Samaraditya Mahakatha Part 3

Author(s): Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Koba
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008952/1

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21 diPI mahAkathA bhAga : 3 bhad : 7 8 9 zrI priyadarzana For Private And Personal Use Only

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samAditya mahAkathA bhava : 7-8-9 bhANa - 3 lekhaka zrI priyadarzana [AcArya zrI vijayabhadraguptasUrIzvarajI maJ. For Private And Personal Use Only

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punaH saMpAdana jJAnatIrtha - kobA tRtIya AvRti ASADha, vi.saM. 2073, ogasTa 2007 mUlya traNa bhAganA rU. 400/ Arthika saujanya zeTha zrI niraMjana narottamabhAInA smaraNArthe ha. zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra prakAzas zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra AcAryazrI kelAsasAgarasUri jJAnamaMdira kobA, tA.ji.gAMdhInagara - 382007 phona naM. (079) 23276204, 232762para email : gyanmandir@kobatirth.org website : www.kobatirth.org muka zrI neminAtha prinTarsa, amadAvAda phona naM. 98250429pa1 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 annevAsI muni bhadrabAhuno sAtha mArA badhAM sarjanamAM agatyano rahelo che. jyAre A punarmudraNa che 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-67 bI, zyAmala-3 e seTelAiTa - amadAvAda = = = = ghunasUri For Private And Personal Use Only

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prakAzakIya pUjya AcArya zrIvijayabhadraguptasUrijI mahArAja (zrI priyadarzana) dvArA likhita ane vizvakalyANa prakAzana mahesANAthI prakAzita sAhitya jaina samAjamAM ja nahIM paranta 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 karavAnA nirNayanI vAta sAMbhaLIne amArA TrasTIone bhAvanA thaI ke pUjya AcAryazrInuM utkRSTa sAhitya janasamudAyane hameMzA maLatuM rahe te mATe kaMIka 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 puna:prakAzananA badhAja adhikAro saharSa soMpI dIdhA. te pachI zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra saMsthAnA mRtasaritA (jaina bukasTola)nA mAdhyamathI zrI priyadarzananA lokapriya pustakonuM vitaraNa jAhera janatAnA hitamAM cAlu karyuM. zrIpriyadarzananA anupalabdha sAhityanA puna:prakAzana karavAnI zRMkhalAmAM prastuta samarAditya mahAkathA bhAga 1 thI 3 punaHprakAzita karIne vAcakone upalabdha karAvI rahyA chIe. A mahAkathAmAM pUjya haribhadrasUrIzvarajI mahArAje dharmakathAnuyoganA mAdhyamathI AtmA kaSAyonA kaTu vipAko dvArA kevI rIte du:kha pAme che tenuM atyaMta marmasparzI Alekhana karyuM che. vastutaH A kathAmAM durgaNono zikAra bananAro | AtmA ane AtmavikAsa mATe sanmArge vicaraNa karanAra e be AtmAonA jIvana vRtAnta khUba ja rocaka zailathI varNavyAM che. sAthe sAthe avAttara kathAonA DP D = - S D For Private And Personal Use Only

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[] 4 || mAdhyamathI jIvanamAM ghaTita thatAM sArA narasA prasaMgonI pAchaLa poteja bAMdhela | | karmonA vijJAnanuM rahasya hubahu spaSTa karyuM che. A pustakanA adhyayana manana ane ciMtana karavAthI vyaktinA krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobha A kaSAyo maMda paDe che ane te samabhAva tarapha lAlAyita thAya che. kAdaMbarInI jema A mahAkathAmAM paNa aneka upakathAo guMthelI che je { tatvabodha karAvanArI che. mUla graMtha prAkRta bhASAmAM che. pUjya zrI bhadraguptasUrijIe enI gaMbhIratAne yathAvatu jALavIne badhA rasono puTa ApIne saraLa gujarAtImAM || Alekhana karyuM che. je bhavyajIvo mATe upakAraka che vAcakavarga A kathAnA AlaMbanathI kaSAya nivRtti dvArA Atmazodhanano mArga prazasta karavAno subodha prApta karI zakaze. zeTha zrI saMvegabhAI lAlabhAInA saujanyathI A traNe bhAgonA prakAzana mATe zeTha zrI niraMjana narottamabhAInA smaraNArthe ha. zeTha zrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAra taraphathI je udAra Arthika sahayoga prApta thayo che e badala amo samagra zeThazrI narottamabhAI lAlabhAI parivAranA RNI chIe tathA teonI hArdika anumodanA karIe chIe. AzA che ke bhaviSyamAM paNa teozrI taraphathI Avo ja udAra sahayoga maLato raheze. A mahAkathAnA punaH prakAzananA avasare prAthamika stare ullAsabhera prUphariDIMga karI ApanAra zrI darzanAbena, zrI uSAbena saMsthAnA paMDitavarya zrI navInabhAI jena tathA phAInala prUpha 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 amAro namra anurodha che ke tamArA mitro ane svajanomAM A preraNAdAyI sAhityanI prabhAvanA karo. zrutajJAnanA pracAra-prasAra mATe apAyeluM nAnakaDuM yogadAna Apane lAbhadAyaka thaze. ane 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 I[ kSati rahI gaI hoya to micchAmi dukkaDam. aSADha vada dazamI, 2013 TrasTIgaNa zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra For Private And Personal Use Only

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mULa graMtha samaTADau DI (prAkRd) graMthakAra AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijI (I.sa. 800 AsapAsa) bA mahAkathAnuM gujarAtI nirmANa siddhAMtamahodadhi sva. AcAryadevazrI vijaya premasUrIzvarajI 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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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra rAmarAdityanA 9 bhavonI mAhitI bhava-2 siMharAjA-AnaMdakumAra saMbaMdha : pitA-putra kSetra : mahAvideha nagara : jayapura bhava-1 guNasena-agnizamAM saMbaMdha : rAjA-purohita putra kSetra : mahAvideha nagara : kSitipratiSThita www.kobatirth.org bhava-3 zikhIkumAra-jAlinI saMbaMdha : putra-mAtA kSetra : mahAvideha nagara : kauzAmbI bhava-pa jaya-vijaya saMbaMdha : bhAI kSetra : bharata nagara : kAkeMdI bhava-7 ena-viSeNa saMbaMdha : pitarAI-bhAI kSetra : bharata nagara : caMpA H bhava-4 ghana-dhanazrI saMbaMdha : pati-patnI kSetra : bharata nagara : suzarma Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir bhava-7 dharaNa-lakSmI saMbaMdha : pati-patnI kSetra : bharata nagara : mAkaMdI bhava. guNacaMdra-vANavyaMtara saMbaMdha : manuSya-vidyAdhara kSetra : bharata nagara : ayodhyA bhava-9 samAditya-girisena saMbaMdha : rAjA-caMDALa kSetra : bharata nagara : ujjayanI For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijI graMtha-2thanA AcAryazrI abhayadevasUrijI ane emanI pachInA keTalAka AcAryonA mate zrI zrI haribhadrasUrijIe 1400 graMtha (matAMtare 1444) racelA che. temAMthI Aje je graMtho maLe che, te nIce pramANe che : 1. dazavaikAlika bRhaddhatti, 2. naMdisUtra-ladhuvRtti, 3. AvazyakasUtravivRtti, 4. AvazyakasUtrabRhatti, 5, prajJApanA pradezavyAkhyA, 7. jaMbUDhIpa-saMgrahaNI, 7. caityavaMdana-lalitavistarA TIkA, 8. dhUrtAkhyAna, 9. samarAditya caritra, 10, paMcavastu-svopajJa vRtti, 11. paMcasUtra vRtti, 12. aSTaka prakaraNa 13. SoDazaka, 14. paMcAzaka, 15. zrAvakadharma-vidhi, 16. dharmabindu, 17. yogabindu, 18. yogadaSTi samuccaya, 19yogaviMzikA, 20. nyAyapravezaka-vRtti, 21. nyAyAvatAra vRtti, 22. paDadarzana samuccaya, 23, anekAntavAda praveza, 24. anekAntajayapatAkA, 25. lokatattva nirNaya, 26. upadezapada, 27. laghukSetra samAsa vRtti, 28.tattvArtha laghuvRtti, 29. zAstravArtA samuccayasvopallavRtti, 30. yogazataka, 31, lagnazuddhi, 32. sarvajJasiddhi svopajJavRtti, 33. saMbodhaprakaraNa, 34. anuyogadvArasUtra-laghuvRtti, 35. saMsAra dAvAnala-stuti, 36. dvivacana capeTA, 37. vIrastava, 38. zrAvaka prajJapti-TIkA, 39. prazamarati-TIkA, 40. jIvAbhigamalaghuvRtti, 41. mahAnizItha-mULa (uddhAra), 42, piMDaniryuktivRtti, 43. bhAvanAsiddhi, 44. vargakevalisUtravRtti, 45. vIsa vIzIo, 46. hiMsASTaka svapajJa avasUri saha, 47. anekAntasiddhi, 48. Atmasiddhi, 49. dharmasaMgrahaNI, 50. syAdvAdakucoghaparihAra. For Private And Personal Use Only

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samarAditya-mahAkathA bhavaH sAtamo sena (rAjA) Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir viSeNa (purohitaputra) For Private And Personal Use Only

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e samayanI A vAta che ke jyAre pUjanIya sAdhu-munirAjo ane sAdhvIvRnda uccatama AdhyAtmika bhAvomAM ramaNatA karatAM hatAM ane temane kevaLajJAnano divya prakAza prApta thato hato, e kALe, kevaLajJAnano mahotsava karavA devalokanA devo A pRthvI para UtarI AvatAM hatAM. hajAro-lAkho devothI AkAzamArga avaruddha thaI jato hato. devo kalAtmaka suvarNakamaLanI racanA karatAM hatAM ane kevaLajJAnI mahAtmAne suvarNakamaLa para ArUDha thaI, dharmadezanA ApavA vinaMtI karatAM hatAM. bhUta-bhAvi ane vartamAnakALanI ekeeka vAtane pratyakSa jonArA ane jANanArA kevaLajJAnI mahAtmA tyAM dharmano upadeza ApatA. devo ane manuSyo zAntithI ane AMtarika dharmasnehathI plAvita cittathI te dharmopadeza sAMbhaLatA ane teone jo jANavAnI jijJAsA utpanna thatI to prazno paNa pUchatA. karuNAvaMta e mahAtmA praznonA javAba ApatA, bhUtakALanA janmonAM pAnAM kholatA! bhaviSyanI AzcaryakArI vAto batAvatA. prazna pUchanAranA mananuM samAdhAna thaI jatuM hatuM ane eno jIvanapravAha badalAI jato hato. e kALanI A vAta che ke jyAre puruSomAM saraLatA hatI. guNAnurAga hato, buddhicAturya hatuM, rUpa ane lAvaNya hatuM. zUravIratA hatI ane paropakAravRtti hatI. e samayanI A vAta che ke jyAre strIo guNa-rUpa ane buddhinA triveNIsaMgama rUpa hatI. kAmadevanI kalAkRtio hatI. temAMya caMpAnagarI e kALe AvAM strIpuruSonA samudAyathI gauravavaMtI hatI. evI caMpAnagarImAM eka divasa, prabhAtanA samaye eka sAdhvIne kevaLajJAna pragaTa thayuM. deva-devIonA AgamanathI AkAzamArga prakAzita thayo. jaya-jayAravano zubha kolAhala nagaramAM UchaLyo. nagara para AkAzamAMthI puSpavRSTi thavA lAgI. vidyAdharapatnIoe gIta ane nRtya AraMbhI dIdhAM. caMpA rAjyanA rAjA amarasene pAse UbhelA pratihArIne kahyuM: "A badhuM zuM che? A zAno mahotsava che? kone tyAM mahotsava che?" pratihArIe mahArAjane praNAma kayAM, te rAjamahelanI bahAra Avyo. suMdara ane mUlyavAna vastro paherIne rAjamArga parathI pasAra thatA zreSThIone teNe mahotsavanuM kAraNa pUchyuM. eka zreSThIe rAjAnA pratihArIne oLakhyo. teNe madhura bhASAmAM kahyuM: zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1000 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'he rAjapuruSa, Aje nagaranI madhyamAM je upAzraya che, te upAzrayamAM birAjamAna 'guNazrI' nAmanA sAdhvIne 'kevaLajJAna' pragaTa thayuM che! e zreSTha jJAnano mahotsava zarU thaI gayo che. devalokamAMthI devadevIo UtarI AvyAM che ane vaitADhya parvata uparanAM nagaromAMthI vidyAdhara strI-puruSo AvI gayAM che. ame paNa nagaravAsIo e jJAnotsava UjavavA upAzraye jaIe chIe!' pratihArIe be hAtha joDIne praNAma karyAM ane te pAcho rAjamahelamAM Avyo. rAjA amarasenane badhI vAta karI. amarasenanuM citta harSita thayuM. temaNe rAjamahelamAM parivArane kahevaDAvI dIdhuM ke 'sahunI sAthe huM upAzraye jAuM chuM. kevaLajJAnI barnelAM sAdhvIne vaMdana-abhivAdana karI kRtArtha thaIza.' tarata ja parivAra taiyAra thaI gayo. rAjA-rANI rathamAM goThavAyAM. rAjakanyAo bIjA rathamAM beThI. dAsa-dAsIo page cAlavA lAgI. sahu upAzrayanI pAse AvyAM. AgaLa derAsara hatuM ane pAchaLa upAzraya hato. AgaLano bhAga sphaTika-pASANathI jaDelo hato. suvarNanuM kalAtmaka toraNa hatuM. maMdirano aMdarano bhAga paNa suzobhita hato. taLabhUmimAM sphaTika-ratno jaDelAM hatAM. suvarNanA staMbho hatA. e staMbho para rajatanI nRtya mudrAvALI pUtaLIo goThavelI hatI. pUtaLIonAM gaLAmAM lAla paravALAMonI mALA hatI. derAsaranI traNa bAju jharUkhA hatA. temAM suvarNanI ghUgharIo laTakAvelI hatI. tejasvI vividha maNio jharUkhAnA kalAtmaka staMbhamAM jaDelA hatA. maMdiramAM zuddha suvarNanI pratimAo birAjita karelI hatI. mahArAjA amarasena parivAra sahita maMdiramAM gayA. tyAM pratimAone vaMdanA karI. dhUpapUjA karI, dIpakapUjA karI ane tyAMthI teo upAzrayamAM gayA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir upAzraya paNa suzobhita hato. dIvAlo para sphaTikaratno jaDelAM hatAM. suvarNanA staMbho hatA. taLabhUmi sphaTika jevA ujvala paththaronI banelI hatI. paraMtu mahArAjAnuM dhyAna upAzrayanI zobhA tarapha na hatuM. teonI dRSTi, upAzrayanA vizALa khaMDamAM suvarNakamaLa upara ArUDha kevaLajJAnI banelAM sAdhvIjI tarapha hatI. mahArAjA prathama darzane ja stabdha thaI gayA. 1002 'A to jANe sAkSAt lakSmI devI ja che! kevI saumyamudrA che! mukha upara AvIne jANe candra besI gayo! cAre bAju AryAo ane zrAvikAo beThI che! ujjvala-zveta vastro. * kRzadeha. * lAla hoTha For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra * tejasvI AMkho, * saMmohaka vyaktitva' rAjAe bhagavatI sAdhvIne abhinaMdana ApyA. suvarNanAM puSpothI vadhAvyAM ane sugaMdhI dhUpathI uvekhyAM. be hAthanI aMjalI racI, mastake lagADI ane rAjAe sAdhvInAM caraNonI AgaLa jamIna para paDI praNAma karyAM. sAdhvIe dharmalAbha' nA AzIrvAda ApyA. rAjA ane parivAra sahu sAdhvInI sanmukha beThA. prajAjano paNa rAjaparivAranI pAchaLa vinayapUrvaka besI gayA. kevaLajJAnI sAdhvI dharmopadeza ApavAno prAraMbha ja karatAM hatAM, te ja samaye be sAryavAhaputro baMdhudeva ane sAgara, temanI patnIo sAthe tyAM AvyA. sAdhvIne praNAma karyAM. sAgare vinayapUrvaka sAdhvIne kahyuM: 'he bhagavatI, meM gaI kAle eka ati adbhuta, asaMbhAvya ane Apane paNa Azcarya thAya evI ghaTanA dekhI! mAruM hRdaya e ghaTanA joyA pachI atyAre paNa gadgada thaI rahyuM che. e ghaTanAno jyAM sudhI huM paramArtha nA jANuM tyAM sudhI mane cena paDavAnuM nathI. mArA mananuM samAdhAna thavAnuM nathI. jo Apa AjJA Apo to e ghaTanA kahI batAvuM!' mahArAjA amarasene pUchyuM: 'sArthavAhaputra, evI adbhuta ghaTanA zI che?' sAgare bhagavatInI sAme joyuM. sAdhvInI anumatI maLI jatAM, mahArAjA sAme joIne kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, ghaNAM varSo pUrve mArI patnIno hAra khovAyo hato. ghaNI zodha karavA chatAM e hAra maLyo na hato. pachI to huM e vAta bhUlI gayo. paraMtu gaI kAle madhyAhna samaye huM bhojana karIne mArI citrazALAmAM gayo, citrazALAmAM bhIMto upara aneka pazu-pakSInAM citro che. strI-puruSonI aneka kAmamudrAonAM citro che... pahADo ane nadIonAM citro che.' bhIMta upara, mArA palaMganI pAse eka moranuM suMdara citra che... huM palaMga pAse Ubho hato. tyAM meM pelA citranA morane zvAsocchvAsa leto joyo. teNe enI Doka nIcI namAvI, pAMkho phaphaDAvI... pIMchA phelAvyAM... palaMga para Utaryo! nAcavA lAgyo ane palaMga pAse paDelI lAla vastravALI chApaDImAM hAra mUkyo! ane punaH e citramAM aMtardhAna thaI gayo. meM tarata ja e citra para hAtha pheravyo. paNa citramAM koI halanacalana nA thayuM. huM animeSa nayane e citrane joI rahyo. mArA vismayano pAra nahoto. mArA manamAM ghaNA prazno UThyA. * varSo pahelAM khovAyelo hAra, Ama acAnaka kevI rIte maLI Avyo? zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 9003

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citrano mora jIvaMta kevI rIte thayo? moranI pAse hAra kevI rIte gayo? pAcho mora citramAM kevI rIte samAI gayo? "bhagavatI! meM aneka vicAra karyo. huM kaMI paNa samAdhAna nA pAmI zakyo. A ghaTanAnI vAta meM koIne nathI karI. jo vAta karuM to loko mane gAMDo ja mAne! koI mArI vAta mAne ja nahIM. Aje jyAre mane khabara paDI ke bhagavatI sAdhvIjIne kevaLajJAna pragaTa thayuM che, mArA hRdayamAM ApanA pratye bhaktibhAva pragaTa thayo ane mane pUrNajJAnI sAdhvIjI pAsethI samAdhAna prApta thaze." e bhAvanAthI huM ahIM Avyo." mahArAjAe sAdhvIjI sAme joIne kahyuM: "bhagavatI! kharekhara A ghaTanA adbhuta che! kSaNabhara na mAnI zakAya evI che, chatAM satya che! A ghaTanAnuM rahasya ApanAthI chAnuM nathI. pragaTa karavA kRpA karo..' sAdhvIjIe saumya, zItala ane gaMbhIra vANImAM kahyuM : sArthavAhaputra, karmapariNati AgaLa kaMI ja addabhuta nathI. kaMI paNa asaMbhAvya nathI. jIve pote upArjana karelAM, bAMdhelAM karmo jyAre udayamAM Ave che tyAre game te banI zake che! azubha karmono udaya thAya tyAre pANInI jagyAe agni jovA maLe che! candranI hAjarImAM aMdhakAra prasarI jAya. mahelamAM rahenArAonuM sarvasva cAlyuM jAya ane aNadhAryo dharatIpa thaI jAya. AkAzamAMthI aNadhAryo agni varase! sAgara, nIti anIti banI jAya ane mitro zatru banI jAya che. artha paNa anartha karanAra banI jAya.' jo zubha karmono udaya thAya to zatru mitra banI jAya che. jhera amRta banI jAya che. durjana sajjana banI jAya che. apayaza thazamAM badalAI jAya che. durvacana suvacana banI jAya che. kalpanA bahAra e jIvane mahAnidhAna maLI Ave che." mahArAjA amarasene vinayathI pUchyuM: "he bhagavatI, A sArthavAhaputre joyelI ghaTanAmAM konA karmano udaya che?" sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: "rAjana, A ghaTanA sAthe huM pote saMkaLAyelI chuM." A sAMbhaLI rAjAne Azcarya thayuM. sAthe sAthe baMne sArthavAhaputro ane emanI patnIonuM paNa Azcarya vadhI gayuM. upasthita anya prajAjanonI jijJAsA paNa vadhI gaI. sAdhvIjIe dhIragaMbhIra vANamAM ghaTanAnuM rahasya khulluM karavA mAMDyuM. ghaNA kALa pUrvenI vAta che. 1008 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatA. A ja bharatakSetramAM 'zaMkhavardhana' nAmanuM nagara hatuM. tyAM zaMkhapAla nAmanA rAjA te rAjAno ati priya-bahumAnya 'dhana' nAmano sArthavAha hato. te sArthavAhanI patnInuM nAma dhanyA hatuM. temanA be putro hatA. temanAM nAma hatAM, 'dhanapati' ane 'dhanAvaha', eka putrI hatI, tenuM nAma 'guNazrI' hatuM. mahArAjA, e 'guNazrI' e ja huM pote! haju mAro yauvanamAM praveza nahoto thayo, huM viSayabhogamAM ajANa hatI tyAre ja mArA pitAe te ja nagaramAM 'somadeva' sAthe mArAM lagna karI dIdhAM hatAM. hajuM huM bAlyakALamAM ja hatI. lagna pachI eka varSamAM ja mArA pati somadevanuM mRtyu thaI gayuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mAruM mana nirAzAmAM DUbI gayuM. saMsAranAM sukho pratye manamAM virakti AvI gaI. mane vairAgyanA vicAro AvavA lAgyA. * svajanono samAgama svapna jevo che. * saMyoganuM pariNAma viyoga che. * A saMsAra duHkhothI bharelo che, * saMsAramAM koI vastuno moha na karavo. AvA AvA vicAro AvatA. meM vividha tapazcaryAo karavA mAMDI. paramAtmAnI bhaktimAM manane joDavA mAMDyuM. e arasAmAM amArA zaMkhavardhana nagaramAM 'candrakAntA' nAmanAM pravartinI sAdhvI padhAryAM. mane samAcAra maLyA. mane IcchA thaI AvI ke huM e sAdhvIjInAM darzana karuM. meM mArI sakhI bhAgyazrIne vAta karI. bhAgyazrInI sAthe huM upAzraye gaI. pahelAM jinamaMdira hatuM, tenI pAchaLa upAzraya hato. ame baMnee derAsaramAM praveza karyo. ghaMTa vagADyo. dIvA karyAM. puSpavRSTi karI, paramAtmAnuM pUjana karyuM. dhUpa pragaTAvyo ane stavanA karI. e badhI pUjA karIne ame upAzrayamAM praveza karyo. meM sAdhvIne joyAM. * manohara rUpa chatAM nirvikArI! * kalAomAM nipuNa chatAM nirabhimAnI! * sAkSAt sarasvatIdevI zrAvikAone teo dharmopadeza ApatA hatA. ame baMnee jaIne sAdhvIjIne namaskAra karyAM. temaNe 'dharmalAbha'no AzIrvAda Apyo. huM emanI pAse jaIne beThI. mArI sakhI bhAgyazrI mArI pAchaLa beThI. sAdhvIjIe mArI sAme joIne pUchyuM. 'bhAgyazAlinI!, kyAMthI Avo cho?' 'he bhagavatI, ahIMthI ja AvI chuM.' e vakhate mArI sakhI bhAgyazrIe kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkA 1005 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavatI, dhana sArthavAhanI A putrI che. tenuM nAma "guNazrI' che. pApakarmanA udayathI, karmonI vicitra pariNatinA kAraNe lagna thatAM ja e vidhavA banI che. tenuM mana virakta banyuM che. te vividha prakAranI tapazcaryA kare che. dharmanA vividha niyamo svIkAre che. A rIte potAnAM tana-manane eNe pavitra rAkhyAM che. he bhagavatI, ApanA Agamanane jANI, pitAnI anumati laI, Apane vaMdanA karavA AvI che. huM enI sakhI chuM." sAdhvI candrakAntAe madhura svare kahyuM: "guNazrI, A saMsAra ja duHkharUpa che. saMsAramAM sukha che ja nahIM. tArA hRdayamAM vairAgyano dIvo pragaTyo che. teM tapazcaryAnA caraNe jIvana dharI dIdhuM che, e ghaNuM sAruM thayuM che. tAro mahAna bhAgyodaya samaja ke tane dharmaArAdhanA karavAnI tArA mAtA pitAe svataMtratA ApI che. AvAM paramArthadarzI mAtA-pitA maLavAM durlabha hoya che A saMsAramAM, mATe zreSTha dharmapuruSArtha karI le. bhale vaidhavya du:khanuM kAraNa kahevAtuM hoya, paraMtu virakta hRdayanI strI mATe vaidhavya, AtmakalyANa sAdhI levAnuM kAraNa bane che. pUrvajanmonAM upArjana karelAM saubhAgyadurbhAgya karmonA kAraNe A janmamAM saubhAgya ke vaidhavyanI prApti thAya che. he bhadra, tAruM tana viSayabhogathI apavitra banyuM nathI, tAruM mana paNa viSayavAsanAthI kaluSita banyuM nathI. tArAM tana-mana nirmaLa che, pavitra che, ujjavala che; to evAM tana-manathI mahAna dharmapuruSArtha karI le, jo tArA bhAva ullasita thatA hoya ane mAtA-pitAnI AjJA maLatI hoya to sarvaviratimaya sAdhvIjIvana svIkAravuM joIe. jo eTalA UMcA bhAva, vizuddha bhAva nA jAgatA hoya to samakitamUlaka bAra vrato svIkArI, gRhasthadharmanuM suMdara pAlana karavuM joIe.' sAdhvIjIe mane eka ghaTikAparyata dharmopadeza Apyo. meM tanmaya banIne, AnaMdathI sAMbhaLyo. mane bAra vratamaya gRhasthadharma svIkAravAnI IcchA thaI. meM sAdhvIjIne mArI IcchA kahI. - sAdhvIjI pAse 12 vrata aMgIkAra karI, sakhInI sAthe ghera AvI. e divase meM khUba dhanyatA anubhavI. 2e : zIda 1009 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Squo] mArA jIvanaparivartanathI mArAM mAtA-pitA saMtuSTa thayAM hatAM. e cAhatAM hatAM ke mAruM vidhavAjIvana pavitratApUrvaka pasAra thaI jAya. mAruM jIvana ane bhArabhUta nA lAge. meM svayaM vrato aMgIkAra karyA hatAM, tethI mAtA-pitAnI mArA mATenI ciMtA dUra thaI hatI. e pachI eka eka varSanA aMtare mArAM mAtA-pitAnuM avasAna thayuM. mane atyaMta duHkha thayuM. mAruM vairAgya prabaLa banyo. meM mArA be bhAIo dhanapati ane dhanAvahane kahyuM: "have mane cAritra mATe anumati Apo. huM sAdhvI banIne, mAruM zeSa jIvana pUrNa karavA IcchuM chuM." moTA bhAI dhanapatie kahyuM: "bahena, mAtA-pitAnA avasAnathI ame paNa duHkhI chIe. tuM paNa amAro tyAga karIne, cAlI jaIza to amAruM zuM thaze? amArA duHkhano pAra nahIM rahe. mATe hamaNAM tuM cAritranI vAta nA karIza. hA, saMsAramAM rahIne tAre jeTalI gharmaArAdhanA karavI hoya eTalI kara. tArI tamAma icchAo ame be bhAIo pUrNa karIzuM." dhanAvahe kahyuM: "bahena, atyAre tuM dIkSA laIza to ekalI laIza... pachI anukULa samaye ApaNe sahu sAthe ja dIkSA laIzuM!" baMne bhAIno prema ane Agraha joIne, huM gharamAM ja rahI ane jarAya saMkoca rAkhyA vinA dharmamArge paisA vAparavA lAgI. meM jinapratimAo banAvaDAvI ane jinapUjAmAM khUba kharca karavA lAgI. mAro kharca joIne mArA bhAIo to prasannatA anubhavatA hatA, paraMtu mArI be bhAbhIone gamatuM na hatuM. temanAM moDhAM phUlI jatAM hatAM. meM vicAryuM: "bhAbhIone mArI pravRtti game ke nA game, enI sAthe mAre zuM levAdevA? mAre to mArA be bhAIono prema joIe ane te che! te chatAM huM bhAIonA mArA pratyenA premanI parIkSA karuM! ane jo e bhAIo nApAsa thAya to pachI gRhatyAga karI sAdhvI banI jAuM! rAta paDI. eka prahara sudhI bhAbhIo sAthe vArtAlApa cAlato rahyo. pachI jyAre dhanapatie enA zayanakhaMDamAM praveza karyo, te vakhate meM dhanapatinI patnI dhanazrIne, bhAI sAMbhaLe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 107 For Private And Personal Use Only

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e rIte kahyuM: "bhAbhI, bahu kahevAthI zuM? sADI sAcavavI joIe, arthAtuM ApaNA zIlanuM barAbara rakSaNa thavuM joIe." bhAbhIe sahaja bhAve kahyuM: "bahena, tamArI vAta sAcI che." ema kahIne eNe paNa zayanakhaMDamAM praveza karyo. dhanapatinA kAne mArA zabdo paDyA ja hatA. teNe vicAryuM mArI patnI dhanazrI durAcAriNI hovI joIe, nahIMtara mArI bahenane zIla sAcavavAno upadeza zA mATe Apavo paDe? bahene jarUra mArI patnInuM durAcaraNa joyuM haze. khera, enAM jevAM karma... paraMtu enI sAthe have huM prema nahIM karuM. mArA manamAMthI enA pratyeno prema sukAI gayo che.' Ama vicAratAM eNe UMghI javAno DoLa karyo. dhanazrI dhanapatinA paga dabAvatI hatI. teNe dIpakamAM ghI pUryuM ane sUvAnI taiyArI karI, tyAM dhanapatie kahyuM: "tAre ahIM mArI pAse sUvAnuM nathI.' dhanazrI samajI ke "mArA pati mArI mazkarI kare che." teNe dhanapatinI AjJA upara lakSa nA ApyuM ane te dhanapatinA palaMgamAM sUI gaI. jevI e palaMgamAM sUtI ke tarata ja dhanapati palaMgamAMthI nIce UtarI gayo. dhanazrI palaMgamAM besI gaI. te vicAravA lAgI: "zA mATe teo mArA para krodha kare che? mAro koI aparAdha thayo che?" te savArathI sAMja sudhInI potAnI pravRtti yAda karI gaI. ene eka paNa aparAdha jaDyo nahIM. tenuM moTuM paDI gayuM. te palaMgamAMthI nIce UtarI. teNe dhanapatinA be hAtha pakaDIne pUchayuM: he Aryaputra, Ama kema bolo cho? zI vAta che?' kaMI nahIM, tAre mArA gharamAM rahevAnuM nathI. tAre cAlyA javAnuM che - jyAM javuM hoya tyAM." dhanapatie dhanazrIne tiraskAra karyo ane palaMgamAM paDyo. thoDIvAramAM dhanapati UMghI gayo. dhanazrI rAtabhara eka takiyA para besI rahI. tenuM citta zokAkula banI gayuM, tene potAnA jIvana pratye dhikkAra chUTyo. teNe vicAryuM: "mArA nimitte mArA patine udvega thato hoya to mArA jIvanano koI artha nathI. mAre marI javuM joIe. ApaghAta karIne marI javuM joIe. paraMtu ema karavAthI samAjanA, duniyAnA loko mArA patinI niMdA karaze. dhanapatie ja dhanazrIne mArI nAkhI. mArA patino avarNavAda thaze... kema dhanazrIne mArI nAkhI haze? loko zaMkA-kuzaMkAo karaze... to pachI mAre zuM karavuM joIe? mane samajAtuM nathI... to zuM huM mArA pitRgRhe cAlI jAuM? tethI mArA mananuM samAdhAna nahIM thAya. mAruM duHkha dUra nahIM thAya... zuM karuM? prabhAte mArI naNaMdane pUchI joIza? eno mArA para sneha che. e jema mane kaheze tema karIza! e dharmAtmA che, jJAnI che. e mane sAco mArga batAvaze. 1008 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAtabhara mArI bhAbhI rotI rahI.aparaMpAra mAnasika vyathAmAM teNe rAta vitAvI. eka kSaNa paNa ene nidrA nA AvI. - prabhAte meM ene joI. tenI AMkho sUjI gaI hatI, lAla thaI gaI hatI. enA mukha para glAni chavAyelI hatI. tenuM zarIra paNa zithila dekhAtuM hatuM. mArA peTamAM phALa paDI. zuM mArA bhAIe mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne, bhAbhIne mArI haze? lAva, bhAbhIne ja pUchuM. meM bhAbhIne pUchyuM: 'bhAbhI, zuM thayuM? tamAruM mukha kema karamAyeluM che? ane tame raDo cho zA mATe ?' "bahena, mane mArA aparAghanI khabara nathI. mArA pati mArA para gusse thayA che. mane kahyuM: "mArA gharamAMthI cAlI jA. tAre jyAM javuM hoya tyAM jA." meM vicAryuM: "A to rajanuM gaja thaI gayuM. mArI dhAraNA bahAra bhAIe bhAbhIne duHkha ApyuM hatuM. meM bhAbhIne AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM: bhAbhI, tame ciMtA nA karo. huM mArA bhAIne samajAvIza. dhIraja rAkho. huM tamAro pakSa laIne, mArA bhAIno gusso dUra karIza." dhanazrI mArA pagamAM paDI gaI. teNe kahyuM: "bahena, huM tamAro upakAra kyAreya paNa nahIM bhUluM." bhAbhI enA gRhakAryamAM lAgI gaI. huM bhAI dhanapati pAse gaI. meM kahyuM H 'bhAI, A badhuM zuM che? bhAbhIne ghara choDIne javAnI hai AjJA karI?" hA, meM ene ghara choDIne javAnuM kahyuM che." zA mATe? jenuM zIla na hoya, je durazIlA hoya, tevI patnI mATe nA joIe. bahena, zIlabhraSTa strI saMtatino nAza kare che.' ja lokaniMdA thAya che, kalaMka lAge che. kuLane malina kare che. * patine kyAreka mArI nAkhe che. A loka ane paraloka bagADanArI e strI hoya che, mATe mAre e nA joIe." meM kahyuM. paraMtu teM kevI rIte jANyuM ke dhanazrI zIlabhraSTa che?' emAM jANavA jevuM zuM che? bahena, tame ja ene sADI sAcavavAno upadeza nahoto Apyo, gaI rAtrinA samaye?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1006 For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM kRtrima rIte hasI paDI... ane bhAInA mAthe hAtha mUkIne hasatAM hasatAM bolI iM TakharI che tArI paMDitAI ane kharI che tArI vicArazakti! are mArA bhAI, meM to tene, bhagavAne A bahu doSavAnI vAta kahI che, ema upadeza Apyo hato. meM eno evo koI doSa joyo nathI ane evo doSa dUra karavAno upadeza Apyo nathI. bhAI, mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne, mArI pAse khulAso karyA vinA AvI rIte nirdoSa ane guNiyala strI upara gusso karAya kharo? mArI bhAbhI to ApaNA parivAranI zobhA che. pativratA sannArI che." bhAI dhanapati mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne, zaramAI gayo, mArI bhAbhI nizcita ane nirbhaya banI gaI. bhAIe mane kahyuM: kharekhara bahena, meM avicArI kAma karyuM. te pazcAttApa karavA lAgyo. teNe dhanazrIne prasanna karI. meM vicAryuM: "dhanapatine mArA para pUrNa vizvAsa che. kALAne huM dhoLuM kahuM to e dhoLuM mAnanAro che. have huM dhanAvahanI parIkSA karI jouM! eno mArA para kevo vizvAsa che, e mAre jANavuM joIe. 0 0 0 bhAbhI, vadhAre to tamane zuM kahevuM? paraMtu ApaNo hAtha barAbara sAcavavo. cokhkho rAkhavo." dhanAvahanI patnI saubhAgyazrIne upadeza Apyo. evI rIte upadeza Apyo ke dhanAvaha sAMbhaLa! eNe sAMbhaLyo. e potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM gayo. enI pAchaLa enI patnI saubhAgyazrI paNa gaI. bhAIe vicAryuM "jarUra mArI strIe corI karI lAge che. corIthI eNe enA hAtha kALA karyA lAge che, mATe ja bahene ene hAtha cokhkhA rAkhavAno upadeza Apyo che. mAre AvI strI nA joIe." dhanAvahano patnI uparano moha UtarI gayo. jyAre saubhAgyazrI palaMga para jaIne beThI, dhanAvahe tene dhutkArI kADhI. saubhAgyazrIne Azcarya thayuM. ene samajAyuM nahIM ke kyAreya paNa nahIM ne Aje mArA pati mAro tiraskAra kema kare che? teNe dhanAvahane pUchyuM paNa kharuM ke pahelAM mane mAro aparAdha batAvo, pachI je sajA karavI hoya te karajo." dhanAvaha tADUkI UThyo: "tuM mArI sAthe vAta nA kara. tuM mAruM ghara choDIne cAlI jA. huM tArI sAthe vAta karavA nathI Icchato." saubhAgyazrI mauna thaI gaI. enuM hRdaya vyathA-vedanAthI bharAI gayuM. te jamIna para besI gaI. rAtabhara te jAgatI rahI. teNe vicAryuM ke "savAre bahenane vAta karIza. teo mArgadarzana Apaze tema karIza, mAro koI guno nathI, koI bhUla nathI, chatAM 900 bhAga-3 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArA pati Aje mArA para kema ATalA gusse thayA haze? meM kyAreya koInuM ahita karyuM nathI. ahita vicAryuM paNa nathI. to pachI mAro hitazatru koNa haze?" rAtabhara te rotI rahI. vyathA-vedanAnI kALI rekhAo enA gorA mukha para aMkita thaI gaI. prabhAte meM ene joI. e mArI pAse ja AvatI hatI. AvatAnI sAthe meM ene chAtIsarasI cAMpI ane enA mAthe hAtha pheravIne pUchayuM: "zuM vAta che? kema ATalo badho viSAda? zA mATe raDavAnuM? zuM thayuM?" A badhuM mAruM ja kapaTa hatuM. bhAInA premanI parIkSA karavA jatAM meM mArI baMne bhAbhIone khUba duHkhI karI, khUba raMjADI. bhAbhIe badhI vAta karI. meM ene AzvAsana ApIne dhIraja baMdhAvI. bhAI dhanAvaha pAse jaIne ene Thapako Apyo. sAcI vAta samajAvI... dhanAvahane potAnI bhUla samajAI. e zaramAI gayo. 0 0 0. alabatta, bhAIo ane bhAbhIono mArA upara prema vadhI gayo. te loko saraLa hatAM. mArAM para agAdha vizvAsa dharAvatAM hatAM, paraMtu meM je kapaTa karyuM... bhAIone udvega karAvyo, bhAbhIo para khoTAM kalaMka mUkI, emane khUba duHkhI karI, bhAIbhAbhIo vacce zaMkAnI khAI khodI e badhAMthI meM tIvra pApakarma bAMdhyuM hatuM. e vakhate to nahotuM samajAyuM. e vakhate to "mArA bhAIono mArA para avicala sneha che.' A vAta para huM khUba khuza thaI hatI. mArI bhUla mane nahotI samajAI. Aje samajAya che e bhUla. eTaluM ja nahIM, meM je tIvra pApakarma bAMdhyuM hatuM, enuM phaLa meM sArI rIte bhogavyuM che." mahArAjA amarasene pUchyuM: "he bhagavatI, pachI zuM thayuM?' kevaLajJAnI sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: 'pachI keTalAMka varSa vItyAM. eka divasa samAcAra maLyA ke nagaramAM sAdhvIjI candrakAntA padhAyAM che. aneka sAdhvIo emanI sAthe che. mane khUba AnaMda thayo. meM mArA bhAIo ane bhAbhIone kahyuM: "ApaNe sahu sAthe sAdhvIjIne vaMdana karavA joIe." sahu taiyAra thaI gayAM. ame upAzraye pahoMcyAM. sAdhvIjIne vaMdana karI, vinayapUrvaka ame emanI pAse beThAM. sAdhvIjIe mane oLakhI lIdhI. meM emanI pAse ja gRhasthadharmanAM vratono svIkAra karyo hato. teoe amane sahune saMbodhIne dharmano upadeza Apyo. mahAnubhAvo, A zAzvata jIvanamAM zAzvata dharmanI ArAdhanA karI levI joIe. zrI samarAditya mahAkathI 11 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AyuSya vAyunA taraMga jevuM caMcala che. jIvana vIjaLInA jhabakArA jevuM che. priyajanonA saMbaMdho viyogavALA che. saMpatti sAthe vipatti joDAyelI che. mATe saMpatti upara mamatva nA rAkho. saMbaMdhomAM mUMjhA nahIM. jIvanano moha tyAgo. bhogavI lIdhAM tame saMsAranAM sukha. have AtmAnuM sukha bhogavavA mATe tatpara bano. karmonAM baMdhano toDavA kaTibaddha bano. te mATe tamAre samyagadarzana, jJAna ane cAritranI ArAdhanA karavI joIe." meM [guNathI] kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, mane sarva viratimaya cAritradharma ApIne bhavasAgarathI tAro." mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne, mArA para agAdha sneha rAkhanArA mArA be bhAIo dhanapati ane dhanAvaha UbhA thayA. temaNe kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, ame paNa A saMsAra pratye virakta thayA chIe. amane paNa cAritradharma ApavA kRpA karo.' mArI baMne bhAbhIo UbhI thaI ane vinayapUrvaka bolI: "he bhagavatI, amAre paNa e ja mArga levo che, je mArga amArA patidevo le che.' bhAI-bhAbhIono zubha saMkalpa sAMbhaLIne, huM atyaMta gaddagada thaI gaI. mane apUrva harSa thayo. sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: "he mahAnubhAvo, zubha kAryamAM vilaMba nA karavo joIe. ame bhavya mahotsavanAM maMDANa karyA. svajanone bhegAM karI, prItibhojana ApyuM ane amArI bhAvanA vyakta karI. svajanoe anumodana karyuM. ame amArI aDhaLaka saMpattinuM garIbone, dIna ane anAthone dAna ApavAnuM zarU karyuM. tyAM amArA nagaramAM viziSTa jJAnI puruSadatta' nAmanA AcArya bhagavaMta padhAryA. jANe ke mArA be bhAIonuM bhAgye ja temane laI AvyuM hatuM. be bhAIoe AcAryadevanI pAse cAritra grahaNa karyuM. meM ane mArI be bhAbhIoe sAdhvIjInI pAse cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM. cAritra pALIne, AyuSya pUrNa thatAM ame pAMce devalokamAM gayAM. 1018 bhAga-3 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Yi1pa1n devalokanuM asaMkhya vardhAnuM AyuSya bhogavyuM. aparaMpAra devI sukho bhogavyAM. mArA be bhAIonuM AyuSyakarma pahelAM pUrNa thayuM. teono janma caMpAnagarImAM zreSThI puNyadattanA gharamAM, zeThANI saMpadAnI kukSie thayo. ekanuM nAma baMdhudeva ane bIjAnuM nAma sAgara pADavAmAM AvyuM. upAzrayamAM upasthita baMdhudeva ane sAgare ekabIjA sAme joyuM. potAno pUrvabhava jANIne, baMne Azcaryacakita banyA hatA. sAdhvIjIe bhUtakALanI vAtonuM anusaMdhAna karatA kahyuM. devalokamAM mAruM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. mAro janma gajapuramAM zaMkhazreSThInI patnI zubhakAntAnI kUkhe thayo. huM putrI hatI. mAruM nAma sarvAMgasuMdarI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. mArI be bhAbhIo ke je devolakamAM hatI, emanuM paNa devalokanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. teo kauzalapuramAM naMdanabreSThInI patnI devilAnI kukSie putrIrUpe utpanna thaI. ekanuM nAma "zrImatI' ane bIjInuM nAma "kAntimatI' pADavAmAM AvyuM. keTalAMka varSo pasAra thaI gayAM. ame sahu yauvanamAM pravezyA hatAM. ame pAMce jaNa sukhamAM hatAM. eka divasanI vAta che. huM haMmezAM pharavA mATe bahAra "lIlAvana' nAmanA udyAnamAM jatI hatI, tyAM caMpAnagarIthI AvelA baMdhudeve mane joI. e mArA para mohita thayo. mArI sAthe eNe vAta nA karI, paraMtu enA paricita koI 'vardhana nAmanA nokarane pUchyuM: hamaNAM A rastethI pasAra thaI, te kanyA konI che?' vardhane kahyuM: 'zreSThI zaMkhanI putrI savAMgasuMdarI che.' baMdhudeva mArA rUpamAM mohita thayelo hato. haju sudhI enAM lagna thayelAM na hatAM. dhanavAna pitAno putra hato. teNe vicAryuM: 'A kanyA sAthe lagna karuM to mArA manoratha pUrNa thAya." baMdhudeva mArA pitAjI pAse Avyo. mArA pitAjIe enuM ucita svAgata karIne pUchayuM: kaho sArthavAhaputra, mAruM ghara pAvana karavAnuM koI prayojana?' "he zreSThIratna, viziSTa prayojanathI ja Avyo chuM..." nisaMkoca kaho prayojana!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1013 For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM caMpAnagarInA puNyadatta zreSThIno putra chuM. mAruM nAma baMdhudeva che. huM vepAra arthe ahIM Avelo chuM. meM mArgamAM jatI tamArI sulakSaNA putrIne joI. huM tenA tarapha mohita thayo chuM. mAre tamArI putrI sAthe lagna karavAM che.." baMdhudeve badhI ja vAta spaSTa zabdomAM kahI dIdhI. meM ane mArI mAtAe bAjunA khaMDamAM UbhAM UbhAM sAMbhaLI. mane paNa baMdhudeva gamI gayo hato. haju huM koI vicAra karuM, tyAM to mArA pitAjIno avAja saMbhaLAyo. kumAra, tame mArI putrI mATe sarvathA yogya cho. paraMtu tame samAna dharmavALA nathI. mArI pratijJA che ke samAna dharmavALA parivAramAM mAre mArI putrIne paraNAvavI." baMdhudeve be kSaNa vicAra karIne kahyuM: "to mane tamAro sAdharmika banAvo! tame je jainadharma pALo cho, huM paNa e jainadharma pALIza. mane vAMdho nathI.' mArI sAthe lagna karavA, te potAno dharma choDIne, amAro jaina dharma svIkArI levA taiyAra thayo. mAro enA pratyeno prema hajAragaNo vadhI gayo. mArA pitAe tene kahyuM: "ahIM upAzrayamAM jJAnI sAdhupuruSo che. tame emanI pAse jAo ane jinapraNita dharmanuM zravaNa karo, samajo ane vicAro ke tame A dharmanuM pAlana karI zakazo ke kema? A dharma saraLa nathI. mATe pahelAM tame samajo.' baMdhudeve kahyuM: 'bhale huM Aje ja upAzraye jaIza. tyAM rahelA sAdhupuruSo pAsethI jaina dharma sAMbhaLIza.' pitAjIe Agraha karIne, baMdhudevane jamADavo. pharI AvavA AmaMtraNa ApyuM. baMdhudeva gayo. pitAjInA mukhamAMthI zabdo saryA: "chokaro to sAro che. mArI mAtA paNa bolI mane paNa chokaro gamyo! "ghara paNa moTuM khAnadAna gaNAya che, caMpAnagarImAM..." pitAe khAnadAnInI dRSTie paNa vicArI lIdhuM hatuM. pitAjIe tyAra pachI potAnA vizvAsapAtra be puruSone baMdhudevanI pAchaLa lagADI dIdhA hatAM. e baMdhudevanI sAcI oLakhANa meLavavA IcchatA hatAM. tenA AMtarabAhya AcAro jANavA mAgatAM hatAM. baMdhudeva upAzrayamAM jaI dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavA lAgyo. * garIbone dAna devA lAgyo. che nAnAM-moTAMvata-niyamonuM pAlana karavA lAgyo. - sAdhuonI sevA-bhakti karavA lAgyo. paraMtu A badhuM ja te karavA lAgyo... bhAva vinA! ene game tema karIne, 1014 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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sarvAMgasuMdarI joItI hatI. tenI udAratAnI ane sadAcAronI nagaramAM prazaMsA thavA lAgI. sAdhupuruSo paNa enI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. enA badhA ja samAcAra, mANaso dvArA pitAjIne maLatA hatA. traNa mahinA pachI, eka divasa acAnaka baMdhudeva amArA ghera AvI gayo. pitAjIe enuM svAgata karyuM: "he pitAtulya zreSThIvarya, tamArI kRpAthI mane jinokta dharmanI prApti thaI, tethI tame mArA paraloka-baMdhu cho... deva cho ane guru cho! kharekhara, tamane huM kaMI upamA ApuM? tame mArA para karelA upakArano badalo vALI zakIza nahIM. he pitAjI, meM bhavasvarUpa jANyuM che. saMsAranI asAratA samajI che. have mane kanyAnuM paNa bahu prayojana nathI. have huM svadeza jaIza. chelle chelle Apane maLavA Avyo chuM. jinazAsananA anurAgathI mArI sAthe vyApArI saMbaMdho TakAvI rAkhajo.... kadAca dharmamAM DhIlo paDuM ane Apane samAcAra maLe, to mane daDha karajo. mane yogya kAryo karavAnI preraNA karatA rahejo. huM tamArI potAnA kuTuMbI chuM, ema samajI mArA para vAtsalyabhAva rAkhajo." ema kahI e mArA pitAjInA caraNe. paDyo. baMdhudevanA namratApUrNa ane madhura vacanoe mArA manane to harI lIdhuM ja, mArI mAtA ane mArA pitAjI paNa enA tarapha premabhAvavALAM banyAM. temaNe manomana nakkI karI lIdhuM- "sarvAMgasuMdarInA lagna AnI sAthe ja karavAM!' mArA pitAjIe kahyuM: "he vatsa, traNa lokamAM durlabha evo jaina dharma pAmIne, tuM kharekhara dhanya banyo che. teM paramArthanI prApti karI che, vatsa, A lokottara dharmamAM have tuM sthira raheje. huM tane AvatI kAle pAcho maLIza...' baMdhudeve kahyuM: "AvatI kAle huM ja tamane maLavA AvIza... kAraNa ke kAle ja vijaya muhUrta'mAre ahIMthI prayANa karavAnuM che." baMdhudeva gayo. mArA pitAjIe amArA parivAranA sahu svajanone bhegA kyAM ane mArAM lagna baMdhudeva sAthe karavA mATe prastAva mUkyo. pitAjIe kahyuM: "sarvAMgasuMdarI mATe mane to badhI vAte baMdhudeva suyogya vara lAge che. mATe have tame kaho tema karIe!" svajanoe kahyuM: 'jema Apane yogya lAge tema karo. sArthavAhaputra baMdhudeva suMdara che. amane paNa enA tarapha sanmAna che.' pitAjI rAjI thayA. mArI mAtA paNa rAjI thaI. mArA AnaMdanI koI avadhi na hatI. pitAjIe sarva svajanono bhojanathI satkAra karyo ane sahu svajano mArA bhAgyanI prazaMsA karatA potapotAnA sthAne gayA. pitAjIe mArI mAtA sAthe parAmarza karyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 101pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka bAju jyotiSIne bolAvI, mArAM lagnano zubha dina jovA kahyuM, bIjI bAju baMdhudevane bolAvIne vAta karI dIdhI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'kumAra, svadeza javAnuM bIjuM muhUrta jovaDAvIzuM. pahelAM to zubha muhUrte sarvAMgasuMdarI sAthe tArAM lagna karavAnAM che...' baMdhudeve kahyuM: 'Apa mAruM hita ja vicAro cho. mArA sukha mATe ja vicAro cho. ApanI dareka AjJA zirodhArya che.' bolavAmAM baMdhudevanI tole koI nA Ave! eTaluM madhura ane tarkayukta e bolato hato! enA hRdayano tAga pAmI zake evuM koI hatuM nahIM. vaizAkha suda dazamanA zubha divase khUba ja dhUmadhAma sAthe baMdhudeva sAthe mArAM lagna thaI gayAM. *dIna-anAthajanone dAna ApavAmAM AvyuM. * nagaranAM badhAM ja maMdiromAM utsava racAvyA. * amane baMnene svajano, parijano, mitro taraphathI khUba mUlyavAna bheTo maLI. ame thoDAM divasa gajapuramAM rahyAM. pachI zubha divase amane caMpAnagarIe javA anujJA ApavAmAM AvI. amAro sArtha moTo hato. ame lagabhaga be mahine caMpAnagarImAM pahoMcyAM. amAruM svAgata karavA sAro evo janasamudAya sAme Avyo hato. ame ghera pahoMcyAM. gharanA dvAra pAse ja zreSThI puNyadatta ane zeThANI saMpadA UbhAM hatAM. baMdhudeve pitAnA caraNomAM praNAma karyAM. meM mArI sAsu saMpadAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karyAM, sAsue mane chAtIe cAMpI dIdhI. mAruM mukha joIne, e rAjI rAjI thaI gaI. eNe puNyadattane kahyuM: 'mAro putra svarganI apsarA laI Avyo che...!' basa, pachI to mArAM khUba mAna-sanmAna thavA lAgyAM, sAmAjika rItirivAjo karavAmAM AvyA. zayanakhaMDanI bhavya sajAvaTa thavA lAgI. zayanakhaMDamAM sonAnA maMgaLa dIpako pragaTAvavAmAM AvyA. zayanakhaMDanI bhUmi para puSpo pAtharavAmAM AvyAM. suMdara zayyA racavAmAM AvI. sugaMdhI puSpamALAo bhIMto 52 laTakAvavAmAM AvI. cAre khUNAmAM sugaMdhI dhUpa pragaTAvavAmAM Avyo. huM palaMga para beThI hatI. tyAM baMdhudeve zayanakhaMDamAM praveza karyo. huM UbhI thaI gaI ane zayanakhaMDanI eka bArI pAse jaIne UbhI rahI. bArInI bahAra mAthuM kADhIne, huM zerInAM paMktibaddha makAnonI zobhA jotI hatI... tyAM 1013 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zayanakhaMDamAM nahIM kalpelI evI vicitra ghaTanA banI gaI. thoDI kSaNomAM ja mAruM saubhAgya durbhAgyamAM badalAI gayuM. meM ja bAMdheluM pApakarma kSetrapAlanuM rUpa karIne zayanakhaMDamAM pravezya. teNe vicAryuM: "kaMIka kautuka karIne... A daMpatIno saMyoga nA thavA dauM! baMdhudevane bhramamAM nAkhuM...' e deve eka rUpavAna puruSanuM rUpa karyuM. baMdhudeve tene joyo. pachI e puruSarUpadhArI deva, jyAM huM UbhI hatI, te bArI AgaLa AvIne bolyo: 'mArI patnI sarvAMgasuMdarI Aje ahIM AvI che zuM?' ane e adRzya thaI gayo. baMdhudeve e puruSane joyo. enA zabdo sAMbhaLyA... ane eNe vicAryuM : "aho, A strI to pahelAM koI puruSane paraNelI che... zIlabhraSTa che. meM e puruSane pratyakSa joyo.... ane eNe sarvAMgasuMdarIne bolAvI, e paNa meM sAMbhaLyuM. kharekhara, meM A kanyA sAthe rAga karyo, enI sAthe lagna karyo, e moTI bhUla karI.." mArI pAse mArI sakhIo UbhI hatI. teo vArtA-vinoda karatI hatI. baMdhudevane palaMgamAM suvAnI taiyArI karato joIne. sakhIo hasatI hasatI zayanakhaMDanI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. meM dhIrethI zayanakhaMDanuM dvAra baMdha karyuM... huM palaMgamAM beThI ane baMdhudevanA paga dabAvavA lAgI. te ekadama beTho thaI gayo. palaMgamAMthI nIce UtarI gayo, enA mukha para roSa vyApI gayo hato. huM to DaghAI ja gaI hatI... "are, A zuM thayuM? mArI jIbha tALave coMTI gaI.. huM emane kaMI ja nA pUchI zakI.... e punaH palaMgamAM sUI gayo. huM jamIna para besI rahI... nidrA mArI veraNa banI gaI... huM aneka vikalpomAM jakaDAI gaI. asahya mAnasika vedanA meM sahana karI. narakanI vedanA jevI vedanA meM sahana karI. prabhAte jyAre mArI sakhIo AvI tyAre baMdhudeva zayanakhaMDanI bahAra cAlyo gayo. sakhIo zayanakhaMDamAM AvI. mane jamInapara beThelI joI. mArI AMkhomAM AMsu joyAM ane mArA mukha para patharAyelo viSAda joyo. sakhIonuM hAsya sukAI gayuM. teo mane gherI vaLI ane pUchuyuM: svAminI, Ama udAsIna kema cho?" eke pUchyuM. AMkhamAM AMsu kema che?' bIjIe pUchayuM. 'A rIte jamIna para kema beThAM cho?' trIjIe pUchyuM. huM mauna rahI. sakhIonAM mukha karamAI gayAM. teono svara gagada thaI gayo... huM zuM javAba ApuM? mane baMdhudeve, mArA pratye niHsnehI banavAnuM koI kAraNa ja kahyuM na hatuM! A to kevaLajJAnanI prApti pachI meM jANyuM. huM sakhIone zuM kahuM? chatAM temaNe kAraNa jANavAno Agraha cAlu rAkhyo tyAre meM kahyuM: "he sakhIo, huM kaMI ja jANatI nathI. mAruM bhAgye ja evuM lAge che... koI kAraNa vinA emaNe mAro tyAga karyo che.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 17 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sakhIe kahyuM: "kAraNa vinA kArya nA bane. meM kahyuM: "mArAM pApakarma kAraNabhUta mAno." huM mArA nitya karmamAM parovAI. meM rAtanI vAta mArAM sAsu-sasarA vagere koIne nA karI.. cupacApa mAruM kArya karatI rahI. bIjA divase sAMja pUrve baMdhudeva gharamAMthI koIne kahyA vinA cAlyA gayA. thoDA divaso pachI acAnaka gajapurathI mArA pitAjI caMpA AvyA. teo mane maLyA... huM emanA gaLe vaLagIne raDI paDI. temaNe mane khUba AzvAsana ApIne kahyuM : "beTI, huM tane levA ja Avyo chuM. pelo duSTa baMdhudeva gajapura Avelo che. mane kahe: "huM vepAra mATe Avelo chuM.' paNa e jANI lIdhuM ke enA manamAM tArA pratye jarAya prema nathI. eTale tane levA Avyo. enI sAthe to ame bolavAno vyavahAra nathI rAkhyo. mArA pitAjI sAthe huM gajapura pitRgRhe AvI. mArA mana upara bhAre AghAta thayo hato. baMdhudeva pratye mane jarAya roSa nahoto jAgyo. huM mArAM karmono ja doSa jotI hatI. mane sAdhvIjI candrakAntAnAM vacano yAda AvyAM.: "kharekhara, A saMsAra ja du:kharUpa che. saMsAramAM duHkho sulabha che.. cAritradharma durlabha che! jIvana caMcaLa che... A gRhasthAzrama nirarthaka che. du:khadAyI che. mATe mAtA pitAnI anumati laI huM dIkSA aMgIkAra karuM!' e arasAmAM gajapuramAM "yazomatI' nAmanAM sAdhvIjI aneka sAdhvIjIo sAthe padhAryA. mane samAcAra maLyA. ghaNo AnaMda thayo. meM sAdhvIjInI pAse jaIne vaMdana karyuM. teo eka mAsa gajapuramAM rahevAnAM hatAM. mane teo gamI gayAM. meM mArAM mAtA-pitAne mArI bhAvanA jaNAvI. teoe saMmatI ApI. temane paNa mAruM hita cAritrajIvanamAM ja lAgyuM. meM sAdhvIjIne vinaMtI karI: he bhagavatI, mane cAritradharma ApI, A bhavasAgarathI tAro." meM vidhipUrvaka cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM, : 1018 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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upahi baMghadeva dhaMdhArthe kozalapura gayo hato. tyAM naMdazreSThInI putrI zrImatI sAthe teNe lagna karyA. zrImatInI nAnI bahena kAntimatInA lagna baMdhudevanA nAnA bhAI sAgara sAthe thayAM. baMne strIo paraNIne, teo A caMpAnagarImAM AvyA ane sukhethI jIvavA lAgyA. baMne bhAIo, emanI patnIo sAthe upAzrayamAM ja hatA. baMdhudeva sAdhvIjInA mukhe enA durAcaraNanI vAta sAMbhaLIne, khUba lajita thayo. sAthe sAthe ene potAnI bhUla paNa samajAI. savAMgasuMdarI pratye thayelo anyAya kSetrapAla-devaprerita hato... ane e sarvAMgasuMdarInA pUrvajanmanA pApakarmanuM phaLa hatuM, e vAta baMdhudevanA cittamAM spaSTa thaI gaI. kevaLajJAnI sAdhvIjI guNazrIe vAtane AgaLa calAvI. thoDA samaya pahelAM, ame sahu sAdhvIo, amArA guruNI sAthe vihAra karatAM karatAM ahIM caMpAmAM AvyAM. huM pUrvenI ghaTanA baMdhudata sAthenAM lagnanIjha bhUlI gaI hatI. eka divasa bhikSA mATe pharatAM pharatAM huM baMdhudevanA ghare pahoMcI. e samaye baMdhudeva gharamAM nahoto. tenI patnI zrImatI ane e zrImatInI nAnI bahena kAntimatI gharamAM hatI. pUrvajanmanI mArI e baMne bhAbhIo hatI. te baMnene mArA para sneha thayo. teoe mane nirdoSa ane uttama bhikSA vahorAvI. teo baMne upAzraye AvI tyAre meM e baMnene dharmopadeza Apyo. e baMnene dharmopadeza gamyo. temaNe kahyuM : amane baMnene vato Apo, amAre zrAvikA banavuM che." temaNe vrato lIdhAM ane zrAvikA banI. temaNe mane kahyuM: "amArA ghare Apa vAraMvAra bhikSArthe padhArajo. ApanA padhAravAthI amAro parivAra dhArmika banaze!" meM A vAta mArAM guruNIne kahI. teoe mane, te be zrAvikAonA ghare javAnI anumati ApI. huM avAranavAra javA lAgI. e be zrAvikAonI mArA para apAra bhakti jAgrata thaI. e samaye, e bhavananA kSetradeva vANavyaMtare avadhijJAnano upayoga mUkyo. mArA pratye zrImatI ane kAttimatIno ati prema joIne devane Azcarya thayuM. deve vicAryuM "A zrAvikAonuM jyAre dhana corAya tyAre sAdhvIjI pratye kevo ne keTalo prema rahe che e jouM! zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 101C For Private And Personal Use Only

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devone kyAreka kyAreka AvAM kautuka karavAnuM mana thatuM hoya che. joke A to, pUrvajanmanAM mArI nAnI bhAbhI upara corInuM kalaMka mUkAvyuM hatuM - e pApano vipAka thayo hato. eTale vANavyaMtaradevane Avo vicAra Avyo hato. eka divasanI vAta che. huM e be zrAvikAonA ghare gaI. mArI sAthe anya sAdhvIo paNa hatI. ame jyAM kAttimatI hatI, tyAM gayAM. zayanakhaMDamAM e samaye kAttimatI sAcAM ratnono hAra parovatI hatI. teNe amane AvelAM joyA ke hArane chAbaDImAM mUkI, e UbhI thaI gaI. eNe vidhipUrvaka vaMdanA karI. amane besavA mATe Asano ApyAM. ame sahu sAdhvIo tyAM beThAM. meM dharmadezanA ApI ane upAzraye javA taiyAra thaI. tyAM kAntimatIe mane kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, Aje ApanuM pAraNuM che ane mArI pAse prAsuka AhAra che, te grahaNa karI pachI upAzraye padhAro." meM mArI sAthenI sAdhvIone AhAra grahaNa karavAnuM kahyuM. kAttimatI sAthe sAdhvIo rasoIghara tarapha gaI. zayanakhaMDamAM huM ekalI ja hatI. tyAM pelA vANavyaMtaradeve bhIMta paranA moranA citramAM AvataraNa karyuM mora jIvato thayo. bhIMta parathI nIce Utaryo. kAntimatIe je hArane chAbaDImAM mUkyo hato, te hAra mora gaLI gayo ane pAcho citramAM samAI gayo! A dRzya joIne, huM Azcaryacakita thaI gaI. "AvuM kevI rIte banI gayuM? jarUra huM mArAM guruNIne pUchIza...' huM e khaMDamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaI. mArA hRdayamAM hAranI gaDamathala cAlu hatI. tyAM sAdhvIo ane kAntimatI paNa gharanI bahAra AvyA. ame sahu upAzraye AvyAM. kAntimatI amane vaLAvIne ghera gaI. have huM adhUruM kAma pUruM karuM." ema vicArI, e zayanakhaMDamAM gaI. hAra parovavAnuM adhUruM kAma pUruM karavA, te hArane zodhavA lAgI. "meM A chAbaDImAM ja hAra mUkyo hato, e kyAM gayo?" ghaNo zodhyo hArane, paNa nA maLyo! kyAMthI maLe hAra? e to mora gaLI gayo hato! kAntimatIe gharanA mANasone pUchyuM. gharanA mANasone kahyuM: "ahIM sAdhvIjI sivAya koI AvyuM nathI, mATe sAdhvIjIne pUcho.' tyAre kAttimatIe gussAthI kahyuM: 'tame kevI asaMbaddha vAta karo cho? jeone tRNa ane maNi-motI samAna che, mATI ane sonuM samAna che, evA bhagavatI sAdhvIne huM hAra mATe pUchuM? teonA mATe Avo hIna vicAra nA karazo." kAntimatInA manamAM mArA mATe koI ja durbhAva pedA nA thayo; paraMtu A vAta nagaramAM phelAI. mArA manamAM ghaNuM duHkha hatuM. meM paNa pravartinI guruNIne badhI joyelI vAta karI. pravartinIe mane kahyuM: "vatsa, karmonI pariNati vicitra hoya che! bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo 100 For Private And Personal Use Only

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A saMsAramAM kaMI ja asaMbhAvya banatuM nathI. tuM manamAM zoka ke ciMtA nA karIza. AtmasAkSIe tuM nirdoSa che, pachI tAre ciMtA nA karavI joIe...' 'bhagavatI, nagaramAM mArI apakIrti...' pravartinInA mukha para smita ramI gayuM! teoe mArA mAthe hAtha mUkIne, tattvanI sAcI vAta karI; 're AryA, zuM chaThThA guNasthAnake apayaza-nAmakarmano udaya hoya kharo? nA hoya ne? pachI zA mATe ciMtA kare che? tuM chaThThA guNasthAnake che... tAre apakIrti-nAmakarmano udaya nA pravarte!' sAdhvIjInA AzvAsanathI mAruM mana svastha thayuM. teoe mane sAvadhAna karI. havethI tamAre e zreSThInA ghare nA javuM. tapa ane saMyamamAM vRddhi karavI. jethI azubha karmo jaladI bhogavAI jAya... bAkI huM nathI jANatI ke A ghaTanA konuM aniSTa karaze? 'sAdhvIe zreSThInI patnIno hAra coryo,' jo A vAta nagaramAM thAya to jinazAsananI laghutA thAya. zAsananI niMdA nA thAya te mATe moTo prayatna karavo paDaze. nirmaLa jinazAsananI kIrtinI rakSA karavI ja joIe. A ghaTanA kevI vicitra banI ke ajJAnI-abodha jIvone dharmamAM adharmanI falmanA Ave. nUtana dhArmikonI zraddhA hAlI jAya. ajJAnI jIvo tIrthaMkaranI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karavA tatpara bane. abodhi pAme... sAdhu-sAdhvInA doSa joIne, dveSa karatAM thaI jAya. ane bhavasAgaramAM DUbI jAya. banavAkALa banyuM che... meM baMne zrAvikAone ghera javAnuM baMdha karyuM. viziSTa dharmasAdhanA karavA mAMDI. viziSTa tapazcaryA karavA mAMDI. paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM lIna rahevA lAgI. kAntimatIe zrImatIne kahyuM: 'sAdhvIjIne hAranA viSayamAM koI khabara paDI haze... ane rakhene e hAranI corI karanArane sajA thAya. saMkaTa Ave... ema samajIne teo ghera AvatAM nathI... dhana-dolatanI tRSNA vinAnAM ane saMpUrNa aparigrahI munivarge Ama ja karavuM yogya che. sAdhvIjI prabuddha che... gRhasthanA gharamAM bhikSAnA prayojana vinA sAdhuvarga praveza nA kare, jo praveza kare to doSa to lAge ja, A jANavA chatAM ApaNA ati AgrahathI sAdhvIjI ApaNe tyAM AvatAM hatAM. have ApaNe emanI pAse jaIe! zrImatIe kahyuM: 'tArI vAta sAcI che. parivAranA anya loko game te bole, sAdhvIjI hAra le ja nahIM, mArI to saMpUrNa zraddhA che ke sAdhvIjI hArane aDe paNa nahIM.' sAcI vAta che. ATalA badhA nikaTanA paricayathI huM sAdhvIjIne sArI rIte jANuM chuM... eka tuccha vastu paNa vastunA mAlikane pUchyA vinA grahaNa karatAM nathI.' kAntimatI bolI. zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 1021

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'paraMtu duniyAnA lokone kevI rIte samajAvavA?' zrImatI bolI. 'duniyAnA lokone to haju samajAvAya, paraMtu gharanA lokone kevI rIte samajAvavA A loko ja...' kAntimatI bolI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'sAcI vAta che tArI, mane to ema lAge che ke sAdhvIjInA tapa prabhAvathI koI camatkAra thaze ja... ane hAra pAcho maLI jaze!' zrImatI bolI. 'tyAM sudhI ApaNe zAnti rAkhavI paDaze ne?' kAntimatI bolI. 'bIjo koI mArga mane sUjhato nathI. gaI kAle upAzrayamAM pravartinI sAdhvIjIe paNa A ja vAta karI hatI,' zrImatI bolI. 'pravartinI khUba vyathita hatAM...' kAntimatI bolI. 'tamane duHkha che, loko dharmanI nindA kare che, enuM...' zrImatI bolI, lokono to A dhaMdho che, niMdA karavAno. lokonI vAto para dhyAna ApavAnI jarUra ja nathI...' kAntimatI bolI. 'lokonI vacce rahevAnuM eTale lokonuM sAMbhaLavuM to paDe ja ne?' zrImatI bolI. baMne bahenone sAdhvIjI pratye (mArA pratye) khUba ja zraddhA hatI. teo baMne upAzrayamAM AvIne, mane AzvAsana ApatI hatI... eka divasa e baMneno vizvAsa phaLyo! nAnA bhAI sAgare pratyakSa joyuM ke bhIMta uparano citrano mora pragaTa thayo ane chAbaDImAM hAra kADhIne mUkI dIdho! e ja mora mArI hAjarImAM e hAra gaLI gayo hato! mAruM pUrvajanmanuM pApakarma bhogavAI jatAM, pelA vANavyaMtaradeve punaH citranA moramAM praveza karyo ane hAra jyAM hato tyAM mUkI dIdho...' kevaLajJAnI sAdhvIjIno vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne, parSadA vismaya pAmI. mahArAjA amarasene kahyuM: 'kharekhara, bhagavatI sAdhvIjIe mahAbhayaMkara du:khano anubhava karyo.' baMdhudeva paNa bolyo: 'bhagavatInAM duHkhomAM huM paNa nimitta banyo chuM. dhora pApakarma meM bAMdhyAM che...' sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: 'meM sahana karelAM du:kho to nagaNya che. tiryaMcagati ane narakagatinAM je tIvra duHkho che enI tulanAmAM mArAM... meM sahana karelAM du:kho koI visAtamAM nathI. manuSyagatinAM janma, jarA ane mRtyunAM je du:kho che, e paNa bhayAnaka che... 1022 bhogasukho kharekhara sukho nathI; e to mAtra sukhano AbhAsa che... mATe to tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtoe mAnavIya bhogasukhone heya batAvyAM ane e sukhono tyAga bhAga-3 * bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavAno upadeza Apyo. he mahAnubhAvo. tame paNa tIrthaMkarabhASita dharmano svIkAra karo ane sAcA bhAvathI enuM pAlana karo." sAdhvIjInA upadezanI dhArI asara mahArAjA amarasena, sArthavAha baMdhudeva upara ane tenA parivAra upara thaI. baMdhudeve kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, Ape je pharamAvyuM, te ja pramANe hakIkata banelI che. ApanuM kathana saMpUrNa sAcuM che... have ame cAre, gRhasthAzramano tyAga karIne, cAritradharmano svIkAra karIzuM.' mahArAjA amarasene kahyuM: "he upakAriNI bhagavatI, Ape Aje amArI AMkho kholI nAkhI... saMsAramAM jIve karelI najIvI bhUlano paNa kevo ghero pratyAghAta Ave che.. jIvane kevAM kevAM duHkho sahevAM paDe che. Aje ghaNuM ghaNuM samajAyuM. mAruM mana gRhavAsathI virakta banyuM che. huM paNa gRhavAsano tyAga karavA IcchuM chuM. rAjyabhAra yuvarAja haripeNane soMpIne, huM cAritra aMgIkAra karIza. mArI Apane vinaMtI che ke ame cAritra aMgIkAra karIe tyAM sudhI Apa ahIM ja caMpAnagarImAM sthiratA karo." tarata ja zrImatI ane kAttimatIe UbhAM thaIne kahyuM : 'hA, amAre ApanA ja zaraNe AvavAnuM che. amane laIne ja Ape ahIMthI vihAra karavAno che.!" - sAdhvIjI guNazrIe caMpAmAM rokAvAnI anumati ApI. sahu potapotAnA sthAne gayAM. 0 0 0. eka bAju jinAlayomAM ATha divasanA bhavya mahotsava zarU thayA. bIjI bAju dIna-anAtha-apaMga jIvone dAna zarU thaI gayuM. samagra nagaramAM jANa thaI gaI ke mahArAjA amarasena ane mahArANI jayasuMdarI dIkSA le che. sAthe sAthe sArthavAha baMdhudeva ane sAgara, potapotAnI patnIo sAthe cAritra le che. nagaramAM sahu tyAgadharmanI anumodanA karavA lAgyA. 0 0 0 mahArAjA amarasene rANI jayasuMdarIne potAnI bhAvanA kahI tyAre rANIe kahyuM: 'jo tame cAritramArge jazo to huM paNa tamArI sAthe ja cAritra laIza. paraMtu pachI kumArasenane koNa sAcavaze?" jo tamane putrasneha hoya to saMsAramAM ja rahevuM ucita che...' putrasneha hovo svAbhAvika che. paraMtu e sneha huM toDI zakIza. paNa huM to enA bhaviSyanI vAta karuM chuM. enA yogakSemanI javAbadArI.." yuvarAja hariSaNa enI javAbadArI saMbhALaze. huM jANuM chuM. mArA karatAMya zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 103 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vadhAre haripheNa senakumArane cAhe che. potAnA putra viSeNa karatAM paNa vadhAre...' to pachI yuvarAjane bolAvIne, maMtrImaMDaLane bolAvIne kahI do . ame baMne gRhatyAga karIne, cAritradharmano svIkAra karIe chIe." mahArAjAe yuvarAja haripeNane bolAvIne, potAnI bhAvanA kahI dIdhI. haripeNa raDI paDyA. mahArAjAe haripeNane zAnta karyA. haripeNa, kumArasena tamane soMpuM chuM. have mAtA-pitA tuM ja che. mahArAjAe kumArasenane kahyuM : "vatsa, havethI tArA pitA kaho ke mAtA kaho, e haripeNa che. emano vinaya karaje, emanI maryAdA jALavaje.' kumArasena raDI paDyo. pitAne vaLagI paDyo... mahArAjAe kumArane khUba samajAvyo. enA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM." vatsa, atyAra sudhI prajAnuM kalyANa karyuM.. have uMmara jotAM, AtmAnuM kalyANa karavuM joIe, paralokano vicAra karavo ja joIe. vaLI prajAnA yogakSemanI javAbadArIo uThAvanAra yuvarAja haripeNa yogya che. bhaviSyamAM tame be bhAIo sena-viSeNa paNa yogya cho. eTale mane rAjyanI ke prajAnI jarAya ciMtA nathI...' tyAM ughAnapAlake praveza karIne, vinayathI kahyuM: "mahArAja, ApanA prabaLa puNyodaye, udyAnamAM "puruSacaMdra' nAmanA mahAna jainAcArya ziSyaparivAra sAthe padhAryA che.' rAjAe udyAnapAlakane prItidAna ApyuM ane kahyuM: "AcArya bhagavaMtonAM darzana vaMdana karavA, ame AvIe ja chIe.' udyAnapAlaka gayo. mahArAjAe nagaramAM DhaMDhero piTAvI dIdho. bIjI bAju maMtrImaMDaLane bolAvIne, haripeNano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAnI taiyArI karavA kahI dIdhuM. zubha divase hariSaNano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAmAM Avyo ane e ja zubha divase mahArAjAe saparivAra nagarajano sAthe cAritra svIkAryuM. pha ka 104 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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[[upara UgatA sUrajanA ajavALe caMpAnagarI beThI thaI gaI hatI. gaganane cIrI nAkhe tevA avAje lokoe "amarasenamunino jayajayakAra bolAvyo. Aje, mahArAjAmAMthI munirAja banelA amarasenamunino, baMdhudevamunino, sAgaramunino caMpAthI vihAra hato. AcAryazrI puruSacaMdra upAzrayanI bahAra nIkaLI AvyA hatA. caMpAnI zerIomAM jagyA dekhAtI na hatI. AcAryadevane vidAya ApavA, AkhI caMpAnagarI UmaTI hatI. nUtana mahArAjA haripeNa, rAjakumAro sena-viSeNa vagere AvyA hatA. sahunAM mukha para udAsInA bhAva hatA. sahu mauna cAlI rahyA hatA. caMpAnA sImADe AcAryadeve "mAMgalika' saMbhaLAvyuM. hitazikSA ApI. nagarajano UbhA rahI gayA. AcAryadevanI sAthe sarve zramaNo AgaLa vadhI gayA. ronakumAranI AMkho varasI rahI hatI. mahArAjA haripeNe kumArano hAtha pakaDelo hato. viSeNa thoDe dUra gamagIna cahere Ubhelo hato. jyAM sudhI munivaro dekhAtA rahyAM tyAM sudhI sahu UbhA rahyA; pachI pAchA pharyA. sahu potapotAnA sthAne gayA. caMpAnA rAjamahelamAM saMtApa phelAyelo hato. rAjamahelanA dareka khaMDamAM divasabhara sahunA caherA udAsa ane gamagIna dekhAyA karyA. rAjamahelanA nokaro raDatA hatA... tyAre senakumArane khyAla Avyo ke tenA pitAjIe lokonuM kevuM bhaluM karyuM hatuM. senakumAranA kAkA hariSaNano sAdI aupacArika vidhithI rAjyAbhiSeka karavAmAM Avyo hato. harirSaNa eka ja divasamAM palaTAI gayA hoya evA bhArekhama thaI gayA hatA. zokagrasta banI gayA hatA. senakumArano cahero paNa ekAeka janArAno mAra khAI gayo hoya tema vilAI gayo hato. sadAya hasatA rahetA temanA caherA para viSAdanAM vAdaLa chavAI gayAM hatAM. temano taMdurasta gulAbI cahero ekAeka mUrajhAI gayo hato. mahela ane mahelanI sAthe joDAyelA badhA parivAro zokAtura banI gayA hatA. rastAo sUmasAma banI gayA hatA. senakumAranI mAtA jayasuMdarIe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. eTale senakumArane kAkI tAraprabhA saMbhALatI hatI. tAraprabhA kamAlanI strI hatI. te hamIragaDhanI rAjakumArI hatI. te senakumArane khUba vAtsalya ApatI hatI. have te rANI banI hatI, chatAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 105 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumArasenane jotAM tenA goLa rezamI caherA para tophAnI smita pharakatuM. te senane jIvathI paNa vadhAre cAhatI. jo ke eno potAno putra hato viSeNa. paraMtu tAraprabhAne viSeNa tarapha eTaluM AkarSaNa na hatuM jeTaluM senakumAra pratye hatuM. viSeNa paNa potAnI mAtA sAthe khapapUrato saMbaMdha rAkhato hato. sena sAthenA tAraprabhAnA vadhatA. jatA snehanI IrSA viveNane satAvatI hatI. viSeNa senakumAra sAthe paNa khapapUratuM ja bolato. baMne kumAroe kizorAvasthA vaTAvI dIdhI hatI. yauvanamAM praveza thayo hato. paraMtu baMnenI dizAo judI hatI. sena sAttvika prakRtino hato, vipeNa tAmasI prakRtino hato. baMne bhAIo parAkramI hatA. paraMtu vipeNa ayogya ane khuzAmatakhora mitrothI gherAyelo hato. senakumArane koI mitra na hato. teno eka ja bharosApAtra nokara hato tenuM nAma prItamasiMha hatuM. sena tene siMha kahIne ja bolAvato hato. siMha senano badho ja khyAla rAkhato. senanA paDachAyAnI jema te raheto. rAjamahela vizALa hato. dakSiNa dizA taraphanA be khaMDa senakumAra mATe hatA. uttara taraphanA be khaMDa viSeNa mATe hatA. jyAre pUrva-pazcima taraphano bhAga mahArAjA haripeNa mATe hato. pUrvathI pazcimano bhAga joDatI eka gelerI hatI. utkRSTa-kalAkArIgIrIthI mahela dezamAM AkarSaNanuM kendra banelo hato. eka divasa viNanA khaMDamAM enA mitronI mahephila jAmI hatI. dArU-mAMsAhAra chaDecoka vaparAto hato. joke mahArAjA ane mahArANIne e gamatuM na hatuM. chatAM teo viSeNanA tAmasI svabhAvanA kAraNe mauna rahetA hatAM. rAtre bAra vAgyA hatA. khAvA-pIvAnuM patI gayuM hatuM. viSeNe vAtano prAraMbha karyo. "A senakumAranuM kaMI karavuM paDaze." nAraMge pUchyuM: "zuM karavuM che enuM? e zuM tane herAna kare che?' "nA re nA, e mane zuM herAna kare?' paraMtu e mArI mAtAne bharamAvato rahe che... ane mArI mA... ene khUba cAhe che... kAraNa ke enI mAM nathI ne!' "eTalI ja vAta che ne?' nAraMga bolyo. "nA re nA, eTalI ja vAta hota to huM jatI karatA, paraMtu have e rAjakAjamAM paNa mAthuM mAre che... mane e nathI gamatuM. joke mane to e dITho nathI gamato.." sAraMge kahyuM: "to ene patAvI nAkhavo che? je IcchA hoya te spaSTa kahe. goLa goLa vAta nA kara." bhAga-3 bhava sAtamo 109che For Private And Personal Use Only

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vipeNe jhINI AMkho karI kahyuM: 'hA, jo ene patAvI de. to pachI kAyamanI pIDA TaLI jAya... nahIMtara mane lAge che ke pitAjI ene yuvarAja banAvaze.. ane bhaviSyamAM rAja paNa ene.." to to bhAre thAya...' sAraMge nAraMga sAme joyuM. ane dhIre dhIre rAjyamAM eno prabhAva paNa vadhI jAya... pachI to eno vadha karavo saraLa nA rahe...' nAraMga bolyo. atyAra sudhI badhI vAto sAMbhaLI rahelo sAjana bolyo: "to pachI kumAra, manamAM kema mUMjhAo cho? ame badhA tamArA mitro zA kAmanA? mAtra jalasA karavAnA mitro chIe? amane AjJA karo.... eTale kAma patI jAya...' viSeNa bolyo: "sAjana, senakumArane tuM jANe che? enuM baLa ane yuddhakauzala jANe che?" nA huM to ene maLyo ja nathI..." 'tArA jevA so jaNane e ekalo pahoMcI vaLe evo yuddhakuzaLa che, baLavAna che. vaLI, enI sAthe pelo prItasiMha, kumArano paDachAyo banIne rahe che. kumAra bahAra nIkaLe eTale siMha pAchaLa hoya ja...' kumAra, tame amane senakumArano ATalo paricaya karAvI dIdho te sAruM karyuM. chatAM ame tene pahoMcI vaLIzuM. be divasamAM ame e kAma mATe yojanA banAvI daIe.. pachI e kAma eka ja divasanuM che! kAma yojanAbaddha hoya to saphaLa thAya che." nAraMge potAnA mitro sAme joyuM. sahue mAthAM halAvIne saMmati ApI. nAraMge viSeNane kahyuM: "ApanI IcchA pUrNa thaze. ame cAre mitro e kAma pAra pADIzuM. Apane samAcAra ApIzuM.' viSeNe kahyuM: "sAvadhAna rahejo, mAruM nAma kyAMya nA AvavuM joIe." nahIM Ave, nizcita rahejo." mitro cAlyA gayA. viSeNa enA zayanakhaMDamAM gayo. 0 0 0. senakumAranA mAthe koI ja javAbadArI na hatI. teNe e kALe, rAjakumArane yogya adhyayana karI lIdhuM hatuM. zastrakaLAmAM ane yuddhakaLAmAM nipuNatA prApta karI lIdhI hatI. te saraLa prakRtino jIva hato. vinamra hato. tenAmAM baLa ane buddhi, baMneno samanvaya thayelo hato. tene jaMgalamAM dUra dUra ramaNIya pradezomAM pharavAno zokha hato. teno potAno rota zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1027 For Private And Personal Use Only

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azva hato. jema kumArane e azva gamato hato, tema ane kumAra gamato hato. e senakumAra sivAya, bIjA koIne potAnA para savArI karavA deto nahIM. senakumAranA pharavAnAM be-cAra khAsa sthAno hatAM, temAM caMpAnagarIthI pacIseka mAIla dUra uttaramAM eka Tekaro hato. tyAM eka mahelanuM khaMDiyera hatuM. pAse pANIno kuMDa hato. thoDI vRkSonI ghaTA hatI. ramaNIya pradeza hato. mAtA-pitAne dIkSA lIdhe be mahinA pasAra thaI gayA hatA. zokAkula divaso pasAra thaI gayAM hatAM. kumAranA paga uttaranA e TekarA tarapha javA mATe ane ekAntamAM besavA mATe thanaganatA hatA. kumAre tAraprabhAnI rajA lIdhI. tAraprabhAe kahyuM: "AvatI kAle sAMja sudhImAM pAcho AvI jaje.' tAraprabhAnI AjJAne koI ullaMghI zakatuM nahIM. kAraNa ke enI AjJAmAM nirmaLa snehanuM AkarSaNa bhareluM rahetuM. tAraprabhAne khabara paDI ke kumAranI sAthe prItamasiMha jaze ja. paraMtu kumAre ekalAe ja TekarA para javA nirNaya karyo hato. jyAre zveta azva upara suMvALI gAdI baMdhAvI kumAra rAjagaDhamAMthI nIkaLyo tyAre tenI pAchaLa siMha paNa azvArUDha banIne nIkaLyo. kumAre tene pAcho kADhyo. sihe sAthe AvavAno thoDo Agraha paNa karyo. paNa kumAre AjJA karI tyAre ja te pAcho pharyo. kamAranI jema siMha paNa apariNIta hato. baMkI mUcho, gherA ghaTTa vALa, sukalakaDI zarIravALo e assala sainika dekhAto hato. dekhAvamAM bhale e sukalakaDI hato, paNa enAM hADakAM gajavelanAM banelAM hatAM. tenI AkhI jiMdagI jANe kumAranI sevA mATe ja sarjAI hoya tema e avirata kumAranuM dhyAna rAkhato ane temAM tene potAnuM gaurava lAgatuM hatuM. eNe ghoDAnI khalecImAM nAsto, nAnI kaTArI, eka tIkSNa charI, majabUta dorInuM eka gUMcaLuM vagere mUkeluM hatuM. e kumArano nAsto jANato hato, eTale thoDo vadhAre nAsto mUkyo hato. bIjI bAjunI khalecImAM eNe ghoDA mATe kAcA caNAnA tobaro bharIne, mUkI dIdho hato. caMpAnA rAjamahelamAMthI kumAra bahAra nIkaLyo tyAre havAmAna khuzanumA hatuM. teNe cokaDuM pakaDIne ane eDI mArI.. ke ghoDo pavanavege UpaDyo. caMpAno bAhya pradeza lImaDAnAM vRkSo ane azokanAM vRkSothI haryobharyo hato. pAMceka mAIla pachI sapATa pradeza Avyo. eka TekarA para azvane Ubho rAkhyo. kSitija para pelo Tekaro.. ane rAjamahelanuM khaMDiyera dekhAtuM hatuM. AkhAya vistAramAM sannATo vartato hato. sUraja have tapavA mAMDyo hato. kumAre azvane doDAvI mUkyo. jotajotAmAM dasa mAIla kApI nAMkhyA. ghoDAnA moDhAmAMthI sapheda phINa TapakatuM hatuM. tenI gorI cAmaDI para parasevAnA biMdu jAmyAM hatAM. e pradezamAM lU vAvI zarU thaI gaI hatI. kumAre 1028 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka ghaTAdAra vRkSanI nIce azvane Ubho rAkhyo. pote nIce Utaryo. azvane thapathapAvyo. vRkSanA thaDe azvane bAMdhyo ane pote mazakamAMthI thoDuM pANI pIdhuM. paga lAMbA karIne, vRkSanA thaDe aDhelIne, kumAre aDadho kalAka ArAma karyo. madhyAhne bAra vAgye kumAra pelA khaMDiyera pAse pahoMcI gayo. e jagyA kharekhara ajanabI jagyA hatI. e TekarA upara dakSiNa-pazcima bAjue totiMga bAMkaDA jevo pA mAIla lAMbo ane lagabhaga so mITara pahoLo eka khaDaka Avelo hato. e khaDakanI pazcima dhAre eka nAnakaDA gaDha jevI cokI UbhI hatI. e cokInA nIcANamAM pANIno kuMDa hato. enA pANImAMthI gaMdhakanI vAsa AvatI hatI. tyAMthI thoDe dUra nAriyeLInAM vRkSo hatAM. ciraMtana zAMtisabhara e jagyA bapore paNa AhlAdaka lAgatI hatI. kumAre azvane chAMyaDe Ubho rAkhyo. tenA uparano baMdha choDI nAkhyo. azve pAchI haNahaNATI karI, pachI kumAre ene chUTo mUkyo. teNe kuMDa pAse jaIne pANI pIdhuM ane pachI kuMDanI AsapAsa UgelA ghAsane khAvA mAMDyuM. kumAre moM dhoyuM. hAtha-paga dhoyA. ghoDA parathI khalecI utArI, te cokInA khaMDeramAM gayo. tyAM zAntithI besIne, nAsto karyo. te pachI kumAre eka khUNo sApha karyo. dhAbaLo pAtharyo ane lAMbI tANI! ekasarakhI 25 mAIlanI ghoDesavArI karavAthI enI keDo ane paga duHkhatAM hatAM... chatAM tyAMnA ekAMtamAM, koI paNa khalela vinA enI AMkho ApoApa mIMcAI gaI. jyAre kumAra jAgyo tyAre azva jorajorathI heSA2va karato hato. pavana khUba jorathI vAto hato. kumAra pANInA kuMDa pAse gayo. teNe azvane choDyo ane cokInA khaMDera pAse laI Avyo, tyAM ene ramato mUkyo. AkAzamAMthI jAMbalI DhoLa Utaryo hato. dhoma dhakhelI dharA para sUrajanAM osaratAM tIrachAM kiraNo haju tapelAM tIranI jema khaDaka para athaDAtAM hatAM. khaMDeranA dvAra pAse lAMbA paga karIne kumAra beTho. bhayAnaka rIte jholAM khAtAM khajUrInAM vRkSo e joI rahyo. sAthe sAthe enA manamAM sAdhu-sAdhvI banI gayelAM mAtA-pitAnI smRti thaI AvI. zA mATe temaNe mahelanAM bhautika sukhono tyAga karyo? zA mATe temaNe kaThora saMyamajIvana aMgIkAra karyuM? zuM saMyamajIvanamAM emanA AtmAne tRpti maLaze? zuM mahelonA jIvanathI... dIrgha jIvanathI teo kaMTALI gayAM haze? jema huM! mahelathI kaMTALIne khaMDeramAM beTho chuM ne? bhIDathI kaMTALIne ahIM ekAtamAM Avyo chuM ne? zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 1029

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sAcce ja, kyAreka sukhothI paNa kaMTALI javAya che... tyAre svecchAe duHkha sahevAmAM AnaMda Avato hoya che!" vicAronI paraMparA cAlatI rahI che. sUrya asta thaI gayo hato. havA zItala thatI jatI hatI. kumAre e khaMDeramAM ja rAta rahevAno nirNaya karyo hato. paheluM kAma eNe caNAthI bharelI caMdI ghoDAne moDhe bAMdhI dIdhI paga pachADIne ane zarIrane thatharAvIne ghoDAe AnaMda vyakta karyo. pachI pote kuMDanA kinAre jaIne, nAsto karavA beTho. nAsto karyo. pANI pIdhuM... ane khajUrInAM vRkSonI vacce jaIne Ubho rahyo. pRthvI para aMdhAruM UtaravA mAMDyuM, tyAM sudhI te Ubho rahyo. pachI e khaMDeramAM Avyo. khaMDeranI chatamAM moTuM bAkoruM paDeluM hatuM. ajavALI rAta hatI. khaMDeramAM prakAza hato. teNe potAnI khalecImAMthI kaTArI bahAra kADhI. siMhe temAM kumAranAM eka joDa kapaDAMnI sAthe garama zAla mUkelI hatI. teNe rAtrinAM kapaDAM paherI lIdhAM. zAla bahAra kADhIne ozIke mUkI. pAcho te khaMDeranA dvAra para Avyo. ghoDAnA mukha parathI caNAnI caMdI utArI lIdhI. aDadhA upara caNA ghoDo khAI gayo hato. caMdIne khaMDeramAM mUkI, ghoDAne laI, te kuMDa pAse gayo, ghoDAe zAntithI peTa bharIne, pANI pI lIdhuM. pachI baMne cokInA khaMDera pAse AvyA. khaMDeranA dvAra pAsenA kaDA sAthe ghoDAnI rAza bAMdhI dIdhI. kumAra khaMDeranI AsapAsa TahelavA lAgyo. nisarganA saundaryanuM pAna karavA lAgyo. 0 0 0 prItamasiMhane tyAre ciMtA thaI ke jyAre vipeNanA cAra mitro, saMdhyA pachI, viSeNanA khaMDamAMthI nIkaLI, mahelanI bahAra UbhelA azvo para beThA ane je raste savAre kumAra gayo hato, e raste e cAre mitronA ghoDA doDavA lAgyA. e cAre zastrasajja hatA. jANe koI dhIMgANuM karavA jatAM hoya, evuM siMhe anumAna karyuM. sihe tarata ja nirNaya karyo. teNe potAno azva saMbhALyo. zastrasajja banyo ane te rAtrinA aMdhakAramAM ogaLI garyo. enA manamAM koI azubha AzaMkA janmI gaI hatI. kumAra kyAM gayelo che, e siMha jANato hato. pelA cAra ghoDesavAro kyAM gayA haze e paNa siMha jANato hato. - - - 1030 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vahelI savAre jyAre kumAra jAgyo, teNe pANInA kuMDa pAse siMhane Ubhelo joyo. eno ghoDo kuMDa pAse UgeluM ghAsa khAI rahyo hato. 'siMha, kema Avyo? kyAre Avyo?' kumAranA manamAM ciMtA, bhaya ane roSanI lAgaNIo janmI. kumAre bUma pADI 'siMha!' siMhe kumAranI sAme joyuM. kumAre IzAro karIne khaMDeramAM AvavA kahyuM. ghoDAne tyAM carato mUkI, siMha kumAra pAse Avyo. siMhe kumArane praNAma karyAM ane mauna Ubho rahyo. kumAre siMhanA khabhA para hAtha mUkIne pUchyuM: 'siMha, tuM kyAre Avyo? zA mATe Avyo?' chatAM siMha bolyo nahIM. tyAre kumAranA peTamAM phALa paDI. 'zuM mahelamAM kaMI navAjUnI thaI haze?' teNe siMhanI sAme joyuM. siMhanI AMkho bhInI hatI. kumAre be hAthe siMhane pakaDIne, hacamacAvI mUkyo. 'zuM thayuM siMha?' 'kumAra, mane vacana Apo, tamAre ekalAe A rIte ATale dUra nahIM AvavAnuM.' 'paNa vAta to kara, zuM thayuM?' 'vAta pachI karIza. pahelAM mane vacana Apo.' 'vacana ApyuM, basa. have vAta kara.' 'kumAra, tame prAbhAtika kAryo patAvo, pachI zAntithI besIne, vAta karuM chuM. vAta lAMbI che.' 'paraMtu mahelamAM kaMI azubha nathI thayuM ne?' 'nA, mahelamAM kaMI azubha nathI thayuM, mahelanI bahAra jaMgalamAM azubha thayuM che! e rastAmAM huM batAvIza.' baMnee garama pANInA jharaNAmAM nAhI lIdhuM. bIjAM kapaDAM paherI, bhInAM kapaDAM sUkavI dIdhAM. nAstAno Dabbo kholI nAsto karI lIdho; ane cokInI bahAra dhAbaLo pAtharIne baMne beThA. siMhe vAtano prAraMbha karyo. gaI kAle sAMje aMdhAruM thatAM, viSaNanA mitro rAjamahelamAMthI nIkaLyA. meM temane joyA. huM temanI pAchaLa cAlyo. nagaranA uttara taraphanA daravAje pahoMcyAM. tyAM cArenA cAra ghoDAo taiyAra hatA. te zastrasajja hatA. ghoDAo para khalecIo laTakelI hatI. te bharelI hatI. mAruM mana sAzaMka hatuM... eTale meM paNa tarata ja mArA zrI samarAditya mahAkA 1031 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ghoDA para savArI karI. zastro to mArI pAse hatAM ja. meM cAreno pIcho karyo. temane khyAla nahoto Avyo ke huM emanI pAchaLa chuM! te cAre ahIM AvavA nIkaLyA hatA. rastAmAM eka vAva Ave che.. daza mAIla pachI rastAnI jamaNe so hAtha cheTe vAva che. e cAre vAva tarapha vaLyA. meM rastA para ja eka vRkSanI nIce ghoDAne bAMdhyo ane huM cAlato vAva tarapha gayo. pelA cAra, ghoDAone vAva pAsenAM vRkSo nIce bAMdhIne, vAvanAM pagathiyAM para beThA hatA. zarAba pIvAto hato. emAM je sAraMga hato, eNe khUba dArU pIdho... bakavAsa karavA mAMDyo: "are, senakumArane to huM ekalo ja talavArane eka jhATake pUro karI nAMkhIza." bIjo mitra bolyo: 'ApaNe tyAM pahoMcIzuM tyAre e to UMghato haze. huM evo ghA karIza ke e jAgaze ja nahIM!" badhA hasavA lAgyA. badhAne nazo caDhayo hato. mAruM lohI garama thayuM hatuM. e cArenAM zastro ghoDAo upara hatAM. emanI pAse to mAtra dArUnI mazako hatI! pahelAM to meM e cArene paraloke mokalavAno vicAra karyo. paraMtu mane Apano bhaya lAgyo. meM emane khokharA karI vRkSo sAthe bAMdhI devAno nirNaya karyo! huM vAvAjhoDAnI jema e cAre para trATakyo. ekane sakhata lAta mArIne, jamIna cATato karI dIdho. bIjAnA moDhA para ghaNa jevo mukko mArIne pachADI dIdho. bIjA be bhAgavA mAMDyA. meM be hAthe pakaDIne, e benAM mAthAM jorathI bhaTakAvIne jamIna para pachADI dIdhA. e baMnene kaLa vaLe e pahelAM, mArI khalecImAMthI doraDuM kADhI, pahelA bene bAMdhI dIdhA. bAMdhyA pachI, eka vaDanA jhADanI DALI toDI lAvyo ane eka ekane evA phaTakAryA che ke bhAnamAM AvatAM 24 kalAka to lAgaze! emanA cAre ghoDAone nagara tarapha bhagADI mUkyA. ane huM ahIM AvavA nIkaLyo. rastAmAM pAchaLa joto joto Avyo. e lokonI yojanA niSphaLa gaI. kumAra, tame saraLa cho. rAjamahelonA kAvAdAvA gajaba hoya che. Apa vadhu paDato vizvAsa dharAvo cho. bhale Aja Apa mArA para nArAja thAo, paNa Aje huM Apane kharekharI vAta saMbhaLAvI devAno chuM." kumAra, siMhanI vAta sAMbhaLIne, stabdha thaI gayo. teNe siMhano hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laIne, khUba bhAvasabhara zabdomAM kahyuM : 'siMha, Aje teM mArA prANa bacAvyA che. tane sAthe na lAvIne meM bhUla karI che. paNa mane bIjI rIte vicAratAM ema paNa lAge che ke meM tane sAthe nahIM lAvIne sAruM karyuM che! jo tuM sAthe Avyo hota to ApaNe baMne ahIM UMdhI gayA hota.... ane e duSTo ApaNane UMghatA ja vadherI nAkhata. bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo 1032 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vaLI, te pAchaLa rahyo, to e caMDALa cokaDIno pIcho karI zakyo. rastAmAM ja emane svAda cakhADI dIdho. kadAca Aje atyAre bhAnamAM AvyA haze ke Avaze.. to tane yAda karatA haze! siMha, e loko tene oLakhI to gayA haze?" hA, kAraNa ke vAvanI bhIMte mazAla mUkIne, e loko dArU pItA hatA. ajavALAmAM emaNe mane joyo hato. mane joIne ja TharI gayA hatA! paNa meM be jaNane UbhA ja na thavA dIdhAM, tyAM ja DhALI dIdhA! bIjA be bhAgavA gayA.. to baMnene pakaDIne, baMnenA mAthAM bhaTakAvIne, dhULa cATatA karI dIdhA! pratikAra to cAramAMthI ekeye paNa nA karyo. kumAra khUba hasyo ane bolyo: "bicArAonI mananI manamAM rahI gaI.' sihe kahyuM: 'kumAra, tame mAno yA nA mAno, mane to AmAM viSeNanuM ja kAvataruM lAge che. enI ja preraNAthI A kAma thayuM che. kumAre kahyuM: 'siMha, viSeNa AvuM nIca kAma nA kare. zA mATe kare? huM enA mArgamAM Avato nathI. meM enuM kaMI bagADavuM nathI.' siMhe kahyuM: "kumAra, tamArA para mahArAjAnA cAra hAtha che. mahArANI paNa Apane khUba cAhe che. jANe ke e ApanI mAtA ja che. A badhuM IrSyA karAve evuM che. A badhuM joIne vipaNane lAgyuM hoya ke "senakumAra yuvarAja banaze ane rAjagAdIno vArasadAra banaze!" eTale Apano kAMTo kaDhAvI nAkhavA eNe A yaMtra raceluM mane lAge che.' bhale tane lAge, huM viSaNa mATe AvI halakI kalpanA karI zakato nathI.' bhale atyAre kalpanA nA Ave, bhaviSyamAM Avaze. haju e prayatna nahIM choDe Apane mAravAno. paNa eno eka paNa prayatna, jyAM sudhI huM jIvuM chuM, saphaLa nahIM thavA dauM. joke Apa ja evA baLavAna ane cakora cho ke mArI jarUra ja nahIM paDe.' khera, AgaLa AgaLa joyuM jaze. have ApaNe pAchA javAnI taiyArI karIe.' udyAnapAla, mahAmaMtrI suzrutanI pAse jaI, vinayapUrvaka nivedana karyuM : "gaIkAle sUryAsta samaye rAjabhavananA udyAnamAM vRkSo para puSpo khIlelAM joyAM. A RtumAM A phUlo nA AvavAM joIe. haju paNa che e phUlo. Apa udyAnamAM padhAro ane jAte juo.' mahAmaMtrI suzruta udyAnapAlakanI sAthe udyAnamAM gayA. udyAnapAlakanA kahevA mujaba temaNe puSpone joyAM. temane Azcarya joyuM. thoDA samaya pachI, haju mahAmaMtrI udyAnamAM ja hatA, tyAM e puSpo adRzya thaI gayAM! mALI AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1033 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gayo. te bolI UThyo: 'mahAmaMtrIjI, Azcarya juo, e puSpo adRzya thaI gayAM!' mahAmaMtrIe vRkSo para joyuM. kharekhara, puSpo adRzya thaI gayAM hatAM. mahAmaMtrI AzcaryamAM paDI gayAM. "AvuM thavAnuM zuM kAraNa haze? koI jJAnI puruSane pUchavuM paDaze.' mahAmaMtrIe potAnA aMgata mANasane bolAvIne kahyuM: "nagaramAM tapAsa kara. jo koI aSTAMga nimittano jANakAra jyotiSI mahApuruSa maLI jAya to ene vinayapUrvaka ahIM mArI pAse laI Ava.' bhAgyayoge e ja divase aSTAMga nimittanA jANakAra eka siddhaputra nagaramAM AvelAM hatAM. temanuM nAma hatuM AmrakuMDa. mahAmaMtrIno mANasa temane maLyo. vinayapUrvaka temane mahAmaMtrI pAse laI javAmAM AvyAM. mahAmaMtrIe siddhaputranuM svAgata karyuM. teone ekAMtamAM khaMDamAM laI jaIne, mahAmaMtrIe udyAnamAM akALe khIlelAM puSponI vAta karI, ane e puSponAM adRzya thaI javAnI vAta karI pUchyuM: "he pUjya, A ghaTanAnuM phaLa mAre jANavuM che.' siddhaputre thoDI kSaNa AMkho baMdha karI, jJAnaprakAzamAM rAjamahelanuM bhaviSya joyuM. caMpAnA rAjyanuM bhaviSya joyuM. temaNe AMkho kholI. mahAmaMtrI sAme joyuM. teo bolyA: rAjyaparivartana thaze, mahAmaMtrIjI! akALe puSpa khIlyAM, eno artha akALe rAjyaparivartana thaze. paraMtu e puSpo thoDo ja samaya ja rahyAM, pachI adRzya thaI gayAM. e sUcave che ke rAjyaparivartana alpa samaya mATe thaze." mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM: "he jJAnI puruSa, Ape kahyuM te yathArtha che. paraMtu akALe rAjyaparivartana na thAya, te mATe zuM karavuM joIe? Apa upAya batAvavAnI kRpA karo.' siddhaputre kahyuM: ja dIna-anAthane ghananuM dAna Apo. zAntikarma karo. gurujanonuM pUjana karo. ke paramAtmAnuM pUjana karo. moTAM pApono tyAga karo. A kSetradevatAnuM pratidina pUjana karo. mahAmaMtrI, A badhuM karavA chatAM rAjyaparivartana to thaze ja, paraMtu nukasAna nahIM thAya. anartha nahIM thAya." "he mahApuruSa, rAjyaparivartanano artha spaSTa karavA kRpA karazo.' mahAmaMtrI, rAjA badalAze!' 903 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmaMtrI AgaLa pUche e pahelAM, mahArAjA haripeNano pratihArI bolAvavA AvI gayo. teNe praNAma karIne, mahAmaMtrIne kahyuM: "mahArAjA Apane tatkAla bolAve che. Apa ahIMthI sIdhA rAjamahelamAM padhAro.' mahAmaMtrIe pratihArIne vidAya karI, siddhaputrane pUchyuM: mahArAjA mane zA mATe bolAve che?' siddhaputre kahyuM: "mahAmaMtrI, rAjapuranA rAjAno dUta Avelo che. e rAjadUta zubha samAcAra laIne Avyo che. tethI mahArAjAne ane tamane harSa thaze." e harSa thavAnuM kAraNa zuM haze?' te batAvuM chuM. te pUrve tame koI zAstravacana bolo.' mahAmaMtrI bolyA: "nayati nathachinino' siddhaputre kahyuM: "mahAmaMtrIjI, A rAjadUta, rAjapuranI rAjakanyA ApavA Avelo che. e kanyAnA svIkArathI mahArAjAne mahAAnaMda thaze. bIjuM, je kumAra sAthe A kanyAnAM lagna thaze te ja kumAra, hAthamAMthI gayelI rAjyadhurAne dhAraNa karaze. mahAmaMtrI harSita thayA. temaNe siddhaputranI pUjA karI, ucita dAna ApI, satkAra karyo. siddhaputrane bhAvabharI vidAya ApI. mahAmaMtrI rAjamahelamAM gayA. mahArAjAnA maMtraNAkhaMDamAM praveza karI, mahArAjAne namana karyuM. mahArAjAe mahAmaMtrIne potAnI pAsenA Asana upara besADyA. mahAmaMtrIe mahArAjA sAme joyuM, pachI rAjadUta sAme joyuM. mahArAjAe mahAmaMtrIne kahyuM: 'sukRta, rAjapuranA rAjA zaMkhe emanA dUta sAthe saMdezo kahevaDAvyo che ke "mArA jIvanathI vadhAre priya mArI zAntimatI' nAmanI putrI che. te kanyA mAre tamArA koI eka kumAra sAthe paraNAvavI che.' mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM: "mahArAjA, vAta ghaNI suMdara che. A saMbaMdha ekabIjAne anurUpa che. rAjadUtano saMdezo svIkAra karo." rAjAe kahyuM: "mahAmaMtrI, mane tamArA para vizvAsa che. tame kahe tema karIe.' mahAmaMtrI bolyA: "he deva, ApanA be kumAra che. Apa eka kumAranuM nAma Apa." aho, emAM zuM pUchavAnuM? A kanyA senakumAranI patnI banaze." Ape yogya nAma sUcavyuM, have sAmaMtone ane nagarajanone A vAta karavI joIe." e lokone pachI vAta karajo tame, e pahelAM senakumAranI mAtAne vAta karavI paDaze, temane bolAvo." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 103 For Private And Personal Use Only

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he nAtha, huM ahIM A rAjadUta sAthe vAta karuM chuM. Apa mahArANI pAse padhAro ane A vAta karI.' mahArAjA hariSeNa samajatA hatA ke jyAM sudhI tAraprabhA hI nahIM pADe tyAM sudhI senakumAra hA nahIM paDe. tAraprabhA saMmati Apaze, pachI senakumArane pUchavuM nahIM paDe. senakumAra tAraprabhAno paDyo bola jhIlato hato. mAtAthI paNa adhika mAnato hato tAraprabhAne. mahArAjA acAnaka aMtaHpuramAM pahoMcyA. tAraprabhAne Azcarya thayuM. teNe mahArAjAnuM svAgata karyuM. svarNanA mayUrAsana para besADI, rANIe acAnaka AvavAnuM prayojana pUchayuM. mahArAjAe rAjapuranA rAjadUtanI vAta karI. senakumAra sAthe zAntimatInA vivAhanI vAta karI. rANIne AnaMda thayo. teNe kahyuM: "huM kumArane pUchI to lauM. pachI Apa je te nirNaya karajo.' "meM to nirNaya karI ja lIdho che. tamAre tamArA lADakavAyAne samajAvI devAno che.' tAraprabhA hasI paDI. senakumAra mAro lADakavAyo to che ja, Apano paNa haiyAno hAra che ne? huM to ene jouM chuM ne mArAM rome rome phUla khIlI UThe che.' devI, kumAra tamArI vAta mAnaze ja.." ema kahIne mahArAjA gayA ke bIjA daravAjethI praveza karI, senakumAre pAchaLathI AvIne, rANInI AMkho dAbI dIdhI ane chokarInA avAjamAM pUchayuM: "kaho, koNa chuM huM?" bIju koNa mArI AMkho dabAvavAnI hiMmata kare? A to mArI lADakavAyI senakumArI che!' baMne khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyAM. kumAre rANInAM caraNomAM besIne kahyuM: "pitAjI sAthe tamArI thayelI vAta meM sAMbhaLI che. A viSayamAM tamAre ke pitAjIe mane pUchavAnuM ja nA hoya. tame je nirNaya karo, mane mAnya ja hoya." tAraprabhAnI AMkho harSanA AMsuothI UbharAI. te kumArane bheTI paDI. "vatsa!' ka ke eka 1039 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ILYupapaA] rAjAbhA bharAI. senakumAranA vivAha, rAjapuranI zaMkharAjanI rUpamatI kanyA zAntimatI sAthe karyAnI jAherAta thaI. sAmaMtoe ane nagarazreSThIoe vAtane vadhAvI lIdhI. * rAjamahelanA prAMgaNamAM vAMjitro vAgavA lAgyAM. saubhAgyavatI strIo samUhanRtya karavA lAgI. nagarane zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM. senakumArane aneka vadhAmaNAM ane abhinaMdana maLavA lAgyAM. nagaramAM harSa hiloLe caDhyo. basa, ekamAtra viSeNa sabhAmAM gerahAjara hato. e potAnA khaMDamAM besI rahyo hato. enA manamAM IrSyA ane roSanI Aga lAgI hatI. jyAre ene khabara paDI ke senakumArane mAravA gayelA enA cAra mitronI, mArgamAM ja prItamasiMhe durdazA karI nAkhI hatI. maraNatola karI dIdhA hatAM, tyArathI to viSeNe senakumAra sAthe bolavAnuM ja baMdha karI dIdhuM hatuM, ane jyAre enI najara siMha upara jatI tyAre siMha potAnI mUcho maLato hato! viSeNa tarata ja dRSTi haTAvI leto hato. senakumAre siMhane kahI dIdhuM. rAtavALI vAta koIneya karavAnI nathI. jANe kaMI ja banyuM nathI, e rIte vartavAnuM che. siMhe kumAranI AjJAnuM akSaraza: pAlana karyuM hatuM. paraMtu te pachI tenI najara haMmezA viSeNanA khaMDa tarapha rahetI hatI. pelA cAra mitroe viSeNane tyAM AvavAnuM choDI dIdhuM hatuM. viSeNanI sAthe teo nagaranI bahAra gupta jagyAe bhegA thatAM hatAM. roja nahIM, kyAreka kyAreka viSeNa vicArato hato: "jyAM sudhI sena jIvato che tyAM sudhI mane zAnti thavAnI nathI. eTaluM ja nahIM, e kyAreka kyAreka mArI herAnInuM nimita bane che. huM enuM nAma sAMbhaLuM chuM.... ne mane lAhya lAge che. ene jovAnI to vAta ja kyAM?" viSeNa agnizarmAno jIva hato. senakumAra guNasenano samarAdityano) jIva hato! viSeNa bhayaMkara viSadhara hato, to senakumAra zAnta kAmadhenu hato. viSeNanA manamAM sadaiva senakumArane mArI nAkhavAnI ja bhAMjagaDa cAlatI hatI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1037 For Private And Personal Use Only

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senakumAranA manamAM viSeNa pratye sneha hato, "viSeNa bhale mAro pitarAI bhAI thAya, paraMtu mArA sagA bhAI jevo ja che." viSeNa pratye jarAya durbhAva na hato. te sadeva viSeNa mATe sArA ja vicAra karato hato. 0 0 0 mahArAjA haripeNe, rANI tAraprabhAne kahyuM: "devI, have ApaNe senakumAranAM lagna karI daIe." huM paNa putravadhUne jovA Atura chuM!' "moTA ADaMbara sAthe kumArane rAjapura mokalIe, sAthe mahAmaMtrI amRtane paNa mokalIe." ApanI vAta ucita che.' 'sAthe senA paNa mokalazo ne?' 'senApati yogezanI sAthe eka hajAra azvArohI mokalavA vicAruM chuM." "barAbara che nAtha! kumAranA lagnamAM koI vAte adhUrAza na rahe ane nirvighna paraNIne pAcho Ave, mAro kumAra, eTale basa!' rANI koI kamI nahIM rahevA dauM bhavya ADaMbara sAthe jAna jaze.' senakumArane bolAvIne, mahArAjAe lagna mATe rAjapura javAnI vAta karI. mahAmaMtrI suzruta ane senApati yogezane bolAvIne, paNa vAta karI. prayANanI taiyArIo thavA lAgI. mahArAjA ane mahArANI paNa ucita mArgadarzana ApavA lAgyAM. senakumAre prItamasiMhane vAta karI. prItamasiMha AnaMdathI nAcI UThayo. teNe paNa potAnI taiyArIo AraMbhI dIdhI. caMpAthI rAjapuranuM aMtara 300 mAIla jeTaluM hatuM. aMdAje 15 divasano rasto hato. kumAranA mATe, rANInA AgrahathI suMdara ratha taiyAra thato hato. kuzaLa kArIgaro ratha banAvatA hatA. pAchA vaLatAM zAntimatI paNa rathamAM kumAra sAthe besI zake, tevo ratha banato hato. rAjajyotiSIe senakumAranA prayANanuM muhUrta ApyuM hatuM. zubha divasa AvI gayo. samagra caMpAnagarIne sajAvavAmAM AvI hatI. zerIomAM mAnavamaherAmaNa UbharAyo hato. kumArane abhinaMdana apAtAM hatAM. sahuthI AgaLa vAjiMtro vAgI rahyAM hatAM. te pachI pa00 azvArohI sainiko cAlI rahyA hatA. sainikone mAthe lAla-sonerI raMgano sApho bAMdhelo hato. darekanI kamara upara lAla myAnanI talavAra laTakI rahI hatI. DAbA hAthamAM bhAlo zobhI 108 bhAga-3 0 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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rahyo hato. te pachI navo ratha cAlato hato. temAM mAtra senakumAra beTho hato. rathanA be azvone mUlyavAna AbhUSaNo paherAvavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. rathanI jamaNI bAju prItamasiMha enA lAla azva para besIne, cAlI rahyo hato. tenI najara cAre bAju pharatI hatI. DAbI bAjue kumArano eka mitra pauruSa cAlI rahyo hato. te zastrasajaja ane azvArohI hatI. kumAranI pAchaLa bIjA 500 sainiko athArUDha banIne, cAlI rahyA hatA. te sainikonI AgevAnI svayaM senApati yogeze lIdhI hatI. senApatinI sAthe mahAmaMtrI hatA. temanA mATe pAlakhI rAkhelI hatI, paraMtu nagaramAMthI nIkaLatAM temaNe azvArohaNa karyuM hatuM. sainikonI pAchaLa sAjana-mahAjana hatuM. yuvAna strIo nRtya karatI hatI. kanyAo lagnanAM gIta gAtI hatI. 0 0 0 paMdara divasanI satata saphara karIne, jAna rAjapuranA sImaDAmAM pravezI. mahAmaMtrIe mahArAjA zaMkhane samAcAra mokalAvyA. saMdezavAhake mahArAjAne samAcAra ApyA. rAjAe saMdezavAhakane svarNahAra bheTa Apyo. rAjyanA be maMtrIone jAnanI sAme mokalIne, nagaranI bAhya dharmazALAmAM jAnane rokI dIdhI. bIjI bAju mahArAjA zaMkhe nokarone AjJA karI: nagaranA rAjamArgone svaccha karo. A kArAvAsanA sarva kedIone mukta karI do. dIna-anAtha-apaMga lokone dAna Apo. A badhI ja dukAno zaNagAro. mArgamAM Thera Thera nRtyo pravartAvo. ka saptaraMgI dhajAo dareka mArga para baMdhAvo. harSane vyakta karato zaMkhadhvani karAvo. vAjiMtro vagaDAvo. nagaramAM atyAre ja ghoSaNA karAvo ke caMpAnagaranA rAjakumAra sena, ApaNI rAjakumArI zAntimatI sAthe lagna karavA padhArelA che. saMdhyA samaye jAnanuM bhavya svAgata thaze. svAgatayAtrAmAM dareka nagaravAsIe joDAvAnuM che. mArI hAthaNIne zaNagAro. ane aMtaHpuramAM paNa A samAcAra kahevaDAvI do. rAjAnI ekeeka AjJAno amala thayo. mahAmaMtrIe nagaranI bahAra jyAM kumAranI jAna rokAyelI hatI tyAM jaIne, rahevAnI-jamavAnI vagere vyavasthA karI dIdhI. kumAra mATe badhI ja uttama prakAranI vyavasthA goThavI dIdhI. eka hajAra azvo mATe paNa caNAnI caMdInI vyavasthA thaI gaI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 103 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhavya dabadabA sAthe rAjA zaMkhe senakumArano nagarapraveza karAvyo. rAjapuranI prajAe kAmadeva jevA rUpavAna senakumArane joI, rAjakumArI zAntimatIne lAkha lAkha dhanyavAda ApyA, rAjA zaMkha paNa senakumArane joIne prasanna thaI gayA. jAnanA utArA mATe eka mahelane zaNagAravAmAM Avyo hato. badhI ja sagavaDatAo karavAmAM AvI hatI. jAnane tyAM utAro ApavAmAM Avyo. zaMkharAjAe caMpAnA mahAmaMtrIne kahyuM: 'Apa khUba dUrathI padhAryA cho. traNa divasa nirAMte ArAma karo. trIjA divase saMdhyAsamaye lagnaveLA che. ahIM koI saMkoca nA rAkhazo.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArAjA zaMkhe khaDe page rahIne, jAnanI AgatA svAgatA karI. rAjaparivAre paNa jAnane jarAya ochuM AvavA dIdhuM nahIM. zAntimatI to sakhIothI satata gherAyelI rahI, rAjaparivAranI strIo ane zreSThIvarganI strIo zAntimatI AgaLa senakumAranI prazaMsA karavA lAgI. enA bhAgyanAM bharapUra guNagAna karavA lAgI. AkhuM rAjapura harSanA hiloLe caDhyuM hatuM. divasabhara jAnanA utAre vAjiMtro vAgI rahyAM hatAM. nagaramAM sAmUhika nRtyo thavA lAgyAM. rAjaparivAra pratye nagarajanono adbhuta sadbhAva joIne, jAnano eka eka puruSa prazaMsAnAM puSpo veravA lAgyo hato. traNa divasa svapnanI jema pUrA thaI gayA. saMdhyAnA samaye vivAhamaMDapamAM javA mATe jAne prayANa karyuM. devavimAna jevI zibikAmAM, zaNagArelA senakumArane besADavAmAM Avyo hato. zibikAnI sAthe ja azva para prItimasiMha cAlI rahyo hato. vAjiMtrono nAda rAjapurane gajavI rahyo hato. suvarNadaMDavALI dhajAo hAthamAM laI, yuvAno rAjamArgo para nRtya karatA hatA. cAraNo maMgaLa-gIta gAtA hatA. raMgaberaMgI vastro dhAraNa karI, nRtya karatI gaNikAo cAlI rahI hatI. utsAha, umaMga ane ullAsathI rAjapura dhamadhamI rahyuM hatuM. 1040 senakumAra jAna sAthe vivAhamaMDapamAM pahoMcyo. tyAM teNe zAntimatIne joI. te rAjakumArIne uttama vastrothI, vividha varNanAM puSpothI sonAnA hIrAjaDita AbhUSaNothI zaNagAravAmAM AvI hatI. atyaMta jhINI devaduSya samAna sADInA ghUmaTAmAMthI zAntimatInuM rUpa-lAvaNyabharapUra mukhAraviMda kumAre joyuM. zAntimatInI AMkhamAM premano sAgara ghUdhavato joyo. senakumAranAM hRdayamAM premanuM tophAna jAgyuM. pUrvajanmanA saMskArone kAraNe zAntimatInAM prathama darzane ja kumAra snehaparavaza banI gayo. teNe vicAryuM: 'AvuM anupama rUpa meM kyAMye joyuM nathI. kharekhara, adbhuta rUpa che rAjakumArInuM. rUpanI sAthe sAthe mukha para kevI saumyatA chavAyelI che! sAce ja mArA puNyodayanI koI sImA nathI. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava sAtamo

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rAjapurohite lagnanI vividha kriyAo karAvI. deva ane gurujanonI pUjA karAvI. hastameLApa karAvyo. pavitra agninI sAkSIe pherA pharAvyA. rAjA zaMkhe A prasaMge vipula kanyAdAna ApyuM; jamAInuM svAgata karyuM. sAmAntonA sanmAna karyA. nAgarikonAM abhinaMdana karyA. svajanone parituSTa karyA. A rIte lagnayajJa paripUrNa thayo. mahArAjA zaMkhe kumArane Agraha karIne, thoDA divasa rAjapuramAM rokAvA vinaMtI karI. jAna rokANI... paraMtu harSanA-AnandanA divaso pasAra thatAM vAra nathI lAgatI. eka divasa kumAre, mahArAjA zaMkhanI anumati laI, prayANanI taiyArI karI. rAjArANIe khUba duHkha ane vedanA sAthe senakumAra ane zAntimatIne vidAya ApI. caMpAnagarImAM bhavya svAgata-mahotsava thayo. caMpAnI divya zobhA joIne, zAntimatInuM mana AnaMdathI taraboLa thaI gayuM. vara-vadhUe mahelamAM pahoMcIne, mahArAjA haripeNanA caraNomAM praNAma karyA. harSavibhora banIne, mahArAjA hariSeNe AzIrvAda ApyA. vara-vadhU tyAMthI gayAM aMtaHpuramAM. mahArANI tAraprabhA rAha ja joI rahI hatI. teNe pahelAM zAntimatIne mAthe hAtha mUkIne.. pachI potAnA bAhupAzamAM jakaDI lIdhI. ghUMghaTa haTAvIne zAntimatIne cahero joyo. zAntimatInuM rUpa joIne.. tAraprabhAe tIrachI AMkhe senakumAra sAme joyuM - "kumAra, have tuM mane bhUlI jaze!' kumAre kahyuM: "mA, devalokanI apsarA maLe ne, to paNa tane to nA ja bhUlI zakuM! tane bhUluM to huM naguNo kahevAuM. te mane je prema Apyo che, te to mAruM aNamola saMbhAraNuM che. tArA upakArano badalo huM kyAre vALI zakIza?" kumAra tAraprabhAne bheTI paDyo. zAntimatInI AMkhomAMthI harSanAM AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. tAraprabhA paNa harSathI gagada thaI gaI. tAraprabhA, kumAra ane zAntimatI zAntithI beThAM, kumAre rAjapuranA lagnamahotsavanI badhI vAta karI, tAraprabhAne khUba AnaMda thayo. tAraprabhA vAta karatI hatI kumAra sAthe, ane jotI rahetI hatI pattimatIne! tAraprabhAe kumArane kahyuM: "vatsa, have tamAre baMnee bAjunA mahelamAM rahevAnuM che. e mahelane suMdara banAvyo che. badhI ja suvidhAo goThavavAmAM AvI che. mane vizvAsa che ke sAttimatIne A mahela gamaze!' mA, teM jAte dekharekha rAkhIne, e mahelane taiyAra karAvyo che, pachI emAM koI vAte kamI nA ja rahe!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1041 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'kumAra, dhara puruSane pachI, pahelAM amane strIone gamavuM joIe! ghara strInuM kahevAya. kema zAntimatI?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zAntimatI zaramAI gaI. te tAraprabhAnI ekadama najIka sarakI. tAraprabhAno hAtha potAnA be hAthamAM laI lIdho. kumAre kahyuM: 'huM pitAjI pAse jAuM chuM. tame baMne ahIM ja rahejo.' kumAra mahArAjA hi2SeNa pAse gayo. mahAmaMtrI tyAM ja beThelA hatA, rAjapuranA lagnotsavanI vAta ja cAlatI hatI. kumAra mahArAjAnI pAse beTho. mahArAjAe kahyuM: 'kumAra, mahAmaMtrIe rAjapuranA lagnotsavanI badhI vAta karI. sAMbhaLIne mane anahada AnaMda thayo. ATaluM badhuM zaMkharAja karaze, e meM nahotuM dhAryuM.' mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM: 'mahArAjA ekanI eka atyaMta priya putrIne paraNAvavAno umaMga ja apUrva hoya che. emAMya zAntimatImAM to koI vAte adhUrAza nathI. kharekhara, kumArano apUrva puNyodaya pravarte che.' kumAranA manamAM viSeNakumAra UpasI Avyo. teNe vicAryuM; 'ahIM AvyA pachI lagabhaga badhA svajano maLI gayA. viSeNa nathI Avyo. huM jaIne ene maLuM. e mAro bhAI che. jarUra koI agatyanAM kAmamAM vyasta haze. nahIMtara mane maLavA Ave ja.' teNe mahArAjAne kahyuM paNa kharuM. mahArAjAe koI khAsa pratibhAva nA Apyo. eTalAmAM mahArANIno saMdezo Avyo, eTale kumAra uThIne tAraprabhA pAse gayo. tAraprabhAe kahyuM: 'have tuM Ane (zAntimatI) laIne mahelamAM jA. e bicArI beThI beThI akaLAI jaze!' 1042 'mA, huM viSeNane maLIne AvuM chuM.' 'nA, ene maLavAnI jarUra nathI. tuM Ane laIne tArA mahelamAM jA. viSaNane maLavuM haze to e tArA mahelamAM Avaze.' zAntimatInI sAthe senakumAre potAnA mahelamAM praveza karyo. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo

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Lausa 15 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vasaMtI Rtuno e samaya hato. koyalanA madhura TahukAra sAMbhaLIne, musApharone potAnI priyatamAnI smRti thaI AvatI hatI. e smRti emane akaLAvatI hatI. jemanA pati paradeza gayelA hatA, tevI kAminIonA cittamAM pracaMDa kAmavAsanA jAgrata thatI hatI. malayAcalano zItaLa pavana vAI rahyo hato. puSparasanuM pAna karI, mattamasta bhramaro guMjArava karatA hatA. AkAzamAM AmramaMjarInI raja vyApI gaI hatI. senakumAranA mahelanI pAchaLanA udyAnamAM AhlAdaka azokavRkSa ane atimuktaka lattAo, zobhAnI vRddhi karatI hatI, bakulavRkSo ane AmravRkSonI ghaTAothI e udyAna yuvAno mATe AkarSaNa kendra banyo hato. araNya, pallavarUpa hAthathI nRtya karatuM hatuM, bhramaronA guMjAravarUpa baMsI vAgatI hatI. koyalanA TahukArarUpa saMgIta vAgatuM hatuM. kiMzukavRkSonI raktaprabhA ane asta thatA sUryanI lAlaprabhA, yuvAnone udyAnamAM AmaMtraNa ApatI hatI. yuvAnI 2maNe caDI hatI. yuvAno vasaMtakrIDAmAM masta hatA. yuvAna strI-puruSanAM joDalAM ratikrIDAomAM mazagUla thatAM hatAM. senakumAra ane zAntimatIe svacchaMda rIte vasaMtaRtune mANI. kyAM Rtu pasAra thaI gaI tenI emane koI ja khabara nA paDI. eka divasa senakumAra ane zAntimatIne viSezakumAre joyAM. premabhInA suMdara ane zreSTha yugalane joIne, viSeNanA cittamAM IrSyA pedA thaI. senakumArane mArI nAkhavAno vicAra jAgyo. teNe kumArane mArI nAkhavAnI yojanA paNa banAvI, paraMtu jyAre jyAre udyAnamAM zAntimatI sAthe senakumAra Avato tyAre udyAnanA cAra dvAre cA2 sainiko goThavAI jatAM hatAM ane siMhanI naja2 samagra udyAna upara pharatI hatI. viSeNanA niyukta mANasone phAvyuM nahIM, senakumAranI hatyA karavAnuM. teo keTalAka divaso sudhI udyAnamAM pravezavAno prayatna karatAM hatAM, paraMtu siMhanI sAvadhAnIe, e lokone niSphaLa banAvyA. eNe mANaso viSeNa pAse gayA. 'rAjakumAra...' 'zuM thayuM? tamane soMpeluM kAma pUrNa thayuM?' 'nA, udyAnamAM kumArane patAvavAnuM kAma zakya nathI. pelo siMha, ghoDA para zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1043 For Private And Personal Use Only

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besIne, cAre bAju phare che ne bAja najarathI udyAnamAM dhyAna Ape che.' game te thAya, jaladIthI jaladI, tamane soMpeluM kAma thaI javuM joIe.' viSeNanA A mANaso mitro na hatA, bhADUtI mANaso hatA. e hatyArAo hatA. viSeNane senakumAranI hatyA karAvavI hatI, e mANasone kahyuM: tame hamaNAM jAo. kumAra kyAre ekAMtamAM hoya che, tenI huM tapAsa karAvIza. yogya samaye tamane bolAvIza. kumAra ekAMtamAM hovuM joIe ane zastra vinAno hovo joIe... nahIMtara eka charInA prahArathI paNa e tamane cArene bhUmi cATatA karI de evo parAkramI che.' ciMtA nA karo kumAra, ame AvA ghaNA mANasone upara bhagavAna pAse mokalI ApelA che. hAla amane cAra hajAra sonAmahoro ApI. ghara calAvavA joIe." kumAre (viSeNe) e cArene 1-1 hajAra sonAmahoro ApIne vidAya karyA. viSeNe vicAryuM: "mAre have, enA mahelamAM senakumAra jyAre ekAMtamAM rahe che enI tapAsa karAvavI paDaze. basa e samaye cAra mArAone bIjA veze mokalavA joIe.' kumAra viSeNe zAntimatInI dAsI vidhurAne sAdhI. vidhurA sarala svabhAvanI dAsI hatI. tenI pAsethI viSeNe kumAranI jIvanacaryA jANI lIdhI. "kumAra moTA bhAge madhyAhnakALe ekAMtamAM ArAma karatA hoya che. zAntimatI e samaye mahArANI pAse hoya che." viSeNe pelA cAra mArAone bolAvIne, potAnI yojanA samajAvI. cArene bhagavAM vastra paherAvyAM. zarIre bhasma coLAvyo, darekanA hAthamAM daMDa Apyo, pagamAM pAvaDI ApI, bIjA hAthamAM kamaMDalu ApyuM. daMDamAM dhAradAra lAMbI gukhI chupAvelI hatI. viSeNa jANato hato ke "senakumAra sAdhu-saMto pratye AdaravALo che.' A jANakArInA AdhAre viSeNe mArAone sAdhuveSa paherAvyo hato. "kumAra A sAdhuone potAnA mahelamAM praveza Apaze ja. basa, praveza maLe eTale tarata ja e loko kumAra para prahAra karI deze. tyAM ne tyAM kumAranuM prANapaMkheruM UDI jaze. pachI mane paramazAnti maLaze. game tema paNa kumAra maravo ja joIe.' jyAre senakumAra bhojana karyA pachI ArAma karato hato tyAre prItamasiMha bhojana karavA jato hato. cAlu ATha-dasa sainiko mahelanI bahAra khUba dhImA avAje vAto karatAM hatAM. kumArane emano avAja nA saMbhaLAya, eTalI kALajI rAkhatAM hatAM. senakumAranA khaMDamAMthI udyAnanA pUrva bhAgane joI zakAto hato. e bhAgamAM 1044 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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UbhelI koI paNa vyakti kumArane joI zakatI hatI, jo kumAre e bAjunI bArI baMdha nA karI hoya to. madhyAhnakALe moTA bhAge kumAra e bArIne khullI rAkhato. e dizAmAMthI maMda maMda pavana, sugaMdhI laIne Avato ane kumAranA khaMDamAM mahAlato. ekanI pAchaLa eka, ema cAra saMnyAsI AvyA. kumAranA mahelanI bahAra, mahelanAM pagathiyAM pAse beThelA sainikoe saMnyAsIone hAtha joDyA, moTo dekhAto saMnyAsI bolyo: "ame dUranA pradezamAMthI AvyA chIe. amAre senakumArane maLavuM che.' eka sainika bolyo: 'bAbAjI, hamaNAM kumAra nahIM maLI zake. eka kalAka pachI Avajo." amAre atyAre ja maLavuM jarUrI che. pachI amAre bahAragAma javuM che." dhIre bolo, kumArane ArAmamAM khalela paDaze." bAvAo moTA avAje bolatAM hatAM. kumAra avAja sAMbhaLIne, UbhA thaIne bAvAone joyA. kumAre potAnA khaMDanI bArImAMthI sUcanA ApI: e saMnyAsIone AvavA do." saMnikoe kumAra sAme joyuM. kumAranI AjJA sAMbhaLI, saMnyAsIone laIne sainiko mahelamAM gayAM. saMta rAsIone kumAre praNAma karyA, kumAre pUchyuM: he pUjya, ahIM AvavAnuM ane maLavAnuM prayojana zuM che? he rAjakumAra, ame jarUrI kAme AvyA chIe. vAta ekAMtamAM karavAnI che, Apa pAsenA udyAnamAM padhAro." senakumAra saraLa prakRtino hato. teNe vicAryuM: "A sAdhu-saMnyAsIo paropakArI vAtsalyavALA hoya che. teo saMpUrNa nirdoSa hoya che." te e saMnyAsIo sAthe udyAnamAM gayo. paraMtu rAjakumAronI Teva mujaba e talavArane potAnA hAthamAM laI gayo. - pelA saMnyAsI, kumAranI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlatA hatA. dhIrethI cothA naMbaranA saMnyAsIe daMDamAMthI guptI bahAra kADhI lIdhI hatI. pachI trIjA naMbaranA saMnyAsIe kADhI lIdhI hatI. senakumAra mahelanA pAchalA rastethI udyAnanI pazcima tarapha vaLyo hato. tyAM eka nAnakaDI pa-7 vRkSonI ghaTA hatI. e ghaTAmAM jaIne, kumAra Ubho rahyo. bolyo: "kaho, tamAre je vAta kahevI hoya te." tyAM acAnaka eka saMnyAsI kumAranI pAchaLa pahoMcyo, ne kumAranI talavAra chInavI lIdhI. bIjA saMnyAsIe kumArane Ubho cIrI nAkhavA kumAranA DAbA khabhA para talavArano prahAra karyo. tyAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1045 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka kSaNamAM ja kumAra UchaLyo ane AgaLa UbhelA be saMnyAsIne, emanA peTa para joradAra lAta mArI, dhULa cATatA karI dIdhA. pAchaLanA be saMnyAsIo para vIjaLIvege AkramaNa karI be hAthethI prahAra karI, rADa paDAvI dIdhI. e be duSTonI rADa sAMbhaLI, udyAnamAM kAma karI rahelA udyAnapAlikoe zorabakora karI mUkyo. A bAju kumAre e cAre duSTonI guptI chInavI lIdhI hatI. vArApharatI e cArenI nAbhi upara eka eka joradAra lAta mArI. jethI e loko UbhA nA thaI zake. ughAnapAlakAo cIso pADavA mAMDI: "doDo doDo koI bAvAo kumArane mAre che.' kumArano khabho cirAyo hato. temAMthI lohI vahetuM hatuM. kumAranAM vastro lohIthI raMgAI gayAM hatAM. mahelanA daravAjA pAse UbhelA sainiko doDI AvyA. eka sainika mahArAjAne samAcAra ApavA doDyo. sainikoe cArene pakaDyA. adhamUA to thaI ja gayA hatA. senikoe potapotAnI talavAro kheMcI kADhI hatI. kumAra bolyo: emane mArazo nahIM. e marelA ja che. marelAne zuM mAravA? nIca-halakA mANaso che. have e parAdhIna banI gayA che. temanA para dayA karo. joke have A halakaTa mANasone jIvavAnI koI AzA rahI nathI. e mAne che ke amane ahIMthI koI jIvatAM nahIM javA de, mATe mAro nahIM.' eTalAmAM mahArAjA haripeNa be hAthamAM be talavAro sAthe doDI AvyA. temaNe sainikone AjJA karI: "A hatyArAone pakaDI, emanA hAtha-paga bAMdhI do ane cArene mArA mahelamAM laI jAo. huM ane kumAra AvIe chIe." vaidarAja AvI gayA. kumAranA khabhA para, jyAM ghA thayo hato, tene sApha karI, davA lagADIne, pATo bAMdhI dIdho. kumAre mahelamAM jaIne, vastra parivartana karyuM. ghAnA DAgha badhA ja sApha karI dIdhA. mahArAjAe senakumArane pUchyuM: "A badhuM zuM che?' senakumAre banelI vAta kahI batAvI. rAjA bolyA: kharekhara, A sAcA saMnyAsI nathI ja. A ghAtako che. temaNe saMnyAsIno veza dhAraNa karIne vezane lajAvyo che.' "pitAjI, A kAma kharekhara A lokonuM nathI lAgatuM. jarUra, koIe A lokone paisA ApIne, ahIM mokalyA lAge che. mahArAjA kumAranI sAthe potAnA mahelamAM gayA. tyAM pelA cArene muzkeTATa bAMdhIne, jamIna para nAkhyA hatA. sainiko khullI talavAre gherIne UbhA hatA. 104s bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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senakumAra para khUnI humalo karanArAo para mahArAjA atyaMta krodhe bharAyA hatAM. eka hatyArAne joradAra lAta mArIne pUchyuM: "kahe, tame lokoe AvuM duSTa kArya zA mATe karyuM?' hatyArAe kahyuM: "amArA durbhAgyane pUcho.' durbhAgyane koNe preraNA ApI che?" rAjAe pUchyuM, he deva, ame kaMI jANatA nathI.' "koI paNa kArya kAraNa vinA banatuM nathI. AvuM hicakAruM kRtya karavAnuM koI kAraNa? tame kyAMthI AvyA? tamane koNe mokalelA che?' cArenA moDhAM paDelA hatAM. mAranI vedanAthI kaNasatA hatAM. eTalAmAM doDato prItamasiMha tyAM Avyo. teNe kumAranA khabhe pATo joyo, ghA karanArA cAre tyAM paDayAM hatAM bhUmi upara, siMhe e cAre upara lAta jhIMkavA mAMDI. e cAre jaNA cIso pADavA mAMDyAM. senakumAre siMhano hAtha pakaDyo. basa thayuM, mArIza nahIM. nA nA mahArAjakumAra, mane roko nahIM. huM cArene cIrI nAkhIza. jo huM tyAM hota to Aje A cArenI lAzonI ujANI kUtarA karatAM hota... paNa huM ghare jamavA gayo. ane duSTo mahelamAM ghusI gayA.' mahArAjAe kahyuM: "prItama, kAma bAkI che. A loko haju jabAna kholatA nathI. Amane AvuM nIca kAma karavAnI preraNA koNe ApI? mAre e nAma jANavuM che.' siMhe kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, huM hamaNAM ja A duSTone mukhe e nAma bolAvaDAvuM chuM.' siMha doDato kumAranA mahelamAM gayo, tyAMthI potAno cAbuka laI Avyo. mIThAnA pANIthI bhIMjavelo cAbuka laIne, te mahArAjAnI pAse Avyo. pahelAM eNe saMnikane kahyuM: "eka eka thAMbhale A cArene bAMdhI do." - sainikoe bAMdhI dIdhA e cArene. tyAra pachI siMhe eka eka ghAtaka para cAbuka mAravA mAMDyA. eka ekanA zarIranI cAmaDI cIrAvA mAMDI. asahya baLatarA thavA lAgI, cIrAyelI cAmaDI para bIjo cAbuka jhIMkAyo.... ane e duSTonI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. mahArAjAe kahyuM: "nAma Apo cho ke nahIM?" amane cAbuka nA mAro. nAma kahIe chIe.' bolanAra duSTane, UchaLIne prItamasiMhe enA lokhaMDI hAthano prahAra karI dIdho. tatkALa e hatyArAnA mukhamAMthI lohI vahevA mAMDyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1047 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bIjo hatyAro bolI UThyo: 'amane ahIM senakumArane mAravA mATe vipeNakumAre mokalyA che. emanI AjJAthI ame AvyAM hatAM." viSeNakumArane zuM prayojana? zA mATe senakumArane mAravA tamane mokalyA?" e ame jANatA nathI. amane to viNakumAre AjJA karI, A bhagavAM kapaDAM ApyAM... ane daMDamAM chupAvIne tINa guptI ApI... ane ame AvyA.' viNakumAranI buddhi bhraSTa thayelI che. e duSTa che. e mAre joIe ja nahIM. eNe mArA kuLane kalaMkita karyuM che.' mahArAjA roSa ane viSAdathI asvastha banI gayA. "e kulAMgAra pAkyo. enI mAtAne khabara paDaze tyAre e zuM karaze? e mAthuM pachADIne, kalpAMta karaze... mATe viSeNane dezavaTo ApI do ane enA A mANasone zULI upara caDhAvI do." senakumAre mahArAjAnA be hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laIne kahyuM: "he pUjya, AvA tuccha mANasonI vAta sAMbhaLIne, mAnI na levI. tapAsa karAvo. bAkI viNakumAra mahAnubhAva che. svajanavarga para IrSyA karanAra nathI. ene paNa potAnI ujjavala kIrti game che. nirmaLa yazanI ene abhilASA che. Apano putra che pitAjI! e AvuM Aloka-paraloka viruddha kArya kare kharo?" "kumAra, have tuM tArA mahelamAM jA, vizrAma kara. huM mArI rIte nyAya karIza. jA siMha, kumArane enA mahelamAM laI jA.' senakumAra mahArAjAnA pagamAM paDI gayo. teNe kahyuM: "pitAjI, sAhasa nA karo. jo sAhasa karIne, virSAne zULI para caDhAvazo to mane ati zoka thaze. ati duHkha thaze.' kumAra, aparAdhIne sajA karavI ja joIe. ja rAjyamAM aparAdho ochA thAya. loko khoTAM kAma karatAM acakAya, loko vicAra kare ke mahArAjAe potAnA aparAdhI putrane paNa zULI para caDhAvI dIdho.. to pachI bIjAne choDe? nA ja choDe." mATe mane dAkhalo besADavA de," nahIM pitAjI, eka vAra kSamA Apo, mArI khAtara kSamA Apo.' bhale, tAro Agraha che, to nyAya karavAnuM kAma tane soMpI dauM chuM. ema kahIne, mahArAjA mahelamAM cAlyA gayA. raka : 908 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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LupakA mahArAjA haripeNa tyAMthI sIdhA aMtaHpuramAM mahArANI tAraprabhA pAse gayA. aMtaHpuramAM mahArANIne badhA samAcAra maLI gayA hatA. te atyaMta vihvaLa hatAM. mahArAjAnA tyAM jatAM ja mahArANIe pUchyuM: senakumArane kema che? eno khabho cirAI gayo che zuM?" "nA, khabhA upara cAra AMgaLa UMDo ghA thayo che ane tarata ja vaidarAjane bolAvIne pATo bAMdhyo che." 'paNa e kyAM che atyAre ?' enA para prahAra karanArA hatyArAo pAse." mahArANIe dAsIne kahyuM: 'jA, prItamasiMhane jaladI bolAvI lAva." dAsI doDatI prItamasiMha pAse pahoMcI, 'tamane hamaNAM ja mahArANI yAda kare che." siMhe kumArane kahyuM: 'jaladI tamArA mahelamAM jaIne ArAma karo have." mahelanA rakSaka sainikone kaDaka AjJA karI: "koI paNa ajANyA mANasane ke viSeNane kumAranA mahelamAM praveza na ApatA. huM thoDI ja vAramAM mahArANIne maLIne AvuM chuM. prItamasiMha aMtaHpuramAM gayo. mahArAjAne ane mahArANIne praNAma karI, te nIcI dRSTie Ubho rahyo. siMha, bahu moTo anartha thaI gayo. e to senakumAra sAvadhAna thaI gayo ane e cAreyane bhoMyabhegA karI dIdhA. jo kumAra thoDo paNa gaphalatamAM rahyo hota to? siMhanI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. mAtAjI, mArA pramAdanA kAraNe Ama thayuM. jo huM jamavA mATe ghera nA gayo hota to huM e duSTa bAvAone mahelamAM praveza ja nA Apata. huM ja e loko sAthe badho hisAba kitAba patAvI leta.' e duSTone sajA karI ke nahIM?" nA, sajA to nathI karI, uparathI darekane 100/100 sonAmahoro ApIne kahyuM : doSa tamAro nathI, tamane preraNA ApanArano che. jAo tamane mukta karavAmAM Ave tyAra pachI kumAre mane kahyuM: "A vAta viSeNakumAramAM saMbhavatI nathI. zuM e AvuM apayaza ApanAruM kAma kare? loko ene khoTI rIte badanAma kare che.' meM kahyuM: 'e hatyArAo ja viSeNanuM nAma bolyA hatAM. emane khoTuM bolavAnuM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 149 For Private And Personal Use Only

