Samaraditya Mahakatha Part 2

Author(s): Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Koba
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008951/1

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ple mahAkathA bhAga:2 bhava :45 6 zrI priyadarzana

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samAditya mahAkathA Id : 4-pa-7 bhAga - 2 lekhaka zrI priyadarzana AicArya zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrIzvarajI ma.] For Private And Personal Use Only

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punaH saMpAdana jJAnatIrtha - DobA tRtIya AvRtti aSADha, vi.saM. 2013, ogasTa 2007 mUlya traNa bhAganA rU. 400/ Arthika saujanya zeTha zrI niraMjana narottamabhAInA smaraNArthe ha. zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra prAkSa zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra AcAryazrI kailAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira kobA, tA.ji.gAMdhInagara - 382007 phona naM. (079) 23276204, 232762para email: gyanmandir@kobatirth.org website : www.kobatirth.org maka zrI neminAtha prinTarsa, amadAvAda phona naM. 9825042651 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 mahAkathA'nuM 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 mahArAjo 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 dRDha karavAnI pratijJA lauM chuM ke mArI lekhinI dvArA huM mAnavajAtine haju paNa vadhu Atmasaundarya, 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. 'Albera 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 durvyavI 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 antavAsI muni bhadrabAhuno sAtha mArA badhAM sarjanamAM agatyano rahelo che. jyAre A punarmudraNa vakhate traNa bhAgamAM rahI gayelI bhUlone sudhAravAnuM ane praphone kALajIpUrvaka joI javAnuM bhagIratha kArya mahAsatI padmAbAIe 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 ananta 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... yAguM eka vidAya mehUla' upa-kaka bI, zyAmala-3e seTelAiTa - amadAvAda janasUri For Private And Personal Use Only

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prakAzakIya pUjya AcArya zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrijI mahArAja (zrI priyadarzana) dvArA likhita ane vizvakalyANa prakAzana 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 karavuM joIe e Azaya sAthe vizvakalyANa prakAzananA TrasTamaMDaLane A vAta pUjya rASTrasaMta AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrijInI saMmati pUrvaka jaNAvI. baMne pUjya AcAryonI parasparanI maitrI ghaniSTha 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-kobAtIrthane 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 mahAkthAmAM pUjya haribhadrasUrIzvarajI mahArAje dharmakathAnuyoganA mAdhyamathI AtmA kaSAyonA kaTu vipAko dvArA kevI rIte du:kha 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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0 mAdhyamathI jIvanamAM ghaTita thatAM sArA narasA prasaMgonI pAchaLa poteja bAMdhela , 8 karmonA vijJAnanuM rahasya hubahu spaSTa karyuM che. A pustakanA adhyayana manana ane ciMtana karavAthI vyaktinA krodha, mAna, I mAyA ane lobha A kaSAyo maMda paDe che ane te samabhAva tarapha lAlAyita thAya che. kAdaMbarInI jema A mahAkathAmAM paNa aneka upakathAo guMthelI che je tatvabodha karAvanArI che. bhUla graMtha prAkRta bhASAmAM che. pUjya zrI bhadraguptasUrijIe enI gaMbhIratAne yathAvatu jALavIne badhA rasono puTa ApIne saraLa gujarAtImAM Alekhana karyuM che. je bhavyajIvo mATe upakAraka che vAcakavarga A kathAnA AlaMbanathI kapAya 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 A 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 pUriDIMga | karI ApanAra zrI darzanAbena, zrI uSAbena saMsthAnA paMDitavarya zrI navInabhAI jaina tathA phAInala dUpha karI ApavAmAM saMsthAnA paMDitavarya zrI manojabhAI || jenano tathA saMsthAnA kapyuTara 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 amArI namra anurodha che ke tamArA mitro ane svajanomAM A preraNAdAyI sAhityanI prabhAvanA karo. zrutajJAnanA pracAra-prasAra mATe apAyeluM nAnakaDuM yogadAna Apane lAbhadAyaka thaze. atte 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, 2013 TrasTIgaNa zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra III For Private And Personal Use Only

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mULa graMtha samaraHvA (prAkRta) graMthakAra AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijI (I.sa. 800 AsapAsa) A mahAkathAnuM gujarAtI nirmANa siddhAMtamahodadhi sva. AcAryadevazrI vijayapremasUrIzvarajI mahArAjAnA paTadhara 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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AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijI pUrvAvasthAmAM jyAre cittoDanA rAjapurohita hatA tyAre teo potAnI pAse kodALI, jALa ane nisaraNI rAkhIne pharatA hatA! kAraNa 'koI vAdI mArAthI DarIne pAtALamAM pesI jAya to kodALI vaDe jamIna khodIne ene bahAra kheMcI kADhuM ane vAda karI tene parAjita karuM! koI vAdI mArAthI DarIne jaLAzayamAM bharAI jAya - chupAI jAya to jALa vaDe ene pakaDI, bahAra kADhI, enI sAthe vAda karI, ene harAvI dauM! koI vAdI mArA bhayathI AkAzamAM cAlyo joya to nisaraNI para caDhI, ene nIce utAruM, enI sAthe vAda karIne parAjita karuM!' teoe zAstronuM khUba adhyayana karyuM hatuM, ethI rakhene peTa phATI jAya, e bIkathI teo peTa para sonAno paTTo bAMdhatA hatA! A uparAMta teo jaMbUvRkSanI eka latA hAthamAM rAkhatA hatA. A latA dvArA teo ema sUcavavA icchatA hatA ke 'A jaMbuDhIpamAM mArA jevo koI buddhizALI mAnavI nathI!' samarAditya mahAkathA'nI aMtima prazasti mujaba-haribhadrasUrijInA guru AcAryazrI jinadattasUri hatA. jinadattasUrijI 'vidyAdhara' kuLanA hatA. vidyAdhara kuLamAM tilaka samAna hatA. A dRSTie zrI haribhadrasUri paNa vidyAdhara-kuLanA kahI zakAya. For Private And Personal Use Only

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- - - - - - - - - samAdityanA 9 bhavonI mAhitI, bhava-1 bhava-2 guNasena-agnizamAM siMhaNajA-AnaMdakumAra saMbaMdha : rAjA-purohita putra | saMbaMdha : pitA-putra kSatra : mahAvideha kSatra : mahAvideha nagara : kSitipratiSThita nagara : jayapura bhava-3 zikhIkumANa-jAlinI saMbaMdha : putra-mAtA kSetra : 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-u ghaNa-lakSamI saMbaMdha : pati-patnI kSetra : bharata nagara : mAkaMdI bhava-7 sena-viSeNa saMbaMdha : pitarAI-bhAI kSetra : bharata nagara : caMpA bhava-8 guNacaMdra-vANathaMtara saMbaMdha : manuSya-vidyAdhara kSetraH bharata nagara : ayodhyA bhava-9 samazaditya-miTirsana saMbaMdha : rAjA-caMDALa kSetra: bhArata nagara : ujjayanI BOche. S daK For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAmANAditya-mahAkathA bhavaH cotho dhana dhanazrI (patnI) (pati) For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMdhyAno samaya hato. zrIdevI havelInI madanavATikAnA mAdhavI-maMDapamAM ekalI beThI hatI. vicAramagna hatI. umara to enI pAMtrIsa varSanI hatI, paraMtu e potAnI uMmarathI ghaNI nAnI dekhAtI hatI. tapelA sonA jevo eno dedIpyamAna raMga hato. tenI bhAvabhaMgimA ghaNI mohaka hatI. tenI kAyA UThAvadAra ane kaMIka UMcI hatI. lAvaNya ane svAthyanI komaLatAnuM enA zarIramAM evuM koI sAmaMjasya hatuM ke koI rIte enI suSamAnuM varNana nA karI zakAya. enAM nayana kaMIka moTAM ane kALAM hatAM. bhramara jevo kALo eno kezakalApa hato. temAM kalAtmaka rIte motI gUMthelA hatAM. kAna nAnA, pAtaLA ane komaLa hatA. samagra zarIra suDoLa, manohara ane AkarSaka hatuM. teNe grISmakAlIna zveta, pIta ane kesarI raMganAM vastra dhAraNa karyA hatAM. zrIdevIne koI saMtAnanI prApti thaI na hatI. saMtAnaprApti mATe te talasatI hatI. te suzarmanagaranA nagarazreSTha vaizramaNanI patnI hatI. tenI pAse badhAM ja bhautika sukho hatAM. ucca kuLa hatuM. zreSTha rUpa hatuM. kubera jeTalo vaibhava hato... premapUrNa ane suMdara pati hato... basa, ekamAtra duHkha hatuM - putraprApti thaI na hatI. nagarazreSThI vaizramaNa pratApI puruSa hato. te karuNAvaMta, bhAvuka ane svaccha hRdayano puruSa hato. te vipula arthopArjana karanAro moTo udyogapati hato. eTalo ja dharmapuruSArtha karanAro dharmAtmA hato ane zrIdevI sAthe yatheccha bhogasukho bhogavanAro premI puruSa hato. A badhuM hovA chatAM, zrIdevIne saMtoSa na hato. putraprAptinI pipAsA tenA hRdayamAM UthalapAthala macAvatI hatI. chatAM, tene potAnI maryAdAnuM, cAritranuM ane potAnA uttaradAyitvanuM pUruM jJAna hatuM. vaizramaNa bhale cAlIsa varSanI umarano hato, chatAM te sAhasika hato, vinodI hato ane sadA hasato raheto hato. enA lohInuM eka eka TIpuM ullAsa ane AkAMkSAothI bharapUra hatuM. vaizramaNanA A svabhAva, svAcya ane pauruSa upara zrIdevI mugdha hatI, mohita hatI. mAdhavI- maMDapamAM e potAnA pati vaizramaNano ja vicAra karatI beThI hatI. "Avo mAro pati hovA chatAM.. mane putranI prApti kema nathI thatI?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pad7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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e ja samaye vaizramaNa paNa upavanamAM pharato pharato mAdhavI-maMDapa pAse AvI pahoMcyo. teNe maMDapamAM zUnyamanaska beThelI zrIdevIne joI. tenuM mukha plAna hatuM. tenI AMkhomAM udAsI hatI. jyAM vaizramaNe mAdhavI-maMDapamAM praveza karyo. zrIdevIe mukha UMcuM karIne joyuM..vaizramaNane jotAM ja e UbhI thaI gaI... teNe vaizramaNanuM svAgata karyuM : "padhAro nAtha!" mAdhavI latAno eka cheDo pakaDIne vaizramaNa Ubho rahyo. te zrIdevI sAme ekITase joI rahyo.. Aje devI, tuM udAsa dekhAya che.. udvigna dekhAya che. evuM te kayuM duHkha che tArA hRdayamAM?! nAtha, mAruM duHkha Apa jANo cho..? "je bhAgyAdhIna hoya, tenA aMge duHkhI nA thavuM joIe. devI, putraprApti bhAgyAdhIna che ne!" "mArA priyatama, je bhAgyAdhIna hoya che te devAdhIna paNa hoya che! eTale?" prabhAvazALI devanI upAsanAthI bhAgyano udaya thAya che. bhAgyano udaya karavA puruSArtha karavo joIe." "kaho devI, evA prabhAvazALI devanuM nAma zuM che? puruSArtha to mAruM jIvana che.. mane puruSArtha karavAmAM kyAreya kaMTALo Avyo nathI." Apa jANatA hazo, nagaranI bahAra eka yakSanuM maMdira che, e yakSarAjanuM nAma che dhanadeva.." "oho.. e to dhananA deva che ne? putranA deva kevI rIte?' potAnA vinodI svabhAvano paricaya Apyo. "are A to emanuM nAma che dhanadeva, emanA upAsakone e badhuM Ape che.. dhana Ape che ne putra paNa Ape che." tame sAcI jANakArI meLavI che ne?" "hA jI, sAcI vAta che." "to ApaNe je karavAnuM hoya, je upAsanA karavAnI hoya te karIe." rAjajyotiSIne pUchIne sAro divasa nakkI karo. e divase ApaNe yakSarAjanA maMdire javAnuM. yakSarAjanI bhAvapUrvaka pUjA karavAnI ane putra ApavA mATe prArthanA karavAnI.' ' bhAga-2 # bhava cotho uoc For Private And Personal Use Only

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"bhale, huM AvatI kAle ja rAjyotiSIne pUchI lauM chuM.' zrIdevI harSita thaI. enI AvI dhAraNA na hatI ke vaizramaNa Ama saraLatAthI eno yakSapUjAno prastAva svIkArI leze! vaizramaNanI sAthe te havelImAM cAlI gaI. 0 0 0 "he yakSarAja, amAre sarva prakAranAM sukho che, eka ja duHkha che. Apa aMtaryAmI cho, jANo cho amAruM duHkha, chatAM kahIe chIe : amane putranI prApti thaI nathI. putra vinA dhana-saMpattine zuM karavAnI? putra vinA rAja sanmAnanuM zuM prayojana? putra vinA vaiSayika sukhone zuM karavAnAM? he bhagavaMta, ame ApanA zaraNe AvyAM chIe. ApanA prabhAvathI amane saMtAnanI prApti thAo. putraratnanI prApti thatAM ame Apano mahAmahotsava UjavIzuM. nagaranA sarva lokone mahAmahotsavamAM nimaMtrita karIzuM. ane ApanuM ja nAma putrane ApIzuM. Apa ja putranA dAtA. ane Apa ja putranA rakSaka banazo. amArA para kRpA karo yakSarAja!' 0 0 0 zubha divase vaizramaNa ane zrIdevIe yakSarAjanA maMdire jaIne, yakSarAjanI mUrtinuM pUjana karyuM, phaLa-naivedya samarpita karyA ane bhAvapUrNa stuti karI, mAnatA mAnI. teo ghare AvyAM. devI, have citta prasanna ne?" hasatAM hasatAM vaizramaNe kahyuM. 'ApanuM citta paNa prasanna thayuM ne?' huM sadA-sarvadA prasanna ja rahuM chuM ne! teM mane kyAreya udAsa joyo che? becena joyo che?" "Apa mahAna cho svAmInAthI" praphullita nayane ane vadane teNe vaizramaNa sAme joyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 06 For Private And Personal Use Only

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paraMtu devI, mahAna pati uparano pacAsa TakA prema ghaTI jaze. jyAre devIne putranI prApti thaze!" e pacAsa TakA pUrA karI deze tamAro e putra 'paNa mAre to so vattA pacAsa barAbara doDhaso TakA prema joIto hato. enuM zuM?" baMne khaDakhaDATa hasI paDayAM. temanA divaso AnaMdamAM pasAra thavA lAgyAM. baMnenAM hRdayamAM zraddhA daDha hatI ke yakSarAjanI divya kRpAthI ApaNo bhAgyodaya thaze ja, putraprApti thaze ja.' akhUTa dhIraja hRdayamAM bharIne teo koI ja ajaMpA vinA jIvana jIve jatAM hatAM. keTalAka divaso pasAra thayA. eka rAtrimAM zrIdevIne AlhAda karanAruM svapna AvyuM : eka hAthI zrIdevInA mukhamAM praveza karI, udaramAM sthira thayo.. sAmAnya hAthI nahIM, ujjavala vano, sArI UMcAIvALo, gaMDasthaLamAMthI mada jharato, bhramaronA guMjAravavALo. cAra daMtazULavALo. sUMDha UMcI-nIcI karato.. savaMga-suMdara ane managamato! evo hAthI joyo.. zrIdevI jAgI gaI. teNe vaizramaNane svapnanI vAta karI. jevuM svapna joyuM hatuM, tevuM ja kahI batAvyuM. vaizramaNa romAMcita zarIravALo thaI gayo. harSathI gadgada svare teNe kahyuM : "devI ApaNI mAnatA phaLI! tane asAdhAraNa putranI prApti thaze. kuLano udyota karanA, kuLanI kIrti vistAranAro.. ane paropakAra parAyaNa evA putrane tuM janma ApIza." nAtha, Ape kareluM svapnaphaLanuM kathana yathArtha che." zrIdevI e rAtrinA e chellA praharanI chellI ghaTikAmAM je harSa anubhavyo te jIvanano sarvazreSTha harSa hato. kAraNa ke enA udaramAM garbharUpe eka sarvazreSTha AtmA avataryo hato. "brahma' nAmanA devalokano eka deva, tenuM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM avatarita thayo hato. e jIva hato zikhIkumArano! jyArathI e jIva zrIdevInA peTe Avyo, tyArathI zrIdevInI vANI, vicAro ane vyavahAra.. badhuM ja uttama thaI gayuM. suMdara parivartana AvyuM enA jIvanamAM.. enI badhI zubha.. prazasta ane suMdara IcchAone vaizramaNa pUrNa karavA lAgyo. zrIdevIe dIna-anAtha ane duHkhI jIvone bharapUra dAna ApavA mAMDayuM. nagaranAM sarva maMdiromAM mahotsavo karAvyAM.. hAthI para besIne pratidina jinamaMdire javA lAgI.. ane A bhAga-2 # bhava cotho pa10 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rIte nava mahinA pUrA thaI gayA. teNe candranA TukaDA jevA putrane janma Apyo. vaizramaNe AnaMdita thaI mahotsava racAvyo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir dIna-anAthone vipula dAna ApyuM.. eka mahino pUro thayo. zrIdevIe snAna karyuM. putrane snAna karAvI, suMdara vastra paherAvyAM. lalATe tilaka karyuM. gaLAmAM motInI mALA paherAvI.. ane hajAro nagarajano sAthe dhAmadhUmathI yakSarAjanA maMdire pahoMcyA. yakSarAjanI bhAvapUrvaka mahApUjA karI. putrane yakSarAjanAM caraNomAM mUkI dIdho! ane vaizramaNe prArthanA karI : he kRpAvaMta yakSarAja! Apano divya prabhAva ame anubhavyo. amArI varSonI putraprAptinI IcchA Ape pUrNa karI.. kharekhara, Ape amane sarvazreSTha sukha ApyuM.. pUrve karelI pratijJA mujaba ame A putranuM nAma 'dhanakumAra' rAkhIe chIe. prajAe harSanI ciciyArIo karI - 'dhanakumAra ciraMjIvo!' nA ghoSa karyA. e divase vaizramaNe nagaranA sarve nAgarikone miSTamadhura prItibhojana ApyuM. nagaranI strIoe maMgalagIto gAyAM.. ne Thera Thera nagaramArgo para nRtya karyAM. A ja suzarmanagaramAM bIjo eka dhanADhya zreSThI vasato hato, tenuM nAma hatuM pUrNabhadra. nagaramAM pUrNabhadranI pratiSThA hatI. te vyavahArakuzaLa moTo vepArI hato. teno svabhAva dayALu hato. dIna-anAthone dAna paNa Apato hato. pUrNabhadranI patnInuM nAma gomatI hatuM. gomatI pativratA nArI hatI, paraMtu enA svabhAvamAM rUkSatA hatI, tenI vANImAM rUkSatA hatI ane teno vyavahAra paNa rUkSa hato. prAjJa pUrNabhadra, te chatAM gomatIne zAntithI sAcavI leto hato.. kALakrame gomatI garbhavatI banI. tenA peTe jAlinIno jIva Avyo! narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa karIne teNe saMsAramAM ghaNAM janma-maraNa karyA.. ghaNAM du:kho avazapaNe bhogavyAM.. chevaTe suzarmanagaramAM ja putrIrUpe gomatInA udaramAM garbharUpe utpanna thaI. jyA2thI gomatI garbhavatI thaI, tyArathI enA vicAromAM krUratA bhaLI, * tenI vANImAM kaTutA-karkazatA AvI gaI. * tenA vyavahAramAM mAyA, kapaTa ane ugratA bhaLI gaI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 511

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A badho prabhAva garbhamAM AvelA jIvano hato. pUrNabhadra zreSThI gomatInA AvA ayogya ane apriya parivartanathI duHkhI thaI gayo. paraMtu e parivartanane rokavA te samartha na hato. nava mahinA pUrNa thayA. gomatIe putrIne janma Apyo. eka mahino pUrNa thayA pachI, putrInuM nAma "dhanazrI' pADavAmAM AvyuM. dhanazrI rUpavatI hatI. lAvaNyavatI hatI. pUrNabhadranI vaibhavasaMpanna havelImAM dhanazrInuM lAlanapAlana thavA lAgyuM. pUrNabhadra dhanazrInA lAlanapAlana mATe be kuzaLa paricArikAone rAkhI lIdhI. dhanazrI paricArikAonI pAse ja rahevA lAgI. gomatIne Ameya dhanazrI pratye aMtaraMga prema na hato, eTale paricArikAo pAse ghanazrI rahe, emAM e rAjI ja hatI. kALakameM te taruNAvasthAmAM AvI. tene vividha kaLAomAM nipuNa banAvavA, strInI 64 kaLAomAM nipuNa evI eka vArAMganAne niyukta karI. ghanazrI 94 kaLAomAM nipuNa thavA lAgI. ema karatAM kALakrame teNe yauvanamAM prevaza karyo. suzamanagaramAM aSTamIno candrotsava hato. A candrotsava nagaranI bahAra madanalIlA' nAmanA udyAnamAM UjavAI rahyo hato. A mahotsava mAtra strIo mATe ja yojAto hato. temAM moTA bhAge yuvatIo, taruNIo.. ane kizorIo maLatI hatI. madanalIlA udyAnanA madhya bhAgamAM eka sarovara hatuM. pANIthI chalochala bharelA e sarovaramAM aneka haMsa taratA hatA. koMca Adi pakSIo madhura svaramAM kUjana karatAM hatAM. asaMkhya nIla kamaLa ane raktotpala sarovaranI zobhA vadhArI rahyAM hatAM. sarovaranA kinAre phaLa-phUlavALAM seMkaDo vRkSo hatAM. pazcima tarapha eka vizALa samatala medAna hatuM. ane e medAnamAM candrotsava UjavAto hato. e utsavamAM potAnI sakhIo sAthe dhanazrI paNa ramaNe caDhI hatI. nIlamaNi jevI tenI jyotirmayI moTI moTI AMkho hatI. lAla-lAla adhara hatA. ujjavala dhavala-daMtapaMkti hatI. patalI kamaramAM svarNamekhalA hatI. tenA rakta rezamI vastramAM svarNa-tAronI manorama racanA hatI. dhanazrI ghaNI vAra sudhI nRtya karatI rahI, gAtI rahI, hasatI rahI ane darzakone rijhAvatI rahI. nRtya pUruM thayuM. dhanazrI sakhIonI sAthe madanalIlA' udyAnamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI paraspara hasatI, ramatI, gAtI sakhIo nagara tarapha jaI rahI hatI. mArga ghaNo ja pa1ra bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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ramaNIya hato... tyAM tAla-tamAla ane zAlmalI vRkSonI paMktio hatI. madhyAhnano taDako e ghaTAmAMthI caLAIne mArga para vikharato hato. maMda-maMda zItala pavana vahI rahyo hato. tyAM tamAlavRkSanI sadhana chAyAmAM eka yuvaka Ubho hato. vRkSanI ghaTAmAM pakSI kalarava karI rahyAM hatAM. e yuvaka upara dhanazrInI dRSTi paDI. te UbhI rahI gaI... enI sakhIo hasatI.... gAtI AgaLa nIkaLI gaI hatI. te ekalI ja UbhI rahI. yuvakanI dRSTi paNa enA para paDI... baMne nicala, niHspada UbhAM rahyAM. baMnenAM hRdayamAM premarasanuM jharaNa phUTayuM. bemAMthI koI halatuM nathI, cAlatuM nathI ke bolatuM nathI. yuvaka medhAvI ane tejasvI hato. teno deha sapramANa hato. tenAmAM saundarya hatuM. rUpa ane lAvAya hatuM. teNe pata rezamI vastro paherelAM hatAM. tenA gaLAmAM mUlyavAna ratnamALA paDelI hatI. tenA mastaka para kALA keza hatA... je pAchaLa garadana sudhI patharAyelA hatA. baMne vacce prema thaI gayo. ekano prema svaccha hRdayano hato, bIjAno prema mAtra vAsanAno uddeka hato. yuvaka ghanakumAra, nagarazreSThI vaizramaNano putra janmathI ja nahIM, pUrvajanmothI saraLa prakRtino hato. maitrIbhAvathI bharelo hato. teNe Aje sarvaprathama dhanazrIne joI... joto ja rahyo. pUrvajanmanA snehasaMskAra jAgrata thayA... pUrvajanmanI mAtA bIjA rUpe.... ane bIjA nAme enI sAme UbhI hatI. tenA hRdayamAM snehanAM spaMdano pedA thayAM. dIrghakALapayata baMne ekabIjAnI draSTimAM draSTi parovI UbhAM rahyAM.... pachI dhIrethI dhanazrI tIvra gatithI potAnA mArge cAlI gaI. dhanakumAra ene cAlI jatI joto rahyo.... dhana ane dhanazrInA A milanano eka sAkSI tyAM vRkSaghaTAmAM chupAIne Ubho hato. te hato rAjapurohitano putra somadeva. dhanazrInA gayA pachI somadeva paNa tyAMthI adRzya thaI gayo. dhanakumAra, somadevanI upasthitithI ajANa hato. thoDI vAra tyAM besIne, pachI te paNa ghara tarapha cAlato thayo. ke je zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa13 For Private And Personal Use Only

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| ] zomadeva, Aje kema tAruM moM UtarI gayuM che? kaMI bolato nathI... hasato nathI, hasAvato nathI." maMtrIputra kauzala bolyo. "thayo haze bApanI sAthe jhaghaDo, bIjuM zuM?' senApatiputra kamale somadevanI pAse besIne enI pITha upara hAtha pasarAvatAM kahyuM. "mane to dALamAM kaMI kALuM dekhAya che..!' brAhmaNaputra vIradeve somadevanA sAthaLa para dhabbo mAratAM kahyuM. rAtrinA prathama praharamAM badhA mitro maMtrIputra kauzalanI havelImAM bhegA thatA. vizeSa kAraNa vinA lagabhaga roja bhegA thatA. emano paraspara prema hato. ekabIjAnAM sukha-duHkhamAM teo upayogI banatA hatA. nagaranA bahAra madhyAhunakALa joyelI ghaTanAthI somadevanA cittamAM khaLabhaLATa macI gayo hato. kAraNa ke somadeva svaMya ghanazrIne cAhato hato. dhanazrIne jovA mATe ja e madanalIlA udyAnanA bahAranA pradezamAM chupAIne Ubho hato, haju sudhI e dhanazrIne kyAreya maLyo na hato. eno prema mAtra enI mAnasika bhUmikA upara ja hato. ghanazrI suzarmanagaranI prasiddha rUpavatI kanyAomAMnI eka kanyA hatI. alabatta, tyAMnI samAjapaddhati mujaba kanyAo ekalI bahAra jaI zakatI na hatI. cArapAMcanA samUhamAM bahAra jatI hatI. paraMtu jyAre dhanazrI sakhIo sAthe rAjamArga parathI pasAra thatI tyAre taruNo, yuvAno ane prauDha paNa ene anurAgathI joI rahetA. somadeva bolyo : 'mitro, ApaNI to duniyA ja lUMTAI gaI... have jIvavAno koI artha nathI..." sAMbhaLIne badhA mitro coMkI UThayA. kamale pUchayuM : tArI kaI duniyA lUMTAI gaI? dhana lUMTAI gayuM? ghara lUMTAI gayuM? zuM lUMTAI gayuM? tuM kahe to lUMTAI gayelo mAla pAcho lAvI ApuM" kamala senApatiputra hato ne!' lUMTAI gayelI duniyA have pAchI maLe ema nathI... kamala, tuM ene pAcho lAvI zake ema nathI! kAraNa ke e svayaM ja lUMTAI gaI che...' tuM bhAI spaSTa zabdomAM vAta kare to amane samajaNa paDe, ane tane sahAya karIe." bhAga-2 # bhava cotho 14 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanazrI." somadevanI jIbha thothavAI gaI.. "zuM thayuM dhanazrInuM? ane tAre tathA dhanazrIne zo saMbaMdha?' vIradeva bolI UThayo. dhanazrIne huM cAhato hato..." paNa dhanazrI tane cAhatI hatI?' vIradeve pUchyuM. te huM nathI jANato...' "teM ene kyAreya tArA premanuM nivedana karyuM hatuM kharuM?' "nA...' to pachI?" dhanazrI nagarazeThanA putra dhanakumAra sAthe prema karavA lAgI che, meM Aje mArI sagI AMkhe e bene ekAMta pradezamAM UbhelAM joyAM. maMtrIputra kauzala hasI paDayo.... te bolyo : mArA buddhimAna mitra, to zuM dhanazrI dhanakumAra sAthe prema nA karI zake? zuM e prema karavA svataMtra nathI? tAre maravAnI zI jarUra?' somadeva hatotsAha thaI gayo. te jamIna para draSTi sthira karI besI rahyo. kamale be hAthe enuM moTuM UMcuM karIne kahyuM : "mArA premarasanimagna mitra, zuM dhanazrI sAthe lagna karavAnAM tuM svapna joto hato? jarA arIsAmAM tAruM moDhuM to jo! jarA dhanazrI pAse jaIne vAta to karI jo! pasIno chUTI jaze. hA.... e rUpagarvitA kizorIne teM joI che ne? hajAra AMkho ene jue che, eNe kyAreya AMkha UMcI karIne koInI sAme joyuM che kharuM? jyAre e rAjamArga parathI pasAra thAya che tyAre enI AMkho yogInI AMkho hoya che. jamIna para dRSTi sthira rAkhIne cAlI jAya che. che koInI hiMmata ke e enI sAme jaIne Ubho rahe? enI pAse premanI yAcanA kare?' vIradeve kahyuM : "tane pelA kSatriyaputra Indrano vRttAMta smRtimAM che? yAda kara. nagaranA pravezadvAre e dhanazrIe enI kevI phajetI karI hatI? tArI jema e paNa ghanazrInA caLakatA rUpanuM pataMgiyuM banyo hato. ghanazrI bahArathI nagaramAM AvatI hatI. enI pAMca sakhIo sAthe hatI. kSatriyaputra inDe sAhasa bheguM karIne, dhanazrIne mArgamAM rokI... ane kahevA lAgyo : devI dhanazrInI sevAmAM indranAM abhivAdanI devI prasanna thAo." dhanazrI be DagalAM pAchI haTI gai. svasthatAthI teNe pUchayuM : 'tuM koNa che? ne kema mArganI vacce Ubho che?" huM kSatriyaputra indra chuM. jo abhayadAna Apo ta nivedana karuM... ' dhanazrI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA | | For Private And Personal Use Only

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sakhIonI sAthe hasI paDI. teNe kahyuM : "kaho, rAjAdhirAja! tamane abhaya che!" huM koi rAjAdhirAja nathI, ApanAM caraNono dAsa chuM. mane ApanAM caraNomAM zraddhAMjali ApavA do." e indra kharekhara tyAM dhanazrInA sAme hAtha joDI, mastaka namAvI besI gayo. dhanazrI thoDI bhayabhIta thai. ene lajjA AvI gaI. te bolI : "are, tame A zuM karo cho? UTho ahIMthI...' indra bolyo : "devInI ArAdhanA karI rahyo chuM! tamArI apratima chabI mArAM lohInA pratyeka biMdumAM vyApta thai gai che. kSamA karo devI, A indra tamArI dAsa che...' ane dhanazrInI AMkhomAM AganI jvALA pragaTa thai. teNe indrane dhikkArI kADhyo : "are duSTa kSatriyaputra, tuM mArA mArgamAMthI dUra thaI jA, nahIMtara...' dhanazrIe indranA mAthA para pAdaprahAra karI dIdho... potAnI sakhIone kahyuM : "are! tame zuM joyA karo cho, A premI pataMgiyAne pAdaprahArathI cagadI nAkho. ane sakhIoe jorajorathI enA para pAdaprahAro karavA mAMDyA. indra jamIna para DhaLI paDyo. tenA mukhamAMthI lohI vahevA mAMDyuM... dhanazrI enA para thUkIne AgaLa cAlI gaI...' e to sAruM thayuM ke vAta AgaLa nA vadhI. te ghanazrInA pitAne jANe che? rAjA sudhanvAno mAnIto zreSThI pUrNabhadra dhArata to e premI paMkhIDAne piMjarAmAM pUrI deta!" mitra somadeva, tAre jo piMjarAmAM pUrAvuM hoya... ane e rUpagarvitA dhanazrInA pAdaprahArathI dhanya banavuM hoya to jA enI pAse ane tArA praNayanuM nivedana kara!" badhA mitro hasI paDyA. somadeva zaramano mAryo nIcuM moM karIne besI rahyo. vIradeve kahyuM : "jo dhanazrI nagarazreSThInA putra dhanakumArane cAhe che, to sarakhe sarakhI joDI jAmaze. dhanakumArane ApaNe jANIe chIe. oLakhIe chIe. dhanazrInA rUpagarvinuM khaMDana karI nAkhe tevI rUpasaMpadA dhanakumAranI che. dhanazrInA dhanagarvanuM mathana karI nAkhe teTalI apAra dhanasaMpatti dhanakumAra pAse che. ane nagarazreSThI vaizramaNa eTale...? suzarmanagaramAM e zreSThIe koine nirdhana rahevA dIdho nathI, koine anAtha rahevA dIdho nathI. mahArAjA svayaM vaizramaNAne sanmAna Ape che! zreSThI pUrNabhadra to vaizramaNane potAnA mAlika mAne che. mATe dhanazrI dhanakumAra sAthe vivAha kare e sarvathA ucita che." 0 0 0 16 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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somadevano prema irSAmAM badalAI gayo. teNe strIvargamAM dhanazrI ane dhanakumAranA premanI vAta vahetI mUkI. joke enA manamAM bhaya to pesI ja gayo hato... ghanazrIthI e DaravA lAgyo hato. bhUlecUke paNa dhanazrInI dRSTimAM nA AvI javAya, e rIte mArga para cAlato hato. moTA gharanI vAto core cauTe to thAya nahIM eTale strIo ane puruSo gharamAM besIne dhanazrI ane dhanakumAranA premanI carcAo karavA lAgyA. vadhAre niMdA dhanazrInI thavA lAgI. kAraNa ke e rUpagarvitA hatI! strIone Ameya bIjI rUpavatI strInI irSyA sahaja paNa hoya che. dhanakumAranI koI niMdA karatuM nathI. sahu strI-puruSo enI prazaMsA ja kare che. dhanakumAra evuM zreSTha puNyakarma upArjana karIne Avyo che. nagaramAM sarvatra eno yaza lAyo che. sAthe sAthe dhanakumAranI ugharatAe nagaravAsIonAM hRdaya jItI lIdhAM che. dhanazrInA cittamAM dvidhA utpanna thai. rAga ane dveSanuM dvandra racAyuM. zarIra pratye anurAga pragaTyo hato. AtmA pratye dveSa jAgyo hato. sudaDha, suMdara ane sapramANa dhanakumAranA dehane joi dhanazrI vikAraparavaza banI gai. divasa ne rAta. basa, ene dhanakumAra ja dekhAvA lAgyo. enI sAthenI pratIkriDAnI kalpanAo karIne te unmatta banavA lAgI. dhanakumAranI baliSTha bhujAomAM jakaDAi javA te taraphaDavA lAgI... bIjI bAju, jyAre teno unmAda zamI jato hato, vAsanA upazAnta thai jatI hatI... tyAre tenA cittamAM dhanakumAra pratye aNagamo pedA thato hato.. teSa ane dhikkAra janmato hato... "A to mAro janma-janmano verI che, zatru che.. huM enuM mukha paNa jovA nathI icchatI...' AvA vicAronA vaMToLamAM te gherAi jatI hatI, paraMtu enI sAthe huM prema karIza. enI sAthe yatheccha sukho bhogavIza. ene huM vaza karI laiza.. vizvAsamAM laI laIza." ane pachI ene UMDA kUvAmAM dhakelI daIza, AmaphaLa cUsIne jema goTalo pheMkI devAya, e rIte...' enI samagra vicAradhArA kutsita, kuTila ane kapaTapUrNa hatI. eNe jANI lIdhuM hatuM ke dhanakumAra divasanA bIjA praharamAM madanalIlA udyAnanA bAhya parisaramAM paribhramaNa karavA jAya che. ekalo ja jAya che. teNe vicAryuM : "huM paNa sakhIo sAthe AvatI kAle e jagyAe jAuM... sakhIone udyAnamAM mUkIne huM ekalI ja enI AsapAsa paribhramaNa karuM. jouM ke e mArI samakSa premanivedana kare che ke kema? nahIMtara be divasa pachI huM enI pAse mArA premanuM nivedana karIza.." 0 0 0 zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanakumAra tenA nityakrama mujaba madanalIlA udyAnanA bAhya parisaramAM jaI pahoMcyo. zItala... maMda sugaMdha samIrathI vRkSo DolatAM hatAM. DAlIo uparathI puSpa kharI kharIne jamInane sajAvatAM hatAM. tyAMno bhUmibhAga puSpamaya banI gayo hato. kadaMba, caMpA, nAgakesara, azoka, Ama, gulAba... nAriyeLa vagere vRkSo e pradezanI zobhA hatI. vasaMtanI makaraMda gaMdhathI ane vividha puSponI saurabhathI dhanakumAra masta banI gayo. tyAM teNe dhanazrIne, sakhIonI sAthe madanalalA ughAna tarapha jatI joI. e ekITase dhanazrIne joI rahyo. ene lAgyuM ke dhanazrInA deha para chae Rtuo khIlI UThI hatI! dhanazrIe vividha puSponAM kalApUrNa ane manorama AbhUSaNa paheryA hatAM. e mUrtimatI, sAkSAt vanazrI dekhAtI hatI. enA deha para aMgarAga karelo hato. enA kezakalApamAM kalpavRkSanAM phUla gUMthelAM hatAM. enI AMkhomAM kAjala AMjeluM hatuM... enuM pUrNacandra jevuM mukha... dhanuSa jevI vAMkI bhramara ane nUtana pallavathI paNa vadhu komaLa enA hAtha... anAyAsa ja jonArAonAM manane mohI letA hatA. sakhIo udyAnamAM cAlI gaI. dhanazrI ekalI, jyAM dhanakumAra Ubho hato... enAthI thoDe dUra jaIne azokavRkSano Teko laIne UbhI rahI. thoDI vAra te jamIna para dRSTi sthira karIne UbhI rahI.. pachI dhIre dhIre eNe kamaLa jevI dRSTi uThAvI kumAra sAme joyuM. baMnenI dRSTi maLI. baMnenAM manamAM anaMga pragaTya.... ekabIjAnA suMdara dehanuM AkarSaNa prabaLa banyuM.. paraMtu bemAMthI koI AgaLa nA vadhyuM.. nA eka zabdano uccAra karyo... be ghaTikA parvata mana trATaka racAyuM... ane dhanazrI kaMIka kuddha banI, saDasaDATa tyAMthI cAlI gaI. dhanakumAra stabdha banIne Ubho rahI gayo. tenA cittamAM vicAra Avyo : "A advitIya lAvaNyamayI kizorI, mane cAhe che - e to nakkI che. mArA hRdayamAM paNa enA pratye snehabhAva pragaTyo che, to huM enA kuLa ane gotrane jANIne pitAjIne nivedana karuM. pitAjI enA pitA pAse enI mAgaNI kare.. ane enA pitA. mAnI jAya to amArA manoratha siddha thAya. ame pati-patnI banI zakIe...." dhanakumAra vicAra karato hato. tyAM ja dhanazrI enI sakhIo sAthe ughAnamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI, enA ja tarapha AvavA lAgI. kumAra paNa pacAsa pagalAM sAme gayo... kumArane sAme Avato joI, dhanazrInA manamAM AnaMda thayo. eka AmravRkSanI nIce baMne UbhA rahyAM, sakhIo thoDe dUra jaI gupacupa vAto karavA lAgI. 'devI... zuM huM ApanuM nAma jANI zakuM?" bahuM ja ziSTa bhASAmAM dhanakumAre pUchayuM. pa18 bhAga-2 bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mAruM nAma dhanathI.' 'mAtA-pitAno paricaya?' 'zreSThI pUrNabhadra mArA pitA che ane gomatI devI mArI mAtA che.' 'oho! zreSThI pUrNabhadra to mArA pitA vaizramaNanA gADha mitra che... meM emane aneka vAra amArAM gharamAM joyA che...' 'he priye, Apa nagarazreSThI vaizramaNanA putra dhanakumAra cho? atyaMta harSita thaI chuM. dhanya banI chuM... kAraNa ke meM suyogya vyakti sAthe prema karyo che...!' 'e ja sthiti mArI che devI! huM paNa tamArI sAthe snehasaMbaMdhathI baMdhAI gayo chuM.... 'to pachI ApaNe ApaNAM mAtA-pitAne jANa karavI joIe... jethI ApaNe lagna-graMthithI joDAI zakIe...' > Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'satya che, huM AjakAlamAM ja pitAjIne vAta karIza.' 'huM paNa mArI mAtAne vAta karIza.' 'have kadAca ApaNe A pradezamAM nahIM maLI zakIe...' 'zAthI?' 'lokApavAda thAya... 'kevI rIte?' 'A tArI sakhIo mauna nahIM rahI zake...' 'sAcI vAta che ApanI... dhanakumAra tarapha premanA kaTAkSa pheMkatI dhanazrI tyAMthI cAlI gaI. dhanakumAra tyAM Ubho rahI gayo... AvI vAto pavananI pAMkhe caDhIne sarvatra phelAI jatI hoya che. karNopakarNa A vAta nagarazreSThI vaizramaNanA kAne AvI. vaizramaNa vAta mAnI nA zakyA... emane A vAta sAcI na lAgI. kAraNa ke temaNe dhanakumArane vaiyika sukho pratye virakta joyo hato. kyAreya paNa koI kanyA ke yuvatI tarapha AMkha UMcI karIne jotAM... joyo na hato. temaNe zrIdevIne vAta karI. 'devI, tame paNa sAMbhaLyuM to haze ja ke dhanakumAra, pUrNabhadra zreSThInI putrI dhanazrI sAthe prema kare che...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 19

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"sAMbhaLyuM che, mAnyAmAM nathI AvatuM." huM paNa mAnI zakato nathI, chatAM jo vAta sAcI hoya to dhanazrI sAthe kumAranAM lagna karavAmAM mane vAMdho lAgato nathI..." dhanazrI, nagaranI zreSTha kanyAomAMnI eka kanyA che. ApaNA gharamAM putravadhU banIne Ave to zobhe!" to huM kumArane pUchI jouM ke tame pUchI lezo?" "huM pUchI lauM chuM.' zrIdevIe kahyuM, zrIdevIe dhanakumAranA khaMDamAM jaIne dhanakumAra sAthe khUba premathI vAta karI. dhanakumAra saraLa hRdayano yuvaka hato. je vAta banI hatI, te mAtAne kahI saMbhaLAvI. "vatsa, tArA pitAjIne huM vAta karuM chuM. teo zreSThI pUrNabhadra pAse jaIne, dhanazrInI tArA mATe mAgaNI karaze. mane vizvAsa che ke pUrNabhadra nA nahIM pADe, uparathI rAjI thaze...! Ameya ApaNA ghara sAthe temano saMbaMdha ghaniSTha che." kaMIka vicAra karIne dhanakumAre kahyuM : "mAtAjI, mAro Agraha nathI ke dhanazrI sAthe ja mAre lagna karavAM che. Apa baMnene jo A saMbaMdha yogya lAgato hoya, to ja karajo.. A to je vAta banI che, te meM kahI che.' zrIdevInI AMkhomAM harSanAM AMsu AvyAM. teNe putrane potAnA bAhupAzamAM laI sneha varasAvyo. "vatsa, tArA asaMkhya guNo para huM ovArI jAuM chuM... anaMta puNyanA udayathI amane tuM maLyo che...!' dhanakumAranA mastake punaH punaH vahAla varasAvI zrIdevI vaizramaNanAM khaMDa tarapha cAlI gaI. ka ka ka parI bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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|| 3 h nagarazreSThI vaizramaNa ane zreSThI pUrNabhadra, ghanazrI ane dhanakumAranAM lagna mATe saMmata thayA. vaizramaNe dhanakumArane jANa karI. dhanakumAra harSita thayo. pUrNabhadra dhanazrIne vAta karI. dhanazrIe mauna dhAraNa karyuM. dhanazrInA hRdayamAM dhanakumAranA AtmA pratye aNagamo hato. tenI mAnasika sthiti rAga ane dveSamAM vibhAjita thayelI hatI ja. teNe potAnI mAtA gomatIne kahyuM: "mAtA, mArI icchA dhanakumAra sAthe lagna karavAnI nathI...' gomatIe Akroza karyo : "mane zuM kahe che? kahe tArA pitAne. emaNe nagarazreSThIne vacana ApI dIdhuM che... have tArA pitAnuM nAka kapAvavuM hoya to bhale.' dhanazrI roSamAM ne roSamAM potAnA khaMDamAM cAlI gaI.. palaMgamAM UMdhI paDIne rovA lAgI. tenA cittamAM vicAronAM mojAM UchaLavA lAgyAM. "mArA manamAM AvuM kema thAya che? kyAreka dhanakumAra pratye sneha UchaLe che. to kyAreka enA pratye tIvra aNagamAM pragaTe che. kyAreka enA manamAM samAI javA mana talase che. kyAreka eno paDachAyo paNa mArA para nA paDe tevI IcchA jAge che.... kevI rIte amAruM sahajIvana pasAra thaze? joke enA manamAM, mArA jevI mAnasika vikRti nahIM hoya.. enA hRdayamAM mArA pratye kevaLa anurAga ja hovo joIe... nahIMtara e sAme cAlIne praNayanuM nivedana nA karata.... bhUla meM karI. meM enA premano svIkAra karI lIdho... bhale, have to amArA baMnenA pitAoe amAro saMbaMdha pAko karI dIdho che." vaizramaNe ane pUrNabhadra, ghanazrI tathA dhanakumArano bhavya lagnotsava Ayojita karyo. kyAreya paNa suzarmanagaramAM na thayo hoya tevo advitIya lagnotsava Ujavyo. rAjA ane prajA - sahue lagnotsavamAM AnaMdathI bhAga lIdho. navadaMpatIne AzIrvAda ApyA. zrIdevI ane vaizramaNa apUrva harSathI jhUmI UThyAM. temaNe putravadhU dhanazrIne maNi-muktAnAM mUlyavAna alaMkAro ApyAM.. zreSTha vastro ApyAM. pUrNabhadra dhanakumArane sonuM, rUpuM ane ratnonI peTIo ApI. baMne pakSe harSa thayo. dhanathI ane dhanakumAra premasAgaramAM DULyAM. bharapUra vaiSayika sukhono bhogopabhoga karatAM rahyAM. varSo sudhI ekasarakho puNyodaya cAlato rahyo.. paraMtu A saMsAramAM, A manuSyalokamAM. jyAre pApodaya thAya, kyAre puNyodaya zrI samarAditya mahAkathA para1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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asta pAme... e ajJAnI jIvo jANI zakatA nathI. dhanazrI ane dhanakumAranA sukhasAgaramAM acAnaka moTo patharo paDyo... ane enAthI aneka vamaLo sarjAyAM. patharo A rIte paDyo - vaizramaNanI havelImAM naMdA nAmanI dAsI hatI. naMdA nAnI hatI, tyArathI vaizramaNanI havelImAM AvI hatI. tenAM lagna paNa vaizramaNe ja karAvI ApelAM. naMdAno pati bhadraka paNa A ja havelImAM nokara hato. temane eka putranI prApti thaI hatI. putranuM nAma naMdaka pADavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. naMdaka A havelImAM ja Ucharyo hato. ane te dhanakumAranI uMmarano ja hato. ekAda varSa nAno haze. paraMtu naMdakane dhanakumAra potAno nokara nahIM paNa vizvasanIya mitra mAnato hato. naMdaka paNa dhanakumArano pUrNa vaphAdAra hato. naMdaka dAsaputra hovA chatAM rUpavAna hato. tenuM zarIra sudaDha ane baLavAna hatuM. tenI vANI madhura hatI, te kAryadakSa hato. joke ene jhAjhuM zikSaNa nahotuM maLyuM. chatAM tenI haiyA-ukalata ghaNI hatI. vaizramaNa ane zrIdevIne paNa naMdaka upara vAtsalya hatuM. naMdaka havelImAM mukta rIte pharI zakato hato. te zrIdevI sAthe mukta manathI vAta karI zakato ane vaizramaNa paNa enI sAthe hasIne vAta karatA. dhanakumAra sAthe to enI maitrI hatI ja. dhIre dhIre dhanazrI paNa naMdaka sAthe vAto karavA lAgI. pachI dhIre dhIre hasIne vAto karavA lAgI ane dhIre dhIre enA hRdayamAM naMdaka tarapha kuNI lAgaNI janmI gaI. dhanazrIne naMdaka tarapha AkarSaNa jAgavAnuM bIjuM paNa eka asAdhAraNa kAraNa hatuM. jyAre dhanazrIno jIva "agnizarmA' tApasa hato, tyAre Arya kauDinyanA AzramamAM A naMdakano jIva "saMgamaka' nAmano sevaka hato. agnizarmA ane saMgamaka vacce pragADha maitrI hatI. basa, pachInA bIjA ane trIjA bhavamAM saMgamaka, agnizarmAnA jIvane maLyo na hato. A cothA bhavamAM e baMne vaizramaNanI havelImAM maLI gayA! ahIM paNa e sevaka-rUpe ja maLyo... paraMtu pUrvajanmanA gADha maitrInA saMskAro jAgrata thaI gayA. jema dhanazrI ene cAhavA lAgI hatI, tevI rIte naMdaka dhanazrIne cAhavA lAgyo hato. paraMtu naMdakano prema vAsanAjanya na hato. ghanazrIno rAga vAsanAjanya hato. dhanakumAra karatAM e naMdakane vadhu cAhavA lAgI hatI. dAMpatyajIvanamAM jyAre trIjI vyakti praveza kare che tyAre e jIvanamAM UbhI tirADa paDe che. dhanazrI ane dhanakumAranAM jIvanamAM naMdakanA pravezathI, tirADa paDI... joke dhanakumAra saraLa hRdayano hato. teno dhanazrI uparano vizvAsa aDaga hato. naMdaka upara paNa pUrNa vizvAsa hato. e dhanazrI ane naMdakane vAto karatAM joto hato. hasatAM bhAga-2 # bhava cotho pa22 For Private And Personal Use Only

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joto hato.... vastuonuM AdAna-pradAna karatAM joto hato. paraMtu enI dRSTi nirmaLa hatI. zaMkA karavAnI ene Teva na hatI. dhanazrIe Ano artha e karyo ke "dhanakumAra bhoLo che! enAmAM buddhi nathI... eno naMdaka upara ane mArA upara AMdhaLo vizvAsa che. A vizvAsano amAre lAbha uThAvI levo joIe.' naMdakanA manamAM pApa na hatuM. ene enI maryAdAnuM bhAna hatuM. eka divasa, dhanazrIne ekAMta maLI gayuM. havelImAM dhanakumAra na hato, zrIdevI na hatI ane vaizramaNa paNa na hatA. dhanazrInAM aMgeaMga anaMga vyApI gayo, e naMdakane bheTI paDavA Atura banI gaI. eNe nadakane potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM bolAvyo. naMdaka sahaja bhAvathI zayanakhaMDamAM gayo. jevo e zayanakhaMDamAM dAkhala thayo. dhanazrIe dvAra baMdha karI dIdhuM. naMdaka gabharAyo. teNe kahyuM : "devI, dvAra baMdha nA karo..." dhanazrI kaTAkSa pheMkatA bolI : "naMdaka, Aje ApaNuM bhAgya jAgyuM che... pUrNa ekAMta che... Ava, ApaNe ratikrIDA karIe... mArI vAsanAnI Agane tuM zAMta kara..." ema bolI te naMdaka tarapha AgaLa dhasI. naMdaka bIjI bAju khasI gayo. teNe kahyuM : "nA, nA, devI, A tame anucita karo cho. maryAdA bahAranuM AcaraNa karo cho. huM mArA zeThano, mArA mitrano vizvAsaghAta nahIM karuM..." ghanazrIe Akroza karyo : "are mUrkha, mArA jevI, rUpagarvitA tane tArA jevA dAsIputrane saMbhoganuM AmaMtraNa Ape che, tyAre tuM moTI moTI vizvAsanI vAto kare che? choDI de e badhI vAto... ane mane tArA snehathI bhIMjavI de..." naMdaka mUMjhAyo. ghanazrIe ene potAnA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI lIdho... naMdakanI suSupta vAsanA jAgI gaI... pariNAme chUTavAnA badale e samarpita thaI gayo. jyAre e mohanI mUcchamAMthI jAgyo.. tyAre jhaDapabhera Ubho thaI dvAra kholI bahAra bhAgyo... potAnA gharamAM jaI... te codhAra AMsue raDI paDyo. dhanazrI paritRpta thaI. teNe vicAryuM : "eka vAra eNe mAro saMga mAyo che. have eno saMkoca dUra thaI gayo... pharIthI e hA-nA nahIM ja kare..." naMdaka sAtheno vyabhicAra zarU thayA pachI dhanazrI dhanakumArathI virakta banavA lAgI. dhanakumArathI dUra rahevA lAgI... chatAM dhanakumAra to enA tarapha vizvAsanI dRSTithI ja jue che. pariNAme dhanazrI-naMdakano saMbaMdha gADha banato jAya che. dhIre dhIre dhanakumArane paNa dhanazrI pratye udAsInatA AvI jAya che. e lagabhaga saMpUrNa divasa vaizramaNanI sAthe vepAramAM pasAra kare che.. rAtrinA samaye paNa e dhanazrIthI dUra zayana kare che... dhanazrIne to e ISTa ja hatuM. eNe kyAreya paNa dhanakumArane potAnI pAse AvavAnuM nA kahyuM. 0 0 0 zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kArtika pUrNimAno pavitra divasa hato. dhanakumAra naMdakanI sAthe rAjamArga parathI pasAra thaI rahyo hato. eka vizALa ane suMdara havelInA prAMgaNamAM seMkaDo dInaanAtha loko ToLe vaLyA hatA. eka tejasvI yuvAna e lokone chUTe hAthe dAna Apato hato. dIna-anAtha loko ene AzIrvAda ApatA hatA. dhanakumAra A dazya joto Ubho rahyo. naMdake e yuvAnano paricaya ApatAM kahyuM : 'kumAra, A sArthavAhaputra samRddhidatta che. te 52dezamAM jaI, vepAra karI lakhalUTa dhana kamAyo che ane A rIte svopArjita dhana, parvanA divasomAM dIna-anAtha lokone Ape che. ghaNAM-ghaNAM paropakAranAM kAma kare che.' 'ghaNuM sarasa naMdaka, sArthavAhaputra dhanyavAdane pAtra che...' dhanakumAre prazaMsA karI. teo AgaLa vadhyA. naMdaka, samRddhidattanAM paropakAranAM kAryo gaNAvato cAlyo. dhanakumAra rasapUrvaka sAMbhaLato rahyo. baMne mitro ghare AvyA. naMdaka potAnA gharamAM gayo. dhanakumAra potAnA khaMDamAM gayo. saMdhyA namI gaI hatI. pazcima dizAmAM lAla raMga vilAI rahyo hato. dhanakumAra pazcimanA vAtAyanamAM jaIne Ubho rahyo. enA manamAM aneka vicAro cAlatA hatA. Ameya enuM mana khinna ane udAsIna to hatuM ja. ene have A havelImAM gamatuM na hatuM. A nagaramAM gamatuM na hatuM. temAM Aje sArthavAhaputra samRddhidattano vRttAMta jANyA pachI... ene dUra paradeza javAnI IcchA jAgI. 'mAre paNa paradeza javuM joIe. mArA potAnA puruSArthathI dhanaprApti karavI joIe. pitA pAse bhale kubera karatAMya adhika dhana che, paraMtu pitAnA arjita karelA dhanane bhogavanAra putra, kIrti nathI pAmato, yaza nathI pAmato. parAkramI putre ApabaLe dhana kamAvavuM joIe. vaLI, A nimitte A gharathI... A nagarathI huM dUra pradezomAM jaI zakIza. navA navA pradezo jovA maLaze. bhinna-bhinna anubhavo thaze! paraMtu mArI A vAta, mArA upara ati prema rAkhanAra mArAM mAtA-pitA nahIM mAne... jo paradeza javAno Agraha karIza to temane apAra du:kha thaze... zuM karuM?' dhanakumAra mUMjhAyo. becena banyo. A mUMjhavaNanA kAraNe enA mukha para udAsInatA patharAI gaI. te pitA sAthe bolato nathI. mAtA sAthe hasIne vAta karato nathI... ane naMdaka sAthe nagara bahAra udyAnamAM paNa jato nathI. dhanazrI sAthe to eno badho ja vyavahAra tUTI gayelo hato. divaso pasAra thavA lAgyA. naMdaka akaLAyo... ne gabharAyo paNa kharo. mArA vinA eka ghaTikA paNa dUra na rahI zakanAra dhanakumAra, Aje paMdara-paMdara divasathI mArI sAthe bolato nathI... zuM kAraNa haze? zuM ene mArA ane dhanazrInA avaLA saMbaMdhanI jANa thaI gaI haze? mitratAnA saMbaMdhanA kAraNe e mane kaheto nathI, paraMtu enA hRdayamAMthI huM nIkaLI gayo hoIza? dhanazrInA khaMDamAM to e paga ja mUkato bhava cotho pa4 bhAga-2 * For Private And Personal Use Only

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nathI.. jarUra ene mArA pratye aNagamo thayo lAge che. pariNAma bahu kharAba AvI zake. kharekhara, dhanazrIe mane phasAvI mAryo.." tenA zarIre pasIno vaLI gayo. te chatAM huM dhanakumArane, enI udAsInatAnuM kAraNa to pUchuM.. e kyAreya asatya bolato nathI... saraLatAthI je vAta hoya te kahI de che.' bIjI bAju zrIdevIne paNa ciMtA thavA lAgI hatI. "dhanakumAra kema... ATalA badhA divasathI udAsIna rahe che? zuM thayuM haze ene? enA manamAM zI gaDamathala cAlatI haze? e miSTa padArtha khAto nathI... drAkSAdi mevo khAto nathI... are, mArI sAthe hasIne bolato paNa nathI... zuM thaI gayuM che ene? ene pUchI lauM to? nA, nA, kadAca naMdaka jANato hoya. kAraNa naMdakane ja pUchuM.' zrIdevIe naMdakane pUchayuM. naMdake kahyuM : "kumAra mArI sAthe paNa bolato nathI." paNa huM Aje ene pUchuM chuM. mAtAjI, Apa ciMtA na karo. huM pUchIne pachI Apane kahuM naMdaka dhanakumAranA khaMDamAM Avyo. roja mujaba dhanakumAre ene bolAvyo nahIM. mAtra naMdakanI sAme joyuM. naMdaka paNa maunapaNe beTho. enA manamAM pApa hatuM... te gabharAto hato, chatAM hiMmata karIne pUchayuM : "kumAra, ATalI badhI gamagInI zA kAraNe? ATalI badhI udAsInatA meM kyAreya tArAmAM joI nathI... koI kAraNa?" "naMdaka, tuM jo sAthe Ave to ApaNe paradeza jaIe. paradezamAM dhaMdho karIne dhana kamAIe...' 'huM taiyAra chuM kumAra! ATalI ja vAta che ne? bIjI koI vAta hoya to kahI de..." "tuM taiyAra hoya tethI zuM? mAtAjI ane pitAjI anumati ApavA taiyAra joIe ne? tuM jANe che emano mArA upara agAdha prema che. huM jANuM chuM ke mArI udAsInatAthI mAtAjInuM hRdaya kacavAya che... teo manamAM duHkhI thAya che... paNa zuM karuM? mane ahIM gamatuM ja nathI.. A havelI gamatI nathI, A nagara gamatuM nathI... eTale mana udAsa rahyA kare che... ane mane khoTo dekhAva karatAM AvaDatuM nathI...' chellA vAkyathI naMdaka camakyo. "huM khoTo dekhAva karI rahyo chuM... vizvAsaghAta karIne vizvAsapAtra hovAno dekhAva. zuM A vAta upara kumAra kaTAkSa to nathI karI rahyo?' "kumAra, bhale khoTo dekhAva nA kare, paraMtu tArA manamAM je vAta che, te tuM pitAjIne kahI zake, mAtAjIne kahI zake..." e ja to muzkelI che. e vAta karuM eTale pitAjInA hRdayane dhakko lAge... mAtAjInuM hRdaya duHkhI thaI jAya... e huM karavA mAgato nathI..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pApa For Private And Personal Use Only

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to pachI tAro manoratha siddha kevI rIte thaze? naMdaka, eno upAya tuM ja zodhI kADha." naMdaka vicAramAM paDI gayo. Ameya kumAra sAthe paradeza javAnuM tene gamatuM na hatuM. te jANato hato ke kumAra ghanazrIne paradeza sAthe nahIM laI jAya...dhanazrI vinA ene gamatuM na hatuM... chatAM teNe paradeza sAthe javAnI hA to pADI ja dIdhI hatI. teNe kahyuM : "kumAra, huM pitAjIne vAta karuM chuM. tArI IcchA jaNAvuM chuM.' 0 0 0 naMdake vicAryuM : "zuM kumAra mane ane dhanazrIne chUTAM pADavA mATe to paradeza javAnuM nahIM vicArato hoya? mane to ema ja lAge che. nahIMtara ene dhananI kyAM koI kamI che? aDhaLaka saMpatti enI ja che ne! khera, huM nagarazreSThIne nivedana to karuM... teo zo javAba Ape che. te pachI bIjI vAta...." te vaizramaNa pAse gayo. vaizramaNane praNAma karI tene kahyuM : "he tAta, Apa nArAja nA thAo to eka vAtanuM nivedana karavuM che...!' kahe, nirbhaya banIne kahe." he pUjya, dhanakumAranI IcchA paradeza jaIne ApabaLathI dhana kamAvAnI che. e ApanI anumati Icche che." naMdaka, tuM ja kahe, dhanakumArane dhana mATe paradeza javAnI jarUra che kharI? mArI pAse akhUTa dhana che. enI IcchA mujaba e dhanano upayoga karI zake che. samagra nagaramAM koInI pAse jeTaluM dhana nathI, eTale mArI pAse che.. ane A badhuM ja dhanakumAranuM che!' te sAcI vAta, paraMtu tenI IcchA ApabaLe dhana kamAvAnI che. e sivAya enA manane zAMti nahIM thAya... e chellA paMdara divasathI udAsa rahe che. nathI koInI sAthe bolato ke nathI havelInI bahAra nIkaLato. ekalo ekalo manamAM mUMjhAyA kare che." zA mATe eNe mUMjhAvAnuM? enI ekeeka IcchAne pUrI karanAro huM eno pitA beTho chuM ne!' kumAranA paradeza javAthI Apa ane mAtAjI duHkhI thAo - e lAgaNIthI prerAIne enI A IcchA pragaTa nathI karato.' "vatsa, naMdaka, mAtA-pitAnAM hRdaya ja evAM nabaLAM hoya che... e priya putrano viraha...' vaizramaNanI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. gaLuM bharAI AvyuM. zaka eka ja pa bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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|| cha8 h lagabhaga roja pitA-putra sAthe ja bhojana karavA besatA hatA. Aje bhojana karI lIdhA pachI vaizramaNe dhanakumArane kahyuM : "vatsa, naMdaka pAsethI meM jANyuM ke tArI IcchA vepArArthe paradeza javAnI che.' hA pitAjI, naMdake satya kahyuM che." dhanakumAre vinayathI pratyuttara Apyo. tenI dRSTi jamIna para hatI. "vatsa, vepAra karIne dhana meLavavAnuM hoya che ne? ApaNI pAse eTaluM dhana che eTalI saMpatti che. ke sAta peDhI sudhI nA khUTe ane e saMpattino mAlika AjathI tuM che. tArI IcchA mujaba saMpattino te upayoga karI zake che.' "pitAjI, ApanI addabhuta udAratA huM kyAM nathI jANato? Aja dina sudhImAM Ape mane kyAreya paNa dhanavyaya karatAM rokyo nathI. paraMtu mArA hRdayamAM eka prabaLa IcchA paradezagamananI pedA thaI che. e IcchA pUrNa nahIM thAya tyAM sudhI mAruM citta AnaMdita nahIM thAya..." zrIdevI raDI rahI hatI. ekanA eka guNiyala ane vinIta putrane e potAnI AMkhothI dUra rAkhavA IcchatI na hatI. chatAM e samajatI ke putre paradezagamana karavuM joIe. enAthI putramAM sAhasa, parAkrama ane buddhimattA vikasita thAya che. bhinna bhinna sArA-narasA anubhavothI yuvAna paripakva bane che. jIvanamAM paripakvatA atyaMta Avazyaka guNa che. zrIdevIe vaizramaNamAM A badhA guNo joyA hatA. vaizramaNanA sAhasa ane parAkrama upara te vArI gaI hatI. buddhinI paripakvatA ane UMDI samajaNa para te garva dhAraNa karatI hatI. e cAhatI paNa hatI ke dhanakumAramAM pitAnA A badhA guNo avatarita thAya, ane te mATe e paradezagamana kare. chatAM mAtAnuM hRdaya hatuM ne! putravirahanI kalpanAthI te vyathita thaI hatI. vaizramaNe kumArane kahyuM : "putra, tuM sukha ane AnaMdamAM rahe, e ja amArI IcchA rahe che, te tuM jANe che. tArI sAthe amAruM evuM mamatva baMdhAyeluM che. ke tArA sukhe ame sukhI chIe, tArA duHkhe ame duHkhI. tuM prasannacitta to ame prasannacitta, tuM udAsa to ame udAsa! mATe jo tAre paradeza javuM ja che, to ame tane prasannacitte anumati ApIe chIe.' vaizramaNe zrIdevI sAme joIne kahyuM. zrIdevIe mastaka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA para7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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namAvIne saMmati ApI dIdhI. dhanakumAra vaizramaNane bheTI paDyo. vaizramaNa dhanakumAranA mAthe hAtha pheravato rahyo. viznamaNe kahyuM : "kumAra, teM kaI dizAmAM prayANa karavA vicAryuM che?" pitAjI, tAmraliptI tarapha javA vicAryuM che, chatAM Apane jo ucita nA lAgatuM hoya to bIjI dizA batAvo." ucita che tAmralikhI javAnuM. ahIMthI lagabhaga be mahinAno rasto che. tyAM vepAra mATe keTalAka mahinA rahevuM paDe, te nakkI nA kahI zakAyahuM tArA lAMbA pravAsanI taiyArI karAvuM chuM. paNa hA, tArI sAthe nagaranA bIjA paNa nAnA-moTA vepArIo Ave, to tane AnaMda thaze. eka moTA sAthe sAthe tuM jAya to zobhe. ekala-dokala javAmAM tArI ke mArI zobhA na vadhe.' pitAjI, jevI ApanI AjJA. mane ApanI, sAthe sAthe javAnI vAta gamI." kumAra, svArthanI sAthe sAthe paramArtha-paropakAra karatA rahevuM joIe. tethI jIvana sArthaka bane che. tArI sAthe nAnA-moTA vepArI Avaze. keTalAka loko mAtra paradeza jovA mATe Avaze.... keTalAka tArI sevA mATe Avaze... tuM e badhAne snehathI jALavaje" vaizramaNa potAnA vizrAma-khaMDamAM cAlyA gayA. dhanakumAra peDhI upara cAlyo gayo. 0 0 0 bIjA divase prabhAte suzarmanagaramAM ghoSaNA thavA lAgI : nagarazreSThI vaizramaNanA putra dhanakumAra moTA sAthe sAthe tApraliptI nagarI tarapha prayANa karavAnA che. je koI nagaravAsIne emanI sAthe javuM hoya teo temanI sAthe jaI zake che. mArgamAM khAvA-pIvAnI sAmagrI jenI pAse nahIM hoya tene dhanakumAra Apaze." nagarajanomAM utsAhanuM vAtAvaraNa sarjAyuM tAmraliptI javAnI icchAvALA seMkaDo puruSo potapotAnI taiyArImAM lAgI gayA. tApraliptI nagarI sAgaranA kinAre AvelI hatI. te kALe e nagarI vepAra udyoganI virATa nagarI hatI. lAkho manuSyo e nagarImAM vasatA hatA. hajAro karoDapati zrImaMto tyAM vasatA hatA. nagarInI zobhA paNa adabhuta hatI. samudrakinAre seMkaDo vahANa AvatAM hatAM ne jatAM hatAM. e samaye bhAratamAM tAmraliptI (prAya: AjanuM khaMbhAta) vaibhavanA zikhare hatI. - vaizramaNe prayANanI taiyArIo AraMbhI hatI. pa00 baLadagADAMomAM vepAra karavA bhAga-2 # bhava cotho pa8 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mATeno mAla bharyo. 500 poTha bharI. 100 sazastra ghoDesavAra sainiko ApyA. rastAmAM khAvA-pIvAno sAmAna... rAvaTIo... taMbuo vagere badhI ja sAmagrI taiyAra karAvI, taMbuo vagere suzobhita banAvyA hatA, jyAM paDAva paDe tyAM jANe eka nAnakaDuM suMdara gAma vasI jAya e jAtanuM Ayojana karyuM. nagaramAM sarvatra dhanakumAranA paradezagamananI carcA thavA lAgI. dhanazrIe jyAre A vAta jANI hatI, te khUba rAjI thaI hatI. tene potAnA yatheccha durAcaraNano mArga sAva mokaLo thato lAgyo hato. paraMtu eka divasa naMdake AvIne kahyuM : 'suMdarI, mAre paNa kumAra sAthe paradeza javAnuM che. kumAre mane sAthe cAlavA kahyuM ane meM hA pADI che.' 'teM zA mATe hA pADI? tAre nA pADavI joItI hatI... tuM haju paNa koI bahAnuM batAvIne nA pADI de.... 'e nA bane. mAre kumAranI sAthe javuM ja paDe.' 'tane mAro vicAra nathI Avato? tane ema nathI thatuM ke kumAranA paradeza gayA pachI dhanazrI sAthe dIrdhakALaparyaMta huM yatheccha bhogasukha bhogavIza... dhanazrIne apAra sukha ApIza...?' huM to dina-rAta tArA vicAromAM ja khovAyelI rahuM chuM... ane tane jANe mArI paDI ja nathI...' dhanazrI rovA lAgI, 'tuM ro nahIM. tuM mane samajavAno prayatna kara. mArI paristhitino vicAra kara, jiMdagI mAtra bhogasukhomAM ja sArthaka nathI banatI. jiMdagInAM bIjA paNa kartavyo hoya che. A havelImAM mAro janma thayo che. dAsIputra hovA chatAM, zeTha ane zeThANIe mane putravat pALyo che. kumAre bhAI karatAMya vizeSa mAnyo che... zuM mAre emanA taraphanAM kartavyonuM pAlana nahIM karavuM joIe? tuM ja kahe. 'to pachI tuM tArA kartavyonuM pAlana karato rahe, mArI pAse nA Avato... ' dhanazrI risAI gaI. 'are suMdarI, emAM risAvAnuM zA mATe?' 'sAcI vAta to e che ke huM tane gamatI ja nathI... mAre to patino saMga gayo ane premIno saMga paNa gayo... huM ekalI rajhaLI paDI...' vaLI e raDI paDI... paNa rudana sAcuM na hatuM. ekamAtra abhinaya hato. 'jo tuM mane gamatI nA hota, to zeTha ane mitrano vizvAsaghAta karata kharo? ane hajuM kaMI ja bagaDI gayuM nathI. tuM pati sAthe ane premI sAthe, baMnenI sAthe rahI zake che! zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 59

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kevI rIte? 'tAre paNa amArI sAthe paradeza AvavAnuM!" dhanazrI vicAramAM paDI gaI. teNe Asu lUchI nAMkhyAM. naMdaka sAme joIne te bolI : "mane kumAre paradeza sAthe AvavA mATe kahyuM nathI...' bhale nA kahyuM. tAre ene kahevAnuM ke "mAre sAthe AvavuM che!' "naMdaka, paradezamAM jyAM jaIzuM tyAM e sAthe raheze. ApaNe yatheccha vinoda nahIM karI zakIe, yatheccha bhogasukha nahIM mANI zakIe." tuM bhaviSyanI AvI badhI kalpanAo nA kara.. bhAgya para vizvAsa rAkha." bhale, huM sAthe AvIza, kumArane game te rIte samajAvIne paNa huM sAthe AvIza." dhanakumAre paradezayAtrAnI taiyArIonuM kAma naMdakane soMpyuM hatuM. naMdaka e kAmomAM vyasta thayo. dhanakumAra paNa vepAra aMgenuM mArgadarzana levA vaizramaNanI pAse kalAko sudhI besavA lAgyo. moTA bhAge e ghanazrIne maLato ja na hato. dhanazrIe avasara sAdhyo. sAMdhya bhojanathI nivRtta thaIne dhanakumAra rojanA kAryakrama mujaba havelInI pAchaLanA udyAnamAM AMTA-pherA mArato, pachI potAnA khaMDamAM cAlyo jato. dhanazrI dhanakumAranI pAchaLa ja khaMDamAM pravezI gaI. dhanakumAre ene joI, paNa ene koI mahattva nA ApyuM. AMkho baMdha karIne te palaMgamAM ADo paDayo. dhanazrI palaMganI pAse ja jamIna para besI gaI. eNe dhAryuM ja hatuM ke dhanakumAra enI sAthe bolaze nahIM. eTale vAtano prAraMbha pote ja karyo. svAmInAtha..." "haM.." Apa paradeza javAnA cho, evuM meM sAMbhaLyuM che.' "sAcI vAta che." pAchA AvatAM keTalo samaya lAgaze?" kaMI nakkI nathI. game teTalAM varSo pasAra thaI jAya.' to to huM ApanI sAthe AvIza..." zA mATe?" ATalo dIrdhakALa ApanA vinA huM ekalI nA rahI zakuM." 30 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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'tuM ahIM ekalI nathI, mAtAjI che, pitAjI che. emanI sevA karaje ne AnaMdathI raheje.' "nA, huM tamArI sAthe ja AvIza.' tAre nathI AvavAnuM amArI sAthe... ahIM ja rahevAnuM che. mArI sAthe AvavAnuM koI prayojana? ahIM paNa mAruM koI prayojana nathI. to paradezamAM tAruM zuM kAma che? dhanazrI e nATaka zarU karyuM. te rovA mAMDI. poka mUkIne rovA mAMDI. rotAM rotAM bolavA lAgI : "bhale, tamAre mane ahIM mUkIne javuM hoya to jajo... tamArA viyogamAM jhUrI jhUrIne mArA prANono tyAga karIza.." zrIdevIe dhanazrInA rudanano avAja sAMbhaLyo. te turata ja kumAranA khaMDamAM AvI. mAtAne AvelI joI, kumAra Ubho thaI gayo ane dhanathI khaMDanI bahAra cAlI gaI.... zrIdevI dhanazrIne bahAra jatI jotI rahI. teNe nisAso nAkhyo. pachI teNe kumAra sAme joyuM. kumAra mAtAnAM caraNomAM besI gayo. vatsa, have tArA prayANano divasa najIka Avyo.. tuM paradeza javAno.. pahelI ja vAra tuM paradeza jAya che putra, mATe tene keTalIka upayogI vAto kahevI che. e kahevA mATe ja atyAre AvI chuM." kaho, mAtAjI, ApanI eka-eka vAta huM mArA hRdayamAM ratnanI jema sAcavI rAkhIza." vatsa, tuM dhanaprApti karavA jAya che. dhanaprAptino mArga ghaNo ja jozavALo hoya che... chatAM tAre kaMTALavuM nahIM. puruSArtha karato ja raheje. bIjI vAta che apramAdanI. pramAda nA karIza. jAgrata, sAvadhAna raheje.... ane trIjI vAta che kSamA ane namratAnI. vatsa, tuM guNavAna che ja, paraMtu A be guNa videzayAtrAmAM ati upayogI banaze. ane chellI vAta mAre tane e kahevI che ke dhanazrIne tuM tArI sAthe laI jA." "mAtAjI, ghanazrI ahIM ja raheze. ApanI sevA karaze.' "vatsa, huM tane kevI rIte samajAvuM? yuvAna patnI, enA pati sAthe rahe, emAM ja enuM hita samAyeluM che." "paraMtu mAruM mana mAnatuM nathI, ane sAthe laI javA mATe....' putra, manane manAvI le..." "mAtAjI, A paradezayAtrA che. paradezayAtrAmAM strI baMdhanarUpa banI jAya. mAre enuM dhyAna rAkhavuM ke vepAramAM dhyAna rAkhavuM?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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tAre cAre bAjunuM dhyAna rAkhavuM paDaze. tuM mArI vAta mAna ane dhanazrIne sAthe laI jA." ApanI AjJA che to sAthe laI jaIza..." khaMDanA dvAranI pAchaLa UbhI UbhI ghanazrI mAtA-putranI vArtAlApa sAMbhaLI rahI hatI. tene paradeza javAnI anumati maLI gaI, jANIne te harSavibhora thaI gaI... te dabAte pagale doDIne tenA zayanakhaMDamAM bharAI gaI. bahu sAruM thaI gayuM. mAtAjIe ja AjJA karI dIdhI! eTale mAruM kAma thaI gayuM. nahIMtara naMdaka vinA huM jhUrI jhUrIne marI jAta.. athavA to mAre pitRgRhe cAlyA javuM paData... paraMtu mAruM bhAgya haju jAgatuM che... paradezayAtrAmAM, emAMya sAthe sAthe javAmAM to naMdakanuM moDhuM ja jovA maLavAnuM che. e sivAya kaMI ja nahIM.. khera, ene joIne to AnaMda thaze! bAkI, kumAra pratye have mane zArIrika sukhanuM paNa AkarSaNa rahyuM nathI. enA pratye mArA hRdayamAM koI anurAga rahyo nathI.... enI sAme jovAnI icchA paNa jAgatI nathI... chatAM mAre jo naMdaka sAthenuM sukha joItuM haze to.. mAre kumAra sAthe ochuM-vatuM premanuM nATaka to karavuM ja paDaze. nahIMtara badhI vAta bagaDI jaze..." dhanazrI vicAromAM lIna hatI... ane zrIdevIe enA khaMDamAM praveza karIne kahyuM : beTI, tAre paNa kumAranI sAthe paradeza javAnuM che. meM kumArane samajAvI dIdho che, mATe tuM tArI taiyArI karI leje.' "mAtAjI, mArI tIvra IcchA Aryaputra sAthe javAnI hatI. emanA vinA dIrdhakALa huM jIvI na zakuM.." AMsunuM nATaka! beTI, huM jANuM chuM. patinA virahamAM yauvanano kALa pasAra karavo e dhagadhagatA aMgArA upara cAlavA jevuM che mATe ja, kumAranI icchA nA hovA chatAM meM ene samajAvIne hA paDAvI.' Ape mArA para mahAna upakAra karyo, mAtAjI...' dhanazrI, tuM paradeza sAthe ja jAya che, to tuM mArI keTalIka vAto mAnaje ane e rIte anusaraje." ja pati UThe e pahelAM UThI jaje prabhAte. ja patine bhojana karAvIne pachI bhojana karaje. paradezanI vATa che, takalIpho AvavAnI, tenI phariyAdo karIza nahIM. e hasatA mukhe takalIpho sahana karaje, bhAga-2 # bhava cotho pa33 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhojanaveLAe kumArane ciMtA thAya, tevI vAto karIza nahIM. koNa zatru che, koNa mitra che - eno bheda karatAM zIkhaje. zaNagAra sajIne gharanI bahAra nIkaLIza nahIM. ka ajANyA puruSo sAthe daSTi meLavIza nahIM. nokaro sAthe vadhu chUTachATa laIza nahIM. ja nokarone peTa bharIne bhojana Apaje. nokaro pratye vAtsalyabhAva rAkhaje. - kumAranI te te kALe je AvazyakatAo hoya, teno khyAla rAkhaje. rAtre sUtAM pahelAM kumAranA cittane AnaMdita karaje. tane vadhAre zuM kahuM? tuM svayaM buddhimAna che. tame jAo cho dUra pradezamAM.... zI khabara punaH kyAre tamAruM milana thaze...? chatAM kahuM chuM ke dhana ochuMvattuM kamAo, ciMtA nA karazo. jaldI jaldI ghera AvI jajo. tamArAM be vinA, amArA benuM jIvana kevuM nIrasa banI jaze? huM to kalpanA karuM chuM. ne mAruM hRdaya phaphaDI UThe che. priyajanono viraha sahana karavo ghaNo Akaro che.. emAMye kumAra to mAro bIjo prANa che. zrIdevI raDI paDI. tyAM ja dhanakumAre praveza karyo.... mA, tuM raDe che? zuM huM pAcho nahIM AvuM tyAM sudhI raDayA karIza?' "vatsa, zuM karuM? mAtRhRdaya ja AvuM hoya che. emAMya tuM to.. ghaNI ghaNI devapUjA karyA pachI maLelo che. tArA mATe meM zuM zuM nathI karyuM beTA?' vatsa, prayANa pUrve, nagaranI bahAra je dhanadeva yakSarAjanuM maMdira che, tyAM jaIne yakSarAjanI bhAvapUrvaka pUjA karI Avaje. tame baMne jajo, putra, e yakSarAjanI paramakRpAnuM phaLa tuM che! jyAre huM ane tArA pitA.... nirAza thaI gayAM hatAM. putraprAptinI AzA kSINa thaI gaI hatI... tyAre A yakSarAjanA zaraNe ame gayAM hatAM. emanI pUjA karI hatI, mAnatA mAnI hatI... tyAre tuM mArA udaramAM avataryo hato. vatsa, e yakSarAjane tuM tArA cittamAM rAkhaje. paradezamAM jyAre paNa tane koI saMkaTa Ave, Apatti Ave... tyAre tuM A yakSarAjane yAda karaje. tArA yogakSemanI ciMtA ame temane soMpI che..." avazya, mAtAjI! huM yakSarAjanI mahApUjA karI AvIza." : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 133 For Private And Personal Use Only

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75 zubha divase ane zubha muhUrte dhanakumAre, dhanazrI, naMdaka ane vizALa sAthe sAthe suzarmanagarathI prayANa karI dIdhuM. nagaranA sImADA sudhI vaizramaNa, zrIdevI, pUrNabhadra, gomatI... vagere vidAya ApavA gayAM. vidAya ApIne pAchAM vaLyAM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zrIdevI ane vaizramaNa havelImAM pAchAM AvyAM... havelI sUnIsUnI lAgI. vaizramaNanA mukha upara udAsI tarI AvI hatI. zrIdevInI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI hatI. 'he nAtha, ApaNe chate putra putra vinAnAM thaI gayAM...' 'devI, evuM nA mAno. ema mAno ke putra ApaNI pAse ja che! enI paradezayAtrA nirvighna rahe, evI paramAtmAne prArthanA karIe. bAkI, A to saMsArano krama che. svajana-rAga ja manuSyane duHkhI kare che! have huM to mArA vyavasAyamAM vyasta thaI jaIza eTale putravirahanuM duHkha mane bahu nahIM satAve. tame paramAtmabhaktimAM ane paropakAranAM kAryomAM tamArA cittane joDo... A badhAM mananAM taraMgo che... manane bIjA viSayamAM joDI devAthI mana prasanna raheze.' 'ApanI vAta sAva sAcI che. huM have vizeSarUpe paramAtmAnI bhakti karIza. divasano vadhu samaya bhaktibhAvamAM pasAra karIza... rAtre to ApanuM sAnnidhya che ja... 'ane tame kahezo tyAre divase paNa huM ghera ja rahIza... tame jANo cho devI, ke ApaNo vepAra ApaNA mANaso ja saMbhALe che.... dhanakumA2no sArtha cAlato rahyo, mArgamAM ene kyAMya paNa vighna nA AvyuM, nA koI Apatti AvI... na koInuM mRtyu thayuM. dhanazrIe paNa kumAra sAthe sAro vyavahAra rAkhyo. naMdake dhanazrIne cetavaNI ApI ja dIdhI hatI : 'mArAthI dUra raheje. jo bhUlecUke paNa sArthanA mANasonI najare caDhI gayAM... to moTo apayaza thaze...' dhanazrI samajI gaI hatI. 534 be mahine sArtha tAmraliptI nagarIe pahoMcyo. dhanakumAra naMdakanI sAthe, bheTaluM laIne rAjasabhAmAM gayo. mahArAjA prasenajitane praNAma karI potAno paricaya Apyo ane tAmraliptImAM AvavAnuM prayojana batAvyuM. mahArAjAne uttama ratnonuM bheTaluM ApyuM. mahArAjAe kahyuM : 'he sArthavAhaputra, tuM mArA rAjyamAM sArI rIte vepAra karI zake che. vecavAnuM vecI zake che, levAnuM laI zake che.' dhanakumAre tAmraliptInuM sAruM ghara lIdhuM. bajAramAM dukAna kharIdI lIdhI, evI bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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rIte sArthamAM AvelA loko potapotAnI rIte tyAM goThavAI gayA. dhanakumAranuM kartavya tApraliptI sudhI sahune pahoMcADavAnuM hatuM, pAchA pahoMcADavAnuM nahIM. dhanakumAre, suzarmanagarathI pa00 baLadagADAM bharIne ane poThomAM lAvelo mAla vecavA mAMDyo. mAla mAtra be mahinAmAM vecAI gayo... paraMtu jeTalo napho joIe teTalo nA thayo. alabatta, nadUkanI dRSTie ghaNo sAro napho thayo hato. dhanazrI paNa kahetI hatI. "ATalo badho napho suzarmanagaramAM nA thaI zake. paraMtu dhanakumAre to potAnA gharamAM karoDonI saMpatti joI hatI ne! eTale, karoDa-be karoDa sonaiyA ene ghaNA nA lAge! ene to dasa-vIsa karoDa kamAvA hatA. e kubera bhaMDArI jevA vaizramaNAno putra hato ne! enI apekSA ghaNI moTI hatI. kAraNa ke ene chUTe hAthe dAna ApIne dIna-anAtha janono uddhAra karavo hato. vaizramaNa karatAM paNa ghaNuM vadhAre dAna ApavuM hatuM! dhanakumAre sarvaprathama naMdakane pUchyuM : "mitra, mArI IcchA haju paNa ghaNuM dhana kamAvavAnI che. A samudrakinAro che. huM pratidina samudrakinAre jAuM chuM.... dezavidezanAM ghaNAM vahANo ahIM Ave che ne jAya che. ApaNe samudrapAranA dezomAM jaIne vepAra karIe to dhAraNA karatAMya vadhAre dhana kamAI zakIe... phahe mitra, tArI zuM IcchA che?' kumAra, mArI koI svataMtra icchA ja nathI. je tArI icchA, te mArI icchA kyAreka vicAra Ave che to tArA pitAjIno ane mAtAjIno vicAra Ave che. ApaNe jeTalA vahelA ApaNA nagare pahoMcIe... teo rAjI thAya..." naMdaka, haju to ghara choDe cAra mahinA thayA che! mAtA-pitA jANe che ke paradezamAM eka-be varSa to lAge ja "to pachI ApaNe samudrapAranA dezomAM javAnI taiyArIo karavI paDaze. baLadagADIo vecI nAkhavI paDaze, poTho paNa vecI nAkhavI paDaze... sainikonA azvo paNa vecI nAkhavA paDaze. sainikone to sAthe rAkhavA ja paDaze.' "naMdaka, je vecavAnuM che te vecI nAkhIe. ane je mAla ahIMthI levAno che te kharIdI laIe. eka moTuM vahANa kharIdI laIe... meM samudrakinAre traNa-cAra moTAM ne majabUta vahANo joyAM che...' to pachI kAma zarU karIe?' naMdake pUchyuM. dhanakumAre kaMIka vicArIne kahyuM : naMdaka, ApaNe dhanazrIne paNa pUchI laIe, dariyApAranA dezomAM AvavAnI enI IcchA che ke kema - e jANI levuM joIe. jethI enuM mana paNa prasanna rahe." dhanazrIne dhanakumAre pUchayuM, dhanazrIe kahyuM : "Apane je priya hoya te karo. huM emAM rAjI ja chuM...!" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa3pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanakumA2no utsAha vadhI gayo. eNe taiyArIo AraMbhI dIdhI. dhanakumArane tAmraliptIno samudrataTa khUba gamato hato. kyAreka te ekalo vahelI savAre pharavA jato, kyAreka dhanazrI sAthe jato to kyAreka naMdakanI sAthe jato. evI rIte saMdhyAsamaye jo vepAranuM kAmakAja nA hoya to, te samudrakinAre paribhramaNa karato raheto. eka divasa prabhAtasamaye samudrasnAna karavA mATe te naMdaka sAthe jato hato, tyAM acAnaka teNe rAjamArganI eka galImAM lokono kolAhala sAMbhaLyo. te Ubho rahI gayo. tyAM eka yuvAna doDato... tenI pAse AvIne, pagamAM paDI gayo... 'mane bacAvo...' kahIne karagaravA lAgyo. peluM mANasonuM ToLuM galImAM UbhuM hatuM. yuvAnanA zarIra para mAtra lAja DhAMkavA pUrato jUnA... gaMdA kapaDAno TukaDo vIMTALelo hato. hAtha upara ane chAtI para tIkSNa nakhanA ujharaDA paDelA hatA. be hAthanI hatheLIo sapheda dekhAtI hatI. pAna khAvAthI enA hoTha lAla thayelA hatA... karamAI gayelAM phUlonI eka mALA... jema tema mastake vIMTALelI hatI. te bhayabhIta hato, dhanakumAre pUchyuM : 'tane kono bhaya che?' 'he Arya! peluM je mANasonuM ToLuM UbhuM che, e badhA jugArI che, temanAthI mane bacAvo...' 'yuvAna, tuM zAnta thA. ciMtA nA kara. svastha banIne kahe ke e jugArIo zA mATe tane satAve che?' 'he zreSTha puruSa, mAruM durbhAgya udayamAM AvyuM che. huM zuM kahuM? kAraNa batAvavA mArI jIbha UpaDatI nathI.... dhanakumArane AgaMtuka yuvAnanI mukhAkRti. enI vANI... uttama kuLanA mANasa jevI lAgI... dhanakumAre kahyuM : 'mitra, have tuM ciMtA choDI de. kayA manuSyane jIvanamAM sukha-duHkha nathI AvatAM? sukha pachI duHkha ane duHkha pachI sukha... A cakra cAlyA ja kare che. mATe tArA bhayanuM, upadravanuM je kAraNa hoya te kahI de.' yuvAnane AzvAsana maLatAM... tenI AMkhomAMthI AMsu paDavA lAgyAM. teno svara gadgada thaI gayo... tenuM hRdaya pazcAttApathI baLavA lAgyuM. teNe dhanakumA2nAM be caraNa pakaDIne kahyuM : he AryazreSTha, huM kulAMgAra chuM... meM mArA vartamAna jIvanane veDaphI nAkhyuM che... paralokane bagADI nAkhyo che... huM nindita chuM. viSavRkSanA phaLa jevo chuM... sajjano mArAthI so hAtha dUra rahe che... huM Arya, huM kusumapurano nivAsI chuM. mAruM nAma mahezvaradatta che. huM jugAranI late caDhI gayo chuM. pariNAme mArI A avadazA thaI che...' 536 bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanakumArane Azcarya thayuM. 'A jugArI che... chatAM kevo vivekI che! te samaje che ke teNe jugAra ramavAnuM khoTuM kAma karyuM che. khAnadAna gharano lAge che..." dhanakumArane e yuvaka pratye sadUbhAva jAgyo. "mAre Ane ApattimAMthI ugArI levo joIe.' he yuvAna, huM tAruM zuM priya karuM? nizcita banIne kahe.' yuvAnanuM mukha sukAtuM hatuM. enI AMkho cakaLavakaLa thatI hatI. khUba dhImA svare e kaMIka bolyo.. vaLI mauna thaI gayo.. dhanakumAra yuvAnanI duvidhA samajI gayo. "A yuvAna jarUra jugAramAM paisA hArI gayo che. enI uttamatA ene bolavA roke che. ke "huM ATaluM dhana hArI gayo chuM.' vAMdho nahIM, mAre enA mukhe bolAvavuM paNa nathI... "e mArI pAse AjIjI nahIM karI zake. bhale, e mArA zaraNe Avyo che. to mAre ene zaraNa ApavuM ja joIe." dhanakumAre naMdakane kahyuM : "naMdaka, tuM pelA jugArIo pAse jA, ane emane pUcha ke A yuvAne tamAro zo guno karyo che." naMdakane lAgyuM ke, "dhanakumAra zA mATe AvA jugArIne sahAya karavA taiyAra thayo che? paraMtu.. A to eno svabhAva che..."ema mananuM samAdhAna karI, e jugArIo pAse gayo... temane pUchyuM : bhAIo, pelA yuvAne tamAro zo aparAdha karyo che?" te jugAramAM 16 sonAmahoro hArI gayo. sonAmahoro ApyA vinA bhAgI gayo che... ame ene nahIM choDIe...' naMdake AvIne dhanakumArane vAta karI. dhanakumAre kahyuM : "tuM jA ane e lokone 16 sonAmahora ApI de.' jugArIone 16 sonAmahoro maLI gaI eTale teo temanA raste paDI gayA. dhanakumAra mahezvaradatane kahyuM : "yuvAna, Ubho thA. zoka choDI de. te yuvAna puruSa che, tArAthI zoka nA karAya. zoka to strIo kare! cAla mArI sAthe, pahelA snAna karI le.' dhanakumAra yuvAnane potAnI sAthe laI gayo, potAnA ghare. teNe samudranAna karavAnuM mulatvI rAkhyuM. yuvAne snAna karyuM. kumAre tene vastro ApyAM, teNe e suMdara vastra paherI lIdhAM. kumAra ane naMdaka paNa snAnAdithI paravAryA. kumAre yuvAnane kahyuM : "have ApaNe sAthe bhojana karIzuM." bhojana karyuM. naMdaka tyAMthI potAnA kAme cAlyo gayo. kumAre vicAryuM : "have A yuvAna kevo tejasvI lAge che! khAnadAna to che ja... bicAro pApakarmonA udayathI jugAranA ravADe caDhI gayo lAge che. have huM ene eTaluM dhana ApuM ke ene jugAra ramavo ja nA paDe." teNe yuvAnane kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pas. For Private And Personal Use Only

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'bhAI, mane tArA para vizvAsa thayo che ke te sajjana che. tAre have jugAra ramavAnI jarUra nathI. mArI pAse ghaNuM dhana che. tAre joIe teTaluM dhana tane ApuM.. tuM vepAra kara... ane sukhI thA. paraMtu jugAra nA ramIza. joke tane paNa jugAra nathI ja gamato. tuM samaje che ke jugArathI A jIvana bagaDe che, paraloka paNa bagaDe che.. pachI zA mATe ramavo jugAra? kadAca tArI pAse dhana nahIM hoya, athavA khUba dhana kamAI levuM haze, mATe tuM jugAra ramato haze... paraMtu dhana huM tane ApuM chuM. vepAra kiravA jeTaluM joIe teTaluM ApuM chuM..." mahezvaradatta, dhanakumAranI akAraNa karuNAthI gaddagada thaI gayo. te vicAravA. lAgyo : "A upakArI puruSa, mArI ja uMmarano yuvAna che. mane oLakhato nathI.... koI pUrvaparicaya nathI... chatAM mArI sAthe kevo bhadra vyavahAra karyo? nahIMtara A duniyAmAM sajjana puruSo moTA bhAge jugArIne pApI kahIne dhikkAre che, tiraskAre che... ane enAthI dUra rahe che. sagAM mAtA-pitA paNa jugArI putrane gharamAMthI bahAra kADhI mUke che. tyAre A mahAnubhAve nA mane dhikkAryo.. nA mAro tiraskAra karyo.... nA mArI bharjanA karI... mane eNe zaraNa ApyuM. soLa sonAmahoronuM mAruM devuM cUkavI daIne mane nirbhaya karyo. jugArIonA julamamAMthI mane bacAvyo.. nahIMtara e jugArIo Aje mane mArI nAkhata. huM soLa sonAmahoro to nahIM, eka sonAmahora paNa ApI nA zakata. tyAre mAruM zuM thAta? ghora durbhAgyanA aMdhakAramAM. A tejasvI tAro mane dekhAI gayo... ne huM e duSTonA ToLAmAMthI chaTakIne AnA zaraNe AvI gayo... eNe mane bacAvyo. neha Apyo.... paheravA vastro ApyAM, khAvA mATe bhojana ApyuM. ane have vepAra karavA joIe eTaluM dhana ApavA taiyAra thayo che! dhanya che A mahAnubhAvane." paraMtu mAre enuM dhana nA levuM joIe. e Ape, tenI mahAnatA kahevAya, huM lauM to mArI adhamatA kahevAya, enA upakAronA bhAra nIce mAre dabAI javuM nathI. bhale huM paropakAra nathI karI zakato... paraMtu karaNAbharyA hRdayano bhAra paNa mArAthI vahana nahIM thaI zake... have mAre mArA jIvanano mArga badalavo che. koInI dayA para nathI jIvavuM. huM mArA uttama kuLane ucita arthapuruSArtha karIza.' teNe dhanakumArane kahyuM : "he AryapuruSa, kharekhara Aje huM dhanya banyo. ApanA jevA uttama puruSano mane paricaya thayo. AjathI, ApanI preraNA mujaba huM sarva nidita kAryono tyAga karuM chuM. huM puruSonA mArge cAlIza. mArI daridratA paNa dUra thaze. Ape mArA upara ghaNA upakAra karyA. have mAre dravyanI jarUra nathI. huM jAuM chuM.. kyAreka kyAMka maLI jaIza..." ema kahIne mahezvaradatta, kumArane praNAma karI cAlyo gayo. 0 0 0 pa3 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahezvaradatta samudrakinArA para pahoMcyo. madhyAhnakALa hato. jemAM samudra khaLabhaLato hato tema tenuM citta paNa khaLabhaLI UThyuM hatuM. tenA manamAM prazna UThyo : "have huM zuM karuM?" ka dhana kamAvA mATe samudrapAranA dezamAM cAlyo jAuM? dhana to mAre kamAvuM ja paDaze. dhana vinAno puruSa, puruSa nathI, napuMsaka che. manuSyanA jIvanamAM daridratA jevuM bIjuM koI duHkha nathI.. A duniyAmAM daridra manuSya mATe jagyA nathI. daridrano apayaza thAya che, daridratA jevuM bIjuM koI du:kha nathI... A duniyAmAM daridranI niMdA thAya che. daridranI avahelanA thAya che. daridra manuSya sajjanonI sAthe besI zakato nathI ane daridra paropakAra paNa karI zakato nathI... dhikkArapAtra che daridratA... che paraMtu mAnI lauM ke meM arthapuruSArtha karyo, majUrI karI, mahenata karI.. huM khUba dhana kamAyo... mane yaza maLaze, kIrti maLaze.. badhuM barAbara, paraMtu chevaTe zuM? badhuM ja dhana choDIne mahAkALanA koLiyA banI javAnuM ne? ghora parizrama karIne, aneka kaSTa sahana karIne.. kamAveluM dhana.. bIjAo mATe mUkIne marI javAnuM? jo A ja jIvananI niyati che, to pachI mAre arthapuruSArtha nathI karavo..." te dUra dUra patharAyelA mahAsAgarane joI rahyo. kinAre kinAre cAlavA lAgyo... e ja prazna sAme AvIne Ubho - "have huM zuM karuM? arthapuruSArtha nathI karavo... e nizcita che. dharmapuruSArtha karuM to? >> dharmapuruSArthathI A vartamAna jIvananAM pApo nAza pAmaze ane paraloka UjaLo banI jaze. mArA upakArI sArthavAhaputranI bhAvanA paNa saphaLa thaze. mArA kuLane lAgeluM kalaMka dhovAI jaze. meM ghaNAM mahAtmAonA mukhe sAMbhaLeluM che ke manuSyajIvana durlabha che.. emAM dharmapuruSArtha karI levo durlabha che! Ameya, meM saMsAramAM ghaNAM vaiSayika sukho bhogavyAM che. ane dAruNa duHkho paNa sahana karyA che. mane have e sukhonA koI koDa nathI, manoratha nathI... saMsArano ja tyAga karI dauM! saMnyAsa grahaNa karI lauM! paNa mane koNa saMnyAsa dIkSA Apaze? mArI apakIrti eTalI phelANI che ke koI mahAtmA mane emanI pAse UbhI paNa nahIM rAkhe!' te gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI gayo. tyAM tene potAnA pitAnA mitra yogIzvara smRtimAM AvI gayA.. "huM yogIzvara pAse jAuM. e samudranA eka kinArA para AzramamAM rahe che. teo kApAlika che... game te hoya, huM temanI pAse jaI dIkSA laIza... ane dharmapuruSArtha karIza!' mahezvaradatta yogIzvara kApAlika pAse javA prayANa karI dIdhuM. * * * zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pac For Private And Personal Use Only

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naMdaka..." dhanazrI!" eka vAta karavI che, ati gupta...!" kara, atyAre ApaNe be ja chIe." naMdaka, ApaNe samudrapAranA dezomAM nathI javuM..." eTale? tuM ane huM - ApaNe be ahIMthI ja dUra pradezamAM bhAgI jaIe.. jeTaluM joIe eTaluM dhana ahIMthI laI laIe...' "pachI?" pachI ApaNe be svargasadaza vaiSayika sukho bhogavIzuM... ApaNA beno avihaDa prema che... niraMtara premasAgaramAM taratAM rahIzuM. DUbakIo mArIzuM.... ane masta banIne jIvana jIvIzuM." dhanakumAranuM zuM?' e game te kare... jyAM javuM hoya tyAM jAya... enI ciMtA tAre-mAre karavAnI jarUra nathI. athavA to koI yukti karIne ene mArI ja nAkhIe... ke jethI bhaviSyamAM ApaNane eno bhaya ja nA rahe.dhanazrInI kruratAbharI vAta sAMbhaLIne naMdaka pUjI gayo. naMdake koI pratyuttara nA Apyo eTale dhanazrI bolI : kema bolato nathI naMdaka? gabharAI gayo? hiMmata nathI tArAmAM? koI vAMdho nahIM, te nahIM mArI zake to huM mArIza.... pachI to tane vAMdho nathI ne?' moTo vAMdho che. huM to svAmI-vadhanuM ghora pApa na ja karuM. tane paNa nahIM karavA dauM. dhanazrI, tAre AvI bhUla kyAreya karavI nahIM. tArA manamAMthI paNa A vicAra kADhI nAkha, dhanakumAra bhale tane gamato nathI, paraMtu kumAra jevo pati tane A duniyAmAM bIjo nahIM jaDe. e guNavAna che, rUpavAna che, premALa ane udAra che! ATalA badhA guNo eka mANasamAM teM kyAMya joyA che kharA? vaLI, eNe kyAreya tAruM apriya karyuM che kharuM? tane haMmezA prema Apyo che, paisA ApyA che... badhI ja suvidhAo ApI che. zuM nathI ApyuM? tane zA mATe kumAra nathI gamata, e mane pa80. bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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samajAtuM nathI. zA mATe enA pratye ATalI krUratAthI tuM vicAre che? ATalo badho verabhAva zA mATe? tuM samajI jA. khoTA vicArone bahAra pheMkI de. tAre samudrapAranA dezomAM nA AvavuM hoya ane suzarmanagara pAchAM javuM hoya to tane badhI sagavaDatA karI ApuM. eka vAta mArI tAre samajI ja rAkhavAnI ke mane kumAra pratye prema che, sabhAva che, ane mArI vaphAdArI che... tArA pratye paNa mane prema che, chatAM tArA khoTA kAmamAM huM tane sAtha nahIM ja ApuM." naMdake khUba spaSTa zabdomAM dhanazrIne kahI dIdhuM. dhanazrI gaMbhIra thaI gaI. te UbhI thaI khaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgI... thoDI kSaNo pasAra thaI gaI. tenA moDhAnI rekhAo taMga thaI gaI. tenuM goruM mukha lAla thaI gayuM. teNe naMdakanI sAme joyuM. ane sattAvAhI sUramAM bolI : "naMdaka, tAre mane zikhAmaNa ApavAnI jarUra nathI. tuM cAlyo jA, tAruM kAma kara. have A viSayamAM huM tArI sAthe vAta karavA nathI mAgatI." naMdake koI javAba nA Apyo. te cUpacApa tyAMthI nIkaLI gayo. paraMtu enA cittamAM ciMtA, bhaya ane akaLAmaNa laIne te gayo. te sIdho dukAna para gayo. jo dhanakumAra samudrakinAre nA gayo hota to naMdaka samudrakinAre ja jAta. tenuM mana dhUMdhavAI gayuM hatuM. "A duSTa strI kyAre zuM kare... kaMI kahevAya nahIM... ane AvI vAta mArAthI dhanakumArane kahevAya paNa nahIM. kadAca e mAne paNa nahIM.. ane mAnI le to dhanazrI sAthe vAta karyA vinA nA rahe. ghanazrI samajI jAya ke "A vAta naMdake ja kumArane kahI dIdhI che," eTale e mArA pratye zatrutA rAkhe.. mArI viruddha kumArane bhaDakAve...kumAra to mAne ja nahIM, paraMtu ghanazrI pote kAtila banI jAya.... nA, nA paradezamAM Avo gRhaphleza vinAza notare. mAre kumArane koI vAta kahevI nathI. basa, eTalI sAvadhAnI rAkhIza ke dhanazrI kumArane IjA nA pahoMcADe. dhanazrIne ke dhanakumArane khyAla nA Ave e rIte aMgarakSaka sainiko goThavI dauM.. mAre zreSThIputranI rakSA karavI ja paDaze. e mAro mitra che, evI rIte mAro svAmI paNa che. enA upakArano badalo vALI zakAya ema nathI. e keTalo saraLa ne nikhAlasa che! pAra vinAnI saMpattino mAlika hovA chatAM enAmAM jarAya abhimAna nathI! eNe kyAreya mane eno nokara nathI mAnyo, dAsIputra nathI mAnyo.. sagA bhAI jeTaluM heta varasAvyuM che. evA kumArane mArI nAkhavAnI vAta paNa huM kema sAMbhaLI zakuM? e paNa enI patnInA mukhe? e kharekhara nAgaNa che. eka vAra bhale mane DasI gaI. paraMtu have mAre enAthI dUra ja rahevuM paDaze." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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naMdaka UMDA vicAromAM garakAva hato, tyAM dhanakumAra sIdho dukAne ja jaI caDyo... teNe naMdakane ciMtAtura joyo. pUchyuM : "naMdaka, kaMI moTI ciMtA thaI paDI che ke zuM?" naMdaka jhabakIne jAgyo! te gAdI parathI Ubho thaI gayo... ne kumArane bheTI paDyo... kumAra tArA jevo samartha svAmI mArA mAthe hoya, pachI ciMtA zAnI? A to samudrayAtrAnI badhI taiyArIo aMge vicArato hato. kumAra, vahANa kAle savAre ApaNane maLI jaze ne?" "huM atyAre vahANa joIne ja Avyo. khUba majabUta che. tophAnI samudramAM. AkAzamAM UchaLIne nIce paTakAya to paNa vAMdho Ave nahIM - evuM majabUta che. kAle savArathI mAla bharavAnuM kAma zarU karAvI deje. be-cAra divasamAM vahANa bharAI jAya eTale prayANa karIe..." naMdaka dhanakumAranA nirmaLa-prazAnta... ane hasamukha caherAne joto rahyo. Aje naMdaka potanI jAtane khUba haLavI anubhavato hato. tenA hRdayamAM kumAra pratye atyaMta sneha ane sahAnubhUti UbharAtI hatI. 0 0 0 dhanazrI! naMdakanA gayA pachI dhanazrI kALI nAgaNanI jema phukAravA lAgI. kAyara... zakti vinAno.. bAyalo... moTo svAmIbhakta hovAnI baDAzo mAre che... mane vaLagI paDato tyAre enI svAmIbhakti kyAM jatI rahI hatI? sapanAM to mane moTAM moTAM dekhADato hato....have jyAre A paradezamAM sarasa taka maLI, bhAgI chUTavAnI... tyAre AdarzanI vAto karavA beTho. AvA mANasathI mAruM kAma nahIM thaI zake. have mArI rIte ja upAya karavo paDaze. dhanakumArane jIvato rahevA devAya ja nahIM. have mAtra be ja divasa mArA hAthamAM che. je-te kAma be divasamAM patAvavuM joIe." AkhI rAta AvA ja duSTa vicAromAM pasAra karI. prabhAte snAnAdi kRtyothI paravArI, e makAnanA bAhya parisaramAM eka pATa para beThI. rAjamArga paranI avara-javara joI rahI hatI. divasano bIjo prahara zarU thaI gayo hato. tyAM rAjamArga parathI eka saMnyAsinI dhIme pagale pasAra thaI rahI hatI. teNe zarIra para eka ja akhaMDa kALuM vastra lapeTeluM hatuM. kapALamAM lAla raMganuM moTuM tilaka kareluM hatuM. mastake lAMbA vALanI jaTA bAMdhIne tenA para kareNanAM puSponI mALA bAMdhelI hatI. tenI AMkho moTI hatI. AMkhomAM ratAza hatI. tenuM zarIra thoDuM sthaLa hatuM. eka hAthamAM tuMbaDAnuM bhikSApAtra hatuM. bIjA hAthamAM nAno hADakAno daMDa hato. para bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanazrI ene joI rahI hatI. saMnyAsinIe dhanazrIne joI. be strIonI daSTi maLI. saMnyAsinI kSaNa vAra UbhI rahI... pachI dhanazrInA ghara tarapha AvavA lAgI. ghanazrIne kutUhala thayuM. "A strI vinA bolAvyuM ke ahIM AvI rahI haze? hA, ene bhikSA joItI haze...' saMnyAsinI ghanazrInI sAme AvIne UbhI rahI. dhanazrIe pUchayuM : "tAre bhikSA joIe ke? hA devI..." ghanazrIe bhikSApAtra bharI dIdhuM. saMnyAsinIe pUchayuM : "devI, koI ciMtA che ke?' dhanazrI sAvadhAna thaI gaI. have teNe saMnyAsinIne judA rUpe joI. "A koI sAmAnya jogaNa nathI dekhAtI. eNe mArA mananI mUMjhavaNa jANI lIdhI lAge che... AvI jogaNo kAmaNa, vazIkaraNa, mAraNa vagerenA maMtra, taMtra, auSadha vagere jANatI hoya che. lAva, ene ja prayoga aMge pUchuM." he jogaNa, A duniyAmAM ciMtA kone nathI hotI? sahu manuSyone ciMtA hoya che. ciMtAne dUra karanArA prayogo tArI pAse hoya to kahe. huM tAruM priya karIza.' devI, tAre je joIe te kahe. mArAprayoga che, vazIkaraNa prayoga che, uccATana prayoga che... ghaNA prayogo che." mAre evo prayoga joIe ke mANasa tatkAla nA mare, paNa dhIre dhIre ribAIne mare!' che devI, jo tuM kahe to e "kAmaNa-yoga' tane huM hamaNAM ja zIkhavI dauM.." dhanazrIe hA pADI. jogaNe ene kAmaNa-yoga zikhavADI dIdho. dhanazrI prasanna thaI gaI. teNe jogaNane pAMca sonAmahorrI ApI. jogaNa paNa khUba rAjI thaIne gaI. dhanazrI gharamAM ekalI ekalI nAcavA lAgI. tenuM mana paNa haLavuM phUla jevuM banI gayuM. je upAya e zodhatI hatI, e upAya ene sahajatAthI maLI gayo. ghera beThAM maLI gayo! pApakAryanI siddhimAM A rIte kyAreka paNa sahAyaka banI jAya che. puNyanA sahakAra vinA pApakAryomAM saphaLatA maLatI ja nathI. koI paNa kAryanI siddhimAM puNyodaya apekSita hoya che. ghanazrI vicAre che : "have huM game tyAre kumAra para A prayoga karI zakIza. paraMtu AjakAlamAM prayoga nathI karavo. jo AjakAlamAM prayoga karIza to naMdaka jANI jaze ke "A kAma meM ja karyuM che. ane e zeThano vaphAdara nokara, mArI apakIrti karaze... mane upadrava karaze. nA, nA, huM samudrayAtrA zarU thayA pachI ja A prayoga karIza... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA paB8 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhale mahino-paMdara divasa e ribAta... ribAI ribAIne maraze.. ane e maraze tyAre ja mArA manane zAMti thaze." madhyAhunakALe ghanakumAra ane naMdaka bhojana mATe ghera AvyA. dhanazrIe kumAranuM svAgata karI, sneha pradarzita karyo. baMnene sArI rIte bhojana karAvyuM. dhanakumAre dhanazrIne kahyuM : "devI, Aje vahANa mAlasAmAnathI bharAI jaze. divasanA cothA praharamAM tuM AvIne vahANamAM joI le. tArI badhI goThavaNa karI che. to AvatI kAle prabhAte ja ApaNe ahIMthI prayANa karI daIe.' dhanazrIe kahyuM : "nAtha, avazya huM cothA praharamAM ApanI sAthe vahANa para AvIza ane ApaNI badhI sagavaDatAo joI laIza. Apa nizcita raho." dhanazrInI vAta karavAnI rIta joIne, tenA hAvabhAva joIne naMdakane Azcarya thayuM.. "AvuM sAruM parivartana A strImAM kevI rIte AvI gayuM? zuM koI mahAtmAno upadeza maLyo haze? ke gaI kAle meM kahelI vAto vAgoLI haze? parivartana sAruM AvyuM che. paraMtu..* naMdaka zaMkA karI beTho. "zuM A strIcaritra to nahIM hoya? e bole kaMI ane kare juduM ja! enA manamAM trIjI vAta hoya... mAre bharamAI javAnI jarUra nathI. sAvadhAna rahevuM ja paDaze.. A strI upara vizvAsa to na ja karI zakAya." | 0 0 0. divasano trIjo prahara pUro thayo. ghoDAgADImAM besIne dhanazrI, dhanakumAra ane naMdaka samudrakinAre javA nIkaLyAM. kinAro bahu dUra na hato. ardha ghaTikAmAM teo kinAre pahoMcI gayA. kinArA para eka nAnI nAva hatI. traNe jaNAM nAvamAM besI gayAM. nAvike dhanakumAranA "vaizramaNa' vahANa tarapha nAvane haMkAravA kahyuM. thoDI ja vAramAM nAva vahANa pAse pahoMcI gaI. pahelAM dhanazrIne vahANa para caDhAvIne pachI dhanakumAra caDhI gayo. ane pAchaLathI naMdaka caDhI gayo. lagabhaga 100 vAra lAbuM ane 10 vAra pahoLuM A vahANa hatuM. nIcenA bhAgamAM pAchaLa ane AgaLa thaIne 6 bhaMDAkiyAM hatAM. te badhAM ja bhaMDAkiyAMmAM mAlasAmAna bharelo hato. tenA uparanA bhAgamAM, AgaLa traNa oraDA hatA ane pAchaLa traNa oraDA hatA. AgaLano eka oraDo vahANanA kaptAna ane enA sAthIo mATe hato. bIjo oraDo rakSaka-sainikonA eka vibhAga mATe hato. trIjo oraDo rasoDA mATe ne bhojana mATe hato. pAchaLanA traNa oraDAmAM pahelo oraDo dhanazrI ane dhanakumAra mATe hato. bIjo oraDo naMdaka mATe hato. trIjo oraDo 544 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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khAsa rakSaka-sainiko mATe hato. dhanazrIe potAnA oraDAmAM ja potAnuM rasoDuM banAvavAnuM nakkI karyuM. "ApaNe traNa ahIM jamIzuM." e ja oraDAnI jamaNI bAjue daravAjo hato. te daravAjA pAse nisaraNI hatI. te nisaraNIthI nIce Utaro eTale tyAM zamiyANA jevo tUtaka hato, tUtakanA eka khUNAmAM nAno oraDo hato, je "maLavisarjana'nA upayoga mATe hato, khAsa dhanazrI-dhanakumAra mATe. tUtakanI madhyamAM besavA mATe goLAkAre ArAmadAyI Asano goThavelAM hatAM. jyAM prabhAte ane saMdhyAsamaye dhanakumAra vagere sahu besIne samudradarzanano AnaMda meLavI zake. traNee jahAja barAbara joI lIdhuM. dhanakumAre dhanazrIne pUchayuM : "devI, jahAja kevuM lAgyuM!" "ghaNuM sAruM!' to kAle prayANa karIe ne!' jevI ApanI IcchA.' 0 0 0 jyAre "vaizramaNa' jahAje tAmraliptIno kinAro choDyo, tyAre kevaLa eka ja mANasanA dilamAM thaDakATa thato hato. ane te dhanazrI! "vaizramaNa' jahAja samudramAM taratuM thayuM. havAmAna cokhyuM hatuM. dariyo zAMta hato. jeTha mahinAnI AsapAsa gherAtAM vAdaLAM haju dakSiNanI kSitijane AMbIne, makaravRtta tarapha dhasyAM na hatAM. jahAjano mukhya nAvika sUradeva, kuzaLa ane anubhavI nAvika hato. tenI jiMdagImAM teNe aneka kaparI paristhitiono sAmano karyo hato. dariyAI tophAno, cakravAta, khaDakALa sAgarakinArA, sAMkaDA jaLamArgo ane jahAjamAM thatI tUTa-phUTa vagereno tene pUro anubhava hato. aphATa sAgara para kevaLa nirIkSaNathI te jahAjanuM sukAna heravI-pheravI zakato, athavA mArga nizcita karI zakato. jahAja "vaizramaNa', sAgaranAM AchAM hiloLAtAM bharatInAM mojAMo para jhUmatuM vahetuM thayuM hatuM. dhanazrIe eka ja divasamAM teno khaMDa vyavasthita goThavI dIdho. khaMDa vizALa hato. eka bAju rasoDuM goThavI dIdhuM. bIjI dizAmAM teNe zayanakakSa banAvI dIdho. eka khUNAmAM cAra Asano goLAkAra goThavI maMtraNA-kakSanuM rUpa ApI dIdhuM. tenI AsapAsa suMdara rezamI paDado karI dIdho. teNe naMdakano khaMDa paNa goThavI Apyo. naMdake ene nA pADI, chatAM teNe nA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAnyuM... teNe kahyuM : "mane khabara che, tuM mArAthI risAyo che. mArI sAthe bolato nathI... jevI tArI IcchA. mane to tArA pratye e ja prema che, je pahelAM hato. bhaviSyamAM paNa rahevAno!" naMdaka mauna rahyo. be divasa pasAra thaI gayA, dhanazrInA manamAM gaDamathala cAlu hatI. dhanakumAra upara 'kAmaNa-prayoga' karI, tenA zarIrane vedanAgrasta karI, mRtyu tarapha dhakelI devA te taiyAra thaI. chatAM strIsahaja kAyaratAe tene vicAra karatA karI dIdhI. "huM kumAra para kAmaNa-prayoga karuM, kumAra pachI jIvavAno nathI. te pachI naMdaka mAro svIkAra karaze kharo? jo naMdaka mAro svIkAra nA kare to? huM gharanI nA rahuM, ghATanIya nA rahuM... e pAkko svAmIbhakta che. paraMtu kumAranA mRtyu pachI to huM ene manAvI laIza. kumAra jIve che tyAM sudhI e kumArane ja vaphAdAra rahevAno.' naMdaka dhanazrInA sArA vyavahArathI thoDo nizcita thayo hato. chatAM ene kaMIka raMdhAI rahyAnI gaMdha AvatI hatI. dhanazrI kumArane mAravA zuM zuM karI zake, e saMbhAvanAonI kalpanA karavA lAgyo.. paNa tenI kalpanAmAM jogaNano kAmaNaprayoga nA Avyo. kAraNa ke AvA prayogo eNe kyAreya sAMbhaLyA na hatA ke joyA paNa na hatA. dhanakumArane to dhanazrI pratye koI zaMkA ja na hatI. e to nizcita ane nirbhaya banIne potAnA vepAra aMge naMdaka sAthe carcA karato. kyAreka mAtA-pitAnI smRti AvI jatI, to naMdaka sAthe vAto karato. dhanazrI sAthe paNa e mukta manathI vAto karato. ghanazrI be divasathI dhanakumArane khUba prema ApavA lAgI hatI.... ghanaghora vAdaLa pUrve je zItaLatA anubhavAya, tevI zItaLatA dhanakumAra anubhavato hato. : pas. bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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wu Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir trIjA divase dhanazrIe 'kAmaNa-prayoga' karI dIdho dhanakumAra upara, bahu ThaMDA kaleje eNe dhanakumArane mArI nAkhavAno upakrama banAvI dIdho. pUrvajanmothI mAravAnI vAsanA laIne ja cAlI AvatI hatI. e vAsanA ene jhaMpavA na ja de. 'kAmaNa-prayoga' eTalo gupta rIte dhanazrIe karyo... ke nA dhanakumArane khabara paDI, nA naMdakane khyAla Avyo. dhanazrIe e baMne sAthe vyavahAra evo ja premabharyo rAkhyo, kAraNa ke prayoganI asara sAta divasa pachI zarU thavAnI hatI, ane sAta divasa pachI e asara zarU paNa thaI gaI. dhanakumAranA peTamAM dukhAvo zarU thaI gayo... 'khAvA-pIvAmAM pheraphAra karavAthI dukhAvo maTI jaze.' ema samajIne eNe auSadhopacAra nA karyo... pariNAme peTa phUlavA mAMDyuM ane vedanA vadhavA lAgI, sAthe sAthe enA baMne hAtha sukAvA lAgyA... jANe ke aMdaranA mAMsa ane lohI adRzya thavA lAgyAM. tenuM mukha sUjhI gayuM. sojA AvI gayA. tenI puSTa jaMghAo kSINa thavA lAgI. thoDA divaso vItyA, hAtha-pagamAM chidro paDyAM... temAMthI rasI nIkaLavA lAgI. bhUkha marI gaI. vAraMvAra tarasa lAgavA mAMDI. pANI peTamAM TakatuM nahIM. samudramArgamAM acAnaka mahAvyAdhimAM dhanakumAra paTakAI gayo. naMdaka gabharAI gayo... rakSakasainiko udAsa ane mUDha banI gayA. mukhya nAvika sUradeva paNa ciMtAmAM paDI gayo. ekamAtra dhanazrI aMdarathI rAjI hatI! bahArathI to teNe rovAnuM nATaka zarU karI ja dIdhuM hatuM. naMdake dhanazrIne kahyuM : 'devI, kumArane Avo mahAvyAdhi kevI rIte lAgu paDI go? zuM thaze? mAro mitra... mAro mAlika... jIvana ane mRtyu vacce jholAM khAya che... ane ahIM ApaNI pAse koI auSadha nathI, upacAra kevI rIte karavo?' dhanazrIe potAnA mukha para ghora udAsInatAnI cAdara oDhIne kahyuM : 'naMdaka, A samudranI havA emane anukULa nA AvI, e sivAya mane bIjuM koI kAraNa dekhAtuM nathI...' naMdake kahyuM : 'ApaNe je baMdare pahoMcavAnuM che, te baMdara have najIka che, ema sUradeva kahe che. tyAM jaIne sarvaprathama ApaNe vaidyane zodhIne dhanakumArano auSadhopacAra zarU karI devo paDaze... jo dhanakumArane kaMI na banavAnuM banI gayuM... to huM mArA nagarazreSThIne moDhuM batAvavA lAyaka nahIM rahuM. eTaluM ja nahIM huM jIvato ja nahIM rahI zakuM...' naMdakanI AMkhomAMthI bora bora jevaDAM AMsu TapakavA mAMDavAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only us

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dhanazrI paNa rovA lAgI. dhanakumAre baMnene AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM : "naMdaka, dhanazrI, tame raDo nahIM. aNadhAryA pApakarmano udaya Avyo che. sAcI vAta che, game tyAre pApakarma udayamAM AvI zake che! tamAre mUMjhAvAnI jarUra nathI... huM samatAbhAvathI vedanA sahI rahyo chuM." dhanakumAre ApavAnI khAtara AzvAsana ApyuM, paraMtu te svayaM hacamacI gayo hato. jIvanamAM AvI mAMdagI pahela vahelI ja AvI hatI. tenuM nirAza mana bolI UhyuM : "ApaghAta karIne marI jAuM? nA, nA, ema karavAthI to naMdaka bahu duHkhI thaze. mAre kAyaratAno vicAra na karavo joIe. mAtAe mane kahyuM hatuM : "vatsa, ApattinA samaye kAyara nA banIza." jyAM javuM che e baMdara najIka che... tyAM auSadhopacAra thaze... ane vepAra karavAnuM naMdakane soMpI dauM! naMdaka have vepAra karavAmAM kuzaLa banI gayo che." teNe naMdakane kahyuM : "mitra, karmonI gati vicitra che. kAle zuM thAya, tenI khabara nathI. mAre tane be vAto kahevI che, tuM zAntithI sAMbhaLa. huM mArI milakatano tane vyavasthApaka nImuM chuM. A pahelI vAta. bIjI vAta : "jo mAruM mRtyuM thaI jAya to A dhanazrIne mArA ghare pahoMcADI deje. A be kAma karaje, je baMdare ApaNe javAnuM che, te kinAro najIka che. tyAM gayA pachI gupta rIte tuM mAro auSadhopacAra karAvaje. mane tArI vaphAdArI para pUrNa vizvAsa che mATe tane ja badhuM soMpI dauM chuM." dhanazrIne saMbodhIne kumAre kahyuM : "suMdarI, durbhAgyathI ke AyuSya pUrNa thaI javAthI mAruM mRtyuM thaI jAya to tuM nardakanI AjJA mAnaje, e tane suzarmanagara pahoMcADaze." kumAranI bhalAmaNo sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM naMdaka poka mUkIne raDI paDyo. dhanazrI paNa rudanano abhinaya karavA lAgI. kumArane bolavAmAM zrama paDato hato, chatAM naMdakanA rudanathI te vyathita thaI gayo. teNe kahyuM : 'mitra, tuM hatAza na thA. nirAza nA thA. AvA samaye to tAre dhIraja rAkhavI joIe. tAre je kArya karavAnuM che, temAM pravRtta thA. mArA uparano moha tyajI de. e moha ja tane duHkhI karI rahyo che. tAre samayane oLakhavo joIe. acAnaka UbhI thayelI paristhitine samajavI joIe. je strI ke puruSa kAlajJa hoya che, te prazaMsApAtra bane che. te utsAhano bhaMga nA kara. utsAhane akhaMDa rAkha.. Apatti dUra thaI jaze!' nAvika sUradeve AvIne kahyuM : "ApaNe kAle savAre "mahAkaTaka' nAmanA baMdare pahoMcI jaIzuM. tyAM jaIne tarata ja huM vaidyone bolAvI lAvIza. A baMdara mAruM jANItuM che, pUrve paNa huM A baMdare Avelo chuM." eka kSaNa paNa dhanakumArane UMgha AvatI na hatI. naMdaka enI pAse ja beTho rahyo. dhanazrIne beThA vinA chUTako na hato. rakSaka-sainiko vahANa para jAgrata banIne cAre bAju UbhA rahI gayA hatA. paddha bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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vahANa zAnta samudramAM saDasaDATa cAlyuM jatuM hatuM. mahAkaTaka baMdara upara vahANanuM laMgara nAkhavAmAM AvyuM. vahANa pANI upara sthira thaI gayuM. vahANa upanAyakane soMpI sUradeva eka nAvaDImAM besI kinAre pahoMcyo. tyAMthI te nagaramAM gayo. vaidyone paristhiti batAvI. vaidyo potAnAM auSadho laI sUradevanI sAthe vahANa para AvyA. dhanakumAranI sAravAra zarU karI dIdhI. naMdake sUradevane kahyuM : 'tuM ahIM ja kumAra pAse raheje. vaidyo je mAge te Apaje, huM nagaramAM jAuM chuM,' rAjAne bheTa ApavAnAM ratno, eka svarNathALamAM laI e nagaramAM pahoMcyo. rAjasabhAmAM jaI rAjAnuM abhivAdana karyuM ane bheTano thALa arpaNa karyo. rAjAne potAnA mAlikano paricaya Apyo. teo mahAvyAdhimAM sapaDAyA hovAthI pote Avyo che - e vAtanI spaSTatA karI. rAjAe vepAra karavAnI anumati ApI. naMdaka vahANa para Avyo, teNe badho mAla vahANamAMthI UtarAvIne bajAramAM khaDakI dIdho. jhaDapathI teNe mAla vecavA mAMDyo. A bAju vahANamAM dhanakumAranA upacAro cAlu hatA. vaidyone naMdake kahyuM : he dhanvaMtarI samAna vaigharAjAo, game te upAya karIne paNa amArA mAlikano mahAvyAdhi dUra karo... tame jeTaluM dhana mAgazo teTaluM ApIza.' vaidyoe auSadhopacAra karavAmAM koI khAmI nA rAkhI, eka pachI eka divasa pasAra thavA lAgyo... naMdaka, nAviko ane sainiko dhanakumArane nirogI jovA AtUra hatA. pUrA paMdara divasa sudhI vaidyoe mahenata karI, paraMtu dhanakumArane koI auSadha lAgu nA paDyuM. teNe vicAryuM : 'ATalA upacAro karavA chatAM kumArane jarA paNa sAruM thayuM nathI... have ahIM vadhu samaya rahevuM ucita nathI lAgatuM. jema bane tema jaladI ghare pahoMcI javuM joIe. svadeza pahoMcyA pachI ja sAruM thaze.' teNe sUradevane kahyuM : 'sUradeva, ApaNe have jaladI ahIMthI pAchA pharIe. kumArane mAre zIghra svadezamAM laI javo che. huM be-traNa divasamAM ja vepAra sameTI lauM chuM.' 'naMdaka, tArI vAta mane paNa ucita lAge che, ane ApaNe pAchA jaldI tAmraliptI pahoMcIzuM, kAraNa ke pavana anukULa che... huM vahANane vegathI haMkArIza... mATe tuM vepAra sameTI le.' naMdake badho mAla vecIne, tyAMthI je mAla levAno hato te laI lIdho, vahANamAM caDhAvI dIdhyuM. teNe vaidyone pUchyuM : 'tamArAM auSadho kAragata kema thatAM nathI?' 'amane ema lAge che ke zreSThIkumAra upara koI vizeSa prayoga thayelo che...' dhanazrI dhrujI uThI. enI AMkhomAM bhaya tarI Avyo... te khaMDamAMthI bahAra cAlI zrI samarAditya mahAkathI For Private And Personal Use Only use

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gaI. vaidyoe kahyuM: 'tethI ja amArA upacAro kAma nathI lAgatA... zuM karIe? amane kSamA karo." naMdake vaidyone sonAmahoro ApI vidAya karyA. suradevane pUchayuM : "tAmraliptI sudhI cAle eTalI bhojanasAmagrI laI lIdhI che ne?" hA naMdaka, bhojanasAmagrI ane pANI paNa bharI lIdhuM che.' "to pachI vahANanuM laMgara uThAvI lo. vahANane samudramAM taratuM karI do. vaidyoe naMdakane evI auSadhIo ApI rAkhI hatI ke jethI kumArane rAhata rahe. paraMta vaidyoe kahelI vAta - "zreSThIkumAra upara koI vizeSa prayoga thayelo che. tenA cittamAM besI gaI hatI.... "jarUra Avo prayoga jo thayo hoya, vaidyonuM kathana-nidAna sAcuM hoya to A kAma dhanazrI ja kare, bIjuM koI nahIM, paraMtu atyAre mAre ene kaMI ja kahevuM nathI. svadeza pahoMcyA pachI huM yogya upAya karIza. A strIne dhanakumAra sAthe rakhAya ja nahIM.' 0 0 0 dhanazrIe vicAryuM : "kArmaNa-prayoga pachI ATalA divasa sudhI kumAra jIvI nA zake. e marI ja javo joIto hato. paraMtu prayogamAM mArI koI bhUla rahI gaI lAge che. tethI e marato nathI. ane naMdake have svadeza javAno nirNaya karyo che. ghera pahoMcyA pachI huM ane mArI zakIza nahIM. kAraNa ke naMdaka jANI gayo che ke huM kumArane mArI nAkhI enI sAthe bhAgI javA taiyAra chuM. eTale e mArA mArgamAM ADe AvavAno. e kema samajato nathI? huM enA sukha mATe kumArane dUra karavA prayatna karuM chuM... jyAre e kumArane bacAvavA tanatoDa prayatna kare che! eka kSaNa paNa e kumArane choDato nathI. e bahAra jAya che to sUradevane besADIne jAya che.... sainiko to AThe prahara amArI cokI kare che.. zuM karuM? kArmaNa-prayoge mahAvyAdhi to pedA karI dIdho... paNa mRtyu nathI nipajAvyuM.." vahANa saDasaDATa samudra para sarakI rahyuM hatuM.. kaho ke tIvra gatithI bhAgI rahyuM hatuM. kuzaLa nAvika sUradeva vahANane bhagAvI rahyo hato. eka divasa sUradeve, naMdakane dhanazrInI hAjarImAM kahyuM : "naMdaka, ApaNe tAbraliptI pahoMcIzuM pachI huM eka evI vyaktine laI AvIza.. ke te jo zreSThIkumAra upara koI prayoga thayelo haze, to tene dUra karI deze. huM e vyaktine jANuM chuM.' koNa che e? ghanazrIthI pUchAI gayuM. e eka jogaNa che!" "oha...jogaNa che?" hA, mahAdevI..." dhanazrI hebatAI gaI... naMdake tenI becenI joI lIdhI. tenA bhAga-2 # bhava cotho pApa0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mananI zaMkA pAkI thaI paNa te kaMI bolyo nahIM. - sUradeve kahyuM : "zreSThIkumAra, amArA tAmraliptInA yuvarAja upara, tamArA jevo ja prayoga thayelo. apara mAtAe ja prayoga karAvelo. rAjamahelomAM AvAM payaMtra cAlatAM ja hoya che, apara mAtA icchatI hatI ke eno putra yuvarAja bane... enA putrane rAjagAdI maLe.. e to ja bane, yuvarAjane khatama karI nAkhavAmAM Ave! rANIe potAnA piyeramAMthI eka mAMtrikane gupta rIte bolAvyo ane yuvarAja upara uccATanano prayoga karyo. rANIe to sIdho mAraNaprayoga ja karavAnuM kaheluM. paNa mAMtrike kahyuM : "uccATanano prayoga karyA pachI jarUra paDaze to mAraNaprayoga karIzuM..." yuvarAja kevA mahAvyAdhimAM paTakAI gayelA..? enuM varNana nA karI zake. mahArAjAe aneka upacAra karAvyA... koI ja asara nA thaI. mahAvyAdhi vadhato ja gayo.... badhAne ema lAgyuM ke "have yuvarAja AjanI rAta nahIM kADhe.' tyAre eka jogaNa rAjamahelanA dvAre AvIne UbhI. rakSakoe ene rokI. teNe kahyuM : "tamArA yuvarAjane bacAvavo hoya to mane aMdara javA do... yuvarAja pAse tarata ja laI jAo..." dvArarakSake kahyuM : "tuM ahIM UbhI rahe, huM mahArAjAne pUchIne AvuM chuM.' dvArarakSake jaIne mahArAjAne vAta karI. mahArAjAe kahyuM : "jogaNane jaladI laI Avo." jogaNa yuvarAja pAse gaI. mahArAjA sivAya badhAne bahAra kADhyA. jogaNe mahArAjAne kahyuM : "mahArAjA, yuvarAja upara uccATana prayoga thayelo che. koNe kiryo... koNe karAvyo, te mane pUchazo nahIM. huM hamaNAM ja e prayogane naSTa karavAno prayoga karuM chuM." jogaNe tyAM prayoga karyo. abhimaMtrita pANI yuvarAjanA zarIra para traNa vAra chAMTyuM. traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI. palaMga upara traNa vAra teNe potAno hADakAno daMDa pachADyo... ane yuvarAja potAnI jAte palaMgamAM beTho thaI gaya! mahArAjAe prasanna thaI, potAnA gaLAmAMthI motIno hAra kADhI jogaNane bheTa Apyo. pUchyuM : "he jogaNa, have tuM mane kahe ke yuvarAja upara koNe prayoga karAvyo ne koNe karyo?' 'mahArAjA, nAma batAvuM, paNa eka zarate... tamAre eno vadha nahIM karAvavAno... bhale dezanikAla karajo...' bhale, tArI zarata kabUla.." prayoga yuvarAjanI apara mAtAe karAvyo che.. ne tenA piyaranA mAMtrike karyo che... A to sAruM thayuM.. ke mane khabara paDI gaI.. ane tarata ja AvI gaI. nahIMtara yuvarAja AjanI rAta nA kADhata..." naMdake pUchyuM : "sUradeva, zuM e jogaNa tApraliptImAM ja rahe che?' hA naMdaka, moTA bhAge to e tAmraliptImAM ja rahe che. kyAreka bahAragAma jAya che. paraMtu enI ciMtA nA kara, e jyAM haze tyAMthI huM ene pakaDI lAvIza!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA papa1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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paNa e tAruM kahyuM mAne che?' "mAne ja ne! eka vAra meM ene motathI bacAvelI! mAro e upakAra nathI bhUlatI!" dhanakumAre pUchyuM : "sUradeva, teM kevI rIte enA upara upakAra karelo?' dhanakumAra ekAgratAthI sUradevanI vAta sAMbhaLato hato! sUradeve kahyuM : "eka divasa huM mArA vahANanA sUtaka upara Ubho hato. jogaNa samudrasnAna karavA AvelI. snAna karavA te samudramAM paDI.. paDatAnI sAthe ja magaramacche eno eka paga moDhAmAM nAkhyo ne samudramAM laI javA mAMDaco... eNe bUmo pADavA mAMDI... meM ene joI. tarata ja huM mArI talavAra sAthe samudramAM kUdI paDyo... magaramaccha upara uparAuparI traNa ghA karI dIdhA... teNe jogaNano paga choDI dIdho... ne samudramAM bhAgI gayo.. basa, tyArathI e mane mAne che!' dhanazrIne pasIno chUTI gayo. teNe bhayabhIta thaIne vicAryuM : "jo vahANa tAmraliptI pahoMcaze to mArA bAra vAgI jaze... mAre ApaghAta ja karavo paDaze. mATe rastAmAM ja kumArane patAvI nAkhuM." 0 0 0 rAtrino chello prahara hato. dhanakumAra jAgato hato. naMdaka UMghato hato. dhanazrI jAgatI hatI. dhanakumAre dhanazrIne kahyuM: "mAre laghunIti karavI che. mAro hAtha pakaDIne mane tUtaka para laI jA. mAre hAthapaga paNa dhovA che..." dhanazrI nAcI UThI! rAjInA reDa thaI gaI... dhanakumArano hAtha pakaDI te tUtaka para laI AvI. laghunIti karyA pachI hAthapaga dhovA lAgyo. tenI najara samudra tarapha hatI. e vakhate dhanazrIe jorathI dhakko mArI dIdho. dhanakumAra samudramAM pheMkAI gayo. paNa eka eka papara bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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ghanazrI tUtaka upara UbhI rahI. vahANa to ekadhArI gatithI samudra para sarI rahyuM hatuM. thoDI vAra pachI teNe jorathI cIsa pADI. "Avo, Avo.... doDo.... Aryaputra samudramAM paDI gayA...' arere.. A zuM thayuM? teNe karuNa rudana karavA mAMDyuM... dhanazrInI cIso sAMbhaLIne rakSako doDI AvyA, naMdaka doDI Avyo... sUradeva AvI gayo. naMdake dhanazrIne pUchyuM : "devI, zuM thayuM? kema kalpAMta karo cho?' are, jaldI ka... samudramAM kUdI paDo. Aryaputra samudramAM paDI gayA che... utAvaLa karo. sUradeve tarata ja vahANane thaMbhAvI dIdhuM marajIvAone kahyuM : "kUdI paDo samudramAM ane zreSThIputrane zodhI kADhI..." marajIvA kUdI paDyA samudramAM... naMdakane kAramo AghAta lAgyo. te codhAra AMsue raDavA lAgyo... rotAM rotAM teNe kahyuM : "have mAre paNa jIvIne zuM karavuM che? mAre nathI jIvavuM. huM paNa samudramAM kUdI paDuM..." te Ubho thayo.. samudramAM kUdI paDavA teNe chalAMga mArI... paraMtu sUradave ene pakaDI lIdho. suradeve kahyuM : "naMdaka, tuM adhIra banaze to kema cAlaze? atyAre jyAre zreSThIputra vahANa para nathI, jyAM sudhI teo pAchA na Ave tyAM sudhI tuM ja A vahANano adhikArI che. vahANamAM ghaNo badho mAla bharelo che... A zeThANI che... badhAno vicAra kara... ane dhIraja rAkha.. marajIvAo samudramAM zreSThIputrane zodhI rahyA che. jo hamaNAM ja paDI gayA haze to mArA marajIvAo pAtALamAM DUbakI mArIne zodhI lAvaze. bIjI bAju dhanazrInuM nATaka cAlu hatuM. chAtI phATa rudana... jamIna para pachADo khAvI.... vALa vikherI nAkhavA... vastro phADI nAkhavAM.... cIso pADavI...! ene koNa AzvAsana Ape? vahANa upara bIjI eka paNa strI na hatI. puruSo zeThANI sAthe bole nahIM. sUradeve naMdakane kahyuM : "tuM svastha banI jA ane zeThANIne AzvAsana Apa, tArA sivAya emanI sAthe koI bolI nA zake... jo.. jamIna para mAthA pachADe che... mAthuM phUTI jaze..naMdake dhanazrI sAme joyuM. eNe karelI avadazA joI naMdaka enI pAse gayo. enA be hAtha pakaDI laI kahyuM : "devI, basa thayuM... have zAnta thAo... marajIvA samudramAM kumArane zodhI rahyA che. have AkAzamAM aruNodaya thaI gayo che... eTale kumArane zodhavAmAM saraLatA raheze. jo ApaNuM bhAgya haze to kumAra jarUra jIvatA maLaze... dhIraja rAkho..." jema jema naMdaka samAvato gayo tema tema dhanazrI vadhAre kalpAMta karavA lAgI. naMdakanA hAtha jhaTakAvI daI te samudramAM kUdI paDavA doDI.. paraMtu sainikoe rokI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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dIdhI. naMdake doDI jaIne pakaDI lIdhI. tene eka bAju besADI. dhanazrI bolI : mAruM sarvasva lUMTAI gayuM. huM anAtha banI gaI... mAruM koNa che saMsAramAM? he Aryaputra, A tame zuM karyuM? tamArA jevA sujJa puruSe AvuM nahotuM karavuM joItuM... huM jANuM chuM ke Apane mahAvyAdhinI ghora pIDA hatI. Ape ghaNI pIDA sahI... ghaNA divasothI vedanA sahetA hatA... pIDA asahya banI gaI... ane Apa samudramAM.." dhanazrI poka mUkIne rovA lAgI. pUrva dizAmAM sUryodaya thaI gayo, marajIvAo haju AvyA na hatA. dhanazrI sivAya badhA e AzA rAkhIne beThA hatA.. ke dhanakumAra jarUra maLI Avaze. dhanazrIno nirNaya hato ke kumAra marajIvAonA hAthamAM nahIM ja Ave.... kAraNa ke jyAM eNe dhakko mAryo hato, e jagyA eka yojana dUra rahI gaI hatI. jyAre marajIvAo to vahANanI AsapAsano samudra DahoLI rahyA hatA. marajIvAo nirAzavadane vahANa para AvyA. temaNe sUradevane kahyuM : "nA maLyA zreSThIputra...' sUradeve kahyuM : "tame mArA vaphAdAra marajIvAo cho! tame pharIne dUranA samudramAM... ke jyAMthI ApaNuM vahANa AvyuM. e mArgamAM tapAsa karo. bhale Ajano divasa ApaNe ahIM rahevuM paDe.' naMdake dareka marajIvAnA hAthamAM dasa-dasa sonAmahora mUkI dIdhI. sUradeve gusse thaIne kahyuM : "naMdaka teM A zuM karyuM? ame paisAnA bhUkhyA nathI... amane zreSThIputra upara prema che... mATe A mahenata karIe chIe.' marajIvAoe paisA naMdakanI AgaLa mUkI dIdhA, ane pAchA samudramAM UtarI paDyA. je mArgethI vahANa AvyuM hatuM e mArga sUradeve marajIvAone batAvyo. tIvra gatithI marajIvAo taravA lAgyA. vacce-vacce DUbakIo mArIne dUra dUra nIkaLI javA lAgyA. dhanazrI tUtaka upara ja TUMTiyuM vALIne paDI hatI. sADIno cheDo eNe moDhA para DhAMkI dIdho hato... nATaka karIne te thAkI gaI hatI. naMdaka ane sUradeva tUtakanA staMbha upara caDhIne dUra dUra najara doDAvatA... aphATa samudramAM kumArane zodhI rahyA hatA. marajIvAone joI rahyA hatA. nokaro sainiko mUDha banI gayA hatA.. na koIe bhojana karyuM, na koIe pANI lIdhuM. bIjo prahara pUro thayo hato. trIjA praharano prAraMbha thaI gayo hato... marajIvAo nirAza thayelA, thAkIne lothapotha thaI gayelA.. vahANa upara AvIne besI paDyA. naMdaka, sUradeva, dhanazrI ane sainiko vagere samajI gayA ke "zreSThIputra maLyA nathI.' naMdake sUradevane kahyuM : "sUradeva, jo AjanI rAta ahIM vahANa UbhuM rahI zake ema hoya to UbhuM rAkha. AvatI kAle savAre ahIMthI ApaNe AgaLa vadhIzuM.' sUradeve kahyuM : "atyAre samudra zAMta che. pavana paNa maMda che. eTale rAta rokAvAmAM vAMdho nahIM Ave.' papa4 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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naMdake kahyuM : 'tame sahue ane A marajIvAoe savArathI khAdhuM-pIdhuM nathI... tame sahu bhojana banAvIne jamI lejo." Q ja dhanazrIno hAtha pakaDIne naMdaka tene tenA khaMDamAM laI gayo. dhanazrI palaMga para paDI. naMdaka khaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgyo. tene kaMI sUjhatuM na hatuM. te mUDha jevo thaI gayo hato. teNe thoDA samaya pachI dhanazrIne pUchyuM : 'have ApaNe zuM karIzuM? svadezamAM jaIne kumAranA mAtApitAne zuM kahIzuM? jyAre teo A vRttAMta jANaze tyAre temanuM zuM thaze? temanI hRdayagati aTakI jaze... teo te ja kSaNe potAnA prANa tyajI deze... are bhagavAna, mArAM upakArI zeTha-zeThANInA upakArono badalo vALavo to dUra rahyo... emanA vahAla soyA putranI rakSA paNa nA karI zakyo... kharekhara mArA jIvanano have koI artha nathI. dhanazrI, tane tAmraliptI baMdare utArI daIza. tyAMthI ApaNA sainiko tane suzarmanagara pahoMcADI deze... tuM jaIza ne? joke mArA pa2ma mitre mane kahyuM hatuM ke 'tuM dhanazrIne mArAM mAtA-pitAnI pAse pahoMcADI deje...' paraMtu mArAthI to suzarmanagaramAM javAze ja nahIM. tane tyAM mokalIne... huM mAruM jIvana pUruM karI nAkhIza.' dhanazrI bolI : 'naMdaka, banavAkALa banI gayuM... tane pArAvAra duHkha che. mane paNa du:kha che... have zuM karavuM e ja vicAra karavo joIe. pahelI vAta to e che ke ApaNe kyAM javuM che? nA, ApaNe suzarmanagara nathI javuM naMdaka... ApaNe have ApaNAM svajanone nathI maLavuM... paricitone nathI maLavuM... ApaNe koI ajANyA ane dUranA nagaramAM jaIe... tyAM ApaNe ghara laIzuM... dukAna laIzuM... ane ApaNo gharasaMsAra calAvIzuM... paisAnI koI ciMtA nathI. vahANamAM eka karoDa rUpiyAthI paNa vadhAre mAla haze. badho mAla ApaNo ja che have.' naMdaka dhanazrInI vAta sAMbhaLato rahyo. teNe dhanazrInI sAme joyuM. te svastha banI hatI. joke AMkho sUjhelI hatI. paraMtu sUjhelI AMkhomAMthI vedanA nItarI gaI hatI. ane nUtana kalpanAnI camaka AvI gaI hatI. be hAthethI eNe potAnA vikharAyelA lAMbA vALane jhaTako ApI pITha upara nAkhyA ane eka gAMTha mArI dIdhI. vastrone ThIka karyAM... te UbhI thaI. naMdaka pAse AvIne UbhI rahI... naMdaka bArImAMthI agAdha samudra tarapha joI rahyo hato. dhanazrIe enA khabhA para hAtha mUkyo. chatAM naMdake enI sAme nA joyuM. dhanazrI dhImA svare bolI : 'naMdaka!' naMdake enI sAme joyuM. 'naMdaka, tuM zuM vicAre che?' 'kaMI nahIM...' 'vicAravuM to paDaze ne? nirNaya ka2vo paDaze ne? kAle savAre kaI dizAmAM vahANa haMkAravAnuM che - eno nirNaya karavo paDaze ne?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only Ava

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'kaMI samajAtuM nathI... jIvanamAM AvI bhayAnaka ghaTanA banaze, evuM dhAryuM na hatuM...' 'meM tane kahyuM ne? banavAkALa hoya che te bane ja che. have eno zoka kyAM sudhI karyA karIza? hA, ApaNA gharamAM beThA hoIe to mahinAo sudhI zoka pALIe... paraMtu A to ApaNe madhadariye chIe... madhadariye ApaNuM vahANa jholAM khAya che...' 'huM vicAra karIne mAro nirNaya jaNAvIza...' 'kyAre?' 'rAtre sUtA pahelAM...' 'paNa mane ekalIne A khaMDamAM bhaya lAgaze... huM ekalI nahIM sUI zakuM... tuM A khaMDamAM ja sUI jaje.' naMdaka potAnA khaMDamAM gayo. khaMDanuM bAraNuM baMdha karyuM... tenuM mAthuM phATaphATa thatuM hatuM. jIvananI eka mahattvapUrNa nirNAyaka ghaDI AvI lAgI hatI. enA jevA eka sAmAnya dAsIputranI sAme sonuM ane suMdarI varamALA laIne UbhI hatI. bIjI bAju garIbI sAthenI vaphAdArI... tajJatA vagere Adarzo UbhA hatA. bemAMthI eka pasaMdagI karavAnI hatI. 'zuM karuM? duniyAnI dRSTie mArI sAme bhautika ane vaiyika sukhonI aNamola taka AvI paDI che. huM dhanazrI jevI rUpasuMdarIno pati banI zakuM chuM ane eka karoDa sonAmahorothI paNa vadhAre sonAmahorono mAlika banI zakuM chuM. jIvanaparyaMta huM apAra sukho bhogavI zakuM chuM... paraMtu mane zAnti to nahIM ja maLe. mArA hRdayamAM sadaiva A kAMTo vAgato ja raheze - 'huM mitradrohI chuM... pitAsamAna nagarazeThano drohI chuM... meM vyabhicAra karyo che... meM karoDa sonAmahoranI corI-ucApata karI che.' A vAta huM bhUlI nahIM zakuM... A vAta mane becena banAvatI raheze. kadAca mArI UMgha paNa harAma karI de!' 'zuM karuM? dhanazrI mane choDaze nahIM. eno mArA pratye ati rAga che. bhale, e vaiyika sukhano rAga che, paraMtu enA hRdayamAM mAruM sthAna nizcita che. meM haju sudhI lagna karyA nathI... sahajatAthI mane dhanazrI maLe che. mRta-mitranI patnI, mArI patnI bane, emAM kaMI khoTuM paNa nathI. koI ajANyA nagaramAM, nAma badalIne rahI zakAze. kadAca zreSThI vaizramaNa amArI tapAsa to karAvaze, paraMtu emane amAruM gAma na maLavuM joIe. amAruM ThekANuM nA maLavuM joIe... vAta rahI dhanakumAranI, te jIvato ke marelo maLyo nathI... jIvato nA maLe, e vAta samajAya evI che, paraMtu eno mRtadeha paNa nA maLyo - e vAta manamAM zaMkA pedA kare che... marajIvAo samudranA taLiyA sudhI DUbakI mArI AvyA che... mRtadeha kema nA maLe? to zuM kumAra jIvato rahI gayo haze? kevI rIte jIvato rahe? jIvatA ug bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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rahevAnI koI saMbhAvanA mane dekhAtI nathI. chatAMya jo jIvato hoya ane bhAgyayoge kyAMka bheTI jAya... to mAre dariyAmAM DUbI maravuM paDe... ke dharatImAM garakAva thaI javuM paDe...' 'khera, e to bhaviSyanI vAta che, paraMtu mArI garIba mAtAnuM zuM thaze? mArI mAtAno huM ekano eka putra chuM. eno mArA para atyaMta prema che. dhanakumA2 upara eno pUro vizvAsa hovAthI ja mane emanI sAthe mokalyo hato. mArI mAtA mArI pratIkSA jarU2 ka2ze? joke ene zrIdevI koI agavaDatA to nahIM ja paDavA de. khAvA-pIvAnI ke rahevAnI ene badhI ja sagavaDa che. paraMtu e badhuM enA sthAne che, putrapremanI vAta nirALI che. zrIdevInI paNa sthiti kaphoDI ja thavAnI che. jyAre ame nahIM pahoMcIe, amAro saMdezo paNa nahIM pahoMce... tyAre zrIdevInI gabharAmaNa vadhI jaze...' - Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'hA, sAthenA sainiko to emanA ghera javAnA ja. teo zreSThI vaizramaNane samAcAra to Apaze ja... amArA mArA ane dhanazrInA samAcAra paNa Apaze! oho... mAre sAvadhAnI rAkhavI paDaze... ke huM je nagaramAM rahevAnuM pasaMda karuM, te nagaranI jANa A sainikone paNa nA thavI joIe... nahIMtara to mAruM ane dhanazrInuM AvI ja bane. vaizramaNazreSThI AvyA vinA nA rahe! ane e Ave rtA? bApa re... marI ja gayA samajo.' aho, eka khoTuM kAma karavA mATe mAre keTalAM khoTAM kAma karavAM paDaze? huM samajuM chuM ke dhanazrInA AgrahathI... ane karoDa sonAmahoronA lobhathI khoTuM kAma karavAnuM vicArI rahyo chuM... paraMtu have mAro chUTako ja nathI. huM nA paNa IcchuM, chatAM dhanazrI mane koI saMyogamAM nahIM choDe... enA manamAM to A vAta pahelethI hatI, eNe mane tAmraliptI nagarImAM vAta paNa karI hatI...' e dhanazrIno vicAra karato hato, tyAM dhanazrIe enA khaMDanuM dvAra khakhaDAvyuM. 'naMdaka, dvAra khola to...' naMdake dvAra kholyuM. 'dvAra baMdha karIne ekalo-ekalo zuM kare che? mane ekalIne mArA khaMDamAM bhaya lAge che... tuM cAla mArA khaMDamAM... huM ekalI-ekalI mUMjhAI gaI chuM. tane mAro vicAra ja na Avyo?' 'tAro ja vicAra karato hato, ane teM dvAra khakhaDAvyuM... tAro vicAra to karavo ja paDe ne?' 'zuM vicAra karyo?' 'tane suzarmanagara mokalI devAno...' 'ane tuM?' 'huM game tyAM bhaTakIza...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only Ats

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ane vahANamAM rahelI saMpattinuM zuM?' e tArI sAthe tAre laI javAnI..." tuM gAMDo thaI gayo che naMdaka! lakSmI cAMllo karavA AvI che tyAre tuM moDhuM dhovA javAnI vAto kare che. AvI badhI vAta nA kara. mAre suzarmanagara javuM nathI. mane tyAM koInAya upara rAga nathI, sneha nathI, prema nathI. mane A duniyAmAM ekamAtra mArA naMdaka upara rAga che! huM tArA mATe ja chuM naMdaka! tuM mAro che... huM tane choDIne kyAMya javAnI nathI..." paraMtu zreSThI zramaNanA hAtha lAMbA che. teo ApaNane zodhI kADhaze to?' ApaNe evA gAma-nagaramAM cAlyAM jaIe... evI jagyAmAM rahI jaIe ke tyAM koI pahoMcI nA zake? "evuM koI gAma-nagara tuM jANe che?" ApaNe kauzAmbI jaIe. e pUrve tAmraliptImAM badho ja mAla vecIne, je sonAmahoro Ave, tenAthI ratno kharIdI laIe. tyAMthI sainikone ravAnA karI daIe, emane kahevAnuM ke tame loko svadeza jAo, ame badho vepAra sameTIne AvI jaIzuM. e loko cAlyA jAya pachI ApaNe kauzAmbI tarapha cAlyA javAnuM." dhanazrIe mArga batAvI dIdho. naMdakane paNa yojanA sArI lAgI, sArI yojanA che. ApaNe kAle tAmraliptI tarapha prayANa karIzuM. tAmraliptI pahoMcIne A vahANane paNa vecI nAkhIzuM..." ema ja karavAnuM..." ghanazrIe naMdakano hAtha pakaDI lIdho. naMdaka, tuM mane vacana Apa, have tuM mane choDIne nahIM jAya.' ane tuM mane vacana Apa ke have tuM mArI ja rahIza.. mArA sivAya... ' dhanazrIe naMdakanA moDhA para hAtha dAbIne kahyuM : "evuM nA bola naMdaka... mArA upara pUrNa vizvAsa rAkhaje. kAraNa ke meM tane je divase joyo hato e divasathI mAMDIne Ajadina sudhI meM tane cAhyo che.... jyAre kumAra pratye kyAreya paNa mArA hRdayamAM prema nahoto jAgyo... hA, enA suMdara deha sAthe meM prema karyo hato. paraMtu mArA hRdayamAM enA tarapha veSa rahyo hato.' 0 0 0 tAmraliptI pahoMcIne naMdake vahANa ane mAlasAmAna vecI nAkhyo. sainikone khUba sonAmahoro ApIne vidAya karyA. te baMnee kazAmbI tarapha prayANa karI dIdhuM. kauzAmbImAM pahoMcIne naMdake potAnuM nAma badalI nAkhyuM te potAne "samudradatta' kahevarAvavA lAgyo. kauzAmbImAM sthira thayo.... 4 eka eka bhAga-2 # bhava cothI For Private And Personal Use Only

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wutli Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir jema duniyAmAM mAranArA che, tema bacAvanAra paNa hoya che. dhanakumAra mahAvyAdhithI pIDAto hato. tenI zArIrika zakti kSINa thaI gaI hatI. samudramAM acAnaka paTakAI jatAM e bebAkaLo jarUra thaI gayo paraMtu bIjI ja kSaNe te mota sAme jhajhUmavA lAgyo. kyAMthI enAmAM zakti AvI gaI...? te be hAthe ane be page, taravA mATe samudranI sapATI para thapATo mAravA lAgyo... kyAreka sapATI para to kyAreka samudramAM DUbakI mAre che... tyAM enA hAthamAM lAkaDAnuM eka moTuM pATiyuM AvI gayuM! koI tUTelA vahANanuM e pATiyuM hatuM. dhanakumAre pATiyuM pakaDI lIdhuM. bAthamAM laI lIdhuM. ane pATiyAnI sAthe te samudramAM taNAvA lAgyo. arabI sAgaranAM khArAM pANI kyAreka enA mukhamAM paNa jAya che. te thUMkI kADhe che. zarIra... vyAdhigrasta zarIramAM khArAM pANImAM bhIMjAyA kare che. divasa pachI rAta ane rAta pachI divasa... sAgaramAM UchaLato jAya che... taNAto jAya che... dhIre dhIre te pATiyAnI upara sUI gayo. pATiyuM enA mATe tarApo banI gayuM! nAva banI gayuM! sAta divasa ne sAta rAta... eNe khArAM pANImAM pasAra karI. chevaTe e pATiyuM ene eka kinAre laI gayuM. te kinArA para UtarI gayo. pATiyuM eNe pANImAMthI kheMcI kADhyuM... kinArAnI retI upara mUkI dIdhuM. devanI jema eNe pATiyAne praNAma karyAM... potAnA bhIMjAyelAM kapaDAM joyAM... khArAM pANImAM bhIMjAIne vastro phATI gayAM hatAM. teNe potAnA zarI2ne joyuM! tene Azcarya thayuM. hAtha upara ane paga upara je chidro paDyAM hatAM, je chidromAMthI lohI ane paruM nIkaLatuM hatuM... te chidro purAI gayAM hatAM! vadhI gayeluM peTa, phUlI gayeluM peTa utarI gayuM hatuM? doraDI jevA thaI gayelA paga, mAMsa ane lohIthI bharAI gayA hatA... ane marI gayelI bhUkha sajIvana thaI hatI... e AnaMdavibhora thaI gayo... 'sAgaranAM khArAM pANIno A prabhAva lAge che! athavA pelA pATiyAno A jAdu lAge che... aneka rAmabANa auSadho je mahAvyAdhine maTADI zakyAM na hatAM, e mahAvyAdhi sAgaranAM khArAM pANIe ke jaDIbuTTI jevA pATiyAe maTADI dIdho hato! dhanakumArane navuM jIvana maLyuM. te samudrakinArAthI thoDe dUra eka vRkSanI chAyAmAM jaIne beTho... tene dhanazrI yAda AvI. enA cittamAM vikhavAda pedA thayo... 'aho, AvI hatI dhanazrI? meM ene AvI kapaTI ane krUra nahotI jANI. eNe ja mane dhakko mArI samudramAM paTakI dIdho! zA mATe? AvA enA verabhAvanI mane kyAreya zrI samarAditya mahAkathA da For Private And Personal Use Only

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kalpanA AvI na hatI. mane mahAvyAdhi thayo. tyArathI e mArA pratye khUba prema pradarzita karatI hatI, sevA karatI hatI, madhura zabdo bolatI hatI... A badhuM enuM kapaTa hatuM? kapaTa ja hatuM. nahIMtara, meM enuM kyAreya paNa ahita karyuM nathI, ahita vicAryuM nathI. chatAM mane mArI nAkhavAnuM ghora pApa zA mATe kare ? kevuM eNe duHsAhasa karyuM? Ameya enAmAM viveka to hato ja nahIM, aneka vAra te mArI sAthe uddhatAIbharyuM vartana karatI hatI. huM ene mana upara leto na hato. kSamA karI deto hato. enAmAM rUpano garva ThAMsIThAMsIne bharelo hato... aneka doSa ane durguNonI e khANa hatI... khera, je thAya che te sArA mATe! eNe jo mane khArA pANImAM dhakko nA mAryo hota... to huM mahAvyAdhimAM ribAI ribAIne marI jAta. meM jIvavAnI AzA choDI ja dIdhI hatI. paraMtu haju mArAM puNya jAgatAM lAge che! sAgaranuM pANI auSadha banI gayuM peluM lAkaDAnuM pATiyuM nAva banI gaI! have mAre e dhanazrIne yAda nathI karavI. ene bhUlI ja jAuM. vRddha puruSo kahe che : "gaI gujarI bhUlI javI! have to mAre AgaLano ja vicAra karavo joIe. nirAza banavAnI jarUra nathI... jarUra mArA prArabdha ane nirogI zarIranI bheTa ApI che ane navuM jIvana ApyuM che, to utsAhathI AgaLa vadhuM. tyAM dhanakumArane mAtA zrIdevInAM vacana yAda AvyAM : "vatsa, ApattimAM utsAha nA gumAvIza. utsAhathI manuSya duSkara kArya paNa siddha kare che!' strI koI moTI vAta nathI. bahu nAnI vAta che. mAre eno vicAra karavAnI jarUra nathI. have huM AgaLa cAluM. mane sudhA satAvI rahI che... ATalAmAM kyAMka phaLa maLI jAya to kAma thaI jAya." te Ubho thayo. samudranA kinAre kinAre cAlavA mAMDyo. haju dasa pagalAM ja cAlyo hato... tyAM kinArA para eka strIno mRtadeha paDelo joyo. mRtadeha uparanA vastra sAthe baMdhAyelo eka ranahAra teNe joyo. teNe vastranI gAMTha kholIne e hAra lIdho ane joyo... "are, A to "kailokyasArA nAmanI ratnamALA che! joke A ratnamALA mArI nathI. A maranArI strInI che. paraMtu e to marI gaI che. ene A ratnamALA koI kAmanI nathI. mane A kAma lAgaze! mArA bhAgyathI ja mane A maLI che... mAre atyAre dhananI jarUra che... Ane yogya sthaLe vecIza. tenI je sonAmahoro Avaze, tenAthI vepAra karIza... vepAramAM je dhana maLaze, teno sadupayoga karI. dIna-anAthone dAna ApIza." teNe ratnamALA potAnA vastramAM chupAvIne rAkhI. te AgaLa cAlyo... tenA manamAM vicAra Avyo : "aneka dina-anAtha manuSyone dAna ApanAro chuM. mArA kevA divaso AvyA? mAre mRtadeha uparathI A ratnamALA levI paDI! jIvanamAM kevuM parivartana Ave che?' vicAra karato te cAlyo jato hato. tyAM samudrakinAre UbhelA bhAga-2 ka bhava cotho paka0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka kApAlikane teNe joyo, kApAlika yogIe dhanakumArane joyo... dhArI-dhArIne joyo... e oLakhI gayo ghanakumArane! tene harSa thayo... kumAranI daridra avasthA joI teNe kahyuM : "are zreSThIputra! tame ahIM kyAMthI? ane tamArI AvI avasthA kema thaI?' dhanakumAre yogIne oLakhyo na hato. teNe pratyuttara Apyo : samudramAM mAruM vahANa tUTI gayuM... vahANe jaLasamAdhi lIdhI.. paraMtu mArA hAthamAM eka pATiyuM AvI jatAM... enA sahAre kinAre AvI gayo chuM. "dhanakumAra jANIbujhIne asatya bolyo. "gharanI strInuM durAcaraNa bIjAnI AgaLa pragaTa nA karavuM joIe." A samajaNathI te sAcuM nA bolyo. yogIe madhura gaMbhIra zabdomAM kahyuM : "he zreSThIputra, manuSyanAM sukha-duHkhamAM enA karmo ja kAraNabhUta hoya che. bhalabhalA mahAna puruSane te raste rajhaLatA karI mUke che... ane lakSmI to caMcaLa che ja. e kAyama koI eka manuSya pAse rahetI nathI. Aje tArI pAse, kAle bIjA pAse. ne pachI trIjA pAse! lakSmI svAmI badalyA kare che. kharekhara to kumAra, gRhavAsa ja duHkhamaya che. nahIMtara tArA jevA kalpavRkSa samAna paropakArI puruSanI AvI durdazA thAya kharI?" "paraMtu te puruSa, A je kaMI banyuM, te nagaNya che, mAmUlI che. jIvanamAM AvuM badhuM banyA kare! pUnamano caMdra zuM amAvasyAno caMdra nathI banato? ane amAsano caMdra pUnamano caMdra nathI banato? bane che! ema bhale kaSTanA rAhue tane Aje grasI lIdho, paraMtu dhIre dhIre rAhu dUra thaze ane te pUrNarUpe sukhI thaIza.' kumAra, tuM jANato haze kadAca, devo paNa duHkhI hoya che. to pachI manuSyonI zI visAta? tuM saMtApa nA pAmIza... tuM mahApuruSa che... tane huM jANuM chuM! tuM tArA kamaLa jevA komala hRdayane atyAre vaja jevuM kaThaNa banAvI de! to ja tuM Apattino bhAra vahana karI zakIza. huM to mAnuM chuM ke Apatti manuSyane AvavI ja joIe. ApattinA kALamAM ja sajjana ane durjananI sAcI oLakhANa thAya che. koNa svArthI che ne koNa sAco prema che - enI parikSA thAya che. ApattimAM bhAgya-durbhAgyano nirNaya karI zakAya che, ane sattvazIla puruSa puruSArtha karavA kaTibaddha thAya che. kumAra, jyAM sudhI dhUpane agnimAM nAkhavAmAM nA Ave tyAM sudhI enI sugaMdha phelAtI nathI. agnimAM paDe che tyAre ja suvAsa phelAya che. he upakArI puruSa, huM yogI chuM. tArI A Apatti dIrdhakALa sudhI TakavAnI nathI. alpakALa mATe ja AvI che Apatti mATe ciMtA nA karIza.. have tuM mane kahe, tArI huM kevI rIte sahAyatA karI zakuM? huM yogI chuM eTale mArI pAse svarNa nathI, rajata nathI ke ratno nathI. paraMtu mArI pAse eka maMtra che. mArA guruvinItAnaMda mane Apelo che. A samudrataTa para besIne meM e maMtra siddha karyo che. e maMtranuM nAma zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che "gAruDa-maMtra." koI manuSyane game te sarpa karaDyo hoya, enuM game tevuM jhera hoya. A maMtra bolavAthI tarata jhera UtarI jaze? huM tane e maMtra ApuM chuM. tuM eno svIkAra kara, grahaNa kara. A maMtrathI tane vaibhava prApta thaze ane paropakAra karavAno paNa avasara prApta thaze.' dhanakumAre vicAra karyo ; kharekhara, yogIpuruSa niSkAraNa vatsala hoya che. evuM meM je sAMbhaLeluM te sAcuM jovA maLyuM. duHkhI jIvo upara yogIpuruSo, sAdhupuruSo karuNAvALA, vAtsalyavALA hoya che - e vAta huM pratyakSa joI rahyo chuM... teo mane kevo zreSTha maMtra ApavA icche che! paraMtu mArAthI kema levAya? meM emane kaMI ApyuM nathI.. ApyA vinA levAya nahIM... mATe emane maMtra levAnI nA pADuM.' he yogIpuruSa, Ape mArA upara upakAra karyo! mane kevuM suMdara AzvAsana ApyuM! mArA cittane kevI zAnti ApI? Ape mArA hitano, kalyANano vicAra karyo! A ja Apano moTo upakAra che. Ape mane kevAM jJAnapUrNa vacano saMbhaLAvyA! ApanI mArA upara paramakRpA thaI... basa, jenA para yogIpuruSonI kRpA varase che, tenuM ahita thatuM ja nathI... mAre mana ApanI kRpA e ja maMtra che... mAre bIjo koI maMtra joIto nathI. Ameya ame gRhastho chIe, amArAmAM pramAda vadhAre hoya. kyAreka maMtradevanI AzAtanA thaI jAya to? maMtradevatAo ugra hoya che... lAbha levA jatAM nukasAna thaI jAya! mATe mAre maMtra nathI joIto." dhanakumAre yogIne be hAtha joDI mastaka namAvyuM. he zreSThIputra, tame nirbhaya raho. A maMtranA devatAo saumya che... huM jANuM chuM. kAraNa ke meM divaso sudhI A samudrakinAre besIne maMtradevatAonI upAsanA karI che. saumya che maMtradevatAo, mATe gabharAyA vinA tuM A maMtra grahaNa kara." he mahAtmana, tame Agraha nA karo. meM tamAruM kaMI priya karyuM nathI... tamArA para koI upakAra karyo nathI, pachI huM kevI rIte tamArAthI upakRta thAuM? yogIe vicAryuM : "oho.... A zreSThIputre mane oLakhyo ja nathI! huM ema samajato hato ke eNe mane oLakhI lIdho che... mAre ene mArI oLakhANa ApavI paDaze!' zreSThIputra, zuM tame mane oLakhyo nahIM? barAbara che. e vakhate huM gRhasthanA vezamAM hato. Aje yogIrUpe chuM. mAthe jaTA ane mukha para dADhI-mUcha! eTale kadAca tame mane oLakhyo nathI. huM mArI oLakhANa ApuM! he upakArI, tAmraliptI nagarI... tame tamArA nokara sAthe samudranAna karavA jatA hatA... mArgamAM eka jugArI tamArA zaraNe Avelo... yAda karo! tame soLa sonAmahoro jugArIone ApI, zaraNe AvelA jugArIne choDAvelo. pachI tamArA ghera laI gayelA.. snAna karAvI suMdara para bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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vastro ApelAM... bhojana karAveluM... ne vepAra karavA tame ene joIe eTaluM dravya levA Agraha karelo... yAda AvI gayuM? e jugArI huM ja hato... mAruM nAma mahezvaradatta! tame mane kevI sArI preraNA ApI hatI... arthopArjana karavAno puruSArtha karavA ane jugAra vagere vyasanothI mukta thavA... hRdayasparzI upadeza Apelo.." "kaho, zreSThIputra, tame mane zatruothI bacAvelo ke nahIM? mane abhayadAna, vastradAna, bhojanadAna ApeluM ke nahIM? jo e samaye tame mane zaraNa na ApyuM hota to pelA jugArIo mane mArI ja nAkhata! AvA upakArathI vadhIne bIjo kayo upakAra hoI zake? abhayadAna jevo bIjo koI upakAra nathI." - dhanakumArane tAmraliptInA rAjamArga para... prabhAtanA samaye banelI ghaTanA yAda AvI gaI... teNe kahyuM : "he yogIpuruSa, tame kahelI vAta mane yAda AvI gaI.. paraMtu tame kyAre kevI rIte A kApAlika saMpradAyanI dIkSA lIdhI? "e badhI vAta ApaNe AzramamAM jaIne karIzuM. pahelAM tame A maMtra grahaNa karI, tamArA anaMta RNamAMthI kiMcit mukta karo." jevI tamArI icchA. have huM tamane nA nahIM kahI zakuM" yogI mahezvaradatte dhanakumArane vidhipUrvaka maMtra Apyo. dhanakumAre yogInA caraNe praNAma karyA. mahezvaradatte kahyuM : "have cAlo ApaNe tapovanamAM jaIe. tame ghaNA divasothI bhojana nathI karyuM, pANI paNa nathI pIdhuM. kharuM ne? Aje mane tamAruM Atithya karavAnuM saubhAgya maLyuM." 'tamArI vAta sAcI che. vahANa tUTI gayuM pachI huM eka pATiyAnA sahAre sAta divasa ne sAta rAta samudramAM tarato rahyo! pachI khAvApIvAno prazna ja nathI raheto.." teo tapovanamAM gayA. ghanakumAra bhUkha ane thAkathI trasta thaI gayo hato. tapovanamAM tene sadhana vRkSonI zItala chAyA maLI gaI. te tyAM ja eka oTalA para sUI gayo. sugaMdhI pavana ane koyalanA TahUkAra... paMkhIono kalarava... sUtAM veMta dhanakumAra ghasaghasATa UMghavA lAgyo. tapovanamAM vividha prakAranAM hajAro vRkSo hatAM. nirmaLa mIThA pANInI vAvaDI hatI. nAnI nAnI TekarIo hatI ane enA para vividha puSponA choDa hatA. judI judI jagyAe latAkuMja hatI. tapovanamAM praveza karatAM jamaNI bAjue eka maMdira hatuM. maMdiranI pAchaLa nAnI nAnI kuTira hatI. mahezvaradatta keLapatramAM vividha prakAranA phaLo laI Avyo ane mATInA pAtramAM pANI laI Avyo. teNe dhanakumArane gherI nidrAmAM joyo. tene jagADyo nahIM, pAse zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pas3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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besI rahyo. eka prahara sudhI kumAre nidrA lIdhI. te jAgyo... mahezvaradattanA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. "zreSThIputra, tamane ahIM sAro vizrAma maLI gayo, kharuM ne? have phalAhAra karo ane vAvaDInuM madhura pANI pIo... pahelA A kAma karo, pachI bIjI vAto karIe." mahezvaradatte phaNasa vagere phaLo Agraha karIne khavarAvyA. kumAre peTa bharIne phalAhAra karyo. pANI pIdhuM... ane parama saMtoSa pAmyo. he zreSThIputra, kaho, have ahIM besavuM che ke kuTiramAM jaIne besavuM che? athavA tapovanamAM pharavuM che?' mahAtmana, ApaNe ahIM ja besIe. saMdhyA samaye tapovanamAM pharavA jaIzuM. ane rAtri samaye kuTiramAM jaI vizrAma karIzuM. have tame mArI jijJAsA pUrNa karo...' 'zreSThIkumAra, tamArA gharethI nIkaLI huM samudrakinAre gayo hato. tyAM meM ghaNA vicAro karyA hatA... arthapuruSArthanI mane asAratA lAgI. dharmapuruSArtha karavAno nirNaya karyo... kAraNa ke meM ghaNAM pApa karyA hatAM mArA jIvanamAM. dharmapuruSArtha karI e badhAM pApothI mukti meLavavI hatI. huM jANato hato ke mArAM karelA pApa mane durgatimAM laI jaze... mAre durgatimAM javuM na hatuM. mAre mAro paraloka sudhAravo hato. e mATe mAre dharmapuruSArtha ja karavo joIe. paraMtu mane koNa dharmapuruSArtha batAve? huM to dharmathI sAva ajANa hato. mane mArA pitAnA mitra yAda AvyA. temanuM nAma yogIzvara. yogIzvara vinatAnaMda mane paNa oLakhatA hatA. mArAM khoTA kAmothI kaMTALelA mArA pitAne yogIzvara AzvAsana ApatA. teo amArA ghare paNa AvatA. mane khabara hatI ke yogIzvaranuM tapovana samudrakinArA para che. huM cAlato cAlato ahIM Avyo. yogIzvara pAse gayo. emanAM caraNomAM paDI gayo.. khUba royo... yogIzvare mane rovA dIdho, eka akSara paNa nA bolyA. meM kahyuM : mane dharmapuruSArtha batAvo." "dIkSA le..." teo bolyA. ane meM A kApAlika saMpradAyanI dIkSA grahaNa karI. # 198 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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{ 00. bIjA divase vahelI savAre dhanakumAre mahezvaradattanI anumati lIdhI ane suzarmanagara, tarapha prayANa karyuM. mahezvaradatta mArga batAvavA mATe eka yojana sudhI sAthe cAlyo. teNe kahyuM : kumAra, pahelA zrAvastI nagarI Avaze. tyAM eka-be divasa rokAIne pachI AgaLa vadhajo, ane punaH A pradezamAM Avo to A tapovanamAM avazya Avajo.' mahezvaradattane pAcho vALIne, dhanakumAra AgaLa cAlyo. pelI "tralokyamArA' nAmanI ratnamALA eNe kALajIpUrvaka vastramAM saMtADI rAkhI hatI. te vicAravA lAgyo : "jo zrAvastImAM sAro vepAra cAlato haze to tyAM huM A ratnamALAne vecIne, sonAmahoro laI laIza. tenAthI vepAra karIza. punaH pUrvavata sthiti prApta karIne pachI ja suzarmanagara jaIza. joke e pahelAM huM tyAMno badho vRttAMta jANI laIza. dhanazrIe zuM karyuM? naMdaka ghare pahoMcyo che ke nahIM? mArAM mAtA-pitAe zuM karyuM? mArA samAcAra emane maLyA che ke nahIM? maLyA che, to te sAcA ke khoTA? A badhI vAtonI tapAsa karAvIza." madhyAhna samaye e eka nAnA gAmanA pAdare pahoMcyo. gAmanI bahAra eka-be jhUMpaDAM hatAM. bAjumAM vaDanAM, pIMpaLanAM ane lImaDAnAM vRkSo hatAM. kumAre jhUMpaDAM pAse jaIne pANI mAgyuM. eka vRddhAe bahAra AvIne kumArane pANI pAyuM, ne pUchayuM : "yAtrika, kyAMthI Avo cho ne kyAM jAo cho?" yogIzvaranA tapovanathI AvuM chuM... ne zrAvastI jAuM chuM..." oho... tame yogIzvaranA tapovanamAMthI Avo cho? yogIzvaranAM darzana karavA gayA hazo? vatsa, tyAM tame navA yogIne maLyA hazo? bahu moTA prabhAvazALI yogI che.' "hA mAtA, emane maLyo hato ne emanI pAse ja rahyo hato." sAruM karyuM vatsa, have bhojanaveLA thaI gaI che, mATe bhojana kara, pachI A vRkSonI chAyAmAM khATalo DhALIne vizrAma kara. namatA pahore AgaLa vadhaje.' dhanakumAre bhojana karyuM. vizrAma karyo... ane cothA praharanA prAraMbhe zrAvastI tarapha prayANa karyuM. vRddhAe kahyuM : "vatsa, have jaMgala Avaze. rAtrinA prathama prahara sudhI ja cAlaje. pachI eka zivamaMdira Avaze. rAtavAso zivamaMdiramAM karaje. prabhAte ajavALuM thayA pachI AgaLa vadhaje. jaMgalI pazuono bhaya che e jaMgalamAM, le, A be cakamakanA paththara, koI pazu najIka Ave to A paththara ghasaje. Aga pragaTaze... pazuM bhAgI jaze.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pappa For Private And Personal Use Only

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be paththara laI te AgaLa cAlyo. rAtavAso zivamaMdiramAM karI, prabhAte te AgaLa vadhyo. madhyAhnakALe nAnA gAmamAM visAmo karI, vaLI AgaLa cAlyo. rAtavAso eNe zrAvastInI najIka eka yojana dUra eka pAndhazALAmAM karyo. pAndhazALAmAM bIjA musApharo paNa hatA. paraMtu dhanakumAre e loko sAthe koI vAta nA karI. eka khUNAmAM lAMbo thaIne sUi gayo. enI pAse koI sAmAna to hato nahIM, kapaDAM phATelAM hatAM... dedAra daridra jevo hato... eTale "ratnamALA' surakSita hatI! vahelI savAre te zrAvastI tarapha cAlI nIkaLyo. sUryodaya veLAe zrAvastInA pravezadvAra pAse pahoMcyo. pravezadvAre lokonI bhIDa hatI. dhanakumAre, tyAMthI pasAra thatA eka nAgarikane pUchyuM : mahAnubhAva, pravezadvAra para lokonI bhIDa kema che? nAgarike dhanakumAra sAme joyuM, teNe kahyuM : 'tame paradezI lAgo cho, hamaNAM ja cAlyA AvatA lAgo cho?' tamAruM, anumAna sAcuM che." Aje rAtre rAjamahelamAM corI thaI che. coroe rAjabhaMDAramAM corI karI che. corone pakaDavA mATe nagaranA cAre dizAmAM cAra pravezadvAro baMdha karI devAyAM che. je koI paradezI nagaramAMthI bahAra jato hoya ke bahArathI aMdara Avato hoya, tene sainiko pakaDe che. rAjamaMtrI pAse laI jAya che. rAjamaMtrI ane tapAse che, jo nirdoSa hoya to choDI de che..." ATaluM kahIne nAgarika enA raste cAlato thayo, dhanakumAre vicAra karyo huM hamaNAM nagaramAM nA jAuM... bahAra ja koI pAnthazALAmAM ke anyatra rokAI jAuM. coro pakaDAI jAya, pachI nagaramAM jaIza.." dhanakumAra pAcho pharyo... bIjI dizA tarapha cAlyo, paraMtu eka sainika adhikArIe ene joI lIdho.. doDIne e kumAra pAse Avyo ne tene pakaDaDyo. pUchyuM : "he bhadra, tuM koNa che? kyAMthI Ave che?" huM zreSThIputra chuM, suzarmanagarathI AvuM chuM.' tuM kyAM jAya che?' huM AgaLa gayo hato, have pAcho suzarmanagara jaiza." he zreSThIputra, tame gusso nA karazo, amAre tamane pakaDavA paDaze... ane rAjamaMtrI pAse laI javA paDaze.' prayojana?' mahArAjAnA rAjabhaMDAramAM corI thaI che, mATe dareka paradezIne tapAsavAmAM Ave che." paraMtu, huM evAM pApakarma karanAro nathI. huM zreSThIputra chuM. ane hamaNAM ja cAlI bhAga-2 # bhava cotho UGS For Private And Personal Use Only

