasvIonuM, agnizarmAnA pAraNA pachI ucita svAgata karIza. | devI, tame to nahIM AvI zako. paraMtu huM parivAra sAthe e tapasvIne levA mATe cAlato tapovana jaIza. rAjamahelanA dvAre temane sAcAM motIthI vadhAvIza. e divase mahelane svarganA vimAna jevo zaNagAravAmAM Avaze. pachI ApaNe e tapasvInA caraNo sugaMdha jalathI dhoIzuM. emane kASThAsana para besADIne, uttama dravyothI pAraNuM karAvIza. te pachI tApasane prAyogya uttama bhagavAM vastra oDhADIzuM. emanA gaLAmAM gulAbanAM ane mogarAnAM puSponI mALA Aropita karIzuM. gozIrSa caMdanathI emanA lalATe ane be hAtha para vilepana karIzuM. temanA zubha AzIrvAda laIne pachI temane tapovana sudhI mUkavA jaIzuM!' prANanAtha, ApanA manoratha zubha che, zreSTha che. A badhuM Apa saraLatAthI karI zakazo. ApanA mATe badhuM ja zakya che, saMbhavita che.' devI, e mahAtmAne, jyAre te kizora avasthAmAM hatA, meM emane ati trAsa zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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Apelo che. emanA manamAM UMDe UMDe paNa mArA pratye durbhAva nA rahe. e rIte mAre emanI sevA-bhakti karavI che.' mahArANI vasaMtasenA sagarbhA hatI. tenA chellA divaso cAlI rahyA hatA. UMDe UMDe mahArANIne bhaya hato... "pAraNAnA divase prasUti nahIM thAya ne? pahelA pAraNAne divase mahArAjAne bhayaMkara zirovedanA UpaDI hatI, bIjA mahinAnA upavAsanA pAraNe acAnaka yuddha-prayANa AvI paDyuM hatuM. A vakhate AvuM koI prasUti jevuM vigna to nahIM AvI paDe ne?' rANInA manamAM saMzaya to hato ja, paraMtu te mahArAjAne A vAta karI na hatI. "jo huM AvI zaMkA vyakta karIza to mahArAjAnA mananA manoratho tUTI paDaze." eTale rANIe prasUtinI vAta ja kADhI na hatI. alabatuM, paricArikAone jAgrata karI dIdhI hatI. mahArAjA gusenanA manamAM tapovana ja ramatuM hatuM. agnizarmA aMgenA ja vicAro ramatA hatA. vasaMtasenAnI prasUti aMge koI vicAra ja emanA manamAM UThyo na hato. mANasa dhAre che zuM ane bane che zuM! 0 0 0 pAraNAno divasa AvI gayo. mahArAjA guNasena emanA zayanakhaMDamAM hatA. nidrAtyAga karIne haju palaMgamAM beThA ja hatA, tyAM mahArANI vasaMtasenAnI priya paricArikA vasuMdharAno madhura avAja saMbhaLAyo : mahArAjA, huM AvI zakuM chuM?" AvI zake che." vasuMdharAe mahArAjAnA khaMDamAM praveza karI, mastake aMjali racIne harSapUrNa vadane vadhAmaNI ApI : "mahArAjA, rAtrinA aMtima praharamAM ApanA abhyadaya mATe prajAnA bhAgyathI mahArANIe putrane sukhapUrvaka janma Apyo che..." lAkho varSono dIrghakALa putraprAptinI jhaMkhanAmAM gALyo hato. Aje e jhaMkhanA pUrNa thaI hatI. rAjA guNasena harSathI romAMcita thaI gayA. temanA hRdayamAM harSa ramaNe caDhyo. teo UbhA thaI gayA ane zarIra para je AbhUSaNo paherelAM hatAM te badhAM ja vasuMdharAne bheTa ApI dIdhAM, ane tene kahyuM : "vasuMdharA, mArI AjJAthI te nikaTastha pratihArIne kahe ke te kAla-dhaMTa vagaDAve. rAjyanA sarva baMdIjanone kArAvAsamAMthI mukta karavAmAM Ave. nagaramAM ghoSaNA karavAmAM Ave ke, "mahArANI vasaMtasenAe putraratnane janma Apyo che, mATe he prajAjano, AnaMdo! bhAga-1 che bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vasuMdharA, mArA AjJAMkita jitazatru vagere sarve rAjAone zIgha A maMgala samAcAra kahevarAvavA maMtrIne kahe. ane maMtrIne kahe ke nagaramAM bhavya AnaMdotsavanI ujavaNIno prAraMbha karAve.' vasuMdharAe namana karIne kahyuM : "mahArAja, ApanI AjJA pratihArIne kahIne, A badhAM ja kAryo karAvarAvuM chuM." vasuMdharA pAsethI rAjaputranA janmanA zubha samAcAra maLatAM ja ke rAjasevakoe vividha vAjiMtro vagADavAM zarU karyA. vilAsinI strIonAM ToLAMoe rAjamArgo para nRtya zarU karyo. A nagaranI kuLavadhUo suMdara vastra-alaMkAro dhAraNa karI, rAjamahelanA vizALa paTAMgaNamAM bhegI thaI, harSathI unmatta banI gIto gAvA lAgI. rAjaparivAranI vArAMganAoe potAnA vRddha nokarone bacAvavA mAMDyAM.. ane khaDakhaDATa hAsya karatI, nokaronI sAthe nAcavA lAgI. keTalAya yuvAno rAjamArgo para AvI... tAlIo pADIne jaya jayakAra karavA lAgyA. mahArAjA guNasene udAratAthI dAna ApavA mAMDyuM. rAjamahelanuM paTAMgaNa hajAro strI-puruSonI avarajavarathI UbharAvA lAgyuM. nagaramAM sarvatra AnaMdotsavanAM maMDANa thaI gayAM. prabhAta thaI gayuM hatuM. bALa sUryanAM sonerI kiraNoe AkAzane ujjavala karI dIdhuM hatuM. vRkSo parathI UDatAM pakSIonAM madhura gAna zarU thaI gayAM hatAM... ane mahAtapasvI agnizarmAe tapovanamAMthI rAjamahela tarapha prayANa karI dIdhuM hatuM. tapovanathI rAjamahela sudhIno mArga zaNagArelo hato. mArga para sugaMdhI jalano chaMTakAva thayelo hato. Thera Thera suMdara toraNo laTakatAM hatAM. dhajApatAkAonI zobhA karavAmAM AvI hatI. prajA utsavaghelI banelI hatI. rAjamahela, devendranA mahelanI spardhA karato hato. ane agnizarmAe rAjamahelanA pravezadvAramAM praveza karyo. tyAM mahAtapasvInuM svAgata karanAra koI upasthita na hatuM. he mahAtapasvI padhAro, ApanuM svAgata che." evo AvakAra ApanAra koI hAjara na hatuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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loko... prajAjano.. rAjapuruSo.. badhA ja nAcI rahyA hatA, gAI rahyA hatA, phUdI rahyA hatA. koIe agnizarmA sAme joyuM paNa nahIM... agnizamanuM citta khaLabhaLI UThayuM. "A badhuM konA mATe? kevaLa mArI majAka che A, mAtra upahAsa che mAro... traNa-traNa mahinAnA upavAsanuM pAraNuM cUkavavA mATe irAdApUrvaka yojAyelo A mahotsava che. kyAM che e guNasena rAjA? kyAM che enI rANI ane kyAM che eno parivAra? mAre zA mATe ahIM UbhA rahevuM joIe?" agnizarmAe eka roSapUrNa daSTi rAjamahela para nAMkhI ane tatkAla tyAMthI pAcho pharI gayo. e ja rAjamArga parathI te pAcho cAlyo... ke je mArga parathI te Avyo hato. rAjA pratye UbhI thayelI prazasta bhAvanAonI manohara imArata jamInadosta banI gaI. ane enI jagAe azubha. kutsita ane ati ugra vicAronAM bhUta bhaTakavA lAgyAM. bAlyakALathI ja A rAjAne mArA pratye dveSa che, vairabhAva che. na kalpI zakAya tevI zatrutA che. kevuM ati guDha enuM vartana che! traNa traNa mahinAthI e mArI pAse, kulapati pAse ane sarve tApasI pAse kevuM mIThuM-mIThuM bole che! kevI sevA ane bhaktino DoLa kare che? naryo daMbha ane mAtra mAyA karI rahyo che. A rIte mArAM pAraNAM cUkavIne, e mane mRtyunA mukhamAM dhakelI devAnI krUra ramata ramI rahyo che. huM paNa ene joI laIza.' vicArono vAvaMToLa, agnizamane dhakkA mArato tapovananA dvAre laI Avyo. chekrodha ane abhimAne tene bharaDo dIdho hato. ja paraloka ane paramArthanI vAsanA cAlI gaI hatI. dharmazraddhAthI e bhraSTa banI gayo hato. sarva duHkhomAM mULabhUta "amaitrI' tenAmAM jAgI gaI hatI. ja dehane atyaMta pIDA karanArI tIvra sudhAthI te pIDAyo hato. che rAjA guNasena pratye tIvra dveSa tenA manamAM dhoLAto hato. mUDha banI gayo agnizarmA. teNe manomana saMkalpa karyo : "lAkho varSaparyata pALelAM vratonuM ane karelI ghora tapazcaryAnuM jo koI mane phaLa maLavAnuM hoya to mAre eka ja phaLa joIe che : bhavobhava huM A duSTa rAjA guNasenane mAranAro banuM, enA prANa lenAro banuM, eno vadha karanAro banuM...' dAMta kacakacAvIne te svagata bole che : svajanonuM priya ane duzmananuM je apriya nathI karato. teno janma vyartha che, A rAjA mAro duzmana che. e pApI-duSTa rAjAne huM jIvato saLagAvI daIza. enuM nAma-nizAna miTAvI daIza. enI pAse rAjasattAnI ( M bhAga-1 che bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zakti che, to mArI pAse tapazcaryAnI apUrva zakti che. mArI zaktithI ene kacaDI nAMkhIza.' baMne dhrujatA hAthe muThThI vALI.... AkAzamAM muThThI UchALato jaladI jaladI cAlato. tapovanamAM pravezIne, potAnA sthAne jaIne beTho. na gayo kulapati pAse ke na maLyo koI tApasane. azAMta, udvigna ane saMtapta agnizarmAnuM citta ArtadhyAna raudradhyAnamAM badalAI cUkyuM che. satata dveSa, vaira ane roSathI tenI goLa-goLa AMkhomAMthI jANe AganA taNakhA kharatA hatA. tenA baMne jADA jADA hoTha phaphaDatA hatA. jANe temAMthI krodhano lAvA vahI rahyo hato : e duSTane, ATalA badhA tApasomAM huM ja ekalo upahAsa-pAtra maLyo? mArA tarapha e krUra kALajAnA rAjAne ATalo tIvra dveSa zA mATe? pAraNA aMgenI mArI pratijJA e jANe che. chatAM e kapaTI rAjA, sahunI AgaLa vinamratA ane bhaktino DoLa karIne mane pAraNA mATe nimaMtraNa Ape che ane pAraNuM karAvato nathI... mane halako pADe che.. keTalo mUDha che e rAjA ..? pahelAM bAlyakALamAM... taruNa avasthAmAM to huM saMsArI hato, ThIka che, e vakhata eNe mArI ghora kadarthanA karI chatAM meM mArA karmano doSa samajI... tenA pratye dveSa nahoto karyo. paraMtu atyAre to huM sAdhu chuM, tApasa chuM. chatAM te mane trAsa Ape? mane duHkhI kare? paraMtu emAM enuM koI parAkrama nathI. anAtha, durbaLa ane parAbhUta manuSyone duHkhI karavAmAM, trAsa ApavAmAM.... ke motane ghATa utArI nAMkhavAmAM koI bahAdurI nathI. temAMya, je mahAtmAo zatrumitra pratye samAna bhAvavALA che ane paramArthanI sAdhanAmAM niraMtara tallIna che, tevA tapasvIone kaSTa ApavAmAM e rAjAnuM parAkrama nathI. enI kAyaratA che, enI adhamatA che. paNa ene enA A ghora pApanI barAbaranI zikSA huM karIza. have e duSTane kSamA na ApI zakAya. sajjanonI kSamA, durjanonI durjanatAne protsAhana Ape che. khera, mane ATaluM duHkha zAthI thayuM? haju meM AhArano saMga choDyo nathI.. mahine-mahine meM AhAranI icchA rAkhI che. mATe mAre ATalI kadarthanA sahavI paDI che. AvAM ghora apamAna.. AhAranA pApe sahavAM paDyAM che, mATe have... AjathI mAvajIva... jIvanaparyata AhArano tyAga che. huM anazana svIkAruM chuM.' 0 0 0 agnizarmA kyAre tapovanamAM Avyo ne kyAre potAnI jagA para jaIne besI gayo, enI jANa koI paNa tapovanavAsIne thaI na hatI. sarve tApaso, agnizarmAnA pAraNA mATe Azvasta hatA. eka mahinAthI satata rAjAnI bhakti ane sevA joIne zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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koInA manamAM jarA paNa zaMkA rahI na hatI. A vakhate mahAtapasvI pAraNuM karIne, prasanna citte pAchA Avaze." ema mAnIne sarve tApaso snAna, IzvarapraNidhAna ane homahavana Adi nityakramamAM joDAI gayA hatA. tapovana, niraMtara vahetI sarayunA kinAre vaseluM hatuM. tApaso nadInA pravAhamAM roja snAna karatA hatA. keTalAka tApasI snAna karIne tapovanamAM AvyA. temaNe AmravRkSonI paMktinA mArge cAlatAM. agnizarmAne enA Asana para beThelo joyo! teo coMkI UThyA. temaNe dhArI-dhArIne agnizamane joyo... "A mahAtapasvIne Aje paNa pAraNuM thayuM lAgatuM nathI." teo dhIme dhIme agnizarmA pAse gayA. temaNe pUchayuM : he bhagavaMta, ApanuM zarIra atyaMta durbaLa dekhAya che. zarIra para vilepana ke puSpopacAra dekhAto nathI. to zuM Aje paNa pAraNuM nathI thayuM ke zuM?" agnizarmAe be ja zabdomAM javAba Apyo : "nathI thayuM.' tApasIe ciMtita svare pUchayuM : "bhagavaMta, pAraNuM kema na thayuM? zuM haju sudhI Apa guNasena rAjAnA mahele nathI gayA?' agnizarmAe rUkSa svare kahyuM : "gayo hato.' "to pachI pAraNuM kema na thayuM?" ATha-dasa tApasoe ekasAthe pUchyuM. teo agnizarmAnI sAme jamIna para besI gayA. thoDI kSaNa mauna rahI, agnizarmAe kahyuM : tame sahu tApaso nathI jANatA, paraMtu A rAjA bAlyakALathI ja vinA aparAdhe mArA pratye verabhAva rAkhe che. bAlyakALamAM ane pachI taruNa avasthAmAM eNe mane kevo trAsa Apyo hato.. enuM varNana kare to tamane e narakano paramAdhAmI lAge. tame e rAjAnuM moTuM jovAnuM pasaMda nA karo. enA ghora trAsathI kaMTALIne to huM A tapovanamAM Avyo hato. lAkho varSa vItyA pachI, e rAjA punaH mane ahIM maLI gayo. eno vinaya, enI sevA-bhakti ane eno sAro vyavahAra joIne mane lAgyuM hatuM ke have kharekhara, rAjA sudharI gayo che. eNe pUrve karelI mArI kadarthanAno pazcAttApa thayo che. eTale pAraNA mATe enI vinaMtI huM svIkArato gayo... paNa, huM ene oLakhI nA zakyo.. have ja mane enI sAcI oLakhANa thaI. teno vinaya mAtra daMbha che. tenI sevA-bhakti mAtra kapaTa che... haju tenA manamAM mArA pratye tIvra verabhAva che. mAro ghora upahAsa karavA ja e mane pAraNAnuM AmaMtraNa Ape che ane pachI bahAnAM UbhAM karIne mane pAraNuM karAvato nathI. Aje mAro pAraNAno divasa jANIne teNe nagaramAM aNadhAryo mahotsava pravartAvyo bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. huM mahelanA AMgaNAmAM gayo... tyAM hajAro loko nAcI rahyA hatA, gAI rahyA hatA, vAjiMtro vagADI rahyA hatA... tyAM koIe mArI sAme paNa nA joyuM... koIe Adara-satkAra nA karyo... eTale tyAM ja mane jJAna thayuM 'rAjA jANI bUjIne Aje paNa mAruM pAraNuM cUkAvavA Icche che.' huM tarata ja bahAra nIkaLI gayo, ane ahIM AvI gayo.' bolatAM-bolatAM agnizarmA hAMphI gayo hato. eka vRddha tApase mRdu zabdomAM kahyuM : 'he mahAtman, tapasvIjano tarapha apAra vAtsalya dharAvatA guNasena rAjAmAM AvI vAta saMbhavita lAgatI nathI. chatAM A asAra jIvalokamAM jIvo vicitra AzayavALA hoya che. kaMI paNa asaMbhavita nathI A jIvalokamAM. sarvatra kaSAyonuM sAmrAjya che.' agnizarmA pAse vadhu samaya besavuM ucita na lAgavAthI tApaso tyAMthI UbhA thayA ane kulapatinA AvAsa tarapha cAlyA. vRddha tApase kahyuM : 'kulapati AjanA A vRttAMtathI ajANa haze. mATe teone jANa karIe.' tApasoe kulapatinA AvAsamAM praveza karI, vinayathI praNAma karI nivedana karyuM : 'hai pUjya, mahAtapasvI agnizarmA pAraNuM karyA vinA pAchA AvI gayA che ne emanA sthAne besI gayA che...' kulapati bebAkaLA thaI gayA. temanA mukha para ciMtA... glAni ane khedanI rekhAo UpasI AvI... AMkhomAM bhaya tarI Avyo. koI anarthanI AzaMkAthI, tarata ja teo agnizarmA pAse pahoMcyA. kulapatine potAnI tarapha AvatA joIne agnizarmA potAnA AsanethI Ubho thayo. teNe kulapatino pUjA-satkAra karyo. kulapatie pUchyuM : 'vatsa, zuM Aje paNa tAruM pAraNuM nA thayuM? aho, rAjA guNasenanuM kevuM anucita pramAdI AcaraNa?' kulapatie sahAnubhUti batAvI. 'bhagavaMta, rAjAo pramAdI ja hoya che. emAM teno zo doSa? kharo doSa to mAro ja che. meM AhAranI icchA rAkhI... mATe ene tyAM pAraNA mATe javAnuM thayuM. ane eNe mAro parAbhava karyo... parAbhavanuM bIja che AhAranI spRhA. mATe hamaNAM ja meM jIvanaparyaMta AhArano tyAga karyo che, meM anazana karI lIdhuM che. mATe Apane vinaMtI karuM chuM ke A viSayamAM mane Ape bIjI koI AzA nA karavI.' kulapatie kahyuM : 'vatsa, jo te yAvajjIva AhAratyAganI pratijJA karI ja lIdhI che, to have bIjI koI AjJA karavAnI kyAM rahe che? paraMtu vatsa, tapasvIjano grahaNa karelI pratijJAnuM dRDhatAthI pAlana karanArA hoya che. tuM tArI pratijJAnuM dRDhatArthI pAlana karaje. eka vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhaje-rAjA guNasena pratye dveSa na karIza. sarve zrI samarAditya mahAkA E For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvo pUrvakRta karmonA anusAre phaLa-vipAka pAme che. lAbha ane nukasAnamAM bIjA jIvo nimitta mAtra hoya che.' kulapati UbhA thayA. tyAM upasthita tApasomAMthI be tApasIne agnizarmAnI sevAmAM niyukta karI, teo potAnA sthAne gayA. tapovanamAM sUnakAra vyApI gayo. sarve tApasI udAsa banI gayA. keTalAka tApaso zUnyamanaska banI kulapatinI parNakuTInI bahAra besI rahyA. keTalAka tApaso tapovananA dvAre jaI "hamaNAM rAjA Avaze.." rAjAnI pratIkSA karavA lAgyA. nathI koI jApa karatA, nathI koI dhyAna karatA, nathI koI adhyayana karatA. saMtApa ane udvegathI sahu tApasI gherAI gayA. be ghaDI divasa caDhI gayo hato. rAjA ane rAjaparivAra, rAjakumAranA janma-mahotsavamAM lIna hatA. sarvatra AnaMda, ullAsa ane umaMga UchaLI rahyo hato. tyAM paricArikAe AvIne rAjAne praNAma karI nivedana karyuM : "mahArAjA, dugdhapAnano samaya thaI gayo che." dugdhapAna?' rAjA paricArikA sAme pahoLI AMkhe joI rahyA.. ne hasA UbhA thaIne bolI UThyA : "are, Aje to pelA mahAtapasvInuM pAraNuM che. .... emane pAraNuM karAvIne pachI ja huM dugdhapAna karIza.. juo, rAjamahelanA dvAre e mahAtmA AvIne UbhA haze... are, huM svayaM ja mahelanA dvAre jaIne svAgata karuM chuM..." rAjA guNasena doDatA mahelanA dvAre AvyA. tyAM UbhelA dvArarakSakone pUchyuM : ahIM eka kRzakAya. durbala tapasvI mahAtmA AvyA hatA kharA?? dvArarakSakone khabara na hatI. teo AsapAsa jovA lAgyA. thoDe dUra UbhelA nagaravAsI yuvAnone jaIne pUchyuM. eka yuvake kahyuM : "hA, sUryodaya thayA pachI eka ghaTikAmAM eka tapasvI mahAtmA AvelA hatA. paraMtu koIe temane bolAvyA nahIM, temano Adara-satkAra karyo nahIM... eTale tarata teo nIkaLI gayA hatA..." rAjAnuM mana khinna thaI gayuM. moM para udAsI AvI gaI. putrajanmano AnaMda... ullAsa cAlyo gayo. kheda ane udvegathI haiyuM bharAI AvyuM. dhIre dhIre teo mahelamAM AvyA. potAnA khaMDamAM AvIne nirAzAmAM DUbI gayA. rAjakumAranA janmano samaya nakkI karI, kumAranI janmakuMDalI taiyAra karI, purohita somadeva, mahArAjAnI pAse AvIne UbhA hatA. paraMtu mahArAjAne udvigna joI... te kaMI bolyA nahIM. mahArAjAe somadevanI sAme joyuM. somadeve praNAma karIne kahyuM : GO bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mArA yogya koI AjJA mahArAjA?' mahArAjAnI AMkho bhInI thaI hatI. temaNe kahyuM : 'huM mahApApI chuM... abhAgI chuM somadeva, Aje paNa mahAtapasvI agnizarmAne pAraNuM nA karAvI zakyo... putrajanmanA AnaMdamAM... utsava ramaNatAmAM huM e mahAtapasvIne bhUlI gayo... pAraNAnuM AgrahapUrvaka nimaMtraNa ApyA pachI... roja pAraNAno divasa yAda karavA chatAM... Aje punaH gaMbhIra bhUla karI beTho. putrajanmano abhyudaya mArA mATe ApattirUpa banyo... che. have huM e mahAtmAne mAruM moDhuM batAvavA lAyaka rahyo nathI... ane... e mahAtmAnA manamAM mArA pratye kevo bhAva jAgyo haze? zuM karyuM haze emaNe? somadeva, tame mArA AtmIyajana cho, tame tarata tapovanamAM jAo. e tamane oLakhI na jAya e rIte e mahAtmAno vRttAMta jANI lAvo. pAchA tvarAthI Avo. mAruM hRdaya Aje koI agamya bhayathI phaphaDI rahyuM che. koI anarthanA bhaNakArA saMbhaLAI rahyA che...' 'naranAtha, Apa zAMta thAo, svastha thAo, je banavAkALa hatuM te banI gayuM... have saMtApa zA mATe? huM jAuM chuM tapovanamAM, ane tyAMno vRttAMta jANIne zIghra ApanAM caraNomAM upasthita thAuM chuM.' purohita somadeva azvArUDha banI tapovana tarapha gayA. tapovananI bahAra eka vRkSa sAthe azvane bAMdhI temaNe tapovanamAM praveza karyo. teo kulapati pAse na gayA. kulapati somadevane jANatA hatA. eTale teo sIdhA agnizarmA pAse ja pahoMcI gayA. nadInA kinArA pAsenA latAmaMDapamAM, ghAsanA banAvelA lAMbA saMthArA para agnizarmA beThelo hato. tenI AsapAsa aneka tApaso beThA hatA. tenA mukha para roSa hato. enI vANImAM kaTutA hatI, e tApasonI samakSa guNasenano ja avarNavAda karI rahyo hato. somadeve agnizarmAne praNAma karI- 'tumAMM namaH' kahIM namaskAra karyo. agnizarmAe AzIrvAda ApIne kahyuM : 'svAgataM te, upaviza...' somadeva ThAvakA thaIne tyAM beThA. agnizarmAnA kRza deha para eka dRSTi nAMkhIne, hAtha joDIne pUchyuM : 'bhagavaMta, Apano deha ATalo badho durbaLa kema dekhAya che? zuM Apane koI vyAdhi che?' agnizarmAe kahyuM : 'mahAnubhAva, niHspRha chatAM bIjAo pAsethI AjIvikA prApta karanArA tapasvIjanonAM zarIra durbaLa ja hoya.' zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 1

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somadeve kahyuM : 'mahAtma, ApanI vAta sAva sAcI che. tapasvIo nispRha ja hoya che. teo dhana-dhAnya, sonuM-rUpuM, maNi-motI... ane vividha ratno pratye spRhA vinAnA hoya che. pazu-prANI ane manuSya tarapha paNa mamatva vinAnA hoya che, paraMtu bhagavan, dharmaArAdhanAnA AdhArabhUta zarIra upara upakAra karanArA AhAra-pANInI to emane apekSA rahe ja che. ane A nagaranI prajA sAdhu-saMtone ucita bhikSA ApanArI che, e huM jANuM chuM. temAMya ApanA jevA muktimArgane pAmelA, zatru-mitra pratye, tRSNa-maNi pratye ane mATI-sonA pratye samAna bhAvavALA mahAtmAone to avazya bhAvabhaktithI AhAra Ape. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir agnizarmAe kahyuM : 'he bhadra, tamArI vAta sAcI che. A nagaranA loko bhaktibhAvavALA che. emAM koI zaMkA nathI, paraMtu eka mAtra rAjA guNasena sivAya...' mukha para banAvaTI Azcaryano bhAva lAvIne somadeve pUchyuM : 'bhagavaMta, rAjA guNasene zuM karyuM : te rAjA to dhArmika prakRtino sAdhupuruSono bhakta saMbhaLAya che...' agnizarmA kaTAkSamAM bolyo : 'kharekhara, rAjA guNasena dhArmika che! enA jevo bIjo dhArmika koNa hoya? ke je nirdoSa evA tapasvIne mAravA mATe ughata thAya! e duSTa rAjAnuM nAma na laIza mArI pAse.' somadeve vicAryuM : 'A tApasa kopAyamAna thayelo che. lAMbA darbhanA Asana para beThelo che... eTale jarU2 eNe mahArAjAthI kaMTALIne anazana aMgIkAra karyuM lAge che... atyAre have jo huM vAta laMbAvIza to e mahArAjAnA, na saMbhaLAya tevA avaguNa bolaze. mATe have ahIMthI mAre UbhA thaIne, bIjA koI tApasa pAsethI vizeSa vigata jANavI joIe,' somadeva Ubho thayo. agnizarmAne praNAma karyA, ane te nadInA kinAre-kinAre cAlavA lAgyo. thoDe dUra gayA pachI eNe eka yuvAna tApasane nadImAM snAna mATe jatA joyo. enA hAthamAM darbhanuM ghAsa ane puSpo hatAM. bhagavuM ardhovastra pahereluM hatuM. badana khulluM hatuM. mAthe kALA vALanI jaTA bAMdhelI hatI. mukha para saumyatA hatI. * somadeva tvarAthI e tApasa pAse pahoMcI gayA. tApasane praNAma karIne pUchyuM : 'mahAtmanu, eka vAta pUchavI che.' tApase mauna anumati ApI, Ubho rahyo. 'mahAtmanuM, mahAtapasvI agnizarmAe kevuM vrata aMgIkAra karyuM che?' 'AjIvana anna-jalanA tyAgarUpa anazana...' 'zAthI?' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo

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'mahAnubhAva, zuM kAraNa batAvuM? bahu moTo anartha thaI gayo che... e tapasvInA manamAM mahArAjA guNasena pratye ghora dveSa jAgI gayo che. dinabhara e tapasvI, mahArAjAno avarNavAda bole che... e potAnI tapazcaryAne krodhanI bhaDabhaDatI AgamAM bALI rahyo che... e paralokane bhUlI gayo che...' yuvAna tApasanI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'traNa traNa vakhata e tapasvI, mahArAjAnA AgrahathI emanA mahele pAraNA mATe gayo. e ja divase mahArAjAnI AsapAsa mahelamAM zubha-azubha ghaTanAo yogAnuyogathI banatI rahI... mahArAjA tene pAraNuM nA karAvI zakyA... ame sarve tApaso mahArAjA guNasenanI sAdhujana-vatsalatA jANIe chIe. chellA eka mahinAthI pratidina tapovanamAM AvIne e mahAnubhAva sarve nAnA-moTA tApasonI kevI sevA-bhakti kare che, e sahu jANe che, evA guNanidhAna rAjA, jANI-bUjIne agnizarmAnuM pAraNuM nA karAve. evuM bane ja nahIM. paraMtu agnizarmA ema bole che ke rAjA mAro zatru che. e jANI-bUjIne mArAM pAraNAM cukAve che ane mArI nAMkhavAno eno Azaya che...' 'mahAnubhAva, tame koIne kahetA nahIM, paraMtu A krodhI tapasvIe saMkalpa karyo che. 'mArI tapazcaryAnuM mane jo koI phaLa maLavAnuM hoya to bhavobhava huM A duSTa rAjAne mAranAro banuM!' krodhanA AvezamAM ekavAra te amArA tApasonI samakSa A rIte bolI gayo hato. are, e to mahArAjAnA evA evA avaguNa bole che... ke je ApaNAthI sAMbhaLI nA zakAya...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM somadevanI AMkho AMsubhInI thaI gaI. temaNe lAgaNIbharyA yuvAna tApasanAM caraNomAM vaMdanA karI. tApasa nadInA paTamAM UtarI gayo. somadeva tapovananI bahAra AvyA. azvArUDha banI rAjamahele pahoMcyA. mahArAjA guNasena somadevanI ja pratIkSA karI rahyA hatA. For Private And Personal Use Only C3

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11 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mahArAjA, e mahAtapasvI agnizarmAe anazana aMgIkAra karI lIdhuM che. te atyaMta krodhamAM che. anya tApasonI samakSa e Apano ja doSAnuvAda kare che... ane ApanA pratye enA manamAM tIvra vera-bhAvanA che.' purohita somadeve je mukhya cAra vAto jANI hatI, te mahArAjA guNasenane kahI saMbhaLAvI. mahArAjA A vAto sAMbhaLIne atyaMta vikSubdha banyA. 'aho, e mahAtmAnA manamAM mArA pratye koI vera-bhAvanA na rahe, e mATe meM keTalo badho prayatna karyo? satata eka mahinA sudhI, tapovanamAM jaIne e mahAtmAnI sevA karI, bhakti karI... paraMtu chevaTe... huM emane pAraNuM na ja karAvI zakyo... ane e mahAtmAne meM maraNAMta kaSTa ApyuM. somadeva, huM tapovanamAM jaIne... e mahAtmAnAM darzana karI, emanI kSamA mAgIza. jo ke huM kSamApAtra nathI, e vAta huM jANuM chuM, paraMtu kSamAyAcanA karyA vinA mAro viSAda haLavo nahIM thAya.' somadeva mauna rahyA. mahArAjAe temane vidAya ApI. duHkhI hRdaye somadeva cAlyA gayA. mahArAjAe aMtaHpuramAM kahevarAvyuM ke 'mahAtapasvI agnizarmAnAM darzana karavA mahArAjA saparivAra jAya che. mahArANI vasaMtasenA sivAya tamAma rANIoe mahArAjAnI sAthe page cAlIne tapovanamAM javAnuM che.' kalahaMsikAothI parivarelA rAjahaMsa jevo rAjA, rANIonA parivAra sAthe page cAlato tapovananA dvAre pahoMcyo. eka munikumAre nirmaLa bhAvathI agnizarmAne rAjAnA AgamananA samAcAra ApyA. 'are munikumAra, tame zIghra kulapatine ahIM laI Avo. mAre e duSTa daMbhI rAjAnuM moDhuM jovuM nathI.' munikumAra agnizarmAnA Aga jevA zabdo sAMbhaLI gabharAI gayo. te doDIne kulapati pAse gayo. gabharAtAM-gabharAtAM teNe kulapatine kahyuM : 'he pUjya, Apane mahAtapasvI agnizarmA yAda kare che. kulapati, emanAM kAryo paDatAM mUkI tvarAthI agnizamAM pAse gayA. kulapatino pUjA-satkAra karyA vinA, vinaya-vivekane korANe mUkI agnizarmAe kahyuM : 'e adhama rAjAnuM kALuM mukha huM have joI zakuM ema nathI. mATe ene je kaMI kahevuM hoya bhAga-1 0 bhava pahelo 4 For Private And Personal Use Only

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te kahIne ravAnA karI do.' agnizarmAnAM kaThora vacana sAMbhaLI kulapatinuM aMtaHkaraNa ghavAyuM. 'A tapasvI avazya ugra kaSAyathI gherAI gayo lAge che. AnuM citta kaSAyathI kaluSita thaI gayuM che... A samaye rAjA guNasenane AnI pAse darzanArthe nahIM AvavA devo joIe. tene bArobAra vidAya ApI devI- e ja mane ucita lAge che. jo A tapasvI rAjAne joze... to bhaDako thaI jaze... bhAna bhUlIne agnizamAM na bolavAnA zabdo bolaze. rAjAnA hRdayane vIMdhI nAMkhaze... bALI nAMkhaze. tApasakumArane laIne kulapati Arya kauDinya, je taraphathI rAjA saparivAra AvI rahyo hato te dizAmAM pacAseka pagalAM sAme gayA. kulapatie udAsa ane udvigna rAjAne rANIonA parivAra sAthe page cAlIne Avato joyo. kulapatinuM hRdaya dubhAyuM. * rAjAe saparivAra, kulapatine vinayathI praNAma karyAM. * kulapatie sahune AzIrvAda ApyA, abhinaMdana ApyAM. *parivArasahita rAjA natamastake be hAtha joDI Ubho rahyo. * mauna... viSAda... ane AMsuthI vAtAvaraNa bhArekhama thaI gayuM. kulapatie sahAnubhUtithI kahyuM : 'rAjana, A bAju Avo, ApaNe caMpakavRkSonI ghaTAmAM besIe.' rAjAe bhInA svare kahyuM : 'jevI ApanI AjJA...' kulapatinI pAchaLa saparivAra rAjA caMpakavRkSonI ghaTAmAM gayA. tyAM eka svaccha zIlA para munikumAre darbhAsana mUkyuM. kulapati tenA para beThA. munikumAra kulapatinI pAchaLa jaIne UbhA rahyA. rAjA ane rANIono samUha kulapatinI AgaLa vinayathI beTho. kulapati bolyA : 'rAjana, aMtaHpura sAthe A rIte ATale dUra page cAlIne AvavAnuM anucita kArya kema karyuM?' rAjAe du:khI haiye kahyuM : 'hai pUjya, ame anucita karanArA ja chIe. pramAdathI mahAtapasvIne maraNAMta kaSTa ApIne meM adhama kRtya karyuM che. e mahAtmAne dharmAMtarAya karavAnuM mahApApa karyuM che.' 'vatsa, saMtApa nA kara. bhavitavyatA baLavAna hoya che.' 'bhagavaMta, have huM ApanA AzvAsanane pAmavA paNa yogya rahyo nathI. huM to e mahAtapasvI agnizarmAnAM darzana karI nirmaLa banavA ahIM Avyo chuM. e mahAtapasvI zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only ECh

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kyAM birAje che?' 'rAjana, ATalo badho kheda nA karo, e tapasvIe tamArA pratyenA dveSathI prerAIne anazana nathI karyuM. A to tapasvI-janono AcAra che ke. 'AyuSyanA aMta samayamAM anazana karIne dehatyAga karavo.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'prabho, A badhI vAto, Apa mane zAnti pamADavA karo cho. huM satya hakIkata jANuM chuM... eTale nirarthaka vArtA karavI nathI. mAre to e mahAtmAnI pAse javuM che.' 'rAjana, atyAre e mahAtmA dhyAnamAM lIna che, mATe tame atyAre enA darzana nahI karI zako. enA dhyAnamAM zA mATe aMtarAya karavo? mATe hamaNAM tame nagaramAM jAo bIjA koI divase darzana karavA Avajo.' rAjAe mlAna mukhe ane dInabhAve kahyuM : 'jevI ApanI AjJA. pharI koI samaye AvIza.' rAjA Ubho thayo. kulapatine praNAma karyA... ane nagara tarapha cAlI nIkaLyo. tenI badhI AzAo ane umaMgo para pANI pharI vaLyuM hatuM. duHkha, vedanA ane AMsu sivAya enA jIvanamAM kaMI bacyuM na hatuM. kulapatinI pAchaLa UbhelA munikumAranA hRdayamAM rAjA pratye sahAnubhUti pragaTI hatI. teo rAjAnI sAthe tapovananI bahAra nIkaLyA ane haLavethI rAjAne kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, kulapatinAM vacano 52 duHkha nA lagADatA. kulapatine to ApanA pratye ati vAtsalya che. A to jyAre Apa tapovanamAM padhAryA, agnizarmAne samAcAra maLyA, temaNe kulapatine bolAvIne spaSTa zabdomAM ati krodhathI kahyuM : 'mAre e pApI rAjAnuM kALuM mukha jovuM nathI, ene mArI pAse AvavA nA dezo... tyAMthI ja vidAya karI dezo...' eTale kulapati ApanI sAme AvyA ane agnizarmA pAse nahIM javA mATe Apane kahyuM. e kaMI dhyAna dharatA nathI, e to Aja savArathI, ApanA gharethI pAchA AvyA pachI, ApanA ja dorSA bole che. ati krodha kare che...' ES munikumAra UbhA rahI gayA. rAjAe ane parivAre munikumArane praNAma karyA. munikumAranI Akho AMsubhInI thaI gaI. teo satvare tapovana tarapha pAchA vaLI gayA. teo svagata bolyA : 'have mahArAjA tapovanamAM kyAreya nahIM Ave...' mahArAjAe bhojana nA karyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 bhava pahelo

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teo sIdhA ja potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM gayA. pratihArIne sUcanA ApI : 'Aje koIne paNa huM maLIza nahIM. koIne paNa mArA khaMDamAM praveza ApIza nahIM,' pazcima dizAnA gavAkSanI bArI kholIne, mahArAjA tyAM rahelA Asana para beThA, pazcima dizAmAM ramaNIya udyAna hatuM. AmravRkSo, caMpakavRkSo ane azokavRkSonI ghaTAo hatI. nirdoSa pazu-pakSIo tyAM mukta manathI nirbhayapaNe krIDA karatAM hatAM. mahArAjA guNasena animeSa nayane udyAna tarapha joI rahyA hatA, temanuM citta asvastha hatuM, vyathita hatuM. vicArono vaMToLa UThyo hato. bAlyakALamAM jANI-bUjIne ene duHkha ApyuM, trAsa Apyo. ane atyAre... jyAre yauvananI uttarAvasthA che tyAre, e mahAtmAne sukha ApavAnI ja icchA hovA chatAM sukha nA ApI zakyo... emanA duHkhamAM ja nimitta banyo... mane kyAM khabara hatI ke e brAhmaNa-putra agnizarmA, kSitipratiSThita nagarathI bhAgIne... A tapovanamAM AvIne tApasa banI gayo che! ahIM A nagaramAM AvyA pachI paNa mane kyAM khabara hatI ke jene meM ane mArA mitroe ghora trAsa Apelo, e agnizamAM ahIMnA tapovanamAM rahelo che! mAruM ahIM vasaMtapuramAM AvavuM... tapovanamAM javAnuM kulapati taraphathI AmaMtraNa maLavuM... tyAM javuM ne agnizarmAnAM darzana thavAM... A badhuM kevI rIte banI gayuM? zA mATe meM pAraNA mATe ene AgrahapUrNa AmaMtraNa ApyuM? jo AmaMtraNa ja nA ApyuM hota ane mAtra darzana karIne AvI gayo hota to AvuM duHkhada pariNAma nA Avata... paraMtu mArA manamAM e mahAtapasvI pratye bahumAna jAgI gayuM! enA zarIranI kurUpatA mane nA dekhAI, enAM vrato ane enI tapazcaryAe mane AkarSI lIdho... enA karatAM, enI kurUpatAe mArA manamAM aNagamo pedA karyA hota to sAruM thAta. huM ene pAraNA mATe AmaMtraNa na Apata... e mArA mahele nA Avata... to Aje je pariNAma AvyuM tevuM pariNAma nA Avata... ThIka che. enI ugra tapazcaryA ane pAraNA mATenI viziSTa pratijJA jANIne pahelI vAra meM pAraNA mATe nimaMtraNa ApyuM. huM zirovedanAthI ati trasta banyo... ne pAraNuM nA karAvI zakyo... chatAM e mahAtmAnA cittamAM mArA pratye verabhAva nahoto jAgyo... emaNe mArI paristhitine samajIne mananuM samAdhAna karI lIdhuM hatuM... e vakhate huM bhAvAvezamAM taNAI gayo... ne pharIthI pAraNA mATe meM ghaNo Agraha karyo... jo meM e Agraha nA karyo hota... to kulapati e tapasvIne manAvIne zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArI prArthanAno enI pAse svIkAra nA karAvata ane AvI duHkhada paristhiti UbhI nA thAta. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir paraMtu AvuM kema banyuM? e tapasvInA pAraNAnA divase ja mane zirovedanA kema UpaDI? bIjA pAraNAnA divase ja yuddha-prayANanuM nimitta kema Ubhu thayuM, trIjA pAraNAnA ja divase putrajanma kema thayo? pAraNAnA divasa sivAyanA divasomAM AvI Akasmika ghaTanAo nA banI... Avo yogAnuyoga haze? mArA bhAgyamAM e mahAtmAne pAraNuM karAvavAnuM sukRta nahIM lakhAyeluM hoya? mArA nimitte ja e mahAtmAne AvuM ghora kaSTa AvavAnuM haze.? mArI vizuddha bhAvanA hatI pAraNuM karAvavAnI. koI daMbha na hato, koI kapaTa na hatuM... kharekhara, e mahAtmA pratye mArA hRdayamAM bahumAnano bhAva hato... ne Aje paNa che... paraMtu e tapasvInA hRdayamAM mArA pratye verabhAva jAgI gayo che. e bahu khoTuM thayuM che... mArA nimitte kulapatine paNa e AkrozapUrNa vacano saMbhaLAve che... kulapatino vinaya-satkAra nathI karato... bahu moTo anartha thayo. ene mArA AzayamAM zaMkA pedA thaI gaI. 'A rAjA bAlyakALathI mAro duzmana che. bAlyakALathI mane ghora trAsa Ape che... atyAre paNa e mane mArI nAMkhavA mATe ja jANI bUjIne pAraNAM nathI karAvato... mArI sAthe krUra 2mata rame che... mArI kadarthanA kare che, mAro upahAsa kare che... e mAro duzmana che...' zuM karuM? e mahAtmAne huM kevI rIte samajAvuM ke 'huM tamAro duzmana nathI. mane tamArA pratye duzmanI nathI... mArA manamAM tamArA pratye pUrNa prema che, zraddhA che. tamArI ugra tapazcaryAnAM caraNomAM huM DhaLI paDelo tamAro bhakta chuM. meM tamArI sevA sAcA bhAvathI karelI che... hA, bAlyakALamAM ne taruNa avasthAmAM tamane ghora pIDA ApelI... tamane mAruM ramakaDuM samajIne... tamArI sAthe krUratApUrNa khela khelelA... paraMtu e mArAM pApono ghora pazcAttApa tamArI sAme ja karyo hato. Aje paNa... e badhAM pApo smRtimAM Ave che tyAre mArI jAta pratye mane ghora ghRNA pragaTe che.' Ev paraMtu atyAre A badhuM mAre emane kevI rIte samajAvavuM? temane Azraya ApanAra, tApasadharma ApanAra, tapazcaryAmAM sahAya karanAra kulapati paNa ene samajAvI zake ema nathI. to pachI huM kevI rIte samajAvI zakuM? vaLI, e mahAtmAe have anazana karyuM che... mArA pratyenI vera bhAvanAthI prerita bhAga-10 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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thaIne anazana karyuM che. somadeve ApelA samAcAra sAcA che. kulapati mArA mananuM samAdhAna karavA bhale kahe ke "sAdhuo aMtakALe anazana karIne mRtyune bheTe che, A emano AcAra che.' nA, agnizarmAe kareluM anazana, AcArapAlananuM nathI, paraMtu mArA pratyenA dveSamAMthI pragaTeluM che. khera, tapasvIno potAnA zarIra pratye niHspRha hoya che ane anazana karIne mRtyune bheTe che, eno mane raMja nathI. raMja thAya che enA saMkalpano. somadevane maLelA tApase somadevane enA saMkalpanI vAta karI hatI.. e tApasa paNa vAta karatAM karatAM raDI rahyo hatobhavobhava mane mAranArA banavAnI enI tIvra icchA.. enA tApasavratane anurUpa nathI. atyaMta viparIta che. evI tIvra pApa karI, e mahAtapasvI zuM tApasa jIvanane hArI nathI gayo? lAkho-karoDo mAsakSamaNanI tapazcaryA para eNe pANI nathI pheravyuM? mAruM je thavuM haze te thaze, mane enI ciMtA nathI. rAjAo prAyaH marIne narakamAM jAya che. ema RSi-munio kahe che. mArAM karelAM pApothI mAre narakamAM javuM paDaze, eno mane kheda nathI, paraMtu mArA nimitte e tapasvI enAM hato ane tapane hArI jAya che enuM mane ghaNuM duHkha che. have mAre tapovanamAM javuM joIe zuM? nA, have mArA tyAM javAthI e mahAtmAno krodha vadhaze. e kalapatinI upAdhi vadhaze... ane tyAM rahelA tApaso, agnizarmAnA pracaMDa svabhAvathI bhaya pAmaze. mATe have huM tapovanamAM nahIM jAuM. paraMta pratidina tapovananA samAcAra to ahIM mane maLyA karavAnA ja.. e na sAMbhaLavA jevI vAto sAMbhaLavAthI kyAreka mArA manamAM e mahAtmA pratye durbhAva jAgI jAya.. mATe mAre A vasaMtapura choDIne kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM javuM joIe... eTale dUra ahIMnA samAcAra sAMbhaLavA nahIM maLe. nA, ahIM have nathI rahevuM. jo purohita somadeva AvatI kAlanuM muhUrta Ape to AvatI kAle ja ahIMthI prayANa karI dauM... A pradeza choDI jaIza... to ja, mane paNa zAnti maLaze. ane, agnizarmA jANaze ke huM vasaMtapurathI cAlyo gayo chuM,' to ene paNa saMtoSa thaze. mATe ahIMthI mAre pahelAmAM pahelA muhUrta nIkaLI javuM joIe.... atyAre ja somadevane bolAvI lauM.' rAjA UbhA thayA... daravAjA pAse gayA. ne aTakI gayA. pAchA e jharUkhA pAse AvIne UbhA. 'mahArANI ane navajAta rAjakumAranuM zuM? e AvatI kAle kevI rIte prayANa karI zakaze? Aje prabhAte to eNe putrajanma Apyo che...' rAjA mUMjhAyA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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"cAlo, somadevanI salAha laIzuM. koI rasto kADhaze e. paraMtu vadhu samaya have ahIM to nathI ja rahevuM." mahArAjAe khaMDanuM dvAra kholI, pratihArIne bolAvI, AjJA karI : purohita somadevane hamaNAM ja bolAvI lAva.' 0 0 0 "somadeva, ApaNe, kSitipratiSThita javuM che. prayANano zreSTha divasa juo.' somadeve mahArAjAnI sAme joyA karyuM. pachI AMkho baMdha karI muhurta aMge vicAra karI lIdho. "mahArAjA, AvatI kAlano divasa prayANa mATe zreSTha che." bahu sarasa somadeva, AvatI kAle prayANa karIe, paraMtu mahArANI navajAta kumAra sAthe ATalI lAMbI yAtrA karI zakaze kharAM?' somadeva vicAramAM paDI gayA. pachI mahArAjA sAme joIne pUchyuM : zuM AvatI kAle nIkaLI ja javuM che? muhUrta to pachI paNa bIjA maLaze.' hA, AvatI kAle nIkaLI ja javuM che. have ahIM gUMgaLAmaNa thAya che.' to pravANa dhImI gatie karavuM joIe. mahArANI navajAta kumAra sAthe moTA rathamAM rahI zakaze. mAtA-putra zayana karI zake evo moTo ratha che ApaNI pAse. rathamAM beThA pachI ratha baMdha thaI zake che. mAtra rathano sArathi bahAra rahe. Apa AjJA karo to e rathane taiyAra karAvuM.' 'tame ratha taiyAra karAvo, huM mahArANIne maLIne kSitipratiSThita javAnI vAta karuM. jo temane thoDA divasa ahIM rahevuM haze to paNa vAMdho nathI. pAchaLathI teo AvI zakaze.' paraMtu mahArANI vasaMtasenA pAchaLa zAnI rahe? eNe paricArikA dvArA mahArAjAne kahevarAvI dIdhuM : "huM ApanI sAthe ja AvIza." prayANanI jAherAta thaI gaI. * rAjaparivAre taiyArIo AraMbhI dIdhI. ja nagaravAsIone duHkha thayuM. bIjA divase zubha muhUrta prayANa thaI gayuM. kSitipratiSThita nagarane rAjapuruSoe zaNagAryuM hatuM. rAjamArgo para sugaMdhI jalano chaMTakAva karyo hato. vividha sugaMdhI puSponI mALAo sajAvI hatI. "sarvatobhadra' bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo u00 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nAmanA rAjamahelane rAjyanA prasiddha kalAkAro dvArA suzobhita karavAmAM Avyo hato. vAjiMtronA maMgalaghoSa sAthe ane hajAro nagarajano sAthe saparivAra mahArAjA guNasane nagara praveza karyo. tarata ja rAjasabhAnuM Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM. "mahArANI vasaMtasenAe putraratnane janma Apyo che." A vAta rAjapurohita somadeve, mahArAjAnA Agamana pUrve ja prakAzita karI dIdhI hatI, eTale nagarazreSThIo ane maMtrImaMDaLa, zreSTha bheTa-sogAto laIne AvyA hatA. rAjAne saharSa bheTa arpaNa karavAmAM AvI. nRtyAMganAonAM nRtya thayAM. saMgItakAroe svAgata gIta gAyAM. sahunAM citta prasanna thaI gayAM. mahArAjA guNasene sabhAne saMbodhIne prazna karyo : "mahAnubhAvo, Aje nagaramAM koIe koI AzcaryakArI vastu joI che? addabhuta ghaTanA joI che?" sabhAjano eka-bIjA tarapha jue che. tyAM eka yuvaka Ubho thayo. tenuM nAma kalyANaka hatuM. teNe mahArAjAne praNAma karIne kahyuM : mahArAjA, Aje ja prabhAte azokadatta zreSThInA 'azokavana' nAmanA udyAnamAM padhArelA eka advitIya pratibhAnA dhAraka munizreSThane meM joyA. gaMdhAra' dezanA rAjA samarasenanA bhatrIjA lakSmIsenanA teo suputra che. zramaNajIvana aMgIkAra karIne, jJAna-dhyAnathI paripUrNa banI teo AcAryapadane pAmelA che. temanuM nAma vijayasena che. kevuM adbhuta che temanuM rUpa-lAvaNya! temanA rUpanA tejathI jANe cAre dizAo prakAzita thaI gaI che, chatAM temanA mukha para caMdra jevI saumyatA che! yauvana-vayamAM hovA chatAM temanAM tana-nayana avikArI che. sarva saMganA tyAgI hovA chatAM e mahApuruSa, sarva jIvo para upakAra karanArA che. sAkSAt dharmamUrti ja joI lyo! "mahArAjA, eka-eka gAma-nagaramAM eka-eka mAsano nivAsa karatA teo Aje ApanA nagaramAM padhAryA che. vizALa munivRMda temanA caraNonI sevAmAM tatpara che. teo dvAdazAMgInA jJAtA to che ja, taduparAMta avadhijJAna" ane "mana:paryavajJAna" nAmanA be viziSTa jJAna hovAthI teo trikALa jJAnI che. teone jotAM ApaNA romeroma khIlI jAya che. tevuM temanuM suMdara rUpa che. temanAthI jANe A pRthvI zobhI rahI che. teo potAnA sAdhudharmamAM atyaMta lIna che... mane to lAge che ke sarve kuzaLa karmonAM sarve phaLa temane prApta thayelAM che. AvA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 101 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vijayasena AcAryadevanAM darzana karyA pachI, A vizvamAM bIjuM kaMI darzanIya mane lAgatuM nathI.' kalyANaka, AcAryanuM varNana karatAM karatAM gaddagada thaI gayo. tenI AMkho harSanAM AMsuthI chalakAI gaI... tenA roma-roma vikasvara thaI gayAM. mahArAjA guNasena paNa, kalyANakanA mukhe AcAryanA guNo sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM.... gaLagaLA thaI gayA. kalyANakane potAnI pAse bolAvI, enA mAthe hAtha mUkI kahyuM : "vatsa, kharekhara tuM puNyazALI che kalyANaka! teM tArAM be locanone. e mahApuruSanAM darzanathI dhanya banAvI dIdhAM! jo koI viba nahIM Ave to AvatI kAle prabhAte e AcAryadevanAM darzana karavA jaIza." mahArAjAe kalyANakane premathI ratnahAra paherAvyo. A sabhAnuM visarjana thayuM. 0 0 0 eka mahinAnI dIrgha ane kaMTALAjanaka yAtrAthI mahArAjA guNasena thAkI gayA hatA. vasaMtapurathI kSitipratiSThita pahoMcatA-pahoMcatA teo tanathI ane manathI ati kheda anubhavatA hatA. nagarazreSThIo ane rAjyamaMtrIonI satata avarajavarathI divasa pasAra thaI gayo. rAtrino prAraMbha thatAM ja mahArAjA nidrAdhIna thaI gayA. be praharanI gADha nidrA pUrI thatAM, madhyarAtrinA samaye temanI AMkho khUlI. zayanakhaMDamAM ghInA svarNa-dIpako dhImA-dhImAM saLagI rahyA hatA. zayanakhaMDanI bahAra sazastra sainiko pahero bharI rahyA hatA. mahArAjA palaMgamAM besI gayA. ekAMta hatuM. nIrava zAnti hatI. temanA manamAM rAjyasabhAmAM kalyANake, AcArya vijayasenano Apelo zAbdika paricaya... sAkAra banIne upasthita thayo. amAsanI ghora aMdhArI rAtamAM paNa koI tArA AkAzamAM camakatA hoya che, tema mArA durbhAgyanI aMdhakAramaya jIvanarAtrimAM puNyanA be-cAra tArA camake che kharAM. Aje ahIM AvatAMnI sAthe ja mane kevA maMgalamaya-kalyANakArI samAcAra maLyA! mArA nagarapravezanA divase ja e mahAtmA vijayasena AcArya paNa nagaramAM padhAryA! kevo yogAnuyoga! teo bhara yuvAnImAM che... atyaMta rUpavAna che.... vikArarahita che, kAmavijetA che! 12 bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kSamA ane vAtsalyanA mahodadhi che! sAkSAta dharmamUrti che... trikALajJAnI che...! AvI virala vibhUtinA meM kyAreya darzana nathI karyAM. hA, tapovanamAM Arya kauDinyanAM darzana karyA, paraMtu teo vRddha che, yuvAna nathI. teo tapasvI che, paraMtu trikALajJAnI nathI. teo avikArI che, paraMtu atyaMta rUpavAna nathI... A vijayasena AcAryamAM to rUpa, jJAna ane yauvanano subhaga samanvaya thayelo che. rUpa, lAvaNya ane puNyano punita saMgama thayelo che. kevI kamanIya emanI dehAkRti haze? kalyANake kahyuM ke teo rAjakuLamAM janmelA hatA. rAjakumAra hatA. to pachI... rAjyanAM sukho tyajI teo sAdhu kema banI gayA haze? emane evuM te kevuM duHkha paDayuM haze? AvuM haze koI duHkha... kAraNa ke A jIvaloka duHkhothI ja bharelo che... tethI vairAgI banI gayA haze...? huM kAle savAre e mahAtmAnAM darzana mATe jaIza. emanA vairAgyanuM kAraNa pUchIza! Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir temanA mukhe madhura dharmopadeza sAMbhaLIza. kevI madhura haze emanI vANI? puNyazALI-saubhAgyazALI mahApuruSonI vANI sAkara karatAM vadhAre mIThI hoya che ane caMdana karatAM vadhAre zItaLa hoya che... zrI samarAditya mahAkA temAM, A to karuNAnI khaLakhaLa vahetI sarayU jevA sAdhupuruSa che. sAdhupuruSonI vANI to madhura ane zItaLa ja hoya che. Arya kauDinya kulapatinI vANI paNa kevI madhura hatI! kevI zItaLa hatI! nagaramAM ghoSaNA karAvIza : 'azokadatta zreSThInA naMdanavanamAM birAjamAna trikALajJAnI AcArya vijayasenanAM darzana karavA ane temanI dharmavANI sAMbhaLavA sahu nagaravAsIoe javAnuM che. mahArAjAnI AjJA che.' For Private And Personal Use Only 103

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huM 12 N/ azokadara zreSThInuM azokavana, kSitipratiSThita nagaranI zobhA hatI. rAjyanA udyAna karatAM paNa e caDhiyAtuM ughAna hatuM. nyAya ane nItinA pAlananA daDha AgrahI rAjAonA jIvanamAM jema koI doSanuM chidra jovA maLatuM nathI tevI rIte e udyAnamAM AmravRkSonI ghaTAmAM koI sUryakiraNane pravezavAnuM chidra jovA maLatuM nathI! jema puruSo parastrInI sAme nIcI dRSTi rAkhIne UbhA rahe che tevI rIte ramaNIya vAvaDIonA kAMThe vRkSo nIcA namIne UbhAM hatAM. sajjana puruSonI hRdayabhUmi para jema ciMtAo ADIavaLI patharAyelI hoya che tema e udyAnanI bhUmi para atimuktanI latAo ADI-avaLI patharAyelI hatI. jema daridra kAmI-vikArI puruSonAM hRdaya-vyAkuLa hoya che, tema e udyAnanA latAmaMDapa, vilAsI puruSonA virahamAM vyAkuLa banelA hatA. lAla kasuMbI paherelI navavadhU jema rAjamArga para jatI zobhe che tema e udyAnanA rAjamArgo para azoka-vRkSo zobhatAM hatAM. tathA himAlayanAM uttuMga zikharo jevAM UMcAM ane ujvala zikharovALAM bhavya jinamaMdirothI e udyAna zobhI rahyuM hatuM. AvA azoka-vanamAM, nirjIva bhU-pradezamAM vizALa munirvAda sAthe AcAryazrI vijayasena birAjelA hatA. prabhAtanA samayamAM munivaro svAdhyAya-dhyAnamAM lIna hatA, e samaye mahArAjA guNasane saparivAra e udyAnamAM praveza karyo. temaNe candra jevA saumya AcAryanAM darzana karyA. rAjAne atyaMta harSa thayo. zarIra romAMcita thaI gayuM. AMkho AnaMdAzruthI UbharAI gaI. temaNe AcAryane vinayapUrvaka paMcAMga praNipAta karyo. AcArya vijayasene rAjAne "dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo, "dharmalAbha'no zabdadhvani kAne paDatAM guNasenane lAgyuM ke tenA zArIrika ane mAnasika badhAM duHkho cAlyAM gayAM! AcAryane vaMdanA karyA pachI, parivAra sahita mahArAjAe sarve munivarone bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI, kuzaLatA pUchI, ane tyAra bAda AcAryane praNAma karI, vinayathI AcAryanI sAme beThA. AcAryanA adUbhuta rUpathI ane svaccha cAritrapAlanathI mahArAjA khUba prabhAvita thayA. temaNe AcAryane pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, mArA manamAM eka jijJAsA jAgI che, ApanI AjJA hoya to e jijJAsA vyakta karuM." bhAga-1 % bhava pahelo 108 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjana, tamArI jijJAsA pragaTa karI zako cho." be kSaNa mauna rahI, mahArAjAe AcAryanI karuNApUrNa AMkhomAM potAnI AMkho parovIne pUchayuM : "bhagavaMta, meM jANavuM che ke Apa gRhasthAzramamAM rAja kumAra hatA. ApanI pAse rAjavaibhava hato, vipula saMpatti hatI, ApanuM adbhuta rUpa che. yauvana che.. chatAM Apane vaiSayika sukho tarapha vairAgya kema jAgyo? zA mATe AvAM duSkara sAdhu-vrato svIkAryA?' AcAryazrI vijayasenanA mukha para smita AvI gayuM. temaNe kahyuM : "rAjezvara, A saMsAramAM vairAgya thavAnuM kAraNa pUcho cho tame? rAjana, Dagale ne pagale A saMsAramAM vairAgyanAM nimitto maLe che. joIe jJAnadRSTi! joIe arthapUrNa ciMtana ane vAstavika avalokana... A saMsAramAM cAra gati che. naraka, tiryaMca, manuSya ane deva. A cAra gatimAM anaMta-anaMta jIvAtmAo janme che ne mare che. janmatA ane maratA jIvo, anaMtakALathI paribhramaNa karI rahyA che. janma ane maraNa, A ja saMsAranAM be moTAM duHkha che. A be duHkhomAM phasAyelA jIvone sukha che ja kyAM? ja vIjaLInA jhabUka jevI saMpatti.... pavananA susavATA jevuM jIvana... saMdhyAnA raMga jevuM A yauvana... kSaNavAramAM A badhuM nAza pAmanAruM che. temAM jJAnI samajadAra manuSyane sukhano anubhava kevI rIte thAya? AnaMdano anubhava kevI rIte thAya? rAjana, jo svastha citte manuSya traNa prazno potAnI jAtane pUche, to enuM mana virakta bane . huM koNa chuM? che kayA kAraNe ahIM mAro janma thayo? mRtyu pachI huM kaI gatimAM janmIza? nirAMtanI paLomAM tame pUchajo A prazno tamArI jAtane! ane, vipharelA sarpanI phaNA jevA kAma-bhogonI bhayaMkaratA vicArajo. zarada RtunAM vAdaLo jevA kAminI-strIonA kaTAkSonI capaLatAne vicArajo. hAthInA kAna jevI saMpattinI caMcaLatA para ciMtana karajo. vRkSanA parNa para rahelA jalabiMduo samAna A jIvananI kSaNikatA para gaMbhIratAthI maMthana karajo..... vairAgya pragaTyA vinA nahIM rahe. mane paNa AvA badhA ciMtana-mananathI vairAgya thayo hato. mahArAjA, bhaya-zoka-roga ane priyajana-viyoga vagere aneka duHkhothI AkrAnta zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 10pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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A manuSya lokamAM sukha kyAM che? keTaluM che? mAtra sukhAbhAsa che... mRgajaLa che... indrajALa che.' rAjA guNasane pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, AvI jJAnadaSTi, Apane koI prasaMga pAmIne, koI nimitta pAmIne khUlI haze ne? ne koI mahAjJAnInA samyapha paricayathI khUlI haze?" AcArya bhagavaMte kahyuM : rAjana, evuM nimitta paNa maLyuM hatuM ane evA eka mahAjJAnI mahAtmAno paricaya paNa thayo hato! dhaNI romAMcaka che e ghaTanA! ghaNI rasamaya che mArA jIvananI e kathA-vyathA!' "prabho! e sAMbhaLavAnI ja mArI jijJAsA che. saMbhaLAvavAnI kRpA kara." sAMbhaLo mArI AtmakathA : Aja pazcima mahAvidehamAM "gaMdhAra' nAmano deza che. temAM "gaMdhArapura' nAmanuM nagara che. e nagarano nivAsI huM 'vijayasena' nAmano rAjakumAra hato. rAjapurohita somavasuno putra vibhAvasu' mAro prANapriya mitra hato. amArI maitrInI prazaMsA samagra nagaramAM thatI hatI, ame sAthe ramatA, sAthe jamatA, sAthe pharatA. ane sAthe sUI jatA hatA. paraMtu jANe ke amArI maitrIne koInI najara lAgI, ke game te thayuM... mAro e mitra vibhAvasu eka divasa acAnaka ja rogagrasta thaI gayo. vibhAvasune rogamukta karavA meM ghaNA ghaNA auSadhopacAra karAvyA. paraMtu tene sAruM na thayuM... rAta-divasa huM enI pAse ja raheto hato. dhIre dhIre e mRtyu tarapha DhasaDAto jato hato.. mArA duHkha ane saMtApano pAra na hato. eka divasa enuM mRtyu thaI gayuM. eno agnisaMskAra karavAmAM Avyo. mAruM mana mitranI smRtimAM atyaMta vyAkuLa rahetuM hatuM. mAruM haravAnuM-pharavAnuM baMdha thaI gayuM hatuM. sAruM khAvAnuM-pIvAnuM-paheravAnuM meM choDI dIdhuM hatuM. mAruM jIvana sAva nIrasa banI gayuM hatuM. mArAM svajano, snehIjano ane prajAjano... mArA pratye khUba ja sahAnubhUti dharAvatAM hatAM. mArAM svajano jANatAM hatAM ke amane baMne mitrone sAdhupuruSo pAse javAnuM, emano paricaya karavAnuM ane emanI sevA karavAnuM gamatuM hatuM. eka divase mArA khaMDamAM huM nirAza vadane beTho hato, tyAM mahAmaMtrIe AvIne mane kahyuM : "kumAra, tamane game evA samAcAra ApavA Avyo chuM." meM UbhA thaI, mahAmaMtrInuM svAgata karyuM. teo mArI sAme bhadrAsana para beThA, ane mane kahyuM : kumAra, gAma-nagaramAM vihAra karatA-karatA cAra munivaro, nagarathI thoDe dUra je bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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parvata che, e parvatanI guphAmAM padhArelA che, ane teo tyAM varSAkALamAM sthiratA karavAnA che. munivaro, zAnta, prazAnta ane tapasvI lAge che..." mahAmaMtrInI vAta sAMbhaLIne mAruM mana AnaMdita thayuM. mitranA mRtyu pachI pahelI ja vAra mArA virahAgnithI saLagatA hRdaya para zItaLa jaLano chaMTakAva thayo. mahAmaMtrIjI, huM avilaMba e munivaronAM darzana karIza.' mahAmaMtrI cAlyA gayA. meM vastraparivartana karyuM. nokarane kahI mAro aca taiyAra karAvyo. adhyArUDha thaI parvata tarapha cAlyo. paraMtu mArA manamAM to mArA e svargastha mitranA ja vicAro hatA, "e jIvaMta hota to Aje ame baMne sAthe ja munivaronAM darzana karavA jAta. amArA azvo sAthe-sAthe cAlatA hota...." vicAromAM ne vicAromAM kyAre parvatanI taLeTI AvI gaI. tenI mane khabara na paDI. azva Ubho rahI gayo hato. huM nIce Utaryo. azvane tyAM chuTo mUkI, guphA tarapha jatA parvatIya mArga para cAlavA mAMDyo. A guphA mArI jANItI hatI. A guphAmAM moTA bhAge yogI, muni ane tApaso ja AvatA hatA, rahetA hatA, ane sAdhanA karIne cAlyA jatA hatA. ame be mitro e badhAnI pAse AvatA-jatA hatA. huM guphAnA dvAre pahoMcyo. meM cAra tejasvI munivaronAM darzana karyA. be munivaro dhyAnalIna hatA, be munivaro svAdhyAyamagna hatA, temanA mukha para saumyatA hatI. mArA hRdayamAM harSa thayo. meM guphAmAM pravezIne e cAre munivarone vaMdanA karI. teoe mane "dharmalAbhanA AzIrvAda ApyA. mArA mATe "dharmalAbha' zabda navo hato. kAraNa ke jinezvarazAsananA munivaronAM huM prathama vAra ja darzana karato hato. he munivaro, Apane kuzaLatA che?" meM kuzaLapRcchA karI. paramAtmAnI ane sadgurunI kRpAthI ame kuzaLa chIe." jyeSTha munivare pratyuttara Apyo. varSAkALamAM zuM Apa ahIM sthiratA karavAnA cho?' be-cAra divasathI ja varSano prAraMbha thavAnAM cihno dekhAtAM hatAM, tethI meM temane A prazna pUchyo. 'hA mahAnubhAva, varSAkALa A zAnta sthaLamAM rahevAnI bhAvanA che." paraMtu bhagavaMta, nagara dUra hovAthI, bhikSA mATe varSAkALamAM Apane takalIpha nahIM paDe? kumAra, ame cAre muni, mahinA-mahinAnA upavAsa karavAnI icchA rAkhIe chIe. eTale mahine eka vAra ja bhikSA mATe nagaramAM javAnuM thaze." zrI samasaditya mahAkathA 17. For Private And Personal Use Only

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aho, dhanya che Apane! mahinA-mahinAnA upavAsa karIne jJAna-dhyAnamAM nimagna rahIne, Apa varSAkALa ahIM vitAvazo! kharekhara, Apa mahAna cho..." kumAra, AtmAne nirmaLa karavA mATe, karmanAM baMdhanothI mukta karavA mATe A be amodha upAya che : jJAna ane tapa." huM harSavibhora banI gayo hato. pUchyuM : bhagavaMta, zuM huM pratidina ahIM ApanI pAse AvI zake? mArA AvavAthI ApanA jJAna-dhyAnamAM ke sAdhu jIvananA AcArapAlanamAM vikSepa to nahIM thAya?" mArA prazanathI cAre munivaronA mukha para mIThuM smita ramI gayuM. jyeSTha munivare mane premathI kahyuM : "mahAnubhAva, amAre jevI rIte AtmakalyANa karavAnuM che tevI rIte bIjA suyogya AtmAo para paNa upakAra karavAno hoya che. jinezvaronI AjJA che ke suyogya jIvone dharmano upadeza ApavAmAM thAkavuM nahIM. keTALavuM nahIM. mATe vatsa, tuM pratidina ahIM AvI zakIza. ame tane sarvajJa paramAtmAe kahelAM tattvono bodha ApIzuM." aho, Apa kevA karuNAvaMta cho. mArA jevA abodha.. ajJAnI ane tuccha manuSya para Ape apAra karuNA karI. ApanI pAse pratidina AvavAthI. Apano bodha pAmavAthI. mArA saMtapta AtmAne apUrva zAnti maLaze." kumAra, Adhi-vyAdhi ane upAdhithI bharelA A saMsAramAM jIvane eka mAtra jinavacanano sAco sahAro che. jinavacanathI ja sAcI zAnti prApta thAya che.' meM vicAryuM : "A munivaro Aje vihAra karIne AvelA che. zramita thayelA che, vaLI bhikSAno paNa samaya thayo che. mAre have ahIMthI javuM joIe.' munivarone bhikSA mATe AmaMtraNa ApyuM, teone punaH praNAma karyA ane guphAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI, taLeTImAM AvI, adhyArUDha banI nagaramAM Avyo. vibhAvasunA mRtyu pachI, ghaNA divase mArA parivAre mane prasanna mukhamudrAmAM joyo. sahune AnaMda thayo. sahunAM hRdaya zAnta thayAM. meM mArAM mAtA-pitAne kahyuM : parvatanI guphAmAM cAra mahAna tapasvI munivaro padhAryA che. temanAM darzana karIne sAce ja, huM dhanya banI gayo. temanI vANI sAMbhaLIne harSavibhora thaI gayo. teo cAra mahinA rahevAnA che e guphAmAM, mahinAmahinAnA upavAsa karavAnA che. huM pratidina e mahAtmAonAM darzana karavA jaIza, emanI sevA karIza. emanI dharmavANI sAMbhaLIza. enAthI mArA manane zAnti maLaze, prasannatA maLaze.' mAtA-pitAe rAjI thaIne anumati ApI. meM bhojana karyuM. mArA khaMDamAM AvIne vizrAma karyo... mArA manamAM.. mArI kalpanAmAM e cAra munivaro sivAya kaMI ja 18 bhAga-1 che bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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AvyuM nahIM. rAtre paNa emanA ja vicAromAM.mane kyAre UMgha AvI gaI, tenI khabara paDI nahIM. bIjA divase prabhAte nitya kAryothI paravArI, azvArUDha banI huM e munivaro pAse pahoMcI gayo. munivarone meM harSita tana-manathI vaMdanA karI, temaNe mane 'dharmalAbha'no AzIrvAda Apyo. cAre munivarone vaMdanA karI, temanI kuzaLatA pUchI, vinayapUrvaka emanI sAme beTho. traNa munivaro emanA svAdhyAyamAM lIna hatA. huM jyeSTha munivara pAse beTho hato. meM teone prazna karyo : 'mahAtmanuM, dharmano prAraMbha kyAMthI thAya?' 'zraddhAthI,' temaNe TUMko javAba Apyo. 'prabho, zraddhAnuM svarUpa samajAvazo?' 'arihaMta ja mArA paramAtmA, jinAjJAnA pAlaka sAdhupuruSo mArA guru ane sarvajJapraNita dharma ja mAro dharma, AvI mAnyatAne zraddhA kahevAya.' arihaMta kevA hoya ?' 'rAga nahIM. dveSa nahIM. vItarAga hoya. trikALajJAnI hoya. lokAlokanAM sarva dravyonA, sarva paryAyonA jJAta ane draSTA hoya.' teo dharmatIrthanI sthApanA karanArA hovAthI 'tIrthaMkara' kahevAya che. tIrthaMkaronA bAra viziSTa guNo hoya che. teo je samavasaraNamAM dharmopadeza Ape che, te samavasaraNanI racanA devo karatA hoya che. sonA-rUpA ane ratnonA traNa gaDhanI racanA karI tenA upara maNi-maDheluM nayanaramya siMhAsana mUke che. tenA upara tIrthaMkara dharmadezanA Ape che. samavasaraNa upara azokavRkSanI chAyA hoya. tIrthaMkaranA upara traNa chatra hoya, tIrthaMkaranA mastakanI pAchaLa bhAmaMDala hoya, be bAju devo cAmara DhALe... AkAzamAM devo duMdubhi vagADe, divyadhvani kare ane puSpavRSTi kare. lokAloka-prakAzaka teonuM jJAna hoya. sahu jIvo potapotAnI bhASAmAM samajI zake tevI vANI hoya, devo, devendro ane samrATo emanA caraNonI pUjA kare, jyAM jyAM teo vicare tyAM tyAM roga-upadravo dUra thAya... 'AvA arihaMta bhagavaMto hoya che.' meM e munirAjane pUchyuM : 'e vItarAga hovA chatAM bIjA jIvone sukhI kare?' temaNe kahyuM : 'hA, teo svayaM parama sukhI hoya che, temanA zaraNe gayelA jIvone parama sukhI kare che. teo svayaM buddha hoya che, temanA zaraNe gayelAone buddha banAve che. teo bhavasAgarane tarelA hoya che, emanA zaraNe gayelA jIvone bhavasAgarathI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 19

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tAre che." bhagavaMta, zuM arihaMta paramAtmA saMsAranA jIvonI rakSA kare che?' teoe kahyuM : "hA, teo rakSA kare che. jevI rIte govALa enAM pazuonI rakSA kare che, jema sArthavAha potAnA sAthenI rakSA kare che ane jema vahANano kaptAna vahANamAM beThelA yAtrikonI rakSA kare che, tema paramAtmA arihaMta, temanA zaraNe gayelAonI rakSA kare che." meM e munivarane kahyuM : "AvA parama karuNAvaMta paramAtmA pratye to sahaja rIte zraddhA pragaTe!" are kumAra, tuM tArI sagI AMkhe jo e arihaMta paramAtmAne jue to ghara-bAra ane snehI-svajano badhuM ja bhUlIne emano ananya premI thaI jAya! addabhuta ane advitIya, emanuM rUpa ane lAvaNya hoya che. praharanA prahara.. emane animeSa nayane joyA karIe, to paNa dharAIe nahIM! praharanA prahara emanI sAme UbhA rahIe to thAkIe nahIM! emanA punita sAnnidhyamAM nathI lAgatI bhUkha, nathI lAgatI tarasa nathI raheto kheda, nathI raheto uga..." "he munivara, evA paramAtmAnAM darzana kyAM thAya? kevI rIte thAya?" kumAra, A pazcima mahAvideha kSetramAM atyAre tIrthakara bhagavaMta vicare che, paraMtu ghaNA-ghaNA dUranA pradezamAM che. ame emanAM darzana karelAM che.." "zuM prabho? Ape darzana karelAM che e paramAtmAnAM?" hA kumAra, ame samavasaraNamAM besIne dharmadezanA sAMbhaLI che.... divasonA divaso emanA sAnnidhyamAM rahelA chIe..." sAce ja tame mahAna puNyazALI cho... zreSTha bhAgya tamane vareluM che... tamAruM A manuSya jIvana saphaLa thayuM che." huM bhAvavibhora thaI gayo hato. AcArya vijayasena bhAvapUrNa pravAhamAM bolI rahyA hatA. rAjA guNasena ane parivAra.. tallIna banI sAMbhaLI rahyA hatA. rAjA guNasene kahyuM : bhagavaMta, Apa paNa kevA bhAgyazALI cho...? Apane kevA uttama sadUguruono e guphAmAM paricaya thaI gayo? paramAtmatattvanI kevI sarasa vAto sAMbhaLavA maLI!" "rAjana, cAra mahinAmAM mane sarvajJa zAsananAM ghaNAM tattvonuM e munivaroe jJAna ApyuM. meM je je jijJAsA pragaTa karI, mane saMtoSa thAya e rIte teoe pratyuttaro ApyA, vistArathI "AtmA' samajAvyo, AtmAnAM svAbhAvika ane vaibhAvika svarUpa samajAvyAM, bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo 110 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jaDa pugalonuM vyApaka svarUpa samajAvyuM, puNyatattva ane pApatattvonuM vizALa sAmrAjya dekhADyuM, karma-vijJAnanAM atala UMDANa batAvyAM, saMsAranI cAra gati, temAM anaMta jIvonuM paribhramaNa, sukha-duHkhanA anubhavo... janma ane mRtyanI vedanAo... janma-janme badalAtA saMbaMdho... temAM pedA thatI viSamatAo... A badhuM mane divasonA divaso sudhI samajAvyuM, AtmAne karmabaMdhanothI mukta karavAnA upAya batAvyA, mokSanuM. muktinuM svarUpa samajAvyuM.. A badhuM samajAvavA teoe sAcI kathAo ane kAlpanika upanaya kathAo kahI... mahApuruSonAM evAM jIvana-caritro saMbhaLAvyAM ke sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM... harSanI.. viSAdanI bhayanI. AzcaryanI. anekavidha lAgaNIonAM pUra UmaTatAM hatAM. rAjana, cAra mahinA kyAM vItI gayA... samaja nA paDI. e cAra tapasvI munionI sevA karavAno, paryApAsanA karavAno paNa mane uttama lAbha prApta thayo. tamane Azcarya thaze rAjana, ke e guphAmAM mArA sivAya, e nagaranAM koI paNa manuSyo cAra mahinAmAM kyAreya AvyAM nahIM! ane tethI e cAra munivaronI ArAdhanAmAM koI vikSepa paDyo nahIM. huM, pratidina teone je samaya anukULa raheto. e samaye ja emanI anujJA laIne jato hato. jema jema e mahAtmAno paricaya vadhato gayo, tema tema mAro prema vRddhi pAmato gayo. emanA pratye mArI zraddhA dRDha thatI cAlI. meM anubhavyuM ke mArAM ghaNAM ghaNAM pApo dhovAI rahyAM che. teo sarve upazAnta AtmAo hatA. kaSAyI para jANe emaNe vijaya meLavyo hato. krodha, lobha, mada, mAna, harSa, udvega... vagere koI durbhAva emanAmAM meM anubhavyA nahIM. eka divasa teone meM pUcheluM : "bhagavaMta, Apa rAtri kevI rIte pasAra karo cho?' teoe kahyuM : "kyAreka guphAmAM, kyAreka guphAnA dvAre... kyAreka bIjA koI nikaTanA parvatIya pradezamAM kAyotsarga dhyAnamAM UbhA rahIe chIe. kyAreka jinokta tattvonI anuprekSA karatA rahIe chIe... kyAreka adhyayana karelA zAstronA svAdhyAya karIe chIe!" mahinA-mahinAnA upavAsa karavA chatAM e mahAtmAone meM kyAreya thAkelA nathI joyA... koI paNa zastra vinA parvatIya pradezamAM rahevA chatAM emanAmAM meM kyAreya bhaya nathI joyo. nathI kyAreya mArI upekSA karI, ke nathI mArI pAse koI apekSA rAkhI, teonI niHspRhatA ane akiMcanatAthI huM prabhAvita thato gayo hato. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 111 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka samaye jyAre pRthvI para dhodhamAra varSA thaI rahI hatI, ame guphAmAM beThA hatA, teoe svaye mane kaheluM: 'vijayasena, A duniyAmAM duHkhanAM mULa kAraNo paradravyonI, parapadArthonI, para-vyaktionI AzA ane apekSAo che. tRSNAo ane kAmanAo che. jema jema e AzAo ane apekSAo saMtoSAtI jAya che tema tema te vadhatI jAya che. eno koI aMta nathI. mATe sukhI thavAno sAco mArga, e AzAothI, apekSAothI, tRSNAothI ane kAmanAothI mukta thavAno che. ame svajano, parijano ane vaibhavonI AzAothI mukta thayA chIe. e badhAnI koI apekSA rahI nathI. atyAre ame A zarIra aMgenI apekSAthI mukta thavA mATe prayatnazIla chIe." teonI mArA para kRpA varasI rahI hatI.. 'kumAra, manane caMcaLa karanArI, asthira karanArI, vihvaLa karanArI AzAo ne apekSAo ja che. jema jema e ghaTatI gaI, tema tema ame mananI sthiratA ane svasthatA prApta karatA gayA. mana jJAnamAM ane dhyAnamAM... ramavA mAMDyuM. temAM ja tRpti anubhavavA mAMDyuM." huM kyAreka kyAreka teone pUchato hato : "zuM Apane kyAreya vaiSayika vAsanAo manamAM UThatI nathI? teo ISatuM hAsya sAthe kahetA hatA : "vatsa, vAsanAne jAgavAno avasara maLe, nimitta maLe.. to jAge ne? ATha praharanI... divasarAtanI amArI jIvanacaryA ja evA prakAranI che ke e vicAranI vAsanAo mRtaprAyaH banI gaI che. ane tapazcaryA, e vAsanAone mAravAnuM amogha zastra che. vaLI, jJAna-dhyAnamAM parama tRpti anubhavatuM mana, vAsanAonA kAdavamAM ramavAnuM pasaMda ja karatuM nathI! kumAra, have to AtmadhyAnamAM je paramAnaMdanI anubhUti thAya che. temAM ja tRpti thAya che.' AcArya vijayasene rAjA guNasenane kahyuM : "e munivaronuM sAnnidhya mArI parama tRptinuM kAraNa banI gayuM." rAjA guNasene pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, e mahAtmAonI AvI amRtamayI vANI sAMbhaLIne Apane kevuM AtmasaMvedana thatuM hatuM?' rAjana! e zabdomAM vyakta thAya evuM nathI. zabdo ochA paDe che enI abhivyakti karavAmAM..." "sAcI vAta che prabho, Aje huM paNa evuM ja koI saMvedana karI rahyo chuM. kahevA mATe zabdo nathI...' - "rAjana, mArA utkRSTa AtmasaMvedananI paLo to tyAre AvI ke jyAre cAturmAsanA cAra mahinA pUrA thaI gayA hatA!" "evuM zuM banyuM hatuM bhagavaMta?' mahArAjA guNasenanI utsukatA vadhI gaI. 11ra bhAga-1 ( bhava pahele For Private And Personal Use Only

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[ 13. AcArya vijayasene kahyuM : "huM mArA zayanakhaMDamAM sUtelo hato. be praharanI nidrA pUrNa thatAM huM jAgI gayo. jAgatAM ja mane e munivaronA vicAra AvyA. svanomAM paNa mane e munivaronAM ja darzana thatAM hatAM... pachI jAgatAM emanA vicAro Ave, temAM Azcarya zuM? paraMtu e rAtre jAgatAMnI sAthe mane je vicAra Avyo, teNe mane Ubho karI dIdho. "oho... cAturmAsanI A chellI rAta che.. prabhAte e munivaro vihAra karI jaze. mAre atyAre ja emanI pAse javuM joIe. prabhAte teone vidAya ApI.. pachI pAcho AvIza...' ' snAna karyuM. zuddha vastro paheryA ane mahelanI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. rAtrino aDadho prahara bAkI hato. meM page cAlIne javAno nirNaya karyo. ardha ghaTikAmAM to huM nagaranI bahAra AvI gayo. sAme ja parvata dekhato hato. paricita mArga hato, huM jhaDapathI cAlyo... thoDe dUra gayo... ane mane jANe pRthvI DolatI hoya tevuM lAgyuM... huM Ubho rahI gayo.. gaMdhAra parvata sAme joyuM... parvata jANe garjanA karato hoya ema mane lAgyuM. havA sugaMdhavALI lAgIane AgaLa kaMI vicAruM e pahelA to AkAzamAM prakAza relAI gayo! jaya-jayakArano dhvani saMbhaLAvA lAgyo.... huM tIvra gatithI parvata tarapha cAlyo. taLeTImAM pahoMcyo. tyAM meM koI khADATekarA na joyA... je huM roja joto hato. huM parvata para caDyo. guphA tarapha cAlyo... tyAM AsapAsanA pradeza samatala banI gayo hato. sugaMdhI jalanI jharamara-jharamara vRSTi zarU thaI. suMdara... sugaMdhI puSpo varasavA lAgyAM.. ke je puSpone meM kyAreya joyelAM na hatAM. huM guphAnI sAme je azokavRkSonI ghaTA hatI, tyAM jaIne Ubho rahyo. camatkArika rIte thaI rahelA nisarganA parivartanane joI rahyo. hRdaya avarNanIya AnaMda anubhavI rahyuM hatuM. tyAM AkAzamArge aneka divya vimAnone AvatAM joyAM. guphAnI AsapAsanA vizALa bhUmipradezamAM vimAno mUkI, temAMthI aneka devadevIo UtarIne guphAnA dvAre AvavA lAgyAM. huM AMkho baMdha karIne kholuM chuM. tyAM to bhavya ane nayanaramya cAra svarNakamala racAI gayAM hatAM ane e cAra svarNakamalo para cAra munivaro birAjamAna thayA hatA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 113 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAtri pUrI thaI hatI, pUrvadizAmAM aruNodaya thayo hato. mArA jIvanano A ati romAMcaka divasa hato. huM pahelIvAra ja deva-devIone pratyakSa joto hato. kSaNabhara mane lAgyuM ke huM svapna joI rahyo chuM. meM be hAthe mArI AMkho coLI nAMkhI... paraMtu e svapna na hatuM, vAstavikatA hatI. deva-devIoe munivaronI, mastake aMjali racIne stavanA karavA mAMDI : "aho, Ape manuSyajIvana saphaLa karyuM. rAga-dveSano kSaya karyo. kama para vijaya meLavyo. kevalyaratnane prApta karyuM, bhavasAgarane Apa tarI gayA... AtmAnuM zAzvata sukha prApta karI lIdhuM. saMsAranAM sarva duHkhothI Apa mukta banyA.' mane lAgyuM ke have huM ahIM Ubho nahIM rahI zakuM. mAruM zarIra romAMcita thaI gayuM hatuM. mArI AMkhomAMthI harSanAM AMsu vahI rahyAM hatAM... mArA paga dhrujI rahyA hatA. huM eka bAjuethI e munivaro tarapha thoDAM pagalAM cAlyo... ane jamIna para DhaLI paDyo... meM vaMdanA karI. AMsubhInI chatAM vismayathI pahoLI thaI gayelI AMkhoe meM e cAra prazAnta... vItarAga. sarvajJa bhagavaMtonAM darzana karyA. e cAre mahAmunivaronI karuNAmayI daSTi mArA para sthira thaI hatI. huM Ubho thayo... ane teonI samakSa. nikaTa jaIne besI gayo. AkAzamArgethI hajAro devo UtarI AvyA hatA, ane nagaramAMthI hajAro manuSya tyAM AvI pahoMcyA hatA. sahue vaMdanA karI lIdhI, stavanA karI lIdhI. kolAhala zAnta thayo.. jyeSTha munivare dharmadezanA ApI. madhura. gaMbhIra dharmadezanA sAMbhaLI sahu devo ane manuSyo AnaMdita thayA. harSita thayA. devoe emane prazno pUchyA, manuSyoe emanI mUMjhavaNo pUchI. kevaLajJAnIe uttaro ApyA, samAdhAna karyA... ane divasano eka prahara pUro thayo. devo ane manuSyonA prazno sAMbhaLIne, mane paNa mArA manamAM ghoLAto ne kyAreka kyAreka vyathita karato eka prazna pUchavAnI icchA thaI. meM UbhA thaI, mastake aMjali joDI, vinayathI pUchyuM : bhagavaMta, mArA mitra vibhAvasunuM mRtyu thaI gayuM che. keTalAka mahinA pasAra thaI gayA che. ApanI kRpAthI huM paramArtha mArgane jANanAro banyo chuM, chatAM e mitrano viyoga mane haju saMtApe che, enuM kAraNa zuM? ane mArA e mitra marIne kyAM... kaI gatimAM utpanna thayo che, e mAre jANavuM che...." huM mArI jagAe besI gayo. kevaLajJAnI munivare kahyuM : 114 bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAra, A gaMdhArapuramAM ja tAro mitra vibhAvasu marIne janmyo che!" huM AzcaryathI Ubho thaI gayo... bolI UThyo : "kyAM prabhu?' 'hA kumAra, A nagaramAM Uyadatta' nAmano dhobI rahe che. tenA gharamAM eka pALelI kUtarI che, tenuM nAma dhobIe "madhupiMgA" pADeluM che. tArA mitrano jIva e kUtarInA peTe janmyo che e kUtaro tophAnI hovAthI ane ajANyA mANasone karaDato hovAthI dhobI ene majabUta doraDAthI bAMdhI rAkhe che. pUruM khAvAnuM nathI Apato. ane pAse ja bAMdhelA gadheDAnI vAraMvAra lAto khAvAthI e durbaLa kUtaro adhamUo thaI gayelo che. tenI hAlata kharAba che. tAro ane vibhAvasuno pUrvajanmamAM pragADha snehasaMbaMdha hato, pati-patnIno saMbaMdha hato! puSkaravara dvipanA bharatakSetramAM kusumapura nAmanuM nagara che. te nagaramAM 'kusumasAra' nAmanA zreSThIno tuM putra hato. tAruM nAma hatuM zrIkAMta, ane tArI patnInuM nAma hatuM zrIkAMtA. tane zrIkAntA atyaMta priya hatI. e premanI vAsanA akhaMDa rahI, eTale A janmamAM vibhAvasu pratye ati sneha rahyo. enuM mRtyu thatAM enA virahanI tIvra vyathA te anubhave che." kevaLajJAnI munivaronI pUjAstavanA karI devo potapotAnAM vimAnomAM besI cAlyA gayA hatA. nagaravAsI paNa ghaNA cAlyA gayA hatA. mArA manamAM, mArA mitra vibhAvasunA kUtarAnA bhavanI vAta sAMbhaLI tIvra vairAgya pedA thaI gayo hato. bIjI bAju mitrasnehanA kAraNe e kUtarAne duHkhathI choDAvavAnI icchA prabaLa thaI AvI hatI. meM tyAM AjubAju najara karI. mArA sevakone tyAM AvelA joyA. meM temane mArI pAse bolAvIne kahyuM : bhAIo, tame USadata dhobInA ghera jAo, gadheDA pAse bAMdhelA kutarAne tyAMthI choDAvI, tene peTa bharIne khavaDAvI, pivaDAvIne ahIM laI Avo.' mArI AjJA mujaba sevako USadatta dhobInA ghare gayA, kUtarAne choDAvyo, tene khavaDAvyuM.pivaDAvyuM. ane tene laIne, pahADa upara jyAM huM hato tyAM laI AvyA. meM e kUtarAne joyo, tenA zarIra para aneka ghA paDelA hatA ane e ghAmAM asaMkhya kIDA khadabadI rahelA hatA. kIDAoe enA zarIrane pholI khAdhuM hatuM, tethI zarIra kSINa thaI gayuM hatuM. lapakArA letI enI jIbha bhayaMkara lAgatI hatI. mArA sevakonI AgaLa te dhIre dhIre cAlI Avato hato. kUtarAnI AvI duHkhamaya sthiti joIne mArA manamAM tIvra vairAgya utpanna thayo... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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Akhara mArA gata janmanI e patnI hatI ne! ane A vartamAna janmano mitra hato! mArA manamAM vicAro AvyA : "kharekhara A saMsAravAsa bhayaMkara che. snehIjanonA saMyoga-viyogamAM pariNata thanArA hoya che. rAgaparavaza jIva kevA-kevAM karma bAMdhe che? kevuM enuM karuNAjanaka pariNAma Ave che. kyAM eka samayanI mArI priya patnI zrIkAntA.. kyAM eka janmano mAro mitra vibhAvasu. ane kyAM A saDI gayelA zarIravALo kUtaro!' mArA sevakoe mane praNAma karIne kahyuM : "ApanI AjJA mujaba ame USadatta dhobInA gharethI A kUtarAne laI AvyA chIe." e kUtarAe mArI sAme joyuM. ane teNe enI lAMbI pUchaDI halAvavA mAMDI. tenI AMkhomAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM. teNe Doka UMcI karI. moM kholyuM... ane raDavA lAgyo. meM kevaLajJAnI munivara sAme joyuM.. ane pUchayuM : "bhagavaMta, A zuM?' pUrvajanmothI cAlyo Avato praNaya! munirAje kahyuM. "prabho, zuM A zAna mane oLakhe che?" "khAsa nahIM, paraMtu sAmAnyapaNe oLakhANa thaI che, tene joIne janmAMtaronI snehavAsanAthI, vinA oLakhANe paNa te AkarSAI jAya che. e snehanI lAgaNI vahevA mAMDe che. keTalAka janmo sudhI e snehasaMbaMdha cAlyA kare che. kumAra, jema janma-janmAMtaranI snehanI lAgaNIo amuka janmo sudhI vyakta rUpe ke avyakta rUpe TakI rahe che, tema dveSa-vAsanA paNa amuka janmo sudhI TakI rahe che. pUrvajanmamAM jenA pratye tIvra dveSa karyo hoya, dveSabhAvanAne puSTa karI hoya, e vyakti bIjA janmamAM jyAM ane jyAre maLI jAya tyAre vinA oLakhANe "A mAro pUrvajanmano zatru che. A gAmano, A nAmano.' tenA pratye durbhAvanA, dveSa... aNagamo jAgI jAya che. A thAnanA manamAM, tane joIne pUrvenA be janmonA rAganA saMskAro jAgrata thayA che.. mATe e A pramANe rAganI lAgaNIo vyakta karI rahyo che." mArA mananuM samAdhAna thayuM. meM bIjo prazna pUchuyo : bhagavaMta, vibhAvasue evuM kevuM pApakarma bAMdhyuM hatuM ke je pApakarmanA svarUpe tene A kUtarAno bhava maLyo? jAtimada karyo hato eNe potAnI ucca jAtino ahaMkAra ane hIna jAti pratye tiraskAra.' bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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e kevI rIte bhagavaMta?' mArA sevakonI pAse e kUtaro jamIna para besI gayo hato. te khUba hAMphato hato, tenI jIbhamAMthI satata lALa TapakI rahI hatI. te mArI sAme joyA karato hato. ane thoDI-thoDI vAre roto hato. kevaLajJAnI munirAje kahyuM : A ja nagaramAM vasaMtaRtumAM vasaMtotsava cAlI rahyo hato. yuvAnonI judI-judI ToLIo vicitra vezabhUSA karIne rAjamArgo para UtarI AvI hatI. gIta-gAna ane vAjiMtronA sUro relAI rahyA hatA. sahu yuvAno unmatta banIne vicitra cALAo karatA nAcI rahyA hatA. | tuM ane tAro mitra vibhAvasu - tame be mitro, bIjA savarNa jAtinA yuvAnonI ToLIo sAthe nagaranA madhya bhAgamAM vasaMta-krIDA karI rahyA hatA. seMkaDo strI-puruSo tamArI krIDAne joI, tamArI prazaMsA karI rahyAM hatAM. tyAM eka ghaTanA banI. ghaTanA nAnI hatI, paraMtu tArA mitra vibhAvasue e ghaTanAne moTuM rUpa ApI dIdhuM. nagaranA e madhya bhAgamAMthI dhobI-yuvAnonI ToLI gAtI ane nAcatI pasAra thavA lAgI. e ToLIne tamArI najIkamAMthI pasAra thatI joIne vibhAvasu barADI UThyo : "are nIca, halakaTa dhobIDAo, tame kema ahIMthI pasAra thAo cho? tame jotA nathI. ahIM ame rAjaparivAranA tathA zrImaMta parivAronA yuvAno khelI rahyA chIe?' amane khabara na hatI ke Apa ahIM khelI rahyA cho..." USadatta nAmano dhobIjavAna bolyo. zuM tamAre AMkho nathI dhobIDAo? jotA nahotA?' paraMtu nagara bahAra javAno A rasto che... bIjA kayA raste bahAra jaIe?" jarA kaDaka avAje USadare javAba Apyo. alyA, tArI jIbha lAMbI lAge che. lapalapa bole jAya che...?' ema kahI teNe USadane kacakacAvIne lAta mArI dIdhI. pachI to tArI ToLInA bIjA yuvAno paNa dhobI-ToLInA yuvAnone mAravA mAMDyA. dhobI-ToLInA yuvAno paNa uzkerAIne tArI ToLInA yuvAnone mAravA mAMDyA. paraMtu tyAM rAja-sainikoe dhobI-ToLInA yuvAnone pakaDI lIdhA. | vibhAvasue rADa pADIne rAjanainikone kahyuM - "A USadatta dhobIne majabUta doraDAthI bAMdho. eNe ja bIjA yuvAnone uzkerIne A dhAMdhala macAvI che.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 117 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sainikoe dhobIne bAMdhyo. AkhA zarIre doraDAthI kacakacAvIne bAMdhyo. tyArabAda vibhAvasue loDhAno eka saLiyo tapAvyo ane USadattanA zarIranA judA-judA aMgaupAMga para DAma devA lAgyo. USadatta cIso pADavA lAgyo. vibhAvasu. "tuM bacyA, A ja lAgano che...." ema kahIne enI vadhu ne vadhu kadarthanA karavA lAgyo. vibhAvasue nokara pAse khAra maMgAvyo. teNe USadattanA zarIre UThI AvelA phollAo upara khAra bhabharAvyo.. UpadattanI cIsothI tyAM UbhelAM seMkaDo strIpuruSo kamakamI gayAM. loko vibhAvasune tArA mitra tarIke oLakhatA hatA, eTale badhA mauna hatA.. sahunA manamAM uSadatta dhobI pratye dayA pragaTI hatI, paNa ene koNa choDAve? vibhAvasue bIjA badhA dhobI-yuvAnone chUTA karI dIdhA. eka mAtra USadattane khUba raMjADIne, kArAvAsamAM baMdha karAvI dIdho. e vakhate vibhAvasue kUtarAnI pazuyonimAM janamavAnuM "AyuSyakarma bAMdhI lIdhuM hatuM.' kevalajJAnI munirAjanI vANI, mArI smRtione DhaMDhoLI rahI hatI... e kALa... e sthAna... e ghaTanA.. badhuM mArI kalpanAmAM sAkAra thayuM. mahelamAM AvI gayA pachI meM vibhAvasune Thapako Apelo, e paNa smRtimAM AvyuM. mahotsava pUro thayA pachI nagaravAsIo mArA pitAnI pAse AvI, AjIjI karI, uSadatta dhobIne choDAvI gayelA, e vAta paNa mane yAda AvI... meM kUtarA sAme joyuM. e to mane joI ja rahyo hato. tenI AMkhomAMthI pANI TapakI rahyuM hatuM. mane e kUtarAmAM unmatta vibhAvasu dekhAyo. USadattane DAma deto dekhAyo.. khAra bhabharAvato dekhAyo. tenI krUratAbharI AMkho dekhANI... ane mArAM mukhamAMthI zabdo sarI paDyA : dhikkAra ho AvA saMsAravAsane kuLa ane jAtinAM abhimAna karavAnAM kevAM mAThAM phaLa maLyAM? zuM thaze A jIvanuM? bAMdhelAM pApa karma A kUtarAnA bhAvamAM bhogavAI jaze? vaLI pAcho ene manuSya janma maLaze?" meM kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMtane pUchyuM : bhagavaMta, mArA A mitranA jIve je pApakarma bAMdhyA hatAM, te karmono aMta kyAre Avaze? A jIva bhavya che ke abhavya? A jIva mokSagAmI che ke nahIM? A jIvamAM bodhi-bIja paDeluM che ke nahIM?' 18 bhAga-1 % bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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cAra mahinA, e munivaro pAsethI mane A badhuM jJAna maLeluM. bhavya jIva kone kahevAya, abhavya jIva kone kahevAya? bodhi-bIja eTale zuM ane samyaktva eTale zuM? eTale mitra vibhAvasu aMge meM A tAtvika prazno pUchyAM : kevaLajJAnanA prakAzamAM badhuM ja spaSTa hoya che. munivare kahyuM : 'kumAra, vibhAvasue USadatta dhobInA utpIDanamAM evAM cIkaNAM pApakarma bAMdhyAM che ke e pApakarmo, mAtra A eka kUtarAnA bhavamAM badhA nahIM bhogavAI jAya. haju to AvI aneka durgatimAM ene janamavuM paDaze ne maravuM paDaze. tIvra duHkho sahavAM paDaze. jeTalI tIvratAthI vibhAvasue USadattane trAsa Apyo hato enA karatAM hajAra gaNo trAsa ene sahavo paDaze. bhale teM A zvAnane USadattane tyAMthI choDAvyo. tuM ene have sevako dvArA sAro karavA prayatna karIza, paraMtu thoDA divasomAM enuM mRtyu thaze. marIne e USadattanA ja gharamAM janma leze! USadattanA ghare 'ghoTaghaTikA' nAmanI gadheDI che. e gadheDInA peTe A janmaze. e gadheDo USadattane dIThyo nahIM game. USadatta ene roja daMDAthI mAraze. USadattanA chokarAo ene paththara mAraze. enA para khUba mATI bharIne... ene doDAvaze... e nahIM doDe, rastAmAM besI jaze... to dhobI ene khuba mAraze. pUratuM khavaDAvaze nahIM. bhUkhyo ne tarasyo bAMdhI rAkhaze... e gadheDo khUba dhamapachADA karaze tyAre thoDuM khAvAnuM Apaze... A rIte ati trAsapUrvaka... AyuSya pUrNa thatAM enuM mota thaze... marIne, e punaH A ja nagaramAM janmaze! A nagaramAM mAtRdatta nAmano caMDALa vase che. tenI 'anadhikA' nAmanI patnI che. te vyabhicAriNI che. USadatta dhobInI sAthe vyabhicA2sevana karatAM te garbhavaMtI thaze... ane pelA gadheDAno jIva tyAM garbharUpe utpanna thaze. eno janma strI ke puruSaliMge nahIM thAya, e napuMsaka haze. enA pratye caMDALa-caMDALaNIne ghora aprIti thaze. kAraNa ke te atyaMta kadarUpo haze. e jIva evo abhAgI haze ke ene koInoya prema nahIM maLe, Adara nahIM maLe. Thera Thera tiraskAra ane anAdara maLaze. caMDALa ene roja mAraze. e khUba du:khI thaze. ghaNo trAsa anubhavaze. jyAre te yuvAna thaze tyAre ghara choDIne jaMgalamAM bhAgI jaze. thAkyo-pAkyo e napuMsaka eka vRkSanI nIce beTho haze... tyAre eka bhUkhyo siMha zikAranI zodhamAM nIkaLyo haze. siMhanI dRSTi enA para paDaze... ane jotajotAmAM siMha eno koLiyo karI jaze. mAtra enuM asthipiMjara paDayuM raheze. ne eno jIva zrI samarAditya mahAkA 118 For Private And Personal Use Only

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e ja caMDAlaNInA peTamAM garbharUpe pahoMcI jaze. caMDALa-putrI tarIke teno janma thaze. gharamAM ke bahAramAM, koIne te priya nahIM bane. sahu teno tiraskAra karaze... caMDAlaNI ene roja mAraze. paraMtu khAvAnuM nahIM Ape, haju to mAMDa cha-sAta varSanI thaI haze... tyAM eka divasa gAmanI bahAra ukaraDAmAM ramatI haze tyAre lIlochama viSadhara karaDaze.. ne tyAM ja enuM prANapaMkheruM UDI jaze. pharI pAchuM e ja Uyadatta dhobInuM ghara dhobInI "danikA' nAmanI dAsI che. e dAsInA peTe janma leze. na strI, na puruSa. napuMsaka haze e. janmathI ja aMdha haze." enI uMmara vadhaze paNa zarIra nahIM vadhe. enuM zarIra eka hAthanuM ja raheze. ThIMgaNo, AMdhaLo ane napuMsaka chokaro kone game? emAMya pAcho abhAgI, nipuNyaka ane ni:satva! nahIM mAtA-pitAne game, nahIM dhobI-dhaMbaNane game.. Thokaro khAze. jamIna para paTakAze, mAthuM phUTaze. lohI nIkaLaze..... rudana karaze... paraMtu koI enI sAra-saMbhALa nahIM le. jyAM jyAM e jaze, loko eno tiraskAra karaze. A rIte jIvana jIvatAM eka divasa AgamAM baLI maraze. punaH USadatta dhobInA ja gharamAM janmaze. e ja dAsInA peTe janamaze. paga vinAnI chokarIrUpe janamaze. dAsIne AMkhamAM paDelA kaNAnI mAphaka te khUMcaze. chokarI pIThane ghasIne cAlaze. "pIThasarpa' kahIne sahu bolAvaze. peTa pUratuM khAvAnuM nahIM maLe. zAntithI sUvAnuM nahIM maLe. mAtA-pitA roja ene kaTuvacano saMbhaLAvaze, mAraze. kaDakaDatI ThaMDImAM rAtabhara ene gharanI bahAra rAkhaze.. ane eka divasa, pIThanA sahAre ghasaDAtI-ghasaDAtI e rAjamArga parathI pasAra thatI haze tyAre koI unmatta hAthI doDato Avaze, ane A chokarIne kacarI nAMkhaze. enuM mRtyu thaze. marIne pAchI e ja dhobInA gharamAM janma leze. USadattanI patnI "kAlAMjanikA dhobaNanA peTe putrIrUpe janamaze. pArAvAra duHkha, trAsa ane vedanAo sahatIsahatI te moTI thaze. yauvanano prAraMbha paNa nahIM thayo hoya tyAre dhobI ene uSarakSita" nAmanA ati daridra yuvaka sAthe paraNAvI deze. garbhavatI banaze.... prasUtinA samaye ghora pIDA UpaDaze. tenuM mRtyu thaze. punaH e ja "kAlAMjanikA" dhobaNanA peTe putrarUpe eno janma thaze. enuM nAma kirAta' pADavAmAM Avaze. enAM pApa-karma ghaNAM ghaNAM bhogavAI gayAM haze, eTale A janmamAM ene mAtA-pitAno thoDo sneha maLaze... paraMtu AyuSya lAMbuM nahIM hoya. bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo 10 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka divasa kirAta nadInA kinAre ramato haze.. tyAre USadatta dhobIno eka duzmana e chokarAne pakaDaze. enA gaLe moTo paththara bAMdhaze ane ene nadInA UMDA pravAhamAM pheMkI deze... enuM mRtyu thaze. kevaLajJAnI munivare mane kahyuM: 'kumAra, tArA mitre jAtimada karIne je nIcagotrakarma' bAMdhyuM che. te karma tyAre saMpUrNa bhogavAI jaze... ene USadatta dhobInA gharamAM janmavuM nahIM paDe.. ke evI nIca yoniomAM bhaTakavuM nahIM paDe. kumAra, tArA mitrano AtmA "bhavya' che. mokSagAmI che. jo ke haju enA AtmAmAM bodhi-bIja vavAyuM nathI.' meM pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, e chokarAne, enA pitAno zatru nadInA dharAmAM DubADI deze, tenuM mRtyu thaze, pachI e kyAM janamaze?" kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMte kahyuM : "te devagatimAM utpanna thaze! "vANavyaMtara' nAmanI devayonimAM e deva thaze. e deva eka vAra "AnaMda" nAmanA tIrthakara bhagavaMtanI gharmadezanA sAMbhaLavA jaze, e dharmadezanA sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM ene bodhinI prApti thaze. enA AtmAmAM zraddhAnuM bIja vavAI jaze. te pachI e devanuM AyuSya pUrNa karIne, manuSya gatimAM janmaze, pAcho pazuyonimAM ane narakamAMya jaze.... cAra gatimAM janma ane mRtyu karato hajAro bhava saMsAramAM bhaTakaze. chevaTe tenI mukti A ja gaMdhAra dezanI bhUmi para thaze. te A gaMdhAra dezano rAjA banaze. saMsAra-sukho pratye virakta banaze. amarateja' nAmanA vidyAdhara-munivara pAse dIkSA leze. ghora, vIra ane ugra tapazcaryA karaze, sarva karmono kSaya karI, mukti pAmaze....' kevaLajJAnI munivarone vaMdanA karI, hRdayamAM tIvra vairAgyane bharI huM nagaramAM Avyo. kevaLajJAnI munivaro tyAMthI vihAra karI gayA. eka che ke zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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1 / AcAryazrI vijayasenanA mukhe temanA mitra vibhAvasunI duHkhapUrNa, trAsapUrNa ane vedanApUrNa bhavaparaMparAne sAMbhaLI, mahArAjA guNasenanuM aMtaHkaraNa hacamacI gayuM hatuM. emanI AMkhomAM vedanA tarI AvI hatI. AcAryazrI vijayasene potAnI AtmakathAnuM chelluM prakaraNa kahevAnuM zarU karyuM : huM mahelamAM Avyo. paricArake AvIne kahyuM : "bhojanano samaya thaI gayo che. bhojana mATe padhA.' meM ene kahI dIdhuM : "Aje huM bhojana nahIM karuM. mane bhUkha nathI." kharekhara, mArI bhUkha marI gaI hatI. mArI AMkho sAme saDelA zarIravALA e kUtarAnI rotI AMkho.... ane dayAmaNo cahero taravarato hato. e caherAmAM huM vibhAvano ati krUra cahero joto hato.... ke jyAre eNe nagaranA cokamAM USadatta dhobIne jarAya dayA vinA DhoramAra mAryo hato. e vakhatanI enI raudra mukhAkRti dekhAtI hatI. e krUratApUrNa ghaTanAno huM sAkSI hato. jyAM sudhI vibhAvasue e dhobI-javAnono kaTuvacanothI tiraskAra karyo hato tyAM sudhI mane kaMI khoTuM lAgyuM na hatuM. paraMtu eNe USadattane doraDAthI baMdhAvIne mAravA mAMDyo hato... e mane nahotuM gamyuM. meM ene mAratAM rokyo na hato.... athavA rokI zakyo na hato... mAre ene rokavo joIto hato... kema nA rokI zakyo? enA pratye mAro pragADha rAga hato mATe? kharekhara to e ja vakhate mAre ene rokavo joIto hato ke jyAre e dhobIyuvAnonA ToLAne gALo deto hato. rAjamArga parathI pasAra thavAno sahune adhikAra hoya che, pachI e dhobI hoya ke camAra hoya. vaLI, e to vasaMta-utsavanA divaso hatA... e badhA paNa yuvAno hatA. gAtA ane nAcatA jatA e yuvAnone dhyAna na rahe ke "A cokamAM rAja kumAranI ToLI nAcI rahI che.." svAbhAvika che... emAM vibhAvasane gusso karavAnI ke e yuvAnono tiraskAra karavAnI jarUra ja na hatI. hA, e dhobI yuvAnoe amArI ToLIne koI aDapaluM karyuM hota ke teo kharAba zabdo bolyA hota.. ane vibhAvasue emane sajA karI hota to... mane khoTuM nA lAgata... paraMtu evuM to kaMI ja na hatuM. vibhAvasune to e dhobI-yuvAnone.. temAMya USadatta dhobIne jotAM ja khunnasa caDhI gayuM hatuM.... mane haju paNa, USadatta dhobI pratyenA vibhAvasunA ghora tiraskAranuM koI kAraNa 122 bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo --- - ---- - ---- --- - - For Private And Personal Use Only

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yAda nathI AvatuM. koI pahelAnuM vera hoya ane lAga joIne ene dhIbI nAMkhyo hoya... to samajAya ke eNe verano badalo lIdho hato. paraMtu vibhAvasue mane kyAreya paNa USadatta dhobI sAthenA aNabanAvanI vAta karI na hatI... bAkI, ame eTalA badhA aMgata mitro hatA ke ekabIjAthI koIpaNa vAta chupAvatA na hatA. hA, jyAre vibhAvasue dhobI yuvAnone e cokamAM rokyA ane emano tiraskAra karyo, tyAre badhA dhobI yuvAno taraphathI javAba USadatte Apyo hato. te paNa namra rAbdomAM. vibhAvasune e nahIM gamyuM hoya ke game te hoya, eNe tIvra roSathI na bolavAnA gaMdA zabdo bolI nAMkhyA hatA... ane hada vinAnI krUratA AcarI hatI. potAnI ucca jAtinuM abhimAna karIne dhobIonI nIca jAtino tiraskAra karIne eNe kevuM bhayaMkara 'nIcagotrakarma' bAMdhyuM? 'nIcagotrakarma'nI sAthe sAthe durbhAgya nAmakarma, apayaza nAmakarma, anAdeya nAmakarma, duHsvara nAmakarma, aMtarAya karma... vagere aneka pApakarmo bAMdhI lIdhAM... e karmo... hajAro janma sudhI ene kevAM ghora duHkha Apaze? e ghora duHkho ene USadatta dhobInA gharamAM ja bhogavavAM paDaze! jeno eNe bhayAnaka tiraskAra karyo che, jene atizaya mAryo che... enA ja hAthe, enA ja dvAre eno tIvra tiraskAra thaze... maraNatola mAra paDaze... vibhAvasue to be-cAra ghaTikA sudhI USadattane satAvyo hato, mAryo hato... jyAre Uyadatta dvArA e keTalAye janmo... keTalAya bhavo sudhI mAra khAze... sattAvAze... kadarzanA pAmaze....? A kUtarAnA janmathI e pratikriyAno... pratizodhano prAraMbha thaI gayo... kevuM saDeluM zarIra...? kevuM bhUkha ane tarasanuM duHkha? tyAMthI marIne gadheDo banaze... tyAMya duHkha ane trAsa... tyAMthI marIne caMDALano janma pAmaze, teya napuMsakano janma... tyAMthI marIne e caMDALanI chokarI banaze, sarpa karaDaze... marIne e dhobInI dAsIno janmAMdha napuMsaka putra banaze. baLI marIne, e ja dAsInI chokarI thaze... hAthI kacarI nAMkhaze, marIne dhobaNanA peTe putrIrUpe janamaze, prasUtimAM ja marI jaze ane punaH dhobaNanA peTe putrarUpe janamaze... zatrunA hAthe nadImAM DUbaze... maraze... tyAre pelA 'nIcagotra' karmano aMta Avaze... nIcagotra karma ane tenI sAthenAM bIjAM pApakarmo bhogavAI jaze... zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 13

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be-cAra ghaDInAM tIvra pApa.. nava-nava bhava sudhI dAruNa duHkha Apaze...' rAjana, vicAratAM vicAratAM mane pasIno vaLI gayo. huM bebAkaLo banI gayo. palaMgamAMthI Ubho thaI mArA khaMDanA pazcima taraphanA gavAkSamAM jaIne Ubho rahyo. meM nIce dRSTi karI... meM kUtarAne joyo. mArA sevako enA zarIre paDelA ghA upara auSadha lagAvatA hatA. kUtaro hAMphI rahyo hato. enA khullA moDhAmAMthI lAMbI jIbha bahAra nIkaLI hatI. temAMthI satata lALa TapakI rahI hatI. vAre vAre te roto hato... janma badalAtAM... keTaluM badhuM badalAI jAya che? zubhAzubha karmo... kevuM parivartana karI nAMkhe che?' vicAromAM caDhI gayo. vibhAvasune kevuM zreSTha jIvana maLyuM hatuM? rAjapurohitanA khAnadAna gharamAM janma, dhana-vaibhavathI bhareluM ghara, uttama cAritranAM dhAraka mAtA-pitA, suMdara rUpa ane nIrogI zarIra.. koI baMdha nahIM, koI parAdhInatA nahIM. lokomAM mAna ane sanmAna... sukhI jIvana jIvavAnA badhA ja uttama saMyogo ane sAdhano maLavA chatAM. e eka bhayaMkara bhUla karI beTho.. kaSAyane paravaza banI gayo. krodhane paravaza thaI gayo. abhimAnane AdhIna thaI gayo. mane jJAnano prakAza ApanArA ane mArA tAraNahAra e cAra mahAmunivaro mane kahetA hatA : "kumAra, sAvadhAna raheje.... krodha caMDALa tane sparzI na jAya! dUra raheje e caMDALathI...kadAca aDI jAya to vinA vilaMbe kSamAnA pANIthI snAna karI leje..." mArA mitra vibhAvanuM eka moTuM durbhAgya ke ene AvA jJAnI munivarono samAgama na maLyo. jo e jIvato hota.. ame sAthe ja parvatanI guphAmAM gayA hota.. to e munivaro avazya, eNe karelA pApane dhovAno upAya batAvata. bAMdhelAM pApakarmone toDavAno mArga batAvata... ane to ene kadAca Avo kUtarAno bhava na paNa maLata." paraMtu "uttama guruno saMyoga, uttama puNyakarmanA udayathI maLe che" - ema e munivaroe mane samajAvyuM hatuM. mArA mitrane puNyakarmanA udayathI bIjAM badhAM sukha 14 bhAga-1 je bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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maLyAM hatAM, paraMtu sadguruno paricaya nahoto thayo. e thavA mATe je puNyakarma joIe te enA AtmAmAM nahIM hoya.. pariNAme te bhUlI gayo. bahu moTI bhUla karI nAMkhI eNe! eNe nagaranA cokamAMthI dhobI-yuvAnone sIdhA javA dIdhA hota to AvuM duHkhamaya... aMdhakAramaya bhaviSya na sarjAI jAta... eNe krodha to karyo ja, sAthe sAthe potAnA ucca kuLanuM abhimAna karyuM... nIca kuLano tiraskAra karyo... eTale pApakarma nikAcita thaI gayuM. USadatta dhobIne khuba gALo dIdhI, khUba mAryo.. jakaDIne bAMdhyo ane kArAvAsamAM purAvyo.. e badhuM karIne jANe ke eNe moTo vijaya meLavyo hoya, ema potAnI bahAdurI gAto pharyo.... gaMbhIra bhUla karI eNe. e upakArI munivaro kahetA hatA : kumAra, dharma thAya ke na thAya, jIvanamAM pApa nA thaI jAya, enI prati paLa jAgRti rAkhaje." keTalI sAcI vAta temaNe mane kahI hatI! vibhAvasue pApa karyuM hatuM... parapIDananuM ghora pApa karyuM hatuM... enuM phaLa A kUtarAnA bhAvamAM bhogavI rahyo che... ne te pachInA janmomAM paNa bhogavato raheze. ene koI bacAvI nahIM zake. duHkhothI ane yAtanAothI paravazatA ane parAdhInatA badhA bhava ene maLavAnA... e karuNAvaMta munivara kahetA hatA : "kumAra, A jIvanaloka ja evo che... ke jyAM sarvatra kaSAyonI viSa-velaDIo patharAyelI che. emAMya gRhavAsamAM kaSAyonuM ja sAmrAjya hoya che... Dagale ne pagale jIva kaSAya kare che ne pApakarma bAMdhe che. mATe gRhavAsa choDavA jevo che, ame eTale ja gRhavAsa tyajIne A aNagAra-jIvana svIkAryuM che. tuM jue che. A jIvanamAM kaSAyonuM sAmrAjya naSTa thaI gayuM che! gRhavAsamAM kaSAya thaI jatAM vAra na lAge... gaI kAle mArA mitre kaSAyaparavaza thaI moTI bhUla karI, AvatI kAle huM paNa A gRhavAsamAM kaSAyAdhIna banI evI ke bIjI moTI bhUla karI besuM... to? mArI paNa e ja gati thAya... e ja durgati thAya. jo kaSAyo para vijaya meLavavo hoya to mAre gRhavAsa choDavo joIe. aNagAra banI jJAna-dhyAnamAM lIna banavuM joIe. kSamA-namratA-saraLatA-nirlobhatA vagere daza prakAranA sAdhudharmanuM pAlana karavuM joIe. meM e cAra munivarone cAra mahinA... kSamAzIla joyA che... vinamra joyA che, saraLa joyA che. nirlobhI joyA che. mane emanuM guNamaya jIvana gamI gayuM hatuM. ane eka divasa te pUjyone kahyuM paNa hatuM : "mane ApanuM jIvana gamI gayuM che. tyAre jyeSTha munivare kahyuM hatuM to tane eka divasa AvuM jIvana maLaze, kumAra!' e bolatI vakhate emanI AMkhomAMthI kevuM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA varA For Private And Personal Use Only

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vAtsalya nItaratuM hatuM....! ane, kevaLajJAnI banIne... emaNe vibhAvasunI. kUtarAnA bhavathI mAMDIne enI mukti sudhInI je bhavayAtrA batAvI. te to mArA para emaNe 52ma upakAra karyo hato. emaNe mane jagADI dIdho hato. gRhavAsa pratye tIvra vairAgya janmAvI dIdho hato. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArAjA guNasene pUchyuM : 'bhagavaMta, parvatanI guphAmAM Apane e cAra mahAmunino meLApa thayo, e akasmAta hato... ke ApanA pUrvajanmanA koI puNyakarmanuM pariNAma hatuM? zuM pUrvajanmamAM e cAra munivaro sAthe koI saMbaMdha haze Apano?' AcArya bhagavaMte kahyuM : 'rAjana, kevaLajJAnI munivarone jo meM ja A prazna pUchyo hota to enuM samAdhAna thAta, paraMtu mArA manamAM Avo koI prazna ja UThyo nahoto. kAraNa ke huM to mArA mitra vibhAvasunI duHkhamaya bhavaparaMparA sAMbhaLIne ja mUDha thaI gayo hato! bIjo koI prazna pUchavAnI sthitimAM ja na hato. paraMtu eka vAta nizcita che ke pUrvajanmanA snehasaMbaMdha vinA emanA pratye mAruM ATaluM badhuM AkarSaNa na hota. jo ke mAruM AkarSaNa emanA viziSTa guNo pratye hatuM. chatAM mane temanI vANI gamatI hatI. temanI saumya mukhAkRti gamatI hatI... emanuM badhuM ja gamatuM hatuM! mATe pUrvajanmanA sneha-saMbaMdhanuM anumAna karI zakAya. A janmamAM, mahAmunionA rUpamAM emano meLApa mane thayo, emAM nimitta mAruM puNyakarma kharuM ja. utkRSTa puNyakarma vinA AvI zreSTha vibhUtino meLApa na ja thAya... mane mAtra emano meLApa ja thayo, eTaluM ja na hatuM, e meLApa sArthaka thayo hato. emanI pAsethI mane sAcuM jJAna maLyuM hatuM. mArA AtmAne udAtta preraNAo maLI hatI. adhyAtma mArgano paricaya maLyo hato... bhavavAsa pratye vairAgya pragaTyo hato ane muktino anurAga jAmyo hato. eTale ja, vibhAvasunuM atyaMta duHkhadAyI bhaviSya sAMbhaLIne, e ja mArA ArAdhya munivaro pAsethI sAMbhaLIne... mAruM mana tIvra vairAgya anubhavavA lAgyuM. meM gRhavAsano tyAga karavAno saMkalpa karyo. rAjA guNasene pUchyuM : 'bhagavaMta, aNagAra banIne ja kaSAyo para vijaya meLavI zakAya? gRhavAsamAM rahIne kaSAyo para vijaya meLavavAnA upAya nathI?' mama AcAryadeve kahyuM : 'mahAnubhAva, gRhavAsamAM kaSAyo para vijaya meLavavo duSkara hoya che. saMyogo ane vAtAvaraNa jIva para asara kare che. gRhavAsanA saMyogo... prasaMgo vicitra hoya che. vAtAvaraNa viSama hoya che, tyAM kaSAyo para vijaya meLavavo bhAga-10 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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muzkela che, kaSAyone AdhIna thaI javAnuM saraLa che. aNagAranA jIvanamAM saMyogo ane vAtAvaraNa evuM anukULa hoya che ke kaSAyo para saraLatAthI vijaya meLavI zakAya. alabatta, AtmAnI jAgRti to joIe ja. jo jAgrati na hoya to muni paNa kyAreka kaSAya karI bese. rAjana, munijIvanano prANa che upazama. upazAnta muni mokSamArganA ArAdhaka bane che. upazAtta muni kaSAyane paravaza banatA nathI. tethI bhavabhramaNamAM hetubhUta bhUlo te karatA nathI. mArA manamAM A ja vAta ramatI hatI. mArA mitra vibhAvasue jevI bhUla karI, tevI bhUla. ke bIjA prakAranI bhUla mArA jIvanamAM na thavI joIe. mATe mAre kaSAyothI bacavuM joIe. kaSAyothI bacavA mATe aNagAra banavuM ja mArA manane ja . meM pahelA mArI mAtAne vAta karI. mArI bhAvanA vyakta karI. mAtAne mArA para ati rAga hato, chatAM e mohamUDha na hatI. jyAre meM ene mArA mitra vibhAvasunI bhavayAtrA saMbhaLAvI... te stabdha thaI gaI. eNe mane mahAvratamaya munijIvana svIkAravAnI anumati ApI. mAtAe mArA pitAne badhI vAta karI, pinAe paNa anumati ApatAM kahyuM : "vatsa, tAro nirNaya sAco che, yathArtha che. eka divasa ame paNa e ja tyAgamArga svIkArIzuM." mane harSa thayo. meM vicAryuM : "huM mArA parama upakArI e cAra munivaronI bhALa meLavIne emanI pAse jAuM... ane mAruM jIvana emanAM caraNomAM samarpita karI dauM...!' paraMtu mane e munivaronuM kathana yAda AvyuM : "kevaLajJAnI puruSo koIne potAnA ziSya karatA nathI. chabastha evA AcArya, upAdhyAya ke sAdhuo ja ziSya banAvI zake. kAraNa ke chA ja ziSyone akAryothI rokI zake,Thapako ApI zake, sajA karI zake. kevaLajJAnI AvuM kAMI karI zake nahIM. eTale, e mahApuruSo pAse javAno koI artha na hato. meM vicAryuM ke "koI jJAnI mahApuruSa ahIM padhAraze... tyAre emanI pAse huM bhAgavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra karIza." thoDA divasomAM ja mArI pratIkSAno aMta Avyo. indradatta' nAmanA jJAnI AcArya bhagavaMta mArA nagaramAM padhAryA vanapAlaka dvArA samAcAra maLatAM ja huM udyAnamAM doDI gayo. meM AcAryadevanAM darzana karyA. mAruM hRdaya harSita banyuMromarAjI vikasvara thaI. bhAvapUrvaka meM vaMdanA karI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 127 For Private And Personal Use Only

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avikArI AMkho, saumya mukhAkRti, mRdu-gaMbhIra vANI ane karuNAbhIno vyavahAra... A badhuM meM AcAryadevamAM joyuM ne anubhavyuM. meM manathI tyAM ja nirNaya karI lIdho - A ja mArA guru.' meM UbhA thaI, mastake aMjali joDI prArthanA karI : bhagavaMta, huM A nagarano nivAsI chuM. mAruM nAma vijayasena. huM A bhavavAsathI, gRhavAsathI virakta thayo chuM. cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavAnI tIvra bhAvanA mArA hRdayamAM jAgI che. to he prabho, mane cAritradharma ApIne bhavasAgarathI mAro uddhAra karo." AcAryadeve kahyuM : "vatsa, vIjaLInA jhabakArA jevuM caMcaLa A jIvana che... mATe zubha kAryamAM vilaMba nA karavo joIe. tArI bhAvanA uttama che." rAjana, meM indradatta AcArya bhagavaMta pAse dIkSA lIdhI. mArA vairAgyanuM kAraNa tame pUchayuM, te kAraNe tamane kahyuM. 0 0. mahArAjA guNasena apalaka nayane vijayasena AcAryane joI rahyA. AMkho AMsuothI bhInI hatI. hRdaya zraddhA ane bhaktinA bhAvothI bharAI gayuM hatuM. be prahara vItI gayA hatA. madhyAhnano samaya thaI gayo hato. mahArAjAe UbhA thaIne paMcAMga praNipAta karyo ane vinayathI kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, Ape mArA para mahAna upakAra karyo che. ApanI AtmakathAmAMthI ghaNuM ghaNuM huM samajyo chuM. parama zAntino sAco mArga mane jaDyo che. Aje huM jAuM chuM. kAle punaH ApanAM darzana karIza. nA suva TuvA-yudheiyA..." AcArya bhagavaMta bolyA. AmravRkSa para beThelA kokile madhura TahukAra karyA... kaka raka 18 bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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managamatAM priyajana maLe ne je harSa thAya, che managamatAM bhojana maLe ne je tRpti thAya, managamato vaibhava maLe ne je AnaMda thAya, enA karatAM ghaNo vadhAre harSa, ghaNI vadhAre vRddhi ane ghaNo vadhAre AnaMda mahArAjA guNasenane, AcAryazrI vijayasenanA paricayathI thayo. enI sAthe-sAthe emanA manamAM ghaNI badhI jijJAsAo pragaTa thaI. kAraNa ke jina-matanA AcAryano A pahelo ja paricaya hato. jinadarzananA tattvajJAnane emaNe pahela-vaheluM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM. jinazAsananA munione nikaTathI emaNe prathama vAra ja joyA hatA. ja nIcI daSTie cAlavuM, mukha AgaLa vastra rAkhIne bolavuM, e punaH punaH rajoharaNathI bhUmi-pramArjana karavuM, vinaya, namratA ane vivekathI paraspara vyavahAra karavo.... koI AraMbha nahIM, koI parigraha nahIM... * bhikSAvRttithI AhAra grahaNa karavo... AvA zramaNajIvananuM uparachallI dRSTithI emaNe avalokana karyuM hatuM. e badhuM emanA hRdayane sparyuM hatuM. sahuthI vizeSa to AcAryadevanI AtmakathAe emane UMDA vicAramAM utArI dIdhA hatA. rAjakumAramAMthI munirAja banI gayelA e mahApuruSanI saghana chApa, mahArAjAnA citta para paDI hatI. vibhAvasunA jIvanamAM thayelI eka bhUlanuM ati bhayAnaka pariNAma sAMbhaLIne... emanA potAnA jIvanamAM thayelI eka moTI bhUla, smRtipaTa para UpasI AvI hatI. vibhAvasue "huM rAjakumArano mitra chuM. huM dhAruM te karI zakuM.' ema samajIne, uddhata ane krUra banIne USadatta dhobInI eka ja vAra... be-cAra ghaDI.... ghora kadarthanA karI, eno tiraskAra karyo, ene bAMdhyo, ene mAryo... jelamAM pUrI dIdho. enA pariNAme, marIne e kUtaro thayo. gadheDo thaze.. ane aneka jaghanya bhavomAM ghora duHkha pAmaze.. meM eka vAra nahIM, aneka vAra agnizamanI ghora karthanA karI che. ghora upahAsa zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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karyo che. gadheDA para besADyo che, kAMTAno mugaTa paherAvyo che... nagaramAM pheravyo che. kUvAmAM DUbakIo khavaDAvI che, zikArI kUtarA choDIne ene lohI-luhANa karelo che... garama-garama tavA para besADIne dajhADyo che... enA zarIre phollA pADavA che. are, ene bicArAne ghora nArakIya vedanAo ApI che... varSo sudhI meM ene asahya trAsa Apelo che... * zuM thaze mAruM? * marIne kevI-kevI durgatiomAM jaIza? * kevA kevA duHkhamaya, kaSTamaya janma maLaze? Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vibhAvasanuM pApakarma to ATha-nava bhavamAM pUruM thaI jaze, mArAM bAMdhelAM pApakarmo hajAra bhave paNa pUrAM nahIM bhogavAya... taruNa avasthAmAM e pApa meM jANIbUjIne karyA hatAM, ane hamaNAM... ajANatAM e ja agnizarmAnAM traNa-traNa pAraNAM cukAvavAnI bhUla karI beTho. mArI ja bhUlanA pApe, e mahAtmAe anazana karI lIdhuM... mArA nimitte enI samatA-samAdhino bhaMga thayo... mArA ja kAraNe e pracaMDa kopAgnimAM homAI gayo... mArI A gaMbhIra bhUlanuM kevuM dAruNa pariNAma Avaze? eNe ema ja vicAryuM ke enA pratye huM zatrutA rAkhuM chuM, bAlyakALanI zatrutA huM bhUlyo nathI... huM tApasonI bhaktino mAtra daMbha karI rahyo chuM. jANI joIne judAMjudAM bahAnAM banAvIne ene huM pAraNuM karAvato nathI. enI rIte enuM anumAna khoTuM nathI. manuSya bhUtakALanA anubhavonA AdhAre vartamAnamAM vicArato hoya che. bhUtakALamAM meM enI sAthe naryuM zatrutApUrNa vartana kareluM hatuM. enA para trAsa ja gujAryo hato... kyAre paNa enI sAthe alpa samaya mATe paNa sAro vyavahAra karelo na hato... pachI e mArA mATe sAruM kevI rIte vicArI zake? mArA sArA vyavahAra tarapha paNa zaMkAnI dRSTithI ja vicAra kare. 430 chatAM eNe... traNa mahinAnA upavAsa samatAthI karyA. mArA pratye enA manamAM koI roSa nahoto jAgyo. pAraNuM nahIM karAvI zakavAnAM be kAraNone yathArthe ja mAnyAM hatAM. vAstavika kArya-kAraNabhAva jANyA pachI manuSyane dveSa thato nathI, trIjI vakhatanuM kAraNa... te samajI nA zakyo, mAnI nA zakyo... enA manamAM bIjuM ja kAraNa samajAyuM... enA pratye mane bAlyakALathI zatrutA che-e kAraNa meM aneka varSo sudhI enI sAthe zatrutApUrNa krUra vyavahAra ja karyo hato ne..? paraMtu A vakhate jyAre meM ene tApasanA rUpamAM joyo... tapasvI rUpamAM joyo tyAre kharekhara, mArA manamAM enA pratye sadbhAva, pUjyabhAva jAgI gayo hato. chello bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahino meM enI bhaktibhAvathI ja sevA karI hatI, pUjA karI hatI. mAro koI daMbha na hato, kapaTa na hatuM, paraMtu huM ene mArA thayelA hRdayaparivartananI pratIti nA karAvI zakyo. moTA bhAge loko sArA-narasA vyavahAranA AdhAre ja hRdayanA bhAvonI kalpanA karatA hoya che. mArA jIvanamAM gaMbhIra bhUla thaI gaI che... emAM koI zaMkA nathI. AcAryadeve kahyuM ne - 'A gRhavAsa ja evo che ke jyAM Dagale ne pagale kaSAyokrodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha thaI javA sulabha che... ane e kaSAyo jIva pAse bhUlo karAve che.' paraMtu e agnizarmA to tApasa che ne? eNe gRhavAsa tyajelo che... chatAM e kaSAyane paravaza banI gayo... kema Ama thayuM? gRhasthonA paricayathI AvuM banyuM? huM gADha saMparkamAM na Avyo hota to AvuM nA banata... meM mAro jUno paricaya Apyo... meM e tApasanA manamAM e badhI bhulAyelI vAto yAda karAvI... khera, je banavAnuM hatuM te banI gayuM... have to thayelI bhUlanuM prAyazcitta karavuM - e ja sAco mArga che. ane have jIvanamAM evI koI bhUla nA thaI jAya, e mATe pratikSaNa jAgrata rahevuM Avazyaka che. zuM A badhuM rAjamahelamAM rahIne, rAjasiMhAsana para besIne karavuM zakya che? AcArya to gRhavAsamAM rAjakumAra hatA. temanA mAthe rAjyanI javAbadArI na hatI. teo cAra mahinA e munivarono satsaMga karI zakyA hatA. huM evI rIte AcAryadevanI pAse satata cAra mahinA jaI zakuM kharo? emano satsaMga karI zakuM kharo? cAra mahinA to kadAca teo nahIM rahe, jeTalA divasa raheze, huM pratidina emanI pAse jaIza. mAre emanI pAsethI jJAna meLavavuM che. emaNe je 'bodhi-bIja'nI vAta karI... mokSamArganI vAta karI... muktinI vAta karI... e badhI vAto mAre samajavI che. emanI madhura vANI mAre sAMbhaLavI che. sAMbhaLatAM-sAMbhaLatAM kevo AMtara AnaMda thAya che, teno meM gaI kAle anubhava karyo...' mahArAjAe mahAmaMtrIne bolAvIne kahI dIdhuM : 'jyAM sudhI AcAryadeva nagaramAM birAje che, tyAM sudhI huM emano satsaMga karIza. rAjasabhAmAM nahIM AvuM. rAjasabhAnuM kAmakAja tame saMbhALajo.' O bIjA divase prabhAte snAnAdi nitya karmothI paravArI, mahArAjA guNasena, saparivAra, azokadatta zreSThInA aokavanamAM pahoMcI gayA. sarvaprathama ati suMdara jinAlayamAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 939

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jaIne paramAtmAnAM darzana karyA. tyAra pachI teo, jyAM AcAryazrI vijayasena birAjamAna hatA, tyAM pahoMcyA... mastake aMjali racAI gaI. be jAna, be hAtha ane mastakane jamIna para sparzAvI, paMcAMga praNipAta karyo. UbhA thaIne kuzaLapRcchA karI. AcAryadeve "dharmalAbha' kahIne AzIrvAda ApyA. tyAra bAda rAjA ane parivAre tyAM upasthita sarve munivarone praNAma karI, kuzaLatA pUchI. sarve munivaroe prasanna vadane rAjA ane parivArane dharmalAbha nA AzIrvacana saMbhaLAvyAM. AcAryadevanI pAse AvI rAjA ane parivAra vinayapUrvaka vizuddha bhUmi para beThA. svastha banIne rAjAe pUchyuM : bhagavaMta, ahIM Apane koI pratikULatA nathI ne? ApanI gharma-ArAdhanAmAM koI vikSepa to nathI Avato ne?' rAjana, je nagaramAM tamArA jevA sAdhupuruSonA parama bhakta rAjA hoya ane A udyAnanA mAlika azokadatta zreSThI jevA sevA-parAyaNa zakAtara hoya, tyAM pratikULatA hoya ja kevI rIte? mahAnubhAva, koI pratikULatA nathI, koI vikSepa nathI. ame sahu nirAbAdhapaNe amArA cAritradharmanI ArAdhanA karI rahyA chIe." mahArAjA guNasene kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, gaI kAle Ape, Apane vairAgya thavAnuM kAraNa batAvyuM. te sAMbhaLIne. atyAra sudhI... A kSaNa sudhI.... mArA manamAM e ja vAto ghumarAyA kare che. mAruM mana paNa A gRhavAsa pratye virakta banyuM che... ane Ape kahyA mujaba, je zAzvata sukhanuM zAzvata dhAma "mokSa che, te mokSa pAmavAnI icchA mArA manamAM pedA thaI che. paraMtu e zAzvata sukhanA dhAmanuM svarUpa kevuM che ane e pAmavAnA upAyo kayA che, te samajAvavA kRpA karazo?" "rAjana, gRhavAsa pratye tamane vairAgya thayo ane mokSa pratye rAga thayo, e tamArA AtmAnI vizuddhinuM nizAna che. AtmAnI vizuddhino prAraMbha "bhava-vairAgyathI thAya che, ane vizuddhino aMta mokSamAM thAya che. AtmAmAM anAdi kALathI ATha karmonI azuddhi rahelI che. jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa, mohanIya, aMtarAya, nAmakarma, gotrakarma, AyuSyakarma ane vedanIya karma - A ATha karmo che. dareka jIvAtmA A karmothI AvarAyelo che. sukha-duHkha, janma-mRtyu, jJAna-ajJAna ane vividha nAma-rUpa vagere A karmonA kAraNe hoya che. jyAre AtmA A ATheya karmothI mukta thAya tyAre ene mokSa prApta thAya che, eTale ke AtmA sarvathA vizuddha bane che. AvA anaMta vizuddha AtmAo, cauda rAjalokanI upara... jyAM sphaTika ratnanI 132 bhAga-1 + bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'siddhazilA che, tyAM rahelA che. sarvathA niraMjana ane nirAkAra e siddha-buddha ane mukta AtmAo sadeva pUrNAnaMda anubhavatA hoya che. tyAM janma, Adhi-vyAdhiupAdhi ane mRtyunAM duHkha nathI hotAM. tyAM zabda-rUpa-rasa-gaMdha ane sparzanAM bhautika sukho nathI hotAM... tyAM hoya che AtmAnA anaMta guNonI ramaNatA! AvAM parama AdhyAtmika sukha pAmyA pachI... kyAreya paNa A jIvalokamAM avataravAnuM thatuM nathI. tyAM ja zAzvata.. anaMta kALa rahevAnuM! prabho, AvuM zAzvata sthAna ApaNane to dekhAtuM nathI? kayA mahApuruSe A sthAna batAvyuM?' kevaLajJAnI sarvajJa evA tIrthakara bhagavaMtoe e sthAna emanA jJAnalokamAM joyuM ane pachI batAvyuM.' e sthAna pAmavAnA upAyo paNa e parama puruSe batAvyA haze?" batAvyA che ne! samyagdarzana, samyajJAna ane samyakacAritra A mokSamArga che. zraddhA-jJAna ane cAritrathI mokSa pAmI zakAya che. zraddhA ane jJAna bhAvarUpa che, cAritra kriyArUpa che. rAjana, anAdikALathI ATha karmo ane e karmonAM nimitta kAraNo-mithyAtva, avirati, kaSAya, yoga ane pramAda-A pAMca AzravothI jIvo evA dabAyelA che ke "zraddhAno guNa prApta thavo ati durlabha hoya che. AtmA parathI anaMta karmono bhAra dUra thAya... tIvra rAgadveSanI vRttio nAza pAme tyAre zraddhA-samyagdarzana AtmAmAM pragaTa thAya che. e AtmAne jina-vacano game che. gRhavAsa pratye aMtaHkaraNamAM vairAgya pragaTe che. zAzvata sukha pratye anurAga janme che. duHkhI jIvo pratye atyaMta dayA jAge che ane kaMIka aMze enA kaSAyo zAnta paDe che. e AtmA thoDo upazAnta thAya che. bahu vadhAre kopa nathI karato, ati abhimAna nathI karato, gUDha kapaTa nathI karato... ati lobha nathI rAkhato." rAjA guNasenane A badhI tattvajJAnanI vAto sAMbhaLatAM ne samajatAM AnaMdano anubhava thayo. temaNe pUchyuM : bhagavaMta, AvuM samyagdarzana AtmAmAM pragaTa thaI gayA pachI cAlyuM na jAya ne?' cAlyuM paNa jAya, rAjana karmonuM jora vadhI jAya. to cAlyuM jAya che. jema madhyAhnano sUrya paNa vAdaLothI kyAreka gherAI jAya che ne? tevI rIte.' "bhagavanuM, samyagdarzananI sAthe ja samyajJAna pragaTe che? "hA mahAnubhAva, samyagdarzananI sAthe ja samyajJAna pragaTe che. ene sarvaprathama zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 133 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AtmAnuM jJAna thAya che. te AtmAne oLakhe che. pachI te paramAtmAne... mahAtmAone ane dharmatattvane jANe che. AtmA, mahAtmA ane paramAtmAne jANe che ane dharmane jIvanamAM jIvavAnI icchA rAkhe che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir jyAre enAM karmo ghaNAM-ghaNAM nAza pAme che tyAre tene vratamaya gRhastha dharma game che ane e vratone samajIne, vratono svIkAra karIne, vratonuM pAlana kare che. e bAra vrato tamane samajAvuM chuM, te tame sAMbhaLo : * paheluM vrata che prANAtipAta-viramaNanuM. koI paNa jIvane jANIbUjIne ke pramAdathI mAravo nahIM. * bIjuM vrata che mRSAvAda-viramaNanuM. evuM khoTuM-asatya nahIM bolavuM ke jethI bIjA jIvonA prANa jAya. * trIjuM vrata che adattAdAna-viramaNanuM. corI na karavI, * cothuM vrata che parastrIgamana-viramaNa ane svastrI-saMtoSanuM. * pAMcamuM vrata che parigraha parimANanuM, parigrahanI sImA nakkI karavAnuM. * chaThThuM vrata dizAomAM gamanAgamana karavAnA niyaMtraNanuM. * sAtamuM vrata che bhoga-upabhoganAM sAdhanonuM parimANa nakkI karavAnuM. * AThamuM vrata che anartha-daMDa-viratinuM. hiMsAnAM sAdhano bIjA manuSyone ApavAM nahIM, pApa karavAno upadeza na Apavo ane ati pApavALA dhaMdhA na karavA. 134 * navamuM vrata che 'sAmAyikanuM.' nizcita samayamAM samatA bhAve rahevuM. * dazamuM vrata che 'dezAvakAzika' nAmanuM. A vrata chaThThA vratanuM pUraka che. * agiyAramuM vrata che 'pauSadha'nuM. upavAsa karI, brahmacarya pALI, nAhyA dhoyA vinA... badhI ja pApa pravRttino tyAga karI. divasa-rAta dharmadhyAnamAM rahevAnuM. * bAramuM vrata che 'atithisaMvibhAga'nuM. nyAyopArjita dravyathI, zraddhA-satkAra ane 52ma bhaktithI, svAtmAnA upakAra mATe sAdhu-puruSone anna-pANI vagere padArtho ApavAnA. rAjana, A rIte zubha bhAvathI vratonuM pAlana karatAM karatAM, jyAre ghaNAM-ghaNAM pApakarmono nAza thaI jAya che tyAre sAdhudharmanuM pAlana karavAnI abhilASA pragaTe che. kSamA, namratA, saraLatA, nirlobhatA, tapa, saMyama, satya, zauca, akiMcanya ane brahmacaryasvarUpa sAdhudharmanA pAlanathI AtmA vizuddha banato jAya che. bhAvonI vizuddhi thatI jAya che. karmonI nirjarA thatI jAya che... ane eka divase sarva karmono nAza thaI jAya che. AtmA parama pada-mokSane pAme che.' 'bhagavaMta, Ape kRpA karI, mahatI kRpA karI... mane mokSanuM svarUpa samajAvyuM, bhAga-1 (bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mokSamArga samajAvyo... gRhastha dharmanAM bAra vrata samajAvyAM. prabho, e bAra vratamaya gRhastha dharmano svIkAra karavAnI icchA mArA manamAM jAgI che." mahAnubhAva, tamArA jevA bhavyAtmAnuM e ja kartavya che. tamArA mATe e ja karaNIya che.' AcAryadeve rAjA guNasenane vidhipUrvaka bAra vrata ApyAM. bAra vratonA pAlana mATe samyagu mArgadarzana ApyuM, ane sasperaNAthI rAjAnA hRdayane ullasita karI dIdhuM. parivAra sahita rAjAe punaH AcAryadevane vaMdanA karIne kahyuM : bhagavaMta, divasanA cothA praharanA prAraMbhe ApanAM caraNomAM punaH upasthita thaIza." AcAryadeve anumati ApI. rAjA saparivAra rAjamahele pahoMcyA, kaMIka paramatattva pAmyAnI tRpti sAthe! azokadatta zreSThI pAsethI rAjAne jANavA maLyuM hatuM ke AcAryadeva kSitipratiSThitamAM eka mahino sthiratA karavAnA che. tethI temaNe potAno dainika kAryakrama nakkI karI dIrdhA hato. divasanA bIjA praharamAM ane cothA praharamAM AcArya bhagavaMta pAse javAnuM goThavI dIdhuM hatuM. temane haju vizeSarUpe gRhasyadharma ane sAdhudharmanuM svarUpa samajavuM hatuM. kriyAtmaka ane bhAvAtmaka dharmanI UMDI samajaNa meLavavI hatI. e AcAryadeva ane munirvAdanI sevA-bhakti karavI hatI. eka mahinAmAM ghaNI-ghaNI upalabdhi karavI hatI. mahArAjAnA kheda, udvega ane viSAda dUra thaI gayA. AcAryadevanA saMparkathI temaNe navI cetanA prApta karI. apUrva AnaMda anubhavyo. jIvananuM sAphalya anubhavyuM. temaNe potAno AnaMda mahArANI vasaMtasenAnI AgaLa vyakta karyo. mahArANIe aupacArikatAthI e AnaMdane vadhAvyo.. paraMtu tenA hRdayamAM judI ja gaDamathala UbhI thaI gaI. AvA sAdhupuruSonA saMparkathI A virakta banIne.. gRhavAsa tyajIne cAlyA to nahIM jAya? sAdhu to nahIM banI jAya? nA, nA, huM emane gRhavAsano tyAga nahIM karavA dau...' cothA praharanA prAraMbhe mahArAjAno ratha azokavananA dvAre jaIne Ubho rahyo. ka ka eka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 135 For Private And Personal Use Only