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koI prayojana na hatuM. loko to ThIka, mAro to nirNaya che ke viSeNa ApanI pAchaLa paDI gayo che. mahArAjakumAra, Apa bhale mAno ke na mAno." khera, A durghaTanAmAM huM nimitta banyo chuM!' A vAta cAlatI hatI ne dAsI bolAvavA AvI. mahArANIe kahyuM: 'siMha, badhI vAta pachI karIzuM. pahelAM tuM senakumAranA ghAnI ciMtA kara. ene suvADI de. pelI zAntimatIe to poka mUkI haze. mAre ene saMbhALavI paDaze." mahArANIe mahArAjanI sAme joyuM. viSe kharekhara viSadhara che. akAraNa e senakumAra para dveSa-IrSA karI rahyo che. mahArAjA bolyA: kharekhara nAtha, koI pUrvajanmano verI jIva mArI kUkhe Avyo che. mane to e dITho gamato nathI. e duSTa che. tame ene dezanikAlanI sajA phaTakArI do. bhale, vana vana bhaTake. bhale, jaMgalI pazuo ene bhakSya banAve. putra hoya tethI zuM, akAraNa e potAnA bhAIne mArI nAkhavAnuM SaDayaMtra race, te kema calAvI levAya? mahArANI, tamArI bhAvanA huM jANuM chuM. paraMtu mArA hAtha tyAre heThA paDe che jyAre senakumAra viSeNano pakSa laIne, ene sajA nahIM karavAno Agraha kare che. huM enA Agraha AgaLa mAro Agraha jato karuM chuM.' he nAtha, kharekhara senakumAra aparAdhIne paNa kSamA ApanAra mahAtmA puruSa che. e aparAdhIne paNa duHkha ApI zakato nathI, sajA karI zakato nathI. hatyArAoe viveNanuM nAma ApyuM. viSeNanA bIjA mitroe paNa kabUla karyuM, chatAM senakumAra mAnavA ja taiyAra nathI! khera, ApaNe kumAranA manane dubhAvavuM nathI. ApaNo viSeNa upara vadhAre dhyAna rAkhavuM paDaze!" mAtAjI have, Apa ciMtA nA karo. have to A siMha kumArano paDachAyo banIne jIvaze. viSaNakumAranI paLapaLanI vAto para mArA sAthIdAro dhyAna rAkhaze. have huM kumAra pAse jAuM chuM." siMha kumAra pAse gayo; tyAM kumAra zAntimatIne AzvAsana ApI rahyo hato. sihe praNAma karIne kahyuM: mahArAja kumAra, huM mahelamAM ja chuM. moTA bhAge mahelanA dvAre ja chuM.' siMha gayo. kumAre zAntimatIne kahyuM: "devI, A siMha mAro paDachAyo che. e to hato nahIM tyAre... nahIMtara e cAre bAvAone yamaloke pahoMcADI deta, A siMha! sAruM thayuM te na hato.' zuM sAruM thayuM beTA! siMha hAjara nahoto, e sAruM thayuM zuM?" mahArANIe 10pa0 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAranA khaMDamAM praveza karatAM kahyuM. kumAranA mAthe hAtha mUkyo; ane pUchyuM: "vatsa, kema che tane? ghA duHkhato to nathI ne?" nA mAM, nathI duHkhato. jaladI sAruM thaI jaze." mahArANInI pAse AvIne zAntimatI UbhI rahI gaI. mahArANIe eno hAtha potAnI tarapha kheMcI enA mukha para be hAtha pheravIne kahyuM: "zAnti, kumAranI ciMtA nA karIza. jaladI ene sAruM thaI jaze. amArA rAjavaida kuzaLa vaida che. huM emane maLIne AvI. temaNe kahyuM che ke kumArane saMpUrNa ArAma karAvo, to ghA zIdhra bharAI jaze. mATe vatsa, tAre saMpUrNa ArAma karavAno che." karIza mA. paNa tuM mArI eka vAta mAnIza?" beTA, tArI kaI vAta meM nA mAnI? ke tArA pitAe nathI mAnI? kahIza?' "mAnI che, badhI ja vAta mAnI che. mATe kahuM chuM ke lokonA bolavAthI tame viSeNane sajA nA karazo. viSeNa pratye aNagamo nA rAkhazo. enI koI bhUla nathI. "bhale, ame to koI aparAdhIne sajA karavAnAM nathI. sajA karAvavAnuM kAma, tArA pitAjIe tane soMpyuM che ne? ane te koIne sajA karavAno nathI! tuM koIne aparAdhI mAnato nathI. kahe, A rAjyamAM anuzAsana Takaze kharuM? aparAdhIone kSamA ApatA rahevAthI rAjyamAM aparAdho vadhavAnA! rAjakhaTapaTo vadhavAnI... ane kyAreka rAjya para Apatti AvavAnI. kumAra, tArA parano akhaMDa rAga, e duSTa viSaNane sajA karatAM roke che. tuM nArAja thaI jAya, e amane pAlave ema nathI. khera, je banavA lAyaka haze te banaze. bhale meM ene janma Apyo che. paraMtu mArI kUkhe viSadhara janmyo che. koI pUrvajanmanuM vera cUkta karavA mAM Avyo che. kumAra atyAre to tuM badhI vAto bhUlI jA. tane jaladI sAruM thaI jAya eTale basa!" mahArANIne je kahevuM hatuM te, kahI dIdhuM. zAntimatIne badhI bhalAmaNa karI. mahArANI thoDo samaya zAttimatI sAthe vAto karatAM rahyAM. senakumArane UMgha AvI gaI. mahArANI cUpacApa tyAMthI UbhA thaIne, potAnAM mahelamAM gayAM. bahAra UbhelAM prItamasiMhane potAnI sAthe lIdho. mahelamAM jaIne, mahArANI gupta maMtraNAkhaMDamAM pravezyAM. siMhane paNa aMdara bolAvyo. mahArANInA manamAM viSeNano bhaya pravezI gayo hato. temaNe siMhane kahyuM: siMha, viSeNanuM zuM karavuM joIe? e dagAkhora che. kyAre zuM kare, kaMI khabara nA paDe." 'mAtAjI, Apa nizcita raho, senakumAranI rakSA karavA huM mArA prANa paNa ApI daIza. ethI vizeSa to zuM kahyuM?" mane tArA para saMpUrNa vizvAsa che siMha! tuM zUravIra yoddho che. kumArane tuM samarpita zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 151 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. buddhizALI che. eTale mane ciMtA ochI che. te chatAM durjano avasara joIne, kAma karI jAya che.' mahArANIe kahyuM. mAtAjI, ema to kumAra pote mArA karatAM zuravIra che. e ekalA eka hajAra subhaTone pahoMcI vaLe, evI emanI zakti che. cAre duSTone emaNe pachADI dIdhA ne?' bhale siMha, tuM tArA sthAne sajAga banIne raheje.' mahArANI aMtaHpuramAM gayAM. siMha senakumAranA mahelanA dvAre goThavAyo. 0 0 0. paMdara divasa vItI gayA. kumAranA khabhe bAMdhelo pATo rAjavaide kholyo. ghAnI jagyAne sApha karI. ghA rujhAI gayo hato. vaidarAje mahArAjAne rujhAyelo ghA. batAvyo. mahArAjA rAjI thaI gayA. kumArane koI pIDA thatI na hatI. vaidarAje kahyuM: "have kumArane pATo bAMdhavAno nathI. have ghAnI jagyA para vanaspatino lepa karIza. paMdara divasa pachI ghAnuM nAmanizAna nahIM rahe.' vaidarAje lepa karyo ane kumArane vizrAma levAnuM kahIne, te cAlyA gayA. 0 0 0 nagaramAM lokone khabara paDI ke kumArano ghA kjhAI gayo che. kumAre nAna karyuM che. mahArAjAe sarvaprathama kAlaghaMTa vagaDAvIne, kArAvAsamAMthI kedIone mukta karyA. nagaradevatAonuM pUjana karAvyuM. dIna-anAtha-garIbone mahAdAna apAvyuM. AnaMdabherI vAgI. nagaravAsI strIpuruSo zerIomAM bahAra AvI gayAM. nRtya karavA lAgyA. gItagAna karavA lAgyAM. sAmaMtoe ane zreSThIjanoe kumAranuM abhivAdana karI, zreSTha AbhUSaNo bheTa ApyAM, vadhAmaNAM karyAM. badhAnA gayA pachI kumAre siMhane bolAvIne pUchyuM : 'siMha, viSeNakumAranA zA samAcAra che?' "mahArAjakumAra, viSeNa viSAdamAM DUbelo che. tamane mArI nAkhavAnI yojanA niSphaLa gaI, be vAra niSphaLa gaI, tethI khUba vyAkuLa che. potAnA khaMDamAM gAMDA mANasanI jema AMTA mAre che. nathI e mahArAja pAse jato, nathI potAnI mAtA pAse jato! nathI potAnAM ucita kAryo karato. parivAra sAthe paNa vAta nathI karato. mahelanI bahAra ja nIkaLato nathI. e jANe che ke AkhuM nagara ene dhikkAre che. ApanAM vadhAmaNAM karavA AkhuM nagara umaTayuM hatuM paNa viSeNa enA khaMDamAM ja bharAIne beTho hato.' - siMhanI vAto sAMbhaLIne, senakumAranA mukhamAMthI " biccAro...' zabda sarI paDyo. teNe manamAM vicAryuM - "mArA snehanI khAtara pitAjIe ane mAtAjIe kumArane 1 para bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhayaMkara zikSA karI ane kumAranuM mukha jovAnuM paNa baMdha karyuM. e to pitAjInA anugrahathI meM sajA rada karAvI dIdhI. nahIMtara kevo morTo anartha thaI jAta! have huM pitAjIne vinaMtI karIne, kumArane ahIM bolAvuM." senakumAre mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. mahArAjAe kumAranI kuzaLatA pUchI. kumAre namra zabdomAM mahArAjAne kahyuM: "mArI eka IcchA che, jo Apa pUrNa karo to mane AnaMda thaze.' "vatsa, tArI dareka IcchAne pUrNa karavA huM taiyAra chuM." to pitAjI, viNakumArane ahIM bolAvo. tene maLavAnI mArI tIvra IcchA che. ame bhAI bhAI nA maLIe to jIvavAnI majA nA Ave. kumAra, e kulAMgAranI vAta nA karIza.' "pitAjI, evA vicAro manamAMthI kADhI nAkho. viSeNa AvuM kArya nA ja kare.' "vatsa, tuM bahu saraLa che. e tArA jevo nathI." "pitAjI, enA para akAryanuM kalaMka lAgyuM che. tethI te lajjA anubhave che. bahAra nIkaLI zakato nathI. viSAdagrasta banIne, potAnAM ucita kAryo paNa karI zakato nathI. enA khaMDamAM ja besI rahyo che. senakumAranA zabdomAM viSeNa pratyenI sahAnubhUti TapakatI hatI. mahArAjAe kahyuM: "vatsa, e dayAne pAtra nathI. e kRpAne pAtra nathI. kyAreya viSadhara upara vizvAsa nA mUkAya." eka vAra enA aparAdhone kSamA karI do." "bhale vatsa, tArI IcchA che to ene bolAvavA mATe tArA koI aMgata mitrane mokala." 'nahIM pitAjI, huM ja enI pAse jaIza. ane ene bolAvI lAvIza.' jevI tArI IcchA. bhale ema kara.' senakumAra AnaMdita thayo. te tyAMthI sIdho ja viSeNanA khaMDa tarapha gayo. siMhanI najara hatI ja. e paNa senakumAranI pAchaLa pAchaLa gayo. evI jagyAe e goThavAI gayo ke jyAMthI viSeNanA khaMDamAM joI zakAya. senakumAre viSeNanA khaMDamAM praveza karyo. teNe malina bichAnAmAM paDelA viSeNane joyo. enAM vastro gaMdA thaI gayelAM hatAM. enA zarIra para eka paNa alaMkAra na hato. enuM zarIra durbaLa banI gayeluM hatuM. enuM moTuM karamAI gayelA phUla jevuM hatuM. enuM citta udvigna lAgatuM hatuM. senakumAra vicAre che: "doSarahita vyakti para jyAre doSAropaNa thAya che tyAre enAM tana-mana zoSAI jAya che. A kumAranI paNa eTalA ja mATe A durdazA thaI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 103 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che.' kumAranA hRdayamAM viSeNa pratye sadUbhAva hato ja! senakumAra, viSeNakumAranA palaMga pAse jaIne Ubho rahyo: kumAra..." viSeNe kumAra sAme joyuM. baMne bhAIonI daSTi maLI, paNa viSeNe tarata potAnI daSTi nIcI karI dIdhI. viSeNa, kema Ama viSAdagrasta banIne sUto che?' mArI durbhAgyadazAne pUcha." 'ciMtA choDa badhI, Ubho thA. AvA ucca vyaktitvavALA pitAnA putra thavAnuM tane bhAgya maLyuM che. mATe rAjakumArane yogya kriyA kara. pachI ApaNe pitAjI pAse jaIe. mAre nathI AvavuM." tAre AvavAnuM che." na AvuM to?" tane parANe laI jaIza! UTha, Ubho thA. huM tane mArA hAthe Aje snAna karAvIza.' senakumAre potAnA hAthe viSeNane snAna karAvyuM. e pachI malayacaMdananuM zarIra para vilepana karyuM. ke mUlyavAna vastro paheravA ApyAM. ja suMdara alaMkAro paherAvyAM. ja potAnA hAthe taMbola khavaDAvyuM. ane tene laI, te pitAjI pAse gayo. tyAM jaIne, viSeNa nIcI dRSTie Ubho rahyo. senakumAre kahyuM: "pitAjInAM caraNe praNAma kara, viSe!" viSeNe pitAnAM caraNe anicchAe praNAma karyA, have mAtAnAM caraNe praNAma kara.' viSeNe mAtAnAM caraNe praNAma karyA. paraMtu IcchAthI nahIM. mahArAjA-mahArANIe viSeNanA mAthe hAtha nA mUkyo ke AzIrvAdanA be zabdo paNa nA bolyAM. viSeNa ekAda ghaTikA tyAM beTho. paraMtu mauna rahyA pachI e potAnA sthAne cAlyo gayo. eka eka che 154 bhAga-3 ( bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMpAnI prajA ane rAjA kaumudI mahotsavamAM ramamANa hatAM. nagaranA bAhya udyAnamAM paga mUkavAnI jagyA na hatI. sahu gAI rahyAM hatAM, nAcI rahyAM hatAM, hasI rahyAM hatAM. e samaye rAjAno eka hAthI jADI sAMkaLa toDIne, alAna staMbha ukheDI nAkhIne, doDavA lAgyo hato. mahAvatane nIce nAkhI dIdho hato. moTAM vRkSone sUMDhamAM laI, eka jhATakA sAthe jamInamAMthI mULa sAthe ukheDI nAkhato hato. hAthI udyAna tarapha doDaco. lokonAM moTAM ToLAM joIne, e vadhu vIpharyo, dukAno toDavA mAMDyo... ane mANasone mAravA lAgyo. nagaramAM 'bacAvo, bacAvo... koI hArthIne pakaDI lo.' avAjo thavA lAgyAM. moTo kolAhala thayo. rAjA doDI Avyo. rAjAe hAthIne pakaDavA Adeza Apyo. sainiko hAthIne gherI levAno prayatna karavA lAgyAM; paraMtu hAthI gherAto na hato, pakaDAto na hato. e vakhate senakumAre mahArAjanI AjJA sAMbhaLI, te hAthI tarapha doDyo. hAthIe senakumArane joyo. jotAM ja hAthI Ubho rahI gayo. teno mada ogaLI gayo. te kumAranI sAme mastaka namAvavA lAgyo. enI sUMDha pakaDIne, kumAra hAthI para caDhI gayo. rAjA ane prajA A dRzya joIne, AzcaryamAM DUbI gayAM. 'kumAranuM adbhuta sAmarthya che.' kumArano jaya jayakAra thavAM lAgyo. kumAre aMkuza hAthamAM laI hAthInA kuMbhasthaLamAM pachADayuM. hAthIe moTI garjanA karI. najIka AvelA yuvako dUra bhAgI gayA. kumAre hAthIne navA AlAna staMbha sAthe bAMdhyo. nagaranA core ne cauTe kumAranI prazaMsA thavA lAgI. mahArAjAe rAjasabhAmAM senakumA2nI prazaMsA karI. aMtaHpuramAM mahArANI tAraprabhAe prazaMsA karavA mAMDI. sarvatra senakumAranAM prabhAva ane parAkramanAM guNagAna thavA lAgyAM. zatruone paNa prazaMsA karavI paDe, evI A Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA banI hatI. viSeNanA khaMDamAM enA vizvAsapAtra mitro ane nokaro bhegA thayAM hatAM. za26 bolyo: 'tophAne caDhelA hAthI tarapha senakumAra jatAM hatAM, nirbhaya banIne jatAM hatAM tyAre mArA zvAsa UMcA thaI gayA hatA. paNa... pAMca-daza kSaNamAM jAdu thayo!' 'eTale zuM senakumAra jAdugara che?' nAraMga vyaMgamAM bolyo, 'jAdugarathI paNa vizeSa! e kaMI taMtra-maMtra jANato nathI. paraMtu kumArane jotAM ja, tophAne caDhelo hAthI Ubho rahI gayo ane kumAra hAthI para ArUDha thaI gayo. A zrI samarAditya mahAkA 1055 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vAta hasI kADhavA jevI nathI. huM kaMI kumAranI prazaMsA nathI karato, paNa enI zaktine samajI to levI ja joIe.' viSeNe zarada sAme joyuM. viSeNa bolyo: 'tame loko senakumArano vALa paNa vAMko nahI karI zako. have tamAre kaMI karavAnuM nathI.' 'mahArAjakumAra, mArA kahevAnuM tAtparya...' zaradanI vAta vaccethI kApI nAkhIne viSeNe kahyuM: 'tAruM tAtparya huM samajI gayo. senakumAranI divyazaktine pahoMcI vaLavAnuM tamAruM gajuM nathI. have huM jAte e kAma karIza.' viSeNakumAra yuddhakuzaLa hato. buddhimAna hato, paraMtu enAM baLa ane buddhi senakumArano vadha karavA mATe ja kAme lagADyAM hatAM. senakumAra ene jarAya gamato na hato. senakumAranI prazaMsA ene gamatI na hatI. be be vAra enI yojanA (senakumArane mAravAnI) niSphaLa gaI hatI. eka vakhata prItamasiMhe viSeNanA mitrone khokharA karI nAkhyAM hatAM. bIjI vakhata kumAre svayaM viSeNanA mANasone bhUzaraNa karI dIdhA hatA. hArelA ne pakaDAyelA mANasoe viSeNanI AgaLa senakumAranI zaktinI, sphUrtinI ane yuddhakaLAnI bhArobhAra prazaMsA karI hatI. viSeNa e sAMbhaLIne, gusse thayo hato. 'tame loko kAyara cho, tame ene mArI na zakyA e mATe enI prazaMsA karo cho. cAlyA jAo ahIMthI. mAre enI prazaMsA sAMbhaLavI nathI.' e Ubho thaIne, enA khaMDamAM AMTA mAravA lAgato. e yuvAna hato. zaktizALI hato, paraMtu rAjyamAM ene koI kAma na hatuM; ane yuvAna mANasa navaro hoya, javAbadArI vinAno hoya eTale ene khoTAM kAma sUjhe! vaLI A viSeNamAM to yuvAnI, zakti ane sattA-traNa vAto maLI hatI, eTale e unmatta banyo hato. kyAreka kyAreka e prajAne paNa raMjADato hato. chatAM mahArAjA ene kaMI kahetA na hatAM, mahAmaMtrI koI mArga kADhIne, prajAjanone saMbhALI letAM hatAM. atyaMta roSamAM mANasa je kAma kare che, temAM koI ne koI bhUla karI nAkhe che. mahArAjA hariSaNa ane mahArANI tA2prabhAnAM caraNe namaskAra karIne, viSeNa garyA te pachI senakumAra Azvasta banyo hato. te nirbhayatAthI zAntimatI sAthe nagaranA bAhya pradezamAM pharato hato. joke prItamasiMha, kumArane khabara nA paDe rIte, kumAranuM dhyAna rAkhato hato. chatAM jyAre kumAranI sAthe zAntimatI rahetI tyAre siMha thoDe dUra raheto hato. siMhane viSeNano jarAya vizvAsa na hato, e to viSeNane viSadhara ja kaheto. rANI zAntimatI paNa viSeNane viSadhara ja mAnatI hatI. udyAnamAM kumAra para viSeNanA mANasoe humalo karyo, te pachI zAntimatInA bhAga-3 gna bhava sAtamo 10lls For Private And Personal Use Only

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manamAM A bhaya ghUsI gayo hato. eTale eka divasa jyAre nagaranA bAhya udyAnanA latAmaMDapamAM baMne beThAM hatAM tyAre zAntimatIe kahyuM: "nAtha, jyArathI huM caMpAmAM AvI che tyArathI ApanA mATe samasyAo laIne AvI chuM. aharniza Apane motanA oLA heThaLa jIvavuM paDe che. ane tethI mArA manamAM harahaMmeza udvega rahe che, ciMtA rahe che. zAntimatInA avAjamAM darda UbharAyuM. teNe nizvAsa nAMkhyo. "ApaNe jyAM sudhI pelAM viSadharanI pAse rahIzuM, sukhI rahI zakavAnA nathI. joke mane dayA Ave che. mane e nathI samajAtuM ke viSadhara zA mATe AvA hicakArA prayatno karato haze? zuM kAma jhAMjhavAnAM nIrane khobalAmAM bharavA mathato haze?' zAntimatInI AMkho AMsuothI UbharAI gaI. kumAre e AMsuone potAnA khobAmAM jhIlI lIdhAM. zAntimatIe kumAranI AMkhomAM potAnI AMkho parovIne "nAtha, Aje huM bahu boluM chuM nahIM?" teNe dhImA svare kahyuM, kumAre paNa bahu komaLa svare kahyuM : zAnti, tuM je bole che te badhuM ja mane game che, kAraNa tAro avAja mane khUba game che. tArI AMkhonA palakArA mane game che. tArA hoThano thaDakAra mane unmatta karI nAkhe che. chatAM tane kahuM ke Aja kaMI tuM vadhu paDatI nirAza lAge che. zAnti, tArI vAta sAcI che. chatAMya A samasyAno ukela nathI, tevuM huM nathI mAnato.' mArA svAmI, huM tamane khUba cAhuM chuM. kSetradevatAnI sAkSIe, pavitra agni zAkhe meM tamArI sAthe lagna karyo che. huM manathI tamane varI chuM. tame sAme cAlIne, e viSadharanA nizAna banI jAo, e mATe huM tamane nathI paraNI. mAre badhuM bhasmIbhUta thatuM nathI jovuM. mArA nAtha, jo Apa mane kharekhara cAho cho to ApaNe A caMpA choDIne, kyAMka cAlyAM jaIe." zAntimatI, jussAthI, AvegathI ane aMtaramAM UbharAtA saMvegathI bolatI hatI. tenI AMkhomAM AvelAM AsuM paNa be popacAM vacce aTakI gayAM. kumAra mAnato hato ke viSeNe musIbata UbhI karI che. e javAna rAjakumAra vadhu paDato manasvI che, svArthI che. bhaviSyamAM e bhAre musIbata UbhI karI zake che. khera, A vikaTa paristhitimAMthI koI mArga kADhavo ja paDaze. chevaTe zAntimatInA cittanA samAdhAna mATe paNa mAre vicAravuM paDaze. teo baMne udyAnamAMthI mahela tarapha javAM rathamAM beThAM. AkhI rAta senakumAranA manamAM zAntimatInA zabdo ghUmarAtA rahyAM. zAntimatI pAse ja sUtelI hatI. chatAM kumAra AMkho baMdha karIne, enI kalpanAmUrtine jota hato, rAcato hato. te vicAravA lAgyo: 'tenA zarIranA samagra kadanA pramANamAM tenuM gaLuM saheja vadhAre lAMbuM hatuM, paNa te thoDuM lAMbu hovAnA kAraNe te vadhu rUpALI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1pa7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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lAgatI hatI. e gaLA para goThavAyelo cahero A dharatI parano na hato. enuM ghaDAmaNa evuM hatuM, je kalpanAtIta hatuM. tenI haDapacI, tenA hoTha, tenuM nAka, tenI AMkho, tenI bhammaro, tenA kAna mane apratima lAgatAM hatAM. e hakIkata hatI ke zAntimatI jevI rUpALI, savaga suMdara strInI AkRti meM kyAreya joI nathI. tenI kALI goLa AMkhomAM kAjaLabhIno caLakATa che. tene joIne, mArA AkhA zarIramAM tophAna UThe che. mArA manamAM tIvra Asakti ane zarIramAM romAMca thAya che. "zAnti...' kumAranA hoThamAMthI avAja nIkaLyo. zAntimatI jAgI gaI. "zuM thayuM svAmInAtha?" te palaMgamAM beThI thaI gaI. tenA caherA para bArImAMthI AvatA caMdranuM ajavALuM paDatuM hatuM. kumAre pUchyuM: "zAnti, have tuM svastha che ne?" kumAre jamaNo hAtha enA mAthe mUkyo. te jhUkI gaI ane bolI: nAtha, ApanA sAnnidhyamAM sAruM ja che. have tane tArA viSadharane bhaya satAvato nathI ne?' satAve che, e ja ApaNane zAntithI, nirbhayatAthI nahIM jIvavA de." tuM nirbhaya bana. huM tArI pAse chuM. pachI bhaya zAno?" zAntimatI mauna thaI gaI. kumAra paNa mauna rahyo. moDI rAtre baMne nidrAdhIna thayAM. 0 0 0. viSeNanA khaMDamAM ajaMpo hato. tyAM eka ja vAta hatI: "senakumAra maravo ja joIe.' viSeNa eka nirNaya para Avyo hato. huM pote ja kumArane mArIza. mane mAratAM AvaDe che." mitrono Agraha hato ke "tame jAte A kAma nA karo. jo mahArAjAne khabara paDaze to have dezanikAlanI sajA karyA vinA nahIM rahe." je thavuM hoya te thAo. mane pariNAmanI ciMtA nathI, paNa have huM e sajjananA baccAne jIvato nahIM rahevA dauM." viSeNa tIvra AvezamAM hato. paNa ame tamane ekalA A kAma mATe nahIM javA daIe.' eka mitra bolyo. bhale, tamAre sAthe AvavuM hoya to Avajo. paraMtu kAma huM patAvIza.' "kevI rIte patAvavAnI yojanA che?" "mane pAkA samAcAra maLyA che ke e ane enI patnI, be jaNa thoDA ja divasamAM ahIMthI pUrva dizAmAM je rANIghATa che. je bhAgamAM nadInuM pANI bheguM thAya che... e suMdara jagyA che, tyAM pharavA javAnAM che. tyAM khINo che, vRkSaghaTAo che... sohAmaNo pradeza che. mArI yojanA tyAM kAma patAvIne, cUpacApa pAchA AvI javAnI che." paNa A yojanAnI gaMdha pelA siMhanA baccAne nA AvavI joIe. ApaNe bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo 108 For Private And Personal Use Only

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badhAe khUba sAvadhAnI rAkhavI joIe. nahIMtara nAhakanuM dhIMgANuM thaI jAya.' 'banatAM sudhI siMha e divasomAM caMpAmAM nathI.' viSeNa paNa siMhathI Darato hato. Q senakumAre zAntimatIne kahyuM: 'ApaNe have rANIghATa kyAre javuM che? rANIghATanuM sauMdarya joIne, tuM AnaMdathI nAcI UThIza!' zAntimatIe kahyuM: 'nAtha, Apa kaho tyAre huM taiyAra chuM.' 'mAtAjIne pUchyuM?' 'Aje pUchI laIza. teo kyAreya nA nathI pADatAM...' 'chatAM ApaNo vinaya ApaNe karavAno!' zAntimatIe mahArANIne pUchI lIdhuM. pachIthI senakumAre paNa mahArANI sAthe vAta karI lIdhI. bIjA ja divase rANIghATa javAnI taiyArIo cAlI. A pUrve pritamasiMhane rAjapura mokalavAmAM Avyo hato. tene pAchA AvatAM eka mahino lAgavAno hato. mahArAjA hariSeNe agatyanA kAme ene mokalyo hato. senakumAra ane zAntimatIno ratha vahelI savAre caMpAthI nIkaLI gayo. jyAre teo rANIghATa pahoMcyAM tyAre divasano eka prahara (traNa kalAka) pasAra thaI gayo hato. sUryanA ajavALe, rUperI phorAM uDADatA dhUMvAdhAra dhodhane jotAM, e baMne patipatnI UbhA rahyAM. anupama hatuM e dRzya. e anupama dharatI para eka vRkSanI nIce rathane Ubho rAkhI, kumAra ane zAntimatI saMgemaramaranA khaDako vaTAvatAM AgaLa vadhyAM. nadIno kinAro Avyo. nadInAM pANI parathI laherAtA ThaMDA pavananI sAthe svaccha, nirmaLa bhInI mATI ane vahetAM pANInI je suvAsa hoya tevI khuzabo tyAM prasarelI hatI. cAlatAM cAlatAM te baMne dhuMvAdhAranI najIka pahoMcyAM. paththaro sAthe aphaLAtA, aTavAtAM, cakarAve caDhatAM pANInAM biMduo, dhumADAnA goTAnI jema thoDA vistAramAM chavAtA hatAM. dariyA jevI e nadInA pravAhamAM AvatA nAnA moTA praprArtAmAM kuMvAdhAranI prakRti ja judI hatI. temAM durvAsAnA jevo krodha ane agatsya jevI bhavyatA hatI. vaLAMkamAMthI AvatuM pANI ArasanA totiMga paththaro vacce vaLa khAIne aphaLAtuM hatuM, ane pachI ekAeka cAlIsa phUTa nIce e ghUghavatuM pANI paTakAtuM hatuM. pANInAM phorAMnA goTA UDatA hatA... ane pachI pravAha banIne AgaLa vadhato hato. e baMne, dhodhanI khUba ja najIka eka totiMga paththaranI ADaze jaIne beThAM. nAnakaDA jharaNA vacce paDALI bAMdhI hoya tevI lIsA nIlA ArasanA orasiyA jevI e jagyA hatI. zAntimatI e jagyA joIne harSavibhora thaI gaI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 15:

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e jagyAmAM pahelethI ja, kumAre potAnA mANaso dvArA khAvApIvAnI ane ArAma karavAnI badhI sagavaDatA karAvI rAkhI hatI. zAntimatIne e badhuM joIne, khUba Azcarya thayuM. teNe kumAra sAme joyuM. kumAre hasIne kahyuM: "gaIkAle ja badhI vyavasthA karAvI rAkhI hatI!" ApaNe Aje sAMja sudhI ahIM rahevuM che ne!' rAta paDe e pahelAM nagaramAM pahoMcI javAnI AjJA che mAtAjInI!' bhale, ema karIzuM." kumAra ATaluM bolIne, ekadama cUpa thaI gayo. ghATanI nirava zAMttimAM.. ene mANasono dhImo dhImo gaNagaNATa saMbhaLAyo." haze koI musApharo.' ema mana manAvIne, teNe zAntimatI sAthe premAlApa zarU karyo. paraMtu ekAda kalAka paNa nahIM vItyo hoya... tyAM sananana... karatI eka charI AvI. kumAre kuzaLatAthI ghA cukAvI dIdho e Ubho thayo. zAntimatI kumAranI pAchaLa AvIne, UbhI rahI gaI. kumAre potAnI tarapha AvatA viSeNane joyo. tenA hAthamAM talavAra hatI. kumAra thoDo sAme gayo. teNe viNano hAtha tIvra vege pakaDIne, maraDI nAkhyo. tenI talavAra paDAvI lIdhI. be hAthe tene jakaDI lIdho. chatAM e duSTa kamaramAM rAkhelI charIthI kumAranI upara nAno ghA karI dIdho. kumAre enA peTamAM lAta mArI ane tene jamIna para pADI dIdho. pachI viSeNane kumAre Asana para besADyo ane pUchayuM: "viSeNa, vAta zuM che? zA mATe AvI duSTa pravRtti kare che? mane mAravA mATe zA kAraNe prayatna kare che? te jANe che ke atyAre tane upADIne, A ghATanA dariyA jevA pANImAM huM tane pheMkI daI zakuM chuM? paraMtu mAre evuM karavuM nathI. tuM game tevo hoya chatAM mAro bhAI che... kahe, tAre zuM joIe che?" paNa viSeNe javAba nA Apyo. e Ubho thaIne, cAlyo gayo. zAttimatI hebatAI gaI hatI. ka raka 9090 vibhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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I[1paCHI varSAnAM UbharAtAM pANIthI unmAda anubhavatI sarayU paNa ghaDIbhara, zAntimatInA rUMdhAyelA zvAsanI jema thaMbhI gaI. brahmAMDa paNa jANe sthira thaI gayuM hatuM. kumAra ane zAntimatInA zvAsa paNa thaMbhI gayA. vRkSanI DALIonI jema, zAntimatI, susavATa anubhavatI hatI, AkuLa vyAkuLa banI gaI hatI. zAntimatIe kumAra sAme joyuM, tenA hoTha khUlyA: "nAtha, have e tamArA bhAIne huM viSadhara kahuM chuM, e vAta samajAIne? have tame ja kaho, ApaNAthI caMpAmAM rahevAya kharuM? A to Apa kuzaLa cho, nirbhaya yoddhA cho... eTale ene pahoMcI vaLyA, te chatAM charIno ghA to karI ja dIdho. have paheluM kAma A ghA para vanaspatino rasa reDI, enA para pATo bAMdhI daIe." kumAre vanaspati zodhI kADhI. eno rasa kADhI, ghA para nAkhyo. zAntimatIe enA kapaDAno pATo bAMdhI dIdho. baMne pAchA e ja nIlA ArasanA orasiyA jevI jagyA para besI gayAM. baMnee thoDoka nAsto karyo, pANI pIdhuM ane ADAM paDyAM. kumAre dhImA svare vAta zarU karI. "pitAjIne viSeNa pratye aNagamo thavAnuM kAraNa, Aje mane samajAyuM. atyAra sudhI lAgatuM hatuM ke pitAjI viSeNane anyAya karI rahyA che. paraMtu pelA divase... pitAjI viSaNane dezanikAlanI sajA karatA hatAM, tenuM kAraNa sAcuM haze. meM e sajA mApha karAvI hatI. mAtAjI paNa anekavAra bole che: "ApaNA uttama kuLane kalaMka lagADanAra A adhama puruSa che." Ama kahIne, e zoka kare che. zAnti, A badhI vAto Aje spaSTa thaI che." 'paNa AvuM karavAnuM koI kAraNa to haze ne?' eka ja kAraNa samajAya che mane. enA manamAM ema lAgI rahyuM haze ke pitAjI mane temanA uttarAdhikArI banAvaze. rAjya mane maLaze. rAjya ene nahIM maLe. mATe e jo mane ja mArI nAkhe to eno rasto sApha thaI jAya. rAjyano uttarAdhikArI e bane, rAjya ene maLe, enA manamAM rAjyano lobha jAgyo hoya, ema mane lAge zAntimatIe kahyuM: "mAtAjI bIjI vAta karatAM hatAM. teo kahetAM hatAM ke senanI prazaMsA viSeNathI sahana thatI nathI. koI pUrvajanmanuM vera cAlyuM AvatuM lAge che. nahIMtara sena badhAne vahAlo lAge che. viSeNane kema sAro nA lAge? senanA guNo, senanuM parAkrama, senanuM rUpa, badhuM ja enA tarapha prema upajAve evuM che, pachI viSeNane zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1061 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kema sneha nathI jAgato? pUrvajanmanAM karmone ja bAdhaka mAnavAM joIe.' e vAta sAcI che. mULa kAraNa to jIvAtmAnAM potAnAM saMcita karmo ja hoya che. anaMtara kAraNa mane rAjyalobha dekhAya che. paNa zAnti, have mane caMpAmAM rahevuM nirarthaka lAge che. viSeNanI azAMtinuM, enA udveganuM mULa kAraNa huM chuM. sAthe sAthe e svajana, ApaNA uganuM kAraNa banyo che. eTale caMpAno tyAga karavo have anivArya che." paraMtu atyaMta snehathI bharelI tamArI mAtA che. ene tamArA para kevo agAdha prema che, meM joyuM che, ene moDhe tamArI moMphATa prazaMsA sAMbhaLI che. jene potAnA peTamAM nava mahinA popyo che e putrane to e bhUlI gaI che. tamane ja e sAcA hRdayathI putra mAne che. prema kare che. zuM e mAtA tamane caMpA choDavA deze? nAtha, premanuM baMdhana, lokhaMDanI sAMkaLo karatAM paNa kaparuM hoya che. tamArA pitAjI paNa tamane keTalA cAhe che? kharekhara e tamane ja emanA uttarAdhikArI samaje che. tamArA pitAe jema emanA nAnA bhAIne rAjA banAvyA tema tamArA A kAkA tamane rAjA banAvavA Icche che. tamane emanA premano paricaya che ja. zuM teo tamane caMpA choDIne javA deze?' zAntimatI asmalita bolyA jatI hatI. A rIte pahelI ja vAra e senakumAra sAthe niHsaMkoca vAta karI rahI hatI. nIrava zAntimAM ane AlhAdaka vAtAvaraNamAM e gaMbhIra vAta karI rahI hatI. meM ene javAba Apyo. zAnti, tArI vAta meM sAMbhaLI, prazna mAtra emanA mArA pratyenA premano ja nathI; mAro paNa emanA pratye pragADha prema che. mane janma ApanArAM mArAM mAtApitAno prema mane maLyo hato, paraMtu teo mohanAM baMdhanone toDI, sAdhu-sAdhvI banI gayAM. teoe snehahIna jIvana svIkArI lIdhuM. paraMtu huM snehahIna jIvavA mATe kyAM taiyAra thayo hato? mane prema Apyo tAraprabhAe! mane sneha Apyo mahArAjA haripe! temaNe mane bhatrIjA nathI mAnyo, putra ja mAnyo! ane putra karatAMya vadhAre prema Apyo. have e mAtA-pitAno tyAga karavAno mAro vAro Avyo che. mAruM mana Aje pokAre che. mAre caMpA choDIne, cAlyA javuM joIe. kartavyanI khAtara mAre mArA snehano, premano bhoga Apavo paDaze. zAnti, emanI rajA levA to javAya ja nahIM. AvI paristhitimAM ApaNe ja je te nirNaya laIne, e nirNaya amalamAM mUkavo joIe. tuM kadAca pUchIza ke "pachI emane jyAre khabara paDaze tyAre zuM thaze?" e vicAra paNa A tabakke mane jarUrI lAgato nathI. 1092 bhAga-3 ( bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zAnti, mahattvanI vAta e che ke vipaNane samajAvavAthI e samajI zake ema nathI. huM ene korA kAgaLa upara lakhI ApuM ke "mAre rAjya joItuM nathI, mAre rAjA thavuM nathI..." to paNa eno mArA pratyeno roSa, mArA uparanuM vera dUra thaI zake ema nathI. A krUra karmano ja doSa lAge che mane. ane A kAraNe pitAjI viSeNane dezavaTo Apaze to viSeNa rAjyamAM upadrava karyA vinA nahIM rahe. bIjI bAju ene phAMsI maLe ke ene zULI caDhAvavAmAM Ave, e huM pasaMda nahIM karuM, ema thavA paNa nahIM dauM.' kumAra mana tharyo. zAntimatI paNa mauna thaI gaI. baMne gaMbhIra vicAromAM DUbI gayAM. zAntimatIe mauna toDatA kahyuM. 'svAmI, Aje ja nirNaya karavo che ke...' Aje ja nirNaya karavo che ane Aje ja ajJAta jagyAe cAlyA javAno avasara che. basa, haju eka prazna che.' mane sAthe laI javI ke nA laI javI. A prazna che ne?" patti, teM mAruM mana vAMcI lIdhuM?" ATalo samaya ApanI pAse rahI, ApanA vicArone jANatI rahI, have na vAMcI zakuM ApanuM mana?' "sAcI vAta che tArI. tane vanavAsamAM rAkhavAmAM ghaNAM kaSTo Ave. vanavAsa eTale kaSTonuM jIvana, teM atyAra sudhInA jIvanamAM eka kaSTa paNa sahyuM nathI; mATe jo tuM ahIM caMpAmAM rahevA mAgatI hoya to mAtAjI pAse rahI zake che. tAre rAjapura tArA pitRgRhe javuM hoya to tyAM rahI zake che." "e nA banI zake, nAtha, huM tamArI sAthe ja rahevA IcchuM chuM. hA, mArA kAraNe ApanuM mana azAnta na rahevuM joIe. bAkI huM mArAM kaSTonI kyAreya Apane phariyAda nahIM karuM. Apane vinabhUta nahIM bane." - kumAra vicAramAM paDI gayo. zAntimatIne nA na pADI zakyo. teNe zAttimatIne kahyuM: "ApaNe rathanA sArathine kahI AvIe ke te nagaramAM jaIne, mahArAjA ane mahArANIne kahI Ave ke "ApaNe ahIM ja rAta pasAra karIzuM. jethI ApaNI ciMtA nA kare.' sArathIne kahI dIdhuM. sArathie kahyuM: "samAcAra ApIne, rAtrinA pahelAM praharamAM huM pAcho AvI jaIza." cotarapha aMdhakAra hato. caMpAvAsa javAno rasto khAso aTapaTo na hato. be-traNa vAra ghoDA para kumAra prItamasiMha sAthe caMpAvAsa gayo hato. jhADI ane nAnakaDA TIMbAothI maDhelA kharAbA vaccethI jato e rasto, Ama to pagavATa ja kahI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1063 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zakAya. chatAM baLadagADuM jaI zake tevo pahoLo hato. moTA bhAge e rasto sapATa hato. chatAM e raste jaMgalI jAnavarono bhaya raheto hato. zAntimatI sAthe hatI eTale kumAre talavAra ane be nAnI kaTArIo sAthe rAkhI hatI. eka nAnI charI kumAre zAntimatIne ApI hatI. zAntimatIe mAnavALI karIne potAnI kamare chUpAvI hatI. senakumAra, jaMgalI jAnavaranI mAphaka sAvadhAna hato, kAna barAbara saravA rAkhIne, te zAntimatI sAthe AgaLa vadhato hato. jaMgalanA citravicitra avAjo vacce ajaba sannATo vartAto hato. lagabhaga cAra kalAka e baMne cAlyAM haze, kALADibAga aMdhakAramAM caMpAvAsanI bahAranI kuLadevInI devaDIno AbhAsa thato hato. zAnti, ApaNe caMpAvAsanA pAdaranI pAse pahoMcI gayAM chIe." zAntimatIe kumArano DAbo hAtha sajjaDa pakaDI rAkhyo hato. dhIre dhIre teo kuLadevInI devaDI pAse pahoMcI gayAM. ApaNe sUryodaya thAya tyAM sudhI ahIM ja besIe. pachI ApaNe guptasthAna zodhavuM paDaze. kAraNa ke caMpAthI rAjapura javAno A ja rAjamArga che. ApaNane zodhavA mATe AvatI kAle jarUra caMpAnA ghoDesavAro aThThathI pasAra thaze. ApaNe koInI najare caDhavuM nathI. A mArga tAmraliptInagarI tarapha paNa jAya che. ApaNe tAmraliptI tarapha jaIe.' zAntimatIe kahyuM: 'jema Apane ucita lAge, te mane kabUla che. kAraNa ke A pradezanA Apa jANakAra cho." kumAre sUryodaya thatAM, najIkamAM eka gheghura jhADIvALI jagyA pasaMda karI. kumAra pAse bhAtuM hatuM. thoDe dUra vahetAM jharaNAmAMthI kumAra mazakamAM pANI laI Avyo. baMnee besIne, pahelAM bhAtuM khAI lIdhuM. pachI eka jADuM vastra kumAre pAtharIne, zAntimatIne vizrAma karavAnuM kahyuM. paraMtu eNe kumAra sAme joyuM. kumAre ene kahyuM: A bAju je kotara dekhAya che, tethI AgaLa jUnA samayamAM eka maTha hato, eno mahimA caMpA sudhI hato. pelI bAju tAmraliptI sudhI hato. paraMtu maThAdhIzanuM mRtyu thayA pachI e maThano mahimA jato rahyo. e cora-DAkuone chupAvAnuM sthAna banI gayuM eTale caMpAnA rAjAe maThanI ImAratane dharAzAyI karI dIdhI. kumArane vicAra Avyo ke khaMDera jaI AvuM tAre ahIM besavuM hoya to vizrAma kara, ane sAthe AvavuM hoya to UbhI thA!' zAntimatI UbhI thaI gaI. kumAre ane sAttimatIe temano sAmAna UMcakI lIdho. - thoDoka vicAra karIne, kumAre dizA nakkI karI. teNe talavAra hAthamAM rAkhI. myAna kamare laTakatuM rAkhyuM. gIca jhADImAMthI baMne pasAra thayAM. kotaro khUMdatA e baMne maThanA vistAramAM ghUsyAM, dhIre dhIre rasto karIne, kumAra maThanA khaMDero pAse pahoMcyo. 104 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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anI pAchaLa ja zAntimatI hatI. maThanI tUTelI ImAratomAMthI chUTI paDelI zilAo jyAM tyAM ravaDatI hatI. eka besI zakAya evI zilA para baMne beThAM. kumAre tyAM zAntimatIne e pradezano ane e maThano itihAsa kahI saMbhaLAvyo. zAntimatI jijJAsAthI sAMbhaLatI hatI ane sAthe sAthe enI sADImAM bharAyelA kAMTA ane ghAsa kADhatI hatI. 'haju, ApaNe AvyAM e raste pAchAM rAjamArge pahoMcavAnuM che. paNa eka raste TUMko che, e rasto jaladI ApaNe rAjamArga pAse pahoMcIzuM.' ThIka ThIka samaya te baMnee e khaMDeranI AsapAsa pasAra karyo. temane eka kotara vaTAvIne, AgaLa vadhavAnuM hatuM. cAlIseka phUTa UMcI khAI vaTAvavAnI hatI. jhADImAMthI rasto karato karato kumAra saDasaDATa UtarI gayo. zAntimatI paNa kumAranI pAchaLa UtarI ane sAmeno DhALa dhIre dhIre caDhavA lAgyAM. boraDInAM kAMTAvALAM jhAMkharA ane DoDInA gIca velAonI vacce jyAM thoDI paNa jagyA dekhAtI tyAM thaIne, talavArathI kAMTALAM jhAMkharA vegaLA karato kumAra AgaLa dhapato jato hato. avAranavAra pAchaLa zAntimatIne joto hato, jarUra paDe tyAM Ubho rahI jato hato. ema karatAM teo baMne pahelAMnI jagyAe AvI gayAM. madhyAhnano samaya thaI gayo hato. kumAre kahyuM: 'ApaNe thoDo samaya virAma karIe, pachI bhojana karIe.' baMnee mazakamAMthI pANI pIdhuM ane nAnakaDI jAjama pAtharIne, laMbAvI dIdhuM. pAsenA pANInA jharaNAnI pAse, thoDe dUra eka sAthe paDAva nAkhyo hato. kumAra jyAM hato tyAMthI e jagyA dekhAya ema na hatI. paraMtu je jagyAethI kumAra mazaka bharI lAvyo hato, jharaNAnI e jagyAethI sArtha dekhAya ane e jagyAe Ubhelo mANasa jhADImAM chupAI rahelA kumArane ane zAntimatIne joI zake. e kAphalo rAjapurano hato. zAntimatInA piyarano hato. e kAphalAno mAlika hato sAnudeva. sAnudeva rAjapurano prasiddha rAjamAnya vepArI hato. sAnudeva yuvAna hato. buddhimAna ane parAkramI hato. e jharaNAnI pAse gayo. jharaNuM vahetuM hatuM. pANI svaccha hatuM. teNe jharaNAnuM pANI pIdhuM ane pachI nisarganI zobhA joto, e Ubho rahyo. tenI dare pelI jhADI tarapha gaI. tyAM eNe zAntimatIne joI. senakumArane joyo. tene Azcarya thayuM! 'A to che zAntimatI! amArI rAjakumArI! ane enI sAthe enA pati senakumAra ! caMpAnA rAjakumAra! nathI dekhAto ratha, nathI dekhAtA azvo ke nathI dekhAtAM koI dAsa-dAsI...! zuM thayuM haze? A be jaNAM ekalAM ja kema? zuM nokaracAkaro zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 1035

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AsapAsamAM rokAyA haze? mAre rAjakumArInI kuzaLatA to pUchavI joIe. kumArane paNa maLavuM joIe. jo teo koI saMkaTamAM hoya to temane sahAya paNa karavI joIe." sAnudeva dhIre dhIre A jhADI tarapha gayo. pagarava sAMbhaLIne, kumAra sAnudeva tarapha joyuM. te Ubho thaI gayo. sAnudeve AvIne praNAma karyA, zAntimatIne paNa praNAma karIne, potAno paricaya Apyo. 'huM rAjapurano nivAsI chuM. tAmraliptI jAuM chuM. mAruM nAma sAnudeva che. huM sArthavAha chuM." zAntimatI coMkI UThI. te bolI "tame rAjapuranA cho? huM paNa rAjapuranA mahArAjAnI putrI chuM." sAnudeve kahyuM: "huM tamane sArI rIte jANuM chuM ane A caMpAnagarInA guNanidhAna senakumArane paNa jANuM chuM. jyAre teo lagna mATe rAjapura AvelA tyAre meM emane joyelA! ahIM acAnaka ja bhavitavyatAnA kAraNe ApanAM darzana thayAM. paraMtu mArA manamAM ghaNA prazno ubhA thayA che. huM Apane duHkha nA lAge to pUchuM." kumAre kahyuM: tame pUcho. duHkha lAgavAne koI kAraNa nathI. tame moTA vepArI cho, vinayI cho, vivekI cho!' sAnudeve pUchayuM: "ApanI sAthe nokaro nathI, hAthI nathI ke anya nathI. Apa baMne ekAkI kema?' bIjo prazna pUcho. kumAre prasannavadane kahyuM. "zuM caMpApati mahArAjA hariNe Apane dezapAra karyA che? e vAta saMbhavita nathI. meM to sAMbhaLyuM che ke mahArAjA potAnA putrane badale Apane potAnA uttarAdhikArI banAvavAnA che. to Apa A rIte ekAkI kema?' trIjo prazana pUcho." kumAre zAntimatI sAme joIne kahyuM. zuM Apa koI kAraNavaza nirveda pAmIne. koIne kahyA vinA nagaramAMthI nIkaLI gayA cho?' 'kumAre kahyuM: 'huM paNa tApraliptI AvuM chuM. eTale mArgamAM kyAreka tamane amAro vRttAMta saMbhaLAvIza." ka ropha ra. 1099 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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99077 zAnadeve kahyuM: 'mahArAjakumAra, mArI bhAvapUrNa prArthanA che ke Apa baMne mArA sAthe sAthe ja prayANa karo. huM paNa tAmraliptI tarapha jaI rahyo chuM. tame jo sAthe Avazo to mane khUba AnaMda thaze." sAnudeva kumArano samavayaska hato. kumAre kahyuM sAnudeva, tAro prema che, tArI maitrI che, e ja mAre mana ghaNuM che. paraMtu huM tArI sAthe nathI AvI zakato.' paraMtu zA mATe nA pADo cho?' tamArA AvavAthI.. tamArI yatkiMcit sevA karavAnI mane taka maLaze.' sArthavAhaputra, tane khabara nathI. ame mahArAjAne kahyA vinA saprayojana nIkaLI gayAM chIe. amane zodhavA mATe pitAjI AkAzapAtALa eka karaze. cAre dizAomAM amane zodhavA ghoDesavAro mokalaze. tAro sAthe joIne... teo sArthamAM amane zadhaze., to amAruM prayojana siddha na thAya. sAnudeva ema vAta paDatI mUkI de tevo gamAra na hato. e Icchato hato ke A baMnene sAthe laI javAthI, rAjapuranA rAjAnI kRpA prApta thavAnI ja. rAjapuranarezanI ekanI eka putrI zAntimatI che ne enA para aparaMpAra sneha che. eTale teNe kumArane kahyuM "he mahArAjakumAra, jyAM sudhI Apane zodhanAra ghoDesavAro ahIM nA Ave tyAM sudhI huM ahIM rokAuM chuM. teo AgaLa cAlyA jAya, pachI tamane sArthamAM chupAvIne ApaNo tAmraliptI tarapha AgaLa vadhIzuM.' kumArane lAgyuM ke "A lapa kyAMthI vaLagI?' teNe spaSTa zabdomAM kahI dIdhuM: sAnudeva, tuM vadhAre Agraha nA kara. amArA kAraNe tAre ahIM vadhu rokAvAnI jarUra nathI. tuM ahIMthI prayANa karI jA. ame amArI rIte AvIzuM." sAnudeve gaLagaLA thaIne kahyuM: "kumAra, A rAjakumArI mArI bahena kharI ke nahIM? mane zuM bahenanI sevA karavAno avasara nahIM Apo?" sAnudevanI AMkhomAM AMsu joIne, zAntimatInI AMkho paNa bhInI thaI gaI. kumAre zAttimatI sAme joyuM.... ne tarata ja sAnudevane kahIM dIdhuM: 'tAro ATalo badho Agraha che, to bhale ame sAthe AvIzuM. hamaNAM tuM tArA sArthamAM jA. A vAta sArthamAM koIne karIza nahIM. ane ahIM AvIza nahIM. zAntimatInI vAta koIne karIza nahIM." ApanI badhI AjJA huM mAnuM chuM. Ape mArA para moTI kRpA karI che. sAnudeva zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1077 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AnaMdita thaI sArthamAM gayo, caMpAnA ghoDesavAro sArthane joI tyAM UbhA rahyA. sAnudeva taMbunI bahAra Avyo. teNe ghoDesavArone pUchyuM: tamAre konuM kAma che?' 'tame koIe eka mahelanAM strI-puruSanA joDalAne kyAMya joyuM che kharuM? temaNe uttama vastro paherelAM che. strInA zarIra para alaMkAro paNa che." sAnudeve saMkSepamAM javAba Apyo: "ame joyAM nathI." te taMbUmAM cAlyo gayo. eka sainika bIjA sainikane kahyuM: "meM tane caMpAmAM ja kaheluM ke ApaNe khoTI dizAmAM jaIe chIe. cAlo pAchA, ApaNe rAjapura jaIe! mane lAge che ke jarUra kumAra ane kumArapatnI rAjapura tarapha jatAM haze!' ghoDesavAro rAjapura tarapha gayA. lagabhaga divasano trIjo prahara pUro thaI gayo hato. eka prahara ja bAkI hato. sAnudeve eka vizvAsu mANasa sAthe kumAra mATe bhojana mokalAvyuM. bhojana ApIne, e mANasa cAlyo gayo. sAnudeve AvIne, ghoDesavAronI vAta karI, ane pAse besIne baMnene bhojana karAvyuM. bhojana karAvIne, baMnene sAnudeve potAnA sArthamAM laI Avyo. rAta paDI gaI hatI. zAntimatIe evI rIte ghuMghaTa kADhyo hato ke rAjapuramAM koI strI-puruSa tene oLakhI ja nA zake. sAnudeve temane eka nAnakaDo ane sarva suvidhAvALo taMbU Apyo. kumAra ane ttimatI nirbhaya banIne, temAM rahI gayAM. kumAre zAntimatIne kahyuM : kharekhara, sAnudevano sneha nirdabha ane niHsvArtha che. enuM mana nirmaLa che.' 'nAtha, ApanuM puNya ja evuM che ke Apa jyAM jAo tyAM caMpA vasI jAya! juone, nAnI caMpAnagarI vasI ja gaI che ne ahIM!' "A sAnudeva, ApaNane koI ja avagaDa nahIM paDavA de. paraMtu have yatheccha vicaraNa nahIM karI zakAya, jyAM sudhI A sAthe sAthe ApaNe chIe!" ema kema? jyAM jyAM sArtha paDAva nAkhaze, tyAM ApaNe vanavihAra karavA nIkaLI paDIzuM!' "e to jevI rIte ApaNe ApaNA nagaramAM sAMje pharavA jaIe. thoDe dUra jaIne, pAchA pharIe, enA jevuM che. zuM sAnudeva ApaNane rAtrinA samaye jaMgalamAM rahevA deze kharo? nahIM ne?' "nA, rAtrinA samaye to e pote ApaNane zodhavA nIkaLI paDe!' zAntimatI sAnudeva pratye sabhAvavALI banI hatI. sAnudeva pratidina khUba kALajI rAkhato hato, kumAranI ane zAntimatInI. eNe eka zibikA ApI hatI. eTale cAlavAnuM paNa nahIMvatuM hatuM. zibikA upADanAra mANaso e baMnene upADatA hatA. 1068 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAnudeva kumArane caMpAnA rAjakumAra tarIke sanmAna Apato hato. zAttimatIne caMpAnI yuvarAjJI tarIke sanmAnato hato. sArthanA mANasone kumAranI zibikA mATe kutuhala to hatuM ja. 'koI moTA gharanA mANaso che.' basa, ATaluM ja e loko jANatA hatA. cAlato cAlato sAthe eka aTavImAM pravezyo. sArtha ghaNo moTo hato. lagabhaga 5O0 strI-puruSo hatAM. puruSo vadhAre, strIo ochI hatI. pazuo traNeka hajAra hatAM. temAM mukhyaghoDA hatAM, khaccara hatAM ane mAlavAhaka gadheDAM paNa hatAM, thoDA UMTa hatAM. so jeTalA zastrasajja rakSako hatA. aTavInuM nAma hatuM daMtaranikA, bhayaMkara aTavI hatI, vikaTa jaMgala hatuM. paraMtu aTavImAMthI ja tAmraliptI javAno mArga hato. lagabhaga 48 mAIlanI e aTavI hatI. koI nagara na hatuM. koI gAma na hatuM! hA, DAkuo tyAM vasatAM hatAM. bhIlonI vastI hatI e aTavImAM, paraMtu e badhA ghanaghora jaMgalamAM vasatAM hatAM. mArga para jatAM mANasomAMthI bhAgye ja koI lUMTAto nahIM hoya. kumArano taMbu sAnudeve potAnA taMbunI pAse ja nakhAvyo hato. kumAra sAnudeva pAsethI eka sAro ghoDo lIdho hato. zAntimatIne taMbumAM rAkhIne, kumAra ghoDAne dhIrethI dorato aTavImAM pharavA nIkaLyo. sAnudeve kumArane joyo. sAnudeva doDato kumAra pAse Avyo. "mahArAja kumAra, ahIM kyAMya dUra javA jevuM nathI. A pradezamAM jamInamAMthI, vAMsanA vananI jema acAnaka bhIlo phUTI nIkaLe che. eTale atyAre huM sArthanA paDAvanI cAre bAju rakSakonI cokIo goThavI rahyo chuM." kumAre kahyuM: "huM dUra nahIM jAuM. so-baso DagalAM jaIne pAcho AvuM chuM. tame ciMtA nA karazo. kumAra, ahIM kharekhara ame tamArI ciMtA nahIM karavAnA, tamAre amArI ciMtA karavAnI che! sAthenI ciMtA karavAnI che. sAnudeva gayo. kumAra haju pacAseka DagalAM cAlyo haze tyAM eNe khaDakhaDATa avAja sAMbhaLyo. te jamIna para besI gayo. tyAMthI kotaranI eka TekarI para kumAranI najara paDI. hAthamAM bhAlo laIne eka bhIla tyAM Ubho hato. tenI pITha kumAra taraphanI hatI. e mANasanI AgaLanA bhAgamAMthI je avAjo AvatAM hatAM, kumAra te avAjone samajato hato. kumAra dhIre dhIre e avAjonI dizAmAM DAbI tarapha khasavA mAMDyo. kotaronI vaccethI thoDe AgaLa jaIne joyuM, to TekarIonI vacce nAnakaDI jagyAmAM thoDA ghoDA UbhA rahyAM hatAM ane AsapAsa pAMca-sAta bhIla beThA hatAM. ekanA hAthamAM tuMbaDuM hatuM. vArApharathI e loko tuMbaDuM moDhe mUkatA hatAM. ekAeka TekarI para UbhelA AdamIe bUma pADI. doDatA ghoDAonA DAbalA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 103E For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMbhaLAyA. tINI cIsa saMbhaLAI. pachI Dhola vAgyuM. pelA bhIlo UbhA thayA, bhAlA, talavAra ane charIo laI lIdhI. thoDI ja vAramAM cAre bAjuthI zastrasajja bhIlo moTI saMkhyAmAM bhegA thaI gayA. tIvra ciciyArIo pADatA ane zastro khakhaDAvatA e bhIla-sainiko kumAra jyAM chupAyo hato, tenI bAjunI khINamAMthI pasAra thavA lAgyA. bhAre kalarava ane dhaDAkAnA avAja e sAthe zarU thayo. avAjothI, jANe. pralaya Avyo hoya tema paMkhIo citkAra karatAM AkAzamAM UDyAM. kumArane lAgyuM ke A bhIla-senA jaIne, sArtha para to nahIM trATake ne? enA zarIramAMthI dhrujArI pasAra thaI gaI. tenAthI UbhA thavAya tema na hatuM. jo Ubho thAya to bhIlonI najaramAM AvI jAya ane sanasanato bhAlo AvIne, tene vIMdhI nAkhe. koI paNa hisAbe kumArane tyAMthI khasyA vinA chUTako ja na hato. enuM sArthamAM pahoMcI javuM atyaMta jarUrI hatuM. beThAM beThAM te khasato gayo. tenA hAtha, paga, chAtI ane baraDo jhADInAM jhAMkharAMthI ujharaDAtAM hatAM. kapaDAM bharAtAM hatAM, phATatAM hatAM... paNa tene sArthano paDAva dekhAyo. ene lAgyuM ke bhIlo sAthenA saMrakSaka sainiko sAthe laDI rahyAM hatAM, kumAra doDyo ane sArthamAM pravezI gayo. potAnA taMbumAM gayo. zAntimatIe tene joyo. tenI hAlata joI. tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI hatI. "A zuM thayuM?" teNe pUchyuM. kumAre ene AzvAsana ApatA kahyuM: "devI tuM dhIraja rAkha. bhIlonI dhADa UtarI AvI che. e loko tIro varasAvI rahyAM che.' tyAM to raNaziMgADAno avAja Avyo. bhIlonA avAjo saMbhaLAvA mAMDyA.. "mAro... kApo. pakaDo....' kumAra be hAthamAM be talavAro laIne doDaDyo. teNe bhIlone paDakAryA. sArthanA sainikoe kumArane laDato joyo. saMnikoe paNa joradAra laData ApI. kumAra, jema haraNanA ToLA para siMha tUTI paDe ema bhIla-senA para tUTI paDyo. bhIla-senAne bhagADI dIdhI. tyAM sAthenA eka sainike AvIne kumArane samAcAra ApyA: "dakSiNa tarapha bhIloe sArthane lUMTyo che. rakSakone harAvI dIdhA che. strIvarga jaMgalamAM nAsI gayo che.' kumAra dakSiNa dizA tarapha cAlyo. te ekalo jato hato. pallIpatie ene joyo, kumArane ekalo joIne, tenI tarapha gayo. kumAra upara teNe tIkSNa charIno ghA karyo. kumAre dhAne cukAvI dIdho. ane pallIpati tarapha teNe zastrano ghA karyo. palipatinI chAtImAM charI jhUMpI gaI. bhArekhama zarIravALo pallIpati jamIna para paTakAyo. te mUchita thaI gayo. bIjo ekeya bhIla tyAM hato nahIM. kumAra doDyo. pallIpati upara pavana nAMkhato rahyo. bAjunA jharaNAmAMthI pANI lAvIne, enA para chAMTyuM. pallIpatimAM cetanA AvI. teNe AMkho kholI. - kumAre pallIpati sAme joyuM. te mahAkAya hato. sADA cha phUTa UMco, dariyAI 10 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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hAthIno ja mAnavIya avatAra hoya tevo tagaDo, baLadanI AMkho jevI enI AMkho, suvaranA mAthA jevuM barachaTa ane sakhata enuM mAthuM, game tema UgelI dADhImAM maLI jatI ghAsanA pULA jevI mUcho! kumAra ane pallIpati ekabIjAne joI rahyA. jANe ke trATaka racAyuM. kumAre kahyuM: "he bhadra, have tuM nirbhaya bana.' pallIpatie javAba nA Apyo. te kumArane joI rahyo. te vicAravA lAgyo: "A mahApuruSa koNa haze? Ano cahero khUba rUpALo che. khUbasUrata che. AnA hoTha pAtaLA che. popaTanI cAMca jevuM nAka che. hoThane jamaNe khUNe kALo maso che. pAtaLI kApelI mUcho che. hoThanI bhItaramAM chupAyelA eka sarakhA dAMta che. tenA komaLa hAthamAM vaja jeTaluM baLa che. daDha prahAra karanAro che. ekalo hovA chatAM sAhasika che. siMha jevA parAkramI che. chatAM munakumAra jevo dayALu che. kAmadeva jevuM AnuM rUpa... ane zatru pratye paNa mitra jevo vyavahAra kare che. aho! A to paramezvara jevo che. AnI sAthe meM je vartana karyuM, te khoTuM karyuM. pallIpati Ama vicArato Ubho thayo ane kumArane be hAtha joDIne, praNAma karyA. eTalAmAM pallI patinA subhaTo tyAM AvyAM. temaNe cIsAcIsa karI mUkI: "pallIpati ghavAyA che ane jamIna para paDyA che. Dhola vAgavA mAMDyA. krodhe bharAyelA bhIlo bhAlA laIne, doDatA AvavA lAgyA. pallIpatie hAthanA IzArAthI temane najIka AvatA aTakAvyA. teonI saMjJAmAM samajAvI dIdhuM. ke, "huM hArI gayo chuM. A mahApuruSa che. tamAre emanA upara humalo nA karavo.' pallapatie ziyALa jevo avAja karyo. bhIla subhaToe jANI lIdhuM ke "pallIpati hAryo che, eTale temaNe dhanuSa-bANa ane bhAlA-parazu nIce jamIna para mUkI dIdhAM. badhA subhaTo kumAra pAse AvyA. kumArane praNAma karIne, teoe kahyuM: "he mahApuruSa, amane abhaya Apo.' - kumAre kahyuM: 'zastro nIce mUkanArAone abhaya che." e vakhate pallIpati kumAranAM caraNomAM paDyo. teNe kahyuM: "amArA A aparAdhanI kSamA Apo." kayo aparAdha "sArthane lUMTyo, e moTo aparAdha che.' pallI patinuM mastaka zaramathI namI paDyuM. paNa e aparAdha to thaI gayo, have zuM karazo?' lUMTano badho ja sAmAna maMgAvuM chuM. tame e tapAsI lejo. tamArA sAthenI ekeeka vastu pAchI AvI jaze. pallIpatie tarata ja subhaTone AjJA karI: "yuddha baMdha karo ane ghoSaNA karo ke sArthamAMthI je kAMI lIdhuM hoya te badhuM ahIM mArI pAse lAvo. jo nahIM lAvo ane pAchaLathI maLI Avaze to eno aparAdha mApha nahIM thAya. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 175 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pallIpatinI A ghoSaNA thatAM ja yuddha aTakI gayuM. bhIla-sainikoe je kaMI sArthano mAlasAmAna lUMTayo hato, te badho tyAM hAja2 thayo. DhagalA thayA. pallIpatie kumArane kahyuM: 'he prabho, A badhuM joIne, mane kaho ke AmAM zuM zuM nathI? Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kumAre kahyuM: 'he bhadrapuruSa, A sArthano huM mAlika nathI. huM to sArthavAhano atithi chuM. tame sArthavAhane zodhI lAvo ane pUcho. 'sAnudeva' enuM nAma che. pallIpatie kahyuM: 'Dhola vagADo. pachI ghoSaNA karo ke sArthavAha sAnudeva jyAM hoya tyAMthI ahIM Ave. tene abhaya ApavAmAM Ave che.' sAnudeva bAjunI gIca jhADImAM prANa bacAvavA chupAyo hato, te bahAra Avyo. bhIla-sainiko ene kumAra pAse laI AvyA. eNe kumAranI pAse pallIpatine sevakanI jema beThelo joyo, bIjI bAju zastrono Dhagalo paDelo joyo. zastrarahita bhIlasainikone UbhelA joyA. pallIpatie sAnudevane kahyuM: 1072 'ahIM sArthanA lUMTAyelA mAlano Dhagalo paDyo che. tuM joI le. AmAM sArthano je mAla na hoya te kahe. he sArthavAha, A mahApuruSe amane jItI lIdhAM che. ame temane amArA mAlika tarIke svIkAryA che. tame temanA saMbaMdhI cho, eTale amArA mATe AdarapAtra cho. mATe tame A dhanamAla tapAsI lo. kaho ke zuM khUTe che?' sAnudeve kumAra sAme joyuM. pachI pallIpati sAme joIne kahyuM: 'he pallIpati, A senakumAra jevA tamArA svAmI hoya ane tamArA jevA saMbaMdhI hoya, pachI zuM jovAnuM hoya?' 'pallIpatie kahyuM; 'nA, tame joI ja lo, to ja mane zAnti thaze.' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 bhava sAtamo

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L'9997 zAnadeve pallIpatine kahyuM: "mAlasAmAna badho ja AvI gayo che. kaMI paNa ochuM nathI.' pallIpatinA AgrahathI sAnudeve badho ja mAlasAmAna joI lIdho. pallIpatine saMtoSa thayo. kumAre vicAra karyo: 'A pallIpatinuM hRdaya kevuM saraLa che! bhale eka vAra e hAryo, pharIthI, jyAre enA baso jeTalA subhaTo AvI gayA tyAre e humalo karI zakata, mane paNa jItI laI zakata. paraMtu eNe mArA sadvyavahAranI kadara karI. meM prahAra karyo.. ne je enI sevA karI, tethI te prabhAvita thayo che." sAnudevane kumAre kahyuM: "sAnudeva, pallIpatinA zarIre ghA thayelo che. enA para vanaspati lagAvIne, pATo bAMdhI daIe." eka bhIla subhaTa vanaspati laIne Avyo hato. te AgaLa Avyo ane kumAranA hAthamAM vanaspati mUkI. sAnudeve teno rasa ghA upara reDyo. vanaspati mUkI, enI upara pATo bAMdhI dIdho. sAnudeve potAno sonAno kaMdoro, pallI patinI kamare bAMdhyo ane kahyuM: "A ApaNo bhAI-bhAIno saMbaMdha baMdhAyo!' tyAra pachI je je sainiko ghavAyA hatA, temanI pATApiMDI karI, tyAM sArthanA taMbUomAM sUvADyA. jeo mRtyu pAmyA hatAM, temano tyAM ja agnisaMskAra karyo. pallIpatie kahyuM: "he kumAra, amArI pallI ahIMthI najIka ja che. he Arya, Apa tyAM padhAro ane pallIne pAvana karo." sAnudeve kahyuM: "tane jovAthI pallInAM darzana thaI ja gayAM. atyAre have ame svastha banIe, e paheluM jarUrI che." A vAta cAlatI hatI tyAM sAnudevano rasoIyo roto roto tyAM doDI Avyo ne bolyoH "he sArthavAhaputra, ApaNuM sArabhUta dhana lUMTAI gayuM ane rAjakumArInuM apaharaNa thaI gayuM che.' "dhana to pAchuM AvI gayuM che. rAjakumArInI tapAsa karAvuM chuM." rAjakumAra AkuLa vyAkuLa banI gayo. pallIpati paNa A vAta sAMbhaLIne mUMjhAyo. ene eka vAtanI to khAtarI hatI ke koI bhIla subhaTa strInI lAja to na ja lUMTe, upADI na ja jAya." teNe sAnudevane pUchyuM: "he Arya, A rAjakumArI koNa che? "bhadra, rAjapuranA svAmI zaMkharAjanI putrI ane A tamArA svAmI senakumAranI patnI zAntimatI.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1003 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pallIpatie rasoIyA sAme joIne pUchyuM: "tuM spaSTa vAta kara. rAjakumArInuM apaharaNa kevI rIte thayuM?" rasoIyAe kahyuM: "sAMbhaLo, yuddha zarU thayuM. zAntimatIne taMbUmAM mUkIne, rAjakumAra bhIla-senA sAthe laDavA gayA. sArthanA mANaso bIjI dizA tarapha bhAgavA lAgyA. ghaNA bhIla-sainiko sAthenA paDAvamAM dhasI AvyA hatAM. sArthanA rakSako pAchA paDatAM jatAM hatAM, sArthanI sArabhUta vastuo bhIla-sainiko lUMTavA lAgyA. e vakhate zAntimatI taMbUnI bahAra nIkaLI ane "Aryaputra.. Aryaputra..." vilApa karatI aTavI tarapha doDI. rAjakumAre mane jatI vakhate sucanA ApI hatI ke, "Ane ekalIne bahAra nA javA devI.' eTale huM enI pAchaLa doDyo paNa mArgamAM eka bhIla-yuvake mArA mAthA para lAkaDAno prahAra karyo. huM jamIna para paDI gayo. huM mUchita thaI gayo. thoDIvAra pachI mane cetanA AvI. huM Ubho thayo. mArI gabharAmaNano pAra na hato. huM rAjakumArIne cAre bAju zodhavA lAgyo. sarva dizAomAM khoLavA lAgyo chatAM rAjakumArI mane nA maLI. kyAMya jovAmAM nA AvI. huM nirAza banI gayo. mAruM mana khUba vyathita thaI gayuM. "rAja kumArane huM zo javAba ApIza?' huM vihvaLa banIne, ahIM doDI Avyo." rasoIyAne mukhe rAjakumArI guma thayAnI vAta sAMbhaLIne, senakumAra bhUchita thaI gayo, behoza banI jamIna upara DhaLI paDyo. pallIpati tarata ja kumAranI pAse besI gayo. ThaMDI havA nAkhavA mAMDyo. ThaMDA pANIthI enuM moTuM bhInuM karyuM. dhIre dhIre kumAre potAnI AMkho kholI. pallIpatie ene AzvAsana ApavA mAMDayuM: mahArAja kumAra, Apa viSAda choDo. A araNyane huM ane mArA A badhA ja subhaTo jANe che. araNyamAM chupAvAnAM paNa sthAno badhAM jANe che. pavanavege teo pharI vaLaze. jyAM rAja kumArI haze tyAMthI sanmAnapUrvaka, mArA subhaTo ahIM laI Avaze. huM paNa devInI zodha karavA mATe ja jAuM chuM." sAnudevane uddezIne kahyuM: "sArthavAhaputra, have atyAre pallIdarzana karavAno samaya nathI. tame amArA A svAmIne AzvAsana Apo. temane sAttvanA Apo. tame ahIM ja emanI pAse rahejo. huM jAuM chuM. jaladI pAcho AvI jaIza.' pallIpatie jatAM-jatAM potAnA vizvAsapAtra dasa subhaTone kumAra pAse rAkhyA. kumArane kahyuM: "Apa nirAza nA thazo. utsAha rAkhajo. ame devIne khoLavA jaIe chIe." sAnudeve kahyuM: "he virapuruSa, tame devIne oLakhI zako te mATe tamane huM mAro eka mANasa ApuM chuM. e devIne oLakhI leze." sAnudeve potAno eka mANasa pallIpatinI sAthe mokalyo. 174 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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zAntimatI senakumArane zodhatI araNyamAM AgaLa ne AgaLa doDatI jatI hatI. te araNyanA madhya bhAgamAM pahocI, ane dizAonI sUjha paDatI na hatI. te thoDIvAra eka vRkSanI chAyAmAM beThI.. vizrAma karyo ane pharI cAlavA mAMDyuM. sUryAsta samaye e eka nadInA kinAre pahoMcI. pahADa parathI vahI AvatI e nadI be kAMThe vahetI hatI. kinAre UbhI rahIne, 'Aryaputra... he Aryaputra.." kahIne, vilApa karavA lAgI. zuM thayuM haze emanuM? zuM bhIla sainikonI sAthe laDatA-laDatAM teo svargavAsI thaI gayA haze? athavA bhUlA paDI gayA haze? koI bIjI dizAmAM mane zodhavA mATe gayA haze? huM ekalI kyAM jaIza? cAre dizAomAM sannATo che. eka mANasa paNa dekhAto nathI. eTaluM sAruM thayuM ke koI duSTa bhIlanA sakaMjAmAM huM phasAI nahIM. mAruM zIla akhaMDa rahyuM che... ane zIla ja mAruM sarvasva che ne? koI evI Apatti AvI paDe, e pahelA huM ja A jIvanano aMta lAvI dauM. kumAra vinA, Ameya mane kSaNa mAtra cena nathI paDatuM. vaLI, mAre have konA mATe jIvavAnuM?" zIlarakSA mATe AtmahatyA karavAmAM koI pApa nathI" ema jJAnI puruSo pAsethI meM sAMbhaLeluM che." saMdhyA khIlI hatI. teNe velaDao ekaThI karIne, phAMsalo taiyAra karyo. azokavRkSanI be DALo vacce e velaDIne bAMdhI. phAMso potAnA gaLAmAM nAkhyo ane bolI "he bhagavatI vanadevIo, sAMbhaLo. huM rAjapuranA zaMkharAjanI putrI, zAntimatI chuM. caMpAnA rAjakumAranI huM patnI chuM. meM Aryaputrane choDI bIjA koI puruSanI manathI paNa IcchA nathI karI. meM mana-vacanakAyAthI kumArane cAhyA che, mATe mane AvatA bhave e ja pati maLo, A pramANe niyANuM karIne, teNe zarIrane jhUlatuM mUkI dIdhuM. paraMtu velaDI tUTI gaI. phAMsalo tUTI gayo. e jamIna para pachaDAI gaI. mUrzita thaI gaI. e giri-nadIthI thoDe dUra eka tapovana hatuM. tapovanano eka RSikumAra saMdhyA upAsanA karavA mATe nadInA taTa tarapha Avyo hato. teNe zAntimatIne jamIna para paDelI joI. RSikumArane vicAra Avyo : "zuM A koI vanadevI vRkSa parathI jamIna para paDI haze? paraMtu e sAdhu hatA ne? temaNe vicAryuM: "huM muni chuM. strIno vicAra mArAthI karAya nahIM. zAstromAM strIdarzanano niSedha karavAmAM Avelo che. zAstramAM lakheluM che ke "tapelI lAlacoLa lohasaLIthI AMkho AMjavI sArI, paraMtu strInA aMga-upAMga tarapha najara nA nAkhavI. viSabhakSaNa karavuM sAruM, paNa viSayasevana na karavuM. jIbhane chedI nAkhavI paDe to chedI nAkhavI. paNa asatya nA bolavuM." mATe bhale paDI e strI. mAre enI sAthe koI levAdevA nathI. strInI ciMtA karavAno amArA sAdhujanono adhikAra nathI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1dchA For Private And Personal Use Only

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Ama vicArIne, e RSikumAra tapovana tarapha cAra kadama cAle che. ne tene bIjAM zAstravacana yAda Ave che. zAstromAM lakhyuM che ke: 'RSi-munioe upadeza dvArA dInajanono uddhAra karavo, zatru-mitra pratye samAna bhAva rAkhavo. sukhaduHkhanA viSayamAM sarva jIvone potAnI samAna gaNavA. jIvonA hita mATe yathAzakti prayatna karavo. dIna-du:khI jIvono. uddhAra karavo." A strI atyAre dIna che, duHkhI che. nahIMtara AvA jaMgalamAM e ekalI kema hoya? mATe pAse jaIne tapAsa karuM! kyAreka vyaMtarIo... vidyAdharIo RSi-munine chaLavA mATe A rIte sUtI hoya che' e RSikumAra zAntimatI jyAM paDI hatI tyAM gayo. gaLAmAM velano tUTelo phAMso dekhAyo. nikumAranI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. "are, A strInI AkRti keTalI zAnta-saumya che ane enA gaLAmAM phAMso? A to paraspara viruddha vAta dekhAya che. chatAMya karmaparavaza jIvanA mATe kaMI paNa viruddha nathI hotuM... azakya nathI hotuM." munikumAra zAntimatInI pAse AvyA. mastaka pAse beThAM. kamaMDaLamAMthI pANI laIne tenA mukha para pANI chAMTayuM. saMdhyAkALano zItaLa pavana to zAntimatInA dehane sparzI rahyo hato. tenAmAM cetanA AvI. te zvAsa levA mAMDI. AMkho kholI. sAme munikumArane joI, potAnAM vastro ThIka karavA lAgI. tenI AMkhomAM nikumAre thoDo bhaya joyo. munikumAra bolyo: vatsa, bhaya na pAma, huM to munikumAra chuM.' zAntimatIe munikumArane vaMdanA karIne pUchyuM: bhagavaMta, Apa ahIM kyAMthI AvyA? he saubhAgyavatI, ahIM pAse ja amAruM tapovana che. huM kyAreka A girinadInA pradezamAM saMdhyA-upAsanA karavA AvuM chuM. Aje tane vRkSa nIce acetana avasthAmAM paDelI joI, pahelAM to mane bhrama thayo ke A vanadevI haze? pachI zaMkA thaIzuM tarI mane chetaravA ahIM paDI haze? pachI vikalpa thayo - zuM A koI vidyAdharI haze? paraMtu najIka AvIne tane joI, tArA gaLAmAM phAMso joyo eTale huM camakyo. jarUra A duHkhI ane anAtha strI che. mAre eno A duHkhamAMthI uddhAra karavo joIe. ema samajIne gaLA para pANI chAMTayuM. tane cetanA AvI." RSikumAre saMkSepamAM je satya hatuM te kahyuM. teNe zAntimatIne pUchyuM: "he suzIle, tuM koNa che? ekalI kema che ane phAMso khAvAnuM zuM prayojana?' zAntimatI vicAramAM paDI gaI. teNe vicAryuM. "A to munivara che, emane mArI 106 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vAta karAya kharI? paraMtu e pUche che, to emane vAta karavI ucita gaNAya? paraMtu tapasvajanonuM vacana mAnya karavuM joIe. bhale e badhuM jANe, kadAca mArI laghutA thAya, paraMtu AtmAnI vaLI laghutA zI? RSikumAra to devasarakhA kahevAya. ApattinA prasaMge teo maLI gayA, te mAro bhAgyodaya ja kahevAya ne! saMkSepamAM vAta kahI dauM." e daramiyAna muni kumAre kahyuM: "vatsa, mane koI paNa vAta kahevAmAM saMkoca nA rAkhIza. je vAta hoya te khullA dilathI kahe." zAntimatIe kahyuM: "he deva, huM caMpAnagarInA mahArAjAnI putravadhU chuM. mArA svAmI bhIlanI sAthe laDavA gayA... ane huM bhAgI nIkaLI. mane bhIla senAno bhaya lAgyo hato. te pachI huM cAlatI cAlatI ahIM AvI pahoMcI. mane Aryaputra nA maLyA. maLavAnI AzA paNa nA rahI. tethI gaLe phAMso khAIne, marI javA prayatna karyo. paraMtu te niSphaLa gayo. velano phAMso tUTI gayo. nIce paDI." ema kahIne zAntimatI raDI paDI. muni kumAre kahyuM: "vatsa, rudana nA kara. A saMsAra ja Avo duHkharUpa che. A saMsAramAM priyajanonA saMyoga-viyoga thayA ja kare che. harSa ane zokanAM dvandra cAlyAM ja kare che. kyAreka saMpatti to kyAreka vipatti! tuM buddhizALI che. viSama dazAmAM tAre kheda nA karavo joIe. anucita kArya nA karavuM joIe. he Aryo, tuM zokano tyAga kara. tAro pati jIvaMta che! te sukhI che. huM lakSaNazAstra jANuM chuM. enA AdhAre thoDI vAto tane kahuM chuM. tethI tAro zoka dUra thaze. * tAro pati jIvaMta che, kAraNa ke tAro dekhAva zubhaphaLanA udayane abhivyakta kare che. che tArI zarIrakAMti suvarNasarakhI manohara che. A koyalanA jevI manohara vANI che tArI. teM tArA be paga sArI rIte sthApita karelA che. keDa nIceno bhAga vistIrNa che. ke tArI nAbhi dakSiNAvartathI yukta che. che tArA hAthanI kAMti ane zobhA karamAI nathI. saMpUrNa kalAyukta zaradanA caMdra jevuM tAruM vadanakamaLa che. ja kamaLa jevAM tArA be nayana che. A camakatuM ane tilakathI zobhatuM tAruM lalATa che. che jhINA ane vAMkaDiyA kezano kalApa che. he Arya, A badhAM lakSaNovALI strIne vaidhavyanuM duHkha AvatuM nathI. te putravatI mAtA bane che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1077 For Private And Personal Use Only

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he vatsa, tuM mArI sAthe tapovanamAM cAla, kulapatinA darzana karIne kRtArtha thA. tapovanamAM, kulapatinA sAnnidhyamAM te nirbhaya rahIza." zAntimatI svastha thaI. teNe RSikumArane kahyuM: "he deva, ApanI AjJA mane svIkArya che. huM ApanI sAthe tapovana AvuM chuM.' pRthvI para aMdhakAra UtarI Avyo hato. RSikumAra AgaLa ane zAntimatI emanI pAchaLa cAlavA lAgI. RSikumAre zAntimatInA zarIranAM lakSaNo kahI batAvyAM, paNa eke darzana emanA manane vikArI nA banAvI zakyuM. sAdhanA dvArA temaNe Indriyavijaya karyo hato. dRzyanI asara temanA nirmaLa mana para thatI na hatI. zarIranAM rUpa-raMganI asAratAnuM bhAna, teone anAsakta rAkhatuM hatuM. aMdhArI rAta ane jaMgalanuM ekAMta! vAsanAne bhabhUkavA mATe bIjuM zuM joIe yuvAna puruSane? alabatu, zAntimatI paNa mahAsatI hatI, sivAya senakumAra, bIjA koI puruSa pratye enA manamAM paNa vAsanA jAgI na hatI. e enI mahAnatA hatI. baMne zubha bhAvomAM hatA. ja ekanA hRdayamAM vAtsalya hatuM, kAruNya hatuM. ka bIjAnA hRdayamAM zuddha bhakti hatI. * teo baMne tapovananAM dvAre AvyAM. RSikumAre kahyuM. he yuvarAjJI, ApaNe tapovanamAM AvI gayAM chIe. sarvaprathama huM tane tapovananA kulapati pAse laI jaIne, tAra saMkSipta paricaya ApuM chuM." zAntimatI tApasakumArane anusarI. tene tapovananuM vAtAvaraNa khUba gamyuM. kulapati pAse jaIne, zAntimatIe bhAvapUrvaka praNAma karyA. tApasakumAre saMkSepamAM zAntimatIno paricaya Apyo. kulapati jJAnI hatA. bhaviSyane joI zakatA hatA. temaNe AzvAsana ApatA kahyuM: "he vatsa, tuM saMtApa nA karIza. tAro priyatama jIvaMta che ne A ja AzramamAM teno samAgama thaze!" zAntimatI nizcita thaI gaI. : 1078 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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paclIpati ane enA bhIla-sainikone sAMja sudhI zAntimatI nA maLI. teo badhA bhegA thayA. sahu nirAza banyA hatA. nirAza vadane pAchA AvyA. sAnudevanI sAthe senakumAra, zAntimatInI pratIkSA karI rahyo hato. kumAra ke sAnudeve pANInuM eka TIpuM paNa lIdhuM na hatuM. pIpatie kahyuM: "he deva, Apa saMtApa nA karo. devI jarUra maLI Avaze. teo A araNyanI bahAra nIkaLI gayA lAge che. A araNyamAM jo hota to maLyAM vinA na raheta. have Apa bhojana karo. Apa bhojana nahIM karo to sAnudeva vagere koI bhojana nahIM kare. sArthanA ghaNA mANaso pAchA AvI gayA dekhAya che. je bAkI haze, e paNa AvI jaze. kumAre vicAryuM. "huM jo bhojana nahIM karuM to sAnudeva vagere bhojana nahIM karI zake. A pallIpati ane enA subhaTo bicArA keTaluM bhaTakI AvyA che? temaNe paNa bhojana nathI karyuM. mATe bhojana to karI laIe.' kumAra sAnudevane kahyuM: 'mitra bhojana karAvaDAvo. sahunA mATe ekasarakhuM bhojana banAvavA rasoIyAne kahejo." sArthanA mANasone paNa kahI do ke sahu ahIM A ja pradezamAM rokAya. rAtrinA samaye koI paNa A pradezanI bahAra nA jAya." bhojana taiyAra thaI gayuM. kumAra, sAnudeva ane pallIpatie sAthe besIne bhojana karyuM. sArthanA mANasoe paNa bhojana karI lIdhuM. bhIla sainiko mATe paNa sAnudeve bhojana banAvaDAvyuM hatuM. badhAne jamADI dIdhA. pallIpatie kumArane kahyuM: "deva, ahIM ja Apane sUvA mATe bichAnuM patharAvuM chuM." teNe potAnA mANasone AjJA karI. bichAnuM taiyAra thatAM kumAra suI gayo. pAse sAnudeva sUto ane thoDe dUra pallIpati sUI gayo. pallIpati ane enA sAthIo thAkelA hatA e loko ghasaghasATa sUI gayA. kumArane zAntimatInA vicAra UMghavA detA na hatA. e kyAM haze?' zuM zatruoe enuM apaharaNa karyuM haze?" e jIvatI haze ne?' kharekhara, bhUla mArI che. mAre A paribhramaNamAM ane sAthe rAkhavI joItI na zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1079 For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatI. ene ene pitRgRhe mokalI devI joItI hatI. meM ene sAthe rAkhIne, ghaNI moTI bhUla karI che. e to puNyano thoDo udaya che ke sAnudeva jevo guNavAna mitra maLI gayo che ane pallIpati jevo khUMkhAra bhIla-pati vizvAsapAtra sevaka banIne rahyo che. bAkI to A bhIla loko! kyAre hallo karIne mArI nAkhe, te kahevAya nahIM paraMtu A pallIpatine mArA pratye sAco prema jAgyo che. zAntimatIne zodhavA mATe e ane enA mANaso keTaluM badhuM rakhaDyA che!" A pramANe vicAro karatAM karatAM e UMghI gayo. * sAnudeva paNa nirbhaya banIne UMghato hato. - pallIpati ane enA mANaso ghasaghasATa UMghatA hatAM. rAtrino chello prahara zarU thayo haze. tyAM cokInA be bhIla-sainiko, pallIpatine jagADatA hatA.: "he svAmI, jAgo... jAgo." palipati bichAnAmAM beTho thaI gayo. "zuM che? kema mane jagADyo? saMnikoe kahyuM: "svAmI, ame anumAna karIe chIe ke A araNyamAM koI moTA sAthe praveza karyo che. e jANIne be parvatanI vaccenI khINamAMthI bIjA be pallIpati bahAra AvyA lAge che. sAthe lagabhaga pAMcaso zastrasajja mANaso che. ATalA badhA dhADapADuono sAmano karavA, sArthanI rakSA karavA, vizvapuranA rAjAe potAnA moTA sainyane mokalyuM che. dhADapADuo temanI rIte araNyamAM goThavAyA che. rAjAnA sainiko emano vyuha racIne, goThavAyA che. ame ApaNI cokImAM jAgrata beThA chIe. pallIpati Ubho thayo. teNe hAthamAM dhanuSya lIdhuM. khabhe tIrono bhAtho laTakAvyo. kamaramAM be charA chupAvyAM ane te dhIme pagale, jyAM kumAra ane sAnudeva sUtA hatAM tyAM Avyo. sAnudeva jAgI gayo. pallIpatie sAnudevane potAnI pAse bolAvIne kahyuM: 'tuM ApaNA svAmInI kALajI rAkhaje. mAre araNyanA pravezasthaLe javuM che. bIjA dhADapADuo AvyA che. moTo sAthe Ave che ane vizvapuranI senA Ave che. dhADapADuo sArthane lUMTavA mATe Ave che. senA sAthenI rakSA mATe Ave che. dhamAla moTI thavAnI. huM tyAM ja. ahIMthI cAra-cha mAIla dUra e badhuM patAvavA mAguM chuM. ahIM kumAra ane tAro sAthe salAmata rahe evI mArI IcchA che. huM AvanAra sArthane A raste nahIM AvavA dauM; ene bIjA raste vALIza. dhADapADuo, mArA khyAla mujaba, araNyamAM sAthe praveze ke tarata ja dhADa pADaze.... ane tyAM ja vizvapuranI senA e dhADapADuo para trATakaze!' 1080 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM jAuM chuM. tuM Amane sAcavaje." kumAranI punaH punaH bhalAmaNa karIne, pallIpati gayo. kumAra jAgI gayo hato. teNe sAnudeva sAthe pallipatie karelI vAto sAMbhaLI hatI. sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM e gagada thaI gayo. aho, bhIla hovA chatAM kevA ucca koTinA guNo enAmAM che. kevI enI mahAnubhAvatA che! sAnudeva," kumAre sAnudevane potAnI pAse bolAvIne kahyuM: "sAnudeva pallIpatinI badhI vAta meM sAMbhaLI che. enI sajjanatA juo! e mArI keTalI badhI ciMtA kare che? to ApaNe paNa enI ciMtA karavI joIe. e dhADapADuo sAthe laDavA gayo che. huM enI vahAre jAuM. tuM jANe che ke yuddhamAM mArI tole, caMpAmAM koI nA Ave, senApati paNa nahIM! tuM ahIM raheje.sArthane saMbhALaje. kadAca huM pAcho nA Ave to tuM tAmralipti tarapha prayANa karI deje. sAnudeva mUMjhAyo. eNe koI pratyuttara nA Apyo. kumAra be hAthamAM be talavAro laIne doDyo. e lagabhaga pallI patine AMbI gayo. pallIpatie kumArane joyo. kumAranI paropakAra-parAyaNatA joI, te harSita thayo. kumArane teNe kahyuM: "deva, tame UbhA raho ane mAruM yuddhakauzala juo. A sAme je mazAlanA ajavALAmAM dekhAya che, e dhADapADuo che. haju rAjyanA sainiko chupAyelA che. teo bahAra AvyA nathI. A dhADapADuo ThAkuro che. bhIla-senA che. eTale teo pAchA paDavAnA nathI. paNa huM ane mArI bhIla-senA, ame pahoMcI vaLIzuM." acAnaka sananana karatI charI AvI. kumAra jamIna para besI gayo. ghA cukAvI dIdho. palIpatie tIra choDavA mAMDyAM. bhIla-sainikoe paNa tIro varasAvavA mAMDavA. dhADapADuone samajAyuM ke A sArthanA rakSako nathI! sArtha paNa nathI. bhIlasenA che. eTale teo pAchA paDavA lAgyA. paraMtu koInI rAha joyA vinA kumAra be hAthamAM be kaTArI laI dhADapADuonI vacce ghusI gayo. jevI rIte kheDUta ghAsa kApe e rIte kumAre dhADapADuonI lAzo pADavA mAMDI. haraNanA ToLA para kevI rIte siMha tUTI paDe e rIte kumAra dhADapADuo para tUTI paDyo. pallipati joI rahyo hato. sUryodaya thaI gayo hato. dhADapADuoe sAme UbhelA mahAkALa jevA pallIpatine ane bhIla-sainikane UbhelA joyA. kumAre lagabhaga 20-25 dhADapADuone motanA ghATa utArI dIdhA hatA. dhADapADuo bhAgavA mAMDyA. palipatie moTethI bUma pADIne, kumArane pAcho bolAvI lIdho. kumAra gajaba karI dIdho tame to! adabhuta parAkrama che tamAruM." bhIla-sainikoe vAnaranI jema ciciyArIo pADavA mAMDI ane nAcavA mAMDyuM. paraMtu tyAM ja vizvapuranA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1081 For Private And Personal Use Only

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senikoe tIvra gatithI AvIne, kumAra tathA pallIpatine gherI lIdhA. bhIla-sainikoe dhoDesavAro sAme sArI evI laData ApI. pallIpatie tIrono mAro karIne, daza azvArohIone yamaloka bhegA karI dIdhA. kumAre advitIya parAkrama dAkhavIne, pacAsa azvArohIone ghAyala karI, bhUzaraNa karI dIdhA. paraMtu A yuddhamAM bhIla-sainiko moTI saMkhyAmAM mAryA gayA. pallIpatinA hoTha krodhathI phUlatAM hatAM. tenA zarIra para aneka jakhama thayAM hatAM. tenAM kapaDAM lohIthI TheraThera bhInAM thayAM hatAM. chatAM e jaladI hAra svIkAravA taiyAra na hato. teNe kumArane kahyuM: 'deva, bhale A ghoDesavAra hoya, huM temane pahoMcI vaLIza.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kumAre kahyuM: 'ApaNe chevaTa sudhI laDIza. paraMtu have ApaNe be ja chIe. e loko moTI saMkhyAmAM che. eTale chevaTe ApaNI ja hAra mane lAge che. vaLI, have tamArAM A dhanuSya-bANa kAma nahIM lAge. tame e choDIne, tamArA baMne hAthamAM bhAlA laI lo ke parazu laI lo. A ghoDesavAro ApaNane gheravA mATe najIka AvI rahyAM che. tame bhAlAthI ghoDAne pachADo. huM savArane upara pahoMcADuM chuM. baMnee vyUha ghaDI kADhyo. pallIpati UchaLyo ane eka ghoDAnA peTamAM bhAlo hulAvI dIdho. ghoDo paDyo. kumAre savAranuM mAthuM dhaDathI juduM karI dIdhuM, vizvapurano senApati A baMnenA adbhuta parAkramathI vismita thayo. pallIpatie ane kumAre jotajotAmAM dasa ghoDesavAronI lAza pADI dIdhI. senApatine ciMtA thaI. teNe vicAryuM ke 'A benI pAse zastro che, tyAM sudhI temane harAvI nahIM zakAya. sarvaprathama emane niHzastra karavA paDaze.' eNe potAnA cunaMdA sainikone potAno vyUha samajAvI dIdho. ane yojanA mujaba e sainiko dhasI gayA, e kuMDALAmAM. baMnenA gaLA para pAchaLathI talavAro mUkAI gaI. senApatie AjJA karI: 'tame baMne zastra mUkI do, nahIMtara A talavAro tamAra gaLAM utArI leze!' pallIpatie kumAranI sAme joyuM. kumAre zastro nIce mUkI dIdhAM. pallIpatie paNa nIce mUkI dIdhAM. baMnene pakaDI levAmAM AvyA. 'tamane baMnene vizvavapura laI javAmAM Avaze.' senApatie AjJA karI. sainiko dvArA baMnene bAMdhIne, be ghoDAo upara nAMkhavAmAM AvyA ane ghoDAone vizvapura ta2pha bhagADavAmAM AvyAM. 1082 sAnudeva AkuLa vyAkuLa banI gayo hato. eNe potAnI sagI AMkhe e araNyamAM thayelo bhayaMkara hatyAkAMDa joyo hato, enI badhI saMpatti pAchI AvI gaI hatI. bhAga-3 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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eno sAthe salAmata hato. paraMtu zAntimatI khovAI gaI hatI ane kumAra ghAyala thaIne zatrune hAthe pakaDAyo hato-ethI enI manovedanA ghaNI vadhI gaI hatI. araNyanI gIca jhADImAM chupAyelA keTalAka bhIloe AvIne sAnudevane yuddhanI vAta karI. sAnudeve kahyuM: huM vizvapura jaIza. vizvapuranA rAjAne maLIne, senakumArano paricaya ApIne choDAvIza. tame sahu ahIM ja rahejo. A bhIla-puSpo tamArI rakSA karaze, tame teone bhojana Apajo.' sArthanA puruSane bhalAmaNa karI, sArthanA cAra yuvAnone laI, sAnudeva vizvapura pahoMcI gayo. bIjI bAju senApati, kumArane ane pallIpatine rAjA samaraketu pAse laI gayo. baMnenA apUrva parAkramanI rAjAne vAta karI. rAjA kumAra sAme joI rahyo hato. kumAranuM adbhuta rUpa joIne ane enA parAkramanI prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne rAjAe vicAryuM: 'A rAja kumAra hovo joIe... anyathA rUpa ane parAkramano meLa besato nathI. huM AnI tapAsa karAvuM. bAkI A bIjo to bhIla-pati che. A dhADapADune to marAvI ja nAkhuM." rAjAe senApatine AjJA karI: "A dhADapADu bhIlane zULI para caDhAvI do. ene marAvI nAkho. A kumArane sArI rIte rAkho. enuM zuM karavuM, te pachI nakkI karIza.' kumAre rAjAnI AjJA sAMbhaLI. tenA caherA para dRDhatA tarI AvI. te bolyo: mahArAjA, pahelAM mane marAvI nakhAvo pachI A pallIpatine je sajA karavI hoya te karajo, pahelAM mane mAra.' rAjAe kumAranI sAme joyuM, vicAryuM: "kharekhara, A kumAra mAtra rUpavAna che. eTaluM ja nahIM, guNavAna paNa che. jarUra kumAra para A pallIpati bhIlano koI upakAra haze! e potAnA upakArIne bacAvI levA, svayaM mota mAge che! kevI AnI mahAnatA che!" rAjAe kahyuM: "he kumAra, mAre tAro paricaya joIe che! tuM asAdhAraNa puruSa che.' kumAre AsapAsa UbhelA loko tarapha najara karI. tyAM UbhelA sAnudeva sAthe enI dRSTi maLI. kumAre rAjAne kahyuM: "mahArAjA, mane oLakhanAra eka puruSa ahIM che. e rAjapurano sArthavAhaputra che. Apa ene mAro paricaya pUchI zako cho!" rAjA bolyo: "sArthavAhaputra sAnudeva ahIM mArI pAse Avo." sAnudeva bhIDamAMthI nIkaLIne, rAjA pAse gayo. vinayathI rAjAne praNAma karI, te Ubho rahyo. "sArthavAhaputra, tuM A kumArane oLakhe che?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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jI hA." "eno paricaya? A senakumAra, caMpAnagarIno yuvarAja che! ane enAM lagna mArA ja nagaranA mahArAjA zaMkhanI putrI zAntimatI sAthe thayAM che.' 'rAjakumArI zAntimatI kyAM che?' araNyamAM khovAI gaI che." "paNa A be tArI sAthe kevI rIte thayA?" caMpAvAsamAM kevI rIte maLyA. tyArathI mAMDIne badhI vAta, kumAre pallI patine harAvyo, pallIpatie luMTano badho ja mAlasAmAna pAcho Apyo, rAjakumArInI zodha, vagere badhI ja vAta sAnudeve kahI. mahArAjA samaraketue svayaM UbhA thaIne, senakumAranAM baMdhano kholI nAkhyAM. senApatine kahyuM: "A kumAra mAro ja kumAra che, ema samajIne mahelanA eka khaMDamAM laI jAo. dAsa-dAsI Apo. vaidarAjane bolAvI, badhA ghA sApha karAvI, pATApiMDI karo. A pallIpatinA paNa upacAro karo. baMne saMpUrNa sArA thAya tyAM sudhI ahIM ja rAkho. ane mahAmaMtrIjI, tame ApaNA cunaMdA mANasona A pallIpati kahe e bAju mokalIne, rAjakumArInI tapAsa karAvo." sAnudeve kahyuM: "huM thoDA divasa senakumAra pAse rahevA IcchuM chuM." bahu ja sAruM sAnudeva! tame kumAranI pAse rahezo to kumAranuM mana svastha raheze. jo ke have kumAranI tamAre ciMtA karavAnI jarUra nathI. e have mArA rAjakumAra tarIke ahIM raheze. mahArAjA amarasena (senakumAranA pitA) mArA ananya mitra hatA. temaNe to AtmakalyANa sAdhI lIdhuM. huM A saMsAranA kIcaDamAM haju rAcuM chuM.' pitA amarasenanI smRtie kumAranI AMkho bhInI karI nAkhI. enuM haiyuM bharAI AvyuM. te raDI paDyo. mahArAjA samaraketue kumArane potAnA utsaMgamAM lIdho. enA mAthe zarIre vAtsalyabhIno hAtha pheravyo. tyAM UbhelA sarvenI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. eka ja dIka 1084 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA samaraketune khabara paDI ke sArthavAhaputra sAnudevano sArtha araNyamAM paDyo che. temaNe tarata ja sAnudevane bolAvIne kahyuM: "vatsa, tAro sAthe araNyamAM paDelo che, e vAta meM Aje jANI. have varSAkALa najIka che, mATe tAre zIdhra sArthane tAmraliptI pahoMcADI devo joIe. senakumAra have mArI pAse che. tAre enI ciMtA karavI nahIM. ane rAjakumArI zAntimatInI zodha karavA mArA mANaso gayA che. huM ene pAtALamAMthI paNa zodhI kADhIza. sAnudevanI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. teNe gaLagaLA svare kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, rAjakumArane choDIne javA mATe mArA paga UpaDatA nathI. ApanI vAta samayocita che, paraMtu..." sAnudeva, cAla huM kumAra pAse AvuM chuM. tyAM ApaNe vAta karIe. Ameya mAreya e baMnenI kuzaLatA pUchavA javuM ja hatuM.' sAnudeva sAthe mahArAjA kumAranA khaMDamAM AvyA. kumAre ane pallIpatie be hAtha joDI mahArAjAnuM abhivAdana karyuM. mahArAjA kumAranA palaMga pAse goThavAyelA bhadrAsana para beThA. kumArane mAthe hAtha mUkIne kuzaLatA pUchI. ApanA AzIrvAdathI jaladI sAruM thaI jaze! Apa ane mahelano parivAra amArI khUba kALajI rAkhe che." 'kumAra, A sAnudevane have tAmraliptI javA kahuM chuM, eno sArtha araNyamAM paDyo che. have varSAkALa najIka che. paNa sAnudeva tamane choDIne javAmAM rAjI nathI." kumAre sAnudeva sAme joyuM sAnudeva jamIna upara dRSTi sthira karIne Ubho hato. kumAra palaMgamAM sUtelo hato. kumAra bolyo: "sAnudeva, mahArAjAnI vAta mAno.' 'kumAra, tamane choDI jatAM mana nathI mAnatuM." to mane duHkha thaze. tamAre sArthanI ciMtA karavI joIe. tamAre bharose AvelA lokone araNyamAM kyAM sudhI rAkhazo? varSAkALamAM e badhAnuM zuM thaze? mATe tame kartavyaniSTha bano. pharI pAchA maLIzuM. ApaNo prema naSTa nathI thavAno.' - sAnudeve kahyuM: "bhale, mane tamArI vAta mAnya che. kumAra, jyAre rAjapura Avo, jarUra maLajo." sAnudeve mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. kumArane praNAma karyA. pallIpati pAse jaI, pallIpatino khUba khUba AbhAra mAnyo... ne te rAjamahelamAMthI nIkaLI gayo. potAnA sArthanA yuvAno sAthe, ghoDA para besIne, te arayamAM gayo. sAthe khuza zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1085 For Private And Personal Use Only

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thayo. sAnudeve sArthane kahyuM : AvatI kAle savAre ApaNe AgaLa prayANa karavAnuM che. taiyArI karI do. kumAranI badhI vAta, pallIpatinI badhI vAta sAthenAM strI-puruSone karI. mahArAja samaraketunA prema ane vAtsalyanI vAta karI. sahu khuza thayA. paraMtu rAjakumArI zAntimatI haju maLI nathI, e jANIne sahu nirAza thayA. sAnudeve sahune AvAsana ApatA kahyuM: "e rAjakumArI mahAsatI che. enI rakSA devo, kSetrapAla ane dikapAlo karatA haze! ciMtA nA karazo." varSAkALa vItI gayo. kumAra ane pallIpati sAjA thaI gayA. mahArAjAe rAjyanA kedIone kArAvAsamAMthI mukta karyA. dIna-anAtha lokone dAna ApyuM. mahArAjAe kumArane pUchyuM: vatsa, tuM kahe, tAruM zuM priya karuM? huM jANuM chuM ke atyAre tane zuM priya che. tArI patnI maLI Ave to enAthI vadhIne, bIjuM kaMI tane priya nathI. kumAra, meM tArI patI zAntimatInI zodha cAlu rAkhI che. zodhavA gayelA keTalAka mANaso nirAza thaIne pAchA AvyA che. keTalAka mANaso haju nathI AvyA.' "mahArAjA, Apa mArI keTalI kALajI rAkho cho? rAjakumArIne zodhavA mATe keTalo prayatna karo cho? bhAgyano yoga haze tyAre te maLaze?' A vAta cAlatI hatI, tyAM somasUra' nAmano eka puruSa Avyo. te kSatriya hato. mahArAjA sAthe tene mitratAno saMbaMdha hato. te gaMbhIra mANasa hato. teNe kumAranA sAMbhaLatAM mahArAjAne kahyuM: "A caMpAnA rAjakumArane patnIno saMyoga karAvanAruM eka tIrtha che! "kAdaMbarI' nAmanI aTavImAM priyamelaka' nAmanuM tIrtha che. tyAM kumAra pahoMce to kumArane enI priyatamAM maLe!' rAjAne Azcarya thayuM. kumAra vismaya pAmyo. pallIpati najIka AvIne, kumAranI pAse beTho. sahune somasUranI vAtamAM rasa paDyo. mahArAjAe somasUrane pUchayuM: saradAra, e tIrtha aMge tame vizeSa jANakArI dharAvo cho ke mAtra lokavAyakAnI vAta karo cho?' mahArAjA, A vAta meM jANI, eka anubhavI ane jJAnI saMnyAsI pAsethI.. pachI to e tIrthanI utpatti sudhI pahoMcI gayo. jeTaluM huM jANuM chuM e tIrthanA viSayamAM, e badhuM huM Apane kahuM chuM. tIrthanI utpattino ItihAsa thoDo lAMbo che, paraMtu sAMbhaLavAmAM kaMTALo nahIM Ave... majA Avaze!" somasUre 'priyamelaka tIrthano ItihAsa kahevo zarU karyo: 18 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kAdaMbarI' nAmanI aTavImAM 'vizAkhAvardhana' nAmanuM nagara hatuM. e nagaranA rAjAnuM nAma "ajitabala" hatuM, ane nagarazreSThInuM nAma "vasuMdhara' hatuM. vasuMdharane eka putra hato, tenuM nAma "priyamitra' hatuM. e priya mitranAM sagapaNa e ja vizAkhAvardhana nagaramAM skaMdazeThanI putrI 'nIlukA' sAthe thayAM hatAM. nIlukA ane priyamitranAM lagna thAya, e pUrve ja priya mitranA pitAnI saMpatti cAlI gaI. jIvananI uttarAvasthamAM vasuMdhara zreSThIne garIbI jovAnI AvI. teo hatAza banI gayA. temaNe vicAryuM: "A jIvana meM artha ane kAma puruSArthamAM pasAra karyuM. koI pAramArthika tattva huM pAmyo nahIM. jIvana mAruM vyartha gayuM. have jIvanano koI artha nathI." vasuMdharazeTha jIvana pratye virakta banyA. temane koI puruSano saMyoga nA maLyo. emanAmAM utsAha ane joma bharanAra koI nA maLyuM. temane ApaghAta karIne, marI javAno vicAra Avyo. garIbIe emanA prANa laI lIdhA. parivAra du:khI thayo. priya mitra paNa daridratAthI khUba kaMTALyo, kAraNa ke daridra manuSyano loko parAbhava kare che. tene loko mAna-sanmAna ApatAM nathI... gharamAM paNa, gharanA mANaso kadara karatAM nathI. kAma karavA chatAM kadara thatI nathI. AvA gharamAM rahevAnuM prayojana zuM? nA gharamAM kadara, nA samAjamAM mAna, pachI ahIM zA mATe rahevuM? cAlyo jAuM kyAMka dUra dUra... jyAM mane koI oLakhatuM nA hoya! evA ajANyA pradezamAM cAlyo jAuM. mArA vinA koInuM kAma aTakavAnuM nathI! ahIM mane koInA para mamatva nathI, prema nathI. koIne mArA para prema nathI, mamatva nathI. A saMsAra ja evo che. ahIM mANasanuM mUlya thatuM nathI, paisAnuM mUlya thAya che. jyAre pitAjI pAse aDhaLaka saMpatti hatI tyAre amArI havelI nagaravAsIothI, mahAjanothI bharelI rahetI hatI. loko mAna ApatAM hatAM, prazaMsAnAM puSpo veratAM hatAM. have? e badhA prazaMsako mane joIne, potAnuM mukha pheravI le che. mAre ahIM rahevuM nA joIe. huM gRhatyAga karIne cAlyo jAuM. Ama zreSThIputra priya mitrane duHkhagarbhita vairAgya thayo. tene ghara ane samAja pratye napharata thaI AvI. ane eka divasa koIne jANa karyA vinA te nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. paraMtu kyAreya jIvanamAM "vizAkhAvardhana' nagara choDIne, e kyAMya gayelo na hato. e pahelAM to nagaranA pAdaramAM mUDha banIne, Ubho rahyo. kaI dizAmAM javuM te samajAyuM nahIM ane te uttara tarapha cAlI nIkaLyo. haju priya mitra eka mAIla paNa nahIM cAlyo hoya, tyAM ene enA pitAnA mitra sAme maLyA. temanuM nAma hatuM nAgadeva. te saMnyAsI hatA. priyamitra nAgadevane oLakhato hato. teNe vinayapUrvaka nAgadeva saMnyAsIne vaMdanA karI, nAgadeve priya mitrane zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1087 For Private And Personal Use Only

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oLakhyo. joke thoDAM varSo pachI nAgadeva "vizAkhAvadhana' mAM Avato hato. tene AnaMda thayo priya mitrane maLIne. teNe priyamitrane pUchyuM : "vatsa, A zuM? tArAM vastro phATelAM che. tAruM mukha sukAyeluM che. jANe daridratAe tane gherI lIdho hoya. AvuM zAthI banyuM? he tapasvI, mArA durbhAgyano udaya! pitAjInI daridratA mane vArasAmAM maLI." vatsa, tArA pitAjI vasuMdhara kuzaLa che ne?' teo svargavAsI thayA che, ema badhA kahe che. svargamAM teo kuzaLa ja haze! akuzaLa to huM chuM. teo daridratAthI vilaMbita thayA ane mRtyu pAmyA.' aho, vasuMdharazeTha mRtyu pAmyA? emanI udAratAthI teo bIjA manuSyonA priya hatA. teo svajanavallabha hatA. nagarajanone priya hatA.' he mahApuruSa jyAM sudhI emanI pAse dhana hatuM, saMpatti hatI, tyAM sudhI lokone e gamatA hatA! caMcaLa lakSmI jatI rahI. enI sAthe prema... dostI.... sneha .. badhuM ja cAlyuM gayuM.' nAgadeve kahyuM: "vatsa, A ja saMsAranI bhayAnakatA che ane mRtyunI nirapekSatA che. saMsAra kharekhara, AvAM dvanDothI bharelo che. saMpatti-vipatti, mAna-apamAna, rAga-dveSa, rati-arati... vagere asaMkhya dhaMdhothI bharelo che A saMsAra! ane devo tathA asuro paNa jeno virodha nathI karI zakatA, rokI nathI zakatA, evuM mRtyu che! mRtyu enA nizcitta samaye Ave ja che! mRtyu para vijaya meLavavAno eka ja upAya cheH dharmano! dharmane AtmasAt karI, asaMkhya jIvo ajarAmara banyA che, ane Aje paNa banI rahyA che. mATe he vatsa, tuM dharmanuM zaraNa le. viveka ane utsAhathI dharmapuruSArtha kara. jenAmAM viveka che ane utsAha che, temanA mATe kaMI ja azakya nathI. eka vAta tuM samajI le ke A saMsAra svabhAvathI nirgaNI che. AvA nirguNI saMsAramAM pAralaukika sAdhanA karI levI, e ja hitakArI che." priyamitre pUchyuM: "zuM huM dharma karavA mATe yogya che? jo huM yogya houM to mAre kevI dharma-ArAdhanA karavI, te samajAvo. huM dharmanA viSayamAM saMpUrNa ajJAnI chuM." nAgadeve kahyuM: "he bhadra, tuM dharma karavA sarvathA yogya che ane A mArA jevo saMnyAsa levo, e ja tArA mATe ucita che. saMnyAsathI dharma-ArAdhanA tuM karI zake che. ane tuM mArI pAse rahIza, eTale huM tane dharmanuM jJAna Apato rahIza." to kRpA karIne mane thoDA divasa tamAro saMnyAsa dharma samajAvo. pachI huM dharmano svIkAra karuM!" 1088 bhAga-3 sa bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nAgadeva saMnyAsIe priyamitrane keTalAka divasa sAthe rAkhIne, saMnyAsajIvanano khyAla Apyo. * saMnyAsInA jIvanamAM zuM karAya, zuM nA karAya. * zuM khavAya, zuM nA khavAya. * kevuM bolAya, kevuM nA bolAya. * saMnyAsIno dainika kAryakrama kevo hoya. * kevAM vrato-mahAvrato pALa vAMpaDe. vagere badhI vAto saMbhaLAvI. priyamitra saMsAravAsathI kaMTALelo hato. eka vAta enA manamAM dRDha thaI gaI hatI- 'A duniyAmAM mArA para koIne prema nathI, mAro koI mitra nathI. koI mane cAhatuM nathI. to pachI saMsAramAM rahevuM zA mATe?' evI sthitimAM enA pratye vAtsalya batAvanAra, sneha batAvanAra nAgadeva maLI gayo. enA manamAM nAgadeva pratye sadUbhAva jAgyo, sneha jAgyo. ane te saMnyAsI banavA rAjI thaI gayo. nAgadeve priyamitrane saMnyAsa-dIkSA ApI. nAgadevane eka yuvAna sAthI saMnyAsI maLI gayo. priyamitra saMnyAsadharmanuM yathocita pAlana kare che. teo baMne vizAkhAvardhana nagarathI vihAra karIne... gAma-gAma, nagara-nagara vicaravA lAgyA. Q 0 0 bIjI bAju, je zreSThIkanyA sAthe priyamitranI sagAI thaI hatI, te 'nIlukA' eka dharmasthAnamAM upadeza sAMbhaLavA gaI hatI. tyAM teNe sAMbhaLyuM ke, nArI potAnA patine devarUpa mAnanArI hoya che.' ene khabara hatI ke enAM sagapaNa priyamitra sAthe thayelAM che. eNe potAnA gharamAM mAtA-pitAne kahI dIdhuM ke, 'huM paraNIza to priyamitrane ja paraNIza.' teNe dharmamaya jIvana jIvavA mAMDyuM. te priyamitranI rAha jotI jIvavA lAgI. be-traNa varSa vItI gayAM. eka divasa nIlukAnI sakhIe kahyuM: 'nIlu, priyamitra to saMnyAsI banI gayA che ane nagarathI thoDe dUra je tapovana che, e tapovanamAM AvelA che.' nIlukAe e sakhIne kahyuM 'mAre emanAM mAtra darzana karavAM che, tuM mArI sAthe AvIza? huM mAtA-pitAnI anumati laI lauM!' sakhIe hA pADI. mAtA-pitAe anumati ApI. nIlukA sakhInI sAthe tapovanamAM pahoMcI. baMne sakhIe dhyAnastha beThelA priyamitrane joyo. nIlukA pahelI ja vAra priyamitrane zrI samarAditya mahAkA 1089 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jotI hatI. tene gabharAmaNa thavA lAgI. tenuM zarIra kaMpavA lAgyuM. cetanAzUnya banI, te jamIna para DhaLI paDI. mUchita thaI gaI. sakhI gabharAIne "bacAvo... bacAvo.." bUmo pADavA lAgI. priya mitrano dhyAnabhaMga thayo, te Ubho thayo. zuM thayuM? zuM thayuM?' bolato jyAM nIlukA paDI hatI tyAM Avyo. - sakhIe kahyuM: "mahAtmA, skaMdazreSThInI A putrI che. AnuM nAma nIlukA che. AnI sagAI tamArI sAthe karavAmAM AvI hatI. tame gRhatyAga karIne, bIjA nagare cAlyA gayA. tamArI rAha jotI nIlakAe tapa karIne, ugra tapa karIne juo, zarIra kevuM sUkavI nAkhyuM che? tamane saMnyAsInA vezamAM joIna, ene mUrchA AvI gaI che. tamArA pratye ene avihaDa rAga che.' priya mitra nIlukAnI sakhInI vAta sAMbhaLIne vicAryuM. "oho, A duniyAmAM mane cAhanAra koI che! mArI rAha jonAra koI che! mArA mATe tapa karanAra koI che! A vAta to mane yAda ja na AvI.... ane huM saMnyAsI banI gayo. have to huM koI strIne aDI paNa nA zakuM! strI sAthe viSayasukha to bhogavI ja nA zake." priya mitranA hRdayamAM nIlukA upara sneharAga jAgyo. tenuM mana vaiSayika sukharAgathI gherAyuM. dhyAnanI IcchA marI paravArI. teNe nIlukA pAse besIne, enA mukha para potAnAM kamaMDaLamAMthI pANInAM TIpAM nAkhyAM. dhIre dhIre nIlukAnI mUcha dUra thaI. teNe AMkho kholI, priya mitra sAme joyuM. bhayathI kaMpavA lAgI. UbhI thaI ane ghora viSAdathI teNe nisAso nAkhyo. hoTha pharakavA lAgyA. te romAMcita thaI gaI. AMkho kaMIka jhINI karI priyamitranAM aMgopAMganuM nirIkSaNa karavA lAgI. evI ja rIte priya mitra paNa nIlukAno yuvAna deha jovA lAgyo. tene strInA vilAso priya lAgyA. kAmadeve priya mitrane vaza karyo. 4 - saMka qoco bhAga-3 % bhava sAtamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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{14] saMnyAsI banelo priya mitra vicAra karavA lAgyo: "zuM karuM? jo huM nIlukAno svIkAra karuM chuM to guruvacanano bhaMga thAya che, ane jo eno svIkAra nathI karato, to A mArI vAgdattA mAro tyAga karI jaze. jo e bIjA koI puruSane paraNI jaze to mane nahIM maLe! mATe zuM karuM have?' rAjapUta somasUra mahArAjA samaraketune, senakumArane ane pallIpatine "priyamelaka' tIrthano ItihAsa saMbhaLAvI rahyo che. teNe kahyuM: priya mitra saMnyAsIe vicAryuM: "meM mArA gurudeva pAse sAMbhaLyuM che ke je brahmacarya vratanuM khaMDana nathI karatA, teone bIjA bhavamAM Icchita padArthonI prApti thAya che. mArI be IcchAo che: eka to A strI-nIlukAno samAgama ane AjIvana saMpattinI prApti!' e priyamitranA cittamAM artha ane kAmanI prabaLa IcchAo utpanna thaI kAraNa ke eno vairAgya duHkhagarbhita hato, sAcI jJAnagarbhita na hato. - priyamitra AgaLa vicAre cheH "jo huM vratakhaMDana karyA vinA jIvanano tyAga karuM to mArI baMne IcchAo pUrNa thAya. athavA to huM nIlukAne vAta karuM. eno abhiprAya jANuM." priya mitre komaLa-snigdha vacanothI nIlukAne kahyuM: "he suMdarI, tuM ciMtA nA kara. tArA pratye mArA hRdayamAM sneha pragaTyo che, paraMtu aMgIkAra karelA vratano tyAga karavo anucita che. guruvacanano bhaMga karavo ayogya che. paraMtu meM gurumukhe sAMbhaLeluM ke akhaMDita vratapAlana karanArane bIjA janmamAM Icchita phaLanI prApti thAya che. mArA hRdayamAM pahelI IcchA che tArA samAgamanI..to have tuM ja kahe ke huM zuM karuM? nIlukA kAmAsakta nahotI banI. enAmAM rUpa hatuM paraMtu unmAda na hato. teNe priya mitranI vAta zAntithI sAMbhaLI. e vAto para vicAra karyo. te bolI: "he Aryaputra, jenAthI baMne prApta thAya, e karavuM joIe. paraMtu jyAre A dehamAM tIvra vAsanA jAgrata thAya che tyAre asahya vedanA thAya che. huM e vedanAne zAtta karavA tapazcaryA karuM chuM. dehanuM damana karuM chuM. tethI juo, A deha kevo durbaLa ne zyAma thaI gayo che? to paNa mane kaho ke mAre zuM karavuM? huM have A rIte jIvI zakuM ke nahIM?" priya mitra vicAre che: "A strI paNa mArA jevA ja vicAravAnI che. e mane ja anusaraze.' teNe nIlukAne kahyuM: 'devI, meM anazana vrata svIkAryuM che. A deha svataH chUTI jaze. pachI bIjA janmamAM huM tAro samAgama cAhuM chuM.' nIlakAe kahyuM: "he nAtha, to huM paNa anazana karIza. mArI paNa e ja manaHkAmanA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 101 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che, je ApanI che! Ameya AryapatnI patine anusaranArI ja hoya che. ene to eno pati ja deva ane pati ja paramezvara! nIlukA tyAMthI pAchI pharI, ghare AvIne mAtA-pitAnI anumati lIdhI anazana mATe. sakhIone paNa vAta karI. paraMtu sakhIoe anazana karavAnI nA pADI. nA pADavA chatAM eNe priyamitra pAse tapovanamAM jaIne, anazana vrata laI lIdhuM. sakhIo kakaLATa karavA lAgI. rudana karavA lAgI. ghoMghATa sAMbhaLIne, tapovanamAM ja rahelA gurudeva nAgadeva tyAM AvyA. temaNe AvIne joyuM to atimuktalatAthI vIMTaLAyelA azokavRkSanI nIce nIlukA ane priyamitra, AMkho baMdha karIne, padmAsane beThAM hatAM. nAgadeva AvatAM baMne UbhA thayAM. baMne khUba za2mAyAM. nAgadevane vinaMtIpUrvaka vaMdanA karI. nAgadeve AzIrvAda ApyA: 'tamArI abhilASA pUrNa thAo.' nAgadeve nIlukAne pahelI ja vAra joI. te paNa priyamitranI sAthe. tethI temanA manamAM jijJAsA jAgI. teonI najara nIlukA u52 joIne sakhIoe kahyuM: 'he gurudeva, A kumArInuM nAma nIlukA che. te IzvaraskaMda zreSThInI putrI che. te A priyatamanI vAgdattA che, daivayoge A baMnenAM lagna thayAM na hatAM ne priyamitre saMnyAsa laI lIdho. nIlukAne koIe A samAcAra ApyA hatA. teNe 'mAro to e ja pati raheze. e ja mArA ArAdhyadeva raheze.' ema vicArI dharmakarmamAM potAnuM citta parovyuM. teNe khUba tapazcaryA karavA mAMDI. he gurudeva, enI tIvra IcchA hatI ke enA priyatamanAM darzana thAya. joke ene vaiSayika sukho pratye aNagamo hato ane che. have to, jema priyamitre anazana karyuM che tema nIlukAe paNa anazana vrata karI lIdhuM che. nAgadeve priyamitra sAme joyuM. priyamitra jamIna para dRSTi sthira karIne Ubho thayo. teonA manamAM vicArono vaMToLa jAgyo. 'kharekhara, kAmavAsanAno vikAra bhayaMkara hoya che. vivekI evA priyamitrane mUMjhavI dIdho! bhale e bAhya rIte saMnyAsI che, enA hRdayamAM saMnyAsa nathI rahyo. enuM citta pAralaukika vaiSayaka sukhanI IcchAthI gherAI gayuM che. 'mAre Atmazuddhi karavI che, nirvikArI banavuM che.' A badhI adhyAtma-vAto e bhUlI gayo. anAdikAlIna viSayavAsanAe ene jakaDI lIdho. viSayavAsanAthI Abaddha jIva zuM nA Acare? ThIka che, A baMne anazana vrata svIkArIne beThAM che. 'vratabhaMga nA karAya, e pApa che, durgatimAM laI janAra che,' ATaluM to A baMne samaje che. huM atyAre emane upadeza ApIza to emane nahIM game. priyamitrane mArA pratye game teTalo anurAga hoya, paNa atyAre jo huM ene enI IcchAthI viparIta upadeza ApIza to ene mArA pratye aNagamo thavAno ja. mATe have atyAre e upadeza mATe 1092 bhAga-3 * bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ayogya che. huM ene thoDA zabdomAM je kahevuM che, te kahIne ahIMthI khasI jAuM." nAgadeve priya mitrane kahyuM: "vatsa, tame anazana vrata dhAraNa karI lIdhuM. teM duSkara tapazcaryA zarU karI che. paraMtu hRdayamAM sneha jAgrata thaI gayA pachI manuSya mATe kaMI duSkara nathI. je navI paristhiti utpanna thaI che, temAM te pratijJAno bhaMga nathI karyo, e tArI vizeSatA che. mATe kheda nA karIza, viSAda nA karIza. paramArtha mokSanI bhAvanA jarUra bhAvavI. bAkI to je banavAkALa che, tene koNa mithyA karI zake che?' basa, ATaluM kahIne, nAgadeva tyAMthI nIkaLI gayA. temaNe tapovanano tyAga karI dIdho. nagaramAM jema jema khabara paDatI gaI ke "priyamitre ane nIlukAe anazana vrata lIdhuM che. tematema loko emanAM darzana karavA AvavA lAgyA. svajano paNa darzana mATe AvyA ane prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. tapazcaryAnuM mahattva Ameya A dharatI para anAdikALathI raheluM che. loko tapasvIne mAna Ape che. tapasvInI prazaMsA kare che. tapasvInAM abhivAdana kare che. tapasvIne bahumAnanI dRSTithI jue che. vAta pahoMcI nagaranA rAjA pAse. rAjI, potAnA parivAra sAthe tapovanamAM gayA. nIlukA ane priya mitranAM darzana karyA. abhinaMdana ApyAM: 'tame kharekhara, duSkara tapa karIne tamArA AtmAne dhanya banAvI rahyA cho. A mArI dharatInuM puNya vadhArI rahyA cho. duniyAmAM mArA nagaranI kIrti phelAvI rahyA cho.rAjAe khUba khUba anumodanA karI. rAjAnA AvI gayA pachI, hajAro strI-puruSo darzanArthe AvavA lAgyAM. AsapAsanAM gAma-nagarothI paNa darzanArthe AvavA lAgyA. nIlukA ane priya mitranAM mana prasanna thayAM. yaza ane prazaMsA kone nathI gamatI? sahune game che. vaLI e to tapovana hatuM. tyAM nirbhayatA hatI. jaMgalI pazuono koI bhaya na hato. jaMgalI mANasonA upadravano bhaya na hato. manamAM - "eka-be mahinAmAM ja bhava badalAze, janma badalAze ane amArA beno samAgama thaze! devalokamAM mAtAnA peTamAM rahevAnuM hotuM nathI ke bAlyakALa hoto nathI! utpanna thatAM ja yauvanavaya maLe che. ane vaiSayika sukho maLe che!" baMne potapotAnAM manamAM IcchatAM hatAM ke anazana vrata jaladI pUrNa thAya. arthAt mota thaI jAya. jethI zIdhra baMneno meLApa thaI zake, pati-patnIno saMbaMdha sthApita thAya ane vaiSayika sukhabhoga bhogavI zake! teo baMne dehadamana jarUra karatAM hatAM, indriya-nirodha paNa karatAM hatAM. IcchAnirodha na hato. vaiSayika sukhonI spRhA daDha hatI. be mahinA pUrA thayA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 103 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra baMnenAM mRtyuM thayAM. 'kinnara' nAmanAM deva thayAM. www.kobatirth.org 'priyamitra' 'AnaMdadeva' thayo. nIlukA 'nivRttidevI' thaI. devone 'avadhijJAna' hoya, AnaMdadeve avadhijJAnanA prakAzamAM joyuM ke, 'ame baMne kyAMthI marIne, ahIM deva-devI thayAM...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vizAkhAvardhana nagaranuM tapovana joyuM. tyAM emanA tapasvI zarIrone bALI nAkhavAmAM AvyA hatAM. je azokavRkSanI nIce temaNe besIne, anazana karyuM hatuM, te azokavRkSanI najIka eka suMdara devakulikA banAvI. temAM AnaMdadeva ane nivRttidevInI sthApanA karI. baMne khUba khuza thayAM. tyAMthI te baMne naMdanavanamAM gayAM. tyAM naMdanavanamAM temaNe eka vidyAdhara-strIne bebAkaLI banIne bhaTakatI joI. AnaMdadeve ene pUchyuM: 'he suMdarI, tuM koNa che? ahIM bAvarI banIne kema bhaTakI rahI che?' vidyAdhara-strIe kahyuM: 'huM mahApuruSa, mAruM nAma madanamaMjulA che. huM vidyAdhara patnI chuM. huM vidyAdevInI sAdhanA karatI hatI, paraMtu e sAdhanA daramiyAna, mArA pati uparanA gADha anurAgathI prerAIne, meM brahmacaryano bhaMga karyo. tethI vidyAdevIe mane zApa Apyo: 'he durAcArI, teM je pApa karyuM che, enA phaLarUpe tane tArA patino cha mahinA sudhI viyoga raheze.' kharekhara mane pativiyoga thayo. mAruM mana udvegathI bharAI gayuM. mArA zvAsa UMcA thaI gayA. huM bhaTakavA lAgI. meM vidyAdevInAM caraNomAM paDIne prArthanA karIH huM kRpALu devI, meM abhAgaNIe khoTuM kAma karyuM. Apano prakopa paNa joyo. have mArA para kRpA karo. mArA aparAdhone kSamA Apo.' punaH punaH huM devInAM caraNomAM paDI. chevaTe vidyAdevIe mArA para anugraha karyo. temaNe mane kahyuM: 'he vatsa, anurAgavALuM haiyuM bhaviSyano vicAra karatuM nathI. teM khoTuM kAma karyuM che, to paNa tArI mArA pratyenI zraddhA joIne anugraha karuM chuM.' vidyAdevIe kahyuM: 10:4 'tuM naMdanavanamAM jA. tyAM eka jagyAe 'priyamelaka' nAmanuM vRkSa che. e vRkSa puSpajoDIthI yukta che. e puSpa-joDIne lIlIchama pAMdaDAvALI mAdhavI latA vIMTaLAyelI che. tuM e 'priyamelaka' vRkSanI nIce jaIne rahe. tArA patino tyAM tane meLApa thaze.' vidyAdharIe kahyuM: 'vidyAdevInA kahevAthI huM ahIM AvI chuM. huM kyAranIya pelA 'priyamelaka' vRkSane zodhuM chuM. paNa mane e vRkSa dekhAtuM nathI! e vRkSane jovA bAvarI banI gaI chuM. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava sAtamo

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AnaMdadeve kahyuM: "he suMdarI, tuM zAntithI mArI patnInI sAthe besa, dhIraja rAkha. huM tane e vRkSa zodhI ApIza.' AnaMdadeve tapAsa karI. e vRkSa maLI AvyuM. AnaMdadeve vidyAdharIne e vRkSa batAvyuM. vidyAdharI AnaMdavibhora banI gaI. e pelA vRkSanI nIce jaIne, UbhI rahI. e vRkSanA aciMtya prabhAvathI vidyAdharIno priyatama ene maLI gayo! vidyAdharIe vidyAdharane badhI vAta karI. vidyAdhare AnaMdadevano upakAra mAnyo. devanI pUjA karI, bahumAna karyuM. paraspara prIti baMdhANI. anyonya nehAnubaMdha thayo. nivRttidevIe AnaMdadevane kahyuM: "he svAmInAtha, A manuSyalokamAM kharekhara, priyanA viyoganuM duHkha sahana karavuM ati muzkela hoya che. zuM A priyaviyoganuM duHkha dUra karavA mATe kaMI nA karI zakIe! he nAtha, A duniyAmAM paropakAra karanAra manuSyanI prazaMsA thAya che. enI kIrti phelAya che... ane sajjanonI vibhUti ja paropakAra hoya che.' deve kahyuM : "zuM karavuM che? tuM je pramANe kahe, te pramANe karIe.' devI bolI: "A priyamelaka' vRkSane koI paNa upAya, vizAkhAvardhana nagaranA pelA tapovanamAM laI jAo, je jagyAe Apa mane maLyA hatA! tame sthApana karelI devakulikA pAse ja A vRkSane vAvI do. lokone A vRkSano mahimA samajAvo. priyajananA viyogI jIvo A vRkSa pAse AvIne, priyano samAgama meLave ane sukhI bane." 'devI, tamArI bhAvanA uttama che. parahitanuM kArya karavuM ja joIe. huM hamaNAM ja tamArI IcchA pUrNa karuM chuM.' deva hato ne! daivI zaktio hatI. vizAkhAvardhana nagaranA tapovanamAM priyamalaka' vRkSa sthApita thaI gayuM.' somasUre mahArAjA samaraketune kahyuM: "mahArAjA tyArathI eno priyamalaka tIrthanA nAme mahimA thavA lAgyo. ghaNA badhA mANasoe priyajanono saMyoga prApta karyo. Aje paNa e tIrtha hayAta che." somasUranI vAta sAMbhaLIne, rAjA, kumAra ane pallIpati AnaMdita thayA. mahArAjAe kahyuM: "A vAta barAbara che. mane koI ja zaMkA nathI. kalpavRkSa aciMtya prabhAvavALA hoya che. mane ema lAge che ke rAjakumAno meLApa thavAno samaya pAkI gayo che! nahIMtara A mAro mitra somasUra vagara bolAve zA mATe Ave? AvI vAta kyAMthI nIkaLe? A pRthvI para kalpavRkSa hovuM e paNa kumArano mahAna puNyodaya ja samajavo joIe. mArI IcchA che ke nAnakaDA sainya sAthe kumArane tyAM mokaluM." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1095 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pallIpatie kahyuM: "he deva, meM paNa pahelAM sAMbhaLyuM che ke e pradeza, tapovananI pAse ja che. meM e pradeza joyo che. huM sAthe AvIza. Apa AjJA karo.' rAjAe senA taiyAra karAvI. kumArano hAtha pakaDIne rAjAe kahyuM. "vatsa, mAruM aMtaramana kahe che ke jarUra rAjakumArI maLaze. tuM ene laIne pAcho ahIM Avaje. kumAre hA pADI. mahArAjAne praNAma karI, vizALa senA sAthe ane pallI patinI sAthe kumAre tapovana tarapha prayANa karyuM. pallIpati mArga jANato hato. kumAra ane palapatinA azvo sAthe cAlI rahyAM hatAM. pallI patie kumArane kahyuM: 'deva, mahArAjA samaraketu kharekhara bhagavAna che. haju tamArI to ATalI kALajI rAkhe, kAraNa ke tame caMpAnA rAjakumAra cho, paNa mArI paNa keTalI badhI kALajI rAkhI. huM to bhIla... DAku...! kharekhara, A duniyA para AvA mahApuruSo vase che, mATe ja duniyA dariyAmAM DUbI jatI nathI. kumAra, rAjamahelamAM cha mahinA rahevA maLyuM. temAM ghaNuM ghaNuM mane jANavA maLyuM. jIvavAnI rIta jANavA maLI. kumAre kahyuM: "tamArI vAta sAcI che. huM to A mahArAjAne pitAtulya ja mAnuM chuM. kevuM apUrva vAtsalya varasyuM emanuM? divasamAM be be vAra AvatAM, kalAka kalAka besatAM. koI abhimAna nathI. koI svotkarSa nahIM." keTalAka divasonI yAtrA pachI tapovanano pradeza AvI gayo. kumAranA hRdayamAM avanavAM saMvedano thavA lAgyAM. kumAre pallIpatine kahyuM: 'ApaNe A senAne A tapovanathI thoDe dUra rAkhIe. tapovananA tapasvIonI sAdhanAmAM koI ja khalela nA paDe, e rIte ApaNe tapovanamAM cAra-pAMca jaNA ja jaIzuM.' 'ucita che deva.. e ja pramANe karIe.' senApatine pallIpatie jagyA batAvI. senAno mUkAma tyAM karavAmAM Avyo. tyAra pachI kumAra, pallIpati, maMtrI ane senApatie tapovanamAM praveza karyo. kumArane joI, "A koI rAjA che,' samajIne tApasIe cityapUrNa svAgata karyuM. roka pha 9OEG bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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I[1 tapovana sAce ja tapovana hatuM. tyAM badhA ja saMnyAsI hatAM, koI vRddha hatAM, koI yuvAna hatAM. koI nAnA nikumAra hatAM. puruSo hatAM ane strIsaMnyAsinIo paNa hatI. ghaTAdAra vRkSo hatAM. UMcA vRkSo hatAM. vRkSo para phaLa hatAM. choDa hatAM, choDa para puSpo hatAM. puSponI AsapAsa bhramarono guMjArava hato. jyAre kumAre tapovanamAM praveza karyo, sahu tapasvIonI nirmaLa daSTi kumAra para maMDANI. kumAra vageree tApasIne vaMdanA karI. kumAre tApaso sAthe kaMI vizeSa vArtAlApa nA karyo. mAtra tApasInI kuzaLatA pUchI. pallIpati dhIre dhIre e pradeza tarapha kumArane laI cAlyo, jyAM pelI devakulikA hatI ane tenI pAse ja "priyamelaka' vRkSa UbhuM hatuM. pallIpatie pelI jUnIpurANI, devakulikA kumArane batAvI. kumAra tyAM jaIne Ubho rahyo. maMtrI vagere tyAMthI AgaLa nadIkinArA tarapha cAlyA. pallIpatie kahyuM: pelA vRkSane jANato nathI!' kumAre devakulikA pAse jaIne zAntimatIne yAda karI. zAntimatI e samaye tApasIonI sAthe puSpa-phaLa vagere laIne pAchI AvI rahI hatI, tapovana tarapha ja AvI rahI hatI. te thAkI gaI hatI. tenI sAthenI tApasIone kahyuM: "ApaNe alpa samaya ahIM vizrAma karIe." te badhI tApasIo priyamelaka' vRkSanI sAme ja beThI. haju zAntimatIe kumArane joyo na hato. tene kumAranI smRti thaI AvI. tenA dRSTipathamAM peluM azokavRkSa ke je nAgavallInI velaDIthI vIMTaLAyeluM hatuM, te AvyuM. tenA cittamAM kumArane maLavAnI IcchA jAgI. e vRkSanA prabhAvakSetramAM AvI gaI hatI. priyajananA milananI IcchA jAgI. tenI DAbI AMkha pharakavA lAgI. A strIne lAbha thavAno hoya, enuM zubha thavAnuM hoya tyAre enI DAbI AMkha skurAyamAna thAya. puruSane lAbha thavAno hoya, enuM zubha thavAnuM hoya tyAre enI jamaNI AMkha skurAyamAna thAya. zAntimatIe devakulikA pAse paribhramaNa karatA kumArane joyo. kumArane jotAM ja te stabdha thaI gaI. tenuM citta AlAdita banyuM. te UbhI thaI gaI. eNe vicAryuM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1097 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'haju emaNe mane joI nathI. ane kadAca joze to paNa tatkAla mane A vastromAM (tApasInAM) nahIM oLakhI zake. oho! keTalA mahinA pachI mane emanAM darzana thayAM! eka comAsuM pasAra thaI gayuM. temanA vinA huM ATalo samaya jIvatI rahI... kharekhara jo emanA pratye mane avihaDa sneha hota... to A zarIramAM prANa na rahI zakyA hota." Ama vicAratAM vicAratAM tenuM mastaka zaramathI jhUkI gayuM. teNe vicAryuM. "zuM A Aryaputra ja che ne? teo ahIM kevI rIte hoya? emanA jevo ja zuM A puruSa koI bIjo to nahIM hoya? athavA zuM mAruM A svapna haze? nA, nA, svapna to nahIM hoya... Aryaputra ja che." zAntimatI Tagara Tagara kumArane jovA lAgI. tenA manamAM akathya umaMga UchaLyo. te jamIna para paDI gaI ane mUchita thaI gaI. sAthenI tApasIo bolI UThI: "are, zuM thayuM? zuM thayuM?" badhI tApasIo zAntimatIne vIMTaLAI vaLI, koI uttarIya vastrathI pavana nAMkhavA lAgI, koI potAnA kamaMDaLamAMthI enA mukha para pANI chAMTavA lAgI. chatAM jyAre enI behozI dUra nA thaI... eTale tApasIo bhaya pAmI ane rovA lAgI. tapovananA kulapatie badhI ja tApasIone AjJA karI hatI ke zAntimatIne sArI rIte sAcavavIene koI vAte manamAM ochuM nA Ave enI kALajI rAkhavI. zAntimatI niyamita kulapatinAM caraNe vaMdanA karatI. kulapatinA pUjApAThanI sAmagrI zAntimatI goThavatI. zAntimatIe kulapatinI kRpA prApta karI hatI. zAntimatInA guNothI tapovananA kulapatine enA pratye mamatva jAgyuM hatuM. teo pote jJAnaprakAzamAM jotAM hatAM ke zAntimatI tapovanamAMthI cAlI javAnI che. eno pati ene zodhato tapovanamAM AvavAno che, chatAM enA pratye nirmaLa snehanI saravANI phUTI nIkaLI hatI. zAntimatI samagra Azrama-tapovana upara chavAI gaI hatI. sahu tApasI ane tApasIo enA pratye sabhAvathI jotAM hatAM. zAntimatInuM evuM puNyakarma hatuM. tapasvajanone AkarSaNa hoya che guNonuM, guNamaya vyaktitvanuM!" te behoza thaI gaI. kAraNanI koIne khabara na hatI. tApasIo raDavA lAgI. rudana kumAre sAMbhaLyuM. cAre tarapha joyuM. e doDato tApasIo pAse pahoMcyoM. rAjakumArane joIne, tApasIoe sUtelI zAntimatIne vadhu DhAMkI. e rIte UbhI rahI gaI ke kumAra zAntimatIne joI nA zake. kumAre pUchyuM: tame kema raDo cho? koI bhaya che tamane?" mahApuruSa bhaya che saMsArano! amane bIjo bhaya zAno hoya?" to pachI tamArI sahunI AMkhomAM AMsu kema che?' he uttama puSa, amArI sAthe eka rAjakumArI che te rAjapuranA svAmI zaMkharAjanI bhAga-3 che bhava sAtamo 108 For Private And Personal Use Only