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AvuM chuM... pachI mAre rAjamaMtrI pAse zA mATe javuM joie?' amane mahArAjAnI AjJA che, eTale tamAre rAjamaMtrI pAse AvavuM to paDaze ja." cAlo, huM AvuM chuM.' dhanakumAre vicAra karyo : "sainiko pakaDIne laI jAya, enA karatAM svecchAe javAthI maMtrI upara sAro prabhAva paDaze, ne jaladI chUTakAro maLaze!' maMtrI pAse pahoMcyA. maMtrIe dhanakumArane pUchyuM : "koNa cho? kyAMthI Avo cho? kyAM jAo cho?" zreSThIputra chuM.. suzarmanagarathI AvuM chuM... ne pAcho suzarmanagara javAno chuM.' 'tamArI pAse kaMI khAvAnuM bhAtuM ke bIjI koI vastu che kharI?" "nA re, zaMkA karavA yogya kaMI ja nathI mArI pAse." spaSTa vAta kara." Apa jevA maMtrIzvara samakSa khoTuM nivedana kema karAya?" bhale, tame jaI zako cho..." maMtrIe kumArane mukta karI dIdho. kumAre ratnamALA nA batAvI! lobha hato.. ne pariNAmanuM ajJAna hatuM. rAjamaMtrInA gharanA pagathiyAM UtarIne dhanakumAra AMgaNAmAM Avyo, tyAM acAnaka eka moTo vAMdaro - lImaDAnA vRkSa parathI utarI Avyo ne dhanakumArane vaLagI paDyo. ujharaDA karavA mAMDyA... vastra phADavA mAMDyA... zarIre bacakAM bharavA mAMDyA... dhanakumAra bebAkaLo banI gayo. vAMdarAthI chUTavA prayatna karavA mAMDyo.. tyAM vastramAM chupAyelI "ratnamALA' jamIna para paDI gaI! tarata ja vAMdarAe ratnamALA hAthamAM laI lIdhI. dhanakumAra e mALA choDAvavA jAye e pUrve rAjamaMtrI e mALA joI lIdhI te doDato Avyo. vAMdarA pAsethI ratnamALA choDAvI lIdhI. mALA laIne maMtrIe kumArane kahyuM : "mArI pAchaLa cAlyo Ava.' dhanakumAra bhayathI dhrUjI UThyo. tenuM mukha plAna thaI gayuM. tenA zarIre parasevo chUTI gayo. maMtrIe dhArIdhArIne ratnamALA joI. A trilokyasArA che... A mALA to meM mArA hAthe ja bhaMDAramAMthI kADhIne rAjakumArIne ApI che! A mALA A zreSThIputra pAse kevI rIte AvI haze? kaMIka ciMtA.. kaMIka zaMkA... ne kaMIka AzcaryathI maMtrIe kumArane pUchyuM : he bhadrapuruSa, A mALA tArI pAse kyAMthI AvI?' huM mArA vahANamAM mahAkaTaka dvIpa para gayo hato. tyAM meM A mALA kharIdI hatI. e dvIpathI pAchA pharatAM, mArgamAM mAruM vahANa bhAMgI gayuM... mAruM sarvasva samudranA taLiye jaIne beThuM. mAtra huM bacI gayo, ne A mALA bacI gaI..."asatya bolyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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maMtrIe pUchyuM : "A mALA te kyAre kharIdI hatI?" eka varSa pahelAM navuM asatya bolyo. maMtrIe vicAra karyo : "meM A ratnamALA rAjakumArIne traNa mahinA pUrve ApelI che, ane be mahinA pUrve rAjakumArI ahIMthI gaI che... jyAre A zreSThIputra judI ja vAta kare che. pahelAM to eNe mane kaheluM ke mArI pAse zaMkAspada koI vastu nathI..." ane A hAra enI pAsethI maLI Avyo. A mANasa mane zaMkAspada lAge che. A hAra sAthe rAjakumArIno saMbaMdha che, eTale mAre mahArAjAne vAta karavI joIe." maMtrIe dhanakumArane kahyuM : "tAre mArI sAthe mahArAjAnI pAse AvavAnuM che.' maMtrI kumArane rAjA pAse laI gayo. rAjAne hara batAvyo. rAjA bolI UThyo : "A to rAjakumArInI ratnAvalI che. chatAM huM bhaMDArIne batAvI jouM." bhaMDArIne ratnAvalI batAvI. teNe kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, A e ja ratnAvalI che, ke je rAjakumArIne ApI hatI. rAjAe krodhabharI dRSTithI dhanakumAra sAme joyuM. "jarUra A puruSe mArI putrIne mArI nAkhIne A hAra meLavyo lAge che. athavA ene luMTI lIdhI che. e sivAya A hAra AnI pAse kyAMthI Ave?" rAjAe pharIthI kumArane pUchyuM. huM tane chellI vAra pUchuM chuM. sAcuM bola, A ratnAvalI tArI pAse kyAMthI AvI? jo tuM sAcuM bolIza, to tane daMDa nahIM karuM..." dhanakumAre eno e ja javAba Apyo. rAjAe pharIthI ratnAvalIne pheravI pheravIne joI. A "trilokyasArA' ja che. A puruSa sAva asatya bole che. rAjAne gusso Avyo. teNe siMhAsana parathI nIce UtarI dhanakumArane sajA phaTakArI dIdhI : "A duSTa puruSane smazAnamAM laI javAmAM Ave ane eno vadha karavAmAM Ave.' dhanakumAra stabdha banI gayo. kiMkartavyamUDha banI gayo. eka vAra mRtyunA mukhamAMthI pAcho Avelo kumAra punaH mRtyu tarapha dhakelAI gayo. rAjAnI AjJA thatA maMtrIe mArAone bolAvI tene soMpI dIdho ane kahyuM : A yuvAnanA saMpUrNa zarIre kALI meza copaDI do. enA mAthe kAMTAno mugaTa paherAvo. zarIra para sarvatra sUkuM ghAsa bAMdho. tenA pagamAM beDI nAkho. hAthamAM beDI nAkho. phUTelAM Dhola vagADIne, eNe je aparAdha karyo che, te jAhera karo. tene A rIte smazAnamAM laI jAo." rAjAe maMtrIne kahyuM : "eka thALamAM A raktavarNanAM ratnonI mALA mUkIne, tene eka rAjapuruSanA mAthe mukAvIne, sAthe ja smazAna sudhI laI jAo. prajAne khabara paDe ke "A "kailokyasArA" nAmanI ratnamALAno A lUMTAro che, cora che..." maMtrIe e ja rIte rAjAnI AjJAnuM pAlana karyuM. dhanakumAranI jIvatA jIve us8 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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smazAnayAtrA nIkaLI. tenA hRdayamAM ghora pazcAtApa thaI rahyo hato. nIcI dRSTie dhIme pagale te cAlI rahyo hato. tyAM acAnaka eka ghaTanA banI gaI... AkAzamAM eka bAja pakSI UDI rahyuM hatuM. tenI dRSTi mAMsa zodhatI hatI. teNe thALamAM rahelI ratnamALAne mAMsa samajI lIdhI. tIvra gatithI bAja pakSI nIce AvyuM... ratnahAra laIne AkAzamAM UDI gayuM. sAthe cAlI rahelA sainikonA jIva adhdhara thaI gayA. thoDA sainiko bAja pakSI je dizAmAM gayuM hatuM e dizAmAM doDyA. paraMtu bAja tIvra gatithI AkAzamAM UDI rahyuM hatuM. subhaTo nA pahoMcI zakyA. rAjapuruSoe pakSI uparano krodha dhanakumAra upara utAryo. teno tiraskAra karyo... smazAnamAM pahoMcIne caMDALane soMpI dIdho. 0 0 0 smazAnamAM bAvaLa vagerenAM sUkAM vRkSo upara gIdha ane kAgaDAonAM ToLAM beThAM hatAM. temano virasa avAja smazAnamAM phelAto hato. ziyALo rudana karI rahyAM hatAM. keTalAMka maDadAMonI citAo saLagI rahI hatI maDadAMonI durgadha phelAI rahI hatI... keTalAMka mRtadehone kUtarAo phADIne khAI rahyA hatA. Thera Thera manuSyonAM ane pazuonAM hADapiMjaro paDelAM hatAM. yamarAja paNa jyAM javAnuM pasaMda nA kare, evA smazAnamAM dhanakumArane caMDALa lohitamukha, jyAM zULI hatI, tyAM laI gayo. lohitamukha, kuLaparaMparAthI caMDALanuM kAma karato hato. tene A kAma karavuM jarAya pasaMda na hatuM. teNe eka munirAjanA paricayamAM AvIne jinadharma svIkArelo hato. rAjAne teNe aneka vAra vinaMtI karI hatI ke "mane A kAryathI mukta karo." paraMtu rAjA tene mukta karato na hato. zuM thAya? rAjAnI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karI zakAya ema na hatuM. lohitamukha caMDALe dhanakumArane joyo. dhArIdhArIne joyo. tene vicAra Avyo : 'AvI saumya... zItala AkRttivALo yuvAna zuM AvuM kArya kare? nA ja kare... paraMtu huM zuM karI zakuM? mAre to rAjAnI AjJAnuM pAlana karavAnuM che. teNe dhanakumArane vadhasthAne besADyo ane kahyuM : "he Arya, A jIvalokamAM smaraNa karavA yogya tArA iSTadevanuM smaraNa karI le... A jIvalokanI AvI ja niyati che. eka vAta tane kahuM chuM yuvAna, mArA mitro zrAvaka che! emanA saMparkamAM huM rahuM chuM. tethI mArI dRSTi krUra nathI. vadhakArya karavAmAM mArI koI ruci nathI, chatAM mAre rAja -AjJAnuM pAlana karavuM paDe che." meM mahArAjAne vinaMtI karI hatI ke huM, mAre jeno vadha karavAno hoya, mRtyu samaye enA zubha bhAva rahe te mATe, e puruSanI be ghaDI icchA pUrNa karIza.' mahArAjAe mArI prArthanA mAnya rAkhI che. mATe te Arya, tuM kahe, tane huM zuM ApuM? tArI zuM icchA che?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA USE For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanakumArane caMDALanI vAta sAMbhaLI Azcarya thayuM. teNe vicAryuM : "A caMDALa che. chatAM zrAvaka che! tenI kevI uccakoTinI mAnavatA che! dIna-hIna jIvo pratye enuM kevuM adUbhuta vAtsalya che! kevo A paropakAra-parAyaNa mahAnubhAva che! dayA ane anukaMpA enA hRdayamAM vaselI che! kharekhara, A karmacaMDALa nathI, jAticaMDALa che, sajjana puruSa che. AvA mahApuruSa sAthe kyAM samAgama thaI gayo? smazAnamAM, ane te paNa vadhasthAne? khera, have mRtyu sAme che. puruSArtha karavAno samaya vItI gayo. abhAgInAM manovAMchita pUrNa thatAM nathI...' dhanakumAre nisAso nAkhyo. teNe caMDALanI sAme joyuM... palabhara joto rahyo... teNe kahyuM : "bha, tuM rAjAjJAnuM pAlana kara. tAre bIjo vicAra karavAno nA hoya!" kumAranAM sattvazIla vacano sAMbhaLIne caMDALe vicAryuM : "A puruSa dIna-hIna nathI. mahApuruSa lAge che. mRtyuthI nirbhaya che. A aparAdhI na ja hoya, nirdoSa lAge che... zuM mAre nirdoSanI hatyA karavI paDaze?" tenuM mana khinna thaI gayuM. te raDI paDaco... gada svare kahevA lAgyo : "he Arya, iSTadevanuM smaraNa karo. vaiSayika sukhonA rAgano tyAga karo, dharmane hRdayamAM dhAraNa karo.. ane svargasanmukha dRSTi sthira karo..." dhanakumAranA cittamAM eka saMtApa jAgyo : "kharekhara, A saMsArane dhikkAra ho, paropakAra karavAnI bhAvanAo mArA manamAM ja rahI gaI... huM paropakAra karavA mATe ja dhana kamAvA nIkaLyo hato.. ApabaLe dhana kamAIne mAre dIna-anAtha janono uddhAra karavo hato... A bhavamAM na karI zakyo uddhAra, mane mRtyu pachI evo bhava maLajo... ke jyAM huM mArI A apUrNa icchAne pUrNa karanAro banuM...' Ama vicArIne te svargasanmukha dRSTi sthira karIne beTho. caMDALe myAnamAMthI lAMbI talavAra bahAra kADhI. potAnA khabhA para UMcI karI... ugAmI... ane bolyo : "are loko, sAMbhaLo : A puruSe rAjakumArInI ratnAvalI, rAjaputrIne ThagIne paDAvI lIdhI che. A aparAdhanA kAraNe eno vadha karuM chuM. je koI A rIte rAjyaviruddha guno karaze, tene AvI AkarI sajA thaze!" ugAmelI talavAra, prahAra karyA vinA pheMkI dIdhI... ne caMDALa dharatI upara DhaLI paDyo. ja ja eka pacha0 bhAga-2 ( bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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1 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir dhanakumAra stabdha thaI gayo. 'zuM thayuM caMDALane? kema eNe mane mAravA mATe ugAmelI talavAra pheMkI dIdhI? zAthI e dharatI para DhaLI paDyo?' eNe caMDALane kahyuM : 'mahAnubhAva, tuM tArA hRdayane kaThora kara, Ama gabharAI nA jA, mane pIDA thAya che. rAjAnI AjJA mujaba tuM kArya kara. tuM to mAtra rAjAno sevaka che...' dhIre dhIre caMDALa dharatI uparathI Ubho thayo... AMsubharI AMkhe teNe kahyuM : ' Arya, tamAruM kaMI priya karyA vinA tamArA upara prahAra karavA huM zaktimAna nathI, kaho, tamane je ati priya hoya te kaho. AjJA karo mane...' kumAra vicAramAM paDI gayo. mahArAjA vicAradhavala, dhanakumAranA vadhanA samAcAra jANavA rAjasabhAmAM beThA hatA. ratnAvalInI carcA karatA hatA, tyAM ughAnano mALI doDato rAjasabhAmAM pravezyo... mahArAjA pAse AvIne, atyaMta bhayabhIta svare bolyo : 'mahArAjA ghora, anartha thaI gayo... yuvarAja sumaMgala udyAnamAM pharatA hatA, tyAM temane eka bhayaMkara jherI nAga karaDyo che... teo bebhAna banIne jamIna para paDyA che...' mahArAjA vyAkuLa banI gayA... teo maMtrIonI sAthe udyAnamAM doDI gayA. yuvarAjane jamIna para cattopATa paDelo joyo. tenI cAre bAju sainiko UbhA rahI gayA hatA. mahArAjA kumAranI pAse besI gayA. maMtrIo nagaranA prasiddha mAMtrikone laIne AvI gayA. kuzaLa vaidyone bolAvI lAvyA. mAMtrikoe maMtropayoga karavA mAMDyA. vaidyoe auSadhopacAra karavA mAMDyA, paraMtu nA maMtrapayoga saphaLa thayA, nA auSadhopacAra saphaLa thayA. mAMtriko-vaidyo nirAza thaI gayA. temaNe kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, kumAranI cetanA haNAI gaI che.' mahArAjA ghora nirAzAmAM DUbI gayA. chatAM temaNe vicAryuM : huM naga2mAM dhoSaNA karAvuM... 'Aje udyAnamAM yuvarAja sumaMgalane nAge DaMkha dIdho che. je koI ene jivADaze, te je mAgaze, te mahArAjA Apaze.' mahAmaMtrIne kahIne naga2mAM sarvatra ghoSaNA karAvavAnI AjJA karI. nagaramAM Dhola vAgavA mAMDyuM. ghoSaNA cAlu thaI gaI. je je loko ghoSaNA sAMbhaLe che te udyAna tarapha doDe che, paraMtu koI dhoSaNAno zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 51

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svIkAra karatuM nathI... udghoSaka saMniko nagaranI bahAra gayA. bagIcAomAM ghoSaNA karI. devamaMdironI pAse ghoSaNA karI... sabhAsthAnomAM ghoSaNA karI. chatAM koI evo puruSa nA maLyo ke je kumArane bacAvI zake, nAganuM jhera utArI zake. - sainiko e vicAryuM ke - "pelA paradezIno smazAnamAM vadha thavAno hoI, nagaranA ghaNA loko tyAM gayA che mATe tyAM jaIne paNa ghoSaNA karIe.' smazAnamAM ghoSaNA karavAmAM AvI. prajAjanoe sAMbhaLI, caMDALe sAMbhaLI, dhanakumAre paNa sAMbhaLI. dhanakumAre caMDALane kahyuM : "he bhadra, tuM mAruM priya karavA icche che ne? tAro Agraha che ne? to mane rAjakumAra pAse laI jA. huM rAjakumArane caDheluM nAganuM jhara utArI nAkhIza.... kumArane sajIvana karIza.. basa, mane mRtyu pUrve, A eka paropakAra karavAnI taka Apa." are Aya! zuM tuM nAganuM jhera utArI zake che? oho... mahArAjAnA putrane tuM jIvato karIza... pachI mahArAjA tAro vadha karAvaze kharA? nA, nA, amArA mahArAjA guNonA pakSapAtI che. guNavAnonI prazaMsA karanArA che. upakArInA upakArono badalo vALanArA che. mATe have tAro vadha nahIM thAya. tuM jIvI javAno!" caMDALa uddaghoSaka sainikone bolAvIne kahyuM : "A paradezI vadhyapuruSa ghoSaNAno svIkAra kare che te rAjakumArane sajIvana karaze..." udghoSake dhanakumArane pUchyuM : "A caMDALa kahe che te vAta sAcI che zuM?" sAcI vAta che. mane tyAM laI jAo. kArya siddha thaze eTale tamane satya samajAze! joke rAjakumAranI cetanA haNAI gaI che eTale upAya karavAno vizeSa artha nathI. chatAM upAya karavo e ApaNuM kartavya che." dhanakumAranAM vinamra, madhura ane vivekapUrNa vacano sAMbhaLI rAjapuruSo prabhAvita thayA. temane vizvAsa besI gayo... "avazya A yuvAna rAjakumArane sajIvana karaze.' rAjapuruSo dhanakumArane laIne udyAnamAM AvyA. rAjapuruSoe mahArAjAne kahyuM : "mahArAjA, jeno vadha karavAnI Ape AjJA ApI hatI, te A paradezI che. te kahe che ke teNe sarpanA jhera utAranAro maMtra siddha karelo che. te rAjakumArane sajIvana karaze...' mahArAjAe dhanakumAra sAme joyuM. enI zAnta-prazAMta ane suMdara mukhAkRti joI vicAryuM : "A yuvAnanI AkRti ja enA guNo pragaTa kare che. Avo sapuruSa padravyanI corI kare kharA? nA, nA, atyAre e vicAra karavAno avasara nathI. pachI eno vicAra karIza. jo jhera utAravAmAM vilaMba thaze to kumAranA prANa saMkaTamAM mukAI jaze...' 572 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjAnI AMkho AMsuthI bharapUra hatI... temaNe dhanakumArane gadgada svare kahyuM : he bhadra, tuM mArA putrane sajIvana kara. huM tAro upakAra kyAreya nahIM bhUluM..." dhanakumAre kahyuM : "mahArAjA, Apa ciMtA choDI do. bhagavAna garuDa-maMtrano aciMtya prabhAva juo.." dhanakumAra rAja kumAranI pAse padmAsane besI gayo. teNe cAre bAju UbhelA lokone eka bAju dUra jaIne besavA kahyuM. pachI teNe maMtranuM smaraNa karavA mAMDyuM... eka kSaNa, be kSaNa. ane trIjI kSaNe. vRkSonI ghaTAmAMthI nIkaLIne nAga tyAM Avyo. jyAM eNe DaMkha mAryo hato... tyAMthI eNe jhera cUsI lIdhuM... ane pAcho jato rahyo.. kumAre AMkho kholI.. beTho thaI gayo. mahArAjA putrane bheTI paDyA... sahunI AMkhomAM harSanA AMsu UbharAyAM. dhanakumAra tyAM ja beThelo hato. rAjAe potAno sonAno kaMdoro dhanakumAranA khoLAmAM nAkhyo. tyAM upasthita rANIoe mUlyavAna alaMkArothI dhanakumArano khoLo bharI dIdho. dhanakumAre pUchayuM : "mahArAjA, A zuM? mAre A dravyanI jarUra nathI... mane paropakAra karavAno avasara maLI gayo, e ja mAre mana ghaNuM che.' mahArAjAe kahyuM : "yuvAna, tuM kahe, tAruM zuM priya karIe?" mahArAjA, jo Apa kharekhara mAruM priya karavA icchatA ho to caMDALa lohitamukha, ke jene Ape vadha karavA niyukta karyo che, teno manoratha pUrNa karo. sAce ja e sajjana puruSa che." mahArAjAnI dhanakumAranI paropakAraparAyaNatA joI diMga thaI gayA. "keTalI mahAnatA che A paradezInI! kevuM vizuddha sattva che enuM? Avo puruSa kyAreya ayogya, anucita AcaraNa nA ja kare. huM Ano paricaya prApta karuM... e pUrva enA zarIra parathI meza dUra karAvuM... snAna karAvI suMdara vastra ApuM. bhojana karAvuM... pachI bIjI badhI vAta karIza." mahArAjAe maMtrIne AjJA karI : sarvaprathama tame A upakArI paradezI yuvAnane snAnAdi karAvo, suMdara vastra Apo, bhojana karAvo.. ane vizrAma Apo. tyAra bAda tame lohitamukha kasAIne bolAvajo. A upakArI puruSanI icchA mujaba badhuM kArya thaze." mahArAjA, rANIo, rAjakumAro vagere rathomAM besI rAjamahela tarapha gayA. maMtrI dhanakumArane laI potAnA nivAsamAM gayo. tene snAna karAvI badhI ja meza dUra karAvI. suMdara vastra ApyAM. bhojana karAvyuM, ane kahyuM : "he mahApuruSa, mane kSamA karajo. meM tamane ghaNA kaSTamAM nAkhyA... Apa to sAkSAt bhagavAna cho..cetanAhIna thaI gayelA rAja kumArane Ape sajIvana karI dIdho! he upakArI, have tame vizrAma kareM. eka prahara pachI Apane jagADIza, pachI ApaNe rAjamahelamAM jaIzuM, tyAM lohitamukha kasAIne paNa bolAvIzuM.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pacha3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanakumAre vizrAma karyo. bIjI vAra te mRtyunA mukhamAMthI pAcho Avyo! tene yogI mahezvaradattanI smRti thaI AvI.. e samudrakinAro.. e yogInuM milana... paricaya thavo... Agraha karIne garuDa-maMtra Apavo... tapovanamAM javuM.... phalAhAra karavo... vagere prasaMgo enI AMkha sAmethI pasAra thavA lAgyA. te manomana bolavA lAgyo : "mahezvaradatta, teM mArA para mahAna upakAra karyo! jo te mane garuDamaMtra nA Apyo hota to atyAre huM jIvita na hota. chevaTe to e zrAvaka kasAIne mAro vadha karavo ja paData... kasAI paNa kevo che? kevI enI udAra ane udAtta vicAradhArA che..jo eNe utAvaLa karIne mAro vadha karI nAkhyo hota to? ThIka che, maravAno mane bhaya nathI, paraMtu rAjakumArane nirviSa karavAnuM pavitra kArya huM nA karI zakata. cAlo, mArA jIvanamAM eka satkArya to thayuM! huM mahezvaradattano upakAra kyAreya nahIM bhUlI zakuM... evI rIte A kasAIne paNa nahIM bhUlI zakAya..." vicAro karatAM karatAM dhanakumAra UMghI gayo. ghasaghasATa UMgha AvI gaI. eka prahara vItI gayo. maMtrIe ene jagADyo, ane baMne rAjamahelamAM gayA. mahArAjAe eka rAjapuruSane kahyuM : "tame caMDALane bolAvIne pUcho ke e zuM irache che?" rAjapuruSe kasAIne rAjamahelanA bAhya bhAgamAM bolAvIne pUchayuM : "he lohitamukha, mahArAjA tArA upara prasanna thayA che, tArI je icchA hoya te kahe, mahArAjA tArI icchA pUrNa karaze.' caMDALe pUchayuM : "e paradezI yuvAnane mahArAjAe mukta karyo ke?" "are, emAM tane zaMkA che? ene to e ja samaye mukti ApI dIdhI hatI ke jyAre rAjakumArane eNe nirviSa karyo hato. atyAre e mahArAjAnI pAse ja beTho che.. have tuM tArI abhilASA jaNAva.' mAre A vadhakAryathI mukti joIe che, kAyamI mukti! "are, mAgI mAgIne AvuM mAgyuM? dhana mAga, vaibhava mAga, ghara ane jamIna mAga..! nA jI, mAre bIjuM kAMI joItuM nathI. huM samucita arthapuruSArtha karI AjIvikA pUratuM dhana kamAi laiza. mane to A nidanIya ane A bhava-parabhava bagADanAruM vadhakArya na joIe. enAthI mukti joIe." rAjapuruSe mahArAjAne caMDALanI icchA kahI batAvI. mahArAjAe dhanakumAra sAme joIne kahyuM : "kharekhara A caMDALa vivekI che ane nirlobhI che!' dhanakumAre kahyuM : "mahArAjA, e mAtra caMDALanI jAtimAM janmyo eTaluM ja, bAkI te mahAnubhAva che. mATe Apa enI icchA pUrNa karo." pa74 bhAga-2 bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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yuvAna! ene huM vadha kAryathI kAyama mATe mukta karuM chuM. eTaluM ja nahIM, te upakArI, tArA hAthe tene eka lAkha sonAmahoro Apa!' bhaMDArIe eka lAkha sonAmahoronI thelIo lAvIne dhanakumAranI AgaLa mUkI. tyAra pachI kasAine tyAM bolAvavAmAM Avyo. kasAie mahArAjAne praNAma karyA, pachI dhanakumArane praNAma karyA. dhanakumAre kahyuM : "he mahAnubhAva, mahArAjAe tane AjIvana vadhakAryathI nivRtta karyo che, ane jIvanaparyata tArI AjIvikA cAle te mATe A eka lAkha sonAmahoro tane Ape che.." mahArAjAe kahyuM : "vidhyaparvatanI taLeTImAM, eka hajAra caMDALa parivArone rahevA mATe jamIna Apa!" dhanakumAre harSita hRdaye kahyuM : "jevI ApanI AjJA. Ape mahAna upakAra karyo.' dhanakumAre lohitamukhane kahyuM : "mahArAjAe tamArAM eka hajAra parivArone vidhyaparvatanI taLeTImAM vasAvavA mATe jamIna ApI che. mahArAjAno A bahu moTo upakAra che. huM ema icchuM chuM ke e hajAra parivAro ahiMsAdharmano svIkAra kare. teo khetI karIne pota-potAnI AjIvikA kamAya.' lohitamukhe kahyuM : "he Arya! ApanI icchA mujaba ja thaze. Apane jIvita joIne mane ati harSa thayo che. Ape mArA upara mahAna upakAra karyo che... mArI ghaNAM varSonI icchA pUrNa karI che.' dhanakumAranA guNa gAIne te potAne sthAne gayI. mahArAjAe dhanakumArane navA rUpe joyo. tene pUchyuM : "he bhadrapuruSa, tArI paropakAraparAyaNatA, tAro aucityapUrNa vyavahAra, tArI ziSTa-madhura vANI.. tArI saumya-suMdara mukhAkRti... A badhuM jotAM mane cokkasa lAgyuM che ke tuM koI moTA khAnadAna kuLano putra che. paraMtu tuM kahe, tuM kayA nagarano rahevAsI che? tane janma ApanArAM koNa bhAgyazALI mAtA-pitA che? ane tAruM nAma zuM che? dhanakumAra mahArAjAnA mukhe prazaMsA sAMbhaLI zaramAI gayo... "mahArAjA, je kamaLamAM lakSmI vAsa kare che, e kamaLamAM zuM kIDA utpanna nathI thatA? huM vaNika jAtimAM mAtra janmyo chuM. mAruM AcaraNa e ucca jAti-kuLane anurUpa nathI. mATe mArA uttama kuLamAM utpanna thayelo huM eka kIDo chuM.." dhanakumAranI AMkho AMsuthI bharAI gaI. potAnA uttarIya vastrathI AMkho lUchI nAkhIne teNe kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, huM suzarmanagarano nivAsI chuM. mArA pitA che nagarazreSThI vaizramaNa ane mArI mAtA che mahAsatI zrIdevI. mAruM nAma che dhana." aho, dhanakumAra, tuM zreSThIputra che! tuM akArya kare ja nahIM, to pachI ratnAvalI tArA pAse kevI rIte AvI? zuM tuM e rahasya pragaTa karIza?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pachA For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanakumAra ratnAvalInuM rahasya pragaTa kare, e pUrve kArarakSaka jhaDapathI rAjasabhAmAM Avyo, mahArAjAne praNAma karI hAMphatAM hAMphatAM teNe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, rAjakumArI vinayavatI meghavanamAM AvyAM che, tyAM beThAM che, Apane yAda kare che..." heM? vinayavatI meghavanamAM AvI gaI che? tane koNe kahyuM?" "meghavananI mAlaNa manoramA kahI gaI...' cAlo, mAro ratha rAjamahelanA dvAre lAvo. maMtrI, tame mahArANIne samAcAra Apo. ne rathamAM besI javA kaho. te pachI tame A ghanakumArane laI meghavanamAM Avo." dhanakumArane nirAMta thaI. "sAruM thayuM. kharA avasare ja rAjakumArI AvI pahoMcI.. nahIMtara hAranuM rahasya pUruM pragaTa nA thAta. kAraNa ke je mRtadeha parathI meM hAra lIdho hato, te mRtadehane huM to oLakhato na hato! eka strIno mRtadeha hato..." eTaluM ja huM batAvI zakata. have rAjakumArI hAranI saMpUrNa vigata batAvI zakaze.. mArA upara lAgeluM kalaMka dUra thaze..." rAjA-rANI rathamAM besI meghavanamAM pahoMcyAM. meghavanamAM eka latAmaMDapamAM rAjakumArI ekalI beThI hatI. enAM vastro phATI gayelAM hatAM. teNe divasothI snAna kareluM na hatuM... tenA vALa paNa vera-vikhera hatA. mahArANIne rAjakumArI vaLagI paDI.... dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. rAjAe tarata ja eka sainikane mahelamAM mokalI rAjakumArI mATe vastro maMgAvI lIdhAM. kezazRMgAranAM sAdhano maMgAvI lIdhAM. beTI, zuM thayuM? AvI karuNa sthiti kevI rIte sarajAI?" "pitAjI, ame ahIMthI nIkaLyA, amAruM vahANa samudranA madhya bhAgamAM pahoMcyuM ane pavananuM pracaMDa tophAna zarU thayuM. amAruM vahANa UchaLavA mAMDyuM ne paTakAvA mAMDyuM. chevaTe vahANa phUTI gayuM, jema strInA hRdayamAM rahelI gupta vAta phUTI jAya tema..." paraMtu, Apa pUjyonA pratApe, tUTelA vahANanuM eka pATiyuM mArA hAthamAM AvI gayuM... tenA sahAre taratI taratI huM kinAre pahoMcI.. ane jematema athaDAtI-kuTAtI ahIM sudhI AvI pahoMcI." beTI, tArI pAse je "kailokyasArA' nAmanI ratnAvalI hatI, tenuM zuM thayuM?' "pitAjI, vahANamAM tophAna zarU thayuM hatuM tyAre meM ratnAvalI mArI dAsI latikAne ApelI, teNe potAnA uttarIya vastra sAthe bAMdhI dIdhI hatI. pachI to vahANa bhAMgyuM. huM taNAI. e taNAI gaI.. enuM zuM thayuM tenI mane khabara nathI.." e marI gaI... eno mRtadeha samudrakinAre ghasaDAI Avelo, tenA vastra sAthe ratnAvalI baMdhAyelI hatI, te meM grahaNa karI hatI.' dhanakumAre rahasya kholI nAkhyuM. 2 . pahas bhAga-2 # bhava cothI For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjakumArIe dhanakumAra sAme joyuM. pUchuyuM : "zuM e ratnAvalI ApanI pAse che?' pratyuttara mahArAjAe Apyo. ratnAvalI enI pAsethI meM laI lIdhI hatI.. paNa e mArI pAse paNa nathI rahI. bAjapakSI upADI gayuM che! putrI, vAta lAMbI che. pahelA ApaNe rAjamahela jaIe. tuM snAna-bhojanAdithI nivRtta thA, vizrAma kara, pachI badhI vAta kahIza.. are, A dhanakumAre to ApaNA upara parama upakAra karyo che... rAjakumArane bacAvI lIdho che... tuM badhuM sAMbhaLIza to Azcaryacakita thaI jaIza..." "mahArAjA, ayogya AcaraNa karanArA - evA mArI prazaMsA nA karo... meM padravyanuM haraNa karIne ayogya AcaraNa karyuM hatuM. ApanI AgaLa asatya bolIne bIjuM ayogya AcaraNa karyuM hatuM..." kumAra, e badhuM te nahotuM karyuM. tArA saMyogoe karAvyuM hatuM. je banyuM te sArA mATe ja banyuM che! jo tAre A nagaramAM A rIte paNa rahevAnuM nA banyuM hota to rAjakumArane jIvita koNa karata? badho yogAnuyoga che. mATe kheda na pAmIza. have tuM amArA svajanasadaza che..' 0 0 0 rAjakumArI vinayavatIno dhAmadhUmathI nagarapraveza thayo. dhanakumAre suzarmanagare javAnI anumatI mAgI. mahArAjAe nava lAkha sonAmahoronI kiMmatanuM eka suMdara ratnAbhUSaNa bheTa ApyuM. mArgamAM rakSA mATe cAra vizvAsapAtra subhaTo ApyA. rAjA-rANI-rAjakumArarAjakumArI... samagra rAjaparivAre dhanakumAranA gadgada kaMThe guNa gAyA... kumAre subhaTo sAthe suzarmanagara tarapha prayANa karI dIdhuM. 0 0 0 dhanakumAranA cittamAM have suzarmanagaranI kalpanAo sAkAra thavA lAgI. mAtA ane pitAnI smRti tIvra banavA lAgI, naMdaka ane ghanazrI aMgenI jijJAsAo pragaTa thaI.. e badhA vicAronI paraMparA sarjANI. rastAmAM zrAvastInA rAjapuruSo badhI ja vyavasthA karatA hatA. bhojana ane nivAsanI suyogya vyavasthA thaI jatI hatI. keTalAka divasonA aMte teo "girithala' nAmanA nagara pAse pahoMcyA. bhAgya be pagalAM AgaLa cAlatuM hatuM. girithalanA rAjA caMDasenano rAtrinA samaye dhanabhaMDAra corAyo hato. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sainiko ane prajAjano coronI tapAsa karatA hatA. nagaranAM pravezadvAro para ane rAjamArgo para, bahAragAmathI AvatA-jatA lokonI tapAsa karavAmAM AvI hatI. dhanakumAra vagere jevA nagaramAM pravezyA, ke girithalanA rAjapuruSoe temane pakaDyA. nagaramAM thayelI corInI jANa karI ane kahyuM : "he mahAnubhAvo, tamAre amArA para roSa karavAnI jarUra nathI. tamAre amArI sAthe AvavuM paDaze." dhanakumAre kahyuM : 'tame jyAM laI jazo tyAM AvIzuM.' rAjapuruSo temane, rAjA taraphathI niyukta paMca pAse laI gayA. paMcanA pradhAnapuruSe pUchayuM : "tame kyAMthI Avo cho?' zrAvastInA sainikoe kahyuM : "ame zrAvastIthI AvIe chIe ane suzarmanagara jaIe chIe. amArA mahArAjAnI AjJAthI ame A sArthavAhaputrane suzarmanagara pahoMcADavA jaIe chIe.' paMca-pradhAne pUchyuM : "tamArI pAse koI dravya ke dAgInA vagere che? subhaTe kahyuM che, amArA mahArAjAe A sArthavAhaputrane eka mUlyavAna AbhUSaNa ApeluM che." amane batAvo.' kumAre batAvyuM. bhaMDArIe e AbhUSaNa joIne kahyuM : "A AbhUSaNa ApaNA mahArAjAnuM che. ghaNA samaya pahelAM e khovAyeluM hatuM.' bhaMDArInI vAta sAMbhaLIne zrAvatInA subhaTo kSobha pAmyA. dhanakumArane paNa Azcarya thayuM. bhaMDArIe kahyuM : "sAcuM kaho, A AbhUSaNa tamArI pAse kevI rIte AvyuM?' ghanakumAre kahyuM : "zrAvastInA mahArAjA vicAradhavale A AbhUSaNa mane premathI ApeluM che. tamArI samakSa khoTuM bolavAnuM koI prayojana nathI." bhaMDArI vicAramAM paDI gayo. teNe mahArAjA caMDasenane vAta karI, AbhUSaNa batAvyuM... "A AbhUSaNa mAruM ja che. ghaNA samaya pUrve e bhaMDAramAMthI khovAyuM hatuM... Aje cora pakaDAI gayA che. A pAMcane kArAvAsamAM pUrI do...' giriyalanA kArAvAsamAM pAMce purAyA. dhanakumAre sAthI subhaTone kahyuM : "ciMtA nA karazo. aMte satyano jaya thaze.' 0 0 0 corane pakaDavA mATe rAjapuruSoe prajAjanonA sahakArathI saghana vyavasthA goThavI. sarvatra gupta rIte sainiko goThavAI gayA. madhyarAtrinA samaye sAgarazreSThInA gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLatA corane sainikoe jhaDapI lIdho... sAgarazreSThInA gharamAMthI corelA. mAla sAthe te pakaDAI gayo. te eka parivAja ka hato. mAthe moTI jaTA hatI. mukha para ghaTAdAra dADhI-mUcha paw bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatAM. zarIra para bhagavA raMganA vastra hatAM. zarIra para rAkha coLelI hatI. tene rAtrimAM ja mahAmaMtrI pAse laI javAmAM Avyo. mudAmAla sAthe pakaDAI gayo hato. sainikoe corIno badho mAla mahAmaMtrInI AgaLa mUkI dadho. mahAmaMtrIne parivrAjaka para tIvra krodha AvI gayo. tyAM ja sajA saMbhaLAvI dIdhI : "are adhama puruSa, saMnyAsInA vezamAM AvuM ghora pApa kare che? A sAdhuvezane lajave che? tAro prabhAta samaye ja vadha karavAmAM Avaze.' gusse bharAyelA nagarajanoe parivrAjakanA zarIre meza copaDI. rAkha lagADI, gaLAmAM jUnA joDAonI mALA paherAvI, mastaka upara kareNanA phUlonI mALA bAMdhI jUnA sUpaDAnuM chatra dharyuM ane kALA gadheDA para besADyo. Dhola vagADatAM vagADatAM loko ane rAjapuruSo e parivrAjakane vadhasthaLe laI cAlyA. rAjamArgo para corane jovA hajAro strI-puruSo UmaTyAM hatAM. parivrAjakane khUba lajjA AvI. teNe manamAM vicAryuM : "have mAro vadha thaze ja, vadha thAya e pahelAM huM rAjapuruSone jaNAvI dauM ke meM corelo mAla - sonuM, rajata, ratno.. sonAmahoro vagere meM kyAM kyAM dADhyuM che. jethI jenuM jenuM e hoya, tene tene maLI jAya. kAraNa ke e badhuM have mane kAma AvavAnuM nathI!" parivrAjake rAjapuruSone pAse bolAvIne kahyuM : "jo tame sAMbhaLo to mAre tamane agatyanI vAta karavI che. rAjapuruSoe Dhola vAgatAM baMdha karAvyAM. gardabhane Ubho rAkhyo. kolAhala zAMta karavAmAM Avyo. parivrAjake kahyuM : "A nagaramAM huM ja corI karato rahyo chuM. mArA sivAya koIe corI karI nathI. coreluM dhana meM udyAnamAM dADhyuM che. maMdironAM khaMDiyeromAM dATeluM che. pahADanI guphAomAM dATeluM che ane nadInA kinArA upara dATeluM che. e badhuM dhana bahAra kADhI, jenuM jenuM hoya temane ApI do. huM tamane te te jagyAonI nizAnIo paNa jaNAvuM chuM. je pramANe parivrAjake kahyuM te pramANe corAyeluM badhuM ja dhana maLI AvyuM. mahAmaMtrIe ane bhaMDArIe badhuM dhana meLavI lIdhuM. mahAmaMtrIne vicAra Avyo : "zrAvastInA rAjapuruSo pAsethI peluM ati mUlyavAna AbhUSaNa maLI AvyuM che. te kyAMthI AvyuM? enI corI koNe karI haze?' A praznane manamAM rAkhIne, mahAmaMtrIe parivrAjakane namratAthI ane saujanyathI pUchyuM : are, parivrAjaka, tAro veSa sAdhuno che ane vartana DAkunuM che - Avo virodhAbhAsa kema che?" maMtrIzvara, je manuSyo vaiSayika sukhomAM lubdha bane che, temane kaMI paNa paraspara virodhAbhAsa dekhAto nathI. AvA mANaso kuLanI khAnadAnIno vicAra karatA nathI, mAtA-pitAnI pratiSThAne gaNakAratA nathI. snehI ane mitronI upekSA kare che. teone paralokano paNa bhaya hoto nathI.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ajJAnI jIvo bhale AvuM kare, paraMtu tame to sanyAsI cho, jJAnI puruSa cho, tamAre AvAM pApakArya na karavA joIe ne? he mahAtmA, corI karavAnuM sAcuM kAraNa mane kaho. mArI sAme zarama na rAkhazo. tame jANo cho ke prajAnA pAlananI amArA para moTI javAbadArI che." parivrAjaka-core kahyuM : "mahAmaMtrI, tamAre kAraNa jANavuM ja che to huM jaNAvuM chuM." mahAmaMtrIe rAjapuruSane kahIne parivrAjakane snAna karAvI, tenA zarIrane svaccha karAvyuM. tene svaccha vastro paheravA ApyAM. gaLAmAMthI joDAnI mALA dUra karAvI, mAthethI kareNanA phUlonI mALA dUra karAvI. tene besavA mATe Asana ApyuM lokone pota-potAne sthAne cAlyA javAno Adeza Apyo. parivrAjake potAno vRttAMta kahevo zarU karyo : mahAmaMtrI, "puMDa' nAmanA rAjyamAM "paMDavardhana' nAmanuM nagara che. te nagaramAM somadeva nAmano brAhmaNa vase che, temano huM putra chuM. mAruM nAma nArAyaNa. mArA zAstrAdhyayana mujaba huM hiMsaka yajJa karavAno upadeza Apato hato. hiMsaka yajJa karavAthI svarga maLe che." ema prajAjanone samajAvato hato." eka divasanI vAta che.' rAjamArga parathI keTalAka puruSone pakaDIne rAjapuruSo vadhasthAne laI jatA hatA. "A badhA cora che, mATe temano vadha karavAmAM Avaze.' evI ghoSaNA karatA hatA. rAjamArganI baMne bAjue UbhelA loko, te loko tarapha karuNAbhInI AMkhothI jotA hatA. tyAM huM paNa Ubho hato. meM rAjapuruSone kahyuM : "A corone haNI nAkho.' mArAthI thoDe dUra UbhelA eka munirAje mArA zabdo sAMbhaLyA. temaNe mArA tarapha joyuM. ne bolyA : "kharekhara, ajJAnadazA duHkhadAyI che..." "sAdhupuruSanuM vacana sAMbhaLI mane ciMtA thaI AvI... "AvA zAnta-prazAnta.... rUpavAna, munirAja zuM mane uddezIne bolyA?" huM emanI pAse gayo. emanAM caraNomAM praNAma karI meM pUchayuM : "bhagavaMta, ajJAnadazA kevI rIte che?' "jIvo upara khoTuM ALa caDhAvavuM ane dharma-viruddha upadeza Apavo e ajJAnadazA che.' meM pUchayuM : "bhagavaMta, khoTuM ALa meM konA para caDhAvyuM? ane dharma-viruddha kayo upadeza meM Apyo?' munirAje kahyuM : "hamaNAM rAjamArga parathI je manuSyone "cora' samajIne, vadhasthAne laI javAmAM AvyA, teo bicArA pUrvajanmanA pApakarmanA udayathI, niraparAdhI hovA chatAM "cora' tarIke pakaDAyA che. teM emanA para "mahAcarano Aropa mUkyo. bIjI vAta vAta satya hovA chatAM bIjAne duHkha thAya tevAM vacano nA bolavAM joIe, tuM evAM vacana bolyo. tArA brAhmaNa-zAstromAM kahevuM che ke patitane patita kahevAmAM pa0 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane corane cora kahevAmAM moTo doSa lAge che. evI rIte "satIne asatI kahevAmAM ane je cora nathI tene cora kahevAmAM bahu moTo doSa lAge che. mithyA vacana, asatya vacana bolavAmAM mAThAM phaLa bhogavavAM paDe che." 'vaLI, tuM upadeza Apato phare che ke hiMsaka yajJa karavAthI svarga maLe che,' A dharma-viruddha upadeza che. jIvahiMsA kyAreya paNa jIvane paralokamAM sukha Ape ja nahIM. badhAM tIrthakaroe kahyuM che ke "na phririsattAni seva mUyA' koI paNa jIvanI hiMsA nA karavI joIe. sarva jIvone abhayadAna ApavuM joIe. dayAhIna banIne, krodhAnya banIne je manuSya jIvono ghAta kare che, te bhavasaMsAramAM bhaTake che. duHkhI thAya che." munirAja avadhijJAnI hatA! bhUta-bhAvI ane vartamAnanA jJAtA hatA. temaNe mane kahyuM : "he brAhmaNaputra, teM tArA pUrvajanmamAM bIjA jIva upara khoTo Aropa mUkyo hato, tenAthI teM je pApakarma bAMdhyuM hatuM, te pApakarmanuM phaLa haju tAre bhogavavAnuM bAkI che... A janmamAM ja e kaTuphaLa tuM bhogavIza!" huM gabharAyo. mArA paga dhrujavA lAgyA. mArA zarIre parasevo vaLI gayo. meM munirAjane pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, mane kaho ke meM pUrvajanmamAM konA para khoTo Aropa mUkyo hato? kevo Aropa mUkyo hato... ne enuM kaTu phaLa meM keTaluM bhogavI lIdhuM che, ane keTaluM bhogavavAnuM bAkI che?" karuNAnidhAna munirAje kahyuM : "vAta lAMbI che. chatAM saMkSepamAM tane kahIza.' huM teonI sAthe, jyAM temano mukAma hato e sthAne gayo. vinayathI temanI sAme beTho." bhAratanA uttarApatha pradezamAM "garjanaka" nAmanuM nagara che. tyAM "ASADha' nAmano eka dvija hato. tenI patnInuM nAma hatuM racchukA. he vatsa, tuM emano putra hato, tAruM nAma caMDadeva hatuM. A vAta tArA pUrvanA pAMcamA bhavanI che.' 'tArA pitA ASADha zAstrajJa vedajJa vidvAna puruSa hatA. temaNe tene zAstro bhaNAvyAM. tuM vidvAna banyo... paraMtu tane tArA jJAnanuM abhimAna hatuM. rAjA tane rAjasabhAmAM mAna Apato hato, rAjAne tuM priya hato. rAjA tane niyamita tArI AjIvikA mATe dhana Apato hato.' "e nagaramAM vinIta' nAmanA zreSThI rahetA hatA. temanI putrI vIramatI bAlavidhavA banI hatI. vaidhavyano kALa dharma ArAdhanAmAM pasAra karatI hatI. pratidina te dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavA "yogAtmA' nAmanA parivrAjakanI pAse jatI hatI. yogAtmA jANatA hatA ke vIramatI bAla-vidhavA che, eTale enA pratye vizeSa karuNAbhAva rAkhatA hatA. samaya pasAra thato hato. vIramatInA jIvanamAM eka bhUkaMpa AvI gayo. te ja nagaranA "siMhala' nAmanA mALI sAthe tene prema thaI gayo. mahodaya thayo, vaiSayika zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa81 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sukhonA bhogopabhoganI icchA prabaLa banI... nA teNe bhaviSyano vicAra karyo, nA teNe mAtA-pitAnI khAnadAnI no vicAra karyo. teNe du:sAhasa karyuM, siMhala mALI sAthe te bhAgI gaI.' e ja divasomAM niHsaMga ane virAgI parivrAjaka yogAtmA, sAthenA parivrAjakone kahyA vinA koI gupta sthAne cAlyA gayA hatA. yogAtmA brahmacArI hatA. vizuddha AcAranuM pAlana karatA hatA... tuM paNa emane jANato hato. teo koI ajANI jagyAe cAlyA gayA che... e vAta paNa teM jANI hatI.' bIjI bAju vIramatInA bhAgI javAnA samAcAra teM sAMbhaLyAM. "e mALI sAthe bhAgI gaI che.' A vAta koI jANatuM na hatuM. teM vicAra karyo : "vIramatI pratidina yogAtmAno upadeza sAMbhaLavA AvatI hatI. yogAtmAne vIramatI upara vizeSa vAtsalyabhAva hato.. vIramatI bhAgI gaI che... ane yogAtmAno paNa patto maLato nathI. zuM yogAtmA to vIramatIne bhagADIne laI gayA nahIM hoya? A duniyAmAM kaMI asaMbhavita nathI. vIramatI yuvatI che... rUpavatI che.. yogAtmA enAmAM mohita thaI gayA hoya! 'vinIta zeThe rAjAnI pAse jaIne vAta karI. rAjamahelamAM vAta phelANI. 'vIramatI bhAgI gaI che... kyAM ane konI pAse bhAgI gaI che, enI jANa thatI nathI..." tuM rAjamahelamAM jato-Avato hato. A vAta sAMbhaLIne teM kahyuM : "emAM zuM jANavAnuM bAkI che? huM jANuM chuM, e konI sAthe bhAgI gaI che..." konI sAthe?' rAjAe pUchyuM. yogAtmA parivrAjakanI sAthe...." "are, e bhagavaMta yogAtmA to potAnI patnIno ane saMpattino tyAga karI, saMsAra choDI niHsaMga banyA hatA..' mahArAjA, A pAkhaMDIo AvI rIte parastrInI icchA karatA hoya che. emanA upara vizvAsa nA karavo. vIramatI roja enI pAse upadeza sAMbhaLavAnA bahAne jatI hatI. baMne vacce prema thaI gayo hato. chevaTe baMne paMkhIDAM UDI gayAM!' vAta nagaramAM phelANI." parivrAjakonA samudAyamAM vAta pahoMcI." parivrAjaka AcArye yogAtmAne samudAyamAMthI kADhI mUkyA. teo bicArA jyAM jyAM gayA, tyAM lokoe emano tiraskAra karyo.' 'te A rIte nirdoSa yogAtmA para kalaMka mUkIne tIvra koTinuM pApakarma bAMdhyuM." * eka eka pa82 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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{ 83] "avadhijJAnI munie mArI (parivrAjaka coranI) pUrvajanmonI kathA AgaLa vadhArI." 'teM yogAtmA maharSi para kalaMka to mUkyuM, paraMtu thoDA ja divasomAM prajAne jANa thaI ke vIramatI yogAtmA sAthe nahIM, paraMtu siMhala' nAmanA mALI sAthe bhAgI gaI che. tuM khoTo paDyo. lokoe tArI niMdA karI. rAjA paNa tArA pratye nArAja thayA." chatAM teM tArA pApakarmanuM prAyazcita nA karyuM, yogAtmA pAse jaI kSamA paNa nA mAgI. tAruM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM, mRtyu thayuM. marIne tuM "kolloga' nAmanA gAmamAM bokaDo thayo, manuSyagatimAMthI pazugatimAM gayo..." bokaDo thayo, thoDA samayamAM ja tArI jIbha saDI gaI... tuM ghAsa khAI zakato nathI, dhAnya khAI zakato nathI, tArI vedanA vadhatI jAya che. chevaTe tAruM mRtyu thAya che.' marIne e ja kolloga gAmanI sImamAM ziyALa thayo. tyAM paNa evAM phaLa khAvAnA kAraNe tArI jIbha saDI gaI... tyAM paNa tuM khUba rilAyo. tAruM mRtyu thayuM." "tuM sAketanagaramAM, tyAMnA rAjAnI preyasI madanalekhAnI kukhe putra thayo. yauvana pAmyo. tuM rAjAne khUba priya hato. pariNAme te unmatta thato cAlyo. tuM madirApAna karavA lAgyo. eka divasa madirApAna karI, unmatta banI teM rAjamAtAne khUba pajavI." rAjakumArane jANa thaI ke teM rAjamAtAnI pajavaNI karI che. rAjakumAre tane khUba mAryo. tArI jIbha cIrI nAkhI. tAruM garvakhaMDana thayuM. rAjAe paNa tane Thapako Apyo. tuM ghara choDIne cAlyo gayo. anazana karyuM. eka mahinA pachI tAruM mRtyu thayuM ane tAro janma paMDravardhanamAM brAhmaNaputra tarIke thayo. A tArA pUrvajanmanI kathA che." haju tAre peluM bAMdheluM pApakarma-yogAtmA para khoTuM kalaMka mUkIne bAMdheluM pApakarma bhogavavAnuM bAkI che." huM mArA ghera Avyo. mArA cittamAM vairAgya thayo. meM 'sugRhIta' nAmanA gurudeva pAse dIkSA lIdhI. keTalAMka varSo pachI gurudevanI aMtima avasthA AvI lAgI. meM temanI khUba sevA karI. mArI sevAthI prasanna thaI gurudeve mane mahAvidyAo ApI." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa83 - 1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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* eka AkAzamAM uDDayana karavAnI, * bIjI, cAvI vinA tALAM kholI nAkhavAnI.' 'A be, mahAvidyAo ApIne teoe mane kahyuM : dharmanA kArya mATe ja A mahAvidyAono prayoga karaje, te paNa koI bahu moTuM saMkaTa AvI paDyuM hoya to. paraMtu vaiyika sukho mATe kyAre paNa A mahAvidyAono upayoga nA karIza.' 'bIjI vAta kyAreya paNa tuM asatya nA bolIza, hasavAmAM paNa asatya nA bolIza. kadAca pramAdathI asatya bolI javAya to tarata ja nirmaLa jaLamAM nAbhi sudhI Ubho raheje. be hAtha UMcA karaje, AMkhone apalaka sthira rAkhIne A baMne maMtronA 88 hajAra jApa karaje.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'ATalI sUcanAo ApI, teo svargavAsI thaI gayA. pachI to mArA para koIno aMkuza nA rahyo. meM badhI ja sAdhumaryAdAo choDI dIdhI. guruvacanonI avagaNanA karI nAkhI... ane dharma-viruddha, sajjanomAM niMdanIya evAM duSTa kAryo karavA lAgyo. ATalA divaso sudhI corI karatAM huM nA pakaDAyo, kAraNa ke huM asatya bolato na hato. ane pramAdathI bolI javAya to gurudeve kahyA mujaba maMtrajApa karI leto. paraMtu gaI kAle meM bhUla karI.' 'zuM bhUla karI?' mahAmaMtrIe pUchyuM. 'gaI kAle saMdhyAsamaye udyAnamAM bakulavRkSanI nIce huM beTho hato, tyAre keTalIka yuvatIo, sarovaramAM snAna karI, maMdiramAM devatAnAM darzana karI, huM jyAM beTho hato tyAM AvI. madhura ane kAlI kAlI vANImAM temaNe mane pUchyuM : 'saMsAranAM zreSTha vaiyika sukhono tyAga karI, tame AvuM kaThora sAdhuvarta kema lIdhuM che?' teoe mArI sAme kaTAkSo pheMkyA, meM temanA bhAvo jANyA... mArAmAM paNa kAmAgni pragaTa thayo. meM lAMbo nisAso nAkhI... asatya bolI nAkhyuM : 'manabhAvana priyatamanA viyoganA saMtApathI pIDAto hato tethI meM A duSkara vrata grahaNa karyuM che.' pelI yuvatIo hasatI hasatI cAlI gaI... pachI mane khyAla Avyo ke pramAdathI huM asatya bolI gayo chuM. paraMtu meM bIjo pramAda karyo... gurudeva kahyA mujaba be maMtrono jApa nA karyo. 'ekAda vAra jApa nA karuM to kaMI vidyAo cAlI javAnI nathI...' ema upekSA karI.' -- pa84 'madhyarAtrinA samaye huM corI karavA nIkaLyo. sAgarazreSThInI havelInA daravAjA khullA hatA. huM havelImAM gayo. koI jAgI nA jAya, evI takedArI sAthe meM sonAno ane cAMdIno bhaMDAra upADyo... tyAM saheja avAja thayo. zeThanA gharamAM puruSonI bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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avarajavara saMbhaLAI. huM havelInI bahAra nIkaLI gayo ane "AkAzamagAminI" vidyAnuM smaraNa karyuM. smaraNa barAbara thaI zakyuM nahIM. AkAzamAM UDI nA zakyo. vidyA mane yAda ja nA AvI... huM bhayabhIta thaI gayo... sonAno bhaMDAra laIne huM UbhI zerIe doDavA lAgyo... tyAM zerInA nAke zastrasajja sainikoe mane pakaDI lIdho. he mahAmaMtrI, pachIno vRttAMta Apa jANo cho.' mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM : "he parivrAjaka, tamArI vAto ghaNI romAMcaka che... have mArA mananI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna karo. corIno badho mAla maLI Avyo che, paraMtu AmAM eka ati mUlyavAna alaMkAra kema nathI? ke je ghaNA samaya pahelAM corAyelo hato.' "e alaMkAra meM zrAvastInA rAjAne Apelo che." kayA nimitte?' mahAmaMtrIe pUchyuM. parivrAjake kahyuM : "mahAmaMtrI, zrAvastImAM mAro eka mitra rahe che. tenuM nAma che gaMdharvadatta, mArA prANathI paNa vadhAre e mane priya che. gaMdharvadattane, e ja nagaranA indradatta zreSThInI putrI vAsavadattA sAthe prema thayo. gaMdharvadatta vAsavadattA para atyaMta mohita hato. vAsavadattA paNa gaMdharvadattane sAcA hRdayathI cAhatI hatI." paraMtu indradatta zreSThIe vAsavadattAno vivAha e ja nagaranA svarNabAhu nAmanA zreSThInA putra AnaMda sAthe nakkI karyo. A samAcAra maLatAM ja vAsavadattA asvastha banI gaI... dhrusake dhrusake raDavA lAgI... teNe vicAryuM : "mAre A vAta tarata ja gaMdharvadattane jaNAvI devI joIe." te nagara bahAra AvelA yakSamaMdire pUjA karavAnA bahAne gharethI nIkaLI. mArgamAM ja gaMdharvadattanuM ghara AvatuM hatuM. gaMdharvadatte vAsavadattAne joI. saMketa thayo. gaMdharvadatta paNa yakSamaMdire pahoMcI gayo, yakSamaMdira vizALa hatuM maMdiranA pAchaLanA bhAgamAM baMne bhegA thayAM. vAsavadattA gaMdharvadattAnA khabhA para mastaka nAkhI raDI paDI. gaMdharvadatta kahyuM : "kema raDe che? zuM thayuM che tane? nagaranAM koI yuvAne tArI sAme kharAba dRSTi karI che ke koIe tAruM apamAna karyuM che?' nA re nA, evuM kaMI nathI banyuM... have tuM ane huM judAM thavAnAM... mArA vivAha mArA pitAe svarNabAhu zreSThInA putra AnaMda sAthe nakkI karI dIdhA... mArI mAtAe mane kahyuM.. ne huM tane kahevA mATe doDI AvI.." gaMdharvadatta gaMbhIra banI gayo. UMDA vicAramAM DUbI gayo...' svarNabAhu zreSThInA rAjA sAthe sArA saMbaMdha che. bIjI bAju indradatta zreSThI paNa rAjAno mAnIto che... zuM karuM? game te thAya, huM vAsavadattAne bIjA koI sAthe paraNavA nahIM dauM.' teNe vAsavadattAne kahyuM : "tArA lagna mArI sAthe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA padA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ja thaze. tuM mArI che, ne mArI ja patnI banIza. ciMtA nA kara." paraMtu mArA pitA mArAM lagna thoDA ja divasomAM karavAnI vAta kare che. e pahelAM...' huM tane ahIMthI upADI jAuM, ema ja ne? chevaTe mAre e ja mArga levo paDaze. e pahelAM mAre je upAyo karavA che, te karI lauM... saraLatAthI kArya thaI jAya to duSkAra mArga nathI levo.' bhale tAre ja karavuM hoya te karaje, huM paraNIza to tane ja paraNIza. nahIMtara mArA prANa...' vAsavadattA raDI paDI. gaMdharvadane tene vacana ApyuM... "huM ja tArI sAthe lagna karIza.' vAsavadattA ghare cAlI gaI.' gaMdharvadatta rUpavAna hato tema balavAna paNa hato. buddhimAna hato. teNe sarvaprathama vAsavadattAnA pitAne maLIne, emanI pAse vAsavadattAnI mAgaNI karavAno nirNaya karyo.' te prabhAta samaye, jyAre indradatta snAnAdi kAryothI nivRtta thatA hatA. tyAre, indradattanI havelIe pahoMcyo. joke indradatta gaMdharvadattane oLakhatA hatA. gaMdharvadattanAM paropakAranAM kAryone jANatA hatA. temaNe gaMdharvadattane AvakAra Apyo, gaMdharvada indradattanuM abhivAdana karyuM. aupacArika vAto karyA pachI, indradatte gaMdharvadattane AvavAnuM prayojana pUchyuM. gaMdharvadatte kahyuM : huM ApanI putrI vAsavadattAnI mAgaNI karavA Avyo chuM.' indradatta zreSThI camakyA. teo gaMdharvadatta sAme joI rahyA. be kSaNa pachI temaNe kahyuM : gaMdharvadatta, tuM moDo paDyo. meM gaI kAle ja svabAhu zreSThInA putra AnaMda sAthe vAsavadattAnA vivAha nakkI karyA che." e vivAha toDI zakAya...' paNa zA mATe? amane AnaMdakumAra gamyo che, mATe ame ja sAme jaIne vivAha karyA che." 'tame tamArI putrIne pUchyuM nahIM hoya?' putrIne zA mATe pUchavAnuM? ame je karIe te ene mAnya ja hoya.." "mAnya nA hoya to?' to ame parANe mAnya karAvIzuM. te amAre vicAravAnuM che." pA bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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'tamAre ekalAe nathI vicAravAnuM, mAre paNa vicAravAnuM che... kAraNa ke vAsavadattA mArI sAthe lagna karavA cAhe che... kadAca eNe zaramathI ke bhayathI tamane vAta nahIM karI hoya, paraMtu huM je kahuM chuM te satya kahuM chuM.' indradatta zreSThIne krodha AvI gayo. teo jorathI bolyA : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'eTale tuM amane ajANa rAkhI, amArI putrIne maLe che, ema ne? huM tane nagarano eka sAro yuvAna mAnato hartA... Aje khabara paDI ke tuM labADa che... nIkaLI jA mArA gharamAMthI ane kahI dauM chuM ke AjathI... A paLathI tAre vAsavadattAne maLavAno prayatna karavAno nathI. jo prayatna karyo... to enAM mAThAM phaLa tAre bhogavavAM paDaze.' 'bhale, jAuM chuM, paraMtu tamane kaheto jAuM chuM ke vAsavadattAnAM lagna mArI sAthe ja thaze...' Ama kahIne gaMdharvadatta, indradattanA gharamAMthI nIkaLIne cAlyo gayo. indradatta zreSThInuM mana dhamadhamI UThyuM. temaNe vAsavadattAne dhamakAvI nAMkhI. cetavaNI ApI dIdhI : 'AjathI tAre gharanI bahAra paga mUkavAno nathI. gaMdharvadattane maLavAnuM nathI... tAre ene bhUlI javAno che.' bIjI bAju svarNabAhu zreSThI pAse jaIne indradatte kahyuM : 'ApaNe jema bane tema jaladI sArA muhUrte AnaMdakumAra-vAsavadattAnAM lagna karI nAkhIe.' svarNabAhu kabUla thaI gayA. purohita pAse muhUrta kaDhAvyuM. trIjo divasa nakkI thayo. baMne pakSe lagnanI taiyArIo zarU thaI gaI. gaMdharvadattane paNa samAcAra maLI gayA. teNe potAnI taiyArIo zarU karI dIdhI. * lagnano divasa AvI gayo. * lagnamaMDapamAM AnaMdakumAranI jAna AvI gaI. * lagnanI corImAM vara-kanyAne padharAvavAmAM AvyAM. vAsavadattAnA zvAsa adhdhara thaI gayAM. 'zuM gaMdharvadatta nahIM Ave? mAro AnaMda sAthe hastameLApa thaI jaze?' enI AMkhomAMthI AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. 'nA, nA, huM AnaMdanI sAthe koI saMyogomAM lagna nahIM karuM...' eTalAmAM to lagnamaMDapanI cAra dizAmAM sazastra ghoDesavAro AvIne UbhA rahI gayA. gaMdharvadatta ghoDA parathI UtarI lagnamaMDapamAM Avyo. tenA eka hAthamAM be hAtha lAMbI khullI talavAra hatI. teNe trADa pADIne kahyuM : 'je jyAM beThA cho, tyAM ja besI rahejo. jarA paNa UMcAnIcA thayA cho to dhaDa para mAthAM salAmata nahIM rahe... joI lo cAre bAju...! zastrasajja ghoDesavArone joIne, gaMdharvadattanuM raudra rUpa joIne 57 zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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indradatta, svarNabAhu... AMnadakumAra... badhA ja stabdha thaI gayA. vAsavadattA jhaDapathI UbhI thaI. gaMdharvadatte eka hAthe upADIne potAnA khabhe nAkhI, ghoDA para besI pala vAramAM adRzya thaI gayo... pAchaLa badhA ja ghoDesavAro doDI gayA... lagnamaMDapamAM hAhAkAra thaI gayo. jAnaiyAonI nAsabhAga thaI gaI. svarNabAhu potAnA putrane laI, rathamAM besI gharabhegA thaI gayA. temaNe indradattane kahevaDAvI dIdhuM : "have amAre tamArI putrI nathI joItI." indradatta krodhathI saLagI UThyo. gaMdharvadatte dhoLA divase enuM nAka kApyuM hatuM. nagaramAM core ne cauTe, vAsavadattAnA apaharaNanI jorazorathI carcA zarU thaI gaI hatI. indradatta mahArAjA vicAradhavalanI pAse jaI, samagra ghaTanA kahI saMbhaLAvI. mahArAjA gaMdharvadA upara roSe bharAyA. temaNe senApati rudradevane bolAvIne AjJA karI : gaMdharvadattane game tyAMthI zodhIne pakaDI lAvo. indradatta zreSThInI putrI vAsavadattAne enI pAsethI kuzaLatApUrvaka pAchI meLavo." senApatie gaMdharvadattanI nagaramAM zodha AraMbhI dIdhI. eka eka ghara ane eka eka dukAnanI tapAsa karavA mAMDI.... udyAno, maMdiro, khaMDiyero... badhe ja sainiko pharI vaLyA. A zodhI kADhyo gaMdharvadattane. je laI AvyA mahArAjA pAse. rAjAe vAsavadattA, indradatta zeThane soMpI, gaMdharvadattane nagaramAMthI kADhI mUkyo. gaMdharvadatta mUMjhAyo. "have zuM karuM?" tyAM ene mArI smRti thaI AvI. te harSita thayo. teNe "jIvaka' nAmanA enA mitrane kahyuM : "ApaNe be nArAyaNa pAse jaIe. e maMtrasiddha parivrAjaka che. mAro e aMgata.... ane prANathI paNa vadhAre priya mitra che. mane vizvAsa che ke e mane sahAya karaze.' baMne mitro ghoDA para besI mArI pAse AvyA. huM ane gaMdharvadatta bheTyA. gaMdharvadatte badhI vAta karI. meM enI parIkSA karavA kahyuM : "mitra, choDane vAsavadattAne, enA karatAMya caDhiyAtI rUpavaMtI kanyA sAthe tane paraNAvI dauM!" pa88 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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teNe kahyuM : "nA, A janmamAM paraNIza to vAsavadattAne ja. e sivAyanI badhI strIo mAtA ne bahena samAna che." huM rAjI thayo. meM jIvakane kahyuM : "jIvaka, huM tane mUlyavAna ratno, AbhUSaNo ApuM chuM. tuM e laine zrAvastI jA. mahArAjAne A bheTa ApIne tuM vinaMtI kara. gaMdharvadatta ane vAgavadattAnA pragADha premanuM nivedana kara... tuM madhura vacanI che, buddhizALI che... rAjAno vizvAsa saMpAdana karI zakIza, vaLI, rAjA vicAradhavalane AvAM ratno khUba game che... mATe tAruM kAma thaI jaze." ratnonAM AbhUSaNo laI jIvaka mArate ghoDe zrAvastI pahoMcyo. mahArAjA pAse pahoMcyo. potAno paricaya ApIne, ratnonA mUlyavAna alaMkAro bheTa ApyA. rAjAnA bhaMDAramAM Avo eka paNa alaMkAra hato nahIM. te prasanna thayA. kahyuM : jIvaka, te mane priya vastu ApI, have tuM kahe - huM tAruM zuM priya karuM?' mahArAjA, gaMdharvadattane nagaramAM praveza karAvo ane vAsavadattA ene Apo!' "bhale, tAruM priya thaze. gaMdharvadattane bolAvI lAva." jIvaka mArate ghoDe amArI pAse Avyo. samAcAra ApyA. gaMdharvadatta nAcI UThyo, meM baMnene vidAya karyA. rAjA vicAradhavale gaMdharvadattano nagarapraveza karAvavA nagaranA AgevAnone sAme mokalyA. jyAre nagaranA dvAre Avyo tyAre rAjA svayaM sAme gayo. gaMdharvadatta mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM DhaLI paDyo. rAjAe tene uThAvIne potAnI chAtIe lagAvyo. rAjasabhAmAM gaMdharvadattanuM sanmAna karavAmAM AvyuM, ane tyAM ja indradatta zreSThIe, vAsavadattAne, gaMdharvadatta sAthe gaMdharvavidhithI paraNAvI dIdhI.' parivrAjake kahyuM : "A rIte meM peluM mUlyavAna AbhUSaNa zrAvastInA rAjAne ApeluM." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa89 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmaMtrIe parivrAjakane kahyuM : "mahAtmanuM, tame kharA samaye mitrane sahAya karI. sajjanocita kArya karyuM. tamane huM mukta karuM chuM. havethI Apa ApanA veSane anurUpa AcaraNa karajo. evI vinaMtI karuM chuM." mahAmaMtrI, tame mArA aparAdhonI kSamA ApI, mane navuM jIvana ApyuM che. havethI huM bhAvapUrvaka mArA parivrAjaka jIvanano prAraMbha karIza.' parivrAjaka cAlyo gayo. tyAra pachI sainikone mahAmaMtrIe AjJA karI : "kArAvAsamAM pUrelA zrAvastInA rAjapuruSone lai Avo." sainikoe dhanakumAra vagerene mukta karyA. mahAmaMtrI pAse lAvyA. mahAmaMtrI e kahyuM : "tame nirdoSa cho, tamane mukta karavAmAM Ave che. paraMtu tamArA pAsethI maLeluM AbhUSaNa amArA mahArAjanuM che, e tamane ApavAmAM nahIM Ave.' 0 0 0. dhanakumAre zrAvastInA rAjapuruSone kahyuM : 'have tame sahu zrAvastI pAchA jAo. huM ekalo suzamanagara pahoMcI jaIza. mahArAjAne mArA praNAma kahejo." rAjapuruSone pAchA vALyA. dhanakumAre samudrakinAre AvelA vairATanagarano rasto pakaDyo. vairATanagarathI suzarmanagara javAno rasto nirupadravI hatI. samudranA kinArekinAre javAnuM hatuM eTale bhUlA paDavAnI ciMtA na hatI. eka divasa, samudrakinArAthI thoDe dUra, ghaTAdAra vRkSonuM eka jaMgala dhanakumAre joyuM. vRkSo lIlAchama dekhAtAM hatAM, eTale anumAna karyuM ke tyAM pANInAM jharaNAM paNa vahetA haze. dhanakumArane sudhA paNa lAgI hatI. pANI paNa pIvuM hatuM. teNe e jaMgalamAM praveza karyo. jaMgalamAM thoDe dUra gayo to tyAM eka sAtheno mukAma joyo! lagabhaga pacAsathI vadhAre puruSo haze. aneka pazuo hatAM. nokaro bhojana banAvI rahyA hatA. sArthavAhe dhanakumArane AvakAryo. atithi, tame bhojanaveLAe AvI caDyA cho, to amArI sAthe tame paNa bhojana karo.' dhanakumArane tIvra sudhA lAgI hatI. teNe sArthavAhanuM AmaMtraNa svIkArI lIdhuM. pANI pIdhuM. bhojana karyuM. ane sArthavAha sAthe vArtAlApa zarU kare, e pahelAM to pahADa jevaDA moTA moTA hAthIonuM ToLuM tyAM dhasI AvyuM. sArthanA mANaso gabharAI gayA. bhAgAbhAgI thaI gaI. dhana paNa eka dizAmAM doDavA lAgyo. enI pAchaLa eka yuvAna hAthI doDyo. dhanane pakaDavA mATe prayatna karavA lAgyo. dhana bhAga-2 # bhava cotho paca For Private And Personal Use Only

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vAMkocUko doDavA lAgyo. hAthI krodhe bharAyo... sUDha lAMbI karIne... teNe dhanane jhaDapI lIdho... jamIna para pachADI dIdho. evo jorathI jamIna para paTakyo ke ene tammara AvI gayA. zarIranuM eka-eka hADakuM duHkhavA lAgyuM. hAthe-page ghaNuM vAgyuM... basa, e maryo nahIM eTaluM ja! vaLI pAchA e ja yuvAna hAthIe dhanane sUMDhathI pakaDIne AkAzamAM uchALyo! bhAgyayoge kumAre pAse rahelA vaTavRkSanI DALI pakaDI lIdhI ane e tarata ja vRkSanI sauthI uparanI DALI para caDhI gayo. yuvAna hAthIe sUMDha UMcI karI... paNa kumAra sudhI nA pahoMcI. hAthI harAyo thayo hato. teNe vaTavRkSanA thaDane sUMDha lapeTI ane vRkSane ukhADI nAkhavA prayatna karavA mAMDyo. vRkSa moTuM hatuM. vRkSanAM mULiyAM jamInamAM khUba UMDAM gayelAM hatAM, eTale vRkSa UkhaDavAnI to zakyatA ja na hatI. chatAM vRkSane teNe hacamacAvI mUkyuM hatuM. dhanakumAre uparanI DALI majabUta pakaDI lIdhI hatI. kumAra uparanI je DALI para beTho hato, tenA upara nAnI nAnI DALIonA jhuMDamAM pakSIno eka mALo hato. paraMtu pakSI na hatuM. kumArane mALAmAM rahelAM baccAM jovAnI icchA thaI. te sAcavIne Ubho thayo mALAmAM joyuM... to tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI! te stabdha thaI gayo... nIce UbhelA hAthIonA ToLAne bhUlI gayo..... 'A zuM? trailokyasArA ratnAvalI, ke jene bAjapakSI upADI gayuM hatuM. te ratnAvalI ahIM A mALAmAM kyAMthI AvI gaI? zuM A mALo e bAjapakSIno haze? je hoya te, huM ratnAvalI to lai lauM! pharI-pharIne pAchI e ratnAvalI mArI pAse AvI! paraMtu mAre rAkhavI nathI... mAre zuM karavI che? mArA gharamAM AvI aneka ratnAvalI che! jo A hAthInuM ToLuM cAlyuM jAya to huM nIce utarI jAuM ane zrAvastI jaine A ratnAvalI mahArAjAne ApI AvuM... ghare javAmAM thoDuM moDuM thaze... to thaze, Ameya varSa upara samaya thaI gayo che. thoDo vadhAre vilaMba thaze... paraMtu mahArAjAne khUba harSa thaze. rAjakumArI AnaMdita thaI jaze.' girithala nagarathI dhanakumAre mukta karelA rAjapuruSo zrAvastI pahoMcyA, mahArAjA vicAradhavalane praNAma karI, girithalamAM banelI durghaTanA kahI saMbhaLAvI. mahArAjAne girithalanA mahAmaMtrI upara gusso Avyo. 'ThIka che, avasare mAre girithala para AkramaNa karavuM ja paDaze.' paraMtu rAjapuruSone mahArAjAe tataDAvI nAkhyA. 'tame kharekhara buddhihIna cho, e dhanakumAra to udAra prakRtino che. teNe tamane kaSTa nA paDe, mATe mukta karyA, paraMtu tamAre eno saMga choDavAno na hato. suzarmanagara sudhI tamAre javAnuM hatuM. meM tamane spaSTa zabdomAM AjJA karI hatI... chatAM tame pAchA AvI gayA. e upakArI mahApuruSa ekalo ja suzarmanagare jaze... enA pitA nagarazreSThI che.. rAjasabhAmAM emanuM sthAna che. rAjasabhAmAM avazya vAta zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 51 For Private And Personal Use Only

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thavAnI ke dhanakumAre garuDamaMtrathI zrAvastInA rAjakumArane nirviSa karI navuM jIvana ApyuM.... Avo mahAna upakAra karavA chatAM zrAvastInA rAjAe viveka nA karyo? enI sAthe be-cAra vaLAviyA paNa nA mokalyA? mArI kevI apakIrti thaze? jAo hamaNAM ja pAchA jAo, jyAM dhanakumAra hoya, tyAM jaIne maLo... ane suzarmanagare pahoMcADIne Avajo. jo pahoMcADyA vinA AvyA to tamane nagaramAM pravezavA nahIM dauM." bicArA rAjapuruSo! zuM kare? mahArAjAnI AjJAnuM pAlana kare ja chUTako! jamavA paNa nA rokAyA... potapotAnAM parivArone maLavA ya nA rokAyA.. tarata ja ravAnA thayA. giriyala tarapha prayANa karyuM. 0 0 0. dhanakumAre ratnAvalI laIne potAnI kamare kaMdorA sAthe bAMdhI lIdhI. upara kasIne vastra bAMdhI dIdhuM. teNe nIce joyuM. haju hAthIonuM ToLuM UbhuM hatuM. te zAntithI DALa para nirbhayapaNe besI rahyo. Akhare kaMTALIne hAthInuM ToLuM jaMgalamAM cAlyuM gayuM. jyAre dekhAtuM baMdha thayuM, tyAre kumAra dhIre dhIre vRkSanI nIce utaryo. tenuM AkhuM zarIra duHkhatuM hatuM. zarIra para ujharaDA paDyA hatA. mAthe paNa ThIka ThIka vAgyuM hatuM. teNe vicAryuM : "mArgamAM koI sAruM gAma Ave to tyAM be divasa rahIne upacAra karAvI lauM... paNa have girithalamAM nathI javuM.' te dhIre dhIre cAlavA lAgyo. ekAda yojanA gayA pachI eka ghoDesavAra maLyo. ghoDesavAre dhanakumArane joyo... teNe pUchyuM : "he Arya, tAre kyAM javAnuM che?' zrAvastI." huM zrAvastI to nathI jato, paraMtu zrAvastIthI najIkanA priya milana' nAmanA gAme jAuM chuM. tuM mArI pAchaLa azva para besI jA. huM tane priya milana gAma sudhI lai jAuM. tyAMthI tuM zrAvastI cAlyo jaje.. tane vAgeluM che? tAruM zarIra zramita lAge che.." dhanakumAre ghoDesavAranI vAta mAnI lIdhI. te ghoDA para besI gayo. ghoDo doDavA mAMDyo. rastAmAM ghoDesavAre pUchayuM : "zrAvastImAM konA ghare javuM che yuvAna?' mahArAjAnI pAse javuM che." mahArAjA vicAradhavalanI pAse?' hA bhAI.." mahArAjA jevA mahArAjAne kevI be moTI Apatti AvI gaI? rAjakumArane kALo nAga Dasyo ane rAjakumArInuM vahANa samudramAM tUTI gayuM.... e to vaLI pa92 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavAnanI dayA thaI ke. jhera utAranAra eka paradezI yuvAna maLI gayo. ane rAjakumArIne dariyAmAM pATiyuM maLI gayuM... baMnene navuM jIvana maLyuM!" "e vakhate tame zrAvastImAM hatA?" kumAre pUchyuM. nA, paNa badhA samAcAra to maLe ne? amArA gAmanA vepArIo zrAvastI jAya - Ave che. paNa pachI.. hamaNAM ja amArA gAmamAM eka kanyAne sApa karaDyo.. bicArI kanyA.. mUchita thaIne paDI. mane thayuM ke "zrAvastImAM pelo paradezI mAMtrika hoya to bolAvI lAvuM..' huM mArate ghoDe gayo zrAvastI.. paNa paradezI mAMtrika to cAlyo gayelo... nirAza thaIne pAcho Avyo... kanyA nA jIvI...' zuM teno agnisaMskAra karI dIdho?" kadAca nahIM karyo hoya.. karyo paNa hoya... mane khabara nathI. tyAM gayA pachI khabara paDaze... paNa te marI gaI che, e vAta nakkI che." bhale marI gaI hoya, jo enA dehane jemano tema rAkhyo haze.. to huM ene sajIvana karIza! eTalo paropakAra karavAno mane avasara maLaze.." haiM tame jhera utAro cho?" hA, rAjakumAranuM jhera utAravAnuM kAma paNa meM karyuM hatuM.' ghoDesavAre ghoDo Ubho rAkhyo. te nIce Utaryo. teNe pharIthI kumArane joyo. visphArita netre joyo... te gadgada thaI gayo. teNe kahyuM : "aho, huM kevo bhAgyazALI, ke mane tamArA jevA mahAna mAMtrika puruSano anAyAsa bheTo thaI gayo!' 'tame vilaMba nA karo. ghoDA para beso... ne ghoDAne pavanavege doDAvo... to ja kanyAne bacAvI zakAze. priya milana gAmamAM jaIne dhanakumAre paheluM kAma kanyAne nirviSa karavAnuM karyuM. AkhA gAmamAM ghanakumAranI prazaMsA thavA lAgI. loko ene "bhagavAna" mAnavA lAgyA. pelA rAjapuruSonA kAne vAta pahoMcI ke priyamilana gAmamAM koI mAMtrike eka kanyAne nirviSa karI che.." teoe dhanakumAranI ja kalpanA karI. teo primilana gAmamAM pahoMcyA. kumArane maLyA... kumAre AzcaryathI pUchyuM : 'tame kema pAchA AvyA? mahArAjAnI AjJAthI. paraMtu Apa suzarmanagara javAnA badale pAchA kema vaLyA? pachI zrAvastI AvavAnuM che. mahArAjAne maLavuM che... Aje ja ApaNe nIkaLI jaIe...' zrI samarAditya mahAthA pac3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanakumAre rAjapuruSo sAthe zrAvastI tarapha prayANa karI dIdhuM. bIjA ja divase teo zrAvastI pahoMcI gayA. rAjapuruSoe mahArAjAne nivedana karyuM : "e upakArI mahApuruSa dhanakumAra pAchA ahIM padhAryA che!' ghanakumAre rAjamahelamAM praveza karyo. mahArAjA ene bheTI paDyA. harSanAM AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. kumArane potAnI pAse besADI mahArAjAe pUchyuM : "kumAra, tane joI ati harSa thayo... paraMtu mArgamAMthI kema pAcho pharyo ?' mahArAjA, eka aNadhArI ghaTanA banI.... ane pAchA AvavAnuM mana thayuM!" kumAre kamara uparathI vastra kholyuM. kaMdorA sAthe bAMdhelI ratnAvalI kholIne mahArAjAnA hAthamAM mUkI... mahArAjAnI AMkho visphArita thaI gaI... "A to 'tralokya sArA ratnAvalI' che! jene bAjapakSI upADI gayuM hatuM! kumAra, tane kyAMthI ane kevI rIte A ratnAvalI maLI?" dhanakumAre mAMDIne badhI vAta karI. samagra rAjaparivAre vAta sAMbhaLI... sahu AnaMdita thayA. mahArAjAe, e ja samaye ratnAvalI kumAranA gaLAmAM paherAvI dIdhI! kumAre kahyuM : mahArAjA, A ratnAvalI to mahArAjakumArInI che.. emane ja Apo.." dhanakumAranI niHspRhatA joIne mahArAjA bhAvavibhora thaI gayA. "AvuM advitIya AbhUSaNa huM bheTa ApuM chuM.... chatAM enI niHspRhatA kevI che... huM ene have ahIMthI moTA sAthe sAthe vidAya ApIza.." dhanakumAre UbhA thaI, rAjakumArI pAse jaIne kahyuM : "bahena, tArA A bhAInI A bheTa svIkAra...' ratnAvalI rAjakumArInA gaLAmAM Aropita karI dIdhI. mahArAjAe gadgada svare kahyuM : "vatsa, tane zuM mAruM rAjya ApI dauM? zuM ApuM? kharekhara, tArA guNoe mane mohita karI dIdho che... vadhu zuM kahuM? amane tuM bhUlIza nahIM.. kyAreka ahIM Avaje... amane darzana Apaje...' 0 0 0 dhanakumArane thoDA vadhu divasa rAjamahelamAM rAkhIne tenI AgatA-svAgatA karI. mahArAjAe mahAmaMtrIne bolAvIne AjJA karI : "dhanakumAra ahIMthI moTA sAthe sAthe suzarmanagara jaze. mATe taiyArI karo." ja 500 vAhanomAM vividha kariyANAM bharAvyAM. che. 500 azva vagere pazuo ApyAM, che. 500 rakSaka sainiko ApyAM, ka 100 dAsa-dAsI-nokaro ApyAM. rAjA ane rANI e maNiratnajaDita aneka AbhUSaNo bheTa ApyAM. 468 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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zubha divase sArthavAha banIne dhanakumArane prayANa karyuM. rAjA, maMtrImaMDaLa ane nagaranA agragaNya zreSThIo vaLAvavA gayA. khUba mAna-sanmAna sAthe vidAya ApI. 0 0 0 suzarmanagaranA sImADAmAM sAthe sAthe dhanakumAre praveza karyo. nagarazreSThI vaizramaNane saMdezo mokalyo. vaizramaNa ane zrIdevI harSavibhora banI gayAM. nagaramAM vAyuvege samAcAra phelAI gayA. zrIdevI ane vaizramaNanI sAthe seMkaDo snehI-svajano.... mitro ne paricito dhanakumAranuM svAgata karavA nagaranI bahAra AvyA. mAtA-pitAnA darzana thatAM dhanakumAra temanAM caraNomAM DhaLyo. zrIdevIe putranA mAthe hAtha mUka ovAraNAM lIdhAM. vaizramaNe kumArane Ubho karI chAtIe lagAvI heta varasAvyuM. snehI-svajanoe kuzaLapRcchA karI... ane bhavya svAgata sAthe dhanakumAra ghare pahoMcyo. che vaizramaNe sahune prItibhojana ApyuM. * jinamaMdiromAM mahotsava racAvyA. mahArAjA sudhanvA svayaM rAjaparivAra sAthe dhanakumArane maLavA AvyA. kumArane AliMgana ApI, enI kuzaLatA pUchI, vaizramaNe kumArane kahyuM : "vatsa, Aje tArA hAthe tArI icchA mujaba dInaanAthone dAna Apa, mahAdAna Apa." kumAre mahAdAna ApyuM.. | dinabhara nagaravAsI lokonI Avana-jAvana cAlI rahI. sahue dhanakumArane abhinaMdana ApyAM. 0 0 0 sAMje bhojana karyA pachI, mAtA-pitA ane putra, traNe ekAMtamAM beThAM. zrIdevIe pUchyuM : vatsa, dhanazrI sAthe nathI AvI.. enuM zuM thayuM?" dhanakumAre athathI iti sudhInI vAta saMbhaLAvI dIdhI. vaizramaNa ane zrIdevI dhanazrInA kALAM kAma sAMbhaLIne thIjI gayAM. vaizramaNe kahyuM : "vatsa, kalpavRkSa para kArelAnI vela nA zobhe. kyAM tuM ane kyAM A pApAtmA? enAthI tuM chUTI gayo, sAruM thayuM. enAthI caDhiyAtI, rUpe-guNe paripUrNa evI bIjI zreSThI kanyA sAthe tAro vivAhamahotsava racAvIzuM!' rAha ja ka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA UCU For Private And Personal Use Only

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{ 85 manohara prabhAta hatuM. vaizAkhI pUrNimAno bIjo divasa Ugyo hato. dhanakumAre nidrAtyAga karyo. prabhAtika kAryothI paravArI teNe mAtA-pitAnAM caraNomAM vaMdanA karI. pitA-putra sAthe besI dugdhapAna karyuM. vaizramaNe kahyuM : "vatsa, je yakSarAjanA anugrahathI tuM kuzaLa-kSema pAcho Avyo che, maraNAMta kaSTomAMthI pAra Utaryo che, e dhanadeva yakSarAjanI mahApUjAnuM Aje Ayojana karyuM che. snehI, svajano, mitro vagerenI sAthe maMdire javAnuM che ane tAre tyAM yakSarAjanI pUjA karavAnI che. dInaanAtha janone dAna ApavAnuM che. pachI sahue sAthe besI tyAM prItibhojana karavAnuM che." ahIMthI ApaNe kyAre nIkaLavAnuM che?" "bIjA praharanA prAraMbhe." huM snAnAdithI nivRtta thAuM chuM.' zrIdevI ane vaizramaNa dhanadeva yakSarAja pratye daDha zraddhA dharAvatA hatA. yakSa temanA ArAdhya deva hatA. sukhamAM-duHkhamAM teo yakSarAjanA darzane acUka jatA hatA. mahApUjA karatA hatA. yakSarAjanA aneka prabhAvo temaNe temanA jIvanamAM anubhavyA hatA. bIjA praharano prAraMbha thayo. seMkaDo snehI, svajano ane mitro sAthe dhanakumAra ane zrIdevI-vaizramaNa yakSarAjanA maMdire pahoMcyA, mahotsava racAyo. mahApUjA thaI, prItibhojana thayuMane sahu pota-potAnA sthAne gayA. dhanakumAre vaizramaNane kahyuM : "huM siddhArtha udyAnamAM paribhramaNa karI, ucita samaye ghera AvI jaIza." vaizramaNe kahyuM : "vatsa, yatheccha paribhramaNa karaje." dhanakumAre siddhArtha udyAnamAM praveza karyo. pUrvottara vibhAgamAM te AgaLa vadhyo. tyAM teNe eka vizALa azokavRkSanI chAyAmAM eka yuvAna zramaNa zreSThane joyA. teo samAdhistha beThA hatA. tapazcaryAthI ane svecchAe kaSTa sahana karavAthI temanuM zarIra kRza thayeluM hatuM, chatAM temanI dehakAnti tapelA sonA jevI hatI. emanA aMga para zveta vastra hatuM. temanA suMdara mukha para saumyatAno zaNagAra hato. teo kozala dezanA rAjA vinayaMdharanA putra yazodhara hatA. teoe akSaya AnaMdanI prApti mATe, parizadha bhAga-2 # bhava cotho UES For Private And Personal Use Only

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mATe prApta bhogasukhone tyajI dIdhAM hatAM. temane mukti joItI hatI. amaratva joItuM hatuM. paramAnaMda joIto hato. dhanakumAre mahAmuni yazIdharane jotAM ja romAMca anubhavyo. hRdaya pramudita thayuM. dharmabhAvanA vikasita thaI. teNe "atyagvi vaMphAri' kahIne bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. tyAra pachI vinayapUrvaka yathAsthAne besI gayo. yazodhara mahAmunie kamalasadaza nayano kholyAM. jamaNo hAtha UMco karI 'dharmalAma'no AzIrvAda Apyo. mahAmunie karuNAbhInI AMkho dhanakumAra para mAMDI. anumAna karyuM : "A mahAnuMbhAvanI dehAkRti kalyANakArI che ane rUpasaMpadA prazAnta che... hRdaya nirmaLa che." dhanakumAre namratAthI madhura zabdomAM pUchuyuM : he munizreSTha, sAkSAt kAmadevane parAjita karI de tevuM addabhuta rUpa che ApanuM, e ja pramANe ApanI pAse apAra vaiibhava haze... vaiSayika sukho haze.. pachI Ape zA mATe eno tyAga karyo? zA mATe A duSkara vratovALI dIkSA lIdhI? zA kAraNe vairAgya thayo? kRpA karI mane samajAvo." "mahAnubhAva, Adhi-vyAdhi-upAdhithI bharelo A saMsAra ja vairAgyanuM nimitta nathI zuM?" mahAtmanuM, e kAraNa to sarvajana sAdhAraNa che. huM to ApanuM vyaktigata vizeSa kAraNa pUchuM chuM.' 'kumAra, mAruM potAnuM caritra ja vizeSa kAraNa che!' bhagavaMta, vairAgyanuM kAraNabhUta ApanuM caritra sAMbhaLavAnI mArI utkaTa abhilASA che." 0 0 0 ati prAcInakALanI vAta che. mArA navamA bhavanI vArtA che. e kALe ne e samaye vizAlA nagarI bhAratanI pramukha nagarIomAMnI eka samRddha nagarI hatI. enuM mahattva mAtra janasaMkhyAthI na hatuM, paraMtu vepAra-udyogathI hatuM. vizAlAnA mahArAjA amaradatta parAkramI ane pratApI rAjavI hatA. mahArANInuM nAma hatuM yazodharA, ane emanA rAjakumAranuM nAma hatuM surendradatta. surendradatta eTale huM! A bhavathI mAMDIne e bhUtakALano navamo bhava hato. mArA pitAjI vaiSayika sukho pratye virakta banyA. lokottara Atmahita sAdhI levA tatpara banyA. temanI icchA hatI ke mArAM lagna thaI jAya pachI mAro rAjyAbhiSeka karI, teo pravrajyA svIkAre. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pac7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAketa nagaranI rAjakumArI nayanAvalI sAthe mArAM lagna thayAM. dhUmadhAmathI lagna thayAM. deza-dezAttarathI rAjAo, sAmaMto ane mAMDaliko AvyA. vividha prakAranI bheTo ApI. nayanAvalInuM vizAlAnA rAjamahelamAM premathI svAgata thayuM. nayanAvalInuM addabhUta saundarya, nIlama maNi jevA ujjala netra, sonAnA tAra jevo camakato kezasamUha, sphaTika jevI ghavala gorI-gorI kAnti ane sugaThita suspaSTa dehayaSTi joIne rAjamahelano strIvarga mugdha thaI gayo. nayanAvalI sAketanA rAjamahelanA svastha ane svataMtra vAtAvaraNamAM UcharelI hatI. te abhimAnI hatI, sAthe ja vilAsinI hatI. aneka kaLAo eNe prApta karelI hatI. mArI mAtA yazodharA, ke je eka viduSI strI hatI, nayanAvalI e enuM citta paNa corI lIdhuM hatuM... pachI mArI to vAta ja zI! huM enA mohapAzamAM jakaDAI gayo. mAro rAjyAbhiSeka karI, pitAjIe dIkSA lIdhI. huM samyagadarzana pAmyo. mane vizuddha paramAtmA svarUpanuM jJAna thayuM. vizuddha gurutattvano bodha thayo. sAcA dharmatattvane huM pAmyo... mArI samajaNa khUba spaSTa thaI, paraMtu AcaraNamAM kaMI ja na hatuM. AcaraNamAM hatA raMga-rAga ne bhogavilAsa. pAra vinAnAM zreSTha vaiSayika sukhomAM mArA yauvanano moTA bhAgano kALa pasAra thaI gayo. rAjamahelonI viziSTa raheNI-karaNI mujaba pratidina rAjAnA kezakalApane, rAjAnI priya rANI zaNagAratI. kezane dhovA, sApha karavA, telanuM ampaMgana karavuM. pachI emAM pAMthI pADI kezane zobhAyamAna karavA... vagere rANI karatI hatI. eka divasa nayanAvalI mArA kezakalApamAM pAMthI pADI rahI hatI, pAse ja enI dAsI sArasikA UbhI hatI. teNe mAre mAthe dharmadUta' ne joI lIdho. nayanAvalIe ene izArAthI cUpa rahevA kahyuM. paraMtu dAsInA peTamAM vAta Take kharI? be divasa pachI e dAsIe AvIne mane kahyuM : "mahArAjA, dharmadUta AvI gayo che!' sAMbhaLIne meM daravAjA tarapha joyuM.. koI dekhAyuM nahIM. dAsIe hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM : "mahArAjA, dvAra para nahIM, mastaka para Avyo che!' oho... zuM mAthe sapheda vALa Avyo? meghazyAma kezakalApamAM zveta vALanuM Agamana thayuM? yauvanano kALa tIvragatithI pasAra thAya che. jIvana ane yauvana kSaNe-kSaNe nAza pAmatuM jAya che...' dAsI cAlI gaI.. mAruM aMtara maMthana avirata cAlatuM rahyuM. "mAre have pramAda nA VEC bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavo joIe. divasa vIte che, rAta Ave che, rAta cAlI jAya che... ne divasa Ave che. divasa-rAtanuM A avirata cakra cAlI rahyuM che... jIvananA yauvanakALanAM keTalAM varSo pasAra thaI gayAM? mAtra vaiSayika sukho ja meM bhogavyAM. layalIna banIne bhogavyAM. kyAreya paNa meM AtmAno vicAra nA karyo... paralokano paNa vicAra nA karyo. mRtyunI anivAryatA nA vicArI. mRtyunI anizcitatA paNa nA vicArI. mRtyu game tyAM ne game tyAre AvI zake che... ane A dehanuM pija2 ahIM paDI rahe che, AtamapaMkhI UDI jAya che.. mRtyu pachI kai gatimAM mAro janma thaze? meM vicAra ja nathI karyo. Aje A dAsIe mane sArI cetavaNI ApI. 'dharmadUta" AvI gayo che! joke nayanAvalI e paNa dharmadUta joyo ja haze. paraMtu e nA kahe! kadAca enA manamAM bhaya paNa hoya ke huM mArA pitAnA pagale... pagale cAritra laI lauM! pravrajyA aMgIkAra karI lauM! kAraNa ke rAjakumAra have yauvanamAM praveza karI rahyo che. tenAM lagna karI, rAjyAbhiSeka karI.. huM cAritra svIkArI zakuM chuM. nayanAvalI A vicAra karI zake ema che. joke huM ja ene mArI jAgelI bhAvanAthI paricita karI dauM chuM. ene mAre aMdhArAmAM nathI rAkhavI. ene meM atyAra sudhI mArI badhI ja vAto karI che. e paNa enI badhI vAto mane kare che." Ama vicArIne huM rANIvAsamAM javA Ubho thayo hato, tyAM ja nayanAvalI mArA khaMDamAM pravezI. mane AnaMda thayo. te AvIne, mAruM abhivAdana karIne, mArI pAse bhadrAsana para beThI. devI, huM hamaNAM tArI pAse rANIvAsamAM Avato hato!' "atyAre?" hA, uThavAnI ja taiyArImAM hato...' koI khAsa prayojana?' hRdayamAM UThelA zubha bhAvonuM nivedana karavA!' evA te kevA zubha bhAva pragaTyA che ApanA hRdayamAM!' devI, te to nA kahyuM ke "dharmadUta AvI gayo che. paraMtu dAsI sArasikA e mane kahI dIdhuM..." "meM ene spaSTa nA pADI hatI.' "ene upAlaMbha nA ApIza, eNe mArA upara upakAra karyo che. ghora pramAdamAM paDelA... mane eNe jAgrata karyo! devI, Ameya have yauvanano sUrya astAcala tarapha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA UCG For Private And Personal Use Only

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DhaLyo che. jIvanano koI bharoso nathI... AyuSya pANInA parapoTA jevuM che. to have Atmahita sAdhI levuM joIe...' "sAcI vAta che ApanI..' nayanAvalI nIcI dRSTie bolI. huM cAritradharma svIkAravA vicAruM chuM... je mArga pitAjIe lIdho, je mArga emanA paNa pUrvajoe lIdho, e mArga... cAritramArga huM levA icchuM chuM...' | nayanAlInI AMkhomAM AMsu UbharAI AvyAM. teNe tarata AMsu lUchI nAkhyAM ne kahyuM : "svAmInAtha, Apa caritradharma svIkArazo to huM paNa cAritradharma svIkArIza. Apa saMsAravAsa tyajIne cAlyA jAo, pachI mAre konA mATe saMsAramAM rahevAnuM? ApanA vinA A saMsAramAM mane kSaNa paNa rahevuM nA game..." nayanAvalInA zabdoe mane harSathI gaddagada karI dIdho. enA mArA pratyenA samarpaNabhAva upara huM ovArI gayo... meM vicAryuM : nayanAvalIno mArA upara kevo pragADha anurAga che! koI kacAza nathI enA anurAgamAM. sAthe sAthe enA hRdayamAM AtmakalyANanI paNa bhAvanA bharI paDelI che... nahIMtara, Aje mArI cAritranI bhAvanA jANatAMnI sAthe ja eNe paNa e bhAvanAne vadhAvI lIdhI. e nA banI zake, cAritradharma svIkAravo, e koI khAvAnA khela nathI. duSkara vratonuM pAlana karavuM.... jevAtevA mANasanuM kAma nathI. kharekhara, nayanAvalI vivekI che... e sArA-narasAno, sAra-asArano viveka karI zake che.... tenA manamAM A viveka paDelo ja haze. saMsAranI asAratA ane cAritradharmanI upAdeyatA ane samAyelI ja hovI joIe. meM kahyuM : "devI, cAritradharma svIkarAvAno teM tatkAla nirNaya karI lIdho kaMI?' nahIM mArA nAtha, meM to pahelAM paNa Apane kaheluM ke Apa je divase saMsAratyAga karazo, e ja divase... ne e ja kSaNe huM paNa saMsAratyAga karIza! huM paNa cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza." huM apalaka netre nayanAvalIne joI rahyo. vairAgI banelI rANI upara mAro rAga vadhI gayo.." A rANI kharekhara strIratna che. mArI eka-eka icchAne e anusare che! je mArI icchA, e ja enI icchA! je mAro abhiprAya, e ja eno abhiprAya! duniyAmAM ghaNI durlabha vAta che A. puNyono prakarSa hoya to ja AvI patnI maLe! amArA baMneno eka ja svabhAva.... ane eka ja vicAra! kyAreya paNa..." ATalAM varSonAM dAMpatyajIvanamAM mArA vicArathI eno judo vicAra meM jANyo nathI. kyAreya u00 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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paNa eNe mArI icchAthI viparIta icchA vyakata karI nathI. mArA sukhe e sukhI rahe che, mArA du:khe e duHkhI thaI jAya che. enAM potAnAM jANe sukha-duHkha che ja nahi! kyAreya paNa eNe potAnAM sukha-duHkhano vicAra karyo nathI... Aje meM cAritrano kaSTamaya mArga levAnI vAta karI, to eNe ema nA kahyuM ke cAritrano mArga to kaSTano mArga che, mArAthI e mArga grahaNa nahIM karI zakAya.. nA, huM kaSTa sahIza... to e kaSTa sahana karavAnI.. devone paNa irSyA thAya, evo mAro bhAgyodaya che! kadAca devarAja indrane paNa AvI indrANI nahIM maLI hoya... | nayanAvalIe kahyuM : "svAmInAtha, jyAM sudhI rAjakumAranAM lagna na thAya, eno rAjyAbhiSeka nA thAya, tyAM sudhI to...?" 'devI, tyAM sudhI ApaNe cAritra nahIM laIe...' jo ke mArI to Aje paNa taiyArI che. mane koI putramoha nathI. ane huM paraNAvIza to ja paraNaze.. evuM huM mAnatI nathI. Apa rAjyAbhiSeka karazo to ja e rAjA banaze... evuM paNa huM mAnatI nathI... mahArAjA, Aje mRtyu AvI jAya. ApaNane baMnene... to zuM kumAra kuMvAro raheze? e rAjA nahIM bane? paraMtu lokavyavahAra paNa ApaNe jovo paDe che. mATe meM pUchyuM ke kumAranA vivAha ane rAjyAbhiSeka karIne pachI ApaNe cAritramArge javAnuM che ne?' 'devI, tamArI jIvana aMgenI, dharma aMgenI ane mRtyu aMgenI samajaNa ghaNI UMDI che! jevI rIte vaiSayika sukhabhogamAM tamArI vyApaka hoziyArI che... ! tame mane ekadhArI rIte kevAM divya bhogasukha ApyAM che? ApI rahyAM cho?' amArI vArtAlApa cAlI rahyo hato, tyAM kALanivedake AvIne kahyuM : "mahArAjA, sUrya asta pAmavAnI taiyArImAM che!' kALanivedaka to nivedana karIne cAlyA gayo, paraMtu mane UMDA vicAramAM nAkhato gayo..' sUrya asta pAmavAnI taiyArImAM che.' A zabdoe mane jIva aMgenA AdhyAtmika ciMtanamAM prerita karyo. kAraNa ke e divasa mAro jANe AdhyAtmika ane vairAgyapUrNa vicAra mATe ja Ugyo hato. mAruM samagra vyaktitva aMtarmukha banI gayuM hatuM. samagra dRzya ane zrAvya mArA mATe vairAgyanA nimitta banI gayAM hatAM. kALanivedakanA zabdoe mane 'jIvanano sUrya asta thavAnI taiyArImAM che!" A bhAvamAM prerita karyo. sUrya roja Uge che ne Athame che... anAdikALathI A krama cAlu che... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA G09 For Private And Personal Use Only

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e jIva paNa janme che ne AthamI jAya che! cheA krama paNa anAdikALathI cAlu che... A janma-jIvana ane mRtyuno anAdikALathI krama che. e krama toDI zakAya che. sUryanA udaya-astano krama toDI zakAya ema nathI. e krama anAdi-anaMta che, janma ane mRtyuno krama anAdi-sAtta che. punaH punaH janma ane mRtyunA kramane toDavA mATe eka ja upAya che : samyagdarzana, jJAna ane cAritranI ArAdhanA. tIrthakaroe A ja eka upAya bitAvyo che. A upAya mAtra manuSyajIvanamAM ja saMbhavita che. bIjI koI gatimAM A upAya zakya ja nathI.... ke mAruM manuSyajIvana astAcala tarapha DhaLatuM jAya che! sAvadhAna karavA "dharmadUta' AvI gayo che! huM dharmadUtanuM svAgata karuM chuM. huM ekalo ja nahIM, sAthe nayanAvalI paNa cAritradharma aMgIkAra karaze.. amane baMnane rAjA-rANIne cAritradharma svIkAratA, loko joze.. emAMthI ghaNAM strIpuruSone cAritradharma svIkAravAnI preraNA maLaze mAruM ciMtana cAlatuM ja raheta, paraMtu nayanAvalIe kahyuM : "svAmInAtha, huM vAsagRhamAM jAuM chuM, Apa paNa padhArajo..." meM kahyuM : "huM AvuM chuM." eka je bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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zANI nayanAvalInA vAsagRhanI saMpadA, saMpannatA, vibhUti ane sajAvaTa joIne bhalabhalA samrATone paNa IrSyA thAya, tevuM e vAsagRha hatuM. samagra vAsagRha zveta saMgemaramaranuM baneluM hatuM. enI bhIMto upara bhinna-bhinna varNanA maNi jaDavAmAM AvyA hatAM. chatamAM sonAnI kotaraNI karavAmAM AvI hatI. thAMbhalAo upara ratno jaDavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. ratnonA bhinnabhinna AkRtinA dIpako goThavavAmAM AvyA hatA. sonAnA palaMga upara lAla paravALAM jaDavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. palaMganI baMne bAju zuddha suvarNanA kalAtmaka bhAjano goThavAyelAM hatAM. palaMganI cAre bAju jUI, caMpA, mAlatI ane zatadalanI mALAo mohaka rIte TIMgADavAmAM AvI hatI. sonAnA suzobhita dhUpadhANAmAM sugaMdhI dhUpanI sero UMcI jaIne pachI samagra vAsagRhamAM phelAI jatI hatI. vAsagRhanI vAtAyanomAM svarNa-rajatanAM piMjaro laTakatAM hatAM, temAM kalahaMsa, koyala, menA-popaTanAM yugala.. rahelAM hatAM. A vAsagRha mArI ane nayanAvalInI krIDA-sthalI hatI. varSothI ame ahIM bhogavilAsa karatAM rahyAM hatAM... amane amAruM A vAsagRha khUba gamatuM hatuM. huM vAsagRhamAM gayo. nayanAvalIe mAruM snehathI svAgata karyuM. enI sakhIo dAsIo... vagere, mArA gayA pachI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. vAsagRhamAM ame be ja rahyAM... paraMtu Aje mAruM mana viSayAsakta na hatuM... virakta hatuM. Aje bhogasaMbhoganI icchA na hatI, yogamArganI tamannA hatI. nayanAvalI jANatI hatI.... ame ekAda ghaTi kA dharmacarcA karatAM rahyAM, tyAM nayanAvalInI AMkho gherAvA lAgI, ane te tarata ja nidrAdhIna thaI gaI. mArI to UMgha ja UDI gaI hatI. chatAM huM palaMgamAM catto paDyo-paDyo vicAravA lAgyo : badhuM ja choDavuM saheluM che mArA mATe A nayanAvalIno saMga choDavo muzkela che. jyAre jyAre huM enA dehane jouM chuM... mAruM citta vAsanAthI gherAI jAya che... enA pratyeno moha pradIpta thaI jAya che... A mArA mArgamAM moTuM vindra che. enA mohapAzamAMthI manane mukta karavuM kharekhara, duSkara kAma che..." vAsagRhanA dIpako maMdamaMda prakAza pAtharatA hatA. nIrava zAnti hatI. mArI AMkho baMdha hatI.. rAtrino prathama prahara vItI gayo hato... rAjamahelanA dvAre prathama praharanI Alabela pokArAI gaI hatI. tyAM mArI pAse sUtelI nayanAvalI jAgI.... te beThI thaI. teNe mArA mukha sAme joyuM. meM mArI AMkho baMdha ja rAkhI hatI. anumAnathI ane adhakhullI AMkhothI huM joI rahyo hato. te palaMga parathI dhIrethI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 603 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nIce UtarI, enI daSTi mArA tarapha hatI. pAchalA page te dvAra pAse gaI, jarAya avAja nA thAya e rIte dvAra kholI... jhaDapathI bahAra nIkaLI gaI... dvAra khulluM ja rahyuM hatuM. huM tarata ja UThayo. 'atyAre rANI kyAM gaI? zA mATe gaI?' mArA manamAM jijJAsA pragaTI, huM paNa dhImA pagale, ene khabara nA paDe, e rIte bahAra nIkaLyo. vAsagRhanAM pAMca pagathiyAM UtarIne, huM jamaNI taraphanA khUNA tarapha vaLyo. e bAju aMdhAruM hatuM. huM aMdhArAmAM Ubho rahI gayo. nayanAvalI tyAMthI be pagathiyAM UtarIne mukhya dvAra pAse pahoMcI. tyAM dvAranI be bAju azokavRkSa hatAM. azokavRkSanI nIce mATInA kalAtmaka cotarA hatA. DAbI bAjunA cotarA para vAsagRhano cokIdA2 beTho hato... nayanAvalI enI sAme jaIne UbhI. meM vicAra karyo : 'atyAre... A samaye rANIne cokIdAranuM zuM kAma paDayuM haze? zuM koI agatyanuM kAma bAkI rahI gayuM haze? tene te kAma yAda AvyuM haze? atyAre e kAma batAvavA mATe gaI haze cokIdAra pAse?' tyAM cokIdArano dhImo chatAM tINo avAja saMbhaLAyo : 'Aje kema moDI AvI?' meM vicAryuM : A kUbaDo cokIdAra 'Aje' kema bole che? zuM roja rANI enI pAse jatI haze? athavA, kyAreya nahIM ne Aje rAtrinA samaye rANIne AvelI joIne pUchyuM haze? vaLI, e rANIne bahumAnathI bolAvavAnA badale tucchakArathI kema bolAve che? khera, rANIno uttara sAMbhaLuM : nayanAvalIe kahyuM : 'Aje rAjAnuM svAsthya barAbara na hovAthI teo moDA sUI gayA, tethI AvavAmAM vilaMba thayo....... A uttara sAMbhaLatAM... huM stabdha thaI gayo. 'A zuM? rANI roja kUbaDA cokIdAra pAse rAtre jAya che?' mAruM mAthuM bhamavA lAgyuM... mArI dRSTi e be tarapha ja hatI... kSaNa vAramAM ja e kUbaDAe rANIno suMvALo coTalo pakaDyo... tene potAnI chAtI sAthe cAMpI... pachI be hAthe tene upADIne jamIna para suvADI dIdhI... baMne kAmAMdha banyAM... anaMgakrIDA karavA lAgyAM... pachI saMbhoga... candranA prakAzamAM e baMnenI pApa-lIlA spaSTa dekhAtI hatI. mArA manamAM e baMne pratye pracaDa krodha phATI nIkaLyo. talavAra mArI pAse hatI ja, myAnamAMthI talavAra bahAra kADhI - 'A baMne pApIone mArI nAkhuM... garadanathI mAthAM judA karI nAkhuM...' ema vicArIne, dAMta bhIMsIne... meM eka pagaluM bharyuM... tyAM mArA manamAM bIjo vicAra AvI gayo... 'A kUbaDo cokIdAra kUtarA jevo che... ane A rANI... zIlabhraSTa thayelI, marelI ja che... marelIne zuM mAravI? kUtarAne zuM mAravo? A talavArathI meM yuddhamAM moTA moTA yoddhAone haNyA che... hAthI ane ghoDAone haNyA che... e talavArathI A tuccha... pApIne kevI rIte mAruM?' 908 bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM talavAra myAna karI. tarata ja huM vAsagRhamAM pAcho pharyo. nayanAvalI upa2no mAro pragADha rAga... sAva osarI gayo. tIvra mohanuM AvaraNa chedAI gayuM... paraMtu e vakhate pArAvAra glAnithI mAruM mana bharAI gayuM hatuM. rANI pratye ghora tiraskAra jAgI gayo hato. 'mArA jevo rUpavAna, tejasvI... pratibhAvAna ane sazakta pati hovA chatAM... ane mArA jevo ja putra ApavAM chatAM... A rANIne kUbaDo gamyo? kUbaDA sAthe saMbhoga? A te enI kevI kAmavAsanA? zuM mArAthI enI vAsanA nahIM saMtoSAtI hoya? evI dAvAnaLa jevI kAmAgni pragaTI haze enAmAM? keTalAya divasothI e kUbaDA pAse jatI haze? vAsanAparavaza strI kharekhara, jJAnI puruSonA kahyA mujaba viSavelaDI ja che. vizvAsadhAtI che... prANadhAtI che... meM nayanAvalIne AvI nahotI dhArI... kalpanA paNa nA AvI zake. e rIte eNe mArI sAthe kapaTa karyuM... nATaka karyuM... mAtra premano abhinaya karyo, samarpaNanI jUThI vAto karI... are, kAle to cAritra levA sudhInI vAto karI... huM kevo bhoLavAI gayo? enI mIThI-mIThI vAtomAM phasAI gayo... A jherI nAgaNa mane DaMkha de, e pahelAM mAre cAritra laI levuM joIe. A karapINa strI... zuM nA kare?' huM vicArato jato hato, vacce vacce meM joyeluM dRzya kalpanAmAM AvIne mane uzkerI jatuM hatuM. 'nA, nA, AvI strIne mArI nAkhavI ja joIe... jIvatI rakhAya ja nahIM. pelA kUbaDAne paNa... TukaDe TukaDA karI pazuone khAvA nAkhI devA joIe...' athavA to A baMnenAM nAka-kAna kApI. AkhA zarIre kALI meza copaDI... kALA gadheDA para besADI... dezapAra tageDI mUkavAM joIe... paraMtu Ama karavA jatAM rAjakumAra guNadhara upara khoTI asara paDaze. potAnI mAtAnuM duHcAritra jANIne tenuM mana glAnithI bharAI jaze. laghutAgraMthIthI pIDAto thaI jaze... mATe AvuM kaMI karavuM nathI.. eTaluM ja nahIM, ene mAre jarAya gaMdha AvavA devI nathI ke enuM duHcaritra meM najare joyuM che. nahIMtara A vipharaze... vipharelI vAdhaNa moTo anartha karaze... ne mArA cAritra mArgamAM aMtarAya karaze. have mAre koInoya vizvAsa karyA vinA, zIghratayA cAritradharma svIkArI levo joIe.' rAtrino trIjo prahara pUro thayo, chatAM rANI nA AvI... cotho prahara pasAra thavA lAgyo... ekAda ghaTikA zeSa haze, tyAre te AvI ane mArI pAse sUI gaI. meM paNa UMghavAno DoLa karyo hato. enA AvyA pachI meM paDakhuM pheravyuM... eNe mArA mukha para hAtha phe2vIne sneha batAvavA mAMDyo... meM paNa e ja rIte nATaka karyuM. hRdayamAM enA zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only gu

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pratye ghora napharata bharelI hatI... paraMtu mana para saMyama rAkhI... meM mArA bhAva ane jANavA nA dIdhA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir prabhAta thaI gayuM hatuM. huM prAbhAtika kAryomAM pravRtta thayo. rANI enAM kAryomAM pravRtta thaI. meM vicAra karyo : 'Aje rAjasabhAmAM, cAritradharma grahaNa karavAnI mArI bhAvanA, maMtrImaMDaLane jaNAvI dauM. pachI mAtAne paNa jaNAvIza. joke mArI mAtA mane dIkSA levAnI anumati nahIM Ape. mAre ene manAvavI paDaze. game te rIte enI anumati levI paDaze. kAraNa ke have huM A gRhavAsamAM kSaNa vAra paNa rahevA cAhato nathI. mAruM mana sarvathA virakta banI gayuM che... koInAya upara mAruM mamatva rahyuM nathI. mamatva ekamAtra nayanAvalI upara rahyuM hatuM te paNa rAtre tUTI gayuM. sarvathA veraNacheraNa thaI gayuM...' Ama vicArIne huM rAjasabhAmAM gayo. rAjasabhAnAM Avazyaka kAryo patAvyAM. meM mahAmaMtrI vimalamatine kahyuM : 'maMtrImaMDaLa sAthe mAre agatyanI maMtraNA karavI che... mATe ApaNe maMtraNAgRhamAM jaIe.' ame maMtraNAgRhamAM gayA. maMtraNAno prAraMbha karatA meM kahyuM : 'be divasathI mAruM mana saMsAra pratye virakta banyuM che. mane manamAM ema thayA kare che ke mAruM jIvana thoDuM che. mRtyu game tyAre AvI zake che... to huM zIghrAtizIghra caritradharma aMgIkAra karI, Atmahita sAdhI lauM. kAraNa ke A manuSyajIvanamAM ja AtmakalyANanI sAdhanA karI zakAya che.' maMtrImaMDaLa mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne coMkI UThyuM, temane kalpanA ja na hatI ke huM sAdhu banavAnuM A jIvanamAM vicArIza. kAraNa ke huM vaiyika sukhomAM sadaiva lIna raheto hato. nayanAvalI uparano mAro ati sneha sarvavidita hato. 909 mahAmaMtrIe UbhA thaIne vinayathI kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, sAdhudharma grahaNa karavA jevo che, emAM bemata nathI. sAdhudharma ja jIvananuM aMtima lakSya hovuM joIe. paraMtu ApanA mATe haju vAra che. atyAre to prajAnI rakSA karavAno dharma moTo che. Apa jANo cho ke ApaNA rAjyanI AsapAsanA rAjAo TAMpIne beThA che. jyAM ApaNe nabaLA paDyA... ke teo AkramaNa karI devAnA. e to ApanA advitIya parAkramane jANe che rAjAo, ApaNI zUravIra senAno temane bhaya che, eTale teo zAnta beThA che. jo jAhera thaI jAya ke Apa sAdhu thaI javAnA cho... to teo nAcavA mAMDaze... ne senA sAthe caDhI Avaze. mATe Apa hamaNAM thoDAM varSo thobhI jAo... pachI cAritradharma svIkAravAno ja che.' bhAga-2 4 bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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senApati e UbhA thaI, praNAma karI nivedana karyuM : 'mahArAjA, ApanA hRdayamAM vairAgya pedA thayo che, e sAcI vAta haze, paraMtu kyAreka kSaNika vairAgya paNa pragaTato hoya che. e vairAgya lAMbo samaya Takato nathI. mATe mArI namra mAnyatA evI che ke Apa thoDAM varSo anAsaktabhAve saMsAramAM raho. saMsAramAM rahIne je koI dharmaArAdhanA Apane ka2vI hoya te karo. utAvaLa karIne sAdhu banI javuM, mane jarAya ucita nathI lAgatuM.' rAjamahelano kAryabhAra saMbhALatAM maMtrI naMdane kahyuM : mahArAjA, zuM Apa rAjasiMhAsana khAlI rAkhIne sAdhu banazo? rAjakumAra guNadhara to haju nAnA che. sagIra che. teo zuM AvA moTA rAjyane saMbhALI zakaze?' 'teno rAjyAbhiSeka karIne, rAjyanuM taMtra tamane maMtrIone soMpIne cAritradharma svIkAravAnuM vicAruM chuM.' meM kahyuM. 'ApanI AjJA amane ziradhArya raheze, paraMtu amane badhAne yogya lAgatuM nathI.' maMtrIzvaro, 'dharmadUta' AvI gayo che mAthe; ane ApaNI rAjaparaMparA che ke 'dharmadUta' AvI gayA pachI tarata rAjAe rAjyano tyAga karI sAdhutA svIkArI levAnI. mahAmaMtrI bolyA : 'mahArAjA, e eka paraMparA che, e vAta sAcI che, paraMtu zuM dharmadUta AvyA pahelAM paNa manuSyane mota nathI AvatuM? bALamRtyu, yuvAmRtyu nathI thayAM? ane dharmadUta AvI gayA pachI paNa aneka varSo sudhI manuSya nathI jIvatA? jIve che... to Apa utAvaLa nA karo, haju vRddhAvasthA AvI nathI. yauvanakALa pravarte che... kuLadevatAone, kSetradevatAone prArthanA karIe ke Apa dIrghAyu bano...' 'mahAmaMtrI, manuSyanuM jeTaluM AyuSya hoya che, eTaluM ja jIvI zake che. koI deva enuM AyuSya vadhArI zakato nathI ke ghaTADI zakato nathI.' 'mahArAjA, ame amAro abhiprAya jaNAvyo che. Apa vicArajo ane yogya nirNaya karajo.' maMtraNA pUrI thaI. maMtrImaMDaLane javAnI anumati ApI huM mArA mahelamAM gayo. lagabhaga eka prahara amArI maMtraNA cAlI hatI. nayanAlavIe anumAna karI lIdhuM hatuM ke 'Aje rAjAe jarU2 maMtrImaMDaLanI AgaLa cAritra levAnI vAta mUkI haze...' nayanAvalIe vicAryu : rAjA dIkSA leze... huM nahIM lauM... Ameya mAre kyAM dIkSA levI che? huM mArA e premI vinA jIvI nA zakuM... paraMtu rAjAnI sAthe jo huM dIkSA nahIM lauM to duniyAmAM mArI niMdA thaze. rAjAne paNa meM cokkasa rIte kahyuM che ke 'huM paNa ApanI sAthe ja dIkSA laIza...' ane jo nahIM lauM to temane paNa vicAra zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 909

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Avaze ke "rANI kahetI hatI dIkSA levAnuM, ane have kema nathI letI?" kadAca emane mArA duHcaritranI gaMdha AvI jAya.... zaMkA paDI jAya.... AvuM mAre nathI karavuM. mAre to evo upAya karavo che ke mArI apakIrti thAya nahIM. ane mAre dIkSA levI nA paDe... vaLI, rAjAe kAle mane vAta karI, ne Aje maMtrImaMDaLane vAta karI... eTale kadAca vahelAmAM vahelI take teo dIkSA laI le to mAreya dIkSA levI paDe... e zakya nathI... rAjakumAra nAno che, mAre enA pAlana mATe, rakSA mATe huM hamaNAM dIkSA nA lauM... pachI laIza." A bahAnuM paNa kAma nA lAge.. kAraNa ke meM rAjAnI sAthe ja dIkSA levAnuM vacana ApyuM che, to zuM karuM?' - rANI manomana dhUMdhavAI. ene enI pApalIlA cAlu rAkhavI hatI.... enA cittamAM mArA pratye tIvra dveSa jamyo. teNe bhayaMkara duHsAhasa karavAno vicAra karyo... rAjA dIkSA le, e pahelAM mAre ene mArI nAkhavo joIe.. hA, mArI nAkhuM... pachI e dIkSA kevI rIte leze? enA mRtyu pachI mAre dIkSA levAnI vAta ja upasthita thatI nathI... paraMtu.. eka moTuM saMkaTa Avaze. duniyA jANe che ke mAro ane rAjAno agAdha prema che... emanuM akALa mRtyu thAya... to emanI citAmAM mAre paNa kUdI paDavuM paDe..! chello e abhinaya paNa karavo paDe... ane jo A rIte patinA pAchaLa mAre satI thavAnuM hoya.. to pachI rAjAne mAravAno zo artha? mAre maravuM nathI mAre to mArA premI sAthe jIvanabhara bhogasaMbhoga karavo che... jo huM patinI citA para caDhI jatI nathI... to mAro ghora apayaza thAya. lokone mArA cAritra para zaMkA jAya... ane mahAmaMtrIne mArA durAcaraNanI saheja paNa gaMdha AvI jAya to e mAro pIcho pakaDI le... ane mAro mArga avaruddha thaI jAya.. kubaDAne zULI para caDhAve ne mane nAka-kAna kApI gadheDA para besADI deza bahAra tageDI mUke..." e vAsagRhamAM AMTA-pherA mAratI hatI ane meM vAsagRhamAM praveza karyo. te jarA kSobha pAmI. paraMtu catura nArIe tarata ja sneha-sabhAvanI cAdara oDhI lIdhI. mAruM premathI svAgata karI mane palaMga para besADIne pUchyuM : svAmInAtha, zuM Apa be-cAra divasamAM ja cAritradharma svIkAravAnA cho?" hA..ATalo ja uttara ApIne huM sUI gayo. : goc bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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wu prema, sneha ane samarpaNanI mArI bhramaNAnI bhekhaDa tUTI paDI hatI. mAruM mana haLavuM phUla jevuM banI gayuM hatuM. jema rANI pratye rAga nahoto rahyo, tevI rIte enA pratye dveSa paNa nahoto rahyo. kAraNa ke meM samyagadarzananA jJAnaprakAzamAM saMsAranA nagna svarUpanuM ciMtana karI mArA mananuM samAdhAna karI lIdhuM hatuM. mane gADha nidrA AvI gaI. manamAM nahotI rahI zaMkA, nahotI rahI jijJAsA... ke nahotAM rahyAM rAga-dveSanAM dvandva! rAtrinA chellA praharamAM huM ardhajAgrata avasthAmAM hato, tyAre mane eka svapna AvyuM : huM zveta saMgemaramaranA rAjamahelamAM sAtamA mALe svarNa-siMhAsana para beTho chuM. tyAM mAtA yazodharA mArA tarapha Akroza karatI, apriya vacana bolatI Ave che... mArA be hAtha pakaDI... mane siMhAsana parathI jamIna para pachADI de che... huM gabaDato gabaDato... chaThThA, pAMcamA, cothA... ane TheTha nIce bhoMyataLiye paTakAuM chuM. mArI pAchaLa mArI mAtA yazodharA paNa gabaDe che... te paNa TheTha nIce bhoMyataLiye gabaDatI gabaDatI Ave che. ame baMne lohIluhANa thaI gayA chIe... chatAM game tema karIne huM Ubho thAuM chuM... ne meruparvata upara caDhavA lAguM chuM... dhIre dhIre huM meruparvatanA zikhara para pahoMcI jAuM chuM... svapna joIne huM jAgI gayo. svapna yAda karI lIdhuM. meM vicAryuM : 'svapnano prAraMbha azubha che, aMta zubha che, prAraMbha bhayaMkara che, pariNAma suMdara che. samajAto nathI svapnano artha. A svapnathI zuM sUcita thatuM haze? khera, je thavuM hoya te thAo, meM saMyamadharma svIkA2vAno nirNaya karyo ja che. mAre nathI karavo zoka ke nathI karavo harSa!' meM zeSa rAtri dharmadhyAnamAM pasAra karI. prabhAta thayuM. meM mArAM prAbhAtika kAryo karyAM. nivRtta thaI huM rAjasabhAmAM jaIne beTho. rAjasabhAnA kAryano prAraMbha thAya, e pUrve mArI mAtA yazodharA aneka vRddhAo sAthe rAjasabhAmAM AvI. huM siMhAsana parathI Ubho thayo, enAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. mAtAe mArI kuzaLatA pUchI. mAtA, ujjavala vastrathI suzobhita mahApIThikA upara besI. huM siMhAsana para beTho. rAjasabhAnuM kArya zarU thayuM. mahAmaMtrI rAjasabhAnuM saMcAlana karI rahyA hatA. huM mArA vicAromAM khovAyelo hato. 'mAtA, svayaM Aje ahIM AvI che, bahu sAruM thayuM. ahIM ja huM emane mArA svapnanI vAta karuM, kAraNa ke A svapna sAthe mAtA joDAyelI che. joke huM ene dIkSA levAnI mArI icchA atyAre nahIM jaNAvuM. nahIMtara e mArA mArgamAM aMtarAya Ubho zrI samarAditya mahAkA 90EUR For Private And Personal Use Only

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karaze... paraMtu jaNAvyA vinA cAlavAnuM nathI. Aje nahIM to kAle...' huM Ama vicArato hato, tyAM ja mane upAya jaDI gayo. 'huM mAtAne A svapna sAthe ja dIkSAnI vAta kahI dauM! pachI mAtA A svapna aMge zuM pratyAghAta Ape che, enI khabara paDaze." meM rAjasabhAmAM ja mAtAne svapna kahI saMbhaLAvavAno nirNaya karyo. rAjasabhAnuM kArya pUrNa thayA pachI meM mAtAne kahyuM : mAtAjI, rAtrinA chellA praharamAM jyAre huM alpa nidrAmAM hato, tyAre mane eka svapna AvyuM. te svapnano prAraMbha azubha che. paraMtu pariNAma zubha che!' meM svapna kahI saMbhaLAvyuM : 'mAtAjI, meM guNadharakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. tyAra pachI mArA mastake muMDana karAvyuM. saMsAravAsano, gRhavAsano tyAga karI huM zramaNa thayo... huM rAjamahelanA sAtamA mALe beTho hato... tyAMthI nIce paTakAyo...' basa, bhayabhIta thaIne huM jAgI gayo...' meM svapnanI vigata ja badalI nAkhI. azubha svapna sAMbhaLIne mArI mAta dhrUjI UThI. enA kapALe karacalIo paDI gaI. enI AkhomAM bhaya tarI Avyo. te UbhI thaI gaI, jamIna para paga pachADI yU... yU... ghU karIne bolI : 'vatsa, tArA amaMgalano nAza thAo, tuM dIrghakALaparyaMta jIvato rahe.' mAtA dharmazAstronI jJAtA hatI, paraMtu te vaidika paraMparAne mAnatI hatI. svapnano phalAdeza jANatI hatI. azubha svapnonA nivAraNanA upAyo paNa jANatI hatI. mAtAe kahyuM : 'vatsa, A azubha svapnanuM nivAraNa karavuM paDaze. bhale tuM rAjakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka kara, pachI sAdhuveSa paherI thoDo samaya gharamAM rahe.' meM kahyuM : 'bhale, jevI mAtAjInI AjJA.' mAtA bolI : 'paraMtu e pahelAM tAre azubhanuM nivAraNa karavA vedokta vidhi mujaba jaLacara, khecara ke sthalacara jIvonuM kuLadevatAne balidAna ApavuM paDaze. pazuonAM raktathI kuLadevatAnuM arcana karavuM paDaze, zAMtikarma karavuM paDaze...' mAtAnI vAta sAMbhaLI meM mArA baMne kAnamAM AgaLI nAMkhI aprIti jAhera karI. huM bolI UThyo : 'mAtAjI, zuM jIvavadha karavAthI zAntikarma thAya kharuM? bIjA jIvone azAnti ApavAthI zAnti maLe kharI?' mArI mAtA mauna rahI, eTale meM mArI vAta AgaLa calAvI. mAtAjI, dharmanuM lakSaNa hiMsA nathI, ahiMsA che. je manuSyane potAne mRtyuno bhaya lAgato hoya, te manuSya bIjA jIvone mAravAno vicAra paNa nA karI zake. je manuSyo bIjA jIvone mAravAno vicAra kare che, mAravAnI preraNA Ape che, ne mAravAnI kriyA kare che, teo asaMkhya bhavo sudhI krUra... bhayAnaka mRtyu pAme che. ga bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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tIrthaMkaroe kahyuM che : 'khIvavo gappavo...' jIvavadha te potAno ja vadhu che. bIjA jIvone duHkha ApanAra svayaM duHkhI thAya che. bIjA jIvone azAnti ApanAra svayaM azAMti bhogave che. mAtAjI, tame 'zAMtikarma'nI vAta karI, zAMtikarma ene kahevAya ke jenAthI manuSyane sarva arthanI prApti thAya. zAMtikarma karanAra manuSya bIjA jIvonuM alpa paNa ahita nA vicAre. zAMtikarma karanArA manuSya to 'Atmavat sarvabhUteSu'nI bhAvanA rAkhavAnI che. 'jevo mAro AtmA che, tevA badhA AtmAo che. jema mane duHkha priya nathI, tema koI jIvane duHkha priya nathI.' A bhAvanAthI ja zAntikarma karI zakAya che.' mArI mAtAe zAntithI mArI vAto sAMbhaLI. pachI bolI : 'putra, puNya ane pApa, jIvanA potAnA adhyavasAyo-vicAro para AdhArita hoya che. dharmazrutimAM kahevAyuM che ke paMka ane pANImAMthI utpanna thayeluM kamaLa, jema paMka ane pANIthI lepAtuM nathI, tevI rIte bhale, manuSya samagra jagatane haNI nAkhe, paraMtu jo enI buddhi pApathI lepAtI nathI to ene pApa lAgatuM nathI. tuM tArI buddhine pApathI lepAvA daIza nahIM... to jIvavadha karavA chatAM tane pApa lAgaze nahIM. vatsa, kadAca pApa lAgatuM hoya to deharakSaNa mATe lAgavA de, tArA Arogya mATe, rakSA mATe jIvavadha ka2vo jarUrI che. kAraNa ke tArA svapnanuM phaLa tArA dehane nukasAna karanAruM che. vatsa, kyAreka auSadharUpe jherano paNa upayoga karavo paDe che.' mArI mAtA dharmacarcAmAM sArA tarka karI zakatI hatI. meM ene pratyuttara Apyo : 'mAtAjI, pApakarmane dharmakArya mAnIne manuSya pApa kare, to zuM ene dharmanuM phaLa maLaze? nA, pApanuM ja phaLa maLaze. halAhala jherane amRta samajIne je jhera khAya, tene jheranI asara thaze ke amRtanI asara thaze? mAtAjI, tame gaMbhIratAthI, taTastha buddhithI vicAra karo, jIvahiMsA jevuM vizvamAM bIjuM koI pApa nathI. A jIvasRSTimAM sarva jIvo sukha meLavavAnI abhilASAvALA hoya che. ane vizvanA sarva mahApuruSo sarve jIvone sukha karavAno ja upadeza Ape che, to pachI dharmazrutimAM hiMsAno upadeza kema hoI zake? vaLI, mAtAjI, Ape kahyuM ke 'zarIranA Arogya mATe jIvavadha karavo paDe to karavo joIe.' e vAta paNa ucita nathI. jIvavadhathI kyAreya ArogyanI prApti nathI thatI. jIvadayAthI, abhayadAnathI ja ArogyanI prApti thAya che. tIrthaMkaroe ane zreSTha jJAnI puruSoe kahyuM che : 'abhayadAna ApavAthI jIvane-manuSyane dIrgha AyuSya maLe che, suMdara rUpa maLe che, Arogya ane saubhAgyanI prApti thAya che.' mATe mAtAjI, huM mAruM ahiMsAvrata koI paNa bhoge pALIza... A vinAzI dehanI khAtara huM jIvahiMsAnuM pApa ka2vA taiyAra samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 1

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nathI. duHsvapnanA phaLarUpe AvanArA duHkhathI huM bhaya pAmato nathI. huM duHkha sahana karIza, paNa pApa nahIM karuM.' mAtAe mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne vicAryuM : 'dharmacarcAthI A putra mArI vAta nahIM mAne, vAda-vivAdano aMta Avato nathI. vAda-vivAdathI e mArI vAta nahIM mAne.. ene manAvavA mATe, enA hRdayamAM mArA pratye bhaktibhAva pedA karavo paDaze.' teNe mane khUba madhura ane lAgaNIbharyA zabdomAM kahyuM : 'vatsa, prAcIna RSi-munionAM vacanone hAla bAju para rAkha, mArI ATalI vAta tAre mAnavI paDaze... putra, svapnanA phaLano vicAra karatAM huM dhrUjI jAuM chuM... tAruM ahita thAya, amaMgala thAya... e mArAthI nahIM joI zakAya... mArI khAtara paNa A eka vAra vedokta vidhithI devatA samakSa pazuvadha karIne devatAnuM pUjana kara.' Ama bolIne... AMkhomAM AMsu bharIne... mAtA mArA pagamAM paDI gaI... huM dUra khasI gayo. be hAthe mAtAne pakaDI meM UbhI karI. e rovA lAgI hatI... huM muzkelImAM mukAyo. mArI sAme dvidhA pedA thaI gaI. eka bAju mAruM ahiMsAnuM vrata! jo mAtAnuM vacana mAnya rAkhuM to vratabhaMga thAya. jo vratapAlana karuM to mAtAnA vacanano bhaMga thAya. huM siMhAsana para besI gayo. UMDA vicAramAM UtarI gayo. mahAmaMtrIe mArI pAse AvIne vinayapUrvaka kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, Apa ane rAjamAtA, maMtraNAgRhamAM padhAro. rAjasabhAnuM visarjana ka2vAno samaya thaI gayo che, ane have A vicAraNA gupta rIte thAya, e paNa jarurI che.' mane mahAmaMtrInI vAta yogya lAgI. huM ane mAtAjI maMtraNAgRhamAM gayA. mAtAne bhadrAsana para besADI, huM khaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgyo. 'zuM karuM? mAtAnA vacanano bhaMga karuM ke vratano bhaMga karuM? mAtAnA vacananA bhaMga karatAM vratabhaMgano doSa moTo hoya che. vratabhaMga karanArane bhayaMkara pariNAma bhogavavAM paDe che. nA, nA, huM vratabhaMga to nahIM ja karuM. mAtAne samajAvavA prayatna karuM.' meM mAtAne kahyuM : 'o mArI jananI, huM tane eka prazna karuM chuM. sAcuM kahe, huM tane priya chuM ke apriya?' 'atyaMta priya che putra!' 'to pachI tuM mane durgatinA UMDA kUvAmAM dhakko mAranArI AjJA kema kare che? huM tane jo priya chuM, to mane evI AjJA nA kara... ane te chatAM tamAre kuLadevatAne lohI-mAMsa arpaNa karavAM che to bIjA jIvonAM zA mATe? mArAM ja lohI-mAMsathI pUjA karajo...' ema kahI meM myAnamAMthI talavAra kheMcI kADhI... mArA gaLA upara ugAmI... tyAM UchaLIne UbhI thaI... mArI pAse AvI, mAro talavAravALo hAtha sajjaDa pakaDI lIdho. ra bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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putra, teM mArA pratye khUba bhakti pradarzita karI... zuM tArA mRtyu pachI huM jIvatI rahevAnI, ema mAnIne A sAhasa karavA taiyAra thayo? tuM jANe che mAro tArA para kevo agAdha sneha che... tAre samajavuM joIe, talavAra upADatAM pahelAM, ke mArA marI gayA pachI mArI mAtAnuM zuM thaze? vicAra kara, tArA sivAya A duniyAmAM mAruM koNa che? tArA pitAe zreyamArga grahaNa karyo... tuM paNa e ja mArge javAno... AvatI kAle ja rAjakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI, tAre mastake muMDana karAvI sAdhuveSa dhAraNa karI levAno che. e pahelAM Aje A balidAna..." chellAM vAkyo sAMbhaLatI nayanAvalI maMtraNAkhaMDamAM dAkhala thaI. rAjamAtA yazodharAe AvakAra Apyo. e ja vakhate kUkaDAno avAja kAne paDyo. rAjamAtAe kahyuM : putra, teM kUkaDAno avAja sAMbhaLyo ne? evo AcAra che ke Avo mahattvapUrNa nirNaya levAno hoya tyAre pakSIonA avAja sUcaka banatA hoya che. jeno avAja saMbhaLAya tenA athavA tenI AkRtino vadha karavAthI icchita kAryanI siddhi thAya che. mATe huM tane kahuM chuM ke tuM A kUkaDAno vadha karI, kULadevatAnI pUjA kara. jethI duHsvapnano nAza thAya." meM spaSTa zabdomAM mAtAne kahyuM : "mAtA, tuM kahe to huM mAruM potAnuM balidAna ApI zakuM chuM, bIjA koI jIvanuM nahIM...' mAtAe kahyuM : "bhale, tuM ema kahe che to ema. kUkaDAne mAravAnI vAta choDI dauM chuM, paraMtu loTanI kaNakathI banAvelI kUkaDAnI mUrtino to vadha karIza ne? basa, mAruM ATaluM vacana tAre mAnavuM paDaze...' mAtAe mArA hAthamAMthI talavAra laI lIdhI. ane pharI e mArA pagamAM paDI gaI. huM be DagalAM pAchaLa haTI gayo. mAtAne meM UbhI karI, nayanavalIe mAtAnA hAthamAMthI talavAra laIne myAna karI. meM mAtAne kahyuM : 'bhale mAtAjI, Apa jema rAjI thAo, tema karIza. basa?" chevaTe mArI dAkSiNyatA ja mane naDI. mAtA pratye ati sneha hato. e snehamAMthI dAkSiNyatA janmI. be-be vAra mAtA, mane svapnanA mAThA phaLathI bacAvavA... mAtra mArA hitanI bhAvanAthI mArA pagamAM paDI hatI. ane eNe jIvahiMsA nA karavI paDe, evo madhyama rasto zodhI kADhyo hato. eTale hA pADI dIdhI. joke kUkaDAnI loTanI mUrtino vadha eTale eka prakAranI hiMsA ja hatI e. e hiMsA paNa na ja karavI joIe. kUkaDAnI kalpanAthI karelI kUkaDAnI mUrtinI hiMsA nikAcita pApakarma ja baMdhAve! paraMtu e prasaMge mAruM jJAna... mArI samajaNa mane ja kAma nA lAgI. mAtAe kahyuM: "huM loTano kUkaDo banAvavA hamaNAM ja lepazilpanA jJAtA kArIgarane bolAvI AzA karuM chuM. Aje ja A kAma patAvI devAnuM che.' mAtA cAlI gaI. khaMDamAM huM ane nayanAvalI be ja rahyAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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nayanAvalIe pUchyuM : 'svAmInAtha, A badhuM zuM che? ane zuM AvatI kAle ja rAjakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAno che?" Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'hA, mane AvelA duHsvapnanuM Aje nivAraNa karavAnuM che. AvatI kAle kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI huM pravajyA grahaNa karavAno chuM. have huM gRhavAsamAM kSaNa paNa zAntithI rahI zakuM ema nathI.' nayanAvalInI AMkhomAMthI magaranAM AMsu TapakavA mAMDyAM. meM kahyuM : 'huM pravajyA grahaNa karIne, mAtAnA ati AgrahathI thoDo samaya rAjamahelanAM ekAMta bhUmibhAgamAM rahIza. pachI mAtAnA mananuM samAdhAna karI... yogya samaye gurudevanI pAse cAlyo jaIza.' nayanAvalI UMDA vicAramAM paDI gaI. e kaMinA bolI. huM paNa mauna rahyo. mAruM mana DaMkhatuM hatuM. kUkaDAnI mUrtino vadha karavAnI meM ApelI saMmatithI... paraMtu mAtAnA mananuM samAdhAna e sivAya thAya evuM paNa na hatuM. meM mArA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM : dIkSA laIne pachI prAyazcitta karI laIza...' mArI mAtA yazodharA, loTano banAvelo kUkaDo laIne mArI pAse AvI. mane kahyuM : 'vatsa, kalAkAre kevo sarasa kUkaDo banAvI Apyo? UbhAM UbhAM ja banAvarAvI lIdho! sAkSAt jIvato lAge che ne? cAlo, have ApaNe kuLadevatA pAse jaIe.' ame kuLadevatA pAse gayAM. mAtAe e kUkaDAnI mUrti devatAnI AgaLa sthApita karI, mane kahyuM : 'vatsa, tuM snAna karIne, raktavarNanuM adhovastra ane 2ktavarNanuM uttarIya paherIne jaldI Ava, talavAra paNa laIne Ava.' jema mAtA kahetI gaI tema huM karato gayo. nAhIne, raktavarNanAM vastro paherI, talavAra laIne upasthita thayo. mAtAe kuLadevatAne prArthanA karI. 'he bhagavatI kuLadevI! mArA putra surendradatte je duHsvapna joyuM, te svapnanA doSano nAza karavA mATe, mRtyunuM nivAraNa karanAra A kUkaDAnI mUrti Apane dharAvIe chIe. mAro putra tArI sAme balidAna Apaze. he devI, enA zarIranI tuM rakSA karaje... enA upara tArI kRpA varasAvaje ...' mAtAe mane saMketa karyo vadha karavAno. meM kUkaDAno tyAM vadha karI nAkhyo... mAruM zarIra dhrUjI UThyuM. mArA hAthamAMthI talavAra bhUmi para paDI gaI... mane mUrchA AvavA lAgI. huM paNa AMkho baMdha karIne jamIna para besI gayo. 514 mAtAe kahyuM : 'vatsa, DhIlo nA thaI jA. have svastha banIne devInuM pUjana kara.' meM pUjana karyuM. pachI mAtAe kahyuM : 'have tAre mAMsabhakSaNa karavuM paDaze!' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 bhava cotho

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[{ 88 H] "mAtAjI, basa karo. huM koI kALe mAMsabhakSaNa nahIM karuM." "vatsa, A kyAM sAcuM mAMsa che? jema kUkaDo sAco na hato, ema enuM mAMsa paNa kyAM sAcuM che? mAtra loTa che?" he jananI, e loTamAM mAMsanI kalpanA karavAnI ne?' 'kalpanA to karavI paDe. paraMtu have Apaddharma samajIne tuM AnAkAnI karyA vinA khAI le... eTale A kAma pUruM thAya." mAtAnA ati AgrahathI meM loTamAM mAMsanI kalpanA karI, tenuM bhakSaNa karyuM. meM tyAM ghora pApakarma bAMdhyuM. e kam, ane vadha karavAthI baMdhAyelA karma... mane aneka janmo sudhI ghora duHkha ApyAM. 0 0 0 vizAlAnagarImAM rAjapuruSoe udghoSa karyo : "mahArAjA surendradatta sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karavAnA hovAthI, rAjakumAra guNadharano kAle prabhAte rAjyAbhiSeka thaze, to sarve prajAjanane rAjasabhAmAM padhAravA vinaMtI che." prajAnA mATe baMne vAto AMcako ApanArI hatI. mahArAjA kema acAnaka nAnA rAja kumArane choDIne sAdhudharma svIkAravA tatpara thayA che ane nAnA rAjakumAra kevI rIte vizALa rAjyanuM pAlana-saMcAlana karI zakaze?' nagaranA zreSThIo rAjamahelamAM mane maLavA mATe AvavA lAgyA. sahae mane sAdhudharma na svIkAravA prArthanA karI, paNa mAro nirNaya aparivartanIya hato. meM badhAnAM mananuM samAdhAna karavA prayatna karyo, paNa mane lAgyuM ke moTA bhAganA zreSThIonAM mananuM samAdhAna nahotuM thayuM. sahuthI vadhAre to mAre kumAra guNadharane samajAvavo paDyo. eno mArA para ati moha hato. chatAM meM ene khUba premathI samajAvyo. e mAnI gayo. rAjyAbhiSeka mahotsava bhavyatAthI UjavAyo. meM upasthita sabhAjanone kahyuM : tame Ajadinaparyata je rIte mArI AjJAnuM pAlana karyuM che, e rIte havethI rAjezvara guNadharanI AjJAnuM pAlana karajo. jyAM sudhI teo paripakva umaranA nahIM thAya tyAM sudhI rAjamAtA yazodharA rAjyane saMbhALaze. mahAmaMtrI ane anya maMtrIo rAjamAtAne saMpUrNa sahayoga Apaze. mArA priya prajAjano, mAruM mana saMsAranA sarva sukhabhogathI virakta banyuM che... huM gRhavAsathI udvigna banyo chuM. mArA cittane parama zAnti... parama AnaMda tyAre ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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prApta thaze, jyAre huM sAdhu banIza, aNagAra banIza... ane mokSamArganI ArAdhanA karIza. huM cAhuM chuM ke mArA prajAjano paNa A ja Adarza rAkhIne jIvana jIve. hiMsAdi pApono tyAga kare. ane dAna-zIla-tapa vagere dharmano Adara kare." rAjasabhAnuM visarjana thayuM. huM mArA khaMDamAM Avyo. have mAre mastake muMDana karAvI sAdhuveSa paheravAno hato. sAdhuveSa meM taiyAra ja rAkhyo hato. muMDana karanAra nApita paNa hAjara hato. tyAM nayanAvalIe khaMDamAM praveza karyo. khaMDamAM UbhelA loko bahAra cAlyA gayA. nayanAvalIe mane kahyuM : svAmInAtha, basa, Ajano divasa putranA rAjyamAM rahIe... kAle prabhAte ApaNe dIkSA laIzuM..." - huM nayanAvalInI sAme joI rahyo... mane Azcarya thatuM hatuM... "haju A viSayalaMpaTa vizvAsaghAtI strI dIkSA levAnI vAta karatI hatI! mane strIcaritrano kharekharo anubhava thaI rahyo hato. zuM kharekhara, rANI dIkSA leze? jenA hRdayamAM viSayavAsanAno dAvAnala saLage che. je vyabhIcAriNI che. e cAritradharma svIkAraze? Azcarya? meM kahyuM : "devI, zuM tame paNa cAritra lezo? dIkSA lezo?' te bolI : "meM Apane anekavAra kahyuM che... ke huM ApanI sAthe ja cAritra laIza." meM kahyuM: 'devI, sAdhujIvanamAM mahAvrato pALavAnAM hoya che. temAMya sahuthI vadhAre duSkarapAlana brahmacaryavratanuM hoya che...' te bolI : "huM jANuM chuM svAmInAtha, Ameya Apa sAdhu banI jazo pachI mAre brahmacarya pALavAnuM ja che... ane huM pALI zakIza." meM kahyuM : "kumAra guNadhara nAno che. enA mATe paNa tame saMsAramAM raho, e khoTuM nathI, anucita nathI....' te bolI : "kumArane saMbhALanArA rAjamAtA che ja. enI dhAvamAtA paNa che. Ameya kumAra mArI pAse kyAM rahe che? kAM to ApanI pAse rahe che, kAM' rAjamAtA pAse. mane enA pratye koI mamatva nathI. enuM mArA pratye koI mahatva nathI.' mArA manamAM AvIne vAta aTakI gaI - "tane bhale putra ke pati upara mamatva nathI, paraMtu pelA kUbaDA cokIdAra upara to gADha mamatva che!" paNa mAre bolavuM ja na hatuM. te bolI : "svAmInAtha, zuM mArI ATalI vinaMtI paNa Apa nahIM mAno?' teno svara gaLagaLo thaI gayo. meM kahyuM : "devI, meM tane jIvanabhara prema Apyo che. kyAreya paNa praNayano bhaMga nathI karyo... meM tArI ekeeka IcchA pUrNa karI che... kyAreya paNa tArA cittane bhAga-2 6 bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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dubhavyuM nathI. pachI tArI ATalI vinaMtI kema nA mAnuM? emAMya jyAre tuM mArI sAthe ja cAritra levAnI che... bhale, Aje nahIM, AvatI kAle cAritra aMgIkAra karIzuM." te khUba harSita thaI. teNe kahyuM : "Aje ApanA mATe huM ja bhojana banAvavAnI chuM ane pAse besIne... chelluM bhojana huM ja karAvavAnI chuM... pachI A janamamAM huM kyAM Apane bhojana karAvavA AvavAnI chuM? Apa zramaNasaMghamAM vicarazo, huM zramaNIsaMghamAM hoIza...' tArI chellI IcchA pUrNa karIza.. basa?' 0 0 0 catura nArIe mArI sAthe eka thALImAM bhojana karyuM. bhojana karyA pachI, hAthamukha dhoIne huM Ubho thayo. tyAM eNe mane pAcana-cUrNa ApyuM... joke e mAraNa-cUrNa hatuM, paraMtu huM kyAM jANato hato? huM khAI gayo e cUrNa, ane tyAMthI huM vAsagRhamAM gayo. siMhAsana para beTho. paraMtu besatAMnI sAthe ja mArAM aMgo kheMcAvA lAgyAM, mArI vANI haNAI gaI, jIbha jaDa banI gaI, hAtha-paganA nakha kALA paDI gayA, che mAruM vadana karamAI gayuM, mArI AMkho sthira thaI gaI, mArI chAtImAM. peTamAM... pIThamAM ghora vedanA thavA lAgI.. ja mane mUrchA AvI gaI... ne huM siMhAsana para UMdhA mAthe jamIna para paTakAI gayo. dvArapAlanI dRSTi mArA tarapha hatI. vAsagRhamAM huM ekalo ja hato. jevo huM nIce paTakAyo... dvArapAla dhasI Avyo... eNe mane jamIna para sIdho suvADI dIdho ane pUchyuM : he deva, Apane zuM thAya che?' eNe mane pUchyuM... paraMtu huM uttara nA ApI zakyo. mArI jIbha jaDa thaI gaI hatI. teNe mArA zarIra para najara nAkhI- "oho.. A rAjarSinA zarIramAM to jhera vyApI gayuM che...." teNe vAsagRhanI bahAra jaI bUma pADI. jaldI doDo, mahArAja para viSaprayoga thayo che. jhera utAranArA vaidyone bolAvI lAvo...' bIjo koI tyAM Ave, te pahelAM nayanAvalI tyAM AvI gaI. te vyAkuLa banI gaI... na... kalpAMta karatI te mArA zarIra para paDI. mArA gaLe vaLagI. ane... eNe mane gaLe TUMpo dIdho... mane pArAvAra vedanA thaI. ane kSaNa-be kSaNamAM mAruM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 17 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanakumArane yazodhara munIzvare kahyuM : "mahAnubhAva, mArA e jIvanamAM be moTI bhUlo thaI. loTanA kukaDAno vadha karyo ane kUkaDAnA loTane, mAMsanI kalpanA karIne khAdho. na karI zakyo prAyazcita, na karI zakyo AtmAnuM vizuddhikaraNa. kamote marIne pakSInI yonimAM janmyo." kumAra, himAvAna parvatanI dakSiNa dizAne lAgIne rahelA ziliMdhra parvata para morarUpe mAro janma thayo. haju huM nAno ja hato, tyAM eka divasa yuvAna zikArIe mArI mAtAno zikAra karI mArI nAkhI ane mane jIvato pakaDI lIdho. haju mane pAMkho paNa AvI na hatI. e zikArI ane anandAvATaka' nAmanA gAmamAM laI gayo. tyAMnA koTavAlane mArI bheTa ApI dIdhI. huM koTavAlanA gharanA AMgaNAmAM eka khUNAmAM paDyo raheto. ziyALAmAM ThaMDI ane unALAmAM garamI sahato rahyo. varSAkALamAM bhIMjAto raheto. kyAreka pAsenA vaTavRkSanI nIce jaIne.. thaDanI pAse Ubho raheto. koTavAla mane kaMI khAvA nahoto Apato. bhUkhanI asahya vedanAthI pIDAvA lAgyo. pachI huM jamIna para kIDAo zodhato ne kIDAo khAto. mane mAro khorAka maLI gayo. mAruM zarIra vadhavA lAgyuM. puSTa thavA lAgyuM. khUba ja ramaNIya pIMchAMo mane AvavA lAgyAM. jANe ke pIMchAM para raMgaberaMgI ratno ane maNi nA jaDelAM hoya! mArA zarIrane paNa AkAzI-gulAbI ane svargIya raMgo pUrabahAramAM khIlyA hatA. huM roja koTavAlanA AMgaNAmAM thanagana thanagana nAcato hato. koTavAle mane nRtyakaLA zIkhavavA mAMDI. pachI huM to vividha prakAranAM nRtya karavA lAgyo. gAmanA yuvAno, yuvatIo.. bALako. mAruM nRtya jovA bhegA thaI jatAM. nRtyarasiko bahAragAmathI paNa AvavA lAgyA. mAruM nRtya joIne rAjI thatA ane paisA pheMkatA. badhA paisA koTavAla laI leto... keTalAka mahinAo sudhI A krama cAlato rahyo. eka divasa vizAlAthI AvelA paradezIe mAruM nRtya joyA pachI koTavAlane kahyuM : "jo tame A mora, vizAlAnA adhipati bALarAjA guNadharane bheTa Apo, to rAjA tamane aDhaLaka sonAmahoro bheTa Apaze." koTavAlane paradezInI salAha gamI gaI. te mane vizAlAnagarI laI gayo... rAjasabhAmAM rAjA guNadharanI AgaLa mArA nRtyaprayogo karAvyA. rAjA guNadhara prasanna thaI gayo. teNe koTavAlane so sonAmahora ApIne mane kharIdI lIdho. pAcho huM mArA ja rAjamahelamAM pahoMcI gayo! rUpa badalAyuM... manuSyanA badale pakSInuM!" viSaprayogathI mAruM mRtyu thaI gayA pachI rAjamahelamAM karuNa AkraMda, roSabharyo kolAhala.. ane rAjakIya gaMbhIra paristhiti utpanna thaI. mArI mAtA yazodharAne khabara paDatAM. e bebAkaLI banIne mArA vAsagRhamAM doDI AvI. e AvI, e pahelAM to mAruM mota thaI cUkyuM hatuM. mAtA mane vaLagI paDI. karuNa kalpAMta karavA 18 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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lAgI. jamIna para mAthAM pachADavA lAgI.. "koNe mArA putrane viSa ApyuM? mahAmaMtrI zodhI kADho e duSTane, huM ene zULI para caDhAvIza.. mArA lAlane mArI pAsethI paDAvI lenArane huM ghANImAM pIsI nAkhIza.' mArI mAtA mArA mRtadehane choDatI ja na hatI. mahAmaMtrIe mAtAne khUba samajAvI. mAtA mAnavA ja taiyAra na hatI. rAjamahelanA prAMgaNamAM hajAro strI-puruSo rotAM ne kakaLatA UbhAM hatAM. rAjakumAra guNadhara mArA mRtadehanI pAse ja Ubho hato. raDI-raDIne enI AMkho sUjhI gaI hatI. tenuM mukha plAna thaI gayuM hatuM. e paNa mAtAnI jema e ja vicArato hato. mArA pitAne koNe jhera ApyuM haze? A rAjamahelamAM ke A nagaramAM emano koI zatru nathI, duzmana nathI.. te muMjhAto hato, akaLAto hato... nayanAvalI... mArA paga pAse bhIMtanA Teke Dhagalo thaIne paDI hatI. tene parama saMtoSa thaI gayo hato... zoka... AjaMda... saMtApa-A badhuM mAtra eka abhinaya hato. te mauna thaI, AMkho mIMcIne paDI hatI. mArI mAtA atyaMta vyathita hatI. maMtrImaMDaLa bheguM thayuM. mArI mAtAne ati.. ati vinaMtI karI. paristhiti samajAvI... mAMDa mAMDa mAro mRtadeha mAtA pAsethI choDAvyo. ane mArI smazAnayAtrA nIkaLI... nayanAvalInA nATakano have aMtima bhAga hato.. rotI... kakaLatI.... vilApa karatI te smazAnamAM AvI. eNe jIda pakaDI.. huM paNa mahArAjAnI sAthe ja citAmAM paDIne baLI maraza... pahelethI ja e bolavA mAMDI. mahAmaMtrIe mahelanI dAsIone sAvadhAnI rAkhI hatI. rANI citAmAM kUdI paDavAnuM sAhasa na karI bese, e mATe dAsIo rANIne gherIne ja UbhI hatI. jyAre mArI citA saLagI.. bhaDabhaDa javALAo AkAzamAM javA lAgI... tyAre nayanAvalI e abhuta abhinaya karyo... dAsIono ghero toDIne.. te citA tarapha dhasI gaI. enA baMne hAtha pakaDI rAkhanAra dAsIo enI pAchaLa DhasaDAI gaI.. paraMtu rANI citAmAM kUdI paDe e pUrve, dAsIo ene AgaLathI ane pAchaLathI vaLagI paDI.... rANInuM joza ghaTI gayuM. te rudana karatI bolavA lAgI : "have mAre jIvIne zuM karavuM che? huM mahArAjA vinA kevI rIte jIvI zakIza? nahIM jIvI zakuM..." nagaramAM nayanAvalInA patipremanI prazaMsA thaI..! paraMtu, jyAre rAjapuruSo, nayanAvalI, rAjA guNadhara... badhAM smazAnethI mahelamAM AvyAM... tyAre mArI mAtA yazodharA aMtima zvAsocchavAsa letI hatI. enA durgAnano pAra na hato. mArA upara eno pragADha moha hato. e putramoha, putravirahamAM ene besumAra pIDA ApI rahyo hato. putranA mohe, jIvananA mohane chinnabhinna karI dIdho hato. saMdhyA samaye mArI mAtAe aMtima zvAsa lIdho. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 996 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'rAjamAtA yazodharAnuM mRtyu thayuM-' samAcAra vAyuvege nagaramAM phelAI gayA. hAhAkAra vartAI gayo sarvatra. haju rAjAnI citA TharI na hatI... tyAM rAjamAtAnuM mRtyu thaI gayuM...! bALarAjA guNadhara mUDha thaI gayo. te rAjAmAtAnA mRtadehane vaLagI paDyo... karuNa kalpAMta karavA lAgyo. rANI nayanAvalI pAse AvIne beThI. teNe bALarAjAne zAnta karavAno prayatna karavA mAMDyo. AzvAsana ApavA mAMDyuM... paNa badhuM vyartha. bALarAjAne nayanAvalI pratye koI mamatva na hatuM. jemanA upara mamatva hatuM, vizvAsa hato, prema hato, e pitA ane dAdI-eka ja divase motanA zikAra banI gayAM hatAM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir maMtrImaMDaLa sAthe mahAmaMtrI upasthita thaI gayA. darekanI AMkhomAMthI AMsu varasI rahyAM. rAjamAtA yazodharA pratye sahunAM hRdayamAM Adara hato, mAna hatuM, gaurava hatuM. mahAmaMtrI bALarAjA pAse besI gayA. bALarAjA codhAra AMsu sArI rahyA hatA. dhIre dhIre mahAmaMtrIe sAntavanA ApavA mAMDI. mRtadehathI emane dUra karavA mAMDyAM. mahAmaMtrIe anya maMtrIone kahyuM : 'huM mahArAjAnI pAse rahIza. kadAca rAtre emanI pAse ja sUI jaIza. tame rAjamAtAno atyAre rAtrinA bIjA praharamAM agnisaMskAra karI do.' nayanAvalIne mahAmaMtrIe samajAvI dIdhI : 'thoDA divasa mahArAjanI sAthe huM rAjamahelamAM rahIza. emanI sAthe ja jamavAnuM ane sUvAnuM rAkhIza. emane mAre khUba ja sAMtvanA ApavI paDaze.' nayanAvalI mAnI gaI, eTaluM ja nahIM, jeTalA divasa mahAmaMtrI rAjamahelamAM rahyAM, eTalA divasa te pelA enA premI kUbaDAthI paNa dUra rahI. mahAmaMtrIe bALarAjAne sAMtvanA to ApI, sAthe sAthe samagra rAjyavyavasthA samajAvI. rAjasabhAnuM saMcAlana-kArya samajAvyuM. rAjAnA vyavahAro samajAvyA. koNa zatru che ne koNa mitra che, enI oLakhANa ApI. konA para vizvAsa mUkavo, konA para nahIM, e samajAvyuM. eka mahino mahAmaMtrI satata bALarAjA sAthe rahyA. jyAre bALarAjA saMpUrNa svastha thayA, tyAre potAnI be prauDha, catura ane priyabhASI paricArikAo bALarAjAnI dekhabhALa mATe mUkI, pote potAnA ghera AvI gayA. mArI mAtAnuM mRtyu thayuM. karA te 'dhAnyapUraka' nAmanA gAmamAM kUtarA rUpe janmI, e kUtaro dekhAvamAM suMdara hato. doDavAmAM pavanane paNa pAcho pADI de tevo hato. e gAmanA mANasoe e kUtaro bALarAjA guNadharane bheTa Apyo. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 * bhava cotho

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je divase mane bheTa ApavAmAM Avyo hato, e ja divase kUtaro bheTa ApavAmAM Avyo. rAjasabhAmAM rAjAe amane baMnene joyA. ame baMne rAjAne gamI gayA. rAjAe mArI prazaMsA karI, kUtarAnI paNa prazaMsA karI. eka zreSTha zikArIne bolAvI, tene kUtaro soMpyo. zikArIne kahyuM : "tuM jANe che ke mArAM be kAma che, prajAnuM pAlana karavuM ane yatheccha zikAra khelavo! A kutarAne tuM evI sarasa zikSA Apaje ke mane zikAramAM upayogI bane." zikArI kUtarAne laIne cAlyo gayo. tyAra pachI, rAjapakSIonuM pAlana karanArA nIlakaMThane bolAvI kahyuM : "nIlakaMTha, A morane tAre pALavAno che. ene rANIvAsamAM rAkhavAno che; paNa mukta rAkhavAno che. avAranavAra rAjasabhAmAM enA nRtyano kAryakrama paNa rAkhavAno che." nIlakaMTha mane upADIne laI gayo. eNe thoDA divasa mane enI pAse rAkhyo. rAjamahelanI raheNIkaheNI mane zIkhavADI. pachI rANIvAsamAM mane mUkI dIdho. je vAsagRhano upayoga huM ane nayanAvalI karatAM hatAM e vAsagRhano upayoga rAjA guNadhara ane rANI niraMjanA karatAM hatAM. nayanAvalI citrazALAmAM rahetI hatI. vAsagRhanI bahAra eka coka hato. cokanI upara kalAtmaka chAparuM hatuM. cAre dizAomAM thoDI thoDI UMcI divAlo hatI. te cokamAM vAsagRhanuM eka dvAra khUlatuM hatuM. e cokathI uttara dizA tarapha pacAsa pagalAM dUra citrazALA hatI. citrazALAnI eka moTI bArI coka tarapha paDatI hatI. huM e bArI sudhI jaI zakuM evo rasto hato. lagabhaga e bArI khullI rahetI hatI, jyAre nayanAvalI citrazALAmAM hoya tyAre. e coka mAruM ghara hatuM. mAruM rahevAnuM. khAvAnuM... ramavAnuM ane nAcavAnuM jyAre huM Tahukato... ne nRtya karato tyAre rANI niraMjanA vAsagRhano daravAjo kholI daravAjAmAM bhadrAsana mUkI, enA upara besatI, ene huM khUba gamato hato. huM nAcato nAcato enI pAse jato... e mArA mAthe hAtha pheravatI... mane prema karatI. evI ja rIte rAjA guNadhara paNa mane khUba cAhato hato. jyAre e vAsagRhamAM Avato tyAre mArI khabara leto... mArA mAthe. zarIre hAtha pheravI mane paMpALato... ane jo ene utAvaLa nA hoya to mAruM nRtya paNa joto. mArA divaso sukhamAM jatA hatA, paraMtu A saMsAramAM koInAya badhA divaso sukhamAM nathI jatA, to pachI mArA divaso kyAMthI sukhamAM jAya? zrI samarAditya mahAkathA g For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka divasa, vAsagRhamAM nRtyAMganAnuM nRtya cAlI rahyuM hatuM. aneka vAjiMtra vAgI rahyAM hatAM. mRdaMgano dhvani mane khUba gamato. mRdaMganA tAle huM paNa nAcavA lAgyo... saMdhyA thaI gaI. rAjamahelamAM dIpako pragaTI gayA hatA. citrazALAmAM paNa dIpakonI rozanI jhaLahaLI rahI hatI. nRtyanA aMte meM citrazALA tarapha joyuM. bArI khullI hatI. nayanAvalIne joI... paraMtu kaDhaMgI hAlatamAM... pelA kUbaDAnA bAhupAzamAM jakaDAyelI.. kAmAvezamAM uzkerAyelI... saMbhogamAM lIna thayelI... huM Ubho rahI gayo. sthira najare joto rahyo... "meM A bannene joyelAM che... kyAMka joyelAM che.. oLakhuM chuM A bene.." manamAM tIvra UhApoha thavA lAgyo. pariNAme mane e ja samaye pUrvajanmanI smRti thaI AvI. pUrvajanma yAda AvI gayo. smRtinA paDadA upara meM mArI sAthe nayanAvalIne joI... kUbaDA sAthe saMbhoga karatI nayanAvalIne joI... ane mArI sAme citrazALAmAM... e ja rIte krIDAlIna joI... mane tIvra krodha AvI gayo. "A duSTa strI... vyabhicAriNI. have kubaDAne citrazALAmAM bolAvIne yatheccha bhogasukha bhogave che!" krodhAgnithI huM saLagI UThyo... jhaDapathI doDato huM citrazALA pAse gayo... citrazALAnA dvAra upara cAMca khotaravA mAMDyo. cAMca mArI-mArIne avAja karavA mAMDyo... nayanAvalIne bhaya lAgyo. raMgamAM bhaMga paDyo. teNe kUbaDAne kahyuM : "Ubho thaI jA, koI daravAjo khakhaDAve che... koI AvyuM lAge che. huM daravAjo kholIne jouM chuM.' | nayanAvalIe daravAjo kholyo... mane joyo.. ene cAMco mAravA lAgyo. mArA para atyaMta krodhe bharANI. pAse paDelI kabaDAnI lAkaDIno prahAra mArA para karI dIdho... pAse ja nIce javAno dAdaro hato... huM dAdarA para gabaDyo... meM moTethI avAja karavA mAMDyo. niraMjanAnI dAsIo doDI AvI. mane dAdara para gabaDato joI... "morane pakaDo... morane pakaDo..." cIso pADavA lAgI. huM gabaDato-gabaDato nIcenA khaMDamAM bAhya bhAgamAM paDyo. khaMDamAM rAjA guNadhara jugAra ramato hato. bahAra pelo kUtaro (mArI mAtAno jIva) beTho hato. mane lohIluhANa paDelo joIne kUtaro doDyo.. mane pakaDI lIdho.. rAjAe A dazya joyuM. "kUtaro mane mArI nAkhaze." e bhayathI rAjAe enA hAthamAM rahelA dhAtunA pAsAno kUtarA para ghA karyo. kUtarAnA mAthe jorathI ghA thayo. teNe mane choDI dIdho... ne jamIna para DhaLI paDyo. enA mAthAmAMthI lohInI dhArA vahevA lAgI... kUtaro marI gayo, huM maravAnI taiyArImAM hato. rAjAe tyAM upasthita rAjapuruSone AjJA karI : "jevI rIte pitAjIno ane dAdImAno agnisaMskAra karyo hato e ja rIte caMdanakASThanI citAmAM, kAlAguru dhUpa nAkhIne, laviMga vagere padArtho nAkhIne dhRtadahIM vagere dravyo nAkhIne, A be jIvono - kUtarAno ane morano agnisaMskAra karajo. eTaluM ja nahIM, jevI rIte pitAjI ane dAdImAnAM mRtyu pachI dAna-puNya bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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karyA hatAM, e ja rIte A be jIvonAM mRtyu pachI emanI sadgati thAya mATe dAnapuNya karajo." rAjAnI vAta huM sAMbhaLato hato, samajato hatokAraNa ke mane "jAtismaraNajJAna' thaI gayuM hatuM ne! rAjA kyA jANato hato ke tuM jemanA agnisaMskAranI vAta kare che, e ja tArAM pitA che ne dAdImA che! amArA baMnenuM ghara vedanAmAM mRtyu thayuM. "suvela' nAmanA parvatanI pazcima dizAmAM eka vana hatuM. e vanamAM boraDI, bAvaLa, keraDo, khera Adi kAMTAvALA asaMkhya vRkSo hatAM. phaLa-phUla ane chAyAvALuM eka paNa vRkSa na hatuM. kyAMka kyAMka vaDa, khajUrI, khIjaDA vagerenA vRkSo hatAM paNa e vRkSonAM pAMdaDA sukAI gayelAM hatAM. khADA-TekarAvALA ane kAMTA-kAMkarAthI bharelI keDIo hatI. e vanamAM huM noLiyA' rUpe janmyo, noLiyaNanA peTamAM meM narakanI vedanA karatAM vadhAre vedanA anubhavI. janma thayA pachI mAtAnA stananuM dUdha sukAI gayuM ane jaMgalamAM kaMI khAvAnuM hatuM nahIM. bhUkhanI bhAre pIDA sahana karato rahyo. mAruM zarIra sukAtuM cAlyuM. tyAM mane khAvA mATe gokharunA kAMTA maLyAM. e khAIne huM bhUkha saMtoSato rahyo. mArI mAtA, ke je kUtaro hatI, te marIne e ja vanamAM sarparUpe janmI. sApa eTale sApa! jevo tevo nAnakaDo nahIM, cAra gaja lAMbo! kALo DibAMga! lAlacoLa AMkhavALo.. ane lapalapa karatI lAMbI jIbhavALo! huM pharato pharato e pradezamAM jaI caDhayo, ke jyAM e raheto hato. tyAM eka nAnuM jaLAzaya paNa hatuM. sApane meM jaLAzayanA kinAre joyo. teNe eka moTA deDakAne pakaDyo hato, tene gaLavAno prayatna karato hato. mane khUba bhUkha lAgI hatI, ane sApane joIne mArA manamAM jAtivera pedA thaI gayuM hatuM. meM e sApane pUchaDAthI pakaDyo.... pUchaDAne cAvavA lAgyo... tyAM e sApe bhayaMkara phutkAra karyo. teNe phaNA UMcI karI... tenI AMkhomAMthI AganA taNakhA jharavA lAgyA. teNe mArA mukha para jorathI DaMkha dIdho. chatAM meM ene choDyo nahIM... ame be bhayaMkara krodhathI laDavA lAgyA. meM ene lohIluhANa karI nAMkhyo. paNa e moTo hato. eNe mane jakaDI lIdho.. mane jamIna sAthe dAbIne.. mAruM bhakSaNa karavA mAMDayo... mAruM samagra zarIra khAI gayo! mane cIrI nAkhyo.. naso toDI nAkhI.. lohI pI gayo. mAruM mRtyu thaI gayuM. he dhanakumAra, vizAlAnagarInI pAse eka nadI vahetI hatI. nadI UMDI hatI, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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paraMtu pANI sAruM na hatuM; tethI loko e nadIne 'duSTodaka' kahetA hatA. e nadImA huM matsyarUpe janmyo. jalacara prANIno mane bhava maLyo. mArI mAtA ke je sarparUpe hatI, jeNe mane bhakSya banAvyo hato, te paNa kALakrame mRtyu pAmI. marIne, e ja nadImAM eno janma thayo. 'zizumAra' nAmanA jalacara prANIno bhava maLyo. ame baMne eka ja nadImAM janmyA! amArAM karmoe ja amane tyAM bhegA karyA hatAM. e zizumAra prANI, mArA karatAM moTuM ane mArA karatAM vadhAre baLavAna hatuM. eka divasa eNe mane mArA pUchaDAnA bhAgathI pakaDyo. huM chUTavAno prayatna karato hato, tyAM ja bIjI ghaTanA banI. rAjAnA rANIvAsanI dAsIo e nadImAM snAna karavA mATe AvI. teo emanI mastImAM hatI. eka dAsIe snAna karatA nadImAM jhaMpalAvyuM. zizumAra jalacare dAsIne joI. mane choDIne, eNe DUbakI mArI... jyAM dAsI snAna karatI hatI tyAM jaIne dAsIno paga pakaDyo, huM tyAMthI dUra bhAgI gayo. dAsIe bUmAbUma karI mUkI : 'mane jalacare pakaDI... bacAvo, bacAvo,' tyAM bIjI dAsIoe paNa jorajorathI bUma pADavA mAMDI. AsapAsanA loko bhegA thaI gayA. temaNe pelI dAsIne pakaDI rAkhI. kAraNa ke zizumAra jalacara tene kheMcIne laI javAno prayatna karato hato. mAchImAro AvyA. pANImAM paDyA dAsIne choDAvI, zizumAra jalacarane pakaDyo. kinAre laI AvyA... ne tyAM enA TukaDA karI nAkhyA. zizumAra maryo. keTalAka divaso pachI mAchImA2onI eka jALamAM huM phasAI gayo! mane kinAre laI javAmAM Avyo. mAchImAroe paraspara vicAra karyo : 'A mahAmatsya che. jIvato che. ApaNe mahArAjA guNadharane bheTa ApIe! rAjA ApaNane khUba sonAmahoro Apaze.' mane rAjA guNadhara pAse laI gayA, rAjAne arpaNa karyo. rAjAe mAchImArone sonAmahoro ApI khuza karyA. rAjA mane, mANaso pAse upaDAvI nayanAvalI pArsa laI gayo! nayanAvalIne rAjAe kahyuM : 'mAtAjI, A 'rohita' jAtino mahAmatsya che. bahu durlabha matsya che. mArI icchA evI che ke A matsyano pAchalo pucchabhAga kApI, tene pakAvarAvI, dAdImAnA ane pitAjInA puNyArthe, brAhmaNone bhojana mATe Apo. uparano bhAga telamAM taLAvIne pakAvIne, masAlAo nAkhIne, ApaNe baMne khAIzuM...' meM tyAM nayanAvalIne joI... Ane meM kyAMka joI che...' mArA cittamAM UhApoha cAlu thayo. enA tarapha mAruM mana kheMcANuM paNa kharuM... mane tyAM pUrvajanma (surendradatta - nayanAvalIno) yAda AvI gayo. jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM! meM mArA putranI vAta kaccha bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAMbhaLI.. huM pUjI UThyo... "mAruM mAMsa mArI patnI ane mAro putra khAze!' mane karmonI vicitratA para tiskAra chUTyo. jyAM sudhI huM mahelamAM hato rAjA yazodhararUpe, tyAM sudhI rAjamahelamAM mAMsAhAra nahoto thato. mArA mRtyu pachI putra ane putranI mAtAe mAMsAhAra zarU karI dIdho hato. putra guNadhara to mAMsAhAra karato hato. zikAra karato hato ane jugAra paNa ramato hato. nayanAvalIe moTI charI maMgAvI. eNe jAte ja mAro pAchaLano bhAga kApI brAhmaNone mokalI Apyo.. mAro pAchaLano bhAga kapAI javA chatAM, huM maryo nahIM! te pachI nayanAvalIe bAkI rahelA zarIranA TukaDA karyA. culA para caDhAvyA. temAM tela nAkhyuM. tela UkaLavA mAMDyuM. pachI nayanAvalIe emAM vividha masAlA nAkhyA. mAruM mRtyu thayuM. 0 0 0 dhanakumAre pUchyuM : bhagavaMta, pelo zizumAra jaLacara marIne kyAM jamyo, ke je ApanI mAtAno jIva hato? munIzvare kahyuM : vizAlAnagarInA caMDALanA vADAmAM te bakarIrUpe janmI hatI. huM enA peTe bakarArUpe Avyo. mAro janma thayo. jyAre huM yuvAna banyo, mArAmAM prabaLa mohavAsA jAgI. tyAM bIjI koI bakarI to hatI nahIM. mArI mA hatI... huM maithuna-sevana karavA mATe enA para caDhI gayo. A dazya amArA govALe joyuM. govALane bhayaMkara krodha Avyo. mane eNe tyAM ja mArI nAkhyo. paraMtu maratA pahelAM meM bakarImAM vIrya-bIja mUkI dIdhuM hatuM. huM emAM ja garbharUpe utpanna thayo! mArA ja vIryamAM mAruM garbhAdhAna thayuM... kevo mAro pApodaya? haju mAro janma nahoto thayo. bakarI dhIredhIre jaMgalamAM cAlI rahI hatI... tyAM tenA peTamAM eka tIra AvIne khUMpI gayuM. rAjA guNadhare teno zikAra karyo hato. bakarI jamIna para paDI gaI.. rAjA doDato bakarI pAse Avyo. te khUba rAjI thayo. "tIra barAbara lAgyuM!' ema vicArI, teNe bakarIne garbhavatI joI. teNe nokara pAse peTa cirAvI, mane bahAra kADhayo. mane ghoDA para nAkhI te nagaramAM laI gayo. pazupAlakane soMpyo. huM moTo thato gayo. e arasAmAM rAjAe kuLadevInI mahApUjA karAvI. "huM zikAramAM haMmezAM saphaLatA meLavuM' -A bhAvanAthI pUjananI sAthe eNe paMdara pADAono vadha karAvyo, mAMsa raMdhAvyuM. brAhmaNone bhojana mATe besADI dIdhA. e pradezamAM brAhmaNonI evI mAnyatA hatI ke mAMsa bhale kAgaDA, kUtarAoe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA u5 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eThuM kareluM hoya, paraMtu jo bokaDo ene suMdhe to mAMsa pavitra thaI jAya. kAraNa ke bokaDo pavitra mukhavALo hoya che! A mAnyatA mujaba pADAonuM rAMdheluM mAMsa mane suMghADavAmAM AvyuM. pachI brAhmaNoe mAMsabhakSaNa karyuM. teo khAI-pIne UbhA thayA pachI rAjA guNadhara rANIonA samUha sAthe jamavA beTho. huM tyAM ja Ubho hato. meM guNadharane joyo. mane e paracita lAgyo... mArA manamAM UhApoha zarU thayo. "Ane meM joyelo che, A mane game che..." ema vicAratAM mane jAtismaraNa" jJAna thaI gayuMpUrvajanmonI paraMparA joI... huM dhrujI UThyo. mane kamakamI AvI gaI.. mArI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. paraMtu koInI dRSTi mArA upara na hatI. rAjAe brAhmaNanA pagamAM namaskAra karI kahyuM : ATaluM mAMsa huM pitAne dharAvuM chuM.' ema kahIne mAMsano eka bhAga brAhmaNone Apyo, "ATaluM mAMsa huM dAdImAne dharAvuM chuM." ema kahIne mAMsano bIjo bhAga brAhmaNone Apyo. trIjo bhAga eNe kuLadevIne caDhAvavA judo rAkhyo. huM mArA ghora durbhAgya ane kaThora karmo para AMsu sArI rahyo hato. mAnavabhASAmAM bolI zakato na hato... ne mArI bhASA rAjA samajI zake ema na hato. meM rAjAne joyo... rANIone joI... paraMtu nayanAvalIne nA joI. meM vicAryuM : "e kyAM haze? ne rAjA sAthe kema nathI AvI? tyAM be dAsIono vArtAlApa meM sAMbhaLyo. suMdarikA, A pADAo to Aje ja mAryA che ne? to pachI ATalI badhI durgaMdha kema Ave che?' "premamaMjUSA, A pADAnA mAMsanI gaMdha nathI, paraMtu rAjamAtA nayanAvalIne ajIrNa thavA chatAM, teNe lolupatAthI matsya bhojana karyuM. tethI teNIne koDharoga thayo che. tenA zarIramAM TheraThera kANAM paDI gayA che, temAMthI rasI jhare che. e rasInI A durgadha che." "are suMdarikA, mAtra masyAhArathI rANIne koDharoga nathI nIkaLyo, paraMtu mahArAjA surendradattane viSaprayogathI mArI nAkhyA, e ghora pApa A ja janmamAM phUTI nIkaLyuM che. khera, javA de e vAta, ApaNe bIjI bAju jaie, nahIMtara vaLI e koDhI rANI bUma pADIne bolAvaze." meM vicAra karyo : "oho... rahasya khUlI gayuM! mane jhera ApIne mAranArI nayanAvalI hatI! enAM pApanAM phaLa e bhogavI rahI che... to huM ene jouM to kharo..." huM (bokaDI) pAsenA paDadA pAse gayo. paDadAnI pAchaLa nayanAvalI beThelI hatI. bAjumAM beThelI be dAsIo enA para baNabaNatI mAkhIone uDAvI rahI hatI. bhAga-2 phu bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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thanAvalInA kALA paDI gayelA zarIramAMthI paru jhamI rahyuM hatuM. asaMkhya mAkhIo uDI rahI hatI. tenI lAla-lAla AMkho bahAra nIkaLI AvI hatI. tenI AMgaLIo saDI gaI hatI. tenI chAtIno bhAga labaDI paDayo hato... temAMthI paNa rasI TapakatI hatI. tenA mAthAnA vALa kharI paDyA hatA... tenA paravALA jevA hoTha kALA paDI gayA hatA... tenuM mukha virUpa banI gayuM hatuM. tenA paga saDI gayA hatA. mane jhera ApIne mArI nAkhavAnI mArI e priyatamAnI A duHkhabharI avasthA joIne huM vizvaLa banI gayo. mArA manamAM enA pratye anuMkapA janmI... paraMtu jyAM pelo kUbaDo smRtimAM Avyo ke.. ropathI mArAM nasakorAM phUlavA mAMDyA. mArA jAtismaraNa jJAne mane atyaMta vyathita karI dIdho... tyAM rAjAe rasoIyAne kahyuM, "mane pADAnuM mAMsa nA bhAvyuM, bIjuM kaMI paNa mane jaldI Apa, bIjuM koI taiyAra bhojana tyAM hatuM nahIM. rasoIyo gabharAyo. vilaMba karAya ema na hato.. rasoIyAnI daSTi mArA upara paDI. mAro puSTa deha joIne, tarata ja e mArAM be ziMgaDA pakaDIne rasoDAmAM laI gayo. tIkSNa charAthI eNe mArI sAthaLa kApI nAkhI. sAthaLamAM masAlA bharI tarata ja rAMdhI nAkhI. rAjAne jaIne pIrasI dIdhI. rAjAe emAMthI thoDuM mAMsa kApIne "A mArA pitAnA bhAganuM...' ema kahIne brAhmaNone ApyuM. thoDuM nayanAvalIne mokalyuM, ane zeSa pote khAdhuM. rAjAe pazupAlakane kahyuM : "A bokaDAne laI jA. tArI pAse rAkhaje, avasare kAma lAgaze. enuM mAMsa svAdiSTa che." mane upADIne pazupAlaka eka vADAmAM laI gayo, tyAM eka khUNAmAM mane paTakI dIdho. 0 0 0 je bakarIno (mArI mAtA) rAjAe zikAra karyo hato, te marIne kaliMga dezamAM pADo thaI hatI. jyAre te pADo moTo thayo tyAre tenA mAlike enA para bhAra bharyo ane ene laIne te vizAlAnagarImAM Avyo. enA parathI badho mAlasAmAna utArI laI, enA mAlike ene nadImAM pANI pIvA ane snAna karavA chUTo mUkyo. e ja samaye rAjAno priya azva, enA vacherA sAthe snAna karavA nadIkinAre lAvavAmAM Avyo hato. pelA pADAe vacherAne joyo.. ne raghavAyo thayo... teNe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA kara7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vacherAne mArI nAkhyo. azvapAlaka gabharAyo. teNe jaIne rAjAne phariyAda karI. rAjA gusse thaI gayo. eNe AjJA karI : "e pADAne bAMdhIne ahIM laI Avo." saMniko gayA. mahAmuzkelI e pADAne bAMdhyo ane mAratAM mAratAM tene rAjA pAse laI gayA. pADAne jotAM ja rAjAno gusso AsamAne pahoMcyo. "A duSTa mArA priya bAlaazvane haNI nAkhyo che.?' rAjAe potAnA rasoiyAne bolAvIne kahyuM : "A pADAne jIvato rAkhI, enuM mAMsa pakAvo." rasoiyAe sainikonI sahAya lIdhI. rAjamahelanI pAchaLanA bhAgamAM, cAra dizAmAM cAra majabUta khIlA ThokyA. pachI pADAne lokasAMkaLothI bAMdhyo. te sAMkaLone cAra khIlAo sAthe evI rIte bAMdhI ke pADo jarAya AghopAcho nA thaI zake. tenA moDhA pAse moTuM pANI bhareluM kapAyuM mUkyuM. temAM hiMga, lavaNa vagere tIkhA, kaDavA vagere masAlA bharyA. pachI pADAnI cAre bAju khADA khodIne emAM lAkaDAM bharyA. agni peTAvyo. cAre bAju pracaMDa javALAo nIkaLavA mAMDI. pADo zekAvA lAgyo.. tene tIvra tarasa lAgI. gaLuM zoSAvA mAMDyuM. cIso pADI pADIne teNe nagarane trAsa pamADI dIdhI. peluM pANI pIto gayo ne baLatarA UThatI gaI. tenA eka paDakhAmAMthI mAMsano loco nIkaLI paDyo... tyAra pachI rasoIyAe, pADAnA zarIranuM je mAMsa pAkI gayuM hatuM, te kApI kApIne, dhImAM vaghArIne.. tenA para lavaNa bhabharAvIne, rAjAne khAvA mATe mokalavA mAMDyuM. rAjAne pADAnuM mAMsa ochuM bhAvatuM hatuM, eTale teNe rasoIyAne kahyuM : "mane bIjA koI pazunuM mAMsa pakAvIne, tenI vAnagI banAvI Apa.' rasoiyAne huM yAda Avyo. tarata ja vADAmAMthI mane pakaDI magAvyo. huM stabdha thaI gayo mArI nazo zithila thaI gaI... hADakAMnA sAMdhA tUTI gayA. mArA prANa kaMThe AvI gayA. tyAM tINa charAthI rasoIyAe mAruM bIjuM paDakhuM chedI nAMkhyuM... e ja kSaNe huM mRtyu pAmyo. 0 0 0 dhanakumAra, yazodhara munizvaranuM caritra sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM kSubdha banI gayo. tene kamakamI AvI gaI... tenuM hRdaya akathya mUMjhavaNa anubhavavA lAgyuM. teNe pUchyuM : bhagavaMta, eka loTanA banAvelA kUkaDAnA vadhanuM ane loTane mAMsa kalpIne karelA bhakSaNanuM AvuM bhayaMkara pariNAma? bhavobhava AvI kALI vedanAo ane bhISaNa trAsa?" hA kumAra! sarva durbhAvomAM hiMsAno durbhAva sauthI vadhAre du:khadAyI hoya che. ura8 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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eTale, koI paNa nAnA-moTA jIvanI hiMsAno vicAra paNa manamAM nA AvI jAya, enI sAvadhAnI rAkhavI joie.' 'bhagavaMta, A saMsAramAM... A gRhavAsamAM hiMsAnA vicArothI paNa bacavuM azakya jevuM lAge che.' 'kumAra, eTale ja tIrthaMkaro e saMpUrNa niSpApa jIvana-sAdhujIvana batAvyuM che. A sAdhujIvanamAM hiMsAnA vicArothI paNa mukta rahI zakAya che.' 'bhagavaMta, mATe ja Ape A sAdhujIvana svIkAryuM che ne! gurudeva, bokaDAnA bhavano aMta AvI gayA pachI Apano janma kyAM thayo?' dhanakumAre vArtAnuM anusaMdhAna karatAM kahyuM. 'he devAnupriya, huM ane mArI mAtA, ame baMne marIne, vizAlAnagarImAM caMDALonA mahollAmAM eka kUkaDInA peTamAM utpanna thayAM. ame haju mAnA peTamAM ja hatAM, te vakhate mA-kUkaDI ukaraDAmAM gayelI, tyAM eka bilADAe ene mArI nAkhI... mArIne tyAM ja kUkaDIne khAvA lAgyo. bhAgyayoge be iMDA phUMkInA cirAyelA peTamAMthI eka bAju sarakI gayelAM, ke je iMDAMomAM huM ane mArI mAtA hatAM. pelo bilADo cAlyo garyo. eTalAmAM eka caMDALaNI sUpaDAmAM kacaro bharI, ukaraDAmAM nAkhavA AvI. eNe amArA para (iMDA u52) kacaro nAkhyo. sAruM thayuM, e kacarAnI nIce garamAvo maLavAthI iMDA phUTI gayAM ane ame be jIvatA bahAra AvyA. e vakhate ukaraDAnI pAse ja eka caMDALa-bALaka ramato hato. teNe amane-nAnAM nAnAM baccAMone joyAM. tene gamI gayAM. emane te potAnA ghera laI gayo. amane baMne kUkaDAone pALavA lAgyo. ame moTA thavA lAgyA. caMdranI cAMdanI jevAM ujjavala pIchAM AvavA lAgyAM. caNoThI jevI lAla-lAla kalagI mAthe nIkaLI AvI. garuDanI cAMca jevI cAMca amane nIkaLI. ame mukta rIte caMDALavAsamAM pharatA hatA, ramatA hatA. pelo caMDALaputra 'anahula' amane saMbhALato hato. eka divasa ame caMDALavAsanI bahAra UbhA hatA, tyAMthI nagarano koTavALa pasAra thato hato, teNe amane baMnene joyA. ame ene gamI gayA. eNe vicAryuM : A kUkaDA kevA suMdara che! jo huM mahArAjAne ApuM to mahArAjA prasanna thaI jaze.' teNe tyAM UbhelI eka caMDAlastrIne pUchyuM : 'A be kUkaDA konA che?' strIe kahyuM : 'caMDALaputra anahulanA.' koTavALe anahulane be sonAmahoro ApI amane kharIdI lIdhA. rAjAne bheTa zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only uda