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IY1T divasanI be ghaTikA bAkI hatI. mahArAjA rAjamahelamAM pAchA AvI gayA hatA. sUryAsta pahelAM emane bhojana karI levAnuM hatuM. "nAtha, bhojana mATe padhAro." rANI vasaMtasenAe svayaM Aje rasoI banAvI hatI. bhojananI pUrvataiyArI karI hatI. mahArAjAnA khaMDamAM AvIne teNe bhojana mATe nimaMtraNa ApyuM. AjathI have rAtribhojanano tyAga che! bahu moTA pApano tyAga thaI gayo.." rAjAe AnaMda vyakta karyo. rANInI sAthe teo bhojana mATe gayA. rAjAne bhojana pIrasIne rANI paNa bhojana karavA besI gaI. devI, tame paNa zuM rAtribhojanano tyAga karyo?" nAtha, mAre to ApanA pagale-pagale cAlavAnuM che. paraMtu Apa evuM lAMbu pagaluM nA bharatA. ke huM evuM pagaluM nA bharI zakuM! Apa to parAkramI cho.. lAMbI chalAMga paNa mArI do... mAruM gajuM nahIM chalAMga mAravAnuM!' mahArAjA hasI paDyA. tame mArA pagale-pagale cAlavAnAM cho, to mAre tamAro vicAra karIne ja pagalAM bharavAM paDaze devI!" Aja dina sudhI Ape mAro vicAra karyo ja che. have paNa karazo ja, evo mAro vizvAsa che. bhaviSyamAM ene je vAta karavAnI che, tenI pUrvabhUmikA rANIe bAMdhavA mAMDI.' nAtha, Aje ApaNe sUryAsta pachI "kumudinI" udyAnamAM jaIe to?' rANIe prastAva mUkyo. bhale, huM ratha taiyAra karavA dvArapAlane kahI dauM chuM. A nimitte nagaranuM avalokana paNa thaI jaze." mahArAjA emanA khaMDamAM cAlyA gayA. rANI zaNagAra sajavA arIsAbhavanamAM cAlI gaI. vasaMtasenAnA manamAM chellA keTalAka divasothI, jyArathI vasaMtapura gaI hatI tyArathI, eka vicAra ghumarAyA karato hato. mahArAjA tapovana ane tapasvIo tarapha DhaLatA jAya che. emanAM mAtA-pitAnI paNa evI ja preraNAo maLelI che.. e paNa tapovanavAsI banelAM hatAM. A paNa e vicAromAM na baMdhAI jAya to sAruM...' paraMtu vasaMtapuramAM tenI garbhAvasthAmAM chellA mahinAo hatA. eTale Ameya 136 bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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haravA-pharavAthI ane Amoda-pramodathI tene dUra rahevAnuM hatuM. paraMtu vasaMtapurathI kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM AvatAMnI sAthe ja, mahArAjA je rIte AcArya vijayasena tarapha kheMcAI gayA hatA, bhAvukatAnA pravAhamAM vahI gayA hatA. te vasaMtasenAne khaTakatuM hatuM. eTale e tIvra premanA baMdhanamAM guNasenane jakaDI rAkhavA tatpara banI hatI. eNe Aje guNasenane gamatAM suMdara vastro paheryA. guNasenane gamatA alaMkAro paheryA. guNasenane gamatI kezasajA karI. rAjA-rANI rathamAM beThAM. ratha nagaranA rAjamArgo para doDavA lAgyo. prajAjano harSita banyA. mahArAjAnuM abhivAdana karavA lAgyA. mahArAjAnI dRSTi nagara ane nagarajano para maMDAyelI hatI. jyAre ratha nagaranI bahAra nIkaLyo ane kumudinI-udyAna tarapha doDavA mAMDyo tyAre guNasene vasaMtasenA sAme joyuM. enI saundaryasabhara dehalatA joI. emanA mukha para prasannatA chavAI gaI. vasaMtasenA paNa "mane ane mArA zRMgArane joIne prasanna thayA che," ema jANIne AnaMdita thaI. mahArAjAe kahyuM : devI, A rIte ApaNe ghaNA mahinAo pachI udyAnamAM vihAra karavA jaI rahyAM chIe, nahIM?' sAcI vAta che ApanI, be varSathI paNa vadhAre samaya vItI gayo... e samayamAM ApaNe vasaMtapura jaI AvyAM ne!' je bhAvanAthI ane je uddezyathI gayAM hatAM vasaMtapura, e uddezya siddha nA thayo, e bhAvanA phaLIbhUta na thaI...' 'paraMtu putraratnanI tyAM prApti thaI!" rAjA-rANI hasI paDyAM. ratha udyAnamAM pravezyo. udyAnamAM rathane Ubho rAkhI. rAjA-rANI rathamAMthI UtarI gayAM. udyAnanA pravezadvAre sazastra sainiko goThavAI gayA. eka niyama hato ke udyAnamAM jyAre rAjA-rANI hoya tyAre bIjA koI ja prajAjano udyAnamAM jaI na zake. rAjapuruSo paNa temAM pravezI nA zake. bhUruMbhUruM AkAza... UMcA-UMcA ghaTAdAra vRkSo.. raMgaberaMgI sugaMdhI puSponA choDaramaNIya latA-maMDapo.... kUdatAM-nAcatAM mugavaMdo... kalarava karatAM vividha pakSIo... khaLakhaLa vahetAM jharaNAMo... na koI kolAhala, na koI zorabakora, na koI mArAmArI... na koI dhAMdhala zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13) For Private And Personal Use Only

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nIrava zAnti.. prasannatA ane AlAdakatA! rAjA-rANI AnaMdavibhora thaI gayAM. eka nayanaramya latAmaMDapamAM jaI beThAM. thoDo samaya mauna rahI, guNasene kahyuM : "ahIM badhuM suMdara che, AlhAdaka che, eka vastu khUTe che...!" "zuM khUTe che svAmInAtha?" paramAtmAnuM maMdira!' oho...! sAcI vAta che ApanI... maMdira hoya to sonAmAM sugaMdha bhaLe!" rANIe rAjI thaIne kahyuM. guNasene rANInI vAta sudhArI : sonAmAM sugaMdha nahIM, sugaMdhamAM sonuM bhaLe! sugaMdha to che ja ahIM!' vasaMtasenA khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI. mahArAjAe kahyuM : "mAre bhautikatA sAthe AdhyAtmikatAne joDavI che. manuSya mAtra bhautika sukhomAM ja rAce-mArca nahIM, sAthe sAthe AtmA-mahAtmA ane paramAtmAno paNa cAhaka bane, e ati Avazyaka che. ja huM AtmA chuM. ke huM zAzvata, akhaMDa ne avinAzI AtmA chuM. anAdikALathI A saMsAramAM bhaTakIne duHkha pAmuM chuM. ja have bhavabhramaNathI mAre mukta thavuM che, mArA paramAtma-svarUpane mAre pAmavuM che. ke e mATe mahAtmAonI ja zaraNAgati levI joIe! aho! AcArya vijayasena kevA jJAnI mahAtmA che... emaNe mArI mohanidrA uDAvI dIdhI. mArI jJAnadaSTi kholI nAMkhI.. devI, vasaMtapuranuM tapovana mane gamatuM hatuM, tyAMnA kulapati Arya kauDinya mane gamatA hatA, paraMtu A AcAryadevanI to vAta ja nyArI che! mokSanI kevI spaSTa... surekha ane vAstavika kalpanA ApI! mokSamArganuM kevuM suMdara mArgadarzana ApyuM! dareka gRhastha gRhavAsamAM rahIne paNa mokSamArganI ArAdhanA karI zake, te mATe kevo sarala gRhasthadharma batAvyo! zuM AcArya vijayasene gRhasthadharma batAvyo?' rANInA hRdayamAM kaMIka TADhaka vaLI! "hA, bAra vratamaya viziSTa gRhasvadharma batAvyo! niraparAdhI koI trasa jIvane jANIbUjIne mAravo nahIM... koInuM mota thaI jAya tevuM asatya bolavuM nahIM, corI karavI nahIM, parastrIno tyAga karavo, svapatnImAM saMtoSa rAkhavo. sthAvara-jaMgama saMpattinI maryAdA bAMdhavI. vagere vrato temaNe batAvyAM! bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo 14 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"addabhuta! rAjA-prajA sahunA mATe ati upakAraka! mahArAjA, zuM strIo paNa AvAM vrato laI zake?' kema nahIM? strIo paNa vrato ane mahAvrato laI zake che. pALI zake che ane mukti pAmI zake che.' rANI vicAramAM DUbI. AkAzamAM caMdrodaya thayo hato. AkhuM udyAna cAMdanImAM snAna karI rahyuM hatuM. vAtAvaraNa ati AlhAdaka banI gayuM hatuM. mahArAjA guNasena nisarganA saundaryanuM pAna karavA lAgyA. vicAramAM DUbelI vasaMtasenA sAme joI, guNasane sasmita kahyuM : vasantA..' svAmInAtha!' rANI vicAromAMthI jAgI. bahu UMDA vicAromAM DUbI gaI!' ApanI vAtonA vicAromAM DUbI gaI..." "kevA vicAro karyA? AcAryadeve je aNuvrato batAvyAM, te aNuvratono samagra rAjyamAM DhaMDhero piTAvI dIdho hoya to? ane je koI strI-puruSa A vrato pALe, tene rAjya taraphathI sanmAnita karavAmAM Ave. to prajAnuM jIvana keTaluM sAruM bane? rAjyamAM svarga UtarI Ave." vasaMta, kevI sArI yojanA tuM ghaDI zake che? prajAnA hitanA vicAro karIne, tuM tAruM mahArANI-pada zobhAvI rahI che!" "nA re nA, evI koI yojanA banAvatAM mane nathI AvaDatI. huM to ApanA sukhano vicAra karuM... karatI rahuM. eTale basa! bIjuM vicAranArA to Apa beThA ja cho..." e vicAra to tArA haiyAmAM satata ramyA ja kare che. tAro apAra prema pAmIne kharekhara, huM dhanya banyo chuM.' candranA prakAzamAM rANInA mitojjavala mukhane jotA rAjAe potAno prema pradarzita karyo. ane prANanAtha, Apane pAmIne huM kevI katArtha banI chuM - e vAta kahevAne mATe mArI pAse zabdo nathI. zatrunuM damana karavA mATe Apa vaja jevA kaThora banI zako cho. tevI rIte meM Apane kamala karatAM ya vadhAre komaLa anubhavyA che. duzmananA mATe Apa vaizAkhanA Aga varasAvatA sUrya banI zako cho, tevI rIte meM Apane candra karatAM paNa adhika saumya ane zItala anubhavyA che. varSothI.... jyArathI huM Apane varI chuM tyArathI niraMtara Apano agAdha prema pAmI chuM." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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bolatAM bolatAM vasaMtasenAnuM vadana lAla thaI gayuM. devI...!" svAmInAtha! "mane lAge che ghaNIvAra... ke naryA sukhanA sarovaramAM huM tarI rahyo chuM. mane koI duHkha nathI. paraMtu jyAM agnizarmAno vicAra AvI jAya che, mAruM mana viSAdathI bharAI jAya che.' nAtha, have agnizarmA bhulAI jaze, e tapovana paNa bhulAI jaze. kAraNa ke Apane mahAna jJAnI AcAryazrI vijayasena maLyA che ne? kevuM emanuM mahAna vyaktitva che! kevI emanI apAra karuNA che! kevI madhura ane gaMbhIra emanI vANI che!' "tArI vAta sAva sAcI che. e mahAna cAritravaMta AcAryanA sAnnidhyamAM to huM parama zAnti anubhavuM chuM. tyAM manamAM koI viSAda Takato nathI, koI ciMtA... vyathA ke vedanA satAvatI nathI. tyAM mane be divasamAM kyAreya agnizarmAnI smRti AvI nathI." "eTale ja kahuM chuM ke e agnizarmA bhulAI jaze. AcAryazrI vijayasena ApanA mana para chavAI jaze.. paNa mane eka bhaya satAve che...' rANIe avasara pAmIne potAne kahevAnI vAtanI prastAvanA karI dIdhI! "tane bhaya satAve che? zAno bhaya? kono bhaya?' Apano!" mAro bhaya?" hA jI!' kevo bhaya?" jema Apa agnizarmAne bhUlI jazo ema mane paNa nahIM bhUlI jAone? A AcAryadeva jema keSanA pAtrane bhulAvI de tevA che, tema rAganA pAtrane paNa bhUlAvI de tevA che...! paraMtu nAtha, mane Apa vacana Apo ke Apa mAro kyAreya tyAga nahIM karo.... mane kyAreya bhUlI nahIM jAo...' rANInI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. te sarakIne mahArAjAnI lagolaga AvI gaI. mahArAjA guNasena UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayA. vasaMtasenA mauna thaI gaI. vAdaLothI mukta candrane jovA lAgI. saMyoga ane viyoga.... eka niyati che devI. jeno saMyoga teno viyoga. koNa kono tyAga karaze, koNa jANe che devI? sarvajJa jANe che. tuM ne huM nathI jANatAM. kevI rIte vacanabaddha thAuM ke huM tane kyAreya nahIM choDI jAuM? meM mRtyu para kyAM vijaya meLavyo che? game tyAMthI ne game tyAre mRtyu upADI jaI zake che. mane upADI 180 bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jAya... tane upADI jAya... huM tane rotI-kakaLatI choDIne kALano kavala banI jAuM... mane choDIne tuM mRtyunA mukhamAM dhakelAI jAya.. A saMsAra che devI! saMsAramAM AvuM badhuM bane ja. rahI vAta yAda rAkhavAnI ne bhUlavAnI! tane bhUlavAno prazna ja Ubho thato nathI. tuM yAda rahevAnI ja che, teM mArA para eka bahu moTo upakAra karyo che...!" khoTI vAta, meM koI ja upakAra karyo nathI." karyo che. devI! teM mane... mArA manane eTaluM saMtuSTa rAkhyuM che.... eTalo badho prema ApI rahI che.. ke mAruM mana kyAreya parastrI tarapha gayuM nathI. manathI paNa meM parastrIgamanano vicAra karyo nathI. manamAM evo vicAra Avyo ja nathI. teM mane bahu moTA pApathI bacAvI lIdho che. A zuM nAno upakAra che? bahu moTo upakAra che. je strI potAnA patinAM tana-manane saMtuSTa.. tRpta rAkhe che, prasanna rAkhe che, te strI enA patine parastrI tarapha najara paNa karavA detI nathI! vicAra paNa karavA detI nathI. pativratA strIno A mahAna upakAra hoya che." vasaMtasenA pAse pratyuttara na hato. te zaramAI gaI. tenuM mastaka zaramathI DhaLI gayuM. patinA utsaMgamAM. devI!" rANIe mastaka UMcuM karIne bharI bharI AMkhe guNasena sAme joyuM. tAro ne mAro prema akhaMDa raheze. premanA rUpamAM parivartana AvI zake. prema khaMDita nahIM thAya. rAgathI azuddha banelo prema, jJAnathI vizuddha banI zakaze... paraMtu ajJAnathI khaMDita nahIM thAya.' eTale? mane ApanI vAta samajANI nahIM." strI-puruSanA saMbaMdhamAM mAtra dehanuM... zarIranuM ja AkarSaNa hoya te prema-saMbaMdha kyAreka tUTI jAya. tUTI ja jAya. paraMtu jo e prema-saMbaMdhamAM eka-bIjAnA AtmAnuM AkarSaNa hoya to e saMbaMdha kyAreya tUTe nahIM. akhaMDa ane avicchinna rahe e saMbaMdha. AtmAnuM AkarSaNa jJAnathI ja thAya. jJAnathI ja AtmA oLakhAya, jJAnathI ja Atmadarzana thAya. AtmadraSTAno prema vizuddha hoya che.' 'zuM pachI, zArIrika saMbaMdha nathI raheto?" rahe, paraMtu Asakti vinAno, Avega hoya, Asakti nA hoya.' "paraMtu ekane Asakti hoya ane bIjAne nA hoya to?" 'enAthI saMbaMdhane AMca nathI AvatI. Asakti-anAsakti AMtarika guNa-doSa che. zArIrika saMbaMdha bAhya kriyA che.... aMdarathI virakta manuSya bahArathI rAganI kriyA karI zake che. rAgInI ane virAgInI bAhya kriyAo samAna hoya che!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 11 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rANIne premanuM tattvajJAna thoDuM thoDuM samajANuM. rAjA taraphathI e thoDI Azvasta paNa thaI, chatAM teNe guNasenanA hRdayano tAga levA pUchyuM : nAtha, hadayamAM vairAgya pragaTyA pachI, e tyAga mATe jIvane prerita na kare?'' kare paNa kharA ane na paNa kare. rAga ane vairAgya-baMne bhAvo hRdayamAM sAthe rahe che. rAga upara vairAgya anuzAsana karato hoya che. chatAM rAga enI maryAdAmAM enuM kAma karato raheto hoya che. vairAgya, vaiSayika sukho pratyenuM jIvanuM AkarSaNa ghaTADato rahe che. vaiSayika sukhonA upabhogamAM AsaktinuM pramANa ghaTADato rahe che. jyAre vairAgya tIvra bane che tyAre e sukhono sarvathA tyAga karavA jIvane uzkere che. jo AtmAnuM vIrya ullasita thaI jAya to.. tyAga karIne e saMnyAsa grahaNa karI le!' rAjA-rANI latA-maMDapamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyAM. dhIre dhIre cAlatAM teo udyAnanA dvAra pAse AvyAM. ratha Ubho hato. sArathie anyone paMpALyA. rAjA-rANI rathamAM beThAM.. ane ratha nagara tarapha doDavA lAgyo. pAchaLa sazastra ghoDesvAronA ghoDA doDavA lAgyA. guNasene kahyuM : "devI, Aje to ApaNe vadhu samaya tattvacarcAmAM ja pasAra karyo, nahIM?' 'tattvacarcAmAM Aje mane sarvaprathama AnaMdano anubhava thayo!" bahu sAruM thayuM. tamane tattvacarcAmAM AnaMda thAya, te mArA mATe lAbhakArI che!' "e kevI rIte nAtha? kAraNa ke AcAryadeva pAsethI AvyA pachI.. teonI pAse je sAMbhaLyuM haze... tenI vAto tamArI sAthe huM mukta manathI karI zakIza. ane bIjo lAbha e thaze ke artha vinAnI vAtomAM samaya bagaDaze nahIM! eTale, have mAre bIjI-dharasaMsAranI, ApaNA parivAranI vAto nahIM karavAnI?" karavAnI devI, paraMtu kAmanI vAto! Avazyaka vAto ane tame je vAto karazo e mane gamaze ja. tamArA hRdayanI vAto mane karavAnI!' rAjamahelanA dvAre ratha Ubho rahI gayo. dIpakothI rAjamahela jhagamagI rahyo hato. rathamAMthI UtarI rAjA-rANIe mahelamAM praveza karyo. saMgItakAroe vINA ane mRdaMganA sUro vahetA karyA. ka ka ja 989 bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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dina-pratidina mahArAjA guNasenano AcAryazrI vijayasena sAthe paricaya pragADha thato cAlyo. satata eka-eka prahara sudhI tattvacarcA cAlatI hatI. AcAryadeva rAjAne kyAreka AtmajJAnanAM amI-pAna karAvatA to kyAreka karmavijJAnanI AMTIghUMTI samajAvatA. kyAreka adholokamAM AvelI sAta narakonI racanA samajAvatA to kyAreka UrdhvalokanA devalokonI mAnasayAtrA karAvatA. kyAreka asaMkhya dvIpa-samudronuM kalpanAcitra batAvatA to kyAreka naMdIzvara dvIpanA jinAyatanonuM varNana karatA. kyAreka siddhazilA para rahelA anaMta siddha bhagavaMtonuM svarUpa samajAvatA to kyAreka tIrthakaronA samavasaraNanI vistRta jANakArI ApatA. kyAreka teo "jinakalpI" munivaronI viratAbharI vAto karatA to kyAreka "vikalpI munivaronI dinacaryAnuM AlAdaka varNana karatA. kyAreka teo munijIvananAM mahAvratonuM prAsAdika zailImAM nirupaNa karatA.. to kyAreka pAMca samiti ane traNa guptinI pAsanAnuM mahattva samajAvatA. kyAreka dharmadhyAnanA prakAro pratipAdita karatA to kyAreka zukladhyAnanI gaMbhIra vAta paNa saraLatAthI samajAvatA, jANe ke AcAryadeve divasano bIjo prahara ane aDadho cotho prahara rAjA guNasena mATe ja phALavI dIdho hato. kyAreka kyAreka rAjA sAthe rANI vasaMtasenA paNa AcAryadevanI tattvavANI sAMbhaLavA AvatI hatI. rAjaparivAra paNa Avato hato. kSitipratiSThita nagaranA strI-puruSoya AvatAM hatAM. AcAryadeva jarAya thAkyA vinA praphullita vadane dharmopadeza ApatA hatA. AgaMtukonAM manane paritoSa pamADatA hatA. paraMtu sahuthI vadhAre jJAna mahArAjA guNasane meLavyuM hatuM. sahuthI vadhAre UMDANamAM mahArAjA guNasena UtaryA hatA. temaNe tattvajJAna karatAM paNa ghaNI ja agatyanI tatvadRSTi' meLavI hatI. AsapAsanI duniyAmAM sahaja rIte banatI sArI-narasI ghaTanAone, sukha-duHkhanA prasaMgone te tattvadRSTithI mUlavatA hatA. dareka kAryanI pAchaLa rahelA parokSa kAraNonAM sacoTa anumAna karatA thaI gayA hatA. eTale temanA harSa-zoka ane AnaMda-viSAdanAM ghaNAM dvandra zAnta thaI gayAM hatAM. tenA kAraNe temanI nirlepatA ane niHspRhatA. temanA jIvanavyavahAramAM dekhAvA mAMDI hatI. AcAryazrI vijayasena pratye guNasenanI aMtaraMga prIti baMdhAI gaI hatI. AcAryane rAjAe potAnA hRdayanA siMhAsane gurupada para ArUDha karI dIdhA hatA. te maMtrImaMDaLanI samakSa AcAryadevanI prazaMsA karatAM harSavibhora thaI jatA hatA. rANI vasaMtasenAnI AgaLa AcAryadevanI eka-eka vizeSatAnuM khUbIthI varNana karatAM tRpta thatA na hatA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 143 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka divase guNasene AcAryadevane vaMdanA karI prArthanA karI : bhagavaMta, mArI AgrahapUrNa prArthanA che ke Apa ahIM vadhu samaya sthiratA karo.' paraMtu AcAryadeve rAjAnI prArthanA svIkArI na hatI. teo koIpaNa gAma-nagaramAM cAturmAsa sivAya eka mahinAthI vadhu samaya rahetA na hatA. A emanI AcAramaryAdA hatI. AcAryadeva potAnI AcAra-maryAdAonA pAlanamAM dRDha hatA, AgrahI hatA. rAjA guNasena emanA vizuddha AcArapAlananI dRDhatAthI ghaNA ja prabhAvita thayA hatA. munijIvananuM jevuM teo varNana karatA hatA, tevuM teo pAlana karatA hatA. mAtra AcArya ja nahIM, AcAryano sahavartI muni parivAra paNa e ja rIte apramatta bhAve vrataniyamonuM pAlana karI rahyo hato. eka mahinAnA trIsa divasone pasAra thatAM keTalI vAra lAge? temAMya sukha ane AnaMdanA divaso jaladI pasAra thaI jatA hoya che. jJAna ane dhyAnamAM samaya, nadInA pravAhanI jema zIdhra vahI jato hoya che. * mAsikalpa pUro thayo. A AcAryadeve munirvAda sAthe vihAra karyo. A kSitipratiSThitanA rAjAe ane prajAe bhAvabharI vidAya ApI. rAjA-prajAnAM mana guru-virahanI vedanAthI vyAkuLa hatAM. rAjAe punaH kSitipratiSThita padhAravA prArthanA karI. eka yojana sudhI vidAya-yAtrA cAlI. A rotI AMkhe ane vedanAbharyA haiye rAjA ane nagarajano pAchAM vaLyAM. chenagara paNa gamagIna hatuM. kyAMyathI gIta-saMgItanA sUro nahotA saMbhaLAtA, kyAMyathIya nupUranA jhaNakAra nahotA saMbhaLAtA. rAjA rAjaparivAra sAthe mahelamAM purAI gayA, prajAjano emanAM gharomAM. ja muzaLadhAra varSo pachI jema AkAza ane dharatI mauna bhAse che, svaccha bhAse che... bhInA-bhInAM lAge che, tevuM ja nagara lAgatuM hatuM... tevA ja nagarajano lAgatA hatAM... mauna... svaccha... ane bhAvanAthI bhInA-bhInA. AcArya cAlyA gayA hatA, paraMtu temanA paramANuo nagaranI havAmAM rahetA hatA. teonI vANI vAtAvaraNamAM guMjatI hatI. teonI dehAkRti janahRdayamAM jIvaMta hatI. A divaso, mahinAo ane varSo vIte che, paraMtu AcAryadeva vismRta thatA nathI. emanI vANI rAjA-prajAnA jIvanamAM vaNAyelI che. vANIe jIvananuM rUpa dhAraNa karyuM che. mahArAjA guNasena trikALa gurudevanI mAnasapUjA kare che. 144 bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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udyAnanAM vRkSo para ajavALAM pAchAM vaLI rahyAM hatAM. atyAra sudhI rAtrino aMdhakAra oDhIne sUteluM ghAsa, sUryanAM mRdu kiraNonA sparze jAgI gayuM hatuM. dUra dUra bALakonI cahala-pahala saMbhaLAvA lAgI hatI. AkAzamAM sUryanuM teja vadhI rahyuM hatuM. mahArAjA guNasena prabhAte zayanakhaMDanA pUrvasakha jharUkhAmAM besI... mahelanI AsapAsa patharAyelA ughAnane joI rahyA hatA. lagabhaga rojano A krama hato. dUra dUra sudhI phelAyelI hariyALI, camelI, mogaro, jUI ane mAlatInAM phUlonI sugaMdha... TahukA karatI koyalo ane umaMgathI nAcatA mora... A badhuM joIne. anubhavIne mahArAjAnuM mana praphullita thaI jatuM ane e manamAMthI tattvaciMtanano jharo phUTI nIkaLato! nAnA nAnA choDa... raMga-beraMgI puSpo... latAo ane vRkSo jANe mastaka halAvI halAvIne ullAsa vyakta karatAM hatAM, mahArAjAnA manamAM koI tattvaciMtananI puSpa-kaLI khIlI jatI hatI ane emanuM aMtara suvAsita thaI jatuM hatuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sUryodaya thaye eka ghaTikA pasAra thaI gaI hatI. rAjamArga para lokonI avarajavara cAlu thaI gaI hatI. tyAM eka dRzya... mana ane nayanane udAsIthI bharI denAruM dRzya... rAjAe kyAre paNa nahIM joyeluM dRzya... acAnaka dRSTipathamAM AvyuM. e tvarAthI UThyA. pazcima taraphanA jharUkhAmAM gayA. tyAMthI rAjamArga spaSTa ane najIka dekhAto hato. marI gayelA manuSyane, vAMsanI khapATone bAMdhIne taiyAra karelI lAMbI mRtyuzayyA para suvADIne, doraDAthI mRtadehane bAMdhIne, cAra mANaso e mRtyuzayyA upADIne cAlatA hatA. sahuthI AgaLa mRtyusUcaka Dhola vAgatuM hatuM. nanAmInI pAchaLa tIvra AkraMda karI rahelAM strI-puruSo cAlatAM hatAM... rAjamArga stabdha banI gayo hato. thoDI kSaNo pUrvenI manaHprasannatA cAlI gaI. mana viSAdathI bharAI gayuM, udAsIthI avarAI gayuM. e mRtadeha ane e karuNa AkraMdanA svaro dUra dUra jatA hatA... mahArAjA animeSa dRSTie e dizAmAM e dRzyane joI rahyA hatA... dRzya adRzya thayA pachI paNa dRSTi zUnyamAM tAkI rahI... emanA mukhamAMthI asphuTa zabdo sa2vA lAgyA : * mRtyu... * mRtyu zA mATe? * mRtyu konuM thAya che? * badhA jIvonuM mRtyu thAya che? zuM A jIvAtmAonI niyati che? zrI samarAditya mahAthA For Private And Personal Use Only 145

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- jo mRtyu nizcita ja che, to pachI jIvananI zI jarUra che? | vicAronA vAvAjhoDAe mahArAjAnA manane trasta karI dIdhuM. temanI AMkhomAM vedanA taravaravA lAgI. temanA mukha para AkuLatA lepAI gaI. teo najIkamAM paDelA bhadrAsana para besI paDyA. AMkho baMdha thaI gaI... temanI kalpanAmAM AcAryazrI vijayasena tarI AvyA. mahArAjAnA be hAtha joDAI gayA. mastake aMjali racAI gaI. bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. mana kaMIka svastha thayuM, nirAkuLa thayuM. paricArikAe AvIne dugdhapAna mATe AmaMtraNa ApyuM. "Aje huM "porisI' karIza. eka prahara pachI dugdhapAna karIza." ema kahI paricArikAne vidAya karI. temane AcAryazrI vijayasenanAM vacano yAda AvyAM : "jIvana ane mRtyu sAthe AyuSya-karmano saMbaMdha che. AyuSya jeTaluM hoya teTaluM jIvana, AyuSyakarma bhogavAI jAya eTale mRtyu jyAM sudhI AtmA ane karmono saMbaMdha raheze tyAM sudhI janma, jIvana ane mRtyunI ghaTamALa cAlyA ja karaze. janma thaze, jIvana jIvavuM paDaze. ane chelle mRtyunI AMgaLI jhAlIne cAlI nIkaLavuM paDaze.. paraMtu mRtyu AtmAnuM thatuM nathI. janma ane mRtyuno sIdho saMbaMdha zarIra sAthe che. zarIra janme che, zarIra mare che. paraMtu AtmA zarIradhArI hovAthI saMsAra-vyavahAramAM kahevAya che ke : "jIvano janma thayo, jIvanuM mRtyu thayuM." AcAryadeve mane vAtsalyabhAvathI kahyuM hatuM : "rAjana, "kyAreya tame zarIrane zAzvata mAnazo nahIM. e kSaNabhaMgura ja che. zarIrano nAza anivArya che. mRtyu AgaLa badhA ja jIvo asahAya che. azaraNa che. avaza che. moTA moTA cakravartIo.... baLadevo ane vAsudevo paNa mRtyunI sAme potAnI jAtane asahAya mAne che." rAjAnA zarIramAMthI eka dhrujArI pasAra thaI gaI. temanuM manomaMthana cAlatuM rahyuM : "jyAre badhA ja jIvAtmAonuM mRtyu nizcita che, to pachI zA mATe koI vastu ke vyakti para moha rAkhavo? zA mATe rAganAM AvaraNa oDhavAM joIe? vyartha che mohanI badhI mathAmaNa. vyartha che rAganI badhI rUMdhAmaNa. eka divase badhI ja vastuono. badhI ja vyaktiono saMga veravikhera banI javAno che. badhI vyaktionA saMbaMdho pANImAM ogaLI jatI sAkaranI jema samayanA pravAhamAM ogaLI javAnA che. AtmA sAva ja ekalo paralokanI yAtrAe upaDI jaze. tyAM vaLI navI duniyAmAM navI jIvanayAjJA prAraMbhAze. navA sAthI, navA saMgAthI maLaze.... paraMtu kone khabara... mRtyu pachI AtmAnI sadgati thaze ke durgati? manuSya marIne bhAga-1 % bhava pahelo 16 For Private And Personal Use Only

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cAre gatimAM janmI zake che... devagatimAM deva thaI zake che, manuSyagatimAM manuSya banI zake che... tiryaMcagatimAM pazu-pakSI banI zake che. ne narakamAM nArakI paNa banI zake che. je gatinuM AyuSyakarma jIve bAMdhyuM hoya, te gatimAM ene janma levo paDe che. meM kaI gatinuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhyuM haze? jJAnI vinA koNa batAve? kSaNika ane vinAzI evA A jIvanamAM konI sAthe 2Aga karavAnA? konI sAthe dveSa karavAnA? acAnaka kALanI AMdhI caDhI Avaze jIvananA gaganamAM, ane mRtyunA eka jhapATAmAM... AyuSyanI jyota olavAI javAnI. mAro AtmA... pApapuNyanA poTalAM upADI... paralokamAM cAlyo javAno... jo meM A jIvanamAM niraMtara tIvrapaNe rAga-dveSa karyo, vera-virodha karyA, asaMkhya pApAcaraNomAM paloTAI gayo, indriyonA priya viSayomAM Asakta banyo... to mAruM sthaLAMtara durgatimAM ja thaze. tyAM duHkha, trAsa ane vedanA sivAya kaMI ja nahIM hoya. jyAM sudhI AtmA karmothI jakaDAyelo che tyAM sudhI mRtyu anivArya che, avazyabhAvI che. mRtyunI vAstavikatAne sahajapaNe svIkAravI ja rahI. eka vAta taddana spaSTa che ke sAro mANasa kyAreya mRtyu pachInA jIvanamAM du:khI thato nathI. mRtyu acAnaka... sAva acAnaka jIvAtmA para AkramaNa karI bese che. badhuM ja sApha karI nAMkhe che... mATe durlabha manuSyajIvanamAM mAre Atmahita karI levuM joIe. Aja sudhI zarIra mATe jIvyo, snehI-svajano mATe jIvyo... to have mArA AtmA mATe paNa jIvavuM joIe. kharuM jIvavAnuM to e ja che. mRtyu pachI sama khAvA pUratIya A duniyAnI ekAda vastu ke vyakti sAthe rahevAnI nathI. kazuM sAthe AvavAnuM nathI. ratha ke rAjamahela, rANIo ke rAjyasattA... snehIo ke svajano... ahIM ja badhuM paDI rahevAnuM... badhuM hatuM na hatuM thaI jaze. mATe have jagatanI jaMjALamAM aTavAIne jAta tarapha, AtmA tarapha durlakSya karavAnuM posAya ja nahIM. manuSya jIvana kharekhara durlabha che. samagra jIvasRSTimAM manuSyo sahuthI thoDI saMkhyAmAM che. badhA manuSyomAM vikasita manavALA manuSyo to ethIya ochA che. mAruM kevuM sadbhAgya ke emAM mAro samAveza thaI gayo! pavitra ane svastha manathI ja Atmahita sAdhI zakAya che. je kaMI thoDuM-ghaNuM jIvana bacyuM che, emAM Atmahita karI lauM... kone khabara... mRtyu kyAre paravAno laIne AvI caDhe! AjathI ja... atyArathI ja... AtmAne pAmavAnI pravRttimAM mArAM tana-mana ane vacanane joDI dauM... ghaNAM vaiyika sukho bhogavI lIdhAM... have AtmAne paramAtmAnI samIpe laI jAuM... AcAryadeva kahetA hatA : 'mRtyunA samaye manamAM dharmadhyAna hovuM atyaMta jarUrI che. mATe jIvanakALamAM manane vadhu ne vadhu samaya dharma dhyAnamAM joDAyeluM rAkhavuM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 147 For Private And Personal Use Only

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joIe. to "samAdhi-mRtyuprApta thaze. mRtyu mahotsavarUpa banI jaze.' mAre maravuM nathI. mRtyune bheTavuM che! mRtyune AliMgana tyAre ja ApI zakAya, jo mRtyu samaye kAyA tapazcaryAthI pavitra hoya, manamAM saraLatA hoya, anazana svIkAreluM hoya, gurudevanA ullaMgamAM mastaka hoya, paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM lInatA hoya, prANonA pratyeka spaMdane paramAtmAno ja guMjArava hoya... mArA parama upakArI, sanmArganA dAtA gurudeva mArA mAthe potAno premALa hAtha pheravatA hoya. basa, bIjuM vadhAre kAMI nahIM. e vakhate mRtyunA AliMganamAM huM samAI jAuM. AvuM "samAdhimRtyu' mAre joIe... have mAre duHkharUpa ane duHkhaphalaka A gharavAsano tyAga karI, anaMta upakArI gurudeva AcAryazrI vijayasenanAM caraNomAM jIvana samarpita karavuM joIe. aciMtya cittAmaNi-ratna samAna aNagArapaNuM aMgIkAra karavuM joIe. sarvajJa bhagavaMtoe batAveluM sAdhujIvana kevuM niSpApa ane nirmaLa jIvana che! manathI paNa koI jIvane pIDA ApavAnI nahIM. samagra jIvasRSTine mitra mAnavAnI. asatya bolavuM ja na paDe, tevI pAramArthika uttama jIvanapaddhatimAM corI ja nA karavI paDe tevuM icchAo ne kAmanAothI mukta jIvana! manamAM maithunano vicAra ja nA janma tevuM avikArI tattvaciMtana ane parapadArtho pratyenI niHspRhatAthI sadaiva akiMcanatA... aparigrahatA...! mArA gurudeva AvA ja zreSTha zramaNyane sahajatAthI jIve che. mAre paNa evuM zrAmaya joIe che. koI paNa doSa vinAnI prAsuka bhikSAthI jIvananirvAha karavAno, bhojananI nA nidA karavAnI, nA prazaMsA karavAnI... parimita ane kAlocita bhojana karavAnuM... svAdane mANyA vinA koLiyA gaLe utArI javAnA... nIce joIne cAlavAnuM, niravadya vacana bolavAnuM, vAre-vAre pramArjana karavAnuM.. jJAna-dhyAnamAM lIna rahevAnuM! ja mana-vacana-kAyAne pApomAM pravartAvavAnA nahIM! ka upavAsa, AyaMbila Adi tapazcaryA karavAnI, sudhA karatAM ochuM khAvAnuM, rasatyAga karavAno, ka jANI-samajIne zarIrane kaSTa ApavAnuM... sthira Asane padmAsane ke siddhAsane besIne, nAsikAnA agra bhAge dRSTi sthApIne... arihaMta paramAtmAnuM dhyAna karavAnuM. 148 bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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sthApIne.. arihaMta paramAtmAnuM dhyAna karavAnuM... pApone gurudeva samakSa prakAzita karavAnAM, gurudeva je prAyazcitta Ape te prAyazcitta vahana karavAnuM. gurujanono vinaya karavAno. sAdhujanonI sevA karavAnI. * vividha abhigraho dhAravAnA... zarIranI zobhA nahIM karavAnI. ja khullA page vihAra karavAnA.. ne mAthe kezalucana karavAnuM.. mAna-apamAnamAM samabhAva rAkhavAno, sonA ane mATImAM bheda nahIM karavAno, baMnene samAna mAnavAnA. - zatru ane mitra pratye samabhAva rAkhavAno, che krodha... mAna... mAyA ane lobha para vijaya meLavavAno! huM Avo aNagAra banIza. kyAreka mahinAnA upavAsa karIza. kyAreka be mahinAnA.... kyAreka cAra mahinAnA upavAsa karIza. gurudevanI AjJA laI, nirbhaya banI kyAreka nagaranI bahAra zUnyagRhomAM... smazAnamAM rAtabhara dhyAnastha Ubho rahIza. kyAreka gAma-nagaromAM vihAra karatAM, mithyAtva ane ajJAnathI unmArge cAlanAra jIvone dharmano bodha ApIne zraddhAvAna ane jJAnavAna banAvIza. che ane jyAre mRtyuno paDachAyo dekhAze.... huM anazana karIza. jinokta vidhithI dehotsarga karIza. lAkho bhavomAM maLavA durlabha, lokAlokamAM sUrya samAna, zAzvata sukha ApavAmAM kalpavRkSa samAna, nirupama ciMtAmaNiratna samAna, bhavasAgaramAM vahANa samAna. AcAryadeva vijayasena jevA guru meM prApta karyA che... huM emanI pAse jaIne mahApravrajyA aMgIkAra karIza." prabhAtanAM eka prahara vItI gayo hato. mahArANI vasaMtasenA, mahArAjA pAse AvIne UbhA rahI gayAM hatAM. eka saika grIka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 129 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[5 18HI nAna karyuM. daMtadhAvana karyuM ane dugdhapAna karyuM. badhuM sahajatAthI karyuM. mahArANI vasaMtasenAnI upasthitimAM karyuM. paraMtu baMne mauna. avAranavAra mAtra dRSTi maLI. rANInI dRSTimAM jijJAsA hatI. rANInI dRSTimAM agamya bhayano ochAyo hato. rAjAnI dRSTimAM camaka hatI. rAjAnI dRSTimAM nizcaya hato. baMne ekAMta khaMDamAM beThAM. khaMDanA cAra khUNAomAM dhUpasaLI saLagI rahI hatI. dhUmrasero khaMDane sugaMdhathI bharye jatI hatI. mahArAjA guNane mauna toDyuM : 'devI!" nAtha!' eka mahattvanA nirNayanI jANa karavI che." ApanA ke ApaNA?' atyAre to mAro nirNaya jaNAvavo che. tamArA mATe nirNaya kevI rIte karI zakuM?' 'e adhikAra paNa Apane Apelo ja che.' chatAM... A nirNaya sAmAnya nathI, viziSTa che. eTale tamAro abhiprAya jANavo Avazyaka lAgyo.' Apano nirNaya prakAzita karo." grahavAsano tyAga karI, gurudeva AcAryadeva vijayasenanAM caraNomAM pahoMcI, mahApravrajyA svIkArIza." vasaMtasenAnI AMkho baMdha thaI... bhInI thaI.. ane azrubiMduo TapakavA lAgyAM, 'nirNaya nA gamyo devI?" vasaMtasenAnI dRSTi jamIna para sthira thaI. rUMdhAyelA svare te bolI : nAtha, Apa game tyAre A nirNaya karazo ja, e huM samajatI hatI, paraMtu ATalo tvarita nirNaya karazo, te nahotI jANatI." 'tvarita nirNaya karavAnuM nimitta maLI gayuM." rANIe mahArAjAnI sAme joyuM. mahArAjAe kahyuM : 15e bhAga-1 * bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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"Aje prabhAte rAjamArga parathI pasAra thatA mRtadehane joyo. mRtyunI lIlA joI. mRtyuno nAda sAMbhaLyo... e Ave enA pahelAM Atmahita sAdhI levAnI prabaLa icchA jAgI.' Aje prabhAtathI Apa e ja gahana ciMtanamAM DUbelA cho nAtha, huM ApanI pAse AvIne eka ghaTikA paryata UbhI rahI hatI. chatAM ApanI dRSTi A dAsI para nahotI paDI." e ciMtana sArthaka thayuM. jJAnanuM phaLa virati che. meM sarvavirati svIkAravAno nirNaya karyo. kAraNa ke mAre "samAdhimRtyu pAmavuM che, maravuM nathI, mRtyune bheTavuM che! te mATe gurudevanA zaraNe javuM che." mArA deva, Apano nirNaya yathArtha che. Ape zreSTha nirNaya karyo che. manuSyajIvananuM sAphalya grAmanA pAlanathI ja che. paraMtu jo Apa thoDA divasa, thoDA mahinA.. thoDAM varSono vilaMba...' "have vilaMba karavo asahya che. have huM gRhavAsamAM nahIM rahI zakuM... AvatI kAle prabhAte ja. ahIMthI prayANa karI jyAM pUjya gurudeva birAje che, temanAM caraNomAM pahoMcI jaIza.' 'AvatI kAle ja?' rANI vasaMtasenA mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM mastaka mUkI... dhrusake-dhrusake raDI paDI. hRdayano baMdha tUTI garyA. rAgadazAnI e karuNatA hatI. rANInuM rudana cAlatuM rahyuM. mahArAjA mauna beThA rahyA. A pratikriyAthI teo ajANa na hatA. A pratikriyA svAbhAvika hatI. rANInuM rudana aTakyuM. uttarIya vastrathI eNe AMsu lUchayAM. teNe mahArAjAnAM caraNa pakaDIne bhInA... gaddagada svare kahyuM. "huM ApanA hRdayane saMtApavA nathI icchatI.... mane kSamA karajo. zuM karuM? ApanA viyogano vicAra mane raDAve che. ApanA pratyeno avihaDa rAga mane kalpAMta karAve che.. huM ApanA mArgamAM vighna nahIM banuM... Apano zreyamArga kuzaLa ho...' mahArAjA gusenanI AMkho bhInI thaI, 'devI, jevI mArI tamArI pAse apekSA hatI, te apekSA pUrNa thaI. tamArI mahAnatA vyakta thaI.. huM AnaMdita thayo chuM." "mArA svAmI, AvatI kAle huM paNa ApanI sAthe ja gurudevanI pAse AvIza. huM paNa gRhavAsano tyAga karIza.. ApanA vinA A mahela mArA mATe smazAna samAna che. viSayasukho viSa samAna che. huM eka kSaNa paNa nahIM rahI zakuM A mahelamAM..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 151 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'devI, gRhavAsano tyAga karavo saraLa haze kadAca, paraMtu mahAvratonuM pAlana karavuM saraLa nathI ja. kaThora che e zramaNyano mArga. tamAro deha komaLa che.... TADha ane taDakA, kAMTA ane kAMkarA.. tame sahana nahIM karI zako...... zramaNyano mArga kaSTothI bharelo che..." gurudevanI kRpAthI zrAmaNyanAM kaSTo sahavAnI zakti maLaze. kaSTo sahyA vinA to karmonI nirjarA thavAnI nathI.. rAcI-mAcIne karelAM pApono nAza... svecchAe kaSTo sahyA vinA saMbhavita nathI ne? Apa ciMtA nA karo nAtha, ApanA padacihno para cAlavAno mAro paNa nirNaya che." mahArAjA guNarsana, vasaMtasenAno nirNaya sAMbhaLI stabdha thaI gayA, emaNe kyAreya kalpanA karI na hatI ke vasaMtasenA gRhavAsa tyajI sAdhvI banaze! devI, tamAro nirNaya apratima che. tamAruM samarpaNa addabhuta che. tame tamArA uttama sattvanI pratIti karAvI che." paraMtu svAmInAtha, jo kAle ja ahIMthI prayANa karavuM hoya to kumAra caMdrasenano Aje ja rAjyAbhiSeka karI devo joIe." mahArAjAe kahyuM : "haju maMtrImaMDaLane mAro nirNaya jaNAvavo bAkI che. temano abhiprAya paNa jANavo Avazyaka che. kumAranA rAjyAbhiSeka mATe rAjapurohitane bolAvI, Ajano divasa kevo che, e jANavuM paNa Avazyaka che.' ane rAjapurohita AjanA divase rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnI nA pADe to?" 'to vahelAmAM vaheluM zubha muhUrta kADhavA kahIza....' "to pachI AvatI kAle ApaNe prayANa..." nahIM karI zakIe. vAMdho nahIM, have tame sAthe cho... tamArA hAthe prajAjanone dAna apAvIza. jinamaMdiromAM mahotsava racAvIza, nehI-svajanone prIti-bhojana ApI temano satkAra karIza. rAjyanAM badhAM ja strI-puruSone bolAvI temanuM ucita sanmAna karIza. kArAvAsomAMthI kedIone mukti ApIza... ane jyAre zubha muhUrta Avaze tyAre kamArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI, bIjA ja divase ahIMthI, gurudeva pAse javA prayANa karI daIzuM!" yogya ane ucita che ApanI vAta. huM have mArA khaMDamAM jAuM, Apa maMtrImaMDaLane bolAvIne vAta karI lyo." 0 0 0 upara bhAga-1 che bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vizALa ane suzobhita maMtraNAkhaMDamAM mahAmaMtrI sahita sarve maMtrIo upasthita thayA. mahArAjA guNasene te sahuno satkAra karyo. sahu potapotAnAM Asano para beThA. thoDIvAra mauna chavAyuM. mahAmaMtrIe UbhA thaI, mastake aMjali joDI vinayathI pUchayuM : "kRpAnAtha, amane sahune kema yAda karyA? amArA yogya amane AjJA karo.' maMtrIzvara. meM gRhavAsano tyAga karI, gurudeva AcArya vijayasena pAse jaI, mahApravajyA svIkAravAno nirNaya karyo che. mArI sAthe, mahArANIe paNa e ja nirNaya karyo che.' sarve maMtrIo gaMbhIra banI gayA. mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, mahApuruSo jIvananA uttarArdhamAM Avo ja vicAra karatA hoya che. kAraNa ke kamalapatra para rahelA jalabiMdumAM paDatuM caMdranuM pratibiMba jema caMcaLa hoya che, tevuM caMcaLa A jIvana che. evA caMcaLa jIvanamAM zAzvata dharmanI ArAdhanA karI levA bhavya AtmAo pramAda nathI karatA. mATe he prabho, Apane sukha Upaje ema karo. zubha kAryamAM vilaMba nA karavo joIe.' rahasyamaMtrI yazodhane kahyuM : "gharanI cAre bAju Aga lAgI hoya, tyAre gharamAM rahelA buddhizALI manuSyane gharanI bahAra nIkaLatAM koNa roke? Adhi-vyAdhinI aganajvALAothI saMsAra-ghara saLagI rahyuM che. mahArAjA! Ape karelA zubha nirNayane ame vadhAvIe chIe...' sajaLa nayane UbhA thaI rAjapurohita somadeva bolyA : "amArA pAlanahAra, ApanA zubha mArgamAM vighna nathI karavuM. paraMtu mane lAge che ke Ape bahu vahelo gRhatyAgano nirNaya karyo che. haju vRddhAvasthAno sparza paNa nathI thayo... tyAre saMnyAsa grahaNa karavAnuM. mane nathI gamatuM. mArA nAtha.. ApanA vinA A mahela. rAjasabhA... nagara.... ane rAja... badhuM ja sUnuM thaI jaze.. ame sahu konI pAse jaIne amArAM sukha-duHkhanI vAta karIzuM? koNa amArI ane A rAjyanI prajAnI rakSA karaze...? Apa amane choDIne na jAo... na jAo mahArAjA." somadeva raDI paDyA. sarve maMtrIo raDI paDyA. zoka ane viSAdanuM vAtAvaraNa prasarI gayuM. mahArAjAe dhIra-gaMbhIra svare kahyuM : "somadeva, tame raDo nahIM. maMtrIzvaro, tame svastha thAo. tame sahu sujJa cho. A loka ane paralokanA hitane vicArI zako cho. AcAryadevazrI vijayasenanA paricayathI, emanA upadezathI ane emaNe ApelA tattvajJAnathI mAro AtmA jAgyo che. pAralaukika hita sAdhI levAnI tIvra icchA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 153 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pragaTI che. te mATe mahApravrajyAno svIkAra karavo anivArya che. have huM rAja kumAra candrasenano rAjyAbhiSeka karavA icchuM chuM. somadeva, tame zreSTha muhUrta Apo. zIdhrAtizadya je muhUrta Ave e muhUrta rAjyAbhiSeka karIne huM ane mahArANI, ahIMthI pUjya gurudevazrI pAse javA prayANa karIzuM. e muhUrta Ave te pUve huM ATalAM kAryo saMpanna karavA icchuM chuM - snehI-svajanono satkAra. je rAjyanA sarve prajAjanonuM sanmAna. che garIbone dAna. ja maMdiromAM bhavya mahotsava. A badhAM kAryonI taiyArI karo." mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM : "ApanI AjJA mujaba A badhAM ja kAryo saMpanna thaze, mahApravrajyAnA punita paMthe javAnI ane anumati ApIe chIe." tame kharekhara, mArA hitakArI cho. tame yathAsthita kahyuM. huM harSita thayo chuM.' ema kahIne mahArAjAe maMtrImaMDaLanI sAthe madhyAhnanuM bhojana karyuM. sahune abhinaMdana ApI vidAya karyA. 0 0 0. kumAra candrasena jyeSTha rAjakumAra hato. e yauvanamAM pravezelo parAkramI rAjakumAra hato. teNe mahArAjA guNasenanI sAthe be yuddhomAM paNa bhAga lIdho hato. yuddhakauzala batAvIne teNe dhavala kIrti prApta karelI hatI. parAkramI hato, paraMtu yauvanasulabha auddhatyathI e mukta hato. tenI udAratAnAM, nagaranI zerIe zerIe gIta gavAtAM hatAM. tenA hRdayamAM rAjyanI prajA pratye vAtsalya hatuM. duHkhIjanonAM duHkha dUra karavA mATe te rAta-divasa tatpara raheto hato. tene mahArAjA guNasenanI rAjanIti pasaMda hatI. te mahArAjAno mAna-mobho ne maryAdAnuM pAlana karato hato. candrasena nirvyasanI hato. te je kArya karato, dakSatAthI ane sabhAnatAthI karato. alabatuM, te bahu ja ochuM bolato. tenA mukha para jevI tejasvitA jhaLakatI tevI ja prasannatA ramatI rahetI. teNe mahelamAM acAnaka AveluM parivartana joyuM. paricArikAonI AMkhomAM AMsu UbharAtAM joyAM. paricArakone plAna mukhavALA joyA. dvArapAlone viSAdathI gherAyelA joyA... kyAreya paNa teNe mahelane zokathI lIMpAyelo joyo na hato. te tvarAthI mAtA vasaMtasenA pAse pahoMcyo. mAtAnA khaMDamAM bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo 14 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pravezatAM paNa e ja karuNatA dRSTipathamAM AvI. kumAra-patnI prabhUjanA, vasaMtasenAnA utkaMgamAM paDIne karuNa rudana karI rahI hatI. kumAranA mukha para gaMbhIratA chavAI gaI, teNe mAtA sAme joyuM. vasaMtasenAnI AMkho bhInI hatI. te potAnA baMne hAtha putravadhUnA mAthe mUkI tene rudana nahIM karavA samajAvatI hatI. prabhaMjanAnuM rudana aTakatuM na hatuM. "mA!" beTA!' "zuM che A badhuM?" vasaMtasenA mauna rahI. kumArano svara sAMbhaLI prabhaMjanAe rANInA ullaMgamAMthI potAnuM mukha uThAvI lIdhuM. uttarIya vastrathI AMkho lUchI nAMkhI. vastra ThIka karI, eka tarapha UbhI rahI gaI. mA, mAtra A mahelanA strI-puruSo ja AMsu nathI sAratAM, mahelanI bhIMto paNa raDI rahI che. sarvatra viSAda chavAyo che. evuM zuM banyuM che mA? huM kaMI ja jANato nathI." e jaNAvavA ja kumAra, tane zodhato huM ahIM Avyo chuM.' mahArAjA guNasene rANInA khaMDamAM pravezatAM ja kahyuM. rANI vasaMtasenA palaMga parathI UbhI thaI gaI. putravadhUnI pAse jaIne UbhI rahI. rAjakumAre pitAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. mahArAjA siMhAsana para beThA. kumArane pAse besavA saMjJA karI, paraMtu kumAra mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM beTho. be kSaNa svastha banIne, mahArAjAe kahyuM : kumAra, meM ane tArI mAtAe gRhatyAga karavAno nirNaya karyo che. ame gurudevazrInAM caraNomAM jaI mahApravrajyA aMgIkAra karI, amAruM Atmahita karIzuM. A vAta Aje meM maMtrImaMDaLane karI che, prAjJa ane AtmavAdI maMtrIzvaroe emanI zubhakAmanAo paNa samarpI... kumAra, tAro rAjyAbhiSeka karIne ame ahIMthI tarata ja prayANa karIzuM. rAjapurohite tArA rAjyAbhiSekanuM zubha muhUrta vasaMtapaMcamInuM ApyuM che. haju nava divasa bAkI che.." jamIna para dRSTi sthira karIne beThelo kumAra kaMI bolyo nahIM. teNe mastaka UMcuM karIne mahArAjA sAme joyuM nahIM. te jemano tema besI rahyo. "mAtA ane pitA A mahelamAMthI sadAne mATe cAlyA jAya.. pachI A mahela kevo lAge...?' e kalpanAmAM khovAyelA kumAranI AMkho nItaravA lAgI. vatsa, tArI AMkhomAM AMsu? varSo vItI gayAM... meM tArI AMkhomAM kyAreya AMsu nathI joyAM...' mahArAjAe kumArano hAtha pakaDI potAnI pAse lIdho. tenA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 155 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mastake vAtsalyathI hAtha pheravatA teo bolyA : "vatsa, gRhavAsamAM ghaNA-ghaNAM varSo rahyAM ame. pAMca indriyonAM utkRSTa sukho ame bhogavyAM... prajAnuM pAlana karyuM. rAjyanI rakSA karI... A jIvananAM sAMsArika kartavyo have pUrAM thayAM. have AtmakalyANa mATe amAre pravRtta thavuM joIe. kAraNa ke Arogya caMcaLa che, AyuSya anizcita che. ane zarIrabaLa asthira che.. kyAre zarIra raMgothI gherAI jAya, kyAre zarIrabaLa kSINa thaI jAya ane kyAre AyuSyano dIvo bujhAI jAya . tenI khabara nathI... mATe jyAM sudhI baLa, Arogya ane AyuSya nirAbAdha che tyAM sudhI Atmahita sAdhI levuM joIe.' mahArAjAnI vANImAM pAralaukika parama hita sAdhavAnA nirNayano raNakAra hato. hRdayamAM uchaLatA vairAgyanA sAgarano ghughavATa hato. temaNe vAtsalyathI bhInI vANImAM kahyuM : vatsa, lAkho varSa pUrveno Avo ja prasaMga mArI smRtimAM Ave che. mArA mAtApitAe paNa A ja rIte gRhavAsano tyAga karyo hato... A ja rIte huM duHkhI haiye raDyo hato. paraMtu vatsa, huM tyAre moTo aparAdhI hato... tuM niraparAdhI che. tyAre mArAthI pitAjI ghaNA duHkhI hatA. Aje tArAthI huM ghaNo saMtuSTa chuM. tyAre mAtApitAe araNyavAsa svIkAryo hato, Aje ame be-tArAM mAtA-pitA, mahApravrajyAnA mokSamArge jaIe chIe. vatsa, tuM prajApriya banyo che. tArI prajAvatsalatAe prajAne ghelI karI dIdhI che. tuM rAjanItimAM pAraMgata banelo che. A ja rAjanItithI rAjyanuM saMcAlana karaje . prajAnA dharmasvAtaMtryane abAdhita rAkhaje. duSTono nigraha karaje. sajjanone sanmAna Apaje mahAjanane mahattara mAnI, emanI vAtone gaMbhIratAthI sAMbhaLaje. tuM vicakSaNa che, tane vizeSa zuM kahuM? sarvajJa-vItarAga paramAtmAnA batAvelA dharmane tArA hRdayamAM sthApaje, tArA nAnA bhAIone premathI sAcavaje. ApaNuM maMtrImaMDaLa ApaNane pUrNa vaphAdAra che. dareka mahattvapUrNa kAryamAM emanI salAha leje. teo ApaNA ane rAjyanA hitaciMtaka che, te vAtano vizvAsa rAkhaje." vAtAvaraNamAM haLavAza AvI. kumAra ane kumArapatnI baMne kaMIka svastha banyAM. mahArAjAe kahyuM : "kumAra, rAjyamAM vasatA ApaNA snehI svajanone nimaMtrita karavAnA che. mitra rAjAone ane AjJAMkita rAjAone paNa AmaMtraNa ApavAnuM che. e sarveno mAre Adara-satkAra karavo che. ame baMne zA mATe mahApravrajyAnA mArge jaIe chIe, e vAta mAre emane samajAvavI che. te pachI rAjyanA badhA ja agragaNya nAgarikonuM sanmAna karavuM che. garIbone upas bhAga-1 che bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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dAna ApavuM che. kArAvAsomAMthI kedIone mukti ApavI che. ane rAjyanA sarve jinamaMdiromAM bhakti-mahotsava karavA che. e mATenI pUrvataiyArI karo. meM maMtrIvargane vAta karI che, paraMtu A badhAM kAryo tArA mArgadarzana nIce thavAM joIe. kumAre pitAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. te pachI mAtAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karI, te khaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. kumArapatnI prabhaMjanAne paNa vasaMtasenAe javAnI anumati ApI. mahArAjA guNasene vasaMtasenA sAme joyuM. baMnenI daSTi maLI. 'devI, kumAranI gaMbhIratA joI?' hA jI, eka akSara paNa e nA bolyo.' ane eka-eka zabda eNe dhyAnathI sAMbhaLyo.' khUba zAntithI eNe badhI vAto sAMbhaLI. 'devI, kumAranI tejasvitA, kumAranuM parAkrama ane enuM guNamaya vyaktitva, tene zreSTha rAjA banAvaze...' ane chevaTe zreSTha rAjarSi paNa banAvaze ne! Apa ApanA pitAnA mArge cAlazo, e enA pitAnA mArge cAlaze ne!" ghaNI uttama paraMparA che A. jo A paraMparA yugo sudhI cAlatI raheze to prajAno abhyadaya ane prajAnI sukha-zAnti niraMtara vadhatI jaze.' paricArikAe khaMDamAM praveza karIne nivedana karyuM : "bhojanano samaya thaI gayo che. mahArAja kumAra ane yuvarAjJI ApanI pratIkSA kare che." paricArikAnA gayA pachI mahArAjAe kahyuM : kumAra Aje mArI sAthe bhojana karaze! mane ema ja lAge che ke have e pratidina ApanI sAthe bhojana karaze..." ane yuvarAjJI tamArI sAthe...' baMne prasanna citte bhojana-kakSa tarapha cAlyAM. 0 0 0. bhavya atithigRhane puSpamALAothI ane puSpagucchothI zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM hatuM. vividha raMgI mUlyavAna vastrothI vAtAyano zobhAyamAna karavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. thoDA thoDA aMtare caMdanakASThanI pUtaLIonA hAthamAM ratnadIpa goThavavAmAM AvyA hatA. dIpakonI pAse ja dhUpadAnIo mUkelI hatI ane emAMthI nRtya karatI dhUmrasero upara jatI hatI. chatamAM kImatI ane kalAtmaka jhummaro laTakatAM hatA. atithigRhamAM pUrva dizA sanmukha be bhavya svarNa-siMhAsano sthApita karavAmAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 157 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AvyAM hatAM. tenA para mahArAjA guNasena ane mahArANI vasaMtasenA beThAM hatAM. mahArAjAnI pAse eka nAnA siMhAsana para yuvarAja caMdrasena beTho hato ane mahArANI pAse eka nAnA siMhAsana para yuvarAjJI prabhUjanA beThI hatI. pazcima dizA sanmukha madhyabhAgamAM eka hajAra bhadrAsano paMktibaddha goThavAyelAM hatAM. tenA para mitra rAjAo ane AjJAMkita rAjAo temanA krama mujaba beThA hatA. uttara ane dakSiNanI zreNiomAM rAjyanA adhikArIo, maMtrIo ane pratiSThita nAgariko beThA hatA. mahArAjAnI pAchaLanA bhAgamAM snehI-svajanonAM Asano goThavAyelAM hatAM. atithigRhamAM nIrava zAnti chavAyelI hatI. upasthita sarve sajjanonA mukha para glAnipUrNa gaMbhIratA lepAyelI hatI. sahunAM mastaka namelAM hatAM. vAtAvaraNamAM sugaMdha hatI, paraMtu haiyAomAM uga hato. atithiothI khIcokhIca bharAyelA vizALa atithigRhanAM pravezadvAro para sazastra sainiko svAna vadane UbhA hatA. tyAM utsAha na hato, umaMga na hato, AnaMda na hato. tyAM gIta na hatuM, nRtya na hatuM, hAsya na hatuM, vinoda na hato. mahArAjA siMhAsana parathI nIce UtaryA. sabhAne uddhodhana karavA mATe eka UMcI bAMdhelI jagA para jaIne UbhA. sahunI AMkho mahArAjA para sthira thaI. mahArAjAe potAnA vaktavyano prAraMbha karyo : "mArA priya svajano, meM tamane sahune saprayojana AmaMtrita karyA che. ame baMnee gRhatyAga karavAno nirNaya karyo che. vasaMtapaMcamInA divase yuvarAja candrasenano rAjyAbhiSeka karIne, ame gurudeva AcArya-bhagavaMta vijayasenanI pAse javA prayANa karIzuM. teozrInI pAse mahApravrajyA aMgIkAra karI, A manuSyajIvananuM sAphalya prApta karIzuM. A nimitte tamane ahIM nimaMtrita karI, tamAruM svAgata-sanmAna karavAnI mArI icchA hatI. tamArA sahunA mArA para ghaNA upakAro che. mArA jIvanakALamAM tame sahue mane ati sneha Apyo che. sAtha ane sahayoga Apyo che. amArA sukhe sukhI ane duHkhe dukhI banyA cho. mahAnubhAvo, pratyakSa ke parokSa rIte amArA taraphathI tamane koI duHkha pahoMcyuM hoya, trAsa thayo hoya... kleza ke paritApa thayo hoya to ane baMne mana-vacanakAyAthI kSamA mAgIe chIe. tame sahu amArA aparAdhone bhUlI jajo.... amane bhAga-1 2 bhava pahelo 158 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kSamA Apajo..." mahArAjAno svara gargada thaI gayo. sabhAgRhanI bhUmi azrubiMduothI bhIMjANI. mahAnubhAvo, jIvana eka svapna che. svapnathI virzaSa kaMI nathI. jyAre e svapna pUruM thaI jAya.. svapnamAM bAMdhelAM sonAnA mahelo ane svarganAM nagaro.. kyAre tUTI paDe.. kaMI kahevAya nahIM. jIvanasvapnamAM bAMdhelA saMbaMdhonA mALAo kyAre pIMkhAI jAya... koI bharoso nahIM.. kyAre krUra kALa jIvano koLiyo karI jAya.. nizcita nathI. jIvananuM aMtima lakSya "mahApravrajyA' rAkhajo. ane have tamArA rAjA bananAra kumAra caMdrasenanI AjJAnuM pAlana karajo." mahArAjAe potAnuM vaktavya pUruM karyuM. teo rAjasiMhAsana para jaIne beThA. satkAra-vidhino prAraMbha thayo. zreSTha zastrothI, uttama alaMkArothI ane suMdara vastrothI sahuno satkAra karavAmAM Avyo. tyAra pachI sahune prIti-bhojana karAvavAmAM AvyuM. kAryakrama pUro thayo. A ATha divasa sudhI rAjA-rANIe garIbone khUba dAna ApyuM. cha jinamaMdiromAM bhavya bhakti-mahotsava zarU thaI gayA. ke rAjyanA ane para-rAjyonA mahAnubhAvo mahArAjAne maLavA mATe AvavA lAgyA. mahArAjAnI vairAgya-bhAvanAnI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. che vasaMtapaMcamIno divasa AvI gayo. khUba ThAThamAThathI rAjakumAra caMdrasenano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAmAM Avyo. nUtana mahArAjA candrasenanI ANa pravartAvavAmAM AvI e ja vakhate mahAmaMtrIe rAjasabhAmAM ghoSaNA karI : AvatI kAle prabhAte, mahArAjA ane mahArANI, mahApravajyAno svIkAra karavA ahIMthI prayANa karaze. sarve nagarajano ApaNA parama priya mahArAjAne vidAya ApavA, prabhAte rAjamahelanA paTAMgaNamAM AvI jAya." sabhAnuM visarjana thayuM. caMdrasena-prabhaMjanAnI sAthe mahArAjA-mahArANI rAjamahelamAM AvyAM. eka ja zAka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA upac For Private And Personal Use Only

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19 'suparitoSa'mAM rahevA chatAM agnizarmA 'a-paritoSa'nI AgamAM saLagI rahyo hato. te atyaMta asvastha banyo hato. paraMtu duniyA kyAM koInI AMtarika duniyAne jue che? e to bAhya parivezanuM ja avalokana kare che. agnizarmAno ugra tapa to lAkho varSothI lokajihvA para 2mato ja hato, tyAM lokonA kAne agnizarmAe anazana karyuM che,' A vRttAMta athaDAvA lAgyo. bAhya tapazcaryAnA teje AsapAsanI duniyAne AMjI nAMkhI. lokoe a-maryAda prazaMsAnAM toraNo bAMdhavA mAMDyAM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * 'agnizarmA vartamAna vizvano zreSTha tapasvI che!' * 'vizvamAM agnizarmA jevo bIjo koI tapasvI joyo nathI!' * 'agnizarmAe tapovananA aNu-paramANumAM tapanI zakti bharI dIdhI...' * 'have to jIvanaparyaMta e upavAsa karI, prANono tyAga karaze.' prabhAta pragaTe che ane tapovananA dvAre darzanArthIonI paMktio racAya che. janatAno avirata pravAha agnizarmAnA uttapta-saMtapta dehane jue che... mastaka namAve che -'tubhya namaH' bole che ane mana-nayananAM e mahAtapasvInI dehAkRti bharIne AgaLa vadhe che. tapovananA trizata tApaso e janapravAhane yogya mArge vALavA mATe, maunanuM pAlana karatA, sthAne-sthAne ane vaLAMke-vaLAMke UbhA rahI mArgadarzana Ape che. 130 tRtIya praha2mAM tapovananAM dvAra darzanArthIo mATe baMdha rahe che. te samaye tApaso AhArAdi pravRttimAM nirata bane che. sarve potapotAnAM dainika kAryone patAve che. paraMtu koInuM mana paramAtmadhyAnamAM ke zAstra svAdhyAyamAM lAgatuM nathI! tRtIya praharamAM agnizarmAnI be AMkho khUle che. prathama ane dvitIya prahara sudhI 'A mahAtapasvI dhyAnastha che.' A bodha karAvavA e potAnI AMkho baMdha rAkhe che. darzanArthI enAM darzana kare che, e darzanArthIone joto nathI. enAM manaHcakSu eka mAtra rAjA guNasenane jue che. darzanArthI janatAne 'A mahAtmA mauna dhAraNa karIne parama brahmanA dhyAnamAM nimagna che,' Avo avabodha karAvavA, agnizarmA mauna pALe che, paraMtu enuM mana ati tIvratAthI rAjA guNasena sAthe bole che - 're duSTa, tArA pApe bhale A janamamAM huM ribAI-ribAIne maruM, paNa pachInA janmomAM tane huM ribAvI-ribAvIne bhAga-1 % bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArIza. mArI ghora tapazcaryAnA prabhAve!" enA cittamAM "paramabrahmanuM dhyAna nahotuM ramatuM, niraMtara "zatru guNasena'nuM dhyAna cAlatuM hatuM. bAlyAvasthAno guNasena, taruNa guNasena... ane yuvAna guNasena... enA dhyAnanA viSaya hatA. tRtIya praharamAM enAM daMbhanAM vastro UtarI jAya che. enuM nagna svarUpa pragaTa thAya che. enI sevAmAM niyukta tApasonI samakSa e nagna dehanuM nRtya zarU thAya che. ati kRza vAMkAcUMkA be hAtha UMcA-nIcA karato e krodha-pizAcanuM nRtya kare che. guNasenanA avarNavAdanAM kRza gIto gAya che. cotho prahara zarU thAya che ne punaH e agnizarmA daMbhanA vastro oDhIne pASANazilA para besI jAya che. lokonI prazaMsAne gaTa... gaTa... pIto rahe che... svotkarSanA zikhare caDhato jAya che. guNasanano apakarSa karato jAya che. ane durgatinI UMDI khINamAM gabaDato jAya che. rAtrino prAraMbha thAya che. tapovananAM dvAra baMdha thAya che. agnizarmAnI jillAnAM dvAra khUlI jAya che. e kAramAMthI bihAmaNA zabdarAkSaso bahAra paDe che...! sahuthI vadhAre ciMtA karI rahyA che kulapati Arya kauDinya. emanA saumya zItala mukha para ciMtAonI karacalIo paDI gaI che. kyAreka teo eka vAra bhojana kare che. kyAreka bhojanapAtra emanuM ema paDI rahe che. ane kulapati upavAsa karI le che. emane agnizarmAnA paralokanI ciMtA vyathita kare che. kAraNa ke teo jJAnI che. pracaMDa kodhinI eka-eka prakriyAne teo jANe che. jJAnI puruSo bIjAnAM duHkhothI duHkhI thatAM hoya che. he vatsa agnizarmAne pratibodha ApuM. e zAnta thAya, e upazAnta thAya. e AtmabhAvamAM sthira thAya.." ane teo dhIme pagale cAlIne AmravRkSonI ghaTAmAM jAya che. AMkho baMdha karIne beThelA agnizarmAnI pAse jaIne UbhA rahe che... pAse rahelA tApasI kulapatine besavA kASThAsana goThave che. kulapatinI AMkhomAM karuNA UbharAya che. temanA oSThadvaya skurAyamAna thAya che. kalakala vahetA jharaNAmAMthI UThatA dhvani jevo dhvani pragaTa thAya che : "vatsa, paramAtmAnuM dhyAna kara. lAkho varSothI teM paramAtmAnuM dhyAna kareluM che, e paramAtmAne tArA hRdayamaMdiramAM padharAva... emanA para bhakti-jalano abhiSeka kara... e jalapravAhamAM tAro saMtApa dhovAI jaze. tuM zAnta banIza. upazAMta banIza. vatsa agni! tuM sAgara tarI gayo che.... kinAre pahoMcyo che. kinAro UMDo che... tuM sAvadhAna thA, UMDA kinArAmAM tuM DUbI na jA. abhAna dazAmAM na rahe. jAgRta rahe. e guNasenanA aparAdhone bhUlI jA. e guNasenane bhUlI jA..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 11 For Private And Personal Use Only

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guNasenanuM nAma kAne paDatAM, jANe dhagadhagatuM sIsuM enA kAnamAM reDAyuM... ne te cIsa pADI UThyo : 'nA, nA, e duSTane, e adhamane huM kyAreya nahIM bhUlI zakuM. enA aparAdhonI bhayaMkara sajA karIza... enuM nAma mArI AgaLa na uMccAro...' kulapati Arya kauDinyanuM mastaka zaramathI... nirAzAthI namI jAya che. hRdayanI vedanA 'Aha... zuM thaze AnuM?' A zabdomAM abhivyakta thAya che. teo dhIrethI UbhA thAya che... potAnI parNakuTI tarapha pagalAM bhare che. agnizarmA pASANa-zilA para Ubho thaI jAya che... eno kRza deha saMtulana gumAve che. pASANa-zilA para paTakAI paDe che... sevAmAM rahelA tApaso e kRza dehane, krodhathI taraphaDatA dehane pakaDI le che... dehane cAra-cAra hAtha paMpALe che... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mane choDI do... huM e duSTa rAjAnA mahele jaIza... bhale e mAruM svAgata nA kare. mAre enAM svAgata-sanmAna nathI joItAM... e mahelamAM pravezIne trADa pADIza 're duSTa rAjA, Ava mArI sAme Ava. mane mArI nAMkhavA mATe teM traNa... traNa... vakhata mArAM pAraNAM cukAvyAM?" jo, huM to jIvato Ubho chuM... paNa tane mArI tejolezyAthI bALIne bhasma karuM chuM. tArA parivArane paNa bALIne rAkha karuM chuM... tArA A mahelane saLagAvIne smazAna karI dauM chuM...' 're tApaso, tame mane mukta karo... javA do...' tApaso mauna rahe che. agnizarmAne pakaDI rAkhe che. agnizarmA dhrUje che... babaDe che. tenA mukhamAMthI rabiMduo Tapake che. tApaso bhInA vastrathI tenuM mukha svaccha kare che. e hAMphI jAya che... pASANa-khaMDa 52 sUI jAya che. bolI zakato nathI. AMkho baMdha thaI jAya che. tApaso gabharAya che. AsapAsanA tApaso tyAM bhegA thaI jAya che. eka tApasa kahe che : kulapatine bolAvIe...? bIjo tApasa kahe che : kulapati saMprati AvIne gayA... pahelo tApasa bole che : punaH bolAvIe. sahu kahe che : kulapatine bolAvIe. bAla tApasakumAranI AMgaLI pakaDIne dhIra... gaMbhIra kulapati AmrakuMja tarapha cAlyA Ave che. cAra prauDha tApaso sAme jAya che. kulapatinA kAnamAM kaMIka vAta kare che. kulapatinA lalATe ciMtAnI rekhAo UpasI Ave che. moTA puruSono kartavyabodha temanA ja paritApa mATe thato hoya che. 162 kulapati agnizamAM pAse Ave che. tyAM upasthita tApasoe UbhA thaI, mastake aMjali racI kulapatinuM mauna abhivAdana karyuM. kulapatie jamaNo hAtha UMco karI mauna AzIrvAda ApyA. temaNe be paga pahoLA karI... be hAthane prasArI sUtelA agnizarmA para potAnA bhAga-1 : bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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be hAthe sparza karyo. samagra zarIrane sparza karyo. thoDI kSaNo sudhI hAtha pasarAvatA rahyA.. pachI potAnuM mukha agnizarmAnA karNa-chidro pAse laI jaI bolyA : "vatsa, tAruM citta jAgrata che ne? tuM bhUlIza nahIM... teM anazana vrata aMgIkAra kareluM che. A vratathI zarIranA nArA sAthe kaSAyono nAza karavAno che. jo kaSAyono nAza nahIM thAya. to lAkho mahinAonI tArI ghora tapazcaryA, anazana-tapanI bhavya ArAdhanA niSphaLa jaze... mATe vatsa, tuM kaSAyono tyAga kara, upazAnta thA..." dhIre dhIre agnizarmAnI AMkho khUlI. goLa-goLa AMkho lAla-dekhAtI hatI. kulapati svagata bolyA : 'haju A tapasvI kaSAyane paravaza che... zuM thaze AvuM? kaSAya sAthe jo AnuM mRtyu thAya... to marIne durgatimAM jAya eno AtmA.." vatsa agni, pAcho vaLI jA, bhAI.. pAcho vaLI jA. svabhAvamAM AvI jA... krodhane.. roSane... rIsane... verane choDI de... pAcho vaLI jA... bhUlI jA e nirdoSa rAjA guNasenane..." agnizamanA mukhamAMthI cIsa nIkaLI... be hAthanI muThThIo vaLI gaI. havAmAM e muThThIo vIMjhavA mAMDyo, kulapati mauna thaI gayA. agnizarmA pASANakhaMDa para taraphaDavA mAMDyo, enA moDhAmAMthI askuTa dhvani nIkaLavA lAgyo. paraMtu koI tApase ene sAMbhaLavA ke samajavA dhyAna ApyuM nahIM. tApasoe be hAtha joDI kulapatine svasthAne padhAravAnI saMjJA karI. kulapati UbhA thayA. bAla tApasakumArano hAtha pakaDI dhIre pagale tyAMthI cAlatA thayA. cAra tApaso agnizarmAnI pAse rahyA. bAkInA tApaso pAMca-pAMca ane dasadasanA vRMdamAM thoDe dUra jaIne UbhA rahyA. tapovananAM dvAra chellA cAra divasathI baMdha rahetAM hatAM. darzanArthIono praveza baMdha hato. eka vRdamAM vArtAlApa cAlyo : rAjA guNasenanuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM A mahAtapasvI cIsa pADI UThe che...!! emanA manamAM mahArAjA pratye ghora dveSa pragaTI gayo che.' tApasa-dharma kSamAno che. mahArAjAne kSamA ApavI joIe." paraMtu mahArAjAe bhUla karI ja nathI ne!' karI nathI paNa saMyogavaza thaI gaI...' tethI karIne mahArAjA sajApAtra nathI banatA.." ApaNe tApasa... ApaNAthI sajA to na ja karAya, kSamA karAya...' paNa A mahAtapasvIne koNa samajAve?' bIjA vRdano vArtAlApa : ApaNA kulapati kharekhara, karuNAsAgara che.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 143 For Private And Personal Use Only

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keTalI vAra mahAtapasvIne samAdhi ApavA svayaM cAlIne Ave che.' hA, nahIMtara sthavira tApasIne kahI de ke "e mahAtapasvIne samatAsamAdhi ApatA rahejo." paraMtu bhAI, ApaNane to khUba duHkha lAge che. mahAtapasvI kulapatinAM vacanono anAdara kare che. te ucita nathI." krodha anAdara karAve che...' hA mahArAjA guNasena pratye tIvra roSa pragaTyo che mahAtapasvInA manamAM...' pariNAma?' 'tapano nAza, sadgatino nAza...' trIjA tApasavaMdano vArtAlApa : mahArAjA guNasena jevo vinamra, bhakta ane saraLa rAjA ApaNe to bIjo koI joyo nathI.' jo emaNe mahAtapasvIne pAraNA mATe vinaMtI ja nA karI hota to A paristhiti UbhI nA thAta." bhaktahRdaya rAjA vinaMtI karyA vinA kema rahe? zuM kare rAjA? acAnaka pAraNAnA ja divase bhayaMkara zirovedanA UpaDI... pAraNAnA Tha divase.. e ja samaye yuddha mATe prayANa karavAnuM thayuM... ne trIjA pAraNAnA divase ja rAjakumArano janma thayo." AmAM mahArAjAnI tamane koI bhUla dekhAya che?' rAjAnI bhUtakALamAM thayelI bhUlone, mahAtapasvIe A bhUla sAthe sAMkaLI laIne - "A rAjA mane bhUkhe mArI nAMkhavA Icche che. evo nizcaya karI lIdho..." anazana karI lIdhuM..." "AtmAnA kalyANanI bhAvanAthI nahIM, rAjA pratyenA vepathI anazana karyuM che.... tApasadharmathI viparIta kAma karyuM che..' enAM karmo ja ene bhulAve che..." kulapatie to ene samajAvavA ghaNA prayatno karyA, pariNAma nathI AvyuM. cAlo, ApaNe samajAvIe.... kadAca samajI jAya to enuM Atmahita thAya..' tApasavaMda agnizama pAse AvyuM. dhIre dhIre sevaka tApaso agnizarmAnA deha para hAtha pasarAvatA hatA. agnizarmAnI AMkho khullI hatI. te saMpUrNatayA bhAnamAM hato. tApasavaMda ene gherIne besI gayuM. eka prauDha tApase lAgaNIbharyA svare kahyuM : "re mahAtmanuM, Ape ghora tapazcaryA karI che. RSi-munio AtmAnI mukti mATe ja tapa karatA hoya che. te mATe teo samatA-samAdhi sAthe tapa kare che. tame paNa tamArA manane samabhAvamAM rAkho. zatru14 bhAga-1 4 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitra para samAna bhAva rAkho. have jIvanano aMta nikaTa che. dehanA nArA sAthe rAgadveSano nAza thaze to ApanI mukti thaze." atyaMta kSINa svare agnizarmA bolyo : "mAro koI zatru nathI... sarva jIvo mArA mitra che, eka mAtra guNasena sivAya.' bIjA eka yuvAna tApase kahyuM : "mahAtmanuM, guNasenanA aparAdhone bhUlI jAo, sarva nAma ane sarva rU5 bhUlI jAo, koNa guNasena ne koNa agnizarmA...? nAma mAtrano nAza che. rUpa mAtrano nAza che.." nA, nA, e pApInuM nAma nA lezo. e mAro zatru che. ene to huM bhavobhava mArIza... enA vinA mane zAnti nahIM maLe.' mahAtmanuM, AtmA to zAzvat che. ene mArI zakAto nathI. AtmA marato nathI. tame kevI rIte mArazo ene?" huM guNasenane mArIza. enuM je rUpa haze tene mArIza, kacaDI nAMkhIza... bALI nAMkhIza. A saMkalpa karyo che. tame mane e saMkalpathI DagAvI nahIM zako...' tApaso ekabIjAnAM moDhAM jotA besI rahyA... uparavAsanI pahADIomAM varasAda thayo che. nadI be kAMThe vahe che. tapovananAM vRkSo snAna karI ujjavala banyAM che. tApaso nadIkinAre besI snAna karI. vizuddha kASAyI vastro dhAraNa karI, mastake caMdananAM tilaka karI prabhAtika saMdhyA karavAmAM nirata che. e vakhate kulapati AcArya kauDinya, potAnI parNakuTimAM ekalA beThA.... vicAronI vyathAmAM DUbelA che. "jyArathI A mahAnubhAva agnizarmA tapovanamAM Avyo che, huM enI saMbhALa laI rahyo chuM. ene tApasI dIkSA ApI che tyArathI eNe ghora tapazcaryA AraMbhelI che. lAkho varSa vItI gayAM. ekasarakhI tapa-sAdhanA cAlI rahI hatI... ane acAnaka vizna AvyuM.... bhaktinA rUpamAM vighna AvyuM. mahArAjA guNasenanuM tapovanamAM AvavuM... ane A sthitinuM nirmANa thayuM... zuM agnizarmAnI A niyati haze? mArI dIkSAzikSAnuM A pariNAma? ANe kSamA Adi guNo khoI nAMkhyA che. krodhAdi kaSAyone paravaza thaI gayo che. ghaNo samajAvyo. chatAM e samajato nathI. guNasena pratyenI verabhAvanA dUra thatI nathI. zuM thaze enuM? huM ene durgatimAM jato aTakAvI zakIza nahIM? to zuM mAro A badhA puruSArtha vyartha jaze?' nA, nA, meM kyA puruSArtha karyo che? mArI kartutvanI bhAvanA ja mithyA che. "nADa6 vartA.. vArayitA '. huM kartA nathI ke kAryano preraka paNa nathI. badhuM Izvara kare zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 15 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. Izvarane game te kare. A vizva IzvaranI lIlA che. gahana che enI lIlA. nathI samajAtI enI lIlA... zuM karuM? nA, have kaMI karavuM nathI. mAtra jANavuM che ne joyA karavuM che, mAtra jJAtA ne draSTrA banavuM che. bhale meM gRhavAsa tyajyo, gRhakAryono tyAga karyo. paraMtu A tapovana paNa pravRttimArga ja che ne? jo ke A pravRtti zubha che. prazasta che. chatAM pravRttimAM vandra to janma ja. meM e dvandrono parahitanI pravRttimAM thoDAM aniSTo to Ave ja, hoya ja." ema samajIne svIkAra karI lIdho. tApasI paNa chevaTe to mANasa ja che ne? mAnavasahaja doSo janme, paraMtu tapobhUmimAM e doSo vikase nahIM. preraNAthI, svAdhyAyathI ane Izvara-praNidhAna Adi upAyothI e doSonuM nirAkaraNa karato rahyo chuM. aneka tApasInA AtmakalyANamAM huM sAkSI rahyo chuM. jyAre patitamAMthI pAvana banelA AtmAone A tapovanamAM jouM chuM. mArA AtmAne keTalo badho paritoSa thAya che! paraMtu A agnizarmA. durgatinI UMDI khINanA kinAre Ubho che. aDaga Ubho che.. jarAya pAcho haTato nathI. huM ene kalpanAthI e khINamAM gabaDato jouM chuM... tyAMnI ghora vedanAo sahato jouM chuM... mAro AtmA kakaLI UThe che. zuM karuM? kevI rIte bacAvuM ene? - nA, ene bacAvanAro koNa? Izvara ja ene bacAvI zake. o prabhu, tuM ja enA para dayA kara. tuM dayAmaya che.... tuM karuNAnidhAna che. tuM e mahAnubhAvane bacAvI le.... durgatimAM paDavA taiyAra thayelA e tapasvIno hAtha pakaDI le... mRtyu pUrve jo e upazAnta thaI jAya, to ja e durgatithI bacI zake ane mane lAge che ke have eno aMtakALa nikaTa che. dehanuM piMjaruM. ahIM paDayuM raheze ne AtamapaMkhI UDI jaze.. jIvana pUruM thaI jaze... ha, enI pAse chellI vAra jAuM... aMtakALe enI pAse rahuM... paramAtmAnuM nAma saMbhaLAvyA karuM... kadAca upazAMta thaI jAya...' kulapatine bolAvavA AvelA be tApasakumAro kulapatinI parNakuTInA dvAre ja UbhA rahI gayA hatA. gahana vicAramAM DUbelA kulapatine joIne, teo mauna rahyA hatA. kulapatinI dRSTi dvAra para gaI. temaNe tApasakumArone natamastake UbhelA joyA. temaNe pUchyuM : "vatsa, tamArA AgamananuM prayojana?' gurudeva, mahAtapasvI agnizarmA ati asvastha che. sthavira tApasa icche che ke Apa tyAM padhAro.' kulapatie uttarIya kASAya vastra zarIra para vIMTALyuM ane e sukomaLa bAlatApasonA hAtha pakaDI parNakuTInI bahAra nIkaLyA. aneka tApasI tvarAthI AmrakuMja tarapha jatA 999 bhAga-1 8 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatA. kulapatie paNa tvarA karI, teo zIghra agnizarmA pAse pahoMcyA. pASANa-khaMDa para agnizarmA sUtelo hato. cAre bAju tApaso besI gayA hatA. samUhamAM Izvara-nAmanuM gAna karI rahyA hatA. kulapati jatAM sahu tApaso UbhA thayA. kulapatine praNAma karyA. kulapati agnizarmAnI pAse ja eka kaMbala para beThA. tApasoe punaH izvaranAmanuM gAna cAluM karyuM. kulapatie agnizarmAnA mAthe, chAtI para ane paga para hAtha pheravyo. phe2vatA rahyA. zarIra ThaMDuM paDatuM jatuM hatuM. AMkhomAMthI lAlAza ochI thatI jatI hatI. mukha 52thI ugratA ghaTatI jatI hatI. thoDI thoDI saumyatA chavAtI jatI hatI. kulapati avalokana karI rahyA hatA. tApaso IzvaranAmanuM gAna karI rahyA hatA. IzvaranAmano madhura. gaMbhIra dhvani vAtAvaraNane nirmaLa ane prazAnta banAvI rahyo hato. kulapatinuM hRdaya kaMIka saMtoSa... kaMIka rAhata... kaMIka harSa anubhavI rahyuM hatuM. 'jo A mahAnubhAva, upazAMta bhAvamAM prANono tyAga karI jAya to... enI sadgati thAya, enI Urdhvagati thAya...' divasano prathama prahara pUro thavAnI taiyArImAM hato... agnizarmAnuM zarIra nizcala banatuM jatuM hatuM. zvAsocchvAsa maMda thatA jatA hatA... tenuM mana zAnta... upazAnta thayuM hatuM... tenI AMkho khullI hatI. ane tenuM mastaka eka tarapha DhaLI paDyuM hatuM. prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM. kulapatie UbhA thaI ghoSita karyuM : 'zAnta thAo. mahAtapasvI agnizarmAe paralokagamana karyuM che. enA AtmAne zAnti maLo. OM zAnti... OM zAnti... OM zAnti... agnizarmAno AtmA, 'vidyutakumAra' nAmanA vyaMtara-devalokamAM utpanna thAya che. kAraNa ke teNe, jyAre te zubha bhAvamAM hato... guNasena rAjA para dveSa nahoto jAgyo, tyAre 'devagati'nuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhI lIdhuM hatuM. devagatimAM javAnuM AyuSyakarma je jIve bAMdheluM hoya, tenA mRtyu samaye kaSAyo upazAnta thAya. manamAM sArA bhAva jAge... A eka sarvajJakathita satya che. paraMtu eno artha e nathI ke e manuSye karelAM pApo, karelA tIvra kaSAyonAM phaLa... ene nahIM bhogavavAM paDe! devagatinuM AyuSya pUruM thayA pachI... bIjA bhavomAM kaTu phaLa bhogavavAM ja paDaze. devone janmathI ja 'avadhijJAna' hoya che. te jJAnathI te dUra dUranuM joI zake che ane bhUtakALa tathA bhaviSyakALane amuka maryAdAmAM jANI zake che... zrI samarAditya mahAkathI For Private And Personal Use Only gaya

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saMdhyA thaI gaI hatI. mahArAjA guNasena, temanA khaMDamAM ekalA hatA. pazcima dizAnA jharUkhA pAse teo UbhA hatA. kSitija gulAbI raMgothI lepAyelI hatI. teo svagata bolI paDyA : "hamaNAM A raMgo nAza pAmaze. aMdhakAra chavAI jaze. manuSyanuM yauvana AvuM ja che ne.... jyAM sudhI yauvanakALa che tyAM sudhI mokSamArganI ArAdhanA karI lauM. vRddhAvasthA jyAre zarIrane gherI vaLaze tyAre koI viziSTa dharmapuruSArtha nahIM thaI zake. mAre mArA AtmAmAM kSIra-nIravat rahelAM anaMta anaMta karmono nAza karavo che. te mATe apramatta bhAve cAritradharmanuM pAlana karIza. mArAM mahAvratone eka paNa aticAra nahIM lAgavA dauM. manamAM eka paNa azubha vicArane pravezavA nahIM dauM. satata tattvaciMtanamAM manane pravRtta rAkhIza. te mATe gurudevanAM caraNomAM vinayathI beisIne jJAna prApta karIza. kSamAne AtmasAt karIza. samatAbhAve ghora upasargo sahana karIza, game tevA ghora upasarga karanArAo pratye roSa nahIM karuM. emane jamA ApIza. ane jyAre gurudeva mane anujJA Apaze tyAre zUnyagRhomAM jaIne, giri-guphAomAM jaIne, smazAnamAM jaIne, nirbhaya banIne, dhyAnastha dazAmAM Ubho rahIza. zarIra paranuM mamatva nAza pAmavAthI huM nirbhaya banIza. zarIra para game tevAM kaSTa paDaze, huM dhyAnathI vicalita nahIM thAuM. A zarIra "huM" nathI. huM zarIrathI bhinna AtmA" chuM. ajara-amara chuM, zAzvata chuM. huM marato nathI. huM chedAto nathI. bhadAto nathI. mArA svabhAvamAM duHkha nathI, mArA svabhAvamAM janma nathI, mRtyu nathI." mahArAjA vizuddha vicAradhArAmAM vahevA lAgyA. temaNe vicAryuM : "AvatI kAle prabhAte mAre pUjya gurudeva pAse... teo jyAM birAjamAna haze tyAM javAnuM che. ame page cAlIne jaIzuM. tyAM jaIne cAritra grahaNa karIzuM... kezAMcana karIne sAdhunAM vastro dhAraNa karIzuM... to pachI A rAta zA mATe pramAdamAM pasAra karavI? A rAtri huM bhAva-sAdhutAmAM pasAra karI zakuM! bhAvathI huM sAdhu banI zakuM! bhAvathI huM zramaNa banI zakuM. nidrAno tyAga karI, mahelanA ja parisaramAM... eka ekAMta sthAnamAM jaIne kAyotsarga-dhyAnamAM Ubho rahI jAuM! vastra bhale gRhavAsanAM rahe, bhAvathI huM mahAvratone dhAraNa karI lauM-vastra parivartana... dravya-dIkSA bhale gurudeva Ape, bhAva-dIkSA svIkArI lauM...!' mahArAjA guNasenane zarIre romAMca thaI gayo. hRdayamAM harSano anubhava thayo. bhAga-1 ( bhava pahelo 18 For Private And Personal Use Only

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teo khaMDamAM gayA. zarIra parathI badhA alaMkAro utArIne palaMga para mUkyA. eka mAtra adhovastra rAkhIne bAkInAM badhAM vastra utArI nAMkhyAM. teo mahelanA pAchaLanA dvAre pahoMcyA. dvAramAMthI bahAra nIkaLI udyAnamAM AvyA. eka nirjIva vizuddha jagyA joIne tyAM UbhA rahI gayA. "huM mana-vacana-kAyAthI sarvathA hiMsAno tyAga karuM chuM. huM mana-vacana-kAyAthI sarvathA mRSAvAdano tyAga karuM chuM. huM mana-vacana-kAyAthI sarvathA corIno tyAga karuM chuM. huM mana-vacana-kAyAthI sarvathA parigrahano tyAga karuM chuM. huM sarve parabhAvono tyAga karuM chuM. sarve paradravyonA mamatvano tyAga karuM chuM. huM-sva-bhAvamAM sthira thAuM chuM. huM A sthAne Ubho rahIza, sUryodaya thaze tyAM sudhI. huM mauna dhAraNa karIza, sUryodaya thaze tyAM sudhI. huM zubha dhyAnamAM sthira rahIza, sUryodaya thaze tyAM sudhI. huM jJAnamaya AtmA chuM. huM karmothI mukta vizuddha AtmA chuM. huM vItarAga chuM. vItaSa chuM. mAro AtmA svAdhIna che, svataMtra che. huM anaMta zaktino pUMja chuM. huM arUpI chuM... anAmI chuM.. huM janma-mRtyuthI mukta chuM. mArAM sarva duHkho nAza pAmyAM che. huM sukhamaya chuM... AnaMdamaya chuM. mArA sarva vikAra nAza pAmyA che. huM nirvikAra chuM. niraMjana chuM. mArA sarva klezo nAza pAmyA che. huM parama zAnta chuM. prazAMta chuM. mArA sarve bhayo dUra thayA che. huM nirbhaya chuM.. bhayamukta chuM. aho.. aho... mane Atmadarzana thayuM... kSeta.. dhavala jyotisvarUpa AtmAnuM darzana thayuM...! huM ghanya banyo! huM kRtArtha banyo! meM parama AnaMda anubhavyo. anaMta janmomAM nahIM anubhavelo AnaMda meM Aje anubhavyo! mArAM sarve kanDo nAza pAmyAM... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 996 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra huM eka... advitIya banyo... huM jyotisvarUpa chuM... www.kobatirth.org have huM vicArazUnya avasthAmAM pravezI rahyo chuM... koI vicAra nahIM... koI vikalpa nahIM... ati jIrNa, kRza ane kadarUpuM zarIra chUTI gayuM. agnizarmAno AtmA tapaHsaMcita puNyaprAbhAra laI, bhavanapati devalokamAM... divya mahelanI divya zayyAmAM avarkarata thayo. alpa samayamAM teNe potAnuM vaikriya zarIra nirmita karyuM... ane devAMganAoe manohara gIta gAvAnAM zarU karyAM, devazayyAmAM utpanna thayelA abhinava deva para devIo puSpa varasAvavA lAgI. traNa tAravALI vINAne vagADavA lAgI ane divya hAva-bhAva sAthe nRtya karavA lAgI. 107 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir nUtana devanI utpatti jANIne harSita devoe siMhanAda karyo. e vakhate suMdara dehAkRtivALo deva zayyAmAMthI Ubho thAya che. devAMganAo 'jaya jaya naMdA! jaya jaya naMdA!' bolatI tenI stuti kare che. devo namana kare che. 'AvuM divya kSetra, AvI divya vibhUti.. AvAM divya strI-puruSo...! A badhuM joIne e nutana deva vicAra kare che : 'pUrvajanmamAM meM kevAM dharma-kAryo karyAM haze ke jenuM A divya phaLa mane prApta thayuM? meM koI yajJa karyo hato? meM koI dAna dIdhuM hatuM? meM koI havana karyo hato? meM koI tapa karyo hato? meM kevI apUrva... divya saMpatti prApta karI che! teNe potAnA 'vibhaMgajJAna'thI potAno pUrvajanma joyo. 'suparitoSa' tapovanamAM eNe potAno kadarUpo mRtadeha joyo... enI tapazcaryA jANI... tApasone joyA... ane sAthe ja rAjA guNasenane jAMyA... rAjamahelanA pAchaLanA bhAgamAM... dhyAnalIna banIne UbhelA mahArAjAne joyA.... jotAM ja enI bhRkuTI taNAI. tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI. ane te deva pracaMDa roSathI dhamadhamI UThyo, 'A duSTa che...' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1. bhava pahelo

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devanA duSTa vicAro zarU thayA. divya lokamAM... divya vibhUti ane divya parivAra pAmavA chatAM, e badhuM ja bhUlIne... e guNasena tarapha ekAgra banyo. A pApI rAjA che. eNe mane ghora trAsa Apyo hato. mArI kadarUpI dehAkRti joIne mAro ghora upahAsa karyo hato. mArI asahya kadarthanA karI hatI.' devanA jJAnalakamAM bhUtakALanI ghaTanAo... eka pachI eka dekhAvA mAMDI... eno roSa vadhato cAlyo. ene mArIza... huM ene jIvato saLagAvIza. mane eNe bhUkhe mAryo hato.... huM ene AgamAM saLagAvIza... e rAjA che to zuM thaI gayuM? huM deva chuM. vidyutkumAra deva chuM! enA jevA hajAro rAjAone palavAramAM bALIne bhasma karI zakuM chuM, paraMtu A duSTa rAjAne evI rIte kSaNavAramAM nathI mAravo... huM tyAM jAuM.. AkhI rAta ene ribAvuM... ghora vedanA ApatAM... ApatAM. eno nAza karuM.. ene mArIza." to ja mArA manane sukha maLaze... mane lAkho varSa sudhI ribAvI ribAvIne mAravAmAM AnaMda meLavyo che. huM eka rAtano AnaMda to meLavuM...! eNe mArA akSamya aparAdha karelo che. enA aparAdhanI sajA che mota... huM ene mArIza... mArIza., ne mArIza.. - vidyutukumAra deva kSitipratiSThita nagaranA rAjamahelamAM UtarI Avyo. sIdho e guNasena rAjAnI sAme ja UtarI paDyo. teNe dAMta kacakacAvyA... raudra rUpa dhAraNa karyuM... paraMtu rAjarSi guNasena to dhyAnalIna hatA. temanI AMkho baMdha hatI. teo agama-agocara duniyAmAM... zunyamAM DUbI gayelA hatA. tyAM deve atyaMta garama garama retIno varasAda guNasena para zarU karyo. deva hato e! tenI pAse divya zaktio hatI. duSTa deva potAnI divya zaktiono upayoga saMhAra mATe karato hoya che. saLagatI.. jvALAo okatI e retI.. mAnavadeha para varasatI rahe... kyAM sudhI mAnavadeha Take? chatAM deva e mAnavadehane maravA deto nathI. ene to e dehane ribAvavo che. rAjarSi sAvadhAna thaI gayA. jarAya AghApAchA thayA nahIM. AMkho paNa kholI nahIM. temaNe mRtyune mahotsava banAvanAruM divya ciMtana AraMbhI dIdhuM. teo mahAna sAttvika hatA. nirbhaya ane anAkula hatA. A mATe ja varasatI AgamAM baLatA zarIre... A mahApuruSa svastha manathI apUrva ciMtana karI zake che! zrI samarAditya mahAkathA Ao che 1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zArIrika ane mAnasika duHkhothI bharapUra che A saMsAra. evA saMsAramAM duHkha durlabha na hoya, durlabha to dharmaprApti hoya che. kharekhara, huM dhanya chuM. kRtapuNya chuM ke apAra bhavasAgaramAM... lAkho-karoDo bhavomAM pAmavuM durlabha evuM dharmaratna mane maLI gayuM che... * mana-vacana-kAyAthI apramatta bhAve jo dharmanI ArAdhanA karavAmAM Ave to A dharmanA aciMtya prabhAvathI, janmAMtaramAM jIvo duHkha ane durgati pAmatA nathI, zreSTha jinadharmanI prAptithI huM gauravavALo banyo chuM. mAnava-jIvananuM sAphalya meM prApta karyuM che.. ane e upakAra gurudevano che. che. haju paNa mArA manamAM eka ja vAta tINa kAMTAnI jema khUMce che. meM e agnizarmAno parAbhava karI, tenA cittamAM krodha pedA karyo. ene ati duHkha ApyuM... A kArya mArA cittane saMtApe che. huM ene mAro mitra mAnuM chuM. mArA aparAdhonI kSamA mAguM chuM. e mane kSamA Apo..." ka vidyutakumAra rAjI thaI nAcI rahyo che... ja aganavRSTi satata cAlu che. rAjarSino deha baLI rahyo che, ke "mane arihaMtonuM zaraNa he... mane saguru vijayasena AcAryanuM zaraNa ho.. namo rihaMtAI... bolatAM... bolatAM. rAjarSinuM mRtyu thayuM. kapArthiva deha paDyo rahyo... temano mahAna AtmA pahelA devalokamAM "candrAnana' nAmanA vimAnamAM (devagRha) mAM utpanna thayo.. A badhuM to mahelanA ekAMta pradezamAM.... ne rAtrinA aMdhakAramAM banI gayuM. rAjaparivAra to ajANa hato, nagaravAsIo ajANa hatA. sUryodaya thayo. mahArANI vasaMtasenA, mahArAjAnA zayanakhaMDamAM pahoMcI. palaMga khAlI hato. palaMga para mAtra alaMkAro ane vastro paDyAM hatAM. rANI vicAramAM paDI gaI : "zuM uSAkALe ja teo gurudeva pAse javA nIkaLI gayA haze? nA, nA, mane mUkIne na ja jAya. to pachI A vastro ane alaMkAra mUkIne kyAM gayA haze?" tyAM kumAra candrasena ane prabhaMjanA AvI gayAM. rANIe ciMtAtura vadane vAta karI te baMnene. candrasene kahyuM : "tame ahIM beso, huM tapAsa karIne AvuM chuM.' kumAra khaMDamAMthI bahAra Avyo. mahArAjAnA zayanakhaMDanA be pratihArIne pUchyuM : "mahArAjA khaMDanI bahAra kyAre nikaLelA?" 172 bhAga-1 % bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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temaNe kahyuM : "rAtrinA prathama praharamAM." te pachI pAchA nathI padhAryA?' nA jI.' candrasene Akho mahela joI nAMkhyo. e ciMtAgrasta banI gayo. mahelanA paTAMgaNamAM hajAro strI-puruSo mahArAjA-mahArANIne vidAya ApavA bhegA thaI gayA hatA. mahArAjAnA nAmano jayajayakAra karI rahyA hatA. mahAmaMtrInI sAthe maMtrImaMDaLe mahelamAM praveza karyo. caMdrasene mahAmaMtrIne vAta karI. mahAmaMtrI ciMtA ane AzcaryathI stabdha thaI gayA. sahu mahArANI pAse AvyA. mA, samagra mahelane joI nAMkhyo. kyAMya pitAjIne joyA nathI.' to pachI teo kyAM jAya?' samajAtuM nathI.' tyAM ja dvArapAle AvIne kahyuM : "mahArAjA, udyAnapAlaka doDato Avyo che, ne kahe che. mAre atyAre ja mahArAjAne maLavuM che... khUba bhayabhIta lAge che e.' ene tarata ja ahIM laI Ava." dvArapAla gayo ane udyAnapAlakane laI Avyo. AvatAnI sAthe ja poka mUkIne raDI paDayo. ne jamIna para mAthuM pachADavA lAgyo. candrasene tene pakaDIne Ubho karyo, pUchayuM : "kema raDe che? zuM thayuM che?' "mahArAjA... bhayaMkara ghaTanA banI gaI che... udyAnamAM... mahelanI pAchaLa ja.." zuM ghaTanA banI?" jaladI bola..." mahArAjAne joyA... jamIna para paDelA...' chalAMga mArato caMdrasena khaMDanI bahAra nIkaLI gayoenI pAchaLa mahArANI... prabhaMjanA.... mahAmaMtrI vagere badhAM ja doDI gayAM. mahelano pAchaLano daravAjo khullo hato. candrasena bahAra nIkaLI gayo. udyAnapAlaka tenI pAchaLa ja hato. teNe jyAM rAjarSi guNasanano mRtadeha paDyo hato, te jagA batAvI. sahu doDIne tyAM gayA.. dhULanA DhagalAmAM rAjarSinuM aDadhuM zarIra daTAyeluM hatuM. aDadhuM zarIra DhagalA para DhaLI paDeluM hatuM... mahArANI vasaMtasenA kalpAMta karatI dhULanA DhagalA para caDhI gaI. rAjarSinA mRtadeha pAse besI paDI. "svAmInAtha..... A zuM thaI gayuM?" bolatI jyAM zarIrane sparza kare che... rAkha banI gayeluM zarIra. temAMthI rAkha kharavA mAMDe che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 173 For Private And Personal Use Only

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candrasene jyAM retI para paga mUkyo... retI haju garama hatI. teNe vasaMtasenAne tarata upADIne nIce laI lIdhI. mahAmaMtrIne pAse bolAvIne pUchayuM : "zuM karazuM have?" "paheluM kAma to nagarajanone vidAya ApavAnuM karavuM joIe.' paraMtu mahArAjAnA akALa mRtyunA samAcAra to ApI devA joIe ne?" 'loko pUchaze-kevI rIte mRtyu thayuM? koNe AvuM apakRtya karyuM? to zuM pratyuttara ApIzuM?" koI agamya kAraNathI mRtyu thayuM che. koI daivI prakopathI mRtyu thayuM che..." ema pratyuttara ApI zakAya.' mahAmaMtrIne rAjamahelanA paTAMgaNamAM, nagarajanone vidAya ApavA ravAnA karIne candrasene mAtA vasaMtasenAne saMbhALI, prabhaMjanAne vaLagIne te kalpAMta karI rahI hatI. mA, mahelamAM cAlo.' prabhaMjanAnA sahAre vasaMtasenA mahelamAM AvI. candrasene rAjarSinA mRtadehanI AsapAsa sazastra sainiko goThavI dIdhA. maMtrIone paNa tyAM ja besADyA. rAjamahela rudana.. kalpAMta ane hAhAkArathI bharAI gayo. rAjamahelanuM paTAMgaNa. nagarajanonA kAramA kalpAMtathI bhInuM thaI gayuM. nagaranI galI-galImAM samAcAra phelAI gayA. samagra nagara zokasAgaramAM DUbI gayuM. zuM banavAnuM hatuM. ne zuM banI gayuM? mahApravrajyAnA mArge prayANa karavAnuM hatuM... tenA badale paralokanA mArge mahAprayANa karI gayA mahArAjA.. dehanI rAkha thaI gaI hatI. te chatAM kamarathI uparanA bhAganI dehAkRti, dhULanA DhagalAnI upara sacavAyelI hatI. candrasene, prajAjanoe emanA prANapyArA mahArAjAnAM mRtadehanAM aMtima darzana karavAnI anumati ApI. mahArAjAnI maryAdA jALavIne, maunapaNe prajAjanoe AMsubhInI AMkhe mRtadehanAM darzana karI zraddhAMjali ApI. samagra rAjyamAM eka mAsano zoka jAhera karavAmAM Avyo. udyAnamAM, je jagAe mahArAjAnuM mRtyu thayuM hatuM tyAM bhavya smAraka banAvavAmAM AvyuM. prajAjano mATe te tIrtha banI gayuM. mahino pUro thaI gayo hato. candrasena, mAtA vasaMtasenA pAse beTho hato. satata rudana karavAthI vasaMtasenAnI AMkho sUjhI gaI hatI. satata saMtApa karavAthI bhAga-1 che bhava pahelo 14 For Private And Personal Use Only

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enuM zarIra plAna thaI gayuM hatuM. mukha para glAni... vyathA ane vedanAnAM vartuLo racAI gayAM hatAM. zaNagAra vinAnI enI kAyA, pAnakharanA vRkSa jevI zobhArahita banI gaI hatI. mA, have tuM svastha bana..." kahetAM kahetAM candrarsana svayaM ja raDI paDyo, vasaMtasenAnA paga pAse DhaLI paDyo. vasaMtasenAe enuM mastaka potAnA khoLAmAM lIdhuM. enA mastakane paMpALavA lAgI. vatsa, banavAnuM banI gayuM... kalpanA bahAranuM banI gayuM... kema AvuM banyuM? kevI rIte banyuM? nathI samajAtuM vansa... e mane A bhavamAM ekalI mUkIne cAlyA gayA..." "mA, tame mAtA-putra A rIte rudana karyA karazo.... to rotA-kakaLatA A rAjaparivArane koNa sAMtvanA Apaze? koNa ene AzvAsana Apaze? UTho mAM, Ape to mane ghaNIvAra saMsAranI asAratAnuM bhAna karAvyuM che. mRtyunuM tattvajJAna ApeluM che. Apa virakta cho... Apa svaratha bano... ane sahune svastha karo..." rANI prabhaMjanA potAnA hRdayane majabUta karIne bolI. teNe vasaMtasenAno hAtha pakaDyo ne UbhI karI. candrasena paNa Ubho thayo. "cAlo, Aje ApaNe sAthe bhojana karIe." vasaMtasenA prabhUjanAnA Agrahane TALI nA zakI. caMdrasena paNa maunapaNe pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyo. snAna-bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI, vasaMtasenA, putra ane putravadhU sAthe potAnA khaMDamAM AvI. thoDI kSaNo maunamAM vItI. vasaMtasenAe candrasenane kahyuM : "vatsa, have huM mahelamAM nahIM rahI zakuM. mahelanI ekeeka vastumAM... enI bhIMto para ane gavAkSomAM mane tArA pitAjI dekhAya che... huM e smRtionI vedanA sahI nahIM zakuM... ane tuM jANe che ke huM tArA pitAjInI sAthe ja mahApravrajyAno svIkAra karavAnI hatI.... have huM mahApravrajyA svIkArIza, sAdhvI banIza.. - vatsa, gurudeva AcArya vijayasena jyAM vicaratA hoya tyAM jaIne tuM emane kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM padhAravA vinaMtI kara. huM teonAM caraNomAM mAruM jIvana samarpita karIza. AryasaMghamAM rahIne sAdhvI jIvana vyatIta karIza." vasaMtasenAnI vAta sAMbhaLIne, candrasena ane prabhaMjanA raDI paDyA. candrasene gadgada svare kahyuM : mA, pitAjInI virahanI kAramI vedanA haju anubhavuM chuM... tyAM tuM gRhatyAganI vAta kare che? tArA virahanI vedanA huM sahI nahI zakuM. mAruM hRdaya tUTI paDaze. huM anyamanaska banI jaIza..' vatsa, paNa... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 15 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'tuM vAta ja nA karIza... eka varSa vItI javA de. ApaNe sahu svastha banI jaIe... pachI tArA zreyomArgamAM huM vighna nahIM banuM... mA, basa, eTalI dayA kara tArA A putra para.' eka varSane pasAra thatAM keTalI vAra? Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir varSa pasAra thaI gayuM. AcAryadeva vijayasena svataH kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM padhAryA. e pUrve nagara bahAranA udyAnamAM, svargastha mahArAjAnI bhAvanA anusAra, mahArANI vasaMtasenAnI preraNAthI candrasene gaganacuMbI jinAlaya banAvI dIdhuM. AcAryadevanA varadahaste pratiSThA karAvI dIdhI. rAjaparivAra sAthe vasaMtasenAe udyAnamAM jaI, AcAryadevane traNa pradakSiNA daI, vaMdanA karI prArthanA karI : 'gurudeva, mArA para kRpA karo. mane mahApravrajyA ApI, mane A bhISaNa bhavasAgarathI tAro...' 103 'bhadre, tArI bhAvanA zreSTha che. zubha kAryamAM vilaMba nA karavo joIe.' AcAryadeve vasaMtasenAne dIkSA ApI. rAjA candrasene bAra vratamaya zrAvakadharma svIkAryo. rANI prabhaMjanAe pAMca aNuvrata svIkAryAM. nagaranI aneka strIoe, vasaMtasenAnA pagale pagale mahApravrajyA aMgIkAra karI. sAdhvI vasaMtasenAne bhAvasahita azrubharI AMkhe vaMdanA karI caMdrasena-prabhaMjanA nagaramAM gayAM. AcAryadeve tyAMthI vihAra karI dIdho. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 bhava pahelo

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AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijI AcAryazrI bhadrezvarasUrijIe phAvatI nA prathama paricchedanA aMtamAM AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrino jIvanavRttAMta Alekhyo che. jiyaMku' nAmanI brahmapurInA vatanI zaMkara bhaTTa emanA pitA hatA ane emanI mAtAnuM nAma gaMgA hatuM. '35rI56' nAmanA graMthanI TIkAmAM haribhadrasUrijIne citrakUTanA ! nivAsI batAvAyA che. citrakUTa eTale cittoDa. teo brAhmaNa jAtinA hatA. citrakUTanA rAjA jitArinA purohita hatA. rAjA jitAri, rAjA rAma jevo prajAvatsala hato, yudhiSThira jevo nIti-vAla hato, azoka jevo dayA-vatsala hato, ane arjuna jevo aNavatsala hato. yajJamAM bakarAnA balidAnanA prasaMgane uddezIne, vinI' graMthamAM bakarAnA mukhamAM nIce mujabanA zabdo mUkavAmAM AvyA che : meM svarga meLavavAnI icchA rAkhI nathI. meM e mATe tamane prArthanA paNa karI nathI, vaLI huM to ghAsathI saMtuSTa chuM! "yajJArthe jeno vadha karAya te svarge jAya," A vAta jo sAcI hoya to tame tamArA mAtA pitAno vadha kema karatA nathI?' yajJamaMDaLamAM beThelA haribhadra purohita, A bakarAnA kathanathI bhadra pariNAmI banyA hatA. teo agnihotrI hatA, rAjamAnya hatA. emanI buddhi atyaMta kuzaLa hatI. teo cauda vidyAomAM (cha aMga, cAra veda, mImAMsA, tarka, dharmazAstra ane purANa - A 14 vidyAo che) pAraMgata banyA hatA. teo potAne ajeyavAdI samajatA hatA. emane vAdano nAda | hato. eka ja eka For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijI haribhadra purohitane evI pratijJA hatI ke 'jenuM kathana mArAthI nahIM samajAya, teno huM ziSya thAuM.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir teo cittoDanA rAjamArga uparathI prabhAtanA samaye pasAra thatA hatA, tyAM sAdhvIjIne gaMbhIra svare svAdhyAya karatI sAMbhaLI. teo upAzrayanA dvAra pAse gayA. temaNe sAdhvInA mukhe eka gAthA sAMbhaLI.. cakkIdugaM haripaNagaM, paNagaM cakkINa kesavo cakkI / kesaba cakkI kesava, ducakkI kasIya cakkIya / / haribhadrane A gAthAno artha nA samajAyo. teo upAzrayamAM gayA ane sAdhvI 'yAkinI mahattarA'ne pUchyuM. 'he bhagavatI, A zuM cakacaka che? A gAthAno artha jaNAvo.' sAdhvIe kahyuM : 'he vatsa, artha kahevAno amAro adhikAra nathI, artha gurudeva kahe.' 'teo kayAM che?' 'vasatimAM.' mane e batAvo.... yAkinI mahattarA, haribhadrane AcArya jinadattasUrijI pAse laI gaI, sAdhvIe gurudevane praNAma karIne badhI vAta karI. AcArya haribhadrane gAthAno artha vistArathI samajAvyo, haribhadre kahyuM : 'mAre pratijJA che ke je kathana huM nA samajuM, emano ziSya thaI jAuM.... AcArye kahyuM : jo ema che to tuM A mahattarA sAdhvIno dharmaputra thaI jA...' haribhadre jinadattasUrijI pAse dIkSA lIdhI. haribhadra purohita, haribhadra muni banI gayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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priyaMkA, Aje ApaNe krIDA-suMdara suMdara udyAnamAM pharavA javuM che. tAre sAthe AvavAnuM che, samajI? haju saMdhyA samayane vAra che... huM taiyAra thAuM chuM, tuM paNa taiyAra raheje." rAjakumArI kusumAvalIe potAnI priya dAsI priyaMkarAne sUcanA ApI. priyaMkarAe madhura vANImAM kahyuM : svAminI, huM taiyAra rahIza, ratha paNa bolAvI lauM chuM." "are priyaMkarA, tane meM keTalIvAra kahyuM che ke jyAre ApaNe be ja hoIe tyAre mane tuM svAminI' nA kahe, tAre mane kusuma ja kahIne ja bolAvavAnI che.' "bhUla thaI... svAmi... nA, nA, kusuma! havethI kusuma kahIne ja bolAvIza...!" priyaMkA khaMDanI bahAra cAlI gaI. kusumAvalI snAnagRhamAM pravezI gaI. Arja savArathI enuM mana AnaMdathI UbharAtuM hatuM. koI avyakta prasannatAthI te tara-batara thaI rahI hatI. savAre teNe eka kalAka vINAvAdana karyuM hatuM. te pachI lagabhaga traNa kalAka sudhI citrakAma karyuM hatuM. tene citrakAmamAM khUba ja abhiruci hatI. baporano. samaya teNe sakhIonI sAthe vArtA-vinodamAM pasAra karyo hato. saMdhyAsamaye tene nagaranI bahAra AvelA vizALa ramaNIya udyAnamAM javAnI icchA thaI hatI. Ama to ene ekalIne ja javuM hatuM. paraMtu rAjakULanI maryAdA mujaba e ekalI jaI zake nahIM, tethI teNe potAnI priya dAsI priyaMkarAne sAthe AvavAnuM kahyuM. teNe snAna karyuM. nAnagRhamAMthI bahAra nIkaLIne te zRMgAra-gRhamAM cAlI gaI. teNe kesara ane caMdananA dravyathI potAnuM mukha suzobhita karyuM. AMkhomAM aMjana AMjayuM. hoTha upara lAlI lagADI. kapALamAM ratnatilaka lagADavuM.... kALA kezapAzane oLIne sarakho karyo. AMgaLIomAM maNi-mudrikAo paherI lIdhI. pagamAM mUlyavAna jhAMjhara paherI lIdhAM. gaLAmAM jhagArA mArato ratna-hAra nAMkhyo. AchA gulAbI raMganI kaMcukI paherI... ane vAdaLI raMganI rezamI oDhaNI oDhI. aMboDAmAM sugaMdhI jUInA phUlonI veNI nAMkhI. teNe zarIra pramANa arIsAmAM potAne joI.. AnaMdavibhora thaI te nAcI UThI. gauravarNa. abhuta rUpa-lAvaNya ane managamata zaNagAra! jANe ke devalokamAMthI apsarA UtarI AvI hatI. te jyAre beThaka-khaMDamAM AvI tyAre priyaMkarA enI rAha bhAga-1 ja bhava bIjo 180 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jotI UbhI hatI. teNe. dhIme pagale cAlI AvatI kusumAvalIne joI... tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI... mukha para AnaMda chavAI gayo... are kusuma... Aje teM zo adabhuta zaNagAra sajyo che! Aje tArI rakSA karavA mATe kamaramAM kaTArI chupAvI rAkhavI paDaze... koI parAkramI rAjakumAra tAruM apaharaNa." basa, basa, cabAvalI, tAre mArI ciMtA karavAnI jarUra nathI. jo A kaTArI' kusumAvalIe kamaramAM chupAvIne rAkhelI nAnakaDI kaTArI kADhIne batAvI. ane pAchI chupAvI dIdhI. priyaMkarAno hAtha pakaDI te potAnA khaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI. ratha taiyAra ja hato. baMne sakhIo rathamAM beThI. sArathie rathane "kIDA-suMdara' udyAna tarapha haMkArI mUkyo. 0 0 0. vasaMtanI madaghelI mosama hatI. udyAnanA seMkaDo AmravRkSonI DALIo para bhamarAonAM vRMda guMjArava karatAM hatAM. aneka azokavRkSo upara beThelI koyalono madhura svara yuvAna haiyAone unmatta karato hato. lAla-lAla kesUDAnAM puSpo, jANe dizAo saLagI rahI hoya tevo AbhAsa pedA karatAM hatAM. tyAM nisarganuM saundarya patharAyeluM hatuM. ratha udyAnanA dvAre AvIne Ubho rahI gayo. kusumAvalI dAsI priyaMkarA sAthe rathamAMthI UtarI gaI. baMnee udyAnamAM praveza karyo. udyAnanI ramaNIyatAe rAjakumArInA cittane prasanna karI dIdhuM. udyAnamAM pharatAM pharatAM eka suMdara latAmaMDapamAM jaIne baMne sakhIo beThI. priyaMkarAe rAjakumArIne pUchyuM : kusuma, zuM ahIM bhagavAnuM kAmadeva paNa AvIne ratinI sAthe krIDA sukha anubhavatA haze! kharekhara, AvuM ramaNIya udyAna A rAjyamAM bIjuM ekeya nahIM hoya." "tArI vAta sAcI lAge che priyA, madhyarAtrinA samaye, jyAre A udyAnamAM koI manuSya na hoya tyAre, jarUra apsarAo sAthe devo UtarI AvatA haze!' priyaMkarAnI dRSTi udyAnamAM cAre bAju pharatI hatI. dharAI-dharAIne e nisarganA saundaryanuM pAna karatI hatI. tyAM acAnaka enI dRSTi eka sohAmaNA navajavAna upara paDI. teNe kusumAvalIno hAtha dabAvIne, enuM dhyAna doryuM. navajavAna enI mastImAM maMda-maMda gatithI cAlyo Avato hato. priyaMkarAe kusumAvalInA kAnamAM kahyuM : "oLakhe che Ane? A mahArAjakumAra siMha che... mahArAjA puruSadAno putra! zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 18 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'haiM! siMhakumAra che? cAla priyA, ApaNe ahIMthI cAlyAM jaIe...' kusumAvalI UbhI thavA gaI, paNa priyaMkarAe teno hAtha pakaDIne besADI dIdhI. ', 'nA javAya A rIte, rAjakumAra AvatA hoya tyAre temanuM svAgata karavAnuM hoya... ApaNe cAlyAM jaIe ane ApaNane e joI jAya to? ene lAge ke rAjA lakSmIkAMtanI putrImAM viveka paNa nathI! mATe AvavA do rAjakumArane ahIM' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kusumAvalI siMhakumArane ekITase joI rahI. * mAthe ratnajaDita mugaTa. * saundarya bharapUra mukhAkRti. * vizALa nayana ane lAla hoTha. * vizALa kapALa ane suMdara kAna. kALAbhammara vAMkaDiyA vALa... * gaLAmAM motInI mALA... * ujvala mUlyavAna adhovastra. * ane kaMIka pILuM rezamI uttarIya vastra * sudRDha zarIra... ane lAla raMga! * vizALa vakSasthaLa ane 182 * majabUta bAhu-yugala... kusumAvalI jotI ja rahI gaI. Avo yuvAna eNe pahelI ja vAra joyo. ene jotAM ja enA manamAM vasI gayo. kumAra latAmaMDapanI pAse AvI gayo... priyaMkarAe kahyuM : 'devI, rAjakumAranuM svAgata karo...' kusumAvalIe kahyuM : 'tuM ja svAgata kara priyA, huM to lajjAthI marI paDuM chuM...' tarata ja priyaMkarAe UbhA thaIne kumAranuM svAgata karyuM. ane kahyuM : 'he rati rahita kAmadeva! ApanuM huM svAgata karuM chuM... ahIM A Asana para birAjo.' kumAranA mukha para smita relAyuM. teNe pratyuttara Apyo : 'ATalo samaya to ti vinAno hato, paNa atyAre nahIM...' teNe kusumAvalI tarapha potAnI madhura najara sthira karatAM kahyuM. kusumAvalIe kSaNabhara kumAra sAme joyuM. lajjAthI enuM goruM mukha lAla-lAla thaI gayuM. priyaMkarAe kusumAvalIno paricaya ApatAM kumArane kahyuM : 'he mahArAja kumAra, tamArA mAmA mahAsAmaMta rAjA lakSmIkAntanAM A lADakavAyAM putrI che. temanuM nAma bhAga-1 A bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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che kusumAvalI.' kusumAvalInAM aMge aMge romAMca thaI gayo hato. harSathI tenuM haiyuM UchaLI rahyuM hatuM. paNa harSane te vyakta karI zake ema na hatI. rAjakULanI maryAdAonAM baMdhana hatAM. teNe priyaMkarA sAme joyuM. paNa priyaMkarA rAjakumAranI sAthe vAto ka2vAmAM lIna hatI. eTalAmAM eka AdheDa vayano puruSa latAmaMDapanI bahAra AvIne Ubho. teNe latAmaMDapanI aMdaranuM dRzya joyuM. tIrachI najare kusumAvalI kumArane joI rahI hatI... AgaMtuka puruSane harSa thayo... teNe vicAryuM : 'jo bhAgya anukULa bane. to rita mATe kAmadeva AvI gayo che.' te puruSa, rAjA lakSmIkAntanA rANIvAsano sevaka hato. rANI muktAvalIe tene mokalyo hato. teNe latAmaMDapamAM praveza karI rAjakumAranuM abhivAdana karyuM, ane kusumAvIne kahyuM : 'vatse, devI muktAvalIe kahevarAvyuM che ke : kusumAvalI bahu krIDA karIne thAkI gaI haze... mATe have jaladI mahelamAM AvI jAya.' kusumAvalIe kahyuM : 'jevI mAtAnI AjJA!' te UbhI thaI. teNe kumAra sAme joyuM,,, baMnenI dRSTi maLI... jANe ke hRdaya maLyAM. priyaMkarAnI sAthe te jhaDapathI udyAnanI bahAra nIkaLI, rathamAM besIne rAjamahelamAM pahoMcI. jaMbUDhIpanA, pazcima vibhAganA mahAvideha kSetranI A vAta che. asaMkhya varSo vItI gayAM. kALaparivartana sAthe badhuM ja vahI gayuM... mAtra vArtA zeSa rahI gaI che. 'jayapura' nAmanuM nagara hatuM. rAjAnuM nAma puruSadatta hatuM, rANInuM nAma zrIkAntA hatuM. rAjA puruSadattamAM rUpa, kalA ane parAkramano triveNI saMgama hato. rANI zrIkAntA, guNavatI zIlavatI ane namratAnI mUrti hatI. eka samayanI vAta che. rANI zrIkAntA sukhazaiyAmAM sUtelI hatI. ene eka svapna AvyuM : 'siMhanuM suMdara baccuM rANInA mukhamAM praveza kare che ne udaramAM UtarI jAya che!' rANI jAgI gaI, paramAtmAnuM nAma-smaraNa karyuM ane te rAjA puruSadattanA zayanagRhamAM pahoMcI gaI. rAjAne potAnA svapnanI vAta karI. rAjAe ekAgratAthI rANInA svapnanI vAta sAMbhaLI, zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 183

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rAjAe svapnano phalAdeza karyo : "devI, tame siMha jevA parAkramI putrane janma Apazo. tame have "mAtA" banazo!' harSathI romAMcita thaI gayelI rANI bolI - ane, Apa pitA banazo! svAmInAtha, paramAtmAnI kRpAthI ApaNo manoratha have phaLaze... rANI zrIkAntA garbhavatI banI hatI. dinapratidina enA vicAromAM, enI bhAvanAomAM ane manorathomAM parivartana AvI rahyuM hatuM. e potAnA badhA ja manoratha rAjAne kahetI hatI : ja huM sarve jIvone abhayadAna ApuM. huM dIna-hIna ane anAtha jIvone saMpattinuM dAna ApuM. A sAdhujanone saMyamopayogI AhAra-pANI, vagerenuM dAna ApuM. sarve jinamaMdiramAM pUjAo racAvuM! AvA-AvA aneka manoratha rANInA manamAM UgatA hatA ane rAjA enA manoratha pUrNa karato hato. zubha manoratha jAgavAnuM kAraNa rANInA udaramAM Avelo uttama koTino jIva hato. uttama AtmAonI badhI avasthAo paropakAra mATe banatI hoya che. garbhamAM rahelo hovA chatAM e jIva, rANInA cittane zabha, suMdara ane prazasta banAve che, nava mahinA ane sADA sAta divasa pUrNa thayA. prazasta tithi, karaNa, muhUrta ane zubha yoga bhegAM maLyAM. rANIe suMdara putrane janma Apyo. zubhaMkarikA' nAmanI dAsIe tarata ja rAjAnI pAse jaIne putrajanmanI vadhAmaNI ApI. rAjAe dAsIne prIti-dAna ApIne ene prasanna karI dIdhI. samagra nagaramAM rAjakumAranA janmanI jAherAta thaI, nagaramAM AnaMda-AnaMda phelAI gayo. nagarajanoe rAjamArgone zaNagAryA. rAjamArgo upara sugaMdhI jalano chaMTakAva karyo, aneka jAtanAM puSpo pAtharyA, toraNo bAMdhyAM. eka-eka ghara ane eka-eka dukAnane sajAvI. Thera Thera vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. 184 bhAga-1 bhava pahelo For Private And Personal Use Only

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* strI-puruSo rAjamArgo para AvIne, harSonmatta thaIne nRtya karavAM lAgyAM. A badhuM eka mahinA sudhI cAlyuM. dAna devAyAM, utsava UjavAyA ane rAjamahelamAM bheTa-sogAtonA DhagalA thayA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * rAjakumAranuM nAma pADavAmAM AvyuM siMhakumAra. * A siMhakumAra eTale rAjA guNasenano ja AtmA! devalokanuM enuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM, e rANI zrIkAntAnA udaramAM avataryo hato. * rUpa anupama hatuM. kAnti adbhuta hatI. * AkarSaNa pAra vinAnuM hatuM. * buddhi nirmaLa hatI ane prakhara hatI. jema jema siMhakumAra moTo thato gayo tema-tema te zAstrakaLAmAM ane zastrakaLAmAM nipuNatA prApta karato rahyo. te yauvana-vayamAM pravezyo, paraMtu tenAmAM yauvana-sahaja audvatya nahotuM. vinayaviveka ane maryAdApAlana tenAmAM sahaja rIte vikasyAM hatAM. tene sArAM mitro maLyAM hatAM. tene sArAM svajano maLyAM hatAM. tene badhuM ja zubha ane suMdara maLyuM hatuM. pUrvajanmamAM-guNasena rAjAnA janmamAM-eNe karelA bhavya dharmapuruSArthanuM A phaLa hatuM. badhuM ja ene zubha maLyuM, badhuM ja ene suMdara ane zreSTha maLyuM. rANI zrIkAntAnA bhAInuM nAma lakSmIkAnta hatuM. te paNa rAjakumAra hato, paraMtu mAtA-pitAnA mRtyu pachI, zrIkAntA potAnA priya bhrAtAne jayapura laI AvI hatI. lakSmIkAnta guNavAna ane parAkramI hato. jyAre te yauvanamAM Avyo tyAre rAjA puruSadatte ane rANI zrIkAntAe, muktAvalI nAmanI rAjakumArI sAthe enAM lagna karyAM ane ene 'mahAsAmaMta'nI padavI ApI. nagaranI pazcima dizAmAM lakSmIkAMtane eka bhavya rAjamahela baMdhAvIne Apyo. rAjA lakSmIkAnta, mahArAjA puruSadattane pUrNa vaphAdAra hato. puruSadatta, lakSmIkAntane potAnA mitranI jema rAkhatA hatA. baMne vacce snehano gADha saMbaMdha hato. jevI rIte puruSadattanA mahelamAM putrano janma thayo hato. tevI rIte lakSmIkAntanA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 145

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mahelamAM putrIno janma thayo hato. tenuM nAma "kusumAvalI' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. kusumAvalIne paMDito pAse 64 kaLAonuM zikSaNa ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. sahaja rIte tenAmAM aneka guNano AvirbhAva thayo hato. baMne rAja-parivAronA ATalA nikaTanA saMbaMdha hovA chatAM siMhakumAre kusumAvalIne joI na hatI, kAmAvalIe siMhakumArane joyo na hato! mahAvideha kSetranI ane emAMya rAjaparivAronI viziSTa kulaparaMparAo nizcita hoya che. jyAM sudhI kumAra-kumArikAo yauvanamAM na praveze tyAM sudhI paraspara maLavAnuM nahIM, vAto karavAnI nahIM... emano vikAsa, pota-potAnA mahelanI divAlo vacce thato haze. bhaNavAnuM, ramavAnuM... doDavAnuM, kalAonuM pradarzana karavAnuM.. taravAnuM ane vRkSo para caDhavAnuM. badhuM ja vizALa mahelonA vizALa parisaramAM thatuM haze. e sivAya, siMhakumAre potAnA mAmAnI putrIne na joI hoya, ane kasamAvalIe potAnI phoInA putrane nA joyo hoya, ema kema bane? ane eka bIjI vAta : mahAvideha kSetramAM, A rIte mAmA-phoInA saMtAnomAM paraspara lagna-vivAha paNa thato haze. evI sAmAjika vyavasthA haze. e sivAya, kusumAvalI, siMhakumAra pratye anurAgI bane ane siMhakumAra kusumAvalI pratye anurAgI bane - e kema banI zake? temanAM dAsa-dAsIo, A be vacce "rati-kAmadeva' nA saMbaMdhanI icchA ja kema karI zake? e to hakIkata banI gaI hatI ke kusumAvalInA hRdayamAM siMhakumAra vasI gayo hato. pahelI ja mulAkAtamAM, e kumAranA premamAM paDI gaI hatI. kumAranI paNa e ja sthiti hatI. eka roka 186 bhAga-1 che bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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[5 22] samAvalIe mahelamAM pahoMcIne mAtAne praNAma karyA, ane kahyuM: "mA, huM AvI gaI chuM. khUba zramita thayelI chuM. eTale mArA mahelamAM jaIne vizrAma karIza." te potAnA "daMtavalabhikA mahelamAM cAlI gaI. tenI sAthe priyaMkarA ane bIjI sakhIo paNa mahelamAM gaI. kasamAvalIne Aje ekAMta joItuM hatuM. teNe sakhIone kahyuM: "tame sahu pota-potAnA sthAne jAo... huM vizrAma karIza." sakhIo cAlI gaI. tyAM to menA-popaTe kalarava karavA mAMDyo. kAraNa ke te bahArathI AvIne sIdhI menA-popaTanA pAMjarA pAse jatI hatI. temane paMpALatI hatI, ramADatI hatI... vAto karatI hatI. Aje eNe emanA tarapha dRSTi paNa nAMkhI na hatI. Aje tene menA-popaTano kalarava na gamyo... teNe kahyuM : "Aje huM tamArI pAse nahIM AvuM. mIna rahejo. huM ArAma karIza.' te UnA-UnA nisAsA mUkavA lAgI. siMhakumAranI kalpanAmAM te DUbI gaI hatI. kumAranA ja vicAro... ane kumAranI ja kalpanAo! paricArikAe AvIne kahyuM : "mAtAjI Apane bhojana mATe bolAve che." "mane bhUkha nathI, mAre bhojana karavuM nathI, mAtAjIne kaheje." paricArikA sAme joyA vinA...chata sAme animeSa nayane jotI kumArIe javAba Apyo. paricArikA cAlI gaI. kusumAvalIe bhojana nA karyuM. snAna na karyuM, vastraparivartana na karyuM. tenA mahelanA parisaramAM AvelA sarovaramAM taratA kalahaMso pAse paNa nA gaI. vINA paNa khUNAmAM ja paDI rahI. ene priya citrakAma pratye paNa udAsIna thaI gaI. palaMgamAM paDakhAM badalyA kare che. pANI vinAnI mAchalInI jema e taraphaDe che. ene cena paDatuM nathI. enA cittamAM vicAronI vaNajhAra cAlI rahI che. jevI rIte kumArane maLyA pachI mane cena paDatuM nathI... enA saMyoganA ja vicAro mane AvyA kare che, te rIte kumArane paNa mArA ja vicAro AvatA haze? zuM enuM mana mane cAhatuM haze? jo ke latAmaMDapamAM eNe ja ugAro pragaTa karyA hatA.... te to mArA pratyeno sneha sUcavatA hatA. paraMtu moTA rAjAno e kumAra che! zuM bIjI koI rAjakanyA sAthe enA vivAha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 187 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nakkI to nahIM thayA hoya ne? meM priyaMkarAne pUchI lIdhuM hota to sAruM thAta... ane kadAca enA vivAha nahIM thayA hoya, chatAM e mArI sAthe vivAha karavA saMmata thaze? mArA pitA ane enA pitA, Ama to gADha mitro che, chatAM baMne barAbarInA rAjAo nA kahevAya. mArA pitA, kumAranA pitAnA AjJAMkita rAjA che. eTale, kumAranA pitA kumAranA mATe potAnI samakakSa rAjAnI kanyA pasaMda kare ne? to to pachI mAre jIvavAno koI artha ja nA rahe... mAre mArA jIvanano aMta ja lAvI devo paDe... he bhagavAna.... teM A zuM karyuM? jo huM Aje e udyAnamAM gaI ja nA hota to sAruM thAta... premanI A baLatarA to hRdayane bALatA nahIM. A zuM thaI gayuM mane? e kumAre zuM karI nAMkhyuM mArA para? zuM kAmaNa karI dIdhuM eNe? ke huM ja ghelI banI gaI enA rUpa-raMga ane lAvaNya upara? koI khAmI mane enAmAM nA dekhANI. e paNa animeSa nayane mane joI rahyo hato. tyAre zaramathI huM to marI paDI hatI... mAruM zarIra dhrUjI rahyuM hatuM. kadAca jo tyAM priyaMkarA na hota, huM ekalI ja hota to? huM tyAM besI nA zakata, UbhI nA rahI zakata... huM doDI jAta.. ane koI vRkSanI pAchaLa chupAIne ene joyA karata...! e mArI pAchaLa doDIne Avata..." e AgaLa nA vicArI zakI. kusumAvalIe bhojana nathI karyuM, snAna nathI karyuM. ane ekalI zayanakhaMDamAM palaMgamAM paDI paDI nisAsA nAMkhe che. A vAta enI dhAvamAtAnA khyAla bahAra na hatI. teNe potAnI putrI madanarekhAne bolAvI. madanarekhA kusumAvalInI aMtaraMga sakhI hatI. priyaMkarA karatAM paNa vadhAre nikaTatA madanarekhA sAthe hatI. madanarekhA bhale dhAvamAtAnI putrI hatI, paraMtu mahArANI muktAvalIne e kusumAvalI jeTalI ja priya hatI. madanarekhAne enI mAtAe kahyuM : "tuM zuM kare che? kyAM phare che?" huM mahelamAM ja chuM mA! mahArANInuM kAma karatI hatI." 'tArI jarUra atyAre kusumAvalI pAse rahevAnI che. Aje sAMje e udyAnamAMthI AvyA pachI khUba ja asvastha che. eNe snAna nathI karyuM, bhojana nathI karyuM.. sakhIo sAthe vArtAlApa nathI karyo... palaMgamAM paDakhAM pheravatI nisAsA nAMkhe che... zuM thaI gayuM che ene? tuM jA ane enA mananI vAta jANI le." madanarekhA kusumAvalInA zayanakhaMDanA dvAre pahoMcI. teNe pUchayuM : "kusuma, huM aMdara AvuM?" 188 bhAga-1 che bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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"Ava.' eka ja zabdano javAba maLyo. madanarekhA aMdara AvIne rAjakumArInA palaMga para besI gaI. kusumAvalInA mAthA para hAtha pheravavA lAgI. kusumAvalI eka akSara paNa bolatI nathI. enI AMkho baMdha che. be-pAMca miniTa mauna rahIne madanarekhAe pUchayuM : kusuma, tArA mukha para ATalo badho udvega kema che? mauna. "zuM vaDIlavarga tArA upara parituSTa nathI? mauna. zuM koI nokare tAro vinaya nathI karyo? mauna. "zuM koI sakhI tArAthI risANI che? mauna! 'tArI koI icchA pUrNa nathI thaI? tAre mane to kahevuM paDaze kusuma.. tArI A asvasthatA... vihvaLatA. vedanA mArAthI sahana nathI thatI. tuM mane tArA mananI vAta kara." madanarekhAno svara bhIno thayo. tarata kusumAvalI palaMgamAM beThI thaI gaI. be hAthe potAnA mAthAnA vALa sarakhA karatI, kaMIka hasavAno prayatna karatI bolI : "tane na kahevA jevuM kaMI paNa hoya kharuM mArA manamAM?' chatAM mananI vAta te nA kahI zakI, teNe khoTI-khoTI vAta karI : Aje udyAnamAM phUlo toDyAM. tethI thAka lAgyo che. tAva jevI kaMIka asara lAge che. A sivAya udveganuM bIjuM koI kAraNa nathI." 'to pachI huM tane A pAna ApuM chuM. tuM ene moDhAmAM mUkI de. pachI sUI jA, huM tane paMkho nAkhuM... asvasthatA dUra thaI jaze.' nA, nA, AvI mArI becenImAM tArA pAnabIDAthI zuM vaLe?' 'tuM jA ApaNA keLagharamAM. tyAM khUba zItaLatA haze. tyAM mArA mATe puSyazavyA taiyAra kara. huM tyAM AvuM chuM.' 'hamaNAM ja taiyAra karuM chuM pukhazapyA.'madanarekhA tvarAthI mahelanI pAchaLa cAlI gaI. tyAM keLavRkSonI ghaTAmAM teNe kamalapatronI zayA banAvI dIdhI. kusumAvalI AvIne puSpazadhyAmAM paDI. madanarekhAe tene pAna ApyuM. tenA mukhamAM ja mUkI dIdhuM. ane tenA be hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laIne... khUba ja AtmIya bhAvathI kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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"kusuma, mAre eka mArI khAnagI vAta tane karavI che." bola, tuM mane nahIM kahe to kone kahIza?" paNa atyAra sudhI meM tane vAta nathI karI, tethI tuM mArA upara gusso to nahIM kare ne?" karIza gusso ne tArA A gAla upara cUMTalA bharIza...!' "bhale, tAre je karavuM hoya te karaje, paraMtu mAre mArA mananI vAta tane karavI ja che. have mAruM hRdaya e bhArane jhIlI zake ema nathI." kahI de vAta.' ApaNA mahAmaMtrI subuddhi che ne? temano putra teM joyo che? te nathI joyo ene. enuM nAma che anaMta. amAre prema thaI gayo che... ame ekabIjA vinA rahI zakIe ema nathI... amArI icchA lagna karavAnI che. paraMtu zuM e zakya che?" are madanA, teM A zuM karyuM? mahAmaMtrIne khabara paDaze to? pahelAM to e tane ane tArI mAne kADhI mUkaze. pachI anaMtane paNa sajA karaze. tamAre AvuM nahotuM karavuM joItuM.' have ame zuM karIe? tuM ja mArga batAva. "atyAre nahIM, atyAre huM ja asvastha chuM. svastha thaIne pachI tamArA mATe koI mArga vicArIza." bhale, paNa eka vAta to kara, Aje tuM udyAnamAM pharavA mATe gaI hatI, tyAM te koI Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA joI? kaMI avanavuM joyuM?' kusumAvalIe madanarekhA sAme joyuM. e puSpazadhyAmAM besI gaI. teNe madanarekhAnA gaLe potAnA be komaLa hAtha vIMTALIne kahyuM : "madana, Aje udyAnamAM meM - rati vinAno kAmadeva joyo! rohiNI vinAno candra joyo! indrANI vinAno indra joyo! "koNa hatuM e?" madanarekhAe AturatAthI pUchayuM. e hatA mahArAjA puruSadattanA putra siMhakumAra! jANe rUpanuMya rU5 lAvaNyanuMya lAva! saundaryanuM paNa saundarya! ane yauvananuM paNa yauvana! A Azcarya meM joyuM Aje!' 19 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane e AzcaryuM mArI sakhInI A avadazA karI nAMkhI, kharuM ne? mArI priya sakhInA hRdayamAM e kumAra vasI gayo, kharuM ne?' sAcI vAta che tArI. huM to manathI rAjakumArane varI cUkI chuM.' kusuma! sAce ja'e kAmadeva che to tuM rati che! e canTa che to tuM rohiNI che! e ina che to tuM indrANI che!' "rUpa, lAvaNya ane saundaryamAM tuM enAthI paNa caDiyAtI che! kharekhara, tAro anurAga yogya vyakti sAthe thayo che. meM to aneka vAra rAjakumArane joyA che. temanAM parAkramonI paNa ghaNI vAto sAMbhaLI che." kusuma, tuM dhIraja rAkha. kuLadevatAonI teM sAcA bhAvathI pUjA karelI che. tArI A icchA jarUra kuLadevatAo pUrNa karaze. tArA mananA manoratha pUrNa thaze." - "ane, bIjI eka vAta tane kahuM. siMhakAre Aje ja tane joI che ne? eTale emane paNa tArA pratye anurAga pragaTaTyo ja haze! jo tArI sAthe lagna karavAnI emanI icchA pragaTI haze to e jarUra emanI mAtAne vAta karaze. hA, puruSa to AvI vAta kare. ene zarama nA naDe. zarama ApaNane naDe!" tArI vAta sAcI che. mArA manamAM paNa A vicAra Avelo ke huM mAtAjIne vAta karuM, "mAre, siMhakumAra sAthe lagna karavAM che. paraMtu nA, nA, AvI vAta karavA mATe mArI jIbha ja nA UpaDe! nA huM mAtAjIne kahI zakuM ke nA pitAjIne kahI zakuM." "paraMtu mane to kahI dIdhI ne? have vAMdho nahIM. A aMge have huM jAgrata rahIne tapAsa karatI rahIza." "zuM mAtra vAto jANatI rahIza ke kaMIka karIza?" pahelAM to jANavuM paDaze ke sihakumAra zuM kare che! emanI jo icchA haze to A kArya cokkasa thavAnuM ja." kevI rIte? mahArAjA puruSadAta ane mahArANI zrIkAntA, siMhakumAranI eka-eka icchA pUrNa kare che! e kumArane kyAreya nArAja nathI karatA' teM kevI rIte jANyuM?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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'tamArI dhAvamAtA, eTale ke mArI mAtA ane rAjakumAranI dhAvamAtA, bahenapaNIo che! baMne maLe, vAto kare... huM pAse houM eTale sAMbhaLuM dhAvamAtAone mahelanI raje-2ja vAta khabara hoya! to pachI madana, tuM A mArI vAta tArI mAtAne kare, teo rAjakumAranI dhAvamAtAne kare. ane e rIte badhuM goThavAya ke nahIM?' mArI vahAlI sakhI! bahu utAvaLa thaI gaI che? ema utAvaLe AMbA na pAke. dhIraja rAkha... hA, tAre koI saMdezo kumArane pahoMcADavo hoya to huM pahoMcADI daIza. tAre kumArane koI bheTa mokalavI hoya to mokalI ApIza!' "sAce ja tuM mAro saMdezo ApI AvIza?' le, vacana ApuM chuM. ane A vAta peTamAM ja raheze. atyaMta gupta raheze. mArA para vizvAsa rAkha." tArA upara ja vizvAsa che madanA! A duniyAmAM eka tuM ja che, ke jene huM mArA mananI badhI vAta kahI zakuM chuM... tArA upara mane saMpUrNa vizvAsa che.' tuM kahe, AvatI kAle ja tAro saMdeza kumArane pahoMcADIza." "pachI emano saMdezo paNa. tuM laI AvIza ne?' ema ja hoya mArI sakhI!" kusumAvalI vicAramAM paDI gaI. emane zuM kahevarAvuM? mAro saMdezo sAMbhaLIne e mAro upahAsa to nahIM kare ne? nA, nA, upahAsa to nahIM kare.." teNe madanarekhAne kahyuM: kumArane kaheje ke udyAnamAM tamArAM darzana thayAM che tyArathI mana tamArI pAse che. tame mArA mananuM haraNa karI gayA chohave jema bane tema jaladI mArA tananuM paNa haraNa karI jAo!" vAha, mArI sakhIne sarasa saMdezo mokalatAM AvaDe che! ane sAthe sAthe kahuM ne ke pANI vinA jema mAchalI taraphaDe tema tamArA vinA huM puSpazadhyAmAM paNa taraphaDI rahI kasamAvalIe madanarekhA para kamalapuSpano ghA karyo. banAvaTI roSa karI ane UbhI thaI rAjamahela tarapha doDI. madanarekhAe, mahArAjA puruSadaranA mahelanI potAnI sakhI dAsIono saMparka sAdhyo. siMhakumAranI dinacaryA emanI pAsethI jANI lIdhI. siMhakumAranI mahelanI 192 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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paricArikAe madanarekhAne kahyuM : 'tAre maLavuM che ne rAjakumArane? huM tane meLavI ApuM!' 'paNa mAre to AvatI kAle ja maLavuM che!' 'AvatIkAle meLavI ApuM! tuM AvatIkAla madhyAhna kALe Ava. mahArAja kumAra bhojanathI nivRtta thaIne, mahelanI nIcenA pUrva dizA taraphanA udyAnamAM ekAda TikA TahelatA hoya che! e vakhate huM tane emanI pAse laI jaIza. tArI oLakhANa karAvIne huM nIkaLI jaIza.' yojanA goThavAI gaI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir madanarekhA, nirdhArita samaye siMhakumAranA mahelamAM pahoMcI gaI. paricArikA vasaMtAne maLI. vasaMtAe izArAthI ene jaNAvI dIdhuM ke badhuM barAbara goThavAI gayuM che. siMhakumAra nityakrama mujaba bhojanathI nivRtta thaIne rAjamahelanA pUrva dizAnA udyAnamAM pahoMcI gayA, tyAM vasaMtA madanarekhAne laIne pahoMcI gaI. siMhakumAre baMnene joI. te UbhA rahI gayA. baMnee AvIne siMhakumArane praNAma karyAM. vasaMtAe kahyuM : 'A madanarekhA che. mahArAjA lakSmIkAntanI rAjakumArI kusumAvalInI aMtaraMga sakhI che. e Apane maLavA AvI che.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA ema kahIne vasaMtA cAlI gaI. madanarekhAe rAjakumAranuM punaH abhivAdana karIne kahyuM : 'he mahArAjakumAra, mArI svAmInI kusumAvalInuM mana Ape harI lIdhuM che. e ApanA ja dhyAnamAM lIna che... Apane te jhaMkhe che... ApanA virahathI te vyAkuLa che... basa, ATalo emano saMdeza ApavA AvI chuM.' 'madanarekhA, jevI enI sthiti thaI che, evI ja mArI sthiti banI che... ene kaheje ke huM ene hRdayathI cAhuM chuM. thoDA divasomAM ja huM ene maLIza... tyAre mane, e potAnAM banAvelAM zreSTha citro batAve, ema kaheje,' kumAre gaLAmAMthI mUlyavAna hAra kADhIne madanarekhAne bheTa Apyo. For Private And Personal Use Only 193