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putrI che. devayoge e enA patithI vikhUTI paDI gaI hatI. te jaMgalamAM prANatyAga karavA taiyArI karatI hatI. bhAgyayoge tyAM amArA eka munikumAra jaI caDhyA. temaNe ene bacAvI, samajAvI ane tapovanamAM ene laI AvyA. munikumAre tapovananA kulapatine soMpI. kulapatie zAntimatIne khUba AzvAsana ApIne kahyuM: "dhIraja rAkha. A ja tapovanamAM tAro pati Avaze ane ahIM ja eno samAgama tane thaze. Aje te kulapatinI AjJAthI puSpa-phaLa vagereno pUjAno sAmAna levA vanamAM gaI hatI. ame sahu enI sAthe hatAM. vaLatI vakhate ahIM ame visAmo levA beThAM hatAM ane ene aNadhArI mUrchA AvI gaI che! kema e mUchita thaI gaI tenuM kAraNa ame jANatA nathI. ame pavana nAkhyo, pANI chAMTyuM, chatAM e hozamAM na AvI, eTale ame raDI paDyAM." - kumArano avAja sAMbhaLIne, zAmitIe AMkha kholIkumAre zAntimatIne joI. baMnenI AMkho maLI. zAntimatI zaramAI gaI ane besI gaI. kumAre kahyuM: "he suMdarI, lAnI kulapatinAM vacano khoTAM na paDe. teo vacanasiddha mahApuruSa che. kulapatinA vacana mujaba tamArA manoratha pUrNa thayA che. have cAlo, ApaNe tapovanamAM jaIe. kulapatine A vAta jaNAvIe. teo niSkAraNa-vatsala che. A vAta jANIne temane saMtoSa thaze." zAntimatI UbhI thaI ane tapovana tarapha cAlavA lAgI. tApasIoe ApasamAM gaNagaNATa karyo: "jarUra A puruSa ja zaktimatIno pati dekhAya che. nahIMtara A pramANe kema bole ke kulapatinAM vacano khoTAM na ja paDe! kulapatinA kahevA mujaba zAntimatIne eno pati maLI gayo! kevo suMdara che! jevI zAntimatI che evo ja eno pati che! sarakhe sarakhe joDI maLI che!' dUra UbhelA pallIpatie, AnaMdAzruthI pUrNa AMkhovALI ane romAMcita zarIravALI zAntimatIne joI. te ghaNo rAjI thayo. eNe vicAryuM. devanI patnInI rUpasaMpatti apUrva che. AvA zreSTha puruSane patnI paNa zreSTha ja maLavI joIe ne! mahApuruSo pAse kharekhara, badhuM zreSTha ja hoya che!' Ama vicArIne, teNe zAntimatIne praNAma karyA. teNe kahyuM : sakala rAjyasukhanA kAraNabhUta evI devanI priyatamAne praNAma karuM chuM.' tyAra pachI mastaka namAvIne, pallIpatie kahyuM: "A devanA sevakano sevaka, ke je nAma levA yogya nathI, te tamane praNAme che." zAntimatIe kumAranI sAme joIne, dhImA svare kahyuM. "A puruSa mAge te varadAna Apo." kumAra hasI paDyo. teNe kahyuM: "suMdarI, Ane tuM oLakhatI nathI. ene varadAnanI kaMI paDI nathI. e mAro mitra che. pallIpati che. ahIM A jagyAe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 40GE For Private And Personal Use Only

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lAvanAra e che! enI tIvra utkaMThA tArAM darzana karavAnI hatI, te utkaMThA pUrNa thaI!' pallIpati zaramAI gayo. kumAre pallI patine pUchyuM: "he bhadra, A vRkSanuM nAma zuM che?" pallIpatie kahyuM: he deva, huM jANato nathI, A vRkSanuM nAma.' tyAre kumAre tApasIone pUchyuM: 'tame jANo cho A vRkSanuM nAma." tApasIoe kahyuM: "nA jI, ame nAma nathI jANatAM." kumAre kahyuM: "tapovananAM hovA chatAM tame A vRkSane kema nA dekhyuM?' tApasI bolI: "he kumAra, amane ahIM Ave bahu samaya thayo nathI. amArA janma pahelAno A pradeza che.' kumAre vicAryuM: "A peluM priyamalaka' kalpavRkSa ja hovuM joIe. nahIMtara A vAta nA bane." kumAre vRkSonAM puSponuM ekAgratAthI avalokana karyuM. vRkSanI gIca pAMdaDAo vALI DALIonI vaccethI joyuM to aMdara puSponuM eka sapheda joDakuM hatuM! kumAre pallIpatine e joDakuM batAvyuM ane kahyuM he bhadra, somasUre je vRkSanI vAta karI hatI, e ja A vRkSa che. huM A vRkSanI pUjA karavA IcchuM chuM mATe he bhadra, caMdana, puSpa, akSatuM, vagere sAmagrI lAvo ane zAntidevI vagerene paNa bolAvo. mahAmaMtrI vagere rAjaparivArane laI Avo. ApaNe badhAe A kalpavRkSanI pUjA karavAnI che." pallIpatie pUjanasAmagrI lAvIne mUkI. kumAre vizuddha manathI e kalpavRkSanI pUjA karI. mahApuruSonA zreSTha guNothI devo paNa AkarSAya che. najIkamAM rahelI kSetradevI pragaTa thaI teNe kumArane kahyuM : "he vatsa, tArA vizuddha ane bhaktipUrNa cittathI huM tArA para prasanna thaI chuM. he devAnupriya, teM "priyamalaka' nAmanA kalpavRkSanI pUjA karIne, mArA cittane AkaSI lIdhuM che. he kumAra, devonAM darzana niSphaLa jatAM nathI. phaLa ApanArAM hoya che. mATe kaho, huM tamAruM zuM priya karuM?" kumAre devIne praNAma karIne kahyuM: "he bhagavatI! tamArAM darzana thayAM enAthI vadhIne bIjuM zuM priya hoya? e ja priya che, e ja ISTa che. ApanI mArA para kRpA thaI. huM dhanya banyo. basa, bIjuM kAMI joItuM nathI. devIe vicAryuM: "A puruSa sAttvika che. e kaMI paNa mAgaze nahIM. e yAcanA nahIM kare. huM ja ene "Arogya-maNiratna" bheTa ApuM!' ema vicArIne devIe 1100 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumArane kahyuM: "he zreSTha puruSa, huM tane A Arogya-maNiratna ApuM chuM. enAthI sarva rogo dUra thaze ane sarva prakAranuM jhera utArI zakAze. he vatsa, tArA vivekathI ane tArI nirlobhatAthI huM prabhAvita thaI chuM.' kumAre vicAryuM: 'devatAonAM vacana mAnya karavAM joIe!" teNe devIne kahyuM: "jevI bhagavatI devInI AjJA! kumAre vinayapUrvaka, devI pAsethI 'Arogya-maNiratna' grahaNa karyuM ane devIne vaMdana karyuM. devI bolI: "dIrdhakALa jIvato rahe!' devI adRzya thaI gaI. 0 0 0 tApasIoe A devI dRzya joyuM. AzcaryathI mUDha thaI gaI. kumArane kahyuM : "he kumAra, deva-devI paNa tamane mAna Ape che. kharekhara zAntimatI puNyazALI che ke ene tame pati tarIke maLyA cho! he kumAra, madhyAhnakALa thayo che. amAre madhyAhnakALanI dhArmika vidhi karavAnI che, eTale ame jaIe chIe." kumAre kahyuM: 'amAre paNa kulapatinAM darzana-vaMdana karavAM che, mATe sAthe ja jaIe.' mahAmaMtrI, senApati pallIpati ane zAntimatI badhAMe "priyamelaka' kalpavRkSanI pUjA karI lIdhI hatI. te sahunI sAthe kumAre tapovanamAM praveza karyo. tApasIonI pAchaLa pAchaLa sahu kulapati pAse gayA. kulapatine sahue bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. kulapatie AziSa ApI. are, munikumAro, A atithione Asana Apo.' kulapatie sahune Asana apAvyAM. sahu Asana para beThAM, tApasIomAM je prauDha tApasI hatI, teNe kumArano AMkhedekhyo vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. kulapatie saMpUrNa vAta dhyAnapUrvaka sAMbhaLI, AnaMda vyakta karyo. kumAre UbhA thaIne- "huM caMpAno senakumAra, ApanA caraNe praNAma karuM chuM... gurudeva, Apano mahAna upakAra ame kyAre paNa nahIM bhUlI zakIe. Ape zAntimatIne navuM jIvana ApyuM che." kumArano avAja bhIno thaI gayo. vatsa, e to amAruM kartavya hatuM. A tapovana zA mATe che? ahIM AvA badhA jIvAtmAo zAnti meLave che. prasannatApUrvaka jIvana pasAra kare che.' 'gurudeva, mAre e munikumAranAM vizeSarUpe darzana karavAM che ke je munikumAra, zAntimatIne jaMgalamAM maLyA hatAM. ane ahIM laI AvyA hatA.' kulapatie "puMDarika' nAmanA e nikumArane potAnI pAse bolAvyA. puMDarika zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 9909 For Private And Personal Use Only

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muni kulapati pAse AvyA. vinayapUrvaka kulapatine praNAma karyAM ane pachI senakumArane praNAma karIne UbhA rahyA. kulapatie kumArane kahyuM: 'kumAra, A e munikumAra che... jemaNe zAntimatIne jaMgalamAMthI bacAvI hatI ane ahIM laI AvyAM hatAM...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kumAra Ubho thaI gayo. teNe munirAjanA caraNomAM mastaka namAvIne kahyuM: 'tame zAntimatI upara ja nahIM, mArA upara ane mArA parivAra para apAra upakAra karyo che.' kumAra sAthe zAntimatIe paNa bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karyAM. tyAra pachI kulapatie kumArane saMbodhIne kahyuM: 'kumAra, A zAntimatI mArI dharmaputrI che. bhale huM saMsAratyAgI saMnyAsI chuM. chatAM A dharmaputrI upara mane mahA mamatA che. kAraNa te guNonI nidhAna che. tuM enA cittane prasanna rAkhaje. ene sukhI rAkhaje. vadhAre zuM kahuM? kumAra, kyAreka mArI A dharmaputrIne laIne A tapovanamAM Avaje.' zAntimatInI AMkhomAMthI avirata apravAha vahevA lAgyo. kumAra enA mAthe hAtha pheravA lAgyo. zAntimatI bolI: 'gurudeva, have ApanAM darzana kyAre thaze? Ape mane pitAno prema Apyo che, mAtAnI mamatA ApI che.. ane mArI bahenoe mane apAra sneha Apyo che. tapovananAM pazuoe paNa mane...' raDI paDI zAntimatI... jamIna para besI gaI. dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. sahu saMnyAsInI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. tApasakanyAo raDavA mAMDI. AzramanuM samagra vAtAvaraNa zokAkula... viSAdapUrNa banI gayuM. kumAre pallipatine kahyuM: 'he bhadra, pUjanasAmagrI lAvo. ApaNe gurudevanI pUjA karIe.' pallIpati pUjanasAmagrI laI Avyo. sarvaprathama kumAre ane zAntimatIe kulapatinI pUjA karI, tyAra bAda maMtrI vageree pUjA karI. kulapatie AzIrvAda ApyA. 1102 zAntimatIne tapovananAM sarve tapasvI-tapasvinIoe bhAvapUrvaka vidAya ApI. rotI rotI zAntimatI rathamAM beThI. kumAre eno hAtha pakaDyo. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava sAtamo

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1999 kumAre zAttimatI sAthe vizvapura tarapha prayANa karyuM. kumAra sAthe Avelo samagra parivAra ane senA-sahunA hRdayamAM aparaMpAra saMtoSa hato. harSa hato. mArgamAM pallIpatinI aTavI AvI. pallIpatie kahyuM: 'deva, pallIne pAvana karo. have to A pallI paNa ApanI ja che." kumAranA mukha para AnaMda chavAyo. sahupallImAM gayAM. pallInAM strI-puruSoe kumAra vagerenuM bhAvabharyuM svAgata karyuM. pallIpatinA parivArane kumAre suMdara vastro ane alaMkArothI navAjyo. pallI patine kumAre kahyuM: "he bhadra, have tuM ahIM ja pallImAM ja rahe. jethI parivArane AnaMda thAya.. ane.." kumAra bolatAM bolatAM aTakI gayo. ane zuM deva? jo Apa mane Apano ja mAno cho, to pachI saMkoca zA mATe? pallIpati bolyo. havethI tuM nirupadravI jIvana jIvIza. pallInAM badhAM ja strI-puruSo. che mAMsAhAra nahIM kare. che dArU nahIM pIe. lUMTa ke corI nahIM kare. ja deva-gurunA pUjaka banaze. kumAranI vAta pallInA tamAma mANasoe svIkArI. pallIpatie kumArane kahyuM: "he deva, vizvapura ahIMthI dUra nathI. avAranavAra A pallIne pAvana karajo." kumArane vidAya ApI. pallIpatie pallImAM eka sAruM makAna banAvavAnuM kAma zarU karAvyuM. pallInI cAre dizAomAM udyAnonI racanA karavA mATe potAnA sAthIdArone kahyuM. pallInI seMkaDo ekara jamIna, potAnA sAthIone vaheMcI ApI ane khetInAM sAdhano ApyAM. Akho pradeza haryobharyo banI gayo. mahArAjA samaraketue kumAranuM bhavya svAgata karAvyuM. nagaramAM mahotsava maMDAvyo. kArAvAsamAMthI kedIone mukta karAvyA. dIna-anAthajanone mahAdAna apAvyuM. zAntimatI sAthe senakumAre mahArAjA pAse jaIne, praNAma karyA. mahArAjA samaraketue baMnene AzIrvAda ApyA. mahArAjAe pahelethI ja kumAra mATe, potAnA mahelanI pAse ja bIjo mahela taiyAra karAvI dIdho hato. mahela to hato ja. raMgarogAna karAvIne, Avazyaka sAmagrI mUkAvI dIdhI hatI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1103 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjamahelanI strIo sAthe zAntimatIno paricaya thayo. zAmitInA saubhAgyakarma, tene sarvapriyajana banAvI dIdhI. zAntimatInI udAratA ane premALatAe sahunAM mana jItI lIdhAM hatAM. jANe ke senakumAra, mahArAjA samaraketuno ja yuvarAja hoya, e rIte rAjaparivAra ane maMtrImaMDaLa kumAranuM gaurava karatAM hatAM. kumAranI divya prabhAva maMtrI jivAnaMde pratyakSa joyo hato. kumAranA advitIya parAkramanI vAto senApatie sahune karI hatI. devI prabhAva ane advitIya parAkrama uparAMta kumAranAM vinaya-namratA-priya vANI vagere guNoe ene sarvajanapriya banAvyo hato. divaso vIte che. mahinAo pasAra thAya che... ane varSa paNa pUruM thaI gayuM. kumAra ane zAntimatInA divaso raMgarAga ane bhogavilAsamAM pasAra thAya che. alabatta, kumAra roja mahArAjAnAM darzane jAya che. kAryasevA aMge pRcchA kare che. maMtrIvargane avAra navAra maLe che. maMtrI jIvAnaMda sAthe to mitratA ja thaI gaI che. eka divasa kumAra, mahArAjAnAM darzana karI potAnA mahele Avyo. zAntimatIne kahyuM: "devI Aje ApaNe pallImAM jaIe! sAMje athavA kAle savAre pAchA AvIzuM. tyAM javAthI mitra pallIpati rAjI thaze. zAntimatIe kahyuM: "Ape mArA mananI IcchA vyakta karI dIdhI! huM bahAra javA ja IcchatI hatI." ratha taiyAra thayo. baMne mahelanI bahAra AvyA ane maMtrI jIvAnaMda maLyA. kumAre kahyuM: "ame pallImAM jaIe chIe. sAMje ke kAle savAre pAchA AvI jaIzuM. mahArAjA pUche to kahI dejo." kumAra, rathanI sAthe cAra ghoDesavAra saMnika mokaluM chuM. Ama tame ekalA jAo te nA zobhe." jIvAnaMde tarata ja cAra cunaMdA zastrasajja azvArohI sainikone rathanI sAthe ravAnA karyA. 0 0 0 rAjamahelamAM doDAdoDa thavA lAgI. nagaranA zreSTha vaidyo rAjamahelamAM AvI gayAM. mahArAjA samaraketunuM svAthya bagaDyuM hatuM. peTamAM bhayaMkara zULa UpaDyuM hatuM. jANe ke peTamAMthI AMtaraDAM bahAra nIkaLI jato hoya tevI ghora vedanA thatI hatI. AMkho jANe bahAra nIkaLI jatI hoya tevI AMkhanI bhayAnaka vedanA thavA lAgI. zarIranA sAMdhA tUTavA lAgyAM. dAMta halavA lAgyAM. dhamaNanI jema zvAsa cAlavA mAMDyo. samagra rAjaparivAra kalpAMta karavA lAgyo. vaidyoe upacAra zarU karyA. davAo ApavA mAMDI. kalAka, be kalAka.... traNa kalAka pasAra thaI gayA, paraMtu mahArAjAnA dardamAM koI rAhata nA thaI. vaidyo nirAzA anubhavavA lAgyA. mahAmaMtrI jIvAnaMdane 114 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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senakumAra yAda Avyo. paraMtu 'e to Aje pallImAM gayA che. emane samAcAra ApavA paDaze.' mArate ghoDe eka saMdezavAhakane pallImAM ravAnA pharyo, pallImAM pahoMcIne kumArane, saMdezavAhake mahAmaMtrIno saMdezo Apyo: 'he rAjakumAra, Apa jaladI nagaramAM padhAro. jANe ke yamarAja mahArAjAne levA mATe Avyo hoya, tevI ghora pIDA mahArAjane UpaDI che. vaidyo nirAza thayA che. aMtaHpura rudana kare che ane maMtrImaMDaLa kiMkartavya muDha banI gayuM che.' sAMbhaLIne kumAra paNa asvastha thaI gayo. zAntimatI to vAta sAMbhaLIne tarata ja javAnI taiyArIo karavA lAgI. pallIpatie paNa saMdezavAhakano saMdezo sAMbhaLyo hato. eNe potAno azru taiyAra karyo. kumArane kahyuM: 'deva, huM paNa ApanI sAthe AvuM chuM. mahArAjAno mArA upara paNa moTo upakAra che ne!' sahu nagaramAM AvavA taiyAra thayA ane nagara tarapha prayANa karyuM, O O ratha rAjamahelanAM pathiyAM pAse AvIne Ubho ke kumAra chalAMga lagAvIne nIce Utaryo. doDato te mahArAjAnA zayanakhaMDamAM pahoMcyo, teNe mahArAjAne joyA. kumAra pahelI kSaNe ja bAvaro thaI gayo. 'zuM thaI gayuM mahArAjAne? prajAnA tAraNahAranI A avasthA? ane huM ahIM hAjara chuM! huM mahArAjAne svastha nIrogI karI zakato nathI. mArI kevA vivazatA?' kumArane tIvra AghAta lAgyo. te behoza thaI gayo. tene mUrchA AvI gaI. dAsIoe tarata ja enA para ThaMDuM pANI chAMTavuM. paMkhAthI havA nAkhI, dhIre dhIre te bhAnamAM Avyo. zAntimatIe kumArane AzvAsana ApyuM. 'he nAtha, ApanA jevA sattvazIla puruSo jo nirAza thaI jaze, to pachI mArA jevI durbaLane koNa hiMmata Apaze?' 'devI tuM jANe che mahArAjA pratyeno mAro avihaDa rAga... mahArAjAne sAruM karavA huM mArA prANa paNa nyochAvara karI zakuM chuM.' 'nAtha, prANa nyochAvara karavAnI jarUra nathI. ApanI pAse ja mahArAjAne nIrogI banAvavAno upAya che. paraMtu ati duHkhamAM ke ati sukhamAM manuSya ghaNuM bhUlI jato hoya che.' karyo upAya che devI? jaladI bolo.' 'priyamelaka kalpavRkSanI pUjAthI prasanna thayela kSetradevatAe Apane 'ArogyamaNiratna' Apelo che ne?" 'hA, hA, kharekhara tArI vAta sAcI che. huM to bhUlI ja gayo hato e maNiratnane.' teNe snAna karyuM. zuddha vastro paheryAM. kumAre maNiratnathI sarvaprathama rAjAnA upara Avarjhana-kriyA karI. tyAra pachI a zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 110 For Private And Personal Use Only

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maNiratnano zuddha jalathI abhiSeka karyo. e pANI mahArAjAnA saMpUrNa zarIra para chAMTacuM-maNiratnanA arcitya prabhAvathI mahArAjAnuM peTanuM zULa maTI gayuM. mastakanI vedanA zAnta thaI gaI. dAMta sthira thaI gayA. zarIranA sAMdhA je du:khatAM hatAM. te duHkhAvo maTI gayo. AMkho UghaDI gaI. mahArAjA zayyAmAM beThAM thayAM. vaido Azcarya pAmyA ne bolyA: 'kharekhara rAjakumArano prabhAva gajaba che!' temaNe kumArane khUba dhanyavAda ApyA. maMtrIvarganA jIvamAM jIva Avyo. rANIo nAcavA lAgI. garIbone khUba Ana ApyuM. mahArAjAe, pAse beThelA jIvAnaMda maMtrIne pUchyuM: 'maMtrI, mane zuM thaI gayuM hatuM? mane kaMI paNa yAda nathI! mArI smaraNazakti cAlI gaI che.' jIvAnaMda maMtrIe badhI vAta karI. senakumAre karelA maNiratnanA prayoganI vAta karI. kumAra pAse ja beTho hato. mahArAjAe kumArane potAnI pAse besADIne kahyuM: 'maMtrI, A amRta jevo kumAra jyAM sudhI mArI pAse hoya tyAM sudhI mRtyu kevI rIte AvI zake?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kumAra zaramAI gayo. teNe kahyuM: 'huM pUjya, A badho prabhAva devatAno che ane gurudevano che.' mahArAjAe kahyuM: 'vatsa, mArA prANo te tArA che. mATe mArA prANonI kALajI tAre rAkhavAnI che.' kumAra bolyo: 'he pUjya, Apa mArA vaDIla cho.' rAjAe kahyuM: 'kumAra, zuM tuM mArA kahyA mujaba karIza ne?' 'Apa AjJA karo.' 'to mane vacana Apa ke tAre mAro tyAga karavo nahIM!' 'ApanI AjJA mAthe caDhAvuM chuM.' 'he vatsa, have tuM tArA AvAsamAM jA.' kumAra ane zAntimatI emanA mahelamAM gayAM. mahArAjAe jIvAnaMda maMtrIne bolAvIne kahyuM: 'jIvAnaMda, senakumAranuM nAma leto koI paradezI Ave, tene pahelAM mArI pAse lAvavo, sIdho kumAra pAse na mokalazo.' 1103 mahArAjAnA manamAM bhaya to jAgI ja gayo hato ke caMpAnagarIthI jo koI saMdezo laIne Avaze ane kumArane tyAM bolAvaze to kumAra cAlyo jaze, mAre ene javA devo nathI. mATe koI saMdezavAhaka ene maLe ja nahIM, tevI vyavasthA goThavI dauM. A dRSTithI mahArAjAe jIvAnaMdane sAvadhAna karI dIdho. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 0 bhava sAtamo

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thoDA mahinA vityAM hatAM. sukhamAM kALane pasAra thatAM vAra lAgatI nathI. eka divase caMpAthI eka tejasvI ghoDesavAra AvIne, vizvapuranA rAjamahelanA dvAre Ubho. dvAra para UbhelA pratihArIne kahyuM: "mahArAjAne nivedana karo ke caMpAnagarIno maMtrIputra Apane maLavA cAhe che. pratihArI maMtrIputrane jotAM ja prabhAvita thaI gayo hato! e doDyo mahArAjA pAse. teNe nivedana karyuM: "mahArAjA, caMpAnA maMtrIputra AvyAM che... ne Apane maLavA Icche che." caMpAnagarInuM nAma kAne paDatAM ja mahArAjA vihvaLa banI gayA hatAM. chatAM vihvaLatAno bhAva kaLAvA nA dIdho. anumati ApI. pratihArI gayo. maMtrIputra "amaraguru' e azva pratihArIne soMpyo. ane mahelamAM dAkhala thayo. upasthita dAsI maMtrIputrane mahArAjAnA khaMDa sudhI mUkI gaI. maMtrIputre khaMDamAM praveza karI, mahArAjAnuM abhivAdana karyuM. rAjAe enuM ucita svAgata karyuM. maMtrIputre mahArAjAnA guNa gAtAM kahyuM : "Ape to caMpAnA ratnanuM jatana karyuM che mahArAjA! meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke senakumAra ahIM ApanA atithi banIne rahyA mahArAjAe kahyuM: "he maMtrIputra, e kumAra to mane mArA jIvana karatAMya vadhAre priya che! ane eTalA mATe meM kumAra pAsethI vacana lIdhuM che ke, "mArAthI chUTA nA paDavuM. mATe he maMtrIputra, tAre kumAra sAthe e rIte vAto karavAnI che ke e mane choDIne nA jAya.' maMtrIputra atyaMta prasanna thaIne bolyo: "he deva, kumAra bhAgyazALI che ke ApanA jevA mahArAjA kumAra pratye ATalo agAdha prema dharAve che. mahArAjA, Ape mane je AjJA karI, te AjJAne mArA hRdayamAM dhAraNa karIne vAta karIza." dvAra pAse UbhelI dAsIne rAjAe kahyuM: "jAo, senakumArane kaho ke caMpAnA maMtrIputra "amaraguru' tamane maLavA Ave che." dAsInI sAthe ja maMtrIputra tyAMthI nIkaLI gayo. tene ciMtA thaI ke, "A rAjakumArane choDaze nahIM. ane mAre caMpAmAM kumAra vinA cAle ema nathI.' dAsIe maMtrIputrane kahyuM: "he caMpAvAsI, padhAro mahelamAM, mahArAjakumArano A mahela che. huM Apane emanI pAse laI jAuM." dAsI maMtrIputrane senakumAra pAse laI gaI. maMtrIputra amaragurue kumArane praNAma karyA. dAsIe kahyuM: "mahArAjakumArano jaya ho. mahArAjAe mane kahevaDAvyuM che ke A caMpAnagarIthI maMtrIputra padhArelA che. temane mahArAjakumAra pAse laI jA." - caMpAnuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM kumAra Ubho thaI gayo. dAsIne sonAno hAra paherAvIne vidAya ApI. te maMtrIputrane bheTI paDyo. 'tame mahAmaMtrI sukRtanA putra cho?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 117 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"hAjI, mahArAjakumAra! paraMtu kRpA karIne mane "tuM" kahIM ne bolAvazo. mane AnaMda thaze.' tAruM nAma?" mane loko "amaraguru' kahe che.' maMtrIputrane potAnA Asana para besADyo. amaraguru, kahe, pitAjI ane mAtAjI kuzaLa che ne?" amaragurunI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. te jamIna tarapha jovA lAgyo. kumAra ciMtita thayo. azubhanI AzaMkA thaI. "zuM vAta che amaraguru?" mahArAja kumAra, ApanA gayA pachI, mahArAjAe ApanI baMnenI khUba zodha karAvI. Apa nA maLyA. oho.... mahArAjA harijeNe ane mahArANI tAraprabhAe zuM kalpAMta karyo che. kumAra, zuM kahyuM? Akho rAjamahela raDyo che e divase -- AkhA nagaramAM udAsInatA phelAI gaI. badhAM bajAro baMdha thaI gayAM. mahArAjA-mahArANIe eka mahinA sudhI rAha joI. Apa nA AvyA. te baMnee cAritra levAno nirNaya karyo. ApanA vinA te baMne ati vyathita hatAM, mahArANI to kSaNe kSaNe ApanuM nAma laIne pUchatAM hatAM: "mArA senanA samAcAra AvyA?' baMneno vairAgya vadhe jato hato. chevaTe vizALa parivAra sAthe teoe dIkSA lIdhI. rAjasiMhAsana para viNakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI dIdho. e bahuM sAruM karyuM pitAjIe he amaraguru, kumArane rAjA banAvIne, pitAjIe dIkSA lIdhI, e vAta mane vadhAre gamI che. amArA kuLano A rivAja che; ke rAjyabhAra upADanAra yuvarAja taiyAra thaI jAya eTale rAjya yuvarAjane soMpIne, rAjA dIkSA grahaNa kare." maMtrIputre kahyuM: "ApanI vAta barAbara che." kumAre pUchayuM: "amaraguru, e to kahe ke prajA sAthe kumAra sArI rIte varte che ne?' mahArAja kumAra, mahArAjA hariNe dIkSA lIdhA pachI, ApanI gerahAjarImAM prajA jANe netA vinAnI banI gaI che. prajA kharekhara pIDAya che. viSeNakumAre sAmaMtone apamAnita karyA che. te prajAne pIDI rahyAM che. ucita AcAronuM ullaMghana karI rahyAM che. lobhane agrasthAna ApeluM che. maMtrIputra, hamaNAM thoDA divasa ahIM raho." kumAre zAntimatIne AjJA karI: maMtrIputranI ucita paroNAgata karo." eka ra saka 108 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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L'999 eka rAtre zAntimatIne suMdara svapna AvyuM. che. teNe AkAza-sparzI kalpavRkSa dekhyuM. A traNe lokanA jIvonAM mana-nayanane AnaMda ApanAra, e kalpavRkSa akhaMDa patrasamUhathI alaMkRta hatuM. tamAlapatra, megha, bhramara ane aMjananA jevA raMga jevuM hatuM. DALIo para puSpo ane phaLo lacI paDelAM hatAM. * bhramaronA layayukta ane tAlabaddha saMgItavALuM hatuM. che e kalpavRkSa para aneka pakSIo Azraya karIne paDelAM hatAM. che enA para koyalanA madhura TahukAra thatAM hatAM. AvuM kalpavRkSa zAntimatInA mukhamAM thaIne tenA udaramAM praveza kare che! A svapna joIne te jAgI. teNe senakumArane svapna kahI batAvyuM. senakumAre kahyuM: he suMdarI, traNe lokamAM priya banaze evA putrane tuM janma ApIza! tuM putraratnanI mAtA banIza." zAntimatI AnaMdavibhora banI. kumAre zAntimatInI sevAmAM anubhavI evI eka dAsIno vadhAro karyo. mahArAjA samaraketue aMtaHpuranI rANIone AjJA karI: zAntimatI garbhavatI banI che, enI kALajI rAkho." Ameya zAntimatI aMtaHpuramAM priya hatI. rANIo kALajI rAkhavA mAMDI, enI sAthe sAthe aMtaHpuranI dAsIo kALajI levA mAMDI. zAntimatIno khaMDa moTAM gharanI strIothI bharelo rahevA mAMDyo. A samAcAra kumAre pallIpatine mokalyA. pallIpati zAntimatI mATe uttama vastro ane alaMkAro laIne AvI pahoMcyo. kumAra pallIpatine bheTI paDyo. pallIpatie zAntimatInI sAme vastro ane alaMkAra mUkIne kahyuM: "he devI, sukhapUrvaka garbhanuM vahana karajo. putrajanmanA zubha samAcAra maLaze ke tarata ja amArI AkhI pallI doDI Avaze, navajAta kumAranAM vadhAmaNAM kiravA!' kumAranA AgrahathI pallIpati thoDA divasa rokAyo. kumAre caMpAnA maMtrIputra sAthe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1109 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pallIpatino paricaya karAvyo. pallIpatinI vAtothI amaraguru ghaNo prabhAvIta thayo. amaragurue khAnagImAM pallIpatine paNa vAta karI ke "mahArAja kumAra ja caMpAnA rAjA banavA joIe. huM samajAvavA ja ahIM Avyo chuM. viNakumAra rAjyane sAcavI nahIM zake... mATe tame paNa kumArane samajAvajo." pallIpatie AnaMda vyakta karyo paNa kahyuM: "mahArAjA samaraketu kumArane nahIM choDe... e paNa vizvapuranuM rAjya kumArane ja ApavA Icche che." amaragurue kahyuM: "paraMtu haju 10-15 varSa to samaraketu rAjya karaze! tyAM sudhImAM navo rAjakumAra taiyAra thaI jaze! ane e daramiyAna jo emane putranI prApti thaI jAya.. to pachI ciMtA ja nahIM." pallIpatie kahyuM: 'jo mahArAjakumAra caMpA padhAraze to huM paNa temanI sAthe avazya caMpA AvIza.' "avazya padhArajo!" 0 0 0 amaraguru, ApaNe ApaNA be guptacara ahIMthI mokalIe caMpAmAM. tame tyAM kone maLavuM.. kyAM rahevuM vagere samAvI do.' ApanI vAta barAbara che. huM guptacarone badhuM mArgadarzana ApuM chuM." amaragurune kumAranI vAta yogya lAgI. kumAre mahAmaMtrI jIvAnaMdane bolAvIne, badhI vAta samajAvI. jIvAnaMde be kuzaLa guptacarone bolAvIne, amaragurune soMpyA. amaragurue baMnene caMpA javAnuM samajAvyuM. temanuM kArya samajAvyuM. kyAM rahevAnuM, konA saMparkamAM rahevAnuM, vagere samajAvIne vidAya karyo. amaragurue senakumArane kahyuM: "mahArAja kumAra, mAruM to spaSTa maMtavya che ke viSeNakumAra caMpAnuM rAjya nahIM sAcavI zake. emanI nabaLAI AsapAsanA rAjAo jANI jaze. je rAjA caMpAthI vadhu baLavAna che, te jarUra caMpA para vijaya meLavavA caDhI Avaze. mahArAja kumAra, sattA parivartana thavAnuM! mArA pitAjI kahetAM hatAM. eka aSTAMga nimittanA pAragAmI siddhaputre kaheluM ke "alpakALa mATe paNa caMpAmAM sattA parivartana thaze." senakumAre kahyuM: 'jo viNakumAra senAne barAbara sAcavI zake to, caMpAnI senA, AsapAsanA koI paNa rAjyanI senA karatAM caDhiyAtI che. ene koI jItI nA zake.' paraMtu, viSaNakumAre to paheluM ja kAma sAmaMtone nArAja karavAnuM karyuM! senAno 111 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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AdhAra ja sAmaMto che. sAmaMta jo kumAranA pakSe nA rahe, to kumAranI yuddhamAM hAra thavAnI ja che." 'to to mAre caMpA AvavuM ja paDaze!" mane to lAge che ke caMpAne Ape saMbhALavI paDaze.' 0 0 0 zAntimatInI dAsIe AvIne kumArane kahyuM: "Apane yuvarAjJI yAda kare che. Apa tarata ja padhAro.' kumAra zAntimatInA khaMDamAM gayo. zAntimatI palaMgamAM sUtelI hatI, paraMtu asvastha lAgatI hatI. palaMga pAsenA eka UMcA Asana upara kumAra beTho. dAsIe kahyuM: 'devIne garbhanI pIDA UpaDI che. amArI badhI taiyArI che. kadAca Aje rAtrinA samaye putrajanma thAya. Apa jAgatA rahejo.' kumAre kahyuM: 'putrajanmano samaya barAbara noMdhI rAkhajo, jethI enI 'janmapatrikA banAvaDAvI zakAya." thoDo samaya kumAra zAntimatI pAse beTho. zAntimatIe kumArane kahyuM: 'nAtha, putrajanma thayA pachI huM garIbone dAna ApIza. zAzvata girirAjanI yAtrA karIza. sAdhupuruSone dAna ApIza. hAthI para besIne jinamaMdire jaIza." bolatAM bolatAM eNe cIsa pADI. vedanAthI atyaMta vyathita banI. dAsIe kumArane svasthAne javAno IzAro karyo. teNe zAntimatIne tarata ja auSadha pAI dIdhuM. dhIre dhIre tenI vedanA ochI thavA lAgI. divasa pUrNa thayo. rAtrino prAraMbha thayo. zAntimatInA zayanakhaMDane, putrajanma vakhate je je Avazyaka sAmagrI joIe, te sAmagrIthI sajAvI dIdho hato. badhI ja suvidhAo upalabdha karI lIdhI hatI. dAsIo aMdara sAvadhAna hatI. nokaro bahAra jAgrata beThA hatAM. kumAra paNa amaraguru sAthe vArtAlApa karI rahyo hato. ka mahAsudI paMcamIno divasa hato. - guruvAra hato. che puSya nakSatra hatuM. che amRtasiddhi yoga hato. ka madhyarAtrino samaya hato. e vakhate zAntimatIe putrane janma Apyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1111 For Private And Personal Use Only

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thALI vAgI. dAsIoe nRtya karyuM. nokarae gIta gAyAM. mukhya dAsIe sUtIkarma karyuM. prabhAte kumAre jaIne, mahArAjAne samAcAra ApavA vicAryuM hatuM, paraMtu priyaMvadA dAsIe kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAra, mahArAjAne samAcAra ApavAnuM kAma mAruM che! huM jaIza!" dAsIe mahArAjAne zubha samAcAra ApyA. mahArAjA samaraketue dAsIne mUlyavAna hAra bheTa Apyo. nagaramAM ghoSaNA karavAmAM AvI, putrajanmanA samAcAra nagaramAM sarvatra phelAI gayA. nagarazreSThIo ane rAjyanA adhikArIo, bheMTaNAM laIne senakumAranA mahele AvavA lAgyA. mahArAjA paNa senakumAranA mahelamAM padhArI gayA hatA. rANIo paNa zAntimatInI pAse ja upasthita hatI. mahArAjAe nagaranAM badhAM ja maMdiromAM mahotsavanuM Ayojana karyuM. che kArAvAsanA daravAjA kholI nAkhyAM. dIna-duHkhIne dAna ApavA mAMDyuM. je rAjamahelanI dareka dAsI ane dareka nokarane senakumAre suMdara bheTa ApIne, khuza karI dIdhAM. | 0 0 0 putranuM nAma pADavAno divasa AvI lAgyo. kumAre mahArAjAne ja nAma pADavA kahI dIdhuM hatuM. mahArAjAe kahyuM: "kumAra, mane to A bALakanA caherAmAM enA dAdA amarasena' ja dekhAya che!' "to zuM dAdAnuM nAma nA rAkhI zakAya? 'rAkhI zakAya, kema nA rakhAya?" jo Apane sAruM ane ucita lAgatuM hoya to e ja nAma pADo... "amarasena!' mahArAjAe bALakanuM nAma "amarasena' pADyuM. sahune gamyuM. kumAre kahyuM: "A bALakane huM jyAre jyAre joIza tyAre pitAjInI smRti thaze! caMpAne dvitIya amarasena maLaze!" zAntimatIne paNa nAma rAkhyuM. teNe kumArane kahyuM: "nAtha, jo Apane ucita lAge to A samAcAra rAjapura mokalI Apo. mArAM mAtA-pitAne khUba AnaMda thaze!' kumAre kahyuM: "teM rAjapura yAda karAvyuM sAruM karyuM. sAnudeva sArthavAhaputrane paNa mAre samAcAra ApavA che. enA gayA pachI nathI enA samAcAra AvyA, nathI ApaNa samAcAra mokalI zakyA." bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo 1112 For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMdezavAhakane bolAvI, tene rAjapura javA mATe kahyuM ane mahArAjA zaMkha uparano saMdezo Apyo ane sAnudeva uparano saMdezo Apyo. 'sAnudeva tane rAjasabhAmAM ja maLI jaze!' saMdezavAhaka saMdezo laI, azvArUDha banI ravAnA thayo. caMpAthI eka guptacara vizvapura Avyo hato, eka caMpAmAM ja rokAyo hato. AvelA guptacare senakumArane tathA amaragurune ekAMtamAM besADIne vAta karI: 'caMpAmAM viSeNakumAranA ayogya rAjavyavahArathI prajA khUba trAsI gaI hatI. maMtrImaMDaLa ane sAmaMto paNa nArAja thaI gayA hatA. e arasAmAM caMpAnA pADozI acalapura rAjyanA parAkramI rAjA muktApIThe caMpA para AkramaNa karI dIdhuM. AkramaNa evuM prabaLa karyuM hatuM ke viSeNakumAranA paga medAnamAMthI UkhaDI gayA. sAMja sudhI paNa e TakI nA zakyo. sAMja pUrve ja teNe hAra kabUlI lIdhI ane te caMpA choDIne bhAgI gayo. sainikoe zastro nIce mUkI dIdhAM. muktApITha rAjAe nagara para adhikAra karI lIdho. rAjyano bhaMDAra kabaje karI lIdho... ane rAjyamAM potAnI AjJA pravartAvI dIdhI che. have Apane jema ucita lAge tema karo! mArA sAthIne tyAM mUkIne Avyo chuM. have pachIthI zuM bane che tyAM, eno vRttAMta e Apaze. mArA mATe je AjJA hoya te kaho. 'tuM jaI zake che. tAruM kAma haze tyAre bolAvIza.' amaragurue ene ghare mokalyo. senakumAra atyaMta krodhe bharAyo. amaraguru paNa sakhata nArAja thayo hato. senakumAre kahyuM: 'amaraguru, huM jIvuM chuM. mArA jIvatAM viSeNanuM rAjya paDAvI lIdhuM? mArA pitAnA rAjya para e muktApIThe potAno adhikAra sthApita karyo? mAre have caMpAmAM avilaMba javuM paDaze. e muktApIThane khadeDI mUkIza ane siMhAsana para viSeNakumArane sthApita karIza.' amaragurue kahyuM: 'mahArAjakumAra, saMtApa nA karo, viSAda nA karo, Apa parAkramI cho. Apa caMpA pahoMco, eTalI ja vAra che!' e vakhate mahelanI bhIMte bAMdhelA hAthIe zubha dhvani karyo. amaragurue mahArAjAnI jaya bolAvI. kumArano jamaNo hAtha skurAyamAna thayo. kumArane zukanazAstra para vizvAsa hato. teNe vicAryuM: 'muktApITharAjA jarU2 yuddhamAM hAravAno ja!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 1113

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teNe amaragurune kahyuM: "maMtrI, tame mahArAjAne A vAta karo. A evuM anivArya prayojana che caMpA javAnuM, ke jeno virodha mahArAjA nahIM karI zake. teo avazya mane rajA Apaze.' amaragurue rAjamahelamAM gayA. mahArAja samarane te badhI vAta karI, je guptacare karI hatI. sAMbhaLIne samaraketu rAjA roSe bharAyA. temaNe kahyuM : maMtrI, A parAjaya kumArano nahIM, paraMtu mAro che. kumArane caMpA javAnI jarUra nathI. huM senApati sAthe mArI vizALa senA mokaluM chuM ane muktApITharAjAne caMpAmAMthI khadeDI mUkuM chuM." amaragurue kahyuM: "senA mokalavAnI vAta sAcI che, paraMtu senAnA senApati tarIke kumArane mokalo. temanA pitAnuM rAjya javAthI teo atyaMta krodhe bharAyA che." mahArAjAe kahyuM: 'jo kumAranI IcchA hoya to A prasaMge huM ene nA nahIM pADuM. mArI rajA che, ene javA mATe. kumArane mArI pAse bolAvo. huM enI sAthe vAta karIza." kumAre amaragurune, pallIpatine samAcAra mokalavAnuM kahyuM ane pote mahArAjA pAse gayo. mahArAjAe khUba premathI kumArano hAtha pakaDI, potAnI pAse besADyo. kumAra, tArI IcchA che vizALa senA sAthe caMpA javAnI?" mahArAjA, mAre senAnI jarUra nathI. huM ane pallIpati be ja basa chIe.' "nA, senA sAme senA joIe.' to bhale senA Ave.' tuM duzmana rAjA para vijayI bane, evI mArI kAmanA che." "mahArAjA, ApanA AzIrvAdathI ane devatAonA anugrahathI jarUra huM vijayI banIza." kumAra, vijayI banIne pachI ahIM AvIza ne?" "mahArAjA, jo bhAI viSeNakumAra mAnI jaze ane punaH caMpAnA siMhAsane ArUDha thaze to huM AvIza. kadAca viSeNa pAcho nA Ave to mAre caMpA rAjyanI dhUrA saMbhALavI paDaze." sAcI vAta che." hamaNAM zAntimatI putra sAthe ahIM ja raheze. jo mAre caMpAmAM rahevAnuM nakkI thaze to ene bolAvI laIza. ane jo mAre ahIM AvavAnuM che to pachI ene tyAM AvavAnI jarUra nathI. joke haju enI sAthe vAta karI nathI. bhAga-3 % bhava sAtamo 1114 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 'e ahIM aMtaHpuramAM raheze.' jevI ApanI AjJA.' www.kobatirth.org eka bAju amaragurue senA upara dhyAna ApavA mAMDyuM. 25 hajAra ghoDesavAro, ane 25 hajAra pAyadaLa sainya pUratuM hatuM. pallIpati AvI gayo hato. pallIpatine pAyadaLa-senAno senApati banAvI dIdho. azvadaLano senApati kumAra pote banyo. saMdhyAsamaye prayANa karavAnuM hatuM. kumAra zAntimatI pAse gayo. caMpAnI samagra paristhitinI vAta karI. zatrurAjAne parAjita karI, caMpAne svAdhIna karavAnI vAta karI. pachI jyAM viSeNane punaH rAjasiMhAsana para besADavAnI vAta karI, tyAM zAntimatIe niSedha karyo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'nAtha, jo enAmAM rAjyane sAcavavAnI tAkAta hota to e bhAgI nA jAta. jo ene caMpAnI prajA pratye prema hota to e laDatAM laDatAM prANArpaNa ka2vAnu pasaMda karata, paraMtu A rIte bhAgI javAnuM kAyaratApUrNa kAma nA karata, mATe viSeNane to bolAvazo ja nahIM.' 'tane to bola:vavI paDaze!' 'nA, huM sAthe ja AvuM chuM.' 'nAnA rAjakumAra sAthe A paristhitimAM tArAthI nA AvI zakAya. tuM aMtaHpuramAM raheje. mahArAjAe pote ja goThavaNa karI dIdhI che.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 'bhale, paNa vijaya meLavIne, tarata ja mane bolAvI lezo. 1 zAntimatIe kumArane mAthe vijayatilaka karyuM. yuddhanAM vAjiMtro vAgI UThyAM. mahArAjAnAM caraNe praNAma karI, kumAre prayANa karyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only 1115

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199077 nagaranI saubhAgyavatI strIo mAthe svarNakaLaza mUkIne kumAranA rathanI sAme AvI. ane strIoe kumArane akSatathI vadhAvyo, "kumAra, tamAro vijaya thAo!' evI maMgalavANI bolavA lAgI. nagaranA rAjamArga sAMkaDA paDI gayAM. nagaravAsI strI-puruSonAM asaMkhya abhinaMdanone jhIlato kumAra nagaranI bahAra Avyo. be hAtha joDI, prajAjanone abhinaMdana ApyAM. vizvapuramAM have bhAgye ja avAze." evA vicArathI kumAranuM hRdaya paNa bharAI AvyuM hatuM. kAraNa ke kumArane vizvapuramAM agAdha prema maLyo hato... ane putranI prApti thaI hatI. mahArAjA ane rAjaparivArano pragADha sneha maLyo hato. kumAranA rathanI eka bAju zastrasajja banI, azva para ArUDha thaI, caMpAnA maMtrI amaraguru cAlatAM hatAM. bIjI bAju pahADakAya pallIpatino azva cAlato hato. kumAra kyAreka caMpAnA smaraNo vAgoLe che to kyAreka vizvapuranAM! kyAreka e aTavAnI ghaTanAo yAda kare che to kyAreka tapovanane yAda kare che. amaragurunA guptacaro samAcAra lAvyA ke rAjA muktapITha caMpAnA rAjyanA sImADAmAM senAnI vyuharacanA karIne beTho che. e jagyAethI caMpAnagarI pacAsa mAIla dUra thAya paraMtu rAjA muktapIThe vicAryuM hatuM ke, "mAre kumArane rAjyanA sImADAmAM ja pravezavA devo nathI. nahIMtara rAjyanI prajA kumAranA pakSe thaI jaze... ane prajA jo kumArano pakSa le, to mArI hAra nizcita che. eTale sImADA (borDara) para ja yuddha ApuM.' kumAre sImADAthI eka mAIla dUra, potAnI senAno paDAva nAkhavA AjJA ApI. potAnA priyabhASI dUtane bolAvI, rAjA mUktapIThane ApavAno maukhika saMdezo Apyo: "mArI sAthe premasaMbaMdha rAkhavo hoya to mArA pitAnuM rAjya choDI, tamArA potAnA rAjyamAM cAlyA jAo. ane jo mArI sAthe premasaMbaMdha na rAkhavo hoya to yuddha mATe taiyAra thAo." dUta muktApITha rAjAnI chAvaNImAM gayo. dUte rAjA muktapIThane praNAma karI, senakumArano saMdezo Apyo. muktApIThe kahyuM: caMpAnuM rAjya choDI devA mATe meM yuddha karIne meLavyuM nathI. tArA e kumArane kaheje ke mAgI lAvelA bhADUtI sainiko para mustAka banIne, yuddha karavAnuM sAhasa choDI de.. 1116 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane vizvapuranA mahelamAM rahIne AnaMda-pramoda kare.' dUtane muktapIThanI vAta sAMbhaLI, bhayaMkara gusso Avyo. teNe kahyuM: "rAjana, kumAra sAthe zatrutA karIne, tame paraloke jaladI javA cAho cho, ema mane lAge che! nahIMtara koI senakumArano anAdara kare nahIM!' dUta tarata ja tyAMthI nIkaLIne, kumAranI chAvaNImAM AvI gayo. kumArane khAnagImAM muktapIThano javAba kahI saMbhaLAvyo. pote je vacano saMbhaLAvyAM, e paNa kahI saMbhaLAvyAM. dUtanA mukhe rAjAno virasa pratyuttara sAMbhaLI, kumAranA hRdayamAM bhayAnaka kopAnala saLagyo. tenuM vadana svAbhAvika saumya hatuM, paraMtu dUtanI vAta sAMbhaLI pralayakALanA pratibiMba jevuM dukhezya banI gayuM. bhUkuTi kheMcAI gaI. hAtha tharathara kaMpavA lAgyAM, teNe jamIna para hAtha pachADIne, amaragurune kahyuM: "e duSTa rAjAne sajA ja karavI paDaze. sainyane kaho ke AvatI kAle prabhAte yuddha nakkI che. vahelI savAre senAno garuDabuha' racI de. sUryodaya thatAM ja yuddha zarU karavAnuM che.' amaragurue senApati dvArA senAne yuddhanI jANa karI. sainiko khUba prasanna thayA. senApatie garuDabUha goThavavA mATe jagyAnI tapAsa karI. teNe mAnasapaTa para bUha ghaDI nAkhyo. rAjA muktApITha pAse enI potAnI senA 25 hajAra sainikonI ja hatI. caMpAnI senAe kumAra sAme laDavAnI sApha nA pADI dIdhI hatI. e sainika nagaramAM baLavo nA kare te mATe saMnikonI vasatIne cAre bAju potAnA sainikono pahero goThavI dIdho hato. prajAne jyAre khabara paDI ke senakumAra 50 hajAra sainikonI senA laIne pitRrAjya pAchu levA sImADe AvI pahoMcyo che, to prajAmAM AnaMdanuM mojuM UchaLyuM. senakumAre svayaM yuddhakSetranuM avalokana karyuM. zatrusenAno vyuha jANI lIdho. badhI ja pUrvataiyArI karI lIdhI. rAtre pallIpati vageree potAnA sAthIdAro sAthe maMtraNAo karI. pachI eka prahara nidrA lIdhI. vahelI savAre UThIne, Avazyaka kriyAo patAvI, teNe deva-gurunuM smaraNa karyuM, ane potAnA azva para ArUDha thayo. tenA eka hAthamAM talavAra hatI, bIjA hAthamAM dhanuSya hatuM. khabhe tIrono bhALyo hato. kamara para tIkSNa kaTArIo hatI. kumAre senApatipada pallI patine ApyuM. savAre teNe aDadhuM ja azvadaLa ane aDadhuM pAyadaLa yuddhamAM utAryuM. aDadhI senA kumAre potAnI sAthe rAkhI. traNa dizAmAMthI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1117 For Private And Personal Use Only

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senAe zatru para AkramaNa karI dIdhuM. bhayaMkara yuddha thayuM. prAraMbhanA pahelAM praharamAM pallIpatie muktapIThanA sainyane mArI haTAvyuM. muktApIThanA sainyanI ghaNI khuvArI karI. paraMtu bIjA praharamAM svayaM muktApITha yuddhamAM Utaryo. apUrva parAkramathI teNe senakumAranA sainyane haNavA mAMDyuM. pallIpati ghavAyo. tene chAvaNImAM laI gayA. enA zarIra para aneka ghA thayAM hatAM. vaidyoe upacAra zarU karI dIdhA. bIjI bAju senakumAranI senA pAchI haTavA mAMDI. tyAM traNe dizAmAMthI senakumAranI tAjI senAe humalo karyo. senakumAra rAjA muktapITha para dhasI gayo. teNe muktapIThane lalakAryo ane chUTo kaTArIno ghA karI muktApIThano jamaNo hAtha uDAvI dIdho. muktApIThe kumAra para parazuno ghA karyo. paraMta kumAre namI jaIne ghA cUkavI dIdho. sAthe ja bhAlAno prahAra karI, muktApIThanA azvane yamaloke pahoMcADI dIdho, bIjI bAju kumAranA sainya muktApIThanA sainyanI khabara laI nAkhI. muktApIThanuM sainya bhAgavA mAMDyuM. tyAM to nagaramAM raheluM sainya ghero toDIne, yuddhamedAna para dhasI AvyuM. muktApIThanuM sainya vacce phasAyuM. baMne bAjuthI tenI katala cAlI. kumAra ghoDA parathI nIce Utaryo. muktApITha sAthe talavAra-yuddha karI, tene parAjita karI dIdho. tenA zarIra para uparA uparI sAta ghA jhIMkI dIdhA. muktapITha marAyo. senakumArano jayajayakAra thaI gayo. 'senakumAra jItI gayA' ne ghoSa UThyo. kumAra, tIvra roSanA kAraNe ane yuddhanA ati parizramanA lIdhe mUcchita thaIne, yuddhabhUmi para DhaLI paDyo. tyAM ja amaragurue kumArane azva para nAkhyo ane chAvaNImAM laI gayA. chAvaNImAM lAvI tene bichAnAmAM suvADI dIdho. vaidyoe upacAra karyo. kumAra jAgrata thayo. caMpAmAM kumAranA vijayanA samAcAra pahoMcI gayA. caMpAmAM vijayanAM vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. kumAre ghAyala thayelA pallIpatine rathamAM suvaDAvI dIdho. bIjA rathamAM pote beTho ane senAne caMpA tarapha prayANa karavA AjJA karI. amaragurue yuddhamedAna para paDelA hajAro mRtadehono agnisaMskAra karavAnI vyavasthA karI ane teo paNa caMpA tarapha ravAnA thayA. caMpAnA dvAre AvIne, kumAre amaragurune kahyuM: "maMtrI, tame muktapITha rAjAnA parivArane bahumAnapUrvaka emanA nagare pahoMcADo. parivArane koI muzkelI nA paDe, tevI vyavasthA karajo." 1118 bhAga-3 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM hamaNAM, jyAM sudhI viSeNa mahArAjA ahIM nA Ave tyAM sudhI, ahIM ja nagaranI bahAra rahIza. eTale muktApIThanA parivAranI vyavasthA karIne, tame viSeNa mahArAjAnI tapAsa karAvaDAvo, mArI IcchA, emane ja caMpAnA siMhAsane besADavAnI che. je rAjapuruSa emanI pAse jAya, te emane mAro A saMdeza Ape ke pitAe ane dAdAe upArjana kareluM rAjya tame AvIne saMbhALo.' caMpAnagarInI bahAra kapaDAnA suMdara AvAso banI gayA. nagarajanone khabara paDI ke, "senakumAra tyAM sudhI nagaramAM praveza nahIM kare jyAM sudhI viSeNakumAra nahIM Ave.' nagarajano nArAja thayA. teo vicAravA lAgyA. ApaNI bhavitavyatA ja viparIta jaNAya che, jethI senakumAra Avo vicAra kare che. nahIMtara teo zuM nathI jANatA ke emane mArI nAkhavA mATe viSeNe keTalA dhamapachADA karyA hatAM! chatAM senakumAranI IcchA viSeNane bolAvIne, ene ja rAjA banAvavAnI che!' nagarazreSThIo to, jyAre temane pUchavAmAM AvyuM tyAre, senakumAranI IcchA para ja vAta nAkhI dIdhI. amaragurue mokalelA be rAjapuruSo pAchA AvI gayA. temaNe senakumArane kahyuM: "ame viSegane zodhatAM zodhatAM "kRtamaMgalA' nagarImAM gayA. tyAM viSeNa amane maLI gayAM. ame pahoMcyA e pUrve ene, ApanA parAkramanI jANa thaI gaI hatI. e eTaluM ja bolyo: "yuddhamAM senakumAre muktapIThane haNyo ane caMpA pAchI lIdhI. meM ATaluM sAMbhaLyuM che." ame viSeNane kahyuM: 'ame senakumArano saMdeza laIne AvyA chIe. teo Apane punaH rAjyasiMhAsana para besADavA Icche che. ane jyAM sudhI Apa nahIM Avo tyAM sudhI teo nagarapraveza karavAnI nA pADe che. atyAre teo nagaranI bahAra kapaDAnA taMbUomAM rahelA che." amArI vAta sAMbhaLIne, eno cahero neija thaI gayo, karamAI gayo. tenuM mana khinna thaI gayuM. teNe kahyuM: "bIjAnuM dayA-dAna mane nathI khapatuM. huM enuM meLaveluM rAjya svIkAravA nathI mAgato. tame jAo, pharIthI nA Avazo." mahArAja kumAra, Apa Agraha choDI do. Ameya caMpAmAM koI viSeNane cAhatuM nathI. e pApI che, abhimAnI che." senakumAra gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI gayo. amaragurue kumArane kahyuM: "mahArAja kumAra, viSaNa Apano pUrvajanmono zatru zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 111c For Private And Personal Use Only

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lAge che. sAmAnya zatru nahIM, kaTTara zatru lAge che. Apa enA pratye sneha rAkho cho, e ApanA pratye ghora dveSa dharAve che. Apa nyAya-nItino vicAra karo cho. e ApanI sAthe anyAya-anItithI varte che. Apa enA pratye maitrIbhAva rAkho cho, e ApanA pratye zatrubhAva rAkhe che! juo, Ape ene rAjA banAvavAnI vAta karI, mANaso mokalyA, paraMtu enI buddhi bhraSTa thaI che. e nA Avyo... mATe have ene bhUlI jAo ane Apa ja rAjasiMhAsana para beso ane rAjya karo." kumAre kahyuM: "maMtrI, pitAjI vinA ane viNakumAra vinA rAjya karavAnI zI majA Ave? zo lAbha thAya?' maMtrIe kahyuM: "prajAnI ane rAjyanI rakSA thaze. mahApuruSoe prajAnuM rakSaNa karavuM joIe." kumAre kahyuM: "he Arya, prajA to enA potAnA puNyathI ja rakSAyelI che!' maMtrIe thoDA nArAja thaIne kahyuM: 'to A rAjAonI paraMparA barAbara nathI? prajAne rAjAnI jarUra nathI? koI netAnI jarUra nathI? maMtrI, prajA potAno netA pasaMda karI leze. mArI IcchA rAjA banavAnI nathI." to to mAre pradhAnamaMDaLane bheguM karavuM paDaze. nagarazreSThIone paNa bolAvavA paDaze. kaMIka to karavuM paDaze ne?' tame sahu vicAra kara." kumAre rAjA banavAnI potAnI sApha nAmarajI dekhADI. 0 0 0 naSTazoka" nAmanA udyAnanA mALIe AvIne, senakumArane samAcAra ApyA: mahArAja kumAra, Aje naSTazoka udyAnamAM AcAryazrI hariNa, aneka sAdhuo sAthe padhAryA che' kumAra harSita thayo. teNe udyAnapAlakane potAnA gaLAmAMthI hAra kADhIne Apyo. amaragurune kahyuM: "he Arya, vAdaLa vinA amRtavRSTi thAya to kevo AnaMda thAya?' tema pitAjI-maharSinuM acAnaka ahIM Agamana thayuM che. mArA harSano pAra nathI." amaragurue kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAra, Apa dhanya cho. Apa kharekhara kalyANanA nidhAna cho!' - kumAre kahyuM: 'taiyArI karo. ApaNe AcArya bhagavaMtane vaMdana karavA joIe. teono upadeza sAMbhaLIne, A jIvanane saphaLa karIe.' amaragurue kahyuM: 'nagaramAM paNa ghoSaNA karAvI dauM. jethI janatA, emanA priya 110 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjAnAM darzana karI kRtArtha thAya, harSita thAya. Apa paNa ahIM cho. pitAjI paNa ahIM padhAryA... eTale prajAnA harSanI koI sImA nahIM rahe." caMpAnagarImAM jema jema samAcAra phelAtAM gayAM, tema tema loko "naSTazoka" ughAna tarapha doDavA lAgyAM. AcArya bhagavaMta, zarada RtunA nirmaLa jaLa jevA nirmaLa cittavALA hatAM. mohanA aMdhakAra vinAnA, jJAnanA divya prakAzavALA hatAM. * mana-vacana-kAyAthI brahmacaryanuM pAlana karanArA hatAM. Aloka-paralokanAM bhautika sukhonI Asakti vinAnA hatAM. ziSyavarganA mATe ciMtAmaNi ratna samAna hatAM. pratyakSa muktimArga hatAM AvA hariSaNa AcAryanAM kumAre darzana kyAM ane vaMdanA karI. bhagavaMtane jotAM ja kumArano deha romAMcita thaI gayo. AMkho AnaMdanAM AMsuothI UbharAI gaI. AcAryadeve kumArane dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo. kumAra AcAryadevanA caraNomAM beTho. AcAryadeva bolyA: "he kumAra, tuM cAlyo gayo - e ja mArA tIvra vairAgyanuM nimitta banyuM. kharekhara, A saMsAravAsa enA svabhAvathI ja nirguNI che. A saMsAramAM saMyama ja sArabhUta tatva che. e ja grahaNa karavA yogya che. bAkI to saMsAra, aneka klezothI ane vividha duHkhothI bharapUra che. A saMsAramAM jIvo, dhana meLavavA game tevA adhama puruSArtha kare che. bIjA jIvone pIDA ApIne, kaSTa sahIne saMpatti meLave che. jIvanA manorathone bhAMgIne, bhukko karI nAkhanAruM mRtyu sarvatra potAno prabhAva batAve che. thoDo paNa karelo pramAda dIrdhakALaparyata anarthakArI bane che. mArA gurudeva "sugRhitajI' e mane eka kathA kahI hatI te kathA huM tane kahuM chuM: eka raoNka rAka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 11 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Lasca vardhamAnapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. te nagaramAM 'sadguDa' nAmano daridra gRhastha raheto hato. tenI 'candrA' nAmanI patnI hatI ane 'svarga' nAmano putra hato. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir jyAre 'svarga' lagabhaga bAra varSano thayo tyAre saddhaDanuM mRtyu thaI gayuM. gharanI javAbadArI candrA para AvI paDI. candrAe bIjAnA ghare gharakAma karavAnuM zarU karyuM. putra svarge paNa jaMgalamAM jaIne IMdhaNa, zAka vagere lAvIne, bajAramAM vecavAnuM kAma zarU karyuM. A rIte mAtA-putrano jIvanavyavahAra cAlato hato. mA dIkarAnI kALajI rAkhatI hatI. e jaMgalamAMthI Ave tyAre mA gharamAM rahetI ane putrane bhojana karAvatI. eka divasanI vAta che. je zeThanA ghare candrA kAma karavA jatI hatI, e zeThanA ghera temanA jamAI vagere paroNA AvelA, eTale madhyAhnakALe candrAne pANI bharI lAvavA bolAvI. candrAe vicAryuM - 'hamaNAM svarga jaMgalamAMthI bhUkhyo-tarasyo Avaze. mATe bhojana zIkAmAM laTakAvIne jAuM, jethI e AvIne svayaM bhojana karI zake.' eNe bhojana zIkAmAM mUkyuM. gharanA daravAjA baMdha karyAM ane e zeThanA dhare kAma karavA gaI. 1123 svarga enA samaye jaMgalamAMthI Avyo. IMdhaNano bhAro ane zAkanuM poTaluM nIce mUkI, eNe ghara kholyuM. mAtAne zodhI, bUmo pADI. AjubAju bhojana joyuM, nA maLyuM. upara zIkAne joyuM nahIM. te mAtA upara gusse bharAyo. gharanA bAraNA pAse ja beTho. candrA pANI bharIne, zeThanI sAme thoDI vAra UbhI rahI, paraMtu zeThe mahenatANAno eka paiso paNa Apyo nahIM. tethI candrAne paNa gusso Avyo. eka zabda paNa bolyA vinA, te ghare AvI. mAne AvatI joIne, svarga Ubho thaI gayo. krodhathI enuM zarIra kaMpatuM hatuM. mAtAne AvatA ja teNe kahyuM: 'mArA AvavAnA ne bhojana karAvavAnA samaye tuM kyAM zULI para maravA gaI hatI? mAro jamavAno samaya ja tuM bhUlI gaI?' candrAnA manamAM kheda hato, zeTha para gusso hato. daridratAnuM duHkha hatuM. e baLatA manamAM svarge kaDavA zabdonuM ghI homyuM. bhaDako thayo. candrA AvezamAM bolI: 'zIkA parathI bhojana laIne khAvA mATe, tArA hAtha bhAMgI gayA hatA zuM?' * putre nikAcita pApakarma bAMdhyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo

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mAtAe paNa nikAcita pApakarma bAMdhyuM. baMnee evAM pApakarma bAMdhI lIdhAM ke enuM phaLa emane bhogavavuM ja paDe! tapatyAgathI e karma dUra nA thAya. varSo vItyAM. vardhamAnapuramAM eka divasa "zrI mAnatuMga' nAmanA AcArya padhAryA. nagaranI bahAra udyAnamAM ziSya parivAra sAthe emaNe sthiratA karI hatI. svarga rojanA kAryakrama mujaba lAkaDAM ane zAkabhAjI levA jaMgala tarapha jato hato. tene e ja udyAnamAM thaIne javAnuM hatuM. teNe AcAryadevane joyA, munivarone joyA, teNe sahasA be hAtha joDI, mastaka namAvIne vaMdanA karI. AcAryadeve ene dharmalAbha" no AzIrvAda Apyo. pachI to A rojano krama banI gayo. svargane AcAryadeva pratye dharmane pragaTyo. eka divasa eNe potAnI mAtA caMdrAne vAta karI. candrA paNa svarganI sAthe vaMdana karavA udyAnamAM AvI. baMnee vaMdanA karI. svarge AcAryadevane kahyuM : "gurudeva, A mArI mAtA che. ApanI meM vAta karI, to e paNa vaMdana karavA AvI che.' gurudeva mAnatuMgasUrijIe mAtA-putranI jJAnadRSTithI yogyatA tapAsI, pachI jainadharmano upadeza Apyo. mAtA-putrane dharma gamyo, enA para zraddhA thaI... ane pachI pratidina upadeza sAMbhaLavA mAtA-putra AvavA lAgyAM. mAtA-putre zrAvakajIvananAM vrata-niyamo lIdhAM. AcAryadeva tyAMthI vihAra karI gayA. mAtA-putra sArI rIte vrata-niyamonuM pAlana karavA lAgyAM. gurudevanA upadeza upara vicAra karavA lAgyAM. eka divasa svarge kahyuM: "mA, ApaNe dIkSA laIe to? mane sAdhujIvana khUba game che." : candrAe kahyuM: "vatsa, jo tuM dIkSA le to pachI mAre ekalIe konA mATe saMsAramAM rahevAnuM? huM paNa dIkSA laIza. cAritra e ja sAcuM dhana che.' svarge kahyuM: "mA, gurudeva mAnatuMgasUri ahIM padhAre eTale ApaNe baMne dIkSA laIzuM!" mAtA-putra dIkSA lIdhI. cAritranuM suMdara pAlana karyuM. aMte "saMkhanA' karI, baMne mAtA-putra devalokamAM utpanna thayA. 0 0 0. baMnee devalokanAM divya sukho, asaMkhya varSa sudhI bhogavyAM. AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 114 For Private And Personal Use Only

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svarga, tAmralikhInagarImAM avataryo. kumAradeva zreSThIno putra aruNadeva thayo. candrA, pATalApathanagarImAM avatarI. yaza-Aditya zreSThInI putrI "devinI thaI. devinInI sagAI aruNadeva sAthe thaI. varSo vItyAM. baMne yauvanavaya pAmyAM. lagna nakkI thayAM. aruNadeva, mahezvara nAmanA mitra sAthe, pATalApathanagare javA mATe samudramArge nIkaLyo. paraMtu durbhAgyathI, mArgamAM ja vahANa tUTI gayuM. aruNadeva ane mahezvaranA hAthamAM vahANanuM ja eka pATiyuM AvI gayuM. baMne jaNA e pATiyAnA sahAre samudranA kinAre pahoMcyA. tyAMthI pUchatAM pUchatAM baMne pATalApathanA bAhya pradezamAM pahoMcyA. nagaranI bahAra eka prAcIna devamaMdira hatuM. baMnee tyAM vizrAma karyo. mahezvare kahyuM: "mitra, A ja nagaramAM tAruM thazarakuLa che. tyAM jaIe to?" aruNadeve kahyuM: 'mitra, jone ApaNA dedAra kevA thaI gayA che? ApaNuM dhana to dariyAmAM DUbI gayuM. ApaNAM vastra paNa phATI gayelAM che. AvI daridra avasthAmAM mane sAsarAnA ghare javuM ucita lAgatuM nathI." mahezvare kahyuM: "mitra, bhale tArI IcchA nathI, to ApaNe tyAM javuM nathI. tuM ahIM A devamaMdiramAM vizrAma kara. huM nagaramAM jaI, bajAramAMthI khAvA mATe khAdyasAmagrI laI AvuM.' "bhale, tuM jA, huM ahIM rokAuM chuM.' mahezvara nagaramAM gayo. aruNadeva maMdiramAM ja lAMbo thaIne sUI gayo, ene nidrA AvI gaI. 0 0 0 e ja divase, vigata rAtrimAM yaza-Aditya zreSThInI havelImAM eka duHkhada ghaTanA banI gaI hatI. yaza-AdityanI putrI devinI, rAtrinA prathama praharamAM havelInA udyAnamAM ekalI pharI rahI hatI. zarIra para alaMkAro hatAM. gaLAmAM mUlyavAna hAra hato. pagamAM jhAMjhara hatAM. hAthamAM ratnajaDita kaMgana paherelAM hatAM. udyAnamAM be cora ghUsI gayA hatAM. temaNe devinIne pakaDI. eka core enuM moTuM dabAvIne jakaDI rAkhI. bIjA core enAM ghareNAM utAravA mAMDyAM. hAthamAMthI ratnajaDita kaMkana jaladI nIkaLatAM na hatAM. core charIthI baMne hAtha kApI nAkhyAM, kaMgana laIne, baMne palAyana thaI gayA. devinI behoza thaIne pRthvI para DhaLI paDI. mAlaNe corane 114 bhAga-3 + bava sAtamA For Private And Personal Use Only

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joyA, devinI bhUmi para paDelI joI. teNe bUmAbUma karI mUkI ane kaNa AkraMda karatI devinI pAse beThI. e vakhate, udyAnanI pAsethI ja nagararakSako pasAra thatAM hatAM, temaNe mAlaNanI bUmo sAMbhaLI. teo udyAnamAM doDI AvyA. mAlaNe badhI vAta karI. devinIne batAvI. enA be hAtha kapAI gayAM hatAM. satata lohI vahetuM hatuM. mAlaNe kahyuM: "tame e corone pakaDo. huM devinIne havelImAM laI jAuM chuM. ane vaidyone bolAvI upacAra karuM chuM." AcAryazrI haripeNe senakumArane kahyuM: "vatsa, devinInA hAtha kema kapAyA, enuM kAraNa tuM samajyo ne? pUrvajanmamAM candrAe (devinIno jIva) potAnA putrane krodhanA AvezamAM kaheluM - "zIkA parathI bhojana nA lIdhuM? zuM tArA hAtha kapAI gayA hatA? A kaDavA vacanathI eNe je tIvra pApakarma bAMdhyuM hatuM, te pApakarma udayamAM AvyuM ane coroe devinInA baMne hAtha kApI nAkhyAM. nagararakSako pelA coronI pAchaLa doDayA. corone khabara paDI gaI ke, "amArI pAchaLa nagararakSako doDatA Ave che." doDatA doDatAM coro thAkI gayA. zvAsa bharAI gayo. have AgaLa doDI zake ema na hatAM. teo devamaMdiramAM pesI gayAM. aMdhAruM hatuM. chatAM temaNe tyAM eka puruSane sutelo joyo. temaNe be kSaNamAM ja nirNaya karI, corIno mAla e puruSa pAse mUkI dIdho ane lohIthI kharaDAyelI kaTArI paNa tyAM mUkI dIdhI. ane baMne maMdiranA zikhara para caDhIne chupAI gayAM. e sUtelo puruSa aruNadeva hato. jyAre e jAgyo, potAnI pAse ratnajaDita AbhUSaNo pahelAM joyAM... ane kaTArI paDelI joI. AbhUSaNone joIne teNe vicAryuM - "aho, kSetradevatAe mArA para kRpA karI!' teNe AbhUSaNo potAnA vastramAM chupAvI lIdhAM ane kaTArI hAthamAM laI javA lAgyo. e ja samaye nagararakSakoe maMdiramAM praveza karyo. temaNe lohIthI kharaDAyelI kaTArI sAthe aruNadevane joyo. pakaDyo ane ene mAravA mAMDyo. are, tame mane kema mAro cho?' aruNadeva bebAkaLo banI gayo. duSTa, cora, corI karIne zreSThI kanyAnA hAtha kApIne bhAgyo che ane pUche che ke mane kema mAro cho. to zuM tArI pUjA karIe? bola, corIno mAla kyAM che?" paNa meM corI karI ja nathI, huM cora nathI, huM to musAphara chuM." eka sainike kahyuM: "A corane Ubho karI, maMdiranA eka thAMbhalA sAthe bAMdhI daIe. pachI cAbukathI mArIe... to ja corIno mAla batAvaze." sainikoe ene pakaDIne Ubho karyo. Ubho thatAM ja enA vastramAMthI corIno mAla nIce paDyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 11 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"are duSTa, nA pADe che? to A corIno mAla kyAMthI Avyo?" eka senika cAbukanA mArathI enA baraDAnI cAmaDI utaraDI nAkhI. aruNadevane kAramI pIDA thaI. nagararakSako ene bAMdhIne, rAjA pAse laI gayA. muddAmAla sAthe te pakaDAyo hovAthI, rAjAe tene zuLI para caDhAvI devAnI AjJA karI. sainiko aruNadevane vadhasthAne laI gayA ane tene zULI para caDhAvI dIdho. AcAryadeva hariSaNe senakumArane kahyuM: "vatsa, aruNadevane zULI para zAthI caDhavuM paDyuM? eNe pUrvajanmAM, potAnI mAtAne tIvra krodhamAM kaheluM ke, "mArA bhojananA samaye zuM tuM zULIe caDhavA gaI hatI?" A kaThora vacanothI eNe je pApakarma bAMdheluM hatuM, e pApakarma udayamAM AvyuM ne tene zULI para caDhavuM paDyuM senakumAre vArtAnA pravAhamAM vahetAM pUchyuM: "bhagavaMta, pelo mahezvara, je nagaramAM bhojana levA gayelo, tenuM zuM thayuM?' AcAryadeve kahyuM: mahezvara nagaramAMthI bhojana laIne, devamaMdire Avyo. teNe maMdiramAM aruNadevane na joyo. AjubAjumAM tapAsa karI, nA maLyo. mahezvara mUMjhAyo. najIkanA pradezamAM udyAnanA mALIo rahetAM hatAM. mahezvare temane aruNadevano paricaya ApIne pUchyuM: 'tame e zreSThIputrane A maMdiramAMthI bahAra jato joyo che?' mALIoe kahyuM: "nA, ame zreSThIputrane nathI joyo, paraMtu nagararakSakoe maMdiramAMthI eka corane pakaDyo hato ane e corane hamaNAM ja vadhasthAne zULI para caDhAvyo che. kadAca zreSThIputra, jovA mATe vadhasthAne gayo hoya!' mahezvara gabharAyo. teNe mALIne pUchyuM. e vadhasthAna kyAM che?' mALIe batAvyuM. mahezara vadhasthAne gayo tyAM teNe aruNadevane ja zULI para vIMdhAyelI hAlatamAM joyo. mahezvaranI AMkho phATI gaI. hRdaya dhabakArA cUkI gayuM. te jamIna para paDI gayo, mUcchita thaI gayo. tyAM UbhelA darzako mahezvara pAse doDI AvyAM. tene pavana nAkhyo. ThaMDuM pANI chAMTyuM. hozamAM lAvIne AzvAsana ApyuM. mahezvara svastha thayo. eTale darzakoe pUchyuM: A koNa hato? e tAmraliptInagaranA vAsI kumAradeva zreSThIno putra aruNadeva che. ane A nagaranA nivAsI yaza-Aditya zreSThIno jamAI che! samudramArge vahANa tUTI gayuM. ame be pATiyAnA sahAre samudrakinAre AvyAM... pUchatAM pUchatAM A nagare AvyAM. 11 bhAga-3 ka bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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maMdiramAM rokAyAM. huM bhojana levA nagaramAM gayo. A mAro mitra maMdiramAM vizrAma karavA rokAyo. ane jyAre huM pAcho Avyo tyAM sudhImAM to mitranI A hAlata thaI. have mAre jIvavAno koI artha nathI. huM paNa prANatyAga karIza.' ema kahIne mahezvara pAse paDelI paththaranI zilA uThAvI, AtmahatyA karavA taiyAra thayo. darzakoe ene rokyo. zilA enA hAthamAMthI laI lIdhI. tene pakaDIne eka bAjue laI gayAM. karuNa rudana karatAM mahezvarane, AzvAsana ApavA lAgyAM. yaza-AdityanA jamAIne rAjAe zULI para caDhAvyo che. A vAta pavanavege. nagaramAM phelAI. devinIne laIne yaza-Aditya vadhasthAne Avyo. te hAMphaLa-phAMphaLaM thaI gayo hato. teNe aruNadevane joyo. mahezvaranA kahevAthI aruNadevane zULI parathI nIce utArI levAmAM Avyo hato. jamIna para eka svaccha bhUmibhAga para tene suvADI devAmAM Avyo hato. te haju jIvato hato. yaza-Aditye aruNadevanA vIMdhAI gayelA dehane joyo. te mUcchita thaI jamIna para DhaLI paDyo. yaza-AdityanI pAchaLa enA snehI-saMbaMdhIo paNa AvI gayA. sahune atyaMta duHkha thayuM? yaza-AdityanuM kevuM durbhAgya? rAtre putrInA be hAtha kapAyA ane savAre jamAIne rAjAe zULI para caDhAvyo." yaza-Aditya mUcha dUra thayA pachI e karuNa vilApa karavA lAgyo. teNe kahyuM: mArA mATe lAkaDAMnI citA banAvo. huM citAmAM baLI marIza. mAre jIvavuM nathI." bIjI bAju maMdiranA zikharamAM chupAyelA be cora pakaDAI gayAM. nagararakSako temane rAjA pAse laI gayAM. rAjAne yaza-AdityanA jamAIne, zULI para caDhAvyAno ghora pastAvo thayo. vaLI, zULI pAsethI AvelA nagararakSake kahyuM: "mahArAjA, zreSThI yaza-Aditya zULI pAse gayAM. emanA jamAIne zULIthI vIMdhAyelA joIne, mUcchita thaI gayAM. mUcha dUra thayA pachI, teo kahe che: "mArA mATe citA khaDako, huM baLIne marI jaIza. rAjAe mArA jamAIne khoTI rIte zULI para caDhAvyo." tethI nagaranI prajAmAM roSa UbharAyo che. mahAjana paNa roSe bharAyuM che." rAjA tarata ja azva para besIne, vadhasthAne pahoMcyo. tyAM jaIne yaza-Adityane AzvAsana ApyuM, sAthe sAthe aruNadevane maMdiramAMthI pakaDanArA nagararakSakone khUba Thapako Apyo. yaza-Adityane rAjAe kahyuM: "he zreSThI, amAro IrAdo tamArA jamAIne mArI nAkhavAno na hato. paraMtu emanI pAsethI ja tamArI putrInA alaMkAro maLI AvelA, lohIbhInI kaTArI maLI AvelI. tethI A ja cora che" ema samajIne A sajA karelI. have tame bIjI badhI vAta choDo. tamArA jamAIne tamArA ghare laI jAo zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 117 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane auSadhopacAra karAvI svastha karo. bhAgyayoge e bacI gayo che. kharA coro pakaDAI gayA che.' mahezvare zeThane kahyuM: "he zreSThIvarya, huM aruNadevano mitra chuM. paheluM kAma ApaNe aruNadevane ghare laI jaI, auSadhopacAra karAvavAnuM karIe. tame kuzaLa vaidyone bolAvo. ane kumArane DoLImAM suvaDAvI ghare laI jAo.' nagaranA kuzaLa vaidyoe tatkALa upacAro zarU karI dIdhA, chatAM aruNadevane sAruM thatAM cAra mahinA lAgI gayA. devinIne be hAthe jha AvatAM be mahinA lAgyA. mahezara aruNadevanI sevAmAM cAra mahinA rahyo. e arasAmAM, pATalApatha nagaramAM "amarezvara" nAmanA AcArya bhagavaMta, seMkaDo sAdhuo sAthe padhAryA. temane cAra viziSTa jJAna hatAM. (matijJAna, zrutajJAna, avadhijJAna ane mana:paryavajJAna) devo emanAM caraNonI sevA karatA hatA, nagaramAM vAta phelAI: eka jainAcArya padhAryA che. devo emanI sevA kare che. AcAryadeva prazAnta mukhamudrAvALA che. karuNAvaMta che. loko AcAryadevanAM darzana karavA mATe AvavA lAgyA. devoe, je udyAnamAM AcAryadeva birAjamAna thayA hatA, te udyAnane naMdanavana saza banAvI dIdhuM. e bhUmibhAgane svaccha ane suMdara banAvI dIdho. sugaMdhI jaLano chaMTakAva karyo. puSpavRSTi karI... ane kalAtmaka manohara, suvarNakamaLanI racanA karI. AcAryadeva e suvarNakamaLa para ArUDha thayA, ane dharma-dezanAno prAraMbha karyo. saumya, zItala ane suMdara mukhAkRti! che. dhIra-gaMbhIra ane madhura dhvani! devakRta apUrva zobhA! che hajAro devonI hAjarI...! pATalApatha nagarano harSa hiloLe caDyo. rAjA ane prajA, sahu AcAryadevano upadeza sAMbhaLavA AvyA. devinI-aruNadeva paNa AvyAM. ke pha 128 bhAga-3 ja bhava sAtamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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11] amarezvara AcAryadeve pharamAvyuMH he mahAnubhAvo, tame mohanidrAno tyAga karyo. OM dharmamAM Adara karo. * 18 pApasthAnono tyAga karo. * kSamA Adi guNono svIkAra karo, * pramAdano tyAga karo, Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir pramAda bahu moTo bhAvazatru che. jIva jyAre pramAdane AdhIna bane che, na bolavAnuM bole che ne na AcaravAnuM Acare che... tethI pragADha pApakarma bAMdhe che. e pApakarma jyAre udayamAM Ave che tyAre A 'vinI' ane 'aruNadeva' nI jema ghora kaSTa pAme che. A baMne, pUrvenA bhavamAM mAtA-putra hatAM. devinI 'candrA' nAmanI vidhavA mAtA hatI ane A 'aruNadeva' eno 'svarga' nAmano putra hato. temaNe paraspara tIvra krodha karIne, je kaThora vacano kahelAM, enuM A phaLa che. ekanA hAtha kapAyA, ekane zULI para caDhavuM paDyuM. e to pAchaLathI e baMnee cAritradharmanuM pAlana kareluM, tenA prabhAve teo devalokamAM gayA ane tyAMthI cyavIne sArA-samRddha parivAromAM janmyAM. devinIne ane adevane mUrchA AvI gaI. upacAro karavAthI mUrchA dUra thaI. baMnene 'jAti-smaraNajJAna' thayuM. pUrvajanma smRtimAM AvI gayo. aNNadeve AcAryadevane kahyuM: 'bhagavaMta, Ape amAro pUrvajanma kahyo te, te pramANe ja che. amane baMnene amArA pUrvajanmonI smRti thaI che. amane ApanI kRpAthI jinokta dharma pratye zraddhA thaI che.' karmapariNatino vicAra karatAM, e baMnenuM ArtadhyAna dUra thayuM. baMnene A saMsAravAsa pratye vairAgya utpanna thayo. temaNe AcAryadevane kahyuM: 'bhagavaMta, amArI IcchA 'anazanavrata' karavAnI che. amane anazananAM paccakkhANa karAvo. amArA janma-jarA-maraNa tathA roga-zokanA bhaya TALavA kRpA karo.' AcAryadeve kahyuM: 'he bhAgyavAno! tamArI A avasthAmAM anazanavrata karavuM ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 11: For Private And Personal Use Only

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ucita che. vizuddha bhAvathI karelAM paccakkhANa (pratijJA), avazya bhavaparaMparAno nAza kare che arthAt paccakkhANa-dharmathI jIvane bhava-paribhramaNa karavuM paDatuM nathI. durgatimAM (narakagati, tiryaMcagati) javuM paDatuM nathI. kAM to devaloka athavA manuSyalokanAM uttama sukha maLe che athavA uttama nirvANasukhanI, muktisukhanI prApti thAya che.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir aruNadeve tathA devinIe, yaza-AdityanI sAme joIne kahyuM: 'pitAjI, amane anazanavrata levAnI anumati Apo.' zreSThIe mahArAjA sAme joyuM. mahArAjAe ane yaza-Aditye anumati ApI. AcAryadeve, vinIne ane aruNadevane 'anazanavrata' nAM paccakkhANa karAvyAM. te baMne ati AnaMdita thayAM. AcAryadevano upakAra mAnyo ane prazaMsA karI: 'gurudeva, amAro manuSyabhava, ApanA pratApe saphaLa thayo. ApanA jevA kuzaLa ane jJAnI dharmasArathi amane maLI gayA e amAro puNyodaya ame mAnIe chIe.' AcAryadeve kahyuM: 'tame puNyazALI cho mATe aMta samaye tamane 'anazanavrata' karavAnI IcchA thaI. candrA-svarganA bhavamAM paNa tame jIvananA aMte saMlekhanA karI ja hatI. e saMskAro jAgrata thayAM. haju paNa, karma-pariNAma vicitra hoya che, A saMkaTa to koI hisAbamAM nathI, mATe sarva duHkhonA kAraNabhUta mamatvabhAvano tyAga karajo ane paramapadanA kAraNabhUta sarva jIvo pratye maitrIbhAva dhAraNa karajo.' * zuddha bhAvathI pUrvenAM duSkRtyonI niMdA karajo. * jinokta jJAna-darzana-cAritrya pratye bahumAna dhAraNa karajo. * pramAdano tyAga karo, ane * parama padanA svarUpanuM dhyAna dharajo. tamane baMnene jAtismaraNajJAna thayuM che, eTale pUrvajanmamAM ArAdheluM 'saMyamajIvana' tamArI smRtimAM AvI gayeluM che mATe A badhI vAto tame sArI rIte jANo cho!' 'bhagavaMta, ame zuM A havelImAM ja rahIe?' 'bhale tame havelImAM raho. alaga alaga bhUmibhAgamAM raho. AsapAsa sAdhanAtapazcaryAne anukULa vAtAvaraNa hoya tyAM raho.' 1130 zreSThI yaza-Aditye kahyuM: 'havelInA udyAna tarapha be khaMDa che, khAlI che. tenI bArIo udyAna tarapha khUle che. lokonI avarajavara nathI hotI. zAMta-prazAMta vAtAvaraNa che. tame baMne tyA rahI zakazo. ame avAranavAra tamArI saMbhALa laIzuM.' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo

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dharmopadezathI prabhAvita thayelA brahmadeva rAjAe, AcArya bhagavaMtane prazna karyo: "he bhagavaMta, mAtA-putre paraspara ATalo nAno vAcika jhaghaDo karyo, tenuM AvuM kaTu pariNAma AvyuM to pachI bhayaMkara pramAda, tIvra jhaghaDA, moTAM yuddha karanArA ame, amAre kevAM duHkha sahavAM paDaze? ame to kyAreya karmabaMdhano ke karmonAM pariNAmono vicAra ja nathI karyo!' AcArya bhagavaMte kahyuM: rAjana, sAmAnya koTinAM pApakarmonuM phaLa manuSyagatimAM jIva bhogave che, tIvra koTinAM pApakarmonuM phaLa jIvo narakagatimAM ane tiryaMcagatimAM bhogave che. rAjana! narakagatinAM duHkho asaMkhya varSa sudhI bhogavavAM paDe che. A devinI ane aruNadevanAM duHkha to e narakanAM duHkhonI tulanAmAM kaMI ja nathI. narakamAM jIvone kevAM kevAM duHkho sahavAM paDe che, te huM tamane batAvuM chuM, pahelAM narakanI 10 prakAranI vedanAo sAMbhaLa: 1. zItavedanA: poSa mAsa hoya, rAtrimAM hima paDato hoya, vAyu susavATAbaMdha vAto hoya, himAlaya parvata hoya... ane tyAM nirvastra manuSyane je duHkha thAya, tenAthI nArakImAM jIvone anaMtagaNuM duHkha thAya. 2. uSNa-vedanAH bharaunALo hoya, madhyAhnano kALa hoya, sUrya mAthA para tapato hoya, cAre dizAmAM agninI jvALAo saLagatI hoya ane koI pittarogI manuSya jevI vedanA anubhave, tenAthI anaMtagaNI uSNatAnI vedanA nArakInA jIvana hoya. 3. bhUkha-vedanA: aDhI dvIpanAM samagra dhAnya khAI jAya, chatAM nArakInA jIvanI bhUkha nA zame. 4. tarasa-vedanA samudra, sarovara ane nadInAM pANI pIe to paNa nArakInA jIvanuM gaLuM ane hoTha sukAyAM kare!" 5. khaNaja-vedanAH zarIrane charI vaDe khaNe, to paNa khAja nA maTe. 9. paravazapaNuMH nArakanA jIvo sadeva paravaza hoya. 7. jvara-vedanA: manuSyane vadhumAM vadhu jeTalI DigrIno tAva Ave, enA karatAM anaMtagaNo vara nArakInA jIvone hoya. 8. dAha-vedanAH nArakInA jIvo aMdarathI baLyA kare. 9. bhaya-vedanAH avadhijJAna ane virbhAgajJAnathI nArakInA jIvo AgAmI duHkhone jANe. tethI satata bhayAkuLa rahe. paramAdhAmIno ane bIjA nArakIjIvono bhaya lAgyA kare. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1131 For Private And Personal Use Only

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10. zoka-vedanA: bhayathI nArakInA jIvo sadA zokAtura rahe. AcAryadeve rAjAne kahyuM: 'rAjezvara, have tamane parasparakRta vedanAo kahuM chuM. mithyAdaSTi nArako paraspara ekabIjAne vedanA Ape. jema eka zerIno kUtaro bIjA zerInA kUtarAone joI, enA para tUTI paDe, tema eka nArakI, bIjA nArakIne joI, krodhathI dhamadhamato tUTI paDe che. ke vaikiya rUpa karIne, kSetraprabhAvathI prApta thatAM zastro laIne, teo ekabIjAnA TukaDA karI nAkhe che, katalakhAnAmAM jema kasAI pazunA TukaDe-TukaDA karI nAkhe tema - samyagdaSTi jIvo, bIjAo dvArA thatI pIDAone, tAttvika vicAraNAthI sahana kare che. tethI mithyAdRSTi nArako karatAM ochI pIDAvALA ane vadhu karmakSaya karanArA hoya che. * mithyASTi nArako, krodhanA AvezathI paraspara pIDA karatAM hovAthI khUba duHkha anubhave che ane khUba karmo bAMdhe che. he rAjana, narakamAM paramAdhAmI devo, nArakIone kevI pIDA Ape che, te sAMbhaLo. A dhakhadhakhatI lokhaMDanI pUtaLI sAthe jIvane bheTAve che. che. atyaMta tapelo sIsAno rasa pivaDAve che. zastrothI ghA karI, enA para kSAra nAkhe che. che garamagarama telathI navaDAve che. bhaThThImAM bhejI nAkhe che. che bhAlAnI aNI para parove che. che pANImAM nAkhIne pIse che. karavatathI verI nAkhe che. che agni jevI garamagarama retI para calAve che. vAgha, siMha jevAM pazunAM rUpa karI kadarthanA kare che. che kUkaDAonI jema arasaparasa laDAve che. - talavAranI dhAra jevA asipatranAM vanamAM calAve che. che hAtha-paga, kAna, hoTha, chAtI, AMkho vagere chedI nAkhe che. kuMbhamAM nAkhIne jyAre nArakInA jIvone pakAvavAmAM Ave che, tyAre ati dAruNa yAtanAthI te nArakIo 500 yojana sudhI UMcA UchaLe che, ane jyAre bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo 130 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nIcAM paDe che tyAre... 52mAdhAmIo vAgha-siMhanA rUpa karI te jIvone cIrI nAkhe che' AcAryadeve rAjAne kahyuM: 'rAjana, narakanAM duHkhonuM A varNana to meM saMkSepamAM karyuM che. vistArathI karIe to eno aMta ja nA Ave.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir jevI rIte narakanAM duHkho che, tevI rIte tiryaMcagatinAM paNa asaMkhya duHkho che. jene 'nigoda' kahevAmAM Ave che, tyAMnI avyakta vedanA pAra vinAnI hoya che. e sivAya, ekendriya jIvothI mAMDIne saMjJI paMcendriya pazu-pakSIo anekavidha du:khovedanAo sahatAM hoya che. je jIvo pAMca prakAranA pramAdane sevatAM hoya che, te jIvo AvI vedanAo sahatAM hoya che. 1. vadhu paDatI nidrA levI, te pramAda. 2. pAMca indriyonA viSayomAM Asakti, te pramAda. 3. krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobha, e pramAda. 4. ALasa, niMdA vagere pramAda che. 5. madyapAna paNa pramAda che. traNa bhuvananA nAtha tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta kahe che ke jo tamAre sAcuM sukha joItuM hoya to A pramAdonuM sevana nA karazo. * jhera khAvuM paDe to khAI lejo. * vyAdhi sahana karavI paDe to karI lejo. * agnimAM paDavuM paDe to kUdI paDajo. * zatru sAthe rahevuM paDe to rahI jajo. * sarpanI sAthe rahevuM paDe to rahI jajo. paraMtu pramAda nA karazo. jhera vagere to A jIvanane harI le che jyAre pramAda to A loka ane paraloka-baMnene bagADanAra che. rAjana, pramAdane paravaza manuSya, kyAreka A lokanA vartamAna jIvananA svArthono paNa vicAra nathI karato, bhaviSyakALanAM nukasAnono vicAra nathI karato, ane na karavAnAM kAryo karI bese che. A jIvanamAM duHkhI, daridra bane che, athavA rogIparavaza ane azAnta bane che. * pramAdane paravaza banelo jIvAtmA, lAbha-geralAbhano vicAra karI sakato zrI sugarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 1133

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nathI. jyAM lAbha hoya tyAM geralAbha jue che, jyAM geralAbha hoya tyAM lAbha jue che. pariNAme anartha pAme che. * pramAdane paravaza banelo jIva, vaDIlo ke gurujanono vinaya karato nathI. temanA pratye bahumAna rAkhato nathI. * pramAdathI gherAyelA jIvo, sajjanono upadeza sAMbhaLatA nathI. gurujanonAM hitakArI vacano sAMbhaLatA nathI. koInI sArI vAta paNa sAMbhaLatA nathI. * jeone 2Atre ne divase UMghavAnuM ja gamatuM hoya che, teo dharma-artha-kAma A traNe puruSArthamAM pAMgaLA bane che. * jeo viSayapramAdamAM DUbelA rahe che. raMgarAga ane bhogavilAsamAM lIna rahe che. teo arthapuruSArtha ane dharmapuruSArthanI upekSA karanArA bane che. tethI jIvana hArI jAya che. * jeo kaSAyapramAdamAM gherAya che, teo to potAno sarvanAza kare che. temanA pratye koIne prIti rahetI nathI, avinaya ane avivekathI emanA zatruo vadhe che. temanA u52 koI vizvAsa karatuM nathI. teo sarvasva hArI jatA hoya che. paranindA ane svaprazaMsAno pramAda, jIvone satpuruSono saMparka thavA deta nathI. A loko potAne ja 'satpuruSa' mAnatA hoya che. potAne ja mahAna mAnatA hoya che. * madyapAna karanArA to potAnI jAtane ja bhUlI jatAM hoya che. emanI buddhi bhraSTa thaI jatI hoya che. vivekazUnyatA AvI jatI hoya che. AcAryadevanI vANI sAMbhaLIne, rAjA brahmadeva gaMbhIra vicAromAM DUbI gayA. temaNe AcAryadevane namrabhAve pUchyuM: 'he bhagavaMta, pramAdane paravaza banIne, ame ghaNAM pApakarma bAMdhyA che, jenA pariNAme amAre naraka ke nigodamAM ja javuM paDe. paraMtu prabho, evo koI upAya che, ke je karavAthI amAre na2ka-nigodanAM ke pazuyoninAM du:kho nA bhogavavAM paDe?' 'che upAya... rAjana!' AcAryadeve kahyuM. 'bhagavaMta, kayo upAya che?' 'sarva AraMbha ane sarva parigrahano tyAga karI, apramattapaNe cAritradharmanI ArAdhanA. rAjana, 'apramAda' e ja zreSTha upAya che. koI paNa jAtanA pramAda vinA jIvana jIvavuM, e ja karmono nAza karavAno zreSTha upAya che! 1938 For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava sAtamo

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je koI paNa jAtanA pramAda vinAnuM jIvana, samagra kalyANane sAdhI ApanAruM jIvana che. utkRSTa koTinuM apramAdI jIvana, paripUrNa jJAnane pamADanAruM jIvana che. zreSTha koTinuM apramatta jIvana, A loka-paralokamAM sapuruSonI dRSTimAM prazaMsanIya jIvana che. atizayarUpa apramatta jIvana, sAco AtmAnaMda-paramAnaMda anubhava karAvanAruM jIvana che. rAjana, karmabaMdhanuM prabaLa nimitta A pramAda che. nimitta dUra thaI jatAM, jIva navAM karma bAMdhato nathI. mahAprasAdathI bAMdhelAM karmone jIva, apramatta niraticAra cAritrathI khapAvI nAkhe che, arthAt AtmAne karmothI mukta karI de che. pachI te AtmA janma-mRtyuthI para banI jAya che. roga-zoka Adi duHkhothI mukta thaI jAya che. evA mokSamAM e jIva jAya che ke tyAMthI kyAre paNa ene A saMsAramAM AvavuM paDatuM nathI. anaMtakALa sudhI tyAM ja paramAnaMda anubhavato rahe che. karmathI mukta jIva, zarIrathI paNa mukta hoya che. zarIranA baMdhanathI mukta AtmA. ajara-amara ane araja banI jAya che. rAjana, eka ja vAra AvI sthiti prApta karI levAnI che, pachI emAM koI parivartananI zakyatA rahetI nathI. apramatta niraticAra cAritranA pAlana mATe rAjana, tamArA AtmAno ullAsa joIe, varSollAsa joIe. AtmavIryathI ja evuM zreSTha apramatta sAdhujIvana jIvI zakAya che. A duniyAmAM vividha pralobhanomAM mana kheMcAI na jAya, tevuM AtmavIrya joIe. duniyAnA vividha bhayothI mana subdha nA banI jAya tevuM AtmavIrya pragaTavuM joIe. upasargo Ave, pariSaha Ave tyAre mana jarAya vicalita nA thAya, evuM utkRSTa AtmavIrya joIe." rAjAe pUchuyuM: "bhagavaMta, A devinI ane aruNadevanAM pApakarma haju che kharAM? bhaviSyamAM e pApakarmonuM phaLa bhogavavuM paDaze?' rAjana, apramAdanuM bIja emaNe vAvI dIdhuM che. apramAdathI temaNe ghaNAMbadhAM karmono nAza karI dIdho che. karmaparaMparAne toDI nAkhI che. haju teo eka devano bhava karaze, pachI manuSyano bhava pAmIne, apramatta niraticAra cAritranuM pAlana karI, mokSa pAmaze." 0 0 0 zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1135 For Private And Personal Use Only

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IY175 AcAryazrI amarezvare rAjA brahmadevane kahyuM : rAjana, eka vAra manuSya saMsAranuM sarvAgINa svarUpa jANI levuM joIe. saMsAranI cAra gatine samajavI joIe. e cAra gatimAM (dava, manuSya, tiryaMca ane nArapha) jIvone utpanna thavAnI 84 lAkha yonInI samajaNa meLavavI joIe. * kevA pApa-puNya karavAthI jIva kaI gatimAM utpanna thAya, te kArya-kAraNa bhAva jANI levo joIe. che te te gatinAM sukha-duHkhone yathArtharUpe jANI levAM joIe. saMsAra-svarUpane jANavA sAthe, "mokSa'nuM svarUpa paNa jANavuM joIe. mokSanuM yathArtha svarUpa jANyA pachI ja mokSadazA game! e game to ja te modazA pAmavA mATe abhilASA jAge. mATe mokSanuM svarUpa to jANavuM ja joIe. mokSamAM mAtra svataMtra AtmAnuM ja astitva hoya che. AtmA tyAM pUrNa jJAnI hoya che. ke vItarAga hoya che. che anaMta zaktivALo hoya che. A anaMta darzanI hoya che. arUpI ane ajara-amara hoya che. anAmI ane akSaya hoya che. je pharIthI e karma bAMdhato nathI, tethI saMsAramAM Avato nathI, che tyAM pUrNAnaMda hoya che. parama tRpti hoya che. kyAreya atRpti pedA thatI nathI. Avo mokSa pAmavA apramatta banavuM ja paDe, ane e mATe je ArAdhanA karavAnI kahI che, te ArAdhanA apramatta bhAve karavI joIe. ajJAna dazAmAM, mohAMdha dazAmAM je pApa karyo hoya, te badhAM pApa yAda karIne AtmasAkSIe, khUba ja vairAgyathI niMdA karavI joIe. mana-vacana-kAyAthI je je pApo yAda Ave, te yAda karIne, svayaM enI niMdA karavAnI, e pApo tarapha dhRNA karavAnI. e ghaNA tyAre thaze jyAre tame vairAgyathI bhIMjAyelA hazo! tamAruM aMtaHkaraNa pApothI gabharAyuM haze! to ja pApono pazcAttApa thaze. ane A pazcAttApa thavo, 1139 bhAga-3 % bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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atyaMta jarUrI che. pazcAttApathI ja ghaNAM karmo nAza pAmI jAya che. che jIvanamAM thaI gayelAM pApo, je yAda Ave te, badhAM ja mananI vizuddhi sAthe gurudevane kahI devAM joIe. ja vinamra bhAve kahevAM joIe. A vidhipUrvaka (zAstrokta) kahevAM joIe. & vikalparahita (gurudeva mane kevo pApI dhAraze? emanI dRSTimAM huM UtarI jaIza. adhama dekhAIza, AvA AvA vikalpo nahIM karavAnA) banIne gurudevane kahevAnAM pApo. pachI e pApanuM prAyazcitta gurudeva pAsethI levAnuM. ja pachI e prAyazcitta vahana karavAnuM! A rIte AtmA nirmaLa bane. pachI dharmadhyAnamAM. zukladhyAnamAM lIna bane. bhItaramAM dhyAnAgni pragaTa thAya, temAM anaMta anaMta karmo baLIne bhasma thaI jAya... ane AtmAno mokSa thaI jAya.' AcAryadevano upadeza pUrNa thayo. rAjA brahmadeva pratibodha pAmyA. jinadharma para emanI zraddhA dRDha banI. che zreSThI yaza-Aditya AcAryadevane kahyuM: "bhagavaMta, huM apramattapaNe cAritradharmanI ArAdhanA karavA IcchuM chuM. have mAre cAra gatimaya saMsAramAM paribhramaNa nathI karavuM, mAre to have mokSa ja joIe che. mane cAritradharma ApavAnI kRpA karo." mahezvare kahyuM: "bhagavaMta, meM Aje pahelI ja vAra dharmano Avo upadeza ApanA mukhe sAMbhaLyo. A saMsAra kevo duHkhamaya che, te meM aruNadeva, ke je mAro parama mitra che, enA jIvanamAM joI lIdhuM. mAre have saMsAravAsamAM rahevuM nathI. mane dIkSA Apo. huM pramAda vinA sArI rIte cAritradharmanuM pAlana karIza. Apa jema kahezo, e rIte mAruM jIvana jIvIza. huM mAruM parama saubhAgya mAnuM chuM ke Apa jevA gurudeva maLyA. jJAnano prakAza maLyo. mahArAjAnA ja pratApe, emanI sAthe sAthe amane upadezazravaNa maLyuM. A manuSyajIvana pramAdamAM veDaphI nAkhavA mATe nathI, apramAdI banIne, darzana, jJAna ane cAritranI ArAdhanA karavA mATe che, mATe amane baMnene cAritradharma pradAna karavAnI kRpA karo. yaza-Aditya ane mahezvare dIkSA lIdhI. che mahArAje e divase kArAvAsamAMthI kedIone mukta karyo. - garIbone mahAdAna ApyuM. supAtradAna ApyuM. maMdiromAM mahotsava karyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 17 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. zreSThI yaza-Adiye dIkSA lIdhI.' A samAcAra nagaramAM vAyuvege phelAI gayAM. 'devinI ane aruNadeve anazanavrata laI lIdhuM.' - A samAcAra nagaramAM sarvatra prasArita thaI gayAM. aruNadevanA mitra mahezvare dIkSA laI lIdhI.' - A samAcAra core ne cauTe prasarI gayo ke A samAcAra 'kaTaka' nAmanA corane maLyA, je core devinInA hAtha kApIne, tenAM ratnajaDita kaMgana laI lIdhAM hatAM, je core e kaMgana aruNadevanI pAse mUkIne, tene corarUpe pakaDAvI dIdho hato. te core A badhA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA. te stabdha thaI gayo. teno aMtarAtmA jAgI gayo. tenA pazcAttApano pAra na rahyo. te AcAryadevanI pAse Avyo. gadgada svare teNe kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, meM adhamAdhama pApa karyuM che. kuMvArI kanyAnA meM hAtha kApI nAkhyA, mAtra lobha khAtara. prabho, pahelAM mAre e kanyAnI kSamA mAgavI che. meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke eNe anazana vrata lIdhuM che. enA bhAvi patie paNa anazanavrata lIdhuM che. aho, e uttama jIvo to bhavasAgara tarI jaze, huM DUbI javAno. kRpA karo mArA para.' tene, jyAM devinI ane aruNadeva rahelAM hatAM, tyAM laI javAmAM Avyo. teNe devinInAM caraNomAM kalpAMta karatAM sASTAMga praNAma karyA. devinInI sAme dhrusake dhrusake raDavA lAgyo.. "beTI, tuM to mArI putrI jevI kahevAya, meM tArA hAtha kApI nAkhyAM. huM pApI... have jIvavA Icchato nathI, huM prANatyAga karIza.' pachI teNe aruNadevanA khaMDamAM jaIne, araNadevanAM caraNe praNAma karyA. rotAM rotAM te bolyo: "he paradezIkumAra, mArA nimitte tamAre zULI para caDhavuM paDyuM. meM ja tamArI pAse be kaMgana ane kaTArI mUkyAM hatAM, tame pakaDAyA. zULI para caDyAM. aho, mArA kAraNe tamAre kevuM ghora duHkha sahavuM paDyuM? meM kevuM ghora kRtya karyuM? huM kharekhara kALamukho chuM. moTuM dekhADavA lAyaka nathI. huM mArI jAtane bhaDabhaDatI AgamAM jhIMkI daIza." te AcArya bhagavaMta pAse Avyo. teNe kahyuM: "he deva, mArAM keTalAM pApa kahuM? A jIvana ja pApamaya gayuM che. have Apa ja kaho, huM zuM karuM?' AcAryadave "mana:paryavajJAnano upayoga mukyo. coranI mAnasika sthiti joIaho, AnA maravAnA vicAro nizcita che. vicAryuM. "Ane emane ema ArtadhyAnamAM nathI maravA devo. enuM paNa mRtyu dharmadhyAnamAM thAya to enI sadgati thAya!' AcAryadeve tene kahyuM: "vatsa, dareka jIva karmavaza hoya che. karmavaza jIva kayuM pApa nathI karato? karmonI vicitratA ja saMsAranI vicitratAnuM kAraNa che. have zoka nA kara. spAMta nA kara. tAre mRtyune ja bheTavuM che ne? to tuM paNa anazanavrata dhAraNa kara." bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo 118 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mane kabUla che.' AcAryadeve tene anazanavrata ApyuM. AcAryadeve kaTaka corane kahyuM: "vatsa, have tAre khAvAnuM nahIM ke pIvAnuM nahIM. mukhamAM kaMI ja nAkhavAnuM nahIM. eka ja kAma karavAnuM - zrI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karatAM rahevAnuM. huM tane navakAra maMtra yAda karAvuM chuM. sarva maMtromAM A zreSTha maMtra che. A mahAmaMtrane japatAM japatAM je mRtyu pAme, te avazya devagati pAme che. tenAM ghaNAM ghaNAM pApa dhovAI jAya che. he vatsa, * padmAsane besaje. e nAsikAnA agra bhAga para dRSTi sthApita karaje. che A mahAmaMtramAM je pAMca parameSThi che, temane temanA raMgamAM dhyAna karaje. * arihaMtanuM zveta raMgamAM dhyAna karaje. * siddhonuM lAla raMgamAM dhyAna karaje, AcAryonuM pILA raMgamAM dhyAna kararja. upAdhyAyonuM lIlA raMgamAM dhyAna karaje, A sAdhuonuM kALA raMgamAM dhyAna karaje, che te te mAnasika AkRti para sthira thavAnuM. manamAM bIjo koI ja saMkalpavikalpa nahIM karavAno. apramatta bhAve besavAnuM. huM tane roja navakAramaMtranA viSayamAM bodha ApIza. jo mana sthira nA rahe to madhyama sUre bolIne, A mahAmaMtrano jApa karavAno. bolIne paNa A mahAmaMtrano jApa karI zakAya che. jApa karatAM karatAM paMca parameSThinA dhyAnamAM lIna thavAnuM. 0 0 0 AcAryadeve, anazanavrata dhAraNa karIne beThelA kaTaka' corane aMtima ArAdhanA karAvatAM kahyuM: "he vatsa, je samaye te navakAra maMtrano jApa nA karato hoya e vakhate, tAre tArAM jIvananAM hiMsA vagere pApo yAda karavAnAM.... ane meM kevuM khoTuM karyuM?' ema A pApo tarapha dhRNA pedA karavAnI. jema ke - "meM ghaNA jIvonI hiMsA karI. mAryA, trAsa pamADyA. duHkha ApyuM. khoTuM kAma karyuM. mAruM A pApa mithyA thAo." huM ghaNI vAra jUThuM bolyo. mAyA karI. bIjAne chetaryA. bIjAo pAse jUThuM bolAvaDAvyuM. khUba khoTuM kAma karyuM. mAruM A pApa mithyA thA." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 113c For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM ghaNI corIo karI. ghaNA manuSyone trAsa Apyo. duHkha ApyuM. aMgopAMga chedI nAkhyA. khUba khoTA kAma karyA. mArAM e khoTAM kAma mithyA thAo." meM parastrInAM zIla bhAMgyAM. kumArIo sAthe bhoga bhogavyA." durAcAra-vyabhicAra sevyA, ghora pApa karyo. mArA A pApa mithyA thAo.' meM dhanano khUba lobha karyo. Asakti bAMdhI, lobhane paravaza banI meM krodha karyo. mAyA karI. meM dUra karma karyA. mArAM e pApa mithyA thAo.' huM A badhAM pApone dhikkAruM chuM. AtmAnI adhogati karanArAM A duSkRtyo huM bhaviSyamAM kyAreya nahIM ja karuM." Avo saMkalpa karaje. roja roja savAre bapore ane sAMje pApone A rIte dhikkAraje." AcAryadeve "yaza-Aditya munine kahyuM: 0 0 0 he mahAbhAga, tame saMsArano tyAga karyo. saMyamadharmano svIkAra karyo, e mahAna dharmapuruSArtha karyo che. paraMtu eka vAta tame sAMbhaLo. tamArA vairAgyanuM mULa kAraNa che tamArI putrInuM duHkha! tamArI putrInA hAtha kapAyA, ane sAthe sAthe putrInA ja dAgInAnA nimitte tamArA jamAIne zULI para caDhavuM paDyuM - A duHkhada ghaTanA tamArA vairAgyanuM mULa kAraNa che. he mahAnubhAva, tamArA cittamAM putrI pratye sneha nA rahevo joIe, e agatyanI vAta che. koI svajana pratye tamArA manamAM snehanuM baMdhana na rahevuM joIe. have tamAre vicAravAnuM ke "A saMsAramAM mArA koI svajano nathI. have meM lokottara mArga pakaDyo che. cAritradharmanI ArAdhanAmAM "svajana sneha' vinabhUta bane che. mAre to samatA ane zuddhopayogane ja mArA svajano mAnavAnAM che.' mahAnubhAva, saMsArano koI saMbaMdha zAzvata nathI. saMbaMdho badhA ja badalAyA kare che. jo A tArI putrI ane A tAro jamAI, pUrvajanmamAM mAtA-putra hatAM! A janamamAM pati-patnIno saMbaMdha thAta! A to yogAnuyoga e baMnene vairAgya thayo ane anazanavrata laI lIdhuM. eTale koI paNa saMsArI saMbaMdhane cittamAM lAvavAno nahIM. eno vicAra ja nahIM karavAno. saMsAranA snehIonAM sukha-duHkhano vicAra nahIM karavAno. e sahu dharmapuruSArtha karatAM rahe, evI zubha bhAvanA bhAvavAnI. AcAryadeve mahezvaramunine kahyuM : he muni, tAro vairAgya prazaMsanIya che. tArA mitranI thayelI kadarzana joIne, tane saMsAra pratye vairAgya thayA, te sAruM thayuM. paraMtu eka vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhaje ke mitrasneha tArA hRdayamAM sthAyI nA banI jAya. 114 bhAga-3 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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joke "kalyANamitra' tarIke aruNadeva tane yAda rAkhe ane tuM aruNadevane yAda karI zake, paraMtu mAtra mitra tarIke enA pratye neha nahIM rAkhavAno. he muni, jene ApaNuM mana priya mAne che, eno saMyoga Icche che. ApaNe muni chIe. nehIonA saMyoga viyoganuM ApaNe ciMtana ja nathI karavAnuM! e ciMtana 'ArtadhyAna" kahevAya che. eTale ke "pApavicAra' kahevAya che. - priyanI kalpanA jIva kare che eTale apriyanI kalpanA AvI ja jAya che! priyApriyanI kalpanAomAM jIva phasAya che, pachI te tattvaramaNatA karI zakato nathI. priyApriyanI kalpanAmAM jIva rAgadvepa kare che. rAgadveSathI pApakarma bAMdhe che. A sAdhujIvana pApakarma bAMdhavA mATe nathI, pApakarmonI nirjarA karavA mATe che. karmanirjarAnA layathI ja A jIvana jIvavAnuM che. he vatsa, maitrIne vyApaka kara. sarva jIvo pratye maitrIbhAva dhAraNa kara. e maitrIbhAva rAgasvarUpa nathI hoto. e maitrIbhAva hitavarUpa hoya che. A rIte saMyamadharmanuM pAlana karavAthI tuM mukti pAmIza." 0 0 0 AcAryadevanI pAse devinI ane aruNadeva vinayapUrvaka beThAM, AcAryadeve te baMnene kahyuM: he mahAnubhAvo, tamAro saMbaMdha pUrvajanmothI cAlyo Ave che. have saMbaMdhano A janmamAM aMta lAvI devAno che. te mATe tamAre paraspara koI prema rAkhavAno nahIM. bhaviSyamAM AvatA janmamAM) amAro pati-patnIno saMbaMdha thAo,' evo vicAra paNa tamAre karavAno nathI. A saMsAramAM badhA ja saMbaMdho parivartanazIla che, koI saMbaMdha zAzvata nathI. mATe tame tamArA AtmabhAvamAM ramaNatA karajo. AsaktinuM baMdhana toDI nAkhajo. chezrI navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karajo. sarva jIvo pratye maitrIbhAva rAkhajo. apramatta rahejo, pramAda nA thaI jAya, enI kALajI rAkhajo. ke manane paramAtmadhyAnamAM joDajo. ke koI paNa pApavicAra manamAM nA AvI jAya, te mATe jAgrata rahejo. vadhAre tamane zuM kahuM? tame svecchAthI anazanavrata lIdhuM che. je caDhate pariNAme vrata lIdhuM che... e mananA pariNAma caDhatAM ja rahevA joIe." "bhagavaMta, ApanI kRpAthI amAruM anazanavrata saphaLa banaze." tathAstu!" AcAryadeve AzIrvAda ApyA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 111 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[17] AcAryazrI haripheNe kathAne pUrNa karatAM kahyuM: senakumAra, aruNadeva, devinI ane kaTaka cora, AyuSya pUrNa karIne, devalokamAM utpanna thayAM." "he kumAra, teM asAra rAjya meLavavA mATe vyartha yuddha karyuM." "bhagavaMta, mArA kuLano parAbhava thavAthI mane krodha Avyo hato ane e krodhathI prerAIne meM yuddha karyuM. "meM yuddha karyuM te sAruM nathI karyuM.' e vAta have samajAI. ApanI pAse enI zaktino upAya paNa jANavA maLyo. he prabho, jo huM cAritradharma mATe yogya houM to mArA para kRpA karI ane mane dIkSA Apo." AcAryadeve kahyuM: "he devAnupriya, teM suMdara vicAra karyo. ghaNI sArI vAta karI. A saMsAra choDavA yogya ja che. dIkSA jIvanamAM be vAto mukhya joIe che: "eka viveka ane bIja gurunA guNo taraphano pakSapAta, A baMne vAto tArAmAM che. mATe zubha kAryamAM vilaMbana na kara. he vatsa, jIvana anitya che. AyuSya aniyata che. mananA manoratha manamAM ja nA rahI jAya te mATe jAgrata rahe." AcAryadevane vaMdanA karIne, senakumAra potAnA AvAsamAM gayo. teNe caMpAnA mahAmAtya amaragurune kahyuM: "he mahAmAtya, tame paNa gurudevanAM vacana sAMbhaLyAM che. mAruM citta dIkSA levA utkaMThita thayuM che, tame mane anumati Apo. mahAmAtya kumArane praNAma karyA. vinayathI vinaMtI karI: "mahArAja kumAra, Apa avazya ApanA manoratha pUrNa karo, paraMtu mArI vinaMtI che keH chevizvapurathI kumAra amarasena sAthe zAttimatIne bolAvI laIe. ke pachI bALakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karIe. che tyAra bAda Apa zAntimatInA cittanuM samAdhAna karo. che te pachI nagaramAM ATha divasano mahotsavuM karIe. mahArAja kumAra, ApanI sAthe huM paNa saMyamadharma svIkAravA cAhuM chuM. senakumAra mahAmaMtrIne bheTI paDyo. baMnenI AMkhomAM harSanAM AMsu AvI gayAM. kumAre kahyuM: 'mahAmaMtrI, vizvapura mAre pote javuM paDaze! zAntimatIne laI AvuM ane 114 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAja samaraketune paNa AmaMtraNa Apato AvuM! dIkSA prasaMge teo padhAre!' mahArAjakumAra, mahArAjA samaraketuno ApanA para atyaMta sneha che. khUba ja kALajIthI vAta karajo. ane hA, zAntimatIne paNa AghAta nA lAge e rIte vAta karajo.' maMtrI, sAcI vAta che tamArI. e baMneno mArA para agAdha prema che. temane huM dIkSAnI sIdhI ja vAta karuM to emanAM hRdaya para AghAta thayA vinA na rahe. huM sAvadhAnIthI vAta karIza.' pallIpatie nivAsamAM praveza karIne kahyuM: "vizvapura huM sAthe AvuM chuM. huM paNa pallInI javAbadArI putrane soMpIne, kumAranI sAthe ja pAcho AvIza.' kumAra pallIpatine bheTI paDyo. maMtrI, ratha taiyAra karAvo. pallIpatine rathamAM ja mArI sAthe besADIne, laI jaIza." nA re. mane rathamAM besavAnuM nA phAve. huM ghoDA para ja savArI karIza! ane Apa kaho to rathanI pAchaLa doDato AvuM!' sahu hasI paDyAM. kumAra mATe ratha ane pallIpati mATe anya taiyAra thaI gayo. tarata ja kumAra rathamAM beTho. sArathie rathane haMkArI mUkyo. pallIpatino azva enI pAchaLa ja doDavA lAgyo. mahArAjA, ApaNo yuddhamAM vijaya thayo. ApaNA sainya adbhuta parAkrama dAkhavyuM.' kumAra, yuddhanI vyuharacanA te sArI karI hatI. mane senApatie kahyuM ke te yuddhamAM pracaMDa puruSArtha karyo hato. kumAra, meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke haju teM nagaramAM praveza nathI karyo, kema? "he pUjya, pitAjIe vipaNano rAjyAbhiSeka karyo hato. eTale mArI icchA evI hatI ke vipeNane pAcho bolAvI, ame baMne bhAIo nagaramAM sAthe praveza karIe, ane pachI ene ja huM siMhAsana para ArUDha karuM. meM viSeNa zodhI lAvavA mATe rAjapuruSone mokalyA. viSeNa emane maLyo paNa kharo, paraMtu e pAcho AvavA taiyAra nA thayo." zAthI?" ene jANa che ke caMpAnA sAmaMto enAthI nArAja che. prajA paNa enAthI nArAja che.. ane mArA pratye ene niSkAraNa vaira che." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1143 For Private And Personal Use Only

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samajAyuM kumAra, to pachI te viSeNano Agraha choDI de. ane rAjasiMhAsana tuM ja grahaNa kara.' "pitAjI, yuddha pUruM thayA pachI, caMpAnA bAhya udyAnamAM AcArya haripeNa ziSya parivAra sAthe padhAryA che. Apa jANo cho ke hariSa rAjyano tyAga karI dIkSA lIdhelI che. teo pAse ja huM UcharIne moTo thayo chuM. mArA mATe teo pitA karatAM adhika hatA, ane have teo jJAnI-tapasvI mahApuruSa banI gayA che.' aho, haripeNa AcArya caMpAmAM padhAryA che?' hAjI, ane emano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLIne, mAruM mana saMsAra pratye virakta banyuM che. saMsAranA koI sukha pratye mArA manamAM Asakti rahI nathI. meM cAritradharma grahaNa karavAno nirNaya karyo che. ApanI anumati levA Avyo chuM.' 'tuM dIkSA laIza?' mahArAjAne mUrchA AvI gaI. rAjaparivAra bhego thaI gayo. upacAra karyo. mahArAjAnI mUcha dUra thaI paNa teo kumArane potAnA utsaMgamAM laI raDavA lAgyA. rAjaparivAra mUMjhAyo - kumAra vijayI banIne AvyA che. pachI mahArAjA kema raDe che?" tyAM ja mahArAjA bolyA: 'tsa, sAdhujIvana zreSTha che, e tuM grahaNa kare tethI huM rAjI chuM. paraMtu hamaNAM nahIM. yuvAnavaya pUrNa thayA pachI tuM dIkSA leje, atyAre tArI ghaNI badhI javAbadArIo "pitAjI, mahAkALano koI bharoso nathI. kyAre paNa AyuSya pUrNa thaI zake che. kyAre paNa zarIra jarjarita banI zake che. ane kyAre paNa bhAvanAo badalAI zake che. mATe zubha kAryamAM vilaMba karavAnI jJAnI puruSo nA pADe che. pitAjI, yauvanakALamAM ja saMyamadharmanuM yathArtha pAlana karI zakAya che. jJAnaprAptino prabaLa puruSArtha karI zakAya che. tIvra tapazcaryA karI zakAya che." tArI vAta sAcI che kumAra, paraMtu tArA vinA mAruM jIvana nIrasa banI jaze. jIvavuM kaThaNa thaI jaze. tArA para amane apAra prema che, e tuM jANe che.' "he pUjya, mane paNa ApanA pratye neha che, saddabhAva che. ApanA mArA para aneka upakAro che.. ane eTale ja ApanAM darzana karI, ApanI anumati levA Avyo chuM. ApanA pratyeno sneha have laukika nahIM rahe, duniyAdArIno nahIM rahe. ApanA pratyeno neha have divya banI jaze. AtmAno AtmA sAthe prema thaI jaze. emAM moha nahIM hoya, svArtha nahIM hoya, emAM haze AtmakalyANanI bhAvanA. emAM haze vizuddha AtmA sAthenuM tAdAbhya!" 114 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA samaraketu gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI gayA. thoDI vAra pachI temaNe kumAra sAme dRSTi sthira karI. 'kumAra, Ama to saMsAranAM sukho niHsAra ja che. bIbhatsa che. alpakAlIna che. zAnta citte vicAratAM A sukho kharekhara, sukho ja lAgatAM nathI, mAtra sukhano AbhAsa che. paraMtu A badhAM baMdhano, ajJAnadazAmAM baMdhAI gayelAM hoya che, e baMdhano toDavAM ghaNAM muzkela hoya che. kumAra, teM manathI mohanAM prabaLa baMdhano toDI nAMkhyA che. AMtarazatru para vijaya pAmavAnuM duSkara kArya te karyuM che. paraMtu te chatAM, anAsakta hRdayathI tAre zAntimatI ane amarasenanuM pAlana karavuM joIe." 'huM ene samajAvIza. enA cittanuM samAdhAna karIza. e prasanna citte mane vidAya Apaze to ja huM cAritramArge jaIza. bALakumAranuM zuM?" eno rAjyAbhiSeka karIza. maMtrImaMDaLane enI javAbadArI soMpIza. enA mAmAo enI rakSA kare evA che." sAruM, tuM pahelAM zAntimatIne to maLa!' mahArAjA bolyA. 0 0 0 yuddhamAM Apano jhaLahaLato vijaya thayo. te samAcAra sAMbhaLIne, haiyuM nAcI UDyuM. khUba harSa thayo." senakumAranuM svAgata karI, enI AratI utArI, kumArane palaMga para besADI, sAttimatIe kumArane akSatathI vadhAvyo. devI, eka bAju yuddhamAM vijaya thayo. bIjI bAju haripeNa AcAryadeva ziSya parivAra sAthe caMpAmAM padhAryA' 'ApanA kAkA, caMpAnA rAjezvara! "hA, meM emane pitAthI paNa vadhAre cAhyAM hatAM, e tuM sArI rIte jANe che.' emanAthI paNa vizeSa prema Apane mahArANI tAraprabhA upara hato. e ApanI ati priya mAtA hatI." tAraprabhAnI smRti thatAM kumAranI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. zAntimatIe tarata sADInA pAlavathI AMkho lUchI nAkhI. 'devI, e baMnenA upakArone yAda karuM chuM tyAre akathya vedanA anubhavuM chuM. e upakArI mahApuruSa caMpAmAM padhAryA che. meM emano upadeza sAMbhaLyo. jANe ke e mAro uddhAra karavA ja padhAryA hoya, ema mane lAge che.' eTale?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 114 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'emano upadeza sAMbhaLI, vaiSayika sukho pratye mAruM mana sAva ja virakta thaI gayuM.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mahApuruSonI vANInI asara jarU2 thAya, paraMtu te asara alpakAlIna hoya che.' zAntimatIe kahyuM: 'manuSyanA saMyogo badalAI jAya, vAtAvaraNa badalAI jAya to asara jatI rahe, e vAta sAcI. paraMtu saMyogo ane vAtAvaraNa anukULa rahe to asara kAyama rahe. jIva nimittavAsI hoya che. nimitto sArAM to jIvana sAruM! 'paraMtu rAjyanI khaTapaTomAM e badhI dhArmika-AdhyAtmika asaro kyAM sudhI rahevAnI? vaLI, AcAryadeva to pAchA tyAMthI vihAra karI javAnA ne!' devI, huM paNa emanI sAthe ja vihAra karI javA IcchuM chuM. kumAra amarasenano rAjyAbhiSeka karIne, enI javAbadArI tane soMpIne, huM dIkSA levA IcchuM chuM.' 'dIkSA? Apa dIkSA lezo? zAntimatIne cakkara AvI gayA. kumAre tene upADIne palaMgamAM suvADI dIdhI. zItaLa pavanathI ane zItaLa jaLathI e bhAnamAM AvI. palaMga upara besI gaI. kumAranA khabhe mastaka mUkIne raDI paDI. thoDI vAra mauna rahIne kumAre kahyuM: 'kema, mAro nirNaya nA gamyo?' 'nirNaya gamyo, paNa hamaNAM nahIM. kumArane yuvAna thavA do. rAjyane saMbhALavAnI yogyatA AvavA do. pachI tamArI sAthe huM paNa...' 'devI, tArI bhAvanA uttama che. paraMtu kumAra yuvAnImAM Ave tyAM sudhI mahAkALa sAthe ApaNe karAra karI zakIzuM kharA? ke 'amAro putra yuvAna na thAya, tyAM sudhI tAruM amane upADI nA javA? e yuvAna thaI jAya, pachI ame dIkSA laIzuM. dIkSA pALIzuM. pachI amane upADI javA hoya to upADI jajo! devI, kALa ane karmanA bharose rahevA jevuM nathI. kyAre e dago de te nakkI nahIM. AtmakalyANano puruSArtha karavAnI jyAre bhAvanA jAge tyAre karI levo joIe. 1147 devI, anaMta puNyano udaya hoya tyAre manuSyajIvana maLe che. uttama kuLa maLe che ane satpuruSono samAgama maLe che! ethI paNa vizeSa, manuSyanA hRdayamAM cAritradharma svIkAravAno vIryollAsa pragaTe che! zAnti, mArA hRdayamAM vIryollAsano jharo phUTayo che. eTale ja kAkA-AcArya mahArAja pAse dIkSA levAno nirNaya karyo che. teone caMpAmAM rokyA che ane tamane baMnene levA mATe ahIM Avyo chuM.' 'ahIM mahArAjAne ApanI bhAvanAnI jANa karI?' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3. bhava sAtamAM

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'karI!' 'teoe zuM kahyuM?' 'vAta sAMbhaLI. tarka karyAM. chevaTe kahyuM: 'jA, zAntimatIne maLa. pachI bIjI vAto karIzuM.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ApaNe ahIMthI kyAre ravAnA thavuM che?' 'mahArAjA anumati Ape to kAle savAre nIkaLI jaIe.' 'mane nathI lAgatuM ke AvatI kAle savAre mahArAjA anumati Ape.' 'sAcI vAta che tArI, beTI!' mahArAjA pote khaMDamAM pravezyA. 'kumAra!' 'mahArAjA' zAntimatI ane kumAra UbhA thaI gayA. mahArAjAne palaMga para besADI, baMne mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM beThAM. 'kumAra, tuM kAle nahIM jaI zake,' jevI ApanI AjJA.' 'mAruM mana kahe che ke have tuM saMsAramAM nahIM rahI zake. tuM dIkSA levAno ja.' zAntimatInI AMkho varasavA lAgI. te DUsakAM bharavA lAgI. mahArAjAe enA mAthe hAtha mUkyo. beTI, zA mATe raDe che? kumAre siMhapuruSanA mArge javAno saMkalpa karyo che. te IndriyavijetA banyo che. beTI, have ene tuM ane huM saMsAramAM rokI rAkhIzuM to jarUra raheze, paNa e cAritra vinA taraphaDaze. enuM hRdaya pArAvAra vedanA anubhavaze. kahe, ema karavuM che? mane mArA kumAra para vizvAsa che ke e tArI 'nA' upara dIkSA nahIM le, mArI 'nA' para, ApaNo e tyAga nahIM karI jAya. paraMtu beTI, sAcA premano je artha huM samajyo chuM. e A che ke ApaNA moha khAtara, svArtha khAtara ApaNe ApaNA premInA hRdayane nA dUbhavIe! ane jo ene enA mArge javA daIe to enA tyAga karatAM ApaNo tyAga caDhiyAto banI jAya!' zAntimatI AMsubhInI AMkhe mahArAjA sAme joI rahI. kumAranI dRSTi jamIna para sthira hatI. mahArAjA AgaLa bolyA: 'huM nagaramAM ATha divasano bhavya utsava racAvavA IcchuM chuM. ApaNe kumArane bhavya vidAya ApIe. pachI ApaNe sahu sAthe caMpA jaIzuM.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 1147

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pitAjI, ahIM ke caMpAmAM, je kaMI karavAnuM che te Ape ja karavAnuM che. Apa ja pitA cho, Apa ja sarvasva cho.' kumAre mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM mastaka mUkI dIdhuM. sAthe sAthe zAntimatIe paNa. kumAra, jeTalA divasa saMsAramAM che, bALakuMvarane pitAno agAdha pyAra ApI de! jema tArA pitAnAM padacihno para tuM jAya che tema tArA padacihno para ene eka divasa cAlavAnI IcchA thAya." bALakuMvara amarasena bharanidrAmAM poDhelo hato. mahArAjAe enA para eka daSTi nAkhI ne teo cAlyA gayA. zAntimatIe kumAra sAme joyuM. kumAre zAntimatInI sthira dRSTimAM joyuM. baMne be miniTa sudhI UbhA rahyAM. zAntimatIe mauna toDyuM. nAtha!" huM paNa ApanI sAthe ja cAritra laIza. ApanA vinA huM mahelamAM rahI zakIza nahIM." paraMtu A kumAra!" "eno moha toDI zakIza." enI saMbhALa koNa leze?" enuM puNyakarma...!' kumAra mauna thaI gayo. zAmitIno nirNaya gamyo, paNa kumAranI ciMtA gherI vaLI. zAntimatIe kumAranA bhAva jANyA. nAtha, ciMtA nA karo. kumAranA sArA ucheranI sArI vyavasthA thaI jaze!" paricArikAe AvIne kahyuM: 'dvAra para pallIpati AvIne UbhA che!" AvavA de." : 118 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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[8353 * vizvapuramAM dIkSA nimitte mahotsava ujavAyo. te pachI caMpAnagarImAM dIkSA mahotsava ujavAyo. rAjakumAra amarasenano rAjyAbhiSeka thayo. senakumAra, zAntimatI, kulapati, amaraguru... vagere aneka rAjapuruSoe prazasta tithi, karaNa, nakSatra, yoga. samaye, AcAryazrI haripheNa pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI. sahue gurudeva pAse dhArmika adhyayana karyuM. sUtra thayAM ane arthajJAna prApta karyuM. sAdhujIvananI kriyAo apramattabhAve karavA mAMDI. varSo vItyAM. AcAryadeve senamunine zramaNajIvananI zreSTha koTinI ArAdhanA, jene "jinakalpa" kahevAmAM Ave che, te samajAvI. AcAryadeve senAmanine kahyuM: "he mahAbhAga, tAre "jinakalpa' svIkAravo che ne? te mATe tAre pAMca prakAranI bhAvanAothI AtmAne bhAvita karavAno che. 1. tapobhAvanA. 2. sattvabhAvanA 3. sUtrabhAvanA. 4. ekatvabhAvanA ane 5. baLabhAvanA. tapabhAvanAmAM tuM je tapa karavA dhAre, jyAM sudhI te tapa svabhAvabhUta nA thaI jAya tyAM sudhI tAre eno abhyAsa cAlu rAkhavAno. e tapane choDI devAno nahIM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 114 For Private And Personal Use Only

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* e tapazcaryA evI rIte karavAnI che ke tAre sAdhujIvanamAM je anuSThAnA karavAnAM che, temAM khAmI nA Ave. nirdoSa-prAsuka AhAra ja grahaNa karavAno. e na maLe to cha mahinA sudhI bhUkhyAM rahevAnuM! A rIte tapazcaryAnA phaLarUpe tAre alpAhArI banavAnuM che. Indriyone enA sparzAdi viSayomAM javA devAnI nathI. vatsa, tAre madhura AhAranA viSayamAM niHsaMga banavAnuM che. tAre IndriyavijetA banavAnuM che, bIjI che sattvabhAvanA. emAM he mahAmuni, tAre pAMca "pratimAnuM pAlana karavAnuM che. e pAMca pratimAnuM svarUpa tane huM batAvuM chuM: zUnya... avAvara... aMdhAriyA upAzrayamAM nidrAno tyAga karI, kAyotsarga dhyAnamAM UbhA rahI, bhayane jItIne tAre nirbhaya banavAnuM che. upAzrayamAM UMdara, bilADI vagere pazuo pharatAM haze. temanA upadravo sArI rIte sahavAnA. tyAMthI bhaya pAmIne nIkaLI javAnuM nahIM. * rAtrinA samaye upAzrayanI bahAra, tAre kAyotsargaththAne UbhA rahevAnuM. UMdara bhale karaDe, bilADI ke kUtarA bhale satAve... ke cora-DAku prahAra kare... tAre DaravAnuM nahIM. e badhA ja upadravone samatAbhAve sahana karavAnA - A rAtrinA samaye, jyAM cAra mArga bhegA thatA hoya tyAM jaIne, kAyotsargadhyAne UbhA rahevAnuM. pazuo, cora-DAkuo vagerenA bhaya jItavAnA. nirbhaya banavAnuM. ja paDatara... zu gRhamAM jaIne, rAtrinA samaye dhyAnastha banIne rahevAnuM. bhaya nahIM pAmavAno. smazAnamAM javAnuM rAtrinA samaye! smazAnamAM kAyotsargadhyAne UbhA rahevAnuM. tyAM pazu ane manuSyanA bhayo uparAMta daivI upadravothI paNa nirbhaya banavAnuM che! he vansa, divasa ho ke rAta ho, tAre deva-dAnavothI ke rAkSasothI paNa DaravAnuM nathI, to ja tuM "jinakalpane nirbhayatAthI pALI zakIza. - trIjI che sutrabhAvanA. he munivara, kALanuM pramANa jANavA mATe, tAre evo zrutAbhyAsa karavAno che ke e zruta tArA nAma jevuM abhyasta thaI jAya. sUtrArthanA parizIlana dvArA tArA anya saMyamAnuSThAnono prAraMbhakALa ane samAptikALa jANI levAno che. divasa ane rAtrino samaya jANI levAno che. jyAre keTalAmo prahara... ghaDI cAle che, te jANI levAnuM. "chAyA' mApIne tAre Avazyakano samaya, bhikSAno samaya ane vihArano samaya jANI levAno. pa0 bhAga-3 + bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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he vatsa, A sUtrabhAvanAthI cittanI ekAgratA keLavAze. karmonI ghaNI ghaNI nirjarA thaze ane aneka guNo siddha thaze. "jinakalpa' nA pAlana mATe A sUtrabhAvanA ati jarUrI che. cothI che - ekatvabhAvanA: "he munizreSTha, saMsAravAsanuM mamatva to teM sAdhupaNuM svIkAryuM tyAre ja chedI nAkhyuM che, paraMtu sAdhujIvanamAMya tane mArA para ane anya sAdhuo para mamatva haze ja! have e mamatva paNa tAre nathI rAkhavAnuM jinakalpa" svIkAravAnI taiyArI karanAre A mamatvane paNa, (bhale te prazasta gaNAya) chedI nAkhavAnuM che te mATe tAre ke amArI sAme snigdha dRSTithI jovuM nahIM. ke amArI sAthe vArtAvinoda karavo nahIM. che paraspara gocarI-pANInuM AdAna pradAna karavuM nahIM. * sUtrArtha aMge paNa pratipRcchA karavI nahIM. koInI sAthe hasavuM nahIM. koInI sAthe vArtAlApa nahIM karavo. AhAra, upAdhi ane zarIranuM paNa mamatva nathI rAkhavAnuM. che tAre evA nirmohI banI javAnuM che A ekatvabhAvanA dvArA ke, tuM jinakalpI banI gayA pachI, tArI sAme svajanono vadha thato joIne, paNa tuM kSobha nA pAme. pAMcamI che baLabhAvanA. he sattvazIla muni, tAre snehajanita rAga nathI karavAno, tevI rIte tArA daDha manobaLathI tAre guNabahumAnajanya rAga paNa nathI karavAno! AtmAne tibaLathI sArI rIte bhAvita kara. mahAna sAttvika bana, vairyasaMpanna bana. utsukatArahita banIne, nizcala banIne.. parisaha-upasarga para vijaya meLava ane "jinakalpanI je pratijJA tuM kare, e pratijJA paripUrNa kara. kAraNa ke sarva siddhi sattvathI thAya che. he vatsa, tAre be jAtanAM "parikarma' karavAM paDaze, 'jinakalpanA svIkAra pUrve: paheluM parikarma AhAranuM che. tAre have rukSa AhAra levAno, vadhelo-ghaTelo AhAra levAno ane sukko (apakRta) AhAra levAno! vAla, caNA vagere. bIjuM parikarma che vastronuM ane pAtranuM. bahu vastro nathI rAkhavAnAM, vadhAre pAtra nathI rAkhavAnAM. eka vizeSa kArya (abhyAsa) tAre karavAnuM che: "utkaTuka Asane besavAno abhyAsa karavAno che. "jinakalpa" mAM sAdhuthI besavA mATe Asana rAkhI zakAtuM nathI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 11pa1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane Asana pAtharyA vinA sAdhu sIdho bhUmi para besI nathI zakato. mATe ubhaDaka parga besavAno abhyAsa karaje.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir AcAryadeva hariSeNe, senamunine 'jinakalpa'nI viziSTa ane utkRSTa saMyamasAdhanAnI pUrvabhUmikA samajAvI dIdhI. sainamunie e ja rIte jIvanamAM abhyAsa zarU karI dIdho. AcAryazrI hariSeNe potAnI pAse rahelA anya sAdhu-sAdhvIne, teonI jijJAsA pUrNa karavA, 'jinakalpa' aMge keTalIka mAhitI ApI, kAraNa ke tyAM sAdhu-sAdhvInA samudAyone khabara paDI gaI hatI ke senana 'jinakalpa'nI sAdhanA, jinakalpanuM jIvana svIkAravAnA che! AcAryadeve sarve jijJAsu sAdhu-sAdhvIne saMbodhIne kahyuM: 'he mahAnubhAvo, 'jinakalpa' svIkAranAra sAdhune navamA pUrvanI trIjI vastu sudhInuM jJAna to avazya joIe. ane utkRSTa jJAna dazapUrvamAM kaMIka ochuM! * te mahAnubhAvanuM saMghayaNa paheluM 'vajraRSabhanArAca' joIe. * dInatA vinA te upasargo sahana karanAra joIe. * jinakalpI munine roga thAya ke zarIra para ghA thAya, te sahana kare, paraMtu auSadhAdi cikitsA nA karAve. *loca, (keza laMcana) AtApanA, tapazcaryA vagerenI vedanA sahana kare. * 'jinakalpI' muni ekalA ja rahe, ekalA ja vicare. * 'je sthAnamAM rahe, temAM UMdara vagerenAM dara hoya to baMdha nA kare. makAnanAM dvAra baMdha nA kare, sAMkaLa na lagADe. * ghAsanI jhUMpaDImAM e muni rahelA hoya ane pazuo e jhUMpaDInuM ghAsa khAtA hoya to pazuone roke nahIM. 1152 * makAnamAlika jo koI zarata karIne, UtaravA mATe sthAna Apato hoya to tevA sthAnamAM 'jinakalpI' muni nA rahe. * koIne sUkSma paNa aprIti thatI hoya to tevA sthAnano tyAga kare, * je sthAnamAM deva-devIne pazu-bila ke na2-bali caDhAvAto hoya, dIpaka saLagAvAto hoya, aMgArA ke jvAlA saLagatA hoya to tyAM jinakalpI nA rahe. * sthAnano mAlika koI kAma bhaLAvato hoya, tevA sthAnamAM jinakalpI nA rahe.' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo