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ApyA. rAjAe koTavAlane kahyuM : "koTavAla, huM jyAM jyAM jAuM, tyAM A be kUkaDAne tAre sAthe laI AvavA." koTavAle kahyuM : "ApanI AjJAnuM pAlana karIza.' jyAM jyAM rAjA jAya che, tyAM tyAM koTavAla amane baMnene laI jAya che. rAjAnI AgaLa ame nAcatA... laDatA.. gAtA... tethI rAjA-rANInuM manoraMjana thatuM. koTavAla amane sArI rIte saMbhALato hato. amArA divaso sukhamAM pasAra thatAM hatAM. eka divasa amane baMnene laI koTavAla "kusumAkara' nAmanA udyAnamAM gayo. kAraNa ke rAjA-rANI e udyAnamAM gayAM hatAM. paraMtu rAjA-rANI udyAnamAM mAdhavIlatA-maMDapamAM beThAM hatAM, vAtomAM lIna hatAM, tethI koTavAla amane baMnene laIne azoka-vRkSonI ghaTAmAM laI cAlyo. prabhAtano samaya hato. sUryanAM kiraNo vRkSanAM parNomAMthI caLAIne jamIna para paDatAM hatAM, nAcatAM hatAM. ame AgaLa ne AgaLa cAlyA jatAM hatAM. tyAM koTavAle... vizuddha bhUmibhAga upara, aneka munizvarothI parivarelA eka tejasvI yuvAna munIzvarane joyA. koTavAle ziSTAcArathI e munizvarane vaMdanA karI, vinayathI munIzvaranI pAse beTho. amane baMnene paNa eNe pAse ja rAkhyA. munIzvare "dharmalAbha no AzIrvAda Apyo. koTavAla munIzvaranA tapapUta prazAnta tejasvI dehane joI rahyo. munIzvaranI karuNAbhInI moTI-moTI AMkho ene gamI gaI. munirAjanI madhura vANI sAMbhaLI. tenA hRdayamAM sAco bhaktibhAva jAgrata thayo. teNe munIzvarane eka prazna pUchyuM : mahAtmanuM, ApanA dharmanuM svarUpa zuM che?" mahAnubhAva, "dharma' koi ApaNo nathI ke parAyo nathI! dharma eka ja che. mUDha mANaso dharmanA bheda karatA hoya che. sarva jIvo mATe hitakArI dharmanuM svarUpa tane batAvuM chuM. je mana, vacana ane kAyAthI koI jIvanI hiMsA na karavI, koI jIvane duHkha nA ApavuM, pIDA na karavI. jUThuM vacana nA bolavuM. parizuddha vacana bolavuM. * koie ApyA vinAnuM eka taNakhaluM paNa grahaNa nA karavuM. * mana-vacana-kAyAthI maithunakriyAno tyAga karavo. sthAvara jaMgama saMpattimAM mamatva nA rAkhavuM, tyAga karavo. u30 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAtrinA samaye bhojana nA karavuM. basa, A cha vAtonuM pAlana kare eTale dharma karyo kahevAya!' koTavAla bolyo : "mahAtman, A dharma to ghaNo UMco che. sAdhudharma che, enuM pAlana karavAnI mArI zakti nathI. mane Apa kRpA karIne gRhastha dharma batAvo.' munIzvare koTavAlane pAMca aNuvrata samajAvyAM. koTavAle kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, A aNuvrato to huM pALI zakIza, paraMtu eka vrata nahIM pALI zakuM! ahiMsAdharmanuM pAlana mArA mATe muzkela che. kAraNa ke amArI kuLaparaMparA vaidikadharmanI che. vedomAM pazuvadha karavAnuM kaheluM che. eTale mAre pazuvadha to karavo paDaze..." munIzvare kahyuM : "mahAnubhAva, jo tuM pazavadhano tyAga nahIM kare to, A tArI pAse je be kUkaDA che, A be jIvo je saMsAramAM ghora duHkho bhogavI rahyA che, te rIte tuM paNa aneka janmo sudhI bhayaMkara duHkho bhogavato rahIza.' koTavAle pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, A be kUkaDAnA jIrvAe jIvahiMsA, jIvavadha karelo hato? e karavAthI emane kevAM kevAM duHkho bhogavavAM paDyAM?' munIzvare kahyuM : "A be kUkaDA, jyAre mAtA-putra hatAM, putra rAjA hato, mAtA rAjamAtA hatI... tyAre loTano kUkaDo banAvIne mAtAe putra pAse ati Agraha karIne vadha karAvelo.. pachI e loTanA kUkaDAnA loTamAM mAMsanI kalpanA karAvI, putrane te khavaDAveluM. enAM kevAM mAThAM phaLa teo bhogavI rahyAM che, te batAvuM chuM - teo baMne marIne - 1. mora ane kUtarAno bhava pAmyA. 2. noLiyo ane sApano bhava pAmyA. 3. rohita matsya ane zizumAra jalacarano bhava pAmyA. 4. bokaDA ane bakarIno bhava pAmyA. 5. bokaDA ane pADAno bhava pAmyA, ane chaThTho , A be kUkaDAno bhava pAmyA che." eka-eka bhavamAM kevA-kevAM ghora duHkha, trAsa ane vedanAo bhogavI. tenuM AbehUba vana munIzvare karyuM. kAraNa ke teo "zrutakevaLI' munIra hatA, sarvajJa jevA jJAnI gurudeva hatA. sAMbhaLIne koTavAla thIjI gayo. tenuM hRdaya bhayathI kaMpavA mAMDayuM. "mAre AvAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 631 For Private And Personal Use Only

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duHkhonI paraMparA ApanAra jIvavadha nathI karavo,' manomana nirNaya karI, teNe gurudevane kahyuM : 'bhagavaMta, mAre jIvavadha karIne, bhISaNa bhavasaMsAranAM ghora duHkha nathI bhogavavAM. bhagavaMta, mane pAMca aNuvratono dharma Apo. huM dRDhatApUrvaka enuM pAlana karIza...' gurudeve koTavAlane sarvaprathama, saMsArasAgaramAM nAvasamAna zrI navakAramaMtra ene Apyo. tyAra pachI vidhipUrvaka pAMca aNuvrato ApyAM. jyAre munirAja, koTavAlane amArA bhavabhramaNanuM svarUpa saMbhaLAvatA hatA, e ja vakhate amane baMnene (mane ane mArI mAtAnA jIvane) 'jAtismaraNa jJAna' pragaTa thaI gayuM. ame amArI dAruNa bhavaparaMparA joI... tIvra vairAgya thayo... ame paNa pAMca aNuvrata grahaNa karyAM, ame AnaMdita thayA. * jAtismaraNa jJAna pragaTa thavAthI, *dRDha vairAgya jAgrata thavAthI, * aNuvratono svIkAra karavAthI ane * tIrthaMkara paramAtmAno dharmabodha pAmavAthI amane khuba ja harSa thayo, amArI azubha karmonI paraMparAnA kAraNabhUta karmono kSaya thavAthI ame baMne kUkaDA nAcI UThyA... ane kUjana karavA lAgyA... nAcavA lAgyA. udyAnanA mAdhavIlatA-maMDapamAM beThelA rAjAe amAro svara sAMbhaLyo. rAjAe rANIne kahyuM : 'devI, huM zabdavedhI tIra calAvI zakuM chuM! jo hamaNAM kUkaDAno zabda saMbhaLAya che ne? ahIM beThAM beThAM huM kUkaDAne vIMdhI zakuM chuM.' rAjAe dhanuSya para tIra caDhAvyuM... AMkho baMdha karI... amArA zabdanuM nizAna laI tIra choDyuM... tIra sIdhuM mAtA-kUkaDAnA peTamAM pesI gayuM, te mRtyu pAmyo. bIjuM tIra AvyuM, mane vAgyuM, huM paNa tyAM ja mRtyu pAmyo! munirAja joI rahyA... koTavAla joi rahyo......! bhAre pIDA enA hRdayamAM utpanna thaI. teNe vicAryuM : 'mahArAjAne jANa nahIM hoya ke teoe emanA ja priya kUkaDAono zikAra karI nAkhyo che. atyAre teo AnaMdita thayA haze, paraMtu jyAre najare A marelA kUkaDAone joze, tyAre temanA du:khano pAra nahIM rahe, kharekhara, A kUkaDAono zikAra karIne, jIvavadha karIne mahArAjAe kevuM ghora pApakarma bAMdhyuM haze? enA duHkhadAyI phaLa keTalA janmo bhogavavAM paDaze?' zikAra karavA pUrve, e ja mAdhavIlatA-maMDapamAM rAjA-rANIe saMbhogasukha mANyuM hatuM. rANInA garbhAzayamAM vIrya-bIja paDI gayuM hatuM. ame baMne kUkaDAo marIne e 932 bhAga-2 bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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vIrya-bIjamAM garbharUpe utpanna thaI gayA! rAjA ke rANI kevI rIte jANe ke je be jIvono tame zikAra karyo... te ja be jIvo tamArA putra banyA che! dhanakumAre pUchyuM: "he bhagavaMta, vo eka prazna pUchI lauM..? Apane manuSyayonimAM janma maLavAnuM mukhya kAraNa karyuM hatuM?" kumAra, phakaDAnA bhavamAM... amane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. ame vrata dhAraNa karyA... navakAramaMtra maLyo... tIrthaMkara prarUpita dharma para zraddhA thaI. tethI mRtyu samaye ame dharmadhyAnamAM rahyA. amane ArtadhyAna na rahyuM.' bhagavaMta, mRtyu samaye rAga-dveSa-moha Adi rahe to jIva durgatimAM jAya?' hA kumAra, jo ati tIvra rAga-dveSa-moha Adi rahe to jIva narakamAM jAya, sAmAnya koTinA rAga-dveSa-moha Adi rahe to jIva tiryaMca gatimAM jAya.... paraMtu jIvanA jevAM bhAre-haLavAM karmo hoya che, te mujaba enA bhAvo rahe che." kumAra, rANInA peTamAM ame garbharUpe hatA tyAre rANIne amArA prabhAvathI abhayadAna ApavAnI icchA jAgI. rAjAe rANInI icachA pUrNa karavA, ghaNA jIvone abhayadAna ApyuM. huM putrarUpe janmyo. mAruM nAma "abhayarUci pADavAmAM AvyuM. mAtA putrIrUpe janmI. tenuM nAma "abhayamati' pADavAmAM AvyuM. karI - zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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91 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vaLI pAchAM ame rAjamahelanAM nivAsI banyAM. * je putra hato, te pitA banyo. * je mArI mAtA hatI, te bahena banI hatI. * janma badalAya che, tenI sAthe saMbaMdho badalAya che. * janma badalAya che, enI sAthe bhAva badalAya che! * amAro zikAra karI amane vIMdhI nAkhanAra rAjA, amane khoLAmAM laI, AliMgana Ape che, vahAla varasAve che! amane vividha kaLAo zIkhave che, amane bharapUra sukha-sAdhano Ape che. ame jyAre yauvanamAM AvyA, rAjAe vicAryuM : 'rAjakumArI abhayamatino have vivAha karuM ane kumAra abhayarucine yuvarAjapade sthApita karuM!' emaNe amArI mAtAne paNa potAno abhiprAya jaNAvyo. amArA pitA-mahArAjAne zikAra khUba priya hato. kAraNa ke emane emanA jIvanamAM kyAraye koI mahAtmA puruSano paricaya thayo na hato, saMparka thayo na hato, mahAtmAo vinA koNa AvA pApamAMthI mukta karI zake? eka divasa mahArAjA zikAre nIkaLyA. nagarInI bahAra udyAnamAM gayA. udyAnamAMthI emano azva cAlyo jato hato, tyAM sAme ja tilakavRkSanI nIce dhyAnastha rahelA eka mahAmunine joyA. mahArAjAnI bhRkUTI kheMcANI... mastake maMDita munine rAjAe apazukanarUpa mAnyA! 'mane apazukana thayA!' ema mAnIne e gusse bharAyA. 'Aje huM sAro zikAra nahIM karI zakuM...' rAjAe mahAmuni upara zikArI kUtarAo choDI mUkyA, nAnA vAdha jevA kUtarAo bhasatA bhasatA munirAja pAse pahoMcyA. paraMtu munirAjanA avagrahamAM praveza karatAM ja zikArI kUtarA pALelA kUtarA banI gayA. munirAjanA tapa-tejanI jhaLahaLatI kAMti AgaLa kUtarA zAnta thaI pUchaDI paTapaTAvavA lAgyA. eTaluM ja nahIM, e zikArI kUtarAo munirAjane pradakSiNA ApavA lAgyA. bhUmi para mastaka DhALIne munIzvaranAM caraNomAM namaskAra karavA lAgyA. rAjA stabdha banIne Ubho Ubho A drazya jue che! jIvanamAM Avo anubhava pahela-vahelo ja hato. jaMgalamAM varu ane cittAone phADI nAkhanAra rAkSasI kUtarAo jemanA sAnnidhya mAtrathI upazAnta banI munIzvaranAM caraNomAM namI paDe... e nAnuMsUnuM Azcarya na hatuM. 938 bhAga-2 bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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e krodha upara kSamAno vijaya hato. e vera upara upazamano vijaya hato. munIzvara to dhyAnastha hatA. na temaNe potAnI dRSTi UMcI karI hatI, nA eka zabdanuM uccAraNa karyuM hatuM. je munIzvarane rAjAe apazukanarUpa mAnyA hatA, te munIzvara aciMtya prabhAvazALI joyA. rAjAnuM mastaka zaramathI jhUkI paDyuM. tene vicAra Avyo : "kharekhara, A kUtarAomAM manuSyanuM hRdaya che, jyAre mArAmAM kUtarAnuM hRdaya che... ararara... huM kevo adhama... ke AvA mahAmunine mArI nAkhavA.. temanA upara zikArI kUtarA choDI dIdhA..?' rAjAnA hRdayamAM pazcAttApa thavA lAgyo. te haju azvArUDha hato, tyAM nagaramAMthI zreSThIputra ahaMdUdatta tyAM jaI pahoMcyo. ahaMdatta, rAjA guNadharano bAlyakALano mitra hato. rAjA vaidika paraMparAnA hiMsApradhAna dharmane mAnato hato, ahaMdudatta jainaparaMparAnA ahiMsApradhAna dharmane mAnato hato. adatta tyAM munivarone vaMdana karavA gayo hato. eNe tyAM rAjAne azva para joyo. zikArI kUtarAone munIzvaranI sAme zAnta mudrAmAM beThelA joyA! tene ghaNuM Azcarya thayuM. alabatta, te jANato hato ke rAjA guNadhara dharmavimukha che. zikAra, jugAra vagere vyasanomAM Asakta che. teNe jarura munIzvarane kaSTa ApavAno prayatna karyo haze. ahadatte rAjAne praNAma karIne pUchyuM : 'he deva A badhuM zuM che?" rAjAe kahyuM : "zvAnasarakhA puruSane je ucita hoya te..." zreSThIputre kahyuM : "Apa to puruSasiMha cho.. mahArAja, ghoDA uparathI nIce Utaro ane A sudatta munIzvarane namaskAra karo.' rAjA ghoDA parathI nIce Utaryo. munIzvarane namaskAra karIne te zreSThIputra pAse Ubho. "he rAjana, A munIzvarano tamane paricaya ApuM. kaliMganA mahArAjA amaradattanuM puNya nAma Ape sAMbhaLyuM haze. temanA pachI, temanA suputra sudattakumAra rAjasiMhAsane beThA, tyAre teoe yauvanakALamAM navo navo praveza karyo hato. eka divasa koTavALe eka corane pakaDI, temanI pAse upasthita karyo. koTavALe nivedana karyuM : "mahArAjA, A cora che, hatyAro che. teNe gata rAtrimAM corI karavA eka gharamAM praveza karyo. gharanA vaDIlanI hatyA karI nAkhI ane gharamAMthI saMpattinuM poTaluM laIne jevo te bahAra nIkaLyo, ame ene pakaDI lIdho. have Apane je zikSA karavI yogya lAge te karo." mahArAjA sudatta, e vakhate daMDanItinA jJAtA rAjapuruSone bolAvIne, corano aparAdha jaNAvIne, ene kevI zikSA karavI joIe, te pUchuyuM. rAjapuruSoe paraspara parAmarza karI, mukhya nyAdeDake kahyuM : he deva, A puruSe eka mAnavahatyA karI che ane paradravyanI corI karI che. be moTA aparAdha karyA che. eTale A duSTane nagaranA cokamAM UbhA karI, prajAne, ANe karelo aparAdha jaNAvavo joie. pachI tenI AMkho bahAra kheMcI kADhavI joie. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 03 For Private And Personal Use Only

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tenA nAka-kAna kApI nAkhavA joie. hAtha-paga kApI nAkhavA joie. ane e rIte ene ribAvI-ribAvIne mArI nAkhavo joie. pachI tyAM jAhera karavuM joie ke je koi manuSya, mAnavahatyA karaze ane paradravyanI corI karaze, tenA AvA hAla thaze. mATe koIe hiMsA ane corI nA karavAM." mahArAjA, amArAM zAstromAM AvuM daMDavidhAna che, mATe have Apane jema yogya lAge tema karavuM joie.' mahArAjA sudatta gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI gayA : "aho, rAjA banIne AvAM kAma karavAnAM? core mAnavahatyA karI... enI sajArUpe mAre mAnavahatyA karavAnI? karAvavAnI? AvA pApa karavAnAM? nA, nA, huM AmAM anumati nA ApI zakuM. mAruM mana nA pADe che... ane jo rAjA tarIke mAre AvuM badhuM karavuM anivArya hoya, to mAre rAjasiMhAsana joItuM nathI, rAjavaibhavo mAre joItA nathI." mahArAja sudatte, potAnA bhANeja AnaMdane kaliMganuM rAjya soMpI dIdhu. ane teoe sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karI lIdho. A e ja sudara munIzvara che. temanA AtmAmAM ahiMsAno bhAva pratiSThita thaI gayo che. dayA ane karuNAnuM utkRSTa pariNAma AtmasAtu thaI gayuM che. eTale, je koI jIvAtmA, manuSya yA pazu-pakSI emanA avagrahamAM praveza kare che, teno verabhAva... veSabhAva dUra thai jAya che." sudatta munIzvarano paricaya pAmI, rAjA munIzvara pAse gayo. teNe bhAvapUrvaka munirAjane vaMdanA karI, ahaMdudatte paNa vaMdanA karI. munIzvare dhyAna pUrNa karI, baMnene "dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo, ane vizuddha bhUmi para besavA saMketa karyo. rAjA zaramathI mAthuM nIcuM karIne beTho.. tenA hRdayamAM pazcAttApanI Aga saLagI hatI. te vicAravA lAgyo : "huM to A RSino ghAta karanAra chuM, AnuM prAyazcitta mastaka cheda sivAya bIjuM hoi nA zake. meM kevuM ghora pApa karyuM? meM mArA AtmAne ghora kalaMka lagADyuM che.... have eka kSaNa paNa vadhu jIvavA huM samartha nathI... A munIzvaranI sAme besavA paNa huM lAyaka nathI... hamaNAM ja... ahIM ja talavArathI mastaka..." rAjAnI AMkho AMsuthI UbharANI. e Ubho thavA jAya che, tyAM munIzvare kahyuM : rAjana, AvA vicAra nA karo. tame je rIte prAyazcitta karavAnuM vicAryuM, tevuM prAyazcitta A viSayamAM hotuM nathI... jJAnI puruSo AtmaghAta karavAnI nA pADe che. kAraNa ke jevI rIte bIjA AtmAone pIDA pahoMcADavAnI nathI, tevI rIte potAnA AtmAne paNa pIDA ApavAnI nathI. baMnenI pIDA varjavAnI. je akArya karavAthI tuM tArI jAtane dUSita mAne che, aparAdhI mAne che, e doSane, e aparAdhane dUra karavAno mArga AtmaghAta nathI. e mATe to tAre jinavacananA anusAre anuSThAna karavuM joie. e anuSThAna-jalathI, tAro doSa dhovAze. u3 bhAga-2 bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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teM karelo mastaka-cheda karavAno vicAra bhava-paraMparA vadhAranAra che. eTale e vicArane amalamAM mukAya ja nahIM. mATe e vicAra tyajI de.' rAjA AzcaryathI bolI UThyo : 'paraMtu bhagavaMta, mArA mananA vicAro Ape kevI rIte jANI lIdhA?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'rAjana, 'mana:paryava' nAmanA jJAnathI meM tArA mananA vicAro jANyA che. e jANIne tane kahuM chuM ke tuM AtmaghAta karavAno vicAra choDI de.' 'to zuM bhagavaMta? meM karelA ghora pApano bhAra huM vahana karI zakuM ema nathI...' 'mahAnubhAva, trilokabaMdhu tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnA zAsanano svIkAra kara... ' rAjAnI AMkho AMsuthI chalakAi gai. te munIzvaranAM caraNomAM paDIne bolyo : 'bhagavaMta, Apa aMtaryAmI cho... mArAM pApano nAza karanAruM prAyazcita mane kaho... ke je tIrthaMkara paramAtmAe kaheluM hoya...' 'rAjana, e prAyazcita tane pachI ApuM chuM, e pahelAM tArI eka dhAraNAnuM samAdhAna karavuM Avazyaka che, te karuM chuM. teM vicAryuM hatuM ke 'A sAdhu apazukana karanArA che... mATe tene mAruM!' teM eka sAdhune-mane apazukanarUpa zA mATe mAnyo? kAraNa ke tuM jANe che A sAdhu snAna nathI karatA, mAthe vALa nathI rAkhatA, vaidika paraMparAthI judo sAdhuveSa dhAraNa kare che... ane bhikSA mAgIne peTa bhare che... barAbarane? rAjAe kahyuM : 'prabho, Ape mArA mananI eka-eka vAta jANI che, te yathArtha che.' mana:paryavajJAnI munIzvare kahyuM : 'rAjana, pahelI vAta tane samajAvuM chuM ke sAdhu snAna kema nathI karatA. alabatta, snAna karavAthI alpa samaya mATe zarIra cokhkhuM rahe che, paraMtu tenAthI - * dehAbhimAna che, deharAga dRDha thAya che. * sAdhuno svaccha deha joine strIo AkarSita thAya che. * indriyo uttejita thAya che, ane * pANImAM rahelA jIvo nAza pAme che. rAjana jema aMgArAne dUdhathI dhovAmAM Ave chatAM e zveta thato nathI, tema azicamaya deha pANIthI pavitra thato nathI... mATe sAdhupuruSo mATe snAnanuM koi mahattva nathI. te sAdhupuruSo sadaiva pavitra hoya che ke jeo - * potanAM mahAvratone akhaMDa pALe che. * potAnA niyamonuM dRDhatAthI pAlana kare che. * potAnI indriyone saMyamamAM rAkhe che. * indriyonuM damana karatA rahe che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 939

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A kodhAdi kaSAyo para vijaya pAmyA che, ane je jJAna-dhyAnamAM tallIna rahe che. rAjana, tArA mananuM samAdhAna thayuM haze, ke sAdhuo kema snAna nathI karatA...' rAjAe kahyuM : "Ape barAbara samajAvyuM. mArA mananuM A viSayamAM samAdhAna thayuM.' 'mahAnubhAva, have bIjI vAtanuM samAdhAna karuM chuM. sAdhuo zA mATe kezaluMcana karAve che, zA mATe mastaka para kezasamUha nathI rAkhatA? kAraNa ke sAdhuonA mAthe jo keza hoya to temAM jU paDavAnI saMbhAvanA rahe che. sAdhuone snAna karavAnuM nA hovAthI vALa pasInAvALA ane dhULavALA thAya. temAM jU paDe, tenI pachI virAdhanA thAya. bIju kAraNa ke zarIrazobhAnuM. mAthAnA vALa, zarIranI moTI zobhA hoya che. sAdhue zarIrazobhA karavAnI nathI. teNe dehAsakti toDavAnI hoya che eTale teo mAthe muMDita hoya che. tIrthakara bhagavaMtoe AvA muMDita mastakavALA sAdhuone maMgaLarUpa kahyA che, kalyANakArI kahyA che. rAjana, tamArA mananuM samAdhAna thayuM haze?' hA bhagavaMta, dehAdhyAsane tyajI denArA sAdhuone mastake vALa rAkhavAnuM koI prayojana nathI." "mahAnubhAva, have trIjI vAtanuM samAdhAna karuM chuM. ame zA mATe zreta vastro paherIe chIe! teM Aja dina sudhI geruA raMganA vastra paheranArA yogI-saMnyAsI joyA che. Avo zveta sAdhuveSa teM sarvaprathama joyo! taddana sAcI vAta kahI bhagavaMta... meM pahelI ja vIra tIrthaMkara zAsananA sAdhu joyA che Aje.." "eTale tane apazukana lAgyA! paraMtu A sAdhuveSa ucita che. kAraNa ke zveta vastra sulabha hoya che. tene raMgAvAno AraMbha karavo paDato nathI! bIjuM kAraNa che bhAvAtmAka, paramAtmAnuM dhyAna zveta raMgamAM karavAnuM hoya che. zveta vastra parathI mana para zveta raMgano saMskAra paDe che. te saMskAra dhyAnamAM upayogI bane che. zveta sAdhuveSanA kAraNe raMgajanya rAga-dveSa thatAM nathI. zveta raMga, cittane zAnta, upazAnta rAkhe che! rAjana, zveta sAdhuveSanA viSayamAM tArA mananuM samAdhAna thayuM haze.' thayuM samAdhAna, bhagavaMta, kadAca zveta vastro nA paNa hoya, sAdhu nagna rahe.. to paNa ene zuM?" jo sAdhu zArIrika kaSTo samabhAve sahana karavAnI zakti dharAvato hoya, 'lajjA u38 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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parISaha' para vijaya meLavelo hoya to e jaMgalomAM nagna avasthAmAM rahI zake che. have tArI chellI vAtanuM samAdhAna karI dauM. sAdhuo bhikSAvRttithI kema jIve che? kAraNa ke teo pRthvI, pANI, agni vagerenA AraMbha-samAraMbhanA tyAgI hoya che. bhojana banAvavA AraMbha-samAraMbha karavo ja paDe. mATe bhIkSAvRttithI sAdhuo jIve che. jo jAte bhojana banAvavAnuM hoya to sAdhuoe dhAnya vagereno saMgraha karavo paDe! sAdhuothI saMgraha karAya nahIM. jo saMgraha kare to enA para mamatva thAya. parapugala upara mamatva baMdhAya to sAdhutA vyartha jAya. sAdhue mamatvarahita thavAnuM hoya che. bhikSAvRtti hovAthI sAdhuo jJAna-dhyAnamAM lIna rahI zake che. bhojanaviSayaka rAga-dveSathI mukta rahI zake che. AvA bhikSAvRttithI jIvanArA sAdhuonAM caraNe devo paNa game che. tevA sAdhuo apazukanarUpa kevI rIte gaNAya?' rAjAe kahyuM : "na ja gaNAya bhagavaMta! Ape mArA mananI ekaeka graMthi chedI nAkhI! mane sAcI samajaNano prakAza Apyo. ghora ajJAnatAnA aMdhakAramAMthI bahAra kADhayo. prabho! ApanA anuttara jJAnaprakAzane mArAM lAkha-lAkha vaMdana che. bhagavaMta have mArI eka vinaMtI che... mArA bahu moTA aparAdhanI mane kSamA Apo.. ApanA jevA vItarAga saza.. sarvajJasaMdaza mahAmunIzvara upara meM zikArI kUtarA choDI dIdhA... ApanuM mota irachyuM.. ghora pApa karyuM che meM...' rAjA guNadhara dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDyo. munIzvare enA mastake hAtha mUkIne kahyuM : "he devAnupriya, Ubho thA. jarAya mUMjhAiza nahIM. zarama dUra kara. munio kSamAzIla ja hoya che. meM sarva jIvone kSamA ApelI che, tane vizeSarUpe kSamA ApuM chuM..." bhagavaMta, zuM huM pApI... kSamAne pAtra chuM? nathI kSamAne pAtra... prabho, Apa mane dhikkAro.. Apa mAro tiraskAra karo... mArA para pAdaprahAra karo.. mArA deva, to ja mane zakti maLaze... eTaluM ja nahIM.. AkhA nagaramAM jAhera karo ke tamAro A rAjA mahApApI che. eNe RSihatyAnuM pApa karyuM che. kaho prajAjanone... teo mane paththara mAre.... mArA para ghUMke..." basa basa... rAjana, AkaMda nA karo.zoka nA karo... pApanuM sAcuM prAyazcita tamane karAvIza.... tamArA AtmAne nirmaLa banAvIza.. munIzvara rAjAnA mAthe hAtha pasavAratA rahyA." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA u3c For Private And Personal Use Only

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[C2 ) 'zajaLa, amAre to game tevA aparAdhI para kSamA ja karavAnI che. koI paNa kAraNa vinA, koI ajJAnI jIva amane Akroza kare, amAruM apamAna kare tyAre ame vicArIe ke - che A bhalo mANasa che. e mAtra mAruM apamAna kare che, mane mArato nathI!" koI ajJAnI manuSya amane mArato hoya, tADana karato hoya tyAre ame ciMtana karIe ke - kharekhara, A mANasa sAro che, ATalo krodhe bharANo che chatAM mAtra mane mAra mAre che, mArI nAkhato nathI! prANa nathI leto!' kadAca koI ajJAnI manuSya mArI nAkhato hoya, prANa laI leto hoya tyAre ame A pramANe bhAvanA bhAvIe ke - "A mANasa sAra che, je ATalo badho krodhI hovA chatAM mane mArA saMyamadharmathI bhraSTa nathI karato. A to mArA potAnAM pUrvajanmanAM karma udayamAM AvyAM che, A mANasa to mAtra nimitta bane che mArA mRtyumAM!" AvI-AvI suMdara bhAvanAo bhAvIne ame amArA hRdayamAM kSamA-kalpavelIne navapallavita rAkhIe chIe." rAjA guNadharanuM citta prasanna thayuM. tene vicAra Avyo : A munIzvara badhuM ja jANe che, to emane huM pUchuM : "mArA pitAjI ane mArI dAdImAM atyAre kaI gatimAM haze teo jAtA ja haze.." rAjAnA manamAM pitA pratye ane dAdI pratye agAdha prema hato ne teNe sudatta munIzvarane pUchyuM. munIzvare tene mArA surendradatta rAjAnA bhavamAM ane mAtA yazodharAnA bhavamAM, karelI loTanA kUkaDAnI hatyA ane loTane mAMsa mAnIne kareluM bhakSaNa - tyAMthI zarU karIne vartamAnamAM ame be, rAjAnA putra-putrI chIe, tyAM sudhInI amArI ghora yAtanAmaya bhavaparaMparA kahI saMbhaLAvI. sAMbhaLIne rAjAnuM haiyuM phaphaDI UThaDyuM. te bolI UThyo : "bhagavaMta, A saMsAra kevo jugupsanIya che! jIvo upara mohanuM kevuM Adhipatya che? kevo daMbha... kevuM kapaTa... kevI mAyA... ane snehI-svajanane paNa haNI nAkhavAnI g40 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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kevI nirdayatA.... krUratA..? bhagavaMta, jo loTanA banAvelA kRtrima kukaDAnA, devIpUjAnA nimitte karelA vadhanuM AvuM dAruNa duHkhadAyI pariNAma Ave che... to pachI he mahAtmanuM, meM to koI prayojana vinA, kRtrima nahIM paNa cetanavaMtA hajAro jIvono saMhAra karyo che... mAruM zuM thaze? mAre keTalA janmo A bhISaNa saMsAramAM bhaTakavuM paDaze? kevAM kevAM nArakIya duHkho sahavAM paDaze? avazya, mAre to ahIMthI sIdhA narakamAM ja javuM paDaze. e sivAya bIjI koI mArI gati nathI." diInatA, vivazatA ane bhayabhItatAnuM eka udAsIbharyuM vAdaLa AvI gayuM rAjAnA hRdaya upara. teNe moTo nizvAsa nAkhyo. be hAthanI hatheLIomAM potAnuM mastaka dAbIne dhuNAvavA mAMDyo. munIzvare zAMta-zItala vANImAM kahyuM : "mahAnubhAva, karelAM pApano - mana-vacanakAyAthI karelAM pApono nAza karI, AtmAne durgatimAM jato bacAvavAno mArga che... haju badhuM bagaDI gayuM nathI. badhuM bagaDI jAya, e pUrve tane jAgrata thavAno avasara maLI gayo che. bagaDelI bAjI sudhArI ApIza rAjana, tuM svastha bana." bhagavaMta, kharekhara Apa karuNAnA sAgara cho! mArA jevA nIca.... adhama... aparAdhI upara paNa ApanuM kevuM apUrva vAtsalya che? ApanAM darzana pAmI huM dhanya thayo.. Apa ja mane durgatinAM UMDA kUvAmAM paDato bacAvanArA cho. Apa ja mArI jIvananaiyAne kinAre pahoMcADanArA cho.. kRpA karIne, pApothI mukta banavAno mArga batAvo. Apa je kahezo te karavA mATe huM tatpara chuM. mana-vacana-kAyAthI huM Apane samarpita chuM." munIzvare kahyuM : rAjana, mana-vacana-kAyAthI tuM tArI zraddhA jinadharmamAM sthApita kara. jinavacanone AtmasAt kara. teM karelAM pApone saMbhALIne e pApono ghora pazcAttApa kara, ke je tuM atyAre karI ja rahyo che. ratna jevA citta upara lAgelA pApavicAronA melane jinavacananAM pANIthI vAraMvAra dhoIne svaccha kara, zuddha kara. te pachI, sarva pAponA tyAgarUpa cAritradharmano svIkAra kara. gRhavAsa tyajI, aNagAra bana, zramaNa bana, sAdhu bana. che. saMsAranA sarva jIvone mitra mAna. "sarva jIvo mArA mitra che, koInAya pratye mArA manamAM zatrutA nathI.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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tArA karatAM vadhAre guNavALA manuSyo pratye pramoda bhAvanA bhAva. temanA guNonI anumodanA kara. dIna-duHkhI jIvo pratye karuNA bhAvanA bhAvavI. "sarve duHkhI jIvonAM duHkho dUra thaI jAo. sarve jIvo sukhI thAo.' che avinIta ane pApI jIvo pratye upekSAbhAva rAkhavo. temanAmAM nA rAga rAkhavo nA dveSa karavo. che rAjana, tArA hRdayamAM cAritradharmano svIkAra karavAnI bhAvanA jAgrata thayA. pachI tAro pramAda dUra thaI jaze. tArA hRdayamAM vairAgyanuM jharaNuM vahevA lAgaze. ane tuM cAritradharmano svIkAra karI, niraticAra cAritranuM pAlana karIza, tethI tArAM pUrvopArjita pApakarmo nAza pAmI jaze. navAM pApakarma baMdhAze nahIM! pariNAme tAro AtmA sarva karmono kSaya karI parama sukhamaya muktine te prApta karI zakIza." rAjAe pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, mArA pitAjIe ane dAdImAe mAtra eka-be pAponuM AvuM dIrdhakAlIna ane atyaMta duHkhamaya phaLa bhogavyuM, tyAre meM to eka-be nahIM, sobaso nahIM, hajAro pApa karyo che... ethI anaMta-anaMta pApakarma bAMdhyAM che. zuM naraka vagere durgatiomAM tenAM phaLa bhogavyA vinA, mane mukti maLI zakaze? kevI rIte maLaze prabho? ane huM mAnuM paNa chuM ke mAre narakamAM ghora duHkho sahavAM joIe... kAraNa ke meM bIjA jIvone evAM duHkha ApyAM che.." munIzvare kahyuM : "mahAnubhAva, cAritradharmathI bhAvita AtmA mATe kaMI ja azakya nathI. pApono pratikAra karavAthI, pApono nAza karI zakAya che. game tevuM jhera caDyuM hoya manuSyane paraMtu teno pratikAra karavAmAM Ave to jhera utArI zakAya che. bhalene kAlakuTa jhera hoya ke tAlapuTa jhera hoya. tevI rIte, anAdikALathI jIve anaMta pApakarmo bAMdhyAM hoya, paraMtu jo e cAritradharmathI, e pApono pratikAra kare, to enAM anaMta pApo nAza pAmI jAya che... to pachI eka bhavamAM karelAM pApono nAza karavo, kaI moTI vAta che?' rAjAe pUchayuM : "bhagavaMta, cAritradharmamAM ATalI badhI zakti che? ghorAtighora pApono paNa e nAza karI zake che? prabho, evA mahAna cAritradharmanAM pariNAma kevAM hoya? adhyavasAyo... vicAro kevA hoya te kRpA karIne batAvo." munIzvare kahyuM : "rAjana, samyajJAnanA prakAzamAM - doSone, hiMsAdi pApone jANavAM. ja e doSone - pApone TALavAnI icchA jAgrata karavI. u42 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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A pachI, e doSone TALavAno puruSArtha karavo. jo manuSya hiMsAdi pApone jANe nahIM, e pApone TALavAnI icchA jAge nahIM, ane puruSArtha karavA tatpara nA bane, to e cAritradharma nA svIkArI zake. ane pApo dUra thAya nahIM.' rAjAne spaSTa mArgadarzana maLyuM. manamAM koI ja gUMcavADo nA rahyo. tenuM udvigna citta prasanna thayuM. teNe vicAryuM : kevA jJAnI che A munIzvara! jJAnano ratnadIpaka che emanI pAse. jema ratnadIpaka kyAreya bujhAto nathI, tema A munIzvarano jJAnadIpaka kyAreya bujhAya evuM nathI. je koI jIva emanAM caraNomAM samarpita bane, te avazya jJAnano prakAza pAme. jJAnanA prakAzamAM e jIva potAnuM Atmaghara joI zake. temAM bAjhelAM asaMkhya pAponAM jALAM joI zake! tene dUra karavAnI ene icchA jAge ja, pachI e doSone, e pApone dUra karavAnI vAta svAdhIna bane. kharekhara, AvA jJAnI-dhyAna-niHsvArtha ane mahAsaMyamI munIzvarano samAgama thavo durlabha ja hoya che... evo durlabha samAgama mane thaI gayo! huM dhanya banI gayo. apakArI upara upakAra karanArA AvA mahApuruSa duniyAmAM maLavA durlabha hoya che. meM teonA upara ocho apakAra karyo che? chatAM teoe mArA para kevo mahAna upakAra karyo? jIvanaparyata teono upakAra bhUlI zakAya ema nathI. mane teozrI "cAritradharma' ApavA taiyAra che... mArA jevA zikArIne ane jugArIne! zuM cAritradharma mATe huM yogya chuM kharo? teoe mArI kaI yogyatA joI haze? teo mana:paryavajJAnI mahApuruSa che. mArI AMtarIka sthitine teo supere jANI zake che. ane kharekhara, teo mane cAritradharma mATe yogya mAnatA hoya, ane mane cAritradharma Ape to huM sAcA hRdayathI cAritradharmanuM pAlana karIza... mAre mArAM sarva pApono nAza karavo ja che.' rAjA prazna pUche e pUrve ja munIzvare tene kahyuM : "tArI yogyatAno vicAra tuM na karI zake! huM karI zakuM. cAritradharma svIkAravA tuM yogya che ja, tArA hRdayamAM "mAre mArAM sarva pApono nAza karavo ja che...." A utkaTa bhAvanA rame che, e ja tArI yogyatA siddha kare che... rAjana, cAritradharmanI yogyatA, bhUtakALanI apekSAe nathI vicArAtI, manuSya gaI kAle kevo hato, gata ghaTikA sudhI kevo hato, e nathI vicArAtuM, paraMtu e potAnuM bhaviSya kevuM jIvavA icche che, enA AdhAre enI yogyatA nakkI thAya che. rAjana, cAritradharma svIkArIne tuM tArA pApono nAza zrI samarAditya mahAkathA u43 For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavAno pracaMDa puruSArtha karavA icche che, e ja tArI yogyatA che.' rAjA harSita thayo, Azvasta thayo, rAjAe udyAnamAM ja mahAmaMtrIne, maMtrImaMDaLa sAthe bolAvyA. rAjAe temane kahyuM : mahAmaMtrI ane anya maMtrIo, huM gRhavAsathI virakta thayo chuM. mAre mArA AtmAne pApothI mukta karavo che, ane te mATe A aMtaryAmI munIzvara pAse huM cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza. mATe tame abhayarucikumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karajo..... rAjyAbhiSeka enA sArA mUhurta karajo. huM to Aje ja cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza. have huM mahelamAM AvavAno nathI.' maMtrIone kalpanA ja na hatI ke rAjA guNadhara dIkSA leze! zikAra ane jugAramAM Asakta rAjA sAdhu bane.. e vAta teo mAnI zakatA na hatA, paraMtu mahArAjAe bahu ja spaSTa zabdomAM potAno abhiprAya jaNAvI dIdho hato. rAjapuruSo dvArA rAjamahelamAM A vAta pahoMcI. pahelAM meM ja A vAta sAMbhaLI... kAraNa ke rAjapuruSoe sarva prathama mane ja kahyuM ke : "mahArAjAe Apano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnI maMtrImaMDaLane AjJA karI che! mahArAjA svayaM cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavA tatpara banyA che!" meM A vAta mArI bahena abhayamatine kahI. tene Azcarya thayuM. ame baMne page cAlIne, mahArAjAnI pAse pahoMcyAM. vAta aMtaHpuramAM rANIone jANavA maLI... gIta ane saMgIta baMdha thaI gayuM. rANIo snehathI kAtara banI gaI. bhayathI vihvaLa banI gaI ane AghAtathI hataprabha thaI gaI. karuNa rudana karavA lAgI... ane rAjamahelamAMthI nIkaLI pagapALA ughAna tarapha cAlI. mahArAjA guNadhara, zikAra karavA nIkaLyA hatA, eTale mAthe mugaTa na hato. hAtha para bAjubaMdha na hatA. gaLAmAM ratnAhAra na hato... sAva sAmAnya vastromAM teo munIzvaranI pAse beThA hatA. zikAra mATenAM zastro temaNe azva para mUkI dIdhAM hatAM. rANIoe tyAM AvIne mahArAjAne praNAma karI, teono jayajayakAra karyo. mahArAjAe virakta bhAve rANIo sAme joyuM ane iSatuM sneha pradarzita karatA vadanane namAvyuM. mukhya rANI niraMjanAe kahyuM : "svAmInAtha! Apa UMDI ciMtAmAM DUbI gayelA dekhAo cho... jANe ke siMha pAMjarAmAM purAI gayo hoya... tevI ApanI avasthA dekhAya che." 44 bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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badhI rANIo yogya sthAne besI gaI. huM ane mArI bahena paNa ucita jagyAe besI gayAM. mahArAjAe tyAM munIzvara pAsethI sAMbhaLelI amArI pUrvajanmanI karuNa kathanI, kahI saMbhaLAvI! ame bhAI-bahena AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI gayAM. amAruM hRdaya phaphaDI UDyuM. aMtaHpuranI sarva rANIo paNa stabdha banI gaI. teo nayanAvalInA vicAramAM DUbI... tyAM amane bhAI-bahenane "jAtismaraNa jJAna' pragaTa thayuM. ame amArA pUrvabhavone joyA! je pramANe munIzvare amArA bhavonuM varNana karyuM hatuM, te ja pramANe bhavone joyA... amane mUrchA AvI gaI.. ane dharatI para DhaLI paDyAM... amane DhaLI paDelAM joI amArI mAtA ane anya rANIo kakaLI UThI : "are... A vaLI zuM banI gayuM?' amArI mAtA paNa mUcchita thaI gaI. rANIoe haiyAphATa rudana karavA mAMDyuM. dAsIoe amArA para pavana nAkhavA mAMDyo.. thoDI vAra pachI amArI mUccha dUra thaI. ame jAgrata thayAM. amArI mAtAnI mUccha paNa dUra thaI. ame mAtAne AzvAsana ApyuM... pitAjIne vinaMtI karI : "pitAjI, amArI duHkhapUrNa bhavaparaMparAnI yAtanAbharI vAto sAMbhaLIne, amArA hRdayamAM paNa tIvra vairAgya pragaTaTyo che... amane cAritradharma svIkAravAnI anumati Apo...? mahArAjAe kahyuM : "ApaNe sAthe ja cAritradharma svIkArazuM..." mahArANIe kahyuM : "he svAmInAtha, ApanI sAthe ame sahu paNa cAritradharma svIkArIzuM..." mahArAjAe kahyuM : "tame ucita nirNaya karyo che.' tyAra pachI mahArAjAe mahAmaMtrIne kahyuM: "nagaramAM ATha divasano paramAtmabhaktino mahotsava karAvo. ane mArA bhANeja vijayavarmAne bolAvI, teno rAjyAbhiSeka karo. ame sahu sAthe A sudatta munIzvaranAM caraNomAM Aje ja cAritradharma svIkArIzuM." 0 0 0 yazodhara munIzvare dhanakumArane kahyuM : "kumAra, ame sahue e divase cAritradharma svIkAryo. amArI sAthe nagaranAM paNa aneka strI-puruSoe gRhatyAga karI cAritradharma svIkAryo. e pachI, mArA manamAM acAnaka eka vicAra Avyo, meM gurudevane vinaMtI karI : 'bhagavaMta, have eka kRpA karo... A nayanAvalIne dharmopadeza Apo. ApanA prabhAvathI te paNa jinakathita dharma pAme ane enA sarva duHkho nAza pAme." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA uMjhA For Private And Personal Use Only

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gurudeve kahyuM : "vatsa, duHkhI jIva para... bhale te aparAdhI hoya, karuNA jAgavI, te tArA AtmAnI uttamatA che, paraMtu te saumya, nayanAvalIne dharmano upadeza ApavAno koI artha nathI.." zAthI prabho? eNe eTalAM badhAM pApa karyo che... tIvra bhAve pApa karIne teNe trIjI narakamAM javAnuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhI lIdhuM che. tene trIjI narakamAM javuM ja paDaze. tyAMnAM ghora. du:kho asaMkhya varSo sudhI bhogavavAM paDaze..." bhagavaMta, chatAM jo e jinadharmane pAme to narakamAMthI nIkaLyA pachI paNa e enA AtmAne zuddha karI zake ne?' vatsa, paraMtu huM game teTalo dharmopadeza ene ApuM, chatAM ene jinadharma nahIM ruce! e mahAmohathI mUDha banelI che, mATe e upadezane pAtra nathI rahI." mArI AMkho bhInI thaI.... nayanAvalInuM bhaviSya jANIne munIzvare kahyuM : "vatsa, have e nayanAvalI upara sneharAga nA rahevo joIe. rAganuM baMdhana toDa. eno vicAra paNa karavAno nathI. tamAre sahue durlabha cAritradharma pAmIne have sArI rIte tenuM pAlana karavAnuM che." 0 0 0 ame bhAI-bahene cAritradharmanuM niraticAra pAlana karyuM. jyAre aMtimakALa najIka jANyo, tyAre vidhipUrvaka aMtima ArAdhanA karI. kALadharma pAmyAM. ame baMne devalokamAM utpanna thayAM. rIpha rapha 89 bhAga-2 & bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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EUR3 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir devalokamAM mArAM asaMkhya varSa pasAra thaI gayAM. ghaNA janmo sudhI ghora duHkha ane tIvra vedanAo sahyA pachI, 'cAritradharma'nA pratApe devalokanAM divya sukho bhogavavA maLyAM hatAM, chatAM e sukhabhogomAM huM unmatta banyo na hato. bhAna bhUlyo na hato. tyAM paNa jJAna ane zraddhAnA dIpako mArA hRdayane prakAzita karatA rahyA hatA. devalokanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. mAruM cyavana thayuM. kozala-dezanA 'sAketa' nagaramAM mAro janma thayo. rAjakuLamAM janma thayo. pitAnuM nAma rAjA vinayaMdhara, mAtAnuM nAma rANI lakSmIvatI. mAruM nAma yazodhara pADavAmAM AvyuM. mAtA-pitAne huM khUba priya banyo. mAruM rUpa, mAruM lAvaNya, mArI kalAo... mArA guNo... badhuM ja vRddhi pAmatuM cAlyuM. jyAre huM kizora avasthAmAM Avyo, tyAre AsapAsanAM rAjyomAM mArI kIrti prasaravA mAMDI. mArAM rUpanI ane kalAonI vArtA gAma-nagaromAM thavA lAgI. pATalIputranA rAjA izAnasenanI putrI vinayamatIe enAM mAtA-pitAne kahyuM : 'huM paraNIza to sAketanA rAjakumAra yazodharane ja paraNIza, bIjA koIne nahIM,' rAjA IzAnasene maMtrIone mArA pitAjI pAse mokalyA. maMtrIoe AvIne mArA pitAne rAjA izAnasenano saMdezo Apyo. pitAjIe mArI mAtA sAthe parAmarza karI hA pADI dIdhI. mane paNa avyakta AnaMda thayo. pATalIputranA maMtrIoe kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, amArA rAjAnI rAjakumArI vinayavatI kumAranuM svayaM varaNa karavA cAhe che, eTale ame rAjakumArIne ahIM sAketapuramAM laI AvIzuM...' pitAjI rAjI thayA. maMtrIo pATalIputra gayA ane rAjA IzAnasenane zubha samAcAra ApyA, rAjA-rANI ane rAjakumArane parama AnaMda thayo. sAketa tarapha prayANa karavAnI bhavya taiyArIo thavA lAgI. rAjakumArI vinayavatI harSAtirekathI jhUmavA lAgI. vinayavatI mATe eka suMdara... suzobhita DolI taiyAra thaI. zubha muhUrte tene DolImAM besADavAmAM AvI. enI pAse enI sakhI vasuMdharA beThI. ATha puruSoe DolI uThAvI. sahuthI AgaLa vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM, te pachI eka so sazastra azvArohI sainiko cAlyA. tyAra bAda azvArUDha banIne maMtrIvarga cAlyo. temanI pAchaLa vinayavatInI DolI cAlavA lAgI. pAchaLa pacAsa zastarasajja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only ge

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strI-sainiko athArUDha banIne cAlatAM hatAM. saunI pAchaLa gajarAja upara dhanurdhArI pAMca sainiko, dhanuSya para tIra caDhAvIne satarkapaNe beThA hatA. rAja kumArane ApavA mATe sonAnAM, ratnonAM khUba AkarSaka AbhUSaNo ane vividha varNanAM mUlyavAna vastronI peTIo sAthe levAmAM AvI hatI. jyAre rAjakumArI sAketanA sImADAmAM pravezI, mArAM mAtA-pitAe enuM bhavya svAgata karI, bAhya udyAnamAM utAro Apyo. udyAnane naMdanavanasaza banAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. udyAnamAM rahelA lAla paththaranA mahelane bhavya rIte sajAvavAmAM Avyo hato. udyAnathI zarU karIne rAjamahela sudhInA mArgane svaccha, suzobhita ane ramaNIya banAvavAmAM Avyo hato. samagra nagarane navo zaNagAra paherAvavAmAM Avyo hato. lagnano zubha divasa AvI lAgyo. rAjamahelanA vizALa prAMgaNamAM vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. nRtyAMganAonAM manohara nRtya thavA lAgyAM. nagaranA zreSThIjano bhegA thayA. strIvarga maMgala gIta gAvA lAgyo. mane amArA zveta paTTa hastI para besADavAmAM Avyo. devakumArasadaza mAro zaNagAra karavAmAM Avyo hato. rAjapuruSo sAthe mArA pitAjI paNa rathamAM besIne, mArI pAchaLa ja AvatA hatA. rAjamArgo parathI jAna pasAra thavA lAgI. prajA AnaMdAtirakethI ghelI banI hatI. huM rAjamArga uparanA bhavanomAM UbhelA hajAro strI-puruSonAM abhivAdana jhIlI rahyo hato. tyAM acAnaka mArI dRSTi, nagarazreSThI kalyANanA bhavanamAM praveza karatAM eka munirAja upara paDI. temanA hAthamAM pAtra hatAM, daMDa hato... duSTi nIcI hatI, mastaka muMDita hatuM. zveta vastra hatAM... mArI dRSTi muni para jaDAI gaI... "meM AvA munine joyA che... AvAM pAtra... daMDa vastra badhuM joyuM che... mane A badhuM game che..' manamAM UhApoha cAlyo... mane jAtismaraNa jJAna thaI gayuM! huM aMbADImAM ja DhaLI paDyo. hAthInA mahAvata rAmabhaTTe mane pakaDI lIdho.. "are mahArAja kumAra, zuM thaI gayuM tamane?' te ciMtAtura thaI gayo. hAthIne Ubho rAkhyo. hAthI para UbhA thaIne teNe vAjiMtro baMdha karAvyAM.. mahArAjAne bUma pADIne, bolAvyA, teNe kahyuM : mahArAjA, kumAra mUcchita thaI gayA che. Apa upara Avo.' tarata ja nisaraNI mukAvI mahArAjA hAthI upara caDyA. mane mUcchita joIne teo atyaMta gamagIna banI gayAM. jAnamAM AvelA sarvenAM mana ciMtita thaI gayAM. zuM thayuM kumArane? zuM thayuM kumArane?' loko ekabIjAne prazna pUchavA lAgyA. mArA pitAjIe caMdanadrava maMgAvI mArA para chAMTyuM. zItala pavana nAkhyo. dhIre u48 bhAga-ra ka bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhIre huM bhAnamAM Avyo. beTho thayo. pitAjI sAme joyuM. pitAjIe pUchyuM : "vatsa, tane zuM thaI gayuM acAnaka?' meM sthira dRSTie ane gaMbhIra svare kahyuM : "pitAjI, saMsAranuM svarUpa ghaNuM bhayaMkara pitAjI bolyA : "vatsa, A avasara saMsAranA svarUpane vicAravAno nathI!' meM kahyuM : "pitAjI, ApanI dRSTie avasara bhale saMsAra svarUpa vicAravAno nA hoya, paraMtu mane je jJAna pragaTyuM che. e jJAnanA prakAzamAM meM saMsAranA bihAmaNA svarUpane joyuM che. e kathA moTI che. mAre Apane kahevI che. ApaNe, ahIM bAjunI mahAsabhAmAM besIe. mArAM mAtAjIne bolAvo. mahAmaMtrI, nagarazreSThI vagere pramukha nagarajanone bolAvo. huM e badhAnI samakSa meM joyelI bhavaparaMparAnI hRdayavidAraka kathA kahIza..." jAnane rAjamArga para ja sthagita karI dIdhI. ame sahu pAsenA sabhAgAramAM jaIne beThA. tyAM meM mArA jAtismaraNa jJAnanI vAta karI. e jJAnanA prakAzamAM joyelA - je surendradatta rAjA ane nayanAvalI rANIno bhava. mora ane kUtarAno bhava. * noLiyA ane sarpano bhava. che rohita matsya ane zizumAra jaLacarano bhava. bakarA ane bakarIno bhava. bokaDA ane pADAno bhava. che kUkaDAno bhava. ja abhayaruci ane abhayamatI - bhAI-bahenano bhava. devalokano bhava. che ane A vartamAna bhava. nave bhavanI kathA kahI saMbhaLAvI. pachI meM pitAjIne kahyuM : "pitAjI, surendradattanA bhavamAM, mAtAnA ati AgrahathI kareluM eka duSkRtya.. tenuM kevuM bhayaMkara pariNAma keTalA bhava sudhI bhogavavuM paDyuM?' hA vatsa, ghaNuM ja bhayaMkara pariNAma mArA pitAjInA hRdayamAM vairAgya pragaTI gayo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 986 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'pitAjI, A saMsAra sarvathA nirguNa che. mohAdhIna manuSyo, saMsAranA sAcA svarUpane joI zakatA nathI, na vicAravAnuM vicAre che, ane na AcaravAnuM Acare che... potAnA bhaviSyano vicAra karatA nathI. pariNAme janma-jarA ane maraNa, roga ane zoka, priya viyoga ane apriya saMyoga... Adi karmajanya vikArothI jIvo gherAyelA rahe che... mATe pitAjI, A mArI bhavaparaMparA joIne mAruM citta vaiSayika sukho pratye virakta banyuM che, Apa mane anumati Apo... ke jethI huM cAritradharma aMgIkAra karI, mArA manuSyajIvanane saphaLa karuM,' mArA pitAjIne mArA para atyaMta moha hato. Ameya jIva anAdikALathI mohAbhyAsavALo to che ja! pitAjIe koI vicAra karyA vinA mane kahyuM : 'putra, tArI snehasabhara mAgaNIne huM nakArato nathI, tuM avazya manuSyajIvana saphaLa kara. te mATe sarva prathama tuM izAnasena rAjAnI putrI sAthe vivAha kara. pachI prajAnuM pAlana karaje... ane tyAra bAda bhale cAritradharma aMgIkAra karaje.' meM kahyuM : 'pitAjI, Apane meM kahyuM ja che ke mAruM A citta saMsAra pratye, vaiSayika sukho pratye, rAjyavaibhava pratye virakta banyuM che... mATe lagnanI vAta ja nA karo.' 'putra, tuM mane kahe ke strI sAthe lagna karavAmAM kayuM pApa lAge che?' 'pitAjI, strI uparanuM mamatva... strI sAthenAM lagna... eTale evo jIvaleNa vyAdhi che ke jenuM koI auSadha nathI. lagna karavAthI - * mohavAsanA vadhatI jAya che. * dhIraja khUTatI jAya che! * aMta vinAnA vivAdo pedA thAya che. * zAnti'nuM tattva adazya thaI jAya che. * azAntino ajagara bharaDo de che. * mithyAbhimAna... ahaMkAra jIvanamAM praveze che. * dharmadhyAna' asaMbhava jevuM banI jAya che. * ArtadhyAna ane raudradhyAnanI Aga pragaTe che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * pAra vinAnAM zArIrika, mAnasika duHkho janme che. * sukha mAtra svapna banI jAya che... ane gua For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 * bhava cotho

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asaMkhya pApothI jIvana bharAI jAya che. pitAjI, lagna karyA eTale pAMjarAmAM purAyelAM siMha jevI manuSyanI paravaza dA thAya che. samartha puruSo paNa gRhavAsamAM, strInA baMdhanamAM sidAyA karatA hoya che. pitAjI, je manuSyajIvanamAM ciMtAmaNI-ratnasamAna jinavacano maLyAM che, te manuSyajIvanamAM parama sukha ApanAra cAritradharmanI ArAdhanA karI levI joIe! manuSyajIvanamAM ja cAritradharmano puruSArtha karI zakAya che. mATe pitAjI, bIjI badhI vyartha vAto choDI, mane cAritradharma svIkAravAnI anumati Apo.' mArA pitAjInI AMkhomAMthI AMsunI dhArA vahevA lAgI. teo gaddagada svare bolyA : "vatsa, tArI vAta tadna satya che... huM samajuM chuM.... paraMtu A snehagheluM hRdaya.. tane anumati ApavA detuM nathI... mAruM hRdaya duHkhI... duHkhI thaI jAya che.. tArA pratyeno avihaDa prema.. mane aTakAve che anumati ApatAM...' "pitAjI, je prema, je sneha ApaNane duHkhI kare che, te premane, te nehane zA mATe hRdayamAM rAkhavo? eno tyAga karo. A sneharAga ja jIvane saMsAramAM bhaTakAve che. sneharAgathI saMsAra vadhe che, sneharAga naSTa thavAthI saMsAranuM nirvANa thAya che." pitAjI, mAtAjI ane tyAM upasthita sarva loko UMDA vicAramAM DUbI gayA.. pitAjIe mArI sAme joIne kahyuM : "vatsa, tuM tArA sukhanI vAta kare che, te ThIka che, paraMtu pelI bicArI rAjakumArI.. koDabharIne ahIM AvI che tAruM varaNa karavA... enuM zuM thaze? e kevI duHkhI thaI jaze?' meM kahyuM : "pitAjI, e vAta mArI dRSTie mahattvanI nathI. Apa rAjakumArIne, suyogya vyakti sAthe A vRttAMta mokalI Apo... mane lAge che ke e paNa pratibodha pAmaze! enA hRdayamAM paNa cAritradharma svIkAravAnI bhAvanA jAgaze!' vatsa, huM rAjapurohita zaMkhavardhanane mokaluM chuM. teo ahIM upasthita che, ane te kahelI badhI vAto temaNe sAMbhaLI che. teo rAjakumArIne badhI ja vAta sArI rIte karaze. rAja kumArIno pratyuttara laIne teo Avaze tyAM sudhI ApaNe koI nirNaya nahIM karIe.' pitAjIe rAjapurohita zaMkhavardhanane vidAya karyA. bIjI bAju rAjamArga upara UbhelI jAnanuM paNa visarjana karI nAkhyuM. kAraNa ke rAjapurohitane ja karavAnuM hatuM, temAM ja eka prahara vItI javAno hato. e arasAmAM lagnanuM muhurta pasAra thaI javAnuM hatuM. rAjapurohita rAjakumArInA AvAsamAM pahoMcyA. dvArarakSakane kahyuM : "rAja kumArIne zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kaho ke mahArAjA vinayaMdharano saMdezo laI, huM temano purohita zaMkhavardhana Avyo chuM. mAre teone maLavuM che." dvArarakSake rAjakumArInI anumati meLavI, purohitane praveza karAvyo. vinayavatIe purohitanano vinaya karyo. besavA mATe Asana apAvyuM. purohita Asana para beThA. temaNe kahyuM : "rAja kumArIjI, mAre Apane mahArAjAno saMdezo ApavAno che." "Apa niHsaMkoca kaho." 'Ape khUba ja jAgrata citte sAMbhaLavAno che, A saMdeza! rAjakumArI vinayavatIe ghUMghaTa dUra karyo. purohitane praNAma karyA ane najIka AvIne Asana para beThI. purohite kahyuM : lagna karavA mATe rAjakumAranI jAna rAjamahelathI ravAnA thaI gaI hatI. rAjamArga para kumAre eka munirAjane kalyANazreSThInA bhavanamAM bhikSArthe praveza karatA joyA... teone jAtismaraNa jJAna pragaTa thayuM! hAthI para ja teo mUcchita thaI gayA. caMdanAdinA upAyo karavAthI teo bhAnamAM AvyA. temaNe kahyuM ke "mane mArA pUrvanA nava bhava yAda AvyA che!' teoe e nave bhavono vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo... ane tyAra bAda teoe cAritradharma svIkAravAnI anumati mAMgI!' rAjakumArIe kahyuM : "teoe je potAnA nava bhavono vRttAMta kahyo, te mane kahI zakazo?" avazya rAjakumArIjI, Apane nave bhavono vRttAMta kahevAnI mahArAjAnI AjJA che. Apa e vRttAMta sAMbhaLyA pachI, je pratyuttara Apazo te pratyuttara mAre mahArAjAne ane rAjakumArane saMbhaLAvavAno che. have huM nava bhavonI e bhayAnaka kathAnI zarUAta karuM chuM ? A ja dezamAM vizAlA' nAmanI moTI nagarI che. e nagarImAM asaMkhya varSa pUrve amaradatta nAmanA rAjA hatA. temanA putra hatA kumAra surendradatta. mahArAjAe kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI, cAritradharma svIkAryo. surendradatta rAjA banyA. temanI mAtAnuM nAma yazodharA hatuM ane patnInuM nAma nayanAvalI hatuM... mAtA yazodharAne putra surendradatta upara agAdha sneha hato..." ATalI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjakumArI vinayavatI mUchita thaI bhUmi para DhaLI paDI. "are, A zuM thayuM?" purohita gabharAI gayA. UbhA thaI gayA. dAsIo doDI AvI. maMtrIo doDI AvyA. rAjakumArIne bhAnamAM lAvavA mATe upAyo karavA lAgyA. thoDI vAra pachI rAjakumArIe AMkho kholI.... purohite pUchayuM : "are bhAga-2 # bhava cotho uparA For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjaputrI tamane acAnaka zuM thaI gayuM?' rAjaputrIe kahyuM : 'purohitajI, A saMsAranI vicitratA ajJAnI manuSya kevI rIte jANI zake?' evI kevI vicitratAnI Apa vAta karo cho?' 'purohita, rAjA surendradattanI mAtA je yazodharA hatI, te huM ja hatI! mane tamArI vAta sAMbhaLatAM... 'jAtismaraNa jJAna' pragaTa thayuM che.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ema kahIne rAjakumArIe... kumAra sAthenA nava bhavono vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo... purohite vicAryu... 'je pramANe kumAre nava bhavanI kathA kahI, te ja pramANe A rAjakumArI paNa kahe che! eTale vAta taddana sAcI che.' purohite, saMpUrNa vArtA sAMbhaLyA pachI vinayavatIne kahyuM : 'devI, rAjakumAra yazodhara saMsArathI virakta thayA che, ane cAritradharma svIkAravA tatpara banyA che. mahArAjAe pUchAvyuM che ke AvA saMyogamAM emaNe zuM karavuM joIe.' rAjakumArIe kahyuM : 'kumAranA manoratha pUrNa karo. dIkSAnI anumati Apo. mAruM mana paNa saMsArathI virakta banyuM che.' rAjapurohite mahArAjA vinayaMdharanI pAse AvI, vinayavatInI badhI vAta karI. mahArAjA vinayaMdharane vairAgya thayo. temaNe kumArane kahyuM : 'huM paNa tamArA benI sAthe cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza.' mahArAjAe potAnA nAnA bhAI yazovardhanano rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. jinamaMdiromAM mahotsava maMDAvyA. rAjapuruSonuM sanmAna karyuM. dIna-anAtha janone bharapUra dAna dIdhuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA gurudeva IndrabhUti pAse pitAjI, mAtAjI, vinayavatI ane aneka zreSThIo sAthe meM cAritradharma svIkAryo. For Private And Personal Use Only 53

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LGBT 94 yazodhara munIzvare dhanakumArane kahyuM : 'kumAra, A mAruM potAnuM nava bhavanuM caritra ja mane vairAgI banAvI gayuM.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir dhanakumAre kahyuM : 'bhagavaMta, ApanA vairAgyanuM kAraNa adbhuta che. AvI nava-nava bhavanI karuNa kathA sAMbhaLIne kayA bhAvuka hRdayavALA manuSyane vairAgya nA thAya? thAya ja. kAraNa A saMsAra sAce ja, Ape batAvyo tevo che. meM paNa tenI bhayAnakatA ane asAratA mArA jIvanamAM anubhavI che. he bhagavaMta, mAre zuM karavuM joIe, te aMge AjJA karo.' yazodhara munIzvare kahyuM : 'kumAra, tAre cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavo joIe. kA2Na ke cAritradharmanI prApti sivAya badhuM ja sulabha che, cAritradharmanI prApti kharekhara durlabha che! kevI rIte durlabha che, e vAta tane huM vistArathI samajAvuM chuM. samagra jIvasRSTimAM jIvo be prakAranAM che : sthAvara ane trasa. temAM pRthvInA, pANInA, agninA, vAyunA ane vanaspatinA jIvo sthAvara kahevAya. A jIvone mAtra eka ja sparzendriya hoya che. mATe teo ekendriya' jIvo kahevAya che. A jIvonI saMkhyA anaMta che. emAMya je vanaspatinA jIvo hoya che, te be prakAranA hoya che : pratyeka vanaspati ane sAdhAraNa vanaspati. pratyeka vanaspatinA jIvo, eka zarIramAM eka jIva hoya. sAdhAraNa vanaspatinA jIvo, eka zarIramAM anaMta hoya. evAM zarIra paNa anaMta hoya che. eka zarIramAM anaMta jIvo eka sAthe rahetA hoya che. anaMtakALa sudhI te - te zarIramAM janma-maraNa pAmatA hoya che... duHkha paNa aMta vinAnuM hoya che e jIvone, upasa A sthAvara jIvonI apekSAe trasa jIvonuM jIvana caDhiyAtuM hoya che. te jIvo cAra prakAranA hoya che : 'beindriya, teindriya, caurindriya ane paMcendriya.' beindriyathI carindriya sudhInA jIvo - kIDA, karamiyAM, pataMgiyA, bhamarA vagere aneka prakAranA hoya che. A badhI trasa jIvonI sRSTimAM aneka janma-maraNa karatAM karatAM... jIva muzkelIthI paMcendriya bane che. eTale ke beindriyathI caurindriya sudhInA jIvo karatAM paMcendriya jIvonuM jIvana caDhiyAtuM che. paMcendriya jIvomAM gadheDA, UMTa, gAya, bheMsa, kUtarA vagere tiryaMca jIvo paNa hoya che. lAkho prakAranA tiryaMca-paMcendriya jIvonI sRSTimAM aneka janma-maraNa karatAM karatAM manuSyajIvana maLe che! tiryaMca paMcendriya karatAM manuSyajIvana ghaNuM durlabha hoya che. bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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manuSyomAM paNa anArya, zaka, yavana, barbara vagere dezomAM janma thavo durlabha nathI. Arya dezamAM paNa dhobI, mocI, zikArI, pAradhI, mAchImAra vagere hiMsaka ane pApI jAtiomAM janma thavo durlabha nathI, paraMtu ikSvAku vagere uttama jAtiomAM janma thavo durlabha che. uttama jAtiomAMya janma thAya, paraMtu kANo, laMgaDo, kUbaDo, ThIMgaNo, bahero, AMdhaLo ke mUMgo janme, rogagrasta janme... teno koI vizeSa artha nathI hoto. e janma durlabha nA kahevAya. pAMce indriyo paripUrNa maLe, nirogI zarIra maLe, paraMtu zastra vagerethI akALe mota Ave... to e manuSyajIvanane durlabha nA kahevAya. saMpUrNa AyuSya maLe to durlabha kahevAya. pAMce indriyo paripUrNa maLe, zarIra nIrogI maLe, AyuSya paripUrNa maLe... chatAM jo krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, rAga-dveSa... vagere doSothI manuSya gherAyelo hoya, to enuM jIvana durlabha nathI. evo manuSya dharmabuddhi nathI pAmI zakato. kadAca... koI nimittathI tene dharmabuddhi prApta thAya, paraMtu e dharmabuddhi, ajJAnI evA dharmapravartako pAsethI prApta thAya, to e saMsAramAM bhaTakato thaI jAya. evI kudharmanI prApti, durlabha nathI. sarvajJabhASita dharmanI prApti thAya, to durlabha prApti samajavI joIe. e durlabha dharmaprApti thaI javA chatAM, e dharma upara dRDha zraddhA thavI muzkela che. kAraNa ke anAdi bhavaparaMparAmAM abhyasta thayelI azubha bhAvanAo 'zraddhA' thavA detI nathI, koI sadgurunA AlaMbanathI ke paramAtmAnA aciMtya anugrahathI zraddhA paNa dRDha thaI jAya, chatAM 'cAritradharma'nI prApti thavI saraLa nathI hotI... indriyonI svacchaMdatA emAM bAdhaka banatI hoya che. kaSAyonI prabaLatA emAM avarodha pedA karatI hoya che. 2sa-Rddhi ane zAtA-gAravo emAM vighnabhUta banatA hoya che. chatAM, A badhA zatruo 52 vijaya meLavIne je manuSya cAritradharma pAme che... te kharekhara ati durlabha tattvane pAme che, te dhanya banI jAya che. kumAra, evo cAritradharma tuM pAmI zake che! ane evA cAritradharmanI niraticAra pAlanA ka2Ine tuM paramapadane pAmI zake che. e ja pAmavA jevuM che... ke je zAzvata che! enA sivAya kaMI ja meLavavA jevuM nathI. kumAra, tuM samaja ke saMsAranA sarva saMyogo kSaNika che, nAzavaMta che. koI paNa priyajana ho, koInoya saMyoga kAyama raheto nathI. eka divasa e saMyoga nAza pAmavAno ja! kAraNa ke mRtyu para, A duniyAmAM koNe vijaya meLavyo che? mRtyu manuSyane ja nahIM, devone paNa choDatuM nathI. mATe svajana samAgamone kSaNika jANa. enA paranAM rAganAM baMdhana toDa. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only TAA

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evI rIte vaiSayika sukhone paNa pariNAme duHkhadAyI samaja. vaiSayika sukhomAM mUDha banelo manuSya kevA tIvra rAga-dveSa kare che? enA cittamAM kSaNa vAra paNa zAnti hotI nathI, samatA hotI nathI. e pragADha pApakarma bAMdhato rahe che. jyAre e pApakarmo udayamAM Ave che... tyAre asahya du:kha, trAsa ane vedanAo Ape che.' dhanakumAre gurudevane kahyuM : "bhagavata, huM mArA mAtA-pitAnI anumati laIne AvuM chuM. Apa mane "cAritradharma' pradAna karI, mArA AtmAno uddhAra karajo..... mAre dIkSA levI ja che...' gurudeve kahyuM che : "vatsa, tane sukha Upaje ema kara. paraMtu have pramAda nA karIza, mamatAnA baMdhanamAM nA baMdhAIza... tAre je puruSArtha karavo che, te puruSArthano avilaMba prAraMbha kara.' dhanakumAre gurudevane vaMdanA karI. te ghare Avyo. sUrya astAcala tarapha DhaLI rahyo hato. mAtA zrIdevI ane pitA vaizramaNa putranI pratIkSA karI rahyAM hatAM. dhanakumAra Avyo. mAtA-pitAe putranI sAthe besIne bhojana karyuM. bhojana karIne, traNe havelInA maMtraNAkhaMDamAM jaIne beThAM. dhanakumAre vAtano prAraMbha karyo. "pitAjI, Aje huM siddhArtha udyAnamAM gayo. tyAM eka viziSTa jJAnI, jAtismaraNa jJAnavALA munIzvaranAM darzana thayAM. tapazcaryAthI emano deha kRza che, paraMtu temanI tejasvitA apUrva che. teo jevA rUpavAna che tevA ja guNavAna che. meM Aje teonA vairAgyanuM kAraNa pUchyuM, ane teoe potAnA nava-nava bhavanuM dAruNa caritra kahyuM. sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM mArAM ruvATA khaDAM thaI gayAM.... kevA ghora trAsa ane dAruNa vedanAo emaNe e bhavomAM bhogavI che? ghanazrIe mArA upara karelA kArmaNaprayogathI thayelI vedanA to enI AgaLa koI visAtamAM nathI." pitAjIe kahyuM : "vatsa, dhanazrIne bhUlI jA. ane eNe ApelAM kaSTone paNa bhUlI jA. ame tArA mATe suyogya rUpavatI ane guNavatI kanyAnI zodha zarU karI dIdhI che. be-cAra divasamAM ja ame tArAM lagna karI devAnuM nakkI karyuM che.' nA, nA, pitAjI, Aje to mAruM mana samagra saMsAra pratye vairAgI banI gayuM che. huM to ApanI anumati cAhuM chuM. gRhatyAga karI cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavA mATe. A saMsAravAsa bhayaMkara che. jANe-ajANe jIva na karavAnAM akAryo karI bese che, A saMsAramAM. ane bhayAnaka pariNAma ene aneka janmomAM bhogavavA paDe che...' dhanakumAre yazodhara muninA nava bhavanI kathA mAtA-pitAne saMbhaLAvI. sAMbhaLIne zrIdevI ane vaizramaNanI saMsAra pratyenI Asakti tUTI gaI. teo virakta banI gayAM. zrIdevIe kahyuM : "vatsa, sAce ja A saMsAravAsa duHkhapUrNa che. amArAM baMnenAM hRdayamAM vairAgyabhAva pragaTyo che. A saMsAravyavahAra, A vaibhava-saMpatti, badhuM tane bhAga-2 # bhava cotho gug For Private And Personal Use Only

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soMpI, ame cAritradharma svIkAravA icchIe chIe. be-cAra divasamAM tArAM lagna paNa karI daIe chIe....' mAtAjI-pitAjI, ApanAM cittamAM uttama manoratha pragaTyo che! kharekhara, A manuSyajIvanamAM cAritradharmanI ja ArAdhanA karI levA jevI che. enAthI ja bhavobhavanAM bhramaNano aMta AvI zake che, bhavabhramaNano aMta AvavAthI duHkhono aMta AvI jAya che... paraMtu, Ape je bIjI vAta karI : vaibhava-saMpatti mane soMpavAnI, e vAta huM kevI rIte svIkArI zakuM? Apa mane kahezo ke A maNi, motI ane ratno, zuM jIvane mRtyuthI bacAvI zake ema che? zuM enAthI janmane rokI zakAya che? vRddhAvasthAne rokI zakAya che? A vaibhava-saMpattithI saMsAranA sarva dIna-duHkhI jIvonA manoratha pUrNa karI zakAya che? athavA, zuM A vaibhava jIvanI sAthe paralokamAM jAya che kharA? mArA upakArI pitAjI, Apa sujJa cho, Apa kaho..." vatsa, teM kahI emAMnI eka vAta dhana-saMpattithI thaI zake ema nathI..." to pitAjI, ApanI sAthe ja cAritradharma svIkAravAnI mane anumati Apo..' vaizramaNe kahyuM : "vatsa, huM anumati ApIza, tArA hRdayane mAre ke tArI mAtAe dubhAvavuM nathI. paraMtu putra, tAro haju yavanakALa che. ryAvana eTale mohano evo pragADha aMdhakAra che ke ene hajAro sUryano prakAza paNa bhedI zakato nathI. yauvanakALamAM indriyo adamya banI jatI hoya che. indriyanA unmAdanuM anuzAsana thaI zakatuM nathI. priya viSayonA tIvra AkarSaNathI indriyo viSayo tarapha dhasI jatI hoya che. putra, A yauvanakALamAM cAritradharmanuM pAlana ghaNuM-ghaNuM duSkara che. mATe vatsa, yauvanakALa pUrNa thaI jAya, indriyo zAnta thaI jAya, viSayonAM AkarSaNa rahe nahIM, tyAre tuM cAritradharma svIkAraje. jethI tuM enuM suMdara pAlana karI, Aloka-paralokane saphaLa karI zake. vaizramaNe khUba vAtsalyathI dhanakumArane potAnI vAta samajAvI. dhanakumAre zAnta citte pitAnI vAta sAMbhaLIne kahyuM : pitAjI, ApanI vAta sAcI che. yauvanano kALa indriyonA azvono thanaganATano kALa che. paraMtu pitAjI, yauvanano artha aviveka che! avivekano paryAya che yauvana! pAramArthika dRSTie vicAratAM nathI koI yuvAna ke nathI koI vRddha. vayathI vRddha hovA chatAM, avivekanA kAraNe tenI viSayavAsanAo zAnta thatI nathI... vRddhAvasthAmAM paNa nidApAtra bane che. dhoLA thayelA vALane kalapa lagADI kALA kare che! yauvana batAvavA mATe kRtrima upAyo kare che. aMgopAMga majabUta batAvavA mATe rasAyaNonuM sevana kare che, suvarNa bhasma vagere mAtrAonuM sevana kare che. potAnI jeTalI uMmara hoya, enAthI nAnI uMmara batAve che. indriyone uttejita zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavA ghI-dUdha vagerenuM bharapUra sevana kare che. aviveka, manuSyane vRddhAvasthAmAM paNa "mAruM AyuSya have pUrNa thavA AvyuM che.' ema vicAravA deto nathI. "huM marIne kaI gatimAM jaIza? mane kayo bhava maLaze?' Avo pAralaukika vicAra karavA deto nathI. vaiSayika sukhonA upabhogathI teo potAnI jAtane kaleza pahoMcADe che. AtmAne viDaMbe che. ane sajjanonI daSTimAM hIna banI jAya che. pitAjI, bhale vaya yauvananI hoya, paraMtu jo viveka jAgI gayo hoya to zrutajJAnanA abhyAsathI te paralokane ujALanArI pravRttimAM pravRtta thAya che. teno viveka tene - jIvanane vIjaLInA jhabakArA jevuM caMcaLa samajAve che. ja vaiSayika sukhone tAlapuTa jhera jevAM bhayaMkara samajAve che. ja pramAdabharI pravRttionAM dAruNa pariNAma samajAve che, ja vaibhava-saMpattine saMdhyAnA raMgo jevI kSaNika samajAve che. bhale yuvAvasthA hoya, paraMtu viveka ene "cAritradharma'ne ja sArabhUta samajAve che. saMsAranA vAstavika svarUpane samajAve che... vivekasaMpanna yuvAna, saraLatAthI ne sahajatAthI potAnI indriyonuM damana ane zamana karI zake che. viveka yuvAnane samajAve che : "jo tuM ahIM svecchAe indriyonuM damana ane zamana nahIM kare to durgatimAM tAre parAdhInapaNe, anicchAe paNa indriyonuM damana karavuM paDaze. mATe A manuSyajIvanamAM indriyonuM zamana kara. tethI tane prazamasukhanI prApti thaze.. tuM AMtara AnaMda pAmIza... ane uttarottara janmomAM tAruM prazamasukha vRddhi pAmaze... chevaTe tuM parama sukhamaya mokSa pAmIza.' AvI vivekapUrNa samajaNavALo manuSya, yuvAna hoya ke vRddha hoya, indriyonuM damana-zamana kare ja. pitAjI, je manuSyanuM citta tIrthaMkaranAM vacanothI pariNata bane che, jemanA pratyeka vicAro jinavacanothI bhAvita-prabhAvita banelA hoya che, emane kAmadeva kaMI ja karI zakato nathI, te hArI jAya che. je manuSyanuM citta prazAnta banyuM hoya che, upazAtta banyuM hoya che, temane kAmadeva vikArI banAvI zakato nathI. prazAnta AtmAne azAnta karanArA vikAro jarAya gamatA nathI. je sAdhuo gurukulane choDatA nathI, gurucaraNomAM rahI, gurunI ekaeka AjJAne zirodhArya kare che. teone kAmadeva jarAya vicalita karI zakato nathI. je sAdhuo haMmezAM kAmavAsanAnAM nukasAnonuM ciMtana karatA hoya che, pramAdanA kaTu vipAkonuM paryAlocana karatA hoya che, temanuM kAmadeva kaMI ja bagADI zakato nathI. upara bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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pitAjI, have mane pAMca indriyonA viSayomAM koI ramaNIyatA dekhAtI nathI. zabda, rUpa, rasa, gaMdha ane sparza-A badhA pudgalanAM pariNAmo che. pudgalanAM pariNAmoparyAyo badhAM ja parivartanazIla hoya che. Aje je pudgalaparyAyo azubha hoya, te kAle zubha banI jAya! kayA paryAyo para rAga karavo ne kayA paryAyo para lepa karavo? badhAM ja pudgaladravyo AtmAthI judAM che. badhA ja pudgalaparyAyo AtmAthI judA che....anAdikALathI e paradravyo ane paraparyAyo upara rAga-dveSa karIne AtmA saMsAramAM bhaTakato rahyo che... pitAjI, have e paradravyonAM sukha-sAdhana mAre nathI joItAM. have to mAre mArA AtmAnuM sukha meLavavuM che, AtmAno svAdhIna AnaMda meLavavo che. pAramArthika sukha ane AnaMda meLavavA mATe "cAritradharma'nI ArAdhanA karavI che. cAritradharmanI pAsanA karavAthI ja pAramArthika sukha ane AnaMda prApta thaI zake che... mATe pitAjI! mAtAjI! ApanA A vairAgI putrane cAritradharma svIkAravAnI anumati Apo..." zreSThI vaizramaNanI AMkho AMsuthI bharAI AvI. temano svara gagada thai gayo.. temaNe kumArane kahyuM : vatsa, kevI tArI samyagsamajaNa che! kevI tArI dRDha virakti che! teM tArA yauvana upara pariNatijJAnanuM kavaca caDhAvI dIdhuM che. tene kAmadeva kaMI nA karI zake. tArA cittamAM kyAreya viSayanAM AkarSaNa nA jAgI zake. putra, te to amArA para paNa kevo mahAna upakAra karyo? amArI mohamAyAne dUra karI.. amane paNa cAritradharma svIkAravA utsAhita karyA. have gRhavAsathI saryuM. ApaNe sAthe ja cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIzuM. ATha divasano bhavya mahotsava racAvIe. che dIna-anAtha ane du:khI jIvone mahAdAna ApIe. A snehI-svajana ane mitrone vizeSarUpe satkArIe. A nagaramAM ghoSaNA karAvIe ke je koI strI-puruSane amArI sAthe cAritradharma svIkAravo hoya, te svIkArI zake che, emane pAchaLanA parivAranI Arthika ciMtA hoya to vaizramaNa e ciMtA dUra karaze." nagaramAM ghoSaNA thaI. prajAne Azcarya thayuM... brerabhaMDArI jevA vaizramaNa zreSThI dIkSA le! raMbhA-urvazI jevI zrIdevI le che! kAmadevane zaramAve evo dhanakumAra dhakSA le che. ApaNe paNa gRhavAsa tyajI dhakSA laIe!' nagaranA aneka zreSThIo, zreSThIpatnIo ane kumAronI sAthe dhanakumAre, vaizramaNe ane zrIdevIe, gurudeva yazodhara munIzvaranAM caraNomAM jIvana samarpita karyA, cAritradharma aMgIkAra karyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA upac For Private And Personal Use Only

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5 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * gurukulavAsamAM rahI dhanamuni vagere cAritradharmanI suMdara ArAdhanA karavA lAgyA. * sUtrArthano abhyAsa karyo. * sAdhujIvanamAM karavAnI dharmakriyAomAM niSNAMta banyA. mahAvratomAM sthira karanArI bhAvanAo bhAvI-bhAvIne AtmasAt karI. * rAga-dveSa para vijaya prApta karyo. vairAgyathI vAsita banyA. eka divasa gurudeve dhanamunine kahyuM : 'gurukulavAsamAM rahI tamAre je ArAdhanA karavAnI hatI, te tame karI. tamArA AtmabhAvane je pramANamAM zuddha karavAno hato, te paNa karyo. muni, have je ugra ane ucca koTinI cAritrasAdhanA karavAnI che, te tamAre ekAkI vicarIne karavAnI che. ekAkI vihAra karavAnI yogyatA tame prApta karI lIdhI che. upasargo ane parISaho sahana karavAnI, e samaye cittane dharmadhyAnamAM sthira rAkhavAnI siddhi tame meLavI lIdhI che. mATe he dhanamuni, have tamAre ekAkI vihAra karavAno che.' dhanamunie kahyuM : 'gurudeva, ApanI AjJA zirodhArya che. ApanI parama kRpAthI ane hRdayanA AzIrvAdathI, ekAkI vihAranI ArAdhanAmAM avazya mane saphaLatA maLaze.' eka zubha divase, gurudevanA AzIrvAda grahaNa karI dhanamunie siMhanI jema nirbhayapaNe ekAkI vihArano prAraMbha karI dIdho. gAmamAM eka rAta rahe che, nagaramAM pAMca rAta rahe che... ane e rIte teo vicaraNa kare che. vicaratAM vicaratAM teo kauzAmbI nagarImAM pahoMcyA. bhojanaveLA vItI gayA pachI bhikSA levA mATe teo nagaramAM gayA. 'dharmalAbha' kahI temaNe eka gharamAM praveza karyo. gharamAM mAtra be strIo ja hatI, puruSa na hato. eka strIe dhanamunine oLakhI lIdhA... tenA gharamAM bhojanasAmagrI hatI nahIM... teNe kahyuM : 'he muni, bhojanaveLA vItI javAthI tamane huM bhikSA ApI zakuM ema nathI...' muni tarata ja gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. munine oLakhI janArI strI dhanazrI hatI! naMdakanI sAthe te kauzAmbImAM AvIne vasI gaI hatI. naMdake potAnuM nAma badalIne samudradatta rAkheluM hatuM. 990 bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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jevA muni gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayA, dhanazrIe potAnI dAsIne kahyuM : 'tuM A muninI pAchaLa-pAchaLa jA. A muni kyAM rahelA che te jANIne pAchI Ava.' dAsIe munino pIcho karyo. dhanazrIe vicAryuM : "A mAro pati dhanakumAra ja che... samudramAM paDavA chatAM e maryo nathI! jIvato rahI gayo. ne sAdhu banI gayo. ahIM TheTha kauzAmbImAM AvI gayo! meM to mAnI lIdhuM hatuM ke have mAre enuM apriya darzana karavAnuM nahIM ja bane! paNa huM abhAgaNI chuM.. anicchAe paNa enAM darzana thaI gayAM... paraMtu jevI rIte meM ene oLakhI lIdho, tevI rIte eNe mane oLakhI lIdhI haze to? e gharamAM Avyo ne tarata nIkaLI gayo.. bhale Avyo A nagaramAM, have huM evo upAya karIza... ke e jIvato rahe ja nahIM. zI khabara, sAdhuveSamAM e amane zodhato zodhatI ahIM Avyo hoya? paraMtu e kaMI paNa kare, e pahelA huM ene ja patAvI daIza." dhanakumAra munine jotAMnI sAthe dhanazrI tIvra verabhAvanAthI saLagI UThI. muninI pAchaLa gayelI dAsInI pratIkSA karavA lAgI. | munirAjane e divase bhikSA nA maLI. teo eka udyAnamAM gayA ane vizuddha bhUmi joIne kAyotsarga-dhyAnamAM UbhA rahI gayA. dAsI dUra eka vRkSanI pAchaLa thoDI vAra UbhI rahI. divasa asta thavAmAM mAtra cAra ghaTikA bAkI hatI. dAsIe vicAryuM : "A muni have ahIM ja raheze... kAraNa ke temaNe dhyAnano prAraMbha karyo che." dAsIe ghera AvIne dhanazrIne, muni je udyAnamAM rahyA hatA, te udyAnanA samAcAra ApyA. naMdaka ghera AvI gayo hato. dhanazrIe naMdakane kahyuM : "tamane yAda che, tame gayA mahine bImAra paDI gayA hatA...? e vakhate meM bhagavatI nagaradevInI mAnatA mAnI hatI ke huM kRSNapakSanI aSTamInA divase upavAsa karI, devInA maMdiramAM rAtavAso karIza... paraMtu pramAdathI huM e vAta bhUlI gaI.... ane aSTamI paNa cAlI gaI. tyAra pachI mane svapnamAM devIe preraNA ApI... "upavAsa kara ane rAtavAso mArA maMdiramAM kara." pachI huM UMdhI gaI. prabhAte mAre tamane vAta karavI hatI, paraMtu tame vahelA bahAra cAlyA gayA.... eTale tamane svapnanI vAta nA karI zakI. paraMtu Aje meM upavAsa karyo che. rAtre huM devInA maMdiramAM jaIza. mATe devInI pUjA mATenI sAmagrI mane lAvI Apo." naMdake pUjAnI sAmagrI lAvI ApI, ane kahyuM : "rAtrino samaya che, mATe tArI sAthe be sevakone laI jA." be sevako ane dAsI sAthe dhanazrI, devInA maMdire pahoMcI. dAsIe udyAnamAM dhyAnastha rahelA munine dUrathI batAvyA. dhanazrIe dhyAnathI e jagyA joI lIdhI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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teNe maMdiramAM jaI, devInI pUjA karI. te pachI sevakone ane dAsIne bhojana karAvyuM. ane pote maMdiranI bahAra eka vRkSanI nIce jaIne beThI. sUryAsta thaI gayo hato. dhanazrI munihatyAno upAya vicArI rahI hatI, "Aje rAtre ja mAre kAma patAvI devuM paDaze. nirjana pradeza che. udyAnamAM pharavA AvelA loko nagaramAM pAchA jaI rahyA hatA. be sevako maMdiranA daravAjA pAse beThAM-beThAM vAto karI rahyA hatA. joke enI icchA sevakone sAthe lAvavAnI na hatI, paraMtu naMdake Agraha karIne mokalyA hatA. dhanazrIne A be sevako ane dAsI viSnabhUta lAgyAM... chatAM teNe vicAryuM ke "A traNe jyAre ghasaghasATa UMghatAM haze tyAre mAruM kAma patAvIza." e vakhate, eka kheDUta gADuM laIne maMdirathI thoDe dUra AvIne Ubho rahyo. enA gADAnI dharI tUTI gaI hatI. gADuM AgaLa cAlI zake ema na hatuM. te gADA parathI nIce utaryo. gADAmAM lAkaDAM bharelAM hatAM. teNe gADAnI dharI tapAsI. tene ThIka karavA teNe mathAmaNa karI, paraMtu dharI ThIka nA thaI. teNe vicAryuM : "gADAmAMthI badhAM lAkaDAM ahIM utArIne Dhagalo karI dauM. ahIM corI thavAno koI bhaya nathI." lAkaDAno bhAra ocho thaI jaze, pachI gADuM gAmamAM pahoMcI zakaze.' Ama vicArIne kheDUte tyAM lAkaDAM utArIne Dhagalo karyo. khAlI gADuM laIne te cAlyo gayo. dhanathI dUra beThI beThI A joi rahI hatI. tene upAya jaDI gayo... te rAjI thaI gaI... maMdiramAM AvIne teNe nokarone kahyuM : "have huM sUI jAuM chuM. tame paNa maMdiranA eka bhAgamAM sUI jajo.' eNe maMdiranuM bAraNuM aMdarathI baMdha karyuM. nokaro maMdiranA bAhya bhAgamAM eka khUNAmAM jaIne lAMbA thaI gayA. ghanazrIe rAtrino bIjo prahara pUro thayA pachI, potAnuM kArya karavAno nirNaya karyo. paraMtu pahelo prahara pUro thayA pachI e sAcavIne maMdiranI bahAra nIkaLI, joI AvI ke muni UbhA che ke kema? muni e ja jagyAe UbhA hatA, dhyAnastha hatA. e maMdiramAM AvIne, bAraNuM baMdha karIne, besI gaI. AjubAju nIrava zAMti hatI. kyAreka kyAreka kUtarAonA bhasavAno avAja saMbhaLAto hato. dhanazrInA cittamAM dhanamuninuM kAsaLa kADhI nAkhavAnI yojanA ghaDAtI hatI. sAthe sAthe, dhanakumAra sAthe pasAra karelAM jIvananAM varSonI ghaTanAo paNa sAkAra banatI hatI... pUrvajanmothI cAlI AvatI veravRtti prabaLa uchALA mAratI hatI... agnizarmAnA bhavamAM nAkheluM veranuM viSa-bIja vRkSa banI gayuM hatuM. A vRkSa haju vadhu ne vadhu phAlavA-phUlavAnuM hatuM. enA upara phaLa besI gayAM hatAM. dareka janmamAM navA rUpe e phaLo AvatAM hatAM. dhanazrIe samayanuM anumAna karyuM. bIjo prahara pUro thavAnI taiyArImAM hato, te UbhI thaI. jarAya avAja nA thAya, evI rIte eNe maMdiranuM dvAra kholyuM. te bahAra nIkaLI. pelA be nokaronI pAse jaine joI AvI. e baMne zItaLa pavananI bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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laheromAM ghasaghasATa UMghatA hatA. bIjI bAju dAsI paNa nidrAdhIna hatI. te maMdiranAM pagathiyAM UtarI gaI. sIdhI munirAja pAse pahoMcI. munirAja UbhA hatA. dhyAnamAM lIna hatA. "Aje mArI icchA jarUra pUrNa thaze." manamAM babaDatI te jhaDapathI jyAM lAkaDAMno Dhagalo paDyo hato tyAM gaI. lAkaDAMno Dhagalo ane munirAjanI vacce lagabhaga so pagalAMnuM aMtara haze. vacce eka khADo paNa Avato hato. dhanazrIe lAkaDAMnA DhagalAmAMthI be-be lAkaDAM lAvIne munirAjanI AsapAsa goThavavA mAMDyAM. lagabhaga paMdara-vIza pherA pharyA pachI e thAkI gaI. chatAM hiMmata karIne te lAkaDAM levA gaI. be hAthamAM be-be lAkaDAM upADIne te cAlI...paNa khADAmAM te gabaDI paDI. lAkaDAM hAthamAMthI chUTI gayAM... tenA be hAtha cholAyA. sAthaLa upara ujharaDA pADyA.. thoDuM vAgyuM paNa kharuM paraMtu te tarata UbhI thaI gaI.. jevI e upara caDhavA jAya che, tyAM eka sarpane phUMphADA mArato joyo, dhanazrI gabharAI gaI... paNa bIjI ja kSaNe te jhanUnI banI gaI. hAthamAMthI paDI gayelAM lAkaDAmAMthI eka lAkaDuM bAjumAM ja paDeluM joyuM. teNe lAkaDuM upADyuM.. ne sApanA upara jorathI ghA karI dIdho... sApa taraphaDavA lAgyo... ghanazrI khADAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaI.. pharIthI lAkaDAM laIne, teNe munirAjanI AsapAsa goThavyAM... te pachI teNe udyAnamAM verAyelAM sUkAM pAMdaDAM lAvIne lAkaDAMo upara nAMkhyAM. tyAra bAda vADamAMthI sukAyelAM jhADa-jhAMkhara lAvIne nAkhyAM. teNe lAkaDAnA DhagalAnuM eka paNa lAkaDuM rahevA nA dIdhuM. badhAM ja lAkaDAM teNe munirAjanI cAre bAju goThavI dIdhA. pachI te devInA maMdiramAM gaI. devInI pUjA mATenI sAmagrImAM e sArA pramANamAM ghI lAvI hatI. rAtabhara dIvo saLagato rahe, eTaluM ghI pUrIne, bAkInuM ghI teNe baraNImAM rahevA dIdhuM hatuM. teNe e baraNI uThAvI, devInI pAseno saLagato dIpaka uThAvyo, ane te jhaDapathI munirAja pAse pahoMcI. teNe lAkaDAnA eka bAjunA bhAga upara ghI nAkhyuM. tyAM pAMdaDAM ane ghAsa paNa nAkheluM hatuM.. pachI dIvAthI eNo Aga lagADI, ghIvALAM pAMdaDAM ane ghAsa... saLagI UThyuM. lAkaDAM para paNa ghI paDeluM hatuM. dhIre dhIre lAkaDAM e paNa Aga pakaDI lIdhI. jeTaluM ghI hatuM, badhuM ja cAre bAju lAkaDAM para nAkhI dIdhuM. ane eka saLageluM lAkaDuM upADI dhanazrIe bIjI traNe bAju Aga lagADavA mAMDI. trIjo prahara pUro thayo hato. dhanazrIno duSTa irAdo saphaLa thayo hato... te thoDe dUra UbhI rahI, "jyAM sudhI A mArA verIne Aga lapeTI nA le, tyAM sudhI huM ahIM UbhI rahIza..' 0 0 0. dhana munivare agninI garamIno anubhava karyo. temaNe AMkho kholI... cAre zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 993 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bAju AganA bhaDakA joyA... potAnA jIvanano aMta najIkamAM jANyo. thoDe dUra UbhelI manuSyAkRti jhAMkhI jhAMkhI dekhANI. temaNe karuNAbhInA hRdaye vicAryuM : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'koi ajJAnI jIve A akArya karyuM lAge che... koI kAraNa vinA... mArA prANa levA taiyAra thayo che... bicAro... mAruM nimitta pAmI e kevuM raudradhyAna karato haze? eNe narakagatinuM ja AyuSyakarma bAMdhyuM haze... marIne te jIva na2kamAM jaze? kevI ghorAtidhora vedanAo tyAM sahevI paDaze? huM nimitta banyo enI durgAta thavAmAM... nimitta vinA to koI kArya thatuM nathI... mane mAro deha baLI jAya, bhasmIbhUta thaI jAya, eno zoka nathI. kAraNa ke A deha para mAruM koI mamatva rahyuM nathI... paraMtu mohAdhIna banI A jIva duHkha-samudramAM DUbI jaze... eno mane zoka thAya che. kharekhara, A saMsAravAsa ja bhayAnaka che. saMsA2vAsamAM rahelA ajJAnavaza, rAgadveSaparavaza jIvo AvAM akAryo karIne potAnA AtmAne pArAvAra duHkhonI UMDI khANamAM dhakelI de che...' Aga vadhI rahI hatI. dhanazrI munirAjanI pAchaLanA bhAgamAM pahoMcI ane teNe saLagatAM lAkaDAM munirAja upara nAMkhavA mAMDyAM... munirAjanA zarIrane Age pakaDI lIdhuM... cAmaDI baLavA lAgI... munirAje aMtima ArAdhanAmAM manane joDI dIdhuM. * sarva jIvone khamAvI dIdhA. * ekatva bhAvanAmAM sthira thaIne * paramAtma svarUpanA dhyAnamAM lIna banyA. varSothI paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM lIna rahevAno dhanamunie abhyAsa karyo hato. 'AtmA ane zarIra judAM che,' A bhedajJAnathI AtmAne vAsita karyo hato. 'huM zAzvata AtmA chuM. huM baLato nathI, zarIra baLe che. huM marato nathI, zarIra mare che. huM gaLato nathI, zarIra gaLe che. huM chedAto nathI, zarIra chedAya che. huM bhedAto nathI, zarIra bhedAya che!' A ciMtana temaNe AtmasAt kareluM hatuM. eTale teo zArIrika kaSTone samatAbhAve sahI zakatA hatA. zArIrika kaSTo Ave tyAre teo vihvaLa, vyagra ke vyathita banatA na hatA. zarIra baLI rahyuM hatuM, chatAM muni nizcala banIne UbhA hatA. dhanazrIe vicAryuM : 'haju A AgamAM nIce paDato nathI... haju jIve che? have mAre jaladI gharabhegA thaI javuM joie... cotho prahara rAtrino cAlI rahyo che...' 998 teNe eka saLagatuM lAkaDuM upADI, muni upara chuTTo ghA karyo... muni AgamAM DhaLI paDyA... zuddha paramAtma svarUpanuM dhyAna karatAM karatAM, mahAmunie samAdhimRtyu prApta karyuM. temano AtmA 'mahAzukra' nAmanA devalokamAM deva-svarUpe utpanna thayo. bhAga-2 : bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanazrI have bhayabhIta banI gaI. mane koIe A kArya karatAM joI to nahIM hoya ne?' bhaya ane zaMkA sAthe dhanazrI jaladI-jaladI devI maMdiramAM pravezI gaI. pelI dAsI maMjarikA jAgI gaI hatI. teNe dhanazrIne pUchayuM : "he svAmInI, haju to rAtri che, Apa kyAM gayAM hatAM?' dAsIno prazna sAMbhaLI ghanazrIne manamAM gusso AvI gayo, paraMtu mukha para prasannatA rAkhI, teNe kahyuM : "madhyarAtrinI pAchalI saMdhyAe devI maMdirane pradakSiNA devAnI hatI. ghaNI pradakSiNA dIdhI atyAre..." maMjarikA catura ghasI hatI. teNe thoDe dUra Aga saLagatI joI lIdhI. te kaMI bolI nahIM. pachI sUI gaI. dhanathI paNa maMdiramAM dAkhala thai sui gai. UMgha to zAnI Ave? AMkho baMdha karIne paDI rahI. 'have kyAreya mAre mArA e zatrunuM moM jovuM nahIM paDe ke have e mArI gupta vAta koIne karI nahIM zake!" tuccha vicAro karatI rahI prabhAta sudhI. prabhAta thayuM. dhanazrIe devInI pUjA karI. be nokarone be-be sonAmahora bheTa ApI. dAsI maMjarikAne svarNamudrikA bheTa ApI. tyAM maMdiranA pUjArI AvI caDyo. tene paNa dhanazrIe be sonAmahora bheTa ApI. pUjArI rAjI thaI gayo. nokaro ane dAsI sAthe dhanazrI ghare javA nIkaLI. mArga e ja hato. ghara tarapha javAno, ke jyAM munirAjanI citA saLagatI hatI. dhanazrIe bIjA mArganI tapAsa karI hatI. rAtre ja, paraMtu bIjo koI mArga na hato. eTale jyAre saLagatI citA najIka AvI, tyAre ghanazrI jaladI cAlavA lAgI, paraMtu dAsI ane nokarI UbhAM rahI gayAM... saLagI gayelo munino deha dekhAto hato. sevako gabharAI gayA, temaNe pUchuyuM : "are, juo to.. koI duSTa munine jIvatA saLagAvI dIdhA che... koNe karyuM haze A duSkRtya?" dhanazrI cAlatI UbhI rahI gaI. te bolI : "huM kaMI jANatI nathI. ApaNane zI khabara paDe? ApaNe to maMdiramAM suI gayA hatA...' dAsI bolI : "svAminI, Apa to madhyarAtrinI pAchalI ghaTikAmAM maMdirane pradakSiNA detAM hatAM ne? Ape joyuM haze ne A bAju?' dhanazrI ciDAI gaI. "huM devInuM dhyAna karatI hatI, cAre bAju jovAnuM kAma nahotI karatI." dhanazrI cAlI, dAsIe vicAryuM : "jarUra koI rahasya che...' eka eka ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA ggu For Private And Personal Use Only

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'S Eche H] ghanazrI enA ghare pahoMcI, lAkaDAMnA gADAvALo kheDUta enAM lAkaDAM levA mATe gADuM laIne devInA maMdira pAse pahoMcyo. tyAM eNe potAnAM lAkaDAM to nA joyAM, paraMtu e lAkaDAMnI citAmAM saLagI gayelA muninA hADapiMjarane joyuM. te stabdha banIne citA sAme Ubho rahI gayo. "arere... mArA lAkaDAM muninA prANa lenArAM banI gayAM. mane zI khabara ke koI duSTa manuSya, lAkaDAMnI ja rAha joIne beTho haze? AvA mahAmunine jIvatA saLagAvI detAM, eno jIva kema cAlyo haze? kevo e mahApApI jIva haze? enA mahApApamAM huM nimitta banI gayo..." kheDUtanI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. teNe be hAtha mastake joDI... munirAjanA rAkha thaI gayelA dehane namana karyuM. mAre A durghaTanAnI jANa tatkAla mahArAjane karavI joIe. jethI teo tarata ja A RSihatyA karanAranI tapAsa karAvI zake. ene kaDaka sajA karI zake ke jethI bhaviSyamAM bIjo koI manuSya AvuM ghora pApa karavAno vicAra paNa nA karI zake." kheDUta tyAMthI sIdho mahArAjA pAse rAjamahelamAM pahoMcyo. dvArapAle tene rokyo. kheDUte kahyuM : "mAre atyAre ja mahArAjAne maLavuM jarUrI che... mane mahArAjA pAse laI jAo..." dvArapAla AnAkAnI karato hato, tyAM mahelanA gavAkSamAM UbhelA mahArAjAe svayaM kheDUtane joyo. tenI vAta sAMbhaLI. uparathI ja temaNe kheDUtane upara AvavA anumati ApI dIdhI. kheDUta mahArAjAne praNAma karI, be hAtha joDI nivedana karyuM : mahArAjA nagaranI bahAra devI-maMdiranI pAse.. gata rAtrimAM eka mahAmunine jIvatA saLagAvI devAmAM AvyA che... gaI kAle saMdhyA samaye jyAre huM mAruM gADuM laIne tyAMthI pasAra thato hato tyAre mahAmunine meM dhyAnamAM lIna banIne UbhelA joyA hatA. Aje savAre temanA baLI gayelA dehane joyo...' mArA nagaramAM RSihatyA thaI? ghora anartha thaI gayo... koNa duSTa AvuM ghora pApa karyuM haze? cAla bhAI, pahelA huM devInA maMdire AvuM chuM." mahArAjAe koTavAlane bolAvyo. badhI vAta karI. mahArAjA azvArUDha banIne devInA maMdire gayA. koTavAla paNa dasa sainiko sAthe devanA maMdire pahoMcyo. pelA kheDUte lAkaDAnI saLagatI citA batAvI. rAkha banI gayelA munidehane batAvyo. rAjAnI eka AMkhamAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM... bIjI AMkhamAM krodhanA aMgArA saLagI UThyAM. temaNe senApatine ane koTavAlane AjJA karI : "mahAmunine jIvatA bhAga-2 # bhava cotho 999 For Private And Personal Use Only

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saLagAvI denAra duSTa... pApIne game tyAMthI zodhI kADho. ene pakaDIne mArI pAse hAjara karo. kauzAmbImAM A pahelI ja vAra pahatyA thaI che. mAruM mana dukha, bhaya ane AzaMkAthI gherAI gayuM che...' koTavAle kahyuM : "mahArAjA, aparAdhI kadAca pAtALamAM ghUsI gayo haze... to tyAMthI paNa ame pakaDI lAvIzuM. Apa ciMtA nA karI... amane zarama Ave che ke amArI nagararakSA hovA chatAM... mahAmunine jIvatA saLagAvI devAmAM AvyA.... amane koI jANa nA thaI..." mahArAjA rAjamahelamAM cAlyA gayA. kheDUta potAnA ghare cAlyo gayo. munihatyAnI vAta kauzAmbImAM pavanavege phelAI gaI. lokonAM ToLeToLAM muninI citA jovA mATe AvavA lAgyAM. koTavAle sarva prathama citA pAse paDelAM pagalAM jovA mAMDyAM. pagalAM ekasarakhAM... maMdira tarapha jatAM hatAM... ane bIjI tarapha jyAM lAkaDAMno Dhagalo paDyo hato te tarapha jatAM hatAM. "eka ja mANase maMdira taraphathI Ava-jA karelI che ane pelI tarapha paNa eka ja vyaktie aneka vAra avara-javara karelI che... eTale eka vAta nakkI thAya che ke, hatyAro A maMdiramAM rAtre rahelo hovo joIe.' koTavAla maMdiramAM Avyo. maMdiranA pUjArIe koTavAlanuM svAgata karyuM. koTavAle pUjArIne pUchyuM : Aje rAtre maMdiramAM koNa rahyuM hatuM?" koI cora-lUMTArA na hatA. samudradattanI patnI dhanazrI ane sevako sAthe ahIM maMdiramAM rAtavAso rahI hatI.' koTavAle pUchyuM : "ahIM nivAsa karavAnuM prayojana zuM hatuM? te amane khabara nathI." "aSTamI na hatI, navamI na hatI ke caturdazI paNa na hatI. hA, e divasomAM devIpUjA karavA mATe rahI zake. paraMtu e sivAyanA divasomAM maMdiramAM rahevAnuM koI prayojana nathI. prayANanuM muhUrta karavA AvI hoya? paraMtu gaI kAle sAMje chellA praharamAM 'viSTi" ane vinipAta yoga hato, divasa paNa aMgAraka hato. eTale prayANanuM muhUrta paNa saMbhavatuM nathI... to pachI e zA mATe AvI hoya?" koTavAla vicAramAM paDI gayo. nagaramAM vAta phelAI gaI ke devInA maMdiramAM samudradattanI patnI ghanazrI rAtavAso rahI hatI... nagaranI strIoe dhanazrInA viSayamAM carcA zarU karI dIdhI. eka strI bolI : "dhanazrI zA mATe munine saLagAve? ene zuM levAdevA muni sAthe hoya?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 999 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bIjI strI bolI : 'kAraNa atyAre nA jANI zakAya, paraMtu mane to e dhanazrI evI ja lAge che... ene koI saMtAna nathI... kadAca 'A munirAja mane saMtAna Apaze.' evI icchAthI gaI hoya, munirAje nA pADI hoya... gussAmAM AvIne A akArya karI dIdhuM hoya... strIcaritra Ameya gahana hoya che.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir trIjI strI bolI : 'eka vAta to kharI... munirAja gaI kAle mAre tyAM paNa bhikSA mATe AvelA, zuM rUpa hatuM munirAjanuM? sAkSAt kAmadeva joI lo! dhanazrI mohita thaI gaI hoya... munirAja pAse bhogasukhanI prArthanA karI hoya... munirAje nA pADI hoya... ne krodhe bharAyelI dhanazrIe A akArya karyuM hoya...' cothI strI bolI : 'Ameya e pati-patnI paradezI che. paisA khUba ja che... paraMtu enuM caritra sAruM nathI bolAtuM...' pahelI strIe kahyuM : 'koTavAla tapAsa kare che. aparAdhIne jarUra pakaDI pADaze. AvuM ghora pApa chUpuM rahI zakatuM nathI. munine jIvatA saLagAvI devAnuM pApa nAnuMsUnuM pApa nathI... AvA ghora pApanuM phaLa A janmamAM ja maLe che...' je oTalA para besIne A strIo carcA karatI hatI, tyAM temane samAcAra maLyA ke koTavAla sainiko sAthe dhanazrInA ghera gayA che. koTavAle devImaMdiramAM jaIne munihatyAnA viSayamAM pUchaparacha karI che, A samAcAra samudradattane paNa maLyAM. (ke je naMdaka hato.) teNe vicAra karyo : dhanazrI devIpUjA mATe rAtavAso maMdiramAM rahI hatI, ane tyAM bAjumAM ja munine jIvatA saLagAvI devAmAM AvyA che... teNe dAsI maMjarikAne khAnagImAM muni aMge pRcchA karI. muni kevA hatA? temanuM nAma zuM hatuM? vagere pUchyuM. maMjarikAe rUpanuM varNana karyuM. nAma te jANatI na hatI. paraMtu dhanazrI munine oLakhI gaI hatI ane mane, munirAja kyAM rokAya che, tenI tapAsa karavA mokalI hatI... vagere vAta karI. samudradatte vicAryuM : 'zuM dhanakumAra to dhanamuninA veSamAM nahIM Avyo hoya? ene joIne dhanazrI vipharI UThI hoya... ne tene mArI nAkhavA devInA maMdiramAM javAnI vAta upajAvI kADhI hoya... jo e aparAdhI tarIke pakaDAI jAya to mahArAjA mane paNa pakaDI le, mArI badhI ja dhanasaMpatti laI le... enA karatAM huM ja ahIMthI anyatra palAyana thaI jAuM... dhanazrInuM je thavuM haze te thaze. eNe karelAM pApanuM phaLa e bhogavaze... Ameya e duSTA to che ja. dhanakumArane. potAnA patine samudramAM dhakko mArI, ene mArI nAkhavAno prayatna karanArI strI upara vizvAsa nA ja karAya. A to koI pUrvajanmanAM puNya haze mArAM, ke e mane mArIne koI bIjAne vaLagI nathI... koTavAla ghare tapAsa ka2vA, dhanazrIne pRcchA ka2vA jarUra Avaze... e pahelAM huM bhAgI jAuM...' 992 keTalAMka mUlyavAna ratno laI samudradatta ghara ane nagara choDIne bhAgI gayo. bhAga-2 * bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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samudradatta bhAgI gayo, ane koTavAle gharamAM praveza karyo. gharanA dvAre ja dAsI maMjarikA UbhI hatI. koTavAle ene ja pUchyuM : sArthavAhanI patnI gharamAM che ke?' zuM kAma che tenuM?" maMjarikAe pUchyuM. koTavALe dAsInI AMkhomAM bhaya, zaMkA ane guptatA joI. teNe kaThora zabdomAM pUchyuM : "are duSTA, devInA maMdiramAM tuM tArI zeThANInI sAthe gaI hatI ne? zuM RSihatyAno vRttAMta tuM nathI jANata?' he Arya, mArI svAminIe mane, muni kyAM rahelA che, enI tapAsa karavA mokalI hatI.. basa, enAthI vizeSa huM kaI jANatI nathI.' "he suMdarI, tuM bhaya na pAma. tane abhaya che. tane tArI svAminIe, e munirAjanuM sthAna jovA zA mATe mokalI hatI?' he Arya, te munirAja gaI kAle madhyAhunakALe bhikSA levA padhAryA hatA, paraMtu bhikSA lIdhA vinA ja jaladI cAlyA gayA. te pachI mArI svAminIe mane kahyuM : maMjarikA, tuM A munirAjanI pAchaLa pAchaLa jA, ane A muni kyAM rahelA che, te jANIne jaladI pAchI Ava...' gaI munirAjanI pAchaLa pAchaLa... temanI rahevAnI jagyA joI, pAchI AvI, ane mArI svAminIne vAta karI. pachI svAminIe zuM karyuM. te huM jANatI nathI..." kema jANatI nathI? tuM paNa tArI svAminInI sAthe devInA maMdiramAM gaI hatI ne? tyAM jaIne eNe zuM karyuM?' maMjarikAne lAgyuM ke... have mAre badhI vAta karI devI paDaze. nahIMtara A koTavAla mane choDaze nahIM." mArI svAminInI sAthe huM tyAM gaI hatI. ame munirAjane vaMdana paNa karyuM na hatuM. maMdiramAM jaIne caMDikAdevInuM pUjana karyuM hatuM. mane to ema lAge che ke e krUra devInI pUjA, munirAjane mArI nAkhavA ja karI haze..." koTavAle vicAryuM : "huM sArthavAhanI patnIne maLuM, ane jouM... enI mukhAkRti.. mukhavikArathI paNa kaMIka samajI zakAze.' koTavAle gharamAM praveza karyo. dhanazrIne kSobha thayo. tenI AMkhomAM bhaya tarI Avyo. koTavAle kahyuM : "devI, mahArAjAe mane RSihatyA karanAranI zodha karavA mokalyo che. huM hatyA karanAranI zodha karI rahyo chuM. tame rAtrI caMDikAnA maMdiramAM pasAra karI hatI, ema mArA jANavAmAM AvyuM che. ane RSihatyA e maMdiranI pAse ja thaI che. mATe mane tamArA para zaMkA paDe che. nirNaya to mahArAjA pote karavAnA che mATe cAlo mahArAjA pAse.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA SSE For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanazrI gabharAI gaI. bhayathI te dhrujavA lAgI. tenI AMkho sapheda thaI gaI. ane te dhaDAma... karatI jamIna para paTakAI gaI. koTavAle potAnA manamAM nirNaya karI lIdho. "RSihatyA A strIe ja karI che.jyAre te bhAnamAM AvI, jamIna para besI gaI. koTavAle tene dhamakAvI : "sAcuM bola...RSinI hatyA koNe karI? jIvatA munirAjane koNe saLagAvI dIdhA?' koTavAlano ugra avAja sAMbhaLI, AsapAsanA loko bhegA thaI gayA. lokoe samudradattanI tapAsa karI... paNa e to kyAranoya bhAgI gayo hato. koTavAle dhanazrIne khakhaDAvI : are pApiNI, ghora pApa karyA pachI paNa have bolatI kema nathI? zA mATe te e munirAjane mArI nAkhyA? jo tuM nahIM bole... to mane bolAvatAM AvaDe che..." dhanazrI rovA lAgI. koTavAla tene mahArAja pAse laI gayo. mahArAjAne nivedana karyuM : mahArAjA, mane A ja strI aparAdhI lAge che. e ja caMDikAnA maMdiramAM rAtavAso karIne rahI hatI." mahArAjAe vicAryuM : "AvI suMdara AkRtivALI strI AvuM hicakAruM kRtya kare kharI? AvI nirdayatA hoya kharI AnAmAM?' temaNe dhanazrIne pUchyuM : tuM caMDikAnA maMdire zA mATe gaI hatI?" mIna! tuM kyAMthI AvI che? tuM konI putrI che?" dhanazrI kSobha pAmatI, nIcI dRSTie bolI : 'huM suzarmanagaranA zreSThI pUrNabhadranI putrI chuM... ane samudradattanI patnI chuM. mAruM nAma dhanazrI che." rAjAe vicAryuM : "A je paricaya Ape che, te sAco che ke khoTo che, enI tapAsa karAvavI joIe. pachI ja nirNaya karavo joIe. huM suzarmanagara dUta mokalI, zreSThI pUrNabhadrane puchAvI lauM... ane enA patinI paNa tapAsa karAvuM...' koTavAlane rAjAe kahyuM : "A strIne hamaNAM thoDA divasa kArAvAsamAM baMdha karIne rAkho. ene trAsa nA Apazo, bhojana vagere Apajo . eno nyAya huM pachI karIza.' e ja divase mahArAjAe zreSThI pUrNabhadra upara patra lakhIne, patra sAthe dUta suzarmanagara ravAnA karyo. ghoDesavAra dUta suzarmanagara tarapha UpaDI gayo. kauzAmbIthI suzarmanagara ghaNuM dUra hatuM. paraMtu mahArAjAne pitAno putrI mATeno abhiprAya jANavo hato. dUta pahoMcyo suzarmanagare. pUchatAM pUchatAM teNe pUrNabhadra zreSThInI havelI zodhI kADhI. ghoDAne havelInI bahAra bAMdhIne dUta aMdara gayo. pUrNabhadra ajANyA AgaMtukanuM bhAga-2 # bhava cotho cha0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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svAgata karI pUchyuM : "mahAnubhAva, tame rAjapuruSa dekhAo cho, kaho, kyAMthI ane kayA prayojanathI ahIM AvavAnuM thayuM che? zreSThIvarya, huM kauzAmbIthI AvuM chuM. kauzAmbInarezano huM khAsa aMgata dUta chuM. temano saMdezo laIne Avyo chuM." ema kahIne dUte mahArAjAno patra zreSThInA hAthamAM Apyo, zreSThIzrI pUrNabhadra, huM kauzAmbInareza tamArI kuzaLatA cAhuM chuM. A patra laIne dUtane mokalavAnuM prayojana e che ke ahIM eka munine jIvatA saLagAvI devAmAM AvyA che. saLagAvavAno Aropa eka strI upara Avyo che. strInI AkRti saumya ane suMdara che. meM ene pUchayuM : "tuM konI putrI che? tAruM nAma zuM che?' to eNe kahyuM : "huM suzamanagaranA zreSTha pUrNabhadranI putrI chuM. mAruM nAma dhanazrI che..." he zreSThIvarya, zuM Apane dhanazrI nAmanI putrI che? amAre eTaluM ja jANavuM che." patra vAMcatAM vAMcatAM pUrNabhadra zreSThInAM AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. temaNe patrano uttara lakhavA mAMDyo : . prajAvatsala nyAyaniSTha zrI kauzAmbInareza, huM Apano sevaka pUrNabhadra Apane praNAma karuM chuM. mAre dhanazrI nAmanI putrI hatI. meM ene amArA nagarazreSThInA putra dhanakumAra sAthe paraNAvI hatI. te enA pati sAthe paradeza gaI hatI. mArgamAM eNe enA patine samudramAM dhakko mArI dIdhelo... paraMtu bhAgyayoge dhanakumAra jIvI gayA. teo ghera AvyA. badho vRttAMta temanA mukhe sAMbhaLyo. mane mArI e putrI para tiraskAra chUTyo. e pApiNI, enA patinA sevakanI sAthe kyAM cAlI gaI, tenI khabara paDI na hatI. dhanakumAre emanAM mAtA-pitA sAthe dIkSA laI lIdhI... jIvanane dhanya banAvyuM... zuM e mArI duSTA putrIe, dhanamunine to jIvatA nathI saLagAvI dIdhA? enA mATe kaMI azakya nathI. mArA kuLane kalaMkita karanArI e strIne Apane je ucita lAge te sajA karI zakazo." patra dUtane Apyo. dUtane bhojanAdi karAvIne vidAya ApI. zreSThI pUrNabhadra raDI paDyA. vRttAMta jANIne samagra parivAre rudana karyuM. 0 0 0 dUte kauzAmbI AvIne, mahArAjAne patra Apyo. patra vAMcIne mahArAjAe nirNaya karI lIdhI- "dhanazrIe ja munine jIvatA saLagAvI dIdhA che." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA g For Private And Personal Use Only

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nahwu kauzAmbInI rAjasabhA bharANI hatI. pAra vinAnI bhIDa hatI. kAraNa ke Aje mahArAjA nyAya ApavAnA hatA, dhanazrIne kAravAsamAMthI kADhIne, rAjasabhAmAM AropInA pAMjarAmAM UbhI rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArAjAe rAjasabhAmAM praveza karyo. sarve sabhAsado UbhA thayA. mahArAjAnuM abhivAdana karyuM. mahArAjAe be hAtha joDI prajAnuM abhivAdana karyuM. mahAmaMtrIe UbhA thaI nivedana karyuM : 'priya prajAjano, Apa sahune yAda haze ke thoDA divasa pahelAM ApaNA nagaramAM devInA maMdira pAse eka RSirAjane jIvatA saLagAvI devAmAM AvyA hatA... e ghora pApa karanAranI zodha karatAM, A dhanazrI nAmanI sArthavAha-patnI upara zaka paDelo. tene kArAvAsamAM pUrIne, enA aMgenI saMpUrNa mAhitI mahArAjAe meLavI che, tenA AdhAre Aje dhanazrIne nyAya ApavAmAM Avaze.' mahAmaMtrI potAnI jagyA para besI gayA. te pachI mahArAjAe potAnuM vakatavya zarU karyuM : 'vahAlA prajAjano, jyAre RSihatyAnA AropI tarIke koTavAla A strIne mArI pAse laI AvyA hatAM tyAre enI mukhAkRti jotAM lAgeluM ke AvI saumya ane suMdara mukhAkRtivALI strI RSihatyA kevI rIte karI zake? eka mahAtmAne e jIvatA kevI rIte saLagAvI daI zake? eTalI badhI nirdaya kevI rIte banI zake? eTale A strInuM sAcuM caritra jANavA meM mArA dUtane suzarmanagara mokalIne, A strInA pitA pAsethI samAcAra meLavyA. gaI kAle ja dUta AvI gayo. 372 pUrNabhadra nAmanA zreSThInI A putrI che. tenAM lagna suzarmanagaranAM nagarazreSThI vaizramaNanA putra dhanakumAra sAthe karavAmAM AvyAM hatAM... ' mahArAjAe kSaNabhara dhanazrI sAme joyuM. dhanazrIe jarA AMkho UMcI karIne mahArAjA sAme joyuM... dhanakumAra vepAra mATe jyAre paradeza javA nIkaLyo tyAre dhanathI enI sAthe paradeza cAlI. koI paNa kAraNasara dhanazrIne enA pati tarapha ghora dveSa jAgelo ja hato. e dhanakumArane mArI nAkhavAnI taka zodhatI hatI. eka divasa ene taka maLI gaI. rAtrino samaya hato. vahANa samudranA madhya bhAgamAM pasAra thatuM hatuM... tyAre A pAMjarAmAM UbhelI duSTAe enA rugNa patine samudramAM dhakko mArI dIdho... mahArAjAe dhanazrInI sAme joIne pUchyuM : 'are pApiNI, A vAta kharI che ne?' bhAga-2 4 bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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ghanazrInuM moTuM kALuM paDI gayuM hatuM. te potAnI sADInA cheDAthI potAnuM mukha chupAvavA lAgI. paraMtu dhanakumAra maryo nahIM! ene koI tUTelA vahANanuM moTuM pATiyuM maLI gayuM... te kinAre pahoMcyo... ne kramazaH te suzarmanagare pahoMcyo. A duSTA, enA patinA nokara sAthe prema karatI hatI. te enI sAthe ahIM kauzAmbImAM AvIne vasI gaI..." samagra rAjasabhAnI dRSTi ghanazrI tarapha maMDAI gaI. dhanakumAra suzarmanagare pahoMcyA pachI, koI paNa kAraNe vairAgI banyo. mAtA pitA sAthe eNe sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karyo... e mahAtmA dhanakumAra vicaratAM-vicaratAM ahIM ApaNA nagaramAM AvyA. bhikSA levA A duSTAnA gharamAM gayA... A duSTAe temane joyAM, te oLakhI gaI. tene bhaya lAgyo. "huM to mAnatI hatI ke mAro pati samudramAM marI gayo haze... ne A to jIvato che... A mArAM pApa jAhera karI deze to?' teNe e mahAmunine jIvatA saLagAvI dIdhA..." sabhAmAMthI avAja UThyo : "dhikkAra ho. dhikkAra ho..." bIjo avAja Avyo : "A pApiNIne zULI para caDhAvI do...' trIjo avAja Avyo : "A duSTAne paNa jIvatI saLagAvI do.." mahAmaMtrI UbhA thayA, sabhAne zAMta karIne kahyuM : bhAIo, ApaNAM sahunAM manamAM A strI pratye tIvra tiraskAra janme e svAbhAvika che. eNe akSamya ghora pApa karyuM che, e nakkI thaI gayuM che. have ApaNe mahArAjAne nyAya ApavA vinaMtI karIe, nyAya ApaNe nathI ApavAno!" rAjasabhAmAM pUrNa zAnti chavAI gaI. mahArAjAe AMkho baMdha karI. thoDI vAra pachI AMkho kholIne teo bolyA : game tevo moTo aparAdha strIe karyo hoya, chatAM strI avadhyA hoya che. eno vadha nA thaI zake, eTale huM ene dezanikAlanI sajA ApuM chuM. paraMtu enI suMdara mukhAkRti joI, koI mANasa enA mohamAM phasAI nA jAya, te mATe koTavAlane AjJA karuM chuM ke teo A strInuM nAka chedI nAkhe. kurUpa banAvIne pachI tene nagaranI bahAra hAMkI kADhe ene pachI jyAM javuM hoya tyAM jAya, mahAmaMtrIne AjJA karuM chuM ke ApaNA rAjyanA tamAma gAma-nagaromAM sUcanA ApI do ke koI paNa A strIne Azraya nA Ape. je Azraya Apaze, teno ziraccheda thaze..' 0 0 0 suzarmanagaramAM lokoe jANyuM ke "dhanamuninuM mRtyu thaI gayuM che." A samAcAra AcAryazrI yazodhare sAMbhaLyA. teoe kauzAmbImAM tapAsa karAvI. vAta sAcI nIkaLI teoe tarata muni vaizramaNa, sAdhvI zrIdevI vagerene potAnI pAse bolAvIne kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 03 For Private And Personal Use Only

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he zramaNo ane zramaNIo, kauzAmbImAM mahAtmA dhanamuni kALadharma pAmyA che samAdhimRtyu pAmyA che.' A samAcAra sAMbhaLI sAdhvI zrIdevI kalpAMta karavA lAgyAM. muni vaizramaNa zokasAgaramAM DUbI gayA. anya zramaNo ane zramaNIo paNa vyAkuLa banI gayA. AcAryazrI yazodhare sAdhvI zrIdevIne saMbodhIne kahyuM : he Arye, dhanamuni nagarazreSTha mahAtmA hatA. teoe potAnuM Atmahita thoDA samayamAM sAdhI lIdhuM che. temaNe mRtyune mahotsava banAvI dIdhuM che. emanI pAchaLa zoka nA karavo ghaTe, kalpAMta karavo nA ghaTe. he Aryo, tame dhanamunine "putra' nA saMbaMdhanI dRSTithI nA juo. "dhanamuni mArA putra hatA,' ema nA vicAro, paraMtu dhanamuni' eka zramaNa zreSTha hatA,' A rIte vicAro. tamArI dRSTine tame jJAnadaSTi banAvIne vicAro. jo tamArA vicAromAM laukika saMbaMdhanI durgadha pravezI jaze to tamAruM "dhyAna kaSAyayukta banI jaze. he Aye, tame moha-mAyAnAM baMdhano toDI nAkhyAM che. have putrasnehanI gAMThane paNa chedI nAkho. niHsnehI banI javAnuM che tamAre...' prabho, putranA guNa smRtimAM Ave che, e guNo tarapha sneha pragaTe che... kevA e guNanidhi mahAtmA hatA..' sAdhvI zrIdevIe gaddagada svare kahyuM. AcAryadeve kahyuM : "tame atyAre e mahAmuninA guNone paNa smRtimAM nA lAvo. e mahAmuninI AkRti paNa smRtimAM nA lAvo. tame bhUlI jAo emane.... sarvathA bhUlI jAo." "bhagavaMta, e mahAtmAne kevI rIte bhUlI zakuM? Apa kaho to saMpUrNa duniyAne bhUlI jAuM. paNa e mahAmunine...' sAdhvI zrIdevI raDI paDyAM. he Aryo, to tame e mahAtmAne deharUpe yAda nA karo, eka vizuddha AtmA-svarUpe yAda karo. anAmI... arUpI svarUpe yAda karo. ane jo e svarUpe yAda nathI karI zakatAM, to tame paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM, vizuddha AtmasvarUpanA dhyAnamAM tamArA cittane joDavA prayatna karo. vizuddha dhyAnamAM, vadhu ne vadhu samaya pasAra karo. eka vAta yAda rAkhavAnI che ke mahAtmAe devagati prApta karI che. e AtmA jAgrata che. asaMkhya kALa e devalokanAM divya sukho bhogavato raheze, anAsakta bhAve ane jAgrata citte. evA mahAtmAnI pAchaLa zoka nA karAya. mahotsava karAya... tame sahu paNa AtmavIryane ullasita karI. zramaNajIvananuM suMdara pAlana karo. upasargo pariSahonuM samatAbhAve pAlana karo. AtmA ane zarIranuM bhedajJAna AtmasAtuM karo. satata karmanirjarA karatA raho. nA koI saMyoganA sukhanI icchA karo. nA koI viyoganI kalpanA karo.' bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAdhvI zrIdevI ane muni vaizramaNa gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI gayAM. jANe ke temanA jIvanamAM zUnyAvakAza chavAI gayo. pUrNa virakti, saMpUrNa anAsaktinA AlokamAM temaNe potAnA jIvananI sAdhanAmaya samApti joI. sAdhvI zrIdevIe kahyuM : 'bhagavaMta, jo Apane mArAmAM yogyatA dekhAtI hoya, to mane anazana karAvavAnI kRpA karo... have A jIvana lAMbo samaya jIvI nahIM zakuM...' 'bhadre, tArAmAM yogyatA che, tuM cAra AhAranAM tyAgarUpa anazana karI zake che. anazana karIne samAdhimRtyune bheTI zake che...' 'bhagavaMta, huM paNa anazana svIkAravA icchuM chuM, jo ApanI anumati hoya to...' mahAtmA vaizramaNe vaMdanA karIne, gurudevane vinaMtI karI. 'he devAnupriya, tamArA cittamAM zubha saMkalpa janmyo che. tame anazana ka2vA mATe suyogya cho. tame tapa, tyAga ane titikSA karIne AtmabhAvane suyogya banAvyo che.' mahAtmA vaizramaNe anazana svIkAryuM. sAdhvI zrIdevIe anazana svIkAryuM. anazana svIkA2vA pUrve * temaNe gurudeva pAse AlocanA-prAyazcitta karI lIdhuM. * sarve sAdhuonI sAthe kSamApanA karI lIdhI. * gurudevane vizeSarUpe khamAvIne, teonI hitazikSA grahaNa karI... * dharmadhyAnamAM nimagna banyAM. sAdhvI zrIdevInI paricaryAmAM be sAdhvIne niyukta ka2vAmAM AvI. pravartinI sAdhvIne sUcanA ApavAmAM AvI ke teo sAdhvI zrIdevInA cittanI saMpUrNa kALajI rAkhe, cittamAM niraMtara dharmadhyAna cAlatuM rahe - evI zAnta, prazAnta ane madhuravANImAM preraNAnuM amRta pAyA kare. mahAtmA vaizramaNanI paricaryAmAM be suyogya zramaNone niyukta ka2vAmAM AvyA. AcAryadeva svayaM vaizramaNamuninA cittanA adhyavasAyonI sthiratAno khyAla rAkhavA mAMDyA. kAraNa ke ullAsa ane bhAvodrekamAM vrata levAI jAya che, paraMtu jyAre kSudhAvedanIya karmano udaya thAya che, tIvra kSudhA ane tIvra tRSA jyAre pragaTe che tyAre samatAbhAve kSudhAne ane tRSAne sahana karavI, te sAmAnya kAma nathI hotuM. mahAna sattva joIe che tyAre sAdhakanA cittamAM. jyAre e sattva khUTI paDe tyAre AcArya satpreraNA dvArA sattvane punaH bharI detA hoya che. sattva bharavAnI viziSTa kaLA hoya che AcAryanI pAse, AvI kaLA hoya te ja AcArya potAnA ziSya-ziSyAone anazana-vrata karAvatA hoya che. zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 35

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ja divaso vIte che... rAto pasAra thAya che.... baMne anazanInAM zarIra kRza banatAM jAya che, paraMtu baMnenAM mukha para tejasvitA vadhatI jAya che. * AcAryadeva satreraNAnuM pIyUSa pAtA rahe che.. eka divasa anazana siddha thayuM. ja baMnenA AtmA devalokamAM deva thayA. 0 0 0 ghanazrI! tenuM nAka chedI nAkhavAmAM AvyuM. tene jUnA joDAono hAra paherAvavAmAM Avyo. tenA mukha para kALo raMga copaDavAmAM Avyo.. hajAro strI-puruSo tene phiTakAra ApatAM rAjamArgo parathI pasAra thavA lAgyAM. nagaranI bahAra, eka ati jIrNa maMdiranA khaMDiyera sudhI ene mUkIne sahu pAchA vaLI gayAM. tyAre sUrya paNa asta thaI gayo. dhanazrI maMdirathI thoDe dUra eka paththaranI zilA para beThI. enA cittamAM munihatyA karyAno koI pazcAttApa na hato... koI saMtApa na hato.... e vicAratI hatI : "mAruM je thavAnuM hoya te bhale thAya, paraMtu mArA e janamojanamanA verIne huM mArI zakI e mAro manoratha saphaLa thayo. have bhale kAle nahIM, Aje ja mane mota Ave.. mane ciMtA nathI. bhale loko kahe ke huM marIne narakamAM jaIza... tyAM paramAdhAmI asuro mArA rAI jeTalA TukaDA karI nAkhaze... mane kaDakaDatAM telamAM taLI nAkhaze... ane bhaDabhaDatI AgamAM mane calAvaze... paNa huM narakane mAnatI ja nathI ne! prajAne DarAvavA mATe sAdhuo naraka ane svarganI vAta karatA phare che. mAtra vAto kare che. emaNe nathI joyuM naraka ke nathI joyuM svarga! parApUrvathI cAlI AvatI vAto che. huM mAnatI nathI. meM to mArA e verIne mArIne ahIM ja svarganAM sukha jevuM sukha anubhavyuM che! hA, rAjAe mane sajA karI.. mArAM gharabAra lUMTI lIdhAM. mAruM nAka kApI nAMkhyuM. ne mane dezanikAlanI sajA ApI.. bhale, bIjA dUranA pradezamAM jaIne, puruSArtha karIza. banAvaTI nAka lagADAvIza, evI rIte lagADIza ke koIneya kalpanA nahIM Ave ke A banAvaTI nAka che! pachI naMdakane zodhIza. paNa e kAyara nIkaLyo... bhAgI gayo.. khera, e game tevo che, paNa mane game che. ene zodhI kADhIza. pharI ame ghara vasAvIzuM ne pUrvavatu jIvana jIvIzuM. bhAga-2 # bhava cotho For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane kadAca naMdaka nahIM maLe, to bIjA koI puruSane mArA mohanAM baMdhanamAM jakaDI laIza. haju huM yuvatI chuM. mAruM yauvana, bhalabhalA tapasvIne paNa mohita kare evuM che. mAre to saMsAranAM sukha bhogavavAM che. bharapUra sukho bhogavavAM che. mAre pApa ane puNyanI vAto nathI karavI, mArA manane je game te puNya... mArA manane nA game te pApa! mane game te huM khAvAnI! mane game te huM pIvAnI! mane game e puruSane huM bhogavavAnI! ane mane game te jovAnI - sAMbhaLavAnI. je koI mArA mArgamAM ADe Avaze, teno kAMTo dUra karatAM mane AvaDe che. huM hiMsAne pApa mAnatI nathI. jIvanamAM sukha mATe je kaMI karavuM paDe, te karavAnuM. te ka2vAmAM koI pApa lAgatuM nathI. hA, naMdaka... mAro premI... thoDo vevalo che. kyAreka e puNya-pApanI vAto kare che... enuM mana jALavavA huM e vAtone svIkArI lauM chuM... naMdakamAM hiMmata nathI. kyAMthI hoya hiMmata? chevaTe to e dAsIputra che ne! te chatAM enuM zarIra dRDha che, zaktizALI che... eNe mane ghaNuM sukha ApyuM che... meM paNa ene pAra vinAnuM saMbhogasukha ApyuM che. ene mAre zodhavo to paDaze ja. khera, e badhI vAta pachI, atyAre paheluM kAma... AsapAsamAM koI taLAva hoya ke khAbociyuM hoya to mAruM moDhuM dhoI nAkhuM, thoDuM pANI pI lauM. pachI ahIM ja ATalAmAM... koI paththara upara rAta pasAra karI lauM. kAle savAre ahIMthI AgaLa vadhI jaIza.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir Ama vicAro karIne te pANI zodhavA AjubAju pharavA lAgI. AjubAju bAvaLanA ane khIjaDAnAM vRkSo hatAM. jamIna para kAMTA hatA, pAMdaDAM paDelAM hatAM. te dhIredhIre cAlavA lAgI. pagamAM kAMTA vAge che to kADhI nAMkhe che... te maMdiranA khaMDiyeranI pAchaLa gaI... tyAM bAvaLanAM vRkSonI ghaTAnI vacce pANInuM eka khAbociyuM hatuM. dhIrethI tyAM pahoMcI... moDhuM dhoIne, khobekhobe pANI pIdhuM. pAchI e khaMDiyera pAse AvI. khaMDiyeramAM Theka-ThekANe moTAM moTAM dara hatAM... nAnA nAnA jIvo pharatA hatA. tyAM eka moTA paththara para eNe laMbAvI dIdhuM. UMgha to Ave ja kyAMthI? paDakhAM pheravatI... rAta pasAra karavA lAgI. tyAM... enA paga upara saLavaLATa thayo... te paga kheMcI le e pahelAM taoN kALA nAge jorathI DaMkha mArI dIdho... te beThI thaI gaI... eka moTo paththara upADI teNe nAga upara mAryo... zrI samarAditya mahAkA enA zarIramAM jhera vyApI gayuM... ane thoDI kSaNomAM ja enA prANa UDI gayA. marIne e narakamAM utpanna thaI. sarpa paNa marIne narakamAM utpanna thayo. jIvanano karuNa aMta AvI gayo... O For Private And Personal Use Only nah

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tIvra krodhanI zAMti - 'prabhAvaka caritra'mAM kahevAmAM AveluM che : haribhadrasUrijInA guru jinabhadrasUrijIne bauddhonA nAzanI ane potAnA ziSyanA pracaMDa kopanI jANa thatAM, e kopane zAnta karavA, emaNe be munione 'samarAditya' caritranA bIjabhUta traNa gAthAo ApIne haribhadrasUrijI pAse mokalyA - Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir guNasena aggisammA sIhANaMdA ya taha piyA-puttA / sidi - nAnidhi mApha-suSmA ghaNa-dhasirimo ya pa-makhkhA (186|| jaya vijayA ya sahoara dharaNo lacchI a taha paI-bhajjA / seLa - viseLA pittiya-puttA nAma sattamar ||186|| guNacaMda - vANamaMtara samarAicca giriseNa pANI a / egassa tao mokkho'Nanto annarasa saMsAro / / 187 / / te be muni rAjA sUrapAlanA nagaramAM jaIne zrI haribhadrasUrijIne maLyA. emaNe kahyuM: 'A traNa gAthAo upara barAbara vicAra karavAnuM gurudeve kahyuM che.' teoe traNa gAthA haribhadrasUrijIne ApI. haribhadrasUrijI jema-jema te gAthAo para ciMtana karatA gayA tema tema emano krodha zAMta thato gayo. pote bauddhone mArI nAMkhyA hatA, te badala temane ugra pazcAttApa thayo. rAjA sUrapAlane kahIne temaNe vihAra karyo. teo gurudeva pAse gayA. gurudevanAM caraNomAM paDI prAyazcitta mAMgyuM. gurudeve prAyazcitta ApyuM. e zrI haribhadrasUrijIe vairAgyAmRtathI chalochala samarAditya mahAkathA lakhI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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L'ECT sUrya jevA tejasvI, candra jevA saumya. je samudra jevA gaMbhIra, ratna jevA mUlyavAna. kAmadeva jevA AkarSaka, svarga jevA manohara ane mokSa jevA anupama AcArya zrI sanakumArane joI kumAra jayakumAra, caMdrodaya udyAnamAM stabdha banIne Ubho rahI gayo. animeSa nayane munIzvarane ane sahavartI nivRMdane joto rahyo. munIzvara sanakumAra yauvanavayamAM hatA. mane lAge che ke A mahApuruSana saMsAramAM badhI ja icchAo pUrNa thaI zake! e je icche, e badhAM vaiSayika sukho emane maLI zake. evuM bhAgya dekhAya che. saubhAgya jaNAya che! to pachI A sAdhu kema banI gayA haze? koI kAraNa to haze ja sAdhu banavAmAM, kAraNa vinA kArya nA bane. huM emanI pAse jaIne pUchuM! teo mane kAraNa jarUra batAvaze... vairAgI, mahApuruSone kazuM chupAvavAnuM hotuM nathI..." A hato kAkanvInagarInA mahArAjA sUrajano ane mahArANI lIlAvatIno lADakavAyo rAjaputra jayakumAra. A jayakumAranI bIjI mahattvanI oLakhANa karAvuM! dhanamuni dhanakumAra) bhaDabhaDatI AgamAM kALadharma pAmI, mahAzuka nAmanA devalokamAM deva thayAM hatA, teo asaMkhya varSa devalokanAM divya sukho bhogavI, AyuSya pUrNa thatAM, mAtA lIlAvatInI kUkhe AvyA. temanuM nAma jayakumAra pADavAmAM AvyuM. jayakumAra saumya prakRttino hato. aneka kaLAomAM vizArada banyo hato, chatAM te avinIta ke avivekI banyo na hato. te lokapriya rAjakumAra hato. tenuM AcaraNa to sajjanone ucita hatuM ja, tenA vicAro paNa jJAnI puruSasaduza hatA. rAjakuLamAM janma thavA chatAM ene rAjamada na hato. tenAmAM abhimAna na hatuM. jayakumArane eka nAno bhAI hato. tenuM nAma hatuM vijayakumAra, jayakumAranI prakRtithI viparita prakRtino hato. te uddhata, avinIta ane avivekI hato. mAyAvI ane kapaTI hato. prajAne trAsa pamADanAro hato, unmatta ane ahaMkArI hato... rAjA sUratejane e jarAya gamato na hato, paraMtu jayakumArane nAnA bhAI upara ghaNuM heta hatuM. rANIne paNa nAnA putra para ghaNo rAga hato. eTale ghaNI vAtomAM mahArAjA mauna rahetA. pariNAme vijayakumAra vadhAre ne vadhAre svachaMdI banato cAlyo hato. chatAM mahArAjAe mahAmaMtrI dvArA vijayakumAra para anuzAsana kareluM hatuM. mahAmaMtrI bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo 600 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vIradeva mahAmutsaddI ane pUrNa vaphAdAra vizvasanIya puruSa hatA. vijayakumAra upara emanI cAMpatI najara rahetI hatI. mahAmaMtrIne lAgatuM hatuM ke jayakumAranI saraLatAno vijayakumAra geralAbha uThAvaze. jayakumAranA pragADha vAtsalyabhAvanuM vijayane jarAye mUlya na hatuM. mahArANInAM vadhAre paDatAM lADa-pyAranuM pariNAma sAruM nathI AvavAnuM... temaNe avasare avasare jayakumAranuM dhyAna khecyuM hatuM. mahArANIne paNa kahI zakAya eTaluM kahyuM hatuM, chatAM pariNAma zUnya AvyuM hatuM. eTale teo ane mahArAjA vijayakumAra para pUratuM dhyAna ApatA hatA. jayakumAra ane parathI nIce UtarI gayo. mahAmuninI pAse jaIne vinayathI vaMdanA karI ane AcAryadevanI anumati laI, temanI pAse beTho. AcAryadeve tene "dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo. jayakumAre be hAtha joDI kahyuM : "he pUjya, e to huM paNa mAnuM chuM ke A saMsAra asAra che, dareka samajadAra puruSane A saMsAra pratye vairAgya hoya ja, chatAM bAhya nimitta vinA aMtaraMga vairAgya UchaLato nathI. koI viziSTa nimitta hovuM joIe vaiirAgya jAgrata thavAmAM. bhagavaMta, ApanA jIvanamAM evuM koI bAhya kAraNa upasthita thayuM haze ne? e kAraNa mane kahevA Apa kRpA karazo?' kumAranI madhura, gaMbhIra ane vivekapUrNa vANI sAMbhaLI AcAryadeva prabhAvita thayA. 'kumAranA praznano javAba ApuM. suyogya dekhAya che. enI vANI ane enI AkRti... mArA cittane AkarSe che." AcAryadeve kahyuM : "kumAra, tuM mArA vairAgyanuM viziSTa kAraNa pUche che, to huM kAraNa batAvIza... paraMtu vArtA lAMbI che! tArI pAse samayano avakAza che ne? ane tuM sthiratApUrvaka eTalo samaya sAMbhaLI zakIza ne?' bhagavaMta, Apa to sAMbhaLavA mATe besavAnuM kaho cho, kadAca... kaMI paNa sAMbhaLyA vinA..... kaMI paNa karyA vinA... ApanI pAse ATha prahara besI rahevAnuM hoya... to besI rahuM! evuM adbhuta ApanuM AkarSaNa che... lohacuMbaka jevuM ApanuM vyaktitva che. Apa kaho! huM tanmaya banIne sAMbhaLIza." candrodaya udyAnamAM tilaka, azoka ane sidvAra vRkSo upara maMjarIo khIlI hatI. baTamogarAnAM sugaMdhI puSponI suvAsa phelAtI hatI. kadaMba-puSpanI sugaMdhathI bhramara guMjArava karI rahyA hatA. priyaMgumaMjarInAM puSpothI udyAnanI zobhA avarNanIya banI hatI. AcAryadeva cAra azokavRkSanI vacce svaccha bhUmibhAga para beThA hatA. e bhUmibhAga kaMIka UMco hato ane gobarathI lIMpelo hato. bAjumAM ja mATI, paththara ane ghAsanI banelI kuTira hatI. AvI aneka kuTira udyAnamAM Thera Thera banelI hatI, sAdhusaMnyAsI ane yogI puruSo A kuTiromAM nivAsa karatA hatA, vizrAma karatA hatA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA u81 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcAryadeve vairAgyanAM kAraNabhUta potAnuM jIvanavRtta kahevAno prAraMbha karyo : 'kumAra, A bhAratamAM zvettAMbI nagarI che, enA rAjA che yazovarmA. emano huM putra chuM. mAruM nAma sanatkumAra. mArAM mAtA-pitAno huM lADakavAyo hato. mArA pitA mane khUba cAhatA. mArAmAM rahelI dayA, karuNA ane paropakAravRtti temane khUba gamatI. teo mArI pratyeka icchA pUrNa karatA. kAraNa ke haMmezA mArI icchAo paropakAranI ja rahetI. eka divasanI vAta che. huM azvArUDha banI, nagaranI bahAra pharavA mATe gayo hato. pharIne huM pAcho pharato hato tyAre rAjapuruSo keTalAka corone pakaDIne vadhasthAne laI jatA hatA. e coroe mane joyo. teo mArI dayAvRtti jANatA hatA. huM emanI najIka pahoMcyo, coroe AMkhomAM AMsu sAthe Ardrasvare mane kahyuM : 'he dayALu mahArAja kumAra, ame tamArA zaraNe chIe... amArI rakSA karo.' meM coronI AjIjI sAMbhaLI. pachI rAjapuruSo sAme joyuM. rAjapuruSoe kahyuM : 'mahArAjakumAra, A cora che. emaNe moTo aparAdha karelo che. mahArAjAe temano vadha ka2vAnI AjJA karI che, eTale ame A lokone vadhasthAne laI jaIe chIe.' huM vicAramAM paDI gayo. 'pitAjIe vadha karavAnI AjJA karI che A coro mATe... ane A coro mArA zaraNe AvyA che? zaraNe AvelAnI rakSA karavI, e mArI pratijJA che... have huM zuM karuM? huM A jIvone abhayadAna ApuM, pachI pitAjIne huM samajAvI daiza. pitAjIno mArA upara agAdha sneha che. teo mArA para nArAja nahIM thAya...' meM rAjapuruSone kahyuM : 'tame jemane vadha ka2vA laI jAva cho, teo mArA zaraNe . AvelA che. huM temane abhayadAna ApuM chuM. tame A lokone choDI do...' rAjapuruSoe kahyuM : 'he paropakArI, Amane choDI mUkavAthI mahArAjA amArA para roSe bharAze ane prajAjano paNa nArAja thaze. he mahArAjakumAra, A coro upara prajAjano paNa krodhe bharAyelA che.' meM kahyuM : 'tame ciMtA nA karo. mahArAjAne tame kahejo ke 'sanatkumAranA kahevAthI ame corone choDI dIdhA che... tamane Thapako nahIM maLe. huM mahArAjA sAthe vAta karI laIza. prajAjanone paNa huM samajAvIza. jIvavadha bahu moTuM pApa che...' meM corone mukta karI dIdhA, rAjapuruSo mArA pitAjI pAse gayA. pitAjIne badhI vAta karI. pitAjI vicAramAM paDI gayA. teo mane nArAja karavA rAjI na hatA, tevI rIte corone choDI mUkavA paNa taiyAra na hatA. temaNe mArI sAthe corI aMge koI vAta ja nA karI. jANe kaMI banyuM ja nathI, e rIte mArI sAthe vyavahAra rAkhyo. 382 bhAga-2 * bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bIjA divase savAre koTavAlane maMtraNAgRhamAM bolAvIne sUcanA ApI : 'kumArane khabara nA paDe e rIte e corono vadha karI do. pachI prajAjanone, ke jemaNe A coro aMge phariyAda karI hatI, temane jANa karI dejo... sAvadhAnI eka ja rAkhavAnI sanakumArane khabara nA paDavI joIe.' koTavAle kahyuM : "mahArAjA, Apa nizciMta raho, ApanI AjJAnuM pAlana karIne, huM Apane nivedana karuM chuM." koTavAle mahArAjAnI AjJAnuM pAlana karyuM. corane punaH pakaDI lIdhA ane temano vadha paNa karI dIdho. mane samAcAra maLyA ke "jemane meM abhayadAna ApyuM hatuM, temane pitAjIe mArI nakhAvyA che... mAruM mana udvegathI bharAI gayuM... mArA manamAM pitAjI pratye je prema hato, Adara hato... te naSTa thaI gayo. mAruM mana roSathI bharAI gayuM. huM pitAjI pAse gayo. meM teone kahyuM : 'mAre tamArA rAjyamAM rahevuM nathI. huM Aje ja cAlyo jAuM chuM.' pitAjIe kahyuM : "paNa zA mATe? "pitAjI, Apa kAraNa jANo cho, chatAM mane pUcho cho? zuM Apa nahotA jANatA ke meM pelA corone abhayadAna ApyuM hatuM? zuM koTavAle Apane vAta nahotI karI? chatAM Ape gupta rIte e corone mArI nakhAvyA... Ape anucita karyuM che... pitAjI..." vatsa, tArI vAta sAcI che, meM e corono vadha karAvI dIdho che. paraMtu e sivAya bIjo koI mArga na hato. e duSToe ghaNA samayathI nagaramAM AtaMka phelAvI dIdho hato..." to emane kArAvAsamAM pUrI zakAta...' daMDanIti mujaba emane vadhanI ja sajA thatI hatI.' evI daMDanIti badalI zakAya che..." jo AvI kaDaka daMDanIti nA hoya to duSTo ane durjanothI sajjanonI rakSA nA thaI zake." 'sajjanonI rakSA A rIte karavI, mane pasaMda nathI... mane koI paNa prakAranI jIvahiMsA gamatI nathI, mATe huM ahIM rahI zake ema nathI..." huM tyAMthI pagaluM upADato hato tyAM mArAM mAtA AvI pahoMcyAM. temaNe mAro mArga rokyo. mane kahyuM : "vatsa, tArA pitAjIne je karavuM hoya te karavA de.. tuM zA mATe vacce Ave che?' nathI AvavuM emanI rAjanItinI vAtomAM, mATe ja huM ahIMthI dUra cAlyo javA icchuM chuM. pachI Apane jema ThIka lAge tema karajo.." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 63 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArA pitAjIe kahyuM : 'vatsa, jo tArI icchA manuSyavadhanI sajA nahIM ka2vAnI che, to ApaNe nahIM karIe, paraMtu tuM cAlyA javAnI vAta nA kara. vatsa, tArA upara mAro agAdha sneha che, tArI mAtAno paNa apAra prema che...' 'pitAjI, jo Apano mArA upara agAdha sneha hota, to Apa mArA zaraNe AvelA manuSyono vadha nA karAvata. mane ajANa rAkhIne Apa AvuM akArya nA karata. have Apa sneha ane premanI vAta na karo.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mane rokavA mATe pitAjIe ghaNo prayatna karyo, paraMtu mAruM mana atyaMta vyathita hatuM, huM rAjamahelamAMthI nIkaLI gayo. jyAre huM nagaranA dvAre pahoMcyo tyAre mAro aMtaraMga mitra vasubhUti maLyo. eNe mAro hAtha pakaDIne pUchyuM : 'kumAra, tuM azAnta ane udvigna dekhAya che... Ama ekalo kaI bAju jAya che?' jyAM bhAgya laI jAya tyAM...' 'bhAgya ahIM ja rAkhavA mAgatuM hoya to?' 'to pitAjI, mArI pavitra icchAne kacarI nA nAkhata... mATe vasu, tuM mAro hAtha choDa, mane javA de.... 'je banavAnuM hatuM te banI gayuM... eno kheda nA kara, bhaviSyamAM evuM nahIM 447...' 'mAruM mana nathI mAnatuM... ahIMnA rAjAne ane ahIMnI prajAne manuSyavadha game che... e rokyA rokAya ema nathI. ane AvA nagaramAM huM rahI zakuM nahIM...' 'tuM nA rahI zake to huM paNa nA rahI zakuM... huM tArA vinA nA rahI zakuM...' 'vasu, mArI khAtara tAre tArAM mAtA-pitA... vagereno tyAga karavAnI jarUra nathI..." 'haju vicAryuM nathI.' 'to have vicArI laIe...' 'tane bhale jarU2 nA lAge, mane jarUra lAge che. tuM ahIM ja Ubho rahe. huM be azva laIne AvuM chuM.' vasubhUti be azva laI AvI gayo. ame baMne azvArUDha banIne cAlyA. vasubhUtie mane pUchyuM : 'mitra, ApaNe kaI dizAmAM... kayA sthAne javuM che?' 'tuM ja kahe kyAM javuM joIe?' 'tane te rAjyamAM ne te pradezamAM gamaze... ke jyAM jIvahiMsA nA thatI hoya!' 'tArI vAta saMpUrNa sAcI che...' 'evuM eka rAjya che! jene huM jANuM chuM!' 'kayuM rAjya che?' 184 For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 4 bhava pAMcamo

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tAmraliptInuM?' mahArAjA izAnacaMdranuM? hA, e ja. e rAjA ahiMsaka che, prajA ahiMsaka che ane dharma ahiMsAno che!' bahu sarasa, ApaNe tAmraliptI jaIe! mahArAjA izAnacaMdra, Ameya pitAjInA mitrarAjA che... mane oLakhe paNa che. ApaNA javAthI teo rAjI thaze...' ame baMne tAmraliptI tarapha cAlyA. mArgamAM vasubhUtie mane pUchayuM : "kumAra, eka vAta tane pUchuM... tuM mArA para nArAja nA thaIza." puche!" mitra, zuM aparAdhInI hiMsA karavI e pApa che? gRhastha jIvanamAM AvI hiMsA anivArya nathI?" vasu, hiMsA eTale hiMsA, hiMsA pApa ja che. aparAdhI ho ke niraparAdhI... mANasa bhayathI hiMsA kare che, kSamAnA abhAvamAM hiMsA kare che.." niraparAdhI jIvonI rakSA mATe hiMsA karavI paDe to?" 'tyAM bhAva rakSAno che, hiMsAno nathI. karmabaMdha bhAvanI apekSAe thAya che. kriyA gauNa banI jAya che. ApaNo bhAva to sarva jIvo pratye maitrIno ja joIe. koI vane zatru mAnavAno nathI.." je manuSya ApaNane zatru mAnato hoya, tene mitra kevI rIte mAnI zakAya?' mAnI zakAya, bIjo manuSya bhale zatru mAne ApaNane, ApaNe ene zatru mAnavAnI jarUra nathI. ApaNe maitrIbhAva upara zraddhA rAkhavAnI. pelo mane zatru mAne che, mATe huM ene zatru mAnuM - "AvI bhUla karavAnI nathI. zatratAnI kalpanA vikAra che. mitratAnI bhAvanA AtmAnI svasthatA che.' vasubhUti mauna thaI gayo. amArA baMnenA azva sAthe sAthe cAlI rahyA hatA. vasubhUti mAro bAlyakALano mitra hato. mane enA para, ene mArA para pragADha prema sneha hato. ene mArI paropakAravRtti gamatI hatI. mArA paropakAranAM kAryomAM e mAro sAthI raheto hato. vasubhUtie mauna toDyuM. "kumAra, ApaNe tApraliptImAM jaIne zuM karIzuM?' "tyAM gayA pachI, mahArAja ApaNA sAthe kevo vyavahAra rAkhe che.... kevo sneha pradarzita kare che... e badhuM vicArIne pachI nakkI karIzuM... ke ApaNe tyAM zuM karavuM!" ame mArgamAM yogya sthaLe rAtrivisAmo karatA hatA. divase yAtrA cAlu rAkhatA hatA. vRkSonAM phaLa ane jharaNAnuM pANI - amane maLI rahetAM. eka divase saMdhyA samaye ane tAmraliptI pahoMcyA. ja eka kSa zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 85 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ame rAtri tAmraliptInA bAhya udyAnamAM pasAra karI. prabhAte nagaramAM praveza karyo. alabatta meM mahArAjA izAnacaMdrane amArA AgamananA samAcAra mokalI ApyA hatA, eTale svayaM mahArAjA mane levA mATe sAme AvyA! teo mane bheTI paDyA... azvo nokarone soMpI dai, mahArAjAnI sAthe rathamAM besIne ame rAjamahelamAM AvyA. snAna-bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI, huM mahArAjAnI pAse beTho. vasubhUti, amane ApavAmAM AvelA 'kumAravAsa bhavanamAM gayo. mahArAja mane AgamananuM prayojana pUche, e pUrve meM ja zvetAmbInagaramAM banelI coronA vadhanI ghaTanA kahI saMbhaLAvI. kAkaMdanA tyAganuM ane tAmraliptImAM AvavAnuM prayojana mahArAjA samajI gayA. teoe mArA mAthe hAtha mUkIne, nehabharyA zabdomAM mane kahyuM : "vatsa, A rAjya paNa tAruM ja che, ema samajaje. ahIM tuM niHzaMkapaNe raheje. koI paNa vAte saMkoca nA rAkhIza." tyAra bAda rAjyanA bhaMDArIne bolAvIne mArI sAme ja AjJA karI : "A rAjaputra jayakumAra che. e jeTaluM dhana mAge teTaluM tamAre ApavuM." mahAmaMtrIne bolAvIne kahyuM : "A zvetAmbInA mahArAjA yazovarmAno rAjakumAra che. enuM nAma che sanakumAra. atyaMta karuNAvaMta ane paropakArI che. jIvadayA. ahiMsA.. A eno prANAdhika dharma che. ene meM ahIM rahevA mATe Agraha karyo che. tame ene mAro ja rAjakumAra mAnIne, enI sAthe vyavahAra karajo." mahAmaMtrIne vidAya ApI, mahArAjAe mane pUchyuM : 'kumAra, jo tArI IcchA hoya to A rAjyamAM huM tane je game te pada ApuM. maMtrImaMDaLamAM tane maMtrI banAvuM.. athavA senAno adhinAyaka banAvuM... athavA nyAyAdhikArI banAvuM. kahe, tArI zI icchA che?' ' kahyuM : "mahArAjA, Ape mane abhuta vAtsalya ApyuM che..... prema ane sneha Apyo che... have mAre bIjuM kaMi nA joie. hA, mArA yogya je koI kArya hoya, mane batAvajo, huM karIza. mAro mitra vasubhUti paNa karaze." "vatsa, tame baMne mitro AnaMdathI raho. kAma karanArA aneka puruSo ahIM che... basa, divasamAM eka vAra mane maLI jaje. tane joIne mane ati harSa thAya che.' amane ApavAmAM Avelo kumAravAsa, nAnakaDo suMdara mahela ja hato. enA nAnA-moTA nava khaMDa hatA. dareka khaMDane nava prakAranAM raMgothI suzobhita karavAmAM AvyA hatA. zveta paththaranA staMbho upara manamohaka kotaraNI karavAmAM AvI hatI. bhAga-2 ( bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhIMta upara zauryarasanA tathA zRMgArarasanAM ramaNIya citro citrita karavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. dareka khaMDamAM eka-eka palaMga, cAra-cAra bhadrAsano ane eka-eka kASThAna mUkavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. dareka khaMDamAM uttara ane dakSiNa dizAmAM kalAtmaka jharUkhAo kADhavAmAM AvyA hatA. kumAravAsanI rakSA mATe, dvAra para be sazastra sainiko khaDe page UbhA rahetA hatA. amArI sevAmAM be nokaro ane be paricArikA rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. nokaronuM kAma hatuM kumAravAsane svaccha rAkhavAnuM ane amAruM bahAranuM kAma karavAnuM. amArA savAranA dugdhapAnathI mAMDI sAMjanA bhojana sudhInI javAbadArI paricArikAonI hatI. amArI icchA jANIne teo amane managamatI vAnagIo jamADatI. te paricArikAo suMdara hatI, tevI ja madhurabhASI ane hasamukhI hatI. bahAra javA amArA mATe be azvo kumAravAsanI nAnI svaccha azvazALAmAM bAMdhelA rahetA hatA. e azvonI saMbhALa dvArarakSako rAkhatA hatA. paheluM kAma ame amArA navA vastro sivaDAvavAnuM karyuM. mArI pAse lagabhaga 100 sonAmahoro hatI. alabatta, mArA gaLAmAM eka lAkha mudrAno ratnahAra hato ane jamaNA hAthanI anAmikA upara eTalI ja kiMmatanI rananI mudrikA hatI. vasubhUti pAse pacAseka sonAmahoro hatI ane eka svarNahAra enA gaLAmAM hato. eTale ame bhaMDArI pAsethI eka sonAmahora paNa maMgAvatA nahI. meM ane vasubhUtie aneka prakAranAM suMdara vastro banAvyAM, mArA vastra rAjakumArane yogya banAvyAM, vasubhUtinAM vastro zreSThIkumArane zobhe tevA banAvyAM. eka divasa nagaranA eka jhaverIne bolAvI, meM mArI hirAjaDita mudrikA vecI nAkhI. eka lAkha sonAmahoro jhaverIe mane mokalI ApI... eTale amAre dAna ane bhogamAM koI saMkoca karavAno rahyo nahIM. avAranavAra huM paricArikAone, nokarone ane mahelanA rakSakone sArA-sArA upahAra Apato hato. tethI teo badhA prasannacitta rahetAM hatAM. ame baMne mitro, pratidina saMdhyAsamaye nagaranI bahAra dUra-dUra... azvArUDha banI pharavA nIkaLI jatA. ekAda prahara amAro vanavihAramAM pasAra thaI jato. evI rIte, nagaranA nAnA-moTA mahotsavamAM paNa ame jatA. divasanA bIjA praharamAM, ame rAjasabhAmAM jatA, rAjasabhAmAM amane khUba AnaMda thato. mahArAja izAnacaMdra mane teonI pAse ja besADatA. vasubhUti moTA bhAge zreSThIonI haroLamAM jaIne besato. kyAreka mahArAjAnI sAthe huM bahAragAma pravAse paNa jato. tyAre vasubhUti kumAravAsamAM ekalo raheto. dhIre dhIre moTA gharanA yuvako sAthe amArI dostI thavA mAMDI hatI. teo amArA mahelamAM AvatA, ame emanA ghare jatA. dhIre dhIre nagaramAM amArAM nAma prasiddha thavA lAgyA. mArA paropakArI svabhAvanA kAraNe, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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nagaramAM jyAM jyAM mane jarUra lAgatI tyAM tyAM udAratAthI dAna Apato. koI ne koI saMkaTa AvyuM hoya, teo mArI pAse AvatA, huM mahAmaMtrIne kahI emanAM saMkaTa dUra karAvato. mahArAjAne vinaMtI karIne keTalAyanI sajA mApha karAvato! dhIre dhIre ame nagaramAM madirApAna baMdha karAvyuM. yuvAnone jugAra ramatA baMdha karyA. lokomAM paraspara maitrIbhAva vadhAryo. A badhI pravRttithI mahArAjA amArA para vadhune vadhu prasanna thatA gayA. rAjapuruSo paNa amArI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. koIneya amArA tarapha irSyA thAya, evuM kAma ame karatA na hatA. rAjyanI khaTapaTomAM ame paDatAja na hatA. AnaMda-pramoda karatA... ame divaso pasAra karatA hatA. vasaMtatratu AvI. dakSiNa dizAno malayAcalano vAyu vahevA lAgyo. vana ane udyAno khIlavA lAgyAM. AMbAnI DALe besI kokila TahukA karavA lAgyo. nagaramAM yuvAno ane yuvatIo ramaNe caDhI. Thera-Thera gIta ane nRtyanA utsavo thavA lAgyo. divasanI saMdhyAo raMga-raMgIlI banI gaI... rAjamArgo para svarganA dazyo dekhAvA lAgyAM. vasubhUtie mane kahyuM : "kumAra, Aje saMdhyA samaye ApaNe paNa 'anaMganaMdana' udyAnamAM javAnuM che. Aje tyAM bhavya vasaMta utsava ujavavAno che. ApaNA badhA mitro sAMje ahIM Avaze. sahu sAthe pagapALA udyAnamAM jaIzuM." mane gamaze vasu! Ameya A tu.. A divaso manane AnaMdathI bharI de che.. ApaNe jarUra jaIzuM e udyAnamAM.' saMdhyAno samaya thaI gayo. mitro kumAravAsamAM AvI gayA. sahue pota-potAne managamatAM suMdara vastro paheryA hatAM. sahunAM mukhamAM taMbola hatuM ane hAthamAM rumAla hatA. ame sahu mitro sAthe rAjamArga para cAlI nIkaLyA. rAjamArga para bhIDa hatI eTale mitro AgaLa-pAchaLa eka-eka be-benA samUhamAM cAlatA hatA. huM ekalo cAlato hato. mArI pAchaLa thoDe dUra vasu cAlato hato. enuM dhyAna mArA tarapha hatuM. bIjA mitro potapotAnA tAnamAM hatA. acAnaka mArA gaLAmAM.. uparathI eka puSpamALA AvIne paDI!meM pakaDI lIdhI puSpamALA.. ne upara joyuM. rAjamahelanA gavAkSamAM eka rAjakanyAne joI. e snehabharI dRSTithI mane joI rahI hatI, meM ene joI. mArA manamAM enA pratye apAra sneha pedA thayo. cAra AMkhonuM trATaka racAyuM. e kumArInA mukha para harSa ane viSAdanI rekhAo UpasI AvI... teNe nisAso nAkhyo. ane huM AgaLa cAlI nIkaLyo. - A Akasmika ghaTanAno eka ja sAkSI hato. mAro mitra vasubhUti. paraMtu e kaMI ja bolyo nahIM. ame "anaMganaMdana' udyAnamAM gayA, mitronI sAthe rAsa ramyo.. anekavidha krIDAo karI, paraMtu mAruM mana to rAjaputrImAM ja ramatuM hatuM. meM ene TasI 88 bhAga-2 + bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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TasIne joI hatI. eTale enI ja AkRti mArI kalpanAmAM AvatI hatI. ame ucita samaye pAchA pharyA. sahu kumAravAmAM AvyA. ame sAthe besIne bhojana karyuM, paraMtu meM mAtra dugdhapAna ja karyuM. mitrone meM kahyuM : "mAruM mAthuM duHkhe che Aje, eTale have huM sUI jaIza.' badhA mitro cAlyA gayA. vasubhUti paNa enA khaMDamAM cAlyo gayo. huM mArA zayanakhaMDamAM jaIne palaMgamAM paDyo... paNa mane UMgha kevI rIte Ave? mArA citta upara rUpasuMdarI chavAI gaI hatI. teNe mArA gaLAmAM nAkhelI puSpamALA meM mArI pAse ja rAkhI hatI. vAraMvAra e puSpamALAne huM joto hato. AkhI rAta enA ja vicAromAM pasAra thaI. pAMca-dasa kSaNa ja mane nidrA AvI haze. mArA zarIramAM Avega hato. e rAjakanyAne pAmavAno abhilASa hato... kyAreya paNa jIvanamAM nahIM anubhavelI uttejanAthI huM asvastha hato. prabhAte snAnAdi kAryothI paravArIne huM beTho, tyAM vasubhUti Avyo. rojanA krama mujaba meM ene taMbola ApyuM. bIjA mitro paNa AvI gayA. badhAnuM ucita svAgata karyuM. pachI ame sahu kumAravAsanI pAchaLanA udyAnamAM gayA. huM eka latAmaMDapanI bahAra paththaranA Asana para besI rahyo. mitro AnaMdapramoda karavA lAgyA. vasubhUtinI dRSTi mArA para hatI. te mitrone choDI mArI pAse Avyo. mAro hAtha pakaDI mane te mAdhavI latAmaMDapamAM laI gayo. mArI manaHsthitinuM eNe sAcuM anumAna karyuM hatuM. ame baMne tyAM beThA. vasubhUtie mane kahyuM : 'kumAra, Aje tuM udAsa dekhAya che, jANe jhAMkho jhAMkho candramAM! huM kyArano tane joI rahyo chuM. kyAreka tArA mukha para harSa dekhAya che, kyAreka udvega..... ane nirAzA... zuM che A badhuM?' "vasu, kaMI samaja nathI paDatI... mane zuM thaI gayuM che?' huM jANuM chuM tane zuM thaI gayuM che?' 'to kahI nAkha!" rAjakumArI vilAsavatIe mahelanA jharUkhAmAMthI tArA para gaI kAle... rAjamArga parathI jatAM, je puSpamALA nAkhI hatI, ane pachI jyAre te upara joyuM. teNIe kAmadevanA bANothI tane vIMdhI nAkhyo hato. tenI A badhI pratikriyA che! gaI kAle rAtre zuM tAruM mAthuM duHkhatuM hatuM? ke hRdaya duHkhatuM hatuM? hRdaya... mAthuM dukhavAnuM to bahAnuM hatuM..." meM kahyuM. tAruM mukha kevuM phikku paDI gayuM che? tArI AMkho ujAgarAthI kevI lAla thaI gaI che... te tuM arIsamAM jarA jo.' huM mauna rahyo. hAthethI jamIna khotarato rahyo. mitra, Ama lAMbA-lAMbA nisAsA nAkhIne tArA hRdayane tuM saMtApa nA pamADa, kheda nA kara..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 98e For Private And Personal Use Only