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nuM puruSa taraphanuM AkarSaNa, puruSanuM strI taraphanuM AkarSaNa sahaja-svAbhAvika hoya che. deva hoya, manuSya hoya ke pazu-pakSI hoya. jyAre e AkarSaNa tIvra bane che tyAre jIvAtmAne becena banAve che. siMhakumAra, enA jIvanamAM prathamavAra ja kusumAvalI tarapha AkarSAyo hato. tenA cittamAM vikAro aMkurita thayA hatA. emAMya kusumAvalIno saMdezo maLyA pachI tenA samagra cittataMtra upara kusumAvalI chavAI gaI hatI. "lagna karavAM to kusumAvalI sAthe ja karavAM che." A eno nirNaya thaI gayo. paraMtu e kALe putra-putrIonAM lagnano aMtima nirNaya mAtA-pitA karatAM hatAM. alabatta, putra-putrIo moTAbhAge mAtAnI samakSa potAnI pasaMdagInI vyakti batAvI zakatI hatI. siMhakumAranA manamAM moTI gaDamathala zarU thaI gaI : "mAre pitAjIne vAta kevI rIte karavI? alabatta, mane mArAM mAtA-pitA upara vizvAsa che ke teo mArI icchA mujaba ja kanyAnI pasaMdagI karaze. atyAra sudhImAM kyAreya temaNe mAruM mana dUbhavyuM nathI. mArI dareka icchAne temaNe pUrNa karI che. prazna eka ja che : vAta emanA sudhI pahoMcADavI kevI rIte? bahu nAjuka vAta che A, atyAra sudhImAM kyAre paNa A vAta nathI mAtAe kADhI ke nathI pitAjIe kADhI. hA, mArI anupasthitimAM teo paraspara A viSayamAM vicAratAM hoya, to huM jANato nathI ke jANavAno vicAra paNa mane Avyo nathI." potAnA zayanagRhamAM AMTA mAratA-mAratAM e upAyane zodhavA lAgyo. tene koI upAya jaDato nathI. bIjI bAju enA cittamAM, udyAnanA latAmaMDapamAM thayelA meLApano prasaMga AMkha sAme taravare che. kusumAvalInI sakhIe mane ratirahita kAmadeva" kahIne bolAvyo. zuM A zabdo kasamAvalI taraphano saMketa nahotA karatA karatA ja hatA. vaLI Aje kusumAvalIno saMdezo paNa maLyo... e mane pUrNa rIte cAhe che. e manathI mane varI cUkI che. have e mAro viraha lAMbo samaya sahana nahIM karI zake. kAraNa ke e rAjakumArI che... rAjakumAro ane rAjakumArIonI A Teva hoya che ke emane je icchA thAya te jaladI pUrI thavI joIe! icchApUrtimAM e vilaMba sahana karI zakatAM nathI. ane moTA bhAge rAjA-rANI paNa potAnA saMtAnone khUba cAhatAM hoya che eTale emanI icchAo tarata ja pUrNa karatAM hoya che. 194 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mane vizvAsa che ke jo huM mArAM mAtA-pitAne mArI A icchA jaNAvuM to jarAya vilaMba karyA vinA teo rAjA lakSmIkAMta pAse kusumAvalInI mAgaNI kare che.' siMhakumArano valopAta vadhato jato hato. Aje potAnA mahelanI bahAra paNa na gayo. paricArikA vasaMtA cabarAka dAsI hatI. ene gaMdha to AvI ja gaI hatI. kusumAvalInI sakhI kumArane maLavA AvI hatI, tyArathI enuM vicArataMtra jhaDapathI kAme lAgI gayuM hatuM. tenA manamAM kumAra pratye khUba sadbhAva hato. Aje sAMje kumAre dugdhapAna nahotuM karyuM ane bhojana mATe paNa nA pADI dIdhI hatI, tethI vasaMtAnuM mana vadhAre vyathita banyuM hatuM. vasaMtAe rAjA-rANInA pratyAghAto jANavAno nirNaya karyo. potAnI jagAe bIjI dAsIne mUkI, te rANI-zrIkAntA pAse pahoMcI gaI. rANI zrIkAMtAne vasaMtA para vadhAre heta hatuM. zrIkAMtAe tarata vasaMtAne pUchyuM : "vasaMtA, Aje sAMje kumAre bhojana nathI karyuM? eNe kahevarAvyuM ke mane atyAre bhojana karavAnI ruci nathI... zuM kumAranuM svAthya barAbara nathI? sAruM thayuM tuM ahIM AvI gaI, nahIMtara huM jAte tyAM AvavAnI hatI... vaLI, Aje madhyAhnanA bhojana pachI kumAra mane maLyo paNa nathI..." mane paNa siMha maLyo nathI Aje, devI!" mahArAjA puruSadatte, mahArANInA khaMDamAM praveza karatAM kahyuM. mahArANI UbhAM thaI gayAM. vasaMtA paNa eka bAju khUNAmAM jaIne UbhI rahI. mahArAjA siMhAsana para beThA, bAjumAM bhadrAsana upara mahArANI zrIkAMtA beThI. kumAre kahevarAvyuM ke tenuM svAcya barAbara nathI. tethI eNe bhojana nathI karyuM.' devI, tananuM svAcya barAbara nathI ke mananuM? have kumAra yuvAna che. yuvAna putraputrIonI mAnasika sthiti kyAreka kyAreka asvastha banatI hoya che mATe kumAra aMge ApaNe kaMIka vicAravuM joIe." vasaMtA vivekanI khAtara dhIre dhIre khaMDanI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. paraMtu daravAjA pAse ADazamAM UbhI rahI. ene rAjA-rANIno vArtAlApa sAMbhaLavo hato. zuM vicAravAnuM kaho cho Apa?' kumAranA mATe yogya rAjakanyA zodhavI paDaze ne!" sAcI vAta che, ApanI svAmInAtha!" zuM koI rAjakanyA tamArA dhyAnamAM che?" rANI zrIkAMtA vicAravA lAgI. eNe joyelI rAjakanyAo enI kalpanAomAMthI pasAra thavA lAgI, paraMtu kumAra mATe yogya kanyA enI kalpanAmAM nA AvI!' "svAmInAtha, mane to koI kanyA jaDatI nathI!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 15 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nathI jaDatI tamane? mane jaDI gaI che!" 'to Apa ja kahone! je Apane pasaMda te mane pasaMdI' ApaNA benI ja pasaMdagI nA cAle devI!' 'to trIjA konI pasaMdagI joIe? kumAranI nAtha, ApaNo kumAra vinIta che, vivekI che ane ApaNA upara ene saMpUrNa vizvAsa che!' kharI vAta, e vizvAsane vadhu daDha karavA mATe ApaNe eno abhiprAya paNa jANavuM joIe..." "bhale, jANIzuM eno abhiprAya, paraMtu e kanyA koNa che ke jene Ape pasaMda karI che!" tArA bhAInI putrI kusumAvalI!" oha! e to mane yAda ja nA AvI! kharekhara kumAra mATe kusumAvalI yogya rAjakanyA che! sarakhe-sarakhI joDI jAmaze! mahArAja, ApanI pasaMdagI mane gamI! zuM e kanyA che! agarA jevuM enuM rUpa che ane...' "ema ja kaho ke enAmAM koI vAtanI kasara nathI. ApaNI putravadhU banavAnI badhI ja yogyatA enAmAM che!" "to pachI tame mAgaNI karo kusumAvalInI!" "juo, pAchAM tame bhUlI gayAM..? kumAranI pasaMdagI jANavI che ne?" 'kumArane pUchI juo!" e kAma tamAruM che devI. tamAre bolAvIne kumArane pUchI levAnuM. mArI pAse e zaramAI jAya..' bhale, to huM kAle savAre ja dudhapAnanA samaye kumAra sAthe vAta karIza. ane pachI Apane jaNAvIza." barAbara che. mane putra upara vizvAsa che, e ApaNI pasaMdagI upara ja vAta choDI deze. chatAM eno abhiprAya jANavAthI eno ApaNA pratyeno prema vRddhi pAmaze." 'te pachI Apa mArA bhAInI AgaLa vAta mUkazo?' "nA, huM lakSmIkAntanA mahAmaMtrI subuddhine bolAvIne vAta karIza. mAre lakSmIkAMtane zaramamAM nathI nAMkhavA." jo Apane yogya lAgatuM hoya to huM vAta karuM..." "nA, kadAca emAM bhAI-bahenanA saMbaMdha bagaDe!' kevI rIte nAtha?' bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo 969 For Private And Personal Use Only

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enI icchA nA thAya ane te tamane nA pADe.. to tamArA hRdayamAM duHkha thAya. bhAI pratye tame nArAja thAo... ane kadAca jiMdagIparyaMta abolA thaI jAya! mATe tamAre to atyAre bhAI sAthe A aMge koI ja vAta nathI karavAnI. huM vAta mUkIza." ApanI vAta akSarazaH sAcI che. kadAca e nA pADe to mane ghora apamAna lAge. saMbaMdha bagaDe ja!" "to have A vAta nakkI thaI ke tamAre kAle savAre kumAra sAthe vAta karI levAnI pachI mane jANa karavAnI, barAbara?' hA jI!" mahArAjA puruSadatta tyAMthI UThIne potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM jAya, e pUrve dvAranI ADazamAM UbhelI vasatA mahelanI bahAra nIkaLIne, siMhakumAranA mahela tarapha doDI rahI hatI. eno harSa samAto na hato.. teNe kumAranA zayanakhaMDamAM daravAjA para traNa TakorA mAryA. koI ati agatyanuM kAma hoya to ja traNa TakorA mAravAno saMketa nakkI thayelo hato. siMhakumAra jAgato ja hato. eNe daravAjo kholyo. sAme ja vasaMtAne joI. vasaMtAe kumAranuM abhivAdana karIne kahyuM : "huM aMdara AvuM? eka bahu ja khAnagI vAta karavI che.." eno zvAsa bharAI gayo hato. e hAMphatI hatI. kumArane zaMkA-kuzaMkA thaI. "zuM thayuM vAsaMtI? tane koIe satAvI ke zuM?" vasaMtAe hAthanA izArAthI nA pADI. e jamIna para besI gaI hatI. kumArane bhadrAsana upara besavAnuM kahyuM ane bolI : mahArAja kumAra, bAhu sArA samAcAra lAvI chuM. jANIne ApanuM hRdayakamaLa khIlI jaze... ApanI vyathA dUra thaI jaze... Apa AnaMdavibhora thaI jazo...!" haM.. vAta kara.." "Apano vivAha rAjakumArI kusumAvalI sAthe karavAnI maMtraNA mahArAjA ane mahArANI vacce thaI che!" kyAre?' kumAre utsukatAthI pUchyuM. hamaNAM ja! maMtraNA pUrI thaI ane huM doDatI ahIM AvI!" kumAra mauna rahyo... teNe vasatA sAme joyA karyuM. zuM Apane mArI vAta para vizvAsa nathI besato?" vasatA, tuM mArI vizvasanIya paricArikA che. tuM hamezAM mArA sukhano ja vicAra karatI hoya che..." AvatI kAle savAre dugdhapAnanA samaye mAtAjI Apano abhiprAya pUchavAnAM che... hA, Apa nA na pADazo! kusumAvalI to kharekhara, kusumAvalI ja che. A zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 197 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahelanI e svAminI banaze. mArI paNa svAminI banaze... mane khUba gamaze!' "eTale zuM tArA mATe mAre enI sAthe lagna karavAnAM che?" kumAre hasIne vasaMtAne praphullita karI dIdhI, "savAranI vAta savAre.. atyAre have sUI javuM che." vasaMtA UbhI thaI, kumAranuM abhivAdana karI te bahAra nIkaLI ne bolI : Aje mahArAja kumArane UMgha nahIM Ave!" 0 0 0 rAjana, mane Aje mahArAjA puruSadatte bolAvIne kahyuM ke siMhakumAranAM lagna kusumAvalI sAthe thAya, ema huM icchuM chuM. A vAta tame mahAsAmaMta lakSmIkAMtane karo...' mahAmaMtrI subuddhie mahAsAmaMta lakSmIkAMtanA mahelamAM jaIne, puruSadattano prastAva rajU karyo." mahAmaMtrI, A aMge mAre rANI muktAvalI sAthe parAmarza karavo paDe.' Apa karajo parAmarza, paraMtu Apano potAno abhiprAya zuM che, e jaNAvavA kRpA karo." mahAmaMtrI, mArA abhiprAyanI tame kalpanA karI zako cho! mahArAjAkumAra sAthe kusumAvalIno saMbaMdha thAya, enAthI vadhAre uttama zuM? mahArAjakumAra badhI ja rIte suyogya che. teo guNavAna che, rUpavAna che, zauryavAna che. ane vinayaviveka tathA maryAdApAlanamAM custa che." 'rAjana, A to mahAna puNyano udaya kahevAya ke mahArAjA sAme cAlIne ApanI rAjakumArInI mAgaNI karI rahyA che.' sAcI vAta che, ane bIjI mahattvanI vAta to e che ke mArA upara mahArAjAnA aneka upakAro che! vAstavamAM to teoe mAMgaNI karavAnI nA hoya, AjJA ja karavAnI hoya!' Apa mahArANIne pUchI lo. huM pachI saMdhyA samaye Apane maLuM chuM." mahAmaMtrI cAlyA gayA. rAjA lakSmIkAMta harSita hRdaye ane AnaMdita vadane rANI muktAvalInA AvAsamAM gayA. acAnaka ka-samaye rAjAne AvelA joI, rANI muktAvalIne Azcarya thayuM. teNe UbhA thaIne rAjAnuM svAgata karyuM. lakSmIkAnta suzobhita Asana upara beThA. tyAM paricArikA madanarekhAe AvIne rAjAne dUdhano pyAlo Apyo ane eka bAju jaIne UbhI rahI. dUdha pIne, rAjAe rANIne kahyuM : "devI, eka zubha samAcAra che! sAMbhaLIne tame rAjI thaI jazo!' jaladI kaho svAmInAtha!" mahArAjA puruSadatta, mahArAjakumAra mATe kusumAvalInI mAgaNI karI che!" bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo 960 For Private And Personal Use Only

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siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalInI jaDI to jAme evI che! meM siMhakumArane joyA che. enA jevo rAjakumAra mArA jovAmAM ke jANavAmAM bIjo koI nathI!' to pachI svIkRti ApI dauM ne? mahAmaMtrI subuddhi A prastAva laIne AvyA hatA. mahArAjAnI tIvra icchA che ke kusumAvalI temanI putravadhU bane..." huM rAjI chuM. svIkRti ApI do!' 'kusumAvalIne pUchavuM nathI?" "nA re nA, ene zuM pUchavAnuM? je ApaNane pasaMda te ene pasaMda!" te chatAM devI, tame ene bolAvIne vAta to karajo!" karIza, paNa mane eka bIjI vAta jace che. ApaNe ApaNA rAjamahelanA udyAnamAM baMnene bhegAM karIe to kema? jamavAnA bahAne kumArane nimaMtraNa ApIe. jamyA pachI kumAra ane kusamAvalI maLe. e baMne rAjI thAya lagna karavA... pachI ciMtA ja nahIM!' devI, tamAro vicAra mane gamyo. huM e ja rIte mahAmaMtrIne vAta karuM chuM.' "AvatI kAle ja goThavavAnuM che.' rANIe kahyuM. mahArAjA cAlyA gayA. temanI pAchaLa madanarekhA paNa rANIvAsamAMthI nIkaLIne, sIdhI kusumAvalInA mahelamAM pahoMcI. harSaghelI banelI madanarekhA, kusumAvalIne bheTI paDI, "are... are.. madana tuM zuM kare che? huM kaMI anaMta nathI... ke A rIte...' "cUpa re..mAro anaMta to maLaze tyAre kharo, paNa tAro siMha to kAle maLavAno nakkI! tArA pitAjI ja AmaMtraNa Apaze mahArAja kumArane! bhojananimitte AmaMtrIne, tamane baMnene bhegAM karaze.. mahArAjAe pote kamAra mATe tArI mAMgaNI karI che! eTale have tAro mArga cokhkho thaI gayo mArI vahAlI sakhI! huM badhuM sAMbhaLIne AvI chuM." tuM kyAMthI sAMbhaLI AvI?" "rANIvAsamAM mahArAjA padhAryA hatA, huM tyAM ja hatI. mahArAjAne dUdha ApIne, huM eka khUNAmAM UbhI rahI gaI hatI. rAjA-rANIe bahu ja spaSTatAthI badhI vAto karI. mahArAjA gayA ke temanI pAchaLa huM paNa nIkaLI gaI.. ne sIdhI tArI pAse AvI...' kusumAvalInI AMkhomAMthI harSanAM AMsu TapakavA mAMDyAM. te madanarekhAne bheTI paDI. kharekhara, madanA kuLadevatAoe mArA para mahAna kRpA karI. mArI tIvra icchA pUrNa thaze. mArA manano e kAmaNagAro mane maLI jaze..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 19 For Private And Personal Use Only

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{ 4 mitronI sAthe sihakumAra mahAsAmaMta lakSmIkAntanA mahele Avyo. mahAsAmaMte rAjaparivAra sAthe harSabhera kumAranuM svAgata karyuM. kumAranA dhavala adhovastra para suvarNanA tAranI gUMthaNI karavAmAM AvI hatI. jyAre e rezamI vastrane pavanano sparza thato hato tyAre suvarNano tAro avanavI raMgoLI racatA hatA. kaMIka AchA gulAbI raMganA uttarIya vastra upara rajatanA tArothI phUlonI gUMthaNI karavAmAM AvI hatI. kumAranA zarIranA tAMbA jevA ISa lAla raMga sAthe uttarIya rezamI vastrano raMga jAmato hato. tenA sudaDha ane mAMsala bAhuo upara ratnajaDita bAhubaMdha zobhatA hatA. lAla varNanA nakhathI zobhatI enI AMgaLIo upara ratnajaDita mudrikAo camakatI hatI. kamara upara pahoLA paTAno sonAno kaMdoro bAMdhelo hato. e kaMdorA sAthe DAbI bAjue, kalAtmaka mAnavALI nAnI talavAra jhUlatI hatI. paganI mojaDI, jayapuranA zreSTha kArIgaroe banAvelI hatI ane enA upara motI jaDelAM hatAM. vizALa bhAlapradeza, kaMIka UMcI grIvA, pramANayukta nAsikA, kaMIka laMbagoLa cahero... lAla-lAla hoTha.... ane kalAtmaka vaLAMkavALA be kAna... siMhakumAra mohaka lAgato hato. duniyAnI bhalabhalI rUpasuMdarI kema nA hoya, siMhakumAra tarapha ekavAra to AkarSAI ja jAya! enA bhavya vyaktitvamAM aMjAI ja jAya! jyAre lakSmIkAne svAgata karyuM tyAre kumAre be hAtha joDIne sAme abhivAdana karyuM. rANI muktAvalIe Aje siMhakumArane dhArI dhArIne joyo... ene pUrNa saMtoSa thayo. eNe manomana lakSmIkAntanI sAthe kumAranI talanA paNa karI lIdhI... ane ene potAnA karatAM potAnI putrI vadhAre puNyazALI lAgI. mitronI sAthe siMhakumAre bhojana karyuM. bhojana karatAM-karatAM enI AMkho kusumAvalIne zodhavA prayatna karatI hatI, paraMtu e kyAMthI tyAM maLe? e to enA AvAsamAM hatI. enI sakhIo ene zAgAratI hatI. kasamAvalIne zobhe evAM zreSTha ane suMdara vastro paherAvyAM hatAM. enA rUpa-lAvaNyane zataguNa vadhArI mUke evAM amUlya AbhUSaNothI zaNagArI hatI. enA baMne page meMdI mUkI hatI, lalATapradezamAM lAlamANekarananuM tilaka lagADyuM hatuM. dase AMgaLIonAM nakha lAla raMgathI raMgelA hatA. bhAga-1 ( bhava bIjo 900 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zaNagAra pUrNa thayA pachI, bIjI badhI sakhIone premathI vidAya ApI. badhI sakhIoe ene zreSTha bhAgyodayanI zubhecchAo ApI, ane eNe potAnI aMtaraMga sakhI madanarekhA sAthe udyAnamAM praveza karyo. mahAsAmaMta lakSmIkAMta udyAnane khUba ja suMdara banAveluM hatuM. aneka drAkSa-latAonA maMDapa hatA. tyAM mayUra ThelonI sAthe ramI rahyA hatA. azoka vRkSonI hAramALAo upara koyalo TahukI rahI hatI. AmravRkSonI ghaTAomAMthI bhramarano guMjArava UThato hato. nirmaLa jaLathI bharapUra sarovaranI corasa pALa, kALA ane lAla paththaranI banelI hatI. pALa upara, cAre bAju ATha-ATha apsarAonI nRtya karatI pratimAo goThavavAmAM AvI hatI. sarovaramAM zveta varNanA rAjahaMsa tarI rahyA hatA. nAgavallIthI vIMTaLAyelAM sopArInAM vRkSonI paMktio ane mAdhavI-latAnA maMDapothI udyAna atizaya AslAdaka baneluM hatuM. dhImA-dhImA pavanathI DolatAM keLavRkSo. ane e vRkSonI AsapAsa UgelAM caMpAnAM, mogarAnAM, gulAbanAM ane jUInAM phUlonI AvatI maghamaghatI soDama.. sahelANIone rasataraboLa karatI hatI. Thera-Thera vahetAM pANInAM jharaNAM ane e jharaNAMonI pAse UbhelAM haraNIo ane temanAM nAnAM nAnAM baccAMo.... svacchaMdapaNe UchaLakUda karI rahyAM hatAM. saMtAkUkaDI ramatAM dhoLAM-dhoLAM sasalAMo... nirdoSa pramoda pamADatAM hatAM. kusumAvalInuM A priya udyAna hatuM. roja e potAnI aneka sakhIo sAthe udyAnamAM eka-be kalAka AnaMda-pramoda karatI hatI. paraMtu Aje e bIjA ja prayojanathI ahIM AvI hatI. Aje ene enA bhAvI bharathArane maLavAnuM hatuM. ene rIjhavavAno hato. paraMtu A viSayamAM e anabhijJa hatI. kyAreya eNe koI yuvaka sAthe vAta sarakhI paNa karelI na hatI...! enI mUMjhavaNa enI sakhI madanarekhA jANatI hatI. madanarekhAe kusumAvalIne kahyuM ke mArI priya svAminI! priyajanano saMyoga puNyakarmanA udayathI thAya che, e saMbaMdhane TakAvavA mATe huM tane keTalAka upAya batAvuM chuM. mukha para ISatuM smita sAthe priyajanane bolAvavo. ene game, priya lAge evAM vacanothI vAta karavI. pachI puSpaguccha bheTa Apavo. pAna-taMbola ApavuM! tenI kuzaLatAnI pRcchA karavI. anurAgapUrNa daSTithI enI sAme jovuM... kasamAvalI zAntacitte sAMbhaLatI hatI. madanarekhAe kahyuM : "jo Aje tuM, tArA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 201 For Private And Personal Use Only

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hAthe ropelI priyaMgumaMjarInuM karNaphUla banAvIne kumArane Apaje ne kaheje priyaMgumaMjarI mAruM gamatuM phUla che.. mArA gamatA priyatamane bheTa ApuM chuM..." kusumAvalIe madanarekhAnA moDhA para hAtha mUkIne kahyuM : "are, AvuM te kaMI bolAtuM haze? tuM mane khoTuM khoTuM nA zakhavI' khoTuM nathI zIkhavatI mArI sakhI! have AvuM badhuM tAre zIkhavuM ja paDaze! prema karatAM to tane AvaDI gayo, premane TakAvavAnuM tAre zIkhavuM paDaze!' pachI tAre nAgaravelanuM pAna-bIDuM taiyAra karIne ApavAnuM. huM e badhI sAmagrI laI AvI chuM! mArI priya sakhInI jevI AjJA!' kusumAvalI hasI paDI. eTaluM ja nahIM, sikumAra citrakaLAnA anurAgI che. ane te zreSTha citrakAra che! eka suMdara citra kumArane ApavuM joIe.' kevuM citra kusumAvalIe pUchyuM. viyogathI jharato haMsa, ane tene maLavA mATe talasatI evI rAjahaMsikA! sarasa kalpanA che ne?" mArI vahAlI sakhInI kalpanA mujabanuM citra mArA citrakaLAnA khaMDamAM laTake che, meM be divasa pUrve ja banAveluM che, te tuM laI Ava." madanarekhA e citra, doDatI jaIne laI AvI. have eka chellI vAta-kumAranA cittane AnaMda pamADe evuM eka nAnakaDuM camatkRti bhareluM kAvya banAvIne Apa!' e kAma to mArI sakhInuM che! tArA jevI kavayitrI mArI sakhI hoya... pachI mAruM ATaluM kAma tuM na karI Ape?" bhale huM kAvya banAvI ApuM chuM..." "e kAvya A citra upara lakhavAnuM! eTale ke A citrane anurUpa kAvya banAvI de!" madanarekhAe kAvya banAvI dIdhuM. citranI upara e lakhI dIdhuM. 0 0 0 rAjakumAra udyAnamAM AvIne mAdhavI latA-maMDapamAM beTho hato. tyAM saundarya hatuM. suvAsa hatI ane zItalatA hatI. kumArane udyAna gamI gayuM. madanarekhAe rAjakumArane latAmaMDapamAM pravezatA joI lIdhA hatA. teNe kusumAvalIne jANa karI. 202 bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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madanarekhA citra, puSpa ane pAnabIDuM vagere bheTa-sAmagrI laIne mAdhavI latAmaMDapamAM gaI. kamAra jANato hato ke "A kasamAvalInI sakhI che,' kumAre UbhA thaIne madanarekhAnuM sasmita svAgata karyuM. laTakA sAthe madanarekhAe kumAranA caraNomAM praNAma karI, madhura vANImAM kahyuM : he mahArAja kumAra, rAjakumArI kusumAvalIe ApanA kuzaLa-samAcAra pUchavA mane mokalI che. tamArA pratyenA anurAgathI prerAIne, temaNe pote ropelI ane pote ugADelI A priyaMgumaMjarInuM karNaphUla jAte banAvIne mokalyuM che. nAgavallInuM A pAnabIDuM paNa temaNe banAvIne mokalyuM che. kaMkola vagere phaLo mokalyAM che ke je viziSTa puruSone ja bheTa apAya che, te mokalyAM che. ane A temaNe banAveluM citra mokalyuM che....ke rAjahaMsikA ApanAM darzana pAmI zake? e bhAva pragaTa karyo che." - kumAre badhI bheTa saprema svIkArI. karNaphUla kAna para mUkyuM, pAna moDhAmAM mUkyuM. phaLo potAnA khoLAmAM mUkyAM. ane be hAthamAM citra laIne ekAgratAthI jovA lAgyo. tenA aMgeaMgamAM anaMga utpAta macAvavA lAgyo... te bolyo : kharekhara, rAjakumArInuM citra-kauzala adbhuta che... citradarzana karatAM ja enI avasthA samajAI jAya che... chatAM kAvya lakhIne arthane skuTa karyo che!' rAjakumAra, A kAvya mArI svAminIe nathI lakhyuM, meM lakhyuM che!' madanarekhAe spaSTatA karI. citrane anurUpa kAvyaracanA karIne teM ucita ja karyuM che. have tuM mane eka nAgavallInuM pAna Apa, ane eka kAtara Apa." madanarekhA doDatI mahelamAM gaI. kAtara laI AvI ane nAgaravelanuM pAna laI AvI. kumAre nAgaravelanA pAnamAM kAtarathI rAjahaMsa ane rAjahaMsInAM citra kotarI nAMkhyAM. ane enI nIce kotarIne kAvyAtmaka bhASAmAM lakhyuM : "mRtyu pachI priyAnI prApti nahIM thAya, ema samajIne A rAjahaMsa anukULa nimittanA yogathI jema tema karIne jIvI rahyo che' madanarekhAne kahyuM : le A patra, tArI svAminIne Apaje. ane kaheje ke huM citrono anurAgI chuM, te tuM jANe che. kumArInuM citra-kozalya mane khUba gamyuM che. mATe avAra-navAra tArAM suMdara citro mane mokalIza to mane ghaNI prasannatA thaze.' "Apano saMdeza huM hamaNAM ja kumArIne AvuM chuM... ane A nAgavallInuM patra paNa ApuM chuM." kumAre potAnA gaLAmAMthI amUlya muktAvalI-hAra kADhIne madanarekhAne bheTa zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 203 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Apyo. mahArAja kumAra, eka vinaMti : latAmaMDapanI bahAra be kSaNa UbhA rahejo mArI sakhI dUrathI paNa ApanAM darzana pAmI zake." madanarekhA jhaDapathI kusumAvalI pAse pahoMcI.... kumArano saMdezo Apyo. kotareluM pAna ApyuM ane kahyuM : "latAmaMDapanI bahAra jA.... meM kumArane latAmaMDapanI bahAra UbhA rahevA kahyuM che... karI le darzana... kusumAvalI jhaDapathI UbhI thaIne latAmaMDapanI bahAra AvI. teNe kumArane joyo. kumAre tene joI. daSTi maLI... hAtha UMcA thayA. ne kumAra udyAnamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. 0 0 0 mahAvideha kSetranI A vArtA che. tyAMnI A saMskRtinuM rucipUrNa darzana che. lagnapUrve vara ane kanyA. be ekAMtamAM maLatAM nathI. trIjI vyakti sAthe rahe ja. jethI zArIrika saMyoga ke sparzathI baMne dUra rahe. baMnenuM AkarSaNa vadhatuM rahe. kasamAvalInA roma-roma pulakita thaI gayAM. aMge aMge romAMcita thaI gaI. madanarekhAno hAtha pakaDI, dhIme pagale te potAnA AvAsagRhamAM AvI. madanarekhAe kusumAvalInA zarIra parathI alaMkAro utAryA, zaNagAra dUra karyo. kusumAvalIe palaMgamAM paDatuM mUkIne madanarekhAne potAnI pAse besADI. eno AnaMda samAto na hato. jANe ke enI vANI harAI gaI hatI. madanarekhAe kahyuM : "mArI priya svAminI, eka vAta sAMbhaLI le... Aje to tArA vatI huM tArA priyatamane badhuM ApI AvI, bolIne AvI.. ane laIne paNa AvI.. paraMtu AvatIkAle huM enI pAse nahIM jAuM! tAre javuM paDaze! huM to mAtra mauna hAjarI ApIza." jo tuM Aje gaI to tane A amUlya muktAvalI hAra maLyo ne? lAbha ja thayo ne?" "mAre nathI joItA AvA hAra ke nathI joItA kaMdorA! tame be maLo... e mAre joIe che!' mArI hiMmata nathI cAlatI..." te hiMmata meLavavI joIze. chevaTe mAre tane dhakko mArIne tyAM mokalavI paDaze." "javAnI to hiMmata karIza. paNa tArA zikhavADyA mujaba bolI to nahIM ja 204 bhAga-1 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zakuM. mAruM moTuM nahIM khUle... mArA hoTha sivAI jaze...' jo, AvI rIte karavAnuM nahIM." "huM DaratI nathI, zaramAuM chuM!' dhIre dhIre zarama ghaTatI jaze. ziSTAcAra to karavo ja paDe tethI kumAranuM citta khUba prasanna thAya..." sAruM tArI zikhAmaNa mAnI, basa! have tuM mane kahe ke kAle emane mAre kevuM citra ApavuM? Aje huM citra banAvI daIza!' "cakavAka-cakravAkI... pakSIyugalanuM citra banAva ne! mAnasarovaranI sapATI para cakravAkI mAthAM pachADIne rudana kare che.. ne cakravAka AkAzamAM UDI jAya che.... saMdhyAnuM dazya batAvavAnuM..." sarasa kalpanA che tArI! kavayitrI che ne tuM! sAruM, mArI bahu prazaMsA nA kara... have huM jAuM chuM mAtAjI pAse... mArI mAM mArI rAha jotI haze...' madanarekhA kusumAvalInA khaMDamAMthI nIkaLI gaI. ane priyaMkarAe praveza karyo. "svAminI, bhojanano samaya thaI gayo che. mAtAjI yAda kare che.' "cAla, tArI sAthe ja huM AvuM chuM." 0 0 0 bhojanAdithI paravArIne kusumAvalI, citragRhamAM cAlI gaI. teNe citra banAvavAnuM zarU karyuM. tenA zarIramAM thanaganATa hato. tenA priyatamane tenuM citra gamyuM hatuM, tenA citranI prazaMsA karI hatI. eka praharamAM eNe citra pUrNa karI dIdhuM. manomana te bolI UThI : "AvuM citra to meM paheluM vaheluM ja banAvyuM.' anaMta AkAza... bhUro bhUro raMga, ane dUra kSitija upara khIlelI saMdhyA... mAnasarovaranAM nirmaLa nIra... nIramAM taratI cakravAkI... AkAzamAM UDatA potAnA priyatama cakravAkanI tarapha dRSTi... daSTimAMthI kharatAM azrubiMduo.. te svagata bolI : "mAtra eka rAtano viraha paNa A paMkhiNIthI sahana nathI thato... kevI che A paMkhiNI!' tane joIne mAro priyatama have mane virahanI vadhAre rAta nA rovaDAve to sAruM!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 04 For Private And Personal Use Only

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teNe citrane bhIMta upara TAMgI dIdhuM. saMdhyA samaye madanarekhA, priyaMkarA vagere sakhIo kusumAvalInA bhavanamAM AvI pahoMcI. sahue cakravAka-cakravAkInuM citra joyuM... AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI... 'are, rAjakumArIe kevuM adbhuta citra banAvyuM che!' priyaMkarAe kahyuM : 'are cakravAka, tuM AkAzamAMthI nIce UtarI Ava... A tArI cakravAkI jhUrI-jhUrIne marI jaze... madanarekhA bolI : 'atyAre nahIM Ave... e to kAle savAre ja Avaze! atyAre to bicArI cakravAkIne AMsu ja pADavAnAM..' kusumAvalIe kRtrima roSa karatAM kahyuM : 'tamAre bIjuM koI kAma che ke nahIM? mAruM citra jyAM hatuM tyAM mUkI do... ane tamArI carcA baMdha karo!' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'are, A cakravAkI rotI nathI... paNa gusso kare che!' priyaMkAe vadhu cheDatI karatA kahyuM. kusumAvalI moDhuM chupAvIne palaMgamAM paDI. sakhIo khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI. madanarekhAe palaMga para besI kusumAvalInA mAthe hAtha phe2vavA mAMDyo. 'kusuma, mahArANI muktAvalIe mahArAjAne kahI dIdhuM ke mArI putrIne 2AjakumAra gamI gayo che, mATe vivAha nakkI karI do.' kusumAvalIe madanarekhA sAme joyuM. 'tuM sAcuM bole che?' 'taddana sAcuM...' u mahAmaMtrI subuddhi atyAre mahArAjA puruSadattanA mahelamAM vivAha nakkI karI rahyA haze!' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo

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siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalIno vivAha thaI gayo. mahArAjA puruSadatta ane mahAsAmaMta lakSmIkAnta eka najIkanA viziSTa saMbaMdhathI baMdhAyA. baMne rAjaparivAroe bhegA maLIne bhavya AnaMdotsava Ujavyo. siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalI citronA ane bIjI durlabha vastuonA AdAnapradAnathI vadhu nikaTa AvatAM gayAM. eka-bIjA pratyeno prema pragADha thato gayo. thoDA divaso pasAra thaI gayA. mahArAjA puruSadatte lakSmIkAntane lagnanA muhUrta aMge jaNAvyuM. lakSmIkAnse kahyuM : "Apa je muhUrta nakkI karo te mane svIkArya che." rAja jyotiSIne zreSTha muhUrta kADhavA mATe mahArAjA puruSadatte AjJA karI. rAja jyotiSIe vaizAkha zuklA trIjanuM muhUrta ApyuM. lagnanI pUrvataiyArIo AraMbhAI gaI. samagra jayapuranagarane zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM. rAjamahelone sajAvavAmAM AvyA. nehIsvajano ane mitrone nimaMtraNa moklavAmAM AvyAM. rAjamahelamAM ane nagaranA mukhya-mukhya mArgo para vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. nagarajanoe ullAsathI lagnotsavane mANavA mAMDyo. vaizAkha suda trIjano zubha divasa AvI lAgyo. vivAhocita anuSThAnono prAraMbha thaI gayo. eka bAju siMhakumArane zaNagAravAmAM Avyo, bIjI bAju kusumAvalIne zaNagAravAmAM AvI. vara-vadhUne lagnamaMDapamAM lAvavAmAM AvyAM. te samayanA rIta-rivAjo mujaba badhI kriyAo saMpanna karavAmAM AvI. samagra lagnamaMDapa strI-puruSothI bharAI gayo. agninA kuMDanI pAse vara-vadhUne sAma-sAme besADavAmAM AvyAM. rAjapurohite agnikuMDamAM ghI homyuM, pachI madha homyuM ane DAMgara homI, agni prajvalita thayo. vara-vadhUe agnine pradakSiNA ApavAnI zarU karI. pahelI pradakSiNA vakhate mahAsAmaMta lakSmIkAMte hajAro maNa sonAnuM putrIne dAna ApyuM. bIjI pradakSiNA samaye hAra, kaMDala, kaDAM ane kaMdorA vagere AbhUSaNonuM dAna ApyuM. trIjI pradakSiNAnA samaye cAMdInA thALa... kacoLAM vagere vAsaNo ApyAM ane cothI pradakSiNAnA samaye harSavibhora banelA lakSmIkAnta putrIne mUlyavAna seMkaDo sADIo vagere vastronuM kanyAdAna ApyuM. e vakhate mahArAjA puruSadane putravadhUne amUlya ratnonA ane motInA asaMkhya alaMkAro ApyA. lagnamaMDapamAM upasthita strI-puruSone temanI yogyatA mujaba ane mobhA mujaba zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 08 For Private And Personal Use Only

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hAthI, ghoDA, AbhUSaNo ane vastro vagerenuM pratidAna ApyuM. mahAsAmaMta lakSmIkAMte paNa lagnamAM AvelA sarveno ucita satkAra karyo ane prItibhojana ApyuM. vAjiMtronA madhura ninAdathI lagnamaMDapa. guMjI UThyo. mitroe, svajanoe ane nagarazreSThIoe vara-vadhUne khUba ja premathI abhinaMdana ApyAM. zubhecchAo vyakta karI ane pUjya puruSoe AzIrvAda ApyA. lagna-mahotsava bhavyatAthI UjavAI gayo. 0 0 0 siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalInI jIvanayAtrA sukhapUrNa, AnaMdapUrNa ane prasannatApUrNa cAlI jAya che. temanA dAMpatyajIvanamAM koI vikhavAda pedA nathI thato. kaI khaTarAga nathI janmato ke koI vicArabheda utpanna nathI thato. A mahAkathAnA mULa lekhaka AcArya zrI haribhadrasUrijIe evo eka paNa prasaMga Alekhyo nathI. zuM AvuM dAMpatyajIvana hoI zake? Avo prazna ApaNA manamAM udbhavI zake che, paraMtu tAttvika dRSTie vicAratAM, AvuM dAMpatyajIvana saMbhavita lAge che. pUrvajanmomAM saMcita puNyakarma jo sAtatyavALAM hoya, nirAbAdha hoya, akhaMDita hoya to enA phaLarUpe maLanArAM sukhomAM dIrghakAlIna sAtatya hoI zake. te sukho nirAbAdha ane akhaMDa hoI zake. e sukhabhogamAM koI doSa ke duHkha AvI zake nahIM. sukhanI dhArAne khaMDita karI zake nahIM. mahAvideha kSetramAM janma lenArAM strI-puruSonuM jIvana viziSTa koTinuM hoya che. tyAM sarvakALe jIvo bhautika dRSTie sukhI hoya che. mATe tyAM sadeva "suSamakALa' hoya che. arthAt sukhamaya kALa hoya che. emAM paNa, rAjaparivAromAM janma pAmanArA jIvo moTA bhAge bhautika sukhothI bharapUra hoya, te svAbhAvika che. paraMtu eno artha e nathI ke tyAM pApakarmo udayamAM na ja Ave. je pApakarma nikAcita baMdhAyAM hoya che, te pApakarma "mahAvideha kSetramAM paNa udayamAM AvI zake che.. siMhakumAranA jIvanano aMta evo ja karuNa AvavAno che. 0 0 0 zreSTha vaiSayika sukhono bhogapabhoga karatAM karatAM lAkho varSo vItI gayAM che. siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalIno sukhamaya saMsAra cAlyo jAya che. eka divasanI vAta che. vAta ghaNI gaMbhIra che. rasaprada che ane sihakamAranA tathA kusumAvalInA jIvana parivartananA prAraMbhanI che. temanA jIvanamAM koI divyatattva umerAya che. nitya krama mujaba siMhakumAra potAnA priya azva upara besI pharavA nIkaLyo che... bhAga-1 # bhava bIjo ra00 For Private And Personal Use Only

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te nagaranI bahAra AvelA 'nAgadeva' udyAnamAM jAya che. cAra yojananA vistAramAM patharAyelA udyAnamAM teno azva dhIme-dhIme cAlI rahyo che. 'nAgadeva' udyAnanA pazcima-vibhAgamAM ke jyAM vRkSo sivAya koI vanarAjI na hatI, vanaspati na hatI, tyAM rAjakumAre eka manabhAvana dRzya joyuM. te azva uparathI nIce UtarI gayo. azvane eka vRkSanI nIce Ubho rAkhI kumAra page cAlato AgaLa vadhyo. teNe eka vRkSa nIce nirjIva bhUmibhAga upara, eka kASThAsana para beThelA caMdra jevA zItaLa ane sUrya jevA tejasvI mahAmunine beThelA joyA. temanAthI thoDe dUra seMkaDonI saMkhyAmAM munijanone joyA. sahu potapotAnI dharma-ArAdhanAmAM lIna hatA. kumAre potAnA jIvanakALamAM AvuM dRzya pUrve joyuM na hatuM. tene AhlAda thayo. tenuM mana e bhavya AkRtivALA mahAmuni tarapha AkarSAyuM. kumAre vinayapUrva munirAjane vaMdanA karI. munirAje 'dharmalAbha'no AzIrvAda Apyo. kumArane munirAjano gaMbhIra dhvani gamI gayo. munirAjanI anumati laIne kumAra jamIna para beTho. enA manamAM keTalAka prazno udbhavyA. teNe vinayapUrvaka munirAjane e prazno pUchyA : * 'he munivara, Apa yuvAna cho. Apa rUpavAna cho. ApanAmAM zakti ane sAmarthya -STigocara thAya che... vaiyika sukho bhogavavAnA A kALamAM Ape sAdhutA zA mATe svIkArI? * 'zuM ApanA jIvanamAM koI duHkhada prasaMga banyo hato? * 'Apane vairAgya thavAnuM koI nimitte maLyuM hatuM?' 'he pUjya, jo Apane samayanI anukULatA hoya ane mArA prazno ucita hoya, to mArA mananuM samAdhAna karavA kRpA karo.' e munirAja hatA AcAryazrI dharmaghoSa. ziSyaparivAra sAthe teo jayapuranA 'nAgadeva' udyAnamAM padhAryA hatA. teo viziSTa koTinA jJAnI puruSa hatA. koIpaNa doSa vinAnuM sAdhujIvana jIvanArA hatA. indriyavijetA hatA. zAnta-prazAnta temanuM vyaktitva hatuM. teoe kalpanA karI lIdhI hatI ke 'A rAjakumAra che.' tenA vinaya ane tenA praznothI jANI lIdhuM hatuM A AtmA UrdhvagAmI che. suyogya ane supAtra che. AcAryadeve kahyuM : 'kumAra, tArA praznonA pratyuttara atyAre ja ApuM chuM. te ekAgra manathI sAMbhaLaje.' 'kumAra, tane Azcarya thAya che ke bhogasukho bhogavavAnA yauvanakALamAM meM A sAdhutA kema svIkArI? enuM kAraNa che mRtyuno avabodha. kumAra, mRtyune manuSyanI zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 209

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kaI avasthA mATe sahAnubhUti nathI. e bAlyAvasthAnI paNa zarama nathI rAkhatuM! e bALakane paNa upADI jAya che, taruNano paNa koLiyo karI jAya che ane yuvAnane paNa choDatuM nathI. khera, vRddhAvasthA to mRtyu mATe ja hoya che. kumAra, je koIpaNa sthaLe ke koIpaNa samaye mRtyu AvI zake che to pachI, e Ave e pUrve A manuSyajIvanano upayoga AtmakalyANanI ArAdhanA karI levA mATe karI levo joIe. manuSya samajavuM joIe ke enuM jIvana AtmAnI vizuddhi karavA mATe che. ane AtmAnI vizuddhi traNa vAtothI thAya che. ahiMsAthI, saMyamathI ane tapathI." gurudeva, zuM gRhasthajIvanamAM ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapanI ArAdhanA dvArA Atmavizuddhi nA karI zakAya?" siMhakumAre pUchyuM. mahArAja kumAra, gRhasthajIvana ja evuM che ke te jIvanamAM pUrNarUpe ahiMsAnuM pAlana na thaI zake. pUrNarUpe saMyamanuM pAlana nA thaI zake ane pUrNarUpe tapa paNa nA karI zakAya. AMzika rUpe A traNenI ArAdhanA thaI zake. jo pUrNarUpe AtmAnI vizuddhi karavAnI tamannA pedA thAya to sAdhutA svIkAravI ja joIe. sAdhutAnuM zreSThapAlana karavAnI vaya che yauvana-va! yauvanamAM, ke jyAre pAMce indriyo sazakta hoya che tyAre jJAna-dhyAnano bhavya puruSArtha thaI zake. vRddhAvasthAmAM indriyo zithila thaI jAya che. kAyA azakta banI jAya che. tyAre sAdhutAnI zreSTha ArAdhanA saMbhavI zakatI nathI. paraMtu gurudeva, yauvanakALamAM vaiSayika sukho bhogavavAnI Apane icchA ja na jAgI?' kumAre jijJAsA vyakta karI. mahAnubhAva, icchAo jAgatI hatI, vaiSayika sukho gamatAM hatAM, paraMtu jyAre mRtyu" no bodha thayo.. "mRtyu'nI bhayAnakatA samajANI tyAre pelI icchAo zamI gaI... kumAra, mRtyuno bhaya vaiSayika sukhothI manuSyane virakta banAve che, viraktine TakAve che. eTale Aje paNa ame sAdhuo mRtyune AMkha sAme rAkhIne jIvana jIvIe chIe. mana zubha vicAromAM pravRtta rahe che. vANI prazasta rahe che. ane pAMca indriyo azubha pravRttimAM jatI nathI. 'prabho, A mRtyuno bodha Apane svaye thayo ke koI jJAnI puruSe karAvyo?' kumAre vinayathI pUchyuM. e mRtyubodha mane eka mahAna jJAnI puruSe karAvyo hato. emanA sAnnidhyathI ja mane vairAgya thayo hato. mArA gRhasthajIvanamAM evI koI duHkhada prasaMga nahoto banyo.. alabatta gRhasthajIvanamAM paNa mane vaiSayika sukho pratye udAsInatA to hatI ja! huM mArI AsapAsanA lokonAM gharomAM thatA kleza, vivAda, jhaghaDA.. mArAmArI... sa0 bhAga-1 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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gALAgALI vagere joto hato. lokonI vArtha-parAyaNatA joto hato. strI ane paisAnI khAtara pitA-putrane laDatA joto hato, bhAI-bhAI vacce thatAM yuddho joto hato. hiMsA, corI ane anAcArothI bharelA gRhasthajIvana pratye mane koI ja AkarSaNa na hatuM. eTale mAtA-pitAno Agraha hovA chatAM meM lagna nahotAM kayAM! 'bhagavaMta, mAro avinaya thato hoya to mane kSamA karajo, paraMtu mAre jANavuM che ke gRhavAsano tyAga karavA jevo vairAgya ApanA hRdayamAM kevI rIte pragaTyo? jyAre ke Apa gRhavAsamAM paNa virakta to hatA ja!' kumAra, A ja pradezamAM eka rAjapura nAmanuM nagara che. e nagaramAM mAro janma thayo hato. mane loko "dharmaghoSa'nA nAme oLakhatA hatA. ane kharekhara mane dharma ane dharmaguruo gamatA hatA. nagaramAM koIpaNa mahAtmA puruSa Ave eTale huM badhAM kAma paDatAM mUkIne emanI pAse pahoMcI jato! emanI pAse besato, emanI sevA karato ane emano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLato.' eka divasa mArA mitroe mane samAcAra ApyA : dharmaghoSa, nagaranI bahAra eka jainAcArya padhAryA che. temanI sAthe eka hajAra munio che. "azokavana'mAM teo birAjamAna che. ane ame sAMbhaLyuM che ke e amaragupta AcAryane "avadhijJAna" thoDA samaya pahelAM ja pragaTa thayuM che.' kumAre ajANyo zabda "avadhijJAna' sAMbhaLIne gurudevane pUchyuM : "gurudeva avadhijJAna' eTale kevuM jJAna hoya?' AcAryadeve kahyuM : kumAra, avadhijJAna pragaTa thayA pachI e jJAnI puruSane mana ane indriyono sahAro lIdhA vinA jJAna thAya che. teo bhUtakALanI vAtone, bhaviSyakALanI vAtone, amuka janmonI maryAdAmAM, jANI zake che. teo dUra-dUranuM joI zake che, jANI zake che. alabatuM temane amuka gAunI yojanAnI maryAdA hoya che. A jJAna sIdhuM ja AtmAmAMthI pragaTe che. temAM mana ke indriyonAM mAdhyamanI jarUra paDatI nathI. teo potAnA bhUtakAlIna-bhaviSyakAlIna janmone jANe, tevI rIte bIjAnA paNa bhUta-bhAvInA bhAvo jANI zake ne kahI zake! kumAra, AvuM avadhijJAna manuSyane to enI AtmavizuddhinA AdhAre pragaTe, paraMtu devalokamAM to badhA ja devone A jJAna hoya ja! ochuM-vatuM hoya, spaSTaaspaSTa hoya.. taratamatA hoya, paraMtu jJAna hoya badhA devone! vyaMtaradevone, jyotiSa devone, bhavanapatinA devone ane vaimAnika devone... badhAne hoya. evI rIte nArakIomAM rahelA jIvone paNa avadhijJAna hoya. samakita dRSTi jIvone spaSTa hoya, mithyAtvI jIvone aspaSTa hoya, tene virbhAgajJAna' kahevAmAM Ave che." kumArane 'avadhijJAnanA viSayamAM jANavAnI vizeSa jijJAsA pragaTI. teNe pUchyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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'gurudeva, zuM e avadhijJAnanuM kSetra ghaTe-varSe kharuM?' 'hA, ghaTeya kharuM ne vadhe paNa kharuM! dhaTavA-vadhavAno AdhAra manuSyanI bhAvAtmaka yogyatA hoya che.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'pachI Apa e avadhijJAnI AcAryadeva pAse gayA hatA?' 'hA, mitronI sAthe huM 'azokavana'mAM pahoMcyo. jevuM A 'nAgadeva-udyAna' che, tevuM zAnta, ramaNIya ane zramaNo mATe suyogya e 'azokavana' che. rAjapuramAM je koI sAdhupuruSo padhAre, teo moTAbhAge azokavanamAM ja padhAre!' ame jaIne AcAryadevane bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. yauvana ! adbhuta rUpa! saumya mukhAkRti! apUrva jJAnapratibhA mane lAgyuM ke, 'A mahApuruSa navAM karmo to bAMdhatA ja nahIM hoya! emano koI divasa tapazcaryA vinAno pasAra nahIM thato hoya! emanAM darzana karanAra deva ho ke manuSya ho, dIna ho ke hIna ho... aMka ho ke rAjA ho - pAvana thayA vinA nahIM raheto hoya! AcAryadevanI padharAmaNInA samAcAra samagra rAjapuramAM phelAyA hatA. amArA nagaranA mahArAjA arimardana, potAnA rAjaparivAra sAthe vaMdana karavA mATe AvyA hatA. bIjA hajAro nagarajano AcAryadevanAM darzana karavA UmaTI rahyA hatA. 'kumAra, jema tArA manamAM ahIM AvyA pachI jijJAsA pragarTI ane prazno pUchyA, tema mArA manamAM paNa ghaNA prazno uddabhavyA. meM vicAryuM ke thoDA samayamAM lokonI bhIDa ochI thaI jaze, mahArAjA paNa cAlyA jaze, pachI huM AcAryadevanAM caraNomAM besIne prazno pUchIza... teo jarUra mArA mananuM samAdhAna karaze. huM thoDe dUra Ubho hato, paraMtu mArI AMkho to e mahApuruSane ja joI rahI hatI. emanAmAM koI AkarSaNa hatuM, ke je mane kheMcatuM hatuM. emanI evI koI divya pratibhA hatI, je mane prabhAvita karatI hatI. mArI tRSA ane kSudhA jANe adRzya thaI gaI hatI. bhIDa vikharAI gaI, paraMtu * mahArAjA cAlyA na gayA. teo AcAryadevanI pAse besI rahyA. 12 huM AcAryadevanI nikaTa gayo ane bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. vinayapUrvaka teonI sAme, zuddha bhUmi para beTho. 'dharmalAbha!' AcAryadeve AzIrvAda ApyA. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo

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mahArAjA arimardane gurudevane prazna pUchyo : 'he bhagavaMta, Apa traNe kALanA padArthone avadhijJAnathI jANI zako cho, mAre bIjuM kaMI jANavuM nathI, mAtra ApanuM janmo-janmanuM caritra sAMbhaLavuM che... Apa kevI rIte ane kyAM samyag darzana pAmyA, kyAM ane kevI rIte dezivarati-gRhasvadharma pAmyA... ane A zramaNajIvana kyAre ane kyAM prApta karyuM! ATaluM jaNAvavAnI kRpA karo!' je prazna mAre pUchavo hato, je viSayamAM mArI jijJAsA hatI, e ja prazna mahArAjAe pUchI lIdho. meM mArA manane ekAgra karyuM. amaragupta surijIe AMkho baMdha karI. adhijJAnano upayoga mUkyo... bhUtakALanI sapATI para jJAnano prakAza phelAyo... potAnA vigata janmone joyA... ane teoe AtmakathA kahevAnuM AraMbhyuM : A ja pazcima mahAvideha kSetranI vAta che. A pradezamAM asaMkhya varSa pUrve 'caMpAvAsa' nAmanuM nagara hatuM. e nagaramAM 'sudhanu' nAmanA eka sadgRhastha rahetA hatA. temanAM patnInuM nAma hatuM dhanathI. baMne patipatnI saraLa hatAM, bhadrika hatAM ane nirlobhI hatAM. temane saMtAnamAM eka mAtra putrI hatI. tenuM nAma hatuM somA, rAjezvara, e somA eTale huM! mAro ja e AtmA. mArI jIvanayAjJA... bhavayAtrAno prAraMbha huM 'somA'nA bhavathI karuM chuM. ke je bhavamAM meM samyagdarzana prApta karyuM hatuM. e bhava pUrvenA bhavonI kathA kahevA besuM to pAra nA Ave! somAnA pitAnI saraLatA ane mAtAnI dhArmikatA somAmAM avatarI hatI. alabat mane kaLAo paNa zIkhavavAmAM AvI hatI ane gRhavyavahAranuM jJAna paNa ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. jyAre yauvanamAM mAro praveza thayo, tyAre mArAM mAtA-pitAe mArA mATe yogya varanI tapAsa zarU karI dIdhI. nagaramAM mArI gaNanA 'zAnta ane guNiyala kanyA' tarIke thatI hatI. eTale varanI zodhamAM vilaMba nA thayo. caMpAvAsanA prasiddha vepArI naMda devanA putra rudradeva sAthe mArA vivAha nakkI thaI gayA, ane zubha muhUrte amArAM lagna paNa thaI gayAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 13

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mArA pati rudradevano mane khUba prema maLavA lAgyo. teo mane sAcA hRdayathI cAhatA hatA. mane paNa mArA pati gamatA hatA. ame vaiSayika sukhone bhogavatA jIvana-kALa pasAra karI rahyAM hatAM. mArAM sAsu-sasarA mArA para khUba heta varasAvatAM hatAM. mane putrIvatuM mAnatAM hatAM. mane koI vAtanuM duHkha na hatuM. eka divasanI vAta che. huM sAsarethI mArA piyara jatI hatI. mArgamAM meM ghaNAM sAdhvIonuM vRMda vihAra karIne caMpAvAsamAM pravezatuM joyuM. te sAdhvIonAM darzanathI mane ghaNo AlAda thayo. meM be hAtha joDI mastaka namAvI temane vaMdanA karI. mArA samagra zarIramAM romAMca thaI Avyo. mArI AMkho vikasvara thaI gaI. meM, sahunI AgaLa cAlatAM sAdhvIjIne vinayapUrvaka pUchyuM : "Apa kyAM padhArazo ne kyAM sthiratA karazo?' teoe mane "dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo ane je sthAnamAM teo rokAvAnA hatAM, te sthAnanuM nAma ApyuM. meM e sthAna joyeluM hatuM. meM teone kahyuM : "mAruM nAma somA, huM ApanAM darzana-vaMdana karavA ApanI pAse AvIza." - sAdhvIjI emanA mukAma tarapha cAlyAM gayAM, huM mArA piyara cAlI gaI. mArA mana para teonI chAyA aMkita thaI gaI. temanI mukhAkRti mArI kalpanAmAM sthira thaI gaI. prathama darzane ja mArA manane teoe AkarSI lIdhuM. huM mArA piyarathI sAsare AvI gaI. gharanAM kAryo patAvIne huM sAdhvIjI pAse javA lAgI. sAdhvIjI mane tIrthaMkarabhApita dharmano bodha ApavA lAgyAM. teoe mane sarvaprathama cAra gatinuM svarUpa samajAvyuM. AtmA ane karmano anAdi-saMbaMdha samajAvyA. karmonA kAraNe jIva kevA-kevAM puNya-pApa Acare che, enA pariNAme cAra gatiomAM kevuM paribhramaNa kare che, kevA-kevAM sukha-duHkha anubhave che... A badhuM samajAvyuM. temanA pratye mArA hRdayamAM atyaMta bhakti ane prIti jAgI gaI. huM vadhAre samaya emanI pAse rahevA lAgI. mArA pati mane pUchavA lAgyA : 'tuM kyAM ane konI pAse jAya che?" huM temane kahetI : "mahAvratone dhAraNa karanArI, niSkAraNavatsala ane jJAnadAna ApanArI sAdhvIjInI pAse jAuM chuM. teo mane khUba gamI gayAM che. teo mane sAcuM jJAna Ape che...' teo mauna rahetA. mArI vAtane sAMbhaLI-nAsAMbhaLI karI detA. mane lAgatuM ke temane mArI vAta gamI nathI. chatAM mAruM mana to sAdhvIjI sAthe snehabaMdhanathI baMdhAI gayeluM hatuM. huM roja mujaba jatI ja rahI. sAdhvIjIe mane A nAnA-moTA jIvo pratye dayALu banAvI. bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo a4 For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMsAranAM vaiSayika sukho tarapha anAsakta banAvI. mokSanuM svarUpa samajAvyuM. mokSa pAmavAno mArga batAvyo. jinabhASita dharma pratye Astika banAvI. upazama bhAvano prabhAva samajAvI mane zAnta-prazAnta banAvI. he rAjana, A rIte meM sAdhvIjInA apUrva anugrahathI samyagdarzana-guNa prApta karyo. mAruM 'darzanamohanIya karma" tUTyuM. eno kSayopazama thayo.. ne AtmAmAMthI samyagdarzanano guNa pragaTa thayo. enA pariNAme mArA vicAromAM ane vyavahAramAM ghaNuM parivartana AvyuM. mArA svabhAva mujaba, dareka vAta huM mArA patine kahI detI hatI. emane kahyA vinA mane cena paDatuM na hatuM. rAtrinA samaye amArA zayanakhaMDamAM pahelAM to raMgarAganI ane bhoga-vilAsanI vAto thatI hatI. sAdhvIjI pAsethI jJAna maLyA pachI huM emanI sAthe saMsAranI ane mokSanI vAto karavA lAgI, pApa ane puNyanI vAto karavA lAgI. paramAtmA svarUpanI ane mokSamArganI vAto karavA lAgI. temane A badhI vAto jarAya gamatI na hatI. temane kaMTALo Avato hato. zarUAtamAM teo mauna rahetA. rasapUrvaka mArI vAto sAMbhaLatA na hatA. kaMTALIne kahetA : tArI vAto baMdha kara, mane UMgha Ave che. ne teo paDakhuM badalIne sUI jatA hatA. huM ema samajatI hatI ke Aje nahIM to kAle, jarUra teo A tattvajJAnanI vAto premathI sAMbhaLaze. temano AtmA paNa mokSamArga pAmaze..." paraMtu mArI dhAraNA niSphaLa gaI. eka divase temaNe nArAja thatAM kahyuM : "somAM, tuM sAdhvI pAse javAnuM baMdha kara. dharmanI vAto baMdha kara.. e sAdhvIe ane emanA gharme ApaNA haryAbharyA saMsAramAM Aga lagADI che. ApaNe pahelAM kevo AnaMdapramoda karatAM hatAM? kevA bhoga-vilAsamAM jIvanane sArthaka karatAM hatAM?" meM kahyuM : svAmInAtha, mane to have A vaiSayika sukho halAhala jhera jevAM lAge che... viSayopabhogano ane pramAdano vipAka... enuM pariNAma ati dAruNa Ave che..." temaNe jamIna para paga pachADIne kahyuM : "e badhI vAto tArI sAthvInI che... tArI che, mArI nathI. huM to maLelAM sukhone bhogavavAmAM mAnuM chuM." paraMtu paralokano thoDo vicAra to..." koNe joyo che paraloka? tArI e sAdhvIe paraloka joyo che? tane dekhADyo che? A badho bakavAsa baMdha kara, ane haju tane kahuM chuM ke, pahelAMnI jema vaiSayika sukhone bhogava." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 15 For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM mauna rahI. Aje temano bolavAno raNako sAMbhaLIne mArA peTamAM phALa paDI... huM nArAja thAuM evuM e kyAreya mArI sAthe bolatA na hatA, Aje bolyA. mArI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. teo gharanI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. basa, te pachI temaNe mArI sAthe bolavAnuM baMdha karyuM. mArA pratyeno rAga nAza pAmyo, dveSa jAgrata thayo.... mArI sAtheno saMbhoga tyajI dIdho.. jANe ke ame patipatnI ja nathI evo vyavahAra sthapAI gayo. chatAM meM temano avinaya kyAreya na karyo. meM temane dharmanI vAto kahevAnI baMdha karI... huM temane bhojana karAvatI. huM temanAM vastronI kALajI rAkhatI.. mArA mukha upara ke hRdayamAM emanA pratye jarAya durbhAva pragaTyo nahIM. alabatta, mArA manamAM duHkha pedA thayuM hatuM. chevaTe mANasanuM mana kharuM ne! meM saMpUrNapaNe kaMI indriyavijaya karelo na hato... paraMtu huM have emanI viSayecchAne tAbe thaI zake ema na hatI... ke sAdhvIjIno saMga choDI zakuM ema na hatI. ema ne ema amAra jIvanapravAha vahI rahyo hato. eka divasa temaNe mane pUchayuM : "somA, tAre sAdhvI banI javuM che? jo tane vaiSayika sukho gamatAM ja nathI, to pachI gRhavAsamAM zA mATe rahevuM joIe? choDI de saMsAra... ane sAdhvI banIne cAlI jA.' huM temanA A prastAvano Azaya nA samajI zakI. mArA taraphathI emane emanI icchA mujaba sukho maLatAM na hatAM, tethI temaNe bIjI kanyA sAthe lagna karavAnuM nakkI karyuM hatuM. amArA ja nagaranA eka sArthavAha nAgadevanI putrI nAgazrInI temaNe mAgaNI paNa karI hatI. paraMtu mArA pitAjI sAthe nAgadevanI maitrI hatI, tethI nAgadeve potAnI putrI ApavAnI nA pADI. mArA pati nirAza thaI gayA hatA... teo samajyA ke jyAM sudhI somA jIvatI che, tyAM sudhI mane koI kanyA nahIM Ape." eTale pahelAM to mane sAdhvI banI javAnI vAta karI, paraMtu meM e vAta nA svIkArI tyAre temaNe mane mArI nAMkhavAno krUra vicAra karyo temane strInuM saMbhogasukha joItuM hatuM. temanI viSayavAsanA prabaLa hatI, mArA pratye temane atyaMta aNagamo thaI gayo hato. eTale teo bIjI strI sAthe lagna karavA icchatA hatA. huM emane emanA mArgamAM vijJabhUta lAgI. mane mArI nAMkhavA mATe teo upAya vicAravA lAgyA. temanA upara kalaMka nA Ave, e rIte mane mAravAnI yukti zodhI. mane to sapanAmAMya Avo khyAla nA Avyo ke mArA pati mane mArI nAMkhaze! huM to mArI rIte jIvana jIvatI rahI. emanA uparano mAro vizvAsa akhaMDa hato. bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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temaNe mArA vizvAsano upayoga karyo. saMdhyAkALa pUro thayo hato. pRthvI para aMdhAruM UtarI AvyuM hatuM. roja mujaba huM amArA zayanakhaMDamAM pahoMcI gaI hatI. amArA zayanakhaMDanI aMdara bIjo eka nAno oraDo hato. e oraDAmAM amAre bhAgye ja javAnuM thatuM. teo AvyA. palaMga para beThA. mArI sAme joyuM. meM paNa temane pANIno pyAlo Apyo. temaNe pANI pIdhuM... ane mauna patharAyuM. mArI koI vAta emane gamatI na hatI, eTale huM to mauna ja rahetI hatI. Aje temaNe maunano bhaMga karyo. teo bolyA : sImA, tuM pahelAM kevI hatI... ne have kevI badalAI gaI che? meM javAba nA Apyo. mArI dRSTi bhUmi para sthira hatI. "tuM mAtra tArA ja sukhano vicAra kare che... tAre tAro janma eTalA mATe sudhAravo che... ke AvatA janmamAM tane devalokanAM sukha maLe! divya sukho maLe.. kharuM ne? ane huM bhale tArI mAnelI narakamAM jAuM! tuM devalokamAMthI joje mane narakanAM duHkho huM bhogavIza. e joIne huM rAjI thaje! are mUrkha strI, tuM kaMI ja samajatI nathI... tuM A bhavamAM paNa vaiSayika sukhothI viMcita thaI... ane zI khabara tAruM svarga che ke kema? tyAM paNa tane sukho maLavAnAM nathI. mane duHkhI karIne tuM sukhI thaI zakIza? Avo dharma tane samajAvIne e dhUrta sAdhvIe tane saMmohita karI dIdhI che.' huM kaMI ja nA bolI. sAdhvIjI mATe teo ghasAtuM bolatA hovAthI mAruM hRdaya duHkhI thatuM hatuM. paraMtu meM e duHkha zabdomAM vyakta nA karyuM. kAraNa ke mArA bolavAthI emano roSa vadhavAno ja hato. mArA nA bolavAthI paNa temano roSa vadhI gayo. tuM bolatI nathI... kema bolatI nathI? pahelAM to mane kalAko sudhI upadeza ApavA besatI hatI... ke jyAre huM tArI sAthe svacchaMdapaNe saMbhogasukha mANavA icchato hato.. jANe ke tuM dharmamUrti ho.. e rIte daMbha karatI hatI. have atyAre jyAre huM tArI sAthe vAta karuM chuM tyAre moM sIvIne beThI che.... kharekhara, meM tane AvI nahotI jANI. ane te pahelAM AvI hatI paNa nahIM.. pelI sAdhvIe A nagaramAM AvIne mArA gharamAM hoLI saLagAvI che." rokavAno prayatna karavA chatAM AMsu nA rokAyAM. mArI AMkhomAMthI AMsunI dhArA vahevA lAgI... teo UbhA thayA. bahAra javA taiyAra thayA. mane kahyuM : mAre bahAra javuM che... aMdaranA khaMDamAM eka mATIno ghaDo paDyo che. temAM eka puSpamALA che, te lAvI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 17 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ApIza? mALA laI javAnI che.' huM UbhI thaI. jhaTa e khaMDamAM gaI. khaMDamAM aMdhAruM hatuM. chatAM khaMDanI vaccovaca paDelo ghaDo mane dekhAyo. meM jaIne DhAMkaNuM kholI hAtha aMdara nAkhyo.. hAtha aMdara nAMkhatAM ja jherI sApe mane DaMkha mAryA... sApane phUlamALA samajIne meM ene pakaDIne bahAra kADhyo... tene khaMDamAM ja pheMkIne huM bahAra doDI AvI. temane meM kahyuM : "mane sApe DaMkha dIdho che.' are... tane sApa karaDyo?" temaNe mAro hAtha pakaDyo. DaMkha upara hAtha pheravyo.. AkuLa-vyAkuLa banI javAno dekhAva karyo. vAstavamAM mane mArI nAMkhavA mATe ja A yojanA ghaDI hatI. mane kALI vedanA thavA lAgI.. jamIna para taraphaDavA lAgI. teo bolyA : "sApanuM jhera utAranArane huM jANato nathI... ne mane jhera utAratAM AvaDatuM nathI... arere.. A zuM thaI gayuM? e ghaDAmAM sApa kyAMthI AvI gayo?' teo khaMDamAM doDAdoDa karavA lAgyA... temane samaya pasAra karavo hato... jethI mArA zarIramAM jhera vyApta thaI jAya ane huM maraNane zaraNa thaI jAuM! mane lAgyuM ke have mAruM mRtyu nizcita che. meM mAro AtmabhAva zAMta rAkhyo. mArA manamAM rudradeva pratye jarAya roSa nA Avyo... kAraNa ke huM samyagdarzana pAmI hatI. saMsAranA svarUpane meM jANyuM hatuM. meM sarva jIvone khamAvI dIdhA. paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM manane joDavA prayatna karyo. bIjI bAju mArA patie kolAhala karavA mAMDyo hato. mArA zarIranA sAMdhA tUTavA lAgyA. hRdayamAM AganA bhaDakA thavA lAgyA... makAna bhamatuM lAgyuM... mane cakkara AvavA lAgyA. bhUmi para niccetana banIne DhaLI paDI. mAruM mRtyu thayuM. deha chUTI gayo, AtmA pahelA devalokamAM deva thayo. tyAM mAruM eka palyopama varSonuM AyuSya hatuM. aneka divya sukho mane tyAM maLyAM. rAjA arimardane pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, pelA rudradevanuM zuM thayuM?" AcAryadeve kahyuM : "somAnA mRtyu pachI, eNe nAgadevanI putrI nAgazrI sAthe lagna karyo. aneka varSo sudhI eNe vaiSayika sukho bhogavyAM. AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. marIne e "ratnaprabhA' nAmanI pahelI narakamAM janmyo. enuM AyuSya paNa asaMkhya varSonuM hatuM! eka palyopama varSo sudhI eNe narakanI ghora vedanAo bhogavI." he siMhakumAra tyAre huM dharmaghoSajha bolI UThyo : "pachI zuM thayuM?" bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo a8 For Private And Personal Use Only

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|Y 27 amaraguptasUrijIe temanI janmAMtaronI AtmakathA AgaLa vadhArI : rAjana, zubhAzubha karmonI lIlA ajJAnI manuSya samajI zakato nathI. e jIvanane samajaNapUrvaka, jJAnapUrvaka nathI jIvato. e to gatAnugatikatAthI ane mananI icchAone AdhIna thaIne jIvana jIve che.. tene "karmanA siddhAMta'nuM jJAna hotuM nathI. devalokamAM meM asaMkhya varSo sudhI divya sukha bhogavyAM. chevaTe e bhavanuM AyuSya paNa pUrNa thaI gayuM.... ne mAro (somAno jIva punaH A pazcima mahA videhanA A ja pradezamAM janma pAmyo. mane pazuno bhava maLyo! koI pazutAnI bhAvanAmAM pazunA bhavanuM AyuSya bAMdhyuM haze! kyAM devalokano divya bhava ane kyAM hAthIno pazubhava! karmoe mane kyAMthI kyAM paTakI dIdho? bIjI bAju mane hAthInA bhavamAM buddhi sArI maLI hatI. saMsamAra' nAmanA vizALa vanamAM suMsamAra' nAmanA parvata para 500 hAthaNIo sAthe huM vilAsa karato svacchaMdapaNe vicarato hato. e pahADanI cAre bAju UMcuM UMcuM ghAsa UgeluM hatuM. vaccethI eka UMDI ane pahoLA paTavALI nadI vahetI hatI.... lIlAMchama asaMkhya vRkSo hatAM e vanamAM! jANe ke e vanano huM rAjA hato! 500 hAthaNIo mArI priyAo hatI. pazuonI paNa potAnI duniyA hoya che! pakSIonI paNa potAnI duniyA hoya che! tyAM paNa rAga-dveSa hoya che. vaira ane virodha hoya che! phUDa ane kapaTa hoya che. tyAMya kAmavAsanA vilasatI hoya che. pazu-pakSIomAM aneka doSonI sAthe sAthe amuka guNo paNa hoya che. paNa A badhuM ja potapotAnAM karmothI prerita hoya che. jevI rIte huM svargamAM avatarI Avyo hato, tema rudradevano jIva narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI, e ja "saMsamAra' vanamAM menAnA peTe Avyo. tene popaTano janma maLyo. jyAre te moTo thayo... menAnI sAthe e vanamAM vRkSonI ghaTAomAM svacchaMdapaNe vicAravA lAgyo. popaTa buddhizALI pakSI hoya che. enAmAM saMjJAo hoya che ane kaSAyo paNa hoya che. te mAyA-kapaTa paNa karI zake che. eka divasanI vAta che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMsamAra pahADa upara huM mArI pa00 priyAo sAthe AnaMda-kriIDA karato hato.... tyAM UDato UDato pelo popaTa paNa enI priyA sAthe pahADa upara AvI lAgyo. eka vRkSa para e beTho... cAre bAju e najara pherave che. eNe amArA samUhane joyo. amArA samUhamAM sahuthI UMco ane pahADa jevI kAyAvALo huM hato. eNe mane joyo. joto ja rahyo.. ane pUrvajanmanA (rudradevanA janmanA) kaSAyo jAgrata thavA lAgyA.... alabatuM, ene pUrvajanmanI smRti nahotI thaI AvI, paraMtu avyakta saMskAro jAgrata thayA. rudradevanA bhavamAM eNe mArA pratye ThAMsI-ThAMsIne roSa enA AtmAmAM bharyo hato ne! nimitta maLatAM e roSa jAgavA mAMDyo. huM nimitta banI gayo hato. pahelAM to enA manamAM mArA bhogasukhanI irSA jAgI. pa00 500 hAthaNIo sAthenI mArI krIDA joIne, hAthaNIono mArA uparano agAdha prema joIne te irSyAthI baLavA lAgyo. enA manamAM duSTa vicAra Avyo : "A hAthInuM sukha mArAthI jovAtuM nathI. koI yukti karIne mArI nAMkhuM!" sIdhI rIte to e mane mArI zake ema na hato. kyAreka ene mAro bhaya paNa lAgato hato. eTale e najIkanA vRkSa para besato na hato. dUranA vRkSa para besato ane amArI tophAna-mastI joyA karato. roja pahADa para Avato... ne roja mArA pratye eno roSa vadhato jato. e popaTa jANe ke potAnI senAne to bhUlI ja gayo hato. eno irSAbhAva, ene maLelA bhogasukhane paNa bhogavavA deto na hato. irSALu jIvonI A ja karuNa sthiti hoya che. dinarAta popaTa mane mArI nAMkhavAnA vicAro karato hato. huM mane maLelAM bhogasukho nA bhogavI zakuM... to ja enA jIvane zAMti maLe, ema e mAnato hato. jo ke koIne mArI nAkhavAnuM ke koIne jivADavAnuM koInA hAthanI vAta nathI hotI. dareka jIva potapotAnA karmodayanA AdhAre jIve che ane mare che. kadAca koI jIva emAM nimitta banI jAya, e judI vAta che. 0 0 0 mArA mRtyumAM kyAM ane kevI rIte nimitta janme che - e paNa rocaka vAta che. vaitADhya parvata upara vidyAdharonAM nagara che. vidyAdharo manuSya hoya che, paraMtu temanI pAse viziSTa koTinI vidyAzaktio hovAthI AkAzamArge gamanAgamana karI zake che. dhAre tevAM rUpa karI zake che... ane icchA mujaba kAryasiddhi paNa karI zake che. bAkI, guNadoSa to jevA ApaNAmAM hoya che tevA emanAmAM hoya che. lIlArati' nAmanA vidyAdhare, mRgAMkasena vidyAdharanI bahena caMdralekhAnuM apaharaNa karyuM. jo ke "lIlArati' karatAM mRgAMkana vadhAre zaktimAna hato, paraMtu prema-vAsanA 220 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zakti-azaktino vicAra karavA detI nathI. caMdralekhA lIlAratine cAhatI hatI. baMne sahamata hatAM. bhAI mRgAMkasena lIlArati sAthe caMdralekhAnuM lagna karavA nahoto icchato. lIlAratie caMdralekhAnuM apaharaNa karyuM. pachI bhayathI baMne bhAgyAM! mRgAMkasena emanI pAchaLa UDyo... lIlArati-caMdralekhAe, pazcima mahAvidehano A vanapradeza joyo.. gaganasparzI pahADa joyo... enAM pAtALa-UMDAM kotaro joyAM. kotaromAM guphAo joI... chupAI javAnI suyogya jagA joI. tarata ja te baMne eka pahADa upara utarI AvyAM. UMDI kotaranA kinArA upara eka ghaTAdAra vRkSa para pelo popaTa enI menA sAthe beTho hato. vidyAdharane pakSInI vANI AvaDatI hatI. teNe popaTanI bhASAmAM popaTa sAthe vAta karI : "huM A kotaranI guphAmAM mArI patnI sAthe chupAI jAuM chuM. amArI pAchaLa eka vidyAdhara AkAzamArge amane pakaDavA Ave che. kadAca e tane pUche to tuM kaMI jANato nathI, ema kaheje. e vidyAdhara pAcho cAlyo jAya, pachI tuM mArI pAse AvIne samAcAra Apaje. jo tuM mArA upara ATalo upakAra karIza, to tArA upakArano zreSTha badalo vALI ApIza.' popaTe hA pADI. vidyAdhara lIlArati, caMdralekhAnI sAthe e kotaranI guphAmAM chupAI gayo. popaTe e guphA joI lIdhI. thoDI ja kSaNo pachI, vidyAdhara mRgAMkasena krodhathI lAlacoLa banI gayelo, tyAM Avyo. AsapAsa joyuM. tene lIlArati ke caMdralekhA dekhAI nahIM... popaTane eNe kaMI pUchyuM paNa nahIM. thoDIvAra tyAM Ubho rahyo.. kaMIka vicAryuM. ane e pAcho vaLI gayo. jyAre mRgAMkasena enA manamAM kaMIka vicArato hato, tyAre popaTa paNa enA manamAM kaMIka vicArato hato. kadAca manuSya na vicArI zake, tevo buddhiyukta vicAra karyo. eka upAya ene jaDI gayo. mane mArI nAMkhavAno! huM mArI mukhya hAthaNI sAthe e vRkSanI najIka pahoMcI gayo hato. roja-roja popaTa-menA tyAM AvatAM hatAM, eTale huM emane jANato hato. emanI bhASA paNa mane AvaDatI hatI. ene jANa hatI ke enI pakSI-bhASA huM samajI zakuM chuM. teNe pahelAM to menAnA kAnamAM khUba dhImethI kaMIka kahyuM. pachI, huM sAMbhaLI zakuM e rIte menAne teNe kahevA mAMDyuM : he suMdarI, huM gaIkAle vaziSTha maharSi pAse gayo hato. teo keTalAka manuSyone kahetA hatA ke saMsamAra parvata upara eka sarvakAmita patanasthAna che. je jIva jenI abhilASA karIne e sthaLethI pahADanI khINamAM paDatuM mUke, enI abhilASA pUrNa thaI jAya.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM e maharSine pUchayuM : "gurudeva, e patanasthAna kyAM AveluM che?' temaNe kahyuM : he zukarAi, tuM je sAlavRkSa upara bese che, tenI DAbI bAjue e patanasthAna AveluM che. he suMdarI, A sAMbhaLIne mane vicAra Avyo ke A pakSIno bhava, keTalA badhA bhayothI bharelo che? koI zikArI ApaNo zikAra karI jAya.... koI ApaNane pakaDI jAya ane piMjarAmAM pUrI de. koI AgamAM ApaNane zekIne khAI jAya... enAM karatAM, ApaNe vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI banI jaIe to! A patanasthAna parathI ApaNe, 'vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI" banavAnI abhilASA karIne paDatuM mUkIe! tuM jANe che ke vidyAdharo kevA sukhI hoya che! kevA zaktizALI hoya che.... kevA vaibhavazALI hoya che!' menAe pUchyuM : "paNa tamane e maharSinI vAta upara bharoso to che ne? evuM to nahIM banene ke ApaNe kamote marIe.. ane kIDA-kIDInA bhAvamAM janmIe..?' "tuM to sAva bhoLI che. e maharSi eTale parama satyavAdI e to niHsvArtha mahApuruSa che. emanI vAta moTA-moTA rAjA-mahArAjAo mAne che ne!' "tamArI vAta sAcI, A to manamAM vicAra Avyo ke, ApaNo menA-popaTano avatAra bhale pakSIno che, paraMtu zreSTha pakSIno che.. kAgaDA. gIdhaDAM ane kabUtara karatAM ApaNe caDhiyAtA kahevAIe. mANaso... are rAjarANIo paNa ApaNane pALe ane ApaNI sAthe prema kare! eTale, ApaNo avatAra kaMI khoTo nathI. chatAM jo A khINamAM paDavAthI vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI banI zakAtuM hoya to huM kudI paDavA taiyAra chuM!' are menA! tArAmAM ATalI badhI akkala che e to meM Aje ja jANyuM. tArI vAta sAcI che. te je vicAryuM te sAcuM che. vagara vicAre ApaNe koI kAma nA karavuM joIe. to pachI, have ApaNe patanasthAna para jaIne khINamAM kUdI paDIe. huM hAthI, menA-popaTanI vAta ekAgratAthI sAMbhaLato hato. UMDA vicAramAM garakAva thaI gayo. jyAre e menA-popaTa UDI gayAM, eno mane khyAla na rahyo... paraMtu e khINamAMthI.. thoDI vAramAM ja vidyAdhara-vidyAdharInuM yugala bahAra AvyuM ane AkAzamArge cAlyuM gayuM. mArA manamAM popaTanI vAta jacI gaI! kharekhara, menA-popaTa ja vidyAdharavidyAdharI banIne AkAzamArge cAlyAM gayAM! sAce ja RSie batAveluM patanasthAna camatkArika che.' pahelAMnI ghaTanAthI huM ajANa hato. jyAre lIlArati vidyAdhara caMdralekhAnuM apaharaNa karIne Avelo ane popaTa sAthe 222 bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vAta karIne, e khINanI guphAmAM chupAyelo.. tyAre huM ane mArI hAthaNIo sAthe tyAM na hatAM. e ghaTanAthI ame sAva ja ajANa hatAM.. amArI e ajJAnatAno popaTe lAbha uThAvyo hato. menA-popaTa, kharekhara to UDIne pelI guphAmAM gayAM hatAM, tyAM chupAyelA vidyAdharavidyAdharIne teNe kahyuM : "pelo tamAro zatru vidyAdhara AvIne pAcho cAlyo gayo che, mATe tame have tamArA raste cAlyA jAo." vidyAdhare pUchyuM : "he popaTa, huM tArA upara zo upakAra karuM?" popaTe kahyuM: 'tame ahIMthI jaladI AkAzamArge cAlyA jAo, e ja moTo upakAra che....' vidyAdhara popaTanI aTapaTI vAta samajyo nahIM. vaLI, ene potAne paNa gaMtavya sthaLe javAnI utAvaLa hatI, eTale caMdralekhAnI sAthe te AkAzamArge cAlyo gayo! meM e baMnene jatAM joyAM... ne meM mAnI lIdhuM ke A popaTa ane menA ja che! patanasthAnathI paDatuM mUkavA pahelAM emaNe vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI banavAnI abhilASA karI haze. mATe teo sAce ja vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI banI gayAM! kaho, eka hAthI AnAthI vadhAre zuM vicArI zake?' rAjA arimardane kahyuM : "gurudeva, hAthI to zuM, manuSya paNa ATaluM ja vicArI zake! hA, viziSTa jJAnI puruSonI vAta judI che!' "he siMhakumAra, huM (dharmaghoSa) to A badhI vArtA sAMbhaLI stabdha ja thaI gayo hato. eka pakSI, emAMya popaTa, ke jene manuSya cAhe che.. e pakSI AvuM buddhipUrvakanuM kapaTa racI zake? sAmAnya buddhivALo manuSya to A vAtane mAtra "kAlpanika vAto' kahIne hasI nAMkhe. bALako mATenI vArtA' kahIne avagaNI nAMkhe... paraMtu A vArtA kahenArA koI sAmAnya jJAnI puruSa na hatA, avadhijJAnI mahApuruSa hatA! bhUtakALane AtmapratyakSa-jJAnathI joIne-jANIne kahenArA hatA. eTale vAta sAcI ja che, emAM mane zaMkA nA rahI. mAruM mana kaSAyonI bhayAnakatA jANIne hacamacI gayuM. dharmaghoSasUrijIe siMhakumArane kahyuM : pachI AcAryadeva amaragupta potAnI AtmakathA AgaLa calAvatAM kahyuM : meM hAthIeka vicAra karyo : menA-popaTanI jema ame paNa vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI banavAno saMkalpa karIne, patana-sthaLa uparathI khINamAM paDatuM mUkIe to? meM mArI mukhya hAthaNI sAme joIne kahyuM : "rANI, jo ApaNe pelA sAlavRkSanI bAjunA patana-sthaLethI parvatanI khINamAM kUdI paDIe to vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI banI jaIe... pelAM menA-popaTanI jema..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rANIe kahyuM : ApaNane A naMdanavanamAM zuM duHkha che? ApaNe ahIM sukhI chIe. koI vAte ahIM duHkha nathI. ahIM koI manuSyo ApaNane pakaDavA AvatA nathI. ahIM ApaNo zikAra karavA koI AvatA nathI. pachI zA mATe vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI banavAnuM? vaLI, 'ahIM ame tamArI pa00 priyA chIe..." e vakhate badhI ja hAthaNIo tyAM bhegI thaI gaI hatI. ame tamane cAhIe chIe. ApaNe yathecchapaNe viSaya-sukha bhogavIe chIe. khAvA-pIvAnuM ke rahevAnuM koI duHkha nathI... mATe huM to kahuM chuM ke ApaNe khINamAM kUdako mAravo nathI.' rANInI vAta sAcI hatI, paraMtu mArA manamAM pelA menA-popaTanI irSyA ghara karI gaI hatI, e jo vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI banI jAya.... to ame kema nA banIe? jIvano A kuTila svabhAva che. ene bIjA jIvonuM caDhiyAtuM sukha joIne, potAnuM sukha ochuM lAge che... peluM caDhiyAtuM sukha levA e prayatna kare che.... jo puNyakarma sahAro nA Ape to je sukha jIva pAse hoya che, ene paNa gumAvI de che! meM rANInI vAta nA mAnI. bIjI hAthaNIoe amArI vAta sAMbhaLI hatI. temaNe paNa mane khIrAmAM kUdI paDavAnI nA pADI. "ApaNe A pahADa upara sukhI chIe... ApaNane vidyAdharavidyAdharI jevAM ja sukha che! zA mATe khINamAM kUdI paDavuM?" hA, menA ane popaTa kadAca A bhUminA prabhAvathI vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI banI gayAM, ApaNo nA banyAM to? kamote maravAnuM ne?' eka bIjI hAthaNIe kahyuM. mAruM azubha karma mane sAcuM samajavA de ema na hatuM. mArI priyAnI vAta sAcI ja hatI. paraMtu huM nA mAnyo. kAraNa ke pelA popaTanA nimitte mAre maravAnuM ja hatuM! pUrvajanmanAM mArA karmo mAre bhogavavAnAM ja hatA. pelAM menA-popaTa... pelI guphAmAM ke jyAM vidyAdhara-vidyAdharI chupAyAM hatAM, tyAM beThAM hatAM... ane rAha jotAM hatAM mArA paDavAnI... meM mArI hAthaNIone kahyuM : "huM to khINamAM paDatuM mUkIza, tamAre nA paDavuM hoya to nA paDazo...' paraMtu e pAMcaso hAthaNIono mArA upara agAdha prema hato... meM khINamAM paDatuM mUkyuM... ke mArI pAchaLa pAMcasoye hAthaNIo kUdI paDI khINamAM. ame kamote maryAM. atyaMta duHkha sahana karavAthI karmonI nirjarA thaI gayelI, tethI huM vyaMtara devalokamAM, kusumazekhara nAmanA nagaramAM vyaMtaradeva thayo. hAthaNIo tyAM mArI devIo thaI. pelo popaTa marIne pahelI narakamAM pedA thayo. 24 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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IY CH AcAryazrI amaraguptasUrijIe, je bhavamAM temano jIva samyagdarzana pAmyo hato, te sonAnA bhAvathI potAnI AtmakathAno AraMbha karyo hato. bIjo bhava hAthIno kahyo, ane A trIjo bhava sArthavAha putra cakradevano kahe che : 0 0 0 mAruM deva-bhavanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. mArA AtmAnuM avataraNa A ja pazcima mahAvideha kSetramAM thayuM. cakravAlapura nAmanA nagaramAM 'apratihata' nAmanA rAjamAnya ane ati lokapriya sArthavAha rahetA hatA. temanAM patnInuM nAma hatuM sumaMgalA. mAro janma sumaMgalAnI kukSithI tharyo. mAruM nAma "cakradeva' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. khUba lAlana-pAlanathI mAro uchera thavA lAgyo. mane sAruM zikSaNa ane sArA saMskAro ApavAmAM AvyA. mArA pitA icchatA hatA ke je zreSTha guNothI ane sadvyavahArathI temaNe rAjA ane prajAnI prIti meLavI hatI, tevA ja zreSTha guNo mArAmAM Ave ane huM paNa sadvyavahArane AcaranAro banuM. mArA pitA pAse aDhaLaka saMpatti hatI. teo nyAya, nIti ane prAmANikatAthI ja vyavahAra karatA hatA. duHkhI lokone anukaMpAdAna ApatA hatA. sAdhu puruSone supAtradAna ApatA hatA. rAjasabhAmAM ane lokasabhAmAM teo dAnavIra A zIlavAna ane karuNAvaMta tarIke prasiddha hatA. mahArAjA "caMDazAsana" mArA pitAne mAna ApatA hatA. mahArAjAne mArA pitA upara atyaMta prIti hatI. mArA pitA paNa rAjyane ane mahArAjAne saMpUrNa vaphAdAra hatA. mArI mAtA khUba premALa hatI, saraLa hatI ane zAnta svabhAvanI hatI. huM teno ekano eka putra hato. mArA upara ene apAra vAtsalya hatuM. e kALajI rAkhatI hatI ke huM eka paNa zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 25 For Private And Personal Use Only

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khoTuM kAma nA karI besuM koI kharAba saMskAra mArAmAM na pravezI jAya! 0 0 0 pelo popaTa marIne narakamAM gayelo. narakanI ghora yAtanAo bhogavIne, tenuM AyuSya pUrNa karIne, e paNa cakravAlapuramAM ja janmyo! karmoe pAchA amane eka ja nagaramAM bhegA karI dIdhA! rAjapurohita somazarmAnI patnI naMdIvardhanAe ene janma Apyo. tenuM nAma "yajJadatta' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. e ane huM lagabhaga samavayaska hatA.... ame baMne eka ja paMDitanI zALAmAM bhaNatA hatA.... bhavitavyatAe mane bhulAvyo! meM yajJadata sAthe dostI bAMdhI. mArI dostI niSkapaTa hRdayanI hatI. enI dostI kapaTa bhAvathI bharelI hatI. enA pitA karatAM mArA pitA moTA zrImaMta hatA, enA pitA karatAM mArA pitAne rAjA ane prajA vadhAre mAna ApatAM hatAM. tethI yajJadatta mArA pratye irSyA karato hato... chatAM e mArI sAthe vyavahAra to sAro ja rAkhato hato. ame moTA thayA. yauvanamAM AvyA. amAro maMtrIsaMbaMdha akhaMDa hato. paraMtu yajJadatta mArI badanAmI karavA, mArI beijjatI karavA, mArA doSa zodhato raheto hato. paraMtu ene mArAmAM ekeya evA doSa nA jaDacA! dinapratidina, pitAjInI sAthe-sAthe mArI paNa rAjasabhAmAM ane prajAjanomAM pratiSThA vadhatI jatI hatI. loko bolatA hatA - "jevA bApa tevo beTo che! bApa karatAM paNa beTo savAyo thaze!" mArI prazaMsA yajJadattathI sahana thatI na hatI. bIjI bAju e mArI niMdA karI zake ema na hato. kAraNa ke nagaramAM amArI mitratA jANItI hatI. jo e mArI niMdA kare to nagaravAsI loko mAne nahIM.. ane enI ja badanAmI thAya! paraMtu yajJadattane cena paDatuM na hatuM. enA cittamAM satata A ja vicAro cAlatA hatA : "cakradeva kema badanAma thAya? cakradeva kevI rIte nirdhana bane? cakradeva kevI rIte bemota mare! huM to saraLa bhAve enA ghare jato, enI sAthe bhojana karato. e mArA ghare Avato, mArI sAthe bhojana karato. ame sAthe ja udyAnomAM pharavA jatA... mArI pAse koI zreSTha vastu Ave to huM ene Apata... paraMtu e mArI mitratAnuM mUlya nA AMkI zakyo. mArA pratyeno zatrubhAva enA hRdayamAM vadhato ja cAlyo... chevaTe eNe eka hIna upAya karyo... mArA upara bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo - - - 2 For Private And Personal Use Only

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corInuM kalaMka caDhAvavAnI yojanA ghaDI. amArA nagaramAM, mArA pitAnA jevA ja samRddha ane rAjamAnya sArthavAha caMdana zreSThI vasatA hatA, temano mArA pitAjI sAthe sAro saMbaMdha hato. caMdana zreSThI mArA pitAne cAhatA hatA. mArA pitAjInA guNonA teo prazaMsaka hatA. yajJada caMdana zreSThInA gharamAM corI karI. sonAnA alaMkAro, sonAnAM bhAjano, ranonA alaMkAro, motInI mALAo vagere mUlyavAna vastuonI teNe corI karI. corIno mAla eka kothaLAmAM bharIne vahelI savAre te mArA ghare Avyo. meM ene pUchyuM : 'mitra, ATalI vahelI savAre kema AvavuM paDyuM?' teNe kahyuM : "mitra, huM keTalIka mUlyavAna vastuo lAvyo chuM. te tAre tArA gharamAM sAcavI rAkhavAnI che. mAruM ATaluM kAma tAre karavuM ja paDaze." mane zaMkA paDI, meM vicAryuM : "A samaye... ATalI badhI mUlyavAna vastuo laIne Avyo che... zuM A bIjA koInI to nahIM hoya?' meM ene pUchyuM : "A badho mAla kono che?" teNe kahyuM : mAro ja che. tuM ciMtA nA kara, yogya samaye huM laI jaIza...' te kothaLo mane soMpIne cAlato thayo. mitra-dAkSiNyanA kAraNe huM ghasIne nA pADI zakyo nahIM. meM e kothaLo mArA khaMDamAM mUkI dIdho. divasano eka prahara pUro thatAM, nagaramAM vAta phelANI ke "caMdana zreSThInI havelImAM corI thaI che. A vAta sAMbhaLIne mArA peTamAM phALa paDI. mArI zaMkA dRDha thaI: 'zuM yajJadatta corIno mAla to mane ApI nathI gayo? enA gharamAM ATalI badhI saMpatti to che nahIM e kyAMthI lAvyo haze?" huM tarata yajJadattanA ghera gayo. yajJadattane ekAMtamAM meM pUchyuM "tuM je vastuo mane ApI gayo, te konI che? sAcuM bola. teM zA mATe Ama karyuM? teNe kahyuM : "zuM tane mArA para vizvAsa nathI? tuM bIjo koI khoTo vicAra nA kara. e vastuo pitAjIthI chupAvIne rAkhavA mATe meM tane soMpI che. huM tane sAcI vAta yajJadane e rIte mane vAta karI ke mArI zaMkA dUra thaI gaI. meM enA para vizvAsa mUkyo. caMdana zreSThI mahArAjA caMDazAsana pAse gayA. rAjAne kahyuM : "mArA gharamAM corI thaI che.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjAe pUchayuM : "tamAruM zuM zuM carAyuM che? tame maMtrIne corAyelI vastuonAM nAma.. vajana. kiMmata vagere lakhAvI do, huM nagaramAM ghoSaNA karAvIne tapAsa karAvuM chuM.' caMdana zreSThIe corAyelI vastuonI mAhitI lakhAvI dIdhI. rAjAe nagaramAM DhaMDhero piTAvI dIdho : "caMdana sArthavAhanA gharamAMthI A A vastuonI corI thaI che. je koI mANasa pAse AmAMnI koIpaNa vastu levaDa-devaDa karatAM AvI hoya teNe rAjasabhAmAM jaIne mahArAjAne jANa karavI. jANa nahIM kare ane enA gharamAMthI tapAsa karatAM e vastuo maLI Avaze to mahArAjA enuM badhuM ja dhana ane gharabAra laI leze. tene kedamAM pUraze ane kaDaka sajA thaze." yajJadatta A avasaranI ja rAha joto hato. mane rAjadaMDanA phaMdAmAM phasAvavA mATe ja A kAma eNe karyuM hatuM. teNe cAra divasa javA dIdhA. pAMcamAM divase e rAjasabhAmAM gayo. mahArAjAne laLI laLIne praNAma karyA ane nivedana karyuM : mahArAjA, huM jANuM chuM ke mitranA doSa pragaTa karavA ucita nathI. paraMtu mitra jo loka-viruddha kArya kare. paraloka-viruddha kArya kare.... potAnuM paNa ahita kare.... to e mitra mitra nathI raheto. rAjA ke prajAnuM ahita karanAra vyaktine jANavA chatAM, oLakhavA chatAM jo huM enI upekSA karuM to huM paNa gunegAra banuM! caMdana zreSThInA gharamAM corI karanAra mAro mitra ja che." koNa che tAro e mitra?" rAjAe kaDakAIthI pUchyuM. apratihata zreSThIno putra cakradeva!' te kevI rIte jANayuM?' cakradevanA najIkanA saMbaMdhI parivAra pAsethI meM sAMbhaLyuM che. mane vAta karanAra pramANabhUta puruSa che. corIno badho ja mAla cakradeve potAnI havelImAM chupAvyo che.' rAjAe kahyuM : "A vAta sAva khoTI che. cakradeva jevo pavitra ane guNavAna yuvAna corI kare? huM mAnI zakato nathI. te uttama kuLamAM janmelo che, uttama saMskAra pAmelo che.. ane enI pAse vipula saMpatti che. e corI zA mATe kare ?' yajJadatta gabharAyo. tene potAnI yojanA niSphaLa jatI lAgI. teNe te chatAM potAnI vAta siddha karatAM kahyuM : mahArAjA, Apa kaho cho, te taddana sAcuM che... e mAro mitra che, ene huM jANuM chuM... paraMtu lobhadazA konuM patana nathI karatI? ajJAnadazA kone khoTA raste nathI doratI? bhale ne e uttama kuLamAM janmyo che, paraMtu uttama sugaMdhI puSpomAM zuM kaDA 228 bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nathI thatA? mArI Apane vinaMtI che ke Apa enA gharamAM jaDatI levarAvo.... pachI jevI ApanI icchA! meM to mAruM kartavya banAvyuM che...' kevaLa eka mANasanA kahevAthI... rAjamAnya ane prajApriya zreSThInA gharamAM corInA mAlanI tapAsa karAvavAnI vAta rAjAne jacI to nahIM... rAjA mUMjhavaNamAM paDI gayA. ghaNA vicAro karyA pachI nirNaya karyo ke tapAsa to karAvavI, paraMtu vivekapUrvaka tapAsa karAvavI. rAjyanA adhikArIone bolAvIne rAjAe AjJA karI: 'tame cakradevanI havelIe jAo. sAthe nagaranA mahAjanane laI jajo, caMdana zreSThInA bhaMDArIne paNa sAthe laI jajo. tapAsa karo ke cakradevanI havelImAM corIno mAla che ke kema?" rAjyano adhikArI varga mahArAjAnI AjJA sAMbhaLIne stabdha thaI gayo. "cakadeva jevA zreSTha nAgarikanA gharamAM corInA mAlanI tapAsa karavAnI?' teo rAjamahelamAMthI nIkaLIne nagaranA mahAjana pAse gayA. mahAjano bhegA thayA. adhikArIoe rAjAnI AjJAnI vAta karI. mahAjananA zreSThIo eka-bIjAnAM moDhAM jovA lAgyA.. temane A kArya anucita lAgyuM. paraMtu rAjAnI AjJA sAme dalIla karavI paNa anucita lAgI, bhaya paNa lAgyo. caMdana zreSThInA bhaMDArIne paNa bolAvavAmAM Avyo. adhikArIe tene kahyuM : "corAyelI vastuonI mAhitI laIne tAre amArI sAthe cakradevanI havelImAM AvavAnuM bhaMDArInuM moTuM paDI gayuM. te bolI UThyo : "zuM cakradevanA tyAM?' adhikArIoe mAthuM halAvIne hA pADI. sahu nirAza vadane mArI havelImAM pravezyA. meM sahunuM ucita svAgata karIne pUchyuM : 'kaho, mAre tyAM padhAravAnuM prayojana?' | mukhya adhikArIe vinamra bhASAmAM kahyuM : ame e pUchavA AvyA chIe ke caMdana zreSThI sAthenI levaDa-devaDamAM ke bIjA koInI sAthenI levaDa-devaDamAM tamArI pAse caMdana zreSThInI koI vastu AvI che?' mArA manamAM koI zaMkA hatI ja nahIM. meM kahyuM : "nA re nA, mArI pAse caMdana zreSThInI koI vastu nathI AvI..." adhikArIe kahyuM : "he zreSThI putra, tame khoTuM nA lagADazo, amAre mahArAjAnI AjJA mujaba tamArA gharanI tapAsa karavI paDaze. ame tapAsa karavA AvyA chIe." meM kahyuM : A viSayamAM nArAja thavAnuM hoya ja nahIM. prajAnA kalyANa mATe ane rakSaNa mATe rAjAe jAgrata rahevuM ja joIe.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 29 For Private And Personal Use Only

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adhikArIoe mArA gharamAM tapAsa zarU karI. yajJadatte mane Apelo mAla meM judI-judI jagAe chupAvIne rAkhyo hato. cakora adhikArIoe eka sonAnuM bhAjana zodhI kADhyuM. tenA upara caMdana zreSThInuM nAma hatuM. temaNe caMdana zreSThInA bhaMDArIne pUchyuM : "juo, A bhAjana tamAruM che?" bhaMDArIe joyuM. tenA dilamAM duHkha thayuM. teNe kahyuM : "tenA jevuM lAge che, paNa nizcitapaNe nathI kahI zakato ke te amAruM ja che...' adhikArIe kahyuM : "A vAsaNa para kaMI lakheluM che kharuM? tamArI corAyelI vastuonI noMdhamAM juo, AnA jevuM koI vAsaNa lakheluM che?" lakheluM hatuM nAma. adhikArIo ane mahAjananA zreSThIonAM mastaka nIcAM thaI gayAM. mukhya adhikArIe mane pUchyuM : "he zreSThIputra, A svabhAjana tArI pAse kevI rIte AvyuM?' meM kahyuM : "A mAruM ja che..." "to pachI enA upara caMdana zreSThInuM nAma aMkita kema che?' samajI zakAtuM nathI... kadAca eka-bIjAnA ghera vastu mokalavAmAM vAsaNa badalAI gayuM hoya." mitranI khAtara meM haDahaDatuM asatya bolI nAkhyuM. meM vicAryuM : "mArA para atyaMta vizvAsa rAkhanAra mitranuM nAma mArAthI jAhera kema karAya? jo huM mitranuM nAma jAhera karuM to mitradroha karyo kahevAya. eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa enA prANa saMkaTamAM mukAI jAya... mahArAjA ene AkarI sajA kare. mATe mAre ene bacAvavo ja joIe. adhikArIe pUchyuM : "A sonAnI keTalI kiMmata haze?" meM kahyuM : "mane barAbara yAda nathI, tame ja kiMmata karI lo." caMdana zreSThInA bhaMDArIe enI noMdhamAM kiMmata lakhelI hatI : dasa hajAra sonA mahora! e bhAjana ke je baMdha hatuM, tene kholAvyuM to emAMthI dasa hajAra sonAmahoro nIkaLI! mahAjana ane adhikArIo Azcarya pAmyA. mahAjananA eka zreSThIe kahyuM : apratihata sArthavAhano putra zuM corI kare? zA mATe kare? na samajAya evI A vAta adhikArIe mane nirdoSa siddha karavAnI bhAvanAthI pUchyuM: "kumAra, A rAjAnI AjJA che. mATe spaSTa ane sAcI hakIkata kahe. A vastu tArI pAse kyAMthI AvI?" mitrarakSAnI prabaLa bhAvanA hovAthI huM sAcuM nA bolyo. meM enA e javAba 230 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ApyA. adhikArIo nArAja thaI gayA. temaNe mane bIjo prazna karyo : "tArA gharamAM caMdana zreSThInI corAyelI bIjI vastuo che kharI?" meM kahyuM : "nA, nathI, eka paNa vastu nathI.' adhikArIoe punaH mArA gharamAM tapAsa zarU karI. eka pachI eka. badhI ja vastuo maLI AvI.. ke je caMdana zreSThInI corAyelI vastuo hatI. mahAjano udvigna thaI gayA. koTavAla mArA para roSe bharAyo... mane kahyuM : "amAre have tane mahArAjA pAse laI javo ja paDaze." huM emanI sAthe rAjamahela tarapha cAlyo. mArA manamAM to eka ja vAta hatI : 'yajJada mArA para vizvAsa mUkyo che, to mAre e vizvAsa nabhAvavo ja joIe." meM mArA mAtA-pitAno vicAra nA karyo. meM amArA uttama kuLanI khAnadAnIno vicAra nA karyo. nagaramAM hAhAkAra thaI gayo hato. yajJadattane khUba AnaMda thaI rahyo hato! mane pachIthI khabara paDI hatI ke mahArAjA pAse jaIne eNe ja mArA upara corInuM kalaMka mUkyuM hatuM ane mane pakaDAvAnuM kAvataruM paNa eNe ja ghaDayuM hatuM. cI eka ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 231 For Private And Personal Use Only

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|| ENT mAne mahArAjA caMDazAsana sAme Ubho karI devAmAM Avyo. mane koI bhaya na hato. huM nizcitapaNe Ubho rahyo. mahArAjA caMDazAsana mane oLakhatA hatA. mArA pitAjInI sAthe huM anekavAra mahArAjA pAse Avelo hato. mArI nItiparAyaNatAthI teo saMtuSTa hatA. mahArAjA premabharI dRSTithI mane joI rahyA. jANe ke vicAratA hoya - "A yuvAna corInuM pApa kare ja nahIM.." pachI mane kahyuM : cakradeva, huM jANuM chuM ke tuM kevuM sAruM jIvana jIve che. tArI nItiparAyaNatAno huM prazaMsaka chuM. tuM paralokanA mArgano jJAtA che. dharmane sarvasva mAnanAro che. huM nathI mAnato ke tuM corI kare. corInA pApanuM pariNAma A bhavamAM zuM Ave ane paralokamAM zuM Ave, te te sArI rIte jANe che. mATe A ghaTanAmAM zuM rahasya chupAyeluM che te mane kahI de...' mahArAjAno mArA parano vizvAsa. emanuM apAra vAtsalya ane agAdha neha. jANI huM tyAM raDI paDyo. mArI AMkhomAMthI azrudhArI vahevA lAgI. huM vicAravA lAgyo : "zuM karuM? jo rahasya batAvI dauM to mitranuM mota thAya ane rahasya na batAvuM to mahArAjAno vizvAsa bhaMga thAya che. temane mArA viSayamAM khUba duHkha thaze.." huM kaMI bolI nA zakyo. jANe ke mArI vANI ja harAI gaI. mahArAjAe vicAryuM : A yuvaka mArA nagaranA zreSThI apratihata putra che.. mAro emanI sAthe aMgata saMbaMdha che. mAre emanI pratiSThAne kSati nA pahoMce e rIte Ane sajA karavI joIe.' mahArAjAe nA mane dhamakAvyo. nA mane DarAvyo.. ke nA mAruM apamAna karyuM. temaNe potAnA svabhAvane samatola rAkhyo. vivekathI kAma karyuM. mukhyAdhikArIne pAse bolAvI AjJA karI : "huM cakradevane dezanikAlanI sajA karuM chuM, paraMtu tame ene nagaranI bahAra nagara-devatAnA upavana sudhI mUkIne pAchA vaLI jajo. enI sAthe sajjanatAthI vyavahAra karajo. enA hAthamAM beDIo nA paherAvazo.. ane ene mUkavA javA mATe tame ekalA ja jajo." mukhyAdhikArInI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. temaNe mAro hAtha pakaDyo ane mane TUMkA rastethI nagaradevatAnA upavanamAM laI AvyA. teo kaMI nA bolyA. meM be hAtha joDI emanuM abhivAdana karyuM. temaNe paNa mAruM abhivAdana karyuM : ne kahyuM : "zreSThIkumAra bolatAM jIbha UpaDatI nathI. paraMtu rAjasevaka chuM eTale mahArAjAnI AjJA saMbhaLAvavI paDe che. mahArAjAe tamane dezanikAlanI sajA karI che..." 232 bhAga-1 6 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mukhyAadhikArI cAlyA gayA. upavanamAM eka ghaTAdAra vRkSanI nIce jaIne eka paththara para huM beTho. mAruM mAthuM bhamavA lAgyuM. mane mArAM mAtA-pitA yAda AvavA lAgyAM. A samagra ghaTanAmAM mArA pitAjI mauna rahyA hatA, alipta rahyA hatA. temano mArA uparano vizvAsa akhaMDa hato. caMdana zreSThIno corAyelo mAla amArI havelImAMthI nIkaLyo hato... chatAM temano vizvAsa Dagyo na hato. aneka sArA-narasA anubhavomAMthI pasAra thayelA mArA pitAjI badhI ja saMbhAvanAonI kalpanA karI zakatA hatA. 'mArA putre corI nA karI hoya chatAM gharamAMthI corIno mAla nIkaLI zake!' 'mAro putra motane pasaMda kare paNa corIne pasaMda nA kare!' A emano vizvAsa hato. teo mAnatA hatA ke chevaTe satyano ja vijaya thavAno che... atyAre bhale cakradeva kasoTImAMthI pasAra thAya ... bhale e kaSTono anubhava kare!' mArI mAtA khUba ja lAgaNIzIla hatI. teNe ghaNo kalpAMta karyo hato. chatAM 'mAro putra corI nA ja kare... jarUra ene koIe kapaTa-jALamAM sapaDAvyo che... he kSetra devatAo, ke kuLadevatAo, tame enI rakSA karajo...!' eNe mArA pitAjIne paNa Thapako nA Apyo ke : 'tame kema mauna beThA cho? kema jJAtA ane draSTA banyA cho? ApaNA putrane 'cora' mAnIne rAjasabhAmAM laI gayA. ene mahArAjA sajA ka2ze... zuM thaze mArA lAlanuM?' kaMI ja nahIM... koI phariyAda nahIM. mArA pitAjInAM anubhava-vacano mane yAda AvavA lAgyAM : kyAreka manuSyane je vAta nyAyI lAge, te vAta nyAyAdhIzane anyAyI lAge. kyAreka je vAta nyAyAdhIzane nyAyayukta lAge te vAta devone anyAyI lAge...! AvuM meM joyuM che, anubhavyuM che... mATe mANase daivI zakti para bharoso rAkhavo joIe...' mArA manamAM vikalpa UThyo : 'meM mitra rakSAnuM kArya pUrNa karyuM che. alabatta, have mane lAge che ke corI eNe ja karI che... paNa pakaDAI javAnA bhayathI eNe vahelI savAre AvIne corIno mAla chupAvI rAkhavA mane Apyo... khera, eNe corInuM pApa nahotuM karavuM joItuM... eNe corI karIne potAnA AtmAnuM ahita ja karyuM che... te chatAM meM to mAruM kartavya bajAvyuM ja che. e bacI gayo che... basa, have mAre AvA moTA kalaMka sAthe jIvavAno koI artha nathI... mArA gharamAM, prajAmAM ane rAjamahelamAM.. sarvatra mArI apakIrti thaI gaI che... huM koIne ya mAruM moDhuM batAvavA lAyaka rahyo nathI. mAre AtmahatyA karIne jIvanano aMta lAvI devo joIe.' huM zUnyamanaska banI gayo, maravAno pAko vicAra karI lIdho. naga2devatAnA maMdiramAM gayo. bhAvapUrvaka meM nagaradevatAne prArthanA karI. he nagaradevatA, huM paramAtmAnI sAkSIe kahuM chuM ke meM corI karI nathI... mArA mitra yajJadattanI rakSA karavA mATe, ene zrI samarAditya mahAkA 233 For Private And Personal Use Only

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motanI sajAmAMthI bacAvavA mATe, corIno Aropa maunapaNe svIkArI lIdho che... he nagaradevatA, jo ucita lAge to A rahasya tame mAtA-pitAne kahejo, jethI emane lAge ke amAro putra kulAMgAra nahoto pAkyo.." huM raDI paDyo. nagaradevatAnI mUrtinAM caraNomAM AMsuonuM khAbociyuM bharAI gayuM... Ubho thaIne huM maMdiranI pAsenA vaDanA vRkSa nIce gayo. mArA khabhe mAro khesa hato. vaDanI be DALo sAthe khesane bAMdhIne, gaLAmAM eno phAMso nAMkhIne ApaghAta karavAno meM vicAra karyo... ane jhADa upara caDhavA lAgyo. 0 0 0 nagaradevatAe mArI prArthanA sAMbhaLI! nagararakSaka deva jAgatA hatA. temaNe avadhijJAnano upayoga mUkyo. jJAnanA prakAzamAM temaNe caMdana zreSThInI havelImAM corI karavA pravezatA yajJadattane joyo. ja corIno mAla kothaLAmAM bharato joyo.. kothaLA sAthe mArI havelImAM pravezatA joyo.. * mArI sAtheno vArtAlApa jANyo... che te pachI yajJadattane rAjAnI pAse jaIne, mArA upara corIno Aropa mUkatA jANyo... ane te pachInI eka-eka ghaTanA emaNe "avadhijJAna' (ArA jANIne joI... tarata ja temaNe rAjamAtAnA zarIramAM praveza karyo. rAjamAtAe garjanA karI : "kyAM che caMDazAsana? jaladI ahIM Ava...' rAjamAtA jamIna para UchaLavA lAgyAM. temanA mukha upara roSa... rIsa ane ciMtAnA mizra bhAvo AvI gayA. mahArAjA doDatA AvyA. mahArANI ane samagra rAjaparivAra hAMphaLo-phAMphaLo thaI gayo. "rAjamAtAne zuM thaI gayuM?' badhA gabharAI gayA. mahArAjAe rAjamAtAne pUchyuM : "zuM thayuM mAtAjI?' mane kema bolAvyo?' rAjamAtAe trADa pADI : "rAjA, huM nagaradevatA tane kahevA Avyo chuM ke cakradeva sAva nirdoSa che. meM ene sajA karI? bahu moTI bhUla karI che. corI eNe nathI karI, pelA duSTa purohitaputra yajJadatta karI che. yajJadatta, irSyA ane dveSathI enA mitra cakradevane phasAvyo che... paNa, paheluM kAma tuM cakadevane bacAvavAnuM kara. e pavitra chokaro... mArA maMdiranI pAsenA vaDanA vRkSa para caDhI gaLe phAMso nAMkhI maravAno prayatna kare che... utAvaLa kara.." rAjAnI eka AMkhamAMthI aMgArA varasavA lAgyA, bIjI AMkhamAM nehanI saravANI phuTI. 234 bhAga-1 * bhava bIjI For Private And Personal Use Only

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temaNe senApatine AjJA karI : duSTa yajJadattane pakaDI rAjasabhAmAM mArI samakSa upasthita karo. ane tyAM AvelA mahAmaMtrIne kahyuM : "huM atyAre ja hAthaNI para besI nagaradevatAnA upavanamAM jAuM chuM. ApaghAta karavA taiyAra thayelA zreSThIputrane bacAvI lauM chuM... tame paNa sahu azvo para besI zIghra upavanamAM Avo...' mahArAjAe hAthaNIne bhagAvI. alpa samayamAM ja teo upavanamAM vaDanA vRkSa gnIce AvI gayA. meM mArA gaLAmAM khesano phaMdo nAMkhI dIdho hato... mahArAjAe jhaTa kamarethI kaTArI kADhIne khesane kApI nAkhyo... ane be hAthe mane UMcakI lIdho. mArA mAthe vAraMvAra cuMbana karatA, AMkhomAMthI AMsu vahAvatA mahArAjAe mane temanI chAtI sAthe bhIMsI dIdho.. gadgada svare teo bolyA : "vatsa, tuM A zuM karato hato? jo teM AvuM karyuM hota to... huM apratihata zreSThIne mAruM moM dekhADavA lAyaka na raheta... paraMtu huM jANuM chuM ke sajjana puruSo apakIrti karatAM mRtyune vadhAre pasaMda kare che... vA, A nagaradevIno upakAra mAnaje.... huM paNa nagaradevIno atyaMta RNI chuM... teoe rAjamAtAnA zarIramAM praveza karI. tAbaDatoba mane sarva hakIkata jaNAvI... teM to mane sAcI vAta na ja kahIne? amane bhagavatI nagaradevIe badhuM ja kahyuM che. sAco aparAdhI duSTa yajJadatta che. vatsa, ajANapaNe ame tane je raMjADyo che. tenI tuM amane kSamA Apaje. meM mahArAjAnA moDhA para hAtha mUkIne kahyuM : "nA, nA, mahArAjA AvuM nA bolo. Apa pitAtulya cho.prajAnuM rakSaNa karavuM e rAjadharma che. Apane je purAvAo maLyA, tenA AdhAre Ape mane sajA karI, e ucita ja hatuM..." mArA manamAM have yajJadattanI ciMtA peThI. "bicAro yajJadatta kharekhara, saMkaTamAM AvI paDyo.... ene mAre bacAvavo joIe.' meM mahArAjAne kahyuM : "mahArAjA, yajJadatta AvuM pApAcaraNa kare evo nathI... enI barAbara tapAsa karAvajo!' mahArAjAe mAro eka hAtha pakaDIne kahyuM : "A cakradeva nathI bolato, yajJadattano mitra bole che! tAro e mitra kevo duSTa che? kevo kapaTI che.? tArA jevA saraLa,... guNiyala ane uccakuLanA yuvAna sAthe eNe kapaTa karyuM... tane phasAvyo... tane daMDAvyo... dezanikAlanI sajA karAvI . e pApIne to have huM evI sajA karIza... ke sAta bhava sudhI yAda karaze... A to bhagavatI nagaradevIe badho ghaTasphoTa karyo. eTalA mATe anartha thato bacI gayo.." mahArAjAe mane potAnI sAthe hAthaNI upara besADyo ane sanmAnapUrvaka rAjamahelamAM laI AvyA. haju ame mahelamAM pravezatA ja hatA, tyAM koTavAla yajJadattane muzkeToTa bAMdhIne laI Avyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 235 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjAe yajJadattane joyo. enuM mAthuM zaramathI namI paDeluM hatuM. mahArAjAno roSa bhabhUkI uThyo tyAM ne tyAM ja UbhA UbhA temaNe AjJA karI : "A duSTanI jIbha kApI nAMkho.... ane baMne AMkho bahAra kheMcI kADho.." yajJadatta gabharAI gayo... dIna-hIna najare teNe mArA sAme joyuM. mahArAjAe phaTakArelI sajAthI huM hacamacI gayo. huM mahArAjAnA pagamAM paDI gayo. AjIjI karI : "he deva, ene kSamA Apo... enA aparAdhane mApha karo... ene choDI do.' mahArAjAe mane kahyuM : "cakradeva, tuM A ThIka nathI karato. Avo mitramoha kAmano nathI. A durAcArI che, adhama che, duSTa che. ene kSamA nA apAya, sajA ja ApavI joIe. AvA durjano kSamA ApavAthI vadhAre aparAdha kare che. prajAne vadhu raMjADe che. mATe have tuM bAjue rahe... huM enI jIvatA jIve cAmaDI utaraDAvI laIza..." roSathI dhamadhamatA rAjAe yajJadattanA moDhA para sajjaDa mukko mArI dIdho. yajJadatta bhUmi para DhaLI paDyo ke mahArAjAe lAta ugAmI... paNa huM vacce AvI gayo. meM jaLa nayane prArthanA karI : prabho, jo Apane mArA para sneha che.. prema che... to mArI ATalI vinaMtI mAno. yajJadattane choDI do..." mahArAjAe mArI sAme joyuM. mArI AMsubhInI AMkho joI temano roSa UtarI gayo... koTavAlane AjJA karI. choDI do e narAdhamane. soMpI do cakradevane. cakradevane je karavuM hoya te kare. huM cakradevanI vinaMtIne avagaNI zakato nathI.' mahArAjA, ApanI mahAna kRpA thaI...' kahyuM. mahArAjAe ghaNA ja sanmAna sAthe mArA ghare mane mokalyo. yajJadattane meM enA dhare ravAnA karI dIdho hato. nagarajano mane abhinaMdana ApavA mArA ghare AvavA lAgyA... yajJadattanI core ne cauTe niMdA thavA lAgI. paraMtu te pachI mane niMdA-prazaMsAmAM koI rasa rahyo na hato. huM yajJadattanI AtmasthitinuM ciMtana karato rahyo. "karmavaza jIvonI. pariNati kevI hoya che? sAce ja karma-pariNati vicitra hoya che. jIvonAM mana pArakhI zakAtAM nathI. huM yajJadatta upara AMdhaLo rAga karato rahyo. huM ene sAro mitra mAnato rahyo... meM sapanAmAM ya enuM ahita vicAryuM nathI... ane eNe kyAreya mAruM hita vicAryuM nathI! kharekhara, enAM karmonI pariNatie ja ene bhAna bhulAvyuM..." mAruM mana vairAgI banyuM. saMsAranAM badhAM ja vaiSayika sukho aNagamatAM banI gayAM. yajJadatta sAthenI dostIno aMta AvI gayo hato. alabatta, mArA manamAM enA pratyate kyAreya aNagamo nA jabhyo! roSa nA jamyo! e ja arasAmAM, mArA puNyanA udayathI nagaranA bAhya udyAnamAM 'agnibhUti' bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo 3g For Private And Personal Use Only

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nAmanA AcArya padhAryA. mane samAcAra maLyA. tarata ja huM e mahAtmAnAM darzanavaMdana karavA udyAnamAM gayo. saumya-zItaLa mukhAkRtivALA e jJAnI puruSa pratye mArA hRdayamAM sabhAva pragaTyo. meM bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. teoe mane "dharmalAbha' no AzIrvAda Apyo. huM vinayapUrvaka emanI pAse beTho. meM pUchyuM : "gurudeva, sarva duHkhono nAza karI nAMkhe evo dharma samajAvavAnI kRpA karazo?' gurudeve mane samyakta dharma samajAvyo. te pachI dezavirati gRhastha dharma samajAvyo. ane tyAra bAda sarva viratimaya cAritradharma samajAvyo. mArA manamAM gRhasthadharma svIkAravAnI icchA pragaTa thaI. paraMtu e divase, gharmazravaNa karIne huM mArA ghare cAlyo gayo. meM badho ja vyApAra choDI dIdho hato. vepAra karavAnI mAre jarUra paNa na hatI. aDhaLaka saMpatti hatI mArI pAse.. huM gRhakRtyothI nivRtta hato. mArA manamAM gurudeve batAvelA gRhasvadharmanuM ane sAdhu dharmanuM ciMtana cAlatuM rahyuM. pratidina huM AcAryadeva pAse javA lAgyo. jema jema dharma zravaNa karato gayo, tema tema mAro vairAgya paNa vadhato gayo. eka divasa... rAtrinI nIrava zAMtimAM mArA manamAM manoratha jAgyo. "gRhavAsamAM nathI rahevuM gRhavAsa aneka lezothI bharelo che... cAritradharma svIkArI lauM!' e rAta mArI basa, sAdhudharmanA ciMtanamAM ja pasAra thaI...' ja mAruM cAritramohanIya karma tUTI gayuM! AtmavIrya ullasita thayuM. sarva viratimaya cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavAnI tIvra bhAvanA jAgI. huM gurudeva pAse gayo. meM vinaMtI karI. Ape mArA para anaMta upakAra karyo che. mAruM mana A bhavaprapaMcathI virakta banyuM che. Apa AjJA karo ke have huM zuM karuM?" jJAnI gurudeve mane cAritradharma Apyo. A vidhipUrvaka meM cAritradharmanuM pAlana karyuM. AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. ke brahma devalokamAM deva thayo. ja yajJadatta marIne "zarkarAmabhA' nAmanI nArakImAM pedA thayo. eka zaka che zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 30 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[ 3 5. 'brahma devalokanuM mAruM nava sAgaropama varSonuM AyuSya pUruM thaI gayuM... asaMkhya varSa meM devalokamAM divyasukha bhogavyAM. punaH manuSyagatimAM janma thayo. A ja pazcima mahAvideha jaMbudvIpamAMjha kSetramAM mAruM avataraNa thayuM. ratnapura nagaramAM ratnasAgara nAmanA zreSThI vasatA hatA. temanAM patnInuM nAma zrImatI hatuM. huM zrImatanI kutimAM putrarUpe utpanna thayo. yajJadattano jIva narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI pazuyonimAM janmyo. zikArI kUtaro thayo! marIne pAcho narakamAM gayo... tyAM traNa sAgaropama kALa sudhI ghora vedanAo bhogavI. punaH tiryaMca gatimAM janmyo. tiryaMcagatimAM eNe aneka janma-mRtyu kya... vividha prakAranAM tIvra duHkho bhogavyAMane chevaTe te ratnapura nagaramAM manuSyajanma pAmyo. amArI ja gharadAsI narmadAnA peTe putrarUpe Avyo. mArA karmo ja ene mArI najIka lAvatAM hatAM... mAruM nAma caMdrasAra rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. narmadAnA putranuM nAma adhanya rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. narmadA amArI havelImAM ja rahetI hatI. eTale bAlyakALathI ja huM ane anya sAthe ramatA hatA, laDatA ane jhaghaDatA hatA. alabatta, mArA pitAe mane abhyAsa mATe evI zALAmAM mUkyo ke jyAM rAjakumAra ane zreSThIputro bhaNatA hatA. anya bhaNyo ja nahIM. e bALapaNathI ja enI mA sAthe gharanAM kAmo karavA lAgyo hato. huM dhanADhavA pitAno putra hato... adhanya dAsIputra hato... chatAM mane e gamato hato! somAnA bhavamAM eNe mAruM mota nipajAvyuM hatuM. hAthInA bhAvamAM paNa eNe mane kapaTathI mAryo hato... cakradevanA bhavamAM eNe mAro dezanikAla karAvyo hato.... eTale je traNe bhavamAM eNe mAruM azubha... ahita ane akalyANa ja karyuM hatuM. chatAM zI khabara. mArAM evAM koI pApakarmo hatAM. ke je karmothI prerAIne huM enA tarapha AkarSAto hato. enI sAthe mArI maitrI thaI jatI hatI. huM ene kapaTarahita hRdayathI cAhato hato! mane enA pratye dveSa nahoto thato, vairabhAvanA jAgatI na hatI... zatrutAnI 218 bhAga-1 che bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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lAgaNI pragaTatI na hatI! ane karmo amane baMne bhegA karI detAM hatAM. ane e paNa manuSya janmomAM..! eka mAtra hAthInA bhavamAM e popaTarUpe maLyo.. e apavAda hato. vacce vacce asaMkhya varSonuM ataMra paDI jatuM hatuM... e narakamAM rahe ane huM svargamAM rahuM! chatAM enA AtmAmAM paDelo zatrutAno bhAva jato na hato, mArA AtmAmAM paDelo maitrIno bhAva jato na hato! e bhAvo AtmAmAM paDyA ja rahetA hatA! mArA AtmAmAM maMtrInuM bIja ropAyuM hatuM sonAnA bhAvamAM, ane enA AtmAmAM zatrutAnuM bIja vavAyuM hatuMrudradevanA bhavamAM! e bIja UMDAM gayAM hatAM... enAM mULa khUba daDha banelAM hatAM... kALakrame ame baMne yauvanamAM AvyA. mAruM lagna caMdrakAntA nAmanI guNiyala zreSThI kanyA sAthe thayuM. adhanyanAM lagna, bIjI eka dAsI kanyA sAthe thayAM. ame amane maLelAM bhogasukho bhogavatAM kALa pasAra karatAM hatA.. ghaNA nAnA-moTA prasaMgomAM adhanya mArI sAthe kapaTa karato hato.. chatA huM eno saMga choDato na hato. te asatya to Dagale ne pagale bolato! chevaTe pakaDAI jato. chatAM potAnI bhUla kabUlato nahIM ke kSamA mAMgato nahIM! kyAreka e mArA gharamAM nAnI-moTI corI paNa karato... huM ene samajAvato... paNa enI Teva dUra nA thaI.. mane, A badhAmAM enAM karmono ja doSa dekhAto hato, huM mArA manamAM enA pratye bhAvadayAno ja vicAra karato. enA pratye roSa jAgato ja nahIM. eka vakhata eNe amArA gharathI thoDe dUra rahetI eka zreSThI kanyA upara baLAtkAra ryo. zreSThI kanyAnA bhAIone khabara paDI. temaNe anyane mArI-mArIne adhamUo karI nAMkhyo. mane khabara paDI. meM jaIne ene choDAvyo. AvuM kukarma karanArA adhanyane huM mArA ghare laI Avyo. pATApiMDI karI. e sAro thayo... tyAre pelA mAranArA zreSThIputro sAthe laDavA taiyAra thayo. meM ene zAnta pADyo. keTalAka mArA svajanoe mane kahyuM paNa kharuM - "kumAra, tuM adhanyane tArA gharamAMthI kADhI mUka. AvA duSTane gharamAM rakhAya ja nahIM..." paraMtu adhanyano huM bacAva karato... A rIte amAruM jIvana jivAtuM jatuM hatuM. evAmAM, amArA nagaramAM vihAra karatAM-karatAM eka jJAnI AcArya padhAryA. 'vijayavardhana' emanuM nAma hatuM. aneka sAdhuonA teo guru hatA. teo guNavAna hatA, rUpavAna hatA ane mahAna jJAnI hatA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 3c For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM adhavane kahyuM : "cAla, ApaNe AcAryadevanA darzana karavA jaIe. temano upadeza paNa sAMbhaLIzuM." teNe kahyuM : "mAre nathI AvavuM. tAre javuM hoya to jA. huM dharmane mAnato nathI, dharma mane gamato nathI..." e mArI sAthe nA Avyo tenuM mane duHkha thayuM. huM ekalo AcAryadeva pAse gayo. alabatta mArI patnI caMdrakAnta mArI sAthe AvI hatI, kAraNa ke e enA pitRgRhamAM paNa dharmaparAyaNa hatI. mArA karatAM paNa ene dharma vadhAre gamato hato. AcAryadevane vaMdana karI ame tyAM beThAM. AcAryadeve dharmano upadeza Apyo. manuSyajIvanamAM dharmanI upAdeyatA batAvI. eka vAta mArA hRdayamAM coTI gaI : "dharmathI ja badhAM sukho maLe che." ghare AvyA pachI mArA manamAM A ja vicAra ghoLAyA karyo. meM mArI patnIne kahyuM : "Aja dina sudhI meM mArA jIvanamAM eka paNa dharmakArya nathI karyuM. raMga-rAga ane bhogavilAsamAM ja racyopacyo rahyo chuM.. pUrvajanmomAM dharma karyo haze mATe A janmamAM ATalAM badhAM vaiSayika sukhanAM sAdhana maLyAM che... A vAta mane samajANI che. have jo tArI icchA hoya to ApaNe baMne bAra vratamaya zrAvakadharma aMgIkAra karIe." caMdrakAntA harSita thaI. te bolI : "Aje sonAno sUraja Ugyo. tamArA manamAM Avo uttama vicAra pragaTyo. avazya AvatI kAle ja ApaNe AcAryadeva pAse jaIne zrAvakadharma svIkArIzuM. caMdrakAntAe mArI bhAvanAne anumodana ApyuM, tethI mArI bhAvanA daDha banI. bIjA divase ame gurudeva pAse gayAM. amArI bhAvanA vyakta karI, gurudeve kahyuM : 'tamArA baMnnenAM manamAM zubha manoratha pragaTyo che. tamane Aje huM zrAvakadharmanAM 12 vrato samajAvuM chuM. samajIne lIdhelAM vratonuM pAlana sArI rIte thaI zake che.' AcAryadeve amane 12 vratanuM svarUpa samajAvyuM. ame baMnee e vratone svIkAryA. gurudevanA AzIrvAda laI ame ghera AvyAM. adhanyane A vAta gamI nahIM. chatAM eNe pragaTapaNe virodha nA karyo. huM enI sAthe kyAre paNa vrata-niyama aMgenI vAta karato na hato. e enI rIte jIvato hato, huM mArI rIte jIvato hato. 0 0 0 eka divasa nagaramAM DhaMDhero piTAyo : ApaNA mahArAjA bAjunA rajatapura nagaramAM mRtyu pAmyA che. temanAM aMtima darzana karavA mATe nagaranA sarve puruSoe javAnuM che, mahAmaMtrInI AjJA che.' 40 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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amArA rAjA prajApriya hatA. eTale A samAcAra maLatAM TapoTapa puruSo potapotAnAM gharomAMthI nIkaLIne rajatapura tarapha doDavA lAgyA. vRddha, apaMga ane glAna puruSo gharamAM rahyA. strIo ane bALako gharamAM rahyAM. mahAmaMtrIthI mAMDIne nagararakSako sudhI... badhA ja rAjapuruSo rajatapura pahoMcI gayA. amAruM nagara jANe ke puruSo vinAnuM banI gayuM. huM ane adhanya paNa rajatapura pahoMcI gayA hatA. A paristhitinI jANa, amArA nagarathI 12 gAu dUranA vidhyaketa nAmanA bhIla senApatine thaI. eNe potAnA 500 sAthIonI sAthe nagara para AkramaNa karI dIdhuM. eNe rAjamahela lUMTyo, havelIo lUMTI... gharone lUMTyAM. dhanamAlanI sAthe sAthe keTalIka rUpavatI strIone paNa te bhIlo upADI gayA. jyAre ame loko rajatapurathI pAchA AvyAM tyAre ratnapuranI hAlata smazAna jevI thaI gaI hatI. strIo hayAphATa rudana karatI hatI... bALako dhrusake-dhrusake ratAM hatAM. apaMga ane mAMdA mANasoe, dIna-hIna banIne, bhIloe karelI lUMTanI vAto karI. huM ane adhanya, jaladI jaladI ghare pahoMcyA. gharamAMthI je bahAra hatuM te dhana lUMTAI gayuM hatuM paraMtu jamInamAM dATeluM dhana surakSita hatuM, eTale bahu duHkha nA thayuM. pachI meM bUma pADI : "candrakAntA. candrakAntA.... tuM jyAM chupAI hoya tyAMthI bahAra Ava, lUMTArAo cAlyA gayA che, ane ame ghare AvI gayA chIe...' paNa candrakAntA gharamAM hoya to javAba Ape ne? bhIla senApati ene upADI gayo hato. huM lamaNe hAtha daI jamIna para besI paDyo... "have huM zuM karuM? bhIla senApati candrakAntAnA kevA hAlahavAla karaze? e bicArI abaLA.. e rAkSaso sAme kevI rIte potAnA zIlanI rakSA karaze? jo ke e prANanA bhoge paNa zIlarakSA kare evI sattvazIla strI che. chatAM mArA vinA e kevI rIte jIvI zakaze? huM AvA aneka vicAro karIne nirAza thaI gayo... dizAzUnya banI gayo. tyAM mArA pitAjInA ananya mitra devazarmA brAhmaNa mArA ghare AvyA. temane samAcAra maLI gayA hatA ke mArI patnIne bhIlo upADI gayA che. temaNe AvIne mane kahyuM : zreSThIputra, tuM uga tyajI de. nirAza nA thA... ciMtA nA kara. keTalAMka varSo pUrve. A ja dezanA "zrIsthala' nAmanA nagara para A bhIloe AkramaNa kareluM. ghaNAM strIpuruSone upADI gayelA. paraMtu koI paNa strI upara temaNe balAtkAra nahoto karyo. zIlabhaMga nahoto karyo. te te strI-puruSonA saMbaMdhIo, bhIloe mAMgyuM eTaluM dhana zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 241 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ApIne, potAnA snehIone surakSita laI AvyA hatA. bhIlone to paisA joIe che. mATe, jyAre e bhIlo emanI pallImAM pahoMcI jAya tyAre tuM tyAM jaje ane bhIlo mAge eTaluM dhana ApIne tArI patnIne choDAvaje." mane devazarmA devadUta jevA lAgyA. meM temane praNAma karyA, temaNe mArA mAthe hAtha mUkyo.. ane cAlyA gayA. mAruM mana svastha banyuM. meM adhanyane kahyuM : ApaNe tapAsa karatA rahevAnuM ke bhIlo emanI pallImAM kyAre pahoMce che. e pahoMce pachI ApaNe candrakAntAne choDAvavA javAnuM che...' adhanya kahyuM : "e bhIlo candrakAntAne nahIM choDe to?' meM kahyuM : "e mAge eTaluM dhana ApIzuM, eTale e caMndrakAntAne choDI deze, ApaNane soMpI deze. te loko strIono zIlabhaMga nathI karatA.' adhanya kahyuM : "paNa dhana to badhuM e loko luMTI gayA che... have e loko mAge eTaluM dhana tuM kyAMthI lAvIza?' meM kahyuM : "che mArI pAse dhana. jamInamAM dATelAM ratno surakSita che. eka-eka ratno surakSita che. eka-eka ratna lAkha-lAkha rUpiyAnuM che... ApaNe ratno sAthe laIne jaIzuM. anyanI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. mArAM ratno bacI gayAM, e vAta ene nA gamI. chatAM teNe mArI sAthe AvavAnI hA pADI. hA pADavAmAM paNa tenI cAla hatI. tenA hRdayamAM candrakAntAnA thayelA apaharaNanuM ke gharamAMthI lUMTAyelI saMpatti aMge jarAya du:kha na hatuM. thoDA divaso pasAra thayA. nagaramAM samAcAra AvyA ke "bhIla senApati enI pallImAM pahoMcI gayo che." meM javAnI taiyArI karI. rastAmAM khAvA mATe bhAtuM taiyAra karAvyuM. eka thelImAM bhAtuM bharyuM ane bIjI thelImAM ratna bharyA. baMne thelI samAna rUpanI ane samAna ghATanI hatI. adhanyanI sAthe ravAnA thayo. eka thelI ene ApI, bIjI thelI meM upADI. bhAtAnI thelI bhAre hatI, ratnonI thelImAM vajana ochuM hatuM. vArApharatI ame thelI badalatA ane cAlatA jatA hatA. che mArA manamAM caMndrakAntAne mukta karavAnA vicAro cAlatA hatA. * adhanyanA manamAM ratnonI thelI pacAvI pADavAno vicAra cAlatA hatA paNa mane enA para vizvAsa hato, eTale ja ene meM sAthe lIdho hato. meM adhanyane kahyuM : "mitra ApaNe bhIlonA gAmamAM jaIe chIe. khUba sAvadhAna rahevuM paDaze. evuM nA bane ke ratno te laI le ane candrakAntA soMpe nahIM..' 42 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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adhanTe kahyuM : "ratnonI ciMtA tuM nA karIza. e thelI tuM mane ApI rAkhaje.... candrakAntA ApaNane maLe, pachI ja bhIla-saradArane ratno ApavAnAM. e paNa badhAM ratno nahIM ApavAnAM. bahu bahu to be-traNa ApavAnAM.. thelI dekhADavAnI ja nahIM... tuM ciMtA nA karIza. huM e kAma patAvIza." AvI-AvI vAto karatA jatA hatA ane cAlyA jatA hatA. adhanya rastAnI baMne bAju kaMI jota-joto cAlato hato. mane lAgyuM ke e kaMI zodhe che. meM pUchyuM : adhanya, jaMgalamAM zuM jue che?' jo ne, saMdhyA thaI gaI che. rAta UtarI Avaze. ApaNe koI sarakSita jagAe rAtavAso karavo paDaze ne? eTale jagA zodhuM chuM... koI jhUMpaDuM maLI jAya... to zAntithI rAta pasAra karI zakAya.' mane enI vAta ucita lAgI. huM paNa e rIte mArganI baMne bAju joto cAlyo. ghaNA samayathI bhAtAnI thelI adhanyanA hAthamAM hatI, ratnonI thelI mArA hAthamAM hatI. hAtha badalo karAvavA meM ratnonI thelI enA hAthamAM ApI ane bhAtAnI thelI meM upADI. ene khabara hatI ke meM ratnonI thelI ene ApI che. te rAjI thayo. paNa pachI e vadhu asvastha jaNAyo. meM pUchayuM : kema tane thAka lAgyo che?' nA, nA, thAka nathI lAgyo. paraMtu tarasa lAgI che. jo ATalAmAM koI kUvo maLI Ave to sAruM. dorI ane loTo to ApaNI pAse che ja." adhanyanA khabhe dorI loTo laTakato hato. huM paNa jouM chuM.... kUvo maLI jAya to pANI kADhIne tane pivarAvuM..' ame cAlatA rahyA. dUra eka gAma dekhAtuM hatuM... gAmanA dIvA dekhAtA hatA... mane lAgyuM ke A gAmanI sImapradeza che eTale kUvo hovo joIe. tyAM to adhanya bolI UThyo : "juo... DAbI bAju kUvo dekhAya che..' meM joyuM. huM tyAM jaIne jouM ke kuvAmAM pANI che ke kema? huM kUvAnA kAMThe pahoMcyo. adhanya mArI pAchaLa Avyo. jevo huM kuvAmAM pANI jovA nIce namyo... ke anya mane kUvAmAM dhakko mArI dIdho. eka eka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 243 For Private And Personal Use Only

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39 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kUvA bahu UMDo na hato, pahoLo hato, kUvAmAM pANI hatuM. kUvo vaparAto hoya, ema mane lAgyuM. paraMtu kUvAnI bhIMto bAMdhelI na hatI. eTale aMdara pANInA mArathI bakholo paDI gaI hatI. kyAMka bhIMtomAM ghAsa UgeluM hatuM. kUvAnI pALa IMTothI bAMdhelI hatI. eTale pANI kADhanArane kUvAmAM dhasI paDavAno bhaya nA 2he. huM kUvAmAM paDyo ke sIdho ja pANImAM paDyo. moTo dhabAko thayo... dhabAko thatAM ja meM 'namo arihaMtAf' no gabharATa bharelo avAja sAMbhaLyo. mane lAgyuM ke A avAja mArgo paricita che... mane mArI patnI candrakAntAnA jevo avAja lAgyo. pANImAM huM tarato hato. mane taratAM AvaDatuM hatuM. avAjanI dizAmAM meM javAba Apyo. kUvAmAM aMdhAruM hatuM eTale badhuM spaSTa to dekhAtuM na hatuM. 'jina zAsananA ArAdhakane abhaya che! abhaya che!' sAmenI bhIMtamAM paDelI bakholamAMthI javAba Avyo : 'are svAmInAtha, tame cho? ahIM Avo... sAme taratA Avo... huM A bhIMtanI bakholamAM chuM... huM tamArI priyA candrakAntA chuM...' huM tarata ja tarIne e bakhola pAse pahoMcyo, eNe mAro eka hAtha pakaDaco. bIjo hAtha meM bakholanA AgaLanA bhAga upara Tekavyo ane huM bakholamAM caDhI gayo. aMdhArAmAM ame ekabIjAne aspaSTapaNe joI zakatAM hatAM, jevo huM bakholamAM dAkhala thayo. huM besI gayo. UbhA rahevAya evuM to hatuM ja nahIM. caMdrakAntA mane vaLagI paDI ane dhrusake dhrusake raDavA lAgI. meM ene pUchyuM : 'ro nahIM candrA, badhAM sukha-duHkha ApaNAM karmone AdhIna hoya che. paNa mane tuM kahe ke tuM A kUvAmAM kevI rIte paDI? mArI vAta huM tane pachI kahuM chuM.' enuM rovAnuM baMdha thayuM. eNe potAnA korA vastrathI mAruM bhInuM zarIra lUchyuM. ane ApavItI kahevAnI zarU karI. tame sahu rajatapura gayA... madhyAhna kALa pachI seMkaDo zastradhArI bhIlo ApaNA nagara para dhasI AvyA. temaNe lUMTa-phATa cAlu karI. jemaNe temano sAmano karyo temane mAryA. temanAM ghara saLagAvyAM, mane lAgatuM ja hatuM ke teo ApaNI havelI lUMTavA Avaze. teo AvyA. meM temane sonuM... cAMdI ane mArAM ghareNAMno Dabbo ApI dIdho. teo e badhuM laIne gayA... mane hAza thaI. paisA jAya to bhale jAya, mAruM zIla to akhaMDa rahyuM! paraMtu ekAda ghaTikA pachI be bhIla AvyA. mane kahyuM : 'cAla, ghoDA upara besI jA. ame tane amArA gAma laI jaIzuM.' huM rovA lAgI. meM 44 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kahyuM : 'tamAre mArI AkhI havelI upADI javI hoya to upADI jAo, paNa mane nA laI jAo... ane huM koIpaNa bhoge tamArI sAthe nahIM AvuM.." tyAre saradAra jevA lAgatA bhIle kahyuM : "are strI, tuM jidda nA kara. ame tane laI jaIzuM. paraMtu tAro zIlabhaMga nahIM karIe. tArA zarIrane nahIM aDIe... tAro pati AvIne tene choDAvI jaze... eTale tane choDI daIzuM. ame tArA badalAmAM paisA tArA pati pAsethI laIzuM..." meM kahyuM : "sonuM... cAMdI ghareNAM vagere badhI ja saMpatti meM tamane ApI dIdhI che. have mArA pati mane choDAvavA paisA kyAMthI Apaze?" 'e kaMI paNa ame nA jANIe. game tyAMthI lAve paisA, jo ene enI patnI joItI haze to.' e bhIla mArI najIka Avyo. mane lAgyuM ke jo huM sIdhI rIte nahIM mAnuM to e mane upADIne ghoDA para nAMkhaze ane doraDAthI bAMdhaze." eTale huM pote ja enA ghoDA pAse gaI ane ghoDA upara besI gaI. e mArI AgaLa ghoDA upara beTho ane ghoDo doDAvI mUkyo. teNe mArgamAM potAnA sAthIdArane bUmo pADIne kahyuM : "lUMTelo mAla laIne tarata ja nagaramAMthI bahAra nIkaLI jAo... badhA mArI pAchaLa Avo...' ame nagaranI bahAra AvyAM. jaladI jaladI bhIlonAM ToLAM AvavA lAgyAM. darekanA mAthA para lUMTelA mAlanuM eka-eka poTaluM hatuM. darekanA hAthamAM bhAlA hatA. khabhe tIra-kAmaThAM hatAM. keTalAka bhIlo ghoDAo upara hatA, keTalAka doDI rahyA hatA. ame rAtrinA samaye A kUvAnI pAse.... thoDe dUra paDAva nAMkhyo. sapATa medAna hatuM. bhIlonA saradAre mane eka godaDI ApIne kahyuM : "ahIM mArI pAse, thoDe dUra sUI jA, tane koI herAna nahIM kare.' huM godaDI laI thoDe dUra jaIne sUI gaI. paNa UMgha zAnI Ave? bhIlo upara vizvAsa kevI rIte rakhAya? huM jAgatI ja paDI hatI. tyAM saradAre potAnA sAthIone kahyuM : "ApaNI cAre bAju cokI goThavI do, ane pAchalI rAte ApaNe ahIMthI nIkaLI javAnuM che." mArA manamAM vicAra Avyo ke koIpaNa yukti karIne mAre ahIMthI bhAgI chUTavuM joIe. A bhIla saradAra atyAre to sAro lAge che. paNa e kapaTa karato hoya to? enA gharamAM laI jaIne... pachI balAtkAra karavA Ave to? mAre to ApaghAta ja karavo paDe... ane jo huM te rIte marI jAuM.... to tamAruM zuM thAya? AkhA raste mane tamArA ja vicAro AvyA karyA hatA. rajatapurathI AvyA pachI jyAre tame mane gharamAM nahIM joI hoya tyAre tamArI kevI karuNa sthiti...' bolatAM bolatAM e raDI paDI... mArA khoLAmAM mastaka mUkI. DUsakAM bharavA lAgI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA ra45 For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM pUchyuM : "pachI teM zuM karyuM?" enA mAthe hAtha pheravI ene meM svastha karI. rAtrinA chellA praharanI zarUAta hatI. badhA bhIlo jAgI gayA hatA ane kolAhala karI rahyA hatA. koI laghunIti karavA jatA hatA, koI vaDInIti karavA jatA hatA. koI potapotAnA ghoDAone taiyAra karatA hatA. meM mArI AsapAsa joyuM.. mArA tarapha koInuM dhyAna na hatuM. eTale huM dhIrethI UThI. pelA godaDI mArA zarIre lapeTI lIdhI... jethI huM strI nA lAge! huM A kUvA pAse AvI. meM vicAryuM ke cAra dizAmAM ke cAra vidizAmAM huM game tyAM jaIza, A bhIlo mane zodhI kADhaze... ane mAruM zIla lUMTAze. mATe A kuvAmAM ja kUdI paDe! bhale mota Ave to mota.' zrI navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karI huM A kUvAmAM kUdI paDI. pANImAM paDI... ekAda kalAka taratI rahI.. ajavALuM thayuM eTale A bakhola dekhANI. bakholamAM caDhI gaI... basa, tyAranI ahIM chuM!" pelA bhIlo tane zodhavA A kUvA tarapha nahIM AvelA?' "AvelA, paNa kUvAmAM nA joyuM... kadAca jovata, to aMdhArAmAM mane nA joI zakata.' meM kahyuM : to ATalA divasothI teM khAdhuM nahIM hoya? bhUkha rahI ATalA divasa? le, mArI pAse bhAtuM che! meM bhAtAnI thelI hAthamAM pakaDI ja rAkhI hatI. teNe kahyuM : svAmInAtha, ApaNe rAtribhojanano tyAga che. savAre bhAtuM khAIzuM. have tame kaho.... tame A kuvAmAM kevI rIte AvyA? meM ene athathI iti sudhInI badhI vAta karI. teNe kahyuM : adhanya bahu ja khoTuM kAma karyuM. ratnonI lAlacathI eNe tamane dago dIdho.... kuvAmAM dhakko mAryo.. "kevo duSTa kahevAya e? e to ApanA puNyakarma Apane bacAvI lIdhA... kuvAmAM pANI hatuM eTale bacI gayA. kUvAmAM patharA paDelA hota to?' phavAmAM jo adhanya mane dhakko nA mAryo hota to tuM mane maLatA kharI? ame bhIlonA gAme jAta.. dhakko ja paData ne? ane kadAca bhIlone khabara paDI jAta ke A zreSThIputra pAse ratnonI bharelI thelI che...' to lUMTI leta ne? tuM maLatuM nahIM ane ratno lUMTAI jAta! ApaNe baMne bAjuthI rakhaDI paData ne?" "priye, huM to adhanyano upakAra mAnuM chuM. eNe ja tArI sAthe milana karAvI ApyuM... bhale e ratno laI gayo. pharIthI kamAI laIza. mane to tuM maLI gaI... eTale badhuM ja maLI gayuM! ratno gayAnuM koI duHkha nathI, adhanya upara koI roSa nathI. Ameya e janmathI ja kapaTa-prakRtino che. huM enA guNa-doSa jANuM chuM. mane enA upara kyAreya roSa nathI lAgato." bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo 246 For Private And Personal Use Only