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ja divasanA trIjA praharamAM ja bhikSA levA jAya. che je gAmamAM rahe, te gAmanA cha vibhAga kare. pratidina eka eka vibhAgamAM bhikSA mATe jAya. A eka gAmamAM vadhumAM vadhu sAta "jinakalpI mahAtmAo rahI zake. paraMtu paraspara bole nahIM. ekabIjAnI bhikSA mATenI zerIno tyAga kare. che ahIM A kSetramAM kALanA je vibhAgo che, temAM trIjA ane cothA ArAmAM janmelA jIvo ja jinakalpane svIkArI zake che. tIrthaMkara paramAtmA dharmatIrthanI sthApanA kare, pachI ja "jinakalpa' sAdhu svIkArI zake. A "jinakalpa' svIkAranAra sAdhunI uMmara, ochAmAM ochI 29 varSanI hovI joIe. utkRSTa karoDo varSa. A jinakalpI navo zratAbhyAsa na kare. pUrvopArjita zrutajJAnanuM ekAgratAthI smaraNa kare. jinakalpa, puruSa ja svIkArI zake. kRtrima napuMsaka paNa svIkArI zake. - jinakalpa svIkAratI vakhate sAdhu vastradhArI hoya, pAchaLathI vastra paDI jAya ke corAI jAya to sAdhu nagna rahe. ja "jinakalpa' svIkAratI vakhate sAdhune traNa zubha lezyAo hoya, tejo, padma ane zukla vezyA. paraMtu pachIthI bIjI traNa azubha lezyAo paNa AvI zake, kRSNa, nIla ane kApIta vezyA, paraMtu A azubha lezyAo vadhAre tIvra nA hoya ane jhAjho samaya Take paNa nahIM. jinakalpano svIkAra karatAM sAdhune pravardhamAna dharmadhyAna hoya, paraMtu pachIthI emane ArtadhyAna ane raudradhyAna paNa hoya, paraMtu zubha bhAvonI prabaLatA hovAnA kAraNe, azubha dhyAnanA anubaMdha nathI paDato. eka ja samaye "jinakalpa' no svIkAra karanArA sAdhuo vadhumAM vadhu 200 thI 900 sudhI hoI zake. ja jinakalpIonI utkRSTa saMkhyA be hajArathI nava hajAra sudhInI hoya che. * jinakalpIo nAnA nAnA abhigraho dhAraNa karatAM nathI. jinakalpI muni koIne dIkSA nA Ape. jinakalpIne potAnA jJAnamAM dekhAya ke "A AtmA avazya dIkSA lenAra che, to tene upadeza Ape, ane saMvigna gItArtha sAdhuo pAse tene mokale. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1153 For Private And Personal Use Only

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* evuM koI kAraNa nathI hotuM emane, ke jethI teone apavAdapadanuM sevana karavuM paDe. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * teo AMkhano mela paNa dUra nA kare, * divasanA trIjA praha2mAM AhAra-vihAra kare. zeSa samayamAM teo kAryotsarga dhyAnamAM rahe. * paganI zakti kSINa thaI jAya, vihAra nA karI zake to eka ja gAmamAM rahe. chatAM sAdhudharmamAM doSa nA lAgavA de. potAnA jinakalpanuM barAbara pAlana kare.' jinakalpano svIkAra karavA pUrve, AcAryadeve kahyA mujaba senamunie viziSTa jIvana jIvavA mAMDyuM. AcAryadevanuM pUruM dhyAna emanA upara hatuM. joke AcAryadevane vizvAsa hato ke senamuni 'jinakalpa'nuM uccatama sAdhakajIvana jIvavA mATe sakSama che, yogya che, samartha che. eTale ja pUrvataiyArI karAvatAM hatAM temanI pAse, jyAre senamuninI saMpUrNa taiyArI thaI gaI. AcAryadeve prazasta dravya-kSetra-kALa ane bhAva joIne, sakaLa saMghane bhego karyo. potAnAM sarve sAdhu-sAdhvIne bhegAM karyAM. AcAryadeve dhIragaMbhIra svare kahyuM: 'he mahAnubhAvo, sthavirakalpa ane jinakalpa - baMne kalpa sAdhuo mATe che. baMne kalponuM pratipAdana zrI tIrthaMkara 52mAtmAe kareluM che. arthAt jinakalpanuM sAdhujIvana ane sthavirakalpanuM sAdhujIvana - baMne prakAranAM jIvana tIrthaMkaradeve batAvelAM che. baMne prakAranAM jIvanathI mokSamArganI ArAdhanA thaI zake che. baMne jIvana vaccenuM aMtara mukhyatayA eka cheH jinakalpanuM sAdhujIvana mAtra utsargamArganuM avalaMbana le che. jinakalpanuM sAdhujIvana, apavAdamArganuM anusaraNa karatAM nathI. mahAnubhAvo, ApaNA sAdhusamudAyamAM eka zreSTha munivara che senamuni! navapUrvenuM emaNe jJAna prApta karyuM che ane 'jinakalpa' svIkAravA pUrve emaNe pUrI taiyArI karI lIdhI che. AjanA zubha divase teo 'jinakalpa' aMgIkAra kare che. te pUrve, teo kSamApanA karaze sahu sAthe, te pachI ApaNe kSamApanA karIzuM.' sainamunie sahu sAthe kSamApanA karatAM kahyuM: 'jaI kiMci pamAeNaM na suThu me vaTTiyaM mai puvviM / taM bhaM khAmeni ahaM nissallo nikkasao a / / ' 'he guNIjano, niHzalya ane niSkaSAya banIne, pUrve pramAdathI je kaMI tamArA pratye kharAba karyuM hoya, tenI huM kSamA mAguM chuM.' 1154 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tyAM upasthita sAdhuonI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. sahu munionAM mastaka bhUmine sparza karIne rahyAM. eka sthavira muni gadgad svare bolyA: he sattvazIla munIzvara, tame jinakalpa' dhAraNa karI, tamAruM parama hita sAdhazo. tamAro mArga kuzaLa ho. he mahAmanA, ame ajJAnavaza, pramAdavaza tamArA pratye koI aparAdha karyo hoya, tenI ame kSamA mAgIe chIe.' senamuni, siMhanI jema ekalA tyAMthI vihAra karI gayAM. janasamUhamAM ne sAdhu samudAyamAM emanA guNonI prazaMsA thavA lAgI. AcAryadeva hariSaNa, muni parivAra sAthe anyatra vihAra karI gayAM. sAdhvIsamudAya sAthe sAdhvI zAntimatIe paNa tyAMthI vihAra karyo. pallIpati, ke jeo "bhalamuni' tarIke prasiddha thayAM hatAM, temanI IcchA paNa senamuninI jema jIvana jIvavAnI hatI. AcAryadeve temane 1. zarIra saMlekhanA ane 2. kapAya saMlekhanAno zreSTha mArga samajAvyo. chevaTe temaNe tathA muni amaragurue "anazanavrata' svIkArIne, sAdhujIvana saphaLa karyuM. jyAre senamuni gAma.. nagara, araNya tathA zUnya khaMDeromAM dhyAna dharatAM.... vicaratAM hatAM... gAmamAM eka rAta ane nagaramAM pAMca rAtri-divasa vicaratA rahetAM. # je zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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vipaNa! sAta luccA, laphaMgA mitronI ToLI jAmI gaI. viSeNa jyAre caMpAthI bhAgyo tyAre tenI pAse jhaverAta hatuM. jhaverAta vecato gayo ane rUpiyA uDAvato gayo. roja rAtre enA nivAsasthAnamAM mahephila jAmatI. zarAba ane suMdarInA ravADe caDhI gayo. paraMtu jyAre tene ekAMta maLatuM tyAre ene senakumAra yAda Avato ane enA pratye IrSA, dveSa, roSa ane dhikkAranI tIvra bhAvanA jAgatI. "huM ene mArI nAkhuM. ene mArIne ja mane saMtoSa thaze." A vicAra enA cittamAM ghoLAto raheto hato. eka divasa saMdhyAnA samaye viSeNa senakumAranA AvA ja azubha vicAromAM tallIna hato, eno mitra sAraMga AvI caDhyo. viSeNanI pAchaLa jaIne Ubho rahyo. pAchaLathI eNe viSeNanI baMne AMkho para potAnA be paMjA dAbI dIdhAM. viSeNa samajI gayo ke, "A sAraMga che." koNa? sAraMga che ne?' sAraMga hasI paDyo, virSaNanI pAse AvIne, Ubho rahI gayo, "mitra, Aje koI gaMbhIra vicAramAM che kaMI?" bIjA konA? senakumAranA vicAramAM chuM." mitra, tuM to caMpAnA samAcAra jANato ja nathI? senakumAre enI patnI sAthe cAritradharma svIkArI lIdho. enA bALaputrane rAjasiMhAsana para besADI dIdho che. ane jyAM sudhI e yauvanamAM na Ave tyAM sudhI vizvapuranA mahArAjA enI javAbadArI saMbhALaze!' jo sAraMga, mane caMpAnA rAjasihAsana sAthe ke rAjya sAthe koI saMbaMdha nathI, mAre e kaMI joItuM nathI. "javAbadArI' nAmanA jaMtu pratye mane napharata che. ApaNe to nibaMdha banIne, jIvavAmAM mAnIe chIe! basa, IcchA mujaba khAvA-pIvAnuM, IcchA mujaba pharavAnuM - rakhaDavAnuM ane mojamajA karavAnI. basa, mArA jIvananuM eka ja lakSya che, senakumArane jaladIthI jaladI yamalokamAM pahoMcADI devAnuM!' kRtamaMgalAnagarImAM ja viSeNe nivAsa karyo hato. tenI sAthe ja caMpAthI sAraMga vagere enA mitro AvyAM hatAM. traNeka mitro kRtamaMgalAnA hatAM. viSeNa pAse enA jIvanakALamAM na khUTe eTaluM dhana hatuM. eTale ene paisAnI koI ciMtA na hatI. ene eka ja AkuLatA hatI - senakumAranI hatyA karavAnI! teNe sAraMgane kahyuM: 1156 bhAga-3 4 bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAraMga, tuM tapAsa kara ke e senasAdhu atyAre kyAM che? ApaNe tyAM jaIe, eno pIcho karIe.... ane ene mArIe.' sAraMga enA khAsa mitra nAraMgane laIne, senamuninI tapAsamAM nIkaLI paDyo. teo caMpAnA rAjyamAM AvyAM. baMne pAse ghoDA hatAM. eka eka gAma-nagaramAM tapAsa karatAM teo AgaLa vadhatAM hatAM. triveNInagarImAM emaNe AcAryazrI hariSaNane joyA. vinayapUrvaka emane vaMdanA karIne, senamuni aMge pRcchA karI. AcAryadeve kahyuM: e mahAmuni ekalA ja vicare che. "jinakalpa nAmanA sAdhujIvananI utkRSTa sAdhanA kare che. teo atyAre kyAM vicare che, e ame nathI jANatAM.' "paraMtu teo AsapAsanAM gAma-nagaromAM ja haze ne?' sAraMge pUchyuM. hA, amArI AsapAsa 253) yojanAnA vistAramAM ja hovA joIe. ame sAMbhaLyuM che ke teo moTA bhAge jaMgalomAM, guphAomAM. ne smazAnagRhomAM vadhAre rahe che. gAma-nagaromAM to mAtra bhikSA mATe ja jAya che." sAraMga ane nAraMge AcAryane ane sarva sAdhuone vaMdanA karI. atyArUDha banIne cAlI nIkaLyAM. temaNe caMpAnI uttarathI dakSiNano paTa tapAsavA mAMDyo. paraMtu temane senamuni na jaDyA. dakSiNathI teo pUrva dizA tarapha vaLyA. pharatAM pharatAM te baMne kollAka' nAmanA nAnakaDA gAmamAM pahoMcyA. joke kollAka gAma paNa na hatuM. jaMgalamAM chUTA chUTAM ra53) ghAsanAM ane mATInAM jhUMpaDA hatAM. temAM kheDUto rahetAM hatAM. temanI pAse moTI saMkhyAmAM gAyo-bheMso hatI. bakarIonAM jhuMDa hatAM, ane e badhAnI rakSA mATe 10/12 rAkSasI kUtarA hatAM. be ajANyA ghoDesavArone joIne, kUtarAo dhasI gayA. baMne ghoDesavAroe potapotAnA ghoDAonI lagAma kheMcI rAkhI." eka-be jhUMpaDAomAMthI strIo bahAra nIkaLI AvI. "sAraMge pUchyuM: 'o bahena, ahIM AjakAlamAM koI ekalA jaina sAdhu AvelA?" bahene kahyuM: "gaI kAle ja AvelAM. teo to jaMgalamAM rahe che. koInI sAthe bolatAM nathI. rAtabhara eka jagyAe UbhA rahe che. juo, A uttara-pUrvanI vacce je TekarI dekhAya che ne? te mAtAjInI TekarI kahevAya che tyAM rahe che." sAraMga ane nAraMga khuza thaI gayAM. muninuM pAkuM ThekANuM maLI gayuM sAraMga, ApaNe eka vakhata najare joI AvIe to?" e muni ApaNane joI gayo, oLakhI gayo to? mATe ApaNe hamaNA e sAdhu pAse javuM nathI. ApaNe viSeNane laI AvIe pachI zodhIzuM. pachI sAdhu jANe ne viSeNa jANe!" baMne mitro pAchA vaLyAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 11pa7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kRtamaMgalA AvyAM. viSeNane maLIne badhI vAta karI. viSeNa rAjI thaI gayo. 'ApaNe AvatI kAle vahelI savAre nIkaLI jaIe!' viSeNe kahyuM. ApaNe sAta mitro jaIe. tyAM 'kollAka mAM 20/25 jhUMpaDA che. kheDUtone 525 rUpiyA ApI daIzuM. be, traNa jhUMpaDAM be divasa rahevA maLaze. divase tyAM devInI TekarI para pharIzuM ne rAtre jhUMpaDImAM AvIne khAIzuM, pIzuM ane UMghI jaIzuM!' 'bhale, khAvApIvAnI sAmagrI laI lejo. huM mAruM kAma patAvIza, tame tamAruM kAma karajo.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'paraMtu devInI TekarI para ekalA javAya evuM nathI. tyAM ApaNe sahu sAthe jaIzuM.' viSeNa enA mitro sAthe azvo 52 besIne, 'kollAka' pahoMcI gayo. be jhUMpaDAM emane maLI gayAM! ghoDAo bahAranAM vRkSo sAthe bAMdhI dIdhA. kheDUtoe ghAsa nAkhyuM dhoDAone viSeNa vagerene pIvA pANI ApyuM. viSeNane utAvaLa hatI. ene enuM kAma jaladIthI pUrNa karavuM hatuM. teNe potAnI kamaramAM be dhAradAra kaTArI chupAvI dIdhI hatI, te devInI TekarI tarapha cAlyo, kheDUto pAsethI teNe rasto jANI lIdho hato. Ama to sIdhI ja pagadaMDI hatI. kyAMka kyAMka paththaro paDelA hatA. thoDA kAMTA paNa hatA. viSeNe majabUta joDA paherelAM hatAM. eNe potAnuM mAthuM kALA rUmAlathI bAMdheluM hatuM. badana para cAmaDAnI baMDI paherelI hatI. dADhI ane vALa vadhelAM hatAM. vicAronI gaDamathalamAM thoDI thoDI vAre aTako e, Upara caDhyo. jaMgalamAM pharatAM nAnakaDAM pazu-paMkhIo sasalAM, chachUMdara ke kAcaMDAne kAraNe sUkAM pAMdaDAno avAja moTo lAgato hato. devInA maMdirano AgaLano bhAga DuMgaranAM TopacAMne sapATa kApIne racavAmAM Avelo hato. maMdiranI AgaLa khAssI sapATa jagyA hatI. DuMgara parathI e jagyAe pahoMcavA mATe thoDAM pagathiyAM caDavAM paDe ema hatAM. eNe kheDUto pAsethI jANyuM hatuM ke pelA sAdhu devInA khaMDeramAM dhyAna lagAvIne UbhA rahe che. 1158 viSeNa, khAkharA ane pIluDInAM ekasAthe UgelAM jhADa pAse Ubho rahyo, e baMne jhADanAM thaDa ane pAMdaDA, ekamekamAM lapaTAI gayAM hatAM. pIluDInI Toca para beThelAM be gIdha ekAeka tINI kikiyArIo pADIne UDacAM hatAM. viSeNa e avAjathI coMkyo. teNe UDatAM gIdhane joyAM. eka gIdha thoDe dUra paDelA totiMga patharA para AvIne beThuM. ane lAMbI Doka karI citkAratuM rahyuM. jyAre bIjuM gIdha jorathI pAMkho phaphaDAvIne, thoDuM UMce UDyuM ane goLa cakarAvA levA mAMDyuM. viSeNe tenI AjubAjunI bhAga-3 * bhava sAtamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jhADI para naja2 pheravI. tene kazuM ajugatuM nA dekhAyuM paraMtu tenA ajJAta manamAM kaMIka vicitra saMvedano thatAM hatAM. chatAM te maMdiranI pAse javA mATe pagathiyAM caDhavA mAMDavo. upara pahoMcIne maMdiranI AgaLanA sapATa medAna para UbhA rahIne joyuM to enA mitro AvatAM dekhAyAM. 'A badhA Ave, e pahelAM huM e senamunine joI AvuM.' viSeNe maMdiranA khaMDeramAM praveza karyo. teNe aMdaranA eka avAvaru bhAgamAM munine dhyAnastha UbhelA joyAM. enA manane saMtoSa thayo. teNe vicAryuM: 'A sAruM thayuM. A sAdhu ahIM ekAMta sthaLe che. vaLI enI pAse ekeya hathiyAra nathI! mATe A pApIne mArI nAkhuM... ane varSonI mArI IcchA pUrNa karuM.' eNe kamaramAM khosI rAkhelI kaTArI bahAra kADhI. punaH teNe muni tarapha joyuM. tene vicAra Avyo: 'hamaNAM mArA mitro AvI jaze. sAraMga ane nAraMga to badhI vAta jANe che. paraMtu e sivAyanA mitro huM 'munine mArI nAkhuM' e vAta pasaMda nahIM kare. temAMya A senamuni to tejasvI ane rUpavAna dekhAya che. temane joIne A mitro, emane mAravA jatAM mane rokaze... mATe hamaNAM Ane huM nA mAruM. rAtre mArIza!' teNe kaTArI myAnamAM nAkhI kamaramAM chupAvI dIdhI. mitro AvyA. munine joyA. rAjI thayA. maMdiranA khaMDeranI AsapAsa pharyA, khuza thayA. viSeNe kahyuM: 'ApaNe maMdiranI AgaLanA medAnamAM besIe. thoDuM khAIe. madyapAna karIe ane pachI dhIre dhIre nIce UtarIe. saMdhyA samaya paNa thaI jaze. sahue tyAM khAdhu-pIdhuM ane gappAM mAryAM. sUryAstamAM be ghaTikA samaya bAkI hato. sahu nIce UtaravA lAgyA. eka jhUMpaDAmAM mitro sUI gayA. bIjA jhUMpaDAmAM viSeNa sUI gayo. tene UMgha zAnI Ave? te jAgato ja paDyo rahyo. jyAre madhyarAtrino samaya thayo tyAre te dhIrethI jhUMpaDAMmAMthI nIkaLyo. devInI TekarIno rasto have ene jANIto hato. te jhaDapathI cAlavA lAgyo. TekarIno DhoLAva sIdho hato. viSeNa e DhoLAva para bane teTalI jhaDape caDhavA mAMDyo. tenAM phephasAmAM pArAvAra zvAsa bharAvA mAMDayo. pahADo caDhavAno tene mahAvaro na hato. pariNAme utAvaLa karavAmAM tene zvAsa caDhI jato. eka jagyAe sIdhe sIdho lapasyo. tenAM kapaDAM dhULathI ragadoLAyAM. DhIMcaNa ane hatheLIo paNa cholAI hatI. paraMtu atyAre tene kazAnI paravA na hatI. te hatI eTalI zakti vArIne, devInA maMdire pahoMcavA Icchato hato. maMdiranA paTAMgaNamAM pahoMcIne, viSe sAvacetI lIdhI. tenA manamAM bhaya hato. maMdiranI AjubAjunI jagyAthI te paricita hato. maMdiranA pAchalA bAraNethI te praveza karavA mAgato hato. rAtrino sannATo hato. teNe maMdiramAM praveza karyo. teNe thoDI vAra nirAMtano dama lIdho. madhamAkhIonA avAja sivAya kyAMya kazo avAja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 15: For Private And Personal Use Only

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na hato. teNe UMDo zvAsa lIdho, ImAratamAMthI vicitra avAvaru jagyAnI ane kabUtaronI saDI gayelI hagAranI vAsa tenA nAkamAM prasarI gaI. tene eka khUNAmAM UbhelA senamuni dekhAyA. e ja dhyAnastha mudrA hatI. viSeNa munirAjanI najIka pahoMcyo. te bhayaMkara krodhe bharANo, teNe kamarethI kaTArI kADhI. teNe munine kahyuM: 'are, durAcArI, tArA ISTadevanuM smaraNa karI le. hamaNAM ja tAro ziraccheda karuM chuM.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir senamuni to parama AtmadhyAnamAM lIna hatAM. temaNe viSeNanA zabdo nA sAMbhaLyA, paraMtu eka divyazaktie sAMbhaLI lIdhA. evI viziSTa jagyAomAM divyazaktio rahetI hoya che. eTale ja AtmasAdhako, maMtrasAdhako vagere evI jagyAomAM jaIne sAdhanA karatAM hoya che. sAdhanAmAM pelI divyaktio sahAyaka banatI hoya che. viSeNe e maMdiranA khaMDeramAM senamunine eka khUNAmAM UbhelA joyA hatAM, paraMtu bIjI bAju devInI mUrtine UbhelI joI na hatI. bhale maMdira tUTI gayuM hatuM, mUrti tUTelI na hatI. te mUrti daivI tattvathI adhiSThita hatI. rAtrinA samaye e daivIzakti jAgrata thayelI hatI. teNe 'avadhijJAna'thI joyuM. avadhijJAnIne aMdhakAra naDato nathI. 'are, A duSTa to kaTArI ugAmIne, A mahAmunine mAravA taiyAra thayo che.' devInI mUrtimAMthI pahelAM dhumADo nIkaLyo. pachI e dhUmrasera prakAzamAM badalAI gaI... ane temAMthI ati tejasvI divyAkRti pragaTa thaI. viSeNe AkRti joI. acAnaka na dhArelI ghaTanA banI. enA zarIre pasIno vaLI gayo. devIe divya dhvani karyo. AkhI TekarI dhrUjI UThI. viSeNanA hAthamAMthI kaTArI chInavI lIdhI ane tene thAMbhalAnI jema sthira karI dIdho. viSeNa bAvo banI gayo. na hAlI zake, na cAlI zake! devIe tenI bharnsanA karIne kahyuM: 're duSTa, A tArI kevI pApalIlA? AvA vItarAga jevA mahAmunine mArI nAkhavA... A madharAte Avyo che? anArya che, tuM anArya! tAro viveka paravArI gayo lAge che. zA mATe A munine mAravA taiyAra thayo che? zA mATe emanA pratye AvuM vera rAkhe che?' 1130 viSeNanA jema paga sajjaDa coMTI gayA hatAM dharatI para, tevI rIte enI vANI paNa devIe harI lIdhI hatI. devIe AgaLa vadhIne kahyuM: 'tane huM ahIMthI nA javA deta, paraMtu A munirAja kSamAnA sAgara che. prabhAte mane Thapako Ape mATe tane javA dauM chuM. cAlyo jA ahIMthI. have jo punaH AvIza to...' viSeNane devIe mukta karyo. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava sAtamo

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mukta thayelo viSeNa muni tarapha dhasyo. tyAM ja devIe enI chAtImAM lAta mArI dIdhI. tenA moDhAmAMthI lohI vahevA lAgyuM. te jamIna para paDI gayo. mUcchita thaI gayo. devIe vicAryuM. A jagyAmAM A mahAmuni rahelA che. A mUcchita duSTa puruSane maMdiranI bahAra 100 DagalAMnI bahAra mUkI AvuM. jethI mahAmuninI sAdhanAmAM koI vikSepa nA thAya!' viSenA zarIra para ekeya zastra devIe rahevA nA dIdhuM. enA dehane upADIne, vananI gIca jhADImAM mUkyo. enI mUccha dUra thaI eTale devIe karuNAthI prerAIne ene upadeza Apyo.. ane devI adRzya thaI gaI. duSTa puSpo koIno paNa upadeza hRdayamAM utAratAM nathI. devI adazya thaI gayA pachI viSeNa pAcho roSe bharAya. "huM mArA verIne mArI nA zakyo. mAre enA TukaDe TukaDA karI nAkhavA hatAM. paNa vacce A devI AvI gaI. Ama vicArato hato, tyAM to pAchaLathI enI pIThamAM bhAlo kheMcyo. te Ubho thayo. pAchaLa jaMgalI zabaro hatAM. temanA hAthamAM bhAlA hatAM. IzArAthI temaNe viSeNane AgaLa cAlavAM kahyuM. viSeNa cAlavA mAMDyo. bhUkha ane tarasathI enA prANa jatAM hatAM. paraMtu e mAnavabhakSI zabarInA hAthamAM phasAyo hato. 'vokheila" nAmanI aTavImAM, pelA be zabaro viSeNane laI gayAM. tyAM bIjA zabarI rahelAM hatAM. gIdhaDAone mArIne enAM pIchAM bhegA karatAM hatAM. pachI e gIdhone rAMdhyA vinA ema ja khAI jatAM hatAM. viSeNane e zabarIe mArI nAkhyo. enA mAMsanI mahephila uDAvI. * viSeNano jIva marIne chaThThI narakamAM gayo. senamunie aMte saMlekhanA karI. anazana karyuM. paMDita mRtyu pAmyA. temano bhavya AtmA "navamAM raiveyaka devalokamAM deva thayo. ka eka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 111 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrAvaka saMkSiNa 1 TI kahAvalI' graMthamAM lalliga zrAvakano vRttAMta Ave che. - lalliga zrAvaka devaguruno bhakta hato, paraMtu paise-Take duHkhI hato. garIbAIthI te kaMTALI gayo hato. bhaTakato thaI gayo hato. eka divasa te AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijI pAse gayo, vaMdana karIne te beTho. gurudeve kahyuM: 'lalliga, have bhaTakavAnuM baMdha kara." gurudeva, to pachI mane dIkSA Apo, jethI paralokanuM hita to huM sAdhI zakuM.' AcAryadeve potAnA jJAnaprakAzamAM lalliMganuM bhaviSya joyuM, ane kahyuM: 'lalliga, thoDA divasamAM ja tArI daridratA dUra thaze. tuM dhanavAna banIza." lalliganI nirAzA dUra thaI. teNe gurudevane vaMdanA karI ane svasthAne gayo. ja eka vepAramAM lalliga aDhaLaka dhana kamAyo. AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijInA racelA graMtho lakhAvavAmAM teNe khUba dhana khacyuM. ka AcAryadeva rAtre paNa graMtharacanA karI zake te mATe, lallige aMdhakAramAM prakAza karanAruM uttama ratna lAvIne, upAzrayamAM mUkyuM. ja jIvanaparyata lalliga haribhadrasUrijInI sevAmAM rahyo hato. te paNa saMskRta-prAkRta bhASAno jANakAra banyo hato. teNe zrutabhakti ane gurubhaktithI potAnuM jIvana dhanya banAvyuM hatuM. 0 0 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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{LupaH] ayodhyAno rAjakumAra guNacaMdra nagaranA bAhya udyAnamAM paribhramaNa karI rahyo hato. vanapAlake udyAnane haryuMbharyuM rAkhyuM hatuM. udyAnamAM gulAba, mogaro, camelI, jUI, rAtarANI... vagere puSponA choDa hatAM. azoka, lImaDo, pIpaLa, vaDa... vagere aneka prakAranAM vRkSo hatAM. guNacaMdra yuvAna hato. zastrakaLAmAM pAraMgata hato. vividha kaLAomAM paNa te nipuNa banelo hato. te rUpavAna hato, chatAM strIo tarapha te udAsIna raheto hato. te guNavAna hato, chatAM enI namratA akhaMDa hatI. guNacaMdra prakRtipremI hato. e prakRtipremathI AkarSAIne lagabhaga roja udyAnamAM Avato hato. kyAreka enA mitro paNa udyAnamAM sAthe AvatA. dAsa-dAsI paNa kumAranI pAchaLa pAchaLa AvI jatAM. teo udyAnamAM dUra karatAM, dhyAna kumAranuM rAkhatAM. eka divasanI vAta che. kumAra guNacaMdra jUInI vela pAse Ubho rahI, jUInAM zveta puSpone joI rahyo hato, e vakhate tyAM mahAbhaya utpanna karanAra bhayaMkara avAja thayo. jANe banne koI mahAparvatane toDavA vajano prahAra karyo hoya ne jevo joradAra dhaDAko thAya, tevo pracaMDa dhamAko thayo. mitro dhrujI gayA... dAsa-dAsIo gabharAIne doDI AvyAM. "zuM thayuM? zuM thayuM?" nI bUmo pADavA lAgyAM. paraMtu kumAra nirbhaya rahyo. aDaga ane aDola rahyo. teNe mitrone kahyuM: 'tame Darazo nahIM. huM tamArI sAthe chuM! eTalAmAM pAsenuM ja totiMga vRkSa mULamAMthI ja khaDIne, kumAranI pAse paDyuM. vRkSanI eka DALIno paNa tene ghasarako lAgyo nahIM.... acAnaka banI gayuM. koI kAraNano vicAra kare e pahelAM banI gayuM. kumAre cAre bAju dRSTi doDAvI, paraMtu kiMI dekhAyuM nahIM.. ApaNe sahu jamIna para besI jaIe ane ISTadevanuM smaraNa karIe... A kAma koI pazunuM nathI ke koI manuSyanuM nathI. tyAM upasthita sahue potAnA iSTa devanuM smaraNa karavA mAMDyuM. guNacaMdra kSetrapAla'nuM smaraNa karavA mAMDyuM... utkRSTa puSyanA udayavALo puruSa devane paNa bolAvI zake che. guNacaMdra kSetrapAlanuM smaraNa karatAM, "gamana rati" nAmano kSetrapAla deva tyAM AvI gayo. je adazya zaktie bhayaMkara avAja karIne, mahAbhaya utpanna karyo hato ane totiMga vRkSane pADI nAkhI kumArane kacarI nAkhavAno prayatna karyo hato, te adazya zaktine, adazya rahelA kSetrapAle parAjita karI, bhagADI dIdhI! 114 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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adazya jagatamAM AvuM badhuM banyA karatuM hoya che. jevI rIte dazya jagata che, tevI rIte adazya jagata paNa che! kyAreka kyAreka adRzya jagatamAM DokiyuM karIne jonAra yogIpuruSo, e jagatanI avanavI vAto kahetAM hoya che. joke A vAta koIne kahevAnI ochI hoya che. sAmAnya buddhinA manuSyanAM manamAM na samajAya evI e vAto hoya che. paraMtu A vizvamAM dekhAtAM badhAM kAryonAM kAraNo dazya-dekhAtAM nathI hotA. dekhAtAM kAryanuM kAraNa adazya paNa hoya che, paraMtu kAraNarUpe ene mAnavuM paDe che. 0 0 0 viSeNa marIne narakamAM gayo hato. narakamAM asaMkhya varSa sudhI kAramAM duHkha eNe sahyAM hatAM. tyAMnuM AyuSya pUrNa thayA pachI, tenAM ghaNAM ghaNAM pApakarma bhogavAI gayAM hatAM, chatAM je koI pApakarma bAkI rahI gayelAM, te pApakarma teNe pazuonA ATha-dasa bhavo karIne bhogavyAM. tyAra pachI ene eka manuSyabhava maLyo. chatrA nAmanI nagarImAM janmyo. garIba mAtA-pitAnI jhUMpaDImAM janmyo. pitA kezava ane mAtA kAzIe putranuM nAma "caMdra rAkhyuM. caMdra jevo e saumya hato. ane ochAbolo hato. enA bhAgyamAM bhaNavAnuM to hatuM ja nahIM. e jyAre 8-10 varSano thayo, gAmanAM thoDAM pazuone carAvavA mATe jaMgalamAM laI jato. ene jaMgalamAM pharavAnuM gamatuM. e pazuonI rakSA karato. emane premathI carAvato... nagaranI pAse, thoDe ja dUra eka pahADI hatI. pahADInI AsapAsa jaMgala hatuM. moTA bhAge caMdra e jaMgalamAM ja pazuone laIne jato. pazuone yogya ghAsa ane vRkSonAM pAMdaDAM khUba maLatAM tyAM. caMdra kyAreka kyAreka pahADInI koI guphAmAM paNa pharI Avato. bahu UMDo nahoto jato, ene bhaya lAgato. eNe sAMbhaLeluM ke guphAmAM siMha ane vAgha rahetA hoya che! eka divasa siMha-vAghanA badale guphAmAM eka yogInAM darzana thayA. caMdrane harSa thayo. teNe praNAma kyAM.. pachI to rojano krama thaI gayo. dhIre dhIre caMdra emanI sevA karavA lAgyo. kyAreka phaLa lAve, kyAreka dUdha lAve. eka mahinA sudhI e yogInI sevA karI. yogI enA para prasanna thayA. yogIe caMdrane kahyuM: he vatsa, tArI sevAthI huM tArA para prasanna thayo chuM. tuM mAga, je tAre joItuM hoya te!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 116 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gurudeva, mAre kaMI joItuM nathI. mArAM A pazuo hemakhema rahe ane mArAM mAtA-pitA sukhI rahe eTale basa!' yogIpuruSe AzIrvAda ApyA, ne teo cAlyA gayAM. caMdrano jaMgalamAM javA-AvavAno krama cAlato rahyo. eka divasa aNadhArI ghaTanA banI. caMdra eka vRkSanI chAyAmAM beTho hato. pazuo enA AsapAsa caratAM hatAM. trIjo prahara pUrNa thayo hato. cothA praharano prAraMbha thayo hato.... ane acAnaka eka gAya barADI UThI. caMdra saphALo Ubho thaI gayo. ene amaMgalanI phALa paDI. eNe e gAya tarapha joyuM. enI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. eka vAdha gAya upara tUTI paDyo hato. gAya potAnAM ziMgaDAMthI vAghano sAmano karI rahI hatI. caMdra doDyo. tenI pAse majabUta lAkaDI hatI... caMdra vAgha para dhaDAdhaDa lAkaDInA prahAra karavA mAMDayA. bIjI bAju pacAsa gAyo bheMso tyAM doDI gaI.. vAghane gherI lIdho... vAgha para ziMgaDAMnA prahAra thavA mAMDyA... caMdra to enAmAM jeTaluM jora hatuM, te samagra jorathI lAkaDInA prahAra kare. jato hato.... vAgha marI gayo, gAya bacI gaI... paraMtu caMdra lohIluhANa thaI gayo... jIvarakSAno AnaMda enA mukha para hato... caMdranAM mAtA-pitA zodhatAM zodhatAM tyAM AvyA. pazuo badhAM caMdrane gherIne UbhA hatAM. pazuonA mAliko paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. caMdranI mAtA, caMdranA pitA. kalpAMta karavA lAgyAM. lokoe kapaDAno thelo banAvyo, caMdrane temAM suvADyo ane sahu nagaramAM laI AvyA. upacAro karavAmAM AvyA. eka mahine te sAro thayo. pachI roja caMdra jIvadayAnuM khUba pAlana karavA lAgyo. pariNAme teNe ArogyanA kAraNabhUta zatAvedanIya karma bAMdhyuM ane saubhAgya tathA yazanA kAraNabhUta saubhAgya nAmakarma ane yazakIrti nAmakarma bAMdhyuM. tenuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. tenuM mRtyu thayuM. teno janma vatAyaparvata para vidyAdhara-kuLamAM thayo, rathanUpura rAjyanA cakravAlapuramAM teno janma thayo. pitAnuM nAma cakravartI hatuM, mAtAnuM nAma cakrezvarI hatuM. tenuM nAma "vAnamaMtara pADavAmAM AvyuM. yogya uMmaramAM AvatA vAnamaMtarane aneka kaLAo sAthe kuLa paraMparAthI cAlI AvatI vidyAo sAdhavAno AmnAya ApavAmAM Avyo. 1599 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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AkAzagAminI vidyA, adazyakAriNI vidyA... vagere aneka vidyAo teNe siddha karI. jevI rIte devonI duniyAmAM vAnamaMtara devo vilAsI hoya che, kutUhalapriya hoya che ane paribhramaNazIla hoya che, e ja rIte A vidyAdharaputra "vAnamaMtara paNa vilAsI hato. kutUhalapriya hato ane paribhramaNazIla hato. te rUpavAna hato, parAkramI hato ane vidyAdharonI duniyAmAM lokapriya yuvAna hato. vidyAdharo, jo emanI pAse viziSTa vidyAsiddhio hoya to, teo jaMbudvIpathI mAMDIne AThamA naMdIzvaradvIpa sudhI jaI zake che. vAnamaMtare jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetranA "ayodhyA nagaranI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI. koI paribhramaNazIla vidyAdhare ja tenI samakSa ayodhyAnI prazaMsA karI hatI. ayodhyAnA khUba suMdara madananaMdana' nAmanA udyAnanI prazaMsA karI hatI. vAnamaMtara AkAzamArge gamana karIne, ayodhyAnA e madananaMdana udyAnamAM pahoMcyo. vizALa ughAna hatuM. e udyAnamAM teNe rAjakumAra guNacaMdrane joyo... je guNacaMdrane jonArA, pahelI ja dRSTie guNacaMdranA anurAgI banI jatA hatA, prazaMsaka banI jatA hatA, e guNacaMdrane pahelI ja najare jotAM vAnamaMtaranA cittamAM roSa pragaTa thayo! vAnamaMtara guNacaMdrane dhikkAravA lAgyo... jema jema joto gayo, vicAra karato gayo, tema tema eno dveSa prabaLa thato gayo. e adazya thaIne guNacaMdrane jato hato. ene potAnI vidyAzaktionuM abhimAna jAgyuM. 'mane A rAjakumAra dITho gamato nathI, huM ene bhayabhIta karIne mArI nAkhuM." vicAra jAgyo. guNacaMdra sAthe vAnamaMtarane oLakhANa nathI thaI, baMne vacce bolavAno vyavahAra nathI thayo... paraspara koI saMbaMdha baMdhAyo nathI. chatAM, mAtra pUrvajanmanA saMskAra jAgyA ane tIvra dveSa pragaTyo... vAnamaMtara pUrvajanmano viSeNano jIva hato ne! 0 0 0. guNacaMdra pAse vidyAzaktio na hatI, paraMtu purabaLa eTaluM prabaLa hatuM ke devIzakti ene sahAya karavA tatpara rahetI hatI. je daivIzakti, vAnamaMtaranI vidyAzakti karatAM caDhiyAtI hatI. sarvoparI hatI. karmonI kevI vicitratA hatI! vAnamaMtara enI vaitADhacaparvatanI duniyAmAM lokapriya hato, paropakArI hato ane suprasiddha hato. jyAre bIjI bAju e guNacaMdra pratye hepI banyo hato. guNacaMdrano verI banyo hato. kSetrapAle ene apamAnita karIne, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 11 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kADhI mUkyo hato, te potAnA sthAne jato rahyo hato, paraMtu te pachI tenA cittataMtrano kabajo guNacaMdre laI lIdho hato. 'hu guNacaMdrane mArIza!' AvI graMthi baMdhAI gaI hatI enA cittamAM, Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir agnizarmAnA janmamAM eNe je 'niyANuM' karyuM hatuM, guNasenarAjAne bhavobhava mAravAnuM, e niyANAno A prabhAva hato. ene guNacaMdranAM darzana thatAM ja mAravAnI IcchA jAgrata thaI gaI. guNacaMdre to vAnamaMta2ne joyo ja na hato. vAnamaMtare adRzya rahIne, upadrava karyo hato ene bhagADavAnuM kAma paNa guNacaMdre karyuM na hatuM. guNacaMdra tarapha snehabhAva rAkhanArA kSetrapAle karyuM hatuM! Ameya guNacaMdranA manamAM saMsAranA sarva jIvo pratye maitrIbhAva hato... koI paNa jIva pratye zatrubhAva hato ja nahIM. maitrIbhAva paNa sAmAnya koTino na hato. vizeSa prakArano hato. ahita karanArane paNa guNacaMdra zatru mAnato na hato, mitra ja mAnato hato. je samayanI A vAta che, e samaye ayodhyAnA sAmrAjyanI saMpUrNa bhAratamAM bolabAlA hatI. bhAratanAM badhAM ja rAjyomAM ayodhyAnuM rAjya sarvoparI gaNAtuM hatuM. eno bhaMDAra, enI senA, enuM parAkrama... badhuM ja sarvoparI hatuM. chatAM mahArAjA 'maitrIbaLa' prajApriya rAjA hatA. anya rAjyo sAthe temanI maitrI akhaMDa hatI. mahArAjAnI paTTarANI padmAvatI, suzIla mahAsatI sannArI hatI. te rUpavatI hatI tevI ja guNavatI hatI. jyAre guNacaMdra enA peTe avataryo hato tyAre rANIe svapnamAM 'mahAsarova2' joyuM hatuM, te paNa mukhamAMthI peTamAM praveza karatuM mahAsarovara joyuM hatuM! svapna joIne te jAgI gaI hatI. mahArAjAne svapna kahI batAvyuM hatuM. 'tane mahAsarovaramAM taratA rAjahaMsa jevo putra thaze!' A mahArAjAno svapnano phalAdeza hato. rANI harSathI romAMcita thaI gaI hatI. teNe khUba sArI rIte garbhanuM pAlana karyuM hatuM. kumAranA janma samayanA graho paNa zreSTha hatA. * mahArAjAe garIbone mahAdAna ApyuM hatuM. * kArAvAsanA kedIone mukta karI dIdhA hatA. 113 * maMdiromAM viziSTa koTinI pUjAo - utsavo karAvyAM hatAM. * nagarajanoe potapotAnAM bhavanone zaNagAryAM hatAM ane vAjiMtro vagADyAM hatAM. * zerIe zerIe taruNa strIoe nRtya karyAM hatAM... * rAjAne zreSThIoe zreSTha vadhAmaNAM ApyAM hatAM. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava AThamo

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rAjamahela indrabhavana banI gayo hato. A sarvatra harSa... AnaMda ane ullAsa vyApelo hato. guNacaMdramAM ghaNAMbadhAM maulika guNo to hatA ja. paraMtu ene vividha viSayonuM jJAna-vijJAna ApavA ane vividha kalAo zIkhavavA aneka vidvAno, vizArado ane kalAkArone rAjAe rokyA hatAM. kumArane jJAnaprAptinI ane kalAprAptinI tIvra jijJAsA hatI ja, ke teNe lekhana-vAMcana zIkhI lIdhuM. citrakaLA, nATyakaLA, gIta ane vAdana zIkhI lIdhuM. che kAvyomAM AryA Adi chaMda zIkhI lIdhAM, mAgadhikA, gAthA, gIti, loka... vagere zIkhI lIdhAM. strI-lakSaNa, puruSa-lakSaNa, azva-lakSaNa, gaja-lakSaNa vagere lakSaNazAstra bhaNI lIdhuM. che. caMdracAra, sUryacAra, rAhucAra, grahacAra vagere jyotiSa aMgenuM jJAna-vijJAna meLavI lIdhuM. je vidyAo ane maMtronAM rahasya jANI lIdhAM. ja bRha, pratibRha, lazkara, chAvaNI, nagaranirvaza... vagere jANI lIdhuM. chekhAsa karIne apazikSA ane hastIzikSA zIkhI lIdhI. hiraNyavAda, suvarNavAda, maNivAda, dhAtuvAda jANI lIdhA. bAhuyuddha, daMDayuddha, muSTiyuddha, mallayuddha vagere tamAma prakAranAM yuddhomAM nipuNatA pAmI lIdhI. - dhAnyakaLA ane bhojanakaLA paNa zIkhI lIdhI. teNe adhyayanakALamAM adhyayana ja karyuM. teNe duniyAnI koI kaLA bAkI rAkhI na hatI, paraMtu tene ati priya hatI citrakaLA! ane gIta-saMgItanI kaLA: raka raka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 9996 For Private And Personal Use Only

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utarAparanA zaMkhapura nagaranA rAjamahelamAM madhyarAtrinA samaye paNa dIpako jalatAM hatAM. mahArAjA zAMkhAyana ane rANI kAntimatI gaMbhIra carcA karI rahyAM hatAM. 'deva, ApaNI ranavatI mATe zuM traNe bhuvanamAM koI yogya vara haze kharo?' 'devI, "vahuratnA varajghara'! A pRthvI aneka ratnone pedA kare che... ratnAvatIne yogya vara jarUra maLaze.' svAmI, putrInA adabhuta rUpane jotAM ane enA vizALa vijJAnano vicAra karatAM... mane nathI lAgatuM ke ene yogya vara maLI jAya! have ratnAvatI vivAha yogya thaI che...' rANIe nirAzAnA sUro kI. devI, ciMtA nA karo. ratnAvatI jema rUpavatI che, guNavatI ane vidyAvatI che, tevI rIte te puNyazAlinI che ke nahIM?" che ? devI, enuM prabaLa puSpa ja enA mATe vara laI Avaze!' eTale pachI ApaNe koI prayatna nahIM karavAno?" karavAno prayatna. meM gaI kAle ja suyogya puruSone judAM judAM rAjyomAM mokalyA che. teo rAjakumArone joze. je rAjakumAra temane ranavatI mATe yogya lAgaze, te rAjakumAronAM citra laIne Avaze! ApaNe e citra jovAnAM... pachI varanI pasaMdagI karavAnI!' bahuM sAruM karyuM Ape... prayatna karavAthI kyAreka saphaLatA maLI jAya...' kAntimatInA mukha para AnaMda chavAyo. 0 0 0 bhUSaNa ane citramatI nAmanA be catura rAjapuruSo ayodhyAmAM AvyAM hatAM. teo nagaranI eka dharmazALAmAM UtaryA hatA. temaNe dharmazALAnA kAryavAhakanA mukhe rAjakumAra guNacaMdranI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI... joke Avo anubhava temane bIjA rAjyomAM paNa thayo hato. prajAjano potapotAnA rAjyanA kumAronI prazaMsA kare, te svAbhAvika hatuM. koI rAjyamAM kumAranI niMdA karanAra paNa maLyAM hatAM. paraMtu A be vicakSaNa puruSo, kumAronI niMdA-prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne, nirNaya kare, tevA na hatAM. teo uttama bheTa laIne, rAjamahelamAM gayAM. 1170 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhAgyayoge, teo sarvaprathama tyAM pahoMcyAM ke jyAM rAjakumAra guNacaMdra dhanurvidyAno abhyAsa karI rahyo hato. temAMya te "rAdhAvedha' sAdhI rahyo hato. dhanurvidyAno A zreSTha prayoga hato. abhyAsa pUrNa karIne kumAra svasthAne cAlyo gayo, paraMtu bhUSaNa ane citramatI-baMnenA hRdayamAM kumAra vasI gayo! * sapramANa deha. che kamaLa jevI AMkho. UjaLo vAna. ja addabhuta lAvaNya. ka suMdara deha-vibhUSA. advitIya dhanurvidyA. pahelI najare ja gamI jAya tevI mukhAkRti. ka tIvra AkarSaNa. bhUpaNe citramatIne kahyuM: "ApaNe kumArane maLavAnI taka khoI nAkhI.. have kumArane kyAM ane kevI rIte maLIzuM?" citramatI paNa vicAramAM paDI gayo... baMne rAjapuruSoe thoDI kSaNo vicAramAM ja pasAra karI. citramatIe bhUSaNa sAme joIne kahyuM: "pahelAM to ApaNe rAjasabhAmAM jaIne, mahArAjAne bheTa ApIe. pachI ApaNA utAre jaIne, ratnapatInuM citra banAvIe ane e citra laIne, ApaNe kumAra pAse jaIe. kahe, mArI yojanA tane kema lAge che?" sarasa! ApaNe ema ja karIe...." 0 0 0. baMne rAjapuruSoe rAjasabhAmAM jaIne potAno paricaya Apyo. zaMkhapuranA mahArAjA taraphathI bheTa ApI. mahArAjA maitrIbaLe ayodhyA AvavAnuM prayojana pUchyuM: ame ayodhyAnI prazaMsA sAMbhaLIne, ayodhyAnAM darzana karavA mATe AvyA chIe." tamAre AjathI rAjyanA atithigRhamAM rahevAnuM che. mahArAjAe AjJA karI.' jevI ApanI AjJA...." kahI baMne rAjapuruSo tyAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. te baMnene atithigRhamAM laI janArA maMtrIe e baMnenA nAma jANI lIdhAM, thoDo paricaya laI lIdho. bhUSaNe ane citramatIe sthAnAMtara karIne, paheluM kAma ratnAvatInuM citra banAvavAnuM karyuM. baMne sArA citrakAra hatA. jevI ranavatI hatI, tevuM ja suMdara citra banAvyuM, zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 111 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane citrapaTane laI, zaMkhapuranA e rAjapuruSo kumAranI pAse rAjamahelamAM gayA. kumArane maLyA. rAjakumArInuM citra kumAranI sAme mUkIne bolyA: he rAjakumAra, ame uttarApathanA zaMkhapurathI AvyA chIe. ApanAM darzana karIne, ame AnaMdita thayA chIe, ame bhAgyazALI banyA chIe. kumAre ratnAvatInuM citra joyuM. tallInatAthI joto rahyo. kumAranA mukha para snehapUrNa bhAvo UpasI AvyA. te bolyo: 'citra suMdara che. tame ghaNuM ja suMdara citra banAvyuM che. A kalpanAcitra che ke AvI ja suMdarI A pRthvI para vAstavika che' mahArAjakumAra, A eka rAjakumArInuM vAstavika citra che. hA, A citramAM jevuM enuM rUpa-svarUpa dekhAya che, enA karatAM ghaNuM vadhAre e suMdarInuM rUpa-svarUpa haze, ochuM to nahIM ja! kAraNa ame bahu sAmAnya koTinA citrakAra...' basa, basa, tame sAmAnya koTinA citrakAra cho ke viziSTa koTinA, e huM samajI zakuM chuM. citrakaLA mAro priya viSaya che!' he deva, jo Apa AjJA Apo to ame ApanuM citra paNa banAvIe...' bhUSaNe kahyuM, paraMtu kadAca kumAre na sAMbhaLyuM. e rAja kumArInA citranA darzanamAM lIna banyo hato. te svagata babaDyo: "AnA jamaNA hAthamAM zatapatra kamaLa kharekhara, zobhe che.. ane A rAjakumArI mane to sAkSAt kAmadevanI patnI rati samAna lAge che. AnA karatA caDhiyAtAM rUpa-lAvaNyavALI strI, A duniyA upara hoya, evuM huM mAnato nathI. tamAruM citra-kauzalya adbhuta che! mane khUba gamyuM." mahArAjakumAra, A citra rAjakumArI ratnAvatInuM che. zaMkhapuranA mahArAjA zAMkhyAyananI A putrI che!" 'tame ranavatIne pratyakSa joIne, pachI A citra banAvyuM che?" "hAjI mahArAjakumAra, amArA nagaramAM kAmadevano utsava hato. e divase rAjakumArI tenI sakhIo sAthe, suMdara rathamAM besIne jatI hatI. enA jamaNA hAthamAM zatapatra kamaLa hatuM. ane ame baMnee ene joI jotA ja rahyA, ane pachI amArA ghera jaIne, e ja divase citra banAvyuM. he kumAra, amAre jevuM banAvavuM joIe evuM citra banAvI zakyA nathI. sAcuM kahIe to sAkSAt vizvakarmA vidhAtA paNa, rAjakumArInuM yathArtha rUpa-lAvaNya citramAM avatarita karI zake ema nathI.... he mahArAjakumAra, ApanI pAse ja bhale rahe A citra. atyAre ame rAjyanA atithigRhamAM jaIe chIe. kAle punaH ApanAM darzana karIzuM.' "tame jarUra Avajo. mane kalAkAro game che." kumAre potAnI sAme yogya jagyAe ratnavatInuM citra goThavyuM ane citradarzanamAM ekAgra banyo. 1172 bhAga-3 % bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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* AchA lAla hoTha. moTAM moTAM kamaLanayana. ka AkarSaka chAtI. pAtaLI kammara. kALAbhammara lAMbA vALa. A vizALa nitaMba. ja AkarSaka caraNakamaLa kharekhara, A rAjakanyAne koI virakta munivara dekhe, to paNa eka vAra to mohita thaI jAya. evI A sarvAMgasuMdara rAjakanyA che.' kumAranA cittamAM anaMgano Aveza AvI gayo. teNe citrane potAnA be hAthamAM laIne, potAnI chAtIe dabAvyuM... e ratnAvatInA pratye tIvra bhAve AkarSita banyo. huM paNa AnuM citra banAvIza!' manomana kumAre nirNaya karyo. bIjA divase prabhAte Avazyaka kAryo patAvIne, bhUSaNa ane citramatI, kamAranA pratibhAvo jANavA, rAjamahelamAM AvyA. kumAre bhAvapUrvaka e baMnene AvakAryA. emanI sAthe AnaMdathI vArtAlApa karyo. emanA cAturIbharyA praznonA tatkALa uttaro ApIne, potAnI apUrva buddhipratibhAthI prabhAvita karyA. zaMkhapuranA baMne rAjapuruSo Azcaryamugdha thaI gayA. bhUSaNa bolI UThya: "mahArAjakumAra, ApanAmAM tarata javAba ApavAnI ajaba jJAnazakti che. guNacaMdra rAjyanA bhaMDArIne bolAvIne kahyuM: "dhanadeva, A be kalAkAra rAjapuruSone eka lAkha sonAmahoro bheTa Apo.' dhanadeve kahyuM : ' jevI ApanI AjJA. dhanadeva namana karIne gayo, paraMtu tenA manamAM vicAra Avyo: "kumAranI kevI udAratA che? eka lAkhathI ochuM dAna ApatA ja nathI! emaNe lAkha sonAmahoronuM pramANa jANyuM ja nathI lAgatuM! eka lAkha sonAmahorono kevo moTo Dhagalo thAya che, te emane pratyakSa dekhADuM! e joIne emane thaze ke adhadhadha.. ATalA badhA rUpiyA? bIjI vakhata lAkha rUpiyAnuM dAna ApatAM vicAra karaze!" bhaMDArIe bhaMDAramAMthI lAkha sonAmahoro kumAranI sAme ja magAvI. kumAranI sAme Dhagalo karI dIdho, A ahIM zA mATe?" kumAre dhanadevane pUchyuM. mahArAjakumAra, A e ja lAkha sonAmaho che ke je Ape A be paradezI citrakArone bheTa ApavA mATe, AjJA karI!' dhanadeva ATaluM bolIne eka bAju sarakIne, Ubho rahI gayo. kumAre vicAryuM. "jarUra amArA A bhaMDArIne A dAna vadhAre paDatuM lAgyuM che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 173 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhananuM A rIte pradarzana karIne, e mane ADakatarI rIte, mArI dhAraNA mujaba dAna ApatAM aTakAvavAno prayatna kare che! e bhaMDArIne A dAna, saMpattino bagADo lAge che.. je ene nathI gamato..." guNacaMdra bhaMDArInI pravRtti parathI enI vRttinuM sAcuM anumAna karyuM. guNacaMdranA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. teNe vicAryuM. dhanadevanI A mUrkhatA che, narI mUrkhatA che. e nahIM vicArato hoya ke A dhanasaMpatti koI paNa jIvanI sAthe mRtyu pachI jatI nathI, ahIM ja rahI jAya che! ahIM A jIvanamAM paNa kyAreka corAI jAya.. kyAreka lUMTAI jAya ke kyAreka AgamAM bhasmIbhUta thaI jAya... AvI saMpattinI sArthakatA mAtra dAnadharmanI ArAdhanAthI ja che!' kumAre AgaLa pAramArthika dRSTithI vicAravA mAMDyuM: A dhana-vaibhava upara mamatvabhAva thAya eTale AtmAne nukasAna thAya ja che. AtmAnuM ahita thAya che. kadAca huM A be paradezI citrakArone lAkha sonAmahoro nA ApuM, to paNa A saMpatti zAzvatakALa TakanArI nathI... ane ApuM chuM... to mAtra lAkha sonAmahorothI emanAM badhAM duHkha dUra thavAnAM nathI. saMpattino saMgraha karI rAkhavAthI e TakatI nathI. e Take che puNyakarmanA udayathI! e puNyodaya samApta thAya eTale saMpatti nAza pAme che. bhale, e saMpattine manuSya bhogave nahIM ke dAna nA Ape... eno nAza thavAno nizcita hoya che. e saMpattinI game teTalI rakSA karavAmAM Ave... chevaTe e nAza pAmavAnI ja! dAna ApavAthI ja dhana-saMpatti upakAraka bane che... anyathA A saMpatti mAtra anartha ja karanArI che, mATe eno tyAga karavo ja ucita che... A prasaMga sAro maLyo che. huM dhanadevane bodhapATha ApuM!' bhaMDArI!' 'jI, mahArAjakumArI A citrakAro be che. benI vacce eka lAkha sonAmahoro ochI gaNAya, mATe baMnene ekeka lAkha sonAmahoro Apo! dhanadevanI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI.. paraMtu A to yuvarAjanI AjJA hatI! hA-nA karAya ema na hatI. nIcuM mAthuM karIne, dhanadeva bhaMDAramAM gayo. bIjI lAkha sonAmahoro lAvIne citrakArone ApI. bhUSaNa ane citramatI Azcaryacakita thaI gayA. be lAkha sonAmahoro laI, kumAranAM caraNe praNAma karI, potAnA sthAne laI gayA. snAna-dugdhapAnAdi prabhAtika kAryothI paravArIne, kumAra potAnI citrazALAmAM 1174 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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pahoMcyo. enA manamAM zaMkhapuranI rAjakumArI vasI gaI hatI, citrazALAmAM enuM citra sAme rAkhIne, enuM nirIkSaNa karyuM, tyAra pachI eNe pote eka navuM citra doravAno nirNaya karyo. e vakhate teno khAsa mitra "vizAlabuddhi' kumArane maLavA Avyo. vizAlabuddhie kumAranI sAme ja paDeluM ratnapatInuM suMdara citra joyuM. teNe hAthamAM laIne citra joyuM. pachI jijJAsAthI kumAra sAme joyuM. mitra, A citra zaMkhapuranI rAjakumArI ratnapatInuM che! koNa lAvyuM tArI pAse?' be citrakAro zaMkhapurathI AvyA che, teo lAvyA che?' zA mATe?' prayojana meM pUchyuM nathI, paraMtu e baMne pAchA zaMkhapura javAnA che, temanI sAthe huM rAjakumArIne citrarUpe uttara mokalavA vicAruM chuM!" kumAre kahyuM. kevuM citra?" vidyAdhara-vidyAdharInuM vidyAdhara ane vidyAdharI-ekabIjAne premadRSTithI jue che...' eTale ayodhyAnA rAjakumAra vidyAdhara ane zaMkhakumAranI rAjakumArI vidyAdharI! ema ja ne?" baMne mitro khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyAM. buddhi, rAjakumArIne A citra dvArA huM jaNAvavA IcchuM chuM ke huM tene cAhuM chuM! enI sAthe huM lagna karIza.' bahu sarasa, mane tArI vAta gamI buddhi bolyo. "sAruM, tuM citra banAva. huM ApaNA bIjA mitro sAthe mahelanA ja udyAnamAM beTho chuM!' buddhi gayo. kumAre citrapaTa lIdho, raMgo ghoLyA ane pachI hAthamAM lIdhI. eNe sarvaprathama saMdhyAsamayanuM naisargika vAtAvaraNa UbhuM karyuM. pachI vidyAdharInI AkRti banAvavA mAMDI. suMdara AkRti upasAvI, temAM mukhAkRti ratnapatInI ja pasaMda karI. tyAra bAda vidyAdharanuM citra banAvyuM. jANe ke svayaM guNacaMdrakumAra! baMnenI AMkho evI banAvI ke jANe paraspara jotAM hoya. baMnenI AMkhomAMthI prema vaheto hoya. baMne ekabIjAne prema karatAM hoya! alaMkAro paherAvavAnA bAkI hatA, tyAM ja bhUSaNa ane citramatI citrazALAnA dvAre AvIne UbhA. ame aMdara AvI zakIe?' bhUSaNe pUchyuM. kumAre dvAra tarapha joyuM. prasannatApUrvaka AvakAra ApyuM. baMne kumAranI pAchaLa AvIne UbhA rahI gayA.. 'zuM karo cho mahArAjakumAra?" citramatIe pUchyuM. kumAre kahyuM: 'tame jAte ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1175 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nihALo!' kumAre citrapaTa bhUSaNanA hAthamAM pakaDAvI dIdho... te joIne baMne vismaya pAmyA... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mahArAjakumAra, Apa citrakaLAmAM koI paNa khAmI vinA kevuM addabhuta prabhutva dharAvo cho? A jIvaMta citra che! A citra ja spaSTa bhAvo kahe che... kharekhara citramAM bhAvonI abhivyakti duSkara hoya che. citrakaLAmAM bhAvo ja prazaMsanIya hoya che. sAce ja, mahArAjakumAra, Apa advitIya citrakAra cho. duniyAe Apane A rUpe oLakhyA nathI. bIjI bAju, bhUSaNa ane citramatIe guNacaMdrakumAranuM Abehuba citra taiyAra karavA mAMDyuM hatuM. emane zaMkhapura jaIne rAjakumArIne citra batAvavAnuM hatuM. rAjArANIne paNa batAvavAnuM hatuM. 'A rAjakumAranuM citra ja sahune pasaMda paDavAnuM che...' baMne rAjapuruSone vizvAsa hato. rAjakumAranuM advitIya citra banAvIne, e baMne kumAra pAse gayA. kumAre ratnavatInuM citra banAvIne, tenI nIce saMdezo lakhyo hato. 'citramAM rahelI bALAne to joI, paraMtu mAro aMtarAtmA tenA pratyakSa darzana ka2vA utsuka che...' bhUSaNe ne citramatIe citra joyuM ane citra nIce lakhelo saMdezo vAMcIne kumArane kahyuM: 'mahArAjakumAra, ApanI IcchA alpa samayamAM pUrI thaze. Apa rAjakumArInuM jevuM citra AlekhyuM che, tevI ja che rAjakumArI, kharekhara, amArI rAjakumArI mahAna bhAgyazALI che... ke je ApanA jevA puruSaratnanA hRdayamAM vasI che! he kumAra, A citra amane Apo. ame, jo Apa AjJA Apo to Aje ja zaMkhapura tarapha prayANa karIe, rAjakumArIne Ape banAveluM A citra bheTa ApIzuM! amane to vizvAsa che ke enA hRdayamAM paNa evo ja bhAva jAgaze... jevo bhAva ApanA hRdayamAM jAgelo che.... 1173 citra laIne baMne citrakAro potAnA nivAse AvyA, be lAkha sonAmahoronI poTho bharI. citro lIdhAM... ane ghoDAo para ArUDha thaI zaMkhapura tarapha prayANa karyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava AThamo

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'mahAdevI, ame ghaNAM nagaranA rAjamahelomAM gayA. tyAMnA rAjakumArone joyA. paraMtu koI ne koI vAte amane te kumAromAM adhUrAza lAgI. amAre to ratnAvatIne anurUpa rAjakumAra zodhavAno hato... ame ayodhyA gayA. ayodhyAnA rAjakumArane jotAM ja ame cakita thaI gayA. enA ati suMdara rUpa-lAvaNyane joIne, ame prabhAvita thayA. te pachI enI dhanurvidyA joIne, to diMga ja thaI gayA! zuM temaNe rAdhAvedha karyo che! ame to amArI jiMdagImAM pahelI ja vAra "rAdhAvedha" joyo.." "mahArANIjI, te pachI to ame temane pratyakSa maLyA. emanI sAthe vArtAlApa karyo... keTalAka caturAIbharyA prazno pUchyAM. kumAre temanI apUrva buddhipratibhAthI tatkALa uttaro ApyAM. ame keTalAka zAstrIya prazno pUchuyA. enA uttara paNa temaNe tatpaNa ApyA. kharekhara! temanI buddhicAturI ane zAstrajJAna para ame ovArI gayA! mahAdevI, ame rAjakumArInuM citra kumArane bheTa ApyuM. tyAre khabara paDI ke citrakaLA to temanI priya kaLA che! teo paNa suMdara citro banAve che! ema kahIne bhUSaNe, guNacaMdrakumAre doreluM ranavatInuM citra mahArANI padmAvatIne ApyuM. mahArANIe citra joyuM ane enI nIce lakhelo saMdezo vAMcyo. rANI harSita thaI. teNe bhUSaNane pUchyuM. tame rAjakumAranuM citra lAvyA cho?" hA mahAdevI!' citramatIe rAjakumAranuM citra rANIne ApyuM. rANI kumAranuM citra joIne, romAMcita thaI gaI. teNe citramatI ane bhUSaNane kahyuM: "kharekhara, mArI putrI bhAgyazALI che... ke Avo sarvaguNasaMpanna kumAra mArI putrIne cAhe che! bhUSaNe kahyuM: "mahAdevajI, haju to amArI vAta bAkI che. amArA citrakAmathI prasanna thaIne, kumAre amane be lAkha sonAmahoronuM dAna ApyuM!" rANInI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. te bolI: "be lAkha sonAmahoro tamane ApI? aho, kumAranI udAratA paNa ghaNI adabhuta kahevAya! AvuM dAna ApaNI rAjasabhAmAM kyAreya joyuM nathI! ghaNA moTA moTA kalAkAro rAjasabhAmAM Ave che!' mahArANIjI, kumAranI keTalI vizeSatAo kahIe? amAro to Apane Agraha che ke rAjakumArI mATe A varane vadhAvI levo joIe. amane e rAjakumAramAM koI kasara jovA maLI nathI.' baMne rAjapuruSoe rANI padmAvatInA cittamAM kumAra guNacaMdrane vasAvI dIdho. baMne tyAMthI mahArAjA pAse gayAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1177 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArANIe kumAranuM citra, potAnI aMgata dAsI madanamaMjulAne ApIne kahyuM: A citra tuM ratnAvatIne Apa ane kahe ke A citranuM ekAgratApUrvaka avalokana kare." citrane laI madanamaMjulA ratnAvatI pAse pahoMcI. tene citra ApIne, rANIno saMdezo Apyo. citra jotAM ja ratnavatI citramAM rahelA kumAra pratye snehabhAvavALI banI. ratnavatIe citrane joIne, madanamaMjulAne puchuyuM: A konuM citra che?' 'huM cokkasa jANatI nathI." "to paNa?' "mane to A IndranuM citra lAge che!" khoTuM, Indrane hajAra AMkha hoya che, A puruSane be AMkho che!" "to pachI nArAyaNanuM citra haze!' nArAyaNanI kAnti zyAma hoya che, A to suvarNa kAntivALA puruSa che!' to caMdra ke jyotiSa devalokanA Indra che, temanuM citra haze.' nA hoya candranuM, caMdra to kalaMkita hoya che. A citramAM to akalaMkita puruSa to pachI Apa ja nirNaya karo ke A kAmadeva sadaza mahApuruSa koNa haze madanamaMjulAe prasanna mukhamudrAe ratnavatIne kahyuM. ratnAvatIe citrane joyA ja karyuM.. lAMbA samaya sudhI joyA karyuM... pachI madanamaMjulA sAme joIne te bolI: maMju, A koI daivI puruSa to nahIM hoya?" "ema ja haze! huM to evuM anumAna karuM chuM ke A puruSa amArI rAjakumArIno vara hovo joIe!" e ja vakhate rAjakumArInA khaMDamAM "siddhAdeza" nAmanA rAjapurohite praveza karIne kahyuM: "maMjulA, tArI vAtamAM mane saMdeha nathI thato. nakkI e citrano puruSa rAjaputrIno vara thaze ja!" madanamaMjulAe ranavatI sAme joyuM. enA be khabhA para potAnA be hAtha dabAvIne kahyuM: "ratnavatI, te siddhAdezanuM vacana sAMbhaLyuM ne?" ratnAvatI harSita banI. teNe siddhAdezane mastaka namAvI, praNAma karyA, ane e citramAM tallIna banI, siddhAdeza cAlyAM gayAM. AvyAM hatAM ranavatI sAthe vAto karavA, paraMtu sakhIothI e parivarelI hatI tathA rAjakumAranA citramAM enuM mana tallIna hatuM, eTale AzIrvAda ApIne, teo cAlyAM gayAM. bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo 178 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ratnavatI paNa citrakaLAmAM nipuNa hatI. teNe madanamaMjulAe kahyuM: 'huM AvuM ja citra banAvIza!" ane teNe kumAranuM suMdara citra banAvyuM. madanamaMjulA e citra mahArANI pAse laI gaI. rANIe, kumAre banAvelA ratnAvatInA citrane ane ratnAvatIe banAvelA kumAranA citrane pAse pAse mUkyAM... ane baMne citrone jotI rahI. tenuM mana ullasita thayuM. teNe kahyuM: "mane to A joDI gamI gaI che!" rAjakumAra guNacaMdrane ratnAvatI gamI gaI. ratnavartIne kumAra guNacaMdra gamI gayo. baMnenAM mAtA-pitAne A benI joDI gamI gaI. baMnenA sagapaNa nakkI thayAM. ki lagna levAyAM. utsava maMDAyA. lagna ayodhyAmAM ja thayAM. khUba bhavyatAthI lagna thayA. nirvighna zubha prasaMga pUrNa thayo. alabatta, e vakhate vidyAdharakumAra vAnamaMtara enA kAryamAM vyasta hato, nahIMtara e vigna karyA vinA na raheta. kumAra guNacaMdra ratnAvatInI sAthe yatheccha viSayopabhoga karI rahyo hato. temanI pAse yauvana hatuM, vaibhava hato ane badhI ja anukULatA hatI. pAMca indriyonAM bhogasukho mANavA mATeno anukULa samaya hato. paraMtu A saMsAra che! sarvakALa koIne badhI ja anukuLatA maLatI nathI, nirAMta maLatI nathI ke zAnti maLatI nathI. ayodhyAnA sAmrAjyanI sImA para paDozI rAjAnuM anAvazyaka AkramaNa thayuM hatuM. guptacaroe rAjA vigrahanI hilacAla jANI hatI. temaNe mahArAjA maitrIbaLane jANa karI hatI. mahArAjA vigraharAjAnA nAnA rAjyane ane enI alpazaktine jANatA hatA. temaNe vigraharAjAne pAcho enA rAjyamAM mokalI devA mATe, senApati sujAta sAthe nAnI senA mokalI hatI. bIjI bAju vigraharAjA, mahArAjA maitrIbaLanI amApa zakti ane ayodhyAnI vizALa senAno pratApa jANato hato. paraMtu ene to ayodhyAnA sarahadanAM gAmone raMjADavA hatAM. eka eka gAmane lUMTIne e potAnA surakSita killAmAM cAlyo jato hato. ene khabara paDI ke senApati sujAta nAnI senA sAthe AvI rahyo che. vigrahe enI sAthe yuddha karIne bhagADyo! vigrahano vijaya thayo. sujAta hArI gayo... ayodhyAnA ghaNA sainiko yuddhamAM marAyA. sujAta surakSita jagyAmAM rahyo ane mahArAjAne samAcAra mokalyA. samAcAra sAMbhaLI. mahArAjA maitrIbaLa svayaM yuddha mATe taiyAra thayA. senAne taiyAra zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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thavAnI AjJA karI dIdhI. A samAcAra rAjakumAra guNacaMdrane maLyA. teNe ratnAvatIne kahyuM: "mAre yuddha mATe javuM paDaze.... mArA jevo yuvAna putra hoya ane pitAjI yuddhanAM zastra saje, e anucita che." 'nAtha, ApanI vAta sAcI che. Apa utsAhathI yuddhamAM padhAryo. Apano ja vijaya thavAno che. zatruno parAjaya karI zIdhra Apa pAchA padhAro. huM ApanI pratIkSA karatI rahIza.' kumAra potAnA AvAsamAMthI nIkaLI, sIdho ja mahArAjA maitrIbaLa pAse gayo. eNe senAnuM Adhipatya grahaNa karyuM. mitrIbaLanAM zastro choDI nAkhyAM. 'AvA nAnA rAjAne hAMkI kADhavA Apane javAnuM nA hoya. huM e vigrahano nigraha karIza! Apa ciMtA nA karo.." vizALa senA sAthe kumAre sarahada-pradeza tarapha prayANa karyuM. ayodhyAnA vizALa sAmrAjyanAM seMkaDo gAma-nagaromAM thaIne, kumArane pasAra thavAnuM hatuM. dareka gAmanagaranI prajAe kumAranuM umaLakAbhera svAgata karyuM. "kumAra, tamAro vijaya ja thaze!" prajAjano kumAranA utsAhamAM bharatI lAvato hato. saubhAgyavatI strIo kaMku ane akSatathI kumArane vadhAvatI hatI. te te AjJAMkita rAjAo ane rAjakumAro, kumAranI sAthe yuddhayAtrAmAM joDAI jatAM hatAM. kumAranA parAkramanI prazaMsA to sAMbhaLI hatI, have amane kumAranuM pratyakSa parAkrama jovA maLaze!" A rAjakumAronI tamannA hatI. bIjI bAju rAjA vigrahane samAcAra maLyA ke "kumAra guNacaMdra vizALa senA laIne Ave che. eTale vigraha potAnA surakSita killAmAM cAlyo gayo. killAmAM anAja vagere bharI lIdhuM ane daravAjA baMdha karI dIdhA. kumAre killAne sajjaDa ghero ghAlyo. killAmAMthI eka pakSI paNa bahAra nIkaLe to te pakaDAI jAya, evI vyuharacanA goThavI dIdhI. kumAre tyAM ja killA pAse potAno paDAva nAkhyo. keTalAka rAjakumAroe guNacaMdrane kahyuM: "A vigraha Apano sevaka rAjA che. Apa svAmI cho.. eNe Apano moTo aparAdha karyo che. ene sajA karavI joIe.' A sajA ja che ne! e killAmAM bharAI beTho che. jyAre prajAne ane ene jIvanajarUriyAtanI vastuo khUTI paDaze tyAre kAM to prajAne maravuM paDaze athavA killAnA daravAjA kholavA paDaze. "tyAM sudhI ApaNe rAha joIne, ahIM paDyA rahevAnuM? Apa AjJA Apo, ame killAnA daravAjA toDI nAkhIe" evI utAvaLa karavAnI jarUra nathI. thoDA ja divasomAM ene daravAjA kholavA paDaze." rAjakumAro vizeSa bolyA nahIM. teo bIjA sthAne bhegA thayA ane yuddha karavAno 1180 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nirNaya karyo. potapotAnAM sainyane taiyAra karyuM, kumAra guNacaMdrane khabara ja nA paDe, e rIte e kumAroe mukhya daravAjo choDIne, dakSiNa taraphano daravAjo toDavAno nirNaya karyo. e daravAjA para humalo karI dIdho. killAnI upara UbhelA rakSaka sainika sAthe yuddha jAmI gayuM. rAjakumAra guNacaMdrane khabara paDI ke te te rAjyanA kumAroe yuddha cAlu karyuM che. ane yuddhakaLAmAM nipuNa nahIM hovAthI emanI vadhAre khuvArI thAya che,'tatkALa kumAra svayaM e sthaLe pahoMcyo. rAjakumArone bolAvIne samajAvyA ane yuddhane sthagita karyuM. kumAroe kahyuM: 'yuddha karyA vinA kyAM sudhI A jaMgalamAM paDyA rahevAnuM?' 'tamane sahu kumArone ahIM AsapAsanAM gAmo ApavAmAM Ave che. tame te te gAmonA mAlika banIne raho...' ayodhyAnA mahAmaMtrI vicakSaNe mArga zodhI kADhyo. kumAre kahyuM: 'mane tame sahu kumAro priya cho... nirarthaka yuddhamAM tamArA prANa homavAmAM, huM jarAya rAjI nathI.... kumAre ayodhyAnI senAne ja rokI rAkhI. killAno ghero cAlu rAkhyo. anya rAjakumArone henAM nAnAM gAmomAM AsapAsa mokalI dIdhAM. temanA sainikone paNa mokalI dIdhAM. kumAra nirbhaya ane nizciMta banIne, potAnI chAvaNImAM rahyo. teNe savArathI rAtriparyaMtano kAryakrama banAvI dIdho. temAM savAramAM Avazyaka kriyAo patAvIne, bAjunA vizALa medAnamAM e potAnA azva para besIne, azvakrIDA karato raheto. sUrya mAthe Ave tyAM sudhI enI azvakrIDA cAlatI rahetI. tyAra pachI bhojana karIne e vizrAma karato. vizrAma karI lIdhA pachI, maMtrIvarga sAthe ane senApatio yuddha-parAmarza karato. rojerojanI paristhitinuM mUlyAMkana karavAmAM AvatuM. sAMja sudhI A vArtAlApa cAlato raheto. te pachI e ja sthaLe gIta ane nRtyanA kAryakramo thatA. tyAra bAda bhojana thatuM. rAtri paDatI. kumAra azvArUDha banI, maMtrIo sAthe killAnI cAre bAju pharavA nIkaLatAM. badhA ja sainiko jAgrata rahetAM hatAM. kumAranuM abhivAdana karatAM hatAM. kumAra sainikonAM sukhaduHkhanI vAto paNa sAMbhaLato. emane protsAhana paNa Apato hato. A rIte samaya pasAra thato hato, e arasAmAM AkAzamArgethI pasAra thatA vidyAdhara vAnamaMtare guNacaMdrane joyo! e samaye kumAra medAna para azvakrIDA karato hato, teNe adRzya rahIne, badhI paristhiti jANI. tenA manamAM kumAra pratye akAraNa dveSa utpanna thayo: 'A kumAramAM keTalI badhI dhIraja che? eka nAnA rAjAne mAravA mATe A kumAra samartha nathI... ane A killo levA mATe ghero nAkhIne paDyo che! zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 111

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khera, bhale paDyo ahIM. huM enA duzmana vigraha rAjA pAse jaIne, ene sahAyatA karuM! vigraha pAse yuddha karAvuM. ane kumArane mArI nakhAvuM..." te AkAzamArge killAnI aMdara, je mahelamAM vigraha raheto hato, te mahelamAM gayo. adazya hovAthI mahelanA rakSako ene joI nA zakyA... teNe mahelanA bhoMyarAmAM rahelA vigraha rAjAne joyo. e tyAM pragaTa thayo. vigraha rAjAe vAnamaMtaranuM svAgata karIne pUchyuM: "tame ahIM zA mATe AvyA cho?' "tane sahAya karavA mATe." paraMtu niSkAraNa mArA para upakAra karavAnuM prayojana?" kAraNa ke A kumAra guNacaMdra mAro duzmana che.' eTale A yuddhanI tamane khabara paDI hatI? nA huM, malayAcala jato hato. tyAM mArgamAM meM guNacaMdrane avyakrIDA karato joyo... ane huM nIce Avyo..." Apano paricaya? tame pahelAM kumArane kyAM maLelA?" 'huM vaitAdyaparvata uparano vidyAdhara chuM. mAruM nAma vAnamaMtara che. pUrve ayodhyAnA udyAnamAM meM A kumArane mAravA prayatna karyo hato... paraMtu devayoge mArI nA zakyo. e jIvato rahI gayo..." zuM tame pratyakSa thaIne, kumAra sAthe laDAI karelI?' "nA adRzya rahIne..." "have Apa mane kevI rIte sahAyatA karavA Iccho cho?' "he vigraha, tuM je rIte kahe e rIte sahAya karuM!' "he niSkAraNa vatsala mahApuruSa, jo huM nagaranA killAnAM dvAra kholI nAkhuM to mane lAge che ke ayodhyAnI senA jarUra mane parAjita karaze, mATe huM killAnAM dvAra kholavA Icchato nathI. te chatAM mane eka mArga sUjhe che." bolo rAjana! "huM ane kumAra - be jaNA ja laDIe to kadAca huM kumArane jItI lauM! mAtra jItavAno koI artha nathI, e pharIthI tane jItI leze. mATe ene to yamalokamAM ja pahoMcADI devAno!" Ama to huM ayodhyAnI AjJAMkita rAjA chuM. te chatAM jyAre have A vikaTa paristhitimAM mUkAyo chuM... to huM yuddhamAM jarUra eno vadha karIza.' eka roja 1182 bhAga-3 * bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vizvako 'zuM Aje rAtre ja tame mane guNacaMdra pAse laI jaI zako kharA?' 'avazya, mArA mATe e koI moTI vAta nathI. huM tamane emanI chAvaNImAM ja je taMbUmAM te rahelo che, temAM mUkI daIza. huM vidyAdhara chuM. vidyAzaktithI je dhAruM te ka!' 'bhale, tame madhyarAtrinA samaye Avo, mahelamAM tamane rahevA mATe huM badhI ja suvidhA goThavI ApuM chuM.' 'huM have tamane madhyarAtrinA samaye ja maLIza, tamAre bIjA be-cAra yoddhAone sAthe rAkhavA hoya to mane vAMdho nathI. huM tamane badhAne guNacaMdranA nivAsamAM pahoMcADIza.... vigraha atiprasanna thaI gayo... A rIte acAnaka enA bhAgyayoge ene vAnamaMtara maLI gayo! bAkI, vigrahane jarA paNa AzA na hatI ke e kumAra guNacaMdra para vijaya meLavI zake. teNe potAnA senApatine bolAvIne, badhI vAta karI, ane kahyuM: 'tArI sAthe bIjA traNa ati vizvasanIya subhaTo joIe. ApaNe pAMca ane chaThTho vidyAdharaputra * ApaNe kumArane pahoMcI vaLIzuM...' jevI ApanI AjJA...' paraMtu mahAmaMtrI ke je tyAM upasthita hatAM, temaNe kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, A yuddhanItithI viparIta che. sUtelA kumArano vadha karavo - kAyaratA che... tamAro apayaza thaze ane kumArano vadha sAMbhaLIne, mahArAjA maitrIbaLa ayodhyAnI ajoDa senA laIne dhasI Avaze... ane rAjaparivAra sahita rAjyano nAza karaze... mahArAjA, dareka kAryamAM dIrghadraSTithI vicAra karavo joIe...' vigraharAjA mahAmaMtrInI vAta sAMbhaLIne, vicAramAM paDI gayo... mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM: 'ApanA kahevA mujaba, e vidyAdhara, rAjakumAra guNacaMdrano zatru che... e zatruno kAMTo kADhavA, tamane nimitta banAve che. bAkI, zuM e pote kumArano vadha nA karI zake? adazya rahIne vadha karI zake ne? mATe mArI Apane vinaMtI che ke Apa dIrghadaSTithI vicArIne, je te nirNaya karajo...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 1103

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vigraharAjAne mahAmaMtrInI vAta gaLe to UtarI, paraMtu sAthosAtha ayodhyA para vijaya meLavavAnI lAlaca, te rokI zakyo nahIM. teNe mahAmaMtrIne kahyuM : tamArI vAta mArA gaLe Utare che mahAmaMtrI, paraMtu huM AvI vinA mAgelI daivI sahAyane jatI karavAnI mUrkhatA to nahIM ja karuM. hA, huM sUtelA kumAra para prahAra nahIM karuM. huM kumArane jagADIza ane ene yuddha mATe AhvAna ApIza. ame be laDI laIzuM... pachI je pariNAma Ave te kharuM!" mahAmaMtrI mauna rahyAM. rAjAone vadhu zikhAmaNa ApavAthI, teo gusse thatAM hoya che, mATe thoDA zabdomamAM ja temane vivekapUrvaka je kahevAnuM hoya te kahI devAnuM! mahAmaMtrI rAjAne praNAma karIne, svasthAne gayAM. rAjA vigraha UMDA vicAromAM DUbI gayo. 0 0 0 madhyarAtrino samaya thayo. rAjA vigrahanA zayanakhaMDamAM senApati ane bIjA traNa zastrasajja yoddhAo taiyAra beThAM hatAM. rAjA vigrahe mAtra potAnA hAthamAM tIkSaNa khaga rAkhyuM hatuM. vAnamaMtara Avyo. teNe rAjA vagerene taiyAra beThelA joyAM. tene AnaMda thayo... Aje mAro e duzmana hato na hato thaI jaze.."tenA AnaMdanI avadhi na hatI. teNe vigraha vagerene kahyuM: 'tame sahu UbhA thAo." sahu UbhA thayAM. tamArAM zastro laI lo." sahue zastro laI lIdhAM. have tame AMkho baMdha karI, tamArA ISTadevanuM smaraNa karo." sahue e rIte ISTadevanuM smaraNa karyuM. "have A vastra upara UbhA raho.... AMkho baMdha ja rAkhajo. jyAre huM kahuM tyAre AMkho kholajo. tame rAjakumAra guNacaMdranA zayanakhaMDamAM UbhAM hazo." vAnamaMtare je rIte kahyuM e rIte, sahue karyuM. teNe sahune AkAzamArge uDADIne, kumAranA zayanakhaMDamAM mUkI dIdhA. teNe dhIrethI kahyuM: "AMkho kholo!' sahue kumArane nidrAdhIna joyo. thoDe dUra maMda maMda dIpako saLagI rahyAM hatAM. kumAranA khaMDanI bahAra zastradhArI sainiko pahero bharI rahyAM hatAM. vigraha kumArane jagADavA kahyuM: "re guNacaMdra, mArI sAthe yuddha karavA Avyo che ke nirAMte UMghavA? Ubho thA ane mArI sAthe yuddha kara." kumAra saphALo beTho thaI gayo ane tatkALa potAnI talavAra saMbhALI... nIrava bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo 184 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zAMtimAM zastrono khaDakhaDATa ane vigrahanAM vacano dvArarakSaka subhaToe sAMbhaLyAM. e badhA aMdara doDI AvyAM ane talavAro prahAra mATe UMcakANI. tyAM kumAre potAnA sainikone kahyuM : "are subhaTo, tamane badhAne mArA sogaMda che, tamAre koIne A loko para prahAra karavAno nathI. tame vigrahanI anIti jANo cho. tame amAruM yuddha joyA karo. prekSaka banIne joyA karo.' A vArtAlApa daramiyAna vAnamaMtara adazya rahyo hato, te acAnaka pragaTa thayo ane bolyo: 'are kumAra, tuM e vigrahane kadAca mArI zakIza, mane nahIM..." ema kahIne vAnamaMtare kumAra para khagathI prahAra karyo. kumAra rasAvadhAna ja hato. teNe prahArane cUkavI dIdho... ane bhIMtanI pAse jaIne Ubho. vAnamaMtare bhAlAno prahAra karyo. kumAre potAnI tIkSNa talavArathI bhAlAne toDI nAkhyo. e vakhate ayodhyAno senApati dhasI Avyo. teNe vigrahanA sainiko sAthe yuddha karyuM. senApatie eka ja prahAra karIne, vigrahanA senApatine yamaloka pahoMcADyo. enA sainikone ayodhyAnA sainikoe gherI lIdhAM. kumAre chalAMga mArI, vigrahanA vALa kheMcIne jamIna para pachADI dIdho... ne tenA para potAno eka paga dAbI dIdho. vAnamaMtara adRzya thaI gayo... ane te tyAMthI bhAgI gayo. eNe vicAryuM : "bhale A kumAra mAro duzmana che. paraMtu e ApattinA samaye paNa dhIra ane anAkuLa rahI zake che! ekalI hovA chatAM tenI nirbhayatA kevI hatI! have kumAra jarUra vigrahano nAza karaze... huM abhAgI, mArA duzmanane mArI nA zakyo... have zuM karuM?' vAnamaMtara vicAra karavA lAgyo. tene eka khoTo anarthakArI vicAra Avyo, - "huM ayodhyA jAuM ane lokone kahuM ke "yuddhamAM kumAra hAyo...' e vAta rAjaparivAramAM pahoMcaze ane karuNa kalpAMta thaze! ATaluM to karuM!" vAnamaMtara ayodhyA tarapha gayo. 0 0 0 "vigraha, cAla Ubho thA ane mArI sAthe yuddha kara! kumAre vigraha para mUkelo paga uThAvI lIdho. paraMtu vigraha Ubho thaI zakyo nahIM. teNe kahyuM: mahArAja kumAra, ApanI sAthe huM yuddha kevI rIte karI zakuM? huM Apano sevaka chuM. meM pahelAM paNa khoTuM kAma karyuM hatuM ane Aje atyAre paNa khoTuM ja kAma karyuM che. Ape mane jItI ja lIdho che..." eno senApati haNAyo hato ane enA subhaTone pakaDI levAmAM AvyAM hatAM. vigrahe kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 185 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"he deva, Apa IcchatA to mAro ziraccheda karI zakata.... huM marelo ja chuM. have ApanI sAthe yuddha karavAthI zo phAyado?' vigraha, tuM vIra puruSa che! tuM mahAnubhAva che!" nA, nA, mahArAja kumAra, huM to adhama puruSa chuM." to teM mane jagADyA vinA mArA para prahAra karI dIdho hota teM mane navuM jIvana ApyuM che...' nA re, nA meM kaMI ApanA para dayA nathI karI... meM mithyAbhimAnathI prerAIne Apane jagADyAM hatAM. he deva, Apa ApanA sainikone AjJA karo ke e eka sAthe mArA para talavAranA prahAra karI, mArA nAnA nAnA TukaDA karI nAkhe. huM have jIvavA nathI Icchato....' "basa, bolavAnuM baMdha kara. evuM kaMI ja anucita karavAnuM nathI. teM mane nA mAryo, meM tane nA mAryo... sarakhuM thaI gayuM. jA tuM tAruM rAjya saMbhALa, mAre bIjuM kaMI joItuM nathI. paraMtu eka vAta jo tane ucita lAge to, kahe..." je vAta pUcho, teno sAco uttara ApIza!" pelo puruSa koNa hato ke je adRzya hato ne pratyakSa thayo! vaLI pAcho adazya thaI gayo?' "mahArAjakumAra, e vidyAdharaputra che, enuM nAma vAnamaMtara che.. ane te ApanA pratye bhayaMkara roSa dharAve che. enI ja caDhavaNIthI ane enA ja sahayogathI huM ane mArA subhaTo AkAzamAM ahIM pahoMcI zakyA ane tamAro vadha karavA taiyAra thayA.." he vigraha, meM enuM kaMI bagADyuM nathI. to pachI e mArA pratye, kema roSa rAkhe che?" he deva, meM ene kAraNa pUchyuM nathI ke eNe svayaM koI kAraNa batAvyuM nathI." kumAra UMDA vicAramAM khovAyo. e palaMga para beTho. vigraha bolyo: mahArAjakumAra, mArI eka vinaMtI che. Apa svIkArazo? jarUra...' to mArA para kRpA karI, mane Apano sevaka banAvo!" vigraha, tuM mAro sevaka nA banI zake, tuM pitAjIno sevaka che ane tAre pitAjInI ja jIvanaparyata sevA karavAnI che.' ApanI AjJA zirodhArya che. huM ApanI sAthe ja ayodhyA AvuM chuM. mahArAjAno 118 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM moTo aparAdhI chuM. mArA badhA aparAdhonI kSamA mAgIne, emanI sevAmAM rahIza." ApaNe AvatI kAle ja ayodhyA tarapha prayANa karIe." mahArAja kumAra, Apa ahIM sudhI AvyA cho, AvatI kAle nagaramAM padhAra. mArA jhUMpaDAne pAvana karo. mane samagra parivArano Adara satkAra karavAno avasara Apo, basa, eka ja divasa rokAjo.. pachI ApaNe ahIMthI ayodhyA tarapha prayANa kirIzuM. kumAra guNacaMdra vigrahanI vinaMtI svIkArI. 0 0 0 kumAra ane vigraha sAthe senAe ayodhyA tarapha prayANa karyuM. pahelo ja mukAma eka sarovaranA kinAre ramaNIya pradezamAM karavAmAM Avyo... haju prabhAtika kAryothI paravArIne, kumAra beTho ja hato, tyAM eka ajANyA puruSe, kumAranI pAse AvIne, namana karIne, nivedana karyuM he guNacaMdrakumAra, A pradezamAM, najIka ja "guNasaMbhava' nAmanuM udyAna che. huM tyAMthI ja cAlyopAvuM chuM. he kumAra, tyAM eka "vijayadharmanAmanA AcArya padhArelA che. kumAra, te AcArya bhagavaMta pUrvAvasthAmAM mithilAnA rAjA hatAM. teo 'mithilAdhIpati' kahevAtAM hatAM. cheteo mana:paryavajJAnI che. suvarNa ane mATIne samAna mAnanArA che. che tRNa ane maNine eka sarakhAM jonArA che. sarva jIvo pratye maitrIbhAva dhAraNa karanArA che. niSkAraNa upakArI che. je paropakAra ja emanuM jIvana che. ke sAkSAt kalpavRkSa che! kumAre e puruSanI vAta zAntithI sAMbhaLI. vigraha sAme joIne kahyuM: 'vigraha, ApaNe atyAre ja e udyAnamAM jaIe ane AcAryadevanAM darzana-vaMdana karIe!" kumAra, maMtrIvarga tathA vigraha vagerenI sAthe "guNasaMbhava" udyAnamAM pahoMcyo. teNe tyAM AcAryadevanAM darzana karyA. darzana karatAM ja kumAranA manamAM zubhabhAva pragaTyo. teNe vicAryuM. zrI samAditya mahAkathA 1187 For Private And Personal Use Only

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chekharekhara, A puNyavAna puruSa che. sarva saMganA tyAgI mahApuruSa che. A sarva prakAranA AraMbha-samAraMbhathI mukta che. saMsArathI virakta che, udvigna che. parama hitakArI che. mATe A gurudevane vaMdana karI, emanI sevA karuM!' kumAre, vidhipUrvaka AcAryadevane vaMdanA karI, parivAre paNa vaMdanA karI. gurudeva dharmalAbha" no AzIrvAda Apyo ane sahune besavA mATe kahyuM. 0 0 0. haju AcAryadeve upadezano prAraMbha karyo na hato, e ja samaye AkAzamArge eka tejasvI vidyAdharakumAra tyAM UtarI Avyo. teNe AcAryadevane vaMdanA karI ane vinayapUrvaka AcAryadevane kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, kanakapuranagaramAM, tyAMnA rAjA daDhaprahArIne, Ape Apano janmajanmAntarano je vRttAnta kahyo, te sAMbhaLIne, tyAMnA rAjAne ane prajAne khUba ja Azcarya sAthe AnaMda thayo che. huM kanakapura gayo hato. tyAM meM A vAta jANI.. ApanA mukhe ja e vRttAMta sAMbhaLavA huM ahIM doDI Avyo chuM. he bhagavaMta, koInA zubhayogamAM aMtarAya nA thato hoya to mArA para kRpA karo..." guNacandra paNa kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, e vRttAMta jo amArA mATe paNa upakAraka hoya to amane paNa kaho. A divya puruSanI mAgaNIno svIkAra karo. te chatAM ApazrIne jema ucita lAge tema karo." AcAryadeva to paropakAra-parAyaNa ja hatAM. suyogya jIvo zreyamArganuM AlaMbana laI, parama AtmakalyANa sAdhe-e ja emanI bhAvanA hatI. eTale vidyAdharakumAranI tathA guNacaMdrakumAranI vinaMtIthI emaNe potAnI AtmakathA kahevAno prAraMbha karyo. kumAra guNacaMdra mATe A navo anubhava hato. eka jainAcArya pAse javAnuM ane emanA mukhe emanuM ja, aneka janmonuM caritra sAMbhaLavAnuM paheluM ja kArya hatuM, paraMtu tenA cittamAM AnaMda hato. 1188 bhAga-3 % bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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[17]. he kumAra, huM mithilAnagarIno vija dharma' nAmano rAjA hato. "caMdradharmA' nAmanI mArI paTTarANI hatI. e mane ati priya rANI hatI. eka divasa hAMphaLI phAMphaLI mArI bIjI rANI vijayadevI mArI pAse AvI ane mane kahyuM: "he nAtha, rANI candradharmAnuM eka yogI puruSa apaharaNa karI gayo che." vAta karatAM karatAM vijayadeva raDI paDI, e jANatI hatI ke candradharmA mane ati priya rANI che. enI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja meM mAruM caitanya gumAvyuM ane bhAna gumAvIne, huM jamIna para paDI gayo. tarata ja aMtaHpuranI rANIo ane dAsIoe tADapatranA paMkhAne zItala caMdanarasathI bhIno karIne, mane vAyu nAkhavA mAMDyo. lagabhaga eka ghaTikA pachI huM svastha thayo. paraMtu mAruM hRdaya apAra vyathA anubhavatuM hatuM. meM ati duHkhamAM traNa divasa pasAra karyo. mAro parivAra mane gherIne ja besI rahyo.., teoe mArI AvI sthiti kyAreya joI na hatI. cothA divasanI savAra hatI. sUrya kSitijathI upara AvI gayo hato. jo ke mAre mana sUrya Uge ke Athame, koI vizeSa prayojana na hatuM. rAtre mane nidrA AvatI ja na hatI. traNa divasathI meM snAna paNa karyuM na hatuM. eka ati kRzakAya maMtrasiddha mahApuruSa mArI sAme AvIne UbhA. AkhA zarIre rAkha (bhUti) copaDelI hatI ane mAthe vALanI jaTA bAMdhelI hatI. temanI AMkho nirmaLa hatI. yogI puruSe mane kahyuM: 'narapati, tArI rANIne huM prayojana laI gayo chuM." are duSTa yogI...' huM AgaLa bolI nA zakyo... e mahApuruSe mArA mAthe hAtha mUkIne kahyuM: "vatsa, tuM Akaro-utAvaLo na thA. huM eka viziSTa maMtrasAdhanA karavA mATe, rANIne laI gayo chuM. A maMtrasAdhanAmAM patinI strInI upasthiti joIe che. A maMtrasAdhanAmAM evuM vidhAna che. rAjana, huM brahmacArI chuM. tArI rANI mArI sAme, maMtrasAdhanAnA samaye nagna UbhI rahe che.. chatAM mArA cittamAM eka paNa vikAra pedA thato nathI. jo vikAra pedA thAya to maMtrasiddhi to dUra rahI, e ja kSaNe mAruM mRtyu thaI jAya..! rANInuM zIla akhaMDa che. tenA zarIrane koI pIDA thaI nathI ke thaze nahIM.' "he mahApuruSa, rANIne tame pAchI kyAre mUkI jazo?' yogInI vAta sAMbhaLIne, mane thoDI svasthatA maLI hatI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1189 For Private And Personal Use Only

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cha mahinA lAgaze...' cha mahinA ane mArA hRdaya para AghAta lAgyo. huM mUcchita thaI gayo. yogI puruSa adrazya thaI gayA. mArI mUrchA to dUra thaI, paraMtu mArI mohadazAe mane raDAvyo. mArI AMkhomAMthI AMsuonI dhArA vahevA lAgI.. "ATalo badho viraha mArAthI sahana kema thaze?" huM nAnA bALakanI jema AkraMda karavA lAgyo... ja meM rAjasabhAmAM javAnuM choDI dIdhuM. meM suMdara vastro ne alaMkAra paheravAnAM choDI dIdhAM. + sAruM ane svAdiSTa bhojana karavAnuM tyajI dIdhuM. parivAra sAthe vArtA-vinoda choDI dIdho. huM atyaMta vyathita banyo hato. mane "mUccha no roga lAgu paDI gayo hato... avAranavAra evA yugalonAM drazya joIne, mane mUrchA AvI jatI hatI. eTale rANI vijayadevI mArI sAthe mArA paDachAyAnI jema rahetI nathI. pAMca mahinA pUrA thavA AvyA. mane lAgyuM ke meM narakamAM pAMca karoDa varSa pasAra karyA! chaThThI mahinAno prAraMbha thayo hato... haju sAta-ATha divaso ja pasAra thayAM hatAM.... acAnaka ja mArA hRdayamAM ati harSa pedA thayo. koI kAraNa vinA! koI nimitta vinA! huM mAnasika ane zArIrika duHkhothI mukta thayo. meM vicAryuM. "mArA cittamAM ATalI badhI prasannatA utpanna thavAnuM zuM kAraNa haze? mArI priyA to haju mahinA pachI maLavAnI che. joke pAMca mahinAmAM enA taraphathI koI kuzaLa samAcAra nathI...' huM A mUMjhavaNamAMthI mukta thayo na hato, tyAM udyAnanA pAlake AvIne vinayathI nivedana karyuM. "nagaranI bahAra devAdhideva tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnI padharAmaNI thaI che!" huM harSavibhora banyo, meM vanapAlakane prItidAna ApyuM... ane parivArane AjJA karI: "taiyArI karo, ApaNe tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnuM darzana karavA jaIzuM. ghaNA divaso pachI meM snAna karyuM. ucita vezabhUSA karI ane parivAranI rAha jato hato tyAM mAro eka paricita zrAvaka mArI pAse Avyo ane vinayathI praNAma karIne bolyo: mahArAjA, nagaranI uttara dizAmAM, indranI AjJAthI devo samavasaraNanI racanA karI rahyA che." ja rAjezvara, vAyukumAradevoe, eka yojana bhUmimAMthI tIvra vAyu dvArA dhULa, ghAsa ane kacaro dUra karyA che. - meghakumAra devoe zItala-sugaMdhI jaLanI vRSTi karI che. 11eo bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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RtudevatAoe paMcavarNanA puSponI vRSTi karI che. vaimAnika devoe samavasaraNano pahelo ranamaya koTa banAvyo che. >> jyotiSIdevoe bIjo suvarNano koTa banAvyo che. bhavanavAsIdevoe trIjo rajata (cAMdI)no koTa banAvyo che. vyaMtaradevoe dareka koTamAM toraNo bAMdhIne sajAvaTa karI che. A e ja vyaMtaradevoe samavasaraNanA madhya bhAgamAM azokavRkSa banAvyuM che. azokavRkSanI DALIo asaMkhya puSpothI lacI paDI che. puSponI sugaMdhathI AkarSAIne AvelA bhramarothI e vRkSa bharAI gayuM che. ja te vRkSanI nIce, bhaktisabhara devoe ratnamaya siMhAsana mUkyuM che temaja vividha maNiratnajaDita, uttama kArIgarIvALuM pAdapITha mUkyuM che! azokavRkSanI nIce ane tIrthaMkaranA mastaka uparanA bhAgamAM traNa chatra goThavyAM che. "tIrthakara traNa bhuvananA nAtha che,' A bhAvane sUcavanArA A traNa chatra, mogarAnAM puSpa jevA ujaLa ane tejasvI motIonI jhUlavALAM che!" ja devoe sonAnA daMDavALA indradhvajanuM nirmANa karyuM che. e indradhvaja para pavanathI laherAtI dhajAo che. e dhvaja para siMha ane cakanAM citro che.... ne AkAzane sparzatI enI UMcAI che. haMsa jevA ujvaLa aneka cAmaro banAvyAM che. meghanA garjArava jevI gaMbhIra svaravALI manohara devadubhio banAvI che. A vyaMtaradevoe, taruNa sUrya jevuM tejasvI "dharmacakra' banAvyuM che, jANe ke e jagadguru tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnuM tapa-teja na hoya!' he mahArAjA, meM saMpUrNa racanA joI! devone keTalIvAra lAge! bahu ja alpa samayamAM te banI gayuM. huM tyAM ja Ubho rahyo. kAraNa ke tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnA padhAravAno samaya hato. samavasaraNanA pUrva dhArethI bhagavaMte praveza karyo. siMhAsana sanmukha jaIne, teoe "tIrtha" ne namaskAra karyA ane azokavRkSane traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI. tyAra pachI be paga pAdapITha para sthApIne, teo pUrva dizA samukha beThAM. jANe ke zaradanA pUrNacaMdra nA hoya, tevA lAgatAM hatAM. che. pUrva sivAyanI traNa dizAomAM devoe tIrthaMkaranI AbehUba traNa pratimA bAkInI sthApita karI. darzakone sAkSAta tIrthakara ja dekhAya! Indro potAnAM uttaravaikriya' zarIrInI racanA karIne, cAmaro laIne, bhagavaMtanI baMne bAjue UbhA rahyA. + agni khUNAmAM paramAtmAnA siMhAsananI najIka gaNadhara bhagavaMto beThAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1191 For Private And Personal Use Only

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* pUrva dhArethI praveza karIne, munivaro ane vaimAnika devIo, tIrthakarane namaskAra karI, agni khUNAmAM UbhAM rahyAM. - dakSiNa dvArathI praveza karIne, naiRtya khUNAmAM bhavanapatidevIo, vyaMtara devIo ane jyotiSacakranI devIo sthiratAthI UbhI rahI. - pazcima dvArathI praveza karIne, jyotiSIdevo, vyaMtaradevo ane bhavanapatidevo vAyavya khUNAmAM beThAM. uttara dhArathI vaimAnika devoe, manuSyoe, manuSya strIoe ane sAdhuoe praveza karyo. teo badhAM IzAna khUNAmAM beThAM, bIjA gaDhamAM sarve pazu-pakSIo beThAM. jAtivairavALAM pazuo ekabIjAnI pAse beThAM. nirbhayatAthI beThAM. trIjA gaDhamAM devoe potAnAM vAhano mUkyAM che. he rAjezvara, A badhuM meM dhyAnapUrvaka joyuM. ane emAM paNa Apane ati harSa thAya tevI eka vyaktine joI!" 'koNa che evI e priya vyakti?' mane Azcarya thayuM. e che mahArANI candradharmA!' AgaMtuke kahyuM. kharekhara e mahAdevI ja che?' "hAjI, meM temane IzAna khUNAmAM UbhelAM joyAM!" mArA rome rome phUla khIlI UThyAM. mArI AMkho harSanAM AMsuothI UbharAI gaI... meM tyAM hAjara rahelA maMtrIvargane kahyuM: 'jaladI mAro zveta hAthI taiyAra karo.. mAre zIghra tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnAM darzana mATe javuM che. mArI asvastha tabiyatanA kAraNe, mArA mitra rAjAo ane mArA sAmaMta rAjAo mithilAmAM AvIne rahyAM hatAM. e sarvene, samAcAra ApavAmAM AvyAM. te sahu rAjAo potapotAnA rathamAM besIne, rAjamahelanA prAMgaNamAM AvI gayAM. sahunI sAthe meM samavasaraNa tarapha prayANa karyuM. jyAM mArA dRSTipathamAM tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnuM samavasaraNa AvyuM, tarata ja huM hAthI uparathI nIce UtarI gayo. anya rAjAo paNa potapotAnA rathamAMthI nIce UtarI gayA. huM harSavibhora thaI gayo hato. parivAra sAthe meM uttara dizAnA dvArathI samavasaraNamAM praveza karyo. tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnAM darzana thatAM ja mAruM zarIra romAMcita thaI gayuM. pRthvI para mastaka namAvIne, meM tIrthakaranI stuti karI: 'tribhuvanamAM maMgala svarUpa che puruSazreSTha, Apa jayavaMtA vArtA cho. he jinendra deva, Apano jaya ho.... he taponidhi, tamAro jaya thAo. he indriyavijetA, 11:2 bhAga-3 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Apano jaya ho. ghora pariSahonA jItanArA he bhagavaMta, Apano jaya ho! nAgarAja dharaNendra priyAothI sevAyelA he prabho, Apano jaya ho! saphaLa vizvanA jJAtA sarvajJa deva, Apano jaya ho! he devAdhideva, Apano jaya ho! bhavya jIvorUpI kamaLone khIlavanArA he abhinava sUrya jevA tIrthaMkara, Apano jaya ho! sUra-asura ane mAnavothI pUjita hai jagapUjya, Apano jaya ho! he deva, Apa ja sAcA ciMtAmaNi ratna cho. saMsAranA jIvone saddharmano upadeza ApanArA cho, Apa sarve karmothI mukta cho ane ApanA zaraNe AvanArAone mukti pamADanArA cho. Apa aNu paramANunA jJAtA cho... Apa niraMjanamunivRMdanA netA cho! Apa bhavasAgarane tarI gayA cho, zaraNAgatane tAranArA cho...' A pramANe meM stuti karI, tyAra pachI lalATe aMjali joDI, gaNadharone praNAma karyAM, sarva sAdhuone vaMdana karyuM... pachI devone praNAma karyAM, punaH paramAtmAne praNAma karI, yogya sthAne beTho. tIrthaMkara paramAtmAe dharmadezanAno prAraMbha karyo. he mahAnubhAvo, pratyeka jIvAtmA anAdi anaMta che. koI jIvano prAraMbha nathI, koI jIvano aMta nathI! evI rIte anAdikALathI jIva karmathI baMdhAyelo che. pApakarmothI duHkhI thAya che ane puNyakarmathI te sukhI thAya che. puNyakarma dharmathI baMdhAya che. * he mahAnubhAvo, zrutadharmathI ja cAritradharmanI satyatA-asatyatAno nirNaya thaI zake che. cAritradharmanI satyatAno nirNaya karavo ja joIe. te mATe dharmanI parIkSA karavI joIe. e parIkSA traNa prakAranI che. 1. kapa-parIkSA. 2. cheda-parIkSA. 3. tApa-parIkSA. * suvarNa-parIkSA paNa A traNa prakAre ja thatI hoya che. 'kasoTI' nA pASANa para sonAne ghasavAmAM Ave che, te 'kaSa-parIkSA' kahevAya, dharmanA viSayamAM hiMsA vagere pApono je dharmamAM niSedha karAyelo hoya, ane dhyAna, adhyayana-adhyApana vagereno vidhi je dharmamAM batAvAyelo hoya, te kaSa-parIkSA kahevAya. * vidhi-niSedhane anurUpa, anuSThAno je dharmamAM batAvavAmAM AvyAM hoya te dharma cheda-parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thAya che. * jIva-ajIva che, jIva karmano kartA che. bhoktA che. hiMsA vagere karmabaMdhanAM kAraNo che. ahiMsA vagere karmabaMdhano toDavAnAM kAraNo che - AvuM je dharmamAM kahevAmAM AvyuM hoya, te dharma tApa-parIkSAmAM kharo Utare che! A rIte he mahAnubhAvo, kaSTa, cheda ane tApanI parIkSAthI parizuddha dharma ja sAco zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 11:3

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dharma che. AvA dharmanI ArAdhanA-upAsanAthI ja dharmanuM yathArtha phaLa prApta thAya che, je dharma A traNa parIkSAomAM uttIrNa nathI thato, parizuddha nathI hoto, tevA dharmanI ArAdhanAno puruSArtha niSphaLa jAya che, te jIva ThagAya che. nakkI ThagAya che, mATe dharmanA viSayamAM buddhimAna manuSya, kapa, cheda ane tA5nI parIkSA karavI ja joIe. paMDita puruSo nipuNa ane sUkSma buddhithI dharmanI parIkSA kare che. he mahAnubhAvo, mana, vacana, kAyAthI bIjA jIvone pIDA nA karavI, rAga-dveSa-mohano hanana karanArI vairAgya bhAvanAnuM sadaiva dhyAna karavuM. je dharmamAM, pApakArya viSayaka saMpUrNa pratiSedha batAvelo nA hoya, tevo dharma dhyAnaadhyayana vagere, rAga-dveSa-mohano nAza karI zakato nathI, tethI tevo dharma azuddha kahevAya, tevo dharma upAdeya nA gaNAya. je dharmamAM pAMca samiti ane traNa guptinuM sAdhue mana-vacana-kAyAthI, apramattapaNe pAlana karavAnuM kahevAmAM AvyuM hoya, pramAda karAvanArAM sthAnono tyAga karavAnuM kahevAmAM AvyuM hoya, madhukaravRttithI AtmAnuM poSaNa karavAnuM kahevAmAM AvyuM hoya, te dharma upAdeya kahevAya che, paraMtu vividha bhedavALA (17) saMyamayogomAM je apramatta banIne pravRtti karato nathI, tenuM anuSThAna, dharmAnuSThAna banatuM nathI. asabhya vacano bolavAM, bIjA jIvone udvega karAvavo, kAmaceSTAo karavI, avirati gRhasthone bhojana ApavuM... zastra dhAraNa karavuM... vagere sAdhuonA mATe pApa-anuSThAna che. he mahAnubhAvo, have tamane thoDA vistArathI dharmanI tApa-parIkSA kevI rIte karavI te samajAvuM chuM. pratyeka AtmA dravyathI nitya che. paryAyathI anitya che. sva-svarUpe satu che, parasvarUpe asat che... A rIte jo tame mAno, to ja jIvamAM sukha duHkha karmabaMdha, karmanirjarA vagere ghaTI zake che. ane AtmAne mAtra nitya ja mAno, anitya nA mAno, athavA anitya mAno, nitya nA mAno, AtmAne sat rUpe ja mAno, asat rUpe nA mAno... to te mahA-ajJAna che. AtmAne jo ekAMte nitya mAnavAmAM Ave to - 'AtmA duHkha-svabhAvALo ja che,' ema mAnyA pachI, enuM du:kha dUra thavAnuM ja nathI! duHkha dUra karavAnA upAyo ja nA hoya... pachI AtmAne sukhI karavAno vicAra ja choDI devo paDe kA2Na ke dravya potAno svabhAva choDatuM nathI. evI rIte AtmAne ekAMte anitya mAno to paNa AtmAno kramika vikAsa thaze nahIM. guno karanAra AtmA judo haze, sajA bhogavanAra bIjo ja AtmA haze! satkArya karanAro AtmA judo haze, satphaLa pAmanAro jIva judo haze! mATe AtmAne ekAMte nitya nA manAya, ekAMte anitya nA mAnI zakAya. dravyadRSTie AtmAne 1194 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nitya mAno, paryAyadRSTie AtmAne anitya mAno. Avo AtmA karmono kartA bane che ane karmono bhoktA bane che. bhale, jIva karma A janmamAM kare, AvatA janmomAM e karmonuM phaLa ene bhogavavuM paDe che. paraMtu bhogavanAro AtmA e ja hoya che ke jeNe karmo bAMdhelA hoya che. he mahAnubhAvo, jIva ane zarIra ekAMte bhinna nathI ke ekAMte abhinna nathI. jIva ane zarIrano saMbaMdha bhedabhedano che! to ja baMdha ane muktinAM tattvo ghaTI zake che. bAMdhelAM karmothI jIvanI mukti thAya che. jo karmabaMdhana ja na hoya to konAthI mukti thavAnI? ane jo karmano baMdha na thato hoya to kyAranI sahu jIvonI mukti thaI gaI hota! are, badhA jIvo mukta ja hota! A saMsAra ja na hota! mATe jIva karmabaMdha kare che - ema mAnavuM joIe, e ja rIte e karmabaMdhane pravAhathI anAdi mAnavo joIe. dharmapuruSArthathI be kAma thAya che. baMdhAyelAM karmonI nirjarA thAya che ane navAM karmo baMdhAtAM aTake che, tyAre eka divasa jIvanI mukti thaI jAya che. dharmanI A tApa-parIkSA che. buddhimAna dhIra puruSoe Avo ja dharma AdaravA yogya che. Avo zuddha dharma svIkArIne, bhAvapUrvaka enI ArAdhanA karIne, anaMta jIvoe mukti prApta karI che. mATe tamane huM kahuM chuM ke tame AvA parizuddha dharmano svIkAra karo, ati durlabha manuSyajanmane saphaLa karo." dezanA pUrNa thaI. ja keTalAka jIvo samyakta pAmyA. ja keTalAka jIvoe vratamaya gRhasthadharma svIkAryo. che. keTalAka jIvonuM cAritramohanIya karma nAza pAmyuM, teoe cAritradharmano svIkAra karyo. sahu kRtArthatA anubhavatA potapotAnA sthAne gayA, paraMtu huM tyAM ja beTho. mArI jijJAsA saMtoSavI hatI! kra rAha rAka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 9964 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dezanA pUrNa thayA pachI meM IzAna khUNAmAM joyuM. tyAM meM rANI caMdradharmAne UbhelI joI. mArA manamAM vicAra Avyo: huM tIrthaMkara paramAtmAne kAraNa pUchuM ke meM pUrvajanmomAM evuM kayuM pApa karyuM hatuM ke A janmamAM mane candradharmAno viraha thayo ane meM dAruNa duHkha bhogavyuM?' meM vinayapUrvaka A prazna pUchyo. tIrthaMkara paramAtmAe mArA para kRpA karI. teoe karuNAsabhara haiye mane kahyuM: "he mithilApati, A pRthvI para viMdhya nAmano parvata che. e parvata para aneka prakAranI mahAna auSadhio (vanaspatinI) rahelI che. "haricaMdana" vagerenAM asaMkhya ramaNIya vRkSo che. e parvata para jaMgalI hAthIo paNa ghaNA che. e hAthIo kyAreka caMdananAM vRkSone suMDhamAM ghAlIne toDI nAkhe che.. tyAre jaMgalamAM caMdananI suvAsa prasare che. tyAM vRkSo para jAta jAtanAM pakSIo bese che. madhura avAja kare che. e viMdhya parvatanI pAsenA pradezamAM bhIlonI vasatI hatI. tuM bhIlono rAjA hato. tAruM nAma zikharasena hatuM. te zikAra karato hato. jIvahiMsAmAM tane AnaMda maLato hato. tArI viSayAsakti-kAmAsakti paNa gADha hatI. e pradezamAM ghaNAM haraNa hatAM, baLado hatAM, varAha hatAM... tuM emano zikAra karato.. tethI kyAreka nara marato, kyAreka mAdA maratI... e jIvone priya vyaktino viraha thato. tuM tArI patnI zrImatI sAthe, unALAmAM parvatanI guphAmAM raheto hato ane viSayasukha bhogavato hato. evA eka unALAnI vAta che. mArga bhUlelo eka sAdhu samudAya e parvata pAse AvI caDyo, badhA sAdhuo cAlI cAlIne thAkI gayA hatAM. sudhA ane tRSAthI durbaLa banI gayAM hatAM. teM e sAdhuone joyA. tane samajAyuM ke "A sAdhuo bhUlA paDelA bhaTakI rahyA che...' tArA manamAM sAdhuo pratye anukaMpA pedA thaI. tuM sAdhuo pAse gayo. meM pUchyuM : he mahAtmAo, tame A viMdhya parvatanA jaMgalamAM kema pharI rahyA cho?" "he mahAnubhAva, ame mArga bhUlyA chIe." sAdhuoe tane zAntithI vAta karI. tane sAdhuo sAthe UbhelA joIne tArI patnI zrImatI paNa tyAM AvI gaI hatI. teNe tane kahyuM: "he nAtha, A mahAtmAo AkarAM tapa karanArA dekhAya che, kRzakAya che. mATe pahelAM temane phaLa Apa, kaMda ane mULa Apo. bhAgyayoge ja tamane A 11q bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nidhAna maLI gayuM che. teo bhojana karI le, pachI tame temanI sAthe jaIne, vidhyanA jaMgalamAMthI sukharUpa emane rAjamArga para mUkI Avo...' zrImatIe guphAmAM sarva sAdhuone sthAna ApyuM. tuM sAdhuonA mATe komaLa phaLa laI Avyo. kaMda ane mULa paNa laI Avyo ane sAdhuone ApavA lAgyo. sAdhuonA agraNI gItArtha sAdhue kahyuM: "he mahAnubhAva, A phaLo, kaMda vagere sacitta (jIvatvavALAM) hovAthI ame e grahaNa karI nA zakIe. tIrthakaroe zAstromAM sacitta phaLo vagere vAparavAna-khAvAno niSedha karelo che." sAdhuonI vAta sAMbhaLIne, teM zrImatI sAme joyuM. zrImatIe sAdhuone kahyuM: 'he mahAtmAo, to paNa tamAre kaMI paNa grahaNa karIne, amArA para upakAra to karavo ja paDaze! nahIMtara amane ghaNuM duHkha thaze..' - sAdhuoe tamArA baMnenA zraddhAsabhara bhAvo jANyA. tamArI zraddhAne daDha karavA mATe, temaNe temane kahyuM: "mahAnubhAva, tamArI icchA ja che to lAMbA samayathI tame rAkhI mUkelAM phaLa hoya, jenA rUpa-rasa badalAI gayA hoya... tevAM phaLo Apo.' tuM bIjI guphAmAM gayo ane nirjIva phaLa vagere lAvIne, te munione bhikSA ApI. teoe AhAra karyo. te acitta pANI paNa lAvI ApyuM. sUryanA prakhara tApathI nAnA taLAvanuM pANI acitta thaI gayeluM hatuM. tyAra bAda tuM ane zrImatI sAdhuonAM caraNomAM vinayathI beThAM, sAdhuoe "A pati-patnI bhale bhIla che, bhale pApakarmanA udayathI zikAra karIne, gujarAna calAve che, paraMtu saraLa che, gurubhaktivALA che ane emanAM karmo ghaNAM ochAM thaI gayelAM che..." ema samajIne tamane jinadharmano upadeza Apyo. mIThI ane madhura bhASAmAM apAyelo upadeza tamane baMnene gamyo. tame e dharma grahaNa karyo, sAdhuo AnaMdita thayA. temaNe zAzvata sukhanA kAraNabhUta zrI navakAramaMtra' tamane Apyo, bhaktipUrNa hRdayathI, vinayapUrvaka tame e mahAmaMtrane grahaNa karyo. sAdhuoe e maMtra tamArI pAse bolAvaDAvyo, ane yAda karAvI dIdho. tamane baMnene e mahAmaMtra yAda thaI gayo. munivaroe e mahAmaMtrano prabhAva kahI saMbhaLAvyo: "A mahAmaMtrathI tamArA duHkha dUra thaze. tamane uttama sukha prApta thaze. tamArI yaza phelAze... ane tame bhavasAgara tarI jazoA loka ane paralokanAM zreSTha sukho tamane maLaze.' che "he mahAnubhAva, roja A maMtrane 108 vAra japavAthI koI duSTa deva-devI tamane herAna nahIM kare." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 117 For Private And Personal Use Only

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paMdara divasamAM eka divasa tamAre koI paNa pApakArya karavuM nahIM ane A ekAMta sthaLamAM besIne, tamAre zrI navakAramaMtranuM ja smaraNa karyA karavAnuM. e divase kadAca pUrvajanmanA pApakarmanA udayathI, koI tamArA zarIrane kaSTa Ape ke duHkha Ape, to tamAre ene kSamA ApavAnI. teno pratikAra nA karavo. che A rIte karavAthI devI sukha-saMpattinA kAraNabhUta jinabhASita dharmanI prApti tamane thaze..' tame baMnee munivaronI preraNA grahaNa karI. pachI namatA pahore tuM sAdhuone rAjamArga sudhI mUkIne pAcho Avyo. zrImatI ati prasanna hatI. teNe tane kahyuM: he nAtha, A sAdhuo kevA kRpALu hatA! Aje to ApaNe tyAM sonAno sUraja Ugyo! ApaNA AMgaNe kalpavRkSa UgI nIkaLyuM! AvA pApa vinAnuM jIvana jIvanArA mahAtmAo ApaNA jevA pApIne ghera kyAMthI? mane to khUba gamyA munivaro!" teM kahyuM: "tArI jema mane paNa e mahAtmAo ghaNA ja gamyA che. emano upadeza gamyo che..." have ApaNe paNa choDI zakAya eTalAM pApa choDI daIe." sAcI vAta che, je pramANe munivaroe kahyuM che, e pramANe to ApaNe karIzuM ja' zrI navakAramaMtrano jApa to AjathI ja zarU karI daIe!" tame baMnee zrI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa zarU karI dIdhuM. eka divasa tame ekAMtamAM besIne, navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karatAM hatAM, tyAM viMdhyaparvatanA zikhara para beThelA siMhane zrImatIe joyo. pILA raMganI kezavALIne halAvato e beTho hato. zrImatI siMhane joIne, bhayabhIta thaI gaI. teNe tane siMha dekhADyuM. zrImatIne teM kahyuM: "tuM mArI pAse che. DaravAnI jarUra nathI. huM eka ja tIrathI ene hamaNAM ja vIMdhI nAkhuM chuM.' ema kahIne, tArI AgaLa ja paDelA bANane teM upADyuM. upara tIra caDhAvyuM. tyAre zrImatIe kahyuM: "he nAtha, ApanA jevA dhanurvidyAnA pAraMgatane e azkaya nathI. Apa e siMhane haNI zako evI tAkAta che ApanAmAM, paraMtu ema karavAthI guruvacanano bhaMga thaze! yAda karo guruvacanane! teoe kaheluM che kadAca tamArA zarIrano koI vinAza kare, to paNa e divase tamAre kSamA ApavI, pratikAra nA karavo!' meM kahyuM: "devI, tArI vAta sAcI che. guruvacanane ullaMghAya ja nahIM. A to tArA pratyenA athAga snehathI prerAIne meM dhanuSya hAthamAM lIdhuM. paraMtu priye, have ene mUkI dauM chuM jamIna para. 118 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThama For Private And Personal Use Only

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teM dhanuSya-bANa nIce mUkyAM ne siMha TheTha tArI pAse AvIne Ubho rahyo... tuM ane tArI patnI zrI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karavAmAM lIna banyAM, tyAM ja siMhe pahelAM zrImatI para humalo karIne tene cIrI nAkhI, pachI tane cIrI nAkhyo. tamArA baMnenuM zubha dhyAnamAM mRtyuM thayuM. tame baMne pahelAM 'saudharma' devalokamAM utpanna thayAM. tamArA baMnenuM eka palyopama varSanuM AyuSya hatuM. tame baMnee devalokamAM tamArA icchita bhogasukho bhogavyAM, ane tamAruM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM, tyAMthI tamAruM cyavana thayuM... pazcima mahAvideha kSetramAM, cakrapura nagaramAM - 'kurumRgAMka' nAmano rAjA hato, tenI paTTarANI hatI bAlacaMdrA. tAro janma e rANInI kRkSie thayo. kurumRgAMka rAjAnA sALAnuM nAma hatuM subhUSaNa. enI patnInuM nAma hatuM kurumati. devIno janma kurutinA peTe thayo. baMne eka ja pradezamAM janmyAM. baMne rUpavAna hatAM ane guNavAna hatAM. tAruM nAma 'samaramRgAMka' rAkhavAmAM AvyuM, devInuM nAma azokadevI. jyAre tame baMne yauvanamAM pravezyAM tyAre azokadevI sAthe tArAM lagna karavAmAM AvyA. tamArA baMnneno paraspara gADha sneha baMdhAyo. tame saMtoSI banyAM. vaiyika sukho bhogavatAM... tamAro samaya vahI rahyo hato. eka divasa ArIsA bhavanamAM mahArAjA kurumRgAMke potAnA mAthA para sapheda vALa joyo ane teo saMsAra pratye vairAgI banyA. temaNe tArI mAtA bAlacaMdrA rANIne vAta karI. rANI rAjA pratye snehAdhIna hatI. teNe kahyuM: 'he nAtha, Apa jo saMsAra tyAga karazo to ApanI sAthe huM paNa saMsAratyAga karIza, paraMtu e pUrve ApaNe samaramRgAMkano rAjyAbhiSeka karI daIe,' tAro rAjyAbhiSeka thayo. tArAM mAtA-pitAe dIkSA lIdhI. teM sarve sAmaMta rAjAone vaza karyA ane rAjyane sArI rIte saMbhALI lIdhuM. tArAmAM be doSa hatAH tuM viSayAsakta hato, ati kAmI hato ane zikArapriya hato. tuM pazu-pakSIono nirdaya banIne, zikAra karato hato. pakSI-bALako mAtApitA vihoNAM banavA lAgyAM. pakSI-strIo pativihoNI banavA lAgI. evI rIte pazuomAM paNa teM anekonA viraha karAvyA.... he rAjana, e pAkriyA karIne, teM je zrI samarAditya mahAkA 1199 For Private And Personal Use Only

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pApakarma bAMdhyA hatAM, te karmo A janmamAM udayamAM AvyAM che. he rAjana, e ja pradezamAM eka bhaMbhA' nAmanuM nagara hatuM. te nagarano rAjA hato zrIbaLa. zrIbaLa rAjA sAthe tAre jhaghaDo thayo. koI vizeSa kAraNa vinA jhaghaDo thayo. tArA senApatithI mAMDIne, badhA mukhya yoddhAo zrIbaLanA pakSamAM bhaLI gayA. tane khyAla AvI gayo hato, chatAM teM yuddhamAM to jhaMpalAvI dIdhuM. he rAjana, e yuddhamAM tAruM sainya haNAyuM ane zrIbaLa rAjAe tAro paNa vadha karI dIdho. mRtyu vakhate tArA cittamAM prabaLa raudradhyAna pragaTyuM hatuM. zrIbaLa rAjA pratye tIvra roSa pragaTyo hato. tArA je yoddhAo zrIbaLanA pakSamAM bhaLI gayA hatA, temanA pratye paNa tIvra pheSa pragaTyo hato. enA pariNAme marIne, tAre narakamAM utpanna thavuM paDyuM. tArA karuNa mRtyunA samAcAra rANI azokadevIne maLyA. te mUcchita thaI, dharatI para DhaLI paDI. parivAre upacAro karyo. tene cetanA AvI.. rudana karavA lAgI ane bolavA lAgI: "koNa duSTa mArA patine haNI nAkhyo. mane talavAra Apo.. huM e duSTanA TukaDe-TukaDA karI gIdhaDAMone ujANI karAvIza.." parivAre rANIne zAtta karavA ghaNuM samajAvI.... zastra laIne doDI jatI rANIne pakaDI lIdhI. teNe jamIna para mAthAM pachADyAM. chevaTe teNe potAno nirNaya jAhera karyo: "huM agnimAM praveza karI prANatyAga karIza. have huM jIvavA nathI IcchatI. mArA priyatama vinA huM jIvI nahIM zakuM, ahIM rahI nahIM zakuM. je sthAnamAM mArA pati utpanna thayA hoya, e ja sthAnamAM huM utpanna thAuM! A pramANe niyANuM, karIne teNe citAmAM praveza karyo, te paNa marIne e ja narakamAM utpanna thaI, ke jyAM eno pati, tuM jyAM utpanna thayo hato! bhale e tArI sAthe narakamAM utpanna thaI, tane joyo paNa kharo.. paraMtu narakanAM bhayAnaka duHkhomAM, e tAruM sukha pAmI nA zakI. narakanI ghora-bhayaMkara yAtanAo sahavAmAM karoDothI paNa vadhAre varSo pasAra thayAM. 0 0 0 tAruM narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM. puSkarAI dvipanA bharatakSetramAM veNA nAmanuM nagara che. e nagaramAM eka daridraduHkhI kuTuMbamAM tAro janma thayo. be TaMka pUratuM khAvAnuM nahotuM ke eka joDa sArA kapaDAM paNa durlabha hatAM. A tArI patnI paNa narakanuM AyuSya pUrNa karIne, e ja veNAnagaramAM daridra 100 bhAga-3 % bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kuTuMbamAM chokarI rUpe janmI. tame baMne yuvAnImAM AvyAM. tamArAM mAtA-pitAe tamArA baMnenAM lagna karyA. punaH tame pati-patnI banyAM. tamAro parasparano sneha pragADha banyo. bhAgyano udaya thayo, tamArI daridratA dUra thaI. tame baMne sukhapUrvaka rahevA lAgyAM. eka divasa tame baMne gharamAM beThAM hatAM, tyAre be sAdhvIoe bhikSA grahaNa karavA tamArA gharamAM praveza karyo. temane jotAM ja tamane baMnene pArAvAra AnaMda thayo. zraddhAsaMvegathI tame baMne romAMcita thaI gayAM. tame be hAtha joDIne, mastaka namAvIne vaMdanA karI ane bhikSA ApI. tArI patnIe sAdhvIone pUchyuM: "he pUjyA, tame kyAM nivAsa karyo che?' nagaranI madhyamAM vasuzeThanI havelI pAsenA upAzrayamAM!' ema kahIne, sAdhvIo cAlI gaI. tamArA baMnenA hRdayamAM e sAdhvIo pratye dharmarAga jAgyo. divasanA chellA praharamAM tame puSpo bharelI chAbaDI laIne, upAzraye javA nIkaLyAM. kSaNe kSaNe tamArI zraddhA, tamAro bhaktibhAva vadhato jato hato. tame baMne harSita hatAM. tame upAzrayamAM praveza karyo. sAme ja kASThAsana para birAjamAna "suvratA' nAmanAM sAdhvIne joyAM. ati prazAnta temanI mukhAkRti hatI ane teo zAstrAdhyayanamAM lIna hatAM. tame baMnee emane vaMdanA karI. sAdhvIe potAnA ujjavaLa vastramAMthI eka hAtha bahAra kADhI, thoDo UMco karyo. AzIrvAda mudrAmAM tamane "dharmalAbha!' kahyo. "vatsa, tame bAjumAM AvelA derAsaramAM jAo ane jinazvaradeva upara kusumavRSTi karIne, bhagavaMtanAM caraNe vaMdanA karI Avo." tame baMne derAsaramAM gayAM. jinezvaranI suMdara mUrtinAM darzana karyA. puSpavRSTi karI ane bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. tame pAchAM sAdhvI suvratA pAse AvyAM ane vinayapUrvaka beThAM. ja ka raka zrI samasaditya mahAkathA 1305 For Private And Personal Use Only

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5181] 'tame kyAM raho cho?" sAdhvI suvratAe tamane baMnene pUchayuM. he pUjyA, ame A gAmamAM ja rahIe chIe." e ja samaye, tamArA ghare bhikSA levA mATe AvelAM be sAdhvI, tyAM AvyAM ane guruNIne kahyuM: "he pUjyAM, ame Aje AmanA ghare bhikSA mATe gayelAM, daMpatInI ame zraddhA-bhakti apUrva joI. keTalA badhA UchaLatA bhAvathI temaNe amane prAsuka bhikSA ApI che. ame tamane kaheluM hatuM ke amArA upAzrayanI sAthe ja jinamaMdira che. tame jinamaMdiramAM jinera devanAM darzana karI zakazo ane amane paNa maLI zakazo, tethI teo AvyAM che." suvratA sAdhvIe kahyuM: "he mahAnubhAvo, tamArA baMnenAM mana dharmamAM lAgyAM che, tamane dharma priya lAgyo che, e tamAro bhAgyodaya sUcave che. dharma gamavo ghaNo durlabha che... ethI paNa vadhAre dharmanuM AcaraNa karavuM durlabha che. tamane deva ane gurunAM darzane AvavAnuM gamyuM ne tame AvyAM, tame bahu sAruM karyuM,' sAdhvIjIe tArI patnInI sAme joIne kahyuM: "he puNyazAlinI, A samagra saMsAra duHkharUpa che. koIne tananAM duHkha, koIne mananAM duHkha.. phoIne baMne prakAranAM duHkha! paraMtu dareka jIva duHkhI che A duniyAmAM! e duHkhothI bacAvanAra ekamAtra dharma che. duHkhothI bacAvanAra dharma ja che, paraMtu ajJAnI jIvo dharmane choDI, bIjA badhA upAyo kare che. pariNAme duHkha ghaTatAM nathI, paraMtu vadhI jAya che. te jIvo sukhathI dUra dUra thatAM jAya che. he mahAnubhAva, sarvajJa bhASita dharmanI ArAdhanA jeTalI manuSya karI zake che, eTalI ArAdhanA devo paNa karI zakatA nathI. devo emanAM divya sukhomAM dina-rAta lIna rahe che. evI rIte nArakanA jIvo, bicArA dina-rAta duHkhomAM ribAya che. kaho, e jIvo dharmanI ArAdhanA kevI rIte karI zake? tamArI pAse manuSyajanma che! dharmapuruSArtha karavA mATe yogya jIvana tamane maLeluM che. paraMtu, A jIvanano bharoso nathI karavA jevo. tIrthakaroe kahyuM che ke A manuSyajIvana che svapna jevuM che. mRgajaLa jevuM che. ja indrajALa jevuM che. bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo 102 For Private And Personal Use Only

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svapnamAM manuSya ghaNuM badhuM jue che. ghaNuM badhuM anubhave che, paraMtu svapna pUruM thatAM, jyAre e jAge che tyAre e badhuM svapna mithyA lAge che... kaMI vAstavika hotuM nathI. ema manuSyajIvananAM bhogasukho paNa vAstavika nathI, mAtra sukhono AbhAsa hoya che. svapnanI jema jIvana kyAre pUruM thaI jAya - te kahI zakAtuM nathI. evI ja rIte A jIvana mRgajaLa jevuM che. tame jo raNapradezamAM pharyA hazo to mRgone, madhyAhnakALe.. jyAre tarasa lAge che. teo AsapAsa pANI zodhe che. AsapAsa jyAre pANI dekhAtuM nathI, teo dUra dUra pANI mATe najara nAkhe che... dUra temane retImAM pANInI bhramaNA thAya che... ane te pIvA mATe teo doDe che... tyAM pANI maLatuM nathI. pAchAM dUra dUra pANI jue che. doDe che... tyAM pANI maLatuM nathI. vaLI dUra dUra jue che. pANIno AbhAsa maLe che... doDe che... nirAza thAya che... ane thAkI jAya che... ne pANInI tarasamAM prANa no tyAga karI de che. A saMsAramAM paNa manuSyanI A ja dazA che ne? pAMca indriyonA priya viSayone meLavavA mATe ne bhogavavA mATe manuSya jIvana paryaMta sukho pAchaLa bhaTake che. ene tRpti thatI nathI. chevaTe te duHkhI thaIne, motano koLiyo banI jAya che. jevI rIte A jIvana svapnasamAna che, mRgajaLasamAna che, tevI rIte IndrajALa samAna che! he mahAnubhAva, duniyAnA jAdugaro "indrajALa' racatAM hoya che. teo, jyAM je nA hoya te dekhADe che! ujjaDa verAna bhUmi hoya, mahela to nahIM ghAsanI jhUMpaDI paNa jyAM nathI hotI tyAM jAdugara mahela batAvI de! vaLI e mahela adRzya thaI jAya! verAnabhUmi ja rahe! evuM A jIvana che! kyAreka manuSya pAse aDhaLaka saMpatti Ave... thoDo samaya rahe... pAchI cAlI jAya.. mANasa khAlIno khAlI rahe! mATe, he saraLa jIvo, tame pAMca indriyomAM Asakta nA banazo, je loko A jIvanano upayoga dharma-ArAdhanAmAM nathI karatAM, e jIvo caMdanakASThane bALI, tenA kolasA banAvI kolasAno dhaMdho kare che. teo mukhe gaNAya che. tame baMne samajadAra cho, AvI mUrkhatA nahIM karatAM. tamAre sukha joIe che ne? saMsAranA sarva jIvone sukha joIe che... e badhI ja jAtanAM sukha dharmathI maLe che. dharmathI dhananuM sukha maLe che, dharmathI bhogasukha maLe che. dharmathI svarganAM sukha maLe che ane dharmathI mokSanAM sukha maLe che. paraMtu Avo sarva sukhadAyaka dharma, rAga, dveSa ane mohano nAza karanArA jinavacanonuM ciMtana karavAthI ArAdhI zakAya che. jinavacananuM ciMtana, jo ATaluM phaLadAyaka che to pachI emanAM darzananuM pUchavuM ja zuM? tame baMne, jinezvaranAM darzana karavA AvyAM, te ghaNuM sAruM karyuM. evI rIte jinezvaroe batAvelA mokSamArganI ArAdhanA karanArA sAdhu-sAdhvInAM darzana paNa pApono nAza kare che. teono paricaya pApono nAza kare che...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1203 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAdhvIe upadeza pUrNa karyo eTale vinayapUrvaka teM pUchuyuM: "he bhagavatI, sarvaprathama amAre kayo dharma karavo joIe?" "sarvaprathama tamAre mAMsabhakSaNa choDI devuM joIe ane madyapAnano tyAga karavo joIe.' "he bhagavatI, AjathI ja ame magha-mAMsano tyAga karIe chIe.' "tamane pratijJA ApuM chuM..." sAdhvIe tamane baMnene magha-mAMsano tyAga karAvyo. tame UbhAM thaI. tyAM rahelAM badhAM ja sAdhvIjIne vaMdanA karI, pachI jinAlayamAM gayAM. harSavibhora banI punaH jinezvarane vaMdanA karI. ghare javA mATe tame taiyAra thayA. mukhya sAdhvIne vaMdanA karI - have ame amArA ghare jaIe chIe. amane rajA Apo.' sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: 'have tamAre baMnee pratidina ahIM AvIne, sarvajJabhASita dharmanuM zravaNa karavuM joIe." ' meM kahyuM: "ame banatI zakyatAe jarUra AvIzuM, amane roja ahIM AvavuM gamaze!' he rAjana, tame baMne pati-panI pratidina jinamaMdire javA lAgyAM ane sAdhvIjInA mukhe dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavA mAMDyAM. tamArA hRdayamAM jinabhaktino bhAva vikisata thayo, sadguru pratyenI zraddhA dRDha thaI.. viSayasukhonI Asakti chUTI gaI, e sukho pratye aNagamo thaI gayo. je pramANe sAdhvIe vrato samajAvyAM, te rIte samajIne svIkAratAM gayAM. tame utkRSTa koTinAM zrAvaka-zrAvikA banI gayAM. tame zrAvakadharmanuM suMdara pAlana karyuM. AyuSyakarma pUrNa thayuM. mRtyu thayuM. tame baMne pAMcamAM brahmadevalokamAM utpanna thayA. asaMkhya varSa sudhI tame baMnee devalokanAM divya sukho bhogavyAM. Akhara tyAM paNa AyuSyanuM baMdhana to che ja! AyuSya pUrNa thayuM.. tuM mithilAnA rAjAne tyAM janmyo. ane A tArI priya rANI caMdradhAma paNa, devalokathI AvIne ahIM, tArI rANI banI. rAjana, bhIlanA bhavamAM te tIvra pApakarma bAMdhyuM hatuM ane A tArI patnIe anumodana karyuM hatuM. tenA moTA bhAganAM kaDavA phaLa narakamAM bhogavyAM tame baMnee. je karma bAkI hatAM te tame pUrvanA daridra manuSyabhavamAM keTalAMka bhogavyA, te pachI paNa je pApakarma bAkI rahI gayeluM hatuM, te tame A bhavamAM bhogavI lIdhuM che. he mithilApati, pApakarmanA AvA vipAko, jANIne have tamAre evo prayatna karavo joIe ke jethI pharI AvAM duHkho bhogavavAno samaya nA Ave.' AcAryadeva vijayadharme rAjakumAra guNacaMdrane svavRttAMta kahetAM kahyuM: "kumAra, tIrthakara paramAtmAnA zrImukhe mArA pUrvajanmono vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne, mArI mohadazA dUra thaI 1ra4 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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gaI. samagra rAjasukho tarapha tIvra vairAgyadazA pragaTa thaI gaI.' samavasaraNamAM ja UbhA thaIne, bhagavaMtane vinaMtI karI: "he bhavodadhitArakI mArI prabaLa bhAvanA che ke mokSasukhanA kAraNabhUta evI bhAgavatI dIkSA ApanI pAse grahaNa karuM.." mahArANI caMdradharmAe paNa paramAtmAnI pAse AvIne, AvI ja prArthanA karI, dIkSA grahaNa karavAnI vinaMtI karI. tIrthaMkara paramAtmAe kahyuM: "jahAsukhe devANupiyA!" he mahAnubhAvo, vinA vilaMbe tamane sukha Upaje ema karo. gahana vana jevA A saMsAramAM bhavya jIvoe mokSamArganI ja ArAdhanA karI levA jevI che." ame baMnee rAjA-rANIe bhAvathI to tyAre ja cAritrI banI gayA, paraMtu huM rAjA hato ne rAjyanI vyavasthA karavI, kartavya hatuM. AcAryadevanI AjJA laI, ame rAjamahele pahoMcyAM. ke tarata ja maMtrImaMDaLane bolAvIne, amArI bhAvanA vyakta karI. maMtrImaMDaLe anumati ApI. rAjakumArane bolAvIne, enA rAjyAbhiSekanI vAta karI ane amArA saMsAratyAganI vAta karI. nagaramAM ghoSaNA karAvI dIdhI. ja dIna-anAthone mahAdAna ApyuM. A nagaramAM sarve maMdiromAM utsava karAvyAM. snehI-svajanone bhojana-vastra-alaMkAro ApyAM. zubha divase ne zubha muhurte amane baMnene tIrthakara bhagavaMte dIkSA ApI. amArI sAthe anya eka hajAra strI-puruSoe paNa saMsAra tyAga karI dIkSA lIdhI! he guNacaMdra, A mArI janama-janamanI kathA che!" AcAryadevanI janama-janamanI kathA sAMbhaLIne, kumAra guNacaMdranA hRdayamAM to vairAgyabhAva jAgrata thayo, sAthe beThelAM sarvene vairAgyabhAva jAgrata thayo. kumAre vicAryuM karmavaza jIvanI mohAMdhatA kevI bhayAnaka che! enA vipAko kevA dAruNa che! kharekhara, A guruvacano ja, bhavasAgarathI jIvone tAranArAM che.. emanA upadeza mujaba jo jIvana, jIvavAmAM Ave, to A janma to saphaLa thAya ja, bhaviSyanA janmo paNa saphaLa thAya." Ama vicArIne, teNe mastake aMjali racIne, AcAryadevane kahyuM: "bhagavaMta, Ape ApanA aneka janamonI vAto karIne, amArA para mahAna upakAra karyo che. he zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1205 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavaMta, ApanA A dharmopadezathI Aje meM dharmanA sAcA svarUpane jANyuM. mArA miA vikalpa... mithyA kalpanAo nAza pAmI. meM saMsAranAM sukhabhoganI kevI kevI kalpanAnI imArato bAMdhI hatI! mArI ajJAnatA dUra thaI. jJAnadazA pragaTa thaI. he gurudeva, mArA hRdayamAM ApanA pratye prIti pragaTI che. ApanI jIvanaparyata sevA karavAnA koDa pragaTyA che. eTale mAre dIkSA levI ja paDe, paraMtu atyAre huM dIkSA nathI mAgato, atyAre Apa mane gRhasthadharma Apo.' gurudeve kumArane ane rAjA vigrahane gRhastha dharmanAM vrato samajAvIne ApyAM. te baMnee vidhipUrvaka e vrato grahaNa karyA. teo baMne bhAvazrAvaka banyAM. temanAM saMpUrNa zarIre romAMca thayo. romarAjI vikasvara thaI gaI. khUba bhAvapUrvaka temaNe gurudevane vaMdanA karI. gurudeve dharmalAbha' no AzIrvAda Apyo. kumArane temaNe kahyuM: "vatsa, meM jJAnabaLathI tAro pratibodha samaya jANyo hato, ane tethI ja huM rAjaratnapurathI AkAzamArge ahIM Avyo chuM! ahIM huM ekalo ja Avyo chuM. rAjaratnapuramAM sAdhuo mArI pratIkSA karatA haze. mAre tvarAthI pahoMcavuM joIe. tame baMne vratapAlanamAM dRDhatA rAkhajo. punaH tame mane ayodhyAmAM maLazo!' eTaluM kahIne AcAryadeve AkAzagamana karyuM. kumAra, vigraha ane anya loko bhaktibhAvathI AkAzamArgane joI rahyAM. jyAM sudhI AcAryadeva dekhAtAM rahyAM tyAM sudhI saha jotAM rahyAM. tyAra pachI kumAre jhaDapathI ayodhyA tarapha prayANa zarU karI dIdhuM. vAnamaMtara, kyAranoya ayodhyA pahoMcI gayo hato. rAjamahelanA nokarone rAjamahelanI bahAra maLIne, teNe vAta karI: 'vigraharAjAnI sAthe laDatAM laDatAM kumAra guNacaMdra vIragati pAmyA... huM tyAMthI ja AvuM chuM. vigraharAjAe vijayotsava Ujavyo... ne huM A bAju Avyo...' A vAta pahoMcI mahArAjA maitrIbaLa pAse. sAMbhaLatAM to emanA hRdayane bhAre AMcako lAgyo. vAta kahenAra sevakane temaNe kahyuM: 'zuM tane vAta karanAra vizvasanIya mANasa hato?' hA jI, e paradezI yuvAna hato. vigraha karelo vijayotsava joIne Avyo hato... mahArAjAe AMkho baMdha karI. cittane sthira karyuM. temane putravirahanuM koI saMvedana nA pragaTyuM. temaNe vicAryuM: "jo A sevakanI vAta mujaba, na banavAnuM banI gayuM hoya to ayodhyAnA guptacaro ahIM AvIne, vAta karyA vinA na ja rahe chatAM A vAta mAre ratnAvatIne karavI joIe." ema vicArIne teo UThavA jAya che, 109 bhAga-3 * bhava AThamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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tyAM aMtapuranI dAsI doDatI AvI... 'mahArAjA, gajaba thaI gayo... zI khabara... kyAMthI vAta AvI... ke rAjakumAra yuddhamAM haNAyA che... e sAMbhaLIne, yuvarANI ratnavatI mUrcchita thaIne, jamIna 52 paDyAM che... dAsIo emanI sevAmAM che... Apa zIghra tyAM padhAro.' mahelamAM rAjakumAranA mRtyunI aphavA phelAvIne, vAnamaMtara khuza thaIne, cAhyo gayo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArAjA ratnavatI pAse gayA. ratnavatI bhAnamAM AvI ke tarata ja teNe kalpAMta karavA mAMDo. AMsu nItaratI AMkhe teNe mahArAjAne kahyuM: 'pitAjI, mane agnipraveza karavAnI anumati Apo. huM abhAgI chuM... AryaputranA akuzaLa samAcAra jANavA chatAM haju mArA prANa TakI rahyA che... kevI huM nirlajja chuM... paraMtu huM Aryaputra vinA jIvI nahIM zakuM... huM agnipraveza karIne, mArA prANono tyAga karIza... ane suralokamAM jyAM Aryaputra haze tyAM jaIza... emane maLIza...' mahArAjAe gaMbhIra svare kahyuM: 'he saubhAgyavaMtI, tuM zoka nA kara, viSAda tyajI de. A vAta mAruM hRdaya mAnatuM nathI... mAro putra kesarIsiMha sadeza che... jyAre pelo vigraha to ziyALa che ziyALa... zuM beTI, teM kyAreya sAMbhaLyuM che ke ziyALe siMhane mAryo? vaLI bIjI mahattvanI vAta kahuM te sAMbhaLa. thoDA divasa pUrve eka aSTAMga nimittanA jANakAra jyotiSI mArI pAse AvelA. temaNe mane kahyuM hatuM ke ratnavatI putravatI thaze! naimittajJanI vAta khoTI nA ja paDe. bIjI vAta - A samAcAra sAMbhaLyA pachI mArA hRdayamAM koI ja vyAkuLatA thatI nathI. trIjI vAta - Aje gata rAtrimAM meM kuzaLa svapna joyuM che! kumArane yuddhamAM eka ghA paNa vAgyo nathI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA mahattvanI vAta to e che ke he kalyANI, tArI saubhAgyalakSmI akhaMDa che!' 'pitAjI, tamAruM vacana satya ho! huM e ja IcchuM chuM... paraMtu to pachI A vAta je AvI che... tenuM zuM?' 'he mahAsatI, pUrvajanmanA koI zatrue A vAta phelAvI lAge che... kAraNa ke A jIvanamAM huM jANato nathI ke kumArano koI zatru hoya!' For Private And Personal Use Only 1207