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have e sivAya bIjuM zuM karuM?' nIcI dRSTie huM bolyo. "kumAra, tArA jevA buddhizALI yuvAna eTaluM nathI samajI zakato ke e rAjakumArIe tArA gaLAmAM puSpamALA nAkhI che, eTale e tane cAhe che, e tAro samAgama icche che! e zuM upAya nahIM kare? karaze ja, tuM dhIraja rAkha." "vasu, huM dhIraja nahIM rAkhI zake..." "to zuM karIza? rAjakumArInuM apaharaNa karI jaIza?' vasu hasI paDyo... "nA, nA, mahArAjA izAnacaMdrano ApaNA para keTalo badho upakAra che...? emanI putrInuM apaharaNa kema karAya? upakArI upara apakAra karavAnI adhamatA huM koI kALe AcarI nA zakuM!' "kumAra, tArI vAta sAcI che. mATe ja kahuM chuM ke tuM dhIraja rAkha. huM koI upAya vicAruM chuM. tAro ane vilAsavatIno samAgama jarUra karAvIza!" "zuM tuM evo koI upAya jANe che? jo tuM mArA para eTalo upakAra karIza to..." mArA paga dhoIne pANI nuM pIza! ema ne?' vasue mArA baraDA para dhabbo mArI mane Ubho karyo. kAraNa ke mitro krIDA karIne jatA hatA. meM e sahune vidAya ApI. pachI vasubhUti sAthe huM kumAravAmAM Avyo. meM adhIratAthI vasubhUtine pUchyuM : "vasu, tuM kyAre mane teNI sAthe samAgama karAvI ApIza?' kaMIka vicAra karIne vasue kahyuM : "ochAmAM ochA cAra divasa to lAgaze ja! tyAM sudhI tAre virahanAM gIto gAyAM karavAnAM!" "vasu, tane majAka sUjhe che? mArA hRdayanI vedanA tane huM kevI rIte samajAvuM? mAre jIvavuM muzkela banI jaze..." 'mitra muzkela nahIM bane, huM jema bane tema zIdhra upAya karuM chuM." 0 0 0 vasubhUtie kumAravAsanI eka paricArikA maMjarIne pUchyuM : tuM jANe che rAjakumArI vilAsavatInI koNa aMtaraMga sakhI che?" jANuM chuM..." 'tenuM nAma zuM?" anaMgasuMdarI!" e koNa che?' 'dhAvamAtAnI putrI." tAre anaMgasuMdarI sAthe paricaya che?" sAro paricaya che...' bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo GCO For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 'to tAre mAruM eka kAma karavuM paDaze...' 'eka nahIM, aneka!' 'mArI sAthe enI mulAkAta goThavI ApavAnI che.' 'kyAM?' jyAM tane ThIka lAge tyAM...' maMjarI vicAramAM paDI gaI... www.kobatirth.org 'zuM vicAramAM paDI gaI?' 'ene huM ahIM laI AvuM to cAle?' 'cAle... vadhu anukULa rahe. paraMtu kumAravAsanI pAchaLanA udyAnamAM mulAkAta goThavavAnI.' 'bhale goThavAI jaze.' 'paNa kyAre?' 'tame kaho tyAre...!' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'AvatI kAle saMdhyAsamaye' 'saMdhyAsamaye nahIM, madhyAhnasamaye huM ene ahIM mArI sAthe bhojana mATe bolAvIza, pachI taro paricaya karAvIza... kharekhara tamane jotAM ja e tamArA premamAM paDI jaze.... 'e ja to karavuM che...!' paNa tame enA premamAM nA paDI jatA...' kahIne maMjarI doDI gaI. vasubhUtie potAno prayatna zarU karI dIdho. maMjarIe kahyA mujaba anaMgasuMdarInI mulAkAta vasubhUti sAthe karAvI dIdhI. vasubhUtie tene eka mUlyavAna hAra paherAvI dIdho ane kahyuM : 'suMdarI, tane meM vasaMta utsavamAM joI hatI, tyArathI mAruM mana tArA pratye AkarSAyuM che... tuM mane kadAca nahIM jANatI hoya...' zrI samarAditya mahAkA 'jANuM chuM. tame kAkaMdInA rAjakumAranA aMtaraMga mitra cho... mane maMjarIe tamAro paricaya Apyo che...' 'to pachI... have tane roja maLyA vinA mArA hRdayane cena nahIM paDe.... 'tame roja madhyAhna pachI, trIjA praharanA prAraMbhe mArA ghera AvyA karo. tyAre huM ekalI ja gharamAM houM chuM...' 'ghaNuM sarasa... paNa ApaNA premanI vAta tAre koIne karavAnI nahIM...' 'nahIM karuM... vizvAsa rAkhajo.' vasubhUtine enA upAyamAM saphaLatA maLatI jatI hatI, * For Private And Personal Use Only GK

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vasubhUti anaMgasuMdarInA ghera javA lAgyo. be-cAra divasamAM baMne vacce AtmIyatA baMdhAI gaI. eka divasa anaMgasuMdarIne udAsa beThelI joI, vasubhUtie pUchyuM : "suMdarI, Aje tAruM mukhakamala karamAyeluM che. koI ciMtA? koI duHkha? mane kahevA jevuM hoya to kaho...' 'tamane kahIne zuM karavAnuM? zuM mAruM duHkha tamAruM duHkha banaze? mArI ciMtA tamArI ciMtA banI zakaze?" suMdarI, tane mAro haju joIe teTalo paricaya nathI, eTale tuM Ama bole che... ane tArI vAta eka dRSTie sAcI paNa che! A duniyAmAM guNavAna puruSo virala ja hoya che... ane bIjAnA duHkhe duHkhI thanArA paNa thoDA ja puruSo hoya che...' "vasubhUti, huM tamane evI thoDA puruSomAMnA eka mAnuM?' "suMdarI, tArI mUMjhavaNa dUra karavA mATe huM avazya puruSArtha karIza, mArI icchA che ke huM tAruM priya karuM.." to huM tamAro jIvanaparyaMta upakAra mAnIza!" basa? eTaluM ja? ema kahe ke huM tamArI jIvanaparyata dAsI banIne rahIza!' anaMgasuMdarI zaramAI gaI. tenuM mukha lAla thaI gayuM. tenI AMkhomAM nehanI bhInAza tarI AvI. kahe, tArI mUMjhavaNa saMkoca vinA kahI de.' anaMgasuMdarI bolI : "kumAra, mahArAjA izAnacaMdranI ekanI eka putrI vilAsavatI che. e mArI ananya sakhI che. amArAM zarIra ja judAM che... AtmA baMneno eka che. eka paNa vAta e mArAthI chupAvatI nathI, huM enAthI chupAvatI nathI. jo ke huM to enI dAsI ja chuM.. enI dhAvamAtAnI putrI chuM. paNa sakhIpaNAmAM ucca-nIcanA bheda rahetA nathI... e mane khUba cAhe che, huM ene mArA prANothI paNa vadhu cAhuM chuM. kumAra, mArI e priya sakhI vilAsavatI chellA cAra-pAMca divasathI sUnamUna thaI gaI che... tenA mukha para udAsInatA chavAI gaI che... nathI zAntithI khAtI... ke nathI UMghatI.... sAcuM kahuM? enA manamAM eka kAmadeva jevo yuvAna vasI gayo che. ene joyA pachI ja mArI sakhInI A dazA thaI che.. kAmavyathA sivAya bIjuM kaMi mane nathI lAgatuM." suMdarI, devo ane dAnavo paNa kAmadevanI AjJAne AdhIna thAya che. to pachI bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tArI sakhI koNa che? eka mAnavakanyA! te paNa yuvAvasthAmAM! te kAmaparavaza thAya ja ne...' tamArI vAta sAcI che. huM mAnuM chuM... tame maLyA pachI huM paNa e ja kAmAvasthA anubhavI rahI chuM... ne? javA do ApaNI vAta, huM rAjakumArInI vAta karuM chuM. vasaMta-utsavanA divase nagaranA rAjamArgo parathI zreSTha veSabhUSA karIne seMkaDo yuvAno pasAra thatA hatA. rAjakumArI ane huM - ame baMne mahelanA jharUkhAmAM UbhI hatI. rAjakumArIe eka sohAmaNA tejasvI yuvAnane joyo... jotAMnI sAthe ja tene gamI gayo. ne paLanoya vilaMba karyA vinA enI pAse paDelI tAjI puSpamALA eNe e yuvAna para nAkhI. e puSpamALA rAjakumArIe pote ja gUMthelI hatI. e puSpamALA jevI pelA yuvAnanA mAthA para paDI. tevI ja teNe potAnA gaLAmAM paherI lIdhI ane upara dRSTi nAkhI. baMnenI dRSTi maLI. yuvAna cAlyo gayo. rAjakumArI ene jato jotI rahI. e dekhAto baMdha thayo. pachI e doDIne potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM pravezI gaI. huM paNa enI pAchaLa-pAchaLa zayanakhaMDamAM gaI. rAjakumArI ozIkA upara potAnuM mukha dAbIne palaMgamAM UMdhI paDI hatI. huM kaMI nA bolI. paNa te divasathI mAMDIne kumArIe hasavAnuM, pharavAnuM, vINAvAdana karavAnuM... vagere badhuM ja choDI dIdhuM che... mArI sAthe paNa e bolatI nathI.... are, enI evI sthiti thaI gaI che ke ene joI zakAtI nathI. eka divasa meM AgrahapUrvaka kahyuM : "sakhI, jo tuM tArA mananI vAta mane nahIM kahe to huM bhojanano tyAga karIza, snAna nahIM karuM... ne jamIna para sUI jaIza...' mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne e mane vaLagI paDI, rudana karavA lAgI. mane kahevA lAgI : nA, nA, tuM AvuM na karIza. mAruM duHkha mane ja bhogavavA de... mArA duHkhe tuM duHkhI na thA. e koI ajANyo... paradezI yuvAna... mane A janamamAM kyAM maLavAno che...?" meM kahyuM : "mArI priya sakhI, tuM mane mAMDIne vAta kara. huM tArI icchA pUrNa karavA prayatna karIza." eNe mane badhI vAta karI. meM ene AzvAsana ApyuM. "devI, tuM ciMtA na kara. tArA e sAjananI sAthe tAro saMyoga karAvI ApIza." AzvAsana ApyuM, e yuvAnanI meM mArI sakhIo dvArA tapAsa paNa karAvI.. chatAM e yuvAna haju sudhI nathI maLyo... huM Aje savAre enI pAse gaI hatI. meM ene kahyuM : sakhI haju sudhI e yuvAna maLyo nathI.." te sAMbhaLIne palaMgamAMthI nIce UtarI. tenuM zarIra plAna... glAna thaI gayuM hatuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA S63 For Private And Personal Use Only

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te mahelanA jharUkhAmAM jaIne UbhI rahI. huM paNa enI pAse ja UbhI rahI. e rAjamArga parathI jatAM-AvatAM lokomAM potAnA prANa-vallabhane zodhavA lAgI. lagabhaga eka ghaTikA sudhI ame UbhI rahI. tyAM acAnaka... e bhUmi 52 paTakAI paDI. mUcchita thaI gaI... ame badhI sakhIo gabharAI gaI ene paMkhAthI pavana nAkhavA lAgI... mArI AMkhomAMthI codhAra AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. bIjI dAsIo caMdananuM vilepana laI AvI. enA zarIre vilepana karyuM. kamala-taMtuono banAvelo hAra dAsIo laI AvI. te hAra tene paherAvyo. zItala jalano chaMTakAva karyo... thoDI vAra pachI eNe AMkho kholI. aneka rAtonA ujAgarAthI tenI AMkho lAla thaI gayelI hatI. enA kAna pAse mukha laI jaIne meM pUchyuM : 'devI, tamane zAnI pIDA thAya che?' eNe mArI sAme joyuM.. dhImA svare te bolI : 'tenA darzana nA thayAM... suMdarI...' meM kahyuM : 'nirAza nA thAo svAminI, dhIraja rAkho. meM tene zodhI kADhyo che... avasare, jaladIthI huM tamAro enI sAthe meLApa karAvI ApIza!' mArI A vAta sAMbhaLI... enA mukha para smita AvI gayuM... teNe potAnI kamarethI kaMdoro kholI mane bheTa ApI dIdho... ame haju jharUkhAmAM ja beThAM hatAM, tyAM vilAsavatInI mAtA rANI lIlAvatI tyAM AvI caDhyAM. ame baMne sakhI UbhI thaI, mAtAnuM abhivAdana karyuM. mAtAe kahyuM : 'beTI, tArA pitAjIe kahevarAvyuM che ke Aje tAre emanI pAse jaIne vINAvAdana karavAnuM che... mATe putrI, tuM tArI vINA taiyAra kara.' 'bhale mA, mAruM svAstha Aje sAruM nathI, chatAM jo pitAjInI AjJA ja che, to huM vINAvAdana karIza...' vilAsavatI rANI sAthe cAlI gaI. huM mArA ghare AvI. ciMtAnA sAgaramAM DUbI gaI chuM. 'e... paradezI yuvAnane kyAMthI zodhI kADhavo? AvatI kAle mArI sakhIne huM zo javAba ApIza?' he vasubhUti! A mArI vyathAnuM kAraNa che, mAruM du:kha che...' 'suMdarI, A ja ciMtA che ne?' choDI de ciMtA, e paradezI yuvAnane huM oLakhuM chuM!' 'tame oLakho cho? kevI rIte?' anaMgasuMdarInI AMkho vikasvara thaI gaI. tenuM mukha kamaLanI jema khIlI UThyuM. 'suMdarI, e yuvAna mAro mitra che. mArA jIvana karatAMya vadhAre priya che... joke e to rAjakumAra che... huM eno dAsa kahevAuM... chatAM amAro saMbaMdha mitratAno che. zvetAMbInagarInA rAjA yazovarmAno putra sanatkumAra che e! vasaMta-utsavanA divase rAjamArga parathI ame jatA hatA, tyAre tArI sakhIe enA para puSpamALA nAkhI hatI ane kumAre tene premathI svIkArI hatI... meM e dRzya dUrathI joyuM hatuM!' 968 bhAga-2 * bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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anaMgasuMdarI kRtrima roSa karIne bolI : "kevA che tamArA e mitra rAjakumAra? mArI svAminInA bhAva zuM teo na jANI zakyAM?' jANI gayA che!" "to pachI potAnI premikAne maLavAno prayatna kema nathI karatA?" kare che prayatna, paraMtu teo evo upAya zodhe che ke temanI ane rAjakumArInI niMdA nA thAya ane paraspara milana thAya...' evo upAya huM batAvuM to?' batAva!" parAkramI puruSa kanyAnuM haraNa karI jAya!" haraNa?' hA, samAna rUpa, samAna kuLa ane samAna prema hoya to haraNa karavuM joIe." suMdarI, sanakumAra, tArI sakhI vilAsavatInuM apaharaNa nA karI zake. kAraNa ke vilAsavatInA pitA mahArAjA izAnacaMdrano sanakumAra para atyaMta sneha che. mahArAjAe tene rAjamahelamAM sarvatra javA-AvavAnI chUTa ApI che, eTaluM ja nahIM, khUba ja bahumAnathI kumAra mATe kharcano dravyarAzi mokalAve che. have tuM ja kahe, sanakumAra vilAsavatInuM apaharaNa karI zake kharA?' "nA karI zake..." to have tArI svAminIne tuM pUcha ke kumArane maLavA mATe te zo upAya kare che..." svAminIne pUchavAnI jarUra nathI. huM ja upAya batAvuM chuM. rAja kumArane mahelamAM ane mahelanA udyAnamAM pharavAnI chUTa che ne? to tame, huM kahuM tyAre mahelanA udyAnamAM kumArane laIne AvI jajo. huM rAjakumArIne laIne AvI jaIza. barAbara che ne upAya?' 0 0 0. vasubhUtie mArI pAse AvIne badhI vAta karI. teNe mArI prabaLa icchA pUrNa karavAno saphaLa prayAsa karyo hato. enI badhI vAta sAMbhaLIne meM anahada AnaMdano anubhava karyo. apUrva prIti ane apUrva tRpti pAmyo. huM palaMgamAMthI Ubho thaI nAcavA lAgyo... "vasu, Ajano divasa mahotsavano che! mArA mitra, Aje mitro sAthe ApaNe mahotsava UjavIzuM!' "nA, nA, Aje sAMje to mitrone ahIM AvavAnI ja nA pADavI dauM chuM. kadAca saMdhyAsamaye anaMgasuMdarIno saMdezo Avaze to ApaNe rAjamahelanA udyAnamAM javuM paDaze!" huM vasubhUtine bheTI paDyo. meM ene sonAnAM be kaDAM paherAvI dIdhAM, ane kahyuM : 'tuM kahIza tyAre ApaNe jaIzuM udyAnamAM..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA GGU For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcAryadevazrI sanakumAra, kAkaMrdInagarInA rAjaputra jayakumArane potAnuM jIvanacaritra kahI rahyA che. jayakumAra utsukatAthI sAMbhaLI rahyo che. jayakumAre pUchyuM : 'bhagavaMta, pachI anaMgasuMdarIno saMdezo Avyo?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'hA, teNIe vasubhUtine kahevarAvyuM ke AvatI kAle prabhAte rAjakumArane laIne tame rAjamahelanI pAchaLanA kusumodyAnamAM AvI jajo.' huM ane vasubhUti udyAnamAM gayA. amane koI paNa rAjapuruSe rokyA nahIM. sahu amane oLakhatA hatA. ame baMne mitro, mAdhavI latAmaMDapanI bahAra beThA, udyAnanI zobhA jotAM hatAM, tyAM anaMgasuMdarI amArI pAse AvI. teNe mane kahyuM : 'mahArAja kumAra, Apa caMdanalatAgRhamAM padhAro.' meM vasubhUti sAme joyuM. vasubhUtie kahyuM : 'anaMgasuMdarI kahe tema karo.' ame baMne, anaMgasuMdarInI pAchaLa caMdana-latAgRhamAM gayA. vasubhUti bahAra Ubho rahyo. huM latAgRhamAM gayo. tyAM meM vilAsavatIne joI... khUba najIkathI tene joI. tenA kamala jevA komaLa ane lAla raMgathI raMjita caraNa-hRyathI mAMDI... ghanazyAma kezakalApa paryaMta... sarvAMgasuMdara dehanuM darzana karyuM. mAruM hRdaya tenI tarapha tIvratAthI AkarSAyuM. digaMtane oDhIne UbhelA caMdranI jema vilAsavatI UbhI hatI. tenA aMgo surekha hatAM. tenI tvacA lIsI rezama jevI hatI. aMgo suMvALAM, svaccha ane surekha hatAM. huM e anupama dazya joI rahyo. teNe gaLAmAM paherelI motInI sera, vakSa:sthaLa para jhaLuMbatA raMgaberaMgI mUlyavAna ratnono hAra, hAtha upara hIrAjaDita svarNanI baMgaDIo, kAnamAM paherelAM kuMDala ane nAkamAM paherelI hIrA maDhelI cUnI. kharekhara, vilAsavatI sAkSAt devAMganA lAgatI hatI. ajaba romAMcathI anaMgakhela racAyo. baMne javAna haiyAmAMthI, zarIramAMthI asphUTa rahelI ko sUrAvalIne ekAeka choDavAmAM AvI hoya tema eka layaguMjana zarU thayuM. unmAdaka taraja ane layakArInA ThekA sAthe anaMganRtya nirmAyuM. amArA be vacce premano setu racAyo. nijAnaMdamAM nimajjana thayuM. alabatta, temAM premanI koI udAttatA na hatI, mAtra pAzavI saMvego hatA. prANIjanya Avego hatA. amArI vacce snehanI gAMTha baMdhAI gaI. gupta maitrI racAI gaI. vilAsavatIe mArI sAme joyuM. enI AMkhonI kIkImAM snehanI lAlimA hatI. premanI ujjavaLatA hatI, te zaramAtI-zaramAtI bolI : 'kAmadevanuM svAgata ho!' meM evI ja bhASAmAM pratyuttara Apyo : 'vasaMtalakSmInuM svAgata ho!' suMdarI, have zarama choDI do.... GEG vilAsavatIe kahyuM : 'Apa A Asana para beso.' teNIe mane Asana tarapha aMgulInirdeza karyo. mane lAgyuM ke A Asana 52 e beThelI hatI, eTale mane a bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Asana gamyuM. huM e Asana para beTho. sAme bIjuM Asana goThaveluM hatuM. me rAjakumArIne e Asana para besavA kahyuM. te besI gaI ane mane eNe sugaMdhI taMbola-pAna ApyuM. meM grahaNa karyuM. meM kahyuM : "devI, jyAre tArI nAkhelI puSpamALA meM gaLAmAM AropI hatI. tyAre ja tane meM mArA hRdayanA siMhAsana para sthApita karI hatI... tane maLavA mAruM mana taDapatuM hatuM... tArA sivAya A duniyAmAM kaMI ja sArabhUta lAgatuM na hatuM..." "mArA hRdayavallabha! mArI sthiti ethIya vadhAre kharAba hatI... tamArA vinA... huM keTalI asvastha, plAna... ane dIna-hIna banI gaI hatI... te to tamane mArI sakhI anaMgasuMdarI ja kahI zakaze. tamane e rAjamArga para jatA joyA... jotAM ja mAruM hRdaya tamane apAI gayuM... puSpamALA tamArI upara sarI paDI... tame upara joyuM... ApaNI dRSTi maLI.. mArA premano svIkAra hato e dRSTimAM... paNa tame to pachI cAlyA ja gayA.. zuM mane yAda karatA hatA?' rAjakumArI! tArA sivAya bIjuM kaMI yAda na hatuM! divasa ane rAta tArI ja mRti rahetI hatI. tArA vinA jIvana vyartha lAgatuM hatuM. jo mitra vasubhUti na hota to tuM mane jIvato nA joI zakata.. e mAro prANapriya mitra che! eNe anaMgasuMdarIno paricaya sAdhIne... tAro - mAro meLApa karAvI Apyo che. 'rAjakumAra, badho yaza tamArA mitrane nA Apa... mArI sakhI anaMgasuMdarIne paNa yaza Apo!" avazya, ahIM ApaNo meLApa goThavI ApavAnuM kAma to eNe ja karyuM che ne!" amAro vArtAlApa AgaLa nA cAlyo, tyAM ja aTakI gayo. kAraNa ke mahArAjAnA aMtaHpurano rakhevALa mitrabhUti tyAM lattAmaMDapanA dvAre AvIne Ubho. teNe kahyuM : rAjakumArI, mahArAjAe kahevarAvyuM che ke ghaNA samayathI tamAruM vINAvAdana sAMbhaLyuM nathI. meM gaI kAle paNa vINA vagADI na hatI. tethI mane gusso Avyo hato... paNa have Aja to tuM avazya vINAvAdana karIza!' 'mitrabhUti, tuM pitAjIne kahe ke huM Aje avazya vINAvAdana karIza. eka praharaparyata karIza. pitAjIne gamatA badhA rAga vagADIza." te Asana parathI UbhI thaI. mitrabhUtie eka najara mArA para nAkhI, joke e mane oLakhato hato. rAjasabhAmAM mahArAjAnI pAse beThelo mane joyo hato eNe. mitrabhUtinI pAchaLa vilAsavatI, paNa mArI tarapha snehabharI dRSTithI jotI jotI cAlI gaI. * cUka ke zrI samarAditya mahAkathA GGO For Private And Personal Use Only

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LY101HI huM ane vasubhUti, ame amArA bhavanamAM pahoMcyA. mAruM mana AnaMdavibhora hatuM. vasubhUti paNa mAruM kArya saMpanna thavAthI saMtuSTa hato. ame vastraparivartana karI, bhojanAdithI nivRtta thayA. mArA manamAM have vilAsavatI sAthe kevI rIte lagna karavAM enA vicAro gatizIla thaI gayA hatA. joke koI upAya mane jaDato na hato. meM vasubhUtine mArA vicAro kahI saMbhaLAvyA. vasubhUtie kahyuM : "kumAra, dhIraja rAkho. yogya samaye badhuM ja thaI jaze. kAraNa ke rAjakumArI have tamArA sivAya bIjA koI yuvAnane paraNaze nahIM, e mAruM cokkasa anumAna che.' "huM paNa ene avazya paraNIza." ullAsamAM AvI meM paNa kahI nAMkhyuM. ame ghaNI vAto karatA rahyA... vAto karatAM karatAM UMdhI gayA. jyAre jAgyA tyAre bhavananA varaMDAmAMthI sUrya dekhAyo. kSitija upara jANe hiMgaLoka DhoLAyo hato. huM Ubho thayo, pANIno loTo laI, varaMDAmAM jaI, meM moM dhoyuM.. AMkho para pANI chAMTyuM.. ane pAcho khaMDamAM AvI, palaMga para beTho. tyAM anaMgasuMdarIe khaMDamAM praveza karyo. tenA hAthamAM eka suMdara thelI hatI. teNe mane praNAma karI, thelImAMthI vilepananI sonAnI DabbI kADhIne mane ApI. mane kahyuM : "A vilepana che, Ape Ano upayoga karavAno che.' pachI puSpamALA kADhIne mane ApI kahyuM : "mArI svAminIe svayaM sikvara puSponI A mALA gUMthIne mokalI che. Ape kaMThe dhAraNa karavAnI che.' tyAra bAda teNe nAnakaDI suMdara pAnadAnI kADhI. temAMthI taMbola kADhI mane ApyuM. meM sIdhuM ja moMmAM mUkI dIdhuM. anaMgasuMdarInA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. vasubhUtie anaMgasuMdarIne kahyuM : "suMdarI, mArA mitrano viveka joyo ne?' kumAra, AvA uttama puruSamAM sahaja rIte ja viveka hoya! meM kahyuM : "suMdarI, tArI svAminIno vinaya paNa kharekhara zlAghanIya che...' ane mAro vinaya...?' kRtrima roSa karatI anaMgasuMdarIe tIrachI najare mArI sAme joyuM. huM hasI paDyo. meM kahyuM : suMdarI, tAro vinaya, tAro viveka... tArI madhuravANI ane tArI buddhimatA joIne to A mAro mitra tArA para mohI paDyo che... kharuMne vasubhUti?' meM vasubhUti sAme joyuM. vasubhUtie suMdarI sAme joyuM... tame ApaNA premanI vAta mahArAjakumArane kahI dIdhI lAge che, nahIM? anaMgasuMdarIe gaMbhIra banIne pUchayuM. bhAga-2 ru bhava pAMcamo 98 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"meM tane kaheluM ja che ke ame be aMtaraMga mitro chIe.... ekabIjAthI kaMI ja gupta rAkhatA nathI. paNa emAM tAre gabharAvAnI jarUra nathI.. huM tAruM apaharaNa karI jaIza tyAre mAro A mitra mane sahAya karaze! 'hAya... hAya, tame mAruM apaharaNa karI ja zo? nA bAbA nA, jo jo evuM karatA... nahIMtara mArA vinA mArI svAminI kSaNa vAra nahIM jIvI zake!" 'paNa tArA vinA mAro mitra jIvI nahIM zake, enuM zuM?' mahArAja kumAra, tame ja emanA jIvanAdhAra cho! huM jANuM chuM badhI vAta!" meM anaMgasuMdarIne "bhuvanasAra" nAmano mAro hAra ApIne kahyuM : "suMdarI, A hAra tuM tArI svAminIne Apaje." anaMgasuMdarI hAra hAthamAM laIne bolI : "mahArAjakumAra, mArI svAminI keTalI badhI prasanna thaze... tamAro A upahAra joIne!" meM anaMgasuMdarIne kahyuM : "suMdarI, koI saMkoca rAkhyA vinA tuM ahIM AvatI-jatI raheje. A ghara tAruM che, ema samajaje. anaMgasuMdarI cAlI gaI. dinapratidina amAro prema vadhato cAlyo. divaso jhaDapathI pasAra thavA lAgyA. vasubhUti ane anaMgasuMdarI paNa vadhu nikaTa AvI gayAM hatAM. koI avarodha na hato, koI ciMtA na hatI. kyAreka pracchanna to kyAreka pragaTa, ame AnaMda-pramodamAM lIna rahetA hatA. huM kAMkadIne to jANe bhUlI ja gayo hato, ane mAtA-pitAnI smRti paNa AvatI na hatI. eka divasa huM kumAravAsamAMthI bahAra nIkaLato hato, tyAM eka dAsIe AvIne mane praNAma karyA, ane dhImA svare pUchuyuM : "Apa ja rAjaputra sanakumAra cho?' meM kahyuM : "hA,' teNIe kahyuM : "Apane mahArANI anaMgavatI yAda kare che. ane tamane tamArI anukULatAe maLavA bolAvyA che. dAsI cAlI gaI. huM Ubho rahI gayo. mArA manamAM prazna UThyo : "mahArANI mane zA mATe bolAvatAM haze? meM emane joyAM nathI... kadAca emaNe mane paNa joyo nathI. hA, rAjasabhAmAM kyAreka mane joyo hoya. paraMtu emane mAruM zuM kAma paDyuM haze? haze, emaNe mane bolAvyo che to mAre javuM joIe. mahArAjAno mArA para ati sneha che, eTale bIjI to mane koI ciMtA nathI. ATalA divasathI vilAsavatI sAthe mAre premasaMbaMdha thayo che, chatAM kyAreya mahArAja taraphathI koi avarodha Avyo nathI, to A to mAtA pAse javAnuM che!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA SEE For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM mahArANInA AvAsamAM javAno nirNaya karyo. jevo huM AvAsanA dvAre pahoMcyo, mArI DAbI AMkha pharakavA lAgI. huM aMgaskuraNanuM thoDu-ghaNuM vijJAna jANato hato, eTale dvAranI bahAra Ubho rahI gayo. mane vicAra Avyo : "ahIM mAruM zuM azubha... aniSTa thaI zake?" mArA manamAM koI ja aniSTa-kalpanA nA AvI. chatAM koI aniSTa thavAnI AzaMkA hRdayamAM laIne meM AvAsamAM praveza karyo. meM mahArANI anaMgavatIne joI. te palaMga para beThI hatI. DAbA hAthanI hatheLI para potAnuM udAsa mukha sthApita karIne te beThI hatI. teNe AMkho UMcI karIne mane joyo. meM be hAtha joDIne, mastaka namAvIne praNAma kya, me kahyuM : "mAtAjI, Ape mane yAda karyo? mArA yogya AjJA karo." 'kumAra, mAre tane premathI AjJA karavI che. tuM mArI AjJA jarUra mAnIza ne?' mArA mATe yogya AjJA haze to avazya...' 'kumAra, thoDA divasa pahelAM tuM jyAre rAjamahelanA udyAnamAMthI nIkaLato hato tyAre meM mArA AvAsanI bArImAMthI tane joyo hato. tene jotAM ja mAruM mana tane moha paDayuM hatuM. tArA pratye anahada anurAga pragaTI gayo che mArA hRdayamAM." mahArANInI vAta sAMbhaLIne huM stabdha thaI gayo. meM mahArANI sAme joyuM. joke anaMgavatI rUpa-lAvaNyathI bharapUra hatI. enI kamaLa jevI AMkhomAM vAsanAnAM sApoliyAM ramatAM hatAM. meM mArI AMkho jamIna para sthira karI. meM koI uttara nA Apyo. rANI aMgamaroDa karatI bolI : kumAra, tuM mane tArA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI le... AliMganothI navaDAvI de.. ane... mArI A yauvanasabhara kAyAno bharapUra upabhoga karI. mane parama tRpti Apa... kumAra, vilaMba nA kara. huM kAmavAsanAthI baLI rahI chuM. divasa-rAta tArA ja dhyAnamAM pasAra karuM chuM... tuM ja mAro kAmadeva che... huM tArI priyA rati chuM!' have mane bhaya lAgavA mAMDyo. " A rANI mane vaLagI to nahIM paDe?' chatAM huM daDhatAthI Ubho rahyo. AMkha paNa UMcI karI nahIM, te be pagalAM AgaLa vadhI. huM uttara dizAnI bArI pAse ubho hato. pAchaLa haTavA mATe pAMca pagalAM jeTalI jagyA hatI, paraMtu huM pAchaLa nA haTyo. rANIe have dIna svaramAM bolavA mAMDyuM. "kumAra, tuM mArI sAme to jo.. eka mahArANI... namra banIne... tArAM caraNonI dAsI banavA IcchuM chuM... tane prArthanA karuM chuM... zuM tuM mArI prArthanAno svIkAra nahIM kare? zuM tArA hRdayamAM mArA pratye prema nathI? karuNA nathI ?' rANIno svara gaLagaLo thaI gayo. tenI AMkho bhInI thaI gai... te eka pagaluM AgaLa vadhI... 600 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'kumAra, zuM tuM bhaviSyano vicAra kare che? tane koI bhaya satAve che? tuM nirbhaya bana. ahIM atyAre tuM ane huM - be ja chIe. ApaNe svacchaMdapaNe ratikrIDA mANI zakIzuM... ane tuM parAkramI che... lAMbo vicAra nA kara... sAmethI cAlyA AvelA sukhano svIkAra $2...' te eTalI najIka AvI gaI ke have te enA be hAthathI mane hacamacAvI zake... paraMtu eNe evuM kaMI nA karyuM... paraMtu be hAtha joDI... ati dIna zabdomAM bolavA lAgI... 'kumAra, tuM mArA manoratha pUrNa nahIM kare? tArA vinA... kharekhara, huM dIna chuM... anAtha chuM... mane sanAtha kara kumAra!' te ekadama sAme AvI gaI. enI ane mArI vacce mAtra be AMgaLanuM ja aMtara rahyuM... tenA garama garama zvAsocchvAsa mane dajhADavA lAgyA... chatAM mArA manamAM rANI pratye jarA paNa kAmavikAra jAgyo nahIM. mohavAsanA jAgrata nA thaI! paraMtu have rANIne pratyuttara ApIne, vahelI take tyAMthI nIkaLI javAno nirNaya karI lIdho. meM rANI sAme joyuM. nirvikAra dRSTithI joyuM. mAruM hRdaya atyaMta vyathita hatuM. mArA marmasthAnamAM prahAra thayo hato... jene huM mAtA mAnIne Avyo hato... e mane putrarUpe nahIM, paraMtu premIrUpe jotI hatI! huM jene pUjya mAnato hato... bahumAnathI joto hato, e mane vikAradRSTithI jotI hatI. meM dhIra-gaMbhIra svare kahyuM : 'mAtA, A vicArano tyAga karo. A kArya, A vyabhicAra, A vartamAna jIvanano to nAza kare che, paralokamAM paNa ghora duHkha Ape che.' 'priya, tuM mane mAtA na kahe, 'priyatamA' kahe! eka vAra to mane 'priyatamA' kahIne bolAva!' 'mAtA, tame guNanidhAna mahArAjAno to vicAra karo... emanA jevA satpuruSano vizvAsaghAta karavAnuM pariNAma zuM Ave? tamArA ucca kuLano vicAra paNa tamAre karavo joIe...' 'are kumAra, tuM kevI namAlI vAto kare che? zuM mahArAjAe bIjI rANIo nathI rAkhI? to huM zuM bIjA ekAda puruSano upabhoga nA karI zakuM? AmAM vizvAsaghAta zAno? ane ApaNA A premamAM ucca kuLa ke nIcakuLanI vAta vacce kyAM naDe che? tuM ucca kuLamAM janmelo che, huM paNa ucca kuLamAM janmelI chuM! ApaNo saMyoga thAya, emAM khoTuM zuM che? kumAra, jyAre ekAMta hoya, samarpita suMdarI hoya... tyAre AvA arthahIna vicAro nA karavA joIe...' teNe mArA khabhA para enA be hAtha mUkI dIdhA, chatAM huM vicalita nA thayo. meM kahyuM : mAtA, kAmavAsanA bhoga-upabhogathI zAnta thatI ja nathI, bhogopabhogathI vAsanA uttejita thAya che... uttejita thayelI vAsanA jIvane mUDha banAvI de che. mATe he pUjyA, A anArya vicArane tyajI do. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 701

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huM mAruM zarIra tamane ApI zakuM nahIM. huM parastrIne sparza paNa karavA icchato nathI. jo kharekhara, tamane mArA para prema hoya to kSaNika sukhanI prApti khAtara, tame mane ghora duHkhothI khadabadatA narakamAM dhakko nA mAro...' are mUDha kumAra, huM tane dhakko mAruM chuM ke svarganA sukhano anubhava karAvavA IcchuM chuM, teTaluM paNa tuM nathI samajI zakato? mArA jevI advitIya rUpavatI rANI.. potAno rUpagarva choDI... tArAM caraNonI dAsI banavA prArthanA kare che. tenuM tuM mUlya karI zakato nathI? mArA agAdha premane tiraskArIne tuM tArI jAte ja nArakIya AmaMtraNa nathI Apato zuM? tuM vicAra kara... haju moDuM nathI thaI gayuM...' "mAtA, mahArAjAe mArA upara saMpUrNa vizvAsa mUkIne mane mahelamAM svecchApUrvaka pharavAnI anumati ApI che... e vizvAsanuM pAlana karavuM, e mAro dharma che. jo huM tamArI icchAne AdhIna thAuM to mAro dharma huM cUkuM chuM. samartha puruSo dharmanA pAlaka hoya che, dharmabhaMjaka nahI." kumAra, tane meM Avo vevalo nahoto jANyo. A prasaMge dharmanI vAta karavAnI hoya? dharmanI vAta dharmanAM sthAnomAM karavAnI hoya.. A prasaMga dharmadhyAnano nathI, raMgarAgano che.. tuM ATalI sAmAnya vAta paNa kema samajI zakato nathI?" rANInuM uttarIya vastra mAthA parathI nIce sarakI paDyuM. tenI upaselI chAtIno bhAga khullo thayo. chatAM mArA mana para enI koI asara nA thaI. meM kahyuM : koI paNa saMyogomAM huM mArA zIlanuM khaMDana nahIM karuM, A vAta tamAre samajI levI joIe." zIla? haju to tuM kuMvAro che! ane zIlanI vAto kare che? A yuvAnI brahmacArI banavA mATe nathI chokarA... raMga-rAga ane bhoga-vilAsathI yuvAnIne saphaLa karavI joIe. zIlanI vAta to vRddha puruSo kare to zobhe. atyAre... A bharapUra yauvanakALamAM zIlanI.. brahmacaryanI vAta karavI nA zobhe... mATe Ava. mane bheTI paDa... ane viSayarasanuM pAna kara... mane paNa amRtarasanuM dAna Apa...!' mAtA zuM A niMdApAtra kArya nathI? AvuM khoTuM kAma karavAthI tamArI ane mArI niMdA na thAya duniyAmAM?" "nindA? koNa niMdA karaze? koI ApaNuM kAma jANe to niMdA kare ne? ahIM ApaNA be sivAya, trIjuM koNa che ke je duniyAmAM jaIne ApaNA premano DhaMDhero pITe? niMdAno bhaya rAkhavAnI jarUra nathI... ane A premano mArga to Ameya agnipatha che! agnipatha para cAlavAnI hiMmata joIe.' bhale, niMdA nA thAya Aje.. paraMtu pApa eka divasa pragaTa thayA vinA rahetuM nathI. e jyAre pragaTa thAya che tyAre manuSyanA mAthe duHkhanA DuMgara tUTI paDe che. mATe bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo 902 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mane A kArya ucita nathI lAgatuM. buddhimAna manuSya ucita kArya ja karavuM joIe. anucita nahIM.' - "gAMDA chokarA! tuM mane ucita-anucitanA pATha zIkhave che? tArA karatAM huM daza varSa moTI chuM. meM duniyA joI che. tArI dRSTie je ucita lAgatuM hoya te bIjAnI dRSTie anucita hoI zake. tArI dRSTie je anucita lAgatuM hoya, te bIjAnI dRSTie ucita hoI zake... tAre mane ucita-anucitanA pATha bhaNAvavAnI jarUra nathI..." mAtA, huM Apane pATha bhaNAvanAra koNa? mane je ucita nathI lAgatuM - te tamane kahuM chuM. mAro viveka mane AvuM akArya karavAnI nA pADe che. huM A akArya nahIM karI A tAro durAgraha che. bhale, tArI icchA na hoya... to huM tArA para baLAtkAra karavA nathI icchatI, paraMtu pAchaLathI tane pastAvo thaze... eTaluM yAda rAkhaje..." huM mauna rahyo. bArInI bahAra jovA lAgyo. e khaMDamAM AMTApherA mAravA lAgI. eka rAjarANInI premanI prArthanAno asvIkAra karavAnuM zuM pariNAma Ave che, te tuM jANato nathI. bhale, jevI tArI IcchA..." meM kahyuM : "he mAte, meM tamane rAjarANIrUpe nathI joyAM, meM tamane mAtAnA rUpe joyAM che! eTale ja A ekAMta khaMDamAM huM vikArahIna rahI zakyo chuM, vivekasaMpanna rahI zakyo chuM. jevI rIte mahArAjano mArA para prema che, vAtsalya che... tevI ja rIte tamArA vAtsalyano huM pAtra che. mAtA, mane kSamA karo." huM mahArANInA pagamAM paDI gayo. mahArANIe mane kahyuM : kumAra, have tuM ahIMthI jaI zake che..." huM tarata ja mahelanI bahAra nIkaLI gayo.... ane mArA AvAsa tarapha cAlyo. mArA manamAM sakhata akaLAmaNa hatI. mane vicAra Avyo : "have mAre ahIM A nagaramAM nA rahevuM joIe..vahelAmAM vahelI take nagara choDIne cAlyA javuM joIe.' paraMtu tarata ja mane vilAsavatI yAda AvI. "mArA acAnaka cAlyA javAthI e rAjakumArInuM zuM thaze? e jIvI ja nahIM zake... amAro prema parAkASThAe pahoMcyo hato. mAtra ame zarIranA saMbaMdhathI ja dUra hatAM... ' "zuM karavuM? mitra vasubhUtinI salAha levAno vicAra karyo. ane huM kumAravAsamAM pahoMcyo. tyAM vasubhUti ane bIjA mitro mArI pratikSA karI rahyA hatA. mArA mananI badhI gaDamathala chupAvI, mitro sAthe AnaMda-pramodamAM joDAI gayo. ka graha cheka zrI samasaditya mahAkathA 903 For Private And Personal Use Only

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|102H]. 'zajabhAi, zuM huM aMdara AvI zakuM chuM?' kumAravAsamAM mArA zayanakhaMDamAM, ke jyAM ame mitro vArtA-vinoda karatA hatA, tenA dvAre eka rAjapuruSe AvIne kahyuM. padhAro vinayaMdharajI! Aje kumAravAsane Ape pAvana karyo. tethI mane AnaMda thayo." mahArAjAnA prItipAtra rAjyAdhikArI vinayaMdharanuM svAgata karyuM. ucita Asane besADI kuzaLapRcchA karI. kumAra, mAre tamArI sAthe ekAMtamAM keTalIka vAto karavI che!" meM vasubhUti vagere mitrone cAlyA javAno saMketa karyo. teo cAlyA gayA mArA khaMDamAMthI. haju mane Ave be ghaTikA ja thaI hatI, tyAM vinayaMdharane AvelA joI, mane lAgyuM ke mahArAjAno saMdezo laIne teo AvyA haze. temaNe mane kahyuM : "kumAra, vAta gupta ane gaMbhIra che eTale khaMDanuM dvAra baMdha karo. "meM dvAra baMdha karyuM. pachI mane temaNe temanI pAse ja samAna Asana para besavA kahyuM. huM beTho, temaNe mArI sAme joyuM. temanI dRSTimAM sneha hato. "kumAra, mAre je mukhya vAta tamane kahevI che, e pachI kahIza, e pahelAM tamane huM mAro paricaya ApuM chuM. ApanA pitA mahArAjA yazovarmAnA rAjyamAM svastimatI nAmanuM eka gAma che. e gAmamAM vIrasena nAmanA eka dhanADhaca kulaputra vasatA hatA. e vIrasenane dAna ApavAnuM vyasana hatuM. teo gaMbhIra ane zUravIra hatA. jANe sAkSAt kalpavRkSa hatA. temanI paropakAra-parAyaNatAe temane kAkaMdInA rAjyamAM prasiddhi ane kIrti ApI hatI. temanI patnI zIlavatI garbhavatI thaI. zIlavatInuM pitRgRha jayasthaLa nagaramAM hatuM. mArca mahinA pUrNa thayA pachI, zIlavatIne jayasthaLa pahoMcADavA mATe varasene eka moTA sAthe sAthe prayANa karyuM. sArthamAM vIrasenanA svajana uparAMta, bIjA nAgariko ane zastrasajja sainiko paNa hatA. mUlyavAna vastuonI hajAro poTha sAthe lIdhI hatI. cAlatAM cAlatAM keTalAka divase teo zvetAmbInagarInI sImamAM pravezyA. temaNe nagarInI bahAra ja eka udyAnamAM potAno paDAva nAkhyo." huM bolI UThyo : "vinayaMdharajI, e zvetAmbI to mArI janmabhUmi che!' eTale ja huM tamane A vRttAMta kahI rahyo chuM! e zreSThIe jyAM paDAva nAkhyo 808 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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hato, tyAM doDato ne gabharAyelo eka yuvAna AvI caDhyo... teno zvAsa bharAI gayo hato ane bhayathI tharathara dhrUjato hato. AvIne te sIdho ja vIrasena pAse gayo ne kahevA lAgyo : 'hai Arya! mane bacAvo... huM tamArA zaraNe Avyo chuM.' vIrasene tene AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM : 'yuvAna, tuM nirbhaya bana, mArA zarIramAM prANa che tyAM sudhI koI tAro vALa paNa vAMko nahIM karI zake.' vIrasenanI patnI zIlavatIe kahyuM : 'he nAtha, Ama zaraNa nA ApI do... kadAca A yuvAna aparAdhI haze to?' vIrasene kahyuM : 'devI, zuM nirdoSa manuSya zaraNa levA Ave kharo? huM samajuM chuM ke A aparAdhI haze ja, mATe ja e mArA zaraNe Avyo che! game te hoya, manuSya che ne? jIva che ne? mAre enI rakSA karavI joIe. e aparAdhI haze to huM ene bhaviSyamAM akArya nahIM karavA samajAvIza!' vIrasene AgaMtuka yuvAnane pUchyuM : 'huM yuvAna, tane kono bhaya che?' zvetAmbInA mahArAjA vijayavarmAnA naga22kSaka sainikono... yamarAja jevA e sainiko ughADI talavAro laIne mArI pAchaLa paDyA che...' haju tenuM zarIra kaMpI rahyuM hatuM. tenI AMkhomAM bhaya taravarato hato. vIrasene tarata ja potAnA sainikone sajja thaIne UbhA rahevA sUcanA ApI. sArthanA anya puruSo paNa vIrasenanI pAse AvIne UbhA rahI gayA. vIrasene AgaMtuka yuvAnane bIjI eka kuTiramAM besADI dIdho. paraMtu naga22kSaka sainikaoN sAthe dhasI AvelA koTavAle tene joI lIdho, koTavAle trADa pADI : 'o pApI, cora... tuM pAtAlamAM chupAI jAya to paNa huM tane choDuM nahIM, indranA zaraNe jAya to paNa tane pakaDI pADuM... have tuM bacavAno nathI...' tyAM vIrasene koTavAlane pUchyuM : 'he mahAnubhAva, e yuvAne zo aparAdha karyo che?' 'teNe nagaramAM corI karI che. rAjAzAno bhaMga karyo che.' vIrasene kahyuM : 'mane khabara na hatI ke e cora che... e mArA zaraNe Avyo, meM ene rakSaNa ApyuM che. huM samajuM chuM ke coranuM zaraNa nA karAya, chatAM zaraNe AvelAno tyAga paNa kevI rIte karAya? tame ja kaho, huM zuM karuM?' 'he sArthavAha, jo tame amArI vAta mAno to amane aparAdhI soMpI do, ane jo tame nahIM soMpo to pachI amAre game te upAya karIne ene laI javo paDaze. tame mahArAja vijayavarmAnA aparAdhI banazo... paraMtu, zaraNe AvelAne soMpI devo, te sajjanone zobhe nahIM... mATe huM e yuvAnane pAcho nahIM sopuM.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only sou

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"to pachI bhale tame rakSaNa karo... ame paNa joIe ke tame kvI rIte rakSaNa karo cho....' 'bhale, juo tame. mArA dehamAM prANI che tyAM sudhI to tame eno vALa paNa vAMko nahIM karI zako, hA, eka vAta tame tamArA mahArAjAne kahejo ke A yuvAna koI mAro sago nathI ke snehI nathI. mAtra zaraNAgata che." vIrasene potAnA baMne hAthamAM lAMbI lAMbI talavAro lIdhI. virasenanA rakSaka subhaTo paNa khullI talavAro sAthe vIrasenanI AjJA mujaba goThavAI gayA. koTavAle vicAra karyo : "mArA sainiko ochA che, AnA sainiko vadhAre che. mATe ahIM dhIMgANuM karavuM nathI. mahArAjAne pUchIne pachI je-te nirNaya karIza.' koTavAla potAnA sainiko sAthe tvarAthI nagaramAM cAlyo gayo. mahArAjA vijayavarmAne badhI vAta karI. mahArAjA uzkerAI gayA, AjJA karI : "e sArthavAhano paNa vadha karo, ane corane zULI para caDhAvI do.' koTavAla eka so zastrasajja sainiko sAthe nagaranI bahAra gayo. sArthavA virasenanA paDAvane gherI lIdho. bIjI bAju vIrasenanA sainikoe paNa yuddhanI taiyArI karI lIdhI hatI. virasena svayaM bakhtara paherIne, be hAthamAM talavAra laIne sajja thayo hato. vIrasene rakSakonA saradAra sUrajitane bolAvIne kahyuM : "ApaNA je 25 ghoDesavAra sainiko che, temane pUrva dizAno ghero toDIne bahAra nIkaLI javAnuM kaho. ane teo bahArathI humalo karI de. rAjAnA badhA sainiko pAdacArI che, koI ghoDesavAra nathI. ekAda ghaTikAmAM ja yuddha patI jaze.. joke te pachI rAjA ghoDesavAra sainiko mokalaze, paNa tyAranI vAta tyAre! sUrajite 25 ghoDesavAra sainikone sUcanA karI dIdhI. teoe pUrva dizAmAM UbhelA dasa sainikonA uparathI ghoDAne doDAvI dIdhA. lAMbA bhAlAono upayoga karI dase sainikone yamalokamAM pahoMcADI dIdhA... yuddha cAlu thaI gayuM.. ghoDesavAra sainikoe rAjAnA sainikone TapoTapa mAravA mAMDyA. tyAM acAnaka mahArAjA viyajavarmAnA jayeSTha putra yazovarmA, lagabhaga 50 ghoDesavAra sainiko sAthe AvI pahoMcyA. teo acUkrIDA karavA mATe jaMgalamAM gayA hatA, tyAMthI pAchA pharatA hatA. temaNe A dhamAla joI... yuvarAje trADa pADI : "laDAI baMdha karo...! laDAI baMdha karo.. koTavAla, zuM che A badhuM?' vIrasena zreSThIe tarata ja potAnA sainikone paDAvamAM pAchA pharavA AjJA karI dIdhI. koTavAle paNa sainikone eka bAju para khaseDI lIdhA. yuvarAja yazovarmAe koTavAlane laDAInuM kAraNa pUchuyuM. tyAM vIrasena paNa pahoMcI gayA. temaNe yuvarAjane praNAma karI, sarva hakIkata jaNAvI. yuvarAje vIrasenane kahyuM: zreSThI, tame zaraNAgatanI rakSA karIne tamArA dharmanuM pAlana karyuM che. have tame ciMtA nA karo." JOG bhAga-2 ( bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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yuvarAje koTavAlane kahyuM : "jAo, pitAjIne kaho ke kumAranA jIvatAM, zaraNAgatane koI mArI nahIM zake." koTavAle mahArAjAne vAta karI. mahArAjAe laDAI baMdha karAvI. yuvarAje virasenane kahyuM : "zreSThI, Aje mAruM Atithya grahaNa karIne, tame AgaLa vadhajo." kumAra, tame yuddhano aMta lAvIne, zaraNAgatanI rakSA karIne, mAruM moTuM Atithya karyuM che. mAre dUra dezamAM javAnuM che. patha lAMbo che. mATe mane kRpA karIne AgaLa vadhavAnI anujJA Apo.' yuvarAje vIrasenane dhanyavAda ApyA ane teo nagaramAM cAlyA gayA. vIrasene pelA zaraNAgata yuvAnane bolAvIne kahyuM : "yuvAna, havethI kyAreya corI nA karIza. corI karavAthI A bhavamAM duHkha maLe che ne parabhavamAM paNa duHkha maLe che....' vIrasene e yuvAnane suMdara vastra bheTa ApyAM. so sonAmahoro ApI.. yuvAna vIrasenanAM caraNamAM paDI gayo... "he pUjya Ape mane mRtyuthI bacAvyo... ane uparathI mAro satkAra karyo... Apano upakAra huM kyAreya nahIM bhUluM. ane jIvanamAM kyAreya corI nahIM karuM." yuvAna tyAMthI potAnA gAma tarapha cAlyo gayo. vIrasene sAthe sAthe AgaLa prayANa karyuM. vIrasena parivAra sAthe satata prayANa karatA lagabhaga be mahine jayasthaLa nagare pahoMcyA. tyAM pahoMcyA pachI yogya samaye zIlavatIe putrane janma Apyo. bAra divasa vItI gayA pachI, e putranuM nAma "vinayaMdhara pADavAmAM AvyuM sanakumAra, tamArA pitA, tyAre yuvarAja hatA, temaNe mArA pitA para, mAtA para ane mArA para keTalo moTo upakAra karyo hato? nahIMtara, e laDAImAM mArA pitA vagere koI bacata nahIM. mahArAjA vijayavarmAnA sainiko sarvanAza karI deta.. mArA pitAe mane A vRttAMta vistArathI saMbhaLAvyo hato. meM tamane saMkSepathI kahyo che. kumAra, tame vicAratA hazo ke meM A vRttAMta zA mATe kahyo? zA mATe paricaya Apyo mAro? kumAra, huM moTA saMkaTamAM mukAi gayo chuM. tame kadAca jANatA hazo ke huM ahIM mahArAjA izAnacaMdranI sevAmAM chuM. mahArAjAno mArA para ati vizvAsa che ema kahuM to cAle ke huM emano aMtaraMga mitra chuM! teo temanA mananI ekeeka vAta mane kahe che. guptamAM gupta kAma teo mane batAve che. ane huM e kAryane vaphAdArI sAthe pUrNa karuM chuM. Aje teo rANIvAsamAMthI sIdhA maMtraNAgRhamAM AvyA. huM maMtraNAgRhamAM beTho hato. huM Ubho thayo. mahArAjAnuM abhivAdana karyuM. mahArAjAnA mukha para tIvra roSa zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 77 For Private And Personal Use Only

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hato. temaNe mArA khabhe hAtha mUkIne... khaMDamAM ATha-dasa ATAM mAryA... pachI mane kahyuM : 'vinaya, tuM rAjaputra sanatkumArane oLakhe che ne? huM e rAjaputrane cAhato hato. mane e priya hato, paraMtu Aje meM jANyuM ke e durAcArI che. teNe tenA kuLane kalaMkita karyuM che. mATe tuM eno vadha kara... paraMtu evI rIte mArI nAkhaje ke koIne paNa khabara nA paDe.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir meM kahyuM : 'mahArAjAnI AjJAnuM pAlana thaze...' mahArAjAne praNAma karI huM mahelamAMthI nIkaLI mArA AvAse pahoMcyo. mArA cittamAM dhora saMtApa pedA thayo. AvuM vadha karavAnuM kasAInuM kAma pahelavaheluM ja mane mahArAjAe batAvyuM hatuM, mane rAjasevA pratye tiraskAra jAgyo. 'AvI rAjasevA zA mATe karavI joIe ke jenA pariNAme narakanA UMDA kUvAmAM paDavuM paDe...? kharekhara, te manuSyone dhanya che ke jeo A saMsArano sarva prapaMca choDI tovanamAM vase che! mahAtmAonA saMge rahe che ane paramAtmAnuM dhyAna kare che... huM zuM karuM? mAre yuvAna rAjaputrane mArI nAkhavAno? mahArAjAe mane thoDA divaso pahelAM to sanatkumAranA guNo batAvI enI prazaMsA karI hatI. zuM kumAra ekAeka bagaDI gayo? evuM to kumAre zuM karyuM haze? mahArAjAe ene durAcArI kahyo... zuM mahArAjAe pUrI tapAsa karI haze kharI? kyAreka mahArAjA utAvaLa karI nAkhatA hoya che. pUrI tapAsa karyA vinA mRtyudaMDanI sajA kema karAya? paraMtu mArAthI emane pUchAya paNa kema?' mArI dvidhAno pAra nA rahyo. chevaTe meM vicAryuM : 'huM sanatkumArane maLuM... tenI sAthe vAta karuM... pachI koI upAya zodhIne, eno vadha nA karavo paDe... evuM karuM.' kAraNa ke kumAra, tamArA pitAjIno mArAM mAtA-pitA upara ane mArA upara paNa anaMta upakArano bhAra rahelo che. e upakArano badalo vALavAno mane avasara maLI gayo che. cha huM gharethI nIkaLyo, tyAM ja koI mANasanI chIMka mane saMbhaLANI. apazukana samajIne huM Ubho rahI gayo... tyAM siddhAdeza nAmanA rAjajyotiSI, jeo mArI pAchaLa ja UbhA hatA temaNe mane kahyuM : 'he bhadra, javAmAM vilaMba nA kara. A sAtamI chIMka che! A chIMka 'saumyA' kahevAya. AnuM phaLa che Arogya ane arthalAbha. vinayaMdhara, huM nimitta zAstrano jJAtA chuM. mArA jJAnathI huM tane kahuM chuM ke mahArAjAe tane je Adeza Apyo che te tane nathI gamyo. je vyakti mATe Adeza Apyo che te vyakti nirdoSa che... sAva nirdoSa che. tuM ciMtA nA kara. tArI icchA mujaba ja pariNAma Avaze. tAre atyAre zIghra prayANa karavAnuM che. vilaMba karIza to pariNAma kharAba Avaze.' jyAre huM ghare gayo hato, mane ciMtAmAM vyagna joIne mArI mAtAe mane pUchyuM hatuM bhAga-2 * bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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: "vatsa, tuM zAthI vyagracitta che? zuM tAruM zarIra svastha nathI?" meM mArI mAtAne mahArAjAe karelI AjJAnI vAta karI. mArA mAtAnA mukha para glAni tarI AvI. teNe mane kahyuM : "vatsa, bhale tAre rAjasevA choDavI paDe... bhale A deza choDavo paDe, paraMtu te e sanakumArano vadha karIza nahIM, karAvIza nahIM, enI rakSA karaje. kAraNa ke enA pitAno ApaNA parivAra upara khUba upakAra che...' mAtAnI AjJA mArA manamAM ja hatI, tyAM "siddhAdeza" naimittike mane tamArI nirdoSatA para chApa mArI ApI! tame koI aparAdha karyo nathI... e mAro vizvAsa che. paraMtu have mAre zuM karavuM, teno upAya tame ja batAvo." vinayaMdharanI vAta meM ekAgratAthI sAMbhaLI. sAMbhaLato gayo ane enA para vicAra karato gayo. "rANIvAsamAM je kaMI banyuM. tethI rANI mArA para roSe bharANI ja haze. mArA nIkaLI gayA pachI mahArAjA tyAM gayA haze... tyAre rANIe, mArA taraphanI veravRttithI prerAIne, mane kalaMkita karavA strIcaritra ajamAvyuM haze." meM enuM zIla lUMTavA mATe enA para baLAtkAra karavAno prayatna karyo che, evI vAta rANIe rAjAne karI haze. mahArAjAne anaMgavatI para tIvra rAga che! eTale anaMgavatI je kaMI kahe tene mahArAjA sAcuM ja mAne! kharekhara, strIo kevI mAyAvI hoya che? sarpa jevI vAMkI gativALI ane DaMkhIlI hoya che. A rANI sAce ja avivekI che ane tIvra kAmecchAthI vyAkuLa che. tene dharma to maLyo ja nathI. dharmanI koI bhAvanA enAmAM meM joI nahIM. enI to eka ja vAta che : "vaiSayika sukhone bhogavavAM! paraMtu huM enI kAmecchA kevI rIte pUrNa karuM? meM ene mAtA mAnI che. eTaluM ja nahIM, mArA para pUrNa vizvAsa mUkanArA mArA pitAtulya mahArAjAnI e mahArANI che. e bhale bhAna bhUlIne vikAraparavaza bane... huM mAruM bhAna kema bhUlI zakuM? bhale mAro vadha thAya. bhale mAruM mRtyu thAya. huM mRtyuthI Darato nathI. mAre mAro bacAva paNa karavo nathI... AdarzanI khAtara marI javAnuM huM pasaMda karIza.' meM vinayaMdhara sAme joyuM. e mArI sAme joI rahyo hato ane mArA pratyuttaranI pratIkSA karato hato. eka eka ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 80c For Private And Personal Use Only

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[10]h] meM vinayaMdharane kahyuM : "bhAI, tuM mahArAjAno sevaka che. tane mahArAjAe je AjJA karI che, te AjJAnuM pAlana kara. mahArAjAnI dRSTimAM huM kulAMgAra banyo chuM.. durAcArI banyo chuM. have mane jIvavAno moha nathI rahyo..." tyAM rastA parathI chIMkano avAja Avyo. kumAravAsanA dvAre UbhelA nagaranA brAhmaNa-vidvAno, mAro ane vinayaMdharano vArtAlApa sAMbhaLatA hatA, temAMnA eka naimittajJa brAhmaNe kahyuM : "he rAjapuruSa, A rAjaputra nirdoSa che, ema huM mArA jyotiSazAstranA AdhAre kahuM chuM. ane kumAranI nirdoSatA siddha karavA mATe jo koI divya karavAnuM hoya to ame divya karavA taiyAra chIe! vinayaMdharane naimittajJanI vAta sAMbhaLI harSa thayo. teNe mane kahyuM : "sanakumAra, tame nirdoSa cho. tame tamArA kuLane kalaMkita nathI karyuM, tame durAcAranuM sevana nathI karyuM. A vAtane chIMke samarthana ApyuM che ane A brAhmaNa-vidvAne paNa kahyuM che. mahArAjAe khoTI rIte AjJA karI che. kumAra, A zI vAta banI che, te ja mane kaho to huM mahArAjAne satyathI jJAta karuM. vinayaMdhara, mAre kAMI kahevuM nathI, mahArANIe je kahyuM che, te mane svIkArya che." nahIM, sanakumAra, tamAro doSa nathI ja. e rANI ja duSTa che. pApiNI che... A mAro nirNaya che, A brAhmaNono nirNaya che. joke huM vizeSa vAta jANato nathI, paraMtu huM mahArAjane A badhI vAta kahIza eTale teo mane, rANIe temane kahelI badhI vAta mane kaheze." vinayaMdhara Ubho thayo, ke tarata ja meM eno hAtha pakaDIne kahyuM : "vinaya, e badhI vAta choDI de. ema karavAthI mahArANIne kaSTa thaze. satya jANyA pachI mahArAjA rANIne zULI para caDhAvI deze... mAre evuM nathI karavuM. mane A kSaNika evA caMcaLa jIvana para have moha nathI. jIvananI khAtara mAtAtulya mahArANIne huM kleza karAvavA nathI Icchato. tAre mahArAjane koI vAta nathI karavAnI, temanI AjJAnuM pAlana karavAnuM che." kumAra, tame amArA upakArI mahArAja yazovarmAnA suputra cho... huM vadhAre tamane zuM kahuM? te pApiNI rANI para mArA cittamAM roSa pragaTyo che. tame kRpA karo, mane choDo ane mahArAjA pAse javA do. huM badhI sAcI vAta kahI daIza.' meM kahyuM : "vinayaMdhara, rAjAne vAta kahevAno Agraha choDI de." bhAga-2 + bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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teNe kahyuM : "huM sAcI vAta mahArAjAne jaNAvIza ja...' meM kahyuM : "jo tuM ema karIza to huM AtmahatyA karIza..." vinayaMdhara raDI paDyo... mane bheTI paDyo.. rotAM rotAM e bolyo : "kyAM avicArI AjJA karanArA mahArAjA... ane kyAM A puruSaratna! mahArAjAne have huM deva' kahIne nahIM bolAvuM..." meM kahyuM : "vinaya, pitAtulya mahArAjAno tuM doSa nA jo. emano koI doSa nathI. mArAM ja pApakarmo udayamAM AvyAM che.' vinayaMdharanI AMkhomAMthI AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. kumAra, to pachI tame mane hatyAro banAvavA cAho cho? hatyA jevuM ghora pApa karavA mATe tame prerita karo cho?' 'vinaya, pApakarma to meM karelAM che... tAre to rAjAnI AjJAnuM pAlana karavAnuM che. have mAre jIvavuM nathI...' kumAra, AvuM nA bolo. tame to dhanya puruSa cho. guNavAna cho, sattvazIla cho. sarva jIvonA mATe kalpavRkSa samAna cho. vadhAre zuM kahuM? tamArI icchA mahArAjAne sAcI vAta kahevAnI nathI ane rANInI rakSA karavI che, to mAre zuM karavuM? tame mane evo upAya batAvo ke mAre tamArA prANa nA levA paDe ane mahArAjAnA mananuM paNa samAdhAna thAya.' huM vicAramAM paDI gayo. "zuM karuM? A vinayaMdhara koI kALe mAro vadha nahIM kare ane jo e mAro vadha nahIM kare to rAjAnI AjJAno bhaMga karanAro banaze... eka ja upAya mane sUjhe che ke huM mitra vasubhUti sAthe dUra dezamAM cAlyo jAuM...' meM vinayaMdharane A upAya batAvyo. te rAjI thayo. teNe kahyuM : "eka vahANa Aje rAtre ja suvarNabhUmi tarapha prayANa karavAnuM che. tame e vahANamAM besI suvarNabhUmi cAlyA jAo.' vinaya, tArI yojanA mane gamI.' huM e vahANanA mAlika samudradattane bhalAmaNa karIza. tamane e savarNabhUmi sudhI laI jaze. tame taiyAra thAo, saMdhyAkALe huM ahIM AvIza. tamane samudrakinAre pahoMcADIza.' vinayaMdhara gayo. huM e kalyANamitrane joto rahyo. 0 0 0. saMdhyA paDI gaI. vinayaMdharanI sAthe huM ane vasubhUti samudrakinAre pahoMcyA. suvarNabhUmi janAruM vahANa taiyAra UbhuM hatuM. vahANano mAlika doDato vinayaMdhara pAse Avyo, praNAma karyA. vinayaMdhare ene kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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"samudradatta, A mArA snehI che, mitro che. temane tamAre tamArI sAthe suvarNabhUmi laI javAnA che. mArgamAM emanA bhojana, zayana vagerenI saMbhALa rAkhajo. ema samajajo ke e eTale huM ja chuM..." he upakArI rAjapuruSa, tamArI AjJA mujaba, A be mahAnubhAvone huM mArI sAthe suvarNabhUmi laI jaIza. temanI badhI ja saMbhALa rAkhIza, tame nizciMta rahejo. pAme AvIza tyAre tamane badhA samAcAra paNa ApIza.' vinayaMdhare mArA be hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laIne kahyuM : 'kumAra, huM tamAro mitra chuM, chatAM meM mitratA nibhAvI nathI. tame upakArI hovA chatAM tamane mArA ghara nathI laI gayo. tamAro satkAra nathI karyo. kumAra, kyAreka yAda karajo. tame to mane vAraMvAra yAda AvavAnA. mArA aparAdhonI kSamA Apajo...' vinayaMdhara raDI paDyo. mArA khabhA para mastaka mUkI... AjaMda karavA lAgyo. meM kahyuM : vinayaMdhara, have to tuM mAro upakArI banyo che! te amArI ghaNI ciMtA karI che. tArI-amArI maitrI akhaMDa raheze. jyAre huM zvetAmbInagarI pAcho pharIza tyAre avazya tane bolAvIza ane mArI pAse ja rAkhIza... vinaya, mArA nimitte tane ghaNuM kaSTa paDyuM che... kSamA karaje.." mAruM haiyuM bharAI AvyuM. meM vinayaMdharane mArI chAtIe lagADI dIdho. ame baMne vahANamAM caDyA. vinayaMdhara azvArUDha banI nagaramAM cAlyo gayo. samudradatte maMgaLa karI, vahANane samudramAM taratuM mUkI dIdhuM. pavana anukULa hato. nAvike saDha caDhAvI dIdhuM. ane vahANe gati pakaDI lIdhI. vasubhUti mauna hato. kumAravAsamAMthI ame nIkaLyA tyArathI e mauna hatI. mArI ane vinayaMdharanI vAto te sAMbhaLato rahyo, paNa e eka akSara paNa bolyo nahIM. joke kumAravAsamAM jyAre vinayaMdhara Avelo tyAre badhA mitronI sAthe vasubhUti paNa bahAra cAlyo gayo hato. eTale, rANIvAsanI durghaTanAthI te ajANa hato. vahANamAM, amane samudradatte eka nAno oraDo Apyo hato. temAM be palaMga hatA. gAdalAM hatAM. oDhavA mATe garama dhAbaLA hatA. eka khUNAmAM mIThAM pANInuM mATInuM mATaluM hatuM ane enI pAse dhAtunA be pyAlA hatA. rAtribhojana mATe samudradatte pote AvIne AmaMtraNa ApyuM. ame baMne bhUkhyA ja hatA. savAre dUdha lIdhuM hatuM, te pachI Akho divasa ame baMnee bhojana karyuM na hatuM. ame baMne samudradattanI sAthe enA bhojanagRhamAM gayA. hAtha-paga dhoIne ame bhojana karavA beThA.samudradatte amane khUba premathI bhojana karAvyuM. samudradatta eTaluM jANI gayo hato ke huM koI rAjyano rAjakumAra chuM ane vasubhUti mAro mitra che. vizeSa jijJAsAthI teNe mane pUchyuM : "he mahArAjakumAra Apa kyA rAjyanA rAjakumAra cho? bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo hIra For Private And Personal Use Only

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zvetAmbInA mahArAja yazovarmA mArA pitA che!' 'oho! zvetAmbImAM huM vepAra arthe traNa-cAra vAra Avelo chuM. mahArAjA yazovarmA ApanA pitAjI mahAna rAjA che. ati lokapriya che... paropakArI ane prajAvatsala che. kumAra, Apa suvarNabhUmi sudhI ja javAnA cho ke AgaLa?' zreSThIvarya, ame AgaLa siMhaladvIpa javAnA chIe, paraMtu suvarNabhUmimAM thoDA divasa rokAvAnA chIe.' 'kumAra, huM tamAruM nAma jANI zakuM?' 'mAruM nAma sanatkumAra ane mArA A mitranuM nAma vasubhUti.' 'sanakumAra, ahIM A vahANamAM Apa koI saMkoca nA rAkho. ApanuM ja vahANa che. mArA yogya je koI AjJA hoya te karajo, vahANa uparanA badhA ja sevako ApanI AjJA mAnaze. huM badhAne kahIM dauM chuM.' amane baMnene ghaNo AnaMda thayo. ame amArA oraDAmAM gayA. pota-potAnA palaMga para beThA. have amAre UMghI javAnuM hatuM. bIjuM koI kAma na hatuM. vahANa saDasaDATa suvarNabhUminI dizAmAM vahI rahyuM hatuM. vasubhUti Ubho thayo ane pazcima dizAnI bArImAM jaIne Ubho rahyo. mane enuM mauna akaLAvatuM hatuM. joke vAta karavAno samaya hamaNAM ja maLyo hato... paraMtu e mArI sAthe vAta karavAnA badale bArI pAse jaIne Ubho rahyo... tethI mAruM mana thoDuM vikSubdha thayuM. mane enA mATe vicAro AvavA lAgyA. "mArI khAtara ene paNa rajhaLavuM paDe che... zuM e kaMTALyo haze? meM ene rANI anaMgavatI sAthe banelI ghaTanAnI vAta nathI karI, tethI zuM e nArAja thayo haze? nA, nA, e mArA para nArAja thAya ja nahIM..." huM Ubho thayo. enI pAchaLa jaIne Ubho rahyo. samudramAM UchaLatA taraMgone joI rahyo. AkAza svaccha hatuM. pavana zItala hato. vAtAvaraNa prasanna hatuM. 'vasu!' vasubhUtie mAthuM pheravIne mArI sAme joyuM. meM enA khabhe hAtha mUkyo... ane enI bAjumAM bArI pAse Ubho rahyo. 'vasu, na banavAnuM banI gayuM... kalpanA bahAranuM badhuM banI gayuM...' 'evuM zuM banI gayuM kumAra?' vasubhUtie pUchyuM. 'mahArANI anaMgavIe dAsI dvArA mane bolAvyo... saraLabhAve huM gayo... mahArANIne mAtA-svarUpe jANIne praNAma karyA... tyAM to eNe mane saMbhoga mATe prArthanA karI! mitra, mAthe vIjaLI paDe ne jevo jhATako lAge, tevo mane jhATako lAgyo... meM spaSTa nA pADI dIdhI, meM ene samajAvavA ghaNo prayatna karyo... paraMtu e viSayAMdha banI hatI. e ekanI eka vAta raTatI hatI... zarIrasukhanI! e mArA para mohita thaI gaI hatI. chevaTe huM enA caraNomAM praNAma karI bahAra nIkaLI sIMdho zrI samarAditya mahAkA 993 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAravAsamAM AvI gayo hato. mAruM mana ghaNuM ja asvastha hatuM chatAM ApaNA mitrone koI zaMkA nA AvI jAya, eTale meM uparaupa2thI prasannatA dekhADI hatI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir tyAM rANIvAsamAM jyAre mahArAjA gayA tyAre rANIe strIcaritra bhajavI dIdhuM. tenI duSTa icchAne pUrNa nA karavAthI e mArA para krodhe bharANI hatI. teNe mahArAjAne mArA viruddha uzkerI dIdhA... 'sanatkumAre ahIM AvIne mArI pAse bhoganI prArthanA karI.,, mArA para baLAtkAra karavAno prayatna karyo,.. e to huM bacI gaI...' vagere vagere vAto karI mArA para kalaMka mUkyuM mane durAcArI kahyo. kulAMgAra kahyo... basa, mahArAjAe rANInI vAta mAnI lIdhI! mArA para tIvra roSe bharAyA. vinaMyadharane bolAvI mAro vadha karavAnI AjJA karI...!' 'zuM vAta kare che kumAra? tAro vadha?' 'hA mitra, A rAjAo para kyAreya AMdhaLo vizvAsa nA karAya, meM karyo... rAjAo moTA bhAge kAcA kAnanA hoya che. emAMya mAnItI rANInI to eka-eka vAta mAnI letA hoya che. gaI kAla sudhI mArA para atyaMta vAtsalya varasAvanArA mahArAjAe Aje mArA para dhagadhagatI Aga varasAvI dIdhI... mane mArI nAkhavAnI AjJA karI dIdhI! nA mane kaMI pUchyuM, nA koI sAcA-khoTAnI tapAsa karI... A to vinayaMdhara mane oLakhI gayo... 'kevI rIte?' vasubhUtie pUchyuM. meM, mArA pitAe enAM mAtA-pitA para karelA upakAranI vAta kahI batAvI. vasubhUti AnaMdita thaI gayo. 'aho! upakArInA upakArone nahIM bhUlanAro vinayaMdhara prazaMsAne pAtra che.' 'enI mAtAe, ke je e ghaTanAnI sAkSI hatI, ane vinaMyadhara mAtAnA peTamAM hato. teNe vinayaMdharane mArI oLakhANa ApIne kahyuM ke 'beTA, mahArAjA yazovarmAnA rAjakumAranI tuM rakSA karaje!' 'dhanya mAtA! dhanya putra!' vasubhUtinI AMkhomAM AMsu ubharAI AvyAM. huM paNa gadgada thaI gayo. me kahyuM : 'vasu, ATalo moTo upakAra karavA chatAM vinayaMdharanI namratA teM joIne? kevo guNavAna yuvAna che? mitra, jyAre ApaNe zvetAmbI jaIzuM tyAre ene zvetAmbI bolAvI, rAjyano moTo padAdhikArI banAvIzuM.' 'kumAra, A vAta to tArA svabhAvamAM vaNAI gaI che! tuM upakArI to che ja, upakArano badalo vALavAnuM tuM bhUlato nathI.' hAsa ame mauna thaI gayA. samudra para caMdranAM kiraNonI varSA thaI rahI hatI. taraMgo ane kiraNonuM adbhuta milana thaI rahyuM hatuM... tyAM acAnaka mArI smRtimAM vilAsavatI AvI gaI... meM vasubhUtine kahyuM : 'mitra, A vAta kAle vilAsavatI jANaze tyAre e zuM karaze?' vasubhUti vilAsatinuM bhAga-2 0 bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja camakI gayo.. oho.. kumAra! huM to badhI vAtomAM vilAsavatIne bhUlI ja gayo hato. kharekhara, e jyAre A vAta jANaze. tyAre ghora spAMta karaze! mAthAM pachADaze. kaNa rudana karaze! jyAre kAle prabhAte enI sakhI anaMgasuMdarI ApaNA kumAravAsamAM jaze... ApaNane nahIM jue... tyAre ApaNA mitro pAse jaIne pUchaze! mitro kaheze ke vinayaMdhara nAmanA rAjapuruSe AvIne, amane bahAra kADhIne kumAra sAthe vAto karI hatI... ame amArA ghare cAlyA gayA hatA... pachI zuM thayuM - enI amane khabara nathI. hA, saMdhyA samaye ame kumAravAsamAM gayA hatA, tyAre kumAravAsa baMdha hato... dvArarakSakoe saMdhyAsamaye amane kahyuM hatuM ke, "rAjakumAra ane emanA mitra vasubhUti, vinayaMdharajInI sAthe ahIMthI gayA hatA. eTale anaMgasuMdarI jarUra vinayaMdhara pAse javAnI. vinayaMdharane ApaNo vRttAMta pUchavAnI. vinayaMdhara badhI sAcI vAta kahI deze! pachI anaMgasuMdarI, vilAsavatIne badhI vAta karavAnI! A mAruM anumAna che." 'vasu, tAruM anumAna sAcuM che. A rIte vilAsavatI ApaNo vRttAMta jANaze... tyAre enuM hRdaya cirAI jaze. eno pAra vinAno valopAta joIne mahArAjA paNa ene kAraNa pUchavAnA! enI mAtA-rANI paNa kAraNa pUchavAnI.... e vakhate avazya e enA ane mArA premanI vAta karI deze! pachI zuM thaze, enI kalpanA huM karI zakato nathI.' kumAra, enI kalpanA to huM paNa karI zakato nathI...' "vasu, zuM vilAsavatI potAnA prANono tyAga ta nahIM karI de ne? kAraNa ke enuM ane mAruM tAdAtmaya racAI gayuM che. pragADha prema thaI gayo che...' kumAra, e vAto have ApaNe tyAre ja jANI zakavAnA, ke jyAre tyAMnI koI vizvAsapAtra vyakti maLI jAya! kumAra, ApaNe suvarNabhUmi jaIe chIe, A vAta vinayaMdhara to jANe che ne? jANe ja che! eNe to ApaNane vahANamAM besADyA che...!" 'to to... vilAsavatIno mArga saraLa bane kadAca!' kevI rIte? 'vinayaMdhara ene kaheze ke ApaNe suvarNabhUmi gayA chIe. to e rAjaputrI ApaNane zodhatI suvarNabhUmi AvI jAya!' 'paNa mahArAjA ene nIkaLavA de to ne?" ene anaMgasuMdarIno majabUta sAtha che! anaMgasuMdarI eka parAkramI puruSa jeTalI hiMmata dharAve che.' e sAcI vAta!' ka ka ka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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{{104] zreSThI samudradattanA vahANamAM ame be mahinA sAgarayAtrA karI. samudradatta sajjana, sAlasa ane udAracarita puruSa hatA. amArI sAthe emaNe khUba sAro vyavahAra rAkhyo. ame paNa emanA svajana banIne rahyA. suvarNabhUmino kinAro dekhAyo. samudradatte mane kahyuM : "rAja kumAra sAme... dUra dekhAya te suvarNabhUmino kinAro che. ane kinAre je nagara dekhAya te zrIpura che. zrapura vepAra-dhaMdhAnuM dhIkatuM baMdara che. deza-videzanA hajAro vepArIo A baMdare Ave che." zreSThI, tame ahIM rokAvAnA ne?' je mAla vahANamAM che te vecAI jaze ane navo ahIMno mAla vahANamAM bharAI jaze, tyAM sudhI rokAvAnuM thaze.." sArA bhAve mAla vecavA mATe thoDo vilaMba to thazene?' kyAreka thAya. kyAreka mAla tarata ja sArA bhAve vecAI jAya che. mAla levAmAM thoDo vilaMba thAya che. tyAM sudhI nagaranA yAtrikagRhamAM rahevuM paDaze." 0 0 0. vahANane zrIpuranA kinAre lAMgaravAmAM AvyuM. ame hoDImAM besIne kinAre AvyA. samudradattanI vidAya mAMgI. temanI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. teo bolyA : mahArAjakumAra, A vakhatanI be mahinAnI yAtra sukhamaya-AnaMdamaya rahI. tamArA baMnenA saMge samaya jaladI pasAra thaI gayo. kumAra, have tame kyAre maLazo?' temaNe gaddagada svare mArA be hAtha pakaDI lIdhA ane bolyA : "guNavAna puruSano sahavAsa ghaNo durlabha hoya che. evo durlabha sahavAsa tamAro mane maLyo.." amane tamArA jevA udAracaritra sajjana puruSono sahavAsa maLyo.. ame vinayaMdharano upakAra kyAreya nahIM bhUlIe. eNe ja tamAro saMparka karAvI Apyo." ame chUTA paDyA. samudradatta hoDImAM besI pAchA vahANa upara gayA. ame samudrakinArAthI thoDe dUra jaIne UbhA. ame paNa koI sArA vizrAmagRhamAM rokAvAnuM vicAratA hatA. AjubAju jotA hatA. tyAM meM eka yuvAna zreSThIputrane joyo. eNe mane joyo. ame ekabIjAne jotA rahyA. mane e yuvAna paricita lAgyo. ene huM paricita lAgyo. mArA manamAM vicAra Avyo "A mAro bAlyakALano bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitra manorathadatta to nahIM hoya? zreSThIputra che... vepAra mATe ahIM Avyo hoya." te najIka Avyo... te mane oLakhI gayo. tenuM mukha AnaMdathI lepAI gayuM. huM paNa prasannavadana banI gayo. te bolyo : zuM tame ja mahArAjakumAra sanakumAra cho ne?" "ane tuM zreSThIputra manorathadatta che ne?' baMnenA anumAna sAcAM paDyAM, mahArAjakumAra, Apa kuzaLa cho ne?' kuzaLa chuM... svastha chuM.... A mAro mitra che...' "A ApaNo mitra vasubhUti che ne!' vasubhUti manorathadattane bheTI paDyo. ame traNa jaNA AnaMdita thaI gayA. ajANI dharatI para mitranuM milana ati prasannatA ApanAruM hoya che. manorathadatte kahyuM : mahArAja kumAra, huM traNa vahANo laIne vepAra karavA ahIM Avyo chuM. ahIM nagaramAM meM eka sAro, tamane paNa gamI jAya tevo AvAsa lIdho che. tame baMne tyAM ja cAlo. tyAM ja raho... jo ke mahArAjakumArane ucita kadAca nahIM hoya..." meM enI pITha para dhabbo mArIne kahyuM : "manoratha, ajANI dharatI para tuM maLI gayo... e ja mAre mana ghaNuM che. mahela karatAMya caDhiyAtuM che... huM jANuM chuM ke zvetAmbInA karoDapati zreSThI samudradattano putra kevA gharamAM raheto hoya!" manorathadatta enA AvAse laI gayo. AvAsanuM pravezadvAra kalAtmaka hatuM. tyAM be zastrasajja sainiko UbhA hatA. ame dvAramAM praveza karyo. aMdara vizALa udyAna hatuM. udyAnanA madhyamAM nAnakaDuM sarovara hatuM. sarovara laMbacorasa AkAre hatuM. tenA kinArA mUlyavAna paththarothI bAMdhelA hatA. ame kinAre kinAre AgaLa cAlyA, tyAM AvAsanuM pravezadvAra AvyuM. eka rAjamahela jevo ja bhavya AvAsa hato. amane teNe dakSiNa dizA taraphano havAajavAsavALo suMdara khaMDa Apyo. teNe mane kahyuM : "tamAre baMnee ahIM rahevAnuM che. tamane A khaMDa nA game to, AvAsanA koI paNa khaMDano upayoga karI zakazo. ApaNe snAnAdi kAryo patAvIne, bhojana karIzuM. pachI tamane saMpUrNa AvAsa batAvIza." e cAlyo gayo. ame snAna karI, navAM vastro paherI lIdhAM. manorathadatta sAthe ame bhojana karyuM. tyAra pachI teNe mane pUchyuM : mahArAjakumAra, tamane A suvarNabhUmi para joIne kharekhara, mane Azcarya thayuM. kAraNa ke ahIM moTA bhAge vepArIo ja Ave che. rAjAo... ke rAjakumAro nathI AvatA. Aje pahela-vahelAM ja tamane joyA!" . zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mitra, ame ahIM nathI AvyA, amAruM bhAgya amane ahIM laI AvyuM che! pitAjI sAthe manaduHkha thayuM. meM jeone zaraNa ApeluM hatuM, te aparAdhIone pitAjIe mArAthI gupta rIte mArI nakhAvyA hatA.. mAru mana atyaMta vyathita thaI gayuM... ane mitra vasubhUtinI sAthe meM zvetAmbIno tyAga karI dIdho. ame tAmraliptI nagarImAM gayA hatA. tyAMnA mahArAjA izAnacaMdranA atithi banyA hatA. keTalAka mahinA ame tyAM pasAra karyA. tyAMthI ame ahIM AvyA. ahIMthI siMhaladvIpa mArA mAmAmahArAjAnI pAse javuM che..."saMkSepamAM vAta manorathane kahI saMbhaLAvI. teNe kahyuM! "mahArAjakumAra, ahIM tame mArA atithi cho. tamAre ahIM ja rahevAnuM che. hA, jyAre huM zvetAMbI jAuM. tyAre bhale tame siMhaladvIpa je." meM pUchyuM : "manoratha, ahIMthI vahANo siMhaladvIpa jatAM to haze ne?" jAya chekyAreka kyAreka tuM dhyAna rAkhaje ne! evA koI vahANamAM ame siMhaladvIpa cAlyA jaIzuM." cAlyA javAnI vAta nA karo. avasare javAze.." manorathadatta moTA bhAge amArI sAthe ja rahevA lAgyo. ame paNa enI sAthe AtmIyatA bAMdhI beThA. manoratha guNavAna yuvAna hato. ame eka ja zALAmAM bhaNelA hatA. enA pitA samudradatta, zvetAMbAnI rAjasabhAmAM mAnabharyuM sthAna pAmelA hatI. kyAreka ame zrIpuranA bajAramAM pharavA nIkaLI paDatA, to kyAreka hoDImAM besI samudramAM dUra dUra pharI AvatA. kyAreka baMdara upara jaine deza-dezanA lokone jotA, maLatA ane vAto karatA. kyAreka azvo para besIne, nagaranI bahAra dUra jaMgalomAM cAlyA jatA. suvarNabhUminAM jaMgalo paNa upavana jevAM lAgatAM hatAM. amArA divaso khUba AnaMdamAM pasAra thatAM hatAM.. paraMtu rAtrinA samaye mane vilAsavatInI smRti thaI AvatI... ane mArI nidrA cAlI jatI.. AkhI rAta vilAsavatInA ja vicAro... saMkalpa-vikalpo cAlyA karatA. vasubhUti mArA ja khaMDamAM sUto hato. kyAreka madhya rAtrimAM e jAgI jato... ane mane palaMgamAM paDakhAM ghasato joI, mArI pAse AvIne besato. mArA mAthe hAtha mUkIne mane paMpALato. kyAreka e kaheto : "kumAra, A rIte ApaNe keTalo samaya paribhramaNa karatA rahIzuM? zA mATe A paribhramaNa karavAnuM? zuM A ja rIte ApaNI jiMdagI pasAra thaze? huM mauna raheto. AMkho baMdha karIne paDyo raheto. mane kyAreka nirAzA gherI letI hatI. jIvana vyartha lAgatuM hatuM. "dizAzUnya banI kyAM sudhI rajhaLavAnuM? A prazna 78 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArA manamAM paNa UThato hato, paraMtu eno uttara maLato na hato. lagabhaga eka mahino ame zrIpuramAM rahyA. meM manorathane kahyuM : "mitra, ame tArA AgrahathI ahIM eka mahinA rahyA. te amArI kALajI rAkhI che, koI vAtanI kasara rAkhI nathI... tAro vepAra choDIne tuM amArI sAthe ne sAthe rahyo che... mitra, ApaNI maitrI sudaDha banI che. jIvanaparyata A maitrI akhaMDa raheze. have tuM amane anumati Apa. siMhaladvIpa janAruM vahANa kyAre UpaDe che, tenI tapAsa kara. have ame jaIzuM.' manorathanI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI... zuM tame javAnA ? mane tamAro saMyoga khUba gamyo che. have tamArI viyoga kevI rIte sahana thaze? meM tamane hRdayathI cAhyA che...' manoratha, ApaNe to bhaviSyamAM zvetAMbImAM maLavAnA ja chIe ne?' "mahArAja kumAra, tame zvetAMbI Avazo ne? jarUra Avajo. jo huM tamArA pahelA pahoMcIza to mahArAjAne tamArI kuzaLatAnA samAcAra ApIza! kumAra, mArI eka aparAdha thayo che. tame mane kSamA Apazo ne?" koI ja aparAdha nathI thayo!" thayo che. huM tamArI sAthe asatya bolyo chuM! siMhaladvIpe ahIMthI roja vahANa jAya che. paNa tamane ahIM rokI rAkhavA meM tamane...' huM ane vasubhUti hasI paDyA. manorathane bheTI paDyA. 'kumAra, AvatI kAle tamane vidAya ApIza. e pUrve mAre tamane eka vastu bheTa ApavI che." te amane baMnene enA khaMDamAM laI gayo. eka peTImAMthI teNe moTuM vastra bAhAra kADhyuM. te tejathI jhaLahaLatuM hatuM. ati suMdara ane ati bArika hatuM. teNe mane kahyuM : sanakumAra, A divya vastra che. AnuM nAma che "nayanamohana. A vastra camatkArika che!' zo camatkAra che?' "A vastra tame oDhI lezo eTale tamane koI manuSya joI nahIM zake! tame adazya banI javAnA! evI ja rIte, A vastra tamo koI vastune oDhADI dezo... to e vastune koI joI zakaze nahIM." ame baMne Azcaryacakita thaI gayA. vastrane hAthamAM laI javA lAgyA. meM kahyuM : manoratha, AvuM divya vastra tuM tArI pAse ja rAkha. tane upayogI banaze." mahArAjakumAra, tame atyAre videzayAtrAmAM cho. tamane A divya vastra vadhu upayogI banaze, mATe tamAre ja rAkhavAnuM che. A mitranI eka smRti!" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 19 For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM pUchyuM : 'manoratha, AvuM divya vastra tane koNe ApyuM? kevI rIte maLyuM?' manorathe kahyuM : "kumAra, e paNa eka romAMcaka ghaTanA che. tamane kahuM chuM' : ahIM A nagaramAM AvyA pachI, eka siddhapuruSa sAthe mAre paricaya thayo. teo AnaMdapuranA nivAsI che temanuM nAma siddhasena che. amAro paricaya vadhato gayo. paraspara prIti baMdhANI. eka divasa meM siddhasenane pUchyuM : "he siddha puruSa, mane samajAvazo ke vidyAo siddha karavAnuM prayojana zuM? ane zuM kharekhara A vidyAsiddhino mArga sAco che? A vidyAo zuM sAce ja divya phaLa Ape che?" temaNe mane kahyuM : "manoratha, vidyAo siddha karavAthI manuSyanI icchAo pUrNa thAya che, A mahattvanuM prayojana che. vidyAsiddhino mArga sAco che, hA, siddha puruSanA mArgadarzana mujaba sAdhanA karavI joIe. sAdhanA dvArA siddha karelI vidyAdevIo avazya divya phaLa Ape che! mAro potAno e anubhava che!' he mahAtmana, zuM tame mane evo ekAda divya anubhava karAvI zako kharA? meM pUchyuM. "karAvI zake, paratuM tAruM manobaLa dRDha hovuM joIe. kAraNa ke vidyAsiddhi karavA ApaNe rAtrinA samaye smazAnamAM javuM paDaze. tyAM besIne sAdhanA karavI paDaze. mATe sAdhakamAM nirbhayatA hovI joIe." ApaNe tyAM jaIne eka maMDaLa (goLAkAra) banAvavuM paDaze." meM kahyuM : "e maMDaLa tame banAvajo.' huM banAvIza, paNa e maMDaLa banAvavA mATe sarasava vagere sAmagrI joIe.' tame mane kaho te pramANe sAmagrI bhegI karuM.' siddhaputre mane sAmagrI batAvI. meM bhegI karI. sUryAsta thayo. pRthvI para jyAre gADha aMdhakAra chavAyo tyAre ame be, sAmagrI sAthe smazAnamAM pahoMcyA... tyAM ziyALanuM rudana saMbhaLAvA lAgyuM. ghuvaDanuM ... ghU... saMbhaLAvA lAgyuM. eka bhUmipradeza para jaIne ame UbhA. maMDaLanuM Alekhana karavAnI sAmagrIno thALa mArI pAse hato. siddhaputre e sAmagrIthI moTuM goLa maMDaLa banAvyuM. pachI temaNe agni peTAvyo. mArA hAthamAM talavAra ApIne kahyuM : "manoratha, talavAra barAbara pakaDI rAkhaje, sAvadhAna raheje." te maMDaLanI vacce besI gayA ane maMtrajApa zarU karyo. teo padmAsana lagAvIne beThA hatA. nAsikAnA agra bhAga para dRSTi sthApita karI hatI. emanA mukha para teja patharAyeluM hatuM. ekAda ghaTikA pachI meM AkAzamAM prakAza joyo. prakAza nIce Utarato hato.. 720 bhAga-2 % bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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prakAzamAM eka divya AkRti pragaTa thaI. divya rUpa... adbhuta lAvaNya hatuM e devInuM! moTA bhAre nitaMba hatA, patalI kamara hatI. unnata vakSaHsthala hatuM. zaradapUnama jevuM mukha hatuM. vikasita nIlakamala jevAM nayana hatAM. ghanazyAma kezasamUha hato. pavanamAM e devInAM vastro UDI rahyAM hatAM. gaLAmAM sugaMdhita puSponI mALA hatI. yakSakanyA nIce UtarI AvI. teNe siddhapuruSane praNAma karyAM. snehathI pUchyuM : 'mane yAda karavAnuM prayojana?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir siddhapuruSe kahyuM : 'bIjuM koI prayojana nathI, mAro A mitra, divya tattvanAM darzanane jhaMkhato hato, mATe tamane yAda karyAM, devIe mArI tarapha joyuM. meM paNa devI tarapha joyuM. devIe mane kahyuM : 'bhadra kahe, tAruM zuM priya karuM?' meM kahyuM : 'tamArAM darzana ja mane priya hatAM, te thaI gayAM... AnAthI vadhAre mane bIjuM kaMI priya nathI.' 'bhadra, tArI ni:spRhatAthI huM vadhAre prasanna thaI chuM. deva-devInAM darzana niSphaLa nA jAya, mATe huM tane A 'nayanamohana' nAmanuM divya vastra ApuM chuM, te grahaNa kara. A vastrathI tuM adRzya banI zakIza... 2 meM devInAM caraNomAM namana karI, divya vastra grahaNa karyuM. devI adRzya thaI gaI. ame baMne nagaramAM AvyA. mArA AvAsamAM AvIne meM siddhaputrane kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkA 'he yogIpuruSa, kharekhara tame siddha puruSa cho. maMtrabaLathI tame devI-devatAone bolAvI zako cho ane emanI pAse dhAreluM kArya karAvI zako cho. have mane tamArI sAdhanA para zraddhA thaI gaI! paraMtu have mArI vinaMtI che ke, devIe ApeluM A divya vastra Apa grahaNa karo. ApanA prabhAvathI maLyuM che, mATe Apa ja A vastranA adhikArI cho!' siddhaputre kahyuM : 'manoratha, A divya vastra mahAdevIe tArA para prasanna thaIne tane ApyuM che. tArI pAse rAkha. kyAreka tane A upayogI banaze... ane te chatAMya tAre nA rAkhavuM hoya to koI suyogya sAttvika puruSane Apaje.' manorathe mane kahyuM : 'mahArAjakumAra, Aja dina sudhI A vastrano maiM upayoga nathI karyo... jarUra ja nathI paDI mane adRzya thavAnI! mATe tamane ApuM chuM...' meM kahyuM : 'manoratha A suvarNabhUmi tane phaLI che! AvA siddha puruSanA tArA para AzIrvAda che!' For Private And Personal Use Only 11

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|105i/ bIjA divase savAre ame samudrakinAre gayA. siMhaladvIpa janAruM vahANa taiyAra hatuM. vahANano AkAra devavimAna jevo hato. ane dhajA-patAkAothI zaNagAreluM hatuM. ame vahANamAM caDhayA ke vahANano mAlika Ubho thayo ane manorathatadattane praNAma karyA. amane besavA mATe Asano goThavyAM. manorathadare vahANanA mAlikane kahyuM : "izvaradatta, A be mahAnubhAvo mArA mitro che. emAMya A sanaskumAra to zvetAbInA mahArAja kumAra che. mArA parama snehI che. tAre Amane siMhaladvIpa laI javAnA che. emanI saMpUrNa sArasaMbhALa tAre rAkhavAnI che. emane koI prakAranuM kaSTa na paDavuM joIe." izvaradatte kahyuM : "he sArthavAhaputra, meM tamArA A mitrone joyA, temanI mukhAkRti jotAM ja mane emanA pratye sabhAva jAgyo che. huM temane sArI rIte siMhaladvIpa laI jaIza. tame jarAya ciMtA nA karazo.' amane premapUrvaka vidAya ApI manorathadatta vahANamAMthI UtarI kinAre jaIne Ubho rahyo. izvaradatte prayANanuM maMgala karyuM. zveta vastrono UMco saDha Ubho karyo.. ane vahANa samudramAM taravA lAgyuM. manorathadatte be hAtha UMcA karI. havAmAM halAvIne vidAya lIdhI. izvaradatte amane rahevA mATe eka sAro khaMDa Apyo. temAM Avazyaka badhI ja sagavaDatA hatI. izvaradatta amArI sAthe bhaLI gayo, haLImaLI gayo. ame sAthe bhojana karatA alaka-malakanI vAto karatA. izvaradatta paMdara varSathI vahANavaTuM karato hato. aneka khoTA-mIThA anubhavo te emane kaheto hato. te sAhasika ane buddhimAna hato. amAruM vahANa siMhaladvipa tarapha tIvra gatithI vahI rahyuM hatuM. bAra divasa sudhI to samudra zAnta ane gaMbhIra rahyo, teramA divase eno mijAja badalAyo. AkAzanuM saumya rUpa paNa badalAyuM. AkAzamAM ghanaghora vAdaLa caDhI AvyAM. vIjaLI jhabUkavA lAgI. samudramAM mojAM UchaLavAM lAgyAM. vAvAjhoDuM phUMkAvA mAMDyuM. amAruM jaMgI vahANa, jaMgalI hAthInI jema DolavA mAMDyuM. vahANanA nAvikoe vahANane sthira rAkhavA mATe tanatoDa prayatna karavA mAMDyo... meM izvaradatane kahyuM : "mitra, hiMmata nA hArIza. huM paNa tane sahAyatA karuM chuM.' meM ane vasubhUtie saDhanAM doraDAM kApI nAkhyAM. saDhanAM vastrane paNa vALI lIdhuM. ame laMgaro chUTAM mUkI dIdhAM.... 722 bhAga-2 ( bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bIjI bAju muzaLadhAra varSA cAlu thaI gaI. vahANa UchaLI UchaLIne pANI para pachaDAvA lAgyuM. vahANanI paDakhenuM eka pATiyuM tUTI gayuM.. ane vahANamAM pANI bharAvA mAMDyuM. nAviko ene rokavAno prayatna karatA hatA tyAM bIjI bAjunuM pATiyuM tUTI gayuM. vahANamAM pANI ja pANI thaI gayuM. mane lAgyuM ke have A jahAja DUbI javAnuM... nAviko nirAza thaI gayA hatA. Izvaradatta jevo bAhoza vahANavaTI mUDha banI gayo hato... huM ane vasubhUti vahANane bacAvavA mATe nirarthaka prayatna kare jatAM hatAM. ane vIjaLInAM eka bhayAnaka kaDAkA sAthe amAruM vahANa bhAMgI gayuM. ame sahu cAre dizAmAM phaMgoLAI gayA. huM ane vasubhUti chUTA paDI gayA. amane taratAM AvaDatuM hatuM. jevuM vahANa bhAMgyuM, mArA hAthamAM vahANanuM eka pATiyuM AvI gayuM. meM pATiyAne barobara pakaDI lIdhuM. pATiyAnI sAthe samudramAM huM taNAvA lAgyo. traNa divasa ane traNa rAta samudramAM taNAto rahyo, UchaLato rahyo.. paTakAto rahyo. chevaTe huM kinAre pahoMcyo. kinArA para vanarAjI patharAyelI hatI. thoDe dUra vRkSo paNa UbhelAM hatAM. huM vanarAjI para Avyo. bhInAM vastrone nicovI nAkhyAM. paraMtu peluM divya vastra "nayanamohana' jarAya bhIMjAyuM na hatuM! mane khUba Azcarya thayuM. meM e divya vastrane vanarAjI para pAtharyuM ane sUI gayo. khUba zramita thaI gayo hato huM. ekAda ghaTikA sudhI tyAM paDyo. rahya.. pachI sUryano tApa dajhADavA lAgyo eTale Ubho thaIne pAsenA jaMbuvRkSanI chAyAmAM jaIne beTho. gharethI nIkaLyA pachI, A rIte pahelI ja vAra huM ekalo paDI gayo hato. paraMtu mArI pAse divya vastra hovAthI huM nirbhaya hato. divya zaktinAM sAnnidhya mAtrathI huM nizcita thayelo hato. chatAM mane mitra vasubhUtinI smRti satAvatI hatI... huM vicAravA lAgyo : "bhAgyanA vilAso kevA vicitra hoya che! karmonI gati kevI aciMtya hoya che! kyAM zvetAMbInagarIno rAjamahela... ane jyAM A nirjana ekAMta samudrakinAro! kyAM vizALa parivAra ane dAsa-dAsIothI parivareluM mAruM rAjavI jIvana! ane kyAM ahIM ekaluM aTuluM ne cIMtharehAla jIvana! kevI kevI vicitra avasthAomAMthI huM pasAra thayo? ane haju zI khabara mArA karmo mane kyAM laI jaze? vilAsavatIno viyoga thayo ja hato, have mArA bIjA AtmA jevA mArA mitrano paNa viyoga thaI gayo. kevo saMyoga ane viyogano krama cAlI rahyo che? mane ema lAge che ke huM kadAca viyoganI vyathA vadhu samaya sahana nahIM karI zake... have mArI dhIrajano aMta AvI jaze? jIvanano moha jANe marI gayo che...' mane atyaMta kSudhA lAgI hatI. tRSA paNa mane pIDI rahI hatI. huM Ubho thayo. AjubAju dUra dUra sudhI najara nAkhI... uttara dizA tarapha mane haryobharyo pradeza zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 73 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dekhAyo. huM uttara dizA tarapha cAlyo. lagabhaga aDadho gAu cAlyA pachI, meM AMbAnAM, keLanAM ane phaNasanAM vRkSo joyAM, te vRkSanI hAramALA pAsethI ja eka nadI vahetI hatI. thoDe dUra rahelA parvata parathI e nadI vahI AvatI hatI. nadInuM zItaLanirmaLa pANI-pIne meM AmravakSanI chAyAmAM vizrAma karyo. tyAra bAda AmraphaLa, phaNasa ane keLAnAM phaLa toDIne, peTa bharIne sudhA zAMta karI. mane A jagyA khUba gamI gaI. vRkSo para pakSIono kalarava thato hato. nadInAM zAMta-zItaLa pANI vahetAM jatAM hatAM.. vRkSonI ghaTAmAM mora ane DhelanAM yugala, sArasa ane sArasInAM yugala nirbhaya banIne krIDA karatAM hatAM. nAnAM nAnAM haraNo nAcatAM-kUdatAM svacchaMdapaNe vicArI rahyAM hatAM, ahIM A pazupakSIone koInuM baMdhana na hatuM. nibaMdhana hatAM e! nahotI karavI paDatI koI yAcanA ke nahotI karavI paDatI koI dInatA! potapotAnI priyAo sAthe... A nirApada upavanamAM teo yatheccha viharI rahyAM hatAM. mane e pazu-pakSIonI irSyA thaI AvI. sUryAsta thaI gayo. upavananI zobhA ghaNI vadhI gaI. pavana zItala thaI gayo. meM nadInA kinArA para, AmravRkSanI chAyAmAM eka svaccha paththarazilA upara bhInAM bhInAM paNa pAtharIne majAnI pathArI banAvI dIdhI. rAtri tyAM ja pasAra karavAno nirNaya karyo. traNa divasa ane traNa rAta samudramAM vitAvI hatI. eka kSaNa paNa UMgha Ave ja kyAMthI? eTale rAtrinA prAraMbhamAM ja UMghI javAno nirNaya karyo. parNonI nigdha pathArImAM besIne meM devagurunuM mAnasika pUjana karyuM ane sUI gayo. be-pAMca kSaNamAM huM gADha nidrAmAM sarI paDyo. jyAre mArI AMkho khUlI tyAre pUrvAkAza lAla lAla thayeluM hatuM. vRkSonI ghaTAmAM pakSIono kolAhala thaI rahyo hato. puSponI sugaMdha laIne zItala pavana vahI rahyo hato. meM sarvaprathama devagurune praNAma karyA. pachI paththarazilA parathI nIce UtarI nadInA kinAre jaI yathecchapaNe snAna karyuM. zarIrazuddhi ane vastrazuddhi karI huM nadInI suMvALI retavALA kinArA para AgaLa cAlyo.. thoDe dUra gayA pachI meM retImAM manuSyanA pagalAM joyAM! pagalAMnI lAMbI paMkti joI. meM pagalAMnI rekhAo dhyAnapUrvaka joI. "A pagalAM koI strInAM che! komalAMgI strInAM che!' meM nirNaya karyo. A strI hamaNAM ja prabhAta veLAe ahIMthI pasAra thayelI che!" e paNa anumAna karyuM. huM e pagale pagale cAlavA mAMDyo. nadIno paTa vaTAvIne meM upavanamAM praveza karyo. e pagalAM upavanamAM AgaLa vadhatAM hatAM. huM AgaLa vadhyo... tyAM dUra eka tApasakanyAne UbhelI joI! huM joto ja rahI gayoteNIe zarIra para patalI vRkSachAlanAM vastra paheryA hatAM. tapelA sonA jevI kAntivALuM tenuM zarIra hatuM. tenA paganA paMjAo lAla raMgathI raMgAyelA hatA. tenI kamara patalI hatI, jaMghA puSTa, 724 bhAga-2 ( bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatI. zyAma romarAjI hatI. unnata paryAdhara hatA. azokalatA jevA komaLa bAhu hatA. jAsuda puSpanA jevA lAla raMgavALA enA hoTha hatA. haraNInA nayana jevAM enAM caMcaLa nayana hatAM. pramANopeta suMdara saraLa nAsikA hatI. kheMcelA dhanuSya jevI enI be bhramaro hatI. aSTamInA candra jevo bhAlapradeza hato. tenA DAbA hAthamAM puSpothI bharelI chAbaDI hatI. jamaNAM hAthe te puSpo cUMTI rahI hatI...! mane vicAra Avyo : 'eka vanavAsinI kanyAnuM AvuM adbhuta lAvaNya? koNa haze A kanyA? zA mATe A kanyA AvA pradezamAM rahetI haze?' huM najIka gayo. e mane nA jue e rIte eka latA samUhanI pAchaLa besI dhArI-dhArIne meM ene joI... huM camakI gayo. 'are A to vilAsavatI che! AnAmAM ane vilAsavatImAM koI ja pharaka mane dekhAto nathI... mAtra vastromAM pharaka che!' jema jema enAM aMgopAMga joto gayo... tema tema mArAmAM vAsanAnI Aga prajvalita thavA lAgI. mohavAsanA uttejita thavA lAgI... vanakanyA, puSpothI chAbaDI bharAI jatAM vana tarapha cAlavA lAgI. huM paNa vana tarapha, enI pAchaLa pAchaLa, thoDuM aMtara rAkhIne cAlavA lAgyo. mane lAgyuM ke,huM e vanakanyAne maLuM... enI sAthe vAta karuM... e mane jue!' eTale huM bIjA rastethI AgaLa nIkaLIne, enA mArganI vacce Ubho rahyo, e pAse AvI eTale meM praNAma karIne kahyuM : 'he bhagavatI! tamAro tapadharma vRddhi pAmo. tame nirbhaya banIne be kSaNa mArI vAta sAMbhaLo.' te UbhI rahI gaI. eka kSaNa mArA tarapha joIne, teNIe potAnI dRSTi jamIna para sthira karI dIdhI. 'bhagavatI, huM zvetAMbIno rahevAsI chuM. tAmraliptIthI suvarNabhUmi AvIne, tyAMthI samudramArge siMhaladvIpa javA nIkaLyo hato. mArgamAM vahANa bhAMgI gayuM.. pATiyAnA sahAre bacI gayo... samudranA kinAre Avyo... he devI, mane kaho ke A pradezanuM nAma zuM che? A kayo dvIpa che? ane tamAro Azrama kyAM Avelo che?' e varakanyAe zaramAtAM zaramAtAM mArI sAme joyuM. dRSTi tirachI karI... pachI kSaNa vAra nIcuM mukha karIne UbhI rahI... mArA eka paNa praznano uttara nA Apyo... ane tapovana tarapha cAlatI thaI gaI... huM vicAramAM paDI gayo. 'vanakanyA nirbhaya che. mane joIne ene bhaya nA lAgyo... paraMtu saMkoca pAmI... bolI nahIM, paNa be vAra teNe mane snehadRSTithI joyo! evI ja enI AMkho che... jevI vilAsavatInI che! mane to A vilAsavatI ja lAge che... paraMtu e ahIM... A dUranA pradezamAM... te paNa nirjana vanamAM kyAMthI hoI zake? samAna AkRtinAM ghaNAM strI-puruSo hoya che... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 75

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paraMtu A kanyAne joIne mArAmAM anaMga kema pragaTyo? mAruM mana vAsanAgheluM kema banyuM? vilAsavatI sivAya, koI paNa strI pratye mAruM mana, Aja dina sudhI vikA2vaza nathI banyuM... mane kaMI samajAtuM nathI... huM A vanakanyAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa jAuM... jarUra e tapovanamAM ja rahetI haze. tapovanamAM anya strI-puruSa paNa rahetAM haze. tyAM javAthI ja mArI jijJAsAonuM samAdhAna maLI zakaze.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir huM AgaLa cAlyo. e ja latAnikuMjamAM pravezyo. tyAMthI mane e tApasakanyA dekhAtI hatI. te maMdagatie cAlatI hatI ane thoDe dUra gayA pachI teNe pAchaLa joyuM. pAchaLa koI nA dekhAyuM eTale te tyAM UbhI rahI gaI. puSponI chAbaDI jamIna para mUkI. teNe pahereluM valkala-vastra ThIka karyuM. be hAthe potAnA kezasamUhane sa2kho karyo. tyAra pachI teNe saMpUrNa za2I2ne maroDyuM. baMne hAtha UMcA karI... potAnA vakSa:sthaLane jovA lAgI... pachI moTuM bagAsuM khAI... te jamIna para paga lAMbA karIne besI gaI. cAre bAju najara pheravavA lAgI. mane Azcarya thayuM. 'A dekhAya che tApasakanyA... eno veSa che tApasakanyAno... ane e kriyA karI rahI che. sAmAnya saMsArI strI jevI! enI AMkhomAM anaMganuM ramaNa dekhAya che... paraMtu mAre AvA badhA vicAro zA mATe karavA? javA do ene enA sthAne...' huM pelI girinadI tarapha cAlyo. meM phalAhAra karI pANI pIdhuM ane e ramaNIya pradezamAM pharavA lAgyo. dhIre dhIre te pahADa tarapha AgaLa vadhyo. UMDI kotarAyelI khaDakALa bhUmi zarU thaI. huM cAlato rahyo. kyAMka kyAMka jharaNAnAM pANI aTavAIne, kALamIMDha paththaromAM paDelI moTI bakholomAM bharAI rahyAM hatAM, tyAM kyAMka ADI AvatI bhekhaDonA kAraNe jharaNuM mUMjhAIne UbhuM rahI gayuM hatuM. Akhare huM eka dharAmAM paDatA dhodhanA uparavAsamAM jaI pahoMcyo. tyAM jematema UgelA borasalInA jhADanAM jhUMDanI chAyAmAM jaIne Ubho rahyo. mAro cahero lAla thaI gayo hato, ane zarIramAMthI phUTatA prasvedanA kAraNe snigdha banI gayo hato, meM mArA uttarIya vastrathI cahero lUchI nAkhyo. vAtAvaraNamAM taDako paNa ThIka ThIka phelAyo hato. Thera Thera bharAyelAM pANInI bhInAza paththarazilAomAMthI upara uThatI hatI. gIca jhADIthI maDhelI dharatImAMthI kaMIka tIkhI-bhInI soDama nIkaLatI hatI. 73 tyAM mane vilAsavatI yAda AvI... tApasakanyA yAda AvI... manomana huM bolI UMco : vilAsavatI, tuM bhavya che... ati suMdara che. mArA hRdayamAM hara paLe tArA nAmano dhabakAra thayA kare che. tArAM vagara mArA astitvano koI artha nathI...' mArA ajJAta manamAMthI AvAM vAkyo UThavA lAgyAM. e vAkyonA saMdarbhamAM UThatAM saMvedano mArA romaromamAM paDaghAtAM hatAM. girinadInI bhInA... hariyANA vAtAvaraNamAM mAruM mana vilAsavatInA sAnnidhyane bhAga-2 4 bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jhaMkhI rahyuM. mArA citta para eka anero unmAda chavAyo. hRdayamAM anaMganI AMdhI UThI.. huM be bhekhaDo vaccenI keDI parathI dhIre dhIre nIce Utaryo. tyAM nadIno pravAha vaheto hato. kinArA paranI eka zilA para besI meM mArA be paga pANImAM DubADyAM.. tyAM besI rahyo.. tyAM mane mAro mitra vasubhUti yAda Avyo. ane mAro avaMgajavara UtaravA mAMDyo. "kyAM haze mAro e mitra? jevI rIte mArA hAthamAM pATiyuM AvI gayuM ne huM kinAre pahoMcI gayo, e rIte enA hAthamAM paNa pATiyuM AvI gayuM haze ne? he bhagavAna, tuM mArA mitranI rakSA karaje, e niHsvArtha che... e mArA mATe ja jIvato hato. ene potAnAM sukha-duHkha jevuM kaMI hatuM ja nahIM. e mArA sukhe sukhI ane mArA duHkhe duHkhI rahenAro mitra che... enA vinA mAruM jIvana artha vinAnuM banI gayuM che.' huM tyAMthI sAcavIne Ubho thayo. je rastethI huM pahADamAM Avyo hato, e ja raste pAcho pharyo. upavananA ADA-- avaLA mArgo para pharato rahyo. jyAre sUrya astAcala tarapha UtaravA lAgyo, huM nadInA paTamAM jaI Ubho rahyo. mAre bIjuM koI kAma na hatuM. nadInA pANI upara taratAM pakSIo jato rahyo. nadInA sAme kinAre pANI pIvA AvatAM pazuone joto rahyo. meM phalAhAra karI pANI pI lIdhuM, ane rAta kyAM pasAra karavI, te jagyA zodhavA lAgyo. AmravRkSanI nIce mane eka moTI paththarazilA maLI gaI. tenA para lIlAM parNa pAtharIne pathArI banAvI ane devagurunuM smaraNa karI sUI gayo. AkhA divasanA rajhaLapATanA kAraNe mane tarata ja UMgha AvI gaI. eka prahara rAtri bAkI rahI haze tyAre mane eka svapna AvyuM : huM eka suvarNavRkSa pAse beTho hato. mArI pAse eka divya strI AvI. tenA hAthamAM manohara puSpamALA hatI. teNe mane kahyuM : "kumAra, A puSpamALA meM jAte gUMthelI che. huM tamArA mATe lAvI chuM, mATe grahaNa karo." meM e divya strI pAsethI puSpamALA laIne mArA gaLAmAM paherI lIdhI! pachI e divya strI sAthe ghaNo vArtAlApa ryo. tyAM mArA kAne sArasa pakSIno madhura svara paDyo.. ne huM jAgI gayo. savAre huM jAgyo tyAre savAranA sUrajanuM mulAyama ajavALuM patharAyuM hatuM. UMcA vRkSonI saghana DALIonI tirADamAMthI sUrajanAM kiraNo mArA para paDatAM hatAM. ja eka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 727 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[[10911 huM Ubho thayo. meM svapnane punaH yAda karI lIdhuM. "A svapna je rIte ane je kALe mane AvyuM che, enuM phaLa mane maLavuM ja joIe. thoDA divasomAM ja mane koI kanyAnI prApti thavI joIe. paraMtu A araNya che! huM nathI jANato ke ahIM zuM thaze?' mane avyakta harSa thayo mArI jamaNI AMkha pharakavA lAgI. jamaNo hAtha skurAyamAna thavA lAgyo... tethI mAruM mana zraddhAvALuM banyuM. "mane kanyAlAbha thavo ja joIe... paraMtu A kevI rIte saMbhavita banaze? huM vilAsavatI sivAya bIjI koI kanyAnI icchA karato nathI. to zuM mane A vanamAM vilAsavatI maLaze? e vAta saMbhavita nathI. hA, pelI tApasakanyA vilAsavatI jevI. ja che... e ja rUpa ane e ja lAva! e vilAsavatI ja hovI joIe. nahIMtara enAmAM anaMgano taravarATa kevI rIte hoI zake? meM gaI kAle enI zArIrika ceSTA joI hatI. paraMtu jo eNe tApasI-dIkSA laI lIdhI hoya to enI sAthe vaiSayika sukha nA bhogavI zakAya. pachI to mAre saMsAranAM sukhono tyAga karI, tApasa thaI javAnuM ja ucita che. mArI khAtara jo e tApasI banI zake che to mAre tApasa banI javuM sarvathA ucita che. Aje huM tapAsa karuM e tApasIne zodhIne nirNaya karuM ke e koNa che? jyAM sudhI e nirNaya nA thAya tyAM sudhI huM bIjuM koI pagaluM nA bharI zakuM." meM nadImAM snAna karyuM. phalAhAra karyo. pANI pIdhuM ane e vanapradezamAM tApasakanyAne zodhavA nIkaLI paDyo. divasabhara zodhato rahyo... bhaTakato rahyo.. e kanyA nA maLI.. e ja rIte bIjA divase bhaTakyo... rAta paDI gaI, chatAM tApasakanyA nA maLI.... A rIte divasa daramiyAna ene zodhatA pharavAnuM ane rAtre nizcita sthAne AvIne sUI javAnuM paMdara divasa sudhI cAlyuM! huM thAkI gayo hato. kaMTALI gayo hato. nirAzAthI gherAI gayo hato... chatAM svapnathI baMdhAyelI AzAno eka tAMtaNo tUTyo na hato, akhaMDa hato. mAdhavIlatAthI vIMTAyelA eka AmravRkSanI pAse jaIne chAyAmAM beTho.. tyAM sUkAM pAMdaDAMono khaDakhaDa avAja saMbhaLAyo. je dizAmAMthI avAja Avyo, te dizAmAM meM joyuM... dUrathI mArI tarapha AvatI eka tApasI-strIne meM joI... huM ene joto ja rahyo. teNe kapALamAM rAkhanuM tilaka kareluM hatuM. mAthe kALA vALanI jaTA bAMdhelI 78 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatI. tenA gaLAmAM rudrAkSanI mALA hatI. tenA eka hAthamAM kamaMDala hatuM. tenuM zarIra ati kRza hatuM chatAM mukha para teja hatuM. bhUtakALamAM e rUpasuMdarI haze, ema mane lAgyuM. tApasI najIka AvI. huM Ubho thayo ane praNAma karyAM. jamaNo hAtha saheja UMco karIne te bolI : 'rAjaputra! zataM jIva!' mane Azcarya thayuM. 'ANe mane rAjaputra kahIne saMbodhyo... e mane kevI rIte oLakhI gaI? hA, meM jANyuM che ke AvA tApasa, tApasIo viziSTa jJAnI hoya che. jJAnadraSTivALA hoya che. teo badhuM ja jANatA hoya che...' huM vicArato... ane tApasInI sAme joto Ubho hato. tApasInI AMkho dhIre dhIre bhInI thatI gaI. cahero lAla thato gayo. teNIe mane kahyuM : 'he kumAra, ApaNe jamIna para besIe, tamArI sAthe mAre keTalIka Avazyaka vAto karavI che.' meM kahyuM : 'jevI bhagavatInI AjJA! ApaNe besIe. mAre ahIM bIjuM koI kAma paNa nathI.' 'kumAra, je mahattvanI vAta mAre tamane kahevI che, e kahetA pahelAM huM tamane mAro paricaya ApuM. vaitADhya parvata upara 'gaMdhasamRddha' nAmanuM vizALa nagara che. e vidyAdharonuM nagara che. e nagaranA mahArAjA sahasrAnala hatA. rANInuM nAma suprabhA hatuM. temanI huM putrI chuM. mAruM nAma madanamaMjarI.' 'to Apa vidyAdhara rAjakumArI hatAM...? ane Ape A duSkara tApasI-vrata grahaNa karyuM?' 'hA, rAjakumAra, huM mArAM mAtA-pitAnI atyaMta priya putrI hatI. khUba lADapyAramAM huM UcharI. aneka lAomAM nipuNa banI. jyAre meM yauvanamAM praveza karyo, mArA pitAjIe 'pavanagati' nAmanA rAjakumAra sAthe mArAM lagna nakkI karyAM. mArA pati rUpavAna, guNavAna ane parAkramI hatA. amAro paraspara pragADha prema hato. dIrdhakALaparyaMta ame vaiSayika sukho bhogavyAM. svargIya sukhano anubhava karatAM rahyAM. paraMtu A duniyAmAM konuM sukha zAzvata che? sukha pachI duHkha AvatuM ja hoya che. eka divasa vimAnamAM besIne ame baMne AkAzamArge naMdanavana gayAM. naMdanavanamAM ame bhinna bhinna prakAranI krIDAo karavA lAgyAM. te pachI mArA pati eka suvarNazilA para beThA ane huM emanAthI thoDe dUra jamIna para beThI. acAnaka mArA pita suvarNazilA parathI nIce gabaDI paDyA. paDatAMnI sAthe ja teo cetanAvihIna thaI zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 19

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gayA. AMkho baMdha thaI gaI. zarIra thoDuM kaMpyuM ane zAMta thaI gayuM. huM gabharAI gaI. meM emanuM mAthuM mArA khoLAmAM lIdhuM. 'tamane thayuM nAtha? tame kevI rIte gabaDI paDayAM?' huM prazno pUchavA lAgI.. paraMtu temanuM prANapakheruM UDI gayuM hatuM. meM dhIrethI mastaka jamIna para mUkyuM, ane naMdanavamAM dIna... anAtha banI bhaTakavA lAgI. "koI mArA svAmIne bacAvo.. koI no Avo... huM anAtha thaI gaI..." huM karuNa AkraMda karavA lAgI... ane jamIna para DhaLI paDI. paDatAMnI sAthe cetanA gumAvI. jyAre huM bhAnamAM AvI, meM vicAryuM : "huM AkAzamArge mArA nagaramAM jaIne mArA sasarAne samAcAra ApuM.. AkAzagAminI vidyAnuM smaraNa karyuM. paraMtu mane vidyA yAda ja nA AvI! huM atyaMta bhayabhIta thaI gaI. mArI AkAzagAminI vidyA jo cAlI gaI hoya to huM mArA nagaramAM pahoMcI ja nA zakuM. huM sAva bhAMgI paDI. mUDha banI gaI. mArA patinA mRtadeha pAse besI rahI. lagabhaga eka prahara pasAra thaI gayo. tyAM acAnaka meM mArA pitAjInA gADha mitra "devAnaMda' nAmanA vidyAdhara-tApasane AvatA joyA. mane joIne teo jaldI mArI pAse AvyA. mArA patinA mRtadehane joI temaNe pUchayuM : "he vatsa, A zuM thayuM?" bhagavaMta, mArA patideva mRtyu pAmyA ane mArI AkAzagAminI vidyA vistRta thaI gaI.." huM jorajorathI rudana karavA lAgI. tApasa devAnaMda jevA virakta mahApuruSanI AMkho paNa bhInI thaI gaI. temaNe mane AzvAsana ApavA mAMDyuM : beTI, have kalpAMta nA kara. zoka nA kara. A saMsAra AvI ja che. niHsAra che, nirguNa che. A saMsAranA sarva saMbaMdho kSaNabhaMgura che. koI saMbaMdha zAzvata nathI... badhA ja saMbaMdho parivartanazIla che... mATe badhA ja saMbaMdhonAM mamatva choDI de... ane zAzvata evA dharmanuM zaraNa aMgIkAra karI le.' meM kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, ApanAM vacana yathArtha che. mane kRpA karI tApasI-vrata Apo.' temaNe kahyuM : "madanamaMjarI, tArA mATe have tApasI-vrata ja yogya che. paraMtu tArI, AkAzagAminI vidyA vismRta thaI javAnuM zuM kAraNa banyuM?' 'bhagavaMta, huM jANatI nathI." teoe AMkho baMdha karI, jJAnanA AlokamAM kAraNa joyuM. vajo, teM siddhAyatana-kUTanuM, ajJAnadazAmAM ullaMghana karyuM che. tenA zikhara upara tArI puSpamALA paDI. tethI tArI AkAzagAminI vidyA cAlI gaI.." bhagavaMta, bhale cAlI gaI e vidyA, mAre e vidyAnI have jarUra nathI. mane to cha30 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhavasAgara tAranArAM vrata Apo.' 'huM tane vrata ApIza, paraMtu e pUrve huM tArA pitAjIne sarva vRttAMta jaNAvIza. pachI tane tApasI-dIkSAnAM vratonuM jJAna ApIza... tuM jo e vrato pALavAmAM zaktimAna haze to tane vrato ApIza. atyAre huM tane AkAzamArge mArA AzramapadamAM laI jAuM chuM. tane tyAM mUkIne, huM 'gaMdhasamRddhi' nagaramAM jaIza. jarUra lAgaze to tArA sAsare vilAsapura paNa jaI AvIza. teoe mArA patinA mRtadehane naMdanavana pAsethI vahetI sarayUmAM padharAvI dIdho, ane ame vimAnamAM besI AkAzamArge A dvIpa para AvyAM. mane A dvIpa upara emanA AzramapadamAM mUkI, teo mArA pitA pAse cAlyA gayA. mArA pitAne ane mArA sasarAne, mArA patinA Akasmika mRtyunA samAcAra ApyA ane mArA vairAgyanI vAta karI. huM tApasI-dIkSA levA tatpara banI chuM, e vAta karI. mAtA-pitAe, ane sasarAe anumati ApI. devAnaMdajI AkAzamArge pAchA AvyA. zubha divase, zubha muhUrte mane tApasI-dIkSA ApI. basa, te divasathI huM A dvIpa u52 devAnaMdajInA AzramamAM rahuM chuM. he rAjakumAra, A mAro paricaya che. have, A dvIpa para banelI eka viziSTa ghaTanA mAre tane kahevI che. eno tArI sAthe saMbaMdha che, ema mane samajAyuM che. eka divasa samudrakinArA pAsenA vanapradezamAM puSpo ane bIjI pUjanasAmagrI levA gaI hatI. puSpo cUMTatAM cUMTatAM mArI dRSTi samudrakinArAnAM pANI para paDI. pANImAM eka pATiyA sAthe tarI rahelI yuvatI-kanyAne joI. sUryanA komaLa kiraNo e kanyAnAM caMdralekhA jevI dehakAntine prakAzita karatAM hatAM. huM puSponI chAbaDI ane pUjanasAmagrI tyAM ja mUkIne, doDatI kinAre pahoMcI. kinAre bahu pANI na hatuM. huM pANImAM UtarI... pATiyA upara, pATiyAne vaLagIne paDelI e kanyAne, pATiyA sAthe bahAra kheMcI lIdhI, mAruM pANInuM kamaMDaLa mArI sAthe ja hatuM. meM kamaMDaLamAMthI pANI kanyAnA mukha para chAMTyuM... enA be hoTha pahoLA karI, enA moMmAM pANI reDyuM... ene pATiyA uparathI nIce utArI... dhIre dhIre enI mUrchA dUra thaI. tenI AMkho khUlI. te mArI sAme joI rahI. meM enA mAthe hAtha pheravatAM kahyuM : 'vatse, tuM bhaya nA pAmIza. huM tApasI chuM. tuM mArA zaraNe che.' teNe UbhI thaI mane praNAma karyAM. pachI te tyAM ja retI para besI gaI... ane samudra tarapha udAsa AMkhothI joI rahI. meM ene kahyuM : 'tuM ahIM ja besaje. huM hamaNAM ja tArA mATe phaLo laI AvuM chuM ane kamaMDaLa bharIne pANI laI AvuM chuM.' meM ene kahyuM to kharuM paNa pachI mane vicAra Avyo ke 'dukhiyArI A kanyAne ekalI mUkavI nA joIe.' eTale meM ene mArI sAthe ja lIdhI. dhIre dhIre cAlatAM ame baMne upavanamAM AvyAM. eka AmravRkSa nIce tene besADI, huM keLAM ane zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 731 For Private And Personal Use Only

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phaNasanAM phaLa toDI lAvI. nadImAMthI pANI bharI lAvI. e kanyA pAse besIne meM ene phaLa khavarAvyAM ane pANI ApyuM pachI meM ene pUchyuM : beTI, tAre ahIM vizrAma karavo che ke AzramamAM jaIne vizrAma karavo che?' 'jevI bhagavatInI icchA ane AjJA!' enA madhura ane ziSTa zabdo sAMbhaLIne meM anumAna karyuM ke A kanyA koI UMcA khAnadAnanI che. 'paraMtu meM ene eka paNa prazna nA pUchyo. enAM bhInAM thaI gayelAM vastrone sukAvAM dIdhAM. taDakAthI ane pavanathI vastro jaladI sukAI gayAM. ame dhIre dhIre Azrama tarapha cAlyAM. AzramamAM pravezIne ame sIdhAM kulapati devAnaMdajI pAse gayAM. kulapatine praNAma karIne, meM kanyA kevI rIte maLI AvI, teno vRttAMta kahyo. kulapatie kanyAne AzIrvAda ApyA ane mane kahyuM : "A kanyAratnane tuM tArI pAse rAkhaje." 'tArA pitA koNa che?' mauna... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kulapatinI AjJA svIkArIne, ame baMne mArI kuTiramAM AvyA. meM kanyAne vizrAma karavAnuM kahI, mArAM pUjA-pATha vagere Avazyaka kAryo patAvyAM. huM kanyA pAse jaIne beThI. te paNa jAgatI ja hatI! meM ene pUchyuM : 'beTI, tAruM vatana kayuM che?' 'tApraliptI...' 'tAre kyAM javAnuM che?' mauna... 'tAruM nAma?' mauna...! teNe moTo nisAso nAkhyo. zaramathI eNe potAnuM mukha nIcuM karI lIdhuM. meM enA mAthe hAya mUkyo... ke e mArA khoLAmAM mastaka mUkI raDI paDI. meM ene dhIre dhIre zAMta karI, ane koI prazna nA pUchyo. uttara ApavA koI ja Agraha nA karyo. meM vicAryuM : 'kulapatine ja badho vRttAMta pUchI laIza. teo jJAnabaLathI manuSyanAM bhUtakALane ane bhaviSyakALane batAvI zake che! kanyAne potAno paricaya ApatAM ghaNo saMkoca thAya che. mAre ene kaMI pUchavuM nathI...' e kanyA mArA khoLAmAM ja UMghI gaI. mane vicAra Avyo. 'karmonI kevI vicitratAo hoya che! huM naMdanavanamAM kulapatine maLI AvI, mane A kanyA samudrakinAre maLI AvI! jema huM rAjakumArI hatI, tema A paNa mane rAjakumArI ja lAge che! jevI rIte... acAnaka ja mArA patinuM mRtyu thaI gayuM hatuM... ane mArI AkAzagAminI 432 bhAga-2 4 bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vighA cAlI gaI hatI, tema A kanyAnA jIvanamAM paNa koI karuNatA sarjAI haze... kulapati pAsethI huM badhuM ja jANI laIza. devAnaMdajIno A Azrama... kharekhara, jIvanamAM hArelI, thAkelI ane tiraskRta thayelI kanyAo... strIo ane vidhavAo mATe apUrva AzrayasthAna che. devAnaMdajInI karuNA, emanuM vAtsalya... emanI apratima pratibhA... emanuM divya jJAna... A badhu advitIya che, adbhuta che. emanAM nayanomAMthI haMmezAM karuNAnuM amRta vahetuM meM joyuM che. koI vikAra nahIM, koI vAsanA nahIM! nirvikAra... vItarAga jevA A maharSi, eja manuSyane maLI zake, ke jenAM prabaLa puNyodaya hoya. mane to haju paNa e vAtanuM rahasya samajAyuM nathI.... ke teo naMdanavanamAM kevI rIte AvI gayA? ke jyAre mArI cAre bAju karuNatA chavAI gaI hatI... eka bAju mArA parama priya patino mRtadeha paDyo hato... ane mArI AkAzagAminI vidyA cAlI gaI hatI! UgaravAno koI mArga jaDato na hato. tyAre tAraNahAra banIne A mahAtmA tyAM AvI caDhyA hatA! zuM teoe jJAnabaLathI mArI sthiti joI haze? zA mATe jue? huM emanI koI sagI to hatI nahIM! mAtra mArA pitAnA teo parama AtmIya mitra che! paraMtu mArI kalpanA emane kevI rIte AvI haze? meM jyAre teone pUchyuM... tyAre mAtra smita pharakAvIne vAta TALI dIdhI che. pachI pUchyuM ja nathI. ane ahIM A AzramamAM mane je zAnti... samatA ane prasannatA maLI rahI che, te rAjamahelamAM paNa maLI na hatI. rAjamahelamAM bhautika sukhanA asaMkhya sAdhano jarUra hatAM, paraMtu AtmAnI prasannatA kyAM hatI? huM mArA khoLAmAM sUtelI - nizcita banIne sUtelI kanyAnA suMdara... bhoLA mukha tarapha joI rahI. enI manohara mukhAkRti mArA virakta hRdayane paNa AkarSita karatI. hatI.. 'kevA kevA koDa ane manoratha laIne A kanyA nIkaLI haze? jarUra samudrayAtrAmAM vipna AvyuM haze... kAM to vahANa bhAMgyuM haze.. athavA koIe ene samudramAM pheMkI dIdhI haze? enA bhAgyathI enA hAthamAM pATiyuM AvI gayuM haze! taNAtI taNAtI e kinAre AvI gaI... sAruM thayuM ke meM ene joI lIdhI.... ne huM laI AvI. nahIMtara jo koI duSTa joI lIdhI hota to ene upADI jAta.. enuM jIvana naSTa thaI jAta...' eNe AMkho kholI... ne jhaTa beThI thaI gaI! meM Apane bahu kaSTa ApyuM, bhagavatI...' "nA, nA, mane khUba prasannatA ApI mArA khoLAmAM sUI jaIne!' have tAre AzramamAM pharavuM hoya to phara, huM kulapati pAse jaIza." gra eka ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 933 For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM tApasI madanamaMjarIne pUchyuM : "he bhagavatI, Ape kulapatine e kanyAnA viSayamAM pUchIne e koNa che - vagere jANyuM kharuM?" hA, e ja vAta have tane huM kahuM chuM.' kulapatine pUchyuM : bhagavaMta, A kanyA koNa che, e samudramAM taNAtI kinAre kevI rIte AvI? ane enuM bhaviSya kevuM che?' kulapatie AMkho baMdha karI. jJAnanA AlokamAM kanyAnA bhUtakALane joyo... enuM bhaviSya joyuM... pachI AMkho kholIne mArI sAme joyuM. tapasvinI, A kanyA, tAmraliptInA rAjA izAnacaMdranI putrI vilAsavatI che..." vilAsavatInuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja huM gaddagada thaI gayo... ne bolI UThyo : "e vilAsavatI che? oho.... mAruM anumAna sAcuM paDyuM... ane mAruM svapna paNa sAcuM paDaze!' tApasIe kahyuM : "kumAra, kulapatie kahyuM : potAnA mAnI lIdhelA pati taraphanA pragADha snehanA lIdhe. enI A durdazA thaI che!' meM pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, to zuM e kumArikA nathI?' nA, dekhItI rIte te kumArikA che, paraMtu tenAmAM kaumArya raheluM nathI!" Apa Ama zAthI kaho cho?" teNe, zvetAmbInagarInA rAjakumAra sanakumArane potAno pati mAnIne, enI sAthe sneha saMbaMdha bAMdhyo che. joke enI sAthe lagna thayAM nathI. meM pUchayuM : "bhagavaMta, zvetAmbIno rAjakumAra tAmraliptImAM kyAMthI AvI caDyo?' kulapatie kahyuM : "pitAthI risAIne te enA mitra sAthe tAmraliptamAM Avelo. rAja izAnacaMdrano prItipAtra banelo.. tene rahevA mATe rAjAe judo AvAsa Apelo! vasaMta utsavamAM rAja kanyAe ene joyo ane mohita thaI. pachI milana thayuM. prema vadhato cAlyo. e arasAmAM rAjAnI rANI (vilAsavatInI mAtA nahIM, bIjI rANI anaMgavatI) sanakumAra para mohita thaI.... potAnA AvAsamAM bolAvI, bhogaprArthanA karI. kumAre nA pADI. rANI roSe bharANI. kumAra potAnA AvAse gayo. rANIe rAjAnA 938 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kAna bhaya, kumAra para kalaMka mUkyuM. rAjAe eno vadha karavAnI AjJA karI. paraMtu je rAjapuruSane vadha karavAnI AjJA karelI te vinayaMdhara, rAjakumAra sanakumArane oLakhato hato... teno vadha nA karAvyo.. paraMtu dUra dezamAM ravAnA karI dIdho. rAjAne kahI dIdhuM ke - "sanakumArano vadha karI nAkhavAmAM Avyo che. A vAta vilAsavatIe sAMbhaLI. teNe pArAvAra kalpAMta karavA mAMDyo. rAjamahelamAM vAta pragaTa thaI gaI hatI, tethI vAtAvaraNa ghaNuM kSubdha hatuM. vinayaMdhare khUba gaMbhIratAthI guptatA jALavI hatI. eNe mahArAjAne kahI dIdhuM hatuM ke "pretavanamAM kumAra sanaskumArano vadha karAvI dIdho che. ane eno mitra paradeza cAlyo gayo che. A vAtathI rAjA karatAM paNa vadhAre khuzI rANI anaMgavatIne thaI hatI. sahuthI vadhAre duHkha vilAsavatIne thayuM. teNe enI dAsI athavA to sakhI anaMgasuMdarIne kahyuM : "suMdarI, huM paNa have jIvI zakIza nahIM. huM e ja pretavanamAM jaI AtmahatyA karIza.' anaMgasuMdarI raDI paDI. teNe kahyuM : "devI, mArI svAminI, tame AtmahatyA nA karazo... tamArA vinA huM zuM karIza? mAre paNa pachI tamAruM ja mArga levo paDaze... rAjakumArI, zuM tame jANyuM ke kumArano mahArAjAe zA mATe vadha karAvyo?' nA..." rANI anaMgavatInuM A paatra hatuM.." tuM zuM vAta kare che?' taddana sAcI vAta karuM chuM. mArI mAtA rANIvAsamAM rahe che ne? eNe eka divasa mahArAjA ane anaMgavatIno vArtAlApa sAMbhaLelo..." koI kAraNa?' IrSyA!' konI?" rAjakumArI vilAsavatInI!" rANIne khabara paDI gayelI ke kumAra rAjakumArIne maLe che... baMne vacce prema thayo che... teNe kumArane rANIvAsamAM bolAvIne premanI prArthanA karelI! kumAre nA pADI... basa, rANIe mahArAjAnA kAna bhaMbherI nAkhyA. kumAra upara "durAcArIno Aropa mUkyo... mahArAjAe kumArano vadha karavAnI AjJA karI..." "suMdarI, mAre A mahelamAM nathI rahevuM... AvI mArI mAtA? ane AvA mArA pitA?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 03 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"kumArI, dhIraja rAkho... badhuM sAruM thaze...' zuM sAruM thaze? mAro sarvanAza thaI gayo..." vilAsavatIe AtmahatyA karavAno manomana nirNaya karI lIdho. anaMgasuMdarI enA ghare gaI. vilAsavatIe madhyarAtrino samaya pasaMda karyo. rAjaparivAra nidrAdhIna hato. rAjamahelamAMthI bahAra nIkaLavAno guptamArga vilAsavatI jANatI hatI. e mArga para koI cokI na hatI. vilAsavatI nIkaLI gaI e mArgethI. eka pachI eka galI vaTAvatI e AgaLa vadhI rahI hatI, tyAM eka aMdhArI galImAM e DAkuonA hAthamAM sapaDAI gaI. DAkuoe kahyuM : "tArA badhA alaMkAro utArI Apa.' vilAsavatIe alaMkAro utArI ApyA. ane kahyuM : "basa? have mane mArA raste javA do." DAku-saradAre kahyuM : "tane choDI devA nathI pakaDI. tAre amArI sAthe cAlavAnuM che. sIdhI rIte cAla, nahIMtara amAre tane upADI javI paDaze.." vilAsavatIe kahyuM : "bhale huM tamArI sAthe AvuM chuM, paraMtu jo tame mArA zIlano bhaMga karavAno prayatna karazo to jIbha kacaDIne AtmahatyA karIza.' DAkuoe paraspara vicAraNA karI. teo samudrakinArA para AvyA. haju rAtrino cotho prahara zarU thayo hato. samudrakinArA para deza-videzanAM aneka jahAja paDelAM hatAM. DAkunA saradAre barbarakULa tarapha janArA jahAjanA mAlika acala sArthavAhano saMparka karI, vilAsavatIne batAvI. sArthavAha, joIe che A rUpasudaMrI?' mUlya bolo!' acalane vilAsavatI gamI gaI. eka lAkha sonAmahoro!" laI jAo sonAmahoro ane ApI jAo A rUpasuMdarI!' vilAsavatIno sodo thaI gayo. DAku-saradAra eka lAkha sonAmahoro laIne cAlyo gayo. acale vilAsavatIne vahANamAM potAnA ja khaMDamAM rAkhI. acala vilAsavatInA rUpa para mugdha thaI gayo hato. teNe vilAsavatInAM mUlyavAna vastro joIne anumAna karyuM ke "A koI moTA gharanI kanyA che. mATe enI prabhAtamAM tapAsa thaze... mATe vahelAmAM vahelI take ahIMthI vahANa haMkArI devuM joIe.' eNe vahelI savAre vahANane samudramAM taratuM mUkI dIdhuM. 939 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vilAsavatI potAnA bhAgyano doSa jotI, karuNa rudana karavA lAgI. teNe vicAryuM : bhale, metavanamAM jaIne prANatyAga nA karI zakI, have samudramAM kUdI paDIne prANatyAga karIza." jyAre acale ene pUchyuM : "suMdarI, tAruM nAma zuM che ane te konI putrI che?" vilAsavatI mauna rahI. tuM ciMtA nA karIza. huM tane mArI patnI banAvaza! mArI pAse karoDo sonAmahoro che. tane sukhI karIza." vilAsavatIe Aga jharatI AMkhe acala sAme joIne kahyuM : mArAthI dUra raheje. lagna karavAnI vAta to dUra che... mane jo teM sparza paNa karyo to tAruM A vahANa samudramAM DUbI jaze.' acala gabharAyo. teNe potAnA manane kAbUmAM rAkhIne nakkI karyuM : "barbarakULa pahoMcyA pachI ja Ane vaza karIza!' paraMtu e vahANa barbarakULa nA pahoMcyuM. samudramAM bhayaMkara tophAna UThyuM. vahANa bhAMgyuM... ane vahANe jaLasamAdhi lIdhI. vilAsavatIne bhAMgelA vahANanuM pATiyuM maLI gayuM... ne te kinAre pahoMcI... te pachInI vigata tuM jANe che..." kulapatie mane kanyAno bhUtakALa batAvyo. pachI teoe svayaM eno bhaviSyakALa batAvatAM kahyuM : "A kanyA enA mAnelA patine maLaze. enI sAthe vaiSayika sukho bhogavaze. tyAra pachI dharmapuruSArtha karaze. ane manuSyajIvana saphaLa karaze! meM kulapatine pUchayuM : "zuM eno mAnelo pati jIve che? hA, jIve che!" "to to ghaNuM sAruM!" meM kulapatine vaMdanA karI, mArI kuTiramAM AvIne nidrAdhIna banI. rAjakanyA to kyAranIya nidrAdhIna thaI gaI hatI. 0 0 0 bIjA divase savAre UThIne nityakarmathI paravArIne, meM rAjakanyAne jagADI. jAgIne teNe mane praNAma karyA. meM enA mAthe hAtha mUkIne kahyuM : "he rAjaputrI, upakArI kulapati pAsethI meM tAro pUrvavRttAMta badho ja jANyo che. tuM ciMtA choDI de. dhIraja dhAraNa kara. jJAnI puruSo saMsArane asAra kahe che. te saMpUrNa sAcuM che. teM tArA nAnA jIvanamAM asAratA anubhavI che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 77 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ja sarva vaibhavo ane saMpattio svapnanI saMpatti che. je saMsAranAM sarva sukho vIjaLInA jhabakArA jevAM che. priyajanonA samAgama anitya che, alpakAlIna che. Ama samajIne tuM tArA mananuM samAdhAna karI svastha bana." rAjaputrIe kahyuM : "he bhagavatI, Ape kahyuM te yathArtha che. mane samajAyuM che, mATe mane tApasI dIkSA Apo.' meM kahyuM : "rAjakumArI, tApasa-vrata levAnI haju ghaNI vAra che. priya kumArI, A tArA prathama yauvananI vaya che. A vayamAM viSayabhogono manathI paNa tyAga karavo saraLa nathI. ghaNuM ghaNuM duSkara kAma che... A vayamAM viSayavAsanAo prabaLa banatI hoya che... mana kAmAtura banatuM hoya che. mATe vrata hamaNAM nathI levAnuM.' 'trikALajJAnI devAnaMdajIne meM tAruM bhaviSya paNa pUchI lIdhuM che!" zuM kahyuM bhagavaMte?" rAjakumArI bhaviSya jANavA adhIra banI gaI. tane tAro manathI mAnelo pati, zvetAmbIno rAjakumAra maLaze! enuM mRtyu nathI thayuM.' rAjakumArInI AMkho AzcaryathI pahoLI thaI gaI. tenA mukha para harSa chavAI gayo. te mane bheTI paDI.. be hAthamAM mAruM mukha pakaDI pUchavA lAgI : sAce ja teo mRtyu nathI pAmyA? kulapatijIe kahyuM?' hA, taddana sAcI vAta che. rAjakumAra jIve che... ne te alpa samayamAM maLaze!" bhagavatI. mAro zoka-saMtApa nAza pAmyo.. meM sahelAM duHkho sArthaka banyAM.. mArAM sukhano sUraja UgI gayo.....' rAjakumArIe harSAvezamAM hAtha parathI be kaMgana utAravAnI ceSTA karI... paNa hAtha para kaMgana hatAM ja nahIM! gaLAmAMthI hAra kADhI mane bheTa ApavAnI ceSTA karI... paNa gaLAmAM hAra hato ja nahIM. badhA alaMkAro pelA lUMTArA laI gayA hatA! te zaramAI gaI.. meM kahyuM : "rAjakumArI zaramA nahIM. AvuM dAna ApI zakavA tuM samartha ja che... ne bhaviSyamAM ApI zakIza. mATe hamaNAM have tuM saMnyAsInI banavAnI vAta bhUlI jA.' bhagavatI, Apa jema AjJA karazo tema karIza, Apano A upakAra A janmamAM kyAreya nahIM bhulAya...' cha38 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjaputrI, upakAra badho kulapatijIno che..." "pahelo upakAra Apano... samudramAMthI bahAra kADhI mane navuM jIvana Ape ApyuM che.. Apa mArI "mAtA" banyAM cho. Apa have mane rAjakumArI nA kahezo... rAjaputrI nA kahezo... mane "putrI' kaho... "beTI' kaho...... mArI AMkhomAM harSanA AMsu UbharAyAM. mArA hRdayamAM enA pratye vAtsalyano dariyo ghUghavavA lAgyo. 0 0 0 eka divasanI vAta che. amArA kulapati, teonA dharmabaMdhunA darzana karavA siddhaparvata upara gayA hatA. sAta-ATha divaso pachI pAchA AvavAnA hatA. e daramiyAna vilAsavatI eka divasa puSpo ane kASTha vagere levA upavanamAM gaI hatI. ene AvavAmAM vilaMba thayo. mane ciMtA thavA lAgI. huM enA mArgamAM jaIne UbhI rahI.... ene AvatI meM joI. e vAraMvAra pAchaLa jotI hatI. e mArI pAse AvI pahoMcI. eNe mane enI moTI moTI AMkhothI joI... enI AMkho bhInI hatI. gAla para azrubiMduo hatAM. tenA zarIre parasevo vaLI gayelo hato. tenA cittamAM arati hatI. meM enA gAla lUchI nAkhyA. enA hAthamAMthI puSponI chAbaDI laI lIdhI. ame amArI kuTiramAM AvyA. teNe kASThAdi sAmagrI yogya sthAne mUkI. meM ene premathI pUchyuM : "beTI, Aje tane zuM thayuM che? teNIe mArI sAme joyuM. AMkhomAM pharI AMsuM UbharAyAM, e mArI chAtImAM mAthuM nAkhIne raDavA lAgI.. raDatAM raDatAM bolI : Aje mane mArA svajano yAda AvyAM..." "putrI, zoka nA kara. kulapatine AvavA de. teo tane tArAM svajano pAse laI jaze! tuM jANe che ne ke teo AkAzamArge gamanAgamana karI zake che. mane teo AkAzamArge ja ahIM laI AvyAM hatA ne! tane teo tArA nagaramAM pahoMcADI deze.." teNIe mArI sAme joyuM. mArA mukha para teno komaLa hAtha mUkIne bolI : "mArI vahAlI mAtA, tamane choDIne mAre kyAMya javuM nathI... huM ahIM ja rahIza... A to sAmAnya smRti thaI AvI... hRdaya bharAI AvyuM.. ne AMsu AvI gayAM...' bhale, have tuM snAna karI le, pachI ApaNe devapUjA karIe..." teNIe kahyuM : bhagavatI, Aje huM zramita chuM. Aje devapUjA nA karuM to?" bhale, vizrAma kara.' huM devapUjA mATe gaI. e AzramanA pUrva bhAgamAM ke jyAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA cha3c For Private And Personal Use Only

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AmravRkSonI paMkti che, tyAM gaI. bAjumAM AvelA sarovaramAM haMsayugalo ane sArasayugalanI kriIDA jovAmAM lIna banI. bIjA divase meM ene kahyuM : "vatsa, puSpo levA javAno samaya thaI gayo che...' tyAre teNe kahyuM : "Aje huM puSpo levA nahIM jAuM.. mane asvasthatA lAge che...' meM Agraha nA karyo. meM ene bIjuM kAma batAvyuM: 'beTI, Aje bhojanagRhamAM atithiono satkAra tuM karIza ke?' te bolI : "mane e kAma nahIM phAve. meM kyAreya evuM kAma kareluM nathI." ja teNIe devIpUjA choDI dIdhI. che puSpo levA javAnuM baMdha karyuM. ja atithiono satkAra karavAnuM baMdha karyuM... pahelAM A badhuM e karatI hatI. mArI pAse besIne vArtAlApa karavAnuM paNa e TALavA lAgI. mane enAmAM acAnaka AvelA parivartananuM kAraNa nA samajAyuM. jyAre huM devapUjAmAM houM tyAre e vidyAdhara-yugalonAM citro banAvavA lAgI! sArasa-sArasInAM ane mora-DhelanAM citro banAvavA lAgI. ekAMtamAM e zarIranAM aMgamaroDa karavA lAgI. chUpI rIte huM enI badalAyelI pravRttio jovA lAgI. alabatta, mane emAM koI Azcarya nA lAgyuM. huM samajuM chuM ke yauvanamAM AvuM badhuM svAbhAvika hoya che. A to anAyAsa AzramamAM AvI caDhI che! eNe koI vrata lIdhAM nathI. mAtra veSa tApasIno paheryo che. eTaluM ja! eTale enI pAsethI mArI koI vizeSa apekSAo paNa nathI. kharekhara, yauvanano mada gajaba hoya che. madamAMthI madana janme che ane madananA Avego... bhinna bhinna vilAso karAve che. A sthitimAM nirvikAra yauvanane avakAza ja nathI hoto. he kumAra, traNa bhuvanamAM evo koI jIva nahIM jaDe ke je yauvanamAM vikArarahita hoya. ochA-vattA pramANamAM vAsanA jAgrata thatI ja hoya che. eka Treka aMka bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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I[108HI bIjA divase, savArathI meM enI eka eka pravRtti para najara rAkhavA mAMDI. eNe nidrAtyAga karyo. AMkho baMdha karI devagurunuM smaraNa karyuM. mArI pAse AvIne mane praNAma karyA ane te kuTiramAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. kuTiranA dvAra para UbhI UbhI huM jovA lAgI ke e kyAM jAya che. AzramanuM vAtAvaraNa ramaNIya che. eka bAju pUjya kulapatinI bahu moTI nahIM ne bahu nAnI nahIM tevI kuTira che. teno bahArano coka gobarathI lIdhelo che ane enA para mAdhavIlatA patharAyelI che. traNa bAju AsopAlavanAM traNa traNa vRkSo che. kulapatine besavA mATe eka moTuM kASThAna mUkavAmAM AveluM che. kuTiranA atyaMtara bhAgamAM sAdhanAkakSa Avelo che. kyAreka kulapati traNa traNa divasa sudhI e sAdhanAkakSamAMthI bahAra nathI nIkaLatA. AhArapANIno sarvathA tyAga karI de che. sAdhanAkakSanI bAjumAM eka maMtraNAkakSa che. temAM cAra kASThAno mUkavAmAM AvelAM che. bahAragAmathI AvanArA rAjA-mahArAjAo ane zreSThIone kulapati e kakSamAM maLe che. maMtraNAkakSanI pAchaLa nAnakaDo zayanakhaMDa Avelo che. tyAM kulapati ekalA zayana kare che. zayanakakSanI pAchaLa eka vADo che. tyAM uttama kakSAnI cAra gAyo bAMdhavAmAM AvI che. khUba svaccha jagyA che e. e vADAnI pAchaLa kadalIvRkSonI moTI paMkti che. tenI sAme AmravRkSonI paMkti che. kulapatinI kuTiranI sAme eka moTo coka che. cokanI uttara dizAmAM sopArInA seMkaDo vRkSo AvelAM che. vilAsavatI e dizAmAM gaI. e UMDI dUra gaI eTale huM kuTiramAMthI bahAra nIkaLI, eka azokavRkSanI pAchaLa jaIne UbhI rahI. eka sopArInA vRkSanI sAme e UbhI rahI hatI. e vRkSane "nAgavallI'nI vela vIMTaLAI gayelI hatI. AvuM dazya kAmI-vilAsI strIpuruSo potAnI dRSTithI jotAM hoya che. e tyAM UbhI hatI, tyAM enAM pALelAM haraNanAM be baccAM enI cAre bAjuM kUdavA mAMDyAM. vilAsavatIe e baMne baccAone UpADI lIdhAM. chAtIe lagADyAM... ane prema karavA lAgI... thoDI vAra baccAone ramADIne teNe chUTAM mUkI dIdhAM. te AgaLa vadhI. huM paNa, e mane nA joI jAya e rIte AgaLa vadhI. e taLAvanI pALe pahoMcI. AzramanuM A taLAva, AzramanI zobhA che! emAM svaccha jaLa che. A taLAvanI cAre bAju jAsudanA moTA moTA choDa che. lAla lAla jAsudanI chAyA taLAvanA pANIne paNa lAla raMge raMgI nAkhe che. cAre dizAmAM vIza vIza pagathiyAM che taLAvamAM UtaravA mATe. A taLAvamAM hamezAM rAjahaMsa-rAjahaMsInAM be joDAM rahe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 741 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. sArasa-sArasInAM cAra joDAM rahe che. khUba suMdara ane manohara che A pakSIo vilAsavatI taLAvanI pALa upara jaIne beThI... huM taLAvanI sAmenI bAjue eka nAnI TekarI 52, ke jyAM devI kAlInuM nAnakaDuM maMdira che, tyAM jaIne UbhI rahI. tyAMthI mane vilAsavatI barAbara dekhAtI hatI. thoDI vAra te tyAM beThI, pachI UThIne taLAvanAM pagathiyAM UtarI, chellA pagathiyA para besI gaI. teNe be paga pANImAM mUkI dIdhA... rAjahaMsI taratI taratI tenI pAse AvI... kumArI tene paMpALavA lAgI... pAchaLa pAchaLa rAjahaMsa paNa AvI lAgyo... tenA mAthe hAtha mUkI tene paNa kaMI kahevA lAgI. avAja mane saMbhaLAto na hato, paraMtu bolavAnI ceSTA dekhAtI hatI. lagabhaga eka ghaTikA tyAM vitAvIne, e taLAvamAMthI bahAra nakaLI. tyAMthI e nadI taraphanA upavana tarapha cAlI. huM paNa TekarI parathI UtarIne enI pAchaLa thaI gaI. ghaNI vAra e puSpo levA ane kASTha levA upavanamAM jatI hatI. tyAM lagabhaga so jeTalAM azokavRkSonI ghaTA AvelI che. vacce vacce judAM judAM puSponI velonI jALa gUMthAyelI che. vilAsavatI eka vRkSanI nIce jaIne UbhI rahI. huM eka kadalIvRkSanI pAchaLa chupAIne UbhI rahI. eTaluM ja aMtara hatuM ke huM eno eka eka zabda sAMbhaLI zakuM. huM haju vicAratI hatI ke e zuM kare che...? tyAM to enuM rudana saMbhaLAyuM! e rovA lAgI. thoDI kSaNa pachI gadgada svare e bolavA lAgI : 'he vanadevIo, A e ja sthaLa che ke jyAM Aryaputre mane tApasI mAnIne vinayapUrvaka praNAma karyA hatA... ane mane kahyuM hatuM - 'bhagavatI, tamAro tapadharma vRddhi pAmo. huM zvetAmbInagarIno rahevAsI chuM. tAmraliptI thaIne siMhaladvIpa tarapha jato hato, samudramArge amAruM vahANa jatuM hatuM. madhadariye jahAja bhAMgI gayuM... mArA hAthamAM pATiyuM AvI gayuM. pATiyAnA sahAre tarato tarato samudranA A kinAre Avyo chuM. he bhagavatI, A kayo pradeza che? A dvIpanuM nAma zuM che? tamAro Azrama kyAM Avyo?' mane teoe pUchyuM hatuM... paraMtu huM gabharAI gaI hatI... eTale meM eka paNa uttara nA Apyo... gabharAmaNa karatAM vizeSa to mArA e sAjanane jotAM huM kAmaparavaza thaI gaI hatI ane zaramAI gaI hatI. tethI huM bolI ja zakI nahIM. meM emane oLakhI lIdhA hatA. emaNe mane oLakhI na hatI... kAraNa ke huM A tApasInA veSamAM hatI. e UbhA rahyAM ne huM Azrama tarapha cAlI. ke vanadevIo, meM temane jIvatA joyA... chatAM huM emane vaLagI kema nA paDI? meM emanI UpekSA kema karI? amAruM e milana aNadhAryuM ane ekAMtamAM hatuM... A ja vanapradezamAM hatuM. meM abhAgaNIe emanI kuzaLatA paNa nA pUchI... e mane dhArI dhArIne jotA hatA... paraMtu teo mane tApasI 74ra bhAga-2 4. bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jANIne, vadhu kaMI nA bolyA. teone svapnamAM paNa kalpanA nA hoya ke "tApasInA veSamAM A vilAsavatI che?' pachI meM emane pAchaLa pharIne jovAno prayatna karyo, paraMtu teo nA dekhAyA. mArA manamAM pAra vinAnuM duHkha che. mArI thaI gayelI bhUlano bhArobhAra pazcAttApa che... teo maLyA.... tyAre meLavI lIdhA nahIM... have emanA maLyA vinA jIvavuM duSkara banI gayuM che. huM mUDha chuM. mUrkha chuM. meM khovAyeluM ratna jaDI javA chatAM, laI lIdhuM nahIM... have mAre jIvavuM ja nathI... he vanadevIo, Aryaputra mane zodhatA ahIM Ave to temane kahejo ke tame tApasInA veSamAM joyelI... e tamArI vilAsavatI ja hatI. tamane eNe oLakhyA hatA... chatAM bhaya... lajjA ane kAmaparavazatAnA kAraNe tamane bolAvyA nahIM... tamane jIvaMta jovA chatAM harSa vyakta karyo nahIM.. tamane AliMgana ApyuM nahIM... tamArI upekSA karI. te cAlI gaI. pAchaLathI eNe tamane zodhyA.. paNa tame maLyo nahIM... tamArI viraha sahevo enA mATe asahya banI javAthI, ahIM A ja bhUmi para e AtmahatyA karIne, mRtyu pAmI che. he upakArI vanadevIo, mArI mAtA samAna, niSkAraNa vatsala tapasvinI madanamaMjarIne kahejo ke tamArI putrIe lajjAvaze sAcI vAta tamane kahI nathI... tenA aparAdhonI kSamA Apajo.." mArI AMkhamAMthI AMsu vahe jatAM hatAM. mAruM hRdaya dhaka... dhaka.. thatuM hatuM. have zuM karaze A mugdhA?" huM adhdhara zvAse joI rahI hatI. eNe eka velano phAMso taiyAra karyo. eka vRkSanI nIce namelI be DALIone bAMdhyo, phAMso gaLAmAM nAkhyo. tyAM huM doDI... "bacAvo, bacAvo," nI bUmo pADatI, enI pAse gaI. enA gaLAmAMthI phAMso kADhI lIdho... ane ene meM mArA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI lIdhI. are, rAjakumArI, A teM zuM karyuM? tuM mane mAtA mAne che ne? to pachI mane pUchyA vinA, teM A zuM karavA mAMDyuM hatuM?" "zuM karuM bhagavatI? have mArAthI Aryaputrano viraha sahana nathI thato.. Apane kahetA mArI jIbha UpaDI nahIM.' "zuM putrI potAnI mAtAne, potAnA mananI vAta nA karI zake? "kSamA karo.. mArI bhUla thaI gaI...' vatsa, tapasvIo kSamAzIla hoya che. tuM ciMtA nA kara, paNa mane kahe ke A jagyA para tane koI atithinAM darzana thayAM hatAM ke?" mAtA, tame badhI vAta sAMbhaLI ja lIdhI che." "meM tane kahyuM hatuM ke kulapatie tAruM bhaviSya, potAnA jJAnanA prakAzamAM joyuM che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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teoe kahyuM hatuM ke alpa samayamAM tane tArA priyatamano saMyoga thaze. jJAnI puruSanuM vacana amogha hoya che. asatya hoya ja nahIM. mATe dhIraja rAkha... cAla, ApaNe AzramamAM jaIe.' huM vilAsavatIne mArI sAthe AzramamAM laI AvI. AzramamAM AvIne, meM dareka dizAmAM be be munikumArone tamane zodhavA mATe mokalyA. vilAsavatIne meM kahyuM : "jo, A munikumAro rAjaputrane zodhavA jAya che. teM emane ApaNA AzramanA parisaramAM joyA hatA, eTale teo AsapAsamAM ja kyAMka hovA joIe, ane teo maLI Avaze." huM vilAsavatInI pAse ja beThI. ene meM kAmakathAo kahI, enA mananuM raMjana karavA mAMDyuM. eka prahara vItI gayo. muni kumAro badhA ja pAchA AvyA. temane tame nA maLyA. have mane ciMtA thavA mAMDI. "have huM A mugdhAne kevI rIte saMbhALIza? mAre game tyAMthI temane zodhI kADhavA joIe. to ja vilAsavatI jIvaMta rahI zake." meM AzramanI bIjI be tapasvinI tApasIone, enI saMbhALa rAkhavA besADI. temane sUcanA ApI ke jyAM sudhI huM nA AvuM tyAM sudhI tamAre rAjakumArI pAse ja besavuM. ene ekalI mUkIne, tamAre kyAMya javuM nahIM.' munikumArone paNa bhalAmaNa karI ane huM tamane zodhavA nIkaLI paDI. bhagavAna kulapatinuM dhyAna dharatI, huM zodhatI zodhatI ahIM AvI caDhI... ane tame maLI gayA. he rAja kumAra, have ApaNe jarAya vilaMba karyA vinA, AzramamAM pahoMcavuM joIe.' 0 0 0 AcAryazrI sanakumAra, kAkaMdInagarInA "caMdrodaya' udyAnamAM rAjaputra jayakumArane, potAnI AtmakathA kahI rahyA che. jayakumAra tallIna banIne, AcAryadevanA mukhe, emanI AtmakathA sAMbhaLI rahyo che. huM e tapasvinI sAthe AzramamAM gayo. huM kuTiranI bahAra Ubho rahyo. tapasvinI kuTiramAM gaI. be munikumAroe bahAra AvI, mane kuTiramAM AvavA nimaMtraNa ApyuM. meM kuTiramAM praveza karyo, munikumAroe besavA mATe Asana pAtharyuM. meM kamalapatronA bichAnAmAM beThelI vilAsavatIne joI. huM Asana para beTho. be tApasakanyAo pANIno kaLaza laI AvI. tapasvinIe vilAsavatIne kahyuM : putrI, atithino satkAra kara, emanuM pAdaprakSAlana kara.' vilAsavatI UbhI thaI. teNe mArI sAme joyuM. pachI cAre bAju dRSTi pheravI. mArI pAse AvI ane mArA paga dhovA lAgI. bIjI be tApasakanyAo phaNasa, kerI vagere phaLo laI AvI. madhyAhunano samaya thaI gayo hato. AzramavAsIo pota-potAnAM kAryomAM vyasta hatA. tapasvinIe kahyuM : bhAga-2 ( bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'he rAjakumAra, ame AzramavAsI phaLAhArI chIe ane valkaladhArI chIe. ame tamA2o atithisatkAra... A phaLothI karIe chIe. pahelAM bhojana karI lo...' meM ane vilAsavIe phaLAhAra karyo. pANI pIdhuM, tapasvinI amArI pAse ja beThI hatI. teNe kahyuM : 'he rAjakumAra, A kanyA mane mArA jIvanathI paNa vadhAre vahAlI che. bhAgye mane meLavI ApI che. eka vakhata samudramAMthI ane bIjI vakhata upavanamAMthI...! A vilAsavatI che. e manathI tamane varI cUkI che...' bolatAM bolatAM e tapasvinI raDI paDI... teNe vastrathI potAnuM mukha DhAMkI dIdhuM. meM kahyuM : 'he bhagavatI tapasvInI, tame A zuM karI rahyAM cho? tame to saMsAra svarUpane jANo che. A saMsAra ja evo che. ke jyAM saMyoga ane viyoga thayA karatA hoya che. Apa svastha thAo.' vilAsavartIe UbhAM thaI, tapasvinIne pANI ApyuM. teNIe pANIthI potAnuM mukha dhoI nAkhyuM, vastrathI lUchI nAkhyuM. teNe kahyuM : 'rAjakumAra, huM vairAgaNa chuM, tapasvinI chuM... jANuM chuM... chatAM A kanyA jyArathI AzramamAM AvI che... mAruM mana enI sAthe baMdhAI gayuM che... mane samajAtuM nathI... mane kema ATalo badho sneha thayo che? amAre saMsArI manuSyo sAthe koI ja prakArano snehasaMbaMdha bAMdhavAno hoto nathI ane kharekhara A tApasa jIvanamAM sivAya A vilAsavatI, koI ja saMsArIjana pratye mArA manamAM sneha pragaTyo nathI. evuM paNa nathI ke mAre ene tApasI-ziSya banAvavI che... e to banavA IcchatI hatI tApasI, paraMtu amArA kulapatie enuM bhaviSya joIne kaheluM ke 'A kanyA haju saMsAranAM vaiyika sukho bhogavavAnI che.' eTale ene tApasI-dIkSA nA ApI. kumAra, huM vairAgI hovA chatAM rAgI banI chuM... mATe huM raDI paDI. rAga raDAve che. rAga hasAve che. rAga ja A duniyAmAM baMdhana che. jANatAM-ajANatAM huM e baMdhanamAM baMdhAI gaI chuM... amAro saMbaMdha mAtA-putrIno banI gayo che... eTale eka mAtA tarIke je kartavyo hoya te mAre karavAnAM che. vidhipUrvaka mArI A putrI tamane ApIza...' tApasI, mane ane vilAsavatIne havana-maMDapamAM laI gaI. be tApasakanyAoe vilAsavatIne bhagavA raMganuM vastra paherAvyuM. enA gaLAmAM sugaMdhI puSponI gUMthelI mALA AropI. be bAhu para puSpaguccha bAMdhyAM. keza-jaTA 52 paNa zveta puSponI mALA vIMTALI. tenA paganI pAnI lAla raMgathI raMgI nAkhI. tapasvinIe havanakuMDamAM kASTha nAkhI, emAM ghInI Ahuti ApI, agni pragaTAvyo. tyAra pachI teNe potAnI pUrvAvasthAnAM je AbhUSaNo hatAM, te vilAsavatIne paherAvyAM. 'have tamAre A agninI cAre bAju pherA pharavAnA che. A pavitra agninI sAkSIe ke kumAra, tamane huM mArI putrI samarpita karuM chuM.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 745

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ame agnine pradakSiNA ApI. tyAra pachI tapasvinInAM caraNe praNAma karyA amArA mastake hAtha mUkI, temaNe amane hitazikSA ApI : kumAra, vilAsavatI temane soMpI che. e tamane mana-vacana ane kAyAthI cAhe che. tamArA sivAya eNe bIjA koI puruSane cAhyo nathI ane cAhavAnI paNa nathI. e pativratA... zIlavatI kanyA che. he rAjakumAra, jIvo badhA ja kArmAdhIna hoya che, eTale darekanI nAnI-moTI bhUlo thAya che. jJAnI puruSo bhUla karanArane kSamA Ape che. vilAsavatI haju mugdhA che. enI koI bhUla thAya to tame kSamA Apajo, bhagavaMta kulapatinA mukhe meM jANyuM che ke tamArA hRdayamAM sivAya vilAsavatI, bIjI koI strI nathI. tame zreSTha sadAcArI puruSa cho. kumAra, vilAsavatI zreSTha rUpasuMdarI che. rUpavatI strInI hamezAM rakSA karavI joIe. tame parAkramI cho, zaktizALI cho, eTale huM nizcita chuM. tame enI rakSA karI zakavAnA cho. chatAMya A saMsAra che. A saMsAramAM karmavaza jIvo, nA karavAnAM kAma karatA hoya che. emAMya tame paradezamAM cho. tamArA vatanathI tame ghaNAM dUra che. tamArI yAtrA ghaNI lAMbI che. tamAre khUba sAvadhAna rahevAnuM che. kumAra, A vilAsavatI.. A AzramanI kanyA che. enA pratye AzramanA bhagavaMta kulapatithI mAMDIne eka-eka tApasakanyAne sadUbhAva che. AzramanAM pazupakSIo paNa tene cAhe che. AzramanAM eka eka vRkSa sAthe ene prema thayelo che. mATe, jyAM sudhI bhagavaMta kulapati padhAre nahIM, tyAM sudhI tamAre Azrama choDIne javAnuM nathI.' bhagavatI tapasvinIno kaMTha bharAI Avyo. vilAsavatI emanA usaMgamAM besI gaI. meM kahyuM : "bhagavatI, eka mAtAthI paNa adhika vAtsalya Ape amArAM para varasAvyuM che. A AzramamAM jIvanaparyata rahevuM paDe to paNa rahevuM game tevuM AhlAdaka vAtAvaraNa che. sarvatra prema ane prasannatA che.... addabhuta cheahIMnI duniyA! ane amAruM kevuM bhAgya? amAro saMyoga AvI pavitra bhUmi para thayo. ApanA jevI tapasvinI mAtAe amane lagnagraMthithI joDI ApyAM. Apa jIvanaparyata amAro ArAdhya rahezo. ame ahIM rahIzuM. ApanI AjJA mujaba rahIzuM. ame khUba AnaMdita chIe..." have tamAre baMnee, tapovananI pAsenA "suMdaravanamAM javAnuM che, ane tyAM ja rAtri pasAra karavAnI che." tapasvinI potAnuM kamaMDaLa laI kuTira tarapha cAlyA gayAM. - eka roka pha 989 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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L'qo6h zaramanA bhArathI saMkocAtI, vilAsavatI dhIre dhIre mArI sAthe suMdaravanamAM AvI. suMdaravananA pravezadvAra sudhI pAMca Azrama-kanyAo vilAsavatInI sAthe AvI hatI. ame vanamAM praveza karyo... ke kanyAo pAchI vaLI gaI. huM adhIra banI, mArA be hAtha phelAvI, vilAsavatI tarapha AgaLa vadhyo... ne bIjA ja pagale aTakI gayo.. mane lAgyuM ke vilAsavatInA aMga para jANe chaye Rtuo khIlI UThI che! vividha puSponAM manorama ane kalApUrNa AbhUSaNa eNe dhAraNa karyA hatAM. e AbhUSaNo tApasakanyAoe gUMcyAM hatAM. vilAsavatI sAkSAt vanazrI jevI dekhAtI hatI. haraNI jevI enI AMkho, pUrNacandra jevuM mukha, dhanuSya jevI enI be bhramara, gajarAjanI sUMDha jevI enI puSTa jaMghAo ane navapallavathI paNa vadhAre komaLa enA hAtha... anAyAsa ja mArA manane mohI letA hatA. ame suMdaravanamAM AgaLa cAlyAM. tyAM elacI-latAothI vIMTaLAyelAM haricaMdana vRkSonI ghaTAne joI. te ghaTAmAM mAlatInAM choDa hatA, priyaMgumaMjarInA choDa hatA. jUI... caMpA ane mogarAnI sugaMdha vyApta hatI. ame baMnee vRkSonI ghaTAmAM praveza karyo. maMda maMda pavana ane anaMganuM uddIpana karanArI puSpasugaMdhathI mAruM mana vilAsavatI tarapha mohita thatuM jatuM hatuM. ame tyAM eka kudaratI banI gayelA, latAmaMDapamAM jaIne beThAM. vAtano prAraMbha meM karyo : suMdarI... e divase upavanamAM jyAre teM mane joyo hato... tyAre tane Azcarya thayuM haze ne? mRta kumAra kevI rIte sajIvana thaI gayo? eTale tuM stabdha thaI gaI hatI ne?' nAtha, have mane samajAya che ke je thAya te sArA mATe! Apano khetavanamAM vadha karavAmAM Avyo che, e jANIne meM paNa e ja pretavanamAM jaIne, AtmahatyA karavAno nirNaya karyo hato. e mATe madhyarAtrie mahelamAMthI nIkaLI hatI. jo mane DAkuoe nA pakaDI hota to metavanamAM jaIne, meM AtmahatyA karI lIdhI hota! to Aje ApaNo saMgama nA thAta..." amAruM vahANa samudramAM jyAre bhAMgI gayuM, tyAre mArA hAthamAM pATiyuM nA AvI gayuM hota... to vahANa sAthe mArI paNa jaLasamAdhi thaI gaI hota to Aje ApaNI saMgama nA thAta... sUryAstanI taiyArI hatI. tApasakanyAoe ApelAM phaLa khAdho ane pANI pIdhuM. pachI e ja latAmaMDapamAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 77 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAtri pasAra karavAno nirNaya karyo. AjubAju verAyelAM komaLa paNa vINI lAvIne, ame amArI zayyA taiyAra karI. latAmaMDapano e bhUmibhAga vijana ane saghana hato. pAse ja nirmaLa jaLanuM nAnuM sarovara hatuM. sarovaramAM zatadala kamaLa khIlelAM hatAM. tAlAmAla ane caMdananAM vRkSonI saghanatAmAMthI caMdrakiraNo caLAI caLAIne AvatAM hatAM. ame komaLa patranI zayAmAM sUI gayAM. vaiSayika sukhonI kSaNika tRpti, amane parama AnaMdano anubhava karAvI gaI... ane ame kyAre pragADha nidrAmAM sarI paDyAM... tenuM koI bhAna amane rahyuM nahIM. aruNodaya thayo. pakSIoe kalaravathI vanakhaMDane bharI dIdho tyAre ame jAgyAM. vilAsavatI zayAmAM besI gaI. huM sUtelo ja hato. eNe potAnAM vakala-vastro ThIka karyA. mane kahyuM : "nAtha, ApaNe pAsenA sarovaramAM snAna karI, zIdhra AzramamAM jaIe. mAtA-tapasvinI mArI pratIkSA karatI haze. puSpacayana, kASThAnayana, havana, pUjApATha... Adi kAryo karavAnA che.' 'suMdarI, AjathI A badhAM kAryo ApaNe baMne sAthe karIzuM." mAtAnI AjJA maLaze to." mArI AjJA nahIM cAle? AzramamAM pahelI AjJA e upakArI... jIvanadAtrI mAtAnI cAlaze, te pachI ApanI AjJA!" ame UThIne, sarovaramAM gayAM. snAna karyuM. svaccha thayAM, phUrti AvI zarIramAM.. ane Azrama tarapha cAlavA mAMDavAM. mArI veSabhUSA eka RSikumAra jevI ja thaI gaI hatI. AzramamAM jaIne, ame sarvaprathama tapasvinI-mAtAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. tapasvinIe prasanna citte amane pUchayuM : "tamArI, rAtri sukhapUrvaka pasAra thaI?" ame kahyuM : "devAdhidevanI kRpAthI ane ApanI anukaMpAthItemaNe vilAsavatIne potAnA khoLAmAM besADI, ene premathI AliMgana ApyuM. meM kahyuM : "he bhagavatI, jo ApanI AjJA hoya, anumati hoya to ame baMne upavanamAM puSpacayana karavA jaIe?" tapasvinIe kahyuM : "kumAra, have jyAre e mArI pAse nA hoya tyAre tamAre ja enI sAthe sarvatra rahevAnuM che. mArI pAse hoya tyAre tamAre koI ciMtA karavAnI nahIM." huM rAjI thayo. meM kRtajJabhAve tapasvinIne praNAma karyA. ame haju tapasvinI-mAtAnI kuTiramAM ja hatAM, tyAM eka tApasakanyA AvI ane dUdha tathA phaLa mUkIne cAlI gaI. tapasvinIe kahyuM : "kumAra, tame baMne dudhapAna ane phaLAhAra karIne, pachI upavanamAM jAo. kAraNa ke tamane pAchAM AvatAM madhyAhnakALa thaI jaze.' bhAga-2 9 bhava pAMcamo 748 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ame dugdhapAna karyuM ane phaLAhAra karyo. pANI pIne UbhAM thayAM. tapasvinIne praNAma karI, temanI AjJA laI ame puSpo levA tathA kASTha levA upavanamAM gayA. meM vilAsavatIne kahyuM : 'suMdarI, ApaNe girinadInA kinAre jaIe, jyAM meM keTalAka divasa pasAra karyA hatA. sarvaprathama tane maLyA pachI... tArA cAlyA gayA pachI, huM girinadInA taTa para gayo hato... parvatanI kotaromAM gayo hato... e pradeza paNa ghaNo ja ramaNIya che.' 'prANanAtha, jyAM tame rahyA hatA, e pradezamAM mane laI cAlo! mAre e pradeza jovo che...' ame nadInA kinAre pahoMcyA. nadItaTanI apUrva prakRtizobhA joIne, vilAsavatI harSavibhora banI gaI. sarvatra eka mAdhuryapUrNa Aloka chavAyelo hato. nadInA gaMbhIra taraMgo para sUryanAM lAla kiraNo nAcI rahyAM hatAM. aneka zveta pakSIo nadInAM pANImAM jalakrIDA karI rahyAM hatAM. havA kaMIka vegathI vahI rahI hatI. taTavartI vRkSapaMktio havAthI jhUmI rahI hatI. temAMthI eka karNamadhura dhvani nIkaLato hato. ame baMne stabdha banIne, kudaratanA A saundaryanuM pAna karavA lAgyAM. meM kahyuM : 'suMdarI, kAle ApaNe je parvatamAMthI A nadI nIkaLe che, te parvata para jaIzuM. kyAMka khaLakhaLa karatAM jharaNAM vahe che... to UMcI paththarazilAonI vaccethI nIce pANIno dhodha paDe che... ApaNe e dhodhamAM snAna karIzuM. parvatanAM kotaromAM paribhramaNa karIzuM. guphAomAM parNazaiyA banAvI vizrAma karIzuM.' vilAsavatI AnaMdavibhora thaI gaI. mArA khabhA para be hAtha TekavI, mArI AMkho sAthe AMkho meLavIne te bolI : 'mArA nAtha, Avo mukta AnaMda nA tApraliptImAM maLata, ke nA zvetAMbImAM maLata... A to devalokanuM naMdanavana che naMdanavana.' 'ane Azrama che devaloka, svargaloka, kharuM ne?' 'taddana sAcuM kahyuM. svargamAM paNa kadAca AvuM prAkRtika saundarya nahIM hoya, prAkRtika jIvana nahIM hoya... ane A Azrama jevA niHsvArtha saMbaMdha nahIM hoya... mArA nAtha, Apane zI vAta karuM? A tapasvinI mAtA... to jANe amRtamayI ja che... brahmAe ene nirAMtanI paLomAM ghaDI che... ne viSNue tenAmAM chalochala amRta bharI dIdhuM che. ane AzramanA RSikumAro... tApasakanyAo... oho! zuM emano apAra prema che... mane jue che ne emanI AMkho hasI uThe che. mArI sAthe vAta kare che... ne harSano sAgara jANe UchaLe che! mahArAjakumAra, A AzramanAM mArAM priya mRga-bALa batAvIza tamane. mArA priya haMsa ane haMsInAM joDAM batAvIza tamane, menA ane popaTanI joDI batAvIza tamane, tamArA viyogakALamAM... A badhAM mArAM svajana banyAM che. emaNe mane jIvanano AnaMda Apyo che.' 'suMdarI, ApaNe AzramavAsI banI jaIzuM, nahIM?' meM hasIne kahyuM. teNIe kahyuM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA crc For Private And Personal Use Only