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candrakAntAe kahyuM : "nAtha, e ja ApanI yogyatA che. Apano AtmA muktinI nikaTa che.. nahIMtara aparAdhInA pratye roSa Ave ja! ene sajA karavAnI icchA thAya ja. khare, A vAta to huM pahelethI ja jANuM chuM. have ApaNe to eTaluM ja vicAravAnuM che ke A kUvAmAMthI ApaNe bahAra kevI rIte nIkaLIzuM!' 'devI, je puNakarme ApaNuM milana karAvI ApyuM. aNadhAryuM ane aNaciMtavyuM! e ja puNyakarma ApaNane ahIMthI bahAra kADhaze. ApaNo puruSArtha ahIM kAma lAge ema nathI... amArI vAto cAlatI hatI. ane sUryanAM kiraNo kUvAnI bhIMta upara dekhAyAM. meM candrakAntAne kahyuM : "devI, sUryodaya thaI gayo che, have tuM A bhAtuM khAI le.' meM thelI kholIne bhAtuM bahAra kADhyuM. pAMca divasa cAle eTaluM bhAtuM meM sAthe lIdhuM hatuM. candrakAntAe mane kahyuM : "ApanA khAdhA pahelAM huM kevI rIte khAuM? Apane khavaDAvIne pachI huM khAIza." meM kahyuM : "mane bhUkha lAgaze tyAre khAIza. meM to gaIkAle peTa bharIne khAdhuM che." paraMtu candrAe khUba Agraha karyo, eTale ame baMnee sAthe bhojana karyuM ane kUvAnuM pANI pIdhuM. meM kahyuM : "pAMca divasa sudhI to A bhAtuM cAlaze. tyAM sudhImAM koI ApaNane kUvAmAMthI kADhanAra AvI jaze!" dhIre dhIre mATI khotarIne bakholane moTI karavA mAMDI. tyAM bIju to koI kAma hatuM nahIM.... ame bhUtakALa ane bhaviSyakALanI vAto karatAM rahetAM hatAM.. thAkI jaIe eTale sUI jatAM hatAM. pAMca divasa pasAra thaI gayA. bhAtuM patI gayuM. kUvAmAMthI amane bahAra kADhanAra AvyuM nahIM. najIkanA rastA uparathI koI musApharanA pagalAM paNa saMbhaLAyAM nahIM... chaThThA divase amAre upavAsa thayo. sAtamA divase paNa upavAsa thayo. meM candrAne kahyuM : "have mArAthI bhUkhanuM duHkha sahana thatuM nathI. mane mRtyu nikaTa lAge che... khera, mane mRtyuno bhaya nathI paraMtu sAdhudharmanuM pAlana karyA vinA A mAnavajIvana vyartha pUruM thaI jaze, enuM mane duHkha che.' caMdrakAntAnI AMkho bhInI thaI... tyAM ja mArI jamaNI AMkha skurAyamAna thavA lAgI. mArA mukha para prasannatA pharI vaLI. meM kahyuM : "devI, mArI jamaNI AMkha khUba skurAyamAna thaI rahI che." teNe kahyuM : "nAtha, mArI DAbI AMkha skurAyamAna thaI rahI che.' meM kahyuM : "A ApaNI zubhanI nizAnI che... jarUra Aja-kAlamAM ApaNo A kUvAmAMthI uddhAra thavo joIe. koI ne koI devadUta Avyo samajavo!' candrakAntAne zrI samarAditya mahAkathA ra47 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAruM phalakathana sAcuM lAgyuM... ame zrI navakAramaMtranA smaraNamAM eka divasa ane eka rAta pasAra karI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir prabhAta thayuM. kUvAnI pAse mANasono vArtAlApa thato saMbhaLAyo. pANI bharavAnAM vAsaNono khaDakhaDATa saMbhaLAyo. ane thoDI ja vAramAM pAMca-sAMta mANaso kUvAnI pALa upara dekhAyA. temaNe kUvAmAM joyuM... ame amArI bakholamAMthI hAtha UMcA karIne 'amane jaladI bahAra kADho...' bUma pADIne kahyuM. AgaMtuka mANaso amane joIne Azcarya pAmyA. temaNe bUma pADIne kahyuM : 'hamaNAM ame AvIe chIe,' teo gayA, thoDI vAramAM ja emanA mAlikane laIne AvyA. temaNe doraDAthI bAMdhelI mAMcI kUvAmAM utArI. meM mAMcIne pakaDI lIdhI ane huM besI gayo. uparathI doraDuM kheMcAyuM... huM kUvAnA kAMThe pahoMcI gayo... pharIthI mAMcI nIce utArI... temAM candrakAntA besI gaI. tene bahAra kADhavAmAM AvI. amane bahAra kADhavAmAM puruSa ke je moTA zreSThI jevo lAgato hato, teNe mane oLakhI lIdho... mArA dedAra to jovA jevA thaI gayA hatA... teNe mane pUchyuM : are, caMdrasAra, tame kUvAmAM kevI rIte paDI gayA? ane A strI...' 'e mArI patnI candrakAntA che!' meM kahyuM. amane kUvAmAMthI kADhanAra amArA ja nagarano naMdIvardhana nAmano zreSThI hato. teo temanA sArtha sAthe ratnapura jaI rahyA hatA. temanA sArthamAM basothI vadhAre strIpuruSo hatA. aneka azvo hatA. mAla-sAmAnanI hajAro poTha hatI. naMdIvardhana amane baMnene enA paDAva para laI gayo. amane baMnene navAM suMdara vastro ApyAM... ane enI sAthe amane bhojana karavA besADyAM. meM ene kahyuM 'naMdIvardhana, teM amane baMnene navuM jIvana ApyuM che. tAro upakAra jIvanaparyaMta nahIM bhUlI zakuM,' : teNe kahyuM : 'A to tame baMne hatAM, mArA nagaranA pratiSThita zreSThI! paraMtu bIjA koI ajANyA loko hoya, to paNa temanAM duHkhamAM sahAya karavI joIe... paNa he zreSThIputra, tame A kUvAmAM kevI rIte paDyA?' meM ene sarva vRttAnta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. tene ghaNuM Azcarya thayuM... ane du:kha paNa thayuM. candrakAntAnuM sAhasa jANIne eNe candrakAntAne khUba khUba dhanyavAda ApyA. * adhanye karelA vizvAsaghAtathI eNe duHkha vyakta karyuM. teNe amane kahyuM : 'tame amArI sAthe ja ratnapura cAlo...' ame sArthanI sAthe prayANa karyuM. 248 je rastethI huM ane adhanya cAlyA AvyA hatA, e ja rastethI ame jaI rahyA hatA, eTale mArA manamAM adhanyanA vicAro zarU thayA. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 %0 bhava bIjo

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'ratnonI thelI laIne e jarUra ratnapura gayo haze. ene kalpanA paNa nahIM hoya ke huM jIvato rahyo chuM! mane candrakAntA maLI gaI che! jyAre e mane ratnapuramAM joze tyAre... enI kevI dazA thaze? paraMtu huM to eno upakAra ja mAnIza! teM mane kUvAmAM dhakko mAryo... to mane candrakAntA maLI! tAro ghaNo upakAra mAnuM chuM.... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir AvA-AvA vicAro karato cAlyo jato hato... tyAM rastAnI DAbI bAju meM mArI ratnonI thelI paDelI joI... meM jaIne thelI mArA hAthamAM lIdhI. pachI AsapAsa joyuM to adhanyanuM hADapiMjara paDeluM joyuM. ene eka bhayaMkara siMhe phADI khAdho hato. tarata meM candrakAntAne bolAvIne adhanyanuM hADapiMjara batAvyuM. ratnonI thelI batAvI... candrakAntAnA mukhamAMthI cIsa nIkaLI paDI. zreSThIputra naMdIvardhana vagere paNa tyAM AvI caDhyA...! vigata jANI, naMdIvardhana bolyo : 'candrasAra, bhalA ane burAno badalo A janmamAM ja maLe che... ne?' ame ratnapura pahoMcyAM. adhanyanA karuNAjanaka mRtyuthI mAruM mana atyaMta virakta banyuM hatuM. meM candrakAntAne kahyuM : A bhavasaMsAra ja AvA kaTu vipAkavALo che. A ratnonA lobhe adhanyane bhAna bhulAvyuM... te rAtorAta bhAgyo haze... siMha eno koLiyo karI gayo... durgatimAM cAlyo gayo haze... devI, mArI icchA saMsAravAsa tyajI sAdhudharma svIkAravAnI thaI che. have huM gRhavAsamAM nahIM rahI zakuM... candrakAntAe kahyuM : 'nAtha, Apano manoratha zreSTha che. ApanA hradayamAM sAdhudharma vaselo ja hato... ane ApaNane navuM jIvana maLI gayuM. nAtha, ApanI sAthe huM paNa cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza. ApanA vinA mAre gRhavAsamAM konA mATe rahevAnuM?' 'devI tAro nirNaya prazasta che. A ratno vagere saMpatti garIbone vaheMcI daIe, dharmakAryomAM vAparI nAMkhIe... ane gurudeva zrI vijayavardhana pAse jaIne sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karI laIe.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA ame amArI badhI ja saMpattino sadupayoga karI nAMkhyo. gurudevazrI kyAM birAje che, e jANI lIdhuM, ane ame baMne emanAM caraNomAM pahoMcI gayAM. * ame baMnee vidhipUrvaka sAdhudharma svIkAryo. vidhipUrvaka pAlana karyuM, AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. * 'mahAzukra' nAmanA devalokamAM amo devadevI thayAM. * anya marIne 'vAlukAprabhA' narakamAM nArakI thayo. For Private And Personal Use Only 28EUR

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5 32 thI mahAka' nAmanA devalokamAM soLa sAgaropama-kALa sudhI divya sukhano upabhoga karyo. AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. mAro janma, jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM thayo! rathavIrapuramAM naMdIvardhana nAmanA sagRhastha rahetA hatA. temanAM patnInuM nAma surasuMdarI hatuM. huM surasuMdarInA peTe Avyo. mArAM mAtA-pitA atyaMta harSita thayAM. mAro yogya kALe janma thayo. mArA pitAjIe putrajanmano utsava karyo. mAruM nAma anaMgadeva pADavAmAM AvyuM. pelo adhanya! "vAlukAprabhA' nAmanI narakamAM teNe sAta sAgaropamanAM ghora duHkho sahana karyo. te pachI te vidhyaparvatamAM siMha thayo. marIne punaH e ja vAlukAprabhAmAM gayo. pharIthI sAta sAgaropama sudhI narakanAM bhISaNa duHkha sahyAM. tyAMthI nIkaLIne tiryaMcagatimAM asaMkhya varSo sudhI aneka janmamaraNa kyAM. jyAre mAro janma rathavIrapuramAM thayo tyAre eno janma paNa rathavIrapuramAM thayo. soma zreSThI ane temanI naMdImatI nAmanI patnIno putra thayo. tenuM nAma dhanadeva pADavAmAM AvyuM. amArA baMne vacce maitrI baMdhAI.. mArI maitrI niSkapaTa hRdayanI hatI. * dhanadevanI maitrI kapaTathI bharelI hatI. aneka janmonI paraMparAmAM jema banatuM AvyuM hatuM, te ja mujaba A bhavamAM paNa banyuM. huM ene zatru lAgato rahyo, e mane mitra lAgato rahyo! mArA karmo mane AvA ja mitra ApatAM rahyAM... bIjI bAju mane sadaguruno saMyoga paNa karAvatAM rahyAM! mane sadUguruno yoga phaLato rahyo. AtmakalyANano puruSArtha karavAno avasara maLato rahyo. huM ane dhanadeva, eka divasa prabhAta samaye nagaranI bahAra pharavA mATe gayA hatA. nagarathI dUra gayA... tyAM eka vizALa sAdhuvaMdane amArA nagara tarapha AvatuM joyuM. ame UbhA rahI gayA. jyAre teo najIka AvyA tyAre ame emane praNAma karyA. - AcAryazrI devasena zidhyaparivAra sAthe AvyA hatA. ame baMne mitro emanI sAthe ja nagara bahAranA udyAnamAM AvyA. tyAM AcAryazrIne sthiratA karavAnI hatI. meM AcAryadevane vinaMtI karI. "nagaramAM mArA ghare bhikSA mATe sAdhuone mokalavA kRpA karo.' AcAryadeve kahyuM : "yogya samaye sAdhuo bhikSA mATe nagaramAM Avaze." bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ame be mitro nagaramAM AvyA. sAdhuonAM darzanathI mane khUba AnaMda thayo, jyAre dhanadevane kaMTALo Avyo. ene sAdhuo gamatA ja na hatA. meM ene kahyuM : 'dhanadeva, ApaNe pratidina AcAryazrInAM darzana-vaMdana mATe ane temano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavA udyAnamAM jaIzuM. teNe kahyuM : 'tAre jevuM hoya to jaje. huM nahIM AvuM. mane dharmanI vAto gamatI nathI.' huM jANato ja hato ke ene nathI gamatA paramAtmA, nathI gamatA gurujano ke nathI gamato dharma... tethI ja meM ene mArI sAthe roja gurudeva pAse AvavA kahyuM... jo e Ave, upadeza sAMbhaLe... ane dharma ene game, to enA AtmAnuM kalyANa thAya! paraMtu mArI bhAvanA phaLI nahIM. huM roja udhAnamAM jato hato. be-traNa kalAka tyAM pasAra karato hato... mane dhana kamAvAnI ciMtA na hatI, kAraNa ke mArA pitAjI pAse karoDo sonAmahoronI saMpatti hatI. paraMtu yuvAna putra arthapuruSArtha nA kare, e mAtA-pitAne gamatuM nathI. eka divasa mA2A pitAe mane kahyuM : 'vatsa, tAre ApaNA vepAramAM thoDuM dhyAna ApavuM joIe, tArA jevo buddhizALI putra ardhapuruSArtha nA kare, e duniyAmAM zobhAspada nA kahevAya.' huM mauna rahyo. koI pratyuttara nA Apyo. temaNe AgaLa kahyuM : tuM dharma kare che, vrata-niyama pALe che, e amane game che, paraMtu gRhastha jIvanamAM ekalo dharmapurupArtha nA cAle, ardhapuruSArtha ane kAmapuruSArtha paNa yathAsthAne joIe.' meM gRhasthadharmanAM bAra vrato gurudeva pAse samajIne svIkAryAM hatAM. eTale mAro Akho divasa dharmapravRttimAM ja jato hato. paraMtu pitAjInI vAta mane ucita lAgI. yuvAna putre bApa kamAI upara jIvavuM nA joIe. teNe ApakamAI karavI joIe. meM dhanadevane kahyuM : 'mitra, tane dharma nathI gamato, paraMtu dhana to game che ne ?' teNe svIkRtimAM mAthuM halAvyuM. 'to pachI ApaNe dhana kamAvA mATe koI sArI jagAe jaIe. dUranA koI pradezamAM jaIe. ApaNA puruSArthathI khUba dhana kamAIe!' dhanadeve kahyuM : 'mitra, tAre dhana kamAvA mATe dUranA pradezamAM javAnI zI jarUra che? tArI pAse to aDhaLaka saMpatti che!' 'che, paraMtu e pitRsaMpatti che... svamAnI ane parAkramI putre svayaM saMpatti upArjana karavI joIe. ane A vicArathI huM evA pradezamAM javA icchuM chuM ke jyAM sArI rIte vepAra karIne khUba dhana kamAI zakAya. 'to pachI ApaNe ratnadvIpa upara javuM joIe.' dhanadeve potAno abhiprAya Apyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 51

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bhale, ApaNe ratnadIpa jaIe. taiyArI cAlu kara.' baMne mitroe ratnadvIpa javAnI taiyArIo karI lIdhI. meM mArA pitAjIne kahyuM huM dhana-puruSArtha karavA ratnadIpa javA tatpara chuM. vipula dhana kamAIne ja pAcho AvIza.' mArA pitA naMdIvardhana bhAvuka banI gayA. temaNe mane kahyuM : "vatsa, tAre ratnadvIpa javAnI zI jarUra che? ahIM ja tuM vepAra karI zake che. ApaNo dhaMdho ghaNo moTo che... tuM e dhaMdho saMbhALI le...' meM nA pADI. ratnadIpa javAno nirNaya jaNAvI dIdho. pitAjIe mAro ati Agraha joIne kahyuM : "jo tAre ratnadIpa javuM ja che, to tuM ApaNA bAhoza ane anubhavI munimone sAthe laI jA. e tane vepAramAM sahAya karaze. meM kahyuM : "mAre koInI jarUra nathI. huM mArA potAnA ja puruSArthathI arthopArjana karIza, mArI sAthe dhanadeva Ave che. ame be mitro sAthe jaIzuM ne sAthe AvIzuM." ame be mitroe, vepAra mATe jarUrI ratno ane bhojanasAmagrI sAthe prayANa ame sukharUpa ratnadvIpa upara pahoMcI gayA. tyAM dhanadeve mane kahyuM: 'ahIM ApaNe sAthe vepAra na karatAM, judA judA ja vepAra karIe. tuM kamAya e tAruM ane huM kamAI e mAruM, jethI bhaviSyamAM ApaNI vacce vivAda nA thAya." meM mAnI lIdhI enI vAta. judAM judAM nagaromAM ame vepAra zarU karI dIdho. huM jANato hato ke dhanaprApti manuSyane potAnA bhAgya mujaba ja thAya che. puruSArtha yogya dizAmAM ane parimita ja karavo joIe." meM potAnI dharmaArAdhanA cAlu rAkhI, ane vepAra paNa cAlu karI dIdho. dhIre dhIre vepAra jAmI gayo. be varSamAM khUba arthopArjana karyuM. mane vicAra Avyo : "have mAre svadeza javuM joIe jiMdagI sudhI cAle eTaluM dhana meM kamAI lIdhuM che." meM dhanadevane samAcAra mokalyA ke have ApaNe svadeza jaIe. eNe paNa sAruM dhana kamAI lIdhuM hatuM. ame bhegA thayA. ame je kamAyA hatA, tenAM ratno kharIdI lIdhAM. jethI mArgamAM sArI rIte ratno sAcavI zakAya. jyAre meM ratno kharIdyAM tyAre dhanadeva hAjara hato. enA karatAM khUba vadhAre ratno mArI pAse thayAM hatAM. enA irSALu svabhAva mujaba ene mArI saMpattinI irSA thavA mAMDI. ame rathavIrapura tarapha prayANa karI dIdhuM. bhAga-1 je bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArgamAM AvatAM gAmonI pAMthazALAomAM ame saMdhyA samaye mukAma karatA. prabhAte bhojanAdi kRtyothI paravArIne AgaLa vadhatA. A amArI padayAtrAno kAryakrama hato. bahu thAkI gayA hoIe ane sAruM gAma hoya to be divasa paNa mukAma karatA. dhanadevane bhojana banAvatAM AvaDatuM hatuM, eTale e bhojana banAvato, huM bIjAM kAryo karato. kramazaH padayAtrA karatAM karatAM ame "svastimatI' nAmanA gAmamAM pahoMcyA, gAma sAruM hatuM. meM dhanadevane kahyuM : Aje to managamatuM bhojana banAvaje. ahIM ApaNe vadhu rokAIzuM.." jyArathI ame nIkaLyA hatA tyArathI dhanadevanA manamAM lobhadazA jAgI gaI hatI. ene mArAM kamAvelAM ratno potAnAM karI levAM hatAM. e jAta-jAtanI yojanAo banAvato, paNa ene saphaLatA maLatI na hatI. mane kyAreka enA para hasavuM AvatuM.... to kyAreka bhAvadayAthI mAruM hRdaya bharAI jatuM. kyAreka eNe mArAM ratno saMtADI dIdhAM... paNa e phAvyo nahIM. meM ratno zodhI lIdhAM! kyAreka eNe mArAM ratno jamInamAM dATI dIdhAM. paNa enI yojanA saphaLa nA thaI. meM khodIne ratno kADhI lIdhAM! chevaTe teNe vicAra karyo : "anaMgadevane mArI nAMkhuM... to ja enAM ratno mane maLI zake! paNa ene mAravo kevI rIte? mArA para kalaMka nA Ave ane ene mArI zakAya. evo upAya karavo joIe. lagabhaga eka karoDa sonAmahoronI kiMmatanAM ratno che, e ratnone laI huM mArA nagaramAM jaIza.... roto roto anaMgadevanA ghera jaIne enAM mAtA-pitAne kahIza... eka nadInA kinArA para ame pANI pIvA gayelAM, huM pANI pIne AgaLa cAlyo. e pANI pIto hato. tyAM ja eka siMhe enA para tarApa mArI ane ene upADIne jaMgalamAM adRzya thaI gayo. meM dUrathI A dRzya joyuM. mane paNa zarIre pasIno AvI gayo. dhrujavA lAgyo. na tyAMthI khasAya.. nA doDAya... chevaTe eka prahara vItyA pachI huM AgaLa vadhyo...' pachI huM A ratnothI vepAra karIza. bhavya havelI baMdhAvIza. aneka prakAranA raMgarAga ne bhogavilAsa karIza! nagarano zreSTha zrImaMta kahevAIza." jyAre mArA manamAM bIjA ja manoratha jAgatA hatA. "huM A saMpattino upayoga dIna-anAtha lokonA uddhAra mATe karIza. sadAvrata kholIza... sAdhupuruSone bhikSA ApIza. bhavya jinamaMdironuM nirmANa karIza.. mAre A saMpattine zuM karavI che? pitAjInI saMpatti paNa aDhaLaka che... vaLI, mAre to parigrahanuM parimANa che. eTale parimANa karatAM vadhAre saMpatti zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAre rAkhavAnI ja nathI! dhanadevane paNa thoDAM ratno ApIza. e rAjI thaze. mArI khAtara e paradezamAM Avyo... mAre ene rAjI karavo ja joIe. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ane, chevaTe to sarva saMpattino tyAga karI, mAre sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karavAno che. manuSyajIvananI saphaLatA sAdhudharmanA pAlanathI ja che... sAdhudharma mokSamArga che. enA vinA mokSa maLe ja nahIM.' dhanadeva svastimatI. gAmamAM gayo. tyAM eNe lADavA banAvyA, eka lADavAmAM eNe jhera bheLavI dIdhuM. 'A lADavo huM anaMgadevane khavaDAvIza... basa, kAma patI jaze... e paraloka jaze... huM ratno laIne rathavIrapura bhego thaI jaIza!' jheravALo lADavo eNe judo nA rAkhyo. enA upara nizAnI karI. judo rAkhe to huM ene pUchuM ne ke 'A lADavo judo kema rAkhyo che?' eTale eNe judo nA rAkhyo. mArgamAM ane vicAronI uttejanAmAM vyagra banelo dhanadeva... jherayukta lADavAnI nizAnI bhUlI gayo... e mArI pAse Avyo. eka thALamAM lADavA hatA, bIjA thALamAM be jAtanA vyaMjana hatAM... te gabharAyelo hato. meM ene pUchyuM : 'dhanadeva, tuM kema asvastha che?' eNe kahyuM : 'Aje huM, khUba thAkI gayo chuM!' meM ene kahyuM : A lADavA khAIza eTale thAka UtarI jaze. sarasa lADavA banAvyA che teM!' ema kahIne meM ja ene e lADavo khavarAvyo... ke jemAM jhera hatuM. ene AnAkAnI to karI...' mane bhUkha nathI... mAre khAvuM nathI... mArI tabiyata sArI nathI... mAruM peTa du:khe che...' paraMtu meM khUba ja Agraha karIne, enA moDhAmAM lADavo ThUMsI dIdho! mane kyAM khabara hatI ke meM je lADavo ene khavarAvyo, temAM jhera che! meM to premathI ene lADavo khavarAvyo hato... tenA zarIra upara jheranI asara thavA lAgI. e AkuLa-vyAkuLa thaI gayo. jamIna para ALoTavA lAgyo... huM gabharAyo. 'are, acAnaka Ane zuM thaI gayuM?' meM enA mAthe hAtha mUkIne pUchyuM : 'dhanadeva, tane zuM thAya che?' paNa enI vANI harAI gaI hatI. jIbha kheMcAI gaI hatI. jhera ati ugra hatuM... huM kartavyamUDha thaIne enI pAse besI rahyo... ane enuM tyAM ja mRtyu thaI gayuM. huM samajI nA zakyo ke e zA kAraNe marI gayo. ene koI roga na hato... sA-sAro hato... ne acAnaka be-cAra kSaNamAM ja marI gayo...? 54 amArI pAMthazALAmAM bIjA paNa yAtriko hatA. meM emane vAta karI. sarva vRttAnta jaNAvyo. ame sahue bhegA thaI mRtadehano agnisaMskAra karyo. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 " bhava bIjo

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hRdayamAM duHkha, vedanA ane valopAta laIne huM AgaLa vadhyo. enAM-: . ratno meM mArI sAthe lIdhAM hatAM, "gAmamAM pahoMcIne enA pitAne enAM ratno ApI daIza ane badhI vAta vigate karIza." ema vicArIne... huM cAlato hato. thoDA divasomAM huM rathavIrapura pahoMcI gayo. huM mArA ghare pahelAM nA gayo. dhanadevanA ghare gayo. tenA pitA soma zreSThIne dhanadevanA mRtyunI vAta karI. khUba dukha vyakta karyuM. dhanadevanAM ratno soma zreSThIne ApyAM, uparAMta pAMca mArAM ratno paNa emane ApyAM. huM mArA ghare Avyo. mArA mAtA-pitA khUba rAjI thayA. meM mArAM badhAM ratno pitAjIne ApI dIdhAM.. mAruM mana khUba ja virakta banI gayuM hatuM. mane lAgyuM ke have huM gharavAsamAM nahI rahI zake. dhanadevanA Akasmika mRtyue mane jAgrata karI dIdho hato. "mRtyu game tyAM ane game tyAre AvI zake che. bicAro dhanadeva... sAdhudharma ke zrAvakadharma pAmyA vinA paraloka gayo.. enuM manuSyajIvana vyartha cAlyuM gayuM. mAre mArA jIvanane vyartha gumAvavuM nathI. sArthaka karavuM che. vahelAmAM vahelI take gurudeva pAse sAdhudharma svIkArI levo che.' meM mArA mAtA-pitAnI anujJA lIdhI. khUba dAna ApyuM. anekavidha dharmakAryo karyA... ane mArA parama upakArI AcAryadeva devasenanI zodha karAvI. mArA pitAjIe teone vinaMtI karI rathavIrapuramAM padharAvyA. meM teone kahyuM : "gurudeva, A gRhavAsa aneka anarthothI bharelo che, AyuSya caMcaLa che, mRtyu nirdaya che. AvI sthitimAM... huM virakta banyo chuM. mane sAdhudharma ApIne mAro uddhAra karo.' * sAdhudharma svIkAryo. ka sAdhudharmanuM suMdara pAlana karyuM, * kALadharma pAmIne huM "prANata' devalokamAM deva thayo. dhanadeva marIne paMkaprabhA'narakamAM nAraka banyo. : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA papa For Private And Personal Use Only

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[{ 33H prANad" devalokamAM meM 19 sAgaropama sudhI divya sukho bhogavyAM... asaMkhya varSa vItI gayAM. AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. ane jaMbUdIpanA erAvata' kSetramAM mAro janma thayo. hastinApura nagaramAM harinaMdI' nAmanA zreSThI ane lakSmIvatI nAmanI temanI patnI-sukhamaya jIvana pasAra karatAM hatAM, mAro janma emanA gharamAM thayo. mAruM nAma varadeva rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. dhanadeva "paMkaprabhA" nArakImAM nava sAgaropama sudhI duHkha sahato rahyo. tyAMnuM AyuSya pUrNa thayA pachI te nArakImAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo, sarpa thayo. teNe jaMgalamAM aneka jIvone mAryA. aneka manuSyone paNa DaMkha dIdhA. chevaTe e pote ja eka dAvAnaLamAM sapaDAyo... marIne pAcho "paMkaprabhA' nArakamAM gayo. tyAM lagabhaga 10 sAgaropama kALa sudhI dAruNa duHkho sahana karyA. tyAMnuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM te pazuyonimAM Avyo. pAyonimAM aneka bhava karyA. pakSIyonimAM aneka janma karyA. badhA duHkhamaya ane trAsamaya bhava maLyA. anIcchAe duHkho sahana karavAthI paNa karmonI nirjarA thatI hoya che. karmo nAza pAmatAM hoya che. ghaNAM pApakarmo nAza pAmI jatAM dhanadevano jIva, je nagaramAM huM janmyo hato, e ja hastinApuramAM eno janma thayo! hastinApuramAM "Indra' nAmanA zreSThI rahetA hatA. temanI patnI hatI naMdImatI lagnajIvananAM ghaNAM varSo vItI javA chatAM temane putranI prApti nahotI thaI. teo putra vinA bahu duHkhI hatA. ghaNA devonI pUjA-upAsanA karI. chevaTe vRddha avasthAmAM temane putranI prApti thaI. dhanadevano jIva hato e. enuM nAma "drioNaka' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. mArA pitAjInI sAthe indra zreSThIno sAro saMbaMdha hato. eka-bIjAne ghare AvavAjavAnuM thatuM hatuM. huM ane droNaka samavayaska hatA. amane eka zALAmAM sAthe ja bhaNavA mATe mUkavAmAM AvyA. mane droNaka gamato hato. mArI enI sAthe maitrI baMdhAI. alabatta, enA hRdayamAM mArA pratye jarAya prema na hato, chatAM e lobhathI mArI sAthe maitrI rAkhato hato. e jANato hato ke "mArA pitAjI pAse khUba vadhAre saMpatti che." vaLI, e mane saraLa ane bhadrika samajato hato, potAnI jAtane hoziyAra mAnato hato. amAro abhyAsa pUrNa thayo. 25e bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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e arasAmAM AcAryazrI mAnabhaMgasUri amArA nagaramAM padhAryA. huM droNakane laIne AcAryadeva pAse javA lAgyo. pratidina AcAryadevano upadeza ame sAMbhaLatA hatA. AcAryadeve amane bAra vatamaya zrAvakadharma samajAvyo. meM ane droNake paNa zrAvaka-dharmano svIkAra karyo. droNake zrAvakadharma svIkAryo, tethI enA upara mAro prema dviguNa thaI gayo.... alabatta, ene dharma sAthe koI levA-devA na hatI. eNe vicAryuM ke huM zrAvakadharma svIkArIza to viradeva khUba rAjI thaze. rAjI thaze to huM mAgIza eTaluM dhana mane vepAra karavA Apaze!" svArthathI prerAIne eNe bAra vrato lIdhAM hatAM. mArA saraLa svabhAvanA kAraNe mane enA svArthanI gaMdha na AvI. thoDA mahinA pasAra thaI gayAM hatA. AcAryadeva amArA nagarathI vihAra karI gayA hatA. mane vicAra Avyo ke droNaka navaro che. koI kAmadhaMdho karato nathI.... mAre ene kAmadhaMdhe lagADI devo joIe." meM ene mArI havelImAM bolAvIne kahyuM : "droNaka, tAre koI vepAra karavo che?' karavo che, paNa vepAra karavA mATe jeTalA rUpiyA joIe, teTalA rUpiyA mArI pAse nathI.' huM tane rUpiyA ApuM! tuM vepAra kara.' "bhale. huM vepAra karIza.' 'tAre nyAya-nItipUrvaka vepAra karavAno ane sAro vepAra karavAno. samAjamAM ke nagaramAM tArI-mArI niMdA thAya, evo vepAra nahIM karavAno.' eNe hA pADI. meM ene eka lAkha sonAmahoro ApI. te bolyo : 'huM kamAIza pachI tane A sonAmahoro pAchI ApIza." 'huM enI sArI bhAvanAthI rAjI thayo. meM ene sonAmahoro ApI. eNe bajAramAM sonA-cAMdIno vepAra cAlu karyo. dhIre dhIre eno vepAra jAmavA lAgyo. tene sArI kamANI thavA lAgI. jema jema dhana vadhavA mAMDavuM, tema tema eno lobha vadhato cAlyo. eNe bIjA khoTA dhaMdhA paNa zarU karyA. e dhaMdhAomAM paNa pUrvapuNyanA udayathI e ghaNuM kamAyo. paraMtu huM jyAre jyAre ene pUchato - 'droNaka, dhaMdho kevo cAle che?' e kaheto. haju joIe evo nathI cAlato...' enA manamAM bhaya hato : "jo vIradevane khabara paDaze ke huM lAkho sonAmahoro kamAyo chuM, to enI sonAmahoro pAchI mAge.. eTaluM ja nahIM, vepAramAM thayelA lAbhamAM paNa bhAga mAge..." mATe e mArI sAme kyAreya sAcuM bolato na hato. huM paNa enI sAthe dhaMdhAnI koI carcA karato na hato. meM ene karelI sahAyatA niHsvArtha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 57 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhAvanI hatI. sonAmahoro pAchI levAno mane kyAreya vicAra Avato na hato. e nAhaka gabharAto hato. 'e jarU2 mArA kamAyelA dhanamAM aDadho bhAga mAgaze... paNa huM ene mArI kamANI batAvIza ja nahIM... chatAM enI AgaLa lAMbo samaya mAruM asatya nahIM nabhe. mAre mArI havelI navI baMdhAvavI che... dukAna navI baMdhAvavI che, jyAre huM baMdhAvIza tyAre vIradeva mane jarUra pUchaze : 'tuM ATaluM badhuM dhana kyAre ne kevI rIte kamAyo? pachI e aDadho bhAga mAgaze! kAraNa ke enA paisAthI huM kamAyo chuM ne...' mAtra AvI nirarthaka kalpanAo karatAM karatAM e raudradhyAna sudhI pahoMcI gayo : 'jo huM e vIradevane koIpaNa upAyathI mArI nAMkhuM... to pachI mArA mAthe koI ciMtA nahIM rahe. paraMtu ene mAravAnuM kAma saheluM nathI. vaLI, jo huM pakaDAI jAuM mAratAM, ke mAryA pachI, to to rAjA mane zULI upara ja caDhAve, mATe huM pakaDAuM nahIM ke mArA upara hatyA karavAnuM kalaMka nA Ave, e rIte ene mAravo joIe.' keTalAka divaso sudhI ene koI upAya nA jaDyo. e khUba AkuLa-vyAkuLa rahevA lAgyo. mane to kyAreka ja maLato hato... huM vaLI bajAramAM kyAreka jAuM to enI dukAne ene maLato... e mArI sAthe premathI vAto karato... khAsa karIne dharmanI vAto karato. kAraNa ke mane dharmanI vAto gamatI hatI. mane gamatI vAto karIne e mane prasanna rAkhavA mAgato hato. mane jarAya gaMdha na AvI jAya... ke droNaka mArI viruddha koI SaDyaMtra race che' e rIte sAro vyavahAra rAkhato hato. O droNakane vepAra karatAM daseka varSa vItI gayAM haze. eka divasa e mArI pAse Avyo. meM ene premathI bolAvyo. mArI pAse besADyo. teNe mane kahyuM : 'vIradeva, tane khabara che ke amArI havelI bApa-dAdAonA samayanI che. ati jIrNa thaI gaI che... mArI icchA che ke huM navI havelI baMdhAvuM. ane jo huM havelI baMdhAvuM to tArI lAkha sonAmahoro hamaNAM pAchI nA ApI zakuM... ApIza jarUra. paNa A moTuM kAma karavuM ati jarUrI che...' meM droNakane kahyuM : 'mitra, tuM havelI baMdhAva. mane paisAnI koI utAvaLa nathI. meM tArI pAse kyAreya paisA mAMgyA nathI, pachI tuM mArA paisAnI ciMtA zA mATe kare che?' te bolyo : 'mitra, tArI mArA para moTI kRpA che... huM havelI baMdhAvIza, pachI e havelImAM sarvaprathama tAre praveza karavo paDaze! tArA jevA dharmAtmAnAM pagalAM thAya... to mArI havelI haMmezAM dhana-dhAnathI bharelI rahe. sukha-zAnti ane AnaMdathI bharelI rahe... mArI ATalI vAta tAre mAnavI paDaze...' 'droNaka, tAro Agraha haze to huM AvIza tArI havelImAM, paraMtu tuM mAne che evo huM moTo dharmAtmA nathI. dharavAsamAM rahelo, aneka pApasthAnakonuM sevana karanAro pa bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tuccha jIva chuM. mahAna dharmAtmAo to teo che ke jeo sAdhudharmanuM pAlana kare che, saMpUrNa niSpApa jIvana jIve che. vIradeva, A to tArI laghutA che. uttama puruSo kyAreya kahetA nathI ke "ame uttama chIe.. bAkI, huM to A nagaranA eka-eka mANasane oLakhuM chuM ne! tArA jevo dharmAtmA bIjo koI meM joyo nathI." eNe mArI khUba prazaMsA karI, ame sAthe bhojana karyuM, ane e gayo. prazaMsA karanAra mANasa sahune game che. droNaka upara mAro pratibhAva vadhI gayo. huM enA kapaTabhAvane kyAMthI jANI zakuM? evuM jJAna mane kyAM hatuM ke bIjAnA mananA bhAva jANI zakuM? ane kapaTI mANaso evA hoziyAra hoya che ke teo temanA mananA bhAva kaLavA detA nathI. bIjI bAju, saraLa prakRtinA mANasone A duniyAmAM koI kapaTI dekhAtuM nathI! 0 0 0. droNake potAnI havelI banAvavA mATe nagaranA zreSTha kArIgarone bolAvIne kahyuM : hastinApuramAM koInI paNa havelI nA hoya tevI zreSTha ane suMdara havelI tamAre banAvavAnI che. koI kasara nA rahevI joIe! zreSTha paththaro vAparavAnA. che zreSTha racanA karavAnI, zreSTha dekhAva karavAno! havelI taiyAra thayA pachI enI aMdara uttama prakAranI kalA kArIgarI karavAnI che. havelInI aMdara eka-eka staMbhamAM kotaraNI karIne, tyAM ratnajaDita dIpako mUkavAnA che. dareka khaMDanI chatamAM nRtya karatI nRtyAMganAonAM citro mUkavAnAM che...... jema jema droNakane sUjhatuM gayuM tema tema te bolato gaya. havelInuM bAMdhakAma dhamadhokAra cAlu thaI gayuM. jaladIthI jaladI ene havelI bAMdhI devI hatI. ja be mahinAmAM havelIno nIceno bhAga baMdhAI gayo. gha bIjA be mahinAmAM uparano pahelo mALa baMdhAI gayo ja pachInA be mahinA havelInI sAphasUphImAM gayA... ane te pachI cha mahinA havelInI sAjasajjAmAM gayA. bAra mahinAmAM havelI lagabhaga taiyAra thaI gaI hatI. mAtra zilpakAma bAkI hatuM. | mukhya kArIgarane droNake potAnA ghera bolAvyo. ene premathI bhojana karAvyuM. uttama vastra ane svarNahAra bheTa Apyo. pachI kahyuM : "teM mArI icchA mujaba havelI banAvI che. have eka kAma tAre pote karavAnuM che. nIcethI upara javAnI je sIDI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 59 For Private And Personal Use Only

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banAvavAnI bAkI che, te sIDI tuM evI banAva ke, pahelavahelo je mANasa e sIDI upara caDhe, te uparanA chellA pagathiye paga mUke... ke sIDI tUTI paDe! basa, ATaluM kAma karavAnuM che. pachIthI tAre pAkI... paththaranI sIDI banAvavAnI che. hAla lAkaDAnI sIDI banAvaje.' kArIgara to jema zeTha kahe tema kare, ene koI prazna karavAno na hato. eNe e rIte sIDI banAvI dIdhI. droNaka pote e sIDI joI Avyo. pachI te jyotiSInA ghare gayo. havelImAM kuMbha-kaLaza mUkavAnuM muhUrta kaDhAvyuM. te mArI pAse Avyo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'vIradeva, vasaMtapaMcamInA zubha divase navI havelImAM kuMbha-kaLaza mUkavAno che. ane sarvaprathama tAre havelImAM praveza karavAno che. huM tane levA mATe savAre AvIza.' te khUba ja prasanna hato. mane mArI nAMkhavAnI yojanA pAra pADavAmAM... have jhAjhI vAra na hatI... hAthaveMtamAM kAma pAra paDI javAnI kalpanAthI te nAcI rahyo hato. ane yojanA mujaba jo kArya thaI jAya to enA para koI kalaMka nA Ave vaLI, huM ghaNA badhA pratiSThita zreSThIonA dekhatAM sIDI uparathI paDuM... eTale nagaramAM eka ja carcA zarU thAya... 'zreSThIputra vIradeva sIDI upara caDhatA hatA ne sIDI tUTI paDI... vIradeva bhUmi upara paTakAI paDacA... ne mRtyu pAmyA...' droNaka upara koI zaMkA thAya ja nahIM. teNe nagaranA lagabhaga badhA ja pratiSThita nAgarikone AmaMtraNa ApyuM hatuM. havelIne puSponA hArothI sajAvI hatI. havelInA prAMgaNamAM sugaMdhI jalano chaMTakAva karyo hato. cAre bAju sugaMdha dhUpa pragaTAvyo hato. vAjiMtronA nAdathI vAtAvaraNane maMgalamaya banAvyuM hatuM. te mArA ghera Avyo, ema baMne sAthe ja enI havelI pAse pahoMcyA. enA parivAranI strIoe mAruM ucita svAgata karyuM, mArI AratI utArI. meM droNakanI sAthe havelImAM praveza karyo. amArI pAchaLa anya mahAnubhAvoe paNa praveza karyo. 200 eka pachI eka khaMDa dekhADato ane varNana karato droNaka mArI AgaLa cAlI rahyo hato. havelI joIne lagabhaga badhA ja zreSThIoe prazaMsA karI, prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne droNaka khUba ja rAjI thayo... nIceno bhAga jotAM-jotAM ame uparanA mALe javAnI sIDI pAse AvyA... havelInuM varNana karavAmAM mazagUla droNaka... ke je mArI AgaLa cAlato hato. te sIDI upara caDhavA lAgyo. sIDI evI hatI ke ekasAthe be mANasa nA caDhI zake! droNaka caDhavA mAMDyo, eTale huM nIce Ubho rahI gayo. 'e caDhI jAya bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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pachI huM caTuM.. ema vicAra karato hato. droNaka bolato jato hato... ane saDasaDATa caDhato hato. jyAM eNe chellA pagathiye paga mUkyo... ke kaDaDaDaka-bhUsa karatI sIDI tUTI paDI. droNaka UMdhA mAthe paththaranI bhUmi para paTakAI gayo.. huM bebAkaLo banI gayo. badhA ja nAgariko.... zreSThIo ane droNakanI patnI vagere hAhAkAra karI UThyAM. huM jaIne droNakanI pAse besI gayo. enuM mAthuM phATI gayuM hatuM. lohI vahI rahyuM hatuM. vaida Ave e pahelAM to enuM prANa-paMkheruM UDI. gayuM hatuM. droNakanuM mRtyu thayuM... mane mAravA je phAMsalo racyo hato, e ja phAMsalAmAM e pote phasAI gayo... ne kamote mAryo gayo. enA parivArane AzvAsana ApyuM. ane enA mRtadehano agni-saMskAra karI, ame sahu potapotAnA ghare gayA. mAro vairAgya tIvra banyo. droNakanI durghaTanAe mArA AtmAne DhaMDhoLyo. Ameya cha-cha janmothI mArA AtmAmAM vairAgya bhAva cAlyo Avato hato. e vairAgya bhAva nimitta maLatAM jAgI UThato hato. mArA manamAM vaiSayika sukho pratye anAsakti pragaTI. meM gRhavAsa choDavAno saMkalpa karyo. meM mArA parivArane kahI dIdhuM : "huM gRhavAsa tyajIne sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karIza.' tyAM mane acAnaka droNakane ApelI lAkha sonAmahoro yAda AvI. mArA parivArane meM kahyuM : 'droNakane ApelI sonAmahoro enI patnI pAse mAgazo nahIM... tamAre e pAchI levAnI nathI." - sAdhudharma tarapha mAruM AkarSaNa tIvra banI gayuM hatuM. mArA AtmAmAM sAdhudharmanA pAlananI uccatama bhAvanA jAgI gaI hatI. meM mArA upakArI gurudeva AcAryazrI devasena kyAM vicare che, tenI tapAsa karAvI, temane hastinApura padhAravA mATe vinaMtI karI. teo padhAryA. teoe mane vidhipUrvaka sAdhudharma pradAna karyo. caDhatA pariNAme sAdhudharmanuM niraticAra pAlana karyuM. ja kALadharma pAmIne huM trIjA raiveyaka-devalokamAM deva thayo. * droNaka marIne "dhUmaprabhA' nAmanI nArakImAM nAraka thayo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA sii For Private And Personal Use Only

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{ 385] trIjA raiveyaka devalokamAM lagabhaga 25 sAgaropama-kALa sudhI meM divya sukhono anubhava karyo. AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. pazcima mahAvidehanA caMpAvAsa nagaramAM mane manuSya-janma maLyo. mArA pitAnuM nAma mANibhadra zreSThI hatuM ane mAtAnuM nAma dhAriNI hatuM. mAruM nAma "pUrNabhadra' pADavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. paraMtu jyAre sarvaprathama huM bolato thayo tyAre mArA mukhamAMthI pahelo zabda "amara" nIkaLyo! eTale mAruM bIjuM nAma "amaragupta rAkhavAmAM AvyuM huM [dharmaghoSa] bolI UThyo : "gurudeva, ApanA vartamAna jIvanano vRttAMta have batAvI rahyA cho?" hA vatsa, sonAnA bhAvathI zarU karIne... A vartamAna jIvana sudhI huM Avyo. A jIvanamAM mane vairAgya kema thayo, e paNa batAvIza. e pUrve, sonAnA bhAvathI zarU karIne sAte bhavamAM mane duHkha ApanAra, mane mAranAra ane mArI sAthe mAyA-kapaTa karanAra droNakanuM zuM thayuM, te vAta karI dauM. te marIne "dhUmaprabhA' nAmanI narakamAM gayo hato. 12 sAgaropama sudhI tyAM duHkho bhogavyAM. tyAMthI nIkaLIne te 'svayaMbhUramAM nAmanA mahAsamudramAM moTo magaramaccha thayo. tyAM jIvanaparyata ghora hiMsA karIne te punaH e ja "dhUmaprabhA' narakamAM cAlyo gayo. tyAM bAra sAgaropama sudhI bhayaMkara duHkho sahana karyA. tyAMthI nIkaLIne teNe tiryaMcagatinA asaMkhya bhava karyA... chevaTe te caMpAvAsamAM manuSyajanma pAmyo. naMdAvarta zreSThInI patnI naMdAnI putrIrUpe teno janma thayo. tenuM nAma "naMdavaMtI' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. huM yauvanamAM Avyo, naMdayatI paNa yauvanamAM AvI hatI. enA pitA naMdAvarta zreSThI eka divasa amArA ghare AvyA. mArA pitAjIe emanuM svAgata karyuM. yogya Asane besADI temano ucita satkAra karyo ane pUchuyuM : kaho zreSThIvarya, amAruM AMgaNuM pAlana karavAnuM koI prayajana? mArA yogya koI kArya hoya to nivedana karo." naMdAvarta zreSThIe kahyuM : "mANibhadrajI, naMdayaMtI nAmanI mArI rUpavatI putrI che... tenA mATe yogya zreSThIputranI zodha karI rahyo hato. tyAM ApanA putra "amaragupta'ne meM gaIkAle joyA. mAruM mana TharyuM che. mArI putrI mATe teo suyogya che. mATe mArI vinaMtIno svIkAra karo.' mArA pitAjIe mArI mAtAne bolAvIne naMdAvarta zreSThInA prastAvanI vAta karI. 22 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArI mAtAe koI mahotsavamAM naMdayaMtIne joI hatI. tene gamI hatI. eTale teNe mArA pitAne anumati ApI dIdhI... mArA pitAjIe naMdAvarta zreSThInA prastAvane vadhAvI lIdho. zubha divase naMdayaMtI sAthe mArAM lagna thaI gayAM. meM ene joI, marna e gamI. meM ene snehasAgaramAM navarAvI nAMkhI. paraMtu eno mArA pratye sAco sneha na hato. enA manamAM kapaTa ramatuM rahetuM hatuM. chatAM mArI saraLatAnA kAraNe varSo sudhI ame saMsAranAM sukho nirvighnapaNe bhogavI rahyAM hatAM. ene suMdara vastro ane zreSTha alaMkAro khUba gamatA hatA. huM enI icchA mujaba vastro lAvI Apato hato ane ene game tevAM sonAnAM, ratnonAM ane maNinA alaMkAro banAvarAvI Apato hato. chatAM ene tRpti thatI na hatI. eka divasa eNe mane... gabharAtAM-gabharAtAM kahyuM : he nAtha, mArAM be ratnakuMDala khovAI gayAM che... ghaNAM zodhyAM paNa jaDatAM nathI...' te khUba vyAkuLa dekhAtI hatI. meM ene kahyuM : 'naMdI, ATalI nAnI vAtamAM tuM kema vyAkuLa thaI jAya che? tAro cahero to arIsAmAM jo! kevo raDamasa thaI gayo che? bhale khovAI gayAM ratnakuMDalo, huM navAM banAvarAvIne ApIza!' A vAtanI mArI bahenone khabara paDI. mArI nAnI bahene kahyuM : 'bhAI, mArI bhAbhInI vAta tamAre sAcI nA mAnavI, e Dagale ne pagale khoTuM bole che... bA paNa jANe che... chatAM tamane duHkha thAya, mATe kahetAM nathI. bhAbhIe kahyuM ne ke emanAM ratnakuMDala khovAyAM che?' meM kahyuM : 'hA...' 'khoTI vAta che... khovAyAM nathI, emaNe chupAvyAM che! ane DhoMga kevo kare che?' bahena nArAja hatI. meM kahyuM : 'bahena, e khoTuM bole che... kapaTa kare che... te sAruM nathI, paraMtu jo huM ene kahyuM ke 'ratnakuMDala teM ja chupAvyA che... tuM khoTuM bole che...' to zuM thAya, te tuM jANe che ne? zA mATe gharamAM kleza pedA karavo? enA karatAM ene navAM ratnakuMDala banAvI ApavAM... e ja sAruM ne?" mArI baMne baheno mane khUba cAhatI hatI. teo mArA svabhAvane jANatI hatI. mane gharamAM kleza.... jhaghaDA... ke mArA-mArI jarAya gamatI na hatI, eTale gharamAM koIpaNa mANasa kleza vagere karatA na hatA. koI Akroza kare to paNa mane nA game! eTale mArAM mAtA-pitAthI mAMDIne nAnAmAM nAnA mANaso paNa zAntithI vAto karatAM hatAM. naMdayaMtInI bhUlo mane dekhAtI hatI, paraMtu ene huM mahattva Apato na hato. zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 203

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amArA gharamAM saMpattino pAra na hoto... ane naMdayaMtIne eka mAtra vastrAlaMkArono moha hato! ene Apato, e rAjI rahetI. paNa enI mAgavAnI paddhati khoTI hatI. khoTAM-khoTAM bahAnAM batAvIne e mAgatI hatI. avAranavAra mArI mAtA ane mArI baheno mAruM dhyAna kheMcatAM hatAM. emanAthI naMdayaMtInuM kapaTa sahana thatuM na hatuM... chatAM huM emane samajAvato ane zAMta pADato.. meM ene navAM ratnakuMDala banAvI ApyAM. thoDA divasa gayA pachI, eka divasa snAna ane abhaMga karAvavAnA samaye, mArA nAmavALuM mudrA-ratna naMdayaMtIne sAcavavA ApyuM. teNe enA alaMkAronA DabbAmAM mUkI dIdhuM. meM snAna karyuM, avyaMga karAvyuM. pachI bhojana karyuM, taMbola lIdhuM ane tyAra bAda naMdayaMtInA dAgInAnA DabbAmAMthI meM jAte ja mAruM mudrAratna lIdhuM. Dabbo kholyo tyAre emAM meM pelI ratnakuMDalanI joDI jaI! ke je khovAI gayAnI vAta naMdayaMtIe karI hatI. mane lAgyuM ke khovAyelI ratnakuMDalanI joDI maLI AvI lAge che! huM e joDI joto hato... tyAM gabharAI gayelI naMdayaMtI tyAM AvI. te zaramAI gaI.. enA mukha uparanuM parivartana meM joyuM. huM kaMI bolyo nahIM ane jaladI gharamAMthI bahAra cAlyo gayo. e zUnyamanaska thaI gaI. tene bahu bhaya lAgyo. ghaNAM varSo pachI pahelI ja vAra tenuM kapaTa khulluM paDyuM hatuM. tenA manamAM vicAro AvyA : "temaNe ratnakuMDaLa joI lIdhAM... have jarU2 teo svajanone vAta karaze... mArI apakIrti thaze. paraMtu hAla to temaNe gharamAM A vAta koIne karI nathI. teo jyAre Avaze gharamAM... tyAre jarUra vAta karaze? pachI huM sAsune, sasarAne. naNaMdone... koIne mAruM moM dekhADavA lAyaka nahIM rahuM. mATe teo Ave... gharamAM, ke tarata ja emanuM mota thaI jAya, evo prayoga karuM!' jyAre naMdayaMtI kuMvArI hatI, pitRgRhamAM hatI, tyAre tene eka jogaNa sAthe paricaya thayo hato. teNe jogaNane sAruM bhojana karAveluM, sArAM vastra ApelA.. tethI jogaNe tene kaheluM : "jo tuM paraNIne sAsare jaIza... tyAM game tyAre tane tArI sAsu taraphathI, naNaMda taraphathI ke tArA vara taraphathI duHkha AvI zake. e vakhate tuM zuM karIza? tArA upara prasanna thaIne huM tane eka "kAmaNa-yoga" batAvuM chuM. tenAthI tuM tArA zatrune yamasadanamAM pahoMcADI zakIza! naMdayatI khUba khuza thaI gaI. tene jogaNe kAmaNa-prayoga zikhavADyo. ane te cAlI gaI. Aje naMdayaMtIne e kAmaNa-prayoga yAda Avyo.. eNe mane ja yamasadanamAM pahoMcADavA te prayoga karyo. teNe keTalAMka dravyonuM saMyojana karI. lAla vastramAM ene bAMdhyuM. enAmAM bAvaLa-vRkSanI zuLa parovI dIdhI... ane e poTalIne eNe gharanA 24 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mukhya dvAranI bahAra jamInamAM e rIte dATavA gaI ke enA upara mAro paga paDe.. ke huM tyAM ja DhaLI paDuM... ane marI jAuM, je samaye dayaMtIe A badhuM karyuM tyAre gharamAM mArI mAtA ke baheno, koI na hatuM. tene anukULa saMyoga maLI gayo hato. paraMtu je jagAmAM e kAmaNane dATavA gaI, tyAM pagathiyAnI dhAra nIce eka nAnakaDo jherI sarpa rahelo hato jevo naMdayaMtIe e pagathiyAnI nIce paga mUkyo. sarpe ene DaMkha mArI dIdho... naMdayaMtI cIsa pADI UThI. te tyAM ja jamIna para DhaLI paDI, amArA paDozI rudradeva purohite naMdayaMtInI cIsa sAMbhaLI, teo doDatA amArA ghara pAse AvyA. tyAM temaNe sarakI jatA lIlA raMganA sApane joyo ane jamIna para ALoTatI naMdayaMtIne joI. paristhiti teo pAmI gayA. doDatA teo dukAne mArI pAse AvyA. mane kahyuM : "zreSThIputra, tame jaladI sApanA jherane utAranArA mAMtrikone bolAvIne ghera Avo. naMdayaMtIne sarpe DaMkha dIdho che..." tarata ja huM dukAnethI doDato mAMtriko pAse gayo. temane laIne zIdhra ghera Avyo. mAMtrikoe naMdayaMtIne joI. sarpanuM jhera pUrA zarIramAM vyApI gayuM hatuM. chatAM emaNe mArA saMtoSa khAtara maMtraprayoga karyo. maMtranI koI asara nA thaI. mAMtrikoe mane kahyuM : zreSThaputra, A strIne kALasarpe DaMkha dIdho che. ene ame bacAvI zakIe ema nathI.. amane kSamA karajo." ema kahIne teo cAlyA gayA. huM naMdayaMtI pAse beTho. enA mAthA para hAtha pheravato rahyo. meM ene gagada svare pUchayuM : 'suMdarI, tane zuM pIDA thAya che?' paNa e bole zAnI. enuM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM hatuM. huM nirAza thaI gayo. mArI AMkhomAMthI AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. mArAM mAtA-pitA, baheno vagere paNa AvI gayAM hatAM. badhAM kalpAnta karavAM lAgyAM... chevaTe tenI maraNottara kriyA karavAmAM AvI. huM mArA khaMDamAM zunyamanaska banIne beTho, saMsAramAM badhAM ja sukho mane svapnavatuM lAgyAM. samagra jIvaloka para dhikkAra chUTyo. "A gRhavAsa... A badhA snehasaMbaMdho. A vaibhava... A saMpatti... badhuM ja eka moTA svapna jevuM che... asAra che.. tuccha che.. have gharamAM nahIM rahI zakuM." tyAM mArA pitAjI mArA khaMDamAM AvyA. huM Ubho thaI gayo. temaNe mArA mAthe hAtha mUkyo. teo gaMbhIra hatA. mArI vyathAthI teo duHkhI hatA. teo tyAM rahelA bhadrAsana para beThA. huM emanI pAse jamIna para beTho. thoDIvAra mauna chavAyuM. "vatsa, mAre eka vAta kahevI che...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM mauna rahyo. A rIte keTalA divasa tuM zokamagna rahIza?" "pitAjI, huM zokamagna nathI... mAruM mana virakta banyuM che.' bane ja virakta, je duHkhada ghaTanA banI che, tethI mana virakta bane che, paraMtu duniyAmAM AvuM badhuM banatuM AvyuM che... ne bane che. Ano bhAra hRdaya upara rAkhIne jIvI zakAya nahIM... bhAra utArI nAMkha ane have zuM karavuM - e vicAra kara." "pitAjI, e ja vicAra karato hato..." zAno?" sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karavAno." sAdhudharma?" hA, pitAjI, A manuSyajIvanamAM sAdhudharmanI ArAdhanA karIne mAre mArAM karmonAM baMdhana toDavAM che... mAre mukta thavuM che... buddha thavuM che...' vatsa, huM to punaH lagna karavAnI vAta laI Avyo chuM... naMdayaMtI karatAM ghaNI caDhiyAtI kanyA maLe che... tuM lagna karI le..." je baMdhana... rAganuM baMdhana svataH tUTI gayuM che, rAganuM pAtra svayaM vilIna thaI gayuM che... have pharIthI mAre rAganA baMdhanamAM ja kaDAvuM nathI... ane have mAruM mana vaiSayika sukhothI pUrNatayA virakta thaI gayuM che. huM pharIthI lagna nahIM karI zakuM. Apa mane Agraha nA karo.' zreSThI mANibhadra - mArA pitAjI Ameya mArI AMtarika virakti jANatA hatA. mArA dhArmika-AdhyAtmika vicArothI paricita hatA. temaNe Agraha choDI dIdho. mArI mAtAe ane bahenoe mAro nirNaya jANyo. teo sahu raDavA lAgyAM. mArA para temane rAga hato ne! meM temane khUba ja zAMtithI.... saMsAranuM svarUpa samajAvyuM. "mAruM mana have gharavAsamAM nahIM mAne.... mane gharavAsa kArAvAsa jevo lAgyo che..vagere vAta karI.... temanA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM. meM sAdhudharmano svIkAra karyo. apramatta bhAve sAdhudharmanuM pAlana karyuM... ane vicarato vicarato he rAjana, A tamArA nagaramAM Avyo!' rAjA arimardane pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, naMdayaMtI mRtyu pAmIne kaI gatimAM gaI?' rAjana, mRtyu pUrve enA cittamAM ghora raudradhyAna cAlatuM hatuM. enA pariNAme e marIne "tamaH prabhA' nAmanI narakamAM utpanna thaI che. tyAM e 21 sAgaropama sudhI ghora duHkho anubhavaze." rAjAe pUchayuM : "bhagavaMta, eno mokSa thaze kharo? thaze to kyAre thaze?' bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo 299 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjana, e haju anaMtakALa saMsAranI gatiomAM janma ane mRtyu karaze... chevaTe eno mokSa thaze kharo." "bhagavaMta, Apano mokSa kyAre thaze?' meM pUchayuM. dharmaghoSa, A mAro chello bhava che. huM AyuSya pUrNa karI nirvANa pAmIza... pharIthI janma levo nahIM paDe!" rAjAe pUchayuM : "bhagavata, bhUta-bhAvI ane vartamAna traNe kALanA bhAvone jANanAruM "avadhijJAna' Apane kyAre ane kevI rIte prApta thayuM?" thoDA divaso pUrve ja, jyAre huM ujvala dharmadhyAnamAM lIna hato tyAre mAruM avadhijJAnAvaraNa karma tUTyuM, eno kSayopazama thayo.. ane avadhijJAna pragaTa thayuM." AcAryazrI dharmaghoSasUrie siMhakumArane kahyuM : "kumAra, meM A rIte avadhijJAnI mahApuruSanuM caritra sAMbhaLyuM. mArA manamAM vairAgya jAgI gayo. mahArAjA parivAra sAthe nagaramAM gayA... huM paNa gurudevane vaMdanA karI ghera gayo... rAtrinA samaye mArA manamAM AcAryadevanI bhavayAtrA ja cAlatI rahI. 1. somA ane dradevano bhava.... 2. hAthI ane popaTano bhava, 3. cakradeva ane yajJadevano bhava... 4. candrasAra ane adhanyano bhava... 5. anaMgadeva ane dhanadevano bhava... . vIradeva ane droNakano bhava... 7. chello amaragupta ane naMdayaMtIno bhava... sAte janmonI vAto mArA mana para chavAyelI rahI. meM A badhI vAto upara rAtabhara ciMtana karyuM. prabhAte meM cAritra levAno nirNaya karyo. mArA nirNayanI jANa meM mArA mitrone karI. teo paNa sAdhudharma levA taiyAra thayA. e ja amaragupta AcAryanI pAse ame dIkSA lIdhI, mArA vairAgyanuM kAraNa teM pUchyuM. te A che!' siMhakumAre AcAryadevane bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 17 For Private And Personal Use Only

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1S rUpaH. AcAryazrI amaraguptanI sAta-sAta janmonI kathA, AcAryazrI dharmaghoSasUrijI pAse siMhakumAre sAMbhaLI. jIvanamAM kyAreya nahIM sAMbhaLelI A kathAe kumArane khaLabhaLAvI dIdho. te mahelamAM pAcho Avyo. sIdho ja te potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM cAlyo gayo. rAjamahelanI suMvALI sejamAM paNa te taraphaDato rahyo. bAra kalAkamAM to jANe tenI jiMdagInI rukha badalAI gaI hatI. Ajano divasa enA mATe avarNanIya hato. jeTalo saMvega, jeTalo AnaMda ane jeTalI vistRSNA eNe jiMdagImAM kyAreya anubhavI na hatI, teTalo romAMca teNe nAgadeva udyAnanA ramaNIya pradezamAM anubhavyo hato. e AslAdanI anupama anubhUti te karI rahyo hato. tenA mAnasapaTa para ajaba calacitranI jema amaraguptasUrinA sAta bhavono khela racAto hato. tene lAgyuM ke e prekSaka che ane pAtra paNa che! UMDo UMDo enA manamAM ajaMpo paNa jAgyo hato. koI AtmaciMtA paNa jAgI hatI. kyAreka tenA mAnasapaTa upara kusumAvalI dekhAtI hatI. kyAreka dharmaghoSasUri dekhAtA hatA... to kyAreka amaraguptasUri judA judA rUpe dekhAtA hatA. AkhI rAta teNe ajaba-gajaba dazyo joyA karyA. | kyAre te ghasaghasATa UMghI gayo teno ene khyAla na rahyo. chatAM jANe tenA AtmAnuM astitva tenAthI juduM hoya tema zamaNAmAM te potAnI jAtane joto rahyo.. savAre jyAre teNe AMkho kholI tyAre pAse ja kusumAvalI UbhI hatI. kasamAvalI ananya hatI. teNe AchA pILA rezamI uttarIyanI nIce cAmaDInA raMganI kaMcUkI paherI hatI. pAtaLI kammaranA kAraNe tenA vakSasthaLano paTa vizALa lAgato hato. te soTA jevI hatI chatAM teno deha mAMsala hato. tenA bAhuo snigdha, gaura ane lIsA lAgatA hatA. teno cahero saheja lAMbo ane badAma jevo hato. tenI thaDI para ane DAbI AMkhanI bAjue, lamaNA pAse, kALI gherI zAhInA TapakAM jevA tala hatA. tenI karoDarajaju taddana sIdhI hatI. tenI lAMbI pahoLI AMkhonI cakacakatI saphedImAM mAdaka bhInAza chavAyelI rahetI. tenI kIkIo bhUrAza paDatI kALI hatI. tenA kALAbhammara vALa khullA hatA... pAchaLa ghUMTaNane aDatA hatA. kharekhara, kusumAvalI addabhuta lAgatI hatI. tenuM nAka sIdhuM ane pAtaLuM hatuM... te jeTalI rUpALI hatI teTalI ja nikhAlasa hatI. rAjamahelomAM alabatta svarUpavAna strIo ochI nahotI, paraMtu kusumAvalI jevI najAkata ane tAjagI bhAgye ja koI strImAM haze! bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo 2% For Private And Personal Use Only

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siMhakumAre tene pAse paDelA bhadrAsana para besavA saMketa Apyo. kusumAvalIne siMhakumAra ekITase joI rahyo hato... kusumAvalI sabhAna hatI. te zaramAI gaI.... teNe dhIredhIre potAnI garadana UMcI karIne madhura svaromAM pUchyuM : "nAtha, gaIkAle Akho divasa Aya udyAnamAM rahyA. sAMje paNa AvIne sIdhA zayanakhaMDamAM cAlyA gayAnA mArI pAse AvyA. nA mArI sAme dRSTi paNa karI... to zuM A tamArI ardhAganAna koI aparAdha thayelo che?' kumAra mauna rahyo. kyAMya sudhI enI AMkho kumAra tarapha tagI rahI. kamAre mauna toDyuM. gaIkAle to je saMvega... je AnaMda anubhavyo che, tenuM varNana thAya ema nathI! gudeva dharmaghoSasUrijIe emanA gurudevanI sAta-sAta janmonI kathA-vyathA saMbhaLAvI ke jenI asara haju paNa mArA mana uparathI dUra thatI nathI. sAMbhaLatAM-sAMbhaLatAM kyAreka huM glAni anubhavato hato, kyAreka mArI chAtImAM DUmo bharAI jato hato. to kyAreka viSAdathI gherAI jato hato...! vedanAmaya zUnyAvakAza jANe mane gherI vaLato hato.' kusumAvalI, kumAranA gaura... suMdara ane skUrtilA caherA para joI rahI hatI.. te kumAranI vAto ekAgratAthI sAMbhaLatI hatI. sAthe sAthe kumAranI AMtarika sthitinuM anumAna paNa kare jatI hatI. vAvAjhoDA ane gAjavIja sAthe varasAda jhIMkAyA pachI je dRzya racAya... tevuM dRzya tene kumAramAM dekhAyuM. eka divasanA mAtra traNa praharamAM kumAre sAta-sAta janmonI vyathAne pIdhI hatI! rAtrimAM paNa e badhuM sAMbhaLeluM ja vAgoLyuM haze! emAM ja lIna hazo? huM paNa tamane yAda nA AvI mArA svAmInAtha!" kusumAvalIe saheja smita sAthe mITho roSa karyo. eNe kyAreya kamAranA hRdayane dUbhavyuM na hatuM. eNe satata kumArane prasanna rAkhavAno ja prayatna karyo hato. kumAranA mukha upara prabhAtanAM puSpa jevuM smita ramI gayuM! tenA caherA para Ameya ratAza rahetI hatI. teNe kusumAvalIne kahyuM : "sAcI vAta kahuM? jo tuM na hota, tArA mohapAzamAM baMdhAyelo nA hota. to huM gRhavAsa choDIne Aje ja sAdhudharma svIkArI leta..! gaI kAla ane gaI rAta... mArI tIvra saMvegamAM ne tIvra vairAgyamAM pasAra thaI che. mane A mahela. A rAjya. ane badhA ja saMbaMdho svapnavatuM lAgyA... saMsAranI viSamatAo, bhayAnakatAo... ane paTalIlAo jANIne.. huM avyakta bhayathI dhrUjI UThyo... mane zarIre parasevo vaLI gayo.." mArA nAthe, Apa svastha bano. e badhuM bhUlI jAo.. ane vAstavikatAno vicAra karo.. alabatta, Apa khUba ja lAgaNIzIla cho.... ApaNe rAjamahelonI ja duniyA joI che! sajjanonI vacce ja ApaNAM hajAro varSo pasAra thayAM che.... ApaNe kyAreya sAmAnya lokonAM jIvanamAM DokiyuM karIne joyuM nathI. ApaNe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kyAreya durjanonAM kArasthAno joyAM nathI... ane Apa vAIkAle evI kathA sAMbhaLI AvyA.. ke' "sAce ja devI, te paNa sAMbhaLe ne to tAruM kALajuM kaMpI UThe.. hA, AcArya amaraguptanI sAta-sAta janmonI samatA ane saraLatA upara haiyuM ovArI jAya, evI kathA che. duSTa, mAyAvI ane hiMsaka snehI.. mitra ane pati-patnI emane maLatAM rahyAM. sAthe janmomAM... chatAM e samatAzIla rahyA, saraLa rahyA ane dharmaniSTha rahyA.' bhale, sUrya UMco AvI gayo che, have prabhAtika kAryothI paravArIne rAjasabhAmAM javAnuM che.' nA, Aje huM rAjasabhAmAM nahIM jAuM... Aje paNa mAre AcAryadeva pAse javuM che... mArA manamAM je prazno uddabhavyA che, e pUchavA che, samAdhAna meLavavuM che...' kasamAvalIe kSaNabhara vicArIne kahyuM : ApanI sAthe huM paNa Aje AvuM? jo ApanI AjJA hoya to..' "avazya, mArA prazno ane gurudevanA uttaro sAMbhaLatAM tane AnaMda thaze. bAkI, e ciMtAthI jo AvatI hoya ke huM tane choDIne gRhavAsa tyajIne sAdhu banI jaIza..' to nA AvIza! huM tane kahuM chuM ne ke tAro tyAga karavo mArA mATe.... azakya che..." kasamAvalI hasI paDI, jANe choDa parathI phUla kharI paDyAM. 0 0 0. siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalI nAgadeva udyAnanI bahAra rathamAMthI UtarI gayAM. teo cAlatAM-cAlatAM, jyAM AcAryazrI dharmaghoSa birAjatA hatA tyAM gayAM. AcArya potAnA dainika kriyAkalApothI mukta thaIne beThA hatA. kusamAvalIe pahelI ja vAra AcAryadevanAM darzana karyA. AcAryadevanA teja, pratApa ane prabhAvathI kusumAvalI prabhAvita thaI. rUpa ane yauvana hatuM. chatAM saMyama ane prasannatAthI vyaktitva nirALuM hatuM. baMnee bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. AcAryuM "dharmalAbha bolI AzIrvAda ApyA. baMne vinayapUrvaka AcAryanI samakSa beThAM. kumAre be hAtha joDI, mastake aMjali joDI, vAtano prAraMbha karyo. te bolyo : "bhagavanuM, gaIkAle Ape ApanA varAgyanuM kAraNa batAvyuM. AvI satya ghaTanA sAMbhaLyA pachI saraLa ane bhAvuka manuSya saMsAra sukho pratye virakta bane che, emAM zaMkA nathI. Apa virakta banyA ane tyAgI paNa banyA. ApanA vairAgye ApanAmAM tyAga karavAnI zaktino saMcAra karyo. 270 bhAga-1 % bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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paraMtu gurudeva, zuM vairAgyanI sAthe virati Ave ja, evo niyama kharo? 'kumAra, evo niyama nathI. vairAgya e viratinI pUrvabhUmikA che. vairAgI tyAgI bane ane na paNa bane.' AcAryadeve bahu spaSTa vAta karI. 'evuM to nA ja kahevAya ne ke gRhatyAga kare to ja vairAgya sAco kahevAya, ane gRhatyAga nA kare to vairAgya sAco nA kahevAya?' 'gRhavAsamAM rahelo manuSya vairAgI hoI zake che, vairAgI rahI zake che... paraMtu sAcA-khoTA vai2Agyano nirNaya to manuSya pote ja karI zake.' 'bhagavaMta, gaIkAle Ape ApanA gurudevanA sAta janmonI kathA saMbhaLAvI... temAM bhinna-bhinna gatinI vAto sAMbhaLI ne mAruM to samagra astitva halI UThyuM che. zuM manuSya marIne deva thaI zake che? manuSya marIne manuSya thaI zake che? manuSya marIne tiryaMcagatimAM ane narakamAM jaI zake che? evI rIte deva manuSya banI zake che? nArakIno jIva manuSya banI zake che? pazu-pakSIno jIva manuSya banI zake che? ane manuSya marIne manuSya banI zake che? 'hA, kumAra... A badhuM zakya che. paraMtu deva sIdho narakamAM janmI zakato nathI. nAraka sIdho deva banI zakato nathI...' 'zuM kAraNa gurudeva?' kumAre pUchyuM. 'kAraNa ke narakamAM laI janArA vicAro deva karI zakato nathI. eTalA adhama... nIca ane nikRSTa vicAro deva nA karI zake. evI duSTa ane nikRSTa pravRtti paNa devo nathI karI zakatA, eTale teo narakagatimAM nathI utpanna thatA, evI rIte nArakImAM rahelA jIvo, devagati pAmavA mATe jevA sArA, zubha ane zreSTha vicAro karavA joIe te nathI karI zakatA. evI zuddha, sAttvika ane dhArmika pravRtti paNa nathI karI zakatA. mATe teo devalokamAM utpanna nathI thaI zakatA.' 'bhagavanu, ApanA gurudevanI AtmakathAmAM meM sAMbhaLyuM ke bIjA bhavamAM teo hAthI hatA, marIne teo deva thayA hatA... to zuM pazu, deva banavAnA zubha vicAro ane sArI pravRtti karI zake che?' 'karI zake che! paraMtu badhAM pazuo nahIM, mAMsAhArI pazuo to nahIM ja! hAthI, ghoDA, haraNa... jevAM nirAmiSa AhArI pazuomAM, evA zubha vicAro udbhavI zake... evo prazAnta bhAva mRtyu veLAe AvI zake... ke je deva banavA mATe yogya hoya... kumAra, pazu-pakSIne sadgati mATe, eTale ke devagati mATe ke manuSyagati pAmavA mATe puruSArthanI jarUra nathI hotI, ane e puruSArtha karI paNa nA zake! emanI sadgatino AdhAra temanAM potAnAM karmo ja hoya che. amuka duSTa karmono sahajatAthI zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 201

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nAza thaI gayo hoya.. athavA du:kho sahana karavAthI karmonI nirjarA thaI gaI hoya... to teo sadgati pAme. manuSya to puruSArtha ja karavo paDe che. dharma puruSArthathI te sadgati pAmI zake che, nirvANa pAmI zake che! mukti pAmI zake che.' bhagavaMta, mukti zA mATe pAmavAnI?" kusumAvalIe pUchyuM. sukha mATe!' "sukha to amArI pAse ahIM che ja. apAra sukho che! duHkhanI to chAyA paNa ame joI nathI!" kusumAvalIe tarka karyo. 'devI, tame je sukhanI vAta karuM chuM, te sukho vaiSayika che. vaiSayika sukho kSaNika hoya che...' 'bhagavaMta, ame e sukho lAkho varSothI bhogavI rahyAM che.. pachI e kSaNika kevI rIte?" kSaNika eTale eka kALe samApta thanArAM! lAkho karoDa varSo pachI paNa e sukho nAza pAme che. eTale ke sukhono viyoga thAya che. jyAre muktimAM je sukho che te zAzvata che.. anaMta che!" bhale vaiSayika sukho nAzavaMta che, paraMtu jIvanaparyata Take to che ne?' "nA, e sukhone TakavAno, nahIM TakavAno AdhAra e jIvanamAM potAnAM puNyakarmo hoya che. jyAM sudhI AtmAmAM puNyakarmo hoya tyAM sudhI ja sukha Takee puNyakarma nAza pAme eTale vaiSayika sukho cAlyAM jAya!' "eTale e "puNyakarma' manuSya pAse jIvanaparyata nA Take bhagavaMta?" "nA, Takeya kharuM, ne paNa Take! jIvanakALa daramiyAna e game tyAre samApta thaI zake! pachI jIvanamAM duHkhono prAraMbha thAya...." e duHkha kyAM sudhI rahe jIvanamAM?" jyAM sudhI e duHkhonAM kAraNabhUta pApakarma AtmAmAM rahe tyAM sudhI!' kusumAvalI mauna thaI gaI. UMDA vicAramAM garakAva thaI gaI. siMhakumAre vAtanuM anusaMdhAna karatAM pUchyuM : gurudeva, jema pApakarmanA udayathI duHkho bhogavavAM ja paDe che, tema puNyakarmanA udayathI maLatAM sukha bhogavavAM ja paDe ne?' "bhogavavAM paDe ane nA paNa bhogavavAM paDe! keTalAMka puNyakarma bhogavavAM ja paDe che. paraMtu jo sabhAnapaNe bhogave. to navAM pApakarma nathI baMdhAtAM.' sabhAnapaNe eTale?' anAsakta bhAve! AsaktithI lepAyA vinA!" 272 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'e saMbhavita che bhagavaMta? vaiSayika sukho game che... priya lAge che... e ja Asakti ne?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'nA, khAMDa jema mIThI lAge tema sukho priya to lAgavAnAM ja, paraMtu 'AvAM sukho mAre joIe ja, sukho vinA mane nA cAle...' A Asakti che. sukhonA abhAvamAM je pANI vinAnI mAchalInI jema taraphaDe... te Asakti che!' siMhakumAranI dRSTi kusumAvalI ta2pha gaI. kusumAvIe kumAra tarapha joyuM. AMkhoe 'Asakti'nI vAta svIkArI lIdhI! 'kumAra, vaiyika sukho bhogavavA jevAM nathI, bhogavavAM paDe to racImAcIne na bhogavavAM - A vairAgyanI bhUmikA che.' 'bhagavan, viSayomAM mana ane indriyo AkarSAya che, Asakta thAya che, emAM preraka tattva 'karmo' nathI?' che, karmo ja preraka che, mATe e karmono nAza karavA mATe dharmapuruSArtha karavAno upadeza tIrthaMkaro Ape che.' 'dharmapuruSArthamAM preraka tattva kayuM?' 'sadguru!' 'to pachI amane dharmapuruSArthamAM Ape ja preraNA ApavI paDaze... ame Apane ja amArA guru mAnyA che, bhagavaMta!' 'tIrthaMkaronI amane AzA che ke supAtra jIvone dharmapuruSArthamAM pravRtta karavA niraMtara preraNA ApavI!' 'ame pratidina, jyAM sudhI ApanI ahIM sthiratA che tyAM sudhI ApanAM caraNomAM AvIzuM...' 'tamArI bhAvanA prazasta che.' gurudevane punaH vaMdanA karI, sarve sAdhupuruSone vaMdanA karI. siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalI udyAnamAMthI bahAra AvyAM. rathamAM besI rAjamahele pahoMcyAM, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA madhyAhnanA bhojanano samaya thaI gayo hato. mahArAjA puruSadatta ane mahArANI zrIkAntA baMne, kumAra ane putravadhUnI pratIkSA karI rahyAM hatAM. 'emane gurudeva pAsethI AvatAM jarA moDuM thayuM...' 'tame gurudeva pAse gayA... tethI mane ghaNo AnaMda thayo!' mahArAjAe anumodana karyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only 203

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nAgadeva udyAnamAM vizALa vaTavRkSanI nIce AcArya dharmaghoSa samAdhistha hatA. tapazcaryAthI ane paripaho sahavAthI emanuM zarIra kRza thaI gayuM hatuM, paraMtu emanI kAnti tapelA sonA jevI hatI. emanI AsapAsa dUra - ane najIka aneka zramaNo sAdhanA-magna hatA. khUba manohara prabhAta-veLA hatI. svaccha AkAzamAMthI sUryanAM sonerI kiraNo udyAnanAM haryA-bharyAM vRkSo para ane puSpakyArAo upara zobhAno vistAra karI rahyAM hatAM. AcArya dharmaghoSe AMkho kholI. sthira dRSTithI temaNe sUrya sAme joyuM. jANe ke emaNe saMvedana karyuM - emanA hRdayamAM divyaprakAzanA kiraNo udita thayAM che. e kiraNothI pUrNa vizva Alokita thAya che... pavitra thAya che... ane mukti tarapha prayANa kare che ke jyAM bhaya nathI, vyAdhi nathI. jyAM amaratva che, jyAM amRta che.. jyAM AnaMda che. temanAmAM bhAvodreka thayo : "zoka-nimagna, vaiSayika sukhomAM gRddha ane janmajarAthI pIDita janatAno huM uddhAra karuM! e mATe emane jJAnanuM amRta ApuM..." jayapuramAM ane jayapuranI AsapAsanA pradezamAM AcAryazrI dharmaghoSanA zAstrajJAnanI, tapazcaryAnI ane siddhionI bolabAlA hatI. dUra dUrathI rAjAo, zreSThIo, zrImaMto emanAM darzana-vaMdana mATe nAgadeva udyAnamAM AvatA hatA. sarvatyAgI ane dehAsaktithI mukta AcAryanAM darzanathI teo kRtArtha thatA hatA. haju sUryodaya nahoto thayo. pUrvAkAzanI pILI prabhA upara zakano tAra hIrAnI jema jhagamagI rahyo hato.... siMhakumArano nIlapA prAsAda, nIlapadmonA sarovaranI vaccovaca banyo hato. mahelanI dIvAlo upara nIcethI upara sudhI vividha raMganI ratnonI racanA karavAmAM AvI hatI. bahAranA prAMgaNathI mahela sudhI eka suMdara pula hato, jenI banne bAjue svarNa-daMDa ropavAmAM AvyA hatA. nIlapA sarovaranuM pANI kharekhara, nIlamaNi jevuM ja svaccha ane camakIluM hatuM. e pANImAM hamezAM moTAM-moTAM nIla padma khIlelAM rahetAM hatAM. sarovaranI vacce-vacce kRtrima TApu banelA hatA. tenA upara haMsa, cakravAka. sAraMga jevAM pakSIonA nivAsa banAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. e pakSIono kalarava.. nIla pamonI zobhA... ane nirmaLa jalamAM mahelano dhrujato paDachAyo.. A badhuM kharekhara, darzanIya hatuM. A mahelamAM yuvarAja siMhakumAra ane yuvarAjJI kusumAvalI nivAsa karatAM hatAM. 274 bhAga-1 % bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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siMhakumAra sarovaranA taTa upara eka svaccha ArasanI vedikA para beTho hato. pUrvAkAzamAM tagatagI rahelA zukanA tArAne ekITase joI rahyo hato. tenA mukha para udAsInatA hatI. tenA manamAM aneka vicAro AvatA hatA ne jatA hatA. e vicArI rahyo hato potAnA bhUtakALane ane bhaviSyakALane. enI bhItaramAM eka taMdra cAlI rahyuM hatuM. pApa ane puNya... sukha ane duHkha... tyAga ane vairAgya... A badhAM tattvo sAthe potAnA jIvanamAM samanvaya sAdhavAno prayatna karI rahyo hato.. tyAM, tenI pAchaLa AvIne kusumAvalI kyAranI UbhI rahI gaI hatI. teNe zveta vastra dhAraNa karyAM hatAM. teNe potAnA aMboDAmAM nIla pauone gUMthelAM hatAM. enA dehamAMthI teja.. AbhA... prakAza mAdhurya ane komaLatAnuM akhaMDa jharaNuM vahI rahyuM hatuM. enA gaLAmAM moTAM-moTAM motIonI mALA zobhatI hatI. teNe siMhakumArane dhyAnabhagna karyo : "mArA nAtha, ahIM ekalA-ekalA kyAre AvIne besI gayA?" te kumAranI sAme AvIne, be hAtha joDIne, mitane vikheratI bolI. kumAra kusumAvalIne joI rahyo... joto ja rahI gayo... "A rU5? A yauvana? A mada? A saurabha? adabhuta che badhuM... chatAM AcArya kahe che A badhuM vinAra che! nAzavaMta che!' kumAra haju vicAromAMthI bahAra Avato nathI... kusumAvalI kumAranAM caraNo pAse besI gaI... gulAbanI pAMkhaDIo jevA caraNo upara potAnI be hatheLIone pheravatI te bolI... bolI zuM jANe vINAnA tAra jhaNajhaNI UThyA. zuM vicAro cho nAtha? mane nahIM kaho. huM tamArAthI bhinna nathI. huM tamAruM hRdaya chuM. huM tamAruM citta chuM. ane huM tamArI sarvasva chuM...!" kusuma, saMbaMdhonI vinazvaratA... kSaNikatAnI vAtoe mArA manamAM dvandra pedA karyuM che. kaMIka bhaya lAge che... to kyAreka satyanA sAkSAtkArano AnaMda anubhavAya che. kusuma, huM duniyAnA bIjA badhA saMbaMdho pratye virakta thaI zake, paNa eka saMbaMdha pratye virakta nahIM banI zake, ema mane nizcita lAge che! e saMbaMdha konI sAtheno?" mArI samakSa je premamUrti beThI che, enI sAtheno!" kusumAvalI bhAvavibhora thaI gaI. tenI AMkho harSanAM AMsuothI bharAI gaI. tenA gaLAmAM DUmo bharAI gayo. teNe kumAranA be hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laI lIdhA. "huM jIvuM chuM. tyAM sudhI Ape virakta banavAnuM paNa nathI... je kSaNe Apa virakta zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 275 For Private And Personal Use Only

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banazo.. e divase A dehamAM prANa..." kumAre enA mukha para potAno hAtha dAbI dIdho. kumAre vAta badalI nAMkhI. e rtA kahe. AcArya gharmaghoSanuM vyaktitva tane kevuM lAgyuM temanI pratibhA... temanuM teja...?' adabhuta! temanuM badhuM ja addabhuta lAgyuM! pahelA ja darzane huM prabhAvita thaI gaI.. pachI to jema jema sAMbhaLatI gaI tema tema temanA pratyenI bhakti vadhatI gaI. cAra gatiomAM jIvonA paribhramaNanuM kevuM spaSTa citra dorI dIdhuM! sukha ane duHkhanI vAstavikatA kevI sarasa rIte samajAvI dIdhI? AvI badhI hRdayasparzI vAto pahelI ja vAra A mahAtmAnA mukhe sAMbhaLI. jo ke kuLanI vRddha strIonA mukhe ane sakhIonA mukhe meM deva-dAnavo ane pretonI vAto sAMbhaLI hatI. siddha yogI puruSonA viSayamAM paNa thoDuMghaNuM sAMbhaLeluM.. enA upara vicAro paNa karatI. mAraNa, uccATana, vazIkaraNanI vAto tarapha kutUhala jAgatuM! paraMtu e badhuM mArA hRdayamAM jacatuM na hatuM. kyAreka bhaviSyavettAonA mukhe bhaviSya sAMbhaLatI.. ane hasatI hatI. A badhAno uddezya eka mAtra sukha bhogano ja hato. vaiSayika sukhonI ja vAto... jo ke vaiSayika sukho mane game che. khUba game che.... chatAM enI vAto mane kaMTALo ApatI hatI... jyAre AcArya dharmaghoSanI vAtothI mane khUba AnaMda thayo... nAtha, Apa jyAre jyAre AcAryazrInI pAse jAo tyAre mane sAthe laI jaje." kusumAvalI avAranavAra A nIlamaNi-sarovaranAM svaccha jalamAM potAnA apratima aMgasauSThavane joIne khUba prasanna thaI jatI. e samaye enI zAnta paDI gayelI vAsanAo... eka-pachI eka. enA aMga-pratyaMgamAM pravezI jatI. ne e mukta rIte hasI paDatI. enuM hRdaya rU5nA garvathI ane tejathI bharAI jatuM. pachI e siMhakumArane yAda karatI... ane enA vicAromAM khovAI jatI.. potAnA parama saubhAgyathI kRtArthatA anubhavatI.. tyAM to siMhakumArane potAnI sAme Ubhelo jotI! sUrya jevA tejasvI... dedIpyamAna kumAranA gaura mukhane joI e potAno saMyama khoI besatI. ane jyAre kumAra enA adUbhuta rUpanI prazaMsA karatA tyAre te zaramAI jatI. ghaDI-be ghaDI premAlApamAM pasAra thaI jatI.. pachI baMne pati-patnI mahelamAM AvI jatAM. Aje premAlApanA badale... dharmAlApa thayo. kAraNa ke e baMnenI vacce AcAryazrI dharmaghoSe potAnuM Asana jamAvI dIdhuM hatuM. 0 0 0 che bhAga-1 # bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Aje siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalI kaMIka vahelAM nAgadeva udyAnamAM AvI gayAM hatAM. temaNe vizALa udyAnamAM eka moTuM cakkara mAryuM. udyAnamAM deza-videzanAM aneka vRkSo UgelAM hatAM. ane e vRkSonuM siMcana karavA mATe eka vAva banAvavAmAM AvI hatI. e vAvamAMthI nAnI nAnI nIko dvArA udyAnamAM sarva vRkSone ane sarva choDIne pANI pivaDAvavAmAM AvatuM hatuM. e vAvaDInI cAre bAju kRtrima nAnA pahADo banAvavAmAM AvyA hatA, staMbho ane kalAtmaka mUrtio sthApita karavAmAM AvI hatI. enAM pratibiMba vAvaDInAM nirmaLa jaLamAM jhilAtAM hatAM ane manamohaka dazyo sarjAtAM hatAM. TheraThera latAmaMDapo... latAkuMjonI racanA karavAmAM AvI hatI. vividha raMgonAM puSponI sugaMdhathI AkarSAIne aneka bhramaravRMdo guMjArava karatAM hatAM. siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalI dhIre dhIre e mArgethI jyAM gurudeva birAjatA hatA, te tarapha AvyAM. e bAju mATI ane ghAsanI seMkaDo kuTiro banAvavAmAM AvelI hatI. parApUrvathI tyAM sAdhupuruSo nivAsa karatA hatA. e pradeza evo hato ke tyAM sAdhvAcAronuM yathocita pAlana thaI zakatuM hatuM ane sAdhuone prAyogya ekAMta maLatuM hatuM. temaNe aneka sAdhuone svAdhyAya karatAM joyA... mALA gaNatA joyA... sUrya sAme dRSTi sthira karIne dhyAnastha UbhelA joyA.... narI pavitratAnuM vAtAvaraNa joyuM. kusumAvalI bolI UThI : "kevuM niHsaMga..... nIrAgI. ane nisarganI godamAM jivAtuM uttama jIvana che! sAce ja, AvA mahAtmAo ja mukti pAmI zake. AmanI mukti thavI ja joIe. have A saMsAramAM A mahAtmAo nahIM rahI zake...' teo AcAryadevanI nikaTa pahoMcI gayA. mastake aMjali joDI namana karyuM ane vidhivat vaMdanA karI. gurudeve baMnene "dharmalAbha' bolIne AzIrvAda ApyA. svaccha bhUmi bhAga upara vivekathI yuvarAja-yuvarANI beThAM. AcAryadevanA tejomaya mukhAraviMdane jotAM rahyAM... kumAre gurudevane vinamra zabdomAM vinaMtI karI : "bhagavaMta, Aje evo jJAna-prakAza Apo ke vaiSayika sukhonI nisAratA samajAya. ane dharmanuM prayojana samajAya." AcAryadeve madhura-gaMbhIra svaramAM kahyuM : Aje tamane huM eka upanaya-kathA kahIza. e kathAthI tamArI jijJAsA saMtoSAI jaze. jIvarAja nAmano eka puruSa hato. daridratAe ene kacaDI nAMkhyo hato. gharabAra choDI e paradeza javA cAlI nIkaLyo... cAlato ja gayo. gAma nagara.... jaMgalo... khINo... vaTAvato te cAlyo jAya che. paraMtu te mArga bhUlyo. te eka nibiDa jaMgalamAM jaI caDyo. tyAM sAlavRkSo hatAM, tamAla-vRkSo hatAM, bakula ane tilakanAM vRkSo hatAM.. khAkharA.... netara.... lImaDA.. vaDa. AMbA jAMbu. vagere aneka jAtanAM vRkSonI ghaTAo hatI. jyAM sUryanAM prakhara kiraNo paNa praveza karI zakatAM na hatAM. lAla-lAla puSponA hajAro choDa e bhUmibhAga upara chavAyelA hatA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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e vanapradezamAM vAgha, rIMcha, ziyALa, hAthI, siMha, rojha, geMDA... mRga... baLada vagere asaMkhya pazuo svaccheda vihAra karI rahelAM hatAM, vanapADAonAM jhuMDa UMDA jaLAzayomAM cIso pADatA... unmatta banIne krIDA karatAM hatAM. vanya pazuonI tIvra cIsothI vAtAvaraNa ati bhayAnaka lAgatuM hatuM. AvA bhayAnaka vanamAM jIvarAja jaI caDhyo. hiMsaka pazuothI bacavA te Ama-tema AthaDe che. tene atyaMta bhUkha lAgI che. tIvra tarasa lAgI che... bhaya ane AtaMkathI tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI che. tenA zarIre parasevo vaLI gayo che.... atyaMta thAkathI te nirAza thaI gayo che. kaI dizAmAM javuM - tene samajAtuM nathI. UMcA-nIcA mArgo para cAlatAM te Thokaro khAya che, jamIna upara paTakAya che. lamaNe hAtha daIne bhayAkrAnta dRSTithI cAre dizAomAM jue che.. tyAM teNe eka bhayAnaka dazya joyuM. te tharatharI gayo. pralayakALanAM ghanaghora vAdaLa jevo kALo... ane pracaMDa meghagarjanAo karatAM paNa tIvra garjanAo karato vanahAthI doDato.. enA tarapha Avato joyo... bIjI bAju viruddha dizAmAMthI bhayaMkara aTTahAsa karatI ane kALAM vastravALI rAkSasIne AvatI joI. enA baMne hAthamAM labakArA mAratI nAgaNanI jIbha jevI kaTArIo hatI. jIvarAjanA hoza UDI gayA... te Ubho thayo. teNe pUrva dizA tarapha joyuM. udayAcalanA zikhara jevuM ati UMcuM eka vaDanuM vRkSa joyuM... ene vicAra Avyo : A vRkSa upara jo caDhI jAuM... to pelo hAthI mane kaMI nA karI zake... ane rAkSasI paNa mane nA joI zake.. te doDyo. tenA pagamAM soya jevuM tIrNa ghAsa bhoMkAya che... lohI nIkaLe che... chatAM te doDyo e vaDanA vRkSa pAse! paraMtu e nirAza thaI gayo. e AkAzane AMbatA vRkSa para caDhavuM enA mATe zakya ja na hatuM.. pelo hAthI enA tarapha AvI rahyo hato. pelI rAkSasI paNa eno ja zikAra karavA AvI rahI hatI. te dhrUjI UThyo. tenA mukha upara zyAmatA chavAI gaI.. te vRkSanI AsapAsa chupAI javAnI jagA zodhavA doDavA lAgyo.... tyAM eNe ghAsathI DhaMkAI gayelo vizALa kuvo joyo... ane "jIvIza ke marIza.." ema vicArIne kUvAmAM paDatuM mUkI dIdhuM. kUvAmAM paDatAM ja, kUvAnI bhIMtamAM UgeluM dhAsa enA hAthamAM AvI gayuM... teNe majabUta rIte pakaDI lIdhuM. e kUvA upara pelA vaDanA vRkSanI eka DALI laTakatI hatI. jIvarAje eka hAtha lAMbo karIne, e DALI pakaDI lIdhI... te kUvAmAM laTakIne rahyo. - have tene kUvAmAM jhAMkhuM-jhAMkhuM dekhAvA lAgyuM. kUvAnI bhIMtonI bakholomAM teNe moTA moTA bhayaMkara sarpo joyA. te sarpo gussAmAM hatA. temanI AMkhomAMthI aMgArA varasatA hatA. temanI jIbha jANe agnijavALAo hatI. UMcI phaNAone DolAvatA... 278 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvarAjane DaMkha mAravA tatpara dekhAtA hatA. jIvarAje kUvAmAM nIce joyuM. to lAMbo ane jADo ajagara phUMphADA mArato hato! karavata jevA enA bhayaMkara dAMta hatA. digaja jevI enI moTI kAyA hatI. eNe potAnuM moDhuM phADeluM hatuM ne tenI lAla-lAla AMkho jIvarAja tarapha maMDAyelI hatI...' hamaNAM nIce paDe... ne huM gaLI jAuM!' jIvarAja khUba gabharAyo. teNe upara joyuM. "jyAM sudhI A ghAsano sahAro che ane jyAM sudhI A vaDavAIne laTakI rahyo chuM... tyAM sudhI ja huM jIvato chuM.' A vicAre che tyAM eNe vaDavAInI upara beThelA be udarane joyA, moTA kUtarA jevaDA e be uMdaro e ja vaDavAIne potAnA tA dAMtathI kApI rahyA hatA. eka udarano raMga dhoLo hato, bIjAno raMga kALo hato.. bIjI bAju... vaTavRkSa halI UThaDyuM! jIvarAje joyuM to pelo vanaNAthI vRkSane potAnI sUMDhathI pakaDIne hacamacAvato hato... vRkSane jaDamULathI ukheDI nAMkhavA dhamapachADA karato hato. pelI rAkSasI potAnA lAMbA-lAMbA dAMtone tataDAvatI ane be hAthamAM tIkSNa kaTArIo uchALatI, kUvAnA kAMThA upara UbhI hatI. jIvarAje AMkho mIMcI dIdhI.. tyAM jIvarAjanA mastaka para eka madhubiMdu paDyuM. teNe AMkho kholI... upara joyuM. vaDavAI upara eka madhapUDo hato. vRkSa hAlavAthI madhapUDAnI mAkhIo UDI hatI. ane madhapUDAmAMthI madha TapakatuM hatuM. jIvarAje potAnuM moM phADyuM... jIbha upara madhanAM biMduo paDavA mAMDyAM.. ene majA AvI gaI! e badhAM duHkho bhUlI gayo. badhA bhayone vIsarI gayo.. madhubiMduono AsvAda levA lAgyo. tyAM vaLI navI Aphata UbhI thaI. krodhe bharAyelI madhamAkhIo jIvarAjanA zarIre vaLagI paDI. DaMkha mAravA lAgI. chatAM jIvarAja enI paravA karato nathI. e madhanAM biMduo cATavAmAM mazagUla che!" AcAryadeva aTakyA. kumAra ane kusumAvalI ekAgra citte kathA sAMbhaLI rahyAM hatAM. AcAryadeva aTakI gayA eTale kumAre pUchyuM : bhagavaMta pachI zuM thayuM?" 'kumAra, A upanaya-kathA che. kathA pUrI thaI! have eno upanaya samajAvuM chuM.' ka - ka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA chaG For Private And Personal Use Only

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[ 37H| e musAphara jIvarAja, e ApaNo jIva che. ke e bhUlo paDyo hato jaMgalamAM, jIva cAra gatimAM bhUlyo bhaTake che. vanahAthI eTale mRtyu. rAkSasI eTale vRddhAvasthA. ja UMco vaDalo eTale mokSa. kUvo eTale manuSyagati. sarpa eTale cAra kaSAya. ke ghAsa ane vaDavAI eTale AyuSya. uMdara eTale kRSNapakSa ane zuklapakSa. madhamAkhIo eTale vyAdhi-upAdhio. pelo ajagara... eTale narakagati. madhubiMdu eTale vaiSayika sukho. indriyonAM bhogasukho. kumAra, tame baMne A upanaya-kathA upara manana karajo. tamArA praznonuM samAdhAna maLI jaze. A viSayasukhone dAruNa samajajo. chemanuSyajIvana vIjaLInA jevuM caMcaLa samajajo. yauvanane aMjalimAM rahelA pANI jevuM jANajo. svajana-samAgamane vAyunA jevo capaLa jANajo. A bodha jo tame pAmazo. to tamane dharmanI upAdeyatA samajAze. tame tamArA jIvanamAM dharmane jIvanArA banazo. AtmAne karmonAM anaMta baMdhanomAMthI mukta karanArA banazo. tame AtmAnA sahaja AnaMdane, svAbhAvika sukhane anubhavanArA banazo.' AcAryadeve upadeza pUrNa karyo. 0 0 0. mahArAjA puruSadatta himazveta komaLa gAdI upara beThA hatA. be dAsI pAchaLa UbhI UbhI cAmara DhALI rahI hatI. rAjA puruSadattanuM zarIra atyaMta gauravarNanuM hatuM. temaNe komaLa rezamI vastra pahereluM hatuM. temanA gaLAmAM, hAtha para ane maNibaMdha para bahumUlya ratnAbharaNa paherelAM hatAM. temanA mana upara kaMIka udAsI hatI, gaMbhIratA hatI. teo rAjakumAranI pratIkSAmAM 80 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatA. tyAM temane samAcAra maLyA ke yuvarAja ane yuvarAjJI udyAnamAMthI AvI gayA che. temaNe paricArikAne AjJA karI : 'kumArane kaho ke huM tene yAda karuM chuM.' 'hA, vatsa!' 'mArA yogya AjJA?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir paricArikAe kumArane mahArAjAno saMdezo Apyo. tarata ja kumAra, mahArAjAnI pAse pahoMcI gayo. pitAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karI, te pAse ja besI gayo. 'pitAjI, Ape mane yAda karyo...?' mahArAjA mauna rahyA. temaNe AMkho baMdha karI. kumAranA manamAM aneka tarka-vitarka zarU thayA. te mahArAjAnA vRddha chatAM tejasvI deha tarapha joI rahyo. 'kumAra!' 'pitAjI...' 'have huM nivRtta thavA icchuM chuM. A rAjyabhAra have tAre vahana karavAno che...' 'acAnaka AvI icchA utpanna thavAnuM koI kAraNa?' 'icchA? icchA to ghaNAM varSothI AtmAmAM dabAyelI paDI hatI... ane kartavyonuM pAlana paNa karavAnuM hatuM. ghaNAM varSo pUrve A nagaramAM 'amitartaja' nAmanA AcAryadeva padhAryA hatA, tyAre temanA upadezathI vairAgyanuM bI 4 to AtmAmAM vavAI gayuM ja hatuM.' 'sAcI vAta che ApanI. sadguruno yoga ja jIvane jAgrata kare che... sadgura vinA mohanA pragADha aMdhakArane koI bhedI zakatuM nathI. lAkho sUryanA prakAzathI paNa na bhedI zakAya, evo mohano aMdhakAra hoya che. pitAjI, ApanI icchA sArI che, zreSTha che, paraMtu nivRtta thaIne cAritramArge javAnI utAvaLa nA karo, evI mArI icchA che...' 'kumAra, tArI icchAnI meM kyAreya avagaNanA nathI karI... ane nahIM karuM... paNa have vaiSayika sukhomAM mana mAnatuM nathI... jAgI gayelo AtmA... have gRhavAsamAM akaLAvA mAMDayo che... mukta thavAnI jhaMkhanA prabaLa banatI jAya che.' kumAranI AMkho sAme dharmaghoSasUri tarI AvyA. emanA zabdo kAnomAM guMjavA lAgyA... 'kumAra, viSayasukhone dAruNa samajajo... manuSyajIvanane vIjaLInA jevuM caMcaLa samajajo... svajana-samAgamane vAyunA jevo capaLa samajajo...' kumAre mahArAjAnI sAme joyuM... 'Rally...!' 'vatsa!' 'pitAjI, gurudeva dharmaghoSano upadeza sAMbhaLIne ja cAlyo AvuM chuM... Apano nirNaya yathArtha lAge che, ApanI icchA zreSTha samajAya che... paraMtu ApanA viyoganI zrI samarAditya mahAkA 281 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kalpanA karuM chuM... ApanA vinAnA mahelanI kalpanA karuM chuM... ne hRdaya vyathita thaI jAya che. hRdayamAMthI svajano pratyeno rAga jato nathI... moha jato nathI. zuM karuM?' kumAra be hatheLImAM moM dArbIne raDI paDyo... mahArAjAe kumAranA mastake hAtha pheravatA kahyuM : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'vatsa, huM varSoMthI A AMtara-gharSaNamAMthI pasAra thayo chuM. tuM jANe che tArA pratye mAro anurAga kevo prabaLa hato? jANe ke mAruM jIvana eTale tuM! tArAmAM ja mAruM sarvasva samAI jatuM hatuM... tuM pahelAM, tArI mAtA pachI! kahe, A rAganuM tIvra... pragADha baMdhana toDavAmAM mAre keTalo mAnasika saMgharSa karavo paDyo haze?' 'mane paNa thoDo samaya Apo... mAre paNa ApanA uparanA rAganuM baMdhana toDavA samaya joIze... mAre mArA manane samajAvavuM paDaze... mArI mAtAne paNa...' 'tArI mAtA mArI sAthe ja gRhatyAga karaze... sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karaze...' 'eTale... Ape baMnee nirNaya karI lIdho che?' kumAranA mukha para vyagratA chavAI gaI. 'kumAra, mArA koI vyaktigata vicAro meM tArI mAtAthI chupAvyA nathI. mArA sArA-narasA badhA vicAro eNe jhIlyA che... ane enI rIte eNe vicAronI AlocanAo paNa karI che... amAre avAranavAra pravRtti-nivRttinI carcA thayA kare che. sAdhudharma aMge paNa sUkSmatAthI ame carcA karI che.' kumAra Ubho thaI khaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgyo. mAtA ane pitA - baMne gRhavAsano tyAga karI jAya... to mahelanuM vAtAvaraNa... nagaranuM vAtAvaraNa... rAjyanuM vAtAvaraNa... kevuM parivartana pAme... enA vicAroe kumArane asvastha karI dIdho. mahArAjA puruSadatte kahyuM : 'kumAra,vicAra karaje. mane eka divasa pachI maLaje... mArI bhAvanAne tAruM samarthana maLavuM ati Avazyaka che... haju tAre tArI mAtAne paNa maLavuM paDaze ne!' mahArAjA UbhA thayA, kumAre mastake aMjali racI pitAne praNAma karyA... ane te potAnA AvAsa tarapha cAlyo gayo : 'mAre A vAta kusumAvalIne karavI paDaze...' che che 'jyAre paricArikA amane bolAvavA AvI, tyAre ja mArA manamAM phALa paDI hatI. jarUra Aje koI avanavI ghaTanA banaze...' kusumAvalIe kumAra pAsethI badhI vAta sAMbhaLyA pachI potAno pratyAghAta ApatAM 22 kahyuM. 'nAtha, pitAjI-mAtAjIno A nirNaya vahelo nathI? haju teoe vRddhAvasthAmAM bhAga-1 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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praveza paNa nathI karyo.." kusuma, mANasa gharamAM UMghato hoya... ghasaghasATa UMghato hoya... nizcita banIne UMghato hoya. ane jAge tyAre cAre bAju Aga lAgelI jue. tyAre e gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI javAmAM vilaMba kare?' nA kare...!' AtmA jyAre mohanidrAmAMthI jAge che... tene saMsAra dAvAnala lAge che.. pachI e vRddhAvasthAnI rAha jue kharo?' nA jue...." basa, ema ja thayuM che. mAtAjI ane pitAjIno AtmA jAgI gayo che... teo vilaMba karyA vinA gRhatyAga karIne sAdhudharma svIkAravA icche che... ane teono nirNaya gamyo che. paNa emanA viyoganuM duHkha sahana karavAmAM huM kAyara chuM... mArI kAyaratAne huM jANuM chuM. tuM jANe che. hajAro varSothI tuM jANe che ke mAtAjI ane pitAjI upara mane kevo anurAga che? e anurAga mane vihvaLa banAvI rahyo che. zuM karuM?' kusumAvalI pAse samAdhAna na hatuM. e paNa sAsu-sasarA pratye khUba anurAgI hatI. A mahelamAM e rAjA-rANInI putravadhU karatAM putrI tarIkenA adhikAro vadhAre bhogavatI hatI. sAsu-sasarAnuM apAra vAtsalya enA para niraMtara varasatuM rahyuM hatuM. kusumAvalInI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. enA mukha para glAni chavAI gaI. nAtha, mAtAjI vinA huM ekalI-aTUlI thaI jaIza... nirAdhAra thaI jaIza... huM emane gRhatyAga nahIM karavA dauM..." teNe kumAranA khoLAmAM mastaka mUkI dhrusake dhrusake raDavA mAMDyuM... tyAM ja zayanakhaMDanA khullA dvAramAM mahArANI zrIkAntA AvIne UbhAM.. dhIra... gaMbhIra ane madhura svare bolyAM : mArI vahAlI putrI...!" ekasAthe kumAre ane kusumAvalIe zrIkAntA tarapha joyuM.. baMnenA mukhamAMthI eka sAthe zabdo sarI paDyo. "oha... mAtAjI!" kusumAvalI UbhI thaI. doDI. zrIkAntAne vaLagI paDI.. rANIe tene potAnA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI lIdhI... kumAra dUra Ubho rahI gayo. tenI daSTi jamIna upara sthira thaI hatI. mahArANIe kusumAvalInI pITha para hAtha pheravatAM kahyuM : "beTI, svastha thA... jA, pANIthI AMkho dhoI nAMkha... mane mahArAjAe kahyuM ke ApaNo nirNaya meM kumArane kahI dIdho che." ne kumAra enA mahelamAM gayo che..." eTale meM kalpanA karI ja hatI ke kumAra jarUra kusumAvalIne jANa karaze. ane e jANaze eTale...'mahArANIno svara bhIno thaI gayo... teo palaMga upara besI gayAM. rezamI uttarIyathI kumAre mAtAnI AMkho zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 283 For Private And Personal Use Only

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luchI. kusumAvalIe pANIthI AMkho dhoI... AvIne rANInI eka bAju UbhI rahI gaI. rANIe teno hAtha pakaDIne potAnI pAse kheMcI ene vahAla karyuM. kumAra sAme joyuM. kumAra pUrva dizAnI bArI pAse Ubho rahI.. anaMta AkAzane joI rahyo hato. kumAra.. beTA." mahArANIe kumArane bolAvyo. kumAra AvIne mAtAnAM caraNomAM besI gayo. mArI sAme jo beTA...' kumAranI udAsa AMkhomAM mAtAnuM pratibiMba jhilAyuM. vatsa, tane amAro nirNaya nA gamyo?' "mA, nirNaya sAro che, mArga zreSTha che. amane na gamavAno prazna nathI.. prazna che ApanA viyogane sahavAno. ApanA vinA jIvavAno.." kumArano svara gaLagaLo thaI gayo. hajAro varSothI mA, meM tane khUba cAhI che. tArI sAthe agAdha prema karyo che... tArA sAgara jevA nehamAM DUbakI mArI che... pAra vinAnuM teM sukha ApyuM che... jIvavA mATe saMskAro ApyA che... kahe, tuM ja kahe mA, tAro viyoga mArAthI sahana thaI zakaze?" kumAre rANInA khoLAmAM mastaka mUkI dIdhuM. "beTA, snehanAM baMdhana lohanAM baMdhana karatAMya vadhAre vasamAM hoya che. paraMtu eka divasa e baMdhana toDavAM ja paDe che. manuSya nathI toDato to kALa ane karma ene toDAve che." mahArANI mauna thayAM. khaMDamAM bhArekhama zAnti patharAI. "vatsa, jyAM sudhI tuM svIkRti nahIM Ape tyAM sudhI tArA pitAjI tArA rAjyAbhiSekanI ghoSaNA kevI rIte karAve? rAjyAbhiSekanuM muhUrta paNa jovaDAvavAnuM che... tAro rAjyAbhiSeka karIne pachI ja ame gRhatyAga karIzuM... jyAM gurudeva amitagati haze, tyAM jaIne cAritradharma svIkArIzuM..." - kumAra kaMIka svastha banyo. teNe mAtAnI sAme joyuM.. gadgada svare teNe kahyuM : "mAtA, tamArA mArgamAM huM vijJabhUta nahIM ja banuM... kAraNa... AcArya zrI dharmaghoSano dharmopadeza huM keTalAka divasothI sAMbhaLI rahyo chuM. saMsAranI vAstavikatAno mane bodha thayo che... sAdhudharma zreSTha che, uttama che. pavitra che.. e vAta niHzaMkapaNe meM mAnI che... Apa baMne e mArge jAo cho. Apano mArga prazasta bane... Apa e kaThina sAdhadharmanuM zreSTha pAlana karI... AtmAne karmonAM baMdhanothI mukta kara... e ja mArI bhAvanA raheze. vatsa, tArI pAsethI ame A ja pratyuttaranI apekSA rAkhI hatI. tuM vivekI che." pitRbhakta ane mAtRbhakta che.. basa, 284 bhAga-1 % bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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have huM tArA pitAjIne kahuM chuM ke teo tArA rAjyAbhiSekanuM muhUrta kaDhAve...!' mahArANI UbhAM thayAM. temaNe kusumAvalIno hAtha pakaDyo ane ene potAnI sAthe laIne cAlyAM gayAM. khaMDamAM kumAra ekalo paDyo... vicAronI vaNajhAra cAlu thaI. kyAreya dhAryuM na hatuM... kyAreya kalpanA na hotI karI.... ke A rIte mAtAjIpitAjI nirNaya karaze. temaNe paNa vAta kevI rIte gupta rAkhI? dRDha nirNaya karyA pachI ja mane jANa karI.. teo gRhatyAga karaze... zuM teo A mahelone bhUlI jaze? putra ane putravadhUne bhUlI zakaze? rAjamahelanI asaMkhya ghaTanAo emanA mAnasapaTala parathI bhUMsAI zakaze? temaNe bhogavelAM vaiSayika sukhonI smRtio vismRta thaI jaze? zuM A badhuM zakya che?... jo ke meM thoDA divasomAM AcAryazrI dharmaghoSasUrinA AMtara-bAhya vyaktitvane joyuM che, vicAryuM che! teonI mAnasa-sRSTi jJAnanA prakAzathI prakAzita che! temanI vicArasRSTi ja badalAI gaI che. ja nA badalAya vicArasRSTi... ane bhUtakALanI bhUtAvaLa vaLagelI rahe.. to sAdhudharmanuM pAlana nA karI zakAya... mATe ja sAdhuo nizadina jJAna-dhyAnamAM ja manane otaprota rAkhe che. kevI rIte sadeva jJAna-dhyAnamAM otaprota rahetuM haze mana? je mana vaiSayaka sukhonI duniyAmAM bhaTakavA varSothI... aneka janmothI TevAyeluM che.... emanA sAdhudharmanA svIkAra sAthe ja navI sRSTimAM pravezavAnuM svIkArI letuM haze? kevuM parivartana! pitAjI to ThIka, paraMtu mAtAjI mATe A parivartana kevI rIte saMbhavita banaze? e sAdhvI banI jaze.... sAdhudharmanI maryAdAomAM baMdhAI jaze..! ahIM seMkaDo dAsa-dAsIone AjJA karanArI mAtA... tyAM anya sAdhvIonI AjJA sAMbhaLaze? AjJAnuM pAlana karaze? ane pitAjI? hajAro-lAkhkho varSothI rAjasiMhAsana para besIne AjJAo karanArA.. teo gurudevanI AjJAne vinayathI mAthe caDhAvaze: saMskAro badalAI jaze? prakRtinuM parivartana thaze? eka paNa pratikULatAne sahana nahIM karanArA teo baMne, sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karIne, pratikULatAonuM ja jIvana jIvaze? kevuM kaThora jIvana hoya che sAdhuonuM? svecchAthI kaSTo sahana karavAthI karmono nAza jaladI thAya che... ghaNo thAya che.'' ema gurudeva dharmaghoSa kahetA hatA... ane e mATe sAdhujIvana joIe! mane mArI jAta mATe A badhuM azakya lAge che.... sAruM ane zreSTha hovA chatAM svIkAravAnI zakti nathI.. sAmarthya nathI.. huM nA svIkArI zakuM..kusumAvalI paNa nA svIkArI zake AvuM jIvana... AvuM parivartana...' vicAra sthagita thayA. paricArikAe bhojana mATe nimaMtraNa ApyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 285 For Private And Personal Use Only

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38 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir siMhakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka thaI gayo. nagaramAM dhoSaNA thaI gaI ke 'mahArAjA puruSadatta ane mahArANI zrIkAntA gRhavAsano tyAga karI sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karaze.' rAjyAbhiSekano prasaMga pUrNa thayo ane vanapAlake AvIne nivedana karyuM : 'mahAmunIzvara amitagati, ziSyaparivAra sAthe udyAnamAM padhAryA che.' mahArAjA puruSadatta harSavibhora thaI gayA. temaNe gaLAmAMthI ratnahAra kADhIne vanapAlakane bheTa Apyo, je gurudevanAM caraNomAM jIvana samarpita karavuM che, e ja gurudeva sAmethI, aNadhArI rIte padhArI gayA... tethI mahArAjAne apUrva AnaMda thayo. va siMhakumAre dIkSA-yAtrAnuM ati bhavya Ayojana karyuM. mahArAjAno chello-chello dehazRMgA2 siMhakumAre pote karyo. mahArANI zrIkAntAne zaNagArI kusumAvalIe. jayapuramAM chellA ATha divasathI dIkSA-mahotsavanI dhUmadhAma macI hatI. AjanI dIkSAyAtrAne jovA jayapuranI prajA adhIra banIne UbhI hatI. nAgarikoe vividha raMganI dhajAothI potAnAM ghara, zerIo.. bajAro ane rAjamArgone sajAvyA hatA, Thera Thera puSponAM suMdara pravezadvAro banAvyAM hatAM, divasano pahelo prahara pUro thayo. dIkSAyAtrAno prAraMbha nIlapadma prAsAdathI thayo. mahArAjA ane mahArANI je ratnajaDita rathamAM beThAM hatAM, te rathane vividha varNanAM puSpothI sajAvavAmAM Avyo hato. dIkSAyAtrAmAM sahuthI AgaLa maMgala vAgha vAgI rahyAM hatAM. enI pAchaLa hAthIonI hAramALA cAlI rahI hatI. hAthIo upara dhvaja ane DaMkA-nizAna hatAM. enI pAchaLa suMdara vastrothI suzobhita dAsIo vividha vastra AdinA thALa laIne cAlI rahI hatI. enI pAchaLa mahArAjAno ratha hato. e rathanI pAchaLa siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalIno ratha cAlI rahyo hato. havelIonA gavAkSomAMthI nAgariko puSpavarSA karI rahyA hatA. sugaMdhI cUrNo varasAvI rahyA hatA. pAchaLa zastrasajja ghoDesvAra sainiko cAlatA hatA. temanI pAchaLa nagarano zreSThIMgaNa cAlI rahyo hato. cAre bAju sarvatra raMgIna dhajAo camakI rahI hatI. bhAga-1 s bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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dIkSAyAtrA nAgadeva udyAnamAM pahoMcI. Aje udyAnamAM moTo mAnava maherAmaNa UmaTyo hato. potAnAM priya rAjA-rANI sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karavAnAM hatAM. AtmakalyANanA mArge prayANa karavAnA hatAM.. sahu jano mahArAjAnI kalyANakAmanA karatA nAcI rahyA hatA. udyAnanI ramaNIya puSkariNImAM rAjA-rANIno snAnavidhi saMpanna thayo. tyArabAda jyAM AcAryazrI amitagati birAjamAna hatA, tyAM rAjA-rANI pahoMcyAM. gurudevane traNa pradakSiNA daIne bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. gurudevane prArthanA karI : bhadaMta, amane sAdhudharma ApIne bhavasAgarathI amAro uddhAra karo.' gurudeve rAjA-rANIne sAdhudharma arpaNa karyo, sAdhuveza arpaNa karyo. rANI zrIkAntA sAdhvIchaMdamAM zAmila thaI. siMhakumAre ane kusumAvalIe zrAvakadharmanAM 12 vrata aMgIkAra karyo. gurudevane vaMdanA karI ane teo rAjamahela tarapha pAchA pharyA. kusumAvalInuM mukha pILuM paDI gayuM hatuM. enuM hRdaya dhaDakatuM hatuM... zayanagRhamAM jaIne potAnuM mukha be hAthothI DhAMkIne te palaMgamAM UMdhI paDI ane dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. sihakumAra enI pAchaLa zayanagRhamAM AvI gayo hato. paNa te kusumAvalI pAse nA beTho.. nIlapadma prAsAda gherI udAsIthI lepAI gayo hato. sarvatra zUnyAvakAza chavAI gayo hato. badhuM khAlI-khAlI lAgatuM hatuM... hRdayamAM paNa badhuM khAlI khAlI lAgatuM hatuM. jyAre ke kusumAvalI jevI zreSTha patnI enI pAse ja hatI. kusamAvalIne zrIkAMtAno viraha vyAkaLa banAvI rahyo hato... udvigna banAvI rahyo hato. te raDI rahI hatI. be ghaTikA sudhI rotI rahI. kumAre tenA mAthe hAtha pheravatAM kahyuM : "devI, have rudana baMdha karI. je bhUtakALa banI gayo. tene bhUlI javAno che.' kevI rIte bhulAze? zuM mAtAjI bhulAze? zuM pitAjI bhulAze? jema jema bhUlavA jAuM chuM.... teo vadhu ne vadhu AkarSe che...' mahArANI, zrIkAntAmAM AkarSaNa hatuM... te AkarSaNamAM saundarya hatuM ne mAdhurya hatuM. je koI zrIkAttAnI pAse besatuM te pavitratAne joI zakatuM hatuM, ane pavitra banI zakatuM hatuM. alabat tenAmAM kavitva nahotuM paraMtu eno spaSTa ane nizcala vArtAlApa enA pratye Adara pedA karato hato. zrIkAntA jeTalo siMhakumAra sAthe prema karatI hatI enAthI vizeSa kusumAvalI sAthe karatI hatI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 287 For Private And Personal Use Only

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evI zrIkAntA eka pratimA banI gaI. kusumAvalI mATe... potAnA hRdayamaMdiranA siMhAsana upara tene sthApita karI enI pUjA karavAnI hatI. kAraNa ke zrIkAntA dharmanI sAkSAt pratimUrti hatI. sadeva tenI AMkhomAM zAnti ane zItalatA jovA maLatI hatI. bhAgye ja koI sAsumAM putravadhUne AvuM badhuM. ne ATaluM badhuM jovA maLe. Aje e sAsu mAtA sAdhvI banIne, gRhavAsa tyajIne, snehI ane svajanone tyajIne cAlI gaI.. eNe mohathI mukti meLavI lIdhI... paraMtu ene cAhanArAo... gADha rIte cAhanArAoe mohathI mukti meLavI na hatI. emano moha emane raDAvato hato... jhurAvato hato. siMhakumAranI nasomAM vahetAM uSNa lohIno mAdaka pravAha zAMta paDyo hato. have tenA para vizALa rAjyanI javAbadArI AvI hatI. teno rAjyAbhiSeka thaI gayo hato. prajAnI dRSTimAM te "mahArAjA' banyo hato. tene potAnAM kartavyo samajavAnAM hatAM ane kartavyonuM pAlana karavAnuM hatuM. atyAra sudhI te svataMtra hato... svAdhIna hato... kartavyapAlananI koI javAbadArI teNe vahana karI na hatI. eka moTuM parivartana AvyuM. parivartana saMsArano niyama che. jIvana parivartanazIla che. je manuSya sahajatAthI e parivartanane svIkArI le che tenI jIvanayAtrA sukhada bane che. kumAre mAtA-pitAnA virahanA duHkhane daDhatApUrvaka sahana karavAno nirNaya karyo. teNe kusumAvalIne paNa manobaLa dRDha karIne, "mahArANI' tarIkenAM kartavyonuM pAlana karavAnI vAta karI. kusumAvalIe pUchyuM : "nAtha, AvatIkAle mAtA-pitAjI gurudevonI sAthe jayapurathI cAlyAM jaze... zuM ApaNe emanI pAse jaI zakIzuM kyAre kyAre...?" jaI zakIzuM.... darzana-vaMdanA karI saMtoSa meLavI zakIzuM." bahu sAruM!' paraMtu emanI sAdhanAmAM vikSepa nA paDe.. enI kALajI rAkhIne javAnuM kyAreka ApanI vAta sAcI che. emanI sAdhutAnI sAdhanAmAM vipnabhUta nahIM banavuM joIe...' Aje baMnene upavAsa hato. baMne zramita hatAM. vAto karatAM karatAM nidrAdhIna thaI gayAM. jyAre AMkho khUlI tyAre sUrya astAcala upara hato. 0 0 0. 28 bhAga-1 % bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kALanI gati avirata hoya che. kALano mArga koI avaruddha karI zakatuM nathI... enI gati anaMta che. enI sthiti anaMta che. eno bhUtakALa anaMta che, enuM bhaviSya anaMta che... dareka jaDacetana dravya 52 eno bhAre prabhAva che... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir siMhakumAra ane kusumAvalInA dAMpatyajIvananAM hajAro varSa vItI gayAM hatAM. mahAvideha kSetramAM manuSyonAM AyuSya lAkho-karoDo varSonAM hoya che. paraMtu tyAM 'sukha' ghaNuM hovAthI varSo pasAra thaI jAya... khabara nA paDe. rAjA-rANIe dIkSA lIdhI tyAM sudhI siMhakumAra-kusumAvI niHsaMtAna hatAM... paraMtu tyAM sudhI saMtAnaprAptinI tIvra icchA paNa jAgI na hatI! alabatta, ghaNIvAra kusumAvalI A vAta kADhatI paraMtu siMhakumAra e vAtane mahattva nahoto Apato. na have jyAre teo 'rAjA-rANI' banyAM tyAre vArasadArano vicAra tIvra banavA lAgyo. e paNa kusumAvalIne. siMhakumArane e vicAra eTalo satAvato na hato. eka divase jyAre rAjA-rANI rAjamArga uparanA prAsAdanI aTTAlikAmAM beThAM hatAM, saMdhyA DhaLI gaI hatI. divasanI garamI ghaTI gayA pachI jayapuranI saDako upara sAmantonA ratha UmaTI paDyA hatA, mAlaNo phUlonA hAra sAmanta-yuvakone paherAvI rahI hatI. yuvaka ane yuvatIo zItala ane suvAsita zarabatanAM pAtra bharI-bharIne pI rahyAM hatAM... cAre bAju vilAsa ane ullAsanuM vAtAvaraNa hatuM... rAjamArga jANe utsavanuM kendra banI gayo hato. siMharAjAe kusumAvalI sAme joyuM... kusumAvalInI dRSTi rAjamArga tarapha hatI, paraMtu vicAro bIjA ja cAlatA hatA. enA vicAronuM pratibiMba enA mukha upara paDatuM hatuM. tenuM gaura mukha kaMIka pILuM lAgatuM hatuM. tenI tejasvI AMkhomAM udAsInatA AvIne besI gaI hatI... 'devI!' siMha rAjAe mauna toDyuM. 'jI, mahArAja!' udAsa cho? zArIrika asvasthatA che?' 'nA, mAnasika...' eTalI badhI mAnasika asvasthatA ke tamAruM saundarya harAI jAya... tamAro ullAsa kSINa thaI jAya...?' 'mahArAja, kaMI gamatuM nathI... cena paDatuM nathI...' 'evI kaI ciMtA che? evI kaI icchA che ke je pUrNa na thatI hoya... ne mana akaLAI jatuM hoya...' zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 289

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evI eka ja icchA zeSa rahI che... ane e kyAre pUrNa thaze..." kusumAvalIno svara bhIno thaI gayo. kaho, niHsaMkoca kaho.. kaI icchA che e.." vArasadAranI... putranI!' oho.... have samajANI vAta. paraMtu devI, A icchA thaI javI svAbhAvika che, paNa pUrNa karavAnuM manuSyanA hAthamAM nathI.' nAtha, sAcI vAta che. A icchA daivI zakti pUrNa karI zake che ne? ApaNe kuLadevatAnI pUjA karIe..?' , "karIe, paraMtu jo ApaNe putra-prApti karAvI ApanAruM puNyakarma AtmAmAM paDeluM ja nahIM hoya to kSetradevatA... ke kuLadevatA... koI paNa deva-devI putra nahIM ApI zake.. hA, puNyakarma haze ApaNuM, to enI ADenuM AvaraNa jarUra dUra karI zakaze! "to ApaNe kuLa-devatAnI pUjA karIe..?" 'devI, tamane putramAM sukhanAM darzana thAya che, kharuM?" "hA, nAtha!" 'putra sukha ja Ape, evuM mAno cho?' nA, nA paNa Ape..." "to pachI...?" moha che A svAmInAtha, jANuM chuM A mithyA moha che. chatAM anAdikAlIna vAsanAothI vAsita mana... e tarapha AkarSAya che. jema tarasyuM haraNa jhAMjhavAnAM jaLa tarapha doDe che e rIte.. nAtha, mAtAjI-pitAjIe gRhatyAga karyo che, tyArathI mArA manamAM A icchA jora karI rahI che. "mAre putra joIe, mAre A rAjyano vArasadAra joIe.' samajAtuM nathI ke mane zuM thaI gayuM che..?" devI, manuSya game tevo buddhizALI hoya, zaktizALI hoya... chatAM e pUrvajanmonAM karmono dAsa che. manuSyanuM samagra jIvana enAM potAnAM bAMdhelAM zubhAzubha karmone AdhIna che... icchA utpanna thavI... ane icchA pUrNa thavI - baMne vAto karmonI ja preraNA che. icchA pUrNa thAya te karmonI preraNA, icchA pUrNa nA thAya, e paNa karmonI preraNA!" "to pachI manuSyano puruSArtha arthahIna hoya che? REO bhAga-1 4 bhava bIje For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAtra nimitta!" kAryasiddhimAM nimitta kAraNa hoya che ne?" hoya che, paNa e gauNa hoya che... hA, AtmakalyANanA mArgamAM puruSArthanI pradhAnatA rahelI che. bhautika sukhonI prAptimAM karmonI pradhAnatA rahelI che..' "mArI icchA anucita to nathI ne svAminuM?' rAjAnI lAMbI vAta sAMbhaLIne kusumAvalIne zaMkA paDI ke mArI icchA zuM ucita nathI.. ke jethI mahArAjA mane A tattvajJAna samajAve che?" ucita-anucitano A prazna nathI... icchA pUrNa thavAnI tIvra bhAvanAno prazna che. je vAta parAdhIna hoya, tenI icchA tIvra nA hovI joIe! icchAo to jANavAnI! e icchAo ApaNA nirmaLa jIvanapravAhane DahoLI nAMkhanArI nA joIe. ApaNA cittane asvastha banAvanArI nA joIe.... juone devI, tamArI icchAe tamArA zarIranI kevI avadazA karI mUkI che? AMkhomAM udAsI... mukha para viSAda.. hRdayamAM vedanA... A badhuM nA joIe. rAjamArga uparanI cahalapahala vadhatI jatI hatI. rAjA-rANI UbhAM thayAM. mahelanI aMdara AvyAM. siMha rAjAne lAgyuM "kusumAvalInA manano bhAra ocho thayo nathI. tIvra icchAone tattvajJAnathI haLavI karI zakAtI nathI. te mATe joIe te vyakti pratyenI sahAnubhUti ane icchAmAM bhAgIdArI. zayanakhaMDamAM, pravezatAM ja rAjAe hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM : "devI, mArA manamAM paNa kyAreka kyAreka putrecchA jAge che! ane mane yAda che, tyAM sudhI be-cAra vakhata meM tamane kahyuM paNa che..?" pahelAM... keTalAMka varSo pahelAM... ke jyAre mArA manamAM e icchA prabaLa na hatI!' ApaNe AvatIkAle ja rAjapurohitane bolAvIne, A aMge zuM zuM daivI vidhAno karavAM joIe, e pUchIe. vidhipUrvaka kareluM anuSThAna phaLa Ape che...' nAtha!' bolo devI!" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 21 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"zuM ApaNI icchA phaLaze ne? Apane zuM lAge che?" mane lAge che ke jarUra ApaNI icchA phaLaze... kaho, ApaNI kaI icchA nathI phaLI?" "ane jo ApaNI icchA phaLaze to ApaNA e putraratnane sarva prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtanAM darzana karAvIza. teo jyAM vicaratA haze.... tyAM jaIzuM!' avazya devI, tIrthaMkaranAM darzana karIne pachI ApaNe mAtAjI-sAdhvI ane pitAjImunirAjanA darzana karavA jaIzuM!' "are hA, jarUra... jarUra jaIzuM. mAtA-sAdhvIjI putrane joIne khUba prasanna thaze!' nA, nahIM thAya!" kema? kAraNa ke teo niHsaMga ane virAgI che! na thAya rAjI, nA thAya nArAja! e to AvI badhI sAMsArika vAtomAM madhyastha ja rahe!' paNa AzIrvAda to Ape ne?' Ape.. paNa vatsa, moTo thaIne sAdhu bana" evA AzIrvAda ApI ne siMharAjA khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyA. kusumAvalI zaramAI gaI. paraMtu siMharAjAnA A vArtAlApathI enA mukha parathI pILAza jatI rahI, ratAza AvI gaI, AMkhomAMthI udAsI dUra thaI gaI... tejasvitA AvI gaI. zarIramAMthI nirAzA dUra thaI gaI, phUrti AvI gaI. kusumAvalIe anubhavyuM ke - "mahArAjA paNa mArA jevI ja icchA dharAve che... ane icchA saphaLa thaze. evI zraddhA dharAve che..." basa, eno ullAsa umaMga. utsAha pUrvavat AvI gayo. siharAjA e joI rahyA hatA. badhI mananI vAto! mananA manoratho! manuSyanuM jIvana A vAto sAthe saMbaddha che. A vAtanI avagaNanA nA karI zakAya. kusumAvalI nidrAdhIna thaI... enA mukha para zAnti hatI... eka madhura smita hatuM. saMbhavataH e enA svapnalokamAM enA navajAta zizu sAthe prema karatI hatI! eka ja sAMka 22 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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samAvalIe kuladevatAnI pUjA zarU karI dIdhI. paramAtmAnI pUjA-arcanAmAM manane vadhu tanmaya karavA lAgI. sAdhu puruSone dAna ApavA lAgI. dIna-hIna ane anAtha jano upara upakAra karavA lAgI. ene joIto hato putra ene joIto hato vArasadAra! 0 0 0 AkAzamAM vAdaLa gherAI rahyAM hatAM. vacce vacce caturthInA kSINaphAya caMdra dekhAI jato hato. tenAthI rAtrino aMdhakAra thoDo pratibhAsita thaI jato hato. eka-be tArA paNa kyAreka-kyAreka daSTipathamAM AvI jatA hatA. nIlamaNi prAsAdanA zayanagRhamAM maMda-maMda ratnadIpako saLagI rahyA hatA. mahArANI kusumAvalI nidrAdhIna hatI. rAtrinA traNa prahara vyatIta thaI gayA hatA... nIrava rAtrimAM mahArANIne eka bhayAnaka svapna AvyuM tenA udaramAM eka kALo sarpa praveza kare che. pachI bahAra nIkaLe che ane siMhAsana upara beThelA rAjAne DaMkha mAre che. mahArAjA siMhAsana uparathI nIce paDI jAya che....' pUruM thaI jAya che... ne cIsa pADatI kusumAvalI jAgI jAya che. cIsa sAMbhaLIne zayanagRhano praharI khaMDamAM AvI jAya che. mahAdevI, zuM thayuM? kaMI joyuM? Ape cIsa pADI?" "vatsa, svapnamAM cIsa paDAI gaI haze.. have huM svastha chuM." praharI punaH potAnA sthAne jaIne Ubho rahI gayo. zayanagRhano daravAjo dhIrethI baMdha karyo. mane kevuM kharAba svapna AvyuM? kyAreya nahIM, Aje ja AvuM ahita karanAruM... duHkha ApanAruM svapna AvyuM.. sAruM thayuM ke mahArAjAnA gayA pachI mane svapna AvyuM. teo zayanakhaMDamAM hota to? e mane pUchata... "zuM thayuM devI?' huM kadAca svapna kahI deta... to teo paNa avyakta bhayathI gabharAI jAta. nA, huM emane A svapnanI vAta nahIM karuM. jJAnI puruSo kahe che ke kharAba svapna Ave to koIne kahevuM nahIM... pAchA sUI javuM... eTale svapna niSphaLa jAya!' kusumAvalIe punaH palaMgamAM laMbAvI dIdhuM. suI javAno nidrAdhIna thavAno prayatna karyo, paraMtu prayatna eno saphaLa nA thayo. e jAgatI rahI. paDakhAM ghasatI rahI... ane pUrva dizAmAM aruNodaya thaI gayo. te palaMgamAMthI nIce UtarI. nAnagRhamAM gaI. snAna karI vastro dhAraNa karI te mahArAjAnA khaMDamAM pahoMcI. mahArAjA jAgI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 2:3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gayA hatA. kusumAvalInI pratIkSAmAM beThA hatA. kusumAvalI sAthe prabhAtika vArtAlApa karyothoDoka samaya vItyo ke kusumAvalIe kahyuM : "nAtha, huM bahAra jAuM chuM. mane khATA-khATA oDakAra Ave che. vamana thavAnuM lAge che...."te tvarAthI bahAra cAlI gaI. bahAra enI aMgata dAsI priyaMkarA UbhelI hatI. "priyaMkarA, mane vamana thAya che. tuM bhAjana lAva. ne priyaMkarAe bhAjana dharyuM... kusumAvalIne khUba vamana thayuM. mahArAjA pAchaLa AvIne UbhA rahI gayA hatA. dhAvamAtA puSpalatA paNa AvI gaI hatI.. dhAvamAtAe rANInI pITha para, chAtI para hAtha pasavAravA mAMDyo. kusumAvalI hAMphatI hatI. tenI AMkhomAMthI pANI vahetuM hatuM.... nAka jharatuM hatuM. priyaMkarAe svaccha vastra rANIne ApyuM. teNe AMkho... nAka.. mukha lUchIne sApha karyAM mahArAjAnA hAthano sahAro laI e zayanakhaMDamAM AvI, palaMga para sUI gaI. dhAvamAtA enI pAse AvIne beThI. rANI kaMIka svastha thaI eTale dhAvamAtAe pUchyuM : 'devI, zuM thAya che tamane?' "mane khATA oDakAra Ave che. vamananI zaMkA rahe che...' kAraNa? kaMI khAvA-pIvAmAM...' nA, mane lAge che ke huM garbhavatI banI chuM! 'uttama! to AvuM badhuM thAya. hamaNAM ja huM oSadha ApuM chuM. oDakAra baMdha thaI jaze... vamana baMdha thaI jaze..." pAse ja UbhelA mahArAjAe rANInI vAta sAMbhaLI. emanA mukha upara umaMganI camaka AvI gaI. temaNe rANI sAme joyuM... rANIe rAjA sAme joyuM... dRSTi maLI... paraMtu rANInI AMkhomAM camaka na hatI... gherI vedanA hatI. paraMtu e vedanAnuM sAcuM kAraNa rAjA na samajI zakyA. temaNe vicAryuM - "vamana khUba thavAthI tene pIDA thAya che. teo bolyA : devI, kuLadevatAnI pUjA phaLI!' rANIe koI pratibhAva nA Apyo. 0 0 0. agnizama! jeNe ghora tapazcaryA karI hatI... jIvananA prAMta bhAge jeNe niyANuM karyuM hatuM : "huM janmojanma rAjA guNasenanA jIvane mAranAro banuM.. mArI tapazcaryAnuM mane A phaLa maLe!' tenuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM te vighukumAra' nAmanI devayonimAM deva thayo hato.... deva thaIne teNe dhyAnastha rahelA rAjA guNasena upara tIvra vairabhAvanAthI, agni-retA varasAvIne rAjAne saLagAvI dIdhA hatA. devalokanuM enuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM, te pazuyonimAM janmyo. paziyonimAM aneka bhava karyA. pachI pakSInI yonimAM aneka bhava karyA. ane e ja jIva.. mahArANI bhAga-1 3 bhava bIjo 294 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kusumAvalInA udaramAM Avyo! guNasenano jIva eTale siMha rAjA. agnizamano jIva enA putrarUpe Avyo! enA AgamananI eMdhANI rANI kusumAvalIne svarUpe maLI gaI. jherI sApa hato e! manuSyarUpe e bhayaMkara nAga janamavAno hato.. ane pitAne DaMkha mAravAno hato. asaMkhya varSa vItI gayAM hatAM, chatAM e jIvamAM vairanAM UMDA bIja paDelAM ja hatAM. e bIjamAM vRkSa banavAnI yogyatA hatI. guNasenano jIva bhale judA rUpe ane judA zarIre hoya, e veranI vAsanAne parivartita rUpa sAthe ke zarIra sAthe saMbaMdha na hato, ene to jIva sAthe saMbaMdha hato. veranI tIvravAsanA laIne udaramAM AvelA jIvanA duSpabhAvo mAtAnA manamastiSka upara paDatA hoya che. kusumAvalInA, mahArAjA siMha taraphanA bhAvomAM parivartanano prAraMbha thAya che. jyAre mahArAjAnA kusumAvalI taraphanA premabhAvamAM vRddhi thAya che! kAraNa ke pUrvajanmamAM emanA jIve, agnizarmA pratye maitrIbhAva dhAraNa karyo hato. mahArAjAe jyAre kusumAvalIne garbhavatI jANIne harSa vyakta karyo tyAre kusumAvalIne nA gamyuM. harSano pratibhAva harSathI nA Apyo.. udvega vyakta karyo. A dRzya dhAvamAtA puSpalatAe joI lIdhuM. tene Azcarya thayuM. ene kusumAvalInuM vartana yogya nA lAgyuM. mahArAjA zayanakhaMDa choDIne cAlyA gayA. kusumAvalI mauna rahI... enA manamAM vicAra Avyo : "mahArAjA mArI pAse nA Ave to sAruM. mArI sAthe nA bole to sAruM..." mahArAjA potAnA maMtraNAkhaMDamAM besIne vicAravA lAgyA : "hajAro-lAkho varSanuM AyuSya vItyA pachI, kusumAvalInI tIvra jhaMkhanA phaLI che. e putravatI banaze! enA AnaMdanI avadhi nahIM rahe... paraMtu putrajanma pUrve huM enA cittane khUba prasanna rAkhuM huM jANuM chuM ene zuM zuM game che. ene zuM zuM priya che. ene kyAM kyAM pharavuM game che... kevI-kevI vAto game che.... je ene game che, e ja huM karIza! enI eka-eka icchAne pUrNa karIza." bIjI bAju dhAvamAtA puSpalatA, kusumAvalInI sakhIo madanarekhA, priyaMkarA, zubhaMkarA vagere paNa kusumAvalInA cittane prasanna rAkhavA mATe ene managamatI vAto kare che... vinoda kare che. ene suMdara vastrothI sajAve che. zreSTha alaMkAro paherAve che. paraMtu kusumAvalI mukta manathI hasatI nathI. sakhIonA vinodamAM bhaLatI nathI, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 25 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka divasa na dhArelI duHkhada ghaTanA banI. mahArAjA kusumAvalInA khaMDamAM AvyA. sakhIo UbhI thaI gaI. mahArAjAnuM svAgata karyuM... paNa kusumAvalI UbhI nA thaI... nA enA mukha para smita AvyuM.... nA eNe mahArAjAne AvakAra Apyo. mahArAjAe kusumAvalI pAse besIne khUba premathI kahyuM : "devI, tamane khUba game che tevuM A ratnonuM karNaphUla lAvyo chuM... juo, tamane khUba gamaze." mahArAjAe ratnonuM e karNaphUlonuM joDaluM rANInA hAthamAM mUkyuM. rANIe tiraskAranI bhASAmAM kahyuM : mAre tamAruM karNaphUla nathI joItuM. koNe kahyuM hatuM tamane A banAvavAnuM?ane eNe karNaphUlonA khaMDamAM ghA karI dIdho... potAnuM mukha pheravI lIdhuM. mahArAjA stabdha thaI gayA. kaMIka vilakhA paDI gayA. tyAM UbhelI madanarekhA ane puSpalatA... "are are mahAdevI, A tame zuM karo cho?bolatI kusumAvalI pAse pahoMcI gaI. tenA be hAtha pakaDI lIdhA.. be hAthe rANInuM mukha UMcuM karyuM... ane mahArAjA tarapha joIne kahyuM : "nAtha, Aje savArathI mahArANInuM svAstha anukULa nathI. tethI AvuM anucita...' meM kAMI anucita nathI karyuM... huM emanI sAthe vAta karavA icchatI nathI, teo cAlyA jAya...' kusumAvalIe Akroza karyo. mahArAjA dhIrethI UbhA thaIne khaMDanI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. temanI pAchaLa dhAvamAtA paNa bahAra gaI. baMne thoDedUra jaIne UbhAM rahyAM. dhAvamAtAe kahyuM : garbhavatI strIone kyAreka AvI mAnasika vikriyA thaI AvatI hoya che! meM keTalIka strIomAM joI che AvI vikriyA. Apa ciMtA nA karazo. huM mArA paricita niSNAta vaidya pAse AnI cikitsA karAvIza.' vikriyA vadhavI nA joIe, enI khUba kALajI rAkhajo." mahArAjA cAlyA gayA. dhAvamAtA pachI kusumAvalI pAse AvI. kusumAvalI palaMgamAM UMdhI paDIne raDI rahI hatI. dhAvamAtAe tene kahyuM : "devI, tamAre UMdhAM ne suvAya. paDakhAbhera sUI jAo..' saheja moTuM UMcuM karIne rANIe roSa vyakta karyo : UMdhI sUI jaIza to zuM thaze... rI?" garbhane kaSTa thAya, duHkha thAya.' eTaluM ja ne? bhale marI jAya.. tamAre mane kaMI kahevuM nahIM.' dhAvamAtAe madanarekhA sAme joyuM. madanarekhAnA mukhanI naso taMga thaI gaI. teNe kahyuM : "to pachI zA mATe putraprApti mATe kuLadevatAnI pUjA karatI hatI? zA mATe bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo ES For Private And Personal Use Only