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Y18) mahArAjA maitrIbaLe ratnavIne kahyuM: "vatsa, kadAca ApaNA durbhAgyathI ke karmonI kuTilatAthI ema banyuM paNa hoya, to e ApaNA badhA mATe duHkhada che ne? tuM ekalI kema vyAkuLa banI jAya che? tuM svastha bana. AkuLatAno tyAga kara. Aje hamaNAM ja pavanagati' nAmanA dUtane mokalyo che. pAMca divasamAM ja e sAcA samAcAra laIne AvI jaze. tyAM sudhI ApaNe sahu dhIraja dharIe ane paramAtmAnuM smaraNa karIe." ratnavatI kaMIka svastha banI. teNe kahyuM: "pitAjI, e dUta Ave tyAM sudhI, Apa AjJA Apo to huM zAntikarma karuM. che dIna-anAthone mahAdAna ApuM. devatAnuM pUjana karuM. che ane jyAM sudhI AryaputranA kuzala-samAcAra nA maLe tyAM sudhI upavAsa karuM." mahArAjAe kahyuM: "he vatsa, bhale tAruM mana mAne e rIte karaje." mahArANI padmAvatIe kahyuM: "huM paNa yuvarAjJInI sAthe ja zAntikarma vagere karIza.." mahArAjAe mauna anumati ApI dIdhI... mahArAjA potAnA khaMDamAM gayA. sAsu-vahue zAntikarmano prAraMbha karyo. kumAra guNacaMdranI kuzaLatA mATe prArthanAo thavA lAgI. 0 0 0 ayodhyAnA vizALa rAjamArga parathI eka sAdhvIvRMda pasAra thatuM hatuM. sAthvIvRMdamAM sahuthI AgaLa cAlI rahelAM sAdhvI ati rUpavatI hatAM chatAM emanI mukhAkRti nirvikArI hatI, kalyANamayI hatI. temane jonArAone lAge ke teo tapasvinI che, upazAnta che, nirmaLa cAritrI che, te hatAM sAdhvI susavaMtA, pUrvAvasthAmAM teo kozalarAjanAM rANI hatAM ane zvetAMbAnA rAjAnI rAjakumArI hatAM. 108 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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guru-upadezathI teo saMsAra pratye virakta banyAM hatAM ane temaNe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. temanI buddhipratibhA apUrva hatI. guNonI saMpatti mahAna hatI. guruNI pAsethI temaNe jJAnaprakAza meLavyo hato. saMyamanA pATha bhaNyAM hatAM. pachI to temanI aneka ziSyAo thaI. guruNInI AjJAthI teo sAdhvIvRMda sAthe gAma-nagaromAM vicaratAM hatAM. teo ayodhyAmAM padhAryAM hatAM. rAjamahelanA jharUkhAmAMthI ratnavatIe temane rAjamArga parathI pasAra thatAM joyAM. jamIna para sthira dRSTi rAkhIne, sarve sAdhvI maunapaNe jaI rahyAM hatAM. sAdhvInAM darzana thatAMnI sAthe ratnavatInA hRdayamAM AnaMda pragaTyo... eno zokaviSAda dUra thayo. tenuM AtmavIrya ullasita thayuM. te jhaDapathI nIce UtarI... te jAte ja rAjamArgapara doDIne, sAdhvInI sAme UbhI rahI gaI. sAdhvIvRMda rAjamArga para UbhuM rahI gayuM... ratnavIe mastake aMjali joDI, sAdhvIne vaMdanA karI. ati sadbhAva hRdayamAM bharIne te bolI: 'he bhagavatI, Apa du:khI AtmAo pratye vAtsalyavALAM cho, e ApanI saumya mukhAkRtithI samajAya che. huM Apane vinaMtI karuM chuM ke jo Apane koI paNa prakAranI agavaDa nA hoya to A mArA gharamAM padhAravAnI kRpA karo. he mAtRhRdayA, huM yuvarAjJI chuM, mahelamAM rahuM chuM... paNa Aje huM mahA duHkhI chuM... tamArAM darzanathI mane kaMIka zAnti maLI che. manamAM harSa thayo che... he bhagavatI, Apa dharmazAstranAM jJAtA cho, mAre Apane mukhe dharmanI vAto sAMbhaLavI che... jethI baLI raheluM mAruM hRdaya zItaLatA anubhave...' sAdhvIe kahyuM: 'he dharmazIle, dharmanI dezanA ApavA mATe tArA gharamAM AvavAmAM koI doSa nathI. bAkI, gharanA lokone aprIti Adi nA thAya, te mATe amAre sAvadhAnI rAkhavAnI hoya che.' ratnavatIe kahyuM: 'he bhagavatI, mArA gharamAM mArAM sAsu-sasarA dharmazraddhAvALAM che... temane to ApanAM darzanathI khUba AnaMda thaze!' jo ema hoya to amane AvavAmAM vAMdho nathI...' 'Ape mArA para mahAna kRpA karI... cAlo padhAro...' ratnavatInI sAthe sAdhvIvRMde rAjamahelamAM praveza karyo. ratnavatIe AdarapUrvaka temano satkAra karyo. eka kASTAsana upara sAdhvIne besADyAM. ratnavatI vicAre che: 'kharekhara, A sAdhvIjInuM rUpa kevuM anupama che! ane tatkALa zrI samarAditya mahAkA 1209 For Private And Personal Use Only

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nirNaya karavAnI kevI kuzaLatA che! mArI vinaMtIno emaNe tarata ja svIkAra karyo... mAre emanI sAthe koI paricaya nathI, koI oLakhANa meM kADhI nathI. chatAM teoe mArA para kRpA karI... huM dhanya banI gaI... kevI adbhuta che emanI guNasaMpatti! emanAM darzana thatAMnI sAthe mane kevo apUrva harSa thayo...!' teNe sAdhvIne kahyuM: 'he bhagavatI, mArA parivArane huM zIghra bolAvIne AvuM chuM.' te doDI. teNe padmAvatI ane anya rANIone sAdhvInA AgamananA samAcAra ApyA ane upadeza sAMbhaLavA mATe kahyuM. sahu jhaTapaTa ratnavatInI pAchaLa ja AvI pahoMcyAM, ane sAdhvIjInI samakSa, vaMdana karIne ucita sthAne besI gayA. sAdhvIe ratnavatInI dRSTi sAthe dRSTi meLavIne kahyuM: 'he vatse, A saMsAra cAra gatirUpa che. anaMta anaMta jIvo A saMsAramAM janmamRtyu karatA, bhaTakI rahyA che. bhinna bhinna gatiomAM ane bhinna bhinna yoniomAM jIvo janme che ne mare che. janma ane mRtyunI vaccenA jIvanakALamAM roga, zoka, AdhivyAdhi-upAdhi tathA vRddhAvasthAthI herAnaparezAna thAya che... paraMtu mohanA aMdhakAramAM temane duHkhanAM kAraNo dekhAtAM nathI... je duHkhanAM kAraNo che, tene sukhanAM kAraNo mAnIne, te kAraNone seve che, pariNAme vadhu du:khI thAya che. pAMca indriyonA viSayomAM e sukha mAne che, eTale vaiSayika sukhonI tRSNAthI pIDAyA kare che ane, jIvane game teTalAM vaiSayika sukho prApta thAya, e sukhothI kyAreya zAzvata tRpti thatI nathI... AnA pariNAme e ajJAnI ane mohAMdha jIva, * vadhu ne vadhu indriyonI kadarthanA pAme che. tenAmAM krodhanI Aga pracaMDa bane che. * abhimAnanA pahADa para caDe che. * mAyAnI viSama jALamAM phasAya che, mUMjhAya che. * lobhanA mahAsamudramAM DUbI jAya che. * iSTa-priya jananA viyoganuM du:kha ene saMtApe che. * kALa-pariNati ene saMsAranA cagoLamAM bhaTakAve che. * aMte, mRtyu ene bharakhI jAya che! he bhadre, teM mane sarvaprathama kahyuM ke tuM mahAduHkhI che! huM tane kahuM chuM ke * A saMsAra vyAdhiothI bharelo che, janma-mRtyunI pIDAothI bharelo che, evA saMsAranA sAcA svarUpane jANIne, jeoe saMsArano tyAga karelo che, tevA munivaronAM ca2Ne jIvana samarpita karavuM joIe, ke je munivaro sarvajJa vItarAganAM 1210 bhAga-3 gna bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vacano anusAra upadeza Ape che. AvA munijanonI AjJA mujaba, sarva duHkhonuM nivAraNa, karanArI saMyama-kriyAo karavI joIe. joke saMyamajIvanamAM upasargo tathA pariSahonI pIDA sahavI paDatI hoya che, chatAM saMyamI AtmAo e upasarga vagerenI ciMtA karatA nathI. "upasarga-pariSaha sahavAthI mAro karmavyAdha dUra thAya che." A saMyamI AtmAno pAko nirNaya hoya che. "mAre mahAmohanA vyAdhithI mukta banI, aMtarAtmAmAM upazama-rasarUpa Arogya prApta karavuM che. A cAritrI AtmAnI dRDha pratijJA hoya che. mATe teo vairya dhAraNa karI, bAhya kaSTone samatAbhAvathI sahana kare che, pariNAme temane, ke bhAvaArogyanI prApti thAya che. moha-timira nAza pAme che. ja samyagujJAnanuM ajavALuM thAya che. mithyA Agraho cAlyAM jAya che. e saMtoSAmRta emanA AtmAmAM pariNamI jAya che. mithyA kriyAo dUra thaI jAya che. bhava-vela lagabhaga tUTI jAya che. che AtmadhyAnamAM sthiratA prApta thAya che. mokSasukha hAthaveMtamAM hoya che. he suzIle, A to meM tane AdhyAtmika dRSTithI vAta karI. duniyAnA lokonI sukha-duHkhanI kalpanAo judI hoya che. e loko - bhUkhane duHkha mAne che, bhojana maLe tene sukha mAne che. tarasane duHkha mAne che, pANInI prAptine sukha mAne che. A nirdhanatAne duHkha mAne che, dhanaprAptine sukha mAne che. A rogane duHkha mAne che, Arogyane sukha mAne che! . ka priya vyaktinA viyogane duHkha mAne che, priya vyaktinA saMyogane sukha mAne che. vAstavamAM, A badhAM kalpita sukho hoya che... kSaNika sukho hoya che. vadhu samaya A sukho TakatAM nathI.... thoDAM sukha hoya che to vadhAre duHkha hoya che! eTale kharuM kahuM to A saMsAramAM koI sukhI che ja nahIM. he vatsa, "tane zAnuM mahAduHkha che, te jo mane kahevA yogya hoya to kahe." ratnAvatIe kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, Apane kahevAmAM mane koI saMkoca nathI. mane zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 111 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mArA priyatamanA virahanuM tIvra duHkha che.' ratnAvatIe badhI vAta sAdhvIne karI. je aphavA sAMbhaLI hatI. te vAta paNa karI, ane chevaTe kahyuM: "he pUjyA, Ape ApanA upadezamAM je vAto kahI, paramArthathI e ja satya che, paNa huM maMdabhAgyA chuM. mane Aryaputra aMgenA amaMgala samAcAre vyathita karI dIdhI che. ati duHkha utpanna karyuM che." sAdhvIe kahyuM: "he bhadra, atyAre tArA Aryaputrane akuzaLa nathI, te nirAbAdha che, mATe svastha bana." "he bhagavatI, Ape kevI rIte jANyuM?' sAdhvI pratye ranavatIne sAdhvInAM vacano para vizvAsa thaI ja gayo hato, chatAM jijJAsAthI pUchI lIdhuM. 'tArA viziSTa prakAranA svarathI jANyuM.' mArA viziSTa svarane Ape kevI rIte jANyo?' svara jJAnathI!' "e kevuM svara vijJAna che?" bhadra, jyAre pati patnInA saMyogamAM paramAnaMda anubhave te vakhate patino jevo svara hoya tevo svara saubhAgyavatI strIno hoya... A pramANe svara vijJAnanA zAstramAM meM sAMbhaLeluM che." ranavatIe kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, Apa gusse nA thAo to huM kaMIka rahasya pUchuM.." he bhadra, sAdhu-sAdhvI krodha karanArAM hotA nathI... tAre je pUchavuM hoya te pUcha... vinaMtI karavAnI jarUra nathI.' Ape kahyuM ke huM saubhAgyavatI chuM, emAM pramANa zuM?" varlsa, AvI vAtomAM pramANa ke purAvo nA hoya. sarvajJa vItarAga paramAtmAnAM vacano mithyA hoya ja nahIM. svara vijJAna sarvajJa vItarAge kaheluM che. tAro svara saubhAgyavaMtIno ja che. vidhavA strIno Avo avAja nA hoya. te chatAM tane mArI vAta para vizvAsa bese ane tArA jANavA mATe, kaMIka nizAnI batAvuM chuM. ahIM koI puruSa nathI, tethI e batAvI zakAya, paraMtu e sAMbhaLIne, tAre nArAja nathI thavAnuM." "nahIM thAuM nArAja, Apa batAvo.' AvA svaravALI strInA zarIranA guptapradezamAM tala jevo kALo DAgha hoya che, jene 'maSa' kahevAya che. A pramANe svara vijJAnanA zAstromAM kahevAyuM che. A vAta sAcI che ke khoTI, te tuM kahI zake che..." 12 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ratnAvatIe kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, ApanI vAta sAcI che. mane ApanAM vacano para saMpUrNa vizvAsa che, chatAM vyAkuLatAthI meM Apane prazna karyo. mane kSamA karo." "vatsa, AmAM tAro koI doSa nathI, snehAkuLa jIvo AvA ja hoya che. vaLI, meM je tArI rahasyabhUta vAta chatI karI, te tane jaladI vizvAsa thaI jAya eTalA mATe chatI karI, chatAM tane duHkha lAgyuM hoya to kSamA karaje..." are bhagavatI, A zuM bolyAM? Ape to mArA upara mahAna upakAra karyo che. Ape kSamA mAgavAnI nA hoya. A khulAso karIne, to Ape mAro mahAzoka dUra karyo che. have Apane eka prazna pUchavo che..." pUchI zake che...' "he bhagavatI, pUrvajanmanAM evAM kayAM pApakarmono A bhayaMkara vipAka mane udayamAM Avyo? "sAdhvI susaMgatAe kahyuM: "thoDAka ajJAnatApUrNa vartanathI A dAruNa vipAka teM bhogavyo che. he yuvarAjJI, ajJAnapUrNa vartananI kevI bhayAnakatA che, teno meM kevo anubhava karyo che, te anubhavanI huM vAta karuM chuM. tuM ekAgratAthI sAMbhaLaje." he pUjyA, Apano svavRttAMta huM barAbara sAMbhaLuM chuM, Ape kharekhara, mArA upara mahAna upakAra karyo!' sAdhvI susaMgatAe svavRttAMta kahevAno prAraMbha karyo: "kauzala" nAno deza che. e dezanA rAjAnuM nAma narasuMdara hatuM. huM emanI dharmapatnI hatI. paTTarANI hatI. amAruM dAMpatyajIvana sukhI hatuM. prasanna hatuM. teo mArAthI koI vAta chupAvatA na hatA, huM paNa temanAM caraNe pUrNa samarpita hatI. amArI jIvanayAtrA sukharUpa cAlatI hatI. mahArAjA saniko sAthe, avAranavAra akaDA karavA, nagaranI bahAra vizALa jaMgalamAM jatA, samayasara pAchA AvI jatA. eka divasa teo moDA pAchA AvyAM meM temane kAraNa pUchyuM nahIM. paraMtu e divasathI teo udAsa rahevA lAgyA.. e udAsa rahe, e mane nA game. meM kAraNa pUchyuM, paraMtu temaNe kahyuM: "kaMI nathI.' meM Agraha karIne pUchyuM: "tamAre kAraNa kahevuM paDaze. mane hRdayamAM ciMtA thAya che..." raka caka ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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La231 mahArAjAe mArI sAme joyuM. temanI AMkhomAM mane udAsI dekhAtI hatI. zaMkAzIlatA dekhAtI hatI. mArA ati AgrahathI temaNe mane udAsInuM kAraNa batAvyuM: 'devI, je divase azvakrIDA karIne, moDo pAcho Avelo, te divasanI A vAta che. e divase je azva upara huM beTho hato... e atha tophAnI hato, avaLacaMDo hato... teNe mane mArA sainikothI chUTo pADI dIdho... eka mahA aTavImAM mane laI gayo ane jamIna para pheMkI dIdho... pachI e azva thoDe dU2 jaIne, Ubho rahI gayo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mane dhIre dhIre kaLa vaLI, huM beTho thayo. madhyAhnano samaya thaI gayelo. mane khUba tarasa lAgI hatI. huM AsapAsa pANI zodhavA lAgyo. eka nAnuM taLAva meM joyuM. pANIthI bhareluM hatuM ane emAM suMdara puSpo UgelAM hatAM. meM dharAIne pANI pIdhuM... ane dhIre dhIre mArA azva tarapha javA lAgyo. tyAM eka gIca jhADImAM mArI dRSTi paDI... meM tyAM eka yuvatIne joI... huM Ubho rahI gayo... e yuvatIne joI rahyo... e strInuM rUpa avarNanIya hatuM. apUrva hatuM, AvI suMdara strI meM pahelavahelI ja joI! teNe suMdara ane kImatI vastra paherelAM hatAM. himAlayanAM joDiyAM zikharo para patharAyelA baraphanI jema eka zveta gUMthelI zAla enA vakSaHsthaLa para phelAyelI hatI. enI dRSTimAM, enA zvAsocchvAsamAM mane prabaLa uzkerATa dekhAto hato. tenI AMkho aNiyALI hatI. tenI AMkhomAM snehabharyuM AmaMtraNa hatuM. teNe mane pAse bolAvavAno abhinaya karyo. teNe suMdara rezamI vastro paheryAM hatAM. tenuM adhovastra AchA bhUrA raMganuM hatuM. uttarIya vastra lIMbu jevA pILA raMganuM hatuM. mane pILo raMga Ameya gamato raMga hato. tenuM gaLuM saheja lAMbu hovAthI, te vadhu rUpALI lAgatI hatI. e gaLA upara goThavAyelo cahero mane A pRthvI parano nahoto lAgato. enuM ghaDAmaNa kalpanAtIta hatuM. tenI haDapacI, tenA hoTha, tenuM nAka... tenI AMkho, tenI bhammaro ane tenA kAna mane apratima lAgatAM hatAM. e hakIkata hatI ke e strI jevI rUpALI... ane sarvAMga saMpUrNa strInI AkRti meM kyAreya joI nathI. 1214 tenI kALI laMbagoLa AMkhomAM kAjaLabhIno caLakATa hato. tenA pAtaLA hoTha barAbara jagyAe, barAbara pramANamAM UpaselA hatAM... te khUba AkarSaka lAgatI hatI. kSaNabhara svapna jevuM lAgyuM... huM tene joIne stabdha banIne, Ubho rahyo. e ghaDI... e paLa koI ajaba hatI, temAM stabdhatA hatI, chatAM mArI jAgRti hatI. enI pAse jatAM pahelAM dUrathI ja meM ene pUchyuM: For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo

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'tuM koNa che?" huM "manoharA' nAmanI yakSapatnI chuM.' A pradeza kayo che? "A vidhya nAmanuM araNya che.' tuM ahIM ekAkI kema che?" huM mArA priyatama sAthe naMdanavanathI malayAcala parvata para gaI hatI. tyAMthI A pradezamAM pAchA pharyA tyAre kAraNa vinA mArA priyatama mArA para gusse thayA, mane choDIne cAlyA gayA.. mATe huM ahIM ekalI paDI gaI chuM..." meM ene kahyuM: 'tame baMnee A ThIka nA karyuM...' te mArI najIka AvI, ane teNe tyAM besavA mATe kahyuM. mAro hAtha pakaDIne, mane tyAM besADyo ane pUchyuM: kevI rIte ame ThIka nA karyuM?' patie tAro tyAga karyo, te teNe ThIka nA karyuM ane tuM enI pAchaLa pAchaLa nA gaI, e te ThIka nA karyuM!" e mAro pati samaja vinAno che. evA aNasamaju patinI mAre jarUra nathI. ." satI strIe A rIte nA vicAravuM joIe." he rAjana, je anurAgI svajanano tyAga kare te sajjana kema kahevAya? ene sattvazIla kema kahevAya?' he bhadra, doSa vinA anurAgIno koNa tyAga kare ? tAro koI doSa eNe joyo haze...' je pati samajadAra nA hoya te evuM kare... AvI rUpavatI patnIno tyAga kare!' ema kahIne, teNe mAro hAtha pakaDyo ane tenuM mAthuM mArA khabhA para nAkhI dIdhuM.. huM sAvadhAna hato. meM ene strIsahaja dAkSiNyatAthI kahyuM: "mAro hAtha choDI de.. ane mArA khabhethI mastaka laI le, mane AvuM badhuM gamatuM nathI...' te mArI sAme AvI, mArI AMkhomAM AMkho parovIne, te bolI: "hamaNAM ja tame bolyA ke "vinA aparAdha anurAgIno koNa tyAga kare? huM tamane prema karuM chuM, to pachI tame mane kema avagaNo cho?' ema nA bola, tuM mArA mATe parastrI che..." "puruSo mATe badhI strIo pArakI ja hoya che!" te strI mArI najIka sarI AvI. teNe mArA baMne hAtha tenA hAthamAM lIdhA, tenA hAtha ane hatheLIo mulAyama hatI. teNe mArA baMne hAtha UMcA karyA ane cUmyA. te vadhAre najIka AvI. teno zvAsa mArA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1rIya For Private And Personal Use Only

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gaLA para lAgato hato. tenA vALa gherA bhUrA raMganI chAMyavALA kALA bhammara hatA. eka seramAM gUMthelA tenA vALa khUba lAMbA hatA. tenA lAla hoTha para mArakaNuM smita hatuM. mane samajAtuM na hatuM ke mAre zuM karavuM? e yakSapatnI hatI. huM mArI jAtane, mArA manane, mArA AtmAne prazna pUchato rahyo. "zuM A kevaLa strI che? strI uparAMta e vighAzaktio paNa dharAvatI haze... mAre enAthI bacavuM joIe.' meM ene kahyuM: "A paraloka viruddha AcaraNanI vAta choDa.' teNe mArA para AkSepa karyo: "asatya vacana paNa paraloka viruddha ja kahevAya." meM kahyuM: "huM zuM asatya bolyo?' te khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI, ne bolI: "gunA vagara anurAgI janano koNa tyAga kare?' A vacana tamAruM hatuM ne? huM tamArA pratye anurAgI chuM. chatAM tame mAro tyAga karI cho.. mAro svIkAra nathI karatA!" meM kahyuM. "kharekhara, tuM mArA pratye anurAgavALI nathI... jo tAro mArA pratye sAco anurAga hota to tuM mane AvA AtmAnuM ahita karanArA akAryamAM joDavA prayatna nA kare! mATe tuM doSita che, ane doSitano tyAga karavo joIe..." to zuM tame mAro svIkAra nahIM karo?' "nA, huM tAro sparza paNa pasaMda nathI karato..." huM haju Ubho thavA gayo tyAM to e yakSa-strIe mArA suMvALA mAMsala khabhA para bacakuM bharyuM. ekAeka jevo huM Ubho thayo ke mArA pagane jhATako vAgyo. tophAnI vAyaro saDhamAM bharAyo hoya ane ekAeka kUvAthaMbhane ukheDI nAkhe, tevI ja rIte huM UkhaDIne nIce paDyo. mane kaMI samajAya te pahelAM mArI DAbA hAthanI koNI jamIna sAthe athaDAI hatI ane baraDo, tyAM UgelA karamadAnA jhADamAM jhIMkAyo hato. pachI ja mane khyAla Avyo ke yakSiNIe paganI AMTI mArIne, mane pADyo hato. huM Ubho thavAno vicAra karuM tyAM to e mArA para paDI. paNa meM be hAthe enI chAtI para dhakko mAryo. te UbhI thaI gaI... paraMtu enI chAtI dhamaNanI jema phUlatI hatI ane e hAMphatI hatI. te thoDe dUra jaIne UbhI rahI. huM beTho thayo. mArI koNI khAssI cholAI gaI hatI. mArAM vastro kAdavavALAM ane pANIthI bhInAM thayAM hatAM, huM jALavIne Ubho thayo. jyAM pelI yakSiNI UbhI hatI tyAM gayo... huM gussAthI dhamadhamato hato. ane meM yakSiNInA gAla para tamatamato tamAco mArI dIdho... ne barADI UThyo: "re vyabhicAriNI, tuM zuM samaje che mane? kalpanAmAM paNa meM parastrI sAthe saMbhoga nathI karyo... dUra cAlI jA, nahIMtara A kaTArIthI tArA TukaDA karI nAkhIza.." mAnamAMthI talavAra kheMcI kADhI. bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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yakSiNI sarovaranA kinAre doDI gaI. ane adRzya thaI gaI. paraMtu mane lAgyuM ke e tyAMthI gaI nathI! adRzyapaNe hAjara che. eTale huM paNa sarovaranA kinAre gayo. tyAM thoDAM pagathiyAM hatAM. pagathiyAMnI DAbI tarapha pArijAta ane borasallInAM jhADa UgelAM hatAM. jamaNI tarapha vAMsanA thoDAM vRkSo UgelAM hatAM. ovArA upara jaMgalI vRkSo nIcA namIne, UbhelAM hatAM. borasallI ane pArijAtanI vacce eka kALo paththara hato. goLa hato, totiMga hato, huM tyAM jaIne beTho. huM zUnyamanaska banI gayo hato. game tyAM ane game tyAre bhUtaDInI jema yakSiNI pratyakSa thaIne, mArA para humalo karI zake ema hatI. pArijAta ane borasallInAM nAjuka puSpo mArA para paDatAM hatAM. enI khuzabUthI huM kaMIka svastha banyo. pANI, pavana ane varasAdathI dhovAIne lIsA banI gayelA, e kALA paththara para besavAnuM mane gamyuM hatuM, paraMtu tyAM besavAnI meM bhUla ja karI hatI. mAre mArA ghoDAne zodhI ane enA para besI jaladI nagara tarapha AvavuM joItuM hatuM. joke mane dizAbhrama thaI gayo hato. nagara taraphano mArga kaI dizAmAM che, e huM jANato na hato. acAnaka mArI pAchaLa uttejanAbharyA zabda Avyo... "oha... rAjana... thoDI kSaNa...' ane pelI yakSiNI mane pAchaLathI vaLagI paDI! huM tADUkI UThyo : "are zuM tuM pAgala che?" huM ene pakaDavA pAchaLa pharuM e pahelAM to eNe mArI pITha para bephAma lAto mAravA mAMDI. huM ghaDIbhara stabdha thaI gayo. yakSiNIe eka moTo paththara uThAvyo.. eNe mArA para ghA karyo... paNa meM jhaDapathI eno ghA cukAvyo. huM gussAthI dhamadhamI UThyo hato. mArI AMkhamAMthI Aga jharatI hatI, huM Ubho thayo. dhUMApUMA thayelI yakSiNI kamara para be hAtha TekavIne, be paga pahoLA karIne UbhI hatI. tenuM uttarIya vastra nIce paDI gayuM hatuM. huM tvarAthI enI pAse gayo ane ADe hAthe enA caherA para eka cApaTa mArI dIdhI. e eka DagaluM pAchaLa dhakelAI gaI. meM ene kahyuM: "tuM tArA sthAne cAlI jA... huM tane jIvatI nahIM choDuM.." te thoDI vAra tyAM UbhI rahI. mArI dRSTi taLAvamAM khIlelAM kamaLo upara gaI... ane yakSiNI adazya thaI gaI. pachI meM vicAra karyo ke "mAre ghoDo zodhIne, jaladIthI nagaramAM javuM joIe..' ghoDAne zodhI kADhyo. tenA para beTho ane aMdAje dizA jANI, nagara tarapha cAlyo. thoDe dUra gayo. tyAM eka totiMga vRkSa mArI AgaLa ja paDyuM. ghoDAe camakIne, AgaLanA be paga UMcA karI dIdhAM. huM nIce paDatAM paDatAM bacyo... tyAM mane AkAzamAM khaDakhaDATa hasavAno avAja saMbhaLAyo. meM upara joyuM... e ja yakSiNI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 117 For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatI. te bolI: 're duSTa, tuM kyAM sudhI mArAthI bacI zakIza? haju tane kahuM chuM ke mAro svIkAra kara... mArI sAthe raMgarAga khela... saMbhoga kara... to huM tane anukULa rahIza..' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir meM kahyuM: 'are duSTA, have jo tuM mArA hAthamAM Ave to tane evI zikSA karuM ke jIvanaparyaMta tane yAda rahe!' pAchI e adazya thaI gaI. paraMtu, mArA sainiko mane zodhatAM zodhatAM tyAM AvI caDhyA. teo mArAM kAdavavALAM ne bhInAM kapaDAM joI rahyA. koI kaMI bolyuM nahIM. ame cUpacApa nagara tarapha cAlyA. ame jyAre nagaramAM pravezyA tyAre rAta paDI gaI hatI... ame rAjamahele AvyA tyAre mAruM svAgata karavA mATe tuM mahelanA dvAre ja UbhI hatI...' susaMgatA sAdhvIe kahyuM: 'meM mahArAjAne tyAre kahyuM: 'he nAtha, pachI to e yakSiNI dekhAI nathI ne?' 'nA, paraMtu tyArathI mArA manamAM zaMkA pesI gaI che... ke e duSTA game tyAre AvIne mane herAna karaze. tethI huM udAsIna rahuM chuM.' 'he svAmInAtha, ApanI zIlarakSAnI kevI daDhatA? sAme cAlIne devalokanI devI ApanI pAse bhoga-saMbhoganI prArthanA kare, chatAM Ape jarAya macaka nA ApI! are, e Apane vaLagI paDI... chatAM ApanAmAM puruSa sahaja kAmonmAda na jAgyo! jaMgala hatuM... ekAMta ramaNIya pradeza hato, chatAM Apano gajaba indriyasaMyama ane manonigraha rahyo, te kAMI nAnIsUnI vAta nA kahevAya...' 'devI, huM kyAreka pramAdamAM houM tyAre jo e AvI caDe to zuM thAya, A ciMtA mane satAve che, hA, huM sAvadhAna houM to to ene evI zikSA karuM ke bhaviSyamAM e mArI pAse pha2ke ja nahIM! paraMtu A to daivImAyA che ne? game tyAM ane game tyAre AvI caDhe!' meM mahArAjAne khUba AzvAsana ApyuM. teo thoDA svastha paNa thayAM, chatAM kyAreka kyAreka e camakI jatAM hatAM ane cAre bAju jovA lAgatA hatAM... kyAreka jozamAM AvIne, myAnamAMthI talavAra kADhI nAkhatA hatA. 118 sAdhvIe potAno AtmavRttAMta kahetAM kahyuM: eka rAtrinI vAta che. zayanakhaMDamAM ame sUtAM hatAM. ame baMne jAgatAM ja paDyAM hatAM. bAju bAjumAM amArA palaMga hatA. madhyarAtrino samaya hato. huM mArA palaMgamAM beThI thaI. maMda maMda bhAga-3 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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dipakonA ajavALAmAM meM mahArAjAno tAmravarNo cahero caLakato joyo. temanI lAMbI AMkho mArA tarapha takAI rahI. emanA jevA AkarSaka puruSa meM bIjA joyAM na hatAM. huM dhIrethI emanA palaMganA kinAre besI gaI. prANanAtha, huM IcchuM chuM ke ApaNe pelI jagyAe jaIe.. huM eka yakSiNIne." temaNe mArA hoTha para AMgaLI mUkIne bolatI aTakAvI. 'tyAM tArAthI nA javAya..." kema?' 'e jagyA tArA mATe salAmata nathI. tArI jiMdagI jokhamamAM mUkAya, e mane pasaMda nathI..." zA mATe? zA mATe pUche che? tArA dareka praznanA javAba ApavAnI mane Teva nathI, e tuM jANe che ne?" hAjI..." chatAM tuM pUche che to kahuM chuM: "devI, huM tane khUba cAhuM chuM! he hasI paDI. temaNe paDakhuM pheravIne, mAthe oDhI lIdhuM.... ane mane kahyuM: "rAta bahu vItI gaI che, mATe sUI jA...' chatAM huM besI rahI... temane khabara hatI. moDhA parathI rajAI dUra karIne kahyuM: devI, ApaNe pachI vAta karIzuM!" 'paNa mane hA pADo.. ke tame mane e araNyamAM laI jazo... ne peluM taLAva... pelI kALI caTTAna.... e badhuM batAvazo! ane jo pelI tyAM AvI caDhe to...' tAre enI sAthe mitratA karavI che?' nA, nA, mAtra ene jovI che!' "ane e rAkSasInuM rUpa karaze to? hA, e devI che, e dhAre te rUpa karI zake..." 'tame sAthe ho pachI mane bhaya zAno? hA pADo. eTale sUI jAuM...!" temaNe mauna saMmati ApI... mArA bhAvie mane bhulAvI hatI. paraMtu bhavitavyatAne koNa mithyA karI zake? 0 0 0 ame eka ja azva para beThAM. teo AgaLa ane huM pAchaLa... UgatA sUrajanAM lAla kiraNonI AbhA dekhAtI hatI. mArA manamAM koI akaLa... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 119 For Private And Personal Use Only

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asphuTa... akaLAmaNa thatI hatI, paraMtu huM bolI nahIM. mArA durAgrahathI teo mane e araNyamAM laI jatAM hatAM, jyAM emane yakSiNI maLI hatI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir meM pUchyuM: 'he nAtha, kharekhara ApaNe pelI jagyAe jaI rahyAM chIe ke jyAM... pelI yakSiNI Apane maLI hatI?' emaNe mAthuM pheravIne, mArI sAme joyuM. temanA mukha para smita hatuM. temaNe kahyuM: 'tane zaMkA lAge che?' 'nA re, zaMkA nathI... mAtra pUchavA khAtara pUchuM chuM!' kSaNo vItI jatI hatI. azvanA paga nIcethI dhULa saratI jatI hatI. zAMta vAtAvaraNamAM pazuonA UThatA avAjo vicitra lAgatAM hatAM. joke mane paNa azva uparanI savArIno abhyAsa hato, chatAM mAruM zarIra duHkhatuM hatuM. pravAsa mane-mArA zarIrane thakavI rahyo hato... huM emanI pIThanA sahAre mAthuM TekavIne, UMghavA lAgI hatI. acAnaka ghoDo Ubho rahI gayo. huM jhabakIne jAgI UThI... meM temanA baMne khabhA pakaDI lIdhA. meM pUchyuM: 'zuM che?' temaNe dhIrethI mane kahyuM: 'sAme jo!' meM hAthanuM nejavuM karIne naja2 mAMDI... 'koI vicitra vAta lAge che!' huM bolI. 'e ja che!' paLe paLe e AkRti ajaba layamAM najIka AvatI hatI. prabhAtanA AchA ajavALAmAM te AkRtino raMga ane enA caherAnI surakhI sparzatI hatI... eno avAja Avyo: 1220 'kozalarAja, sAruM karyuM, Aje mahArANIne laIne AvyA!' mArA zvAsa adhdhara thaI gayA... e khaDakhaDATa hasavA lAgI hatI. tenuM rUpa vikRta thatuM jatuM hatuM... meM cIsa pADIne kahyuM: 'nAtha, ApaNe pAchAM vaLIe... mAre eka kSaNa paNa ahIM nathI rahevuM...' pelI bolI: 'tArI pratikRti joIne jA!' jANe huM Adamakada arIsAmAM mane ja jotI houM... evuM lAgyuM... For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava AThamo

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[18] sAvI susaMgatAnuM svavRttAnta kathana cAlu ja hatuM. temaNe kahyuM: "he bhadra, tyArabAda amArA thoDA divasa zAntithI vItyA. ne huM yakSiNIne yAda karatI hatI, na teo karatA hatA. jo ke mane enA vicAro AvatAM hatAM kyAreka kyAreka, paNa huM mahArAjAne kahetI na hatI. mahArAjAne paNa enA vicAra AvatA ja haze, paraMtu mane kahetAM na hatAM. teo joke svastha dekhAtAM hatAM, paraMtu bahArathI. temanA hRdayamAM bhaya ane AzaMkA to bharelAM ja hatAM. 0 0 0 mAro janmadivasa hato. savAre UThatAM ja mahArAjAe mane abhinaMdana ApyAM ane uttama vastra-alaMkAro bheTa ApyAM. te pachI huM mAbhAtika kAryothI paravArI, AryaputranI sAthe ja dudhapAna karyuM. Aryaputre mane kahyuM: "devI, Aje to nagaravAsI mahilAonI paMkti lAgI jaze! abhinaMdananI varSA thaze... bheTasogAdono Dhagalo thaI jaze!' meM emanI sAme joIne smita karyuM. teoe kahyuM: "Aje maMtrImaMDaLa sAthe mAre mahattvanI maMtraNAo karavAnI che, eTale mAro divasa paNa jaladI pUrNa thaI jaze! eTale have ApaNe saMdhyA pachI ja maLIzuM barAbara ne?" teo hasyA. mArA mAthe hAtha mUkIne UbhA thayA. huM emane khaMDanA dvAra sudhI mUkI AvI ane huM paNa mArA zRMgAragRhamAM gaI. zreSTha vastrAlaMkArothI meM mArA dehane zaNagAryo. tyAM to mArI sakhIo AvI gaI. sugaMdhI puSpo laIne AvI hatI. temaNe puSpo ane puSpamALAothI mane sajAvI. pachI mAro hAtha pakaDIne, beThakakhaMDamAM laI gaI. beThakakhaMDa paNa vizeSa rIte zaNagArelo hato. makhamalanI jAjama bichAvelI hatI, enA para kalAtmaka svarNa-siMhAsana mUkeluM hatuM. huM e siMhAsana para beThI. mArI be bAju, be nAnA goLAkAra Asano mUkavAmAM AvelAM. tenA upara maNimaDhelA thALa hatA ane thALamAM uttama jAtinA tAMbUla mUkelAM hatAM. sonAmahoro mUkelI hatI. mArI pAchaLa paMktibaddha mArI nava sahelIo zreSTha sAja sajA karIne UbhelI hatI. traNanA hAthamAM paMkhA hatAM, traNanA hAthamAM suvarNakalaza hatAM ane traNanA hAthamAM puSpamALAo hatI. khaMDanA be dvAra hatAM. baMne dvAro para aMdaranI bAjue zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 12 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dAsIo UbhI hatI, bahAranI bAju zastrasajja sainiko UbhA hatA. prabhAtano pahelo prahara pUrNa thayo hato. rAjyanA adhikArI varganAM gharonI sannArIo AvavA lAgI. bheTa ApavA lAgI ane abhinaMdana ApavA lAgI. sahunAM mukha para ullAsa UchaLato hato. mukhamAMthI maMgaLa zabdo varasatAM hatAM. je strIo AvatI hatI temane huM mukhavAsa ApatI hatI ane eka eka sonAmahora ApatI hatI. bIjA praharamAM nagaranAM pramukha-pramukha gharonI strIo AvI gaI. bhojanano samaya thaI gayo hato. meM sakhIone kahyuM: "Aje ApaNe sahu sAthe ahIM ja bhojana karIzuM!" mahArAjA sAthe.' harSavardhanA bolI. meM kahyuM: Aryaputra paNa Aje emanI rIte bhojana karI leze. prAya: to maMtraNAgRhamAM ja karI leze bhojana! Aje maMtrImaMDaLa sAthe viziSTa carcAmAM gUMthAyelAM che....' "to to ahIM Aje majA paDI jaze!" priyavaMdA TahukI UThI. dAsIo bhojananI taiyArI karavA lAgI. aneka prakAranI khAdyasAmagrI taiyAra thayelI hatI. emAM mArI pasaMdagIne ja mahattva ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, sahu sakhIo, eka pachI eka AvatI gaI ane mArA moDhAmAM mIThAIno TukaDo mUkatI cAlI. pachI meM e sakhIonAM moDhAMmAM mIThAI mUkI... sahu AnaMda pramoda karatAM gayA ane bhojana karatAM gayAM.. lagabhaga be-traNa ghaDI pasAra thaI gaI. eka dAsIe AvIne mane kahyuM: "mahAdevI, rAjyanA bIjAM bIjAM gAma-nagarothI seMkaDo strIo AvIne, rAjamahelanA medAnamAM UbhI che... emane aMdara AvavA dauM?' dAsIo ne sakhIoe bhojana samAraMbha sameTI lIdho hato. badhuM pUrvavat goThavAI gayuM hatuM. tAMbUlanA ane sonAmahoronA bharelA thALa mUkAI gayAM hatAM. mArA zarIra parathI puSponI mALAo ane puSpo badalI nAkhavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. huM svastha banIne beThI. eka pachI eka strI AvavA lAgI... abhinaMdana ApavA lAgI, bheTa ApavA lAgI ane potAno saMkSipta paricaya ApavA lAgI. meM temane tAMbUla ane eka eka sonAmahora ApavA mAMDI. A kAryakrama cAlyo. cAlyo te sUryAsta sudhI cAlyo.... huM thAkI gaI hatI besI besIne! 0 0 0. huM vastraparivartana karyA vinA sIdhI palaMgamAM paDI, mArI sakhIo mArA zarIrane komaLa hAthe dhIre dhIre dabAvavA lAgI. huM AMkho baMdha karIne paDI hatI. paraMtu mane 12 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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lAgyuM ke mArI jamaNI AMkha khUba skurAyamAna thavA lAgI che! meM AMkho kholI. palaMgamAM beThI thaI gaI... harSavardhanA sAme joyuM. teNe pUchyuM "zuM thAya che mahAdevI?" "vardhanA, mArI jamaNI AMkha khUba skurAyamAna thAya che, jarUra kaMI azubha banavAnuM... jyAre jyAre mArI jamaNI AMkha A rIte pharAyamAna thaI che tyAre tyAre azubha thayuM ja che..." ciMtA nA karo mahAdevI, kuLadevatAo tamAruM azubha dUra karaze...' vardhanA, jyAre azubha thayuM che tyAre kuLadevatAo paNa hAjara nathI rahyAM....' mahAdevI, atyAre have mahArAjA paNa rAjyasabhAmAMthI AvI gayA haze... bhojanAdithI nivRtta thaI gayA haze. mATe vastraparivartana karIne, emanI pAse cAlyAM jAo. pachI tamane koI ciMtA nahIM rahe. Ameya Aje saMpUrNa divasa tame mahArAjAthI dUra rahyAM cho ne!" tArI vAta ucita che, huM hamaNAM ja Aryaputra pAse jAuM chuM. tame sahu tamArA ghare jAo...' sakhIo cAlI gaI. meM vastraparivartana karyuM. mahArAjAne gamatAM vastra meM paherI lIdhAM, ane mahArAjAnA zayanakhaMDa tarapha cAlI. 0 0 0. mArA manamAM manoratha hatA ke Aje mAro janmadivasa che. Aje huM mahArAjAne parama viSayAnaMdathI prasanna karI daIza. divasa prajAne Apyo, rAtri mArA nAthane arpaNa karIza." Aryaputrane sukha ApavAnI kalpanAo karatI, huM zayanakhaMDanA dvAre pahoMcI. mukhya dvAre Ubhelo rakSaka khasI gayo. huM aMdara gaI aMdara zayanakhaMDanuM bIjuM vAra hatuM. e dvAra khulluM rahetuM. huM ja e dvAramAM praveza karIne, baMdha karatI hatI. e dvAra khulluM ja hatuM. meM dvAra pAse UbhAM rahIne aMdara najara karI.. stabdha thaI gaI... palaMgamAM mahArAjA eka strInI sAthe hatA! e strInuM rUpa mArA jevuM ja hatuM. e strIe mArA jevA ja vastra paheryA hatAM. che te strInA hAvabhAva paNa mArA jevA ja hatAM...! che ane e strIno avAja paNa mArA jevo ja hato.. huM animeSa nayane e strIne joI rahI. eNe paNa mane joI lIdhI. pachI eNe AryaputranA kAnamAM kaMIka vAta karI. huM jhaDapathI pAchI vaLI... tyAM to Aryaputre trADa pADI: "are vyaMtarI, tuM kyAM bhAgI jAya che? tArI mAyAjALa meM jANI lIdhI! zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13 For Private And Personal Use Only

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devI, jo pelI vyaMtarI tAro veSa karIne, tAruM rUpa karIne mAyAprayoga karavA AvI che... paNa Aje huM ene nahIM choDuM." ema bolIne Aryaputra mArI pAchaLa doDayA. huM sarvAga dhrUjI UThI... tharatharavA lAgI... huM zunyamanaska banI gaI... tyAM to mahArAjAe doDatA AvIne mAro coTalo pakaDIne, mane halabalAvI dIdhI. meM gabharAvelI AMkhe pUchyuM: Aryaputra, A badhuM zuM che?' emaNe dAMta bhIsyA. vALane sajjaDa rIte pakaDIne kheMcyA.... ne pelI mArI pratikRti jevI strIne kahevA lAgyA: he priye, meM tane kaheluM ne ke e yakSiNI have tAruM rUpa karIne, game tyAre AvI caDhaze? tane eNe joI lIdhI hatI ne? mane zaMkA hatI ja... ane e AvI! AnuM strI-caritra joyuM?" pelI vyaMtarI bolI: "he Aryaputra, have choDI do ene... enI sAme paNa nA juo... e pApiNIne ahIMthI jaladI hAMkI kADho. basa, e jAya pachI mane zAMti thaze...' devI, huM ema ja karuM chuM.. ene evI bhAre sajA karAvuM chuM ke pharIthI e mArI pAse AvavAnuM ja bhUlI jAya..." mArI AMkhomAMthI AMsunI dhArA vahetI hatI. mAruM mAthuM phATaphATa thatuM hatuM. AryaputranI pAse sUtelI e strI pelI yakSiNI ja hatI, e vAta mane samajAI gaI hatI, paraMtu mahArAjA ene sAcI rANI mAnatAM hatAM ane mane yakSiNI mAnatAM hatAM! e yakSiNIe mAruM AbehUba rUpa karyuM hatuM ane mahArAjAne mAyAprayogathI vaza karI lIdhAM hatAM. e mahArAjA pratye mohita thayelI ja hatI. enI prabaLa icchA hatI mahArAjA sAthe saMbhogasukha mANavAnI! Aje enI icchA e pUrNa karaze..." mahArAjAe kArarakSakane kahyuM: "ATha sainikone bolAvo.' AThane badale 10-12 sainiko khullI talavAre aMdara ghasI AvyA. mahArAjAe temane kahyuM : "A strI dekhAya che mahArANI, paraMtu sAcI mahArANI nathI. sAcI mahArANI to aMdara mArA zayanakhaMDamAM che. A to yakSiNI che. mane ThagavA mATe eNe mahArANInuM rUpa karyuM che. mATe tame ene mArI mArIne, nagaranI bahAra kADhI mUko.' mahArAjAe mane dhakko mAryo... huM sainiko upara paDI. eka sainike mAro lAMbo coTalo pakaDyo, bIjAe mAruM uttarIya vastra pakaDyuM. meM e vastrane mArA be hAthe pakaDI mArA vakSa:sthaLane DhAMkI rAkhavAno prayatna karyo. trIjA sainike mArA be hAtha pAchaLathI vALIne pakaDyAM. pachI cothA sainike, mahArAjAnI sAme ja, mArI ghora kadarthanA karavA mAMDI. cAmaDAnA joDAthI mane mAra mAravAmAM Avyo. mArA moDhAmAM 1rara4 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ghoDAnI lAda bharavAmAM AvI. maracAM bALIne, teno dhumADo ApavAmAM Avyo... jANe ke huM narakamAM houM ne paramAdhAmIo pIDA ApatAM hoya... tevI asahya pIDA mane thavA lAgI. huM paravaza hatI... abaLA hatI... ane sAme bAra bAra zastradhArI sainiko hatAM... emane, mane ghora pIDA ApavAnI AjJA ApanArA mArA patideva hatA! jemaNe mane sukha ApavAmAM kamI nahotI rAkhI, e ja mane du:kha ApavAmAM kamI rAkhavA nahotA mAgatA... temaNe sainikone kahyuM: 'Ane medAnanI vacce UbhI rAkhIne, evA cAbakhA mAro ke kyAreya A rAjamahelamAM ke A nagaramAM paga nA mUke... e mane bhUlI jAya...' huM dhrUjI UThI... mArA manamAM thayuM ke 'AvI ghora vedanA sahevA karatAM mArA prANa ja atyAre nIkaLI jAya to sAruM...' paraMtu mRtyu paNa mAgyuM nathI maLatuM ne! pelI vyaMtarI aMdarathI bahAra AvI, mArI tarapha eka krUra dRSTi nAkhI, mahArAjAnA hAtha pakaDIne, aMtaHpuramAM laI gaI... aMtaHpurano daravAjo baMdha karI dIdho... sainiko mane pakaDIne, mahelanA medAnamAM laI gayAM. eka sainike kahyuM: 'A vyaMtarI che. bahu satAvavAmAM sAra nahIM... mahArAjA to AjJA kare... ApaNane A khedAna medAna karI nAkhaze... ApaNe ene cAbakhA mAravA nathI...' bIrjA sainika bolyo: 'sAcI vAta che, jojo ne A durjanasiMhanI zuM dazA thAya che rAtre? mahArAjAne khuza karavA AnA moDhAmAM ghoDAnI lAda bharIne joDAthI mArI...' trIjo bolyo: 'A badhI DAkaNo kahevAya. jo e vaLagaze to jIva laIne jaze.... pelo durjanasiMha gabharAI gayo. enA zarIre parsIno vaLI gayo... e mArA pagamAM paDI gayo... cokhkhA pANIno pyAlo laI Avyo. mane kogaLA karAvI dIdhA... ne kSamA mAgI. rAtrIno bIjo prahara cAlato hato. durjanasiMhe kahyuM: 'he devImA, mahArAjanI AjJA che eTale ame tamane nagaranI bahAra je udyAna che, temAM mUkI jaIe chIe... pachI Apa ApanA sthAne jajo, kRpA karIne pAchA mahelamAM Avazo nahIM...' e badhA ja 10-12 sainiko gabharAyA hatAM. mane choDI dIdhI hatI. meM emane kahyuM: 'mane eka moTuM kALuM vastra Apo.' teoe mane kALuM vastra ApyuM. meM mAthethI paganI eDI sudhI e vastra oDhI lIdhuM. mAtra mArI AMkho khullI rAkhI. ame nagaranI bahAra cAlyAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 125

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nagaranI bahAra je udyAna hatuM. te udyAnanI bahAra ja ame UbhA rahyAM. sainikoe mane hAtha joDyAM. durjanasiMha bolyo: 'mArI mA, mArI bahu moTI bhUla thaI gaI che. zuM karuM? mahArAjAnI AjJA hatI eTale tamane meM kadarthanA karI.. havethI kyAreya bhUla nahIM karuM. mane upadrava nA karazo... bIjuM to zuM kahuM?" meM kahyuM: "tArI koI bhUla nathI. tame badhA rAjAnA sevako cho. rAjAnI AjJA mujaba ja tamAre badhuM karavuM paDe. ciMtA nA karazo. tame jAo. huM mArI icchA mujaba cAlI jaIza.." jatAM jatAM teo mane page lAgyA. be hAtha joDI, vaMdanA karI ane cAlyAM gayAM. huM tyAM ja eka vRkSanI nIce paththaranI nAnI zilA para beThI.... mArA manamAM azubha vicArono dhodha vahevA lAgyo. "Aje A zuM banI gayuM? mArAM kevAM pApakarma udayamAM AvyAM? mAro koI guno nathI, aparAdha nathI. mArA para "kSiNI'nuM kalaMka AvyuM... huM rAjarANI... A aMdhArI rAte rastAnI rajhaLatI strI banI gaI! AvatI kAle nagaramAM ghara ghara ane corecoTe A ja vAtanI carcA thaze! joke e vyaMtarIne loko "mahArANI' mAnaze. eTale mArA mATe azubha nahIM bolAya... paraMtu mahArAjA have mArI sAme paNa nahIM jue. mane kyAreya rAjamahelamAM praveza nahIM maLe... ane jo Aryaputrano sneha, saMyoga na maLavAno hoya to mAre jIvavAno zo artha? mAre have nathI jIvavuM. mAre marI javuM che..' dUra dUra parvata joyo.. manomana nirNaya karI huM parvata tarapha cAlI, nIka koka ke 14 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Lacua Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir parvata dUra hato. satrino bIjo prahara pUro thayo hato. meM parvata tarapha cAlavA mAMDyuM. manamAM gamagInI hatI. jIvana pratye ati tiraskAra hato. parvatanA zikhara parathI paDatuM mUkIne, marI javAno mAro pAko nirNaya hato. huM mArA jIvanamAM A pahelI ja vAra, A rIte rAtrinA samaye, ekalI aTUlI jaMgalamAM jaI rahI hatI. rAtrino sUnakAra hato. ThaMDo pavana zarU thayo hato. dUra parvata para Acho aMdhakAra chavAyelo hato. ghaDImAM vaheLAnA paTamAMthI ane ghaDImAM jhADIonI vaccethI huM avirata cAlatI rahI. ThaMDA vAyarAnI pAchaLa ja AkAzamAM vAdaLo gherAI AvyAM hatAM. AkAzamAMthI ThaMDI pharaphara varasavI cAlu thaI gaI hatI. huM bhIMjAvA mAMDI. mAruM zarIra dhrUjavA lAgyuM... dhIre dhIre varasAda vadhavA lAgyo. bacavA mATe koI jagyA meM zodhavA mAMDI, tyAM eka jhaLuMbatI bhekhaDanI nIca UbhA rahevAnI jagyA maLI. meM vicAryuM: 'varasAda baMdha rahe tyAM sudhI huM ahIM UbhI rahIza.' bhekhaDanA kAraNe mane pavananA susavATA nahotAM lAgatAM. mAruM mana yakSiNInA vicAromAM caDhI gayuM. 'meM enuM zuM bagADyuM hatuM... ke eNe mane AvuM kaSTa ApyuM? meM enuM koI ja ahita karyuM nathI... paraMtu mArAM ja pUrvajanmonAM pApakarmo udayamAM AvyAM, eTale yakSiNIne AvI buddhi sUjhI.' varasAda cAlu hato. mane ThIka jagyA maLI gaI hatI. UbhI UbhI huM thAkI... meM jamIna para joyuM. jamIna patharALI hatI. eTale huM nIce besI gaI. mArA vicAro AgaLa cAlyA: 'AmAM, A ghaTanAmAM Aryaputrano koI doSa nathI, teo to ene ja rANI susaMgatA mAnI rahyA che ne! eTale mArA upara to emano prema che ja ... jyAre emane khabara paDaze ke A sAcI rANI nathI, yakSiNI che... tyAre e zuM karaze? yakSiNI to adazya thaIne jatI raheze... ane huM emane maLIza nahIM... teo azAnta... vihvaLa ane saMtApathI gherAI jaze...' mArI AMkho bharAI AvI... ane kyAre mArI AMkho gherANI... ne huM paDakhe paDIne UMghI gaI... khabara ja nA paDI. jyAre huM jAgI tyAre varasAda baMdha thaI gayo hato, ane aruNodaya paNa thaI gayo hato. meM parvata tarapha cAlavA mAMDavuM.., jyAre huM pahADI pAse pahoMcI tyAre sUrajanAM prathama kiraNo relAyAM hatAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 127

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huM pahADI para caDhavA lAgI. mAre zikhara sudhI pahoMcavAnuM hatuM. mane koI joI nA jAya ane oLakhI nA jAya ema huM IcchatI hatI. huM thoDuM caDhI, tyAM mArI DAbI bAjue meM eka moTA khaDakanI vacce eka guphA jevuM polANa joyuM. mane e jagyA sArI lAgI. sahaja rIte ja mArA paga e bAju vaLyA. huM e khaDakanI pAse pahoMcI khaDakanI AgaLano bhAga sapATa hato. jANe koIe vALIne sApha karyo hoya tevo lAgato hato. huM tyAM be kSaNa UbhI rahI... ane mArA nagara taraphathI dRSTi nAkhI... AkhuM nagara dekhAtuM hatuM tyAMthI...! UMco rAjamahela paNa dekhAto hato.. 'have mAre A nagaranuM... A mahelanuM.. ke koInuM prayojana nathI.... badhuM svapnavat che. meM nagara tarapha dRSTi pheravI lIdhI.. guphAne dvAre pahoMcI guphAmAM najara karI.. huM stabdha thaI gaI...! guphAmAM dhyAna nimagna tapasvI sAdhu-puruSone joyA.... huM dvAra pAse ja UbhI rahI. dvAranI pAse ja beThelAM hatAM, te mane mukhya sAdhupuruSa lAgyAM. teonA mukha para tapanuM teja hatuM. teonI AMkho baMdha hatI: padmAsane teo beThelAM hatAM. mAruM mana teone joIne zAnta thayuM. mane lAgyuM ke mAro udvega cAlyo gayo! teo mane ciMtAmaNi ratnasamAna lAgyAM. viziSTa jJAnI lAgyA... mAruM mana praphullita thaI gayuM. huM aMdara pravezI. pAMca DagalAM cAlI, tyAM ja munirAja hatAM. meM vinayapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. teoe dRSTi kholI, jamaNo hAtha UMco karyo ane dharmalAbha no AzIrvAda Apyo. meM teonI AMkhomAMthI karuNAno dhodha vaheto joyo. ane temanI vANImAMthI samatAno pravAha vaheto joyo. munirAjanI AjJA laI, huM temanI sAme vinaya-maryAdApUrvaka beThI. munirAja to antaryAmI hatAM. mane joIne ja jANe mArA duHkhane jANI gayAM hatAM. teoe mane kahyuM: "he vatye, tuM saMtApa nA kara. A saMsAra ja evo che! saMsAramAM Apattio AvavAnI ja! ApattionuM ghara che A saMsAra!" he bhadra, mahAmohanA aMdhakAramAM gherAyelA jIvo vastunA sAcA svarUpane oLakhI zakatA nathI, hitakArI mitronAM sArAM hitakArI vacano sAMbhaLatA nathI, AtmAnuM ahita karanArI pravRttio kare che. pariNAme AkarAM karma bAMdhe che. jyAre te karmo udayamAM Ave che tyAre kalpanA bahAranAM kaSTo bhogave che." bhagavaMta!' meM vacce ja prazna karyo: "e pUrva karelAM pApothI chUTavA zuM karavuM joIe?" 1rara8 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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'dharmAcaraNa karavuM paDe. e sivAya e pApakarmothI chUTavAno bIjo koI upAya nathI.' 'gurudeva, ApanI vAta yathArtha che. have Apane pUchuM chuM ke meM pUrvajanmamAM evuM kayuM pApa karyuM hatuM, jeno Avo vipAka-udaya Avyo? Apa antaryAmI cho, sarvajJasadaza cho, mATe mane mArA praznanuM samAdhAna ApavA kRpA karo...' e mahApuruSanuM nAma hatuM AcAryadeva sugRhita, aneka janmone teo joI zakatA hatA. temaNe mArA nava bhava joyA! bhUtakALanA navamA bhavathI temaNe zarUAta karI. uttarApathamAM brahmapura nAmanuM nagara che. e nagaramAM vidura nAmano brAhmaNa ane puraMdarayazA nAmanI enI patnI rahetA hatAM. tuM e bhavamAM caMdrayazA nAmanI putrI hatI. vidura ane puraMdarayazA bhale brAhmaNa hatAM, paraMtu emanI zraddhA jinadharma upara hatI. teo baMnenA kALaje jinavacano lakhAI gayelAM hatAM. teo AtmalakSI hatAM. AtmAnuM ahita thAya, tevuM eka paNa kArya karatAM na hatAM. paraMtu emanAM manamAM eka vAtanuM duHkha hatuM! putrI caMdrayazA (tuM) emanI hitakArI vAto mAnatI na hatI. dharmanI vAta caMdrayazAnA gaLe UtaratI ja na hatI. AtmAnA hita-ahitano vicAra ene Avato ja na hato. te chatAM mAtA-pitA ane prasaMgopAta upadeza ApatAM ane ahitakArI pravRtti karatAM ene rokatAM hatAM. caMdrayazAne te ja nagaranA yazodAsa zreSThInI patnI baMdhusuMdarI sAthe prIti baMdhAI. baMdhusuMdarInA vicAro dharmathI sAva viparIta hatAM... enI pAse khUba dhana hatuM. e kAmabhogamAM Asakta rahetI. ene mana saMsArasukha ja sarvasva hatuM. AtmAnI ke paralokanI vAtone te gaNakAratI na hatI. caMdrayazAnI e sakhI banI gaI! eka divasa enA pitAne khabara paDI gaI ke. 'caMdrayazAne zreSThIpatnI baMdhusuMdarI sAthe maitrI thaI che.' temaNe caMdrayazAne khUba samajAvI - 'tuM baMdhusuMdarI sAthe maitrI na rAkha. enA ghare javAnuM baMdha kara... te chatAM jo tuM mArI A vAta nahIM mAne to tAruM jIvana pApamaya banI jaze. tuM manuSyajIvana hArI jaIza... tAro paraloka bagaDI jaze... mAruM kartavya tane hitAhitanuM bhAna karAvavAnuM che... tuM amane ati priya che. eTale kahIe chIe... chatAM tuM nahIM ja mAne to chevaTe amAre tArI upekSA karavI paDaze...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 129

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"pitAjI, Apa baMdhusuMdarIne kevI rIte jANo?" enAM lagna meM ja karAvI ApyAM hatAM. e kuMvArI hatI tyArathI ene huM oLakhuM chuM. ene dharma gamato ja nathI. e haMmezAM raMgarAga ane bhogavilAsamAM ALoTe che... ene pati paNa evo ja maLelo che. e paNa ati kAmAsakta che. ati strIlaMpaTa che... mATe tane enA ghare javAnI nA pADuM chuM..." "pitAjI, ApanI vAta sAcI haze, paraMtu ATalA divasomAM yazodAse mane aDapaluM paNa karyuM nathI. mArI sAme kharAba dRSTithI joyuM paNa nathI.." Aje nahIM to kAle.. e yuvAna strIono rasiyo che. strIone potAnA mohapAzamAM phasAvavAmAM hoziyAra che. haju tane baMdhusuMdarIe potAnI aMtaraMga vAta nathI karI.. e bhale bahArathI hase, rame ke nAce. aMdarathI duHkhI che...' "pitAjI, Ape mane sAvadhAna karI, te sAruM karyuM. have huM yazodAsathI sAvadhAna rahIza. baMdhusuMdarInI aMtaraMga vAta jANIza..." jANavAmAM koI sAra nathI, beTI! A saMsAra mATInI koThI jevo che... dhovA jAva to mATI ja nIkaLyA kare! mATe mArI IcchA to e ja che ke tuM enI maitrI toDI de, enA ghare javAnuM choDI de.." caMdrayazAe uttara nA Apyo. e baMdhusuMdarI sAthe pragADha snehathI baMdhAyelI hatI. ene koI saMyogomAM choDI zake ema na hatI. lagabhaga e roja baMdhusuMdarI pAse jatI hatI. baMdhusuMdarI caMdrayazAno sAco Adara-satkAra karatI hatI... khUba prema karatI hatI. eka divasa baMdhusuMdarI udAsa hatI. enA gharamAM na banavAnI ghaTanA banI gaI hatI. teno pati yazodAsa, nagaranI eka suMdara strI madirAvatImAM Asakta thayo hato. madirAvatI enA gharamAM ekalI ja hatI. yazodAsa roja rAtre enI pAse jato hato. moDI rAtre e pAcho potAnA ghare Avato hato. baMdhusuMdarI pratye ene koI moha rahyo na hato. baMdhusuMdarI e ja kAraNe duHkhI hatI. Aje tuM ATalI badhI udAsa kema che?' caMdrayazAe baMdhusuMdarInA khabhe hAtha mUkIne, sahAnubhUtithI pUchyuM. baMdhusuMdarIe hRdaya kholIne, badhI vAta karI. caMdrayazA vicAramAM paDI gaI. "AvI suMdara patnI gharamAM hovA chatAM yazodAsa kema bIjI strImAM mohita thayo haze?' teNe baMdhusuMdarIne kahyuM : suMdarI, yazodAse AvuM kema karyuM?" caMdrA, puruSo bhramara jevA hoya che... khera, ene jyAM javuM hoya tyAM jAya, paNa bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo 1280 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jo mane putranI prApti thaI hota to mane duHkha na thAta. ane mAro nirNaya che ke bIjA koI puruSanA saMsargathI mAre putra nathI joItI... nahIMtara to mAre joIe eTalA puruSa maLe...' yazodAsane madirAvatInA mohapAzamAMthI choDAvavAno koI mArga nathI? che mArga, paNa huM jANatI nathI!" koNa jANe che, enI tane khabara che?" hA, meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke A ja nagaramAM eka parivAjikA che, enuM nAma utpalA che. e AvA badhA maMtra-taMtranA prayogo jANe che ne kare che!" e kyAM rahe che, e tuM jANe che?' hA, nagaranI bahAra pUrva dizA tarapha kyAMka e rahe che..." 'to tuM ciMtA nA kara. huM enuM ghara zodhI kADhIza, ane ahIM bolAvI lAvIza." baMdhusuMdarI caMdrayazAne bheTI paDI. te bolI: "tuM mArI sAcI sakhI che, mArA duHkhamAM tuM ja mane sahAyaka banI!" caMdrayazA bolI: "tuM mArI ananya sakhI che. tArA mATe to mArA prANa paNa ApI dauM... A to mAmUlI kAma che.' caMdrayazAe parivrAjikAnuM sthAna zodhI kADhyuM. e zivanI upAsikA hatI. caMdrayazAe parivrAji kAne praNAma karI, enAM caraNomAM pAMca sonAmahoro mUkIne kahyuM: he tapasvinI, Apane yazodAsanI patnI baMdhusuMdarI yAda kare che." huM Aje ja enI pAse jaIza." to mane ane ene khUba AnaMda thaze.' caMdrayazA parivrAjikAne laIne, baMdhusuMdarI pAse gaI. baMnenI mulAkAta karAvI ApIne, e potAnA ghare gaI. baMdhusuMdarIe parivArikAno ucita AdarasatkAra karyo, yogya Asana para besADIne, pachI potAnI mUMjhavaNa kahI batAvI. parivrAjikAe capaTI vagADIne kahyuM: - "he saubhAgyavatI, te dhIraja rAkha. A kAma to capaTI vagADatAM karI ApIza. huM tArA pati upara evo maMtraprayoga karIza ke e madirAvatI tarapha veSI banI jaze... ane tane cAhavA mAMDaze!' "to Apano upakAra kyAreya nahIM bhUluM." parivrAjikA potAnA sthAne gaI. eNe prayoga zarU karI dIdho... enA pariNAme yazodAsa madirAvatI pratye virakta zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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banyo. enA mananA bhAva badalAI gayA! yazodAse madirAvatI pAse javAnuM baMdha karyuM ane baMdhusuMdarI pratye anurAgI banyo." 0 0 0 AcAryazrI sugRhite mane kahyuM: "he bhadra, madirAvatInA duHkhamAM tuM nimitta banI. te kaThora pApakarma bAMdhyuM. tAruM AyuSya pUrNa thatAM tuM marIne jaMgalamAM hAthaNI banI. je hAthIonA ToLAmAM hatI, e ToLAno mukhya hAthI, tAro pati hato. eka divase pUrvajanmanuM pApakarma udayamAM AvyuM. ane hAthInI tuM aNamAnIti-aLakhAmaNI banI gaI! teM madirAvatIne aNamAnItI banAvI hatI ne? hAthaNInA bhavamAM te aNamAnItI banI. eka divasa e jaMgalamAM hAthIone pakaDanArA mANaso AvyA. moTo khADo khodIne enA para vRkSonI DALIo DhAMkI dIdhI. tane khabara na hatI khADAnI. e vRkSonI DALIo khAvA tuM AgaLa vadhI ke khADAmAM gabaDI paDI. jALamAM phasAI gaI. tane pakaDavAmAM AvI... teM chUTavA mATe ghaNA dhamapachADA karyo... tuM nA chUTI zakI. bahu kaSTa sahana karIne, tuM marI. che marIne tuM vAMdarI thaI. pahelAM to vAMdaro tane cAhato hato, paraMtu peluM pApakarma je bhogavavAnuM bAkI hatuM, te pApakarma udayamAM AvyuM. tArA e vAMdarAne tuM aNamAnItI banI. eka divasa tuM vAMdarAonA ToLAthI chUTI paDI gaI. tuM ekalI hatI. e vakhate jaMgalamAM zikAra karavA AvelA eka rAjAe tane pakaDI lIdhI. loha-sAMkaLathI bAMdhIne, e tane laI gayo.. e ja rIte teM bAkInuM AyuSya pUrNa karyuM. chemarIne tuM kUtarI thaI... te yuvAna thaI, aneka kUtarAo tArI pAchaLa pharavAM lAgyAM. tuM garbhavatI thaI.... badhA ja kUtarAoe tane choDI dIdhI! tArA zarIramAM kIDA paDI gayA... tane khUba vedanA thavA lAgI. zArIrika ane mAnasika vedanAo sahetAM sahetAM tuM marI. marIne tuM bilADI thaI... 0 0 0 huM mArA bhavonI paraMparA sAMbhaLIne, dhrujavA mAMDI hatI. Ameya AkhI rAta meM ThaMDImAM vitAvI hatI. AcAryadevanA mukhe A badhI vAto sAMbhaLIne, mArI dhrujArI vadhI gaI hatI. AcAryadevane meM vacce ja pUchyuM: bhagavaMta, meM mAtra mArI sakhInI khAtara, enA patithI madirAvatIno viyoga 1232 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavAnI yojanAmAM sahakAra Apelo. bIjuM to koI hiMsAdi pApa nahotuM karyuM... chatAM AvuM dUra karma baMdhAI gayuM? ATalA badhA ane AvA halakI yoninA bhava mAre karavA paDyA?" bha, haju tArA bhava tuM sAMbhaLa! karmonI kuTilatA samaja ... ane hitakAranAM hitavacano haiyAmAM dhAraNa kara. jo te candrayazAnA bhavamAM tArA pitA-mAtAnI vAta mAnI hota.. emanA hRdayanI zubha bhAvanAnI kadara karI hota to A bhavaparaMparA nA cAlata!" he bhadra, je gharamAM tuM bilADI thaI, tyAM dareka bilADAne tuM apriya banI! eka vakhate eka gharamAM tuM rahelI hatI, te gharamAM acAnaka Aga lAgI. tuM gharanA eka baMdha bhAgamAM hatI. bahAra nA nIkaLI zakI. AgamAM tuM bharakhAI gaI, tAruM mRtyu thayuM. ja marIne tuM cakravAkI-pakSiNI banI. paraMtu cakravAka tArA pratye nArAja banIne, anya sarovaramAM cAlyo gayo. jIvanaparyaMta tane cakravAkano viraha rahyo. tArA hRdayamAM cakravAta pratye khUba prema hato, paraMtu cakravAka tane jarA paNa cAhato na hato! ghaNuM duHkha sahana karIne, tuM marI. marIne tuM eka gAmamAM caMDALanA ghera janmI. tuM yauvanamAM AvI, tArAM lagna caMDALa yuvAna sAthe thayAM. paraMtu jyAre tuM tArA patine pahelI vAra maLI, tAruM mukha jotAM ja e tArA para aprItivALo banyo. tuM aNamAnItI patnI banI. jIvanaparyata aNamAnItI ja rahI. e tane mArato, bhojana nA Apato... ghaNAM kaSTa Apato.. tAruM AyuSya pUrNa thayuM, mRtyu thayuM. marIne tuM eka pallImAM bhIla kanyArUpe janmI. jyAre tuM yuvAnImAM AvI, eka bhIla yuvAna sAthe tArAM lagna thayAM, paraMtu lagnanA divasathI ja tuM patine apriya banI. tane pallImAMthI kADhI mUkavAmAM AvI. tuM jaMgalamAM anAtha sthitimAM bhaTakavA lAgI. kaMdamULa khAIne gujAro karavA lAgI.. tuM koI bhIla puruSane priya na banI... paraMtu A janmamAM tane eka zubha saMyoga prApta thayo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 133 For Private And Personal Use Only

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L'9097 AcAryadeva sugRhite mane kahyuM: tuM tiraskRta ane bahiSkRta banI. pallImAMthI nIkaLI gaI. thoDe dUra raNapradeza hato. tuM raNapradezamAM pahoMcI gaI. dariyAnAM mojAMnI jema patharAyelA retInA totiMga DhagalAo ane DhoLAvanI vaccethI tuM pasAra thaI. thoDI vAra tuM TIMbAnA ochAyAmAM vizrAma karavA beThI. savAre dasa vAgyAthI garamI cAlu thaI jatI hatI. tArAM kapaDAM parasevAthI bhIMjAvA mAMDyAM hatAM. sUrajanAM kiraNo tArI khoparImAM jANe soMsaravAM UtaratAM hoya, tevo tApa lAgato hato. lU vAvI paNa zarU thaI gaI hatI. retInA Dhera parathI retI UDavA lAgI hatI, tuM AgaLa cAlI. meM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke raNapradezamAM paNa eka jagyA khaDakALa che ane tyAM eka kuMDa che. temAM pANI kAyama rahe che! tane manamAM thayuM: "jo e jagyA maLI jAya to bahu sAruM. huM tyAM ekalI, jhUMpaDI bAMdhIne rahIza. jatA-AvatA vaTemArguone pANI pIvaDAvIza...' bhAgyayoge, tuM e pradezamAM pahoMcI gaI. tyAM mANasa to zuM. pazunI paNa vasatI na hatI, te pANIno kuMDa joyo. tane khUba ja tarasa lAgI hatI. teM peTa bharIne pANI pIdhuM. pachI AsapAsa najara karI.... e Akhoya vistAra mahAkAya retInA DhagalAothI vIMTaLAyelo hato. tyAM retInA DhagalAnI taLeTImAM khajUranAM jhADa hatAM. keraDA ane thoranuM nAnakaDuM jaMgala hatuM. baporano samaya thaI gayo hato. chatAM e jagyA bapore paNa AphlAdaka lAgatI hatI. te tyAM beThI. bAjumAMthI ja garama pANIno jharo vaheto hato. teM garama pANIthI moTuM dhoyuM, hAtha-paga dhoyA. tane phUrti AvI. pachI teM pazcima dizA tarapha joyuM. tyAM eka khaMDera banI gayelI sainicokI joI. thoDI UMcAI para hatI. dhIre dhIre tuM e cokI pAse pahoMcI..cokI khAlI hatI. tane AnaMda thayo. rahevA mATe tane jagyA maLI gaI... tuM thAkelI hatI. bAraNA pAse ja te laMbAvI dIdhuM.... tane UMgha AvI gaI... jyAre tuM jAgI, sUrya astAcaLa tarapha DhaLavA mAMDayo hato. te cokInI bahAra AvI... cAre tarapha kudaratanuM aneruM svarUpa dekhAtuM hatuM. tuM khaDaka para beThI. dUra dUra cAre bAju tuM eka eka koza-jamIna sudhI jaI zakatI hatI. pavana tIvra gatithI vAto hato. pavananI sAthe ja retano eka Dhagalo veraNacheraNa thato, dhULanuM AkhuM vAdaLa moTA TekarA sAthe athaDAtuM ane jamA thatuM hatuM. eka Dhagalo adazya thato ane bIjo racAto hato... 134 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ekAeka jANe badhuM sthira thaI gayuM! pavana paNa sthira thaI gayo... raNapradeza jANe thIjI gayo. te pazcima dizA tarapha joyuM to tuM paNa sthira thaI gaI! TekarAnI nIce UbhelA sAdhuonA vaMdane meM joyuM ane sAdhuoe tane joI. tamArI daSTi maLI... ATalA janmamAM pahelI ja vAra, tane sAdhuo joIne, harSa thayo! sAdhuo tane kaMI pUchatA hatA, tane saMbhaLAtuM na hatuM. eTale tuM UbhI thaI ane jhaDapathI Tekaro UtarIne, e sAdhuo pAse gaI. - "he dharmazIle, A kayo pradeza che ane ahIMthI rAjamArga keTalo dUra che?' sAdhuoe tane pUchyuM. teM uttara ApyoH "mahAtmA, A "sahya' nAmano pradeza che. mArga bahu dUra nathI. pazcima dizAmAM cAlazo eTale pahelAM vRkSo ane latAvALo gIca jhADIvALo mArga che, tyAMthI AgaLa rAjamArga zarU thaI jAya che... Apa padhAro, huM ja Apane rAjamArga sudhI pahoMcADuM chuM..." tuM AgaLa ane pAchaLa sAdhuo! rAjamArge caDhAvIne, teM harSa anubhavyo. teM kahyuM: "A mArga cAlatAM najIka ja pallI Avaze. Apa rAtri tyAM pasAra karI zakazo." rAdhuoe "dharmalAbha' no AzIrvAda ApIne kahyuM: "bhadra, teM amArA para upakAra karyo. munirAjanI namra ane madhura vANI sAMbhaLIne, tArI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM... tane vicAra AvyA: "aho, A kevA nirabhimAnI mahAtmAo che! kevuM priya ane madhura bole che? temanA mukha para kevo prazAnta bhAva hato! sAce ja teo Adara karavA yogya hatAM. jeo bhAgyazALI hoya temane ja AvA munionI sevA karavAnuM bhAgya maLe..." AvA zubha vicAro karatI tuM pAchI vaLI. tAre to pelI cokInA khaMDeramAM pahoMcavuM hatuM. rastAmAM paNa tane munirAjonA ja vicAra AvyA. aho, kevI nirmaLa temanI AMkho hatI! nIcI dRSTie cAlatAM hatAM. vANI para kevo saMyama... badhI mauna cAlatAM hatAM....' hRdayamAM munivaro tarapha ahobhAva pragaTyo. temanA guNonI anumodanA cAlatI rahI. tArA vicAromAM ane vyavahAramAM saraLatA, namratA ane komaLatA AvI teM khUba maryAdita sAdhanothI jIvana jIvavAnuM nakkI karyuM. zikAra vagere pApo choDI dIdhAM. sarva jIvo pratye tArA hRdayamAM maitrIbhAva pragaTyo. AtmAnA adhyavasAyo nirmaLa banatA cAlyA. te manuSyagatinuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhI lIdhuM. jyAM sudhI tuM jIvI, tyAM sudhI tuM pelA bhUlA paDelA munivarone tuM bhUlI nahIM. pratidina yAda karatI, bhAvathI vaMdana karatI ane emanA guNonI manomana anumodanA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 135 For Private And Personal Use Only

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karatI rahI. tArA vicAro zubha, suMdara ane vizuddha rahyA. tAruM AyuSya pUrNa thaya. tAruM mRtyu thayuM. marIne tuM zvetAmbInagaranA rAjAnI rAjakumArI thaI. tArAM lagna kozalarAja sAthe thayAM. gaIkAla sudhI teM kozalarAjano pUrNa prema prApta karyo. paraMtu peluM pApakarma thoDuM bhogavavAnuM bAkI rahyuM hatuM, te udayamAM AvyuM! temAM nimitta banI pelI yakSiNI yakSiNIe tAruM rUpa karIne, rAjAne chetaryo... rAjAne tuM apriya banI, rAjAe tArI ghora kadarthanA karI. ane rAtrinA samaye tane nagaramAMthI kADhI mUkI.... ane te parvatazikhara parathI kUdIne, marI javAnA bhAvathI ahIM parvata para AvI!" huM to e sarvajJa gurudevanAM caraNomAM paDI gaI.... mArI AMkhomAM AMsu UbharAyAM. mAro kaMTha avaruddha thaI gayo. AcAryadeve kahyuM: "he bhadra, caMdrayazAnA bhavamAM bAMdheluM nikAcita pApakarma have bhogavAI gayuM che." bhagavaMta, A karmavipAka sarvathA nirmaLa kyAre thaze?" "vatsa, eka rAta vItI gaI. have divasa bAkI che!" gurudeva, Aryaputra yakSiNIne oLakhI jaze? kyAre?' rAjarANI, vItelI rAtrimAM ja rAjA yakSiNIne oLakhI gayo hato. rAjAne jyAre nidrA AvI gaI tyAre yakSiNIne rAjAe jaMgalamAM kareluM enuM apamAna yAda AvI gayuM. tene rAjAnuM lohI pI javAnI prabaLa icchA thaI... bhayaMkara roSanA kAraNe enA dAMta pisAvA lAgyA. enA mukha para raudratA AvI gaI... ane te roSamAM ne roSamAM rAjAnI chAtI para caDhI besI... tatpaNa mahArAjA jAgI gayA. be hAthe prabaLa zaktithI yakSiNInI chAtIne dhakko mArI palaMga parathI nIce pheMkI dIdhI... ane pAse ja mUkelI kaTArI hAthamAM laI... bolyA: "are daSTA, teM mane to chetaryo... mArI priyAnI ghora karthanA karAvI, have to tane ahIM ja haNIza. UbhI rahe.' mahArAjAe talavArano ghA karyo. paNa e pUrve yakSiNI adazya thaI gaI hatI... rAjA bhoMTho paDyo..." gurudeva, have bhaviSyamAM e yakSiNI zuM AryaputranuM kaMI ahita karaze?" nA, patI gayuM have badhuM! tAruM azubha karma bhogavAI gayuM... eTale have zAnti! paraMtu jyAM sudhI rAjAne tuM nahIM maLe, tyAM sudhI e ghora saMtApa anubhavaze...' bhagavaMta, AmAM Aryaputrano zo doSa? teo to nirdoSa che. A to mArAM ja pApakarmanI pariNati che....' chatAM, tArA uparanA mahAmohanA kAraNe rAjA ghora saMtApa pAmI rahyo che. kAle 39. bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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savAre rAjA tane zodhato zodhato ahIM Avaze, tane joze, tArA sahavAsathI ene ati sukhano anubhava thaze... mATe he rANI, have tAre saMtApa nathI karavAno, ke maravAno vicAra nathI karavAno..." bhagavaMta, ApanAM darzana thayAM tyAre ja maravAno vicAra to marI gayo hato. chatAM saMtApa thoDo hato. e paNa mArI bihAmaNI janmaparaMparA sAMbhaLIne, dUra thaI gayo che. have to mAruM mana saMsAranAM sarva sukho pratye virakta banyuM che. have mane mahArAjA pratye paNa rAga nathI rahyo. mane ApanAM vacanothI samajAI gayuM che ke sarva anarthonuM mULa rAga che. jo caMdrayazAnA bhavamAM baMdhusuMdarI pratye mane tIvra-daDha rAga na hota to? zuM huM enA patino ane madirAvatIno viyoga karAvata? e nA karAvata to A kutarA-bilADI... vagerenA bhava karavA paData mAre? mATe he gurudeva, have mahArAjA ahIM Ave to paNa mane harSa thavAno nathI. nahIM Ave to zoka thavAno nathI. saMyoganA aMte viyoga to che ja... he bhagavaMta, A saMsAra ja duHkharUpa che, emAM sukha maLe ja kevI rIte? AcAryadeve kahyuM: "he bhadra, tuM jinavacanane pAmI che. te kahe che te sAcuM che, chatAM rAjA tArA sahavAsamAM sukhI thaze. tArI sAthe ja e vItarAga-vacananuM pAlana karaze... duSkara vratonuM pAlana karI, zAzvata sukhane pAmaze!" 'to to bahu sAruM..." teo parama zAzvata sukhane pAmaze.' e jANIne huM parama harSita banI chuM..." AcAryadeva thoDI kSaNa mauna thaI gayA. teonI jJAnadaSTimAM huM yogya dekhAI hoIza. teoe mane hayuM: "he bhadra, huM tane "paMcanamaskAra mahAmaMtra ApuM chuM, te tuM vidhipUrvaka grahaNa kara." bhagavaMta, ApanI mArA para mahAna kRpA thaI, kRtArtha banI." vatsa, tuM mArI DAbI bAjue, pUrva dizA tarapha UbhI rahe." bhagavaMtane vaMdanA karI, mastake aMjali joDI huM pUrva dizA sanmukha UbhI rahI. AcAryadeve paramaguru jinezvara bhagavaMtanuM AMkho baMdha karIne, smaraNa karyuM. pachI AMkho kholI, temaNe mane traNavAra namaskAra mahAmaMtra' saMbhaLAvyo jANe mArA sarva bhayo dUra thaI gayAM hoya ane mane jANe mokSasukha maLI gayuM hoya, tevo paramAnaMda meM anubhavyo. AcAryadeve mane kahyuM: "he bhadra, A mahAmaMtranuM satata smaraNa karatA rahevAnuM che. A bAjunI parvataguphAmAM tAre AjanI rAta nirbhayatAthI pasAra karavAnI che... karIza ne?" ApanI kRpA che, ApanI AjJA che, pachI mane bhaya zAno? avazya rAtri pAsenI guphAmAM pasAra karIza.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 127 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"vatsa, atyAre huM munionI sAthe nagaramAM jAuM chuM..." kAle pAcho huM ahIM AvIza' temaNe jamaNo hAtha UMco karI dharmalAbha no AzIrvAda Apyo, ane pahADa UtaravAM lAgyAM. huM teo dekhAyA tyAM sudhI emane jotI rahI. mArA tAraNahAra, rakSaNahAra gurudevane jotAM jotAM mArI AMkho harSanA AMsuothI UbharAI gaI... 0 0 0 mahArAjA narasuMdara ati saMtapta banyAM. teone potAnI gaMbhIra bhUla samajAI. prabhAte maMtrImaMDaLanI samakSa yakSiNInI samagra ghaTanA maMtrImaMDaLanI samakSa kahI dIdhI. meM mahArANIne yakSiNI mAnI lIdhI. "A mahArANInuM rUpa karIne AvI che." ema samajIne, meM devInI ghora karthanA mArI sAme ja karAvI... ane rAtrinA samaye meM ene sainiko dvArA nagara bahAra kADhI mUkAvI... zuM thayuM haze devInuM? zuM e jIvatI haze ke ApaghAta karIne mRtyu pAmI haze? mArA hAthe strI hatyA thaI gaI. meM ghora pApa karyuM....' mahArAjA vilApa karavA lAgyAM. mahAmaMtrI buddhidhane kahyuM: "mahArAjA, ApanA mukhe ame samagra ghaTanA sAMbhaLI. amane AmAM Apano koI ja doSa dekhAto nathI. doSa che pelI yakSiNIno.. eNe Apane bhramita karyo. mahArANI ApanA zayanakhaMDamAM Ave, e pahelAM mahArANInuM rUpa karI, yakSiNI pote AvI! Apa ene ja sAcAM mahArANI mAnI lIdhAM. pachIthI AvelAM sAcAM mahArANIne yakSiNI mAnI lIdhAM! AmAM ApanI koI bhUla nathI.. A utpAta yakSiNIe karAvyo.. enI pAchaLa amane to mahArANInuM ja koI pUrvajanmanuM azubha karma kAraNabhUta lAge che...' paNa have zuM karavuM joIe? mahArAjAe pUchayuM. mahArANInI zodha karavI joIe.' "e mATe huM ja nIkaLIza.. jo covIsa kalAkamAM nahIM maLI Ave to huM agnimAM praveza karIza.." mahArAjAnI pratijJA sAMbhaLIne, maMtrImaMDaLa ciMtAmAM paDI gayuM. mahArAjA bolyA: "Ame mahArANI vinAnuM mAruM jIvana vyartha che. jIvavAno mane koI maha nathI... A yakSiNI mane zAntithI jIvavA nahIM de... vaLI, e devI che.. mArA karatAM enI zakti ghaNI vadhAre che, eTale ene huM jItI zakIza nahIM ane e mane choDaze nahIM. mATe have prANatyAga karavo, e ja eka upAya che." mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM: "mahArAjA, mahArANI jarUra maLI Avaze, mArI jamaNI, AMkha phurAyamAna thaI rahI che. cAlo ApaNe mahArANIne zodhavA atyAre ja nIkaLI paDIe. have vilaMba nathI karavo." 128 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmaMtrIe pAMca zastrasajaja ghoDesavAra sainikone sAthe cAlavAM AjJA karI. jamIna paranAM pagalAM oLakhanAra rAjapuruSane sAthe lIdho. mahAmaMtrIe mahArAjAne kahyuM: 'rAtre varasAda paDyo che. jaMgalamAM haju manuSyonI khAsa avarajavara nahIM hoya. eTale bhInI retImAM mahArANInAM pagalAM ApaNane maLI jaze.' mArgamAM pANI Avaze to pagalAM nahIM maLe!' mahArAjAe kahyuM: ApaNe anumAnanA AdhAre AgaLa vadhIzuM... game tyAMthI mahArANIne zodhI kADhIzuM.' mahArAjA, mahAmaMtrI ane pAMca subha, pagalAMne jANanAra sAthe nagaramAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA. nagaranI bahAra udyAna pAse AvyAM. tyAM UbhAM rahyAM pagalAMnA jANakAre mahArANInAM pagalAM oLakhyAM. pagale pagale te doDavA lAgyo... enI pAchaLa ghoDesavAro cAlavA lAgyAM. ekAda kalAka pachI pANIno vaheLI Avyo. temAM khUba pANI vahetuM hatuM. badhA vaheLAnI pAse jaIne UbhA. "have kaI dizAmAM jaIzuM?" mahArAjAe mahAmaMtrInI sAme joyuM. mahAmaMtrI koI eka anumAna para AvI zakatAM na hatAM. "cAlo, ApaNe vaheLAnA kinAre kinAre cAlIe.... rastAmAM koI vaTemArgu maLI jAya to pUchIe, ke tame kozalanI mahArANIne kyAMya joI? paNa emane koI vaTemArgu nA maLyo.... teo AgaLa vadhe jatAM hatAM...' AgaLa pahADanI bhekhaDa ArvI, vaheLAnuM pANI te bhekhaDamAM paDelI moTI tirADamAMthI AvatuM hatuM. AgaLano mArga sAMkaDo hato... zuM karavuM - enI mUMjhavaNa sahune thaI. vaLI, AgaLa javAthI mahArANI maLaze ke kema, e prazna hato. eTale teoe bhekhaDanI pAse patharIlI jamIna para besavA vicAra karyo. sahu ghoDA parathI nIce UtaryA... mahAmaMtrIe mahArAjAne besavA mATe ghoDA parathI gAdI utArIne, jamIna para goThavI. mahArAjA beThAM... teo zUnyamanaska banI gayAM hatAM. mahAmaMtrIe gaMbhIra vicAra karIne kahyuM: "mahArAjA, ApaNe ahIMthI pAchA vaLIe.. je jagyAethI pahADa para javAya che, e jagyAe ApaNo pahocIe. tyAM ApaNane pahADa para janArA mANaso maLI jaze... emane pUchI paNa zakAze... ane jarUra paDe ApaNe pahADa para paNa jaI zakIzuM." "bhale, cAlo e jagyAe jaIe..." sahu pahADanI taLeTImAM pahoMcyA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 123 For Private And Personal Use Only

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IY18711 sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: AcAryadeva munirvAda sAthe pahADa parathI cAlyAM gayAM pachI, huM pAsenI bIjI guphAmAM gaI. AcAryadeve mane e guphAmAM rAtri vyatIta karavAnI AjJA karI hatI. joke guphAmAM aMdhAruM hatuM, paraMtu guphAnI chatamAM traNa-cAra jagyA polI hatI, meM vicAryuM: "zuklapakSa che. jyAre AkAzamAM caMdra Avaze tyAre chatamAMthI eno prakAza jarUra Avaze." Ameya mane aMdhArAmAM bhaya lAgato hato. chatAM AcAryadeve mane ApelA namaskAra mahAmaMtra upara dRDha vizvAsa thaI gayo hato. AcAryadeve mane kahyuM hatuM: "he bhadra, A mahAmaMtranA ciMtana karavA mAtrathI agni bujhAI jAya che ane pANInuM pUra osarI jAya che. cora ane zatruo bhAgI jAya che, mahAmArI jevA rogo zAMta thaI jAya che, ane rAjAo dvArA thatA upadravo naSTa thaI jAya che. che je bhavya jIvAtmA ekacitte bhAvapUrvaka A mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa kare che, te daze dizAone potAnA parama tejathI prakAzita karato karato mokSamAM jAya che! tenA janmamaraNanA pherA TaLI jAya che, A mahAmaMtra, parama maMtra che, parama rahasya che, parAtpara tattva che, parama jJAna che, parama zeya che, zuddha dhyAna che ane sarvazreSTha dhyeya che. - A mahAmaMtra parama abhedya kavaca che. parama khAtikA che, parama jyoti che, parama zUnya che. parama biMdu che, parama vAda che, parama tArA che, parama lava che ane parama mAtrA che! AcAryadeve mane kahyuM hatuM: che TaA mahAmaMtranA prathama padamAM rahelA arihaMta paramAtmAnuM dhyAna tuM A rIte karaje - traNa gaDhavALA prakAzita samavasaraNanI madhyamAM birAjamAna, cosaTha indrothI pUjAtAM, jemanA mastaka para traNa chatra che, jyAM puSpavRSTi thAya che, jemanA upara azokavRkSanI chAyA che, jeo siMhAsana para birAjita che, baMne bAju devo cAmara DhALe che. jemanA mastakanI pAchaLa bhAmaMDaLa che... devaduMdubhi vAgI rahI che... ane divya dhvani thaI rahyo che.. suvarNa jevI dehakAntivALA tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnuM dhyAna karaje. tIrthaMkara paramAtmAne tArA hRdayamAM sAkSAt birAjamAna joje. temanAmAM mana joDIne, mahAmaMtrano jApa karaje! che A namaskAra mahAmaMtra, maMtrarAja che e samagra ghana-ghAtI karmonAM pragADha bhAga-3 + bhava AThamAM 1280 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vAdaLone vikherI nAkhanAra pracaMDa pavana che. bhavarUpI parvatane bhedI nAkhanAra vaja che. ajJAnanA aMdhakArane haranAra madhyAhnakAlIna sUrya che! sAgaramAM DUbatA jIvone bacAvI lenAruM jahAja che. e ja maMtrarAja mAtA che, pitA che, baMdhu che ane mitra che. carAcara vizvane jivADanAra saMjIvanI auSadha che. mATe hRdayakamalamAM A maMtrarAjanuM dhyAna pharaje. A maMtrAdhirAja navakArane ane tenI parama gurutAne bhAvathI namaskAra karaje, UThatAM, besatAM, cAlatAM, jAgatAM ke sUtAM, hasatAM ke jaMgalamAM bhaya pAmatAM, gharamAM jatAM ke bahAra nIkaLatAM.. pratyeka kAma karatAM, pratyeka zvAsa letAM ne mUkatAM. je bhavyAtmA A namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM ekacitte smaraNa kare che, tenA sarva manoratha siddha thAya che. ja hiMsaka, asatyabhASI, cora, vyabhicArI, kUrakarmA ane loka-tiraskRta puruSa paNa jo mRtyu samaye, A mahAmaMtranuM satata smaraNa kare che to e devalokamAM utpanna thAya che. ka zraddhAvAna, jitendriya, jinezvara paramAtmAmAM baddhacittavALo, prazasta cittavALo je zrAvaka, bhavabhayane haranArA zrI navakAra mahAmaMtrano spaSTa uccArapUrvaka jApa kare che tathA zveta-sugaMdhI eka lAkha puSpothI zrI tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnI pUjA kare che, te vizvapUjya tIrthaMkarapada pAme che, arthAt te svayaM tIrthaMkara bane che. - maMtrAdhirAja navakAranA smaraNanA prabhAvathI te raNasaMgrAma jIte che, sAgara tarI jAya che, hAthI-sarpa-siMha-vyAdhi-agni ke zatruthI utpanna thatAM bhaya nAza pAme che. graha, rAkSasa, DAkinI-zAkinInA bhaya paNa nAza pAme che. - anaMta kALacakro pasAra thayAM che tema ja thavAnAM che, temAM maMtrAdhirAja navakArano ajoDa prabhAva prasiddha hato tema ja bhaviSyamAM rahevAno che. A parama maMtranuM AlaMbana prApta karIne, anaMta bhavyAtmAo mokSa pAmyA che, pAme che ane pAmaze! A kALa anAdi che, jIva anAdi che, jinadharma anAdi che. anAdikALathI A mahAmaMtra gaNAya che, mATe A maMtra zAzvata che. A pramANe zrI navakAra mahAmaMtrano divya prabhAva batAvIne, AcAryadeve mane nirbhayatAthI rAtabhara smaraNa karatAM rahevAnuM kahyuM hatuM. te mujaba guphAmAM eka UMcI zilA para besIne, meM jApano prAraMbha karyo. mahArAjA pahADanI taLeTImAM rokAyAM. divasa daramiyAna jeo pahADa para lAkaDAM kApavA jatAM hatAM, tevA mANaso zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1ra41 For Private And Personal Use Only

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tyAMthI pasAra thayAM. rAjAe ane maMtrIe e sahune pUchyuM"kozala dezanI mahArANIne tame kyAMya dIThI che?" sahue eka ja javAba Apyo: "nA, ame mahArANIne nathI joyAM...." javAba sAMbhaLIne sahunAM mukha vilakhAM paDI jatAM hatAM. saMdhyAno samaya thayo. mahAmaMtrIe kahyuM: "mahArAjA, ApaNe nagaramAM jaIe.. rAtri vizrAma mahelamAM karIne, kAle savAre pAchA devIne zodhavA..." tame sahu jAo nagaramAM... huM to devIne zodhIne, devInI sAthe ja nagaramAM AvIza. rAtri to ahIM ja pasAra karIza." mahAmaMtrIe be ghoDesavArone nagaramAM mokalIne, kapaDAMnA traNa taMbU maMgAvI lIdhA. tyAM ja pahADanI taLeTImAM taMbU lagAvI dIdho. eka taMbU mahArAjA mATe, bIjo mahAmaMtrI mATe ane trIjo sainiko mATe... saMdhyA khIlI hatI. pelo rAjapuruSa AsapAsa pharato jamIna para pagalAM ja joyAM karato hato. teNe acAnaka tyAM viziSTa pagalAM paDelAM joyAM... pagalAMmAM viziSTa cihna hatuM trizULanuM. bIjuM cihna hatuM pAnuM... tenA manamAM jhabakAro thayo. AvuM cihna sAmAnya strInuM nA hoya. A cihna padhinI strInuM ja che. A raste... page cAlIne evI koI strI gaI che... e mahArANI kema nA hoya?" e rAjapuruSe jaIne, mahAmaMtrIne vAta karI. mahAmaMtrIe mahArAjAne vAta karI. mahArAjA e jagyA para gayA. dhyAnathI AgaLa pAchaLa paDelA be pagalAM joyAM... pagalAnAM cihno joyAM... "A devInAM ja pagalAM che! A raste pahADa para gaI lAge che. * maMtrIe kahyuM: "mahArAjA, kAle savAre pahADa para jaIne, tapAsa karIzuM. have aMdhAruM thayuM che. have AgaLa pagalAM dekhAze nahIM. pahADamAM kaI dizA tarapha ApaNe jaIzuM?" rAjAe kahyuM: "bhale, savAre pahADa upara jaIzuM. paraMtu eka vAta nakkI che ke rANI pahADa Upara gaI che...' have zodhI kADhatAM vAra nahIM lAge!' maMtrI bolyA. hA, jIvatI haze to jarUra maLaze.' mahArAjAe nisAso nAkhyo. "mahArANI avazya jIvatAM che. Apa pUrNa vizvAsa rAkho. mahAsatI strIonI rakSA thatI ja hoya che. devItattvo emanI rakSAmAM jAgrata hoya che...' mahAmaMtrIe mahArANInI ghaNI prazaMsA karI. mahArAjAne maMtrInI vAto khUba gamI. baMne taMbUmAM AvyA. sainikoe pAsenAM vRkSo sAthe badhA ghoDAo bAMdhI dIdhAM. teo mahArAjAnA taMbUnI AsapAsa goThavAI gayAM. jAgratapaNe cakI karavA lAgyAM. mahAmaMtrIne mahArAjAe potAno ja taMbumAM rAkhyAM. rAtrinA be prahara sudhI rAjA ane maMtrI vAto karatAM rahyAM... tyAra pachI baMne nidrAdhIna thaI gayAM. bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo 1242 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jyAre teo baMne jAgyA tyAre aruNodaya thaI gayo hato. jhaTapaTa taiyAra thaIne, sahu potapotAnA ghoDAne pakaDIne, pahADa upara caDhavA lAgyA eka sainike taMbuone sameTI lIdhAM ane pahADanI eka bakholamAM mUkI dIdhA. sainiko phelAIne pahADa para caDhatAM hatAM. cAre bAju najara doDAvatAM hatAM. teo. guphAnI AgaLanA sapATa medAna sudhI pahoMcI gayAM. mahArAjA e medAnanA kinAre jaIne, UbhAM rahyAM. tyAMthI saMpUrNa nagara dekhAtuM hatuM. temanI najaramAM eka anupama dazya khaDuM thayuM. thoDe dUra... suMdara nadI vahetI hatI. sAmenA cheDe hariyALAM kotaro dekhAtA hatAM. avarNanIya dRzya hatuM. mahArAjA e dazya jovAmAM lIna hatAM tyAre sainiko eka guphA to pheMdI vaLyA.. bahAra AvyAM. eka sInike kahyuM: "ahIM AvI bIjI guphA paNa che. eka vakhata DAkuonI zodhamAM huM ane bIjA sainiko ahIM AvelA chIe." cAla, batAva bIjI guphA!" ghoDesavAra sainiko bIjI guphAnA dvAre pahoMcyA... teoe mane joI... teo harSita thaI gayAM.. "devI maLI gayAM... devI maLI gayAM!" teo ghoDA parathI nIce Utaryo. huM to zrI navakAra maMtranA dhyAnamAM tallIna hatI. e to jyAre mahArAjAne sainika bolAvI lAvyAM. tyAre mArI AMkho khUlI hatI. AMkho khUlatAM ja guphAnA dvArethI savAranAM sUraja kiraNo mArI AMkho para paDyAM. mArI AMkho aMjAI gaI.. mane thayuM ke kharekhara, huM amArI bhUmimAM nathI... svargamAM chuM! AkhI rAta huM eka jagyAe beThI hatI, eka Asane beThI hatI, mArI kamara thoDI duHkhatI hatI, paraMtu mahArAjA mArI pAse AvI gayAM hatAM. mArA be hAtha pakaDIne, temaNe mane e UMcI zilA parathI nIce UtaravAmAM sahAya karI. mahArAjAnuM haiyuM bharAI AvyuM. temanI AMkhomAM AMsu UbharAyAM. mane AcAryadevanAM vacano yAda AvyAM. ame guphAnI bahAra nIkaLyAM. guphAnI bahAra thoDI jagyA sApha hatI. sainikoe e jagyA para gAdI bichAvI dIdhI. huM ane mahArAjA tyAM beThAM. mahAmaMtrI ane sainikoe mane praNAma karyA. meM paNa temanuM abhivAdana karyuM. teo guphAthI thoDe dUra amane e loko nA joI zake, evI eka vRkSaghaTAmAM jaIne beThA. mahArAjAnI AMkhomAM bhArobhAra vedanA hatI. teo bolavA icchatAM hatAM paNa bolI zakatA na hatA. mane lAgyuM ke teo tIvra aparAdhabhAva anubhavI rahyA che. chatAM azrubhInI AMkhe teo bolyAM : 'devI, mAro aparAdha... ghora aparAdha che... kSamA karazo?" "nAtha, aparAdha Apano nathI, mAro che! mArAM pUrvajanmomAM karelA duSkarmano che." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 143 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'devI, mArA para roSa nA rAkhazo. mAruM ghora ajJAna ja A ghaTanAmAM kAraNabhUta banI gayuM che...' 'ApanuM ajJAna nahIM svAmInAtha, paraMtu pelI yakSiNIe racelI mAyA kAraNabhUta banI hatI...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'nA, nA, huM ja kAraNabhUta banyo...' 'A samagra ghaTanAmAM huM ane mArAM duSkarma ja asAdhAraNa kAraNabhUta che. Apa ane yakSiNI to nimitta mAtra banyAM cho ane ApanA upara mArA manamAM roSa janme kharo? asaMbhava vAta che... meM Apane kahyuM ne ke mArA pUrvajanmamAM eTale A janmathI mAMDIne pAchaLanA navamA janmamAM meM be premI vacce virahanI dIvAla UbhI karI hatI, be premIne vikhUTAM pADyAM hatAM... ane tIvra pApakarma bAMdhyuM hatuM... e pApanA vipAka meM nava nava janma sudhI bhogavyA che... basa, atyAre Apa maLyAM... eTale peluM mAruM pApakarma bhogavAI gayuM. have e pApakarmanA vipAka kyAreya bhogavavAnA nahIM rahe.......' mahArAjA AzcaryathI sAMbhaLI rahyAM hatAM. huM aTakI eTale emaNe kahyuM: 'devI, sAmAnyataH huM samajuM chuM ke A saMsAra anAdikAlIna che. temAM karmAdhIna jIvo paNa anAdikALathI che. paraMtu tuM je tArI vAta kare che... te vAta (nava janmonI) teM kevI rIte jANI?' 'gurudevanI kRpA thaI. temanA mukhethI jANI.' 'kyAM maLyA gurudeva?' ahIM A ja pradezamAM, bAjunI guphAmAM...' ema kahIne meM divasa tathA rAtrino samagra vRttAMta kahI saMbhaLAvyo. mahArAjA ati harSita thayA... temaNe kahyuM: 'AvA zreSTha sarvajJa jJAnI gurudevano yoga anaMta puNyanA udayathI ja maLe, devI! A to raNapradezamAM koI mIThAM pANInI vIraDI maLI jAya... tevuM thayuM! kyAM parvata para jhaMpApAta karIne marI javAnI vAta, ane kyAM karuNAsAgara gurudevanA milananI vAta!' 14 meM zAntithI mArA nava janmothI kathA saMbhaLAvI dIdhI... mahArAjAe kahyuM: 'devI, caMdrayazAnA bhavamAM tame yazodAsane madirAvatInA mohapAzamAMthI choDAvavA mATe, yazodAsanA cittane madirAvatI pratye udAsIna karavA upAya karyo hato. tArI sakhI baMdhusuMdarIne enA pati taraphathI vaiSayika sukha maLe, e mATe upAya karyo hato... chatAM e upAya sAco na hato, mATe ja pApakarma baMdhAyuM ne? jo upAya sAro hota to pApakarma na baMdhAta!' 'he nAtha, baMdhusuMdarI mArI sakhI hatI. teNIe mArA manamAM madirAvatI pratye dveSa bhAga-3 * bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bharyo hato... eTale meM je upAya karyo te dveSaprerita hato, mATe pApakarma baMdhAyuM. bhale miMdarAvatI yazodAsa mATe parastrI hatI, chatAM e yazodAsane khUba cAhatI hatI. yazodAsa paNa teNIne khUba cAhato hato... meM madirAvatI pratye yazodAsanA manamAM dveSa pedA karAvyo, aNagamo pedA karAvyo... enA pariNAme nava nava janma sudhI mAre apriya banavuM paDayuM... koIno mane prema nA maLyo... mAtra, pUrvajanmanA bhIlastrInA janmamAM vaLI thoDI kSaNono sAdhusamAgama maLyo, emane mArga dekhADavAnuM nAnuM puNya karavAnI taka maLI gaI... ane A janmamAM mane Apano prema maLyo! chatAM, peluM caMdrayazAnA bhavanuM karma kaMIka bAkI rahI gayuM haze... to A kalpanA bahAranI ghaTanA banI gaI! paraMtu gurudeve mane kahyuM ke A ghaTanA sAthe peluM karma saMpUrNa bhogavAI gayuM che.' mahArAjAe kahyu: 'devI, A karmonI kuTilatA kevI che? mATe ApaNe sAvadhAnIthI jIvana jIvavuM joIe. ajJAnathI paNa pApakarma nA baMdhAI jAya... evI sAvadhAnI rAkhavI joIe... e mATe zuM karavuM joIe, e mAre AcAryadevane pUchavuM che. e pUchavAnuM to bhUlI ja gayo - 'AcAryadeva kyAM birAje che? ahIMthI dUra che?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'nahIM svAmInAtha, najIkanI ja guphAmAM birAje che. rAtre teo sUryAsta pachI anyatra cAlyA gayA hatA! emanI guphAmAM koI na hatuM. mArI guphAmAM huM ekalI ja hatI!' 'tane bhaya nA lAgyo?' 'gurudeve mahAmaMtra ApIne, mane nirbhaya karI dIdhI hatI! rAtabhara huM jApa karatI rahI... kyAM rAta pasAra thaI gaI... mane khyAla ja nathI Avyo. A dharatInA paramANuM ja kaMI evA che!' 'devI, tame bhAgyazALI cho... durbhAgyanA udayamAM paNa tamane gurudevano saMparka maLyo... teonI pAsethI zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra maLyo.... 'ane pAchA Apa maLyA! punaH bhAgyodaya thayo...' 'he priye, have ApaNe gurudevanAM darzana karIe...' 'mahAmaMtrI ane sainikone paNa bolAvI lo. sahu gurudevanAM darzana karI, dhanya banaze, kRtArtha banaze...' zrI samarAditya mahAkA mahAmaMtrI ane sainikone bolAvIne meM kahyuM: 'atyAre A samaye gurudeva ane munivaro pa2mAtmAnA dhyAnamAM lIna haze. mATe ApaNe khUba zAntithI, guphAmAM jaIne, cUpacApa besI javAnuM che.' sahue guphAmAM praveza karyo. For Private And Personal Use Only 1245

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{188h] ame sahue dabAte pagale guphAmAM praveza karyo. mArI pUrva sucanA mujaba mahArAjA sahita sahue potapotAnAM zastro bAjunI guphAmAM mUkI dIdhAM hatAM. guphAnuM pravezadvAra kALA paththaranuM ane nIcuM hatuM. mastaka namAvIne ja praveza karavo paDato hato. aMdara gayA pachI daseka miniTa to aMdhAruM ja lAge! pachI dhIre dhIre ajavALuM patharatuM jAya! mahArAjAno hAtha meM pakaDI rAkhyo hato. jyAM besavAnuM hatuM, te jagyA AvI. meM temano hAtha dabAvIne, besavAno saMketa Apyo. ame baMne jamIna para beThAM. amArI pAchaLa maMtrI vagere beThAM. ame be hAtha joDI, AMkho baMdha karI, sthira Asane beThAM hatAM. thoDI kSaNo vItI. amArA kAne 'dharmalAbha'no AzIrvAda saMbhaLAyo. ame AMkho kholI... AcAryadevanA tejasvI ane suMdara mukha para smita ramatuM hatuM. ame sahu UbhA thaI gayAM. paMcAMga praNipAta karyo. pachI tyAM rahelA sarva munivaro pAse jaI, mastake aMjali joDI, praNAma karyA. tyAra bAda AcAryadevanI sAme vinayathI beThAM. mahArAjAnI dRSTi gurudeva sAme ja sthira hatI. 'gurudeva, Ape mArA para mahAna upakAra karyo. devIne Ape parama AzvAsana ApyuM.. mRtyune bheTavA e jatI hatI... Ape ene bacAvI lIdhI... enA ati saMtapta cittane Ape parama zAnti ApI... eTaluM ja nahIM, enA pUrvajanmonI yathArtha vAto karIne... karmonA kaThora vipAka samajAvyAM. devIe mane badhI ja vAta karI che... e badhI vAto sAMbhaLIne mAruM citta khaLabhaLI UDyuM che. A saMsAramAM kevI rIte jIvAya? devIe pUrvajanmamAM je duSkRtya karyuM hatuM. enA karatAM to ghaNo ghaNAM vadhAre duSkRtyo ame amArA A jIvanamAM karIe chIe.. prabho, amAre kevA. karmavipAko bhogavavA paDaze? manamAM bahu moTI ciMtA pedA thaI gaI che... have to Apa ja amArA jIvananA pathapradarzaka cho. Apa ja amane AjJA karo.. ke amAre zuM karavuM joIe...' AcAryadeve madhura ane gaMbhIra dhvanimAM kahyuM: rAjana, tamAre baMnee zuM karavuM joIe ane zuM na karavuM joIe, e tamane samajAvuM chuM. tame sthira citte sAMbhaLo. sarvaprathama tamAre mana-vacana-kAyAne sthira karavAnAM che. che te pachI badhI pApapravRttino tyAga karavAno che. je bhUtakALamAM thaI gayelA pAponuM pazcAttApapUrvaka pratikramaNa karavAnuM che. 14 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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A sarva prakAranI tRSNAono tyAga karavAno che. bhaviSyamAM jIvanaparyata pApa nahIM karavAnI pratijJA karavAnI che. che A badhuM karavAmAM rAjana, hRdayanA kuzaLa-prazasta bhAvonI mahattA che. jevI rIte mahAmenI vRSTithI pracaMDa Aga paNa olavAI jAya che, tevI rIte A badhuM karavAthI duSkRtyo dhovAI jAya che. che zubha bhAvanuM kSetra vistare che. Atma-virya ullasita thAya che. je aMtarAtmA nirmaLa bane che. pramAda, manamAMthI ane zarIramAMthI dUra thAya che. ke khoTA-nakAmA vikalpo manamAM jAgatA nathI. ke rAjana, karmabaMdhanI paraMparA tUTI jAya che. A agatyanI vAta che. navAM baMdhAtAM karmo aTakI javAM joIe. nahIMtara karmo baMdhAya che, te udayamAM Ave che, pharI karmabaMdha thAya che. A rIte anAdikALathI cAlyuM Ave che. have A badhuM karavAthI pharmabaMdhanI paraMparA aTakI jaze. ja karmaparaMparA tUTI gayA pachI, bhavaparaMparA paNa tuTI javAnI. pachI saMsAranI cAra gatimAM bhaTakavAnuM baMdha thaI jaze. che pariNAme acala-zAzvata-anaMta mokSanI prApti thaze." basa, eka vAra AtmA sarva karmothI mukta thaI gayo, pachI e kyAreya karmathI baMdhAvAno nahIM! mokSamAM sarvathA sukha hoya che, paramAnaMda hoya che." AcAryadeva ATaluM kahIne, mauna rahyAM. mahArAjAe kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, Ape je upadeza Apyo, te yathArtha che. have huM AtmakalyANa ja karavA IcchuM chuM. e mATe huM ApanI AjJAno svIkAra karuM chuM. jema bane tema jaladI mokSamArganI ArAdhanAmAM pravRtta thAuM chuM....' mahArAjAe mArA tarapha joIne kahyuM: "he devI, AvA jJAnI-dhyAnI ane saMyamI gurudeva maLavA muzkela che. temane ApaNA jIvanarathanA sArathi banAvIe! ApaNo jIvanaratha nirvine mokSadvAre pahoMcI jaze. A gurudevanI ApaNA upara pAra vinAnI karuNA che, tane ane mane navajIvana ja ApyuM che... devI, mane barAbara samajAI gayuM che ke dharma ja A jIvanamAM grahaNa karavA jevo che, jIvanamAM jIvavA jevo che. dharma vinA badhA ja padArtho duHkhadAyI che. ane dharmanuM AcaraNa guru vinA thaI zakatuM nathI! mATe huM bhagavaMtanI AjJA svIkAruM chuM.' meM kahyuM: "he nAtha, tamArA mATe ane mArA mATe e ja yogya che. ApaNe saMsAravAsano tyAga karIe. ane cAritradharmano svIkAra karIe. paraMtu e pUrve zrI samasaditya mahAkathA 1247 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavo joIe... mahAdAna ApavuM joIe. ATha divasano paramAtmabhaktino mahotsava karavo joIe, nagaralokonuM sanmAna karavuM joIe...' he bhagavaMta devIe kahyuM e pramANe badhuM karIne, ApanA caraNomAM AvIe chIe.' "he bhadra, zubha kAryamAM vilaMba nA karAvo." 'gurudeva, ame vilaMba karyA vinA AvIzuM.." | 0 0 0 mahArAjA narasuMdare rAjasabhA bharI. rAjasabhAmAM AvavA sarve rAjapuruSo ane sarve nagarazreSThIone AmaMtraNa apAyo. prajAne jANa thaI gaI hatI ke "mahArAjA ane mahArANI rAjapATa choDIne, dIkSA levAnAM che...' prajAnA hRdayamAM amArA pratyeno AdarabhAva khUba vadhI gayo hato. e divase rAjasabhA khIcokhIca bharAI hatI. huM ane bIjI rANIo paNa paDadA pAchaLa beThI hatI. mahArAjAnI pAse ja yuvarAja surasuMdara beTho hato. surasuMdara guNavAna hato, buddhimAna hato ne parAkramI hato. prajAno prema eNe meLavelo hato. maMtrImaMDaLano paNa vizvAsa prApta karelo hato. mahArAjAe potAnuM vaktavya zarU karyuM 'mArA priya prajAjano, eka kahevata che ke je thAya te sArA mA !" mArA dvArA mahArANIne thayelo anyAya, amArA baMnenA sArA mATe thayo che. jo mahArANIne meM sajA na karI hota to teo sAmenA pahADa upara nA jAta... e nA jAta to emane zodhavA huM nA jAta.. to kalpavRkSa samAna gurudevano samAgama na thAta... ane AvA sarvajJa samAna gurudeva nA maLyAM hota to janama-janamanA bheda nA khUlata... to mane ke devIne A saMsAra pratye, A gRhavAsa pratye vairAgya nA thAta... alabatta, ajJAnavaza ane devI upadravanA kAraNe, devIne mArA taraphathI ghaNuM ja kaSTa paDayuM che... mane e vAtanuM pAra vinAnuM duHkha che... paraMtu meM kSamA mAgIne, mArAM cittane svastha karyuM che. AvA to jANatAM-ajANatAM aneka anartha A jIvanamAM thayA haze ne aneka pApakarma baMdhAyA haze. enA dAruNa vipAko bhavAMtaramAM nA bhogavavA paDe, teno eka ja upAya gurudeve batAvyo che, te che cAritradharmanI ArAdhanA. meM ane devIe cAritradharma svIkAravAno nirNaya karyo che. e pUrve ame surasuMdara kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavA icchIe chIe.. be-cAra divasamAM ja zubhamuhurta rAjyAbhiSeka thaI jaze. vizeSamAM, mArAM prajAjano, mArA taraphathI tamane koIneya duHkha thayuM hoya to kSamAyAcanA cAhuM chuM...' prajAjano raDI paDyAM. sahue mahArAjAnI kSamA mAgI. mahArAjAe sarve prajAjanonuM bhojana-vastra-alaMkArothI abhivAdana karyuM. 128 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArANI vagere rANIo pAse dAna devaDAvavAnuM zarU karyuM. ka zreSThIo dvArA tamAma maMdiromAM mahotsava maMDAvyAM. maMtrImaMDaLa dvArA kumAranA rAjyAbhiSekanI taiyArIo karAvI. che. bIjI bAju, mahArAjA pratye, ananya sneha dharAvanArA sAmaMta rAjAoe mahArAjAnI sAthe ja cAritradharma svIkAravAno nirNaya karyo. mArI sAthe badhI ja rANIoe dIkSA levAnI taiyArI karavA mAMDI.. ja keTalAka aMgata maMtrIoe paNa mahArAjAnI sAthe ja cAritradharma svIkAravAno nirNaya karyo. nagaramAM ja nahIM, saMpUrNa kozala dezamAM, amArI dIkSAnI vAta prasarI gaI. nAnA-moTA AjJAMkita rAjAo ane zreSThIo rAjadhAnImAM AvavA lAgyA. sahu mahArAjAne dhanyavAda ApavA lAgyAM... rAjadhAnI saMpUrNa zaNagAravAmAM AvI hatI. AcArya bhagavaMta nagaranI bahAra udyAnamAM padhArI gayAM hatAM. rAjyAbhiSeka maMgala muhUrta thaI gayo. mahotsavano chello divasa AvI gayo. zubha divase ne zubha muhUrte, ame vidhipUrvaka cAritradharma svIkAryo. amArI sAthe aneka rAjAo, rANIo, zreSThIo, pradhAno vageree paNa saMsAratyAga karyo.... he ranavatI, e divasanuM varNana karavA mATe zabdo nathI jaDatA! ame sahue tyAMthI vihAra karyo. 0 0 0. sAdhvI susaMgatAe potAno jIvanavRttAMta pUrNa karatAM kahyuM : he ratnavatI, eka najIvA pApAcaraNanA kAraNe, mAre kevAM dANa duHkha anubhavavA paDyAM? jo moTAM pApAcaraNa hota to nArakImAM javuM paData. nArakInAM ghora duHkha sahana karavo paData. mATe paheluM kAma pApacaraNono tyAga karavAnuM karavuM Avazyaka che. sarva prakAranAM duHkhonuM mULa kAraNa hiMsA, jUTha, corI, maithuna, parigraha ane AraMbhasamAraMbha che. krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobha che. viSaya, kaSAya ane pramAda che." sAdhvIjI mauna thayAM. ratnavatIe bhAvavibhora thaIne kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, Ape kahyA mujaba A saMsAra kharekhara duHkhamaya che. Ape gRhavAsano tyAga karIne kRtArthatA prApta karI che. saMsAranA lezothI mukti prApta karI che. Apa dhanya banI gayAM cho. ApanAM darzana pAmIne, huM paNa dhanyatA anubhavuM chuM. have huM mAnuM chuM ke huM abhAgaNI nathI, bhAgyavaMtI chuM. abhAgIne ciMtAmaNi ratna prApta thatuM nathI! Apa mane sahajatAthI maLI gayAM... huM mAnuM chuM ke mane ciMtAmaNi ratna maLI gayuM! AjathI Apa ja mArAM guru cho. Apa zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1249 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mane samajAvo. ane AjJA karo... ke have mAre zuM karavuM? devI, tuM zrAvakadharma aMgIkAra kara." eTale zuM karavAnuM?" tAre aNuvrata, guNavrato ane zikSAvrato grahaNa karavAnAM ane e vratonuM daDhatAthI pAlana karavAnuM. pahelAM huM tane e vrato samajAvuM chuM. tuM vicAraje ke A pratijJAvrato tuM pALI zakIza ke kema?" kema nahIM pALI zakuM? Apa je AjJA karazo. je rIte jIvana jIvavAnuM mArgadarzana Apazo, e rIte huM jIvana jIvIza.." paraMtu devI, kumAranI anumati.." teo mane nA nahIM ja pADe. ema nahIM kahe ke zA mATe teM vrata lIdhAM?" ane emanAM sukhamAM koI avarodha nahIM Ave, e rIte ja Apa mane vrato ApavAnAM cho!" "devI, puruSane strI sAtheno mukhya saMbaMdha vaiSayika hoya che. maithunasevanano hoya che. A vrato emAM bAdhaka banatAM ja nathI. maithunano tyAga - 'svapuruSa saMtoSa ane parapuruSa-tyAga' A rIte hoya che.... oho! strI AvuM vrata le, temAM pati rAjI ja hoya ne! dareka puruSa cAhato hoya che ke enI patnI para puruSanI tyAgI rahe! A vAta to ghaNI sArI che.' to e sivAya to bIjAM vrato sAthe puruSane khAsa nisbata hotI nathI... khAsa karIne rAjamahelomAM to nahIM ja!' he bhagavatI, Apa sAcuM kaho cho. mane vrato levAmAM koI ja vAMdho nathI AvavAno...' chatAM tuM jyAre rAjakumAra Ave tyAre vAta karI deje ke meM A pramANe vrato lIdhAM sAdhvIjIe ranavatIne aNuvrato vagere bAra vratonI samajaNa ApI. te pachI vidhipUrvaka ene vrato ApyAM. ratnAvatIe ullAsathI e vrato grahaNa karyA. e kArya pUrNa thayuM. tyAra pachI ratnavIe sAdhvIjIne prazna pUchyo : he bhagavatI, Ape mArA saubhAgyanuM anumAna mArA svaranA AdhAre karyuM hatuM tyAre meM Apane pUcheluM ke "mAro viziSTa svara kevo che? tyAre Ape kaheluM ke paramAnaMda yogamAM jevo patino svara hoya tevo!" he bhagavatI, Aryaputrano paramAnaMda kevo thayo che? zuM Aryaputra kyAMya jinavacana sAMbhaLyuM che? Apa ApanA jJAnabaLathI kahI zako?' sAdhvIe kahyuM: "hA, huM kalpanA karuM chuM. mane AMtarasaMvedana thAya che ke kumAre avazya jinavacana sAMbhaLyuM che, tene gamyuM che ane AMzika rIte svIkAra karyo che, e vakhate eNe paramAnaMda anubhavyo che!' 15 bhAga-3 % bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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e ja vakhate rAjamahelanA AMgaNAmAM bAMdhelA hAthIe haSArava karyo... harSanI garjanA karI. saMdhyA samayanI zaraNAI rAjamahelanA dvAre vAgI UThI.. mahelanI mahattarAe AvIne kahyuM: "he yuvarAjJI, dharmanA prabhAvathI ja jagatanI zreSTha-suMdara vastuo prApta thAya che, mATe mana daDha rAkhIne, dharmanuM pAlana karo." ratnAvatInI naMdA nAmanI dAsI AvI. ratnAvatIne praNAma karI, teNe be ratnajaDita kaMgana ApyAM ane kahyuM: "jinamaMdire javAno samaya thayo che..." sAdhvIjIe kumAra mATe je vAta karI, e vAtanI sAthe ja A badhAM maMgala banI AvyAM. zubha zukana thayAM. tethI ratnavata harSita thaI. teNIe vicAryuM: "mArAM guruNIe kahelI vAtamAM koI zaMkA nathI. sarva zukano zubha thayo che. Aryaputre avazya jinavacana sAMbhaLyuM che. je prApta karavA jevuM hatuM te prApta karI lIdhuM che. mokSamArga prApta karI lIdho che. nahIMtara A zrutadevI samAna bhagavatInA mukhamAMthI paramAnaMda zabda kema nIkaLe? avazya, Aryaputra kRtArtha banyA che!' ratnAvatIe punaH sAdhvIne vaMdanA karIne kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, Apane ahIM rAjamahelamAM rAtri pasAra karavA kahyuM ke nahIM? huM icchuM chuM ke AjanI rAta huM ApanI pAse ja pasAra karuM.. ne rAtabhara ApanI vANI sAMbhaLyA karuM!' he bhadre, he dharmazIle, jyAM tuM hoya tyAM rahevAnuM amane kahyuM, to paNa atyAre to huM upAzraye jaiza. amAro upAzraya najIka ja che. vaLI bIjI vAra AvIza!' saMdhyA thaI gaI hatI. sAthvIne potAnA sthAnamAM pahoMcI javuM Avazyaka hatuM. ranavatIno Agraha, enA zubha bhAvone anurUpa hato. dharmalAbha!' sAdhvIe AzIrvAda Apyo ne AsanethI UbhA thayAM. Ape mArA para anahada upakAra karyo. ratnAvatIe sAdhvInAM caraNomAM paDIne, vaMdanA karI. pharIthI jarUra padhArajo ahIM.. huM paNa pratidina ApanI pAse upAzrayamAM AvIza... upAzraya pAse ja che, eTale AvavAmAM koI bAdhA nahIM rahe...' tuM roja Avaze to amane AnaMda thaze.' bhagavatI, Apane gamazene mArA roja AvavAthI?" "avazya, huM tane AjathI mArI ziSyA mAnuM chuM.' sAdhvI rAjamahelamAMthI nIkaLI gayAM. ratnAvatI dvAra sudhI vaLAvIne pAchI AvI. ka che ke zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1pa1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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(189 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArANI padmAvatIe kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, eka zubha samAcAra che...' 'kaho, mahAdevI... putra ane putravadhunI ciMtA mane... mArA hRdayane korI khAya che...' mATe ja huM atyAre AvI chuM! putravadhU ratnavatIno zoka dUra thayo che. te harSitavadanA banI che... ane kumAra jIvaMta che, A vizvAsa dRDha thayo che!' 'kevI rIte?' mahArAjA maitrIbaLamAM harSa pragaTo. teo UbhA thaI gayA. rANI padmAvatInI sAme AvIne UbhA. 'ApaNA nagaramAM padhArelAM sAdhvI susaMgatAnI parama kRpAthI! teone ratnavatI ja mArga parathI AmaMtraNa ApIne, laI AvI hatI... sArI rIte teoe ratnavatIne samajAvI... vaLI e sAdhvIjI kharekhara, jevAM rUpavatI che tevAM ja jJAnI che ane karuNAvaMta che. huM ratnavatInI pAse ja beThI hatI, mane ratnavatI ja bolAvI gaI hatI enA khaMDamAM! hamaNAM saMdhyA samaye ja teo temanA upAzraye gayAM... kharekhara, emano nava janmono vRttAMta sAMbhaLatAM to, mArI AMkho nItaravA lAgI hatI... mane paNa A saMsA2vAsa pratye vairAgya AvI gayo hato... ratnavatI to harSavibhora banI gaI hatI... mATe have Apa enI ciMtA nA karo. ane mArA lADalAnI paNa ciMtA nA karo... nizcita bano ane vijayI banIne, AvanAra putranA svAgatanI taiyArI karo!' taiyArI badhI thaze devI, pahelAM tame mane sAdhvInA e nava janmono vRttAMta saMbhaLAvazo?' 'avazya, Apane saMbhaLAvyA vinA to mane cena ja nA paDe... Ameya badhI vAta Apane kahI ja dauM chuM ne! meM ApanAthI kaMI ja chupAvyuM nathI...' 'sAcI vAta che tamArI, tamane patnIrUpe pAmIne huM kharekhara, mArI jAtane bhAgyazALI mAnuM chuM...' rANI padmAvatInA mukha para zaramanA zeraDA paDayAM. rANIe sAdhvInA nava janmono vRttAMta rAjAne saMbhaLAvI dIdho. rAjA maitrIbaLa ekadhyAna banIne, sAMbhaLatAM rahyAM... 'aho, eka nAnakaDI bhUlanI ATalI moTI sajA? karmonI kevI kuTilatA che? ajJAnadazAmAM... mohadazAmAM bAMdhelAM karmono vipAka keTalA janma sudhI bhogavavo paDe che? devI, A vRttAMta sAMbhaLatAM mane vicAra Avyo ke ApaNuM zuM thaze? pramAdaparavaza banIne keTalAM badhAM pApa karyAM che? mAruM to kALajuM thatharI gayuM...' 'are, huM to sAdhvIjInI sAme ja raDI paDI hatI... vaLI tamane eka vAta bhAga-3 * bhava AThamo 1252 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kahevAnI bhUlI gaI. A sAdhvI susaMgatA koNa che, jANo cho?' nA..." kauzalanareza mahArAjA narasuMdaranA paTTarANI hatAM!" kharekhara?" "hA, mahArAjAnI sAthe ja dIkSA lIdhI hatI temaNe...' kozalanareza sAthe mAro gADha saMbaMdha hato. AvatI kAle tamArI sAthe huM paNa sAdhvIjInAM darzana karIza." 0 0 0. ratnAvatInuM citta nirAkuLa banyuM, prazAnta banyuM. joke eNe upavAsa cAlu rAkhavAno ja nirNaya karyo hato. "AryaputranAM darzana karIne, ja pAraNuM karIza...' ratnAvatIe, sAdhvIjInA vRttAMtamAMthI zrI navakAra mahAmaMtranI ArAdhanAnI vAta pakaDI lIdhI hatI. manomana teNe nirNaya karyo ke "AjanI rAta huM navakAra mahAmaMtranA dhyAnamAM ja pasAra karIza... zuM karuM? sAdhvIjInI jema huM guphAmAM jaI zakuM ema nathI. nahItara pahADanI guphAmAM besIne, mahAmaMtranuM dhyAna karavAmAM kevo AnaMda Ave! huM sAdhvIjIne kAle pUchIza - guphAmAM mahAmaMtranuM tame rAtabhara dhyAna karyuM hatuM, temAM tame kevo AnaMda anubhavyo hato? tamArA manamAM paNa mArI jema UMDe UMDe patine maLavAnI icchA to hatI ja... bhale tamane ochI icchA hatI, mane vadhAre che. paraMtu AnaMda to anubhavyo haze ne?" huM A mahelamAM bhUmi para besIne, padmAsanastha thaIne, mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karIza... kevo aciMtya prabhAva che A mahAmaMtrano! sAdhvIjIe kevuM suMdara varNana karyuM! e jJAnI che, anubhavI che. teoe je kaMI kahyuM te, yathArtha che. mane mAtra koruM AzvAsana ApavA nathI kahyuM. mAre zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra aMge vadhu jANavuM che... huM enI vidhipUrvaka ArAdhanA karavA cAhuM chuM. Aryaputra AvI jAya... emane A badhI vAto karIza.. pachI ame baMne sAthe ArAdhanA karIzuM. teo paNa jinavacana to pAmyA ja che! bahu sAruM thayuM... kevI rIte jinavacana pAmyA, huM emane pUchIza.. e badhI ja vAta mane kaheze... mArAthI eka paNa vAta teoe chupAvI nathI... khUba ja saraLa che, snehALa che..." ranavatI kumAranA vicAromAM DUbI gaI... paraMtu bIjA praharamAM teNe zrI navakAra mahAmaMtrano jApa AraMbhI dIdho... rAtabhara e jApa karatI beThI.. 0 0. pitAjI, Apa AjJA Apo to huM pAsenA upAzraye sAdhvIjIne vaMdana karavA jAuM.. ane emanA satsaMga karuM!' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 153 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ratnAvatI prabhAtika kAryo patAvIne, mahArAjA maitrIbaLa pAse gaI. khUba ja vAtsalyabhAvathI mahArAjAe kahyuM: beTI, khuzIthI jAo sAdhvIjI pAse paNa mArI icchA paNa sAdhvIjInAM darzana karavAnI che.." 'ta to bahu sAruM... mAtAjI paNa Avaze?" hA, emaNe AvavAnuM mane kaheluM. to beTIM, samagra parivAra sAthe ApaNe jaIe...." "huM mAtAjIne bolAvIne AvuM chuM. dAsI dvArA parivArane jANa karuM chuM....! ratnAvatI doDI gaI. mahArAjA maitrIbaLa ene joI rahyAM. svagata bolyA: "kevI nirdoSa... bhoLI ane saraLa che. sAruM thayuM. sAdhvIjInI ene hUMpha maLI gaI.." mahArANI AvI gayAM, ratnAvatI ja laI AvI. pAchaLa parivAra paNa AvI gayo. sahu upAzraye javA nIkaLyAM. upAzraya so DagalAmAM ja hato, eTale sahu pagapALA gayAM. pahelAM maMdiramAM gayAM. jinezvara bhagavaMtanI stavanA karIne, sAdhvIjInA upAzrayamAM praveza karyo. ghaNI sAdhvIo tyAM hatI. sahu potapotAnA saMyamayogamAM lIna hatI. mahArAjAe mukhya sAdhvIjI susaMgatAne bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI, kuzaLatA pUchI. mahArANI, ratnAvatI vageree paNa vaMdanA karI, sukhazAtA pUchI. sahu sAdhvIjInI sAme vinayapUrvaka beThAM. sAdhvIe "dharmalAbhanA AzIrvAda ApyA. he bhagavatI, Ape mArA para parama upakAra karyo che. huM kyAre paNa ApanA upakArane bhUlI zakIza nahIM..." "mahArAjA, e ApanI uttamatA che. bAkI, meM koI ja moTo upakAra karyo nathI, meM mArA kartavyanuM pAlana karyuM che. saMtapta AtmAne zAMti ApavI, e amAruM kartavya che!' "bhagavatI, A ranavatI, mArI putravadhUne Ape navuM jIvana ApyuM che. be divasa pUrve huM enI sAme joI zakato na hato. enA mukha para zoka-saMtApanA ghanaghora vAdaLa chavAI gayAM hatAM... karamAI gayelA gulAba jevuM enuM mukha thaI gayuM hatuM. jema enA zokasaMtApano pAra na hato, tema amArA baMnenAM duHkhanI koI sImA na hatI... paraMtu gaI kAle ApanI ja kRpAthI saMtApanAM vAdaLa vikharAI gayA... ratnAvatI praphullita banI gaI... rAjakumAra jIvaMta che" ATalI ja vAta, amane sahune sukhI-harSita karanArI banI gaI che." mahArAjA, kumAra bahu najIka che A nagarathI... AjathI cothA divase ahIM pahoMcI jaze!" bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo 1rapa4 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA-mahArANI-ratnAvatI ane samagra rAjaparivAra harSathI jhUmI UThyo..." mahArAjA punaH punaH sAdhvIno guNAnuvAda karIne gayAM. badho parivAra gayo. mAtra ratnavatI tyAM besI rahI. teNe mahArANInI anujJA laI lIdhI hatI... sahunA gayA pachI ratnavatIe dhIrethI sAdhvInA kAnamAM pUchyuM: bhagavatI, tame Aryaputrane jJAnanA prakAzamAM AvatAM joyA?' joyA nahIM, jANyA! jovA mATe pratyakSa jJAna joIe... evuM jJAna mArI pAse nathI. jANavA mATe parokSa jJAna joIe, te mArI pAse che!" AvuM badhuM - pratyakSa jJAna ane parokSa jJAna vagere mane samajAvo ne! huM to sAva abodha chuM." tane badhuM samajAvIza kumArane AvI javA de.' kema? atyAre mane nA samajAvI zako? temanA vinA paNa huM samajI zakIza!' sAdhvIjInA mukha para smita AvI gayuM. temaNe ranavatInA mastake hAtha mUkIne kahyuM: "vatsa, mAre tane ghaNuM jJAna ApavuM che!' "atyAre A cAra divasamAM Apo. pachI ApanI pAse mArAthI vadhu samaya nahIM besAya ne?' ranavatI hasI paDI. sAdhvIjIe ranavatIne samyagdarzana, jJAna, cAritra samajAvyuM. jIva, ajIva, puNya-pApa vagere nava tattva samajAvyAM. kalAko sudhI e sAMbhaLatI rahI sAdhvInI vAto.. ene upavAsa hatA.. khAvA-pIvAnI ciMtA na hatI! jJAna pAmavAnI tIvra jhaMkhanA hatI... 0 0 0 jJAnopAsanAmAM cAra divasa pasAra thaI gayAM. bahu jaladI pasAra thaI gayAM... je divasathI ratnavatIe upavAsa zarU karyA, te divasathI gaNIe to pAMca divasa pasAra thaI gayAM. ratnAvatIno divasa moTA bhAge sAdhvInI pAse ja pasAra thato hato. ranavatIe sAdhvIjIne pUchyuM: "bhagavatI, ApanA kathanAnusAra Aje Aryaputra AvavA joIe! he bhadra, avazya AvavA joIe.' sAdhvIjInAM A vacano nIkaLavAM ane dAsI caMdrasuMdarIno upAzrayamAM praveza thavo! caMdrasuMdarI AvIne, ranavatI pAse besI gaI... enA kAna sudhI potAnuM moTuM laI jaI... khUba harSita svare kahyuM: devI, bhagavatInAM vacana khoTAM paDe nahIM, ApanA hRdayavallabha padhArI gayA che! mahArAjA vagere nagaranI bahAra gayAM che. sAMbhaLyuM che ke je rAjA para mahArAja kumAra zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1papa For Private And Personal Use Only