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: "atyAre to AzramavAsI ja chIe. joke mane lAge che dUdha ane phaLa upara ApaNe vadhu samaya nahIM rahI zakIe ahIM.' "mane to ahIMnI gAyonuM dUdha bahu bhAve che. ane phaLa kevAM madhura che? AvAM badhAM phaLa to jIvanamAM pahelI ja vAra khAvA maLyAM. ane khavarAvanAra paNa kevAM saraLa snehI ane atithisatkAranI ucca bhAvanAvALA AzramavAsIo che! suMdarI, ApaNe to ahIM ja rahI jaIe. nathI javuM zvetAmbI..' pachI rAjyanA uttarAdhikArI koNa banaze? rAjyanI prajAnuM pAlana koNa karaze? Apa ApanAM mAtA-pitAnA ekanA eka panotA putra cho. eTale game tyAre javuM to paDaze ja zvetAmbI.' teM to bahu lAMbA. dUranA vicAro karavA mAMDyA. mArA gRhatyAga pachI kadAca mArA nAnA bhAIno janma thayo paNa hoya... ane e bhaviSyamAM rAjA banI zake? chatAM eka vAra... mAtA-pitAne maLavAnI icchA to manamAM che ja. paNa utAvaLa nathI.. ane, jyAM sudhI mAro prANAdhika priya mitra vasubhUti nA maLe tyAM sudhI to zvetAmbImAM paga mUkavo nathI." nAtha, zuM tamArA e mitra jIvaMta haze?" mAruM mana kahe che ke e jIvaMta ja hovo joIe..." huM vasubhUtinA vicAromAM khovAI gayo. mArA mukha para glAni tarI AvI. tethI vilAsavatI ciMtita thaI... mAro hAtha pakaDIne bolI : "nAtha, teo jIvaMta che, pachI ciMtA zA mATe karo cho? jema acAnaka huM maLI AvI, tema acAnaka teo maLI Avaze. cAlo, ApaNe puSpo levAnAM che, kASTha levAnAM che... phaLa paNa levAnAM che... madhyAhuna samaye AzramamAM pahoMcI javAnuM che.' eNe mAro hAtha pakaDyo ne ame tyAMthI upavanamAM gayAM. ame jyAre puSpa, kASTha, phaLa Adi laIne, AzramamAM pahoMcyA tyAre madhyAna veLA thaI gaI hatI. tapasvinI amArI pratikSA karI ja rahI hatI. teNe mArA hAthamAMthI phaLonI chAbaDI laI lIdhI ane kahyuM : "kumAra, ame atithine AvAM koI kArya soMpatAM nathI, paraMtu...' temaNe vilAsavatI sAme joyuM, ane vAkya pUruM karyuM : A mArI putrInA AgrahathI tamane kArya soMpyuM." meM kahyuM : "mane AnaMda thayo! ahIM huM rAjakumAra nathI, bhagavatI, ahIM huM RSikumAra jevo chuM." kumAra, tamane zubha samAcAra ApuM chuM. AvatI kAle prabhAte, bhagavAna kulapati ahIM padhArI javAnA che.' 7pa0 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'teonAM darzana karIne, huM dhanya banIza. teo trikALajJAnI che. teo vItarAga jevA zAnta-prazAnta che.' 'kumAra, bhojanaveLA thaI gaI che, cAlo ApaNe sAthe ja bhojana karIzuM.' bahu Agraha karI karIne, tapasvinIe mane bhojana karAvyuM. vilAsavatIne paNa emanI sAthe ja bhojana karAvyuM. tyAra pachI vilAsavatIe tapasvinIne kahyuM : 'ame sarovaranI pALe jaIe chIe... emane mAre haMsanAM joDAM, sArasanAM joDAM, menApopaTanAM joDAM batAvavAM che. mArAM priya mRgazAvako paNa batAvavAM che...!' tapasvinI hasI paDyAM. 'ahIM to A ja badhuM batAvavAnuM che ne, bIjuM to ahIM zuM darzanIya che?' meM kahyuM : 'bhagavatI, bIje je dRzyo jovAM durlabha che, e dazyo ahIM jovAM maLe che. mane khUba game che.' tapasvinIe kahyuM : 'cAlo, huM paNa sAthe AvuM chuM.' vilAsavatI tapasvinI bhagavatIne bheTI paDI. be hAthe tAlI pADI nAcI UThI... teNe bhagavatInI AMgaLI pakaDI lIdhI. huM ane bhagavatI sAthe cAlavA mAMDyAM... 'kumAra, huM to vAraMvAra jagadIzvarano AbhAra mAnuM chuM ke tame maLI gayA ane A mArI putrInA prANa bacI gayA...' vilAsavI zaramAI gaI. 'joke bhagavAna klapatinA vacana para mane zraddhA hatI ja. tame maLazo ja... paraMtu, jyAre tApasakumArone tame nA maLyA, tyAre huM saheja vicalita thaI gaI hatI... paraMtu zraddhA sAthe, bhagavAna kulapatinuM smaraNa karIne, huM zodhavA nIkaLI... ane tame maLI gayA.' 'bhagavatI, huM Apane maLI gayo... tevI rIte Apa mane maLI gayA. ene huM mAruM parama saubhAgya mAnuM chuM. ApanI pUrvAvasthAno Ape kahelo vRttAMta, mArI smRtimAM Ave che... tyAre huM vihvaLa banI jAuM chuM. kyAM Apa vidyAdhara-yuvarAzI, ane kyAM A tApasInuM jIvana...' 'kumAra, AryaputranA viyoga pachI, mane maLI gayeluM A jIvana kharekhara, mane gamI gayuM che. kulapatinA sAnnidhyamAM, huM parama zAnti anubhavuM chuM.' 'bhagavatI, mAro prazna anucita hoya to kSamA karajo... paNa mAre jANavuM che ke A tApasIjIvanamAM, zuM Apane kyAreya vaiSayaka sukho bhogavavAnI icchA nathI jAgatI?' tapasvinI hasI paDyAM. 'kumAra, janma-janmAMtaranAM saMskAro laIne, ApaNo jIva Avyo che, temAM viSayabhoganAM saMskAro vizeSarUpe hoya che. paraMtu e saMskAro, tene anurUpa nimitto maLatAM jAge che... nabaLuM ane navaruM mana e saMskArothI gherAya che. AvA zrI samarAditya mahAthA For Private And Personal Use Only 351

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AzramajIvanamAM, nathI evA nimitto maLatAM ke nathI mana navaruM paDatuM... eTale e viSayabhoganI icchA jAgavAno prazna ja nathI... chatAM, kyAreka mana dvaMdvamAM phasAya che... tyAre huM kulapati pAse doDI jAuM chuM... temanuM sAnnidhya mAtra mane e haMmAMthI mukta karI de che... cAlo, have. sarovara AvI gayuM che! huM sarovaranI pALe besI dhyAna karIza. tame baMne yazeccha krIDA karo.' vilAsavatIne mArI ane bhagavatInI vAtothI kadAca kaMTALo Avyo haze ema samajIne meM kahyuM : 'suMdarI, amArI vAto gamI tane?' 'kema na game? tame baMne gamo cho... eTale tamArI vAto mane game ja!' tenA mukha para prasannatA tarI AvI. ame sarovaramAM UtarIne, nIcenA pagathiyA para beThAM, jANe ke vilAsavatInI rAha jotAM hoya tema haMsa... sArasa... vagere taratAM taratAM pAse AvyAM, vilAsavatIe emanA mAthe hAtha mUkyo. pakSIoe pAMkho phaphaDAvI... AnaMdanA sUro vahAvyAM. vRkSanI DALa para beThelAM menA ane popaTa paNa vilAsavInA khabhA para besI gayAM. vilAsavatI emane ramADavA mAMDI. huM e krIDA joI rahyo. mAruM mana prasannatAthI bharAI gayuM. lagabhaga eka ghaTikA tyAM pasAra karIne, ame pAsenI vRkSaghaTAmAM praveza karyo... ke mRgazAvakonuM eka ToLuM AvI lAgyuM. amane gherI lIdhA. emanA mulAyama caherA amArA paga sAthe ghasavA mAMDyAM... meM to be baccAone be hAthamAM uThAvI lIdhAM, paraMtu baccAonuM mukha vilAsavatI tarapha hatuM. meM ene baMne baccA ApI dIdhAM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir pazuono prema, pazuonuM mamatva... keTaluM nirdoSa hoya che... te meM pratyakSa joyuM. pazu-pakSIone AzramamAM ane Azrama parisaramAM abhaya hatuM. koI emano zikAra karI zakatuM nahIM. kulapatinI e samagra dvIpa upara ANa hatI. meM vilAsavatIne kahyuM : 'suMdarI, jyAre ApaNe A Azrama choDI jaIzuM... tyAre A bicArAM pazu-pakSIonuM zuM thaze?' 'mAruM zuM thaze nAtha? ema pUcho!' 'prazna jaTila che!' 'atyAre zA mATe ciMtA karo cho...?' bhagavatI tapasvinIno pAchaLa thI avAja Avyo. teo amArI pAse AvI rahyAM hatAM. 'bhagavatI, Aje nahIM to kAle, game tyAre ahIMthI javAnuM to che ja. ame saMsArI... viSayAsakta jIvo A AzramamAM rahevA mATe yogya paNa nathI ne?' 753 tapasvinInI AMkho bhInI thaI. vilAsavatIe AMkho dvArA mane Thapako Apyo. huM mauna thaI gayo. 'kumAra, vartamAnamAM jIvo... * For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo

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110 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir Aje vahelI savArathI Azrama pravRttizIla banI gayo hato. kAraNa ke Aje suryodaya samaye, AzramanA kulapati bhagavAna devAnaMdanuM punarAgamana thavAnuM hatuM. tApasakumAro, tApasakanyAo... ane tApasIo... sahu pota-potAnAM prAbhAtika kAryomAM vyasta hatAM. AzramabhUmine vALIne svaccha karavAmAM AvI hatI. havanamaMDapamAM havananI sAmagrI goThavavAmAM AvI hatI, kulapati AzramamAM AvIne, pahelAM havana karavAnA hatA. tapasvinI bhagavatIe snAnAdithI nivRtta thaI, zarIra para zveta vastra dhAraNa karyu hatuM. kapALe bhabhUtinuM tilaka karyuM hatuM. eka hAthamAM rudrAkSanI mALA hatI ane bIjA hAthamAM puSponI chAba hatI. huM ane vilAsavatI paNa hAthamAM puSpamALAo laIne, tapasvinInI pAse UbhAM hatAM. AzramanAM mukhya cokamAM kulapati AkAzamAMthI avatarata thavAnA hatA. mRganuM ToLuM paNa tyAM AvI gayuM hatuM. mora ane DhelanAM joDAM paNa tyAM cokamAM nAcI rahyAM hatAM. vRkSo para koyalanI kUka cAlu hatI. pUrva dizAmAM bhagavAna aMzamAlinI padharAmaNI thaI. sahunI dRSTi AkAza tarapha maMDANI. be-cAra kSaNamAM ja AkAzamArge kulapati AvatA dekhAyA. AzramavAsIoe kulapatinA nAmano jayajayakAra karI dIdho. kulapatie cokamAM utarANa karyuM. potAno DAbo hAtha UMco karI, AzIrvAda ApyA. AzramavAsIoe samUha-stavanA karI. kulapatine pahelavahelA ja joyA. teonI kAyA paDachaMda hatI. moTI AMkhomAM karuNAnI snigdhatA hatI. temanA zarIra para bhagavA raMganuM vastra hatuM. temano varNa gaura hato. temanI mukhAkRti saumya ane AkarSaka hatI. temanA mastake jaTA hatI ane lAMbI zveta dADhI... chAtIne DhAMkatI hatI. temanA eka hAthamAM rudrAkSanI mALA hatI. samagratayA jotAM teo pratibhAsaMpanna prabhAvazALI yogI dekhAtA hatA. mULa to teo vidyAdhara hatA eTale AkAzagAminI vidyA temane pahelethI ja varelI hatI. tapasvinI bhagavatIe jevuM varNana karyuM hatuM kulapatinuM, meM tevAM ja temane joyAM. teo havanamaMDapa tarapha cAlyA. temanI pAchaLa tapasvinI mAtA cAlyAM ane pAchaLa bIjA badhA AzramavAsIo cAlyA. havanamaMDapamAM kulapatie svayaM havana karyo. maMtroccAra karyAM... ane pachI teo bolyA : 'rAjaputra sanatkumAra ane vilAsavatI ahIM Avo. mAruM nAma sAMbhaLatAM, huM romAMcita thaI gayo. ame baMne UThyAM ane jaIne kulapatinAM caraNomAM vaMdanA karI. zrI samarAditya mahAkA 53 For Private And Personal Use Only

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teoe potAnA baMne hAtha pahelA vilAsavatInA mastake mUkyA ane pachI mArA mAthe mUkyA. havanakuMDamAMthI bhasma laI, amArAM baMnenA lalATe tilaka karyAM... ane bolyA : 'tamAruM kalyANa thAo...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'tamAruM maMgala thAo.' teo UbhA thaI potAnI kuTiramAM gayA. AzramavAsIo pota-potAnA sthAne gayA. ame be, tapasvinI bhagavatInI sAthe kulapatinI kuTiramAM gayA. kulapati potAnA Asana para beThA hatA. ame thoDe dUra nIce jamIna para beThAM. kulapatie mArI sAme joyuM. temanA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. huM prasanna thaI gayo. teoe tapasvinI sAme joIne kahyuM? 'tapasvinI, teM A be atithionAM agninI sAkSIe lagna karI dIdhAM, te meM jANyuM hatuM. temanI niyati A che! saMsAranAM sukho emane bhogavavAM paDaze.' 'bhagavaMta, eka prazna pUchuM?' 'huM jANuM chuM kumAra, tAre zuM jANavuM che? tAro mitra vasubhUti jIve che ke kema? ane tane maLaze ke kema? A ja pUchavuM che ne?' mArI AMkho harSanA AMsuthI bharAI gaI. meM kahyuM : 'hA, bhagavaMta, mAre e ja pUchavuM hatuM!' 'kumAra, tAro e mitra jIve che... ane saMkaTanA samayamAM e tane maLaze.' meM be hAtha joDI, mastaka namAvI kulapatinAM caraNomAM sASTAMga praNAma karyA... ane vinayapUrvaka UbhA thaI, ame kuTiranI bahAra nIkaLI gayAM. ame dugdhapAna karIne, puSpakASThAdi lAvavA mATe upavana tarapha UpaDI gayA. vilAsavatI khUba praphullita hatI. ame jhaDapathI cAlI rahyAM hatAM kAraNa ke Aje amAre parvatanAM kotaromAM bhamavuM hatuM. ame girinadInA taTa upara pahoMcyAM ane tyAMthI kinAre kinAre parvata tarapha cAlavA mAMDayuM. kinArAnI retI rezama jevI suMvALI hatI. ame dhIre dhIre cAlatAM hatAM. amArA be sivAya e pradezamAM eka mANasa paNa dekhAto na hato. sAva nirjana pradeza hato. 754 ame pahADanI taLeTImAM pahoMcyAM. nadInuM pANI thoDuM thoDuM AsapAsanA khADAomAM bharAyeluM hatuM. ame eka vRkSanI chAyAmAM, paththaranI zilA para beThAM. huM AzramamAMthI nIkaLyo hato tyArathI vasubhUtinA vicAromAM khovAyelo hato. vilAsavatI sAthe eka kSaNa paNa meM vAta karI na hatI. meM enI sAme joyuM. e mArI sAme joI ja rahI hatI. 'zuM mitra vasubhUtinAM vicAromAM khovAyA cho?' eNe anumAna karIne pUchyuM. 'sAcI vAta che. Aje savAre kulapatie kahyuM, tyArathI mArA mana para mAro e bhAga-2 * bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitra chavAI gayo che... e jIve che ane maLaze, e vAta ghaNI moTI che. samudramAM vahANa tUTI gayA pachI, ene paNa koI pATiyuM maLI gayuM haze... e bIjA koI kinAre pahoMcI gayo haze. ene kalpanA paNa nahIM hoya ke tuM ahIM mane maLI gaI che... e paNa Akasmika rIte. e jo ahIM hota to enA harSanI koI sImA na raheta... paraMtu atyAre to e mArAM nimitte aneka kaSTa sahana karato haze... nahIMtara ene paradeza AvavAnuM koI prayojana hatuM ja nahIM. mArA pratyenA niHsvArtha premathI, te mArI sAthe ghara ane snehI-svajanone choDIne, cAlI nIkaLyo hato.' ame UbhA thayAM ane parvata para caDhavA lAgyAM. rasto to hato nahIM. paththaro para paga goThavI goThavIne caDhavA lAgyAM. vilAsavatIe eka hAtha mArA khabhe mUkyo hato ane meM eka hAthe tene kamarathI pakaDI hatI... chatAM kyAreka eno paga lapasI jato hato. thoDI UMcAI para pahoMcyA pachI, ame eka kotaramAM UtarI paDyAM. kotaramAM UtaravAno mArga saraLa hato. baMne bAju pahADanI UMcI UMcI kotaro hatI. mArgamAM pANInAM jharaNAM vahetAM hatAM. jharaNAMnA kinAre suMdara, sugaMdhI ane moTAM moTAM puSpo khIlelA hatAM... parvatanI e ghATImAM, apUrva zobhA verAyelI hatI. 'nAtha, ahIMthI A puSpo cUMTI laIe to kema?' 'nA, ahIMthI laI javA na phAve. parvata UtaratAM puSponI chAbaDI sacavAya nahIM.' tene mArI vAta samajAI gaI. chatAM ene gamatAM dasa-bAra puSpa cUMTIne, enI keza jaTAmAM lagADavA, mArA hAthamAM ApyAM, meM eka eka puSpa enA mastaka pa2 2helI jaTAmAM lagADI dIdhAM. e khUba zobhavA lAgI. eka ghaTikAparyaMta tyAM bhramaNa karIne, ame ghATInI upara AvyAM, ane dhIre dhIre, sAcavIne nIce UtaravA lAgyAM. nIce UtarIne, e ja nadIkinAre cAlatAM cAlatAM upavanamAM pahoMcI gayAM. huM kadIvRkSonI ghaTAmAM jaIne beTho, vilAsavatIe pahelAM kASTha bhegAM karyAM pachI puSpa cUMTavA lAgI. eTaluM badhuM AhlAdaka vAtAvaraNa hatuM ke... mane kyAre UMgha AvI gaI... tenI khabara ja nA paDI... jyAre mArI AMkho khUlI tyAre vilAsavatI koI madhura gIta gaNagaNatI, puSpo cUMTI rahI hatI... meM ene kahyuM : 'vilAsa, ghaNAM puSpa cUMTI lIdhAM, cAlo have AzramamAM jaIe.' 'svAmInAtha, thoDAM vadhAre phUlo Aje cUMTI lauM. mane majA Ave che...' 'paraMtu have madhyAhnaveLA thaze. AzramamAM pahoMcatA moDuM thaI jaze...' mArI vAta jANe sAMbhaLI ja nA hoya, ema e phUlo cUMTatI ja rahI. e enAmAM masta hatI... tyAM mane mAruM 'nayanamohana' vastra yAda AvyuM. vastra mArI pAse ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only pa

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hatuM.. vicAryuM : "Aje vilAsavatIne Azcarya pamADuM. e mane nahIM jue.... eTale AsapAsa doDAdoDa karI mUkaze.. mane zodhavA mATe. thoDI doDadhAma karAvuM.' meM dhIrethI kamara para bAMdheluM e vastra kholyuM. jamIna para pAtharyuM. ane eka kSaNamAM oDhI lIdhuM. huM ene joto hato, e mane joI zakatI na hatI. acAnaka teNe, jyAM huM beTho hato tyAM dRSTi nAkhI.. huM nA dekhAyo. eTale tarata ja phulonI chAbaDI, laI, doDatI tyAM AvI. AsapAsa joyuM... huM nA dekhAyo. e gabharANI... enI AMkho bhInI thaI. mukha para glAni patharAI gaI.. phUlonI chAbaDI jamIna para mUkI svAmInAtha.. svAmInAtha...' nA pokAro karatI eka vRkSanI pAchaLa joI AvI. eNe ema mAneluM ke huM koI vRkSanI pAchaLa chupAI gayo hoIza. jyAre huM nA maLyo.. te raDI paDI... ne dhaba karatI jamIna para paDI, mUcchita thaI gaI... jevI e jamIna para paDI, meM "nayanamohana vastrane bheguM karI lIdhuM, kamare bAMdhI dIdhuM ane vilAsavatI pAse doDI gayo. e mUcchita thaIne paDI hatI. huM tarata ja pAsenA "kumudAlaya' nAmanA sarovaramAMthI pANI laI Avyo ane enA mukha para, AMkho para chAMTavA mAMDyo. jalasicanathI ane zItala pavanathI enI mUccha dUra thaI. eNe dhIre dhIre AMkho kholI, mane joyo.... ane mane enA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI lIdho. "kyAM cAlyAM gayA hatA Apa?' enI moTI moTI AMkhomAM haju AMsu tagatagatAM hatAM. ApanI vAta nA mAnI, eTale risAI gayA hatAM?" huM hasI paDyo. Apane zuM khabara paDe...? eka kSaNa paNa Apane nathI jotI... to mAruM hRdaya gabharAI jAya che. huM vihvaLa banI jAuM chuM. kaho, have A rIte mArA para risAI nahIM jAo ne?" huM hasato ja rahyo, eTale ene zaMkA paDI. teNe pUchyuM : "zuM vAta che? mane nahIM kaho? eka kSaNa pahelAM meM tamane joyA ane bIjI kSaNe Apa adazya thaI gayA.' huM jANato nathI. huM ahIM ja hato, kyAMya gayo na hato.' ahIM ho to mane kema nA dekhAo? ane meM ATalI badhI bUmo pADI hatI - svAmInAtha. svAmInAtha." te kema nA sAMbhaLI?" sAMbhaLI hatI." chatAM bolyA nahIM? tane gabharAyelI... zodhatI... doDatI jovI hatI.' gug | bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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paraMtu Apa mane dekhAyA kema nahIM, e mAre jANavuM che.." meM kamarethI kholIne, "nayanamohana" vastra batAvyuM, ane kahyuM : "A vastra oDhI laIe, eTale ApaNane koI joI zake nahIM, evo A vastrano prabhAva che." teNe vastrane hAthamAM laIne joyuM ane pUchyuM : "nAtha, A vastra ApanI pAse kyAMthI AvyuM? koNe ApyuM?' ApaNe mArgamAM vAta karIzuM. AzramamAM pahoMcavAno samaya thaI gayo che. tapasvinI mAtA rAha jotAM haze...' meM vastra laIne mArI kamare bAMdhI laIne kahyuM : "vilAsa, A vAta gupta rAkhavAnI. koIneya kahevAnI nahIM." ame puSpa, phaLa, kASTha vagere laIne, Azrama tarapha cAlyAM. mArgamAM meM mArA mitra manorathadattanI vAta karI, ene kevI rIte A vastra maLyuM tenI paNa vAta karI. e AzcaryanA mahAsAgaramAM DUbI gaI. teNe mane kahyuM : svAmInAtha, tamArA eka ekathI caDhe evA mitro che, AvI divya vastu devIe svayaM jene ApI hoya, te vastu e potAnA mitrane ApI de... e nAnIsUnI vAta nA kahevAya." kharekhara, manorathadatta to manorathadatta ja che. eNe amArA baMnenI kevI sArasaMbhALa rAkhI hatI? joke amArI dostI bAlyakALanI ja hatI. yuvAna banyA pachI e enA vepAra-dhaMdhAmAM paDyo hato. eTale pAMca-sAta varSathI e mane maLyo paNa na hato. chatAM hRdayamAM paDelo maitrIbhAva, eka-bIjAne jotAM ja UchaLI Avyo hato." "duniyAmAM mitro ghaNA hoya, niHsvArtha mitro paNa hoya, chatAM potAnI devI.. prabhAvazALI.. ane amUlya vastu mitrane ApI devI.... e vAta adbhuta che. svAmInAtha ApanA e mitranAM kyAreka darzana karAvazo?' e zvetAmbIno ja che. ApaNe jyAre zvetAmbI jaIzuM tyAre e maLaze. moDuM to thaI ja gayuM hatuM. paraMtu Aje tapasvinI mAtA, kulapatinAM sAnnidhyamAM hatAM ane AzramanI carcAmAM hatAM eTale ame sIdhA ja kuTiramAM gayAM. puSpa-phaLAdi yogya sthAne mUkI, jalapAna karI huM bahAra nIkaLyo. vilAsavatIe zayyAmAM laMbAvI dIdhuM. eka ghaTikA pachI tapasvinI kuTiramAM AvyAM. vilAsavatI UMdhI gaI hatI. huM bahAra hato. temaNe vilAsavatIne jagADI. Aje mane kulapati pAse vilaMba thaI gayo... cAlo, have ApaNe bhojana karI laIe." be tApasakanyAo kuTiramAM ja bhojanasAmagrI laI AvI. zrI samasaditya mahAkathA chApa7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAra kyAM gayA che?' tapasvinIe vilAsavatIne pUchyuM. tyAM ja huM kuTiramAM pravezyo.' AvI gayo chuM, bhagavatI." ame traNee bhojana karI lIdhuM. koI kaMI bolyuM nahIM. ame traNe pota-potAnA vicAromAM khovAyelA hatAM. tapasvinI kulapatinA ane AzramanA vicAromAM. huM mitra vasubhUtinA ane vilAsavatI, nayanamohana' vastranA tathA manorathadattanA. bhojana pUrNa thayA pachI tapasvinIe vilAsavatIne pUchyuM : "vatsa, Aje gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI gaI che. kaMI?" vilAsavatI mauna rahI. kema, mane kahevAnI vAta nathI? to kumArane kaheje, paNa AvA gaMbhIra nA rahevAnuM. tuM hasatI-khIlatI hoya to bahu game che. gaMbhIra jouM chuM tane, ne mane ciMtA thAya che." Apane duHkha thAya evI vAta che. sAthe sAthe mane paNa duHkha thAya che.. 'vilAsavatI bolI. mane kaMI samajAyuM nahIM.. ke e zuM kahevA mAge che? kahe, mane duHkha nahIM lAge, ane lAgaze to sahI laIza." mAtA, have ghare javAnI.. vatanamAM javAnI icchA jAgI che.' bIjI bAju Azrama ane Apane choDI javAnI kalpanA paNa mane dhrujAvI nAkhe che... zuM karo? vilAsavatInI vAta sAMbhaLIne, mane Azcarya thayuM. beTI, vatana javAnuM ja che. paraMtu haju vAra che. utAvaLa nathI karavAnI. haju thoDA divasa ahIM ja raho. kumArane Ave haju keTalA divasa thayA che? emane ahIM gamI gayuM che...' meM kahyuM : "bhagavatI, sAcI vAta che. mane ahIM gamI gayuM che. haju ahIM rahevuM che... AvI nisarganI duniyA pharI pharI nathI maLatI... Apa jyAre anumati Apazo tyAre ja ame ahIMthI prayANa karIzuM." 'kumAra, tamane baMnene huM kevI rIte anumati ApI zakIza?" mArA hRdayanI vAta huM ja jANuM chuM. kumAra, vairAgI hovA chatAM tamArA baMne sAthe huM rAgathI baMdhAI gaI chuM. ane rAganuM baMdhana ghaNuM kaThora hoya che. tamAro viyoga mArAthI kevI rIte sahana thaze?" "nA, nA, mA-bhagavatI, mAre nathI javuM kyAMya, Apane choDIne.." vilAsavatI tapasvinIne vaLagIne rovA lAgI. meM kuTiramAMthI bahAra nIkaLI, mArI AMkho lUchI nAkhI. che ke eka 7pa8 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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|111] amArA divasa AzramamAM pasAra thato hato ane rAtri suMdaravanamAM pasAra thatI hatI. sukhamAM ane AnaMdamAM divasa-rAta pasAra thatA, khabara nathI paDatI ke keTalo samaya pasAra thayo. be mahinAthI paNa adhika samaya pasAra thaI gayo hato. mArA manamAM mitra vasubhUtinI smRti AvyA karatI hatI. e paNa nakkI hatuM ke A AzramamAM e maLavAno na hato. 'have amAre ahIMthI nIkaLavuM joIe." ema manamAM thayA karatuM hatuM. eka divasa meM vilAsavatIne kahyuM : "have ApaNe ahIMthI svadeza javA prayANa karIe." teNe kahyuM : "jevI ApanI IcchA. huM taiyAra chuM." paraMtu tapasvinI bhagavatInI AjJA levI paDaze ne?' levI ja paDaze." e kAma tAre karavAnuM che. kyAre ne kyAre ahIMthI javAnuM to che ja. jyAre ApaNe nIkaLIzuM tyAre temane duHkha thavAnuM che, virahanuM... judA paDavAnuM duHkha jema temane thavAnuM che, tema ApaNane paNa thavAnuM che. chatAM javAnuM to nakkI ja che. A vAta teo jANe che. ane e mATe teoe mAnasika taiyArI karI paNa lIdhI haze. chevaTe teo saMnyAsinI che. virakta AtmA che." ApanI vAta sAcI che, svAmInAtha, huM AjakAlamAM ja teonI anumati mAguM chuM." "anumati maLyA pachI, ApaNe samudrakinAre javuM paDaze. A dvIpanA kinAre, moTA bhAge koI vahANa AvatuM nathI, eTale ApaNe Apattigrasta vahANano dhvaja ropavo paDaze. dUrathI pasAra thatuM koI vahANa A dhvajane joIne, A kinAre Avaze. ApaNe e vahANamAM besIne, AgaLa vadhavuM paDaze... kadAca A mATe ApaNe kinAre be-traNa divasa paNa pasAra karavA paDe.. ane kadAca eka divasamAM paNa kAma thaI jAya." eTale ApaNe e vahANamAM zvetAmbI javAnuM?' jo e vahANa zvetAmbI javAnuM hoya... to to barAbara, nahIMtara e vahANa je baMdare jatuM haze tyAM javAnuM ane tyAMthI, zvetAMbI jatAM jahAjamAM besavAnuM. eka vAra ApaNe koI baMdare pahoMcavuM paDaze." vilAsavatIe tapasvinI mAtAne saMkoca sAthe vAta karI : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 7pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavatI, have jo Apa anumati Apo to ame ahIMthI amArA vatana tarapha prayANa karIe.' 'vanTe, tamAre eka divase javAnuM ja che, huM jANuM chuM. tame baMne paradezI che. paradezInI prIta kAyama nA Take. paradezInA saMyoga kAyama nA Take... tame AnaMdathI prayANa karI zakazo." vilAsavatInA mAthe hAtha mUkIne, temaNe anumati ApI. vilAsavatI temanA utkaMgamAM mAthuM mUkIne, besI rahI. tapasvinI tenA baraDA para hAtha pasarAvatAM rahyAM. huM kuTiramAM pravezyo ke teoe mane kahyuM: 'kumAra, bhagavAna kulapatinAM darzana karIne, teonA AzIrvAda laIne, ahIMthI prayANa karajo. tame kyAre prayANa karavA iccho cho, e mane kaho, eTale sarve AzramavAsIone jANa karI zakAya. joke A vAta jANIne, sahunAM hRdayamAM duHkha thavAnuM che... paraMtu e anivArya che. tame baMnee tamArA guNothI sahunAM hRdaya jItI lIdhAM che. sahunAM hRdayamAM tame vasI gayAM cho..." bhagavatI, tame amArA hRdayanA siMhAsana para evA pratiSThita thaI gayAM cho... ke jIvanaparyata tamArI smRti AvyA ja karaze. ane jo bhaviSyamAM evo saMyoga maLI jaze... to punaH ahIM AvIne ApanAM darzana karIza.' kumAra, manuSyanA jIvana caMcaLa che. jyAre jIvana-dIpa bujhAI jAya..." ugra tapazcaryA karIne, tapasvinIe potAno deha atyaMta kRza karI dIdho hato. zarIranAM mAMsa ane lohI sukAI gayAM hatAM. daDha manobaLathI ane AyuSyakarmathI ja teo jIvI rahyAM hatAM. meM kahyuM: ApanI A putrIne pharIthI darzana to ApavAM paDaze ne? haju Apano tapasvI deha dIrdhakALa paryata jIvaMta raho." teo Asana parathI UbhA thayA. vilAsavatIno hAtha pakaDIne teo kuTiramAMthI bahAra nIkaLyAM. huM paNa emanI pAchaLa cAlyo. 0 0 0. AzramamAM sahune jANa thaI gaI ke vilAsavatI ane sanakumAra, bIjA divase savAre-prayANa karI javAnAM che. AzramavAsI tApasakamAro, tApasakanyAo, tapasvinIo vagere sahu amane baMnene maLavA mATe AvavA lAgyAM. AzramamAM "atithi-satkAra" nuM dharmakartavya bahu ja sArI rIte paLAtuM hatuM. sahu amane AzIrvAda ApatAM hatAM. zubha kAmanAo vyakta karatA hatA. pharIthI AzramamAM AvavA AmaMtraNa ApatAM hatAM. tApasakanyAoe vilAsavatIne gherI lIdhI. ene jAtajAtanI zikhAmaNo ApavA lAgI, koI enA bhAgyanI prazaMsA karavA lAgI. koI kanyA ene AzramamAM ja rahI javAno Agraha karavA lAgI. evuM AtmIyatAbharyuM vAtAvaraNa sarjAI gayuM hatuM ke... mArI AMkho paNa bhInI thaI gaI. kSaNabhara mane lAgyuM ke vilAsavatIne ahIMthI laI bhAga-2 ( bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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javAmAM huM bhUla karuM chuM. Avo niHsvArtha prema duniyAmAM kyAMya sulabha nathI. zvetAmbImAM ke tAmralikhImAM, kyAMya Avo prema vilAsavatIne maLavAno na hato. huM eka vRkSanI nIce rAkhavAmAM AvelA paththara-Asana para beTho hato. tApaso mArI pAsethI cAlyA gayA hatA. huM ekalo ja beTho hato. tapasvinI mAtA mArI pAchaLa AvIne UbhA rahI gayAM hatAM. teo bolyAM : "kumAra, Azrama choDavAnuM kaparuM lAge che ne? joyo AzramavAsIono niHsvArtha prema? kevaLa guNAnurAgamAMthI janmelo A prema che.' Ubho thaI gayo. tapasvinIne praNAma karyA. mAro kaMTha ruMdhAI gayo hato. huM jamIna para dRSTi sthira karIne, Ubho rahyo. mArA jIvanamAM A pahelo ja anubhava hato... ke tapasvinI.. brahmacAriNI ane saMnyAsinI evI eka jAjaramAna strI pratye nirvikAra svaccha prema mArA hRdayamAM pragaTyo hato. emane choDI javAmAM du:kha thaI rahyuM hatuM. kSaNabhara manamAM ema paNa thaI AvyuM : "ahIMthI mAre zA mATe javuM joIe? mane ahIMthI javA mATe koIe AjJA to karI nathI... A to meM ja ahIMthI javAnI anumati mAgI che. konA mATe mAre ahIMthI javuM joIe? vilAsavatI ahIM maLI gaI che. hA, mitra vasubhUtine maLavAnI tIvra bhAvanA che. paraMtu e to bhagavAna kulapati dvArA paNa kAma thaI zake che..." jo mane tapasvinI bhagavatIe bolAvyo nA hota to mArI vicAradhArA AgaLa vadhI jAta, paraMtu bhagavatIe mane kahyuM : "kumAra, cAlo ApaNe kuTiramAM besIe. mAre tamane keTalIka vAto karavI che.' huM emanI pAchaLa cAlyo. ame kuTiramAM jaI, jamIna para beThAM, vilAsavatI to tApasakanyAothI gherAyelI hatI. tyAMthI jaladI chUTI zake ema na hatI. kumAra, gaI kAle saMdhyAsamaye meM kulapatine, tamArA prayANa aMge vAta karI. teoe paNa anumati ApI, paraMtu e paropakArI mahApuruSe potAnA divya jJAnamAM tamAruM bhaviSya joIne, mane kahyuM : haju kumArane saMkaTo sAme jhajhUmavuM paDaze. kaSTo Avaze paraMtu kumAra kaSTomAMthI UgarI jaze. vilAsavatInA jIvanamAM paNa kaSTa Avaze. paraMtu enA zIladharmanA prabhAve e paNa kaSTomAMthI bacI jaze. kumArane divya zaktio prApta thaze... ane vidyAdharono rAjA thaze. chevaTe rAjapATano tyAga karI e zramaNa banaze. manuSyajanmane saphaLa karaze..." huM harSavibhora banI gayo. meM tapasvinInAM caraNomAM mastaka mUkI, praNAma karyA, ane kahyuM : "bhagavatI, bhagavAna kulapatino mArA para anahada upakAra thayo.. mane mArI aMtima niyati jANavA maLI... huM zramaNa banIza, aNagAra banIza, mAruM para, saubhAgya haze e. vilAsavatI AvI. te tapasvinInI pAse besI gaI. tenA mukha para gaMbhIratA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatI. tapasvinIe enA mAthe hAtha mUkyo... ke vilAsavatI emanA khoLAmAM DhaLI paDI.... teoe kahyuM : beTI, huM kahuM e dhyAnathI sAMbhaLa.' vilAsavatI temanI sAme vinayapUrvaka besI gaI. "dareka manuSyanA jIvanamAM sukha pachI duHkha ane duHkha pachI sukha Avyo kare che. sukhadu:khanuM cakra anavarata pharyA kare che. beTI, tArA jIvanamAM, ke jyAre haju tuM nAnI che. kevAM sukhaduHkha AvyAM? eka rAjakumArI... lUMTAya.. vecAya.... samudramAM taNAya.. ane phaLAhAra karIne jIve. parNonI pathArI para sUve.... A badhI karmonI vicitratA che. karmonI vicitratA bhaviSyamAM paNa kyAreka kaSTo lAve, Apattio lAve.. tyAre tuM hiMmata nA hArIza. tArI rakSA karavA mATe rAjakumAra samartha che, zaktizALI che... chatAM karmonI duSTatA kyAreka rakSakonA gherAmAMthI paNa uThAvI jAya. e samaye tAre gabharAvavAnuM nahIM. huM tane eka siddha maMtra ApuM chuM. e maMtranuM smaraNa karatI raheje. tArA zIlane jarAya AMca nahIM Ave. tArA prANonI rakSA thaze." tapasvinIe vilAsavatInA AjJAcakra para aMgUTho dAbyo. enA kAnamAM maMtra saMbhaLAvyo, ane mAthA para be hAtha mUkI, AzIrvAda ApyA. tyAra pachI mane kahyuM : 'kumAra, samudrayAtrA che. tamane baMnene samudrayAtrAno kaDavo anubhava che, mATe khUba sAvadhAna rahejo. have tame ekalA nathI, sAthe vilAsavatI che. rUpa-lAvaNyavatI nArI che. mATe koInAya upara ati vizvAsa nA karazo.' 0 0 0 ame rAtri "suMdaravanamAM vyatIta karI, suMdaravanamAM A amArI chellI rAta hatI. zuklapakSanI rAta hatI, aDadhI rAta sudhI to ame bhUtakALa-bhaviSyakALanI vAto ja karatAM rahyAM. meM acAnaka vilAsavatIne pUchI lIdhuM : "vilAsa, tuM rAtre rAjamahelamAMthI nIkaLI gaI hatI, pachI prabhAte tArI pelI AtmIya sakhI anaMgasuMdarInuM zuM thayuM haze?' "oho.... anaMgasuMdarI ! mArI ati priya sakhI! are, huM kevI svArthI chuM... ahIM sudhI AvyA pachI.. ene to huM bhUlI ja gaI hatI... Aje Ape yAda karAvI ene. bicArI... mane joI nahIM hoya. eTale eNe to haiyAphATa rudana karyuM haze. bhUmi para mAthAM pachADyAM haze... arere... meM ene koI ja vAta karI na hatI. ane vAta karI hatI. to maravAnI vAta karI hatI. "je preta vanamAM mArA prItamano vadha thayo che, e pretavanamAM jaIne, huM AtmahatyA karIza...' evuM huM enI AgaLa eka vAra bolI gaI hatI. eNe pAchaLathI A vAta kadAca enI mAtAne karI haze... enI mAtAe mArA pitAjIne vAta karI haze? eTale, e lokoe to mAnI lIdhuM haze - "vilAsavatIe AtmahatyA karI lIdhI..." bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nA, evuM nA mAnI zake. AtmahatyA karanArano mRtadeha maLI Ave... to mAnI zakAya, anyathA nahIM.' to pachI ApanA viSayamAM...? mAro vadha karavAnuM kAma 'vinaMyadhara' nAmanA rAjapuruSane soMpAyeluM... eNe mahArAjAne kahI zaidhuM haze - "mRtadehane ThekANe pADI dIdho che." basa, pachI mRtadehanI koI tapAsa nA kare." sAcI vAta che ApanI, mane samajAI gayuM... to pachI mArA pitAe mArI tapAsa to karAvI ja haze." avazya karAvI haze. chevaTe mAthAM pachADIne rahI gayAM haze!' paraMtu anaMgasuMdarInuM zuM thayuM haze?' ApaNe tapAsa karAvIzuM. ane zvetAmbI pahoMcyA pachI zvetAMbI bolAvI laIzuM.' 'paNa e pahelAM, enAM lagna thaI gayAM haze to?' e lagna nahIM kare. karaze to vasubhUti sAthe ja karaze, kharI vAta ne? tArI e sakhI, tane badhI ja vAto karatI hatI ne?' huM ene mArA hRdayanI vAto karatI, e enI vAto mane karatI.. jo e vasubhUti sAthe lagna kare to bahu sAruM." AvI badhI vAtomAM aDadhI rAta vItI gaI hatI. pachI ame nidrAdhIna banyAM hatAM. savAre vahelA UThIne, snAnAdithI paravArIne, ame AzramamAM gayA. kuTiramAM praveza karyo. tapasvinI bhagavatI pUjApAThamAM lIna hatAM. padmAsanastha beThAM hatAM. ame cUpacApa emanI pAchaLa besI gayAM. ekAda ghaTikAmAM pUjA pUrNa thaI. teo UbhAM thayAM. ame paNa UbhAM thayAM. temanA eka hAthamAM rudrAkSanI mALA hatI. bIjA hAthe temaNe vilAsavatIno hAtha pakaDyo ane mane kahyuM : "cAlo, bhagavAna kulapati ApaNI pratikSA karatA haze." ame kulapatinA AvAsamAM pahoMcyA. emanA maMtraNAgRhamAM teo beThA hatA. ame praveza karyo. emanA caraNomAM praNAma karyA. teo Asana parathI UbhA thaI, amane bheTI paDyA. mArA mastake hAtha pheravyo. pachI saMpUrNa zarIra para hAtha pheravI mArI, deharakSA karI. mArA mastake bhabhUtithI tilaka karyuM. vilAsavatInA mastake paNa tilaka karyuM. 'kumAra, tamArI yAtrA nirvighna ho. satva, vairya ane parAkrama dvArA tuM uttarottara unnati sAdhIza." be hAtha UMcA karI, teoe amane vidAya ApI. tapasvinIne kahyuM : "samudrakinAre jyAM sudhI Amane vahANa nA maLe tyAM sudhI tApasakumAro kumAra pAse rahe, ane tApasa kanyAo vilAsavatInI pAse... bhagavaMta, huM rahIza. emane vahANamAM besADIne, pachI pAchI AvIza. AhArapANInI vyavasthA meM karI dIdhI che..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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"bhagavatI, tame ucita karyuM che.' ame kulapatinA AvAsamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyAM. coka AzramavAsIothI bharAI gayo hato. sahu amArI pAchaLa cAlyA. sahu mauna hatA, udAsa hatA.. AzramanA mukhya dvAre pahoMcyA pachI meM sahune pAchA pharavA, be hAtha joDI, vinaMtI karI. 'ame samudrakinArA sudhI AvIzuM.' mukhya tApasakumAre vinayathI mane kahyuM. ame samudrakinArA tarapha cAlyA. dUrathI samudra dekhAvA lAgyo. je samudramAM traNa divasa ne traNa rAta... eka mAtra pATiyAnA sahAre vitAvyAM hatAM... jIvana-mRtyuno khela khelyo hato. e samudrane joI, mane romAMca thaI Avyo. vilAsavatInI paNa evI ja dazA hatI, paNa ame mauna hatA. tapasvinI bhagavatI amArI sAthe cAlI rahyA hatA. ame kinArA para pahoMcyA. ame UbhAM rahyAM. sahu AzramavAsIone AMsubhInI vidAya ApI. amane AzIrvAda ApI, teo pAchA pharyA. tapasvinIe be tApasakanyAone ane be tApasakumArone tyAM rAkhyAM. temaNe samudramAM dUra dUra dRSTi doDAvI. kSitija upara eka vahANane joyuM. temaNe tApasakumAra pAsethI lAkaDI laI, tenA eka cheDA para bhagavA raMganuM vastra bAMdhI, tApasakumArane kahyuM : "A lAkaDI, pelA najIkanA vRkSa para bAMdhI de.' teoe mane kahyuM : "A dhajA joIne koI vahANa ahIM A kinAre Avaze.' be tApasakanyAone pANI ane phaLo laI AvavA mokalI. "ApaNane ahIM sAMja sudhI to rAha jovI ja paDaze. mATe, madhyAhunanuM bhojana ahIM karIzuM. phaLo, pANI vagere Ave te pahelAM, kumAra, A mArI putrI mane kaI jagyAethI maLI, te jagyA tamane batAvuM." "avazya... avazya... mAre e jagyA jovI che." ame tapasvInI sAthe e jagyAe pahoMcyA. temaNe jagyA batAvIne kahyuM : "ahIM, eka pATiyAne vaLagIne, e tarI rahI hatI. mUcchita hatI. ene meM bahAra kheMcI lIdhI hatI.' vilAsavatI e jagyA joIne, romAMcita thaI gaI. teNe mane kahyuM : "svAminAtha, Apa paNa A ja kinAre taNAI AvyA hatA ne? e jagyA batAvo ne.' meM mArI jagyA dekhADI. sahu AnaMdita thayA. tApasakanyAo, dhajAvALA vRkSanI nIce phaLo vagere laIne pahoMcI gaI hatI. ame sahu tyAM pahoMcyAM ane madhyAhnanuM bhojana lIdhuM. eka ja 74 bhAga-2 che bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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[112H] saMdhyAsamaye eka hoDI kinAre AvI. hoDImAM be nAvika hatA. ame hoDI pAse gayA. nAvike mane kahyuM : "A dhajA joIne, ke je vahANa bhAMgI gayAnI nizAnI che, amArA sArthavAha sAnudeve, tamane sahAya karavA amane mokalyA che. teo mahAkaTAha nagaranA nivAsI che ane malayadeza tarapha jaI rahyA che. dUra madhya samudramAM teonuM vahANa UbhuM che. "zuM tame amane e vahANa para laI javA AvyA cho?' meM pUchyuM. hA, tamane levA mATe ja ame AvyA chIe." ame baMnee tapasvinI bhagavatInI anujJA lIdhI. teoe AzIrvAda ApyA. tApasakumAro tApasakanyAone paNa ame praNAma karI, emanI kuzaLatA cAhI. ame hoDImAM besI gayAM. hoDI vahevA lAgI. kinArAthI dUra dUra ame javA lAgyAM. jyAM sudhI ekabIjAnAM caherA dekhAyA karyA tyAM sudhI tapasvinI vagere kinAre UbhAM rahyAM... pachI teo Azrama tarapha cAlI gayAM. amArI hoDI jhaDapathI moTA vahANa pAse pahoMcI. uparathI doraDAnI sIDI nAkhavAmAM AvI. pahelAM vilAsavatI caDhI gaI, pachI huM caDyo ane tyAra bAda hoDIne vahANa sAthe bAMdhIne, be nAviko upara AvI gayA. sArthavAha sAnudeve amAruM svAgata karyuM. meM emano AbhAra mAnyo. sAnudeva mArI pAse UbhelI, vilAsavatI tarapha vAraMvAra joto hato. vilAsavatI vahANanI racanA jovAmAM lIna hatI. sAnudeve amane eka nAno khaMDa, ke je lAkaDAno banelo hato, te rahevA Apyo. meM sAnudevane kahyuM ke "ame malayadeza sudhI tamArI sAthe AvIzuM. tyAMthI pachI zvetAmbI tarapha jatAM, koI vahANamAM cAlyA jaIzuM." teNe kaheluM : "ApaNane malayadeza pahoMcatAM lagabhaga be mahinA lAgaze. ame pahelI rAta vahANamAM lagabhaga jAgatAM ja pasAra karI. sAnudeva mArI uMmarano yuvAna hato. tenI patnI ane tenAM mAtA-pitA paNa vahANamAM ja hatAM, eTale mArI ciMtA ghaTI gaI hatI. chatAM mane sAnudevanI dRSTi nirmaLa lAgI nahIM. paraMtu meM enI ciMtA nA karI. vilAsavatInI sAthe ne sAthe ja hato huM! traNe samaya sAnudevanI sAthe ja ame bhojana karatAM hatAM. sAnudevanI patnI sunaMdA sAthe vilAsavatIne maitrI baMdhAI gaI hatI, eTale e baMne lagabhaga sAthe ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 994 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rahetAM hatAM, sAnudevanI mAtAne paNa vilAsavatI upara sneha thaI gayo hato. paraMtu meM kyAreka kyAreka sAnudevane, vilAsavatI tarapha animeSa nayane joto pakaDyo hato. avasara maLatAM, te vilAsavatI sAthe hasIne vAta paNa karI leto... chatAM eNe kyAreya durvyavahAra karyo na hato. cAra-pAMca divasa gayA pachI, sAnudeve mArI sAthe bolavAnuM ochuM karyuM. te samudra tarapha joto mauna besI raheto. huM enI pAse ja besato. paNa amArI vacce koI vArtAlApa thato na hato. enA cittamAM koI gaDamathala cAlatI hatI, ema mane lAgatuM hatuM. paNa mArA pUchavAnuM koI prayojana na hatuM. kyAreka-kyAreka Avazyaka vAta karI letA ame. "moTo vepArI che, eTale ene ghaNA vicAro karavAnA hoya!" ema huM mananuM samAdhAna karI leto. ekaMdare amAro yAtrApravAsa nirvijJa ane AnaMdapUrNa hato. samudra paNa zAMta hato. pavana anukULa hato. vahANanI gati sArI hatI. vahANamAM badhA mANaso paraspara maitrIbhAvathI vartatA hatA... eka rAtrinI vAta che. rAtrinA praharamAM huM ane vilAsavatI vArtA karatAM rahyAM. bIjA praharamAM ame nidrAdhIna thayAM. cotho prahara zarU thavAno hato ane huM laghuzaMkA dUra karavA UDyo. vahANanA tUtaka para gayo. e vakhate sArthavAha sAnudeva paNa tUtaka para Avyo. huM laghuzaMkA dUra karI, tUtaka para Ubho Ubho samudranA UchaLatAM taraMgo joI rahyo hato. sAnudeva mArI pAchaLa AvIne Ubho... ane mane jorathI dhakko mAryo, huM samudramAM pachaDAyo... acAnaka samudramAM paDavAthI.. eka vAra to huM pANImAM DUbavA lAgyo, paraMtu turata ja meM taravA mAMDyuM. vahANa AgaLa nIkaLI gayuM... huM pAchaLa rahI gayo... virATa sAgara ane rAtrino samaya mane mArI ciMtA karatAM vadhAre ciMtA vilAsavatInI thavA lAgI... mArA prANa bacAvavA huM samudramAM lAkaDuM zodhavA lAgyo. mAruM bhAgya jora karatuM haze... mane eka moTuM lAkaDuM maLI gayuM. meM pakaDI lIdhuM ane jema ghoDA para savArI karAya, e rIte lAkaDA para meM savArI karI lIdhI. lAkaDuM DUbe ema na hatuM. mArI eka ciMtA dUra thaI... paraMtu vilAsavatInI ciMtAthI huM vyAkuLa banyo. "zA mATe sAnudeve mane samudramAM dhakko mAryo haze? mArI pAse saMpatti na hatI. dhana-dolata na hatI... basa, eka ja kAraNa hatuM - vilAsavatInuM. vilAsavatIne potAnI strI banAvavAnI icchAthI eNe mane vilAsavatIthI dUra karyo che. paraMtu e sAnudeva vilAsavatIne kyAM oLakhato hato? e maravAnuM pasaMda karaze, paraMtu e sAnudevane macaka nahIM ja Ape. sAnudeva ene manAvavA ghaNA upAyo karaze.. lAlaca Apaze.. bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo ha99 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nahIM mAne to bhaya batAvaze, game te kare, vilAsavatI lalacAya ema nathI ke bhaya pAme ema paNa nathI. vahANamAM sAnudevanI patnI che, mAtA che, pitA che... e badhAM sAnudevanA pakSe nahIM rahe, vilAsavatInA pakSe raheze. eTale sAnudeva vilAsavatI para baLAtkAra to nahIM ja karI zake. saMkaTa AvyuM. vighna AvyuM. punaH vilAsavatIno viyoga thaI gayo. mArA vinA vilAsavatI vadhu samaya jIvita nahIM rahI zake, A ja mahattvanI vAta che. jo e dhIraja rAkhaze, hiMmata rAkhaze to ene vAMdho nahIM Ave. mAro lAkaDAno ghoDo vahANanI dizAmAM vaheto rahyo, paNa dhIme dhIme ane ADo-avaLo athaDAto hato. prabhAta thayA pachI meM cAre dizAmAM joyuM... pANI ja pANI! koI kinAro dekhAto na hato. koI vahANa dekhAtuM na hatuM... agAdha samudramAM huM ekalo-aTUlo vahe jato hato, mAruM eka sadbhAgya hatuM ke samudranuM koI jaLacara prANI mArI pAse nA AvyuM... mane dekhAyuM paNa nahIM, nahIMtara huM jIvato nA rahyo hota. divasa pUro thayo. bIjI rAta zarU thaI. mArI kamara upara 'nayanamohana' vastra bAMdheluM hatuM eTale mane eka moTuM AzvAsana hatuM. jaLacara pazuothI huM mAruM rakSaNa karI zakuM ema hato. jaLadasyaothI paNa mArI jAtane bacAvI zakuM ema hato... paraMtu bIjA divase mane kakaDIne bhUkha lAgI. tarasa paNa lAgI. zuM karuM? upavAsa thaI gayo. A rIte trIjo divasa... cotho divasa... pasAra thayA. mArI zArIrika zakti ochI thavA mAMDI hatI. UchaLatAM mojAMomAM mAruM lAkaDuM mAre sakhata rIte pakaDI rAkhavuM paDatuM hatuM... chevaTe pAMcamA divase prabhAte najIkamAM kinAro dekhAyo. huM harSita thayo. lAkaDAne kinArA tarapha dhakelavA lAgyo... madhyAhnakALe huM kinAre pahoMcyo. lAkaDuM choDI dIdhuM ane jamIna para paga mUkyo. thoDe dUra meM kadaMbavRkSane joyuM. dhIre dhIre vRkSa pAse pahoMcyo. chAyAmAM lAMbo thaI sUI gayo. mArAM bhInAM vastro sukAvA mAMDyAM. sAthe sAthe mArA prANa paNa sukAvA mAMDyAM. mane vilAsavatInA ja vicAro AvatA hatA. 'jo... kadAca eNe mArA viyogathI nirAza thaIne, athavA duSTa sAnudevathI potAnA zIlanI rakSA karavA mATe AtmahatyA karI haze... to pachI mAre konA mATe jIvavAnuM? vilAsavatI vinA huM jIvI zakIza nahIM... mATe huM paNa AtmahatyA karI nAkhuM... gaLe phAMso khAIne marI jAuM?' huM Ubho thayo. cAre tarapha joyuM. 'mane koI jotuM nathI ne?' e nirNaya karavA cAre bAju jovA lAgyo... najIkamAM ja eka mahAsarova2 meM joyuM. maravAno vicAra bhulAI gayo, pANI pIvAnI prabaLa IcchA thaI AvI. huM sarovara pAse gayo. zrI samarAditya mahAkA 98 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pathiyAM UtarIne meM khobekhobe pANI pIdhuM... ane kinAre AvIne Ubho. kinArA para azokavRkSanI hAramALA hatI. sarovaramAM asaMkhya kumuda puSpo khIlelAM hatAM. cakravAka vinAnI cakravAkI pANI upara mastaka pachADI karuNa rudana karatI hatI. haMsa vinAnI haMsI cAre dizAmAM haMsane zodhatI... vyAkuLa banI dhamapachADA karatI hatI. AvAM badhAM dazyoe, mane vilAsavInI tIvra smRti karAvI. huM kinArA paranAM vRkSonI chAyAmAM besI gayo... mane kulapati yAda AvyA... tapasvinI bhagavatI yAda AvI. kulapatie karelA bhaviSyakathananA zabdo yAda AvyA.'ene patinuM milana thaze. e vaiSayaka sukho bhogavaze... pachI chevaTe dharmapuruSArtha karI jIvavane saphaLa banAvaze...' A bhaviSyakathana mujaba vilAsavatI AtmahatyA to na ja kare. e jIvatI raheze. hA, mAre enI zodha karavI paDaze... A pradezamAM jo koI paricita phaLo maLI jAya to khAine pachI AgaLa vadhuM. huM Ubho thayo. sarova2nA kinAre kinAre cAlyo... tyAM mane nAraMgInAM phaLa dekhAyAM. huM rAjI thayo. khUba nAraMgI phaLo khAdhAM. kSudhA kaMika aMze zAMta thaI... pachI tyAM ja DAbe paDakhe sUi gayo... mane ghasaghasATa UMdha AvI gaI. jyAre jAgyo tyAre sUryAsta thaI gayo hato. meM rAtri e ja pradezamAM pasAra karavAnuM vicAryuM. sarovaramAM UtarI, moDhuM dhoIne, pANI pIdhuM. pachI tyAM ja beTho. haMsa ane haMsInAM joDAMone svacchanda krIDA karatAM joyAM, AzramamAM vilAsavatIne AvuM joDuM khUba gamatuM hatuM... have vilAsavatI vinA ene koNa ramADaze? mane AzramanI vAto yAda AvavA lAgI. e mRgazAvako, e menA-popaTa ... e haMsa-haMsI ane sArasa-sArasI sAthe nirdoSa krIDA karatI vilAsavatI... vAtsalya nItaratAM nayanovALAM tapasvinI. jJAnasUryasamA prabhAvazALI kulapati devAnaMdajI... tApasakumAro... ne tApasakanyAo... 'kharekhara, ame tyAM sukhI hatAM... tyAM ja rahI gayAM hota to...? vilAsavatIne gumAvavAno Avo avasara nA Avata...' AvA aneka vicAro karato karato huM sarovaramAMthI bahAra Avyo ane jyAM azokavRkSanI ghaTA hatI tyAM gayo, eka paththarazilA maLI gaI. enA upara parNazaiyA banAvIne sUI gayo. prabhAte paMkhIonA kalarave mane jagADI dIdho. devagurunuM smaraNa karIne, huM Ubho thayo. sarovakinAre jaI meM hAtha-paga ane moDhuM dhoyuM. eka dizAmAM mane phaNasanAM vRkSo dekhAyAM. e bAju gayo. vRkSo para seMkaDo phaNasanAM phaLo laTakI rahyAM hatAM. meM be phaLa toDyAM ane peTa bharIne khAdhAM. tyAMthI huM sIdho samudrakinAre gayo. mArI kamare bAMdheluM, peluM 'nayanamohana vastra' mane yAda AvyuM. mArA baMne hAtha e vastrane sparzA. mane evI lAgaNI thaI AvI ke 'mane Aje A kinArA para vilAsavatIno saMyoga thaze!' mArA zarIre romAMca 9. bhAga-2 * bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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thayo. mArI jamaNI AMkha sphurAyamAna thavA lAgI. samudrakinAro lagabhaga be-traNa koza lAMbo hato. khUba ja svaccha kinAro hato. jhINI jhINI mulAyama retI para huM cAlato rahyo. anaMta sAgara ta2pha joto joto huM AgaLa vadhI rahyo hato. sAgaramAM na koI vahANa dekhAtuM hatuM, nA koI hoDI. kinArA para nAnAM-moTAM chIpalAM paDyAM hatAM. nAnA-moTA paththaro paDyA hatA. lagabhaga eka koza gayA pachI, mane dUrathI eka pATiyuM kinArA para paDeluM dekhAyuM... ne enA para koI sUteluM hoya tevuM lAgyuM. huM jhaDapathI cAlyo... najIka gayo... ne Abho thaI gayo. pATiyAne vaLagIne vilAsavatI ja paDelI hatI, enuM aDadhuM zarIra pANImAM hatuM. aDadhuM zarIra retI para hatuM. meM ene sAcavIne upADI lIdhI ane retI para suvADI dIdhI. pachI mAruM 'nayanamohana' vastra kholIne, enAthI pavana nAkhavA mAMDyo. dhIre dhIre eNe AMkha kholI... enuM mAMthu mArA khoLAmAM hatuM. teNe AMkho UMcI karI... mane joyo... ne ekadama beThI thaI gaI... AzcaryathI enI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI... 'nAtha? mArA prANanAtha...? tame?' 'hA, suMdarI, jevI rIte huM bacI gayo tevI rIte tuM bacI gaI.' te mane bheTI paDI... raDavA lAgI... rotAM rotAM kahevA lAgI : 'nAtha, je banavAkALa hatuM te banI gayuM... Apa mane maLI gayA eTale badhuM ja maLI gayuM.' 'cAla, pahelAM tane huM phaLAhAra karAvuM. sarovaramAM pANI pivaDAvuM. huM vilAsavatIne laIne sarovarikanAre gayo. tene tyAM besADIne, huM phaLo levA gayo. nAraMgInAM ane phaNasanAM phaLa laI Avyo. vilAsavartIe phaLAhAra karyo. pANI pIdhuM. e svastha thaI. meM ene pUchyuM : 'huM samudramAM paDI gayo, te pachI vahANamAM zuM banyuM?' nAtha, e duSTa sAnudeve Apane samudramAM dhakko mAryo hato... e eka nAvika joI gayelo. teNe bUmAbUma karI mUkI. huM mArA khaMDamAMthI bahAra AvI... sAnudevano parivAra paNa bahAra Avyo... mane khabara paDI gaI ke Apane sAnudeve samudramAM dhakko mArI dIdho che... huM kalpAMta karavA lAgI... sAnudevanI patnI... mAtA ane pitA... sahu sAnudevane phiTakAra ApavA lAgyAM. meM paNa samudramAM kUdI paDavA prayAsa karyo, paNa sAnudevanI patnIe mane pAchaLa AvI, kamaramAMthI pakaDI lIdhI ane ghasaDIne enA khaMDamAM laI gaI. mane eNe khUba AzvAsana ApyuM... prabhAta thavAnI taiyArI hatI. sAnudeva hebatAI gayo hato. enAM mAtA-pitA jorazorathI ene na kahevAnA kaTu zabdo kahetAM hatAM. mane e vakhate, tapasvinI mAtAe Apelo maMtra - OMOM namaH siddham!' yAda Avyo. huM padmAsane besI gaI, AMkho baMdha karI ane maMtrajApa zarU karI dIdho. eka ghaTikA pachI samudramAM tophAna AvyuM. AkAza kALAM-kALAM vAdaLothI chavAI gayuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 99EUR For Private And Personal Use Only

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divasa aMdhArI rAta banI gayo. samudra gAMDotUra thayo. bhayaMkara vAvAjhoDuM phUMkAvA lAgyuM. amAruM vahANa pANImAM UchaLIUchaLIne pachaDAvA lAgyuM. nAvikoe saDha kholI nAkhyo. vahANane bacAvavA sakhata parizrama karavA mAMDyo. sAnudevanI patnI kahevA lAgI : "A mahAsatInA patine samudramAM pheMkI daine, teM ghora pApa karyuM che. A mahAsatInA zApathI, have tuM ke tAruM vahANa... koI ja bacavAnA nathI... ugra koTinuM pApa tatkALa phaLa Ape che. vahANa bhAMgI jaze... ApaNe sahu samudranA taLiye jaIne besIzuM." e kalpAMta karavA lAgI. thoDI ja vAramAM eka bhayaMkara kaDAko thayo.... vahANa tUTI paDyuM. vahANamAM cIsAcIsa thaI gaI. thoDI ja kSaNomAM vahANe jaLasamAdhi lIdhI. DUbatA vahANanuM eka pATiyuM mArA hAthamAM AvI gayuM ane e pATiyAne huM vaLagI paDI... e pATiyuM mane A kinAre laI AvyuM. lagabhaga pAMca rAta meM samudramAM pasAra karI haze....' A bIjI vArano anubhava thayo.' Apane paNa..." hA, ApaNane samudrayAtrA anukULa nathI. be vAra ApaNane saMkaTa AvyAM.' kRpALu mAtA tapasvinInI paramakRpAthI ja A vakhate huM bacI gaI. emaNe mane Apelo maMtra ja japatI rahI hatI." vilAsa, sAcuM kahuM to ApaNe A rIte ajANyA vahANamAM yAtrA karavI ja joItI na hatI. duniyAmAM loko rUpa ane rUpiyA... pAchaLa AMdhaLA thaI jatA hoya che. rUpa ane rUpiyA mATe je koI pApa karavuM paDe, karavA mATe taiyAra thaI jatA hoya che. kharekhara to e sArthavAha sAnudeva, tArA rUpa upara mugdha hato... enA manamAM tArA pratye moha jAgyo hato. e tane meLavavA icchato hato. paraMtu jyAM sudhI huM tArI sAthe houM tyAM sudhI e tane nA meLavI zake ne? eTale mane tArI pAsethI haTAvI devA, eNe mane samudramAM dhakko daI dIdho. paraMtu kulapatinI divya kRpAthI, mane eka moTuM lAkaDuM maLI gayuM. e lAkaDAnA sahAre huM A kinAre AvI gayo. ApaNA baMnenI rakSA, kharekhara divya tattvoe ja karI che.' nAtha, A kyo pradeza haze? ahIMthI ApaNe kyAM jaIzuM? suMdarI! A pradeza oLakhAyo nathI, ane ApaNuM bhaviSya anizcita che. ApaNuM bhAgya ApaNane jyAM laI jaze tyAM javAnuM che." ka ka 990 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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[L[11]h] ame baMnee eka nirNaya to karI lIdho ke "have ApaNe samudrayAtrA karavI nathI." ame samudrathI viruddha dizAmAM. dUra dUra pahADo dekhAtA hatA, te tarapha cAlavA mAMDayuM. jyAre mAthe sUraja Avyo, eka taLAvanA kinAre, vizALa vaTavRkSonI chAyAmAM ame vizrAma karyo. jaMgala kaMIka DarAmaNuM lAgatuM hatuM. jaMgalI pakSIonAM karkaza avAja saMbhaLAtA hatA. bhUmi paNa Thera Thera phATelI hatI. vilAsavatIe kahyuM : "nAtha, mane tRSA lAgI che ane jo AsapAsamAM phaLonAM vRkSa dekhAya to phaLo paNa laI Avo... huM khUba zramita thaI gaI chuM." meM enA mATe komaLa parNonI zayyA banAvI. "tuM vizrAma kara. A "nayanamohana vastra'tAre oDhI levAnuM che. huM pAcho nA AvuM tyAM sudhI vastra dUra karavAnuM nathI. kAraNa ke mane A jaMgala sAruM lAgatuM nathI. meM mArI kamarethI "nayanamohana vastra' kholIne ApyuM. alabatta, vilAsavatIne, mArI vAta sAMbhaLyA pachI, ene ekalI choDIne huM jAuM, e gamyuM na hatuM. paraMtu nayanamohana vastra' maLavAthI, te nizcita banI hatI. teNe vastra oDhI lIdhuM. te adRzya thaI gaI. huM tyAMthI phaLa ane pANI levA cAlyo gayo. pahelAM meM phaLonI tapAsa karI. nAraMgInAM phaLa maLI gayAM. pachI pANI lIdhuM ane je jagyAe vilAsavatIne besADI hatI, tyAM Avyo. meM kahyuM : "devI, huM pANI ane phaLa laIne AvI gayo chuM, mATe vastra dUra kara ane pANI pI le!' mane koI pratyuttara nA maLyo. mane lAgyuM ke e mArI majAka karI rahI che. mane cIDavI rahI che. eTale meM ene pharIthI kahyuM : 'devI, tane tRSA lAgI che, mATe pahelAM pANI pI le.. pachI tAre je kriIDA karavI hoya te karaje!' koI pratyuttara nA maLyo. mane zaMkA paDI. meM parNazayyA para hAtha pheravyo.. zadhyA khAlI hatI. mArA peTamAM dhrAsako paDyo. meM vicAryuM : "avazya, vilAsavatI ahIM nathI. jo e hoya to mArA Agamana sAthe e UbhI thAya ane mArA praznano uttara Ape. kyAM gaI haze e? svecchAe e ahIMthI eka pagaluM paNa bhare nahIM...' mArA hAthamAM rahelo pANI bharelo nalinIpatrono paDiyo jamIna para paDI gayo. huM vilAsavatI... vilAsavatI.." bUmo pADato AsapAsa zodhavA lAgyo. "ahIM... A jagyAe koI AvyuM hoya to enA pagalAM jovA maLe.' pagalAM jovAM mAMDyAM. pagalAM to nA dekhAyAM, paraMtu eka lisoTo retImAM paDelo dekhAyo. jADo lisoTo hato... meM anumAna karyuM : "A lisoTo ajagarano lAge che. A jaMgalamAM ajagara zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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hoI zake...... mArA zarIramAM dhrujArI prasarI gaI... zuM ajagara vilAsavatIne gaLI gayo haze?" huM e lisoTAnI sAthe sAthe AgaLa vadhyo. AgaLa bAvaLanA vRkSonI gADha jhADI AvI. AjubAju aNIdAra ghAsa UgeluM hatuM. e lisoTo tyAM jato hato. meM lAkaDAnA TukaDAthI ghAsa AghuMpAchuM karyuM.. to jhADInI vacce jADo... kALo bhayaMkara ajagara joyo. tenA mukhamAM nayanamohana vastra hatuM. te vastra gaLI javA te prayatna karato hato. meM nirNaya karyo : "jarUra A duSTa ajagara vilAsavatIne gaLI gayo che..." mArA hRdayamAM apAra duHkha thayuM. mane duniyA goLa goLa bhamatI lAgI. mane koI bhAna nA rahyuM. huM mUcchita thaIne, jamIna para pachaDAI gayo... ekAda ghaTikA pachI mArI mUrchA dUra thaI. samudra uparano pavana, tIvra gatithI vAI rahyo hato. huM Ubho thayo. meM joyuM to ajagara "nayanamohana" vastrane lagabhaga gaLI gayo hato. meM vicAryuM : "e vilAsavatIne gaLI gayo che... to bhale mane paNa gaLI jAya... have mAre konA mATe jIvavuM che? nathI jIvavuM mAre.." ema vicArIne huM lAkaDAnA TukaDAne laI, ajagaranI pAse gayo. enI AMkhomAMthI jANe agninI jvALA. nIkaLatI hoya, tevuM dekhAtuM hatuM. chatAM huM bhaya nA pAmyo. "huM AnA para prahAra karuM, e roSe bharAze... ne, mane gaLI jaze. meM ajagaranA mastaka para lAkaDAnA TukaDAthI joradAra prahAra karI dIdho. paraMtu ajagara roSe nA bharAyo. e gabharAyo.. teNe mukhamAMthI nayanamohana vastra bahAra kADhyuM. meM tarata ja e vastra kheMcI lIdhuM ne mArI chAtIe lagA.. ajagare potAnA lAMbA zarIrane kuMDAlAkAre karI lIdhuM. phaNAne paNa zAnta karI, jamIna para DhALI dIdhI. huM e vRkSaghaTAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo. mane mArA bhAgya para ane jIvana para tiraskAra jAgyo. vilAsavatI paranA tIvra snehanA kAraNe, eno viyoga mArA mATe asahya hato. meM vicAra karyo : "A nayanamohana vastrano ja phAMso banAvI, gaLAmAM nAkhI.... jIvanano aMta lAvI dauM..." je jagyAe vilAsavatI sUtI hatI, huM e jagyA para Avyo. e ja vaTavRkSanI nIce AvIne, be DALIe "nayanamohana" vastrane bAMdhyuM. DALI para caDyo. phAMso gaLAmAM nAkhyo... ane zarIrane chUTuM laTakatuM mUkI dIdhuM... mAro zvAsa rokAI gayo. vana bhamatuM lAgyuM ane huM mUcchita thaI gayo. meM pArAvAra duHkha anubhavyuM. paraMtu huM maryo nahIM. mArI AMkho khUlI tyAre meM mArI pAse beThelA, eka RSine joyA. teo dhIre dhIre temanA kamaMDalamAMthI pANI laIne, mArA para chAMTatA hatA.. huM beTho thayo. bolavA lAgyo : "mAruM kevuM durbhAgya ke mAre maravuM che... chatAM maryo nahIM...' RSie mArA mastake hAtha pheravyo. meM e karuNAvaMta trikaSine praNAma karI bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo 772 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pUchayuM : "bhagavaMta, Apa ahIM kevI rIte AvI gayA?" teoe kahyuM : "vatsa, huM A pradezamAM puSpa, phaLa ane kASTha levA mATe Avyo hato... dUrathI meM tane gaLe phAMso nAkhI, marato joyo. meM vicAryuM : "are, A koNa puruSa haze? zA mATe AtmahatyA karavA taiyAra thayo haze? zuM prayojana haze? huM ene rokuM, bacAvI lauM...' huM jaladI jaladI ahIM Avyo, paraMtu mArA pahoMcavA pahelAM tuM to laTakI paDyo hato... huM jorajorathI bolyo : "sAhasa nA kara... sAhasa nA kara... eTalAmAM vastrano phAMsalo DhIlo paDI gayo ane tAruM gaLuM bahAra nIkaLI gayuM... tuM jamIna para paDI gayo. meM tArI pAse besIne, tArA para pANI chAMTavA mAMDyuM. ane tane cetanA AvI." pachI e RSie mane pUchyuM: "dharmazIla, tAre zA mATe A rIte maravAno prayatna karavo paDyo?' meM zaramathI mukha nIcuM karI dIdhuM. teoe kahyuM : "vatsa, tapasvIjano sahunA mATe mAtA-pitA samAna hoya che, mATe ahIM tAre zaramAvuM nA joie. tuM jo kAraNa batAve to huM eno koI upAya batAvI zakuM.' | RSi vRddha hatA, chatAM temanI kAyA baLavAna dekhAtI hatI. dADhInA ane mAthAnA vALa mota thaI gayA hatA. teoe mAthe jaTA bAMdhI hatI. temanA eka hAthamAM pANInuM kamaMDaLa hatuM. bIjA hAthamAM puSpa ane phaLothI bharelI chAbaDI hatI. chAbaDI ane kamaMDaLa temaNe bAjumAM mUkyAM hatAM. temanI AMkhomAM karuNA hatI. temanI vANImAM amRta hatuM. meM vicAra karyo : "AvA karuNAnidhAna traSi-munine mAro AtmavRttAMta kahevAmAM mane koI ja nukasAna nathI. uparathI teo mArA hita mATe koI suyogya mArga batAvaze...' meM e RSine, zvetAMbIthI nIkaLyA pachI je je ghaTanAo banI, te badhI ja kahI batAvI.... chelle vilAsavatIne ajagara gaLI gayo... ane eno viraha na sahavAthI, phAMso khAvA prayatna karyo. tyAM sudhIno vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. teoe pahelA mane AzvAsana ApatA kahyuM : "vatsa, A saMsAra Avo ja che. zaradanA meghasamAna caMcaLa A jIvana che. A pukhita vRkSosamAna nAzavaMta samRddhi che. ja svapnasamAna asAra sarva viSayabhoga che. * priyajananA saMyogo viyoganA pariNAmavALA che. mATe AtmahatyA karIne, maravAno vicAra choDI de. vairya dhAraNa kara. tArA jevA sattvazIla puruSe kAyaranI jema maravuM nA joie. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 03 For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM kahyuM : 'bhagavaMta, priyatamAnA virahanI AgamAM huM evo baLI rahyo chuM ke kSaNe kSaNe mRtyuthI paNa vizeSa vedanA anubhavI rahyo chuM. he munivara, mane mRtyu sivAya kaMI sUjhatuM nathI.. huM avazya marIza... Apa mane evo koI upAya batAvo ke mRtyu pachI bIjA janmamAM mane vilAsavatI maLe..." RSie kahyuM : "kumAra, ahIM A pAsenA malaya parvata upara "manoratha pUraka nAmanuM eka zikhara che. e zikharanuM nAma yathArtha che. manuSyanI icchA pUrNa karanAruM e sthAna che. je manuSya e zikhara para caDhIne, je saMkalpa karIne paDatuM mUke che, eno saMkalpa siddha thAya che, enI icchA paripUrNa thAya che... mRtyu pachI e icchita phaLanI prApti kare che.' RSinI vAta sAMbhaLIne, huM rAjI thayo. meM teone pUchayuM : "e zikhara para pahoMcavAno mArga batAvavA kRpA karazo?' teoe mArga batAvyo. meM temanAM caraNomAM viMdanA karI. teo kamaMDala ane phUlonI chAbaDI laIne cAlatA thayA. huM paNa "manoratha pUraka" zikhara tarapha cAlato thayo. mArA mana para marI javAnI dhUna savAra thaI hatI. vilAsavatI vinA mane eka kSaNa paNa cena na hatuM. RSinA upadezanI mArA mana para jarAya asara thaI na hatI. huM malayaparvata para caDhato rahyo. eka divasa... be divasa... ane trIjA divase huM e zikhara para pahoMcyo. huM thAkIne lothapotha thaI gayo hato. eka vRkSanI chAyAmAM huM beTho. AzramanA kulapati devAnaMdajIe kahelI vAto vismRta thaI gaI hatI. mArA samagra vyaktitva para vilAsavatI chavAI gaI hatI. mRtyu pachI ene maLavAno upAya, eka RSie batAvyo hato, eTale mane zraddhA paNa besI gaI hatI. huM mArI jagyAethI Ubho thayo. "kAmita-patana" sthAna, mane RSie ApelI nizAnInA mAdhyamathI zodhI kADhyuM. huM tyAM Ubho rahyo. saMkalpa karyo : mRtyu pachInA janmamAM mane vilAsavatIno samAgama thAo.' saMkalpa karIne, tarata ja UMDI khINamAM meM paDatuM mUkI dIdhuM. paraMtu A rIte paNa maravAnuM mArA bhAgyamAM na hatuM... adhavaccethI mane eka AkAzagAmI vidyAdhare pakaDI lIdho. "kevI mUrkhatA kare che?' kahIne teo mane eka latAmaMDapamAM laI gayA. tyAM zItalatA hatI. caMdrakAnta maNino prakAza hato. meM e vidyAdharane joyA. temaNe suMdara rezamI vastro paherelA hatAM. kamare talavAra laTakatI hatI. caMdra jevI saumya mukhAkRti hatI. latAmaMDapamAM ame beThA. temaNe mane kahyuM : "tArI suMdara mukhAkRti tArI mahAnatAnI cADI khAya che. tAruM puSTa zarIra tArAM sattva ane parAkramane kahe che. to pachI parvatanA zikhara parathI paDatuM mUkavAnuM koI prayojana? he sAtvika puruSa, jo prayojana mane kahevA jevuM hoya to mane kahe.' meM kahyuM : "ApanA jevA niHsvArtha paropakArI mahApuruSanI AgaLa zuM chupAvavAnuM bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcama For Private And Personal Use Only

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hoya? mArI priyatamAnA virahathI ati vyathita thayelo huM, A parvatanI taLeTImAM, ApaghAta karavA tatpara thayelo. tyAM ApanI jema ja, eka paropakArI RSie mane bacAvI lIdho.. paNa mAre to maravuM ja hatuM. eTale temaNe mane A "kAmita-pUraNa" zikharanI vAta karI. huM e zikhara para caDhyo... ane bhavAMtaramAM priyatamAnA samAgamano saMkalpa karI, zikhara parathI paDatuM mUkyuM.' vidyAdharanA mukha para hAsya lepAI gayuM. temaNe kahyuM : kumAra, snehane... premane koI kArya duSkara nathI, koI kArya akArya hotuM nathI. A sneha.. A prema sarva duHkhonuM mULa che. - avivekano preraNAstrota che. mokSamArgamAM prabaLa avarodha che. ja durgati taraphanA pramANamAM sAthI che. e dharmakAryono virodhI che. bhava-vanamAM bhaTakAvanAra che ane pApakAryomAM prabaLa preraka che. AvA snehanA baMdhanamAM jakaDAyelA manuSyo, bhaviSyanA lAbha-nukasAnano pukhta vicAra karI zakatA nathI. kAlocita AcaraNa karI zakatA nathI. bhalene siMha jevA parAkramI hoya, chatAM teo vedanAthI valurAtA hoya che. mATe he kumAra, tuM AvA snehano tyAga kara. vivekanA ratnadIpakanA ajavALe, tAre vicAravuM joIe, paraMtu te mATe mohanA gADha aMdhakArano tAre nAza karavo paDaze. he satparuSa, dareka jIvanAM karmo juAM hoya che.... janma-jIvana ane mRtyunAM niyAmaka karmo hoya che. tArI priyatamAM mRtyu pAmIne, je gatimAM gaI haze, e ja gatimAM janma pAmavA mATe, A rIte saMkalpa karavo yogya upAya nathI. saMkalpa karavAthI manovAMchita gati prApta thatI nathI. manovAMchita kAryonI siddhi dharmanI ArAdhanA karavAthI thAya che. tuM dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAvarUpa dharmanI ArAdhanA kara. kAryasiddhi mATe A ja upAya che. ajJAnI manuSyo A vAta samajatA nathI ane rAga-dveSathI prerAIne, A rIte ApadhAta karIne mare che ane durgatimAM janma pAme che. priyajanono samAgama thato nathI. thoDA samaya pUrve eka duHkhada ghaTanA banI hatI. A ja malaya dezanI vAta che, "ziva' nAmanA nAnA gAmamAM bhillu nAmano eka gRhastha raheto hato. tenI patnInuM nAma siMhA hatuM. siMhAne bhillu upara ati sneha hato, paraMtu bhillune sihA dIThIya gamatI na hatI. e siMhAnA mRtyunI icchA karato hato, jyAre siMhA janmAMtaramAM paNa bhillunA saMyoganI icchA karatI hatI... chatAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 775 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jema-tema emano saMsAra cAlato rahyo. eka divasa baMnene sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM ke malaya parvatanA "manoratha-pUraka' nAmanA zikhara parathI, manuSya je saMkalpa karIne khINamAM paDe che, mare che, teno saMkalpa siddha thAya che. bhillu siMhAthI kaMTALelo hato. tene maravuM ja hatuM. eTale e A manorathapUraka zikhara para Avyo. siMhA paNa enI pAchaLa pAchaLa AvI. bhillue saMkalpa karyo : "mane bhavAMtaramAM A patnI siMhA punaH nA maLo..." ane e khINamAM kUdI paDyo, maryo. siMhAe saMkalpa karyo : "bhavAMtaramAM mane mAro A ja pati bhillu pAcho maLajo." e paNa khINamAM kUdI paDI ne marI gaI. kumAra, tuM A vAtano paramArtha samajI zake che. meM kahyuM : "he upakArI, ApanI vAta huM samajyo chuM; paraMtu priyAnA virahamAM jIvavuM mArA mATe duSkara ja nahIM, azakya che. bhale bhavAMtaramAM mane mArI priyatamA maLe ke nA maLe, AvI ghora mAnasika vyathA huM sahana karI zakuM ema nathI.' vidyAdhare kahyuM : "kumAra, ahIM svecchAe marI zakAya che, jIvanano aMta karI zakAya che, mATe tuM maravAno Agraha kare che, paraMtu je gatiomAM svecchAe marI paNa zakAtuM nathI, e gatimAM jyAre ghora duHkho bhogavavA paDaze, tyAre tuM zuM karIza? meM jJAnI puruSo pAsethI sAMbhaLyuM che ke naraka gatimAM ane tiryaMca gatimAM jIvo svecchAe marIne, vedanAothI mukta nathI thaI zakatA. devo paNa ApaghAta karIne nathI marI zakatA... mATe, ApaghAta karatA pahelAM te gaMbhIratAthI vicArI le. kumAra, huM koI RSi-muni nathI. tane upadeza ApavA mATe huM lAyaka nathI, chatAM tArA pratye koi agamya kAraNathI mana kheMcAyuM che, tethI tane A vAta samajAvuM chuM. mAruM kartavya tane yathArtha vAta samajAvavAnuM che. pAlana karavuM ke nA karavuM e tAre jovAnuM che." mAruM mana kaMIka AzvAsana pAmyuM. meM vidyAdhararnI sAme joIne kahyuM : "he mahApuruSa, zuM huM A rIte ekaloaTUlo bhaTakyA karIza?" kumAra, tane kyAre ane kevI rIte tArI priyatamAno viyoga thayo?' meM vRttAMta kahI batAvyo. A ghaTanA keTalA divasa pahelAM banI? 'traNa divasa pahelAM..." keTale dUra banI A ghaTanA?" ahIMthI dasa yojana dUra.." to tArI priyatamA mRtyu pAmI nathI. pha eka ja bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Y114i e vidyAdhare mane Azcaryacakita karI dIdho. vilAsavatI jIve che. A vAte mAro samagra viSAda dhoi nAkhyo. vidyAdhare mane kahyuM : kumAra, mAtra tane AzvAsana ApavA meM nathI kahyuMparaMtu je satya che, te kahyuM che. meM je vAta karI che, teno je AdhAra che, te tane batAvuM chuM. vidyAdharonI duniyA che. vidyAdhara prajAjano che, vidyAdhara rAjAo che ane rAjAono paNa rAjA che, tenuM nAma che cakrasena. te cakrasena rAjAe "apratihacakA" nAmanI vidyAnI sAdhanA AraMbhI che. bAra mahinA sudhI A sAdhanAnI pUrvasevA karavAnI hoya che. te pUrvasevA te rAjAe karI lIdhI che. A sAdhanAnuM kSetra 48 yojananuM hoya che. jyAre sAdhanA cAlatI hoya tyAre 48 yojanAnA vistAramAM koI jIvanI hiMsA nA thavI joie. koI paNa jIvanuM apamRtyu nA thavuM joie. eTale e vidyAdhara rAjAe 48 yojananAM vistAramAM potAnA parama vizvasanIya vidyAdhara subhaTone jIvanarakSAnuM kArya soMpyuM hatuM. pUrvasevAnI sAdhanA pUrNa karI, have te rAjA, apratihacakA' vidyAnI siddhi karavA, "siddhinilaya" nAmanI parvataguphAmAM gayo che. sphaTikaratnanI mALA para teNe maMtrajApa karU karyo che. sAta lAkhano jApa karavAno che. Aje sAta rAtri-divasa pUrAM thayAM che. AvatI kAle vidyAsiddhi thaze. A kAraNathI huM tane kahuM chuM ke tArI priyatamA A kSetramAM mRtyu pAme ja nahIM. ajagara tene gaLI zake ja nahIM. vidyAdhara subhaTo satarka banIne, koI jIvahiMsA nA thAya, tenI takedArI rAkhI rahyA che.' vidyAdharanI vAta sAMbhaLIne, meM vicAryuM : "vAta sAcI lAge che. yuktisaMgata paNa lAge che. vilAsavatIe nayanamohana vastra je oDheluM hatuM, ajagara kema mAtra vastrane gaLI gayo? ane jo e vilAsavatIne gaLI gayo hoya to te kuMDaLAkRti kema karI zake? enA peTamAM manuSya hoya... to te kuMDaLAkRti nA ja karI zake. eno artha e thayo ke ajagara vilAsavatIne gaLI gayo nathI. paraMtu ene koI upADI gayuM che." meM vidyAdharane kahyuM : "tamArI vAta mane sAcI lAge che. mArI priyA jIvatI che, to have huM ene zodhavA jaiza... tame mArA para parama upakAra karyo che. mane marato bacAvI laine, navuM jIvana ApyuM che. A upakAra huM kyAreya nahIM bhUlI zakuM. mAro koI aparAdha thayo hoya, anucita bolAI gayuM hoya to mane kSamA karajo..." huM Ubho thayo, eTale mane vidyAdhare kahyuM : "kumAra, tAre tArI patnInI zodha karavA javAnI jarUra nathI. tuM ahIM ja A latAmaMDapamAM rokAI jA. utAvaLa nA karIza. AvatI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 777 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kAle amArA mahArAjAnI sAdhanA pUrNa thaze. teo badhAne maLaze. tyAre huM teonI AjJA laI, bIjA vidyAdharo pAsethI badho vRttAMta jANI, tArI patnI tene meLavI ApIza." mAruM mana e vidyAdhara upara ovArI gayuM. koI oLakhANa vinA, paricaya vinA.. kevaLa upakAravRttithI prerAIne, e mAruM duHkha dUra karavA, udyata thayo hato. meM kahyuM : "he vAtsalyanA sAgara, tamArI AjJAno svIkAra karuM chuM. Apa Avazo tyAM sudhI huM A latAmaMDapamAM... ke A udyAnamAM ja rahIza.' vidyAdharane meM bhAvapUrvaka praNAma karyA. vidyAdhara cAlyo gayo. malayaparvata paranA ramaNIya udyAnamAM huM ekalo bhramaNa karavA lAgyo. vidyAdharonuM udyAna hoya eTale enI zobhAnuM pUchavAnuM ja zuM hoya! sarvatra ramaNIyatA patharAyelI hatI. vAtAvaraNamAM puSponI mAdaka sugaMdha phelAyelI hatI. mAruM mana haLavuM banI gayuM hatuM. kheda-udvega dUra thaI gayA hatA. punaH vilAsavatInA saMgamanI kalpanAo UbharAvA mAMDI hatI. enAM sukha-duHkhanA vicAra zarU thaI gayA hatA. mRtyunA mukhamAMthI mane pAcho laI AvanArA, e upakArI vidyAdharanA vicAro AvavA lAgyA. jo eNe mane... pakaDI nA lIdho hota to mAruM mRtyu nizcita hatuM.. ane jyAre vilAsavatIne khabara paData ke "huM marI gayo chuM.' tyAre e paNa potAnA prANono tyAga karI deta... e paNa ApaghAta karI nAkhata.. ane A rIte amArAM manuSyajIvana niSphaLa jAta.... vidyAdharanA kahevA mujaba amArI durgati ja thAta. mahAna upakAra karanArA A vidyAdharanA upakArano badalo huM kevI rIte vALI zakIza? pelA RSi ke jemaNe, gaLe phAMso nAkhIne, maravA mATe meM prayatna karelo.. ne mArI rakSA karelI... emano upakAra paNa bhUlI zakAya ema nathI... AzramanAM e tapasvinIno kulapatino ananya upakAra satata yAda raheze? emanA upakArono badalo kyAre vALI zakAze? mitra manorathadatta! ajANI dharatI para eNe amArA para kevo ananya upakAra karyo hato? divya vastra mane bheTa ApI dIdhuM. meM ene kaMI ja ApyuM nahIM. zuM ApuM? mArI pAse ene ApavA jevuM hatuM ja zuM? ane mArA prANapriya mitra vasubhUtino mArA para keTalo moTo upakAra che? mArI khAtara e sarvasvano tyAga karI... mArI sAthe cAlyo hato... mane sukhI karavA hamezAM e tatpara raheto hato... kyAre maLaze e? kyAM rahelo haze e..? ema to mahArAjA izAnacaMdranA upakAro paNa bhulAya nahIM. temaNe mane putravat rAkhyo hato. mArI badhI ja sagavaDatAo sAcavI hatI. mane khUba sneha Apyo hato... e to rANInA nimitte teo roSe bharAyA hatA. 04 bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane rAjapuruSa vinaMyadhara? mAro vadha nA karIne, eNe mane jIvatadAna ApeluM che, jIvanadAna ApanArAonA apratima upakAronA bhAra taLe huM daTAI gayo chuM... meM abhAgIe... Aja dina sudhI koInAya upara upakAra karyo nathI. upakAro lIdhA che... karyA nathI... zuM A ja rIte mAruM jIvana pUruM thaI jaze?' AvA AvA vicAromAM divasa pUro thaI gayo. huM latAmaMDapamAM pahoMcI gayo. rAtri mAre latAmaMDapamAM pasAra karavAnI hatI... pAsenA nAnA sarovaramAM jaIne, meM pANI pIdhuM, ane parNonI zayyA banAvI huM sUI gayo. khUba zramita hovAthI mane nidrA AvI gaI. aDadhI rAta vItI haze, mArI AMkho khUlI gaI. meM AkAza tarapha joyuM. AkAzamAM ajavALuM phelAI rahyuM hatuM. AkAzamAM caMdra na hato chatAM ajavALuM hatuM. tethI mane Azcarya thayuM... bIjI bAju samudrano khaLabhaLATa saMbhaLAvA lAgyo... jANe ke samudramaMthana thatuM hoya, tevo dhvani thavA lAgyo. pRthvItalamAM kaMpana prasaravA mAMDyuM... mArA mATe A eka navo divya anubhava hato. mane romAMca thaI rahyo hato, tyAM AkAzamAMthI eka nAnuM vimAna nIce UtarI AvyuM. vimAnamAMthI e ja mArA upakArI vidyAdhara UtaryA ane mArI pAse AvyA. meM UbhA thaI, temane praNAma karyAM. temaNe mArA khabhe hAtha mUkIne kahyuM : 'cAla mArI sAthe, besI jA vimAnamAM. huM tane amArA mahArAjA cakrasenanI vidyAsiddhino vaibhava batAvuM.' sUryodaya thayo. ame baMne vimAnamAM besI gayA. vimAna AkAzamAM gati karavA lAgyuM. UMce ne UMce UDavA lAgyuM. malayaparvatanA eka sahuthI UMcA zikhara para vimAna utAryuM. zikhara upara jANe ke devonuM naMdanavana hatuM. apUrva zobhA hatI. eka vibhAgamAM vimAna mUkIne, vidyAdhara mane laIne, jyAM mahArAja cakrasenano mukAma hato tyAM gayA. mahArAjA cakrasenanuM vyaktitva prabhAvazALI hatuM. sugaThita zarIra, sapramANa aMgopAMga ane sonerI lAMbA vALa... mukha para prasannatA ane adbhuta saundarya! temane jotAM huM prabhAvita thaI gayo. ame baMnee temane praNAma karyAM. pAse UbhelA rAjapuruSe amane besavA mATe, be Asana ApyAM. ame beThA. vidyAdhare mahArAjAne mAro paricaya Apyo. samagra vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. sAMbhaLIne, temaNe mArI sAme joyuM ane bolyA : 'mahAnubhAva, saMtApa nA kara. Aje ja tArI priyAne meLavI ApIza.' temanA mukha para smita 2mI 2hyuM hatuM. huM mArI vAta kahevA jato hato, tyAM ja be vidyAdharoe AvIne, mahArAjAne bhAvapUrvaka namaskAra karI nivedana karyuM : 'mahArAjA, ApanI AjJAthI, ame jIvarakSAnA prayojanathI, vanamAM paribhramaNa karatA hatA, tyAM eka jagyAe ame eka mAnavastrIne joI. tenI najIkamAM ja eka mahAkAya ajagara hato. pelI strI bhayabhIta thaI gaI. potAnuM oDheluM vastra choDIne zrI samarAditya mahAkathA tsv For Private And Personal Use Only

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te bhAgavA lAgI. "he Aryaputra, he Aryaputra, jaladI Avo... mane bacAvo...' tenI AMkho bhayathI pahoLI thaI gaI hatI. tenA zarIre parasevo vaLI gayo hato. ame e strIne koI mArI nA nAkhe, enA para baLAtkAra nA kare e dRSTithI pakaDI lIdhI ane kahyuM : "devI, tame bhaya nA pAmo, ame vidyAdhara cakavartI mahArAjA cakrasenanA sevako chIe. ame tamArI rakSA karIzuM. paraMtu e to tyAM ja mUcchita thaI gaI. ame tene vivekapUrvaka upADIne, malaya parvatanA eka udyAnamAM parNazaiyA para suvADI dIdhI... paraMtu jyAre tenI mUccha dUra thaI tyAre te UbhI thaI gaI... bhayathI dhrujavA lAgI...." he Aryaputra... he Aryaputra.." bolatI karuNa rudana karavA lAgI. ame ene pUchyuM : "devI, tamArA e Aryaputra tamane mUkIne, kyAM gayA hatA? teNIe kahyuM : "teo mArA mATe phaLa ane pANI levA gayA hatA... tyAM pAsenA sarovaramAM ja gayA hatA.' ame kahyuM : "devI, tame dhIraja rAkho. ame temane zodhIne, ahIM laI AvIe chIe.' ame zodhavA gayA. paraMtu e strIno pati maLyo nahIM. ame ene pANI lAvI ApyuM, paNa e pANI pItI nathI. phaLo lAvI ApyAM, chatAM phaLo khAtI nathI. satata he Aryaputra... he Aryaputra.." bolatI rahe che. ame ene tyAM besADIne, AvyA chIe, have Apa jema kaho tema karIe..." mahArAjA caksane mArA tarapha joIne kahyuM : "bhadra, tame jAte jaIne juo ke e strI tamArI priyatamA che ke kema? eka vidyAdharanI sAthe, huM e zikhara para gayo ke jyAM vilAsavatIne rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. meM ene joIne, sAthe AvelA vidyAdharane kahyuM : "A ja mArI priyatamA che." eNe mane joyo.. ke tarata e UbhI thaI gaI...' are, Aryaputra, tame....?' hA, devI, A upakArI vidyAdhara che, temaNe tArI pelA ajagarathI rakSA karI hatI. ane tane ahIM surakSita sthAne laI AvyA hatA. mane paNa A ja upakArI puruSa ahIM laI AvyA che." - vilAsavatIe vidyAdharane kRtajJabhAve praNAma karyA. vidyAdhare kahyuM : "tame baMne ahIM ja beso. huM tamArA mATe AhAra ane pANI laI AvuM.' vidyAdharanA gayA pachI vilAsavatI mArA hAthe vaLagIne besI. "nAtha, have eka kSaNa paNa mane ApanAthI aLagI nA rAkhazo. sAruM thayuM, A upakArI vidyAdharo AvI gayA.. nahIMtara, pelo lAMbo, kALo ne jADo ajagara mane gaLI ja jAta.' 'devI, meM e ajagarane joyo. te "nayanamohana' vastrane gaLI ja gayo hato.... ane tethI meM mAnI lIdheluM ke e tane paNa gaLI gayo che. tethI mArA para je du:kha vItyuM che. te huM nahIM kahuM.. nAhaka tuM vadhAre duHkhI thAya." 78 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vidyAdhara amAro e mATe divya AhAra ane pANI laI Avyo. ame baMnee peTa bharIne, bhojana karI lIdhuM. vidyAdhare kahyuM : "he mahApuruSa, have ApaNe mahArAjA pAse jaIe. teo ApaNI rAha jotA haze..." amane baMnene vimAnamAM besADI, AkAzamArge te mahArAjA caksana pAse laI gayo. ame mahArAjAne praNAma karyA ane kahyuM : he upakArI mahApuruSa, ApanA anugrahathI mane mArI patnI maLI gaI...' mahArAjAe kahyuM : "bahu sAruM thayuM. kahe, have bIjuM huM tAruM zuM priya karuM?" mahArAjAe mane temanI pAse besADI, mArI pITha para hAtha pasavAryo. vilAsavatIne besavA mATe, vidyAdhare Asana ApyuM. saMkoca sAthe te eka bAju Asana para besI gaI. meM mahArAjAne vinayapUrvaka kahyuM : "he kRpAvaMta, Ape je karavA jevuM hatuM te karyuM ja che. have bIjuM koI kArya nathI." kumAra, meM tArA zarIranAM lakSaNo joyAM che. enA AdhAre kahuM chuM ke tuM bhaviSyamAM vidyAdhara rAjA thaIza. te mATe huM tane eka mahAvidyA ApavA icchuM chuM. tenuM nAma che "ajitabalA.' A mahAvidyA je-te mANasa siddha nathI karI zakato. tuM karI zakIza. joke A mahAvidyAnI sAdhanA nirvighna che.' temaNe mArI sAme joyuM. meM kahyuM : "jema Apa kahezo tema karIza." teo prasanna thayA. temaNe vilAsavatInI sAme joIne kahyuM : "vatsa, tuM ahIM besaje. huM A tArA priyatamane sAmenI guphAmAM laI jAuM chuM. tene mahAvidyA ApIne, ame baMne pAchA AvIe chIe. A be vidyAdharo ahIM tArI rakSA karaze... nizcita raheje.' vilAsavatIe mArI sAme joyuM. meM ene AMkhonA izArAthI ja, samajAvI dIdhuM ke "tuM ahIM nirbhaya che.' ame guphAmAM gayA. mane emaNe emanI sAme padmAsane besADyo. maMtrothI mArI zarIrarakSA karI ane mane mahAvidyAno maMtra Apyo. maMtranI sAdhanA karavAnI vidhi samajAvI, ane kahyuM : 'kumAra, utsAha ane daDha manobaLathI, tuM A mahAvidyA siddha karaje. mArA tane AzIrvAda che.' ame bahAra AvyA. mahArAjAnuM vimAna taiyAra hatuM. vidyAdharo sAthe teo vimAnamAM besI gayA. meM ane vilAsavatIe temane praNAma karyA. temaNe amane AzIrvAda ApyA ne vimAna AkAzamArge cAlyuM gayuM. malayaparvatanA e uttuMga zikhara para have huM ane vilAsavatI be ja hatAM, paraMtu zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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have mane koI bhaya na hato. vilAsavatIe mane kahyuM : 'svAmInAtha, tame guphAmAM gayA... ne huM to bhayathI phaphaDatI rahI. tapasvinI mAtAe Apelo maMtra raTatI rahI... paraMtu have mane A rIte ekalI mUkIne, tame kyAMya nA jazo. mAruM hRdaya nabaLuM paDI gayuM che...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'devI, hRdayane dRDha karavuM paDaze... kAraNa ke jyAre huM mahAvidyA siddha karavA jaIza tyAre tuM sAthe nahIM AvI zake. ane mahArAjA cakrasenanI AjJA che eTale mahAvidyA to mAre siddha karavI ja paDaze.' 'bhale, Apa mahAvidyA siddha karajo, paraMtu mArI saMpUrNa surakSA ka2Ine, pachI sAdhanA karajo. huM tamArI sAdhanAmAM vighnabhUta nahIM banuM... paraMtu Apa jANo cho ke huM kevAM kevAM saMkaTomAMthI pasAra thaI chuM? eka strI ane te rUpavatI hoya che, tyAre enA para jaladI Aphata Ave che.' 'tArI vAta sAcI che. sAthe sAthe huM paNa vicAra karuM chuM ke jyAM sudhI mane koI uttara sAdhaka na maLe tyAM sudhI huM sAdhanA kevI rIte karIza? AvI vidyAsiddhi karavA mATe koI suyogya uttara sAdhaka joIe ja.' 'nAtha, jo tame mahArAjAne A vAta karI hota to teo zuM eka-be vidyAdhara tamane nA Apata?' 'Apata, paraMtu teonA gayA pachI mane A vicAra Avyo. joke A uttara sAdhakanI vAta mahArAjA jANatA ja hoya... chatAM temaNe mane A aMge koI vAta nA karI. bIjAM badhAM vidhi-vidhAno temaNe mane batAvyAM...' 'nAtha, mahArAjAe karelI bhaviSyavANI sAMbhaLIne to huM harSavibhora thaI gaI hatI...' 'kaI bhaviSyavANI?' 72 'Apa vidyAdhara-rAjA banazo-e bhaviSyavANI' 'ane enA saMdarbhamAM ja A mahAvidyA siddha karavAnuM temaNe mane kahyuM haze... jo A samaye mitra vasubhUti hota to e mAro uttara sAdhaka banI zakata.' 'A Avyo tamAro mitra vasubhUti.' yogInA veSamAM AvI pahoMcelo vasubhUti mane bheTI paDyo... For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo

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15 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ame baMne mitro eka-bIjAne bheTI, AnaMdanAM AMsu vahAvavA lAgyA. vilAsavatInI AMkho paNa harSAzruthI bharAI gaI. vasubhUtie kahyuM : 'A che karmonI vicitratA, bhAgyanI ramata.' yogI vasubhUtine meM namana karyuM. vilAsavatIe paNa namana karyuM. temaNe amane jamaNo hAtha UMco karIne, AzIrvAda ApyA. 'he mitra, tuM dIrdhAyu ho. he devI, tuM akhaMDa saubhAgyavatI ho,' meM vasubhUtine besavA pallavAsana ApyuM. vilAsavatIe tenAM caraNonuM prakSAlana karyuM. pachI ame sAthe ja bhojana karyuM. meM vasubhUtine pUchyuM : "mitra, ApaNuM vahANa bhAMgI gayA pachI teM kevI rIte samudrane pAra karyo? tuM kayA dezanA kinAre pahoMcyo? teM zuM prApta karyuM, ane atyAre tuM kyAM che?' praznonI eka hAramALA racI dIdhI. vasubhUtie kahyuM : 'jevuM vahANa bhAgyuM, e vahANanuM ja eka pATiyuM mArA hAthamAM AvI gayuM!' meM kahyuM : 'mitra, mArA hAthamAM paNa evuM pATiyuM ja AvI gayuM hatuM.' vasubhUtie kahyuM : 'cAra divasa ane cAra rAta huM samudramAM tarato rahyo... pAMcamA divase huM malaya pradezanA kinAre pahoMcyo. huM pATiyA sAthe mUrchita avasthAmAM kinAre paDelo hato, tyAM eka tApase mane joyo. eNe mArI mUrchA dUra karI. meM tApasane praNAma karI, pUchyuM : 'A kayA dezano kinAro che?" tApase mane kahyuM : 'vatsa, tuM malayapradezanA kinAre che. ahIMthI najIka amAro tApasono Azrama che. tuM mArI sAthe AzramamAM cAla, tyAM tuM vizrAma karaje.' huM e tApasa sAthe AzramamAM gayo. tApasa mane AzramanA kulapati pAse laI gayo. vRttAMta kahyo. meM kulapatine praNAma karyA. bahumAnapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. temaNe tApasane kahyuM: 'he tapasvI, pahelA atithine bhojana karAvo.' tyAM ja mane bhojana karAvavAmAM AvyuM. pachI teoe mane pUchyuM : 'vatsa, tuM kyAMthI Ave che?' meM, ApaNe zvetAMbIthI nIkaLyA tyAMthI zarU karIne, ApaNuM vahANa samudramAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 3

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bhAMgyuM... tyAM sudhIno samagra vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. teoe sahAnubhUtipUrvaka mArI vAta sAMbhaLI...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir meM kahyuM : 'mitra... mane paNa AvI ja eka tapobhUmimAM Azraya maLyo hato. ane tyAM ja vilAsavatI maLI hatI... tene paNa pATiyuM hAthamAM AvI gayuM hatuM... mArA pahelAM ja e AzramamAM pahoMcI gaI hatI. hA, pachI e AzramamAM zuM thayuM?' vasubhUtie kahyuM : 'kulapatie mane AzvAsana ApyuM. saMsAranA svarUpanuM varNana karyuM. huM tArA viyogathI atyaMta saMtapta hato..' meM vicAryuM : 'have mArA mATe A Azrama ja barAbara che. mAre bIje kyAMya javuM nathI, svajanonA saMyoga... sajjanonA saMyoga... svapnasamAna che. chevaTe e saMyogano viyoga thAya che... mATe have A saMsArathI saryuM...!' Ama vicArIne, meM kulapatine kahyuM : 'bhagavaMta, have mane A saMsAranI jarAya Asakti nathI. tame mane tApasI-dIkSA Apo.' vilAsavatIe kahyuM : 'meM paNa AzramamAM tapasvinI-mAtAne kaheluM... ke 'mane tApasI-dIkSA Apo...' paraMtu teoe mAruM bhaviSya, trikALajJAnI kulapati pAsethI jANyuM hatuM, eTale mane tApasI dIkSA nA ApI...' vabhUtie kahyuM : 'mane kulapatie samajAvyuM ke vatsa, tApasI-dIkSA levI ucita che, paraMtu karmonI vicitratA bhayaMkara che. snehanAM pragADha baMdhano toDavAM duSkara che. indriyonuM damana karavuM... ati kaThina che. kAraNa ke jIvano janama-janamano abhyAsa viSayabhogano che. kyAre viSayasukhonI icchA jAgI jAya... te kahevAya nahIM. A saMsAranA klezo... saMtApo... badhuM duHkharUpa che. vatsa, tuM munijIvana svIkAravA cAhe che, paraMtu munijIvana jIvavuM saraLa nathI. munijIvananAM vratonuM pAlana karavuM eTale loDhAnA caNA cAvavAnA che. koi paNa bhoge e vratonuM pAlana karavAnuM hoya che. jo vratabhaMga thAya to paraloka bagaDI jAya... ane jIvanamAM apayaza maLe, mATe vatsa, tuM gaMbhIratAthI jJAnadaSTithI pahelA vicAra kara. vratonuM pAlana ka2vAnI tArI zakti-azaktino vicAra kara. dharmazAstronA paramArthane jANIne, je-te nirNaya karavo joIe. saMsArano tyAga karavo ke nahIM, munijIvananAM vrato svIkAravA ke nahIM... teno zAntithI nirNaya kara. he atithi, huM mArA jJAnaprakAzamAM joIne, kahI zakuM chuM ke tAro priya mitra jIvaMta che. enI sAthe tAro meLApa thavAno che...' 74 A chellI vAta sAMbhaLIne, huM harSavibhora thaI gayo. dIkSA levAnI vAta havA banIne, UDI gaI!' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 * bhava pAMcamo

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meM vacce vAta karI : "mitra, mane maLelA kulapatie mane kaheluM ke "kumAra, tAro mitra vasubhUti jIvaMta che, ane teno tane meLApa thaze." tyAre huM paNa atyaMta harSita thayo hato...' vasubhUtie vAtane AgaLa vadhAratAM kahyuM : "mane kulapatie kahyuM - "tuM hamaNAM to ahIM AzramamAM ja rahe. ahIM rahIne, tArI anukULatA mujaba tapasvIonI sevA karaje." mane kulapatinI vAta gamI. meM teono upakAra mAnyo ane AzramamAM rahI gayo. mArAM vastro phATI gayAM hatAM eTale tyAM AzramanAM je vastro hatAM, te mane paheravA maLyAM. meM paherI lIdhAM." huM bolI UThyo : "to tuM kharekhara tApasa nathI? mAtra kapaDAM ja tApasanAM paheryA che? to pachI... te zA mATe vilAsavatI pAse paga dhovaDAvyA?" ame traNe hasI paDyAM. vasubhUtie hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM : "kumAra, atyAre ja caraNaprakSAlana karAvavAno avasara hato... pachI to devI vidyAdhararAjAnAM mahArANI banI javAnAM che tyAre.... kadAca mAre emanAM caraNa dhovAM paDaze! meM kahyuM : "mitra, pachI zuM thayuM?' pachI huM AzramamAM rahI gayo. AzramanAM kAryo karato. tApasInAM mukhe dharmazAstronI vAto sAMbhaLato. vana-upavanamAM jaIne puSpa vagere laI Avato.... kyAreka dUra dUra bhramaNa karavA nIkaLI paDatI.. keTalAka mahinA, A rIte tyAM pasAra thaI gayA. traNa divasa pahelAM eka tApase kulapati pAse AvIne kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, priyAnA virahathI ati vyAkuLa eka tejasvI yuvAna gaLe phAMso khAIne, marato hato, paraMtu teno phAMso nIkaLI gayo... te jamIna para paDI gayo. huM doDIne enI pAse pahoMcyo. mArA kamaMDaLamAMthI pANI laI, enA para chAMTyuM. te bhAnamAM Avyo... meM ene ApaghAtano prayAsa karavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. teNe potAnI priyatamAnA virahanuM kAraNa batAvyuM... ne ghaNuM samajAvavA chatAM... ApaghAta karIne, maravAno ja nirNaya mane kahI saMbhaLAvyo. tyAre meM ene "manorathapUraka" zikhara para AvelA "kAmitapatana" jagyAnI vAta karI, "tyAMthI saMkalpa karIne kUdI paDIza to janmAMtaramAM tane priyAno meLApa thaze..." ema kahyuM. eTale e zikhara tarapha cAlyo.. ane huM ahIM Avyo.." A vAta sAMbhaLIne, meM kulapatine kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, A mahA tapasvIe je yuvAnanI vAta karI, e ja mAro mitra rAjaputra sanakumAra hovo joIe. e zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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manorathapUraka' zikhara para pahoMce e pahelAM mAre ene pakaDavo joIe. mane Apa anujJA Apo, ke jethI huM mArA e mitrane maravA na dauM..." kulapatie mane anumati ApI. meM kulapatine vaMdanA karI ane huM tarata ja A AzramamAMthI nIkaLI malayaparvata upara caDhavA lAgyo. "manorathapUraka' zikhara upara tIvra gatithI caDhavA lAgyo. tyAM meM eka vidyAdhara puruSane joyo. mane tApasanA veSamAM joI, vidyAdhare mane praNAma karyA. meM AzIrvAda ApIne pUchyuM : "mahAnubhAva, zuM tuM malayazikhara parathI Ave che?" teNe kahyuM : "tapasvI, huM malayazikhara parathI ja AvuM chuM. zuM tamAre koI prayojana che?' meM kahyuM : "hA, mAro eka mitra, "manorathapUraka' zikhara para gayo che... kadAca rastAmAM paNa hoya. te tenI priyatamAnA virahathI vyAkuLa hovAthI, e zikhara parathI UMDI khINamAM kUdIne marI javA icche che... ke jethI enI priyatamA AvatA janmamAM ene maLe.' vidyAdhara hasyo. teNe mane kahyuM : "tamArA e sAhasika mitre to zikhara parathI paDatuM mUkI dIdhuM hatuM...' huM? e kUdI paDyo khINamAM?' huM atyaMta vihvaLa banI gayo. paraMtu e vidyAdhare mane kahyuM : "he saMnyAsI, tame saMtApa nA karo. tamArA e mitrane bacAvI lIdho meM pUchayuM : "kevI rIte? e jevo kUdyo. meM joyo. vaccethI ja pakaDI lIdho." e jIve che? kyAM che mAro e prANapriya mitra? vidyAdhare pachI mane tAro ane devIno samagra vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. tuM kyAM che, e jagyA paNa batAvI dIdhI ane huM ahIM AvI gayo. A mAro vRttAMta che.' meM kahyuM : "mArA e upakArI vidyAdhare, tane ahIM banelI koI ghaTanA kahI lAgatI nathI." "nA, tame baMne ahIM cho, eTaluM ja mane kahyuM hatuM.' mitra, ahIM amane vidyAdharendra cakrasena maLyA. teoe hamaNAM ja, gaI kAle apratikatacakrA" nAmanI mahAvidyA siddha karI. teo atyaMta prasannacitta hatA. amArA para khUba vAtsalya varasAvyuM ane mane Agraha karIne, "ajitabalA' nAmanI mahAvidyA 786 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ApI. e mahAvidyA siddha karavAno upAya batAvyo ane maMtra paNa Apyo.' vasubhUtinA mukha para harSa chavAI gayo. teNe kahyuM : "ati addabhuta vAta kahevAya! ApaNe vidyAdharonI duniyAmAM AvI gayA...!' vilAsavatI bolI : vidyAdhara rAjAe tamArA mitrane kahyuM ke "tuM bhaviSyamAM vidyAdhara rAjA thaIza.' AnaMdAtirekathI vasubhUtinI AMkhomAM harSanA AMsu AvI gayAM. te mane bheTI paDyo. dhIrethI ene aLago karIne, meM kahyuM : 'mitra, have tuM mAro uttarasAdhaka banIza ane vilAsavatIno rakSaka paNa banIza. huM vidyAsAdhanAno prAraMbha karIza." 'mitra, nizcita banIne, nirbhaya banIne, tuM sAdhanAno prAraMbha kara, ane siddhi prApta kara.' vilAsavatIe paNa anumati ApI. meM e baMnene kahyuM : "huM cha mahinA sudhI mauna vrata pALIza, brahmacarya vrata pALIza ane parimita phaLAhAra karIza.' e pramANe meM cha mahinA sudhI sAdhanA karI, paraMtu A maMtrajApa pUrvenI 'pUrvasevA" hatI. vidhi-vidhAno ane anuSThAno hatAM, mukhya sAdhanA have zarU karavAnI hatI. meM vilAsavatIne kahyuM : "devI, je duSkara sAdhanA hatI, te pUrNa thaI che. have mAtra ATha praharanI sAdhanA ja bAkI rahI che. e sAdhanA pUrNa thatAM vidyAsiddhi thaI jaze." vilAsavatIe harSita vadane kahyuM : "svAmInAtha, Apa nizcita banIne ekAgra citte sAdhanA karo." meM vasubhUtine kahyuM : "mitra, A 24 kalAka tAre mArA dvArakSaka banIne, apramattabhAve UbhA rahevAnuM che. eka kSaNa paNa pramAda karavAno nathI. ane vilAsavatIne pAsenI guphAmAM besADI de.' | vilAsavatIne eka guphAmAM besADI. tene parNazayyA banAvI ApI ane Avazyaka sUcanA ApI dIdhI. vasubhUtine dvArapAla banAvyo ane guphAmAM meM mArI aMtima sAdhanAno prAraMbha karI dIdho. paMcavarNanAM puSpo pAtharyA. A ajitabalA devInI sthApanA karI. ja Avazyaka mudrAo karI, ane maMtrano eka lAkha jApa zarU karyo. lagabhaga ATha hajAra maMtrajApa thayo haze. tyAM mane lAgyuM ke AkAza aTTahAsya karI rahyuM che, vAdaLAMono pracaMDa gaDagaDATa thaI rahyo che, samudramAM tIvra khaLabhaLATa thaI rahyo che.. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 787 For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM vicAryuM : 'vilAsavatI jarU2 bhayabhIta thaI jaze...' paraMtu tarata ja mane mahArAjA cakrasenanuM vacana yAda AvyuM : 'A sAdhanAmAM mAtra tane bhayabhIta karanArA upadrava thaze, koI nukasAna nahIM thAya.' meM mAnyuM ke A badhA bhayAnaka avAja mAtra mane saMbhaLAya che... mane DarAvavA mATe vilAsavatIne A avAjo nahIM saMbhaLAtA hoya.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir meM bhaya pAmyA vinA, maMtrajApa cAlu rAkhyo. lagabhaga 24 hajAra maMtrajApa thayo haze, tyAM mArI sAme eka madonmatta hAthI AvIne Ubho... mArA kAne 'hA Aryaputra... hA Aryaputra... vilAsavatIno karuNa svara athaDAyo...' A hAthIe mane kacaDI nAkhI... arere... huM marI gaI...' mArA mananuM meM samAdhAna karyuM : 'mAyAjALa che badhI!' hAthInA daMtazULamAM lohIluhANa thayelo mahAvata laTakato hato... tenA kAna 52 aMkuza laTakatAM hatAM, krodhathI dhUMvApUvA thayelo e hAthI, potAnI sUMDhane goLa vALato hato, lAMbI karato hato. sUMDhamAM pANI bharIne cAre bAju chAMTato hato. tenA gaMDasthaLamAMthI mada jharato hato... uttara dizAnAM vAdaLonA jevo pracaMDa gaDagaDATa karato hato... meM mArA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM : 'badhI mAyAjALa che!' nirbhaya citte mAro maMtrajApa cAlato rahyo. pacAsa hajAra maMtrajApa pUrNa thayo haze... tyAM bIjuM dRzya mArI sAme khaDuM thayuM. eka bhayaMkara pizAcaNI pragaTa thaI. tenA lAMbA lAMbA nakhavALA paMjAmAM, vilAsavatI pakaDAyelI hatI... ne te karuNa rudana karatI hatI. pizAcaNInuM AvuM rUpa meM pahelI ja vAra joyuM. * sIsamanA lAkaDA jevo kArbo raMga. * vIjaLInA taNakhA jevI AMkho... * gaLAmAM mAnavazarIranA TukaDAonI banAvelI mALA... * lohIthI lathapatha cAmaDAMnAM vastro... 188 * manuSyanI khoparImAM rudhirapAna karatI. * ghora aTTahAsa karatI... e pizAcaNIne meM joI... chatAM huM jarAya vicalita thayo nahIM. te dRzya adRzya thaI gayuM. meM vicAryuM : 'A paNa mAyAjALa ja che!' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 * bhava pAMcamo

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mAro maMtrajApa cAlato ja rahyo. 7pa hajAra maMtrajApa thayo haze... ke eka navI mAyAjALa mArI samakSa racAI gaI. AkAzamAM vAdaLAM gaDagaDavA lAgyAM. vIjaLInA kaDAkA thavA lAgyA. lohIno anarAdhAra varasAda varasavA lAgyo. ziyALanA visa svaro ane vetAlanAM citkAra saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. mArI samakSa mastaka vinAnA vetAlo nRtya karavA lAgyA. vastrarahita nagna ne bIbhatsa DAkaNo nAcavA lAgI. kevI hatI e DAkaNo! e DAkaNonI AMkho eTale saLagatI Aga! gUMcaLAM vaLI gayelAM, lAMbA lAMbA vALa... hAthInA daMtazULa jevA lAMbA lAMbA dAMta... ane lapalapa karatI lAMbI lAMbI jIbha! nAcatI jAya ane mArI sAme dAMtiyAM karatI jAya... huM nirbhaya rahyo. e dRzya adRzya thaI gayuM... mAyAjALa ja hatI e. mAro maMtrajApa 80 hajArathI paNa vadhu thayo hato, tyAM navI mAyAjALanuM dRzya upasthita thayuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mane koI adazya... bhayAnaka nakhavALA paMjAmAM pakaDavAmAM Avyo... ane naraka jevA aMdhAriyA pAtALakUvAmAM pheMkI devAmAM Avyo... kUvo vizALa hato... cAre bAjuthI bhayaMkara rAkSasIoe AvIne, mane gherI lIdho... bihAmaNAM... bIbhatsa moDhAM... * lAMbA lAMbA tIkSNa dAMta... * gaLAmAM khoparIonI mALA... * moTAM koLAM jevAM laTakatAM stana... * phUlI gayeluM moTuMmasa peTa... * phUlI gayelAM maDadAnAM jevAM sAthaLa... * tADanA thaDa jevI jaMghA... AvI e bhayaMkara rAkSasIo hAthamAM moTA charA laI, manuSya kalevarone kApatI hatI... ane tIvra svare bolatI hatI - 'mAro... kApo... mAro.. kApo.' zrI samarAditya mahAkA cAre bAjuthI AvI rAkSasIoe mane gherI lIdho... chatAM huM nirbhaya rahyo. mAyAjALa sameTAI gaI. mAro eka lAkha maMtrajApa pUrNa thaI gayo. * For Private And Personal Use Only 189

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I[11 ] zatrano aMtima prahara hato. sugaMdhI pavana maMda maMda gatie vAto hato. sugaMdhI puSponI jharamara jharamara vRSTi thavA lAgI... sarvatra jaya-jayakArano dhvani saMbhaLAvA lAgyo. kinnarIonAM vRnda AvIne, gIta-saMgIta relAvavA lAgyAM. vAtAvaraNa atyaMta praphullita... suvAsita ane AlAda banI gayuM. AkAza prakAzita thayuM. jhAMjharano jhamakAra thayo... ane devI ajitabalAnuM pRthvI para avataraNa thayuM. meM UbhA thaIne, bhAvapUrvaka temanAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. devInA mukha para zarada RtunA sUryanI prabhA hatI. prajvalita agninI zikhA jevI emanI dehakAtti hatI. pUrNimAnA caMdranI jayotsanA temanAM nayanomAM UtarI AvI hatI. atyaMta manohara rUpa hatuM, te devInuM. temaNe mane kahyuM : "kumAra, teM bhavya puruSArtha karyo... addabhuta che tAruM manobaLa... nizcayabaLa ane apUrva che tArI nirbhayatA! kumAra, huM devI ajitabalA che. tArI sAdhanAthI prasanna thaI, huM tane siddha thaI chuM. have tAre maMtrajApa karavAno nathI. sAdhanA karavAnI nathI.' e ja samaye AkAzamArgethI eka vimAna UtarI AvyuM. temAMthI suMdara mukhAkRtivALA ane suzobhita dehavALA vidyAdharonuM vRMda bahAra AvyuM ane jyAM ame hatAM, tyAM AvIne, praNAma karIne UbhuM rahyuM. devI ajitabalAe madhura svaramAM mane saMbodhIne kahyuM : "he putra, A caMDasiMha vagere vidyAdharo che. tArA guNo ane parAkramathI tArA pratye anurAgI banyA che. tArA AjJAMkita banI, kRtArtha banavA AvyA che." meM kahyuM : "he mAtA, A badho prabhAva Apa bhagavatIno che." meM vidyAdharonuM abhivAdana karyuM. devIe kahyuM : "putra, have ahIM ja huM vidyAdharonA rAjArUpe tAro abhiSeka karIza." meM kahyuM : "he bhagavatI, bhale, Apa rAjyAbhiSeka karo, paraMtu devI vilAsavatI ane mitra vasubhUtinI hAjarImAM karo. meM vasubhUtine bolAvavA bUma mArI.. "vasubhUti.... vasubhUti.." paraMtu eno pratyuttara nA maLyo. meM vidyAdharo pAse AsapAsanA pradezamAM vasubhUtinI tapAsa karAvI, vasubhUti nA maLyo. mArA manamAM azubhanI zaMkA pedA thaI. meM pote enI zodha karavA mAMDI. jyAre e nA maLyo tyAre eka vidyAdharanI sAthe AkAzamArgamAM rahIne, zodha karavA mAMDI. bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo 960 For Private And Personal Use Only

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tyAM eka jhADImAM... Amatema doDato. vasubhUti dekhAyo. tenA be hAthamAM vRkSanI eka moTI DALI hatI. te AkAzamAM DALIne vIMjhato hato. teNe amane joyA. te amArA tarapha doDato Avyo... "are, duSTa vidyAdhara, Ubho rahe. mArA prANapriya mitranI patnInuM apaharaNa karIne tuM kyAM bhAgI jAya che?' ame bhUmi para UtarI AvyA hatA. teNe DALI vIMjhI ane amane mAravA mATe dhasI Avyo. mArA manamAM moTI phALa paDI.. "jarUra devInuM apaharaNa thaI gayuM che.' meM vasubhUtine pakaDI lIdho. vidyAre enI pAsethI DALI laI lIdhI. meM ene pUchayuM : "mitra, zuM thayuM? devI kyAM che?" paNa sAMbhaLe ja koNa? e jhanUnamAM hato. vidyAdharane mAravA dhasI gayo. meM ene mArA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI lIdho ane enuM zarIra hacamacAvI nAkhyuM. vasubhUti, tuM bhAnamAM Ava... huM tAro mitra sanakumAra chuM... tuM zuM karI rahyo che? devI kyAM che?' te bhAnamAM Avyo. teNe mane oLakhyo. mane vaLagI paDyo. AMkhomAM AMsu sAthe te bolyo : "mitra, devInuM apaharaNa thaI gayuM che...." meM pUchyuM : "kyAre ane kevI rIte? teNe kahyuM : "tame vidyAsAdhanAno prAraMbha karyo te ja rAtrimAM, vidyAdharonuM eka ToLuM guphA pAse AveluM. huM guphAnA dvAra pAse ja Ubho hato. meM temane guphAmAM pravezavA dIdhA nahIM. tiraskAra karIne kADhI mUkyA... paraMtu thoDI ja vAramAM, je guphAmAM devI vilAsavatI hatI, tyAMthI 'hA Aryaputra... hA Aryaputra..' evo avAja Avyo. mArA haiyAmAM phALa paDI. huM e bAju doDyo.... paraMtu tyAM to vidyAdharo emanA vimAnamAM devIne besADI, AkAzamArge UDaDyA hatA. vimAnamAMthI devI pokAra pADatAM hatAM.. "Arya vasubhUti... mane bacAvo... mane bacAvo... A duo mane...'huM vimAnanI pAchaLa bhUmi para doDavA lAgyo. vidyAdharone paDakAravA lAgyo.. paraMtu vimAna daSTipathamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayuM.... ane huM A vanamAM bhaTakavA lAgyo. mArI eka bhUla thaI gaI. jyAre e vidyAdharo devInI guphA tarapha gayA tyAre temanI pAchaLa pAchaLa gayo hota to A duHkhada pariNAma nA Avata.' 'mitra, ciMtA nA kara, viSAda nA kara. have mane "ajitabalA" vidyA siddha thayelI che, eTale devIne zodhIne, laI AvavI sAmAnya vAta che.' ame vAta karatA hatA tyAM ajitabalA devI AvyAM. amane ciMtAmagna joIne temaNe pUchyuM : "he vatsa, A badhuM zuM che?' meM devIne badho vRttAMta saMbhaLAvyo. sAMbhaLIne devI kopAyamAna thaI gayAM. temaNe mane kahyuM: "tame baMne ahIM ja raho. devI vilAsavatInI zodha karavA, huM pavanagati vagere vidyAdharone cAre dizAmAM mokaluM chuM." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA c1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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devI adRzya thaI gayA. vidyAdharI cAre dizAomAM UpaDI gayA. huM ane vasubhUti e ja zikhara para rahyA. A vakhate vilAsavatInA viyoge mane eTalo badho vyAkuLa karyo nahIM kAraNa ke ene meLavavAnI mArI pAse daivIzakti AvI gaI hatI. devI ajitabalA siddha thayA hatAM. chatAM vidyAzaktinA zubha prasaMge te upasthita nA rahI zakI, enuM mane ghaNuM duHkha hatuM. bIjI bAju, vasubhUti sAthe ja hovAthI mane enuM saMpUrNa AzvAsana hatuM. vasubhUti vilAsavatInI rakSA nA karI zakyo, eno vasavaso enA hRdayamAM hato, paraMtu meM e vasavaso dUra karI dIdho. ame pavanagati vagere vidyAdhara subhaTonI pratIkSA karavA lAgyA. be divasa pasAra thaI javA chatAM koI samAcAra nA AvyA, tethI ame baMne thoDA udvigna thayA, paraMtu akaLAyA nahIM. mane vizvAsa hato ke vidyAdharo vilAsavatIno vRttAMta jANIne ja Avaze. trIjA divase savAre pavanagati Avyo. teNe praNAma karIne, mane kahyuM : "he deva, devInI bhALa maLI gaI che.' kyAM che devI? koNa enuM apaharaNa karI gayuM hatuM?' he nAtha, huM badho ja vRttAMta Apane kahuM chuM. huM ahIMthI bhamato bhamato vaitADhyaparvata uparanA rathanUpura cakravAla nAmanA nagaramAM gayo. tyAM prajAjanone meM azAntaudvigna joyA. huM nagaranA rAjamArgo para cAlyo. meM joyuM to nagaranAM sarve maMdiromAM pUjApATha ane homa-havana cAlI rahyAM hatAM. mAre jANavuM hatuM ke A badhuM zuM cAlI rahyuM che? zA mATe cAlI rahyuM che? meM eka prauDha vidyAdharane vinayathI pUchyuM : he pUjya, nagaramAM A badhuM zuM cAlI rahyuM che? maMdiromAM pUjApATha... homa-havana thaI rahyAM che... ane prajAjano azAtta che..?" e vidyAdhare mane kahyuM : "bhadra, A nagaranA rAjA anaMgarati che. teo malayaparvata para gayA hatA ane tyAM vidyAsAdhanA karI rahelA koI eka mahApuruSanI priyatamAnI icchA na hovA chatAM, tenuM apaharaNa karI lAvyA che. e strI rAjAne icchatI nathI, tethI rAjAne AdhIna thatI nathI. rAjA enA para mohita thayelo hovAthI, enA para baLAtkAra karavA tatpara banyo..." pavanagatinI A vAta sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM, huM krodhAvezamAM AvI gayo... huM mArA Asana parathI Ubho thaI gayo.. jANe ke mArI sAme ja e duSTa vidyAdhara rAjA vilAsavatI para baLAtkAra karato hoya... evI bhramaNA thaI AvI.. ne trADa pADI. "are duSTa.. adhama.. mArA jIvatAM tuM mArI patnI para baLAtkAra karIza? lAvo mAruM khaga lAvo... huM narAdhamane..." tyAM pavanagatie mArA be hAtha hara | bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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pakaDIne, mane Asana para besADIne kahyuM : "deva, Apa udvigna nA bano... e anaMgarati game teTalA dhamapachADA karyA... chatAM siMhaNa jevAM devI, e kUtarAne vaza na thayAM, te na ja thayAM. devInA zIlanA prabhAvathI... vidyAdevI mahAkAlI tyAM pragaTa thayAM. mahAkAlI atyaMta roSe bharAyAM hatAM. bhayaMkara dharatIkaMpa thayo.. samagra nagara halI UThyuM. AkAzamAMthI vIjaLI paDI. ane Thera Thera Aga lAgI. devI mahAkAlIe mahelamAM jaI, rAjA anaMgaratine tataDAvyo : "vidyAdharakuLane kalaMkita karanAra adhama rAjA, AvuM duSkarma tAre karavuM nA joIe. choDI de A strIne, nahIMtara tAro ane tArA nagarano sarvanAza thaze." devInA prakopathI DarI gayelA rAjAe, devI vilAsavatIne satAvavAnuM baMdha karyuM, paraMtu haju eno moha ocho thayo nathI. nagarajanoe paraspara parAmarza karyo : devI kopAyamAna thAya to nagarano vinAza thAya. mATe ApaNe zAMtikarma karavuM joIe. mATe maMdiromAM pUjApATha ane homa-havana cAlI rahyuM che. meM e bhalA vidyAdharane pUchyuM : "rAjAe e strIne atyAre kyAM rAkhI che?' - vidyAdhare kahyuM : "rAjamahelanA udyAnamAM, eka AmravRkSanI nIce rAkhI che, ema meM jANyuM che." meM e vidyAdharano AbhAra mAnyo. e cAlyo gayo. meM vicAryuM ke huM devIne maLIne, jo anukULatA hoya to upADIne laI AvuM!" AkAzamArge rAjamahelanI pAchaLanA bhAgamAM gayo. AkAzamAM rahIne meM devIne AmravRkSa nIce udAsa mukhe beThelAM joyAM. emanI AsapAsa vidyAdhara-strIo vIMTaLAIne beThI hatI. udyAnanI cAre bAju vidyAdhara subhaTo rakSaNa karatA UbhA hatA. devIne maLavAno ke emane laI AvavAno koI avakAza na hato. tethI sIdho huM ahIM AvI gayo." pavanagati vRttAMta saMbhaLAvato hato tyAre anya dizAomAM gayelA vidyAdhara subhaTo brahmadatta, samarasena, caMDasiMha, vAyuvega, amRtaprabha, devaRSabha vagere AvI gayA hatA. sahu vidyAdharo pavanagatino vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne, krodhathI saLagI UThyA. meM vasubhUti sAme joyuM. vasubhUtie kahyuM : "mitra, have vilaMba nA karavo joIe. devI mahAkAlInA upadezathI rAjA zaramAyo to che ja. have dUtane mokalI, rAjAne zAntithI samajAvI, devI vilAsavatIne bolAvI lo." vidyAdhara subhaTa brahmadatte kahyuM : "mahArAjA, potAnI patnIne mukta karAvavA dUta mokalavo, mane ucita nathI lAgatuM." samarasene krodhAvezamAM kahyuM : "AvA duSTanI pAse yAcanA karavA dUtane mokalavo, te ApaNA jevA mATe "kalaMka' kahevAya." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA Ocs For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMDasiMha, amRtaprabha vagere vidyAdhara subhaTone paNa dUta mokalavAnI vAta nA gamI. teo badhA laDI levAnA jozamAM hatA. meM tene samajAvyA : "mArA priya subhaTo, yuddhapUrve dUtane mokalavAnI rAjanIti che. ApaNe rAjanItine anusaravuM joIe. joke e duSTa... parastrIkAmI rAjA, dUta sAthe vilAsavatIne mokalavAno to nathI ja. eTale yuddha karavuM anivArya ja che.' subhaTo mAnI gayA. dUta tarIke pavanagatine mokalavAnuM nakkI karI, tenI sAthe rAjA anaMgaratine kahevAno saMdezo Apyo. pavanagati AkAzamArge rathanUpura-cakravAla nagare pahoMcyo. sIdho te rAjA anaMgaratinA mahelamAM gayo, anaMgaratine praNAma karI, teNe mAro saMdezo Apyo : he vidyAdhara narendra, huM vidyAdhara-rAjA sanakumArano dUta chuM ke jemanI priyatamAnuM tame apaharaNa karIne lAvyA cho. tamAruM A apakRtya apayaza phelAvanAruM che. AtmAnI adhogati karanAruM che. lokomAM hAMsIpAtra banAvanAruM che. rAjana, lokaviruddha ane paralokaviruddha kArya sarjana puruSo kema karI zake? parastrInuM aparahaNa lokaviruddha kArya che. mATe tame mArI priyatamAne mukta karo ane mArA dUta sAthe satvare ene mokalI Apo.' are vidyAdhara, pRthvIvAsI vaLI kyAre rAjA banI gayo? tame vidyAdharoe ene tamAro rAjA kyAre mAnI lIdho? eka pRthvIvAsI mAnavI mane kahevAnI dhRSTatA kare che ke, "A khoTA kAryano tyAga kara?" huM vidyAdhara rAjA enI AjJA svIkAruM? kadApi nahIM banI zake. enI patnIne nahIM mokaluM. ene je karavuM hoya te kare. anaMgaratie uttara Apyo. pavanagati rAjamahelamAMthI nIkaLI, udyAnamAM beThelI vilAsavatI pAse gayo. tene mAro saMdezo Apyo : "devI, tame ciMtAno tyAga karo. tamAro vRttAMta ame jAmyo che. thoDA divasomAM ja ame tamane mukta karIzuM.' | vilAsavatIe kahyuM : "he vidyAdhara, Aryaputrane kaheje... Apa jIvaMta cho, pachI mane citA zAnI hoya? vahelA vahelA ahIM padhAro... ane mane, tamArA darzana Apo.' bIjA divase pavanagati pAcho Avyo. anaMgaratine Apelo pratyuttara ane vilAsavatIe Apelo saMdezo kahI saMbhaLAvyo. anaMgaratino pratyuttara sAMbhaLIna, vidyAdhara subhaTo krodhathI dhamadhamI UThya, caMDasiMhe mane kahyuM : "he deva, have avilaMba yuddhanI taiyArI karavI joIe... e duSTa rAjAne yuddhanA medAnamAM Ubho ne Ubho cIrI nAkhavo joIe." ' kahyuM : "he vIra subhaTa, Ameya e rAjAno vinAza nakkI ja che. e buddhibhraSTa bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo chac4 For Private And Personal Use Only

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tharyo che... enI sAthe yuddha zA mATe karavuM? huM ekalo ja jAuM chuM ane pRthvIvAsInuM parAkrama tene batAvuM chuM...' samarasene kahyuM : "deva, e duSTa ApanA sevakanI sAme paNa TakI zake ema nathI, to pAchI ApanA parAkramanuM to pUchavuM ja zuM? paraMtu ame A yuddha Apane nahIM karavA daIe, Apa vidyAdharonuM yuddha joyA karajo....' "parAkramI subhaTa, tamArI bhAvanA zreSTha che, paraMtu mArI patnIne mukta karavA, mAre ja yuddha karavuM joIe ane e pApIne sajA karavI joIe." amAro vArtAlApa cAlato hato tyAM devI ajitabalA pragaTa thayAM. ame sahue temane bhAvathI praNAma karyA. teo moTA Asana para beThAM. huM emanA caraNomAM beTho. teoe mane kahyuM : mahAnubhAva, juo AkAzamA hajAro vidyAdhara subhaTo tamArI rAha jue che.' meM AkAza tarapha joyuM... hajAro subhaTo zastrasajja banIne, yuddha mATe thanaganI rahyA hatA, ane mArA nAmano jaya-jayakAra karI rahyA hatA. devIe mane kahyuM : "putra, vidyAdharono tuM rAjA che. rAjA yuddha karavA ekalo nA jAya, tenI sAthe jAya. bhale, avasara Ave tyAre tuM ekalo e duSTa rAjA sAthe yuddha karaje. paraMtu e pahelAM tAre vidyAdharonA yuddhanI kaLA jovAnI che. vatsa, yuddhamAM tAro vijaya nizcita che. mATe koI ciMtA karyA vinA, tame baMne A vimAnamAM besI jAo. huM adazya rIte tArI sAthe ja chuM." devInI AjJAthI caMDasiMhe amane baMnene, vidyAdharane zobhe tevAM vastra ApyAM. ame guphAmAM jaI vastraparivartana karyuM. tyAra pachI caMDasihe amane baMnene zastrasajja karyA. vidyAdharonAM keTalAMka zastro ke je ame baMne mitro calAvatA jANatA na hatA, caMDasihe amane batAvI dIdhuM. amArA mATe khAsa banAvelA, vimAnamAM ame baMne beThA ane vimAna AkAzamArge vaiitADhayaparvata tarapha UDavA mAMDyuM. hajAro zastrasajaja vidyAdhara yoddhAo mArA nAmano jaya-jayakAra karatA, talavArone AkAzamAM nacAvatA, mArI pAchaLa AvI rahyA hatA. AkAzamArge jatAM ame nIce pRthvI para aneka gAma-nagaro joyAM. caMDasiMha amArA vimAnane aDIne ja gati karI rahyo hato, te amane te te nagaranAM nAma batAvato hato, aneka jaMgalo ane khINo uparathI ame UDI rahyA hatA. devI ajitabalAe pragaTa thaIne kahyuM : "caMDasiMha, ApaNI senAno paDAva vaitADhayanI taLeTImAM nAkhavAno che." ame vaitADhayanI taLeTImAM pahoMcI gayAM. ka la ka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 964 For Private And Personal Use Only

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(117] jI, bhagavatI!' 'tAre traNa upavAsa karavAnA che." jevI ApanI AjJA...." sarva vidyAdevIonI pUjA karavAnI che, ane maMtrajApa karavAno che.' ApanA nirdeza mujaba badhuM ja karIza." "vatsa, A sAdhanAthI tuM ajeya banIza ane asaMkhya vidyAdharo tArI sAthe maitrI bAMdhaze." ajitabalA devIe mane mArgadarzana ApyuM ne AzIrvAda ApyA. traNa upavAsa karI, meM sarva vidyAdevIonI pUjA karI, maMtrajApa karyo ane devI ajitabalAnuM ekAgracitte dhyAna karyuM. mArI sAdhanA pUrNa thaI. meM traNa upavAsanuM pAraNuM karyuM. asaMkhya vidyAdharo vaitAdya parvatanI taLeTImAM, amArA paDAvamAM bhegA thayA... saue mane yuddhamAM sAtha ApavA vacana ApyuM. anaMgaratine enA guptacaroe, vizALa sainya sAthe mArA Agamanane samAcAra ApyA. te krodhe bharAyo. teNe senApati durmukhane sainya sAthe yuddha mATe amArI sAme mokalyo. vaitADhya parvatanI taLeTI ja amAruM yuddha medAna banI gayuM. amArA sainyamAM raNabherI vAgI. vidyAdhara subhaTo zastrasajja thaI gayA. meM paNa yuddha mATe taiyArI karI. devI ajita bAlAe ApeluM khaga laIne, huM prayANa karavAnI taiyArI karato hato, tyAM senApati durmukhano dUta Avyo, mArI AsapAsa UbhelA vidyAdhara senApatio caMDasiMha, samarasena, amRtaprabha vagerene saMbodhIne bolyo : "huM mahArAjA anaMgaratinA senApati durmukhano dUta che. teoe kahevaDAvyuM che ke bhUmivAsI eka manuSyanA sevaka banelA te vidyAdharo, tamane apratihata zAsanavALA mahArAjA anaMgarati sAthe yuddha karavAnI ghaNI hoMza che ne? ane e mATe tame rAjadhAnI tarapha prayANa karI rahyA cho? tamAre AgaLa vadhavAnI jarUra nathI. ahIM ja pahADanI taLeTImAM huM senApati durmukha, tamArI hoMza pUrI karIza.' "rAjA anaMgarati yuddha karavA Avyo nathI,' ema jANIne meM mAruM khaDuMgarana nIce mUkI, caMDasiMhane kahyuM : "huM anaMgaratinA senApati sAthe yuddha karavA nathI icchato. anaMgarati sAthe ja yuddha karIza." bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo NEG For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMDasiMhe kahyuM : 'he deva, yuddha karavAnI mane AjJA Apo, ApanA A sevakanuM parAkrama Apa jojo.' 'meM caMDasiMhane anumati ApI. tene senApatipadanI puSpamALA paherAvI. teNe mALA svIkArI, ane senA sAthe te zatrusenA tarapha tIvra gatithI dhasI gayo. huM, vasubhUti ane anya vidyAdhara-senApatio sAthe, mArA vimAnamAM ja rahyo. yuddhano prAraMbha thayo. sarvaprathama dhanuSya-bANathI yuddha zarU thayuM. AkAza tIrothI chavAI gayuM. aneka subhaTo vIMdhAyA ne bhUzaraNa thaI gayA. tyAra pachI khaDga-yuddha thayA lAgyuM. AkAzamAM jema vIjaLIo camake tema asaMkhya talavAro camakavA lAgI. aneka subhaTo kapAyA chedAyA. bhedAyA. senApati caMDasiMhe durmukhane hyuM : 'are durmukha, ApaNe baMne ja yuddha karI laIe. huM mahArAjA sanatkumA2no senApati caMDasiMha chuM... ane tuM anaMgatino senApati che.' durmukha caMDasiMhanI bharnsanA karatAM kahyuM : 'tuM zAno senApati? tuM to bhUcArI manuSyano aMka sevaka che...' ema kahI durmukhe caMDasiMha para gadAno joradAra prahAra karI dIrdhA. caMDasiMhe caturAIthI prahArane cUkavI dIdho, ane vaLato sakhata gadA-prahAra durmukhanA mAthA para karI dIdho. durmukhanuM mAthuM phATI paDyuM... lohInI UlaTI karato, durmukha dharatI para DhaLI paDyo... tatkSaNa tenuM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM. senApati haNAI javAthI enI senA veravikhera thaI gaI. caMDasiMhano vijaya thayo. devoe ane vidyAdharoe caMDasiMha para puSpavRSTi karI. meM AjJA karI : 'have ApaNe vaitADhya parvata para jaIne rAjadhAnI ranUpura cakravAlanAM daravAjA khakhaDAvavAnA che. prayANa zarU karI do.' jhaDapI prayANa karI, ame pahADanI upara pahoMcyA. rathanupuranagarane cAre bAjuthI gherI lIdhuM ane be vidyAdhara subhaTone dUta banAvI, rAjA anaMgarati pAse mokalyA. teoe anaMgatinI rAjasabhAmAM jaI, mAro saMdeza saMbhaLAvyo : huM anaMgati, have tuM rAjamahela choDI tapovanamAM cAlyo jA. nahIMtara mArA krodhadAvAnaLamAM baLIne bhasmIbhUta thaI jaIza. have tAro aMtakALa najIka che.' anaMgarita mAro saMdezo sAMbhaLIne, rAtopILo thaI gayo. dharatI para paga pachADato Ubho thaI gayo. teNe mArA dUtone kahyuM : 'are pRthvIvAsI, huM tArA krodhadAvAnaLamAM bhasmIbhUta thAuM che ke tuM mArA krodhadAvAnaLamAM bhasmIbhUta thAya che... e to yuddha medAna para khabara paDaze.' dUtoe mArI pAse AvI saMdezo Apyo. meM senAne yuddha mATe sajja thavAnI AjJA ApI. rAjA anaMgaratie yuddhabherI vagaDAvI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only wu

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yuddhabherI sAMbhaLIne, hajAro vidyAdhara subhaTo rAjamahelanA vizALa prAMgaNamAM, medAnamAM bhegA thayA. rAjakumAro paNa zastrasajja banI AvI pahoMcyA. anaMgaratie yuddhamedAna paranI dhUharacanA samajAvI. nagaramAM prajAjano bhaya, zaMkA ane ciMtAthI vyagra banI gayA hatA. vidyAdharo paraspara vArtAlApa karatA hatA : "mahArAjAnuM A yuddha anItinuM che. temaNe pRthvIvAsInI priyatamA pAchI ApI devI joIe...' sAMbhaLyuM che ke hajAro vidyAdhara subhaToe e pRthvIvAsInuM Adhipatya svIkArI lIdhuM che. parvatanI taLeTImAM senApati durmukha haNAyo.. ane tenA bhAgI AvI.." mane to upara paNa evA ja hAla thavAnA lAge che. yuddhamAM ghora parAjaya thaze.. e pRthvIvAsIe sarva vidyAdevIone AdhIna karI lIdhI che...' hA, ApaNI nagara-adhiSThAyikA devI mahAkAlIe paNa rAjAne cetavaNI ApI ja hatI. ke tame pRthvIvAsInI priyatamA pAchI ApI de. nahIMtara pariNAma sAruM nahIM Ave." "paNa ApaNo rAjA abhimAnI che... viSayAMdha banelo che. eNe devInI paNa avagaNanA karI nAkhI.. mane to lAge che ke A yuddhamAM mahArAjA haNAze.... rAjakumAra haNAze...' jyAre manuSyano vinAza thavAno hoya che tyAre tenI buddhi bhraSTa thAya che. mahArAjAnI buddhi bhraSTa thaI che...' pRthvIvAsInI senA nAnIsUnI nathI. vizALa senA che. parAkramI subhaTo che, ane pRthvIvAsI pote, vidyAdhara jeTalI ja zaktio dharAve che...' potAnI priyatamAne mukta karAvavA e badho ja prayatna karI chUTaze. devIdevatAo paNa enA ja pakSe raheze...." amArA guptacaroe nagaracarcA sAMbhaLIne, amane kahI saMbhaLAvI. amArI senAe yuddha mATenI saMpUrNa taiyArI karI lIdhI. anaMgaratinI senA nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI. yuddhanA avakAzI medAna para eNe zakaTayUha"nI racanA karI. meM senAne "pAgRha'mAM goThavI dIdhI. senAnA agrabhAge caMDasiha, samarasena ane devaRSabha traNa senApatio goThavAyA. caMDasiha pAse gadA hatI. samarasena dhanuSya-bANathI sajja hato, ane devaRSabha lAMbI be talavArothI sajja hato. temanI pAchaLanI haroLamAM mataMga, piMgalagaMdhAra ane vAyuvega goThavAyA hatA. mAruM vimAna A be haroLanI vacce hatuM. anaMgaratinuM sainya najIka AvyuM. mArI pAse rahelA amitagatine meM zatrusenAnA agrima sthAne rahelA subhaTonAM nAma pUchuyAM. amitagatie kahyuM : "he deva, zakaTabUhanA 798 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mokhare rAjA kAMcanadaM rahelA che. DAbI bAju azoka che, jamaNI bAju kAlasiMha che. temanI pAchaLa virUpa ane anaMgaratinuM vimAna che. yuddhano prAraMbha thayo. caMDasiMhe yuddhano prAraMbha karatAM, gadA bAjue mUkI, dhanuSyabANa lIdhAM. dhanuSya para eka pachI eka dasa tIra caDhAvIne teNe anaMgaratinA dasa subhaTone mArI nAkhyA. baMne pakSo jozamAM AvIne laDavA lAgyA. kAMcanadaMSTra rAjAe mArA sainya para tIronI varSA karI dIdhI. tenuM yuddha kauzala addabhuta hatuM. tenI sAme samarasene moraco lIdho. samarasena, kAMcanadaMSTranA eka eka tIrane, rastAmAM ja pratipakSI tIrothI haNI nAkhavA lAgyo, bIjI bAju anaMgaratino jamaNo hAtha kahevAto kAlasiMha be hAthamAM be talavAro laI... ghAsanI jema mArA subhaTone haNI rahyo hato. meM tarata ja vAyuvegane enI sAme doDAvyo. vAyuvege bhAlAno tINa ghA karIne, kAlasiMhanA eka hAthane ja chedI nAkhyo. chatAM kAlasiMha eka hAthe maraNiyo banIne laDavA lAgyo. vAyuvegane duzmana subhaTo e gherI lIdho... paraMtu vAyuvega eka eka ghAne cukAvI, duzmana subhaTone haMphAvato hato. mataMge joyuM ke vAyuvega gherAI gayo che. tarata ja be hAthamAM talavAro sAthe te doDyo.... ane pAchaLathI dumana sainiko para humalo karI dIdho... capocapa teNe dasa duzmanone yamasadanamAM pahoMcADI dIdhA. paraMtu kAMcanadaMSTra rAjAe avasara joIne, caMDasiMha para talavArano tIkSNa prahAra karI dIdho. caMDasiMha jamIna para DhaLI paDyo. anaMgaratinA sainyamAM vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyA. subhaTo harSanA pokAro pADavA lAgyA. mAruM sainya bhAgavA lAgyuM. tyAM meM devaRSabhane ghAyala thayelA caMDasiMhane chAvaNImAM laI javAnI AjJA karI ane vidyAdhara rAjAo sAthe huM yuddhanA medAnamAM dhasI gayo. bhAgatA sainiko pAchA vaLyA ane mane medAnamAM joI, jozamAM AvI gayA. yuddha raudra svarUpa lIdhuM. mArA pakSe rahelA vidyAdhara rAjAoe zatrusainyamAM kALo kera vartAvI dIdho. huM anaMgaratine zodhato hato. amitagati mArI sAthe ja hato. teNe mane anaMgaratinuM vimAna dekhADyuM. mAruM vimAna enI tarapha dhasI gayuM. ame ekabIjAnI sAme AvI gayA. meM anaMgaratine kahyuM : "are duSTa rAjA, yuddhamAM hajAro yoddhAo marI rahyA che. zA mATe? jhaghaDo ApaNA be vacce che, ApaNe ja laDI laIe!" te najIka Avyo. hasavA lAgyo ane bolyo : "are pRthvIvAsI, mArI sAthe tAro zAno vivAda? siMha ane ziyALa vacce vivAda teM sAMbhaLyo che?' meM kahyuM : "laMpaTa, koNa siMha che ne koNa ziyALa che, teno nirNaya hamaNAM ja thaI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA Ec For Private And Personal Use Only

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jaze. ahIM devI che, vidyAdharo che ane vidyAsiddha puruSo che. teo nyAya karaze.. yuddha sthagita karo ane ApaNe be laDI laIe.' yuddha thobhAvI dIdhuM. pahelA anaMgaratie mArA para vajAgni-astra choDyuM. agnino varasAda thayo. meM carmaratnathI enuM vAraNa karyuM. teNe bIjA divya astro choDayAM, meM paNa divya astrothI tenuM vAraNa karavA mAMDyuM. kAraNa ke devI ajitabalA adRzya rIte mArI pAse ja hatAM. rAjA anaMgaratine mArI vidyAzakti joIne, Azcarya thatuM hatuM. meM ene kahyuM : "are adhama rAjA, A vidyAzaktionA yuddhane choDI, ApaNe ApaNI zaktithI laDIe...' teNe mArA para zakti prahAra karyo. huM pRthvI para paDI gayo. anaMgaratinA sainyamAM harSanI ciciyArIo thavA lAgI. paNa huM tarata ja Ubho thayo. meM amitagati pAsethI gadA lIdhI ane anaMgaratinA mastake gadAno prahAra karI dIdho. teno mugaTa ane tenuM mAthuM bhAMgI gayuM. te jamIna para paTakAI gayo. huM tarata ja enI pAse gayo. tenI chAtI para mArI talavAra mUkI. e AMkho mIMcIne paDyo hato. paNa te maryo na hato. sahasA te UchaLyo ane AkhalAnI jema mArA para dhasI Avyo. meM nIcA namIne enA be paga pakaDI lIdhA... AkAzamAM ghumAvyo ane jamIna para paTakI dIdho... chatAM te Ubho thayo. ame bAhuyuddha karavA lAgyA. nathI koI hAratuM, nathI koI jItatuM. devone paNa vimAsaNa thaI gaI. vasubhUtinA zvAsa adhdhara thaI gayA hatA. meM badhI ja vidyAdevIone yAda karI. anaMgaratine bhUmi para pachADI, enA para mAro jamaNo paga mUkI dIdho. devoe mArA para puSpavRSTi karI ane mane vijayI jAhera karyo. vijayanAM vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. amArA sainyamAM sainiko zastro uchALI uchALIne nAcavA lAgyAM. zatrusenAe hathiyAro nIce mUkI dIdhAM. eka bAju vijayano utsava cAlato rahyo, bIjI bAju huM anaMgarati pAse gayo ane enA khabhA para hAtha mUkIne kahyuM : he vidyAdharendra, mAre tamAruM rAjya joItuM nathI, huM to mArI patnIne levA Avyo chuM. tene laIne cAlyo jaIza. tame tamAruM rAjya grahaNa karo...' anaMgaratie kahyuM : "have mAre rAjyanuM koI prayojana nathI. he pRthvIvAsI, mane mArA aparAdhanI sajA maLI gaI che... have meM karelA pApanuM prAyazcitta karavA huM tapovanamAM cAlyo jaIza.' bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo 800 For Private And Personal Use Only

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anaMgaratinI vAta sAMbhaLI mane ane sahune Azcarya thayuM. "A rAjA tapovanamAM jaIne tapa karaze?' mArA manamAM zaMkA jAgI. meM pharIthI kahyuM : vidyAdharapati, tamAro nirNaya sAro che, paraMtu tapovanamAM tame uttarAvasthAmAM jajo.... atyAre rAjya bhogavo..." nahIM, have nathI rAjyano moha rahyo, nathI vaiSayika sukhonA upabhogano moha rahyo. have to joIe che zAnti! e zakti tapovanamAM ja maLaze..." anaMgaratie tapovana tarapha prayANa karyuM. meM vidyAdhara rAjAo ane sarva subhaTo sAthe nagaramAM praveza karyo. nagarajanoe mAruM bhavya svAgata karyuM. sarvaprathama huM rAjamahelanA udyAnamAM gayo. tyAM vilAsavatIne meM joI. tenuM zarIra sukAI gayuM hatuM. tenI AMkho bhInI hatI. teNe mArI sAme joyuM. mArA mukha para smita AvI gayuM. e zaramAI gaI. mArI sAthe AvelA vidyAdharo vilAsavatInuM adbhuta rUpa joIne, vismita thaI gayA. teoe vilAsavatIne praNAma karyA. - vilAsavatI sAthe ame rAjasabhAmAM gayA. vidyAdharoe vinaMtI karI : "he deva, bhagavatI devI ajitabalAnI AjJAthI ame to malaya parvata para ja Apano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnA hatA, paraMtu Ape kaheluM ke mitra vasubhUti ane devI vilAsavatInI upasthitimAM mAro rAjyAbhiSeka thavo joIe. atyAre te mitra ane patnI upasthita che. devI ajitabalA paNa upasthita che. mATe ame atyAre ja Apano rAjyAbhiSeka karIzuM. e ja vakhate AkAzamArge, mahArAja cakrasena parivAra sahita AvI gayA. meM temane praNAma karyA. teo mane bheTI paDyA ane kahyuM : "he mahApuruSa, meM tamane kaheluM ke tame vidyAdhara rAjA banazo. e kSaNa AvI gaI che." vidyAdhara rAjAoe tyAM mAro rAjyabhiSeka karyo. ane mArA nAmano jayajayakAra ryo... meM paheluM kAma, yuddhamAM ghAyala thayelA vIra senApati caMDasiMhanI khabara levAnuM karyuM. auSadhopacArathI te bacI gayo hato. meM tene rAjyano mahAsenApati niyukta karyo. devaRSabhane nagarano phoTavAla niyukta karyo ane bIjA vidyAdharone maMtrImaMDaLamAM niyukta karyo, ke jeo malaya parvata para upasthita hatA. meM tyAM navI rAjanItio sthApita karI. mArA para upakAra karanArAone yAda karyA ane temane bolAvI, temano ucita satkAra karyo. * * * zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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IY118] jhAdInagarInA caMdrodaya udyAnamAM A kathA maMDANI che. AzcaryazrI sanakumAra, potAnI ja AtmakathA kahI rahyA che. rAjaputra jayakumAra, A AtmakathAno mukhya zrotA che. jayakumAre harSathI gaddagada thaIne kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, ApanI AtmakathA adbhuta che! sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM jANe huM paNa ApanI sAthe vaitADhaca parvata para yuddhanA medAna para Avyo. jANe pratyakSa yuddha joyuM pratyakSa rAjyAbhiSeka joyo. bhagavaMta, pachI zuM thayuM?" kumAra, mArA keTalAka divaso vidyAdharonI e duniyA jovAmAM gayA. aneka vidyAdhara rAjAono paricaya karyo. tyAMnI jIvanapaddhati joI, rAjyavyavasthAne sthApita karI. ane divya sukho bhogavavAmAM keTalAka mahinA pasAra thaI gayA. eka divasa saMdhyAnA samaye huM ane vilAsavati beThAM hatAM. vilAsavatI koI gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI hatI, meM ene pUchyuM : "devI, vArtA-vinoda karavAnA samaye kema gaMbhIra banIne beThI che?' teNe kahyuM : "nAtha, Aje savArathI mane tAmraliptI yAda AvI che. mArI mAtA yAda AvI che... pitA yAda AvyA che... sakhIo yAda AvI che... ghaNuM badhuM yAda AvyuM che. eTale e vicAromAM khovAI gaI che. bIjuM koI kAraNa nathI. bIjI koI ciMtA nathI..." 'devI, tAmraliptI javAnI IcchA thAya che?' vilAsavatIe mArI sAme joyuM... arthasUcaka dRSTithI joyuM.. pachI bolI : nAtha, mArA nIkaLI gayA pachI... mArA pitAe mArI ghaNI tapAsa karAvI haze.. huM na maLavAthI teo khUba vyathita thayA haze... mArI mAtAe paNa kalpAMta karyo haze? sAcI vAta che. tuM jIvaMta che ke kema, e paNa emanA mATe aNaukalyo prazna haze!" paraMtu...' bolatAM bolatAM te aTakI gaI... "bola, saMkoca rAkhyA vinA bola.' eka bAju pitAjI tarapha dila kheMcAya che, bIjI bAju jyAre Apano vicAra Ave che. Apane je rIte kalaMkita karI vadha karavAnI AjJA karI... e vicArathI emanA pratye tiraskAra AvI jAya che..." 802 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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devI, emAM mahArAjAno doSa nathI. mAro ja doSa che. meM pUrvajanmamAM koI nirdoSa upara kalaMka mUkyuM haze? mATe pitA upara roSa nA rAkhIza.' e mauna thaI gaI. meM kahyuM : 'devI, cAlo maLI AvIe e badhAne. have ApaNe kyAM cAlIne ke samudramArge javuM che? vimAnamAM besIne javAnuM che. ekAda praharamAM ApaNe tAmraliptI pahoMcI zakIzuM. ekAda divasa rokAIne, pAchAM AvI jaIzuM.' 'kadAca mArI mAtA vadhu rokAvAno Agraha karaze to?' 'to emane ahIM laI AvIzuM. putrIno vaibhava to jovA maLaze. bIjI paNa eka vAta che... tAmraliptImAM vasubhUtine paNa eka vyakti sAthe maLavAnuM thaI jaze.' 'koNa, anaMgasuMdarIne?' 'hA, ane jo e kumArI haze to vasubhUti sAthe enAM lagna paNa karI daIzuM.' vilAsavatI AnaMdita thaI gaI. 'pachI e baMne ahIM Avaze. mArI priya sakhI mArI sAthe raheze...' 'to tAmraliptI javAnuM nakkI!' 'kyAre?' 'eka divasa pachI.' eka vimAnamAM huM, vilAsavatI ane vasubhUti beThAM. bIjA vimAnamAM pavanagati, amitagati ane caMDasiMha beThA. vilAsavatIe enI mAtA mATe, sakhIo mATe ane mahArAjA mATe, ghaNAM vastro ane alaMkAro lIdhAM. bIjI paNa ghaNI divya vastuo lIdhI. amArAM be vimAno tAmraliptI tarapha UDavA lAgyAM. eka praharanA aMte ame tApraliptInA bAhya udyAnamAM UtaryAM. meM pavanagatine kahyuM : 'tuM rAjamahelamAM jA ane mahArAjA izAnacaMdrane kahe ke 'tamArI putrI vilAsavatI nagaranA bAhya udyAnamAM beThI che. basa, ATaluM kahIne pAcho AvI jA.' pavanagati pahoMcyo rAjamahelamAM, mahArAjA izAnacaMdrane saMdezo Apyo... mahArAjA sAMbhaLIne UbhA thaI gayA... harSanA AvegamAM, temaNe pavanagatinA baMne khabhA pakaDIne pUchyuM : 'he mahApuruSa, Apano paricaya?' 'vidyAdhara-narendra sanatkumArano huM dUta chuM. teonI AjJAthI ja huM ahIM Avyo chuM...' 'vidyAdhara-narendra sanatkumAra?' mahArAjA izAnacaMdra vicAramAM paDI gayA... e sanatkumArano to meM vadha karAvI nAkhyo hato... A koI bIjA sanatkumAra haze...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 803 For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM hamaNAM ja AvuM chuMmArI putrIne levA..." pavanagati bAhya udyAnamAM AvI gayo. badhI vAta karI. ame mahArAjAnI rAha jotAM beThAM. mahArAjA, vilAsavatInI mAtA rANI zIlavatI sAthe rathamAM besI, bAhya udyAnamAM AvyA. ame mahArAjAnuM abhivAdana karyuM. vilAsavatI mahArAjAne bheTI paDI. mahArAjAnI AMkhomAMthI AMsunI dhArA vahevA lAgI. rANI zIlavatI, putrIne potAnA usaMgamAM laI, harSAtirekathI vAtsalya varasAvavA lAgI. beTI, pahelA ApaNe rAjamahele jaIe. pachI badhI vAto karIzuM.' vilAsavatI jyAre enAM mAtA-pitA sAthe vAto karatI hatI tyAre ame thoDe dUra amArAM vimAno pAse UbhA hatA. vilAsavatIe pitAnA kAnamAM kahI dIdhuM : "tamArA A jamAI che, ne have teo vidyAdharonA moTA rAjA banI gayA che. mATe emanI sAthe e rIte vyavahAra karajo. emanI sAthe AvelA amArA rAjyanA mahAsenApati ane maMtrIo che, ane tamArA jamAInA mitra vasubhUtine to tame oLakho ja cho." beTI, atithi mahApuruSo mATe huM be ratho magAvI lauM." potAnA rathanA sArathine sUcanA ApI, nagaramAM ravAnA karyo ane pote ame jyAM UbhA hatA tyAM AvyA. teoe pahelA mane abhivAdana karyuM ane pachI caMDasiMha, pavanagati, amitagati ane vasubhUtinuM abhivAdana karyuM, ame paNa teone praNAma karIne, abhivAdana karyuM. "he vidyAdharendra, Ape mArA para parama upakAra karyo. vilAsavatIne laIne Apa pote ahIM padhAryA..." mahArAjA, tamArI putrIne ame laI AvyA ke e amane laI AvI, e to Apa tamArI putrIne ja pUchajo... paraMtu Apane maLIne mane bahu AnaMda thayo. ane hA, Apano atyaMta vizvasanIya daMDAdhikArI vinayaMdhara ahIM ja che ne?' "hA, ahIM ja che." "to pachI madhyAhana bAda ene maLavA bolAvajo ne!' mahArAjAnuM mukha svAna thaI gayuM. temanI dRSTi nIcI thaI gaI. pachI dhImA svare bolyA : "badhI vAta mahelamAM pahoMcyA pachI ekAMtamAM karIza.." bIjI bAju vilAsavatI enI mAtAne je je pUchavuM hatuM, te pUchavA lAgI ane kahI dIdhuM - "mA, ame kAle pAchAM amArI rAjadhAnImAM javAnAM chIe, mATe tAre je kaMI kahevuM hoya, ApavuM-levuM hoya, te badhuM Aje ja patAvaje." be ratha AvI gayA. sahu rathomAM goThavAI gayA. amArAM vimAno udyAnamAM ja rAkhyAM. vilAsavatInA kahevAthI 408 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcama For Private And Personal Use Only

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vasubhUtie, vimAnamAM lAvelo mAla-sAmAna rathamAM goThavI dIdho. udyAnamAM mALIne baMne vimAnone sAcavavAnI bhalAmaNa karI ane traNe ratha nagara tarapha doDavA lAgyA. nagaramAM vAta to phelAI ja gaI hatI. rAjamArgo para amane jovA ghaNA loko AvI gayA hatA. emAM mArA mitro paNa hatA. ame mahelanA dvAre AvyA. rathomAMthI nIce UtarI paDyAM. tyAM mArA sAsue mArI AratI utArI ane ovAraNAM lIdhA. ame mahelamAM gayAM. mahArAjA IzAnacaMdrano mahela bhavya hato, suMdara hato. caMDasiMha vagere mahela joIne khuza thaI gayA. vidyAdharo sarvaprathama pRthvI paranA nagaramAM AvyA hatA. ahIMnI badhI rIta-bhAto emanA mATe navI hatI. caMDasiMha vagere traNa ane vasubhUti, emane rahevA mATe eka suzobhita vizALakhaMDa ApavAmAM Avyo. mane emanA pAseno ja bIjo suMdara khaMDa ApavAmAM Avyo. haju ame amArA khaMDamAM goThavAyAM hatAM. tyAM khaMDanuM bAraNuM kholIne dhasamasatI anaMgasuMdarI aMdara AvI.. ne vilAsavatIne bheTI paDI. baMne sakhIo maLI... bheTI ane khUba raDI. vilAsavatIe mArI sAme joyuM. meM saMketa karyo. e samajI gaI. meM bAjunA khaMDamAthI vasubhUtine bolAvyo... vasubhUti mArA khaMDamAM pravezyo ke huM khaMDanI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. ane mahArAjAnA maMtraNAkhaMDamAM pahoMcyo. mahArAjA mArI pratikSA ja karI rahyA hatA. teo UbhA thayA ne mAruM svAgata karyuM. meM kahyuM : "he pUjya, Ape mAro vinaya ahIM karavAno nA hoya. ahIM ApaNe be ja chIe. vidyAdharo emanA khaMDamAM che.' mahArAjAe kahyuM : "he vidyAdharendra.." meM emane bolatAM aTakAvyA. "mahArAjA, Apa mane vidyAdharendra nA kaho, "kumAra" kahIne bolAvo, mane vadhAre gamaze.' AMkhomAM AMsu sAthe mahArAjA mane bheTI paDyAM... ne gadgad svare bolyA : 'tame guNavAna cho, mahAna cho.... have tame mArA jamAI banyA eTale bahumAnArDa banyA. tamane huM vidyAdharendra kahuM to anucita nathI." huM mauna rahyo. meM mahArAjAnI kuzaLapRcchA karI. teoe kahyuM : "he guNanidhi, rANI anaMgavatInA bharamAvavAthI, meM tamane ghora anyAya karyo... tamAro vadha karavAnI AjJA karI dyadhI... ane vinayaMdharanA kahevAthI meM mAnI lIdheluM ke tamAro vadha karavAmAM Avyo che. Aje tamane pratyakSa jIvaMta joyA. ghaNuM Azcarya thayuM.' mahArAjA, e mahAnubhAva vinayaMdhare mane jIvana-dAna ApyuM hatuM... ane amane baMnene vahANamAM besADI, dUra dezamAM mokalI dIdhA hatA..." aho! vinayaMdhara kevo nirmaLa buddhivALo! huM ene Aje ja bolAvIne, puraskRta - - zrI samarAditya mahAkathA cou For Private And Personal Use Only

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karIza... kumAra, te pachI vilAsavatI cAlI gaI. pAchaLathI khabara paDI ke vilAsavatI tamArA premamAM hatI. anaMgasuMdarIe badhI vAta karI. meM enI ghaNI tapAsa karI. e nA maLI. tethI ame ghora nirAzAmAM DUbI gayAM hatAM. e daramiyAna ahIM eka siddhaputra AvI caDhelA. meM teone tamArA viSayamAM ane vilAsavatInA viSayamAM pUcheluM. siddhaputre rANI anaMgavatIno bheda kholI nAkhyo.. kharekhara, gheSita rANI ja hatI. pachI to rANIe paNa potAno aparAdha svIkArI lIdho. basa, te pachI e duSTAnuM mukha jovAnuM paNa meM baMdha karyuM che. e to vinayaMdharanI mahAnatA ke eNe tamAro vadha nA karyo.. nahIMtara mArA hAthe kevuM ghora pApa thaI jAta?" meM kahyuM : "mahArAjA, rANI anaMgavatIne kSamA Apo. mArAM pApakarmonA udayathI ja, mArA para Aropa Avelo.. mANasanA jIvanamAM bhUlo thatI hoya che. mANasa bhUla svIkArI le, pachI ene kSamA ApavI joIe. 0 0 0 maMtraNAkhaMDanI bahAra vinayaMdhara AvIne Ubho hato, jevo huM khaMDanI bahAra nIkaLyo, teNe mane joyo. meM ene joyo. huM ene bheTI paDyo. mArI pAchaLa mahArAjA paNa AvI gayA hatA. temaNe vinayaMdharane lAkha lAkha dhanyavAda ApyA. meM mArA gaLAmAMthI mUlyavAna hAra kADhIne, ene paherAvI dhadho. mahArAjAe vinayaMdharane mAro paricaya Apyo. "have huM vidyAdhararAjA banyo chuM.' e jANIne, vinayaMdhare ati prasannatA vyakta karI. tyAMthI ame mArA khaMDamAM AvyA. tyAM vacce vilAsavatI beThI hatI. eka bAju vasubhUti ane bIjI bAju anaMgasuMdarI beThAM hatAM. amane AvelA joI, vasubhUti ane anaMgasuMdarI eka bAju UbhAM rahI gayAM. vilAsavatIe mahArAjAne kahyuM : "pitAjI, rAjapurohitane bolAvIne kaho ke Aje godhUlI samaye eka lagna karAvI ApavAnAM che." Aje ja? meM vasubhUti sAme joI lIdhuM hatuM. hA, Aje ja. kAle to ApaNe pAchAM javAnuM che ne!" vilAsavatIe spaSTatA karI. mahArAjA paNa samajI gayA. temaNe kahyuM : "beTI, anaMgasuMdarInI mAtAne bolAvIne vAta karI ke? "pitAjI, Apa ja emane bolAvIne vAta karo ne! mArI paNa e dhAvamAtA che ne? nA nahIM ja pADe..." bhale, Aje sAMje lagna thaI jaze. bIjuM kaMI?" hA, pitAjI, dhAvamAtAne kahejo ke lagna pachI, suMdarIne huM mArI sAthe rathanUpura laI javAnI chuM. e mArI pAse raheze." vilAsavatIe anaMgasuMdarIno hAtha pakaDI lIdho ane bolI : "Apa badhA beso, mArI mAtAne paNa bolAvI lauM... mAre badhAnuM kAma che!" anaMgasuMdarI zIlavatIne 809 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bolAvI lAvI. vilAsavatIe mAtAne potAnI pAse besADI. pachI pote mAtA mATe je je vastra-alaMkAro vagere lAvI hatI, te mAtAne ApyAM. pitA mATe e be-cAra suMdara zastro lAvI hatI, te pitAne ApyAM. suMdarI mATe je vastrAlaMkAro lAvI hatI, te suMdarIne ApyAM. pachI meM vasubhUtine kahyuM : 'mitra, ApaNA mitrone maLIne, te sahune sAMje rAjamahelamAM AvavA AmaMtraNa ApI Ava. hA, emane lagnanI vAta nA karIza. ApaNe e badhAne Azcarya pamADI daIzuM.' vasubhUti mitrone maLavA cAlyo gayo, vinayaMdhara sAMje pAchA AvavAnuM kahI, cAlyo gayo. khaMDamAM huM, vilAsavatI ane rAjA-rANI cAra jaNAM rahyAM. meM saMkSepamAM... tApraliptIthI nIkaLyA pachI, vaitADhya parvata para thayelA rAjyAbhiSeka sudhIno vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. vacce vacce vilAsavatIe paNa vAto karI. rAjA-rANI badhI vAto jANIne, Azcarya, kutUhala ane vismayathI abhibhUta thaI gayAM. mArI vidyAsAdhanAthI ane devI ajitabalAnI parama kRpAnI vAtothI, teo atyaMta prabhAvita thaI gayA. - Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir meM kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, Aje sAMje vasubhuti-suMdarInAM lagnasamaye, rANI anaMgavatIne paNa bolAvavAM joIe. Apa emanA para prasanna thAo.' 'he vidyAdharendra, ApanI udAratAno koI pAra nathI. Apane vadhanI zikSA karAvanArI, e rANI upara... ApanI kevI karuNA che! bhale, ApanI icchA che to ene bolAvIza.' mane AnaMda thayo. te pachI satata rAjamahelamAM maLanArAonI avarajavara rahI. mahArAjA izAnacaMdra, caMDasiMha vagere vidyAdharonI pAse jaIne beThA, temanI sAthe ghaNI ghaNI vAto karI. kyAre sAMja paDI gaI... khabara ja nA paDI. bIjI bAju lagnanI taiyArIo thaI gaI hatI, vilAsavIe kALajIpUrvaka taiyArIo karAvI hatI, amArA mitro paNa AvI gayA hatA. sahue AvIne, mane dhanyavAda ApyA. meM e mitrone amArI maitrInA pratIkarUpe eka eka vIMTI paherAvI dIdhI. zubha muhUrte vasubhUti - anaMgasuMdarInAM lagna thaI gayAM. rAjamahelamAM AnaMda-maMgala vartAI gayuM. vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. strIoe maMgalagIto gAvAM mAMDyAM. Q prabhAte amArAM vimAna vaitADhya parvata tarapha UDavA lAgyAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only ja