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putraprAptinI jhaMkhanA karatI hatI? jo kusuma, tuM bhale mahArANI ho, mArI to tuM sakhI che... mATe kahuM chuM ke A rIte teM mahArAjAnuM apamAna karyuM. te sAruM nathI karyuM.. tane zuM thaI gayuM che, mane kahIza?' kusumAvalI madanarekhA sAme TagaraTagara joI rahI.. ne jorathI rovA lAgI.... puSpalatAe enI pAse palaMga upara besIne enA zarIrane paMpALavA mAMDyuM. madanarekhA khaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. enI sAthe priyaMkarA paNa bahAra AvI. puSpalatAe mahArAjAnA mananuM samAdhAna to karyuM, paraMtu enA potAnA manamAM ucATa thaI gayo. kyAreya paNa mahArAjA sAthe anucita vyavahAra nahIM karanArI rANIe Aje zuM karI nAMkhyuM? kyAM gayo teno agAdha prema? kyAM gayuM tenuM samucita kartavyapAlana...? zuM karuM? rotI rotI kusumAvalI nidrAdhIna thaI gaI hatI, eTale puSpalatA paNa dhImA pagale khaMDanI bahAra nIkaLI AvI. badhI sakhIo mahelanI nIcenA kALamAM bhegI thaI. priyaMkarAe kahyuM : "madanarekhA, mahArANInA manamAM kaMIka thaI gayuM che. emanA mananI vAta tuM jANa.. jANyA pachI eno upAya karI zakAze... ne puSpalatAe paNa madanarekhAne A ja vAta karI. mahArAjAnA thayelA apamAnathI puSpalatAnI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. madanarekhAe kahyuM : mAtAjI, tame raDo nahIM... mahArAjAnuM apamAna kusumAvalIe nathI karyuM.. paNa enA zarIramAM koI zetAne praveza karyo che. ane e zetAne mahArAjAnuM apamAna karyuM che. huM be-cAra mAMtriko-tAMtrikone oLakhuM chuM. emanI pAse jaIne vAta karuM chuM. devInA zarIramAMthI zetAnane kaDhAvIne rahIza..." madanarekhA, tArI vAta mane sAcI lAge che... tuM badhAM kAma choDIne A kAma paheluM kara...' puSpalatAe kahyuM. 'tame, priyaMkarA ane zubhaMkarA devInI pAse ja rahejo. jarAye dUra jatAM nahIM.... huM mAruM kAma karuM chuM." madanarekhA cAlI gaI mahelanI bahAra. puSpalatA vagere zumAvalInA khaMDa tarapha gayAM. 0 0 0 kusumAvalInA zayanakhaMDamAM dIpakono maMda prakAza phelAyelo hato. mahArAjA sihe zayanakhaMDamAM praveza karyo. kusumAvalI palaMgamAM sUtelI hatI. eka bAju priyaMkarA jamIna para sUI gayelI hatI. kusumAvalInA zarIra para AbhUSaNa na hatAM. caMdananuM vilepana na hatuM. tenA mukha para roja mujaba zAnti na hatI ke mukha para smita na hatuM. mahArAjA enA ozIkA pAse besI gayA. kusumAvalIne jotA rahyA. prabhAta thavAnI taiyArI hatI. kusumAvalInI AMkho khUlI. sAthe ja priyaMkarA jAgI gaI. baMnee mahArAjAne beThelA joyA. kusumAvalI bolI UThI : "tame? atyAre kema AvyA? zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 297 For Private And Personal Use Only

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devInI kuzaLapRcchA karavA...." meM tamane kahyuM ne ke huM tamArI sAthe vAta karavA rAjI nathI... tamAre mArI pAse nA AvavuM....' koI kAraNa?" "kAraNa huM jANatI nathI..." bhale jANatI na ho, kAraNa to hovuM ja joIe." kAraNa jANIne zuM karazo?' upAya karIza... mAre upAya nathI karavo. tame cAlyA jAo. atyAre ja cAlyA jAo." kusumAvalI palaMga parathI nIce UtarI gaI hatI... kusama.. te anucita karI rahI che... ema kahIne mahArAjA duHkhI hRdaye. nirAza vadane khaMDanI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. khUNAmAM UbhI rahelI priyaMkarA tharathara dhrujatI hatI. tenuM hRdaya cirAI gayuM hatuM. te raDI paDI.... ne khaMDanI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. tyAM kusumAvalIe rADa pADI : priyaMkarA...' jI, svAminI.." huM UMghI jAuM chuM tyAre tuM paNa UMghI jAya che? tAre jAgatA rahevAnuM ane mahArAjAne ahIM AvavA devAnA nahIM.' e mArAthI nahIM bane devI.." eTale?" "zuM thaI gayuM che devI tamane? mahArAjAne devanI jema pUjanArAM tame mahArAjAnuM ghora apamAna..." "tAre mane zikhAmaNa ApavAnI jarUra nathI. huM kahuM tema tAre karavAnuM che.' mArAthI nahIM bane..' tyAM puSpalatAe khaMDamAM praveza karyo. teNe bahAra UbhA rahIne vArtAlApa sAMbhaLyo hato. jevI puSpalatA AvI ke kusumAvalI tene vaLagI paDI.. ne dhrusake dhrusake raDavA mAMDI... rotAM rotAM te bolI : "mAtAjI, mane zuM thaI gayuM che? tame kaho... meM Aje paNa mahArAjAne haDadhUta karI nAMkhyA. huM pApiNI chuM... mAre jIvavuM nathI... mAre marI javuM che..." puSpalatAe kasamAvalIne palaMgamAM suvADI dIdhI. enA mAthe hAtha pheravavA lAgI. devI, tamArA zarIramAM koI asure praveza karyo che.' sAcI vAta che mAtAjI.. bhayaMkara asura che e...." bhAga-1 + bhava bIjo 298 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[{ 80 rAjamahelanA eka gupta khaMDamAM jayapuranA prasiddha mAMtrikoe potAnA maMtraprayogo zarU karI dIdhA hatA. tAMtrikoe potAnAM tAMtrika prayogono prAraMbha karI dIdho hato. A badhuM kusumAvalIthI chAnuM thaI rahyuM hatuM. mahArAjA siMhanI anumatithI thaI rahyuM hatuM. mahArAjA vyathita hatA. "rANIe mAruM apamAna karyuM - "te vAtanI vyathA na hatI, vyathA hatI kusumAvalInI bagaDelI mAnasika sthitinI, dinapratidina vadhu ne vadhu sthiti bagaDatI jatI hatI. koIne kAMI samajAtuM na hatuM. eTale madanarekhAnA sUcanathI mAMtriko ane tAMtrikone bolAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. - kusumAvalInA mukha parathI komaLatA cAlI gaI hatI. kaThoratA jAmI gaI hatI, tenI AMkhomAMthI snehanuM jharaNa sukAI gayuM hatuM. tyAM AganI javALAo dekhA detI hatI. enI vANImAMthI mAdhurya naSTa thaI gayuM hatuM, kaTutA-apriyatA nItaratI. hatI, jANe ke enuM samagra vyaktitva kaluSita thaI gayuM hatuM. tenuM saundarya jhAMkhuM paDI gayuM hatuM.... kusumAvalI garbhavatI thaI che." e samAcAra maLyA pachI kusumAvalInI mAtA muktAvalI putrIne maLavA AvI. mahArAjAe svAgata karyuM. muktAvalI kusumAvalInI pAse gaI. kusumAvalInA badalAyelA rUpane joI te AbhI banI gaI. beTI, tane kuzaLa to che ne? tArA garbhane kuzaLa che ne? mA..." beTI!" mA mane kSaNavAra paNa cena nathI. mAruM mAthuM phATaphATa thAya che. mane duniyA bhamatI lAge che... mane koI gamatuM nathI.' auSadhopacAra cAle che beTI?" mahArAjA bahu Agraha kare che auSadhopacAra karavA mATe... paNa huM nA pADuM muktAvalIe pAse UbhelI madanarekhA sAme joyuM. madanarekhA bolI : "mahAdevI, Apa amArI mahArANIne eTaluM samajAvo ke e mahArAjA sAthe anucita vyavahAra nA kare.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 299 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kusumAvalInuM hRdaya bharAI AvyuM. AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. muktAvalIe tene potAnA khoLAmAM laI lIdhI. muktAvalInI AMkhomAMthI AMsunI dhArA thaI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mA, tuM raDe che? mArA pApe tuM zA mATe duHkhI thAya che? hA, daiva, huM sahune duHkhI karuM chuM... sahune kleza pahoMcADuM chuM... huM abhAgI chuM...' '2ovAthI ke vilApa karavAthI UbhI thayelI paristhiti sudharavAnI nathI mahArANI... tame tamArA mananI vAta karo... A badhuM zAthI thaI rahyuM che?' madanarekhAe gaMbhIra svaramAM kahyuM. kusumAvalIe madanarekhA sAme joyuM. madanarekhA enI bAlyakALanI sakhI hatI. kusumAvalInAM lagna thayAM pachI, e paNa kusumAvalInI sAthe ja AvI hatI. e eka nAnA sAmaMtanI putrI hatI. enAM lagna rAjyanA mahAsenApati jayapAla sAthe thayAM hatAM. senApati jayapAlasiMha rAjAno saMpUrNa vaphAdAra mitra hato. jayapAla, jayapura rAjyano ajeya poDho hato. mahAbalavAna hato. nyAyaniSTha ane kartavyaparAyaNa hato. jayapAla jANato hato kusumAvalI ane madanarekhAnI dostIne. eTale madanarekhAne game tyAre rAjamahelamAM javAnI svataMtratA hatI. kusumAvalI pAse icchA mujaba rahevAnI anumati maLelI hatI. baMnenAM zarIra judAM hatAM. mana eka ja hatuM! baMne ekabIjAnI vAto, ekabIjAthI kyAreya chupAvatAM na hatAM. Aje kusumAvalI evI ja koI vAta chupAvatI hoya ema lAgyuM. eTale madanarekhAe muktAvalInI hAjarImAM ene saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM. madana, tuM ja kahe, tArAthI meM koI vAta chupAvI che?' 'hA, tuM jyArathI garbhavatI thaI che tyArathI koI vAta mArAthI ane mahA2AjAthI paNa chupAvI rahI che... khera, enuM paNa mane du:kha nathI... mane duHkha che mahArAjA sAthe tArA badalAyelA vyavahAranuM... deva jevA mahArAjAne dIna... udAsa... ane tejavihIna thaIne ahIMthI jatA jouM chuM... ne mAruM kALajuM kapAI jAya che. kusuma, tArI A moTI bhUla thaI rahI che... atyaMta prema ApanAra, prANa karatAM paNa vizeSa prema karanArA patine dhikkAravA jevuM bIjuM koI pApa nathI... tuM bhramita thaI gaI che. tArI buddhimAM viparyAsa AvI gayo che. zAthI A badhuM banI rahyuM che? tuM kaMIka to bola...' 300 'tAre jANavuM che? jANIne duHkhI thaIza...' 'bhale, mane tArA mananI vAta karIne tAruM dila to haLavuM kara...' 'sAMbhaLa... mA, tuM paNa sAMbhaLa... jyArathI huM garbhavatI banI chuM. tyArathI mArA bhAga-1 0 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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manamAM mahArAjA pratye abhAva vadhato jAya che. temanA pratye roSa vadhato jAya che.. zuM mArAmAM A vAta saMbhave kharI? A doSa che mArA garbhamAM AvelA jIvano e ja duSTa jIvanA pApe huM mahArAjA pratye durbhAvavALI ane durvyavahAravALI banI chuM.. ane A mArI mAtra korI dhAraNA nathI. je rAte huM garbhavatI banI hatI e ja rAte mane bhayAnaka svapna AvyuM hatuM." kevuM hatuM e svapna kusuma?" madanarekhA uttejita hatI. "eka kALo sApa mArA mukhamAM pravezyo ne peTamAM UtarI gayo... thoDIvAre te bahAra nIkaLyo. ne siMhAsana para beThelA mahArAjAne karaDyo. mahArAjA siMhAsana uparathI nIce paDI gayA..." oho.. A to dIvA jevuM spaSTa che... tArA parivartananuM kAraNa! tArA garbhanA pApe ja A badhuM banI rahyuM che, na banavAnuM banI rahyuM che." madanarekhAe muktAvalI sAme joyuM. muktAvalI anubhavI hatI. buddhizALI hatI. teNe kahyuM : "Ano upAya maMtromAM ane taMtromAM jaDI Ave. jarUra jaDI Ave.' "to e kAma huM karIza." madanarekhA bolI. khaMDamAM mauna chavAyuM. traNe rasIo UMDA vicAromAM garakAva thaI. thoDI kSaNo pachI madanarekhAe mauna toDyuM. 'devI, tame svapnanI vAta mahArAjAne karI hatI? nA, nathI karI..." "bahu sAruM karyuM...' tyAM sudhI to mane emanA pratye anahada rAga hato. huM emane samagratayA prema karatI hatI. A to jema jema garbha moTo thato jAya che tema tema emanA pratye zAnta thA beTI, badhuM sAruM thaze... A badhA karmonA khela che. zubha karmono udaya thaze... badhuM sudharI jaze.' "mAtAjI, ApanAM vacano siddha thAo." madanarekhA bolI. muktAvalI UbhI thaI. kusumAvalInA mAthe hAtha pheravI te cAlI gaI. 0 0 0 madanarekhA gupta khaMDamAM gaI. mAMtriko ane tAMtrikonAM vidhAna pUrAM thayAM hatAM. mukhya mAMtrike kahyuM : "devI, mahArANI upara koIpaNa AsurI tattvonI asara nathI. bahAranA koI tattvono prabhAva nathI." tAMtrikoe kahyuM : "devI, amArAM vidhAnonA aMte ame paNa A ja nirNaya upara zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 301 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AvyA chIe ke mahArANI upara koI bhUta, pizAca ke vyaMtarano upadrava nathI. je kaMI che te mAnasika che." madanarekhAe e sahuno ucita satkAra karI vidAya ApI. madanarekhAnA mananuM samAdhAna to A pUrve ja thaI gayuM hatuM. kusumAvalIe kahelA svapnathI ja badhI vAta spaSTa thaI gaI hatI. have to eka ja upAya zodhavAno hato : garbhanA jIvanI asara mAtA upara nA thAya. madanarekhAe ghaNA-ghaNA vicAro karyA "samagra rAjyamAM... kyAMya paNa evo puruSa maLe kharo... ke je A upAya karI zake! garbhano prabhAva ne paDavo joIe mAtA upara... evI koI vyakti ene nA jaDI. eNe bIjo upAya karyo. mahArAjA kusumAvalIne ochAmAM ochI vAra maLe. jethI rANIne joyAnuM jhera na caDhe. eNe potAnI rIte priyaMkarAne samajAvI, zubhaMkarAne samajAvI. kevI rIte mahArAjAne zayanakhaMDanI bahArathI ja pAchA vALavA! ane pote vadhumAM vadhu samaya kusumAvalI pAse pasAra karavA lAgI. dhAvamAtA puSpalatA paNa kusumAvalInA zayanakhaMDanI AsapAsa pharatI rahetI. mahArANInA cittane svastha rAkhavAnA upAyo cAlatA rahyA... paraMtu badhA bAhya upAyo hatA e! kasamAvalInA manamAM to duSTa vicAronI vaNajAra cAlu ja hatI.. navarAzanI paLomAM... krUra ane ghAtakI vicAro AvI jatA hatA. eka divasa ene eka bhayaMkara icchA thaI AvI. e paNa adamya icchA! "huM mahArAjAnAM AMtaraDAM khAuM.' vicAra AvI gayo, paraMtu vicAra para vicAra karatAM kusumAvalI chaLI UThI. mane kevo bhayaMkara vicAra Avyo? A pApI garbhano ja prabhAva che. mAre Avo putra nathI joIto. huM garbhapAta karAvI nAkhuM.. jethI bhayaMkara vicAronI bhUtAvaLathI mAro chuTakAro thaI jAya. pitAnuM ahita karanAro A jIva banaze. paNa e janma to ahita kare ne? huM janma nahIM ApuM. huM enuM peTamAM ja patana karAvI nAMkhuM.." teNe dhAvamAtAne ane madanarekhAne potAnI pAse bolAvyAM. priyaMkarAne zayanakhaMDanI bahAra besADIne kahyuM : "koIne paNa aMdara nA AvavA daIza." teNe madanarekhAne kahyuM : "juo, tame baMne gaMbhIra peTanI cho eTale eka mahattvanI vAta kahuM chuM." niHzaMka banIne kaho devI. madanarekhA bolI. "have A garbha mAre nathI joIto. eno rasto karI nAMkho.' eTale devI? kaMIka spaSTa kaho.' bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo 308 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"A garbhanA ja pApe mane Aje savAre khUba ja duSTa vicAra Avyo... ghara pApecchA thaI AvI. paraMtu bhale mArA prANa jAya.... chatAM e icchA huM pUrNa nahIM ja karuM.." kevI icchA devI?' mahArAjAnA AMtaraDAM khAvAnI...' ara22. devI... AvI icchA jAgI manamAM?' hA... mATe tamane bolAvI che. AvI icchA utpanna karanAra jIva mAre nA joIe. bhale huM putra vinAnI rahuM. mArA svAmInAthane ahita karanAro... emane DaMkha mAranAro putra mAre nathI joIto. huM ene janma ApavA nathI mAgatI.. tame mane evuM auSadha lAvI Apo... ke jethI garbhapAta thaI jAya." dhAvamAtA puSpalatA AvAM kAmomAM catura hatI, paraMtu A prastAva mahArANIno hato. mAtra mahArANInI icchAthI garbhapAta na karI zakAya. mahArAjAnI paNa saMmati joIe. teNe kahyuM : "mahAdevI, mahArAjA pratyenI apAra lAgaNI. apAra sneha Apane A kAma karavA prere che. e ame samajIe chIe. paraMtu A kAma mATe mahArAjAnI saMmati joIe. emane pUchuyA vinA garbhapAta karI nAMkhIe... ane emane khabara paDe.. e ciMtA tamAre nathI karavAnI. tamane koI sajA nahIM thAya garbhapAtanI saMpUrNa javAbadArI mArI... mahArAjAnA mananuM samAdhAna huM karIza..." te chatAM puSpalatAnuM mana mAnatuM na hatuM. "koI javAbadAra moTuM mANasa A yojanAmAM hovuM joIe," ema ene lAgyuM hatuM. teNe madanarekhAne kahyuM : "ApaNe devI muktAvalIne vAta karIe to kema?' nA, nA... devI muktAvalI potAnI putrIne putravatI jovA utsuka che... e kadApi A yojanAne mAnya nahIM kare.." to tuM eka kAma kara. karIza?" bolo." tuM mahAsenApatijIne A vAta karI rAkha. atyaMta gupta rIte. kAle UThIne koI Aphata UbhI thAya... to teo ApaNA pakSe rahe. ane mahArAjAnA teo aMgata mitra paNa che. eTale jarUra paDe tyAre mahArAjAne zAMta paNa pADI zake...." madanarekhAe thoDI kSaNa vicAra karyo. pratyAghAtonI kalpanA karI joI.. ane teNe hA pADI dIdhI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 303 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"basa, to pachI Aja rAtre huM auSadha laI AvuM chuM... barAbara?" haju mahArANIne vicAra karavA do...' mAro A aMtima nirNaya che madana, khUba vicAro karIne meM A nirNaya lIdho che.. tuM nathI jANatI ke e jherIlo sApa che. sApane pALI-poSIne mAre janma nathI Apavo... mAtAjI, tame jAo ane koIne paNa gaMdha nA Ave e rIte Sadhi laI Avo." madanarekhAe kahyuM : "ane huM ghare jaIne senApatijIne samagra paristhitinI jANa karI dauM... temane ApaNA pakSamAM levA paDaze ne...? kAraNa ke mahArAjAnA bhAvI putrane..' basa, basa, te vadhAre nA bola. tuM jA ane tAruM kAma kara. Aje divasabhara mArI pAse priyaMkarA ane zubhaMkarA raheze.' trIjI eka vizvAsapAtra dAsI che mAdhavikA. huM ene paNa tArI pAse mokaluM "bhale, mokalaje..." 0 0 0. madanarekhA ghare pahoMcI. mahAsenApati jayapAla bahAra javA taiyAra thatA hatA. temaNe madanarekhAne joI. vyagra joI. hasatAM hasatAM jayapAla bolyA : "kema Aje sakhIthI risAIne AvI che ke mahArANIe apamAna karyuM che?' "evuM kaMI nathI Aryaputra! atyAre Apa bahAra nA jAo to cAlaze ne?" "AjJA karI devI AjJA to Ape karavAnI hoya, mAre to vinaMtI karavI che. paNa barAbara bethI traNa ghaTikAno samaya joIze." 'bhale! taiyAra chuM... bolo..." ahIM nahIM, maMtraNAkhaMDamAM besIe...' "evI gaMbhIra vAta che mahelanI?" hA !' jayapAlano deha UMco ane baliSTha hato. nAsikA unnata hatI, lalATa prazasta hatuM. netro snigdha ane tejasvI hatAM. tenA kaMThamAM eka mUlyavAna hAra hato. teNe 308 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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suMdara vastro paherelAM hatAM. teno gauravarNa ane addabhuta lAvaNya... madanarekhAne AkarSita karavA paryApta hatuM. rAjyamAM enI dhAka hatI. AjubAjunA rAjAo jayapAlanA yuddha kauzalanI prazaMsA karatA hatA. baMne-daMpatI maMtraNAkhaMDamAM jaIne beThAM. madanarekhAe kusumAvalInI athathI iti sudhI vAta karI dIdhI. khUba ja sAvadhAnIthI vAta karI. jayapAle ekAgratAthI badhI vAta sAMbhaLI... nirNaya ApatA pahelAM te UbhA thayA ane maMtraNAkhaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgyA. be ghaTikA jeTalo samaya pasAra thaI gayo hato. madanarekhA bolI : nAtha, Apano nirNaya jANavA Atura chuM.' "bhale, tame mahArANIne je priya hoya te karo. huM mahArAjAne saMbhALI laIza." madanarekhAnA mukha parathI uga cAlyo gayo. tenuM mukha gulAbanA phUla jevuM khIlI UMkyuM. e doDI.... jayapAle bUma pADI : UbhI rahe, tAre mahelamAM javuM che ne? mArI sAthe rathamAM tane laI jaIza. mAre paNa mahArAjA pAse ja javuM che... paNa pahelAM ApaNe bhojana karI laIe!" ohuM.. huM to bhUlI ja gaI.. Apane bhojana bAkI che..?" hA, tuM nA AvI hota to ApaNe mahArAjAnI sAthe bhojana karavAnAM hatAM... have tArA hAthanuM bhojana karIne, tRpta thaIne mahelamAM jaIza...' tarata ja madanarekhAe bhojananI taiyArI karI dIdhI. ane thALamAM bhojana pIrasI dIdhuM. paMkho laIne te jayapAlanI pAse beThI. bhojana karatAM karatAM jayapAla bolyA : mahArANIno mahArAjA pratye ananya prema kahevAya! nahIMtara strIne pati karatAM pahelA saMtAna upara vadhAre sneha hoya che.' "are, mahArANIe putraprApti mATe kevI kevI bAdhAo rAkhI hatI... kevI kevI devapUjAo racAvI hatI... kevI tIvra jhaMkhanA hatI putraprAptinI? e ja rANI Aje.' madanarekhAe rasoIgharamAM UbhelI dAsIne joI vAta aTakAvI dIdhI. Aje je game te kAle nA game! Aje je nA game te kAle game! Avo che manuSyano svabhAva bhojana thaI gayuM. baMne pati-patnI rathamAM besI rAjamahela tarapha UpaDI gayAM. zaka ka ka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 301 For Private And Personal Use Only

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1 jyAre madanarekhA kusumAvalI pAse pahoMcI tyAre puSpalatA tyAM auSadha laIne AvI gaI hatI. te madanarekhAnI ja rAha jotI hatI. teNe madanarekhAne pUchyuM : 'senApatijI sAthe vAta thaI gaI?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir thaI gaI. nizciMta banIne kAma karo.' puSpalatAe kusumAvalIne auSadha ApyuM. pravAhI auSadha hatuM. kusumAvalI pI gaI. 'A rIte roja be samaya auSadha levAnuM che. sAtamA divase kAma patI jaze....' 'bahu sAruM thaI jAya... mAruM mana niSpApa banI jAya... mahArAjA pratyeno abhAva dUra thaI jAya...' thaI jaze mahAdevI, have mAtra sAta divasa dhIraja rAkho.' 'mAtAjI, tame mArA mATe keTaluM kaSTa uThAvo cho? ane A madanarekhA....? mArI sagI bahena paNa ATaluM heta nA rAkhe..' 'basa, basa! amArI bahu prazaMsA nA karo mahArANIjI... nahIMtara ame phulAI jaIzuM.' 'ApaNI A vAta atyaMta gupta rAkhajo. A khaMDanI bahAra vAta nA javI joIe...' 'Apa jarAya ciMtA nA karo mahAdevI... nizciMta raho.' auSadhopacAra zarU thaI gayA. roja niyamita be vakhata auSadha levAmAM AvyuM... sAta divasa pUrA thaI gayA... paraMtu kAryasiddhi nA thaI! garbhastha jIva prabaLa AyuSyakarma laIne Avyo hato... tenuM mRtyu kevI rIte thAya? na ja thayuM mRtyu, paraMtu kusumAvalInA zarIra para enI avaLI asara paDI. 309 kusumAvalInA zarIra para zyAmatA AvI ane kRzatA AvI. upAya kAragata na thavAthI rANI zokasAgaramAM DUbI gaI. teNe puSpalatAne kahyuM : 'zuM evuM prabaLa auSadha nathI bIjuM koI?' 'devI, ApanA zarIra para UMdhI asara thAya, evuM auSadha nA apAya. chatAM thoDI asara to thaI ja gaI che...' 'paraMtu mArI pelI pApecchA mane khUba satAve che... mane UMgha paNa nathI AvatI... bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka ja pokAra aMdarathI UThe che : 'huM mahArAjAnAM AMtaraDA khAuM....' zuM karuM? garbhapAta zakya nathI banyo, to have mane jhera lAvI Apo... huM ja marI jAuM... mArA mRtadehanI sAthe e paNa saLagI jaze...' 'nA, devI AvA vicAra nA karo.' A vArtAlApa cAlato hato... ane mahArAjAe zayanakhaMDamAM praveza karyo. temaNe kusumAvalIne joI... nisteja mukha, karamAyelI dehalatA... deha para chavAI gayelI zyAmalatA... teo bolI UThyA : 'devI, A zuM thavA beThuM che? zuM tArI koI icchA pUrNa nathI thatI ke tArI AjJAnuM koIe ullaMdhana karyuM che? athavA mArAthI ajANatAM tAruM mana dubhAyuM che? tuM kahe... jo to tAruM pratibiMba arIsAmAM... kahe, tAruM zuM priya karuM? tuM kahe te karuM...' 'ahIM svAmInAtha, huM A jIvanathI kaMTALI gaI chuM... huM mota mAguM chuM... maLatuM nathI... kaho, zuM karuM?' 'evuM koI kAraNa?' 'mAruM durbhAgya...' rANI raDI paDI. mahArAjA mA~na thaI gayA. temaNe vAta badalI nAMkhI. thoDo samaya tyAM pasAra karI teo zayanakhaMDamAMthI bahAra AvyA. temaNe madanarekhAne potAnI pAchaLa AvavAno saMketa karyo. madanarekhA bahAra gaI. mahArAjAe khUba dhImA svare tene kahyuM : 'tame badhI, devInI sakhIo mArA maMtraNAkhaMDamAM Avo... mAre thoDI vAto karavI che.... * mahArAjA cAlyA gayA. madanarekhA UbhI rahI gaI. tenA peTamAM phALa paDI : 'zuM mahArAjAe garbhapAta karavAnI vAta jANI lIdhI haze? e mATe amane sahune bolAvatA haze?' teNe puSpalatAne bolAvIne kahyuM : 'ApaNane badhI sakhIone mahArAjA bolAve che... cAlo...' puSpalatAne zarIre parasevo vaLI gayo. 'hAya, have zuM thaze? mahArAjA ApaNane sajA karaze? kADhI mUkaze?' 'kaMI nahIM thAya mAtAjI! senApatijI ApaNA pakSe che... ciMtA choDo ane cAlo. 'sAthe priyaMkarA, zubhaMkarA vagerene paNa AvavAnuM che. badhI sakhIone bolAvI che ne...!' sahuthI AgaLa madanarekhA ane pAchaLa bIjI badhI sakhIo mahArAjA siMhanA maMtraNAkhaMDamAM pravezI. 'mahArAjAno jaya ho!' 'Avo, tame sahu AvI tethI mane AnaMda thayo.' 'amArA yogya AjJA karo mahArAjAdhirAja...' madanarekhAe vinayathI madhura zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 309

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svaramAM kahyuM. mahArAjAnI mukhamudrA gaMbhIra banI. temanI AMkhomAM vedanA tarI AvI. madanarekhA, tame sahu catura cho. kAryadakSa cho. mAyAdevInI bAlasakhI cho.. chatAM tame mahAdevInI upekSA kema karo cho?' "ame upekSA karIe chIe mahArAjA nA re nA, paLa-paLe ane kSaNekSaNa ame. emanI pAse chIe.' to pachI mahAdevanI AvI dazA kema thaI gaI che? dehalatA kevI karamAI gaI che? zarIra para zyAmatA AvI gaI che. AMkho UMDI utarI gaI che. ane keTalI nirAza thaI gaI che? ApaghAtanA vicAro karavA lAgI che." mahArAjA... ame sahu emanA duHkhe duHkhI chIe... zuM karIe?' madanarekhA, huM nizcitapaNe mAnuM chuM ke devInA manamAM koI icchA jAgI che. jAge che garbhavatI strIonA manamAM icchAo. evI kaI kevI icchA enA manamAM tIvra banI che? tamAre jANavI joIe.... huM enI eka-eka icchA pUrNa karavA samartha chuM. mArA mATe kaMI ja asAdhya nathI...' amArA ziratAja , ame strIo amArA svabhAvathI ja aparAdhI chIe... amArAmAM aviveka svAbhAvika hoya che. huM jANuM chuM mahAdevInA mananI icchA... ApanAM A dhAvamAtA paNa jANe che...' 'tame jANo cho? to tamAre mane vAta karavI joIe ne?' "vAta kahevAya evI nathI. kAraNa ke te azakya vAta che, asaMbhavita vAta che.." "tethI zuM? tamane je asAdhya lAge te mane sAdhya lAgI zake ne? tamane je asaMbhavita lAge te mane saMbhavita lAgI zake ne? tamAre mahArANInI icchA mane jaNAvavI ja paDaze." madanarekhA asamaMjasamAM paDI gaI. teNe tIrachI najare dhAvamAtA sAme joyuM. dhAvamAtAe kahyuM : "madanarekhA, pahelethI chelle sudhInI badhI vAta mahArAjAne kahI de. teo jarUra koI rasto batAvaze." madanarekhAe, mahArANIne AvelA svapnathI zarU karIne mahArAjAnA AMtaraDAM khAvAnA utpanna thayelA dohada sudhInI badhI vAta karI dIdhI. garbhapAtanA karelA upAyonI vAta paNa karI dIdhI..! mahArAjA siMhAsana parathI UbhA thaI gayA. bhAvavibhora thaIne bolyA : "kharekhara, mahAdevIno mArA para keTalo badho anurAga che? kevo divya prema che? mArA prANonI rakSA mATe e putrajanmane avagaNI nAMkhavA taiyAra thaI che. putra karatAM tenA hRdayamAM mArA upara agAdha prema che... madanarekhA, jo eno dohada pUrNa nahIM thAya to, 30% bhAga-1 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAdevIne kaSTa thaze ane garbhane hAni thaze. huM koI upAya vicAruM chuM. pachIthI tamane huM je kahevarAvuM te pramANe tamAre gaMbhIratAthI kArya karavAnuM. have tame jaI zako cho.' sakhIvRMda cAlyuM gayuM. mahArAjA gaMbhIra vicAramAM paDI gayA. mArga sUjhato nathI. mUMjhavaNa vadhI gaI. mahArAjAe mahAmaMtrI sumatisAgarane yAda karyA. mahAmaMtrI upasthita thaI gayA. mahArAjAe temanuM ucita svAgata karyuM. mahAmaMtrI sumatisAgara, mahArAjA puruSadattanA samayathI pUrNa niSThA sAthe mahAmaMtrInuM pada zobhAvI rahelA hatA. siMharAjA pratye temano prema advitIya hato. mahArAjAnA mukha para udvega joIne temaNe pUchyuM : 'rAjezvara, evI kevI ciMtA Apane satAve che ke jeNe ApanA mukhanI kAnti harI lIdhI che? Apano A sevaka divasa-rAta ApanI sevAmAM tatpara hoya, ane Apa mUMjhAyA karo? kaho, niHsaMkoca je mUMjhavaNa hoya te kaho...' mahArAjAe kusumAvalIne AveluM svapna kahyuM. jema jema garbha moTo thato jAya che tema tema rANInuM potAnA pratye badalAyeluM vartana kahyuM... potAnAM AMtaraDAMnuM bhakSaNa karavAnI icchA kahI... garbhapAta karavAno upAya karyo - e vAta paNa kahI. mahAmaMtrIe kAna mAMDIne ekAgratAthI badhI vAta sAMbhaLI. mahAmaMtrInA jIvanakALamAM A jAtanI samasyA pahelI AvI hatI. paraMtu e pIDha, buddhizALI ane vicakSaNa mahAmaMtrI kyAre paNa hAravAmAM mAnato na hato. 'samasyA hoya che to tenuM samAdhAna paNa hoya che,' A siddhAntamAM enI zraddhA hatI. mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, huM saMdhyA samaye ApanI pAse AvuM chuM. eka vAta nizcita mAno ke mahArANInI icchA pUrNa thaze... ane Apane koI ijA paNa nahIM thAya... evo upAya laIne AvIza.' mahArAjA mahAmaMtrIne mUkavA maMtraNAgRhanA dvAra sudhI gayA. temane vidAya ApI pAchA AvyA. temanuM mana haLavuM banyuM hatuM. samasyAnuM samAdhAna maLavAnI AzA jAgI hatI. ghaNAbadhA prasaMgomAM mahAmaMtrInI buddhinA camatkAro joyA hatA, tethI mahAmaMtrI upara zraddhA dRDha banI hatI. samagra rAtrino ujAgaro hato - kusumAvalInI ciMtAe nidrA chInavI lIdhI hatI. ciMtA dUra thaI ke mahArAjAne nidrAe jakaDI lIdhA. zayanakhaMDamAM teo nidrAdhIna thaI gayA. sUryAsta thavAmAM be ghaTikA zeSa hatI. mahArAjAe AMkho kholI. teo palaMga parathI nIce UtaryA, ke bhojanano thALa laI madanarekhAe khaMDamAM praveza karyo. 'mahArAjA, sUryAsta thavAmAM be ghaTikA bAkI che. Apa bhojana karI lo...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 30:

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paNa Arja tuM AvI kaMI?" mahAdevIe AjJA karI." "a, AvI vikaTa sthitimAM paNa e mAruM dhyAna rAkhe che? lAva, Aje to mane sudhA satAve che." mahArAjAe bhojana karI lIdhuM. thALa laIne madanarekhA javA taiyAra thaI. teNe mahArAjA sAme kSaNabhara joyuM. mahArAjAe kahyuM : "ciMtA nA kara. upAya jaDI jaze, ane kAle ja devInI icchA buddhipUrvaka pUrI thaze.' paNa devI nahIM mAne.." mahAmaMtrI manAvaze.." chatAM...' "ciMtA nA kara. paramAtmAnI Acitya kRpA para vizvAsa rAkha." madanarekhA AzAnAM thoDAM kiraNo laI jhaDapathI cAlI gaI. paricArikAe AvIne kahyuM : "mahAmaMtrIjI maMtraNAgRhamAM padhArI gayA che." tarata ja mahArAjA maMtraNAgRhamAM pahoMcyA, mahAmaMtrIe abhivAdana karyuM. khaMDamAM UbhelA sevakone bahAra mokalI mahAmaMtrIe dvAra baMdha karyuM. AvIne mahArAjAnI pAse besI gayA. mahArAjA, upAya jaDI gayo che." bahu sarasa!' AvatIkAle Ape upavAsa karavAno. maLazuddhi karavAnI. pachI ApanI AMkho upara pATo bAMdhI devAno. ApanA peTa upara kRtrima AMtaraDAM bAMdhIne, enA upara sajjaDa pATo bAMdhI devAno.. enA upara uttarIya vastra oDhI levAnuM... pachI devInA dekhatAM. AMtaraDAM kADhI-kADhIne ApavAnAM - khUba ja sAvadhAnIthI ane cokasAIpUrvaka A badhuM thaze." mahArAjAe kahyuM : "upAya sAro che. paraMtu devI ja nahIM mAne to?' huM manAvIza." mahAmaMtrIe zraddhApUrvaka kahyuM. "to huM AvatI kAle upavAsa karIza. prabhAte padha dvArA maLazaddhi karI laIza." mAre kRtrima AMtaraDAM banAvavAnAM che, te mArA vizvAsapAtra kArIgara banAvI deze. khAdyapadArthothI banAvaze." to pachI Apa mahAdevI pAse kyAre ja zo?' kAle prabhAte.' mahAmaMtrIe vidAya lIdhI. mahArAjA rANI kusumAvalIne maLavA enA zayanakhaMDa tarapha gayA. 0 0 0 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo Wii . For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmaMtrIe atyaMta vizvAsapAtra kArIgarane bolAvIne kRtrima AMtaraDAM banAvavAnI rIta samajAvI. "peTamAMthI nIkaLeluM AMtaraDuM kevuM lohI ane mAMsavALuM hoya, tevuM ja AMtaraDuM banAvavAnuM. cAra AMtaraDA banAvavAnAM. peTa upara bAMdhI zakAya... chatAM bAMdhelAM che, enI khabara nA paDe... evI kRtrima cAmaDIthI bAMdhavAnA, basa, ATaluM karavAnuM. e pachI AMtaraDAM kADhavAnuM kAma huM karIza. AvatIkAle rAta sudhImAM joIe, badhAM ja dravyo bhakSya vAparavAnAM...." mahAmaMtrIe eka hajAra sonAmahoronI thelI ApI. kArIgara khuza thayo. mahAmaMtrInI vidAya laI te cAlyo gayo. mahAmaMtrI rAjamahelamAM AvyA. kusumAvalInA zayanakhaMDa pAse pahoMcIne bahAra UbhelI priyaMkarAne kahyuM : "mahAdevIne jANa kara, mAre emane maLavuM che.' priyaMkarAe khaMDamAM jaI kusumAvalane mahAmaMtrInA AgamananI vAta karI. kusumAvalIe kahyuM : "mahAmaMtrIne AdarapUrvaka aMdara laI Ava." kusumAvalIe potAnAM vastra ThIka karyo. vALano juDo ThIka karyo ane palaMga uparathI UtarIne bhadrAsana para besI, mahAmaMtrIe mahArANIe praNAma karyA. kusumAvalIe paNa mahAmaMtrIne praNAma karyA. madanarekhA vagerene bahAra javA saMketa karyo, ane vAtano prAraMbha karyo : devIjyAM sudhI Apano dohada pUro nahIM thAya, tyAM sudhI A zarIra vadhAre kRza thatuM javAnuM. mATe dehada pUro karavo paDaze. mane mahArAjAe vAta karI che. tamAro dehada pUrNa karIza.' kevI rIte? zuM AMtaraDAM kADhyA pachI mahArAjA jIvita rahI zake? mahArAjAnI hatyA karIne mAre jIvavuM nathI...." ApanI bhAvanA sAthe huM saMmata thAuM chuM devI, paraMtu mahArAjAnA prANa surakSita rahe... e rIte huM jAte AMtaraDAM kADhIne ApuM to? pachI mahArAjAne tarata kuzaLa vaidya sAravAra Apaze..... temano ghA bharAI jaze! teo sArA thaI jaze, Apano dohada pUrNa thaI jaze...' kusumAvalIe saMmati ApIne pUchyuM : "ThIka che, dohada pUro thaI jaze, paraMtu e bALaka janmyA pachI... enA pitAnuM ahita karanAro banavAno ja.... mATe ene janma ApIne jIvato rAkhavA nathI icchatI..." "bhale, e jIvano janma thayA pachI zuM karavuM teno vicAra ApaNe pachI karIzuM. tamArI je pramANe icchA haze, te pramANe karIza...' "to Apano upakAra kyAreya nahIM bhUluM....' upakAra nahIM devI, A sevakanuM kartavya che... kartavyanuM pAlana karIza..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 311 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmaMtrI sumatisAgaranI kuneha saphaLa thaI. kusumAvalIno dohada pUrNa thayo. paraMtu tyAra pachI kusumAvalI atyaMta vyathita thaI gaI. teNe kalpAMta karI mUkyo. mahAmaMtrIne teNe kahyuM : "mane mahArAjAnA darzana karAvo.." devI, vaidyo ghA bharI rahyA che. eka ghaTikA pachI tamane emanI pAse laI jaIza. darzana karAvIza. vizvAsa rAkho. mahArAjA jIvaMta che.' eka ghaTikA pachI mahAmaMtrI kusumAvalIne mahArAjAnA zayanakhaMDamAM laI gayA. mahArAjAnI AMkho khullI hatI. kusumAvalIe praNAma karyA. mahArAjAe AMkhothI ja pratyuttara ApI dIdho. mahAmaMtrIe kusumAvalIne bahAra nIkaLI javAno saMketa Apyo. rANI ane maMtrI, baMne bahAra AvyA. maMtrIe rANIne kahyuM: "ApaNe ekAMtamAM thoDI vAto karI laIe.' mArA zayanagRhamAM ja padhAro. rANI jhaDapathI AgaLa cAlI. teNe badhI sakhIone ane dAsIone bahAra mokalI. mahAmaMtrIe praveza karyo. rANIe mahAmaMtrIne besavA bhadrAsana ApyuM. pote eka bIjA bhadrAsana upara besI. mahAdevI, have janma samaye zuM karavuM. e aMge vicAraNA karI levI joIe." sAcI vAta che ApanI. prasutino samaya najIka Ave che." ApanI icchA putrano tyAga karavAnI che ne?' avazya.." "pachI Apane duHkha nahIM thAya ne?" jarAya nahIM. jo Avo pitRghAtaka putra mane khapato hota to huM garbhapAta karavA AkAza-pAtALa eka nA karata. paNa have jyAre janma Apavo ja paDe ema che tyAre huM ene kSaNavAra paNa mArI pAse rAkhavA icchatI nathI.' A Apano chello nirNaya che ne?" hA jI." "to pachI mArI eka sUcanA barAbara dhyAnamAM laI lo. putrano janma thayA pachI pahelA samAcAra mane maLavA joIe, mahArAjAne jANa nahIM karavAnI.' 312 bhAga-1 ( bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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barAbara...' mane samAcAra maLatAM ja huM je ucita haze te karIza. putra tamArI pAse nahIM rahe.." ghaNuM sAruM mAre to e pApAtmAnuM mukha paNa jovuM nathI.' mahAdevI, ApaNe to puruSArtha karavAno che... phaLa je Ave te kharuM..." mahArAjAne samAcAra to ApavA paDaze ne?" ApavAnA che. putra marelo jabhyo che. eTalA ja!' meM paNa ema ja vicAreluM....' paraMtu janmajAta bALakane tarata vastramAM lapeTIne gupta mArge bahAra laI javAnuM kArya; koI eka atyaMta kAryadakSa dAsIne soMpavuM paDaze! ane e dAsI mahelamAM bahu jANItI na hovI joIe...' kasamAvalIe potAnI eka-pachI eka badhI dAsIono vicAra karI joyo. A kArya mATe "mAdhavikA' tene ThIka lAgI. che evI eka dAsI. kAma karaze e paNa e bALaka kone ane kyAM soMpaze? "mahelanI bahAra, jamaNI bAju moTuM pIpaLavRkSa che enI nIce lAla vastravALI eka AdheDa bAI UbhI haze. ene soMpIne dAsI cAlI jAya. eNe mahelamAM pAchA nahIM AvavAnuM e potAnA ghare jAya. sAMja sudhI e ghare rahe." yojanA mujaba huM ene samajAvI daIza.' mahAmaMtrIe rANIne praNAma karyA ane teo cAlyA gayA. ksamAvalIe saMtoSa anubhavyo. mahAmaMtrInI kartavyaniSThA upara rANIne bahumAna thayuM. prasUtino samaya najIka AvI rahyo hato. teNe mahAmaMtrIe batAvelI yojanA madanarekhAne batAvI. madanarekhAe mAdhavikAne bolAvIne yojanA samajAvI, ane kahyuM : "mAdhavikA, jo A kAma tAre pAra pADavAnuM che. tArI caturAInI parIkSA thaze. tane kapaDAmAM lapeTIne bALaka ApI daIza. tAre cUpacApa jhaDapathI mahelamAMthI nIkaLI javAnuM. papaLanA vRkSa nIce UbhelI lAla vastravALI strIne soMpI devAnuM bALaka. koI ja vAta karavAnI nahIM. e strInI sAme paNa jovAnuM nahIM. sIdhA tArA ghare pahoMcI javAnuM. sAMja sudhI mahelamAM nahIM AvavAnuM." mAdhavikAe yojanA samajI lIdhI. madanarekhAe enA kAna pAse moTuM laI jaIne kahyuM : "jo A kAma pAra pADIza. nyAla thaI jaIza. mahArANInI tuM aMgata dAsI banI jaIza... samajIne?' mAdhavikAnA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. 0 0 0 zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 313 For Private And Personal Use Only

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prasUtino samaya AvI lAgyo. kusumAvalInA vizALa zayanakhaMDane vyavasthita goThavI devAmAM Avyo. dhAvamAtA puSpalatA ane madanarekhAe prasUtinI badhI javAbadArI saMbhALI lIdhI. mahArAjAnI eka paNa dAsIne tyAM pravezavA nA dIdhI, prasUti thavAne ekAda ghaTikA zeSa hatI tyAM mAdhavikAe madanarekhA pAse AvI tene kAnamAM pUchyuM : "ahIMthI mahelanI bahAra nIkaLavAno gupta rasto to mane dekhADyo nahIM...?' madanarekhAne thoDI cIDa to caDhI, paraMtu eNe gupta rastAnI samajaNa ApI. chatAM mukhya dvAramAMthI to eNe pasAra thavAnuM ja hatuM. haju madanarekhA mAdhavikAne samajAvI rahI hatI, tyAM to rANInI vedanAnI cIso zarU thaI. mAdhavikAne khaMDanI aMdara na UbhA rahevAnI sUcanA ApI madanarekhA rANInI pAse doDI gaI, puSpalatAe upacAra cAlu karI dIdhA. madanarekhA enI sahAyatAmAM lAgI gaI... eka ghaTikA sudhI rANIne ghora prasava-pIDA sahana karI... teNe putrane janma Apyo. tarata ja navajAta bALakane sApha karI, eka jADA zveta vastramAM lapeTI mAdhavikAne ApI dIdho. mAdhaviDA zayanakhaMDanA gupta mArgethI ravAnA thaI gaI. rANIe madanarekhA sAme joyuM. madanarekhAe rANInA kAnamAM kahI dIdhuM. "kAma patI gayuM che." rANInA mukha para parama saMtoSa chavAI gayo. tene zAnta nidrA AvI gaI.' madanarekhAe puSpalatA sAme joyuM bolI : "mAdhavikAnuM kAma sukharUpa patI jAya.. eTale basa, pachI to mahAmaMtrI saMbhALI leze.. mahArANI ghora mAnasika pIDAthI mukta thayAM." 0 0 0 'UbhI rahe mAdhavikA...' mahelamAMthI bahAra nIkaLavAnA dvAre ja mahArAjA acAnaka bhaTakAI gayA. mAdhavikA hAMphaLI-phAMphaLI thaI gaI. mahArAjAe svAbhAvika ja ene pUchyuM : mAlavikA zuM laIne bahAra jAya che atyAre?" kaMI nathI mahArAjA, huM mArA ghera jAuM chuM..." 'bhale jA, e to kahe mahAdevInI tabiyata kevI che?' haju to mahArAjA pUche che. tyAM mAdhavikAnA be hAthamAM vastrAvRtta kumAre rudana cAluM karyuM. rudana sAMbhaLIne rAjA to camakI UThyo... mAdhavikA thara thara dhrujavA lAgI. enI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaImahArAjAe kaDaka svare pUchayuM : bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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"bola, A bALaka konuM che, ane tuM kyAM laI jAya che?' mAdhavikA DhIlIDhasa thaI gaI. raDI paDI. mahArAjAe kumArane potAnI pAse laI lIdho. enA upara vIMTALeluM vastra dUra karyuM. kumArane hAthamAM pakaDI rAkhIne rAjAe kahyuM : 'mArI AgaLa cAla... mArA maMtraNAgRhamAM javAnuM che.' mAdhavikA AgaLa cAlI. pAchaLa mahArAjA cAlyA. maMtraNAgRhamAM pravezIne, mahArAjAnI mukhya paricArikA lalitAne kumAra soMpIne kahyuM. "tArI pAse rAkha. mahArAjA siMhAsana upara beThA. mAdhavikA nIcuM moDhuM karIne UbhI rahI. kahe, A badhuM zuM che? konA kahevAthI tuM kumArane laI jatI hatI? kyAM laI jatI hatI? mAdhavikA DarI gaI hatI. teNe athathI iti sudhInI vAta kahI dIdhI. mahArAjAe tene kSamA ApI vidAya karI dIdhI. mahArAjAe lalitAne bolAvI. te prauDha vayanI strI hatI. vizvAsapAtra hatI. mahArAjAe ene kahyuM : "jo lalitA, tAre kumAranI dhAvamAtA banavAnuM che. enI saMpUrNa javAbadArI tAre saMbhALavAnI che. ane hA, kumArane tAre na to mahArANIne soMpavAno che, nA mahAmaMtrIne ApavAno che. te loko game teTalI lAlaca Ape ke bhaya batAve, tAre lalacAvAnuM nathI ke gabharAvAnuM nathI. ane jo kumAra tArI pAsethI gayo.... to A talavAra ane tArI garadana... samajI?' 'jI mahArAjA,' lalitAe dhAvamAtA banavAnuM svIkAryuM. tAre nIlamaNiprAsAdanI bAjunA nAnA mahelamAM rahevAnuM che. surakSAno prabaMdha huM karI dauM chuM.' mahArAjA gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI gayA. jo huM rAjamahelanA dAre mAdhavikAne na maLI gayo hota to? jarUra kumArane avAvarU kUvAmAM pheMkI devAmAM Avataene mArI nAMkhavAmAM Avata... ane A paDDayaMtramAM mahAmaMtrI kema saMDovAI gayA? mahArANI to A putrane garbhamAM ja mArI nAMkhavA icchatI hatI. e garbhanA kAraNe ja tenA manamAM mArA pratye dveSa, dhRNA ane tiraskAra jAgato hato. ene mArA zarIranAM AMtaraDAM khAvAnI icchA jAgI. hatI... ene mArA pratye agAdha prema che... pitRghAtaka putra ene na ja game... paraMtu A rIte putrane mArI naMkhAvavAnuM pApa to na ja karAya ne? khera, have huM kumArane e zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 315 For Private And Personal Use Only

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lokonA hAthamAM javA ja nahIM dauM! mAdhavikAe banelI Akasmika ghaTanAnI jANa sarvaprathama mahAmaMtrIne karI dIdhI, ane pachI madanarekhAne. madanarekhA kSaNabhara thatharI gaI. paraMtu tarata ja potAnI jAtane saMbhALI lIdhI. A ghaTanAmAM mahAmaMtrI saMkaLAyelA che, eTale mAre DaravAnuM koI kAraNa nathI." teNe vicAryuM : "mahAdevIne A vAta Aje nathI kahevI, mahAmaMtrIne maLyA pachI ja, je te nirNaya karIza. paraMtu puSpalatAne vAta karI dauM.teNe dhAvamAtAne vAta karI. dhAvamAtAe kahyuM : "banavAkALa badhuM bane che... ApaNe to mahArANInI AjJAthI karyuM che... ApaNe koI doSa nathI, aparAdha nathI." mahAmaMtrI vicakSaNa hatA. mahArAjA emane bolAve, e pahelAM ja teo mahArAjA pAse pahoMcI gayA. mahArAjAnA mukha para thoDI glAni hatI, mahAmaMtrIe mahArAjAne praNAma karyA ane vinayapUrvaka beThA. mahArAjA.je kAma huM karavAno hato, te kAma vaccethI Ape upADI lIdhuM!" 'kayuM kAma mahAmaMtrI?' 'kumAranA pAlananuM!" eTale?" mahArANInuM mana prasanna rahe ane kumAra surakSita rahe e rIte meM yojanA ghaDI rAkhI hatI. ekavAra mArA hAthamAM kumAra AvI jAta, pachI huM Apane vAta karavAno hato. jo mahAdevano vizvAsa saMpAdana karIne kumArane meLavavAnI yojanA nA ghaData, to atyAre kumAra mahelanI pAchaLanA khALakUvAmAM pheMkAI gayo hota..." oho, mahAmaMtrI! tame bahu sAruM kAma karyuM. tame kumArane bacAvI lIdho... have meM enA lAlana-pAlananI vyavasthA karI dIdhI che. tamAre e aMge kaMI karavAnuM rahetuM nathI." jevI mahArAjAnI icchA!' hA, paNa putrajanmanI vadhAmaNI mane rAjasabhAmAM maLavI joIe.. pachI putrajanmano utsava paNa...' mahArAjA, Apa sArI rIte jANo cho ke mahAdevane A badhuM jarAya nahIM game. je kumArane Apa cAho cho, e kumArane teo dhikkAre che... enuM moDhuM jovA paNa rAjI nathI... tyAM putrajanmanI vadhAmaNI... utsava... vagere artha vinAnuM che ane mahAdevIne vyartha kleza karAvanAruM che. A to meM mAro spaSTa abhiprAya Apyo... 313 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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pachI ApanI jevI AjJA.' huM mahArANIne samajAvuM chuM. te mAnI jaze...." to mane koI vAMdho nathI.' mahAmaMtrIne vidAya ApIne mahArAjA kusumAvalI pAse gayA. temaNe madanarekhAne pUchayuM : "jo atyAre devI svastha hoya to mAre temanI sAthe thoDI vAto karavI che." madanarekhAe kusumAvalIne pUchyuM. kusumAvalInuM citta nirmaLa banyuM hatuM. pApI jIvathI teno chUTakAro thaI gayo hato. eTale mahArAjA tarapha have tiraskArano bhAva rahyo na hato. mahArAjAe zayanakakSamAM praveza karyo. madanarekhAe rANInA palaMga pAse bhadrAsana goThavyuM. rAjAe rANIne kuzaLapRcchA karI. rANIe maMda svaramAM javAba Apyo. thoDIvAra mauna dhAraNa karyA pachI mahArAjAe lAgaNIbharyA svaramAM kahyuM : "devI, tamane kadAca khabara nahIM hoya, paraMtu ApaNo navajAta kumAra mArI pAse AvI gayo che....!' rANI camakI gaI... enI AMkhomAM roSa... rIsa ane ciMtAnA bhAvo AvI gayA.. 'tamArI pAse kevI rIte AvI gayo navajAta zizu?" mAdhavikA pAsethI meM laI lIdho." 'bhale rAkhajo tamArI pAse. kyAreya paNa ene mArI sAme nA lAvazo. tamAro zatru tamane gamato hoya to pachI mAre zuM? bolatAM bolatAM rANI hAMphI gaI. 'devI, zAnta thAo. huM ene judA mahelamAM rAkhIza.. tamArI sAme nahIM Ave... pachI to tamane vAMdho nathI ne?" atyAre nathI.. ne nahIM rahe, paraMtu e moTo thaze tyAre moTo vAMdho Ubho thaze...' e samayanI vAta e samaye vicArIzuM.." 'to atyAre zuM karavuM che?" rAjamahelanI paraMparAne pALavI paDaze ne? putrajanmanI vadhAI mane rAjasabhAmAM maLavI joIe. pachI putrajanmano utsava karavo joIe. na gamatuM hoya chatAM rAjaparivAranI paraMparAone anusaravuM paDe mahAdevI!' emAM mAre zuM karavAnuM che?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 17 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mAtra anumati ApavAnI che ane mArA upara aprIti nathI karavAnI...' 'mahArAjA, aprItinuM je kAraNa hatuM te kAraNa dUra thaI gayuM che... have kyAreya ApanA tarapha mArA hRdayamAM aprIti nahIM ja thAya... basa, eka ja vAta Ape mAnavAnI che mArI...' 'kaho... devI...' 'kumAranI koI vAta mArI AgaLa nahIM karavAnI, bhale, e zatru Apano che, mArA pratye enA manamAM zatrutA nahIM rahe, chatAM je bALaka pitAno zatru hoya, te bALaka mane nA game. huM enuM mukha jovA paNa rAjI nathI. mATe, enI carcA tamAre mArI AgaLa nA karavI.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'bhale, huM e sAvadhAnI rAkhIza.' to rAjasabhAmAM vadhAmaNI ApavA priyaMkarA Avaze....' 'sAruM,' mahArAjA cAlyA gayA. kusumAvalI cAlyA jatA potAnA svAmIne jotI rahI.... teNe so maNano nisAso nAMkhyo. 'zatru upara sneha karIne, prema bAMdhIne... eka divasa A saraLa pitA putrano vadhya banaze...' tenI AMkhomAM pANI bharAI AvyAM. madanarekhAe svacchavastrathI AMkho lUchI nAMkhI. 318 rAjasabhAmAM jaIne priyaMkarAe 'putrajanma'nI vadhAI ApI mahArAjAne, mahArAjAe priyaMkarAne zreSTha alaMkAronuM dAna ApyuM. nagaramAM 'putrajanmano utsava racAyo. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 bhava bIjo

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{ $35) rAjakumAranuM nAma 'AnaMda' pADavAmAM AvyuM. dhAvamAtA lalitA, alaga mahelamAM kumArane uchere che. mahArAjA pratidina e mahelamAM jAya che ane kumArane khUba prema kare che. kusumAvalI "AnaMda" thI sAva alipta rahe che. AnaMdane bAlyAvasthAthI zikSaNa ApavAmAM Ave che. taruNa vayamAM tene zastrakaLA ane yuddhakaLAnI tAlIma ApavAmAM Ave che... eka bAjue moTo thato jAya che. bIjI bAju mahArAjA pratye, koI kAraNa vinA enA hRdayamAM roSa vadhato jAya che keSa vadhartA jAya che. "agnizamanA janmanA veranA saMskAro jAgrata thatA jAya che. AnaMda thIvanamAM praveza kare che. avAranavAra te mahArAjAno tiraskAra kare che. mahArAjAnI ekeya sArI vAta mAnato nathI. tenI uddhatAI vadhatI jAya che. tenI svacchaMdatA vadhatI jAya che. mahArAjAnA agAdha premano javAba e ghora avagaNanAthI Ape che. mahArAjAne AnaMda game che. AnaMdane mahArAjA gamatA nathI! kyAreka mahArAjA vicAre che : "AnaMdanuM AvuM ayogya, avicArI vartana kharekhara enA pUrvajanmanAM karmone lIdhe che. saMsAramAM karmo ja jIvane ucita-anucita karavA prere che... pUrvajanmono eno ane mAro koI evo ja saMbaMdha cAlyo Ave che... khera, chevaTe e ja mArA rAjasiMhAsanano uttarAdhikArI che. A rAjyano e ja rAjA banavAno che... ene huM "yuvarAja' pade sthApita karuM to? e mATe mAre mahAmaMtrI, senApati vagerenA abhiprAya jANavA joIe. kusumAvalIne paNa pUchI joIza. jo ke e to kumAranuM nAma sAMbhaLavAya rAjI nathI. te chatAM pUchI to joIza! mahArAjAe potAnA maMtraNAkhaMDamAM rAjyanA pramukha padAdhikArIone AmaMcyA. AmaMtrito samayasara AvI gayA. mahArAjAe vAta prastuta karI. mArA rAjyane vaphAdAra evA tamane bolAvavAnuM kAraNa e ja che ke rAjakumAra AnaMdane yuvarAja-pade sthApita karavAnI mArI icchA che. tamArA sahunA abhiprAya jANavA tamane bolAvyA che. sarvaprathama huM mahAmaMtrIno abhiprAya jANavA icchuM chuM.' mahAmaMtrIe UbhA thaI, mahArAjAne praNAma karI potAnuM vaktavya zarU karyuM : mahArAjA, kumArane yuvarAja-pade game tyAre cchApita to karavA ja paDaze... paraMtu zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 30: For Private And Personal Use Only

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temanAmAM hajI joIe tevI paripakvatA mane nathI dekhAtI. teo rAjanItimAM ane prajA sAthenA vyavahAramAM paripakva banavA joIe. padane anurUpa yogyatA nathI hotI to e vyaktino duniyAmAM upahAsa thAya che. mATe mArI Apane vinaMtI che ke Apa A aMge punarvicAra karo." mahAmaMtrI besI gayA. mahArAjAe senApati jayapAla sAme joyuM. jayapAla UbhA thayA, temaNe potAno abhiprAya ApatA kahyuM : "mahArAjA, mane kumAramAM "yuvarAja' banavAnI.. ke bhaviSyamAM rAjA banavAnI yogyatA jaNAtI nathI. Apa nArAja nA thazo mahArAjA, kumAramAM je viziSTa guNo hovA joIe. temAMno ekeya guNa mane emanAmAM dekhAto nathI. vizeSa zuM kahuM?" nagarazreSThI dhanapAle UbhA thaIne mahArAjAne praNAma karI nivedana karyuM : "mahArAjA, huM jANuM chuM ke kumAra upara Apano ananya rAga che. eTale kumAranI viruddha abhiprAya ApavAthI ApanuM hRdaya dubhAvAnuM che, paraMtu Ape amane bolAvIne abhiprAya pUchayo che eTale nA chUTake kahevuM paDe che ke teo yuvarAja-padane yogya nathI te chatAM Apa temane yuvarAja-pade sthApita karazo to ame emane padocita gaurava ApIzuM ja, emAM Apa nizcita rahejo." daMDanAyaka sudhIre spaSTa zabdomAM potAno abhiprAya uccAryo: "mahArAjA, kumArane yuvarAja banAvIne, emanI uddhatAIne poSavAnuM mane jarAya ucita lAgatuM nathI." mahArAjA vicAramAM paDI gayA. temanuM mana khinna thaI gayuM. teo kaMI ja bolyA nahIM. maMtraNAkhaMDamAM mauna chavAyuM. mahAmaMtrIe manano bhaMga karatA kahyuM : "mahArAjA, Apa vicAra karajo.... chevaTe Apano nirNaya amane badhAne mAnya raheze." mahArAjAe kahyuM : "puna huM tamane bolAvIza, ane mAro nirNaya jaNAvIza. atyAre tame sahu jaI zako cho.' sahu pota-potAne sthAne cAlyA gayA. mahArAjA rANI kusumAvalInA zayanakhaMDa tarapha gayA. kusumAvalIe mahArAjAnuM svAgata karyuM. mahArAjAe siMhAsana para besIne kahyuM : devI, eka bAbatamAM mAre tamAro abhiprAya jANavo che... paNa tame duHkhI nA thAo, to ja pUchavuM che.' nAtha, ApanA tarapha duHkhI thavAnuM koI kAraNa nathI." evuM kAraNa che... mATe kahuM chuM." pUchavuM anivArya hoya to pUcho. mArA duHkhanI ciMtA nA karo." mahArAjAe thoDI kSaNa vicAra karyo... kumAra AnaMdane yuvarAjapada ApavA icchuM chuM... tamAro je abhiprAya hoya te kaho.' 3ra0 bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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"sApane dUdha pivaDAvavuM hoya to bhale, pivaDAvo.. e dUdha jhera ja banavAnuM che... ane e sApa Apane ja DaMkha mAravAno che... mATe je kaMI karo te gaMbhIratAthI vicArIne karajo.' bIjI badhI vAto karIne mahArAjA cAlyA gayA... badhAno virodha hovA chatAM siMharAjAe AnaMdane "yuvarAja' banAvyo. yuvarAja banyA pachI e vadhAre uddhata ane madAMdha banyo. rAjyanA moTA moTA mANasonuM apamAna karavA lAgyo. prajAne raMjADavA lAgyo... ane mahArAjAne rAjasabhAmAM paNa apamAnita karavA lAgyo. ene koI kaMI kahI zakatuM nathI, koI enI sAthe vAta karatuM nathI. kusumAvalI mahArAjAnA thatAM anAdarathI manamAM ne manamAM samasamIne besI rahe che. "jevI bhavitavyatA...!' kahIne vicArIne mananuM samAdhAna kare che. 0 0. eka divasa rAjasabhAmAM rAjyanA guptacaroe AvIne mahArAjAne nivedana karyuM : "mahArAjA, sAmaMta rAjA durmati ke je ApaNA rAjyanA sImADA pAsenA rAjyano rAjA che, te ApaNA rAjyanAM gAmone raMjADe che. ene potAnA sainyano garva che, ene potAnI zaktino mada che...' enI sAna ThekANe lAvavI paDaze. mahAsenApati jayapAla, durmatino nigraha karavA kAM to tame senA sAthe jAo, athavA upa-senApati vIrendrane senA sAthe mokalo.' upasenApati vIrendra thoDI senA sAthe durmatinA killA tarapha prayANa karyuM. durmatine samAcAra maLyA ke vIrendra senA sAthe caDhI Ave che. te potAnI senA sAthe sajja thaIne potAnI sarahada pAse Ubho rahyo. vIrendra durmatinI vizALa senA joI. tene potAnI dhAraNA khoTI lAgI. enA sainya karatA durmatinuM sainya pAMcagaNuM hatuM... yuddha thayuM. yuddhamAM vIrendranI hAra thaI. mahArAjAne potAnI senAnI hAra thayAnA samAcAra maLyA. tarata ja temaNe senApati jayapAlane AjJA karI : "ApaNI vizALa senA taiyAra karo. huM pote yuddha mATe jaIza.' jayapAle kahyuM : "mahArAjA, Apane durmati jevA sAmaMta rAjAnI sAthe yuddha karavA javAnI jarUra nathI.huM jAuM chuM.' senApati, tamAre mArI sAthe AvavAnuM che. AvatI kAle ja ApaNe prayANa karIzuM.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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vizALa senA sAthe mahArAjAe prayANa karyuM. mahArAjAe prayANa karyuM, e pUrve yuvarAja AnaMde, potAnA vizvAsu cAra sainiko sAthe gupta rIte prayANa karI dIdhuM hatuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ane, thoDA ja divasonI daDamajalanA aMte te sAmaMta rAjA durmatinI chAvaNImAM pahoMcI gayo hato. chAvaNImAM praveza karatAM ja durmatinA sainikoe e pAMcane pakaDI lIdhA ane durmatinI samakSa khaDA karI dIdhA. 'koNa cho tame?' 'mitra chIe... mitratA bAMdhavA AvyA chIe.' 'prayojana?' prayojananI jANa pachI thaze. pahelAM maitrIno hAtha lAMbo karo...' 'paNa tamAro paricaya ?' jayapurano yuvarAja AnaMda!' 'oha... mahArAjA siMhano kumAra AnaMda?' 'hA...' durmatine pahelAM Azcarya thayuM, pachI koI khaTapaTanI gaMdha AvI, teNe pUchyuM : 'rAjana, tamAruM du:sAhasa tamane bhAre paDaze. mahArAjA tamane jIvatA pakaDaze... kArAvAsamAM dhakelI deze... ne tamAruM rAjya, jayapuranA rAjyamAM vilIna thaI jaze... tame gaMbhIratAthI vicAro...' 'tamArI vAta vicAravA jevI lAge che.... 'jIvatA rahezo, to bhaviSyamAM vizeSa saMpatti pAmazo. mATe tamane mArI salAha che ke tame mahArAjAnI sAme jaIne zaraNAgati svIkArI lo... mahArAjA kRpAvaMta che. tamArA aparAdhanI kSamA Apaze...' 322 'paNa tame mArA mATe ATaluM badhuM kema vicAro cho?' 'mAre tamArI dostI joIe che mATe! 'dostI zA mATe?' 'tame nirbhayatAthI jayapuramAM AvI zako... ApaNe sAthe besIne, ApaNAM baMne rAjyone samRddha karavAnI yojanA banAvIe... eka-bIjAne sahAyaka banIe!' durmatine durmati maLyo! AnaMdanI vAta durmatine gamI gaI. jaDa buddhino durmati, AnaMdanI cAlamAM phasAyo. durmatie mahArAjAnI zaraNAgati svIkA2vAnuM kabUla karI lIdhuM. AnaMda bIjA rastethI jayapura pahoMcI gayo. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 " bhava bIjo

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mahArAjA siMha, vizALa senA sAthe AgaLa vadhe jatA hatA. vacce vacce senAnA paDAva paDatA hatA. cotho paDAva siMdhu nadInA kinArA para paDyo. mahArAjAno hAthI siMdhunA kinAre-kinAre cAlyo jato hato. mahArAjAnI dRSTi siMdhunA UchaLatA taraMgo tarapha hatI. tyAM kinArAthI thoDe dUra mANasonuM ToLuM UbheluM joyuM. mahArAjAno hAthI e tarapha vaLyo. hAthI uparathI mahArAjAe eka gajabanuM bhayAnaka dRzya joyuM. eka moTo... jADo... ane lAla aMgAra jevI AMkhovALo ajagara, kura2' nAmanA khUnakhAra prANIne, pAchaLanA bhAgethI pakaDIne gaLI javA prayatna karato hato. kura2 prANI eka gharaDA sApane pakaDIne gaLI javA prayatna karato hato. e vRddha sApe eka moTA deDakAne pakaDyo hato. deDako cIso pADato hato.' rAjAe "masyagalAgala" nyAyanI vAta sAMbhaLelI hatI, Aje pratyakSa e dazya joyuM... tarata manamAM vicAra Avyo ke deDakAne bacAvuM.. sApane bacAvuM.. paNa have zakya nathI. lagabhaga patI javA AvyuM che... koI eka-bIjAne choDatA nathI. je svayaM gaNAya che. te bIjAne gaLI javAnI ceSTA kare che!' rAjAne kamakamI AvI gaI. temaNe hAthIne AgaLa calAvyo. jyAM paDAva hato sainyano, tyAM pahoMcyA. dainika kAryomAM vyasta rahyA. rAta paDI ane nidrAdhIna thayA. madhyarAtrimAM mahArAjA jAgI gayA. temanI kalpanAmAM peluM dRzya sAkAra thayuM. ajagara.... kurara... sarpa. deDako...! ciMtananuM cakra gatizIla thayuM : deDakA jevA nirbaLa lokone sApa jevA sabaLa loko gaLI jAya che. arthAt trAsa Ape che. temane vaLI emanAthI sabaLa kurara jevA loko trAsa Ape che... ane emane emanAthI vadhAre baLavAna ajagara jevA loko gaLI jAya che. ane ajagara jevA lokone mota maLI jAya che... A che saMsAra! A che duniyA... AvI duniyAmAM have vaiSayika sakho bhogavavAM - te sAce ja ajJAnatA che. ane A rAjya? mithyAbhimAnano vikAra che... vikAra... A mithyAbhimAna sarva duHkhonuM bIja che. kAraNa ke rAjya eTale pAtALa kUvo! kyAreya ene pUrNa karI zakAya nahIM. rAjyano game teTalo vistAra karavAmAM Ave chatAM icchA apUrNa ja rahe che... aneka khaTapaTa ane kAvAdAvA sivAya bIjuM zuM che rAjyamAM? "huM rAjA chuM!' A mithyAbhimAna sivAya kaMI nathI. bhale vaiSayika sukho bhogavAya. paraMtu pariNAma zuM? durgati ja ne?' jema vezyA mAtra dhanane priya gaNe che tema rAjyo vaibhavane ja cAhe che. rAphaDAmAM jema aneka sarpa hoya che tema rAjyamAM ghaNA badhA bhayaMkara puruSo hoya che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 33 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sApanA karaMDiyAne jema sAvadhAnIthI rAkhavo paDe che, tema rAjyane sAvadhAnIthI jALavavuM paDe che. jema vezyAnA yauvananI ghaNA loko abhilASA rAkhe che tema rAjyanI aneka loko spRhA rAkhe che.. kharekhara, paralokanI dharma ArAdhanAmAM rAjya moTuM vighna che.. mAre vahelAmAM vahelI take rAjayano tyAga karavo joIe... mAruM mana saMsAranA sarva viSayo pratye virakta banyuM che. paraMtu atyAre huM yuddha karavA nIkaLyo chuM. rastAmAMthI pAchA vaLI jAuM, to ucita nahIM gaNAya, prajAnI rakSA mATe mAre durmatine jItavo to paDaze ja. tene jItIne pachI huM jayapura jaIza. ane sAdhudharma svIkAravAnI pUrvataiyArI karIza.." dharmaciMtana karatAM karatAM rAta pUrI thaI gaI. pUrva dizAmAM aruNodaya thayo... mahArAjA potAnAM prAbhAtika kAryomAM parovAyA. maMtrImaMDaLa sAthe yuddha aMgenI carcA cAlatI ja hatI, tyAM sazastra strI-sainike AvIne mahArAjAne praNAma karyA ane nivedana karyuM : "mahArAjA, sAmaMta rAjA durmati chAvaNInA dvAre AvIne UbhA che. temaNe potAnA gaLA upara kuhADo bAMdhelo che. temanI sAthe pAMca puruSa che. te kahe che ke, mahArAjAnI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karavA badala mane khUba pazcAttApa thAya che. mAre mahArAjAnAM darzana karavAM che..." have Apa AjJA karo tema karIe.' mahArAjAe mahAmaMtrI sumatisAgara sAme joyuM. mahAmaMtrI mahArAjAnA abhiprAyane jANatA hatA, temaNe kahyuM : "te bhale Ave..." durmatie taMbUmAM praveza karatAnI sAthe ja mahArAjAne kahyuM : "A mAruM mAthuM.... ne A kuhADo..' te mahArAjAnA pagamAM ALoTI paDyo. "basa thayuM durmati, tane abhaya che... tuM zaraNe Avyo che. zaraNe AvelAne abhaya ja apAya. havethI kyAreya paNa te mArI AjJAnuM ullaMghana nahIM kare...." nahIM karuM mahArAjA... pratijJA karuM chuM..." siMharAjAe durmatino viziSTa satkAra karyo. tene vidAya ApI, pote jayapura tarapha pAchA pharyA. eka ceka cakra 324 bhAga-1 % bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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44. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArAjA siMhe jayapura AvIne sarvaprathama maMtrImaMDaLane AmaMtrita karyuM. mahArAjAe vArtAno prAraMbha karyo : 'yuddha karyA vinA prayojana siddha thaI gayuM... ghora hiMsA thatI aTakI gaI... paraMtu A ghaTanAnI AsapAsa ane mArgamAM joyeluM 'matsyagalAgala'nuM dRzya tenA viSayamAM mane ghaNA ghaNA vicAro AvyA. 'zA mATe sAmaMtarAjA durmatie utpAta macAvelo? rAjyanA vistAranI spRhAe ene utpAta macAvavA prerita karyo... A saMsAramAM AvA utpAto cAlatA rahe che... jIvo AvAM badhAM kukarmo karIne, mRtyu pAmIne, durgatimAM cAlyA jatAM hoya che. vaiSayika sukho halAhala viSa jevAM che... lAkho varSa e sukho bhogavyAM... keTaluM jhera AtmAmAM bheguM thayuM haze? e jheranA prabhAvathI AtmAne mukta karavAno eka ja upAya che, ane te sAdhudharma che. huM sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karavA cAhuM chuM. * mane have rAjyanI spRhA nathI. * viSayomAM Asakti nathI. koI jIva pratye rAga nathI ke dveSa nathI. * duniyA sAthe mAre kaMI levA-devA nathI. eka ja kAma karavAnuM bAkI che, yuvarAja AnaMdano rAjyAbhiSeka, te karIne huM sAdharma aMgIkAra karIza.' mahArAjAe potAnuM vaktavya pUrNa karyuM. maMtrImaMDaLa stabdha thaI gayuM. koIneya AvI kalpanA na hatI. rAjya tyAgano ane sAdhudharmano ATalo jhaDapI nirNaya mahArAjA leze - eno koI saMketa jovA maLyo na hato. mahAmaMtrI UbhA thayA. mahArAjAne praNAma karI temane potAnuM vaktavya zarU karyuM : 'asaMkhya varSothI jayapuranI rAjaparaMparA A ja rIte cAlI AvI che. rAjakumAra yogya uMmaramAM Ave eTale eno rAjyAbhiSeka karI, rAjA-rANI cAritranA mArge jAya, eTale mahArAjAno nirNaya to yogya ja che. vaLI mahArAjA ane mahArANI to gurudevazrI dharmaghoSasUrijI pAsethI jinadharmane pAmelA che. temanA AtmAnA pradeze-pradeze jinadharma pariNata thayelo che. teonA vicAromAM dharma che, teonA AcAromAM dharma che... eTale sarvatyAgamaya sAdhudharmano svIkAra karavAnI bhAvanA temanA hRdayamAM jAge ja.' 'mahArAjA, ame ApanA zreyomArganI ADe nahIM AvIe. ame maMgala kAmanAo karIe chIe ke Apano zreyomArga nirvighna ho.' mahAmaMtrIno svara bhIno thaI gayo hato. upasthita maMtrIo paNa udAsa thaI gayA hatA.' zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 35

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mahArAjAe rAjapurohitane AjJA karI : "AnaMdakumAranA rAjyAbhiSekanuM sAruM muhUrta joIne mane kaho." rAjapurohite tyAM ja paMcAMga joIne, muhUrtano nirNaya karIne jaNAvyuM : "AjathI pAMcamA divase - vasaMta paMcamInA divase rAjakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavo zreSTha che." mahArAjAe maMtrImaMDaLane AjJA karI : "rAjyAbhiSekanI taiyArIo karAvo.' 0 0 0 jyAre nIlamaNi-prAsAdanA maMtraNAgRhamAM maMtrImaMDaLa sAthe mahArAjAnI maMtraNA cAlatI hatI, tyAre kumAra AnaMdanA mahelamAM sAmaMta rAjA durmati sAthe gupta maMtraNA cAlI rahI hatI. rAjA durmati, mahArAjAnI zaraNAgati svIkAryA pachI enI rAjadhAnImAM gayo ja na hato. bIjA mArgethI te jayapura pahoMcI gayo hato. te kumAra AnaMdanA mahelamAM Utaryo hato. vArtAlApano prAraMbha karatAM kumAre kahyuM : "rAja, gaIkAle mane jANavA maLyuM che ke mahArAjA mAro rAjyAbhiSeka karavA icche che... ane atyAre maMtraNAgRhamAM teo maMtrImaMDaLa sAthe maMtraNA karI rahyA che.' kumAra, tame bhoLA nA thazo. je maMtrImaMDaLa tamane yuvarAjapada ApavAnA pakSamAM na hatuM, te maMtrImaMDaLa tamAro rAjyAbhiSeka thavA deze? asaMbhava!" "paraMtu A rIte, mane koInuM dAna khapatuM paNa nathI. mahArAjA ane rAjya Ape ane huM eno svIkAra karI lauM... emAM mAruM parAkrama zuM? parAkramI puruSo potAnA bAhubaLathI rAjya meLavatA hoya che. ane e mATe rAjana, tamAre mane sAtha ApavAno che." "kumAra, tame mAgazo tyAre sAtha ApIza... tame AjJA karazo te pramANe karIza... pachI kaMI?" durmatie kumAranI cApalUsI karatAM kahyuM. to huM tamane, tamArA rAjyanA sImADA pAsenAM 100 gAma bheTa ApIza... tamane "mahAsAmaMta'nI padavI ApIza." ApaNI maitrI che kumAra. maitrImAM AvuM badhuM levA-devAnuM hoya nahIM. Apa mahArAjA banazo! huM mahArAjAno aMgata mitra banIza, basa, ethI vizeSa zuM joIe? rAjanuM mahArAjA ema ne ema nahIM banI zakAya. e mATe vartamAna mahArAjAno vadha karavo paDaze...' kumAranI A vAta sAMbhaLIne durmati jevo puSTa sAmaMta paNa hacamacI gayo... te kumAranA mukha sAme pahoLI AMkhe joI rahyo. rAja, tame DarI gayA? tamane mArI vAtathI AMcako lAgyo?' "nA re nA, kumAra mahArAjA tamArA pitA..' pitA nahIM, duzamana che, mane e dIThe nathI gamato. ane e jIve che tyAM sudhI bhAga-1 + bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM rAjA nahIM-banI zakuM. maMtrImaMDaLa mane rAjA nahIM banavA de...' "kumAra, game te hoya, paraMtu mahArAjAno vadha karavo e koI khAvAnA khela nathI. mahArAjA advitIya yoddhA che. pote ekalA eka hajAra subhaTone bhAre paDe evA che..." ApaNe kyAM yuddhabhUmi para jaIne laDavuM che? ApaNe to chala-kapaTano sahAro laIne emane.." chala-kapaTa? kumAra... bhale meM mahArAjAnI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karyuM che, paNa kyAreya meM chala-kapaTa nathI karyuM.." bhale have huM tamane chala-kapaTa zikhavADIza. rAjanuM, rAjanItimAM chala-kapaTa upAdeya manAyelA che." sAmaMta durmati UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayo. kumAra khaMDamAM AMTA-pherA mAravA lAgyo. durmatie kahyuM : 'kumAra, je kaMI pagaluM bharo, te samajI-vicArIne bharajo. kAraNa ke mahAsenAdhipati jayapAlane tame oLakho cho? e kALano paNa mahAkALa che. mahArAjAno ananya mitra che. mahArAjA pratye zatrutA rAkhanArA be sAmaMta rAjAone ghaDInA chaThThA bhAgamAM eNe yamasadana mokalyA che, eno huM sAkSI chuM..." rAjanuM, tamArI sAme meM dostIno hAtha zA mATe laMbAvyo che? A ja prayojana che. tamArA jevA parAkramI puruSa mArI sAthe hoya, pachI mane ciMtA nA rahe. tamAre mArI pAchaLa ja rahevAnuM che. e senApatino bacco mArA upara prahAra kare, e pahelAM tamAre ene patAvI nAMkhavAno..." 'kumAra, e kAma saheluM nathI.." jANuM chuM saheluM kAma hota to tamane bolAvata nahIM ne!' kumAra hasI paDyo. tenA hAsyamAM krUratAnA paDaghA paDatA hatA. rAjanuM, yogya samayanI ApaNe pratIkSA karIzuM. jyAre yogya samaya Avaze tyAre kAma patAvI daIzuM....' basa, huM A ja vAta kaheto hato. AvA kAmamAM utAvaLa nA karavI joIe. dhIrajathI kAma karavuM joIe." paNa tyAM sudhI tamAre ahIM jayapuramAM ja rahevuM paDaze. ane tamArA khAsa vizvAsapAtra parAkramI so jeTalA yoddhAone paNa jayapuramAM bolAvI levA joIe...' to kAma bagaDI jaze... jayapura rAjyanA guptacarothI kaMI chUpuM rahetuM nathI. ahIM atyAre ApaNA upara paNa koI guptacaranI najara pharatI haze!" "gupta-chadmavezamAM bolAvI lo subhaTone. subhaTanI jarUra paDavAnI ja. kAraNa ke zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 3cha For Private And Personal Use Only

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atyAre jayapurano eka paNa sainika mArI pAse nathI, bIjI bAju mahAsenAdhipati jayapAlathI ApaNe sAvadhAna rahevuM paDe...' | durmati vicAramAM paDI gayo. eka dRSTie ene potAnA subhaTone jayapuramAM rAkhavAnI vAta sArI lAgI. kAle kadAca kumAra pharI beze.. ane senApati gherI le... tyAre enA subhaTonI sahAyathI te bhAgI to zake! potAnA prANanI rakSA to karI zake...! teNe tarata ja potAnA araNyapuramAM gupta rIte saMdezo mokalIne zIdhrAtizIdhra so subhaTone bolAvI lIdhA. kumAra AnaMde temanI rahevAnI-jamavAnI vagere vyavasthA goThavI dIdhI. 0 0 0. mahArAjAe mahArANI kusumAvalIne kumAranA rAjyAbhiSekanI vAta karI. kusumAvalI mauna rahI... vicArIne bolI : Ape kumArane bolAvIne vAta karI ke huM tAro rAjyAbhiSeka karavA icchuM "nA, have vAta karIza.' e pahelAM enA rAjyAbhiSekanuM muhUrta paNa kaDhAvI lIdhuM Ape. e udaMDa che.. tamane nA pADI deze to?" meM to rAjyAbhiSeka mATenI sAmagrI paNa taiyAra karavA mahAmaMtrIne AjJA karI dIdhI che..." mAruM mana mAnatuM nathI nAtha, ApaNe to have zIdhrAtizIdhra cAritradharma svIkArI laIe, e ja zreSTha mArga che." rAjyAbhiSeka thaI gayA pachI bIjA ja divase ApaNe gurudeva dharmaghoSasUrijInI pAse cAritradharma aMgIkAra karI laIzuM.." huM to kahuM chuM ke maMtrImaMDaLa rAjyAbhiSeka karaze... ApaNe Aje ja nIkaLI jaIe svAmI! mAruM mana khUba vihvaLa banyuM che. mane have eka-eka kSaNa akArI lAge che A mahelamAM.... A nagaramAM. dUra dUra cAlyA javA mATe mana jhaMkhyA kare che.... Apa jo mane anujJA Apo to huM Aje ja gurudeva pAse pahoMcI jAuM...! devI, have kyAM vAra che? vasaMta paMcamInA divase rAjyAbhiSeka karIne... tarata ja nIkaLI jaIzuM." "mahArAjA, kSamA karajo... paraMtu zuM Ape ja rAjyAbhiSeka karavo jarUrI che? ApanA vinA nA thaI zake rAjyAbhiSeka?" "thaI zake paraMtu atyAre ApaNe rAjyAbhiSeka karyA vinA sAdhudharma svIkArI laIe to anucita lAge. maMtrImaMDaLa paNa nA mAne.." jevI ApanI icchA nAtha! huM to ApanAM caraNonI dAsI chuM. vadhAre zuM kahuM? mane azubhanA bhaNakArA vAge che..." 328 bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mahAdevI, zubha ke azubha... badhuM karmone AdhIna che. ApaNe zubhamAM sAvadhAna rahevAnuM che, azubhamAM sAvadhAna rahevAnuM... je kaMI zubha-azubha banavAnuM ja che. te banIne ja raheze. 'bhavitavyatA' ne koI mithyA karI zakatuM nathI. devI, manamAMthI bhaya dUra karo. nirbhaya banI jAo!' kusumAvalI mahArAjAnI nirbhaya-vANI para ovArI gaI. paraMtu tene jyAre gupta mAhitI maLI hatI ke kumAranA mahelamAM sAmaMta rAjA durmati AvIne rahelo che.' tyAre tarata madanarekhA dvArA senAdhipati jayapAlane sAvadhAna rahevA sUcanA ApI dIdhI hatI. 'mahArAjA ekalA kyAMya bahAra nA jAya, emanI sAthe jayapAle pote ja rahevAnuM...' jayapAle guptacara dvArA mAhitI meLavI lIdhI ke 'durmati kumAranAM mahelamAM gupta rIte rahelo che.' e satarka banI gayo hato. rAjamahelanI cAre bAju gupta vezamAM sazastra sainikono pahero goThavI dIdho hato... A vAta, kumAranI eka dAsIe kumArane kahI ke : 'rAjamahelanI cAre bAju sazastra sainiko goThavAI gayA che, kAraNa ke Apano rAjyAbhiSeka nakkI thayo che, eTale surakSAno prabaMdha karavAmAM Avyo che. durmatie kahyuM : 'kumAra, tamane kaMI samajAya che kharuM? rAjyAbhiSekanA prasaMge rAjamahelanI cAre bAju sazastra sainiko zA mATe goThavavA paDe? mane to bIjI ja gaMdha Ave che...' 'zAnI?' kumAre pUchyuM. 'tamArI yojanA pAra paDe e pahelAM tamane ja patAvI nAMkhavAnI A yojanA che...!' 'eTale?' 'tamane rAjamahelamAM bolAvavAmAM Avaze... pachI gherI levAmAM Avaze... ne dhaDathI mAthuM juduM...' 'mahArAjA AvuM nA kare...' 'badhuM ja bane rAjanItimAM! mahArAjA nA kare... maMtrI kare... senApati kare...' 'mane samajAtuM nathI.' 'mane samajAya che... kumAra! tame jANo cho ke tamArAM mAtA-mahArANI tamane jarAya nathI cAhatAM... tamAruM mukha jovA paNa rAjI nathI... ane tame tamArI mAtAnuM mukha zuM joyuM che? e tamane 'pitAnA hatyArA...' tarIke ja samaje che... eTale tame pitAnI hatyA karo e pUrve e tamane ja haNAvI nAMkhe!' kumAra gaMbhIra vicAramAM paDI gayo. tyAM dvArapAle AvIne kahyuM : 'mahArAjakumAra, Apane maLavA senAdhipati jayapAla zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only ZE

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pote AvyA che.." sAMbhaLIne durmatino pasIne chUTI gayo. te mahelanA bhUmigRhamAM adazya thaI gayo. kumAra mahelanA dvAre jaIne jayapAlanuM svAgata karyuM. baMne kumAranA maMtraNAgRhamAM AvyA. 'kumAra, mahArAjA taraphathI Apane zubha samAcAra ApavA Avyo chuM. vasaMta paMcamInA divase Apano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAno nirNaya karavAmAM Avyo che. mahArAjAnI icchA che ke Aje Apa teone mahelamAM jaIne maLo. yuddhayAtrAthI pAchA AvyA pachI saMbhavataH Apa mahArAjAne maLyA nathI...?' "sAcI vAta che... nathI maLyo." koI agatyanA kAmamAM vyasta hazo..?" agatyanuM kAma mAre zuM hoya? tamAre hoya senApatijI!' "to pachI Ape mahArAjane maLavuM joIe ne? Apa kyAre padhArazo mahArAjA pAse? madhyAhnakALe yA saMdhyA kALe? Apa kaho eTale huM mahArAjAne nivedana karI zakuM." ane huM mahArAjAne maLavA na jAuM to?" "evuM zA mATe?' 'teone maLavAnI mArI icchA nathI." enuM koI kAraNa jANI zakuM?' tamAre jANavAnI jarUra nathI. senApatijI...' "eTalA mATe jANavuM jarUrI che ke ApanA rAjyAbhiSekanI tithi jAhera thaI gaI che. rAjyAbhiSekanI taiyArIo cAlI rahI che, ane e badho kAryabhAra huM saMbhALuM mArA kahevAthI nahIM...' mahArAjAnI AjJAthI.' "to teonI sAthe vAta karo...' to zuM Apa rAjyAbhiSeka mATe taiyAra nathI? ApanI icchA nathI? mAre mahArAjAne nivedana karavuM paDaze.' huM koInA dayA-dAnathI rAjya meLavavAmAM mAnato nathI. huM mArA parAkramathI rAjya meLavI zakuM chuM.." senApati jayapAla potAnA manamAM samasamIne besI rahyA.. thoDIvAra besIne huM jAuM chuM...." kahIne UbhA thayA. sAvadhAnIthI mahelanI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. 0 0 - kumAra vigata bolyo : "jayapAla, tuM mane phasAvIne mArI nahIM zake!" 33e bhAga-1 * bhava bIjI For Private And Personal Use Only

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45 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mahArAjA AnaMdakumAre Apane maLavAnI spaSTa nA pADI.' senAdhipati jayapAle mahArAjAne kahyuM. 'paraMtu kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAno che, tenuM zuM? nagaramAM jAherAta thaI gaI che...' 'mahArAjA, mane lAge che ke kumAra ApanA pratye saMpUrNa abhAvavALA banI gayA che. temanI bolavAnI rIta joyA pachI mane lAge che ke teo koI vidroha karavAnI taiyArImAM hovA joIe!' 'zA mATe vidroha karavAno? huM rAjya nA Apato houM to vidroha kare, huM svayaM sAme cAlIne ene rAjya ApuM chuM ane tarata ja gRhavAsa tyajI cAritramArga levAno chuM. huM kumAranA mArgamAM kyAM ADo AvuM chuM?" 'Apa je saraLatAthI vicArI rahyA cho, kumAra e rIte nathI vicAratA...' 'huM kumArane jaIne badhI vAta samajAvuM to?' 'zA mATe Apa padhAro? mane ucita nathI lAgatuM. ane kumAranA mahelamAM meM je vAtAvaraNa joyuM... tevI sthitimAM Ape tyAM nahIM ja javuM joIe...' 'jayapAla, tuM mArI surakSAnI ciMtA kare che ne? zA mATe? putranA ghera pitA jAya, emAM bhaya zAno? emAM ciMtA zAnI?' 'je putra pitAne duzmana mAnato hoya, te putranA ghera pitAe na ja javuM joIe... evuM mAruM maMtavya che. pachI jevI ApanI icchA. 'jayapAla, tuM mAro mitra che. mArA jIvananI tane ciMtA thAya che ne? paNa mane A jIvanano koI moha ja nathI rahyo! je jIvanane meM khUba cAhyuM hatuM... e cAhanA have AMzika paNa nathI rahI.... 'mahArAjA, mane duHkha e vAtanuM thAya che ke je kumArane Ape mahArANInI icchAthI viparIta pALyo, poSyo... ane zikSaNa ApyuM, agAdha prema Apyo... e putra niSkAraNa ApanA pratye vairabhAva rAkhe... te mArA mATe asahya che... mahArAjA, huM to Aje Apane kahuM chuM ke kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnuM mulatavI rAkhIne, Apa ane mahArANI ApanA cAritramArge cAlyA jAo... rAjyAbhiSeka kono ka2vo, kyAre karavo - A badhuM maMtrImaMDaLane soMpI do...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 339

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'jayapAla, A ja abhiprAya mahArANIe Apyo hato. kAraNa ke te kumArane dhikkAre che... kumArane te jherI sApa ja mAne che. Aje huM paNa e ja abhiprAya dharAvuM chuM. e sApa ja mane lAgyo. jyAre DaMkha mAre, te kaLI zakAya ema nathI. kharekhara, e bhayAnaka mANasa lAgyo mane...' bhale, enAM karmo ene prerita karI rahyAM che. karmavaza jIvo A saMsAramAM zuM nathI karatA? jayapAla, kharekhara, karmabaMdhanone toDavAno puruSArtha A jIvanamAM karI levA jevI che..." mahArAjA, Apa kumAranA mahelamAM nahIM padhAre ne?" mArA mitra, ekavAra huM jaI AvuM ema mAruM hRdaya kahe che." tyAM javA mATe Apane ApanAM karmo ja prerita karI rahyAM che ne? kumAranA karmo Apano vadha karavA prerita karI rahyAM che, ApanAM karmo Apane vadhya banavA prerita karI rahyAM che.. ema ja mAre mAnavAnuM ne? jayapAla, zA mATe tuM vadhanI kalpanA kare che?' kAraNa ke huM kumArane maLIne, enA mijAjane joIne Avyo chuM. mane e dIThoya gamyo nahIM... ApanA pratye enA manamAM bhArobhAra vairAgni saLagI rahyo che.... AvA mANasa upara vizvAsa karAya ja nahIM.." 0 0 0 senAdhipati jayapAle mahArAjAne kumAranA mahelamAM nahIM javA khUba samajAvyA, paraMtu mahArAjAe manomana kumAra pAse javAno nirNaya karI lIdho. jayapAle mahArAjAnA aMgarakSakane jarUrI sUcanAo ApI hatI. jarA paNa galatamAM nahIM rahevA bhArapUrvaka jaNAvyuM hatuM. mahArAjA rathamAM besIne kumAranA mahele pahoMcyAM. dvArapAla doDIne mahelamAM gayo. mahArAjAnA AgamananI jANa kumArane karI. kumAra, roSathI dhamadhamI UThyo. teNe tatkAla manamAM nirNaya laI lIdho : "mArA A dumanano vadha karavAno zreSTha samaya che A." te khullI talavAra sAthe, maMtraNAkhaMDanA dvAra pAchaLa Ubho rahI gayo... mahArAjAe maMtraNAkhaMDamAM praveza karyo. temanI pAchaLa aMgarakSaka khullI talavAra sAthe pravezyo... ke tarata ja kumAre pahelAM aMgarakSakanuM mAthuM dhaDathI juduM karI nAMkhyuM. mahArAjAe pAchaLa joyuM.. "are kumAra.." bolavA gayA tyAM to kumAre mahArAjAnA zarIra para prahAra karI dIdho. mahArAjA bhUmi para paTakAI paDyA... paraMtu jevo e bIjo ghA karavA gayo... ke enA hAthamAMthI talavAra chUTI gaI. tenA hAtha upara 332 bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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talavArano prahAra thayo. haju e hAra tarapha najara kare che, tyAM to senApati jayapAle kumArane doraDAnA phaMdAmAM phasAvIne bAMdhI dIdho... sainikoe kumAranA mahelane gherI lIdho. kumAranI cAre bAju sazastra sainiko goThavAI gayA... sAmaMta durmatinA subhaToe sAmano karyo. mahArAjAnI senAe joradAra humalo karIne e subhaTone mAravA mAMDyA. nagaramAM vAyuvege vAta prasarI gaI... prajAmAM hAhAkAra thaI gayo. senApati jayapAle kumAranI bharjanA karI kahyuM : "are pitRdrohI. rAjadrohI kumAra... have tuM jIvato nahIM rahe..." jayapAle talavArane AkAzamAM UMcI karI. ghA karavA jAya che, tyAM mahArAjA bolI UThyA : "nA mAraso kumArane, mArA dehanA sogaMda che tamane... have kumArane mAravAthI zuM vizeSa che? huM to have mRtyuzadhyA para chuM... ghaDI-be ghaDIno mahemAna chuM... tame kumArane choDI do... eno rAjyAbhiSeka karo. have e ja tamAro rAjA che.." mahArAjAnI AjJA AgaLa jayapAla vivaza thaI gayo. teNe sainikone yuddha baMdha karavAnI AjJA ApI. tenuM mana sAva khATuM thaI gayuM..." ATalI hada sudhInI dayA? na cAle... A duniyAmAM. durjano upara dayA karAya ja nahIM. aparAdhIne sajA karavI ja joIe." teNe kumAranAM baMdhano kholI nAMkhyAM. ane te tvarAthI mahelamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayo... sainiko paNa ghaNA cAlyA gayA. - kumAre sAmaMta durmatine AjJA karI : "A mArA duzamanane doraDAthI sajjaDa rIte bAMdho." durmatie lohI-luhANa rAjAne bAMdhyA.. paNa tyAM hajAro nAgariko yuvAno ghasI AvyA, "choDI do mahArAjAne soMpI do ane yuvAnoe moTethI bUmo pADavA mAMDI... kumAre subhaTone AjJA karI : "A badhA yuvAnone pakaDI lo. temane jelamAM pUrI do..." mahArAjAne bAMdhIne, durmatinA rakSaNa nIce, temane jelamAM laI javAmAM AvyA, jelanA evA aMdhAriyA khaMDamAM mahArAjAne pUrI dIdhA ke je khaMDamAM mAthuM phATI jAya tevI durgadha hatI. eka khUNAmAM viSTAno Dhagalo paDyo hato... bhIMtonA bAkorAomAM sarpono vAsa hato.. chAparAmAM sarponI kAMcaLIo laTakI rahI hatI. moTA moTA uMdara daromAMthI nIkaLatA hatA ane khaMDamAM Ama tema doDatA hatA... jANe eka prakAranuM naraka ja hatuM. mahArAjAne temAM pUrIne bahAra sainikone goThavI dIdhA. mahArANI kusumAvalI pAse priyaMkarA doDI gaI, ane AnaMdanA mahelamAM banelI durghaTanA kahI batAvI... mahArAjAne jelamAM pUrI devA sudhInI vAta karI... kusumAvalIe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 333 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ghora AkraMda karavA mAMDyuM. AMkhomAMthI codhAra AMsu vahevA lAgyAM... potAnI chAtI para prahAro karavA lAgI. bhUmi para pachaDATo khAvA lAgI. tenA vALa chUTI gayA.. tyAM madanarekhAnI sAthe senAdhipati jayapAla pahoMcI gayA. madanarekhAe parANe mahArANIne potAnA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI lIdhI... jayapAle kahyuM : mahAdevI, tame jJAnI cho. saMsAranA svarUpane jANo cho. dana nA karo... je banavAnuM hatuM. jenA spaSTa saMketa Apane maLI gayA hatA, te ja banyuM che...' mahArANInuM kalpAMta zAMta paDyuM, chatAM teo atyaMta vyathita thaI gayAM hatAM. temaNe jayapAlane kahyuM : "jayapAla, tamArA jevA ajeya yoddhA tyAM hovA chatAM..." devI, zuM karuM? kumArane meM bIjo prahAra karavA pahelAM pakaDI lIdho hato. bAMdhI. dIdho hato. ne ene motane ghATa utArI devA talavAra havAmAM vIMjhI... tyAM ja mahArAjAe mane rokI dIdho... emanA sogaMda ApyA. ane mArA hAtha heThA paDyA.... mahAdevI, mAruM mana khATuM thaI gayuM che. have A nagaramAM rahevAze nahIM. A rAjyamAM paNa nahIM rahevAya...jaladIthI jaladI cAlyA javuM che...' "cAlyA javAnuM pachI, pahelAM mane mahArAjA pAse laI jAo... mAre emane maLavuM che.' kusumAvalIne senApati jayapAla kArAvAsamAM laI AvyA. je khaMDamAM mahArAjAne rAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA, tyAM kusumAvalIne laI javAmAM AvI. mahArAjAne jotAM ja kusumAvalI jamIna para paTakAI paDI. karuNa rudana karavA mAMDI. enA kalpAMta kArAvAsane adhika zokamagna banAvI dIdhuM. mahArAjAe kahyuM : "devI, zAnta thAo. A tame ArtadhyAna karI rahyAM cho tame jANo cho ke ArtadhyAna karavAthI pApakarmo baMdhAya che. cittamAM kleza pedA thAya che... mATe zoka nA karo. koI lAbha nathI zoka karavAthI. A saMsAra Avo ja che! rAga ane dveSanuM eka moTuM tAMDavanRtya cAlI rahyuM che. sarve jIvo nATakanAM pAtra che.. tame nATakanuM pAtra cho, huM paNa A vizvanATakanuM eka pAtra chuM. devI, pUrvajanmonAM karmonA vipAkone aTakAvI zakAtA nathI. samatA bhAvathI e vipAkone bhogavavAnA che. koI sAra nathI saMsAranAM bhogasukhomAM. tame sArabhUta jinavacanane prApta kareluM che. jinavacana ja zaraNabhUta che, mATe tame jinavacananI ja ArAdhanA karo. lakSmI vIjaLInA jhabakArA jevI caMcaLa che. svajana-samAgamo svapna jevA kSaNika che, 338 bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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A rAganA vividha vilAso.... kharekhara, duHkhAMtavALA che...' kusumAvalI kaMIka svastha banI. teNe kahyuM : "prANanAtha, ApanI vAta sAcI che. temAM koI ja zaMkA nathI. have mane jIvanano moha rahyo nathI... ane have huM mahelamAM rahI zakuM ema nathI. Apa mane AjJA Apo, huM cAritradharma aMgIkAra karuM.' mahAdevI, asAra saMsAramAM sArabhUta hoya to ekamAtra cAritradharma che. tame e cAritradharma dravyathI ane bhAvathI svIkArI zakazo. huM paNa bhAvathI cAritradharmano svIkAra karuM chuM. tamAro zreyamArga nirvighna ho...' kusumAvalIe vAraMvAra mahArAjAnI kuzaLatA cAhI. punaH punaH caraNomAM praNAma karyo... ne dhIre dhIre te khaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. kArAvAsanI bahAra senAdhipati jayapAla UbhA ja hatA. kasamAvalIne surakSitapaNe rAjamahelamAM laI gayA. kusumAvalIe kahyuM : "jayapAla, tame kyAre A nagara choDavA cAho cho?' Aje ja mahAdevI..." "to huM paNa tamArI sAthe AvIza... tame mane gaMdharvadattA" nAmanAM vidyAdhara sAdhvIjI pAse laI ja zo? huM gRhatyAga karI, tenI pAse sAdhudharma svIkArIne, mArI zeSa jIvanayAtrA pUrNa karIza.." madanarekhA kusumAvalInA khoLAmAM mastaka mUkI raDI paDI. 'devI... zuM thaI gayuM.. A badhuM? mahela smazAnavat banI gayo... sarvasva luMTAI gayuM...' madanarekhA A saMsAra che. saMsAramAM AvuM badhuM bane..." paraMtu devI, je e vakhate garbhapAta thaI gayo hota... to." bhavitavyatAne koI mithyA karI zakatuM nathI..." kusumAvalIe jayapAla tarapha joIne kahyuM : "ApaNe Aje ja, atyAre ja nIkaLI... jaIe... tame baMne taiyArI karIne Avo...' zAnI taiyArI mahAdevI? ApaNe be azvo para cAlI nIkaLIe... Apa ane madanarekhA eka azva upara, ane bIjA azva upara huM.' rAjamahelanA prAMgaNamAM hajAro strI-puruSo bhegAM thayAM hatAM. sau koI raDI paDyA hatAM... mahArANI, madanarekhAnA khabhA para hAtha mUkIne mahelanI bahAra AvyAM... prajAe temane namaskAra karyA. jayapAle gaMbhIra svare nivedana karyuM : vahAlA prajAjano, mahArANIne vidAya Apo... teo AtmakalyANanA mArge zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 331 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jaI rahyAM che. teo sAdhvI banIne mAnavajIvanane saphaLa banAvaze...' amane choDIne nA jazo mahAdevI...' lokoe rANIno mArga rokyo. priya prajAjano, have zuM huM A mahelamAM rahI zakuM? have zuM huM A nagaramAM... A rAjyamAM rahI zakuM? mAruM mana A samagra saMsAra pratye virakta banyuM che. tamAruM huM kuzaLa cAhuM chuM.' madanarekhAno sahAro laI kusumAvalI atyArUDha banI, tyAra pachI madanarekhA azva upara caDhI gaI. lokoe be hAtha joDI.. praNAma karyA. ne azvane mArga Apyo. be azvonI pAchaLa hajAro nagaravAsIo cAlavA lAgyA.. cAlatA ja rahyA. nagarathI bahu dUra sudhI cAlatA rahyA. azvo UbhA rahyA. senAdhipati jayapAle prajAjanone pAchA vaLavA samajAvyA. nagarazreSThIe jayapAlane kahyuM : "rsanAdhipatijI, zuM Apa paNa amane choDIne cAlyA jAo cho?" "hA, have A nagaramAM. A rAjyamAM huM nahIM rahuM. mAruM mana A dezapradezamAMthI UThI gayuM che. jyAM bhAgya laI jaze tyAM jaIzuM. tamane sahune mArAM praNAma!" prajAjano UbhA rahI gayA. azvo AgaLa vadhI gayA. 0 0 0 pazcima mahAvideha kSetramAM asaMkhya varSo pahelAM banelI A ghaTanA che. jayapurarAjyathI ghaNe dUra. Adityapura nagaramAM vidyAdharakuLanAM sAdhvIjI gaMdharvadattA vicaratAM hatAM, mahArANI kasamAvalIe emanAM ghaNAM varSo pahelAM darzana karyA hatA. temanI pAse temane cAritradharma svIkAravo hato. aneka divasonI yAtrAnA aMte teo Adityapura pahoMcyAM. Adipura nagaranA zreSThI AdinAthanI pauSadhazALAmAM sAdhvIjI birAjamAna hatAM. jayapAla ane madanarekhA sAthe kusumAvalIe sAdhvIjIne vaMdanA karI. ja jayapAle kusumAvalIno paricaya Apyo. - kusumAvalIe cAritra-dharma ApavA sAdhvIjIne prArthanA karI. sAdhvIjIe rANIne sAdhvI-veza Apyo. jayapAla ane madanarekhAe gRhasthagharmano svIkAra karyo. teo AdityapuramAM vasI gayAM. 339 bhAga-1 % bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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45 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kusumAvalIe madanarekhA tathA jayapAla sAthe nagara choDI dIdhuM ane mahAdevI cAritradharma levA cAlyAM gayAM, A samAcAra kArAvAsanA rakSako dvArA mahArAjAne maLI gayA. 'bahu sAruM thayuM... mahArANInA mArgamAM koI avarodha nA Avyo! tene kalyANakAminI madanarekhA ane kRtajJa jayapAlano sAtha maLI gayo... e avazya surakSitapaNe sAdhvIjI gaMdharvadattA pAse pahoMcI jaze... cAritradharma svIkArI te sAdhvI banI jaze. sAdhvIjI gaMdharvadattA, utkRSTa cAritranuM pAlana karanArAM che. meM teone, jayapuramAM padhArelAM tyAre joyelAM. saumya prakRtivALAM che ane mRdubhASI che. mokSamArganuM teone yathArtha jJAna che. sahavartI AryAo sAthe teono samucita vyavahAra che... kusumAvalI teonAM caraNomAM parama zAnti pAmaze. parama saMtoSa pAmaze. jJAna-dhyAnanI ArAdhanAmAM tenuM citta parama AhlAda anubhavaze. AtmAnA zuddha svarUpanI ene jhAMkhI thaze... kharekhara, e bhAgyazALI banI... huM enA cAritradharmanI anumodanA karuM chuM. ene samAdhimRtyunI prApti thAo... sarva karmono kSaya karI e mahAnirvANane prApta karo...' mahArAjA AnaMdavibhora thaI gayA... pachI temanA cittamAM AtmaciMtana zarU thayuM : 'zuM dhAryuM hatuM... ne zuM banI gayuM? kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karIne... gurudeva pAse jaIne cAritradharma levAno nirNaya karyo hato... pratikULa karmoe e manorathanA TukaDeTukaDA karI nAMkhyA. kusumAvalIe kahyuM hatuM... 'rAjyAbhiSeka karanArA karaze, ApaNe Aje ja nIkaLI jaIe...' paNa mane te ucita nA lAgyuM... pAMca divasano gALo bahu TUMko lAgyo... kALa upara vizvAsa karI beTho.' pAMca divasamAM zuM bagaDI javAnuM che?' paraMtu badhuM ja bagaDI gayuM... kalpanA bahAranuM banI gayuM. banI zake badhuM ja A viSama saMsAramAM! kalpanA mujaba nA barna, kalpanA bahAranuM banI jAya... khera, kevaLajJAnInA jJAnaprakAzamAM to A badhuM nizcita ja hatuM. mane kArAvAsanuM duHkha nathI... A kArAvAsa karatAM to A dehano kArAvAsa vadhu bIbhatsa, vadhu bhayAnaka ane vadhu trAsadAyI che. mAre to mArA AtmAne dehanA kArAvAsamAMthI mukta karavo che. A bAhya kArAvAsanuM duHkha huM sahajatAthI sahI zakuM ema chuM... kAraNa ke gurudeve cAragatinuM svarUpa samajAvatAM je narakagatinuM varNana karyuM hatuM... e narakanAM duHkho, narakanI bIbhatsatA ane narakanI bhayAnakatAnI tulanAmAM e kArAvAsa to kAMI ja nathI! narakamAM to asaMkhya varSo sudhI niraMtara duHkha ane trAsa bhogavavAM paDe che. A kArAvAsamAM to mAre varSo nahIM, mahinAo nahIM, thoDA divaso ja ati alpa duHkha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 339

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sahavAnuM che... te paNa satata nahIM. ahIM mane bhojana maLe che. ahIM huM UMghI zakuM chuM... ahIM huM zAntithI dharma-ciMtana karI zakuM chuM... ghaNuM sAruM che ahIM! ane bhale kumAre mArA zarIra para talavArano prahAra karyo... mAruM mana to salAmata che! mArA manane eNe nukasAna pahoMcADyuM nathI... eTale huM A AtmaciMtana karI zakuM chuM... ane bhAvacAritra paNa svIkArI zakuM chuM! ahIM mAre mana-vacana-kAyAthI koI pApa karavAnuM nathI. aho! ahIM mane saMpUrNa niSpApa jIvana jIvavAno aNamola avasara maLI gayo! hA, mArA mATe baneluM bhojana mAre grahaNa karavuM paDe... eTalo doSa lAge. paraMtu have mAre bhojana zA mATe karavuM joIe? mane have jIvana pratye moha ja nathI! ane je rIte mAruM zarIra dhavAyuM che, e rIte huM jhAjhA divasa jIvI zakuM ema paNa nathI... huM 'anazana' karI lauM to? have mAre AhAranI jarUra nathI, have mAre pANInI jarU2 nathI. gurudeve mane 'bhaktaparijJA' anazana svIkAravAnI rIta paNa batAvI hatI. huM kSudhA ane tRSAne sahI zakuM chuM. huM anazana karI lauM! ane zeSa jIvana paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM pasAra karuM. AtmAnA vizuddha svarUpamAM lIna banuM...' mahArAjAnuM AtmavIrya ullasita banyuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir temaNe anazana svIkArI lIdhuM. AtmAnI sAkSIe ane paramAtmAnI sAkSIe.... tyAM ja kArAvAsano daravAjo khUlyo. dvAra2kSaka bhojanano thALa laIne pravezyo : 'mahArAjA, ApanA mATe A bhojana che.' bhAI, mAre bhojananI have jarUra nathI.' 'kema?' 'meM anazana karyuM che. jIvananA aMta sudhI meM pANI ane bhojanano tyAga karyo che.... dvAra2kSakanI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. te bhojanano thALa laIne bahAra nIkaLI gayo. kArAvAsanA adhikArIne vAta karIH 'mahArAjA have kyAreya AhArapANI grahaNa nahIM kare. emaNe 'anazana' karI lIdhuM che.' 336 'sAcI vAta che mahArAjAnI... AvI ghora pIDAmAM, ghora apamAnita avasthAmAM teo bhojana kevI rIte kare? AvA deva jevA mahArAjAnI kumAre kevI durdazA karI?...' adhikArI, senAdhipati jayapAlano ja mANasa hato. jayapAle ene kArAvAsanA adhikArI pade mUkelo hato. kArAvAsamAMthI sAmaMta durmati ane enA subhaTo cAlyA gayA pachI, A adhikArIe jhaDapathI mahArAjAne bIjA svaccha khaMDamAM pheravI dIdhA hatA. chatAM kArAvAsa eTale kArAvAsa...? adhikArI azva para besI zIghra kumAra AnaMda pAse gayo. kumArane praNAma karI bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nivedana karyuM : "mahArAjAe AhAra ane pANIno tyAga karyo che. "anazana-vrata svIkArI lIdhuM che. kumAra krodhathI dhamadhamI UThyo : "e mane haju badanAma karavA mAge che... ene A rIte marI javuM che... nA, nA, A rIte ene huM maravA nahIM dauM....' pAse beThelA navA mahAmaMtrI devazarmAne kahyuM : "tame rAjA pAse jAo, emane samajAvIne bhojana karAvo. samajAvavA chatAM e na samaje to kahejo ke jo tame bhojana nahIM karo to kumAra AnaMda nirdayatAthI tamane haNI nAMkhaze...' jAo, hamaNAM ja jaIne samajAvo." 0 0 0 rAjyamAM thayelA ekAeka parivartanathI, mahArAjAne kArAvAsamAM pUravAthI ane mahArANInA nagarayAgathI atyaMta vyathita thayelA mahAmaMtrI sumatisAgare nivRtti laI lIdhI hatI. temanA sthAne kumAre devazarmA ne mahAmaMtrI-pada ApyuM hatuM. jayapAlanA sthAne sAmaMta durmatine senAdhipati banAvyo hato. devazarmA kArAvAsamAM Avyo. tenA hRdayamAM mahArAjA pratye saddabhAva hato. AnaMde je rIte mahArAjA para talavAranI prahAra karyo, je rIte mahArAjAne bAMdhyA. je rIte kArAvAsamAM pUrI dIdhA.. devazarmAne jarAya gamyuM na hatuM. paraMtu teNe jyAre kumAranI paDakhe durmatisAmaMtane joyo, sAmaMtane pUchI-pUchIne kAma karatA kumArane joyo, tyAre rAjya pratye atyaMta niSThAvAna devazarmAe, kumArano virodha karavAnA badale, kumArano vizvAsa prApta karavAnuM ucita samajyo. "jo rAjyanI dhurA A duSTa durmatinA hAthamAM jaze prajA duHkhI thaI jaze. dharmapradhAna saMskRtino nAza thaze. rAjyanI samRddhi pararAjyamAM taNAI jaze. mATe mAre rAjyanA uccapade besI javuM joIe.' Ama vicArIne devazarmA mahAmaMtrIpadano svIkAra karyo hato. devazarmA mahArAjA siMhanA samavayaska hatA ane dUranA sagAmAM paNa hatA. devazarmAe kArAvAsamAM praveza karyo. mahArAjAnA khaMDamAM gayo. mahArAjA jamIna para ADA paDyA hatA, temanI AMkho baMdha hatI, devazarmAe praNAma karI nivedana karyuM : mahArAjA, huM devazarmA Apane maLavA Avyo chuM. mahArAjAe AMkho kholI.. devazarmAe mahArAjAnAM lohIthI kharaDAyelAM vastra joyAM. lohIthI kharaDAyeluM zarIra joyuM... ghAnI sAthe vastra coMTI gayAM hatAM... chatAM mukha para apUrva saumyatA ane samatA joI devazarmAne glAni thaI AvI.. tenI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. teNe bIjA badhA sainikone ane adhikArIone khaMDanI bahAra mokalI dIdhA. te zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 33c For Private And Personal Use Only

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jamIna upara mahArAjAnI sAme besI gayo. tenA mukhamAMthI zabdo sarI paDyA." dAnave devane mAryo.." mahArAjA, Apa sujJa cho. jinavacanothI bhAvita cho. sattvazIla cho. Apa jo bhojana nahIM karo to puruSArtha kevI rIte karI zakazo? pUrvopArjita karmo upara puruSArthathI vijaya meLavI zakAya che. mATe Apa bhojana grahaNa karyo. jIvana pratye nirAza nA bano. jIvana haze to Apa ApattionA pahADo oLaMgIne saMpatti prApta karI zakazo..." "devazarmA, te puruSArthanI vAta kare che, meM kALane anurUpa puruSArtha choDyo nathI. te te kALane anurUpa puruSArtha karavo joIe mANase. meM vItelA jIvanamAM arthapuruSArtha, kAmapuruSArtha ane dharmapuruSArtha - traNe puruSArtha karyA hatA. have mAtra eka ja dharmapuruSArthanuM AlaMbana levuM ucita lAgavAthI, meM bhAvathI cAritradharma aMgIkAra karI lIdho che ane anazana-vrata svIkArI lIdhuM che!' mahArAja, Apa bhojana nahIM svIkAro to AnaMdakumAra nAhaka kopAyamAna thaze. enI buddhi viSama banI che. e guNIjanonA guNa grahaNa karI zakato nathI. e vyaktine ke samayane oLakhI zakato nathI. prajAnuM ahita karavA te ughata thayo che. unmatta hAthInI jema te svachaMdI che. tenAmAM ThAMsI-ThAMsIne kuTilatA bharelI che. te ApanA pratye pratikULa vicArovALo che. tenA aMge aMge veranI gAMTho nIkaLI AvI che.. mahArAjA, zuM AvA julmInA hAthamAM prajAne soMpI devI che? prajAnuM zreSTha hita cAhanArA ane karanArA Apa... nirAza banIne, mAtra potAnA AtmAnA hitano vicAra karazo, to kema cAlaze? parahitano vicAra agrasthAne rAkhIne yojanA banAvo... ame badhA ja ApanA sahayogI chIe..." devazarmA, jIvananA chellA divasomAM parahitano nahIM, svahitano, Atmahitano puruSArtha ja karI levo joIe. tuM mAruM zarIra jo.. keTalA ghA thayA che A zarIra para? zuM A kArAvAsamAM tuM auSadha upacAra karIne ghA rUjhavI zakIza? akAraNa vairI banelo kumAra mane jIvavA deze ema huM mAne che? e to. eNe eka ghA karyo... tyAM jayapAle AvIne enI kaTArIne dUra phaMgoLI daI ene bAMdhI dIdho. nahIMtara ene to tyAM ja mArI hatyA karI nAMkhavI hatI...' mahArAjA, Apa bacI gayA cho.... have zA mATe svayaM mRtyunI abhilASA karo. cho?' huM samAdhimRtyunI abhilASA karuM chuM! jyAre jIvavAnI spRhA ja nathI rahI, jIvanano moha nathI rahyo.... jIvananI sthiti pUNa pUrNatAnA Are che, tyAre bIjAM badhAM kartavyone choDI daI, prajAne enA bhAgya para choDI daI, kumArane enAM karmo para choDI daI, meM bhAvathI cAritradharma svIkArI lIdho che. huM ekalo chuM. mAruM koI 380 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nathI. huM koIno nathI.' AtmAnA ekatvane AtmasAt karI huM paramAtmadhyAnamAM lIna banIza...' "mahArAjA, ApanA jIvana pratye Apa niHspRha banyA cho, paNa lAkho prajAjano ApanA jIvanane icche che... huM paNa icchuM chuM... ane ApanI AjJAne zirodhArya karavA taiyAra chuM..." mahArAjAnA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. teo bolyA : devazarmA, jo ema ja hota to huM jayapAlane mArA sogaMda ApIne rokta nahIM, jyAre e kumArano vadha karavA udyata thayo hato. e, kasAI jema bakarAne halAla karI nAMkhe tema kumArane motane ghATa utArI zakata.... ene rokI dIdho... kAraNa ke mArA upara je ghA thayo hato te jIvaleNa che. mAruM mRtyu nizcita che.. pachI eno vadha thavA daI, prajAne rAjA vinAnI rAkhavIe ucita na hatuM." Avo kumAra rAjA banI prajAnuM zuM hita karaze? devazarmA, eka vyaktinI tarapha dveSa rAkhanAra, eka vyakti pratye vera rAkhanAra, manuSya, bIjAo pratye paNa kepa vera rAkhe ja, evo niyama nathI. bIjAo pratye te sAro... premabharyo vyavahAra rAkhI zake che. mArAM ja koI pUrvajanmonA karmonA kAraNe e mArA pratye zatrutA rAkhe che. eTalA mAtrathI e prajAnuM ahita karaze - ema nA mAnI levuM joIe.' paNa kumAra, pelA durmati sAmantano doryo doravAya che... durmati kharekhara durmati ja che... enuM pariNAma kevuM Ave?' devazarmA, tuM kAryadakSa che, catura che... tuM kumAranA paDakhe rahIza.. ane avasare avasare tene ucita mArgadarzana ApIza, to e sanmArge vaLaze..." eTale ja meM mahAmaMtrI-pada svIkAryuM che, mahArAja, paraMtu mArI eka vinaMtI to mAnavI ja paDaze Ape.. Apa bhojana karo." devazarmA, ghara paDI ja rahyuM hoya tyAre enuM samArakAma nA thAya ne? ene paDavA ja devuM joIe. pachI e jagAe navuM ghara banAvuM joIe. tema have A deha paDavAno ja che. nakkI paDavAno che... ene bhojana ApIne TakAvavAno prayatna vyartha ja jAya. enuM koI phaLa nA maLe. mATe bhojanano Agraha nA kara... mahArAja, huM ema mAnuM chuM ke jyAM sudhI.. A deha Take tyAM sudhI TakAvavo ja joIe. aMtima zvAsocchavAsa sudhI ene bacAvavAno prayatna karavo joIe.' mArA mATenI tArI A vicAraNA ucita haze, huM emAM asaMmata nathI. paraMtu mArI mArA mATenI vicAraNA judI che! devazarmA, je vicAra bIjA mATe ucita gaNAto hoya, te vicAra potAnA mATe ucita nA paNa gaNAya! ane potAnA mATe je zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 341 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vicAra ucita gaNAto hoya te vicAra bIjAnA mATe ucita nA paNa gaNAya. A eka sArvatrika aucitya-anaucityanA siddhAntanI meM vAta karI. A dRSTie tuM mArA mATe je vicAre che te anucita nathI, ane huM mArA mATe je vicAruM chuM te paNa ucita ja che, tuM mArA prANone TakAvavAnI icchA rAkhe te sarvathA ucita che. ane huM svecchAe samAdhimRtyunI abhilASA rAkhuM - samatAbhAve mRtyune bheTavAnI icchA rAkhuM te paNa sarvathA ucita ja che." mahArAja, ApanI yathArtha vAta mane samajANI. have kRpA karI. mane mArAM kartavyono bodha Apo. prajA taraphanAM mArAM kartavyo, mArA AtmA pratyenAM mArA kartavya... ane rAjaparivAra taraphanAM mArA kartavyo zAM hoI zake...?' devazarmA, tuM prabuddha che. huM tane jANuM chuM. tuM svecchAe Aja sudhI rAjanItithI aLago rahyo ane Aje ucita samaye rAjakSetramAM praveza karyo - te tAro viveka che. tane huM zo kartavyabodha ApuM? kartavyabodha svayaMbhU pragaTanAro guNa che. tArAmAM e guNa svayaMbhU pragaTelo che. kayA samaye, kayA kSetramAM, kaI vyakti aMge zuM kartavya hoI zake - e teM atyAre ahIM AvIne siddha karI batAvyuM che. nirbhaya ane nizcita banIne, teM mArI sAthe vAto karI che. jIvanamAM sadaiva tuM nirbhaya rahyo che... e ja rIte bhaviSyamAM nirbhaya rahe che. kadAca jIvananA kSetre hAravuM paNa paDe... e hArane paNa nirbhayatAthI svIkArIne tuM vijetA banaje.' "mahArAjA, Apa A ja rIte vijetA banyA che. vizALa sAmrAjyanA adhipati banIne rAjasiMhAsana para je rIte Apa besatA hatA. e ja nirbhayatAthI ane prasanna mudrAthI Apane Aje A kArAvAsanI koTaDImAM beThelA jou chuM! A ja Apano jIvana uparano jvalaMta vijaya che.. mahArAjA, eka chellI vinaMtI karI dauM : "jo Apa AhAra grahaNa nahIM karo.. to AnaMda kumAra vizeSa rIte krodha karaze. baLatAmAM ghI homAze. ane kadAca moTo bhaDako thaze. ghora anartha sarjAI jAya..." devazarmA, tuM jANe che. mahAtmAo prANAMte paNa potAnA vrataniyamano bhaMga karatA nathI! meM anazana vrata aMgIkAra kareluM che... huM bhojana kevI rIte karuM? nahIM ja karuM... ane kumAra bhale, enAM karmothI prerita thaIne je karavuM hoya te kare. mane koI bhaya nathI..." devazarmAne mahelamAM pAcho Avelo nA joI, kumAra AnaMda chaMcheDAyo. "e buDho jiddI che... mAre ja javuM paDaze... enI sAna ThekANe lAvIza...'khullI talavAra sAthe te kArAvAsamAM dhasI gayo." bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo 342 For Private And Personal Use Only

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TY 8chan] 'jo tame bhojana nahIM karo to yamarAjanI jihuvA jevI A talavAra tamArI sagI nahIM thAya." kumAra AnaMde talavArane AkAzamAM ghumAvatAM kahyuM. kumAra, pahelAM huM je kahuM te sAMbhaLI le, pachI tAre je karavuM hoya te karaje." kaho, tamAre je kahevuM hoya te." talavAranA Teke te eka hAtha kamara para mUkI Ubho rahyo. kumAra, A deha zAzvata nathI. kAyama Takato nathI. enuM mRtyu nizcita ja hoya che, pachI e deha mAro hoya, tAro hoya ke koI paNa jIvano hoya. mATe A dehamAM sArabhUta kaMI ja nathI. kaMI paNa sArabhUta hoya to enA upara mamatva rahe. asAra upara mamatva zAnuM rahe? dehanI niyati ja mRtyu che.. eka divasa e rAkha thaI jaze... gharatInI mATImAM maLI jaze. A satyane samajanAra manuSya mRtyuthI Dare zAno? sAme UbhelA mRtyuthI e Dare zAno?" manuSya mAnavuM ja nA joIe ke "huM maruM chuM. je huM che - AtmA che - te kyAreya marato nathI. AtmAe ja banAveluM ane dhAraNa kareluM zarIra ja nAza pAme che. zarIranA nAzane "mRtyu' evuM nAma ApeluM che. ajJAnI manuSya A parama satyane samajato nathI, mATe mAne che ke huM maruM chuM!' kumAra, meM gurudeva pAsethI A mRtyubodha prApta karyo che. mATe huM mRtyuthI nirbhaya che. bIjI vAta e huM kahuM chuM te dhyAnathI sAMbhaLa. dareka jIva kSaNe-kSaNe, samaye-samaye marI rahyo che... dareka jIvanuM jIvana enA potAnA bAMdhelA "AyuSyakarma' ne AdhIna hoya che. pUrvajanmamAM ja jIva, AgAmI janmanuM AyuSya-karma bAMdhI leto hoya che. jema huM A janmamAM ja, mArA mRtyu pachInA janmanuM-bhavanuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhI laIza.. ke bAMdhI lIdhuM haze. evI rIte tuM paNa A bhavamAM ja AgAmI bhavanuM AyuSya bAMdhIza athavA bAMdhI lIdhuM haze. evI rIte, pUrvajanmAM bAMdheluM A manuSyagatinuM mAruM AyuSya huM kSaNe-kSaNe bhogavI rahyo chuM. jema jema e bhogavAtuM jAya che... AyuSya nAza pAmatuM jAya che. AyuSyano nAza - e ja mRtyu che! eTale jIva kSaNe-kSaNe marI rahyo che, chatAM, je manuSya A rahasya jANato nathI hoto e mithyA abhimAna kare che, ke "huM jIvuM chuM! koI jIva jIvato nathI. dareka jIva kSaNe kSaNe marI rahyo che. jyAre AyuSyakarma saMpUrNatayA nAza pAmaze tyAre A zarIrano tyAga karI AtmA bIjI gatimAM cAlyo zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 383 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jaze... ke je gatinuM eNe AyuSyakarma bAMdhyuM haze. manuSya cAre gatinuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhI zake che. devagatinuM, manuSyagatinuM, tiryaMca gatinuM ane narakagatinuM... tuM pUchIza ke jIva kyAre AyuSya karma bAMdhe che? teno javAba huM nahIM ApI zakuM. teno javAba viziSTa jJAnI puruSo ja ApI zake. badhA jIvo eka ja samaye AgAmI bhavanuM AyuSya nathI bAMdhatA. kumAra, trIjI vAta kahuM chuM te ekAgra banIne sAMbhaLa : A duniyA eka yAtrA saMgha jevI che. duniyA eka virATa yAtrA saMgha che. niraMtara e mRtyu-tIrtha tarapha cAlI rahyo che. yAtrAsaMghamAM koI bahu AgaLa cAle che, koI madhyama gatithI cAle che... to koI maMda gatithI cAle che. evI rIte koI sahuthI pahelAM mRtyu-tIrthe pahoMce che, koI thoDIvAra pachI pahoMce che... to koI ghaNA vilaMbe pahoMce che... paraMtu dareka jIvAtmAne mRtyutIrthe avazya pahoMcavAnuM ja hoya che... ajJAnI manuSya jANato nathI, samajato nathI.... ke e mRtyunA mahAtIrtha tarapha cAlI rahyo che. lAMbI yAtrA hovAthI vacce visAmo levAno hoya che. jIva "jIvana" no visAmo le che... ane pAcho AgaLa vadhe che. paraMtu duHkhanI vAta e che ke jIva jANI zakato nathI ke e mRtyutIrtha najIka che ke dUra che. tIrtha che paraMtu adazya tIrtha che! adRzya tIrthe pahoMcanAra jIva paNa adRzya thaI jAya che. e tIrthano mahimA ja evo che ke tyAM pahoMcanAra "dazya' nathI raheto. - ajJAnI jIva mithyA abhimAna karato hoya che ke huM to so varSa jIvavAno chuM. hajAra varSa jIvavAno chuM.. lAkha karoDa ke asaMkhya varSa jIvavAno chuM! ene khabara hotI nathI ke e mRtyutIrthanI sAme Ubho che... paga upADIne eNe mRtyutIrthanA pagathiyA upara ja mUkavAno che! chatAM e bole che - "huM jIvuM chuM ne jIvavAno chuM!' mRtyutIrthanA ApaNe sahu yAtrika chIe... nirbhaya banIne cAlatA rahevAnuM che.. mATe ja huM nirbhaya chuM. kumAra, gurudeva pAsethI samajelI cothI vAta zAntithI sAMbhaLa. kasAIkhAnuM - katalakhAnuM jemaNe joyuM che, teo samaje che ke je pazuo katalakhAnAmAM praveza kare che, te jIvo jIvavAnI AzA choDI de che. temane mRtyu sAme ja dekhAya che. bicArAM pazuone, ke jeo ajJAnI che. temane maravuM gamatuM nathI. eTale barADe che. raDe che... bhAgI chUTavA mATe dhamapachADA kare che. paraMtu emane tyAM kapAI maravAnuM nizcita hoya che. tevI rIte, A saMsAra katalakhAnuM che. saMsAramAM rahelA, cAra gatimAM rahelA dareka jIvanuM mota nizcita ja hoya che. je ajJAnI jIvone mota nathI dekhAtuM.. teo temane maLelA bhoga sukhomAM rAce-mAce che. je ajJAnI jIvone mota dekhAya che sAme... jIvaleNa roga gherI le che, vRddhAvasthA AvI jAya che... tyAre raDe che... barADe bhAga-1 % bhava bIjo 388 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che... ane mRtyuthI bacavAnA aneka upAyo kare che... 'mAre maravuM nathI, mAre haju jIvavuM che...' dInatA kare che... lAcArI vyakta kare che... teo samajatA nathI hotA ke 'A katalakhAnuM che... ApaNe katalakhAnAmAM chIe...' ApaNA dekhatAM aneka jIvo mare che... ApaNe emanI ja paMktimAM UbhA chIe...' ApaNo vAro Avaze eTale ApaNI paNa katala thavAnI ja che. kattalakhAnuM pAMjarApoLa nathI. tyAM jIvo jivADavA mATe nathI hotA, mAravA mATe ja hoya che... vAro AvavAno ja che maravAno, rAha juo. kumAra, mArI pAMcamI mRtyubodhanI vAta svastha citte sAMbhaLa. mRtyu zikArI che. ApaNe sahu haraNanA ToLAM chIe. e zikArInA hAthamAM je dhanuSya che te jarA che, vRddhAvasthA che ane tIra che e vyAdhi che. asaMkhya tIro e dhanuSyamAMthI chUTe che ane haraNanA bhAgatA ToLAmAMthI koI ne koIno zikAra karI le che. jenA zarIramAM e tIra bhoMkAya che... te jamIna para paTakAI jAya che, taraphaDI taraphaDIne mare che. zikArI ene upADI jAya che. bicArAM ha2Na! nirbaLa ane bhoLAM haraNa, nathI e zikArIno koI pratikAra karI zakatuM, nathI enAthI koI bacI zakatuM... e eka pachI eka haraNano zikAra kare ja che. ApaNe manuSyo dizAhIna banI doDI rahyA chIe. ApaNI pAchaLa mRtyu-zikArI dhanuSya 52 bANa caDhAvIne doDato Ave che... tIro choDato jAya che... ApaNA ToLAmAMthI eka pachI eka zikAra banatA jAya che... najare joIe chIe, chatAM vicAra karatA nathI, kAraNa ke ajJAnI chIe. haraNa jevA bhoLA chIe. eka divasa mane ane tane paNa tIra vAgaze, jarU2 vAgaze, ApaNe mRtyu zikArInA zikAra banI jaIzuM. jo ke mane to tIra vAgI ja gayuM che. tIranI jherI asaro mArA dehamAM thaI rahI che... ane kyAre zikArI mane uThAvIne laI jAya - enI rAha jouM chuM. kumAra, mArI chaThThI vAta paNa mRtyubodhanI che, te tuM dhIraja rAkhIne sAMbhaLa : vRkSonI ghaTAothI, pahADo ane nadIothI, nAnAM-moTAM pazuothI bharelAM gIca jaMgalomAM jema siMha niraMkuza rIte vicare che, tema A saMsAramAM mRtyu niraMkuza banIne bhaTake che... ene koI avarodha naDato nathI, e koInIya paravA karatuM nathI... jyAre enI icchA thAya tyAre haraNanA ToLA upara tUTI paDe che ne ekAda haraNane upADI jAya che. ene bhakSya banAve che. mRtyu niraMkuza banIne samagra jIvalokamAM vicarI rahyuM che, anAdikALathI vicare zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 345 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che, anaMtakALa paryata e vicaratuM raheze. ene koI avarodha naDato nathI. bhalene manuSya vajanA sadanamAM chupAI jAya ke parvatanI UMDI guphAmAM pesI jAya... mRtyu ene bhakSya banAvI de che. bhale koI lAcArI karIne... "mane nA mAro... mane cAvI nA jAo...' jIvananI yAcanA kare, mRtyu enI yAcanA sAMbhaLatuM nathI... enAmAM dayA jevuM koI tattva hatuM nathI. enA para koInuM zAsana nathI, e ja jIvalokanuM zAsaka che. game tyAM ane game tyAre e siMha jevuM mRtyu jIvanA upara humalo karIne cIrI nAMkhe che... ne zAntithI ene ArogI jAya che. ApaNe sahu saMsAranA jaMgalamAM bhaTakatAM pazu chIe... eka divasa mRtyu-siMha ApaNA para trATakavAno ja che... A vAtane samajanAra mRtyuthI zA mATe Dare? kumAra, have huM sAtamI vAta, jinavacana'nI karuM chuM - tene tuM zAntithI sAMbhaLa ." je mahAnubhAvonI jJAnadaSTi khUlI gaI hoya che, temane saMsAramAM jIvonAM thatAM punaHpunaH janma ane mRtyu joIne saMsAra pratye kaMTALo Avyo hoya che, jIvanamAM AvatI asaMkhya Adhi-vyAdhi ane upAdhiothI je o udvigna banyA hoya che, ane jeone A bhava' ja moTo roga samajAyo che... ne bhAvarogathI jeo pIDAtA hoya che, teo A badhAthI mukta thavA, jinezvara bhagavaMtonAM vacanonuM zaraNa letA hoya teone janma-mRtyunI pele pAra javuM hoya che, jinavacana temane pAra pahoMcADe che! teone asaMkhya Adhi-vyAdhi ane upAdhiothI chuTakAro meLavavo hoya che, jinavacana temane mukti apAve che. teone bhavaraganI kAramI pIDAne upazAMta karanAruM auSadha joIe che, jinavacananuM auSadha temanI pIDAne upazAMta kare che.. - jinavacana ja zaraNabhUta che. meM e jinavacanonuM zaraNa grahyuM che. gurudeva dharmaghoSano mArA upara parama upakAra che. teoe mane jinavacano ApyAM, samajAvyAM ane mArA hRdayamAM sthApita karyA. e jinavacanonA prabhAve, mane kaSTa ApanArA upara mane roSa nathI thato... ghara vedanAmAM paNa ArtadhyAna nathI thatuM. huM samatAbhAvamAM sthira chuM. kumAra, huM AThamI vAta paNa "jinavacana'nA prabhAvanI kahuM chuM. tuM zAntithI sAMbhaLa. jinavacana eka siddha rasAyaNa che. A rasAyaNano upayoga traNa prakAranA rogo para thAya che. A amogha rasAyaNa che. kyAreya paNa niSphaLa nathI jatuM. je prabuddha jIvone have pharIthI saMsAramAM janma nathI levo... e mATe jeo koI 389 bhAga-1 = bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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asarakAraka auSadha zodhe che. temaNe A jinavacananA rasAyaNano prayoga karavo joIe. teono pharIthI janma nathI thato. jemane vRddhatva akAruM lAge che, kyAre paNa vRddhatva jemane joItuM nathI, temaNe A jinavacananA rasAyaNanuM niyamita sevana karavuM joIe. vRddhatva upara yauvananI chAyA paDaze! ane jeone mRtyu para vijaya meLavavo che... kyAre paNa mRtyu na Ave.. tevI amarasthiti prApta karavI che, temaNe jinavacanonA rasAyaNano prayoga karavo joIe. sarvajJa vItarAga evA jinezvaroe jIvasRSTi para A mahAna upakAra karyo che. temanAM vacano ekAMte hitakArI che. kalyANakArI che. je jIvo-manuSyo e vacano pAme che teo dharmayauvanane pAme che. temanAmAM nathI rahetI dInatA ke nathI rahetI udAsInatA... teo sadaiva praphullita rahe che... ane cetanavaMta rahe che. mane gurudeva dharmaghoSa jinavacanonuM rasAyaNA ApeluM che. huM hamezAM e rasAyaNanuM sevana karuM chuM. pariNAme atyAre paNa huM dIna-hIna nathI. kumAra, navamI vAta paNa "jinavacana'nI ja kahuM chuM, te svastha citte sAMbhaLa : che A duniyAmAM rAjAone paNa bhaya satAvato hoya che. dhanavAnone bhaya satAvato hoya che. ka kalAkAro paNa bhayathI pIDAtA hoya che, baLavAnone paNa bhaya hoya che... strI-puruSa-bALaka sahune koI ne koI bhaya rahelo hoya che. paraMtu jeo "jinavacanane pAme che, teo nirbhaya bane che, temane bhaya satAvato nathI. jinavacana ja jIvone abhaya Ape che... huM jinavacano pAmIne ja nirbhaya banyo chuM. mane abhayanI prApti thaI che. ke mane koI zatruno bhaya nathI. mane koI zastrano bhaya nathI, mane koI manuSyano bhaya nathI. ke mane koI deva-dAnavano bhaya nathI.... mAruM aMtarAtmA abhayanuM parama sukha anubhave che. meM jinavacanothI mArA vicArone raMgI nAMkhyA che. meM jinavacanathI mArI tamAma pravRttione raMgI nAMkhI che... mAro AtmabhAva prazAMta banyo che, koIpaNa bhayathI mukta thavA jinavacanonuM ciMtana karavuM. jinavacanone ja yathArtha mAnavAM. jinavacano dvArA ja jIvananI mUMjhavaNone ukelavA prayatna karavo. nahIM rahe koI bhaya, nahIM rahe koI ciMtA, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 380 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAra, dasamI vAta huM "paMDita-mRtyunI karuM chuM. tuM zAntithI sAMbhaLaH mRtyunA be prakAra che : bAlamRtyu ane paMDitamRtyu. ajJAnI jIvonuM mRtyu, pApI jIvonuM mRtyu, pragADha karmothI gherAyelA jIvonuM mRtyu ane dehAsaktivALA jIvonuM mRtyu bALamRtyu kahevAya che. che jeo jJAnI che, ke jemaNe hiMsAdI pApono tyAga karyo che, - jemanAM ghaNAM-ghaNAM karmo nAza pAmyAM che. jeoe dehAsaktine toDI che. e mahAnubhAvonuM mRtyu paMDita-mRtyukahevAya che. e mRtyu mahotsavarUpa bane che. meM gurudeva dharmaghoSa pAsethI AtmajJAna meLavyuM che. meM bhAvathI cAritradharma aMgIkAra karI, pApono tyAga karyo che, * mArAM ghaNAM-ghaNAM karmonI nirjarA thaI gaI che ane ke mArI dehAsakti chUTI gaI che. meM AtmA ane zarIranuM bhedajJAna prApta karyuM che... eTale mAruM mRtyu mahotsavarUpa banI jaze! huM evo mahotsava UjavavA tatpara chuM. bhUtakALanA anaMta bhavomAM' jIva bALamRtyu pAmyo che. bALamRtyu pAmIne durgatiomAM gayo che. durgatimAM to moTA bhAge bALamRtyu ja hoya che. huM mArA mRtyune mahotsavarUpa banAvavA jAgrata chuM.... evA mRtyunI pratIkSA karI rahyo chuM... kumAra, huM agiyAramI vAta paNa "samAdhi-mRtyu' nI karuM chuM, tuM pairya dhAraNa karIne sAMbhaLa : mahAnubhAvo tapazcaryA kare che, A tapazcaryA karIne AhAra saMjJAne toDe che, A je mahAnubhAvo potAnA AtmAmAM virati' sthApita kare che, virati sthApita karIne vairAgyane sthira kare che, che je mahAnubhAvo ghora saMkaTamAM paNa dhIra-vIra rahe che, dhIra-vIra rahIne dharmadhyAnamAM lIna rahe che... te mahAnubhAvonuM mRtyu "samAdhi-mRtyu" kahevAya che. eTalA ja mATe meM "anazana' karyuM che. mArA vItelA jIvanamAM meM kyAreya tapazcaryA karI na hatI, A kArAvAsamAM "anazana'nuM zreSTha tapa karavAno mane dhanya avasara maLyo. 348 bhAga-1 ( bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM bhAvacAritra aMgIkAra karyuM che. eTale mArA AtmAmAM 'sarvavirati'nI sthApanA thaI gaI che. huM hiMsA, jUTha, corI, abrahma... ane parigraha vagere pApothI mukta thayo chuM. mArA AtmAmAM vairAgyano mahAsAgara dhUMdhavI rahyo che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir meM prANAMta kaSTamAM paNa dhIratA rAkhI che... vIratApUrvaka kaSTone sahana karyAM che, ne have AvanArAM kaSTone paNa vIra banIne sahana karIza. mane 'samAdhimRtyu' ja prApta thaze. mAruM samAdhimRtyu mahotsavarUpa banaze... ke je anaMta bhavomAM kyAreka ja prApta thAya che. mRtyuno mahotsava UjavavAno avasara mane ahIM A kArAvAsamAM UjavavA maLaze! huM bahu ja prasannacitta chuM. kumAra, bAramI vAta paNa huM 'mRtyu-mahotsava'nI karuM chuM. tuM zAntithI sAMbhaLa : je prabuddha manuSyone AtmasAkSIe khAtarI hoya che ke 'teo mRtyu pachI kAM svargamAM jaze, athavA sarva karmono kSaya karI mukti pAmaze...' tevA mahAmAnavonuM mRtyu mahotsavarUpa bane che. jeoe savicAro karIne, sadAcAronuM pAlana karIne zubha karmo bAMdhyA hoya, te zubha karmo jIvane svargamAM laI jatAM hoya che. jeoe hiMsA vagere pApo nA AcaryAM hoya, tIvrabhAve pApo nA karyAM hoya, te jIvo devokamAM jatAM hoya che. jeone dAna, zIla ane tapanI ArAdhanA karI hoya teo devalokamAM jatAM hoya che. jeoe dharmadhyAnamAM nimagna rahetA hoya che, tevA manuSyo marIne devalokamAM jatAM hoya che. jeo zukladhyAnamAM praveza karatA hoya che, teo sarve karmono nAza karI... mokSamAM jatAM hoya che. mArA AtmasAkSIe nirNaya che ke huM mRtyu pachI devalokamAM ja javAno chuM. huM narakagati, tiryaMcagati ke manuSyagatimAM nathI javAno... pachI mRtyuno bhaya zAthI hoya? pachI mRtyu duHkharUpa kema lAge? mane mAruM mRtyu mahotsavarUpa lAgaze... evA mahotsavanI huM pratIkSA karI rahyo chuM... kumAra, teramI vAta che mRtyu-yamarAjanI. tuM mArI A vAta dhyAnapUrvaka sAMbhaLaje : mRtyune yamarAja kahevAmAM Ave che. * ane yamarAja krUra kALa sarpa jevo che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 386

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che e kALasarpanA jherI DaMkhamAM asaMkhya rogo utpanna karavAnI bhayaMkaratA rahelI che. che e kALasarpanA DaMkhamAM pAra vinAnI pIDAo ApavAnuM tAlapuTa jhera raheluM che. e kALasarpanI dADhamAM pakaDAyelo manuSya game teTalA dhamapachADA kare, chatAM chUTI zakato nathI. e kALasarpa jevA yamarAja sAthe yuddha karI zakAtuM nathI, ane enAthI chUTIne bhAgI jaI zakAtuM paNa nathI. AvA yamarAjanuM A manuSyaloka upara ekacakrI rAja che. anuzAsana che... AvA manuSyalokamAM dIrghakALa jIvavAnI icchA rAkhavI - e moTo pramAda che. cAre gatinA sarva jIvo para yamarAja zAsana kare che... emAMthI mukti meLavavI, e ja A jIvananuM zreSTha kartavya che. yamarAjarUpI kALasarpa.... game tyAre ane game tyAM DaMkha daI zake che. pRthvI para ho, pAtALamAM ho ke AkAzamAM ho! e kALasarpanI gati traNe lokamAM che... mATe e kALasarSa AvIne DaMkhe, e pUrve AtmakalyANa sAdhI levuM joIe. mane e kALasarpa dekhAI rahyo che. kumAra, mArI caudamI vAta che "mRtyarUpI hAthInI tuM thoDI vadhAre dhIraja rAkhIne sAMbhaLa : mRtyu eTale yamarAja. yamarAja eka unmatta jaMgalI hAthI jevo che. e hAthIne bhaya batAvIne bhagADI zakAto nathI. je manuSya enI najare caDyo. enA tarapha dhasI jAya che... ane enI lAMbI ane majabUta suMDhamAM ene pakaDI le che... alabatta, enI sUMDha manuSyane dekhAtI nathI, paNa jyAre e sUMDhamAM jakaDAI jAya che, tyAre ene khyAla Ave che ke huM yamarAja rUpa hAthInI sUMDhamAM ja kaDAI gayo chuM. A saMsAra, bhISaNa jaMgala che. che. jaMgalamAM jaMgalI hAthIonAM ToLAM che... - niraMkuza banIne teo jaMgalamAM vicare che... e roje roja asaMkhya jIvone potAnI sUMDhamAM pakaDIne potAnA polAdI paga nIce cagadI nAkhe che, kacarI nAMkhe che. pratidina keTalA jIvo mRtyune AdhIna thAya che? eka divasa ApaNe paNa e yamarAjarU5 hAthInI sUMDhamAM pakaDAI javAnA chIe. avazya pakaDAvAnA chIe... bhAga-1 0 bhava bIjo 3pa0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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e yamarAja-hAthI ApaNI pAse Ave, e pahelAM ApaNe paraloka-yAtrAnI taiyArI karI levI joIe. pApothI virAma pAmavuM joIe, dharmamAM ja vizrAma karavo joIe. ja jarA paNa pramAdamAM-gaphalatamAM nA rahevuM joIe. kumAra, mArI paMdaramI ane chellI vAta je yamarAjarUpI, kheDUtanI. tuM mArI chellI vAta sAMbhaLI le, ane pachI tAre je karavuM hoya te karaje. mRtyu eTale yamarAja! yamarAja eTale kheDUta jevI rIte kheDUta potAnA pAkelA, taiyAra thayelA dhAnyane laNI le che, tevI rIte yamarAja paNa janmelA jIvone yogya samaye tIkSNa dAtaraDAthI laNI le che. rAjA hoya ke prajA hoya, indra hoya ke nAgendra hoya.. koI paNa hoya, yamarAjanuM dAtaraDuM kyAre gaLA para pharI vaLe te kahevAya nahIM... yamarAjanuM dAtaraDuM ApaNA gaLA upara nA pharI vaLe, tyAM sudhImAM prAjJa manuSya sadgati ApanArI dharmaArAdhanA karI levI joIe. meM mArI saMpUrNa taiyArI karI lIdhI che, have bhale e yamarAja mArA gaLA upara enuM dAtaraDuM calAvI de, mane bhaya nathI. 0 0 0 kumAra, tuM evuM kaMIpaNa nA karIza ke jethI tAra apayaza deza ane duniyAmAM phelAya... tuM mane mAravA Avyo che ne? huM mRtyarUpI kUvAnA kinAre ja Ubhelo chuM.. mane marelAne mArIne tuM tArA ujjavala kuLane kalaMka nA lagADa.' - kumAre trADa pADIne kahyuM: 'tame bhojana karo cho ke nahIM? mane e vAta kaho... mane tamArA tattvajJAnanI koI jarUra nathI." eka phaka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 34 For Private And Personal Use Only