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vijaya meLavyo, te rAjA paNa sAthe Avyo che." ratnavatIe pAse ja beThelAM sAdhvIjInA utsaMgamAM mAthuM mUkI dIdhuM. harSanAM AMsuothI sAdhvIjInAM vastra bhInAM thaI gayA. e caMdrasuMdarIne prItidAna ApavAnuM paNa bhUlI gaI. sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: "A dAsI tArI rAha jue che!' tarata ja ranavatIe gaLAmAMthI sonAno hAra kADhIne, dAsIne ApI dIdho! dAsI doDI gaI. "ratnAvatI, tAre mahelamAM nathI javuM?' jaIza, emane AvI javA do!' paraMtu rAjakumAra tArA khaMDamAM jaze ne?' nA jI, pitAjI temane vAta karaze! huM pitAjInI (sasarAnI) anujJA laIne, ahIM AvuM chuM. ahIMthI jyAre mahelamAM jAuM chuM tyAre sIdhI pitAjI pAse jAuM chuM.. ane ahIMnI badhI vAto teone saMbhaLAvuM chuM. temaNe mane kaheluM che ke tuM sAdhvIjI pAse je zIkhe, te mane kahevA, mArI pAse AvavAnuM!' kharekhara, mahArAjAno AtmA haLukarmI' che. karmono ghaNo bhAra UtarI gayelo che..." "to zuM A ja bhavamAM teo sarva karmono nAza karIne, mokSamAM jaze?' "nA, teo saMsAratyAga jarUra karaze... ane svargamAM jaze. are, mane to mahArANI vadhu haLukarmI lAge che. emanI mukti nikaTa che. vacce mAtra eka 5 devano bhava che!" kharekhara, mane paNa mahArANI khUba priya lAge che. bahu ja saraLa ane pavitra AtmA che emano!' ratnAvatI, tuM puNyavaMtI che. tene saraLa-premALa ane sneha-vAtsalyabharyAM sAsusasarA maLyAM che! nahIMtara A duniyAmAM moTA bhAge putravadhUone sAsu-sasarAno trAsa vadhAre hoya che! bhagavatI, sasarA karatAM sAsuno trAsa vadhAre hoya che... ahIMnA moTA gharanI putravadhUe mane phariyAda karI hatI. tenI sAsuno trAsa ghaNo ja hato. meM ene bolAvIne, khUba samajAvI tyAre e mAnI che. have putravadhUne trAsa nathI AparTI..." caMdrasuMdarI pAchI AvI. te doDI AvI hatI. enI chAtI dhamaNanI jema phUlatI hatI. te bolI: devI, mahArAja kumArano nagarapraveza thaI gayo che.! meM enA mAthe... pITha... para ane chAtI para hAtha pheravIne kahyuM: caMdA, tuM be kSaNa jamIna para besa. zvAsane besavA de...' paraMtu mAre mahArAjakumArane samAcAra.. 'teo sIdhA ahIM ja Avaze!' bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo 1rapa6 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sIdhA rAjamahele nahIM jAya?" nA, pitAjIe ja temane kahI dIdhuM haze ke ranavatI aDadhI sAdhvI banI gaI che! eTale teo sIdhA ahIMja Avaze! kadAca huM pUrI sAdhvI nA banI jAu" "oho! ema vAta che? tame pUrAM sAdhvI banI jAo to pachI kumAra gharamAM rahe? nA re nA, e pUrA sAdhu banI jAya!' sAdhvIjI sahita dareka hasI paDyAM. "teM mahArAjakumArano khaMDa svaccha karyo ke?" ranavatIe caMdrasuMdarIne pUchyuM.. "are, tame padhArIne juo to kharAM.. svaccha karIne kevo zaNagAryo che! jevo tamArAM lagna..." ratnAvatIe bolatI dAsInA mukha para AMgaLI mUkI dIdhI. bha, tane dAsI sArI maLI che...' 'bhagavatI, ahIM upAzrayamAM rAkhuM ene mAruM to mAthuM khAI jAya chemahelamAM?" 'huM bhojana khAuM chuM roja, koInAM mAthA nahIM!" caMdrasuMdarI laTakAthI bolI. tyAM to vAjiMtronA nAda saMbhaLAyAM. rAjakumAranI savArI najIka AvI gaI. pitAjInI sAthe pahelAM rAjakumAra mahelamAM gayo. paraMparA mujaba rAjakumAranAM vadhAmaNAM thayAM. mahArAjAe jaladI badhI vidhio ATopI lIdhI. kumAra, tuM zIdhra najIkanA sAdhvInA upAzraye jA. ranavatIne pAMca upavAsanuM pAraNuM karAvavAnuM che Aje! e tAruM mukhadarzana karIne ja upavAsa choDavAnI che..' rAjakumAre vidhipUrvaka upAzrayamAM praveza karyo. ranavatIe UbhAM thaI, sAme jaIne, praNAma karyA. eka ja kSaNa ratnAvatI sAme najara nAkhI, kumAre sAdhvIjIne "marthIeNa vaMdAmi' kahyuM. be hAtha mastake lagADIne, mastaka namAvIne vaMdanA karI. kumAra sAdhvIjInI sAme vinayathI beTho. teNe kahyuM: he bhagavatI, mAro kevo mahAna puNyodaya ke mane AcAryazrI vijayadharme pratibodha karyo ane mArI devIne Ape pratibodha karI." devIne kaheluM kumArane jinavacananI prApti thaI che! khera, badhI vAto pachI karIzuM. pahelAM kumAra, tame ratnAvatIne pAraNuM karAvo... enI pratijJA Aje pUrNa thaI che...' ratnavatI pAchaLa ja beThI hatI. kumAre pAchaLa mukha karIne kahyuM: "devI, cAlo ApaNe mahelamAM jaIe..." ratnAvatIne laI, sAdhvIjIne vaMdanA karIne, kumAra mahelamAM Avyo. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1rapa7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Lacon rakhAvatIe pAMca upavAsanuM pAraNuM karyuM. mahArAjA maitrIbaLa, mahArANI padmAvatI ane kumAra sAthe rahIne pAraNuM karAvyuM. pAraNuM karavA pUrve sAdhvIjIne bolAvIne, emane bhikSA ApI, pachI pAraNuM karyuM. pAraNuM karIne kumAranI sAthe ranavatI kumAranA khaMDamAM gaI. kumArane palaMga para besADI, ranavatI kumAranA paga pAse jamIna para besI gaI. kumArane yuddhayAtrAnI kuzaLatA pUchI. kumAre, vigrahane kevI rIte parAjita karyo te to kahyuM, paNa koI deva, dAnava ke vidyAdhara, vigrahanI sAthe Avelo, enI sAthe kevI rIte yuddha kareluM, te paNa saMbhaLAvyuM, ane kahyuM: "enA tarapha huM talavAra laIne ghasyo tyAre adRzya thaI gayo hato.." eTale meM jANyuM ke e sAmAnya manuSya na hato. pachI, vigraha zaraNe AvyA bAda meM vigrahane pUcheluM: "tArI sAthe Avelo e daivIzaktivALo koNa hato?' vigraha mane badhI vAta peTa kholIne kahI. e "vAnamaMtara' nAmano vidyAdhara hato. malayAcala tarapha jato hato, teNe mane (guNacaMdrane) joyo.... mane jotAM ja enA manamAM bhayaMkara dveSa jAgyo. ene khabara paDI ke huM senA sAthe vigrahane vaza karavA Avelo chuM... "zatruno zatru mitra!" eNe vigrahano pakSa lIdho. vigrahane eNe kahyuM: "kumArane huM dhikkAruM chuM. mAre ene mArI nAkhavo che. huM tArI sahAya karIza. huM vaitAdyaparvata para rahenAro vidyAdhara chuM. mAruM nAma vAnamaMtara che. huM kumArane mArIne tAruM hita karIza!' vigraha to e ja cAhato hato! e vidyAdharane ane bIjA sainikone laIne vigraha madhyarAtrinA samaye mArI chAvaNImAM AvyA. pelo vidyAdhara badhAne AkAzamArge laI Avyo... vidyAdhare vigrahane kahyuM: 'kumAra bharanidrAmAM che. karI de prahAra! athavA tuM kahe to huM karI dauM prahAra.' vigrahe nA pADI. "sUtAne mAravo e to kAyaratA che. anyAya che. eNe ja mane jagADIne, yuddha mATe lalakAryo.. pachI to mArA subhaTo paNa mArA nivAsamAM dhasI AvyA. joke meM vigrahane to pachADIne mArA paga nIce ja dAbI rAkhyo hato. pelA vidyAdharano ghA cukAvIne, ene mAravA dhasyo ke e adazya thaI gayo. chevaTe vigraha kSamA mAgI, ne zaraNe Avyo. pelo vidyAdhara e pachI nathI maLyo! prANanAtha, to zuM ApaNA nagaramAM ApanA mRtyunI aphavA phelAvanAra e vidyAdhara to nahIM hoya? tyAMthI hAra pAmIne, ahIM AvIne, eNo vera vALyuM na hoya? banI zake! paraMtu mane samajAtuM nathI ke vidyAdhara mArA pratye zA mATe vera rAkhe 1rapa8 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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che? A janmanuM to koI kAraNa dekhAtuM nathI. haze koI pUrvajanmanuM kAraNa? mane to enA pratye ke koI jIva pratye verabhAvanA che ja nahIM. sarva jIvo pratye maitrIbhAva che..." "Apa mahAna pitAnA mahAna putra cho... ghaNAM badhAM pApakarmono kSaya thaI jAya tyAre ja A maitrIbhAva jIvamAM jAgrata thAya che, ApanAM moTA bhAganAM pApakarmo nAza pAmyAM che.. 'e to sarvajJa paramAtmA jANe! khabara nathI paDatI ke haju keTalAM janma maraNa bAkI che A saMsAramAM...?' pati-patnI mauna thaI gayAM, bhAvuka banI gayAM... AMkho bhInI thaI gaI.... kumAra ratnAvatI sAme joI rahyo. ratnAvatIe kahyuM: "nAtha, jo ApanI icchA thatI hoya to ApaNe sAdhvIjI pAse jaIe, athavA Apa thAkyAM hazo. vizrAma karo. huM ApanI sevA karIza...' devI, atyAre sAdhvIjIne jJAna-dhyAnano samaya che, ApaNA javAthI emAM vyAghAta pahoMce. ApaNe cothA praharanA prAraMbhe jaIzuM.." paNa huM to Akho divasa tyAM ja rahetI hatI. chellA pAMca divasa mArA tyAM ja gayAM!" e vizeSa kAraNa hatuM. tArA mananI zAnti mATe, paropakArI sAdhvIe potAnAM jJAna-dhyAna gauNa karI dIdhAM!" "paNa mane aMtarAyakarma baMdhAyuM haze ne?" "nA baMdhAya! samatA-samAdhi meLavavAno Azaya hato ne? karmabaMdhanuM pradhAna kAraNa jIvano Azaya hoya che. mATe ciMtA nA karIza...' 'ciMtA to manamAM moTI jAgI gaI che. Apane vAta paNa karIza... sAdhvIjIno jIvanavRttAMta sAMbhaLIne, to mAruM kALajuM phaphaDI UDyuM che. nAnakaDA duSkarmanA vipAko kevA dAruNa hoya che. Apane badhI vAta karIza, hamaNAM Apa vizrAma karo..." zayanakhaMDa baMdha karyo. kumAra guNacaMdra laMbAvI dIdhuM. ranavatIno komaLa hAtha kumAranA mAthe pharato rahyo. ane thoDI ja vAramAM kumAra nidrAdhIna thaI gayo.... ratnAvatInA manamAM aneka vicAro cAlI rahyAM hatAM. saMkaTanA vAdaLo vikharAI gayAM hatAM. sukhano sUraja UgI gayo hato... baMneno AtmA jAgI gayo hato... chatAM haju ghaNo samaya saMsAravAsamAM vitAvavAno hato. keTalAMka karmI-pApakarmo hoya ke puNyakarmo hoya, bhogavyA vinA nAza nathI pAmatAM. ratnAvatI-guNacaMdrane keTalAMka zubhakamapuNyakarmo bhogavavAnAM ja hatAM. paraMtu rAcI-mArIne teo bhogasukho nahIM bhogave! anAsakta hRdaye bhogavaze vaiSayika sukho bhogavavA chatAM teo ati alpa karmabaMdha karaze, have gADha-nikAcita karmabaMdha nahIM kare. 0 0 0 zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 15e For Private And Personal Use Only

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he bhagavatI, seMkaDo janmomAM paNa durlabha, evAM ApanAM darzana thayAM mane.. devIne to Apano zubha samAgama maLyo che. e to kRtakRtya banI gaI che..' mahArAja kumAra, je AtmAo "kuzalAnubaMdhI' puNyadayavALA hoya che, temane kiMI paNa asAdhya nathI hotuM! A kuzalAnubaMdhI puNyathI jIvo A saMsAramAM sukhonI paraMparA bhogave che. ane sukha bhogavatAM bhogavatAM chevaTe muktinAM sukha pAme che." kumAre kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, Ape kahyuM te sAcuM che. kuzalAnubaMdhI puNyanA udayathI mokSAnukULa bhAvo pragaTa thAya che. mokSAnukULa bhAvothI ja puNya-pApa-karmono kSaya thAya che!' ratnAvatIe pUchyuM: "he bhagavatI, A kuzalAnubaMdhI puNya' eTale kevuM puNya? te mane nA samajAyuM..' he bhadra, je puNyakarma udayamAM Ave, sAthe sAthe zubha vicAro Ave... zubha kAryo karavAnA bhAva jAge, te kuzalAnubaMdhI puNya kahevAya. je kuzalAnubaMdhI puNya na hoya, te udayamAM Ave, enI sAthe ja pApavicAro ane pApapravRtti zarU thaI jAya! he pUjyA, amAruM puNya kevuM kahevAya? tamAro kuzalAnubaMdhI puNyodaya che! tame rAjamahelonA jIva cho, chatAM tamane dharma game che, dharmaguru game che, ane paramAtmA game che! tamane vrato ane niyamo game che! eka bAju moTo puNyodaya che, bIjI bAju moTo dharma tamane game che!" ratnAvatIe kumArane kahyuM: "nAtha, meM zrAvakadharmanAM bAra vrata lIdhA che!' kumAre kahyuM: 'devI, meM paNa vijayadharma AcAryadeva pAse zrAvakadharma svIkAryo che! mArI sAthe vigrahe paNa vrato lIdhAM che... are hA, vigrahane paNa sAdhvIjInAM darzana karavAM che. jyAre pitAjIe vigrahane kahyuM ke, "A sAdhvIjI to pUrvAvasthAmAM kozalanarezanAM paTTarANI hatAM. chatAM baMnee dIkSA lIdhI che. tyAre vigrahanI AMkho pahoLI thaI gaI. te ahobhAvathI bolI UThyo hato... aho, dhanya che temane rAjapATa tyajIne, kaThora sAdhujIvana emaNe grahaNa karyuM! huM emanAM darzana karI, kRtArtha thaIza...' "nAtha, Apa ja ene ahIM laI Avajo...' ratnAvatI bolI. sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: 'tame baMne vratadhArI banyAM cho. vratonuM daDhatAthI pAlana karajo. A manuSya jIvananI emAM ja sArthakatA che." he bhagavatI, mananA bhAvo sthira nathI rahetA... sthira rAkhavA zuM karuM?" 'kumAra, A prazna mAtra tamAro ja nathI, lagabhaga badhA sAdhakajIvono che. eno eka zreSTha upAya che.... zrI navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karatA rahevuM." he bhagavatI, amAre vidhipUrvaka navakAramaMtranI ArAdhanA karavI che. huM AryaputranI ja rAha jotI hatI. jo emanI icchA thAya to ame baMne lAkha navakAra maMtranI 10 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vidhipUrvaka ArAdhanA karIe...' kumAre kahyuM: 'devI, sArI bhAvanA che. huM paNa tArI sAthe A ArAdhanA karIza... atyAre avakAza che...' ratnavatIe sAdhvIjIne kahyuM: 'bhagavatI, jyAM sudhI amArI ArAdhanA cAle, Ape ahIM ja sthiratA karavI paDaze. ApanA sAnnidhya vinA AvI maMtra-ArAdhanA nA thaI zake!' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sAdhvIjI vicAramAM paDI gayAM. 'so divasanI A ArAdhanA che... amAre so divasa ahIM rahevuM paDe! yuvarAja ane yuvarAjJI AvI mahAna dharmaArAdhanA karavA tatpara banyAM che... to rokAvuM Avazyaka che... paraMtu atyAre nahIM rokAvAya. jo varSAvAsa ahIM karIe to, zAntithI ArAdhanA karAvI zakAya...' sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: 'ratnavatI, tamArI bhAvanA uttama che. lAkha navakAramaMtranI vidhisahita ArAdhanA zreSTha ArAdhanA che. paraMtu e ArAdhanAno kALa so divasano che! eTale A mATe amAre ahIM varSAkALa vyatIta karavo joIe. 'Apa ahIM ja varSovAsa rahevAnI kRpA karo...' kumAre kahyuM. 'ApanA ahIM rahevAthI amAro AtmA pramAdI nahIM bane... amArI ArAdhanA apramattabhAve thaze! ApanI saMyamadharmanI ArAdhanA paNa sArI thaze... he bhagavatI, e lAkha navakAramaMtranA jApanI ArAdhanAno vidhi jaNAvavAnI kRpA karazo?' sAdhvIjIe kahyuM: 'kumAra, A ArAdhanAno samaya 100 divasano hoya che. * roja eka hajAra navakAramaMtrano jApa karavAno. * padmAsane, siddhAsane ke sukhAsane besavAnuM. * nAsikanA agra bhAga para dRSTi rAkhavAnI athavA bhagavAna para. * A jApa paramAtmAnI pratimA samakSa karavAno. * eka navakAra gaNIne eka sugaMdhI-zveta puSpa paramAtmAne caDhAvavAnuM, sAthe eka sopArI paNa caDhAvavAnI, zrI samarAditya mahAkA * pratidina savAra-sAMja pratikramaNa karavAnuM. * pratidina savAre, madhyAhne ane sAMje devavaMdana karavAnuM. * roja ekAsaNAnuM vrata karavAnuM. temAM mAtra kSIrAjJanuM ja bhojana karavAnuM. * pratidina paramAtmAnI aSTaprakArI pUjA karavAnI. * 100 divasa brahmacaryanuM pAlana karavAnuM. * 100 divasa bhUmizayana ka2vAnuM. zakya eTaluM mauna pALavAnuM! For Private And Personal Use Only 1291

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sarva jIvo pratye maitrIbhAva dhAraNa karavAno. basa, mukhya vidhi ATalo che! ratmavatIe pUchyuM: "he bhagavatI, navakAra mahAmaMtrano jApa karatI vakhate mane e mahAmaMtramAM ja joDAya, te mATe zuM karavAnuM?" e huM jApa karatI veLAe mArgadarzana ApIza, paraMtu mukhya vAta eka ja che.. duniyAnA padArtho pratyenI Asakti chUTI javI joIe. pachI manane maMtramAM sthira thatAM vAra nahIM lAge. 0 0 0 ayodhyAmAM varSAvAsa karavA AvavAnuM kahIne, sAdhvIjI susaMgatAe vihAra karyo hato. teone vidAya ApavA ayodhyAnAM seMkaDo strI-puruSo gayAM hatAM, temAM mukhya hatA yuvarAja ane yuvarAjJI. sAdhvIjInA vihAra pachI, 4-5 divasa to ratnAvatIne sUnuM sUnuM lAgyuM... pachI kumAranI sAthenI vAtomAM ane tattvacarcAmAM enuM mana lAgyuM. eka divasa teNe kumArane kahyuM: "lAkha navakAramaMtranI ArAdhanA mATe, huM mAtAjIne vAta karuM? emanA jIvanamAM eka moTuM sukRta thaI jAya.' vAta kara. jo mAtAjInI icchA thAya to ghaNuM sAruM che. bAkI mAnI jiMdagI rAjamahelanI khaTapaTomAM pasAra thaI che.' "pitAjI to eTalo so divasano samaya nahIM kADhI zake. temane to rAja kAryamAM vyasta rahevuM ja paDe che...' "pitAjI karI zake ArAdhanA, jo huM emanAM kAryo mArAM mAthe upADI lauM to!" "nA, nA, ApanA vinA to mane ArAdhanAmAM AnaMda ja nahIM Ave. Ape to karavAnI ja che!" mAtAjIne paNa hamaNAM vAta karavAnI jarUra nathI. jyAre ApaNe karavAnI haze tyAre be divasa pahelAM ja karaje... e ArAdhanA kare to mane khUba gamaze!' sAdhvIjIno Avo saMyoga maLyo che... ke je ghaNo durlabha che, to AvI mahAna dharmArAdhanA karI levI joIe. vaLI mAre to kAle rAjyanI javAbadArI AvavAnI pachI ghaNA divasonI nivRtti nahIM maLI zake. mATe mAre to ArAdhanA karI ja levI ranavatIe kahyuM: jyAre susaMgatA rANI hatAM ane mahArAjAe devIkRta bhramaNAmAM bhramita thaI, gharamAMthI kADhI mUkelAM tyAre guphAmAM "sAdhvIjI susaMgatAne, sugrahita nAmanA AcAryadeve, zrI navakAramaMtranI ja ArAdhanA ApI hatI. emanA nava nava janmano vRttAMta emanA ja mukhe sAMbhaLIne... huM to saDaka thaI gaI hatI. Aje rAtre Apane e kathA saMbhaLAvIza." 12 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThama For Private And Personal Use Only

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"huM avazya sAMbhaLIza. pachI mArI adhUrI vArtA tane saMbhaLAvIza...vijayadharma AcAryadevanAM darzana kevI rIte thayAM ane emaNe amane sahune kevo upadeza Apyo! e huM sAMbhaLIza... mane ghaNo AnaMda thaze.." kahyA mujaba rAtrinA samaye, ranavatIe sAdhvIno jIvanavRttAMta saMbhaLAvyo. te pachI kumAre vijayadharma AcAryano Apelo upadeza saMbhaLAvyo... baMne samAna vicAravALA hatA. baMnene dharmanI ane adhyAtmanI vAto gamatI hatI. baMnenA AtmAono karmabhAra ocho thaI gayelo hato. eTale gurujano ane jinavacano emane khUba gamatAM hatAM. sAdhvInA nava janmano vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne kumAre kahyuM: devI, A saMsAramAM niSpApa jIvana jIvavuM keTaluM agharuM che.... caMdrayazAnA bhavamAM, baMdhusuMdarI sAthenA snehasaMbaMdhane khAtara caMdrayazAe madirAvatI tarapha yazodAsanA manane pheravavAno vicAra karyo ne? AvuM to saMsAramAM bahu bane che. saMbaMdhone TakAvavA mATe kyAreka na karavAnuM karavuM paDe che... aNasamajamAM kare che. pApa, samajadArI hovA chatAM saMsAranA vyavahArane TakAvavA mATe paNa jIva pApa kare che... e pApanAM kaDavAM pariNAmono vicAra prAyaH jIva karato nathI. AvuM to karavuM paDe. Amane mATe to karavuM paDe.. A kAma nahIM karIe to phalANA svajana nArAja thaI jaze...' AvA badhA vyavahAromAM duniyA phasANI che. koI svajananuM kAma "A pApakarma che' ema samajIne, nA pADIe, to pelo vajana nArAja thaI jAya che. e nArAjI pAlavatI nathI!" devI, eka gharamAM ja viSamatA jovA maLe che. vicAromAM vividhatA jovA maLe che! ekane pApa nathI karavuM, bIjAne karavuM che! eka vyakti pariNAmano vicAra kare che, bIjI vyakti vartamAnano ja vicAra kare che tyAre gharSaNa UbhuM thAya che. kleza ane jhaghaDA pedA thAya che.. bicArI caMdrayazAnAM hRdayamAM baMdhusuMdarI tarapha sahAnubhUti hatI, tene saMtAna na hatuM, te potAnA patithI ja saMtAna icchatI hatI. pati bIjI strImAM lubdha hato. AvI paristhitimAM caMdrayazAne baMdhusuMdarI tarapha sahAnubhUti thavI, svAbhAvika hatI! madirAvatI tarapha aNagamo thavo paNa svAbhAvika hato! ane parivrAjikA dvArA teNIe yazodAsanA vicAromAM parivartana karAvI, tene madirAvatInA mohapAzamAMthI choDAvyo. "madirAvatIne kevuM viyoganuM duHkha thaze?' A vicAra tene nA Avyo.. ane eNe tIvra pApakarma bAMdhI lIdhuM! kharekhara, karmabaMdhanuM vijJAna samajavuM khUba jarUrI rAha e ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only

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191 eka prabhAte ranavatI vahelI jAgI. eka zubha-suMdara svapna joIne jAgI. teNe kumArane premathI jagADyo. kumAre jAgIne ratnAvatI sAme joyuM... ranavatIe kahyuM: . "svAmInAtha, eka zubha svapna joIne, huM jAgI gaI... meM pUnamanA caMdrane mArAM mukhamAM praveza karato joyo... ane mane lAgyuM ke e mArAM peTamAM UtarI gayo che... meM khUba sukhano anubhava karyo ne jAgI gaI.." kumAre kahyuM: "devI, tamArA peTe koI caMdra je saumya mahAna jIva avatarita thayo che. devalokamAMthI avatarita thayo che. tame eka putranI mAtA thazo! tame prazasta svapna joyuM che.." ApanAM vacana siddha thAo! Ape je kahyuM te satya che. huM ApanAM vacanono svIkAra karuM chuM..." 'devI, have tamAre khUba kALajIpUrvaka garbhanuM pAlana karavAnuM. e puNyazALI jIvane koI vAte duHkha nA pahoMce, e rIte enuM pAlana karavAnuM che. jyAM sudhI eno janma na thAya, tyAM sudhI tamane je je icchAo thAya, te mane kahevAnI! tamArI dareka icchA pUrNa karIza!' 'deva, meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke garbhavaMtI strInI icchAo, ene peTamAM rahelA jIvanA AdhAre thAya che. jo jIva puNyazALI Avyo hoya to mAtAne zubha icchAo thAya che ne pApI jIva Avyo hoya to azubha icchAo thAya che...!! "sAcI vAta che. tame kaho cho, ema ja che..." 0 0 0 mahArANI padmAvatIne jANa thaI ke ratnavatI garbhavatI thaI che. te khUba ja AnaMdita thaI. mahArAjA maitrIbaLe paNa jyAre jANyuM tyAre te harSita thayA. temaNe mahArANIne kahyuM: 'devI, mArAM mananI eka vAta kahuM?' avazya kaho svAmInAtha..." "huM icchato hato ke ratnavatI putrane janma Ape ke tarata ja guNacaMdrano rAjyAbhiSeka karavo... rAjyabhAra ene soMpI devo. ane ApaNe baMne gRhavAsa tyajI, AtmakalyANa mATe mokSamArge cAlyA javuM. Ameya keTalAka samayathI mAruM manomaMthana AvuM ja cAlyA kare che... have mana saMsAranA sukhomAMthI UThI gayuM che... AtmAnA.... ane paralokanA vicAro AvyA kare che. paraMtu ratnAvatInA putranuM mukha 14 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jovAnI eka tRSNA rahI che manamAM... have e tRSNA paNa pUrNa thaI jaze! basa, pachI nathI rahevuM mahelamAM... nathI rahevuM gRhavAsamAM!' 'jo Apa mahela choDI mokSamArga lezo to, ApanI sAthe ja huM paNa dIkSA laIza... pachI huM mahelamAM nahIM rahuM... A saMsAramAM ApanA sivAya mane koInA para rAga nathI, moha nathI. bhale putra ane putravadhU suzIla che, suyogya che, mArA pratye emane sneha che... huM jANuM chuM, paraMtu emanA pratye mane koI Asakti nathI, mamatA nathI... ke huM emano tyAga na karI zakuM! nAtha, Apano nirNaya mane gamyo che... A manuSyajIvananI saphaLatA paNa e mokSamArgathI ja che... saMsAranAM vaiSiyaka sukho ghaNAM bhogavI lIdhAM... have emAM, mane paNa Asakti nathI rahI...' 'devI, ekadama nirNaya nA karazo. gRhavAsano tyAga karavo haju saraLa che, paraMtu mokSamArga para cAlavuM duSkara che... e mArga kaSTono che, e mArga du:khabharyo che. svecchAe duHkha sahana karavAnAM che... kaSTa sahana karavAnAM che... tamArAthI sahana thaI zakaze ke kema, teno gaMbhIratAthI vicAra karajo... kAraNa ke saMpUrNa jiMdagI sukhomAM vItI che... abhyAsa che sukha bhogavavAno... pachI duHkha bhogavavAM paDaze! hasatA moDhe bhogavavAM paDaze!' mahArAjAe mokSamArganI duSkaratA batAvI... mahArANIe kahyuM: 'huM jarU2 vicAra karIza... ane mane lAgaze ke huM mokSamArganI ArAdhanA karI zakIza... to ja gRhavAsano tyAga karIza... jo ke sAdhvIjI susaMgatA paNa rAjamahelanI rANI ja hatAM ne? teoe dIkSA lIdhI ne? kevI suMdara ArAdhanA kare che emanuM sAnnidhya maLaze... emanuM mArgadarzana maLaze... emanuM vAtsalya maLaze... emanI preraNA maLaze... pachI kaThina mArga paNa saraLa banI jaze! suyogya sAthI... ane suyogya preraka maLI gayA pachI kaThina vAta paNa saraLa banI jAya che...' 'tamArI vAta sAcI che. sAcI dizAmAM tame vicAro cho...' mahArAjAe rANInA vicArone anumodana ApyuM. temane ghaNo AnaMda thayo. ThIka che, A vAta to pachInI che. ratnavatInI A divasomAM vadhu kALajI rAkhavAnI raheze.... 'have to divasano moTo bhAga mArI pAse ja raheze... Apa jarAya ciMtA nA karazo...' ratnavatInA jema jema divaso, mahinAo pasAra thatA jAya che, tema tema zubha... unnata vicAro vadhatA jAya che. e dareka vicAra, dareka icchA kumArane kahe che. kumAra AnaMdathI te te icchAo pUrNa kare che. * ratnavatIne dAna ApavAnI icchA thAya che, kumAra enI pAse ja dAna apAvaDAve che. zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 1275

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* ratnavatIne jinamaMdira baMdhAvavAnI icchA thAya che, kumAra jinamaMdirano enA ja hAthe pAyo nakhAvaDAve che. * ratnavatIne sAdhupuruSone bhojana, vastra... vagere ApavAnI icchA thAya che. kumAra te pramANe kare che. * ratnavatIne hAthI para besI, kumAra sAthe jinamaMdire javAnI icchA thAya che. kumAra enI icchA pUrNa kare che. * ratnavatIne jinezvara bhagavaMtanI judI judI avasthAonAM citra banAvavAnI icchA thAya che. kumAra ene badhI sAmagrI Ape che... ratnavatI citro banAve che.' * ratnavatIne gIta-saMgIta ane nRtya sAthe paramAtmAnI bhakti karavAnI icchA jAge che, kumAra e icchA pUrNa kare che... eka divasa acAnaka... dhodhamAra varSA thaI. nagaranI pAse vahetI nadI be kAMThe vahevA lAgI... tyAre ratnavatInI icchA nadIkAMThe javAnI thaI! AkAzamAM ghanaghora vAdaLo caDhI AvelAM hatAM... sugaMdhI vananA jhapATA bolAtAM hatAM. vIjaLI-rekhAo camakavA lAgI hatI. cAtaka pakSIo harSathI nAcI rahyAM hatAM. mayUro nRtya karI rahyAM hatAM. rAjahaMso adRzya thaI gayAM hatAM. pRthvI para pANInI relamachela thaI gaI hatI. sarovaro chalakAvA mAMDyAM hatA. nagaranI bahAra gayelA loko jaladI jaladI, bhIMjAtA ghara tarapha jaI rahyA hatA. pazuonAM dhaNa je jaMgalamAM gayelAM, te zIghra gatithI nagara tarapha jatAM hatAM, ratnavIne AvA samaye nadIkinAre javAnI prabaLa icchA thaI AvI - 'mAre nadInuM pUra jovuM che!' kumAre potAnA priya hAthIne bolAvyo. rAjA vigrahane mAvatanA sthAne besADyo. kAraNa ke vigraha hAthIne calAvavAmAM ati kuzaLa hato. hAthI u52 pAlakhI baMdhAvI... temAM ratnavatI sAthe kumAra beTho. hAthInI pAchaLa azvo 52 cAra taravaiyA subhaTo cAlyAM... hAthI nadInA kinAre pahoMcyo. vigrahe surakSita jagyA 52 hAthIne Ubho rAkhyo. kumAra ane ratnavatI, gAMDI banIne, dhasamasatI nadIne joI rahyAM. nadInAM pANImAM dhAsa, lAkaDAM... vagere taNAtuM jatuM hatuM. be kAMThe nadI vahI rahI hatI. kyAMka kyAMka kAMTho paNa toDI nAkhyo hato, ne pANI nagara tarapha vahetAM hatAM... nagaranI bahAra bagIcA para pANI pharI vaLyAM hatAM. nadImAM pANInAM kallolo UchaLatAM hatAM... khUba rudra rUpa nadIe dhAraNa karyuM hatuM. pravAhamAM jaLacara pazuo paNa UchaLatAM taNAI rahyAM hatAM... ratnavIe kahyuM; 'nAtha, Aje A nadI maryAdA toDIne vahI rahI che... zuM thayuM che ene? loko bhayabhIta thaI gayAM che... garIbonAM ghara tUTIne vahI rahyAM che... prajA bicArI nirAdhAra banI jaze... zuM thaze emanuM?' 1275 For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava AThamo

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devI, emanA mATe tArI icchA mujaba ghara baMdhAvI ApIzuM. e lokone ApaNe Azraya ApIzuM..." bahu sarasa! e kAma pahelAM karavA jevuM che. cAlo, ApaNe rAjamahele pahoMcI jaIe.. pachI Apa prajAjanonA Azraya mATe prayatna karajo..." vigrahe tarata ja hAthIne nagara tarapha vALyo. 0 0 0 jyAre padmAvatIe jANyuM ke ratnAvatI nadInAM pUra jovA gaI hatI, teNIe ratnAvatIne kahyuM: "beTI tAre, AvAM bhayAnaka dRzya A sthitimAM nA jovAM joIe. enAthI peTamAM rahelA jIva upara kharAba asara thAya..." "mArI bhUla thaI mAtAjI! joke Aryaputra to nA pADI hatI. emane Agraha karyo eTale teo mane laI gayAM... have evA bhayajanaka dazyo nahIM jouM...' ratnAvatIe kahyuM : beTI, jema bhayajanaka dRzyo nahIM jovAnAM, evI rIte zakajanaka dRzyo paNa nA jovAya... zoka karAya paNa nahIM ane jovAya paNa nahIM. vatsa, e jovAthI garbhastha zizu paNa zokaprakRtino bane. bhayajanaka dRzya jovAthI e bhayAkula-prakRtino bane. A badhI vAtonI sAvadhAnI rAkhavAnI che. beTI, eTaluM yAda rAkhavAnuM ke tArA peTamAM ayodhyAnA bhAvI rAjA che! enA saMskAronuM ghaDatara atyArathI ja karavAnuM meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke thoDA divasomAM sAdhvI susaMgatA sAdhvIparivAra sAthe ayodhyA padhArI rahyAM che. pachI to tAro satsamAgama zarU thaI jaze!' "mArAM e guNI ahIM padhArI gayA pachI mArAM harSanI sImA nahIM rahe!" 'paNa harSane paNa vaza rAkhavAno! A sthitimAM vadhAre paDato harSa zatrunuM kAma kare!' "oho... mAtAjI, harSa paNa zatru bane?" hA, harSa hasAve ne? mAtA vadhAre hase to AvanAra putranA hoTha-dAMta kALA bane!' nA, nA, mAtAjI, huM vadhAre nahIM hasuM mAtra smita ja karIza.... mAtAjI, A rIte Apa mane samajaNa ApatAM raho cho, te Apano moTo upakAra che.." 'upakAra nahIM, kartavya! pautra taraphanuM kartavyA' mAtAjI, ApanA mArgadarzana mujaba ja jIvuM chuM ane bhaviSyamAM jIvIza." sAsu-vahuno vArtAlApa cAlato hato, tyAM kumAra guNacaMdra praveza karyo. AvatAMnI sAthe kumAre kahyuM: zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 17 For Private And Personal Use Only

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"mA, zaMkhapurathI mahArAjA zaMkhAyanano saMdezo laIne be maMtrI AvyA che.' "zuM saMdezo lAvyA che? 'ranavatIne teo zaMkhapura bolAve che...." kumAre ranavatI sAme joyuM. kaho, zuM karavuM che?'kumAre padmAvatIne pUchyuM, paraMtu uttara ranavatIe Apyo: mArI icchA zaMkhapura javAnI nathI.' "kAraNa?" kumAre pUchyuM... "mAre ahIM mAtAjI pAse ja rahevuM che. vaLI thoDAka divasomAM sAdhvIjI susaMgatA paNa ahIM padhArI javAnAM che..." koNe kahyuM?' mAtAjIe...' "bhale, to zaMkhapuranA maMtrIone kahyuM ke ranavatI hamaNAM nahIM Ave..." beTA, emane thoDA divasa ahIM rokavAnA. emanI AgatA-svAgatA karavAnI." hA, mA. teone rAjyanA atithigRhamAM utAryA che.' kumAre ratnAvatI sAme joyuM. mukha para smita AvI gayuM. kumAra tyAMthI cAlyo... ratnAvatI kumArane jato joI rahI.. padmAvatI bolI: "beTI, tArAM mA-bApane evA koDa hoya ke putrInI prathama prasUti pitRgRha thAya! paraMtu mArI icchA paNa zaMkhapura mokalavAnI nathI. beTI, mahArAjAne pautradarzananI ghaNI tamannA che! mane teoe eka divasa kahyuM hatuM...' ratnAvatI zaramAI gaI. teNe padmAvatInA khoLAmAM potAnuM mukha chupAvI dIdhuM... 0 0 0 divaso pUrNa thayAM. Aso suda dazamanA divase madhyarAtrinA samaye ranavatIe putrane janma Apyo." rAjamahela hajAro dIpakothI jhaLahaLI UThyo. rAtri jayajayakAranA dhvanithI mukharita thaI gaI. AkhuM ayodhyA jAgI gayuM. dareka prajAjananA mukhethI "mAtA ane putra dIrdhakALa jIvo..." jevAM zubha vacano nIkaLavA lAgyAM. mahArANI padmAvatInA mArgadarzana nIce parivAranI kuzaLa strIoe prasUtikarma karyuM. ratnAvatIe koI vizeSa vedanA vinA putrane janma Apyo hato. vigraha kumArane kahyuM: "kumAra, duSTa devo kyAreka janmajAta bALakanuM apaharaNa karatA hoya che. mATe pelA vAnamaMtarathI ApaNe sAvadhAna rahevAnuM che. e duSTa vidyAdhara tamArA pratye dveSa rAkhe che. kyAre paNa e ahIM AvI caDhe.. joke huM ene sArI rIte oLakhuM chuM. jo dekhAya to to ApaNe ene pahoMcI vaLIe.. paraMtu adazya rahIne kaMI kare. to ApaNe vivaza chIe." bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo 18 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'vigraha, tamArI vAta sAcI che. chatAM have huM puNya-pApa karmanA siddhAntamAM vizvAsa dharAvuM chuM. mane e vAnamaMtara tarapha dveSa nathI. mArAM ja koI pUrvajanmanAM karmonA nimitte e mArAM pratye dveSa dharAve che. jo navajAta putrano puNyodaya haze to ene jarAya vAMdho nahIM Ave. devIno puNyodaya haze to teNIne putravirahanuM duHkha nahIM Ave. ane jo koI pApakarmano udaya bhogavavAno ja haze, to game tyAre duHkha AvI paDaze. joke tame mane sAvadhAna karyo, e sAruM karyuM? vigrahe vizvAsapAtra yuddha kuzaLa sainikone mahelanI AsapAsa goThavI dIdhA. koI paNa ajANyo zaMkAspada mANasa mahelamAM nA praveze, enuM pUrNa dhyAna ApavA sUcanA ApI. prabhAta thayuM. samagra nagaramAM vAta pavanavege phelAI gaI. lokapravAha rAjamahela tarapha vahevA lAgyo. mahArAjAne abhinaMdana ApavA ane navajAta kumAra mATe asaMkhya bheTo ApavA, lokonI paMktio baMdhAI gaI. rAjamahelanA dvAre vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. nagarane zaNagAravAnuM kAma zarU thaI gayuM. kArAvAsanA kedIone mukti ApavAmAM AvI. saubhAgyavaMtI strIo giranA judA judA cokomAM nRtya karavA lAgI. nagaranI vArAMganAoe apsarA samAna vezabhUSA karI, rAjamahelanI AgaLanA medAnamAM nATAraMbha karI dIdho.. AkhuM nagara ratnavatInA putrajanmanA mahotsavamAM ramaNe caDhyuM. ratnAvatInI ghasIe sAdhvIjI susaMgatAne paNa samAcAra ApyA ke "ratnAvatIe putrane janma Apyo che.." sAdhvIe kahyuM: "putranA kAnamAM zrI navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvavA ranavatIne jyAre dAsI ratnavatI pAse pahoMcI tyAre kumAra guNacaMdra tyAM ja upasthita hato. dAsIe sAdhvInA samAcAra kahyAM. tarata ja kumAre navajAta zizunA kAnamAM madhura ane spaSTa zabdomAM mahAmaMtra saMbhaLAvyo. 0 0 0. putrajanmanA bAra divasa pasAra thaI gayAM. mahArAjA maitrIbaLe navajAta kumAranuM nAmakaraNa karavA, snehI-svajano mATe bhojana samAraMbha yojyo. kumAranuM nAma "vRtibaLakumAra pADavAmAM AvyuM. mahArAjAe pautrane khoLAmAM lIdho.. ane thoDA samaya pachI, ratnAvatI pAse mokalI Apyo. mahArAjA tRpta thayAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 19 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[19] kumAra dhRtibaLa eka mahinAno thayo hato. rAjamahelamAM eka mahinAthI mahotsavanuM vAtAvaraNa hatuM. sahunAM mana AnaMdita hatAM. sahunAM citta prasanna hatAM. nagaranI mahilAonAM mukhe ranavatI ane guNacaMdranAM guNagAna hatAM. mahArAjA maitrIbaLa ane mahArANI padmAvatInAM bhAgyanI prazaMsA thatI hatI. mahArANI padmAvatIe mahArAjAnA khaMDamAM praveza karyo. mahArAjAne praNAma karI, rANI mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM besI gayAM. mane kema bolAvI?" rANIe zAntithI pUchyuM. taiyArI karavA...." zAnI taiyArI?" "mokSamArge cAlavAnI! kema bhUlI gayAM tame?" eTale?" have gRhatyAgano samaya thaI gayomArI pautranA mukhadarzananI irachA pUrNa thaI gaI." have vAta samajAI.... gRhatyAga pUrve guNacaMdrano rAjyAbhiSeka karavo paDaze ne? Ape kumArane vAta karI? ratnAvatIne vAta karI? e badhAMne vAta karo... huM to taiyAra Aje sarvaprathama huM kumArane ane maMtrImaMDaLane vAta karuM chuM. tame ratnAvatIne vAta karo... sAdhvIjIne ahIM sthiratA karavA vinaMtI karo...' mahArAjA pAsethI UThIne, rANI ranavatI pAse gayAM. mahArAjAe kumAra guNacaMdrane bolAvyo. kumAra Avyo. pitAjInAM caraNe praNAma karIne, te caraNomAM ja beTho. vAtano prAraMbha mahArAjAe ja karyo: "vatsa, tAro rAjyAbhiSeka karavAno meM nirNaya karyo che.." zI utAvaLa che pitAjI?" "vatsa, tane jarAya utAvaLa nathI rAjyasiMhAsane besavAnI, paraMtu gRhatyAga karavAnI amane baMnene utAvaLa che..." "gRhatyAga? eTale?" "beTA, have te rAjyanI surakSA karavA ane prajAnuM pAlana karavA yogya banyo. have mArI javAbadArI pUrI thaI. have mAre mArA AtmAnuM kalyANa karavuM ja joIe.. 1290 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'paralokamAM AtmAnuM zuM thaze?' A vicAra mane khUba satAve che, eTale sadgurunAM caraNe jIvana samarpita karI, mokSamArganI jeTalI bane teTalI ArAdhanA karI levI che. jIvana kSaNika che, AyuSya caMcaLa cheane vaiSayika sukho pratye have jarAya AkarSaNa nathI, rUci nathI..." kumAranI AMkho AMsubhInI thaI gaI. teNe pitAnAM caraNo pakaDI lIdhAM gadgad svare kumAre kahyuM: pitAjI, huM paNa ApanI sAthe ja gRhatyAga karuM.. mokSamArganI ArAdhanA karuM... mAruM mana paNa muktine jhaMkhe che... mArI sAthe tamArI putravadhU paNa cAritrano ja mArga jhaMkhe che...' rAjAnI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI. teoe kumArane potAnI chAtIe lagADyo. enA mAthe vAtsalyabharyo hAtha pasarAvatAM bolyA: "vatsa, tArI bhAvanA uttama che. mArI putravadhUne huM jANuM chuM. e to mArA gharamAM rahelI sAdhvI ja che, bhAvasAdhvI che! vatsa, tuM jo sAmAnya pitAno putra hota to ApaNe badhA gRhatyAga karIne, cAritradharma svIkArI leta... paNa huM rAjA chuM ne tuM rAjakumAra che! ApaNe rAjyanI surakSA karavAnI che ane prajAnuM pAlana paNa karavAnuM che. ApaNI A pavitra paraMparA che. putra suyogya bane eTale pitA mahelano tyAga kare! tAre paNa A paraMparA jALavavAnI ja che. dhRtibaLakumAra suyogya bane eTale rAjasiMhAsana para ene besADIne, tAre paNa mokSamArge ja AvavAnuM che. atyAre to tAre ane ranavIe kumAra dhRtibaLane zreSTha saMskAro ApavAnA che. enI kALajI rAkhavAnI che.' pitAjI, A vAta ratnavatIne karavI paDaze...' tArI mAtA ratnAvatI pAse ja gaI che e vAta karavA. mArI putravadhU zANI che... A vAta sAMbhaLIne rAjI thaze... kAraNa ke vatsa, ene cAritradharma game che!' "paraMtu enA hRdayamAM Apa baMne tarapha anurAga paNa che..." "e anurAga, guNAnurAga che. e anurAga to ame sAdhu-sAdhvI banI jaIzuM tyAre paNa rahevAno. badhe vadhI javAno." kumAra mauna rahyo. mahArAjAe mahAmaMtrIne bolAvI lAvavA, pratihArIne mokalyo. kumAre AMkho lUchIne kahyuM: 'pitAjI thoDo vilaMba karo to? vilaMba thoDo thavAno ja che... tArA rAjyAbhiSekanuM muhurta kyAre Ave che... e nakkI karIza.. pachI jJAnI gurudevanI pratIkSA karavI paDaze ne? sAdhvIjI to ahIM birAjamAna che...." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 127 For Private And Personal Use Only

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meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke mArA gurudeva vijayadharma AcArya ekAda mahinAmAM ahIM padhAravAnA che..' jemanI pAse teM ane vigraha zrAvakadharma svIkAryo hato, e ja gurudevane?' hA, e ja padhAravAnA che, mane emaNe kaheluM paNa kharuM ke have tuM mane ayodhyAmAM joIza! 'to to bahu sAruM! zreSTha gurudevanI prApti, anaMta puNyanA udaya vinA thatI nathI." mahAmaMtrIe maMtraNAkhaMDamAM praveza karyo. mahArAjAne ane yuvarAjane praNAma karyA, ne hAtha joDIne UbhA rahyAM. mahAmaMtrI Avo, beso ahIM mArI pAse.' mahAmaMtrIne yogya Asane besADIne, mahArAjAe kahyuM: "rAjakumAranA rAjyAbhiSekanuM muhUrta kaDhAvavAnuM che. je sAruM ne zreSTha muhUrta Ave, e muhUrta kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karI devo che...' 'pachI, pitAjI ane mAtAjI gRhatyAga karavA icche checAritradharma levA cAhe che..." rotAM rotAM kumAra bolyo, mahAmaMtrInI AMkho paNa bhInI thaI... chatAM hRdayane dRDha karI, temaNe kumArane kahyuM: mahArAjakumAra, A kuLanI paraMparA che. rAjakumAra suyogya bane eTale rAjA AtmakalyANano mArga grahaNa kare. ane have mahArAjane AtmakalyANanI sAdhanA mATe, Ape premathI anumati ApavI joIe. huM Aje maMtrImaMDaLanI pariSada bolAvuM chuM. rAjapurohitane paNa maLuM chuM. 0 0 0 mahArANI padmAvatIe ratnapatIne vAta karI. ratnAvatI padmAvatIne Tagara Tagara jotI ja rahI. thoDI vAramAM ja UnAM UnAM AMsu enI AMkhomAMthI TapakavA mAMDyAM. tyAra pachI bALakumArane padmAvatInA khoLAmAM mUkyo ane UbhI thaI. teNIe mahArAjAnA khaMDa tarapha cAlavA mAMDyuM. padmAvatIe lagabhaga bUma pADI - "ratnAvatI beTI, tuM kyAM jAya che?" ratnAvatI UbhI rahI gaI.. padmAvatI enI pAse gaI, eno hAtha pakaDyo. "pitAjI pAse jAuM chuM... mane choDIne Apa nahIM jaI zako... kAM to mane paNa ApanI sAthe cAritra levA do. athavA Apa hamaNAM rokAI jAo - mAre pitAjIne kahevuM che...' beTI..' padmAvatInI AMkho chalakAI gaI. ratnAvatI padmAvatIne bheTI paDI. beTI, tuM tArA pitAjInA zreyomArgamAM vidana na banIza. emanuM hRdaya dubhAze.. tane meM kahyuM nathI, paraMtu teo kyAranAya virakta banelA che! e to tArAM lagna pachI tarata ja kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavA icchatAM hatAM, paraMtu eka tRSNA hatI emanA 1272 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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manamAM, emane pautranuM mukhadarzana karavuM hatuM... eTalA mATe ja rokAyAM hatAM saMsAramAM. jo ke tArA pratye emane vAtsalya che, eTale tAruM mana dubhAvIne, teo cAritramArga grahaNa nahIM kare. eTale meM to sAme cAlIne ja hA pADI dIdhI ane kahI dIdhuM ke 'ApanI sAthe huM paNa cAritra aMgIkAra...' emaNe ghaNuM sukha ApyuM che, have e emanA AtmAnA kalyANamArge jAya che, svecchAe jAya che, samajaNapUrvaka jAya che, to temane javA devA joIe. bhadre, tuM samaje che ke ApaNe snehIjanone ApaNAthI dUra, javA na daIe paraMtu saMyoganuM pariNAma to viyoga che ne? koI svajanano saMyoga zAzvata to nathI ja... koI svajananuM mRtyu thAya che, zuM ApaNe mRtyune rokI zakIe chIe? vaLI, mahArAjAno nirNaya paNa sAco ja che. have A uMmare jo AtmakalyANa nahIM sAdhe to kyAre sAdhaze? haju temanuM ane mAruM zarIra nIrogI che, sazakta che, tyAM sudhI saMyamadharmanI ArAdhanA karI zakAze. jyAre zarIra kAma nahIM kare tyAre? pachI to saMyamamArga levo paNa ucita nathI. vatsa, duHkha to thavAnuM! paraMtu kyAreka duHkha sahana karavAnAM Avazyaka hoya che jIvanamAM. duHkho sahana karavAM e kyAreka kartavya banI jatuM hoya che... tuM samajadAra che. zreyomArgane jANe che. ane tArA hRdayamAM zreyomArga vaselo che... tane mAre vadhAre zuM kahevuM?' 'huM zuM karuM mAtAjI?' 'tuM vratadhArI zrAvikA banI che... A putrane sArca zrAvaka banAvaje. e zrAvaka banIne rAjA banaze, to prajAnuM hita karanAro banaze, ene pApabhIru banAvaje... ene dharmapuruSArthamAM parAkramI banAvaje. putrapAlananA kartavyanI sAthe sAthe kumAra guNacaMdranI sAcI sahacarI banIne jIvaje. enI aMgata kALajI rAkhaje... meM ene mArAM kalejAno TukaDo mAnyo che... e rIte ucheryo che... have e tane soMpuM chuM...' kumAra guNacaMdranI vAta karatAM karatAM, mahArANInuM hRdaya Ardra banI gayuM. AMkho bharAI gaI... ratnavatIe potAnA uttarIya vastrathI emanI AMkho lUchIne, temane palaMga para besADI, pANI ApyuM. 'mAtAjI, AryaputranI Apa jarAya ciMtA nA karazo. emanI chAyA banIne jIvuM chuM ne jIvIza. emanA sukhano pahelo vicAra karIza. emanA manane paNa nahIM dUbhavuM... emane je priya haze te ja karIza. Apa kaho cho mATe ja nahIM, paraMtu mane emanA pratye pragADha rAga che mATe, prema che mATe, Apa mArAM para vizvAsa karajo, mAtAjI, ApanA suputranI aharniza dAsI banIne jIvIza... teo mahAna che... guNanidhAna che. mArAM pratye apAra prema dharAve che... emanA ta2phathI mane sukha ja sukha maLyuM che...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 1273

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ratnavatIno svara bhIno thaI gayo... padmAvatIe kahyuM: 'hai suzIle, kumArano pahelAM ja muhUrto rAjyAbhiSeka thaze. te rAjA banaze eTale tuM rANI banIza. rANI taraphathI prajAne ghaNI apekSAo hoya che. meM jANI che prajAnI apekSAo ane e apekSAomAMthI zakya ane suyogya apekSAo pUrNa karI che. ghaNI strIo tArI pAse Avaze, phariyAdo lAvaze... potAnAM duHkha kaheze... tuM zAntithI sAMbhaLaje. tuM zAntithI sAMbhaLIza enI vAto, tethI ja tenuM hRdaya haLavuM banI jaze... tuM enAM duHkha dUra kare ke nA kare, mAtra AzvAsana ApIza to paNa te rAjI thaIne jaze... kyAreya paNa prajAjanono tiraskAra nA karIza. ayodhyAnA sAmrAjyanI mahArANInuM pada gauravavaMtuM che. tuM e padane jarU2 zobhAvIza, evo mane vizvAsa che. chatAM tArI uMmara nAnI che... eTale ane tArA pratye gahana lAgaNI che mATe, kahI rahI chuM...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mane game che ApanI A badhI vAto, Apa ni:saMkocapaNe kaho...' ratnavatIe mahArANInA be hAtha potAnA hAthamAM lIdhA. bALakumAra ramato ramato sUI gayo hato. mahArANIe kahyuM: 'he vatse, A mahelamAM tuM jANe che ke kulamahattarAo paNa che. tuM e kulamahattarAone mAna Apaje. Aje je kulamahattarAo che e mArI sAsunA samayathI che. meM A mahelamAM paga mUkyo hato tyArathI huM e mahattarAone mAna ApuM chuM. kyAreya meM emanuM apamAna nathI karyuM. prasaMge prasaMge e mahattarAoe mane sAcavI che, mAro yaza phelAvyo che. tuM paNa e mahattarAonuM gaurava sAcavaje. ane, mahelanI dAsIo keTalIka jUnI che, keTalIka navI che. emanI sAthe paNa sadvyavahAra rAkhaje, kharekhara prajAmAM ApaNo yaza ke apayaza phelAvanArI A dAsIo hoya che. emanI sAthe sAro vyavahA2 2AkhavAthI, teo tAro yaza phelAvaze. tane vaphAdAra raheze...' 'Ape bahuM sAruM mArgadarzana ApyuM. mAtAjI, haju paNa je je mArgadarzana ApavuM ucita lAge te avazya Apo...' ratnavatIne Aje pahelI vAra ja padmAvatInI UMDI samajadArIno anubhava thaI rahyo hato. bAkI padmAvatI bahu ja ochuM bolanArI rANI hatI. e khapa pUratuM ja bolatI. koI pUche to ja uttara ApatI...' 0 0 0 kumAra guNacaMdranA rAjyAbhiSekanuM muhUrta ATha divasa pachInuM nIkaLyuM. maMtrImaMDaLe mahArAjAnI bhAvanAne anumodana ApyuM. 1274 * nagaramAM ghoSaNAo thaI gaI. * mahArAjAe dIna-anAthone dAna ApavAnuM zarU karI dIdhuM. * nagaranAM sarve maMdiromAM mahotsava maMDAI gayA. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo

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bIjI bAju AcAryadeva vijayadharma aneka ziSyo sAthe, ayodhyAnA bAhya udyAnamAM padhArI gayAM. vanapAlake mahArAjAne samAcAra ApyA. mahArAjAe vanapAlakane prItidAna ApyuM. ane moTA ADaMbara sAthe vaMdana karavA gayAM. AcAryadevanAM darzana-vaMdana karIne, prasannatA anubhavI. AcAryadevano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLyo, tyAra bAda UbhA thaIne, vinaMtI karI. bhagavaMta, A saMsAra pratye huM virakta thayo chuM. mane cAritradharma ApIne, bhavasAgarathI tAro..' rAjana, huM tamArI bhAvanA jANIne ja ahIM Avyo chuM. zubha kAryamAM vilaMba nA karazo..." 'gurudeva, rAjakumAra guNacaMdrane Apa jANo cho. eno rAjyAbhiSeka karIne, ame baMne ApanI pAse AvIzuM. ApanAM caraNe jIvana samarpita karIzuM." rAjana, tame je vAta, karI te ucita che. guNacaMdrakumAra vratadhArI zrAvaka banyo che. rAjA banavA te sarvathA yogya che. tamArI nirNaya samucita che." Apano upakAra, gurudeva!' zubha muhUrta kumAra guNacaMdrano rAjyAbhiSeka thaI gaya. prajA AnaMdita thaI. sahue navA rAjAne premathI vadhAvyA, premathI svIkAryA. e ja divase, mahAmaMtrIe rAjyasabhAmAM UbhA thaIne, ghoSaNA karI: "AvatI kAle prabhAte mahArAjA maitrIbaLa ane mahArANI padmAvatI gRhatyAga karaze ane saMyamadharmano svIkAra karaze. AcAryadeva vijayadharma teone sAdhuveza samarpita karaze.. je koInI icchA cAritradharma svIkAravAnI hoya, teo kAle udyAnamAM Ave. teonI koI muzkelI hoya to mane maLe... emanI muzkelIo dUra karavA prayatna karIza..." mahArAjAe thoDA zabdomAM ja potAnuM vaktavya karyuM "vahAlAM prajAjano, AjathI tamArA rAjA guNacaMdra che. jevI rIte tame sahu, mArI AjJA mAnatAM hatAM, e ja rIte guNacaMdranI AjJA mAnajo....' e na bhUlazo ke A manuSyajIvananI sArthakatA cAritradharmathI ja che... vRddhAvasthA Ave e pUrve, cAritradharmanI ArAdhanA karI levA, manamAM nirNaya karajo...." 0 0 0 eka hajAra strI puruSo sAthe rAjA-rANIe, AcAryadeva vijayadharmanI pAse cAritradharma aMgIkAra karyo. guNacaMdra rAjA ane ratnAvatI rANI sAthe sahue vaMdanA karI. ja nUtana dIkSito sAthe AcAryadeva ane sAdhvI susaMgatAe vihAra karyo.. eka eka ja zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 175 For Private And Personal Use Only

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19637 dhyAno samaya hato. mahArAjA guNacaMdra mahelanI pazcima dizAnA jharUkhAmAM UbhA hatAM. emanI daSTi kSitija tarapha hatI. jharUkhAmAMthI asta thato sUrya barAbara dekhAto hato. sUrya asta thayo hato ane saMdhyA khIlI hatI. tanmaya banIne, mahArAjA guNasena e dRzya para gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUkhyA hatAM. tyAM emanA kAne zabdo paDyA: "nAtha" mahArAjAe ratnAvatI sAme joyuM. ApaNe udyAnamAM nathI javuM? ratha taiyAra Ubho che!" ApaNe prabhAte... sUryodaya pahelAM udyAnamAM jaIzuMane nadIkinAre paNa jaIzuM..." "jevI ApanI icchA. huM rathane ratha zALAmAM laI javAnuM kahIne AvuM chuM.' ratnAvatIe dvArapAlane sUcanA ApI ane e pAchI AvI. rAjA guNasena haju e jharUkhAmAM ja UbhA hatAM. ratnAvatIe tyAM eka bhadrAsana goThavyuM. khaMDamAM dAsI AvIne, dIpako mUkI gaI. mahArAjA bhadrAsana para beThA. ratnAvatI emanI najIka, jamIna para pAtharelA gAlIcA para beThI. 'devI, jyAre jyAre AvAM prakRtinAM dRzyo jouM chuM tyAre tyAre mana viraktithI bharAI jAya che... aMtarAtmA A badhAM bAhya-AMtarika baMdhanomAM akaLAya che... dUra dUra ekaloaTUlA cAlyAM javAno manamAM valopAta janme che. paraMtu A bhAvo haju sthiratA nathI pakaDatAM.." nAtha, sAdhvIjI AtmAnI samakita dRSTi AvI ja sthiti varNavatAM hatAM... samakita dRSTi AtmA aMdarathI bhogI hoya, bahArathI yogI hoya. e bhogasukho. bhogave kharI, enAM ja evA prakAranAM karmo, ene bhogasukha bhogavavA vivaza kare, enAmAM mohanI uttejanA pedA thAya.. paraMtu bhogasukho bhogavyAM pachI e tarata ja zAnta thaI jAya ane tAttvika dRSTie ciMtana karato thaI jAya. enA viraktinA bhAva lAMbA samaya TakatA nathI arthAt bhItaramAM to viraktino eka pravAha vaheto ja rahe che, paraMtu bahArathI enI indriyo enA viSayo tarapha kheMcAyA kare. Apa A sthitimAMthI pasAra thaI rahyA ho, evuM nathI lAgatuM?" evuM ja lAge che devI, paraMtu tethI ja AMtarasaMgharSa cAle che ne? je vaiSayika sukhone huM tyAjya samajuM chuM, kyAreka e sukhono tiraskAra karuM chuM... e sukho mane kyAreka game che, e sukho mane AkarSe che. ane huM e sukhone bhogavuM chuM. huM samajuM 127 bhAga-3 # bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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chuM ke tyAre mane jANe mohano nazo caDyo hoya che. e nazo UtarI jAya che... jaladI UtarI jAya che. tyAre pazcAttApanI pIDA UpaDe che. koI ajJAta baLa gherI vaLe che, mArAM samagra vyaktitvane!" svAmInAtha, A vAta paNa mane sAdhvIjIe samajAvI hatI. ke samakita dRSTi AtmA vaiSayika sukhona bhogave, chatAM ati alpa karmabaMdha kare che. mATe durgatino bhaya nahIM rAkhavAno nirbhaya banIne, vikAsayAtrA cAlu rAkhavAnI. ApaNane paralokano bhaya lAge che ne? bhaya karmono lAge che ne? nA, samyagdarzana pragaTa thaI gayA pachI AtmAne durgatimAM javuM paDatuM nathI, ene sadgatinI ja prApti thAya che. paraMtu, pragaTa thayeluM samyagadarzana kAyama Take ja, evo niyama nathI ne? kyAreka e dIvo bujhAI paNa jAya! jyAM sudhI AtmAmAM duHkhI jIvo pratye anukaMpA che, mokSa game che, saMsAra pratye vairAgyabhAva che... jinavacano pratye zraddhA che ane AMzika rUpe paNa zAnti-samatA che, tyAM sudhI samyagadarzano dIpaka bujhAyo nathI, ema samajavAnuM. A vAta kyAreka pragaTa nA paNa dekhAya... paraMtu AdhyAtmika dRSTithI AtmAmAM hoya..' devI, jinavacano uparanI zraddhA to evI avicala che ke devalokano indra paNa mArI zraddhAne vicalita nahIM karI zake. AcAryadeva vijayadharmano e upakAra che, teoe ja sAcI zraddhAnAM bIja AtmAmAM vAvI dIdhAM che. e parama upakArI mahApuruSanA upakArane huM kyAreya bhUlI zakIza nahIM...' he deva, A zraddhA raheze tyAM sudhI samyagadarzanano dIpaka bujhAvAno nathI... ane samyagadarzanano bhAva... AtmavIryane ullasita karanAro zreSTha bhAva che... mATe ja to Ape zrAvakadharma svIkAryo ane enuM yathocita pAlana karI rahyA cho. AtmavIrya, AtmAne ullAsa pragaTyA vinA zrAvakadharma ane sAdhudharmanuM pAlana thaI zakatuM nathI." sAdhvIjI susaMgatA kahetAM hatAM ke mananAM pariNAmonI caMcaLatA to sAdhudharmanA svIkAra pachI paNa rahe che, paraMtu e caMcaLatA para sAdhu saMyama rAkhI zake che, zrAvaka paNa yathAzakti saMyama rAkhI zake che. A mana ane indriyo uparano saMyama, e ja cAritra che. mana-vacana-kAyAnA yoganI sthiratA, e ja cAritra." atyAre to... A avasthAmAM cittanI caMcaLatA rahevAnI, chatAM Apano mana para keTalo saMyama che! Apa eka sAmrAjyanA rAjA cho. ApanI pAse kyAM sukha nathI? chatAM bhogavI zakAya evA paNa keTalAM badhA vaiSayika sukhono Ape svecchApUrvaka tyAga karyo che! sukho hovA chatAM, sukhono tyAga karavA mATe daDha manobaLa joIe che. ApanuM manobaLa ghaNuM daDha che..." ane tAruM? mArA karatAM paNa tAruM manobaLa ghaNuM vadhAre daDha che. meM ghaNA prasaMgomAM joyuM che. ghaNAM pralobhanonI sAme tuM aDaga rahI che...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 127 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'eka pralobhana prabaLa che nAtha!' mahArAjA mauna rahyAM. 'mane lAge che ke ApanuM pralobhana kadAca nahIM chUTe... bahArathI chUTaze kadAca... paNa hRdayathI nahIM chUTe. bhavobhava tame ja mane svAmI maLo... evA vicAro mane AvI jAya che... ane pAchuM ema thAya che ke 'he jIva, tAre to trIjA bhave mukti joIe che... tAre vItarAga banavuM che... ane tuM zAnI bhavobhavanI jhaMkhanA kare che?' A rIte bhAvonuM yuddha cAlyA kare che bhItaramAM.' 'eka sudhAro kara' 'kevo?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'jyAM sudhI ApaNI mukti nA thAya tyAM sudhI, ApaNA beno ja saMbaMdha thAo! saMsAramAM sAthe... mokSamAM paNa sAthe. barAbara ne?' 'jyAM sudhI sUkSma paNa rAga raheze AtmAmAM, snehano pariNAma raheze AtmAmAM, tyAM sudhI mukti nathI ja thavAnI...' 'muktino rAga to raheze ne?' 'e rAga ja vItarAga banAvanAro che!' 'devI, e to badhuM bhavitavyatA para nirbhara che. jyAre mukti thavAnI haze tyAre thaze ja... atyAre zA mATe ciMtA karavI? 'sAcI vAta che ApanI. have rAta paDI gaI che... gRhamaMdiramAM AratIno samaya thaI gayo che... padhAro, ApaNe sAthe ja Aje prabhunI AratI utArIe...' 7 vahelI savAre rAjA-rANI rathamAM besIne, nagaranI bahAra udyAnamAM gayA. udyAnanI je jagyA para AcAryazrI vijayadharma birAjyA hatA ane je jagyA para mahArAjAmahArANIe cAritradharma aMgIkAra karyo hato, e jagyAnI dhULa laI mAthe mUkI... bhAvapUrvaka gurudevane vaMdanA karI, pitA-munirAjane vaMdanA karI, mAtA-sAdhvIne vaMdanA kI... 1208 udyAnamAM ekAda ghaTikA vitAvIne teo nadInA kinAre gayAM. nadInAM pUra osarI gayAM hatAM... pANIno pravAha sAva chIMcharo thaI gayo hato... ati zAnta banI gayo hato. kinArA paranAM vRkSo DolI rahyAM hatAM. pakSIo AnaMdathI UDI rahyAM hatAM... rAjAe rANI tarapha joyuM. baMnenI dRSTi maLI. rAjA bolyA: 'devI, A e ja varSAkALanI unmatta nadI che je be kAMThe vahetI hatI... kinAro toDI nAkhatI hatI. bagIcAne jeNe dhamaroLI nAkhyo hato. ane Aje! tyAre loko A nadInA raudra rUpathI gabharAI gayAM hatAM, Aje e ja loko nadInA pravAhamAM bhAga-3 * bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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svecchAthI snAna karI rahyA che. vastraprakSAlana karI rahyA che. sukha anubhava karI rahyAM che! ekanI eka vastu che. e ja nadI che. tyAre kevI hatI? Aje kevI che. vastunI avasthA badalAya eTale, rAga-dveSa badalAya che. jenA para rAga hoya, enA para dveSa thAya, jenA para dveSa hoya, enA para rAga thAya... kharekhara to koI paNa vastu para rAga dveSa karavA jevA nathI.' rANI ranavatI sAMbhaLatI hatI. gaMbhIratAthI, nadIne jotAM jotAM ciMtana karatI hatI. e mauna rahI eTale guNacaMdra rAjAe pUchayuM: 'devI, mArI vAta barAbara nA lAge?" barAbara ja che vAta. huM e ja vAtane vyApakarUpe vicAratI hatI. vastunI avasthA mujaba manuSya ene cAhe che ke dhikkAre che. vastu enI e hoya che. navI jUnI thAya che, jUnI tUTe che ne navI thAya che... manuSya e rIte rAga ke dveSa karato vyartha che badhA rAga-dveSa. vyartha che badhA prema ane roSa. vyartha che badhI rati ane arati. sAcce ja, AtmAnA ciMtanamAM ja DUbelA rahevuM joIe. rAjA-rANI baMne virakta banyAM. rathamAM besIne, rAjA-rANI mahelamAM AvyAM, nAnakaDo vRtibaLakumAra jAgI gayo hato... teNe rathamAMthI UtaratI mAtAne joI... te doDato AvIne, ranavatIne vaLagI paDyo ke ratnapatInA hRdayamAM putrasnehano jharo phUTI nIkaLyo. kumArane UMcakIne, enA para snehanI jhaDI varasAvI dIdhI! kamArane laIne, ratnAvatIe mahelamAM praveza karyo. mahArAjA guNacaMdranA mukha para smita ramI gayuM... "kevI prabaLa che rAga-dveSanI A ramata..." teo svagata bolyA ane potAnA khaMDa tarapha cAlyAM gayAM. ja prabhAtika kAryothI paravArI, teo rAjasabhAmAM gayA. ranavatI paNa snAnAdithI paravArIne, kumArane taiyAra karavAmAM paDI. 0 0 0 dhRtibaLakumAra 10 varSano thayo. mahArAjA maitrIbaLane ane mahArANI padmAvatIne dIkSA lIdhe 10 varSa thaI gayAM. guNacaMdra-ratnAvatIno saMsAra koI ja vighna vinA ane koI ja utAra-caDhAva vinA zAnta saritAnI jema vahI rahyo hato. prajA sukhI hatI. rAjya dhana-dhAnyathI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1279 For Private And Personal Use Only

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paripUrNa banyuM hatuM. rAjA guNacaMdrano yaza soLe kaLAe khIlyo hato... guNacaMdra, vidyAdhara vAnamaMtarane bhUlI paNa gayo hato... paraMtu vAnamaMtara guNacaMdrane bhUlyo na hato. e avAra navAra guNacaMdrane mAravA vicAra karato hato... paraMtu koI ne koI kArya AvI jatuM ane guNacaMdrane mAravAno vicAra AgaLa AgaLa ThelAto jato hato. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vAnamaMtare nirNaya karyo. 'Aje huM guNacaMdrane mArI nAkhuM to ja mArA manamAM zAnti thaze... mane dharapata thaze...' e vaitADha parvatathI nIkaLyo... e avAra navAra malayAcala para pharavA mATe jato, malayAcala para aneka durlabha auSadhio hatI. e levA mATe paNa vAnamaMtara jato hato. e nIkaLyo tyAre saMdhyA thaI gaI hatI. ayodhyAnA AkAzamAM Avyo tyAre rAtrinA aMdhakAre ayodhyAne gherI lIdhuM hatuM. vAnamaMtara adRzya banIne, rAjamahelamAM pravezyo. mahArAjA guNacaMdranA khaMDamAM pravezI gayo, ane eka khUNAmAM jaIne, Ubho rahI gayo... eNe je dRzya joyuM... tenAthI hataprabha thaI gayo. mahArAjA guNacaMdra eka svaccha bhUmibhAga para padmAsana lagAvIne, beThA hatA. emanI AMkho baMdha hatI... temanA mukha para prakAza hato. mastakanI cAre bAju eka ujjvaLa tejovalaya hatuM. mahArAjA zrI navakAramaMtranA smaraNamAM lIna hatA... vAnamaMtara jevo vidyAdhara mahArAjAnI pAse javAmAM gabharAyo... 'A mAro zatru vadhu ne vadhu zaktizALI banato jAya che. mAre ene vahelI take mAravo joIe... paraMtu atyAre e apramattabhAve maMtrasAdhanA karI rahyo che... enI rakSA zaktizALI devo karI rahyA che... zuM karuM?' vAnamaMtara vicAramAM paDI gayo... enI pAse talavAra hatI, 'A talavArano evI rIte ghA karuM... enuM mastaka ja dhaDathI juduM thaI jAya... ahIMthI ja UbhA UbhA dhA karuM.' teNe chUTI talavAra pheMkI... paraMtu talavAra guNacaMdra sudhI nA pahoMcI... e talavAra doraDuM banIne bhUmi para paDI gaI. vAnamaMtara gabharAyo... e cakita thaI gayo... A zuM thayuM? talavAranuM doraDuM banI gayuM. Ane A sthitimAM nahIM mArI zakAya... e jyAre pramAdamAM haze tyAre mArIza... paNa mAryA vinA nahIM choDuM...' vAnamaMtara adRzya thaIne cAlyo gayo. 1280 mahArAjA guNacaMdra to dhyAnamAM lIna hatA. A emano rojano krama hato. pratidina saMdhyA pachI rAtrinA prathama praharamAM, e zrI navakAramaMtranuM ekAgra citte smaraNa karatA hatA. navakAramaMtranA adhiSThAyaka devo tyAM emanuM rakSaNa karatA hatA. e vakhate koI bhUta-pizAca ke vyaMtara devo upadrava nA karI zake. DAkinI-zAkinI ke vyaMtarI satAvI nA zake. A mahAmaMtra navakArano prabhAva hato. mahArAjAno jApa pUrNa thayo. bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArANI ratnavatIe mahArAjAnA khaMDamAM praveza karyo. khaMDamAM sugaMdha phelAyelI hatI. mahArAjAnA mukha para teja hatuM. mahArAjAe ratnavatIne kahyuM: 'devI, Aje mahAmaMtranA dhyAnamAM apUrva lInatA prApta thaI. Aje meM arihaMta paramAtmAnuM sphaTika ratna jevA varNamAM dhyAna karyuM. siddha bhagavaMtonuM lAla raMgamAM dhyAna karyuM... AcAryadevanuM pILA raMgamAM, upAdhyAyanuM lIlA raMgamAM ane sAdhunuM zyAma varNamAM dhyAna karyuM. pAMce parameSThinA dhyAnamAM koI vikSepa nA Avyo. e dhyAna pUrNa thayA pachI meM manane tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnA samavasaraNamAM sthira karyuM. bahu majA AvI!' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ratnavatIe kahyuM: 'bahu sAruM dhyAna lAgI gayuM Apane. Apano AtmA vadhu ne vadhu karmanirjarA karI rahyo che... AtmabhAva vadhu ne vadhu nirmaLa thaI rahyo che.' 'devI, paraMtu rAjyanAM kAryo tarapha mana udAsa banatuM jAya che. kartavyonuM pAlana karuM chuM, chatAM kyAreka kartavya paNa paLAtuM nathI. e to sAruM che ke ayodhyAnuM maMtrImaMDaLa ane sAmaMta rAjAo anukULa che, rAjyane vaphAdAra che, eTale vAMdho nathI Avato... paraMtu huM samajuM chuM ke mAruM mana nivRtti tarapha vadhAre doDe che! mane AcArya gurudevazrInI smRti thaI Ave che. pitA munirAja ane mAtA - sAdhvIjInI smRti thaI Ave che... huM divasamAM aneka vAra bhAvathI emane vaMdanA karuM chuM... devI, kyAreka to mane gurudeva emanI pAse bolAvatAM hoya, evo bhAsa thAya che... e vakhate huM mArI cAre bAju jouM chuM... jo teo AkAzamArge AvI jAya to...!' 'teo pAse AkAzagAminI labdhi che?' ratnavatIe pUchyuM. 'hA teo AkAzamArge gamanAgamana kare che. meM pratyakSa teone AkAzamArge jatAM joyA che.' 'deva, kadAca ApanA puNyathI AkarSAIne ke ApanA pratyenI bhAva-anukaMpAthI prerAIne, ahIM Ave... to jarUra mane kahejo... huM paNa teonAM darzana karIne, dhanya banIza...' zrI samarAditya mahAkA bIjo prahara zarU thaI gayo hato. sUvAno samaya thaI gayo hato. ratnavatIe zayanakhaMDanAM dIpakone jhAMkhA karyAM. For Private And Personal Use Only 1281

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eka mAtra dhRtibaLakumAra mATe virakta hRdayanAM rAjA-rANIne saMsAravAsamAM varSo pasAra karavA paDyAM. kumAra aDhAra varSano thayo. suzIla ane saMskArI yazakIrti nAmanI rAjakanyA sAthe lagna karyA. rAjA-rANIe gRhatyAga karavAno nirNaya karyo. ke rAjakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. ja AcAryadeva vijayadharma kyAM birAje che; maMtrIone mokalIne tapAsa karAvI. ja AcAryadeva e samaye kAzadezanI rAjadhAnI vArANasImAM birAjamAna hatAM, pAkA samAcAra maLI gayAM. rAjA-rANIe vArANasI jaIne, cAritradharma svIkAravAno nirNaya karyo. pradhAno, sAmaMta rAjAo, nagarazreSThIo vagere sAthe rAjA-rANIe vArANasI tarapha prasthAna karyuM. ayodhyAvAsIoe AMsubhInI AMkhe emanAM priya rAjA-rANIne vidAya ApI. senApatine rAjya bhaLAvIne, dhRtibaLa rAjA ane yazakIrti rANI paNa sAthe ja cAlyAM. paMdara divasanI yAtrA karIne, sahu vArANasI pahoMcyAM. vArANasInA bAhya pradezamAM naMdana-udyAnamAM AcAryadeva birAjamAna hatAM. sahu tyAM pahoMcyAM. udyAnanA eka bhAgamAM vAhano mUkIne, teo AcAryadeva jyAM hatAM, tyAM gayAM. e vakhate AcAryadeva parSadAmAM dharmopadeza ApatAM hatAM. sahu parSadAmAM besI gayAM. AcAryadevanI dRSTi sAthe rAjA guNacaMdranI dRSTi maLI, jJAnI... aMtaryAmI gurudeve jANI lIdhuM ke ayodhyApati rAjA guNacaMdra saparivAra zA mATe AvyAM che. parSadAmAM kAzInareza paNa saparivAra dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavA beThAM hatAM. upadeza pUrNa thayo. kAzInareza UbhA thaIne, gurudevanA caraNasparza karavA najIka AvyAM. rAjana, ayodhyApati rAjA guNacaMdra saparivAra ahIM AvyAM che. tyAM rAjA guNacaMdra gurudeva pAse AvIne paNa vaMdanA karI. ratnavatIe paNa vaMdanA karI. gurudevanI sukhazAtA pUchI. gurudeve, jANavA chatAM saprayojana pRcchA karI: rAjana, ATale dUra parivAra sAthe AvyAM cho. koI khAsa prayojana?" 182 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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'bhagavaMta, Apa aMtaryAmI cho... badhuM ja jANo cho... gurudeva, ame baMne saMsAra pratye virakta chIe. ghaNAM varSothI cAritradharma svIkAravAnI amArI bhAvanA che. kumAra dhRtibaLano rAjyAbhiSeka karI, ame ApanI pAse cAritradharma svIkAravA AvyAM chIe. gurudeva, jo amArAmAM yogyatA juo to amane ApanAM caraNomAM cAritra ApI... kRpA karo...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mahAnubhAva, tamArI bhAvanA uttama che. A manuSyajIvanane saphaLa karavAno ekano eka mArga che... vatsa, tame paNa pitAno ja mArga grahaNa karavA tatpara banyA cho... e yogya ja che. mahArANIe paNa suyogya nirNaya karyo che... paraMtu...' 'zuM gurudeva? mahArANI mATe bIjI koI AjJA che?' 'nA, e paNa cAritradharma laI zakaze. paraMtu enAM guruNI sAdhvI susaMgatAe eka mahinAnuM anazana karI, sadgati prApta karI che...' rAjA-rANI baMnenI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI...' 'rAjana, teo paMDitamRtyu pAmyAM che. samAdhimRtyu pAmIne, mRtyune mahotsava banAvI gayAM che mATe zoka nA karazo... emane yAda karIne, emanA upadezane yAda karajo. teo kahetAM hatAM ke guNacaMdra ane ratnavatI cAritradharmano svIkAra karaze ja.' 'bhagavaMta, ame e mATe ja AvyAM chIe...' 'tame zreSTha nirNaya karyo che.' e ja vakhate kAzInareze, rAjA guNacaMdrane praNAma karIne kahyuM: 'he ayodhyApati, mArI A dharatI dhanya banaze, jyAre kAzI dezanI prajAne jANa thaze ke aryAdhyApati mahArAjA guNacaMdra saparivAra ahIM dIkSA levA padhAryA che... tyAre prajAnA AnaMdanI sImA nahIM rahe. he rAjezvara, mArA mahele padhAro. Apa Aje mArA atithi banI, mane kRtArtha karo...' rAjA guNacaMdre AcAryadevanI sAme joyuM. kAzInareze kahyuM: 'gurudeva, dIkSA mahotsava karavAnI mane anumati ApavA kRpA karo... e rIte dIkSAnI anumodanA karavAno mane avasara maLaze...' gurudeve anumati ApI. ayodhyAnA rAjaparivArane kAzInareza potAnI sAthe ja rAjamahelamAM laI gayAM. teone UtaravA mATe eka svataMtra mahela Apyo. teone koI ja takalIpha nA paDe, tenI vyavasthA karI. kAzInareze 2AjA guNacaMdrane ane rANI ratnavatIne potAnI sAthe zrI samarAditya mahAkA 1283 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ja mahelamAM rAkhyAM. kAzInarezanI paTTarANI suSamAdevI sAthe ratnavatIno paricaya thayo... snAnAdithI nivRtta thaI, sahue bhojana karyuM ane pachI lAMbI yAtrAthI thAkelAM sahue vizrAma karyo. gurudevanI anumati laIne, kAzInareze vArANasImAM ATha divasano bhavya mahotsava Ayojita karyo. * guNacaMdra ane ratnavatIe pAra vinAnuM dAna ApyuM. * kAzInareze jelanA daravAjA kholAvI dIdhAM. * sarva maMdiromAM utsava maMDAvyAM. * samagra kAzI dezanAM sarva nagaromAM ghoSaNA karAvI ke ayodhyApati mahArAjA guNacaMdra ane mahArANI ratnavatI cAritradharma-dIkSA grahaNa karavA vArANasImAM gurudeva pAse padhAryAM che...' 'rAjA-rANI dIkSA le che? gRhavAsa tyaje che? zA mATe?' hajAro loko rAjArANInAM darzana karavA umaTyAM. baMnene joIne, stabdha thaI gayAM... 'A to sAkSAt indra ane indrANI che. zA mATe kaThora sAdhujIvana letAM haze?' aneka prazno prajA ApasamAM carcavA lAgI. svayaM kAzInarezanI paTTarANIne ati Azcarya thayuM. teNe ratnavatIne pUchyuM paNa kha. 'zA mATe dIkSA lo cho? tamAre zI kamI che? tamArI pAse haju rUpa che, yauvana che, vaibhava che, sattA che... mane samajAtuM nathI ke tame zA mATe sAdhu-sAdhvI banavA tatpara thayA cho. joke tame amArAM mahemAna cho, tamane Avo prazna nA pUchavo joIe...' ratnavatIe kahyuM: 'mahAdevI, A vAta samajAI jaze, jyAre tattvadRSTi, jJAnadRSTi khUlI jaze. rUpa, yauvana vagerenA bharose nA rahevAya... ane bIjI vAta che 52lokanI! devI, tame vicAryuM che kharuM ke mRtyu pachI bIjI vAra janma levo paDe che!' 'nA, nA mRtyu pachIno koI ja vicAra nathI karyo, punarjanmano vicAra nathI karyo... 'evI rIte, tame dhana, yauvana vagerenI kSaNikatAno vicAra karyo che? akALe vRddhAvasthA AvI zake che... jotajotAmAM jIvana pUruM thaI jAya che... sattA cAlI jAya 1284 bhAga-3 bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. A aMge tame ekAMtamAM AtmasAkSIe vicAro. mahAdevI, A ciMtana, manana karatAM karatAM moha ghaTaze ane jJAnadRSTi khUlaze." rANI suSamAdevI Tagara Tagara ranavatIne jotI rahI. ratnapatInI vAtoe ene vicAra karatA karI dIdhI. teNe pUchyuM : 'paraMtu A badhA praznonuM samAdhAna dIkSA levAthI thaI jaze?" hA, cAritradharmanA pAlanathI A badhA praznonuM samAdhAna thaI jaze!' ke kyAreya paNa cAlyuM nA jAya tevuM akSaya yavana maLaze. chekyAre paNa janma-mRtyunAM duHkho sahevAM nA paDe tevuM jIvana maLaze. A zAzvata saMpatti maLaze. kadI paNa naSTa nA thAya tevI AtmasattA maLaze. suSamAdevIe pUchayuM : "AvuM badhuM kyAM maLaze?" ene "mokSa' kahevAya che, mukti kahevAya che, nirvANa paNa kahevAya che.... tyAM sarva kALa mATe sukha... sukha ne sukha hoya che... kyAreya koI vAtanuM tyAM duHkha hatuM nathI.' suSamA Aje avanavI vAto sAMbhaLatI hatI. te rANI hatI. rUpa, yauvana ane lAvaNyanI svAminI hatI. samagra kAzIdezanuM e strIratna hatuM. alabatta enAmAM mAnavIya guNo hatAM, paraMtu dharma ane adhyAtma sAthe ene nAma mAtrano paNa saMbaMdha na hato. ratnAvatIe khUba premathI kahyuM: mahAdevI, uttama sukhonI prApti dharmathI ja thAya che. uttama dharma che cAritradharma. devalokanAM divya sukhonI prApti paNa dharmathI ja thAya che. are, devI! Aje tamane A mahelamAM je sukho maLyAM che, te paNa dharmanA ja prabhAvathI maLyAM che. have jo A jIvanamAM tame pApono tyAga nahIM karo, ane dharmane jIvanamAM nahIM jIvo, to bhaviSyanA janmomAM tamane sukha nahIM maLe. sukha vagaranA ane duHkhomAM ribAtA jIvone tame A nagaramAM nathI jotAM? enuM kAraNa A ja che. e lokoe dharma nathI karelo...' mahArANI, tamArI vAto kaMIka samajAya che have!" 0 0 0. mahotsava UjavAI gayo. che dAna devAI gayuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1285 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dIkSAno zubha divasa, zubha muhUrta AvI gayuM. ka AcAryadeva vijayadharme rAjA guNacaMdane ane rANI ratnapatIne cAritradharma ApI dIdho. A baMne sAdhu-sAdhvI banI gayAM. AcAryadeva sAdhu samudAya sAthe vihAra karI gayA. - AryA suvratA paNa sAdhvI samudAya sAthe anyatra vihAra karI gayAM, che kAzInareze bhavya vidAya ApI, paraMtu temanA mana para A dIkSA prasaMge gahana chApa mUkI hatI. e divasathI temanA manamAM navuM ja ciMtana, navA ja vicAro zarU gayAM hatAM. "eka mahAna rAjA svecchAthI rAjyano tyAga karI, sAdhu banI zake che...' A vAte kAzInarezanA hRdayamAM tophAna pedA karI dIdhuM hatuM. evI ja sthiti mahArANI suSamAdevInI thaI hatI. tenA hRdayamAM sAdhvI ratnapatInuM AgavuM sthAna banI gayuM hatuM. traNa divasa sudhI rAjA-rANI pratidina sAdhvIjInI pAchaLa pAchaLa rathamAM besIne gayA. darzane vaMdana karI, emane satsamAgama karyo. nUtana guNacaMdramunie gurudevanAM caraNomAM besIne, vinayathI jJAnaprApti karavA mAMDI. saMyama-yogonI ArAdhanA zIkhavAM mAMDI. apramattabhAve jJAna-dhyAnanI ArAdhanAmAM lIna banyA. bAra varSa sudhI gurukuLavAsamAM rahIne, temaNe utkRSTa saMyamadharmanI ArAdhanA karI. teoe dharmagraMthomAM ekAkI vihAranI ane utkRSTa koTinI cAritradharmanI ArAdhanAnI vAto sAMbhaLI. temane icchA thaI AvI. temaNe gurudevane eka divasa vAta paNa karI. "gurudeva, Apa mArAM mATe yogya samajo to huM zarIra-saMlekhanA ane kaSAyasaMkhanA karuM?" vatsa, tame karI zako cho..." jo e be saMkhanAmAM saphaLatA maLe, to pachI ekAkI vihAra karI zakuM?' karI zakazo...' gurudeva, ghora tapazcaryA karIne mAre karmonI nirjarA karavI che. mArA AtmAne karmarahita karavo che..." 'tame karI zakazo. tamAruM AtmavIrya ullasita thayuM che. tame utkRSTa saMyamajIvananI ArAdhanA karI zakazo." bhAga-3 bhava AThamo 186 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gurudevanI AjJA pAmIne, temaNe evA zarIra-saMkhanA karI ke temanuM zarIra asthipiMjara jevuM banI gayuM. tyAra pachI krodha-mAna-mAyA ane lobhanI saMlekhanA karI. teo prAya: akaSAyI banI gayAM. che krodhanuM nimitta maLavA chatAM krodha nathI karatAM. - mAnanAM nimitta maLavA chatAM mAna nathI karatA. mAyAnAM kAraNo maLavA chatAM mAyA nathI karatA. lobhanuM nimitta maLavA chatAM lobha nathI karatA. mAtra AtmAmAM ramaNatA kare che! maunapaNe sAdhanArata rahe che. eka divasa sAdhvI ratnAvatIe, emanAM guruNIne vinayathI kahyuM: "he bhagavatI, mArI icchA have anazana karavAnI che. jo Apa AjJA Apo to...' sAdhvI ranavatIe bAra varSa sudhI zrutajJAna prApta karyuM hatuM. sAthe sAthe vividha tapazcaryA karI hatI. anazananI vAta to dIkSAnA divasathI emanA manamAM ramatI hatI. kAraNa ke gurudeve kahyuM hatuM - "sAdhvI susaMgatAe eka mahinAnuM anazana karI, sadgati prApta karI che..." tyArathI enA manamAM anazana' ramatuM hatuM. sAdhvIjI sUvratAe kahyuM: "ha puNyazAlinI, jene anazana karavuM hoya, temaNe gurudeva AcAryadevanI anumati levI paDe ane emanI pAse ja anazana svIkAravuM paDe.' eTale teo vihAra karIne, AcAryadeva pAse AvyAM. AcAryadevane vaMdanA karI, vinayathI pUchayuM: gurudeva, mArI icchA anazana karavAnI che." gurudeve AMkha baMdha karI. ranavatInuM bhaviSya joyuM. teo AMkho kholIne kahyuM: 'tame anazana laI zako cho." kyArathI? ATha divasa pachI.' jevI ApanI AjJA." jotajotAmAM ATha divasa pasAra thaI gayA. sAdhvI ratnavatae amazana svIkAryuM... temane paNa eka mahinAmAM anazana siddha thayuM. samAdhimRtyu thayuM. devalokamAM utpanna thayAM. 0 0 0 zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1ra87 For Private And Personal Use Only

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munirAja guNacaMdra gurudevane pUchyuM : "bhagavaMta, bhagavatI ratnapatIe mAtra AtmazuddhinI bhAvanAthI anazana karyuM hatuM?' hA, teNI ArAdhaka banIne gaI..." 'tenA manamAM koI jaDa-cetana padArtha pratye Asakti nathI rahI gaI ne?" rahI che!' kaI vastu pratye?" tArA pratye. devalokamAM e tane mitra devarUpe maLaze... ane tArA AgAmI chellA bhavamAM punaH e tArI patnI banaze.. tAruM nirvANa thaze... eno chello Asakti taMtu tUTI jaze.. e sarva karmono nAza karI... tArI pAchaLa ja mokSane prApta karaze.' prabho, jo enA manamAM Asakti nA rahe to tenI A ja janmamAM mukti thAta ne?' thaI zakata, tenI ArAdhanA utkRSTa hatI...' tenI mArAM pratyenI rAgadazA dUra nA thaI..." aprazasta rAgadazA na hatI, paraMtu prazasta rAga hato.' "eTale? aprazasta rAga-dveSa to durgatimAM laI jatAM hoya che...' munivara guNacaMdra gaMbhIra vicAramAM DUbI gayA: "mAre mArI AtmabhUmimAMthI rAgadveSanAM mULa UkheDI nAkhavAM che.' manomana temaNe nirNaya karyo... ane ekAkI vihAranI pUrvabhUmikA taiyAra karavA mAMDI. gurudeve guNacaMdramunine ekAkI vihAranI anumati ApI. temaNe jinakalpa'nI jema ja jIvana jIvavA mAMDyuM. temanuM apUrva AtmavIrya ullasita thayuM hatuM. 1288 bhAga-3 * bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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L9EUT kyAreka teo traNa traNa upavAsa karatAM. pAraNe eka ja vAra bhojana karatA, kyAreka ATha ATha divasanA upavAsa karatAM. kyAreka upavAsanA pAraNe upavAsa karatAM. bhikSA mATe ja teo gAma-nagaramAM jatAM. moTA bhAge jaMgalamAM, zUnya gharamAM, smazAnamAM dhyAnastha banIne UbhA rahetAM. AtmAnaMdanI anubhUti karatAM. A rIte mahinAo vItyAM. bIjI bAju, vAnamaMtara vaitADhaya parvata parathI paribhramaNa karavA nIkaLyo hato.. tene khabara na hatI ke rAjA guNacaMdra gRhatyAga karyo che ne teo sAdhu banI gayAM che! paraMtu saMyogavaza, je kalyANa gAmanI bahAra eka jIrNamaMdiranA parisaramAM dhyAnastha UbhA hatA... tyAM vAnamaMtara koI prayojanathI pahoMcyo... ne teNe munivezamAM guNacaMdrane joyAM ane oLakhyAM.. enA manamAM tIvra Sa utpanna thayo. ahIM A rAjA ekalo ja che, zastrarahita che. tene ahIM hamaNamAM ja mArI nAkhuM. AkAzamAMthI enA para eka moTI paththarazilA nAkhuM. vaja prahArathI jema parvatanA phuracA uDI jAya tema enAM aMgopAMganA bhukkA thaI jaze. e maraze.. huM kRtArtha thaIza. mArI vidyAzaktio saphaLa thaze!' te pAsenA pahADa para gayo. eka moTI zilA teNe vidyAzaktithI upADI.... AkAzamArge te munirAjanI uparanA bhAgamAM Avyo. ane munirAjanuM nizAna laI eNe zilAne pachADI. zilA munirAja para paDI. munirAja DhIMcaNa sudhI jamInamAM UtarI gayAM. zarIrane ghaNI pIDA thaI, paraMtu munirAjanA AMtarika bhAvo enA e ja rahyA! jarAya dveSa na thayo. "koNe mArA para zilA pheMkI?' A jijJAsA paNa pragaTa nA thaI. AMkho kholIne AsapAsa ke upara joyuM paNa nahIM. teo e ja mudrAmAM UbhAM rahyAM. apUrva sahanazaktithI, emaNe samatAbhAve zArIrika pIDA sahana karI. vAnamaMtare nIce UtarI AvIne, dUrathI munirAjane joyAM. munirAjane jIvatAM joIne, e ati krodhe bharAyo. tenA manamAM ati ugra vicAro AvyAM 'A kevo che? AvI zilA enA para paDI, chatAM e maryo nahIM! enI jIvanazakti ghaNI prabaLa che... mahApApI che... e AMkho kholIne, mArI tarapha joto paNa nathI. mArI upekSA kare che... khera, Aje huM ene choDavAno nathI. haju moTI zilA upADI lAvuM ane duSTa para pheMkI, ene mArI nAkhuM.." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1289 For Private And Personal Use Only

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punaH e parvata para gayo. eka moTI zilA eNe upADI. AkAzamArge munirAjanI upara AkAzamAM Avyo. munirAjanuM nizAna laI vizALa zilA paTakI dIdhI.. zilA munirAja upara paDI.. bhayaMkara dhabAko thayo... paraMtu munirAja mRtyu nA pAmyAM... mUcchita thaI gayAM. paraMtu tyAMthI pasAra thato, eka kaThiyAra lAkaDAnA bhArA sAthe nIce pachaDAI gayo. ne behoza thaI gayo. munirAjanI mUccha dUra thaI. teo punaH dhyAnalIna banI gayAM. vAnamaMtarane lAgyuM ke muni marI gayAM. paraMtu najIka AvIne jyAre joyuM tyAre munine jIvatAM joyA! e nirAza thaI gayo... "zuM karuM? AnuM AyuSya ati prabaLa che. huM Ane mArI nahIM zakuM. mAruM zastra AnA para koI kAma nathI karatuM.... AvI bhayaMkara paththarazilAo paNa e sahana karI zake che! khera, bhale e jIve, paNa huM ene herAna parezAna karI nAkhIza... "A sAdhutA mAtra daMbha che, dhUrtatA che." ema prajAne samajAvIne, prajA dvArA enA para julama varasAvIza... AnA para corIno Aropa Ave ema karuM, nagararakSako ene cora samajIne mAre. pachI zULI para caDhAve... basa, A ja upAya barAbara che.' vAnamaMtara adRzya thaI gayo. kalyANa gAmanA eka zrImaMtanA gharamAM pravezyo. rAtrino samaya hato. gharamAM badhA nidrAdhIna hatAM. vAnamaMtare gharamAMthI lAkho rUpiyAnuM jhaverAta upADyuM. vidyAzaktithI teNe gharanA mANasone UMghADI dIdhAM hatAM. jhaverAta laIne, e gAmanI bahAra Avyo. munirAjanI pAse ja eka gIca jhADI hatI. e jhADImAM eNe jhaverAta mUkI dIdhuM. jyAre prabhAta thayuM. pelA zrImaMtane khabara paDI ke enA gharamAM corI thaI che... e doDyo nagararakSakonA adhikArI pAse. phariyAda karI. nagararakSakoe coranI zodha karavAM lAgyAM. vAnamaMtara pelA adhikArI pAse pahoMcyo. 'tame corane zodho cho ne?" 'hA, lAkho rUpiyAnI kiMmatanuM jhaverAta corAyuM che..." huM jANuM chuM e cora ne?' adhikArI potAnI jagyAthI Ubho thaI gayo ne vAnamaMtarane pakaDyo... tuM jANe che cora ne? to cAla mArI sAthe, mane batAva!' pahelI dRSTie tame nahIM mAnI zako ke e cora che! e sAdhunA vezamAM che. eNa tapasvI hovAno daMbha karyo che.. cAlo, huM ene batAvuM...' bhAga-3 bhava AThamo 12E0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vAnamaMtara adhikArIne ane bIjA sainikone laIne, jyAM munirAja UbhAM hatAM, tyAM Avyo. munirAja sAme AMgaLI cIMdhIne, eNe kahyuM: 'tyAM khUNAmAM ja Ubho che, e cora che..." parata e cora ja che, eno nirNaya karavo kevI rIte? eNe AsapAsamAM kyAMka jhaverAta chupAvyuM haze, tame tapAsa karo.." sainiko sAthe adhikArI munirAjanI pAse gayo. teNe munirAjane joyA" ne karI gayo! 'aho, kevI prasanna mudrA che? ke tapasvI che, ne tejasvI deha che? kevuM sthira manathI dhyAna kare che! A puruSa corInuM kArya kare kharA? na ja kare. adhikArI eka vAra to nirNaya karI beTho ke "A puruSa corI nA ja kare. paraMtu eka sainike kahyuM: 'kapaTI mANasane badhA ja veza bhajavatAM AvaDe. ApaNe A mANasane sajA karavA pahelAM, corIno mAla zodhIe? teo AsapAsa zodhavA lAgyAM. vAramaMtara dUra Ubho ja hato, teNe pelI jhADI tarapha izAro karyo. jhADImAMthI jhaverAta maLI AvyuM! sainiko jhaverAta laIne, adhikArI pAse AvyA. jhaverAta adhikArI sAme mUkIne bolyA: "sAce ja A cora che. teNe jhADImAM corIno mAla saMtADelo... ame laI AvyAM. " adhikArI munirAja pAse gayAM. temane pUchyuM: tuM koNa che? sAcuM bola, A corI te karelI che ne? munirAja to dharmadhyAnamAM lIna hatAM. temaNe adhikArIne joyo na hato ke enA praznane sAbhaLyo paNa na hato, adhikArIne munino uttara nA maLyo. e krodhe bharAyo. eNe munirAjanA mukha para jorathI mukko mAryo... chatAM munirAja mauna rahyAM... bIjA sainike munirAja para lAta jhIMkI dIdhI... chatAM munirAja zAMta rahyA. vAnamaMtara dUra Ubho Ubho, munirAjanI thatI kadarthanA joIne, khUba khuza thato hato. teNe raudradhyAnanA kAraNe sAtamI narakanuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhI lIdhuM. adhikArIe sainikone kahyuM: 'tame ahIM UbhA raho, A cora ahIMthI bhAgI nA jAya. huM mahArAjAne jaIne nivedana karuM chuM. teone ahIM ja laI AvuM chuM." sainiko munirAjane gherIne, UbhA rahI gayAM. adhikArI mahArAjA (e nagaranA) vizvaksena pAse gayo ne badhI vAta karI. 'have Apa ja tyAM padhAro ane yogya lAge te karo... ame ghaNuM pUchayuM paNa te javAba na ApatAM nathI..." rAjA tarata ja ghoDA para beTho ane munirAja pAse Avyo. teNe munirAjane joyA, jotAM ja oLakhI lIdhA. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 12:1 For Private And Personal Use Only

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are, A to mahAtmA guNacaMdra mahAmuni che! rAjA munirAjanAM caraNomAM paDI gayo. rAjAe tyAM UbhelA nagararakSakone ane adhikArIne pUchyuM: 'tame A bhagavaMta sAthe koI pratikULa-anucita vartana nathI karyuM ne? A to amArAM svAmI guNacaMdra mahArAjA che, ayodhyApati mahArAjA guNacaMdra, saMsAra pratye virakta banI, teo sAdhu banyAM... tyAra pachI ugra koTinI sAdhanA karavA teo siMhanI jema ekAkI vicare che. tame lokoe temane satAvyA nathI ne? ApaNuM sadbhAgya che ke teo ahIM padhAryA che... ApaNane temanAM durlabha darzana thayAM che!" adhikArIe kahyuM: "mahArAjA, ame ajJAnI chIe. ame A mahApuruSane oLakhyA nahIM.. ane temanI sAthe ame ayogya vyavahAra karyo che... ame te mahApuruSa pAse kSamA mAgIe chIe..' adhikArI ane badhA sainiko munirAjanAM caraNomAM mastaka mUkI, gadgada svare kSamAyAcanA karavA lAgyAM. rAjAe pUchyuM: "tamane koNe kahyuM ke A cora che...?" rAjAno prazna sAMbhaLIne, vAnamaMtara gabharAyo. tarata ja adRzya banI, bhAgI gayo. adhikArIe kahyuM: "e ahIM ja che. ame ene ApanI pAse lAvIe." adhikArIe ane sainikoe ghaNo zodhyo vAnamaMtarane, paNa e kyAMthI maLe?" mahArAjA, hamaNAM ja ame ene joyo hato, atyAre dekhAto nathI..." jo e dekhAto nathI, to jarUra e koI devIzakti haze jarUra A mahAtmA para upasarga karI gayo... khera, javA do, e adhama devane have tame sarvaprathama rAjamahelamAM jAo. parivArane samAcAra Apo ane prajAjanone kaho ke uttama vratamAM rahelA, mUrtimaMtA dharmarAja, jemanAM darzana mAtrathI pApa dhovAI jAya... jemanAM darzanathI parama zAnti prApta thAya.. evA ApaNA moTA svAmI bhagavaMta guNacaMdra mahAmuni, ahIM padhAryA che. mATe sahu ahIM AvIne, temane vaMdanA karo. tamAruM avazya AtmakalyANa thaze.' rAjA vizvaksana to tyAM ja, dhyAnastha munivaranA sAme padmAsane besI gayAM rAjAne mahAtmA guNacaMdra upara, jyAre teo ayodhyAnA rAjA hatAM, tyArathI sneha hato. te ayodhyApatinA AjJAMkita rAjA hatAM.. 0 0 0 bhavya ADaMbara sAthe rAjaparivAra ane prajAjano munirAjane vaMdana karavA AvyAM. sahue vaMdanA karI. rAjA vizvaksane munirAjanA guNonI stavanA karI. rANIo, 192 bhAga-3 4 bhava AThamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAro ane prajAjano munirAjane joIne, vismaya pAmyA... emano paricaya pAmIne sahu gadgada thaI gayAM... munirAja dhyAnastha hatAM. mauna hatAM... tyAM pelo mUrchita thaI gayelo kaThiyAro, enI mUrchA dUra thaI... eNe mahArAjAne joyA... hajAro prajAjanone munirAja sAme natamastake UbhelA joyAM. teNe rAjA pAse AvIne kahyuM: 'huM lAkaDAno bhAro mAthe mUkIne, ahIMthI pasAra thato hato tyAre AkAzamAMthI koI bhayaMkara mANase A munirAja para A paththarazilA paTakI... to paNa A mahAsattvazIla mahAtmA A jagyAthI khasyA nahIM... zilA paDavAnA tIvra avAjathI, huM mArga para ja paDI gayo... mUcchita thaI gayo... pachI zuM banyuM, te huM jANato nathI... paraMtu pachI A bIjI zilA paNa e ja duSye AkAzamAMthI munirAja upara nAkhI lAge che...' A vAta sAMbhaLIne, rANIonA mukhamAMthI sisakArA nIkaLI gayA... emanI AMkho bhInI thaI gaI... rAjA paNa udvigna thaI gayo. tenA mukha para zoka chavAI gayo. rAjAe kahyuM: 'aho, kSudra jIvonI kevI duSTatA? A mahAtmAe kevuM bhayAnaka duHkha anubhavyuM haze, jyAre emanA upara A totiMga zilA paDI haze? e deva ke dAnava kevo vivekazUnya haze? kevI haze enI adhamatA ke nirdayatA? jarUra e duSTa dAnava guNadveSI hovo joIe. kevuM ghora pApakarma eNe karyuM? AvA sarvasaMganA tyAgI, samabhAvamAM vartanArA, paropakAra-parAyaNa, mamatArahita banI apramatta jIvana jIvanArA, AvA bhagavaMta upara eNe ghora upasarga karyo? paraMtu mohAMdha jIvo mATe koI akArya hotuM nathI...' rAjA vizvaksena ati vyAkuLa banI, rudana karavA lAgyAM tyAre mahAmunie potAnuM dhyAna pUrNa karyuM. teo pAsenI zilA para beThA... temaNe rAjAne kahyuM : 'rAjana, zoka nA karo. je kaMI banyuM che te mArAM ja pUrvajanmamAM karelAM duSkarmanuM phaLa che. ane, A to keTaluM mAmUlI duHkha kahevAya? anAdikAlIna karmabaMdhanamAM jakaDAyelA jIvo mATe A saMsAra duHkhamaya ja che. saMsAranA anaMta anaMta jIvo svakRta karmabaMdhanA kAraNe vicitra zArIrika ane mAnasika duHkho bhogavatA cAra gatimAM bhaTakI rahyAM che. janma... jarA... mRtyu... roga... zoka vagere asaMkhya prakAranAM du:kho bhogavI rahyAM che. priyajanano viyoga apriyajanano saMyoga... apamAna... trAsa vagere duHkhono pAra nathI, A saMsAramAM... zrI samarAditya mahAkA 1293 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mATe puruSo saMsAra pratye virakta banI dharma-kalpavRkSanI chAyAmAM pahoMcI jAya che. paraMtu jeo mUDha puruSa hoya che, teone dharmanuM kalpavRkSa dekhAtuM ja nathI. teo potAnA svArthane sAdhavA mATe, A nIca puruSonI sevA kare che. judA judA veza bhajave che. ja bhayaMkara yuddha kare che. ka baMdhuono ghAta kare che. che mitrono vizvAsaghAta kare che. potAnI vaiSayika tRSNAone saMtoSavA, teo kayuM akArya nathI karatAM? vAraMvAra kare che akAryo! chatAM akAryo-pApAcaraNa karavAthI emane gamatAM bhogasukhonI prApti thAya ja che, evo niyama nathI. pApakarmanA udayo emane priya vastuonI prApti nathI thavA detAM.. vIjaLInA jhabukA jevuM jIvana jANavAM chatAM mUDha jIvo evI rIte jIve che ke jANe teo ajarAmara hoya! aneka jAtanAM pApakarmo karIne, enAM kaDavAM phaLa bhogavatA saMsAramAM bhaTake che ane A saMsAra duHkharUpa che, duHkhaphalaka che ane duHkhonI ja paraMparAvALo che. narakamAM bhayaMkara duHkho ApaNA jIve kevA bhogavyAM che, te tame jANo cho rAjana? ApaNA jIve narakamAM eka vAra nahIM, anaMta vAra narakamAM duHkho sahyAM che! che asaMkhya varSo sudhI narakamAM jIva vajazilA, pazilA, vagere para aphaLAyA kare che, bhedAyA kare che. narakanAM moTAM hAMDAomAM, kuMbhamAM ane kaDAvAmAM tIvra agnimAM jIva zakAya che, raMdhAya che. yaMtromAM karavatathI, tIkSNa zastrothI kapAya che, chedAya che. ka ati bhayaMkara vajamukhavALAM jAnavaro jIvane khAI jAya che... chatAM jIva marato nathI. jIvanI AMkho phoDI nAkhI, tene pazurUpe banAvI, gADAmAM joDI doDAvAya che. narakanA paramAdhAmIo jIvanA jhINA TukaDAo karI daze dizAomAM pheMke che. jIva tyAM taraphaDe che. chejIbha kheMcI kADhIne bolavA mATe trAsa Ape che. prANa kaMThe AvI jatA hoya 1294 bhAga-3 * bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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* talavAra, cakra vagere zastrothI zarIra bhede che, pachI gIdhaDAMo tIkSNa cAMco mArIne... chedI chedIne zarIranA TukaDAo uchALe che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * kAMTALA vRkSo sAthe bAtha bhiDAve che, AgamAM saLagAve che. * hiMsaka pazuo krUratAthI jIva para tUTI paDe che... ne jIvanA zarIrane khAI jAya che. * potAnAM ja zarIranuM mAMsa kApIne tene khavaDAvavAmAM Ave che. OM tyAM tapeluM sIsuM, mukha phADIne pivaDAvavAmAM Ave che. rAjana, A che narakanI ghora yAtanAo... have evo dharmapuruSArtha karo ke narakatiryaMca gatimAM javuM nA paDe.' rAjA vizvaksene kahyuMH 'he bhagavaMta, Ape to A jIvana saphaLa karyuM che. karavA yogya kAryano dRDha nirNaya karyo che. AtmAne sthira ane dhIra karyo che. AMtarazatruo upara vijaya meLavyo che. pramAdano tyAga karyo che. jJAna-dhyAna ane tapa-tyAga karIne, bhavavanane Apa oLaMgI gayA cho... lagabhaga mokSa pAmI ja gayA cho... tethI Apane, ApanA upara thayelA upasargathI zoka nA thAya, e barAbara che, paraMtu e upasarga karanAra adhama AtmA to tiraskAra yogya ja che...' mahAmunie kahyuM: 'rAjana, zA mATe bIjA jIvono vicAra karo cho? nA karo paraciMtA, tame tamArA AtmAnI ja vicAraNA karo...' rAjA vizvaksene ane enI rANIo virakta banI... rAjAe pUchyuM: 'bhagavaMta, ApanA upadezathI ame virakta banyAM chIe... sarva saMgano tyAga karI, cAritradharmano svIkAra karavAnI, amArI bhAvanA tIvra banI che. Apa AjJA karo ke konI pAse jaIne, cAritradharma aMgIkAra karIe?' mahAmunie kahyuM: 'vijayadharma AcAryadeva pAse jAo...' teo gayA, cAritra grahaNa karI, jIvana saphaLa karyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA vAnamaMttara vidyAdhara! tenuM AyuSya pUrNa thavAnI taiyArImAM hatuM. enA zarIramAM tIvra rogo pedA thayA. tenI pAMce indriyo nakAmI thaI gaI. atizaya AkraMda karavA mAMDyo, lagabhaga mUDha-gAMDo thaI gayo. potAnA zarIra para viSTAno lepa karavA lAgyo. kAMTALI zayyA para sUvA lAgyo... ane e rIte maraNane zaraNa thayo. marIne sAtamI narakamAM utpanna thayo... For Private And Personal Use Only 1295

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guNacaMdra mahAmunie, uttama saMyamadharmanuM pAlana karyuM. bhAva-lekhanA karI, karmonI ghaNI nirjarA karI. - anityAdi bAra bhAvanAothI AtmAne bhAvita karyo. mitrI Adi cAra bhAvanAo AtmasAta karI. A sarva jIvo sAthe kSamApanA karI. nirjana bhUmi para gayA. vItarAga paramAtmAone vaMdanA karI. ka TapATapIpagamana' nAmanuM anazana karyuM. che. koI paNa doSa nA lAge, e rIte anazana vratanuM pAlana karyuM. munivRnda emanAM caraNe vaMdanA kare che. * prajAjano emanI bhAvapUjA kare che. devalokanI apsarAo nIce UtarI AvI, munivaranI AsapAsa naMdanavana racI, gIta-gAna ne nRtya kare che. A devI-devendro nIce UtarI Ave che. ne temanI bhAvapUrvaka stavanA kare che. eka divasa emano pArthiva deha chUTI gayo. e emano AtmA "sarvArthasiddhi' nAmanA devalokamAM cAlyo gayo... 33 sAgaropama varSo sudhI tyAM sukho bhogavaze. 16 bhAga-3 + bhava AThamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zamaNAditpA-mahAkathA bhava : navamo samarAditya (rAjA) girisena (caMDALa) For Private And Personal Use Only

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'bhaviSha sUri' dhanavAna banyAM pachI lalliga zrAvaka, gurudevazrI haribhadrasUrIzvarajIne eka divase kahyuM: 'gurudeva, mane koI zreSTha sukRta batAvo.' 'mahAnubhAva! tuM zrutabhakti ane gurubhaktinuM zreSTha sukRta kare ja che!' 'gurudeva, e to mAruM kartavya che...' 'to bhAgyazALI, tuM dInahIna ane yAcakone anukaMpAdAna Apa. para-upakAra e zreSTha sukRta che.' lalliga zrAvakanuM citta ullasita thayuM. pratidina, jyAre gurudeva AhAra vAparavA besatAM tyAre upAzrayanA oTalA para Ubho rahI, lalliga zrAvaka zaMkha vagADato. yAcako tyAM bhegA thatAM, laliMga zrAvaka temane bhojana Apo. bhojana karIne yAcako gurudeva haribhadrasUrijIne vaMdana karatAM, gurudeva te yAcakone AzIrvAda ApatA ke - 'tamAro bhava-viraha thAo! pAcako kahetA - 'ghaNuM jIvo bhavavirahasUri!' A kAraNe haribhadrasUrijInuM bIjuM nAma 'bhavirahasUri' prasiddha thayuM hatuM. 'bhaviraha' zabda haribhadrasUrijIno priya zabda hato. temanA lagabhaga ghaNA graMthonA aMte 'bhavaviraha' zabda hoya ja che!' For Private And Personal Use Only

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L'AEG muMdarA kahe lalitAMga.' tAre mAruM eka kAma karavAnuM che.' lalitAMga, tane pharI pharIne kahuM chuM ke A suMdarInA eka eka aMgane sparzavAnuM mUlya, eka eka rAjasiMhAsana jeTaluM che....' eka rAjasiMhAsana jeTaluM eTale?" eTale e ja ke suMdarIne potAnI banAvanAro, e vinA ene jALavI nA zake. mRgamada ane pUrathI mahekI rahelI A kAyAne AliMganAro jagatanI irSAno bhAgI banaze. ene kacaDI nAkhavAM sahu dhasI Avaze. e veLA e puruSanA bAhuomAM vaja jevI zakti joIze. nAgapAza zo A kezakalApa je joze e potAne bhUlI jaze, ne mArI tarapha doDI Avaze. kamaLadaMDa zA A hasta para rahelAM keyura ne kaMkaNano jhaNajhaNATa bhalabhalAne bhAna bhulAvI deze. sahu A jhagArA mAratA saundarya mATe marI phITavA taiyAra thaze. suMdarI vilAsamUrti che, vaibhava svarUpiNI che, aizvaryazAlinI che. suMdarIne hRdayezvarI banAvanAranI pAse ene saMtoSavA khajAno joIe e nA thaI zake to ujjainInA saundarya bajAranI adhIzvarI suMdarI bhale ahIM ja rahI." lalitAMga harSavibhora thaI gayo. teNe kahyuM: "devI suMdarI, tane saMtoSI zake, ane tane gamI jAya tevo navayuvAna, rUparUpano aMbAra, aneka kalAono svAmI.. ane bRhaspati jevI buddhivALo. puruSa mAre tArI pAse lAvavo che. te eka rAjakumAra che, mAro mitra che.... suMdarI, e rAjakumArane tAre tArA mohapAzamAM bAMdhavAno che! e rAjakumArane apsarA jevI rAjakumArIone jovA chatAM, vikAra sparzatI nathI. nIrogI ane akhaMDita deha hovA chatAM tenAmAM kAmottejanA thatI nathI. e rUpavatI-lAvaNyavatI lalanAo sAme AMkha UMcI karIne, joto paNa nathI. saMgIta vagere kaLAo pratye udAsIna rahe che. AbhUSaNothI zarIrane sajAvato nathI.... kAmadevathI bhramita thato nathI. viSayasukhanI icchA karato nathI.." lalitAganI vAta suMdarI ekAgra citte sAMbhaLI rahI hatI. tene potAnuM mAna khaMDita thatuM lAgyuM. te bolI: "maMtrIputra, suMdarInA A nAgapAzasamA kezakalApane gUMthavA mATe to keTalAya zrImaMto phakIra thavA taiyAra che. are, mArAM saundaryanuM pAna zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1ce For Private And Personal Use Only

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karavA mATe sutadArAno tyAga karI, keTalAya dhanavAno mArAM paDachAyA pAchaLa bhame che. ahoniza teo mArI pUjA, dhyAna ne smaraNa kare che. lalitAMga, rAjAno eka kRpAkaTAkSa ane suMdarIno eka netrakaTAkSa sarakhA mUlyanA che. tArA e mitra-rAjakumAre Aja dina sudhI A suMdarIno netrakaTAkSa jhIlyo nathI tyAM sudhI ja e virakta che... eka ja vAra ene laI Ava ahIM, enA vairAgyanA vAdhA UtarI gayA samaja...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir krIDAgRhamAM hIMDoLAkhATa para beThelI suMdarI, pALelA gRhamayUranAM pIMchAMne paMpALatI hatI. mo2nI vaisUryamALA jevI lAMbI grIvAne, potAnI padma-mRNAla jevI DokanI AsapAsa nAkhI rahI hatI. sAme ja ThaMDAM pANIno hoja attaramizra jaLathI chalakAto hato ane kamaLa2jathI mahekato hato. suMdarInI kamara para te nitaMba para eka gherA lIlA raMganuM sonerI TapakIovALuM vastra kAvyanI suMdara paMktio jevuM zobhatuM hatuM. ghUMTaNa sudhInA paga ane lAMbA mulAyama be gaura hAtha taddana khullA hatAM. kAmadevanA bAgasamI suMdarI AvI sthitimAM bhAgye ja koIne maLatI, kAraNa ke evI avasthAmAM, enA lAvaNyane pInAro behoza banI jato. chatAMya koI koInA nasIbamAM AvI mulAkAtanuM mahAbhAgya jAgI UThatuM. ujjainInA mahAmaMtrIno putra lalitAMga A mahAbhAgyane pAmyo hato. joke Aje e potAnA raMgarAga mATe nahoto Avyo, Aje e ujjainInA mahArAja puruSasiMhe `peluM kAma karavA Avyo hato. e avAranavAra suMdarInA bhavya AvAsamAM Avato hato... paraMtu Aje mAtra suMdarInI anumati levA ja Avyo hato ke 'huM rAjakumAra samarAdityane tArI pAse laI AvuM... to tuM ene tArA mohapAzamAM jakaDI... tArA rUpanI madirA pAIne, tene madoza karIza ne? mAre ene vilAsI banAvavo che... mAre ene kAmazAstramAM pAraMgata banAvavo che... pachI ene koI vizvasuMdarIsamI rAjakanyA sAthe paraNAvavo che... mahArAjA puruSasiMhe mane A kAma soMpeluM che...' hojanAM pANI chalakAtAM hatAM. mayUrane bAjue mUkI, suMdarI, snAna karavA AgaLa vadhI. virAmAsana para beThelo, lalitAMga Ubho thayo. teNe pUchyuM: 'kAle rAjakumArane laI AvuM ne?' 'hA, lalitAMga! jo tAre tArA mitrane kAmazAstramAM pAraMgata banAvavo hoya to!' 9300 teNe pAchaLa pharI, lalitAMga sAme aMganRtya racyuM ane tatkALa hojanA pANImAM DUbakI mArI dIdhI, enA aMganuM lIluM sonerI vastra pANI para taratuM hatuM ne sonerI mAchalI jevAM enA ramaNIya aMgo pANI upara AvI AvIne adazya thatAM hatAM, lalitAMga vidAya thayo hato. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 bhava navamo

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Aje ujjainIno paththare paththara dIpakonA tejathI jhaLAMhaLAM thaI rahyo hato. enA killAno buraje buraja toponA pracaMDa nAdathI gAjI rahyo hato. mahArANI rUpasuMdarIe putrane janma Apyo hato, eTale ja Aje sahunI hasIkhuzInI sImA na hatI. UMce UMce AsamAnamAM sitArAo gAI rahyAM hatAM ne vegabharyo vahI Avato pahADI pavana baMsI bajAvato hato. ujjainInAM maMdiromAM pUjArIo pUjApATha karI rahyAM hatAM. navajAta rAjakumAranI dIrgha jiMdagI mATe, prArthanAo karI, rahyAM hatAM. rAjamahelanA nagArakhAnAno tumula ghoSa kAnane baherA karI nAkhato hato. rAjagavaiyAoe potAnAM gaLAM vahetAM mUkyAM hatAM. rAjamahelanI zobhA Aje avarNanIya banI hatI. enA bhavya daravAjA, kotarakAmavALA chajAM, jharUkhAo ne nAjuka bArIone khUba zaNagAravAmAM AvI hatI. rAjamahelanA uparanA bhAgamAM AvelA dIvAnakhAnAmAM, mahArAjA puruSasiMha beThAM hatAM, tyAM mahArANI rUpasuMdarInI aMgata dAsI siddhimatIe praveza karyo. mahArAjAne praNAma karyAM ane bolI: 'mahArAjA, ati zubha samAcAra lAvI chuM. mahArANIe suMdara putrane janma Apyo che. mAtA ane putra kuzaLa che...' mahArAjAe UbhA thaI, ati harSa vyakta karyo ane dAsInA gaLAmAM mUlyavAna svarNahAra paherAvI dIdho, dAsI cAlI gaI. mahArAjAe 'kALadhaMTI' vagaDAvIne, sarve rAjakedIone mukta karI dIdhAM. mahAdAna apAvavuM zarU karyuM. mitrarAjAone ane Azrita rAjAone putra janmanA saMdezA mokalAvI dIdhA. nagaramAM umaMgabharyo AnaMdautsava pravartAvyo. bAramo divasa AvI lAgyo. snehI-svajano, mitro ane parijano... sahune mahArAjAe AmaMtrita karyAM. sahune zreSTha bhojana ApyuM ane putranuM nAma pADavAno prastAva mUkyo. mahArAjA puruSasiMhanI bahena tejakuMvarIne kahyuM: 'bahena, rAjakumAranuM nAma 'samarAditya' pADavAnuM che... 'bhale, e nAma pADIza. mane paNa gamyuM!' tejakuMvarInA mukha para prasannatA patharAI gaI. teNe sahunI samakSa rAjakumAranuM nAma jAhera karyuM: 'huM navajAta rAjakumAranuM nAma 'samarAditya' jAhera karuM chuM.' 'bALarAjakumAra samarAdityano jaya ho. vijaya ho,' mahAmaMtrIe jaya bolAvI. bALarAjakumAranAM rUDAM lAlana pAlana thavA lAgyAM. tene managamatAM bhojana maLavA lAgyAM. managamatAM ramakaDAM maLavA lAgyAM. suMdara vastro ane zreSTha alaMkArothI kumAra zobhavA lAgyo. rAjArANIno harSa ramaNe caDhyo... zrI samarAditya mahAthA For Private And Personal Use Only 1301

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bALakumAra jyAre samajaNo thayo, ene vividha kaLAo zIkhavavA mATe prasiddha kalAkAro rokavAmAM AvyAM zastrakaLAmAM ane zAstrakaLAmAM kumArane pAraMgata ka2vA mATe rAjArANI baMne saMpUrNa dhyAna ApavA lAgyAM. rAjAne lAgyuM ke kumArane jeTalo 2sa zAstrakaLAmAM che, teTalo zastrakaLAmAM nathI. zAstronuM adhyApana karAvanAra paMDitane jotAM ja kumAra Ubho thaI jato ane paMDitanuM abhivAdana karato. * kumArane zAstronA adhyayanamAM anurAga hato. * te ekAgracitte AtmA, karma Adi tattvonuM nirUpaNa karavA lAgyo. * tArkika buddhithI e zAstronuM arthaghaTana karavA lAgyo. * bhinna bhinna maMtavyovALAM zAstrono samanvaya karavA lAgyo paMDita paNa nAnA rAjakumArano zAstrarAga ane vicakSaNa buddhipratibhA joIne, Azcaryacakita thaI gayAM. sAthe sAthe kumAranA vairAgyabhAvane vRddhi pAmato joIne, paMDitane ciMtA paNa thaI. eka divasa paMDite mahArAjA pAse jaIne, vAta paNa karI: 'mahArAjA, rAjakumAra samarAditya khUba ja sAruM adhyayana karI rahyA che... paraMtu eka rAja kumAramAM kyAreya jovA nA maLe evo vairAgyabhAva mane enAmAM dekhAya che!' 'paMDitajI, huM joI rahyo chuM kumArane. ene suMdara vastro ke alaMkAro gamatAM nathI... e kyAre enA zarIrane zaNagArato nathI. kyAreya e khAvApIvAmAM potAnI ruci dekhADato nathI. ene citrakaLA ke bIjI kaLAo priya nathI... ene meM kyAreya khaDakhaDATa hasato joyo nathI... joke enA mukha para meM kyAreya kheda ke udvega paNa joyo nathI... kyAreya mitro sAthe ToLaTappAM mArato nathI... mitro sAthe bahAra akrIDA ka2vA jato nathI... hA, kyAreka gIta-saMgItamAM lIna banelo joyo che...' 'hA, koI kumAra pAse tattvajJAnanI vAto sAMbhaLavA Ave che to enA koThe koThe ajavALA thaI jAya che. e dIrghakALa paryaMta tattvanI vAto karato rahe che. evI sarasa zailImAM e bole che... ke sAMbhaLanAra rasapUrvaka sAMbhaLyA ja kare. ene kaMTALo nA Ave!' 'paMDitajI, A vAta sArI che, paraMtu A rAjakumAra che. e koI vaNika ke brAhmaNa nathI. e bhaviSyano rAjA che. e zastrakaLAmAM nipuNa joIe. ene azvakrIDA AvaDavI joIe... ane saMsAra-vyavahAranuM paNa ene jJAna joIe...' paMDite kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, sAcuM kahuM to mane kumAranAM eka yogabhraSTa yogInAM darzana thayAM che, e vairAgI che... meM kyAre paNa ene kanyAo sAme jotAM nathI joyo... vAta karavAnI ke hasavAnI to vAta ja nahIM, e bhalo ne enuM zAstrAdhyayana bhaluM. are, kyAreka to meM ene UMDA vicAramAM DUbI jato joyo che... jANe agamanigamanI vAtonuM anusaMdhAna karato hoya...!' 9302 For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo

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mahArAjAe kahyuM: 'paMDitajI, kumAra guNavAna che. enAmAM mane koI doSa dekhAto nathI. e kumArabhAvamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI rahyo che... yauvanamAM pravezavAnI taiyArI che, chatAM enAmAM unmAda nathI, unmattatA nathI. avinaya ke avivekI nathI. nahIMtara A umaramAM AvA badhA doSo sulabha hoya che. ane paMDitajI, huM to ema mAnuM chuM ke A badhI vAto na hovI e khAmI che. A uMmarano putra unmAdI hoya to game. eno avinaya... enI vAcALatA.. badhuM game. ATalI badhI rAjyasaMpatti hovA chatAM e udAsIna rahe che. jANe ene vaiSayika sukho gamatAM ja nathI. mane ema lAge che... rAjasabhAmAM kumAra kyAre Ave che, e tame jANo cho? gIta ane nRtyanA kAryakrama pUrA thayA pachI ja e Avaze. nRtyAMganAo ene praNAma kare che paNa e kyAreya nRtyAMganAo sAme joto nathI. enI dRSTi sadeva nIcI rahe che. e koI strI sAthe hasIne vAta karato nathI, sivAya enI jananI." mahArAjA mauna thaI gayA. paMDita mahArAjAne praNAma karyA. mahArAjAe paMDitanuM abhivAdana karyuM. paMDite vidAya lIdhI. mahArAjA aMtaHpura tarapha cAlyAM. temanA manamAM kumAra samarAdityanuM zAstrapriya ane vairAgI jIvana, ciMtAnuM kAraNa banI gayuM hatuM. saMsAranI svAbhAvika jIvanapaddhatithI kumAra dUra jaI rahyo hato, chatAM mahArAjA kumAranuM dila duHkhAya, evuM kaMI ja kahevA taiyAra na hatAM. temaNe mahArANIne kahyuM: devI, tamane kumAranI rItabhAta kevI lAge che?" 'kema, A rIte pUcho cho?" kumAra ATalI nAnI uMmaramAM vadhAre pIDha, Tharela ane DAhyo nathI lAgato? duniyAmAM svAbhAvika rIte A umaramAM bALaka pIDha nA hoya, Tharela nA hoya... A umara dhiMgAmastInI hoya che.. tophAno karavAnI hoya che... risAvAnI-manAvAnI hoya che. sAruM khAvA-pIvAnI ne sAruM paheravA-oDhavAnI hoya che! kumAramAM AvuM kaMI ja dekhAtuM nathI.." "sAcI vAta che ApanI." mahArANI UMDA vicAramAM paDI gayAM. koI upAya karavo joIe. mahArAjA bolyAM. kevo upAya?" e sthitaprajJa na rahe, ApaNA sahu jevo rAga-dveSI banavo joIe. vaibhavavilAsane bhogavanAro banavo joIe. e mATe upAya karavA joIe. eka rAjakumAra dekhAvo joIe..." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1303 For Private And Personal Use Only

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eTale? "huM enAmAM yauvanano taravarATa jovA icchuM chuM. huM ene rAjakumArIo sAthe prema karato jovA icchuM chuM... A yauvananA kALamAM enI indriyo zAMta rahe... e sAdhu jevo banIne jIve - e mane gamatuM nathI, e mAtra tattvacarcA karanAro vidvAna banI rahe.. e mane pasaMda nathI. enuM rUpa, enuM yauvana, enuM lAvaNya... badhuM madabhara hovuM joIe...' mahArANI rUpasuMdarI sAMbhaLatI rahI. enA manamAM vandra pedA thayuM... kumAranuM je vyaktitva e jotI hatI, ene gamatuM hatuM. ene kumAranI tattvajJAnabharI vAto gamatI hatI. Aje mahArAjAe bIjI ja vAta karI... te dvidhA anubhavavA lAgI. te mauna rahI. te mahArAjA sAthe vAdavivAda karavA nahotI icchatI. mahArAjA UbhA thayAM. khaMDanA jharUkhAmAM jaIne UbhA. zuM karuM? kumArano jIvanapravAha badalavo to paDaze ja. A rIte jo cAlatuM raheze to kumAra gRhavAsa tyajI, sAdhu banI jaze... nA, nA, mAre ene saMsAranI mohamAyAmAM lapeTa paDaze. A kAma huM ke tenI mAtA nahIM karI zakIe. A kAma mitronuM che.. kumArane evA mitro hovA joIe ke jeo kumArane raMgarAga ane bhogavilAsamAM ALoTato karI mUke." mahArAjAne evA traNa yuvAno yAda AvyAM. moTA gharanA hovA chatAM nAnAmoTA aparAdhomAM pakaDAyelA paNa mahArAjAe temane kSamA ApelI. mahAmaMtrIno putra lalitAga ka nagarazeThano putra kAmAMkura. purohitaputra azoka. A tripuTI kaLAomAM nipuNa hatI. ratikrIDAmAM vicakSaNa hatI. bIjAone potAnA banAvI levAnI, tenAmAM AvaData hatI ane vilAsI vRttivALI hatI. eka ja che 1304 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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L'96977 'tamane traNene meM eka mahattvapUrNa kArya mATe bolAvyA che." Apa je AjJA karazo te amane traNene zirodhArya haze. Apane je AjJA pharamAvavI hoya te pharamAvo...!' lalitAMga, kAmAkura ane azokanI sAme joIne bolyo. kAmAkura ane azoke mastaka namAvI, be hAtha joDI, mahArAjAne potAnI svIkRti ApI. huM tamane je kArya batAvuM te kArya tamAre karavAnuM che, paraMtu koIneya jANa nA thavI joIe ke A kArya meM batAveluM che... athavA mArAM kahevAthI tame A kArya karI rahyA che.' mahArAjAe pUrvabhUmikA karI. mahArAjA, ame vacana ApIe chIe ke A vAta.. ke je Apa kahevA iccho cho, e bahAra nahIM ja jAya. Ape amArA jevA sAmAnya chokarAo para vizvAsa mUkyo, e ja amArAM mATe gaurava levA jevI vAta che..." azoka bolyo. kadAca tame jANatA hazo ke kumAra samarAditya janmathI vairAgI che. ene ekamAtra zAstrAdhyayanamAM ja abhiruci che, ene nathI ghoDesavArI gamatI, nathI citrakaLA gamatI ke nathI gIta-saMgIta gamatAM. ene game che eka mAtra dharmatattvanI carcA. dharmatattvonuM manana-ciMtana ane pravacana. Ama kema cAle? e bhaviSyano mAlava dezano rAjA che.. enAmAM rAjA thavAnI yogyatA joIe. sAdhu thavAnI nahIM." mahArAjA lalitAMga sAme joIne bolatAM hatAM. lalitAge kahyuM: "mahArAjA, ApanI vAta yathArtha che. mahArAja kumAre bhaviSyamAM rAjA banavAnuM ja che.." lalitAMga, tame traNe kumAra sAthe dostI bAMdho. kevI rIte dostI bAMdhavI, e mAre tamane zikhavADavuM paDe ema nathI, tame catura cho. kumArane tame vaza karI, eno vizvAsa saMpAdana karI zako ema cho.' "pachI?' pachI enI AgaLa tame kAmazAstranI vAto karI. ene khUba suMdara nartakIo pAse laI jAo. ene gIta-saMgIta ane nRtyano raMga lagADo. ene sarovaromAM taravA laI jAo... zRMgArika citro batAvo. udyAnomAM pharavA laI jAo.. lAvaNyamayI ne rUpavatI strIono paricaya karAvo... enI AgaLa kAmottejaka vAto karo. ene suMdara vastro paherAvo. sArA alaMkArothI zaNagAro... kAmadevanA maMdire laI jAo." samajI gayA... samajI gayA mahArAjA. A kAma mATe ame traNe taiyAra chIe. mahArAjakumArane vairAgImAMthI rAgI banAvavAnuM kAma amAre karavAnuM che.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1305 For Private And Personal Use Only

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tame samajI gayA. e ja kAma karavAnuM che. ane e kAma karavA mATe tamAre jeTaluM dhana joIe teTaluM mArI pAsethI laI jajo." mahArAjA, amArI havelIomAM ApanI ja saMpatti che ne. koNe e badhuM ApeluM che?" paraMtu tamArAM mAtA-pitAne gaMdha nA AvavI joIe. ke tamane meM A kAma soMpeluM che.' koIne paNa khabara nahIM paDe.. ane khabara paDI jAya to amArI garadana ane ApanI talavAra... pachI?" azoka bolI UThyo. teNe kahyuM: "mahArAjakumArane ame ekAda mahinAmAM ja vilAsapriya banAvI daIzuM. atyAra sudhI emane amArA jevA mitro maLyA nathI. je kAma mAtA-pitA nA karI zake, e kAma mitro karatAM hoya che.' Aje tamArA traNenA pitAo je sthAne che, e sthAne tame hazo.. ke jyAre kumAra rAjA haze. mATe atyArathI ja tame kumAranA cittane vaza karI lo. mane tamArA traNe para vizvAsa che ke tame niHzaMka kumArane kAmapuruSArthamAM rucivALo banAvI dezo. tamArA para huM samayanuM baMdhana lAdato nathI. bhale eka divasa... eka mahino ke eka varSa lAge... kAma thavuM joIe..." mahArAjAe traNe yuvAnone eka eka hajAra svarNamudrAonI thelI bheTa ApI, mahArAjAne praNAma karI, traNa yuvAnoe vidAya lIdhI. 0 0 0 samarAditya jAgyo tyAre sUraja ghaNo UMce caDhI gayo hato. rAtanA varSonA bhayaMkara tophAna pachI, AkAza nItareluM hatuM. ne gulAbanI vADIomAMthI tathA kevaDAnAM jaMgalomAMthI suvAsa laIne vAyu vAI rahyo hato. samarAditye AMkho kholI paNa pAchI tarata mIMcAI gaI... moDI rAta sudhI e jAgyo hato. tattvarasiko sAthe eNe madhyarAtri sudhI tattvacarcA karI hatI. mahelanI pazcima dizAnI bArI khullI hatI. sUtAM sUtAM kumAre e bArImAMthI kSiprA nadInAM nIra joyAM ane e jAgyo. bAjunA khaMDamAM lalitAMga, azoka ane kAmAMkura AvIne besI gayAM hatAM. temaNe kumAranA paricArakane kahI rAkhyuM hatuM ke "kumAra jAge eTale amane sUcanA Apaje.' kumAra jAgyo eTale paricArake kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAra, Apane maLavA mATe nagaranA traNa yuvAno sUryodaya thatAM AvIne, bAjunA khaMDamAM beThA che..!" "Aje bahu UMgha AvI gaI! ghaNo pramAda thaI gayo.." mahArAjakumAra, Apa pelA navarA mANaso sAthe madhyarAtri sudhI jAgatAM rahyAM... 1305 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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pachI UThavAnuM moDuM ja thAya !' paricAraka uMmaramAM kumAra karatAM moTo hoM. enI vAta sAMbhaLIne, kumAra hasI paDyo. teNe kahyuM: "pahelAM mArI pratIkSA karanArA e yuvAnone mArI pAse mokala.. e pachI huM prabhAtika kAryothI paravArIza..." paricArake jaIne pelA traNa yuvAnone kumAranA khaMDamAM mokalyAM. eka pachI eka traNe yuvAno kumAranA khaMDamAM pravezyAM. kumAre madhura svare sonuM svAgata karI, bhadrAsana para besavAno anurodha karyo. traNa yuvAna bhadrAsana para na beThA, jamIna para besI gayAM. kaho, prabhAtaveLAmAM ApanA AgamananuM prayojana?" kumAre ja vAtano prAraMbha karyo. lalitAMge kahyuM: 'mahArAjakumAra, pahelAM huM amArAM traNano paricaya ApuM. pachI AgamananuM prayojana karyuM.' A che nagarazeThano putra kAmAMkura, kAmAkuranA jamaNA khabhA para hAtha mUkI, lalitAge enI oLakhANa ApI. ane A che purohitaputra azoka." azokanA DAbA khabhA para hAtha mUkI, teno paricaya Apyo. azoke lalitAMgano paricaya ApatAM kahyuM: "A che mahAmaMtrIno putra lalitAMga! ane ame traNe mitro chIe... Aje mane ane kAmAMkurane lalitAMga ja ApanAM darzana mATe laI Avyo che...' samarAditye lalitAMga sAme joyuM. lalitAMge kahyuM: mahArAjakumAra, mArA pitAjIe rAtrinA samaye mane kahyuM ke dhArAnagarImAM eka bahuzruta AcArya padhAryA che. emanuM jJAna adbhuta che. jo rAjakumAra samarAdityane teono paricaya thaI jAya. to kumAranI AnaMdanI avadhi nA rahe... meM mArA pitAjIne kahyuM: 'Apa dhArAnagarI jAo. AcAryane ujjainI nagarImAM padhAravA vinaMtI karI Avo..." pitAjIe kahyuM: "temane ahIM AvatAM mahinAo pasAra thaI jAya. jo tuM kumAranI sAthe dhArA jAya to kumAra khUba ja prasanna thaze...' meM hA pADI. mArAM A be mitrone rAtre ja vAta karI. teo paNa dhArA AvavA taiyAra thaI gayAM... A baMnene dharmatattvanuM zravaNa karavAmAM khUba rasa che! eTale ame cAra azvone nIce bAMdhIne ja AvyAM chIe. jo ApanI icchA hoya to ApaNe dhArA jaIe.' kumAre kahyuM: "avazya jaIe! huM prAbhAtika kAryothI paravArI lauM, pachI ApaNe nIkaLIe." 0 0 0 zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 137 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjamahelanA daravAjAmAMthI cAra ghoDesavArone bahAra nIkaLatAM joIne, mahArAjA puruSasiMhanA mukha para prasannatA chavAI gaI. teo manomana bolI UThyA: 'kharekhara A traNa yuvAno catura che, buddhimAna che ne kAryadakSa che. gaI kAle to emane kAma soMpyuM ane Aje kAma zarU karI dIdhuM.' svAmInAtha, Aje kumAra mitro sAthe dhArAnagarI gayo." mahArANI rUpasuMdarIe pAchaLa AvIne kahyuM. mahArAjA camakI gayAM. temaNe pAchaLa pharIne mahArANI sAme joyuM. 'devI, Aje sarvaprathama huM kumArane mitro sAthe jouM chuM... ne urjanI choDI bahAragAma jato jouM chuM. paNa tame jANyuM kharuM ke e dhArAnagarI kema gayA?" "nA, e vAta meM pUchI nahIM, eNe kahI nahIM.' "bhale, huM jANI laIza." paraMtu kumAranA A mitro koNa che? Apa jANo cho?" hA, ujjainInA moTA gharanA chokarAo che. eka che ApaNA mahAmaMtrIno putra, bIjo che nagarazeThano putra ane trIjo che rAjapurohitano putra." to to bahu sAruM." kumArane sArA mitro maLI gayAM, kharuM ne?' hA, moTA gharanA chokarAo che eTale sArA ja hoya ne." mahArAjA hasI paDyAM. temane rANInI AgaLa potAnI yojanA kholavI na hatI. temaNe vAtane bIjA pATe caDhAvI dIdhI. temanA manamAM mitratripuTI mATe mAna utpanna thayuM. saphaLatAnI AzA paNa baMdhAI. chatAM manamAM UMDe UMDe eka ajaMpo temane satAvato hato. "zuM huM deva jevA kumArane dAnava jevo banAvavA to taiyAra nathI thayo?" zuM huM vyasanarahita kumArane vyasanI banAvI, enuM AdhyAtmika patana karavA to taiyAra nathI thayo? enuM ahita nahIM thAya ne? zuM huM avikArI kumArane vikAronAM vamaLamAM phasAvavA tatpara nathI thayo ne?" mahArAjA puruSasiMha vyathita thaI gayAM. teo tyAMthI cAlI gayAM. potAnA AvAsamAM jaI palaMgamAM paDyAM. bIjI bAju rAjakumAra samarAditya ane mitratripuTInA azvo dhArAnagarI tarapha doDI rahyAM hatAM. samarAdityanA azvanI sAthe lalitAMgano azva hato. e baMnenI pAchaLa azoka ane kAmAMkuranA azvo hatAM. lalitAge kahyuM: mahArAjakumAra, Ape dhArAnagarI joI haze pahelAM?' "nA, ApaNe pahelI ja vAra dhArA jaIe chIe." bhAga-3 % bhava navamo 13 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ema? to to khUba AnaMda anubhavavA maLaze.' kevI rIte? kumAra, jema dhArAmAM paMDito vase che, zAstronI carcA karanArA vase che, tema tyAM prasiddha nRtyAMganAo paNa vase che. deza-paradezanA rAjAo.. rAjakumAro ane zreSThIonAM dilane DolAvanArI e nRtyAMganAone tyAM paNa ame tamane laI jaIzuM. kema azoka barAbara ne?" hA, hA, mahArAjakumArane kAmazAstramAM pAraMgata evI ciMtAmaNine tyAM paNa laI javAM joIe...' kAmAMkure kahyuM: "mArI icchA, nATyazAstramAM pAraMgata zobhanAne tyAM paNa kumArane laI javAnI che. e khUbasUrata strI nATyazAstranA viSayamAM vizada carcA karIne, kumAranA cittane prasanna karI deze." lalitAMge kahyuM: 'mitro, tamArI vAto mane gamI, paraMtu eka divasamAM ApaNe kyAM kyAM jaIzuM? A badhuM kaMI jovA mAtrathI mana bharAya nahIM, e to anubhavavAnI vAto che. vaLI, kumArane to sarvaprathama jainAcAryajIne maLavAnuM che. emanI tattvacarcA sAMbhaLavAnI che. e kAma thayA pachI jo samaya maLaze to ciMtAmaNi ke zobhanAbemAMthI ekane tyAM jaI zakAze... kumAranI icchA mujaba kAryakrama goThavIzuM.' "bhale, tArI vAta ame mAnya karIe chIe, paraMtu hamaNAM A yAtrA pravAsa Ama zuSka rIte ja karavAno che ke kAmAkurano karNapriya sUra vaheto karavo che?" atyAra sudhI mauna rahelA kumAre kAmAMkura sAme joIne pUchyuM: "kAmAMkura, tuM bahuM sAruM gAya che? ekAda bhajana zarU kara." "kumAra, mane bhajana to nathI AvaDatAM. ekAda zRMgAragIta saMbhaLAvuM. lalitAMge saMketa karIne, gIta cAlu karI devA jaNAvyuM, ane lalitAge kumArane kahyuM: "kumAra, ApaNe thoDo visAmo karIe, A nadInA suramya kinArA para.' cAre mitro ghoDA uparathI UtarI gayAM. ghoDAone doratA teo sarayUnA kinAre AvyAM. samarAdityanA hAthamAMthI lalitAMge ghoDAnI lagAma laI lIdhI. samarAditya tyAM azokavRkSanA thaDanA Teke jaIne beTho.mitro paNa tenI AsapAsa goThavAI gayAM. vRkSa uparathI jharatI azokamaMjarI bhUmine zaNagAratI hatI. phUlathI bharacaka vananI velo pRthvI para sAthiyA pUratI hatI. kAmAMkuranAM nayana nIla AkAza tarapha jaDAyelAM hatAM. eno zyAmala kezakalApa enA majabUta skaMdhanI AsapAsa patharAyelo hato. enA vizALa bhAlapradeza para Avelo prasveda svAtinA meghanI jema zobhA Apato hato. jevo suMdara deha hato tevo ja suMdara eno svara hato.... enA svaramAdhuryanuM samarAditya pAna karI rahyo zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13c For Private And Personal Use Only