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Yi119 vAminAtha, Aje rAtrinA chellA praharamAM mane eka svapna AvyuM. mArA mukha dvArA udaramAM praveza karato, meM gajendrane joyo. moTA pahADa jeTalo UMco... megha, bhramara ane kAjaLa jevo zyAma ane cAra daMkUzaLavALo e gajendra. jANe airAvaNa hAthI nA hoya, tevo lAgato hato! vilAsavatI praphullita vadanA hatI. teNe mane svapna kahI batAvyuM. huM paNa harSita thayo. svapnano phalAdeza karatA meM kahyuM : "tane suMdara putranI prApti thaze. moTo thaI te vidyAdhara-cakravartI rAjA thaze." teNIe kahyuM : "he devAnupriya, Ape kahyuM te yathArtha che. mane te priya che, mAruM abhilaSita che." vilAsavatI garbhavatI thaI hatI. tenA manamAM zubha manoratha jAgavA mAMDyA. huM enA manoratho pUrNa karavA lAgyo. nava mahinA ane sADA ATha divasa pUrNa thayA. prazasta tithi ane zubha muhurtamAM vilAsavatIe putrane janma Apyo. dAsI maMjarikAe putrajanmanI mane vadhAmaNI ApI. meM maMjarikAne ghaNuM prItidAna ApyuM. nagaramAM mahotsavo racAyA. vidyAdhara rAjAoe... AvI AvIne abhinaMdana ApyAM. eka mahino pUrNa thayo. devI ajitabalAnA prabhAvathI, rAjyaprApti ane putraprApti thaI hovAthI, putranuM nAma "ajitabala" rAkhyuM. 0 0 0 zayanakhaMDamAM vilAsavatI putranuM pAraNuM jhulAvI rahI hatI. huM palaMga para beTho hato. ratnadIpakono prakAza khaMDamAM phelAyo hato. vilAsavatIe maunano bhaMga karatAM kahyuM : nAtha, eka vAta kahuM?" 878 bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kaho, nizcita banIne kaho..." yAda Ave che e tapovana? yAda Ave che e tapasvinI mAtA, ke jemaNe agninI sAkSIe ApaNAM lagna karAvI ApyAM hatAM? yAda Ave che e kulapatijI..?' devI, ahIM AvIne to jANe e badhuM bhulAI gayuM che. paraMtu tame yAda karAvyuM. eTale badhuM ja smRtipaTa para AvI gayuM.' nAtha, mArA manamAM evI IcchA jAgI che ke ApaNe kumArane laI, tapovanamAM jaIe ane e tapasvinI-mAtAnA khoLAmAM A kumArane mukIe... teonI kRpAnuM A phaLa che..." devI, tamArI vAta mane gamI. kulapatinAM paNa darzana thaze.. AzramavAsIone maLavAnuM thaze. ane AzramanI sAra-saMbhALa paNa levAze." kyAre jaIzuM?' "kAle nirNaya karIzuM.' ApaNI sAthe anaMgasuMdarI ane vasubhUtine paNa laI jaIzuM." avazya." bhagavatI tapasvinI atyaMta prasanna thaI jaze! ane ApaNe? devI, e tapovana kharekhara tapovana che. e divaso yAda Ave che... ne romaroma vikasvara thaI jAya che... game che tyAMnuM jIvana." "nAtha, chevaTe ApaNI niyati to e ja che ne? kulapatie bhaviSyavANI karelI che...? mArA mAnasapaTa para bhagavAna kulapatino prabhAvazALI cahero UbharAyo... bhagavatI tapasvinInI karuNAbhInI AMkho sAkAra banI. meM manomana e baMnene praNAma karyA. bIjA divase caMDasiMhane bolAvIne kahyuM : "caMDasiMha, ame eka-be divasa mATe bahAra javAnAM chIe." "Apa khuzIthI padhAro. ahIMnI ciMtA nA karazo." vasubhUtine vAta karI. enuM citta prasanna thaI gayuM. meM ene amArA AzramavAsanI vAta karI hatI. amArAM lagna bhagavatI tapasvinIe karAvI ApelAM... e badhI vAta karI hatI. tyAMnA tapasvajanonI, tyAMnA prasannatAbharyA vAtAvaraNanI, ane tyAMnA bharapUra kudaratI saundaryanI vAto karI hatI. tethI vasubhUtinA manamAM e badhuM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 809 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jovAnI icchA to jAgelI ja hatI. meM tyAM javAnI vAta karI, tethI e AnaMdavibhora thaI gayo. 0 0 0 bIjA divase ame cAra jaNa vimAnamAM goThavAyAM. vilAsavatIe potAnA khoLAmAM bAlakumAra ajitabala' ne rAkhyo hato. mArgamAM e, anaMgasuMdarIne ane vasubhUtine AzramanI ja vAto karatI hatI. vAto karatAM karatAM e bhAva-vihvaLa banI jatI hatI. alpa samayamAM ame e dvIpa para Utaya, prabhAtano samaya hato. AzramanA madhya cokamAM ja amAruM vimAna UtaryuM. ame vimAnamAMthI bahAra AvyAM, ke tarata ja kulapati amArI pAse AvyA. ame emanAM caraNomAM vaMdanA karI, teoe amane AzIrvAda ApyA; ane bhagavatI tapasvinInA AvAsa tarapha cAlyAM. ame paNa emanI pAchaLa cAlyAM. AvAsanA dvAre be tApasakanyAo UbhI hatI. kulapatie pUchyuM : "bhagavatI jAge che ke nidrAdhIna che? teo hamaNAM ja jAgyAM che.' temane mArA AgamananI jANa kara." eka tApasakanyA aMdara cAlI gaI. mArA manamAM kuzaMkA pedA thaI. "savAre brAhma muhUrtamAM jAgI janArAM tapasvinI, atyAre sUryodaya pachI.. be ghaTikA vItI gayA pachI jAgyAM che... zuM emanuM svAthya barAbara nahIM hoya? Ameya teo durbaLa.. ne phazakAya to hatAM ja... tApasakanyAe bahAra AvIne, kulapatine aMdara padhAravA saMketa karyo. kulapatie mane pAchaLa-pAchaLa AvavA nirdeza karyo. ame sahu aMdara pravezyAM... vilAsavatI mArI jamaNI bAju hatI. tenA mukha para ciMtAnI rekhAo UpasI AvI hatI. ame, darbhAsana para, bhIMtanA sahAre beThelAM tapasvinIne joyAM... be hAtha joDI, aMjali mastake joDI bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. emaNe amane joyAM. mukha para smita AvyuM. mAthuM halAvIne, amane AvakAra Apyo ane goThavelAM Asana para besavA IzAro karyo. kulapati tapasvinInI najIka beThA. temaNe mane kahyuM : "vatsa, bhagavatIe anazana svIkArI lIdhuM che...' amArAM cAranAM mukhamAMthI ekasAthe zabda nIkaLyo : "anazana?" hA, anazana karyuM che. AhAra-pANIno tyAga karI lIdho che... paramAtmadhyAnamAM lIna rahe che....' 810 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM ane vilAsavatI raDI paDyAM. vasubhUti ane anaMgasuMdarI gamagIna banI gayAM. kulapatie kahyuM : "putra, tamArA baMnenAM ahIMthI gayAM pachI bhagavatIe kramazaH tapazcaryA vadhAravA mAMDI. lagabhaga mauna dhAraNa karyuM hatuM. mAtra mArI sAthe ane jarUra paDe to A tApasakanyAo sAthe bole che." - vilAsavatI putrane be hAthamAM laIne UbhI thaI. bhagavatInI pAse gaI... ane sAcavIne putrane bhagavatInI zayyA para mUkI dIdho. tejasvI ane rUparUpanA aMbAra bALakumArane bhagavatI animeSa nayane joI rahyAM. pachI enA mastaka para potAnA be hAtha mUkI dIdhA. temanA mukha para smita AvyuM. temanA mukhamAMthI AzIrvacano saryA : "zataM jIva!" bALakamAre bhagavatInA be kaza hAtha, komaLa hAthothI pakaDI lIdhA... ane AnaMdanI ciciyArI karavA lAgyo. bhagavatIe vilAsavatI sAme joyuM... vilAsavatIe UbhAM thaI, kumArane bhagavatInA utsaMgamAM mUkI dIdho.. bhagavatIe mane kahyuM : "sAruM thayuM tame AvyA... joke bhagavAne mane kahyuM ja hatuM ke tame Avazo... A ApaNuM chelluM milana che..." mAruM uttarIyavastra mukha para DhAMkI, huM raDI paDyo. vilAsavatI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. zuM bolavuM.... zuM kahevuM... kaMI ja amane sUjhatuM na hatuM. bhagavatI bALakumAra tarapha joI rahyAM hatAM. kumAra bhagavatIne jaI rahyo hato. hAtha-paga uchALato kumAra hasI rahyo hato. thoDI vAra pachI. vilAsavatIe ene bhagavatInA khoLAmAMthI uThAvI, pAse suvADI dIdho. kulapati UbhA thayA. huM paNa Ubho thayo. ame baMne bahAra nIkaLyA. vilAsavatIe vasubhUti ane anaMgasuMdarIne besI rahevAno saMketa karyo. teNe e baMneno paricaya bhagavatIne Apyo. bhagavatIno paricaya to eNe mArgamAM ja ApI dIdho hato. AzramamAMthI gayA pachI vaitAdya parvata para mAro rAjyAbhiSeka thayo - tyAM sudhIno vRttAMta teNe bhagavatIne saMbhaLAvyo. pachI tAmraliptInI vAto paNa karI. bhagavatI sAMbhaLatAM rahyAM. 0 0 0 kulapatinI sAthe huM emanA nivAsamAM gayo. teo potAnA Asana para beThA. huM teonI sAme bhUmi para beTho. thoDI kSaNo maunamAM vItI. kulapatie AMkho baMdha karI. thoDI vAra pachI AMkho kholIne, teo bolyA : vatsa, manamAM duHkha nA lagADIza. rudana nA karIza. A sRSTimAM badhuM banavAkALa banyA kare che... bhagavatInuM anazana vrata kAle prabhAte pUrNa thaze. te samAdhimAM ja prANono tyAga karaze.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 811 For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM Ubho thaI gayo. meM kulapatinAM caraNo pakaDI lIdhAM. mAruM hRdaya akathya vedanA anubhavavA lAgyuM... kulapatie mArA mAthe hAtha mUkIne kahyuM : putra, bhagavatIe AhAra-pANIno tyAga karyo hato, paraMtu eka icchAno tyAga, te karI zakatI na hatI. Aje enI icchA pUrNa thaI gaI. e IcchAothI paNa mukta thaI gaI.' kaI IcchA hatI bhagavaMta?" tamane baMnene maLavAnI." oho. bhagavaMta, ame to sahajabhAve ahIM AvI gayAM chIe. ApanI ane bhagavatInI smRti thaI AvI. ane ahIM AvI gayAM.' sAruM karyuM. AvatI kAle bhagavatInI aMtimakriyA tArA hAthe ja thaze... pachI tame joI zakazo..." bhagavaMta... vilAsavatI A AghAta nahIM sahI zake...' huM jANuM chuM vatsa, paraMtu ene huM saMbhALI laIza. tame vasubhUti ane anaMgasuMdarIne sAthe laI AvyA, te paNa sAruM karyuM che. anaMgasuMdarI sAthe hovAthI vilAsavatIne e sArI rIte sAcavI leze. joke ene atyAre A vAta nathI karavAnI... AzramamAM tArA sivAya A vAta koIne meM karI nathI.' "bhagavaMta, jo ApanI AjJA hoya to, huM bhagavatI pAse jaIne besuM..." avazya... tuM besI zake che tyAM." meM kulapatine praNAma karyA ane bahAra nIkaLyo. sIdho bhagavatInA AvAsa tarapha gayo. tyAM bahAra AzramavAsIo bhegA thaI gayA hatA. huM badhAne maLyo. sahunI kuzaLatA pUchI, teoe paNa mArI ane vilAsavatInI kuzaLatA pUchI. meM vasubhUtine bahAra bolAvI, vimAnamAMthI lAvelo sAmAna bahAra kADhavA kahyuM. vilAsavatIe Azrama mATe, AzramavAsIo mATe ghaNI sAmagrI sAthe lIdhI hatI. meM badhI sAmagrI Azrama mATe ApI dIdhI. tApasakumAro e badhI sAmagrI kulapatinA AvAsamAM mUkI AvyA. te pachI huM bhagavatInI kuTiramAM gayo. meM kamarathI jhUkIne, mastake aMjali joDIne, temane praNAma karyA. vilAsavatI thoDI dUra beThI. meM najIka besIne, temanI kuza kAyA tarapha joIne pUchyuM : "bhagavatI, Apane zuM koI zArIrika pIDA nathI?' nahIM, zarIra pIDArahita che." bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo 812 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAnasika svasthatA? paripUrNa che. rAjana, have cittamAM koI icchA rahI nathI. Aje mane icchAothI mukti maLI gaI." bhagavatI, zuM IcchAo baMdhana che? hA, rAjana, IcchAo ja baMdhana che. e baMdhana tUTI gayuM. have mArI samAdhi akhaMDa raheze. Aje sUryAsta pachI huM samAdhimAM besI jaIza. bhagavAnanI AjJA "to ame khUba ja samayasara AvI gayAM." "hA, tamane maLavAnI eka ja IcchA hatI, te pUrNa thaI gaI..." teo thAkI gayAM hatAM. bolavAmAM temane zrama paDato hato. meM kahyuM : "bhagavatI, have Apa bolazo nahIM. ame zAntithI ApanI pAse besIzuM. Apane AMkho baMdha karavI hoya to karo. ame ApanAM darzana mAtrathI kRtArtha thayA chIe. have amAre Apane kaMI pUchavAnuM nathI, Ape kaMI bolavAnuM nathI... ApanuM jIvana utsavarUpa banyuM che, mRtyu mahotsavarUpa bano." meM bahAra jaI, vasubhUti-anaMgasuMdarIne bahAra bolAvyAM. meM temane kahyuM : "tame baMne AzramanA upavanamAM pharI Avo. pAse "suMdaravana' che, tyAM pharI Avajo.' tyAM eka tApasakumAre AvIne kahyuM : "he deva, kulapatijI Apa sahune bhojana mATe nimaMtre che..." meM vasubhUtine kahyuM : "tame baMne bhojana karIne, pachI ja upavanamAM jAo. huM pachI bhojana karIza." teo bane bhojana mATe gayAM. huM punaH tapasvinInI kuTiramAM gayo. teo DAbA paDakhe thayA hatA. bALakumAra vilAsavatInA khoLAmAM UMghato hato. huM dhIme pagale jaIne vilAsavatI pAse besI gayo. bhagavatI tapasvinInA mukha para teja hatuM. prasannatA hatI.. parama zAnti hatI. meM vicAryuM : "mahAprayANa pUrvenI A emanI pUrva taiyArI che. teo sarva icchAothI mukta thaI gayAM che. A emanI avirata ugra tapazcaryAnuM phaLa hatuM. emanuM zArIrika damana, mananA zamana mATe hatuM. temanAmAM jJAna ane tapazcaryAno subhaga saMyoga thayelo hato." dvAra para munikumAre AvIne, amane baMnene bahAra AvavA saMketa karyo. ame baMne bahAra nIkaLyAM. be tApasakanyAo navAM vastro ane puSpo sAthe aMdara pravezI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 813 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Apane baMnene bhagavAna kulapati yAda kare che.' anikumAre vinamratAthI amane kahyuM. ame kulapatinA nivAsamAM gayAM. 0 0 "vatsa, atyAre bhagavatIne snAna karAvI, navAM vastra paherAvI, puSpothI sajAvIne, kuTiranI bahAra, AmravRkSanI nIce gobarathI lIMpelA oTalA para, darbhAsana para besADavAmAM Avaze. saMdhyA samayathI AzramanA nAnA-moTAM strI-puruSo cokamAM besI, dhImA... madhura.. maMjula svare stotrapATha karaze. Aje rAtri jAgaraNa thaze... yAvat mahAprayANa sudhI." 'bhagavaMta, ame paNa tyAM besI zakIzuM?" mArI pAse ja tamAre sahue besavAnuM che.' saMdhyA thaI gaI hatI. pakSIo pota-potAnA mALAmAM AvI gayAM hatAM. AmravRkSanI nIce darbhAsana para tapasvinI paDadAsane beThAM hatAM. AzramavAsIo traNa bAjae besIne madhura-maMjula stotrapATha karI rahyAM hatAM. saMpUrNa rAtri A ArAdhanA cAlatI rahI. mahAprayANano samaya najIka AvI rahyo hato. mArI AMkho bhInI thaI rahI hatI. kulapati UbhA thayA. tapasvinInI pAse gayA. AMkho baMdha karIne UbhA rahyA... temanA mukhamAMthI gaMbhIra dhvani pragaTa thayo.. OM namaH zivAya... OM namaH zivAya... OM namaH zivAya... AzramavAsIoe dhUna zarU karI dIdhI.. OM namaH zivAya... ane... bhagavatInI AMkho khUlI gaI. bhagavatInuM mahAprayANa thaI gayuM.. kulapatie jAhera karyuM : 'bhagavatI tapasvinI samAdhimRtyu pAmyAM che. 'vilAsavatI o mA... bhagavatI...' bolatI jamIna para mUcchita thaIne DhaLI paDI. ke pharaka 814 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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IY120H1 tapasvinInA pavitra dehano agnisaMskAra karI, sarovaramAM snAna karyuM. bhagavAna kulapatinI anumati laI, arma amArA vimAnamAM goThavAyAM. kulapati amArA vimAna sudhI AvyA. kumAra ajitabalanA mastake hAtha mUkyo. meM be hAtha joDI vinaMtI karI : bhagavAna, kyAreka rathanUpura padhAravA kRpA karajo. mArA yogya sevA sUcita karajo." teoe hAtha UMco karI, AzIrvAda ApyA.. ne amAruM vimAna AkAzamArge vahevA mAMDyuM. ame sahu mauna hatAM. amArA hRdaya vedanAthI valurAtAM hatAM. mAruM mana kulapatinA vicAromAM caDhI gayuM hatuM. tapasvinInA mRtyuthI mAMDI, ame vimAnamAM beThAM, tyAM sudhI huM satata kulapatinI sAthe hato. mane teo aMdarathI halI gayelA lAgyA. joke teo trikALajJAnI che... chatAM temanAmAMya eka dhabakatuM hRdaya che ne! have AzramamAM temane oLakhanAra, temane samajanAra... bIjuM koI hatuM nahIM... tapasvinInI AzramamAM upasthiti rahI tyAM sudhI kulapati nizcita hatA. AzramanI tamAma javAbadArI tapasvinIe uThAvI lIdhI hatI. kulapati hamezAM tapasvinI sAthe ja vArtA-vinimaya karatA. kulapatinuM mana tapasvinInA uccatama vyaktitva tarapha vAtsalyathI baMdhAyeluM hatuM. ane mATe ja jyAre citA saLagatI hatI tyAre kulapatinI AMkho bhInI thaI hatI. teo jyAre amane vidAya ApavA vimAna pAse AvyA... tyAre paNa temanuM mana bhAre bhAre lAgatuM hatuM. meM eTale ja rathanUpura AvavA AmaMtraNa ApyuM. 0 0 0 ame rathanUpura AvI gayAM. huM mArA rAjyanAM kAryomAM gUMthAI gayo. vilAsavatI gRhakAryomAM ane ajitabala kumAranA pAlana tathA adhyApananA kAryamAM gUMthAI gaI. kalAcAryo pAse ene aneka kalAonuM zikSaNa apAvavA mAMDyuM. anaMgasuMdarI amArA mahelamAM ja, vilAsavatInI pAse rahetI hatI. sagI baheno karatAMya vadhAre sneha hato e baMneno. vasubhUti mArI sAthe rAjyanAM kAryomAM saMlagna raheto hato. teNe rAjasabhAmAM koI pada svIkAryuM na hatuM. chatAM samagra maMtrImaMDaLa vasubhUtine mAna ApatuM hatuM ane enI salAha-sUcanA letuM hatuM. amArA baMnenA prema akhaMDa hato, abhaMga hato. . zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 8pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAdevI ajitabalAnI parama chatrachAyA hatI mArA para, jANe ke rAjyanI rakSA teo ja karatAM hatAM! kharekhara, rAjA banyA pachI mAre eka paNa yuddha karavuM paDyuM nathI! paDozI vidyAdhara rAjayo ane mitra vidyAdhara rAjyoe kyAreya mArI sAthe vizvAsaghAta karyo nahIM ke duzmanAvaTabharyo vyavahAra karyo nahIM. sahunI sAthe mAro maitrIbharyo saMbaMdha rahyo. prajAjano paNa saMtuSTa hatA. rAjyanA adhikArIo paNa mane vaphAdAra hatA. rAjasabhAmAM moTA bhAge gIta-nRtya ane kalA-pradarzana thatAM. kyAreka vidvAna puruSonI tattvacarcAo thatI. kyAreka koI paradezI puruSonA anubhavo sAMbhaLavA maLatA. rAjanItimAM koI kAvAdAvA thatA nahIM. koI prapaMca thato nahIM. koI vikhavAda thato nahIM. kyAreka koI matabheda Ubho thato to maMtrIo enuM sArI rIte nivAraNa karatA. kumAra ajitabala taruNavayamAM pravezyo hato. vilAsavatIe svayaM enuM ghaDatara karyuM hatuM. jevuM enuM zreSTha rUpa hatuM, tevA ja tenAmAM zreSTha saMskAro ane zreSTha kalAo AvI hatI. dhIre dhIre vilAsavatIe tene zvetAmbI ane tAmraliptanI vAto paNa karI hatI. eTale e jANato hato ke, "mArAM dAdA-dAdI zvetAMbInAM rAjA-rANI che. mArA mosALa tApraliptImAM nAnA-nAnI che. ne teo paNa rAjA-rANI che." jyAre jyAre mAra mArI pAse Avato, besato... huM ene zaurya ane parAkramanI vAto karato. sAhasika banavAnI preraNA Apato. eno sarvatomukhI vikAsa karavA huM prayatnazIla raheto. avAranavAra huM ane vasubhUti, vimAnamAM besI, vaitADhaca parvatanAM ramaNIya zikharo para cAlyA jatAM, pharatAM... vAto karatA... kudaratanA saundaryanuM pAna karatAM... ne pAchA nagaramAM AvI jatAM. eka divasanI vAta che. vasubhUti sAthe huM eka zikhara para beTho hato. vasubhUti mauna hato, gaMbhIra hato. meM ene pUchyuM : vasu, Aje zuM tAruM svAthya anukULa nathI?' anukULa che." bhAga-2 ( bhava pAMcamo g For Private And Personal Use Only

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"to pachI ATalI badhI gaMbhIratA zAthI? evA kayA UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayo che?" zvetAmbInA.' "zvetAmbInA?" hA, mitra, mAtA-pitAnI smRti AvI gaI." "svAbhAvika che...' mitra, zuM tamane kyAreya mahArAjA... mahArANInI smRti nathI AvatI?" "smRti Ave che... paNa bhUMsAI jAya che...' mAtA-pitAnA upakArano badalo vALI zakAto nathI, chatAM je suputra hoya che e mAtA-pitAnA upakArano badalo vALyA vinA raheto nathI. mitra, ghaNA samayathI mAtA-pitAnAM darzana paNa karyA nathI. emanAM sukha-du:khanA samAcAra paNa jANyA nathI. teoe paNa ApaNI unnatine jANI nathI... eTale Aje to mane vadhu vyagra banyuM che.' meM vasubhUtinI vAta sAMbhaLI, mane ucita lAgI. kyAreka vilAsavatI paNa zvetAMbI jovAnI IcchA vyakta karatI hatI... to kumAra ajitabala paNa enAM dAdAdAdIne jovA maLavA cAhato hato. mArA manamAM have pitA pratye koI aNagamo rahyo na hato. kALanA pravAhamAM aNagamo taNAI gayo hato. mAtA pratye to eno e ja sneha kAyama hato. mane vasubhUtinAM mAtA-pitAno paNa vicAra Avyo... putra vinA, e mAtApitA kevAM duHkhI thaI gayAM haze...? ane meM manomana zvetAMbI javAno vicAra karI lIdho. e divase, mahelamAM gayA pachI, huM sIdho ja vilAsavatI pAse gayo. anaMgasuMdarI enI pAse hatI. huM gayo eTale suMdarI UThIne javA lAgI. meM ene rokI. vilAsavatIne meM kahyuM : devI, ApaNe zvetAMbI jaIe to?' vilAsavatI mArI sAme joI rahI... kaMI nA bolI. meM kahyuM : "Aje ame be mitro pharavA gayA hatA. amane baMnene amArAM mAtA-pitAnI gADha smRti AvI gaIvasubhUtine enAM mAtA-pitA ane mane mArA mAtA-pitA yAda AvI gayAM. kumArane paNa enAM dAdA-dAdI jovAM che. eTale have ApaNe zvetAMbI jaI AvIe." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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vilAsavatIe kahyuM : "zvetAMbI gayA pachI ApaNe jaladI pAchAM nahIM AvI zakIe.. "ahIMnI rAjyavyavasthA barAbara goThavIne jaIzuM. ane.... javA pUrve mahAdevI ajitabalAnI AjJA paNa laIza. e AjJA Apaze to ja javAnuM che, nahIMtara nahIM." sAcI vAta che ApanI." anaMgasuMdarIne paNa mArI vAta gamI haze." anaMgasuMdarI zaramAI gaI. e mArI sAthe bolatI na hatI. maryAdA pALatI hatI. enA vatI vilAsavatIe kahyuM : suMdarIne khUba gamaze. ene sAsu-sasarAnAM darzana thaze. zvetAMbI jovA maLaze.. ApaNAM svajanone maLavAnuM thaze..." bIjA divase huM vidyAdevI ajitabalAnI sAdhanAmAM beTho. devI pratyakSa thayA. mane pUchyuM : "vatsa, mane kema yAda karI?" he bhagavatI, amAne baMnene zvetAMbI javAnI icchA thaI che. ghaNAM varSothI amArAM mAtA-pitAnAM darzana thayAM nathI. emane amArAM paNa samAcAra maLyA nathI. ApanI AjJA hoya to jaI AvIe...' vatsa, tame jAo. tamAre kaMIka vadhAre samaya tyAM rahevuM paDaze. ahIMnI rAjyavyavasthA para huM dhyAna ApIza... paraMtu tAre vyavasthA devatraRSabhane soMpavAnI." jevI ApanI AjJA.' mahAdevI adRSya thaI gayAM. mAro khaMDa suMgadhathI bharAI gayo hato. devInA AgamananI e nizAnI hatI. meM vilAsavatIne vAta karI. e AnaMdita thaI gaI. teNe zvetAMbI javAnI taiyArIo AraMbhI dIdhI. je je mAtA-pitA mATe upayukta hoya te te badhuM ja eNe bheguM karI lIdhuM. meM maMtrImaMDaLane bolAvyuM. zvetAMbI javAnI vAta karI. mAtA-pitA pAse javAnuM hovAthI, pAchA AvavAmAM thoDo vilaMba paNa thAya..' maMtrImaMDaLe mane nizcita karI dIdho. mahAmaMtrIe mane kahyuM : "he deva, ApanI sAthe be vidyAdharo amitagati ane pavanagatine laI jaja. acAnaka ahIMnuM koI kAma upasthita thAya to Apa emane ahIM mokalI zako. vidyAdharone ahIM pahoMcavAmAM vilaMba nA thAya.' meM maMtrImaMDaLano satkAra karyo ne tenuM visarjana karyuM. 0 0 0 818 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAdevI ajitabalAe amArA mATe eka vizALa suzobhita vimAna taiyAra karAvyuM. amitagati tathA pavanagatine Avazyaka sUcanAo ApI. ame sahu vimAnamAM ArUDha thayAMmaMtrImaMDaLa ane devaRSabhe amane premabharI vidAya ApI. amAruM vimAna zvetAbInI dizAmAM UDavA lAgyuM. be divasa ane be rAtanA satata pravAsanA aMte ame zvetAMbInA bAhya udyAnamAM vimAnanuM utarANa karyuM. pavanagatine nagaramAM, mahArAjAne samAcAra ApavA ravAnA karyo. pavanagatie vinayapUrvaka, mArA pitAjIne mArA AgamananuM nivedana karyuM. pavanagatie pAchA AvIne kahyuM ke, "he deva, meM ApanuM nAma lIdhuMne ApanA AgamananA samAcAra ApyA.. ke mahArAjA siMhAsana parathI nIce UtarI AvyA... teoe be hAthe mane pakaDIne hacamacAvI nAkhyo.. ne kahyuM : "he bhadra, zuM sAce ja mAro putra sanakumAra Avyo che?" meM kahyuM : "he pUjya, teo vidyAdhara-narendra che. huM teono pavanagati' nAme dUta chuM. teoe mane AjJA karI che ke "mArA pUjya pitAzrI mahArAjA sUrajane mArA AgamananA samAcAra ApI Ava." A sAMbhaLIne, teonI AMkhomAMthI AMsunI dhArA vahevA lAgI. teo romAMcita thaI gayA. tyAM ja teoe mahAmaMtrIne AjJA karI : "nagaranA caMdrodaya udyAnamAM putra sanakumAra apAra riddhi-siddhi ane parivAra sAthe Avelo che. tene levA mATe sahue javAnuM che. nagaramAM paNa prajAjanane jANa karI do." he deva, te pachI teo rAjasabhAmAMthI cAlyA gayA. huM paNa tyAMthI nIkaLIne, sIdho ahIM Avyo.' meM vasubhUtine kahyuM : "mitra, nagaramAM ApaNA Agamanano DhaMDhero piTAvyo che eTale tArAM mAtA-pitAne paNa jANa thaI gaI haze. teo paNa Avaze ja. mitra, ApaNe sahu cAlatA nagaranA daravAjA sudhI jaIe. mAtA-pitAnI sAme javuM joIe.' ame sahu dhIre dhIre cAlatA daravAjA tarapha javA lAgyA. nagaramAMthI vAjiMtrono nAda saMbhaLAvA lAgyo. avAja najIka Avato hato. lokono kolAhala paNa saMbhaLAto hato. daravAjA pAse ame bhegA thaI gayA. pitAjI ane mAtAjI jevA rathamAMthI nIce UtaryA, huM emanAM caraNomAM DhaLI paDyo. vilAsavatIe mArI mAtAnAM caraNomAM paDI, caraNasparza karyo. kumAra ajitabala, stabdha banIne, amAruM pitA-putranuM milana joI rahyo. pitAjIe mane Ubho karyo. temanI chAtIe lagADI.. teo raDI paDyA. huM paNa rudanane rokI zakyo nahIM. tyAM rAjyanA mahAmaMtrIoe, amane zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 81e For Private And Personal Use Only

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baMnene priya vacanothI zAMta karyo. jevo huM pitAjIthI chUTo thayo ke kumAra ajitabale AvI, vastrathI mArI AMkho lUchI nAkhI. meM kumArane kahyuM : vatsa, A tArAM dAdA-dAdI che. emanAM caraNomAM praNAma karo.' e praNAma kare e pUrve to pitAjIe ene UMcakI lIdho ane AliMganothI navarAvI nAkhyo. tyAra pachI huM mArI mAtAne maLyo. teNe mane khUba premathI, mArI kuzaLatA pUchI. bIjI bAju vasubhUtinAM mAtA-pitA AgaLa AvyAM ane vasubhUtine joI gadgada thaI gayAM. vasubhUti mAtAnAM caraNe paDyo. anaMgasuMdarI paNa vasubhUtinAM mAtApitAnAM caraNomAM paDI. sahu AnaMdavibhora thaI gayAM. tyAra pachI amArI svAgatayAtrAno prAMrabha thayo. eka rathamAM pitAjI-mAtAjI ane nAno bhAI beThAM. bIjA rathamAM huM, vilAsavatI ane rAjakumAra beThAM. trIjA rathamAM vasubhUti ane anaMgasuMdarI beThAM. pavanagati ane amitagati zastrasajja banI, mArA rathanI be bAju cAlavA lAgyA. prajAjanoe amArA para puSpavRSTi karI. amAruM svAgata karyuM. nagaranA rAjamArgo para amane jovA ane svAgata karavA eka-eka nagaravAsI strI-puruSo AvI gayAM hatAM. vizALa ane svaccha rAjamArgo para thaIne ame rAjamahelamAM pahoMcyAM. rAjasabhA bharANI, pitAjIe eka tejasvI taruNane potAnI pAse bolAvI mane kahyuM : "vatsa, A tAro laghubhrAtA kIrtinilaya che.' huM mArA nAnA bhAIne bheTI paDyo. ame baMne bhAIo pitAjInI be bAju para beThA, rAjasabhAnI badhI aupacArika vidhio pUrI thayA pachI, pitAjIe mAro paricaya "vidyAdhara-narendra'nA rUpe karAvyo. amitagati vidyAdhare UbhA thaIne, mArI vidyAsiddhio.... vidyAdhara rAjA sAthenuM yuddha... vijaya.. vagerenuM rasamaya zailImAM varNavyuM. prajAjano vagere sahu AnaMdita thayA. rAjasabhAnuM visarjana thayuM. 0 0 0 mArAM mAtA-pitAnI vRddhAvasthA hatI. mArA virahathI teo vadhAre vRddha thayAM hatAM. mane maLIne, teo atyaMta prasanna thayAM hatAM. bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI, ame sahu maMtraNAkhaMDamAM bhegAM thaIne beThAM. pitAjInI pAse huM ane kIrtinilaya beThA. mAtAjInI pAse vilAsavatI ane ajitabala beThAM. pitAjIe kahyuM : "vatsa, have mArA AyuSyano mane bharoso nathI. kyAre paNa A jIvana pUruM thaI jAya.. mAtra tane maLavAnI tIvra tRSNAthI ja jIvI rahyo chuM. beTA, have tAro rAjyAbhiSeka karI dauM eTale mArA badhAM kartavyo pUrNa thaze.' 820 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM kahyuM : 'pitAjI, mAre to pAchA vaitADhya parvata para javuM paDaze. tyAMnuM vizALa sAmrAjya mAre saMbhALavAnuM che. eTale kIrtinilayano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnI mArI IcchA che...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mArA A prastAvathI mAtA-pitAne saMtoSa thayo. pitAjIe kahyuM : 'vatsa, vaitADhya parvata para javAnI utAvaLa nA karIza.' meM kahyuM : 'pitAjI ane mAtAjI anumati Apaze tyAre ja ame jaIzuM.' tyAra pachI meM vilAsavatIno paricaya Apyo ke 'A tamArI putravadhU mahArAjA izAnacaMdranI putrI che.' tyAre pitAjI ane mAtAjI atyaMta khuza thaI gayAM. mArI mAtAe to vilAsavatIne potAnA khoLAmAM laI lIdhI. meM, zvetAMbIthI vasubhUti sAthe prayANa karyuM... tyArathI mAMDIne ame pAchA zvetAMbI AvyA, tyAM sudhInI amArI romAMcaka kathA saMbhaLAvI... vasubhUtinI maitrInI hArdika prazaMsA karI. ame zvetAMbImAM lagabhaga eka varSa rahyAM. e daramiyAna * sarvaprathama mAtAjIno svargavAsa thaI gayo. * te pachI eka mahinA bAda pitAjInuM mRtyu thayuM... meM kIrtinilayanAM suyogya rAjakumArI sAthe lagna karyAM ane dabadabApUrvaka eno rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. eka divasa meM kIrtinilayane kahyuM : 'bhAI, have tuM amane anumati Ape to ame vaitADhya parvata para jaIe.' tenI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. enA AgrahathI eka mahino vadhu rokAyAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA vasubhUti-anaMgasuMdarIne meM zvetAMbImAM rokAI javA kahyuM. paraMtu teo nA mAnyAM. 'ame ApanAthI judAM nahIM jIvI zakIe...' kahI te baMne raDI paDacAM. eka zubha divase ame kIrtinilayanI anumati lIdhI ane rathanUpura tarapha prayANa karI dIdhuM. For Private And Personal Use Only 81

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{121H] ame rathanUpura-cakravAla nagaramAM AvI gayA. saMsAranI avirata cAlatI pravRttiomAM gUMthAI gayAM. raMga-rAga ane bhogavilAsamAM lIna thaI gayA. pAMca indriyonAM utkRSTa sukha-sAdhano maLyAM hatAM. zarIranuM sauSThava, zarIranI nIrogitA ane zarIranI balavattA zreSTha maLI hatI. ka anukULa svajana-parijano maLyAM hatAM. pAra vinAnI saMpatti maLI hatI. suMdara, nIrogI zarIra maLyuM hatuM... koI pArivArika kleza na hatA, koI rAjakIya prapaMca na hatA. koI pararASTranA bhaya na hatA. mahAdevI ajitabalAnuM rakSaNa hatuM. eTale ame sahu svachaMdapaNe viSayabhoga karatAM hatAM. divaso mahinAo ane varSo vItyAM. rAjakumAra ajitabale thIvanamAM praveza karyo. vidyAdhara-cakravartI cakrasenanI putrI sonAkumArI sAthe enAM lagna karI dIdhAM ane e ja arasAmAM amane eka viziSTa jJAnI puruSano paricaya thayo. nagaranI bahAra pArijAta' nAmanA udyAnano mALI prabhAte mArI pAse Avyo ane mane vadhAmaNI ApI : "he deva, udyAnamAM citrAMgada' nAmanA vidyAdhara munIzvara padhAryA che. teo trikALajJAnI che. manuSyanA mananI vAto paNa kahI de che. teonI sAthe aneka munivaro che." sAMbhaLIne mArA hRdayamAM harSa thayo. meM mALIne prItidAna ApyuM. vasubhUtine kahyuM : 'mitra, vilAsavatI vagere sarve svajanone kaho ke ApaNe atyAre ja "pArijAta' udyAnamAM javAnuM che. tyAM "citrAMgada' nAmanA munIzvara padhAryA che. teonAM darzana-vaMdana karI pAvana thaIzuM. huM parivAra sAthe rathamAM besI, udyAnamAM gayo. citrAMgada munIzvarane joyA... huM joto ja rahI gayo...! yauvana vaya. 822 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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adbhuta rUpa karuNAbhInA nayana. mukha para saumyatA... prasannatA... zItaLatA... ame saue bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. "dharmalAbha!' munIzvarano dhIra-gaMbhIra AzIrvAda maLyo. ame vinayapUrvaka emanI sAme beThA. teoe madhura vANImAM kahyuM : narendra, tame pUrvajanmamAM upArjana karelA puNyanuM phaLa bhogavI rahyA cho. dharmathI puNyakarma saMcita thAya che ane puNyakarmathI sukhanAM sAdhana maLe che. vidyAdharendra, A janmamAM paNa jo tuM dharmane jIvanamAM sthAna ApIza to AgAmI janmomAM sukha pAmIza.' meM kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, mane dharma samajAvo." munIzvare kahyuM : "sarvajJa vItarAga tIrthakara ja mArA paramAtmA che, mahAvratadhArI nirgatha sAdhupuruSo ja mArA guru che. ane sarvajJabhASita dharma ja mAro dharma che." AvI zraddhA tArA hRdayamAM pedA thavI joIe, prIti pedA thavI joIe." munIzvare amane vistArathI paramAtmasvarUpa samajAvyuM, sAdhupuruSonuM svarUpa samajAvyuM ane dharmanuM svarUpa samajAvyuM. meM kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, mane aNuvrato Apo. huM atyAre aNuvrato pALI zakIza." mArI sAthe vasubhUtie paNa aNuvrato svIkAryo. mArA hRdayamAM apUrva harSa thayo. meM munIzvarane pUchayuM : "bhagavaMta, mArA A jIvanamAM mane aneka vAra vilAsavatIno viraha kema thayo? ane pUrvajanmamAM meM evo karyo dharma karelo ke jenA phaLasvarUpe mane A vidyAdharonuM rAjya maLyuM?' matijJAna, zrutajJAna, avadhijJAna ane mana:paryavajJAna - A cAra jJAnanA dhAraka vidyAdhara munIzvare mane mArA pUrvajanmanI mAnasayAtrA karAvavAno prAraMbha karyo. "A ja bhAratamAM "kAMpilyapura" nAmanuM nagara che. varSo pUrve tyAM "caMdragupta' nAmano rAjA hato. rANInuM nAma hatuM jagasuMdarI. temane eka putra hato. tenuM nAma hatuM rAmagupta. e rAmagupta e ja tuM. ane A vilAsavatI, pUrvajanmamAM uttarApathanA rAjA tArapIDanI hAraprabhA' nAmanI putrI hatI. hAraprabhA sAthe tArAM lagna thayAM hatAM. hAraprabhAno tArA para atyaMta sneha hato. niSkapaTa neha hato. e ja rIte tAro hAraprabhA upara anahada prema hato. tame tamArA yauvanakALamAM bharapUra vaiSayika sukho bhogavatAM hatAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 83 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka samaye... vasaMta Rtu khIlI hatI tyAre tame baMne rAjamahelanA udyAnamAM kriIDA karavA mATe gayAM hatAM. udyAnamAM svaccha jaLathI bhareluM sarovara hatuM. tamane sarovaramAM snAna karavAnI IcchA thaI. tame udyAnapAlakane bolAvIne kahyuM : 'kuMkuma ane caMdananuM vilepana taiyAra karIne, keLagharamAM mUkI jA. ame snAna karIne keLagharamAM AvIe chIe. tame snAna karyuM ane kinArA para rahelA keLagharamAM jaIne beThAM. tame ekabIjAnA zarIre vilepana karyuM. tyAM sarovaranA kinAre eka haMsayugala AvyuM. tamane e yugala gamI gayuM. tame keLadharamAMthI pagathiyAM UtarIne, haMsayugala pAse gayAM. he rAjana, tame te haMsikAne tamArA hAthamAM lIdhI ane hAraprabhAe hiMsane be hAthamAM pakaDyo. tame hAraprabhAne kahyuM : 'devI, ApaNe ApaNA zarIre vilepana karyuM che, to A haMsa ane haMsikAne paNa vilepana karIe.' tame haMsikAne kesarI raMgathI raMgI dIdhI ane hAraprabhAe haMsane raMgI dIdho. pachI baMnene keLagharamAM ramatAM mUkI dIdhAM. tamane to AnaMda maLyo, paraMtu haMsa-haMsikA duHkhI thaI gayAM. haMsa haMsikAne zodhe che. haMsikA haMsane zodhe che! mArI priyA to zveta hatI... A kesarI che. mArI priyA nathI..." haMsa haMsikAne zodhe che. haMsikA haMsane zodhe che. "mAro priyatama to zveta che.. A nahIM...' kesarI raMge baMne paMkhIone bhulabhulAmaNImAM nAkhI dIdhA, virahavedanAthI baMne paMkhI khUba vyAkuLa banI gayAM. maravA mATe prayatna karavA lAgyAM, karuNa rudana karavA lAgyAM. maravAnI icchAthI, te haMsa-haMsikAe sarovaramAM jhaMpalAvI dIdhuM. temaNe taravAno prayatna nA karyo... baMne DUkhyAM.... paNa zvAsa rokelo hato, ane AyuSya baLavAna hatuM. eTale baMnenAM zarIra parathI raMga dhovAI gayo ane pANInI sapATI upara AvI gayAM. haMse haMsikAne oLakhI lIdhI, haMsikAe haMsane. rAjezvara, tame to manoraMjana mATe e haMsayugalane raMgyuM hatuM paraMtu ethI e jIvone je ghora pIDA thaI, saMtApa thayo. vedanA thaI. emAM tame baMne nimitta banyAM. tame pApakarma bAMdhyAM. e pApakarma A janmamAM udaya AvyuM. ane tamArA baMneno viraha thayo... tame paNa ApaghAta karavAnA be vAra prayatna karyA...' bhagavaMta, kAraNa kevuM nAnuM? ane enuM pariNAma kevuM bhayaMkara? aho, saMsAramAM to ame AvAM duSkRtyo hasatAM... ramatAM ghaNAM karIe chIe.." mATe ja to saMsAranuM paribhramaNa cAlI rahyuM che.." bhagavaMta, A vidyAsiddhio, A vidyAdharonuM adhipatipaNuM.. A sukhabhoga. A badhAnuM kAraNa batAvavA kRpA karazo?" 84 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjezvara, pUrvajanmamAM uttarAvasthAmAM, teM ane hAraprabhAe saMsArano tyAga karI, cAritradharma aMgIkAra karyo hato. sarAga-saMyamanI utkRSTa ArAdhanA karI hatI. tenA phaLarUpe A janmamAM tamane A badhAM sukha-vaibhavo maLyAM che." "bhagavaMta, have A janmamAM paNa cAritradharmanuM pAlana karavuM che. Apa kRpAnidhi, ahIM sthiratA karo. rAjyavyavasthA goThavIne huM jema bane tema jaladI ApanAM caraNomAM AvI pahoMcIza.' rAjana, tamAro manoratha zubha che. zubha kAryamAM vilaMba nA karavo.' ame sahu gurudevane vaMdanA karI, rAjamahele AvyA. mArI samagra vicAradhArA badalAI gaI hatI. pUrvajanmanI ghaTanA AMkha sAme AvI jatI hatI... vaiSayika sukhonI Asakti tUTI gaI hatI. rAjamahelamAM AvI, bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaIne, ame sahu bhegAM maLyAM. sarvaprathama meM mArI IcchA vyakta karI. huM A saMsArathI virakta thayo chuM. ane jaladIthI jaladI cAritradharma svIkAravA IcchuM chuM." e ja vakhate vilAsavatIe kahyuM : he svAmInAtha, huM paNa ApanI sAthe ja cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza. ApanA vinA huM saMsAramAM nA rahI zakuM." vasubhUtie kahyuM : "mitra, jo saMsAranAM vaiSayika sukho bhogavavAmAM ane duHkho sahavAmAM sAthe rahyA... to tyAgamArgamAM paNa sAthe ja rahIzuM. huM paNa tamArI sAthe cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza.' anaMgasuMdarI, vilAsavatInI bAjumAM ja beThI hatI. teNe vasubhUti sAme joIne kahyuM : "Apa bhogI to huM bhogI, Apa tyAgI to huM paNa tyAgI. mATe Apa sahunI sAthe huM paNa cAritra laIza." meM vilAsavatIne kahyuM : "rtA have paheluM kAma kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnuM che.' vasubhUtine kahyuM : "bahAra UbhelA pavanagatine kahe ke mahAmaMtrIne bolAvI lAve." kumAra ajitabalA ane putravadhU sonAkumArI tyAM ja hatAM. baMnenI AMkhomAMthI AMsu TapakatAM hatAM. vilAsavatIe sonAkumArInAM AMsu lUchI nAkhyAM. te 2DI paDI. vilAsavatInA utsaMgamAM mukha chupAvIne, raDavA lAgI. kumAranA mAthe hAtha mUkIne, meM ene jIvananAM kartavyo samajAvyAM. ene zAMta karyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 8pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmaMtrI caMDasiMha AvyA. temane besavA vasubhUtie Asana ApyuM. meM mArIamArI bhAvanA jaNAvI, caMDasiMha Azcaryacakita thaI gayA. temane kahyuM : 'rAjapurohitane rAjyAbhiSekanuM muhUrta pUchIne, nagaramAM rAjakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka jAhera ko; ane sAthe sAthe ame cAra - huM, mahAdevI, vasubhUti ane anaMgasuMdarI, cAritramArge jaIe chIe. je koI strI-puruSone saMsArano tyAga karIne, cAritra svIkAravuM hoya teo amArI sAthe cAritra svIkArI zakaze.' 'ApanI AjJA mujaba badhAM kAryo karIne, Apane nivedana karuM chuM.' mahAmaMtrI praNAma karIne gayA... ke pavanagati ane amitagati amArI pAse AvyA. 'ame baMne paNa ApanI sAthe ja cAritra aMgIkAra karIzuM.' meM baMnenA mAthe hAtha mUkIne kahyuM : 'tamane baMnene to mAre kumAranA aMgarakSako niyukta karavA hatA. 'nahIM deva, cAritra svIkArIne, jIvanaparyaMta ApanI sevAmAM rAkhavA, amArA para kRpA karo.' 'bhale, huM tamArA zreyomArgamAM vighna nahIM nAkhuM... amArI sAthe ja tame saMyamadharma aMgIkAra karajo.' rAtrinA samaye mane vicAra Avyo : 'mAre vidyAdevI ajitabalAnI anumati levI joIe.' huM palaMga parathI nIce UtarI, zarIrane zuddha karI, zuddha vastra paherI... dhyAnamAM besI gayo. alpa samayamAM ja, devI pratyakSa thayAM. mAro zayanakhaMDa prakAzathI ane sugaMdhI bharAI gayo. meM UbhA thaI, devInAM caraNe praNAma karyA. devI bolyAM : 'vatsa, mane kema yAda karI?' 'he mAtA, Aje sadguru munIzvara citrAMgadanA upadezathI ane emaNe kahelAM amArA baMnenA pUrvajanmanI vAtathI... ame virakta thayAM chIe. kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI, ame cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavA IcchIe chIe. he mAtA, amane anumati Apo.' devI bolyA : 'putra, cAritradharma svIkArI, AtmakalyANano puruSArtha karavAno samaya thaI gayo che. yogya samaye suyogya gurudevano saMyoga maLI gayo che... vatsa, tamAro saMyamamArga nirvighna ho... moha para vijaya meLavI, manuSyajanma saphaLa karo...' 'mAtA, cAritradharmano ame svIkAra karIe tyAre... Apa tyAM upasthita rahezo ne? Apa ja mArAM mAtA cho... ne Apa ja pitA cho...' huM bhAvAvezamAM gadgada thaI gayo. pha For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo

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devIe mArA mastaka para hAtha mUkIne kahyuM : "vatsa, atyArathI ja huM tArI sAthe chuM... tArI pAse chuM.. saMyama grahaNa karyA pachI paNa, tArI pAse ja rahIza... jyAre tuM mane yAda karIza tyAre pratyakSa thaIza. e sivAya parokSa rahIza.' 0 0 0. jinamaMdiromAM mahotsava zarU thayA. snehI-svajana-mitrone AmaMtraNa pAThavavAmAM AvyAM. A samagra rathanapura-cakravAla nagarane zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM. ja snehI-svajanone mahelamAM AmaMtrIne, prItibhojana karAvyuM ane sahuno ucita satkAra karyo. jyAre huM ane vilAsavatI snehI-svajanone satkAratA hatA tyAre mane be upakArI yAda AvyA : eka bhagavAna kulapati, ane bIjo zreSThIputra manorathadatta. vilAsavatIne paNa enAM mAtA-pitA yAda AvyAM. vilAsavatIe kahyuM : "nAtha, ApaNA dIkSA prasaMge mArAM mAtA-pitA ahIM nA AvI zake? 'kema nA AvI zake?' avazya AvI zake. huM emane levA vimAna mokaluM chuM. devI, sAthe sAthe ApaNane divya vastra bheTa ApanAra, mArA mitra manorathadattane paNa bolAvavo che ane ApaNA para ananya upakAra karanAra bhagavAna kulapatine paNa bolAvavA che." vilAsavatInuM mana prasanna thayuM. e ane anaMgasuMdarI satata dAna ApatAM hatAM. vasubhUti e baMnene sahAya karato hato. huM mArA khaMDamAM ekalo hato, tyAM sugaMdha AvavI zarU thaI. divya prakAza relAyo... ne mahAdevI ajitabalA pragaTa thayAM. temaNe kahyuM : "vatsa, bhagavAna kulapatine samAcAra maLI gayA che. teo ahIM AvavA nIkaLI gayA che. zreSThIputra ane vilAsavatInAM mAtA-pitAne lAvavA mATe vimAna ravAnA thaI gayuM che.." ATaluM kahIne devI adRzya thaI gayAM. huM harSavibhora thaI, temane vaMdana karato rahyo. mahAdevInA satata sAnnidhyanA kAraNe... mArI IcchA mujaba kAryo thatAM jatAM hatAM. samagra rathanUpura nagara mahotsavadheluM banI gayuM hatuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 80 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sarvaprathama bhagavAna kulapati padhArI gayA. meM teonuM bhAvabhInuM svAgata karyuM. teoe amane sahune AzIrvAda ApyA. te pachI vilAsavatInAM mAtA-pitA ane zreSThIputra manorathadattane laI, vimAna AvI gayuM. manorathadatta to vimAnamAMthI UtarIne mane bheTI ja paDyo... ane pachI rudana karavA lAgyo. meM ene khUba samajAvyo. te zAMta thayo. eno, vilAsavatI, vasubhUti ane anaMgasuMdarIne paricaya karAvyo. vasubhUti to ene jANato ja hato. vilAsavatInAM mAtA-pitA vilAsavatIne maLyAM, khUba AzIrvAda ApyA. dIkSAdivasa AvI gayo. prabhAte vidyAdharendra cakrasena vizAla parivAra sAthe padhArI gayA. temanAM caraNomAM paDI meM vaMdanA karI. teoe vAtsalyathI amane khUba abhinaMdyA. tyAra bAda ADaMbara sAthe, ame sahu udyAnamAM pahoMcyA. gurudeva citrAMgada munIzvare amane vidhipUrvaka dIkSA ApI. amArI sAthe lagabhaga eka hajAra vidyAdhara strI-puruSoe paNa dIkSA lIdhI. rAjA ajitabale aNuvrato svIkAryA. cAritradharma svIkArIne, ame tyAMthI vihAra karyo. 0 0 0. "he jayakumAra, mArI dIkSAnuM kAraNa A mAruM jIvanacaritra che." AcAryazrI sanakumAre vistArathI potAnuM jIvanacaritra prakAzita karyuM. te sAMbhaLIne, jayakumAranA cittamAM eka prazna udbhavyo. rIka ja A 824 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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IY12il jayakumAre AcAryadevane pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, A bhavATavI bhISaNa che. emAMthI kevI rIte bahAra nIkaLavuM ane kyAM pahoMcavAnuM?" AcAryadeve kahyuM : "kumAra, huM tane eka "upanaya-kathA" dvArA tArA praznano uttara ApuM chuM.' eka paropakArI sArthavAha che. te potAnA kAphalA sAthe bIjA nagare javA taiyAra thayo che. teNe nagaramAM ghoSaNA karAvI : "mArI sAthe jene zivanagara AvavuM hoya, teo mArI sAthe cAle. teone huM nirvine zivanagara pahoMcADIza.' ghaNA loko sArthavAha sAthe cAlavA taiyAra thaIne AvyA. sArthavAhe te sahune mArga aMge samajaNa ApatAM kahyuM : "mArA mitro, ApaNe je nagare javuM che, tenA be mArga che. eka mArga sIdho che. bIjo mArga thoDo vAMkocUko che. A vAMkAcUkA mArge sukhapUrvaka jaI pahoMcI zakAya, paraMtu pahoMcatAM ghaNo samaya lAge che. jyAre sIdhA mArge jaIe to jaladI pahoMcI zakAya che. paraMtu A sIdhA mArge javAmAM vidgo ghaNAM che. mArga ghaNo vikaTa che. jevA ApaNe e mArge cAlavA mAMDIe.. ke ApaNane siMhanI garjanAo ane vAghanI trADa saMbhaLAze. ApaNe gabharAvAnuM nahIM. e siMha ane vAgha ApaNAM mArgamAM AvIne, UbhA raheze. e vakhate hiMmatathI AgaLa dhasI javuM paDe. ApaNe mArga para ja cAlIe to e ApaNA upara humalo karatA nathI. ApaNI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA Ave che. paraMtu jo ApaNe mArga parathI nIce UtarI gayA to maryA samajajo. e siMha ane vAgha ApaNA para tarApa mArI.... mArI nAkhaze, mATe mArga para cAlyA karavAnuM che. mArgamAM sugaMdhI puSpovALAM ane zItaLa chAMyaDAvALAM manohara vRkSo Avaze. enA upara AkarSaka phaLo laTakatAM dekhAze. he mitro, tame e vRkSonA chAMyaDe besazo nahIM, ke enA phaLo khAzo nahIM. e vRkSonI chAyA paNa tamAro vinAza karaze.. phaLa khAvAnI to vAta ja nA karatAM. hA, tame cAlatAM cAlatAM thAka to patra-phUla ane phaLa vinAnAM je vRkSo che, enI nIce thoDo samaya visAmo lejo. cAlatAM cAlatAM mArganI baMne bAjue tamane khUba suMdara strI-puruSo maLaze. mIThuM mIThuM bolaze.. tamArI khuzAmata karaze... tamane premathI bolAvaze... paraMtu he mitro, tame ApaNo mArga choDIne, emanI pAse nA jazo. emanI lobhAmaNI vAtomAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 89 For Private And Personal Use Only

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lobhAzo nahIM... mAro sathavAro ghaDI vAra paNa choDazo nahIM. jo tame ekalAM paDI jazo to AphatamAM phasAI jazo. tamane mArgamAM agni dekhAya, AganI javALAo nIkaLatI dekhAya to tame tarata ja e Agane bujhAvI nAkhajo. nahIMtara e Aga pracaMDa banIne, tamane ja bALaze. tame AgaLa cAlazo eTale eka parvata dekhAze. UMco che e parvata. ApaNe e parvatane sAvadhAnIthI oLaMgavAno che. jo e parvatane nA oLaMgIe to cokkasa maravuM paDe. parvata oLaMgIne, AgaLa vadhIzuM eTale mArganI bAjumAM UMDI khINa dekhAze. e khINamAM vAMsanuM vana che. tame e khINamAM DokiyuM paNa nA karazo. jo kutUhalathI paNa jovA gayA... to ApattimAM phasAI jazo. tyAMthI thoDA AgaLa vadhazo eTale eka khADo dekhAze, ane khADAnI pAse eka brAhANa beThelo dekhAze. tame e khADA pAse pahoMcazo eTale tamane te vinayapUrvaka vinaMtI karaze : "are vepArIo, A khADo thoDo pUratA jAo.... pachI AgaLa vadho." paraMtu tamAre enI vAta sAMbhaLavI nahIM. enI upekSA karI, AgaLa vadhavuM. e khADo pUravo nahIM. tyAMthI tame AgaLa vadhazo eTale tamane manohara vRkSo dekhAze. e vRkSo upara phaLa dekhAze paNa e phaLa tamAre khAvAM nahIM. e pradezamAM bAvIza pizAca rahe che. e yAtrikone upadrava karatA hoya che. paNa jo tame Darazo nahIM, e picAzonI darakAra nahIM karo ane prayANa cAlu rAkhazo to tamane e kaMI nahIM kare. rAtrinA samaye paNa be prahara prayANa cAlu rAkhavAnuM che. basa, pachI aTavInI bahAra nIkaLI javAnA. sAme ja tamane zivanagara dekhAze. tame tyAM pahoMcI jazo. tyAM koI kleza nathI, upadrava nathI... parama sukha ane parama zAnti che. A rIte sArthavAhe mArgadarzana ApyuM. e mArgadarzana mujaba jeo cAlyA, temaNe aTava pAra karI ane zivanagaramAM pahoMcI gayA. jemaNe bhUla karI, jeo mArgadarzana mujaba nA cAlyA, teo e aTavImAM aTavAI gayA ane mota pAmyA. kumAra, A upanayakathA che. tuM enuM rahasya kadAca pAmI gayo haze, chatAM tane spaSTatAthI samajAvuM chuM : sArthavAha eTale sarvajJa vItarAga tIrthakara. ka ghoSaNA karI eTale dhamapadeza ApIne, jIvane mokSa pAmavA utsAhita karavA. ja sArthavAhanAM mitro eTale saMsAra-aTavInuM ullaghaMna karI, mokSa tarapha prayANa karanArA bhavya jIvo. aTavI eTale cAra gatimaya duHkhamaya saMsAra. bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo 30 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ja sIdho mArga eTale sAdhudharma. ja vAMkocUko mArga eTale gRhasvadharma zivanagara eTale siddhazilA. ja vAgha-siMha eTale rAga ane dveSa. - manohara vRkSanI chAyA eTale mamatva thAya evI vasati. A mArganI bAjumAM UbhelAM suMdara strI-puruSo eTale unmArge doranArA kusAdhuo ane ahitakArI mitro. sAthIdAro eTale zramaNabhagavaMto. + agni eTale krodha. ka parvata eTale mAna-abhimAna. ka vAMsanuM vana eTale mAyA-kapaTa, khADo eTale lobha. ke brAhmaNa eTale manoratho, icchAo. vRkSonAM phaLo eTale zabda, rUpa, rasa, gaMdha ane sparza. . 22 pizAco eTale 22 parISaho. cherAtre be prahara prayANa karavuM eTale be prahara svAdhyAya karavo. A rIte jIvana jIvanArA sAdhu, bhavATavIne pAra karI, muktine pAme che. parama sukha pAme che. jayakumArane samyagadarzana prApta thayuM. teNe zrAvakadharmanAM aNuvrato svIkAryA, gurudevane vaMdanA karI ane te nagaramAM pAcho pharyo. AcAryadeva eka mahino karakaMdamAM rahyA. pratidina jayakumAre zramaNonI sevA karI ane dharmano upadeza sAMbhaLyo. mahino pUro thatAM AcAryadeva kAkaMdIthI vihAra karI gayA. 0 0 0 mahArAjA sUrateje jayakumArane yuvarAjapade ArUDha karyo. nAnA bhAI vijayakumArane A vAta nA gamI. enA manamAM jayakumAra pratye jarAya prema na hato. jayakumArane vijaya upara nirbheLa sneha hato. vijayane jayakumAra upara prema kyAMthI hoya? e pUrvajanmanI dhanazrIno ja jIva hato. dhanazrI marIne narakamAM janmI hatI. tyAMnuM AyuSya pUrNa karIne, e kAkaMdInA rAjaparivAramAM janmI hatI. enA manamAM jayakumAra pratye sahaja rIte ja verabhAvanA pragaTa hatI. jayakumArane yuvarAjapade sthApita kare, eka varSa paNa pUruM thayuM na hatuM, tyAM mahArAjA sUraja bhayaMkara mAMdagImAM paTakAyA... ghaNA ghaNA auSadhopacAro karavA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 3. For Private And Personal Use Only

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chatAM teo na bacyA. temanuM mRtyu thaI gayuM. rAjaparivAra zokasAgaramAM DUbI gayo, paraMtu rAjasiMhAsana khAlI to rakhAya nahIM, eTale mahArANI lIlAvatIno abhiprAya jANIne, jayakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI devAmAM Avyo. A vAta vijayakumArane gamI nahIM. e rAjyAbhiSekanA samaye paNa upasthita rahyo nahIM. mahAmaMtrI, vijayanI uddhatAI jANatA hatA. sAthe sAthe e paNa jANatA hatAM ke ene jayakumAra pratye ghora cheSa che. koI kAraNa vinAno dveSa che. tyAM mahAmaMtrIne samAcAra maLyA ke "vijaya nagara choDIne bhAgI jAya che..." mahAmaMtrIe vicAryuM : "A paDozI rAjyamAM jaIne, koI asaMtuSTa sAmaMta rAjAne potAnA pakSamAM laIne, A rAjya para AkramaNa karaze. mahArAjA jayakumArane pajavaze. mATe ene pakaDIne najarakedamAM rAkhavo." temaNe jayakumArane pUchayuM nahIM. bArobAra potanA vizvAsapAtra sainikone vijayanI pAchaLa mokalyo. sainiko mArate ghoDe enI pAchaLa paDyA. tene pakaDI lIdho.. mahAmaMtrI pAse laI AvyA. mahAmaMtrIe tene eka oraDAmAM pUrI dIdho. A vAta mahArANI lIlAvatIe jANI. rANIne nAnA putra para vizeSa vAtsalya hatuM. putrane keda karAyelo jANI, ene bhAre AghAta lAgyo. joke vijayanA duSparitrane jANatI hatI. chatAM putranehathI te vihvaLa banI gaI. teNe mahAmaMtrIne saMdezo mokalIne, potAnI pAse bolAvyA. mahAmaMtrI, meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke vijayane keda karavAmAM Avyo che, zuM sAcI vAta che? hA, mahArANIjI... meM ja ene keda karAvyo che.' zA mATe? mahArANIjI, zuM Apa kumAranAM parAkramothI ajANa cho? mahArAjakumAranA rAjyAbhiSeka samaye e zuM hAjara rahyo hato? enA hRdayamAM moTA bhAI pratye bhArobhAra dveSa che, e zuM Apa nathI jANatAM? e chUTo rahe to kevAM tophAna kare ane mahArAjAne kevA pajave, e Apa samajI zako cho ne?' badhI vAta sAcI che mahAmaMtrI, paraMtu tame eka mAtAnuM hRdaya kema nathI samajI zakatA?" mahAdevI, ahIM lAgaNIno vicAra nA karAya. saMyogano ane rAjyanI surakSAno vicAra karavo joIe.' eTale tame kumArane mukta nahIM ja karo? mane ucita nathI lAgatuM. chatAM huM mahArAjAno sevaka chuM. mahArAjA mane AjJA karaze.. to mukta karIza...mukta karavo paDaze... paraMtu mahAdevI, mArI Apane 832 bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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namra vinaMtI che ke Apa putrohanA AvegamAM vahI nA jAo to sAruM, nahIMtara pariNAma sAruM nahIM Ave. mahAdevI, Apa jANo cho ke kumAranA mitro koNa che ne kevA che? kumAra mATe prajAjanonI kevI kevI phariyAdo Ave che? e to mahArAjA jyAre jIvaMta hatA, prajA temanI maryAdA pALatI hatI... eTale kumAra bacI jato hato... nahIMtara...' rANI lIlAvatIne mahAmaMtrInI vAta nA gamI. teNe kahyuM : 'bhale, tame jaI zako cho. huM jayakumAra sAthe vAta karI laIza.' mahAmaMtrI UbhA thaIne, bahAra nIkaLI gayA. rANI paNa vastra parivartana karI, rANIvAsamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI ane jayakumAranA mahela tarapha cAlI. kumAranA AvAsanA dvAre jaIne, UbhI rahI. dvAra para UbhelI paricArikAe mahArANIne praNAma karyA ane teNe khaMDamAM AvI rAjA jayakumArane kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, mAtAjI dvAra para UbhAM che.' 'mAtAjI cAlIne ahIM mArA AvAsamAM AvyAM che? cAla, huM pote teone levA AvuM chuM.' jayakumAra UbhA thayA ane tarata ja dvAre gayA. mAtAne joI, hAtha pakaDIne khaMDamAM laI AvyA. Asana para besADIne kahyuM : 'mAtAjI, Apa svayaM cAlIne ahIM kema AvyAM? mane bolAvyo hota to huM ja ApanI sevAmAM upasthita thAta,' uttaramAM mAtAe rudana karavA mAMDyuM. jayakumArane kaMI samajAyuM nahIM. mAtAne rudana karatI emaNe kyAreya joI na hatI. teo mAtRbhakta hatA. temaNe mAtAne pUchyuM : "mA, zA mATe 2De che? zuM tAruM koIe apamAna karyuM che? zuM tArI AjJAnuM koIe ullaMghana karyuM che? tuM vAta kare... to upAya thaI zake...' mAtAnuM rudana aTakyuM. teNe kahyuM : 'vatsa, tuM mArA nAnA putrane jIvana-dyana Apa...' kumAre pUchyuM : 'mAtA, vijayane kono bhaya che? 'beTA, tane khabara nathI? vijayane pakaDIne keda karavAmAM Avyo che. joke prajAnuM pAlana karavA mATe, rAjAonuM A kartavya hoya che ke prajAne raMjADanArano nigraha karavo. vaLI, e mAro putra, tAro rAjyAbhiSeka thavAthI tArA pratye dveSavALo banyo che. ene janmathI ja tArA pratye abhAva che. eTale ene keda karyo che, teno mane virodha nathI, paraMtu enA zarIre koI IjA na thAya, enI tuM kALajI rAkhaje.' 'mAtA, mane ApanI vAta sAMbhaLIne Azcarya thAya che...! mAro sago nAno bhAI mAro virodhI? mAnyAmAM na Ave evI vAta che, mAtA.' 'vatsa, tArAmAM ane enAmAM AkAza ane dharatI jeTaluM aMtara che. tuM saraLa che, e kapaTI che. tuM caMdra che, e rAhu che... beTA, chatAM huM eka mAtA chuM ne? vijaya zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 633

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pratye mAro moha che. tArA pitAjI mane avAranavAra TokatA hatA. vijayane vadhAre lADa nahIM laDAvavA kahetA hatA... kAraNa ke ene jema jema meM lADa laDAvyAM.. ene khoTAM kAma karato rokyo nahIM, tema tema e svacchaMda ane uddhata banato gayo. prajAmAM enA upadravo vadhyA... kharAba mitronI saMgate caDhI gayo. huM jANuM chuM. mahAmaMtrIe eno nigraha karyo, te sAruM karyuM che. chatAM mAre tane eTalI ja bhalAmaNa karavI che ke ene mAravAmAM nA Ave. game tevo... toya mArA peTe janmelo che..' mA, tame saMtApa nA karo. huM atyAre ja vijayane mukta karAvuM chuM...' nA beTA, ene mukta nA karIza... e tane ja duHkha deze.." mAtA, zA mATe mane duHkha deze? rAjyanI khAtara ne? huM ene rAjya ApI dauM... pachI mane duHkha nahIM de ne? mAre AvuM rAjya joItuM nathI... rAjyanA kAraNe ja rAjyanA adhikArIone AvuM aghaTita pagaluM bharavuM paDyuM ne? sagA bhAIne kleza ane azAMti karAvanArA rAjyano mane khapa nathI. ane rAjyanI khaTapaTo.... rAjyanA mATe karavA paDatAM yuddho.. kAvAdAvA... A badhuM mane gamatuM nathI..." "vatsa, tane nA game, e kema cAle? prajAnI rakSA karavI, e to rAjAonuM kartavya hoya che. te nyAya-nItipUrvaka prajAnuM pAlana karI zake ema che. eTale rAjyane choDavAno to vicAra ja nA karIza.." mAtAjI, huM hamaNAM ja vijayane mukta karI, eno rAjyAbhiSeka karIza.." nahIM mahArAjA, kumAra vijayano rAjyAbhiSeka nahIM karI zakAya. mahAmaMtrIe khaMDanA dvAre UbhA rahIne, daDha svare kahyuM. "Avo mahAmaMtrI..." huM jANato ja hato ke rAjamAtA ApanI pAse Avaze ane vijayane mukta karavA Agraha karaze. eTale huM zIdhra ahIM Avyo." mahAmaMtrI, mAtAe evo Agraha karyo ja nathI. teo to vijayane mukta karavAnI nA ja pADe che. teo to eTaluM kahe che ke ene mAravAmAM nA Ave." e javAbadArI mArI. kumAranA zarIre koI AMgaLI paNa nahIM aDADI zake.' "paraMtu mahAmaMtrI, mArI IcchA eno rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnI che...' pachI Apa zuM karazo? huM cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza...' mahArAjA." mahAmaMtrInI AMkho AMsubhInI thaI gaI. mahAmaMtrI, vijayane mukta karI, mArI pAse lAvavA adhikArIone AjJA karo." mahAmaMtrI UbhA thayA ane rAjAne praNAma karI, bahAra cAlyA gayA. 834 bhAga-2 ( bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jelamAM purAyelo vijaya manamAM dhUMdhavAI UDyo hato. mane pakaDAvIne jelamAM purAvanAra, e duSTa jayakumAra ja che. e mAyAvI che. mArI sAme dekhAva to nehabharyo kare che.. paNa e mane mArI nAkhavAnI ja yojanA ghaDato lAge che.. bhale e yojanA ghaDe, e yojanAne pAra pADe e pahelAM huM jelamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI jaIza. mArA mitro avazya mane jelamAMthI bahAra kADhaze. ane eka vAra huM bahAra nIkaLuM.. basa, pachI e jayakumArane evo dharatImAM dATI dauM.. ke e zodhyo nA jaDe. pachI huM mArA mitronA sahAre rAjA banIza. A badhA jUnA rAjyAdhikArIone kADhI mUkIza. e badhA jayakumAranA pakSanA che... huM jyAM sudhI jayakumArane mArIza nahIM, tyAM sudhI mane cena nahIM paDe. meM mArA mitrone paNa kahyuM che... "tamane taka maLe... to tame ja rAjAne patAvI nAkhajo..." meM e mitrone zuM nathI ApyuM? sonuM, sUrA ane suMdarI.. badhuM ja ApyuM che. teo mAruM eka kAma jarUra karaze.. emAMya pelo kSatriya jherImala to kaheto hato - 'kumAra, tArA mATe mArA prANa taiyAra che. tArI khAtara huM mAruM balidAna ApI dauM.' pelo vaNikaputra komaLadatta kaheto hato ke "kumAra, tuM basa, AjJA kara... mAruM mAthuM kApIne tAsakamAM dharI dauM." AvA to mArA dasa-bAra jigarajAna mitro che... e badhAe mArAM badhAM kAryomAM sadyoga Apyo che. aDadhI rAte nagarazeThanI putrI rUpasuMdarIne ame uThAvI gayAM hatA... pelA dhanapAla zreSThIne tyAM, madharAte dhADa pADIne, eka karoDa sonAmahoro upADI gayA hatA. pelA suruci brAhmaNanI urvazI jevI rUpavaMtI patnIne dhoLA divase rAjamArga parathI ameM jaMgalamAM uThAvI gayA hatA.. paraMtu mitroe e suMdarI mane ja soMpI dIdhI hatI. kahyuM hatuM : "kumAra, A apsarA tArA mATe ja che.... ame enI sAme AMkha UMcI karIne, paNa nahIM joIe.." AvI to aneka vAto che. AvA mArA vizvAsapAtra mitro... avazya jayakumArane ThekANe pADI deze... AvA aneka duSTa vicAra karato vijayakumAra jelamAM AMTA-pherA mArato hato, tyAM enI oraDInuM tALuM kholavAno avAja Avyo, te dvAra pAse Avyo. jelanA mukhya adhikArI tALuM kholatA hatA ane pAse mahAsenApati rAjateja UbhA hatA, tALuM kholI dvAra ughADI nAkhyuM. senApatie kumArane praNAma karI, nivedana karyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 835 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'kumAra Apane mahArAjA bolAve che, eTale ame levA AvyA chIe.' kumAra jhaDapathI jelanI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. senApati ane subhaTonI sAthe tene rAjamahelamAM laI javAmAM Avyo. jevo kumAra rAjAnA AvAsamAM pravezyo, rAjA UbhA thaI tene bheTI paDyA. AMkhomAM AMsu bharAI AvyAM. e 'bhAI mane ajANa rAkhI rAjyanA adhikArIoe tane keda pakaDyo che vAta mAtA pAsethI jANI, mane khuba du:kha thayuM che. mAtAne to ghaNuM ja du:kha thayuM che. mArA vahAlA bhAI, mane A rAjyano koI moha nathI... huM tAro rAjyAbhiSeka ka2vA IcchuM chuM.' vijayakumAra mauna Ubho rahyo. teNe AMkho UMcI karIne, jayakumAra sAme joyuM paNa nahIM. praNAma paNa nA karyo. - rAjamAtA lIlAvatI, maMtrImaMDaLa ane anya adhikArIonI upasthitimAM jayakumAre, vijayakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI dIdho. vijayakumAra harSita thaI gayo. teNe tarata ja potAnA mitrone yAda karyA, paraMtu mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM : 'Apa dhIraja rAkho. pahelA Apa samagra rAjyavyavasthA samajI lo. kAraNa ke mahArAjA pote cAritradharma svIkAraze to huM paNa cAritradharma svIkArIza. eTale ApaNe maMtraNAkhaMDamAM besIe. maMtrImaMDaLane huM bolAvI lauM chuM.' maMtraNAkhaMDamAM maMtrImaMDaLa sAthe vijayakumAra carcA-vicAraNAmAM parovAyo. bIjI bAju jayakumAranA khaMDamAM mAtA lIlAvatI beThI hatI. jayakumAre mAtAne pUchyuM : 'he mAtA, have Apano zoka dUra thayo ne?' 'nA vatsa, zoka dUra nA thayo, zoka vadhyo...' 'mAtA, enuM kAraNa?' 'vatsa, A rAjya mAMsanA TukaDA jevuM che. kAgaDAone mAMsa khUba priya hoya che. je manuSyo paramArthane jANatA nathI, jotAM nathI... samajatAM nathI, tevA tuccha puruSo kAgaDA jevA che. teone mAtra rAjya ja dekhAya che. teo suktane jANatA nathI. ucita-anucita kAryano viveka samajatAM nathI. temanuM mana viSayonA viSathI vyApta hoya che. AvA rAjyAsakta jIvo mokSa to nahIM ja, svarga paNa nathI meLavI zakatA. temanI niyati naraka hoya che. For Private And Personal Use Only vatsa, tuM mahApuruSa che. tuM manuSyajIvanane sArthaka karI jaIza. jyAre vijaya bhale tAro bhAI che. chatAM tenA mitro anArya che, viSayAsakta che. ane rAjAnI cApalusI karanArA che. mIThuM mIThuM bolIne, rAjAne e pholI khAze. akAryamAM pravRtti karavA prerita karaze... evuM koI pApa nathI emanA mATe... ke je pApa teo nA Acare, mana bhaya paNa lAge che...' 639 bhAga-2 4 bhava pAMcamo

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mAtA, have koI zaMkA nA karo. kumAra zAnta thaI gayo che." vatsa, e zAMti bahAranI che. enA hRdayamAM veranI Aga saLagatI haze...' mAtA, javA do A vAta, Apa mane anumati Apo eTale huM cAritradharma aMgIkAra karuM. zramaNa banI jAuM..." putra, sAdhu banavAnI vAta javA de... mArI vAta mAna. tuM vijayane yuvarAja banAva. rAjasiMhAsana para tuM ja rahe.' "jananI, meM kumArano "rAjA' tarIke abhiSeka karI dIdho che. have tene yuvarAja' pade sthApita nA karAya. vaLI, mAro to nirNaya che ke have mAre saMsAramAM nathI rahevuM. he mAtA, mane anumati ApohuM cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza.." vatsa, jo tAro A ja nirNaya che, to huM paNa tArI sAthe ja cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza... mAruM mana paNa saMsAravAra pratye virakta banyuM che." rAjamAtA lIlAvatInA mukha para gherI udAsInatA chavAI gaI. jayakumArane mAtAno nirNaya sAMbhaLIne, harSa thayo. "mAtAjI, Apano nirNaya samayocita che. samajaNapUrvakano che. dIrghadRSTivALo che.... saMsAramAM sArabhUta zuM che? kaMI ja nahIM. saMyoga... priyanonA, viyogamAM pariNamanArA che. ja jIvana kSaNika.. caMcaLa che. e jinavacananI prApti ati durlabha che... che A saMsAra sAva nirguNa che... ja sArabhUta eka mAtra jinadharma che. 0 0 0 mahArAjA jakumAre rAjasabhA bharI, badhA ja snehI svajanone bolAvyA. badhA ja agragaNya nAgarikone bolAvyA. sarve rAjyAdhikArIone AmaMtrita karyA. AjJAMkita sAmaMtone paNa bolAvyA. rAjasabhAmAM, paDadAnI pAchaLa rAjamAtA lIlAvatI paNa beThAM hatAM. vijayakumArane potAnI pAse ja rAjasiMhAsana para besADyo hato. bhagavastrArthanAthI rAjasabhAno prAraMbha thayo. mahArAjA jayakumAre potAnuM vakatavya zarU karyuM : mArA priya prajAjano, meM mArA nAnA bhAI vijayakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karyo che. havethI e tamAro rAjA bane che. tame enI AjJA mAnajo.' tyAra pachI vijayakumArane saMbodhIne kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 837 For Private And Personal Use Only

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he vatsa, pitAjInA mRtyu pachI Aja dina sudhI meM prajAnuM pAlana karyuM. have tAre paNa sArI rIte prajAnuM pAlana karavAnuM che. evuM sArI rIte te prajAnuM pAlana karaje ke prajA ApaNA pitAjIne bhUlI jAya. have tuM kumAra nathI, rAjA che. eka rAjarSine zobhe evuM suMdara vartana karaje, ApaNA pUrvajonA ujjavala-dhavalayazane kalaMka lAge evuM kaMI paNa nA karIza. tuM samajuM che, samajuMne vadhAre zuM kahevuM? A manuSyajIvana durlabha che. te jIvana sudharI jAya evuM karaje.' vijayakumArane ATalI hitazikSA. ApyA pachI sabhAne uddezIne teo bolyA : "he snehI-svajano, rAjyanA adhikArIo ane prajAjano, mAruM mana A saMsAra pratye virakta banyuM che. sarva vaiSayika sukho pratye anAsakta banyuM che. mArI prabaLa bhAvanA cAritradharma svIkAravAnI che. gurudeva sanakumAra AcAryanA caraNomAM jaI, huM temanAM caraNe jIvana samarpita karIza. - priya prajAjano, kadAca tamane mAro A nirNaya nahIM game... paraMtu have cAritradharma sivAya mane cena nahIM paDe. eka sAmaMta rAjAe UbhA thaIne kahyuM : "mahArAjA, Apane cAritradharma vinA cena nahIM paDe. tema amane ApanA vinA cena nahIM paDe. ame ApanA zreyamArgamAM vigna karavA nathI cAhatA, paraMtu hRdayanI bhAvanA vyakta karIe chIe ke Apa hamaNAM amAro tyAga nA karI jAo.... amane, A rAjyane ApanI haju pacIsa varSa jarUra che, te pachI Apa cAritradharma aMgIkAra karajo..." hamaNAM nahIM.. hamaNAM nahIM.' rAjasabhAmAMthI sAmUhika avAja UThyo. lokoe avakAzamAM hAtha halAvI halAvIne nA pADI. mahArAjA jayakumAre kahyuM : "tamArI bhAvanA, tamAro prema... tamArI vaphAdArI... A badhuM huM jANuM chuM. chatAM A mana have gRhavAsamAMthI UThI ja gayuM che... badhuM nIrasa... arthahIna ane akaLAvanAruM lAge che... mATe tame sahu mane anumati Apo.' mahAmaMtrIe UbhA thaI, uttarIyavastrathI AMkho lUchI... maMda svare kahevA mAMDyuM : mahArAjA, Apano mArga kuzaLa ho. ame ApanA mArgamAM koI vipna nathI karatA... huM paNa ApanI sAthe ja cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza.." rAjasabhAmAM stabdhatA patharAI gaI... jayakumAre kahyuM : rAjamAtA paNa sAthe ja cAritradharma svIkAraze." prajAjanonI stabdhatAmAM vadhAro thayo. 8%, bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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e ja vakhate rAjasabhAmAM eka yuvaka brAhmaNa pravezyo. tenuM nAma siddhArtha hatuM. te mahArAjA jayakumArano vizvasanIya sevaka hato. mahArAjA, Apa je pUjya puruSane yAda karatA hatA, te mahAna AcAryazrI sanakumAra kAkaMdInA teCka udyAnamAM padhArI gayA che. mahArAja, Apano manoratha pUrNa thayo." jayakumAranA AnaMdanI avadhi nA rahI. temaNe siddhArthanA gaLAmAM svarNahAra paherAvI dIdho. sabhAnuM visarjana thayuM. 0 0 0. nagarazreSThI abhayaMkaranI havelImAM, nagaranA pramukha nAgariko bhegA thayA. sahunAM mana udvigna hatAM. ciMtAtura hatAM. vijayakumArano thayelo rAjyAbhiSeka koIne gamyo na hato, na gamavAnAM kAraNo hatAM. vijayakumAranI nagaramAM ane rAjyamAM kIrti na hatI, pratiSThA na hatI. tenuM cAritra zaMkAspada hatuM. tenAmAM prajA pratye koI prema na hato. nagaranA eka yuvAna zreSThI vAsavadatte vAtano prAraMbha karyo : "pUjya zreSThIjano, rAjamahelamAM je kaMI thaI rahyuM che, te prajAjano mATe ahitakArI che, ema mane lAge che. vijayakumAra ApaNA rAjA thavA mATe jarAya yogya nathI." ApaNe jANIe chIe bhAI, paraMtu mahArAjAe eno rAjyAbhiSeka karI dIdho che... have zuM karI zakAya?" nagarazeThe nirAzA vyakta karI. ApaNe mahAmaMtrIjIne maLIne, mahArAjA upara dabANa lAvIe. kahIe ke A rIte ayogya vyaktine rAjya soMpI daI, prajAne temane soMpI daI, Apa mAtra ApanuM ja AtmakalyANa karavA mATe cAlyA jAo, e dharmathI viparIta vAta che. pahelA prajAnI rakSA ke pahelA potAnuM AtmakalyANa?' zreSThIputra vAsavadatte Akroza vyakta karyo. nagarazeThe dhIra-gaMbhIra svare kahyuM : "meM mahAmaMtrIne A ja vAta karI hatI. mahAmaMtrIe mane kahyuM hatuM ke, A ghaTanAmAM nimitta banyA che rAjamAtA. bAkI, jyAre mahArAjA suratejano svargavAsa thayelo ane yuvarAja jayakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka thayelo tyAre vijayakumArane keda karI jelamAM pUrI dIdho hato. mahArAjAne to khabara paNa paDavA dIdhI na hatI, paraMtu rAjamAtAne khabara paDI gaI... ne temaNe jyeSTha putranI AgaLa kalpAMta karyo... basa, tyAM mahArAjA jayakumAranuM mana badalAyuM... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 839 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAtAnA zoka-udvegane dUra karavA, temaNe vijayakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI dIdho... ne pote zramaNa banI javAno nirNaya karI lIdho.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'to pachI, rAjamAtAe emanA lADalA putrane khoTAM kAmothI rokavA rahevuM joIe mahelamAM, teo zA mATe dIkSA levA taiyAra thaI gayAM che?' 'vijayakumAra kyAM rAjamAtAne gaNakAre ja che?' 'to pachI eno pakSa zA mATe lIdho? zA mATe eno rAjyAbhiSeka thavA dIdho?' 'je banavAkALa hatuM te banI gayuM... have ApaNe bhaviSyano koI vicAra karI laIe, kAraNa ke mahAmaMtrI paNa dIkSA laI levAnA che. navA mahAmaMtrI zI khabara koNa banaze...? vAsavadatte kahyuM : 'saMghazakti balIyasI.' jo ApaNAmAM ekatA haze, eTale ke prajAmAM ekatA haze to ApaNe jarUra paDe rAjAne rAjasiMhAsana parathI utArI zakIzuM. ene padabhraSTa karI, sattAnAM sUtro hAthamAM laI zakIzuM. have rAjAnAM duSkRtyo sAme dabAI-caMpAIne besI rahevAze nahIM. bIjA eka vRddha zreSThIe potAno abhiprAya Apyo : 'jo have rAjA prajAne raMjADe... to ApaNe A rAjya choDIne, paDozI rAjyamAM cAlyA javuM.' nagarazeThe kahyuM : 'mahAjana cAlyuM jAya rAjya choDIne, paNa sAmAnya prajAnuM zuM? e gharabAra ane dhaMdho choDIne, nA jaI zake. enA para rAjA julma kare to? mATe have rAjA sAme laDI levA sivAya bIjo koI mArga nahIM rahe.' vAsavadatte kahyuM : 'te mATe rAjyanAM tamAma gAma-nagaromAM yuvAna prajAjanone zastrakalA ane yuddhakalA zIkhavavAnuM Ayojana karavuM paDaze. jarUra paDe tyAre e prajAnuM sainya kAma lAge.' eka zreSThIputra kuNAle kahyuM : 'senApati rAjateja mArA aMgata mitra che. meM teone pUchyuM hatuM... ke navA mahArAjA taraphathI prajAne raMjADa thaze to tame rAjAnA pakSe rahezo ke prajAnA?' 840 sahu bolI UThyA : 'zuM kahyuM senApatie?' 'emaNe kahyuM ke huM nyAyanA pakSe rahIza. jarUra paDe mArI senA rAjA sAme baLavo karaze... tame nizciMta raho ane evI koI vAta Ave ke tarata mane vAta karo.' 'to to ghaNuM sAruM, ApaNe nizcita!' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 4 bhava pAMcamo

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vArtA-vinimaya karI sahu vikharAyA. vAtone gupta rAkhavAnI sahue pratijJA karI. saMgaThita rahevAno saMkalpa karyo. mahArAjA jayakumAra, rAjamAtA lIlAvatI. mahAmaMtrI ane bIjA eka hajArathI paNa vadhAre strI-puruSo saMsAravAsa tyajI, cAritradharma svIkAravA tatpara banyA hatA. kAkaMdInagarIne zaNagAravAmAM AvI hatI. rAjamahelanA paTAMgaNamAM vAjiMtrI vAgI rahyAM hatAM. traNa ratha zaNagArIne taiyAra rAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA. mahArAjA, rAjamAtA ane mahAmaMtrI, rathomAM ArUDha thayAM ane nagaranI bahAra javA zobhAyAtrA prAraMbha thaI... nagaravAsIoe sahunA upara puSpavRSTi karavA mAMDI. maMgala gIto gavAvA lAgyAM. sahu bAhya udyAnamAM AvyAM ke jyAM AcAryazrI sanakumAra birAjamAna hatAM. devI ajitabalAe rAtorAta udyAnane naMdanavana sadaza banAvI dIdhuM hatuM. parokSa rIte devI tyAM upasthita rahyAM. AcAryadeve vidhivat jayakumArane, rAjamAtAne ane mahAmaMtrIne dIkSA ApI. te pachI anya strI-puruSone dIkSA ApI. sahune cAritradharmamAM puruSArthazIla banavAno dharmopadeza Apyo. tyAra pachI sahu janoe AcAryadevane vaMdanA karI, nUtana dIkSitane vaMdanA karI, aNuvrata vagere vato grahaNa karyA. sahu nagaramAM pAchA vaLyA. e eka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 84 For Private And Personal Use Only

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I1ra4H vijayakumAra rAjA banI gayo; paraMtu tenI karmapariNati ja vicitra hatI. agnizarmAnA bhavamAM, ghora tapazcaryA sAthe karelo saMkalpa - "A guNasenanA jIvane bhavobhava huM mAranAro banuM..." e dareka janmamAM unmArgagAmI ane hiMsaka prakRtino banAve che. AcAryadevanI sAthe sarve sAdhu-sAdhvIo kAkaMdIthI vihAra karI gayAM hatAM. nagaramAM ane rAjyamAM rAbetA mujaba janajIvana cAlI rahyuM hatuM. paraMtu vijayakumAranA manamAM zAnti na hatI. tenA cittamAM hiMsAnA krUra vicAro cAlyA karatA hatA. A to ThIka che, jayakumAre sIdhI rIte mane rAjya soMpI dIdhuM.... nahIMtara eno vadha karIne, huM rAjya leta... huM ene choDato nahIM... joke mAre A rIte rAjya levuM joItuM na hatuM. AmAM to eNe jANe mane dayAdAna ApyuM. mAre enuM dAna zA mATe levuM joItuM hatuM? khera, laI lIdhuMparaMtu e jyAre punaH kAkaMdImAM Avaze. tyAre prajA enA ja guNa gAvAnI... atyAre paNa enA ja guNa gavAya che nagaramAM... huM sAMbhaLuM chuM ne aMdara saLagI jAuM chuM... mATe bhaviSyamAM enuM nAmanizAna nA rahe tevuM mAre karavuM joIe. koIneya khabara nA paDe, e rIte eno vadha karAvI dauM. che mArA vizvAsapAtra evA mANaso.. e jyAM rahelo haze tyAM jaIne, kAma patAvI Avaze. jyAre ahIM samAcAra phelAze tyAre zoka pALatAM mane AvaDe che..." caMDALa cokaDI bhegI thaI. rAjamahelanA gupta maMtraNAkhaMDamAM cAra mitro bhegA thayA. jherImala, komaLadatta, kamalakAtta ane cotho pote vijayakumAra. jherImale pUchayuM : "atyAre amane zA mATe bolAvyA? hamaNAM thoDA divasa javA. devA joIe, kAraNa ke ApaNA para mahAjananI najara che." kamalakAtte kahyuM : "senApati paNa ApaNA para dhyAna rAkhe che...' komaLadatte kahyuM : "bhalene game te najara rAkhe.... ApaNuM zuM bagADavAnA che?" mahArAjA ApaNA mitra che... e ApaNA rakSaka che.' jherImale gusse thaIne kahyuM : "mUrkha, rakSaka upara ja najara che. mahAjananI zakti tuM jANe che? rAjAne paNa padabhraSTa karIne raste rajhaLato karI de...' komaLadatta cUpa Takkara bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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thaI gayo. traNe mitroe vijayakumAranA sAme joyuM. vijayakumAre kahyuM : 'eka agatyanA kAma mATe bolAvyA che tamane. AkhI rAta mane UMgha nathI AvI...' 'evuM te kevuM vikaTa kAma che... ke ApanI UMgha ha2Ama thaI gaI?' jherImale pUchyuM. 'koI paNa jAtanA tarka-vitarka karyA vinA... jo kAma karavAnuM vacana Apo... to vAta karuM...' 'vacana ApIe chIe.' komaLadatte kahyuM. 'to jayakumAra sAdhu jyAM hoya tyAM jaIne... ene yamarAja pAse mokalI devAno che.' traNe mitronA kapALe karacalIo paDI gaI. teoe khaMDamAM cAre bAju najara karI lIdhI, jherImala UThIne, daravAjAnI bahAra joI Avyo. 'koI chupAIne sAMbhaLatuM nathI ne?' enI coksAI karI lIdhI. 'mahArAjA, tarka karavAnI Ape nA pADI che, mAre tarka nathI karavo, paraMtu A kAmanA pariNAmano vicAra karavo, mane jarUrI lAge che.' 'koI paNa pariNAma Ave... kAma thavuM joIe...' 'kAma thaze... paNa enA samaye... kamalakAtte kahyuM. 'vilaMba nathI karavAno, muhUrta nathI jovAnuM...' jevI ApanI AjJA...' 'basa, A kAma mATe ja tamane bolAvyA hatA... bIjI vAto pachI karIzuM.' mitro cAlyA gayA. vijayakumArane zAnti thaI. 0 0 jhe2Imale be kAtilane bolAvyA. nagaranI bahAra zivamaMdiranI pAchaLa jaI, temane kAma soMpyuM. baMnene 100-100 sonAmahoro ApI ane kahyuM : 'tame kAma pUruM karI Avo, pachI tamane eka eka hajAra sonAmahoro ApIza.' eka hato sAgara ane bIjo hato nAgara. baMnee potanA vastranI nIce nAnI tIkSNa kaTArI chupAvI hatI. jherImale temane gAmanuM nAma ApyuM hatuM. jayakumAra munine oLakhavA nizAnIo batAvI hatI, joke sAgara ane nAgare, jayakumArane rAjAnA rUpe joyelA ja hatA, paraMtu jherImala AgaLa sAva ajANa hovAno dekhAva karyo hato. baMne jaNA nIkaLI paDyA. mArgamAM baMne vacce vArtAlApa cAlyo. sAgare kahyuM : 'zA mATe jayakumArane mArI nAkhavA mAgatA haze A loko? have to teo muni thaI gayA che...' 'sAgara, A jherImalane tuM jANe che ne? e atyAre je rAjA che, temano khAsa mitra che...' zrI samarAditya mahIkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 83

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haze tethI zuM? mahArAjAe sAme cAlIne, nAnA bhAIne rAjya ApyuM che... ne pote sAdhu thaI gayA che. have vera zA mATe? haze koI kAraNa... A badhI rAjakhaTapaTomAM ApaNane kaMI samajaNa nA paDe... ApaNe to paisA sAthe kAma..." paisA to ApaNane maLI ja gayA che ne! pachI paNa maLavAnA che... ApaNe muninI hatyA na karIe to?' baMne vicAramAM paDI gayA. nAgara, mAnI le ke ApaNe muninI hatyA nA karI, jherImalane kahI daIe-' ame kAma patAvI dIdhuM che. ane pachI kyAreka temane khabara paDe ke "muni jIvatA che." tyAre jherI nAga jevo jherImala ApaNane jIvatA rAkhaze?" sAgara, paDaze evA devAze. e vakhatanI vAta e vakhate ApaNe munine mAravA nathI. hA, tArI pUrI saMmati joIe. munihatyAnuM pApa karIne, ApaNe narake javuM nathI.." "bhale, to pAchA vaLIe." "nA, koI gAmamAM jaIne thoDA divasa rahIe. paMdareka divasa pachI ApaNe kAkedI jaIzuM. 0 0 0 kAkaMdImAM khaLabhaLATa macI gayo. suruci brAhmaNanI atyaMta rUpavatI patnI khovAI gaI hatI. surucie mahAjana pAse AvIne, phariyAda karI. mahAjananA zreSThIo bhegA thayA. brAhmaNane AzvAsana ApyuM. "ame game tyAMthI tArI patnIne meLavI ApIzuM.' eka yuvake pUchyuM : 'pahelAM paNa tArI patnInuM apaharaNa thayuM hatuM ne?" "hA jI, dhoLA divase, rAjamArga parathI.." 'upADI janArA pakaDAyA hatA? hA, paraMtu e vakhate mahArAjA jIvaMta hatA. temaNe patnI meLavI ApI hatI... ne kahyuM hatuM : "huM gunegArone sajA karIza, tuM jA. nagaramAM UhApoha nA karIza.' nagarazeThe kahyuM : "ApaNe senApatine maLIe. A kAma emane soMpIe...' sahue saMmati ApI. nagarazeThe kahyuM : "huM ekalo ja senApatine maLuM chuM... pachI kAle ApaNe sahu bhegA thaIzuM. barAbara?' sahune vidAya karI, nagarazeTha rathamAM besI senApatine tyAM UpaDyA. senApati rAjate je zeThanuM svAgata karyuM. zeThe badhI vAta karI. senApati coMkyA. vicAramAM paDI gayA. kema vicAramAM paDI gayA? senApatijI.' 844 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zeTha, kumAramAMthI rAjA thayA pachI paNa kuTeva gaI nahIM...' eTale?' "Apa samajI jAo. have mAre kaDaka hAthe kAma levuM paDaze ane mane mahAjananuM pUrepUruM pIThabaLa joIe...' "maLaze, avazya maLaze senApatijI, huM vacana ApuM chuM. koI paNa bhoge A aniSTano nAza karavo joIe. "zeTha, huM pratijJA karuM chuM A aniSTane khatama karIza." * "tamArA kAryamAM tame saphaLa thAo." 0 0 0. senApatie tarata ja rAjamahelane ghero ghAlyo. cAre bAju zastrasajja sainiko goThavI dIdhA. pote kamaramAM be tIkSNa charI chupAvI, mahelamAM dAkhala thayA. potAnI sAthe eka bAhoza sainikane rAkhyo. dhIre dhIre teo mahArAjAnA AvAsa tarapha AgaLa vadhyA. sainikanA baMne hAthamAM khullI lAMbI talavAro hatI. mahelamAM sannATo chavAyelo hato. mahArAjAnI zayanakakSa pahelA mALe hato. upara javAno dAdaro goLAkAra hato. jarAya avAja nA thAya e rIte, baMne upara caDhavA lAgyAM. haju aDadho cahyA hatA, tyAM sararara karatI eka charI senApatinA mAthA parathI pasAra thaI gaI. senApati chalAMga mArI, cAra pagathiyAM caDhI gayA. emaNe eka puruSane sAmenA varaMDAmAM doDI jato joyo.vIjaLIvege kamaramAMthI charI kADhIne, ghA karyo... charI pelA doDatAM puruSanI pIThamAM khUpI gaI. tenA mukhamAMthI cIsa nIkaLI gaI. sAthenA sainike jaIne, tene pakaDI lIdho. eka talavAra senApatie potAnA hAthamAM laI lIdhI. teo have zayanagRhanI najIka pahoMcI gayA hatA. zayanagRhanI bahAra pUrva-pazcima be lAMbI parasALa hatI. e parasALomAM mANasa chupAIne UbhA hoya to zayanagRha tarapha AvatI vyaktine nahIM, paraMtu chupAyelA mANaso AgaMtukane joI zake. zayanagRhamAMthI strIno dabAyelo... vedanA bharelo. dhImo avAja saMbhaLAto hato. senApati zayanagRhanA dvAre pahoMcyA ke... be bAjuthI be yuvAno dhasI AvyA. paraMtu e humalo kare e pahelA senApatinI eka lAta ekane paDI, bIjI vAta bIjAne paDI... baMne jamIna para paTakAI gayA... ke cittA jevI skUrtithI senApatie talavArane nIce pheMkI, baMnene gaLethI pakaDIne UbhA karyA.. ne bhIMta sAthe baMnenAM mAthAM aphALI dIdho... baMnenA moDhAM para eka eka lokhaMDI mukko jaDI dIdho. baMnene jamIna para paTakI.. jorathI zayanakhaMDanAM dvArane lAta mArI. pelo sainika ghAyala yuvAnane ghasaDIne, laI Avyo. traNene parasALamAM nAkhI, khullI talavAre tyAM Ubho. rahI gayo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 845 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka lAta mArI, zayanagRhano daravAjo nA khUlyo. bIjI lAta mArI.. ke aMdarathI sattAvAhI avAja Avyo : "koNa che? atyAre daravAjo nahIM khUle." nahIM kholo to mAre toDavo paDaze... mahArAjA, jarA jharUkhAmAMthI nIce najara karo...' thoDI kSaNo pachI dvAra khUlyuM. vijayakumAranA hAthamAM talavAra hatI... senApatie phUrtithI talavAra para potAnI talavArano prahAra karI daI, rAjAne niHzastra karI dIdho. zuM che A badhuM?" rAjAe kaDakAIthI pUchyuM. brAhmaNa-patnI kyAM che? ene hAjara karo, pachI ja tame A khaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI zakazo. tame rAjA cho - eTale tamArA para ghA nathI karavo... nahIMtara ahIM ja tamArAM so varSa pUrAM thaI jAya...' vijayakumAra UchaLyo... teNe senApatinI chAtImAM joradAra lAta ThokI dIdhI. senApati daravAjAnI bahAra paTakAI gayA... paraMtu eja kSaNe sainike charIno ghA karI rAjAne tyAM ja pADI dIdho. sainike chalAMga mArI, sIdho te rAjAnA Upara kUdyo. kamarethI doraDuM kholI rAjAnA hAtha-paga bAMdhI dIdhA. senApati rAjateja Ubho thaI gayo hato. teNe khaMDamAM pravezI, brAhmaNa-patnIne zodhI kADhI. e tharathara dhrUjatI hatI. enAM vastra phATelAM hatAM ane lohIvALAM thayelAM hatAM. rAjate je tene AzvAsana ApyuM : "bahena, have tuM ciMtA nA karIza. tuM tArA ghera jaI zakIza. e pahelAM tArAM mATe vastra maMgAvI lauM chuM." sainikane izAro karyo. te palavAramAM cAlyo gayo. nIce jaIne, eNe upa-senApatine upara mokalyo. upa-senApatie upara AvIne... je dRzya joyuM. te hebatAI gayo. rAjaje kahyuM : nIce eka pAlakhI taiyAra rAkho. A bahenane temAM besADI, pAlakhI DhAMkIne, enA ghare pahoMcADavAnI che.' sainika vastro laI Avyo. brAhmaNa-patnIe vastra badalI lIdhAM. sainikanI sAthe tene vidAya karI.. "kaho mahArAjA, have tamAruM ane tamArA A traNa mitronuM zuM karuM?' senApatie rAjAnI chAtI para talavAra TekavIne, pUchayuM. vijayakumAra pAse koI uttara na hato. pAlakhImAM brAhmaNa strIne besADI, sainika upara Avyo. senApatie kahyuM : "A badhAMnAM baMdhana kholI nAkha." sainike baMdhana kholI nAkhyAM. senApatie kahyuM : "tame mahelanI bahAra nahIM jaI zako. rAjasabhAmAM tamAro nyAya thaze..' 889 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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koNa karaze amAro nyAya?' rAjA tADUkyo. prajA karaze, mahAjana karaze.' rAjA ane tenA traNa mitro hAtha coLatAM paDyAM rahyAM ane senApati potAnA sahAyaka sAthe mahelamAMthI bahAra AvI gayA. 0 0 0 rAjAne enA mahelamAM ja najarakeda karavAmAM Avyo. nagarazreSThInI havelImAM mahAjana ane maMtrImaMDaLa bheguM thayuM. senApatie samagra ghaTanA spaSTa zabdomAM kahI saMbhaLAvI, sau stabdha thaI gayA. senApatie kahyuM : "have Apa sahunI samakSa, mahArAjAnA A pApakAyanA sAgarItone upasthita karuM chuM. pUrve paNa sva. mahArAjAnA samayamAM A ja traNa sAgarito hatA kumAranA." potAnA sahAyaka sainikane izAro karyo. tarata ja bAjunA khaMDamAMthI jherImalane, komaLadattane ane kamalakAttane bahAra lAvavAmAM AvyAM. traNene majabUta doraDAothI bAMdhelA hatA. temanA moDhAM kALAM paDI gayAM hatAM. daSTi jamIna para hatI. nagarazreSThIe kahyuM : "re kulAMgAra, kaho, tame ja kaho, tamane zI sajA thavI joIe? upa-senApati dhavale kahyuM : "A traNe kALA nAga che. mahArAjAne khoTA raste caDhAvanArA A cheA traNene nagaranI vaccenA cokamAM zULI para caDhAvI devAmAM Ave, to A nagaramAM kAyama mATe zAnti raheze ane mahArAjA sanmArge Avaze. jo mahAjane A traNane kSamA ApI to...' nA, nA, A duSTo kSamAne pAtra ja nathI. ekasAthe sahuno avAja UThyo. sarvAnumate A traNe aparAdhIone nagaranA cokamAM zULI para caDhAvavAnI sajA saMbhaLAvavAmAM AvI. bIjA ja divase e traNene zULI para caDhavI devAmAM AvyA. rAjA vijaya dhrujI gayo. mahAjananI sattAno ene khyAla AvI gayo. mahAjane ene saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM : kAM to tame pratijJA karo ke prajAnI mA-baheno ane dIkarIo upara tame kudRSTi nahIM karo, kAM A mahela, A nagara choDI cAlyA jAo..' rAjAe kahyuM : "basa, pratijJA karuM chuM. have jo kyAreya bhUla thAya to mane kUtarAnA mote mArajo.." vijayakumAranA kAkA sAmaMta rAjAe kahyuM : "have, tame vilaMba karyA vinA vijayane paraNAvI do. ene joIe to bhale ATha kanyAo sAthe paraNe ke batrIsa... pachI AvA upadravo nahIM thAya.' rAjA vijaya zaramAI gayo. eka se . zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 87 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ILANET maMbihatyA karavA mATe gayelA sAgara ane nAgara pAchA AvI gayA. emane A kAma soMpanArA jherImalane zULI para caDhAvI dIdhAnA samAcAra jANI, te baMne rAjA vijaya pAse gayA. mahArAjA, Apane atyaMta gupta vAta karavI che." rAjA e baMnene laI gupta maMtraNAgRhamAM gayo. "kaho, zI vAta che?" mahArAjA, jherImale amane pelA sAdhunI hatyAnuM kAma soMpyuM hatuM. e kAma ame patAvIne AvyA chIe." bahu sarasa! kaho, tamane zuM ApuM?' "nakkI thayA mujaba eka hajAra sonAmahoro.." "cAlo mArI sAthe huM tamane hamaNAM ja ApI dauM chuM." baMnene sonAmahoro ApIne, vidAya karyo. rAjAne khUba AnaMda thayo. 0 0 0. jayamunIzvara AcAryadeva sanaskumAranA sAnnidhyamAM doSarahita cAritradharmanuM pAlana karI rahyA hatA. jJAnI puruSonAM caraNomAM besI dharmagraMthanuM adhyayana karatA hatA. temanuM mana parama upazAnta hatuM. pratidina eka ja vAra teo AhAra grahaNa karatA hatA, te paNa doSarahita bhikSA lAvIne, rAga-dveSa karyA vinA AhAra karatA hatA. sarva jIvo pratye maitrIbhAva dhAraNa karatA hatA. zarIra pratye paNa mamatvarahita banyA hatA. kyAreka AkhI rAtanI rAta dhyAnamagna banI, UbhA rahI jatA hatA. eka divasa emanA manamAM maitrIpUrNa vicAra pragaTayo. kAkaMdIne choDe 10 varSa thaI gayA. nAno bhAI vijaya, mArA tyAM javAthI jo jinadharmane pAme to tenuM pAralaukika kalyANa thAya. jo rAjyanI khaTapaTomAM ja enuM jIvana pUrNa thaI jaze... to eno AtmA durgatimAM cAlyo jaze. huM ene dharmano upadeza ApIza. bhale e cAritradharma levA ullasita nA thAya, zrAvakajIvananAM aNuvrato paNa jo e svIkAraze to enuM kalyANa thaze. Ameya A duniyAmAM ene hitano upadeza ApanAra bIjuM koNa che? huM gurudevane vinaMtI karuM, jo teo anumati Ape to kAkedI tarapha vihAra karuM. Ama vicAra karI, jayamunivara AcAryadevanI pAse gayA. vaMdana karI nivedana karyuM : 848 bhAga-2 # bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavaMta, jo Apa anumati Apo to svajanone pratibodha ApavA huM kAkI jAuM..." bhadra, tamArI bhAvanA uttama che. tame sukha Upaje tema karI zako cho. tamArI sAthe dasa sAdhuone mokaluM chuM." gurudevanA AzIrvAda laI, jayamunivare munirvAda sAthe kAkedI tarapha prayANa karI dIdhuM. temanuM manomaMthana cAlatuM rahyuM : pahelA to vijayane huM vairAgyano ja upadeza ApIza. jo e vairAgI bane to cAritradharma svIkArI zake. jo e dIkSA leze to huM ene saMpUrNa sahAyaka banIza. enI pAse caritradharmanI suMdara ArAdhanA karAvIza ane kadAca, enA cittamAM vairAgya nahIM jAge to zrAvakadharmano upadeza ApIza. ene vrato ane niyamo ApIza. sAro zrAvaka banAvIza." lagabhaga eka mahinAno vihAra karI, teo kAkaMdInagarInA bAhya udyAnamAM pahoMcyA. vanapAlake munirAjane oLakhyA. "oho... A to amArA mahArAjA.... rAjarSi jayakumAra che." vanapAlaka harSavibhora thaI gayo. te rAjamahela tarapha doDyo. vijayarAjAne praNAma karI, teNe harSita vadane nivedana karyuM : "he mahArAjA, Aje kAkaMdInA AMgaNe kalpavRkSa pragaTa thayuM che. kAmadhenu AvI gaI che. kAmaghaTa pragaTa thayo che. he rAjezvara, ApanA moTA bhAI rAjarSi jayakumAra munirvAda sAthe nagaranI bahAra caMdrodaya udyAnamAM padhAyAM che." heM? moTA bhAI rAjarSi jayakumAra padhAryA che? nA hoya, bIjA koI munivaro haze...? mahArAjA, zuM rAjarSine huM nA oLakhuM? nAnAthI moTA thayA. tyAM sudhI roja caMdrodaya - udyAnamAM AvatAM hatAM. huM teone sArI rIte oLakhuM chuM. meM teone joyA, vaMdana karyuM. teoe mane AzIrvAda ApyA.. ne ahIM doDI Avyo..." are mALI, teo to dUra pradezamAM vicaratAM hatAM. teo ahIM kevI rIte AvI zake?" samAna AkRtivALA bIjA ja koI muni haze? te nAma pUchyuM hatuM? nA mahArAjA, nAma nathI pUchyuM..." 'jA, sAthenA munivaro pAsethI nAma jANIne, mane kahI jA.' vanapAlaka gayo. rAjA gUMcavAyo, dhUMdhavAyo.. raghavAyo thayo. "to zuM sAgaranAgare bIjA ja koI munine," "jayamuni' samajIne mArI nAkhyA haze? athavA A je AvyA che teo samAna rUpa-AkRtivALA bIjA koi muni che? mALI AvI jAya, pachI sAgara-nAgarane bolAvuM...'rAjA khaMDamAM AMTA-pherA mAravA lAgyo. "jo e mAro duzmana jIvato rahI gayo haze. to have ene huM bIjAnA bharose nahIM choDuM. huM pote ja ene khatama karIza... have ene jIvato nahIM javA dauM." vanapAlake AvIne, enI vicAradhArAne toDI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 849 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mahArAjA, meM jaIne sAthenA eka munirAjane pUchyuM : 'A tamArA gurudevanuM nAma zuM che?' te munie kahyuM : 'are vanapAlaka, tuM oLakhato nathI? A rAjarSi jayakumAra che, tamArA pahelAMnA rAjA.' 'sAruM tuM jA, huM parivAra sAthe, hamaNAM ja vaMdana karavA AvuM chuM ughAnamAM. rAjAe vanapAlakane prItidAna ApyuM. vanapAlakanA gayA pachI, rAjAe pratihArIne bolAvIne kahyuM : 'tuM jA ane sAgara-nAgarane tarata ja bolAvI lAva.' pratihArI gayo ane potAnI sAthe ja sAgara-nAgarane laI Avyo. baMne jaNAne mahArAjA pAse mUkI, pratihArI cAlyo gayo. rAjAe sAgara-nAgara sAme joyuM. 'tame jayakumAra munine kyAM ane kevI rIte mAryA hatA?' sAgare kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, ame jherImalanA kahyA mujaba, naMdIvardhana saMnivezamAM gayA hatA... tyAM bAhya pradezamAM eka zUnya dharamAM, keza ane alaMkAra vinAnA munine joyA... aMdhAruM thaI gayeluM eTale mukha dekhAtuM na hatuM. ame pAchA pharI gayA, bIjA divase eka sAdhune pUchyuM. teNe kahyuM : 'jayamuni nAgadevanA maMdiramAM dhyAna kare che... ame nAgadevanA maMdiramAM gayA, tyAM munine joyA, ekAMta hatuM. nirjana jagyA hatI... ame e muninA gaLA para talavAra calAvI dIdhI... tarata ja gAma choDIne, ame nIkaLI gayA.' 'tame koI bIjA ja muninI hatyA karI, mAro duzmana to haju jIve che... ane te Aje prabhAte ja caMdrodaya udyAnamAM Avyo che...' haiM?' 'hA, huM hamaNAM ja udyAnamAM jAuM chuM. badho vyavahAra to karavo ja paDaze. nagaramAM prajAne paNa jANa ka2vI paDaze. upadeza paNa sAMbhaLavo paDaze... paraMtu ahIMthI ene jIvato javA devo nathI. 'bhale mahArAjA, ApanI AjJA mujaba ame upasthita thaIzuM.' sAgara-nAgara gayA. rAjAe parivArane udyAnamAM javA mATe, taiyAra thavA sUcanA ApI. rAjyamaMtrIne bolAvI, nagaramAM DhaMDhero piTAvavAnI sUcanA ApI. pote parivAra sAthe rathamAM besI udyAnamAM pahoMcyo. bhAvapUrvaka teNe munirAjane vaMdanA karI, kuzaLapRcchA karI. munirAje rAjAne ane parivArane dharmano upadeza Apyo. manuSyajIvananI durlabhatA, samajAvI, saMsAranAM vaiyika sukhonI asAratA samajAvI. pAponI bhayaMkaratA samajAvI. paralokamAM pAponA dAruNa vipAka samajAvyA... lagabhaga eka prahara sudhI upadeza ApatA rahyA... paraMtu vijayarAjA para koI asara nA thaI... chevaTe jyAre zrAvakajIvananA bhAga-2 bhava pAMcamo 85o For Private And Personal Use Only

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vato levA kahyuM tyAre rAjAe kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, Ape dIkSA lIdhI te divasathI huM jainadharma pALuM chuM.' bahu sarasa! vatsa, sarva jIvo pratye maitrIbhAva rAkhaje, dInAnAtha jIvone dAna Apaje ane duHkhI jIvo upara dayA karaje." nagaramAMthI hajAro strI-puruSo udyAnamAM AvavA lAgyAM. sahu rAjarSi jayakumAranAM darzana-vaMdana karI harSavibhora thavA lAgyA. kuzaLapRcchA karavA lAgyA. vrato ane niyamo grahaNa karavA lAgyA. nagarajanoe vadhu samaya kAkaMdImAM sthiratA karavAnI prArthanA karI. munirAje potAnI maryAdA batAvatAM kahyuM : "vinA kAraNe ame eka gAma-nagaramAM eka mahinAthI vadhu rahI zakIe nahIM. roja munirAja eka prahara dharmadezanA Ape che. - roja rAjA ane prajA darzana-vaMdana-zravaNa karavA Ave che. kAkaMdImAM jANe dharmanI mosama AvI hoya, tevuM vAtAvaraNa sarjAI gayuM che. rAjA vijayanA cittamAM raudradhyAna cAlI rahyuM che. "jyAre ane kevI rIte mArA duzmana... A munine mAruM? paMdara divasa to pasAra thaI gayA... have mAre kAma patAvavuM joIe.' teNe sAgara-nAgarane bolAvyA, kahyuM : "tame Aje pahelA be prahara rAtrinA pUrA thayA pachI, udhAnanAM dvAre pahoMcI jajo. huM tyAM AvI jaIza. Aje rAtre kAma patAvI devuM che..." jevI ApanI AjJA.' sAgara-nAgara cAlyA gayA. rAjAe rAtre paheravAnAM vastro taiyAra rAkhyAM. kaTArI taiyAra karI rAkhI. tenAmAM ati ugra verabhAvanA jAgI gaI hatI. te mUDha banI gayo hato. tenI karmapariNatie ja ene mUDha banAvI dIdho hato. te munihatyA karavA uttejita thaI gayo hato. rAtrino aMdhakAra pRthvI para patharAyo. be prahara pUrA thayA. caMdrodaya udyAnanA pravezadvAra pAse rAjA kALAM vastromAM pahoMcI gayo. sAgara ane nAgara tyAM UbhA ja hatA. cUpacApa teo udyAnamAM pravezyA. sahuthI AgaLa sAgara cAlyo, pachI pacAsa gajanA aMtare rAjA cAlyo, ane enI pAchaLa dasa gajanA aMtare nAgara cAlyo. nIrava zAMti hatI udyAnamAM, kyAreka kyAreka gAma taraphathI kUtarAnA bhasavAno avAja Avato hato... je pradezamAM munivarono nivAsa hato, e pradeza tarapha e traNe pahoMcI gayA. je vRkSanI nIce jayamunIzvara dhyAnastha dazAmAM UbhA hatA, e vRkSanI pAchaLa jaIne, rAjA Ubho rahI gayo. sAgara ane nAgara thoDe dUra eka vRkSanI pAchaLa saMtAIne UbhA rahyA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 851 For Private And Personal Use Only

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munirAja jayakumAranuM hRdaya maitrIbhAvathI vizuddha baneluM hatuM. jinavacananA hArdane teo pAmelA hatA, zarIra uparanuM mamatva chUTI gayeluM hatuM. ujjavala lezyAothI parama upazamabhAva prApta thayo hato. niraticAra cAritra pariNata thayuM hatuM. ghaNAM ghaNAM kliSTa karmothI temaNe mukti meLavI hatI. paramAtma-dhyAnamAM lIna banelA hatA... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir e ja vakhate rAjAe pUrI tAkAtathI munirAjanA gaLA para talavArano prahAra karI dIdho. dhaDa parathI mAthuM juduM thaI gayuM... dharatI para paDI gayuM... pAse ja rahelA eka munirAja jAgI gayA... temaNe rAjAne lohI-kharaDAyelI talavAra sAthe joI lIdho...' are, A to vijayarAjA che... teNe munIzvarano vadha karyo? aho... karmonI kevI vicitratA che?' rAjA kaTArI tyAM ja pheMkIne, bhAgI gayo. enA be sAthI paNa cAlyA gayA... munihatyAne najare jonArA munivare badhA munirAjone jagADI dIdhA. jyAM munIzvara jayakumArano kapAyelo deha paDyo hato, tyAM sahu bhegA thayA. gItArtha munivare kahyuM : 'prabhAta pUrve ApaNe ahIMthI vihAra karI daIe kAraNa ke prabhAte jyAre loko A hatyA jANaze... tyAre nagaramAM hAhAkAra thaze. udyAna hajAro strI-puruSothI bharAI jaze. hatyArAnI zodha thaze. jo ApaNe ahIM hoIzuM to rAjapuruSo ApaNane pUchaze. ApaNAthI sAcuM paNa nahIM bolI zakAya ane khoTuM paNa nahIM bolI zakAya. sAcuM bolIzuM to prajAjano rAjAne mArI nAkhaze. khoTuM bolIe to ApaNuM vrata bhAMge mATe atyAre ja nIkaLI jaIe. haju eka prahara rAtri zeSa che. ApaNe ThIka ThIka dUra nIkaLI jaIzuM. gurudeva paNa dasa koza dUra rahelA che. prabhAta pachI ApaNe gurudevanI pAse pahoMcI jaIzuM.' munivaroe mRtadehane AMsubhInI AMkhe praNAma karyA... ane cAlI nIkaLyA. sUryodaya pachI eka prahara divasa caDhe, teo AcAryazrI sanakumAranAM caraNomAM pahoMcI gayA. AcAryadevane namana karI, be hAtha joDI sAdhuo paMktibaddha UbhA rahI gayA. sahunAM mukha mlAna hatAM, AMkho bhInI hatI. gurudeve pUchyuM : 're zramaNo, jayamunIzvara kyAM rokAyA che?' gItArtha munie kahyuM : 'bhagavaMta, rAtrinA trIjA praharamAM jayamunIzvara jyAre dhyAnanimagna hatA tyAre teo haNAyA...' AcAryadeva vyathita thaI gayA. teo bolyA : 'jayamuni haNAyA? koNe haNyA? mahA anartha thaI gayo.... Tappara 'gurudeva, haNanAra hato svayaM rAjA vijaya. rAjarSino nAno bhAI...' 'aho, karmonI kevI pariNati che? vijayarAjAnA kevAM ghora pApakarma udaya AvyAM? sagA bhAIne... ke jeo muni hatA... ucca koTinA zramaNa hatA... temane bhAga-2 * bhava pAMcamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArI nAkhyA... are re, e rAjAe kevAM tIvra pApakarma bAMdhI lIdhAM? e jIva manuSyajIvana hArI gayo..." bhagavaMta, jayamunIzvara kALadharma pAmI, kaI gatimAM utpanna thayAM che?' "he munivaro, jayamunIzvara samAdhimRtyu pAmyA che. temano AtmA "Anata' nAmanA devalokamAM utpanna thayo che. "zrIprabha" nAmanA vimAnamAM teo vaimAnika deva thayA che. kherakhara, teo to nikaTanA kALamAM mukti pAmanArA mahApuruSa che. teonuM nirvANa nizcita che. paraMtu ApaNane eka zreSTha zramaNanI khoTa paDI. emanAmAM evA evA guNo hatA... evuM emanuM utkRSTa puNya hatuM... ke mAruM mana paNa temanA tarapha AkarSAyeluM hatuM. rAjAmAMthI 2Sa banelA e mahAtmA, kyAreya bhulAze nahIM. yauvanakALamAM zramaNa banyA.... ane yauvanakALamAM ja samAdhi mRtyune varyA. 0 0 0 "he zramaNo, AvA samAdhimRtyunI atmikAMkSA karajo." prabhAte vanapAlake jayamunIzvarano kapAyelo. lohInA khAbociyAmAM paDelo deha joyo. eka bAju dhaDa paDyuM hatuM. bIjI bAju mastaka paDyuM hatuM. vanapAlaka bebAkaLo banI gayo... tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. eka bAju lohIthI kharaDAyelI kaTArI maLI AvI.... te nagaranA UbhA bajAre doDato gayo."rAjarSi jayakumAranI hatyA thaI che. doDo.... doDo..." rAjA ane prajA sahu udyAnamAM doDI gayA. sahu raDI paDyA. hatyArAne ghora phiTakAra ApavA lAgyA... kAkaMdInA rAjA, rAjarSi banIne kAkaMdImAM ja haNAyA. caMdananI citAmAM rAjarSino mRtadeha bhasmIbhUta thaI gayo. 0 0 0 haju citAnI rAkha TharI paNa nahIM hoya, prajAno kalpAMta zamyo paNa nahIM hoya... rAjA vijayanA zarIramAM ekasAthe soLa roga phATI nIkaLyAM. che tenuM zarIra kALuM paDI gayuM. peTamAM ane chAtImAM asahya vedanA UThI. vANI harAI gaI. bolAvAnuM baMdha thaI gayuM.... hAtha-paga doraDI jevA thaI gayA... ja peTa phUlI gayuM.... che zarIre sojA AvI gayA, eka varSa sudhI ghora pIDA sahana karIne, te maryo. marIne te "paMkaprabhA" nArakImAM cAlyo gayo... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 853 For Private And Personal Use Only

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devI aMbikAnuM AzvAsana zrI haribhadrasUrijInA prajJAvaMta be ziSyo haMsa ane paramahaMsa bauddhonA hAthe mAryA gayA. te pachI haribhadrasUrijIe tIvra krodhamAM bauddhone mAryA. gurudeve emane prAyazcitta rUpe tapa karavAnuM kahyuM. haribhadrasUrijIe tapa karIne zarIrane kRza karI dIdhuM, paraMtu priya ziSyonA viyogano saMtApa ocho na thayo. devI aMbikA temanA para prasanna hatAM. teoe pragaTa thaIne ribhadrasUrijIne kahyuM : 'tamArA jevA bahuzruta AcArye Ama zoka karavo ucita nathI.' haribhadrasUrijIe kahyuM : 'he mAtA, mAre koI ziSya nathI, tethI mane duHkha thAya che. zuM nirmaLa gurukuLano mArAthI aMta AvI jaze?' devI aMbikAe kahyuM : 'he sUrideva, tamArA bhAgyamAM kuLavRddhi karavAnuM puNya prApta karavAnuM che ja nahIM. tamArAM zAstro ja tamArI saMtatirUpa che.' devI adazya thaI gayAM. AcAryadeva svastha banI gayA. temaNe sarvaprathama 'samarAditya-caritranI racanA karI. teoe kula 1444 graMthonI racanA karI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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12i, bhAiMdInagarImAM madana-mahotsava pravartamAna hato. madana-trayodazIno divasa hato. nagaranI bahAra AvelA "malayasuMdara' udyAnamAM yauvana ramaNe caDhayuM hatuM. nagaranA mukhya pravezadvAre be ratha sAmasAmA AvI gayA hatA. zreSThIputra dharaNa udyAna tarapha jaI rahyo hato. zreSThIputra devanaMdI udyAnamAMthI pAcho pharI rahyo hato. pravezadvAramAMthI ekasAthe eka ja ratha pasAra thaI zake ema hato. devanaMdIe dharaNane kahyuM : "dharaNa, tAro ratha pAcho le, jethI mAro ratha nagaramAM pravezI zake.' dharaNe devanaMdIne kahyuM : "devanaMdI, tuM tAro ratha pAcho vALa, jethI huM nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI zake.' devanaMdI jarA akaDAIne bolyo : "dharaNa, zuM huM tArAthI Utarato chuM ke jethI pahelA mAro ratha pAcho vALuM?" dharaNe hasIne kahyuM : "devanaMdI, mArI paNa e ja vAta che. tuM zuM mane tArAthI Utarato mAne che?' bemAMthI ekeya ratha pAcho vaLato nathI. nagarajano nathI bahAra jaI zakatA, nathI bahArathI aMdara AvI zakatA! mahotsavano divasa hato. pravezadvAranI aMdara ne bahAra seMkaDo loko bhegA thaI gayA. nagarajano baMnene samajAve che, paNa bemAMthI ekeya samajavA taiyAra nathI. vAta vaTa upara AvI gaI hatI. nagarajano baMne zreSThIputrone oLakhatA hatA. dharaNanA pitA baMdhudatta zreSThI nagaranA agragaNya zrImaMta zreSThI hatA. dAnavIra hatA. sadAcArI hatA. lokapriya hatA. vinIta ane vinamra hatA. devanaMdInA pitA zreSThI paMcanaMdI nagaranA moTA vepArI hatA. aDhaLaka saMpatti hatI emanI pAse. teo paNa udAra ane saccaritrI sajana puruSa hatA. prasiddha pitAonA putro paNa prasiddha hatA. yuvAna hatA paraMtu uddhata na hatA. vaibhavazALI hatA chatAM avinIta na hatA. parAkramI hatA chatAM koIne raMjADanArA na hatA. baMne rUpavAna, guNavAna ane prabhAvazALI hatA. paraMtu Aje baMne AgrahI banI gayA hatA. ratha pAcho letA na hatA. nagarajano mahAjana pAse pahoMcyA. tAbaDatoba nagarazeThanI havelImAM mahAjana bheguM thayuM. nagarajanonI vAta sAMbhaLI. nagarazeTha dhavalakIrtie kahyuM : "dharaNa ane devanaMdI baMna bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho 8ug For Private And Personal Use Only

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moTA gharanA yuvAno che. samajAvavAthI samajavAnA nathI. emane Thapako Apavo paDaze.' nagarazeThe, nagarajanone bahumAnya evA cAra puruSone, e be yuvAno pAse mahAjanano saMdezo laIne mokalavAno nirNaya karyo. e saMdezAvAhaka puruSo madhurabhASI hatA, zAnta svabhAvanA ane dhArmika prakRtinA hatA. pIDha, Tharela ane dhanavAna hatA. "te be khAnadAna yuvAnone kahejo ke mahAjane tamane Thapako Apyo che. bApadAdAnI kamANI ane saMpatti upara ATaluM badhuM abhimAna karo cho? tamArA bemAMthI koNe svapuruSArthathI dhanopArjana karI, dIna-anAthone dAna ApyuM che? tame evuM to kayuM moTuM dharmakArya karyuM che? amane lAge che ke tamArAthI tamArAM mAtA-pitAne paNa saMtoSa nahIM hoya? DAhyA mANasone hasavuM Ave evI jIda pakaDIne, tame tyAM rasto rokIne UbhA cho... tamane zarama AvavI joIe. have, tame vivAda baMdha karo ane baMne jaNa pota-potAnA ratha pAchA vALo." mahAjananA cAra vicakSaNa pratinidhio nagaranA dvAre pahoMcyA ane baMnene mahAjanano saMdezo saMbhaLAvyo. dharaNa ane devanaMdIe UbhA thaI, mahAjananA pratinidhiono Adara karyo. devanaMdIe kahyuM : "bahu sArI vAta karI Ape." dharaNa mana rahyo. tene saMdezo gamyo nahIM. alabatta, Thapako sAMbhaLIne, ene zarama jarUra AvI. devanaMdIe kahyuM : "he pUjyo, mahAjana je AjJA karaze te mane mAnya raheze. huM mArA vartanathI zaramAuM chuM. mArI kAcI buddhinA kAraNe, AvuM ayogya vartana thaI gayuM che... huM mAro ratha pAcho vALuM chuM." dharaNe kahyuM : 'huM paNa mArA ratha pAcho vALuM chuM. paraMtu hamaNAM mAro ratha nagaranI bahAra jaze nahi, ane devanaMdIno ratha nagaramAM praveza karaze nahi. mArI eka zarata che. ame baMne kAle ja paradeza jaIe. AvatI madana-trayodazI pUrve je vadhAre dhanopArjana karIne Ave, teno ratha madana-trayodazInA divase pahelo praveza karaze ke pahelo bahAra nIkaLaze." pratinidhimaMDaLe kahyuM : "zreSThIputra, AvuM abhimAna karavuM yogya nathI.." dharaNe kahyuM : "e sivAya mArA manane zAMti nahIM thAya.' pratinidhioe kahyuM : "jema mahAjana kahe tema karo.' dharaNe kahyuM : "mArI vAta tame mahAjana samakSa rajU karo.' devanaMdIe kahyuM : "mane paNa dharaNanI vAta gamI. mahAjanane vAta karo. emAM zo vAMdho che?' "bhale, ame jaIne, mahAjanane vAta karIe chIe. tame ratha pAchA vALo, pachI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 857 For Private And Personal Use Only

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amArI sAthe ja cAlo. vAta tamArI hAjarImAM karavAthI kArya saraLa thaze.' dharaNe ane devanaMdIe pota-potAnA ratha pAchA vALyA, ane rasto khullo thaI gayo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahAjane dharaNanA pitA zreSThI baMdhudattane bolAvyA ane devanaMdInA pitA zreSThI paMcanaMdIne bolAvyA. baMnene, dharaNe mUkelI zaratanI vAta kahI. teoe paNa vAta mAnya rAkhI. mahAjane baMne zreSThIone kahyuM : 'tamAre tamArA putrone koI jAtanI Arthika sahAya karavAnI nathI, evI pratijJA karo.' baMne zreSThIoe pratijJA karI. pachI dharaNa ane devanaMdIe kahyuM : 'mahAjana tamane baMnene pAMca-pAMca lAkha sonAmahoronI kiMmatano mAla vepAra karavA Ape che. tamAre vepAra karIne, AvatI madana-trayodazI pahelAM AvI javAnuM. je vadhAre kamAIne Avaze, teno ratha pahelo jaI zakaze.' mahAjane dastAveja taiyAra karyo, dharaNa ane devanaMdIe dastAveja upara hastAkSara karyA. nagarazeThe potAnA hastAkSara karyAM. pachI e dastAveja baMdha karI, tenA para mahAjananI mudrA chApI, tene mahAjananI peDhImAM surakSita mUkI dIdho. * dharaNe potAnA sAthe sAthe, uttarApatha tarapha prayANa karyuM. devanaMdIe potAnA sArtha sAthe, pUrvanA deza tarapha prayANa karyuM dharaNanAM lagna e ja nagaranA kArtika zeThanI putrI lakSmI sAthe karavAmAM AvyA hatA. A lakSmI eTale rAjA vijayano jIva. teNe asaMkhya varSa narakamAM ghora duHkho sahyAM hatAM. te pachI bIjI tiryaMca yoniomAM bhayaMkara trAsa veThyA hatA. agnizarmAnA bhavathI e jIve tIvra kaSAyanAM bIja, potAnA AtmAmAM vAvyAM hatAM. ahIM A lakSmInA bhavamAM paNa, te tIvra kaSAya laIne janmI hatI. lakSmI potAnI IcchAthI dharaNane paraNI na hatI. tenAM mAtA-pitAnI IcchAthI tenAM dharaNa sAthe lagna thayAM hatAM. jyArathI eNe dharaNane joyo, tyArathI enA cittamAM dharaNa pratye dveSa pedA thaI gayo hato. chatAM eNe potAnI dveSa-vAsanA pragaTa nahotI karI, bahArathI e premabharyo vyavahAra karatI hatI. jyAre dharaNa ene niSkapaTa hRdayathI cAhato hato. lakSmInA snehamAM ene koI zaMkA hatI nahIM. e ema samajato ke 'jevI rIte huM lakSmIne cAhuM chuM, tevI rIte lakSmI mane cAhe che.' 858 lagna thayA pachI, dinapratidina dharaNa pratye lakSmIno dveSa vadhato ja gayo... dharaNane mArI nAkhavAnA vicAro sudhI. e arasAmAM dharaNane eka varSa mATe 52deza javAnuM nakkI thayuM. pahelAM to dharaNa ane devanaMdInI patnIone sAthe javAnuM na hatuM. paraMtu pAchaLathI mahAjane ja nakkI karyuM, baMnenI patnIone sAthe mokalavAnuM. baMne bhAga-2 * bhava chaThaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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zreSThIputro haju pahelA paDAva para ja hatA. baMne strIone tyAM mokalI ApI. sAthe dAsa-dAsI paNa mokalyAM. pota-potAnA patine maLIne, baMne strIo rAjI thaI. lakSmIno rAjIpo mAtra dekhAvano hato. eno Azaya judo ja hato. pahelA mukAma sudhI dharaNa ane devanaMdI sAthe ja hatA. tyAMthI baMnenI dizAo judI thaI. dharaNa sAthe sAthe uttarApatha tarapha AgaLa vadhyo. 0 0 0 haryAbharyA vananI vATe sAthe cAlyo jato hato. dharaNa vananI zobhA joto, traNa dizAomAM avalokana karI rahyo hato. dharaNe A yAtrAmAM be dhoDAnI gADI potAnA mATe pasaMda karI hatI. dharaNanI sAthe lakSmI besatI hatI. ghoDAgADI dharaNa pote ja calAvato hato. kyAreka lakSmI paNa azvonI lagAma potAnA hAthamAM letI hatI. dharaNanI najara, vRkSonI ghaTAmAM rahelA eka puruSa para paDI. teNe gADI UbhI rAkhI. e puruSanI mukhAkRti saumya ane suMdara hatI... te jANe AkAzamAM UDavAno prayatna karato hoya e rIte UMco-nIco thaI rahyo hato. dharaNe vicAryuM : "A yuvAna koI muzkelImAM dekhAya che? ene maLuM." te gADImAMthI nIce Utaryo ane pelA yuvAna pAse gayo. dharaNe pUchyuM : he yuvAna, pAMkha vinAnA garuDa-baccAnI jema zA mATe UMco-nIco thAya che? mane lAge che ke tuM AkAzagamana karavA Icche che.' yuvAne kahyuM : he bhadra, tAruM anumAna sAcuM che. huvaitADhya parvata para AvelA amarapuranagarano vidyAdharakumAra chuM. mAruM nAma "hemakuMDala' che. he mitra, tArI suMdara mukhAkRti ane madhura vANI tArI uttamatA darzAve che. mATe huM tane mArI yathArtha sthiti kahuM chuM. eka divasa mArA pitAjInA parama mitra vidyummAlI vidyAdhara amArA mahelamAM AvyA. teo udAsa ane udvigna hatA. mArA pitAjIe emanA khabhA para hAtha mUkI pUchyuM : "mitra, tArA mukha para ATalI badhI udAsInatA kema che? uga kema che?" vidyunAlIe kahyuM : 'huM vidhya pradezathI ravAnA thayo. vacce ujjayinI nagarI AvI. tyAMnA rAjA zrIprabha mArA parama AtmIya mitra che. tethI temane maLavA mATe ujjayinImAM Utaryo. rAjamahelamAM gayo. mane joine, rAjA zrIprabha harSathI mane bheTI paDyo... ane mane kahyuM : "vidyummAlI, tame kharA avasare ja AvI gayA cho. huM ane mAro parivAra akathya vedanA anubhavI rahyA chIe.' zAthI? evI zI durghaTanA banI?' pUchayuM. mitra, sAMbhaLo mArI duHkhanI vAta. tame mArI putrI jayazrIne to joI che. koMkaNa dezanA rAjAe enA putra zizupAla mATe jayazrInI mAgaNI karI hatI. paraMtu meM nA pADI hatI. te pachI vatsadezanA rAjaputra vijayakumAra sAthe jayazrIno saMbaMdha karyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 85e For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhAmadhUmathI lagnotsava UjavAI rahyo hato tyAre koMkaNanA rAjaputra zizupAle, AkAzamArge AvIne, rAjamArga parathI jayazrInuM apaharaNa karyuM. nagaramAM hAhAkAra thaI gayo. "rAjaputrIne koI rAjakumAra upADI gayo... vimAnamAM nAkhIne laI gayo... koI bacAvo rAjakumArIne..." lagna karavA AvelA vijayakumAre vAta sAMbhaLI. vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja eka hAthamAM bhAlo ane bIjA hAthamAM talavAra laI vimAnamAM AkAzamArge UDyo. teNe zizupAlane pakaDyo... jayazrIne teNe kahyuM : "he priye, huM AvI gayo chuM. tuM ro nahIM. A duSTane hiNI, tane laI jaIza.' zizupAla ane vijayakumAranuM AkAzamAM yuddha jAmyuM. vijayakumAre bhAlAno ghA karI, zizupAlanA kavacane vIMdhI nAkhyuM. zizupAle barachIno ghA karyo. vijaye vaccethI ghAne niSphaLa banAvI dIdho... chalAMga mArI, e zizupAlanA vimAnamAM kUdI paDyo. talavArano eka ghA karI, zizupAlano eka hAtha kApI nAkhyo. jayazrIne kahyuM : "tuM mArA vimAnamAM kUdI paDa..." jyAM vijayanI dRSTi jayazrI tarapha vaLI ke zizupAle vijayanA zarIra para eka pachI eka khagnanA traNa prahAra karI dIdhA... vijayanA zarIramAMthI lohInI dhArAo vahevA lAgI. chatAM eNe hiMmata nA hArI, jeTalI tAkAta hatI, te badhI bhegI karIne, teNe zizupAla para talavAra jhIMkI dIdhI. DAbe khabhethI kamaranA jamaNAM bhAga sudhI zizupAla cirAI gayo. vijaya kUdIne potAnA vimAnamAM AvI gayo. jayazrIe vimAnane zIdhra gatithI, ujjayinI tarapha haMkArI dIdhuM. teo AvI to gayAM, paraMtu vijayanA zarIra para je ghA lAgyA che, te jotAM dhrujArI chUTe che. mane nathI lAgatuM ke te jIve. bIjI bAju jayazrIe pratijJA karI che ke - "teo bhojana nahIM kare tyAM sudhI huM paNa bhojana nahIM karuM. ane te dana vadane, kumAra vijayanA palaMga pAse beThI che. aneka auSadhopacAro thaI rahyA che..." A mArA uganuM kAraNa che." vidyummAlI vidyAdhare mArA pitAjIne, potAnA udveganuM kAraNa kahyuM. pitAjIe kahyuM : "mitra, A saMsAra Avo ja che. saMsAramAM karmo jIvone nacAve che, mATe tuM kheda nA kara." vidyummAlIe kahyuM : "huM jayazrInA duHkhe duHkhI chuM... vijayakumAranA duHkhe duHkhI chuM... koI upAya maLI jAya... ane kumAra bacI jAya... to jayazrInuM saubhAgya akhaMDa rahe." mitra, tArI bhAvanA sArI che. bIjAonuM duHkha dUra karavA, ApaNe prayatna paNa karavo joIe." pitAjI sAthenI vidyumbhAlInI vAta huM sAMbhaLato hato. mArA hRdayamAM parAkramI vijayakumArane bacAvavAnI bhAvanA jAgI. huM AgalA divase ja mArA mitra gaMdharvaratine maLavA himAvAna parvata upara gayo hato. je guphAmAM ame baMne UbhA hatA, tyAM bhAga-2 # bhava chachUMdo 890 For Private And Personal Use Only

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UgelI mahauSadhi, dekhADIne mane gaMdharvatie kahyuM hatuM : 'hemakuMDala, jJAnI puruSo kahe che te sAcuM che ke 'maNi-maMtra ane auSadhiono prabhAva aciMtya hoya che.' jo A auSadhi evI prabhAvazALI che ke mANasanAM hADakAM cirAI gayAM hoya athavA talavAra vagere zastronA tIvra dhA vAgyA hoya, tenA para A auSadhi-dhoyeluM pANI reDavAmAM Ave to tarata ja rUjha AvI jAya che ane vedanA zAnte thaI jAya che.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir meM kahyuM : 'adbhuta auSadhi kahevAya.' paraMtu e auSadhi levAno mane vicAra nA Avyo, ApavAno vicAra mArA mitrane nA Avyo. paraMtu vidyunnAlInI vAta sAMbhaLI, vijayakumArane bacAvavA huM pAcho himavAna parvata upara gayo. mitra gaMdharvaratine badhI vAta karI. eNe mane pelI auSadhi ApI. e auSadhi laIne, huM himavAna parvata parathI nIce Utaryo ane tIvra gatithI AkAzamArge ahIM AvI gayo. khUba thAkI gayo hato. A vRkSaghaTAmAM ArAma karavA pravezyo. zauca karI, zAntithI beTho, paNa mane cena paDatuM na hatuM. vilaMba karavAthI kadAca vijayakumAnuM mRtyu thaI jAya...' eTale thAkelo hovA chatAM UDavA mATe taiyAra thayo. meM mArI AkAzagAminI vidyAnuM smaraNa karyuM... paraMtu hAya... re durbhAgya... mane vighA yAda ja nathI AvatI. UDavA mATe UMco-nIco thAuM chuM...' dharaNe vidyAdharakumAra hemakuMDalanI ApavIti sAMbhaLI. hemakuMDale kahyuM : 'samayasara mArA nahIM pahoMcavAthI, ujjayinImAM vijayakumAranuM mRtyu thaI jaze... enI pAchaLa jayazrI paNa AtmahatyA karI nAkhaze... mane A vAtanuM pArAvAra duHkha che. joke meM e baMnene joyAM nathI ke mAre koI saMbaMdha nathI. paraMtu mArA pitAnA parama mitra viSNunnAlInA mitranI e putrI che... ne duHkhI che eTaluM ja huM jANuM chuM. duHkhInAM duHkha dUra karavAnI ApaNI zakti hoya to ApaNe prayatna karavo joIe... A to huM adhavacce phasAI gayo. vijayane bacAvavAnI auSadhi mArI pAse hovA chatAM huM ene bacAvI nahIM zakuM... A vAtanuM mArA haiye duHkha che.' dharaNe kahyuM : 'he upakArI kumAra, tame AkAzagAminI vidyA bhUlI gayA cho, ene yAda karavAno zo upAya?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA mane koI upAya jaDato nathI.... tane AkAzagAminI vidyAnAM thoDA pada paNa yAda haze ne?' 'hA, ekAda-be pada ja yAda nathI AvatAM...' 'to tuM jeTalAM pada yAda hoya te bola...' hemakuMDala bolyo. "padAnusA2I labdhi"dvArA dharaNe bhulAyelAM pada meLavI ApyAM. hemakuMDala harSathI dharaNane bheTI paDyo. For Private And Personal Use Only 81

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I[1ra7] uttama puruSo upakArInA upakArano badalo vALyA vinA rahI zakatA nathI. hemakuDaMle dharaNane kahyuM : "mitra, teM mArA para kevo moTo upakAra karyo? mArA para ja nahIM, ujjayinInI rAjakumArI upara ane enA pati vijayakumAra upara upakAra karyo che. kahe, huM tAruM zuM priya karuM?' dharaNe kahyuM : "eka zreSTha puruSane chAje evuM kArya teM karyuM che. tuM zIrgha ravAnA thA. rAjakumAra pAse jaI ASadha-prayoga karI, tArI IcchA pUrNa kara." hemakuMDala, dharaNanI niHspRhatA joI atyaMta prasanna thaI gayo. teNe kahyuM : "A auSadhino eka TukaDo tane ApuM chuM. tArI pAse rAkhaje. kyAreka paropakAramAM upayogI banaze...' dharaNanI IcchA e levAnI na hatI, paraMtu jo huM nahIM lau to A vidyAdharakumArane duHkha thaze." ema samajIne eNe e Sadhino TukaDo laI lIdho. baMne mitro bheTyA. che. hemakuMDala AkAzamArge cAlyo gayo. dharaNa potAnA sAthe sAthe AgaLa vadhyo. 0 0 0 keTalAka divaso sudhI, koI ja vipna vinA dharaNano sAthe cAlato rahyo. eka divasa sAthe eka parvatanI taLeTImAM jaI pahoMcyo. parvata parathI vahetI eka nadI taLeTI pAsethI pasAra thatI hatI. nadIno kinAro ramaNIya hato. aneka prakAranAM vRkSothI kinAro chavAyelo hato. dharaNe e pradezamAM sArthano paDAva nAkhyo. sArthanA mANaso bhojana-pANInI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. lakSmI e badhA mANasa para dhyAna rAkhatI, pharavA lAgI, gharaNa nadIkinArA tarapha pharavA mATe gayo. pharatAM pharatAM eNe eka bhIla yuvakane joyo. tenuM zarIra megha jevuM zyAma hatuM. teNe potAnA lAMbA vALanI jaTA bAMdhI hatI. jaTA para vela vIMTALI hatI. zarIra para valkala paheryA hatAM ane enA hAthamAM dhanuSya-bANa hatAM. enI AsapAsa dasa-bAra zikArI kUtarA UbhA hatA.. Azcarya to e hatuM ke e bhIlakuvaka raDI rahyo hato. svAbhAvika rIte vanavAsI bhIlo kaSTone sahanArA ane hamezAM AnaMdI svabhAvanA hoya che. dharaNe bhalayuvaka sAme joyuM. bhIla yuvake dharaNa sAme joyuM. dharaNe saMketa karI bhIlayuvakane potAnI pAse bolAvyo. "are vanavAsI, tuM kema raDe che?" bhAga-2 ja bhava chaThThaTho 82 For Private And Personal Use Only

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he Arya, amArI pallI para moTI Apatti AvI gaI che. amArA pallIpati kAlasena upara, siMhe pAchaLathI AvIne, AkramaNa karyuM... ane mAthuM phADI nAkhyuM che. joke pallIpatie pAchA pharIne, siMha para kaTArIno ghA karI, siMhane mArI nAkhyo che. paraMtu teo pote paNa maraNAsana che. huM nahIM jIvI zakuM.' ema mAnIne, teo agnipraveza karavA taiyAra thayA che... A vAta temanI garbhavatI patnIe jANI, to te paNa pallI patinI sAthe ja anipraveza karavA taiyAra thaI che. pallIpatie nA pADI, anya sAthIoe nA pADI, chatAM e mAnatI ja nathI....' pallIpatie mane kahyuM : "ene enA pitA ja samAvI zakaze. mATe tuM jA ane bhIlaDInA pitAne bolAvI lAva." he Arya, huM pallIpatinA sasarAne bolAvavA jAuM chuM, paraMtu mane nathI lAgatuM ke pitAnI vAta paNa dIkarI mAne... ane nahIM mAne to kevo anartha thaze? koI upAya sUjhato nathI. mana duHkhathI bharAI gayuM che... mATe rudana karI rahyo chuM. bIjuM zuM karuM?' bhIlakumAra, zAnta thA. tArA pallIpatine bacAvavA huM prayatna karIza. kadAca e jIvI jaze. cAla, mane pallIpati pAse laI cAla.' A vAta cAlatI hatI tyAM bIjA bhIlakumAro paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. kumAranI vAta sAMbhaLI, sau harSita thaI gayA, bhIlakumAre kahyuM : "he Arya, ApanI AkRti ja kahe che ke Apa bhagavAnanA avatAra che. amArA pallIpati, avazya ApanI vAta mAnaze ane Apa emane sArA karI zakazo.' bhIlakumArInI sAthe dharaNA cAlyo. dharaNe kahyuM : "ApaNe jaladI pahoMcavuM joIe ne te mATe koI ghoDo. khaccara.. ke evuM koI vAhana joIe.' tarata ja eka bhIlakumAra jaMgalamAM gayo ane eka khaccarane pakaDI lAvyo. dharaNa khaccara para beTho. AgaLa AgaLa bhIlakumAro doDavA lAgyA ane pAchaLa pAchaLa dharaNanuM khaccara doDavA lAgyuM. bhIlakumAranI sAthe cAlatA potAnA sArthanA keTalAka puruSone dharaNe bolAvI lIdhA hatA. teo dharaNanI pAchaLa doDI rahyA hatA. sahu pallImAM pahoMcyA. vaDanA jhADa nIce pallIpati kalAse na beTho hato. enuM saMpUrNa zarIra lohIthI kharaDAyeluM hatuMenuM mAthuM cirAI gayuM hatuM. teNe jhADanA thaDano Teko lIdho hato. enI bAjumAM ja, enI garbhavatI patnI beThI hatI. tenI AMkhomAMthI avirata AMsu vahI rahyAM hatAM. bhIlapuvAne pallIpatinI pAse besIne, dharaNanI vAta karI. "kharekhara, A paropakArI mahApuruSa che... bhagavAnano avatAra che, he nAtha e Apane bacAvI leze.' pallIpatie AMkho kholI. pUrI nA khUlI., saheja khUlI... teNe dharaNane joyo... e Ubho thavA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 863 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gayo.... paNa jamIna para paTakAI gayo. bhIlayuvAnoe tene bhUmi para suvADI dIdho. dharaNe bhIla yuvAnone kahyuM : zIdhra pANI lAvo.' nalinIpatranA paDiyAmAM pANI lAvyA. dharaNe temAM auSadhi nAkhI. be-cAra kSaNa AMkho baMdha karI, ekAgra manathI bhAvanA bhAvI : "A auSadhinA prabhAvathI pallIpatinA badhA ja ghA rujhAI jAo..' teNe pANI dhIre dhIre pallIpatinA ghA upara reDavA mAMDyuM. mastake reDyuM. zarIra para chAMTyuM... be-cAra kSaNamAM ja enA ghA rujhAI gayAM. ghAnA DAdha paNa rahyA nahIM. pallIpati beTho thayo. pahelAM karatAM enuM rUpa paNa vadhI gayuM. pallIpatinI patnI atyaMta harSita thaI gaI. pallIpati dharaNanAM caraNomAM paDI gayo. he Arya, Ape mane to navuM jIvana ApyuM, mArI patnIne ane bhaviSyamAM janamanAra bALakane paNa jIvanadAna ApyuM che. he mahApuruSa, ApanA A mahAna upakArano badalo ame kevI rIte vALI zakIzuM? Apa have vizvAsa rAkhajo ke ame jIvanaparyata ApanA dAsa chIe. amArA jIvana upara Apano adhikAra raheze. he deva, mane AjJA Apo, huM ApanuM zuM priya karuM?' vIra puruSa, mArI eka vAta mAnajo, sarva jIvo para dayA rAkhajo. koI niraparAdhI jIvane haNazo nahIM." he deva, AjathI zikAra nahIM karavAnI pratijJA karuM chuM." uttama, tame mArI IcchA mujaba pratijJA karI. mane AnaMda thayo. have mane anumati Apo, huM mArA sArthamAM jaIza.' pallIpati svayaM dharaNa ane enA sArthanA mANasone pahoMcADavA gayo. pahoMcADIne dharaNane praNAma karI, te pAcho vaLyo. dharaNe sAthe sAthe AgaLa prayANa karyuM. tene uttarApathanA acalapura nagaramAM javuM hatuM. e kALe acalapura, uttarApathanuM moTuM vepAranuM mathaka hatuM. eTale acalapura tarapha teNe jhaDapathI prayANa AdaryuM. amAvasyAno divasa hato. dharaNe upavAsa karyo hato. "AyAmukhI' nAmanA nAnA gAmaDAnA pAdare sArthano paDAva paDelo hato. dharaNa paDAvanI pAse ja, eka vRkSanI chAyAmAM beTho hato. tyAM teNe "mane choDAvo, mane bacAvo." evo karuNa avAja sAMbhaLyo. avAjanI dizAmAM teNe joyuM. rAjapuruSo eka yuvakane pakaDIne, laI jatA hatA. yuvakane lAla raMge raMgavAmAM Avyo hato, enA khabhe moTI chULI hatI. tenI AgaLa Dhola vAgatuM hatuM. e yuvaka sAthenI najIka Avyo tyAre moTA svare bolavA lAgyo : "he sArthanA bhAIo, 864 bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArI vAta sAMbhaLo : 'huM maurya nAmano caMDAlaputra chuM. huM 'mahAzara' gAmano nivAsI chuM. kaMIka kAmathI huM kuzasthaLa tarapha jato hato, tyAM A rAjapuruSoe mane pakaDyo. sAco cora to chaTakI gayo... enA badale mane abhAgIne pakaDI lIdho. he Arya, huM tamArA zaraNe Avyo chuM. mane choDAvo. vagara aparAdhe amArA pUrvapuruSonI niSkalaMka kIrtine jhAMkhapa lAge che... enuM mane pArAvAra duHkha lAge che.' cAMDAla yuvakanI vAta sAMbhaLIne, dharaNane enA para dayA AvI gaI. teNe rAjapuraSone kahyuM : 'tame be ghaDI UbhA raho... huM A nirdoSa yuvAnane mukta karavA, mAhArAjAne vinaMtI karIne AvuM.' rAjapuruSoe dharaNane kahyuM : 'to tame jaladI karo. ame ahIM ja UbhA chIe.' dharaNe rAjAne bheTa ApavA, lakSamUlyanI motInI mALA lIdhI ane zIghra rAjA pAse pahoMcyo. rAjAne praNAma karI, teNe cAMDALa yuvAnanI vAta karI ane motInI mALA bheTa ApI. 'he sArthavAha, tArI vAta huM mAnuM chuM. e yuvAnane mukta karavA, huM hamaNAM ja mAro dUta mokaluM chuM.' 'mahArAjA, Ape mArA para mahAna kRpA karI.' cAMDALa yuvAna mukta thayo. rAjapuruSone dharaNe bheTo ApIne, khuza karyAM. cAMDALa yuvAnane khAvA mATe bhAtuM ApyuM. yuvAne dharaNanAM caraNomAM praNAma karyAM ane potAnA gaMtavya tarapha cAlyo gayo, eka ajANyA... cAMDALa yuvAnane zULI para caDhato bacAvIne, dharaNa ane sArthanA puruSoe AnaMda anubhavyo. sArthanA puruSoe dharaNanI khUba prazaMsA karavA mAMDI. dharaNanI patnI lakSmI, dharaNanI prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne, akaLAvA lAgI. dinapratidina tenA manamAM dharaNa pratye dveSa vadhato cAlyo. jyAre sArtha acalapura pahoMcyo tyAre lakSmI dharaNane mAravAnI yojanA vicAravA lAgI. acalapura pahoMcIne dharaNe, potAnI sAthe AvelA vepArIone kahyuM :'he sajjano, ahIM tame pota-potAno vepAra karo. je mAla tamArI pAse che, te veco ane pachI je mAla ahIM kharIdavo hoya, te kharIdo... ApaNe ahIM cAra-cha mahinA rokAIzuM.' dharaNe acalapuramAM eka havelI bhADe laI lIdhI, lakSmIe ghara vasAvI dIdhuM. potAno mAla eNe havelImAM vyavasthita goThavI dIdho. nagaramAM vepAra karavA, nagaranA rAjAnI anumati levI paDatI hatI. dharaNa eka rajatanA thALamAM mUlyavAna ratno laIne, rAjasabhAmAM gayo. rAjAne praNAma karI, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 85

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ratnono thALa bheTa Apyo. rAjAe dharaNane, vepAra karavAnI paravAnagI ApI. dharaNe potAno mAla vecavA mAMDyo. eno dhaMdho khUba sAro cAlavA lAgyo. bIjI bAju lakSmI dharaNane kevI rIte mAravo, enI gaDamathala karavA lAgI. jhera ApIne mArI nAkhuM to? huM ene roja savAre sAkara, badAma, pIstA nAkhIne dUdha ApuM chuM. e tarata ja pI jAya che. paraMtu.. e marI jAya... pachI A paradezamAM huM ekalI paDI jAuM... ATalI badhI saMpattine huM kevI rIte sAcavI zakuM? kadAca koIne khabara paDe.. to mane mArIne, badhI saMpatti laI jAya.. kadAca mane mAre nahIM.. to paNa huM daridra banI jAuM.... nA, nA, hamaNAM ene mAravo nathI. paNa huM ene game tyAM game tyAre mArIza... tyAre Ama ja banavAnuM ne? mAre hiMmata karavI joIe... paraMtu hiMmatanI sAthe sAthe mAre sArthanA ja koI yuvAnane mArA mohamAM phaksAvavo joIe.. ke jethI, A dharaNanA mRtyu pachI, huM enA sahAre jIvI zakuM ane svacchaMdapaNe vaiSayika sukho bhogavI zakuM.' teNe sArthanA eka yuvAna sAthe paricaya vadhAryo. dharaNane khabara nA paDe, e rIte ene sonAmahoro ApavA mAMDI. pelo yuvAna lakSmIne vadhu ne vadhu cAhavA lAgyo. eka divasa lakSmIe potAnI yojanA yuvAnane kahI dIdhI. pelo camakyo. ene lakSmInI cAlano khyAla AvI gayo. enA manamAM dharaNa mATe prema hato, dharaNanI paropakAranI bhAvanA ane paropakAranAM kAma joyAM hatAM. jyAre pallIpati kAlasenane dharaNe sAra karyo hato tyAre A yuvAna dharaNanI sAthe hato. cAMDAlaputrane bacAvyo tyAre paNa A yuvAna hAjara hato. evA dharaNane prayojana vinA mAravAnI vAta, yuvAnane gamI nahIM. teNe lakSmIne pUchyuM : priye, dharaNane mAravAnuM koI prayojana?" "mane e gamato nathI, e ja prayojana.' dharaNa gamato nathI? enA jevo guNavAna ane paropakArI puruSa, sArthamAM bIjo koI nathI.. vaLI rUpavAna paNa che... evo pati nahIM gamavAnuM koI kAraNa? eno joIe eTalo prema mane nathI maLato..." teM ene kahyuM haze ne?" ghaNuM kahuM chuM, paraMtu e enA dhaMdhAmAM ja racyopacyo rahe che. divase dhaMdho ane rAtre thAkyo-pAkyo AvIne, jamIne UMghI jAya che... mArI sAthe ekAda ghaDI vAto paNa karato nathI... AvA patinI sAthe mAruM yauvana kevI rIte vitAvI zakAya? huM mAruM yauvana niSphaLa karavA nathI IcchatI mATe tArI sAthe meM prema karyo che...." bhale, prema karIe. paNa dharaNane mAravAnI vAta bhUlI jA.' 099 bhAga-2 # bhava cheTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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mane corI-chUpIthI prema karavo gamato nathI. eno kAMTo dUra thaI jAya... pachI ApaNe be premanA mukta gaganamAM UDIzuM. ATalI badhI saMpatti pachI ApaNI thaI jaze... tAre jIvanamAM kamAvAnI jarUra nahIM paDe..." huM vicArIne tane kAle kahIza.' bhale, kAle kaheje, paraMtu kAma huM kahuM, te karavAnuM che. mane vacana Apa..." tuM je kAma Icche che, e aMge mAre vicAravuM paDaze...' 0 0 0 yuvAna cAlyo gayo. paNa enA manamAM bhAre gaDamathala zarU thaI gaI. "A strI jo AvA dharaNa jevA patine paNa mAravAnI vAta kare che. to kyAreka e mane paNa mArI zake! huM dharaNa jevo rUpavAna paNa nathI. dharaNa jevo parAkramI paNa nathI.... eno svArtha pate.. pachI e DAkaNanuM rUpa karI zake. mAre enA mohapAzamAMthI chUTavuM joIe. eTaluM ja nahIM, dharaNane paNa sAvadhAna karI devo joIe. paraMtu dharaNane huM kevI rIte vAta karuM?" yuvAna mUMjhAyo. te dharaNa pAse gayo. teNe kahyuM : "kumAra, mAro vepAra pUro thaI gayo che. mArI IcchA jaladI ghare pahoMcavAnI che. koI sArtha jato hoya...' are kuzaLa, tAro vepAra thaI gayo, bhale thaI gayo. mAro vepAra haju cAlu che. tuM mArI sAthe joDAIne, mane upayogI thA... ApaNe paNa have jaladI svadeza tarapha prayANa karavuM ja che..." kuzaLa nA kahI zakyo... lakSmInI vAta kahevA enI jIbha ja nA UpaDI. kuzaLa dharaNanI havelImAM javAnuM baMdha karyuM. lakSmIne bIjo koI upAya nA jaDyo... te samasamIne besI rahI. 0 0 0 dharaNe aDhaLaka dhana upArjana karyuM. eka kroDa sonAmahoro kamAI lIdhI. svadezamAM vepAra karavA mATe je mAla levA jevo hato, te kharIdI lIdho. poTho bharI gADAM bharyA. nagaramAM rahelA potAnA sArthanA mANasone bhegA karyA ane kahyuM : "bhAIo, ApaNe ahIM ghaNuM kamAyA, chatAM tamArAmAMthI koI nA kamAyuM hoya to mane kahejo. huM temane lAkha lAkha sonAmahoro ApIza.... ApaNe AvatI kAle savAre svadeza tarapha prayANa karavAnuM che." ( 6 ka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 87 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[l[18 ghana-saMpattithI paripUrNa, dharaNano sArtha "kAdaMbarI' nAmanI aTavAmAM AvI pahoMcyo. kAdaMbarI aTavImAM hajAro AmravRkSo tathA caMdananAM vRkSo hatAM. hajAro siMha-vAgha-bheMsambaLada ane haraNa vagere pazuo hatAM. vRkSo para vAnaronAM ToLAMo kikiyArIo karI rahyAM hatAM. pakSIono kalarava thaI rahyo hato. siMhanI garjanAo hatI. madonmatta hAthIonAM ToLAM yatheccha bhramaNa karatAM hatAM. kAdaMbarI aTavIne eka parvatamALAe be bhAgamAM vaheMcI nAkhI hatI. aTavInA madhya bhAgamAM nirmaLa jaLathI bhareluM eka sarovara hatuM. dharaNakumAre, e sarovaranA kinAre sArthano paDAva nAkhyo hato. sArthanA lokoe sarovaramAM snAna karyuM. saMdhyAkAlIna bhojana karyuM ane sahu svastha banyA. rAtri ahIM aTavImAM ja pasAra karavAnI hatI, eTale cAre dizAmAM yogya sthAnomAM rakSakonI cokIo sthApita karI dIdhI. rakSako zastrasajja banI, sArthanI rakSA mATe. goThavAI gayA. dharaNakumAra vagere sahu nizcita banI, nidrAdhIna banyA.. rAtrinA traNa prahara nirvighna pasAra thaI gayA, paraMtu cotho prahara zarU thatAM ja bhIla-DAkuo sArtha para tUTI paDyA. sarva prathama temaNe rakSakone pakaDI lIdhA. keTalAkane ghAyala karI dIdhA.... ane pachI mAro lUMTI lo...' nA pokAro pADatA sArtha upara trATakyA. strIo rudana karavA lAgI. paraMtu sArthanA puruSo saphALA jAgI gayA. dharaNa paNa jAgI gayo. dareka puruSanI pAse zastra to rahetuM ja hatuM. zastra laIne, puruSoe bahAdurIthI bhIlono sAmano karavA mAMDyo. khUba vIratAthI laDIne, temaNe bhIlanA ToLAne bhagADI mUkyuM. paraMtu laDAImAM sArthanA ghaNA mANaso marI gayA. bhIlo pharIne ekatrita thayA. pharIthI temaNe sArtha para AkramaNa karI dIdhuM. e vakhate lakSmI dharaNanI pAse AvI, vaLagI paDI. "nAtha, mane khUba bhaya lAge che. mane ahIMthI dUra laI cAlo." dharaNe vicAryuM : "have atyAre DAkuo vadhAre che, ame thoDA chIe. avazya hAravAnA... pachI e DAkuo strIo para paNa humalo kare to? dhana-saMpatti laI jAya bhale laI jAya, paraMtu mAre lakSmIne laIne, ahIMthI bhAgI chUTavuM joIe." dharaNe lakSmIne kahyuM : "devI, ciMtA nA kara. huM jIvuM chuM. tyAM sudhI tAro vALa paNa vAMko nahIM thavA dauM, cAla, A uttara dizA tarapha jaIe.' dharaNe hAthamAM dhanuSya868 bhAga-2 # bhava chaThuTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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bANa lIdhAM ane bhIlonI najara nA paDe, e rIte e sAvadhAnIthI uttara dizA tarapha cAlyo gayo. lakSmIne kahyuM : 'bhIlo A bAju prAyaH nahIM Ave.' uttara dizAmAM e AgaLa vadhyo... bIjI bAju bhIloe sArthanA puruSane gherI laI, doraDAMthI e badhAne bAMdhI lIdhA. badhI ja dhana-saMpatti para kabajo karI tenAM poTalAM bAMdhyAM. bhIla-DAkuoe e poTalAM upADI lIdhAM ane potAnI pallI tarapha cAlyA. harSanI ciciyArIo thavA lAgI. bhIla-DAkuo emanA senApati pallIpati kAlasenanI pAse AvyA. lUMTano badho ja mAla pallIpatinI sAme mUkI dIdho ane baMdhaka puruSone sAme UbhA karI dIdhA. DAkuoe kahyuM : 'ame Aje eka sAthe lUMTyo ane sArthanA ATalA puruSone baMdhaka banAvyA che.' kAlasene pUchyuM : 'tame kono sArtha lUMTyo? kyAMthI Avato hato e sArtha' bhIloe kahyuM : 'ame jANatA nathI.' kAlasene baMdhaka puruSo sAme joyuM : 'teomAM ene eka puruSa paricita lAgyo. 'A puruSane meM (dharaNa) sArthavAhanI sAthe joyelo che... joke huM e mArA upakArI sArthavAhanuM nAma bhUlI gayo chuM. paNa jyAre siMhe mAruM mAthuM phADI nAkhyuM hatuM tyAre eNe koI auSadhaprayogathI mane maratAM bacAvyo hato...' kAlasene e puruSane pUchyuM. 'he bhadra, meM tane joyelo che. tuM sArthavAhanI sAthe pUrva A pallImAM Avelo? jyAre e sArthavAhe... auSadhaprayoga karI mane bacAvelo?' e puruSe kahyuM : 'he pallIpati, e dharaNa sArthavAhanI sAthe huM Avelo.' kAlasena e puruSane bheTI paDayo. 'bhadra, tAruM nAma?' 'saMgama.' 'saMgama, e sArthavAha kyAM che?' saMgamanI AMkhamAM AMsu dhasI AvyAM. teNe kahyuM : 'huM jANato nathI. jyAre sArtha upara humalo thayo tyAre meM teone dhanuSya-bANa laI, bhIlasainiko tarapha doDatA joyA hatA... pachI to amane baMdhaka banAvavAmAM AvyA. teone meM joyA nathI...' 'are... A sAthe e upakA2I mahAnubhAvano hato? meM jANyuM nahIM... mArA sainikoe enA sArtha para humalo karIne, lUMTa calAvI... kharAba kAma thaI gayuM... mArI adhamatAnI hada AvI gaI...' kAlasena raDI paDyo. mUrchita thaI, jamIna para zrI samarAditya mahAkathA ti For Private And Personal Use Only

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paDI gayo. bhIlasevakoe valkalanA paMkhAthI pavana nAkhyo ane enA mukha para pANI chAMTayuM. thoDI vAra pachI, te bhAnamAM Avyo. teNe sainikone pUchuyuM : "are sAthIo, tame sArthamAM koIne mArI nAkhyA che kharA?" nA saradAra, ame koInA prANa lIdhA nathI, paraMtu zastronA prahAro karyA che.' kAlasene pharIthI badhA ja baMdhakone dhArIdhArIne joyA. temAM dharaNane nA joyo. teNe sAthIdArone AjJA karI : "lUMTano badho ja mAla-sAmAna eka bAju mUkI do, tene DhAMkI do - ane A badhA ja baMdhakone mukta karI do. teomAM jeo ghAyala thayelA che, temane pATApIMDI karo, auSadha Apo.' sArthanA puruSone kahyuM : "he mahAnubhAvo, bahu ja lajjAjanaka kAma mArAthI thaI gayuM che. huM dharaNane zodhI lAvavA mArA sAthIdArone mokaluM chuM. tame ahIM nirbhaya banIne raho. sArthano badho ja mAlasAmana, tamane pAcho maLI jaze." kAlasene dharaNAne zodhavA, bhIlone cAre dizAmAM mokalI dIdhA. pote paNa dharaNane zodhavA nIkaLI paDyo. eka prahara sudhI dharaNanI zodha karavA chatAM dharaNa nA maLyo. zodha karavA gayelA badhA bhIlo pAchA pallImAM AvI gayA. pallIpati paNa nirAza vadane pAcho Avyo. te khUba ja vyathita thayo. teNe bhIlone ane sArthanA puruSone kahyuM : "jema sarpane dUdha pAyuM hoya, tenuM jhera thAya che, tema sajjana puruSo durjana upara upakAra kare, tenuM phaLa azubha ja Ave che. A dharaNa sArthavAhe mane, mArI patnIne ane mArA putrane maratAM bacAvyAM. amArA prANonI rakSA karI... tyAre meM enI sAthe viparIta AcaraNa karyuM... ghora akArya karyuM... vadhu zuM kahuM? paraMtu huM pratijJA karuM chuM ke : "pAMca divasamAM jo huM dharaNane zodhI nA kADhuM to agni-citAmAM praveza karIza.' tyAra pachI palapatie kAdaMbarI aTavInI kuLadevInI mAnatA mAnI : "he kuLadevI, jo huM mahAnubhAva dharaNanAM darzana karIza to he bhagavatI, daza puruSonuM huM balidAna ApIza.' teNe pAMca divasa cAle eTaluM bhAtuM taiyAra karAvyuM. punaH dharaNanI zodha mATe, potAnA sAthIone bhAtuM ApI cAre dizAmAM ravAnA karyA ane pote paNa bhAtuM laIne, ravAnA thayo. sArthanA puruSo pallIpatinA dharaNa pratyenA anurAgathI Azcaryacakita thaI gayA. saMgame kahyuM : "pallIpatimAM kRtajJatAno guNa kevo khIlelo che? dharaNanA upakArone te bhUlyo nathI. upakArano badalo vALavA mATe te keTalo tatpara che! 870 bhAga-2 # bhava chaThThuMTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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kazaLa kahyuM : "teNe kevI kaThora pratijJA karI? pAMca divasamAM jo sArthavAha nahIM maLe to agnisnAna karaze.." A loko vacanapAlanamAM daDha hoya che... bhale teo lUMTaphATa karatA hoya... paraMtu emanAmAM keTalAka vizeSa guNo hoya che. A pallI patinI jagyAe ApaNe hoIe to? zuM karIe ApaNe?' saMgame kahyuM. ApaNe A karyuM ne? pallIpati ane enA sAthIo ApaNA sArthavAhane zodhavA gayA... ApaNe ahIM besI rahyA..." kuzaLa duHkhI hRdaye, vAta karI. eNe ApaNI paNa kevI kALajI lIdhI? jene jene vAgyuM hatuM, zastra-prahAra thayA hatA, temane pATApIMDI karI.. A badhuM dharaNanA ja pratApe ne?' eka AdheDavayanA puruSe kahyuM. sAcI vAta che tamArI. badho pratApa sArthavAhano ja che. huM svadeza pAcho nahoto vaLavAno... to sArthavAhe mane kahyuM : "bhale tame kamAyA nathI, huM tamane lAkha sonAmahora ApIza. tame cAlo. tamArAM bALako ane tamArI patnI tamArA vinA keTalAM duHkhI thatAM haze?' mArA parivAranI ciMtA sArthavAha karI.' 'tamArI ja nahIM, ghaNAnI ciMtA emaNe karI che. e to deva che deva.." pallIpatine sArthavAha maLI jAya to bahu sAruM. nahIMtara moTo anartha thaze ahIM...' maLI jaze sArthavAha pallIpatinI zuddha bhAvanA che ne! ane sArthavAha dIdhe AyuSyavALA che. puNyazALI che... dharmAtmA che. emaNe koInuM bagADyuM nathI, to emanuM nA ja bagaDe." 0 0 0 dharaNa lakSmInI sAthe "zilindra' nAmanA parvata pAse pahoMcyo hato. te baMne pahADa para caDhavA lAgyAM. parvata khUba vikaTa hato. dharaNe lakSmIno hAtha pakaDyo hato. caDhatAM caDhatAM baMne thAkI gayAM. temAMya lakSmI atyaMta thAkI gaI hatI. tenA zarIre parasevo vaLI gayo hato. dharaNane lakSmInI AvI avadazA joIne, kheda thayo. teNe lakSmIne kahyuM : devI, te atyaMta thAkI gaI che... chatAM mArI sAthe cAlI rahI che... mArA kAraNe tAre keTalAM badhAM kaSTa sahevAM paDe che?' lakSmI bIjA ja vicAromAM lIna hatI, dharaNanI vAta sAMbhaLIne, teNe kahyuM : svAmInAtha, mArA kAraNe Apane ATalAM badhAM kaSTa sahavAM paDe che... jo huM sAthe nA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 8 . For Private And Personal Use Only

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hota to Apa sArthane bacAvavA doDyA hota. sArthanuM zuM thayuM haze? dharaNane lakSmInA uttarathI AnaMda thayo, paraMtu lakSmInA mananA bhAva judA ja hatA. te vicAratI hatI : 'bhale mArA kAraNe to mArA kAraNe sahI, ene khUba kaSTa sahevuM paDe che, teno mane AnaMda che. e bhIlonI sAthe laDatAM laDatAM marI gayo hota to mane atyaMta AnaMda thAta...' dharaNe lakSmIne kahyuM : "tuM A paththarazilA para besa, huM jo maLe to thoDAM phaLa ane pANI laI AvuM." lakSmIne besADI, dharaNa pANI ane phaLa zodhavA gayo. AsapAsa eNe tapAsa karI, paraMtu na maLyuM pANI ke nA maLyAM phaLa. te nirAza thaIne, pAcho lakSmI pAse AvI gayo. lakSmIe kahyuM : "nAtha, tame ciMtA nA karo. Aje mane pANI ane phaLa nahIM maLe to cAlaze. paraMtu have ApaNe koI sArI jagyA zodhIne, rAtavAso karIe. have mArAthI calAze nahIM. huM khUba ja thAkI gaI chuM." pahADamAM jaMgalI pazuonI bharamArI hatI eTale khUba ja surakSita jagyAe rAtavAso karavo paDe ema hato. dharaNe evI jagyAnI tapAsa karI. pahADanI evI guphA maLI gaI ke emAM praveza karyA pachI paththarathI e guphAnuM dvAra baMdha karI zakAya. pahelA dharaNe guphAmAM jaIne joyuM ke aMdara koI pazu nathI ne? manuSya hovAnI to koI zakyatA ja na hatI. tyAra pachI teNe lakSmIne aMdara bolAvI. paththarathI dvAra baMdha karyuM. aMdara baMne eka moTI zilA para sUI gayAM. rAtrimAM temane koI ja upadrava nA thayo. prabhAte teo guphAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLyAM ane pahADa para cAlavA lAgyAM. vacce vacce vizrAma karatAM te baMne AgaLa vadhavA lAgyAM... nathI maLatuM pANI, nathI maLatAM khAvA yogya phaLo. traNa prahara divasanA pasAra thaI gayA hatA. ane eka vaTavRkSa nIce lakSmI DhaLI paDI. mUcchita thaI gaI. tenuM vadana karamAI gayuM hatuM... te jANe cetanAhIna thaI gaI. dharaNanuM citta atyaMta vyagra thaI gayuM. tenI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. teNe AsapAsa joyuM. dUra dUra najara nAkhI, koI ja manuSya dekhAto na hato, te lakSmI pAse beTho. dhIre dhIre enuM zarIra dabAvavA mAMDyuM. tenuM mastaka paMpALavA mAMDyuM. zItala pavana vahevA lAgyo. lakSmIe AMkho kholI.. dharaNa sAme joyuM. askUTa zabdomAM te bolI : "mane ghaNI ja tarasa lAgI che. pANI.. pANI... pANI.." dharaNe lakSmIne kahyuM : "devI, thoDI dhIraja rAkha. huM pANInI tapAsa karuM chuM. tuM ahIM ja raheje.' dharaNa eka vRkSa para caDhayo. teNe dUra ane najIka dRSTi nAkhI paraMtu na dekhAyuM 872 bhAga-2 2 bhava chaThUMTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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koi sarovara ke na dekhAi koi nadI. eka jharaNuM paNa jovA nA maLyuM. te jhADa parathI nIce Utaryo... tenuM mana glAnithI bharAi gayuM. teNe vicAryuM : 'have A lakSmI jIvI nahIM zake... are bhagavAna, huM kevI bhayAnaka sthitimAM mukAi gayo?' te AsapAsa nirAza vadane pharavA lAgyo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir tenI najara eka vanaspatinA choDa para paDI. dharaNa vanaspatione oLakhato hato. te e choDa pAse gayo. A 'tuvaraoiyA' nAmanI vanaspati lAge che. > te 'tuvaraThiyA' vanaspatinA prabhAvane paNa jANato hato. 'A vanaspatinA rasamAM manuSyanuM lohI paDe to te pANI thai jAya... ' teNe vicAryuM : 'have lakSmIne jivADavAno A eka ja upAya che... ke huM parNonA paDiyAmAM, mAruM lohI kADhuM ane temAM A 'tuvarariyA' vanaspati nAkhI, tenuM pANI banAvIne lakSmIne pAuM. AnA sivAya, bIjo koi upAya dekhAto nathI. nathI ahIM koi sarovara dekhAtuM ke koi nAnuM jharaNuM paNa dekhAtuM nathI... e bicArI pANI vinA, mRtyunA Are beThelI che. mAre ene bacAvavI ja joie. enA vinA mAruM jIvana artha vinAnuM che... vaLI, ATaluM lohI zarIramAMthI kADhavAthI, kaMi huM marI javAno nathI. hA, huM ene kyAreya A vAta nahIM karuM ke meM mArA lohInuM pANI banAvIne, tane pAyuM hatuM!' mArI pAse charI che. tenAthI ghA karIza ane saMjIvanI auSadha che, tenAthI ghAne rujhAvI daiza. A pANIthI tenI tRSA zAnta thaze, ane mArA sAthaLanuM mAMsa kApIne, agnimAM tene pakAvIne, tene khAvA mATe ApIza. tethI tenI kSudhA zAnta thaze. tene kahIza ke - dUra agnimAM eka sasaluM bhuMjAi gayeluM paDyuM hatuM. tenuM A mAMsa che... mATe khAi jA. enA prANa TakI jaze... mane e atyaMta priya che. enA jIvana vinA mAruM jIvana TakI ja nA zake... ' zrI samarAditya mahAkA dharaNe je pramANe vicAryuM e ja pramANe karyuM. lohInuM pANI banAvIne, lakSmIne pAyuM ane potAnA sAthaLanuM mAMsa pakAvIne, ene khavaDAvyuM. lakSmI svastha thai. alpa samaya tyAM vizrAma karyo ane pachI tyAMthI AgaLa cAlavA mAMDyuM. dharaNanA khabhA para hAtha mUkIne, lakSmI dhIre dhIre pahADa upara cAlatI hatI. tenA cittamAM dharaNa mATe koi ja sAro vicAra Avato na hato... kyAMthI Ave? dharaNanA jIva pratye enA hRdayamAM veranAM UMDA mULa paDelAM hatAM. tIvra kaSAya paDelAM hatAM. tenA duSTa vicAromAM preraka tattva e kaSAyo hatA. For Private And Personal Use Only 693