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IY48) kumAra AnaMda roSathI dhamadhamI UThyo hato. tenA mukha para pracaMDa roSanI rekhAo UpasI AvI hatI. tenI AMkhomAM lAla aMgArA saLagI UThyA hatA. teNe be paga pahoLA karyA. eka hAthe eNe talavAra ugAmI. ane padmAsane beThelA mahArAjAnA mastaka para jorathI prahAra karI dIdho... mahAmaMtrI devazarmA dhrujI UThyA. temaNe be hAthe potAnuM mukha DhAMkI dIdhuM. ne jhaDapathI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. mahArAjAnA mastaka para UMDo ghA thayo... ne lohInI dhArA mAthA parathI zarIra para vahevA lAgI... kArAvAsanI koTaDI lohIthI raMgAI gaI... mahArAjAnA mukhamAMthI "namo jiNAno dhvani nIkaLavA lAgyo. zvAsanI gati vadhI gaI... chatAM teo bhAnamAM hatA. temanuM mana svastha hatuM. teo AvI marAsanna sthitimAM... ane ghora vedanAnI sthitimAM paNa vicAre che : kumAra.. tAro koI doSa nathI. tAro koI aparAdha nathI. doSa mArAM karmono che... tuM to mAtra nimitta banyo che. pUrvajanmomAM meM evAM pApakarma bAMdhyA haze. e pApakarmano A vipAka che, phaLa che. mAre e phaLa bhogavavuM ja joIe. samatAbhAve bhogavavuM joIe...' jANe ke zarIranI pIDA.. AtmAne sparzatI ja nA hoya.. evI AtmasthitimAM mahArAjA tAttvika ciMtana kare che. mastaka cirAI gayuM che. cahero lohIthI nItarI rahyo che. vastro.... jamIna... badhuM ja lohI... lohI thaI gayuM che. sAme rAkSasa samo kumAra haju raktaraMjita talavAra sAthe Ubhelo che.. paraMtu mahArAjAnI AMkho baMdha che. mana upara jJAnanuM daDha kavaca che... koI rAgadveSano vicAra manamAM pravezI zakato nathI. eka mAtra jinavacanonuM cavarNa karI rahyA che, huM vizuddha AtmA chuM. huM jJAnamaya chuM. huM darzanamaya chuM... huM cAritramaya chuM.. huM ajara chuM, huM amara chuM.. huM ziva chuM... acala chuM... aruja chuM.. huM avyAbAdha chuM... bhAga-1 * bhava bIjo 32 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArAmAM anaMta AnaMda che! huM AnaMdamaya chuM. huM anubhavuM chuM ke huM upara ne upara jaI rahyo chuM... jyAM nitya prakAza che... jyAM nitya AnaMda che... A pArthiva duniyAthI huM dUra... dUra jaI rahyo chuM. 0 0 0 kumAra AnaMdamAM zetAne praveza karyo hato. tIvra veSa ane pragADha veranI vicAraNAmAM te dhamadhamI UThyo hato, A rAjAe jIvanaparyata mArA upara sneha hovAno daMbha ja karyo. enA hRdayamAM mArA pratye ghora dveSa bharelo hato. e mane zatru ja mAnato hato... chelle chelle paNa e mane mArI nAMkhavA mAgato hato... e mane zuM mAre? meM ene yamarAja pAse moklI Apyo. - have huM svayaM mAro rAjyAbhiSeka karAvIza... paraMtu e pahelAM mAre maMtrImaMDaLano sAmano karavo paDaze. jayapuranI senAno sAmano karavo paDaze ane vizALa janasamUhano sAmano karavo paDaze. jyAM A rAjAnA mRtyunA samAcAra phelAyA... ke bhayaMkara tophAno phATI nIkaLaze. emAMya jyAre loko jANaze ke AnaMde potAnA pitAno vadha ryo...' tyAre mArA tarapha sainiko dhasI Avaze... nAgarika yuvAno dhasI Avaze.. bhale, je thavuM hoya te thAya. A rAjAne mAravAthI ja mane saMtoSa thayo che... mAruM uttejita mana zAnta thayuM che. alabatta, meM mArI surakSAno prabaMdha to karI ja dIdho che... durmatinI parAkramI senAne meM bolAvI lIdhI che. jayapuranI senAne te pahoMcI vaLe evI senA che... ane have kyAM che mahAsenApati jayapAla? e duSTa,.. tyAre jo mArA hAtha para prahAra karIne, mane niHzastra karIne bAMdhI lIdho nA hota to huM tyAM ja A rAjAne patAvI deta... paraMtu e senApati zI khabara kyAMthI phUTI nIkaLyo...? e to A vRddha rAjAe enA potAnA sogaMda ApyA... ane jayapAle mAro ziraccheda nA karyo.. nahIMtara. pelo durmati mArI sahAyatA nahoto karavAno... e jayapAlathI khUba Dare che. e vakhate rAjAne vaLI mArA upara heta UbharAI gayuM...mane bacAvI lIdho. rAjanItimAM vaLI dayA zAnI karavAnI hoya? eNe karelI dayA ene ja bhAre paDI gaI. huM rAjanItimAM nyAya-nIti ke dayAbayAne mAnato nathI. rAjanItimAM chala ane kapaTa ja pradhAna tattvo che, hiMsA ane krUratA pradhAna aMgo che. rAjanItimAM saMbaMdhaniSThAne koI sthAna nathI. Ajano mitra kAle zatru banI zake. Ajano zatru kAle mitra hoya... rAjanItimAM kAryasAdhaka daSTi ja rAkhavI paDe.." kArAvAsanI bahAra moTo pracaMDa kolAhala thavA lAgyo. kArAvAsanA adhikArIe kumArane koTaDInI bahAra bolAvIne kahyuM : "mahArAjakumAra, kArAvAsamAMthI ApaNe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bahAra nahIM nIkaLI zakIe. jayapuranI, mahArAjAne vaphAdAra senAe kArAvAsane ghero ghAlyo che. nagaramAM vAta phelAI gaI che ke "kumAre mahArAjAnA mastaka para talavArano prahAra karI, mahArAjAnI pUra hatyA karI che..' kumAra barADI uThyo : "karI che hatyA, meM rAjAnI hatyA karI che. huM dhAruM ene mArI zakuM chuM.. emAM senAne ke prajAne zI levAdevA?' "ghaNI levA-devA che mahArAja kumAra, potAnA priya mahArAjAnI hatyA thAya, tene prajA ke senA, koNa sahana kare? mahArAjA to lAkho janonA priya rAjA hatA. temanI ajeya senAnA teo mAnavaMtA adhipati hatA... mahArAjakumAra, A kArAvAsamAMthI bahAra javuM muzkela banaze... prajAjano to kArAvAsanAM dvArA toDIne aMdara AvavA dhamAla karI rahyA che... paraMtu cAre bAju senAe ghero ghAlyo che. senAnA mukhya-mukhya senApatio talavAra, bhAlA.. kaTArIo... vagere zastro sAthe taiyAra UbhA che. ApanA prANa saMkaTamAM che. AnaMda dhIro paDyo. tenA mukha para bhayanI rekhAo UpasI AvI. teNe kahyuM : kArAvAsamAMthI bahAra nIkaLavAno guptamArga che ne? tene kholI nAMkho... huM tyAMthI bahAra nIkaLI jaIza. pachI badhuM saMbhALI laIza...' kumAra puna: mahArAjAno lohIthI lathapatha deha jyAM paDyo hato, tyAM gayo. teNe mahArAjAnA deha sAme joyuM. dehamAM saLavaLATa thato joyo... ne te camakyo..." are, haju A to jIve che. huM ahIMthI cAlyo jaIza... pachI ene jivADanArA AvI pahoMcaze... e bacI jaze... nA, nA, enuM mAthuM ja dhaDathI juduM karI dauM..." e duSTa "namo jiNA'no jApa karatAM mahArAjAnA gaLA upara talavAra jhIMkI dIdhI. ane tyAMthI jhaDapabhera bahAra doDyo. mahArAjAnuM samAdhi-mRtyu thayuM. mRtyuno mahotsava temaNe ekalAe ekAMtamAM UjavyAM. deha, kArAvAsanI koTaDImAM paDyo rahyo, temano AtmA pahoMcI gayo 'sanatakumAra nAmanA devalokamAM. tyAM utpanna thatAMnI sAthe ja rUpa, teja ane lAvaNyathI bharapUra divya yauvana avasthAvALo deha maLyo... na koI roga ke nA koI vyAdhi! asaMkhya varSonuM AyuSya maLyuM.. 0 0 e jANavA nathI maLatuM ke AnaMde rAjA banIne keTalAM varSa rAjya karyuM. eTaluM ja jANavA maLe che ke teNe rAjya karyuM hatuM. sAmaMta rAjA durmatie tene dago dIdho hato... ane jyAre enuM mRtyu thayuM. marIne e "ratnaprabhA' nAmanI pahelI narakamAM utpanna thayo hato. rUpa4 bhAga-1 4 bhava bIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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samaeiditya-mahAkathA bhava trIjo zikhIkumAra (putra) jAlinI (mAtA) For Private And Personal Use Only

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BY CHI "devI, saMdhyA namI gaI, chatAM Aje gharamAM dIvo kema nathI karyo?' gharamAM pravezatAM brahmadatta jAlinIne pUchyuM. nathI karyo. jAlinIe TUMko pratyuttara Apyo. bhojana paNa taiyAra nathI karyuM? nathI karyuM.' 'hAtha-paga dhovA uNa jala paNa taiyAra nathI...' nathI.' brahmadane vastraparivartana karI, dIvo peTAvyo. jAlinIne gharanA eka khUNAmAM beThelI joI. tenA mukha para roSa hato. teNe melAM vastra paherelAM hatAM. mAthAnA vALa astavyasta hatA. brahmadatta jAlinI pAse gayA. 'devI, ATalI badhI aprItinuM koI kAraNa?" kAraNa tame jANo cho, chatAM mane pUcho cho?" jANavA chatAM pUchavAnI mane Teva nathI..." "to pachI tamArA putrane, mane ajANa rAkhIne, bIjA sthaLe kema rAkhyo hato? tyAM ja eno uchera kema karyo hato? zuM tame nahotA jANatA ke A putra mane dITha paNa nathI gamato..? chatAM tame ene mArA gharamAM laI AvyA. zA mATe laI AvyA?' "putra nahIM gamavAnuM koI kAraNa to batAvIza ne?" kAraNa huM nathI jANatI, putra nathI gamato e hakIkata che. mATe kahuM chuM ke e mArA gharamAM nA joIe.' tane nathI gamato, paNa mane game che.... kevo sAro, suMdara ane guNiyala putra che...! pUrvajanmanAM anaMta puNya hoya to Avo putra maLe..." brahmadatte kahyuM. "to pachI e bhale rahe gharamAM, huM A gharamAM nahIM rahuM. kAM e raheze, kAM huM rahIza...' "evo durAgraha nA rAkha jAlinI, mane tame baMne priya cho. bemAMthI ekane paNa huM gharanI bahAra kADhI mUkavA rAjI nathI. "to pachI mAro nirNaya sAMbhaLI lo, jyAM sudhI zikhI gharamAM raheze tyAM sudhI huM jaLapAna paNa nahIM karuM..." brahmadatta be hAthe mAthuM dAbIne, hIMcakA upara besI gayo. 0 0 0 bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo us For Private And Personal Use Only

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A vAta che pazcima mahAvideha kSetranA kauzAMbI nagaranI. kauzAMbInA mahAmaMtrI buddhisAgaranA putranuM nAma brahmadata. enI patnInuM nAma jAlinI. A jAlinI eTale kumAra AnaMdano jIva! je kumAra AnaMde potAnA pitA siMharAjAnI hatyA karI hatI. e kumAra marIne narakamAM utpanna thayo hato. narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM te tiryaMca yonimAM janmyo hato. asaMkhya varSa teNe tiryaMcayonimAM bhavo karyA hatA... ghora duHkha, trAsa ane vedanAo sahatAM hatAM enAM ghaNAM pApakarmo nAza pAmyAM hatAM. tethI teno janma kauzAmbInA brAhmaNa parivAramAM thayo hato. enA pitA hatA indazarmA ane mAtA hatI zubhaMkarA, tenuM nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM jAlinI. tenAmAM rUpa hatuM, paNa guNa na hatA. tenAmAM yauvana hatuM, paNa samatA na hatI. bAlyakALathI te krodhI hatI, manasvI hatI, uddhata hatI. tenAM lagna, mahAmaMtrI buddhisAgaranA putra brahmadatta sAthe karavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. brahmadattamAM rUpa ane guNano samanvaya thayo hato. te yuvAna hato paNa uddhata na hato. te dhanavAna hato chatAM manasvI na hato. tenAmAM premALatA hatI, gaMbhIratA hatI, vyavahAradakSatA hatI. mATe ja krodhI svabhAvanI ane auddhatvapUrNa vyavahAra karanArI jAlinI sAthe tenI jIvanayAtrA cAlatI rahI. keTalAMka varSo pasAra thaI gayAM. saMsAranAM vaiSayika sukho bhogavatAM rahyAM... eka rAte jAlinIne svapna AvyuM : "sonAno kalAtmaka kalaza. pANIthI bharelo... enA mukhamAM praveza kare che, udaramAM pahoMce che. ane tarata pAcho bahAra Ave che.... pachaDAya che jamIna para ane bhAMgI jAya che..." te gabharAI gaI, jAgI gaI... ne svapna aMge vicAravA lAgIharSa ane viSAdanI mizra lAgaNIo anubhavavA lAgI. e rAte jAlinI garbhavatI banI hatI. siMha rAjano jIva devalokamAM gayo hato. asaMkhya varSonuM AyuSya hatuM. devalokanAM divya sukho bhogavIne, te jIva jAlinInA udaramAM avataryo hato! pUrvajanmanA pitAputra, A bhavamAM putra ane mAtA banyA hatA. jAlinIe brahmadattane svapnanI vAta nA karI. brahmadane eTaluM ja jANyuM ke kAlinI garbhavatI banI che. tene khUba harSa thayo, paraMtu jAlinInuM sogiyuM moTuM joIne, brahmadara enI AgaLa potAno harSa vyakta nA karI zakyo. paraMtu brahmadarane A vAta nA samajAI ke ghaNAM varSo pachI jAlinI garbhavatI thaI hatI, tene bharapUra AnaMda thavo joIto hato. chatAM e kema udAsa rahe che? paraMtu eNe jAlinIne pUchuyuM nahIM. kema ke e strI kyAreya paNa sIdhI rIte prazanano uttara ApavAnuM zIkhI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 3pa7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ja na hatI... asabhya ane tochaDI bhASAmAM bolavAnI enI Adata hatI. brahmadattane A Adata gamatI na hatI, eTale e bane tyAM sudhI jalinI sAthe khapa pUratI ja vAta karato hato. thoDA mahinAo pasAra thayA. eka divasa jAlinIe brahmadattane chaNako karatAM kahyuM : "tame mane kaMI pUchatA ja nathI.... zuM tame nathI jANatA ke garbhavatI strIne ghaNI icchAo jAgatI hoya che...?" 'tuM kahe, tArI je icchAo haze te badhI ja mArI zakti mujaba pUrNa karIza." 'paNa tame mane pUchatA kema nathI?' e mArI bhUla thaI..!' bhUla nathI thaI, paNa tamane mArA upara prema ja nathI. tamane prema che tamArI mAtA upara ane tamArA pitA upara.. jAlinI rovA mAMDI. brahmadare tene zAMta karatAM kahyuM : "devI, prema dekhADavAnuM tattva nathI. e to hRdayano guNa che. mArA hRdayamAM tArA pratye je prema che, te huM dekhADI nA zakuM. tuM vizvAsa rAkha. kahe, tArI icchAo zI zI jAlinI zAnta thaI. teNe kahyuM : "mane ema thayA kare che ke huM badhA ja jIvone AnaMdita karuM tarasyAne pANI pAu, bhUkhyAne bhojana ApuM... nirvastrane vastra ApuM.' bIjI icchA evI jAgI che ke badhAM devamaMdiromAM mahApUjAo racAvuM! trIjI icchA evI jAgI che ke mahAtapasvI munijanonI bhAvapUrvaka pUjA karuM... cothI icchA evI jAgI che ke paralokamArganuM kaMIka zravaNa karuM..." brahmadatte AnaMda vyakta karyo, ene kahyuM : "devI, A cAre icchAo pUrNa thaze... ane AvI bIjI paNa je je icchAo tane jAge te tuM mane kaheje, tArI dareka icchA pUrNa karIza...' - brahmadate jAlinInI icchAone pUrNa karavAno upakrama banAvyo... jema jema jAlinInI icchAo pUrNa thatI gaI tema-tema jAlinInI prasannatA vadhatI cAlI. 0 0 0 A badhI icchAono preraka hato garbhastha uttama jIva! garbhastha zizunAM zubhAzubha kama, mAtAnA vicAro para prabhAva pADe che. zubha karmo zubha icchAo pedA kare che, azubha karmo azubha icchAo pedA kare che. evI rIte mAtAnAM potAnAM paNa zubhAzubha karmo hoya che. e kama mAtAne zubha-azubha karavA prerita karatAM hoya che, eka rAtamAM jAlinIne eka bhayaMkara vicAra Avyo. "huM garbhapAta karAvI nAMkhuM.. 3pa8 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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H mane A jIva gamato nathI... mane priya lAgato nathI. mAruM mana akaLAya che.' agnizarmAnA bhavamAM je veranAM bIja vAvyAM hatAM, te bIja AnaMdakumAranA bhavamAM aMkurita thayAM. ne pitA upara verabhAva jAgyo, pitAnI hatyA karI... e verabhAva jAlinInA bhavamAM tIvra banavAno che. eno prAraMbha atyArathI ja thaI jAya Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir garbhapAta karavA mATe teNe potAnI aMgata sakhI mAlinIne vAta karI. mAlinI stabdha thaI gaI. teNe kahyuM : 'jAlinI, tuM tArA jIvanamAM A pahelIvAra garbhavatI banI che... ane tuM tArA garbhanI hatyA karavAnuM vicAre che? tAruM citta kema AvuM kalupita thaI gayuM che?' 'sAcuM kahuM chuM mAlinI, jyArathI A jIva mArA peTamAM Avyo che... tyArathI mane AnaMda thato ja nathI... uparathI dveSa thAya che... vairabhAva jAge che..., ene mArI nAMkhuM... mArI nAMkhuM..., evA ja vicAro AvyA kare che...' 'tuM devamaMdiromAM jA, paramAtmAnI pUjA kara... sadguruo pAse jA... dharmano upadeza sAMbhaLa... tAruM mana pavitra banaze, tArA vicAromAM parivartana Avaze... garbhapAta bahu moTuM pApa che mArI sakhI... na karAya garbhapAta...' 'tArI vAta sAcI che... garbhapAta karavo e moTuM pApa che, paraMtu e pApa karyA vinA mane cena nahIM paDe... tuM mane garbhapAta ka2vAnAM auSadha lAvI Apa... ATaluM mAruM kAma tAre karavuM ja paDaze...' mAlinIe vicAryuM : 'A strIne gAMDapaNa lAgyuM che. ene bhAna nathI... ke e zuM karavA vicAre che, mahAmaMtrInA vaMzavArasane haNI nAMkhavAnuM kAma karavA mAge che. A vAta jo mahAmaMtrI jANe to? brahmadatta jANe to? paraMtu Ane mAre kevI rIte samajAvavI? ene dhAryuM karavAnI Teva che... jiddI che... zuM karuM?' jAlinIe rIsa karI : 'mArI sakhI thaIne, mAruM ATaluM kAma nahIM kare? to jA tAre ghera. huM bIjI koI dAsI pAse kAma karAvIza....' 'arI... mArI sakhI, meM kyAM nA pADI? huM to e vicAra karatI hatI ke garbhapAtanuM auSadha kyAM maLaze? AvAM auSadha kaMI bajAramAM vecAtAM nathI...' 'tuM game tyAMthI zodhI lAve evI che...' 'tAruM kAma che eTale karavuM ja paDaze... bAkI A ghora pApa...' 'tAruM pApa mane ApI deje, basa? bhale huM narakamAM jaIza... tuM svargamAM jaje...' 'jAlinI, svarga ane narakanI vAta to pachInI che, ahIM A janamamAM A pApa naDe che... mAnI le ke teM garbhapAta karI nAMkhyo, pachI tuM garbhavatI nA thaI to? mahAmaMtrIno vaMzavelo ahIM ja pUro thaze ne?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 359

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'temAM huM zuM karuM? mArAthI A garbhano bhAra sahana thato nathI... mane cena paDatuM nathI...' mAlinI samajadAra strI hatI. teNe vicAryuM : "jo huM auSadha nahIM lAvI ApuM to A jAlinI bIjI koI strI pAse lAlaca ApIne paNa padha maMgAvaze... ne garbhane haNI nAMkhaze. huM ja auSadha lAvI ApuM! evuM haLavuM Sadha lAvI ApuM ke garbhapAta thAya ja nahIM! bhale ne e roja padha-sevana karatI rahe..." mAlinIe kahyuM : "bhale jAlinI, AvatIkAle game tyAMthI auSadha meLavIne tane ApI jaIza... basa' jAlinI mAlinInA gaLe vaLagI paDI. khUba heta varasAvyuM. 0 0 0 mAlinIe padha lAvI ApyuM. jAlinIe auSadhasevana karavA mAMDyuM. mAlinIe "garbhapAtanI vAta brahmadattane karI dIdhI. brahmadattane kahyuM : "jo ke garbhapAta nahIM ja thAya, paraMtu bALakano janma thayA pachI ene mArI nA nAkhe, te mATe sAvadhAna rahevuM joIe.' brahmadatte kahyuM : "mAlinI, bALakano janma thatAM ja tAre ene laI levo. jAlinIne buddhipUrvaka samajAvavI... e bALaka ApI deze.. Ameya ene e gamatuM to nathI ja. pachI e bALaka tAre mane soMpI devAnuM. huM enI rakSA karIza, ene gupta sthAnamAM rAkhIne, enuM lAlana-pAlana karIza...." mAlinIe kahyuM : "maMtrIputra, ApanI yojanA barAbara che. huM bALaka tamane lAvI ApIza." mAlinI jAlinInI pAse ja rahevA lAgI. sAta divasa pUrA thayA chatAM garbhapAta nA thayo, eTale jAlinIe kahyuM : "mAlinI, A te kevo garbha che? koI davAnI ene asara ja thatI nathI... marato ja nathI...." mAlinIe kahyuM : "devI, kyAreka AvuM bane che. ghaNA upAyo karavA chatAM garbha marato nathI. nikAcita AyuSyakarma laIne Avelo jIva marato nathI..." paNa eka kAma karIe. tuM bIjI tIvra auSadhi laI Ava... jevI e oSadhi peTamAM jAya ke garbha gaLI jAya ke saDI jAya... athavA paDI jAya..." "bhale, tArI icchA che to bIjI auSadhi laI AvIza.. paNa tIvra oSadhi garbhane nukasAna to kare ja che, sAthe sAthe mAtAne paNa nukasAna kare che. mATe tuM vicArI leje..." "mAtAne zuM nukasAna kare?" "mAtA gAMDI thaI jAya.. peTamAM cAMdAM paDI jAya. ane kadAca marI paNa jAya..." 390 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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"nA re nA. evI auSadhi mAre levI nathI. bhale A garbha nA mare, eno janma thayA pachI vAta...' jAlinIe dAMta kacakacAvyA. "e ciMtA nA karIza. janma thayA pachI tarata ja ene huM ThekANe pADI daIza.. ne jAhera karIza ke jAlinIe mRtaputrane janma Apyo che...! barAbara che ne mArI yojanA?' jAlinIne mAlinInI yojanA gamI gaI. divaso pUrA thayA. jAlinIe putrane janma Apyo. mAlinIe putrane vastramAM lapeTI lIdho.. ane saDasaDATa e brahmadattanI pAse paheMcI gaI. brahmadattane putra soMpIne jAlinI pAse AvI. jAlinInA kAnamAM kahyuM : 'kAma patI gayuM che. have tuM nizcita rahe..." 0 0 0 brahmadatte putrane potAnA aMgata mitranA gharamAM rAkhyo. gupta AvAsamAM rAkhyo. eka dhAvamAtA rAkhI badhI ja suvidhAo tyAM goThavI dIdhI. gaura varNa... laMbagoLa cahero.. vizALa lalATa ane mAMsala de! moTI paNa mohaka AMkho.. ane lAla-lAla hoTha.. bALakane - putrane joI brahmadatta AnaMdavibhora thaI gayo. "Avo rUpa-rUpano aMbAra putra jAlinIne nA gamyo? zatrune paNa gamI jAya evuM enuM AkarSaNa che.... chatAM jAlinIe eno tyAga karyo? kevuM enuM ghora durbhAgya? khera, hamaNAM bhale nA game, huM ene bhaNAvI-gaNAvIne moTo karIza.... jyAre e taruNa vayamAM Avaze.. tyAre ene gharamAM laI jaIza...! tyAre jAlinIne jarUra e gamI jaze.' paNa nA gamyo taruNa zikhIkumAra enI mAtAne. rara rapha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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Luo antA-pitAno vArtAlApa zikhIkumAre dhyAnapUrvaka sAMbhaLyo. enA manamAM duHkha thayuM. jyAre jAlinI ane brahmadara vAta karI rahyAM hatAM tyAre zikhI gharamAM AvI gayo hato. bAraNAnI pAchaLa UbhA rahI teNe badhI vAto sAMbhaLI. tenuM citta khaLabhaLI UThyuM. alabatta, te taruNa hato, chatAM enAmAM svayaMbhU sAcI samajaNa hatI. te potAnA khaMDamAM cAlyo gayo. A mArI mAtA.? mArA upara akAraNa ATalo badho roSa? jarUra, mArAM karmo ja kAraNabhUta hovAM joIe... paraMtu mArA kAraNe mArAM mAtA mArA pitAne keTalA saMtApe che? kevo anucita vyavahAra kare che? jyAre mArA pitA.... kevA zAnta ane gaMbhIra che! mArAM para to emano agAdha sneha che ja, mArI krodhI ane manasvI mAtA pratye paNa teonI snehanI saravANI vahyA ja kare. keTaluM badhuM sama bhAve mArA pitAjI sahana kare che..... mArI mAtAnA durvyavahAra? emAM vaLI huM A gharamAM AvI gayo... mane khabara che ke mArI mAtAnA kAraNe ja, mArA janmathI ja pitAjIe mane gupta AvAsamAM rAkhyo ane, mArI mAtAne khabara nA paDe ke "huM jIvato chuM...' e rIte mAruM lAlana-pAlana karyuM. paMDito pAse mane zikSaNa apAvyuM... roja teo mArI pAse AvatA. mArI mAtAne kahetA - "huM rAjasabhAmAM jAuM chuM. AvIne teo mane sneha ApatA, mane ramADatA ane mane gamatuM sAruM sAruM khAvAnuM ApatA... ramakaDAMono to Dhagalo ja karI dIdho hato. mane teoe vinaya ane vivekanuM jJAna ApyuM... jIvana jIvavAnI rIta samajAvI. ane jyAre teo mane A gharamAM lAvavAnA hatA tyAre temaNe mArI mAtAno svabhAva batAvI dIdho hato. sAthe sAthe mAtAno vinaya karI, eno sneha saMpAdana karavAnI paddhati zIkhavADI hatI. meM A gharamAM AvIne e ja rIte mArI mAtAno vinaya karyo che... roja prabhAte enAM caraNomAM praNAma karuM chuM. e je kAma karavAnuM kahe te kAma karuM chuM. ene zuM game che. zuM nathI gamatuM. eno vicAra karIne dareka kArya karuM chuM. huM enA manane prasanna rAkhavA hasIne vAta karuM chuM.. e kyAreya hasatI nathI... huM ene sArI sArI vAto karuM chuM. ene gamatI nathI. te kahe che : "baMdha kara tAro, bakavAsa, mane khabara che tane paMDitoe bhaNAvyo che..." e moM macakoDe che. mane paNa jANavA maLyuM ja hatuM ke jyAre huM mArI mAtAnA peTamAM hato. tyAre mane mArI nAMkhavAnA auSadha-prayogo eNe karyA hatA. e to mAlinIe ene bIjI ja jAtanAM padha lAvI ApyAM... ke mAruM mRtyu nA thayuM. ane mArA janma pachI paNa e ja sannArI mAlinIe mane uThAvI jaIne pitAne soMpI dIdho hato. e bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo 398 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jANatI hatI ke mArI mA, jo huM enI pAse hoIza to mane mArI nAMkhaze... eNe mArA para ghaNo upakAra karyo che... paraMtu mArI mAtAe jyAre mAlinInI cAla jANI tyAre eNe mAlinI sAthe kevo jhaghaDo karyo hato...? kevA gaMdA zabdo bolI hatI e? eNe mAlinI sAthenI maitrI toDI nAMkhI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir pracaMDa kapAryA mArI mAtAne satAvI rahyA che... niSkAraNa e mArA upara krodha kare che... huM samayasara bhojana karavA besuM toya krodha kare che... ane kyAreka vaheluM-moDuM thaI jAya to paNa krodha kare che... 'tuM to jANe moTo rAjA... samayasara mAre tArA mATe bhojana taiyAra rAkhavAnuM kharuM ne? huM koI tArI dAsI nathI, samajyo? jyAre bhojana taiyAra thAya tyAre Avaje!' moDuM thAya to barADA ja pADe - 'kyAM laDAI karavA gayo hato? manamAM Ave tyAre jamavA AvavAnuM? kyAM sudhI huM rasoDAmAM besI rahuM? samayasara Avato jA bhojana karavA nahIMtara pachI bhojana nahIM maLe.....' koI mitra gharamAM Ave toya jhaghaDo kare, ane huM mArA mitronA ghera jAuM, to paNa jhaghaDo kare! mArA pitA sAthe huM vArtA-vinoda pharuM toya jhaghaDo kare ane jo mauna besI rahuM to paNa jhadhaDo kare! je koI snehI-svajana amArA ghera Ave to emanI AgaLa e mArI niMdA kare che. pitAjI AgaLa, jyAre pitAjI ghera Ave tyAre mArI viruddha phariyAda kare che... mAre A mAtAne kevI rIte prasanna karavI... mane samajAtuM nathI. mArA pitAjI paNa mUMjhAI gayA che. mArI mAtA mane gharamAM rAkhavA icchatI nathI, mArA pitA mane gharamAM rAkhavA AgrahI che... gaIkAle ja mArI mAtAe mArA pitAjI sAthe kevo jhadhaDo karyo hato? 0 0 'meM tamane keTalIvAra kahyuM ke A chokaro mArA dha2mAM nA joIe... tame ene kema kADhI mUkatA nathI?' *kAraNa ke mane e priya che...' 'to huM tamane priya nathI ne?' 'tuM paNa priya che...' 'to pachI tame mArI vAta kema mAnatA nathI?' 'tuM mArI vAta kema mAnatI nathI? jo tane mArA upara prema hoya to tAre mArI vAta mAnavI joIe...' 'tamArI badhI vAta mAnuM chuM ne? basa, A eka vAta mArAthI nahIM mAnI zakAya. putra mArI sAthe nahIM rahI zake,' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 393

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'huM kahuM chuM ke putra A gharamAM raheze, ApaNI sAthe raheze..." "to pachI huM nahIM rahuM tamArA gharamAM. huM mArA pitAnA ghera jaIza.' pachI?' jyAM sudhI zikhI A gharamAM haze tyAM sudhI nahIM AvuM pAchI...." jevI tArI icchA. A tAruM ghara che. icchA thAya to Avaje.." ane kharekhara mAtA cAlI gaI pitRgRhe! mArA pitA... mArI khAtara keTaluM kaSTa sahana kare che? rAtre mane emanA khoLAmAM laI pitAjI keTaluM raDyA hatA? bolyA hatA : "vatsa, tArI mAtAnA zabdo tArA mana para na laIza. eno vicAra ja nA karIza. A bhavamAM eno svabhAva sudhare - ema mane nathI lAgatuM. ApaNe sahana karIne jIvavAnuM che.." tyAre meM kahyuM : "pitAjI, mArA nimitte ja mArI mAtA ApanI sAthe jhaghaDA kare che, Apane trAsa Ape che to huM cAlyo jAuM..? Apa AzIrvAda Apo... mane A vizALa pRthvI para game tyAM Azraya maLI raheze.' mArI A vAtathI pitAjIe kevuM kalpAMta karyuM hatuM? AMsuothI temaNe mAruM mAthuM bhIMjavI dIdhuM hatuM. emano mArA para apAra prema che... mane paNa emanA upara eTalo ja sneha che. ema to mAtA pratye paNa mane sneha che. mane enA pratye koI durbhAva nathI. ene enA kapAyo satAve che, mane mArA karmo naDe che... kaSAyathI pApakarmo baMdhAya che. pApakarmothI saMsAra paribhramaNa vadhe che - ane tethI duHkha-trAsa ane vedanAo vadhe che. kevI rIte huM mArI mAtAne A vAta samajAvuM? ene samajavuM ja nathI, pachI kevI rIte samajAvI zakAya? ATalAM varSomAM pitAjI paNa mArI mAtAne nathI samajAvI zakyA... to pachI huM kevI rIte samajAvI zakuM? azakya lAge to pachI zuM karuM? cAlyo jAuM ghara choDIne? jo cAlyo jAuM chuM... to pitAjInuM hRdaya dubhAI jaze... teo khUba duHkhI thaI jaze... hA, mAtA taraphathI emane zAnti raheze. mArA nimitte thatA jhaghaDA baMdha thaI jaze.... mAtA khUba rAjI thaI jaze. mAtAjI rAjI thaze." pitAjI nArAja thaze... kone rAjI karuM? kone nArAja karuM? mArA pratye jemane apAra sneha che temane nArAja karuM? ane jene huM dIThe nathI gamato, mArA para jene tIvra roSa che, tene rAjI ka? zuM karuM?' mArA nimitte... mArA cAlyA javAthI, pitAjI duHkhI thaze, paraMtu mArI mAtA taraphanuM duHkha nahIM rahe. mArA virahanuM duHkha, jema jema divaso pasAra thatAM jaze tema 398 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tema ochuM thatuM jaze... teo dhIre dhIre svastha svastha thatA jaze.. zuM karuM? bIjo koI upAya jaDato nathI, icchuM chuM ke mArI mAtAno mArA taraphano abhAva dUra thaI jAya ane ame AnaMdathI jIvIe... traNa mANasano amAro nAno parivAra che.... paisAnuM koI du:kha nathI. badhI ja vAte ame sukhI chIe ... mAtra naDe che mArAM karmo ane mAtAnA kaSAyo... amArI vacce pisAya che pitAjI... mArA upara mArA pitAjIno ananya upakAra che. teoe mArI jIvanarakSA karI che. janmatAMnI sAthe ja temaNe mane pUrNa premathI saMbhALI lIdho che. mane teoe zuM nathI ApyuM? badhuM ja ApyuM che. mAre temanA upakArano badalo vALavo joIe. jo ke A upakArano badalo vALI zakAto ja nathI, chatAM mAre, temane zAnti ApIne yatkiMcit badalo vALavo che. madhya rAtrino samaya hato. zikhIne UMgha AvatI na hatI. te palaMgamAM paDyo rahyo hato. tene vicAra Avyo : mAtAnI pAse jAu..ne kahI dauM : "mAtAjI, huM dUra dUra cAlyo jAuM chuM... kadIya tamane azAnta karavA ahIM nahIM AvuM... tame tamArA ghera cAlo... pitAjIne sukha Apo, zAnti Apo.....' te Ubho thayo. pitAjI jAgI nA jAya tema zikhIe bAraNuM kholyuM, bahAra nIkaLI gayo ne sAcavIne bAraNuM baMdha karyuM. thoDIvAra te agAsImAM Ubho rahyo... pachI te nIce Utaryo. teNe potAnA nAnA indrazarmAnuM ghara joyeluM hatuM. te e dizAmAM cAlyo... cAlato rahyo. ghara AvI gayuM nAnAjInuM. te gharanA jhAMpAmAM dAkhala thayo... ne eka jAMbunA vRkSa nIce Ubho rahyo. aMdhakAramAM e vAdaLI AkAzane joto rahyo. teNe vicAryuM : "mane A samaye Avelo joI mArI mAtA gusse thaI jaze to? nA, nA, atyAre enI pAse nathI javuM." e havelInA pagathiyA para besI gayo. niHstabdhatAmAM e aMdhakArane tAkato besI rahyo. AsapAsa kazo avAja na hato. dUrathI kyAreka kUtarAonA bhasavAno avAja Avato hato. - tenA manamAM vicAra Avyo : "huM ghara choDIne cAlyA javAnI vAta karIza. eTale mAtA rAjI thaIne mane... nA, nA, e sneha nahIM Ape. e kaheze : "tAre cAlyA javuM hatuM to pachI tAruM moDhuM dekhADavA ahIM kema cAlyo Avyo? nIkaLI jA ahIMthI.' - to? te Ubho thayo. jhAMpAnI pAsenA jAMbunA vRkSa pAse gayo, enA thaDane pakaDIne Ubho rahyo. eka DagaluM AgaLa ke pAchaLa jaI zake ema na hato, e paNa vRkSanI jema sthira thaI gayo. tyAM hatI mAtra ekalatA ane ghero sUnakAra. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 3chApa For Private And Personal Use Only

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pAchalI rAte AkAzamAM jhAMkhA jhAMkhA tArA UgyA hatA, nagara ekadama zAnta hatuM. pavana sthagita thaI gayo hato. zikhI mauna hato, udAsa hato. saMvedanAono eka mahAsamudra enA hRdayamAM UchaLI rahyo hato. te pAcho vaLI gayo. je raste te gayo hato, e ja raste e pAcho cAlyo... potAnA gharamAM AvIne, sAcavIne dvAra kholyuM. zayanakhaMDamAM enA pitA brahmadatta haju sUtelA hatA. te potAnA palaMgamAM jaIne suI gayo. mAthe rajAI oDhI lIdhI. e badhuM bhUlI javA... mathavA lAgyo. "mAre badhuM bhUlI javuM che... bhUlIne ghasaghasATa UMghI javuM che. paNa mAgavAthI nidrA nathI AvatI ne! vicAronI vaNathaMbhI vaNajhArane te rokI nA zakyo... vicAro ja vicAro..! kyAreka enI kalpanAmAM brahmadattano cahero Ave che, kyAreka jAlinIno cahero UbharAya che ane kyAreka mAlinI paNa kSaNo mATe AvI jAya che. kSitija para aruNodaya thayo tyAre... ene sahajatAthI UMgha AvI gaI. zikhI nidrAdhIna thayo, brahmadane nidrAno tyAga karyo. e potAnA palaMgamAM beThA. pUrva dizAnI bArI kholI nAMkhI.. aruNodayano jhAMkho prakAza zayanakhaMDamAM pravezyo.. jhAMkhA prakAzamAM temaNe zikhIne joyo. mukha parathI rajAI haTI gaI hatI. zikhInA zAnta... suMdara mukhane brahmadatta jotA rahyA, mukha para thAkano aNasAra maLato hato. brahmadattanA hRdayamAM khaLabhaLATa thavA mAMDyo... kevo rUpavAna ane guNavAna putra che! mane A patramAM koI vAte adhUrAza dekhAtI nathI. e bole che... jANe sugaMdhI phUlo varase che! e cAle che... jANe dharatI hase che... ene jotAM hRdayakamalanI hajAra-hajAra pAMkhaDIo khIlI UThe che... A sthiti kevaLa mArI nathI. je koI zikhIne jue che, tene zikhI gamI jAya che... jyAre ene huM rAjasabhAmAM laI gayo tyAre mahArAjA ajitasene paNa potAnA khoLAmAM laI vAtsalya varasAvyuM hatuM... ne mane kahyuM hatuM : "brahmadatta, kharekhara, lAkhamAM Avo eka ja bALaka jovA maLe!' tuM puNyazALI che. mahArANIe paNa mane kahevarAveluM ke zikhIkumArane aMtaHpuramAM mokalI Apo..." e gayo hato.. aho, mahArANIe paNa zikhIne keTalo prema Apelo? keTalI vastuo bheTa ApelI? sahu zikhIne cAhe che. eka mAtra enI jananIne e nathI gamato... zikhI garbhamAM hato tyArathI nathI gamato.. zAthI AvuM banyuM? koIpaNa kAraNa vinA mAtAne potAno rUDo-rUpALo ane guNavAna putra na game? ATalo badho dveSa? gharamAM paNa nA rahevo joIe... kevo durAgraha? paraMtu huM enA durAgrahane vaza nahIM thAu.... huM mArA hRdayanA TukaDAne gharanI bahAra pheMkI dauM? nA.... jyAre paNa mArAthI AvuM pApa nahIM thaI zake. bhale jAlinI enA pitRgRhamAM rahe ke enA bhAInA ghare rahe. hA, zikhIe enuM apamAna karyuM hoya, eno vAraMvAra avinaya karato hoya. 369 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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enI AjJA nA mAnato hoya. ane jhaghaDo karato hoya to vAta samajI zakAya, chatAMya putrane gharanI bahAra kevI rIte kADhI mukAya? A mAro putra to vinIta ane vivekI che. enI mAtAno evo vinaya kare che ke kauzAMbImAM koI putra enI mAtAno vinaya nahIM karato hoya. kevAM mIThAM vacano bole che A bALaka! mIThAM ane vivekapUrNa! bIjI koI mAtA hoya to harSaghelI banI jAya. putrane eka kSaNa paNa potAnAthI dUra nA rAkhe. A uddhata strI, mArA samajAvavAthI nathI mAnatI.... meM enA pitAne paNa vAta karI che. tame tamArI putrIne samajAvo. temaNe samajAvavA prayatna karyo. to sagA bApanuM eNe apamAna karI nAMkhyuM, khUba krodha karIne kahI dIdhuM : 'tamAre mane tamArA gharamAM Azraya nA Apavo hoya to bhale, huM cAlI jaIza game tyAM chevaTe kUvAmAM paDIne ApaghAta karI daIza. paraMtu huM mArA gharamAM to nahIM ja jAuM... jyAM sudhI mAro duzmana gharamAM che! A mAsuma bALaka ene duzmana lAgyo che! kevo saraLa... sIdho ane suMdara che A bALaka...?" brahmadatta palaMga parathI nIce UtaryA. zikhIkumAranA palaMga pAse gayA. enA mukha para pUrva dizAnI bArImAMthI sUryanuM paheluM kiraNa camakI rahyuM hatuM. brahmadatta bhAvavibhora banI gayA. teo potAnuM mukha zikhInA mukha sudhI laI gayA...'nA, nA, jAgI jaze... enI UMgha bagaDaze...' temaNe mukha upara laI lIdhuM. svAgata bolI UThyA : beTA, ciMtA nA karIza... bhale tArI mA ApaNI sAthe nahIM rahe, ApaNe be pitA-putra, sAthe rahIzuM. sAthe jIvIzuM. tane badhI kaLAo zikhavIza... tane yuddha kaLAmAM paNa vizArada banAvIza... jyAre tuM yauvana vayamAM AvIza tyAre, tArA jevI ja zreSTha kanyA sAthe paraNAvIza." basa, pachI huM nivRtta thaI jaIza. gRhavAsa tyajI vanavAsa svIkAraza... pachI AtmakalyANamAM pravRtta thaIza." brahmadatta ekalA-ekalA bole jatA hatA. tyAM sUryanAM kiraNono Dhagalo zikhInA mukha para DhaLI paDyo. ane te jAgI gayo.. pitAjI..." 'beTA...' brahmadata zikhIne potAnI chAtI sAthe coMTADI dIdho... baMne pitA-putra mauna thaI gayA. tyAM nokare AvIne kahyuM : "snAna mATe pANI vagere taiyAra che. brahmada zikhIne kahyuM : "vatsa, pahelA tuM snAna karI le.." ke te zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 397. For Private And Personal Use Only

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[RH] nitya karmathI paravArI brahmadara rAjasabhAmAM gayA. gharamAM nokaro sAthe zikhIkumAra hato. tenuM mana akaLAyeluM to hatuM ja. teNe mana dRDha karyuM ane gRhatyAga karI cAlI nIkaLyo. eNe nokarone kahyuM nahIM ke "e kyAM jAya che." kauzAMbInI bahAra, thoDe dUra 'azokavana hatuM. zikhI e azokavanamAM gayo. tenI icchA hatI azokavanamAM thoDo samaya pasAra karI, te bIjA nagara tarapha cAlI nIkaLaze. teNe azokavanamAM pravezatAM ja pazcima dizAmAM eka AlhAdaka dazya joyuM. eka gheghUra vaTavRkSanI chAyAmAM beThelA mahAtmA puruSane joyA. temanI AsapAsa seMkaDo sAdhuone sAdhanAmagna sthitimAM joyA. zikhIne A dazya gamI gayuM. - AcAryazrI vijayasiMha 500 muninA samudAya sAthe kauzAMbImAM padhArelA hatA. yuvAna vayanA AcAryanA mukha para tejasvitA hatI... teo prazAMta hatA, jJAnI hatA. zikhIe temane joyA. tene gamyA... tenA manamAM prazna UThyo : AvA savAMgasuMdara puruSe sAdhudharma kema svIkAryo haze? alabatta, temaNe je karyuM che te sAruM ja karyuM che. A saMsAramAM... A gRhavAsamAM jIvonA sneha kSaNika che, caMcaLa che... mATe temaNe gRhavAsano tyAga karyo, te to sAruM ja karyuM che... paNa temane vairAgya thavAnuM koI kAraNa to haze ja. emanI pAse jaIne emane pUchyuM.." zikhI vaTavRkSanI pAse gayo. teNe mastake aMjali racIne AcAryadevane vaMdanA karI, AcAryadeve tene "dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo. zikhI vinayapUrvaka AcAryadevanAM caraNomAM beTho. AcAryadeve zikhI sAme joyuM. temanA mukha para smita ramavA mAMDyuM. zikhInuM hRdaya khUlI gayuM. teNe vinayathI pUchayuM : 'gurudeva, Apa sarvAMgasuMdara dekhAo cho. ApanI pAse vaibhava haze, saMpatti haze ane sAnukULa svajana-jano paNa haze....?' "vatsa, tuM kahe che e badhuM hatuM...." to pachI e badhAno tyAga karI Apa sAdhu kema banI gayA? evI koI ghaTanA banI hatI ApanA jIvanamAM, ke jenAthI Apane vairAgya thaI gayo?' gurudeva vAtsalyabhAvathI bhInA thayelA svare kahyuM : 'kumAra, teM mAruM zarIra joyuM.. enI suMdaratA joI... tane e gamyuM. mane paNa pahelAM gamatuM hatuM, paraMtu jyAre zarIranI aMdara jovAnI jJAnadRSTi maLI, tyAre aMdara 398 bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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naryAM hADakAM dekhAyAM. bIbhatsa lohI.... mAMsa. ane viSTA dekhAI... ane zarIranA saundarya uparano rAga UtarI gayo. mAtra uparanI cAmaDInI suMdaratA zuM karavAnI?' vatsa, teM bIjI vAta karI vaibhava-saMpattinI, hato vaibhava, khUba vaibhava hato, paraMtu kleza ane azAnti paNa eTalI ja vadhAre hatI.... eTale vaibhava uparanI mamatA chUTI gaI. ane eno meM tyAga karyo. - trIjI vAta teM svajanonA samAgamanI karI. saMsAramAM manuSya, priyajanonA samAgama cAhe che. paraMtu kumAra, svajanonA samAgama zAzvata nathI hotA, caMcaLa hoya che, kSaNika hoya che ane viyogavALA hoya che... evA svajana-samAgamomAM Asakti kema karAya? mArI Asakti chUTI gaI ane meM svajanono tyAga karI A sAdhu dharma svIkAryo. kumAra, meM saMsAramAM svajanonA samAgamanI niHsAratA anubhavelI che. cAre bAju svajano beThA hoya che. chatAM jyAre manuSya asAdhya rogono zikAra bane che tyAre enI aparaMpAra vedanA, e svajano ochI nathI karI zakatA, vedanAne vaheMcI laI zakatA paNa nathI. kahe vatsa, svajanonA samAgama zA kAmano? baMdhuo.... mAtA pitA ane patnI.. sahu karuNa rudana karatAM rahe che ne manuSyane yamarAja upADI jAya che! koI svajana e yamarAjane rokI zakatA nathI, pachI evA svajanono samAgama zA kAmano? kumAra, ApaNe sahu saMsAramAM ekalA janmyA chIe, ekalA maravAnA ane ekalA paraloka javAnA. to pachI ekalAe kema na jIvavuM joIe? zA mATe niHsAra evA svajana samAgamonI icchA karavI? eTaluM ja nahIM kumAra, dareka jIva, dareka manuSya ekalo ja zubhAzubha karma bAMdhe che ane ekalo ja e karmonAM phaLa bhogave che. tyAM pachI svajano zA kAmanA? koNa kono svajana? ane eka mahattvanI vAta tane kahuM chuM kumAra, ke A saMsAramAM koI svajana kAyama mATe svajana rahetuM nathI! svajanonAM rUpa badalAyA kare che! ApaNA hoya che te parAyA banI jatAM vAra nathI lAgatI. putra zatru banI zake che, mAtA zatru banI zake che, pitA ane bhAI paNa zatru banI zake che... to pachI kone svajana mAnavA? "mohathI aMdha banelA jIvo, A sAcI vAtane samajI zakatA nathI ane svajano para Asakti rAkhe che. mamatva bAMdhe che. kumAra, A badhuM jANIne meM svajanono tyAga karyo hato.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 396 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zikhakumAre pUchayuM : "gurudeva, A badhuM Ape kevI rIte jANyuM? jAte ja jANyuM ke koI jJAnI puruSe samajAvyuM?' vatsa, tAro prazana yathAsthAne che. mArA jIvanamAM eka abhUtapUrva ghaTanA banI hatI, te ghaTanA tane kahuM chuM.' 0 0 0. "A ja pradezamAM lakSmInilaya' nAmanuM nagara che. te nagaramAM "sAgaradatta' nAmanA zreSThI vasatA hatA. temanAM patnInuM nAma zrImatI hatuM. temano huM putra chuM. mAruM nAma vijayasiMha' pADavAmAM AvyuM. zikhIkumAra, AcAryadevanI AtmakathA sAMbhaLavA tatpara banyo. enA mukha para utsukatAno bhAva UpasI Avyo. AcAryadeve AgaLa vAta calAvI. lakSmInilaya nagaranI pAse ja "lakSmI' nAmano parvata che. eka divasa huM ekalo ja pharavA mATe lakSmI parvata upara gayo. parvata lIlochama che. nisarganuM pArAvAra saundarya e parvata upara che. huM pharato pharato nALiyerInA vanamAM pahoMcyo. hajAro nALiyera vRkSonI ghaTAmAM meM praveza karyo. vRkSone joto joto huM AgaLa vadhato hato, tyAM eka vRkSane joI... huM Azcarya pAmyo. Ubho rahI gayo e vRkSa pAse. e vRkSanuM mULa jamInamAM ghaNuM UMDuM pesI gayeluM hatuM ane e vRkSa para rahelAM lIlAM pAMdaDAo camakI rahyAM hatAM. mArA manamAM prazna UThyo : "koI vRkSanAM mULa jamInamAM ATalAM UMDAM gayelAM dekhAtAM nathI, ane A vRkSamAM mULa kema UMDAM gayAM haze? jarUra koI vizeSa kAraNa hovuM joIe." huM tyAM Ubho Ubho A vicAra karato hato... tyAM mArA hRdayamAM harSanAM... AnaMdanAM spaMdano jAgavA mAMDyAM! mArA zarIramAM romAMca thavA lAgyo... pavana sugaMdhI banI gayo... choDa upara puSpo khIlI UThyAM.. pahADa uparanA udyAnamAM cha RtuonAM phUlo AvI gayAM. bhramaravRMdo madhura guMjArava karavA lAgyA. pakSIonAM ToLAM AnaMdathI gaganamAM nAcavA lAgyAM. vAdaLamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI sUrya prakAzavA mAMDyo.. huM harSavibhora banI gayo. mane samajAyuM nahIM ke AvuM camatkArika parivartana kema AvyuM? kudarata soLe zaNagAra sajIne kema A pahADa para nRtya karavA lAgI che? vRkSonA samUha kema jhumavA mAMDayA che? 390 bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM nALiyera vRkSonA vanamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo. meM pazcima dizAmAM joyuM... mArI AMkho AzcaryathI pahoLI thaI gaI... mAruM mukha paNa vikasita thaI gayuM... eka divya dharmacakranuM parvata upara avataraNa thaI rahyuM hatuM. sUryanA jevuM tejasvI, vizuddha svarNanuM baneluM, ratnothI jaDeluM... ane 'jaya... jaya... jaya'no gaMbhIra dhvani karatuM... e dharmacakra AkAzamAMthI nIce UtarI rahyuM hatuM. te dharmacakranI sAthe... gaNyA gaNAya nahIM eTalA devo divyagIto gAtA nIce UtarI rahyA hatA. vAtAvaraNamAM sugaMdhI dhUpanI maheka phelAvA lAgI... ane dUrathI meM zveta vastradhArI hajAro sAdhuone AvatA joyA. ane pachI kamaLa jevAM komala svarNakamaLo upara paga daIne cAlyA AvatA tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtane joyA! ajitadeva nAmanA te tIrthaMkara hatA. devoe emanA upara dhavala chatra dhAraNa karyuM hatuM, duMdubhino nAda thaI rahyo hato, bhagavaMtanA mastakanI pAchaLa divya bhAmaMDala raheluM hatuM, devo baMne bAju cAmara DhoLI rahelA hatA... deva-dAnava ane mAnavo tIrthaMkara devanI bhAvapUrvaka stavanA gAI rahyA hatA... huM paNa emanI sAthe gAvA lAgyo... nAcavA lAgyo! mane lAgyuM ke mAruM parama saubhAgya sAkAra thaI gayuM! ajJAnano aMdhakAra cAlyo gayo... jJAnano prakAza maLI gayo... badhA manuSyonI sAthe huM paNa cAlato rahyo... nAcato rahyo ne gIta gAto rahyo. tyAM thoDe ja dUra devoe raceluM divya samavasaraNa jovA maLyuM. samavasaraNanA traNa gaDha hatA. eka gaDha rajatano, bIjo sonAno ane trIjo ratnono gaDha hato. e samavasaraNanI AgaLa divya toraNa hatuM... ane UMcI UMcI aneka dhajAo laherAI rahI hatI. traNe gaDha upara ratnonA kalAtmaka kAMgarA hatA. cAra dizAomAM samavasaraNa upara caDhavAnAM pagathiyAM hatAM, traNe gaDhanI cAre bAju, jyAMthI pagathiyAM zarU thatAM hatAM tyAM kalAtmaka dvAra hatAM, toraNa hatAM, traNa gaDhanI upara maNimaDheluM siMhAsana hatuM. tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta ajitadeva, e siMhAsana para birAjamAna thayA. tarata ja samavasaraNa para azoka vRkSanI chAyA chavAI gaI. devoe puSpavRSTi zarU karI dIdhI. divya dhvani cAlu thaI gayo ane devoe duMdubhi vagADavAnI zarU karI dIdhI. cAre dizAmAM beThelA devone, manuSyone, ane pazu-pakSIone bhagavAnanAM darzana thavA lAgyAM. huM paNa, jyAM manuSyo beThA hatA, temanA vibhAgamAM AgaLa jaIne zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 371

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besI gayo! mArA jIvanamAM, tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtanAM darzana huM pahelIvAra karI rahyo hato. teonA samavasaraNanI divya zobhA prathamavAra ja joI rahyo hato... mArA hRdayamAM akathya bhAvo ullasita thaI rahyAM hatAM. kevuM addabhuta hatuM tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtanuM rUpa! jotAM jotAM mana ane nayana dharAya ja nahIM.. kevuM AkarSaNa ne kevI divya pratibhA...! huM maMtramugdha banI gayo hato. tyAM tIrthakara bhagavaMte dezanAno AraMbha karyo. madha ane sAkara karatAMya vadhAre madhura e vANI hatI. sahu devo, manuSyo ane pazuo, potapotAnI bhASAmAM e upadeza sAMbhaLI zakatAM hatAM. zikhIkumAre vacce prazna karyo : "gurudeva, zuM devo evI goThavaNa karatA haze.. ke dareka jIvo potapotAnI bhASAmAM bhagavaMtano upadeza sAMbhaLI zake ne samajI zake?" kumAra, e devonI goThavaNa nathI hotI, paraMtu tIrthaMkara paramAtmAno potAno atizaya' hoya che! dareka tIrthakara bhagavaMtanA AvA mULa cAra atizaya hoya che. zikhIe pUchyuM : "gurudeva, "atizaya' eTale zuM?" viziSTa prabhAva!" evA cAra prabhAva hoya che : 1. tIrthakaranuM kevaLajJAna evuM hoya che ke jJAnathI teo samagra sRSTinA bhUtabhAvI ane vartamAnakALanA sarva bhAvone jANe ane jue! sarva dravyone ane sarva paryAyone jANe ane jue. 2. tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnuM evuM zreSTha puNyakarma hoya che ke teonAM caraNe devadevendro name che. 3. tIrthaMkara paramAtmA jyAM jyAM jAya, tyAM ane e bAjunA pradezamAM rahelA jIvonA roga-zoka dUra thaI jAya che. 4. tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtanI vANI dareka jIvo sAMbhaLe ane samajI zake! kumAra, A cAra "atizaya' kahevAya che. zikhIkumAre kahyuM : 'gurudeva, Ape tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtane upadeza sAMbhaLyo? e upadezamAM zuM kahyuM emaNe? vatsa, bhagavaMte kahyuM : samagra jIvasRSTi parivartanazIla che. koI jIvanuM eka rU5 zAzvata nathI. cAra gatimAM jIvonAM rUpa badalAyA kare che. eka-eka gatimAM paNa jIvonAM rUpa badalAtAM rahe che. badhuM ja parivartanazIla che. to pachI rAga konA para karavAno ne dveSa konA para karavAno? Aje je vastu para, je dravya para, jIva rAga kare 7ra bhAga-1 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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che, e vastu ke vyaktinuM parivartana thatAM jIva enA ja para lepa kare che. jIvonA bhAvo paNa zAzvata nathI. e bhAvo paNa parivartanazIla hoya che. rAga kAyama raheto nathI, kema kAyama raheto nathI... mATe jIvoe rAga-dveSathI mukta thavuM joIe. rAga-dveSano nAza thAya tyAre ja jIva mukti pAme. eTale, parivartanazIla sRSTine enA svarUpe jovI joIe. kumAra, A to meM mArA zabdomAM, tIrthaMkara bhagavAnanA upadezano sAra kahI batAvyo.. bAkI, e upadeza ApaNe sAMbhaLyA ja karIe. evo madhura hoya che. cAra-cAra prahara sudhI sAMbhaLIe, to paNa thAka nA lAge! ATha-ATha prahara sudhI sAMbhaLIe, to paNa kaMTALo nA Ave. tyAM lakSmIparvata upara tIrthakara bhagavaMta mAtra eka ghaTikAparyata ja dezanA ApI hatI. jyAM dezanA pUrNa thaI. meM UbhA thaI, bhagavaMtane mArI jijJAsA pUchI lIdhI. zikhI kumAre pUchayuM : "gurudeva, tyAM samavasaraNamAM ApaNAthI bhagavaMtane prazna pUchI zakAya?' hA vatsa, pUchI zakAya. ApaNe pUchIe teno pratyuttara tIrthakara bhagavaMta Ape.' "to to khUba AnaMda Ave! gurudeva, Ape kevo prazna pUchuyo?' meM pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, meM nALiyerInA vanamAM je eka vRkSanA mULane jamInamAM khUba UMDuM gayeluM joyuM. tenuM zuM kAraNa? zuM e vRkSanI nIce dhanano khajAno daTAyelo haze? jo khajAno hoya to keTaluM dhana haze? prabho, e khajAno tyAM koNe dADhyo haze? ane bhaviSyamAM e khajAnAnuM zuM thaze? e jamInamAM ja raheze ke bahAra nIkaLe? bhagavaMta, kRpA karIne mArI jijJAsAne saMtuSTa karo." kumAra, mAro prazna sAMbhaLIne, samavasaraNamAM beThelA anya strI-puruSone paNa jANavAnI icchA jAgI.... ke bhagavAna e daTAyelA khajAnAno zo bheda khole che!" atyaMta rasapUrNa vAta che A, ane A vAtamAM mArA bhUtakALanA aneka bhavonI kathA samAyelI che! kumAra, zAMta citte sAMbhaLa.' ka vIka pha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 374 For Private And Personal Use Only

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52 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir tIrthaMkara ajitadeve dhI2-gaMbhIra svare vArtAno prAraMbha karyo. teM je nALiyeranA vRkSa aMge pUchyuM, e nALiyera vRkSanuM mULa jamInamAM UMDuM UtarI javAnuM kAraNa che lobha-doSa! e vRkSanI nIce khajAno daTAyelo che. e khajAnAmAM sAta lAkha sonAmahoro che. e khajAnAno upayoga dharma-kAryamAM thavAno che. e khajAno te ane e nALiyerInA jIve dATelo che... mArA kutUhalano pAra nA rahyo. meM pUchyuM : 'bhagavaMta, meM ane e nALiyerInA jIve e jagA para kyAre ane kevI rIte khajAno dATelo? ane huM atyAre manuSyajanmamAM chuM, jyAre e ekendriya vanaspati che... Ama kema?' tIrthaMkara bhagavaMte kahyuM : A ja pazcima mahAvideha kSetranI vAta che. A pradezamAM amarapura nAmanuM nagara che. te nagaramAM amaradeva nAmano dhanADhya zreSThI vasato hato. tenI patnInuM nAma 'suMdarI' hatuM. suMdarIe be joDiyA putrone janma Apyo. ekanuM nAma guNacandra ane bIjAnuM nAma bAlacandra pADavAmAM AvyuM. tAruM nAma bAlacandra hatuM. tuM svabhAve saraLa hato. jyAre guNacaMdra kuTila svabhAvano hato. eka ja mAtA-pitAnA tame be putro hovA chatAM, tamArA baMnenA AtmAonI yogyatA ghaNI judI hatI. tame baMnee eka ja vidvAna paMDita pAse adhyayana karyuM. ghaNIbadhI kaLAo prApta karI, tamArA pitAe potAno samagra vyApAra tamane baMne putrone soMpI dIdho. tame sArI rIte vyApAra karatA hatA. tamArI pAse aDhaLaka dhana bheguM thayuM hatuM. tame e dhanamAMthI keTalAMka mUlyavAna ratno kharIghAM... sonAmahoro kharIdI... ane alaMkAro paNa banAvyA. eka divasa tame baMne bhAIoe paraspara vicAra-vinimaya karyo : ApaNe A nagaramAM ghaNuM kamAyA chIe. jo ApaNe 'lakSmInilaya' nagaramAM ApaNo mAla laIne jaIe to tyAM sAro vepAra thaI zake. ApaNo mAla tyAM ghaNA UMcA bhAve vecAI zake. lakSmInilaya javA mATe tamAre samudramArga levo paDe. eTale tame eka moTuM vahANa bhADe laI lIdhuM. emAM evo mAla bharyo ke lakSmInilaya nagaramAM UMcA bhAvamAM 398 bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vecAI jAya ane tame lAkho rUpiyA kamAI jAo. zubha muhurta tame baMne bhAIoe e vahANamAM pravAsa zarU karI dIdho. tamArA gharamAM tamArI patnIo ja hatI. kAraNa ke tamAre baMnene koI saMtAna na hatuM ane mAtA-pitAnI svargavAsa thaI gayo hato. alabatta, tamArA baMnenI patnIoe dUranA pradezamAM javAnI nA pADI hatI : "ApaNI pAse aDhaLaka saMpatti che, pachI paradeza javAnI zI jarUra che? ahIM ja raho.' paraMtu tArA karatAM guNacaMdra vadhAre lobhI hato. ene kuberapati thavAnA koDa hatA. tame tamArI patnIonI vAta mAnI nA hatI. tame lakSmInilaya nagaranA samudra kinAre pahoMcI gayA. e nagaramAM vepAra karavA, tyAMnA rAjAnI rajA levI paDatI hatI. tame be bhAIoe snAna karyuM, suMdara vastro paheryA, sonAnA thALamAM mUlyavAna ratno lIdhAM ane tame rAjasabhAmAM gayA. rAjA sUratejane praNAma karI, ratno bheTa ApyAM. tamAro paricaya Apyo ane lakSmInilayamAM vepAra karavAnI anumati mAgI. rAjAe tamane anumati ApI. tame nagaramAM ghara ane dukAna kharIdI lIdhI. vepAra cAlu karyo. tamArI dhAraNA hatI ke cAra mahinAmAM tamAro badho mAla vecAI jaze, paraMtu tamAro mAla mAtra be mahinAmAM vecAI gayo. sAta lAkha sonAmahoro tamArI pAse bhegI thaI, tame pAchA tamArA gAma amarapura javAnuM vicAratA hatA, tyAM ja eka divasa lakSmInilaya nagara upara vijayavarma nAmanA parAkramI rAjAe AkramaNa karI dIdhuM. e pradezamAM vijayapuranuM rAjya vizALa hatuM ane rAjA vijayavarga ghaNo parAkramI hato. tenI senA paNa arjaya gaNAtI hatI. acAnaka AkramaNa thavAthI, lakSmInilayano rAjA sUrateja gabharAI gayo. bhayabhIta thaI gayo. teNe nagaranA daravAjA baMdha karAvI dIdhA. nagaramAM ghoSaNA karAvI dIdhI ke jemane potAnuM jIvana bacAvavuM hoya teo lakSmaparvata upara caDhI jAo. huM paNa parivAra sAthe parvata upara jAuM chuM. tyAM ApaNe surakSita rahIzuM. lakSmIparvata uparano killo vajano banelo che. yuddhakuzaLa subhaTono rAta-divasa pahero che... mATe dareka nAgarika potAnI sArabhUta vastuo laIne upara caDhI jAya. parvata tarapha javAno mArga khullo che.' rAjA sUratejanA subhaToe, killA uparathI vijayavarma rAjAno sAmano kare rAkhyo. eka praharamAM nagara khAlI thaI gayuM, subhaToe nagaranA daravAjA kholI nAMkhyA. sUrateja rAjA ane tenI prajA.. lakSmIparvata upara pahoMcI gaI hatI. ghara khullAM paDyAM hatAM. rAjamahela khAlI paDyo hato... vijayavarma rAjA nirAza thaI, pAcho vaLI gayo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 39 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjA ane prajAnI sAthe tame be bhAIo paNa lakSmI parvata upara caDhavA lAgyA. tame tamArI sAthe sAta lAkha sonAmahoro upADI hatI. be moTAM vastromAM bAMdhIne mahAmahenate tame e upADIne upara caDhavA lAgyA. tame upara caDhavAno bIjo mArga lIdho hato. tamane bhaya hato ke kadAca rAjA tamAruM dhana joI jAya ane paDAvI le! eTale tame pazcima dizA tarapha nAkanI dAMDIe caDhavA mAMDayuM... paraMtu thoDuM caDhA pachI tame UMDAM kotaromAM UtarI gayA. jhADI khUba hatI. tame e jhADImAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA, to lagabhaga teTaluM ja caDhANa caDhavuM paDyuM. eka nAnI TekarI upara pahoMcIne joyuM to parvata upara caDhavAnI keDI maLI gaI. tamArA AnaMdano pAra nA rahyo. tame doDavA mAMDyA. keDI cokhkhI hatI. pazuo ane manuSyonAM pagalAM paNa paDelAM dekhAtAM hatAM. tame zvAsa khAvA paNa rokAyA nahIM, ne cAlatA ja rahyA. paraMtu caDhANa hatuM... eTale tamArA vegamAM ghaTADo thato jato hato. tamane manamAM bIka hatI. tamAruM eka ja dhyeya hatuM ke rAta paDatAM pahelAM parvata upara pahoMcI javuM! sonAmahoronuM vajana hatuM. chatAM eka praharamAM tame sAruM evuM aMtara kApI nAMkhyuM hatuM. tame vAraMvAra hAya badalatA hatA. ghaDIkamAM DAbA to ghaDIkamAM jamaNA hAthamAM poTaluM badalavuM paDatuM hatuM. chatAM tame kyAMya vizrAma levA beThA nahIM. tame AthamaNI dizA tarapha caDhatA ja rahyA. poTalAM kyAreka mAthA para mUkIne caDhatA rahyA. tamAro AtmavizvAsa tamane upara caDhAvato gayo. tame paraspara vAto karatA hatA, 'game te thAya, aMdhAruM thAya e pahelAM ApaNe upara pahoMcI javuM paDaze...' tame bolatA hatA ne tamArI chAtImAM zvAsa bharAto jato hato. vAtAvaraNamAM ThaMDaka hovA chatAM tamArA baMnenA zarIramAMthI parasevo jhamato hato. pagamAM paherelI mojaDIo tamane pIDatI hatI, paNa pIDAnI paravA karyA vinA tame caDhace jatA hatA. parvatanI UMDI sUmasAma khINomAM nIrava zAMti hatI. kvacit paMkhIono Acho avAja saMbhaLAto, to kyAreka DuMgarALa pazuo jhADImAM doDI jatAM teno khakhaDATa saMbhaLAto. hAMphatAM hAMphatAM tamArA potAno babaDATa paDadhAnI jema kAnamAM athaDAto. chatAM tame bolatA hatA, kAraNa ke bolavAthI tamane rAhata thatI hatI. 'sAruM che ke A parvatamAM siMha-vAgha jevAM bhayaMkara pazuo nathI... nahIMtara ApaNuM AvI ja bane!' tyAM tamane baMnene tarasa lAgI. khUba tarasa lAgI. gaLuM sukAtuM hatuM tamArA baMnenuM. chAtI dhamaNanI jema phUlatI hatI ne saMkocAtI hatI. chAtImAM lAhya baLavAnI zarUAta thaI hatI. chatAM tame carce jatAM hatAM. haju sudhI tamane koI mANasa sAme maLyuM na hatuM. AjubAjumAMthI paNa koI mANasano avAja Avato na hato. sUraja 399 bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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paNa dekhAto baMdha thayo hato. tamArI pAchaLanI TekarIo upara sUrajano prakAza dekhAto hato. tamane lAgyuM ke have jaladI aMdhAruM UtarI Avaze. tame apAra hiMmatathI upara caDhavA lAgyA. - sUrya asta thayo ne tame parvata uparanI sapATa bhUmi upara jaIne UbhA. tame tyAM anupama dRzya joyuM. kudarate sarajeluM vRkSonuM upavana hatuM! suMdara jagA hatI. tame vicAryuM ke A pradeza lIlochama che to najIkamAM kyAMka pANI haze ja. tame jaladI jaladI e vRkSonA upavanamAM dAkhala thayA. tyAM AMbAnAM jhADa hatAM, khIjaDAnAM, bAvaLanAM ane vaDanAM jhADa hatAM. eka jUnA vaDanA jhADa pAse gayA. lagabhaga so vAranA gherAvAmAM enI vaDavAIo jhUlatI hatI... tame e vRkSanI AsapAsa pharyA... tyAM eka bAju pANInuM jharaNuM vahetuM joyuM... tame sonAmahoronAM poTalAM eka bAju mUkIne jharaNA tarapha doTa mUkI. peTa bharIne pANI pIdhuM. ane pachI vaDanA vRkSa nIce AvIne mAthA nIce sonAmahoranAM poTalAM mUkIne, lAMbA thaIne sUI gayA. paraMtu UMgha kyAMthI Ave? tamArA paga sakhata tUTatA hatA. sAthaLa bharAI gayA hatA, paganI piMDInA snAyuo sakhata thaI gayA hatA. karoDarajjumAM duHkhAvo thato hato. paraMta vAtAvaraNamAM ThaMDaka prasaratI jatI hatI. tethI zarIrane ThaMDo pavana mITho lAgato hato. tame baMne bhAIo ApasamAM vAto karavA lAgyA. guNacaMdra tane kahyuM : "upara caDhavAmAM kaSTa to paDyuM paraMtu ApaNe ane ApaNI saMpatti bacI gaI!" teM kahyuM : "paraMtu haju ApaNe A jagAmAM surakSita to nA ja kahevAIe... game te cAra-pAMca lUMTArA AvIne ApaNAM A sonAmahoronA poTalAM laI jaI zake! ane ApaNe bacAvavA jaIe to ApaNane mArI nAMkhe.' 'tArI vAta sAcI che bAlacaMdra, ApaNe sonAmahorone game tyAM chupAvI devI joIe.' guNacaMdra bolyo. koI gupta jagAmAM khADo khodIne dATI daIe to?' te mATe koI tAMbAnuM ke pittaLanuM vAsaNa joIe. emAM bharIne, e vAsaNa dATI devAya." kAle savAre tapAsa karIe. nagaranAM badhAM ja strI-puruSo pahADa para AvelAM che koI ne koI evA vAsaNo lAvyo ja haze. kAle prabhAte tapAsa karIzuM." A pramANe vAto karatA tame nidrAdhIna thaI gayA. prabhAte UThIne, pANInA jharaNA pAse jaIne tame hAtha-paga dhoyA. mukha para pANI chAMTayuM. pANI pIdhuM... ane tame tyAM AjubAjumAM joyuM. thoDe dUra eka nAnuM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 398 For Private And Personal Use Only

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tUTeluM maMdira dekhAyuM. tame tyAM gayA. tUTelA maMdiranI tame pradakSiNA karI. maMdiranI pachIta ane jamaNI taraphanI dIvAla sAbUta hatI. e dIvAlanI pAse eka khUNAmAM kALA paththaranI eka tuTelI mUrti paDI hatI... tenAthI thoDe dUra be totiMga paththaranA thAMbhalA paDelA hatA. AsapAsa taddana ekAMta hatuM. teM guNacaMdrane kahyuM : "ApaNe ahIM hAla ApaNAM poTalAM chupAvIne mUkI daIe ane pachI, dakSiNa tarapha jaIe. tyAM nagaravAsIo nivAsa karavAnA hatA. tyAMthI koI bhAjana... kaLaza ke goLI jevuM laI AvIe. temAM sonAmahoro bharIne, ahIM khADo khodIne dATI daIe!' tame baMne gayA dakSiNa dizA tarapha, paraMtu tyAM eka paNa mANasa na hatuM. badhAne samAcAra maLI gayA hatA ke "duzmana rAjA pAcho cAlyo gayo che,' eTale badhA ja lakSmInilaya nagaramAM cAlyA gayA hatA. koka-koka mANaso... potAnAM vAsaNo vastro vagere mUkIne cAlyA gayA hatA. temane tyAM tamAre joItuM hatuM evuM vAsaNa maLI gayuM. koka jagAethI bhojana paNa maLI gayuM. anAja maLI gayuM. tame tamArAthI upADI zakAya eTaluM upADI lIdhuM... ne pAchA tame tUTelA maMdira pAse pahoMcI gayA. sonAmahoronAM poTalAM surakSita hatAM. tame sarvaprathama bhojana karyuM. pachI, maMdiranA eka bhAgane vastrathI sApha karI, tenA upara anAjano Dhagalo karyo tyAra pachI e bhAjanamAM tame badhI sonAmahoro bharI. sAta lAkha sonAmahoro emAM samAI gaI. te pachI temaNe maMdiranI pAchaLa bhIMtanI pAchaLa UMDo khADo khodyo, tame baMnee bhegA thaI, pelI goLI khADAmAM utArI ane pachI paththara tathA mATIthI khADo pUrI dIdho. enA upara nizAnI mUkI dIdhI. tame nizcita banyA. tame te pachI e parvata upara thoDA mahinA karavAno nirNaya karyo. tame e tUTelA maMdirane thoDuM ThIkaThAka karI dIdhuM. temAM tame nivAsa karyo. tame... pelA dakSiNa bAjunA pradezamAM jaIne pharIthI anAja vagere laI AvyA. tame tamArI gujArI karavA lAgyA. divaso vItatA gayA. tArI icchA tamArA vatanamAM javAnI thaI. te guNacaMdrane kahyuM. guNacaMdra kahyuM : 'mArI icchA paNa amarapura javAnI che. ApaNe ekAda mahinA pachI ahIMthI nIkaLIzuM tyAM sudhImAM A sonAmahoro kevI rIte laI javI, teno vicAra karI laIe. vahANa paNa nakkI karI laIe.' guNacaMdranA manamAM eka divasa pApano praveza thayo. A bAlacaMdrane mAre aDadhI sonAmahoro, enA bhAganI ApI devI paDaze? jo ene mArI nAMkhyuM. to badhI ja sonAmahoro mArI thaI jAya. sAta lAkha sonAmahoro mArI thaI jAya. huM Ane mArI nAkhuM" 378 bhAga-1 che bhava trIjI For Private And Personal Use Only

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gaNacaMdra tane kahyuM : "huM kAle prabhAte parvata UtarIne nagaramAM jaIza. tyAM vahANa bhADe rAkhIne, ApaNA gharamAM paDelo mAla-sAmAna vahANamAM caDhAvIne, tyAMthI thoDIghaNI mIThAI laIne, sAMje pAcho upara AvI jaIza.' guNacaMdra gayo. teNe nagaramAM jaIne miThAI kharIdI. pachI bIjI dukAnamAMthI jhera kharIdI lIdhuM. mIThAImAM jhera bheLavIne te sAMje parvata upara AvI gayo. tane teNe kahyuM : "bhAI, meM to nagaramAM peTa bharIne mIThAI khAI lIdhI, tArA mATe A laI Avyo chuM. tuM khAI le.' teM mIThAI khAdhI. tane cakkara AvavA lAgyA. peTamAM baLatarA UThI. naso kheMcAvA lAgI... jamIna upara tuM ALoTavA lAgyo... ane thoDIvAramAM tAruM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM.. tuM niSpApa hRdayano hato. saraLa hato... ane mRtyu samaye tane samatA rahI hatI, tethI tuM marIne "vyaMtara-deva' thayo. guNacaMdra tArA mRtadehane ghasaDIne eka UMDA khADAmAM nAMkhI dIdho... te khUba rAjI thayo. nAcavA lAgyo. have huM sAta lAkha sonAmahorono mAlika banI gayo!" rAtre e maMdiranA eka khUNAmAM sUI rahyo hato tyAM tenA kAnamAM ekAeka garama lU jevI havA aDI, UMghamAM ja eNe kAna para hAtha mUkyo... paraMtu tene lAgyuM ke tenI haDapacI para, tenA hoTha para kaMIka suMvALuM suMvALuM aDatuM hatuM. teNe AMkha ughADI... AMkha ughADatAMnI sAthe ja teNe cIsa pADI. tenA caherA upara bIjo eka cahero jhajhUmato hato. bhayaMkara cahero... phutkAra karato cahero! teNe cIsa pADI tyAre e cahero jarA dUra haThayo hato. pachI guNacaMdra lagabhaga UchaLIne beTho thayo. beThA thatAM teno cahero pelA jhaLuMbatA caherA sAthe bhayAnaka vegathI athaDAyo hato.. e cahero hato bhayAnaka kAtila phaNIndrano! pUrA dasa hAtha lAMbo kALo ane khUba jADo e kALasarpa hato. teNe potAnI vizALa phaNA phelAvIne UMcI karI hatI. te khUba gussAmAM hato. guNacaMdra DaghAI gayo... e tyAMthI eka tasu paNa khasI zake ema na hato. sarpe potAnI pUMchaDIthI enA zarIrane bharaDo dIdhA ane enA paga upara DaMkha daI dIdho... guNacaMdra kALI cIsa pADI... te maMdiranA oTalA parathI nIce gabaDI paDyo.... sarpa tatkAla tyAMthI sarakI gayo hato. guNacaMdra marI gayo. khajAno tyAM rahI gayo. marIne e "ratnaprabhA' narakamAM utpanna thayo. tIrthakara bhagavaMte mane kahyuM : "vijayasiMha, tAruM devalokanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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devalokamAMthI tAruM cyavana thayuM. tuM A ja pradezanA TaMkaNapura nagaramAM zreSThI harinaMdInI patnI vasumatInA udaramAM avataryo. putrajanmathI AnaMdita thayelA zreSThIe nAnakaDo utsava karyo. tAruM nAma 'devadatta' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. tAruM sArI rIte lAlana-pAlana thayuM... bAlyavasthA, ane taruNa avasthA pasAra karI, tuM yauvanamAM pravezyo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir eka divasa tArA pitAe tane kahyuM : 'vatsa, lakSmInilaya nagaranI pAse lakSmIparvata UMco che... vizALa che... ane ramaNIya che. e parvata upara 'lakSmInivAsinI' nAmanI devInuM maMdira AveluM che. e devI ApaNI vaMzaparaMparAnI ArAdhya devI che. camatkArika devI che. ApaNI jema e devI ArAdhya che tema hajAro anya strIpuruSonI paNa e ArAdhya che. 360 prativarSa, varSAkALanA prAraMbhe devIno bhavya mahotsava thAya che. hajAro strIpuruSo e mahotsavamAM tyAM jAya che. devInuM pUjana kare che... ane potAnI manokAmanAo pUrNa kare che. A samagra pradezanI e adhiSThAtrI devI che. Ama to prativarSa huM jato hato mahotsavamAM, paraMtu A varSe jo tuM jAya to tane khUba AnaMda thaze... parvata uparanuM naisargika saundarya joIne tuM mugdha banI jaIza. devInuM pUjana karI, devInA AzIrvAda grahaNa karI, tAre pAchA AvavAnuM che. hA, tyAM devInA mahotsavamAM ghaNAM dIna-anAtha strI-puruSo paNa Ave che. tuM emane udAratAthI dAna Apaje. huM prativarSa tyAM dAna Apato ja AvuM chuM.' teM lakSmIparvata upara javAnI hA pADI. tArA pitAe tArI lAMbI yAtrA aMge taiyArIo zarU karAvI, tArI sAthe yAtrAmAM cAlavA mATe aneka svajano ane parijano taiyAra thayA. tArA pitAe tArI sAthe zastrasajja rakSakone paNa mokalyA. tame sArA divase prayANa karI dIdhuM. keTalAka divasonI daDamajala karatA tame sahu lakSmIparvatanI taLeTImAM pahoMcyA, tyAM be divasa vizrAma karIne pahADa upara caDhyA. devI 'lakSmInivAsInI'nAM darzana karyAM. mahotsavano prAraMbha thaI gayo hato. hajAro loko mahotsavamAM bhegA thayA hatA. teM vidhivat devInI pUjA karI ane dIna-anAtha janone dAna ApyuM. maMdirathI thoDe dUra tamAro taMbU hato. taMbUmAM jaIne bhojana karyuM. vizrAma karyo. tyAM saMdhyA veLA thaI gaI. tuM taMbUnI bahAra Avyo. parvatanA pazcima taraphanA pradeza tarapha tArI najara gaI... sUrya DUbI gayo hato, paraMtu saMdhyAnA raMgoe kSitijane raMgI nAMkhI hatI. e raMgonA paDachAyA UMcAM UMcAM vRkSo para paDatA hatA. parvatanA nAnAMmoTAM zikharonI addabhuta zobhAe tane AkarSyA. teM tArA svajana vagerene kahyuM : 'cAlo, ApaNe pazcima dizAnA parisaramAM paribhramaNa karI AvIe.' Q For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo

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vijayasiMha, tAro pUrvajanmano kapaTI ane ghAtaka bhAI guNacaMdra marIne narakamAM gayelo. narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM te lakSmIparvata upara sarpa thayo hato. ane je jagAmAM tame nidhAna dADhyuM hatuM e jagA para ja teNe nivAsa karelo hato. sarpane jANa na hatI ke A jamInamAM khajAno daTAyelo paDyo che. paraMtu pUrvajanmamAM e nidhAna sAthe mamatva bAMdhyuM hatuM ne? e jagA sAthe mamatva bAMdhyuM hatuM.. e mamatvanA, AsaktinA saMskAro jAgrata thayA hatA. eTale nidhAnanI vAta na jANavA chatAM, e sApane e jagA gamI gaI hatI. te tyAM jAmIne besI gayo hato. e jagA para "A jagyA mArI che. e jagAmAM huM koIne pravezavA na dauM!' AvuM tIvra mamatva jAgI gayuM hatuM. tuM svajano, rakSako vagerenI sAthe paribhramaNa karato e pradezamAM pahoMcyo. e sthAna tane paNa gamI gayuM! kAraNa ke teM paNa e sthAna upara Asakti bAMdhelI ja hatI. teM tArA svajanone kahyuM : "A jagA kevI AslAdaka che! kevI ramaNIya che...! A vRkSo, A jharaNAM, A vanya pazuonAM ToLAM.. A badhuM mane gamI gayuM che.' pharato pharato e nidhAnavALI jagA para tuM pahoMcI gayo. pelA sApe tane joyo... teNe phaNA UMcI karI. zarIranuM gUMcaLuM vALI dIdhuM. tuM zuM kare che - e joto rahyo. teNe tane joyo, te sApane joyo nahIM. ene bhaya lAgyo : "A mArI jagA laI leze to?" tArI najara kSitija tarapha hatI. ane tyAM ja sApa sarakIne tArI pAse AvI gayo. paraMtu sarpanA sarakavAthI, tyAM paDelAM sUkAM pAMdaDAMo khakhaDyAM. tArI najara jamIna para paDI... ane tuM cIsa pADI UThaDyo.. sApa...' paraMtu e ja paLe sApe tArA paga upara DaMkha mArI dIdhI, DaMkha mArIne te bhAgavA gayo, tyAM tArA rakSako khullI talavAro sAthe tyAM dhasI AvyA. eka sAthe aneka talavA enA zarIra para tUTI paDI. sApanA TukaDeTukaDA thaI gayA. tuM doDyo. thoDe dUra jaIne jamIna para gabaDI paDayo. tArA zarIramAM jhera phelAtuM jatuM hatuM. tArAM svajano dhrusake-dhrusake raDavA lAgyAM. tArA rakSakomAM eka rakSaka sApanuM jhera utArI zakato hato te tArI pAse beTho ane gAruDI maMtra japavA lAgyo, paraMtu eno jApa vyartha hato, sarpa marI gayo hato. jo sApa jIvato hota to gAruDI maMtranA prabhAvathI e tyAM Avata. mAMtrika enI pAse jhera pAchuM cusAvI leta. ane tAruM jhera UtarI jAta. tuM bacI jAta. tAruM mRtyu thayuM. tArA svajana-parijanoe tyAM ja tAra agnisaMskAra karyo. tuM kRtaMgalA nagarImAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 381 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zivadeva nAmanA kulaputranI patnI yazodharAnA peTe avataryo. tAruM nAma indradeva pADavAmAM AvyuM. sarpa marIne e ja lakSmIparvata upara siMha thayo. 0 0 0 tuM jyAre yuvAna thayo, taMgalA nagarInA rAjA vIradeve tane rAjyasevAmAM niyukta karyo. rAjA vIradevanAM badhAM ja aMgata kAryo tuM karato hato. tArA upara rAjAno vizvAsa hato. eka divasa rAjA vIradeve tane kahyuM : "indradeva, tAre lakSmInilaya nagaramAM javAnuM che ane rAjA mAnabhaMgane mAro A saMdezo ApavAno che. tArI sAthe pAMca subhaTone laI jaje, kAraNa ke mArga lAMbo che." subhaTonI sAthe te lakSmInilaya tarapha prayANa karyuM. mArganA jANakAra subhaTe kahyuM : jo ApaNe lakSmInilaya parvata oLaMgIne jaIe to pacAsa yojanA ochA thaI jAya.' meM kahyuM : "bhale ApaNe parvata oLaMgIne lakSmInilaya nagare jaIe!" tame lakSmIparvata caDhavA lAgyA. zItakALa hato. ThaMDI khUba hatI. bIjI bAju, caDhatAM caDhatAM rastAmAM ja sUrya asta thaI gayo. tame bihaDonI vaccethI, kyAMka kotaronI UMDI khAImAM to kyAMka DuMgaromAM thaIne pasAra thatA hatA. tyAM subhaToe kahyuM : "indradevajI, ApaNe have ATalAmAM ja kyAMka rAtavAso karIe. aMdhArAmAM AgaLa vadhavuM ThIka lAgatuM nathI. tame UbhA rahI gayA. najIkamAM temaNe parvatanI eka guphA joI ane guphAnI bahAra samathaLa bhUmi joI tame sahu tyAM pahoMcyA ane rAta pasAra karavA tyAM rahevAno nirNaya karyo. teM subhaTone kahyuM : "ThaMDI sakhata che ane pahADI pradeza che, eTale ApaNe ahIM tApaNuM karIne besIe. AsapAsa sUkAM lAkaDAM haze. sUkAM pAMdaDAM haze. laI Avo...' subhaToe nAnAM-moTAM sUkAM lAkaDAM lAvIne Dhagalo karyo. tenA upara sUkAM pAMdaDAM nAMkhyA, ane cakamaka ghasIne Aga pedA karI. - lAkaDAMnI AganA prakAzamAM temaNe AsapAsano pradeza joyo. guphA paNa joI. pradeza ramaNIya lAgyo. teo eka prahara sudhI tApatA rahyA, pachI subhaTo nidrAdhIna thayA. tuM haju jAgato beTho hato tane UMgha AvatI na hatI. AganA bhaDakA zAnta paDI gayA hatA, paraMtu lAkaDAM saLagatAM hatAM. tuM nizcita hato. zarIra para bAMdhelA zastro choDIne te eka bAju mUkyAM hatAM tuM paga lAMbA karIne DAbA paDakhe lAMbo thayo hato. tyAM guphA taraphathI koI pazu AvatuM tane dekhAyuM. e bAju aMdhAruM vadhAre hatuM. tuM jhaDapathI beTho thayo. tuM vicAre che ke, 382 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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A pazu koNa haze?' tyAM to e bhayAnaka bihAmaNo cahero tArI najIka Avyo ane tAro paga eNe tenA jaDabAmAM jakaDI lIdho. te ja kSaNe tane khyAla Avyo ke A koI sAmAnya pazu nathI, paNa siMha che! te jIva para AvIne tAro paga ulALyo ane tApaNAmAMthI saLagatuM lAkaDuM uThAvIne siMha para jhIMkI dIdhuM... tene lamaNAmAM jorathI lAkaDuM vAgyuM. tethI te pAcho haThyo. paraMtu te bIjo koI upAya kare e pahelAM jANe AkAzamAMthI vIjaLI trATakI hoya tema e siMha tArA para trATakyo... teNe bhISaNa garjanA karI.... garjanA sAMbhaLIne subhaTa jAgI gayA. paNa tyAnuM dazya joI thIjI gayA. vikarALa ane moTI zailA jevo siMha joIne teonA hAMjA gagaDI gayA. tuM jIva para AvI gayo.... tuM siMha para sAmo trATakyo. aDadhA saLagI gayelA lAkaDAno bIjo prahAra karI dIdho... lAkaDuM vIMjhAtAMnI sAthe ja saLagyuM... Acho bhaDako thayo. siMha thoDo pAcho paDyo. kAnanA paDadA cIrI nAMkhe tevI bIjI garjanA karI. pahADa dhaNadhaNI UThyo... tuM zuM karavuM - e vicAre tyAM siMha chalAMga mArI, tuM khasI gayo.. paNa tAro DAbo hAtha siMhe tenA jaDabAmAM pakaDI lIdho.. tArA bIjA hAthamAM lAkaDAno TukaDo hato, te siMha para prahAra kare, te pahelAM siMhe tane DhasaDavA mAMDyo... tAruM samatulana tUTyuM. tuM ghasaDAvA mAMDyo... siMhe tArA hAthane lohIluhANa karI dIdho hato. teM bUma pADIne subhaTone kahyuM : "mane mArI kaTArI Apo. tarata ja tArA hAthamAM kaTArI AvI gaI. jeTaluM jora hatuM tArA zarIramAM eTalA jorathI siMha para kaTArIno ghA karI dIdho, paraMtu enI sAthe ja siMhano paMjo. tArA mAthA para paDyo... jANe koIe ghaNA jhIMkI dIdho hoya evI kALI vedanA tane thaI AvI... teM maraNiyA banIne siMha para kaTArInA ghA karavA mAMDyA. tane tammara AvI gayA hatA. tArA subhaToe maraNatola banI gayelA siMhane gherI laI, enA para bhAlAnA prahAra karavA mAMDyA... siMha DhaLI paDya... subhaTo tArI pAse AvyA. te chellA zvAsa leto hato. tAruM mAthuM phATI gayuM hatuM... moTuM cirAI gayuM hatuM. thoDIvAramAM ja tAruM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM. tamArA baMnenuM mRtyu thayuM. te siMhane mAryo, siMhe tane mAryo. subhaTo tArA mRtadeha pAse besIne karuNa rudana karavA lAgyA. chevaTe tyAM ja agnisaMskAra karI, teo pAchA kRtaMgalA nagarIe gayA. 0 0 0 zrI sthaLa" nAmanA nagaramAM yakSadAsa nAmano caMDALa raheto hato tenI patnInuM nAma mAtRyakSA hatuM. mAtRyakSAnA peTamAM tame baMne joDiyA bhAI tarIke utpanna thayA. tAre nAma kAlasena pADavAmAM AvyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 33 For Private And Personal Use Only

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siMhanA jIvanuM nAma caMDasena pADavAmAM AvyuM. tame baMne moTA thayA, tame zikArI banyA. eka divasa, caMDasene tane kahyuM : "bhAI, thoDA yojana dUra lakSmIparvata che. A parvatamAM asaMkhya pazuo che. ApaNe tyAM.... e pahADa upara zikAra karavA jaIe..." tane "lakSmIparvatanuM nAma sAMbhaLIne romAMca thayo, tAruM mana paNa e parvata upara javA lalacAyuM. tame baMne, khabhA upara dhanuSya-bANa laTakAvIne nIkaLI paDyA... tamArI dhAraNA mujaba tame lakSmIparvata upara pahoMcI gayA. lakSmIparvata Ameya tamane gamato ja hato... e parvata para dATelo khajAno. paNa asaMkhya varSothI tamane AkarSato Avyo hato. tame bhUkhyA thayA hatA. tame eka Dukkarano zikAra karyo. Dukkara e jagAe ja maryuM.. ke jyAM nidhAna dATeluM hatuM. tame doDIne e jagAe gayA. Aga peTAvI, temAM Dukkarane pakAvI, tame peTa bharIne khAdhuM. khAIne tame e ja jagyAe ADA paDyA. vAto karavA lAgyA. caMDasena potAnI nAnI kaTArIthI, prayojana vinA jamIna khotarato hato... acAnaka tenI kaTArI koI dhAtunA vAsaNa sAthe TakarAI... caMDasene joyuM to jemAM khajAno bharelo hato te vAsaNano kAMTho dekhAyo. caMDasenanI chaThThI indriya sakriya banI. "A khajAno che. A vAta tene samajAI gaI. teNe tarata ja e khADAmAM mATI nAMkhavA mAMDI. meM ene pUchyuM : "zuM che khADAmAM?' bIjuM zuM hoya? patharA ne mATI!" "nA, nA, tuM vAta chupAve che... meM joI lIdhuM che!" "zuM joyuM teM?" caMDasenane gusso Avyo. te Ubho thaI gayo. tenA manamAM - "A khajAno mAro ekalAno ja che. huM kAlasenane bhAga nahIM ApuM. paNa te mAgaze... mATe ene ahIM ja mArI nAMkhuM!" tuM to haju ADo paDIne ja vAta karI rahyo hato. tyAM krodhathI rAtopILo thayelo caMDasena tArA para tUTI paDyo. tArA khabhA ane garadana para, talavArathI ghA karato hoya tema hatheLIthI ghA karavA lAgyo. caMDasena mahAkAya AdamI hato. tenI tAkAta AgaLa tAruM kaMI cAle ema na hatuM. tuM pAtaLo soTA jevo chatAM majabUta hato. te jevo Ubho thavA gayo ke caMDasene tArA kAna para kasIne lApho mAryo. tArA gaLAmAMthI vedanAnA UMhakArA nIkaLyA. tuM bolyo : "caMDasena, tuM mane mAra nahIM, mAre khajAno joIto nathI. paraMtu e zAno sAMbhaLe? e baMne hAthe tAruM mAthuM pakaDIne tane bhAga-1 # bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jamIna para pachADyo. tane kaLa caDhI gaI... chatAM teM eno sAmano karyo. enA be paga teM bagalamAM dabAvIne jhaTako Apyo.. e UMdhA moDhe jamIna para pachaDAyo. paraMtu te Ubho thAya e pahelA caMDasena Ubho thaI gayo. tArI garadana para eno jADo hAtha vIMTALyo ane bIjA hAthathI tAruM moTuM dAbI dIdhuM... tuM gUMgaLAvA mAMDyo. chUTavA mATe dhamapachADA karavA lAgyo. caMDasenane khunnasa caDhI gayuM hatuM. enI kaTArI dUra paDI hatI tane eNe jamIna para pachADyo ane eNe doDIne kaTArI laI lIdhI. tenAmAM jeTaluM jora hatuM. teTaluM jora vAparIne tArA upara kaTArI jhIMkI dIdhI. tArA zarIrane UbhuM cIrI nAMkhyuM. tAruM mRtyu thayuM. marIne tuM narakamAM utpanna thayo... kAraNa ke tArA manamAM paNa caMDasenane mArI nAMkhavAnI tIvra icchA pedA thaI hatI. caMDasena e ja jagAe rahyo. je jagAe khajAno hato te ja jagA para teNe nAnI jhUMpaDI banAvI dIdhI. bhayathI te khajAno jamInanI bahAra nA kADhyo. eka divasa tyAM bIjo caMDALa - zikArI AvI caDyo. teNe caMDasenane kahyuM. "mAre paNa ahIM rahevuM che." caMDasene kahyuM : "A mArI jagA che, tuM nahIM rahI zake." pelAe kahyuM : "tArI zAnI jagA? je rahe tenI! ema kahIne pelA zikArIe caMDasena upara talavAra calAvI dIdhI. dhaDathI mAthuM juduM karI nAkhyuM. khajAno tyAMno tyAM rahyo. caMDasena marIne narakamAM utpanna thayo. A rIte, tame baMne narakamAM gayA, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 38 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[ 3 jamInamAM dATelA nidhAnano tIvralobha tamane baMnene cAra gatimAM kevA bhaTakAve che? he vijayasiMha, tIrthaMkara paramAtmA atideve mane saMbodhIne kahyuM : "tAruM narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. pAcho A ja pradezamAM tAro janma thayo. zrImaMta' nAmanA gAmaDAmAM zAlibhadra nAmano eka vepArI raheto hato. tenI patnInuM nAma hatuM naMdinI. tuM naMdinInA peTe avataryo. tAruM nAma bAlasuMdara pADavAmAM AvyuM. suzIla mAtA-pitAno tuM suzIla putra hato. sAduM sAttvika ane saraLa jIvana jIvye ja hato. tuM yauvanavayamAM Avyo. eka divasa bhAgyayoge e gAmaDAmAM "zIladeva' nAmanA jJAnI-dhyAnI ane vairAgI munivara padhAryA. teM tArA jIvanamAM pahelI ja vAra munirAjane joyA hatA. tArA cittamAM apUrva AlAda thayo. te munirAjane gAmamAM thoDA divasa rokAvA mATe prArthanA karI. munirAja rokAyA. tuM pratidina munirAja pAse javA lAgyo, temanI sevAzuzruSA karavA lAgyo. tAro bhaktibhAva vadhavA lAgyo. munirAje tane "AtmAnuM jJAna ApyuM. sadagurunI sAcI oLakhANa karAvI. paramAtmA svarUpano bodha karAvyo. gRhastha dharma ane sAdhudharmanAM vrata-niyamo samajAvyAM. svarga ane mokSanI sAmAnya kalpanA ApI. lagabhaga eka mAsa pUro thavA Avyo hato. munizreSTha zIladeve tane kahyuM : "bAlasuMdara, mAsakalpa pUrNa thaze eTale ame ahIMthI anyatra vihAra karI jaIzuM." meM kahyuM : "gurudeva, Ape mArA para anahada upakAra karyo. ApanA upakArano badalo huM kevI rIte vALIza? gurudeva, mane aNuvratamaya gRhasthadharma Apo. huM prANAMta paNa e vratone pALIza.." te gRhasvadharma svIkAryo. anAdi bhavacakramAM tuM sarvaprathama jinadharma pAmyo hato. eTale tArA umaMganI avadhi na hatI. teM jIvanaparyaMta zrAvakadharmanuM pAlana karyuM. tuM samAdhimRtyu pAmyo. tuM devalokamAM utpanna thayo. tyAM asaMkhya varSo sudhI divya sukho bhogavartI rahyo. 39 bhAga-1 jU bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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devalokanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. A ja pradezanA hastinApura nagaramAM tAro janma thayo. suhasti nAmanA nagarazreSThInI patnI kAntimatInI kUkhe tuM avataryo. rUpa ane lAvaNyamAM tuM advitIya hato. tAruM nAma samudradatta rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. kAraNa ke tene prazAnta samudranuM svapna AvyuM hatuM, jyAre tuM enA peTamAM garbharUpe Avyo hato tyAre tAruM zreSTha lAlana-pAlana thavA mAMDyuM. e ja samayamAM, pUrvajanmano tAro caMDALa-bhAI caMDasena ke je narakamAM gayo hato, te narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI, tamArI gRhadAsI somilAnA peTamAM garbharUpe utpanna thayo. jyAre eno janma thayo tenuM nAma "maMgalaka' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. jyAre tuM yauvanavayamAM Avyo, hastinApuramAM anaMgadeva nAmanA mahAna AcArya padhAryA. pUrvajanmamAM teM munirAja pratye prIti-bhakti karelI hatI eTale ahIM AcAryane jatAM ja tArAM roma-roma vikasvara thaI gayAM. teM darzana-vaMdana karyA. AcArye tane "dharmalAbha'no AzIrvAda Apyo. teoe tane dharmano upadeza Apyo. tane vratamaya gRhasvadharma gamyo. te vidhipUrvaka gRhasvadharma svIkAryo. dAsaputra maMgalaka tArA mitra jevo ja hato. tane khuza karavA eNe paNa aNuvrata svIkAya. mAsikalpa pUro thayo. AcArya anyatra vihAra karI gayA. tame baMne - tuM ane maMgalaka, vratonuM pAlana karo cho. paraMtu maMgalaka mAtra tene rAjI rAkhavA vratapAlana kare che, ane tArA pratye dveSa ane irSA rAkhe che. dekhAva to mitratAno ja kare che. tene maMgalaka upara pUrNa vizvAsa hoya che. tArAM lagna thayAM, lakSmInilaya nagaranI zreSThI kanyA jinamatI sAthe lagna karI tuM saMsAranAM vaiSayika sukho bhogavato rahyo. eka varSa pachI jinamatIno bhAI AvIne jinamatIne lakSmInilaya laI gayo. cAra mahinA pachI, lakSmInilayathI acala zreSThIno saMdezo Avyo : "tame AvIne jinamatIne laI jAo.' tArA pitAe tene kahyuM : "vatsa, tuM lakSmInilaya jA ane putravadhUne teDI. Ava, tAre joIe to be-cAra mANasone sAthe laI jA. mArga lAMbo che ne vikaTa che." teM kahyuM : "pitAjI huM mArI sAthe maMgalakane laI jaIza, bIjA mANasanI jarUra nathI." eka divasa tame baMne mitro, Avazyaka sAmagrI laIne lakSmInilaya javA nIkaLI paDyA. maMgalake tIkSNa charI paNa potAnI kamaramAM chupAvIne rAkhI hatI. jaMgalomAM pazuono bhaya raheto hato. Ama to tame baMne nirbhaya hatA, zaktizALI hatA. vAto karatAM-karatAM tame AgaLa vadhI rahyA hatA. keTalAka divaso pachI tame lakSmI parvatanI taLeTImAM pahoMcyA. pahADa oLaMgIne zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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tamAre lakSmInilaya nagaramAM javAnuM hatuM. taLeTImAM visAmo karyo. rAta pasAra karI. vahelI savAre pahADa caDhavA mAMDyA. satata be prahara sudhI caDhyA karyuM tame. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir tame pahADanI upara vizALa medAnamAM jaI pahoMcyA. baMne tame thAkI gayA hatA. tame ekAda ghaTikA vizrAma karavAnuM vicAryuM. medAnanI sAme vRkSonI ghaTA hatI... pAse ja jharaNuM vahetuM hatuM. zItaLa chAyA hatI, zItaLa pavana hato. tame baMne tyAM jaIne beThA. tArI dRSTi tyAM eka vRkSanA mULa upara paDI. tane Azcarya thayuM... e vRkSanuM mULa bahAra nIkaLI rahyuM hatuM... teM maMgalakane pUchyuM : 'maMgalaka, A vRkSa 'cakravaDa'nuM che ne?' maMgalake kahyuM : 'hA, cakravaDa che.' 'jo, A vRkSanuM mULa bahAra nIkaLI rahyuM che... mane lAge che ke A vRkSanI nIce khajAno hovo joIe!' hasatAM hasatAM teM kahyuM, 'maMgalake kahyuM : 'to khodIne tapAsa karuM?' 'nA re nA, A to be ghaDI majA mATe bolyo, bAkI mane dhana-saMpattino moha nathI. mArI pAse ghaNI saMpatti che! A to mAro svabhAva jarA kautukapriya hovAthI meM vAta karI.' 'bhale, tane kautuka thayuM tema mane paNa thayuM che... huM khodIne jouM chuM...' 'rahevA de maMgala, kadAca haze nidhAna, to paNa AvA pradezomAM enA rakSaka devo... vyaMtaro ke pazuo hoya che. nAhaka upadrava zA mATe karavo?' paraMtu khajAnAnI vAta sAMbhaLI enA moMmAM pANI AvI gayuM hatuM. tArI ghaNI nA hovA chatAM eka aNIvALA lAkaDAno TukaDo e zodhI lAvyo ane dhIre dhIre pelA vRkSanA mULamAM khodavA lAgyo. thoDuM thoDuM UMDuM khodyuM... ke khajAnAnA vAsaNano kAMTho dekhAyo! maMgala nAcI UThyo : 'are, A to mahAnidhAna che!' teM maMgalakane kahyuM : 'maMgala, e khADo pUrI de, AvAM nidhAna grahaNa karavA jevA nathI hotAM. koI abhizapta nidhAna gharamAM Ave to pUrA gharane ujjaDa karI nAMkhe... mATe tuM enI icchA nA karIza. eTaluM ja nahIM, bIjA koIne paNa vAta nA karIza...' 3 maMgalake kahyuM : 'bhale, mArA mitranI jevI icchA... bAkI mane to nidhAna levAmAM koI bhaya lAgato nathI. khajAno kholIne je kaMI mAlamatA hoya te laI, tamArA zvasuragRhe rAkhI zakAya. tyAMthI pachI ApaNe hastinApura pahoMcADavAnI goThavaNa karI zakIzuM.' maMgaLanI vAta sAMbhaLIne teM kahyuM : 'jo maMgalaka, A nidhAnano jarAya lobha rAkhIza nahIM. mane jarAya gamatI vAta nathI.' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo

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"mane jarAya lobha nathI. huM to tArA mATe - tArA lAbha mATe kaheto hato...." te jarA kaDaka svare kahyuM : "mArA lAbhano tAre vicAra karavAnI jarUra nathI. cAla, ApaNe ahIMthI cAlIe. pahADa UtaratAM paNa samaya lAgaze." maMgalake khADo pUrI dIdho, paNa enI dADha saLavaLI rahI hatI. "zreSThIputra jarUra mArAthI chUpI rIte A khajAno kADhIne laI jaze. vaNikaputra khajAno jaIne lalacAyA vinA nA ja rahe. mane bhAga nA Apavo paDe, eTale A pramANe e vAta kare che! paraMtu huM kaMI bhoLo nathI. A khajAno huM ja laIza." Ane mArIne paNa huM laIza.. nAno khajAno nathI. moTo khajAno che. sAta peDhI sudhI khUTe nahIM, eTaluM dhana che emAM... A to bhAgyanA udayathI ja maLe... huM A taka jatI nahIM karuM." tame baMne mitro pahADa UtaravA lAgyA. tArA manamAM e khajAnAnuM AkarSaNa rahyuM na hatuM, paraMtu maMgalakanA manamAM tIvra AkarSaNa hatuM. tuM tArA vicAromAM magna hato, maMgalaka enA pApavicAromAM lIna hato. e tane mArI nAMkhavAnA upAyo vicArato hato... paraMtu koI upAya jAmato na hato. tame pahADanI nIce gayA. lakSmInilayanI bahAra udyAnamAM pahoMcIne teM maMgalakane kahyuM : "bhAI maMgalaka, tuM nagaramAM jA, mArA sasarA acala zreSThInA ghare jA. temanA gharanA samAcAra laIne Ave ane emane ApaNA AgamananI paNa vAta karato Ava.' maMgalaka udyAnamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo. eka vRkSanI nIce jaIne Ubho. tenA manamAM vicAronuM ghamasANa cAlatuM hatuM. jo ame nagaramAM praveza karyo, to A zreSThIputra enA sasarAnI sahAyathI pelo khajAno kADhI leze. mane khabareya nahIM paDe.. ne khajAno hastinApura pahoMcI jaze! mATe amAro nagaramAM praveza ja nA thAya, jamAI - sasarA bhegA ja na maLe, ane ame bArobAra hastinApura tarapha, bIjA rastethI cAlyA jaIe to mArgamAM huM enuM kAsaLa kADhI nAMkhuM.... ne pachI pahADa upara jaIne pelo khajAno kADhI laUM!' "samudradatta nagaramAM na jAya-te mATe zuM karuM? maMgalaka vicAravA lAgyo... buddhizALI to hato ja! eNe yojanA vicArI lIdhI: capaTI vagADIne nAcavA lAgyo. "sarasa upAya che, jarUra samudradatta mArI vAta mAnI leze.. ene mArA upara AMdhaLo vizvAsa che... mAre lAbha uThAvI levo joIe. bhale ne e mAro mitra hoya... chevaTe huM dAsIputra chuM ne! ane duniyAmAM paisA mATe... nidhAna mATe koNa vizvAsaghAta nathI karatuM?" maMgalaka tArI pAse Avyo, moDo Avyo tenuM moTuM UtareluM hatuM. tenI AMkhomAM nirAzA hatI. tArA peTamAM dhrAsako paDyo. thoDIvAra maMgala mauna rahyo. tuM akaLAyo teM pUchyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 389 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mitra maMgalaka, tuM kema udAsa che? zvasuragRhe kuzaLatA to che ne? jinamatI kuzaLa che ne? zreSThIputra, jo zvasuragRhe kuzaLatA hota to huM doDato nA Avata? tane zubha vadhAmaNI nA Apata? paNa A to.." "zuM thayuM zvasuragRhe? jaladI kahe mitra.. mAruM mana khUba akaLAya che..." meM kahyuM. paNa huM jo sAcI vAta karIza to tAruM mana phATI jaze.... tuM mAthAM pachADIza.,, tane sAcavavo mArA mATe muzkela..' ema bolatAM bolatAM maMgalakano avAja gaLagaLo thaI gayo. tArI sthiti vicitra thaI gaI. te maMgalakanA be khabhA pakaDIne hacamacAvI nAMkhyo. tene kahyuM : "je vAta hoya te mane kahe, huM zAntithI sAMbhaLIza.' 'mitra, jinamatIe pitRkuLane ane zvasurakuLane moTuM kalaMka lagADavuM che...' eTale?' tArI chAtI dhaDakavA lAgI hatI. eNe A ja nagaranA eka moTA zrImaMta yuvAna sAthe prema karyo che ane enA gharamAM jaIne besI gaI che..." zuM vAta kare che te maMgalaka? jinamatI AvuM khoTuM pagaluM bhare kharI? nA, nA, tane koIe khoTI vAta karI lAge che. tane ane mane bhramita karavA mATe..." "nA mitra, bIjA koIe AvI vAta karI hoya to huM mAnuM kharo? svayaM acala zreSThIe rotAM-rotAM A vAta karI tamArI sAsu to gharanA aMdaranA oraDAmAMthI bahAra ja nathI nIkaLatAM. acala zreSThIe kahyuM : "bhAI maMgalaka, amAre to jhera pIne marI javAnA divaso AvyA. e duSTa chokarIe enuM potAnuM jIvana to bagADyuM. amane nagaramAM dhikkArapAtra banAvI dIdhAM... have ame jamAIne zuM moTuM dekhADIe? vevAIne zI vAta karIe? A to tuM Avyo eTale badhI peTachUTI vAta karI dIdhI. tuM amArA jamAIno aMgata mitra che... eTale... bicArA zreSThI raDI paDayA. traNatraNa divasathI emaNe bhojana nathI karyuM.. mitra, emanI sthiti joIne huM paNa tyAM raDI paDyo. zeThe mane AzvAsana ApyuM. zAnta karyo... ane huM ahIM pAcho Avyo." samudradatta, tuM maMgalakanI vAta sAMbhaLI UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayo. tuM jinamatIne, tArI patnIne sArI rIte jANato hato. te zIlavatI hatI, guNavatI hatI, "prANa jAya to jAya, zIla nA javuM joIe, A siddhAntamAM mAnanArI hatI. e AvuM khoTuM kAma kare kharI? paraMtu maMgalaka kahe che ke teNe bIjA puruSanuM ghara mAMDayuM che. kaMI ja samajAtuM nathI..." teM maMgalakane kahyuM : "maMgala, tuM mAro mitra che... mAruM eka kAma kara. tuM nagaramAM 3c0 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jA. jinamatIe jenuM ghara mAMDyuM che, enuM ghara zodhI kADha... tAre jinamatIne nA maLavuM hoya to vAMdho nahIM, paNa e kyAM rahe che, e jANI lAva..." zA mATe?" maMgalake pUchyuM. huM jinamatIne pratyakSa maLavA icchuM chuM...' "tane khyAla Ave che ke jinamatIne maLavA jatAM, tArA upara kevI Apatti Ave? eno premI puruSa tane hato na hato karI nAkhe. are, jarUra paDe jinamatI pote ja tArI hatyA karAvI nAMkhe.. tuM strIcaritra nathI jANato? zuM AcArya anaMgadeve ApaNane strIcaritra nahotuM saMbhaLAvyuM? strI manamAM eka puruSane cAhe, vacanathI. bIjAne prema kare, ane kAyAthI trIjAne bhogave! gahana hoya che strIcaritra, jinamatI bhale tArI sAthe hatI tyAre mahAsatI haze, ahIM piyaramAM AvIne enuM caritra bagaDI gayuM haze... huM to tane eka mitra tarIke salAha ApuM chuM... ke tuM have jinamatIne bhUlI jA. tane enA karatAM paNa caDhiyAtI zreSThI kanyAo maLI raheze.. ApaNe ahIMthI sIdhA hastinApura jaIe. teM zAntithI maMgalakanI vAto sAMbhaLI. tArA manamAM ghora viSAda bharAI gayo hato. te jinamatIne sAcA hRdayathI cAhato hato... vaLI, jinamatInA pitAno saMdezo maLavAthI tuM levA mATe Avyo hato. ghaDIkamAM tane jinamatI nirdoSa lAgatI hatI, to ghaDIkamAM doSita lAgatI hatI. maMgalakanI vAta tane sAcI lAgatI hatI... to paLavAra tenI vAta upara avizvAsa thaI Avato hato. te maMgalakane pUchyuM : maMgala, A badhI vAtamAM ApaNI sAthe banAvaTa to nathI thaI rahIne? tuM barAbara vicAra.. pharIthI tapAsa kara. utAvaLa karIne ApaNe cAlyA nA javuM joIe. tuM jinamatIne paNa game te rIte maLa." tArI vAta sAMbhaLIne maMgaLe banAvaTI gusso karyo. 'zreSThIputra, tane mAre kevI rIte samajAvavo? tAro jinamatI uparano moha mithyA che. huM pharIvAra nagaramAM javAno nathI, tane mArI vAta upara vizvAsa nA hoya to tuM pote ja tArA zvasuragRhe jA.. ane tyAMnuM karuNa vAtAvaraNa joI Ava... pachI tane vizvAsa paDaze mArI vAta para ane tArI icchA hoya to jinamatIne paNa maLI. Avaje... enA premIne paNa maLI Avaje. tane zuM vadhAre kahuM? chevaTe tuM mAro zeTha che.. tArI maryAdA mAre rAkhavI paDe che... ane tAro sAthe huM choDI zakato nathI.' | 'sAruM, tArI vAta mAnuM chuM. cAla, ApaNe ahIMthI ApaNA nagara tarapha prayANa karIe." tame tyAMthI cAlyA. che ke rapha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 3c1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[L54 tame baMne e lamInilaya choDIne hastinApurano mArga lIdho. paraMtu tAruM mana have hastinApura javA mAnatuM na hatuM. tArA manamAM jinamatInA vicAro cAlatA hatA. "jinamatI zrAvakakuLamAM janmelI che, eTaluM ja nahIM, te jinavacanane pAmelI che. eno eka-eka vicAra jinavacanane anurUpa banelo che. AvI strI zuM kuLane kalaMka lAge tevuM kArya kare kharI? zuM khoTuM kAma karatAM ene jinavacanoe rokI nahIM hoya? enA jinavacanathI vAsita hRdaye khoTuM kAma karatAM ene vArI nahIM hoya? mAruM mana kabUlatuM nathI... ke e AvuM akArya kare... chatAM gurudeva anaMga-deva kahetA hatA ke "mohanIya karmanA tIvra udayane paravaza banI gaI haze? karmanA udayathI te pathabhraSTa thaI haze? to to pApakarmo ja dhikkArane pAtra che. jo pApakarmono udaya ene sanmArgathI bhraSTa karI zake to mane paNa kema nA karI zake? A saMsAra ja kharekhara evo che. saMsAramAM sArA karatAM narasAM nimitto vadhAre maLe che. nimitto jIvanuM patana kare che, mATe have huM A saMsArano, sahavAsano ja tyAga karI dau.... jo huM ghare jaIza. mAtA-pitA A vAta jANaze to mane bIjI kanyA sAthe paraNAvavA Agraha karaze. mATe ghare nathI javuM. gurudeva anaMgadevanI pAse jAuM... ane emanI pAsethI sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karI lauM. A loka ane paraloka sudhArI lauM.. to pachI, gurudeva atyAre kyAM birAje che, te jANIne emanI pAse cAlyo jAuM. mArgamAM koI sAdhupuruSa maLI jAya to emane pUchI laIza... ane jo mAre hastinApura nathI javuM. to A maMgalane zA mATe mArI sAthe rAkhavo? ene kahI dauM ke te hastinApura cAlyo jA, huM gurudeva pAse jaIne sAdhudharma svIkAravA icchuM chuM. eNe mane ghaNo sAtha ane sahayoga ApyuM che...' te maMgalakane kahyuM : "maMgala, tuM hastinApura cAlyo jA. huM hastinApura nathI AvavAno. huM gurudeva anaMgadeva AcArya pAse jaIne sAdhudharma svIkArIza. mAruM mana vaiSayika sukho parathI UThI gayuM che." maMgalake kahyuM : "samudradatta, A tAro kSaNika vairAgya che. jinamatInA virahathI vyathita thaI tuM gRhavAsa choDavA vicAre che, e ucita nathI. jinamatI jevI aneka zreSThI kanyAo tane maLI zake ema che. te jinamatIne bhUlI jA." mitra. jinamatI to nimitta banI che. e nimittane pAmIne meM saMsAranuM - 392 bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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gRhavAsanuM svarUpa jANyuM. gRhavAsa kharekhara, aneka klezothI ane saMtApothI bharelo che. mAruM mana have dharmamArga tarapha javA tatpara banyuM che. mArI vaiSayika tamAma icchAo virAma pAmI che. pachI zA mATe gRhavAsamAM rahuM? mATe huM mArA raste jaIza, tuM tArA raste jA.' tArI vAta sAMbhaLIne maMgaLe UMdho ja artha karyo... "A vaNika, A rIte mane dUra mokalI daIne, ekalo pelA parvata upara jaI, khajAno meLavavA icche che. huM jANI gayo enI cAla... paraMtu huM kaMI bhoLo nathI ke enI cAlabAjI saphaLa thavA dauM....' Ama vicArIne teNe kahyuM : mitra, A rIte mArgamAM tane ekalo mUkIne huM nagaramAM nahIM ja jAuM. mane tArAM mAtA-pitA pUche to mAre zo javAba Apavo? mane Thapako maLe. mAre evuM nathI karavuM. bhale, tAre gurudeva pAse javuM hoya to huM paNa sAthe AvIza, tuM dIkSA laIza, te pachI huM hastinApura jaIza... huM tArI sAthe dIkSA levA asamartha chuM. dIkSAnuM pAlana karavAnuM mAruM gajuM nathI.." maMgalakanI vAta sAMbhaLIne tuM mauna rahyo. meM vicAryuM : "maMgalakanI vAta to sAcI che. mArgamAM mane ekalo mUkIne te vatanamAM jAya, te anucita ja kahevAya, tenAmAM kevo viveka che! mArA para ene kevo prema che! bhale, e gurudeva pAse Avato... huM dIkSA laIza pachI e vatanamAM jaze to mArAM mAtA-pitAne paNa samAcAra maLI jaze.. ke meM gRhavAsa tyajI dIdho che." tame thAkatA tyAre koI gAmamAM visAmo letA. tamane bhUkha-tarasa lAgatI tyAre tame koI gAmamAM bhojana karI letA. ane e rIte tame cAlatA rahyA. maMgalakanA manamAM bhayAnaka raudradhyAna cAlatuM hatuM... tane kyAM ane kevI rIte mArI nAMkhavo. A ja krUra vicAra karato hato. eNe joyuM ke lakSmIparvata have pAchaLa rahI gayo che..... ame khUba dUra AvI gayA chIe...' tene caTapaTI thaI. bIjI bAju, tamAro mArga paNa sUnakAra hato. e raste koI mANasonI avarajavara na hatI. vacce vacce vRkSonI ghaTAo AvatI hatI. mArganI AjubAju khADA-TekarA hatA. maMgalaka AgaLa-pAchaLa ane AjubAju DAphoLiyAM mArato cAlato hato...' mane koI joI nA jAya.. A samudradattane mAratAM...' te tArI pAchaLa cAlato hato. tuM tArA sAro ane zubha vicAromAM DUbelo hato. tyAM maMgalake kamarethI charI kADhI ane tArI pIThamAM hulAvI dIdhI. tuM stabdha thaI gayo. Ubho rahI gayo tuM pAchaLa jue e pahelAM e tyAM ja charI pheMkI daI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 3c3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pAchaLa doDavA lAgyo. "koNe mArA para ghA karyo?' e jovA te pAchaLa joyuM... to maMgalaka doDyo jato hato.. tane Azcarya thayuM...' A maMgalaka kema doDe jAya che pAcho? koI cora ke DAku to dekhAto nathI. zuM thayuM ? koNe mArA para ghA karyo?" teM AsapAsa jamIna para joyuM. tyAM lohIthI kharaDAyelI charI paDI hatI, te charI uThAvIne joI.... "are, A to maMgalakanI ja charI che! enuM kaMI ahita karyuM nathI... ke enI sAthe khoTo vyavahAra karyo nathI..." te bUma pADIne maMgalakane pAchA AvavA mATe kahyuM paNa tArI bUma eNe sAMbhaLI nahIM. te doDato ja rahyo. tArA manamAM tarata kAraNa jaDI AvyuM. jarU2, maMgalake ja A kAma karyuM che. enA manamAM, lakSmIparvata uparanA nidhAnano lobha jAgyo haze.. lobhavaza manuSya kayuM pApa nathI karato? lobhadazAe ja enI pAse vizvAsaghAta karAvyo....' tIrthakara bhagavaMta ajitadeve kahyuM : vijayasiMha, tyAM tArA cittamAM jinamatIno vRttAMta yAda AvI gayo... "jarUra, A maMgalake jinamatInI badhI vAta upajAvI kADhelI hovI joIe. mane lakSmInilayathI dUra karavA mATe teNe jinamatI para kalaMka mUkIne, mArA manamAMthI jinamatIne kADhI nAMkhavAnI cAlabAjI karI...' tArI pIThamAM charIno UMDo ghA thayo hato. lohI vahyuM jatuM hatuM. ghAne jhavavAno koI upAya tArI pAse na hato. sUryAsta thaI gayo hato. tyAM te sAmethI cAlyA AvatA sAdhuvaMdane joyuM. sAdhuoe dUrathI tane joyo hato. maMgalakane ghA karIne doDI jato joyo hato. sAdhuo jhaDapathI tArI pAse AvI pahoMcyA. temaNe tane oLakhI lIdho. teM sAdhuone vaMdanA karI, sAdhuoe 'dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda ApIne tene pUchayuM : "are samudradatta, tamane zuM thayuM? tamArI pIThamAMthI lohI vahI rahyuM che.' teM sAdhuone samagra ghaTanA kahI saMbhaLAvI, pachI pUchyuM : "he mahAtmAo, tame mane kahezo ke mArA gurudeva anaMgadeva mane kyAM maLaze?" ahIM ja maLaze! jo, teo sAmethI AvI rahyA che!" te teone joyA.. tane romAMca thaI gayo. tArI vedanA bhUlI garyA... sAme jaIne teM vaMdanA karI. gurudeve tane "dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo. sAdhuoe gurudevane tAro vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. teoe tane AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM : "vatsa, na banavAnuM banI gayuM. A saMsAramAM na banavAnuM ghaNuM banI jAya che... tuM ema mAnato hato ke maMgalaka tAro mitra che. te kyAreya vizvAsaghAta nA kare... ane eNe karyo 3c4 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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| vizvAsaghAta - bIjI bAju tArI kalpanA paNa nahIM hoya ke ame tane A jagA para maLIzuM! tane sapanAmAM paNa jinamatInuM duzcaritra nahIM dekhAyuM hoya... tane e sAMbhaLavA maLyuM!" ' meM kahyuM : "gurudeva, je sAMbhaLyuM te sAva khoTuM! kAraNa ke e saMbhaLAvanAra maMgalaka hato..." vatsa, tArI vAta sAcI, paNa ekavAra tane evuM sAMbhaLavA to maLyuM ne? e paNa mitra pAsethI! A saMsAra ja evo che mATe kheda nA karIza. tuM amArI sAthe AvI zakaze. tane UMDo ghA thayo che. teno upacAra paNa thANezvaramAM thaI zakaze. ame thANezvara jaIe chIe. najIkamAM ja che e gAma.' te teonI sAthe thANezvara pahoMcyo. AcArya tyAM mAsakalpa karavA rokAyA tArI ghA paNa rujhAI gayo tyAM teM eka divasa AcAryane kahyuM : "gurudeva zuM mane jinamatInA sAcA samAcAra jANavA maLaze?" AcArye kahyuM : "tane Aje ja satyavRttAMta jANavA maLaze. lakSmInilaya nagarathI eka zrAvaka ahIM vaMdana karavA Avyo che te tane sAcA samAcAra Apaze. tane samAcAra jANavA maLyA ke jinamatI enA pitRgRhe che ane tArI pratIkSA kare che.' samAcAra jANIne tAruM citta svastha thayuM. tArA mananuM samAdhAna thayuM. tArA cittano saMkleza dUra thayo. sAthe sAthe maMgalakanA viSayamAM tuM viSAdathI bharAI gayo. meM vicAryuM : lakSmI-parvata uparano khajAno joyo tyArathI ene lobha jAgyo. meM ene khajAno levAnI nA pADI... eTale e vakhate to mArI vAta mAnI lIdhI. paraMtu enA manamAMthI e khajAno maLavAnI icchA gaI na hatI. icchA prabaLa thaI hatI. huM ene khajAno na levA dauM.. mATe eNe mane mArI nAMkhavAno prayatna karyo.. eNe dUrathI AvatA sAdhuone joyA haze... eTale charIno eka ja ghA karIne te bhAgI gayo! jo eNe sAdhuone nA joyA hota to e mArA upara uparA-uparI charInA ghA karI.... mane tyAM ja mArI nAMkhata.. khera, mRtyuno mane bhaya nathI, paraMtu sAdhudharmanI ArAdhanA karyA vinA huM marI jAta... mAruM manuSyajIvana vyartha jAta... huM bacI gayo... mane navuM jIvana maLyuM che. mATe huM sAdhudharma svIkArI lauM...' tane sAdhudharma svIkAravAno bhAva jAgyo, sAthe ja jinamatIno vicAra AvI gayo : "huM ekavAra jinamatIne maLI lauM? enA manamAM ghaNI ciMtA haze.' mane levA mATe kema koI nA AvyuM? e ja mane levA AvavAnA hatA... zuM thayuM haze emanuM? zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 395 For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM jaIne badhI ghaTanA ene kahI dauM... pachI huM dIkSA lauM to? jo ke e strI jinavacanathI bhAvita che. saMsAranA svarUpane samajanArI che. eTale enA mananuM samAdhAna e karI zake evI che. huM atyAre nA jAuM enI pAse.. tyAM javAthI kadAca jinamatI ane enAM mAtA-pitA gRhavAsamAM rahevA Agraha kare. "pachIthI dIkSA levAze.." ema kahIne mane gRhavAsamAM jakaDI rAkhe to mArI AMtaraicchA phaLIbhUta nahIM thAya mATe huM dIkSA laIne pachI gurudevanI sAthe lakSmInilayamAM jaIza... e mArA padacihno upara cAlanArI strI che. mane cAritrI banelo joIne, e paNa cAritra svIkAraze. kadAca e pUrve ene samAcAra maLaze ke meM sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karyo che... to e mane zodhatI-zodhatI. ame jyAM hoIzuM tyAM Avaze... ane cAritra svIkAraze." te lamInilaya javAno vicAra mAMDI vALyo. gurudeva pAse jaIne meM kahyuM : gurudeva, mane sAdhudharma ApavAnI kRpA karo...' gurudeve kahyuM : "vatsa, tAro nirNaya yogya che. asAra saMsAramAM sArabhUta kaMI paNa hoya to te cAritradharma che." tuM sAdhu banI gayo. AcArya anaMgadevanI sAthe tuM e pradezamAM vicAravA lAgyo. keTalAka mahinAo vItyA tyAM eka gAmamAM jinamatInI sakhI rahetI hatI te tane oLakhatI hatI... tane sAdhunA vezamAM joIne te hebatAI gaI. teNe tarata ja jinamatIne saMdezo mokalyo : samudradatta to sAdhu banI gayA che!" jinamatIne jyAre saMdezo maLyo, kSaNabhara te paNa stabdha thaI gaI. emaNe dIkSA lIdhI? ghaNuM sAruM karyuM. mAro mArga saraLa banyo. huM paNa dIkSA laIza. kAraNa ke - A saMsAra aMta vinAnA klezothI bharelo che. priyajanonA saMyogonuM pariNAma viyoga che. viSayasukhonA bhogapabhoganuM pariNAma dAruNa che. manuSyajanmamAM jinadharmanI prApti durlabha che. jinavacana A bhava ane parabhavamAM sukhakArI che... mATe mAre paNa cAritra ja svIkAravuM che. mArI AMtarika bhAvanA to hatI ja. paraMtu vaiSayika sukhonA mohamAM huM cAritra nA laI zakI... jyAre, temanA manamAM to kyAreya paNa cAritra levAnI icchA ja jAgI na hatI. mArA karatAM teo vadhAre bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo 3c For Private And Personal Use Only

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vilAsI hatA. viSayAsakta hatA, mArA upara temano agAdha prema hato... kevI rIte emaNe cAritra lIdhuM? evuM ja koI vairAgyanuM nimitta maLI gayuM haze? sAruM karyuM che emaNe jIvanane saphaLa banAvyuM che... huM mArA mAtA-pitAnI anumati laI, jyAM anaMgadeva AcArya vicaratA haze, tyAM jaIza... tapAsa karAvIza ke teo kyAM birAje che, pachI emanI pAse jaI, emanAM darzana-vaMdana karI kRtArtha thaIza... ane cAritradharma svIkArIza.' jinamatIe tenAM mAtA-pitAne samAcAra ApyA ke tuM sAdhu banI gayo che. mAtA-pitAne ghaNuM Azcarya thayuM. du:kha paNa thayuM. temaNe jinamatIne kahyuM : 'beTI, bhale te sAdhu banI gayo, tuM ahIM amArI pAse ja raheje. koI ciMtA nA karIza...' tyAre jinamatIe potAno nirNaya jaNAvI dIdho. mAtA-pitA raDI paDyAM. cAritra nA levA jinamatIne samajAvI, paraMtu jinamatI potAnA nirNaya para aDaga hatI. je mArga mArA svAmIno, e mArga mAro.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir pitAnI sAthe jinamatIe tArI pAse AvavA prayANa karyuM. teo jayamaMgalA nagarImAM AvI pahoMcyAM ke jyAM tuM AcArya anaMgadevanI pAse hato. jinamatIe tArAM darzana karyAM. e AnaMdavibhora thaI gaI. teNe kahyuM : he Aryaputra, Ape zreSTha kArya karyuM che. mohanA viSavRkSane chedI nAMkhyuM che. puruSasiMhono mArga lIdho che. A bhavasAga2thI tame to tamAro uddhAra karyo ja che, have mAro paNa uddhAra karo. huM paNa cAritradharma svIkAravA ahIM AvI chuM. ApanA vairAgye mane vairAgI banAvI che... paraMtu kRpA karIne ApanA vairAgyanuM kAraNa batAvazo?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA teM hastinApurathI nIkaLIne. lakSmIparvata para gayA... tyAMthI lakSmInilaya nagaranA udyAnamAM gayA... tyAMthI pAchA vaLyA... rastAmAM maMgalake charI mArI... gurudevanuM milana thayuM... vagere badho ja vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo.. jinamatIe kahyuM : 'kharekhara, e maMgalaka ApanA vairAgyanuM nimitta banyo. ane Apano vairAgya, mArA vairAgyanuM nimitta banyo.' jinamatIe AcArya anaMgadeva pAse dIkSA lIdhI. teM niraticAra cAritranuM dIrghakALa paryaMta pAlana karyuM. AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. kALadharma pAmIne devalokamAM deva thayo. jinamatI paNa cAritrapAlana karI, samAdhimRtyu pAmI devalokamAM utpanna thaI. * For Private And Personal Use Only 394

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[[pApaE tIrthakara bhagavaMta ajitadeva, mArA pUrvajanmonI A rIte bheda-bharama bharelI vArtAo kahI rahyA hatA. te zikhIkumAra, mArA cittamAM, khaLabhaLATa thaI gayo hato... kyAreka harSavibhora thaI jato, kyAreka viSAdathI vyAkuLa banI jato. tIrthakara bhagavate vAtane AgaLa vadhArI : pelo maMgalaka lakSmI-parvata upara pahoMcyo. jyAM nidhAna dATeluM hatuM te jagAe gayo. teNe dhIre-dhIre jamIna khodI... tene nidhAna dekhAyuM... sonAmahoro joI. te nAcavA mAMDyo. pharI teNe nidhAna dATI dIdhuM te pachI, AjubAjumAMthI paththaranI moTI-moTI zilAo upADI lAvyo. nidhAnanI jagA para teNe zilAo goThavI eka oTalo banAvI dIdho, AjubAju vRkSanI ghaTA to hatI ja. teNe tyAM nivAsa karI dIdho. jharaNAnuM pANI pIvA lAgyo ane mAMsAhArathI peTa bharavA lAgyo. laDatojhaghaDato ane aneka kaSTo sahana karato maMgalaka eka divasa, e oTalA upara ja marI gayo. jaMgalI pazuoe enA mRtadehanI ujANI karI. maMgalaka marIne 'tamA' nAmanI narakamAM utpanna thayo. tyAMnuM asaMkhya varSonuM AyuSya pUrNa karI, "rASTravardhana' nAmanA gAmamAM eka caMDALanA ghare 'bokaDA' rUpe avataryo. jyAre bokaDo moTo thayo, ene laIne caMDALa jayasthaLa' gAma tarapha jato hato. teno mArga lakSmI-parvata upara thaIne jato hato... jyAM pelA nidhAnanI jagA AvI, bokaDo doDIne e jagA para jaIne Ubho rahyo. caMDALe tyAM jaIne bokaDAne hAMkavA mAMDyo, chatAM bokaDo tyAMthI khasato na hato. ene e jagA choDavI na hatI, janma-janmAMtarathI e jagA sAthe enuM gADha mamatva baMdhAI gayuM hatuM. caMDALe ene mAravA mAMDyo chatAM bokaDo tyAMthI AgaLa vadhavA taiyAra nA thayo tyAM ne tyAM doDavA lAgyo. caMDALane gusso Avyo. teNe e ja jagA para ene mArI nAMkhyo. marIne e bokaDAno jIva e ja jagA para uMdara thayo. te uMdara, e nidhAnanA mamatvathI tyAM ja dara karIne rahI gayo. tyAM e nidhAnanA pradezamAM doDe che. nAce che... ane nidhAnanI rakSA kare che. eka divasa, e jagAe eka jugArI Avyo. vizrAma karavA tyAM zAlavRkSanI nIce beTho.. pelA uMdarane bhaya lAgyo : "A mANasa nidhAna laI jaze to?' avyakta saMjJA hatI ne uMdarane! te e jugArInI cAre bAju pradakSiNA devA mAMDyo. be-cAra pradakSiNA sudhI to jugArI uMdarane kutUhalathI joI rahyo. paraMtu pachI te najIka AvIne cAre bAju pharavA lAgyo... kyAreka e jugArInA bhAga-1 8 bhava trIjo 3c8 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pagane karaDavAnI ceSTA karavA lAgyo. jugArI khijAyo. eka paththara laIne uMdara upara pheMkyo. udara taraphaDIne tyAM ja marI gayo. marIne e uMdara, e ja jugArI somacaMDanI dugilA nAmanI patnInA peTe avataryo. duMilA kAna-nAka vinAnI atyaMta kurUpa strI hatI. teno putra paNa kurUpa jakhyo. enuM nAma "rudracaMDa' pADavAmAM AvyuM. jema-jema e moTo thato gayo, tema tema gAmanA lokone raMjADavA lAgyo. loko paNa ene mAravA lAgyA. dhIre dhIre e corI karavA mAMDyo. eka divasa pakaDAyo. rAjAe ene zULI upara caDhAvIne mArI naMkhAvyo. marIne e narakamAM utpanna tharyo. narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa karIne, e A ja lakSmInilaya nagaramAM azokadatta zreSThInI zubhaMkarA nAmanI patnInA peTamAM avataryo. e chokarI-rUpe janmyo. enuM nAma "zrIdevI pADavAmAM AvyuM. te rUpavatI hatI paNa guNavatI na hatI. te mIThuM bolatI hatI paraMtu enA manamAM kapaTa rahetuM. jyAre e yauvana vayamAM AvI, tenAM lagna A ja nagaranA zreSThI sAgaradatta sAthe karavAmAM AvyA. kALakrame zrIdevIe eka putrane janma Apyo. enuM nAma samudradatta pADavAmAM AvyuM. e samudradatta eTale tuM! devalokamAM asaMkhya varSonA jIvanakALamAM te apAra divya sukho bhogavyAM. AyuSya pUrNa thatAM tuM zrIdevInI kUkhe janmyo hato. kALakrame tuM moTo thayo, yauvanavayamAM Avyo. tArAM lagna, "IzvaraskaMda' nAmanA zrAvakanI putrI nandinI sAthe karavAmAM AvyAM. | vijayasiMha, pelo tAro vizvAsaghAtI mitra maMgalaka, A janmamAM mAtArUpe tane maLyo! zrIdevI bhale tArI mAtA hatI, paraMtu bhAvathI to tArI zatru ja hatI. tArA upara ene thoDo paNa sneha na hato. chatAM tane enA para khUba anurAga hato! pUrva janmonA anurAganA saMskAro cAlyA AvatA hatA ne lagnajIvananAM keTalAMka varSo vItyAM pachI tuM eka putrano pitA banyo. parivAra AnaMdita thayo. tArI patnI nadinIe tane kahyuM ke "ApaNe lakSmI-parvata uparanA udyAnamAM jaIe ane tyAM putrajanmanI ujANI karIe. snehI-svajano ane mitrone AmaMtraNa ApIe." naMdinIno prastAva tane gamI gayo. nimaMtraNa mokalAI gayAM. ujANInI bhavya taiyArIo karavAmAM AvI. nizcita divase sahunI sAthe tuM lakSmIparvata upara gayo. ujANInI jagA je pasaMda karavAmAM AvI hatI, te jogAnujoga pelA nidhAnanI ja jagA hatI.. tane kaMI khabara na hatI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 3cc For Private And Personal Use Only

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ujANInA rivAja mujaba, madhyabhAgamAM "putradhvaja" khosavAmAM Avato hato. eTale, teM khADo khodavA mAMDyo. thoDo khADo khodAyo tyAM tArI najare nidhAna dekhAyuM! paraMtu teM koIne vAta nA karI ane sahu loko ujANInI mastImAM hatA eTale tArA tarapha koInuM dhyAna paNa na hatuM. te tyAM putradhvaja ropI dIdho ane ujANI zarU thaI. divasabhara AnaMda manAvIne tame sAMje nagaramAM AvyAM. sahu potapotAnA ghare gayA. te parivAra sAthe ghare Avyo. tArA manamAM pelA nidhAnanI, khajAnAnI vAta ghumarAtI hatI. teM tArI patnI naMdinIne paNa vAta karI na hatI. paraMtu te vicAryuM ke "mAre koI vizvasanIya vyaktine vAta karavI joIe... jo ke tAre vAta karavI jarUrI to hatI ja nahIM kAraNa ke tane e nidhAnanuM koI AkarSaNa hatuM ja nahIM. mAtra kutUhala hatuM. teM vicAryuM : A vAta huM mArI mAtAne karuM to? ene pUchuM ke mAre A nidhAna aMge zuM karavuM joIe.. e kahe e pramANe karIza...' teM tArI mAtA zrIdevIne nidhAnanI vAta karI. kapaTI zrIdevIe zAntithI vAta sAMbhaLI. jarAya Azcarya na batAvyuM... jarAya AkarSaNano bhAva mukha para nA AvavA dIdho. paraMtu manamAM to khajAnAnuM bharapUra AkarSaNa jAgI gayuM. teNe kahyuM : "vatsa, pahelAM tuM mane e khajAnAnI jagA batAva, e joyA pachI, tAre e aMge zuM karavuM joIe tenuM mArgadarzana ApIza." AvatIkAle ApaNe be e jagA para jaIzuM!" bhoLA bhAve teM tArI mAtAne e khajAnAnI jagA dekhADI dIdhI! jagA joIne mAtAe kahyuM : "vatsa, thoDI mATI khodIne mane nidhAna dekhADa.' teM khADo khodelo ja hato. mATI bahAra kADhIne te nidhAna dekhADyuM. zrIdevI hiMga thaI gaI nidhAna joIne! janma-janmAMtaranA saMskAthI, nidhAna ane nidhAnanI jagA para ene atyaMta AkarSaNa jAgyuM. chatAM mananA bhAvo upara saMyama rAkhIne, teNe khUba svasthatAthI tane kahyuM : beTA, atyAre ApaNe A nidhAnane ahIM ja rAkhIe, kAraNa ke jo rAjAne khabara paDI jAya ke samudradattane jamInamAMthI nidhAna maLyuM che..." to rAjA e nidhAnane laI jAya! kAraNa ke jamInamAMthI je kaMI dhana-mAla nIkaLe, tenA para rAjAno adhikAra hoya che. ApaNe ApaNA ghare laI jaIe nidhAna, to rAjAnA aparAdhI banIe... rAjA nidhAna to laI jAya, uparAMta ApaNI saMpatti paNa laI jAya.." 400. bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tane tArI mAtAnI vAta yogya ane ucita lAgI. rAjAne ke rAjapuruSone khabara nA paDe, e rIte e khajAno ghara bhego karI levAnI vAta, tArA gaLe UtarI gaI. zrIdevInA mananuM kapaTa te jANI zakyo nahIM. zrIdevIe vicAryuM : "A nidhAna sAmAnya nathI. emAM lAkho sonAmahoro che. zA mATe huM ekalI ja e nidhAnanI mAlika nA banuM? jo samudradatta e nidhAna laI Avaze to e eno mAlika banaze. enI patnI naMdinI mAlika banaze... mane kaMI nahIM maLe. vaLI, atyAre bhale samudradatta mAtRbhakta che, paraMtu nidhAna maLyA pachI e moTo dhanavAna banI jaze.. pachI kadAca e mane gharamAMthI kADhI paNa mUke. mATe khajAno, game te rIte huM mAro karI lau.... paraMtu huM e khajAno putrathI chupo kyAM rAkhIza? ane huM ene laI AvuM. chUpAvI paNa rAkhyuM pachI jyAre e khajAno levA jaze... ne khajAno nahIM maLe tyAre ene mArA upara ja zaMkA thavAnI.. kAraNa ke mArA sivAya koIne eNe khajAno dekhADavo nathI. e khajAno meLavavA mArI sAthe jhaghaDo karaze. enI patnIne khabara paDe to, e paNa mArI sAthe jhaghaDo kare. kadAca aDadhI rAte mAruM gaLuM dAbI daI mane koI khADAmAM dATI daI... e khajAna meLavI le. e mane mAre, e pahelAM huM ja samudradattane mArI nAkhuM to? hA, jo khajAno joIto hoya to AvuM kAma karavuM paDe... tyAM pachI pApa-puNyano vicAra nA karAya.. paraMtu ene mAravo kevI rIte? baLathI huM ene nA mArI zakuM. e ghaNuM baLavAna che. naMdinIne gaMdha nA Ave e rIte mAre enuM kAsaLa kADhI nAMkhavuM joIe. koI sAro upAya zodhavo paDaze.' A rIte tArI mAtA, tane mArI nAMkhavAnA upAyo vicAratI hatI. tenI AkuLatA-vyAkuLatA vadhatI cAlI. badhAM sukho hatAM enI pAse, paraMtu te duHkhathI jIvavA lAgI. je sukha tenI pAse na hatuM, te khajAnAnuM sukha meLavavA mATe te valakhAM mAravA lAgI. tuM to thoDA divaso pachI, e khajAnAne ja bhUlI gayo! tuM tArI dharmaArAdhanAmAM ane vepAra-vyavasAyamAM vyasta rahevA lAgyo. tArI patnI naMdinI tane pUrNa samarpita hatI, eTale vaiSayika sukho paNa bharapUra bhogavato hato, chatAM aSTamI-caturdazInA divasomAM tuM pauSadha-upavAsa karato hato. tArI havelInA ja eka bhAgamAM teM pauSadhazALA banAvI hatI. e pauSadhazALAmAM divasa ane rAta tuM dharmadhyAnamAM lIna raheto hato. A rIte tuM dharma-artha ane kAma, A traNe puruSArthanuM suyogya pAlana karato hato. tuM upavAsanA bIjA divase pAraNuM karato, te pAraNuM hamezAM tArI mAtA karAvatI hatI, varSothI A ja paddhati cAlI AvatI hatI, tArI mAtAne basa, A upAya jaDI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 80 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gayo. tane upavAsanA pAraNAmAM dUdha sAthe jhera ApI devAnI yojanA eNe banAvI dIdhI. caturdazInA pauSadha-upavAsanuM tAre pAraNuM hatuM. tuM pAraNuM karavA beTho. zrIdevIe dUdhamAM jhera nAMkhIne taiyAra rAkhyuM hatuM. tane e dUdha ApI dIdhuM. tAruM mana to niHzaMka hatuM... tuM dUdha pI gayo.. zrIdevI rAjInI reDa thaI gaI... enI yojanA saphaLa thaI... paraMtu thoDI ja vAramAM tArA zarIramAM jhera phelAvA lAgyuM. tAruM zarIra kheMcAvA mAMDyuM... tArI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI... ne tuM vedanAthI vyAkuLa banI jamIna para ALoTavA lAgyo... tyAM tArI patnI naMdinI AvI gaI. tArI A sthiti joIne teNe kaNa kalpAMta karI mUkyo.. nokarone bolAvyA, pADozIone bhegA karI dIdhA.. "juo. juo... mArA svAmIne zuM thaI gayuM..? pAraNuM karatAM karatAM... e DhaLI paDyA..."seMkaDo mANasothI tArI havelI bharAI gaI. zrIdevI gabharAI gaI... teNe paNa nATaka karavA mAMDyuM. chAtI kUTavA lAgI... mAthuM pachADavA lAgI.. hAya... hAya.. mArA chokarAne zuM thaI gayuM...? mArA dIkarAne koI bacAvo...' gAmanA eka sagRhastha naMdinIne kahyuM : "devI, samudradattanA zarIramAM jhera phelAI gayuM che. enuM jhera utAravuM joIe.' koNa utArI zake chenaMdinI codhAra AMsue raDatI hatI. 'devI, huM hamaNAM ja udyAnamAM jaIne AvuM chuM. gaIkAle udyAnamAM eka siddhaputra' sAthe mArI mulAkAta thaI hatI. teo maMtrasiddha mahApuruSa che. jarUra teo Ave to A jhera utArI zake." naMdinIe kahyuM : "he upakArI puruSa, tame amArA rathamAM besIne tvarAthI jAo...' paraMtu e puruSa gharanI bahAra nIkaLato hato, tyAM ja sAmethI siddhaputra tvarAthI AvI rahyA hatA. temaNe kahyuM : "mane samAcAra maLyA ke zreSThIputra samudradattane jhera ApavAmAM AvyuM che... huM tarata ja ravAnA thaIne Avyo. siddhaputra gharamAM AvyA. temanA tejathI, prabhAvathI zrIdevI dhrUjI UThI. te tyAMthI bIjA khaMDamAM cAlI gaI. siddhaputranA mukha para smita AvI gayuM. naMdinIne kahyuM : "devI, rajatapAtramAM ane pANI Apo.' tarata ja naMdinIe rajatanA kalazamAM zuddha pANI bharIne siddhaputrane ApyuM. siddhaputre kaLaza hAthamAM rAkhI, AMkho baMdha karI... be kSaNa maMtrajApa karyo ane pANI samudradattanA zarIra para chAMTayuM. ane enuM mukha kholIne pANI mukhamAM nAMkhyuM... kaLaza bAju para mUkIne temaNe tArA mAthA para hAtha mUkyo. mUkI ja rAkhyo... eka ghaTikA pachI teM AMkho kholI... tuM besI 802 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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gayo. ne jorajorathI vamana karavA lAgyo... vamanamAM, zarIramAMthI badhuM ja jhera nIkaLI gayuM. tuM hAMphI rahyo hato. punaH tuM sUI gayo. tane nidrA AvI gaI. siddhaputre kahyuM : "devI, zreSThIputra have kuzaLa che. zarIramAMthI jhera nIkaLI gayuM che... tene sAruM che...' naMdinI siddhaputranAM caraNomAM paDI gaI. AMkhomAM AMsu sAthe teNe kahyuM : "Ape mAruM saubhAgya akhaMDa rAkhyuM... Ape mArA upara anaMta upakAra karyo... bhagavaMta! zuM Apa mane kahezo ke mArA svAmIne koNe jhera ApyuM?' davI, jhera ApanAra vyakti tArA gharamAMthI cAlI gaI che. have e vyakti gharamAM pAchI nahIM Ave. dravyalobhathI prerAIne eNe jhera ApeluM. khera, zreSThIputranA puNyodayathI ja, mAre A nagaramAM AvavAnuM thayuM haze! devI, tame eka uttama puruSanI adhaganA cho..." siddhaputra tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. be ghaTikA pachI tArI nidrA dUra thaI. naMdinIe tane bhAvapUrvaka pAraNuM karAvyuM. teM pUchyuM : "mAtA kyAM che?" naMdinIe kahyuM: 'teo cAlyAM gayA che, have pAchAM nahIM Ave.. ema, tamAruM jhera utAranArA mahApuruSe kahyuM che.' tuM vicAramAM paDI gayo. naMdinIe kahyuM : e upakArI siddhaputre e paNa kahyuM ke Apane jhera paNa emaNe ja ApyuM hatuM... e paNa dravyalobhathI.." oho... to mArI mAtAnA manamAM peluM nidhAna ramatuM hatuM? e nidhAna ene ekalIne meLavavuM hatuM? aho, A saMsAra kevo che? A jIvana kevA upadravothI bhareluM che? kapAyo jIvane kevo pApI banAvI de che? Aje mAtAne kaSAyoe bhAna bhulAvyuM... kAle mane bhAna bhulAve. mATe mAre A gRhavAsamAM rahevuM ja nathI. huM sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karI... mokSamArganI ArAdhanA karI lauM!' teM naMdinIne vAta karI. eNe anumati ApI. teM AcArya devazarmA pAse cAritradharma svIkAryo. cAritranuM niraticAra pAlana karyuM : samAdhimRtyu thayuM. tuM devalokamAM deva thayo. tArI mAtA zrIdevI, lakSmIparvata upara pahoMcI. nidhAnanI jagA upara teNe svayaM kalAtmaka mahApIThikA banAvI ane tyAM ja rahevA lAgI. tenuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. marIne te narakamAM gaI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 808 For Private And Personal Use Only