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hato. svaranI madhuratAne Aje kumAra navI rIte mANI rahyo hato. ene lAgyuM ke kAmAMkura gIta pUruM karI rahyo che. te bolI UThyo: he manohara svaronA svAmI! tamAruM gIta na thobhAvazo... tamArA gItasvaro cAlu rAkho..' ghenamAMthI jAgato hoya tema kAmAMkura jAgyo. eNe macelAM netro ughADyAM. eNe mitro sAme joyuM, e saheja hasyo ne bolyo: "kumAra, kavine.. gAyakane kaMI ekanuM eka gIta sadAkALa gAvAnuM hotuM nathI. gAvAnI paNa ko'ka paLa Ave che... gAyaka e amulakha paLano dAsa hoya che... zrotA hoya ke na hoya, e paLa ja evI hoya che ke svaro ApoApa svAtino megha banI varasI paDe che. e paLa sarI gaI, kumAra.' kAmAMkura, tArI jillAmAM keTalI mIThAza bharI che! tAruM aMtara paNa eTaluM ja mIThuM haze ne! paraMtu kAmAkura, eka vAta samajI le - laukika zRMgAra, parama zRMgArano AbhAsa mAtra che. suMdara, madhura ne sarvottama thavuM, sahunuM dhyeya che. sarva vyAdhino eka mAtra upAya paramAtmaprema che... paramatattvano prema che.." "mahArAja kumAra, parama tattvanA sadaMza ne cidaMza karatAM kevaLa AnaMdAMza para avalaMbIne, premamArgane huM pravAsI banyo chuM, huM premathI paramAtmAne pichANuM chuM!' kAmAMkara, tAruM gIta sAMbhaLIne, mane paNa eka gIta gAvAnI icchA jAgI che." kumAre nigdha, madhura ne nirmaLa svaromAM gAvAnuM zarU karyuM. nIrava jalapravAha bhUruM AkAza ane suMdara vanapradezamAM kumAranI sUrAvali vahevA lAgI - prIta karI kAhu sukha nA lahyo.. prIta pataMga karI dIpaka so, Ape prANa dahyo, ali-suta prIta karI jala-suta soM, saMgharti hAtha gahyo, prIta karI kahu... sukha na lahyo.. lalitAMga vAha...vAha pokArI UThyo! teNe kahyuM: "mAlavadezamAM kharekhara, pradano Avo gAyaka Aje ja sAMbhaLyo... aho, Rtu.. svara ane samaya kevAM ekatAra thaI gayAM che!' kumAra Ubho thayo. "cAlo have, ApaNe ghaNe dUra javAnuM che." chalAMga mArIne, kumAra potAnA azva para ArUDha thayo.. 10 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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[198h] ghArAnagarInA daravAje cAre azvo UbhA rahyAM. kumAra samarAditye lalitAMgane kahyuM: 'ApaNe rAjyanA atithi nathI banavuM. ApaNe koI sArI pAMca zALAmAM ja UtarIe, nAhIdhoIne bhojana karI, upAzraye jaIe.. tArA kahyA mujaba tyAM je vidvAna jainAcArya che, temanAM darzana karIe... pachI emanA anukULa samaye tattvacarcA karIzuM." lalitAMgane kumAranI vAta sAcI lAgI. azoka dhArAnagarInI galI galIne jANato hato. sAthe sAthe e pAkazAstramAM paNa pAraMgata hato. eka sArI pAMthazALAmAM e sahune laI gayo. pAMthazALAnA rakSakanA hAthamAM lalitAge gupta rIte be sonAmahora pakaDAvI dIdhI. rakSaka rAjI thaI gayo. eNe pAMthazALAnA svaccha ne suMdara be oraDA kholI ApyAM. pANI vagerenI sagavaDa karI dIdhI. teNe lalitAMgane pUchyuM: bhojananuM zuM karavuM che?' bhojana ahIM ja karavAnuM che. A azoka jema kahe tema kara." rakSaka azoka pAse gayo. kumAra samarAditya snAnagRhamAM gayo. lalitAge kAmAMkurane Avazyaka sUcanAo ApI dIdhI. "AjanI rAtri ciMtAmaNinI havelImAM pasAra karavAnI che." kAmAMkure kahyuM: 'jamIne tame traNa upAzraye jajo. huM mArA kAme UpaDI jaIza!' azokanA mArgadarzana nIce, bhojana taiyAra thaI gayuM. azoke kumAra samarAdityanI bhojana-abhiruci jANI lIdhI hatI. cAre mitroe sAthe besIne, bhojana karyuM. bhojanathI paravArIne, lalitAMge kahyuM: "huM pahelAM upAzraye jaI AvuM. AcAryazrIno samaya laI AvuM. pachI ApaNe tyAM jaIzuM." kumAre kahyuM: "barAbara che tArI vAta. ame paNa thAkelA chIe. eka-be ghaTikA ArAma karI laIe. tyAM sudhImAM tuM samAcAra laIne, AvI jaIza.' kAmAMkure kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAra, Apa kahezo to ApanI sAthe upAzraye AvIza, paraMtu sAcuM kahuM to mane dharmakathAmAM jarAya rasa nathI. mane to..." kAmakathAmAM rasa che. ema ja kahevuM che ne?' lalitAge enuM vAkya pUruM karyuM. kumAranA badale lalitAge ja javAba Apyo: 'bhale, tAre tArA kAme javuM hoya to jaje. kumAra sAthe, huM ane azoka jaIzuM. jIvanamAM kyAreka to dharmakathA sAMbhaLIe.' azoka bolyo: 'have to kumAra sAthe avAranavAra dharmakathA sAMbhaLavA maLaze. ApaNe kumArane sAtha Apavo joIe ne?' samarAdityanA mukha para smita AvI gayuM. kAmakura tyAMthI kyAre sarakI gayo, koIne khabara nA paDI. joke lalitAMgane khabara hatI ja, lalitAMge kahyuM: zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 11 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'kumAra, tame ane azoka vizrAma karo. huM upAzraye jaIne AvuM chuM. kAmAkura enA kAme upaDI gayo lAge che.' kumAra mATe azoke pAthazALAnA rakSaka pAsethI suyogya pathArI karAvI hatI. pAse pANInuM mATaluM ane pyAlo mUkAvI dIdhAM hatAM. teNe kumArane kahyuM : 'kumAra, tame A khaMDamAM vizrAma karo. huM pAsenA ja khaMDamAM chuM. kaMI kAma hoya to mane hAka mArajo.. ApanI sevAmAM hAjara thaI jaIza!" lalitAMga upAzraye javA nIkaLI gayo. ja kumAra samarAditya vizrAma lIdho. che azoka pAMthazALAnI sAmenA eka ghaTAdAra AmravRkSa nIce khATalo nakhAvI, pAMthazALAnA rakSaka sAthe vAto karato beTho. 0 0 0 masthaUM vailAI' kahIne, lalitAMge upAzrayamAM praveza karyo. 'gharmanAma!' no madhura ane gaMbhIra dhvani lalitAMganA kAne paDyo. upAzrayanA madhya bhAgamAM eka kASThAsana para AcArya guNacaMdrasUri birAjamAna hatAM. temano deha ujvala hato. dhavala vastro paridhAna karelAM hatAM. AsapAsa aneka munivaro japa, svAdhyAyAdi saMyamayogomAM nirata hatAM. vAtAvaraNa zAMta ane pavitra hatuM. tyAM svacchatA hatI, zista hatI, ane sAdhanAnI suvAsa hatI. lalitAge prathama vAra ja AvA upAzrayamAM praveza karyo hato. teNe urjanImAM zIkhI lIdhuM hatuM. upAzrayamAM kevI rIte pravezavuM, kevo ziSTAcAra karavo vagere. teNe AcAryadevane traNa khamAsamaNa dIdhAM ane vinayathI pUchyuM: 'gurudeva, Apane anukULatA hoya to eka vAta karavA Avyo chuM." vatsa, anukULatA che. nizcita banIne vAta kara." gurudeva, ame cAra mitro ujainIthI AvyA chIe. temAM mukhya che mahArAjakumAra samarAditya. ApanI jJAnapratibhAnAM vakhANa ujjainImAM sAMbhaLIne, mahArAja kumAra ahIM AvyA che. temane jJAnI puruSono samAgama khUba game che. temane jJAnI puruSa sAthe tattvacarcA karavI ghaNI game che. jo emane gamatA jJAnI puruSa maLI jAya che to teo khAvApIvAnuM paNa bhUlI jAya che..." "kyAM che urjanInA rAja kumAra?' AcAryadave pUchuyuM. "teo mitra sAthe eka pAMthazALAmAM UtaryA che. Apa AjJA karo. samaya Apo eTale ahIM laI AvuM." - "vatsa, atyAre samaya che. tuM emane laI AvI zake che... paraMtu vatsa, teM tAro paricaya to Apyo nahIM.' 1312 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM ujjainanA mahAmaMtrI subuddhino putra chuM. mane sahu lalitAMga' kahIne bolAve che.' 'lalitAMga, tuM rAjakumArane laIne jaladI AvI zakIza... samyajJAnanI lahANI karavI, e to amAruM priya kArya che.' gurudeva, huM dhanya thayo. ApanI kRpA prApta thaI. huM jaIne mahArAjakumArane laIne pAcho pharuM chuM. kadAca..' kadAca... zuM?' teo vizrAma karatAM haze.. to ekAda ghaTikA vilaMba thaze.. Aje khUba ja parizrama paDyo che.' bhale," AcAryadevanA AzIrvAda laI, lalitAMga pAthazALAmAM Avyo... tyAM teNe AmravRkSa nIce khATalAmAM azokane bharaUMghamAM joyo. samarAdityano khaMDa haju khUlyo na hato. lalitAMga pAthazALAnI bahAranI parasALamAM paDelA khATalA para beTho. teNe uparAuparI cArapAMca bagAsA khAdhAM. tyAM pAMthazALAno rakSaka doDI Avyo. teNe lalitAMganA kAna pAse potAnuM moTuM laI jaI, dhImA avAje kahyuM: "mAlika, huM joI rahyo chuM ke Apane UMgha Ave che, paNa emAM huM jarA dakhala karuM to kSamA karajo. mArI pAse eka evI cIja che ke bhale so rAtanA ujAgarA hoya paNa eno jarA jeTalo dhumADo kADho ke tabiyata jhakka thaI jAya! A dezamAM e navI vastu che. gujarAtanA rastethI Ave che...' "evI vaLI kaI cIja che?" lalitArga jijJAsAthI pUchyuM. cokIdAre mATInI eka lAMbI bhUMgaLI kADhI. emAM kaMIka bharyuM. cakamakathI ene peTAvI. sugaMdhIdAra dhumADo cAre bAju phelAI gayo. cokIdAre lalitAMgane kahyuM : mAlika, jarA bhUMgaLIno cheDo moM para rAkhI be dama kheMco! tarata thAka ane UMgha dUra thaI jaze. AnuM nAma che taMbAku. khUba majAnI cIja che..." lalitAge taMbAkuno svAda karyo. tene tAjagIno anubhava thayo. khIsAmAMthI kADhIne, eka sonAmahora cokIdArane ApI, cokIdAre mATInI bhUMgaLI ane tamAkunI poTalI lalitAMgane ApI dIdhI.. "mAlika, A vastu unImAM paNa maLI jaze. tamArA killAnI bahAra je pAMthazALA che, tenA cokIdArane maLajo." lalitAMga svagata bolyo: "cAlo, sAruM thayuM. kumAra sAthe upAzraye javuM paDaze. dharmakathA sAMbhaLavI paDaze... kaMTALo Avata, jo A 'taMbAku nA maLI hota to! haju A bhUMgaLImAM Aga saLage che.. thoDI taMbAku nAkhIne, becAra dama mArI lauM. zI khabara upAzrayamAM keTalI ghaDI besavuM paDaze!" teNe poTalI kholIne capaTI bharI, taMbAku bhUMgaLInI AgamAM nAkhI... dhumADo UThyo. lalitAge cAra-pAMca dama mArI lIdhAM. paraMtu tene udharasa AvI... udharasano avAja sAMbhaLI, azoka jAgI gayo. te khATalAmAM beTho thaI gayo. teNe lalitAMgane joyo. enA hAthamAM bhUMgaLI joI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1343 For Private And Personal Use Only

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lalitAge azokane jAgelo joyo. te UThIne azoka pAse gayo. ane bhUMgaLI enA hAthamAM pakaDAvI, be dama mAravAM kahyuM. be dama mArI le, pachI kumAra sAthe upAzraye javAnuM che! becAra ghaDI tattvacarcA sAMbhaLavI paDaze. to bagAsAM nahIM Ave. sArI vastu che. atyAre "somarasa' to pIvAze nahIM. kumArane e jarAya nA game... ane ene nA game evuM kaMI paNa hamaNAM nathI karavuM. dhIre dhIre AgaLa vadhavuM che. eka divasa kumArane paNa "somarasa" pIvaDAvavo che." azoke taMbAkunI calamanA be dama mAryA, tenAmAM skUrti AvI gaI. te khATalAmAMthI Ubho thayo... ke kumAra khaMDanuM bAraNuM kholI bahAra Avyo. baMne mitro doDIne, kumAra pAse gayAM. lalitAMge jhaDapathI calamane jamIna para ThAlavI dIdhI ane rUmAlamAM lapeTI khIsAmAM sarakAvI dIdhI. taMbAkunI poTalI paNa khIsAmAM mUkI dIdhI. "huM hamaNAM ja upAzrayethI pAcho Avyo. AcAryazrIe tarata ja ApaNane AvI javAM kahyuM che. mATe Apa have vastraparivartana karI lo, ApaNe jaIe.' lalitAMge kahyuM. ghaNuM sarasa kAma karyuM, lalitAMga, Aje dharmakathA sAMbhaLavAnI majA Avaze." "sAcI vAta che. AcAryadevanI jJAnapratibhA adbhuta lAgI. teonI zarIra kAMti to suMdara che ja. yauvananI dvitIya avasthAmAM rahelA AcAryadeva jevA rUpavAna che tevA ja buddhimAna lAgyAM. emanI pAse dharmakathA sAMbhaLavAno AnaMda apUrva haze. vaLI, ame loko to pahelavahelA ja dharmakathA sAMbhaLIzuM.' lalitAge kumArane AnaMdita karanArI, vAta karI. azoka ane lalitAge paNa vastraparivartana karyuM. kumAranI sAthe teo upAzraye javA nIkaLyAM. azoke cokIdArane Avazyaka sUcanAo ApI dIdhI. ene khabara hatI ke kumAra rAtribhojana nathI karato... kAmAkura saMdhyAsamaye pAchA AvI javAnuM kahI gayo hato. masthaLa saMvAni' kahIne, traNe mitroe upAzrayamAM praveza karyo. AcAryadevano gharSatAma' no AzIrvAda temanA kAne paDyo. AgaLa rAjakumAra samarAditya ane pAchaLa lalitAMga tathA azoka hatA. lalitAge, samarAdityane rAjakumArane yogya vastra ane AbhUSaNa paherAvyAM hatAM. e devakumAravatuM zobhato hato. AcAryadevanAM darzana thatAM, e bhAvavibhora banI gayo. AcAryadeva pAse jaIne, e Ubho rahI gayo... ne ekITase e AcAryadevane joI rahyo... teNe AcAryadevanA ullaMgamAM potAnuM mastaka mUkI dIdhuM. AcAryadevano komaLa kara, rAjakumAranA mastaka para pharavA lAgyo. "vatsa, dharmakathA zravaNa karavA, te TheTha ujjainIthI mitro sAthe ahIM Avyo che, bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo 134 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jANIne mane AnaMda thayo. ujjainamAM jo rAjakumAra tattvarasika che... to tyAMnI prajA keTalI tattvarasika haze? AcAryadeva bolyA. bhagavaMta, Ape ujjainIne pAvana karavAnI che, amArI vinaMtI che...' kumAre be hAtha joDI, vinayathI kahyuM. 'kumAra, kSetrasparzanA mujaba AvAgamana thAya che. bhAva che ujjainInI sparzanA karavAnA.' AcAryadeve pratyuttara Apyo. traNe mitro AcAryadevanI samakSa besI gayAM. AcAryadeve kahyuM: 'kumAra, tArI je jijJAsA hoya te pUchI zake che..." bhagavaMta, siddhAntamAM jJAnAvaraNa Adi ATha prakAranAM je karma kahelAM che, te karma jIva kevI rIte bAMdhe che? e mAre jANavuM che.' AcAryadeve kahyuM: he saumya kumAra, siddhAntamAM kahevuM che ke - che jJAnano droha karavAthI. jJAna-jJAnIne oLavavAthI. che jJAnamAM aMtarAya karavAthI. che jJAna-jJAnI pratye dveSa karavAthI. jJAnanI AzAtanA karavAthI. sUtranA khoTA artha karavAthI. jIva jJAnAvaraNa karma bAMdhe che. evI rIte darzanano droha karavAthI. darzanamAM aMtarAya karavAthI. darzana-darzanIno krepa karavAthI. darzananI AzAtanA karavAthI. ja darzanasaMbaMdhI viruddha kathana karavAthI, jIva darzanAvaraNa karma bAMdhe che. * prANa bhUta, jIva ane sattvanI anukaMpAthI. ja prANo, bhUto, jIvo ane sattvone du:kha na devAthI. e badhA jIvone zoka nA karAvavAthI. che e badhA jIvone kheda nA karAvavAthI. che. e badhA jIvone paritApa nA upajAvavAthI. jIva zAtAvedanIya karma bAMdhe che. bIjA jIvone duHkha devAthI, zoka karAvavAthI, kheda karAvavAthI, paritApa upajAvavAthI jIva azAtAvaMdanIya karma bAMdhe che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13LA, For Private And Personal Use Only

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tIvra krodha karavAthI. ka tIvra ahaMkAra karavAthI. ja tIvra mAyA karavAthI. tIvra lobha karavAthI. tIvra darzana mohanIya karma ane tIvra cAritra mohanIya karma baMdhAya che. A karma udayamAM AvIne, samyakta dharma pAmavA detuM nathI, virati-dharma pAmavA detuM nathI. ja mahAAraMbha karavAthI. mahAparigraha karavAthI. paMcendriya jIvonI hiMsA karavAthI ane ke mAMsAhAra karavAthI jIva narakanuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhe che. mAyA-kapaTa-prapaMca-chetarapiMDI karavAthI. ka jUThAM vacana bolavAthI. khoTAM tolamApa rAkhavAthI. jIva tiryaMcagatinuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhe che. e svAbhAvika vinItapaNAthI, dayALupaNAthI. ka irSyA, adekhAI, abhimAna vagere na karanAra jIva manuSyagatinuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhe che. che sarAga-saMyama, sarvavirati, dezavirati, bAla-tapa, akAmanirjarA karavAthI, jiva devagatinuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhe che. A mana-vacana-kAyAnI saraLatAthI ane pramANabhUta-satya bolavAthI jIva zubhanAmakarma bAMdhe che. che mana-vacana-kAyAnI kuTilatAthI, apramANabhUta, asatya bolavAthI azubha nAmakarma bAMdhe che. ka jAti, kuLa, rUpa, tapa, zruta, baLa, lAbha ane aizvaryanI nirabhimAnatAthI ucca gautrakarma baMdhAya che. ka jAti vagerenA abhimAnathI nIca gatrakarma baMdhAya che. ghana, lAbha, bhoga, upabhoga ane vIryamAM aMtarAya karavAthI aMtarAyakarma baMdhAya che. A rIte he kumAra, jIva ATha prakAranA karma bAMdhe che. . ramata eka 13ns. bhAga-3 * bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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19EER lagabhaga cAra ghaTikA sudhI dharmakathA cAlI. AcAryadevanI samajAvavAnI suMdara zailInA kAraNe kumAra uparAMta lalitAMga tathA azokane paNa AnaMda thayo. teone kaMTALo nA Avyo. AcAryadeva tathA anya munirAjone vaMdanA karI, traNa mitro upAzrayanI bahAra nIkaLyAM. AcAryadevanA mukhe sAMbhaLelI vAto para carcA karatAM, teo pAMthazALAe pahoMcyAM. lalitAge AcAryadevanI ane temanI jJAnapratijJAnI bhUribhUri prazaMsA karI. kumAra samarAdityanuM citta prasanna thayuM. saMdhyAkAlIna bhojana kAmAMkuranA AvyAM pachI karavAnuM hatuM. kAmAkurane lalitAge Avazyaka sUcanAo ApI dIdhI hatI. bIjI bAju pAMthazALAnA cokIdAre paNa, eka pAkazAstrakuzaLa brAhmaNane bolAvI, suMdara bhojana taiyAra karAvI dIdhuM hatuM. lagabhaga sUryAsta samaye kAmAMkura AvI gayo. teNe lalitAMganI pAse be-traNa paDIkAM mUkyAM ne kahyuM: "mitro, tamane bhAve tevI mIThAIo laI Avyo chuM. dhArAnagarInI A vakhaNAtI mIThAIo che.' lalitAge paDIkAM kholI nAkhyAM ane emAMthI eka mIThAino TukaDo kumAranA moDhA mAM nAkhI dIdho. pachI badhA mitroe mIThAIne nyAya Apyo ane bhojana karI lIdhuM. bhojana karIne, cAre mitro pAthazALAnA medAnamAM AmravRkSa nIce pAtharelA, khATalAo upara ADA paDyAM. azoke temanA cAre ghoDAonI saMbhALa lIdhI. cokIdAre kahyuM: mAlika, ghoDAone lIluMchama ghAsa khavaDAvyuM che ane caNAnI caMdI paNa bAMdhI hatI. Apa ciMtA nA karo, mane janAvaro upara vadhAre prema che...!' mANaso upara ocho ne?" azoka bolyo, ne sahu mitro hasI paDyAM. azvoe haNahaNATI karIne, tRptino paricaya Apyo. azoke cAre azvo para hAtha pheravIne paMpALyAM, ApaNe AvatI kAle urjanI javuM che ke ahIM rokAvuM che?' kAmAkure pUchyuM. mArI icchA evI che ke AvatI kAle kAmAkurane ApaNe upAzraye laI jaIe ne dharmakathA saMbhaLAvIe.' azoke prastAva mUkyo. "kabUla. paraMtu Aje rAtre tamAre mArI sAthe kAma kathA sAMbhaLavA AvavuM paDaze." kaho... taiyArI che? huM tamane evI havelImAM laI jaIza... ke jyAM svayaM kAmadeva zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1317 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane eno parivAra vase che. nRtya ane gItanI jyAM ArAdhanA thAya che. manuSya potAnAM tanamananAM badhAM duHkho tyAM bhUlI jAya che.' kAmAMkuranI vAta sAMbhaLIne, lalitAge kumAra sAme joyuM ane e bolyo: "jo mahArAjakumAra svIkRti Ape to kAmAMkurano prastAva ApaNane kabUla che.' samarAditye kahyuM: "tamane mitrone jo tyAM javAnuM gamaze to huM tamane sAtha ApIza." azoka nAcI UThyo... "kAmAMkura, tAro prastAva mahArAja kumAre svIkArI lIdho che. eTale have rAtrino kAryakrama nakkI." lalitAMge kahyuM: "to pachI AvatI kAle upAzrayamAM dharmakathA sAMbhaLavA javAnuM paNa nakkI. kAmAMkure khAsa AvavAnuM." jarUra AvIza... dharmakathA sAMbhaLIza., AnaMdita thaIza.' kAmAkure kumAra sAme joIne kahyuM. "kharekhara, AcAryadevanI vANImAM AkarSaNa che. Aje sAMbhaLavAmAM jarAya kaMTALo nA Avyo. samajavAnuM, jANavAnuM ghaNuM maLyuM... meM to mArA jIvanamAM pahelI ja vAra dharmakathA sAMbhaLI. bIjI vakhata dharmakathA sAMbhaLavAnI icchA jAgI. A badho pratApa mahArAja kumArano che.' lalitAMge bhAvavibhora banIne kahyuM. AvatI kAle huM AcAryadevane, ujjainI padhAravA mATe Agraha karIza. teo ApaNI prArthanA avazya svIkAraze." kumAre palaMgamAM laMbAvatAM kahyuM. kAmAMkura, ApaNe rAtrimAM kyAre tArI havelImAM pahoMcavAnuM che?' lalitAMge pUchyuM. kAmAMkuranI havelI cheahIM dhArAnagarImAM?' azoke AzcaryathI pUchyuM. hA bhAI hA, mane je game te havelI mArI. ApaNe rAtrinI cAra ghaTikA vItI gayA pachI tyAM pahoMcavAnuM che. e havelI nathI, svarga che svarga!" nRtyamAM mora jevI ane gAmamAM kokila jevI dhArAnI saundarya sAmrAjJI ciMtAmaNinA mahAlayanA sukhaDanA dvAravALA khaMDamAM A mahephila yojavAmAM AvI hatI. khaMDa saMgemaramarano hato. dvAra ane divAlo sonA-rUpAnAM nakazIkAmathI zobhAvavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. Thera Thera paradezI ramaNIya banAta, malamala ane kinakhAbanA paDadA laTakatAM hatAM. jamIna para mUlyavAna kAlIna bichAvyAM hatAM. chatamAM bilorI jhummaro laTakAvavAmAM AvyAM hatAM ane jhummaromAM dIpakanI rozanI karavAmAM AvI hatI. 1318 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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eka tarapha rAjakumAra vagere mATe makhamalI gAlIcAo nAkhyAM hatAM, sAmI bAjue sAdI zetaraMjI para sAja sAthe bajavaiyA beThAM hatAM. thoDe AgaLa be lAla makhamalI gAlIcA para hAthIdAMtanI kotarelI pUtaLIo jevI be dAsIo beThI beThI sAja sAthe svara milAvI rahI hatI. be dAsIo hAthamAM vIMjhaNo laIne beThI hatI. samaya thaI gayo hato. kumAra vagere cAre mitro gAlIcA para besI gayAM hatAM. sAraMgI ne dilarubA potAnA svara cheDI beThAM hatAM. saundaryamUrti ciMtAmaNinA AgamananI ghaDIo gaNAtI hatI. acAnaka mRdaMga para thApa paDI ane paganA ghUMgharuno raNako gAjyo. svargaparI ciMtAmaNi AvI rahI hatI. samarakaMdanI saundaryapratimAnA vezamAM e jhUmatI jhUmatI cAlatI hatI. eNe AchA AsamAnI raMgano burakho AkhA deha para nAkhyo hato. mukha para rezamano kALo nakAba DhAMkyo hato. caMpakakaLInA guladastA jevA be paga ane nakAbamAMthI dekhAtuM goruM goruM aDadhuM mukha, AkarSaNanI adbhuta sImA darzAvI rahyAM hatAM, prekSakonI AMkhone jAduthI potAnA upara sthira karatI ciMtAmaNi AvI pahoMcI. enAM pagalAmAM laya ane tAla bajatAM hatAM. mRdaMga para jarA vegathI thApa paDI. sitAranA tAra vadhu raNajhaNyA, ne ciMtAmaNie AkAzamAM laherAtI vAdaLInI jema dehane vIMjhyo. mastIbharI adAthI pagano tAla Apyo, enI sAthe sUrano meLa sAdhyo ane ghUgharA jarA jarA raNajhaNyAM. vAtAvaraNa sUra ane saundaryathI taraboLa banI gayuM. ciMtAmaNie gItanI be paMktio bahelAvI. paganA tAlano vega vadhyo. teNe zarIra parathI burakho phagAvI dIdho. AkAzamAM vIjaLI camake ema e rUpavatI suMdarI camakI UThI. zarIra para gulAbI cInAI vastra, gulAbanI ardhavikasita kaLIothI gUMthelo kezakalApa, mAthe jarIbharata bharelI nAnI TopI ne nAkamAM motInI moTI cUka... prekSako para rUpasaundaryanI madabharI chAyA prasarI gaI. nRtya ane gItanI bhAre ramajhaTa jAmI. ciMtAmaNi havA parInI jema laherAI rahI hatI. tAla barAbara jAmyo hato... tyAM acAnaka mRdaMga bajAvanAra cUkyo... eNe tAlanI bahAra thApa mArI dIdhI. ane ciMtAmaNino nRtyadora aDadhe tUTI gayo. prekSako hAhAkAra karI UThyA. jAmelo raMga khalAsa thaI gayo... badhA beThAM beThAM potAno roSa mRdaMga bajAvanAra para ThAlavI rahyAM hatAM... tyAM saphALo eka yuvAna UThyo. te mRdaMga bajAvanAra pAse gayo. enA hAthamAMthI mRdaMga laI lIdhAM. teNe maMdaga potAnA khoLAmAM rAkhI eka thApa mArI. jANe gusse thayelA prekSakonA dila para thApa paDI! thApa paDatAMnI sAthe mRdaMganA avAjathI Akho khaMDa guMjI UThaThyo. pachI to mRdaMga bhAre suMdara gatamAM bajavA lAgyAM. ciMtAmaNinA paga ApameLe nAcI UThyAM, pAyala enI meLe bajI UThI. tUTelA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1319 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra svaratAra saMdhAI gayAM, pharI avanavI mastI jAmI paDI. ciMtAmaNi bamaNA vegathI nRtya karavA lAgI. mRdaMgakAra potAnI ajaba karAmata dekhADI rahyo hato. dhIrethI eNe potAnuM gaLuM paNa vahetuM mUkyuM. enA sUromAM bhAre kheMcANa hatuM. darda pukArabharyuM gIta jAmI gayuM. sitAranA tAra thaMbhI gayAM hatAM. ciMtAmaNinA pagono jhaMkAra, mRdaMgano thanaganATa ane gAnAranuM gIta... sarvatra sAmrAjya jamAvI rahyAM. sahunAM haiyAM thanaganATa anubhavI rahyAM... tyAM eka avAja UThyo: 'kamAla karI tame to mahArAjakumAra!' e avAja hato kAmAMkurano! enAthI nA rahevAyuM... e moTethI bolI UThyo. www.kobatirth.org nRtya ane gIta ekAeka thaMbhI gayAM. ciMtAmaNi mRdaMgakAranI najIka AvI. mRdaMgakAranA mastaka para vaLelAM prasvedabiMduo eNe lUchyAM. A bhAgya bhAgye ja koIne maLatuM, ane jene maLatuM te mahAbhAgyazALI lekhAto. eka ajANyo mANasa AvuM bhAgya pAmI jAya, enI bIjAone irSyA jAgI. ciMtAmaNi potAnA Asana para svasthatAthI besI gaI. tenI sAme rahelA suvarNathALamAM sahu potapotAnI bheTa nAkhavAM lAgyAM. cAra mitro UbhA thayA. mRdaMga nIce mUkIne, rAjakumAra samarAditya paNa Ubho thayo. temaNe thALamAM najarANuM nAkhyuM. ciMtAmaNie kumAra sAme joyuM ne te bolI: 'mahArAjakumAra!' nIcI dRSTie kumAre kahyuM: 'kaho devI!' 'A nagaramAM navA cho?' 'jI hA...' 'koNa cho...?' 'rAjakumAra...' 'kyAMnA' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'ujjainInA...' 'rAjakAjamAM AvuM mRdaMgavAdana kaI rIte zIkhyAM?' 'eka kaLA che A. amane rAjakumArone vividha kaLAo zIkhavavAmAM Ave che.' 'adbhuta che kaLA tamArI...' 'adbhuta kaLA to che tamArA nRtyanI! meM AvuM nRtya pahelI ja vAra joyuM...' 'pharIthI kyAreka A dAstane darzana Apajo...' 1320 'kAlano zo bharoso? huM vyartha vacana Apato nathI...' ciMtAmaNine teDuM AvyuM. te cAlI gaI... kumAra paNa mitronI sAthe mahAlayamAMthI bahAra Avyo. kAmAMkura to kumArane bheTI ja paDyo... 'mahArAjakumAra, AvI to keTakeTalI kaLAomAM tame pAraMgata cho?' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava navamo

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AkhI rAta kAmAkure sonerI svapnonI duniyAmAM ghUmyA karyuM. svapnamAM e pAcho ciMtAmaNinA mahAlaye UpaDI gayo. kAmAMkura e rUpavatI strInAM rUpa ane cAturya para mugdha thaI gayo hato. dAsI ene aMdaranA khaMDamAM laI gaI. Avo manohara mahAlaya e Aje ja nihALato hato. bhogavilAsanI ATalI badhI sAmagrIo Aje ja nIrakhato hato. AkhA mahAlayane ThaMDuM rAkhavA mATe eka kRtrima jharaNuM badhe vahetuM hatuM. emAMthI keTalAka phuvArAomAM e pANI jatuM. phuvArAo e jaLane uDADatA ne pAchuM e jharaNamAM cAlyuM jatuM. e kRtrima jharaNanA chIpa-ArasanA kAMThe azoka, Amra, badAma, saru ne kadaMbanA ghaTAdAra vRkSo ropyAM hatAM. nizigaMdhA ane gulAbanA kyArA racIne, vAtAvaraNa sugaMdhita banAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. Thera Thera nAnI nAnI guphAo banAvI, emAM haraNa, sasalAM vagere suMdara pazuo pALavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. latAkuMjomAM menA-popaTanAM pAMjarA TAMgavAmAM AvyA hatAM. mahAlayanA eka ekAMta bhAgamAM madhuvananI racanA hatI. bhAre kauzalyathI e racanA thaI hatI. kalakalanAdinI yamunA tyAM vahetI batAvI hatI. kadaMbavRkSonI ghaTA ane gAyone cAratAM govALa tyAM AlekhAyelAM hatAM. sAcA mora tyAM kaLA karatAM hatAM. sAcI ghena tyA dUrvA caratI hatI. Thera Thera mAdhavIlatAnA maMDapo racAyAM hatAM. ciMtAmaNi A madhuvanamAM hatI, ne tyAMthI baMsInA sUra AvI rahyAM hatAM. e sUro vadhu ne vadhu mIThA banatAM hatAM. svapna pUruM thayuM. jyAre kAmAMkura jAgyo tyAre AkAzamAM sUraje ghaNo rasto kApyo hato. lalitAga pAthazALAnI parasALamAM AMTApherA mArato hato. azoka pAM zALAnA cokIdAra sAthe bhojananI ane prabhAtika dugdhapAnanI vAto karato hato. rAjakumAra dekhAto na hato. kAmAMkura Ubho thayo. te lalitAMga pAse gayo. pUchyuM. "kumAra kyAM?' lalitAge saMketathI khaMDa batAvyo ne kahyuM : dhyAnamAM lIna che..." konA dhyAnamAM?' paramAtmAnA." "paramAtmAnA dhyAnamAM?' 'tyAre zuM ciMtAmaNinA dhyAnamAM?' are mArA mitra, huM to AkhI rAta enuM ja svapna joto rahyo." e ja jue ne? tane e ja game che.... surA ane suMdarI." mane ekalAne ja game che? tane nathI gamatI?" have prabhAtika kAryothI paravAravuM che ke carcA karavI che? tuM keTalo moDo UDyo che?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAre rAjakumAranAM darzana karavAM che.' huM hAjara ja chuM!" khaMDamAMthI bahAra AvatAM kumAre hasIne, kAmAMkuranI pITha para hAtha mUkyo... namaste." namaste kAmAkura, Aje ApaNe dharmakathA sAMbhaLavA upAzraye javAnuM che, bhUlato nahIM. tAruM vacana che." mahArAja kumAra, Aje ApanI sAthe upAzraye AvIza ja. zAntithI dharmakathA sAMbhaLIza.. paraMtu mArAM eka praznanuM Apa samAdhAna karaza?" 'pUcha prazana." "Apa atyAre prabhAte konuM dhyAna karatAM hatAM?" paramAtmAnuM." "sAcuM kahejo, e dhyAnamAM vacce vacce ciMtAmaNi nahotI AvatI? dhyAnamAM bhaMga nahotI karatI?" kAmAMkura, sAcI vAta e che ke meM ciMtAmaNinA mukhane joyuM nathI. mArI dRSTi enA paga upara hatI, enAM pAyala upara hatI. ane e paNa mahAlayanA pagathiyAM UtarI gayA pachI vismRtinA pAtALakUvAmAM..' gajabanA cho tame mahArAja kumAra! AvI adUbhuta kalAo jANatAM chatAM surAsuMdarathI dUra rahyAM cho...' kAmAMkure mastaka dhuNAvavA mAMDyuM. tyAM lalitAge AvIne, kumArano hAtha pakaDayo. "Apa cAlo, dugdhapAnano samaya thaI gayo che. A kAmAkuranI vAtomAM sAra nathI..." sAcI vAta che tArI. ApaNe to mAre sAruM bhovana' ATaluM ja samajIe!" have basa kara. tAruM bhASaNa sAMbhaLavA mATe dhArAthI ujainIno lAMbo rasto paDyo che. samajyo?" cAre mitroe dugdhapAna karyuM. sAthe sAthe garama garama bAjarIno roTalo ane emAM goLa-ghI nAkhI, nAsto karyo. 1332 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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(2001 divasano prathama prahara pUrNa thayo hato. bIjA praharano prAraMbha thayo hato. kumAra samarAditya mitronI sAthe, upAzrayamAM AvIne, AcAryadeva tathA anya munivarone viMdanA karIne, AcAryadevanI sAme vinayathI besI gayAM hatAM. be hAthe aMjali racI, mastakane namAvI, samarAditye kahyuM: 'gurudeva, Aje mAre kiMI pUchavuM nathI. Apane ja amArA mATe je ucita lAge, te upadeza Apo." AcAryadeve gharmakathAno prAraMbha karyo. rAjakumAra, pratyeka rAjAnA mAthe aneka prakAranI Apattio toLAI rahelI hoya che. rAjakuLa e khaTapaTonuM mahAdvAra che. viSaprayoga, vizvAsaghAta, viSakanyA, vyasano ane vyAdhi, rAjAne gherI levA sadA sajja UbhAM hoya che. e mATe rAjAe jo ajeya banavuM hoya to sAta mahAvyasanothI dUra rahevuM joIe. 1. jugAra, 2. mAMsa, 3. surA, 4. vezyA, 5. zikAra, 6. parastrI ane 7. anyAyI dravya. A sAta vyasano tyAganAra rAjA sadA ajeya bane che. vatsa, rAjA kevo hovo joIe? enAM lakSaNo sAMbhaLI le. che rAjAnuM zarIra zubha lakSaNothI yukta joIe. che tenI pAMce indriyo paripUrNa joIe. rAjA rUpavAna joIe, mada vinAno joIe. che ojasvI ane yazasvI joIe. ka kRpAvaMta ane kalAvaMta jAIe. ja prabhAvazakti, maMtrazakti ane utsAhazakti - A traNa zaktio enAmAM joIe. prajA para prIti dharanAra joIe. dharma, artha ane kAma A traNa puruSArthano jJAtA joIe. che bharapUra arthabhaMDAravALo joIe. ja vizvAsapAtra guptacarovALo joIe. ka kAryasiddhinA lakSyavALo joIe. duSTono nigraha karanAra ane ziSTa puruSo para anugraha karavAmAM kuzaLa joIe. cherAjAmAM sattvaguNa hovo joIe. ja rAjAne tattvajJAna paNa hovuM joIe. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vasa, rAjAe zuM karavuM joIe ne zuM na karavuM joIe. e aMge paNa keTalIka vAto kahuM chuM. rAjAe, deva, guru, brAhmaNa, kuLavRddha ane sAdhu A pAMcasivAya koIne mastaka namAvavuM nA joIe. * koIe sparza kareluM bhojana khAvuM nahIM, koInA bhegA jamavuM nahIM. sparza na karavA jevI ane gamana na karavA jevI strIono saMga karavo nahIM. A zrAddhanuM anna jamavuM nahIM, pArake ghera jamavA besavuM nahIM. ke pArakA vAsaNamAM jamavuM nahIM, pArakuM vastra paheravuM nahIM, pArakI zayyAmAM poDhavuM nahIM ane pArakA vAhana para besavuM nahIM. potAnAM vAhana, Asana ke zayyA para vaDIlajano sivAya koIne besavA devAM nahIM. kAMjI, koheluM anna, java, tela tathA udaMbara jAtanAM pAMca phaLa khAvAM nahIM. aMgarakSako, kaMcukIo, maMtrI, chaDIdAra, rasoiyA, dvArapAla vaMzaparaMparAthI cAlyAM AvatAM hoya, te ja rAkhavAM. zastrabhaMDAro, dAnazALAo, bhojanazALAo, paraba, prAsAdo tathA jaLAzayothI pRthvIne zaNagAravI. dharma, artha ane kAma - e traNa pu SArtha, paraspara bAdha nA Ave, e rIte sAdhavAM. zatrunuM nirmulana, mitranuM saMrakSaNa, maMtra, baLa ane utsAha-traNa zakti, sAmadAma-daMDa ane bheda-A cAra upAya, rAjAmAM avazya joIe. che svAmI, pradhAna, sahRdaya, koza, rASTra, killA tathA sainya, A sAta aMga joIe, ja saMdhi, vigraha, yAna, Asana, Azraya ane vaidhIbhAva - A cha guNa rAjAmAM anivArya hovA joIe. he rAjakumAra, rAjAnAM pAMca yajJa kahelA cheH A pahelo yajJa aparAdhIne daMDa karavAno che. che bIjo yajJa puruSono satkAra karavAno che. trIjo yajJa nyAyapUrvaka bhaMDAra bharavAno che. cotho yajJa pakSapAta vinA zuddha nyAya karavAno che. pAMcamo yajJa zatruothI dezanuM rakSaNa karavAno che. he vatsa, tuM je nagarIthI Avyo che, te unI nagarInI eka sAttvika rAjAnI vArtA, huM ghaNI vAra mArI dharmakathAmAM kahuM chuM. e rAjAne pratijJA hatI bajAramAM je vastu sAMja sudhImAM nA vecAya, e vastu pote kharIdI leto. eka mANasa urjanInA bajAramAM daridratAnuM pUtaLuM vecavA Avyo. 134 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bajAramAM vastuo kharIdanArAono toTo na hato, paNa sAkSAta daridratAne koNa kharIde? Akhare, sAMja paDe rAjAe e daridratAnuM pUtaLuM kharIdI lIdhuM. rAta paDI. rAjA potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM pravezyo. sUvAnI taiyArI kare che tyAM hAthInI adhiSThAtrI devI AvI. ghoDAnI adhiSThAtrI devI AvI. khuda lakSmIdevI padhAryA, traNe devIoe rAjAne kahyuM : rAjana, te amAruM apamAna karyuM che, Aje daridratAnuM pUtaLuM tArA mahelamAM lAvI ne. amArAMthI have tArA mahelamAM nahIM rahevAya. ame vidAya levA AvyAM chIe.. rAjAe traNe devIone praNAma karIne kahyuM: "he mAtAo, jo pRthvInA rAjAo potAnAM vacana nahIM pALe to prajA konA para vizvAsa karaze? rAjAnuM vacana to vajalekha kahevAya. rAjAe potAnA vacananI khAtara prANa paNa ApavA joIe. tamAre javuM ja hoya to khuzIthI padhAra. peluM pUtaLuM to ahIM ja raheze.' traNa devIo cAlI gaI... thoDI vAra pachI eka suMdara puruSa pragaTa thayo. enI cAre bAju tejanAM valaya racAyAM. eNe kahyuM: "rAjana, huM sattvano deva chuM. tArI vidAya mAguM chuM." rAja Ubho thayo. teNe devane praNAma karIne kahyuM: "he sattvadevatA, rAja jatuM hoya to bhale jAya, lakSmI jatI hoya to bhale jAya, hAthI-ghoDA lUMTAtAM hoya to bhale lUMTAya, yaza paNa bhale nAza pAme, paNa jIvatA jIva huM tamane javAnI anumati nahIM Ape. tame to mArA bIjA prANa cho.' paNa sarve kaMI na sAMbhaLyuM. e cAlavA lAgyo. eTale rAjAe jhaba karatI talavAra kheMcI kADhI ane kahyuM: "he sattvadeva, A dehanuM balidAna ApI daIza, paNa tamane nahIM javA dauM. tame jo na raho to mAre A nazvara dehanI paNa jarUra nathI." sattvano deva pAcho pharyo. lakSmIdevI vagere paNa pAchAM pharyA. Avo sattvazIla hato e ujjainIno rAjA! kumAra, tAre paNa evA rAjA banavAnuM che, ane tArA A mitrone tuM kyAreya nA choDIza." AcAryadeve potAnuM vaktaya pUruM karyuM. cAre mitro AnaMdita thayAM. samarAditye UbhA thaIne, vinayathI kahyuM: "gurudeva, ame AvatIkAle savAre ujjainI javA prayAsa karIzuM. ame Apane vinaMtI karIe chIe ke Apa urjanI padhAro." rAjakumAra, tamArI prArthanA ucita che. urjanI AvavAnI bhAvanA rAkhIza. zrI samAditya mahAkathA 135 For Private And Personal Use Only

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anukuLa samaye AvavAnuM zakya bane..' cAre mitroe gurudevanA AzIrvAda lIdhAM, ane svasthAne javA ravAnA thayAM. 0 0 0 AjanI dharmakathA to mahArAja kumAra mATe ja hatI. bahuM sAruM thayuM.' kAmAMkura prasannacitte bolyo. AcAryadeve ApaNane koIne pratijJAo levA Agraha nA karyo. nahIMtara sapta vyasananI vAta jyAre teoe kahI, tyAre mane bhaya lAgyo hato. azoke kahyuM. pratijJAo levAnI hoya che, ApaNe pratijJAo mAgI hota to AcAryadeve ApI hota." samarAditye kahyuM: mahArAjakumAra, tamArI vAta sAcI che, paraMtu eka vAra ujjainamAM eka sAdhumunirAja AvelA. amArA ghare bhikSA levA AvelA. mArA pitAe munirAjane kahyuM: "A mArA chokarAne jugAra nahIM ramavAnI pratijJA Apa.' munirAje mArI sAme joIne kaheluM: "jugAra nahIM ramavo joIe. enI pratijJA levI ja joIe." meM kaheluM: gurudeva, huM ApanI pAse upAzraye AvIza... tyAM badhI vAta karIza.." munirAje mArI vAta mAnI lIdhI, teo gayAM. basa, huM bacI gayo... upAzraye gayo ja nahIM, ApaNAthI pratijJA paLAtI nathI, pachI zA mATe levAnI?" kAmAkure lAMbu bhASaNa ApI dIdhuM. azoke kahyuM: kAmAMkura, teM munirAjane chetaryA, e sAruM kAma nA karyuM. pratijJA nahIM levAnI, vinayathI spaSTa nA pADI dIdhI hota to?' 'bhAI, badhI vAto spaSTa kahevAnI nA hoya. jo meM tyAM spaSTa nA pADI hota, to mArA pitAjI karatAM mArI mA mArA upara khUba gusso karata.' kAmAkure potAno bacAva karyo. jo bhAI, mAtAne prasanna rAkhavI hoya to jugAra vagere vyasano choDavAM joIe. moTA bhAge badhAM ja mAtA-pitA A sapta vyasanone dhikkAratAM hoya che ane icchatAM hoya che ke emanAM saMtAno nirvyasanI bane." azoke vAtane laMbAvI. samarAditye kahyuM: "vyasanothI manuSyanuM jIvana naSTa thAya che. nirvyasanI banavA mATe vicAra to karajo! nirvyasanI jIvananA lAbhono vicAra karajo. zArIrika dRSTithI, Arthika dRSTithI ane AdhyAtmika dRSTithI vicArajo." sahu mitro pAthazALAmAM AvI gayAM. AvatAM ja cokIdAre kahyuM: "mAlika, bhojana taiyAra che. hAtha-paga moDhuM dhoIne, AvI jAo jamavA... amArA brAhmaNe bahuM ja sAruM bhojana banAvyuM che.' cAre mitro sAthe bhojana karavA beThAM. bhojana karatAM karatAM samarAditye kahyuM: 13 bhAga-3 % bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitro, ApaNe Aje rAtrinA samaye ja, urjanI tarapha prayANa karI daIe to?' lalitAMge kahyuM: "mahArAja kumAra, sAMje bhojana karIne pachI, lAMbI yAtrA mATe ghoDesavArI karavI ApanA zarIrane anukULa nahIM Ave. vaLI AkhI rAta ujAgaro thaze. zA mATe ujAgaro karavo? vahelI savAre brAhmamuhUrtamAM prayANa karI daIzuM. hA, koI agatyanuM kAma hoya to rAte paNa jaI zakAya.' nA re nA, evuM koI ja agatyanuM kAma nathI. kAle savAre prayANa karIzuM.' samarAditye kahyuM. "to pachI rAtrino koI kAryakrama banAvIe." kAmAkaranA manamAM ciMtAmaNinuM nRtya tAjuM thayuM. teNe lalitAMga sAme joyuM. lalitAMge kumAra sAme joyuM. azoke kahyuM: "gaI kAle je mahAlayamAM ApaNe gayAM hatAM, tyAMthI thoDe dUra eka nAno parvata che. lAMbo patharAyelo ne ramaNIya parvata che. vividha vRkSo ane vanarAjIthI te parvata zobhe che. ApaNe tyAM jaIe... tyAM mahArAjakumAra tathA kAmAMkuranAM gItono kAryakrama rAkhIe to? e baMnene je vAjiMtro joIe te huM laI AvIza. mRdaMga, vINA bAsurI vagere.." lalitAMgane azokano prastAva gamyo. samarAditye nA na pADI. kAmAMkura bolI UThyo: "ApaNe taiyAra chIe.. mahArAjakumAra jevA mRdaMga vAdanamAM vizArada sAthe AvanAra hoya pachI zuM kamI rahe?" lalitAMge kahyuM: "paraMtu jyAre mahArAjakumAra gAze tyAre mRdaMga tAre vagADavuM paDaze." 'vagADIza, mane vagADatAM sarasa AvaDe che.' kAmAkura bolI UThaDyo. bhojana patI gayuM. cokIdAre AmravRkSanI nIce khATalA pAtharI dIdhAM hatAM. azoke tenA hAthamAM paisA ApIne, ene tAMbUla levA mokalI dIdho. samarAditya UThIne potAnA khaMDamAM cAlyo gayo. traNa mitro AmravRkSanI nIce jaIne beThA. tAMbUla AvI gayuM. traNe mitroe tAMbUla moDhAmAM mUkyuM. pachI lalitAge pelI mATInI bhUMgaLI khIsAmAMthI bahAra kADhI. tamAkunI poTalI bahAra kADhI. bhUMgaLImAM cokIdAre Aga bharI, tenA para tamAku bhabharAvI. sugaMdhI dhumADo cAre bAju phelAyo. mitroe vArApharatI bhUMgaLIne dama lagAvyAM. badhAe tAjagI anubhavI. calama cokIdArane ApIne, mitro vAtoe vaLagyAM. dhImA svare vAta zarU karatAM azoka bolyo: mahArAjA jyAre sAMbhaLaze ke rAjakumAra dhArAnI nRtyAMganA ciMtAmaNinA mahAlayamAM AvyAM hatAM, tyAre teo ati prasanna thaI jaze.' paraMtu haju ApaNuM kAma ghaNuM bAkI che. bhale e citAmaNinA mahAlayamAM zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13 For Private And Personal Use Only

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AvyAM, paraMtu ciMtAmaNi sAme joyuM nathI. khera, A to pahelo ja prasaMga hato. ujjainImAM suMdarInA devavimAna jevA mahAlayamAM laI jaIzuM. suMdarI sAthe meM vAta paNa karI che..." 'zAnI vAta?" kAmAkure pUchyuM. rAjakumArane mohapAzamAM levAnI, ane suMdarIe vAta mAnI paNa che." lalitAMge kahyuM. 'mArI icchA to e che ke kumArane ApaNe gADha vizvAsamAM laI, temane somarasano svAda cakhADavo. ApaNI sAthe ke suMdarI sAthe sogaThAM ramavA besADavA. kAmakathA sAMbhaLatAM thaI jAya... e karavuM." azoka bolyo. tArI icchA barAbara che... paraMtu kAma saraLa nathI. ApaNe enuM hRdaya jItavA thoDo tyAga paNa karavo paDaze.. emane je game che te ApaNe karIzuM to emano ApaNA para vizvAsa daDha thaze. maitrI pAkI thaze. pachI ja ApaNe emane vilAsa tarapha laI jaI zakIzuM." lalitAge mAnasazAstrInI Dhabe vAta karI. kAmAMkura bolyo: "Aje rAtre mArI icchA to ciMtAmaNi pAse javAnI hatI, paraMtu have mAre tamArI sAthe pahADI upara AvavuM paDaze.' "AvavuM ja paDaze ne. teM kabUla kareluM che. azoke jarA UMcA avAje kahyuM: dhIre bola, kumAra bahAra AvI jaze." lalitAga hasI paDyo, kAmAkure kahyuM: 'lalitAMga, ujjainImAM mAtra suMdarI ja che, ema na mAnIza, bIjI paNa meM be-traNa khUbasUrata strIo joI che. huM emanI pAse eka eka rAta pasAra karI Avyo chuM. jo kumArane tyAM goThavI devA hoya to goThavI zakAze. e strIo paNa gIta-nRtyamAM catura che.. vAto karIne, puruSane mohita karavAmAM kuzaLa che." vAto karatAM karatAM traNe mitro nidrAdhIna thaI gayAM, cokIdAra azvone caNAnI caMdI bAMdhI rahyo hato. brAhmaNa rasoiyo paNa ADo paDyo hato. vAtAvaraNa stabdha hatuM. pAMthazALAmAM bIjA koI yAtriko AvyAM na hatAM. dharatI sUnI ne bheMkAra bhAsatI hatI. kUtarA paNa khUNAomAM bharAIne, hAMphatA hatAM. 0 0 0 pahADa para AkAzamAMthI cAMdanI varasI rahI hatI. pRthvI uparanA svargano jANe eka TukaDo hato! ahIM AvanArane svargIya AnaMda ane yogInI zAnti maLatI hatI. A parvata para gALelI kSaNo jIvananI dhanya paLo banI jatI hatI. cAra mitro vINA, vAMsaLI ne mRdaMga sAthe e pahADa para caDhI rahyA hatA. cAre mauna hatA. sahunAM mana vAcALa hatAM. teoe eka ramaNIya sthAna pasaMda karyuM. 1328 bhAga-3 ma navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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L201] 'prabhumeM saba patitanako TIko, ora patita saba divasa cArake. meM to janama hI ko..." samarAdityanI koyalane bhulAve tevI kaMThamAdhurI hatI ane sAkaranA svAdane phikko lagADe tevI svaramAdhurI hatI. zabda zabdamAM AtmAne sAda devAnI zakti hatI. Aje traNe mitro potAnI jAtane dhanya mAnI rahyAM hatAM. temane kSaNabhara ema lAgI gayuM ke A duniyAne choDI sImAhIna anaMta prabhu sAmrAjyanA prajAjana banIne besI jaIe. vilIna thaI jaIe, priya paramAtmAnA pAdArarvidamAM." lalitAge kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAra, ApanI vANI amArAM saMtapta hRdayane parama zAMti Ape che. paraMtu saMsArano tyAga amArA mATe asaMbhava che...' samarAditye kahyuM: "saMsArano tyAga na thAya to sarva indriyono viniyoga prabhuprItyarthe karavo. paramAtmAne je priya hoya tene ApaNuM priya karavuM. ApaNuM priya paramAtmAne dharavuM. mananI kAmanAo jyAM sudhI nA chUTe tyAM sudhI yajJayAga tathA pUjApATha vRthA ApaNane zRMgAra satAve che, kAma satAve che. enAthI mukta thavA paramAtmAnuM manamohana rUpa juo... emano zRMgAra juo... ApaNA kutsita zRMgArane tyajI do... ApaNA premAbhAsane oLakho. zuM suta ke zuM dArA, zuM pitA ke zuM mAtA. A badhA svArthanA saMbaMdho che. sAco saMbaMdha paramAtmAno che. svAbhAvika rIte paramAtmA ja sarva jIvonA pati che, e parama patinAM caraNe ApaNAM sarva rAga-dveSa mUkI daIe. mitro, bhojana, cIra, vaibhava, vilAsa, jhUlA utsava.. e badhuM paramAtmAne arpaNa karI do. paramAtmAnI bAlyAvasthA, rAjyavasthA ane zramaNa-avasthAmAM tamArA manane parovI do. tamAruM mana AzvAsana pAmaze, tamAruM mana vizuddha thaze. AtmasamarpaNa karo! samarpaNazIla bhakti karo. mananA mela dhovAI jaze bhaktino pavitra jharo phUTI nIkaLaze!' kAmAMkure kahyuM: "mahArAja kumAra, meM to vidvAna pAsethI evuM sAMbhaLyuM che ke traNe vargane pUrNapaNe sAdhI ApanAra kAmazAstra che! kAmazAstramAM kahelA prayogone jANanAra puruSa nakkI potAnI priyatamAnA cittanI prasannatA meLave che, ane tenuM rakSaNa karIne, zuddha putraprApti kare che. ane vizuddha dAnAdika kriyAthI, mahAna dharmapuruSArthano adhikArI bane che. anurAgI priyA, vizuddha putra ane tenA satata snehanA phaLabhUta artha ane kAmanI prApti thAya che! rAga vinAnI patnI ane azuddha putrathI artha ane kAmano zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13c For Private And Personal Use Only

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nAza thAya che. A mATe dharma, artha ane kAma A traNa puruSArthane sAdhI ApanAruM kAmazAstra che.' lalitAMge kahyuM: 'kAmAMkuranI vAta suMdara che. mane emAM koI doSa ke saMdeha lAgato nathI. kAraNa ke kAmanA abhAvamAM artha ane dharmanuM koI prayojana rahetuM nathI...' azoke kahyuM; 'A kAmazAstranA viSayamAM ApaNe kumAra samarAditya je kahe te, sAcuM mAnavuM joIe.' lalitAMge kahyuM: 'jo rAjakumAra A viSayane spaSTa kare to ghaNuM sarasa! ethI vadhAre sAruM zuM?' samarAditye kahyuM: 'mitro, A viSayamAM huM je mane satya lAge che te kahIza, paNa tamAre nArAja nahIM thavAnuM. kopAyamAna nahIM thavAnuM.' traNe mitro bolI UThyA: 'nA, nA, ame nArAja nahIM thaIe. ajJAnatA dUra thatI hoya temAM kopa koNa kare? mATe tame amane A viSayamAM spaSTa mArgadarzana Apo.' samarAditye kahyuM: 'mitro, 'kAma' svabhAvathI ja kharAba che. bhogone jJAnI puruSoe viSanI upamA ApI che. paraMtu kAmabhogomAM Asakta jIvo mahAmohathI AvRtta hovAthI, pAramArthika satyane samajI zakatA nathI. svahita ke parahita jANI zakatA nathI. kArya-akAryano viveka karI zakatAM nathI. potAnA bhaviSya aMge 'mAruM bhaviSyamAM zuM thaze?' enuM ciMtana karI zakatAM nathI. kAmI-bhogI puruSo sadaiva strIonA azucipUrNa, durgaMdhI, malina, bIbhatsa aMgomAM caMdra, puSpa... kamala... nI kalpanA karatA rahe che. ane bhoga-saMbhoga kriyAmAM pravarte che. teo paramArthane jotA nathI, ke 'A kAmabhoga saMsAraparibhramaNa karAvanArAM che, nirvANapathamAM zatrubhUta che, ane ajJAnI jIvonI tuccha ceSTArUpa che.' kAmI-vikArIvilAsI puruSo hitakArI-ahitakArIno viveka karI zakatAM nathI. bhoga-saMbhoganAM sAdhano meLavavA vicitra ne niMdanIya AcaraNa kare che... jenuM dhyAna na karavuM joIe enuM dhyAna kare che. jenI stuti nA karavI joIe enI stuti kare che... satyano upahAsa kare che. guruvarganI niMdA kare che. hitopadeza ApanArane avagaNI nAkhe che. AtmakalyANanA kuzaLa mArgano tyAga kare che. sajjanonI dRSTimAM AvA puruSo hAsyapAtra bane che, gAMDA dekhAya che, lokomAM niMdApAtra bane che... marIne narakamAM jAya che. mitro, kAmabhogo duniyAmAM vadha-baMdhananA kAraNa bane che. irSyA, azAMti, ciMtA ane bhaya kAmI-vikArInA manamAM bharelA 2he che. mATe dharmazAstromAM kAmazAstranI niMdA karavAmAM AvI che. tame ja kaho, traNe puruSArthane sAdhI ApanAra kAmazAstrane kevI rIte mAnavuM? 1330 bhAga-3 0 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vaLI, kAmazAstrano jJAtA puruSa ja potAnI patnIne rIjhavI zake che, evo koI niyama nathI. je puruSa, kAmazAstrane nathI jANato, te puruSa paNa potAnI patnIne rIjhavI zake che. eTaluM ja nahIM, kAmazAstranI AMkhe jonArA puruSone potAnI patnI vyabhicAriNI dekhAya che. mATe "kAmazAstra' jarAya upAdeya nathI, A mAruM spaSTa maMtavya che. vaLI, kAmAkure je vizuddha putrotpattinI vAta karI, te paNa barAbara nathI. kAmazAstranA jJAtA ane e pramANe AcaraNa karanArAM strI-puruSonA saMyogathI utpanna thanArA putro, kulAMgAra thayAnA dRSTAMto duniyAmAM jovA maLe che. sarpa jevA pedA thayelAnAM udAharaNa jovA maLe che. mATe vizuddha saMtati mATe kAmazAstranI upAdeyatA rahetI nathI. kAmazAstranI nirarthakatA jJAnI puruSoe batAvelI che.' madhyarAtrino samaya thaI gayo hato. azoke kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAranI vAta ApaNe vicAra karavA jevI che. mane ema lAge che ke jIvanamAM kAmabhoga ja sarvasva na hovA joIe. sAthe sAthe dharmapuruSArtha paNa karavo joIe. paraMtu have A viSayamAM vizeSa carcA ApaNe mArgamAM karIzuM. atyAre to mukAma para pahoMcI jaI, ekAda prahara nidrA laI laIe. to ja savAre vahelA prayANa karI zakIzuM." sahu UbhA thayA ane pahADI utaravAM lAgyAM. 0 0 0 madharAta thayelI hatI. AkAzanI cAMdanI gavAkSa vATe potAnI sudhA havelI upara DhoLI rahI hatI. kSiprA-sarayunA pravAha upara jhUlatA eka khaMDamAM tyAre nRtyAMganA suMdarI gADha nidrAmAM paDI hatI. eno nAgapAzasamo kezakalApa chUTo ane vIkharAyelo paDyo hato. vakSa:sthaLa para vIMTeluM AsamAnI raMganuM pAradarzaka uttarIya vastra nArInI manoramatAnuM darzana karAvatuM hatuM. enA vizALa bhAlamAM moTo caMdraka hato ne suDoLa nAsikAmAM amulakha motInI sera hatI. ratnagokhamAM baLato dIpaka, bilorI kAca dvArA potAnuM teja A suMdarInA pratyeka aMga para DhoLIne, eka rUpazrI bharyuM sajIva kAvya racI rahyo hato. prakRtie potAnA saundraya vijaya mATe A pUtaLI kaMDArI na hoya, tevuM lAgatuM hatuM. lalitAMga havAthI dhrujato ane TADhathI kaMpato, jyAre e khaMDamAM pravezyo tyAre caMdranAM be-cAra kiraNa suMdarInA rUpALA mukha para ramI rahyAM hatAM. tu tunAM phUlo ne tuM RtunAM attaro vAparanArI A gaNikA Rtune yogya vastro sajatI, ne tune yogya AvAsomAM vasatI. enA vizALa bhavanamAM aneka khaMDa upakhaMDa ane bhUgRha hatAM. eNe mulAkAte AvanArAo mATe sapta svargakhaMDa zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 133 For Private And Personal Use Only

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banAvyAM hatAM. e khaMDone sapta raMgothI zaNagAryA hatAM. AvanArA grAhakonI zreNI. vaheMcAyelI hatI. suMdarInI dAsI yogyatA pramANe prathama, dvitIya ke tRtIya svargakhaMDamAM AgaMtuka grAhakane laI jatI. prathama svargakhaMDa phakta kAcano banAvelo hato. e khaMDamAM praveza meLavanAra puruSa, suMdarInA kSaNika darzanano adhikArI lekhAto. bIjA khaMDamAM sonerI ane rUperI jaDAvakAma hatuM. e khaMDamAM AvanArane suMdarI sAthe vArtA-vinodano adhikAra maLato. gIta ane nRtyanA adhikArIo mATe trIjA ane cotho svargakhaMDa nizcita karelo hato. A be svargakhaMDa abarakha jevI khanIjamAMthI banAvelAM hatAM. te khaMDomAM dIpaka rAga gAtI vakhate saLagatA dIvA bALI na zakatAM ane malhAra rAga gAtI vakhate jaLanA phuvArA bhIMjavI na zakatAM. pAMcamAM svargakhaMDamAM janAro puruSa sadehe svargamAM gayAno AbhAsa pAmato. ahIM suMdarI sAthe eka jhUle besavAno e puruSa adhikArI banato. suMdarInAM ati mohaka aMgone e sparzI zakato. enI sAthe jamI zakato ane enI veNI gUMthI zakato. enA mATe puSpanAM valaya, kaMkaNa ane veNI racI zakato ane suMdarIne paherAvI zakato. A svargakhaMDamAM varSamAM ekAda rAjapuruSa ke mahAna zrImaMta puruSa ja praveza pAmato. chaThTho ane sAtamAM svargakhaMDa kyAreka ja UghaDato. A be khaMDomAM dAsIone paNa javAnI manAI hatI. jyAre suMdarI navA navA suMdara veza sajI mulAkAte AvatI, e veLAno eno Thasso, eno vaibhava, eno ADaMbara... enI mastI moTamoTA camarabaMdhIone paNa, suMdarInAM caraNanI mojaDImAM TAMkelA motIne cUmavA preratI. AvI suMdarIne jovI sAmAnya manuSya mATe durlabha kArya hatuM. A to zRMgAragRhonI vAta thaI. A sivAya A prAsAdamAM bIjAM aneka gRhoupagRho hatAM, jyAM rUpANI suMdarI eka vicAramagnA mugdhA strI jevI rahetI. zRMgAragRhanI suMdara ja uSA jevI hatI to bIjAM A gRhonI suMdarI saMdhyA jevI hatI. jyAre madhyarAtrinA samaye lalitAga tyAM pahoMcyo tyAre suMdarI kSiprAnadInA jalapravAha uparanA prAsAdakhaMDamAM sUtI hatI. caMdanakASThano palaMga hato. lAla atalasanA ozIkA para enuM mAthuM hatuM. paganAM taLiyAM nIce nAno zo makhamalI takiyo paDyo hato. palaMga para rezamI caMdaravo bAMdhelo hato. suvarNanA adhapIdhelA pyAlA ane rUpAnI vaparAyelI pIkadAnIo pAse paDelI hatI. ratnajaDita thALa ane bhAta bhAtanA pAkathI bharelA DabbA paDyAM hatAM. 1332 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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dazya evuM hatuM ke lalitAMga kSaNabhara vyAkula banI gayo. teNe gulAbI ozIkA para vIkharAyelA sugaMdhI kezakalApane sparza karyo ane dhIrethI bolyo: "suMdarI...' enA dilamAM eka jhaNajhaNATI prasarI gaI. lalitAga mATe Akho khaMDa svargIya prAsAda banI gayo. te palaMganI nikaTa Ubho rahI gayo. suMdarIe AMkho kholI. baMnenI AMkho maLI. suMdarInA mukha para bhuvanamohana hAsya chavAI gayuM. e hAsyamAM nazo hato, mAdakatA hatI. te palaMgamAM besI gaI. lalitAMge kahyuM: suMdarI.' "bola lalita." huM AvatI kAle rAjakumAra samarAdityane ahIM laI AvIza... tAre ene tArA mohapAzamAM jakaDI levAno che." 'lalita, tuM buddhimAna che, ane rAja kumAra, meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke te virakta che, vidvAna che. tame baMnee kadI e tAraNa kADhayuM che ke Akhare chAra para lIMpaNa to thatuM nathI ne? huM kahuM chuM ke tame baMne prabhune zodho. tame baMne ajarAmara pada pAmazo....' suMdarI, tArI vAta koI manuSyanI avasthAmAM sAcI haze. paraMtu samarAditya mATe nahIM. e prabhune zodhavA ja icche che, paraMtu mahArAjA puruSasiMha tene pAcho vALavA icche che. ene rAgI ane vilAsI banAvavA icche che, mATe to mArA jevA ane kAmAMkura jevA vilAsI yuvAno sAthe emaNe kumAranI dostI karAvI. ame kumAra sAthe dostI bAMdhI tene dhArAnagarIno pravAsa karAvyo. ciMtAmaNino prAsAda batAvyo. ciMtAmaNinuM alaukika nRtya batAvyuM..." chatAM tAro e mitra rAgI nA banyo, kharuM ne?' 'hA, e pahelI mulAkAta hatI. amAro eka prayoga hato. je kAma citAmaNi nathI karI zakI, e kAma tAre karavAnuM che.' be paLa vAtAvaraNa bhAre thaI gayuM. suMdarI stabdha pratimA jema khaDI rahI. AbhanI vIjaLI enI AMkhomAM camakArA karatI hatI. lalita, Ameya huM patitA chuM, pApI chuM. hajuM tuM mArA hAthe navuM pApa karAvavA icche che? virAgI rAjakumArane rAgI banAvavAnuM kAma karAvavA icche che? e kAma hIna che, tuccha che. lalita, Aje tane huM mArA mananI eka vAta karIza. mAruM mana paNa A jIvanathI virakta banyuM che. mane have mArA bAhya saundarya karatAM aMtaranA saundaryanI ghelachA lAgI che.. tane nahIM samajAya, lalita, paraMtu e saundarya keTaluM rUpALuM che. enI AgaLa suMdarInuM bAhya saundarya keTaluM hIna che?" lalitAge suMdarInuM adbhuta rUpa joyuM. mukhamAM mRdu vANI, oSThamAM madhura saMjIvanI hAsya, lalATamAM devI adabhuta teja, AMkhomAM sajaLa karuNA. lalitAge vicAryuM: zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1333 For Private And Personal Use Only

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A strI zuM samarAdityane rAgI, mohI, vikArI, vilAsI banAvI zakaze? ke samarAditya A nArIne jogaNa banAvI deze? khera, baMnenI mulAkAta to karAvI ja dauM. pariNAma je Ave te kharuM." | 0 0 0. cAre mitro vahelI savAre UThIne, nAnAdithI paravArI, azvArUDha banI, urjAnI AvyAM hatAM. mArgamAM lalitAMga ane kAmAMkuranA azvo sAthe cAlatAM hatAM. rAjakumAra ane azokanA azvo sAthe doDatAM hatAM. mArgamAM ja lalitAge kAmAkurane potAnI bhaviSyanI yojanA samajAvI dIdhI hatI. ane e yojanA mujaba lalitAMga, suMdarInA AvAsamAM pahoMcyo hato. rAjakumAranuM jIvana-parivartana suMdarI karI zakaze.' evo eno vizvAsa Aje suMdarI sAthenA vArtAlApamAM DhIlo paDI gayo hato. kadAca kumAra, A gaNikAne pratibodha ApIne sAdhvI banAvI deze!' ema enA manamAM lAgI gayuM hatuM. chatAM e chevaTa sudhI prayatna karI levAno nirNaya karI, suMdarInA AvAsamAMthI nIkaLI, rAjamahelamAM pahoMcyo hato. prabhAta thaI gayuM hatuM. kumAra samarAditya svAbhAtika dharmakRtyomAM parovAyelo hato. teNe saMketathI lalitAMgane besavA kahyuM. lalitAMga palaMga para beTho... paraMtu beThAM beThAM ene UMgha AvI gaI! kumAre potAnAM dharmakRtyo pUrA karyA. lalitAMgane jagADIne kahyuM: cAla, have sAthe ja dugdhapAna karIe... pachI tAre je vAto karavI hoya te karaje....' lalitAMga kumAra sAthe bhojanagRha tarapha gayo. teNe dugdhapAna karyuM. rAjA-rANIne maLyuM. thoDI vAto karI. pachI kumAranA khaMDamAM jaIne baMne beThA. che ke je 133% bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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2011 lalitAM, kAmAMkura ane azokane eka vAtano vizvAsa thaI gayo hato: 'kumAra samarAditya mitronA Agrahane vaza thanAro che. saujanyazIla che. teNe ApaNane traNene mitrarUpe svIkAryA che....' rAjakumAranA khaMDamAM traNa mitro AvIne beThAM hatAM. lalitAMgane je vAta karavI hatI, te vAta karavAno moko joto hato. tyAM azoke kahyuM: mahArAjakumAra, mAro eka prazna che...' pUcho.' A saMsAramAM sajjana puruSe mitravatsala banavuM joIe ke nahIM?" azoka, tAro prazana suMdara che. huM eno uttara ApuM chuM: A jagatamAM traNa prakAranA mitro hoya che. 1. adhama, 2. madhyama ane 3. uttama. ja je mitra kharekhara samAna yogyatAvALo hoya, chatAM je potAne kaMIka adhika mAnato hoya, jenA manane prayatnapUrvaka sAcavavuM paDatuM hoya, saMkaTanA samaye je bevaphA banI jAya, tenA para thayelA upakArone je bhUlI jato hoya, dIrghakAlIna mitratAno kSaNavAramAM tyAga karI de - A jaghanya mitra kahevAya. che je mitra koI koI vAra maLato hoya, chatAM je mitrane kharekhara AtmIya mAnato hoya, dareka vizeSa kAryamAM hAjara raheto hoya. vagara kahyuM ke prasaMgopAtta upasthita rahI, badhAM kArya karato hoya, tene parvanA divasomAM ke utsavanA divasomAM ja AmaMtrita karI, ene bhojanAdithI tRpta karavAno hoya, je viziSTa prasaMgomAM pratikULa na varte. ene koI saMkaTa Ave to te tamArI sahAyatAnI apekSA rAkhe. tamArI niMdA na sAMbhaLI zake, niMdAthI je mitranuM rakSaNa kare... paraMtu tamane saMkaTa Ave tyAre dUra cAlyo jAya, moDhuM pheravI nAkhe - A madhyama mitra kahevAya. che je mitra tamArA ghare ke dukAne na Avato hoya, kyAreka rastAmAM maLe to mAtra "kema cho? gharamAM badhA kuzaLa cho ne?' ATaluM ja pUche! sukRtomAM tenI ruci hoya, sarva jIvo pratye enA hRdayamAM maitrIbhAva hoya. enI zakti mujaba e tamAruM duHkha dUra kare. tamArI prazaMsA karanAra hoya, tamArI kIrtine vadhAranAra hoya, jarUra paDe tamArI saMpattine vadhArI Ape! ApattinA samaye e dUra na jAya. tamArA paDakhe rahe, tamane sukhI karavAno prayatna kare. A uttama mitra kahevAya. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1335 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitro, sujJa puruSe potAnI buddhithI vicArIne, uttama mitro karavA joIe. emanA pratye dRDha maitrIbhAva rAkhavo joIe." kAmAMkure kahyuM: 'A to samajI zakAya evI vAta che ke jaghanya ane madhyama mitra choDIne, uttama mitranI dostI karavI joIe." samarAditye kahyuM: 'te ja kahevAno mAro abhiprAya che. uttama mitra sAthe maitrI jALavavI.' lalitAMge kahyuM: "A vAta samajavI saraLa nathI. sIdhI vAta nathI, gaMbhIra vAta che. kumAra; kharekhara A traNa mitro koNa che? vizeSa spaSTatAthI samajAvo." kumAre kahyuM: 'mitro, vyavahArika dRSTie to tame mitronI paribhASA samajI gayA cho. pAramArthika dRSTie A traNa mitro samajAvuM chuM. che deha jaghanya mitra che. svajana madhyama mitra che. dharma uttama mitra che. pahelAM huM tamane jaghanya mitra deha-zarIra aMge samajAvuM, ApaNe ApaNAM zarIranuM game teTaluM lAlana-pAlana karIe chatAM, dehamAM roga-vyAdhi utpanna thAya che. kramaza: zarIra vRddhAvasthA pAme che. tyAre e vizeSa sevAnI ApaNI pAse apekSA rAkhe che. chevaTe jyAre mRtyunuM saMkaTa Ave che tyAre jIvane ekalo aTUlo mUkIne, cAlyuM jAya che! mATe zarIrane jadhanya mitra kahevAmAM AvyuM che. mAtA, pitA, putra, bhAI, bhAryA, bahena vagere svajana madhyama mitra che. kAraNa ke te loko, tame jeTalo snehabhAva rAkhazo teTalo ja snehabhAva teo rAkhe che. tame jeTalI mamatA batAvazo eTalI mamatA teo batAvaze. tame mAMdA thazo to e tamArI sevA karaze, paNa apekSA rAkhaze ke tame paNa, emanI sevA karazo. A svajano duHkhaveLAmAM sahabhAgI bane che. priyajananA mRtyunI pAchaLa teo priya padArthono tyAga paNa kare che. prasaMgopAtta tamAruM smaraNa kare che... paraMtu mRtyu samaye teo kaMI karI zakatAM nathI... mAtra AMsu vahAvatAM joyA kare che. mATe A sahu madhyama mitra kahevAya che. uttama mitra che gharma, dharma A bhava ane parabhavamAM sAthe rahenAro mitra che.. e jeno mitra bane che tene nirbhaya banAve che, enI rakSA kare che, e jIvone prasanna ane pavitra rAkhe che. mATe ene uttama mitra kahevAmAM Avyo che. mitro, uttama manuSyabhava maLyo che, mATe mohano tyAga karI, anaMta bhaviSyakALano vicAra karo. aciMtya ciMtAmaNiratna samAna, sarvajJakathita uttama mitra, dharma sAthe dRDha maitrI bAMdho." 1333 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAra samarAditye azokanA prazanano vistRta uttara Apyo, tyAre kAmakara bolyo: mahArAjakumAra, dharmane mitra mAnI, kyAreka kyAreka ene maLavAnuM mAnya che. paraMtu AvI manohara vasaMta gamatumAM to "kAma"ne ja mitra mAnI, pAMca indriyonAM viSayasukho bhogavavAM joIe. cAlo, nagaranI bahAra, juo, kevI vanazrI khIlI nIkaLI che! AmravRkSo para kevI maMjarI phUTI che! tilakavRkSa vagere vRkSo para kevAM suMdara puSpo khIlyAM che! ati muktalatA navIna patrothI kevI ullasita banI che. malaya vanano pavana kevI adbhuta sugaMdha bahekAvI rahyAM che! hajAro bhramaronAM vRda kevo madhura guMjArava karI rahyo che. koyalonA kevA karNamadhura TahukAra prasarI rahyA che... mahArAja kumAra, cAlo A vasaMta RtunuM bahumAna karIe, vRkSa para doraDAM bAMdhI, jhUlA banAvI hIMcakA khAIe. bagIcAomAM paribhramaNa karIe. mane to A RtumAM gIta-saMgItanI tAlAvelI lAge che. nATako jovAnI prabaLa icchA thAya che. rUpavatI kAminIo priya lAge che. ane meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke A vasaMta RtumAM mahAvibhUtivALA devonA ratha AkAzamAM bhramaNa kare che.' mahArAjakumAra, Aje mArI eka prArthanA kaho ke Agraha kaho, Ape mAnavI paDaze." "mAnIza kAmAkura, tuM mitra che, mitranI vAta mAnavAnI." to Aje ApaNe kSiprA nadImAM jalakrIDA karavA joIe. jyAre Apa kaho tyAre jaIe..." 'divasanA chellA praharamAM jaIe, be ghaTikA divasa zeSa rahe tyAre jalavihAra karavAmAM AnaMda Avaze." samarAditye kAmAMkuranA manane rAjI karI dIdhuM. mitro chUTAM paDyAM. rAjamahelanA bahAra AvI lalitAMge kAmAMkurane kahyuM: e ja samaye suMdarI paNa enA mahAlayanA ghATa upara jalavihAra karavA AvavAnI che." bahu sarasa. ApaNe rAjaghATa para hoIzuM. baMne ghATa sAmasAmA AvelA che." 0 0 0 vasaMta Rtu jo jaMgalI prANIone ghelAM banAvI mUke che, to mANasa jAtanI to vAta ja zI? svaccha bilorI kAca jevAM kSiprAnAM jaLa vahI rahyAM hatAM. malaya vanano pavana vAto hato. koyalo kuMjamAM kuhUka... kuhUka.. karI rahI hatI... cAre mitro sarayUnA ghATa para pahoMcyAM. temaNe joyuM to nadImAM hAthIo sAthe hAthaNIo jaLakrIDA karI rahI hatI. nara ane mAdA vaccenA AkarSaNe nadImAM tophAna macAvyuM hatuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kAmAMkure dUra suMdarInA mahAlayanA ghATa tarapha najara karI. ratisamI suMdarI pANImAM paDI hatI. enI kamare ekamAtra uttarIya vastra vIMTeluM hatuM. svaccha kAca jevA pANImAM suMdarI sphaTikanI pUtaLI jevI taratI hatI. enA sapheda dAMta hIrAnuM teja veratAM hatAM. enA hAtha-paganAM gulAbI taLiyAM eka navuM kAvya racatAM hatAM. tyAM samarAditye vAMsaLInA sUra relAvyAM. kAmAMkura kaMIka gIta jevuM gaNagaNI rahyo hato. teNe cAre tarapha najara ghumAvI. e kaMIka zodhI rahyo hato. nadItaTa paranAM palAza vRkSoe enI dRSTine mohI lIdhI. kesUDAMnA phUla ene gamI gayAM. e doDyo. kesUDAM para caDavo, phUlono Dhagalo laIne, te nIce Avyo. teNe e phUlonI be mALA guMthI eka mALA pote paherI ane bIjI mALA laI te kSiprAnAM jaLamAM kUdI paDyo. tarato tarata e AgaLa vadhyo. phUlanI mALA suMdarI tarapha vahetI mUkI. suMdarIe e mALA paherI lIdhI. e kharekhara, jaLasuMdarI banI gaI.' lalitAMga ane azoka paNa pANImAM taravA lAgyAM hatAM. samarAditya kAMThe besI vAMsaLInA sUra vahAvato hato. e sUro suMdarInA kAna sudhI pahoMcyA. enI daSTi kumAra tarapha sthira thaI gaI. e jaLaparInI jema pANI para tarI rahI hatI. e taratI taratI rAjadhATa tarapha AvavA lAgI. vAMsaLInA sUro tene kheMcI lAvatAM hatAM. suMdarIe samarAdityane joyo.... samarAdityanA rUpa-lAvaNyathI e ati prabhAvita thaI. maMtramugdha banIne... e vAMsaLI sAMbhaLatI rahI.. ene kumAra pAse javAnI tIvra icchA thaI... paraMtu tenA deha para pUratAM vastra na hatAM. tenI dRSTi kumAranI dRSTi sAthe maLI... teNe saMketathI kumArane AmaMtraNa ApI dIdhuM. ne taratI taratI e potAnA ghATa tarapha cAlI gaI... kumAranuM vAMsaLIvAdana cAlatuM rahyuM. vasaMtanI saMdhyAnA saptaraMgo khIlyAM hatAM. jaLakrIDAmAM nirata pazuo ane manuSyo haju jaLapravAhamAMthI bahAra nIkaLatA na hatA. jaLapravAha para vAMsaLInA sUroe jAdu pAtharyo hato. aMdhAruM utarI AvyuM. traNa mitro kinAre AvyAM. vastra parivartana karyuM. kAmAMkura to kumArane bheTI ja paDyo.. "kumAra, kevuM addabhuta vAMsaLIvAdana karyuM! svarganI apsarAo paNa sAMbhaLavA ujjainanA AkAzamAM sthira thaI gaI haze!' samarAdityanA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. te Ubho thayo. mitro sAthe te rAjamahela Avyo. "lalitAMga, jaLavihAra karatI e strI koNa hatI?" e suMdarI hatI urjananI prasiddha nRtyAMganA. kumAra, huM Apane vAta karavAno ja hato. Apa eka vakhata enA mahAlayamAM padhAra. enI citrazALAmAM je citrakAma che, e kharekhara darzanIya che. enAM gIta ane nRtya paNa darzanIya che. huM gata rAtri 13% bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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ene maLavA gayo hato. meM AjanI rAtri tamArA mATe ja rakhAvI che. Aje rAtre bIjo koI puruSa e AvAsamAM praveza nahIM pAme..." 'lalitAMga, tuM mArI sAthe AvIza? mahArAjakumAra, mAruM tyAM zuM kAma che? huM suMdarInA AvAsa sudhI mUkI jaIza... pachI pAcho pharI jaIza. suMdarI ja Apane batAvavA jevuM batAvaze.." rAtrinA bIjA praharamAM, suMdarIne tyAM javAnuM nakkI karI, lalitAMga ane mitro chUTA paDayA. lalitAMga ati prasanna hato. enA manamAM A ja vAta ramatI hatI. "jo kumAra eka vAra paNa suMdarIne maLe to kumAranI virati cAlI jAya. mahArAjA puruSasiMhanI icchA paripUrNa thaI jAya.' 0 0 0 suMdarIe soLa zaNagAra sajIne, kumAra samarAdityanuM svAgata karyuM. tene potAnA vAsagRhamAM laI gaI. ene besavA sonAnuM kalAtmaka bhadrAsana ApyuM. pote jamIna para besI gaI. Tagara Tagara e kumArane joI rahI. enA eka eka aMgane jovA lAgI. "mahArAja kumAra." bolo devI.' kumAra, Aja mane eka evo nara maLyo... ke jenI jhaMkhanA dIrghakALathI hatI. bhale tame juvAnInA pahelAM pagathiye cho paraMtu vanakesarInI chaTA bharI che tamArI cAlamAM, tame siMhapuruSa cho. tamane utkRSTa saundarya ja game. paraMtu ethIya vizeSa... tamane gIta ane nRtya game che ne? Aje jaLavihAra karatAM meM tamane joyA... tamArA vAMsaLIvAdane mane tamArI tarapha AkarSA... tamane dhArI dhArIne joyA.. tamArA addabhuta rUpanAM, mArI AMkhamAM aMjana AMjyAM." "suMdarI, A bhArata deza... A mAlava deza tane kevo lAgyo?' mahArAjakumAra, mane A dharatI para abhimAna thAya che. kevo dhanadhAnyathI bharapUra dezI kevI raMgabharI jAtajAtanI mosama kevI lIlIchama dharatI! samRddhinA akhUTa bhaMDAra, koyalanAM madhura gIta, surabhIbharyA khetaro ane hariyALAM gaucara! camarI gAya jyAM kesara-kastUrI care. e bhavya himAlaya! gaMgAnA nirmaLa jaLapravAha, jamanAnAM nIlamavarNA nIrA siMdhunI mastI ane jelamanI raMgareliyAM! ApaNI kSiprA nadInAM svaccha dhasamasatAM pANI..! ane kevA ApaNA mahArAjA! prema, dayA ane samAnI teo sajIva mUrti che. teo kevA prajAvatsala che!" devI, A manuSyajIvanano Adarza? zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 133c For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAra, e viSaya tamAro che. mAre koI Adarza nathI. ane Adarza mAno to eka che, je mAre tyAM Ave ane prasanna karavA... tanathI, vANIthI ane vaiSayika sukhothI ane e AvanArAo pAsethI bharapUra dhanasaMpatti levI. jo ke mAre mAgavI paDatI nathI... AvanArAo nyochAvara karIne ja jAya che...' devI, paraloka mAno cho? puNya-pApa mAno cho?' "mAnuM chuM. kyAreka manamAM paralokano vicAra AvI jAya che. kyAreka puNyapApano vicAra paNa AvI jAya che..." "e kevI rIte?' mArI mAtAnA eka yogI guru hatAM. mArI mAtAne emanA upara agAdha zraddhA hatI. e yogI puruSane mArI mAtA ke je mAlava dezanI prasiddha nRtyAMganA hatI, enA para pUrNa vAtsalya hatuM. mAro janma thayA pachI, e yogInA utsaMgamAM huM ramI chuM. teo to araNyamAM ja rahetAM hatAM, kyAreka teo amAre tyAM AvI caDhatAM.. be-cAra divasa rahetAM ne pAchA cAlyAM jatA. mArI mAtA sAthe teo AdhyAtmika vAto karatA. puNya-pApanI ane paralokanI vAto meM teonA mukhe sAMbhaLelI che.' bahu sarasa! e vAto tame sAMbhaLI che, tame e vAto para kyAreka vicAra karI cho... to eka divasa tame....' sAdhvI banI jaIza, ema? kumAra, A patitAno zuM uddhAra thaze? A jIvanamAM mane nathI lAgatuM ke mAro uddhAra thAya." "nirAza na bano suMdarI, A duniyAmAM ghora pApI jIvonA uddhAra thayAno itihAsa che. koI puruSa maLI jaze... ne tamAro uddhAra karaze." kumAra, e puruSa tame ja cho. mane premanI parAkASThAe pahoMcADo.. mane tamArA premamAM pAgala banAvI do. pachI tame kahezo ke "suMdarI, tuM sAdhvI banI jA, to huM sAdhvI banI jaIza. tame kahezo ke suMdarI, tuM mArI priyA banI jA, to huM tamArI ja banIne rahIza. kumAra, kharekhara, Aje tamane pAmIne mArA rome rome phUla khIlI gayAM che. mArA aMtaranA koThe dIvA pragaTI gayA che... he mArA hRdayanA deva, have mAro saMga nA choDazo. mAro uddhAra tamArA hAthamAM che.' devI, mane viNA Apo ne tame nRtya mATe taiyAra thAo. AjanuM nRtya paramAtmAne rIjhavavAnuM nRtya haze." kRtArtha thaI deva." suMdarInAM jhAMjhara raNajhaNI UDyAM. jaM eka 1380 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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[03] maghAtano samaya hato. nabhomaMDaLa tArAothI chalochala hatuM. kSiprAtaTanAM upavanomAM kaumudI potAnA rUperI bAhu prasArIne paDI hatI. rAta niHstabdha hatI. cAMdanI madhura hatI. havA nirmaLa hatI. evA ja kumAra samarAdityanA snigdha, madhura ane nirmaLa svaro hatAM. nIrava jaLapravAha, UMDuM bhUruM AkAza ane anaMta sRSTi pradezane AvarI letI e svarAvali dUra sudUra sudhI rahI jatI hatI. virATa vizva para jANe A svaro potAnI sattA sthApatA hatAM. hAthIdAMtamAMthI kaMDArelI surekha pratimA zI suMdarIe ekAeka bUma pADIne kahyuM: "mahArAja kumAra, mAlava dezanAM svarano Avo zilpI Aje ja sAMbhaLyo. kharekhara, dhrupadano Avo gAyaka Aja dina sAMbhaLyo na hato. aho, Rtu, samaya ane svara kevA ekatAra thaI gayA che! kumAra, svarAlApanuM mane paNa kaMIka abhimAna che paNa A dezamAM tamArI kaMThamAdhurI to Aje ja karNagocara thaI.. ane..' ane zuM suMdarI?' svarasamrATanAM darzana sAthe saundaryasamrATanAM paNa darzana thayAM mane..svara sAmrAjJI tarIkenuM mAruM abhimAna Aje jANe A kSiprAnAM jaLa sAthe vahI gayuM. kumAra, prItamanA pAdapadhamAM arpaNa thaI javAnI mArI ghaDI AvI pahoMcI. mArA hRdayanA deva, tamArA eka eka svaramAM kevI saMjIvanI vasI che? enI mAdhurIno jANe mane kepha caDhI rahyo che!' suMdarI, cAla, ApaNe kSiprAnA taTa para jaIne besIe. brAhmamuhUrtano samaya thayo che. haju be ghaTikA samaya che...." "cAlo mArA deva!" suMdarI cAlI. jyAM paga upADyo ke kImatI jhAMjhara raNajhaNI UDyAM. teNe dAsIne bUma pADI: 'dAsI kADhI le A jhAMjhara, kevuM besUruM che?' jhAMjharano bhAra haLavo karIne, suMdarI AgaLa vadhI ke kaTimekhalA paranI ghUgharamALa tene pharIthI vyAkULa karI mUkI. eNe AvezamAM e kaTimekhalA kholIne, dUra pheMkI dIdhI. tyAM to hAtha paranA kaMkaNa raNajhaNI UThyAM. kumAranA mukha para smita ramI gayuM... eNe be hAtha para eka eka ratnakaMkaNa rAkhIne, bAkInAM kaMkaNa UtArI, dAsIne ApI dIdhAM. kSiprAnA taTa paranA AMbAvADiyAmAM baMne AvyAM. AmravRkSa para beThelo bapaiyo pAdasaMcAra sAMbhaLI, pIuM. pIuM. karato UDI gayo. koyala TahukA karatI AMbADALe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1341 For Private And Personal Use Only

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beThI hatI. suMdarIe koyalane kahyuM. "are o kAnanakoyala, loko mane ane tane svarakokilAnuM nAma Ape che. e nAma Aja sudhI abhimAna karAvatuM hatuM. Aje e nAma mAtra viDaMbanA lAge che. cupa thaI jA... svaranI madhuratA Aje mANavAnI che.' candra pRthvI para pUrato prakAza verato hato. vananA eka khUNe azokavRkSanI nIce baMne beThAM. gAyakakumAranA nayana nIla AkAza tarapha jaDAI gayAM. eno zyAmala kezakalApa enA majabUta skaMdhanI AsapAsa patharAyo. beparavA kesarI jevI khumArI kumAranI mukhamudrA para opatI hatI. kumAre vAMsaLI para svaramAdhurI vahAvI. e svaramAdhuryanuM pAna karI rahelI suMdarI, mRgabALa jevAM cakSuthI, kumAranI suMdaratAne ghUMTaDe ghUMTaDe pI rahI hatI. te bolI: he sUradevatA, yauvana ane abhimAnanI bheTa laIne, tamAre caraNe nyochAvara thavA AvI chuM. A gAyaka jIvanamAM nathI joyo, nathI jANyo." caMdra jhAMkho thaIne, pazcimAkAza tarapha DhaLato hato. vanarAjinI chAyA aMdhakAra vadhAratI hatI. suMdarI kumAra tarapha sarakatI nikaTa pahoMcI. kumAre kahyuM: devI, tArI jillAmAM keTalI mIThAza bharI che. he suMdarI, zuM tAruM aMtara paNa eTaluM ja mIThuM che?' jaMgalamAM kesUDAM khIle evA suMdarInA lAla lAla oSTha UghaDyAM. aMtaranA dvAra UghaDyAMnI jANe e nizAnI hatI. teNe kahyuM: mArA ArAdhyadeva, huM premamUrti chuM. vedanAmUrti chuM... zraddhA mUrti chuM.." suMdarI! prema, zraddhA ane vedanA - e to jIvananA prANa che. paramatattvanA AnaMdanI mUrti banIne, mukitamArganI pravAsI banI jA. bhogamAM anAsakta thA, prabhumAM paramAsakta bana. lokalAja tyajI de. he zRMgArike, vItarAganI upAsikA banI jA." kumAra, ApaNo paricaya paLano che, paNa oLakhANa janamojanamanI lAge che. pUrvajanmanI koI prIta mane tamArA tarapha kheMcI rahI che. mATe tamArI AgaLa mAruM aMtara kholI dauM chuM.' suMdarI, janamojanamanAM e anaMta paribhramaNamAMthI mukta thavAno puruSArtha karavAno che. A gIta-saMgIta dvArA huM e paramatattvamAM ekAkAra banavA prayatna karuM chuM..." "paNa. AvA gIta-saMgItanuM zikSaNa kyAM lIdhuM?" eka AzramamAM nAno hato tyAre mArA pitAjIe eka jaMgalamAM RSinA AzramamAM mane zikSaNa tathA saMskAra mATe mUkyo hato. nAno evo lIlotarIthI chavAyelo e Azrama hato. kSiprA nadIno ja taTa hato. yajJanA sugaMdhita dhumADAthI AkAza chavAI jatuM hatuM. kokilakUjanathI AMbAvaDiyo matta banelAM hatAM, hariyALAM 1342 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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gaucara hatAM ne svacchede caratI seMkaDo ghenuo hatI. haju to huM kizora hato ne mane havAmAM divya tattvano nAda zravaNagocara thato hato. Azrama pAsenA mArga parathI raMgabharI oDhaNI oDhI, maMdamaMda malapatI, gRhalakSmIo pasAra thatI. huM emane kutuhalabharI dRSTithI joI raheto...' kumAra thaMbhyo. enA zabdomAM ajaba mIThAza hatI. zravaNa karI rahelI, suMdarIne manamAM thayuM hatuM ke, e zabdanA madhune AsvAdavA madhumakSikA banI jAuM! kumAre potAnI vAta AgaLa calAvI. meM RSicaraNomAM sUranI upAsanA AdarI. kavitva ane rasikatva meLavavA meM divaso sudhI mahenata karI, tIvra sAdhanA AraMbhI. rAtonI rAto, divasonA divaso huM, sAdhanA karato rahyo. AzramamAM je koI svaranA vidvAna, svaravettA ke svaguru AvatA, emanI caraNaraja mastake caDhAvato ne emanI pAsethI zIkhavAnuM zIkhI leto. koka vAra mArA svaramAM alaukika nAda jAgI UThato. mAro nAda huM sAMbhaLato. mArA nAdamAM koI divya nAda guMjato. zuM e svaramAdhurI hatI! jagatane saMbhaLAvavA mATe nahIM, mArA zravaNasukha mATe, meM e svaramAdhurI ArAdhyA karI. e adbhuta nAda! e divya sUrAvali! paraMtu suMdarI, tane Azcarya thaze. mArAM mAtA-pitAne paNa khabara nathI ke mane gIta-saMgIta game che. kAraNa? haju sudhI bIjAne saMbhaLAvavA meM gAyuM nathI, bajAvyuM nathI. bhItaramAMthI sUranI bharatI caDhI Ave tyAre gAI lau chuM. Aje paNa ema ja thayuM." mahArAjakumAra, have saMkSepamAM mArA jIvananI kathA-vyathA kahI dauM? koIne vAta karI nathI Aja dina sudhI...' kahe suMdarI." 'sAMbhaLo tyAre mArI vyathA. A vAta tamane AganA bhaDakA jevI lAgaze. eka hato rAjA. mahAparAkramI. enI eka hatI rANI... satI sAdhvI jevI. ene traNa dikarA ne eka dIkarI hatI. dIkarA gajabALa jevA ane dIkarI mRgalI jevI. eka divasa lohItarasyA vAgha jevo eka paradezI rAjA caDhI Avyo. rAjAe joyuM ke ijjata sAthe jIvavuM muzkela che. ijjatathI khapI javAnI ghaDI AvI che. eNe rANIne vAta karI. rANIe kahyuM : "mane mArIne sukhe yuddha caDho.' rANIne saMhArIne, rAjA yuddhe caDhyo. rAjA haNAyo. paradezI jItyo. teNe rAjAnA dIkarAone bolAvI, napuMsaka banAvI dIdhAM. rAjAnI kuMvarIne pakaDI maMgAvI. ene indraprasthanI eka gaNikAne soMpI. satI evI mAtAnI putrI saundaryalilAmanI vastu banI. Aje e chokarI hase che, nAce che, gAya che. duniyA enA svara ane saundaryanI gulAma che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathI 1343 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ene tyAM sonA-rUpAnA DhagalA che. paraMtu kumAra, e chokarInA hAsyane tame hAsya kahezo? enA nRtyane tame nRtya kahezo? enA sukhane tame sukha kahezo?" suMdarIe vAta karatAM karatAM, Uno nizvAsa nAkhyo. oho! suMdarI, to tame eka rAjakumArI cho! indraprasthathI tame ujjainImAM AvIne vasyAM? kharekhara devI, A saMsAra du:kharUpa che, duHkhaphalaka che ane duHkhAnubaMdhI che...' "suMdarI, tArA manamAM ochuM lAvIza nahIM.." suMdarInI AMkhomAMthI garama garama AMsu TapakI rahyAM hatAM. kumAre potAnA uttarIya vastrathI enI AMkho lUchI nAkhI ane kahyuM: suMdarI, badhuM banavAkALa bane che. have e badhuM bhUlI jA. bhaviSyano ja have vicAra karavAno che...' "he sUradevatA, tamArI vAta sAcI che, paraMtu e gaIgujarI yAda Ave che... ne badhuM bhUlI jAuM chuM. veranA paDaghA manamAM gAje che. premanI sRSTi khovAI jAya che, zRMgAra vyartha lAge che... ane koI vAghaNanA vera-ghughavATA aMtaramAM guMje che..." devI, verathI vera zamatuM nathI tArA haiyAmAM veranI, vyathAnI ane vedanAnI Aga bhaDabhaDI rahI che, e Agane bujhavavI ja paDaze... tuM eka svarasAmrAjJI che. e sUro. svaronI anila-laharIthI e Agane bUjhAvavAnI che. ane e mATe huM tane avAranavAra sahayoga ApIza!" 0 0 0 prabhAte kumAra samarAditya rAjamahelamAM Avyo. prabhAtika kAryo patAvIne, potAnA dvArarakSakane kahyuM: "huM eka prahara vizrAma karIza. tyAM sudhI koIne paNa mArA khaMDamAM AvavA nA daIza. bahAra besADaje." AkhI rAtano ujAgaro hato. kumAra palaMgamAM paDatAMnI sAthe nidrAdhIna thaI gayo. tene gADha nidrA AvI gaI. praharanI be ghaTikA bAkI hatI tyAre lalitAMga, kAmAMkura ane azoka - traNa mitro AvI gayAM hatAM. dvArapAle temane saMketathI jaNAvI dIdhuM ke "kumAra nidrAdhIna che." traNe mitro mahelanA upavanamAM jaIne beThA. lalitAMge kahyuM: "AkhI rAta kumAra suMdarInA mahAlayamAM rahyAM lAge che.." azoke kahyuM: "bIjA praharanA aMte teo gayAM hatAM. prabhAte pAchA AvyA lAge kAmAMkura bolyo: "zI khabara, jItIne AvyA ke jitAIne AvyA! A suMdarI bhalabhalA RSi-munine paNa calAyamAna kare evI che. 1344 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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lalitAMge kahyuM "kAmAMkara, samarAditya sahaja rIte ja bhogasukha pratye anAsakta che. potAnI rAgavRttine dabAvIne, teo vairAgI nathI banyA... eTale temanA citta para kAmaNa karavuM... temane zRMgAra tarapha AkarSavA sahelA nathI." "ThIka che, joIe ke emano vairAgya kyAM sudhI Take che? atyAre ApaNe navarA chIejyAM sudhI kumAra jAge nahIM, tyAM sudhI ApaNe kAM to ekAda bAjI ramI nAkhIe.. athavA somarasanuM pAna karIe. haju kumArane UThatAM be-traNa ghaTikA to pasAra thaI ja jaze." hamaNAM pIvuM nathI, eka be bAjI ramI nAkhIe.' azoka bolyo... ane lalitAge mauna saMmati ApI. sogaThAbAjI goThavAI gaI. traNa mitro jugAra ramavAmAM pAvaradhA hatA. ramavAmAM mazagUla banI gayAM. be ghaTikA (48 miniTa) kyAM pasAra thaI gaI, tenI khabara nA paDI. jyAre kumArano svara emanA kAne paDyA - "lalitAga, upara AvI jAo!" tyAre temaNe kumAranA jharUkhA tarapha joyuM. bAjI sameTI laI, jhaDapathI teo kumAranA AvAsamAM pahoMcyAM. kumAra prasanna mukhe, traNe mitrone kramazaH bheTyo. 'tame AvyA tethI mane ghaNo AnaMda thayo." kumAre mitronA Agamanane vadhAvyuM. vAtano prAraMbha paNa kumAre ja karyo. mitro, huM suMdarI pAse jaI Avyo. enuM pUrvajIvana paNa jANI Avyo." "ema? meM paNa enuM pUrvajIvana jANyuM nathI." e pUrvajIvanamAM rAjakumArI hatI." 'hai? rAjakumArI hatI?" zatrurAjAe enA pitAno vadha karyo. be bhAIone napuMsaka banAvyAM. ane rAjakumArIne gaNikA banAvI. ati duHkhamaya che eno bhUtakALa.. e kharekhara gaNikA nathI, A vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhavAnI che." "eTale mahArAja kumAra?" eTale, eja ke ene gaNikA samajavAnI nahIM. ene jovAnI eka rAjakumArI tarIke eno AtmA mArI daSTimAM uttama che. eka divasa enuM sattva jAgaze... e muktipathanI pathika banaze.' ATaluM badhuM parivartana zakya che mahArAjakumAra?" "hA, jo saMyogone parAdhIna rAjakumArI gaNikA banI zake che to e saMyogo anukULa thatAM... AtmavIrya ullita thatAM, e tyAgI. tapasvinI kema nA banI zake? jarUra banI zake.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1345 For Private And Personal Use Only

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traNe mitro suMdarInA gahana vicAramAM khovAI gayA. thoDI vAra mauna dhAraNa karIne, samarAditye potAnI vAta AgaLa kahI. mitro, huM to tamane traNane paNa kahuM chuM ke tame A saMsAranAM kSaNika ane tuccha sukhono Agraha choDo... huM icchuM chuM ke tame sanmArganA yAtrika bano.." lalitAge kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAra, Apa kaho, ame zuM karIe." mitro, pAMca indriyonA viSayonI Asakti ochI karo, bhavasvarUpanuM ciMtana karo. ja unmArgagAmI mitronI mitratA tyajI do. - sAdhupuruSono paricaya karo ane yathAzakti dAna, zIla, tapanI bhAvapUrvaka ArAdhanA karI, tamArA jIvanane unnata banAvo. azoke kahyuM: "kumAra, bolavAmAM avinaya thAya to kSamA karajo, paNa tame kahyuM ke unmArgagAma mitrono tyAga karajo, to pachI tame amArI mitratA kema karI? ame zarAbI chIe, jugArI chIe, vezyAgAmI chIe... amArA jevA pApI.... kuTila bIjA loko nahIM hoya.. ane Apa A badhuM jANatAM hatAM, chatAM amArI mitratAno svIkAra kema karyo?" samarAdityanA mukha para smita ramI rahyuM. teNe azokane kahyuM : "azoka mane jyAre tamAro paricaya thayo, tamArAmAM meM bIjI ghaNI vizeSatAo, guNo joyAM hatAM... ane mAro AtmavizvAsa hato ke tamArAmAM je doSo che, te mane sparzI zakavAnA nathI. eTaluM ja nahIM, mAro vizvAsa che ke tamAruM jIvana parivartana jarUra thaze." kumAranA premabharyA mArgadarzanathI mitrono, * kliSTa karmasamUha bhedAyo. * mitronAM cittapariNAma vizuddha banyAM. AtmavIrya ullasita thayuM. che mitronAM potAnAM pApakarmono kSayopazama thayo.. lalitAge gaddagada svare kahyuM: mahArAja kumAra, Aje ame, traNe mitro badhAM ja vyasanono tyAga karIe chIe... sAdhupuruSa to ahIM A nagarImAM padhAraze tyAre paricaya karIzuM. bAkI amArA mATe Apano paricaya ja paryApta che. Aje Ape amAro mohano aMdhakAra dUra karyo." kAmAMkura ane azoke kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAra, Apa ja amArA guru cho.' che ke ja 139 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAdaka vasaMta Rtu hatI. vanalakSmI khIlI nIkaLI hatI. AmravRkSo para maMjarI phUTI hatI. tilaka vagere vRkSo para sugaMdhI-manohara puSpo khIlyAM hatAM. atimukta latA navAM patrothI suzobhita banI hatI. malayavanano pavana sugaMdha bahekAvI rahyo hato. bhramaro harSathI guMjArava karatA hatA. prajA harSavibhora hatI. gIta-saMgIta ane nATakanA samAraMbho racAyAM hatAM. suMdara, ujjavala ane raMgaberaMgI vastro dhAraNa karI, yuvako ane yuvatIo vasaMtakIDAmAM lIna hatAM. 0 0 0 mahArAjA, nagaramAM vasaMtotsava maMDAyelo che. ApanA sukhakArI sAmrAjyamAM Thera Thera utsavo cAlI rahyAM che. vividha nATakamaMDaLIo rAtrinA samaye Thera Thera nATaka karIne, prajAnuM manoraMjana kare che. Thera Thera gIta ane nRtyanA kAryakramo cAle che, ame Apane vinaMtI karIe chIe ke Apa A vasaMtotsava jovA mATe nagaramAM ane nagara bahAra udyAnomAM padhAro eTaluM ja nahIM, nagaravAsIone protsAhita karI, bIjA paNa mahotsavanuM maMDANa karAvo." nagaranA zreSTha nAgarikonuM pratinidhimaMDaLa, mahArAjA puruSasiMhane vasaMtotsava jovA, AmaMtraNa ApavA AvyuM hatuM. mahArAjA puruSasiMhane AnaMda thayo. temaNe vicAryuM: vasaMta Rtuno samaya eTale kAmadeva mATe anukULa samaya. A RtumAM yuvAna haiyAMomAM to madananI uttejanA pragaTe ja, AdheDa vayanAM strIpuruSo paNa vikAravilAsane paravaza banI jatAM hoya che. A utsavamAM kumAra samarAdityane mokaluM. e gIta, nRtya ane nATakane joze, rAga-vilAsane uttejanArAM dRzyo joze... vairAgya vahI jaze, zRMgArarasamAM taraboLa banI jaze, pachI e lagnanI vAta paNa saraLatAthI mAnI jaze! yogya samaye vasaMtotsava AvI gayo che." mahArAjAe nagarazreSThIone kahyuM: "priya nagarazreSThIo, tame tamArI vibhUti mane anekavAra batAvIne, AnaMdita karyo che. have huM icchuM chuM ke yuvarAja samarAditya tamArI vibhUti jue ane vizeSa AnaMda anubhave. vaLI, atyAre yuvarAjane ja tamAre vizeSa mahattva ane bahumAna ApavAnuM che.' 'jevI ApanI AjJA mahArAjakumAra vasaMtotsava jovA padhAraze to amane sahune... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 137 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sarve nAgarika strI-puruSone ghaNo AnaMda thaze. Ape amArA para mahatI kRpA karI. amane yuvarAja-kumAranAM darzana maLaze.' nAgarikonuM pratinidhimaMDaLa gayuM. mahArAjAe kumAra samarAdityane, potAnI pAse bolAvIne, khUba vAtsalyathI kahyuM: "he vatsa, A nagarIno parApUrvathI evo rivAja cAlyo Ave che ke vasaMtotsavamAM, rAjA nagaranI maMDaLIonA AnaMda-utsavanA kAryakramo nihALe. meM AvA kAryakramo varSovarSa joyA che. nagarajano ApaNA javAthI ghaNA utsAhita thAya che, pramudita thAya che. kumAra, tAre paNa A paraMparA cAlu rAkhavAnI che. mahAjano yena gataH sa panthAH ApaNA vaDIloe je prazasta mArga grahaNa karyo hoya te mArgane anusaravuM joIe, mATe A vakhate kumAra, tuM A vasaMtotsavanA kAryakramone jo. enAthI rAjaparivArane ane nagarajanone mahApramoda thaze...' jevI pitAjInI AjJA." koI ja tarka karyA vinA, kumAre pitAnAM caraNe praNAma karI, hA pADI dIdhI. mahArAjAne ghaNo AnaMda thayo. teoe tyAM upasthita be pratihArIone AjJA karI: "jAo, subuddhi, jJAnagarbha Adi maMtrIone, mArI AjJA saMbhaLAvo ke Aje namatA pahore nagarIno vasaMtotsava jovA mATe yuvarAja jaze. temanI sAthe svajano, mitro vagere paNa jaze. mATe traNa ratha taiyAra karAvo. eka yuvarAja mATe, eka rAjaparivAra mATe ane eka ratha mitro mATe AgaLa 10 azvArohI sainiko raheze, pAchaLa paNa 10 azvArohI raheze. A rIte taiyArI karIne, mane samAcAra Apo...' pratihArIo paNa prasannacitta thaI gayA. "kyAreya nahIM, ne Aje yuvarAja vasaMtotsava jovA mATe padhAraze. gIta-nRtya karanArI maMDaLIo ane nATaka karanArI maMDaLIo paNa yuvarAjane joIne, khUba ullita thaze! ApaNane paNa khUba AnaMda thaze. prajA to yuvarAjane joIne, gAMDIghelI banI jaze.' paraspara vArtAlApa karatA, te pratihArIo maMtrI pAse gayA. subuddhi, jJAnagarbha, vagere maMtrIoe "yuvarAja Aje vasaMtotsava jovA nagaramAM padhAravAnA che.' jANyuM, tyAre rAjI thaI gayAM. mahAmaMtrI subuddhie kumAra mATe suvarNano ratnajaDita ratha taiyAra karAvyo. rathanAM cakro sAthe ghUgharIonA gucchA bAMdhyA. ratnamALAo ane motInI merothI rathane sajAvyo. mahitArakonI racanA karI. kumArane besavA mATe, divya ane mulAyama Asana taiyAra karyuM. bIjA be rajatanA ratha taiyAra karyo. puSpamALAothI sajAvyAM. baMne rathamAM cAra cAra Asano sthApita karyA. rathonA azvo mATe paNa kanaka ane rajatanAM AbhUSaNo lAvavAmAM AvyAM. azvone sajAvyo. bhAga-3 + bhava navamo 1348 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAre potAnA rathamAM lalitAMgane besADyo. pAchaLa be kanyAonA hAthamAM cAmara ApavAmAM AvyAM. bIjA rathamAM kAmAMkura ane azoka sAthe rAjaparivAranAM bALakone besADavAmAM AvyAM. trIjA rathamAM mahArANI ane anya rAjakanyAo vagere beThI. rAjamArga para, raMgaberaMgI suMdara vastro paherIne, vAjiMtro sAthe eka nRtyamaMDaLI paNa AvI pahoMcI. yuvarAjabhA rathanI AgaLa, e maMDaLI nRtya karatI karatI cAlavAnI hatI. AsapAsanAM rAjyanAM judAM judAM nagaronA rAjakumAra paNa potapotAnA rathamAM besIne, AvI pahoMcyAM hatAM. sahue yuvarAjanuM abhivAdana karyuM. rAjamArganI baMne bAju ujjavala vastra dhAraNa karIne, hajAro strI-puruSo UbhAM rahI gayAM hatAM. makAnonI bArIomAM kulAMganAo yuvarAjane dhArI dhArIne, joI rahI hatI. "A ApaNA yuvarAja samarAditya che.' ema oLakhANa apAtI hatI. rAjakumAro rathamAMthI UtarIne, kumAranA rathanI AgaLa cAlavA lAgyAM. vividha vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM, nRtyamaMDaLI ane rAsamaMDaLI nRtya karavA lAgI. havAmAM kuMkuma raja UDavA lAgI. sarvatra harSa UchaLavA lAgyo. nagaranA rAjamArga svaccha hatAM. mArganI baMne bAjue nAnAM ramaNIya vAsasthAno ane vihArasthAno hatAM. navayauvanAo saMdhyA samaye vApramoda mANavA nUpurajhaMkAra karatI, nirbhaya rIte upavana tarapha jaI rahI hatI. nagaramAM Thera Thera suMdara bagIcAo banelA hatA. kumAra samarAdityanI vasaMtayAtrA dhIre dhIre AgaLa vadhI rahI hatI, nagaranA pramukha dvAramAMthI ratha ane azvo pasAra thayA. have mArganI baMne bAjue Amrata, AsopAlava ne lIMbaDA-pIMpaLAnAM moTAM moTAM vRkSonI hAramALA AvelI hatI. vacce vacce borasalI, caMpA ane kadaMbavRkSo, nAsikAne tarabatara karatA UbhA hatAM. tyAM eka devakulikA upara yuvarAjanI dRSTi paDI. devakulikAnA oTalA upara beThelA eka koDharogathI vyApta rogI puruSane joyo. tenI cAre bAju hajAra mAkhIo baNabaNI rahelI hatI. enI AMkho lAlacoLa hatI ane bahAra AvI gayelI hatI. enuM nAka saDI gayeluM hatuM. tenA paga upara sojA AvI gayelA hatAM. tenA mukhamAMthI lALa TapakI rahI hatI. AkhuM zarIra malina, gaMduM ane durgadhamaya hatuM. kumAra samarAdityanuM hRdaya karuNAthI chalakAI gayuM. "aho! pApakarmono kevo vipAka che!" kumAre sArathine kahyuM: "are sArathi, A kaI jAtanuM dazya che?' yuvarAje aMgulinirdeza karI, pelA rogI puruSane batAvIne pUchayuM. sArathie kahyuM: mahArAja kumAra, A koI dazya nathI vasaMtotsavanuM, A to koI vyAdhigrasta puruSa che. sArathi, A "vyAdhi' vaLI koNa che?' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1349 For Private And Personal Use Only

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he deva, suMdaramAM suMdara evuM zarIra, kALa pAke eTale vinAza pAme che... A vyAdhi, e puruSano vinAza karaze...' he sArathi, A duSTa vyAdhi lokonuM ahita karanAra che, to pitAjI ene kema nabhAvI le che?' mahArAja kumAra, eno pitAjI vagha nA karI zake. kema? e vyAdhi avadhya kema? lAva lalitAMga, mane talavAra Apa.' lalitAMganI kamarethI talavAra kheMcI laI, kumAra rathamAM UbhA thaI gayAM. rathane sArathie Ubho rAkhyo. kumAra chalAMga mArI, rathamAMthI nIce UtarI paDyAM ane moTethI bolavA lAgyA: "are duSTa vyAdhi, A puruSane choDI de, athavA mArI sAthe yuddha kara...' - kumArano avAja sAMbhaLIne, nRtyamaMDaLIo zAMta thaI gaI, UbhI rahI gaI. nagarajano tyAM ToLe vaLyAM, tyAM sArathie kumArane kahyuM: he yuvarAjakumAra, rAjAo paNa jene vaza karI zakatA nathI evo A "vyAdhi" nAmano koI duSTa puruSa nathI, paraMtu e jIvanamAM potAnAM karma vipAkathI utpanna thayelI eka zarIranI avasthA che. e kamavipAkarUpa vyAdhi upara rAjAono prabhAva kAma lAgato nathI. karmonA vipAka svarUpa A vyAdhi sarve jIvone sAmAnya hoya che.' kumAre nagaralokone pUchyuM: "zuM A vAta barAbara che?" nagaralokoe kahyuM: 'hA yuvarAja, vAta e pramANe ja che." kumAre kahyuM: "sArathi, A vyAdhithI gherAyela manuSya potAnA baLathI e vyAdhino tyAga kema karato nathI? ane AvI kharAba avasthAmAM kema rahe che?" sArathie kahyuM: "he deva, A vyAdhi evo ja hoya che ke jIva enAthI gherAya, te jIvanuM baLa cAlyuM jAya. tenA zarIranI avasthA duHkhadAyI bane.' kumAre kahyuM: "sArathi, A vyAdhino prabhAva konA upara cAlI zakato nathI?' sArathie kahyuM: "he kumAra, je jIvo pAramArthika rIte dharma-pathyanuM sevana kare che ane adharmano tyAga kare che, evA koI mahAbhAgyazALI jIva upara vyAdhino prabhAva cAlato nathI.' kumAre kahyuM: "he sArathi, jo ema ja che to ahIM kevo upAya karavo joIe?" sArathi bolyo: 'mahArAja kumAra, paramArthathI vicArIe to dharma-cikitsA choDIne, bIjo koI upAya nathI." kumAre nagarajanone pUchyuM: "he mahAnubhAvo, A sArathi je vAta kare che, te barAbara che?' nagarajanoe kahyuM: "he deva, sArathinI vAta barAbara che." kumAre kheda vyakta karatA kahyuM, "he nagarajano, vyAdhinI cikitsA, teno upAya 130 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vidyamAna hovA chatAM, e dharma-cikitsAno vicAra karavAmAM Avato nathI, eTaluM ja nahIM, pelA vyAdhigrasta puruSano sAmAnya auSadhopacAra paNa karavAmAM Avato nathI.. e keTalo duHkhI che? ane ApaNe AnaMda karIe chIe. te ucita nathI. mATe mAre vasaMtotsava nathI mANavo" kumAra samarAditya potAnA rathamAM jaIne beThAM. nagarajanoe kahyuM: "he yuvarAja, ame hamaNAM ja e puruSano auSadhopacAra karIe chIe, paraMtu nagarajanonA A cAla mahotsavamAM rasabhaMga nA karazo." sArathie kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAra, nagarajano ucita vAta kare che. e puruSane auSadhopacAra ApavAmAM Ave che. Apa Aje vividha nRtya, gIta ane nATakane juo-sAMbhaLo." kumAre kahyuM: "bhale, rathane AgaLa calAvo..." sArathie rathane hAMkyo. nRtyamaMDaLIo nAcavA lAgI, vividha vAjiMtro vAgavA mAMDyAM. sarvatra AnaMda UchaLyo. 0 0 0 AgaLa vadhatAM, rastAnI eka bAju eka ghara hatuM. e tarapha kumAranI dRSTi gaI. gharanI parasALamAM eka ati vRddha pati-patnInuM joDale beTheluM hatuM. e baMnenA zarIranAM badhAM ja avayavo sukAI gayelAM hatAM. gAtro atyaMta DhIlAM paDI gayAM hatAM. mAthA parathI badhAM vALa kharI paDyAM hatAM. zarIra kaMpatAM hatAM. AMkho UMDI gaI hatI. mukhamAMthI badhA ja dAMta paDI gayelAM hatAM. baMnene bhayaMkara dama caDyo hato. te chatAM temanA putro e baMne vRddha mAtA-pitAne haDadhUta karatAM hatAM. kumAre sArathine pUchayuM: "re sArathi, A dazya kaI jAtanuM che?' pelA ati vRddha strI-puruSa tarapha AMgaLIthI nirdeza karIne, kumAre pUchyuM. mahArAjakumAra, A koI jovA yogya dazya nathI. A to vRddhAvasthAthI herAnagati bhogavanAra pati-patnI che." are sArathi, A vRddhAvasthA koNa che? mahArAja kumAra, kALa-baLanA kAraNe A zarIranI A dazA thAya che. zarIranI A vRddhAvasthA, jarA-avasthA kahevAya." sArathi, A "jarA" avasthA duSTa che, lokonuM ahita karanArI che, to pitAjI rAjA hovA chatAM A "rA'nI upekSA kema kare che?" ha deva, pitAjI paNa teno upAya karI nA zake." sArathi, upAya kema nA karI zakAya? huM hamaNAM eno upAya karuM chuM.' kumAre myAnamAMthI talavAra kheMcI kADhI, Ubho thayo ane rathamAMthI nIce UtarI paDayo. vRddha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1351 For Private And Personal Use Only

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strI-puruSa tarapha doDyo ane bolyo: 'are jarA, tuM A baMne bicArAM strI-puruSane choDI de. tuM strI che eTale avadhya che.' ratha Ubho rahI gayo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir nRtyamaMDaLIo zAMta thaIne, UbhI rahI gaI. nagarajano ToLe vaLyAM. sArathie kumAra pAse AvIne kahyuM: 'huM kumAra, A 'jarA' kaMI dehadhArI strI nathI. Apa ene Thapako Apo teno koI artha nathI. kumAra manuSyanA zarIranI kALanA prabhAvathI A avasthA thAya che. dareka manuSyanA zarIranI ane pazu-pakSInAM zarIranI A avasthA, A jarAvasthA sahaja rIte hoya che.' kumAre nagarajano sAme joIne pUchyuM: 'A sArathi je vAta kahe che te sAcI che?' 'koI zaMkA nathI A vAtamAM, mahArAjakumAra.' 're sArathi, have meM A 'jarA'no bhAvArtha jANyo. A jarAvasthA na Ave teno upAya paNa jANyo. tethI he sArathi, tane ane A UbhelA nagarajanone kahuM chuM ke manuSyanA baLano nAza karanArI, dharma-artha ane kAma-puruSArthane hAni pahoMcADanArI, apamAna ane tiraskAranI kAraNabhUta, hAsyAspada banAvanArI evI A jarAvasthAno jyAM prabhAva vartato hoya tyAM dharmanuM auSadha choDIne, AvA utsava-mahotsavo yojavA zuM yogya lAge che?' 4 nagarazeTha bolyA: 'aho! kumArano viveka kevo che! kevI pAramArthika vAta karI kumAre! A vAta sAcI che. emAM koI pheraphAra nathI... A to duniyAmAM mahAmohano prabhAva pravartI rahyo che. he deva, Ape suMdara vAta karI, chatAM anAdikAlIna mohavAsanA chUTavI duSkara che.' 1352 kumAre kahyuM: 'he nagarazreSThI, dareka manuSya para jarAno prabhAva hovA chatAM, enA pratipakSI dharmAcaraNamAM puruSArtha na karavo, e ja kharekhara, mohavAsanA che. AvI mohavAsanA zA kAmanI? bhayaMkara viSAkavALo vyAdhi che, ane bhayaMkara kleza karanArI A jarA che...' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo

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ra0paHI prajA Aje Thera Thera nATAraMbha karatI hatI. mArga paranAM vAMsanAM jhuMDa, keLanAM jUtha, UMcA tADa ane nALiyeranAM vRkSo dUra dUrathI DokiyAM karI, jANe sahune AmaMtrI rahyAM hatAM. dUra dUra jharaNAnA kinAre besIne, nirbhayapaNe pAvo vagADatAM gopabALo. pAvo bAjue mUkIne, vasaMtotsavane jovA tathA yuvarAja samarAdityane jovA doDI AvyAM hatAM. navA ropelA AMbAvaDiyAmAM TahukatI zaramALa koyalo, emanI svaramAdhurIne rAjamArga sudhI relAvatI hatI. samarAdityanI savArI AgaLa vadhatI hatI. rAjamArga uparanI dharmazALAnA prAMgaNamAM ramatAM nAnA nAnA mora ane potAnI suvarNa caMcathI kaNa caNatA kUkaDAo, UMcI Doka kumAra sAme joI rahyAM hatAM. e ja samaye yuvarAje eka mRta daridra puruSanI smazAnayAtrA joI. jUnA khATalAmAM e mRtadehane nAkhIne, enA para jIrNa vastra vIMTALeluM hatuM. cAra puruSoe e nanAmI upADelI hatI. e mRta vyaktino svajanavarga dInaduHkhI banIne, nanAmInI pAchaLa cAlato hato. aneka strIo rudana karatI hatI. mRta puruSanI patnI chAtI phATa AkraMda karI rahI hatI. yuvarAja rathane thobhAvI, sArathine pUchyuM : 're sArathi, mohavAsanAnI vAta pachI vicArajo, pahelAM e kaho ke A dRzya zAnuM che? AmAM zuM jovA lAyaka che?' sArathine kumAre nanAmI dekhADatAM pUchayuM. sArathie smazAnayAtrA joIne, vicAra ryo: "saMsAra tarapha vairAgya jagAvanArAM eka pachI eka dRzyo Aje jovA maLe che... kharekhara, saMsAranI asAratA samajAya che. zuM kumAra saMsArano A prapaMca nahIM jANatA hoya? jANatA ja haze, paraMtu amArA jevA lokone pratibodhavA mATe ja A rIte pUchatA lAge che. AvuM mAruM anumAna che. teo mane pUche che, to mAre emane pratyuttara Apavo ja paDaze." "mahArAja kumAra, A koI jovAlAyaka vasaMtotsavanuM dazya nathI. A to marI gayelA mANasane, bALI nAkhavA smazAne laI jAya che. mANasa mRtyu pAme eTale smazAne laI javAno, saMsArano rivAja che.' he sArathi, A "mRtyu' koNa che?" "he yuvarAja, mANasanA zarIramAMthI AtmA nIkaLI jAya, tene mRtyu kahevAya, pachI AtmA vinAnA zarIrane svajano paNa tyajI de che, te mRtadehane bALI nAkhe zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1353 For Private And Personal Use Only

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he sArathi, to to kharekhara, mRtyu loko mATe ahitakArI kahevAya ne? to pachI pitAjI eno ghAta kema karatAM nathI?" mArgamAM ratha Ubho rahI javAthI nagarajano kumAranA rathane gherIne, UbhA rahI gayAM hatAM. nRtya sthagita thaI gayAM hatAM. vAjiMtro vAgatA baMdha thaI gayAM hatAM. AgaLa cAlatA rAjakumAro paNa yuvarAjanI pAse AvIne, UbhA rahI gayAM hatAM. sArathie kumArane kahyuM: mahArAjakumAra, A "mRtyu'no vadha karavA mahArAjA paNa samartha nathI. devadAnavo paNa samartha nathI.' he lalitAMga, mane khaDraga Apa. huM hamaNA e nanAmI pAse jaIne, e mRtyuno ghAta karIza." khaga laIne kumAra nanAmI tarapha dhasyo. teNe rADa pADIne kahyuM: "are duSTa mRtyu, A puruSane choDI de.. nahIMtara mArI sAthe yuddha karavA taiyAra thA...' te khaga sAthe AgaLa vadhato hato, paraMtu lalitAge tene pakaDI rAkhyo. azoka ane kAmAMkura paNa emanA rathamAMthI UtarI AvyA ane kumAranI sAme UbhAM rahyAM. sArathie kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAra, A duSTa mRtyu koI puruSa nathI. koI rAjA-- mahArAjA mRtyune rokI zakatAM nathI. game teTalA auSadhopacAra karavAmAM Ave, chatAM mRtyu vaheluM ke moDuM nizcita ja hoya che." dareka jIvAtmAnuM zarIra, potapotAnAM karmonA anusAra bane che ane karmonA anusAre ja Take che... "AyuSya-karma' pUruM thAya eTale zarIra nAza pAme. Ane mRtyu kahevAya. dareka jIva mATe A sAmAnya niyama hoya che....' kumAre nagarajano sAme joIne pUchayuM: "he nagarajano, zuM A sArathinI vAta sAcI che?" hAjI, mahArAja kumAra, vAta sAcI che." kumAre sArathine pUchyuM: he sArathi, A mRta puruSane enA svajano kema choDI de che?" he deva, have mRtadehane rAkhIne zuM karavAnuM? zarIramAMthI AtmA UDI gayo. pachI mAtra jaDa klevara ja rahe che." "sArathi, jo AtmA cAlyo gayo che, to pachI A svajano vilApa kema kare che?' sArathie kahyuM "mahArAjakumAra, A mRta puruSa, A badhAno priya puruSa hato. e priya puruSa paralokanI yAtrAe gayo... e AtmA adRzya thaI gayo. tenA A svajano e mRta priyajananAM sukato yAda karI, zokasAgaramAM DUbI gayAM che... zIka manuSyane rudana karAve che... sivAya rudana, bIjuM zuM karI zake?" 1354 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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sArathi, maranAra puruSa A lokone priya hato, to pachI A loko e priyajananI pAchaLa kema nathI jatA?' ha deva, te vAta azakya che.." kema? mRtyu pAmI gayelA AtmAne ApaNe joI zakatA nathI. e AtmA kyAM gayo? e jANI zakatAM nathI. maranAra vyakti kahIne jatI nathI ke "huM phalANI jagyAe jAuM chuM. vaLI he kumAra, dareka jIvanAM karmo vicitra hoya che. saMyogo ekasarakhA TakatA nathI. saMyogo ekasarakhA Take teTalo sneha paNa hoto nathI. mATe mANaso mRta priyajananI pAchaLa marI jatAM nathI. kumAre kahyuM: "he prabuddha sArathi, jo saMsAramAM saMyogo ekasarakhA TakatA nathI to ekabIjA sAthe prIti rAkhavI, nirarthaka ja mAnavI paDe." sArathi bolyo: "he deva, paramArtha to e ja che. "prIta kiye duHkha hoya." he sArathi, to A mRtyuthI bacavAnA upAya zo?' he deva, upAya to yogIpuruSo ja batAvI zake, mArA jevo ajJAnI upAya nA jANI zake... pachI batAvavAnI to vAta ja kyAM rahI?' kumAre nagarajanone pUchyuM: "he nagarajano, sArathinI A vAta zuM barAbara che? sAcI che?" "ema ja vAta che, sAcI vAta che, mahArAja kumAra,' nagarazreSThIe pratyuttara Apyo. he nagarajano, jo "mRtyu nizcita che, "mRtyu'nI AgaLa sarve jIvo pAmara che, sahu jIvo mATe mRtyu anivArya che, ekAMte duHkhadAyI che, apakArI che. to pachI AvA utsavonuM zuM prayojana? he nAgariko, e mRtyu para vijaya meLavavAno ja puruSArtha karavo joIe. AvA kSaNika AnaMda ApanArA utsavo ujavavAmAM A manuSyajIvanano mUlyavAna samaya veDaphI nAkhavAnI mUrkhatA nahIM karavI joIe." ja kumAranI A tattvavANI sAMbhaLIne, keTalAka nagarajano saMvega pAmyAM. keTalAka manuSyo bodhibIja pAmyAM. keTalAka kumAranI mahAnubhAvatA para ovArI gayAM. ja keTalAka kumAra pratye snehavALA banyAM. kumAre kahyuM: "sArathi, ratha pAcho vALo... A duniyAmAM kaMI jovA lAyaka nathI. ekamAtra AtmasvarUpa ja jovA lAyaka che. emAM prayatna karo.' kumArano ratha pAcho pharyo. nagarajano paNa utsava sthagita karI, potapotAnAM kAryomAM pravRtta thayAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13papa For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA, yuvarAje to Aje gajaba karyo' rAjapurohita devasena doDato rAjamahelamAM mahArAjA pAse pahoMcyo. "zuM thayuM devasena? mahArAjA, mArgamAM vyAdhigrasta puruSane joI, mahArAjakumAre upadeza Apyo. ati vRddha pati-patnIne joIne, rAjakumAre sahune tattvabodha Apyo ane mRtadehanI nanAmI joIne yuvarAje "mRtyu' para bodha Apyo.... ane vasaMtotsavanI ujavaNI baMdha thaI gaI... sahu loko potapotAnA kAryamAM lAgI gayAM.... raMgamAM bhaMga paDyo mahArAjA!" mahArAjAnA manamAM thoDo uga thayo. temane ciMtA thavA lAgI. haju kumAranuM citta saMsAranA manohara padArthomAM lAgatuM nathI. haju tenuM mana virakta ja che. nagaranI suMdarI.. paNa kumArane vilAsI nA banAvI zakI. traNa mitro paNa kumArane viSayAsakta ke zRMgArapriya na banAvI zakyA. khera, samajAtuM nathI, kumAranI zI bhavitavyatA che? pAse UbhelA pratihArIne kahyuM: 'jA, ane yuvarAjane mArI pAse bolAvI lAva." pratihArIe jaIne, kumAra samarAdityane mahArAjAno saMdezo Apyo. kumAre kahyuM: 'pratihArI, pitAjIne kahe ke huM hamaNAM ja emanI sevAmAM upasthita thAuM chuM." pratihArI gayo. kumAre sArathine kahyuM: "rathane rAjamahela laI cAla." sArathie rathane rAjamahela tarapha haMkArI mUkyo. rathamAMthI UtarI, kumAra mahArAja pAse gayo. mitro potapotAnA sthAne gayAM. kumAre mahArAjAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA ane mahArAjAnI pAse beTho. pitAjI, mane zIgha bolAvyo kaMI? koI vizeSa prayojana?" "vatsa, mAre tane kaMIka kahevuM che." "pitAjI, Apa nizcitatAthI kahI zako cho.' "paraMtu kumAra, huM kahuM e pramANe tAre avazya karavAnuM che." 'pitAjI vaDIlonAM ane gurujanonAM vacana alaMghanIya hoya che. chatAM Apa A rIte mArA para mAnasika dabANa zA mATe lAvo cho? e mane samajAtuM nathI. gurujanonAM vacana para vicAra karavAno hoya ja nahIM! Apa je pramANe AjJA karazo, te pramANe karIza.... pitAjI, gurujanonI pUjA, e to dharmanI pUrvabhUmikA che. emAMya "du:pratikArI mAtApitaro" mAtApitAnA upakArano badalo vALI zakAto nathI. vALavo ghaNo ghaNo duSkara hoya che.' kumAra..." mahArAjAno- kaMTha avaruddha thaI gayo. temaNe UbhA thaI, kumArane potAnI chAtIe cAMpyo. tenA mastaka para hAtha pheravatA rahyAM. harSanAM AMsuo TapakavA lAgyAM. gadgada svare teo bolyA: 13pas bhAga-3 % bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAra, tuM vinayI che, vivekI che. te kyAreya amAro avinaya nathI karyo.. aviveka nathI karyo. kyAreya mAruM ke tArI jananInuM hRdaya nathI dUbhavyuM, ame paNa tArA manane dUbhavavA nathI icchatAM... jA vatsa, hamaNAM tuM tAruM kAma kara. samaya AvatAM vAta karIza." pitAjI, jevI ApanI AjJA...' | vinayathI mahArAjAne praNAma karI, kumAra potAnA AvAsamAM Avyo. AvAsamAM azoka, lalitAMga ane kAmAMkura traNe mitro beThAM hatAM. traNee UbhA thaI, kumAranuM svAgata karyuM. kumAre vastraparivartana karI, sAdAM zveta vastro dhAraNa karyA ane mitronI sAthe beTho. azoke kahyuM: kumAra, Aje to vasaMtotsavane tame adhyAtma-utsavamAM badalI nAkhyo. are bhAI, vyAdhi, jarA ane mRtyunA viSayamAM, meM to AvI pAramArthika hRdayasparzI vAta Aje ja sAMbhaLI.. ne mAruM mana hAlI UDyuM!" kAmAMkura bolyo. lalitAMge kahyuM: "mahArAjakumAranA rathano sArathi kevo tattvajJAnI che! kumAranA praznonA uttara kevA suMdara Apato hato? kharekhara, mane to e sArathi khUba gamyo.' kAmAMkure kahyuM: 'lalitAMga, jo tuM icche to sArathi ane ratha - baMne tane bheTa apAvI dauM.' kAmAMkura, have vaLI levAnI vAta kevI? have to je kaMI che ApaNI pAse, teno tyAga karavAnI vAta kara. mane sArathi nahIM, sArathinI tattvajJAnapUrNa vAto khUba gamI..." paraMtu keTalAka yuvAnone acAnaka utsava sthagita thaI gayo, e na gamyuM." kAmAMkura bolyo. kAmAMkura, badhI vAto badhAne na game. khuda indra paNa sahune khuza karI zakato nathI, to ApaNe kevI rIte karI zakavAnA? emAMya pAramArthika vAto bahu thoDA jIvone game. samarAditye kAmAMkuranA mananuM samAdhAna karatAM kahyuM. azoka bolyo: "kumAra, Apano ratha rAjamahela tarapha vaLyA pachI, huM rathamAMthI Utaryo ane 10-12 yuvAna jora jorathI carcA karatAM hatAM, temanI pAse jaIne, meM kahyuM: 'mitro, mahArAjakumAre vasaMtotsava karavAnI nA pADI ja nathI. tame jAo ane gIta-nRtya ane nATaka racAvo. tamane rAjya taraphathI ke rAjakumAra taraphathI koI avarodha nahIM thAya..." "pachI?" lalitAge kaMIka uttejita thaIne pUchyuM. pachI meM temane kahyuM: 'bhale tame vasaMtotsava Ujavo, paraMtu kumAre kahelI vAto - zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 3che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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vyAdhi, jarAvasthA ane mRtyu aMgenI, enA para vicAra to karajo. eka divasa ApaNo paNa vAro AvavAno che.' basa, ATaluM kahIne, huM rathamAM jaIna, besI gayo.. ne ratha rAjamahela tarapha doDyo...' azoka, anAdikALathI jIva vaiSayika sukhono ja anurAgI che... jIvone vaipayika sukho ja game che. e to pragADha karmonI nirjarA thaI jAya, mahAmohano prabhAva kSINa thAya, tyAre ja pAramArthika vAto manuSyanA gaLe Utare che. je loko A vAto nA samaje... temanA pratye karuNAbhAvanAthI ja vicAra karavAno. emanA pratye dveSa ke aNagamo nahIM karavAno. pAramArthika tattvonI avagaNanA karanArAo, niMdA ane apalApa karanArAo pratye paNa dayApUrNa hRdayathI ja vicAra karavAno. e jIvonI bhAvakaruNA ja vicAravAnI jarAya dveSa nahIM karavAno." mitro samarAdityanI vAta sAMbhaLI, pramudita thayAM. azoke kumArane kahyuM: mahArAjakumAra, mane gaI kAle mAtAjIe - mahArANIe bolAvelo...' "prayojana?' "kumArane samajAvavAnuM.' eTale?' 'kumAra lagna karavAnI hA pADe." "mane mAtAe A viSayamAM pUchyuM ja nathI.' enuM kAraNa che." "zuM kAraNa?" kadAca tame nA pADo to mAtAnuM hRdaya dubhAya. ane hA paDAvatAM kadAca tamAruM mana kacavAya. mahArANI A baMne vAta nathI icchatAM." azoka, saMsAramAM lagabhaga badhAM ja mAtA-pitA A vAta cAhatA hoya che ke emano putra paraNe. bhale, paraNyA pachI e sukhI thAya ke duHkhI thAya." kumAra, mAtApitAnI bhAvanA to putrane sukhI karavAnI ja hoya che. bhale, putra potAnAM karmonA anusAra sukhI thAya ke duHkhI thAya." azoka bolyo.. kAmAMkara khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyo.. hasatAM hasatAM bolyo: oho.. Aje pahelI ja vAra azoka tattavANI uccArI che... mATe Aje enA taraphathI priya bhojana samAraMbha thavo joIe.' sahu mitronA hAsyathI khaMDa guMjI UThyo. che je 1358 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMkaTa samaya hato. suMdara vAtAvaraNa hatuM. suMdara hatI ane suMdara prakAza hato. jaLa-sthaLa soMsaravuM jANe koI sarasatAnuM mojuM laheriyAM khAI rahyuM hatuM. rAjamahelanI pAchaLanA "suMdara' udyAnamAM cAre mitro beThAM hatAM. thoDI vAra to sahu mUMgA mUMgA besI rahyAM. chevaTe azokathI nA rahevAyuM. eNe sahuthI pahelAM maunabhaMga karyo. kumAra, zuM lagna karavA gamatAM nathI?" kumAra mAtra hasyo. e hAsyamAM suMdara uttara samAyelo hato. kumAra, kAle rAtre jANavA maLyuM che ke rAjanagaranA mahArAjA khaDragasenanI be putrIo - vizvamavatI ane kAmalatAne laIne, tyAMnA mahAmaMtrI abhayasiMha, amarasiMha, akSayasiMha vagere moTA rasAlA sAthe ahIM AvyA che. rAjyanA vizALa atithigRhamAM temano utAro che. huM Aje savAre mahArANInuM AmaMtraNa maLatAM rAjamahelamAM gayo hato.' "kema? e rAjakumArIo sAthe tAruM goThavAya che ke?' kAmAkure majAka karI. kema tane IrSA AvI ke?' azoka kaMI pAcho paDe ema na hato..." nA re bhAI, ApaNe to paraNavuM ja nathI ne. ApaNe to dIkSA levI che." bahu sarasa. gurudeva padhAravAnA ja che. pahelo ziSya tuM banI jaIza." lalitAMge kahyuM: "azoka, mahArANIjIe tane bolAvIne zuM kahyuM?" mane kahe, vatsa azoka, rAjanagaranI be rAjakumArIone tAre jovAnI che.... pachI enuM evuM suMdara varNana rAjakumAra sAme karavAnuM che ke rAjakumAra e rAjakumArIo sAthe paraNavA taiyAra thaI jAya.' aho, mAtAno kevo pragADha moha che mArA upara. huM paraNuM to e sukhI thAya. kevI ajJAnatAbharI mAnyatA che mAtAnI." je hoya te kharI. kumAra, tamAre lagna to karavo paDaze." azoke kahyuM. lalitAge kahyuM: "azoka, teM baMne rAjakumArIne joI?" hA, joIne ja Avyo mahArANIjIe e baMnene bolAvI hatI, potAnI pAse. Ama to mahArANInA bhAInI ja e putrIo che ne. meM e baMnene joI." kevI che? varNana to kara! saMskRta, prAkRta bhASAno moTo paMDita che. to varNana karatAM nathI AvaDatuM?" kAmakura Aje Akramaka mijAjamAM hato. paraMtu azoka praphullita hato. teNe kahyuM: zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 135e For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM varNana to karuM... mahArAja kumAre dattacitte e varNana sAMbhaLavAnuM ane lagna mATe ApaNI pAse hA pADavAnI.' hA bhAI, huM hA paDAvIza.. tuM varNana to kara.' kAmAkure rAjakumAra sAme joIne kahyuM: meM eka jUnA prAkRta bhASAnA kavie karelA devasuMdarInA varNanane vAMcyuM che. basa, evI ja A be rAjakumArI che, sAMbhaLo - ja manahara rAjahaMsIne cAle cAlanArI. masta kaTipradeza ane payodharathI zobhAyamAna. pUrNa vikasita pA jevAM locanavALI, ka AkarSaka vakSapradeza ane patalI kamara! suvarNamaNinI laTakatI kaTimekhalAthI kAMtimAna! e rUmajhUmatI ghUgharIo, suMdara tilaka ane valayathI vibhUSita. suMdara tilaka ane valayathI vibhUSita. netromAM kAjaLanI suMdara racanAvALI...' azoke saundaryapArAyaNa pUruM karyuM. lalitAge mauna toDyuM. azoka, teM be rAjakumArInuM varNana karyuM. barAbara che, paraMtu mahArAjakumAra e baMnene jALavaze kharA ne? e baMnene pUrNa sneha Apaze ne? evuM na thAya ke kumAra emanA khaMDamAM paramAtmAnuM dhyAna karyA kare ane pelI be yuvarAjJI rAte AkAzanA tArA gayAM kare.... divase prahara gaNyA kare ane varSanA aMte virahanAM gIto gAyAM kare.' lalitAge kumAra sAme joyuM. kumAra lalitAMga sAme joI hasI paDayo, teNe kahyuM: 'mitro, Aje tamane zuM thaI gayuM che? Aje mArA para tame sahu varasI paDyA cho. te te kALe je yogya haze te karIza! tame jANo cho ne ke huM tamArI dareka vAta mAnuM chuM. mAtApitAnI paNa eka eka AjJA mAnuM chuM.' mahArAjakumAra, tamArI vAta sAcI che. ame tamane amArA mitra mAnIe chIe.... mitra ja nahIM, amArA "guru mAnIe chIe. tamane sAcI vAta kahuM? mahArAjAne ciMtA che ke kadAca tame lagna mATe saMmata na thAo to? temaNe to tamArA mATe keTakeTalI ucca kalpanAo karI che. tame ane ame paNa jANatAM na hatAM ke mahArAjA eka divya mahela tamArA mATe banAvI rahyA che. lagna karIne tame e mahelamAM raho - e temanI kAmanA che. gaI kAle ja meM e mahelanuM zilpa-sthApatya joyuM. mahArAjAne zilpa-sthApatyanI ATalI badhI abhiruci. 4390 bhAga-3 ja bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kArIgaronAM TAMkaNAM suMdara bhAta pADI UThe, e mATe emaNe gurjara ane maru dezamAMthI Arasa maMgAvyo che. paMjAbanI khANomAMthI sUryakAnta paththara, moM -mAMgyAM mUla ApIne ANyo che. te uparAMta AgrAnI pAseno rAto paththara paNa maMgAvyo che. govaLakoMDAthI hIrA, buMdela khaMDathI pannA, khaMbhAtathI akIka, irAnathI abarakha, gomeda maMgAvyA che. e mahelane sonAnAM kamADo lAgyAM che. rUpAnA raveza ane sukhaDanA kaTheDAo racAyA che. dezadezathI sAmagrI AvatI jAya che. niSNAta kArIgaronI bharatI thayA ja kare che. mahelanI AsapAsa sarunAM jhADa, bhAta bhAtanA phUlachoDa, saMgemaramarano hoja vagerenuM nirmANa karyuM che. mahArAja kumAra, tame e mahelane jozo tyAre tamane mahArAjAnA hRdayano sAco khyAla Avaze. 'mane pitAjInA ane mAtAjInA apAra snehano anubhava che ane huM emanA hRdayane kyAreya dUbhavIza nahIM, A mAruM vacana che.' 'ghaNuM uttama kahyuM, kumAra, have amAre A viSayamAM vizeSa kaMI ja kahevuM nathI...' lalitAMge vAtane pUrNa karI. 'mahArAjakumAra, mahArAjA Apane atyAre yAda kare che.' pratihArIe samarAdityane praNAma karI, nivedana karyuM. 'koI prayojana tuM jANe che?' 'ApanA mosALathI rAjapuruSo AvelA che, mahArAjAnI pAse beThelA che ... ATaluM huM jANuM chuM.' 'jevI pitAjInI AjJA. huM AvuM chuM.' pratihArI cAlyo gayo. kumAre rAjasabhAne ucita vastrabhUSA karI. azoka vagere traNe mitronI sAthe kumAra rAjasabhAmAM gayo. kumAre mahArAjAne praNAma karyAM ane bAjumAM beTho. mitro kumAranI pAchaLa beThA. mahArAjAe sarvaprathama mitro sAme joyuM. mitrone prasannavadana joyAM. kumA2ne paNa praphullita nayanavALo joyo. mahArAjAe kumArane kahyuM: 'vatsa, tuM tArA mAmA mahArAjA khaDgasenane jANe che, mahArAjAe potAnI ati priya be putrIo vibhramavatI tathA kAmalatAne, maMtrIvarga sAthe ahIM mokalI che, baMne rAjakumArI tArI sAthe lagna karavA icche che. baMne kanyAone tArA pratye anurAga che.' 'pitAjI, emane ke mane anurAga hoya ke nahIM, e pachInI vAta che, Apa ane mArI mAtA tame zuM iccho cho?' kumAre kahyuM: 'amArI e ja icchA che ke A be kanyAo sAthe tuM lagna karIne, amArA manane prasanna kara. kanyAonAM mAtA-pitAne paNa harSa thaze... kanyAonA manoratha phaLaze... ane rAjakuLanA sarve vRddhajanone AnaMda thaze...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 1331