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Y129] pahADa UtarIne teo uttara dizAmAM cAlyA. e dizAmAM emane koi, sAme dekhAtuM hatuM. sUryAsta thavAnI taiyArI hatI. teo jhaDapathI cAlavA lAgyAM... teo je gAmanA pAdare pahoMcyA, te gAmanuM nAma "mahAzara' hatuM. aMdhAruM pRthvI para UtarI AvyuM hatuM eTale dharaNe gAmanI bahAra, yakSamaMdiramAM rAtri pasAra karavAno vicAra karyo. teNe lakSmIne kahyuM : "ApaNe rAtri A yakSamaMdiramAM pasAra karI, savAre gAmamAM jaizuM." lakSmIe hA pADI. tenA manamAM to eka ja vAta ghumarAtI hatI ke dharaNane vadhumAM vadhu kaSTa paDe... ane avasara maLatAM, e ene mArI zake. eka prahara sudhI, baMnee vAto karI, "sArthanuM zuM thayuM haze? sArthanA mANasonuM zuM thayuM haze? sArthanI karoDonI saMpattinuM zuM thayuM haze?' dharaNe lakSmIne kahyuM : "A badhA bhAgyanA khela che. bhAgya raMkane rAjA banAve che. bhAgya rAjAne raMka banAve che. ApaNe zA mATe ciMtA karavI? bhAgya jyAM laI jAya tyAM jaizuM... ane avasara maLe puruSArtha paNa karIzuM.' dharaNe lakSmIne kahyuM : "tuM pahelA sUi jA. huM jAgato beTho chuM. chellA praharamAM huM tane jagADIza... ane huM sUI jaIza." lakSamI ghasaghasATa UMghI gaI. dharaNa jAgato rahyo. thoDI vAra maMdiramAM AMTApherA mArato to thoDI vAra maMdiranAM oTalAM para besI, AkAza tarapha jai raheto. ene ciMtA hatI lakSmInI, "koi paNa upAye lakSmI hemakhema svadeza pahoMcI jAya eTale basa. mArI sAthe ene keTalAM badhA kaSTa sahana karavA paDe che? mane eTaluM ja duHkha che. savAre ame gAmamAM jaizuM. tyAM jaine huM evI koI vyavasthA goThavIza ke jethI saraLatAthI svadeza jaI zakAya. bhale mArI kamAyelI saMpatti cAlI gai... ame jIvatAM rahyAM ane jIvatAM ghare pahoMcIzuM, e paNa ghaNuM che. bhale mArI ane devanaMdInI zaratamAM huM hArI jaiza ane devanaMdI jItI jaze. mane e vAtanuM du:kha nathI. lakSmIne ghare pahoMcADI huM pharIthI videzayAtrA para nIkaLI paDIza. bhAgyane pharI ajamAvIza. nirAza thaine, gharanA khUNAmAM bharAi rahevuM nathI.' AvA aneka vicAromAM rAtrinA traNa prahara pasAra thaI gayA. cotho prahara zarU thai gayo. dharaNe lakSmIne jagADI. lakSmI jAgI. dharaNe kahyuM : "lakSmI, have tuM jAgaje. eka prahara huM UMghI jAuM chuM. prabhAte ApaNe gAmamAM jaine, khAvA-pIvAnI vyavasthA karIzuM.' 874 bhAga-2 # bhava chaThThuMTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharaNa sUi gayo. tene ghasaghasATa UMgha AvI gai. lakSmI jAgatI beThI. rAta aMdhArI thaI gaI hatI. cAre bAju nIrava zAMti hatI.. tyAM acAnaka maMdiranI bahAra kolAhala saMbhaLAyo. thoDI ja vAramAM.. "koI maMdiramAM ghUsI AvyuM... ane aMdarathI dvAra baMdha karyuM.." ema lakSmIne lAgyuM. maMdiranA dvAranI bahAra thatI vAto saMbhaLAtI hatI : "sainiko, barAbara sAvadhAnI rAkhajo... cora A maMdiramAM bharAi gayo che. have e cokkasa pakaDAI javAno.' lakSmInA manamAM vAta spaSTa thai gai. ene maMdiramAM coranAM pagalAM paNa saMbhaLAyAM. lakSmI DarI nahIM, paraMtu tenAmAM koi sAhasa karavAnI hiMmata pragaTI. teNe vicAryuM : huM corane maLuM.. enI sAthe vAta karuM... kadAca mAro manoratha saphaLa thAya...' cora maMdiranA eka khUNAmAM, thAMbhalAnI pAchaLa bharAine, Ubho hato. ene bhaya hato ke maMdirano daravAjo toDIne, kadAca koTavAla aMdara AvIne, ene pakaDe athavA mArI nAkhe, kAraNa ke corI karIne jevo te rAjabhaMDAranA makAnamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo hato. tevI ja koTavAle ene joi lIdho hato. cora AgaLa ane koTavAla pAchaLo... gAmanI galIomAM doDI doDIne... e thAkI gayo hato. chevaTe e core A maMdiranuM zaraNa lIdhuM hatuM. have enAthI jarAya doDI zakAya ema na hatuM. e thAMbhalA pAchaLa hAMphato hato. bagalamAM eNe corInA mAlano Dabbo pakaDelo hato. dhIre dhIre lakSmI enI pAse pahoMcI. bahu ja dhImA svare, eNe corane pUchayuM : bhadra, tuM koNa che? ene dvAranI bahAra loko zI vAta kare che?' corane Azcarya thayuM! AvA avAvaruM maMdiramAM... rAtrinA samaye suMdara strI? ane jarAya DaryA vinA e mane pUche che. teNe kahyuM : "suMdarI, tuM atyAre mane kaMi paNa nA pUcha... paraMtu mane atyAre thoDuM pANI maLaze? mane atyaMta tarasa lAgI che.' lakSmIe kahyuM : "tane pANI maLaze, paraMtu pahelA mane kahe ke tuM koNa che ane ahIM kema chupAyo che? ane maMdiranI bahAra koNa loko che? core vicAra karyo : "A strI gajaba lAge che! kevI enI nirbhayatA che! kevuM sAhasa karI rahI che? ane kevI sArI vANI che! avazya , A koi moTA gharanI strI lAge che' Ama vicArIne teNe kahyuM : "suMdarI, mArI kathA lAMbI che. saMkSepamAM kahI zakAya ema nathI... chatAM tane ati saMkSepamAM kahuM chuM : "mAruM nAma caMDarudra che. huM A gAmano nivAsI chuM. meM rAjabhaMDAramAMthI corI karI che. ratnono Dabbo corIne huM nIkaLyo.. ke koTavAle mane joi lIdho.. e mArI pAchaLa paDyo.. aMdhArI rAtano aMdhakAra oDhI, huM bhAgyo... ane ahIM Avyo. have mArAmAM doDavAnI jarAya zakti rahI nathI.. mane lAgyuM ke ahIM chupAi javAthI bacI jaiza... paraMtu maMdiramAM pravezatAM mane koTavAle joI lIdho che. eTale eNe enA sainikothI maMdirane zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 875 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gherI lIdhuM che. have bacavAnI mane koi AzA nathI.." lakSmIe kahyuM : "caMDarudra, jo tuM mArI vAta mAne to tane huM bacAvI zakuM chuM." suMdarI, AjJA karo... huM tamArI vAta mAnIza... mane bacAvI lo...' to sAMbhaLa, huM mAkaMdInagarInA kArtika zeThanI putrI chuM. mAruM nAma lakSmI che. mArAM lagna... mArA pUrvajanmonA verI dharA nAmanA zreSThI sAthe thayAM che. e mane jarAya priya nathI. e mArI sAthe ja che. A maMdiramAM e ghasaghasATa UMghe che. jo tAre bacavuM che to have corIno mAla tuM mArA UMghatA patinI pAse mUkI de... ane tuM mArI sAthe bIjI tarapha sUI jA. hA, tAre mane patnI banAvavI paDaze. savAre koTavAla tamane baMnene pakaDaze. rAjA pAse laI jaze. tyAre huM tane mArA patirUpe oLakhAvIza.. tuM bacI jaze. ne mAro apriya pati corarUpe pakaDAze. tene zULI para caDhAvAze.' core kahyuM : "suMdarI, tArI vAta sArI che, paNa huM A ja gAmano rahevAsI chuM. mAre patnI paNa che... ane e mArI patnIne AkhuM gAma oLakhe che...' lakSmInI yojanA niSphaLa gai. tene kaMi nA sUjhayuM. teNe corane kahyuM : "to pachI zuM karIzuM? tane koi upAya sUjhe che?' core kahyuM : "che eka upAya. mArI pAse "paradaSTi-mohanI" nAmanI guTikA che. eka samaye mArA guru skaMda mane A guTikA ApI hatI. pANImAM ghasIne e guTikA AMkhomAM AMjavAmAM Ave to ene koi mANasa to nA joI zake, moTo devendra paNa nA joI zake.' lakSmIe pUchyuM : "e guTikA kyAM che?" mArI pAse. mArI keDamAM ja che." "to pachI AMjato kema nathI?' pANI nathI." pANI huM ApuM." lakSmI pAse paDiyAmAM thoDuM pANI hatuM, te pANI laI AvI. caMDa guTikAne pANImAM ghasI AMkhomAM AMjI, lakSmInI AMkhomAM paNa AjI. ratnono dAbaDa dharaNanI pAse mUkI dIdho. prabhAte koTavAle maMdiranuM jUnuM-purANuM dvAra toDI nAkhyuM. sainiko sAthe koTavAle maMdiramAM praveza karyo. eka bAju sUtelA dharaNane ane bAjumAM paDelA ratnonA dAbaDAne joyo. koTavAle dharaNane lAta mArI jagADyo. dharaNa saphALI jAgI gayo. haju e kaMI bole e pahelA ja sainikoe ene doraDAthI bAMdhI dIdho. koTavAle dAbaDo kabaje lIdho. 8s bhAga-2 # bhava cho For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharaNane pakaDIne, sainiko maMdiranI bahAra AvyA tyAre gharaNe kahyuM : "bhAIo, A maMdiramAM mArI patnI mArI sAthe ja sUtelI hatI... be kSaNa UbhA raho huM maMdiramAM tapAsa karuM." koTavAle be sainikone kahyuM : "maMdiramAM tapAsa karo, koI strI hoya to ene laI Avo." sainiko gayA, tapAsa karI, paraMtu koI strI nA maLI. temaNe AvIne koTavAlane kahyuM : "maMdiramAM koI strI nathI...' "dharaNane ciMtA thaI." zuM koI cora-DAku ene upADI gayA haze? to pachI mArI pAse A dAbaDo kyAMthI Avyo? koNa mUkI gayuM haze? koTavAle dharaNane koTavAlImAM laI jaIne, eka oraDImAM pUrI dIdho, ane kahyuM : yogya samaye, tane mahArAjAnI pAse laI javAmAM Avaze." dharaNane kaMI samajAtuM na hatuM ke A badhuM zuM thaI rahyuM che. teNe vicAryuM : "A mArA durbhAgyanuM sarjeluM nATaka ja lAge che... jyAre durbhAgya udayamAM Ave che tyAre doraDuM sApa banI jAya che. pANInuM khAbociyuM sAgara banI jAya che. sajjana durjana banI jAya che. mAtA sApaNa ane patnI vyabhicAriNI banI jAya che. prakAza aMdhakAra banI jAya che. mitra zatru banI jAya che! satya asatya siddha thAya che. priya hoya te kaThora banI jAya che. mArA durbhAgye ja mArI kadarthanA karI che. mArI kadarthanA to ThIka, mArI bicArI priyAnI je kadarthanA thaI rahI che. tenuM mane bhAre duHkha che. atyAre e dekhAtI nathI. saMbhava che ke A koTavAlane joIne te yogya sthaLa chupAI gaI haze. sAruM karyuM eNe. nahIMtara A sainiko mArI sAthe, enI paNa kadarthanA karata.." dharaNa atyaMta saraLa cittano yuvAna hato. tenA manamAM lakSmI mATe jarAya zaMkA pedA nathI thatI. lakSmIno eka paNa doSa ene dekhAto nathI. e guNadRSTithI ja lakSmIne jue che. mAmaMdInagarInA agraNI zreSThI baMdhudattano A putra... kevI aNadhArI AphatamAM phasAI gayo! guNavAna, buddhimAna ane dhanavAna zreSThIputra baMdhanagrasta banyo, tenA para corIno Aropa Avyo. patnIe ja A sthitinuM nirmANa karyuM. jenA para ene agAdha prema hato, e ja patnI vizvAsaghAtI banI, je patnInA prANa bacAvavA teNe potAnuM rudhira pAyuM. potAnA zarIranuM mAMsa khavaDAvyuM. e ja patnIe enuM kAsaLa kADhI nAkhavA prayatna karyo. A che saMsAra! eka divasa dharaNane oraDImAM pUrI rAkhyo. na pANI ApyuM ke nA khAvAnuM ApyuM. dharaNe samatAbhAvathI divasa pasAra karI dIdho. bIjA divase, dharaNane nagaranA rAjA pAse laI javAmAM Avyo. "mahArAjA, rAjabhaMDAramAMthI corI karanAra A cora che." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjAe dharaNanI sAme joyuM. eno paheraveza joyo, enI suMdara mukhAkRti joI.. zuM A cora hoI zake?" rAjAnA manamAM saMdeha utpanna thayo. koTavAla, zuM A suMdara mukhAkRtivALA puruSe corI karI che?' hA mahArAjA, yakSamaMdiramAM corInA mAla sAthe e pakaDAyo che. dharaNa nIcI dRSTie nizcitapaNe Ubho che. rAjAe kahyuM : "to pachI eno vadha karavo joIe." rAjAe vadha karavAnI AjJA karI, chatAM dharaNa jarAya vicalita thayo nahIM. rAjapuruSo ene kasAIvADe laI cAlyA. kasAIone kahyuM : "mahArAjAnI AjJA che ke A corano vadha karavo.' kasAIonA mukhiyAe kahyuM : "bhale, mahArAjAnI AjJAnuM pAlana karIzuM.' kasAIone soMpIne, rAjapuruSo cAlyA gayA. kasAIonA mukhiyAe pUchyuM : "A mahinAmAM vadha karavAno vAro kayA caMDALano che?" eka kasAI bolyo : "mauryano vAro che." mauryane jaladI bolAvI lAvo." maurya Avyo. mukhiyAe kahyuM : "maurya, mahArAjAnI AjJA che ke A corano vadha karavo. mATe Ane smazAnabhUmimAM laI jA ane tyAM Ano vadha karI de. haju divasano eka prahara bAkI che. sUryAsta pahelAM ja Ane mArI nAkha.' maurye dharaNane joyo. oLakhyo... paNa kaMI bolyo nahIM. dharaNane laI, te smazAnabhUmi para gayo. tyAM eNe dharaNanAM baMdhana kholI nAkhyAM ane te dharaNanA pagamAM paDI gayo.. are sArthavAhaputra tame mane oLakhyo? tame to mArA prANa bacAvyA hatAM yAda Ave che tamane e ghaTanA?' barAbara yAda AvatI nathI.' kema yAda AvatI nathI? huM nirdoSa hato. chatAM mane cora tarIke pakaDI rAjapuruSo mAro vadha karavA laI jatA hatA... meM tamAruM zaraNa svIkAreluM... pachI tame tyAMnA rAjAne ghaNuM dhana ApIne, mane mukta karAvelo?' he bhadra, yAda AvI e vAta paraMtu e to najIvI vAta hatI.' he Arya, ApanA jevA puruSanI AvI sthiti kevI rIte thaI? AvI moTI Apatti ApanA upara kevI rIte AvI?" dharaNo kahyuM : "mAruM durbhAgya ja kAraNabhUta che... bhadra, tuM tAruM kAma zidhra pUrNa kara." maurye kahyuM : "he upakArI, ApanA parama upakArano badalo A rIte Apano vadha 878 bhAga-2 # bhava chaThThuMTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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karIne vALuM evo adhama to huM nathI ja. huM mAnuM chuM ke Apa koI kALe corI nA ja karo. Apa nirdoSa cho. ApanA para corInuM kalaMka oDhADavAmAM AvyuM che.' dharaNe kahyuM : "he bhadra, tuM rAjAno sevaka che. tAre rAjAnI AjJAnuM pAlana karavuM joIe." mauryanI AMkhomAM AMsu UbharAyAM. teNe kahyuM : "he mahApuruSa, rAjAe Apane oLakhyA nathI. pUrI tapAsa karI nathI... ane sajA karI dIdhI che. huM Apane jANuM chuM. ApanI sAthe anyAya thayo che. huM Apano vadha nahIM karI zakuM. Apa zIgha ahIMthI dUra... dUranA pradezamAM cAlyA jAo.' paraMtu rAjA jANaze ke teM mAro vadha karyo nathI. to rAjA tane mArI nakhAvaze...' "e vAta saMbhavita nathI. chatAM kadAca rAjA mane mArI nakhAvaze to bhale... ApanI rakSA khAtara, mAre maravuM paDe..." "nahIM bhadra, tuM evuM nA bola. tuM mAro vadha karIne..' jo Apa satvare ahIMthI dUra nahIM cAlyA jAo.. to huM ApaghAta karIne, prANatyAga karIza.' dharaNe vicAryuM : "A bhale caMDALakuLamAM janmyo che, paraMtu A sajjana puruSa che. eno sneha sAco che.. e mane nahIM ja mAre.." dharaNe mauryane kahyuM : "mIrya, tAro jo Avo ja Agraha che to huM ahIMthI jAuM chuM." moTo upakAra karyo Ape mArA para... rAta paDI gaI che. samaya anukULa che. padhAro, huM Apane mArga batAvuM..." maurya dharaNane laI smazAnabhUmimAMthI bahAra Avyo. teNe dharaNane kahyuM : "Apa A pUrva dizA tarapha cAlajo. A mArga choDazo nahIM. lagabhaga cAra koza cAlyA pachI, eka nadI Avaze. e nadI pAra karyA pachI, Apane koI bhaya nahIM rahe." teNe dharaNanA caraNomAM praNAma karyA. dharaNe tyAMthI cAlavA mAMDyuM. maurye vicAryuM : "kevo uttama puruSa che A! mArA jevA tuccha ane ajANyA mANasane bacAvavA teNe rAjAne eka lAkha sonAmahoranI kiMmatano hAra Apyo hato! mane paNa bhAtuM bAMdhIne, vidAya ApI hatI... huM e mahApuruSane bhAtuM paNa nA ApI zakyo. te potAnA sthAne cAlyo gayo. dharaNa cAlato ja rahyo. madhya rAtrie, te nadInA kinAre pahoMcI gayo. kinArA para eka surakSita jagyA zodhI, teNe vizrAma karyo. ja ka raka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA COE For Private And Personal Use Only

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thora caMDaruddha ane lakSmI, yakSamaMdiramAMthI nIkaLIne, pUrva dizA tarapha bhAgI gayAM. baMnenI AMkhomAM guTikA AMjelI hatI eTale emane koI joI zakatuM na hatuM. mArgamAM caMDarudrane lakSmI aMge ghaNA vicAra AvyA. "strI kevI bhayaMkara che? eNe paLa vAramAM, potAnA patine tyajI dIdho. eTaluM ja nahIM, enA para corIno Aropa Ave - evI yojanA karI. mane eNe kyAreya joyo nathI... aMdhArAmAM mAruM rUpa ke mArI AkRti paNa eNe joI nathI. chatAM e mane vaLagI paDI. mane eno premI banAvI dIdho. A strI ane halAhala jhera jevI lAge che. dekhAvamAM rUpasuMdarI che paNa kharekhara, e lohItarasI vAghaNa che. bolavAmAM mIThI che, paraMtu vAstavamAM jherI nAgaNa che. dekhAvamAM bhale e manuSya strI che, sAcesAca to e bhayaMkara rAkSasI ja che. mAre AnAthI khUba sAvadhAna rahevuM paDaze. enI AMkho ja bole che ke e vIjaLI jevI caMcaLa che.. mRtyu jevI nirdaya che. kiMpAkaphaLa jevI madhura che... mAre A strI nA joIe. jema eNe enA UMghatA pati para, corInuM kalaMka mUkI, tyajI dIdho tema koI divasa mArI paNa A durdazA karI de! maneya rajhaLato karI de! lamIe kahyuM : "he priya, tuM kema kaMI bolato nathI? ahIM to jaMgala che, ApaNAM be sivAya koI mANasa nathI..." caMDarudre kahyuM : "mane vicAra Avyo ke meM mahAmahenate rAjabhaMDAramAMthI ratnono Dabdo coryo. e paNa mArI pAse nA rahyo..." lakSmI hasIne bolI : "are, tane tArAM ratno gayAnuM duHkha che? mArA jevI rUpasuMdarI maLyAno AnaMda nathI? tArI pAse je ratno hatAM, e badhAM ratnothI paNa mArA jevI rUpasuMdarI tuM nA kharIdI zakata...' tArI vAta sAcI che. paraMtu ratnothI A duniyAmAM ghaNuM badhuM kharIdI zakAya che. A rIte jaMgalomAM rakhaDavuM nA paData." are caMDa, zuM tArI pAse e ratno salAmata rahI zakata ke? jo huM tane sahAya nA karata to te koTavAlanA hAthamAM jhaDapAI javAno hato. tArAM ratno to jAta, tane paNa zULI para caDhAvI deta, rAjA..." tArA bicArA nirdoSa patinI e ja dazA thaI haze ne?" 'te tane zAnI dayA Ave che? mane to harSa thAya che ke e mArA dumanathI huM chUTI... ane tArA jevo parAkramI puruSa mane maLyo.ema bolI lakSmIe caMDarudrano bhAga-2 # bhava chaThuTho 880 For Private And Personal Use Only

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hAtha pakaDIne dabAvyo. te tene dhasAIne, cAlavA lAgI. caMDarudre enI AMkhomAM joyuM... jANe jherI nAgaNanI jIbha lapakArA letI hoya... enI AMkho dekhANI. baMne jaNAM RjuvAlukA nadInA kinAre pahoMcyAM. kinArA para aneka UMDAM kotaro hatAM. vRkSonI hAramALAo hatI. caMDarudre kahyuM : 'pahelA ApaNe nadImAM snAna karI, svastha banIe.' : baMnee nadImAM snAna karyuM. caMDarudre kahyuM : 'suMdarI, cAla, ApaNe najIkanA kotaranI suMvALI retImAM jaIne, have ArAma karIe, AnaMda-pramoda karIe.' lakSmI rAjI thaI gaI. teNe vicAryuM : 'have caMDarudra mAro svIkAra karI leze. mane bharapUra viSayasukha Apaze...' e caMDarudranI sAthe pAsenA kota2mAM gaI. traNa bAju UMcI bhekhaDo hatI. vacce suMvALI retI hatI, chAyA hatI. zItaLatA hatI. caMDarudranA zarIramAM anaMga vyApI gayo hato. lakSmI kAmAtura banI gaI hatI... ekAMta ramaNIya pradeza hato. baMne unmatta banI gayAM... bhogasukhamAM DUbI gayAM. eka ghaTikA pachI, jyAre baMneno kAmAgni zAMta thayo, caMDarudra Ubho thayo. teNe retImAM AMTA mAravA mAMDyA. lakSmI retImAM ja AMkho baMdha karIne paDI hatI... acAnaka ja caMDarudre potAnuM raudra rUpa pragaTa karyuM. teNe potAnI kamarethI tIkSNa charI bahAra kADhI... sUtelI lakSmIne lAta mArI... lakSmI caMDarudranA raudra rUpane ane hAthamAM charI joIne, hebatAI gaI. tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI... cAla UbhI thA ane zarIra parathI badhAM ja ghareNAM utArI nAkha... jo jarAya AghIpAchI thaI to A charI tArI chAtImAM ArapAra UtarI jaze...' lakSmIe zarIra parathI badhAM ja ghareNAM utArIne, nIce retImAM mUkI dIdhAM. caMDarudre potAnA khesamAM e ghareNAM bAMdhI lIdhAM ane lakSmIne kahyuM : 're rAkSasI, have tAre jyAM javuM hoya tyAM jaI zake che...' caMDarudra kotaramAMthI bahAra nIkaLI, mahAzaranagara tarapha cAlyo gayo. lakSmI mUDha banIne, kotaramAM UbhI rahI gaI... ekAda ghaTikA pachI ene kaLa vaLI. e bhAnamAM AvI. nadInA taTa para AvI. pANImAM paga jhaboLyA. ane kinArA para beThI... te vicAravA lAgI : 'bhale A cora mane choDI gayo... mane enuM du:kha nathI. mArAM ghareNAM laI gayo, enI paNa mane ciMtA nathI... huM pelA mArA duzmanathI chUTI gaI... eno mane AnaMda che. puruSo to eka nahIM, aneka maLaze. mArI pAse rUpa che, saundarya che... kaLAo che... have mAre koI gAmanagaramAM pahoMcI javuM joIe, mane puruSano bhaya nathI... paraMtu jaMgalI pazuno bhaya che... eTale rAta paDe e pahelAM koI nagaramAM Azraya zodhI lauM...' lakSmI UbhI thaI. teNe nadInA kinAre kinAre cAlavA mAMDayuM. RjuvAlukA nadInAM nIra khaLakhaLa vahI rahyAM hatAM. AkAzamAM pakSIo UDI rahyAM hatAM. kyAMka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 881 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kyAMka kinArA para haraNa vagere nirdoSa pazuo pANI pI rahyAM hatAM. lakSmI ekalIaTUlI kinArA para cAlI rahI hatI. dharaNe A ja RjuvAlukA nadInA kinAre vizrAma karyo hato. savAre lagabhaga eka prahara divasa pasAra thayA pachI, e jAgyo hato. teNe nadInAM zItala pANImAM snAna karyuM. tyAra bAda kinArA paranAM vRkSo jovA mAMDyAM, tene bhUkha lAgI hatI. tene phaLa joItAM hatAM. thoDe dUra gayo tyAM ene phaNasanAM phaLa maLyAM ane AmravRkSanAM AmraphaLa maLyAM. teNe phaLo toDyAM. zAMtithI peTa bharIne khAdhAM. nadInuM pANI pIdhuM... ane e vRkSonI chAyAmAM jaIne beTho. "have kaI dizAmAM javuM? kayAM gAmamAM javuM? svadezamAM kevI rIte pahoMcavuM? lakSmIne kyAM zodhavI? e jIvatI haze ke kema..." vagere vicAromAM e khovAyo.. ane jyAre ene nidrA AvI gaI. eno khyAla nA rahyo. jyAre e jAgyo tyAre trIjo prahara pUro thayo hato. sUrya pazcima tarapha DhaLI gayo hato. te Ubho thayo. nadInA pravAha pAse gayo. pANIthI mukha dhoyuM, pANI pIdhuM ane cAre dizAmAM dUra dUra sudhI, eNe joyA karyuM. dUrathI eka manuSyAkRti AvatI eNe joI. "koI vanavAsI haze.' ema samajIne dharaNe kinArA para TahelavA mAMDyuM. teNe rAtavAso vRkSonI ghaTAmAM ja karavAno nirNaya karyo hato. bIjA divase savAre AgaLa vadhavAno vicAra karyo hato. pelI manuSyAkRti najIka AvI hatI.. dharaNe ene joI. "A to koI strI lAge che... haze koI vanavAsI strI...' ema vicArIne, teNe vRkSonI ghaTA tarapha javA mAMDyuM. paraMtu vAraMvAra enI dRSTi pelI strI tarapha jatI hatI. pelI strI nIcI dRSTie cAlI rahI hatI. dharaNe, jyAre pelI strI nikaTa AvI tyAre dhArIne joI... tenA moDhAmAMthI "lakSmI..?" zabda sarI paDyo... nIrava zAMtimAM... dhImo paNa e zabda pelI strInAM kAne paDyo. teNe AMkho uThAvIne dharaNa sAme joyuM. te stabdha thaI gaI... "zuM dharaNano mane bhrama thAya che? ke A dharAnuM preta AvIne UbhuM che? lakSmI dhrujI gaI. dharaNanuM mana nAcI UThyuM... tene nirNaya thaI gayo ke "A lakSmI ja che..." e doDato Avyo ane lakSmIne be hAthe upADI lIdhI. lakSmI.' nAtha.' lakSmI, tuM ahIM kevI rIte AvI caDhI?' nAtha, Apa ahIM kevI rIte AvyA? Apane..' teM mane yakSamaMdiramAM zodhyo haze, nahIM?" hA prANanAtha, Apa sUI gayA pachI huM laghuzaMkA dUra karavA maMdiranI bahAra gaI 882 bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatI. tyAM eka core mane pakaDI.. huM pahelAM to gabharAI gaI... pachI hiMmata bhegI karIne bolI : "tAre mArA dAgInA joIe to laI jA, paraMtu mane aDIza nahIM. huM pativratA nArI chuM...' core mArA dAgInA laI lIdhA... ane e cAlyo gayo... acAnaka AvI ghaTanA banI jatAM, mane mUrchA AvI gaI... ne jamIna para paDI gaI.. nAtha, jyAre huM jAgI.. doDatI maMdiramAM AvI.. paNa Apa nA maLyA... Apane cAre bAju zodhyA... "nAtha... nAtha.. prANanAtha..' bolatI bAjunA jaMgalamAM bhaTakavA lAgI. Apa nA maLyA.. rovA lAgI... paNa tyAM mAruM rudana koNa sAMbhaLanAra hatuM? pachI to cAlavA ja mAMDyuM. cAlatAM cAlatAM nadInA kinAre AvI. khUba thAkI gaI hatI. pANI pIne... eka vRkSanI chAyAmAM UMghI gaI. satata be prahara sudhI UMghatI rahI... meM saMkalpa karyo hato - "jyAM sudhI mArA priyatamano meLApa nahIM thAya tyAM sudhI huM bhojana nahIM karuM...' lakSmI dharaNanA khabhe mastaka nAkhI rovA lAgI. dharaNe enA mAthe hAtha pheravIne kahyuM : "lakSmI, have zA mATe rudana kare che? have ApaNe maLI gayAM. bhAgye ApaNuM milana karAvI ApyuM. have ciMtA nA kara. cAla, pelI vRkSaghaTAmAM jaIe. tyAM tane phaLAhAra karAvuM.' lakSmInA maLavAthI dharaNa bhAvavibhora thaI gayo. thoDI vAra, e potAnuM duHkha bhUlI gayo. jyAre lakSmI, dharaNanA maLavAthI manamAM kheda pAmI. "A mAro duzmana pAcho mane bheTI gayo. e kevI rIte bacI gayo haze? e maraze tyAre ja mane zAMti maLaze. paNa e kALanA mukhamAM gayelo pAcho Avyo. mane e jarAya priya lAgato nathI.... zuM karuM? bahArathI mAre premanuM nATaka karavuM paDe che... kyAM sudhI karatI rahIza? mAre koI jalada upAya karavo paDaze.' lakSmIne AmravRkSa nIce besADI, dharaNa phaLa levA gayo. phaLa lAvIne, lakSmIne ApyAM. lakSmIe phaLAhAra karyo, nadInuM pANI pIdhuM ane e svastha thaI. dharaNe yakSamaMdiranI ghaTanA, rAjAe karelI zikSA... smazAnamAM maLelo pUrvaparicita "maurya nAmano caMDALa.... enI kRtajJatA... vagere badhI ja vAto karI. lakSmIe vicAryuM : "jo e maurya nA maLyo hota to mAruM kAma thaI jAta... bIjo koI caMDALa hota to dharaNane mArI ja nAkhata...' dharaNe vicAryuM : "have mAre lakSmInI sAthe, A rIte aparicita pradezamAM rahevuM yogya nathI. najIkamAM datapura nagara che. tyAM mArA mAmA skaMdadeva rahe che. tyAM cAlyA jaIe. tyAM gayA pachI AgaLanI yojanA vicArIza." lakSmI jAgI tyAre dharaNe ene kahyuM : "ApaNe daMtapura jaIe. tyAM mArA mAmA skaMdadeva rahe che tyAM tuM surakSita rahIza.' tame detapurano mArga jANo cho?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 883 For Private And Personal Use Only

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hA, ApaNe kAdaMbarI aTavI pAra karavI paDaze...' bhale, ApaNe detapura jaIe. lakSmI bolI. pallIpati kAlasene dharaNane kAdaMbarI aTavamAM ghaNo zodhyo. tenA sAthIoe paNa sarvatra zodhyo. paraMtu dharaNa nA maLyo. kAlasena nirAza thaI gayo. e pallImAM Avyo, sAthIdAro paNa nirAzavadane pAchA AvyA. nIcuM mukha karIne, teo pallIpati sAme ubhA rahI gayA. kAlasene potAnA vizvAsu sAthIdArone kahyuM : "bhAIo, mArA ane mArA parivAranA prANo bacAvanArA e sArthavAha nA maLyo. pAMca divasa thaI gayA che. mArI pratijJAnuM mAre pAlana karavAnuM ja che. mATe mArI A pallI huM tamane soMpuM chuM. huM citAmAM praveza karI, prANatyAga karIza. paraMtu mArI evI IcchA che ke kAdaMbarI devIne kahyA mujaba, huM dasa puruSono devIne bali ApIza, te pachI huM citAmAM praveza karIza. mATe he sAthIdAro, pahelAM to tame lAkaDAM lAvIne citA racI do. pachI tame aTavImAM jAo ane dasa puruSone pakaDI lAvo. devInI mUrti samakSa e balidAna ApavAnAM che. tame jAo ane jaladI puruSone pakaDI lAvo." sAthIoe azrapUrNa AMkhe citA racI ane teo bali mATe puruSone laI AvavA, cAlyA gayA. pallIpatie parvata-nadImAM snAna karyuM. bhagavA raMganAM vastra paheryAM. kareNapuSponI mALA banAvI, gaLAmAM paherI, ane te caMDikAnA (kAdaMbarI aTavInI kSetradevI) maMdira tarapha cAlyo. sArthanA puruSo pallIpatinI pratijJApAlananI dRDhatA joIne, dharaNa pratyeno avihaDa rAga joIne, diMga thaI gayA. "upakArInA upakArane yAda rAkhI, pratyupakAra karavAnI A pallIpatinI kevI uttamatA che!" teonA hRdayamAM pallIpati pratye ahobhAva pragaTyo. "avazya e citAmAM praveza karaze.."teo dhrujI gayA. teo sarve pallI patinI pAchaLa pAchaLa devInA maMdira tarapha cAlyA. maMdira kAdaMbarI aTavInA eka bhAgamAM AveluM hatuM. maMdiranI AsapAsa ghaNAM jUnAM vRkSo hatAM. UdhaInAM kIDAoe e vRkSone bodAM karI dIdhAM hatAM. eka bAju moTo rAphaDo hato. temAM sarpa ane sarpiNIno vAsa hato. moTAM vRkSonAM thaDa upara lohIthI trizuLo cItarelAM hatAM. vRkSonI DALIo upara pADAnAM ane bakarAnAM mastaka bAMdhelA hatAM, paMchaDAM ane paganI kharIo laTakatI hatI. ziMgaDAM laTakatAM hatAM. gIdha ane kAgaDAonAM ToLA AkAzamAM UDI rahelAM hatAM. jamIna upara Thera Thera lohI chaMTAyeluM hatuM ane mAMsanA TukaDAo verAyelA paDyA hatA. 0 0 0 bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho 884 For Private And Personal Use Only

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lakSmInI sAthe dharaNa detapura tarapha jaI rahyo hato. mArgamAM e kAdaMbarI aTavI AvatI hatI. te aTavImAMthI pasAra thaI rahyo hato tyAM kAlasenanA sAthIdAro ke jeo devIne bali ApavA mATe puruSonI zodhamAM hatA, temaNe dharaNane joyo. pAchaLa cAlI AvatI lakSmIne paNa joI. temaNe acAnaka humalo karIne, baMnene pakaDyAM. dharaNane, velanAM doraDAM banAvIne bAMdhyo. dharaNe pUchuyuM : "tame mane zA mATe bAMdho cho?' 'tane pakaDIne, ame caMDikAnAM maMdire laI jaIzuM. tyAM tane devInI samakSa Ubho rAkhI, tAruM balidAna ApavAmAM Avaze." dharaNa mauna rahyo. lakSmIne bAMdhI nahIM, paraMtu tene bhIloe kahyuM : "tAre paNa amArI sAthe AvavAnuM che.' lakSmI manamAM rAjI thaI. "have to jarUra mArA dumanano vadha thaze!" bhIlo baMnene caMDikAnA maMdire laI AvyA. puruSonA mRtadehothI e maMdirano killo banAvavAmAM Avyo hato. mastaka vinAnAM zarIrothI maMdirano daravAjo banAvavAmAM Avyo hato. e zarIro devInA prabhAvathI, saDyAM nahotAM. manuSyonAM mastakonI toraNamALA banAvIne, tyAM daravAjA para bAMdhavAmAM AvI hatI. vAghanA cAmaDAnI dhajA banAvI, UMcA vAMsa para bAMdhavAmAM AvI hatI. maMdiranA garbhagRha AgaLa siMhanAM be mastaka goThavavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. dharaNa ane lakSmI... A bihAmaNuM dazya joI. akaLAI gayAM. hAthIonA datuzaLothI zULIo banAvI, maMdiranI bhIMto para khoDavAmAM AvI hatI. devInA garbhagRhamAM, zarIra parathI UtaraDI kADhelI cAmaDI pAtharavAmAM AvI hatI. dIpakomAM puruSazarIranI carabI pUrIne saLagAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. guggalanA dhUpanI gaMdha maMdiramAM sarvatra phelAyelI hatI. lohIthI raMgAyelA akSatono sAthiyo karavAmAM Avyo hato. garbhagRhanA dvAre be bhIla yuvAno hAthamAM lAMbI.. tIkSaNa ane ujjavala talavAro laIne, UbhA hatA. dharaNa ane lakSmIne tyAM lAvavAmAM AvyAM. eka choka ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 8 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[13] devI caMDikAnA eka hAthamAM kamaLanuM puSpa hatuM. bIjA hAthamAM ghaMTa hato. trIjA hAthamAM talavAra hatI ane cothA hAthamAM dhanuSya hatuM. te mahiSAsura para beThelI hatI. tenuM rUpa atyaMta bihAmaNuM hatuM. dharaNe devInI mUrti joIne vicAryuM : "aho, ame kyAM AvI gayAM! kevA pApakarma udayamAM AvyA che! jIva game tevo parAkramI hoya chatAM e potAnAM sukRta ane duSkatathI bacI zakato nathI. eka pachI eka kevI aNadhArI Aphato AvI rahI che! chatAM aNInA samaye... huM mRtyuthI bacI jAuM chuM." dharaNanI vicAradhArA AgaLa vadhe e pahelAM to eka pahelavAna jevA bhIle dharaNane UMcakIne, tyAM UbhelA bhIlonA ToLA vacce pheMkyo. bhIloe ene doraDAthI muzkeToTa bAMdhI dIdho. enI sAthe sAthe bIjA nava puruSone paNa e ja rIte bAMdhIne, paMktibaddha UbhA rAkhelA hatA. maMdiramAM ghaMTArava zarU thayo. devInI samakSa hAtha joDIne, sahu UbhA rahI gayA tyAM pallIpati kAlasene maMdiramAM praveza karyo. devInAM caraNomAM vaMdanA karI... pachI e be hAtha joDI, gaLada svare te bolyo : "he bhagavatI, joke tame mArA para kRpA karI nathI. e sArthavAhane huM zodhI zakyo nathI. e upakArI mahApuruSa upara meM apakAra karyo che. he devI, have tArI pUjA karyA pachI, agnipraveza karIza... bhavAMtaramAM huM AvAM duHkha bhogavanAra nA banuM, tevI mArA para kRpA karajo. huM tamAro dAsa chuM." A pramANe prArthanA karIne, kAlasene pAse UbhelA bhIlane kahyuM : "kuraMgaka, have bhagavatI devIne bali dharAvo." kuraMgaka eka bhayabhIta...dhrujatA puruSane, enA vALathI kheMcIne, kAlasenanI pAse laI Avyo. bIjo bhIla raktacaMdanathI bhareluM pAtra laI Avyo. bali-puruSanA AkhA zarIre raktacaMdananuM vilepana karyuM. kAlasene vIjaLI jevI jhabakArA mAratI talavAra myAnamAMthI bahAra kheMcI kADhI. teNe sarvaprathama potAnA khabhA para talavArano saheja ghasarako karyo, ane pelA balipuruSane pUchyuM : he bhadra, chelle chelle A jIvalokane tuM joI le. kAraNa ke tAre have A jIvalokane choDIne, svarga tarapha prayANa karavAnuM che. kahe tArI chellI IcchA zI che? huM tArI chellI IcchA pUrNa karIza." bhayabhIta banI gayelo, e puruSa kaMI nA bolyo. AMkho baMdha karIne dInahIna vadane Ubho rahyo. 886 bhAga-2 # bhava chaThThaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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kAlasene pharIthI pUchyuM : 'he bhadra, maravAnuM to che ja, paNa marIne tuM svargamAM jaIza, mATe kahe... tArI IcchA pUrNa karuM? chatAM pelo puruSa mauna rahyo. tenI badhI IcchAo marI gaI hatI. dharaNa kAlasenanI vAta sAMbhaLato hato. teNe vicAryuM : 'kharekhara, mAre paNa A ja rIte maravAnuM che, to A dIna-hIna puruSano ghAta mAre nA jovo paDe ane ene thoDo vadhu samaya jIvavAno maLe... te mATe huM ja svayaM pahelo bali banI jAuM.' dharaNe, kAlasenanA sevaka kuraMgakanA kAnamAM kahyuM : 'bhAI, tArA A mAlikane vinaMtI kara ke A bicAro puruSa bhayabhIta banI gayo che eTale enA pUrve mAro bali dharAvI de. ene kahe ke tamAruM je prayojana haze te huM siddha karI ApIza.' kuraMgake kAlasenane vAta karI, kAlasene kahyuM : 'e puruSane mArI pAse lAva.' dharaNa kAlasenanI pAse gayo... kAlasene tene kahyuM : 'devIne bali dharAvavA pUrve huM tArI chellI IcchA pUrNa karIza. mATe jIvana sivAya tAre je mAMgavuM hoya te mAgI le.' dharaNe kahyuM : 'A puruSane choDI do, ane mane mAro.' kAlasena visphArita nayane dharaNane joI rahyo... enI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. 'kevo paropakArI puruSa che A? A to mane sArthavAhanI smRti karAve che... enA jevo ja Ano cahero che... ne enA jevA ja AnA bola che... zuM A pote ja sArthavAha haze?' kAlasenanA hAthamAMthI talavAra chUTI gaI... ne te mUrcchita thaI, jamIna para DhaLI paDyo... maMdiramAM hAhAkAra thaI gayo...' devIno prakopa thayo... devIno prakopa thayo...' kolAhala thavA lAgyo, bhIlayuvAnoe kAlasena upara vIMjhaNAthI pavana nAkhavA mAMDayo. zItala pANIno chaMTakAva karyo. kAlasena thoDI vAra pachI, bhAnamAM Avyo. dha2Na bhIMtanA sahAre jaIne, Ubho hato. kAlasene pAse UbhelA yuvAnane kahyuM : 'kumAra, jo to e mahAnubhAva koNa che? kharekhara, mane to e sArvavAha pote lAge che.' yuvAna dharaNanI pAse gayo, ene dhArIdhArIne joyo... ane tarata ja kAlasenane kahyuM : 'e ja che, e ja che. Apa svayaM ene juo... e ja mahApuruSa che...' kAlasena dharaNanI pAse Avyo. dharaNane sthira dRSTithI joyo. oLakhyo... ane enA hRdayamAM apAra harSa thayo. teNe AjJA karI : 'kumAra, A mahApuruSanAM baMdhana kholI nAkho.' kumAre dharaNane baMdhanamukta karyo. kAlasena dharaNanAM caraNomAM paDI gayo. tenI AMkhomAM AMsu UbharAyAM. teNe kahyuM : 'he mahApuruSa, he sArthavAha, mArA A aparAdhanI mane kSamA Apo.' zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only ay

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dharaNe kahyuM : 'he vIra puruSa, icchitanI prApti thavAthI, mane lAbha ja thayo che... AmAM tamAro aparAdha kyAM thayo? tame aparAdha nathI karyo, upakAra karyo che.' kAlasene vicAryuM : 'haju A sArthavAhe mane oLakhyo nathI, mATe A pramANe bole che... mATe ene huM mArI oLakhANa ApuM.' kAlasene pUchyuM : 'he sArthavAha, teM kayA IcchitanI prApti karI?' dharaNe kahyuM : 'mahApuruSa, ahIM je hiMsA thavAnI hatI, te baMdha rahI... e ja mAruM Icchita hatuM.' kAlasene pUchyuM : 'he sArthavAha, tuM A puruSanA badale kema maravA taiyAra thaI gayo? jIvana pratye ATalo badho kaMTALo AvI javAnuM koI kAraNa?' dharaNe kahyuM : 'mahApuruSa, e kathA lAMbI che, e vAta javA de, atyAre tuM tAruM Icchita pUrNa kara.' kAlasena, dharaNanI mahAnubhAvatA para ovArI gayo. maMdiramAM UbhelA bhIlapuruSo ane bali mATe pakaDI lAvelA puruSo, A baMneno vArtAlApa sAMbhaLI rahyA hatA. bhIlo Azcaryacakita hatA, bali mATenA puruSone mukta thavAnI AzA jAgI hatI. kAlasene dharaNane kahyuM : 'ke upakArI mahApuruSa, yAda Ave che tamane, pelI pallImAM tame AvIne, auSadhaprayoga karIne, mane jIvADyo hato? siMhe mAruM mAthuM phADI nAMkhyuM hatuM... ane huM agnipraveza karavA taiyAra thayo hato? mArI pAchaLa mArI garbhavatI patnI paNa agnipraveza karavA taiyAra thaI hatI, tame amane traNene jIvanadAna ApyuM hatuM. e upakAranAM badalAmAM meM tamArA para kevo moTo apakAra karyo? tamane sArthathI vikhUTA karyA... eTaluM ja nahIM, tamane AvI baMdhakanI sthitimAM mUkI dIdhAM...' kAlasena raDI paDyo. dharaNane e badhI ghaTanA yAda AvI. teNe namratAthI kahyuM : 'are pallIpati, tamane jivADanAra huM vaLI koNa? tame tamArA puNyathI ja jIvyA cho, huM to mAtra nimitta banyo hato... khera, e badhI vAto pachI karIzuM... paraMtu A badhuM zuM karavA mAMDayuM che? zA mATe A bila caDhAvavAnA che?' kAlasena zaramAI gayo. yuvAna kuraMgake kahyuM : 'he mahApuruSa, A je kaMI ahIM banI rahyuM che temAM nimitta Apa ja cho.' dharaNane Azcarya thayuM. eNe pUchyuM : 'e kevI rIte?' 'mahApuruSa, Apano sAthe amArI pallInA ja subhaToe lUMTyo hato, jyAre teo lUMTano mAla laIne ane sAthenA puruSone baMdhaka banAvIne, pallImAM AvyA tyAre pallIpatie pUchyuM ke 'tame je sArtha lUMTyo, te sArtha kono hato?' amArA bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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subhaTo to Apane oLakhatA na hatA, paraMtu baMdhaka puruSoe kahyuM ke "sArthavAha dharaNano A sArtha hato." vaLI, jyAre Apa pallImAM AvelA tyAre ApanI sAthe AvelA eka baMdhakayuvakane pallIpati oLakhI gayA. pallIpatine khUba ja duHkha thayuM. temaNe lUMTano mAla-sAmAna eka bAju surakSita mukAvI dIdho, baMdhakone mukta karI dIdhA, ane Apane zodhavA mATe cAre bAju mANasone mokalI dIdhA. pote paNa pallIpati, Apane zodhavA gayA. Apa nA maLyA. badhA nirAza thaIne pAchA AvyA. pallIpatie sahune kahyuM : "huM pharIthI e upakArI sArthavAhane zodhavA jAuM chuM.... pAMca divasamAM jo te nahIM maLe to huM agnimAM praveza karIza ane jo maLI jaze to devIne dasa puruSono bali caDhAvIza.. Apa to na maLyA, paraMtu "devIne bali caDhAvIne pachI agnipraveza karIza." A pramANe ghoSaNA karI... dasa puruSone pakaDI maMgAvyA. te pachInI vAta Apa jANo cho..." he pallIpati, pahelA to A nava puruSone mukta karI do. emanuM je kaMI tamArA mANaso pAse hoya te, teone ApIne vidAya karo.. pachI bIjI vAta ApaNe karIe." he mahApuruSa, ApanI AjJA zirodhArya che." nave puruSone mukta karyA. temano dhanamAla temane pAcho ApavAmAM Avyo. temanuM sanmAna karI vidAya ApI. dharaNane, pallI patino potAnA pratyeno daDha anurAga jANIne, apAra harSa thayo. kharekhara, AnA vyavasAya karatAM, enA bhAva keTalA judA che! kevo addabhuta che eno kRtajJatA guNa! upakArInAM upakArone nahIM bhUlavAnI kevI zreSTha guNasaMpatti che enI!" 0 0 0 pallIpati, lakSmI-dharaNa sAthe ane potAnA svajana-parijano sAthe, pallImAM Avyo. sArthanA puruSo dharaNane maMdiranI bahAra ja maLI gayA hatA. teoe pallIpatie karelA sArA vyavahAranI prazaMsA karI. dharaNe pallIpatine kahyuM : "he vIrapuraSa, mAre tamane sahune devIpUjA aMge keTalIka vAto kahevI che. bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI, ApaNe sahu bhegA maLazuM." pallIpatie hA pADI. gharaNanI IcchA hatI ke devIne bali ApavAnI prathA baMdha thavI joIe. ene pallIpati para vizvAsa beTho hato ke e A vAta mAnaze. pallIpatie pallImAM ghoSaNA karAvI dIdhI ke "bhojana karIne sahue pallInA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA - Taha 889 For Private And Personal Use Only

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cokamAM vaTavRkSanI nIce bhegA thavAnuM che.' e daramiyAna pallIpatie, dharaNane sArthanI lUMTano badho ja mAla-sAmAna batAvI dIdho ane soMpI dIdho. dharaNe pallIpatine khUba khUba abhinaMdana ApyAM. bhojana thaI gayuM hatuM. sahu vaTavRkSanI nIce AvIne, besavA mAMDaDyA. pallIpatinI sAthe dha2Na tyAM jaIne beTho. dharaNe, pallInAM strI-puruSo samajI zake evI saraLa bhASAmAM vAta zarU karI : 'bhAIo ane baheno, mAre Aje tamane deva-devInA pUjananI vAta kahevI che. badhAM ja deva-devIone ApaNI zuddhA game che. teo badhA ja jIvo para dayA karanArA hoya che. manuSya, pazu, pakSI ane kIDI upara paNa teo dayALu hoya che. eTale emane koI paNa jIvanI hiMsA gamatI nathI. mATe deva-devIne koI paNa jIvano bali Apavo nA joIe. devInI AgaLa koI paNa jIvano vadha nA karavo joIe. jIvone mAravAthI pApa lAge che. pApakarma baMdhAya che. ethI bhavAMtaramAM duHkha maLe che. zarIramAM aneka roga thAya che. nAnI uMmaramAM strI vidhavA thAya che. puruSano apayaza thAya che. ghora hiMsA karavAthI jIvane narakamAM javuM paDe che. narakanAM duHkho to lAkho-karoDo varSo sudhI bhogavavAM paDe che. tyAM nathI maLatuM khAvA-pIvAnuM ke nathI maLato ArAma, mATe have tame kyAreya devIne bila nA Apazo, balinA badale tame devIne phUla caDhAvajo. caMdanathI vilepana karajo. dIpaka pragaTAvajo ane dhUpa karajo. akSatathI vadhAvajo...' pallIpatie UbhA thaIne kahyuM : 'huM upakArI, tamArI AjJA mujaba have ame devIne pazu-pakSI ke manuSyono bali nahIM dharAvIe. tame kahyuM te rIte pUjA karIzuM.' dharaNe kahyuM : 'he mahApuruSa, devInA maMdiramAM je kaMI pazunAM kalevaro, manuSyanA mRtadeho vagere che, te badhAMno agnisaMskAra karI nAkho. lohIno eka chAMTo paNa nA rahe, e rIte maMdirane dhovaDAvI nAkho. pharIthI gobaranuM lIMpaNa karI do. maMdiranI AsapAsa paNa koI hADapiMjara nA rahevuM joIe. cAre bAju suMdara udyAna banAvo.' jUI, ketakI ane gulAba vagere puSpone ugADo.' pallIpatie kahyuM : 'he sArvavAha, be ja divasamAM tamArI AjJA mujaba devInuM maMdira svaccha ane zuddha banI jaze. paraMtu tamAre be divasa ahIM rahevuM paDaze.' 'avazya rahIza! badhu zuddhikaraNa thayA pachI AratI utArIne, pachI tamArI anumati laIne ahIMthI prayANa karIza.' pallIpati ati harSita thayo. eNe potAnA mANasone devInA maMdiranI zuddhi karavAnI AjJA ApI... 'je bALavAnuM hoya te bALI nAkhajo. je jamInamAM dATavAnuM hoya te dATI dejo. je dhovAnuM hoya te dhoI nAkhajo. pachI gobarathI eno bhUmibhAga lIMpI nAkhajo. A badhuM kAma pUruM karIne, mane jANa karajo.' 890 bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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pallInAM strI-puruSo AnaMdathI nAcavA lAgyAM. sahu tyAMthI vikharAyAM. 0 0 0 saMdhyA samaye dharaNa ane pallIpati, pallInA bahAranA pradezamAM paribhramaNa karavA nIkaLyA. dharaNe pallI patine kahyuM : kAlasena, tamArA mANaso lUMTaphATa karIne, varSamAM keTaluM dhana meLave che?' "jIvavA pUratuM! kaMI bacatuM nathI...' "eTaluM dhana jamInanI khetI karIne, nA meLavI zakAya? to AvI lUMTaphATa nA karavI paDe ane sajjananI jiMdagI jIvI zakAya. huM ema IcchuM chuM ke have tame koI paNa manuSyane duHkhI nA karo. aTavIno mArga bhaya vinAno thaI jAya. tamArI pallI, yAtriko mATe. sArtha mATe visAmo banI jAya... ane tame eka rAjA tarIke prasiddha thAo..' pallIpatine dharaNanI vAta gamI. dharaNe AgaLa vadhIne kahyuM : "mahApuruSa, mArA pAse ghaNI saMpatti che. eka kroDa jeTaluM dhana kamAIne, huM mArA nagara mArkadI jaI rahyo chuM. mArI tamane vinaMtI che ke tame temAMthI joIe teTaluM dhana grahaNa karI, pallImAM pAkAM ghara baMdhAvo. kUvA khodAvo. khetI karavA mATe sAdhano vasAvo..." "nA, nA, e vAta na karazo. ame mahenata karIne kamAIzuM. tamAruM dhana mArAthI levAya nahIM, mAre to ApavAnuM hoya. tame karelA upakArono badalo huM kevI rIte vALI zakuM? e vicAra huM karI rahyo chuM." mahApuruSa, tame hiMsAno tyAga karIne, e badalo vALI ja dIdho che. enAthI vadhIne mAre bIjuM kaMI joItuM nathI. eka ja mArI IcchA che ke huM pallInA dareka parivArane eka eka hajAra sonAmahoro ApuM, Apa mane anumati Apo..." pallIpati nA na pADI zakyo. dharaNe pallImAM dareka parivArane eka eka hajAra sonAmahoro ApI ane eno upayoga kevI rIte karavo, e paNa samajAvyuM. be divasamAM devInuM maMdira zuddha thaI gayuM. AsapAsano pradeza paNa svaccha thaI gayo. dharaNa pallIpati sAthe maMdire gayo. pallIpatie snAna karI, zuddha vastra paherI, puSpa-caMdana Adi dravyothI pUjA karI. dharaNe devInA gaLAmAM svarNahAra paherAvI dIdho. ghara pallImAM AvIne, potAnA sArthanA puruSone, temanI saMpatti ApIne, vidAya karyA. pallIpatinA ati AgrahathI, te thoDA divasa vadhAre pallImAM rokAyo. pallIpatie dharaNanI khUba AgatA-svAgatA karI. eka divase lakSmI sAthe dharaNe mAkaMdInagarI tarapha prayANa karyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 81 For Private And Personal Use Only

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GE sArtha sAthe dharaNa mAkaMdInagarImAM AvI pahoMcyo. teNe nagarInI bahAra udyAnamAM paDAva nAkhI, mAtA-pitAne samAcAra mokalyA. mAtA-pitAe mahAjanane jANa karI. sahu AnaMdita thayA. mahAjane dharaNanI saMpattine joI. gaNatarI karI. tenI saMpatti savA karoDa sonAmahoranI hatI dharaNe nagarapraveza karyo. potAnI havelImAM pahoMcyo. pahelA eNe mahAjane ApeluM, pAMca lAkha dravya mahAjanane pAchuM ApI dIdhuM. paMdara divasa pachI devanaMdI paNa paradezathI AvI gayo. teNe paNa nagaranI bahAra mukAma karyo. mahAjana tyAM gayuM. enI badhI saMpattinI gaNanA karI. tenI saMpatti pacAsa lAkha sonAmahoronI thaI. mahAjane kahyuM : "vatsa, tArI saMpatti aDadho kroDa sonAmahoronI che, jyAre dharaNanI saMpatti savA koDa sonAmahoronI thaI che.' devanaMdI bhoMTho paDI gayo, paraMtu dharaNe ene AdarathI bolAvyo. tenI lajjA dUra karI. thoDA divaso pachI madana-trayodazIno mahotsava Avyo. nagarazeThe dharaNanI havelImAM AvIne kahyuM : "vatsa, rathane jaDa ane nagaranI bahAra nIkaLa." dharaNe kahyuM : he pUjya, evI bAlakrIDA nathI karavI... huM ane devanaMdI eka ja rathamAM besIne udyAnamAM jaIzuM." nagarazeTha harSita thaI gayA. nagaramAM sarvatra dharaNanI prazaMsA thaI. dharaNe paropakAranAM aneka kAryo karavA mAMDyAM. tenA pitA baMdhudatte kahyuM : "vatsa, tAruM kamAveluM dhana, badhuM ja paropakAramAM vAparI nAkha. mArI pAse vipula dhanasaMpatti che ja, ke je tArI che. ApaNI sAta peDhI sudhI cAle eTaluM dhana che.' pitAnuM protsAhana maLavAthI, dharaNe dIna-anAtha ane apaMga lokone khuba dAna ApavA mAMDyuM. dharmakAryo paNa karyAM. lakSmI sAthe yatheccha vaiSayika sukho paNa bhogavyAM. be varSamAM potAnuM kamAveluM badhuM ja dhana vaparAI gayuM tyAre dharaNe vicAra karyo : uttama kuLamAM janmelA puruSe traNa puruSArthanuM sevana karavuM joIe... dharma, artha ane kAma, traNa puruSArtha karavA ja joIe. huM koI sarvatyAgI sAdhu nathI gRhastha chuM. traNa puruSArthamAM gRhastha mATe mukhya puruSArtha arthapuruSArtha che. arthathI dharmapuruSArtha ane kAmapuruSArtha siddha karI zakAya che. vaLI, dhanavaibhava to mahAdevatA che. dhanavaibhavathI puruSanuM gaurava vadhe che. duniyA enuM bahumAna kare che, pUjA kare che. dhanavAna puruSa saubhAgyazALI kahevAya che. e jyAM jAya tyAM potAno prabhAva vistAre che. te kuLavAna ane rUpavAna gaNAya che. 892 bhAga-2 # bhava chaThThaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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tenI buddhino paNa vikAsa thAya che. dhanavAna puruSa paropakAra karI zake che... snehIsvajanonA manoratha pUrNa karI zake che, ane e rIte te AnaMda meLavI zake che. joke mArA pitAjI pAse akhUTa dhanasaMpatti che... paraMtu mAre e nA joIe. huM mArA potAnA puruSArthathI ja dhanArjana karuM, e mATe mAre paradeza javuM joIe... mAtApitAnI anumati meLavI... huM zIghra paradeza jAuM... joke mAtA-pitA jaladI anumati nahIM Ape... temano mArA pratye atyaMta sneha che... chatAM teo mArI IcchAne toDaze nahIM...' dharaNane lakSmIno vicAra Avyo. 'lakSmIne paradeza javAnI vAta karuM, paraMtu A vakhate tene mArI sAthe nA laI jAuM... paradezamAM strI baMdhanarUpa bane che... gaI videzayAtrAmAM kevAM kaSTo AvyAM? ane kevI kevI vedanAo sahavI paDI hatI? paraMtu ene mArA para ati rAga che... eTale sAthe AvavAno Agraha karaze ja...' keTalAka divaso sudhI, dharaNa A vicAro karato rahyo. paradezayAtrA mATenI rUparekhA taiyAra karato rahyo. eka divasa teNe pitA baMdhudattane vAta paNa karI dIdhI. mAtA hAraprabhAne paNa vAta karI. mAtA-pitA baMnee dharaNane kahyuM : 'putra, zA mATe have paradeza javuM joIe? ApaNI pAse kuberano bhaMDAra che. tAro ja che e bhaMDAra, tAre je dAna - paropakAra karavAM hoya te karI zake che. ApaNI moTI peDhI che... teno vahIvaTa paNa saMbhALI le... have tuM amArI pAse ja rahe, e amane 212... dharaNe vinayathI... vinamratAthI kahyuM : 'Apa kaho cho e ucita che. paraMtu tethI mArA manane saMtoSa nahIM thAya. paradezamAM paribhramaNa karI, potAnA puruSArthathI dhanArjana karavAnI mArI IcchA che. prabaLa bhAvanA che. paradezamAM paribhramaNa karavAthI aneka anubhavo paNa prApta thAya che. joke paradezamAM aneka Apattio paNa Ave che... mane mArI prathama videzayAtrAmAM sArA-narasA aneka anubhavo thayA che. aneka vAra mRtyunA mukhamAM gayelo pAcho Avyo chuM. chatAM mane e badhA anubhavonA aMte khUba AnaMda maLyo che. mATe mane anumati ApavA kRpA karo.' mAtA-pitAe anumati ApI. lakSmIe dha2NanI sAthe javAno Agraha karyo. tenA vicAro judI dizAmAM doDI rahyA hatA. pahelI videzayAtrAmAM dharaNanuM mRtyu nA thayuM - teno pArAvAra kheda hato enA manamAM... aneka vAra mRtyunA mukhamA gayelo dha2Na, jIvato pAcho Avyo hato, e vAta lakSmIne gamI na hatI. e IcchatI hatI ke dharaNa koI paNa upAye mare. enA pUrvajanmonA saMskAro ja emAM kAraNabhUta hatA. chatAM lakSmI bahArathI 'premabharI patnI'no suMdara abhinaya karI rahI hatI. eNe vicAryuM ke, 'A bIjI videzayAtrAmAM mane jarUra avasara maLI jaze, dharaNane khatama zrI samarAditya mahAkA 763 For Private And Personal Use Only

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karI nAkhavAno. huM evI taka jhaDapI laIza..' basa, A eka ja kAraNa hatuM, dharaNa sAthe videzayAtrAmAM javAnuM. ati Agraha hovAthI, dharaNe ene sAthe laI javAnuM nakkI karyuM. nagaramAM lokone khabara paDI ke "dharaNa videzayAtrAe jAya che. dharaNane maLavA hajAro loko AvavA lAgyA. zubhakAmanAo ApavA lAgyA... "kumAra, tame kuberanAM bhaMDAra laIne Avajo... A dezanI daridratA tame ja dUra karI zakazo.." mAkedInagaramAM lokone jANa thaI gaI ke "zreSThIputra dharaNa moTA sAthe sAthe, pUrvasamudranA kinAre vaijayaMtInagare jAya che." sArthamA aneka moTA vepArIo paNa joDAyA kAraNa ke sahune khabara hatI, gata videzayAtrAmAM dharaNa sAthe gayelAM vepArIo khUba sArI kamANI karIne, AvyA hatA. mAtA-pitAnA AzIrvAda laIne, dharaNe vizALa sAthe sAthe prayANa karyuM. koI paNa jAtanA vipna vinA teo be mahine vaijayaMtInagare pahoMcyA. nagaranI bahAra eka udyAnanI pAsenA pradezamAM temaNe taMbUo tANyA. e nagarano niyama hato ke je koI bahAranA vepArIne A nagaramAM AvIne, vepAra karavo hoya teNe rAjAnI anumati levI paDatI. e kALe lagabhaga badhAM nagaromAM A niyama pravartamAna hato. dharaNe svarNathALamAM mUlyavAna ratno lIdhAM ane sAthe cAra vepArIone lIdhA. te rAjasabhAmAM gayo. mahArAjAne namana karI, potAno paricaya Apyo ane svarNathALa arpaNa karyo. rAjAe paNa dharaNanuM sanmAna karyuM. tene ane sArthanA vepArIone vepAra karavAnI anumati ApI. dharaNe nagaramAM eka havelI bhADe laI lIdhI. bajAramAM eka dukAna bhADe rAkhI lIdhI. pote lAvela mAla teNe vecavA mAMDyo. thoDA divasomAM ja mAla vecAI gayo. kAraNa ke vaijayaMtInagara baMdara hatuM. deza-videzanAM vahANo samudrakinAre AvatAM-jatAM rahetAM hatAM. paradezIoe dharaNano mAla ghaNo kharIdyo hato. tethI dharaNane vicAra Avyo ke videzamAM, emAMya cIna dezamAM vepAranI sArI tako rahelI che. huM cIna jAuM. ahIMthI mane vahANa paNa maLI jaze. cInamAM huM kaDo sonAmahoro kamAI zakIza.' vaijayaMtImAM paNa eka koDa sonAmahoro kamAyo. sAthenA vepArIo paNa sAruM kamAyA. dharaNe te sahune kahyuM : "tame ahIMthI pAchA svadeza jAo. huM ahIMthI cIna dezamAM jaIza. samudramArge jaIza. chatAM tamAre koIne AvavuM hoya to AvI zako cho.' koI vepArI sAthe javA taiyAra nA thayo. dharaNe sAthenA vepArIone vidAya bhAga-2 # bhava chaThThaTho 894 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ApI. teNe samudrakinAre jaIne, eka vahANa bhADe nakkI karyuM. cIna dezamAM sArA naphAthI vecAI jAya tevo mAla kharIdIne, vahANamAM bharyo. lakSmIne teNe cIna dezanI yAtrA aMge vAta karI. ene vAMdho hato ja nahIM. e rAjI thaI. 'paradezamAM Ane mArI nAkhavAnI taka jaladI maLaze...' enI A eka ja lezyA hatI. badhI taiyArIo thaI gaI. dharaNe ane lakSmIe devanI pUjA karI. gurujanonI smRti karI, bhAvathI pUjA karI, ane vahANanA nAvike vahANa samudramAM taratuM mUkyuM. madhyAhnasamaye anukULa pavana tIvra gatithI phUMkAvA lAgyo. vahANa tIvra gatithI gaMtavya dizAmAM vahevA lAgyuM. keTalAMka divasomAM vahANe aDadho rasto kApI nAkhyo, paraMtu eka divasa madhyAhnasamaye pracaMDa vAyu zarU thayo. samudra khaLabhaLI UThyo. UMcA UMcA mojAM UchaLavAM lAgyAM. vahANa paNa UchaLIUchaLIne pachaDAvA lAgyuM. nAvikoe vahANane sthira karavA maraNiyA prayAso karavA mAMDyA. vahANano saDha saMkelI lIdho. samudramAM laMgaro nAkhyAM... chatAM vahANa sthira nA thayuM. tophAna vadhatuM jatuM hatuM. dizAo aMdhakAramAM DUbI gaI. muzaLadhAra varasAda zaru thaI gayo. samudra gAMDo banIne, UchaLavA lAgyo... ane eka pracaMDa dhaDAkA sAthe vahANa bhAMgIne bhukko thaI gayuM... dariyo vahANanA bhaMgArane gaLI gayo... paraMtu dharaNanA hAthamAM, tUTelA vahANanuM eka pATiyuM AvI gayuM. teNe pATiyuM pakaDI lIdhuM, samudranAM mojAMo sAthe dharaNa paNa UchaLavA lAgyo. pavananI dizAmAM e taNAvA lAgyo. AMkho baMdha karIne, pATiyAne chAtIsarasuM sajjaDa paMkaDIne... jarAya bhayabhIta banyA vinA, te taNAto rahyo. eka divasa ane eka rAta sudhI taNAto rahyo, athaDAto rahyo... kuTAo rahyo... eka prabhAte mojAoe ene eka kinArA para pheMkI dIdho. ekAda ghaTikA sudhI e mU%0ita avasthAmAM kinAre paDyo rahyo. tenI mUrchA dUra thaI. teNe vizALa nirjana samudrataTa joyo. dUra dUra teNe vRkSapaMktio joI. te kSudhA ane tRSAthI vyAkuLa thayo hato. dhIre dhIre te vRkSapaMktio tarapha cAlyo. tenA durbhAgye sarjelI karuNa sthitithI te vyathita thayo hato... tene lakSmInI smRti thaI AvI. 'mArI priyatamAnuM zuM thayuM haze? e zuM samudramAM DUbI gaI haze? ke mArI jema ene paNa AvuM koI pATiyuM hAthamAM AvI gayuM haze? kharekhara, mArA jIvanamAM AvAM vighno... kaSTo... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 895

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Apattio AvyAM ja kare che. mArI saMpatti samudramAM DUbI gaI, enuM mane duHkha nathI. jo priyatamA lakSmI bacI gaI hoya to." te vRkSo pAse pahoMcyo. bhAgyayoge tyAM asaMkhya keLavRkSo maLI gayAM. dharaNe peTa bharIne keLAM khAdhAM ane pAse vahetA jharaNAnuM pANI pIdhuM. sUryAsta thayo ane sakhata ThaMDI zarU thaI gaI. Ameya covIza kalAka e pANImAM bhIMjAyo hato. tene khUba ThaMDI lAgavA mAMDI. teNe cakamaka pASANane ghasI agni peTAvyo. tApaNuM karyuM. ekAda ghaTikA tApIne, parNazayA taiyAra karIne, deva-gurunuM smaraNa karIne, te sUI gayo. jAgyo tyAre pUrva dizAmAM sUrya jhagamagI rahyo hato. te jharaNA pAse gayo. hAthapaga dhoyA. mukha para pANI chAMTyuM ane te svastha thayo. parNazayyA pAse Avyo. zAntithI beTho. pAse ja bujhAI gayeluM tApaNuM joyuM. te joto ja rahI gayo. tene khUba Azcarya thayuM... je je bhUmibhAgane agnino sparza thayo hato, e bhUmibhAga suvarNamaya banI gayo hato. dharaNa Ubho thayo. eNe kALajIpUrvaka e retIne hAthamAM laIne joI. paththaranA TukaDAo ke je suvarNa banI gayA hatA, te joyA. teNe manomana nirNaya karyo : "jarUra A dhAtukSetra che. suvarNadvIpa che... zuM mAruM bhAgya mane ahIM laI AvyuM? maraNatola kaSTa ApyA pachI mane kuberano bhaMDAra ApI dIdho? aho, bhAgyanA kevA khela che! ahIM huM suvarNanI IMTo banAvIza. ahIM pIvA mATe pANI che. khAvA mATe phaLa che... sUvA mATe vRkSaghaTA che. samagra pradeza nirApada che. agni peTAvavA mATe cakamakanA paththara che ane saLagAvavA mATe sUkAM lAkaDAM paNa che! badhI ja sAmagrI taiyAra che. hA, iMTo banAvavA mATe mATInI tapAsa karavI paDaze. kAraNa ke mAre IMTo ja banAvavI paDaze. to ja ahIMthI laI javI, mane phAvaze. jeTalI mATI maLaze teTalI IMTo banAvIza. ahIM mAre bIjuM koI kAma paNa zuM che? pahelA huM mATInI tapAsa karuM.' teNe peTa bharIne, keLAM khAdhAM, jharaNAnuM pANI pIdhuM ane mATInI tapAsa karavA nIkaLI paDyo. jharaNAnA kinAre kinAre te cAlato rahyo. lagabhaga eka phalAMga cAlyo haze, tyAM teNe eka taLAva joyuM. taLavAmAM pANI hatuM, paraMtu chIcharuM pANI hatuM. puSkaLa mATI hatI. tene IMTo banAvavA jevI mATI joIe tevI ja mATI hatI. dharaNa rAjI thaI gayo. teNe e taLAvanI pALa upara ja IMTo banAvavAno nirNaya karyo. pratidina teNe eka so IMTo banAvavA mAMDI. dareka ITa upara teNe "dharaNa' zabda AMgaLIthI khotarIne lakhyo. be be IMTono saMpuTa banAvavA mAMDyo. evI rIte saMpuTa banAvyA ke enuM nAma bahAra nA dekhAya, aMdaranI bAju rahe. jyAre koI be IMTone judI pADe tyAre ja nAma vaMcAya. CES bhAga-2 # bhava chehaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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jaMgalamAMthI lAkaDAM lAvIne te so ITo para evI rIte goThavato ke Aga badhI ja IMTone sparza kare. e sparzathI ja mATI sonuM banatI hatI. lAkaDAmAM camakanA be paththaranA gharSaNathI Aga pragaTAvato hato. so iMTo sonAnI banI jatI hatI. koI paNa jAtanA vighna vinA dharaNanuM A kArya cAlatuM rahyuM. sUryAstha pachI e tApaNAthI tApato... vRkSonI ghaTAmAM parNazayyA banAvI, te sUI jato. A rIte teNe dasa hajAra IMTo banAvI, IMTonA saMpuTa banAvyA. tene saMtoSa thayo. bhale vahANa bhAMgI gayuM ane vahANamAM rahelI saMpatti dariyAmAM DUbI gaI, eno jarAya pastAvo enA manamAM na rahyo. mAtra lakSmIno viraha tene vyAkuLa banAvato hato. jyAre tenI smRti thaI AvatI hatI tyAre. teNe, IMTo banI gayA pachI, e IMTone upADI samudranA kinAre lAvavA mAMDI. samudranAM pANI pAse goThavavA mAMDI. jethI jyAre koI vahANa tyAM Ave tyAre temAM tarata ja caDhAvI zakAya. thoDA divasomAM teNe dasa hajAra IMTone kinAre lAvI dIdhI. tene A eka ja kAma hatuM. managamatuM kAma hatuM. eTale thAka paNa nA lAgyo. suvarNadvIpa para AvI caDhavAnuM sArthaka banI gayuM hatuM. paraMtu enA manamAM eka vAtanI ciMtA hatI ke, ahIM konuM vahANa Avaze? e vahANa kevA mANasanuM haze? sajjana haze ke DAku haze? sonAnI ITo joIne enI buddhi to nahIM bagaDe ne? kAraNa ke sonuM joIne bhalabhalA mANaso vicalita thaI jatAM hoya che. paraMtu ahIM bIjo koI upAya ja nathI. bhAgyanA bharose ja vahANamAM besavuM paDaze. kadAca A IMTomAMthI thoDI IMTo vahANanA mAlikane ApavI paDaze to ApIne, enA mananuM samAdhAna karIza.." tyAra pachI, teNe eka vRkSa para lAkaDuM bAMdhI, tenA para dhajA laTakAvI. vahANa bhAMgI jAya tyAre A rIte dhajA pharakAvavAmAM AvatI. e dhajA joIne, koI vahANa sahAya karavA AvI jatuM. evA koI vahANanI pratIkSA karato dharaNa tyAM rahyo. ja H ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA CGA For Private And Personal Use Only

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133 ghaNe samudramAM dUra dUra kSitija para eka vahANa joyuM. vahANanA mAlike suvarNadvIpanA kinArA para dhvaja joyo, 'koI vahANa bhAMgI gayuM lAge che... ne sahAya mAge che...' vahANa kinArA tarapha vaLyuM. dharaNane AzA baMdhANI. vahANa thoDe dUra UbhuM rahyuM. temAMthI be mANaso, vahANa sAthe bAMdhelI hoDImAM UtaryA, hoDIne chUTI karI ane kinAre AvyA. teoe dharaNane kahyuM : 'he mahApuruSa, tamane je vahANa dekhAya che te cIna dezanA nivAsI sArthavAhaputra suvadananuM che. vahANa devapura tarapha jaI rahyuM che, tyAM A dhajA dekhANI. 'koInuM vahANa bhAMgyuM lAge che. cAlo, ApaNe kinArA tarapha, e bhAMgelA vahANanA yAtrikone sahAya karIe...' eTale vahANa A bAju lAvyA chIe. amArA mAlike Apane bolAvyA che. Apa hoDImAM besI jAo.' dharaNe pUchyuM : 'vahANamAM karyo mAla-sAmAna bharyo che?' nAvikoe kahyuM : 'he Arya, amArA sArthavAhaputre daivayoge vaibhava gumAvI dIdho che. chatAM teo hiMmata hAryA nathI... temaNe vahANamAM bahu ja thoDo ane sAmAnya koTino mAla bharyo che.' dharaNe kahyuM : 'to tame eka kAma karo, tamArA sArthavAhaputrane tame ahIM laI Avo. mAre temanI sAthe agatyanI vAta karavI che.' nAvikoe kahyuM : 'bhale, ame emane vAta karIe chIe.' nAviko hoDI haMkA2Ine, vahANa pAse gayA. vahANamAM jaIne, temaNe sArthavAhaputra suvadanane vAta karI. suvadanane vAta ruci. teNe vahANane kinArA sudhI laI javA nAvikone AjJA karI. vahANanAM laMgara upADavAmAM AvyAM. vahANa pANI para taratuM thaI gayuM. kinArAthI thoDe dUra, UMDA pANImAM UbhuM rahyuM. hoDImAM besIne suvadana kinAre Avyo. dharaNe madhura zabdothI svAgata karI, AbhAra mAnyo. dharaNe kahyuM : 'he sArthavAhaputra, mAre Apane eka viziSTa prayojanathI kaMIka pUchavuM che, Apa nArAja nahIM thAo ne?' suvadane kahyuM : 'he Arya! nArAja thavAnuM nA hoya. khuzIthI pUcho.' dharaNe kahyuM : 'he zreSThI, tamArA vahANamAM vecavAlAyaka mAla keTalA mUlyano haze?' suvadane kahyuM : 'huM Arya, atyAre mAruM bhAgya pratikULa che. mAro vaibhava nAza pAmyo che... chatAM nirAza thayA vinA, puruSArtha karavAnI bhAvanAthI, mAtra eka hajAra sonAmahoronI kiMmatano mAla vahANamAM bharIne, devapura tarapha jaI rahyo chuM.' dharaNe kahyuM : 'tamAro puruSArtha saphaLa thaze. tame tamAro je mAla vahANamAM che te 898 bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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samudramAM nakhAvI do. mArI pAse dasa hajAra sonAnI IMTonA saMpuTa che. te vahANamAM bharI daIe... kinAre pahoMcIne, huM tamane eka lAkha sonAmahoro ApIza." suvadane kahyuM : "he Arya, mAre sonAmahoronI jarUra nathI. tamArA jevA sajjana puruSa maLyA, e ja ghaNuM che...' ghara ane vahANanA mANasoe hoDImAM ITo bharIbharIne, vahANamAM pahoMcADavA mAMDI. badhI IMTo vahANamAM pahoMcI gayA pachI suvadananI sAthe dharaNa paNa vahANa para pahoMcyo. jevo te vahANamAM pravezyo, teNe lakSmIne joI. lakSmIe dharaNane joyo. te saphALI beThI thaI gaI... dharaNanI sAme AvI. dharaNe harSathI.. AzcaryathI... ane duHkhathI pUchyuM : "are devI! tuM ahIM A vahANamAM kevI rIte AvI? tane joIne, maLIne... mane anahada AnaMda thayo." gharaNe pAse ja UbhelA suvadanane kahyuM : "sArthavAhaputra, A mArI patnI lakSmI che.' "ema? to to mAruM parama saubhAgya ke mArA vahANamAM tamAruM milana thayuM!' suvadane lakSamI sAme joIne dharaNane kahyuM. sArthavAhaputra, mAruM vahANa madhadariye bhAMgI gayuM hatuM. mArA hAthamAM kASTaphalaka AvI gayeluM... tenA sahAre samudramAM ghasaDAto.... kuTAto huM suvarNadvIpa para pahoMcI gayo hato...! dharaNe potAnI satya vAta karI dIdhI." lakSmIe kahyuM : "he svAmInAtha, mane paNa eka pATiyuM ja maLI gayuM hatuM. enA sahAre taratI taratI, huM eka kinAre pahoMcI. tyAM A upakArI sArthavAhaputranuM vahANa UbhuM hatuM. temaNe mane joI, huM to mUcchita thaI gaI hatI. temaNe mArI mUccha dUra karI ane vahANamAM laI gayA. mane bhojana karAvyuM. navAM vastra paheravA ApyAM, ane kahyuM : "tArA pati nA maLe tyAM sudhI tuM A mArA vahANamAM ja rahe. tane ahIM koI duHkha nahIM paDe..." basa, tyArathI huM A vahANamAM chuM. A sArthavAhaputra paradezI che, paraMtu mArI khUba kALajI rAkhe che, bahu sajjana puruSa che.." dharaNe suvadanane kahyuM : "suvadana, tame mArI priyatamAnI rakSA karI. enI sArI saMbhALa rAkhI... te badala huM tamAro khUba khUba upakAra mAnuM chuM...' zreSThIputra, emAM zAno upakAra mAnavAno? mAruM kartavya hatuM. ane kartavyanuM meM pAlana karyuM che. have tame baMne vAto karo, huM bhojanano prabaMdha karAvuM chuM.' suvadana cAlyo gayo. vahANa tIvra gatithI devapura tarapha vahI rahyuM hatuM. dharaNa ati prasanna hato. lakSmI ati vyathita hatI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 8cc For Private And Personal Use Only

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lakSmIe mAnI lIdhuM hatuM ke, 'dharaNa madhadariye DUbI gayo che.' e khUba rAjI thaI hatI. 'TADhAM pANIe khasa gaI.' mAnIne teNe cInanA suvadana sAthe snehanI gAMTha bAMdhI hatI. lakSmIne suvadana gamI gayo hato. suvadanane lakSmI gamI gaI hatI. acAnaka dharaNane vahANa para Avelo joIne, lakSmI DaghAI gaI hatI... eTale enA moDhAmAMthI svAgatano eka zabda paNa nIkaLyo na hato. saraLa ane bhadrika svabhAvavALo dharaNa, lakSmInA sAcA rUpane jANI zakyo na hato. lakSmIe dharaNane lADa karatAM kahyuM : 'nAtha, tamArA virahanI vedanAe, mane hacamacAvI mUkI hatI... huM to ema mAnI beThI hatI ke mAruM saubhAgya lUMTAI gayuM... huM anAtha banI gaI... meM A sAryavAhaputrane kaheluM ke tuM mane mArAM sAsu-sasarA pAse mAkaMdInagarI pahoMcADI de... basa, jiMdagIbhara huM tAro upakAra nahIM bhUluM...' bolatAM bolatAM lakSmI rovA mAMDI. dharaNe tenI pITha para hAtha pasarAvatAM AzvAsana ApyuM : 'lakSmI, have zA mATe raDe che? tane huM jIvo-jAgato maLI gayo chuM ne! haju ApaNAM bhAgya jAge che. bhale, vahANamAM raheluM dhana samudramAM DUbI gayuM... meM suvarNadvIpa 52 rahIne, A dasa hajAra sonAnI IMTo banAvI dIdhI,' 'nAtha, tame A suvadanane eka lAkha sonAmahoro ApavAnuM kahyuM, te bahuM sAruM karyuM. eNe karelA upakArano yatkiMcita badalo vALI zakAze...' devI, tArI IcchA vadhAre sonAmahoro ApavAnI haze to vadhAre ApIza... mArA upara paNa eNe upakAra karyo che ne? mane ane mArI sonAnI IMTone enA vahANamAM sthAna ApyuM, e paNa moTo upakAra che...' vahANa kinArAthI pAMca yojana dUra samudramAM pahoMcyuM haze... dharaNa ane lakSmIno vArtAlApa cAlI rahyo hato, tyAM acAnaka samudramAM khaLabhaLATa thayo... AkAzamAM vIjaLI jevo camakAro thayo... ane eka tIvra karkaza strIno avAja saMbhaLAyo... AkAzamArge eka kurUpa devI vahANamAM UtarI AvI. tenA eka hAthamAM tIkSNa kaTArI hatI. bIjA hAthamAM trizULa hatuM. 'are duSTa sArthavAhaputra, huM suvarNadvIpanI adhiSThAyikA suvarNAdevI chuM. mArI vidhipUrvaka bhakti karyA vinA, mArI anujJA lIdhA vinA, mArA dvIpanuM sonuM laIne kyAM jAya che? nahIM jaI zake...' vahANane devIe thaMbhAvI dIdhuM. suvadana vagere badhA ja, devInA raudra svarUpane joIne, stabdha banI gayA. DarI gayA. devIe trADa pADIne kahyuM : 'pahelA mane puruSa-bali Apo. pachI ja tame A sonAnI IMTo laI jaI zakazo. jo bali nahIM Apo to A sonA sAthe vahANa dariyAmAM DUbADI daIza.' lakSmI tharathara dhrUjavA mAMDI. dharaNe kahyuM : 'he bhagavatI devI, suvarNadvIpanAM tame svAminI cho, e huM jANato na hato. ApanI anujJA vinA, ApanI pUjA karyA vinA... meM sonAnI IMTo cod bhAga-2 0 bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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banAvI, A vahANamAM bharI... aparAdha mAro che. mATe huM ja tamAro bila banuM chuM tame mAro vadha karI zako cho...' tyAra pachI dharaNe suvadanane kahyuM : 'he mitra, A mArI patnIne tuM mArAM mAtApitA pAse pahoMcADaje...' devIe kahyuM : 'jo tuM mAro bali banavA Icchato hoya to tuM dariyAmAM kUdI paDa... huM tane grahaNa karIza.... lakSmI khUba rAjI thaI. 'hAza, A devI ene khAI jaze...' pachI kyAreya mAre enuM mukha jovuM nahIM paDe!' dharaNe AMkho baMdha karI. hAtha joDI, devagurune praNAma karyA ane samudramAM kUdI paDyo. paDatAMnI sAthe ja devIe trizULathI ene vIMdhI nAkhyo ane upADIne suvarNadvIpa upara laI gaI. suvarNadvIpanI devI suvarNA 'vANavyaMtara' nikAyanI devI hatI. teNe kharekhara dharaNane krUratAthI vIMdhI nAkhyo hato. lAvIne tene samudranA kinArA para nAkhyo hato, trizULanA ghAmAMthI lohI vahI gayuM hatuM. dharaNa nizcetana paDyo hato. enuM mRtyu nahotuM thayuM, eTaluM ja bAkI, eNe bhAna gumAvI dIdhuM hatuM. e vakhate AkAzamArge vidyAdharakumAra hemakuMDala ratnadvIpa upara jaI rahyo hato. te suvarNadvIpa parathI pasAra thato hato, tenI draSTi dvIpa upara gaI. teNe dharaNane kinArA para cattopATa paDelo joyo. 'A koNa puruSa paDyo che?' jijJAsAthI te kinArA upara UtarI Avyo, dharaNanI pAse gayo... tarata ja eNe dhaNane oLakhyo.' oho, A to e ja zreSThIputra dharaNa che, ke jeNe mane 'AkAzagAminI' vighA yAda karAvavAmAM sahAya karI hatI. tyAM suvarNAdevI hAjara ja hatI. hemakuMDala e devIne jANato hato. devIne paNa hemakuMDala para sneha hato. hemakuMDale devIne pUchyuM : 'A badhuM zuM che?' 'kumAra, A puruSe mArI AjJA vinA, A dvIpamAMthI sonAnI IMTo banAvI hatI ane vahANa bharIne, laI jato hato. meM ene pakaDayo... trizULathI vIMdhyo ane ahIM laI AvI chuM...' 'are bhagavatI, A to mAro mitra che. mAro upakArI che. paropakArI zreSThIputra che. tuM ene choDI de. huM ene sAro karI, mArI sAthe laI jaIza...' paraMtu e mAro bila che...' 'ene tAre choDavo paDaze... ApaNA saMbaMdhanI khAtara paNa ene mukta karavo paDaze...' hemakuMDalanA anunaya ane AgrahathI devIe dharaNane mukta karyo. hemakuMDale zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only E01

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potAnI pAsenA auSadhivalayathI dharaNano ghA rujhAvI dIdho. dharaNa bhAnamAM Avyo. teNe hemakaMDalane oLakhyo. baMne mitro bheTI paDyA. dharaNanI AMkhomAM harSanAM AMsu AvI gayAM. hemakuMDale kahyuM : mitra, devIe tane mukta karI dIdho che...? paraMtu te ahIM kevI rIte AvI caDhyo? huM ratnadvIpa para jato hato, tyAM meM tane ahIM joyo... nIce Avyo. devIne vinaMtI karI, tane mukta karAvyo." hemakuMDala, zuM vijaya bacI gayo hato? hA, huM samayasara pahoMcI gayo hato. auSadhivalayathI tenA ghA rujhAI gayA hatA.. zreSThIputra, ApaNe ahIMthI vahelAmAM vahelI take ratnadvIpa tarapha prayANa karIe.' "jevI tArI IcchA.' tuM mArA khabhe besI jA, ApaNe AkAzamArge javAnuM che.' dharaNanI sAthe hemakuMDale tyAMthI uDDayana karyuM. keTalAka samaye te baMne "ratnasAra' nAmanA dvIpa upara UtaryA. 0 0 0. e ramaNIya dvIpa upara gaMdharvayugalo madhura gIta gAtAM hatAM. temanI pAse ja mRgonAM vRMda, gItazravaNamAM lIna banIne, UbhAM hatAM. sugaMdhI puSponI suvAsathI samagra vAtAvaraNa suvAsita hatuM. Thera Thera ramaNIya sarovaro hatAM. sarovaronAM nirmaLa jaLamAM hajAro rAjahaMsa krIDA karatA hatA. jamIna para puSpo ane velo patharAyelI hatI. sopArInAM hajAro vRkSonI paMktio hatI. thoDA thoDA aMtare latAgRho hatAM. te latAgRhomAM vidyAdhara-daMpatIo svacchaMdapaNe ratikrIDA karI rahyAM hatAM. bIjI bAju hajAro UMcAM caMdanavRkSonI ghaTAo hatI. te ghaTAomAM madonmatta seMkaDa hAthIo ane hAthaNIonAM ToLAM mastI karI rahyAM hatAM. samudrataTa para rahelAM tamAlavRkSanI zreNImAM, samudranAM pANI AvatAM-jatAM hatAM. puSpakyArAomAM bharAyelAM pANI pItAM vividha pakSIonAM vaMdo kalarava karatAM hatAM. e ratnadvIpanI cAre bAju samudranAM pANI laherAtAM hatAM. hemakuMDala ane dharaNa, e dvipanA AmravanamAM pahoMcyA. bhramaronAM guMjAravathI Amravana mukharita banI gayuM hatuM. baMne mitro thoDI vAra eka vAvaDInA kinAre beThA. be ghaDI vizrAma karyo. AmraphaLa lIdhAM. hemakuMDale dharaNane kahyuM: 'mitra, ApaNe vAvaDImAM snAna karI, pachI phaLAhAra karIe.' baMnee snAna karI phaLAhAra karyo. phaLAhAra karatAM karatAM hemakuMDale dharaNane pUchyuM : mitra, tane pelI vyaMtarI kyAM ane kevI rIte bheTI gaI?' dharaNe badhI vAta karI. EOS bhAga-2 # bhava chaThThuMTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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kharekhara, e vyaMtarI krUra hRdayanI che. sAruM thayuM ke huM tyAM AvI gayo. khera, have kahe, tAruM huM zuM priya karuM? mitra, teM badhuM ja karyuM che. mane eka ja vAtanuM duHkha che ke mArA vinA mArI priyA duHkhI thatI haze, mane enI sAthe meLApa karAvI Apa. ApaNe devapura jaIe to e kadAca maLI jAya!' dharaNa, avazya ApaNe devapura jaIzuM. tArI priyA tane tyAM maLaze, paraMtu e pahelA huM tane ratnagiri upara laI jAuM chuM. tyAM kinnarakumAra sulocana mAro mitra che. tene maLavAnuM che. tene maLIne pachI, ApaNe devapura jaIzuM..." 0 0 0 ratnagirino pradeza atyaMta ramaNIya hato. zItala pavanathI kadalIvRkSo maMda maMda DolI rahyAM hatAM. vanakhaMDomAM yatra-tatra yakSo ane kinnaro paribhramaNa karI rahyAM hatAM. vividha pakSIonA madhura kalaravathI vAtAvaraNa praphullita lAgatuM hatuM. kinnarIonAM nRtyanI sAthe mora paNa nAcI rahyAM hatA. baMne mitro dhIre dhIre e parvata para caDhI rahyAM hatAM. kyAMka kyAMka siMhonI garjanA saMbhaLAtI hatI, to kyAMka kyAMka nAganAgaNanAM mithuno AnaMdathI kIDA karatAM dekhAtAM hatAM. teo ratnazikhara para pahoMcyA. tyAM hemakuMDale dharaNane dUrathI sulocanano mahela dekhADyo. cAre bAju nAnAM nAnAM keLavRkSo UgelAM hatAM. mahelanI AgaLanA pravezadvAre nRtya karatI suMdara pUtaLIo mUkelI hatI. bhIMto para AkarSaka citro dorelAM hatAM. suzobhita gavAkSo hatAM ane te gavAkSomAM besavA mATe mUlyavAna vedikAo sthApita karelI hatI. baMne mitroe mahelamAM praveza karyo. atyaMta svaccha pharasa hatI. pharasamAM vividha varNanAM ratno jaDelAM hatAM. yogya jagyAe nAnAM nAnAM puSponA kyArA hatAM. mahelanA madhya bhAgamAM mulAyama gAdI para sulocana, potAnI patnI gaMdharvadattA sAthe vINAvAdana karI rahyo hato. sulocane hemakaMDalane tathA dharaNane joyA. teNe vINA bAjue mUkI, Ubho thayo, sAme gayo ane hemakuMDalane bheTI paDyo. 'tamArA baMnenuM svAgata karuM chuM. hemakuMDala, ghaNA samaya pachI tane huM yAda Avyo." pachI dharaNa tarapha joIne pUchayuM : 'mitra, A mahAnubhAva koNa che? A mAro mitra che... suvarNadvIpanI pelI vyaMtarIe ene krUratAthI mAryo hato... huM jaI pahoMcyo. choDAvyo. huM ahIM Avato ja hato, tene mArI sAthe laI Avyo. eNe mArA upara upakAra karelo che.' ema karIne dharaNano sarva vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. sahue sAthe bhojana karyuM. sulocane baMnenuM sAruM Atithya karyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA c03 For Private And Personal Use Only

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(938) sulocane hemakuMDalane pUchyuM : 'mitra, tArA mitranuM vizeSarUpe Atithya karavAnuM che zuM? Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'hA, meM ene vAta nathI karI, paraMtu mArI evI IcchA che ke ene ahIMthI tuM ratno Apa. suvarNabhUminI svarNa-IMTo enI vahANamAM cAlI gaI che... enI priyA paNa e vahANamAM cAlI gaI che...' 'hema! teM sArI vAta karI. huM ene mUlyavAna ratno ApIza. jyAre e ratnonA ja pahADa para Avyo che, tyAre ene ratno ApavAM ja joIe. huM ApIza ratno, paraMtu enI priyA ene kevI rIte maLaze?' 'e kAma huM karIza. meLavI ApIza enI priyA!' 'bahu sarasa! hema, tuM zreSTha mitra che. mane tuM zreSTha mitra maLyo che...' 'kumAra, eNe mArA para bahuM moTo upakAra karelo che.' hemakuMDale badhI vAta karI. sulocanane dharaNa para prema jAgyo. teNe dharaNane thoDA divasa rokAI javAno Agraha karyo. ene uttama jAtinAM ghaNAM ratno ApyAM. tyAra pachI hemakuMDala ane dharaNe sulocananI anujJA lIdhI. teo AkAzamArge devapura pahoMcyA. devapuranI bahAra, samudrakinArAthI thoDe dUra eka atithigRha hatuM. hemakuMDale dharaNane kahyuM : 'mitra, tuM ahIM rahe tArI priyA tane ahIM maLaze. A ratnonuM sArI rIte jatana karaje. huM have ahIMthI mArA nagare jaIza,' baMne mitro bheTyA. dharaNanI anumati laI, hemakuMDala AkAzamArge cAlyo gayo. cInI vepArI suvadananuM jahAja devapura tarapha vahI rahyuM hatuM... suvadane, lakSmIe ane vahANanA bIjA mANasoe pratyakSa joyuM hatuM ke suvarNadvIpanI vyaMtarIe dharaNane trizULa mArI vIMdhI nAkhyo hato ane ene upADI gaI hatI. sahue mAnI lIdhuM hatuM ke 'dharaNa' marI gayo.' 904 sahuthI vadhAre AnaMda lakSmIne thayo hato. paraMtu bahArathI to teNe patinA mRtyuno zoka pALyo hato. kalpAMta karyo hato. khAvA-pIvAnuM choDI dIdhuM hatuM. suvadane tene AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM : 'he suMdarI, zokano tyAga kara. A duniyA ja evI che. duniyAmAM AvuM badhuM banatuM hoya che. mAro vaibhava cAlyo gayo che, tAre patino viyoga thayo che... vaLI, e zreSThaputra jema tAro pati hato tema e mAro bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitra hato ne! thoDA divasomAM paNa amArI maitrI kevI gADha thaI gaI hatI? mane paNa mitranA viyoganuM ghaNuM duHkha che...' lakSmIe gaddagada svare kahyuM : "joke tame cho eTale mane ciMtA koI nathI. huM tamArAmAM dharaNanAM ja darzana karuM chuM.." 'devI, tame nizcita raho. huM tamane, tame kahezo tyAM pahoMcADIza. ane A suvarNanI IMTo paNa tamane ja ApIza." lakSmI AnaMdita thaI. rovAnuM nATaka baMdha karyuM. suvadanane rijhavavAnuM nATaka zarU karyuM. keTalAka divasa sudhI suvadana saMyamamAM rahyo. tenA manamAM vicAronuM dhamasANa cAlatuM rahyuM : "A lakSmI mane cAhe che. sAcA dilathI cAhe che. huM samajuM chuM, e mane AkarSavA zarIranA bhinna bhinna aMgamaroDa kare che. kaTAkSa pheMke che... kyAreka mane sparza kare che. mAro hAtha pakaDe che. paraMtu "A mitrapatnI che." ema samajI, meM ene mAruM dila ApyuM nathI. AliMgana ApyuM nathI. enA premanuM AmaMtraNa svIkArya nathI. paraMtu huM A bhUla karuM chuM. mAre ane ene zo saMbaMdha che? zA mATe enAthI dUra rahevuM? ene patnI banAvuM to A daza hajAra sonAnI ITo mArI thaI jAya, mArI daridratA dUra thaI jAya. huM navo dhaMdho karI zakuM... dharaNa kaMI mAro sago to hato nahIM. are, sago bhAI hoya to paNa zuM? AvI yuvAna strI jIvanabhara brahmacarya to pALI zake nahIM. vaLI, mAre enA upara kyAM baLAtkAra karavo che? e svecchAe mArI sAthe bhogasukha bhogavavA Icche che... basa, have huM enI bhogaprArthanAno svIkAra karIza.. lakSmI mArI patnI banaze. sonAnI IMTo mArI banaze...' lakSmI to suvadanane cAhatI ja hatI. baMne vacce pati-patnIno saMbaMdha sthApita thaI gayo. sonAnI ITo para potAnuM svAmitva sthApI dIdhuM. enuM vahANa eka divasa devapuranA kinAre AvI lAgyuM. devapuranA bAhya pradezamAM, atithigRhamAM thoDA divasa rahIne, dharaNa nagaramAM gayo. teNe vicAryuM : "nagaramAM eka ghara laIne rahuM. jevI lakSmI maLe tyAre ghara zodhavA nA javuM paDe. ane potAnuM ghara hoya to ratno paNa surakSita rahe." devapuranA UbhA bajAramAMthI, te pasAra thavA lAgyo. bajAramAM haju bhIDa jAmI na hatI. dukAno kholIne vepArIo beThA hatA. eka dukAna AgaLa jaIne, dharaNa Ubho rahyo. dukAnamAM svaccha gAdI para, eka moTA zreSThI jevA vepArIne beThelA joyA. e vepArIe dharaNane joyo. dharaNanI suMdara mohaka AkRti joI, vepArIe dharaNane dukAnamAM AvavA AmaMtraNa ApyuM. dharaNa dukAnamAM gayo. vepArIe potAnI pAse gAdI para besADIne pUchyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA cou For Private And Personal Use Only

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'kumAra, tuM paradezI dekhAya che. zuM tuM ekalo ja che ke tAro parivAra paNa sAthe che?' he zreSThIvarya, huM ekalo ja chuM. mArkadInagarInA baMdhudatta sArthavAhano putra chuM. mAruM nAma dharaNa.' 'dharaNa, kahe mArA yogya koI kAma che?' 'hA jI, mAre A nagaramAM eka ghara levuM che...' 'zA mATe?' 'mArA nivAsa mATe,' 'dharaNa, jo tane game to tuM mArI havelImAM ja rahe. mArI moTI havelI che, tuM rahIza to havelI nAnI nahIM paDe. 'he pUjya, huM ajANyo' 'tArI AkRti ja tArA guNo batAve che...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'paraMtu thoDA divasomAM ja, eka cIna dezanA vahANamAM mArI patnI AvI pahoMcaze...' 'te paNa mArI havelImAM tArI sAthe raheze. mArI patnIne paNa gamaze...' 'to pachI bhale, huM ApanI sAthe rahIza.' zeTha dharaNane potAnI havelImAM laI gayA. dharaNe snAna karyuM. zeThe dha2Nane yogya navAM mUlyavAna vastra ApyAM. pachI baMnee sAthe besIne, bhojana karyuM. zeThe dharaNane potAnI traNa mALanI vizALa havelI batAvIne kahyuM : dharaNa, A 'TopazeThanI havelI'nA nAme nagaramAM oLakhAya che. tane koI nagaramAM pUche to tAre kahevAnuM ke 'huM TopazeThano mahemAna chuM.' havelI lAla paththaranI banelI hatI. dareka mALe dasa dasa khaMDa hatA, dareka khaMDanI pharasa saMgemaramaranA paththaranI banelI hatI. dareka mALanA judA nokaro hatA. havelIne svaccha ane suzobhita rAkhatA hatA. TopazeThe dharaNane pahelAM mALe potAnI bAjunA ja be khaMDa rahevA mATe ApyA. e be khaMDamAM badhI ja suvidhAo hatI. khAsa mahemAna mATenA ja e be khaMDa hatA. dharaNane havelI to gamI gaI. zeTha-zeThANIno vAtsalyabharyo vyavahAra paNa gamI gayo. COS be-traNa divasa pachI, dharaNe potAno sarva vRttAMta TopazeThane kahI saMbhaLAvyo. zeTha badhI vAto sAMbhaLIne diMga rahI gayA. emAMya suvarNadvIpanI ane ratnagirinI vAtoe emane Azcaryacakita karI dIdhA. 'A kumArane hemakuMDa jevA vidyAdhara mitra che ane sulocana jevo kinnarakumAra mitra che. aho, A mahAna puNyazALI AtmA che...' For Private And Personal Use Only chaThTho bhAga-2 bhavAi

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dharaNe kahyuM : "he pitAtulya zeTha, A mArA ratna tamArI pAse rAkho. mAre jarUra paDaze tyAre mAgIza... tamArI pAse ratno surakSita raheze." zeThe kahyuM : "vatsa, tArAM ratno surakSita raheze.' zeThe ratno gupta tijorImAM mUkI dadhAM. 0 0 eka divasa TopazeThe dharaNane kahyuM : "vatsa, Aje huM rAjasabhAmAM gayo hato. tyAM cIna dezano vepArI Avyo hato ane mahArAjAne bheTamuM dharI, eNe vinaMtI karI hatI ke "mArA vahANamAM je mAlasAmAna, ane vaibhava che, enA para mahArAjA kara nA le.' mahArAjAe kara mApha karI dIdho hato. vatsa, tArI priyA, tArA kahevA mujaba cIna dezanA vahANamAM AvavAnI hatI ne? tuM jA ane tapAsa kara." dharaNa bhojAnAdithI nivRtta thaI samudrakinAre pahoMcyo. teNe suvadananuM vahANa joyuM. te harSita thayo. "aho! karmonI kevI vicitra gati che! lakSmI ane suvadana mAnatA haze ke "huM marI gayo chuM. devIe mane mArI nAkhyo che. jyAre teo mane jIvato joze. Azcarya ne harSathI temanI AMkho visphArita thaI jaze... bhAgyayoge mane patnI maLaze ane sonuM paNa maLaze." kinArA paranI hoDImAM besIne, dharaNa vahANa upara gayo. dharaNe suMdara vastra paheryA hatAM. tenA gaLAmAM mUlyavAna ratnahAra jhUlato hato. kamare sonAno kalAtmaka kaMdoro bAMdhelo hato. jevo teNe vahANamAM praveza karyo. teNe lakSmIne ane suvadanane joyAM... te baMnee dharaNane joyo... baMnenAM moDhA pahoLAM thaI gayAM. AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. dharaNa hasI paDyo. ne bolyo : "he suvadana, huM gharaNa chuM. jIvato rahI gayo chuM. he priye, tane maLIne huM AnaMdita thayo chuM. lakSmI ane suvadananAM mukha para banAvaTI harSa UbharAI Avyo. lakSmIe dharaNane besavA mATe Asana ApyuM. dharaNa Asana para beTho. lakSmI ane suvadana paNa beThAM. dharaNe, pote kevI rIte bacI gayo, hemakuMDala kevI rIte sahAyatA karI... ragiri para sulocana-kinnare kevuM Atithya karyuM ane hemakuMDala AkAzamArga devapura mUkI gayo. vagere vAto karI. suvadanane manamAM glAni thaI AvI : "dharaNa jIvato rahyo che eTale have mAre enI patnI soMpavI paDaze ane enuM sonuM paNa ApavuM paDaze. mArA bhAgyamAM vaiibhava-saMpatti che ja nahIM." teNe dharaNane kahyuM : "mitra, tuM bacI gayo. ghaNuM sAruM thayuM. have tuM tAruM sonuM saMbhALI le." dharaNe kahyuM: "savadana tuM kevI vAta kare che? te mArI patnIne sAcavI. mAruM sonuM sAcavyuM... suvadana tArA A upakArano badalo huM kevI rIte vALIza?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA cog For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitra, meM mArA kartavyanuM pAlana karyuM che. vizeSa kaMI ja karyuM nathI.' suvadana bolyo. dharaNe lakSmIne kahyuM : "devI, cAlo ApaNe nagaramAM jaIe." lakSmIe kahyuM : "Aje to vahANa para ja rokAIe. Apa paNa ahIM ja raho. kAle prabhAte ApaNe nagaramAM jaIzuM..." lakSmIno prastAva dharaNe sahajatAthI svIkArI lIdho. bIjI bAju lamIe suvadanane khAnagImAM kahyuM : "he priye, game te upAya karIne, Aja rAtre dharaNane mArI nAkhavo paDaze.' suvadane kahyuM : "lakSmI, have huM tane choDI nahIM zake... eTale dharaNano kAyama mATe kAMTo kADhI nAkhavo ja paDaze..." lakSmIe kahyuM : "eTale ja meM ene rAta ahIM rokAI javA Agraha karyo. e rokAI paNa gayo. eTale upAya thaI zakaze. tuM ciMtA nA karIza." lakSmI, tuM kuzaLa che, kAryadakSa che ane tAro mArA para apAra prema che... eTale tuM A kAma jarUra karI zakIza." baMnenI gupta maMtraNA pUrI thaI. savadana dharaNa pAse jaIne beTho. lakSmIe sAMjanAM bhojananI taiyArI karavA mAMDI. dharaNanuM hRdaya svaccha ane saraLa hatuM. suvadana melo ane kapaTI hato. teNe dharaNanI AgaLa khUba sneha dekhADavA mAMDayo. lakSmIe paNa premanuM nATaka karavA mAMDyuM.. dharaNa baMnenA kapaTane samajI zakato nathI. saMdhyA thaI eTale lakSmIe dharaNane kahyuM : "svAmInAtha, snAna karI lo, pachI Apa baMne sAthe bhojana karo. Aje to meM ApanuM manapasaMda bhojana banAvyuM che." dharaNe snAna karI lIdhuM. suvadananI sAthe besIne bhojana karyuM, lakSmIe khUba Agraha karIne, bhojana pIrasyuM. bhojana pachI madirApAna karAvyuM. madirAmAM ghenanI davA bheLavI dIdhI. pathArI taiyAra rAkhI hatI. dharaNa sUI gayo. lakSmI paNa sAthe ja sUI gaI. madirAnI asara dharaNA para thavA lAgI. dhIre dhIre te ghora nidrAmAM sarI paDyo. eTale lakSmIe enA gaLAmAM phAMsalo nAkhI dIdho. suvadanane bolAvyo. lakSmI ati prasanna hatI. teNe suvadanane kahyuM : "priya, ApaNuM kAma saphaLa thayuM che. have ApaNe Ane upADIne, dUra samudranA kinAre mUkI AvIe.' vahANanA mANaso badhA ja UMdhI gayA hatA. lakSmI ane suvadane dharaNane upADyo ane samudranAM dUra kinArA para mUkI AvyA. baMne vahANamAM AvI nizcita banI bhogasukhamAM lIna banyAM. 0 0 0 devapurano samudrakinAro ghaNo lAMbo hato. svaccha hato. dharaNa kinArA para paDyo hato. EOC bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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gaLAno phAMso DhIlo thaI gayo hato. utAvaLamAM lakSmI phAMsAne pharIthI tapAsavAnuM bhUlI gaI hatI. eNe mAnI lIdhuM ke "dharaNa cokkasa marI gayo che. paraMtu dharaNa maryo na hato. madhya rAtrino samaya hato. zItaLa pavana vahI rahyo hato. samudramAM mojAM UchaLatAM hatAM. kinArA para samudranuM pANI AvI jatuM hatuM. dharaNa pANIthI bhIMjAvA lAgyo... ane tene zItala pavanano sparza thavA lAgyo. tenI mUccha dUra thaI. madirAnI asara paNa osarI gaI. te bhAnamAM Avyo. AMkho kholI... AsapAsa joyuM. te svagata bolI UThyo : "are, huM kyAM chuM?" teno hAtha gaLA para gayo... "gaLAmAM A zuM bAMdheluM che?' teNe gaLAmAM baMdhAyelo phAMso kholI nAkhyo.. Ubho thayo... agAdha sAgara tarapha joI rahyo..." zuM A koI svapna haze ke bhrAnti che? koI IndrajAla che ke satya hakIkata che? huM vahANamAM ja lakSmI sAthe sUto hato. ahIM kevI rIte AvI gayo?" te zAMtithI vicAravA lAgyo... A kAma lakSmI ane suvadananuM ja lAge che. emaNe mane Agraha karI karIne madirApAna karAvyuM hatuM... ane pachI jyAre huM gADha nidrAmAM paDyo. tyAre mArA gaLAmAM A phAMso nAkhavAmAM Avyo haze.... mane mArI nAkhavA mATe ja, tyAMthI upADI lAvIne ahIM nAkhI gayA lAge che. kevuM kapaTa? kevo vizvAsaghAta? mArI gerahAjarImAM jarUra e be lakSmI ane suvadana premasaMbaMdhathI joDAyAM haze. lakSmI AvI krUra ane kapaTI haze, eno mane Aja dina sudhI khyAla na hato.. enuM strIcaritra gahana lAge che. e unmArgagAmI banI lAge che. kharekhara, A strInuM gahana caritra huM samajI nA zakyo... suvadananA manamAM sonAnI dasa hajAra IMTono lobha jAgyo haze. eTale mane mArI nAkhavA mATe, A prapaMca karyo che. paraMtu suvadane AvuM kArya nahotuM karavuM joItuM... huM ene bharapUra sonuM ApavAno ja hato. meM ene kaheluM paNa kharuM. chatAM e lakSmInA mohamAM, mUDha banI gayo haze. mohamUDha mANasa kayuM akArya nathI karato? khera, je thAya te sArA mATe. lakSmInI sAcI oLakhANa mane thaI gaI. mArI bhramaNA bhAMgI gaI. have huM enA mohamAM kyAreya phasAIza nahIM. jyAre huM vahANa para gayo hato... te baMnenA mukha, mane joIne pahelA to zyAma ja thaI gayAM hatAM. mane jIvato joIne, baMne hebatAI gayA hatA. pachI harSanuM... primanuM nATaka zarU karyuM hatuM.. kharekhara, lakSmI kuTila svabhAvanI nIkaLI... jenA prANonI rakSA karavA, meM ene mArAM lohInuM pANI karIne pAyuM hatuM.. mArA zarIranuM mAMsa kApIne, khavaDAvyuM hatuM. teNe mArA ja prANa levA prayatna karyo.' eka eka ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA COE For Private And Personal Use Only

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moDI rAta sudhI, dharaNa ghare nA Avyo, tethI TopazeThane ciMtA thavA lAgI. aneka saMkalpa-vikalpo thavA lAgyA. "ene vahANa para koI Apatti AvI haze? enI patnI ene nahIM maLI hoya? cIna dezanAM vepArIo kuTila prakRtinA hoya che... dharaNanI sonAnI ITo pacAvI pADavA, dharaNane..." aneka amaMgala zaMkAo thavA lAgI. rAtre bAra vAgye TopazeThe potAnA vizvAsapAtra be sazastra mANasone bolAvIne kahyuM : "tame samudrakinArA para jAo. dharaNane tame oLakho cho. te haju sudhI pAcho nathI Avyo. tenI tapAsa karo. jarUra paDe, koTavAlanI sahAya lejo. cIna dezanAM vepArInA jahAjamAM jarUra paDe to tapAsa karajo... game tyAMthI ene zodhI lAvo." baMne puruSo samudrakinAre pahoMcyA. kinAre kinAre teo, jyAM dharaNa paDelo hato tenAthI, viparita dizAmAM cAlavA lAgyA. dharaNa e bAju nA maLyo, eTale bIjI bAju javA pAchA pharyA. jyAM dharaNa Ubho hato tyAM AvyA... temaNe dharaNa oLakhyo... he zreSThIputra, tame ahIM kema UbhA cho? TopazeTha tamArI ciMtA kare che. madhya rAtri sudhI tame ghera nA AvyA, eTale amane zodhavA mokalyA che. ame ghaNuM rakhaDyAM. chevaTe tame maLI gayAM. cAlo, ApaNe jaladI ghare pahoMcIe. zeThanA manane zAMti maLaze...' dharaNa, be mANaso sAthe ghare pahoMcyo. havelImAM pravezatAM ja TopazeThe dharaNano hAtha pakaDI lIdho. pelA be mANaso cAlyA gayA. zeTha dharaNane eka gupta khaMDamAM laI gayA. tene besADyo ane pUchyuM : "vatsa, tuM udAsa ane uddhina kema dekhAya che?" dharaNanI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. "A lajjAspada vAta zeThane kema karAya?' ema vicArI, mukha nIcuM karIne, dharaNa beTho rahyo. teNe uttara nA Apyo. zeThe punaH pUchyuM : zuM e cIna dezanA vahANamAM jaI Avyo?' hA, jaI Avyo.' bolatAM bolatAM te raDI paDyo... zeThe dharaNanI pITha paMpALI, cla0 bhAga-2 bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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potAnA khesathI enAM AMsu lUchI nAkhyAM, zeThe vicAryuM : "zuM AnI patnI nahIM maLI hoya? ke mRtyu pAmI haze? ke vahANa koI bIjuM ja AvyuM haze?" temaNe pUchyuM : "zuM e ja jahAja AvyuM che ke jemAM tArI patnI hatI?" e ja jahAja che...' tArI patnI kuzaLa che ne?' hA jI.' to pachI vatsa, tuM kema udAsa che? kema zokavihvaLa che?' "zuM kahuM? he pUjya, e vAta kahevA lAyaka nathI." zokanuM kAraNa to haze ne?" che..." "zuM che kAraNa?" kaMI nahIM...' "vatsa, AvA uttaro mAre nathI joItA. mAre sAcuM kAraNa jANavuM che. zuM kAraNa jANavA huM yogya nathI? zuM teM mane pitAnA sthAne nathI mAnyo? Apa mArA pUjya cho. pUjyane kahI zakAya evI, A vAta nathI. chatAM Apano Agraha che, to huM kahuM chuM." "vatsa, mAtA-pitAnI samakSa kaMI akathanIya nathI hotuM. tuM je kaMI satya hoya te kahI de." "he pUjya, mArI patnI kuzaLa che, paraMtu tenuM zIla kuzaLa nathI.' kevI rIte? je vepArInuM e vahANa che, e suvadana sAthe eNe zarIrano saMbaMdha karI lIdho che..' dharaNe vahANamAM gayA pachI je ghaTanAo banI, te badhI ja kahI saMbhaLAvI. ene gaLAmAM phAMso nAkhI, samudrakinAre pheMkI dIdho. te badhI vAta kahI dIdhI. kharekhara, e baMnenI duSTatA kahevAya. khera, have tuM nizcita banI, vizrAma kara. AkhI rAta kaSTamAM gaI che tArI.. have A aMge je kaMI karavA jevuM, che e huM karIza..." dharaNane suvADI daI, TopazeTha potAnA khaMDamAM AvyA. prabhAta thaI gayuM hatuM. temaNe tvarAthI snAnAdi prabhAtika kAryo patAvyAM. zreSTha vastro paheryA ane rathamAM besI rAjamahele pahoMcyAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA c11 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zeThane ciMtA hatI ke suvadana ahIMthI vahANa haMkArI jAya... dUra nIkaLI jAya to kAma bagaDI jAya. eTale mahArAjAne phariyAda karI, suvadanane javA na devo. enI pAsethI lakSmIne choDAvavI ane sonuM paNa laI levuM. TopazeTha rAjAne maLyA. badhI vAta vistArathI karI. rAjAe kahyuM : "zeTha, ciMtA nA karo. huM ene hamaNAM ja pakaDI magAvuM chuM.' zeTha rAjAnI pAse ja beThA. rAjAe koTavAlane bolAvIne kahyuM : "cIna dezanA vahANane roko. tenA mAlika suvadanane pakaDI lAvo.' vahANa para lakSmI ane suvadana mahotsava manAvI rahyAM hatAM. khUba AnaMdita hatAM, tyAM cAra sainiko sAthe koTavAla vahANa para pahoMcyo. tamAruM ja nAma suvadana che ne?" hA, huM ja suvadana chuM.' tamane mahArAjA bolAve che... amArI sAthe ja tamAre AvavAnuM che." suvadana taiyAra thayo. eNe kalpanA karI ke "mahArAjAne cIna dezano koI mAla joIto haze, mATe bolAvatA haze.' 0 0 0. he sArthavAhaputra, meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke tArI pAse khUba dhana che. tuM e dhana kyAM ane kevI rIte kamAyo? mahArAjAe suvadanane pahelo prazna pUchyo. "mahArAjA, e badhuM dhana vaDilopArjita che." sAruM, tame lagna kyAM karyA ane tamArI patnI kyAMnI che?" "cIna dezamAM lagna karyA che ane mArI patnI cIna dezanI che...' suvadane jarAya gabharAyA vinA, uttara Apyo. mahArAjAe TopazeThanI sAme joyuM. TopazeThe kahyuM : mahArAjA, A sAva khoTuM bole che...' to sAcuM zuM che?' suvadane TopazeTha sAme joIne pUchuyuM. "dhana ane patnI - baMne zreSThIputra dharaNanAM che.' zeTha bolyA. suvadana kSaNabhara kSobha pAmI gayo, pachI hasIne bolyo : mahArAjA, A to koI moTA jyotiSI lAge che. temanI vAtano koI purAvo che kharo? A rAjadarabAra kahevAya, ahIM koI adhdhara vAta nA cAle." TopazeTha gusse thaI gayA. temaNe kahyuM : purAvo jIvato jAgato che. mahArAjA C12 bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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AjJA kare eTale dharaNane ahIM hAjara karuM. suvadananuM hRdaya thaDakI gayuM. "zuM dharaNa maryo nahIM hoya?' ene zaMkA thaI chatAM, gabharAyA vinA, te bolyo : "mahArAjA, dharaNa nAmanA koI mANasane huM oLakhato nathI. meM enuM nAma paNa sAMbhaLyuM nathI." rAjAe kahyuM : "zeTha, tame dharaNane bolAvI lAvo, ane suvadana, tuM tArI patnIne laI Ava." zeThe koTavAlane kahyuM : "tame mArI havelIe jaIne, dharaNane bolAvI lAvo. huM ahIM ja chuM. ene kahejo ke zeTha mahArAjA pAse beThA che ne tane bolAve che. koTavAla dharaNane bolAvavA gayo ane bIjA be rAjapuruSo lakSmIne levA mATe samudrakinAre gayA. thoDI vAramAM koTavAla sAthe dharaNa AvI gayo. rAjapuruSo sAthe tharathara dhrUjatI lakSmI AvI. rAjAe baMnene joyAM. lakSamI dharaNane joIne.. bhayabhIta thaI gaI. "haju zuM A maryo nathI? kevI rIte jIvato rahyo haze?' e kaMI vicAre, tyAM to rAjAe ene pUchyuM : "he suMdarI, A zreSThIputrane (dharaNane) teM kyAMya joyelo che kharo? he deva, meM ene kyAMya joyo nathI..." rAjAe dharaNane pUchuyuM : "he zreSThIputra, A tArI patnI che ke?' dharaNe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, A prazna mane zA mATe pUcho cho? eNe je kahyuM ke, Ape sAMbhaLyuM che!" rAjAe kahyuM : "mATe ja pUchuM chuM." dharaNe kahyuM : "he deva, Apano Agraha che mATe kahyuM che ke A mArI patnI hatI kharI, atyAre nathI." rAjAe kahyuM : "eTalA mATe ja meM pUchyuM hatuM. have tuM mane kahe ke A sArthavAhaputra suvadanane tuM oLakhe che?' dharaNe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, A prazna ene ja pUcho ne.' rAjAe suvadanane pUchyuM : "tuM A zreSThIputrane oLakhe che?' suvadana asatya bolyo : "huM ene jANato nathI.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjAe kahyuM : "ThIka che, e vAta pachI karIza, paraMtu te kahe ke tArA vahANamAM keTaluM dhana che?' suvadane kahyuM : "lagabhaga dasa hajAra suvarNanI IMTonA saMpuTo ane bIju keTaluMka kariyANuM haze..' rAjAe dharaNane pUchyuM. dharaNe kahyuM : te kahe che te barAbara che.' rAjA gUMcavAyo. 'A dhana konuM?' rAjAe TopazeTha sAme joyuM. TopazeTha gussAthI lAlapILA thaI gayA. UbhA thaIne bolyA : "are nirlajaja pApI, pArakI strI ane pArakuM dhana potAnuM karIne beTho che. ne ahIM asatya bole che? mahArAjA, jo A cInanA zAhukAranA vahANamAM je dhana che ane A strI, te dharaNanA nA hoya to huM mAruM badhuM dhana ApI dauM... are, mArA prANa paNa ApI dauM... mATe Apa ahIM divya karAvo. A vAtano nyAya divya karavAthI ja thaze." dharaNe vicAryuM : "have mAre spaSTa nizAnI batAvIne, vAtano aMta lAvavo paDaze.' teNe rAjAne kahyuM : mahArAjA, divya karavAnI jarUra nathI... ane mAre che tathA strInI paNa jarUra nathI. bhale e suvadana laI jAya...' nahIM nahIM..." TopaDadharaNa pAse AvIne bolyA. temaNe kahyuM : "vatsa, atyAre udAra banavAnuM nathI... atyAre to nyAya thavo ja joIe." suvadana bolyo : "A zreSThIputra khoTo che, eTale ja udAra banavAnI vAta kare che. A dhana ane A strI mArAM ja che." dharaNe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, nirNaya karavAno eka upAya che. Apa vahANamAMthI sonAnI ITonAM saMpuTa maMgAvo. e saMpuTa para mAruM nAma aMkita che.' tAruM nAma?" dharaNa.' rAjAe nagaranA AgevAna pAMca nAgarikone vahANa para mokalI, be saMpuTa magAvyA. rAjAe saMpuTane cAre bAjuthI joyo. enA para dharaNanuM nAma na hatuM. rAjAe kahyuM : "dharaNa, A saMpuTa para tAruM nAma nathI." suvadana jozamAM AvI gayo. teNe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, Apa je nyAya karo, te mane mAnya che. ApanI sAme A zreSThIputra AvuM mahAjUThANuM bole che. chatAM jIvata che." 14 bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjAe dharaNa sAme joyuM. dharaNe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, mArI vAtamAM koI ja pheraphAra nathI, A saMpuTane maMgAvIne Apa aMdara juo...' suvadananA mukha para kAjaLa lepAI gayuM. TopazeTha rAjI thayA. tarata ja sonIne bolAvI saMpuTane toDAvyo. rAjAe baMne ITa hAthamAM laIne joI... baMne ITo para "dharaNa" nAma kotarAyeluM hatuM, rAjA kodhathI dhamadhamI UThyo. TopazeTha paNa roSe bharAyA. rAjAe koTavAlane AjJA karI : "A cInanA zAhukArane zULI para caDhAvI do. A mahAcora che. duSTa che, adhama che. ane A lakSmInA nAka-kAna kApI, kALI mezathI raMgI, gardabha para besADI, mArA rAjyamAMthI hadapAra karo. vahANa ane vahANamAM raheluM badhuM ja dhana A mahAnubhAva dharaNane ApI do.' rAjAe dharaNane potAnI pAse besADIne kahyuM : "he vatsa, kahe, bIjuM tAruM zuM priya karuM? tuM mAMge te ApuM." dharaNa to dayAno sAgara hato. aparAdhI upara paNa karuNA varasAvanAra hato. teNe rAjAne kahyuM : he deva, mAre A sonAnI jarUra nathI, ane Apa A suvadanane abhayadAna ApavAnI kRpA karo." dharaNa, tuM A yogya karato nathI. A duSTa para dayA nA karAya. ene to sajA ja thavI joIe ke jethI pharI vAra AvA kukarma nA kare." mahArAjA, huM nathI Icchato ke mArA nimitte enA prANa jAya... e enA dezamAM cAlyo jaze..' dharaNa, meM tane vacana ApyuM che eTale bIjuM zuM kahuM? tArI IcchA mujaba tuM karI zake che. kSamA ApI zake che ane sajA paNa karI zake che..." 'Ape mArA para moTo anugraha karyo. dharaNa, pahelA tuM tAruM dhana grahaNa karI le." "he deva, ApanI AjJA zirodhArya karuM chuM.' rAjA, mahAjana, suvadana, TopazeTha vagerenI sAthe dharaNa samudrakinAre gayo. mahAjane vahANamAM rahelA suvarNanI IMTonA saMpuTa gaNIne, dharaNane soMpI dIdhA. dharaNe e dhana TopazeThane soMpyuM. zeThe gADAM bharAvIne, saMpuTo havelImAM pahoMcADI dIdhA. mahArAjA, mahAjana vagere cAlyA gayA. TopazeTha ane koTavAla dharaNa sAthe rahyA. dharaNe suvadanane kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA - 15 For Private And Personal Use Only

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suvadana, viSAdano tyAga kara, ciMtAo tyajI de. dareka jIva devAdhIna hoya che. devAdhIna jIva kayuM akArya nathI karato? khera, je banavAkALa hatuM te banI gayuM. huM tArI mahAnubhAvatA ja yAda karuM chuM. e suvarNadvIpa pAse jo tuM vahANa laIne nA Avyo hota to A badhA saMpuTa huM kevI rIte laI Avata? huM paNa tyAMthI kevI rIte svadeza jaI zakata? tane meM e ja vakhate eka lAkha sonAmaho ApavAnuM kahyuM hatuM. te sonAmahoro huM tane ApuM chuM. te grahaNa kara ane vadhAre jeTaluM sonuM tAre joIe te paNa grahaNa karI le....' - savadane zaramathI, be hAthathI potAnuM mukha DhAMkI dIdhuM. TopazeThanI AMkhomAM harSanA AMsu AvI gayAM. teo dharaNane bheTI paDyA... temaNe kahyuM : "vatsa, mArA jIvanamAM tArA jevo kSamAzIla ane udAra puruSa joyo nathI. AvA ghora aparAdhI... narAdhama upara tuM dayA varasAve che. A mahAcorane tuM lAkha sonAmahoro ApavA taiyAra thayo che? jeNe tArI patnInuM zIla lUMTyuM che... ene tuM abhayadAna Ape che. kharekhara, A pRthvI para tArA jevo bIjo koI mahAnubhAva nahIM jaDe..." he pUjya, A suvadane bhUtakALamAM mArA para upakAra karelo che. huM enA upakArane kevI rIte bhUlI zakuM? eNe karelAM apakArone huM bhUlI zakuM chuM. upakArone bhUlI zakuM nahIM...' suvadana raDI paDyo. te dharaNanAM caraNomAM paDI gayo. lakSmI kyAranIya vahANamAM jaIne, besI gaI hatI. tene koI pastAvo na hato. paraMtu rAjapuruSoe tene zodhI kADhI. dharaNanAM kahevAthI enAM nAka-kAna nA kApyAM. tene hadapAra tageDI mUkI. suvadane kahyuM : he upakArI mahApuruSa, tame mane abhayadAna ApyuM, te ja ghaNuM che. mAre sonAmahoro joItI nathI. ke bIjuM kAMI joItuM nathI.... mAruM bhAgya mane jyAM laI jaze tyAM jaIza." suvadana samudranA kinAre kinAre cAlI nIkaLyo. dharaNane laI, TopazeTha potAnI havelIe AvyA. nagaramAM gharaNanI khUba prazaMsA thaI. saMda ka ja EN bhAga-2 ja bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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[1391 pazeThe dharaNanI sAthe bhojana karyuM. bhojana karyA pachI baMne maMtraNAkhaMDamAM AvyA. dharaNe zeThanAM caraNomAM praNAma karI kahyuM : "he pitAjI, jo Apa mArI snehabharI prArthanAno svIkAra karo to eka prArthanA karuM, eka mAgaNI karuM." dharaNanI vAta sAMbhaLIne, zeTha harSavibhora thaI gayA. temanI AMkhomAM harSanA AMsu UbharAyAM. temaNe dharaNanA be hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laI, gadgada svare kahyuM : vatsa, tuM svaMya kalpavRkSa samAna che. ciMtAmaNi ratna samAna che. tuM mArA jevA sAmAnya mANasane prArthanA kare che. huM dhanya thayo.... kRtArtha thayo... vatsa, tuM prArthanA kare ne huM mAnuM nahIM, e vAta bane kharI? tuM mane parivAra sahita tArA dAsa banI javAnuM kahe to paNa nA na pADuM. vatsa, tuM mahApuruSa che. huM tArA guNothI tArA pratye agAdha snehavALo banyo chuM. tArI prArthanAne huM avazya svIkAraza.' "pitAjI, ApanI samakSa huM bALaka chuM. Ape mane Azraya ApIne, mArA para moTo upakAra karyo che. pitAjI, meM je eka hajAra ratno sAcavavA mATe Apane ApyAM hatAM, Ape ApanAM bhaMDArIne soMpyAM hatAM, te ratno ahIM maMgAvo. tarata ja zeThe bhaMDArI pAse e ratno maMgAvyAM, dharaNane soMpyAM, dharaNe te ratnomAMthI pAMca so mUlyavAna ratno grahaNa karI, zeThanAM caraNomAM arpaNa karyA ane kahyuM : "A grahaNa karo - A ja mArI prArthanA che." vatsa, pahelethI mane vacanabaddha karIne, teM mane chetaryo. he putra, pitA putrane dhana Ape ke putra pitAne dhana Ape? A to vyavahAra viparita vAta che.' Apa je mAno te kharuM, A ratno Ape svIkAravAnAM ja che. zeThe gaMbhIratAthI vicAra karyo. joke mAre A ratno nA levAM joIe. mAre jarUra paNa nathI. bhagavAne mane ghaNI saMpatti ApI che... paraMtu jo huM ratno nahIM svIkAruM to dharaNanA hRdayane ghaNuM duHkha thaze.. e mahAna puNyAtmA che... mane enA para atyaMta sneha che. mAre ratno levAM paDaze.." "vatsa, dharaNa, huM tArI prArthanA svIkAruM chuM." huM dhanya banyo, pitAjI." "vatsa, have tAre mArI eka AjJA mAnavI paDaze." AjJA karo, pitAjI.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ahIMthI javAnI utAvaLa nA karIza." "Apa anumati Apazo tyAre ja ahIMdhI mArkadInagarI tarapha prayANa karIza. paraMtu have mAre ghare pahocavuM joIe. mArAM mAtA-pitA mArI pratIkSA karatAM haze? temano huM ekano eka putra chuM... ne teo mane ati prema kare che. teo mane videzayAtrA mATe anumati ApatAM ja na hatAM. pitAjIe kahyuM hatuM : "vatsa, ApaNI pAse kuberano bhaMDAra che. tAre dhana kamAvA paradeza javAnI koI jarUra nathI." paraMtu paradezamAM sva-puruSArthathI saMpatti kamAvAnI, mArI adamya IcchA hovAthI, pitAjIe ane mAtAjIe anumati Apa.' zeThe kahyuM : "vatsa, tArA jevA guNavAna, rUpavAna ane buddhimAna putra upara kayAM mAtA-pitAne sneha nA hoya? tane aLago rAkhavA mAtA-pitAnuM mana nA ja mAne. vatsa, tane huM vadhAre samaya nahIM rokuM.. zuM karuM? amArAM baMnenuM mana paNa tArA sAthe snehathI baMdhAI gayuM che.." zeTha-zeThANInI AMkhomAMthI AMsu TapakavA lAgyAM. dharaNe potAnA uttarIya vastrathI baMnenAM AMsu lUchI nAkhyAM, ane kahyuM : pitAjI, mane paNa ApanA pratye dRDha anurAga thayo che. eTale javAnI IcchA nathI thatI. paraMtu mArkadInI smRti thaI Ave che... tyAre... tyAM javAnI IcchA prabaLa thaI jAya che. te chatAM huM hamaNAM thoDA divasa rahIza." 0 0 0. zeTha-zeThANIe dharaNanuM bharapUra Atithya karyuM. ahIMthI dharaNane, mAkaMdInagarIe bhUmimArge javAnuM hatuM. teNe vahANane vecI nAMkhyuM. suvarNa saMpuTone baLadagADAomAM bharI, sArI rIte surakSita karyA. dharaNe bIjo paNa ghaNo mAla devapurathI kharIdyo. so hAthI ane baso azvo para ghaNo mAla lAdI devAmAM Avyo. TopazeThe so baLadagADAM bharIne, mUlyavAna sAmAna dharaNane Apyo. badhAM maLIne pAMca so gADAM thayAM. zeThe, rAjAne vinaMtI karIne, so sazastra sainiko sAthe sAthe javA mATe taiyAra karyA. zubha divase TopazeThe dharaNane moTA sAthe sAthe, mAkaMdI tarapha javA vidAya ApI. be koza sudhI zeTha dharaNa sAthe gayA. dharaNe khUba Agraha karIne, zeThane parivAra sAthe pAchI vALyA. pitAjI, eka vAra parivAra sAthe, mAtaMdInagarI avazya padhArajo.' zeTha bolI nA zakyAM... jyAM sudhI dharaNa dekhAyo tyAM sudhI teo mArgamAM UbhA rahyA... dharaNa dekhAto baMdha thayo pachI, rathamAM besI pAchA vaLI gayA. zeTha-zeThANIne kahyuM : "devI, ApaNe mAkaMdInagarI to javuM paDaze. avAra-navAra javuM paDaze...' zeThANI zo javAba Ape? temanI AMkhomAMthI avirata azrudhArA vahI rahI hatI. 0 0 0 18 bhAga-2 2 28 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharaNe mAkedInagarInA bAhya pradezamAM, sAthe sAtheno paDAva nAkhyo. rAjapuruSoe mahArAjA kALameghane samAcAra ApyA : "mahArAjA, nagarazreSThI baMdhudattanA putra dharaNakumAra moTA sAthe sAthe, kubera jeTalI saMpatti kamAIne, nagaranI bahAra udyAna pAse rokAyA che. 100 hAthI ane 200 azvo che sArthamAM. 500 baLadagADAM che ane 100 sazastra subhaTo che." tame zIgha e zreSThIputra dharaNakumAra pAse jAo ane kaho ke te tyAM ja rokAya. huM pote enuM svAgata karavA jaIza, mahAmaMtrIne kaho ke dharaNakumAranA svAgatanI taiyArI kare." samagra nagaramAM vAta prasarI gaI ke dharaNakumAra vizALa sAthe sAthe pAchA AvI gayA che. hajAro loko tenA svAgata mATe nagaranI bahAra pahoMcyA. e samaye zreSThI baMdhudatta ane zeThANI hAraprabhA, maMdiramAM paramAtmapUjA karI rahyAM hatAM eTale temane paraNanA AgamananA samAcAra nahotA maLyA. prabhAte zeThazeThANI eka prahara sudhI, raja paramAtmAnuM pUjana karatAM hatAM. mahArAjA kALamethe bhavya rAjakIya sanmAna sAthe, dharaNano nagarapraveza karAvyo. svAgatayAtrA rAjamahela pUrI thaI. kumAra, Aje snAna-bhojanAdi ahIM rAjamahelamAM karIne, pachI tAre tArI havelIe javAnuM che.' jevI mahArAjAnI AjJA.' loko sahu pota-potAnA sthAne cAlyA gayA. rAjA dharaNanI sAthe rAjamahelamAM gayo. sArthane rAjyanA vizALa rAjavADAmAM utAro Apyo. mahAmaMtrIe hAthI, ghoDA ane khaccaro mATe khorAkanI vyavasthA karI dIdhI. sainiko ane nokarI mATe bhojanano prabaMdha karI dIdho. rAjAe dharaNane potAnI sAthe bhojana karAvyuM. bhojana pachI zreSTha vastrAlaMkAro bheTa ApyAM. dharo kahyuM : mahArAjA, ApanuM sanmAna pAmI, huM kRtArtha thayo. have mArI eka prArthanA Ape svIkAravAnI kRpA karavI paDaze." "zreSThIputra, tArI prArthanA avazya svIkArIza." to, huM je mArI sAthe 100 hAthI lAvyo chuM, e 1OO hAthIno Apa svIkAra karo." rAjAne ati Azcarya thayuM. dharaNanI AvI udAratA joIne, rAjA ati prasanna thayo. chatAM viveka khAtara kahyuM : dharaNa, huM 21 hAthI rAkhuM.. bAkInA bhale tArI pAse rahe." mahArAjA, hAthI rAja dvAre ja zobhe. huM Apane bheTa ApavA ja lAvyo chuM." bhale tAro Agraha che to huM rAkhIza." dharaNa mahArAjAnI AjJA laI, potAnA ghare pahoMcyo. mAtA-pitA putrane joIne, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA GAG For Private And Personal Use Only

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harSaghelAM banI gayAM. teoe dharaNa pAse dAna devarAvyuM. maMdiromAM pUjAo racAvI. snehI-svajanone nimaMtrita karI, prItibhojana ApyuM. saMdhyAsamaye dharaNe mAtA-pitAne, suvarNanI IMTonA saMpuTa samarpita karyA ane mUlyavAna ratno paNa ApI dIdhAM. dharaNano A badho vaibhava joIne, zreSThI baMdhudatta AnaMdita thayA. baMdhudatte kahyuM : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'vatsa, svarNa-IMTono eka saMpuTa ane pAMca ratno, AvatI kAle rAjasabhAmAM mahArAjane bheTa dharAvaje. Aje svayaM mahArAjAe tAruM svAgata-sanmAna karIne ApaNuM gaurava vadhAryuM che. teone saparivAra ApaNe tyAM padhAravAnuM nimaMtraNa paNa ApIzuM.' dharaNe pitAnI bhAvanAno svIkAra karyo. mAtAe pUchyuM : 'beTA, lakSmI zuM sIdhI enA pitAne ghera gaI che?' 'mAtAjI, enuM nAma ja nA lezo... have e kyAreya ApaNA ghare nahIM Ave.' mAtA-pitAe vizeSa kaMI nA pUchyuM. teo samajI gayAM ke lakSmIe strI-caritra bhajavyuM haze. kyAreka dharaNane pUchIzuM.' baMdhudatte pUchyuM : 'vatsa, paradezayAtrA nirvighna rahI haze?' dharaNe paradezayAtrAno saMkSipta vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo... temAM kAdaMbarI aTavInI, suvarNadvIpanI... ratnagirinI ane devapuranI badhI vAto sAMbhaLIne, baMdhudatta ane hAraprabhAe aneka sukha-duHkhanAM saMvedano anubhavyAM. dharaNa paNa e bhUtakALa banI, gayelI vAtone vAgoLato rahyo ne nidrAdhIna thayo. bIjA divase pitA-putra badhAM prAbhAtika kAryothI paravArI, rAjasabhAmAM gayA. mahArAjAe AvakAra Apyo. dharaNe svarNathALamAM sonAnI IMTono saMpuTa ane ratno bheTa ApyAM. mahArAjAe svIkArIne, dharaNanI muktakaMThe prazaMsA karI. dharaNe kahyuM : 'he deva, ApanA anukULa samaye, Apa amArI havelIne pAvana karo. parivAra sahita padhAro. mane AnaMda thaze.' rAjAe dharaNanI prArthanAno svIkAra karyo. rAjAe dharaNane kahyuM : 'tAre pratidina rAjasabhAmAM AvavAnuM che. tArA AvavAthI mane AnaMda thaze.' dharaNe rAjAnI AjJAno svIkAra karyo. rAjasabhAnuM kArya pUrNa thayA pachI pitA-putra ghare AvyA. bhojana karIne, zeThe dharaNane kahyuM : 'vatsa, have tuM mArI eka IcchA pUrNa kara.' 'AjJA karo, pitAjI...' 920 'tuM pharIthI lagna karI le. huM alpa divasomAM ja yogya kanyA zodhI kADhIza.' 'mArA dhyAnamAM ja che evI kanyA.' mAtA hAraprabhAe kahyuM. bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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- thoDI vAra vicAra karIne, dharaNe kahyuM : "pitAjI, A aMge mane thoDA divasa vicAravA do. utAvaLa nathI..." "vatsa, bhale tuM thoDA divasa vicAra kara, paraMtu amArI IcchA tAre pUrI karavI paDaze." dharaNe mauna dhAraNa karyuM. tene lakSmI yAda AvI gaI. te nisAso nAkhIne, Ubho thayo. mAtA-pitAne praNAma karI, potAnA khaMDamAM cAlyo gayo. tenA cittamAM lakSmInA, suvadananA.. TopazeThanA... vicAro zarU thaI gayA. tenuM citta caMcaLa banI gayuM. tene mitra hemakuMDala yAda Avyo... kinnarakumAra sulocana yAda Avyo. ane suvarNadvIpanI vaMtarI paNa yAda AvI gaI.. pallIpati kAlasena paNa smRtipaTa para AvI gayo.. A badhA vicAro karatAM karatAM te UMghI gayo. koI saMdezo mokalAvyA vinA, mahArAjA kALamegha, rathamAM besI, baMdhudattanI havelIe AvyA. baMdhudane ane dharaNe temanuM svAgata karyuM. ucita sanmAna-satkAra karyA pachI, mahArAjAe dharaNane kahyuM : kumAra, huM IcchuM chuM ke tuM A maMtrI mudrA grahaNa kara ane rAjyanuM saMcAlana saMbhALa. tuM buddhimAna che. nyAyapriya ane mAro vizvAsapAtra che." he kRpAvaMta, maMtrI mudrAnI zI jarUra che? ApanI AjJA mujaba, je kArya karavAnuM haze te huM karIza.' kumAra, je kArya rAjyAdhikArathI thaI zake che, te kArya adhikAra vinA nathI thatuM. mATe tAre maMtrI mudrA grahaNa karavI joIe. mahAmaMtrInA pada mATe tuM suyogya che." mahArAjA, Apano Agraha haze to huM maMtrI mudrA grahaNa karIza, paraMtu e pUrve mArI eka prArthanAno svIkAra karo." kahe, tArI prArthanA mane kabUla ja che." deva, kArAvAsamAMthI sarva kedIone mukti Apo ane nagaramAM ghoSaNA karAvo ke koI jIvanI hiMsA karavI nahIM.' mahArAjAe dharaNanI baMne vAto svIkArI, tarata ja eno amala karAvyo. tyAra pachI dharaNe maMtrI mudrA grahaNa karI. mahArAjAe dharaNa sAthe ekAMtamAM rAjya aMgenI keTalIka vArtA karI... tyAra bAda, baMdhudattanA AgrahathI tyAM ja bhojana karI, teo rAjamahelamAM pahoMcyA. bIjA divase rAjasabhAmAM mahArAjAe ghoSaNA karI : priya prajAjano, tame jANIne AnaMdita thazo ke meM zreSThI baMdhudattanA suputra zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharaNakumArane mahAmaMtrIpadanI mudrA ApI che. AjathI dharaNakumAra, A rAjyanA mahAmaMtrI bane che." rAjasabhA harSanA dhvanithI gAjI UThI, dharaNe UbhA thaI, mahArAjAne praNAma karI, dhIra gaMbhIra svare kahyuM : huM jANato nathI ke mArAmAM A padanI yogyatA che ke kema? paraMtu mArA para vizvAsa mUkIne, mane mahAmaMtrI banAvyo che. te teono mArA para moTo anugraha thayo che. rAjya mATe ane prajA mATe je koI mArAM ktavyo che, e kartavyonuM huM samucita rIte pAlana karIza." rAjasabhAnuM visarjana thayA pachI, dharaNe tarata ja maMtrImaMDaLanI sabhA bharI. teNe dareka maMtrIne, temanAM temanAM kAryo soMpI dIdho ane kahyuM : "huM IcchuM chuM ke ApaNA rAjyamAM koI jIvanI hiMsA na thAya te mATe ApaNe suyogya prabaMdha karavAno che. rAjyamAM aparAdhonuM pramANa ghaTADavA mATe paNa prayatna karavAno che. dareka manuSyane potAno ucita arthapuruSArtha karavAno maLI rahe, to aparAdho ochA thaI zake. trIjI mahattvanI vAta che rAjyano koza, je atyAre khAlI che, tene paripUrNa karavo joIe. prajA rAjyano kara niyamita Ape ane te dhana rAjyanA kozamAM jamA thAya. e kAma agatyanuM che. jo rAjyanI tijorImAM dhana haze to ja prajA mATe sukhasuvidhAo UbhI karI zakAze. prajAnuM Arogya jaLavAya, prajAmAM ajJAnatA na rahe ane prajAnI jIvanajarUriyAto pUrI paDe, e mATe satvara pagalAM levAM joIe, ApaNA rAjyamAM koI garIba nA rahevo joIe. ghara vinAno nA rahevo joIe. jo A badhuM ApaNe karIzuM to rAjyamAM aparAdho ghaTI jaze. prajAnI phariyAdono tatkAla nikAla karavo joIze. e mATe nyAyAlayonI sthApanA karIzuM. maMtrImaMDaLe dharaNakumAranI vAtano svIkAra karyo, ane A badhAM kAmo karavAnAM vacana ApyAM. 0 0 0. thoDA ja divasomAM dharaNe prajAnA prema saMpAdana karyo. Ameya mahAdAna ApavAthI e lokapriya to hato ja, have vizeSarUpe prajA ene cAhavA lAgI. mahArAjAne ghaNo ja saMtoSa thayo. emanI dhAraNA mujaba rAjyavyavasthA sArI rIte sthapAI gaI. rAjyanI tijorI dhanathI bharAvA mAMDI. dharaNanAM mAtA-pitA khUba AnaMdita thayAM, emanAM manamAM dharaNane punaH paraNAvavAnI bhAvanA prabaLa thatI cAlI. eka ja ka 922 bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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(137] ghaTaNa mahAmaMtrIpadano kAryabhAra saMbhALI lIdho, paraMtu tenuM citta azAMta ane udvigna rahetuM hatuM. enuM mULa kAraNa hatuM lakSmInuM strIcaritra. dharaNe niSkapaTa hRdayathI lakSmIne cAhI hatI. eNe, devapuranI rAjasabhAnI ghaTanA pahelAM, kyAreya lakSmImAM doSa joyo na hato. ene lakSmImAM doSa dekhAto ja na hato. eNe lakSmIne pUrNa rUpe cAhI hatI. jyAre lakSmInAM cittamAM lagnanA divasathI mAMDIne dharaNa pratye chUpo dveSa pragaTyo hato. teNe kyAreya dharaNa sAthe zuddha prema karyo ja na hato. karyuM hatuM mAtra premanuM nATaka.. premano abhinaya. A abhinayane dharaNe vAstavika mAnI levAnI bhUla karI hatI. athavA, enA bhoLA hRdayathI A bhUla thaI gaI hatI. moTA bhAge bhoLA hRdayanA mANaso, bIjAone potAnA jevA ja saraLa ane nikhAlasa mAnatA hoya che. eTale kapaTI, daMbhI ane svArthaparasta loko, AvA bhoLA manuSyonA jIvana sAthe kUTa ramata ramatA hoya che. temane duHkhI karatA hoya che. lakSmIe dharaNanA jIvanane, AtaMrika... mAnasika jIvanane vedanAthI valUrI nAkhyuM hatuM. jema siMha potAnA paMjAthI potAnA zikAranI cAmaDI ujharaDI, nAkhe.. cAmaDI cIrI nAkhe, e rIte lakSmIe dharaNanA hRdayane ujharaDI nAkhyuM hatuM. alabatta, devapuranI rAjasabhAmAM lakSmIe karelA nivedanathI, dharaNanI lakSmI pratyenI AsaktinAM pANI sukAI gayAM hatAM. jema vaizAkha-jeThanA AkarA tApathI sarovaranAM pANI sukAI jAya tema! lakSmI uparano teno vizvAsano paththarano killo tUTI paDyo hato. te chatAM dharaNanA hRdayamAM lakSmI pratye dveSa jAgyo na hato. te Icchato hato ke have lakSmI tenI smRtimAM ja nA Ave. paraMtu dinapratidina tenI smRti vadhu ne vadhu AvatI hatI, e smRtimAM madhuratA na hatI. kaTutA paNa na hatI. madhuratA ane kaTutAnI vacceno koI anirvacanIya bhAva hato. e bhAva agnijvAlA banIne, ene dajhADato hato. vichI banIne DaMkha deto hato. eno strI jAtamAMthI vizvAsa UThI gayo. strI-saMyogathI maLatAM sukha pratyenuM AkarSaNa nAza pAmyuM. svajano uparanA premanI niHsAratA, teNe sAcI rIte svIkArI lIdhI. A badhI mananI vAto eka divasa, enA mitra devanaMdI AgaLa pragaTa thaI gaI. vatanamAM AvyA pachI, devanaMdI sAthe tenI maitrI daDha thaI gaI hatI. devanaMdI dhanADhya zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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pitAno putra hato. pahelI vAranI videzayAtrA pachI, devanaMdInA vicAromAM AdhyAtmika parivartana AvyuM hatuM. pUrve bhale e dharaNa sAthe spardhAmAM Utaryo hato, paraMtu zaratamAM jItavA chatAM jyAre dharaNa svecchAe spardhAmAMthI khasI gayo hato tyAre devanaMdInA manamAM dharaNa pratye Adara pragaTaTyo hato. dharaNa to punaH videzayAtrA e cAlyo gayo hato. e daramiyAna devanaMdI eka mahAmuninA paricayamAM AvI gayo hato. 'nirvANasaMgama' nAmanA mahAmuninA paricayathI tene AtmA, karma, puNya-pApa, Azrava-saMvara... vagere tattvono bodha prApta thayo hato. saMsAranI pratyeka ghaTanAnI pAchaLa kayuM adazya kAraNa raheluM che, tenI sAcI samajaNa tene maLI hatI. tenA kAraNe enA rAga-dveSa maMda paDyA hatA. teno samatAbhAva puSTa banyo hato. tenI vANI madhura ane gaMbhIra banI hatI. jyAre dharaNa videzayAtrAthI pAcho Avyo, rAjyano mahAmaMtrI banyo, devanaMdI tene abhinaMdana ApavA Avyo. teNe dharaNane hArdika abhinaMdana ApyA, paraMtu dharaNanI AMkhomAM eNe harSanA badale vivAda joyo.... AnaMdanA sthAne udAsI joI. joke dharaNe maMda hAsya karyuM, paraMtu devanaMdIe jANI lIdhuM ke mahAmaMtrInuM pada maLavAM chatAM, dharaNa aMdarathI saMtapta che, udAsa che, udvigna che. teNe dharaNano hAtha pakaDI kahyuM : dharaNa, huM tane pahelA mAro mitra mAnuM chuM, pachI mahAmaMtrI...' e ja ucita che, ne mane priya che.' to pachI, dharaNa huM tane eka prazna pUchuM chuM. tuM mane nikhAlasa hRdayathI uttara ApIza?' ApIza...' tuM udAsa kema che? udvigna kema che? tArA hRdayamAMthI vedanAnA dhumADA nIkaLatA huM jouM chuM..." tAruM anumAna sAcuM che, mitra...' kAraNa?" devanaMdIe dharaNanI AMkho sAthe potAnI AMkho meLavI. baMnenuM paraspara daSTi-trATaka racAyuM. "patnI lakSmIno vizvAsaghAta... enI zIlabhraSTatA ane enI niSkAraNa vairavRtti." devanaMdInI AMkhomAM sahAnubhUtinI bhInAza patharANI. be kSaNa AMkho baMdha karI. eNe kaMIka ciMtana karyuM... ane pachI lAgaNIbharyA zabdomAM pUchyuM : dharaNa, enuM koI kAraNa? cja bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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"enuM koI kAraNa mane jaNAyuM nathI. mArA taraphathI ene pUrNa prema maLato hato... huM ene atyaMta cAhato hato..." 'mitra, ApaNe jene cAhatA hoIe, e ApaNane cAhato ja hoya, evo niyama nathI, e ApaNane nA paNa cAhato hoya." paraMtu e mane cAhatI hatI. devapuranI rAjasabhAmAM eNe mArI sAthe cheDo phADyo, enI AgalI rAte to eNe mArI sAthe zayana karyuM hatuM.." "eno dekhAvano prema hoI zake... strIonAM manamAM bIjuM koI vasyuM hoya ane bahArathI e trIjA sAthe prema karatI hoya!" tArI vAta sAcI che, e vahANanA cInI vepArI suvadana sAthe premasaMbaMdhathI joDAI gaI hatI. paraMtu e zAthI enI sAthe joDAI, e mane samajAtuM nathI. suvadana mArA karatAM vadhAre rUpavAna na hato ke dhanavAna na hato. dharaNa, devIe-vyaMtarIe tane vIMdhI nAkhyo, eTale lakSmIe mAnI lIdhuM ke tuM marI gayo che. pachI e rUpa ke rUpiyA jotI nathI. enI vAsanAne saMtoSe evo puruSa ja joIe ene!" mitra, lakSmIne meM patiparAyaNa strI mAnI hatI. eNe aneka vAra kahyuM hatuM mane ke jyAre Apa nahIM ho tyAre huM kAM to satI thaI jaIza, kAM saMnyAsInI banI jaIza... paraMtu A janmamAM bIjA puruSano saMga to nahIM ja karuM." dharaNa, teM enI vAta mAnI lIdhI hatI ne? nA mAnI levAya A badhI vAto. dharaNa, mANasa bole kaMI ane cAle kaMI. bolelAM vacana pALanArA puruSo lAkhamAM koI eka hoya.. khera, je banavAkALa hoya che te bane che. have tuM lakSmIne bhUlI jA. kAraNa ke A badhA vicAro "ArtadhyAna' kahevAya. ArtadhyAna karavAthI pApakarmono Azrava thAya che. eTale ke AtmA sAthe pApakarmo baMdhAya che. sAcI vAta to e che ke A gRhasthAzrama ja evo che ke jemAM svajanaparijanonA saMyoga-viyoga thayA ja kare che, tenA kAraNe rAga-dveSa thayA kare cheya rAga-dveSathI pApakarma baMdhAya che. kharekhara, jJAnI puruSo koI paNa jaDa-cetana padArtha para moha karavAnI nA pADe che. je manuSyo mohathI baMdhAya che, teo pariNAme duHkhI thAya che.' mitra, tArI vAta samajAya che mane. gRhavAsamAM manuSyane ghaNAM pApa karavAM paDe che.... ajJAnatAthI ghaNAM pApa thatAM hoya che..." dharaNa, lakSmIe tArI sAthe vizvAsaghAta karyo, tArA duHkhamAM e nimitta banI, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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temAM mULabhUta kAraNa tArA pUrvajanmamAM upArjana karelAM, bAMdhelAM karmo ja kAraNabhUta che. enAM - "lakSmInA kapAyo kAraNabhUta che... e paNa pUrvajanmomAM eNe kaSAyonAM bIja vAvyAM haze... e kaSAyo ja jIvanA moTA zatru che." mitra, kaSAya' eTale?" kaSAya eTale krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobha....' dharaNa UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayo. devanaMdI mauna thaI gayo. thoDI vAra pachI dharaNe kahyuM : "mArAM mAtA-pitA mArAM bIjA lagna karavA ati Agraha karI rahyAM che. mAruM mana mAnatuM nathI. eka baMdhana svataH tUTI gayuM che. have navuM baMdhana zA mATe svIkAravuM?" devanaMdIe kahyuM : "dharaNa mAtA-pitAno tArA para moha che. teonI dhAraNA AvI ja hoya che. "putrane paraNAvIne sukhI karIe.' lagabhaga dareka mAtA-pitAo A pramANe samajatAM hoya che. vaiSayika sukhone teo sAcAM sukha mAnatAM hoya che. kharekhara to viSayanAM sukha mAtra sukhano AbhAsa hoya che. e sukhonuM pariNAma du:kha hoya che.' dharaNane devanaMdImAM "mahAtmA' nA darzana thayAM. devanaMdInI vAto enA marmasthAnane sparzatI hatI. meM mAtA-pitAne pratyuttara nathI Apyo. emanA mananuM samAdhAna karavuM paDaze. emane duHkha nA lAge e rIte vAta karavI paDaze...' sAcI vAta che tArI mAtA-pitAnA upakAra ApaNA para ochA nathI. e upakArano badalo vALI zakAto nathI. mATe tuM emane sArI rIte samajAvaje." kadAca, tArI sahAya levI paDaze." 'tuM kahIza tyAre huM taiyAra chuM..." bahu ja saraLa ane bhadrika che mArAM mAtA-pitA... teoe mane kyAreya nArAja nathI karyo... mArI eka-eka IcchA temaNe pUrNa karI che. mane nA game tevI vAta paNa temaNe mane nathI karI. eTale have temane duHkha thAya, tevI vAta mAre paNa nathI karavI..." dharaNa, utAvaLa karIne, pharIthI lagna karavAnI vAta hamaNAM nA karIza... vAtane vilaMbamAM nAkhI deje ... evuM ja koI kAraNa batAvaje.. ke emanA mananuM samAdhAna thAya.' 0 0 0. EOS bhAga-2 # bhava chaThUMTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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devanaMdI cAlyo gayo, dharaNane mahArAjA pAse javAnuM hatuM. te rathamAM besIne rAjamahele gayo. mahArAjA dharaNanI ja pratIkSA karI rahyA hatA. dharaNe mahArAjAne praNAma karyA ane ucita Asane beTho. mahArAjAe prAraMbhamAM rAjakAjanI vAto karI, pachI mULa vAta para AvyA. 'dharaNa, tAre puna: lagna karavAnAM che?' dharaNa camakyo. 'A vAta mahArAjA pAse kevI rIte AvI? avazya, pitAjIe ja vAta karI haze?' mahArAjA kaheze to dharaNa mAnI jaze! AvI kalpanAthI vAta karI haze. teNe namratAthI uttara Apyo : 'mahArAjA, Ape mane mahAmaMtrIpa, ApIne, mArA para keTalI moTI javAbadArI mUkI che? haju meM kAryano prAraMbha karyo che. vyavasthAtaMtra suMdara rIte cAlu thaI jAya, pachI lagna aMge vicAra karavAno che...' 'dharaNa, lagna karavAthI, rAjyanAM kAryomAM vikSepa nahIM Ave...' 'Avaze mahArAjA, atyAre meM rAjyanAM kAryone mahattva ApyuM che. mAre enA para ja dhyAna kendrita karavAnuM che. mATe atyAre mane Agraha nA karazo... mArI A vinaMtI che.... mahArAjAne dharaNanI vAta ThIka lAgI. sAva bagaDI gayelI rAjyavyavasthA dharaNane soMpI hatI. ene sudhAravAmAM samaya to lAgavAno ja hato. mahArAjAe kahyuM : 'kumAra, bhale thoDA samaya pachI... paraMtu lagna to karavAM ja paDaze. huM nA na pADIza...' 'joke mAruM mana to nA pADe che... chatAM ApanI AjJA mArA mATe alaMghanIya che...' cAlo, e vAta pachI karIzuM. atyAre keTalAka jUnA rAjyAdhikArIonI vAta karI laIe.' rAjAe dharaNane keTalAka rAjyAdhikArIothI cetatA rahevA sAvadhAna karyo. 'A adhikArIo kALA nAga che. e bolavAmAM mIThA che, paraMtu kUTanItimAM pAraMgata che. mATe emanI cAlamAM phasAI nA jaIza. huM tane mAro eka atyaMta vizvasanIya rAjapuruSa ApuM chuM. ene tuM tArI chAyAnI jema sAthe rAkhaje,' mahArAjAe e puruSane bolAvyo. dharaNane kahyuM : 'A che vIrendra. tuM enA para zaMkA vinA vizvAsa mUkI zakIza. e tArA pratyeka kAryamAM sahAyaka banaze. buddhizALI che ane parAkramI paNa che. e rAjyanA badhA ja jUnA adhikArIone oLakhe che.' vIrendra dharaNane praNAma karIne kahyuM : 'mahAmaMtrIjI, keTalAka rAjyAdhikArIo zrI samarAditya mahAkathI For Private And Personal Use Only 924

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uMmaramAM ApanAthI moTA che. eTale IrSyAthI baLe che. mArI emanA para najara che ja.' vIrendra e rAjyAdhikArIonAM nAma ApyAM. dharaNe yAda rAkhI lIdhAM. 0 0 0 devanaMdIe dharaNanI havelImAM AvIne, dharaNane kahyuM : dharaNa, mAtA-pitAne teM vAta karI? nathI karI, paraMtu have vAta karavAnuM kAraNa maLI gayuM che.' teNe mahArAjA sAthe thayelI vAta kahI. "pitAjIne paNa huM A ja kAraNa batAvIza.' ucita che kAraNa.' paraMtu mitra, rAjanIti kharekhara kAvAdAvAthI bharelI che... mArA jevA sIdhA ne saraLa puruSanuM emAM kAma nahIM. huM mahArAjAnA Agrahane TALI zakyo nahIM. maMtrIpada svIkAravuM paDyuM. paraMtu A thoDA divasamAM mane ghaNuM jANavAnuM maLyuM...' rAjanIti sadeva AvI ja hoya che. chatAM have maMtrIpada svIkAryuM che, to e pada mujaba, kartavyonuM pAlana karavuM ja rahyuM. kartavyothI vimukha nahIM thaI zakAya...' kartavyonuM pAlana karI ja rahyo chuM. paraMtu eka divasa mATe A padathI mukta thavuM ja paDaze...' thaje mukta, paraMtu atyAre to tAre kaTibaddha thaIne, prajAnAM kaSTo dUra karavAnAM che. joke tuM dIna, anAtha ane apaMga manuSyone khUba dAna Ape che, paraMtu bIjI bAju rAjyanA adhikArIo prajAnuM zoSaNa kare che.' evA adhikArIonAM nAma mArI pAse AvI gayAM che. huM emanI sAna ThekANe lAvIza... prajAne duHkhI nahIM thavA dauM.' kumAra, mAre tane salAha nathI ApavI, chatAM mitranA saMbaMdhathI tane kahuM chuM ke tuM sarvaprathama senAne ane senAnA adhikArIone vaza karaje. to tArAM badhAM kAryo saphaLa thaze." avazya, tArI salAha upayogI che. avAranavAra tAre mAruM je dhyAna doravA jevuM hoya te doravAnuM ja. mane gamaze." devanaMdI javA mATe Ubho thato ja hato tyAM dharaNanAM pitA baMdhudatta tyAM AvyAM. gharaNe ane devanaMdIe UbhA thaI, baMdhudattane praNAma karyA. baMdhudatte devanaMdIne kahyuM : "vatsa, A tArA mitrane samajAva... e lagna karI le... eTale amane zAMti thAya...' baMdhudate hasIne kahyuM : 98 bhAga-2 # bhava chaTha For Private And Personal Use Only

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"pitAjI, meM paNa ene kahyuM. paraMtu e utAvaLathI lagna karavA nathI Icchato.' "zA mATe ?' pitAjI Apa jANo cho ke e rAjyano mahAmaMtrI che e atyAre rAjakAjamAM vyasta che. mahArAjAe ghaNI moTI javAbadArI ene soMpI che.....' dharaNe kahyuM : "pitAjI, Aje mahArAjAe paNa mane A lagnanI vAta karI...' kaI vAta?' baMdhudatta camakI gayA. 'hA jI, temaNe mane lagna karI levA Agraha karyo, paraMtu meM teone rAjyanI vartamAna paristhiti jaNAvI. bagaDelI rAjyavyavasthA sudharI jAya, pachI bIjI vAta...' e vAta kharI che, vatsa. rAjyanI vyavasthA khUba ja bagaDI che. rAjyanA adhikArIo mahArAjAne gAMThatA nathI. prajAne herAna kare che..." eTale, mane thoDA mahinA e bagaDelI vyavasthAne sudhAravAmAM lAgaze... e sudharI jAya, pachI lagnanI vAta.' devanaMdIe kahyuM : "pitAjI, hamaNAM ene enAM gaMbhIra kartavyonuM pAlana karavA do.. pachI jarUra paDaze to huM ene lagna karavA rAjI karI laIza.' baMdhudatta rAjI thaI gayA. temaNe devanaMdIne kahyuM : "vatsa, Aje, tuM amArI sAthe ja bhojana karaje.. pachI ghare jaje.' baMdhudatta cAlyA gayA. bhojanane haju vAra hatI. baMne mitroe ghaNI ghaNI vAto karI, devanaMdInI evI dhAraNA hatI ke "dharaNa rAjakAjamAM vyasta banI jAya to lakSmIne bhUlI jAya. tenuM citta prasanna rahe... ane tattvaciMtanamAM paNa mana parovAya." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA CRG For Private And Personal Use Only

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JY13051 'siddhezvara, navA mukhyamaMtrInuM varcasva vadhatuM jAya che...' mahezvara, huM joI rahyo chuM. bolato nathI. haju e chokaro mane chaMcheDavA Avyo nathI...' tamane bhale nA satAvato hoya, paNa amArI kamANImAM avarodha pedA karI ja dIdho che. mArA adhikAranAM 100 gAmonA mukhIone teNe kahevarAvI dIdhuM che ke jamInanI mahesUlanA paisA temaNe pote ja ahIM AvIne, rAjyanI tijorImAM jamA karAvI javA. eTale emAM amane je pacAsa TakA maLatA hatA, te kamANI baMdha thaI gaI. maMtrI rudradatte kahyuM: 'e ja dazA mArI thaI che. mArA adhikAranAM 100 gAmomAM mane je kamANI thaI rahI hatI, te baMdha thaI gaI..." maMtrI saumile kahyuM : 'nagaranA mukhya dvAre mArA adhikAranuM je jakAtanAkuM che, tyAM pratidina huM pa0-100 sonAmahoro kamAto hato... tyAM have mahAmaMtrIe potAnA mANaso goThavI dIdhA che. tyAMnI badhI ja Avaka rAjyanI tijorImAM jamA thAya che... mane eka paisoya maLato nathI." maMtrI siddhezvaranI havelImAM tenA sAthI maMtrI mahezvara, rudradatta ane somila bhegA thayA hatA. A cAra maMtrIo jUnA hatA. dharaNe A cArane harAvyA na hatA. dharaNanA sAthI vIrendra, A cAre maMtrIonI pravRttiono khyAla dharaNane ApI dIdho hato. siddhezvare kahyuM : "mane A badhI vAtonI ciMtA nathI. ApaNe ghaNuM dhana kamAI lIdhuM che... mane ciMtA che dharaNanA vadhatA jatA prabhAvanI, prajAmAM enA guNagAna thavA lAgyAM che. eNe kaI prajAjanane daridra rahevA dIdho nathI. eTale prajA enA pakSe thaI gaI che. rAjyanI tijorI bharAvA mAMDI che eTale mahArAjA enA pakSe thaI gayA che. have eNe senA tarapha dhyAna ApyuM che. gaI kAle ja senApati sAthe eNe gupta maMtraNA karI che. jo e senA ane senApatine potAnA pakSe karI le to pachI ApaNI hakAlapaTTI thaI samajo. atyAre to e mArI-tamArI sAthe mITho vyavahAra rAkhe che. pachI e jarUra ApaNane kADhI mUkaze...' rudradatte kahyuM : "e ApaNane kADhI mUke e pahelAM, ApaNe ja ene kADhI mUkIe to?' bhAga-2 # bhava chaThTho c30 For Private And Personal Use Only

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evI koI yojanA tame vicArI che kharI?" siddhezvare pUchayuM. nA haju sudhI nathI vicArI, have vicArIe." e zaktizALI banI jAya e pUrve vicArIne, teno amala karavo joIe." cAre maMtrIo UMDA vicAramAM DUbI gayA. kAraNa ke emane emanI naiyA DUbatI lAgatI hatI. varSothI temaNe mArkadInA rAjya para kabajo jamAvyo hato. cAreye potAnAM ghara bharyA hatAM. mahArAjA kALameghane pAchaLathI A lokonA SaDayaMtrano khyAla Avyo hato. eTale ja temaNe dharaNane mahAmaMtrI banAvyo hato. siddhezvare kahyuM : "juo sAMbhaLo, meM eka SaDayaMtra raceluM ja che. khUba gaMbhIra vAta che. have mAtra eka mahino bAkI che. A rAjya para mAro eka mitrarAjA AkramaNa karaze. ApaNI senA eno sAmano nahIM karI zake kAraNa ke ApaNI senA nAnI che ane enI pAse pUratAM zastro paNa nathI... senA UMghatI jhaDapAze. mahArAjA jIvatA pakaDAze. tyAra pachI ahIMnuM rAjya ApaNuM thaze." bolatAM bolatAM siddhezvaranA mukhamAM pANI AvI gayuM.... rudradatte kahyuM: 'pachI tamArA e mitrarAjA ahIMno rAjA banaze?" "nA, e ApaNane rAjya ApIne jato raheze. ApaNe ene eka kroDa sonAmahoro ApavAnI che. paNa meM kahyuM che ke tame ja amArA be-cAra zreSThIonI havelImAM lUMTa karI, kroDa sonAmahoro laI jajo." rudradatte pUchayuM : "ahIMnA rAjA koNa banaze?" bIjuM koNa? huM banIza." siddhezvare kahyuM. 'amAre zuM karavAnuM?" tamane traNene mArA maMtrIo banAvIza." maMtrIo to atyAre chIe ja ne?" rudradatta, tame mahAmaMtrI banazo, ane mahezvara tathA somila mArA aMgata maMtrIo banaze. amuka gAmonA tamane traNene mAlika banAvIza. tamAro mAna-mobho mArA jeTalo ja raheze. ApaNI mitratA AvI ja raheze." yojanA ghaNI sArI che. bhagavAnane prArthanA karIe ke yojanA sAMgopAMga pAra paDI jAya." somile bolyo. "eTalA mATe bhagavAnanAM bharose besInA rahevAya. AvatI kAle huM gupta rIte mitrarAjAne maLavA javAno chuM. badhuM pAkuM karIne, be divasa pachI pAcho AvIza." jo jarUra hoya to huM sAthe AvuM..." rudradatte kahyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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nA re nA, A ati gupta vAta che. tame traNeya paNa, jANe tame kaMI jANatA nathI. e rIte vartajo." bhale, ame ema ja vartIzuM. tame jarAya ciMtA nA karazo. amArA yogya kAma amane batAvajo.' mahezvare kahyuM. dharaNe potAnI havelInA pUrva dizA taraphanA bhAgane mahAmaMtrInuM kAryAlaya banAvI dIdhuM hatuM. AgaLanA bhAgamAM AmravRkSo ane azokavRkSonuM udyAna hatuM. mANaso kAryAlayamAM praveze eTale emane pIvA mATe pANInI vyavasthA hatI. te pachI besavA mATe lagabhaga 100 Asano, e khaMDamAM goThavelAM hatAM. e khaMDamAMthI uttara taraphanI dizAmAM, bIjA khaMDamAM javAno mArga hato. e khaMDamAM virendra besato hato. enA khaMDamAMthI dharaNanA khaMDamAM javAno rasto hato. vIrendra capaLa ane bAhoza yoddho hato. te potAnI kamare be tIkSNa charI hamezAM rAkhato. enI charI pacAsa vAra dUranuM nizAna vIMdhI zakatI hatI. eno polAdI mukko moTA moTA pahelAvAnone bhUmi cATatA karI deto. enI lAta bhalabhalA bahAdUrone dUra phaMgoLI detI. e mahArAjAno aMgarakSaka hato. mahArAjAe ene dharaNanI sevAmAM mUkI dIdho hato. dharaNanA khaMDamAM senApati siMhakumAra beTho hato. dharaNe senApatine bolAvyo hato. ene senA aMge pUrI mAhitI meLavavI hatI. dharaNe kahyuM : 'siMhakumAra, ApaNI hastIsenA keTalI che? mahAmaMtrIjI, hastIsenA che ja nahIM juo, meM mahArAjAne 100 hAthI ApelA che. ApaNe e hAthIone senAmAM bharatI karI devAnA che. hAthIone yuddhanuM prazikSaNa ApavAnI vyavasthA karo. hAthI para besIne, tIra calAvI zake tevA 100 dhanurdhArIo taiyAra karo. hastIsenAno eka senApati niyukta karo. e tamArA hAtha nIce raheze. mahAmaMtrIjI, AvatI kAlathI ja A kAma zarU thaI jaze..." 'hastIsenA kyAre taiyAra thaze?' "lagabhaga eka mahino lAgaze.." juo siMhakumAra, A kAma tvarAthI karavAnuM che. e mATe je kaMI joIe, tame mArI pAsethI laI jajo.. hA, have bIjI vAta. ApaNI pAse azvasenA keTalI che?" lagabhaga 200 ghoDA haze." 932 bhAga-2 # bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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e kyAreya yuddhamAM utaryA che?" nA jI...' "to e azvone tathA huM tamane bIjA ra00 ghoDA ApuM chuM. temane yuddhanI tAlIma Apo. ApaNe eka mahinA pachI yuddhamAM UtaravAnuM che, ema samajIne taiyArI karI. 200 ghoDAo upara bhAlAthI yuddha karanArA sainiko besaze. ra00 ghoDAo upara talavArothI yuddha karanArA sainiko besaze. zastro to che ne? zastrAgAra mAre jovuM paDaze. na hoya zastro to navAM taiyAra karA. zastrono bhaMDAra bharelo joIe." "A kAma paNa kAlathI zarU thaI jaze. rAjyamAMthI 100 kArIgarone bolAvIne kAma soMpI dauM chuM." padAnI sainya keTaluM che?" eka hajAra sainiko che." darekanI pAse zastro che? dareka sainikane pUrato pagAra maLe che?" mahAmaMtrIjI, senA pAse pUratAM zastro nathI. pUratuM vetana maLatuM nathI..." 'siMhakumAra, A vAta zuM tamAre mane nA karavI joIe? huM tamane pUchuM chuM tyAre tame vAta karo cho.. AvI senA zuM rAjyanI rakSA karI zake? zatrune mArIne bhagADI zake? senApati, AvatI kAle prabhAte rAjamahelanA paTAMgaNamAM badhAM ja sainikone bhegA karo, paMktibaddha UbhA rAkho. mahArAjAne laIne, huM tyAM AvIza. mahArAjA svayaM sainikone maLIne, temane sArI dravyarAzi bheTa Apaze. ApaNe kAle maLIzuM. Aje mArI sAthe bhojana karIne, tamAre javAnuM che. dharaNe senApatine potAnI sAthe jamADI, uttama vastro ane zreSTha talavAra bheTa ApI. potAnI azvazALA batAvI. senApati diMga thaI gayA. "A 200 ghoDA rAjyanI azvazALAmAM Aje sAMja sudhImAM pahoMcI jaze...... dharaNe kahyuM. senApatine vidAya ApI, te potAnA kAryAlayamAM pahoMcyo. vIrendra AvIne, praNAma karyA ane khUba dhImA svare dharaNane kahyuM : kAle siddhezvara maMtrI koI mahattvanA kAme bahAragAma jAya che. huM enI pAchaLa jaIza... vezaparivartana karIne jaIza. mane koI gaMdha AvI che... AvIne badhI ja vAta jaNAvIza." vIrendra jhaDapathI khaMDa bahAra nIkaLI gayo. dharaNa UMDA vicAramAM DUbI gayo. mahArAjAe mArAmAM vizvAsa mUkyo che. mAre e vizvAsanuM pAlana karavuM che. rAjyane nirAkula ane samRddha banAvavuM che... basa, atyAre mAruM A ja lakSya che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 33 For Private And Personal Use Only

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devanaMdInI salAha yogya che. pahelA senAne hAthamAM levI joIe. senAne susajja banAvavI joIe. senApatine vizvAsamAM levo joIe." dharaNa tyAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo. rathamAM besIne, rAjamahelamAM gayo. mahArAjAe dharaNane AvakAryo. mahArAjAnI kuzaLatA pUchIne, dharaNe kahyuM : "he deva, kAle prabhAte eka prahara samaya vItyA pachI, mahelanA paTAMgaNamAM rAjyanA senAnA tamAma sainiko upasthita thaze. sahu ApanAM darzana karaze. pachI Apa, senApatinI sAthe eka-eka sainikanI pAse jazo ane dareka sainikane so-so sonAmahoro bheTa Apazo. sonAmahoranI vyavasthA meM karI dIdhI che. tyAra pachI Apa sainikone saMbodhana karIne kahezo ke teo rAjyane saMpUrNa vaphAdAra rahe." mahArAjA sAMbhaLI ja rahyA. ATalAM varSomAM emaNe kyAreya senAnA sainikone joyA na hatA. sainikoe paNa bhAgye ja mahArAjAnAM darzana karyA haze. mahArAjAe dharaNane pUchuyuM : "dharaNa zA mATe A kAryakrama ghaDyo che?" mahArAjA, rAjyanI surakSA senAnA hAthamAM hoya che. senAne mahArAjA pratye prema hovo joIe. premathI ja vaphAdArI Ave che. Apa dareka sainikane so so sonAmahoro Apazo, tethI sainikone lAgaze ke, "mahArAjA amArI ciMtA kare che." teo bIjA koInI lAlacamAM lapaTAze nahIM. vaLI, meM senApati sAthe lAMbI carcAvicAraNA karIne, hastIsenA, azvasenA ane pAyadaLa-senAne zastrothI ane yuddhakaLAthI susajja karavA AjJA ApI che. game tyAre acAnaka yuddha AvI paDe to senA sArI rIte yuddha karI, vijaya meLavI zake." "dharaNa, mArI dhAraNA mujaba tuM rAjyane avazya surakSita ane samRddha banAvIza. rAjyano bhaMDAra bharAvA Avyo che. have senA taiyAra thaI jaze. prajAne paNa saMtoSa thayo che.' bIjA divase prabhAte, rAjamahelanA medAnamAM sainiko AvavA lAgyA. senApati siMhakumAra sahuthI pahelA upasthita thaI gayA hatA. maMca upara mahArAjAnI sAthe samagra maMtrImaMDaLa upasthita thayuM, eka mAtra siddhezvara maMtrI vinA. mahArAjAe dharaNane pUchyuM : mahAmaMtrI, siddhezvara maMtrI kema nathI AvyA?" mahArAjA, teo potAnA aMgata kAme bahAragAma gayA che, evuM meM sAMbhaLyuM che, kema rudradattajI?" rudradattanI sAme joIne, dharaNe pUchyuM. rudradatta maMtrI, thothavAI gayA.' 934 bhAga-2 bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mahArAjA, huM jANato nathI... paNa meMya sAMbhaLyuM che ke teo temanA kAme bahAragAma gayA che...' 'sarve maMtrIo sAMbhaLo, je koI maMtrIne bahAragAma javuM hoya to mahAmaMtrIne athavA mane pUchIne javuM, A mArI AjJA che.' 'hA jI, hA jI, ApanI AjJA zirodhArya che...' rudradatte UbhA thaI, mastaka namAvI, namratAthI kahyuM, sarve sainiko AvI gayA hatA, paMktibaddha UbhA rahI gayA hatA. badhA ja sainiko zastrasajja hatA. mahAmaMtrIe senApatine potAnI pAse bolAvIne, UbhA rAkhyA. 'vahAlA sainiko, Aje mahArAjAnI AjJAthI tamane sahune bolAvyAM che. mahArAjA svayaM Aje tamAro satkAra karaze. tamArA darekanI pAse mahArAjA Avaze ane tamane puraskAra Apaze. te pachI teo tamane udbodhana karaze.' eka hajAra sainiko mATe sonAmahoronI eka hajAra thelI taiyAra hatI. mahArAjA UbhA thayA. vAjiMtro vAgavA mAMDyAM. eka pachI eka sainikano satkAra thavA mAMDyo. mahArAjAnI pAchaLa senApati cAlato hato, satarka ane sAvadhAna banIne, bhaMDArano bhaMDArI sonAmahoronI thelIo mahArAjAne Ape jato hato. sarve sainikonuM sanmAna thayA pachI, mahArAjAe eka hajAra sonAmahoro ApIne, senApatinuM sanmAna karyuM. tyAra bAda mahArAjAe uddabodhana karyuM. sainiko harSita thayA, mahArAjAnI jaya bolAvI, dharaNe UbhA thaI, mahArAjAne praNAma karI, nivedana karyuM : 'pUjya mahArAjA, AdarapAtra maMtrIMgaNa, adhikArIgaNa ane sainiko, Aje ApaNI pAse je senA che, tene ApaNe joIe chIe. eka mahinA pachI, A ja medAna para hastIsenA hAjara haze... azvasenA upasthita haze ane pAyadaLa senA hAjara haze. dareka sainika lAla ane kesarI vastronA gaNavezamAM haze. dareka sainika pAse Avazyaka zastro haze... ane saMkhyA Aje je che tenAthI dviguNI thaI jaze. mArkadInA rAjyanI senA, bIjAM rAjyonI senA karatAM vadhAre baLavAna ane zaktizALI hovI joIe.' mahezvara maMtrIe rudradatta sAme tIrachI najare joyuM. somile paNa mahezvara sAme joyuM... mahArAjAnI dRSTi A maMtrIo tarapha hatI. temane koI gaMdha AvI... teo bolyA nahIM. e traNenI ceSTAone mApatA rahyA. senApatie UbhA thaIne kahyuM : 'mahArAjAnI IcchA mujaba ane mahAmaMtrInA mArgadarzana mujaba senA avazya taiyAra thaze. huM mahArAjAne khAtarI ApuM chuM ke huM Gu zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane senA, mahArAjA pratye, rAjya pratye ane prajA pratye pUrNa vaphAdAra rahIzuM...' sainikoe harSadhvanithI AkAzane gajavI dIdhuM. samAroha pUrNa thayo. mahArAjA mahelamAM gayA. dharaNa mahArAjAnA saMketa mujaba temanI sAthe mahelamAM gayo. anya maMtrIo ane adhikArIo pota-potAnA sthAne gayA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir dharaNa, jyAre tuM senA aMge vAta karato hato tyAre meM mahezvara, rudradatta ane somila - A traNa maMtrIonI AMkhomAM koI ciMtA joI... traNa paraspara dRSTithI vAto karatA hatA. 'mahArAjA, A traNanI sAthe cothA siddhezvara bhaLelA che... A cAra maMtrIonI pravRtti bhedabharama bharelI lAge che. eTale emanI pAchaLa guptacaro mUkI dIdhA che. siddhezvaranI pAchaLa vIrendra gayo che.' 'bahuM sAruM karyuM...' 'mahArAjA, Apa koI ciMtA nA karazo. emanI koI ja cAlabAjI cAlavAnI nathI.' 'teM senAnuM navInIkaraNa karyuM... e khUba samajaNabhareluM kAma karyuM che. temAMya, ApaNI AsapAsanA koI rAjyanI senAmAM hastasenA to che ja nahIM. ApaNI 100 hAthInI senA, bhalabhalA duzmanono kaccaraghANa kADhI nAkhaze... are, ApaNI sAme koI AMkha uThAvIne nahIM jue. keTalAka rAjAo to emanI meLe ja AjJAmAM AvI jaze...' EUR39 'mahA2AjA, AvI ja paristhitinuM nirmANa ka2vuM che... basa, tyAM sudhI Apa mane lagnanI vAta na karazo.' mahArAjA hasI paDyA. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho