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L'us77 tIrthakara bhagavaMte kahyuM : "vijayasiMha, tAruM devalokanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM, tuM A lakSmInilaya nagaramAM zreSThI sAgaradattanI patnI zrImatanA peTe avataryo... tAro janma thayo, tAruM nAma vijayasiMha pADavAmAM AvyuM. jyAre zrIdevIe asaMkhya varSa narakamAM ghora duHkho sahyAM. narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayA pachI te tiryaMcagatimAM bhaTakI.. bhaTakatAM bhaTakatAM e ekendriya vanaspatimAM AvI e ja A nALiyerInA vRkSarUpe che! mArI bhavaparaMparA sAMbhaLIne mane vairAgye thayo. meM tyAM samavasaraNamAM ja, bhagavaMtanI samakSa, mahArAjAnI anumati lIdhI ane pelo khajAno bahAra kADhyo. dIna, anAtha ane du:khI jIvone e dhana ApI dIdhuM. ane AcArya vijayadharmanI pAse cAritradharma svIkAryo. zikhIkumAre AcArya vijayasiMhanI janma-janmAMtaranI kathA, emanA ja zrImukhe sAMbhaLI, tenuM citta aneka vicAromAM khovAI gayuM hatuM... tene tenI mAtA jAlinI yAda AvI ane pitA brahmadatta paNa yAda AvyA. teNe AcAryadevane kahyuM : gurudeva, A saMsAra kharekhara evo ja che.... Ape cAritradharma svIkArI uttama kArya karyuM... gurudeva, manuSyanA mATe dharma ja upAdeya che, to kRpA karIne mane mULabhUta dharma samajAvavAnI kRpA karo." AcAryazrI vijayasiMhe kahyuM : "kumAra, tIrthakaroe mULabhUta gharma cAra prakArano batAvyo che. 1. dAnadharma. 2. zIladharma. 3. tapadharma. 4. bhAvadharma. prathama dAnadharma traNa prakArano che ? jJAnadAna, abhayadAna ane dharmopagraha dAna. sarvaprathama huM tane jJAnadAna samajAvuM chuM. je mahAnubhAvo sarvajJabhASita jJAna bIjAone Ape che, teo kharekhara sukhonuM ja dAna Ape che. kAraNa ke manuSya bhAga-1 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jJAnathI ja puNya ane pApa jANe che. pApone jANI, pApono tyAga karI, manuSya narakaggata ane tiryaMcagatinAM du:khothI bacI jAya che. puNyakAryamAM pravRtti karavAthI te manuSyagati ane devagatinAM uttama sukho prApta kare che. jJAnathI ja manuSya 'mokSa'ne samaje che, mokSamArga para cAle che ane mokSanAM sukha meLave che. eTale jJAnadAna e mokSasukhanuM dAna che! jJAnadAnanuM aMtima phaLa, jJAnadAtAne sarvajJatAnI prApti che. jJAnadAtA sarvajJa vItarAga bane che... A rIte jJAnadAtA ane jJAnagrAhaka, baMnenA mATe jJAnadAna hitakArI che.' zikhIkumAre kahyuM : 'bhagavaMta, Apa niraMtara jJAnadAna ApIM ja rahyA cho... mArA jevA aneka jIvonuM hitakarI ja rahyA cho... Ape jJAnadAnano mahimA samajAvyo, te yathArtha ja che.' kumAra, huM tane bIjuM abhayadAna samajAvuM chuM. jIvonI hiMsA nA karavI, nA karAvavI ane jeo hiMsA karatA hoya tene sArI nA mAnavI, e abhayadAna kahevAya. mana-vacana ane kAyAthI hiMsAno tyAga karavAno che. AvuM abhayadAna sAdhupuruSo ApatA hoya che. teo ekendriyathI mAMDI paMcendriya sudhInA jIvone abhaya Ape che. kumAra, saMsAranA sarva jIvo haMmezAM jIvavAnI abhilASA rAkhe che, mATe temane priya hoya e ja karavuM. e jIvone jIvavA devAnA. kharekhara to sAmA jIvane je priya hoya te ApIe-e sAcuM dAna che. jIvorna potAnuM jIvana priya hoya che... mATe temane abhaya ApavuM joIe. abhayadAna ApanAra manuSya, janmAMtaromAM dIrgha AyuSya pAme che, suMdara rUpa pAme che ane zarIranI nIrogitA pAme che. abhayadAtA manuSya zreSTha lokapriyatA pAme che. bIjA jIvone jIvavA devA, e abhayadAna che.' zikhIkumAre kahyuM : 'AvuM abhayadAna to mAtra sAdhupuruSo ja ApI zake...' AcAryazrIe kahyuM : 'AMzika rIte abhayadAna zrAvako paNa ApI zake.' trIjuM dAna che : 'dharmopagraha dAna, dharma eTale cAritradharma. je mahAtmAo cAritradharmanuM pAlana kare che, temane upayogI bane tevI vastuonuM dAna ApavuM joIe. sAdhune yogya AhAra pANI, vastra, pAtra, auSadha, makAna, Asana, pATa-pATalA vagere ApavuM, e dharmopagrahadAna kahevAya, zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only vou

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zikhIkumAre pUchyuM : 'gurudeva, dAna ApanAre kevI bhAvanAthI ApavuM joIe ? ane kevA dravyanuM ApavuM joIe? Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir AcAryadeve kahyuM : 'kumAra, A lokanAM ke paralokanAM sukha meLavavAnI icchA vinA dAna ApavuM joIe.' 'mArAM karmonI nirjarA thAo...' A bhAvanAthI dAna ApavuM joIe, paraMtu. * huM dAna ApIza to mAro yaza phelAze, * huM dAna ApIza to mane sukha maLaze... * huM paNa dAna ApI zakuM chuM! AvA abhimAnathI ApelA dAnanuM vizeSa phaLa nathI maLatuM... * jemanAM citta ajJAna ane mohathI kaluSita hoya che, tevA manuSya ghaNuM dAna ApatA hoya, chatAM vizeSa phaLa nathI maLatuM. * jeo jinAjJA viruddha dAna Ape che, teo dAna ApavA chatAM saMsAramAM bhaTakI jAya che. zikhIkumAre pUchyuM : 'gurudeva, dAna lenAranI paNa yogyatA hovI joIe ne?' 'hovI ja joIe. guNavAna, jJAnavAna, zraddhAvAna ane cAritravAna mahAtmAo dAna grahaNa karavA mATe yogya che.' 'bhagavaMta, dAna ApavA mATe zuM samaya-kALa jovo Avazyaka hoya che?' 'dAna yogya kALe ApavuM joIe. nirdoSa vastuonuM dAna ApavuM joIe. kheDUta yogya kALe khetI kare che to ene sAro pAka maLe che, tema mahAtmAone yogyakALe dAna ApavAmAM Ave to te mahAna phaLane Ape che.' zikhIkumAre pUchyuM : 'bhagavaMta, dAna ApanAranA bhAvanI pradhAnatA hovI joIe ne?" 'avazya, bhAvanI pradhAnatA hovI ja joIe. dAna ApatI vakhate, dAtAnuM citta ullasita joIe. tenuM zarIra romAMcita thaI javuM joIe. 'mane supAtradAna ApavAno dhanya avasara maLI gayo!' Avo ullAsa joIe. 'gurudeva, A to Ape supAtradAnanI vAta karI, zuM tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtoe anukaMpAdAna ApavAnI nA pADI che?' dos 'nahIM, tIrthaMkaroe anukaMpAdAna ApavAnI kyAre paNa nA nathI pADI. anukaMpAdAna paNa ApavuM ja joIe. kumAra, A rIte tane dAnadharma samajAvyo. have tane zIladharma samajAvuM chuM : bhAga-1 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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* paheluM zIla che virati. * bIjuM zIla che kaSAyanigraha. * trIjuM zIla che bAra bhAvanAonuM ciMtana, * cothuM zIla che zraddhA ane saMvega. * pAMcamuM zIla che niSkAma cittathI sarva jIvo pratye maitrI. * chaThThuM zIla che, kSamA-namratA-sa2LatA-nirlobhatA. je manuSya A zIladharmanuM pAlana kare che te sadgati pAme che, durgatimAM kyAreya jato nathI. zikhIe pUchyuM : 'bhagavaMta, zuM A chaye prakAranAM zIla pALe, te zIlavAna kahevAya?' 'e to kahevAya ja, paraMtu je ochAM-vattAM pALe, te paNa zIlavAna kahevAya. A rIte zIladharma samajAvIne have tane tapadharma samajAvuM chuM. kumAra, traNa bhuvananA nAtha tIrthaMkaroe bAra prakArano tapadharma batAvyo che. upavAsa, UNodarI, vRttisaMkSepa, rasatyAga, kAyakleza ane saMlInatA-A cha prakArano bAhya tapadharma che, prAyazcitta, vinaya, vaiyAvacca, svAdhyAya, dhyAna ane kAyotsarga - A cha prakAranuM AtyaMtara tapa che. kumAra, A bAra prakA2nA tapadharmanuM zakti mujaba sevana karanAra jIvo mahAna sukho prApta kare che, ane duHkhono nAza kare che. have tane bhAvadharmanuM svarUpa samajAvuM chuM : OM samyag darzana, jJAna ane cAritranI bhAvanAo bhAvavI. * bAra prakAranI vairAgya bhAvanAo bhAvavI. * tIrthaMkarI mAnasa bhakti karavI. * saMsAranI ghRNAspadatAnuM ciMtana karavuM. * guNavAna sAdhupuruSonA guNonI hArdika anumodanA karavI. * sarvajJabhASita dharmanI upAdeyatA vicAravI. * mokSanA sukhanI kalpanAo karavI, * sva-doSonI garha karavI, * kalpanAthI guru samakSa sva-doSone pragaTa karavA. * satpuruSonA paricayathI thatA lAbhono vicAra karavo. zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only roy

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A badho bhAvadharma che, je manuSya A bhAvadharmanI ArAdhanA kare che, te parama zakti pAme che. parama samatA pAme che. A rIte kumAra, dAna-zIla-tapa ane bhAva-cAra prakAranA dharmanuM pAlana karIne tuM A jIvanane dhanya banAva. dharmathI ja AtmAnuM kalyANa thAya che. zikhIkumAre kahyuM : 'gurudeva, Ape cAra prakArano je dharma batAvyo, ane enA prabhAvI batAvyA, te yathArtha che, emAM koI zaMkA nathI, paraMtu mane ema samajAya che ke dAnadharma sivAya bAkInA traNa dharmonuM pAlana, sArI rIte gRhastha na karI zake. e zramaNapaNAmAM, sAdhujIvanamAM ja zakya lAge che. gurudeva, e zramaNajIvana jIvavA mATe kevo manuSya yogya gaNAya? kAraNa ke A zramaNajIvana saheluM nathI. AcAryadeve kahyuM : tAro prazna ucita che. zramaNajIvana jIvanAra manuSyamAM ATalI yogyatAo hovI joIe. * te 'Arya' hovo joIe. * ucca jAtimAM, ucca kuLamAM janmelo joIe. * jenAM pApakarmo ghaNAM kSINa thaI gayAM hoya, * jenI buddhi nirmaLa hoya, * saMsAranAM yathArtha svarUpano jJAtA joIe... * paripakva vairAgyavALo joIe. * jenA kaSAyo maMda hoya. * alpa hAsyavALo hoya. * jenAmAM kautukavRtti nA hoya. * vinIta joIe. * ziSTa puruSone mAnya hoya, * dveSI nA joIe. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * suMdara dehAkRtivALo joIe. tenI zraddhA sthira joIe. * jinazAsanane samarpita joIe. 804 zikhIkumAre kahyuM : 'gurudeva, Ape kahelI badhI vAto mane gamI che. huM Apane samarpita thAuM chuM. Apa kaho te pramANe ka2vA tatpara chuM.' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo

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AcAryadeve vicAryuM : "A kumAra kevo vicakSaNa che? kevA sArA prazno kare che! e rUpavAna che... prazAnta che. caturAIpUrvaka bole che. avazya A kumAra mahAna kuLamAM janmelo che ane enuM citta vairAgyathI vAsita che. sAdhudharma svIkAravA mATe e sarvathA yogya che. chatAM ene sAdhudharmanI kaThoratAno paNa khyAla Apavo joIe.' AcAryadeve kahyuM : kumAra, sAdhudharma svIkAravA mATe tuM tatpara thayo, tethI mane AnaMda thayo, paraMtu sAdhudharmanuM pAlana ghaNuM duSkara che. huM tane sAdhujIvanano khyAla ApuM chuM. ke pahelI vAta che zatru-mitra pratye sarvadA samabhAva rAkhavAnI. mahAvratonuM pAlana karavAnuM hoya che. cha vastra, pAtra, vagere upakaraNo upara mamatva nahIM karavAnuM. rAtrimAM cAra prakAranA AhArano tyAga karavAno. 42 doSa TALIne bhikSA lAvavAnI pAMca doSa TALIne bhojana karavAnuM. A pramANasara ane yogyakALe bhojana karavAnuM. pAMca samiti ane traNa guptinuM pAlana karavAnuM. che bAra prakArano tapa karavAno. * vividha abhigraho levAnA. snAna nahIM karavAnuM. bhUmi upara sUvAnuM. kezanuM laMcana karavAnuM. che zarIranI zobhA nahIM karavAnI. gurune pUchIne ja badhAM kArya karavAnAM, 22 parISaho samatAbhAve sahana karavAnA, * vividha upasargone samatAbhAve sahana karavAnA... * kumAra, tuM ema samajI le ke be hAthe mahAsAgarane taravA jevuM A zramaNajIvana che. svAda vinAnA retInA koLiyA khAvA jevuM A zramaNajIvana che.' che talavAranI tIkSNa dhAra upara cAlavA jevuM A zramaNajIvana che. sUkSma pavananI kothaLI bharavA jevuM duSkara A zramaNajIvana che. - gaMgA-simpamAM sAmA pUre taravA jevuM A zramaNajIvana che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 80c For Private And Personal Use Only

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trAjavAthI meruparvatane tolavA jevuM A zramaNajIvana che. ja ekalAe vizALa senAne jItavA jevuM A zramaNajIvana che. lakSyavedha karavA jevuM A zramaNajIvana che. mATe kumAra, tuM gaMbhIratAthI vicAra kara. zramaNajIvana svIkAryA pachI tane kyAreya evo pastAvo nA thavo joIe ke "meM A zramaNajIvana nA lIdhuM hota to sAra thAta...' mATe buddhizALI manuSya gaMbhIratAthI vicArIne jIvana-parivartana karavuM joIe. jo ke tArI yogyatA mane dekhANI che. te daDhatApUrvaka zramaNajIvananuM pAlana karI zakIza... emAM koI zaMkAne sthAna nathI. zikhIkumAra zAntithI ane ekAgratAthI AcAryanI vAto sAMbhaLato rahyo. tenA mukha para prasannatA patharAI. zikhIkumAre vinayapUrvaka kahyuM : gurudeva, jema nirbaLa manuSyo, sArthavAhanA sathavAre vikaTa vanane oLaMgI jAya che, tema ApanA sathavAre huM Apa bhISaNa bhava-vanane oLaMgI jaIza. bhagavaMta, jema abudha ane apaMga loko, vahANanA niryAmakanA sahAre mahAsAgarane tarI jAya che, tema huM ApanA sahAre A bhayAnaka bhavasAgarane tarI jaIza. he upakArI, jema govALanA saMrakSaNamAM pazuo nirbhayatAthI jaMgalamAM cAro care che, tema ApanA saMrakSaNamAM huM nirbhayatAthI saMyamadharmanuM pAlana karIza. he hitakArI, je puNyazALI nathI tene pavitra kalyANakArI buddhi janamatI nathI, kadAca puNyayoge pavitra buddhi pragaTe, paraMtu ApanA jevA samagra guNa saMpattivALA guru maLatA nathI! mArA kalpanI avadhi nathI gurudeva! mAruM mana ApanA caraNomAM AvavA talasI rahyuM che. huM mana-vacana-kAyAthI Apane samarpita thAuM chuM...!" zikhIkumAranI AMkho harSanA AMsuthI chalakAI UThI. teno svara ArTa thaI gayo... teNe gurudevanAM caraNomAM potAnuM mastaka mUkI dIdhuM. AcAryadeve kahyuM : "kumAra, huM tAro svIkAra karuM chuM. paraMtu tene sAdhuveza ApatAM pahelAM huM tane keTalAMka dharmasUtronuM jJAna ApIza. Avazyaka dharmakriyAo samajAvIza.. thoDA divasa tane A ja avasthAmAM mArI pAse rAkhIza... pachI tane sAdhuveza ApIza...' kRtArtha thayo bhagavaMta!' zikhakumAre natamastake vaMdanA karI. je rI eka 00 bhAga-1 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Luon madhyAhna kALe brahmadatta, rAjasabhAmAMthI ghare AvyA. rojanI Teva mujaba temaNe gharamAM pravezatAM ja "zikhI...' nA nAmanI madhura svaramAM bUma pADI. roja.. pitAjIno svara kAne paDatAM ja zikhI doDI Avato ane pitAne vaLagI paDato. brahmadatta zikhIne potAnI chAtIe lagADIne tenA mAthe cuMbana karatA. tenA komaLa caherA para vAtsalyabharyo hAtha pheravatA. pachI baMne pitA-putra pota-potAnA khaMDamAM jatA. brahmadatta snAnAdithI paravArI vastraparivartana karI letA. nokara bhojana mATe nimaMtraNa Apato, eTale brahmadatta kahetA : "beTA zikhI, cAlo bhojana karI laIe." pitA-putra sAthe besIne bhojana karatA. bhojana karatAM karatAM brahmadata, zikhIne rAjasabhAmAM thatI avanavI vAto saMbhaLAvatA koI vicitra ghaTanA banI hoya to te kahI saMbhaLAvatA. rAjasabhAmAM, kyAreka kyAreka bahAragAmathI AvatA kalAkAro, potAnI avanavI kalAonuM pradarzana karatA. pahelethI jo brahmadattane jANa thatI, to teo zikhIne kahetA - "AvatI kAle beTA, tAre mArI sAthe rAjasabhAmAM AvavAnuM che.' zikhI brahmadattanI sAthe rAjasabhAmAM jato. kyAreka rAjasabhAmAM paradezI vidvAno AvatA. kazAmbInI rAjasabhAmAM teo sthAnika vidvAno sAthe vAda-vivAda karatA. zikhIkumArane AvA vAda-vivAda sAMbhaLavA khUba gamatA. kauzAmbInI rAjasabhAmAM piMgala nAmano zreSTha brAhmaNa vidvAna besato hato. mahAmaMtrI brahmadad (brahmadattanA pitA buddhisAgaranA avasAna pachI rAjAe brahmadattane mahAmaMtrI-pada ApyuM hatuM) ja e piMgalane rAjasabhAmAM sthAna apAveluM, eTale piMgala hamezAM brahmadattane pUjya mAnato hato. piMgala vAdavivAda karavAmAM kuzaLa hato. te dharmazAstrone jANato hato, paraMtu e mAnato na hato AtmAne ke paramAtmAne! paralokamAM paNa enI zraddhA na hatI. e nAstika matano puraskartA hartA.. chatAM jyAre vAda-vivAda thato, tyAre bahArano vidvAna nAstika hoya to piMgala AstikatAnA akATya tarko karato. zikhIkumAra ekAgracitte A badhI carcAo sAMbhaLato. AtmAnuM svataMtra astitva che ke kema? AtmA eka che ke anaMta che? + AtmA Adi che ke anAdi? + AtmA cetana che ke jaDa che? AtmA paMcabhUtamAMthI utpanna thAya che ke judo ja che? zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 411 For Private And Personal Use Only

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- svarga che ke nahI? ja naraka che ke nahIM? paraloka che ke nahIM? mokSa che ke nahIM? che to kevo che? Izvara vizvaracanA kare che, ke nathI karato? ja Izvara Adi che ke anAdi che? ja vizvamAM mAtra cetana tattva ja che ke jaDa-cetana be tattva che? Izvara eka hoya ke aneka? * dareka AtmA paramAtmA banI zake ke nahIM? AvA AvA aneka viSayo para vAda-vivAda thatA. divaso sudhI cAlatA! jayaparAjayanA nirNaya thatA... A badhuM zikhIkumArane gamatuM hatuM. kyAreka kyAreka piMgala brahmadattane maLavA ghare Avato tyAre zikhIkumAra piMgala sAthe AvA badhA viSayo para carcA karato, prazano pUchato, kyAre to evA sUkSma prazano pUchato ke piMgala gUMcavAI jato... pachI potAnI mahattA TakAvI rAkhavA khAtara kaheto : "zikhI, atyAre mAre pitAjI sAthe agatyanI vAto karavAnI che, eTale tArA praznonA javAba pachI ApIza..." saraLa zikhI, piMgalanI vAta mAnI leto hato, piMgalane zikhI upara khUba ha hato... e jANato hato ke mAtAne AvA guNasaMpanna putra para tIvra roSa che. eTale te brahmadattane avAranavAra kaheto - he pUjya, zikhI to ratna che, ratna! enuM barAbara jatana karajo. bhale, enI mAtA ene cAhe ke nA cAhe." brahmadattane zikhInI prazaMsA karanArA loko gamatA hatA. zikhInI prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne brahmadattanuM hRdayakamaLa khIlI jatuM hatuM. zikhIne jotAM, emanA hRdaya-sAgaramAM snehanI bharatI AvatI. Aje "zikhI..' nA nAmanI bUmano pratyuttara nA maLyo. zikhI doDato nA Avyo sAme. eTale brahmadatta zikhInA khaMDamAM gayA. tyAM paNa zikhIne nA joyo, nokarane pUchyuM : "kumAra kyAM gayo che?" nokare kahyuM : "kumAra to ApanA gayA pachI, tarata ja gharethI cAlyA gayA hatA. mane kaMI kahIne nathI gayA.' sAthe kaMI laIne gayA che?' nA, temanA baMne hAtha khAlI hatA. cAlu rojanAM vastro paherIne ja gayA che.' brahmadatte vicAra karyo : 'kumAra game tyAM jAya che, paraMtu huM ghera AvuM, e pahelAM e ghare AvI ja jAya che. Aja sudhI A krama jaLavAyelo che. Aje e kyAM gayo haze? kadAca koI mitranA ghera gayo hoya... mitranA ati AgrahathI vadhu rokAI javuM paDayuM hoya. khera, haju eka ghaTikA enI pratIkSA karuMpachI enI tapAsa karuM.' 12 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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teo temanI vizALa havelInA svaccha ane ramaNIya prAMgaNamAM AMTA mAravA lAgyA. nokare AvIne kahyuM : "pUjya, Apa snAna karI lo, vastraparivartana karI lo.. tyAM sudhImAM kumAra AvI jaze...' brahmadatta nA pADI.' kumAra AvyA pachI snAna karIza..." eka ghaTikA vItI gaI. kumAra ghare nA Avyo. have brahmadattane ciMtA thaI AvI. temaNe tarata koTavAlane bolAvyo, tene kahyuM : "savArathI bahAra gayelo kumAra pAcho nathI Avyo, to tame amArA snehI-svajano ane mitronA ghera tapAsa karIne, jaladI mane samAcAra Apo." koTavAle brahmadattane praNAma karyA ane jhaDapathI cAlyo gayo... have brahmadattane thoDI vihvaLatA thavA mAMDI. manamAM zaMkAno kIDo saLavaLyo : "zuM kumAra, enI mAtA pAse to nahIM gayo hoya? enA hRdayamAM mAtRbhakti paDelI che. jAlinIne e cAhe che. enA manamAM mAtAne maLavAno umaLako AvI gayo hoya, ne e tyAM gayo hoya? tapAsa karAvuM? paraMtu tyAM gayo hoya to samayasara e ghera AvI ja jAya. kAraNa ke enA hRdayamAM mAtRbhakti karatAM pitRprema adhika rahelo che. e mArA pahelAM ghare AvI ja jAya! to pachI vilaMba thato kyAM haze? zuM enI mAtAe enA para... kAmaNa to nahIM karyuM hoya? ene koI aMdhArA oraDAmAM to nahIM pUrI dIdho hoya? are, e dukhA to putrane mArI paNa nAMkhe... jyAre e garbhamAM hato tyAre paNa ene mArI nAMkhavAnA upAyo karyA hatA. e duzmana che duzmana. mArA vahAlA putranI.. mAre tyAM paNa tapAsa karAvavI paDaze. athavA koI bahAnuM zodhIne mAre pote sasarAnA ghare javuM paDaze. sasarA indrazarmA to prAjJa puruSa che. zAnta, gaMbhIra ane niSkapaTa puruSa che, paraMtu emane aMdhArAmAM rAkhI, emanI suputrI zikhIne mArI naMkhAve to maMtrIne khabara nA paDe.' eka ghaTikA pachI koTavAlano azva havelInA prAMgaNamAM AvI Ubho. ghoDA parathI UtarI koTavAle mahAmaMtrIne praNAma karI kahyuM : "he pUjya, lagabhaga badhAM ja paricita gharomAM tapAsa karI Avyo. kumAra kyAMya nathI. badhAe eka ja javAba Apyo Aje amAre tyAM zikhIkumAra nathI AvyA." brahmadare pUchyuM : "zuM tame maMtrI indrazarmAnI havelIe jaI AvyA?' 'jaI Avyo mahAmaMtrIjI, paraMtu havelInI aMdara nahoto gayo, bahAra UbhelA dvArarakSakane pUchyuM hatuM.' sAru, have tame nagaranI bahAranA. cAre dizAonA pradezamAM tapAsa zarU karAvo. ane mane jema bane tema zIghra vRttAMta nivedana karo." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13 For Private And Personal Use Only

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brahmadattanuM hRdaya vedanAthI duHkhavA lAgyuM. aneka zaMkA-kuzaMkAothI mana vyagra banI gayuM. temaNe nokarane bolAvIne kahyuM : "tuM zIdhra paMDita piMgalane bolAvI lAva.' nokara doDato gayo paMDitajInA ghare bhojanAdithI paravArIne piMgala vAmakukSi karI rahyo hato. nokare jaIne mahAmaMtrIno saMdeza Apyo. tarata ja piMgala Ubho thayo. vastra parivartana karyuM ane nokaranI sAthe cAlyo. nokarane udAsa joI rastAmAM piMgale pUchayuM : atyAre mahAmaMtrIjIe mane kema yAda karyo?" nokare kahyuM : "paMDitajI, savArathI bahAra gayelA kumAra haju sudhI pAchA nathI AvyA, mahAmaMtrIjIe haju snAna nathI karyuM, bhojana nathI karyuM... ArAma nathI karyo. teo khUba ja ciMtAtura piMgale vicAryuM : "kyAM gayo haze kumAra? svayaM gayo haze ke enuM apaharaNa karAvavAmAM AvyuM haze? hA, jAlinI mATe kaMI azakya nathI, asaMbhava nathI. are, mahAmaMtrIjI kumAra vinA jIvI nahIM zake... bahu moTo anartha thayo...' jhaDapathI teo baMne mahAmaMtrIjInA ghera AvI pahoMcyA. piMgalane jotA ja mahAmaMtrI UbhA thaI sAme gayA. ane piMgalanA baMne hAtha pakaDIne bolyA : piMgala, tuM mAro vizvasanIya mitra che..." mitra nahIM mahAmaMtrIjI, Apano sevaka chuM. AjJA karo." "piMgala, zikhI savArathI cAlyo gayo che... haju pAcho nathI Avyo.... zuM thayuM haze ene?' kaThora hRdayanA mahAmaMtrInuM hRdaya dravI UThyuM. AMkho bharAI AvI. temaNe kahyuM : "nagaramAM sarvatra koTavAle tapAsa karI. kumAra kyAMya nathI maLyo.. have nagaranA bAhya pradezomAM tapAsa karAvI che... paraMtu mAruM mana bIjI ja zaMkA kare che...' he pUjya, kadAca mArI zaMkA paNa e ja che... kumAranAM mAtAjIe kumAranuM apaharaNa karAvyuM hoya?" apaharaNa nA karAvyuM hoya kadAca, kumAra svayaM ja enI mAtA pAse gayo hoya.. e mAtRbhakta che... ane tyAM gayA pachI enI kUra mAtAe..." brahmadattanI AMkho lAla thaI gaI. hAthanI muThThIo vaLI gaI. piMgala, huM pote indrazarmAnA ghera jAuM... enI havelIonA eka-eka khaMDa pheMdI nAMkhuM.... are, pAtAlamAM paNa kumArane chupAvyo haze, huM zodhI kADhIza.. basa, e jIvato maLavo joIe. ne jo e jIvato nahIM maLe to enI mA jIvatI nahIM ja rahe.' piMgale kahyuM : "he pUjya, Ape indrazarmAjInA ghare javAnI jarUra nathI, huM jAuM chuM... yuktipUrvaka huM jAlinIdevI pAsethI kumAra aMgenI mAhitI meLavI laIza. Apa 14 bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArA para vizvAsa karo. zikhI jema Apano putra che. ema mAro paNa ziSya che..." "piMgala, tArI vAta yathArtha che. tuM zIdhra jA, ane kumAranA vRttAMtanI mane jANa kare.' piMgala tyAMthI cAlyo gayo. mahAmaMtrI punaH vicAronA jhaMjhAvAtamAM phasAyA. putra upara agAdha prema hato. varSothI putrane premavArithI popyo hato. apratima saundarya ane apAra guNonI samRddhi dharAvanAra putranA virahamAM pitAnI kevI karuNa dazA thAya.. te to pitA ja anubhave. mRtyunI vedanA karatAM, e vedanA lAkha gaNI vadhAre hoya che. emAM vaLI, zikhI to mAtAthI tarachoDAyelo ane tiraskArAyelo che.. eTale brahmadare ene mAtAno prema paNa Apelo hato. divasano trIjo prahara pUrNa thavAmAM hato. piMgala pAcho AvI gayo. teNe mahAmaMtrIne kahyuM : he pUjya, huM indrazarmAjInI havelImAM jaI Avyo. devI jAlinIne paNa maLI Avyo. vAto karI.. mane lAgyuM ke kumAra tyAM gayo nathI.. ke kumAranuM apaharaNa paNa karavAmAM AvyuM nathI... vigatavAra vAta pachI karIza, have ApaNe kumArane bIjAM sthAnomAM zodhavo joIe. kadAca e bAjunAM gAmomAM nA gayo hoya...?' 'piMgala, koTavAla have Avo joIe. tenA samAcAra sAMbhaLIne pachI yogya karIe...' 'ApanI vAta samucita che." cothA praharano prAraMbha thayo ane mArate ghoDe koTavAle havelInA prAMgaNamAM praveza karyo. ghoDA parathI UtarIne te doDato mahAmaMtrI pAse Avyo. 'he pUjya, kumAra maLI gayA che!" maLI gayo kumAra? kyAM maLyo? tArI sAthe kema nA lAvyo? kumAra kuzaLa to che ne? eNe bhojana...?" eka sAthe aneka prazano brahmadatte karyA. piMgale mahAmaMtrInA. khabhe hAtha mUkyo. koTavAle praNAma karIne kahyuM : huM pUrva dizAnA azokavana tarapha gayo. mane vicAra Avyo. prabhAtamAM rAjaparivAranAM ghaNAM yuvaka-yuvatIo azokavanamAM pharavA jAya che. meM azokavanamAM praveza karyo. cAre dizAmAM dRSTine laMbAvato huM kumArane zodhavA lAgyo. tyAM pazcima dizAmAM meM seMkaDo sAdhupuruSone joyA, huM e tarapha gayo. mane vicAra Avyo - jinamatanA sAdhuo jJAnI hoya che... emane pUchI jouM ke "kumAra kyAM haze. kyAMthI maLaze.? paraMtu jyAM huM AcAryanI pAse pahoMcyo. meM tyAM kumArane zAnta bhAve beThelA joyA! he pUjya, meM tyAM AcAryane joyA... kharekhara, emanA mukhamAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 415 For Private And Personal Use Only

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candra praveza karyo hoya tevuM lAgyuM. temanA dehamAM sUryano vAsa thayo lAgyo. temanI AMkhomAM amRtakuMbha ThalavAyelo lAgyo...' meM kumArane praNAma karIne kahyuM : "kumAra, mahAmaMtrIjI tamArI pratikSA karI rahyA che. tamArA vinA temanI sthiti pANI vinAnI mAchalI jevI che. Apa jaladI padhAro, huM azva laIne Avyo chuM." tyAre kumAre mane kahyuM : "mArA upakArI pitAjIne kahejo ke tamArA putre hatyAga karyo che... gRhavAsa aneka anarthothI bharelo che. aneka duHkhothI bharelo che. samagra jIvaloka duHkhamaya che. mATe mAruM mana saMsArathI virakta banyuM che. huM A upakArI AcAryadevanA caraNe samarpita banI gayo chuM. mAruM jIvana emane soMpI dIdhuM che. mArA pitAne mArAM vaMdana kahejo. mane koInAya pratye dveSa nathI, abhAva nathI. sarve jIvo pratye maitrI che...' kumAranAM madhura... chatAM jJAnapUrNa vacano sAMbhaLIne huM.... gaddagada thaI gayo... mArI AMkho raDI paDI, kumAre kahyuM : tame zA mATe raDo cho? huM sArA mArge jaI rahyo chuM. mArA pitA jANaze tyAre teo AnaMdita thaze... hA, priya vyaktino viraha duHkha to karAve che. paNa mArA pitA vivekI che. teo zIdhra mArA virahanA duHkhathI mukta thaI zakaze. mArA para emanA aneka upakAra che. e upakArano badalo huM kyAre vALaza? vALIza jarUra. tame jAo ane mArA pitAjIne mAro vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvo. AcAryazrI vijayasiMha A udyAnamAM birAjelA che, emanI pAse ja huM rahevAno chuM.' mahAmaMtrIjI, have Apane jema ucita lAge tema karo.' koTavAla bAju para jaIne Ubho rahyo. mahAmaMtrIe piMgalanI sAme joyuM. piMgale kahyuM : "cAlo, ApaNe azokavanamAM jaIe! huM kumArane samajAvIza. jarUra paDaze to AcArya sAme paNa vAda-vivAda karIza... ane ApaNe kumArane ghare laI AvIzuM." mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM : "piMgala, jinamatanA mahAna AcArya pAse ema ja sAmAnya rIte nA javAya. huM rAjyanA mahAmaMtrI chuM. mArA pada ane mobhAne anurUpa ADaMbarathI javuM joIe. AcAryane paNa khyAla Avavo joIe ke "A kumAra koI sAmAnya gharano chokaro nathI, kauzAmbInA mahAmaMtrIno putra che..! mATe mAro hAthI taiyAra karo.. koTavAlajI, tame paNa pacAsa ghoDesvAro sAthe taiyAra thAo. AcAryanI pUjA mATe akSata, nAriyeLa vagere sAmagrI lo... ane kumAra mATe bhojanasAmagrI laI lo. huM paNa udyAnamAM ja kumAra sAthe bhojana karIza.' 19 bhAga-1 che bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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IYpahil mahAmaMtrI brahmadatta azokavanamAM AvyA. hAthI parathI nIce UtaryA. piMgalanI sAthe teo jyAM AcArya hatAM tyAM gayA. temanI pAchaLa-pAchaLa aneka nagarajano paNa azokavanamAM AvyA. mahAmaMtrIe AcAryazrIne praNAma karyA, AcAryadeve "dharmalAbhanI AzIrvAda Apyo. zikhIkumAre potAnA pitAjIne joyA. te Ubho thaI gayo ane praNAma karyA. brahmadatta ane piMgala AcAryanI samakSa vinayapUrvaka beThA, paraMtu temanI bhInI AMkho to zikhI tarapha ja maMDAyelI hatI. zikhI brahmadattanI pAse AvIne besI gayo. teNe brahmadattane kahyuM: "pitAjI, Ape kyAreya paNa mArI prArthanAne nakArI nathI, to have basa, mArI eka ja prArthanAne pUrNa karazo?' brahmadare kahyuM : "vatsa, kahe tAruM zuM priya karuM? mAruM jIvana tane AdhIna che, mArA prANa tArA mATe ja che..." zikhIe kahyuM : "pitAjI, Apa A saMsAranA svarUpane sArI rIte jANo cho, ane saMsArane anubhavelo che. eTale vizeSa nathI kaheto, paraMtu mArA manamAM ne huM samajyo chuM te Apane kahuM chuM. pahelI vAta - A manuSya jIvana kharekhara durlabha che. jevI rIte rAdhAvedha karavo. muzkela hoya che, tema manuSyajIvana maLavuM muzkela che. e maLI gayuM che, to mAre mArA jIvanane cAritradharmanA pAlanathI saphaLa banAvavuM che." bIjI vAta - priyajanonA samAgama, saMdhyA samaye vRkSanI DALa para beThelA pakSIonA meLA jevA anitya che. mAtra eka rAtano samAgama... prabhAte jema pakSIo potapotAnI dizAmAM UDI jAya che, tema AyuSyanI DALa para beThelA ApaNe, AyuSya pUrNa thatAM... judA paDI jaIe chIe. trIjI vAta - vaibhava ane saMpatti, vIjaLInA jhabakArA jevAM caMcaLa che ane bhayaMkara anarthonuM kAraNa che.... e meM A AcAryadevanI ATha-ATha janmonI kathA sAMbhaLIne jANyuM che... dhanasaMpatti para sAce ja mamatva karavA jevuM nathI, cothI vAta - puSpanA yauvana jevuM manuSyanuM kSaNika yauvana che. puSpa savAre khIle che ne sAMje karamAI jAya che. tevI rIte yauvana khIle che... ane karamAI jAya che. jarAvasthA yauvanane grasI le che. pAMcamI vAta - bhoga-pipAsA paralokane bagADanAro che. vaiSayika sukha-bhoga viSa jevAM che, haLAhaLa jhera jevA che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 47 For Private And Personal Use Only

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chaThThI vAta - mRtyunI talavAra, dareka jIvanA mAthA para laTakI rahelI che. jyAre e talavAra mAthA para tUTI paDe te nizcita hotuM nathI. chellI sAtamI vAta - A bhavasaMsAra duHkhamaya che ane duHkhAMta che! mATe Apa mane anumati Apo ke huM sarvajJakathita sAdhudharmano svIkAra karuM. mAruM jIvana saphaLa karuM." brahmadane zAMta citte zikhIkamAranI vAto sAMbhaLIne gaddagada svare kahyuM : "vatsa, sAdhudharmanA pAlana mATe A tAro samaya upayukta nathI." pitAjI, zuM mRtyu mATe koI akAla che? tevI rIte sAdhudharma mATe koI akAla nathI! 0 0 0 brahmadatta mauna rahyA. piMgale vAtano dora pakaDI lIdho. teNe kumArane kahyuM : kumAra, tuM koInI vAto sAMbhaLIne bhramaNAmAM aTavAyo lAge che. pahelI vAta to e che ke koI jIva paralokamAM jato ja nathI! tuM jANe che jIvatattva kevI rIte utpanna thAya che? paMcabhUtamAMthI jIva janme che ne paMcabhUtamAM vilIna thaI jAya che.... "paraloka to mithyA kalpanA che. duniyAmAM kahevAya che ke, "A puruSa marI gayo." eno artha paMcabhUtanuM visarjana thaI gayuM - ema karavAno che. tuM zuM ema mAne che ke vRkSanI DALa para beThelI cakalI jema UDI jAya che tema jIva UDIne bIjI gatimAM jAya che? nA re, paraloka che ja nahIM. "paraloka' no vicAra tArA manamAMthI kADhI nAMkha. paralokanA bhayathI, maLelA vipula vaiSayika sukhono tyAga karavAnI bhUla nA kara.' zikhIkumAre svastha ne saMtulita zabdomAM kahyuM : he pUjya, tame je vAta karI te asaMgata vAta che. Ama to huM ja asaMgatatA siddha karatA, paraMtu ahIM gurudeva beThelA che, teonI samakSa mAre tamane javAba Apavo ucita nathI. gurudeva pote ja tamArI vAtanI asaMgati samajAvaze." piMgale kahyuM : "bhale, huM AcArya sAthe vAda-vivAda karIza temane mArI vAtanI yathArthatA samajAvIza." AcAryadeve kahyuM: "he brAhmaNa zreSTha, tame kumArane kahyuM ke ene koIe bhramita karyo che, Thagyo che. paraMtu tame kumAranI AMtarika yogyatA kadAca nathI jANatA. janmajanmAMtaranA abhyAsathI tenAmAM AtmakalyANanI bhAvanA pragaTI che. tenAM karmabaMdhana ghaNAM tUTI gayAM che, jinavacana sAMbhaLavAthI tenA mohanIya karmano kSayopazama thayo che. tenA kAraNe ene tattvajJAna utpanna thayuM che. bhavasvarUpane yathArtharUpe jANIne te bhAga-1 = bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vairAgI thayo che.. nathI tene koIe bharamAvyo ke nathI ene koIe Thagyo. bIjI vAta tame karI ke "paraloka ja nathI ane paralokamAM jIva jato nathI. paMcabhUtamAMthI janme che ne paMcabhUtamAM vilIna thaI jAya che. tamArI A mAnyatA bhUla bharelI che kAraNa ke prANI, jala, agni, vAyu ane AkAza-A paMcabhUta sarvathA acetana che. jaDa che. te pAMca acetana tattvonA samizraNamAMthI cetana tatva nA janmI zake. gati-sthiti vagere kriyAo cetana ja karI zake, acetana nahIM. eka siddhAnta tame jANo cho kharA ke je tattva pratyekamAM nA hoya te tattva enA samUhamAM paNa nA hoya. jema retInA eka kaNamAM tela nathI hotuM, to retInA DhagalAmAMthI paNa tela nathI nIkaLatuM. jo tame kaho ke "pRthvI, jala vagere paMcabhUta dareka cetana che. to to tame amArI vAta ja svIkArI lIdhI! aneka cetanAono samUha te puruSa che! ekendriya, beindriya vagere jIvomAM caitanya che, paraMtu ghaDAmAM ke vastramAM caitanya nathI. mATe paMcabhUtathI judo caitanya svarUpa jIva che ja, ke je paralokamAM jAya che. DALa upara beThelI cakalInI jema jIva, zarIrano tyAga karIne paralokamAM jAya che." piMgale kahyuM : "he AcArya, jo dehathI judo AtmA hoya to Apa batAvo!" AcAryadeve kahyuM : "AtmA dehathI judo nathI dekhAto kAraNa ke AtmA atyaMta sUkSma hovAthI AMkho tene joI zakatI nathI. carmacakSuthI AtmA adazya che. paraMtu siddho, sarvajJo, ane jJAnadaSTivALA sAdhuo AtmAne joI zake che. piMgale kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, ApanuM kathana mane asaMbaddha lAge che. hamezAM kAraNane anurUpa ja kArya thatuM nathI. kAraNathI bhinna kArya paNa thAya che. jema ke ziMgaDAmAMthI bANa bane che. bIjI vAta - paramANuo adRzya che, paNa paramANuonA samUhamAMthI utpanna thayelo ghaDo dRzya hoya che. A rIte paMcabhUta bhale acetana hoya, temAMthI cetana svarUpa AtmA pedA thaI zake.. pachI zo vAMdho che?" AcAryadeve kahyuM: "he brAhmaNa, ziMgaDAnuM bANa bane che, paraMtu te kAraNanuM virodhI nathI. jema bANa ziMgaDAmAMthI bane tema lAkaDAmAMthI lohamAMthI... pittaLamAMthI paNa banI zake che. upAdAna kAraNo judAM judAM hoI zake che. temAM kArya-kAraNanI ekarUpatA siddha thAya che. bIjI vAta tArI ajJAnatA bharelI che. paramANuo ekAMte adRzya nathI, carmacakSuvALA mATe adazya che, paraMtu sarvajJa puruSo ane yogI puruSo mATe dazya che. dazya paramANuonA samUhamAM dazya ghaDo utpanna thAya che. emAM koI vAMdho nathI. piMgale kahyuM : "zuM paMcabhUtanA guNono saMkrama cetanAmAM nathI thato?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 19 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nA, nathI thato saMkrama, cetana, acetanathI sarvathA bhinna ja che." eno artha e thayo ke paMcabhUtathI judo "yetana" padArtha che, tene tame jIva kaho cho, e marIne paralokamAM jAya che, ema mAno cho, to pachI mAro eka prazna che ke mArA dAdA madhupiMga, aneka jIvonI hiMsA karatA hatA, tamArI mAnyatA mujaba teo narakamAM gayA haze. mArA upara temane atyaMta sneha hato, ane teo vartamAna jIvanamAM na karavA yogya kAryo karatA bIjAone rokatA hatA - emano evo svabhAva hato. to pachI narakamAMthI ahIM AvIne mane kema kahI jatAM nathI ke "vatsa, jo huM hiMsAnAM kaDavAM phaLa narakamAM bhogavuM chuM, mATe tuM hiMsA nA kara." AcAryadeve kahyuM : "enuM kAraNa tane samajAvuM chuM. jema koI moTA aparAdhIne pakaDIne kArAvAsamAM pUravAmAM Ave, tenA zarIrane lokhaMDanI sAMkaLathI bAMdhavAmAM Ave, aMdhArA oraDAmAM pUravAmAM Ave. e kadI potAnAM atipriya snehIsvajanone maLI zakato nathI, joI paNa zakato nathI. upadeza ApavAnI to vAta ja kyAM rahe? evI rIte narakanA jIvone paramAdhAmI asuro vajanI sAMkaLathI bAMdhe che, ghora aMdhakAramaya narakamAM te sabaDe che... pUrNatayA parataMtra hoya che. e jIvo kevI rIte tArI pAse AvI zake? kevI rIte upadeza ApI zake? temanuM AyuSya pUruM thayA vinA teo narakanI bahAra nIkaLI zakato nathI.' piMgale kahyuM : "ApanI vAta samajAI. narakamAMthI jIva ahIM nA AvI zake, paraMtu mArA pitA jarUra svargamAM gayA haze, teo paralokanA atyaMta bhayavALA hatA, hiMsA vagere pApono temaNe tyAga karyo hato, kaSAyo paNa ati maMda hatA. chevaTe sAdhu-vrata laIne marI gayA hatA. temane huM atyaMta priya hato. meM temane mRtyu pUrve kaheluM ke - "mane dharmano upadeza ApavA jarUra Avajo." chatAM haju sudhI nathI AvyA. devo to svAdhIna hoya che ne?' AcAryadeve kahyuM : "enuM paNa kAraNa che. tane eka dRSTAMthI samajAvuM chuM. eka hina jAtino, hIna kuLano ane kurUpa daridra manuSya aneka kaLAo zIkhIne, vijJAna prApta karIne paradeza gayo. paradezamAM kaLA ane vijJAnanA kAraNe teNe ghaNI samRddhi prApta karI. aneka suMdarIo sAthe lagna karyA. suMdara bALakono pitA banyo. mahAsukhamAM layalIna banyo. e potAnA vatanamAM rahelI jhaghaDAkhora patnIne yAda karato nathI. lUlAM-laMgaDA bALakone yAda karato nathI. AvI ja rIte, devalokanA devo, manuSyalokane gaMdI ane durgadha bharelo jue che. devalokamAM apAra RddhimAM, ane devAMganAonA premamAM DUbelA hoya che. AnaMda ane sukhamAM Asakta hoya che. temane potAno manuSyabhava yAda paNa nathI Avato.. pachI tArA pitA devalokamAMthI ahIM tane upadeza ApavA kevI rIte Ave? divya premamAM bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo 80 For Private And Personal Use Only

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otaprota banelA ane viSayasukhomAM lIna thayelA devo manuSyalokamAM nA Ave." | piMgale kahyuM : "mAnI lIdhI ApanI vAta. have huM eka prayoganI vAta karuM : A nagaramAM eka core rAjyabhaMDAramAMthI corI karI. te corInA mAla sAthe pakaDAI gayo. rAjA pAse laI javAmAM Avyo. rAjAe zikSA karI - "Ane mArI nAMkho.' te corane lokhaMDanI eka koThImAM nAMkhIne, uparanuM DhAMkaNuM baMdha karyuM. pachI je koI kANAM hatAM koThImAM, tapAvelA sIsAthI e kANAM baMdha karyA. cAre bAju sainiko goThavAI gayA. cora aMdara marI gayo. jo "AtmA' hoya, jIva hoya to bahAra nIkaLe ne? bahAra nIkaLe to sUkSma paNa chidra paDene?" koThIne eka paNa chidra paDyuM na hatuM. mATe mAnavuM paDe ke paMcabhUtathI judo jIva nathI." AcAryadeve kahyuM : "AvI ja bIjI ghaTanA tane kahuM chuM. A nagaramAM eka zaMkhavAdaka hato. zaMkhavAdananI kaLAmAM nipuNa hato. te hamezAM nagaranA siMha dvAramAM Ubho rahI zaMkhavAdana karato. nagaranA sarvejanone e saMbhaLAto. eka divasa rAjAe sevakane pUchyuM : "A zaMkhavAdaka kyAM Ubho rahIne zaMkha vagADe che?' sevake kahyuM : 'siMhadvAramAM Ubho rahIne vagADe che.' rAjAe pUchyuM : "mArA zayanakhaMDanA dvAra baMdha hoya che, chatAM mane zaMkhano dhvani kema saMbhaLAya che? zabda baMdha daravAjAmAM kevI rIte praveze che?' sevake kahyuM : "mahArAjA, zabda rokAto nathI!" rAjAe zaMkhavAdakane potAnA eka oraDAmAM pUrI dIdho. bAraNAnI tirADomAM ane chidromAM lAkhano rasa bharI dIdho. zaMkhavAdake zaMkha vagADyo. rAjAe ane prajAe zaMkhano dhvani sAMbhaLyo. he brAhmaNa, jema oraDAmAM zabda bahAra nIkaLavA chatAM koI chidra nA dekhAyuM, tema koThImAMthI jIva nIkaLI javA chatAM chidra nA dekhAyuM..." piMgale kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, eka corane, mArA kahevAthI mArA mitre trAjavAmAM tolyo. enuM vajana mApI dIdhuM. tyAra pachI tene mArI nAMkhyo. enA mRtadehanuM vajana karyuM. pahelAnuM ane pachInuM vajana sarakhuM ja hatuM. jo zarIramAMthI jIva jAya to vajana ghaTavuM joIe! nA ghaTakyuM mATe mAnavuM paDe ke zarIrathI jIva judo nathI. AcAryadeve kahyuM ke have mArI vAta sAMbhaLo. eka govALe pavanathI bharelI cAmaDAnI kothaLI trAjavAmAM tolI. tyAra pachI kothaLImAMthI pavana kADhI nAMkhIne tolI. baMne vakhatanuM vajana sarakhuM ja AvyuM! have tuM kahe - kothaLI ane pavana judAM hoya che ke eka ja hoya che? pavana nIkaLI javAthI vajana kaMIka ghaTavuM joIe ne?' piMgale kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, huM eka bIjA prayoganI vAta karuM chuM.' eka cora pakaDAyo. tene mRtyudaMDanI sajA thaI hatI. mArA mitre te coranA zarIrane UMcuMnIcuM karIne jIvane khoLyo.. jIva nA maLyo. pachI zarIrane cIrI nAMkhIne jIvane khoLyo, toya nA maLyo. jo hoya to maLavo joIe ne?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 45 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcAryadeve kahyuM : 'eka manuSye araNi-kASThane UMcuM-nIcuM karIne temAM agni khoLyo, agni nA maLyo. e lAkaDAnA TukaDA karI nAMkhyAM, chatAM agni nA dekhAyo... to zuM araNinA kASThamAM agni nA mAnavo? agni to pragaTa thAya che! mArI pAse have pratyuttara na hato. vAda-vivAda karavAnI tenI zaktino aMta AvI gayo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir AcAryadeve vAtsalya bharelA zabdomAM kahyuM : 'he dvijazreSTha, * vRkSanI DALIone DolAvanAro pavana jema dekhAto nathI, tema jIva paNa dekhAto nathI. DALIone DolatI joIne 'pavana che' ema mAnIe chIe, tema jIva gati kare che, khAya che, pIe che... vagere kriyAo kare che, tenA AdhAre mAnavuM joIe ke 'jIva che.' * tuM brAhmaNa che, vidvAna che. tuM jANe che ne ke asaMyukta je zabda hoya, te zabdathI vAcya padArtha hoya ja. 'jIva' evo asaMyukta zabda che. mATe 'jIva' nAmano padArtha che ja. * traNe kALamAM 'huM hato, huM chuM, huM hoIza...' evo ja pratyaya thAya che, te 'huM' eTale jIva...! * hai dvija, A duniyAmAM ghaNA lokone pUrvajanma yAda Ave che... 'huM pUrvajanmamAM deva hato, athavA manuSya hato... ke pazu-pakSI hato ? AvuM zAna tyAre ja thAya ke jIva-tattva hoya, jaDa padArthane AvuM jJAna thatuM nathI. * tIrthaMkaronA samavasaraNamAM jaIne tame jozo to tyAM tamane devo ane devIo pratyakSa dekhAze! mATe 'paraloka' mAnavAmAM koI zaMkA nA rAkhIza. re * vartamAna jIvanamAM karelAM pApa ane puNya, badhAnAM phaLa A jIvanamAM bhogavI zakAtAM nathI. e bhogavavA narakamAM ane svargamAM javuM paDe che...' brahmadatta ane zikhIkumAra, AcAryadevanI jJAnapratibhA upara mugdha thaI gayA hatA. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-14 bhava trIjo

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ChE Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zIthI bhinna zAzvata jIva tattvanuM astitva svIkAryA pachI piMgala, manuSyajIvananI durlabhatA, paMcabhUtanA kAraNe nathI, paraMtu manuSyanA puNyakarmanA kAraNe che, A vAta tuM sArI rIte samajI zakIza. samagra jIvasRSTimAM sauthI ochI saMkhyA manuSyonI che! kAraNa ke manuSyajIvana pAmavA mATe jeTaluM puNyakarma joIe, teTaluM puNyakarma bAMdhanArA jIvo sahuthI ochA hoya che. AvuM manuSyajIvana, samagra dharma-ArAdhanA karavA mATenuM asAdhAraNa kAraNa che. mokSamArganI paripUrNa ArAdhanA, mAtra manuSya ja karI zake che.' piMgale bahumAnapUrvaka AcAryadevane pUchyuM : 'gurudeva, mAnI lIdhuM ke manuSyajIvana durlabha che, paraMtu e jIvanamAM priyajanono tyAga karavo, ema samajIne ke priyajanonA saMyoga anitya che, to pachI sAdhu bananArAnA paNa samAgamo nitya nathI ne?' 'mahAnubhAva, munine kyAM samAgama ja karavAnA che priyajanonA? ene priya ane apriyanI kalpanAo ja karavAnI hotI nathI. eTale priya-saMyogamAMthI utpanna thato harSa ane priya-viyogamAMthI janamato viSAda munine hoto nathI.' piMgale pUchyuM : 'gurudeva, A zikhIkumAra enA maLelA vaibhavane, ene maLelI saMpattine caMcaLa mAnIne dIkSA levAnI vAta kare che, paraMtu dIkSA levAthI zuM e vaibhavasaMpatti sthira thaI jaze? ene sthira karavA-rAkhavA to rakSaNa karavuM joIe ne?' 'piMgala, jo rakSaNa karavAthI vaibhavane sthira karI zakAto hota to... koI vaibhavazALI TUMka nA banata! rakSaNa karavAthI vaibhava sthira nathI raheto, ene sthira karavAno upAya eka mAtra dharma ja che. paraMtu bhautika vaibhavone sthira karavA sAdhudharma nathI levAno. kAraNa ke e vaibhavo, e saMpatti... e dhana-dolata... asAra che. jIvonuM ahita karanAra che. zikhIkumAra eTalA mATe eno vaibhava choDIne dIkSA levA tatpara banyo che...' 'paraMtu bhagavaMta, zikhIkumAra have yauvananA dvAre Ubho che. yauvanakALamAM ja saMsAranAM vaiSayika sukho bhogavI zakAya che! e yauvanane paNa kumAra puSpa jevuM alpajIvI samajIne bhoga sukhone choDavA taiyAra thayo che, te ThIka nathI. yauvanane cirasthAyI banAvavA rasAyaNono prayoga karI zakAya che. dIkSA levAthI kaMI yauvana cirasthAyI banavAnuM nathI...' 'piMgala, kumAranA kathanano paramArtha tuM samajyo nathI.' 'yauvana kSaNika che. tene nitya banAvavA huM dIkSA lauM, ema kumAre kahyuM nathI. paraMtu kSaNika yauvanano upayoga, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 83 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gharmayauvana pAmavA mATe karavAnI enI bhAvanA che. bhogasukho bhogavavAthI to yauvana veDaphAI jAya che. sujJapuruSe, yauvanano viniyoga dharmapuruSArthamAM karavo joIe.' gurudeva ThIka che ApanI vAta, paraMtu bhogasukho bhogavavAthI enAM pariNAma bhayaMkara Ave che, evuM mAnavuM bhUlabhareluM nathI? to to bhojana karavAthI, jalapAna karavAthI, vastra dhAraNa karavAthI paNa mAThAM phaLa bhogavavAM paDaze ne? eTale bhojana, pANI, vastra badhuM ja choDI devuM joIe...!" 'piMgala, kramaza: badhAno tyAga karavAno hoya che. kAraNa ke chevaTe to samagra saMsAra choDavAno che ne! sarva saMganA parityAgarUpa mokSa ja meLavavAno che! eTalA mATe munijIvananI sAdhanA che. munijIvanamAM snehI-svajanono sahavAsa-saMyoga raheto nathI, tethI viSayabhoga karI zakAtA nathI. eTale, AhAra-pANI... vastra, pAtra vagereno upabhoga karavA chatAM enuM pariNAma bhayaMkara AvatuM nathI, sAdhu kevaLa dehane dhAraNa karavAnI bhAvanAthI, anAsakta bhAve AhArAdi grahaNa kare che, | viSayabhoga kare che chatAM pApakarmothI lapAto nathI.' piMgale pUchayuM : "gurudeva, jema saMsAramAM mRtyune rokI zakAtuM nathI tevI rIte sAdhujIvanamAM paNa mRtyune vArI zakAtuM nathI, sAdhune paNa maravuM paDe che. eTale mRtyunA bhayathI smazAnamAM jaIne sUI javA jevI vAta zikhIkumAre karI che! bhale, paraloka mAnIe, paraMtu duHkha bhogavavAthI sukha maLatuM nathI. sukha to sukhanAM sAdhanonuM sevana karavAthI maLe che. sAdhujIvananAM duHkho sahavAthI duHkha vadhaze... sukha nahIM vadhe mATe huM zikhIkumArane kahuM chuM ke e sAdhu banavAnI vAta choDI de..." AcAryadeve kahyuM : "piMgala, tuM sAdhutAnA pAlananuM phaLa nathI jANato! enuM phaLa che nirvANa, nirvANa thayA pachI AtmA ajara-amara ane ajanmA banI jAya che. mukta AtmA dehamukta hoya che. jyAM deha nahIM. tyAM mRtyu nahIM. jyAM deha nahIM tyAM vRddhatva nahIM, roMga ane vyAdhi nahIM. tyAM iSTano viyoga nathI hoto ke aniSTano saMyoga nathI hoto. tyAM bhUkha nathI hotI ke tarasa nathI hotI. tyAM rAga-dveSa nathI hotA. tyAM kaSAyonA upadrava nathI hotA. tyAM AtmAo sarvajJa ane sarvadarzI hoya che. tyAM AtmAne anupama sukha hoya che. he piMgala, Avo mokSa puruSArtha vinA maLato nathI.... kSaNe-kSaNe mRtyu pAmatA jIve, mRtyu para vijaya meLavavA puruSArtha karavo joIe. evo puruSArtha karanArAo smazAnamAM jaIne sUI nathI jatAM, paraMtu smazAnamAM jaIne rAtabhara kAyotsarga-dhyAna karatAM hoya bhagavaMta zuM sAdhujIvanamAM duHkha nathI?" nathI, sAdhujIvanamAM jevuM sukha hoya che tevuM sukha to cakravartI rAjAne paNa hotuM 44 bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nathI. e sukha hoya che AtmAnuM AdhyAtmika sukha hoya che. A saMsAramAM sukha nathI... mAtra sukhAbhAsa che. ajJAnI manuSyo AdhyAtmika sukhane samajatA nathI. karmonA saMyogathI duHkha che, karmonA kSayathI sukha che. janmathI duHkha che, ajanmA banavAmAM sukha che. vRddhAvasthA duHkhadAyI che, ajara-avasthAmAM sukha che. ja AzAo ne icchA duHkha che, tenAthI mukta thavAmAM sukha che. ja prema-prIti ne snehamAM duHkha che.... vairAgyamAM sukha che! saMklezavALuM mana duHkhI che, saMklezarahita mana sukhI che. che. mRtyu duHkharUpa che, amara-avasthA sukharUpa che. he piMgala, anAdikALathI, karmothI AvRta jIvo, AtmAnA sAcA sukhane jANatAM nathI, samajatAM nathI. sAcA sukhanI kalpanA sudhdhAM temane AvatI nathI. jema koI puruSa janmathI ja rogI hoya, teNe kyAreya nIrogI puruSa joyo nA hoya, te puruSa ArogyanA sukhane na jANI zake. evI rIte AyuSyamAna, anAdikALathI rogothI vyApta saMsArakSetramAM rahenArA A jIvo, nIrogI jIvone jue che. te nIrogI jIvo, rogI manuSyo jevo vyavahAra nathI karatAM tyAre emanA para dveSa kare che. temanA rogone dUra karavAnA upAyo batAvanArA nIrogI puruSo pratye dveSa kare che...! keTalAka mahA rogiSTha puruSo to pelA nIrogI upadezakano upahAsa kare che! temanI avagaNanA kare che. keTalAka rogI puruSo, nIrogI puruSono upadeza sAMbhaLe che kharA, paraMtu samajatAM nathI. keTalAka upAyone samaje che kharA, paraMtu upAyo AcaraNamAM mUkatAM nathI. keTalAka puruSo AcaraNamAM mUke che, paraMtu nIrogI banavAnA sAdhyane samajatA nathI! viparIta vartana kare che. je puruSone karmaroga ghaNo ghaNo dUra thayo hoya che, te puruSo ja nizcita rUpe ArogyanA sukhanA svarUpane jANI zake che. zrAmastha bhAvathI pariNata thayelA puruSo, zaMkA vinA, Arogya sukhanA jJAtA bane che. mATe he mahAnubhAva, zramaNa jIvananI sarva kriyAo duHkharUpa nathI paraMtu sukharUpa che. bhalene zramaNa bhUmi para sUto hoya, bhikSA lAvIne kSudhA zAnta karato hoya, jIrNa vastra paherato hoya... ane vana-upavanamAM raheto hoya, chatAM e rAga-dveSa-mohano vijetA muni, muktinA sukhano anubhava kare che! AvA anubhavano eka aMza paNa, cakravartI jevo rAjA ya pAmI zakato nathI..." mahAmaMtrI brahmadattanA vyathita manane zAtA maLI. temanI saghana vyathA vigalita banI. temanI kALI rAta jANe pUrI thaIne paroDha phUTayuM. karuNatAno vaMToLa zAtta zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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thayo. jIvananA jaMga mATe bheTa bAMdhatA potAnA taruNa putra sAme eka dRSTi nAMkhI, temaNe AcAryadevane kahyuM: 'Ape kahyuM te badhuM yathArtha che bhagavaMta! emAM have mane koI zaMkA rahI nathI. putramohanI mArI avadazA. dayanIyatA ane karuNatA dUra karI Ape mane sAdhutAnI bhavyatAnAM darzana karAvyAM. mAruM mohanuM dhummasa vIMdhI nAMkhyuM. Ape mArI cetanAne jagADI. manuSya jIvananI vidhavidha samasyAone pratyakSa karI emAMthI sAcA jIvanatattvane sAravI levA suMdara mArgadarzana ApyuM." brahmadattanA cittamAM jANe saMjIvanI phUTI, gurudevanuM temane sAnnidhya maLyuM. temaNe vicAryuM : zikhIe gRhatyAgano je nirNaya karyo che te yathArtha che. kharekhara, saMsAra... gharavAsa duHkharUpa ja che.... sAdhutA-zrAmastha ja sukharUpa che.. ane e sAdhutA svIkAravA zikhI thanaganI rahyo che. alabatta, enA upara AcAryanI devI ane nirmaLa premazaktino prabhAva paDyo che. ane e kaMI khoTuM nathI. bhale ne zikhI AvA daivI puruSanI AMgaLIe vaLagIne eka ajaba, avanavI ane jIvananI sauthI pAvanakArI, saMyamayAtrAno prAraMbha karI jo ke mane A vAtano aNasAra paNa na hota. gurudevanA virATa vyaktitvanAM agama UMDANomAM viharavAnuM ane emanA aNamola zabdomAM emanuM darzana pAmavAnuM mane paNa mahAbhAgya lAdhI gayuM. kharekhara, aMtara manane hacamacAvI nAMkhanAro Aje anubhava thayo. gurudevanA utkaTa snehano dhodha avirata vaheto anubhavyo." azokavanamAM e divase zreSTha sUryAsta jovA maLyo. vAdaLAMomAMthI gaLAtA tejanA AdhAre lAla kasuMbala aganagoLo UtarI Avyo, be vAdaLa vacce pUro dRzyamAna banyo. pachI lAla suraMgI choLo pAtharato pAtharato e kSitijamAM sarI gayo. pAchaLa comera relAI rahIM enI lAlimAM. brahmadattanA mukhamAMthI zabdo sarI paDyA : muja haiye tamane padharAvuM. zI rIte he jagabaMdhu! 0 0 0 piMgala! tenuM mana mahekI UThyuM. tenA manamAM AcArya taraphanuM gaurava sthApita thayuM. tenuM mana AcAryanI prazaMsA karavA lAgyuM. tenA cittanI ugratA, vyagratA ane Akroza zAnta thayo. tenA mukhamAM sahaja rIte prIti-vacana pragaTa thayAM. piMgale pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, ATalo vipula ane samRddha jJAnakhajAno ApanI pAse ja joyo. mArI zaMkAonI bhIMto tUTI paDI. jJAnano sAco prakAza prApta thayo. gurudeva, mArI eka jijJAsA che : puya ane pApano bheda kevI rIte jANI zakAya?" e ja madhunItaratI vANI varasavA lAgI : bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mahAnubhAva, mAna ke eka puruSa, sugaMdhathI maghamaghAyamAna ane ratnajaDita pharasavALA bhavanamAM rahe che. bIjo puruSa phUMka mArI mArIne mahAmusIbate agni saLagAve che. tenA dhumADAthI enuM ghara bharAI jAya che e gha2mAM sarponA dara che! eka puruSa caMdrakaraNothI ujvala mahelamAM rahe che, ane rAtabhara managamatI ane suMdara priyAo sAthe krIDA kare che, jyAre bIjo puruSa ekalo-aTUlo ne abhAgI, ziyALAnI kaDakaDatI ThaMDImAM dhrUje che... enA zarIra para ujharaDA paDyA che. dAMta kacakacAve che... ne rAtri pasAra kare che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir eka puruSe ratnajaDita suvarNa-AbhUSaNo paheryAM che, zarIra para zreSTha vilepana karyuM che. priyAnA vakSasthaLa para vilAsa kare che... bIjA. puruSanA zarIra para jUnI, phATelI ane gaMdI kaMthA paDelI che! ane raste rajhaLato bicAro mAMDamAMDa bhojana pAme che ane e rIte jIvana pasAra kare che. eka puruSa tenA ghare mAMgavA AvanArAonA manoratha pUrNa kare che, jyAre bIjo puruSa ghare-ghare pharIne bhIkha mAMge che... chatAM peTa bharIne bhojana karI zakato nathI. he piMgala, puNya ane pApanA bheda A rIte duniyAmAM pratyakSa dekhAya che. evI rIte zAstronA mAdhyamathI paNa puNya-pApano bheda jANI zakAya che, te tane kahuM chuM : puNyathI manuSyajIvana maLe che. pAMca indriyo paripUrNa maLe che. sAruM mana maLe che. sadguruno samAgama maLe che... tethI dharmapuruSArtha thAya che, samAdhimRtyu prApta thAya che. pariNAme devagati maLe che... punaH manuSyajIvana maLe che... mokSamArga maLe che... kramazaH mukti prApta thAya che. pApakarmathI * halakI jAtimAM janma thAya che, * pApakarmothI tiryaMcagatimAM jAya che, * narakamAM jAya che. * punaH tiryaMcagatimAM jAya che... * pApa puruSArtha karI durgatimAM bhaTake che. piMgale AnA anusaMdhAnamAM bIjo prazna pUchyo : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 'bhagavaMta, zuM karavAthI puNyakarma baMdhAya ane zuM karavAthI pApakarma baMdhAya?' * AcAryadeve kahyuM : * dayA ane ahiMsAthI, * asatyano tyAga karavAthI, * corIno tyAga karavAthI, For Private And Personal Use Only kaccha

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra * maithunano tyAga karavAthI, * parigrahano tyAga karavAthI, 4 www.kobatirth.org * rAtribhojanano tyAga karavAthI, * rAga-dveSa ane mohano tyAga karavAthI, krodha-mAna-mAyA ane lobhano tyAga karavAthI * dAna-zIla ane tapa karavAthI puNyakarma baMdhAya che. have tane pApakarma bAMdhavAnAM kAraNo batAvuM chuM. * jIvavadha ka2vAthI, * asatya bolavAthI, corI karavAthI, * abrahmanuM sevana karavAthI, tIvra lobha ka2vAthI, * tIvra rAga karavAthI, * tIvra dveSa karavAthI, Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir rAtribhojana karavAthI, * jinavacanono apalApa karavAthI, * jJAna-jJAnI ane jJAnanA sAdhanonI AzAtanA karavAthI, * deva-guru-dharmanI niMdA karavAthI, OM bIjA jIvone duHkha ApavAthI, * parastrIMgamana karavArthI, * mAMsAhAra karavAthI, * madyAna karavAthI pApakarma baMdhAya che. he piMgala, A pApanAM sthAnako che. Atmahita cAhanAra prAjJapuruSe A pApasthAnakono tyAga karavo joIe, ane puNyanA hetuonuM sevana karavuM joIe.' * piMgale gurudevanA caraNomAM mastaka mUkyuM... * brahmadatte bhAvavibhora banI gurudevanI stavanA karI, * zikhI kumArane potAno manoratha saphaLatA Are Ubhelo joyo... te AnaMdavibhora banyo. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-10 bhava trIjo

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L'GOJ sarovaramAM zelArA detI mIna-pUMchanI jhApaTathI pakSanI pAMkhaDIo uparathI kharI paDelI jhAkaLa jevI bhInI bhInI uSA UgI rahI hatI. vRkSone prema karatAM karatAM vIMTaLAtI vallarIo namaNI nAranI jema zobhI rahI hatI. caMdanavanane cUmIne chUTelo vasaMtano vAyu azokavanamAM viharI rahyo hataM. evA samaye mahAmaMtrI brahmadatte piMgala vagere AtmIya janonI sAthe azokavanamAM praveza karyo. brahmadatta ane piMgalanA aMtaranI eka maMjula taMtrI raNajhaNatI thaI gaI hatI. gurudevanI AjJA laI sahue gurudevanA avagrahamAM praveza karyo. gurudevane traNa pradakSiNA daI, bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. gurudeve dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo. brahmadare kahyuM, 'bhadaMta, gaIkAle Ape amArA para avarNanIya upakAra karyo che. ApanA upakArane ame A bhavamAM nahIM bhUlI zakIe, parabhavamAMya nahIM bhUlI zakIe. Ape amArI AMkhomAM jJAnAMjana AMkyuM. amArA hRdayane jJAnavAriNI dhoIne svaccha karyuM. gurudeva, kaMIka jIvana parivartana karavAnI bhAvanA pedA thaI che. jo ke mArA priya putra zikhInA jevo gRhatyAga karI sAdhudharma svIkAravAno ullAsa to nathI jAgyo, paraMtu gRhavAsamAM rahIne paNa, jIvana jIvavAnI rIta badalI nAMkhavI che. pApasthAnakono zakya eTalo tyAga karavo che, dharmasthAnonuM zakya eTaluM pAlana karavuM che. he prabhu, Apa bhaktavatsala cho, adhamocaka cho.. mArA jevA pApIno Ape uddhAra karavAno che. brahmadattanI AMkho AMsuothI UbharAI gaI. gurudeva brahmadattanA mastaka para potAno snehasikta hAtha mUkyo. brahmadattanuM hRdaya eka asIma kRtajJatAthI bharAI gayuM. rAtabhara AtmAlocana karIne piMgala daDha Astika banI gayo hato. AcArya pratye tenA hRdayamAM kRtajJatA pragaTI hatI. e jIvanabhara nAstika rahyo hato. paraMtu haju to jIvanano pUrvArdha vItyo hato. uttarArdha bAphI hato. e uttarArdhane adhika sArthaka karavA tatpara banyo hato. enA citta para AcArya, eka parama prAjJa-puruSa ane vItarAgI mahApuruSa rUpe aMkita thaI gayA hatA, gahana AsthA ane zraddhAthI teNe AcAryane svIkAryA hatA. Aje e samarpaNabhAvathI gRhastha dharma aMgIkAra karavA Avyo hato. vAda-vivAdano aMta AvI gayo hato, tenuM hRdaya saMvAditAnI vINAnA tArothI raNajhaNI UDyuM hatuM. teNe gurudevanAM caraNomAM vaMdana karIne vinamra zabdomAM nivedana karyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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'ke niSkAraNa karuNAvaMta! jema divasa hamaNAM Ugyo... ane hamaNAM-hamaNAM DUbI jaze. tema A jIvana paNa jota-jotAmAM mahAkALamAM vilIna thaI jaze. paralokanI yAtrAe A AtamapaMkhI UDI jaze... kaI DALa para jaIne e besaze... khabara nathI. prabho, e pUrve A AtmAne paritoSa Upaje... nirbhayatA anubhavAya, evo dharmasAdhanAno mArga cIMdhavA kRpA karo. zikhIkumAranA pAvanapagale cAlavAnI hAma nathI ke hiMmata nathI! gRhavAsamAM rahIne je kaMI karI zakAya, te batAvo.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir AcAryadeve, mahAmaMtrIne tathA piMgalane gRhasthadharma samajAvyo, bAra vrata samajAvyAM. dainika jIvanacaryA batAvI. mahAmaMtrIe ane piMgale bAra vrata svIkAryAM. 'bhagavaMta, jinamatano svIkAra karIne ame Aje dhanya banyA chIe. Aje ame avarNanIya AnaMda anubhavIe chIe. AjathI ja amAruM sAcuM ane sAruM jIvana zarU thayuM che.' atyAra sudhI mauna rahelA zikhIkumAre madhura zabdomAM kahyuM : 'pitAjI Ameya ApanA pratye mArA hRdayamAM bharapUra anurAga hato ja... ApanA upakAro to mArA upara pAra vinAnA che, paraMtu Aje bahu najIkathI ApanA aMtarane jovAno-samajavAno avasara maLyo. Apa keTalA badhA bhAvuka cho? saMvedanazIla cho,,, ane paramArthane samajanArA cho... e badhuM Aje meM jANyuM, vizALa rAjyanA mahAmaMtrI hovA chatAM Apane nathI koI abhimAna ke nathI koI durAgraha. Apa guNAnidhAna cho. Aje Apa zrAvakajIvana svIkAryuM. jIvananuM adbhuta parivartana karyuM. Apane mArAM hRdayanAM vaMdana che...' zikhIkumAre pitAnA caraNomAM praNAma karIne piMgalane kahyuM : 830 'he pitA samAna dvija zreSTha, tamAruM A jIvana parivartana, tamArA hRdayane to paritoSa pamADe ja, paraMtu mArA hRdayane paNa parama saMtoSa pamADyo che. meM Apane rAjasabhAmAM bRhaspatinI jema vAdavivAda karatAM sAMbhaLyA che... kauzAmbInI rAjasabhAmAMthI koI paradezI jItIne gayo nathI. bhalabhalA diggaja vidvAnone Ape jamIna para nAkathI lITI kheMcAvelI che, e meM najare joyuM che... ane Aje? ApanI satyagrAhakatA ane saraLatA para Aje huM ovArI gayo chuM! AcAryadevanI navayauvanA jJAnazrInAM caraNomAM ApanuM mastaka namI paDyuM... teonA saMyamanI tejasvitAe ApanA hRdayamAM ajavALuM-ajavALuM karI dIdhuM! ApanA A jIvanaparivartananA paDaghA kauzAmbInI zerIe zerIe paDaze. rAjasabhAmAM moTo kolAhala macI jaze. eka mahAna nAstike, AstikatAnAM zrIcaraNomAM samagra jIvana samarpI dIdhAnI vAta vAyunI pAMkho para besI rAjyanAM sImADAo sudhI prasarI jaze. ApanA A parivartananA pratApe rAjyanA hajAro strI-puruSo sarvajJazAsanano svIkAra karI, potapotAnAM jIvananuM sAphalya prApta karaze. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-14 bhava trIjo

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Apa baMne pUjyo, have mane anumati Apo... huM sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karI, mArA AtmAne anaMta karmonAM baMdhanothI mukta karavAno puruSArtha karuM." zikhIkamAranAM madhura vacano sAMbhaLIne piMgala nehavaza banI gayo. teNe kumArane potAnI chAtI sAthe cAMpI dIdho. ane enA mastaka para AMsuono abhiSeka karyo. brahmadatte gaLagaLA svare kahyuM : "vatsa, gurudeve batAvelo sAdhudharma ja sAco zreyamArga che. A saMsAra... A gRhavAsa sAce ja kleza-saMtApa ane saMgharSathI bharelo che. paraMtu mAre gurudevane pUchavuM che ke AvA utkRSTa sAdhudharmanuM pAlana karavAnI tArAmAM kSamatA che kharI? kumAra, A gurudeva aMtaryAmI che. teo ApaNI zaktiazaktine sAcI rIte jANI zake. teo jo tArAmAM evI zakti jotA hoya to vatsa, huM tArA mArgamAM vighna nahIM ja karuM, haiyAnA hetathI vidAya ApIza." | pitA ane putre gurudeva tarapha dRSTi sthira karI. gurudevanA mukha para smita relAyuM. teo bolyA : "brahmadata, tame yogya vicAra karyo. kArya zubha hoya, sAruM hoya, hitakArI hoya, paraMtu e kArya siddha karavAnI manuSyamAM zakti joIe. kAryane paripUrNa karavAnuM sAmarthya joIe. duniyAmAM moTA bhAge loko "AraMbhe zUrA hoya che. teo kAryasiddhi nathI karI zakatA, temano utsAha osarI jAya che ane adhavacce ja kArya choDI de che. tame anubhavI puruSa cho. tame duniyAmAM AvA mANasone joyA che, eTale tame kumAra mATe sAvadhAna bano, e svAbhAvika che. paraMtu mahAnubhAva! kumAramAM jinatattvone samajavA mATe sUkSma prajJA che. jinavacano para daDha zraddhA che. guru pratye pUrNa samarpaNa che. sAdhudharmane svIkArIne ene doSarahita pAlana karavAnI kSamatA che. mahAmaMtrIjI, enI upasthitimAM enA guNone prakAzita nA karavA joIe, chatAM eTalA mATe prakAzita karuM chuM ke e mArI dhAraNAone samaje ane e rIte potAnI yogyatAne siddha karavA pratipaLa jAgrata rahe. sAdhudharmanuM pAlana kevuM kaThora hoya che e meM ene samajAvyuM che. samatAbhAve kevAM kevAM kaNe sAdhue sahavAnAM che, e vAta ene kahI che. sAdhunA jIvanamAM sukhazIlatA na ja joIe e paNa ene samajAvyuM che. eNe A badhI vAto svastha citte sAMbhaLI che, ane manomana enuM pAlana karavAno daDha nirdhAra karI lIdho che. e nirdhAra jIvanaparyata akhaMDa raheze... avicchinna raheze...' brahmadattanuM citta samAdhAna pAmyuM. temaNe gurudevane kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, zikhIne sAdhudharma ApavA mATe mArI anumati che, paraMtu have huM nagaramAM ATha divasano mahotsava racAvIza. zikhI pAse dIna-anAthone dAna apAvarAvIza. ane AThamA divase ApanAM caraNomAM ene samapI daIza. atyAre amane anujJA Apo. zikhIne laI, ame nagaramAM jaIzuM.." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAnubhAva, tamArA manoratha zubha che." brahmadara ane piMgala, zikhIkumArane laI, azokavanamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA. rathamAM besIne havelI tarapha UpaDI gayA. 0 0 0 mahAmaMtrI brahmadattanA suputra zikhIkumAra vairAgI banyA che. te gRhatyAga karI jinamatanA AcArya vijayasiMha pAse sAdhudharma svIkAravAnA che. AvatIkAle rAjasabhAmAM mahArAjA ajitasena svayaM zikhIkumAranuM abhivAdana karaze, mATe sarve prajAjanone samayasara rAjasabhAmAM AvI javAnI rAjAjJA che. kauzAmbI nagarInA rAjamArgo para ane zerIomAM rAjapuruSo UMcA svare, Dhola vagADI-vagADIne ghoSaNA karavA lAgyA. loko ghoSaNA sAMbhaLe che ne Azcaryacakita bane che... bhinna-bhinna abhiprAya uccAre che. rAjyanA maMtrI ane zikhIkumAranA nAnA indrazarmAe potAnI putrI jAlinIne kahyuM : "beTI, teM rAjyanI ghoSaNA sAMbhaLI?" hA pitAjI..." tAro putra gRhatyAga kare che..." sAMbhaLyuM pitAjI...' "te sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karavAno che..." "te paNa sAMbhaLyuM.' kAle rAjasabhAmAM mahArAjA enuM abhivAdana karavAnA che.' bhale kare," tuM rAjasabhAmAM mArI sAthe AvIza ne?' "nA pitAjI, huM nahIM AvuM.. mAre enuM mukha paNa nathI jovuM.." jAlinI, game tema toye e tAro putra che. tane kema e guNavAna ane rUpavAna putra nathI gamato, e huM nathI samajI zakato. meM zikhIne joyo che. enI sAthe vAto karI che. e haMmezAM tArA pratye bhaktivALo rahyo che... have jyAre e AvI taruNa vayamAM... sarve vaiSayika sukhono tyAga karI sAdhu bane che. tyAre to tAre enA pratye hRdayane komaLa banAvavuM joIe." e nahIM banI zake pitAjI.. enA pratye mArA manamAM koI lAgaNI nathI, prema nathI, vAtsalya nathI.... che mAtra ghora abhAva. jAlinI, lokavyavahAranI khAtara paNa tAre tArA ghare javuM joIe... putrane vidAya ApavI joIe. chevaTe tuM mahAmaMtrInI patnI che.. emanA gharanA vyavahAra 838 bhAga-1 + bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tAre karavA ja joIe.' 'pitAjI, jyAre huM ApanA gharamAM rahevA AvI hatI, tyAre ja meM kahyuM hatuM ke mArA gharamAM jyAM sudhI mAro duSTa putra raheze tyAM sudhI huM e gharamAM paga nahIM mUkuM. Aje paNa mAro e ja nirNaya che.' 'have tAro putra tArA gharano tyAga kare che...' 'e cAlyo jAya, pachI huM tyAM jaIza...' 'e to cAlyo ja gayo hato, mahAmaMtrI ene pAcho laI AvyA...' 'laI Ave, emane emano putra, mArA karatAMya vadhAre vahAlo che...! mATe to, ATalAM varSomAM e kyAreya mane levA mATe ahIM AvyA ja kyAM che? mArA vinA emane cAle che, putra vinA nathI cAlatuM...' tane paNa tArA pati vinA cAle che ne? tArA hRdayamAM tArA pati pratye prema che kharo? tuM AtmanirIkSaNa kara. Aja sudhI meM tane kyAreya paNa kaMI nathI kahyuM, paraMtu Aje to huM tane kahIza ja. kAraNa ke brahmadatta jevA prajApriya mahAmaMtrInI tuM patnI che... tArA hRdayamAM emanA pratye paNa kyAM prema che? putra pratye to prema nathI ja. pati pratye paNa nathI ane, mAnI le ke zikhIkumAre dIkSA laI lIdhI, pachI tuM tArA ghare gaI, paraMtu mahAmaMtrIe tane gharamAM praveza nA Apyo to? tuM jIvanaparyaMta ahIM mArA gharamAM rahIza? to nagaramAM, snehI-svajanomAM tArI ghora niMdA thaze. tuM pitRkuLane paNa kalaMkita karIza.... indrazarmAno puNyaprakopa phATI nIkaLyo. jAlinInI mAtA zubhaMkarAe maMtrIne zAMta pADyA. jAlinI rotI rotI potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM cAlI gaI. maMtrI havelInI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. temanuM citta khinna thaI gayuM hatuM. jAlinI emanI priya putrI hatI, chatAM enA svacchaMdI ane krodhI svabhAve, maMtrInA hRdayane duHkhI karI nAMkhyuM hatuM. e potAnI jIda choDavA jarAya taiyAra na hatI. O kauzAMbI eka nirAlI nagarI hatI. enI laMbAI vIsa yojana ane pahoLAI dasa yojana hatI. A nagaranAM gaganasparzI cAra dvAra hatAM, ke je zveta varNanAM vAdaLa jevAM dekhAtAM hatAM. jevI rIte varSARtunAM saghana vAdaLa vividha AkRtinAM hoya che, tevAM ja kauzAmbInAM bhavana, prAsAda ane maMdira hatAM. temAM mahArAjA ajitasenano rAjaprAsAda ekaso thAMbhalAo para AdhArita hato. kailAsa jevI enI dhavala suSamA hatI. rAjAe potAnI abhiruci ane vilAsabhAvanAthI maNi-muktAothI mahelane susajjita karyo hato. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 833

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mahAmaMtrI brahmadatta sAthe zikhIkumAre rAjamahelamAM praveza karyo. rAjakuLanI kanyAoe suMdara svAgata karyuM. tene akSatathI vadhAvyo. upasthita lokoe harSa ane ullAsathI jayajayakAra karyo. rAjasabhAmAM pravezIne zikhIkumAre mahArAjA ajitasenanAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. mahArAjAe kumArane potAnA utsaMgamAM laI neha varasAvyo. tene potAnI pAse besADyo. rAjasabhAmAM gIta, vAdya ane nRtyathI kumAranuM svAgata thayuM. mahArAjAe gaMbhIra nimAM potAnuM vaktavya zarU karyuM. "mArA priya prajAjano, kauzAmbImAM Aje advitIya prasaMge upasthita thayo che. mahAmaMtrI brahmadattano kuladIpaka zikhIkumAra, gRhavAsa tyajIne jinamatano sAdhudharma svIkAravA tatpara banyo che... e duniyAnA vaiSayika sukhothI virakta banyo che... vaibhavo tene asAra lAgyA che. mokSamArga tene sArabhUta lAgyo che. yauvanavayamAM viSayika sukhono tyAga karavo, sAmAnya vAta nathI. kumAramAM rUpa che, guNa che, yauvana che! enI pAse vipula saMpatti che. badhuM ja che. chatAM ene e badhuM nIrasa lAgyuM che... ene sAdhudharma ja rasapUrNa lAgyo che. kharekhara, eNe potAnA kuLanI zobhAne vistArI che. mArA dezanI dharmapradhAna saMskRtine samRddha karI che. huM kumArane mArI lAkho zubha kAmanAo ApuM chuM. 'kumAra, tuM siMhanI jema sAdhudharma svIkAre che, siMhanI jema enuM pAlana karaje. tAro AtmA paramAtmA svarUpe prApta karI. pUrNa sukha ane pUrNAnaMda prApta karo..." mahArAjAe potAnA gaLAmAMthI nava mANekano hAra kADhI kumAranA gaLAmAM Aropita karI dho. kumAre UbhA thaIne mahArAjAne praNAma karI, potAnuM saMkSipta vaktavya zarU karyuM : pravatsala mahArAjA ane kauzAmbInI guNiyala prajA, azokavanamAM birAjamAna mahAnajJAnI AcAryazrI vijayasiMhano mane pArasasparza maLyo ane lohavatu mAruM Atmadravya suvarNamAM pariNata thayuM. badho ja upakAra gurudevano che. mahArAjAnI amArA kuLa para kRpA che... anaMta upakAra che. mArA mATe teo pitAtulya che... teonI zubha kAmanAo mane maLI... huM dhanya banyo. jinabhASita sAdhudharma ja AtmAnuM hita karI zake ema che. mATe tame sahu jinavacanone AtmasAt karI kalyANaparaMparAne prApta karo, e ja zubhakAmanA che." pachI anekoe kumArane abhinaMdanonI varSothI bhIMjavI dIdho. 838 bhAga-1 $ bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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|| g1HI kauzAmbInI prajAe mahotsava Ujavyo. mahAmaMtrIe kauzAmbInAM gaganacuMbI maMdiromAM bhavya mahotsava Ujavyo. zikhIkumAre savArathI sAMja sudhI dIna... anAtha ane duHkhI manuSyone dAna ApavA mAMDyuM. mahAmaMtrIe potAnA dhanabhaMDAra kholI nAMkhyA hatA. karuNAsabhara netro ane kamaladaMDa jevo hasta loko kumAra pAsethI dAna grahaNa karI kRtakRtyatA anubhave che. mahAmaMtrI ane dvizreSTha piMgala, kumAranI AsapAsa pharatA rahe che. maMtrI indrazarmA paNa AThe divasa brahmadattanI havelImAM AvIne rahyA che. dIkSA mahotsavamAM sakriya banI mahotsavane bhavya banAve che. AThamA divase prabhAte kumArano snAnavidhi racAyo. ATha zreSTha paricArikAoe sugaMdhita jalathI snAna karAvyuM. te pachI enA rezamI kezakalApane gUMthIne emAM mutAmaNi gUMcyAM. enA kapola para rakta varNanA kesaranuM AchuM vilepana karyuM. kumAranA kAnomAM nIlamaNinAM kuMDala paherAvyAM ane kaMThamAM ati mUlyavAna ratnono hAra paherAvyo. enA zarIra para kuMkuma, kasturI ane agarunuM vilepana karyuM. ati komala zvetavarNIya adhovastra dhAraNa karyuM. kamara para indranIlamaNinI mekhalA dhAraNa karI... pItavarNanuM vividha ratno TAMkeluM rezamI uttarIya vastra dhAraNa karyuM. kumAranI ujjavala dhavala daMtapaMkti ane lAla-lAla adharoSTha. apratima zobhA vadhAratA hatA. enAM moTAM moTAM nayanomAM kAjala AMjavAmAM AvyuM. pUrNacandra jevuM tenuM mukha joI joIne AThe paricArikAo kumAranAM ovAraNAM levA lAgI. bIjI nAgarika kanyAonuM vRMda vINA, mRdaMga, muraja ane moralInI sAthe, kokilakaMThe gIto gAvA lAgI. jUI ane bakulanAM puSponI sugaMdhathI, mahAmaMtrInI havelInuM vAtAvaraNa surabhita thayuM hatuM. havelIne chaye RtuonAM puSpothI zaNagAravAmAM AvI hatI. havelInA prAMgaNamAM maMgala vAgha vAgI rahyAM hatAM tathA nRtyAMganAo maMgala gIta gAI rahI hatI. paraMtu brahmadatta putravirahanI kalpanAthI vikala banI, zUnya dRSTithI jamIna para joI rahyA hatA. temanuM hRdaya anirvacanIya bhAvothI bharAI gayuM hatuM. teo hasI zakatA na hatA, raDI zakatA na hatA. te chatAM, badhA ja abhAvomAM eka bhAva temane svastha rAkhato hato. "zikhIe zreSTha jIvanapatha pasaMda karyo che..." vividha varNanA puSpothI zaNagArelA svarNa-rajatathI nirmita rathamAM kumArane besADavAmAM Avyo, ane rathanA zvetavarNIya azvoe gati karI. maMgalavAdyoe AkAzane bharI dIdhuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 83 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vasaMtakAlIna suMdara prabhAta hatuM. kauzAmbInA rAjamArgo 52 agaNita manuSyonI bhIDa hatI. pratyeka manuSyanA moDhe zikhIkumAranI carcA hatI. kumAranA rathanI pAchaLa maMtrImaMDaLa cAlatuM hatuM. rAjapuruSo, nAgarika-zreSThIo... yuvAno... taruNo ane bALako cAlI rahyA hatA. pAchaLa eka sahasra azvArohI sainiko cAlI rahyA hatA. nagaranA rAjamArgo parathI dIkSA-yAtrA pharatI pharatI azokavanamAM pravezI. azokavana ati vizALa ane ramaNIya hatuM. temAM caMpA, camelI, azoka, tADa, tamAla, nAgakesara, arjuna, kadaMba, tilaka Adi puSpita vRkSa-latAothI suzobhita hatuM... bI RtuonAM puSpa khIlelAM hatAM. koyala ane nAcI rahelA mora, temanA madhu svarothI udyAnane guMjAyamAna karI rahyA hatA. judI-judI jAtanAM pakSIono kalaravathI e upavana, lokone AnaMdita karatuM hatuM. maMda-sugaMdha samIra prANone puliMketa karato hato. jyAM AcAryazrI vijayasiMha aneka sAdhu-zramaNo sAthe birAjamAna hatA, te parisaramAM yAtrA pUrI thaI. kumAra 2thamAMthI Utaryo. mahAmaMtrI brahmadatte kumArano hAtha pakaDyo. dhIme pagale kumAra AcAryadeva pAse pahoMcyo. prajAjano tyAM vizALa medAnamAM ucita jagAe besI gayA. AcAryadeve kumArane sAdhudharma ApavAno zAstrIya vidhi zarU karyo. sarvaprathama zikhI kumArane AcArya Avazyaka-vidhi karAvyo. kumArane DAbI bAju Ubho rAkhI devavaMdana-vidhi karAvyo. te pachI kumAre AcAryane dvAdazAvarta vaMdana karyuM, ane kahyuM : 'icchAkAreNa mama pavvAveha!' 'iccho' gurue kahyuM, ane zrI navakAramaMtra bolIne sAdhunuM pratIka rajoharaNa, zikhIkumArane arpaNa karyuM. kumAre bahumAnapUrvaka rajoharaNa grahaNa karyuM, ane kahyuM : 'icchAkAreNa mama muMDAveha' 'icchau' gurue kahyuM. kahIne gurudeve navakAramaMtra gaNIne kumAranA kezanuM luMcana karyuM. te pachI kumAre gurudevane vaMdanA karIne kahyuM : 'icchAkAreNa sAmAiyaM me Aroveha, ' 'iccho!' gurudeve kahyuM ane zikhIkumAre tathA pote tyAM kAyotsarga karyo. manamAM tIrthaMkaronuM dhyAna karyuM. kAryotsarga pUrNa karI, navakA2maMtra bolIne, kumArane AjIvana sAmayika cAritra ApyuM. traNa vakhata sAmAyikanI pratijJA ApI. kumAre paNa vairAgyavAsita hRdayathI traNa vakhata e pratijJA grahaNa karI, tyAra pachI gurudeve enA mastaka upara vAsacUrNano nikSepa karyo. kumAre gurudevane vaMdana karIne kahyuM : 83I bhAga-1 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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gi, pave! vaMdana karIne kumAre kahyuM : 'bhagavanuM, huM hitazikSA sAMbhaLavA icchuM chuM." gurudeve punaH enA mastake vAsapUrNa nAMkhIne kahyuM : tuM saMsArasamudrano pAra pAma ane mahAguNothI vRddhi pAma." kumAre vaMdanA karIne kahyuM : "bhagavana, Apane nivedana karyuM, have sAdhuone paNa nivedana karuM..." 'bhale karo." gurudeve kahyuM. kumAre vaMdana karyuM, pachI zrI navakAramaMtranuM uccAraNa karatAM karatAM samavasaraNane traNa pradakSiNA ApI. gurudeve ane upasthita sAdhuoe kahyuM : 'tuM saMsArasAgarane pAra pAma ane guNonI vRddhine pAma!' ema bolIne sahue zikhI muninA mastaka upara vAsacUrNa nAMkhyuM. brahmadare UbhA thaI, be hAtha joDI, vinayapUrvaka, gadgada svare AcAryadevane kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, meM mAro ati priya putra, ke je ApanA upadezathI vairAgI thayo che, tenI Apane bhikSA ApuM chuM. he karuNA-nidhAna, Apa enuM yogakSema karajo..... have e Apane samarpita thayo che..' brahmadatta raDI paDyA. potAnA Asane besI gayA. piMgale uttarIya vastrathI brahmadattanAM AMsu lUchI nAMkhyA ane kahyuM : "he pUjya, raDo nahIM, AnaMda pAmo. Apano putra zUravIra banI, karmone haNI nAMkhavA medAne paDyo che... khUba AnaMdo!' piMgale UbhA thaI janasamUhano kolAhala zAMta karyo, ane gurudevane kahyuM : he vItarAga! je duSkara mokSamArga para zikhIkumArane Ape prayANa karAvyuM e mArga para cAlavA mATe ame protsAhita thaIe, amAro AtmA jAge... evo upadeza ApavA kRpA karo." AcAryadevano dhIra gaMbhIra dhvani azokavanamAM guMjavA lAgyo : mahAnubhAvo, ApaNe sahu ane saMsAranA sahu jIvo anaMtakALa nigodamAM rahyA hatA. eka zarIramAM anaMta-anaMta jIvone rahevAnuM! atyaMta sUkSma zarIra.... ane cetanA suSupta hatI tyAM duHkhonI koI sImA na hatI. narakanAM duHkho karatAM paNa ghaNAM vadhAre duHkho ApaNe tyAM sahyAM hatAM. tyAMthI-nigadamAMthI ApaNo jIva bahAra nIkaLyo... pRthvI, pANI, agni, vAyu ane vanaspatinAM jIvana ApaNane maLyAM... tevAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 43che For Private And Personal Use Only

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ekendriyanAM jIvana paNa asaMkhya pasAra karyo. te pachI beindriya, indriya, caurindriya ane paMcendriyanAM jIvana maLyAM. duHkha ane vedanAnAM ja e badhAM jIvana hatAM. paMcendriya pazunAM, manuSyanAM, nArakInAM ane devonAM jIvana maLyAM... e badhAM jIvanomAM jo bhAna bhUlIne pApakarma bAMdhatA rahIzuM to pharIthI durgationAM jIvanonI paraMparA cAlu thaI jaze. mATe jAgrata thAo, jJAnadRSTi kholo. ane jIvanamAM dharmanuM sevana karI pApono tyAga karo. - sAdhujIvana ja eka evuM jIvana che ke je pUrNa tathA niSpApa jIvana che. sAdhujIvanamAM eka paNa pApa AcaravAnuM hotuM nathI. jo tame kaSTothI Daro nahIM to sAdhujIvana svIkArI zako. AtmAne lAgelAM anaMta karmonI nirjarA karI zako ane siddhabuddhamukta banI zako. sAdhujIvana jIvavAno ullAsa jagAvo! jo taruNa vayano zikhIkamAra sAdhu banI zake che... to pachI tame kema sAdhu nA banI zako? gRhavAsanAM sarva baMdhanone toDI nAMkho. mAyA-mamatAne tajI do.. kaSAyonI Agane ThArI do... tame mokSamArganA ArAdhaka banI zakazo." AcAryadeve upadeza pUrNa karyo. sahujanoe jaya jayakArathI vanane gajavI dIdhuM... ane sahu zikhI munine vaMdana karI, abhinaMdana ApI nagaramAM pAchA pharyA. jAlinI! dIkSA mahotsavamAM paNa te AvI nahIM. gharanA oraDAmAM ja purAIne beThI rahI. jo ke vicAro to zikhIkumAranA ja karatI rahI. "have e cAlyo gayo... gharamAM pAcho nahIM Ave. je dIkSA le che e jIvanaparyata paribhramaNa kare che. bhaTakavA do ene bhale ene khUba kaSTa paDe... huM rAjI thaIza. ene bhojana na maLe. yathA samaye pANI nA maLe... rAtavAso karavA jagA nA maLe.. to sAruM thAya. e bhUkhyo ne tarasyo maravo joIe. ane jaMgalamAMthI pasAra thatAM koI vanya pazu siMha, varu ke vAgha. enA para tarApa mAre... enA dehane cIrI nAMkhe enA garama garama lohIne pI jAya. enA mAMsanI ujANI kare.... to to ghaNuM sAruM! mane AvA samAcAra kyAre maLaze? je divase AvA... enA motanA samAcAra maLaze tyAre huM batrIza pakavAna banAvIne khAIza! kyAreka kyAMka ghAsanI jhUMpaDImAM e sUto hoya... ne koI e jhUMpaDIne saLagAvI de.. bhaDabhaDatI AgamAM e zikhI baLIne rAkha thaI jAya to..? to mArA rome rome phUla khIlI jaze... huM AnaMdathI nAcIza! kyAreka enI bhikSAmAM jhera AvI jAya... jheravALuM bhojana karI le. pachI enuM eDa e bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zarIra taNAya. AMkhanA DoLA bahAra AvI jAya... jamIna para ALoTI paDe. ane ghora vedanA sahato.. marI jAya! basa, pachI mane zAMti! koI gAmanI bahAra... smazAnamAM e rAtrinA samaye kAyotsarga dhyAnamAM Ubho hoya. e vakhate koI pizAcanI enA para najara paDI jAya.... ane pizAca enA komaLa zarIrane joI. enuM bhakSaNa karavA. ene mArI nAMkhe.. jIvato ne jIvato ene khAI jAya.. basa, A pRthvI parathI enuM astitva ja UThI jAya. pachI mAre enuM mukha kyAreya jovAnuM nahIM thAya.. koI zUnya gharamAM e Ubho hoya.. ane tyAM koI jherI kALa sarpa chupAyelo hoya... enI najara zikhI para paDe.ne enA paga para DaMkha mArI de... to basa! kAma patI jAya... mAre ene mAravo nA paDe! e ekalI ekalI hasavA lAgI.. jANe ke atyAre ja zikhI munine sarpa karaDyo hoya.. ne emanA prANa jatA hoya! enA oraDAnuM bAraNuM khUlyuM. sAme indrazarmA UbhA hatA. jAlinI UbhI thaI gaI... jamIna para daSTi sthira rAkhIne UbhI rahI. indrazarmAe kahyuM : 'jema tuM tArA guNiyala putranuM mukha jovA nahotI icchatI tema huM mArI doSabharapUra putrInuM kALuM mukha jovA nathI icchato..." paNa huM kyAM jAuM?" jyAM javuM hoya tyAM..." jAlinI stabdha thaI, pachI raDI paDI. ane chAtI phUTavA lAgI. 0 0 0 brahmadatta! rathamAM besADIne, piMgala emane havelImAM laI Avyo. havelImAM praveza karatAM ja brahmadatta... be hatheLImAM mukha chupAvIne phaphaka-phaphaka raDI paDyA. pAse paDelA bhadrAsana para besI gayA. piMgala emanI pAse besI gayo. "have A havelImAM nahIM rahI zakuM piMgala." piMgalanA khabhA para be hAtha TekavIne brahmadatta gaddagada svare bolyA. 'mane havelInA eka eka khaMDamAM zikhI dekhAze. enA vinAnuM mAruM jIvana nakAmuM che. vyartha che... have huM zuM karuM? rAjasabhAmAM nahIM jaI zakuM. piMgala, tuM mahArAjane kahI Avaje ke brahmadatta have rAjasabhAmAM nahIM Ave. A ekalatA. A nIravatA.. mArAthI nahIM jIravAya... mAro moha prabaLa che piMgala... mArI A moha mane cenathI jIvavA nahIM de. zAntithI UMghavA nahIM de.. kharekhara priyajanano zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 83c For Private And Personal Use Only

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viraha sahava... ghaNo Akaro che... mAre A havelIne have zuM karavI che? A vaibhavane mAre zuM karavo che? ane.. have mAre konA mATe jIvavuM che? piMgala, tuM tArA ghare jA. mArA khAtara tuM duHkhI nA thA." piMgala raDI rahyo hato. mahAmaMtrIne AzvAsana ApavAnI hAma te khoI beTho hato... chatAM teNe rotAM rotAM kahyuM : pUjya, Ama vivaza nA bano... kumAra haju ApaNA nagaramAM ja che! ApaNe roja emanI pAse jaIzuM.... darzana karaze. pAvana banazuM.." "paraMtu teo to thoDA divasomAM ja nagara choDIne anyatra vihAra karI javAnA che. "mAsakalpa'nI maryAdAnuM AcAryadeva pAlana kare che.' to ApaNe teo jyAM jaze tyAM rathamAM besIne jaIzuM. ghoDA para besIne jaIzuMtemanAM darzana karIzuM.' ApaNA roja javAthI, emanI ArAdhanAmAM vikSepa thAya piMgala.. ApaNe emane vikSepa nathI karavo.." jyAM sudhI ApanuM mana svastha na thAya tyAM sudhI ja jaIzuM. pachI nahIM jaIe...' brahmadatta mauna thayA. AMkho baMdha thaI... teo mananI AMkhe upavanamAM beThelA... muMDita mastakavALA zikhI munine jovA lAgyA.. AMkho kholIne bolyA : piMgala, zikhI muni, kezanA laMcana pachI kevA lAla yogI dekhAtA hatA! te pachI temanA mukha para teja vadhI gayuM hatuM ne? tane zuM lAgyuM?" kharekhara, temanA mukha para caMdranI saumyatA patharAI hatI ane UgatA sUrajanI lAlimA chavAI hatI.. vaLI baMne mauna thaI gayA. thoDI kSaNo vItI. brahmadane ja mauna toDyuM : "piMgala, eka vAta tane kahuM chuM. manamAM rAkhaje. rAkhIza?" avazya... rAkhIza...' huM have jhAjhA divasa nahIM kAThuM piMgala...' "evuM nA vicAro pUjya.... jyAM sudhI zikhI muni AcArya nA bane tyAM sudhI ApanuM jIvana rahevuM ja joIe...' nalinI!' eka pheka eka 440 bhAga-1 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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I[ G2h jI svAminI!' 'Aje kauzAmbInA azokavanamAM zuM joyuM?" 'zikhIkumAranI mahApravrajyA.. abhuta hatuM e dRzya! mane khUba harSa thayo...' "tane harSa thayo? paraMtu mane duHkha che...! nalinI, kadAca tane mArI vAta para Azcarya thaze... ThIka che, tuM hasI zake che, harSa manAvI zake che, ane huM paNa harSa manAvI zakuM chuM, paraMtu hRdaya raDe che..." "svAminI, ApanA kathanano Azaya huM nA samajI zakI...." tuM kevI rIte samajI zake? nahIM samajI zake..." kauzAmbInI pAsenI priyaMkarA nagarInA rAjA siMdhunI kumArI kamalinIno mahela hato. rAtrino samaya hato. bhavanamAM ratnadIpakono prakAza phelAyelo hato. komaLamulAyama zayyA para kamalinI paDakhe sUtI hatI. tenI pAse jamIna para enI ati vizvasanIya dAsI nalinI beThI hatI. kamalinIe nalinIno hAtha pakaDI kahyuM : "meM tane mUMjhavI mArI nahIM? paNa hamaNAM ja huM tArI mUMjhavaNa dUra karuM chuM. kAraNa ke nalinI, mA tArA para sneha che. ane e vyaktithI koI vAta chupAvavI nA joIe ke jenI sAthe sneha hoya!' - nalinI, kamalinInA A kathana para nyochAvara thaI gaI. kamalinIno nalinI sAtheno vartAva haMmezAM mamatApUrNa raheto hato. nalinI paNa kamalinIne potAnI svAminI mAnatI hatI. teNe kahyuM : devI, huM Apane vizvAsa ApuM chuM... mArI saMpUrNa sahAnubhUti ApanI sAthe che, ane bhaviSyamAM raheze.' nalinI, tuM mArI A vAta, ke je huM tane hamaNAM ja kahevAnI chuM, tuM bIjA koIne nahIM kahI de ne?" huM pratijJA karuM chuM ke ApanI vAta mArA manamAM ja raheze." ane nalinI, tuM mane sahAya paNa karIza?" huM vacanabaddha thAuM chuM....' "to sAMbhaLa, zikhIkumAre mArA hRdayane khUba ja prabhAvita karI dIdhuM che.. nalinI, huM zikhIkumArane prema karavA lAgI gaI chuM. mane evo anubhava thaI rahyo che. evuM saMvedana thaI rahyuM che ke zikhI.. kumAra sAthe mAro janma-janmAMtarothI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMbaMdha che! Aje hajAro-lAkho strI-puruSo enI mahApravrajyA joI harSita thayA hatA, prabhAvita thayA hatA... eka mAtra mArA vinA! huM samajuM chuM ke ame baMne janmajanmAMtarothI barAbara sAthe rahetA AvyAM chIe.' 'have badhI vAta samajI...' nalinI bolI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'jyArathI zikhIkumArane meM joyo che, tyArathI huM enA tarapha AkarSita thaI chuM... nalinI, zikhIkumAra ja mArA jIvanamAM eka-advitIya abhinetA che!' 'ThIka che devI, have e kaho ke mAre kevI rIte Apane sahAya karavAnI che?' 'tAre A vAta, jyAM sudhI zikhIkumAra sAthe mAro saMparka nA thAya tyAM sudhI koInIya AgaLa pragaTa nathI karavAnI. bIjI vAta e che ke zikhIkumAra kauzAMbIthI kyAre prayANa kare che ane e kaI bAju jAya che - e jANavAnuM che. trIjI vAta, jo e bIjI dizA tarapha javAnA hoya, ApaNI nagarI ta2pha nA AvavAnA hoya to, tAre mAtAjI dvArA pitAjIne kahevarAvavAnuM ke teo kauzAmbI jAya ane AcAryadevane vinaMtI karI ahIM laI Ave... paraMtu A badhAM kAmomAM tuM mAruM nAma kyAMya nA laIza, barAbara?' nalinInI AMkho baMdha hatI. e apUrva sukhano anubhava karI rahI hatI. teNe AMkho kholIne kahyuM : 'svAminI, meM sadA tamArI pUjA karI che! mArA jIvanano tamArA jIvana sAthe gahana saMbaMdha che. tame mArI svAminI cho ne huM tamArI dAsI chuM... tamAruM dareka vAkya mArA mATe deva-vacana che! meM ApelA vacananA viSayamAM huM eTaluM ja kahI zakuM chuM ke huM nIca nathI.' rAtrino bIjo praha2 pUro thavAnI taiyArImAM hato. kamalinInI AMkho gherAvA lAgI. nalinIe sAcavIne dvAra kholyuM. te bahAra nIkaLI gaI. nalinIe kauzAmbInA samAcAra meLavavAnI goThavaNa karI. tenI mAsI kauzAmbImAM ja rahetI hatI. ane kauzAmbIthI priyaMkarA nagarI mAtra bAra yojana dUra hatI. samAcAra maLI gayA ke AcAryazrI vijayasiMha munivRMda sAthe priyaMkarAmAM padhAravAnA che ane jo A kSetra 'mAsalpa' mATe temane upayukta lAgaze to mAsakalpa ahIM karaze... nalinIe A samAcAra kamalinIne ApyA. kamalinI harSavibhora thaI gaI. tene potAnI AzAo... kAmanAo... abhilASAo pUrNa thatI lAgI. haju eka saptAhanI vAra hatI, paraMtu e saptAhanI rAtrio kamalinIe paDakhAM dhasI-ghasIne pUrI karI hatI. tenA samagra cittataMtra upara zikhIkumAra muni chavAI gayA hatA. 44ra nalinIe AvIne kamalinIne kahyuM : 'devI, Aje prabhAte AcArya vijayasiMha, priyaMkarAnA pUrvabhAgamAM AvelA kaustubha-vanamAM padhArI gayA che.' bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ThIka che nalinI, have tuM tapAsa karIne jaNAva ke.. kyAre ane kyAM zikhIkumAra muni ekAMtamAM hoya che. sAdhupuruSo, yogIpuruSo... paramAtmadhyAna ke AtmadhyAna karavA mATe... udyAnonA ekAnta pradezomAM, giri guphAomAM... zUnya gRhomAM... jatA hoya che ane tyAM nizcita samaya dhyAna karatA hoya che.." bhale devI, huM Aja ke kAlamAM tapAsa karuM chuM." vilaMba nA karIza, tema ja khoTI utAvaLa paNa nA karIza. khUba ja sAvadhAnI rAkhIne kAma karaje." ApanI A dAsInI kAryadakSatA zuM ApanAthI ajANa che?" kamalinI hasI paDI. nalinI tyAMthI ravAnA thaI gaI. kumArI, Apane mAtAjI yAda kare che. paricArikAe AvIne kamalinIne kahyuM. huM hamaNAM ja AvI, tuM jA." kamalinI jhaTapaTa vastra-parivartana karI, mAtAnA khaMDamAM pahoMcI. mahArANIe kamalinIne joIne kahyuM : "beTI, sAruM thayuM tuM taiyAra thaIne AvI te, ApaNe sahue kaustubha vanamAM javAnuM che... AcAryazrI vijayasiMha kauzAmbIthI padhAryA che. temanAM darzana-vaMdana karavA javAnuM che. mahArAjA paNa padhAre che." kamalinInuM hRdaya harSathI bharAI gayuM. "Aje ja mane zikhInAM darzana thaze! mAruM bhAgya, teja che! basa, mAro manoratha pUrNa thAo!' mahArAjA sidhue rAjaparivAra sAthe kaustubha vanamAM jaIne AcAryazrI vijayasiMhanAM darzana-vaMdana karI sukhazAtA pUchI. AcArye dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo. alpa samaya dharmadezanA ApI. kamalinInI dRSTi zikhIkumAra munine zodhatI hatI, paraMtu vizALa sAdhusamudAyamAM zikhIkumAra munine zodhavA muzkela hatA. dharmadezanA sAMbhaLyA pachI, mahArANIe ja mahArAjAne kahyuM : "kauzAmbImAM hamaNAM ja jeo dIkSita thayA che, te mahAmuni zikhIkumAranAM darzana karIne pachI nagaramAM pAchAM jaIe.' mahArAjAe AcAryazrIne pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, navadIkSita zikhIkumAra muninAM darzana kyAM thaze? mahAnubhAva, tamane A bAlamuni emanI pAse laI jaze." eka bAlamuni AgaLa cAlyA. pAchaLa rAjaparivAra cAlyo. azokavRkSanI nIce svaccha bhUmi bhAga para vastra pAthareluM hatuM. enA upara zikhIkumAra muni adhyayanamAM rata hatA. rAjaparivAre jaIne vaMdanA karI. mahArAjA sindhae potAno paricaya ApatAM kahyuM : "he kumAra muni, mahAmaMtrI brahmadatta mArA AtmIya svajana jevA che. eTale tamArA dIkSA mahotsavamAM huM paNa parivAra sAthe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 443 For Private And Personal Use Only

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upasthita hato. Ape jIvanane dhanya banAvyuM..." zikhIkumAra muninI dRSTi jamIna para sthira hatI. mukha para prasannatA hatI... kamalinI ekITase munine nihALI rahI hatI.. tenA hRdayamAM avanavAM spaMdano pedA thaI rahyAM hatAM. darzana-vaMdana karIne sahu pAchAM vaLyAM. rAjamahele AvyAM. jyAre kamalinI potAnA khaMDamAM pravezI tyAre nalinI enI pratikSA karatI beThI hatI. kamalinI praphullita hatI. nalinIne jANa thaI gaI hatI ke rAjaparivAra udyAnamAM AcAryane vaMdana karavA gayo che... nalinI bolI : devI, zikhIkumAra muninAM darzana karI AvyAM ne?' bahu ja sahajatAthI! vinA kahyuM mAtAjIe e muninAM darzananI AjJA AcArya pAsethI meLavI lIdhI ane e munirAja pAse ame gayAM. paNa tuM zuM karI AvI? huM Aje madhyAhna udyAnamAM jaIza. mArA bhAIne sAthe laIne jaIza.... saMdhyAsamaye tamane maLIza...' bhAIne kema sAthe laI jaIza?' ekalI strI AcAryanA paDAvamAM pravezI zakatI nathI...' ema? hA devI, ane rAtrinA samaye paNa tyAM strI jaI zakatI nathI, jinamatanA sAdhuo A viSayamAM bahu ja AgrahI hoya che..' zuM teo strIothI Dare che? athavA strIone tuccha mAne che ke teo pote eTalA nabaLA mananA hoya che?' kumArI, A temano niyama che. anuzAsana che..." mAre e anuzAsanano bhaMga karavo paDaze. ne?" "nA, huM tamArI sAthe AvIza! tethI zuM? tuM paNa strI ja che ne?" puruSavezamAM AvIza!' paraMtu AcAryanI anumati vinA tyAM munine maLI zakAtuM nathI...' ApaNe anumati laIzuM! ciMtA nA kara. huM tane tArA e priyajana pAse pahoMcADI daIza...pachI tAre zuM karavuM... te tAre vicArI levAnuM che...' nalinI, kharekhara tuM mArI AtmIya sakhI che.... tuM jarUra mAruM kAma siddha karIza.' bhale, have huM jAuM? saMdhyA samaye maLIza..." 0 0 0 bhAga-1 % bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zikhIkumAra taraphano kamalinIno prema pavitra hato. kumAra muni tarapha enI niHsIma bhakti hatI. kumAra muni enA sarvasva hatA. enA paramezvara hatA... enuM vizva hatuM. paraMtu nalinIe karelI vAtoe ene vicalita karI dIdhI. "muni ekalI strIne maLatA paNa nathI! vAta to nathI karatA, sAme paNa nathI jotA.. ane e to meM Aje udyAnamAM joyuM. nIcI dRSTie ja te beThA hatA.. khera, nalinI mArI sAthe raheze, puruSa vezamAM raheze... pachI vAMdho nahIM Ave..' paraMtu kAca e nahotI jANatI ke prema ane bhaktimAM aMtara che. prema bhakti nathI, bhakti prema nathI. prema eka saMbaMdha che. te baMne bAjuthI thAya che. bhakti ektaraphI hoya che. eno zikhIkumAra pratyeno prema hato, paNa zikhIkumAra muni enA pratye anurAgI banaze. kharA? A prazna kAca teNe vicAryo na hato. kAraNa ke munijIvanathI e ajANa hatI. e zikhIne haju paNa eka puruSanA rUpamAM ja jotI hatI. muninA rUpamAM nahIM. zikhIkumAra yuvAna hatA, suMdara hatA.... ane pratibhAvAna hatA. emanA pratyeno kamalinIno prema divya na hato. paraMtu prAkRtika hato. premanI sAthe eNe bhogavilAsanA manohara rUpane joyuM hatuM. teNe potAnA tana-manamAM premanI mAdaktA anubhavI... tIvra pipAsAno anubhava karyo. A avasthAmAM, A vicAromAM khovAyelI rAjakumArIe kadAca kyAreya nahIM vicAryuM hoya ke A parivartanazIla saMsAramAM prema paNa badalAI zake che! premanuM pAtra paNa badalAI zake che! e ema ja mAnI rahI haze ke prema sAgaranA jevo gaMbhIra hoya che! enuM badalAvuM asaMbhava che..! premano saMbaMdha AtmA sAthe hoya che. prakRti sAthe nahIM. je vastuno prakRti sAthe saMbaMdha hoya che te "vAsanA' hoya che... kAraNa ke vAsanAno saMbaMdha bAhya rUpa-raMga sAthe hoya che. vAsanAnuM lakSya zarIra hoya che, ke je zarIrane prakRtie suMdara banAvyuM hoya che... "prema" AtmA sAthe thAya che, zarIra sAthe nahIM. parivartana prakRtino niyama che, AtmAno nahIM... ane AtmAno saMbaMdha amara hoya che.' vAsanAne prema mAnI levAnI e bhUla karI rahI hatI. zikhIkumAra pratye eno prema na hatuM, vAsanA hatI. prakRtijanya vAsanA amara rahI zakatI nathI. te badalAya che... tenuM parivartana thAya che, jyAre ne kyAre eno aMta Ave ja che. vAsanAmAM unmAda hoya che. unmAda asthAyI hoya che. jyAre unmAda osarI jAya che, vAsanA zAMta thaI jAya che. vaLI unmAda jAge che. sAthe vAsanA bhabhUkI UThe che... prakRtinI A lIlA saMsAranA raMgamaMca upara anAdikALathI cAlI rahelI che. bhagavI kaMthA oDhIne Aditya AthamaNA AbhamAM UtarI gayo, ane veNInAM phUla jevAM chellAM kiraNone saMkelatI saMdhyA kSitija upara vidAya mAMgatI UbhI hatI. rAjamahelanI aTArImAM UbhI UbhI kamalinI, nalinInI pratIkSAmAM rata hatI. haju e kema nA AvI? zuM koI vighna AvyuM haze? nA, nA, nalinI catura che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 445 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kAryadakSa che. kAma pUruM karIne ja Avaze..." pRthvI para aMdhAruM UtarI AvyuM. rAjakumArI khaMDanI aMdara cAlI gaI. khaMDamAM AMTApherA mAravA lAgI. vAraMvAra dvAra tarapha jovA lAgI.. tyAM nalinIe khaMDamAM praveza karyo. te jANe doDIne AvI hoya tema hAMphatI hatI. kamalinIe ene potAnA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI lIdhI... palaMga para besADI... jarA zAnta thA, pachI vAta kara. zA mATe doDIne AvI?' nalinInI AMkhomAM kAryasiddhino saMketa hato. rAjakumArIe e saMta samajI lIdho hato. devI, badhuM sArI rIte goThavAI gayuM che.. madhyAhna pachI kumAra muni udyAnanA je ekAMta pradezamAM dhyAna kare che, e pradeza joI lIdho che. jyAM AcArya bese che. tyAMthI so hAtha dUra teo vRkSonI ghaTAmAM bese che.... ApaNe ahIMthI to rathamAM javAnuM che. huM puruSanA vezamAM sAthe AvIza... tyAM AcAryane "ApaNe zikhIkumAra muninA sagAM chIe ane kauzAmbIthI maLavA AvyAM chIe,' evuM asatya bolavAnuM che... basa, anumati maLI jaze.' nalinI! teM tAruM vacana pALyuM." devInI sevAmAM A dAsI potAnA prANa paNa pAtharI zake che..." nalinI, tArA uparano mAro vizvAsa dRDha thayo. have mane kahe ke teM zikhIkumAranI e ekAMta jagAnI bhALa kevI rIte meLavI...' meM mArA bhAIne samajAvIne mokalyo hato. AcAryane vaMdana karIne pachI bIjA sAdhuone vaMdana karatAM-karatAM AgaLa vadhavAnuM.. pachI jyAM koI bAla sAdhu dekhAya, temane pUchavAnuM ke "zikhIkumAra muni kyAM che? mAre emanAM darzana karavAM che...' munie mArA bhAIne e jagA dekhADI. zikhIkumAra tyAM dhyAnamagna hatA. bhAIe pelA munine pUchayuM : "zuM A munivara A samaye A ja jagAe dhyAna karavA bese che? munie hA pADI. pachI mAro bhAI dhIre dhIre bahAra nIkaLI gayo." barAbara che, paraMtu teM je kahyuM ke te puruSavezamAM sAthe AvIza. te vAta mane jarA ochI pasaMda AvI... koI ajANyA yuvaka sAthe mane loko jue.. to kevI kalpanA kare? mATe tAre udyAnanI bahAra UbhA rahevAnuM. huM tyAM AvI jaIza pachI ApaNe cAlatA ja udyAnamAM jaIzuM. madhyAhna kALe tyAM nagarajano paNa nahIM hoya..." tArI vAta sAcI che. ahIMthI tuM ekalI ja Avaje..." te paNa rathamAM nahI AvuM, baMdha pAlakhImAM AvIza!' barAbara che!" baMne sakhIoe madhyarAtri sudhI vAto karI. 446 bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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{ 33 eka suMdara yuvaka ane eka lAvaNyavatI yuvatIe AcArya vijayasiMhane vaMdanA karI, nivedana karyuM : "bhagavaMta, ame nUtana dIkSita zikhIkumAra muninAM svajana chIe. amAre mAtra emanAM darzana karavA che..." "atyAre teo dhyAnamAM lIna haze." ame dUrathI emanAM darzana karIne cAlyA jaIzuM.' AcArye anumati ApI. baMne jhaDapathI AgaLa vadhyAM. lagabhaga badhA ja munivaro jJAna-dhyAnamAM lIna hatA. koIe A yuvaka-yuvatI tarapha AMkha uThAvIne joyuM nahIM. baMne icchita sthaLe pahoMcI gayAM. vRkSonI ghaTAmAM, eka vizuddha bhUmi bhAga para zikhIkumAra dhyAnamagna hatA. baMnee vaMdanA karI. kamalinIe zAnta svaramAM kahyuM : "kumAra, huM ApanI kuzaLatA pUchuM chuM, ane ApanA AzIrvAda mAguM chuM." - kumAre AMkha kholI. sAme navayauvanA kumArI joI. tenI pAchaLa UbhelA kumArane joyo. tarata ja muninI dRSTi nIcI thaI gaI. te bolyA : "puNyazALI, tamane jJAna hovuM joIe ke A muninI sAdhanAbhUmi che, ke je saMsAratyAgI che. atyAre A samaye strIe nahIM AvavuM joIe.' yuvatIe kahyuM : "bhagavana, mane jJAta che ke A muninI sAdhanAbhUmi che. paraMtu e nahotuM jANyuM ke indriyavijetA muni, eka strI sAthe, ke jenI sAthe puruSa che, vAta karavAmAM saMkoca anubhavaze.' muni kSaNabhara mauna rahyA, tyAM to rAjakumArI muninI sAme besI gaI. yuvaka jarA dUra besI gayo. munie kahyuM : devI, strInA AgamanathI mane saMkoca thayo, kAraNa ke strI aMdhakAra che, strI moha che, mAyA che, ane vAsanA che. jJAnanA Alokamaya pradezamAM strIne koI sthAna nathI te chatAM tame AvyAM cho, to tamArI sAthe vAta karavAnuM mAruM kartavya che.' kumArIe mastaka namAvI, be hAtha joDI kahyuM : "prakAzamAM Asakta pataMgiyAne aMdhakAranA praNAma che!" vAkya tIranA jevuM ghAtaka hatuM, paraMtu svara saMgItanA jevo komaLa hato. kamalinInA saundaryamAM kavitva hatuM ane vAsanAmAM mastIno ahaMkAra hato. muni kSaNabhara jhaMkhavAI gayA. temaNe kumArI sAme joyuM. teo cakita thaI gayA. temaNe potAnA jIvanamAM kyAre paNa AvI suMdara strI joI na hatI. temaNe pUchyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 47 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zuM huM tamAro paricaya pAmI zakuM?" bhagavana, huM ahIMnA sina, rAjAnI putrI kamalinI chuM.. ane A mAro bhAI che..." aDadhuM sAcuM ne aDadhuM khoTuM bolI nAMkhyuM. munie jarA tIkhA svaramAM kahyuM : rAjakumArI, tamArA kavitva para unmAdanuM AvaraNa che. tamArA saundaryamAM tamAruM viSa chupAyeluM che. tame ahIM AvyAM che, ane vaMdana karI AzIrvAda mAgyA che, eTale AzIrvAda ApuM chuM... tamane sumati prApta ho..." rAja kumArI hasI paDI. dhImethI. tenA hAsyamAM manane mohI le tevo parAga hato. te bolI : "yogI, "sumati'nA arthamAM bheda rahelo che. anurAganuM sukha e virAganuM duHkha che! pratyeka manuSya potAne sAcA mArga para samaje che. enA mata mujaba bIjA siddhAnta para vizvAsa karavAvALA khoTA mArga upara hoya che.' "paraMtu satya eka che - vAstavikatAnuM jJAna, mArga te ja sAco che ke jenAthI zAnti ane sukha maLe.' zikhIkumArano svara gaMbhIra hato. tapazcaryAnuM teja emanA munivezane Alokita karatuM hatuM. muninI moTI moTI AMkhomAM zAntinI jyoti hatI. muninI dRSTi kSaNabhara rAjakumArInI AMkho sAthe maLI gaI. vAsanA tapazcaryAnI. sAme dhrujI UThI. kumArIe anubhava karyo ke e jemanI sAme beThI che, e ucca koTinA muni che. te bolI : "zAnti ane sukha! munivara, akarmayatAnuM bIjuM nAma che zAnti... ane sukhanI vyAkhyA eka nathI, aneka che..." munie vicAryuM, 'A rAjakumArI mAtra suMdarI ja nathI, sAthe sAthe viduSI paNa che! enAmAM vicArazakti che, sAthe sAthe pratibhA paNa che. munivara thoDI kSaNo mauna rahyA, pachI daDhatAthI kahyuM. ' "tuM ThIka kahe che. zAnti akarmaNyatAnuM bIjuM nAma che... ane akarmaNyatA ja mukti che. muktimAM parama zAnti che. kAraNa ke tyAM saMpUrNa akarmayatA che. enI mukti ja amAruM dhyeya che. eTale meM zAntinuM bIjuM nAma akarmayatA ApyuM, te ThIka ja che, paraMtu sukha to eka ja che... bahAranI duniyAne tyajI aMtarAtmAmAM ramAtA karavI... AtmAnuM potAnuM zAzvata sukha!' kamalinIe sAhasa karIne kahyuM : "sukha eTale tRpti.. ane tRpti tyAM ja thavAnI ke jyAM icchA haze, vAsanA haze!' keTaloka samaya muni mauna rahyA. pachI temaNe gaMbhIratAthI kahyuM : "tuM sukhanI je vAta kare che te sukhAbhAsa che. vAstavika sukha te nathI, zAzvata sukha te nathI, paraMtu karmonAM baMdhanamAM jakaDAyelo manuSya, mAyAvI sukhone sAcA sukho mAnIne enI pAchaLa doDe che ane kyAreya e mAyAvI sukhonA upabhogamAM tRpti thatI nathI. tRpti 448 bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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pachI atRpti... pharI tRpti ane punaH atRpti-saMtoSa thato ja nathI vaiSayika sukhonA upabhogamAM. atRpti ene duHkhI karatI ja rahe che. mATe A saMsAra duHkhamaya che. saMsArano tyAga karavAthI sAcuM sukha maLe che. rAjakumArI, mArI A vAta mAnaje, tarka karIza nahIM. kAraNa ke tarkano aMta nathI. satya anubhavathI ja samajAya. anubhava ane vizvAsa vinA tane jJAna prApta nahIM thAya.' kamalinI, muninA saundarya upara to mugdha hatI ja, Aje muninA jJAna para ovArI gaI. paNa ene lAgyuM ke je vAta karavA huM AvI hatI, te vAta bAju para rahI gaI... ne bIjI ja carcA cAlI paDI. kamalinI mauna beThI rahI. tenA mukha para zAnti hatI, e zAntinI nIce lolupatA... kAmukatA DhaMkAyelI hatI... te have potAnI mULabhUta vAta karavAnI taka zodhatI hatI. tyAM ja munirAje pUchyuM : "rAjakumArI, tuM ahIM koI prayojanathI AvI che?' hA, moTuM prayojana laIne AvI chuM!' kahe, zuM prayojana che?' kamalinInI moTI-moTI AMkhomAM vAsanA UbharANI... teNe dhImA svare kahyuM : kumAra, huM tamArI sAthe prema karuM chuM. ne tame paNa mArI sAthe prema karo.. e mATe AvI chuM.." muninA mukha para nirmaLa smita ramI gayuM. teo bolyA : tuM mArI sAthe prema karavA AvI che? mArI sAthe? jeNe kyAreya paNa koInI sAthe prema nathI karyo. je jANato ja nathI ke prema zuM che.! keTalI vicitra vAta kare che tuM! tane eka vAta kahI dauM : "tuM mArI sAthe prema kare, ThIka che, huM tane rokI zakato nathI, paraMtu huM tArI sAthe prema nahIM karI zakuM. mAro prema judo che, tAro prema judo che..." kamalinInuM mukha pILuM paDI gayuM.. chatAM teNe ati gaMbhIra banIne kahyuM : "ThIka kaho cho yogI, huM ahIM AvI hatI mArI premanI atRpta tarasane tRpta karavA, huM ahIM AvI hatI, jenI sAthe huM prema karuM chuM, enAM caraNonI dhULa nityaprati mArA mastake caDhAvavA, huM ahIM AvI hatI tamArI sAthe vivAha karI mArI jAtane tamArAmAM DubADI devA. svayaMnuM vismaraNa karI... tamArAmAM vilIna thaI javA... paraMtu...' kamalinInI AMkhomAM AMsu UbharAyAM. zikhIkumAra munie kahyuM : rAjakumArI, mane prema sAthe vAMdho nathI, vAsanA sAthe vAMdho che.. jo tuM vAsanAthI mukta thaI zakatI hoya ane prema karatI hoya... to huM je jIvanamArga tane batAvuM, e jIvanamArga tuM pasaMda kara." batAvo e jIvanamArga." je jIvanamArga meM pasaMda karyo che e jIvanamArga tuM pasaMda karI le." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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yogI, eka prazna pUchuM? nArAja nahIM thAo ne?' nahIM thAuM.' "tame je jIvanamArga pasaMda karyo che. temAM tame saMtuSTa cho? tamane... A saMsArano mArga kharekhara apriya lAgyo che? A mArganuM tamane kyAreya AkarSaNa nahIM jAge? Aje tamane je apriya lAgyuM te kAle priya nahIM lAge? ane Aje je priya lAgyuM te kAle apriya nahIM lAge?" jJAnadRSTithI karelA nirNayamAM parivartanane avakAza nathI.' paraMtu zuM manuSyanA bhAvo parivartanazIla nathI? huM evuM samajI chuM ke jyAM sudhI AtmA para mAyAnuM baMdhana hoya che tyAM sudhI manuSyanA bhAvo parivartanazIla hoya che... A vAta jo sAcI hoya to Aje huM tamArA pasaMda karelA mArge AvuM. AvI zakuM chuM. tamArI icchA mAre mana sarvasva che... tamArI icchAne AdhIna banI.... huM mArA badhAM ja sukhonuM visarjana karI zakuM chuM. paraMtu kAle mArA bhAvomAM parivartana Ave.. je tyA...... te gamavA mAMDe.. tyAre mArI zuM sthiti thAya?' e bhaya asthAne che. evI saMbhAvanA to saMsAramAM paNa rahelI che. Aje tuM mane cAhe che. kAle tuM mane dhikkArI zake! to pachI tAre mane..." "asaMbhavA tamArA pratyeno mAro prema akhaMDa ane avicchinna ja rahevAno che.." zAthI?" kAraNa ke prema che!' bhAvanuM parivartana nahIM thAya?' A bhAvanuM nahIM thAya..." "to pachI tuM je bhaya rAkhe che, te bhAvamAM paNa parivartana nahIM Ave. tArA zubha. pavitra ane nirmaLa bhAvone sthira rAkhavAnI javAbadArI mArI raheze!' to ApanA caraNe mAruM samarpaNa che.." pachI vAsanAo nahIM satAve ne? tuM tArI vAsanAonuM rUpAMtara premamAM karI zakIza?" "Apa karI Apajo." zikhIkumAranA cittamAM saMtoSa thayo. temaNe rAjakumArI sAme joyuM. ne kahyuM : "to mAtA-pitAnI anumati prApta karI mahApravrajyA grahaNa karavAmAM vilaMba nA karavo joIe.' samaya thaI gayo hato. muni UbhA thayA. kamalinI paNa UbhI thaI. teNe pAchaLa joyuM... ne eka vicAra Avyo... teNe mahAmunine kahyuM : "eka asatya vacanana prAyazcitta Apo.." bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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asatya vacana?" hA, mArI pAchaLa Ubhelo A yuvAna mAro bhAI nathI, paraMtu puruSavezamAM mArI sakhI che... ahIM A tapobhUmimAM praveza meLavavA A svAMga sajyo... ne Apane khoTo paricaya Apyo ke, "A mAro bhAI che! "cAlo gurudeva pAse, tamAro sAco paricaya karAvuM! teo prAyazcitta Apaze! "gurudeva!' "vatsa!" A rAjakumArI kamalinI che, te Aje virakta banI che saMsAranAM bhogasukhothI... ane mahApravrajyA aMgIkAra karavA tatpara banI che..." zreSTha nirNaya karyo che rAjakumArIe. zubha kAryamAM vilaMba nA karavo joIe." "bhagavaMta, mAtA-pitAnI anumati grahaNa karIne, zIdhrAtizIdhra ApanAM caraNomAM upasthita thaIza...' 0 0 0 kamalinIno jaya thayo ke parAjaya? e gaI hatI zikhIkumAra upara jaya meLavavA. zikhIkumAra upara potAnuM Adhipatya sthApita karI, emanA caraNonI AjIvana dAsI banavA, paraMtu vAta sAva UlaTI ja banI gaI. zikhIkumAranuM Adhipatya enA upara sthApita thaI gayuM. chatAM AjIvana samarpita banI javAnI enI bhAvanA phaLIbhUta thaI. zikhIkumAra munie, patnIrUpe nahIM, ziSyArUpe eno svIkAra karyo hato. enA yogakSemanI javAbadArI svIkArI hatI. rastAmAM eNe nalinI sAthe koI vAta nA karI. enA cittamAM eka bAju jIvanaparivartanano AnaMda hato. bIjI bAju koI avyakta ajaMpo hato. tatkAla to eNe potAnI udIpta vAsanAo para saMyamanI rAkha vALI dIdhI hatI. chatAM e vAsanAonI garamI to hatI ja. e garamIne upazAnta karavAnI javAbadArI zikhI munie lIdhI hatI. baMne sakha rAjamahelamAM AvI. potAnA khaMDamAM jaI vastraparivartana karI kamalinIe nalinIe kahyuM : nalinI, have mAre badhI vAta mAtAjIne ane pitAjIne spaSTatAthI batAvI devI paDaze.' nalinInI AMkhomAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM hatAM. "are, tuM raDe che?' kamalinIe nalinIne potAnI pAse besADI enA AMsu lUchuyAM. A tame zuM karavA beThAM, devI? zuM tame gRhavAsano tyAga karazo? snehIvajanano tyAga karazo? mAro paNa...? nalinI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. kamalinIe enuM mAthuM paMpALatAM kahyuM : "nalinI, Ameya kanyAne pitRgRha to choDavAnuM ja hoya zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 4pa1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. patigRhe javAnuM hoya che... huM yogagRhe jaIza... ApaNo viyoga to nizcita ja che! raDa nahIM. patigRha karatAM yogagRha vadhAre sukhamaya haze. patigRhamAM parasparanI apekSAonI laDAI cAlatI hoya che. jyAre yogagRhamAM koI apekSA ja nahIM!' zuM tane zikhIkumAra taraphathI koI apekSA nahIM rahe? e yogIpuruSa che... yogIpuruSo lagabhaga svakendrita hoya che. jyAre teo tArI upekSA karaze tyAre tane duHkha nahIM thAya?' nahIM thAya. emanA sAnnidhya mAtrathI mane tRpti maLaze.... e mArI sAthe bolaze nahIM ke sAme paNa nahIM jue. to cAlaze. meM emanA aMtaHkaraNane jANyuM che. emano mArA AtmA sAthe prema thaI gayo che. e divya prema che! vastro nathI zarIranuM mAdhyama ke nathI koI svArthanuM mAdhyama. AtmAno AtmAthI prema che A.' nalinI mauna rahI. kamalinI nalinI sAme tAkI rahI.. nalinI, zArIrika vAsanAomAM mAtra unmAda hoya che.. ane unmAda jIvanane chINI nAMkhe che. unmAda zAMta thatAM. dIrghakALa pazcAttApamAM mana saLagatuM rahe che.' A vAta mane barAbara samajAI gaI che. Aje munirAjanI sAme mAro utsAda osarI gayo che.. aMtarano AnaMda anubhavI rahI chuM..." to tuM mahApravajyA svIkArIza?" avazya..." mArI zakti bahAranI vAta che. mArA mATe to tArI smRti ja zeSa raheze..." 0 0 0 baMne sakhIoe bhojana karI lIdhuM. nalinIne potAnA khaMDamAM choDI kamalinI mAtAnI pAse cAlI gaI. teNe potAnI mAtAne badhI ja vAta karI, mahApravrajyA mATe anumati mAgI, rANIe rAjAne vAta karI. rAjA-rANIe paraspara parAmarza karIne kamalinIne mahApravrajyAnI anumati pradAna karI. priyaMkarA nagarImAM dIkSA mahotsava yojAyo. prajA AnaMdita thaI. vidhipUrvaka AcAryadeve kamalinIne mahApravrajyA ApI. sAdhvIsamudAyamAM navI sAdhvI saMmilita thaI gaI. sAdhvI kamalinIe AcAryane vaMdanA karI, zikhIkumAra munine vaMdanA karI : "bhaMte, ApanA zaraNe AvI chuM.." "bhadra, tAro zreyamArga prazasta ho...' para bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcAryadeve priyaMkarA nagarathI vihAra karyo. teo dasa yojana dUra "jayamaMgalA' nagarImAM padhAryA. nagarInA pazcima bhAgamAM eka vizALa ane ramaNIya udyAna hatuM, te udyAnamAM AcAryadeve muni parivAra sAthe mukAma karyo. sAdhvI samudAye nagaramAM jaya zreSThInI havelInI pAchaLanA vizALa bhavanamAM sthiratA karI. eka mAsa ahIM sthiratA karavAnI che. vizALa sAdhu-sAdhvI samudAyane A nagarImAM jJAna-dhyAnanI saMpUrNa anukULatA hatI. gocarI-pANInI paNa suvidhA hatI. sthaDilabhUmi paNa yogya ane vizALa hatI. pratidina AcAryadeva vijayasiMha dharmadezanA ApatA hatA. sAdhu-sAdhvI ane zrAvaka-zrAvikA, badhAM ja dharmadezanA zravaNa karatAM hatAM. dharmadezanA pUrNa thayA pachI, prajJAvaMta ziSyo AcAryadevane prazano pUchatA hatA. eka divasa zikhIkumAra munie prazno pUchyA : "bhagavaMta, pahelAM loka che pachI aloka che? athavA pahelAM aloka che pachI loka che?" AcAryadeve kahyuM : "baMne loka-aloka pahelA kahI zakAya, baMne loka-aloka pachI kahI zakAya. loka-alokamAM pahelA-pachIno krama nathI. zikhIkumAra-bhagavana, pahelAM jIva che, pachI ajIva che? athavA pahelAM ajIva che, pachI jIva che?' AcAryadeva : "zikhI muni, AmAM paNa krama nathI. zikhIkumAra : bhagavana, pahelAM maraghI ke pahelAM iMDuM? AcAryadeva : "IMDuM kyAMthI utpanna thayuM?' zikhIkumAra : "maraghImAMthI utpanna thayuM." AcAryadeva : "maradhI kyAMthI utpanna thaI?' zikhIkumAra : "IMDAmAMthI!' AcAryadeva : 'eTalA mATe IMDuM ane maraghI - bemAM koNa paheluM, ane koNa pachI e kahI nA zakAya. A anAdi krama che. A zAzvata bhAva che. zikhIkumAra : "pahelAM lokAtta ke pahelAM alokAnta?" AcAryadeva : "lokAnta - alokAttamAM pahelA-pachIno koI kama nathI.' zikhIkumAra : "bhagavana, lokanI sthiti keTalA prakAranI che? AcAryadeva : "munilokanI sthiti ATha prakAranI che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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1. vAyu AkAzanA AdhAre che. 2. pANI vAyunA AdhAre che. 3, pRthvI pANInA AdhAre che. 4. trasa jIva ane sthAvara jIva pRthvInA AdhAre che. 5. ajIva jIvanA AdhAre che. 6. jIva karmanA AdhAra para che. 7. jIva ajIva saMgRhita che. 8, jIva karmasaMgRhita che." zikhIkumAra : "bhagavanuM, zA mATe lokanI sthiti ATha prakAranI kahevAmAM AvI che? vAyu... AkAza AdinA AdhAranI vAto kevI rIte ghaTe che?' AcAryadeva : "jema koI mazakane havAthI pUrI bharIne, enuM moTuM bAMdhI devAmAM Ave, pachI vaccethI mazakane bAMdhIne, moTuM kholI nAMkhavAmAM Ave, temAMthI havA nIkaLI jAya pachI pANI bharIne moDhA para gAMTha mArI devAmAM Ave, pachI vaccenuM baMdhana kholI nAMkhavAmAM Ave - to havA upara pANI raheze! eTale pANIno AdhAra havA banI ke nahIM?" zikhIkumAra : "bhagavanuM, pANI havA upara raheze?" AcAryadeva : "A rIte AkAza upara havA rahe che, havA upara pANI.. vagere krama samajavo. lokanI ATha prakAranI sthiti A rIte che." zikhIkumAra : "Ape kahelI ATha prakAranI sthiti samajAI. bhagavanuM, mAro bIjo prazna e che ke jIva ane pudgala zuM paraspara saMbaddha che? paraspara aDelA che? paraspara ekabIjAmAM maLI gayelA che? paraspara sneha-pratibaddha che ne maLIne rahe che?' AcAryadeva : "hA, e pramANe che." zikhIkumAra : "bhagavanuM, enuM kAraNa zuM?" AcAryadeva : "kumAra muni, jema koI pANIthI bhareluM savara hoya, temAM koI manuSya chidravALI nAva laIne praveza kare, chidromAMthI nAvamAM pANI bharAya ne? pANIthI bharAyelI nAva pachI nIce javAnI ne?' zikhIkumAra : "hA, bhagavanuM, nIce.... sarovaranA taLiye jaIne besavAnI." AcAryadeva : "jIva ane pudgala, A ja rIte paraspara baMdhAyelAM che." zikhIkumAra : "bhagavaMta, Ape mArA praznonuM samAdhAna karI, mArA para mahAna anugraha karyo.' 0 0 0 kyAreka kyAreka zikhIkumAra muni AcArya vijayasiMhanI pAse eka-eka be-be bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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prahara sudhI besatA... mananI tamAma graMthIone kholI nAMkhatA... gurudevanI samakSa hRdayane pUrNatayA khAlI karI nAMkhatA. AcArya, zikhIkumAranA A samarpaNathI abhibhUta thaI jatA. baMne guru-ziSyanuM tAdAtma sadhAI jatuM eka gahana timirAcchanna rAtrimAM... azoka vRkSanI chAyAmAM.. eka zilAkhaMDa upara AcArya beThA hatA. zikhI muni e zilAkhaMDanA Teke beThA hatA. temanI dRSTi nIlAkAzamAM hIrAnI jema camakatA tArAo upara hatI.. AcArya pUchyuM : 'zikhI, koI gahana tatvaciMtanamAM DUbI gayo ke zuM?" nahIM prabhu, vicAronAM dvandra cAle che manamAM manamAM prazna UThe che : "zuM bhoga e ja premano puraskAra nathI?" nahIM, bhoga to vAsanAno yatkiMcit pratikAra che." ane vAsanA? zuM vAsanA premanuM puSpa nathI?' 'priya ziSya, vAsanA to kSudra indriyono nagaNya vikAra che!' 'paraMtu, bhagavaMta! A bhoga ane vAsanAe to vizvanI saMpadAone paNa jItI lIdhI che.' 'zikhI, vizvanI saMpadAo zuM che? e bhogano bhoga che? gurudeva, jo vizvanI saMpadA bhoga ane vAsanAne arpaNa karI devAmAM AvI, to premanA mATe zuM bacavAnuM?" AnaMda!" kayo AnaMda, pUjya?" je indriyonA bhogothI pRthaka che ane mananI vAsanAthI dUra che. temAM AkAMkSA nathI hotI, enI pUrtino prayAsa nathI hoto... ane pUrti thayA pachI paNa temAM virakti nathI hotI...' 'pUjya, kyAreka lAge che ke zarIramAM vAsanA ja vAsanA bharI che. ane bhoga ja ene sArthaka karI zake?" kumAramuni, eTale ja to yuvAnImAM zarIrano bhogomAM vyaya thaI jAya che ne? premano svAda ene maLe che ja kyAM? premane vikasita thavAno samaya ja kyAM maLe che? mAnavInuM A moTAmAM moTuM durbhAgya che. bhoga ane vAsanA to pazu-pakSIomAM paNa hoya che, manuSya e pazubhAvamAMthI thoDo paNa UMco nathI UThato... bAkI je premanuM tattva che, te vizvanI jIvasRSTimAM mAtra manuSyane ja prApta thaI zake che." mArA deva, to pachI yauvana ane saundaryanuM astitva nirarthaka ja samajavAnuM ne?' zA mATe nirarthaka muni? jo koI yathArtha pauruSavAna puruSa hoya, ane e yauvana zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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tathA saundaryane vAsanA ane bhogonI aganajvALAomAM bhasmIbhUta thatuM bacAvI zake, to ene premarasa cAkhavAno maLI zake che! vatsa, A premarasa amogha hoya che. e AnaMdano strota che, te varNanAtIta che. emAM nathI hotI AkAMkSA nathI hotI tRti ke nathI hotI virakti! emAM hoya che anaMta pravAhayukta zAzvata jIvana! ati madhura, ati ramya, ati manorama. je koI e premarasa pI le che enuM jIvana dhanya banI jAya che...' bhagavaMta, meM e premarasa cAkhI lIdho!" vatsa, tuM dhanya banI gayo!' bhagavAna, mAruM e sukha. mAro e AnaMda... huM Apane kevI rIte batAvuM?" AnaMdavihvaLa banI zikhIe kahyuM dhIre dhIre baMne guru-ziSya zunyamAM sarI paDyA. sudUra nIlagaganamAM TamaTamatAM nakSatronI sAkSImAM.. te vananA ekAnta bhUmibhAgamAM... jANe ke baMne pArthiva zarIrathI mukta na thaI gayA hoya vAyunI laharo para taratA taratA jANe upara AkAzamAM UDatA jatAM na hoya ane jANe tyAM pahoMcI gayA ke jyAM bhUH nathI. jyAM bhuvaH nathI, jyAM sva: nathI... pRthvI nathI, AkAza nathI. sRSTi nathI, sRSTinAM baMdhana nathI, janma nathI, mRtyu nathI, eka nathI, aneka nathI. jyAM che mAtra AnaMda.. paramAnaMda.. A rIte divaso vIte che, rAtrio pasAra thAya che. mahinAo ane varSo pasAra thAya che. mahAvideha kSetranAM lAkho varSonAM AyuSya! AcAryazrI vijayasiMhano vRddhAvasthAmAM praveza thaI gayo hato. zikhIkumAra muni yauvananI uttara avasthAthI thoDA ja dUra hatA. gurudeve temane AcAryapada para sthApita karyA hatA. temanAM caraNomAM seMkaDo manuSyoe sAdhudharma svIkAryo hato. gAme-gAma ane nagarI nagarImAM temano yaza vyApaka banyo hato. temanA jJAna-dhyAnanI prazaMsA thatI hatI. temanA saMyamanI prazaMsA thatI hatI. temanA upazama bhAvanI prazaMsA thatI hatI. A prazaMsA dUra-sudUra kauzAMbImAM paNa pahoMcI hatI. prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne be vRddha puruSo AnaMdita thayA hatA, harSita thayA hatA. te hatA mahAmaMtrI brahmadatta ane vidvAna vipra piMgala! piMgale brahmadattane kahyuM: "he pUjya, zikhIkumAra muninAM darzana karyuM hajAro varSa vItI gayAM. pratidina emanI smRti to thaI Ave ja che, paraMtu have darzana karyA vinA jIva akaLAya che... avilaMba emanI pAse javuM che." brahmadare kahyuM : "huM paNa e ja vicArato hato... emane jovAnI.. maLavAnI ane emanI sAthe vAto karavAnI adamya icchA jAgI gaI che. paNa meM tane paNa vAta nathI karI. kAraNa tuM jANe che." te zuM haju mahAdevI jAlinIno zikhIkumAra pratyeno dveSa ocho nathI thayo?' kAu bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhUlathI paNa jo mArA mukhethI zikhIkumAranuM nAma bolAI jAya to enuM mukha tamatamI jAya che... AMkhomAMthI taNakhA khare che..." ghaNuM kahevAya pUjya! bhayaMkara verAnubaMdha kahevAya. janamojanamanA A verAnubaMdha... devI jAlinIne kaI durgatimAM laI jaze?" naraka sivAya bIjI enI koI gati nathI piMgala! enuM raudra dhyAna... atyaMta dUra vicAro... huM ene gharamAM lAvavAno ja na hato. paraMtu indrazarmAnA atyadhika anunayathI gharamAM ene praveza Apyo..." sarva jIvo karmavaza che. potapotAnAM karmonA AdhAre A cauda rAjalokamAM bhaTake che...' sAcI vAta che tArI...' have ApaNo kyAre prayANa karavuM che?' "AvatI kAle ja !" AcAryazrI vijayasiMha ane AcAryazrI zikhIkumAra, kauzAmbIthI lagabhaga traNaso yojana dUra vizAkhApurImAM birAjamAna hatA. mahAmaMtrI hamezAM, zikhIkumAra kyAM vicare che, e samAcAra meLavatA ja rahetA hatA. eka rathamAM mahAmaMtrI ane piMgala sAthe beThA. bIjA rathamAM paricArako, yAtrAmAM upayogI sAmagrI sAthe beThA. trIjA rathamAM paricArikAo beThI... ane AgaLapAchaLa cAra-cAra zastrasajja azvArohI sainiko cAlyA. pratidina prabhAte teo cAlatA, madhyAhnaveLAe bhajanAdi mATe mukAma karatA. ane cothA praharamAM punaH prayANa karatAM. aMdhAruM thatAM teo rAtavAso yogya sthaLe karatA. keTalAka divasonI yAtrAnA aMte teo vizAkhApurI pahoMcyA. vahelI savAre vizAkhApurI pahoMcI javAno kAryakrama banAvI dIdho hato. AcAryadeva vizAkhApurInA dakSiNa bhUmibhAga upara AvelA "RturAja' udyAnamAM birAjelA hatA. mahAmaMtrI vageree udyAnamAM praveza karyo ke temanA kAne koyalonuM kalarava-gAna saMbhaLAyuM. pUrva dizAmAM prakAzanuM paheluM kiraNa potAno sparza svarNAcala phelAvIne prAta:kAlIna pavana sAthe ramata karatuM hatuM. AkAzanA tArAo pILA paDIne eka pachI eka potAnuM astitva adezya karatA cAlyA hatA. udyAnamAM sarvatra sugaMdhita... zItala samIra saMtapta tana-manane zAtA pamADI rahyo hato.. piMgalamAM sUtelo kavi jAgI gayo... te bolyo : "he, pUjya, juo to.. prakRtinA A suMdara rUpane juo...! ahIM keTalo ullAsa che! keTalI zakti cheane kevuM saundarya che. saMpUrNa jagatanI ciMtAo, tRSNAo ane abhizApathI bharelI halacalathI dUra. ati dUra. ahIM niSkalaMka pavitra jIvana jIvanArA seMkaDo munio AtmasAdhanAmAM kevA nimagna che!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 4pa7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kharekhara, evuM ja che e A udyAna! mahAmaMtrIe piMgalanI vAtamAM sUra purAvyo... ane teo rathamAMthI UtaryA. pAchaLa piMgala Utaryo.. paricArako ane paricArikAo UtarI.. azvArohI sainiko azva parathI nIce UtaryA.. sahu brahmadaranI pAchaLa cAlyA. AcAryadeva vijayasiMha, azokavRkSanI nIce eka kASThAsana para beThA hatA. temanI pAse be taruNa munivaro beThA hatA.. ane AcAryanI paricaryA karI rahyA hatA. brahmadare mastake aMjali joDIne mayUeNa vaMdAmi.." kahyuM. AcArye dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda ApI kahyuM : "he brahmadatta, tame sukhapUrvaka ahIM AvyA?" bhagavaMta, Apano amArA para anugraha che.. hajAro varSa pachI paNa Apane A sevakanuM nAma smRtimAM che! mAruM ahobhAgya!" mahAmaMtrIe piMgala ane parivAra sAthe vidhivat vaMdanA karI. pachI AsapAsa jovA lAgyA. AcArye kahyuM : "AcArya zikhIkumAra, A bAju pUrva tarapha beThA che. tame tyAM jaI zakazo.' sahu pUrva dizA tarapha cAlyA. pacAsa pagalAnAM aMtare AcArya zikhIkumAra vaTavRkSanI nIce kASThAsana para beThA hatA.. brahmadatta zikhIkumArane ekITase jotA rahyA.. bhAvavibhora thaI gayA.. AMkho harSAzruthI bharAI gaI. gadgada svare teoe mastake aMjali racIne "masthaLa vaMtAmi..." bolIne vaMdanA karI. piMgale paNa bhAvavibhora thaI vaMdanA karI. sAthe AvelA paricArako ane paricArikAo navI hatI. piMgale zikhIkumArano paricaya Apyo. te sahue paNa jamIna para mastaka mUkIne vaMdana karI... zikhIkumAre 'dharmalAbha' no AzIrvAda Apyo. sahu vinayapUrvaka jamIna para beThAM. he mahAmuni .. hajAro varSothI hRdayamAM saMgharI rAkhelI icchA Aje phaLI. temAM nimitta banyo che A piMgala!' mahAmaMtrIe harSita vadane vAta karI. piMgale kahyuM : "he AcAryadeva, ApanAM darzana karavAnI prabaLa bhAvanAne mArA A pUjya mahApuruSe phaLavatI banAvI che... munivara, ApanA saMyamapUta dehe zAtA varte che ne?" mahAnubhAva, paramAtmAnA aciMtya anugrahathI ane gurudevanI parama kRpAthI saMyamayAtrA sukhapUrvaka cAle che. zarIra-svAcya anukULa che.' eka kSaNa aTakIne zikhIkumAre pUchyuM : "kauzAmbInI prajA nirbhaya-nizcitapaNe traNe puruSArthamAM pravRtta haze? rogAdi upadravothI mukta haze? rAjyamAM sarvatra sukALa haze?" Ape kahyuM ema ja che. vizeSamAM kauzAmbInI prajA avAranavAra Apane yAda kare che. ApanI kuzaLatA pUche che. prAsaMgika vAto karIne, mahAmaMtrI vagere prabhAtika kAryo mATe nagaramAM gayA. 458 bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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snAna, pUjA, daMtadhAvana, dugdhapAna... Adi prAbhAtika kAryothI nivRtta thaI mahAmaMtrI vagere RturAja udyAnamAM AvyA. AcAryazrI vijayasiMhane vaMdanA karI, sahu AcArya zikhIkumAra pAse gayA. vaMdanA karI vinayapUrvaka teo AcAryanI samIpe beThA. AcAryazrI vijayasenanA nirdezathI aneka sAdhuo ane sAdhvIo paNa potapotAnA ucita Asane AvIne besI gayAM. vArtAno prAraMbha karyo mahAzrAvaka piMgale. he pUjya, tame ane ame hajAro zatruonI vacce gherAyA chIe. e zatruo tamane ane amane parAjita karavA prayatna karI rahyA che, e zatruone tame kevI rIte harAvI dIdhA?" zikhIkumAre kahyuM : "ekane jItI lIdho eTale pAMca zaraNe AvI gayA. pAMcane jItI lIdhA eTale dasa zatruo zaraNe AvI gayA. dasane jItI lIdhA eTale badhA ja zatruoe potAnAM hathiyAra nIce mUkI dIdhAM." bhagavana, e zatruono paricaya Apazo? avaza AtmA pahelo zatru che. meM pahelAM ene jItI lIdho. eTale zatrubhUta pAMca indriyo zaraNe AvI gaI. pAMca indriyone jItI lIdhI eTale cAra kaSAyo, traNa gAravo ane traNa yoga zaraNe AvyA. pachI to badhA ja zatruo para meM vijaya meLavyo." "he munivara, A vizvamAM moTA bhAganA jIvo baMdhanamAM jakaDAyelA jovA maLe che, paraMtu tame baMdhanathI mukta dekhAo cho. AnuM zuM kAraNa?' mahAzrAvaka, meM e baMdhano toDI nAMkhyAM che. vizeSa puruSArtha karIne toDyA che mATe huM baMdhanamukta thaIne vicaruM chuM." 'bhagavana, e baMdhano kayA che?' mukhya baMdhano che - rAga, dveSa, moha ane sneha-saMbaMdho." munizreSTha, hRdayanI aMdara utpanna thatI eka velaDI, hRdayamAM ja rahe che. e vela upara viSaphaLa Ave che. tame e velaDIno uccheda kevI rIte karyo?" e velaDIne mULamAMthI ukhADI nAMkhI, tenA TukaDe-TukaDA karIne pheMkI dIdhI. vela ja nA rahI pachI enA para viSaphaLa Ave ja kyAMthI?' e velanuM nAma batAvazo?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pac For Private And Personal Use Only

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"e velanuM nAma che tRSNA! bhayaMkara che A latA. enAM phaLa paNa bhayaMkara che.' munizreSTha, yathArtha che ApanI vAta... paraMtu zarIramAM eka ghora-pracaMDa agni che. e agni prajvalita ja rahe che... dhIre dhIre zarIrane bALe che... e agnine tame kevI rIte bujhAvI dIdho?' he piMgala deva, mahAmeghamAMthI varasatAM uttama ane pavitra pANI laIne... e agni upara nAMkhyA karuM chuM. tethI agni bujhAya che. mane bALatI nathI.' e agni phaI kaI che?' 'krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobha-agni che. mahAmegha samAdhi che. temAMthI zruta, zIla ane tapanuM pANI varase che. e pANI huM cAra prakAranA agni upara chAMTuM chuM. eTale e agni mane nathI lAgatI." bhagavaMta, eka mahAkAya duSTa ghoDo cArebAju bhAgaMbhAga karI rahyo che. e dhoDA upara Apa beThelA cho.... chatAM e ghoDo Apane unmArge nathI laI jaI zakato tenuM zuM kAraNa che?' e ghoDAne pakaDIne jJAnarUpI doraDAthI bAMdhI rAkhuM chuM. mATe mAro e ghoDo khoTA mArge nathI jato. sanmArga para cAle che.' e azvanuM nAma?" "e azvanuM nAma che mane! dharmazikSA dvArA eno nigraha karuM chuM.' he mahAmuni, A saMsAramAM aneka unmArga che. e unmArgane cAhanArA sanmArgathI bhraSTa thAya che, paraMtu tame to sanmArga para ja cAlo cho, tame mArgabhraSTa kema nathI thatA? piMgaLadeva, sanmArga para cAlanArAone huM jANuM chuM, ane unmArga upara cAlanArAone paNa jANuM chuM. eTale huM sanmArgathI bhraSTa nathI thato." bhagavaMta, e sanmArga kyA che, ne e unmArga kayA che? jinabhASita, jinadarzita mArga sanmArga che, e sivAyanA badhA unmArga che. huM zaMkA vinA kahuM chuM ke jinosta mArga uttama mArga che.' he AcArya, sindha jevI nadInA mahApravAhamAM vahI jatAM jIvone zaraNabhUta... AzrayabhUta dvIpa kayo che?" e mahAdvIpa che. vizALa che. enuM nAma che dharmadvIpa!' mahAmuni, mahAsAgaramAM eka naukA che. tame e nakAmAM beThA cho. naukA cAre dizAmAM bhaTakI rahI che. to tame kinAre kevI rIte pahoMcazo?' piMgaladeva, je naukA chidrovALI hoya che te kinAre pahoMcatI nathI, madhadariye 890 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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DUbI jAya che. je naukA chidro vinAnI hoya che te kinAre laI jAya che." e naukAnuM nAma?' 'zarIra naukA che. jIva nAvika che. saMsAra samudra che. yogIpuruSo zarIranI nakAmAM besI sAme tIre pahoMce che." munizreSTha, moTAbhAganA jIvo aMdhakAramAM rahelA che. temane koNa ajavALuM Ape che?' Ugelo nirmaLa sUrya!" "e sUrya kayo che? "tIrthaMkara paramAtmA! jIvone teo ja prakAza Ape che." munirAja. zArIrika ane mAnasika duHkhothI trasta jIvo mATe, koIpaNa duHkha vinAnuM kayuM sthAna Apa mAno cho?" lokanA agrabhAge eka dhruva sthAna che. tyAM vyAdhi nathI, vedanA nathI, janma-jarA ane mRtyu nathI... paraMtu enuM caDhANa khUba ja kaThina che." e sthAnanuM nAma?" enAM ghaNAM nAma che : "siddhigati, mukti, mokSa, lokAgra, ziva, anAbAdha.." piMgala bhAvavibhora banIne bolI UThyA : 'he munizreSTha, ApanI prajJA zreSTha che. ApanuM zAstrajJAna paripUrNa che.. ApanuM vAkyAturya advitIya che... Aje ame sahu kRtArtha thayA...' brahmadatta ekAgra citte vArtAlApa sAMbhaLatA hatA. tyAM upasthita sAdhuo ane sAdhvIo utsukatAthI jJAnacarcA sAMbhaLatAM hatA. praznottara pUrNa thayA pachI brahmadatta bolyA : Ape pitRkaLane to zobhAvyuM. AcAryakuLane paNa ujvala karyuM che. paraMtu mArI evI AMtarika icchA che ke Apa gurudevanI sAthe ekavAra kauzAmbI padhAro. have mAruM jIvana mRtyunA kinAre UbhuM che. mArA jIvanakALamAM Apa kauzAmbIne pAvana karo... kauzAmbInI prajA AnaMdita thaze. harSaghelI banaze. sarvajJazAsanane pAmaze. mokSamArgane pAmaze." 'he pitAjI, ApanI bhAvanA sArI che, paraMtu A viSayamAM gurudevanI AjJA pramANabhUta che.' ucita che Apano pratyuttara, ame gurudevane prArthanA karIe chIe.' 0 0 0 thoDA divasa vizAkhApurImAM rahIne, AcAryadevanuM pAvana sAnnidhya mANIne, brahmadatta Adie kauzAmbI tarapha prayANa karyuM. AcAryadeve paNa mAsakalpa pUrNa thavAthI vihAra zrI samarAditya mahAkathA XG9 For Private And Personal Use Only

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karI dIdho. sAdhujIvana eTale jJAna-dhyAnanuM jIvana, jinokta tattvone samajavAnAM, vicAravAmAM, yAda rAkhavAnI ane enA rahasyArthone pAmavAnAM.. te pachI e jinokta tattvo suyogya, supAtra manuSyone ApavAnAM, e avirata paraMparA cAlatI rahe! jIvanaparyata cAlatI rahe! jevI rIte sAdhuo jJAna-dhyAnamAM lIna rahe. tevI rIte sAdhvIo paNa guruAjJAmAM rahIne jJAna-dhyAnamAM lIna rahe. AcArya vijayasiMha vizALa sAdhvIsamudAyanuM yogakSema karatA hatA, anuzAsana karatA hatA. AcAryadeva "zRMgAra tilaka' nagaranA tilaka-udyAnamAM birAjamAna hatA. sAdhuo udyAnamAM bAMdhavAmAM AvelI kuTiromAM rahelA hatA. sAdhvIo emanI maryAdA mujaba nagaramAMthI yogya samaye AvatI, yogya samaye cAlI jatI. sUryodaya thavAnI taiyArI hatI. AkAza svaccha hatuM. pUrva dizA lAla raMgathI lepAI gaI hatI. udyAnamAM prakRtie abhinava zRMgAra sajyo hato. tyAM sAdhvIvRMde udyAnamAM praveza karyo. prakRtinuM saundarya joIne sAdhvIvRMda mugdha thaI gayuM. sAdhvI kamalinI bolI UThI : "juo to prakRtinuM kevuM saundarya che! ahIM keTalI zAnti che. ullAsa che.... ane saundarya che!" bIjI eka sAdhvI bolI : "sAdhvI kamalinI, mane to prakRtimAM koI suMdaratA nathI dekhAtI!' "are, zuM Apane koI suMdaratA nathI dekhAtI? Azcarya! zuM tame satya bolo cho ke mArI hAMsI uDAvo cho?" sAcu kahuM chuM Arya! tame kaho cho ke prakRti suMdara che, mane prakRti kurUpa dekhAya che!' sAdhvI kamalinI mauna rahI. sAdhvIvRMde AcAryadevanI pAse pahoMcIne vaMdanA karI. kuzaLa pRcchA karI. tyAMthI sAdhvIvRMda AcArya zikhIkumAra pAse gayuM. vaMdanA karI, kuzaLa pRcchA karI ane AcAryanI anumati laI vinayapUrvaka sAdhvIe tyAM bhUmi para besI gaI. be-cAra kSaNa vizrAma lIdhA pachI pahelo prazana sAdhvI kamalinIe pUchyuM : bhagavana, prakRti pUrNa che ke apUrNa?" "Arya, prakRti apUrNa che..' sAdhvI AzcaryathI bolI UThI : "zuM prakRti apUrNa hA Arya, prakRti apUrNa hovAnA kAraNe to manuSya kRtrimatAno sahAro lIdho che. ThaMDInA divasomAM.. prakRtinA A suMdara sthAnonI kurUpatA juo.. dhummasa chavAyeluM rahe che. atyaMta zItala vAyu vAya che... ThaMDIthI zarIra dhrujavA lAge che...! garamInA divasomAM madhyAhnakALe eTalI lU vAya che ke zarIra baLavA mAMDe che. parasevAthI zarIra 42 bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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durgadha mAre che. prakRtinI A badhI asuvidhAothI bacavA mATe manuSyoe bhavanonuM nirmANa karyuM che. ziyALAmAM manuSya uttaranI havAne rokI, tApaNuM karI nAkhe che. garamIthI bacavA mATe bhinna-bhinna upAyo kare che. prati manuSyanI suvidhAo nathI jotI, mATe te apUrNa che." paraMtu gurudeva, A puSpo keTalAM komala che! e puSpomAM kevI mAdaka sugaMdha che..! koyalanA svaramAM keTalI mIThAza che ane karuNA che? kalarava gAyana keTaluM madhura che!' "he Aryo, puSpa komaLa che, barAbara che, paraMtu emAM kAMTA paNa che! ane zI khabara A puSpomAM keTalA nAnA nAnA kIDA ghuselA haze! enI komaLatA ane enI sugaMdha, baMne kSaNika che. kSaNika sugaMdhane zuM karavAnI? kSaNika komaLatAne zuM karavAnI? ane he Aye, koyala mAtra paMcama sUramAM ja gAI zake che. manuSya vadhAre samaya sAMbhaLe to kaMTALI jAya che. vaLI, koyala zuM bole che. e koI samajI zakatuM nathI. kadAca e kaMI ja kahetI nathI! ane A pakSIonuM samUha kalarava-gAna.... emAM madhuratA haze, paNa mAtra svaronI! emAM saMyata bhASA nathI hoto. eTale e bhAvahIna saMgIta jevuM che. temAM svarone utAra-caDhAva paNa nathI hotI. ekI sAthe sAte sUra guMjI UThe che!" bhagavad, pUrvAvasthAmAM mahelanA udyAnanA sarovaramAM kabUtarone svacchaMdapaNe snAna karatAM joyelAM. e dRzya mane khUba gamatuM! ApasamAM teo ramatAM... nAcatAM... e pakSIomAM irSyA, dhRNA, duSTatA vagere avaguNo nathI hotA... kevuM mukta jIvana hoya che e paMkhIonuM... ghaDIbhara mane paNa kabUtaro banavAnI icchA thaI AvatI.' Aryo, sAcuM kahuM? tuM jo kabUtarI hota to tane manuSya thavAnI icchA thAta! tuM ema samaje che ke kabUtara sukhI che? nizcita che? emanAM koI zatru nathI? to e tAro bhrama che. abhilASA pUrNa thavI te sukha ane abhilASA apUrNa rahevI e duHkha. A to samajAya evI vAta che ne? zuM e kabUtaronI badhI abhilASAo pUrNa thAya che? are, e kabUtaromAM icchA jevuM tattva che ke kema, e paNa prazna che! mAtra AhAra ane mAtra maithuna - A be icchAo sivAya trIjI kaI icchA hoya che e pakSIone? pazu ane pakSIne bhojana mATe jhaghaDatAM teM joyAM che kharAM? ane e pakSIone bhaya keTalo satAve che? bAja pakSI jyAre e kabUtaro para jhApaTa mAre che, tyAranI e kabUtaronI sthiti joI che kharI? keTalI vivazatA hoya che e pakSIonI? he Aryo, jJAnI jIvo ema samaje che ke prAkRtika vAtAvaraNamAM rahenArA manuSyo sukhI hoya che. paraMtu teo nathI samajatA ke manuSya, ajJAnI manuSya potAnI vartamAna sthitithI kyAreya saMtoSI nathI hoto. ajJAnI manuSyono A svabhAva hoya che ke emane potAnuM ochuM game, bIjAnuM vadhAre game. rAjamahelamAM UcharI hoya, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA u3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjamahelanAM sukha bhogavyAM hoya, chatAM rAjamahela pratye udAsIna hoya ane rAjamahela choDIne te prAkRtika vAtAvaraNamAM rahelI jhUMpaDIomAM sukha jue che! gAmaDAonI khullI havAmAM pazuo sAthe krIDA karavAmAM sukha jue che! paraMtu e grAmavAsIone pUcho - "tamane sukha zAmAM lAge che?' to e loko kaheze : "sukha to mahelomAM che! sukha to nokara-cAkara hoya, hAthI, ghoDA pAlakhI hoya... vaibhava.... saMpatti hoya... emAM che!' mATe prakRti apUrNa che. A udyAna ke je tane suMdara lAge che e to kRtrima che. banAvavAmAM AveluM che. prakRtine enA mULa rUpamAM joIza to DarI jaIza. e bhayaMkara jaMgalo... jemAM vAgha ane siMha lokopyAsI jIbha bahAra kADhI pharatA hoya che... jyAM UMcA UMcA ghAsamAM bhayaMkara viSadhara chupAyelo hoya che... ane akAraNa lokone karaDIne mArI nAMkhatA hoya che. kRtrima sarovaranI vAta choDo. jaMgalomAM vahetI UMDI nadIomAM magaramaccha... manuSyano zikAra karavA kevA tAkIne paDyA hoya che? A badhuM joIza to tane prakRti apUrNa lAgaze.' sAdhvI kamalinI AcAryanI sAme AzcaryathI joI rahI, atyAra sudhI e zikhIkumArane eka caritravAna zreSTha saMyamI mahApuruSa samajatI hatI. zreSTha zrutajJAnI vidvAna mAnatI hatI. paraMtu Aje e zikhIkumAranA maulika vidvattAthI ane akADhya tarkothI khUba ja prabhAvita thaI gaI. enI zraddhA-bhaktimAM juvALa Avyo.... teNe saMkoca sAthe dhImethI pUchyuM : "gurudeva, zuM A badhI vAto zAstromAM Ave che?" AcAryanA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. temaNe kahyuM : "Aryo, saMsAranI pAThazALAmAM, anubhavanI zikSaNa paddhatithI, paristhitionA avalokanathI huM A badhuM bhaNyo adbhu ta!" Aryo.. bAhya suMdaratAnuM avalokana sAdhu-sAdhvInA mATe ghAtaka banI jAya, kAraNa ke te rAga-dveSanuM kAraNa che mATe ApaNe suMdaratAnI bhItaramAM rahelI kurUpatAnuM darzana paNa karavuM joIe. pachI e suMdaratA zarIranI hoya, puSpanI hoya, vRkSanI hoya, pahADanI hoya... ke nadI-sAgaranI hoya... e suMdaratA upara mana mugdha bane, ke tarata ja enI bhItara jovAnuM... kurUpatA zodhavAnI... pahelI ja hoya che. kurUpatA ane bIbhatsatA. te joIne manane virakta banAvavAnuM ke AryAo, vairAgya ApaNo bhAvaprANa che. hRdayane virAgathI kyAreya khAlI thavA dezo nahIM. duniyAmAM Thera-Thera sarvatra vairAgyanAM nimitto paDelAM che. ene jotAM zIkho. praznaprahara pUro thayo hato. sAdhvIvaMde vaMdanA karI. svasthAne javAnI anumati mAgI. ka ka ja bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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LGSN tame mane kahyA vinA ATalA badhA divasa kyAM gayA hatA?' jAlinIe, brahmadattane havelImAM praveza karatAM ja roSa karyo. brahmadatta jAlinI sAme joyuM paNa nahIM. maunapaNe teo potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM gayA. snAna karyuM. vastraparivartana karyuM. paricArikAe tyAM ja dUdhano pyAlo lAvIne mUkyo, sAthe prabhAtika alpAhAra paNa mUkyo. pAchaLa ne pAchaLa jAlinI AvI pahoMcI. tame mane pratyuttara paNa nathI ApatA?" huM bahAragAma gayo hato." kayA gAme? gAmanuM nAma?" "vizAkhA nagarI.." tyAM javAnuM prayojana jANI zakuM?" nA jaNAvuM to? 'nA jaNAvavAnuM koI kAraNa?" tane duHkha thAya, mATe." to zuM tame mArA sukha-duHkhano vicAra karo cho?" mahAmaMtrI mauna rahyA. lAkho varSonA dAMpatyajIvanamAM jAlinIe brahmadattane kyAreka ja zAnti ApI haze, sukha ApyuM haze, priyavacana kahyAM haze! kadAca evA prasaMgo mahAmaMtrInI smRtimAM paNa nahIM hoya. chatAM brahmadatte zAMti jALavI hatI, gaMbhIratA sAcavI hatI ane khAnadAnIne AMca AvavA dIdhI na hatI. jAlinI bolI : "tamane sAce ja mArI upara prema nathI. jo prema hota to mane je nathI gamatuM te tame nA karata..." mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM : "ema huM paNa kahI zakuM chuM ke jo tane mArA pratye prema hota to mane je game che, te tane paNa gamata ja. mane putra game che... tane nathI gamato! hajAro varSothI e dUra sudUra che, chatAM tArA manamAM enA pratye dveSa che." che, che ne che. mane enA para dveSa rahevAno ja. mArA hRdayamAM kyAreya.. e garbharUpe Avyo tyArathI prema jAgyo nathI... dveSanI Aga ja saLagatI rahI che.' enA pAralaukika pariNAmano vicAra tane Ave che? tIvra kaSAyanA pariNAme jIva durgatimAM jAya che. tiryaMcagatimAM ke narakagatimAM jAya che...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA gu For Private And Personal Use Only

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jANuM chuM paNa... mArI dveSanI gAMTha ogaLe evI nathI.' ane tArA tIvra kakSAnA kAraNe A jIvanamAM paNa teM mAnasika zAnti bhogavI nathI... ane mane...' meM tamane azAnti ApI che, ema ja kahevuM che ne?" zA mATe? have to sAme mRtyu dekhAya che... jIvana pUrNa thavAmAM che... A jiMdagInA chellA divasomAM to cittane upazAnta kara..." kevI rIte jAlinInuM citta upazAnta thAya? na ja thAya. zikhIkumAra taraphano tIvra deSa jAya ja nahIM. ghora tapazcaryAnA badalAmAM tIvra veSa, tIvra vera.. ane hatyA karavAno durbhAva mAgI lIdhelo che.. bhale ne enA upara tIrthaMkaranI dezanAno puSparAvarta megha varase... e upazAnta na ja thaI zake.. jAlinIe kahyuM : "aMtima zvAsocchavAsa sudhI... mAro daiSa nahIM jAya. mATe mane tame vAraMvAra upadeza nA Apo.' to tAre mane, mArI rIte jIvavA devo joIe. mArI icchA hoya to huM ghare rahuM, mArI icchA hoya to huM putra pAse jAuM... tAre mArA mArgamAM ADe nahIM AvavAnuM." mahAmaMtrIne rAjasabhAmAM javAno samaya thaI gayo hato. 0 0 0 jAlinInA cittamAM raudradhyAna zarU thayuM. e zikhInA baccAe dIkSA lIdhI, e pUrve ja mAre enuM kAsaLa kADhI nAMkhavuM joItuM hatuM. meM kevI mUrkhatA karI? e vakhate huM ene koIpaNa upAye yamalokamAM pahoMcADI zakata.... e jIva to rahI gayo... to mahAmaMtrI doDI doDIne enI pAse jAya che... enuM astitva ja nA hota to kyAM jAta?' tenA dAMta bhIMsAyA, be hAthanI muThI vaLI gaI. havAmAM uchALavA lAgI. tenI AMkho kUra ane pahoLI thaI gaI.... e mArA zatranuM huM A be hAthe gaLuM bhIMsI deta... enA tyAM ne tyAM ja prANa nIkaLI jAta. khera, have e zakya nathI." te palaMga para besI. tenuM mAthuM phATaphATa thatuM hatuM. eka kSaNanuM paNa ene cena na hatuM. te palaMgamAM sUI gaI.. paDakhAM pheravatI rahI... vicAravA lAgI : "haju paNa jo e kauzAmbImAM Ave to... koIpaNa upAya karIne mArI nAMkhuM.." zikhIkamAre jAlinInuM jarA paNa ahita karyuM nathI, ahita vicAryuM paNa nathI. chatAM jAlinI akAraNa emanA pratye tIvra dveSa karI rahI che. temAM preraka tatva che karmabaMdhana!' hajAro varSothI. nA, nA, lAkha upara varSo vItI gayAM. te gayo te gayo, 8GG bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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pAcho Avyo ja nathI kauzAmbImAM ane kadAca huM jIvuM chuM tyAM sudhI nA paNa AvI nA Ave to huM ene mArI nA zakuM! mATe te ahIM Avavo to joIe ja. huM mahAmaMtrIne kahuM ke "tame zikhIkumArane vinaMtI karIne kauzAmbImAM bolAvI lAvo... have mane enA pratye dveSa nathI... huM enI kSamA mAgIza..' to mahAmaMtrI mAnaze? nA, nA, teone have mArA para vizvAsa ja kyAM rahyo che? juone, e zikhI pAse jaI AvyA, mane kahyuM paNa nahIM ke tAre AvavuM hoya to cAla mArI sAthe... zikhI muninAM darzana karI AvIe..' have huM game teTaluM nATaka karuM zikhI pratye sneha dekhADuM. badhAM ja strIcaritra ajamAvuM... chatAM vyartha jaze. mahAmaMtrI zikhIkumArane bolAvavA nahIM ja jAya... to pachI ? huM ekalI to jaI nA zakuM. mane mahAmaMtrI javA paNa nA de.nA re, huM ekalI nA ja jAuM... jo ke jAuM ne vinaMtI karuM... to e mArI vinaMtI jarUra mAne! kAraNa ke mane enA para dveSa che, paraMtu ene mArA para bhakti che! e mAtRbhakta che. ane huM sAme cAlIne jAuM... bhaktibhAva dekhADuM... karuNa rudana karuM... bhUlone svIkAra karaze... prAyazcitta mAguM. to e jarUra mAnavAno ke "mArI mAtAnA hRdayanuM parivartana thayuM che. e rAjI thavAno. mArI prArthanA svIkArIne e ahIM AvavAno! pachI to mane kAma pAra pADatAM AvaDe che! nATaka to karavuM paDe! mane AvaDe che nATaka karatAM! paraMtu mane mahAmaMtrI javA ja nA de.. to zuM karuM?" tene e divase cena nA paDyuM. rAtre UMgha paNa nA AvI, mahAmaMtrI e enA tarapha durlakSya karyuM. alabata, teo AcAryadevane kauzAmbI padhAravA vinaMtI karIne AvyA hatA. AcAryadeve koI nizcita pratyuttara nahoto Apyo. "kauzAMbI AvavAnI bhAvanA rAkhIzuM." eTalo ja TUMko pratyuttara Apyo hato. mahAmaMtrIe A vAta jAlinIne karI na hatI. kAraNa ke jAlinI e vAtanA kevA pratyAghAta Ape, e mahAmaMtrI jANatA hatA. divaso pasAra thAya che. jAlinI potAnA manamAM nirNaya kare che. game te upAya karIne zikhIne kauzAmbI bolAvavo." ane eka divasa tene upAya sUjhI Avyo. te rAjI thaI gaI. tene potAnI yojanA pAra paDatI dekhAI. teNe potAnA pitAnA eka mitra somadevanI sAthe zikhIkumArane eka saMdezo mokalavAno nirNaya karyo. somadeva kuzaLa rAjanItijJa puruSa hato. tenI vANI madhura hatI ane te vyavahAradakSa hato. jAlinI pratye ene sadUbhAva hato. jAlinI tenA para vizvAsa mUkI zakatI hatI. jAlinIe pitRgRhe jaIne somadevane bolAvyo. somadeva, mAro eka saMdezo ane eka mUlyavAna ratnakaMbala laIne, jyAM zikhIkumAra muni vicaratA hoya tyAM javAnuM che, ane mAro saMdezo ApavAno che. ratnakaMbala bheTa karavAnI che." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA che For Private And Personal Use Only

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somadeva samaMta thayo. joke ene Azcarya jarU2 thayuM. 'zikhIkumArane sarvathA dhikkAranArI jAlinI Aje kema mane emanI pAse mokale che? ratnakaMbala bheTa ApavA mokale che? zuM enA hRdayanuM parivartana thayuM haze? thaI zake parivartana yuvAnImAM karelI bhUlono, pAchalI uma2mAM pazcAttApa thaI zake che.' teNe jAlinIne kahyuM : 'saMdezo Apo.' jAlinIe saMdezo Apyo, ratnakaMbala ApI, ane somadeva ravAnA thaI gayo. rastAmAM eNe jANI lIdhuM ke 'AcArya 'tamAla' nAmanA gAmanA bAhya udyAnamAM rahelA che.' te tamAla gAmamAM pahoMcI gayo. azvane eka vRkSa nIce Ubho rAkhIne somadeva AcArya pAse Avyo. AcAryane vaMdanA karI... ane madhura svaramAM kahyuM : 'gurudeva, huM kauzAMbIthI Avyo chuM. mahAtmA zikhIkumAranAM darzana karavA Atura chuM...' gurudeve kahyuM : 'mahAnubhAva, juo... sAme ja zikhIkumAra AcArya sAdhuone adhyayana karAvI rahyA che.' somadeve zikhIkumArane joyA. te tyAM gayo, vaMdanA karI, nivedana karyuM : 'mahAtmAn, huM kauzAmbIthI Avyo chuM...' 'koI vizeSa prayojanathI ke svAbhAvika?' 'ApanAM mAtAjIe mane ApanA kuzaLa samAcAra jANavA mokalyo che. ApanA virahathI temane atyaMta duHkha thayuM che... anuttApanA agnithI baLI rahyAM che. temano deha paNa kRza thaI gayo che...' 'mAtAjIne anutApa? mArA virahathI? Azcarya! somadeva, kSaNabhara mAnavAmAM nA Ave... evI vAta che...' 'mAnavI paDaze mahAtman, emano saMdezo sAMbhaLazo eTale jarU2 mAnazo!' 'mAtAe kevo saMdezo mokalyo che?' temaNe kahyuM che : 'he vatsa, strIo saMkucita hRdayavALI hoya che, avivekI hoya che. avicArI kArya karanArI hoya che... caMcaLa svabhAvanI hoya che, irSyALu hoya che. durAgrahI hoya che, ane pAchaLathI pastAvo karanArI hoya che. jyAre satpuruSo gaMbhIra hRdayanA hoya che, vinIta hoya che, vicArapUrvaka kArya karanArA hoya che, sthira svabhAvanA hoya che, guNavAna hoya che, cAre bAjuno vicAra karanArA hoya che... he putra, huM eka ajJAnI... svArthI ane durguNonI bharelI strI chuM. meM krodhAvezamAM AvIne na karavAnuM kArya karyuM. tamane duHkha ApyuM. tamane trAsa Apyo... paraMtu tuM to mAtRbhakta che. teM kyAreya mAro avinaya nathI karyo... tuM vinIta che... chatAM eka vAta mane samajAI nahIM ke mArI rajA vinA teM sAdhupaNuM kema lIdhuM? mane rIMsa AvelI... tethI huM tArA dIkSAmahotsavamAM nahotI AvI... tuM mane maLyA vinA ja cAlyo gayo... vatsa, tuM mAtAnA hRdayane to jANe 89. bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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che ne? e potAnA bALakane mAre. ne pachI chAtIe lagADe! vatsa, tArA gayA pachI.. sadava tane yAda karuM chuM. mane paNa teM je mArga lIdho che e mArga gamyo che. joke have huM sAdhvI to nahIM banI zakuM... paNa tuM mane, mArI yogyatA mujaba dharma ApIza to huM mArAM pApone dhoI zakIza... mArA putra, tuM ahIM kizAmbI Ava. tArA darzana ApIne, mArA saLagatA hRdayane zAMti Apa. tuM jJAnI che, saMyamI che, mArA avaguNono vicAra nA karIza. basa, tArA jevA guNavAna purUSo mAtAnA hRdayane samajI zakatA hoya che. vizeSa to tane zuM kahyuM? dIkSA prasaMge huM tane kaMI ApI zakI na hatI, mATe ratnakaMbala mokalI che. eTalI vastu jarUra svIkArI leje...' zikhIkumAre vicAryuM : "mAtAonAM hRdaya hamezAM snehAsakta hoya che. paramArthane samajI zakatAM nathI. chatAM mAtA-pitAnA upakArano badalo koI rIte vALI zakAto nathI...? temaNe somadevane kahyuM : somadeva, kharekhara huM mAtAnA kAraNe virakta thayo nathI, mAtAnA kAraNe gRhavAsa tyajyo nathI. meM to gurudevanA upadezathI ane emanI ATha-ATha bhavonI AtmakathA sAMbhaLIne virakta banIne sAdhudharma svIkAryo che. mAtA kAraNa vinA duHkha lagADe che.. tame ene kahejo ke e hRdayamAM saMtApa nA kare. bIjo koI vikalpo nA kare... bAkI kauzAmbI AvavA - nA AvavA aMgeno nirNaya gurudeva ja karaze. ane A ratnakaMbala grahaNa karavI ke nA karavI, eno nirNaya paNa gurudeva karaze. tame gurudevane prArthanA karo, mAtAnI bhAvanA jaNAvo.' somadeva gurudevazrInI pAse gayA. gurudevane praNAma karI kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, huM kauzAmbIthI zikhIkumAranAM mAtAjIno saMdezo laI Avyo chuM. teoe kahyuM che ke Apa kauzAmbI padhAro. zikhIkumAranA virahathI teo vyAkuLa che. temanAM darzana thaze tyAre ja temane zAnti thaze.' mahAnubhAva, mAtAnI icchA putranAM darzana karavAnI hoya te svAbhAvika che, ane mAtAnI bhAvanAne saphaLa karavAnuM putranuM kartavya hoya che. paraMtu atyAre zikhIkumAra so sAdhuone adhyayana karAvI rahyA che, adhyApananuM kArya pUruM thayA pachI munivarane kauzAmbI mokalI zakIza." bhagavaMta, Ape ucita kahyuM. mane harSa thayo. Apano pratyuttara huM zikhIkumAranI mAtAne saMbhaLAvIza. paraMtu A ratnakaMbala Ape grahaNa karavAnI che. mAtAe khUba zraddhA-bhaktithI mokalI che.' mahAnubhAva, AvuM mUlyavAna vastra amArAthI grahaNa na karI zakAya.' paraMtu gurudeva, jo Apa A vastra grahaNa nahIM karo to mAtAnuM hRdaya khUba duHkha anubhavaze. zikhIkumAra mATe teoe khUba bhaktibhAvathI mokalyuM che." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 8SE For Private And Personal Use Only

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zikhIkumAra pratyenA vAtsalyathI prerAIne gurudeve ratnakaMbala grahaNa karI. somadevane AnaMda thayo. tyAMnuM jJAnadhyAnamaya vAtAvaraNa tene gamI gayuM. te keTalAka divasa tyAM rokAI gayo, pachI kauzAmbI tarapha prayANa karyuM. 0 0 0 somadevanA gayA pachI, AcAryazrI vijayasiMhe zikhIkumArane kahyuM : "vatsa, somadeve kahelo, tArI mAtAno saMdezo... tane kema lAgyo?" 'gurudeva, mane lAgyuM ke... tenA jIvananI uttarAvasthAmAM tenuM hRdayaparivartana thayuM che. mArA pratyeno roSa cAlyo gayo che.. ne te mane cAhavA lAgI che... banI zake ne AvuM parivartana?' banI zake zikhI, paraMtu jAlinInuM hRdaya parivartana mane zakya nathI lAgatuM!" zAthI AvuM anumAna karyuM Ape?" "sAMbhaLa, jo enuM hRdaya parivartana thayuM hota to e jarUra mahAmaMtrInI sAthe ahIM AvI hota! nahotI AvI. eTaluM ja nahIM, mahAmaMtrIe enA jIvana-parivartananI, hRdayaparivartananI vAta paNa mane nathI karI! tane karI hatI?" nA jI, pitAjIe mAtA aMge eka akSara paNa uccAryo na hato.' "eno artha zuM thAya?" Ape karyo e ja artha thAya.. to pachI Avo bhAvapUrNa saMdezo ane ratnakaMbala zA mATe mokalyAM?' e ja prazna che. e gaMbhIratAthI vicAravAnI vAta che." zikhIkumAra gahana vicAramAM paDI gayA. gurudeve kahyuM : 'zikhIkumAra, ApaNe kauzAMbI nathI javAnuM!" zikhIkumAre AcAryadevanI sAme joyuM... hA, nathI javAnuM! tArA pitAjIe mane kauzAmbImAM ja tArI mAtAno vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo hato... tuM garbhAvasthAmAM hato tyArathI tArI mAtA tane mArI nAMkhavAnA prayatno karatI AvI che. e to tAro prabaLa puNyodaya che ke e tane mArI zakI nathI. AvA verabhAvane dhAraNa karanAra game te hoya, enA para vizvAsa nA karAya. tArA pitAjIe mane kaheluM paNa kharuM ke, 'zikhIne jo koI bhaya che.. to enI mAtA taraphathI che... Apa enI rakSA karajo.' "vatsa, tuM mAro parama vinIta ziSya to che ja, sAthe sAthe jinazAsanano mahAna prabhAvaka che. tuM jinazAsananI saMpatti che... tArI rakSA karavI ja rahI. mATe tame sahu tamArA jJAna-dhyAnamAM lIna raho.. hamaNAM kauzAmbIne bhUlI jAo.' zikhIkumAre gurudevane vaMdana karIne kahyuM : "tahatti!' 47 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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TGS latA-gulmothI bharelI vAMkI-cUMkI vIthIone pAra karIne zikhIkumAra eka vAvaDInA kinAre pahoMcyA. vAvaDImAM eka zatadala kamala khIlyuM hatuM. e kamalanI bhInI-bhInI sugaMdha tyAM phelAI rahI hatI. vAvanA kinAre saghana vRkSonI chAyA hatI. te zItala chAyAmAM zikhI munIMdra kSaNabhara cUpacApa UbhA rahI gayA. teo vicArI rahyA hatA, zA mATe mAre mAtAno bhaya rAkhavo joIe? zA mATe gurudeva mArI ATalI badhI ciMtA kare che? khera, manuSyane jenA para prema hoya che tenI ciMtA kare ja che. pitAjIne mArA para prema che mATe teo mArI ciMtA karavAnA, gurudevane mArA para atyaMta vAtsalya che, eTale teo paNa mArI ciMtA karavAnA, huM emane kema karyuM ke tame mArI ciMtA nA karo. e avinaya kahevAya... paraMtu mArA manane nathI gamatuM ke koI mArI ciMtA kare. sAcI vAta che ke mAtA mArA pratye akAraNa dveSa rAkhe che, akAraNa verabhAva rAkhe che. paraMtu koIpaNa kArya, kAraNa vinA nathI banatuM. bhale, A janamamAM mAtAnA verabhAvanuM koI kAraNa nathI samajAtuM ke nathI dekhAtuM. mArA kAraNe mAtAne koI du:kha thayuM hoya ke mAtAno koI svArtha ghavAyo hoya, to to sakAraNa dveSa thAya, sakAraNa verabhAva janme. evuM to kaMI thayuM nathI. avazya, pUrvajanmonI kathAmAM A verabhAvanuM kAraNa... keSabhAvanuM bIja paDyuM haze ane bIja dharatImAM gharabAyeluM hoya, bahAra nA dekhAya. pUrvajanmonI kathA to huM kevI rIte jANI zakuM? hA, koI tIrthakara bhagavaMtanuM sAnnidhya maLI jAya... jevI rIte mArA gurudevane tIrthaMkara paramAtmA maLI gayA hatA! athavA to koI avadhijJAnI ke zrutakevalI maLI jAya to pUchI zakAya. jANI zakAya koI kAraNa to enA nivAraNano upAya zodhI zakAya. mAtAno pragADha dveSabhAva dUra karI zakAya. verabhAvanAne tenA hRdayamAMthI ukheDIne bahAra pheMkI zakAya. to enA bhaviSyanA janmo sukhamaya rahe. jyAM sudhI enuM nirvANa nA thAya tyAM sudhI ene sArA janmo maLatA rahe. nahIMtara e bicArI ajJAnI mAtA durgatiomAM janma-maraNa karatI raheze. paravazapaNe ghora vedanAo sahatI rahaze. ene jIvatAMya nA AvaDyuM. maratAM paNa nahIM AvaDe...! je manuSya potAnA jIvanakALamAM ArtadhyAna ane raudradhyAna karato rahe che... tene mRtyu samaye paNa evuM ja Arta-raudra dhyAna Ave che... e ribAI ribAIne maraze. marIne durgatimAM jaze... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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jo huM kauzAmbI jAuM... game te rIte gurudevanA mananuM samAdhAna karIne jAuM. to mAtAne pratidina jinavacano saMbhaLAvIne, eno dveSabhAva nAmazeSa karI nAMkhuM jinavacanono aciMtya prabhAva che! jinavacana pApIne puNyazALI banAve che. jinavacana hiMsakane ahiMsaka banAve che. Ameya mAtAe mane kauzAmbI AvavA mATe AgrahabharI prArthanA karI che. potAnI bhUlono pazcAttApa vyakta karyo che.... mArA pratye eNe bhakti vyakta karI che... eTale thoDuM paNa hRdayaparivartana to thayeluM hovuM ja joIe. gurudevane ema lAge che ke mAtAno A saMdezo kapaTapUrNa hRdayano hovo joIe. mANasa hRdayamAM vera rAkhIne bahArathI maitrIno dekhAva karI zake che. chala-kapaTamAM AvuM ja hoya che. paNa mane... A ja vAta nathI samajAtI ke mAtA zA mATe chalakapaTa kare! huM lAkha varSathI paNa vadhAre varSothI mAtAthI dUra chuM. eNe mane nathI joyo, meM ene nathI joI.... vaLI vizeSamAM, huM to eka sAdhu chuM! saMsAranA sarva prapaMcothI dUra. saMsAranA sarva saMbaMdhothI mukta... zatru-mitra pratye samAna dRSTi rAkhanAra chuM. ane mAtA mATe koInI paNa AgaLa huM apriya bolyo nathI. hA, koI puruSanI samakSa meM mAtAno avarNavAda karyo hoya, mAtA mATe ahitakArI bolyo houM... ane e puruSe jaIne mAtAne kahyuM hoya, to hajuya mAtAne mArA para dveSa thAya evI koI vAta ja nathI. pitAjI AvyA. temaNe mAtA aMge koI ja vAta nA karI. mAtA pitAjI sAthe ahIM nA AvI... A vAtanuM koI vizeSa mahattva mane nathI lAgatuM. pitAjIne mArA nimitte mAtA pratye aNagamo hato ja. jyArathI emane khabara paDI hatI ke mArI mAtA mane mArI nAMkhavA prayatna kare che, tyArathI emane mAtA pratye napharata thaI gaI hatI. paraMtu A vAta lAkha varSa pahelAnI che. mArA gRhatyAga pachI mAtAno ane mAro koI saMbaMdha ja rahyo nathI. mArA manamAM mAtA sAthe nathI premasaMbaMdha ke nathI dveSasaMbaMdha. meM sarva saMbaMdhone mArA mana parathI dhoI nAMkhyA che. paraMtu jinavacana kahe che ke sAdhu banyA pachI paNa, mAtA-pitAnA upakAro bhUlavAnA nathI. mAtA-pitAnA zreya mATe sAdhu banI gayelA putra paNa ucita kartavyanuM pAlana karavAnuM che. A laukika saMbaMdhanI vAta nathI, alaukika saMbaMdhanI vAta che. mane vaiSayika bhUmikA para, mAtA pratye koI ja mamatva nathI. AdhyAtmika bhUmikA para AkarSaNa che. mAtAnuM Atmahita karavA mATe mana kheMcAyA kare che. kAraNa ke mAtAe potAnA saMdezAmAM kahevarAvyuM che ke, "tame ahIM AvIne mArA yogya dharma mane Apo." vRkSaghaTAmAM beThelI koyale gAna zarU karyuM. zikhIkumAra eka zilAkhaMDa upara rajoharaNathI pramArjana karIne beThA. teo AtmaciMtanamAM DUbI gayA. zuM huM koI bhayathI AkrAnta chuM? nA, huM abhaya chuM. kAraNa ke je kaMI bhUta472 bhAga-1 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhaviSya-vartamAna saMbaMdhI, bahAra ke aMdara, sthUla ke sUkSma, sAruM ke khoTuM. dUra ke najIka rUpa che, rasa che, gaMdha che, te mArAM nathI... ke te huM nathI...! huM to AtmAnA akSaya AnaMda tarapha AgaLa vadhI rahyo chuM. nAma ane rUpa sAthenA AsaktinA saMbaMdho chedAI gayA che. mArI tRSNAono aMta AvI gayo che. mArA sarve cittavikAra nAza pAmyA che." zikhIkamAra munIndranA aMtastalamAMthI jANe eka pokAra UThyo : "tuM zokanimagna ane jarApIDita mAtAnI sAme jo. tAre to vizvanA sarva jIvone amRtanuM dAna ApavAnuM che... to mAtAne zuM tuM amRta pradAna nahIM kare?" jo mAtAno karmamaLa ati alpa haze, enI buddhi nirmaLa haze. ene AtmabhAva subodhyA haze ane pApo tathA paralokano ene bhaya haze. to mAro dharmopadeza enuM jarUra utthAna karaze. te jinabhASita tattvone avazya grahaNa karaze... ane kadAca teno AtmA karmamaLathI bhAre haze. buddhi malina haze. enuM 'citta dubadhdha haze. pApa ane paraloka tarapha nirapekSa haze. to mArA upadezanI ene asara nathI ja thavAnI. upAdAnanI yogyatA vinA, nimitta kAraNo kaMI karI zakatAM nathI... pachI to e AtmAnI bhavitavyatA" ja enA patana-utthAnamAM kAraNa mAnavAnuM.. paraMtu eka vAta nakkI che ke huM gurudevane nahIM kahuM ke "mAre kauzAmbI javuM che..' gurudeva svayaM jyAre kaheze - "tAre kauzAmbI javAnuM che. tyAre ja jaIza. mAtAnA AvelA saMdezAnI gurudevane khabara che. teo jANe che ane temaNe spaSTa AjJA karI che ke, "atyAre tAre kauzAmbI nathI javAnuM...' eTale nathI ja javAnuM. kAraNa, janmadAtA mAtA karatAM paNa adhika upakAra karanArA ane adhika vAtsalya ApanArA mArA gurudeva che! kevo... ane keTalo mahAna upakAra che emano mArA para jyAre jyAre emanA upakArone yAda karuM chuM.. tyAre mAro guruprema vRddhi pAme che. gurudevanA premamAM DUbelo huM kharekhara mAtA-pitAne bhUlI ja gayo hato. mAre mana gurudeva ja mArAM mAtA-pitA che! A to pitAjInuM kauzAmbIthI Agamana thayuM. ane pachI mAtAno saMdezo Avyo... eTale e sahu smRtimAM AvI gayA. emAMya mAtAnA saMdezAe mane bhAvavihvaLa karI dIdho. zuM A mArI mAnasika nabaLAI che? huM vairAgI chuM. chatAM AvI rIte koI potAnI bhUlo svIkArIne prAyazcitta mAge che. koI vinamra banIne dharma pAmavA mATe Ave che.. tyAre enA pratye mAruM hRdaya bhAvavihvaLa banI ja jAya che. mArA manamAM jo ke sarva jIvo pratye maitrIbhAva che. e maitrIbhAvamAMthI to A bhAvAtmaka saMvedano nahIM pedA thatA hoya ne? pApamAM pravRtta jIvo pratye mArA manamAM tiraskAra nathI pedA thato, paraMtu dharmamAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 473 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pravRtta jIvo pratye sadubhAva jarUra pragaTe che! zuM mArI je bhUmikA che, te bhUmikAne anurUpa che A bhAva-sRSTi? munIndra zikhIkumAranI vicAradhArA aTakI paDI. temane lAgyuM ke koI temanI pAchaLa AvIne UbhuM rahI gayuM che. temaNe pAchaLa joyuM. be bALa muni AgaLa AvyA : 'mastha vaMma mavaMta, AcAryabhagavaMte Apane bolAvavA amane mokalyA che. kSamA karajo bhadaMta, ame ApanA dharmaciMtanamAM vikSepa karyo.' paraMtu tame kyAranA AvIne ahIM UbhA cho munivaro?" "saMprati!' baMne bALa munionA mastake hAtha mUkI, vAtsalya varasAvyuM. ane teo bALa munio sAthe gurudeva pAse javA cAlyA. mahAnubhAvo, tamane khabara che zuM.... mane zA mATe gurudeve yAda karyo?" hA jI, bhadaMta, kauzAmbIthI koI mahAnubhAva padhArelA che...' kauzAmbIthI?' hA jI bhadaMta..." zikhIkumAra vicAramAM paDI gayA. koNa AvyuM haze kauzAmbIthI A samaye? koI sAmAnya vaMdanArthI Avyo hoya to gurudeva mane bolAve nahIM... vyakti koI mahattvapUrNa hovI joIe. huM gurudevanI anujJA laIne ja A pradezamAM Avyo hato...' bhadaMta munIndra, e mahAnubhAva pitAjI sAthe AvyA hatA, ane ApanI sAthe tattvacarcA karI hatI." oha... piMgaladeva AvyA che? to to pitAjIno ja koI saMdeza laIne AvyA haze!' teo tvarAthI gurudeva pAse pahoMcI gayA. gurudevane vaMdanA karI, teo gurudevanI nikaTa beThA. tyAM piMgaladeve UbhA thaIne zikhIkumArane vaMdanA karI. piMgala devanA mukha para udAsI chavAyelI hatI. temanI AMkho bhAre lAgatI hatI... jANe ke keTalIya rAtonA ujAgarA hoya tevI. AcAryadeve kahyuM : "vatsa, A saMsAramAM janma-jIvana ane mRtyunI ghaTamALa cAle ja che ne?" hA bhagavaMta, anaMtakALathI cAle che.." "sujJa puruSo emAM rAga dveSa karatA nathI. harSa ke udvega teone sparzI zakatA nathI." "satya che ApanI vAta bhagavaMta...' zikhIkumAra, eka saccaritra sapuruSa mRtyune varatAthI bheTyo che. eNe mRtyune mahotsava banAvyuM che..." AcAryadeva thoDI kSaNo mauna rahyA. zikhIkumAra paNa mauna rahyA, 474 bhAga-1 % bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'zikhI, mahAbhAga piMgaladeva samAcAra laIne AvyA che ke brahmadatta samAdhimRtyune varSA che.... *vak?' 'AyuSyamAn, brahmadattanA mRtyu-mahotsavano vRttAMta tuM piMgaladevanA mukhe ja sAMbhaLa.' zikhIkumAre piMgaladevanI sAme joyuM. piMgale kahyuM : 'munizreSTha, ame ahIMthI gayA, kauzAmbI pahoMcyA... tyArathI mahAmaMtrI asvastha hatA. temanA zarIramAM azakti AvI hatI. azakta zarIrane rogoe ghe2I lIdhuM. teoe mane kahyuM : 'piMgala, have A mATInuM gha2 jUnuM thayuM che... jIrNa thayuM che... kyAre paNa e tUTI paDe... e pUrve mAre mArA AtmAne upazAnta karavo che. mArA kaSAyo upazAnta thaI jAya... basa, huM zrI navakAramaMtranA dhyAnamAM A deha choDI jAuM...' meM teone kahyuM : 'Apa upazAnta cho... Apa A parivArane, A rAjyane... ane A dehane bhUlI jAo... ane vizuddha AtmAne juo... A jagata mithyA che. kalpanA che... svapna che. he pUjya, svapna pUruM thavAmAM che... tyAre AtmabhAvamAM lIna thAo...' tyAre teoe kahyuM : 'piMgala, mane eka vyakti sivAya bIjuM koI yAda nathI AvatuM... mArI smRtimAM eka mAtra zikhIkumAra che... e mahAtmAnA prazAnta mukhane huM bhUlI zakato nathI... mane mRtyuno bhaya nathI... jIvanano moha nathI... duniyAnI koI mAyA nathI... mArI cAre bAju prakAza... prakAza phelAyo che...' zikhIkumAranI AMkho bhInI thaI... piMgale kahyuM : 'mahAmaMtrI pratidina mArI sAthe AvI vAto karatA rahetA. emanI pAse rAta-divasa huM raheto hato. mahArAjAthI mAMDIne nagaranA sAmAnya prajAjano mahAmaMtrInI kuzaLatA pUchavA AvatA hatA. sahunA hRdayamAM duHkha hatuM... kAraNa ke mahAmaMtrIe prajAnAM duHkho dUra karavAno jIvanabhara puruSArtha karyo hato. teo paropakAra-parAyaNa hatA... lagabhaga eka mAsa teo rogazayyA para rahyA. zarIramAM vedanAo zarU thaI gaI hatI, chatAM temanA mukha para vedanAnI eka rekhA paNa UpasI AvI na hatI... chellA divase prabhAte mane kahyuM : 'piMgala, mane koI harSa ke zoka nathI... mane koI sukha-duHkhano vicAra nathI. huM svastha chuM. Aje huM anna-pANI grahaNa nahIM karuM... huM arihaMta paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM lIna banuM chuM... mAruM dehabaMdhana tUTI jAya... pachI tame koI zoka nA karazo. kAraNa ke huM mRtyune vaza nathI thato, mRtyune bheTuM chuM... mAruM mRtyu mahotsavarUpa banaze... basa, eka kAma karaje... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 894

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mArA mRtyu pachI tuM zikhIkumAra pAse jaje. temane kaheje ke tamArA pitAe mRtyune mahotsavarUpa banAvyuM che... emane mArI vaMdanA kaheje. gurudevane paNa mArI vaMdana kaheje. basa, pachI teo samAdhistha thaI gayA. madhyAhnakALe teo kALadharma pAmyA. mahArAjA AvyA. pradhAnamaMDaLa AvyuM. ane lAkho prajAjanothI kauzAmbInA rAjamArgo UbharAI gayA. azokavanamAM... ke jyAM Ape mahApravrajyA svIkArI hatI, te sthaLe teono agnisaMskAra karavAmAM Avyo. samagra nagaramAM gherA zokanuM vAtAvaraNa sarjAI gayuM. ApanI mAtAno kalpAMta joyo jato na hato. teoe divaso sudhI anna-pANI grahaNa na karyuM. rudana karI-karIne teonI AMkho sUjI gaI... mukha para gherI vRddhAvasthA AvI gaI... jANe ke dehavelaDI saMpUrNa karamAI gaI... emanI AsapAsa aneka strIo beThelI ja rahe che. temane satata AzvAsana Ape cheparaMtu temane cena nathI... svasthatA nathI... satata valopAta ja valopAta rahe che... mArI to vAta ja zuM karuM? nathI rahI zakAtuM ke nathI karI zakatuM. jIvanamAM sUnakAra vyApI gayo che. jIvanano moha marI paravAryo che... ghara... zerI... nagara.... badhuM ja zUnya bhAse che...' AcAryazrI vijayasiMhe kahyuM : "piMgaladeva, tame sujJa puruSa cho. saMsAranI vAstavikatA tame jANI che, vicArI che. janma ane mRtyunA tattvajJAnane AtmasAt karyuM che... tamAre vahelAmAM vahelI take zokamukta thavuM joIe. zoka mukta thaIne evuM jIvana jIvavuM joIe ke mahAtmA brahmadatta jevuM samAdhimRtyu prApta thAya. jIvananI saphaLatA samAdhi-mRtyumAM rahelI che, ane sadgatinI prApti samAdhimRtyuthI ja thAya che.' he zramaNo ane zramaNIo, ApaNe to pratipaLa samAdhimaraNanI abhikAMkSA sAthe ja vicAravAnuM che. bhalene A paLe ja mRtyu Ave, ApaNe nirbhayatAthI samAdhipUrvaka tene bheTIe. eka vAta nA bhUlazo ke mRtyu nizcita che! kaSAyono upazamathI ja cittasamAdhi prApta thAya che. mATe krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobhane upazAtta karo. e mATe kSamA, namratA, saraLatA ane nilabhatAne AtmasAta karo. he munizreSTha zikhI, tamArA jevA putraratnane pAmIne kharekhara, brahmadatta jIvana jItI gayA. emanA mRtyune zoka tamArA prabuddha AtmAne ArtadhyAna nahIM karAvI zake. jIvananI anityatAnuM ciMtana tamane dharmadhyAnamAM joDI rAkhaze. tamArA kapAyo ghaNA-ghaNA upazAMta thaI gayA che. tame tamArA AtmAne vaza karyo che.. he AyakhAnuM, tamArI mAtAnA zokane dUra karI dharmadhyAnamAM joDavA mATe tamAre kizAmbI tarapha prayANa karavAnuM che..." 47che. bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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[Y G8] eka zata munivaronI sAthe zikhIkumAra AcArye kauzAmbI tarapha prayANa karyuM. gurudevazrI vijayasiMha priyaMkarA nagarImAM rokAyA. kauzAmbInA "meghavana' nAmanA ramaNIya udyAnamAM zikhIkumAre sthiratA karI. mahArAjA ajitasenane vanapAlake vadhAI ApI : mahArAjA, Aje prabhAte zikhIkumAra mahAmuni eka zata munivaro sAthe meghavanamAM padhAryA che. jema tArAomAM caMdra zobhe tema munirvAdamAM teo zobhI rahyA che.' rAjA ajitasene harSita thaIne vanapAlakane prIti-dAna ApyuM. pAse rahelA rAjapuruSane AjJA karI : nagaramAM ghoSaNA karAvI do ke mahAmaMtrI brahmadattanA suputra ane kauzAmbInA zAgAra mahA munIzvara zikhIkumAra meghavanamAM padhAryA che. sahu nagarajano teonA darzana-vaMdana karI AnaMdita thAya. teono upadeza sAMbhaLI sahu dhanya bane." nagaramAM ghoSaNA cAlu thaI gaI. nagaramAM harSa ramaNe caDyo. lokoe badhAM kAma paDatAM mUkI dIdhAM. suMdara vastro dhAraNa karyo ane potapotAnA vAhanomAM besI medhavana tarapha cAlavA lAgyA. ghaNA loko pagapALA cAlavA lAgyA. mahArAjA ajitasena, paTTarANI vasaMtasenA sAthe hAthI para besIne aneka rAjapuruSo ane nagaranA agragaNya zreSThIo sAthe meghavana tarapha cAlyA. jotajotAmAM meghavana hajAro strI-puruSothI chalakAvA lAgyuM. vasaMtotsava jevuM vAtAvaraNa racAI gayuM. janasamudAye munIndra zikhIkumArane bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. mahArAjA ajitasene saparivAra AvIne zikhIkumArane harSita vadane... praphullita nayane vaMdanA karI. kuzalapRcchA karI. tyArabAda munirAje tyAM upasthita janasamudAyane dharmadezanA ApI.. ASADhI meghanI garjanA jevI gaMbhIra, madhu-sAkara ane zeraDI jevI madhura gopAMganAo paNa samajI zake tevI saraLa... sahu zrotAo romAMcita thayA. AkarSita thayA ane dharmAbhimukha thayA. dezanA pUrNa thaI. dhIredhIre janasamUha vikharAvA mAMDyA. jeo mahAmaMtrI brahmadattanAM svajano hatAM, nikaTanA mitro hatA teo rokAyA. zikhIkumAranI nikaTa besI gayA. eka pachI eka svajanoe brahmadattanA guNo, upakAro ane buddhicAturyanI prazaMsA karavA mAMDI. sahunAM hRdaya gadgada banyAM. sahunI AMkho bhInI banI. nagarazreSThIe kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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he munIndra, Apa yathA samaye ahIM padhAryA cho. ApanA padhAravAthI ApanI jananIne, ke je ati vyathita che. ati vyAkuLa che ati vyagra che, tene AzvAsana maLaze. ApanA amRtamaya vacanothI enA saMtapta hRdayane zAtA maLaze enI vyagratA dUra thaze. ene Apa dharmano mArga cIMdhIne, enA jIvanane dharmamaya banAvI zakazo." zikhIkumAra bolyA : "he nagarazreSThI, A ja hetuthI, pUjya gurudeve mane ahIM mokalyo che. duSpatikAya mAtAnA upakArano badalo A rIte yahUkiMcit paNa vALI zakAze. huM AvatIkAle mAtAnI pAse javAnI bhAvanA rAkhuM chuM." 0 0 0 mAtra eka munine sAthe laIne zikhIkumAra munIndra, mahAmaMtrInI havelI tarapha cAlyA.. havelInAM dvAramAM praveza karyo tyAMno nirjana bhAva ane sUnakAra... joIne munizreSThanuM mana bharAI AvyuM. jANe ke zatAbdIothI tyAM koI rahetuM ja nA hoya... teo havelInA eka pachI eka khaMDa vaTAvatA AgaLa vadhyA. tyAM eka paricArikA pANInA ghaDA sAthe sAme maLI. teNe kyAreya zikhIkumArane joyA na hatA. thoDA varSothI ja te A havelImAM AvI hatI. teNe namaskAra karIne kahyuM : "Apa koNa cho ane ahIM zA mATe AvyA cho? zuM Apa nathI jANatA ke AryA jAlinInI AjJA sivAya koI ahIM AvI zakatuM nathI? bhadra, AryA jAlinInA nimaMtraNathI ja ame ahIM AvyA chIe. tuM amane AryA jAlinI pAse laI jaIza?" kadAca AmaMtraNa pUrve ApyuM haze, mahAmaMtrInA dehAvasAna pachI AryA jAlinI koI pakSane maLatAM nathI." bhadra, mAruM nAma zikhIkumAra che jA AryA jAlinIne kahe ke zikhIkumAra tamane maLavA cAhe che." zikhIkumAra? zuM Apa zikhIkumAra cho?' paricArikAe punaH praNAma karyA ne te jAlinInA khaMDa tarapha doDI gaI ane tarata ja pAchI AvI. zikhIkumAra tenI pAchaLa-pAchaLa cAlyA. jAlinInA khaMDamAM praveza karyo. khaMDa svaccha hato. temAM koI ja rAcaracIluM na hatuM. eka caTAI upara AryA jAlinI adhomukhI beThI hatI. teNe zveta vastra paheryA hatAM. padadhvani sAMbhaLatAM teNe AMkho UMcI karIne joyuM enA hoTha phaphaDacA. be hatheLIthI teNe AMkho lUchI dhArIdhArIne te jovA lAgI. pachI svagata bolavA lAgI.. koNa tuM zikhI? o ... tane oLakhuM chuM putra." zikhIkumAra mAtAne oLakhI ja nA zakyA jAlinI UbhI thaI. zikhIkumAra 478 bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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hataprabha.. vimUDha banI gayA. jAlinI UbhI thaI... be hAtha pahoLA karI te zikhIkumAra tarapha dhasI AvI. tenAM AMkhomAMthI avirata azrudhArA vahevA lAgI.... zikhIkumAra bolyA : "AryA jAlinI, huM zikhIkumAra, tamArA nimaMtraNathI ahIM Avyo chuM....' nahIM, nahIM, AryA jAlinI nahIM, mA kaho vatsa!" 'paraMtu..." mA kaho vatsa, mA kaho! zikhI, lAkha-lAkha varSathI A zabda sAMbhaLavA talasI rahI chuM vansa. jAlinIno karuNa svara, tenI bhAvabhaMgI ane kAkalUdIthI vivaza banelA zikhIkumAranA mukhamAMthI zabda nIkaLI gayo "mA...!' "oha, vatsa... huM dhanya thaI Aje lAkha-lAkha varSanI pratIkSA pachI Aje. mRtyunA kinAre jyAre UbhI chuM tyAre mane A zabda sAMbhaLavA maLyo.. putra, mAro saMdezo sAMbhaLIne tuM ahIM Avyo tethI mArA harSanI koI sImA nathI. joke vatsa, tAro saMyoga tArA vatsala pitA sAthe na thaI zakyo. enuM tane duHkha haze. paraMtu kALanI gati vicitra che. teo alpa mAMdagImAM ja cAlyA gayA... mane ekalIalI choDIne. have A saMsAramAM mAruM koNa? koI nahIM. te A havelI joIne valsa? kevI verAna ujjaDa thaI gaI che? mAruM jIvana paNa verAna-ujjaDa thaI gayuM.." jAlinI rudana karavA lAgI. munIndra zikhIkumArane besavA paricArikA eka kASThAsana laI AvI. zikhIkumAra Asana para beThA. sAthenA muni zikhIkumAranI pAchaLa bhUmi para Asana pAtharIne beThA. zikhIkumAre dhIra gaMbhIra svaramAM kahyuM: "mAtA, tame rudana nA karo. zoka nA karo, tame jANo cho ke saMyogo game tyAre viyogamAM pariName che. je manuSya priyajanonA saMyogone zAzvata samajIne jIve che, te viyoganA samaye atyaMta duHkhI thAya che. eTale tIrthakaro kahe che ke saMyogajanya padArthomAM Asakti karavI nahIM. saMyogajanya sukhomAM mamatva karavuM nahIM, ke jethI e sukho cAlyAM jAya tyAre duHkha nA thAya. mAtA, ApaNo jIva ekalo janme che ne ekalo mare che. to pachI, janma ane mRtyu vaccenA jIvanamAM zA mATe bIjA jIvono saMyoga kare che? zA mATe saMyogonAM baMdhano bAMdhe che? mAtA, tame manamAM bhUtakALamAM saMyogajanya sukhonI smRti ja nA karo. AtmAnA ekatvanuM ciMtana karo : "mAro AtmA ekalo che. mAruM koI nathI. huM koInI nathI.' A rIte tamArA AtmAnuM tame anuzAsana karo. enAthI tamAruM duHkha dUra thaze. tame svastha banI dharma ArAdhanAmAM ujamALa banI zakazo. jevI rIte saMyogajanya sukhomAM rAga nathI karavAno, evI rIte jIvana pratye paNa anurAgI nathI banavAnuM. jIvanano moha nathI karavAno. kAraNa ke jIvana vIjaLInA jevuM caMcaLa che. dAbhanA ghAsa para rahelA osabiMdu jevuM che. pavanano jhapATo AvatA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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jema ghAsa parathI osabiMdu sarI paDe che, tema kALano jhapATo AvatAM jIvana samApta thaI jAya che.' zikhIkumAranA mukhamAMthI tasvAmRtanI dhArA vahI rahI hatI, kAlinInA hRdayamAM dveSanI Aga saLagI rahI hatI.. e to "A zikhIne kevI rIte mArI nAMkhavo...' enI yojanA vicArI rahI hatI! zikhIkumArano eka zabda paNa e sAMbhaLatI na hatI, sAMbhaLavAno mAtra abhinaya karatI hatI. enuM rudana, eno kalpAMta... badhuM ja abhinaya hatuM... kapaTa hatuM. naryo prapaMca hato. zikhIkumAra enA abhinayane vAstavika samajI rahyA hatA. enA bAhya vyavahArane, bAhya dekhAvane satya mAnI rahyA hatA. jAlinInA hRdaya para emane koI zaMkA rahI na hatI : "pitAjInI mRtyuthI kharekhara, mAtA atyaMta vyathita che... ane mArA pratye have enA cittamAM koI durbhAva nathI rahyo. e have mane cAhe che. chevaTe, mane janma ApanArI mA che ne! mAnuM hRdaya sadaiva potAnAM saMtAno pratye prema bhareluM hoya che... e to mAro ja koI pApakarmano udaya hato, ke jenA kAraNe pUrvAvasthAmAM ene mArA pratye aNagamo thaI gayelo.. e pApakarmano kSaya thaI gayo. eTale mAtAno veSa dUra thaI gayo ane sadbhAva jAgrata thaI gayo. huM ene pratidina jinavacano saMbhaLAvIza. enA udAsa thaI gayelA hRdayane praphullita karI daIza. zokakula cittane harSathI bharI daIza.... ane mokSamArganI ArAdhikA banAvI daIza! enA AtmAnI yogyatA paripakva thaI gayelI lAge che. jarUra tenA AtmAmAM jinavacano pariNata thaze.' zikhIkumAranI A vicAradhArA hatI. mAtAnA upakArono badalo vALavAnI tIvra bhAvanA hatI... zikhIkumAre kahyuM : "mAtA, have anumati Apo. ame meghavanamAM sthiratA karI che. tyAM jaIzuM. punaH AvatI kAle ahIM AvIzuM jyAM sudhI kauzAMbImAM sthiratA raheze tyAM sudhI pratidina ahIM AvIne tamane jinavacano saMbhaLAvIza.' jAlinI vihvaLa banI gaI. "vatsa, zuM tuM javAnI vAta kare che? meghavanamAM rahevAnI vAta kare che? nA, nA, tuM A havelImAM ja rahe." mAtA, mArI sAthe eka so munivaro che. amArA mATe meghavanamAM rahevuM ja ucita che." putra, A havelI ghaNI moTI che. so nahIM, pAMcaso mANaso paNa A havelImAM rahI zake che." "mAtA amArI sAdhujIvananI maryAdAonuM pAlana ahIM nA thaI zake." paraMtu vatsa, tuM ahIM rahIza to mArA manane zAMti maLaze.. mArI khAtara zuM tuM ahIM nA rahI zake?' huM pratidina ahIM AvIza. divase ahIM rahIza... rAtri meghavanamAM rahIza." zikhIkumAra UbhA thayA. jAlinIe UbhA thaIne vidAya ApI. havelInA dhAra 480 bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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sudhI mUkavA AvI. dharmalAbha" no AzIrvAda ApI zikhIkumAra meghavana tarapha cAlI nIkaLyA. jAlina rAjI thaI hatI zikhIkumAranA AgamanathI. teNe manamAM vicAryuM : "A vakhate huM e mArA zatrune mArIne ja rahIza. have e jIvato nahIM jaI zake... paraMtu ene mAravA mATe haju mAre eno vadhAre vizvAsa saMpAdana karavo paDaze. e sAdhu che. sarvajanapriya che. eTale pragaTa rIte to ene mArI nahIM zakAya. kapaTa ja karavuM paDaze. upAya zodhavo paDaze... jyAM sudhI upAya nahIM jaDe tyAM sudhI mAre eno dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavAno dekhAva karavo paDaze. jo ke mane kaMTALo ja Ave che... upadeza sAMbhaLavAmAM... chatAM bhale e bolato rahe. huM mAre mArA vicAro karatI rahIza.. eka divasa jarUra upAya jaDI jaze, bIjA divase paNa divasanA bIjA praharanA prAraMbhamAM zikhIkumAra jAlinI pAse pahoMcI gayA. bIjA divase jAlinI svastha hatI. dvAra para UbhI hatI. eNe munIndranuM svAgata karIne kahyuM : "vatsa, tuM sAce ja mAro mAtRbhakta putra che. tuM mArA bhUtakALanA aparAdhone bhUlI gayo che. mane teM kSamA ApI che... mArA haiyAmAM tArA pratye hetanAM ghoDApUra AvyAM che.!' zikhIkumAre kahyuM : "mAtA, tame putravatsala cho. zuM thAya? mArA ja koI pApakarmanA udayathI, pUrvAvasthAmAM mArA pratye Apane dveSa thayelo. abhAva jAgelo.... Apano koI ja doSa na hato. ApanI koI ja bhUla na hatI. mArAM e pApakarma nAza pAmyAM, eTale ApanA hRdayamAM mArA pratye vAtsalya pragaTyAM mAtA, A saMsAramAM anaMtakALathI jIvone bhaTakAvanArAM A pApakarmo ja che. sarva jIvo karmavaza che. karmavaza hovAnA kAraNe cauda rAjalokamAM bhaTakI rahyA che. mATe karmono nAza karavAno puruSArtha karavo joIe. dharmathI karma nAza pAme che. mATe mAtA, tAre dharmapuruSArtha karavo joIe.' vatsa, tArI vAta sAcI che. tuM mane kahe te dharma karuM. hA, huM sAdhudharma svIkAravA zaktimAna nathI. e sivAya tuM kahe te vrata... niyama grahaNa karuM, tuM kahe te tapazcaryA karuM. mAre mArAM pApakarmono nAza karavo ja che..." jalinInAM vacano sAMbhaLIne zikhIkumAra bhAvavibhora thaI gayA.. joke mAtAnAM ghaNAM pApakarmo nAza pAmyAM lAge che... eTale ja temane AvA zubha bhAvo pragaTyA che. teo vrata-niyama grahaNa karavA tatpara banyAM che. mAruM ahIM kauzAmbImAM AvavuM saphaLa thayuM che." mAtA, dharmapuruSArtha karavAnI tamArI tatparatA jANIne mane pAra vinAno harSa thayo che. tame zrAvikA bano.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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'kevI rIte vatsa huM zrAvikA banuM?" 'sarvajJa-vItarAga paramAtmA pratye, nigraMtha sAdhu puruSo pratye ane jinabhASita gharma pratye tame zraddhAvAna bano. pachI tame aNuvrato grahaNa karo." * zikhIkumAre jAlinIne vrato samajAvyAM. che jAlinIe vratone aMgIkAra karyo. * zikhIkumArane jAlinI pratye pUrNa vizvAsa thaI gayo. jAlinIe kahyuM : "vatsa, teM mArA para upakAra karyo. mAruM zeSa jIvana teM sudhArI dIdhuM.. mAro paraloka sudhArI dIdho... huM grahaNa karelAM vratonuM daDhatAthI pAlana karIza, vatsa tethI mArAM pApakarmo nAza pAmaze ne?" avazya, dharmathI ja karma nAza pAme che. mAtA, tame sarva karmono nAza karI, tamArA AtmAne vizuddha karazo. sarve duHkhono aMta AvI jaze. sarva sukho-zreSTha sukho tame prApta karazo." "vatsa, tuM sAdhu che. tArAM vacano siddha thAo. putra, Aje huM AnaMdita thaI chuM. mArI eka IcchA jo tuM pUrNa kare... to huM vizeSa AnaMdita thaIza.' mArI sAdhujIvananI maryAdAmAM jo zakya haze to tamArI icchA avazya pUrNa karIza." "vatsa, tArI A vAta mane gamatI nathI. mAtAnI IcchA pUrNa karavAmAM... maryAdAno vicAra karavAno nA hoya.. mArI IcchA che ke tuM ahIM ja bhojana kara, tArI sAthe AvelA sarva sAdhuo ahIM bhojana karo. basa, mArI ATalI ja icchA che." "mAtA, putrane bhojana ApavAnI icchA mAtAmAM hoya ja, paraMtu huM tamAro putra ja nathI. sAdhu paNa chuM! sAdhuo A rIte eka gharamAM bhojana nA kare. teo to mAdhukarI vRttithI bhojana grahaNa kare, ane yogya bhUmimAM bhojana kare. eTale tame tamAro Agraha choDI do. hA, tamArA gharamAMthI tamArA hAthe ame AhAra grahaNa karI zakIe." "vatsa, tuM mAtAnA hRdayanI bhAvanAne kAM to samajI zakato nathI. kAM tArA hRdayamAM mAtRbhakti nathI... nahIMtara AvI abhAgaNa mAtAnI ATalI icchA tuM jarUra pUrI karata... khera, jevI tArI marajI... vadhAre Agraha karIne, mAre tAruM mana dubhAvavuM nathI. tuM pratidina ahIM Ave che... mane dharmano upadeza Ape che... snehabharI vAto kare che... e ja ghaNuM che." jAlinI, zikhIkumArane phasAvavA potAnI jALa barAbara pAtharI rahI hatI. sarala... bhadrika zikhIkumAra e jALamAM phasAvAno vicAra karavA lAgyA! 482 bhAga-1 # bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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L GET zikhIkumANa munIndra udyAnamAM AvyA. temanA mukha upara kaMIka udAsI chavAyelI hatI. temanA cittamAM vicArono saMgharSa cAlato hato. zuM karuM? eka bAju mAtA che. bIjI bAju jinAjJA che. jo mAtAnI icchA mujaba enA gharamAM, amArA mATe banAvelo AhAra grahaNa karIe... ane tyAM ja bhojana karIe to jinAjJAnuM ullaMghana thAya che. jo AhAra grahaNa nathI karatA. to thoDIghaNI upazAnta banelI mAtA punaH krepavALI bane ? mArA pratye eno roSa bhabhUkI UThe.. to? Ameya strIo svabhAve caMcaLa hoya che. pahelI kSaNe rAjI hoya, bIjI kSaNe nArAja thaI jatI hoya che. savAre prema dekhADe... sAMje dveSa varasAve... ATalA divasa upadeza ApIne enA cittane zAMta karyuM che. vaLI, eNe vrataniyamo grahaNa karIne, potAnuM jIvana pavitra karyuM che. have enI icchA jo pUrNa nathI karato... to kadAca badhI vAta bagaDI jAya.. zuM karuM? gItArtha sthavira munionI salAha lauM to? jinAjJAno bhaMga nA thAya ane mAtAnI icchA pUrNa thAya, evo koI mArga teo batAve. to saraLatAthI A prarana UkalI jAya... ema ja karuM. AcAryazrI vijayasiMhe zikhIkumAranI sAthe pAMca evA zAstrajJa gItArtha sthavira munione mokalyA hatA. joke zikhIkumAra paNa svayaM gItArtha hatA ja, chatAM teo sAthenA gItArthonI saMmati sAdhavA icchatA hatA. teone vizvAsamAM levA icchatA hatA. temaNe pAMce gItArtha sthavirone bolAvyA. AdarapUrvaka potAnI pAse besADyA. gItArthone zikhIkumAra pratye pUjyabhAva hato. sadUbhAva hato. AMtarika sneha hato. zikhIkumAre kahyuM : "eka vikaTa prazna upasthita thayo che. e praznanuM samAdhAna zodhavA tamane bolAvyA che. tame sahu zAstrajJa cho, gItArtha cho. jinamatanA utsarga ane apavAda tame jANo cho.' he munIzvara, Apa svayaM zAstrajJa cho, gItArtha cho ane jinamatanA utsargamArgane tathA apavAda mArgane supere jANo cho.' he munizreSTho, kyAreka prajJA dUSita thAya che tyAre zAstravacanonA arthaghaTanamAM bhUla thavAno saMbhava rahe che. kyAreka ApaNA baddha vicArone anurUpa zAstranA artho karavAnI bhUla thaI jatI hoya che. vAstavamAM zAstranA artho pUrvabaddha vicArothI mukta thaI, madhyastha bhAve artha karavA joIe. atyAre huM mArI mAtAnA cittanuM samAdhAna zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 483 For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavAmAM vyagra chuM. mATe tamArI sahAya apekSita che." ame ApanI sevAmAM sadaiva tatpara chIe munIzvara! amane AjJA karo." "Aje mAtAe enI prabaLa icchA vyakta karI ke ApaNe sahu sAdhuo enA gharethI badhI ja bhikSA grahaNa karIe ane tyAM ja bhojana karIe...' bhagavanuM, Ape zuM pratyuttara Apyo?' meM kahyuM : "amArI sAimaryAdA mujaba ame A rIte AhAra grahaNa nA karI zakIe... ke bhojana nA karI zakIe!" 'ucita che pratyuttara." pahelA "saMvega' nAmanA muni bolyA. paraMtu jo ApaNe A rIte AhAra grahaNa nathI karatA to mAtAnuM mana dubhAya che.. kadAca mArA pratye enA manamAM kASAyika pariNati jAgI jAya... ahIM AvavAnuM prayojana mAryuM jAya.' mAtAjIne samajAvavAno prayatna karIe to?" bIjA 'nirvANa' nAmanA gItArthe kahyuM. meM samajAvavAno ghaNo prayatna karyo, paraMtu huM jANuM chuM mArI mAtAne... jo enI icchA mujaba kArya nA thAya... to ene zIdhra krodha AvI jAya che. have huM nathI icchato ke enA manamAM mArA pratye roSa janme." bhagavana, ApaNe gurudevane puchAvIe to?" trIjA muktiratna nAmanA gItArthe potAno abhiprAya Apyo. eTalo samaya nathI ApaNI pAse. AvatI kAle ja je te nirNaya karavo paDe ema che.' ApaNI samAcArI mAdhukarI vRttithI bhikSA levAnI che.. ane ApaNA sthAnamAM bhojana karavAnI che. A ApaNo mULa mArga che, utsarga mArga che... A utsargano apavAda mArga paNa che ne!" cothA mahAprajJa nAmanA gItArthe potAnuM maMtavya jaNAvyuM. che apavAda mArga, paraMtu pahelAM e nirNaya karIe ke be vAtamAMthI kaI vAtane pradhAnatA ApavI. mAtAnI icchA pUrNa karavAnI vAta che ane bIjuM ApaNI maryAdAnI.' mane to lAge che ke ApaNe je kArya mATe ahIM AvyA chIe te kArya che mAtA jAlinI devIne upadeza ApI emanA zokane, emanA roSane dUra karavAnuM! have emAM jo utsargamArganI ApaNI AhArapaddhati anukuLa nA AvatI hoya to apavAda mArganuM avalaMbana levuM joIe.' pAMcamA "tattvajJa' nAmanA gItArthe kahyuM. A maMtavyane puSTa karatA nirvANanie kahyuM : "AlaMbana puSTa hoya ane Azaya vizuddha hoya to apavAdanuM sevana karavAnI jinAjJA che. mAtra utsarga ja jinAjJA che, evuM nathI ne? mArI dRSTie ApanAM 484 bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAtAjIne dharmamArgamAM sthApita karavA mATe, ApanA pratye jAgelA snehabhAvane sthira karavA mATe, ApaNe emanA gharethI AhAra grahaNa karavo joIe ane tyAM ja AhAra karavo joIe. Ama karavAmAM jinAjJA khaMDita thatI nathI, paraMtu jinAjJAnuM pAlana thAya che.' zeSa cAra gItArtho paNa saMmata thayA. zikhIkumAre kahyuM : "tamArI zAstraparikarmita prajJA che. tame je nirNaya karyo te samucita che. to have kAle mAtA nimaMtraNa ApavA Avaze ApaNe nimaMtraNa svIkArIne enI havelIe jaIzuM." gItArtha munivarIe zikhIkumAranI prazaMsA karI, sahu potapotAnA sthAne gayA. zikhIkumAre vicAryuM : jinavacanonI kevI balihArI che! jIvone dharmamArgamAM sthApita karavA mATe kevA kevA apavAda mArgo banAvavAmAM AvelA che! avazya mAtA saMtuSTa thaze ane dharmamArgamAM sthira banaze. 0 0 0 jAlinI! enI mUMjhavaNa vadhI gaI. zikhIkumAre enA gharamAM rahevAnI nA pADI dIdhI. enA gharamAMthI sarva sAdhuonI bhikSA grahaNa karavAnI nA pADI dIdhI. ane gharamAM bhojana karavA mATe paNa saMmata na thayA. sAdhujIvananI maryAdAnuM kAraNa asAdhAraNa hatuM. eTale zikhIkumAra upara vadhAre dabANa paNa nA thaI zake. te vicAramAM paDI gaI : "zuM karuM? jo huM zIdhra upAya nahIM karuM to mAsakalpa pUro thatAM e anyatra vihAra karI jaze. jIvato cAlyo jaze... mArI mananI vAta manamAM ja rahI jaze. yena kena prakAreNa mAre ene motane ghATa utArI devo che. have jo huM ene gharamAM bhojana grahaNa karavAnI huM jIda karIza to kadAca e ghare AvavAnuM ja baMdha karI deze. nA, nA, hamaNAM ene nArAja na ja karAya. mAruM vAtsalya pradarzananuM nATaka mAre cAlu ja rAkhavuM joIe.. ene mAravA mATe, ene vizvAsamAM rAkhavo ja paDaze... bAkI ene jouM chuM ne hRdayamAM AganA bhaDakA thAya che... cittamAM veranA tIvra saNakA UThe che. tene mAravAno upAya eka ja che... ene bhajanamAM jhera ApI devuM. A upAya karavAmAM mAre koInI sahAya levI jarUrI nathI. A upAya huM svayaM karI zakaza... A vAta huM koIne paNa karIza nahIM. kAraNa ke atyAre gharanI dAsIthI mAMDIne moTA maMtrIo sudhI, rAjA sudhdhAM zikhInA ja rAgI mANaso che. aMgata gaNAya evI eka paNa vyakti mArI pAse nathI... paNa vAMdho nahIM. huM ekalI ja A kAma pUruM pADIza. vaLI, navI mUMjhavaNa enA manamAM pedA thaI.. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 485 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'huM bhojanamAM kevI rIte jhera ApIza? sAdhuo to badhAnI bhegI ja bhikSA grahaNa kare che! jo badhA bhojanamAM jhera bheLavuM to so e so muni motanA moMmAM dhakelAI jAya. hAhAkAra macI jAya... ane kadAca mArA para zaMkA AvI jAya lokone. jo AhAra ApatAM ema kahuM ke 'A kaMsAra muni, tame judA pAtramAM grahaNa karo... A mArA putra mATe ja che. e tame zikhIkumArane ja Apajo..' to munio ghaNA tarka-vitarka kare... kadAca eka munine thoDo kaMsAra khavaDAvI jue... to mAruM AvI bane... huM pakaDAI ja jAuM... pachI sAdhuo rAjAne phariyAda kare... rAjA mane zULI para ja caDhAvI de. athavA nAka-kAna kApI jaMgalamAM tageDI mUke. 'to huM zuM karuM?' tenuM citta ati caMcaLa banI gayuM. jANe ke eka sAthe so-baso soyo enA zarIramAM bhoMkAI hoya... ke eka sAthe so vIMchIoe DaMkha dIdhA hoya... tevI kALI vedanA thavA lAgI. 'jo Aja-kAlamAM koI upAya nahIM jaDe... ne e jIvato cAlyo gayo... to huM gAMDI thaI jaIza... mAre ApaghAta karIne maravuM paDaze... ane DAkaNa banIne enuM lohI pIvuM paDaze...' te palaMgamAM pachaDAI. be hAthethI be lamaNAM dabAvavA lAgI. dhIre dhIre teno uzkerATa zAMta paDavA lAgyo. jhaMjhAvAta vahI gayA pachI jema vRkSo dhIredhIre jhUmatAM rahe, tema jAlinI dhIre dhIre upAya vicAravA lAgI... svagata babaDavA lAgI : 'AvatIkAle zikhI ahIM Ave e pahelAM huM ja bhojanasAmagrI laIne udyAnamAM pahoMcI jAuM... ane kahyuM : 'bhale tame mArA jevI abhAgaNInA ghera AvIne bhikSA na lo, ahIM A udyAnamAM to grahaNa karo... jo tame bhikSA nahIM lo to huM bhUkhI ne tarasI ahIM besI rahIza... ne pachI chAtIphATa rudana karIza... tyAM sau sAdhuo che... thoDA sAdhuonA mana para asara jarUra thaze! 'A zikhIkumArane bhikSA grahaNa ka2vA anunaya karaze. kAraNa ke karuNA pachI siddhAMtano vicAra ka2vA detI nathI. ane jyAre teo bhikSA levA tatpara thaze, tyAre huM kahIza : 'he vatsa, Aje to mAre mArA hAthe ja badhA sAdhuone bhojana karAvavuM che...' zikhI mArI A vAta kadAca nahIM mAne, paraMtu tyAM rahelA sAdhuomAM koInA paNa hRdayamAM mArA pratye sahAnubhUti jarUra pragaTaze. e sAdhuo zikhIkumArane manAvaze. zikhI mAnI jaze... AnAkAnI jarUra karaze, paraMtu chevaTe mAnI jaze! basa, mAruM kAma pAra paDI jaze. mAre kAle pahelA praharanA aMta udyAnamAM pahoMcavuM ja paDaze, savAre vahelA UThIne huM bhojanasAmagrI taiyAra karI daIza, pahelethI mAre zikhIne jaNAvavuM nathI. acAnaka ja huM pahoMcI jaIza...' 485 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tene A upAya barAbara lAgyo. tenuM karamAI gayeluM hRdayanuM phUla khIlI UMDyuM. te ekalI ekalI enA khaMDamAM nAcavA lAgI. "mArI prabaLa icchA kAle jarUra phaLIbhUta thaze. kAle huM mAruM strIcaritra evuM bhajavIza ke so sAdhuomAMthI ekane paNa khyAla nahIM Ave ke huM kapaTa karI rahuM chuM... mAtra abhinaya karI rahI chuM... harSanA unmAdamAM e rAtabhara jAgatI rahI. savAre UThIne jAlinI enA kAme lAgI gaI. eNe kesara-ilAyacI nAMkhIne kaMsAra banAvyo. bhinnabhinna prakAranAM vyaMjana banAvyAM. sUpa ane odana banAvyA, kaMsAramAM bharapUra ghI nAMkhyuM. badhA thALa taiyAra karyA. eka moTA bhAjanamAM kaMsAra bharyo. dAsa-dAsIo pAse badhI bhojanasAmagrI upaDAvI...jAlinI meghavana udyAnamAM pahoMcI. pahelo prahara pUro thavAnI taiyArImAM hato. sAdhuo sUtra svAdhyAyamAM nimagna hatA. zikhIkumAra, nagaramAM javAnI taiyArImAM hatA. tyAM jAlinIe udyAnamAM praveza karyo. eka ghaTAdAra vRkSanI nIce badhI bhojanasAmagrI mukAvI dIdhI, dAsa-dAsIone tyAM besADIne, jAlinI zikhIkumAra pAse AvI, zikhIkumAra Asana parathI UbhA thaI gayA, ane AzcaryathI bolyA : "are mAtAjI, tame ahIM AvyAM? zA mATe? huM ja tyAM Avato hato..." "vatsa, tuM AvIne zuM karIza? mArA gharethI tuM bhikSA levAnI nA pADe che, AhAra karavAnI nA pADe che, gharamAM rAtavAso karavAnI nA pADe che... basa, mane upadeza ApIne pAcho ahIM udyAnamAM AvI jAya che. eTale Aje to huM ahIM ja bhojanasAmagrI laIne AvI chuM..." are mAtA, A tame zuM karyuM? kharekhara, anucita karyuM che. A rIte sAme bhojana lavAya nahIM...' "vatsa, Aje to jAte ja tamane bhojana karAvIne mAre puNya prApta karavuM che." he mAtA, A rIte sAdhu mATe taiyAra kareluM ane sAme lAveluM bhojana sAdhu grahaNa nA kare, jo kare to e anAcAra kahevAya. jainamatanA sAdhuonI bhikSApaddhatimAM ghaNA niyamonuM pAlana karavuM paDe che. doSa vinAnI bhikSA ja ame grahaNa karIe chIe. doSita bhikSA grahaNa karIe to amane prAyazcitta karavuM paDe." he vatsa, jo tuM bhojana grahaNa nahIM kare to koIpaNa prakAre mArA manane zAMti nahIM thAya. valsa, hajAra yojana cAlIne tuM ahIM zA mATe Avyo che? mArA mananI zAMti mATe ne? mArA cittanI samAdhi mATe ne? to pachI tAre Aje mArA hAthe bhojana grahaNa karavuM paDaze... eTaluM ja nahIM, huM mArA hAthe badhA sAdhuone bhojana karAvIza.. vatsa, tuM mane vadhAre akaLAva nahIM.' ema kahIne te raDavA lAgI ane zikhakumAranAM caraNomAM paDI gaI... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 47 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zikhIkumAra gahana vicAramAM paDI gayA. teo sarala bhAve vicAra karavA lAgyA : "mAtAmAM keTalI dharmazraddhA che! supAtradAna devAnI keTalI badhI utkaTa bhAvanA che! supAtradAna devAthI puNyadharma baMdhAya che, A vAta e samajI che. ene puNyopArjana karavuM che. enA bhAva vizuddha che. ane bIjI bAju eno putra neha paNa keTalo badho vadhI gayo che? jeTalI utkaTatAthI e mane dhikkAratI hatI, eTalI ja utkaTatAthI e mane cAhavA lAgI che. Aje bhale e mane putrarUpe cAhe che, kAle putrasneha sAdhunehamAM pariNamaze mATe eno snehabhAva prazasta che. prazasta bhAva eno paDavo nA joIe, tUTavo nA joIe. jo huM bhojana grahaNa nathI karato, to eno zubha bhAva tUTI javAnI pUrI saMbhAvanA che. mATe Aje enI icchA pUrNa karuM ane kahyuM ke bhaviSyamAM bIjI vAra AvuM nA kare. zikhIkumAre jAlinIne kahyuM : "mAtA, Aje bhale tuM rAjI thAya, ema karuM chuM, paraMtu bIjI vAra tAre Avo AraMbha-samAraMbha amArA mATe nA karavo." vatsa, jyAM sudhI tuM ahIM che, tyAM sudhI mane supAtradAna ApavAnuM puNya bAMdhavA de. putra so-so sAdhuone bhikSA-dAna ApavAno dhanya avasara bhAgye ja maLe. emAM vaLI mArA jevI puNyahIna ane abhAgaNI strIne to Avo avasara pahelo ja maLyo che, mATe vatsa, tuM nA na pADa.' mAtA, tuM puNya bAMdhavA cAhe che te barAbara che, paNa ame pApa bAMdhavA nathI icchatA, e vAta paNa eTalI ja sAcI che." bhale vatsa, Aje to huM mArI jAte ja, tane ane A badhA munivarone bhojana karAvIza... pachI jema tuM kahIza tema karIza." "jevI tArI icchA." "vatsa, teM kharekhara Aje tArI mAtRbhakti pradarzita karI. mArA pratye agAdha sneha vahAvyo.." sAdhuo sahu bhojana mATe kramazaH besI gayA. zikhIkumAre kahyuM : "mAtA, tuM pahelAM A badhA sAdhuone bhojana karAva. mAre haju paccakhANa nathI AvyuM. pAraNuM karavAnI vAra che." jAlinIe kramazaH navvANu sAdhuonAM pAtramAM kaMsAra vagere pIrasyo. vyaMjanAdi pIrasyAM, sAdhuoe bhojana karI lIdhuM.... hAtha dhovA lAgyA. e gALAmAM jAlinIe zeSa rahelA kaMsAramAM jhera bheLavI dIdhuM ane eno lADavo banAvI dIdho. : bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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hu cha0 h munIndra zikhIkumAre paccakakhANa pAryuM. teo AhAra karavA yogya Asane beThA, temanI be bAju be sAdhuo beThA. tyAM jAtinI AvI. muninA pAtramAM modaka mUkIne jAlinI bolI : vatsa, Aje mArI mahecchA pUrNa thaI! Aje mane parama zAnti thaI." zikhIkumAre zrI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karI modaka khAI lIdho... jAlinI thoDe dUra jaIne UbhI rahI. thoDI kSaNomAM ja zikhIkumArano jIva cUMthAvA lAgyo. zarIranI naso kheMcAvA lAgI. temaNe, temanA pUrve ja AhAra karIne UbhA thayelA munivara sAme joyuM. teo badhA svastha hatA. mane kyAreya paNa nahIM thayelI vedanA thaI rahI che.. zuM thayuM mane?' temaNe sAme UbhelI jAlinI sAme joyuM. jAlinI apalaka dRSTie zikhIkumArane joI rahI hatI. temane khyAla AvI gayo. chatAM teo bolyA nahIM. pAse beThelA munione kahyuM : "mane tIvra pIDA thAya che...'ne teo sAvadhAna thaI gayA. huM have jIvI nahIM zakuM. mRtyu mArI sAme che. tyAM emaNe bolavA prayatno karyA. paraMtu bolI nA zakyA. be hAtha joDavA sAdhuone ane tyAM ja jamIna para DhaLI paDyA... tarata ja be sAdhuoe temane pakaDIne... saMsAraka pAtharIne tyAM ja suvADI dIdhA. be sAdhuoe jorajorathI sarva sAdhuone bolAvyA : "jaladI Avo.. jaladI Avo.. gurudevane kaMI thaI gayuM che.' sAdhuo kSaNavAramAM doDI AvyA.. "zuM thayuM? zuM thayuM?" badhA pUchavA lAgyA. pAse beThelA sAdhuoe kahyuM : "AryA jAlinIe modaka Apyo. gurudeve te khAdho... ane be kSaNamAM ja teo asvastha banI gayA... vedanA vadhI gaI. bolI paNa nA zakyA.. jamIna para DhaLI paDyA.' jAlinI doDI AvI : "zuM thayuM vatsa tane? tuM bola... kema bolato nathI? tane pIDA thAya che? acAnaka tane zuM thaI gayuM?' ane jAlinI poka mUkIne rovA lAgI. "arere.. huM kevI abhAgI chuM?' te kalpAMtanuM nATaka karatI rahI. sAdhuonAM mana vyAkuLa banI gayAM. pelA be sAdhuo. ke je zikhIkumAra pAse beThelA hatA, te bolI UThyA : "jarUra modakamAM A duSTa mAtAe ja jhera ApeluM che. juo, munirAjanuM zarIra lIluM paDatuM jAya che...' teo UbhA thaI gayA. ne jAlinI pAse jaIne roSa ane rudana sAthe kahevA lAgyA : "re pApiNI, teM jhera ApIne mArI nAMkhyA amArA gurudevane, ane tuM kalpAMta kare che? baMdha kara tAruM nATaka. kahe, amArA gurudeve tAruM zuM bagADyuM hatuM? re vizvAsaghAtinI, tArA para vizvAsa mUkIne, ame tArA hAthe bhojana grahaNa karyuM, ne te AvuM ghora pApa karyuM? zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 489 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jAlinI roSathI dhamadhamI UThI : 'tame sAdhuo... mAruM bhojana khAIne mane ja bhAMDo cho? zA AdhAre kaho cho ke meM jhera ApyuM che? meM jhera ApyuM ja nathI...! Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'to koNe ApyuM che? bola...' eka yuvAna sAdhuno krodha bhabhUkI UThyo... 'bole che ke nahIM? nahIMtara tAruM gaLuM ahIM pIsI nAMkhIza...' gItArtha sAdhu e sAdhune pakaDIne bAju para laI gayA. paraMtu yuvAna sAdhu jora jorathI bolatA rahyA... A duSTa mAtAe ja gurudevane jhera ApyuM che...' huM AkhA nagaramAM ghoSaNA karIza... nagarajano enA para paththaro varasAvaze... e duSTAne. rAjA zULI para caDhAvaze...' sAdhuonA kalpAMtathI udyAna udAsa banI gayuM. pavana thaMbhI gayo. pakSIonAM gAna baMdha thaI gayAM. zikhIkumAra, jheranI tIvra asara thavA chatAM, apUrva jAgRtimAM hatA. temaNe svayaM anazana vrata dhAraNa karI lIdhuM. cAre AhArano tyAga karI dIdho... ane temanA manamAM tattvaciMtana cAlyuM : 'mane A zuM thaI gayuM? kharekhara, A saMsAra ja dhikkAra pAtra che. meM zuM dhAryuM hatuM... ne zuM banI gayuM? mArI icchA mAtAne dharmakAryamAM joDavAnI hatI, sarva du:khothI mukta ka2vAnI hatI. mArI e bhAvanA saphaLa to na thaI, uparathI mArA pramAdanA kAraNe mAtA kalaMkita thaI... hA, jo meM sAdhudharmanI AcAramaryAdA mujaba sAme lAvelI bhikSA grahaNa nA karI hota, mAtAnA hAthe bhojana na lIdhuM hota... to A bhayaMkara sthiti nA sarjAta. mAtAne duHkha jarUra lAgata, paNa A kalaMka enA mAthe nA Avata... ane loko to pUrvAparano saMbaMdha joDavAnA ja. 'pUrve paNa jAlinIne zikhIkumAra upara dveSa hato ja. e kumArane mAravA icchatI ja hatI... kapaTa karIne eNe kumArane bhojanamAM jhera ApI dIdhuM...' jarUra mAtA ghora apayaza pAmaze... tene bhayaMkara kleza thaze... tene ghera pahoMcavuM muzkela banaze... A saMsAramAM janma levo paDe che... tyAM sudhI AvI aNadhArI ghaTanAo banyA karavAnI. dhikkArapAtra che janma-jIvana ane mRtyu! kyAreka jIvanamAM evAM pUrvajanmanAM karmo hoya che ke jIve bhUla nA karI hoya, aparAdha nA karyo hoya, chatAM eno apayaza thAya che. ane keTalAka manuSyo guno karavA chatAM paNa nirdoSa jAhera thatA hoya che temano aparAdha DhaMkAI jato hoya che...' Ked jhera pUrA zarIramAM phelAI gayuM hatuM. cAre bAju beThelA sAdhuo AMsu bharelI AMkhe... ane bharAyelA kaMThe zrI navakAra maMtra saMbhaLAvatA hatA... zikhIkumAre vicAryuM : 'pUrve bAMdhelAM azubha karmonuM phaLa pragaTa thayuM che... mAre samatAbhAve e phaLa svIkArI levAnuM che... e mAtAno vicAra have karavA yogya nathI. enuM hita thAo... mArA mahAna puNyodayathI mane mokSamArga maLyo che, jinadharma maLyo che... to have mAre bhAga-1 * bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArA manane zrI navakAramaMtramAM sthira karavuM joIe. paMcaparameSThI bhagavaMtonuM dhyAna karavuM joIe..." teoe potAnA cittamAM navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa cAlu karyuM.. 0 0 0. yuvAna muni.. zikhakumAra pratye atyaMta prema, zraddhA... ane bhakti dharAvato yuvA muni kALo kalpAMta karato... jAlinI tarapha ghora Akroza karato nagara tarapha doDyo.. doDato jAya che... ne bUmo pADato jAya che... "doDo doDo.... duSTa jAlinIe potAnA putrane jhera ApI mArI nAMkhyo.. zikhIkumArane mArI nAMkhyA.. doDo doDo.... kauzAmbInAM strI-puruSa... jAlinIe kauzAmbIne kALuM kalaMka lagADyuM che. kauzAmbInI zobhA haNI nAMkhI che... RSihatyAnuM ghora pApa karI. A nagaranI apakIrti karI che..." UbhA bajAre, UbhI zerIe. yuvAna muni codhAra AMsue roto jAya che... ane bolato jAya che. je koI strI-puruSa sAMbhaLe che, te badhAM kAma paDatAM mUkI.. meghavana ughAna tarapha doDavA mAMDe che. yuvAna munie rAjamahelamAM praveza karI bUmo pADavA mAMDI : "he rAjana, tArA nagaramAM RSihatyA thaI che... ne tuM ahIM beTho che? pApI jalinIe kapaTa karIne zikhIkumArane mArI nAMkhyA che... kauzAmbInI dharatI para kSetradevatAnA kopa Utaraze... rAjA, bahAra nIkaLa... tArA priya munivara zikhIkumAranAM chellAM darzana to karI le.." rAjA ajitasena hAMphaLA-phAMphaLA mahelanI bahAra AvyA. yuvAna munine praNAma karyA. rAjA paheryA apaDe... khullA page meghavana tarapha doDavA lAgyA... emanI pAchaLa yuvAna muni paNa doDavA lAgyA... meghavanamAM kALuM kalpAMta cAlI rahyuM hatuM. zikhIkumAra muni paMca parameSThI bhagavaMtanA dhyAnamAM lIna hatA. samAdhimRtyune AliMgana ApI rahyA hatA.. temanA mukha para samatAnI cAdara patharAyelI hatI. temanuM hRdaya rAga-dveSathI mukta hatuM. nazvara deha paDyo rahyo. ne temano zAzvata AtmA Urdhva gati karI gayo. 0 0 0 AkaMda.... rudana... ghora valopAta.. jJAna-dhyAnI ane tapasvI munio raDI paDyA, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 41 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gItArtha ane prauDha sAdhuo raDI paDyA... rAjA ane prajA raDI paDI.... cAre dizAomAM sarvatra hAhAkAra vartAI gayo.. meghavana udyAnamAM caMdananI citA racavAmAM AvI. AkAzamAM kALAM vAdaLa gherAI AvyA hatA. havA baMdha thaI gaI hatI. vAtAvaraNamAM udAsI, becenI ane mAyUsI bharelI hatI. mahArAjAe citAne traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI.. anA citA para dhRtasicana karIne Aga peTAvI. citA bhaDabhaDa saLagavA lAgI. thoDe ja dUra navvANuM yunio udAsa mudrAmAM... AMkho baMdha karIne beThA hatA. temanI pAchaLa zAlmalI vRkSanI nIce eka kRzakAya. paraMtu TaTTAra zarIravALo puruSa saLagatI citAne ekITase joI rahyo hato. ghora citA-vyathAthI tenA mAthe rekhAo upasI AvI hatI. enA zveta vALa vIkharAyelA hatA. enuM moM sukAtuM hatuM. tenA hoTha baMdha hatA, kSaNabhara e vicalita thaI jato hato, punaH gahana dhyAnamudrAmAM DUbI jato hato. kyAreka enI kalpanAmAM bhUtakAlIna samagrajIvana vidyutapravAhanI jema sAkAra banatuM hatuM... kyAreka mahAjJAnI AcArya vijayasiMhanI jJAnapratibhA to kyAreka mahAmanA zikhIkumAranuM kanTendudhavala mukha. kyAreka azokavanano nada-ninAda... to kyAreka mahAmaMtrI brahmadattanI vAto.. kyAreka jAlinInuM sarvatomukhI patana. kyAre citA zAnta thaI gaI..ne rAjA-prajA tyAMthI cAlI gaI. ene dhyAna nA rahyuM. jyAre tenI AMkho khUlI tyAre tyAM hatA navANuM munivaro..citAnI AsapAsa Ubhelo.... e vRddha puruSa hatA piMgala deva. kAryavaza dUra dezamAM gayelo piMgaladeva haju kauzAmbImAM pravezyo ja hato... tyAM rAjamArga para bAvarA banI doDI rahelA yuvAna sAdhunA Akroza sAMbhaLyo hato, te ghare na jatAM meghavana udyAnamAM sIdho Avyo hato. caMdananI citA para zikhIkumAranA mRtadehane padharAvI devAmAM Avyo hato. teNe athupUrita nayane... zokavilvala hRdaye muninA prazAMta mukhanA darzana karyA... ane dUra jaIne beTho hato. 0 0 0 hRdayamAM zoka, udvega ane saMtApa bharIne navvANuM munivaroe kauzAmbIne choDyuM. piMgaladeva emanI pAchaLa cAlato rahyo. mArgamAM nathI karatA vizrAma.. nathI letA AhAra-pANI ke nathI uccAratA eka paNa zabda.. cAlatA ja rahe che. teoe priyaMkarA nagarImAM praveza karyo. gurudeva vijayasiMha kaustubhavanamAM birAjatA hatA. navvANuM munivaroe kaustubha vanamAM praveza karyo. jyAM gurudeva birAjatA hatA. te pradezamAM pahoMcyA. gurudeve sAdhuone joyA, teo Asana parathI UbhA thaI gayA.. navvANuM munivaroe be 492 bhAga-1 4 bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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hAtha joDI mastake aMjali racI, bolyA : 'tyagu daf!" gurudeva bolyA : "majyA vaMtA..' temaNe munirvAda tarapha najara nAMkhI. zikhIkumArane jovA najara pheravI... jyAre zikhIkumAra daSTipathamAM nA AvyA... ane munivRMdane nIcA namAvelAM mastake UbhelA joyA.. tarata pUchyuM : 'zikhIkumAra kyAM che munivaro?" pratyuttara nA maLyo. rudana saMbhaLAyuM. Dasaka saMbhaLAyAM. gurudevanA mukha para citAnI rekhAo UpasI AvI. temaNe gItArtha munione pUchyuM : "zuM thayuM? kema raDo cho? zikhIkumAra kuzaLa to che ne?' "bhagavaMta, emane kuzaLa hota to pachI..." "eTale?' mahAmunIndra kALadharma pAmI gayA. bhagavaMta.." kyAM? kevI rIte?" gurudevanI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. "kauzAmbImAM... viSaprayogathI.." "oha... mArI zaMkA sAcI paDI... mAro bhaya vAstavika banyo... zuM jAlinIe viSaprayoga karyo?' 'jI, gurudeva...' tyAM to kaustubhavanamAM rahelA sarvasAdhuo bhegA thaI gayA. sAdhvIvRMda paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcyuM. sahu potapotAnA Asane besI gayAM. gurudeva vijayasiMha kaMIka svastha thayA. he zramaNo ane zramaNIo, mahAtmA.... mahAmanISI munIndra zikhIkumAra A pRthvI para nathI rahyA. teo ApaNane sahune choDIne Urdhvagati karI gayA che.. kauzAmbImAM teo kALadharma pAmyA che...' sahu sAdhuo raDI paDyA. sahu sAdhvI raDI paDI. kaustubhavana sAdhu-sAdhvInA AkaMdathI dhrUjI UThyuM. AcAryadave gaMbhIra svare kahyuM : mAna sarovaramAMthI haMsa UDI gayo. sarovara jANe sUnakAra thaI gayuM. pUrNimAnI rAta rahI gaI, caMdra vAdaLamAM chupAI gayo. e rAtanI zI zobhA rahe? ApaNe zobhA vinAnA thaI gayA, ApaNuM A sarovara sUnakAra thaI gayuM." zikhIkumAra...! aho.. kevA e zAnta-prazAnta mukhamudrAvALA hatA. temanuM suMdara mukha... upazamabhAvathI kevuM zobhatuM hatuM? ane temanI kevI divya jJAnapratibhA hatI? zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 8c3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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temanI madhajharatI vANI have ApaNane kyAreya sAMbhaLavA nahIM maLe. zuM thaI gayuM acAnaka? dUra kALe ApaNI pAsethI muniratna chInavI lIdhuM... ApaNuM hRdaya ja karI lIdhuM. Avo che A saMsAra. sagI mAtAe.. jene pote janma Apyo hato te putrane jhera ApI mArI nAMkhyA.. joke mArA manamAM A bhaya hato ja. eTale mahAmaMtrI brahmadattanI vinaMtI hovA chatAM zikhIkumArane kauzAmbI nahotA mokalyA. brahmadare mane kahyuM paNa hatuM ke "zikhIkumAranuM yogakSema karajo... enI mAtAthI ja ene bhaya che.' paraMtu brahmadattanA mRtyunA samAcArathI ane jAlinInA kalpAMtanA samAcArathI prerAIne meM zikhIkumArane kauzAmbI mokalyA...' saMvega' nAmanA gItArtha sthavira bolyA : 'gurudeva, mahAtmA zikhIkumAra samAdhimRtyune bheTyA che. teoe mRtyune mahotsava banAvI dIdhuM che. apAra vedanAmAM paNa teoe apUrva samatA rAkhI che. kharekhara teo potAnA parama hitane sAdhI gayA che... teonI vedanA joIne ame sahu vyathita thaI gayA hatA, paraMtu teo dharmadhyAnamAM lIna hatA!" tyAM sAdhvIchaMdamAMthI eka sAdhvI UbhAM thayAM. gurudevane vaMdana karI, teo bolyAM : 'bhagavaMta, kRpA karI mane 'anazana' karAvo. mAre tyAre AhArano tyAga karavo che.." bhadra, anazana vrata, ghaNuM duSkara che.' bhagavaMta, mArA mATe have jIvavuM duSkara che.. anazana mAre mana saraLa che...' sAdhvI kamalinInI AMkho bhInI hatI, hRdaya vyathita hatuM. gurudeve tene "anazana' karavAnI pUrvabhUmikA samajAvI, ane tene anazana karAvyuM. bhagavaMta. mane sAdhudharma ApavAnI kRpA karo. piMgaladeva gurudevanA caraNomAM DhaLI paDyo. avirata azrudhArA vahevA lAgI. tene sAdhudharma ApavAmAM Avyo. sAdhudharma svIkArIne kahyuM : "bhagavata, mane anazana vrata ApavAnI kRpA karo...' muni piMgaladeva tIvra vairAgyathI bolI UThyA... aneka sAdhu-sAdhvIoe tyAM anazana svIkAryA. 0 0 0 mahA munIndra zikhIkumAra, kALadharma pAmIne "brahma' devalokamAM deva thayA. jAlinI raudradhyAnamAM marIne, bIjI narakamAM utpanna thaI. samarAdityanA trIjA bhavanI A vyathAbharI kathA pUrNa thaI. 868 bhAga-1 ( bhava trIjo For Private And Personal Use Only

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pariziSTa-1, varga agnizarmAnuM mRtyu thayuM, teno jIva "vidyutakumAra' nAmano bhavanapati-deva thayo. eTale ke "bhavanapati' nAmanI devayonimAM utpanna thayo. guNasenanuM mRtyu thayuM. teno jIva pahelA "saudharma" nA devalokamAM vaimAnika-deva thayo. eTale ke "vaimAnika' nAmanI deva-yonimAM utpanna thayo. A mahAkathAnA prAraMbhamAM, prathama khaMDamAM jyAre tame A hakIkta vAMcazo tyAre kadAca tamArA manamAM zaMkA utpanna thaze : zuM deva-loka che kharo? devonuM sAcosAca astitva che kharuM?' AvI zaMkA, zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmInA eka ziSyane paNa jAgI hatI. bhagavaMte tenI zaMkA kevI rIte dUra karI hatI, tenuM varNana prAcIna zAstromAM maLe che. magadha sAmrAjyanI "apApApurI nagarImAM "somila' nAmano zrImaMta brAhmaNa yajJa' karAvI rahyo hato. e yajJamAM bhAga levA mATe gAme-gAmathI ghaNA vidvAna brAhmaNo, zraddhAvAna brAhmaNo ane yAcaka brAhmaNo apApApurImAM pahoMcyA hatA. e kALe ane e samaye zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI, juvAlukA nadInA kinArethI jyAM teozrIne kevalyanI prApti thaI hatI) vihAra karI ApApApurI padhAryA hatA. nagaranI bahAra mahAsena' nAmanA upavanamAM teo rahyA hatA. devoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI hatI. somilanA yajJamAM mukhya 11 zreSTha vidvAna brAhmaNo upasthita thayelA hatA. indrabhUti, agnibhUti, vAyubhUti, vyakta, sudharmA, maMDita, mauryaputra, arkapita, acalabhrAtA, metArya ane prabhAsa. A dareka vidvAnanA manamAM koI ne koI tattvanI zaMkA hatI. darekane patAnI vidvattAnuM abhimAna hovAthI potAnI tattvaviSayaka zaMkA pragaTa karatA na hatA. eka pachI eka e vidvAno zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI pAse mahAsana vanamAM jAya che. bhagavAna emanI zaMkAne jANe che, kahe che ane samAdhAna kare che. eka pachI eka brAhmaNa vidvAna bhagavAnanA ziSya banI jAya che. e agiyAra brAhmaNa vidvAno, bhagavAnanA 11 gaNadharo eTale ke pramukha ziSyo kahevAyA. temAMnAM "mauryaputra' nAmanA vidvAna brAhmaNane 'deva" aMge zaMkA hatI. jyAre teo samavasaraNamAM AvyA, bhagavaMte temane bolAvyA ane kahyuM : mahAnubhAva, tArA manamAM "deva che ke nahIM?" evI zaMkA che ne?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA sau For Private And Personal Use Only

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hA prabho!' moryaputrane potAnA manamAM chupAvI rAkhelI vAta, zaMkA, bhagavAnanA mukhe pragaTa thayelI sAMbhaLI ati Azcarya thayuM. "mauryaputra, teM vedomAM devonA astitva aMgenA ane devonA abhAva aMgenAM paraspara virodhI vacano jANyAM ane tArA manamAM devo haze ke nahIM?' evI zaMkA utpanna thaI." sAva sAcI vAta kahI bhagavaMta!" teM vicAryuM ke nArakImAM rahelA jIvo to parataMtra che ane ati duHkhI che, tethI teo ahIM amArI sAme nathI AvI zakatA, paraMtu zAstro para vizvAsa karI emanA astitvane mAnI zakAya che. paNa, devo to divya zaktivALA ane divya prabhAvavALA kahevAmAM Ave che. teo kema pragaTa... pratyakSa dekhAtA nathI?' mATe tArA manamAM zaMkA janmI ke devo che ke nahIM?' Apa attaryAmI cho bhagavaMta, Ape mArA mananI vAta karI dIdhI!" mauryaputra, tArI A zaMkAnuM huM samAdhAna karuM chuM. devone tAre pratyakSa jovA che ne? jo; mane vaMdana karavA mATe A samavasaraNamAM AvelA bhavanapati, vyaMtara, jyotiSka ane vaimAnika devone pratyakSa joI le!' mauryaputre samavasaraNamAM upasthita devone joyA. tenuM mana prasanna thaI gayuM. bhagavaMte kahyuM : "vatsa, ThIka che, te ahIM devone pratyakSa joyA, nahIMtara paNa tAre devonA viSayamAM zaMkA nA karavI joIe. kAraNa ke sUrya, candra, graha.. nakSatra... tArA to pratyakSa dekhAya che. paraMtu tuM ema mAne che ke sUrya, candra vagere zUnya nagara jevI khAlI ujajaDa pRthvI mAtra che. paraMtu e khAlI jagyAo nathI. koIpaNa nagara kyAreya zUnya na hoya. kyAreka to emAM vasanArA hoya ja. ane tyAM devo vase che. sUrya, candra vagere je dekhAya che, te ratnamaya vimAno che.' bhagavad, zuM te mAyA na hoI zake?' mAyA karanAra koNa? evI mAyA karanAra, bhrama pedA karanArA devo ja hoI zake. vaLI, sUrya, candrAdi bhrama nathI, temanuM vAstavika astitva che. mAyA kAyama nA Take.' mauryaputra, ghora pAponuM phaLa bhogavanArA nArakone tuM mAne che, to zreSTha puNyakarmonuM phaLa bhogavanArA devone paNa mAnavA joIe. te deva divya premamAM... raMga-rAgamAM DUbelA rahe che, divya vaiSayika sukhonA upabhogamAM lIna rahe che, ane manuSyalokanAM kirtavyono bhAra temanA mAthe nahIM hovAthI, teo durgadhamaya manuSyalokamAM nathI AvatA chatAMya, tIrthakaronA janma samaye, dIkSA samaye, kevalajJAna-prAptinA samaye pariziSTa - 1 4 svarga For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane nivaNanA samaye keTalAka devo kartavya samajIne A jagatamAM Ave che. he saumya, keTalAka devo tIrthaMkara pratyenI prIti-bhaktithI Ave che, keTalAka potAnA saMzayone dUra karavA Ave che, keTalAka pUrvajanmanA anurAgathI Ave che. keTalAka devo viziSTa tapazcaryAthI AkRSTa thaIne Ave che. keTalAka anugraha mATe to keTalAka nigraha mATe Ave che. keTalAka devo, sAdhuonI parIkSA levA paNa Ave che. devonuM astitva - 1. jAtismaraNajJAna" vALAM strI-puruSonA kathanathI. 2. tapazcaryA vagere viziSTa guNovALI vyaktine devonAM pratyakSa darzanathI. 3. vidyA ane maMtronI siddhithI. 4. koI grahanA prabhAvathI. 5. utkRSTa karmanA phaLarUpe, ane 6. AgamonA mAdhyamathI mAnI zakAya che. vatsa, dareka zabdano, svataMtra zabdano artha hoya che. "deva' eka sArthaka zabda che. e zabdano je artha che te ja "deva' che. keTalAka loko mAne che ke 'guNa ane vairAgyavALA manuSyane ja deva mAnavo joIe. adRzya devanI kalpanA zA mATe karavI joIe? ema nA mAnI zakAya. manuSyamAM devono upacAra to ja karI zakAya, jo vAstavika, 'deva'nuM astitva hoya, jema jaMgalamAM siMhanuM astitva che, to manuSyamAM siMhano upacAra karIne kahevAya ke, "A mANasa to siMha che!' vaLI he mauryaputra, jo tuM devonuM astitva nA mAne to dAna vagere dharmakriyA ane yajJa-yAga vagere dharmakriyAo, ke je svarganAM phaLa ApanArI che, te niSphaLa banI jaze. maMtro dvArA indrAdi devone je AhvAna karavAmAM Ave che. te paNa niprayojana siddha thaze. mATe pratyakSa pramANathI tathA anumAna pramANathI devonA astitvane mAnavuM joIe." mauryaputranI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna thayuM. teo tyAM ja, e ja samaye bhagavAnanA ziSya banI gayA. bhagavAnanA mukhe sAMbhaLIne, gaNadharoe lipibaddha karelA tattvajJAnamAM, devo ane devaloka saMbaMdhI asaMkhya vAto Aje paNa AgamomAM vAMcavA maLe che AgamomAM devo ane devaloka : jenAgamamAM devo aMge ane devasRSTi aMge eTalI vistArathI ane sUkSmamAM sUkSma mAhitI maLe che ke je vAMcatAM buddhi aTakI jAya che! alabatu, vaidika zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 47 For Private And Personal Use Only

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paraMparAmAM, bauddha paraMparAmAM ane IsAIdharma, IslAmadharma vageremAM paNa devonuM varNana maLe che, paraMtu emAM eTalo vistAra nathI, eTalI sUkSma mAhitI nathI. ahIM huM mAtra devo ane devaloko aMgenI mAhitInI anukramaNikA ja ApIza. je AgamomAM, zAstromAM A mAhitI gherAyelI che, te graMthonAM nAma sUcavIza. jijJAsu mahAnubhAvo e graMthonuM adhyayana-parizIlana karI zakaze. devonA cAra prakAra : 1. bhavanapati, 2. vyaMtara, 3. jyotiSka, 4. vaimAnika, ja cAre prakAranAM devonAM jaghanya (ochAmAM ochuM) ane utkRSTa (vadhAremAM vadhAre) AyuSya. (A AyuSyo "palyopama" ane "sAgaropamanA kALa-mApamAM batAvavAmAM AvelAM che. eno sAmAnya artha "asaMkhya varSa" thAya che. bhavanapati devalokanA uttara-dakSiNa evA be vibhAga. dareka vibhAganA 1010 avAMtara vibhAga. dareka vibhAgano 1-1 indra. kula 20 indro. che. uttara dizAnA indronAM bhavano tathA dakSiNa dizAnA indronAM bhavanonuM varNana. ja e bhavanonAM sthAna, pramANa (gaNitanI daSTie) ane AkAra. ja bhavanapati devonAM cihno zarIranA raMga, vastranAM raMga, temanA indrAnA sAmAnika devo tathA rakSaka devonuM varNana. ka vyaMtaradevalokanAM 17 indronAM nAma, bhavana, ane bhavanonA AkAra, pramANa vagere. dhajAomAM vyaMtara devonAM cihna. vyaMtaradevonA zarIrano raMga. ja vANa-vyaMtaradevonuM svarUpa. temanA ATha bheda, temanAM sthAna. temanA 16 indronAM nAma, che bhavanapati ane vaimAnika devalokamAM 10 prakAranA devo. (ika, sAmAnika, salAhakAra, traNa parSadAnA deva, aMgarakSaka, lokapAla, sainika, prajA, sevaka ane kilbiSika) A dasa prakAranA devonuM svarUpa-varNana. ja indranA sAta prakAranAM sainyonuM varNana. jyotiSa devonuM sthAna. A pRthvIthI jyotiSa vimAnonuM aMtara. meruparvatathI ane alokathI jyotiSa vimAnonuM aMtara. jyotiSa devalokanAM vimAnonI saMkhyA, temano AkAra ane banAvaTa. e vimAnonI laMbAI, pahoLAI ane UMcAInAM mApa. - jyotiSa devonI gati, samRddhi ane temanAM vaikriya rUpo. 468 pariziSTa - 1 4 svarga For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAhunA vimAnanuM varNana. ja sthira caMdra ane sthira sUryanAM vimAnonuM paraspara aMtara, ane e sthira caMdrasUryanI oLakhANa. ka, caMdra ane sUryanAM mAMDalA, temanuM bhramaNa kSetra. dIpa-samudramAM graha, nakSatra ane tArAonI saMkhyA jANavAno upAya. vaimAnika devalokanAM vimAnonI saMkhyA. vimAnonA AkAra. vimAnonAM dvAra. kaI dizAmAM kyAM ne keTalAM vimAno. vimAnonA gaDha, vedikA Adi. devavimAnonI ramaNIyatAnuM varNana. bAra devalokanAM nAma. temanA indro, cihno, varNa vagere. * bAra devalokanAM vimAnanI laMbAI, pahoLAI, UMcAI. che devonI UMcAI. devo je zarIrane vikRrve tenI jaghanya ane utkRSTa UMcAI. >> devanAM AyuSya sAthe UMcAIno saMbaMdha. e kayA jIvo devagati ja pAme. che kayA jIvI devagatimAM na janme. kayAM kAraNothI jIvo bhavanapati-devalokamAM Upaje. kayAM kAraNothI jIvo baMtara-devalokamAM Upaje. kayAM kAraNothI jIvo jyotiSa-devalokamAM Upaje. ja kayAM kAraNothI jIvo vaimAnika-devalokamAM Upaje. - sAdhuo kayA devaloka sudhI Upaje. zrAvako (vratadhArI) kayA devaloka sudhI Upaje. cauda pUrvenA jJAtA jJAnI puruSonI utpatti kayA devaloka sudhI hoya. tApasonI utpatti kayA devaloka sudhI hoya. deva-devIonA saMbhoganuM svarUpa. kayA deva saMbhoga kare che, kayA devo saMbhoga nathI karatA. devIonI utpatti. ka parigRhItA (paraNelI) ane aparigRhItA (vezyA jevI) devIo. aparigRhItA devIo kayA devone kevI rIte bhogya hoya che. devonI lezyAo. devono AhAra. che. devonA zvAsocchuvAsa. devAnA AyuSya sAthe temanA AhAra ane zvAsocchavAsano saMbaMdha. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 8CE For Private And Personal Use Only

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ja devonAM manuSyalokamAM AvavAnAM kAraNo. ja devonA manuSyalokamAM nahIM AvavAnAM kAraNo. ka vaimAnika devonuM avadhijJAna. greveyaka devo ane anuttara devonuM avadhijJAna. bhavanapati ane vyaMtara devonuM avadhijJAna. A sarvajJa mahApuruSoe potAnA pUrNa jJAnamAM pratyakSa joIne, A badhuM vistArathI varNana kareluM che. A varNanamAM gaNita ane bhUmitinA siddhAMto jovA maLe che. A badhuM jANyA pachI huM devaloka mAnato nathI.' evuM buddhimAna manuSya na bolI zake. pUrvanA dezonA ane pazcimanA dezonA lagabhaga badhA ja dharmomAM, judA judA nAme ane judA judA svarUpe devonA astitvane svIkAreluM che. vartamAna kALe paNa keTalAMka strI-puruSone deva-darzana thayAnI vAto sAMbhaLavAmAM ane vAMcavAmAM Ave che. keTalIka evI kalpanA bahAranI ghaTanAo bane che ke te ghaTanAonAM buddhigamya kAraNo A bhautika duniyAmAM jaDatAM nathI. tyAM devI kAraNo mAnavAM ja paDe che. tame tamArA vicArone zuddha rAkho. bahu krodha nA karo, bahu lobha nA karo, * zakya eTalo tapa karo, dAna Apo, aNuvrato pALo, guNavrato ane zikSAvrata pALa, che tApasI dIkSA ke jaina dIkSA grahaNa karo.... kSamAzIla bano, nirlobhI bano.. ke mRtyu samaye zubha bhAva rAkho.. navakAra maMtranA dhyAnamAM mRtyune bheTo... tame mRtyu pAmI devagatimAM ja zo! tame pratyakSa devalokane jozo ane devI jIvanamAM divya sukho anubhavazo. rIta : ka pa00 pariziSTa - 1 4 svarga For Private And Personal Use Only

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pariziSTa-] naka mauryaputre dIkSA grahaNa karI lIdhI. e sAMbhaLIne "akaMpita nAmanA vidvAna brAhmaNa, zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmIne vaMdana karavA AvyA. bhagavAne emane emanA nAmagotra sAthe bolAvyA ane kahyuM : 'mahAnubhAva, vedonAM viruddha vacano sAMbhaLIne tane narakanA viSayamAM zaMkA utpanna thaI che ne? narakanuM pratipAdana karanAruM vedavacana teM sAMbhaLyuM : 'nAro veSa khAte ya : phUkAtanAti!' "je brAhmaNa zUdranA ane khAya che, te nArapha bane che, arthAtu narakamAM utpanna thAya che." bIjuM veda-vacane te narakano nipedha karanAruM sAMbhaLyuM : ane have pretyA nIraveT: satti!' arthAtu marIne koI nAraka nathI banatuM, nArakImAM utpanna nathI thatuM.' A paraspara virodhI veda-vacano sAMbhaLIne tArA manamAM zaMkA utpanna thaI ke naraka haze ke kema?" te vicAryuM ke candra-sUrya vagere devo to pratyakSa che. vidyA maMtra Adi dvArA icchita phaLa ApanArA bIjA devone paNa mAnI zakAya. paraMtu nArakonI to mAtra carcA ja karI zakAya. nathI e pratyakSa dekhAtA ke na anumAnathI emanI siddhi thatI." "bhagavaMta, Ape mArA mananI zaMkA kahI dIdhI. Aja sudhI meM koInI paNa AgaLa A zaMkA vyakta karI nathI. prabho, mArI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna karavAnI kRpA karo." akaMpita, tane ane bIjA chabastha jIvone je nArako pratyakSa nathI dekhAtA, te nArakInA jIvo mane pratyakSa dekhAya che. kevaLajJAnanA AlokamAM e pratyakSa che. zuM evo siddhAMta che ke je potAne pratyakSa hoya tene ja mAnavAnuM ane je bIjAne pratyakSa hoya te nahIM mAnavAnuM? je vastu koI eka vyaktine paNa pratyakSa hoya che, tene saMpUrNa vizva pratyakSa mAne che. athavA, je indriyo dvArA pratyakSa hoya, zuM te ja pratyakSa che? te to aupacArika pratyakSa hoya che. vAstavika tathya to indriyAtIta hoya che. he kapita, kevaLajJAna, mana:paryavajJAna ane avadhijJAnathI rahita jIvonAM jJAna anumAna mAtra ja hoya che vastuono sAkSAtkAra karanArA kevaLajJAnAdi traNa jJAna pratyakSa' mAnavAmAM AvyAM che. narakane siddha karavAmAM jyAre pratyakSa ane anumAna, baMne pramANabhUta che tyAre, nArakonuM astitva nA mAnavuM te ucita nathI. puNyakarmanuM prakRSTa phaLa bhogavanArA jema deva kahevAya, tema prakRSTa pApaphaLa bhogavanArAne "nAraka" kahI zakAya. tuM jo ema mAnato hoya ke jeo atyaMta du:khI che tevAM pazu-pakSIone nAraka mAnavAM joIe, to te ucita nathI, kAraNa ke jevI rIte zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 501 For Private And Personal Use Only

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deva utkRSTa puNyaphaLane bhogavanArA hoya che tema utkRSTa pApaphaLane bhogavanArA paNa hovA jaIe ne? akaMpita, huM je kaMI kahuM chuM te satya che. kAraNa ke rAga-dveSa ane mohathI huM mukta chuM. mane kevalyanI prApti thaI che. huM save zaMkAonuM nirAkaraNa karuM chuM." alaMpitanI "naraka aMgenI zaMkA dUra thaI. temaNe bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmInAM caraNomAM dIkSA grahaNa karI. temanA chAtroe paNa dIkSA lIdhI. tyAra pachI bhagavaMte, ke jeo potAnA pUrNa jJAnanA AlokamAM narakane pratyakSa jotA hatA, temaNe naraka aMge vistArathI ane jhINAmAM jhINI mAhitI ApI. jainAgamomAM Aje paNa e mAhitI maLe che. temAMthI thoDI mAhitI ApuM chuM. cauda rAjalokanA mukhya traNa vibhAga che : 1. Urvaloka (devo), 2. madhyaloka (manuSyo ane tiryaMco), 3. adholoka. (nArI) adholokamAM sAta nArakIo AvelI che. sAta nArakIonAM nAma ane nAraka jIvonAM AyuSya : naraka pRthvInAM nAma | utkRSTa AyuSya | ochAmAM ochuM AyuSya ratnaprabhA 1 sAgaropama 10 hajAra varSa zarkarA prabhA 3 sAgaropamAM 1 sAgaropama vAlukAprabhA 7 sAgaropama 3 sAgaropama paMkaprabhA 10 sAgaropamAM 7 sAgaropama dhUmaprabhA 13 sAgaropamAM 10 sAgaropama tama:prabhA 22 sAgaropama / 17 sAgaropama tamatama:prabhA 33 sAgaropama ! 22 sAgaropama sAta nArakInI vedanAo : poSa mahino hoya, rAtre himapAta thato hoya, ThaMDI havA vAtI hoya.... zarIra nirvastra hoya... ne himAlayanA pahADa para rahelA hoya, te manuSyane je duHkha thAya, tenA karatAM anaMtaguNa duHkha narakanA jIvane narakamAM kADhIne A manuSyalokanA himAlaya para mUkavAmAM Ave to himapAtamAMya tene anupama sukha lAge ne te ghasaghasATa UMghI jAya! ja vaizAkha-jeThanA mahinA hoya, madhyAhnano sUrya tapato hoya, cAra dizAomAM agninI jvAlAo pragaTI hoya. ane pitta prakRtivALA manuSyane tyAM je vedanA thAya, tenAthI anaMtaguNa uSNatAnI vedanA narakanA jIvana hoya, tene A manuSyalokamAM kheranAM aMgArA para suvADavAmAM Ave to UMdhI jAya! ka aDhI dvIpanA badhAM dhAnya khAI jAya to paNa tenI bhUkha zame nahIM. pariziSTa - 2 { naraka pa0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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badhI nadIonAM, samudronAM ane sarovaronAM pANI pIe, to paNa narakanA jIvonI tarasa chIpe nahIM. charIthI zarIrane khaNI nAMkhe, to paNa temanA zarIranI khaMjavALa maTe nahIM. che te jIvo sadA paravaza hoya, parAdhIna hoya. manuSyanA zarIramAM vadhumAM vadhu jeTalo tAva hoya, enA karatAM anaMtaguNa tAva narakanA jIvonA zarIramAM hoya. najIkanA jIvo sadaiva bhayabhIta rahe. paramAdhAmI devo ane anya naraka jIvo taraphathI vadhu bhaya rahe. * sadeva zoka-saMtapta hoya che. paramAdhAmI devo dvArA apAtAM duHkho : jemaNe manuSyajIvanamAM dArU pIdhA hoya temane garama-garama zIzAno rasa pIvaDAve. ke jemaNe manuSyajIvanamAM parastrIgamana karyuM hoya temane agnimaya loDhAnI pUtaLI sAthe AliMgana karAve. che kAMTAvALA vRkSa para besADe. e loDhAnA ghaNathI mAre. A vAMsalAthI chole. ghA upara khAra nAMkhe. * garama-garama telamAM nAMkhe. je tIkSNa bhAlAmAM zarIrane parove. agninI bhaThThImAM zeke. A ghANImAM pIlI nAMkhe. ka karavatathI vaherI nAMkhe. vaitaraNI nadImAM DUbakIo khavaDAve. A agni jevI retI para calAve. talavAranI dhAra jevI pRthvI para doDAve. * vajanI kuMbhamAM nAMkhIne, nIce tIvra Aga peTAvIne pakAve. nArakIo AkAzamAM UchaLe... vAgha vagere hiMsaka pazuonAM rUpa karI, nArakIone duHkha Ape. sAte narako kevI che : 1. ratnaprabhA pRthvInA traNa bhAga che : pahelo khara-bhAga 16 hajAra yojanAno che. temAM ghaNAM ratno che. bIjo pabahula-bhAga 84 hajAra yojanAno che. temAM kAdava che. trIjo jalabahula-bhAga 80 hajAra yojanano che. temAM pANI che. 2. zarkarA prabhAmAM kAMkarA ghaNA che. 3. vAlukAprabhAmAM retI ghaNI che. 4. paMkaprabhAmAM kAdava ghaNo che. 5. dhUmaprabhAmAM dhumADo ghaNo che. 6. tama:prabhAmAM aMdhakAra ghaNo che. 7. tamatama prabhAmAM atighaNo aMdhakAra che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa03 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra dareka narakanA narakAvAsa : tenI saMkhyA : tenA AkAra : naraka trikoNa | cokhUNA | paMktibaddha AvAsa ratnaprabhA zarkarAprabhA dhUmaprabhA tamaprabhA goLa AvAsa AvAsa AvAsa www.kobatirth.org 223 1453 1508 875 924 vAlukAprabhA 477 526 paMkaprabhA 252 909 100 265 28 63 tamatamaHprabhA 1 4 d 5 IM 5 * A rIte narakAvAsonI UMcAI, pahoLAI ane laMbAI paNa batAvavAmAM AvI. * sAte narakomAM je prato che (mALa) te paNa batAvavAmAM AvI che. 66 15 1472 896 492 232 88 20 4433 2691 1485 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir chUTA chUTA AvAsa * kayA jIvo marIne kaI naraka sudhImAM utpanna thAya. * kevA saMghayaNavALo jIva kaI na2kamAM jAya, kula narakAvAsa * dareka na2ka-pRthvInI cAre dizAomAM rahelA ghanodadhi, ghanavAta ane tanavAtanuM svarUpa batAvavAmAM AvyuM che. OM dareka na2ka-pRthvInI jADAI batAvavAmAM AvI che. * sAte narakanA jIvonAM zarIranI UMcAI batAvavAmAM AvI che. 29,95,567 30 lAkha 24,97,305 025 lAkha 14,98,515 |15 lAkha 9,99,293 |10 lAkha 2,99,735 3 lAkha 99,932 99,995 * nArakI-jIvone kaI kaI lezyAo hoya, * nArakInA jIvonuM avadhijJAna kevuM hoya ane avadhijJAnanuM kSetra kevuM hoya... A badhuM sarvajJa bhagavaMtoe potAnA pUrNa jJAnamAM joIne batAveluM che. A koI kalpanA nathI. vAstaviktA che. narakamAM koNa jAya che? For Private And Personal Use Only * jemAM asaMkhya... anaMta jIvonI hiMsA thatI hoya che. tevA dhaMdhAo karanArA. * sthAvara-jaMgama saMpatti-vaibhava para tIvra mamatva, Asakti rAkhanArA, pracaMDa krodhI... satata krodha karanArA, * tIvra pAponA satata vicAro karanArA, tIvra bhAve pApa karanArA, * raudradhyAna karanArA. * hiMsAnA tIvra bhAvathI manuSya vagerenI hiMsA karanArA. AvA manuSyo marIne narakamAM jAya che. narakane pratyakSa jue che...! svarga ane narakanAM varNana je AgamomAM Ave che, te AgamonAM thoDAM nAma : 1. ThANAMga sUtra, 2. samavAyAMga sUtra, 3. vivAhapannatti sUtra, 4. jIvAbhigama sUtra, 5. pannavA sUtra, 6. vipAka sUtra, 7. sUryapannatti, 8. candrapannatti, 9. bRhatsaMgrahaNI, 10. jIvavicAra-prakaraNa, 11. kalpasUtra, 12. tattvArtha sUtra, 13. nirayAvalikA sUtra. pariziSTa - 2 * naraka 4

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jhAcArya zrI kalAsarAyarasari jJAnamaMdira kAvA tIrya Acharya Sri Kailasasagarsuri Gyanmandir Sri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Koba Tirth, Gandhinagar-382 007 (GU)) INDIA Web site : www.kobatirth.org E-mail: gyanmandir @kobatirth.org CONCEPT: BIJAL CREATION 09376725757 ISBN 81-89177-07- 9 1 5BN SET 81-89177-06-0 For Private And Personal Use Only