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(1311 mahAmaMtrIjI, maMtrI siddhezvara ApaNI sarahadane aDIne AvelA kozalapuranagara gayA hatA. teo sIdhA ja rAjamahelamAM gayA hatA. lagabhaga cAra ghaTikA payaMta, teo rAjamahelamAM rokAyA hatA. pachI temane ApavAmAM AvelA utArAmAM gayA hatA. punaH trIjA praharamAM teo rAjamahelamAM gayA hatA. ekAda ghaTikA pachI bahAra nIkaLyA hatA. temanI sAthe kozalapuranA mahAmaMtrI hatA. dvAra para teo vAto karatA UbhA rahyA hatA. pahelAM gaMbhIra hatA, pachI hasatA hatA. siddhezvara utArA para AvI gayA hatA. bIjA divase paNa prabhAtamAM teo rAjamahelamAM gayA hatA. mArI dhAraNA hatI ke bIjA divase teo nIkaLI jaze... ane, bIjA praharanA prAraMbhamAM teo mAkaMdI AvavA nIkaLI gayA. meM barAbara temanA para najara rAkhI hatI." vIrendra, kozalapura nareza virabhadra ApaNA mitrarAjA che. temane gupta rIte maLavA javA pAchaLa siddhezvarano zo Azaya haze? e jANavuM joIe. mane ema samajAya che ke Aje rAtre emanI havelImAM mahezvara, rudradatta ane somila sAthe maMtraNA karaze. temAM e kozalapurano vRttAMta jaNAvaze.' "mahAmaMtrIjI, e samagra vRttAMta huM jANI lAvIza. AvatI kAle Apane jaNAvIza." e vRttAMta jANavo atyaMta jarUrI che. jarUra koI SaDayaMtra racAI rahyuM che, ema mane samajAya che.' huM have kAle ja maLIza.." vIrendra cAlyo gayo. dharaNa potAnI havelImAM Avyo. bhojanAdithI paravArI, te potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM gayo. teNe vAmakukSi karI, tyAM nokare AvIne kahyuM : 'senApatijI maLavA mATe AvyA che.' AvavA de." dharaNa palaMga para beTho. senApatie AvIne, praNAma karyA. dharaNe besavA mATe Asana ApyuM. mahAmaMtrIjI, hAthIone tAlIma ApavAnuM kAma rAjavADAmAM zarU karAvI dIdhuM che. azvone paNa yuddhanI tAlIma ApavAmAM AvI rahI che. zastro banAvavAnuM kAma bhUgarbhamAM zarU karAvyuM che. darajIone besADIne sainikonA gaNaveza taiyAra karAvAya che. ApanI AjJA mujaba badhAM ja kAryo cAlu karAvyAM che. enA para huM pote ja dekharekha rAkhuM chuM." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA cche For Private And Personal Use Only

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kAlanA kAryakrama pachI koI vAta..." hA jI, mane maMtrI mahezvarajIe bolAvyo hato ane pUchyuM hatuM ke senAnI A badhI taiyArIo zA mATe thAya che? meM kahyuM ke mahArAjanI IcchA che ke senAne yuddhakuzaLa banAvavI. temAM mahAmaMtrIjIe so hAthI mahArAjAne bheTa ApelA eTale hastIsenA taiyAra karavAnI IcchA thaI. baso azvo paNa mahAmaMtrIjIe bheTa ApelA eTale azvasenA taiyAra karavAnI yojanA banI." pachI mahezvare zuM kahyuM? emaNe kahyuM: 'sainikone ATalI badhI sonAmahoro ApavAmAM AvI, te kyAMthI AvI?' meM kahyuM : "e huM jANato nathI. A vAta Apa mahAmaMtrIjIne pUcho." tame sAro uttara Apyo!' pachI maMtrIe mane pUchyuM : "koI yuddhanI taiyArI to nathI cAlatI ne?' meM kahyuM : "yuddhanI vAta hoya to mahArAjA maMtrImaMDaLane pUche ja.' temaNe kahyuM : "Aja kAla to mahArAjA, mahAmaMtrIne ja badhuM pUche che. juone, A sainikonA satkArano kAryakrama amane pUchIne kyAM karyo hato? mahAmaMtrIne pUchyuM haze.." kahyuM : hAthI-ghoDA mahAmaMtrIe ja bheTa ApyA che ne? eTale mahArAjAnA teo prItipAtra banyA che. ATalAM varSomAM koIe paNa ATalA badhA hAthI-ghoDA mahArAjAne bheTa ApyA nathI.' meM A pramANe kahyuM eTale hasatAM hasatAM temaNe kahyuM : "to to sonAmahoro paNa mahAmaMtrIe ja bheTa ApI haze?' meM kahyuM : "saMbhavita che." pachI?' basa, pachI huM nIkaLI gayo..." "bhale, e maMtrIo game te bole, tame tamArI taiyArIo cAlu rAkhajo. jeTaluM dhana joIe, bhaMDArI pAsethI letA rahejo. meM kahI dIdhuM che bhaMDArIne.' senApatine vidAya ApI, dharaNa rAjamahele javA taiyAra thayo. pitAjIne kahIne, rathamAM besIne te rAjamahele pahoMcyo. mahArAjAe dharaNane AvakAra Apyo. besavA Asana ApyuM. dharaNa, tuM AvI gayo te sAruM thayuM. nahIMtara tane bolAvavA mANasa mokalavA vicArato hato." koI AjJA?' 'kozalapura narezano dUta Avyo hato... saMdeza laIne Avyo hato. ApaNI 9% bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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sarahada uparanAM traNa gAma upara temano dAvo che." e traNa gAma amArAM che... amane maLavAM joIe." "Ape pratyuttara Apyo haze?" hA, meM kahyuM : "e traNa gAma tamArAM nathI, amArAM ja che, ne amArAM ja raheze.' dUta uttara laIne, ravAnA thaI gayo. mahArAjA, siddhezvare kozalapuranI mulAkAta lIdhI, te pachI A dUta Avyo che... mATe ApaNe siddhezvarane bolAvIne, pUchIe ke "tame kozalapura jaIne, tyAMnA rAjA sAthe zI vAto karI AvyA?' e zo pratyuttara Ape che, e sAMbhaLyA pachI, AgaLanA pagalAM aMge vicArIe." barAbara che tArI vAta. atyAre ja siddhezvarane bolAvuM.' mahArAjAe potAnA aMgarakSakane ja siddhezvara pAse mokalyo. siddhezvara Avyo. mahArAjAne ane dharaNane praNAma karI, Asana para beTho. mahArAjAe sIdho ja prazna pUchyo : 'tame kozalapura gayA hatA ne?" hA jI, mahArAjA..' te khoTuM nA bolI zakyo." kozalapura nareza sAthe zI vAto karI AvyA?" mahArAjA, huM to mArI putrIne maLavA gayo hato..." khoTuM bolyo. dharaNe tarata ja kahyuM : "siddhezvarajI, putrIne maLyA hazo, sAthe sAthe mahArAjAne paNa maLyA hazo ne?' mAre zA mATe mahArAjAne maLavuM joIe?* kozalapura narezano dUta AvIne gayo.." kyAre?" hamaNAM ja!' koI prayojana?' prayojana tame jANatA hazo ne?' gharaNe makkama svare pUchyuM. "huM kaI jANato nathI, mahAmaMtrIjI...' temaNe ApaNI sarahadamAM AvelAM traNa gAmo para temano dAvo karyo che. teo e traNa gAma mAMge che..." dharaNe kahyuM. ema? ApaNAM gAma teo mAMge che to kema ApI zakAya?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA c3c For Private And Personal Use Only

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'temane ApaNAM gAma para adhikAra karavAnuM mana kema thayuM? mAre e jANavuM che...' dharaNe mahattvanI vAta karI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'e jANavA to kozalapuranA rAjAne pUchyuM paDe...' 'A aMge tame kaMI jANatAM nathI?' mahArAjAe pUchyuM. 'mahArAjA, huM kevI rIte jANuM? A vAta Ape kahI mATe jANI... mahArAjA zailendra ApaNA mitrarAjA che... temaNe AvI vAta nA karavI joIe.' zuM dharaNe kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, Apano uttara sAMbhaLyA pachI, e zuM kare che, kahevarAve che, e sAMbhaLyA pachI, jarU2 lAgaze to huM kozalapura jaI, mahArAjA sAthe vAta karIza, ApaNe maitrI TakAvavI che... ane gAma paNa nathI ApavAM. vIrendra prabhAte dharaNanI pAse Avyo, dharaNa vIrendranI sAthe gupta maMtraNAgRhamAM gayo. baMne beThA. vIrendre kahyuM : 'mahAmaMtrIjI, gaI rAtre mAre cora banavuM paDyuM. divase siddhezvaranA havelInuM bArIkAIthI avalokana karI lIdhuM hatuM. nokaro pAsethI samaya jANI lIdho hato ke rAtre e cAra maMtrIo kyAre bhegA thavAnA che. e lokoe rAtre bAra vacce maMtraNA goThavI hatI. huM bAra vAgyA pachI, e lokonI maMtraNA zarU thaI gayA pachI, havelImAM pravezyo. havelIno pAchaLano bhAga avAvara rahe che. e bAju koI cokI karanAra paNa hotuM nathI, huM tyAMthI upara caDhI gayo. maMtraNAgRhanI bahAra agAsI che. maMtraNAgRhanI traNa bArIo agAsImAM paDe che. huM eka bArInI bahAra, e loko mane nA joI zake, e rIte goThavAI gayo. mahAmaMtrIjI e loko, bhayaMkara SaDayaMtra racI rahyA che. huM Apane saMkSepamAM vAta karuM chuM, siddhezvara ane enA traNa sAthI maMtrIo dezadrohI ane vizvAsaghAtI che. paDozI rAjA kozalapuranareza sAthe A lokoe rAjyano sodo karyo che. A mahA suda cAle che. phAgaNa suda 5nA divase kozalapuranI senA mAkaMdI para trATakaze. rAjya jItIne, siddhezvarane Apaze. siddhezvara rAjAne eka kroDa sonAmahoro Apaze. mahArAjAne ane Apane jIvatA pakaDI, kArAvAsamAM nAkhaze.' Eva 'vIrendra, yuddhanuM nimitta UbhuM karavA kozalapuranA rAjAe ApaNAM sarahada paranAM traNa gAma para potAno dAvo jAhera karyo che, te rAjAno dUta AvI gayo. have badhI ja kuTila cAla samajAya che e lokonI.' dharaNanuM citta tIvra gatithI vicAra karavA lAgyuM. vIrendrane Avazyaka sUcanAo bhAga-2 bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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ApIne, vidAya karyo. pote rathamAM besIne, sIdho devanaMdInI havelIe gayo. devanaMdIe AnaMdita banI, AvakAra Apyo. ucita satkAra karyo. baMne devanaMdInA zayanakhaMDamAM jaIne beThA. khaMDano daravAjo aMdarathI baMdha karyo. 'mitra, pahelAM to huM tane dhanyavAda ApuM chuM...' zAnA?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir teM ApelI salAhanA.' devanaMdI vicAramAM paDI gayo. dharaNe kahyuM : 'mitra, senAne susajja karavAnI ane senApatine hAthamAM rAkhavAnI salAha teM ApI hatI ne?' meM e kAma, e ja divase zarU karI dIdhuM hatuM... enuM sAruM phaLa have tatkALa maLaze.* 'kevI rIte?' 'yuddha thaze.' 'kyAre? konI sAthe?' devanaMdIne Azcarya thayuM. 'kozalapuranI senA mAkaMdI para AkramaNa karavAnI yojanA banAve che. phAgaNa mahinAnA prAraMbhamAM AkramaNa karaze,' devanaMdI vicAramAM paDI gayo. e yuddhanI bhayaMkaratA jANato hato. yuddhanAM pariNAmonI e kalpanA karI zakato hato. teNe dharaNa sAme joyuM. 'dharaNa, yuddha TALavuM joIe... yuddhathI prajAne ghaNuM sahana karavuM paDe che... kadAca yuddha anivArya ja hoya to te duzmananI bhUmi para karavuM. ApaNI bhUmi para nahIM.' 'to to, kozalapura ApaNA para AkramaNa kare, e pUrve ApaNe kozalapura 52 AkramaNa karavuM joIe. acAnaka ja AkramaNa karavuM joIe. daseka divasamAM ApaNI senA taiyAra thaI ja jaze, jUnA eka hajAra sainiko to sajja thaI ja gayA che. navA eka hajAra sainikone prazikSaNa apAI rahyuM che. senApati siMhakumAra satata saMparkamAM che. enI vaphAdArImAM have koI zaMkA nathI.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 'dharaNa, kozalapurane ApaNI sAthe yuddha karavAnuM prayojana?' 'ApaNA rAjapuruSonI gaddArI! siddhezvarane mArkardInA rAjA banavAnuM svapna AvyuM che. tenI sAthe buddhi vinAno mahezvara, krodhI rudradatta ane lAlacu somila rahelA che...' 'dharaNa, to pachI pahelA e cArene kArAvAsanI havA khAvA mokalI Apane?' For Private And Personal Use Only 1

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meM e ja yojanA vicArI che. mahArAjAne vAta karIne, paheluM kAma e ja karavuM che. e cArene ekasAthe ja pakaDIne, jelamAM nAkhavA che. pachI kozalapuranI vAta...' dharaNa, sAvadhAna raheje. e loko paNa potAnI surakSA mATe ane tane mAravA mATe kaMIka vicAratA to haze ja.. have tAre rathamAM ekalA bahAra na nIkaLavuM. AgaLa-pAchaLa be aMgarakSaka rAkhavA ja. rAjanItimAM kAvAdAvA ne kapaTa rahelAM ja hoya che. rAjanItimAM hiMsA ane asatya pApa nathI manAtAM." "have huM ahIMthI rAjamahele jaIza.. dharaNa Ubho thayo. devanaMdI rAjamArga sudhI mUkavA gayo. rathanI pAse ja teNe vIrendrane Ubhelo joyo. devanaMdInA mukha para saMtoSanuM smita AvI gayuM. 0 0 0. mahArAjA, e cAra dezadrohIne pahelA pakaDI laIe. Apa e cArene ahIM maLavA mATe bolAvo. athavA emanAM gharomAMthI emane pakaDIe." emanAM gharomAMthI pakaDI lo, e ja ThIka che." 'tarata ja senApati siMhakumArane bolAvIne, dharaNe cAra mahAmaMtrIone pakaDIne, kArAvAsa bhegA karI devAnI yojanA samajAvI. siMhakumAra yojanAmAM saMmata thaI gayo. teNe kahyuM: 'siddhezvaranI havelIe huM pote jaIza. bIjA traNa maMtrIone tyAM mArA senAdhikArIo jaze... pakaDIne e lokone mahArAjA pAse lAvIe ke sIdhA kArAvAsamAM baMdha karI daIe?" emane sIdhA kArAvAsamAM ja laI jajo. huM tyAM hAjara rahIza. dharaNe kahyuM. mahArAjAe kahyuM : "huM paNa tyAM AvIza. huM cArene kaDakamAM kaDaka sajA karIza." 'senApati, tame have tamAruM kAma zarU karI do.' siMhakumAra tyAMthI cAlyo gayo. te potAnA kAryAlayamAM gayo. be ghoDesavAra sainikone bolAvI, teNe cAre maMtrIone ghera tapAsa karavAno Adeza Apyo. teo gharamAM hAjara che ke kema. sainiko ravAnA thayA ke tarata senAnA traNa adhikArIone bolAvI, mahezvara, datta ane somilane pakaDIne, kArAvAsamAM pahoMcatA karavAnuM kAma soMpyuM. ghoDesavAra sainikoe AvIne kahyuM : "atyAre cAre maMtrIo pota-potAnI havelImAM che." tarata ja abhiyAna zarU thaI gayuM. siMhakumAra cAra sainiko sAthe siddhezvaranI havelIe pahoMcyo. siddhezvare senApatine cAra sainiko sAthe Avelo joyo. e kaMI bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho 942 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pUche e pahelA ja senApatie kahyuM : 'maMtrI, mahArAjAnI AjJAthI, atyAre ja tamane baMdhaka banAvavAmAM Ave che.' siMhakumAre siddhezvaranA hAthamAM beDI paherAvI dIdhI. 'mAro koI guno?' dezadroha ... rAjadroha... prajAdroha... siddhezvarano parivAra kalpAMta karavA lAgyo. siMhakumAra siddhezvarane laIne, kArAvAsa tarapha cAlI nIkaLyo. mane kyAM laI jAo cho?' rastAmAM maMtrIe pUchyuM. jyAM moTA aparAdhIone rAkhavAmAM Ave che tyAM.' 'kArAvAsamAM?' 'hA jI!' 'paNa mAre mahArAjAne maLavuM che...' teo kArAvAsamAM tamane maLavA padhAravAnA che...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir siddhezvara samajI gayo ke enuM SaDayaMtra phUTI gayuM che. e bhayabhIta thaI gayo. jyAre teo kArAvAsamAM pahoMcyA tyAre mahezvara, rudradatta ane somila paNa tyAM AvI gayA hatA. emanA hAthomAM paNa beDIo hatI. cArene judA judA oraDAmAM pUravAmAM AvyA. bahAra kaDaka cokIpahero mUkI devAmAM Avyo. mahArAjA dharaNanI sAthe kArAvAsamAM AvyA. mahArAjA atyaMta roSamAM hatA. temaNe siddhezvarane ja sIdho prazna karyo : 'siddhezvara, tAre mArkadInA rAjA thavuM hatuM, nahIM?' siddhezvaranuM moDhuM nIcuM thaI gayuM. 'duSTa, dezadrohI... eTalA mATe kozalapuranA rAjAne mAkaMdI para AkramaNa karavA samajAvI Avyo, kharuM ne?' senApati sAme joIne, mahArAjAe kahyuM : 'A cAre dezadrohIone roja 100-100 cAbakA mAravAmAM Ave...' senApatie AjJAno svIkAra karyo. siddhezvara dhrUjI UThyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 'kozalapuranuM abhiyAna patI gayA pachI, A cArenuM zuM karavuM, teno nirNaya karIzuM...' mahArAjAe dharaNane kahyuM... ane teo kArAvAsamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. senApatine paNa sAthe AvavA kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only 943

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LY140HI esArthe cAra maMtrIone pakaDIne kArAvAsamAM nAkhavAthI, mAkaMdInagarImAM khaLabhaLATa macI gayo. bIjI bAju rajavADAmAM hastIsenA taiyAra thatI hatI. hAthIone yuddhanuM prazikSaNa ApavAmAM AvatuM hatuM. tethI prajA judA judA prakAranI kalpanAo karI rahI hatI. nagaranA pramukha nAgarikone bolAvIne, mahArAjAe ane mahAmaMtrI dharaNe samagra paristhitino khyAla ApI dIdho ane guptatAnA sogaMda ApI dIdhA ke jethI vAta duzmananA kAne nA jAya. paraMtu maMtrIone kArAvAsamAM nAkhyAnI vAta, kozalapura pahoMcI gaI hatI. sAthe sAthe mArkadInA mahAmaMtrI senAnuM punargaThana karI rahyA che, hastIsenA ane azvasenA taiyAra karI rahyA che, A samAcAra paNa kozalapura pahoMcI gayA hatA. kozalapurano rAjA zailendra vicAramAM paDI gayo hato. have huM mArkadI para AkramaNa karuM to tyAM mane sahAya karanAra koI nathI. bIjI bAju, tyAMnI senA have zaktizALI banI che. tyAMnI hastIsenA ekalI, mArI senAne kacarI nAkhe. levAnA devA paDI jAya... mATe have sarahadanAM gAmono vivAda sameTI levo joIe. mAkedI sAthe pUrvavatu mitratA ja sthApita karavI joIe." rAjAe potAnA dUtane bolAvIne kahyuM: "tuM mAkedI jA ane mahArAjAne mAro saMdezo Apaje ke : "kozalapuranareza ApanI sAthe maitrI ja Icche che. traNa gAmanI khAtara, maitrIno bhaMga nathI karavo. mATe kozalapuranareza e gAmo parano adhikAra tyajI de che." dUta mArate ghoDe mAkedI Avyo. rAjasabhAmAM jaI, teNe mahArAjAne praNAma karyA ane kozalapuranarezano saMdezo kahI saMbhaLAvyo. mahArAjA kALameghe kahyuM : he dUta, tArA mahArAjane kaheje ke ame paNa tamArI sAthe maitrI ja IcchIe chIe. tame je khoTI rIte traNa gAma upara adhikAra karavAnI vAta karatA hatA, te vAta tame paDatI mUkI, te sAruM karyuM." mahArAjAe dUtano satkAra karyo ane vidAya ApI. yuddha TaLI gayuM. dharaNane khUba AnaMda thayo. devanaMdInI IcchA yuddha karavAnI hatI ja nahIM. dharaNa paNa yuddha cAhato na hato. yuddhamAM thatI ghora hiMsA, karoDo rUpiyAno vyaya ane prajAnI takalIphono vicAra, tene yuddha karatAM rokato hato. nA chUTake, rAjyanI rakSA mATe yuddha karavuM ja paDe ema hoya to ja karavuM - evI enI dhAraNA hatI. 944 bhAga-2 # bhava chaThaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharaNe mahArAjAne pUchyuM : "mahArAjA, pelA cAra maMtrIonuM zuM karavuM che?' dharaNa, e cAre jherIlA nAga che. emane hamaNAM cha-bAra mahinA kArAvAsamAM paDI rahevA devA che. hA, emane koraDA mAravAnI sajA nA karavI hoya to e baMdha karAvIe. e loko kSamApAtra nathI.' ApanI jevI AzA, paraMtu mAruM mana emane kSamA ApavA Icche che, jo teo potAnA aparAdho svIkAratA hoya to.- dharaNa, huM tArI IcchAno virodha nathI karato, paraMtu e loko kevA che, te meM tane kahyuM. tAre emane mukta karavA hoya to karI zake che.' he deva, Ape mArA para moTo anugraha karyo. huM kArAvAsamAM jAuM chuM. e cArene maLuM chuM. jo teo aparAdha kabUle che to temane mukta karuM chuM..." tane sukha Upaje tema karI zake che." mahArAjAnI anumati maLI jatAM, paNa tyAMthI kArAvAsamAM gayo. vIrendra tenI sAthe ja hato. sarvaprathama dharaNe siddhezvara sAthe vAta karI. siddhezvara, kozalapuranareze mArkadI sAthe maitrIno hAtha laMbAvyo che. sarahada paranAM gAmo para adhikAra karavAnI vAta choDI dIdhI che... eTale have tame raceluM SaDayaMtra tUTI paDyuM che. kaho, have tamArI zI IcchA che?" siddhezvaranA zarIre koraDAnA mArathI ujharaDA paDI gayA hatA. kapaDAM phATI gayAM hatAM. mukha para dInatA chavAI gaI hatI. te raDI paDyo... mahAmaMtrI, meM akSamya aparAdha karyo che... vizvAsaghAtanuM moTuM pApa karyuM che... mane phAMsI Apo... ke zULI para caDhAvI do... meM karelA aparAdhanI A ja sajA hoya." "siddhezvara, mAno ke huM mahArAjAne prArthanA karI, tamArA aparAdhanI kSamA apAvuM ne tamane kArAvAsamAMthI mukta karAvuM to bhaviSyamAM punaH tamane rAjA banavAnuM svapna Avaze ke?' nA, nA, mAre rAjA nathI thavuM. maMtrI paNa nathI banavuM... jo tame mukta karazo to huM saMsArano, gRhavAsano tyAga karI saMnyAsa grahaNa karIza...' "A tamAro duHkhamAMthI janmelo vairAgya nathI? jyAre tamAruM duHkha dUra thaze tyAre tamAro vairAgya paNa dUra thaI jaze to? jyAM sudhI duniyAmAM bhrAmaka sukho pratye vairAgya nA pragaTe tyAM sudhI saMnyAsa levAno koI artha nathI." mahAmaMtrI, tamArI vAta sAcI che. meM kharekhara, duniyAnAM sukhomAM mithyAtvanuM darzana karyuM che. duniyAmAM koI sukha sAcuM nathI. mRgajaLa ane IndrajALa jevAM A zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 945 For Private And Personal Use Only

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badhAM sukho che... huM ajJAnatAthI e sukhone sAcAM mAnI beTho... ane e sukho meLavavA khoTA upAyo karyA... mane enuM phaLa A janmamAM ja maLI gayuM...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir dharaNe kahyuM : 'huM tamane haju traNa divasano samaya ApuM chuM. AjathI tamane ko2DA mAravAnI sajA nahIM thAya. traNa divasa pachI huM tamane pharIthI maLIza.' kArAvAsanA adhikArIne bolAvIne sUcanA ApI. 'AjathI A cArene ko2DA mAravAnA nathI, emane sArAM vastro Apo ane emanA gharethI je bhojana Ave, te bhojana Apo.' tyAra pachI dharaNa mahezvarane, rudradattane ane somilane maLyo. te traNee potAnA aparAdha svIkArI lIdhA ane kahyuM : 'amane to siddhezvare ja A pataMtramAM bheLavyA hatA.' 'tame kema bhaLyA?' 'teNe lAlaca ApI hatI...' 'paNa tame du:khI to hatA ja nahIM, pachI lAlacamAM kema bhoLavAyA? tamane mahArAjAe ochuM dhana ApyuM che? ane tame khoTA mArge paNa aDhaLaka dhana bheguM kareluM che ne?' 'hA jI, ame khoTA raste ghaNuM dhana bheguM kareluM che...' 'tamane tamArA badhA aparAdhanI kSamA ApavAmAM Ave ane mukta karavAmAM Ave to tame tamAruM e khoTA mArge meLaveluM dhana rAjyanI tijorImAM jamA karAvazo kharA?' 'hA jI, e dhana to jamA karAvIzuM, bIjo paNa je daMDa tame karazo... teTaluM dhana jamA karAvIzuM... havethI kyAreya ame mahArAjAnuM ahita nahIM vicArIe... tame AjJA karazo to A rAjya choDI paradeza cAlyA jaIzuM... paNa A koraDAnA mAra sahana thatA nathI...' 'AjathI tamane koraDA mAravAmAM nahIM Ave. tamane tamArA gharanuM bhojana maLaze, sArAM vastra maLaze. tamane traNa divasano samaya ApuM chuM. tamAro pazcAttApa sAco che ke kema, eno nirNaya karyA pachI, AgaLanAM pagalAM bharIza.' C89 cAre maMtrIone dharaNamAM devanAM darzana thayAM. cArenI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. dharaNe cAre maMtrIonA parivArone, kArAvAsamAM AvI maLavAnI chUTa ApI. dharaNa kArAvAsamAMthI nIkaLI mahArAjA pAse gayo, kArAvAsamAM thayelI vAto kahI saMbhaLAvI. mahArAjAne AnaMda thayo. temaNe kahyuM : 'siddhezvaranI sAthe pelA traNa paNa saMnyAsI thaI jAya to sAruM. dharaNa, tArA upadezathI e cAre banI jaze saMnyAsI.' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 OM bhava chaThTho

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dharaNa potAnI havelImAM gayo. snAna, bhojanAdi karIne, teNe madhyAhunakALe vizrAma karyo. te khUba thAkI gayo hato. sAMje jyAre e jAgyo tyAre sUryAsta thavAnI taiyArI hatI. teNe pitA baMdhudatta sAthe bhojana karI lIdhuM ane rathamAM besI, e devanaMdInI pAse gaya. devanaMdIe dharaNAno satkAra karyo. baMne mitro maMtraNAkhaMDamAM jaIne beThA. dharaNe kahyuM : "devanaMdI, ApaNI IcchA mujaba yuddha TaLI gayuM. kozalapuranA rAjAe maitrIno hAtha laMbAvyo. ApaNe maitrIno pratibhAva Apyo. te pachI siddhezvara vagere cAre maMtrIone maLI Avyo. mArI IcchA e cArene mukta karI devAnI che. mahArAjAe anumati ApI dIdhI che. tyAre maMtrIone temanA duSkAyano pazcAttApa thaI rahyo che. siddhezvara to saMnyAsI banavAnI vAta kare che.' dharaNa, bane che AvuM. AvA lokonuM parivartana thatAM vAra nathI lAgatI. pApono pazcAttApa thayA pachI citta nirmaLa bane che. nirmaLa cittamAM zubha bhAvo pragaTe che.' e pragaTelA zubha bhAvo sthira rahevA joIe ne? emane traNa divasano samaya Apyo che. huM pharIthI emane maLIza. temanI sajA haLavI karI dIdhI che. koraDA mAravA baMdha karAvyA che... have e loko zuM vicAre che, te mahattvanuM che." 'mitra, kArAvAsamAMthI chUTavA mATe, teo badhuM ja kabUla karaze. tArI badhI zarato mAnaze.. kharekhara to mukta thayA pachI, emanA para vizeSa dhyAna ApavuM paDaze. bahAranAM paribaLo emanA para kevI asara kare che, e jovAnuM che." tArI vAta sAcI che. paraMtu devanaMdI, mArA manamAM UMDe UMDe A badhuM jarAya gamatuM nathI. mane manamAM thAya che ke A badhAmAMthI huM zIgha mukta thaI jAuM... ane dUra dUra kyAMka cAlyo jAuM... A maMtrIone mukta karI, mArAM kartavyo pUrAM karI dauM.. devanaMdI, A kArya pUruM thaze eTale mAtA-pitA ane mahArAjA lagnanI vAta kADhaze... lagna karavA dabANa karaze. huM lagna karavA Icchato nathI. lagnanI vAta sAme Ave che, ne lakSmInI smRti tAjI thAya che. ane e smRti mane mArA hRdayane ArapAra vIMdhI nAkhe che. huM gharamAM rahIza, lagna nahIM karuM eTale mArAM mAtA-pitAne roja du:kha thavAnuM. kAraNa ke teo mane sukhI karavA Icche che. teo mAne che ke huM lagna karIne sukhI thaIza. AvuM, duniyAnA moTA bhAganAM mAtA-pitA mAnatAM hoya che. mArA mAtApitA jANe che ke mArA mAnasika ghora duHkhamAM lakSmI nimitta banI che. chatAM teo lagnajIvananI nirarthakatA nathI samajI zakatAM. AnuM kAraNa putramoha che. mane sukhI karavAnI ja IcchA che. eTale emanAM pratye mArAM manamAM koI abhAva nathI jAgyo, teo pUjya che, upakArI che, guNavAna che... eTale mArA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 947 For Private And Personal Use Only

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manamAM temanA pratyeno pUjyabhAva akhaMDa ja che. paraMtu mArI mAnasika sthitino emane khyAla nathI... kyAMthI hoya? mArI mananI vAto... emane to karAya nahIM." dharaNa aTakyo. bArInI bahAra anaMta AkAza tarapha joI rahyo. devanaMdI paNa dharaNanI vAto sAMbhaLIne, UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayo, baMne mitro mauna thaI gayA. devanaMdIne Aje, dharaNanA navA ja rUpano paricaya thayo. "A puruSanuM hRdaya yogInuM che. A lAMbo samaya saMsAramAM rahI zakaze nahIM. mAtA-pitA tarapha ene pUjyabhAva che, bhaktibhAva che. mamatva nathI. dhana-saMpatti upara to ene jarAya moha nathI. karoDo sonAmahoro teNe dAnamAM ApI che. pada-pratiSThAne te sahajatAthI tyajI zake che. ene koI saguruno paricaya thavo joIe. have enA AtmAne sarunAM caraNomAM ja tRpti prApta thaze.' teNe dharaNane kahyuM : 'mitra, hamaNAM to rAjyanAM kAryo nirlepabhAve karato rahe. tuM e kAryomAM vyasta haze tyAM sudhI koI lagnanI vAta karaze nahIM. AvI rIte eka-be mahinA pasAra karI de. tyAM sudhImAM koI mArga jaDI jaze." ema ja karavuM paDaze. chevaTe spaSTa nA pADavI paDaze to nA pADIza. mAtA-pitAnuM hRdaya thoDuM dubhAze... eTaluM ja... paraMtu have strInA baMdhanamAM nathI baMdhAvuM." thoDIka sAmAjika vAto karIne, dharaNa Ubho thayo. tenuM mana haLavuM banyuM hatuM. devanaMdI ratha sudhI mUkavA Avyo. dharaNa rathamAM besI, potAnI havelIe gayo. 0 0 0 traNa divasa pasAra thaI gayA. dharaNa vIrendrane sAthe laIne, kArAvAsamAM gayo. kArAvAsanA adhikArIoe mahAmaMtrInuM svAgata karyuM. senApati siMhakumArane paNa dharaNe kArAvAsamAM pahoMcavAnuM kaheluM eTale e paNa AvI gayo hato. dharaNa sIdho siddhezvaranI pAse gayo. siddhezvare gharaNane praNAma karyA, dharaNe pUchyuM : kaho maMtrI, zo vicAra karyo?" mahAmaMtrIjI, mAro nirNaya aphara che." saMnyAsa lezo?' "hA jI." paraMtu mahArAjA tamane maMtrIpada Ape ? tamArA aparAdho bhUlIne, tamane punaH maMtrIpada Ape...." nahIM, have maMtrIpada nathI khapatuM. saMsAramAM ja rahevuM nathI... pachI maMtrIpadanI vAta ja kyAM rahI?' saMnyAsa laIne zuM karazo? 948 bhAga-2 # bhava chaThThaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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'tapazcaryAM.' 'tapazcaryAthI zuM maLaze?' 'dehanuM mamatva tUTaze ane AtmA parama brahmanA dhyAnamAM sthira banaze. emAMthI parama AnaMdano anubhava thaze...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir dharaNanI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. uttarIya vastrathI AMkho lUchI, senApatine kahyuM : 'siddhezvarajIne mukta karI do...' dharaNa tyAMthI mahezvara pAse gayo, mahezvarane pUchyuM : 'kaho, mahezvarajI, zuM cAho cho?' 'mahAmaMtrI dayA karo. kArAvAsamAMthI mukta karo.' 'mukta thaIne zuM karazo?' 'zAntithI jIvana jIvIza,' 'maMtrIpada lezo?' 'nA, have rAjyanI khaTapaTothI dUra ja rahevuM che.' 'koI pralobhana maLaze to?' 'to paNa nahIM. have koI lobha-lAlacamAM phasAvuM nathI.' 'bahu sarasa... tame sadgRhastha banIne jIvo, e ja tamArA mATe hitakArI che.' senApatie mahezvarane mukta karI dIdho. mahezvare mukta thaI, sarvaprathama dharaNanAM caraNomAM praNAma karyAM. dharaNa dUra khasI gayo...' are mahezvarajI, A zuM karo cho? tame to mArA vaDIlasthAne cho...' 'mahAmaMtrIjI, A tamArI ja kRpAthI mukti maLI che... nahIMtara mahArAjA amane zULI para ja caDhAvata...' dharaNe rudradatta ane somilane paNa mukta karyA. rudradatte kahyuM : 'mahAmaMtrIjI, siddhezvara to saMnyAsa levAnA che. ame traNa amArA gharamAM rahevAnA chIe. ame Apane vacana ApIe chIe ke Apa amane je AjJA karazo, jyAre AjJA karazo... ame ApanI sevAmAM upasthita thaIzuM. amAre koI pada nathI joItuM... amAre dhanasaMpatti nathI joItI. amAre ApanI ane mahArAjAnI kRpA joIe che...' dharaNe kahyuM : 'mahAnubhAvo, tamArA vicAro sArA che. tame ApaNA rAjyanI unnatimAM sahayogI banajo. tame buddhimAna cho, anubhavI cho. tamArA manamAMthI kSobha dUra karajo. banavAkALa hatuM te banI gayuM...' cAre maMtrIo, emanA parivAro sAthe pota-potAnA ghara tarapha cAlyA gayA. dharaNe tyAM thoDI vAra besI, siMhakumAra sAthe sainya aMge vAto karI. dharaNane saMtoSa thayo. siMhakumArane vidAya karI, dharaNa tyAMthI sIdho mahArAjA pAse pahoMcyo. mahArAjAne badhI vAtonI jANa karI. mahArAjAne saMtoSa thayo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only Exe

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(141] prabhAtano samaya hato. dharaNano ratha devanaMdInI havelI AgaLa jaIne Ubho. devanaMdI doDato ratha pAse Avyo. dharaNe kahyuM : devanaMdI, rathamAM besI jA. ApaNe "malayasuMdara' udyAnamAM paribhramaNa karavA jaIe.' devanaMdI rathamAM besI gayo. ratha "malayasuMdara' udyAna tarapha doDavA lAgyo. dharaNa, kema Aje savAre udyAnamAM javAnI IcchA jAgI?' basa, ema ja, manamAM sahaja IcchA thaI AvI, ghaNA samayathI nagaranI bahAra gayo ja nathI ane Aje bIjuM koI agatyanuM kAma paNa na hatuM..." ratha udyAnanA pravezadvAra pAse jaIne Ubho. baMne mitro UtarI gayA. baMnee udyAnamAM praveza karyo. udyAnanuM vAtAvaraNa khUba ja AphlAdaka hatuM. pharatAM pharatAM teo uttara dizA tarapha vaLyAM. tyAM temanA kAne puruSono aspaSTa dhvani paDyo. zabdanI dizAmAM teo AgaLa vadhyA. dUra udyAnanA eka nirjIva svaccha bhUmibhAga para temaNe vizALa munivRMdane joyuM. badhAnA deha para zveta vastra hatuM ane te sahu zAstradhyAnamAM lIna hatA. baMne mitro nikaTa pahoMcyA. temaNe azokavRkSanI nIce kASThAsana para beThelA eka prabhAvazALI AcAryane joyA. baMne mitrone apUrva AnaMda thayo. dharaNanA cittamAM zubha vicAronI dhArA pravAhita thaI. A badhA munioe gRhavAsano tyAga karelo che. kevA nirmohI ane avikArI dekhAya che A munivaro! kevuM niSpApa che AmanuM jIvana! koI AraMbha nahIM, koI samAraMbha nahIM. koI kaSAya nahIM... koI vaiSayika sukhonI spRhA nahIM. mAtra nijAnaMdanI mastI.' baMne mitroe AcArya pAse jaIne, bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. pachI sarve munivarone vaMdanA karI. sahue "dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo. teo AcAryanI pAse jaI, vinayapUrvaka temanI sAme beThA. AcAryadeve pUchyuM : mahAnubhAvo, tame kyAMthI AvyA cho?' bhagavaMta, ame A nagaramAMthI ja AvyA chIe." dharaNe kahyuM. mahAnubhAvo, A manuSyajIvanane saphaLa karanArA dharmapuruSArthano Adara karavo joIe." bhagavaMta, Apa sarve munivaronAM darzana karIne... Apa sahunAM niSpApa ane CUO bhAga-2 ( bhava chaThThaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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prazAnta jIvana joIne, mArA manamAM paNa gRhatyAga karavAnI IcchA pragaTa thaI che..." AcAryadeva dharaNanI saumya ane suMdara mukhAkRti joIne ane vinaya vivekapUrNa vacana sAMbhaLIne, AnaMdita thayA. teoe kahyuM : "vatsa, gRhatyAga karanAra manuSya - ja potAnI Indriyono nigraha karavo joIe. kaSAyonI Aga bUjhavI nAkhavI joIe ane potAnA cittane nispRha banAvavuM joIe. Avo manuSya ja saMyamadharmanI ArAdhanA karI zake. jeo pAMca IndriyonA viSayonA kAmI hoya che, jeo kaSAyone paravaza hoya che ane jemanA cittamAM anekavidha vaiSayika spRhAo hoya che, teo kadAca gRhatyAga kare, chatAM saMyamadharmanuM pAlana karI zakatA nathI. AvA mANasone saMyamadharma ati du:khadAyI lAge che. duSkara lAge che. kadAca teo saMyamadharma svIkArI muni banI paNa jAya, chatAM tenuM pAlana karI zakatA nathI. teo pachI manamAM ne manamAM akaLAya che : "meM niveza dhAraNa nA karyo hota to sAruM thAta. mArAthI munijIvananAM AkarAM vrata pALI zakAya ema nathI... mATe huM aniveza tyajI dauM." AvA mANasomAM jo lajjAnuNa hoya che, to teo muniveSa tyajI zakatA nathI... ne munijIvana jIvI zakatAM nathI... nathI teo gRhasthadharma pALI zakatAM, nathI sAdhudharma ArAdhI zakatAM. teo jIvana hArI jAya che. mATe mahAnubhAva, tuM tArA AtmAnA sAmarthyane jANa. pahelA AtmasAkSIe vicAra kara : huM saMyama dharmanAM AkarAM vrata pALI zakIza?" jo pALI zakavAnI zakti hoya to ja karelo gRhatyAga sArthaka bane.' ekacitte sAMbhaLI rahelA dhoraNe kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, Ape je kahyuM, te yathArtha che. mArA manamAM gRhavAsanI asAratA ane sAdhu dharmanI upAdeyatA vasI gayelI che. gRhavAsamAM mane cena nathI, sAdhudharma mane AkarSe che. mArA cittamAM koI vaiSayika sukhanI IcchA zeSa rahI nathI. meM sarva vaiSayika sukhone asAra jAmyo che." AcAryadevanuM citta prasanna thayuM. temaNe kahyuM : "vatsa, ati durlabha evI "bodhi' teM prApta karI che. paramArthanA ajANa ane viSayAsakta jIvone "bodhi' prApta thatI nathI. tane evI durlabha bodhi prApta thaI che. te mahAnubhAva che, puNyazALI che. vatsa, bodhinI prApti keTalI durlabha che, te mAro potAno anubhava che. huM tane ane tArA A mitrane, mAruM jIvanacaritra saMbhaLAvuM chuM. e sAMbhaLIne, tamane bodhiprAptinI durlabhatA samajAze ane prApta thayelI bodhi dvArA, AtmakalyANano puruSArtha karavAnI tamannA jAgaze.' 'bhagavaMta, ApanuM jIvanacaritra saMbhaLAvavAnI kRpA karo. ame khUba AnaMdita thaIzuM ane amArI jAtane bhAgyazALI mAnIzuM." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA cli For Private And Personal Use Only

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keTalAka munivaro paNa gurudevanuM jIvanacaritra sAMbhaLavAM tyAM AvIne besI gayAM. AcAryadeve jIvanakathAno prAraMbha karyo. 0 0 0 A ja pradezamAM acalapura nAmanuM nagara che. tyAMnA rAjAnuM nAma che jitazatru. rAjAnA be putro che : aparAjita ane samaraketu. rAjAe aparAjita kumArane yuvarAjapade sthApita karyo ane nAnA samaraketu kumArane ujjayinI nagarI ApI, tyAM mokalyA. baMne putrone saMtoSa thayo hato. eka samaye, jitazatrunA rAjyanI sarahada para rAjA samarakezarIe chamakaluM karyuM. yuvarAja aparAjita senA laI, tene bhagADavA gayo. samarakezarIne harAvI, AjJAMkita banAvI, te pAcho pharI rahyo hato, mArgamAM "dharmArAma' nAmanA gAmamAM mukAma karyo. gAmanI bahAra jyAM yuvarAje mukAma karyo hato, tenI pAsenA ja udyAnamAM eka AcArya ziSya parivAra sAthe rahelA hatA. te AcAryanuM nAma hatuM rAhu. yuvarAja aparAjita emanA paricayamAM Avyo. AcArye tene dharmanuM svarUpa samajAvyuM. yuvarAjanA cAritramohanIya' karmano kSayopazama thayo... teNe rAhu AcAryanI pAse sAdhudharma aMgIkAra karI lIdho. senA acalapura cAlI gaI. mahArAjA jitazatrane samAcAra ApyAM : "mahArAjakumAre rAhu' nAmanA AcArya pAse jaina dIkSA lIdhI, ame ahIM AvyA.' rAjAe kahyuM : "aho! kumAre mAnavajIvana saphaLa karyuM? 0 0 0 AcArya rAhu, vihAra karatAM karatAM "tagarA' nagarImAM padhAryA. tyAM ujjayinI nagarIthI vihAra karI, AcArya rAhunA gurubhrAtA AryarAhu ane AcAryanA anya ziSyo tagarAmAM AvyA. AcAryane vaMdanA karI, kuzaLapRcchA karI. AcArye gurubhrAtA AryarAhune pUchyuM : "he kSamAzramaNa, ujjayinI nagarImAM sAdhuone koI upadrava to nathI ne? zramaNo sukhapUrvaka ArAdhanA karI zake che ne?" he pUjya, ujjayinInI prajA bhadrika che. zramaNo pratye AdaravALI che... bhAvabhakti karanArI che, paraMtu tyAM rAjaputrano ane purohitaputrano upadrava bhAre che, zramaNone teo parezAna kare che. jo koI zramaNa bhUlathI paNa mahelamAM jAya... to e be uddhatakumAro sAdhunI kadarthanA kare che." AcArya mAna rahyA, paraMtu munivara aparAjitanuM citta khaLabhaLI UThyuM. ujjayinImAM temano laghubhrAtA samaraketu rAjA hato. temaNe vicAryuM : 'zuM AvA uddhata, avinItakumArane rAjA rokato nahIM hoya? eno keTalo badho pramAda kahevAya? enA mahelamAM eno ja e52 bhAga-2 # bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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putra zramaNonI kadarthanA kare... te ghaNuM ja khoTuM kahevAya.. mAre ene rokavo joIe. nahIMtara te tIvra mithyAtva bAMdhI durgatimAM cAlyo jaze... enI bhavaparaMparA bagaDI jaze. huM gurudevanI AjJA laI, ujjayinI jAuM ane e be kumAronI sAna ThekANe lAvuM.' aparAjita munie AcAryadevane vaMdana karI kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, mane jo ujjayinI javAnI AjJA Apo to tyAM jaIne, e be upadravI kumArone zramaNaonI kadarthanA karatA rokuM, Apa jANo cho ke tyAMno rAjA samaraketu mAro sahodara che!' "vatsa, tuM jA, tAruM kArya saphaLa thaze AcAryadeve AzIrvAda ApyA. aparAjita munie ujjayinI tarapha prayANa karyuM. aparAjita muni ujjayinI pahoMcyA. tyAM AcArya rAhunA AjJAvartI sAdhuonA upAzrayamAM gayA. bhikSAveLA thaI eTale pAtra laI aparAjita muni bhikSA mATe nIkaLyA. teo sIdhA ja rAjamahele pahoMcyA. rAjamahelamAM 'dharmalAbha' bolI praveza karyo. rANIoe munine joyA. teo bhaya pAmI. "arere. A muni jANatA nathI lAgatA. kumAra temanI kadarthanA karaze." te rANIoe munine saMketa karyo ke jaladI bahAra cAlyA jAo.." rANIo aparAjita munine oLakhI zakI nahIM. be hAtha joDI.... bhayabhIta banI UbhI rahI. munirAje baherA hovAno abhinaya karyo. pharIthI moTA avAje "dharmalAbha" bolyA. rAjakumAra ane purohitaputre, munino "dharmalAbha' sAMbhaLyo. baMne harSita thayA. uparathI nIce UtarI AvyA. rANIo tyAMthI cAlI gaI. purohitaputre khaMDanA daravAjA baMdha karyA. pachI baMnee munine vaMdanA karI. munivare "dharmalAbha" nA AzIrvAda ApyA. rAjakumAre kahyuM : "he sAdhu, have tame nRtya karo." munirAje hasIne kahyuM : "he kumAra, gIta ane vAjiMtra vinA huM kevI rIte nRtya karuM?" kumAre kahyuM: 'huM vAjiMtra vagADIza ne A mAro mitra gIta gAze.' kumAra Dholaka laI Avyo. purohitaputre besUrA rAge... tAlanA bhAna vinA gAvA mAMDyuM. kumAre jema tema Dholaka vagADavA mAMDyuM. munirAje banAvaTI krodha karIne kahyuM : "are mUrkhA... tamane gAtAM-vagADatAM AvaDatuM nathI... ne mArI pAse nRtya karAvavuM che? huM jAuM chuM. huM nRtya nahIM karuM." baMne mitro krodhe bharAyA. "are sAdhu, tuM amane mUrkha kahe che? Ubho rahe.. bahAra javAnuM nathI...' munirAje bhayaMkara trADa pADIne kahyuM : "are gadheDAo, tame mane rokanArA koNa cho? Avo mArI pAse..' munirAje pAtra eka bAju mUkyAM. be hAtha kamara para zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 953 For Private And Personal Use Only

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TekavI, be paga pahoLA karI UbhA rahyA. rAjakumAra munirAjane mAravA AgaLa vadhyo. munirAje tene pakaDyo. be hAtha pakaDIne maraDI nAkhyA. khabhAnA sAMdhAothI be hAtha judA karI nAkhyAM. pachI be pagane sAthaLathI judA karI nAkhyAM. jamIna para UMdho pakaDIne, kamara para paga dabAvI... kamaranA maNakA judA karI nAkhyA. rAjakumAra cIso pADavA lAgyo... purohitaputra gabharAyo... bhAgavA lAgyo... munivare chalAMga mArI, ene pakaDyo. enA paNa hAtha-paga toDI nAkhyA. kamaranA maNakA judA karI dIdhA... ane baMnene eka eka lAta jamAvI dIdhI. daravAjo kholI, munirAja pAtra laIne cAlyA gayA. teo nagaranI bahAra zAlavRkSanI nIce jaIne, dhyAna dharatAM UbhA rahyAM. rAjaputra samaraketu ane purohitaputra brahmadatta, nizceSTa banIne paDyA. eka zabda paNa bolavAnI temanAmAM zakti na rahI. khaMDamAM nIrava zAMti hatI. je rANIo dAsIo ane nokaro bhojanagRhamAMthI cAlyAM gayAM hatAM, teo khaMDamAM AvyAM. tyAM temaNe azoka ane brahmadattane mRtaprAyaH sthitimAM paDelAM joyAM. rANIoe hAhAkAra karI mUkyo. 'tamane zuM thayuM?' rANIoe baMnene pUchyuM. mauna... 'tamArI AvI durdazA koNe karI?' mauna... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir eka akSaranuM paNa uccAraNa karavAnI zakti rahI na hatI. tarata ja mahArAjA samaraketu ane purohita rudrasenane samAcAra ApavAmAM AvyA. baMne AvyA. potAnA putronI mRtaprAyaH sthiti joIne, baMne gabharAyA, mukhya rANIe kahyuM : 'eka tejasvI munirAja bhikSArthe AvelA. A baMnee emanI Teva mujaba sAdhune herAna karelA... pachI zuM thayuM, tenI amane khabara nathI.' 'jarU2 e munirAje ja A baMnene sajA karI lAge che.' rAjAe purohitane kahyuM : 'rudrasena, cAlo ApaNe jainAcArya pAse jaIe. kSamAyAcanA karI, baMne kumArone sArA karavA vinaMtI karIe.' cur rAjA ane purohita rathamAM besI, upAzraye gayA. rAjamahelamAM ane nagaramAM bhAre kolAhala jAgyo. jyAM be kumAro paDelA hatA, e bhojanakhaMDanA hAre sazastra sainikonI cokI besI gaI hatI. rAjaparivAra sivAya koIneya aMdara AvavA devAmAM AvatA na hatA. rANIo eka bAju UbhI UbhI vAto karatI hatI. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 krU bhava chaThTho

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sAdhuone trAsa ApavAnuM A phaLa maLyuM.' hA bahena, have koI sAdhune herAna nahIM kare.' sAjA thAya to herAna karaze ne?" ane e munirAja paNa kevA prabhAvazALI dekhAtA hatAM? hA hatAM baherA... paNa kAyA paDachaMda hatI." "to ja A be madonmata kumAronI A dazA karI zake ne? zarIrano ekeya sAMdho sAro rahevA dIdho nathI.. ekeeka sAMdho toDI nAkhyA che...!' are bahena, A be kumArone pahoMcavuM eTale? koI emane cheDatuM na hatuM....' "A to mahArAjAnA kAraNe, mahArAjAno A be upara pakSapAta hovAthI emane koI bolatuM nahIM.' 'kharekhara to mahArAjAe ja emane rokavA joItA hatAM.." "oIe have Amane koNa sAjA kare che.." trIjI rANIe vAtamAM praveza karatAM kahyuM : "munirAjathI AvuM karAya ja nahIM. A to hiMsA karI kahevAya...' pahelI rANIe kahyuM : "eTale munioe kumAronA trAsa sahana karatA rahevAnuM, ema ne?' pelI rANI cUpa thaI gaI. mahArAjA ane purohita upAzraye pahoMcyA. upAzrayamAM jaIne, AcAryane vaMdanA karI. he bhagavaMta, amArA kumAronA aparAdhanI kSamA Apo... teo mRtaprAyaH sthitimAM paDyA che..." rAjAnI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayA. AcArye pUchayuM : rAjezvara, zI hakIkata che? huM kaMI jANato nathI..." rAjAe samagra vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. AcArya, be kumAronI uddhatAI jANatA hatA. sAdhuone teo trAsa Ape che, e vAta sArI rIte jANatA hatA. temaNe rAjAne kahyuM : rAjana, saMyamadharmanI ArAdhanAmAM lIna ane paramArthanA jJAtA munivaro, potAnA zarIra pratye mamatA vinAnA hoya che. teo kaSTo sahana karI le che paNa bIjA jIvone kaSTa ApatA nathI. bhale temanA prANa jAya, teo bIjAnA prANa haratAM nathI. chatAM he rAjana, koI sAdhue tamArA kumArone sajA karI hoya to sAdhuone pUchI jouM.' AcArye badhA sAdhuone potAnI pAse bolAvIne pUchyuM : "he zramaNo, Aje tamArAmAMthI koI sAdhu rAjamahelamAM bhikSArthe gayA hatA ke?' nahIM bhagavaMta, ghaNA divasothI ame rAjamahelamAM bhikSArthe ke bIjA prayojanathI jatA ja nathI." "to pachI be kumArane sajA karanAra koNa muni haze?" bhagavaMta, Aje prabhAte eka atithi sAdhu AvyA hatA. teo bhikSArthe gayA hatAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 955 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pachI pAchA upAzrayamAM AvyA nathI. kadAca teoe..." bhagavaMta, e atithi muni kyAM che?" "rAjana, huM tapAsa karAvuM chuM." AcArye be sAdhuone AjJA karI : "e atithi sAdhu kyAM che, enI tapAsa karI, mane jANa karo." rAjA ane purohita upAzrayamAM besI rahyA. baMne zokamagna ane viSAdathI gherAyelA hatA. baMne pota-potAnAM manamAM vicAratA hatA : "bhUla amArI ja che. ame kumAronAM tophAno rokyAM nahI. enuM A pariNAma AvyuM che. kumAroe sAdhuone satAvavAmAM, kaMI bAkI nathI rAkhyuM....' AvA aneka vicAro karI, pastAvo karavA lAgyA. be munioe AvIne, AcAryadevane vaMdanA karIne nivedana karyuM : "gurudeva, e aticimuni to gAmanI bahAra zAlavRkSanI nIce dhyAnastha banIne UbhA che.' rAjAe kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, ame tyAM jaIne, munirAjane prArthanA karIzuM. kSamAyAcanA karIzuM...' rAjA ane purohita rathamAM besI, nagaranI bahAra jyAM zAlavRkSa hatuM, tyAM gayA. rathamAMthI UtarI, e baMnee munirAjane vaMdanA karI. rAjAe munirAjane oLakhyA. "aho, A to mArA jyeSTha bhrAtA che! Amane huM mAruM mukha paNa batAvavA lAyaka nathI." munirAje dhyAnapUrNa karI "dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo ane kahyuM : are mahAzrAvaka, tamArA rAjyamAM sAdhuonI kadarthanA tamArA ja kumAra kare, tame emanuM anuzAsana nA karo, e zuM tamArA mATe yogya che?' rAjA samaraketu raDI paDyA. rudana karavA lAgyA. purohita paNa raDavA lAgyo. munirAje kahyuM : samaraketu, sAdhuonI kadarthanA karavAnuM phaLa tame jANo cho? kumAro kadarthanA kare ane tame karavA do. tame ghora pApakarma bAMdhyA che. sAdhuone satAvavAmAM tamane badhAne khUba majA Ave che ne? enI sajA A bhavamAM ne parabhavamAM kevI bhogavavI paDaze, e jANavuM che?" @g bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjA samaraketu dhrujavA lAgyA. temaNe kahyuM : "he pUjya, mAro ghora pramAda thayo che. huM khUba lajjita chuM. A aparAdha mAro ja che. jo meM bALakone pahelethI ja anuzAsanamAM rAkhyA hota to A durdazA nA thAta. huM kSamA mAguM chuM, gurudeva... Apa mahelamAM padhAro ane kumAra para dayA karo.. temane sAjA karo." huM emane sAjA nahIM karuM. enAM karelAM pAponuM phaLa, bhale e bhogave.." 'bhagavaMta, Apa karuNAvaMta cho... aparAdhI para paNa dayA karo cho..." "rAjana, jo sAjA thaIne, teo sAdhudharma svIkAre to ja sAjA karI zakuM..." 'gurudeva, mane ApanI vAta mAnya che, chatAM mAre e bene pUchavuM paDaze..." "to zIgha pUchIne, mane kahe..' paraMtu bhagavaMta, emane bolavAnI ja zakti kyAM che? eka akSara paNa bolI zakatA nathI..." "cAlo, huM AvuM chuM. temane bolatAM karI dauM chuM." aparAjita muninI sAthe cAlatA rAjA ane purohita mahelamAM AvyA. samagra rAjamahela zokamAM DUbelo hato. maMtrImaMDaLa paNa zokamagna UbhuM hatuM. baMne kumAro yogInI jema sthira paDyA hatA. mahAmunie, e baMne thoDuM bolI zake, eTalA ThIka karyA. rAjAe kumArone ane rAjaparivArane kahyuM: "kharekhara, ApaNAM durbhAgyano koI pAra nathI. A mahAmunine tame oLakhyA nahIM.... A mArA jyeSTha bhrAtA aparAjita che. rAjapATano tyAga karI, teo zramaNa banyA... pahelI ja vAra ujjayinImAM padhAryA ane mArA ja gharamAM, mArA kumAre teonI kadarthanA karI... zaramathI huM marI rahyo chuM. dharatI jagyA Ape to temAM daTAI jAuM... ke agnimAM praveza karI prANono tyAga karuM...' rAjA raDI paDyA. parivAra raDavA lAgyo. kumAra zaramIMdA thaI gayA. munirAje kumArone kahyuM : "are kumAro, tame Ajadina sudhI je je munio, zramaNo, sAdhuo tamArA ghare AvyA, temanI bhakti karavAnA badale tame emanI ghora kadarthanA karI che. atyAre tame je vedanA bhogavI rahyA cho, e to tamArA pApanuM mAmUlI phaLa che.... kharuM phaLa to narakamAM bhogavavuM paDaze. hA, jo tamane tamArAM pApano pazcAttApa thato hoya to enA prAyazcittarUpe tame saMyamadharma aMgIkAra karavAno saMkalpa karo. ane jo tame saMyamadharma svIkAravAnA ho to ja huM tamane sArA karIza. ane dIkSA ApIne, saMyamadharmanI ArAdhanAmAM tamane sahAya karIza. kaho, tamAro zo vicAra che?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA EAha For Private And Personal Use Only

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baMne kumAroe kahyuM : 'he bhagavaMta, ame karelI muni AzAtanAthI ame khUba zaramIMdA chIe. amane atyaMta pazcAttApa thAya che... kharekhara, amane A sajA karIne, amArA para moTo upakAra karyo che... amArAM mAtA-pitA jo anumati Ape to ame sAdhudharma svIkAravA taiyAra chIe.' rAjA-rANIe anumati ApI, Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir purohita ane purohita-patnIe anumati ApI. mahAmunie rAjA vagere sahune khaMDamAMthI bahAra javA kahyuM. khaMDanA daravAjA baMdha karyA. pahelA purohitaputranA sAMdhA joDI dIdhA. pachI rAjakumAranAM zarIrane pUrvavat karI dIdhuM. baMne kumAroe UbhA thaI khaMDamAM pharavA mAMDyuM. khaMDano daravAjo kholI nAkhyo. sahue baMne kumArone pUrvavat svastha joyA. baMne kumAroe gurudevane prArthanA karI : amane cAritradharme ApI, A bhavasAgarathI tAravAnI kRpA karo.' mahAmunie e baMne kumArone cAritra ApyuM ane tyAMthI vihAra karI, tagarAnagarIe pahoMcyA. gurudevane samagra vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. azoka muni ane brahmadatta muni baMne munivaroe zreSTha sAdhujIvana jIvavA mAMDayuM. jJAna-dhyAna ane tyAga-tapanA mArge niraMtara pragati karavA lAgyA. mahinAo ane varSo pasAra thavA lAgyAM. eka divasa brahmadatta muninA manamAM vicArono vaMToLa UThyo. 'jinamatanuM sAdhujIvana ghaNuM sAruM che... paraMtu gurudeve amane baLAtkAre A jIvana nahotuM ApavuM joItuM. sArI paNa vastu koIne parANe ApavI ucita nathI. temaNe amArA baMnenAM zarIranA ekaeka sAMdhA toDI nAkhyAM hatAM. ame jIvatAM hovAM chatAM marelAM hatAM. jo amAre sArI rIte jIvavuM hoya to gurudevanI zarata mAne ja chUTako hato. temaNe 'A be sAdhu bane to ja sArA karuM.' AvI zarata mUkI hatI. A emanI eka prakAranI krUratA ja hatI.' 958 brahmadatta muninA cittamAM gurudeva aparAjita muni pratye dveSa pragaTyo. 'mArAthI gurudeva upara dveSa nA karAya, meM dveSa karyo te bhUla karI...' Avo bhAva AjIvana nA pragaTyo. bhUlano svIkAra nA thAya AtmasAkSIe, pachI prAyazcittanI to vAta ja kyAM rahe che? mananuM pApa laIne, te maryo, joke mRtyusamaye samAdhi rahI, zramaNajIvana sAruM jIvelo. tenA pariNAme te bIjA 'IzAna' devalokamAM utpanna thayo. bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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devalokamAM tene aparaMpAra vaiSayika sukhonI prApti thaI. te nirbhaya ane nizcita banI, vaiSayika sukho bhogavavA lAgyo. varSo vItavA lAgyAM. lAkho varSa vItI gayAM. devalokanuM jIvana sadeva yauvanakALanuM hatuM! tyAM nathI hotI bAlyAvasthA ke nathI hotI vRddhAvasyA. aneka apsarAonI sAthe, eka divasa e potAnA AvAsamAM beTho hato. vArtAvinoda cAlato hato... tyAM acAnaka che kalpavRkSa kaMpavA lAgyuM. gaLAmAM rahelI puSpamALAo karamAvA lAgI. vastro lAla thaI gayAM. mukha para viSAda chavAI gayo. ja utsAha umaMga osarI gayAM. ka zarIra dhrujavA lAgyuM. * dRSTi bhamavA lAgI.. che udAsI... gamagInI.. nirAzAthI mana bharAI gayuM... te devane ciMtA thaI AvI : 'acAnaka A badhuM parivartana zAthI thaI AvyuM?' zuM devalokanuM mAruM AyuSya have pUruM thaze? ahIMthI mAruM cyavana thaze? avazya, A badhAM cihno che mArA avananAM. ahIMthI mAro janma kyAM thaze? huM sulabhabodhi chuM ke nahIM? A badhuM mAre jANavuM che. e jANavA mATe huM pUrva mahAvideha kSetramAM jAuM, tyAM "padmanAbha' nAmanA tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta che. emane pUchuM.' deva potAnA parivAra sAthe, pUrva mahAvideha kSetramAM pahoMcI gayo. paramAtmA padmanAbha tIrthaMkaranAM darzana karyA. traNa pradakSiNA ApI ane vinayapUrvaka vaMdanA karI bhagavaMtane pUchyuM : bhagavaMta, devanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayA pachI, mAro janma kyAM thaze?" mahAnubhAva, jaMbudvIpanA dakSiNa bharatakSetramAM kauzAMbI nagarImAM tAro janma thaze." prabho, huM sulabhabodhi chuM ke durlabhabodhi chuM?' 'tuM durlabhabodhi che. tane samyagdarzananI prApti mahAmuzkelIthI thaze.' bhagavaMta, enuM kAraNa?" teM pUrvajanmamAM upakArI guru upara dveSa karyo hoM. enAthI teM 'mithyAtva' karma zrI samarAditya mahAkathA GUG For Private And Personal Use Only

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bAMdheluM che.' tIrthaMkara bhagavaMte eno pUrvabhava kahI saMbhaLAvyo. 'bhagavaMta, ATalo mAtra gurudveSa karavAthI enA AvA moTA vipAka bhogavavA paDaze?' 'he devAnupriya, A gurudveSanuM pApa nAnuM nathI. je mAtra Ihalaukika upakArI hoya che, temano paNa vinaya, Adara, bhakti ane bahumAna vagere karavuM joIe, to pachI jeo pAralaukika upakAra karanArA che, je gurujano mithyAtvano roga dUra kare che, ajJAnano aMdhakAra miTAve che, jJAnano prakAza Ape che, sadAcAromAM sthApita kare che, janma, jarA ane mRtyunA svabhAvavALA ane roga-zokathI bharelA saMsA2vAsathI jeo choDAve che, zAzvata sukhovALI muktine apAve che, tevA lokottara gurujano para dveSabhAva karavAthI, * samyakatvano nAza thAya che. * ajJAnano aMdhakAra phelAya che. * sadAcAro nAza pAme che. * mithyAtvamohanIya karma bAMdhe che. mATe he devAnupriya, pramAdano tyAga karanArA, samyagdarzana ane samyajJAnanI ArAdhanA karanArA, Ihalaukika ane paralaukika vaiSayika sukhonI tRSNA vinA mahApuruSo ja A bhavasAgarane tarI jAya che.' deve vicAryuM : 'bhagavaMte kahyuM te yathArtha che. emAM koI ja pheraphAra nathI... paraMtu huM jANato nathI ke meM upArjana karelI 'abodhi' no aMta kyAre Avaze? punaH 'bodhilAbha' mane kyAM ane kevI rIte prApta thaze?' tIrthaMkara bhagavaMte kahyuM : 'tane bIjA bhavamAM bodhilAbha prApta thaze.' 'prabho, konI pAsethI?' 'mUMgA evA bIjA nAmavALA tA2A bhAI pAsethI.' 'bhagavaMta, enuM paheluM nAma zuM haze? ane zA kAraNathI enuM bIjuM nAma 'mUMgo' paDaze?' 'devAnupriya, enuM prathama nAma azokadatta haze. enuM bIjuM 'mUMgo' nAma vizeSa kAraNathI paDe che. tane eno vRttAMta kahuM chuM. jo kauzAMbImAM tAro janma thavAno che, te nagarImAM 'tApasa' nAmano eka zeTha hato. te dAna Apato hato, paropakAra paNa karato hato... chatAM pramAdI hato. aDhaLaka saMpatti hovA chatAM ene saMtoSa na hato. hamezAM e ArtadhyAna karato raheto. 690 bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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ArtadhyAnamAM ja enuM mRtyu thayuM. marIne e enA ja gharamAM 'varAha" paNa utpanna thayo. tene e ghara joyeluM - anubhaveluM lAgyuM. tene jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. "are, A gharano huM ja mAlika hato!' ene ghara para, ane potAnA parivAra para mamatvabhAva jAgyo. evAmAM enI ja mRtyutithi AvI. enA putra nAgadatte bhojana-samAraMbha goThavyo. bhojana taiyAra thaI gayuM. jamavAno samaya thaI gayo... e ja vakhate pakAveluM mAMsa bilADI laI gaI. rasoI karanArI strI pAse bIjuM mAMsa hatuM nahIM... "huM zeThane mAMsa pIrasI zakIza nahIM. zeTha mArA para gusse thaze." A bhayathI teNe pelA varAhane (nAgadattanA pitAne) mArIne, Akho ne Akho pakavI dIdho. varAhane maratI vakhate raudradhyAna AvI gayuM hatuM. marIne e potAnA ja gharamAM sarpa thayo. thoDo moTo thayo. e ja havelI ane e ja rasoI karanArI strI, e ja putra ane e ja svajano... A badhuM joIne sarpane "jAtismaraNa" jJAna thayuM. eNe badhuM joyuM. "A strIe mane mArI nAkhyo hato...' eNe jANyuM. paraMtu ene e strI upara roSa nA Avyo, sarpa hovA chatAM e zAnta rahyo. paraMtu rasoI karanArI strIe ene joyo... te gabharANI.. teNe "sApa... sApa..." nI bUmo pADI. nokaro zastro laI doDI AvyA. sarpane mArI nAkhyo. maratI vakhate zAMtabhAva rahevAthI, e nAgadatta, ke je eno ja putra hato, enI patnI baMdhumatInA peTe Avyo. patrarUpe janmyo. tenuM nAma "azokadara' pADavAmAM AvyuM. haju to azokadatta eka varSano thayo hato. tene jAtismaraNa" jJAna thayuM. teNe badhuM joyuM. "aho, mAro putra mAro pitA banyo. mArI putravadhU mArI mAtA banI! huM putrane pitA kahIne kevI rIte bolAvuM? putravadhUne mAtA kahIne kema bolAvuM? mATe mAre bolavuM ja nathI. huM mauna ja rahIza...eNe bolavAnuM baMdha karyuM eTale loko tene mRgo' kahevA lAgyA. ema karatAM bAra varSa vItI gayAM. e arasAmAM kauzAMbImAM "meghanAda' nAmanA eka munirAja padhAryA. teone avadhijJAna" ane "mana:paryavajJAna" nAmanAM be pratyakSa jJAna hatAM. teo bIjA manuSyanAM mananA vicAro jANI zakatA hatA. temaNe "mUMgA'nI vAta sAMbhaLI. jJAnopayogathI maMgAnA mananA vicAra jANyAM. temaNe "sumaMgala' nAmanA munine, mUMgAne kahevAno saMdezo ApIne, nAgadatta zeThanA ghare mokalyA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 699 For Private And Personal Use Only

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munirAja nAgadattanA ghare pahoMcyA. mUMgo gharanAM AMgaNAmAM ja beTho hato. munirAje tene oLakhI lIdho. temaNe kahyuM : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'he kumAra, gurudeve mane tamArI pAse mokalyo che. temaNe kahevarAvyuM che : 'he tApasazreSThI, A mauna vrata choDI de ane dharma aMgIkAra kara. tuM marIne tArA ja gharamAM varAha thayo. tAro vadha thayo. marIne tArA ja gharamAM sarpa thayo. tane mAravAmAM Avyo ane tuM marIne tArA putrano putra thayo che.' mUMgo bolyo. teNe pUchyuM : 'he munirAja, gurudeva kyAM birAje che?' munirAje kahyuM : 'nagaranI bahAra zakrAvatAra caityamAM...' mUMgAe kahyuM : 'cAlo, ApaNe tyAM jaIe...' mUMgAne A rIte bolato sAMbhaLIne parivArane pArAvAra Azcarya thayuM. munirAje kahelI enI bhavaparaMparA sAMbhaLIne sahunAM mana udvegathI bharAI gayAM. mUMgo sumaMgala muninI sAthe zakrAvatAra caityamAM gayo che. gurudeva meghanAda munine vaMdanA karI. munirAja tene 'dharmalAbha' no AzIrvAda Apyo. mUMgAe pUchyuM : 'bhagavaMta, Ape mAro vRttAMta kevI rIte jANyo?' munirAje kahyuM : 'jJAnabaLathI!' mUMgo praphullita banI bolyo : 'bhagavaMta, ApanuM jJAna adbhuta kahevAya... Ape mArI bhavaparaMparA batAvI dIdhI...' 942 munirAje jJAnopayoga mUkIne jANI lIdhuM ke 'A kumAra pratibodha pAmaze...' eTale munirAje tene dharmopadeza Apyo. te dharmane pAmyo che... ane e ja bhUMgo... ke jenuM mULa nAma azokadatta che, e tane pratibodha pamADaze. paNa mahAmuzkelIthI tuM pratibodha pAmIza... enuM nimitta banaze tArA be kuMDala.' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho

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[183 tIrthakara bhagavaMte devanA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM. IzAna devalokanA e deve tIrthaMkarane punaH vaMdanA karI ane te kauzAMbI pahoMcyo. nAgadattanA gharamAM teNe mUMgAne joyo. have e mUMgo nahoto rahyo. sahunI sAthe bolato hato. deve tene kahyuM : "he kumAra, huM IzAna devalokano deva chuM. huM pUrvamahAvidehamAM tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta padmanAbha pAse gayo hato. tyAM tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta pAsethI jANavA maLyuM ke, jyAre huM ahIM tamArA laghubhrAtA tarIke janmIza tyAre mane tamArAthI 'bodhi' nI prApti thavAnI che. mATe huM ahIM Avyo chuM. huM tamane vinaMtI karuM chuM ke tame mane avazya pratibaMdha pamADajo. cha mahinA pachI mAruM devalokamAMthI cyavana thaze..' mUMgAe kahyuM : "huM yathAzakya prayatna karIza.' deve kahyuM : "mane tame vaitADhya parvata uparanuM siddhAyatana zikhara batAvazo ane A mArAM rAvartasaka kuMDala batAvazo. eTale mane jarUra jAtismaraNa jJAna thaze. kAraNa ke A be vastu mane khUba game che. e joIza eTale mane pUrvajanma yAda Avaze mATe huM tamane vaitADhaya parvata para laI jAuM chuM.' deva mUMgAne laI vaitADhaca parvata para pahoMcyo. mUMgAne siddhAyatana zikhara batAvyuM ane zikharanA polANamAM be kuMDala sArI rIte mUkI dIdhAM. mUMgAe kahyuM : "he deva! huM kevI rIte A pahADa para AvI zakIza?" kumAra, huM tamane A ciMtAmaNi-ratna ApuM chuM. tame A ratnanuM ciMtana karI, divasamAM game te eka kArya karavAnI IcchA karazo, to tamAruM e kArya siddha thaze. mATe A ratnanA prabhAvathI tame A vaitADhaya parvata upara AvI zakazo.' mUMgAe ciMtAmaNi-ratna deva pAsethI vidhipUrvaka grahaNa karyuM. deve tene pAcho kauzAMbImAM enA ghare mUkI dIdho ane pote devalokamAM cAlyo gayo. mAkaMdInagarImAM malayasuMdara udyAnamAM, dharaNakumAra ane devanaMdI, AcAryazrI ahaMdUdattanA mukhe temanI AtmakathA sAMbhaLI rahyA che. AcAryadeve kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 93 For Private And Personal Use Only

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e mUMgAnI mAtA baMdhumatI garbhavatI banI. pelo IzAna devalokano deva enA peTe Avyo. baMdhumatIne sArI sArI IcchAo thavA lAgI. nAgadata e IcchAo pUrNa karavA lAgyo. paraMtu baMdhumatIne zaradastumAM AmraphaLa khAvAnI IcchA jAgI. zaradaRtumAM AmraphaLa kyAMthI lAvavuM? nAgadatte cAre bAju mANaso mokalIne tapAsa karAvI, paNa AmraphaLa nA maLyAM. baMdhumatI nirAzAmAM DUbI gaI. tenuM mukha karamAI gayuM. tenuM zarIra dUbaLuM thavA lAgyuM. nAgadattane ciMtA thaI. "jo AnI AmraphaLanI enI IcchA pUrNa nahIM thAya to e marI jaze." mUMgAe A vAta jANI. e potAnI mAtAne khUba cAhato hato. 'koI paNa rIte mAre mAtAnI IcchA pUrNa karI tene bacAvavI joIe.' zuM karuM?" e vicAravA lAgyo. vicAra karatAM karatAM tene deve ApeluM ciMtAmaNiratna" yAda AvyuM. te AnaMdita thayo. divasamAM eka IcchA te ratna pUrNa karI zake che. huM AmraphaLanI IcchA karuM.' teNe ciMtAmaNi-ratnanI vidhipUrvaka pUjA karIne AmraphaLanI prArthanA karI. tarata ja AmraphaLano Dhagalo thaI gayo. mUMgo doDato mAtA pAse gayo. AmraphaLa joIne baMdhumatInuM vadanakamala khIlI UThyuM. teNe mana bharIne AmraphaLa khAdhAM. mUMgAe parivAramAM darekane AmraphaLa ApyAM. nAgadattanA parivAramAM AnaMda AnaMda thaI gayo. nAgadatte mUMgAne pUchyuM : "vatsa, tuM ATalAM badhAM AmraphaLa kyAMthI ane kevI rIte laI Avyo? "te mane nA pUchazo. nahIMtara punaH mAre mauna dhAraNa karI levuM paDaze." nAgadatta vAta choDI dIdhI. gharamAM eNe sahune kahI dIdhuM ke koIe AmraphaLa aMge nAgadattane (mUMgAne) pUchavuM nahIM." 0 0 0. baMdhumatIe putrane janma Apyo, bAramA divase nAgadate snehIvargane prItibhojana ApyuM ane putranuM nAma "ahaMdudatta' pADavAmAM AvyuM. jyAre ahaMdUdA eka varSano thayo, nAgadatta tene eka munirAja pAse laI gayo. munirAjanAM caraNomAM namana karAvyuM... ke ahaMdUdatta rovA lAgyo. munine joI DaravA lAgyo. bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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jyAre ahaMdudA dasa varSano thayo, samajadAra thayo, vyavahArika zikSaNa levA mAMDyo, tyAre azokadarUM ene kahyuM : "bhAI ahaMtu, Ava mArI pAse besa. huM tane jinokta dharmanI vAto karuM.' addatta azokadaranI pAse besato. azokadara je bolato te sAMbhaLato, paNa ene e vAto gamatI na hatI. tenA manamAM e vAto UtaratI na hatI. azokadare enA jIvanamAM dharma utAravA mATe khUba samajAvyo, paraMtu prayatna saphaLa nA thayo. eka divasa azokadatte vicAra karyo : "huM AnA pUrvajanmanI vAta karuM. to kadAca e bodha pAme ane jIvanamAM dharmane utAre." azokadare tene tene pUrvajanma kahI batAvyo. ahaMdudatta hasavA lAgyo... teNe kahyuM : 'bhAI, AvA pralApa karavA choDI do. AvI pUrvajanmanI vAto huM nathI mAnato. A badhI kalpita vAto che...' - azokadane vicAra kyuM : "A jIvanAM karma bhAre che. prabaLa mithyAtvano udaya pravarte che. A nahIM samaje. Ane samajAvavAno prayatna niSphaLa ja javAno che. mATe have mAre mAruM Atmahita karI levuM joIe. karmonI pariNati vicitra hoya che. Aje mArAM tana-mana nIrogI che... huM cAritradharmano puruSArtha karI zake ema chuM. have mAre pramAda nA karavo joIe." teNe nAgadatta ane baMdhumatIne vinayathI potAnI IcchA kahI batAvI. te baMne duHkhI thayAM, paraMtu azokadattanI prabaLa bhAvanA joIne tene dIkSAnI anumati ApI. azokadare "muktiratna" nAmanA zramaNa zreSThanI pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. eka paNa doSa nA lAge, mahAvrato khaMDita nA thAya evI pUrI kALajIthI temaNe zramaNajIvana jIvavA mAMDyuM. temanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. kALadharma pAmI teo brahmadevalokamAM deva thayA. addattane nAgada phauzAMbInA cAra zreSThIonI cAra suMdara kanyAo sAthe paraNAvyo. cAra patnIo sAthe te svacchaMdapaNe bhogasukha bhogavavA lAgyo. mAtApitA to vAtsalya varasAvatAM ja hatAM. cAra patnIo paNa ahaMdUdattane saMpUrNa samarpita hatI, tene bharapUra sukha ApatI hatI. deva jema devIonA saMge raMgarAgamAM DUbI jAya tema addata patnIonI sAthe raMgarAgamAM DUbI gayo. brahma devalokamAM utpanna thayelA azokadara deve, avadhijJAnathI ahaMdUdattane joyo. "are, A to saMsAranAM sukhomAM rasalIna banI gayo che. ene dharmasanmukha karavo saheluM kAma nathI. koI upAya.... koI yukti ajamAvavI paDaze. sIdhesIdho upadeza e sAMbhaLaze ja nahIM.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA EGU For Private And Personal Use Only

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e deva hato ne! dhAre tevI IndrajALa racI zakato hato. acAnaka ja ahaMdudattanA dehamAM roga utpanna thaI gayo. peTa phUlI gayuM. be hAtha doraDI jevA thaI gayA. be page sojA AvI gayA. AMkho para chArI bAjhI gaI... jIbha jADI thaI gaI. zarIramAM tIvra pIDA thavA lAgI.. nidrA cAlI gaI.. mAtA-pitA ane patnIo... Akho parivAra bebAkaLo banI gayo. acAnaka eka ja divasamAM AvI karuNa sthiti sarjAI gaI.. patnIo rudana karavA lAgI. mAtA putranI pAse ja besI rahI. nAgadata kuzaLa vaidyone teDI lAvyA. ahaMdUdatta vaidyone kahyuM : "he vaidyarAja, game te auSadhopacAra karI mArI vedanA dUra karo.... huM asahya vedanAthI pIDAu chuM...' vaidyoe kahyuM : "he zreSThIputra, ame amArA zreSTha upAyo karIe chIe." vaidyoe upAyo zarU karyA. oSadho taiyAra karavA mAMDyAM... ahaMdatane auSadho khavaDAvavA mAMDyAM. divasa pUro thaI gayo. paraMtu vedanA jarAya ochI nA thaI. rAtre paNa vaidyoe potAnA upAyo cAlu ja rAkhyA. vedanA ghaTavAnA badale vadhatI gaI. ahadatte kahyuM : "huM have eka divasa paNa jIvI zakIza nahIM. mArA mATe have lAkaDAMnI citA racAvo. huM anipraveza karI prANatyAga karIza." A sAMbhaLI, enI cAre patnao mUcchita thaI, jamIna para DhaLI paDI. mAtA-pitA rudana karavA lAgyA... vaiidyo kartavyamUDha banI gayA. e ja vakhate havelInI bahAra avAja saMbhaLAyo : nagarajano sAMbhaLo, ja huM game tevI prabaLa mastakavedanA dUra karI zakuM chuM. ja baherAne sAMbhaLato karI zakuM chuM. AMkhonI jhAMkhapa dUra karI zakuM chuM. khasa ane kharajavuM maTADI zakuM chuM. peTanA game tevA duHkhAvA maTADI zakuM chuM. che. moTA jalodara rogane dUra karI zakuM chuM. je game tevA zULa rogane maTADI zakuM chuM." nAgadatta bahAra AvyA. temaNe vaidyane joyo... UMcI paDachaMda kAyA hatI. zyAma varNa hato. lAla adhovastra ane pILuM uttarIya vastra pahereluM hatuM. kAne sonAnAM kuMDala jhUlatAM hatAM. khabhA para auSadhiono thelo jhUlato hato. mukha para tejasvitA hatI. bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho Egg For Private And Personal Use Only

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nAgadatte kahyuM : 'he mahAnubhAva, tuM havelImAM Ava. mArA putrane jalodara roga thayA che. tuM e rogane maTADI Apa. tuM mAgIza eTaluM dhana Apadeza.' AvanAra bhIla-vaighe havelImAM praveza karI, ati vedanA anubhavatA arhadattane joyo. enI nADI-parIkSA karI kahyuM : 'A vyAdhi ekadama maTI jAya evo nathI, chatAM barAbara auSadhopacAra karavAthI e maTI zakaze. khAsa to, A roga je apathya sevanathI thayo che, e apathyano tyAga karavo paDaze ane pathyanuM sevana karavuM paDaze. he zreSThI, huM paisAno lobhI nathI... mAre paisA joItA nathI. huM dharmavaidya chuM. pahelA, A roganuM nidAna karuM chuM, te sAMbhaLo : pUrvajanmamAM karelAM pApothI A janmamAM A roga thayo che. tevI rIte A janmamAM ahitakArI atizaya bhoga-upabhoga karavAthI A roga thayo che. eTale sarvaprathama sarva pAponuM mULa je mithyAtva che, teno tyAga karavo paDaze. have A rogano upacAra batAvuM chuM. * pahelAM to samyagdarzana, samyajJAna ane samyacAritranuM pramAda karyA vinA pAlana karavuM paDaze. * divasa ane rAtanA maLIne pAMca prahara jJAna-dhyAna karavuM paDaze. * mana-vacana-kAyAthI, koI paNa jIvanI hiMsA nahIM karavAnI. * asatya nahIM bolavAnuM. * corI nahIM ka2vAnI. * maithuna sevana nahi karavAnuM. * koI paNa vastu para mamatva nahIM rAkhavAnuM. * rAtrimAM bhojana nahIM karavAnuM ke pANI paNa nahIM pIvAnuM. * koInA upara krodha nahIM karavAno. * aparAdhIne kSamA ApavAnI. * sahunI sAthe namratAthI vyavahAra karavAno. * mAyA-kapaTa, chaLa-prapaMca ane daMbhano tyAga karavAno. * lobha nahIM karavAno. * pahADa, jaMgala, udyAna vagere sAdhuyogya sthAnomAM vAsa karavAno, * page cAlIne eka gAmathI bIjA gAme javAnuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only EGO

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he zreSThI putra, AvuM AcaraNa karavAthI jalodara to maTe ja, samagra viroga TaLI jAya. tuM jo AvuM jIvana jIvavAnuM mane vacana Ape to huM A rogane dUra karavAno prayoga zarU karuM." nAgadatte ahaMduttane kahyuM : "vatsa, agnimAM praveza karI marI javA karatAM, A pramANe karavuM sAruM che." ahaMdudatte kahyuM: 'are, A to mRtyu karatAMya vizeSa che! chatAM. have tamane game tema karIza." vaidya kahyuM : "zreSThIputra, jo tame mArA kahyA mujaba karavA taiyAra thayA cho to pachI mArI vaidya-zakti jojo. A rogathI tamane Aje ja mukta karIza. paraMtu nIrogI thayA pachI, mArI vAtonuM pAlana karavA mana daDha rAkhajo. manane mohamAM phasAvA dezo nahIM. che ahitakArI mitronI vAto sAMbhaLazo nahIM. durAcArI loko sAthe dostI karavI nahIM. cha nAzavaMta evAM vaiSayika sukho tarapha AkarSAvuM nahIM. ja mArI AjJAnuM kyAreya ullaghaMna karavuM nahIM ane mane kyAreya paNa choDavo nahIM... kaho, kabUla che A badhI vAto?" ahaMdane kahyuM : "hA, mane kabUla che tamArI badhI vAto... have mArA para dayA karI. A ghora vedanAthI bacAvI lo..." zreSThIputra, have mAtra be ghaTikA pairya dhAraNa karo... mAro prayoga zarU karuM chuM.' bhIlavaMdhe parivAra pAse akhaMDa akSata maMgAvyA. ane havelInA eka moTA khaMDamAM akSatanuM mAMDaluM banAvIne, maMtroccArathI tene sthApita karyuM. te mAMDalAnI madhyamAM adyattane besADyo. parivAranA lokone ane snehI-mitrone AsapAsa besADI dIdhA. vaidya potAnI jhoLImAMthI auSadhionI aneka DabbIo kADhI. eka nAnIsonAnI thALI maMgAvI, temAM auSadhonuM saMyojana karI, maMtroccAra karatAM karatAM, ahaMdUdattane AMSadha ApavA mAMDyuM. nava prakAranAM auSadha ApIne pachI teNe moTe svare kahyuM : "zreSThIputrane svaccha zveta vastrathI DhAMkI do." adattane vastrathI DhAMkI devAmAM Avyo. tyAra pachI vaidya daivI zaktine AhavAna karavA mAMDyuM. samagra khaMDamAM sugaMdhI dhUpanA goTegoTA phelAvA lAgyA. ghInA be dIpako pragaTAvavAmAM AvyA... ahaMdatta bhayaMkara AkraMda karavA mAMDyo. enA upara DhAMkeluM vastra phagAvI daI te CGC bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho A - For Private And Personal Use Only

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jamIna para ALoTavA lAgyo. tyAra pachI te hAtha-paganA sAMdhA toDavA lAgyo... judI judI rIte aMgamaroDa karI... karuNa vilApa karavA lAgyo... dhIre dhIre... te mUcchita thaIne jamIna para suI gayo. vaidhe UbhA thaIne.. adatta upara maMtroccAra karatAM karatAM abhimaMtrita puSpa ane akSata rAkhavA mAMDyA.. thoDI ja vAramAM khaMDamAM bhayaMkara dugaMdha phelAI gaI. kumAranA zarIramAMthI.. evI ja AkRti... jhAMkhI jhAMkhI pragaTa thaI ane AkAzamAM adRzya thaI gaI.. bIjI AkRti pragaTa thaI ane te paNa AkAzamAM adazya thaI gaI. vaidyanuM rUpa dhIre dhIre bhayAnaka thatuM gayuM. teNe garjanA karavA mAMDI - "he roga-pizAco, huM tamane badhAne kADhIne ja jaMpIza. tamAre A zreSThIputranA zarIramAMthI nIkaLavuM ja paDaze... nahIMtara tamane bALIne bhasma karI daIza..." eka pachI eka bIbhatsa rUpavALI AkRtio, ahaMdattanA zarIramAMthI nIkaLIne jhaDapathI AkAzamAM adazya thavA lAgI. kula 108 mUrtimaMta rogone dUra karyA. vaidya jamIna para besI gayo. teNe AMkho baMdha karI. dhIre dhIre khaMDamAMthI durgadha dUra thaI. sugaMdha phelAvA lAgI. ahiMdUdatte AMkho kholI. te besI gayo. vaghe tene kahyuM : "AkAza tarapha jo tArA zarIramAMthI nIkaLelA 108 rogone tArI najare jo.' ahaMdudatte e bhayAnaka AkRtivALA mUrtimaMta 108 rogone joyA. e bhayabhIta thaI gayo. parivAranA loko, mitro, nehIo vagere vaidyanI A divya zakti joI, Azcaryacakita thaI gayA. "Avo vaidya to ApaNe kyAreya joyo nathI!" ema prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. 23 eka ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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14 bhIlavaidye kahyuM : 'he mahAnubhAva, pApakarmonA udayathI AvelA duHsaha vyAdhithI tane meM mukta karyo che. tuM nIrogitAnuM AMzika sukha pAmyo che. tArI vedanA dUra thaI che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir have tAre evo bhavya dharmapuruSArtha karavAno che ke tArAM sarve pApakarma nAza pAme. pApakarma nAza pAmaze eTale janma-jarA ane mRtyunI vedanAothI tuM sarvathA mukta thaIza. pachI tane koI ja duHkha nahIM rahe, tane zAzvata avinAzI sukha prApta thaze. he bhadra, mane paNa tArI jema vyAdhi thayo hato. temAMthI mukta thayo... paraMtu pachIthI mAre pApakarmono nAza karavA je zreSTha upAya karavo joIe te huM nA karI zakyo, kAraNa ke dIkSA levA uttama kuLamAM janma levo paDe. mAro janma bhIlakuLamAM thayelo che. mATe meM A vyavasAya apanAvyo che. he vatsa, tAro janma uttama kuLamAM thayelo che mATe uttama upAya karI zake che. dIkSA laine sarve pApakarmono nAza karI zake che. ane dIkSA nA levI hoya to mArI jema khabhe jhoLI laTakAvIne paropakAra karavA nIkaLI paDa.' svajanoe pUchyuM : 'vaidyarAja, uttama upAya dIkSAno Ape kahyo, tAM dIkSA kyAM levI?' vaighe kahyuM : 'jinazAsanamAM dIkSA levI. dIkSA laIne sArI rIte ja pAlana kare, tene pachI Avo vyAdhi thato nathI. samagra vyAdhi cAlyo jAya che.' svajanoe ardhadUdattane kahyuM : 'are ahaMdUtta, tArA bhAIe paNa dIkSA lIdhI hatI. tuM paNa dIkSA ja grahaNa kara.' con e ja samaye kauzAMbInagarImAM jinazAsananA eka munirAja padhAryA. vaidyane jANa thaI. temaNe arhadattane kahyuM : 'he bhadra, tArA bhAgyanA udayathI, jinamatanA eka munirAja Aje ja nagarImAM padhAryA che. tuM emanI pAse jA ane dIkSA aMgIkAra kara.' arhadattanI IcchA dIkSA svIkAravAnI hatI ja nahIM. paraMtu vaidya ene choDe ema na hato. vaLI, e vacanabaddha thayo hato. e dIkSA le to ja eno roga dUra karavA vaidya taiyAra thayo hato... eNe kabUla karyuM hatuM ke 'huM dIkSA laIza!' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-2 bhava chaThTho

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addata vicAravA lAgyo : "A vaidya auSadhopacAranA paisA kema nahIM letA hoya? eNe paisA laIne dardIne choDI devo joIe. zA mATe A dIkSA levAno Agraha rAkhe che? mane dIkSA apAvavA kema ATalI utAvaLa kare che? ane durbhAgyathI muni paNa Aje nagaramAM AvI gayA. thoDA divaso pachI AvyA hota to huM eTalA divasa to panIo sAthe vaiSayika sukho bhogavI zakata ne? nA, nA, A vaidya mArI chAtI para ja raheta. e mane sAdhu banAvyA vinA jAta ja nahIM ane sAdhu na bane tyAM sudhI e mane saMsAranAM raMgarAga na ja karavA de. bhogasukha na ja bhogavavA de. mAre dikSA levI ja paDaze.' ahaMdUdatta enI cAra patnIo pAse gayo. teNe patnIone kahyuM : "he priyAo, bhale huM dIkSA laIza, paraMtu kSaNa vAra paNa huM tamane bhUlI zakIza nahIM. mAruM mana to tamArI pAse ja raheze. zuM karuM? A vaidya mane dIkSA apAvIne ja jaze...' "he svAmInAtha, vaidyarAje to kevo moTo upakAra karyo che ApaNA para? 108 vyAdhione tamArA zarIramAMthI dUra karI tamane vedanA-mukta karyA che. tame to agnipraveza karavA taiyAra thaI gayA hatA A vaidyarAja nA Avyo hato to amAruM saubhAgya naMdavAI jAta.. A to tame dIkSA laI tamAruM AtmakalyANa karazo. amAruM saubhAgya akhaMDa raheze. mATe tame amAro moha tyajI daI, jinazAsanamAM dIkSA laI lo..." "zuM tamane have mArA para prema nathI rahyo?" amane ApanA para saMpUrNa prema che. ame cAhIe chIe ke Apa haMmezA nIrogI raho. dIkSA laIne ApanIrogI rahevAnA. jo dIkSA nA lo to punaH e 108 vyAdhi ApanAmAM praveza karI de.' nA, nA, e bhayaMkara rogo kyAreya paNa mArA zarIramAM pedA nA thavA joIe. nA karatAM marI javuM sAruM.' to Ape vaidyarAjanuM kahevuM mAnavuM ja joIe, hamezAM e kahe e pramANe ja karavuM paDaze. e tamArA jIvanadAtA che. jIvanarakSaka che. emanA pratye khUba AdarabhAva rAkhajo." ahadattanI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. cAre patnIone ciMtA thaI AvI. sauthI moTI patnI zItale kahyuM : svAmInAtha, raDo nahIM, vilaMba na karo.. zIdhra munirAja pAse pahoMcI javuM joIe." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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'devI, vaidharAjano mArA para mahAna upakAra che, teo mArA jIvanadAtA che, e vAta huM mAnuM chuM... paraMtu A dIkSAnI vAta mArA manamAM jarAya jacatI nathI. dIkSA levA mana mAnatuM nathI... tamArA uparano moha dUra thato nathI... zuM karuM?' 'he nAtha, manane parANe manAvIne paNa dIkSA lo... nahIMtara pelA bhayAnaka rAkSaso jevA 108 roga mATe taiyAra raho.' tyAM vaigharAja AvI pahoMcyA. 'he bhadra, have vilaMba nA kara. cAla, huM tane munirAja pAse laI jAuM ane dIkSA apAvI dauM.' 'cAlo...' arhadatta vaighanI sAthe cAlyo. nagaranI bahAra je udyAnamAM munirAja rahelA hatA tyAM baMne gayA. vidhipUrvaka munirAjane vaMdanA karI. vaidyarAje arhadattane kahyuM : 'bhadra, munirAjane tuM prArthanA kara ke 'he bhagavaMta, mane bhavasAgarathI tAranArI dIkSA ApavA kRpA karo.' arhadUdatte e pramANe munirAjane prArthanA karI. munirAje arhadudattane dIkSA ApI. vaigharAja ke jeo deva hatA; pUrvajanmamAM jeo azokadatta hatA. 'mUMgA'nA upanAmathI prasiddha hatA, teo potAnuM kAma patAvI devalokamAM cAlyA gayA. arhadatta, ke je pUrvajanmamAM deva hato, teNe azokadattane kaheluM ke 'tame mane pratibodha pamADajo. mohanidrAmAMthI jagADajo.' A vacana azokadattane ApeluM. azokadatte dIkSA lIdhI hatI. bahu sArI rIte cAritradharmanuM pAlana karI teo brahmadevalokamAM deva thayelA. temaNe ja arhaddattanI mohAsakti choDavavA A upAya karyo hato. arbudattanI IcchA na hovA chatAM paNa, rogonA bhayathI tene dIkSA apAvI dIdhI ane teo devalokamAM cAlyAM gayAM. arhadatta muni banI gayo... paraMtu bhAvathI nahIM, IcchAthI nahIM. e bhayathI muni banyo hato. eNe mAtra vezaparivartana karyuM hatuM, mananuM parivartana nahIM. ene sAdhujIvananI kriyAo karavAmAM kaMTALo AvavA lAgyo. tene nathI gamatuM pratikramaNa karavuM ke nathI gamatuM pratilekhana karavuM. tene nathI gamatuM zAstrAdhyayana karavuM ke nathI gamatuM dhyAna dharavuM. ene nathI gamatuM bhikSA mATe praribhramaNa karavAnuM... ke nathI gamatuM bhUmizcayana karavAnuM.' te udAsa udAsa rahevA lAgyo. tenI cittavRttio caMcaLa rahevA lAgI. viSayasukhanI vAsanA tene satAvavA lAgI... patnIonI satata smRti thavA lAgI. te vicAre che 63 bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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'mArAthI A sAdhupaNuM nahIM pALI zakAya... je thavuM hoya te thAya, mAre gRhavAsamAM pAchA javuM che..." "paNa tuM gRhavAsamAM jaIza to tArA kuLane kalaMka lAgaze...' enA cittamAM vikalpa UThyo. 'bhale kuLane kalaMka lAge, ghaNAnAM kuLone kalaMka nathI lAgatAM? mArAthI sAdhupaNAmAM nahIM ja rahI zakAya...' svayaM samAdhAna karyuM. paraMtu duniyA tArI niMdA karaze.' bIjo vikalpa jAgyo. duniyA konI niMdA nathI karatI? bhale kare niMdA.. huM gRhavAsamAM javAno." eNe nirNaya karyo. are, paNa lIdhelAM vratonuM khaMDana karavAthI paralokamAM enAM mAThAM phaLa bhogavavAM paDaze..' trIjo vikalpa jAgyo. meM kyAM mArI IcchAthI vrata lIdhAM che? meM to bhayathI ane pelA bhIla-vaidyanA kahevAthI vrata lIdhAM che... mane parANe vrata ApavAmAM AvyAM che... eTale bhaMga thavAno prazna ja Ubho thato nathI. ane kadAca bhaMga thato haze to bhale thAya.. bhaviSyamAM je thavAnuM haze te thaze." ahaddatte sAdhupaNuM choDI dIdhuM. te kauzAMbImAM tenA ghare pahoMcyo. tene joIne tenI patnIo bhayathI phaphaDI gaI. te strIoe kahyuM : he nAtha, pelA vaidyane khabara paDaze ke tame sAdhuveza choDIne gRhastha banyA che, tyAre zuM thaze eno vicAra karyo che? ane kadAca pelA gayelA 108 roga pAchA Avaze to zuM karazo?' ahiMdudate hasIne patnIonI vAta uDADI dIdhI. e raMgarAga ane bhogavilAsamAM DUbI gayo. keTalAka divaso A rIte pasAra thaI gayA. eka samaye brahma devalokavAsI deve avadhijJAnathI joyuM : ahaMdudatta muni zuM kare che?' deve tene munivezamAM nA joyo... gRhasthanA vezamAM joyo. "are, A to pAcho gRhastha banI gayo. have ene kevI rIte pratibodha pamADuM? meM e jIvane vacana ApyuM che eTale ene koI paNa upAye dharmasanmukha to mAre karavo ja che. ene pharIthI rogagrasta banAvI dauM. mArA sivAya eno roga koI dUra nahIM karI zake. mane enAM svajane zodhavA nIkaLaze. huM jaIza. pharIthI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 973 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ene dIkSA levA bAdhya karIza.' deve potAnI zaktithI punaH ahaMdattamAM jalodarano roga saMkramita karI dIdho. peTa gAgara jevuM karI dIdhuM. ja be hAtha doraDI jevA karI dIdhA. ja be page sojA lAvI dIdhA.. * AMkhe jhAMkhapa lAvI dIdhI... enA zarIramAM ghora vedanA pedA karI dIdhI. ahaMdudattanI hAlata gaMbhIra thaI gaI. vedanAthI te cIso pADavA lAgyo. jamIna para ALoTavA lAgyo. moTethI bolavA lAgyo - "mane bacAvo.. pelA vaidyane bolAvI lAvo.. huM marI jaIza.' strIoe kahyuM : "have zA upAya thAya? e vaidya have jaladI maLavA muzkela che. kadAca maLI jAya to paNa tame emanI vAta mAnI nathI, tethI krodhe bharAya ane rogane dUra karavAnI nA pADI deze to?' nagaramAM carcA zarU thaI gaI. "dIkSA laIne bhAMgyA, enAM mAThAM phaLa bhogave che.." are, vaidyane ApeluM vacana eNe pALyuM nahIM... enI A pratikriyA che." bhAI, mane nathI lAgatuM ke e vaidya maLe. kadAca maLaze.... to A ahaMdradatta upara krodha bharAze... ane roga dUra karavAnI spaSTa nA pADI deze." bhalene bhogave narakanI vedanA... ribAI ribAIne e maravAno che... marIne narakamAM jaze.' pelA vaidya eka paisoya lIdhA vinA enI davA karI hatI ane eka-be ke pAMcapacIsa nahIM, pUrA ekaso ne ATha roga dUra karyA hatA... paNa A ahaMdUdatta jANe e badhuM bhUlI gayo ane dIkSA choDI dIdhI.." loko A rIte niMdA karavA lAgyA. ahaMdudattanAM svajano vaidyane zodhavA gAme-gAma pharavA lAgyAM. deve vaidyanuM rUpa karyuM. kauzAMbInI pAsenA eka tapovanamAM e rahyo. svajanoe ene zodhI kADhyo. vaidyane joIne svajano rAjI rAjI thaI gayAM. vaidyane praNAma karI kahevA lAgyAM. 974 bhAga-2 3 bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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he upakArI, niHsvArthI vaidyarAja, Apa to dhavaMtari jevA vaidyarAja cho. ahaMdUdattA para kRpA karo. enA zarIramAM punaH jalodarano roga thayo che." "zuM eNe koI apathya-sevana karyuM che? e muni kyAM che atyAre?' "he mahAnubhAva, eNe sAdhuveza tyajI dIdho che. e enA gharamAM ja che. bhayaMkara rIte ribAI rahyo che... Apa padhAro. ame Apane ja zodhavA nIkaLyA chIe. Apa amArI sAthe ja cAlo kauzAMbI...' huM AvIza enI pAse, paraMtu ene pUchI Avo ke e pharI dIkSA leze kharA? jo e dIkSA levAno hoya to sAro karuM.." svajano ghare AvyAM. temaNe ahaMdudatane pUchyuM : he ahaMdatta, zuM tuM pharIthI dIkSA laIza? jo le to tane e vaidya sAjA karI zakaze.' 'hA, huM dIkSA laIza. paNa mane jaladI A vedanAthI mukta karo.. vaidyarAjane zIghe bolAvI lAvo..." huM AvI gayo chuM ahaMdudatta.' vaidya enA gharamAM pravezIne kahyuM. he upakArI, mArI moTI bhUla thaI che... meM ApanI AjJA nA mAnI eTale AvI ghora vedanA mane thaI che... mane kSamA kara. upakArI puruSo kSamAzIla hoya che..." ahaMdatte rotAM rotAM vinaMtI karI. he bhadra, sAjo thayA pachI tuM dIkSA nA le to?" 'laIza. jarUra laIza." laIne pachI choDIza to?" nA, nA, nahIM choDuM... jiMdagI sudhI pALIza. mane sAro karo, vaidyarAja...' vaidyarAje pahelAnI jema akhaMDa akSatanuM mAMDaluM karIne tenI vacce ahaMdudattane besADIne... badhI vidhi karI. pUrvavatta rogo dUra karyA. ahaMdudatta sAro thaI gayo. chatAM tenA manamAM vairAgya pedA nA thayo. IcchA vinA teNe punaH dIkSA lIdhI. vaidyadeva devalokamAM cAlyo gayo. 0 0 0 vairAgya vinAno tyAga keTalA divasa Take? addattanA manamAM vaiSayaka sukhono pragADha rAga hato. eno tyAga bhayaprerita hato. tene sAdhujIvana jarAya gamatuM na hatuM. chatAM anicchAe e sAdhujIvana jIvato zrI samarAditya mahAkathA chapa For Private And Personal Use Only

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rahyo. potAnI Indriyo upara e ghaNo saMyama rAkhyo hato. paraMtu chevaTe e saMyamano bAMdha mATIno hato ne? tIvra vAsanAoe e bAMdha toDI nAkhyo.. bhale mAre maravuM paDaze to marI jaIza, paraMtu A sAdhujIvana mArAthI nahIM jIvI zakAya. huM gRhavAsamAM jaIza..." paraMtu, mArAM svajano mane gharamAM praveza nahIM Ape to?' enA manamAM prazana UThyo. "mane praveza kema nA Ape? ghara mAruM che! patnIo mArI che, dhana mAruM che.." "kadAca patnIo ja nArAja thaI jAya. ne mAro tyAga karI de to? nA, nA, e strIo mAro tyAga nahIM ja kare. teo mane khUba cAhe che...' pharIthI roga pedA thaze... ne have vaidya nA Ave.. to e ghora paDA huM sahana karI zakIza? nahIM sahana karI zakuM e ghora vedanA... to agnipraveza karIne marI jaIza. motathI vadhIne bIjuM zuM thavAnuM che?' bhale loko niMdA kare, svajano niMdA kare... huM gharanI bahAra ja nahIM nIkaLuM! pachI mArI niMdA mAre kyAM sAMbhaLavAnI che? huM koIne maLaza paNa nahIM.." "pelA roganI pIDA karatAM. A sAdhujIvanamAM mane vadhu pIDA thaI rahI che.. mananI pIDA che A..! asahya pIDA chezuM karuM? gharamAM jAuM to tananI ghora pIDA. che, sAdhujIvanamAM mananI ghora pIDA che... kharekhara, huM pIDA sahavA mATe ja janmayo chuM?" rojaroja AvA vikalpothI ahadatta bharAI gayo... kaMTALI gayo... mUDha banI gayo. ane eka divasa teNe dIkSA choDI dIdhI.... gRhavAsamAM cAlyo gayo. ja eka ke che bhAga-ra ja bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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S14paHI ahadAna gRhavAsamAM thoDA divaso sudhI vaiSayika sukho maLyAM... paraMtu jyAre deve avadhijJAnathI joyuM ke "ahaMdudatta muni zuM kare che?" ane deva camakyo. are, A to punaH gRhavAsamAM jato rahyo...AnuM zuM karavuM? AnuM mithyAtvamohanIya karma ghaNuM ja bhAre lAge che. have Ane pratibodha karavA mATe bIjo upAya karavo paDaze. ene dIkSA nahIM apAvatAM, ene mArI sAthe thoDA divasa rAkhavo paDaze... jyAM sudhI e pratibogha nA pAme, dharmasanmukha nA bane tyAM sudhI mArI sAthe rAkhavo paDaze. paraMtu e pahelA, eNe karelI bhUlonI evI sajA karuM ke eNe bhogavelAM bhogasukhono unmAda sAva osarI jAya... tIvrAtitIvra vedanA pedA karI dauM..." ahaMdUdatta patnIonI sAthe vArtA-vinoda karato, havelInA gokhamAM beTho hato. ne acAnaka ene cakkara AvyA. te Asana parathI nIce paTakAI paDyo. tenA zarIre lakavo paDI gayo. tenuM peTa phUlavA mAMDyuM. hAtha-paga gaLavA lAgyA. moTuM vAMkuM thaI gayuM." nokaro tene UMcakIne zayanakhaMDamAM laI gayA. ahaMdudattanI patnIonI dhAraNA hatI ja ke eka divasa acAnaka A rogothI gherAI javAnA che. tIvra vedanAthI pIDAvAnA che.' strIo ahaMdudattanI pAse nA gaI. have A bacaze nahIM. enI niyati ja apamRtyunI che... svajanone khabara paDI. sahu ahaMdUdattanA zayanakhaMDamAM bhegA thayAM. ahaMdUdattanI AMkhomAMthI AMsu vahetAM hatAM. te bolI zakato na hato. svajanone enA pratye jarAya sahAnubhUti rahI na hatI. sahune enA pratye dhRNA thaI gaI hatI. tenA kAkAe tene kahyuM : "have to tAre maravuM ja paDaze. ame have vaidyane bolAvavA nahIM jaIe.. have vaidyane amAruM moM batAvavA lAyaka ame rahyA nathI. ane have e vaidya Ave paNa nahIM. jene eka paisAno paNa svArtha nA hoya, te zA mATe tArA jevA viSayAsakta ane juThThA mANasa pAse Ave?' adatta dhrusake ne dhrusake rovA lAgyo, khUba dInatA karavA lAgyo. svajanoe paraspara parAmarza karyo. eka svajane kahyuM : Ane sAjo karavA jevo ja nathI. keTalI badhI musIbatathI vaidya Ane sAro kare che? chatAM A mohAMdhane vaidyanI jANe paDI ja nathI." bIjA svajane kahyuM : "tIvra vedanAthI taraphaDe che tyAre vaidyane badhI vAtanI hA hA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kare che. sAjo thayA pachI pratijJA toDe che. dIkSAnuM mahAvrata toDe che..... have Ane sAjo karavAnI jarUra nathI." trIjA svajane kahyuM : "juo bhAI, A vakhate ApaNe chello prayatna karI laIe. vaidyane game tyAMthI zodhI lAvIe. temane dInatAbharI prArthanA karIe. temane kahIe ke : 'ame chellI vAra AvyA chIe.... have jo ahaMdatta dIkSA toDIne gRhavAsamAM Avaze to ame enA moM para ghUMkIzu... pAcho jo e rogI banaze.... to maravA daIzuM... ame Apane kaSTa ApavA nahIM AvIe, ApanI pAse." eka svajane kahyuM : "pahelA ApaNe enI cAre patnIone kahIe ke have pachI dIkSA choDIne e ghare Ave to ene gharamAM pravezavA nA devo. enI sAme paNa nA jovuM... jo strIo A vAta kabUla rAkhe to ja ApaNe vaidyane teDI lAvavAno prayatna karIe." svajano, ahaMdudattanI patnIone maLyA. temane vAta karI. te cAre strIo saMmata thaI gaI. moTI patnIe kahyuM : "ame ghara baMdha karIne, ame amArA pitRgRhe cAlyA jaIe chIe, tame vaidyane bolAvI lAvI, emano auSadhopacAra karAvI... dIkSA apAvI dejo." svajano vaidyarAjane zodhavA nIkaLyAM. temane bahuM bhaTakavuM na paDyuM. tapovanamAM ja vaidyarAja maLI gayA. svajanoe vaidyarAjane praNAma karyA. vaidyarAje pUchyuM : "kema pAchA AvyAM? zuM ahaMda kaMI ayogya AcaraNa karyuM che?' hA jI, Apane kahetAM amane zarama Ave che... eNe amArA uttama kuLane kalaMkita karyuM che. e viSayAMdha yuvAne dIkSAno tyAga karyo... gRhavAsamAM Avyo.... thoDA divasa mojamajA karI... ane acAnaka ati bhayAnaka rogothI gherAI gayo che. asahya vedanA bhogave che. jo Apa zIdhra nahIM padhAro to e kamote marI jaze. joke enAM khoTAM AcaraNonAM phaLarUpe e maravo ja joIe. ribAIribAIne maravo joIe. chatAM... A eka chello prayatna karI lo Apa... Apa dayALu cho, karuNAvaMta cho..." cAlo, huM AvuM chuM.' khabhe traNa jhoLIo laTakAvIne vaidyarAja vAhanamAM beThA. teo kauzAmbI AvyA.. ahaMdudatanI pAse gayA. ahaMdUdatta vaidyane joIne karuNa svare rovA mAMDyo. he zreSThIputra, meM tArA para vAraMvAra vizvAsa mUkyo... koI ja svArtha vinA tane sAro karyo. ane teM vizvAsaghAta karyo... khera, Aja dina sudhInA tArA badhA aparAdhanI kSamA ApuM chuM, paNa have to sArA thayA pachI tAre mArI sAthe AvavuM paDaze... ane jo mArgamAMthI mane choDIne bhAgI gayo... to tAruM mota nizcita che. 978 bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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mATe tuM kahe to huM A chellI vAra tane nIrogI karavAno upAya karuM." svajanoe kahyuM : "he karuNAvaMta vaidyarAja, Apa nizcita raho. have kadAca e pAcho Avaze to ame ene nagaramAM ja pravezavA nahIM daIe. vaLI, ene laIne jazo eTale enI cAre strIo, pota-potAnA pitRgRhe cAlI jaze, ane AnI sAme paNa nahIM jue. pachI bhale ene agni praveza karIne maravuM hoya to mare... athavA jhera pIne mare..." ahaMdUdatta A badhI vAto sAMbhaLIne DaghAI gayo. chatAM eNe vaidyarAjanI zarata mAnya rAkhI. vaidyarAje auSadhopacAra zarU karyA. be ghaTikAparyata vidhi-vidhAna cAlatAM rahyAM. ahaMdudatta sarva prakAranA rogothI mukta thayo. svajanoe tene kaDaka sUcanA ApI : "ahaMdUdatta, have duSTa puruSanuM AcaraNa nA karIza. je pramANe vaidyarAja kahe, te pramANe karaje." vaidyarAje adattane auSadhothI bharelI traNa thelIo ApI. teNe upADI ane baMne nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. vaidyarAje kahyuM : "vatsa, ApaNe ahIMthI pUrva dizAmAM cAlIzuM. najIkamAM eka gAma che, tyAM pahoMcI jaIe." 0 0 0 deve vicAra karyo : 'mAre Ane hRdayathI saMsAra pratye vairAgI banAvavo ja paDaze. vairAgya AtmAno guNa che. te sahaja rIta enA hRdayamAM pragaTa thAya, tevA saMyogo UbhA karuM, tevI vicitra ghaTanAo utpanna karuM..." deve mAyAjALa pAtharI dIdhI. AkAza dhumADAnA goTegoTAthI bharAI gayuM. pracaMDa agnijvALAo dekhAvA lAgI... lokono hAhArava saMbhaLAvA lAgyo.. vaidyarAje kahyuM : "kumAra, gAma saLagI rahyuM che... ApaNe gAmamAM praveza nahIM karI zakIe. tuM ahIM ja Ubho rahe. huM Aga bujhAvIne pAcho AvuM chuM.' ema kahI vaidyarAja ghAsano eka bhAro, je mArgamAM paDelo hato, te upADIne gAmanI tarapha doDavA lAgyA. ahaMdUdane kahyuM : 'are vaidyarAja, UbhA raho. ghAsanA bhArAthI te Aga bujhAvI zakAya kharI?" vaidyarAje kahyuM : "bhadra, zuM tuM eTale jANe che?' kema nahIM?' ahaMdudatte kahyuM. "to pachI vAsanAnI Aga, viSayabhoganAM IMdhaNathI bujhAya kharI? jema jema viSayabhoga karato jAya tema tema kAmAgni bujhAya nahIM paNa vadhAre ne vadhAre pradIpta thAya.. ATalI vAta tuM kema samajato nathI?" ahaMdUdatta mauna rahyo. vaidyarAjanI vAta ene gamI nahIM. vaidyarAje kahyuM : "cAlo, ApaNe AgaLa vadhIe.. bIjA koI gAmamAM mukAma karIzuM." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA GOG For Private And Personal Use Only

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AgaLa vaidyarAja (deva) ane pAchaLa ahaMdudatta, baMne e cAlavA mAMDyuM. paraMtu vaidyarAje sIdho... cokhkho rasto choDI kAMTAvALA ane ADA-avaLA raste cAlavA mAMDavuM. he pUjya, Apa sIdhI niSkaTaka mArga choDIne, ajANyA ane kAMTALA mArga para kema cAlo cho?' "zuM tane ATalI khabara paDe che? kema khabara nA paDe? ATalI vAta nA samajI zakAya? jo tuM jANe che to pachI sIdho, saraLa ane niSkaTaka evo mokSamArga choDIne saMkaTabharI, kaMTakamaya ane pazuonA bhayavALI saMsAra-aTavImAM kema praveze che?' ahaMda mauna rahyo. tene vaidyanI vAta nA gamI. 0 0 teo AgaLa vadhyA. eka gAmanI bahAra yakSamaMdiramAM rokAyA. e yakSamaMdiramAM vyaMtaradevanI mUrti hatI. loko mUrtinI pUjA karatA hatA. mUrti vAraMvAra nIcA mukhe jamIna para paDatI hatI. loko punaH punaH e mUrtinI sthApanA karatA hatA. A joIne ahaMdudate vaidyarAjane kahyuM : "A vyaMtaradeva kevo abhAgI che? loko ene Urdhvamukhe sthApita kare che... ane e adhomukhe nIce paDe che." vaidya kahyuM : "A tuM barAbara samajI zake che?" adatte kahyuM : "kema nahIM? AmAM navuM zuM jANavA jevuM che?' vaidyarAje kahyuM : "to pachI huM tane vAraMvAra cAritradharmanA UMcA sthAne sthApita karuM chuM. ne tuM kema saMsAranA gRhavAsanA nIcA sthAnamAM paDe che? huM tane UrdhvagatimAM laI javA prayatna karuM chuM.... ne tuM naraka-tiryaMcanI adhogatimAM javA kema tatpara bane che?" mauna. ahaMdUdatte javAba nA Apyo. vaidyanI vAta ene ruci paNa nahIM. tyAMthI bIjA divase savAre teo baMne AgaLa vadhyA. haju teo gAma choDIne thoDe dUra gayA, tyAM ahaMdane eka dazya joyuM... te bolI UThyo : "juo, juo, A bhUMDa kevuM viveka vinAnuM che? sAme ja dhAnya paDyuM che te khAto nathI... ane durgaMdhabharelo gaMdo padArtha khAya che.' vaidya kahyuM : "aho, tane AvA vivekanI jANa che? ahaMdare kahyuM : "ATalI jANa to hoya ja ne?' vaidya kahyuM : "jo ema ja che, te vivekI che, to parama sukhadAyI zramaNajIvanano tyAga karI, azuci-gaMdA viSayo bhogavavA kema gRhavAsamAM jAya che?' ECO bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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arhadatta mauna rahyo. vaidyanI vAta enA aMtarAtmAne sparzI nahIM. baMne AgaLa cAlyA. arhadatte eka baLadane joyo. tenI pAse lIluMchama ghAsa kApeluM paDyuM hatuM. te baLade khAdhuM nahIM. ne te pAsenA eka kUvA pAse UgelA dUrvAnAM aMkurone khAvA mATe, te tarapha gayo... tene dhyAna rahyuM nahIM... ne te kUvAmAM paDI gayo. arhadatta doDato kUvA pAse gayo... teNe kUvAmAM joyuM... baLadanAM aMgopAMga tUTI gayAM hatAM... te marI gayo hato. teNe vaidyarAjane kahyuM : 'juo, A baLade kevI mUrkhatA karI? pAse paDeluM lIluMchama ghAsa nA khAdhuM... ne dUrvAnA aMkura khAvA gayo to kUvAmAM paDI marI gayo...' vaidye kahyuM : 'tuM A vAta samaje che?' teNe kahyuM : 'kema nA samajuM?' vaigha kahyuM : 'to pachI lIlAchama cArA jevAM daivI sukhone choDIne, dUrvAnA ghAsa jevA manuSyalokanAM tuccha sukhonI abhilASA karato, durgatinA kUvAmAM tArA AtmAne zA mATe paTake che?' arhadatta, vaidyarAjanI A vAta sAMbhaLI vicAramAM paDI gayuM. tenA AtmA parathI pApakarmono bhAra haLavo thayo hato... eTale vaidyarAjanI vAta enA AtmAne sparzI... teNe vaidyarAja sAme dhArIdhArIne joyuM... tenA manamAM emanA pratye anurAga pragaTyo... teNe vicAryuM : 'A puruSanI AMkho palakArA mAratI nathI... A manuSya nA hoya. AnI vANI paNa madhura che. A puruSane mAre mAro bhrAtA ja gaNavo joIe. kauzAMbIthI nIkaLyA pachI je eka pachI eka ghaTanAo aMge teNe mane je bodhapATha Apyo, mAre eno paramArtha jANavo joIe. vaLI, enA pratye mane kema sneha jAge che?" teNe vaidyarAjane pUchyuM : 'he pUjya, azokadatta jema mane priya hato, tema tame mane kema priya lAgo cho?' 'he vatsa, huM pote azokadattanuM ja bIjuM rUpa chuM. eTale ke sAdhujIvana pALI, mRtyu pAmI huM deva thayo chuM. vaidyanA rUpe huM tArI pAse AvuM chuM.' 'he deva, tame ja azokadatta (mUMgo) cho, tenI khAtarI zuM? huM kevI rIte vizvAsa karuM?' vaidye kahyuM : 'vatsa, have tuM sAMbhaLa, tuM pUrvajanmamAM deva hato. tArA cyavana pUrve, tane jijJAsA pragaTI hatI ke tuM kyAM janma pAmIza. tuM pUrva mahAvighna kSetramAM tIrthaMkara paramAtmA pAse gayo hato. te tIrthaMkarane pUchyuM hatuM ke tAro janma kyAM thaze ane tane pratibodha koNa pamADaze. tIrthaMkara bhagavAne tane kaheluM ke tuM kauzAMbImAM nAgadattanA gharamAM putrarUpe avatarIza. ane tane tArA moTA bhAI azokadatta pratibodha pamADaze. A sAMbhaLI tuM (deva) kauzAmbI zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 981

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Avelo. mane (azokadarane) maLelo ane kaheluM ke tuM mane pratibodha pamADaje." pachI, tuM mane vaitADhya parvata upara siddhAyatana-zikhara para laI gayo hato... ane tyAM eka paththaranI zilAnA polANamAM tArA ati priya kuMDala mUkyAM hatAM. teM kaheluM ke mane A siddhAyatana zikhara ane A be kuMDala ati priya che. e joIne mane jAtismaraNajJAna thaze. pUrvajanma yAda Avaze. mATe tuM mane ahIM laI Avaje. AkAzamArge huM gamana karI zakuM te mATe teM mane eka ratna ApeluM. e ratnanA prabhAvathI tane huM vaitADhya parvata para laI jaI zakuM ne tane e zikhara tathA kuMDala batAvI zakuM. paraMtu, meM dIkSA lIdhI. mAruM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM.... ane huM brahma devalokamAM deva thayo. tane pratibodha pamADavA meM ghaNA upAya karyo. chatAM te pratibodha nathI pAmyo. mATe have tane huM vaitADhaya parvata para laI jAuM chuM." ahaMdUdatta AzcaryathI badhI vAta sAMbhaLato rahyo. deve potAnuM devasvarUpe pragaTa karyuM. ahaMdUdattane laI teNe AkAzamArge prayANa karyuM. alpa samayamAM, e baMne vaitAdya parvatanA zikhara para pahoMcI gayA. deve kahyuM : "he ahaMdudatta, jo A tane ati priya evuM siddhAyatana zikhara che.' ahaMdudattanuM citta, zikhara joI atyaMta pramudita thayuM. pelA kuMDala kyAM che?" pelA paththaranA polANamAM mUkelAM che, tyAM jo." ahaMdudane e kuMDala joyAM. hAthamAM lIdhAM. "aho, A kuMDala meM joyelAM che... mArAM ja che A kuMDala.." tyAM UhApoha thatAM ahaMdarane jAtismaraNajJAna thayuM. teNe potAnA pUrvajanma joyo. ahaMdUdatta pratibodha pAmyo. teNe devanAM caraNomAM paDI gaddagada svare kahyuM : "he upakArI, tame mArA para parama upakAra karyo che. mane samyagdarzana ApyuM che... have huM sAcA bhAvathI cAritra laIza.' deve kahyuM : "he vatsa, tane meM ghaNI vedanAo ApI che... ghaNuM duHkha ApyuM che... mane kSamA kara...' he kRpAvaMta, mArA pragADha mithyAtvane bhedavA mATe ja Ape badhA upAyo karyA che... mArA hita mATe, mArA kalyANa mATe A badhA prayAso karyA che. Ape kSamA mAgavAnI nA hoya.. kSamA to mAre mAMgavAnI che. meM Apane khUba herAna karyA deve ahaMdarane kauzAMbImAM mUkI dIdho. ahaMdUdatte dIkSA lIdhI. deva devalokamAM cAlyo gayo. he dharaNakumAra, e ahaMdatta muni e ja huM chuM! 98. bhAga-2 # bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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[14] bhAiMdInagaranA "malayasuMdara" udyAnamAM AcAryazrI ahaMdudatte dharaNane ane enA mitra devanaMdIne, potAnI AtmakathA saMbhaLAvI. dharaNa, purohitaputranA bhavamAM, rAjaputranI sAthe ame aneka munivaronI kadarthanA karIne tIvra, "cAritramohanIya karma bAMdhyuM hatuM. dIkSA amane baLAtkAre ApI hovAthI, mArA manamAM gurudeva upara dveSa jAgyo hato. ethI meM mithyAtva mohanIya karma bAMdhyuM hatuM... ene meM kevA vipAka anubhavyA, te tame sAMbhaLyuM. mATe tArA cittamAM jAgelA, cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavAnA zubha manoratha pUrNa karI, A manuSyajIvanane saphaLa kara." dharaNe kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, huM to ApanAM caraNomAM cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavAno ja chuM, paraMtu e pahelAM huM mArAM mAtA-pitAnI anumati grahaNa karuM ane ApanI AtmakathA paNa temane saMbhaLAvuM. mArAM mAtA-pitA bhadrika che. saraLa pariNAmI che... saMbhava che ke temanAM hRdayamAM paNa cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavAnI bhAvanA jAge!' devanaMdIe kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, dharaNanI sAthe huM paNa cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIza. amArA bIjA mitro paNa amArI sAthe cAritra grahaNa karaze." tamArA baMnenI vAta yogya che, paraMtu zubha kAryamAM vilaMba karazo nahIM. 0 0 0 baMne mitro rathamAM besI gAmamAM pravezyA. devanaMdIne enI havelI pAse utArIne, dharaNa potAnA ghare pahoMcyo. zreSThI baMdhudatta putranI pratikSA karI rahyA hatA. teo moTA bhAge dharaNanI sAthe ja bhojana karatA hatA. dharaNe AvIne jhaTapaTa hAtha-paga dhoI nAkhyA ane pitA-putra bhojana karavA beThA. mAtA hAraprabhA bhojana pIrasavA lAgI. bhojana pIrasIne teNe dharaNane pUchyuM : "vatsa, Aje bahu vilaMba thayo...?" "mA, Aje huM ane devanaMdI udyAnamAM gayA hatA. tyAM amane vilaMba thayo. tyAM aneka munivaro sAthe ahaMdudatta nAmanA AcArya birAjamAna che. ame emanAM caraNomAM beThA hatA. teoe potAnI AtmakathA saMbhaLAvI. teo viziSTa jJAnI che. temanI AtmakathA to ghaNI ja romAMcaka che." vatsa, bhojana karyA pachI, amane paNa e AtmakathA saMbhaLAvIza?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 983 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"avazya saMbhaLAvIza, mA, e sAMbhaLIne tane ane mArA pitAjIne, A saMsAravAsa pratye vairAgya jAgI jaze...' pitA-putre bhojana karI lIdhuM. pachI hAraprabhAe paNa bhojana karI lIdhuM. tyAra bAda traNe jaNA maMtraNAgRhamAM jaIne beThAM. dharaNe AcAryadevanI AtmakathA saMbhaLAvI. satata eka prahara sudhI saMbhaLAvato rahyo. hAraprabhA ane baMdhuda ekAgra citte AtmakathA sAMbhaLI. dharaNe kahyuM : mAtAjI, pitAjI, mAruM mana A gRhavAsa pratye virakta banyuM che. mane cAritradharma svIkAravAnI anumati Apo. mArI sAthe devanaMdI paNa cAritra svIkAraze...' baMdhudane kahyuM : "vatsa, devanaMdIe to tArI sAthe AcAryadevanA zrImukhe emanI AtmakathA sAMbhaLI che, enA jevA prabuddha AtmAne vairAgya kema nA thAya? tArA mukhe e AtmakathA sAMbhaLIne, mAruM mana paNa UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayuM che. A saMsAramAM karmaparavaza jIva kevo kuTila kAmo karIne, durgatimAM cAlyo jAya che? eka eka pravRttithI karmo baMdhAya che. ane saMsAramAM moTA bhAge pravRttio azubha hoya che... kAraNa ke saMsAramAM Dagale ne pagale rAga-dveSanAM nimitta maLe che. rAga-dveSa ja karmabaMdhananAM mULa kAraNa che. vatsa, have mAre paNa gRhavAsamAM nathI rahevuM. tuM bharayauvanamAM jo vaiSayika sukhono tyAga karI zake che, to huM A DhaLatI umare nA karI zakuM? vaLI, tuM jo gharamAM nA rahevAno hoya to ame be paNa A gharamAM kevI rIte rahI zakIe? rahevAno koI artha nathI, AvA jJAnI-virAgI gurudeva maLI javA, e paNa mahAna bhAgyodaya che, nahIMtara gurujanono paricaya thavo ati durlabha hoya che. emano upadeza sAMbhaLavA maLavo ne e upadeza ApaNA hRdayane gamavo, e to ghaNI durlabha vAta che. vatsa, 'ApaNe sAthe ja cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIzuM.' baMdhuda hAraprabhA sAme joyuM. hAraprabhA samajI gaI. teNe kahyuM : "he svAmInAtha, huM paNa ApanI sAthe ja cAritra aMgIkAra karIza." dharaNanI AMkho harSanAM AMsuothI UbharAI gaI. teNe mAtAnA khoLAmAM potAnuM mAthe chupAvI dIdhuM. hAraprabhAe kahyuM : vatsa, tane janma ApIne mArI kukSi dhanya banI gaI che. tArI mA banavAnuM huM gaurava anubhavuM chuM. amane cAritramArga cIMdhIne teM tArA kartavyanuM zreSTha pAlana karyuM che... Ameya tArA aneka guNonA ame anurAgI hatAM ja, Aje e anurAga parAkASThAe pahoMcyo che. baMdhudare kahyuM : "vatsa, have ApaNe traNee cAritrano mArga levAno che, ApaNI bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho 884 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pAse eka karoDathI paNa vadhAre dhana che. vatsa, tuM tArA hAthe mahAdAna Apa. ApaNe nagaramAM DhaMDhero piTAvIne, mahAdAnanI ghoSaNA karAvIe. dIna, anAtha, apaMga ane yAcaka vagerene dAna ApI, emanI daridratA dUra kara." "pitAjI, ApanI bhAvanA uttama che. mahAdAna ApavA pUrve huM mahArAjAne maLI AvuM. mAre maMtrI mudrA pAchI ApavAnI che. mahArAjAne ApaNI saunI bhAvanA jaNAvuM.. pachI Apa nagaramAM mahAdAnanI ghoSaNA karAvajo." tArI vAta ucita che. ApaNe ema ja karIzuM." "pitAjI, mArI bIjI paNa eka bhAvanA che... mArI videzayAtrAmAM mane ghaNI ja sahAya karanArA, mArA prANonI rakSA karanArA traNa mitrone mAre, dIkSA prasaMge AmaMtrita karavA che ane emanI mana bharIne sevA-bhakti karavI che." vatsa, koNa che teo?" eka che vidyAdharakumAra hemakuMDala, bIjo che kinnarakumAra sulocana ane trIjo che pallIpati kAlasena. mArA upara A traNenA moTA upakAro che..." "vatsa, eka uttama puruSane tuM bhUlI jAya che! teM amane emanA aMge vAta paNa karI hatI! 'devapuranA TopazeTha." dharaNane yAda AvI gayA. hA, e ja! TopazeThane to khAsa bolAvavAnA. saparivAra bolAvavAnA ane temane bolAvavA huM ApaNI peDhInA mukhya munimajIne mokaluM chuM. tuM TopazeTha upara eka patra lakhI Apa.' TopazeThanuM smaraNa thaI AvatAM dharaNanuM hRdaya gadgada thaI gayuM. teNe kahyuM : pitAjI, huM kevo bhulakaNo? mane ApanA jeTalo ja sneha ApanArA... e TopazeThane A prasaMge bolAvavA ja che... ane teo avazya ahIM Avaze... paraMtu pitAjI, vidyAdharakumArane ane kinnarakumArane kevI rIte saMdezo mokalIzuM?'dharaNa mUMjhAyo. "vatsa, mane eka upAya sUjhe che... tuM A vAta gurudevane kara. gurudevane vaMdana karavA. vidyAdharo paNa AvatA haze? evo koI vidyAdhara maLI jAya to enA dvArA hemakuMDalane samAcAra moklI zakAya.. ane hemakuMDala sulocanane sAthe laIne ja Ave." pitAjI, Apane suyogya upAya sUjhayo. huM AvatI kAle prabhAte gurudeva pAse jaIza, tyAre A vAta karIza..." "vatsa, kAle prabhAte ApaNe traNe gurudevane vaMdana karavA jaIzuM...." bahu sarasa! Apa baMne paNa cAritradharmanI abhilASAvALAM banyAM cho." e jANIne gurudevane paNa AnaMda thaze. Apa gurudevanAM darzana karI AnaMdita thazo. kadAca kAle mahArAjA paNa tyAM padhAraze...' 0 0 0 zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 985 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharA rAjamahele pahoMcyo. teNe mahArAjAne praNAma karyA. mahArAjAe dharaNane potAnI pAse besADyo. aupacArika vAto karyA pachI dharaNe potAno nirNaya mahArAjAne jaNAvyo : "mahArAjA, mAruM mana saMsAra pratye virakta banyuM che. huM zIdhra saMsAravAsano tyAga karI, sAdhujIvana svIkAravA cAhuM chuM. mATe A maMtrI mudrA..." dharaNa, tuM kevI vAta kare che? huM to tArA lagnano vicAra karuM chuM.... ne tuM sAdhu banI javAnI vAta kare che! vatsa, evuM kevuM duHkha tane AvI paDyuM che... ke tAre sAdhu banI javuM paDe?' mahArAjA, A saMsAra ja du:kharUpa che. viSayasukho mane viSasamAna lAgyA che ne kaSAyo jherI nAga jevA samajAyA che. mane saMsAranAM koI sukhanI IcchA rahI nathI. vizeSamAM, ahIM "malayasuMdara' udyAnamAM birAjamAna AcAryadeva ahaMdudattanuM jIvanacaritra gaI kAle sAMbhaLIne... to mAruM mana tIvra vairAgI banI gayuM che.' dharaNa, tuM sAdhu banI jaIza. to tArAM mAtA-pitAne keTaluM duHkha thaze, eno vicAra karyo che?' "he pUjya, mArAM mAtA-pitAe paNa sAdhu-sAdhvI banI javAno Aje nirNaya karyo che. ame traNe dIkSA laIzuM." aho!' baMdhudatta zreSThI cAritra leze? gajaba thaI jaze...! karoDonI saMpattino mAlika sAdhu banI jaze? dhanya che tamane sahune!' mahArAjAnI AMkhomAM harSanA AMsu UbharAyAM. rAjamahelamAM vAta phelAI gaI... rAjaparivAra bhego thaI gayo. sarvaprathama to koIne A vAta gamI nahIM. sahunAM mana duHkhI thayAM. paraMtu dharaNe cAritradharmanI mahattA batAvI, sAdhujIvananI uttamatA batAvI ane paralokamAM sAdhujIvana jIvanAranI sadgati thAya che." A vAta karI, tyAre sahunAM mananuM thoDuM ghaNuM samAdhAna thayuM. A badhI vAto cAlatI hatI tyAM senApati siMhakumAra Avyo. dharaNanI sevAmAM rahelo vIrendra Avyo, ane bIjA paNa rAjyanA adhikArIo AvyA. 'dharaNa enAM mAtA-pitA sAthe sAdhujIvana aMgIkAra kare che, jANIne, e sahunI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. devanaMdI vagere dharaNanA mitro paNa sAdhu banaze, e jANIne sahune duHkhada Azcarya thayuM. senApati siMhakumAra to raDI ja paDyo... mahAmaMtrIjI, amane choDI nA jAo... tamArA vinA ame anAtha banI jaIzuM. A nagara, A rAjya, A rAjyasabhA. badhuM ja sUnuM sUnuM banI jaze.. Apa amAro tyAga nA karo...' - siMhakumAra, A duniyAmAM koI saMyoga zAzvata nathI hoto. ApaNe svecchAe gRhavAsa nathI choDatA, e to mRtyu choDAve che. saMyoga viyogamAM pariName che... mATe duHkhI nA thAo. ECS bhAga-2 ja bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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A manuSyajIvanamAM AtmAne karmonAM baMdhanothI mukta karavAno puruSArtha karI levo joIe. e puruSArtha sAdhujIvanamAM ja thaI zake che... tamAre sahue paNa eka divasa A ja mArga levAno che. saMsAranAM svapnasamAna sukhomAM mohita nathI thavAnuM. jIvananI kSaNikatAne samajIne, tamAre paNa AtmakalyANa sAdhI levAnuM che.' mahArAjAe kahyuM : 'vatsa, tAro zreyomArgamAM ame vighna karavA nathI IcchatA, tame sahu je mArge javA taiyAra thayA cho, e mArga uttama che.' 'mahArAjA, kAle prabhAte Apa paNa saparivAra udyAnamAM AcAryadevanAM darzana karavA padhAro...' 'avazya, nagaramAM paNa ghoSaNA karAvI dejo. AvA maharSinAM pagalAM mArA nagaramAM paDyAM che, e mAruM parama saubhAgya che. emanAM darzana karIzuM. emanAM vacanAmRtonuM pAna karIzuM...' 'pUjya, A maMtrImudrA...' 'e Aje nathI levAnI. huM dIkSAno mahotsava karIza. dIkSAnA AgalA divase e maMtrImudrA tAre ja suyogya puruSane ApavAnI che... tuM nakkI karaje ke maMtrImudrA kone ApavI?' 'ApanI AjJA zirodhArya che...' '* vidyAdharanareza, vaitADhya parvata upara amarapuranagaranA rAjakumAra hemakuMDalane mAro ATalo saMdezo pahoMcADajo ke tAro mitra dharaNa, mAkaMdInagaramAM, mAtA-pitA tathA mitronI sAthe gRhatyAga karI cAritradharma svIkAre che. tyAre tane ane kinna2kumA2 sulocanane yAda kare che. tame A prasaMge upasthita rahezo to dharaNane AnaMda thaze...' AcAryadevane vaMdana karavA AvelA vidyAdhara rAjA amitagatine, dharaNe A pramANe saMdezo Apyo. amitagatie dharaNane AzvAsana ApyuM : 'he mahAnubhAva, A saMdezo Aje ja pahoMcI jaze. tAro e mitra avazya ahIM AvI pahoMcaze.' dharaNane khUba AnaMda thayo. bIjI bAju, devapuranA Topa zreSThIne dharaNano saMdezo maLatAM saparivAra rathamAM besIrna, mAkaMdI tarapha temaNe prayANa karI dIdhuM. mahArAjAe AcAryadevanI upasthitimAM ja, baMdhudattane kahyuM : 'hai puNyazALI, tamArA sahuno dIkSAmahotsava huM karIza.' baMdhudatte kahyuM : 'mahArAjA, mane mahAdAna ApavAnI anumati Apo.' mahArAjAe anumati ApI. baMdhudatte dharaNane mahAdAna ApavA kahyuM. nagaramAM ane rAjyamAM sarvatra A samAcAra phelAI gayA. nagaranAM sarva maMdiromAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only Ery

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mahotsava maMDAI gayA. mahAdAnano prAraMbha thaI gayo. mArkadImAM rAjyamAMthI hajAro strI-puruSono pravAha zarU thaI gayo, mahArAjA, A maMtrI mudrA huM siMhakumArane ApavA IcchuM chuM. ane senApatipada virendrane ApavA vinaMtI karuM chuM.." "yogya che mahAnubhAva. tArI pasaMdagI suyogya che, mane mAnya che. dharaNe UbhA thaI, siMhakumArane mahAmaMtrIpadanI mudrA arpaNa karI. rAjasabhAmAM A kAryavAhI cAlatI hatI, tyAM be nagararakSako doDatA AvyA ne mahArAjAne kahyuM : "eka vimAna nagaranI bahAra nIce UtaryuM che. ane emAMthI be divya puruSo ane be divya strIo nIce UtaryA. temaNe amane kahyuM : "amAre dharaNakumArane maLavuM che..." ame teone ahIM laI AvyA chIe...' dharaNa doDato rAjasabhAnI bahAra gayo. teNe hemakuMDala tathA sulocanane joyAM... harSavibhora banI te hemakuMDalane bheTI paDyo. sulocanane paNa bheTyo. baMnenA hAtha pakaDI temane rAjasabhAmAM laI Avyo. mahArAjAe UbhA thaI, baMnenuM svAgata karyuM. mahArANIe baMne strIonuM svAgata karyuM ane baMnene rANIvAsamAM laI gaI. dharaNe hemakuMDala tathA sulocanano paricaya mahArAjAne karAvyo. eTalAmAM devapurathI Topa zreSThIno ratha paNa AvI pahoMcyo. dharaNe Topa zreSThImAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. ucita svAgata karyuM. Topa zeThe dharAne potAnA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI lIdho... zeTha codhAra AMsue raDI paDyA. dharaNe temane mahAmahenate zAMta pADavA. 0 0 0. dharaNa, dharaNanAM mAtA-pitA, mitra devanaMdI ane anya mitro tathA prajAjano... 108 strI-puruSo cAritradharma aMgIkAra karavA nIkaLyAM. bhavya zobhAyAtrA nIkaLI. vidyAdharakumAroe zobhAyAtrAne khUba ja suMdara banAvI. malayasuMdara udyAnamAM mAnava maherAmaNa UmaTo. AcAryazrI ahaMdUdatte sahune dharmopadeza Apyo. tyAra bAda vidhipUrvaka dharaNa vagere 108 strI-puruSone dIkSA ApI. vidyAdharoe AkAzamAMthI puSpavRSTi karI. divya vAjiMtronA nAda karyA. rAjA ane prajAe nUtana sAdhu-sAdhvIone vaMdanA karI. khUba khUba anumodanA karI ane sahu nagara tarapha vaLyA. eka 988 bhAga-2 # bhava chaTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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[147] gurudeva AcAryazrI ahadattanI sAthe vicaratAM vicaratAM dharaNamuni vageree jJAna dhyAnamAM ramaNa karavA mAMDyuM. sAthe sAthe tapa-tyAga ane titikSA paNa karavA mAMDI. samatAbhAve kaSTone sahavAno abhyAsa karavA mAMDyo. deha ane AtmAnuM bhedajJAna prApta karI, AtmasAt karyuM : "A zarIra huM nathI. huM zarIrathI judo chuM." temane potAne AtmavizvAsa pragaTyo ke "have huM ekAphI vicaraNa karI, smazAnamAM, zUnya gharamAM, pahADanI guphAmAM divaso sudhI dhyAnastha rahI zakIza. manuSyo taraphathI devo taraphathI ke pazuo taraphathI kaSTo Avaze to huM samatApUrvaka sahana karI zakIza. mAruM dharmadhyAna khaMDita nahIM thAya." eka divasa dharaNamunie gurudevane prArthanA karI : 'gurudeva, jo Apa AjJA Apo to huM ekAkI vicaraNa karI, viziSTa sAdhudharmanI ArAdhanA karI vipula karmakSaya karuM?' dharaNamuninI yogyatA joIne temane ekAkI vihAra karavAnI anumati ApI. vatsa, bhaya upara teM vijaya meLavyo che. tArI vAsanAo nAza pAmI che. ghora upasarga-parIpatone sahavAnuM tArAmAM sattva raheluM che.. tuM karmazatruone haNavA parAkramI che. vatsa, tuM jyAM paNa ho, kSetradevatAo tArI rakSA karo. daze dizAomAMthI tane zubha vicAronI prApti thAo." dharaNamunie gurudevane vaMdana karIne khamAvyA. sarve munivaro sAthe kSamApanA karI ane teo ekAkI nIkaLI paDyA. devapuranA mahArAjAe, dharaNa ane suvadananA dekhatAM ja lakSmIne dezavaTo ApI dIdho hato. rAjyanA sainiko tene devapuranA rAjyanI sImAnI bahAra mUkI AvyA hatA. lakSmI tyAMthI cAlatI cAlatI "naMdIvardhana' nAmanA gAmamAM pahoMcI hatI. gAmanI bahAra jyAre te pahoMcI tyAre saMdhyAsamaya thaI gayo hato. tyAM eka yakSamaMdira hatuM ane maMdiramAM AratI thaI rahI hatI. lakSmI e maMdiramAM pahoMcI. eka vRddha brAhmaNa ane vRddha patnI sAthe AratI karI rahyAM hatA. AratI pUrI thayA pachI brAhANe lakSmIne joI. "A koI bahAragAmanI strI lAge che." samajIne brAhmaNe pUchyuM : beTI, kyAMthI Ave che? ne tArI sAthe koNa che?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA CCC For Private And Personal Use Only

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he pUjya, huM devapurathI AvuM chuM. mArA mAthe mArA bhagavAna che...' vRddha brAhmaNa samajI gayo ke "koI duHkhiyArI strI lAge che..' teNe kahyuM : beTI, jo tane vAMdho nA hoya to tuM amArI sAthe cAla. ame be pati-patnI ja chIe gharamAM.." lakSmIe brAhmaNIno hAtha pakaDI lIdho ane temanI sAthe emanA ghare gaI. teNe brAhmaNIne kahyuM : "mAtAjI, mArA jevI ajANI, aparicita ane tiraskRta strIne, Azraya ApI, Ape mArA para bahu moTo upakAra karyo che." brAhmaNe brAhmaNIne kahyuM : "A strInI vANI ziSTa che, madhura che. enI kAma karavAnI rIta moTA gharanA jevI che. jarUra A koI moTA gharanI putravadhU lAge che. paraMtu ApaNe ene kaMI ja pUchavuM nathI...' lakSmIe gharanuM badhuM ja kAma pote upADI lIdhuM. brAhmaNa-brAhmaNInI khUba sArI sevA karavA mAMDI. | 0 0 0. suvadane sonAmahoro levAnI dharaNane vAraMvAra nA pADI hatI, chatAM dharaNe ATha lAkha sonAmahoro suvadanane ApI hatI ane suvadanane mukta karAvyo hato. je sainiko lakSmIne deza nikAla ApavA gayA hatA temane suvadane pUchyuM ke lakSmIne temaNe kyAM choDI hatI. sainikone pAMca pAMca sonAmahora ApI eTale sainikoe jagyA batAvI. suvadana lakSmIne zodhavA e bAju gayo. dasa-paMdara gAmomAM lakSmInI tapAsa karI, paraMtu lakSmI nA maLI. chevaTe teNe naMdIvardhana gAmamAM lakSmIne zodhI kADhI. suvadanane joIne lakSmI AnaMdavibhora thaI gaI. vRddha brAhmaNe suvadananuM svAgata karyuM. snAna-bhoinAdithI paravAryA pachI brAhmaNe lakSmIne pUchuyuM : 'beTI, A sajjana puruSa koNa che?' pitAjI, ApanA jamAI che. mane levA mATe AvyA che.' suvadane paNa nATaka karyuM: "pitAjI, A risAIne gharethI nIkaLI gaI hatI. ene zodhato zodhato paMdara divase ahIM pahoMcyo chuM..." vRddha brAhmaNe lakSmIne Thapako Apyo. "A rIte yuvAna strIe ekalIe bahAra nIkaLI javAya nahIM.. vagere vagere. suvadane lakSmIne ekAMtamAM badhI vAta karI. dharaNe ATha lAkha suvarNamudrAo ApI, e vAta paNa karI. lakSmIe pUchyuM : have, ApaNe kyAM javuM che?' mArA vatanamAM jaIe. thoDA varSo tyAM pasAra karIe.' "ApaNe devapurathI ja vahANamAM samudramArge javAnuM che ne?" 'hA, ahIMthI devapura jaIe.' CEO bhAga-2 9 bhava cho For Private And Personal Use Only

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vRddha brAhmaNanI anumati laI, baMne devapura tarapha cAlI nIkaLyAM. devapuranA samudrakinArA para cInadeza jatuM eka vahANa taiyAra ja UbhuM hatuM. lakSmI ane suvadana, baMne e vahANamAM besI gayAM. vahANanA mAlikane suvadane eka hajAra sonAmahora bheTa ApI ane kahyuM : "amane cInanA koI paNa baMdare utArI deje.' teo cIna pahoMcyA. suvadananA ghare pahoMcyA. ghara baMdha paDeluM hatuM. suvadananAM mAtA-pitA avasAna pAmelAM hatAM. suvadane ghara kholyuM. nokaro pAse ghara sApha karAvyuM, sajAvyuM ane baMne sukhapUrvaka rahevA lAgyAM. suvadane vatanamAM koI ja dhaMdho zarU nA karyo. khAvA-pIvAmAM ane haravA-pharavAmAM divaso pasAra thavA lAgyA. be varSamAM suvadananI cAra lAkha sonAmahoro vaparAI gaI. lakSmIe kahyuM : "A rIte to ApaNe bIjAM be varSa pachI raste rajhaLatAM thaI jaIzuM. mATe koI dhaMdho karo." suvadane kahyuM : "dhaMdho karavA ApaNe pAchAM bhAratanA koI baMdare javuM joIe. A dezamAM dhaMdho karavAthI khAsa kamANI nahIM thAya." jo ema ja hoya to ApaNe bhAratanA koI baMdare jaIe, tyAM rahIe." suvadane eka vahANa bhADe lIdhuM. je mAla bhAratamAM vecavAthI sAro napho thAya ema hato, e mAla eNe kharIdyo ane vahANamAM bharyo ane eka divasa lakSamI sAthe teNe prayANa karyuM, temaNe tAmraliptI nagarIe pahoMcIne tyAM nivAsa karyo, gAmanI bhAgoLe teNe eka makAna kharIdI lIdhuM. 0 0 0 dharaNamuni vihAra karatAM karatAM tAmraliptI nagarImAM AvI lAgyA. temaNe nagarInI bahAra, najIkanA udyAnamAM nivAsa karyo. teo moTA bhAge nirjana pradezamAM dhyAnastha dazAmAM UbhA rahetAM hatAM. eka divasa lakSmI udyAnamAM pharatI hatI, teNe gharaNamunine joyA... ane oLakhyA. are, A to dharaNa pote ja che! sAdhu banI gayo che. mAruM kevuM durbhAgya ke mane vaLI pAchA enAM darzana thayAM... mAro A janma-janmano zatru che. mane e dIThoya nathI gamato. khera, pelI vakhata vahANamAM enA gaLAmAM phAMso barAbara nakhAyo na hato. eTale jIvI gayo," paNa have e vahelAmAM vahelI take mare, evo upAya karuM..." lakSmInA manamAM dharaNane mAravAnA vicAro zarU thaI gayA. dharaNanA upakAro e bhUlI gaI. teNe vicAryuM : "gaI kAle ja rAjyanA sainikoe bhikSukaveSadhArI corone pakaDyA hatA. muddAmAla sAthe pakaDyA hatA. rAjAe temane marAvI nakhAvyA hatA... "AvA sAdhuveSadhArIo paNa corI kare che,' evI mAnyatA nagaramAM phelANI che. A dharaNa paNa cora tarIka pakaDAya to ene jarUra motanI sajA thAya.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA EC9 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharaNamunine cora-rUpe kevI rIte pakaDAvavA, e aMge lakSmI vicAravA lAgI. ene A kAma vilaMba karyA vinA pAra pADavuM hatuM. teNe vicAryuM : 'A dhyAnastha Ubho che. e AkhI rAta kadAca Ubho raheze. huM enI pAse mAruM bhAMgeluM suvarNakaMkaNa ane gaLAno suvarNahAra mUkI dauM... pachI bUmAbUma zarU karuM, naga22kSaka sainiko ughAnanI pAsethI pasAra thAya che. teo mArI bUmo sAMbhaLI doDI Avaze. pakaDIne tene rAjA pAse laI jaze... rAjA tene motanI sajA karaze.' teNe potAnA hAthamAMthI suvarNakaMkaNa bahAra kADhI, vALI nAkhyuM ane gaLAmAMthI hAra kADhyo. baMne vastuo eNe munirAjanI pAse mUkI dIdhI. tyAra pachI bUmo pADavI zarU karI : 'doDo... doDo... huM lUMTAI gaI... hAya-hAya, mAro hAra ane mArI baMgaDI utArIne cora bhAgyo che... sAdhunA veSamAM e che.' nagarakSaka sainiko doDI AvyA. lakSmIe temane kahyuM : 'huM ahIM udyAnamAM pharatI hatI... tyAM eka DAkue mane pakaDI, mArA hAthamAMthI baMgaDI kADhI lIdhI ane gaLAno hAra kADhI lIdho... DAku sAdhuveSamAM hato... e bhAgI gayo che...' naga22kSakoe DAkune zodhavA mAMDyo... zodhatA zodhatAM teo dharaNamuninI pAse AvyA... 'A rahyo e DAku,' ema kahI koTavAle temane pakaDyA. sainikoe temane gherI lIdhA. munine tapAsyA... temanA zarIra para eka nAnuM adhovastra hatuM ane eka uttarIyavastra hatuM. vastranA cheDe kaMI ja bAMdheluM na hatuM. koTavAle sainikone kahyuM : 'A sAdhuveSadhArI DAkunA zarIra para to koI ja corIno mAla nathI. tame AsapAsa tapAsa karo... eNe kyAMka jamInamAM chupAvyuM haze..' e daramiyAna koTavAle munirAjane pUchyuM : 'are sAdhu, tuM koNa che? ahIM kema Ubho che?' muni mauna rahyA. eka to pelI strIne lUMTI che ane have uttara Apato nathI? kahI de, e strInuM suvarNakaMkaNa ane gaLAno hAra kyAM saMtADyo che?' muni mauna rahyA. tyAM sainiko doDatA AvyA. maLI gayo corIno mAla. A rahI baMgaDI ane A rahyo hAra.' sainikoe koTavAlanA hAthamAM banne vastu mUkI dIdhI. koTavAle munirAja sAme joyuM. munirAjanI prazAMta mukhamudrA joI koTavAlane vicAra Avyo : 'A sAdhu zuM corI kare? lUMTa kare? AnI mukhAkRti DAkunI nathI dekhAtI... ene pharIthI pUchuM.' 'he sAdhu, A sonAnAM alaMkAro, strInA zarIra parathI, tame utArI lIdhAM che? paraMtu dharaNamunie uttara nA Apyo. teo to dhyAnastha dazAmAM ja UbhA hatA. koTavAle vicAryuM : 'have mahArAjAne ja ahIM bolAvavA paDaze. teo A sAdhune joIne... je nirNaya ka2vo hoya te kare.' 992 bhAga-2 '' bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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be sainikoe mahArAjAne samAcAra ApyA. tarata ja mahArAjA rathamAM besI, udyAnamAM AvyA. koTavAle badhI vAta karI. rAjAe dhyAnastha UbhelA dharaNamunine joyA. rAjAnuM citta paNa vimAsaNamAM paDyuM. rAjAe koTavAlane kahyuM : "tame pUrI tapAsa karo. pachI jo A sAdhu aparAdhI nakkI thAya to tene zULI para caDhAvI do..' rAjA rathamAM besI rAjamahele pahoMcI gayo. koTavAle punaH dharaNamunine pUchyuM : "are sAdhu, tuM bola, zuM A alaMkAro te lUMTyA che? jo tuM uttara nahIM Ape to mAre tane zULI para caDhAvavo paDaze.' muni mauna rahyA. koTavAlane gusso Avyo. teNe sainikone AjJA karI : "A kapaTI che, daMbhI che.. ane vadhasthAne laI jAo ane zULI para caDhAvI do." bIjI bAju, nagaranAM lokone khabara paDI ke Aje paNa eka sAdhuveSadhArI DAkue eka strIne udyAnamAM lUMTI che... ne tene zULIe caDhAvAnI sajA thaI che..' eTale seMkaDo nagarajano vadhasthAna para bhegA thayA hatA. nagararakSakoe zULI UbhI karI. rAjapuruSe ghoSaNA karI : "are nagaraloko! A sAdhunA veSamAM DAku che. teNe eka strIne lUMTI che, eTale Ane zULI para caDhAvI mArI nAkhavAnI mahArAjAe sajA karI che. mATe Avo aparAdha je koI karaze tene mahArAjA AvI AkarI sajA phaTakAraze." rAjapuruSe, tyAM UbhelA be caMDALone AjJA karI : "Ane zULI para caDhAvo.' paraMtu caMDALoe munirAjane UMcakIne jevA zULI para caDhAvyA... ke zuLI AkhI ne AkhI jamInamAM pravezI gaI. munirAjane jarAya IjA nA thaI. AkAzamAMthI munirAja upara puSpavRSTi thavA lAgI.. e kSetranA devatA, munirAjanA tapa-saMyamanA divya prabhAvathI jAgrata thayA hatA... temaNe parokSa rahIne, zuLIne jamInamAM utArI dIdhI hatI, ane temaNe ja puSponI varSA karI hatI. kSetradevatAe AkAzavANI karI : "A munibhagavaMtano dharma jayavaMto varte che." prajAjanoe munirAjano jayajayakAra karI dIdho. be sainiko doDatA rAjamahele pahoMcyA. rAjAne kahyuM : mahArAjA, gajabanI ghaTanA banI che. zULI jamInamAM pravezI gaI ne munirAja bacI gayA. temanA para AkAzamAMthI puSpo varasI rahyAM che." tarata ja rAjA rathamAM besIne munirAja pAse Avyo. munirAjanAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA ane pUchyuM : "he bhagavaMta, amArI bhUla thaI, amane kSamA Apo ane A badhu zuM banI rahyuM che... e amane samajAvavAnI kRpA karo." paraMtu dharaNamunie koI uttara nA Apyo. teo mauna rahyA. sahu vimAsaNamAM paDI gayA. koTavAle kahyuM : "mahArAjA, mane pahelAthI ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA cc3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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lAgatuM hatuM ke A munirAja AvuM khoTuM kAma nA kare.. paraMtu teo mauna che. mane to bIjI ciMtA thAya che ke.." koTavAla gabharAyo hato. rAjAe pUchyuM : "zAnI ciMtA thAya che?" "je deva devIe zuLIne jamInamAM utArI dIdhI, e deva ke devI ApaNane jamInamAM nA utArI de..." koTavAla, bhaya nA pAma. ApaNe A mahAmuninI kSamA mAMgI che... ApaNI thayelI bhUlano pazcAttApa karIe chIe...' "mahArAjA, juone munirAjanA mukha para kevuM teja jhagamage che? kevI prazAnta mukhamudrA che! mane to pelI phariyAda karanArI strI upara zaMkA jAya che.... eNe ja amane bUmo pADIne bolAvyA hatA..." "to e strIne ahIM bolAvo.' rAjAe kahyuM. be sainiko lakSmIne zodhavA gayA. paraMtu lakSmI temane kevI rIte maLe? jyAre zULI jamInamAM pravezI gayAnA ane muni para puSpavRSTi thayAnA samAcAra lamIe jANyA hatA tyAre ja te jaMgala tarapha bhAgI gaI hatI. te bhayabhIta thaI gaI hatI. teNe vicAryuM ja hatuM ke have rAjapuruSo ene pakaDaze. muni paNa rAjAne mArI oLakhANa Apaze... ne rAjA ene zULI para caDhAvI deze... eTale e bhAgI hatI. bIjo bhaya ene kSetradevatAno lAgyo hato. "jarUra kSetradevatA dharaNamunino bhakta lAge che. kadAca e mane pakaDIne mArI nAkhe..' sainikoe lakSmIne AsapAsamAM zodhI. nagarImAM zodhI.. paNa nA maLI. temaNe AvIne, mahArAjAne kahyuM : "mahArAjA, e strI maLatI nathI...' rAjAe kahyuM : "koI paNa kAraNathI e strIne A mahAmuni pratye dveSa jAgyo haze... eNe jANIbUjhIne A munirAja upara Aropa mUkyo lAge che...' eTalAmAM koTavAla suvadanane pakaDI lAvyo. lakSmIe bhAgatA pahelAM suvadanane vAta karI hatI. suvadanane paNa bhAgavuM ja hatuM, paraMtu e dhananuM poTaluM bAMdhavA rahyo. tyAM koTavAle ene pakaDI lIdho, ne pUchyuM : "tArI patnI kyAM che?' suvadane kahyuM : "mane khabara nathI." koTavAle suvadananA mAthA para eka mukko jamAvI dIdho. suvadanane cakkara AvI gayA. tene pakaDIne, bAMdhIne, rAjA pAse lAvavAmAM Avyo. EUREX bhAga-2 # bha For Private And Personal Use Only

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[14] sajAe suvadanane pUchayuM : "are sArthavAha, tArI patnI kyAM che?" 'bhAgI gaI.' tuM kema bhAgato hato?" bhayathI...' zAno bhaya? bhaya aparAdhIne hoya. te evo koI aparAdha karyo che? hAjI, meM eka moTo aparAdha karyo che...' kevo aparAdha karyo che?" patidrohI. pApI strIne mArI pAse rAkhavAno..." he sArthavAha, huM tane abhayadAna ApuM chuM. tuM je vRttAMta hoya te kahe. zuM te jANe che A munirAja ane tArI e bhAgI gayelI strIno saMbaMdha?" mahArAjA, huM A munirAjane jANuM chuM. paraMtu badho vRttAMta kahI zakAya ema nathI...' munirAjane joIne suvadane praNAma karyA. tenI AMkho AMsubhInI thaI gaI. jo bhAI, A saMsAramAM koI paNa vAta azakya nathI hotI. badhuM banI zake che A saMsAramAM. mATe je koI vAta, sArI ke narasI banI hoya, te saMkoca rAkhyA vinA kahe.' be kSaNa suvadane vicAra karyo. teNe kahyuM : "mahArAjA, jo Apane samagra vRttAMta sAMbhaLavo ja che, to Apa ekAMtamAM padhAro." rAjAe tyAM UbhelA sarvane dUra cAlyA javAno saMketa karyo. sahu cAlyA gayA. suvadane pazcAttApathI baLatA hRdaye kahyuM : "mahArAjA, meM ghaNAM pApa AcaryA che. huM kharekhara manuSya nathI... pazu chuM... zvAna chuM. mahApuruSa to A muni bhagavaMta che. teo kRtajJa che. paralokadarzI che. paropakAraparAyaNa che, pratijJApAlanamAM tatpara che. sarva pAponA tyAgI che... huM emane jANuM chuM. ghaNA samayathI jANuM chuM. A sArthavAhaputra hatA. mane pahela-vahelo paricaya suvarNadvIpa upara thayo hato. ane chelle ame devapuramAM chUTA paDyA..." suvadane koI paNa vAta chupAvyA vinA, badhI ja vAto kahI dIdhI. lakSmIno vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne rAjAne lakSmI pratye ghora ghRNA thaI AvI. rAjAe suvadanane kahyuM : sArthavAha, have jo tuM tAruM bhaluM Icchato hoya to e duSTAne zodhavA javAnI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA. CGU For Private And Personal Use Only

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jarUra nathI. have tuM ene bhUlI jA. ene jyAM javuM hoya tyAM bhale jAya.. kadAca e tArI pAse Ave to paNa ene tArI pAse nA rAkhIza. AvI duSTA strI lAkhomAM eka hoya..' mahArAjA, ApanI vAta yathArtha che. huM svIkAruM chuM ApanI vAta.' huM tane mukta karuM chuM. tuM tArA mArge cAlyo jA." rAjAe dUra UbhelA sainikane bolAvIne, suvadananAM baMdhana kholI nAkhavA AjJA karI. suvadane munirAjanI pAse jaI vaMdana karI. ene ghaNI zarama AvI. te tyAM Ubho nA rahyA. tyAMthI zIdhra cAlI nIkaLyo. rAja paNa rathamAM besI... suvadane kahelI vAtone vAgoLato rAjamahela tarapha UpaDI gayo. suvadana dizAzUnya banI cAlyo jato hato. tenA cittamAM Aje dharaNamuni pratye anurAganAM ajavALAM patharAyAM hatAM, to bIjI bAju pote karelAM pAponA ghora pazcAttApanI Aga pragaTI hatI. "dharaNa keTalo saraLa... bhadrika, udAra ane saumya prakRtino che? enI patnIne meM mArI patnI banAvI dIdhI hatI. ane rAjAnI samakSa lakSmIe naphphaTa thaIne kahI dIdhuM hatuM. "A mAro pati nathI..." chatAM dharaNane enA pratye ke mArA pratye jarAya roSa nahoto Avyo. eTaluM ja nahIM, uparathI mane ATha lAkha sonAmahora Agraha karIne ApI hatI. jyAre meM enI dasa hajAra sonAnI ITonA saMpuTa upara mAro adhikAra siddha karavA prayatna karelo... sarAsara vizvAsaghAta karanArA mArA jevA ghora pApI upara e mahApuruSe to.. enA svabhAva mujaba upakAra ja karyo hato. rAjAne mArA para ane lakSmI para tIvra roSa thaI Avelo, pelA TopazeThane paNa tIvra krodha AvI gayelo, paraMtu dharaNa e samaye paNa svastha rahyo hato. enA mukha para roSanI eka rekhA paNa UpasI AvI na hatI. kevo e anAsakta yogI! saMsAramAM paNa e yogI ja hato. have to e kharekhara yogI banI gayo. enA apUrva tapobaLathI devatAe enI rakSA karI. jenA sAnnidhyamAM devo rahetA hoya tevA e yogI puruSano huM kevo nikRSTa aparAdhI banyo chuM? mane kharekhara A jIvanamAM zAnti nahIM ja maLe. huM azAntimAM ribAIribAIne marIza. mRtyu pachI mAruM zuM thaze, e huM jANato nathI. paraMtu jo mAre bIjo janma levAno haze to.. kadAca huM pazuyonimAM janmIza. meM mAruM A jIvana veDaphI nAkhyuM che.." suvadana cAlato cAlato vaijayaMtanagaramAM pahoMcyo. te nagaranI bahAra udyAnamAM eka ghaTAdAra vRkSanI chAyAmAM jaIne beTho. tenI pAse sonAmahoro hatI, te gAmamAM jaIne, ghara laIne rahI zake eTaluM dhana hatuM. paraMtu tenuM mana du:khI hatuM, "have zuM bhAga-2 ja bhava chaTho CES For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavuM?' eno nirNaya e karI zakato na hato. te vRkSane aDhelIne beTho hato. zItala pavane tene UMghADI dIdho, Ameya te cAlIne thAkI paNa gayo hato. vicAro karI karIne enuM mana paNa thAkI gayuM hatuM. te jAgyo tyAre madhyAhunakALa thaI gayo hato. udyAnanI bahAra jaI teNe phaLa vecanArI strI pAsethI phaLa kharIdyAM. phaLa khAIne, bAjumAM ja AvelA kuvA para jaI pANI pI lIdhuM. te punaH udyAnamAM pravezyo. udyAna ramaNIya hatuM. te udyAnamAM pharato pharato evI jagyAe jaI caDhyo ke jyAM "maMga' nAmanA AcArya, vizALa ziSyaparivAra sAthe birAjamAna hatA. suvadanane vidhipUrvaka vaMdanA karatAM nahotuM AvaDatuM. teNe be hAtha joDI, AcAryadevane praNAma karyA ane pUchyuM : "he pUjya, huM ahIM besI zake che?" AcAryadeve anumati ApI. teoe suvadanane joIne vicAryuM : "A puruSa videzI lAge che. dharmathI anabhijJa lAge che. tyAM suvadane pUchayuM : "he pUjya, pApIne zAtti kevI rIte maLe?' "vatsa, dharmathI ja zAnti maLe..." "zuM mane Apa, zAnti ApanAra dharma samajAvazo? mAruM citta azAMta che... meM ghaNA pApa karelAM che.." he bhadra, je manuSya pApono tyAga karI, dharmanuM zaraNa le che, tene avazya zAnti maLe che, prasannatA prApta thAya che..." pUjya, have huM pApo nahIM karuM. je pApo thaI gayAM che, enuM atyaMta duHkha che mArA manamAM... have mane jIvavAmAM paNa rasa rahyo nathI.' "vatsa, tane tArAM pApono pazcAttApa thaI rahyo che, eTale tuM zAntinA mArga para AvI gayo che. have e mArga para AgaLa vadhavA mATe vizeSa prakAranI dharmaArAdhanA karavI joIe." Apa je kaho te karavA taiyAra chuM." AcAryadeve vicAryuM : "A jIvanAM karmo ghaNAM haLavAM thayAM lAge che. tene cAritradharmanI samajaNa ApuM. e jarUra cAritradharma svIkAraze." teoe suvadanane kahyuM : vatsa, pahelo dharma che ahiMsAno. koI paNa jIvane, mana-vacana-kAyAthI mAravo nahIM. ene kaSTa ApavuM nahIM. bIjuM mahAvrata che asatyanA tyAganuM. mana-vacana-kAyAthI asatya bolavuM nahIM. trIjuM mahAvrata che corInA tyAganuM. manathI, vANIthI ane kAyAthI corI karavI nahIM. cothuM mahAvrata che maithunanA tyAganuM. mana-vacana-kAyAthI maithuna sevana karavuM nahIM. pAMcamuM mahAvrata che mamatvanA tyAganuM. mana-vacana-kAyAthI mamatvano tyAga karavAno. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA CEO For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAtribhojana nahIM karavAnuM, abhakSyanuM bhakSaNa nahIM karavAnuM, apeyanuM pAna nahIM karavAnuM, vyasanono tyAga karavAno... A badhAM vrato-mahAvratonuM pAlana karavA sAdhu banavuM paDe. gRhavAsamAM A vratomahAvratonuM pAlana nA thaI zake. sAdhujIvanamAM koI eka sthAne rahevAnuM hotu nathI. gAmegAma padayAtrA karatA vicaravAnuM hoya che. bhikSAvRttithI jIvavAnuM hoya che. koI paNa jIvane pIDA nA thAya, duHkha nA thAya, abhAva nA thAya e rIte jIvavAnuM hoya che. gurunI AjJAnuM pAlana karavAnuM hoya che. gurunI pAse besIne zAntithI dharmanuM jJAna meLavavAnuM hoya che. vadhumAM vadhu mauna dhAraNa karavAnuM hoya che ane paramAtmAnuM dhyAna karavAnuM hoya che. sarva jIvo sAthe maitrIbhAva rAkhavAno hoya che. koI paNa jIvane zatru mAnavAno nathI. duHkhI jIvo pratye karuNAbhAva rAkhavAno che. 'sahu jIvo sukhI thAo...' AvI bhAvanA roja bhAvavAnI hoya che... 'pUrNa zAntinuM A jIvana che.' suvadana tanmaya banIne A badhI vAto sAMbhaLI rahyo hato. jIvanamAM pahelI ja vAra dharmAcAryano ene paricaya thayo hato ane pahelI ja vAra A badhI vAto e sAMbhaLI rahyo hato. A badhI vAto tene gamI. teNe AcAryadevane kahyuM : 'bhagavaMta, zuM mArAmAM sAdhu banavAnI yogyatA che?' 'vatsa, tuM sAdhu banavA yogya che.' 'to mArA para kRpA karo ane mane sAdhu banAvo... mane, Ape varNana karyuM tevuM jIvana jIvavuM gamaze...' AcAryadeve suvadanane dIkSA ApI. suvadane sArI rIte saMyamadharma pALyo ane manuSyajIvana saphaLa karyuM. lakSmI. lakSmI tAmraliptI nagarIthI bhAgI. teNe jaMgalano rasto lIdho. jyAM sudhI tenAmAM zakti hatI tyAM sudhI e jaMgalamAM doDatI rahI. vAraMvAra e pAchaLa vaLIne jotI hatI. mane pakaDavA rAjAnA sainiko mArI pAchaLa to AvatA nathI ne?" ene bhaya lAgato hato. te doDIdoDIne thAkI... dhIre dhIre cAlavA lAgI. te eka vikaTa aTavImAM dAkhala thaI... tenA zarIra para suMdara vastro ane mUlyavAna alaMkAro hatAM. acAnaka aTavImAM DAkuo pragaTa thayA. lakSmIne gherI lIdhI. lakSmIe kahyuM : 'huM tamane mArA alaMkAro ApI dauM chuM... tame mane aDatAM nahIM.' teNe DAkuone badhA ja CEL bhAga-2 * bhava chaThTho For Private And Personal Use Only

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alaMkAro ApI dIdhA... eka DAkune lakSmInAM vastro gamyAM... teNe vastro paNa utarAvI lIdhAM... lakSmI nirvastra banI gaI. DAku cAlyA gayA. lakSmI AgaLa cAlI. rAtrinA chellA praharamAM te kuzasthaLa' nAmanA gAmanI bahAra pahoMcI. . tyAM gAmanI bahAra, rAjAnI rANInAM sarva vipnonI upazAMti mATe, rAjapurohita zAntikarma karI rahyo hato. eka kuMDamAM agni saLagato hato. lAla vastra paherIne purohita agnikuMDanI pAse besI maMtrajApa karI rahyo hato. cAra dizAmAM cAra rakSako khullI talavAro laI UbhA hatA. rANIne koI vyaMtarI upadrava karatI hatI. e upadravamAMthI rANIne mukta karavA zAMtikarma thaI rahyuM hatuM. lakSmIe dUrathI agninI javALAo joI. teNe vicAryuM : "jarUra koI sArtha ahIM paDAva nAMkhIne rahyo lAge che. lAva tyAM jAuM... ekAda vastra maLI jaze. to zarIranI lAja DhAMkI zakAze." e to agninI najIka pahoMcI ke dizAomAMthI ziyALonA avAja AvavA lAgyA. cAra dizAmAM rahelA rakSakoe nagnAvasthAmAM lakSmIne joI.... teo gabharAyA... "are, A ja vyaMtarI che... A ja rAkSasI che." rakSakonA hAthamAMthI talavAro nIce paDI gaI.... rakSako stabdha thaI gayA. paga thAMbhalA jevA thaI gayA. hAtha dhrujavA lAgyA. ane mUcchita thaIne jamIna para DhaLI paDyA. lakSmI bolI : 'tame bhaya nA pAmo, huM mAnavastrI chuM..." te gheDIne purohita pAse pahoMcI. nagna strIne joIne purohita bhaDakyo. teNe mALA jamIna para mUkI dIdhI. Ubho thayo... lakSmI agninI AsapAsa pharavA lAgI. purohite tenA vALa pakaDIne tene hacamacAvI nAkhI. dizAomAM paDelA rakSakone purohite kahyuM : "UbhA thAo. bhaya nA pAmo. meM A rAkSasIne pakaDI che. tame ene gharaDAthI bAMdho...' sainikoe lakSmIne doraDAthI bAMdhI, tene nagaramAM rAjA pAse laI javAmAM AvI. rAjAe lakSmIne joI... "aho, A rAkSasIne barAbara sajA karavI joIe." rAjAe caMDALone bolAvyA ane kahyuM : "A rAkSasIne laI jAo. tenA AkhA zarIre viSTAnuM vilepana karajo. tyAra pachI enA mAthe muMDana karI nAkhajo. tene medAnamAM laI jaI tenA upara zikArI kUtarA choDI dejo... paraMtu A rAkSasI marI nA jAya, enI kALajI rAkhajo... e lohIluhANa thaI jAya eTale enA be page doraDuM bAMdhIne, nagaranA rAjamArgo parathI ghasaDatAM ghasaDatAM tene nagaranI bahAra laI jajo..." caMDALoe rAjAnI AjJA mujaba lakSmInI khUba karthanA karI. eNe karelAM ghora pApakarmo jANe ke e ja bhavamAM udaya AvyAM. jyAre enA para zikArI kUtarAo choDI mUkavAmAM AvyA. te medAnamAM cIso pADatI doDavA lAgI... chevaTe te thAkIne jamIna para DhaLI paDI. kUtarAo ene bacakAM bharavA lAgyA. te lohIluhANa thaI gaI. tene DhasaDIne nagaranI bahAra laI javAmAM AvI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA EEG For Private And Personal Use Only

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nagarathI dUra eka jaMgalamAM ene choDI devAmAM AvI. sainiko pAchA cAlyA gayA. lakSmI UbhI thavA zaktimAna na hatI. te DhasaDAtI DhasaDAtI pAsenA jharaNA pAse gaI... te jharaNAmAM paDI. eka ghaTikA sudhI e jharaNAmAM paDI rahI.. enA zarIramAMthI lohI nIkaLatuM baMdha thayuM. dhIre hAthe zarIra sApha karyuM. te jharaNAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI te paritApa karavA lAgI. "mAruM je thavAnuM hoya te thAya.. mane enuM duHkha nathI, paraMtu mAro zatru jIvato rahI gayo. maryo nahIM. e vAtanuM mane ghora du:kha che... have ene huM mArI zakIza nahIM... zuM karuM? be hAtha coLavA lAgI. cAre bAju jovA lAgI. UbhI thavA gaI, paraMtu pagamAM pIDA thavA lAgI. te paDI rahI jharaNAnA kinAre, rAta paNa tyAM ja pasAra karI. savAre te mAMDa mAMDa UbhI thaI. dhIre dhIre jaMgalamAM te cAlavA lAgI. ghora bhayaMkara jaMgalamAM ekalI-aTUlI te cAlI rahI hatI.. eka TekarI upara vizALakAya siMha Ubho hato. bhUkhyo thayo hato. teNe lakSmIne joI... siMhe garjanA karI. lakSmI bhayabhIta banI dhrujavA lAgI. teNe siMhane chalAMgo mArato Avato joyo... e doDI.. paNa pagamAM vela gUMcavAI gaI ne paDI jamIna para... siMhe enA para tarApa mArI.. lakSmI mRtyu pAmI. siMhanuM bhakSya banI gaI. marIne teno AtmA "dhUmaprabhA' nAmanA pAMcamA narakamAM cAlyo gayo. 0 0 0 dharaNamuni ekAkI vicaratAM rahyAM. vIra banIne, dhIra banIne upasargo-parISahone sahatAM rahyAM. smazAno ane zUnyagRhomAM rAto vitAvatAM rahyAM. rAtabhara dhyAnastha avasthAmAM rahetAM hatAM. jIvanano aMtakALa AvI gayo. temaNe zarIranI saMkhanA karI, dehAzakti toDI nAkhI, kaSAyonI saMkhanA karI, manane svaccha-nirmaLa banAvI dIdhuM. te pachI teoe eka mahinAnuM anazana karyuM. eka paththaranI zilA para sUI gayA. nA halavAnuM, nA cAlavAnuM. nA bolavAnuM ke nA jovAnuM. AMkho baMdha karI ekamAtra paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM lIna thaI gayA. AyuSya karma pUrNa thayuM. ja dharaNamuni samAdhi-mRtyu pAmyA. AraNa nAmanA agiyAramA devalokamAM emano khAtmA deva thayo. - bhava chaThTho saMpUrNa 1000 bhAga-2 # bhava cho For Private And Personal Use Only

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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