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kamAra vicAravA lAgyo: "lagnanI vAta koI sArI vAta nathI ja. saMyogo duHkhanAM kAraNo che... paraMtu A guruvacana che, mAtApitA gusthAne che. na chUTake pAlana karavuM paDe, evuM A guruvacana che. guruvacana ullaMghI zakAya nahIM. vaLI huM pitAjI sAthe pUrva vacanathI baMdhAI gayelo paNa chuM ke "Apa je AjJA karazo te mAnIza. mATe A vacana mAre mAnI levuM ja rahyuM. guru-AjJAmAM tatpara banelA jIvonuM bhAvathI azubha thatuM nathI." kumArane gaMbhIra ciMtanamAM DUbelo joI, mahArAjAne ciMtA thaI. temaNe kahyuM: 'kumAra, ciMtA choDI de. meM pUrve tane karelI vAtanuM smaraNa kara. vatsa, tArA kalyANanI ja bhAvanA che, bIjI koI ja bhAvanA nathI, mATe kumAra, tuM mArI AjJAno svIkAra kara." kumAranuM mana harSita banyuM. teNe tarata ja kahI dIdhuM: "he pitAjI, jema Apa AjJA karazo, tema karIza.." bahu sAruM vatsa, ghaNo ja sAro uttara Apyo. tAro viveka yogya che. tArI gurubhakti suMdara che, tuM sAce ja kalyANanuM pAtra che. alabatta, huM jANuM chuM ke tAruM hRdaya vizuddha dharmanuM pakSapAtI che. sajjana puruSo vizuddha dharmanA pakSapAtI joIe ja. kumAra, huM samajuM chuM ke A saMsAra asAra ja che. vairAgyanuM kAraNa che... chatAMya vizuddha kuLa-paraMparAne TakAvavA mATe lagna karavA Avazyaka che. kuLakramane anusaravuM joIe. A pramANe sarvaprathama, lokadharmane anusaravuM joIe. che te pachI paripakva banIne, artha-kAma puruSArtha karavA joIe. putraprApti thAya eTale vaMzanI sthApanA thAya. te pachI prauDha vaye lokamAM sArabhUta dharmanuM zaraNa aMgIkAra karavuM joIe. AtmAne guNavAna banAvI, vizuddha dharmanuM pAlana karavuM joIe. kumAra, teM mArI AjJA mAnI tethI mAruM mana prasanna thayuM. pariNAma sAruM ja Avaze.. A ja samaye aneka zubha zukano thayAM: che kAramAM praveza karatAM siddhArtha nAmanA purohitanA mukhamAMthI harSabharelA zabdo nIkaLyAM: "saMdeha nA karo, avazya pariNAma sAruM ja Avaze.' maMgala vAjiMtronA zabda saMbhaLAyAM. madonmatta hAthInI gula gula karatI garjanA saMbhaLAI. ja baMdI lokoe mahArAjAno jayajayakAra karyo. mahArAjAe kahyuM: 'kumAra, keTalAM badhAM zubha zukana thAya che! badhAM zukano anukULa thayAM che." 13ura bhAga-3 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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sarve zukanonA artha jANanAra kumAre kahyuM: 'pitAjInA AzIrvAdathI kaMI paNa asAdhya nathI. ApanA ane mAtAjInA mArA para AzIrvAda che... basa, mAre bIjuM zuM joIe? badhuM zubha ja thavAnuM che.' mahArAjAe pradhAnamaMDaLane aneka AjJAo karI: * mahAdAna devaDAvo. * samagra nagarane zaNagAro. * aMtaHpurane AmaMtraNa Apo. nagarazreSThIone nimaMtraNa Apo. * nRtyamaMDaLone bolAvo. rAsamaMDaLIone bolAvo. * AnaMdabherI vagaDAvo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * mArga para nATakonuM Ayojana karAvo. ane mahattvapUrNa kArya -rAjapurohitone lagnanuM muhUrta pUcho. mahArAjAnI AjJAono tarata ja amala zarU thayo. rAjapurohite mahArAjAne kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, kumAra samarAdityanuM lagna Aje paMcamInA divase ja karavuM joIe. zreSTha muhUrta che.' 'purohitajI, tame zreSTha muhUrta ApyuM. ghaNuM sAruM karyuM.' mahArAjAe potAnA gaLAmAMthI svarNahAra kADhI, purohitane bheTa Apyo. mahArAjAe maMtrIone kahyuM: 'Aje ja saMdhyA samaye lagnanuM muhUrta che mATe, lagna samAraMbhanI taiyArIo zarU karI che.' mahAmaMtrI subuddhie kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, moTA bhAganI taiyArIo thaI gaI che. rAjamahelanA dvAre maMgalamaya pavitra vAjiMtro vAgI rahyAM che. rAjaparivAra rAjamahelamAM bhegAM thaI rahyo che. ApanI AjJAno amala thaI rahyo che. lagna mATenI mukhya sAmagrI bhaMDAramAMthI kADhIne, mahArANIne ApavAmAM Ave che. bhaMDAramAMthI devadRSyo kADhIne, rAjaparivArane ApavAmAM Ave che. caMdaravA ane toraNo lagnamaMDapamAM bAMdhavAmAM Ave che. upasthita mitrarAjAone bhaMDAramAMthI mukhya Ayudho kADhIne, ApavAmAM Ave che. lagnanA varooDA mATe hAthI ane hAthaNIone zaNagArIne, parivArane soMpavAmAM Ave che. azvazALAmAMthI azvone kADhIne, temane suzobhita karavAmAM Ave che. moTo lagnamaMDapa baMdhAya che. maNinAM toraNo baMdhAI rahyAM che. suvarNadaMDavALI dhajAo bAMdhavAmAM AvI che. suvarNanI vedikA sthApavAmAM AvI che. suvarNanA maMgaLa kaLazo taiyAra karavAmAM AvyA che.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 9393

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bIjI bAju vadhUpakSe paNa potAnI taiyArIo karavA mAMDI, baMne kanyAone snAna karAvavAmAM AvyuM. kAmadevanI pUjA karAvAmAM AvI. maMtravidhAna karAvavAmAM AvyuM ane baMne rAjakumArIne sArI rIte, vastrAbharaNothI zaNagAravAmAM AvI. A bAju mukhya rAjapurohita, rAjakumAra pAse kuLadevatAnI pUjA karAvI. guruvargane kumAre namaskAra karyA. mitronuM sanmAna karyuM, maMgalakArI zukana joyAM ane vivAha mATe azoka vagere mitro sAthe kumAra rathamAM ArUDha thayo. AnaMdano kalarava UchaLyo. A maMgaLa vAjiMtra vAgavA lAgyAM. vArAMganAo nRtya karavA lAgI. A aMtaHpuranI strIo maMgala gIto gAvA lAgI. rAjAo kumAranA rathanI AgaLa cAlavA lAgyAM. A kAmI-vilAsI yuvAno kumAranI pAchaLa nAcavA lAgyAM. ja nagarImAM sarvatra AnaMda chavAyo. che mahArAjA svayaM ati prasanna thayAM. paraMtu kumAra samarAdityanA manamAM bhaviSyanA bhavasvarUpanuM ciMtana cAlatuM hatuM. enA cittamAM vairAgya ane saMvega ramatA hatA. A badhI lagnavidhi 'bAlaceSTA' lAgatI hatI. stutipAThako stuti karatAM hatAM. ke nagarajano kumAranI prazaMsA karatAM hatAM. vivAhamaMDapa AvI gayo. kumAra, mitro sAthe rathamAMthI UtarI, vivAhamaMDapamAM pravezyo. purohite lagnavidhi karAvI. hastameLApa thayo. agni pragaTo, vadhUo sAthe kumAra pherA pharyo. tyAM upasthita lokono satkAra karyo. mahAdAna ApavAmAM AvyuM. lagnavidhi pUrNa thaI. be patnIo sAthe rathamAM besIne, kumAra samarAditya nUtana prAsAdamAM pravezyo. sAthe azoka vagere mitro hatAM. patnIo sAthe kuMdalatA, mAninI vagere sakhIo hatI. divasa AthamavAnI taiyArImAM hato, eTale kumAre ne sahue bhojana karI lIdhuM. sUryabiMba zItaLa banI gayuM. kiraNo sameTAI gayAM. saMdhyA pragaTa thaI. AkAza lAla lAla thaI gayuM. caMdrodaya thayo. AkAzanuM saundarya khIlI UThayuM. kumAre mitro sAthe vAsabhavanamAM praveza karyo. pAchaLa ja navavadhUoe potAnI sakhIo sAthe praveza karyo. ra eka eka 1398 bhAga-3 % bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vi@ahvatI suvarNanI kAMti jevI manohara hatI ane kAmalatA thoDI zyAma varNavALI chatAM lAvaNyamayI hatI. hAthIdAMtanI pUtaLI para kesarI raMgathI vilepana kareluM hoya ane e jevI zobhe tevI vibhramavatI zobhatI hatI, jyAre kAmalatA haricaMdananA rasathI vilepana karelI nirmaLa indra nIlamaNinI pUtaLI jevI zobhatI hatI. kumAre baMne patnIne joI. kumAranuM citta prasanna thayuM. tenA manamAM baMne patnIonuM avalokana zarU thayuM. A baMne kumArIonI kalyANa AkRti che, aMgopAMga suMdara che. niSkalaMka lAvaNya che. baMnenI mukhAkRti upazAMta che, lakSaNo suMdara che. dhIra ane vinIta dekhAya che...' zayanagRhamAM maNi-dIpako saLagI rahyAM hatAM. yogya sthAno para puSpaguccha goThavelAM hatAM. bhIMto para caMpakamALAo laTakatI hatI. sugaMdhI cUrNathI zayanagRhane suvAsita banAveluM hatuM. suMdara zayana bichAvelAM hatAM. kumAra samarAditya zayana para beTho. azoka vagere mitro yogya sthAne beThA. sasalAnA udara jevA suMvALA gAlIcA para vizvamavatI ane kAmalatA beThAM. kuMdalatA, mAninI vagere sakhIo potAne yogya sthAne beThI, kuMdalatA vizvamavatI pAse ane mAninI kAmalatA pAse beThI, kuMdalatA ane mAninI, baMne sakhI catura ane vicakSaNa hatI. kalocita kartavyonuM pAlana karavAmAM, baMne sakhIo kuzaLa hatI. baMne sakhIoe sarvaprathama kumArane tAMbUla ApyuM. tyAra pachI kuMdalatA UbhI thaI, kumArane bakulapuSponI mALA arpaNa karatAM kahyuM: "mahArAja kumAra, tamArI A priyatamAe, atyaMta anurAgathI svahaste gUMthelI A mAlA che.' kumAre AdarapUrvaka mALAno svIkAra karyo. tyAra pachI mAninI UbhI thaI. tenI pAse mAdhavalatAnAM puSponI mALA hatI. teNe A mALA kumArane arpaNa karatAM kahyuM. "he deva, tamArI A priyatamA kAmalatAe svahaste gUMthelI A mALA che, teno svIkAra karo." kumAre AdarathI mALAno svIkAra karyo ane baMnene saMbodhIne kahyuM: "baMne priyatamAono mArA para ATalo badho anurAga che, ethI mAruM mana prasanna thayuM..." kuMdalatA bolI: "mahArAjakumAra, jyArathI A be rAjakumArIoe paradezI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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stutipAThakonA mukhe ApanuM nAma ane ApanA suMdara dehanuM varNana sAMbhaLyuM che tyArathI A baMne ApanA para mohita thaI che. A baMne rAjaputrIo kyAreka apUrva AnaMda to kyAreka tIvra viSAda anubhave che. baMne baheno ApanI vAto karata dharAtI nathI. kyAreka kalAbhyAsa karatAM karatAM, ApanA vicAromAM caDhI jatI hatI.. kalAbhyAsa choDI detI hatI... kyAreka lajjA, kyAreka mUMjhavaNa, kyAreka udvega to kyAreka ati AnaMda. jyAre mahArAjAne khabara paDI ke 'baMne rAjaputrIo koI bhAre mUMjhavaNamAM che.' teoe rAjaputrIonI sakhIo pAsethI sAcuM kAraNa jANyuM. teoe baMne putrIone bolAvIne, kahI dIdhuM: 'tamane baMnene kumAra samarAditya sAthe paraNAvIza tame jarAya ciMtA nA karo...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kumAra, baMne rAjaputrIno manoratha Aje phaLyo che.' kumAre vicAra karyo: 'A baMne priyatamAono mArA upara atyaMta anurAga che, e vAta nirvivAda che. ane anurAgI jIvo, * bhaviSyakALano dIrgha vicAra karI zakatAM nathI. priya vyakti temane je kahe, te sAMbhaLe che. * koI paNa tarka-vitarka karyA vinA, tenI AjJA mAnI le che. * teo aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka dareka kArya kare che. mATe A baMnene atyAre huM dharmopadeza ApuM to? joke A azoka, kAmAMkura vagere mitro ane rAjaputrIonI sakhIone ucita nahIM lAge! kadAca temane mArI vAto hAsyAspada paNa lAgaze ke 'A raMgarAga ane bhogavilAsanA samaye kumAra A kevI dharmanI vyartha vAto kare che?' paraMtu mAruM aMtaHkaraNa ema mAne che ke A samaye huM je dharmopadeza ApIza, tenuM pariNAma zreSTha Avaze. suMdara pariNAma jovA maLaze. atyAre huM mArA aMtaHkaraNanA avAjane ja anusaruM.' kumAre vibhramavatI tathA kAmalatAne saMbodhIne kahyuM: 'he rAjaduhitAo, tamane mArA para ati anurAga che ne?' baMne rAjaputrIo mauna rahI. 'vAta gaMbhIra lAge che...' ema samajI, DAbA paganA aMgUThAthI maNijaDita bhUmi dabAvatI rahI, baMne baheno UMDA vicAramAM DUbI gaI. kuMdalatAe kumArane uddezIne kahyuM: 1300 'he mahArAjakumAra, vANIthI bhale baMne rAjaputrIoe pratyuttara na Apyo, paraMtu AdarapUrNa vyavahArathI anukULa pratyuttara ApI ja dIdho che. kumAra potAnI divya buddhithI te jANI zake che.' kumAre kuMdalatAne kahyuM: 'tamArI vAta mAnI lauM chuM, paraMtu mane eka vAtano uttara bhAga-3 * bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Apo. je anurAga ahitamAM pravartAvavA mATeno hoya, te anurAgane kevo samajavo?' mAninIe thoDI nArAjI sAthe pUchyuM: "he kumAra, AvA pati pratyenA vizuddha anurAgamAM "ahita kyAMthI AvyuM? A vAta mArI samajamAM AvatI nathI.' mAninIe, kAmalatA tathA vizvamavatI tarapha joyuM, pachI kumAra sAme praznabharI daSTithI jovA mAMDyuM. kumAre prasanna vadane kahyuM: "anurAga paNa ahitakArI hoI zake. A viSaya para huM eka dRSTAMta ApI, A viSaya samajAvuM chuM." 'saMbhaLAvaze kumAra, AnaMda thaze.' mAninI bolI, kumAre prAraMbha karyo: kAmarUpa nAmanA dezamAM "madanapura" nAmanuM nagara hatuM. te dezano rAjA hato pradyumna ane rANInuM nAma hatuM rati. rAjA-rANI vaiSayika sukhomAM lIna hatAM. eka divasanI vAta che. rAjA azakIDA karavA jaMgalomAM gayo hato. rANI mahelanA gokhamAM UbhI. UbhI, cAra dizAomAM avalokana karatI hatI. te samaye rAjamArga parathI pasAra thatA eka suMdara yuvAnane joyo. rANIne e yuvAna gamI gayo. e yuvAnane bheTavAnI icchA thaI. rANInI bhogavAsanA prabaLa thaI UThI. te yuvAna tarapha anurAgapUrNa dRSTithI joI rahI. e yuvAne paNa rANIne joI. tenA cittamAM paNa rANI pratye anurAga pragaTyo. rANI samajI gaI ke "A yuvAna mArA mananI vAta samajI gayo che. rANI harSita thaI gaI. pelo yuvAna mahelanI sAme ja Ubho rahI gayo. te kAmAtura banI gayo hato. rANIe tarata ja "jAlinI' nAmanI dAsIne bolAvI. A jAlinI, ratirANInI eka eka vAta jANatI hatI, aMgata dAsI hatI. tene rANIe kahyuM: 'jAlinI, jo sAme pelo yuvAna Ubho che. yuvatIone saMtoSa ApanAra e yuvAnane mArI pAse laI Ava.' dAsI samajI gaI. e pelA yuvAnane oLakhI gaI. e yuvAna, vimalamati nAmanA sArthavAhano putra zubhakura hato. dAsI tene mAtra izArAthI rAjamahelamAM laI AvI. tene rANIvAsamAM mUkI, dAsI cAlI gaI. zubhaMkara rANInA palaMga para beTho. rANIe tene tAMbUla ApyuM. haju zubhaMkare tAMbUla grahaNa karyuM tyAM to mahelanI nIce mahArAjA pradyumnanA Agamanano kolAhala saMbhaLAyo.' "are, mahArAjA padhAratA lAge che.' rANI gabharAI... zubhaMkarane kyAM chupAvavo.. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1398 For Private And Personal Use Only

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te bebAkaLI banIne, cAre bAju jovA lAgI. teNe viSTAgRha joyuM. zubhaMkarane kahyuM: tuM A viSTAgRhamAM chupAI jA. nahIMtara mahArAjA tane ane mane ahIM ja mArI nAkhaze." zubhaMkara gabharAyo. e viSTAgRha (saMDAsa)mAM chupAI gayo. rANIe daravAjo baMdha karyo. mahArAjA AvyA. AvatAMnI sAthe ja bolyA: mAre vaDInIti mATe saMDAsamAM javuM che." zubhaMkare sAMbhaLyuM. eNe vicAryuM. "nakkI have mota AvyuM...' te atyaMta bhaya pAmyo, teNe bacavAno eka ja mArga joyo. saMDAsanA kUvAmAM UtarI javAno! jIvananI abhilASA hatI ne! te UMDA, aMdhAriyA, durgadhamaya, kIDAothI khadabadatA kUvAmAM UtarI gayo... nIce azucimAM DUbI gayo. tenI AMkho baMdha thaI gaI. zarIra saMkocAI gayuM. kIDAo tenA zarIrane pholI khAvA lAgyAM. vedanAthI atyaMta AkuLavyAkuLa thavA lAgyo... dhIre dhIre mUcchita thaI gayo. rAjAnA aMgarakSakoe pahelAM saMDAsa tapAsyuM. pachI rAjAe temAM praveza karyo. vaDInIti karIne, te bahAra Avyo. ratirANI sAthe AnaMda pramoda karatAM karatAM sUrya asta thaI gayo. rAjA potAnA khaMDamAM cAlyo gayo. rANIe jAlinIne pUchayuM: 'jalinI, pelo yuvAna saMDAsamAM chupAyo hato. e kyAM adRzya thaI gayo haze?' 'devI, bIje kyAM jAya? saMDAsanA kUvAmAM utarI gayo haze." ema ja lAge che. sAruM thayuM. ciMtA TaLI gaI...' 0 0 0 zubhaMkara e viAnA kUvAmAM divaso sudhI dhora vedanA sahato rahyo. keTalAka divaso pachI sApha karavA mATe, e kUvAnA bIjA dvArane kholavAmAM AvyuM. e dvAramAMthI azuci ane pANInI sAthe mUcchita avasthAmAM zubhaMkara paNa bahAra nIkaLyo. zubhaMkaranuM zarIra sAva vikRta thaI gayuM hatuM. ghaNA divaso pachI tene sUryano prakAza maLyo. hAtha-paganA nakha nIkaLI gayAM hatAM. cAmaDI saDI gaI hatI. te eka prahara sudhI bahAranI gaTaramAM paDyo rahyo... havA ane prakAza maLatAM tenI mUra dUra thaI. teNe AMkho kholI. dhIre dhIre te Ubho thayo... AjubAju najara karI. eka khAbociyAmAM pANI joyuM, dhIre dhIre tyAM jaIne, eNe zarIra sApha karyuM. tyAra pachI e enA ghara tarapha cAlyo. gharanA dvAre pahoMcatAM, ghasnA loko bhayabhIta thaI gayAM. 'jarUra A koI bhUta lAge che.' pitA vimalamati, gharano daravAjo baMdha karavA lAgyAM. zubhaMkare kahyuM: 138 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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'pitAjI, tame bhaya nA pAmo. huM zubhaMkara chuM...' 'tuM zubhaMkara nA hoya, mAro putra Avo hato ja nahIM...' 'huM Avo hato ja nahIM, mArA durbhAgyathI Avo thaI gayo chuM... pitAjI, mArI duHkhabharI vAta sAMbhaLazo to ApanA mananuM samAdhAna thaze. huM marI gayo nathI, jIvato chuM...' jyAre mAtA-pitA vagere zaMkAnI dRSTithI jovA lAgyAM tyAre zubhaMkare kahyuM: 'pitAjI, huM mArI durbhAgyapUrNa vAta, Apane ekAMtamAM kahevA icchuM chuM...' bIjAM badhAM dUra khasI gayAM. kumAre athathI iti sudhI badhI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI, zreSThI vimalamatine putra para dayA AvI, roSa Avyo... paraMtu hAla to eno auSadhopacAra karavo, ati Avazyaka hato. eTale tene gharanA eka gupta oraDAmAM rAkhI dIdho. potAnA paricita kuzaLa vaidane bolAvyo. vaide AvIne zubhaMkarane joyo... enA saDI gayelA zarIrane joIne, vaide zreSThIne kahyuM: 'traNa mahinA sudhI upacAra karavo paDaze. auSadho ApavAM paDaze, tyAre AnuM zarIra sAruM thaze...' 'sAruM to thaze ne?' vimalamatie pUchyuM. 'sAruM thaze, paraMtu pahelAM jevuM rUpALuM to nahIM ja thAya...' vaide kahyuM. 'bhale pahelAM jevuM rUpALuM nA thAya, chatAM zarIranA badhA vikAro to dUra thaI jaze ne?' zreSThIe pUchyuM. 'zreSThIvarya, huM mAro badho prayatna karIza.' vaide auSadhopacAra cAlu karyAM. traNa mahinA sudhI karatAM rahyAM. hajAro rUpiyA kharacAyA. chevaTe traNa mahine te nIrogI thayo. vaide tenI sAme arIso batAvIne kahyuM: 'zreSThIputra joI le, tArI kAyA... have tuM nIrogI banyo che... mAruM kAma pUruM thayuM che.' vaidane zreSThIe khUba dhana ApyuM. vaida rAjI thaIne gayAM. zubhaMkara, suMdara vastra paherIne, devamaMdira javA nIkaLyo. rAjamahela rastAmAM ja Avato hato. mahelanA jharUkhAmAM rANI UbhI hatI. rANIe zubhaMkarane joyo, zubhaMkare rANIne joI... baMnenI STi maLI. mohavAsanA UchaLI... rANIe tene bolAvI lAvavA, dAsIne mokalI. dAsIe mArga para AvIne, zubhaMkarane rANIno saMdezo Apyo. zubhaMkara bhUtakALanI durgeTanA bhulI gayo. rANInA mohamAM kheMcAI gayo. te rAjamahelamAM gayo. rANIvAsamAM pahoMcyo, te palaMga para beTho, tyAM to mahArAjAnA AgamananA samAcAra paricArikAe ApyA. rANI gabharAI. teNe zubhaMkara sAme joyuM... zubhaMkarane gusso to Avyo, paraMtu rAjAthI bacavA tene punaH saMDAsamAM chupAvuM paDyuM. teNe vicAryuM: 'A vakhate rAjA saMDAsamAM na Ave to sAruM.' paraMtu rAjAe to rANIvAsamAM AvatAMnI sAthe ja kahyuM: zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 1349

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mAre saMDAsamAM javuM che." zubhaMkara gabharAyo. e sIdho viSTAnA kUvAmAM UtarI gayo. eTaluM vaLI enuM bhAgya samajo ke viSTAphUpamAM UtarI javAnuM bAkoruM pahoLuM hatuM. te UtarI paDyo kUvAmAM... punaH e ja vedanA... ke e ja viSTAmAM DUbavAnuM saDavAnuM ane ribAvAnuM! divaso sudhI e kuvAmAM mUchita avasthAmAM paDyo rahyo... pachI jyAre kuvAne sApha karavA kholavAmAM Avyo tyAre te bahAra nIkaLyo... potAnA ghare gayo.. mAtA-pitAne vAta karI... vaidanA upacAro thayAM.. vaLI traNa mahine sAra thayo. pitAe ene khUba samajAvyo ke "tAre rANIvAsamAM nA javuM.' paraMtu sAjo thayo pachI trIjI vAra paNa e rANInA AmaMtraNathI enI pAse gayo. trIjI vAra paNa e rANI sAthe bhoga-saMbhoga nA karI zakyo. pUrvavat rAjA Avyo.. zubhaMkara saMDAsamAM chupAyo, rAjA saMDAsamAM gayo. zubhaMkara kUvAmAM paDyo... tyAM saDyo.. ghora vedanA sahI, bahAra nIkaLyo, ghare gayo... samarAditye vArtAne pUrNa karatAM, mAninIne pUchyuM : kaho, ratirANIne zubhaMkara upara anurAga hato ke nahIM?' mAninIe kahyuM: "he mahArAjakumAra, paramArthathI vicArIe to anurAga na hato. ratirANI buddhihIna hatI, te paristhitine samajatI na hatI. potAnA sthAnano vicAra karatI na hatI. potAnI parAdhInatAno ke zubhaMkaranA bhaviSyano vicAra karatI na hatI...' kumAre kahyuM: "jo ema ja che to A be rAjaputrIono anurAga paNa sAco nA kahevAya.' kema nA kahevAya? pelI ratirANI to parapuruSa tarapha rAgI banI hatI. A be rAjaputrIo potAnA pati upara anurAgI banI che. pati-patnIe paraspara anurAgI banavuM joIe, e to saMsArano niyama che.' "he sakhI, saMsArano niyama haze. pAramArthika dRSTie pAMca indriyonAM bhogasukho tuccha ane caMcaLa che. svabhAvathI ja asAra che. aneka doSonA kAraNabhUta che. zuM AvAM bhogasukhonI abhilASA karavI e buddhimattA che? he sakhIo, A manuSyajIvananuM mUlya samajo. A sarvottama manuSyajIvana maLyuM che. virATa saMsAramAM A janma durlabha hoya che. evA manuSyajIvanane mokSamArganI ArAdhanAmAM joDI devuM joIe.... dharmapuruSArthamAM A jIvanano viniyoga karI devo joIe. mATe baMne rAjaputrIone mAre eTaluM ja kahevuM che ke teo potAnA AtmasvarUpane vicAre ane sAthe sAthe avayaMbhAvI mRtyuno vicAra kare." rapha eka pha 1350 bhAga-3 # bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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baMne vadhUo saMvega pAmI. temanAM ghaNAM pApakarma nAza pAmyAM. vizuddha AtmabhAva pragaTyo. zraddhA ane bahumAnathI, ane vadhUoe kumAranAM caraNomAM praNAma karyA. vizvamavatIe kahyuM: "he Aryaputra, meM ApanA eka eka vacana ekAgra citte sAMbhaLyAM. mAro moha jANe cAlyo gayo hoya ema mane lAge che. mAro viSayarAga paNa jANe cAlyo gayo che, mane samyajJAnano abhinava prakAza prApta thayo che.. ane bhavabhramaNano bhaya utpanna thaI gayo che.' kAmalatA bolIH "he Aryaputra, mane paNa vizvamavatInA jevuM ja thayuM che. he nAtha, ame Apane samarpita thayAM chIe ane Ape amAro svIkAra karyo che, mATe amArA AtmAne anurUpa Apa amane AjJA karo. amAre zuM karavuM, zuM nA karavuM, te kaho." kumAre kahyuM: "ghaNuM sAruM! ghaNuM sAra! tame tamAruM uttama manuSyajIvana saphaLa karavA tatpara banyAM cho. A tamAro puNyAnubaMdhI puNyano udaya che! mATe ja AvI kuzaLa buddhi pragaTI che.. ucita viveka pragaTyo che." he suzIle, A viSayo ane viSayaroga, mohathI utpanna thAya che. mohanA kAraNabhUta che, moha-svarUpa che, viSayarAgathI saMkleza utpanna thAya che. viSayarAga svarUpa che. duHkhanI paraMparA sarjanAra che. mATe jIvanaparyata vaiSayika sukhono tyAga karavo joIe. mohanI ceSTAono tyAga karavo joIe. ' he devIo, tame samatAbhAvane aMgIkAra karo. rAga-dveSanI pariNatino tyAga karo. kalyANabuddhithI vicAra karo. bhavamAM utpanna thatA vikArone nihALo. cittathI e vikAronI AlocanA karI. sadUgurunI bhakti karI... ane dharmakAryamAM udyama karo." vizvamavatI ane kAmalatAnAM citta-pariNAma vadhu ne vadhu vizuddha thatAM cAlyAM. te baMnee kahyuM: "he Aryaputra, ApanI AjJA mujaba ame jIvIzuM. tamArI anumatithI ame jIvanaparyata vaiSayika sukhono tyAga karIe chIe." A sAMbhaLI, kumAra harSavibhora thaI gayo. tenI AMkho harSanAM AMsuothI chalakAI gaI. teNe vicAryuM. "aho! A be vadhUonI kevI dhanyatA che! kevI vizuddha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1ii For Private And Personal Use Only

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buddhi che! avazya, A baMne AtmAo haLukarmI lAge che. emanA AtmA parathI pApakarmono ghaNo bhAra UtarI gayo lAge che. vaLI, emano upazamabhAva kevo zreSTha che. temanI bolavAnI paddhati paNa kevI priya ane manohara che. sAthe sAthe emanI gaMbhIratA paNa gajabanI che!' Ama vicArI, madhura vANImAM kumAre kahyuM: bahu sarasa, tame viSayono tyAga karI kRtArtha banyAM cho. meM tamane sarva kuzaLa anuSThAnonI anumati ApI che. huM paNa jIvanaparyata viSayono tyAga karuM chuM. brahmacarya aMgIkAra karuM chuM.' azoka vagere mitro bolI UThyA: "bahu suMdara ghaNuM ja uttama kArya thayuM.' sahunA citta kalyANabhAvanAthI pallavita banyAM. e kalyANabhAvano prabhAva kSetradevatA para paDyo. kSetradevatA jAgrata thayA. temaNe samarAditya vagere sarve upara kusumavRSTi karI. sahu AnaMdavibhora banI gayAM. kumAranA hRdayamAM baMne vadhUo pratye zreSTha zubhabhAva ullasita thayo: "A baMne dhanyAtidhanya che. emanI mArA pratye kevI utkRSTa sahRdayatA!" Ama vicAratAM.. ciMtananI dhAre caDhatAM samarAditya kumAranA "avadhijJAnAvaraNa karmano kSayopazama thaI gayo. temane avadhijJAna' pragaTa thaI gayuM. kumAra atizaya saMvega pAmyA. avadhijJAnanA prakAzamAM teone bhUtakALanA ane bhaviSyakALanAM dazyo dekhAvA lAgyAM. prabhAta thaI gayuM hatuM. zayanakhaMDamAM rAtabhara kumAra sAthe navavadhUono vArtAlApa cAlu rahyo hato. azoka, lalitAga tathA kAmAMkura - traNe mitro kumAranI sAthe hatAM. kuMdalatA ane mAninI - be sakhIo rAtabhara navavadhUonI sAthe hatI. pratihArI, ke jenuM nAma "AnaMda' hatuM, teNe paNa zayanakhaMDanI bahAra UbhA UbhA aMdarano vArtAlApa sAMbhaLyo hato. te prabhAte mahArAjA pAse doDI gayo. mahArAjA ane mahArANI baMne sAthe beThAM hatAM ane kumAra tathA navavadhUonI pratIkSA karI rahyAM hatAM. AnaMde mahArAjA-mahArANIne praNAma karIne kahyuM: "mahArAjA, gajaba thaI gayo!' "zuM thayuM? jaladI bola...' mahArAjA vyAkuLa thaI gayA. "mahArAjA, rAtabhara kumAranA zayanakhaMDamAM vArtAlApa cAlato rahyo. mahArAjakumAranA mitro ane navavadhUonI sakhIo paNa rAtabhara kumAranA khaMDamAM ja hatI...' "zuM vArtAlApa rAtabhara cAlyo?" 139 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAja kumAre ane baMne navavadhUoe jIvanaparyatanuM brahmacarya vrata laI lIdhuM - A sArabhUta vAta che..." huM? brahmacaryavrata laI lIdhuM? are putra, teM bhavasukhano tyAga karI dIdho?" mahArANI rUpasuMdarI raDI paDyA.... tyAM acAnaka divya prakAza phelAya, eka sImAkRtivALI devI pragaTa thaI. devInA eka hAthamAM tejasvI khaga hatuM. mAthe mugaTa, kAne kuMDala ane nAka para motInI sera hatI. ka kaMThamAM ranahAra hatochAtI hAralatAthI DhaMkAyelI hatI. A baMne bAhuo para maNijaDita kaDAM paherelAM hatAM. kaTipradeza para sonAno kaMdoro laTakato hato. zarIra para devaduSya oDheluM hatuM. * zarIranAM aMgo para haricaMdananuM vilepana kareluM hatuM. A baMne pagamAM maNijaDita jhAMjhara paherelAM hatAM. kaMThe kalpavRkSanAM sugaMdhita puSponI mALA hatI. rAjA-rANI kSaNabhara stabdha thaI gayAM. baMne UbhAM thayAM. vismaya.... harSa... ne zokanA mizra bhAvo sAthe baMnee devIne praNAma karyA. pratihArI AnaMda kyArano palAyana thaI gayo hato. devIe rAjAne kahyuM: 'mahArAjA, viSAdano tyAga karo. kumAre je karyuM che, te yogya ja karyuM che. kumAre, che viSano tyAga karI, amRta grahaNa karyuM che. kAyaratA choDIne, puruSatva pragaTa karyuM che. che sudratAne tilAMjalI ApI, udAratA aMgIkAra karI che. A bhava sAtheno saMbaMdha toDIne, mukti sAthe saMbaMdha bAMdhyo che. he rAjezvara, kumAra kRtArtha thayA che. he mahArANI, tame paNa zokano tyAga kara. kumAra zoka karavA yogya AtmA nathI. temaNe bhava-duHkhano tyAga karyo che. zAzvata sukhano mArga aMgIkAra karyo che. he devI, kharekhara, tame dhanya cho, ratnakukSI cho. tame AvA mokSagAmI putrane janma Apyo che. te mahAtmA banIne aneka jIvone mokSamArganA pathika banAvaze. mATe tame kheda-udvegano tyAga karo." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1383 For Private And Personal Use Only

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devI mauna thayAM. rAjAe vinayathI pUchyuM: 'he bhagavatI, Apano paricaya ApavA kRpA karazo?' devIe kahyuM: 'huM 'sudarzanA' nAmanI devI chuM. huM khagadhAriNI tarIke oLakhAuM chuM. tamArA putranI huM guNAnurAgiNI chuM, tethI ahIM tamArA mahelamAM ja rahuM chuM.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir rAjAe vicAryuM: 'aho! kumAranA kevA guNo che ke tenA pratye devatAo paNa anurAgI bane che!' rANInAM romarAjI harSathI vikasita thayAM. rANIe rAjAne kahyuM: 'svAmInAtha, kumArano Avo divya prabhAva che ke devatAo paNa tenA guNa gAya che, mATe cAlo ApaNe tenI pAse jaIne ane tenA dharmadehanAM darzana karIe ane e kumAre tathA navavadhUoe je brahmacaryavrata lIdhuM che, te vrata ApaNe paNa grahaNa karIe.' rAjA kSaNabhara rANI sAme joI rahyA... pachI manomana nirNaya karIne bolyA : 'tamArI vAta mane gamI, cArlI ema ja karIe...' bhavanadevI sudarzanAne praNAma karI, rAjA-rANI kumAra samarAdityanA zayanakhaMDa tarapha gayAM. haju kumArano vArtAlApa cAlu hato. rAjA-rANIne zayanakhaMDamAM praveza karatAM joI, kumAra vagere badhAM ja UbhA thaI gayAM. kumAre harSita thaI, mAtA-pitA mATe be Asana goThavyAM. rAjA-rANI Asana para beThAM. eTale kumAre praNAma karyAM. navavadhUoe paNa praNAma karyAM. praNAma karI sahu nIce besI gayAM. kumAre kahyuM: 'pitAjI, Ama anucita kema karyuM? Apa nahIM, to mAtAjI mane bolAvI zakata ne! huM ApanI pAse AvI jAta... Ape ahIM AvavAnuM kaSTa kema karyuM?' mahArAjA bolyA: 'he kumAra, ame anucita nathI karyuM. bhavanadevatAe pragaTa thaIne, amane badho ja tAro vRttAMta kahyo.' rANI rUpasuMdarIe kahyuM: 'vatsa, tuM uttama guNono bhaMDAra che. have amArAthI tane AjJA karAya nahIM.... 'he mAtAjI, Apa Ama nA bolo. tame mArA gurujano cho. mArAM zirachatra cho. guNavAne gurunI AjJAno amala karavAno ja hoya.' 4368 rAjA bolyA: 'kumAra, teM bahu duSkara kArya karyuM che.' kumAre kahyuM: 'pitAjI, meM koI ja duSkara kArya karyuM nathI. duSkarakAraka zuM che ne zuM nathI, e aMge huM eka nAnI upanayakathA kahuM chuM te tame sAMbhaLo: bhAga-3 * bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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cAra puruSo hatAM, temAM be viSayAsakta hatAM, ane be arthAsakta hatAM. cAre puruSo musApharI karavA nIkaLyAM. mArgamAM eka sthAne teoe maNi-ratna-suvarNathI bharelA be mahAnidhi joyAM. sAthe sAthe devAMganA jevI be suMdara strIone joI. A cAre puruSo e tarapha doDyA. doDatA doDatAM temaNe zabda sAMbhaLyo: are puruSo, tame sAhasa nA karazo, sAhasa nA karazo, jarA upara najara karo. tamArA upara moTo pahADa paDI rahyo che..." e cAra puruSoe upara joyuM. kharekhara eka moTo pahADa tIvra gatithI nIce AvI rahyo hato. A parvata ApaNA upara paDaze to ApaNA zarIranA cUrecUrA thaI jaze, mATe ApaNe AgaLa nathI vadhavuM. paraMtu A sthitimAM ahIM zuM karIzuM?' tyAM eka avAja Avyo: have koI upAya nathI. jeo dhana ane strInI icchA kare che, teone dhana tathA strI prApta thAya ke na thAya, to paNa jeo te dhana ane strImAM Asakta thAya che, teno sahAro le che, temaNe vAraMvAra teno sahAro levo paDe che. je jIvo dhana ane strI pratye niHspRha rahe che, te baMnenI asAratA vicAre che, teo niHspRhabhAvathI teno sahAro le paNa kharA, chatAM vAraMvAra sahAro levo paDato nathI. eTaluM ja nahIM, teo alpa samayamAM upadravathI mukta thAya che. A zabdo sAMbhaLyA pachI, eka musAphara vicAre cheH "mAre ATalI lAMbI ciMtA karavAnuM koI prayojana nathI. je thavAnuM hoya te bhale thAya, huM to e ghana ane strIo pAse jaIza. dhana prApta karIza ane e strIo sAthe bhogasukha bhogavIza.." te harSa ane AsaktipUrvaka vartavA lAgyo. bIjAo vicAre cheH "jIvanI herAnagati karanArA, nAzavaMta ane pariNAme kaDavAM phaLa ApanArA e dhana tathA strIothI saryuM. ApaNe na joIe e dhana, na joIe e strIo. teo dhanaspRhAthI ane strI-AsaktithI mukta banyAM. tenI asAratA bhAvavA lAgyAM. samarAditye mahArAjAne pUchyuM: "pitAjI, Apa ja kaho, A musApharomAM koNa duSkarakAraka ane koNa nahIM?" mahArAjAe vicAra karyo - jeo artha ane kAmamAM pravarte che teo duSkarakAraka che. avazya nAza pAmanArA, jenA bhoganA pariNAme kaDavAM phaLa maLe che tevA artha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 175 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane kAmabhogothI zo lAbha? vaLI jyAre mAthA para pahADa jevI moTI Apattio laTakI rahI hoya, tevA bhayakALe bhogapravRtti paNa zI rIte karI zakAya? evI bhogapravRtti karavI eTale avicArI pagaluM bharavuM. artha ane kAmanI prArthanA nirarthaka che. 5ramArthathI vicArIe to sajjano mATe A artha-kAma ja vairAgyanAM nimitto che.' rAjAe kahyuM: 'kumAra, je jIvo artha-kAmamAM pravarte che, teo duSkarakA2ka che, jeo artha tathA bhogasukhomAM pravartatA nathI teo duSka2kAraka nathI.' kumAranA cittamAM harSa thayo. kumAre kahyuM; 'pitAjI, pAMca indriyonA viSayo, * traNe bhuvanane mAranArA che. * ati bhayaMkara che. * durjAya che. * jenA kuTila svarUpane vicArI zakAtuM nathI. iSTa bhAvono viyoga karanAra che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * du:kha ane paritApa karanArA che. * halAhala viSa sarakhA che. mATe vaiSayika sukho tyAga karavA yogya che. viSayono tyAga keTalo lAbhakArI che. pitAjI? * ekAMte e sukha ApanAra che. * 'amRta' avasthA ApanAra che. satpuruSo enA sukhanI prazaMsA kare che. * vinA du:khe je sukha bhogavI zakAya che. mATe A sukha duSkara nathI. azAzvata jIvalokamAM artha ane bhogasukhomAM pravartavuM te ja duSkara che. mahArAjAe kahyuM: 'vatsa, jo samyag vicAraNA karIe to A vAta sAva sAcI 1301 che.' kumAre kahyuM: 'pitAjI, asamyag vicAraNAne vicAraNA ja na kahevAya,' rAjA bolyA: 'vatsa, vAta sAcI che, paraMtu mahAmoha chUTavo ghaNo muzkela che.' kumAra samarAditye kahyuM For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava navo

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"pitAjI, mahAmohano prabhAva ati bhayAnaka che. svaradI mRtyuno dareka jIva para prabhAva jovA chatAM, mohamUDha jIvo "mRtyu" no vicAra nathI karatAM. vRddhAvasthAthI gherAvA chatAM, iSTa-priya vastuono viyoga thavA chatAM, vIrya ane zakti kSINa thavA chatAM.... mohamUDha jIvo jAgrata thatAM nathI. dhIra puruSonI preraNA maLavA chatAM - "amane jJAna pariNamatuM nathI..." athavA 'amArI ciMtA karanAra koI nathI.' AvuM vicArIne mohamUDha jIvo niSkriya banI rahe mohamUDha jIvo "artha ane bhogasukha atyaMtika zAzvata che.' ema mAne che ane vyAdhi-jarA-mRtyuthI nirapekSa bane che. dharmapuruSArthano tiraskAra kare che, anAdara kare che ane AsaktithI dhana ane kAmabhogomAM pravarte che. mohamUDha jIvo, vyAdhi-jarA-mRtyuno nAza karanAra, sarva jIvone hitakArI, aciMtya ciMtAmaNiratna samAna mokSa meLavI ApanAra, sarvajJa kathita dharmamAM puruSArtha karatA nathI." kumAranI vANI asmalita gatithI vahI rahI. rAjA-rANI, be navavadhUo... mitro... sakhIo vagere sahu tanmaya banI sAMbhaLatAM rahyAM. sUryodaya pachI be ghaTikA vItI gaI hatI. mahArAjAe kahyuM: vatsa, teM kahyuM te barAbara che. jarAya pharaka nathI. tArI vAta sAcI che, ucita che... amane gamI che...' raka graha zaka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 17 For Private And Personal Use Only

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(20ENT mahArANI rUpasuMdarI bolI: he vatsa, amArI mohanidrA UDI javAthI, tArI badhI vAto lagabhaga amane samajAI gaI che. paraMtu A mArI be navavadhUonI badhI AzA-abhilASAo apUrNa rahI gaI ne! ethI mAruM mana udvigna banyuM che. baMne rAja kanyAo kevAM kevAM sukhonI kalpanAo laIne ahIM AvI hatI...' rANIe nisAso nAMkhyo. mAtAjI, Apa uga nA karo. alabatta, e udveganuM kAraNa tamArA manano rAga ja che. te baMne kanyAonA manoratha lagabhaga pUrNa thayA che. te baMne bhAgyazALI che. temanuM manuSyajIvana kharekhara saphaLa thayuM che. te baMnee mokSabIjarU5 samyakta prApta karyuM che." mahArANIe be putravadhUo sAme premapUrNa dRSTithI joyuM. te baMne UbhI thaI, rAjA-rANInAM caraNe praNAma karyA ane rANIne kahyuM : "mAtAjI, amArA pratye Apane sneha che, prema che, eTale ApanA manamAM uga utpanna thayo che. Aryaputrano upadeza yathArtha che. ame kharekhara samajIe chIe ke amAro manuSyajanma saphaLa thayo che. amane AryaputranI patnInuM sthAna maLyuM ane Apa baMnenI kRpA maLI, vAtsalya maLyuM... te ghaNuM che. amArI icchAthI amane adhika maLyuM che. mATe mAtAjI, Apa uga choDI do.." vibhramavatI tathA kAmalatAnI nikhAlasa hRdayanI vAto sAMbhaLIne, mahArANI gaddagada thaI gayAM. baMne putravadhUone potAnI pAse besADI, temanA para khUba heta varasAvyuM. teo bolyA: kharekhara, tame baMne jevI rUpavatI cho, tevI ja guNavatI cho. kevI tamArI zAMti che. kevI tamArI gaMbhIratA che ane paramArthane samajavAnI tamArI kevI UMDI sUjha che. sAce ja khagasenanI putrIone anurUpa ja tamAro A vyavahAra che. dhanya strIo ja patinA uttama mArgane anusare che.' savAra hatI. rAjamahela vividha pravRttiothI dhamadhamI UThyo hato tyAM rAjamahelanI pAsenA gharamAMthI rudanano avAja AvI rahyo hato. dhIre dhIre rudanano avAja vadhato jato hato. mahArAjA puruSasiMhanA kAne e avAja athaDAto hato. sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM teo akaLAyA. teoe dvAra para UbhelA pratihArIne bolAvIne kahyuM: hamaNAM ja, tapAsa karo ke A rudanano avAja kyAMthI Ave che ne zuM ghaTanA banI 1378 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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che.' pratihArI javA mATe paga upADe che, tyAM ja kumAre mahArAjAne kahyuM: "pitAjI, najIkamAM ja puraMdaradatta brAhmaNanuM ghara che. te gharamAMthI A rudanano avAja Ave che." kAraNa?" "saMsAranI mAyAjALa!" "vatsa, vAta samajAI nahIM....' 'puraMdaradatta adhamUo thaIne paDyo che.' paraMtu ahIM AvavA pUrve to meM ene joyo che." pitAjI, saMsArano dareka jIva "mRtyu' nA svabhAvavALo che." "vatsa, e puraMdara brAhmaNane koI roga ke vyAdhi to na hato... to pachI e mRtyu kevI rIte pAmyo?" pitAjI, A durghaTanA atyaMta dhRNAspada che." "vatsa, A saMsAra ja evo che. emAM zuM dhRNAspada nathI? paraMtu mArA manamAM jijJAsA utpanna thaI che ke e puraMdaranA gharamAM evI kevI dhRNAspada ghaTanA banI che he vatsa, tuM je vAta kahIza, te gupta raheze, bahAra nahIM jAya. sarjanone kahelI gupta vAta bahAra pracAra pAmatI nathI. chatAM kumArane je yogya lAge tema ja karavAnuM. mAro durAgraha nathI.' pitAjI, Apa A pramANe na kaho. jo puraMdaranI ghaTanA jANavAno Apano Agraha che to kahuM chuM ke e puraMdaranI patnI narmadAe puraMdara para "viSaprayoga' karelo che. tene jhera khavaDAvI dIdhuM che. enA kAraNe puraMdara mRtyunI najIka che. Apa hamaNAM ja viSanAza karanAra vaidyone enA ghare mokalo. auSadha prayoga karavAthI, e bacI jaze. vaLI, tenA gharanA daravAjAnA naiRtya khUNAmAM e ja narmadAe eka kUtarAnA baccAne paNa jhera khavaDAvIne maraNatola karI dIdhuM che. teno paNa auSadhopacAra karAvo te paNa bacI jaze.' 'kumAra, adbhuta che tamAruM jJAna! huM tatkAla viSa utAranAra vaidyone bolAvIne, e puraMdaranA ghare mokaluM chuM." pratihArIne, vaidyone puraMdaranA ghare laI javAnI sUcanA ApI ravAnA karyo. mahArAjAe kumArane kahyuM: "he kumAra, e brAhmaNIne Avo viSaprayoga karavAnuM zuM prayojana haze?" "aviveka, puraMdaradattane potAnI patnI khUba vahAlI hatI. puraMdara enI patnIne khUba cAhato hato... patnIne khUba prema Apato hato, chatAM e brAhmaNI atimohAMdha zrI samarAditya mahAkathA. 139 For Private And Personal Use Only

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banI, arjuna nAmanA potAnA nokaranA premamAM paDI. temanI premaceSTAo paNa thavA lAgI. karNopakarNa puraMdare A vAta jANI paNa kharI, chatAM teNe e vAta sAcI nA mAnI, kAraNa ene narmadA para atimoha hato. keTaloka samaya narmadA ane arjunano vyabhicAra cAlato rahyo. puraMdaradattanI vRddha mAtAe narmadA-arjunano saMbaMdha jANyo. ene ciMtA thaI. teNe puraMdarane khAnagImAM kahyuM: "beTA, tArI patnInuM cAritra sAruM nathI, mATe enI tuM upekSA nA kara, nahIMtara eka divasa tAro vinAza thaze.' puraMdaradatte mAtAnI vAta sAMbhaLI lIdhI, paNa enA manamAM e vAta jacI nahIM. teNe vicAryuM: "A vAta saMbhavatI nathI. narmadAno mArA para ati prema che. e koI parapuruSa sAthe saMbaMdha na rAkhe. paraMtu moTA bhAge sAsu-vahuone ekabIjA pratye sadabhAva nathI hoto, dveSabhAva hoya che, mATe mAtAe mane AvI vAta karI hoya! joke mArI mAtA irSALu nathI. dveSI nathI. guNavatI che. mArI mAtAmAM ghaNA guNo che. chatAM "strIonAM citta caMcaLa hoya che.' ema RSi-munio kahe che. RSi-munionAM vacana satya hoya che. vaLI teo kahe che ke "kAmadevanAM bANa ghaNAM AkarAM hoya che. strInI kAmavAsanA ati prabaLa hoya che...' khera, mAtAe Aje mAruM dhyAna doryuM che, to huM enI parIkSA to karuM." teNe narmadAne kahyuM: "he suMdarI, mAre mahArAjAnI AjJAthI mAhezvaranagara javAnuM che. mane pAchA AvatAM thoDA divasa jarUra lAgaze... jema bane tema jaladI pAcho AvI jaIza... mArAthI tAro viraha sahana nathI thato...' narmadAnI AMkhomAM AMsu AvI gayAM. teNe kahyuM: "Aryaputra tamArA vinA mane ekalIne jarAya nahIM game...' narmadAnI AMkhomAM AMsu joI, saraLa brAhmaNa paNa gaLagaLo thaI gayo. teNe kahyuM: "he priye, mAhezvaranagaramAM jarAya vilaMba nahIM karuM, jaladIthI jaladI pAcho AvI jaIza. tuM adhIra nA banIza. mana majabUta rAkha..." narmadAe kahyuM: "bhale, Apa sukhethI padhAro. Apa kahezo tema huM karIza." bIjA divase puraMdara gharethI nIkaLI gayo. kharekhara ene mAhezvaranagara javAnuM hatuM ja nahIM. e thoDA divasa pAsenA ja gAmamAM potAnA eka mitranA ghare rokAI gayo. pachI eka rAtrinA samaye, te ahIM ujjainamAM Avyo. madhyarAtrinA samaye eNe potAnA AvAsamAM chUpI rIte praveza karyo. teNe palaMgamAM narmadAnI sAthe arjunane sUtelo joyo. temanAM vastro astavyasta hatAM. ratikrIDA karIne, teo baMne sUtAM hatAM. puraMdarane bhayaMkara krodha caDyo. tenI viSayavAsanA to nAza pAmI gaI, sAthe sAthe te bhayaMkara krodhathI dhrujI UThyo. teNe vicAryuM: "strIo svabhAvathI ja AvI hoya 1380 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. mArI ja bhUla thaI ke meM A patnIne prayatnapUrvaka sAcavI nahIM. A duSTa nokara arjuna durAcArI che. mArI patnInA zIlano eNe bhaMga karyo che... huM ene ja na mArI nAkhuM...' teNe potAnI kamaramAM chupAvelI charI bahAra kADhI, dhIme pagale te palaMga pAse gayo. baMne ghasaghasATa UMghatA hatAM. teNe arjunanA gaLA para charI calAvI dIdhI... arjuna UMghamAM ja marI gayo. puraMdaradatta sAcavIne, gharanI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. paNa tene vicAra Avyo: "have mArI patnI zuM kare che e mAre jovuM joIe. eTale havelInA gupta bhAgamAM chupAIne, narmadA have zuM kare che, te jouM.' te evI jagyAmAM chupAIne, Ubho rahyo ke narmadAnI dareka pravRtti ane dekhAI zake. arjunanuM mastaka kapAI gayuM hatuM. lohI vahetuM narmadAnA zarIra nIce pahoMcyuM. lohInA sparzathI narmadA jAgI gaI. teNe arjuna tarapha joyuM. dIpakanA jhAMkhA prakAzamAM teNe arjunane mRta avasthAmAM joyo. tenuM gaLuM kapAI gayeluM hatuM. te pUjI UThI.... "mArA A priyamatanI hatyA thaI gaI. AvuM gojhAruM kRtya koNe karyuM haze? koI kUra puruSe ja A kAma kareluM che. paNa arjunanI sAthe sAthe mArI hatyA kema nA karI? have mArA jIvavAno zo artha che? mAruM sarvasva nAza pAmI gayuM... mAruM ratisukha... mArI kAmakrIDA. lUMTAI gaI.' thoDI vAra te arjunanA mRtadehanI pAse UbhI rahI. pachI te zayanakhaMDanI bahAra nIkaLI kodALI laI AvI, pAvaDo ane tagAruM laI AvI. teNe zayanakhaMDamAM ja bhItanI lagolaga khADo khodyo. mATI tagArAmAM bharI bharIne pAchaLanA vADAmAM nAkhI, khADo UMDo khodIne, temAM arjunanA mRtadehane dATI dIdho. upara mATI nAkhIne, jamIna sarakhI karI dIdhI. palaMgamAM lohIthI kharaDAyelAM vastrone ane gAdIne pAchaLa vADAmAM laI jaI saLagAvI dIdhAM. zayanakhaMDane pANIthI dhoI nAkhyo.. A daramiyAna puraMdaradatta gharamAMthI nIkaLI, gAmanI bahAra brahmAnA maMdiramAM jaIne, sUI gayo hato. narmadAe bIjA divase, sAsune khabara nA paDe e rIte zayanakhaMDamAM je sthAne arjunane dATyo hato, te sthAna para eka nAno oTalo banAvyo. tenA para lIMpaNa karI, tyAM dIvo karyo. dhUpa karyo.. trikALa e oTalAne mohathI AliMgana ApavA lAgI. traNa divasa pachI puraMdara ghare pAcho Avyo. narmadAne koI prakAranI zaMkA nA thAya e rIte ja badho vyavahAra karavA lAgyo. pUrvavat narmadA sAthe snehapUrNa vArtAlApa karavA lAgyo. koI koI vAra narmadAne pelA oTalA sAthe premaceSTA karatI joto, dhUpa-dIpa karatI joto... paNa "A teNInI mUDhatA che, ajJAnatA che...' ema vicArI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 181 For Private And Personal Use Only

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potAnA manane manAvI leto. 'teNIne ThIka lAge te bhale kare.." ema mananuM samAdhAna karato, e joyA karato. ema karatAM teNe bAra varSa pasAra karI dIdhAM. AjathI pAMca divasa pahelAM, enA gharamAM parvanimitte brAhmaNone bhojana mATe nimaMtrelA hatAM. bhojanasAmagrI taiyAra thaI gaI hatI. haju brAhmaNo bhojana karavA beThA na hatAM, tyAre narmadA pelA arjunanA oTalA pAse gaI ane oTalAne piMDadAna ApavA lAgI. puraMdare tene piMDadAna ApatI joI, tenA mukha para hAsya AvI gayuM. hasatAM hasatAM teNe kahyuM: "are devI, have AnI sAthe tAre zo saMbaMdha? | narmadA stabdha thaI gaI. te puraMdara sAme ugra dRSTithI joI rahI. tenuM hRdaya cirAI gayuM. teNe manomana nirNaya karyo ke "nakkI ANe ja mArA premInI hatyA karI che... nahIMtara A AvuM kema bole? kevuM enuM krUra hRdaya che? have A mAro zatru che. huM veranI vasUlAta karIza.' e vakhate e mauna rahI. brAhmaNone bhojana karAvI ravAnA karyA. narmadAe puraMdaradattane mArI nAkhavA mATe, viSaprayoga karavAno nirNaya karyo. te viSa laI AvI, bhojanamAM viSa bheLavIne puraMdaradattane khavaDAvI dIdhuM. have e viSanI asara thaI gaI che. puraMdara maraNatola banIne, karuNa rudana karI rahyo che. paraMtu haju marI nathI gayo. vaidyo jo samayasara pahoMcIne, vipanivAraNano prayoga karaze to e avazya bacI jaze.' kumAra samarAditya "avadhijJAnanA prakAzamAM je ghaTanA joI. e kahI batAvI. rAjA-rANI, putravadhUo vagere badhAM ja A ghaTanA sAMbhaLI, stabdha thaI gayAM hatAM. mahArAjAe pUchyuM: "vatsa, kUtarAnI zI vAta che? ene jhera kema ApyuM?' pitAjI, jyAre narmadA enA premIno mRtadeha khADAmAM dATI, tenA upara cabutaro banAvatI hatI tyAre A kUtaro e jagyAmAM raheto hovAthI, narmadAnA kAryamAM avarodha karato hato, upadrava karato hato. tene zAMta karI devA tene viSabhajana karAvI dIdhuM hatuM.' vatsa, narmadAno premI pelo arjuna marIne kyAM janmyo che ' pitAjI, e arjuna marIne, ahIM ja hIna jAtimAM janmyo che... enA sAta janma to thaI gayA. A pahelo bhava karyo kRmIno. che bIjo bhava karyo gIrolIno. A trIjo bhava karyo uMdarana. cotho bhava karyo deDakAno. 182 bhAga-3 % bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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pAMcamo bhava ryo aLasiyAno. A chaThTho bhava karyo sarpano. ane te pachI kUtarAno janma sAta vAra pAmyo. sAta vAra te kUtarAne narmadAe ja mAryo che. he pitAjI, A saMsAra kharekhara dhikkArapAtra che. rUpano garva karanAra yuvAna marIne, potAnA ja phlevaramAM kIDArUpe utpanna thAya che." kUtarAno vRttAMta sAMbhaLIne, mahArAjAnuM mana saMsAra pratye virakta banyuM. temaNe saMsAranI bhayaMkaratAno vicAra karyo. karmonI vicitratAono vicAra karyo. jIvonI vaiSayika lAlasAno vicAra karyo. jema jema teo vicAra karatAM gayAM tema tema teo AtmA ane paralokanA vicAramAM UMDA UtaratAM gayAM. eTalAmAM tyAM vaidyo AvI pahoMcyA. mahArAjAne praNAma karI, temaNe kahyuM: mahArAjA, ApanI AjJA mujaba ame puraMdaradattanA ghera gayA. ame puraMdaradattane joyo. tenA zarIramAM jhera vyApI gayuM hatuM. ame eno upacAra karavA lAgyAM. tenI patnI narmadA rotI rotI bolI: "have emane sAru nahIM thAya... e marI jaze... mAruM saubhAgya naMdavAI jaze.' te chatAM ame kahyuM: "bahena, ame mahArAjAnI AjJAthI AvyA chIe. ame tArA patine nirviSa karIzuM, sAthe sAthe pelA kUtarAne paNa sAjo karIzuM ke jene jhera khavaDAvavAmAM AvyuM che... mahArAjA, e strI bhayabhIta thaI gaI.. ame baMne upara auSadha prayoga zarU karyo. dhIre dhIre puraMdaradattanuM jhera UtArI dIdhuM.... pachI kUtarAne paNa sAro karI dIdho. ApanI AjJA mujaba kArya karIne ame AvyA chIe." 'tame bahu sAruM karyuM. paraMtu jhera kevI rIte dUra karyuM, tame?" UlaTIo karAvI... khUba UlaTIo karAvI. e rIte jhera kaDhAvI nAkhyuM have teo jIvI jaze ne? avazya, te baMneno mRtyubhaya TaLI gayo che.' sa H * zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1383 For Private And Personal Use Only

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|10 ujajainImAM acAnaka bAlasUryanA prakAza jevo divya udyota thayo. devaduMdubhi vAgavA lAgI. kalpavRkSanAM puSponI sugaMdha prasaravA lAgI. divya saMgIta banavA lAgyuM. jANe ke ujjainanI zerIe zerIe harSa ramaNe caDhyo! rAjakumAra samarAdityanA zayanakhaMDamAM beThelA mahArAjAe kumArane pUchayuM: he vatsa, prakRtimAM A acAnaka parivartana kema AvyuM?' "pitAjI, pRthvI para devonuM Agamana thayuM che.' kumAra, e deva koNa che? ociMtuM Agamana zAthI thayuM?" "pitAjI, ujjainInagaranA guNadharma zeThano putra jinadharma, Aje kALadharma pAmyo ane devalokamAM utpanna thayo che. e deva, potAnA mitrane ane patnIne pratibodha ApavA Avyo che. te baMnene pratibodha pamADIne, teNe vicAryuM: "A baMnene jo mArI devalokanI Rddhi-samRddhi batAvuM to teo paNa devalokamAM AvavA tatpara bane. eTale e deva hamaNAM ja nagaramAM pragaTa thayo che." rAjAe pUchayuM: 'e guNadharmazreSThIno putra jinadharma, Aje ja kevI rIte devalokamAM deva thayo ane mitra tathA patnIne pratibodha kevI rIte pamADyo?" "pitAjI, A vRttAMta kahevA yogya nathI. karmothI jakaDAyelA jIvo saMsAramAM kayuM akArya nathI karatA?" mahArAjAe kahyuM: "vatsa, A saMsAra ja evo che. emAM koI paNa akArya banI zake che... koI Azcarya pAmavA jevuM nathI.' "pitAjI, zreSThIputra jinadharmano vRttAMta, mane mArA jJAnamAM ja dekhAya che, te kahuM chuM: che zreSThIputra jinadharma jinavacanathI bhAvita buddhivALo hato. che te saMsAravAsa pratye vairAgI banelo hato. che tenI viSayatRSNA virAma pAmI gaI hatI. paraMtu tenI patnI baMdhulA ati viSayAsakta hatI. tenI bhoga-saMbhoganI tIvra spRhA, jinadharma saMtoSI zakato na hato. jinadharmano eka mitra hato dhanadatta. dhanadatta avAranavAra jinadharmanI havelImAM Avato. dhanadatta rUpavAna hato, kalAkAra hato. saMgItakalAmAM niSNAta hato. prAraMbhamAM dhanadA, jinadharmanI hAjarImAM vINAvAdana karato ane madhura-gaMbhIra svaramAM rAga AlApato. joke jinadharmane gIta-saMgItamAM 1384 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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eTalo rasa na hato, paraMtu mitradAkSiNyatAthI e sAMbhaLato hato. baMdhulAne Ameya gIta-saMgItamAM rasa hato. gIta-saMgItanA rasathI ane dhanadattanA suMdara rUpathI. e dhIre dhIre dhanadatta tarapha AkarSAvA lAgI. e dhanadatta tarapha anurAgabharI dRSTithI jovA lAgI. eka divasa saMdhyA samaye dhanadatta jinadharmanI havelImAM jaI pahoMcyo. e vakhate jinadharma paramAtmAnA maMdiramAM dhyAnamagna banelo hato. baMdhulAe dhanadattanuM svAgata karyuM. dhanadatte pUchyuM: jinadharma gharamAM nathI? nA, e nathI paNa huM chuM ne! Avo, beso, ApaNe vAto karIe...." baMdhulAe AMkho nacAvatAM ane snehabharyuM smita veratAM kahyuM. dhanadatta, jinadharmanI gerahAjarImAM, enA gharamAM javAnuM pasaMda nahoto karato, paraMtu baMdhulAnA ati Agrahane vaza banI, te gharamAM gayo. baMdhulAe dhanadattane tAMbUla ApIne, svAgata karyuM. dhanadattane gAdI para besADI, pote enI najIka ja besI gaI. dhanadatta, tAruM gIta-saMgIta mane premasamAdhimAM laI jAya che. kharekhara, huM tArI pAchaLa pAgala thaI gaI chuM... tane maLavuM hatuM. A hRdayanI vAto karavI hatI... ekAMta zodhatI hatI, Aje bhAgyayoge ekAMta maLI gayuM.' dhanadatta mauna rahyo. enuM hRdaya bhaya anubhavatuM hatuM. tene lAgatuM hatuM ke kaMIka khoTuM thaI rahyuM che.. dhanadatta, kema Aje tArA hoTha sivAI gayA che? Aje gAto nathI, bolato nathI, nIce jamIna para dRSTi rAkhIne, beTho che. zuM tane huM priya nathI lAgatI? tane huM nathI gamatI?" game che baMdhulA, paraMtu tuM mitrapatnI che" eTale zuM? mitrapatnIne sparza nA karAya? mitrapatnI sAthe prema nA karAya? Avo vevalo che tuM? huM to divasothI e abhilASA sevuM chuM tane samarpita thaI javAnI.. tuM mArA hRdayano deva banI gayo che...' dhanadatta gabharAyo. ene bhaya lAgyo ke baMdhulA enA zarIrane vIMTaLAI jaze..! e Ubho thaI gayo. ane saDasaDATa te gharanI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. sIdho potAnA ghare pahoMcI gayo. baMdhulA stabdha banIne, joI rahI. svagata bolI: "bhale dhanadatta tuM gayo. paNa tArA hRdayamAM huM pravezI gaI chuM.' dhanadatta potAnA gharamAM jaI, potAnA khaMDamAM pesI gayo. khaMDano daravAjo baMdha karI, e palaMgamAM paDyo. enA cittamAM ghamasANa macyuM hatuM.. "mane Aja sudhI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1385 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kalpanA paNa na hatI ke baMdhulA mArA premamAM paDI haze... e mitrapatnI che. e mArI premikA na banI zake. huM jinadharmano vizvAsaghAta nahIM karI zakuM. e to mahAtmA puruSa che. saMsAramAM rahelo sAdhu che. AvA zreSTha mitrane dago na ja ApI zakAya... alabatta, baMdhulA rUpavatI che, lAvaNyavatI che..... mane samarpita thavA taiyAra che.... paraMtu mArA mATe e varjya che... enAthI jo bacavuM hoya to mAre enA ghare nA javuM joIe.. paraMtu jo huM enA ghare nahIM jAuM to jinadharmane duHkha thaze. e mane bolAvavA mArA ghare Avaze. mane pUchaze: "ghera kema nathI Avato?" huM ene zo, pratyuttara ApIza? eTale ghera to jaIza, paraMtu jinadharmanI hAjarImAM ja jaIza..." AvA aneka vicAro ene AvyA. bIjA divase jyAre e jinadharmanI havelIe gayo tyAre teNe bahArathI pUchyuM: jinadharma gharamAM che?" che gharamAM, Avo.... padhAro!' baMdhulAnA madhura zabdo saMbhaLAyAM. teNe gharamAM praveza karyo. baMdhulAe kahyuM: "Aje tamArA mitra aMdaranA khaMDamAM dhyAnamAM lIna banIne beThA che, tame paNa emanI pAse ja dhyAnamAM besI jAo.' dhanadattane aMdaranA khaMDa tarapha mokalIne, baMdhulAe mukhya dvAra aMdarathI baMdha karI dIdhuM. ane te jhaDapathI aMdaranA khaMDa tarapha cAlI. dhanadatte aMdaranA khaMDamAM jaIne joyuM to khaMDa khAlI hato. mAtra eka palaMga bichAvelo hato. te jhaDapathI khaMDanI bahAra nIkaLavA gayo tyAM daravAjAmAM ja baMdhulA UbhI hatI. tenI AMkhomAM kAjaLa AMjeluM hatuM. tenA pagamAM jhAMjhara hatAM. tenA kaTipradeze svarNamekhalA laTakatI hatI.... te viSayavAsanAthI hAMphatI hatI. Aje tane ema ne ema nahIM javA dauM. Aje mane premavAri pAIne ja javAnuM che... dhanadatta, huM tane cAhuM chuM, khUba cAhuM chuM..." ane te dhanadattane lapeTAI gaI. jema thAMbhalA para vela vIMTaLAI jAya tema.. dhanadattanA saMyamanAM baMdhana tUTI paDyAM. chatAM thoDI kSaNo pachI dhanadatta baMdhulAnA bAhupAzamAMthI chUTayo, ne sIdho potAnA ghare pahoMcI gayo... paraMtu enA zarIramAM vAsanAno bhaDako thaI gayo hato. tene baMdhulAno sparza gamI gayo hato. tenA viveka para mahAmohanuM AvaraNa chavAI gayuM. ane eka divase teNe baMdhulAnuM, eka avAvara gharamAM apAyeluM rAtabharanuM AmaMtraNa svIkArI lIdhuM. baMdhulA, svAmInAtha huM Aje koI zunyagharamAM saMpUrNa rAtri kAyotsarga dhyAnamAM Ubho rahIza.. Aje zreSTha AtmadhyAnamAM lIna thavuM che.' 138 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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jevI ApanI icchA. huM kyAreya paNa ApanI sAdhanAmAM ADe nathI AvI... bhale, Apa ApanuM AtmakalyANa sAdho..." baMdhulAne jANa thaI gaI hatI ke AjanI rAta jinadharma gharamAM nahIM rahe, koI avAvarU.. nirjana gRhamAM jaIne, dhyAna karaze... mATe Aje huM dhanadattanI sAthe rAtabhara saMbhogasukha bhogavIza. paraMtu ene A havelImAM to nahIM bolAvAya. havelImAM ghaNAM dAsa-dAsI che. mATe havelInI pAsenA khAlI gharamAM ene bolAvuM. tyAM svacchaMdapaNe bhogasukha bhogavI zakAze...' baMdhulAe ghanadattane saMdezo ApI dIdho. rAtrino prathama prahara pUrNa thayo. rAtrino aMdhakAra gADha thayo. baMdhulA, loDhAnA khalAnA pAyAvALo khATalo laIne bAjunA ja zUnyagharamAM gaI. ene khyAla na hato ke jinadharma e ja gharamAM kAyotsarga dhyAne UbhA hatAM. gharamAM pragADha aMdhAruM hatuM. baMdhulAe jyAM khATalo pAtharyo. e khATalAno eka pAyo ke je lokhaMDano khIlo ja hato, te jinadharmanA eka paga para AvI gayo... khIlAthI jinadharmano eka paga viMdhAI gayo. eTalAmAM dhanadatta tyAM Avyo. baMdhulAe eno hAtha pakaDIne, e khATalAmAM besADyo. baMdhulA paNa khATalAmAM besI gaI. dhanadatte ene AliMgana ApyuM. ane e baMnenI premaceSTA... kAmaceSTA zarU thaI. khATalA para baMneno bhAra vadhavAthI, khIlo jina dharmanA pagamAM UMDo UtarI gayo... jamInamAM pesI gayo. jinadharmane atizaya vedanA thaI. tene mUrchA AvI gaI. te Ubho nA rahI zakyo. bhIMtanA sahAre te jamIna para gabaDI paDyo. te lAMbo thaIne paDyo. paraMtu dhanadatta-baMdhulAe gADha aMdhakAramAM jinadharmane oLakhyo nahIM. jyAre jinadharmane cetanA AvI. tyAre e dhanadatta-baMdhulAne oLakhI gayo. chatAM ene e baMne upara roSa na pragaTyo... krodha na Avyo. paraMtu tattvaciMtana pragaTya: aho! indriyonA viSayo kevAM AkarSaka che! pavitra buddhivALAne paNa A viSayo mohamUDha karI de che. nirmaLa buddhivALA jIvo paNa A viSayo tarapha AkarSAI jAya che. potAnA zIladharmane bhaMga kare che. bhraSTa bane che. enuM pariNAma kevuM bhayAnaka Ave che? e jIvo naraka-tiryaMca vagere durgatiomAM pheMkAI jAya che. AvA jIvone pratibodhavA, khoTA mArgethI pAchA vALavA ati muzkela hoya che..." paganI vedanA vadhatI jatI hatI. lohInuM khAbociyuM bharAI gayuM hatuM... chatAM jina dharmanI suMdara vicAraNA AgaLa vadhe che: "je AtmAo traNa bhuvananA mahAguru tIrthakara bhagavaMtonAM sAnidhyamAM rahe che athavA upazamalabdhivALA mahAmunionI nizrAmAM rahe che, teo kharekhara dhanya hoya che. kAraNa ke temanI buddhi nirmaLa rahe che, pavitra rahe che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 187 For Private And Personal Use Only

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huM kevo abhAgI chuM ke mArI patnI mArA mitranA mohamAM Asakta banI che. vyabhicAra sudhInuM pApa Acare che, paraMtu huM emane A pApathI bacAvI zakato nathI. emanA para bhAva-upakAra karI zakato nathI! bIjAo upara upakAra karavAnI vAta to dUra rahI, patnI ane mitra para paNa upakAra karI zakato nathI. huM kevo svArthI chuM? A mAruM svArthIpaNuM mArA du:khonuM kAraNa che. A baMnenI AvI hAsyAspada ane adhama premaceSTA emane to durgatimAM laI jaze, zuM mane paNa durgatimAM laI jaze? huM A baMneno 'kalyANamitra' banI zakato nathI. Ama kema bane che? mane haju A baMne tarapha pakSapAta rahe che. joke A vAta mAtra sarvajJa bhagavaMto ja jANe che. have mane lAge che ke mArA jIvanano aMta najIka che. vidAyaveLA AvI lAgI che. huM bIjA badhA vicArothI manane mukta karI, zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karo.' jinadharme zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karavA mAMDyuM. asahya zArIrika pIDA hovA chatAM teNe cittane mahAmaMtramAM sthira karyuM. vItarAga paramAtmAne mAro namaskAra thAo. A gurudevane mAro namaskAra thAo. ja bhAvapUrvaka namaskAra karatAM karatAM eNe prANatyAga karyo. te pAMcamAM brahmadevalokamAM utpanna thayo. 0 0 0 devone avadhijJAna hoya. e deve "avadhijJAna" no upayoga mUkyo: 'huM koNa hato? meM zuM dAna ApeluM? kevI tapasvaryA karelI? ke zuM dIkSA pALI hatI? ke jenA pariNAme huM devalokamAM utpanna thayo. huM puNyazALI banyo." teNe avadhijJAnanA prakAzamAM potAnI patnIne ane potAnA mitrane joyo, teNe - te deve vicAryuM: "mAre mArI patnIne ane mitrane unmArga choDAvI, sanmArga para lAvavAM che. paraMtu AvA ati rAgI, ati viSayAMdha jIvone mahAApatti batAvyAM vinA pratibodha nahIM pamADI zakAya. mAre A baMnene ghora Apattino, ghora vedanAno anubhava karAvavo paDaze. to ja teo pratibodha pAmaze." deve devamAyAno prayoga karyo. baMdhulAne jhADA thavA lAgyAM. tenA zarIramAM tIvra vedanA utpanna thaIati azuci ane durgadha mAratI viSTAthI e kharaDAI gaI. enA peTanAM be paDakhAM ati vedanA sAthe phATaphATa thavA lAgyAM.. tenA mukhamAMthI vedanAnA uMhakArA nIkaLavA lAgyAM... 1388 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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"arere. huM marI jAuM chuM.' Ama bolatI baMdhulA, dhanadattane vaLagavA lAgI. dhanadattanuM zarIra viSTAthI kharaDAvA lAgyuM. tene ghora arati-saMtApa thayo. te baMdhulAthI Agho khasyo. teNe vicAryuM: "aho, A acAnaka zuM thaI gayuM? sAjI, sArI baMdhulAne Ama ekAeka satata jhADA thaI gayA. te potAnuM nAka dAbIne, thoDo dUra jaIne Ubho rahyo. baMdhulA vicAre che: "kharekhara A dhanadattano sneha kSaNika lAge che... kevo dUra jaIne Ubho che?' baMdhulAe bUma pADIne kahyuM: arere, huM marI jAuM chuM. mane ghora vedanA thAya che... mAruM zarIra tUTI rahyuM che... mane bacAvo..." "paNa huM zuM karuM? A bhayaMkara "azucikA' roga che... ane te maTI zake ema nathI...' dhanadatte kahyuM. "mAruM zarIra dAbo...' baMdhulAe kahyuM. dhanadatta baMdhutAnuM zarIra dAbavA mAMDyuM.... paMpALavA mAMDyuM. tyAM enA baMne hAtha baMdhulAnA zarIra sAthe coMTI gayAM, prayatna karavA chatAM enA hAtha UkhaDatA nathI. te gabharAyo. bhayabhIta thaI gayo. teNe vicAryuM. "kharekhara, koI vakhata nahIM anubhaveluM ke nahIM joyeluM pApakarma udayamAM AvyuM che. teNe karuNa svare baMdulAne kahyuM: baMdhulA, huM have zuM karuM? mArA baMne hAtha coMTI gayA che. mArA hAtha cAlatA ja nathI. mana mAruM ati azAMta che. sAce ja, A ApaNA pApanuM pratyakSa phaLa che - ema mane lAge che..." baMdhulA bolI: ema ja che. koIka moTuM pApa udayamAM AvyuM che. arere, meM mArA paramadeva jevA patine Thagyo... enI sAthe vizvAsaghAta karyo... A loka ane paraloka-viruddha kArya karyuM... arere huM mahApApiNI chuM.." te rudana karavA lAgI. dhanadatta AtmanirIkSaNa karI vicAravA lAgyo. te dhanadatta, tuM anArya che. A asAra jIvalokamAM tuM A zarIrane paNa asAra mAne che ne? tArA mitra jinadharmanAM sAcA ne hitakArI vacano sAMbhaLavA chatAM, e mitrano avihaDa prema pAmavA chatAM, tAre AvuM ghora akArya karavuM zuM ucita hatuM? AvuM pApakarma karanArane AvuM ja ghora pariNAma bhogavavuM paDe... he priya mitra, meM tAro droha karyo che." AvuM Atmathana karato, dhanadatta tyAM mUcchita thaIne, jamIna para DhaLI paDyo. baMdhulA gabharAI gaI. tene bhaya lAgyo.. "are dhanadatta mUcchita thaI gayo..? have mAruM zuM thaze?' baMdhulA AkaMda karavA lAgI. zUnya gharamAM tene bhUtaDAM nAcatAM dekhAvA lAgyAM. e zUnya gharamAM doDAdoDa karavA lAgI. eno aMboDo khUlI gayo. te svayaM bhUtaDI jevI lAgavA lAgI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 189 For Private And Personal Use Only

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211 jinadharmano AtmA ke je deva banyo che, teNe avadhijJAnathI joyuM. mitrane joyo ane patnIne paNa joI. teNe vicAryuM: have A baMnene pratibodha pamADavAno samaya pAkI gayo che.... teNe daivIrUpa dhAraNa karyuM... te pragaTa thayo. baMdhulAe prakAzamAM devane, jinadharmanA mRtadehanI pUjA karato joyo. dhanadattanI mUrchA dUra thaI hatI. teNe paNa devane joyo. baMnee bhAvapUrvaka devane vaMdanA karI. baMnenI zArIrika vedanA zAMta thaI gaI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir baMnee vicAryuM: 'A devanAM darzanathI, emanA prabhAvathI ApaNI vedanA zAMta thaI che... aho, A divya puruSano kevo prabhAva che! emanI kevI apUrva zakti che! temanuM kevuM teja che! kevI apUrva kAnti che!' baMne devadarzanathI vismaya pAmyAM. devane punaH punaH praNAma karI kahyuM: 'he bhagavaMta, Apa koNa cho? ane ahIM AvavAnuM prayojana zuM che?' deve kahyuM: 'huM deva chuM, ane mahAtmA jinadharmanI pratimAnA pUjana nimitte Avyo chuM...' baMdhulA bolI UThI: 'jinadharmanI pratimA? emanI pratimA ahIM kyAM che?' 'A rahI... A jinadharmanA mRtadehane jo...' baMdhulAe jinadharmanA mRtadehane joyo... dhanadatte paNa mitrano mRtadeha joyo... baMne chaLI UThyAM... kSobha pAmyAM. baMdhulA raDI paDI... raDatAM raDatAM teNe devane pUchyuM, 'zuM kharekhara, mArA A ti mRtyu pAmyA che?' 'hA, tArA ja hAthe mRtyu pAmyA che. jo, tArA khATalAno eka pAyo ke je loDhAno khIlo che, e emanA pagamAM parovAI gayo che...' 139 baMdhulA ane dhanadatta baMnee ghora AkraMda karyuM. baMne mUcchita thaI gayAM. deve baMnene svastha karyAM. kahyuM: 'je banavAkALa hatuM te banI gayuM, have tame baMne sanmArga grahaNa karo. A moMgherA manuSyajIvanane saphaLa banAvavA tatpara bano...' 'huM divya puruSa, ame eka kSaNa paNa jIvavA lAyaka nathI. ame ghora pApa karyuM bhAga-3 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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che... e mahAtmA jinadharmanA dekhatAM ja enI patnI sAthe vyabhicAra karyo che... huM marI jAuM chuM...' ema bolato dhanadatta ApadhAta ka2vA taiyAra thayo. baMdhulA paNa gaLAmAM doraDAno pAza nAkhI, maravA taiyAra thaI. deve baMnene ApaghAta karatAM aTakAvyAM. 'tame zA mATe AtmahatyA karo cho?' 'che divyapuruSa, Apa divyajJAnI cho. Apa zuM nathI jANatA? Apa badhuM ja jANo cho. amAre maravuM ja yogya che... ame jIvavA lAyaka nathI rahyAM.' 'he mahAnubhAvo, maravAnI vAta choDI do. upadeza-pAlana mATe tatpara bano...' 'he bhagavaMta, ame upadezane lAyaka nathI rahyAM. amArI na jovA jevI, bIbhatsa kAmAsakta avasthA joIne, te uttama puruSa jinadharma, mRtyu pAmI gayA...' 'eTale ja have tame upadeza sAMbhaLI, jIvanamAM utAravA mATe yogya banyAM cho. tamane je ghora pazcAttApa thaI rahyo che, te ja tamArI yogyatA che. anyathA bahu moTuM bhayaMkara pApa karyAM pachI ghaNA jIvone pastAvo thato nathI. A pazcAttApathI tamAruM pApa dhovAI jaze.' baMdhulA ane dhanadatta devanI hitakArI ane priyavANI sAMbhaLI, kaMIka svastha banyAM. deve e ja samaye, potAnuM pUrvarUpa-jinadharmanuM rUpa pragaTa karIne kahyuM: 'juo, e jinadharma huM ja chuM. mRtyu pAmIne huM devagati pAmyo chuM...' baMdhulA devanAM caraNomAM DhaLI paDI. dhanadatta jinadharmane joI, dhrUsake dhrUsake raDI paDyo. deve karuNAbharI vANImAM kahyuM: 'karmapariNati AvA ja prakAranI hoya che. * mohanI ceSTAo bhayaMkara hoya che. * viSayonI vATa kharekhara raudra hoya che. mATe, tamArAM baMne mATe have dharmanuM ja zaraNa levuM ucita che. dharma sivAya badhAno tyAga karI do.' 'he bhagavaMta, jevI ApanI AjJA. have ame ApanI AjJAnuM pAlana karIzuM, paraMtu nakkI amAre amArA prANono tyAga karavAno ja che. A deha pApAcaraNanA kalaMkathI dUSita to banyo ja che. have A pApI dehane eka kSaNa ame dhAraNa karI zakatAM nathI...' devanAM caraNomAM paDI... baMne dhora AkraMda karavA lAgyAM. deve tyAM baMnene dharmano upadeza Apyo. baMdhulA ane dhanadattanA upara e upadezanI sArI asara thaI. e ja vakhate bhAvathI te baMnee, * sarvavirati sAdhujIvana aMgIkAra karyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 1301

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* anazana vrata svIkArI lIdhuM. * pUrvakAlIna duSkRtyonI AtmasAkSIe niMdA karI. * baMnenA cittapariNAma vizuddha banyAM. * saMvega-nirveda bhAva prabaLa banyAM. * bhavasvarUpanA ciMtanamAM parovAyAM. deve, potAnA mRtadehane visarjita karyo ane te svasthAne cAlyo gayo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mahArAjA puruSasiMhanuM citta virakta thayuM. vaiyika sukhono rAga osarI gayo, teo bolyAM. 'tIrthaMkaronAM vacana sAcAM che. samagra bhavaceSTAo indradhanuSya jevI che, mAyAjALa saddeza che. A lokamAM kharekhara, kalyANamitra maLavo durlabha che. kalyANamitra je ekAMte hitakArI hoya che enAthI vadhIne koNa hitakArI hoya che. duniyAmAM? jo e jinadharma zreSThiputra kalyANamitra na hota to e baMdhulAne ane dhanadattane pratibodha koNa pamAData? kalyANamitra je hoya te ja, AvA durAcArI banelAM snehI-svajano pratye karuNAbhAva rAkhe. bIjA mitro, bhale sArA hoya, paNa durAcArI mitrone tyajI detAM hoya che. emanA pratye dhRNA karatAM hoya che. na potAnI patnIne, potAnA mitra sAthe vyabhicAra sevatAM sagI AMkhe jovA chatAM, e jIvo pratye dveSa na thavo, verabhAva na baMdhAvo. uparathI e baMnene pApAcaraNothI mukta karI, dharmAcaraNa karanArAM karavAM... A badhuM kalyANamitramAM ja saMbhave. kalyANamitra AtmadRSTA hoya che. karmonA kAryakAraNa bhAvone jANanAra hoya che... kharekhara kumAra, e baMdhulA ane e dhanadattano mahAna puNyodaya hato... ke emane jinadharma jevo kalyANamitra maLyo hato. jema amane tuM kalyANamitra maLyo che.' vatsa, e baMdhulAe ane dhanadatte svayaM sarvaviratimaya cAritradharma svIkArI, anazana vrata karyuM... jyAre emanuM AyuSya pUrNa thaze tyAre e baMne kyAM utpanna thaze?' 'pitAjI, pahelA saudharma-devalokamAM utpanna thaze.' e baMnee emanAM jIvanamAM vyabhicAra jevuM ghora pApa karyuM hatuM, AcaraNa karyuM hatuM... chatAM marIne teo devalokamAM utpanna thaze?' 13:2 'pitAjI, ApanI vAta sAcI che ke te baMne ghora pApI hatAM, paraMtu te dhora pApa karyAM pachI, e baMnee e pApono ghora pazcAttApa karyo hato. pitAjI, pApono pazcAttApa evI prabaLa Aga che ke emAM, karelAM pApo... pApakarmo homAI jAya che... AtmA pApakarmothI mukta bane che... vizuddha bane che. e baMneno pazcAttApa ugra hato. te pachI temaNe cAritradharma svIkAryo ane anazanavrata karI lIdhuM. A badhuM bhAga-3 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only lokaviruddha

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emaNe sAcA bhAvathI karyuM. bhAvathI viratidharmanI pariNati pragaTI, ane bhAvathI anazana vrata grahaNa karyuM. he pitAjI, je AtmA bhAvapUrvaka sarvavirati dharmanuM niraticAra pAlana kare che, tenI durgati thatI nathI, enI sadgati thAya che... ke paramagati-mokSa thAya che. pitAjI, apramAda sAthe AtmAmAM sarvaviratinI pariNati pragaTe eTale te duHkhonA merune bhedI nAkhe. zreSTha sukhonI paraMparA zarU thaI jAya. sarvaviratinI pariNati mahAna prabhAvazALI hoya che. duniyAmAM evuM koI kalyANa nathI ke je sarvaviratinA vizuddha pAlakane nA maLe.' mahArAjAe pUchyuM: 'kumAra, AvI virati-pariNati AvA ghora pApI jIvone kevI rIte utpanna thAya? athavA to je jIvomAM sarvaviratinI pariNati pragaTavAnI yogyatA rahelI hoya, evA suyogya AtmAo, AvI pApapravRttimAM kema pravartatA haze?' kumAre kahyuM: 'pitAjI, karma-pariNati vicitra hoya che. baMdhulA ane dhanadattanI pApapravRtti, karmanA kAraNe hatI, paraMtu e pravRtti 'anubaMdha'vALI na hatI, mAtra pravRtti hatI. jo anubaMdhavALI pravRtti hota to to teo sarvaviratinI pariNati prApta na karI zakata... teo baMnee Agamane anusAra, aticAra rahita ane bhAvasabhara viratipariNati prApta karI hatI, mATe temane 'anazana' karavAno bhAva pragaTyo... zubha bhAvonI dhArA vahevA lAgI... ane temaNe pahelA saudharma devalokanuM AyuSyakarma bAMdhI lIdhuM.' 'vatsa, have tArI vAta barAbara samajAI gaI... AvI sarvaviratinI pariNati ja bhavano viccheda karI zake.' ujjainInI zerIe zerIe eka Azcaryajanaka banAvanI carcA cAlI rahI hatI. na banavAnuM banI rahyuM hatuM. prasiddha gaNikA suMdarI, potAnuM sarvasva lUMTAvI rahI hatI. A rUpadhAma to bhAratanuM suprasiddha vilAsadhAma hatuM, jyAM dUra dUranA dezomAMthI 'moTA mANaso' vAsanAnI agana bUjhavavA AvatA. suMdarI sAthenI eka mulAkAta, jIvanano smaraNIya prasaMga banI jato. ahIM gALelI eka rAta, jIvanabharanI mIThI yAda banI jatI. saMsAranI samRddhi ahIM relAtI hatI. loko kahetA ke jIvatA jIva svarga jovuM hoya to ujjainInI suMdarInA rUpadhAmamAM javuM.' peDhIothI A rUpadhAma prasiddha hatuM. suMdarI evI rUpasvAminI hatI ke je rAjAmahArAjA ane zrImaMta-sodAgara sivAya koInI sAme najara paNa karatI na hatI. suMdarIe, ene maLelA vilAsadhAmano khUba vikAsa karyo hato. samRddhino khUba vistAra karyo hato. enA bAganA eka paMkhInI kiMmata ujjainInA eka zrImaMtanA dhanano zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13:3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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saravALo hato. udyAnanA eka vRkSa pAchaLa eNe jeTaluM kharca karyuM hatuM eTaluM kharca mANasa potAnI AkhI jiMdagI pAchaLa na karI zakato. suMdarIe paMkhInAM piMjara khullAM mUkI dIdhAM. mukta paMkhIo AkAzamAM gIta gAtAM hatAM. eNe potAnuM mukhya bhavana, nagaranA tattvavettAone "jJAnapariSada" mATe bheTa ApyuM. bIjA bhavanamAM eNe sadAvrata zALA kholI. eka bhavana sAdhuo-yogIo mATe arpaNa karyuM. keTalAka AvAso eNe potAnA dAsadAsIone bheTa ApI dIdhA. rAcaracIluM, sonAnI hIMDoLAkhATo, caMdananA bAjoTha, nakazIdAra palaMgo, suvarNanA pAlA, rajatanAM vAsaNo ane hIrA-motInI jhAlaro pANInI mUle eNe vecI nAkhyAM... suMdarIe eka vAra samarAdityane kaheluM "mahArAja kumAra, mAruM nirmANa tamArAmAM laya pAmavAnuM che. dUdhamAM sAkara bhaLe, evuM mAruM bhAgya che. dUdha dekhAze, sAkara adRzya thaze. sahu kaheze ke A to dUdha che. sAkara nathI. paNa jyAre dUdha pIze tyAre mane pratyakSa karaze. kumAra, tamArA gItamAM huM mArI vedanA anubhavuM chuM. tamArI kaMThamAdhurImAM ane zabdacAturImAM huM mArI vyagratA anubhavuM chuM. tamArA AdhyAtmika pado sAMbhaLIne, mArA zRMgAra para mane vairAgya thayo che. je divase kumAra tame mahelano tyAga karazo tyAre tamArI A dAsI A mahAlayano tyAga karaze ane tamArAM padacihno para cAlavA lAgaze...' lalitAge suMdarIne, samarAdityanA zayanagRhamAM banelI ghaTanAnA samAcAra ApyA ane suMdarI saphALI UbhI thaI gaI. "hai mahArAjakumAre A jIvana brahmacaryavrata laI lIdhuM? emanI be navavadhUoe paNa emanuM anukaraNa karyuM? dhanya kumAra... ne dhanya e mugdhA be rAjaputrIo! kevo adbhuta tyAgI mAre paNa e ja mArga levAno che." teNe lalitAMgane kahyuM: 'lalita, AjathI sarva puruSo mATe A rUpadhAma baMdha thAya che. AjathI huM koI puruSane maLIza nahIM... sivAya mahArAja kumAra, e ja mArA uddhAraka che. tAro upakAra mAnuM chuM, lavita, tuM ja e mahApuruSane ahIM laI Avyo. mane paricaya karAvyo. bhale lalita, huM tAruM batAveluM kAma na karI zakI.. huM kumArane rAgI-vikArI nA banAvI zakI, paraMtu kumAre mane vairAgI banAvI dIdhI. tyAgano zreSTha mArga mane gamADI dIdho..." jyArathI badhAM dAsa-dAsIoe potAnI svAminI saMnyAsinI banavAnI che, e vAta sAMbhaLI, tyArathI temanI AMkhomAMthI zrAvaNa-bhAdaravo varasatAM hatAM. teoe paNa bhegAM thaIne, nirNaya karyo - "ApaNe paNa svAminInI sAthe ja navuM jIvana svIkArIzuM. je kaSTo svAminI sahana karaze, e kaSTo ApaNe sahana karIzuM.' suMdarIe jotajotAmAM keTaluMya vecI nAkhyuM, keTaluMya arpaNa karI dIdhuM... ane keTaluMya vaheMcI dIdhuM! suMdarIne khabara paDI ke "mArAM badhAM dAsa-dAsIoe paNa bhAga-3 ka bhava navamo 134 For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMnyAsa levAno nirNaya karyo che, eNe badhAMne bolAvIne kahyuM: tamane sahune mArA para prema che, e vAta huM mAnuM chuM, paraMtu sanyAsa levo, e tamArA mATe yogya nathI, jainadharmano saMnyAsa saraLa nathI, khUba agharo che. emAM mahAvrato pALavAnAM hoya che. mahAvrato pALavA mATe, daDha manobaLa joIe. evuM manobaLa tamArI pAse kyAM che? mananA bhAvo ekasarakhA koInA TakatA nathI... ane lIdhelAM mahAvrato choDI zakAtA nathI. mATe tame dhIraja rAkho. mahArAjakumAra samarAditya jyAre gRhavAsa tyajI saMyama grahaNa kare, tyAre tame emane pUchajo ke "amArA AtmakalyANano mArga batAvo... amane sadgatino mArga batAvo." koIe tarka karyo nahIM ke pUchayuM paNa nahIM ke "tame AvA loDhAnA caNA kevI rIte cAvazo? mahAvrato pALavAM eTale loDhAnA caNA cAvavA barAbara che." 0 0 0 saMdhyA DhaLI gaI hatI. badhAM ja kAryo pUrNa karIne mahAlayanA pazcima dizAnA jharUkhAmAM beThI hatI. tyAM lalitAMgano ratha mahAlayanA prAMgaNamAM AvIne Ubho. jhaDapathI lalitAMga nIce Utaryo. mahAlayanAM be be pagathiyAM sAthe caDhIne, e suMdarInI pAse AvIne Ubho. Ava, lalitAMga, zAMtithI mArI sAme besa ane svastha banIne vRttAMta kahe." devI, mahArAjakumAre saMsAravAsano tyAga karavAnI, mahArAjA pAse anumati mAgI. mahArAjAe kumArane to anumati ApI, sAthe sAthe rAjA-rANIe ane baMne navavadhUoe paNa cAritra levAno nirNaya jAhera karI dIdho. pradhAnone bolAvI, rAjyavyavasthA samajAvI dIdhI. AvatI kAle sArA muhurta mahArAjAnA bhANeja anicandrakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAno nirNaya thayo. jinamaMdiromAM mahotsava zarU karAvyAM. ka paurajanonuM sanmAna karavAmAM AvyuM. sAmaMta rAjAone sanmAnavAmAM AvyAM. gurujanonuM pUjana karavAmAM AvyuM. ja navavadhUonAM mAtA-pitAne bolAvI lAvavA, pavanavegI azvone mokalavAmAM AvyAM. A jJAnI gurudeva padhAraze eTale sahu cAritra leze." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1395 For Private And Personal Use Only

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IY12H rAtrinA samaye suMdarIe vIrasena tathA mahAzvetAne UThADyAM. baMne bharaUMghamAM hatAM. hamaNAMthI suMdarI, sUtelAM dAsa-dAsIone uThADatI na hatI. je nAnuM-moTuM kAma hoya te svayaM karI letI hatI athavA bIjA divasa para mulatavI rAkhatI. AvI potAnI svAminI, aDadhI rAte uThADe tyAre jarUra koI UMDuM prayojana hovuM joIe. virasena pathArImAMthI bebAkaLo Ubho thayo. eNe paDakhe paDelI talavAra hAthamAM lIdhI. te paLavAra suMdarI sAme tAkI rahyo. suMdarIe kahyuM: "mazAla saLagAva ne mArI sAthe cAla." mahAzvetA paNa ekadama saphALI beThI thaI. potAnA zithila kezakalApane utAvaLe bAMdhatI, te UbhI thaI. suMdarIe vahAlathI mahAzvetAno hAtha pakaDyo. mahAzvetA suMdarInI lADa laDAvelI dAsI hatI. vRkSa jema velIne AliMgI rahe tema suMdarI mahAzvetAne AliMgI rahI. vIrasena mazAla peTAvI AvI gayo hato. suMdarIe potAnA mAthe bAMdhelo rUmAla mahAzvetAnA unnata vakSa:sthaLa para bAMdhyo. dAsI doDIne, bIjo rUmAla laI AvI. e rUmAla suMdarIe potAnA mastake bAMdhI lIdho, ane virasena-mahAzvetAnI sAthe te mahAlayanA aMdaranA AvAsa bhedI AgaLa vadhI. eka nirjana oraDAmAM praveza karyo. dIvAlanA paththara para eNe hAtha pheravyo ne eka moTI zilA bAjumAM khasI gaI. traNa tALAMvALuM loDhAnuM kamADa dRSTigocara thayuM. suMdarIe potAnI kamara parathI cAvIno jhUmakho kADhyo ane tenAthI te kamADa kholyuM. dvAra khUlatAM ThaMDI havAno susavATo Avyo. e kSiprA nadInA pravAha para thaIne Avato hoya, tema lAgyuM. vIrasena ane suMdarI A bhUminAM ajANyAM na hatAM. paraMtu mahAzvetA pahelI ja vAra AvI hatI. suMdarIe tene kahyuM: "mahAzvetA, jeNe mane A rUpadhAmamAM rAkhI hatI te gaNikA nayanatArA, ahIM rAjyanA khUMkhAra kedIone rAkhatI hatI." mahAzvetAne Azcarya thayuM: "kedIo? ahIM vaLI kedIo kevA?" "mahAzvetA, pUrve thaI gayelA mahArAjAnA saMktathI rAjakumArone, gAdInA hakadArone, upadravI saradArone, nayanatArA phosalAvIne, ahIM laI AvatI. e rAta surA ane suMdarImAM DubADIne, trIjI rAte ahIM ghasaDI lAvIne, A jagyAmAM pUrI detI. roja savAra-sAMja aphINanAM DoDavAno kAvo pIvA ApatI, pachI mIThAIo khavaDAvatI. A rIte rAjakIya duzmano ahIM karuNa mote maratAM. marI gayA pachI temanA mRtadehone 4369 bhAga-3 % bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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pAchaLanA bhoMyarA dvArA kSiprA nadInA pravAhamAM vahAvI devAmAM AvatAM, ApaNI A rAjasevAthI, siMhAsana para rAjA-mahArAjAo nirAMte rAja karatAM hatAM. mahAzvetA, meM A kAma baMdha karyuM hatuM ane atyAre paNa baMdha che. AmAM mahArAjA puruSasiMhanI kRpA che. teo eka Adarza rAjA che. kyAreya teo surAne aDavA nathI ke suMdarI sAthe sahazayana karyuM nathI. paraMtu mahAzvetA, ApaNe bIjA kAme ahIM AvyA chIe.' suMdarI AgaLa vadhI. eka paththaranI kinAra para hAtha pheravyo ne eka navuM dvAra nIkaLI AvyuM. evAM sAta dvAra vaTAvIne, traNe jaNAM eka UMDA bhUmigRhamAM jaIne UbhAM, A gRhonI racanA karanAra sthapatine dhanyavAda ApavAnuM mahAzvetAne mana thaI AvyuM. badhAM bhUmigRhomAM jhAMkho prakAza ane ThaMDI havAnI laharIo AvI rahI hatI. AnA sthapatine tuM dhanyavAda Ape che, paNa A ja enuM durbhAgya che. pachI e sthapatinAM hADakAM ahIM ja paDe che. A bhUmigRhono bheda bahAra pragaTa na thAya te mATe, ene ahIM ja maravuM paDe che, athavA jIvanabhara ahIM kedI banI rahevuM paDe che." suMdarIe mahAzvetAno hAtha pakaDI rAkhyo hato.. haju be DagalAM AgaLa cAlyAM tyAM aMdaranA bhUmigRhamAMthI bhayaMkara phutkAra saMbhaLAyA. A to sApanA je kutkAra che." mahAzvetA DarI gaI. sApano ja phukAra che.' suMdarIe kahyuM. mahAzvetAne potAnA paDakhAmAM laI, te AgaLa vadhI. divAlamAM jADA bilorI kAcanI nAnI bArI hatI, suMdarIe mahAzvetAne kahyuM: 'A bArI kholIne, aMdara jo..." mahAzvetAe joyuM ne tenA mukhamAMthI cIsa nIkaLI gaI. virasenanI mazAlanuM ajavALuM kAca para paDI rahyuM hatuM. aMdara oraDAmAM purAyelA, dakSiNanA jaMgalamAMthI ANelA sAta moTA nAga, e ajavALAne pakaDavA bArInI nIcenI bhIMta upara pheNa pachADI rahyAM hatAM. emanI lIlIchama jherI AMkho, bhalabhalA mardanI chAtI toDI nAkhe tevI camakatI hatI. pAse paDelA eka jUnA mATalAmAMthI vIrasena daDA jevuM kaMI laI Avyo. suMdarIe kAcanI zIzI kADhIne, enA para kaMIka chAMTyuM. vIrasene e bArI vATe aMdara pheMkyuM. cIM cIM cIM jevo avAja thavA lAgyo. badhA sAthe nAga e bhakSya para tUTI paDyAM. thoDI vAra e ujANI cAlI, pachI badhA nAga dhIre dhIre nizcetana banI jamIna para DhaLI paDyA. thoDI vAra suMdarI vagere bahAra UbhAM rahyAM. pachI virasena eka nAnuM dvAra kholI aMdara peTho. thoDI vAramAM bahAra Avyo... paraMtu eno dekhAva bhayaMkara banI gayo hato. enA eka hAthamAM sAte nirjIva sApa UMdhA laTakatAM hatAM. bhayaMkara zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1397 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gAruDI jevo e dekhAva joI, mahAzvetA chaLI paDI. e suMdarIno AzleSa gADha banAvI rahI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vIrasene sAte sApane kSiprAnAM jaLamAM vahAvI dIdhA. have vipula dhana-saMpattinI cokIdArInuM emanuM kAma pUruM thayuM hatuM. suMdarI mahAzvetAne laI, e khaMDamAM dAkhala thaI. mahAzvetAnI AMkho hajI cakaLavakaLa thatI hatI. rakhene kyAMya koI sApa na hoya! suMdarI bolI: 'mahAzvetA, ahIM badhA nAga ja hatA. temanA kaNo hovAno saMbhava nathI. saMsAra to nara ane mAdA hoya to ja vase ne! ekalA puruSa nakAmA, ekalI strIo nakAmI. kudarate ekabIjAnI garajano kevo ghATa ghaDyo che!' thoDI vAre mahAzvetA svastha thaI. eNe cAre tarapha najara pheravI... hIrA, mANeka, ratnanA DhagalA, sonuM... rUpuM ane sonAmahoronA DhagalA. suMdarIe kahyuM: 'mahAzvetA, A sAta peDhInuM dhana che. paNa A dhana, lohI ane AMsunuM che. AmAMthI tamAre bApa-dIkarIne jeTaluM dhana joIe teTaluM laI lo... bAkInuM huM AvatI kAle mahArAjAne soMpI devAnI chuM... chevaTe A dhananA svAmI mahArAjA ja che. kAle kadAca huM na houM to... tamane koI vAMdho nA Ave...' mahAzvetAne Azcarya thayuM: 'devI, koNa bApa ne koNa putrI?' 'mahAzvetA, A vIrasena tAro pitA che... ne tuM enI putrI che. mahAzvetA, A zApita dhana che. tamAre joIe teTaluM lo, paraMtu potAnI jAta mATe ochAmAM ochuM vAparajo, bIjAnA bhalA mATe vadhu upayoga karajo. duniyAmAM Ina-dukhiyAono toTo nathI...' mahAzvetA AMkhomAM AMsu sAthe bolI: 'mAre AmAMthI kaMI joItuM nathI. huM tamArI chuM, tame mArAM cho... jIvavuM ne maravuM che tamArA khoLAmAM... mAro jIva ahIM mUMjhAya che... mane bahAra laI cAlo...' suMdarI mahAzvetAne laI bahAra nIkaLI, vIrasenane kahyuM: 'dvAra baMdha karI do. cAvIo hamaNAM tamArI pAse rAkhajo, A vAta ApaNe traNa ja jANIe, kAle cAvIo huM jAte mahArAjAne ApI AvIza. 836 suMdarIe A rIte, badhuM ja ApI dIdhuM. mahAzvetAne ane vIrasenane, potAnA mahAlayanI pAchaLanuM upavana ApyuM hatuM. kSiprA nadInA kinAre parNakUTI bAMdhIne, e pitA-putrI rahetAM hatAM. te naryuM upavana hatuM, sApa ane moranI tyAM vastI hatI. gAyo ane haraNa tyAM pharyA karatAM hatAM. vanano vAdha paNa koIka divasa tyAM Avato ne kyAreka koI nirbhaya abhisArikAnAM jhAMjhara paNa raNajhaNI UThatAM.' thoDA divasa vItyAM. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava navamo

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nagaranAM maMdiromAM paramAtmA bhaktinA mahotsava cAlatAM hatAM. rAjamahelamAM pratidina avirata mahAdAna apAtuM hatuM. kArAvAsomAMthI kedIone choDI mukAyAM hatAM. che mAtra gurudevanI rAha jovAI rahI hatI. AcAryadeva prabhAsa urjanImAM padhAravAnA hatAM. temanAM caraNomAM mahArAjA, mahArANI, mahArAjakumAra samarAditya... temanI be nUtana patnIo vagere cAritradharma aMgIkAra karI, sAdhu-sAdhvI banavAnAM hatAM. suMdarI paNa e ja prasaMganI rAha joI rahI hatI. te have mananI mAyAnAM baMdhana kApI rahI hatI... koI jANatuM na hatuM. paraMtu te sarvasvano tyAga karI, mahArAja kumAra samarAdityanA tyAgamArge cAlI nIkaLavAnI pUrNa taiyArI karI cUkI hatI. e upavanamAM pahoMcI. parNakuTInI bahAra vIrasena, jUInA maMDapo ThIka karI rahyo hato. koI jaMgalI jAnavara AvIne, bagADI gayAM hatAM. mahAzvetA kyAM che? vIrasena," suMdarIne sAme joI, virasena camakI gayo. teNe suMdarIne praNAma karIne kahyuM: 'tyAM enA mitro pAse che..." lAMbo hAtha karI vRkSonuM vana batAvyuM. tyAM UbhelI mahAzvetAne joI, suMdarI tyAM gaI. are mahAzvetA, koNa che tArA mitro? kyAM che? ekalI ekalI mitro sAthe..." suMdarI hasI paDI. 'devI, tame mArA mitrone nathI jANatAM? cAlo, batAvuM. peluM rahyuM tilakavRkSa. kIDAvanamAM mRganayanI suMdarInA nayanakaTAkSa vaDe je vikasita banyuM hatuM... Aje e karamAI rahyuM che. peluM azokavRkSa. e mAruM mitra che. e haMmezAM tamArAM jhAMjharanA pAdaprahArathI ullasita banatuM hatuM. ne hamaNAM e nirAzAnuM saruvRkSa banI gayuM che... peluM UbhuM che bakulavRkSa... e vRkSane devI, tame tamArA madAnvita mukhanA madirAnA kogaLAthI vikasvara banAveluM. ane peluM kurubakavRkSa joyuM? devI, pInapayodharA suMdarIdevInA gADha AliMganathI e navapallavita thatuM hatuM. Aje enI durdazA juo... ghaNA divasothI ene devInuM AliMgana nathI maLyuM. devI, A badhA mitrone huM samajAvI rahI hatI ke mitro, duniyAmAM mAyA koInI thaI che ke thaze? nAhakanA zA mATe duHkhI thAo cho?" mahAzvetA khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI ne suMdarIne bheTI paDI.. mahAzvetA..." jI, devI!' eka aMtaranI vAta kahuM?" zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 13: For Private And Personal Use Only

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'kaho!' 'huM aMtarAtmAthI kumAra samarAdityane samarpita thaI chuM... emanI sAthe ja huM gRhavAsa tyajIne, zramaNI banIza...' 'paraMtu zramaNI zA mATe banavAnuM?' 'kAraNa ke kumArane game che.' 'tethI tamAre zuM?' 'emane je game te karavAnuM.' 'temane khabara che ke tame emanI pAchaLa 'premadivAnI' cho?' 'huM jANatI nathI... chatAM kadAca lalite vAta karI hoya...!' 'paraMtu devI, mahArAja kumAra zA mATe gRhatyAga kare che?" zA mATe zramaNa bane che? 'zvetA, teo A duniyAnA jIva nathI, mane to be-cAra vArano ja paricaya che. paraMtu mane lAgyuM ke A duniyAnA jIva nathI... teonuM virATa vyaktitva che... teo parama premanI mUrti che... emano prema vAsanA nathI... uttejanA nathI... iSTaprAptino nathI... e divyapremane meM jANyo che... Akhara, huM koI janmathI gaNikA nathI.' haiM?' 'hA, huM paNa eka rAjakumArI chuM... mArA durbhAgye mane ahIM A rUpadhAmamAM lAvIne mUkI che... 'nayanatArA' mArI sagI mA na hatI. mArI pAlaka mAtA hatI... zvetA, mAruM saubhAgya ke mane kumAra maLI gayA... upakAra pelA lalitano. e laI Avyo, kumArane mArI pAse...' 'ane Aje kumAra svayaM Avyo che tArI pAse suMdarI.' pAchaLathI kumAra samarAdityano avAja Avyo!' suMdarI UbhI thaI gaI... te visphArita nayane kumArane joI rahI... te dhrUjI UThI... kumAranA mukha para smita hatuM. temanI AMkhomAM snigdhatA hatI. suMdarI bolI UTho: 'kumAra, mane tamArA haiyAmAM samAvI lo. tamArA gItanA sUromAM vaNI lo. tamArA aMtaranA tAramAM gUMthI lo...' 'suMdarI, cAla, tuM nRtya kara, huM sitAranA tAra raNajhaNAvuM chuM.' suMdarIe nRtyano prAraMbha karyo. kumAre sitAranA tAra raNajhaNAvyAM. eka ghaTikAparyaMta suMdarInuM nRtya ane kumAranuM sitAravAdana cAlatuM rahyuM. baMne jANe parabrahmamAM lInatA anubhavI rahyAM hatAM... 1477 bhAga-3 * bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kumAre sitArane bAjue mUkI. suMdarI jamIna para besI paDI. suMdarI, ahIM najIka Ava.'suMdarI kumAranI sAme AvIne besI gaI. meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke teM tAruM sarvasva tyajI dIdhuM? "eka vastu sivAya.' "e vastu kaI?" "mahArAjakumAra, huM Apane tyajI zakI nathI, tyajI zakIza nahIM.. ApanA tarapha mAruM akalpita AkarSaNa thaI rahyuM che. samajAtuM nathI ke kayA janamano sneha mane ApanA tarapha kheMcI rahyo che?" samajAze. e badhuM. paraMtu tuM jANe che ne ke samagra rAjaparivAra tyAgamArge cAlI nIkaLavA tatpara banyo che?' hAjI, mahArAjakumAra!'. "teM zo vicAra karyo? "ApanAM ja padacihno para cAlavAno. mAre to ghaNAM pApa dhovAnAM che. A AtmAe ghaNAM ghaNAM pApa karyo che...' 'devI, pazcAttApathI e badhAM pApo dhovAI jaze. joke ghaNAM pApa dhovAI paNa gayAM haze?' kumAra, je divase ane je kSaNe Apa gRhatyAga karo, e ja divase... ne e ja samaye huM paNa gRhatyAga karIza... Apa e ja apekSA mArI pAse rAkho cho ne?" hA suMdarI, AtmAno, AtmA sAthe saMbaMdha joDavA mATe e ja zreSTha upAya che. tAre tArA AtmAne parama vizuddha, paramAtmA svarUpa banAvavAno prayatna karavAno che." suMdarI, tArI ane mArI jyotamAM jyota maLI jaze. e ja snehanI pUrNatA che." huM paNa e ja icchuM chuM..." paraMtu mArga saraLa nathI. dehathI AtmAne judo karavAno upAya kaSTamaya che....' game teTalo kaSTamaya ho, ApanA sAnnidhyamAM, huM duniyAbharanAM kaSTo sahana karI zakIza.' to cAla mArI sAthe, AjanI rAta rAjamahelamAM rahevAnuM che. AvatI kAle mahApaMthanI yAtrAe javAnuM che. suMdarIe mahAzvetA sAme joyuMtenI AMkhomAMthI avirata azrudhArA vahI rahI hatI. suMdarI tene bheTI. enA mastake hAtha mUkyo. ne kumAranI pAchaLa cAlI nIkaLI... eka grIka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1800 For Private And Personal Use Only

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[i34] ughAnapAlake mahArAjA puruSasiMhane nivedana karyuM: he deva, puSpakaraMDaka' udyAnamAM "prabhAsa' nAmanA AcAryadeva, aneka ziSyonA parivAra sAthe padhArelA che. teo matijJAna, zrutajJAna, avadhijJAna ane mana:paryavajJAna - A cAra jJAna dharAve che. yuvAna vaya hovA chatAM temanI mukhAkRti avikArI che. brahmacaryanuM teja emanA suMdara mukha para chavAyeluM che." mahArAjA puruSasiMhe ughAnapAlakane svarNahAra bheTa Apyo ane nagaramAM uddaghoSaNA karAvI: priya nagarajano, Aje prazasta tithi che, prazasta muhUrta che. Aje huM, yuvarAja samarAditya, mahArANI, putravadhUo, amAtyo, sAmaMto, zreSThino ane nAgariko sAthe gRhavAsano tyAga karI, jJAnI AcAryadeva prabhAsanA varada haste saMyama dharmano svIkAra karIza. bIjA praharanA prAraMbhamAM rAjamahelathI ja saMyamayAtrAno prAraMbha thaze. sahu nagaravAsIone padhAravA nimaMtraNa che." jema jema nagaramAM udghoSaNA thavA lAgI, tema tema hajAro strI-puruSo rAjamahelanA prAMgaNamAM bhegAM thavA lAgyAM. ratho zaNagArAvA lAgyA. vividha vAjiMtro vAgavA lAgyAM. nRtyamaMDaLIo nRtya karavA lAgI. stutipAThako maMgala zlokono pATha karavA lAgyA. rAjapurohite prayANanuM muhUrta nivedana karyuM. je prathama rathamAM mahArAjA ane mahArANI ArUDha thayAM. ka bIjA rathamAM yuvarAja samarAditya ane emanI be navoDhA patnIo ArUDha thaI. trIjA rathamAM bhAratanI prasiddha nRtyAMganA rUpasuMdarI ArUDha thaI. cothA rathamAM lalitAMga, azoka ane kAmAMkura ArUDha thayAM. che te pachInA rathamAM maMtrIvarga hato. che tyArabAda zreSThio, nAgarika strI-puruSo hatAM. vacce vacce nRtyamaMDaLIo nRtya karatI hatI. nUtana rAjA municandrakumAra asArUDha banI, mahArAjA puruSasiMhanA rathanI sAthe sAthe cAlatAM hatAM. 1800 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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yuvarAja samarAdityanA rathamAM aDhaLaka saMpatti ThalAvAtI jatI hatI ane yuvarAja nagarajanone, athajanone udAratAthI dAna Ape jatAM hatAM. hajAro nagaravAsI strI-puruSo rAjaparivArane joI, lAkha lAkha dhanyavAda ApatAM hatAM.... ne vismaya pAmatAM hatAM. aneka manuSyo, suMdarInA gRhatyAgane joI, ati Azcarya pAmatAM hatAM ane virakta banatAM hatAM. che aneka strI-puruSo bodhibIja pAmatAM hatAM. aneka jIvonAM citta-pariNAma vizuddha banatAM hatAM. che loko vipula karmanirjarA karatAM hatAM. ke devalokamAMthI hajAro devo, pRthvI para UtarI paDyAM. teoe cAritra grahaNa karanArA sahunAM pUjana-satkAra karyo. mahAna abhyadaya thayo. samagra ujjainI nagarI AnaMdanA mahAsAgaramAM garakAva thaI gaI. zubha muhUrte.AcAryazrI prabhAse, sahune cAritradharma pradAna karyo... devoe divya dhvani karyo, puSpavRSTi karI, jayajayArava karyo. municaMdra rAjAe AcAryadevanI tathA nUtana cAritravaMtonI bhAvapUrvaka stavanA karI, pUjana karyuM. nagarInAM sarva jinAyatanomAM aSTAhnikA mahotsava pravartAvyo. amAri-pravartana karAvyuM. anya dezomAM jyAM jyAM A samAcAra pahoMcyA. sarvatra harSa AnaMda ane anumodanAnAM pUra UmaTyAM... ekamAtra caMDALa giriSaNa AnaMda na pAmyo. janama janama potAnA zatrune mAravAnI pratijJA karanAra pelo agnizarmA... AThamAM bhAvamAM vAnamaMtara vidyAdhara banelo. marIne te sAtamI narakamAM gayelo. sAtamI nArakImAMthI bahAra nIkaLI, te bhinna bhinna tiryaMcagatimAM janmyo ne maryo.. kramazaH e A ja ujjainI nagarImAM tyAre manuSya-janma pAmyo ke jyAre rAjamahelamAM samarAdityano janma thayo hato. ujanInagarInA caMDALonA mahollAmAM "graMthika' nAmano caMDALa raheto hato. te caMDALanI yakSadevA nAmanI patnI hatI. e yakSadevAe eka putrane janma Apyo. tenuM nAma giriSaNa pADavAmAM AvyuM. girirSaNa janmathI kadarUpo hato, jaDa buddhivALo hato, duHkhI ane daridra hato.. chatAM enA manamAM yuvarAja samarAditya pratye bhayaMkara dveSanI Aga saLagatI hatI. te zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1803 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kyAreya samarAdityane maLyo na hato, vAto karI na hatI... mAtra dUrathI kyAreka samarAdityane joto hato. jotAMnI sAthe pUrvajanmothI cAlI AvatI verabhAvanA jAgI UThatI hatI. jyAre samarAdityanAM, dIkSA samaye bahumAna thayAM, devoe emanI pUjA karI. nagajanoe apUrva neha varasAvyo. tyAre dUra Ubho Ubho, daridra giripeNa vicAre che: A nagarajanonI kevI murkhatA che, kevI mUDhatA che ke A mUrkha rAjaputranuM AvuM moTuM bahumAna kare che...! mAruM cAle to hamaNAM ja A duSTa kumArane mArI nAkhuM... e jaladI mArA lAgamAM Avato nathI. ene pahelI vAra joyo hato... tyArathI ene mAravAnI prabaLa icchA jAgI che. ene mArI nAkhIza, tyAre ja mArA manane zAMti thaze.." yuvarAja samarAditya have muni samarAditya banyAM hatAM. garikA-nRtyAMganA saMdarI, have zramaNI suMdarI banI, zramaNI vRMdamAM bhaLI gaI hatI. girirSaNanI icchA giriSaNanA manamAM ja rahI gaI... ane AcAryazrI prabhAse ujjainIthI vihAra karI dIdho. 0 0 0 munivara samarAditya! gurudeva AcAryazrI prabhAsanAM caraNomAM rahI, vinayapUrvaka jJAna-dhyAnamAM pragati sAdhavAM lAgyAM. gurudevanI paryApAsanA karatAM ane jJAna-dhyAnamAM niraMtara AtmA vizuddhi karatAM, keTalAMya varSo vItI gayAM. ke pUrvajanmonI ArAdhanAnA yoge. viziSTa kSayopazamanA kAraNe ane ja nirmaLa buddhi hovAnA lIdhe, munivara samarAditye 12 aMgonuM adhyayana karI lIdhuM. zramaNajIvananI vividha dharmakriyAo teo apramattabhAve karatAM rahyAM. gurudeve munivara samarAdityane upAdhyAya-pade sthApita karyA. teone aneka ziSyo thayAM. vAcaka samarAditya'nA nAme teo vizeSa prasiddhi pAmyAM. eka divasa teoe avadhijJAnanA prakAzamAM ayodhyAnuM 'zAvatAra' nAmanuM caitya (derAsara) joyuM. paramAtmA RSabhadevanI nayanaramya pratimA joI. ane teoe ziSya parivAra sAthe ayodhyA tarapha vihAra karI dIdho. jyAM je gAma-nagaramAM sthiratA karavI yogya lAge che tyAM eka mahino sthiratA kare che. 144 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhavya jIvone pratibodha pamADavA dharmopadeza Ape che. sAthe rahelA sAdhuonuM yogakSema kare che. teone jJAna-dhyAnamAM pravartAve che. keTalAka samaye teoe ayodhyAnagarIne pAvana karI. ayodhyAnA hajAro nAgarika strI-puruSoe "vAcaka samarAdityanuM mahAvibhUtithI svAgata karyuM svAgata sAthe teo ayodhyAnA madhya bhAgamAM AvelA suMdara ane vizALa udyAnamAM padhAryA, tyAM zakrAvatAra' nAmanuM bhavya jinAlaya hatuM, jinAlayanI pAse ja, sAdhuone vizrAma karavAnI, mUkAma karavAnI jagyA hatI. e jinAlayamAM pravezavA mATe kalAtmaka maNimaya pagathiyAM hatAM. e kuMdapuSpa ane mogarAnAM puSpa jevuM, gAyanA dUdha jevuM ane muktAhAra jevuM, zaradanA megha ane caMdra jevuM ujvaLa zeta hatuM e maMdira. jinAlayanI cAre bAju kalpavRkSonI paMktio hatI. * jinAlayanI pIThikA vistIrNa hatI, majabUta hatI ane marakta maNinA paththaronI hajAro zilAothI e banelI hatI. maMdiranAM cAre dizAonAM cAra dvAra para kalAtmaka toraNo hatAM. gaganasparzI zikhara hatuM ne zikhara para vizALa dhajA laherAI rahI hatI. e jinAlayanI pharasa sonAnI banelI hatI. sonAnI pharasamAM bhinna bhinna raMganAM ratno ane maNi jaDelAM hatAM. paththaranA thAMbhalAo upara paNa maNi jaDelAM hatAM. eka eka staMbha upara vividha hAvabhAva batAvatI kalAtmaka pUtaLIo mUkelI hatI. ja garbhagRhamAM aneka ratnadIpako saLagI rahyAM hatAM. saLagatA sugaMdhI dhUpanI sugaMdha sarvadizAomAM phelAI rahI hatI. ja vizALa kamaLanI racanA para dharmacakravartI bhagavAna RSabhadevanI nayanaramya pratimA birAjamAna hatI. che e pratimAnI samakSa aneka deva-devIo ane vidyAdhara suMdarIo bhaktisabhara hRdayathI, madhura gIto gAI rahI hatI. paramArtha ane zuddha bhAvothI bharelA cAraNamunio paramAtmAnI stuti karatAM hatAM. stutinA madhura zabdo sAMbhaLIne, vidyAdharo bhAvavibhora banyAM hatAM. e samaye vAcakazrI samarAditye ziSya parivAra sAthe e "zAvatAra' jinAlayamAM praveza karyo. deva-devendroe temane namana karyuM. teoe tribhuvana guru paramAtmAnAM darzana karyA, stuti karI, caityavaMdanA karI. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 145 For Private And Personal Use Only

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* tyAra pachI teo vizALa maMdiranA eka nirjana bhUmibhAga para jaIne beThA. tyAM teonAM darzana-vaMdana karavA mATe aneka cAraNa munivaro ane aneka vidyAdhara strI-puruSo AvavA lAgyAM. vAcakazrI samarAdityane vaMdanA karI, emanI pAse besavA lAgyAM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ayodhyAnA mahArAjA prasannacaMdrane samAcAra maLyA ke 'zukrAvatAra caitya' mAM mahAtmA samarAditya ziSya samudAya sAthe padhArelA che. teo samagra rAjaparivAra sAthe, vaMdana karavA zakrAvatAra caityamAM AvyA. sarvaprathama teoe paramAtmA RSabhadevanI pUjA karI. tyAra bAda jyAM vAcakazrI samarAditya birAjamAna hatAM, tyAM AvyAM. teone bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI ane vinayapUrvaka temanAM caraNonI najIka beThAM. vAcakazrI samarAditye rAjAne 'dharmalAbha' Apyo. rAjA prasannacaMdre vinayathI pUchyuM: 'gurudeva, ahIM nAbhirAjAnA putra bhagavAna RSabhadeva 'prathama' dharmacakravartI saMbhaLAya che. to zuM emanA pUrve dharma na hato? ane jo dharma hato emanA pUrve, to teo prathama tIrthaMkara kema kahevAya che? he gurudeva, A praznanuM samAdhAna karavA kRpA karazo?' vAcako samarAditye kahyuM: 'he saumya rAjana, A bharata kSetramAM, A avasarpiNIkALamAM bhagavAna RSabhadeva prathama tIrthaMkara che. dharmanuM astitva to emanA pUrve paNa hatuM ane che. A madhyalokamAM, mAtra A bharata kSetra ja che, ema nahIM, AvA bIjAM bharatakSetra che, bairavata kSetra che ane mahAvideha kSetra che. tyAM paNa tIrthaMkaro thayA kare che... anAdi-anaMtakALanI A zAzvata vyavasthA che. tIrthaMkaro dharmatIrthanI sthApanA kare ja ane jIvone dharmopadeza ApatA rahe.' mahArAjA prasannacaMdre pUchyuM: 'bhagavaMta, zuM A 'avasarpiNI' kALa dareka kSetramAM hoya?' 'nA, dareka kSetramAM na hoya. pAMca bharatakSetra ane pAMca airavata kSetramAM ja avasarpiNI tathA utsarpiNIkALa hoya. eTale ke paDato kALa ane caDhato kALa AvA bheda hoya che. paraMtu mahAvideha kSetramAM ekasarakho sAro kALa hoya che. te kSetramAM (pAMce mahAvideha kSetromAM) sarva kALe tIrthaMkaro hoya, cakravartI rAjAo hoya, vAsudevo ane baladevo hoya. tyAM sarva phALe jIvo mokSa pAmatAM hoya che. 1409 he rAjezvara, pAMca bharatakSetra tathA pAMca airavata kSetromAM kALa caDhato-paDato hoya che. 'kALacakra' pharatuM rahe che. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava navo

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eka kALacakra 20 koDAkoDI sAgaropama-kALanuM hoya che. te kALacakranA mukhya be bhAga hoya che, 1. utsarpiNI, 2. avasarpiNI, baMneno kALa 10 koDAkoDI sAgaropamano hoya che. * utsarpiNI tathA avasarpiNInI cha-cha prakAranI kALaprarUpaNA kahevAmAM AvI che: 1. suSamAsuSamA, 2. suSamA, 3. suSamaduSamA, 4. dumasuSamA, 5. duSamA ane 9. duSamAduSamA. Ane 'cha ArA' kahevAmAM Ave che. have A ArAonuM kALamAna batAvuM chuM, te tuM ekAgratAthI sAMbhaLa - * pahelo suSamAkALa cAra koDAkoDI sAgaropamano hoya che. * bIjo suSamAkALa traNa koDAkoDI sAgaropamano hoya che. * trIjo suSamaduSamAkALa be koDAkoDI sAgaropamano hoya che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * cotho duSama-suSamAkALa 42 hajAra varSa nyUna evA eka sAgaropama koDAkoDI varSano hoya che. * pAMcamo duSamAkALa 21 hajAra varSano hoya che. * chaThTho duSama-duSamAkALa paNa 21 hajAra varSano hoya che. rAjA prasannacaMdre prazna karyo: 'bhagavaMta, dareka kALamAM jIvonAM AyuSya, zarIranAM pramANa vagere ekasarakhAM hoya che ke ochAMvattAM hoya che?' 'mahAnubhAva, pahelA ArAnA prAraMbhakALamAM jIvo traNa palyopamanA AyuSyavALA hoya che. temanuM zarIra traNa gAunuM hoya che. teone 10 prakAranAM kalpavRkSo pAsethI upabhoga-paribhoganI sAmagrI vinA parizrame prApta thAya che.' 'bhagavaMta, e 10 kalpavRkSonAM nAma batAvavA kRpA karazo?' 1. matsaMgaka. 2. bhUMga. 3. tUrTIMga, 4. dIpa, 5. jyoti, 6. chatrAMga, 7. citrarasa, 8. maNitAMga, 9. gehAkAra, 10. anagna. A kalpavRkSonAM nAma che, emanAM kAma paNa sAMbhaLI lo. - 1. maraMgaka-kalpavRkSa sukhadAyaka madhura pINAM Ape. 2. bhUMga-kalpavRkSa bhAjano Ape. 3. sUryaMga-kalpavRkSa aneka prakAranAM vAjiMtro Ape. 4. dIpa-kalpavRkSa teja Ape. 5. jyoti-kalpavRkSa sadaiva prakAza Ape. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA For Private And Personal Use Only 143

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5. chatrAMga-kalpavRkSa puSpamALAo Ape. 7. citrarasa-kalpavRkSa svAdiSTa bhojana Ape. 8. maNitAMga - kalpavRkSa zreSTha AbhUSaNo Ape. 9. gehAkAra kalpavRkSo makAno Ape, ane 10. anagna - kalpavRkSo ghaNAM prakAranAM vastro Ape. he rAjana, sarvajJa jinezvara bhagavaMta kahe che ke strI-puruSone temanA upabhoga mATenI sAmagrI, A 10 prakAranAM ane bIjAM kalpavRkSo pAsethI prApta thAya che. e yugalika jIvone dharma ane adharmanI viziSTa buddhi hotI nathI, AyuSya kramazaH ghaTatuM jAya che. suSamakALanA prAraMbhe temanuM AyuSya be palyopamanuM hoya che ane zarIra pramANe be gAunuM hoya che. upabhoga-paribhoga paNa ghaTato jAya suSamaduSamakALa sudhI AyuSya ghaTatuM jAya che. suSamaduSamAnA AraMbhe eka palyopamanuM AyuSya hoya che ne zarIra eka gAu pramANa hoya che. dharma-adharmanI paNa viziSTa buddhi hotI nathI...' mahArAjA prasannacaMdre kahyuM: "bhagavaMta, ahIM mAsakalpanI sthiratA karavA kRpA karo, jethI mArA jevA alpajJa ane AraMbha-parigrahamAM lIna jIvone Apano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavA maLe, jJAnano prakAza maLe ane viraktino bhAva maLe. bhagavaMta, Ape mArA para mahatI kRpA karI. have Apane dharmakriyAno samaya thayo haze... AvatI kAle punaH ApanAM darzana karavA AvIza..." rAjAe vidAya lIdhI... vAcakazrI samarAditya potAnI dharmakriyAmAM pravRtta thayA. 180% bhAga-3 * bhava navamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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100 na dIhyAnuM dIThuM, na bhALyAnuM bhALyuM. e na bhALyAnA ane na dIkyAnA moha utkaTa hoya che. mahArAjA prasannacandrane evuM ja thayuM. temaNe avadhijJAnI mahAtmA samarAdityane joyA... adbhuta rUpa upara saMyamanI suMdara zAla oDhelI hatI. madha ane sAkara karatAMya vadhAre madhura emanI vANI upara "bhASAsamiti' ane vacanagupti' nA zaNagAra sajAyelA hatA. rAjA prasannacaMdranA hRdayasiMhAsana para, mahAtmA samarAdityanI sthApanA thaI gaI hatI. mahArAjA bIjA divase, savAre eka prahara pachI, rAjaparivAra sAthe "zakrAvatAra' jinacaityamAM padhAryA. suMdara samaya hato, suMdara vAtAvaraNa hatuM, suMdara havA hatI ane suMdara prakAza hato. paramAtmAnI stavanA karatA eka juvAne upADeluM bhaktigIta, AkAzanI ramatInAsatI vAdaLIonI jema vAtAvaraNane bharI rahyuM hatuM. mahArAjAe rAjaparivAra sAthe, paramAtmAnI stavanA karI. tyArabAda teo vAcakazrI samarAditya jyAM birAjamAna hatA, tyAM gayAM. "patthaDU vaMza' kahIne teoe upAdhyAya bhagavaMtanA avagrahamAM praveza karyo. ghaRAma!' AzIrvAdano gaMbhIra dhvani saMbhaLAyo. rAjaparivAre vidhipUrvaka vaMdanA karI, vinayapUrvaka sukhazAtA pUchI ane ucita jagyAe Asana grahaNa karyuM. upAdhyAya bhagavaMte tattvabodhano prAraMbha karatAM kahyuMH "he mahAnubhAva, gaI kAle meM tamane A avasarpiNIkALamAM jIvonI kramaza: AyuSya hAni ane zarIra hAni kevI rIte thAya che, te samajAvyuM hatuM. te ja vAtanA anusaMdhAnamAM Aje vAta karIza. avasarpiNI kALano trIjo Aro ghaNo vItI gayA pachI, tenA chellA bhAgamAM - A badhI kaLAo ane badhA zilpa zIkhavanAra, ja devone paNa vaMdanIya, traNe lokanA baMdhu, ajJAna aMdhakArano nAza karanAra. bhavya jIvorUpI kumudavanane pratibodha karanAra caMdramAna, prathama tIrthaMkara ahIM janma le che! prathama-Adi tIrthaMkarathI ja vivAha Adi kriyAo pravarte che ane dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAvarUpa caturvigha dharmano prAraMbha thAya che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1BC For Private And Personal Use Only

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duSama-suSamAnA AraMbhakALa sudhI AyuSya ane zarIra ghaTatAM jAya che. duSamasuSamAnA zarUAtanA kALamAM 84 lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya ane 500 dhanuSya-pramANa zarIra hoya che. kALanA prabhAvathI upabhoga-paribhoga ghaTatA jAya che. kalpavRkSonA svabhAva badalAtA jAya che. eTaluM ja nahIM, zreSTha auSadhiomAM paNa rasAdika ghaTI jAya che. che have pachI tIrthakara, cakravartIo, vAsudevo ne baladevo utpanna thAya che. dharmaadharmanuM vizeSa jJAna thAya che. ka duSamakALano prAraMbha thatAM sudhI, AyuSya ane zarIrapramANa niraMtara ghaTatAM jAya che. duSamakALamAM so varSa AsapAsanuM AyuSya ane sAta hAthanI kAyA hoya che. A kALamAM auSadhio, jamInanA rasa-kasa, baLa, buddhi ane bhogapabhoga ghaTatA jAya che. dharma-adharmanuM viziSTa jJAna ghaTatuM jAya che. AyuSya ane zarIra pramANa duSama-duSamanA AraMbhakALa sudhI ghaTatAM jAya che. mithyAtva, krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobhano prabhAva jIvo para vadhAre paDe che. he rAjezvara, duSama-duSamanA AraMbhakALamAM ra0 varSanI AyuSyakALa ane be hAthapramANa zarIra moTA bhAge hoya che. ane duSama-duSamakALanA cheDe 16 varSanuM AyuSya ane eka hAthanuM zarIra hoya che. e samaye aNagamatAM upabhoga-paribhogathI jIvananirvAha karavo paDe che. dharma-adharmanuM jJAna nahIMvat rahe che. he rAjana, A avasarpiNInuM svarUpa che. utsarpiNI kALamAM A avasarpiNIthI UlaTA krame badhuM bane che ane, A rIte kALacakra' pravarte che. A avasarpiNImAM bhagavAna RSabhadeva prathama dharmacakravartI tIrthaMkara thayAM." rAjA prasannacaMdre kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, Ape amArI ajJAnatA dUra karI, Ape mArA upara mahAna kRpA karI. have Apa mane ane samagra rAjaparivArane hitopadeza ApavAnI kRpA karo." 0 0 0 he rAjezvara, A manuSyajIvana mokSabIja vAvavA mATenuM zreSTha kSetra che. e mokSabIja che samasva. samyagdarzana. e sakhyattva AtmAmAM AvyuM hoya to pAMca lakSaNa jovA maLe." 1. prathama, 2, saMvega, 3. nirveda, 4, anukaMpA ane 5. Astikya. he rAjana, A mokSabIja AtmAmAM vavAI jAya eTale anAdikALanI karmapariNatino nAza thato jAya. agnithI jema Idhana baLe tema A samyaktathI karmo bane che. A samyakta zubha AtmapariNAma-svarUpa hoya che. A samyatva ciMtAmaNi ratna karatAMya caDhiyAtuM hoya che. bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo 10 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjA prasannacaMdra vinayathI pUchayuM "gurudeva, A samparva AtmAmAM kevI rIte pragaTa thAya?' rAjana, viziSTa prakAranA karmakSayopazamathI samparvano guNa pragaTa thAya che. te chatAM enAM keTalAMka AlaMbana che. 1. vItarAga paramAtmAnAM darzana, 2. nigraMtha sAdhupuruSonAM darzana. 3. ahiMsAmUlaka dharmanuM zravaNa, 4. guNAdhika puruSonA paricaya, pa. guNonA ekAMte pakSapAta, 6. anukaMpAnI zreSTha bhAvanA, ane 7. tathA bhavyatvanA paripAkathI samyaktvano AtmaguNa pragaTa thAya che AtmAmAM. rAjAnA rAjapurohita indrazarmAe kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, Ape kahyuM te yathArtha ja che. mAro prazna e che ke mokSa ekAMte sukhasvarUpa che, ane ene pAmavAnuM saMyamaanuSThAna ekAMte duHkharUpa che. to e kevI rIte zakya bane?" 'mahAnubhAva,' mahAtmA samarAditye indrazarmAnA praznano uttara ApatAM kahyuM : nIrogitA sukharUpa che, e pAmavAno upAya je cikitsA sevana che, te duHkharUpa hoya che. jema kaSTamaya cikitsAthI sukhamaya ArogyanI prApti thAya che tema kaSTamaya saMyama-anuSThAnathI parama sukhamaya mokSanI prApti thAya che. mahAnubhAva, joke saMyama-anuSThAna paramArthathI duHkharUpa ja nathI kAraNa ke parama zubha pariNAmathI ane vizuddha lazyAnA sAmarthyathI saMyama-ArAdhanA, sukharUpa lAgatI hoya che. navi asthi rAyarAyassa taM suhaM neva devarAyassa / jaM suhamiheva sAhussa loyabvAvAra rahiyassa / / je sukha rAjarAjezvarane ke devarAja indrane nathI hotuM te sukha, laukika pravRttiothI mukta sAdhupuruSone hoya che. eTale parama sukhamaya mokSanI prAptino upAya paNa sukhamaya saMyama-anuSThAna ja che. he saumya, saMyama-anuSThAnamAM kramazaH sAdhuonI tejalezyA kevI vadhatI jAya che, te aMge sarvajJa paramAtmAe je upamAo ApIne, samajAvyuM che, te huM tane saMbhaLAvuM chuM: eka mahinAnuM saMyama anuSThAna karanAra zramaNa, vAnamaMtara devonI sukhalezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. ke be mahinAnuM saMyama anuSThAna ArAdhanAra zramaNa, bhavanavAsI (asurendra sivAya) devonI sukhalezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 111 For Private And Personal Use Only

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traNa mahinAnuM saMyamapAlana karanAra zramaNa, asurendrakumAra devonI sukhalezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. A cAra mahinAnuM saMyamapAlana karanAra zramaNa, jyotiSka devonI (graha-nakSatratArA) sukhalezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. pAMca mahinAnuM saMyamapAlana karanAra zramaNa, caMdra-sUryanI sukha-lezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. A cha mahinAnuM saMyamapAlana karanAra zramaNa, saudharma ane izAna devalokanA devonI sukha-lezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. sAta mahinAnuM saMyamapAlana karanAra zramaNa, sanakumAra tathA mAhendra devalokanA devonI sukha-lezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. ATha mAsanuM saMyamapAlana karanAra zramaNa, brahmaloka ane lAMtaka devonI sukhalezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. che nava mAsanuM saMyamapAlana karanAra zramaNa, mahAzuka ane sahastrAra devalokanA devonI sukha-lezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. je dasa mAsanuM saMyamapAlana karanAra zramaNa, AraNa ane ayyata devalokanA devonI sukha-lezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. agiyAra mAsanuM saMyamapAlana karanAra zramaNa, raiveyaka devalokanA devonI sukhalezyAne ullaMghI jAya che. bAra mAsanuM saMyamapAlana karanAra zramaNa, anuttara devalokanA devonI sukhalezyAne ullaMdhI jAya che. tyAra pachI uttamottama zukla-lezyAvALo banI, e zramaNa mukti pAme che, buddha bane che, sarva duHkhono aMta kare che. A rIte, he mahAnubhAva, saMyama-anuSThAna duHkharUpa nathI, sukharUpa che, A vAta samajavI.' indazarmAnA mananuM samAdhAna thayuM. 0 0 0 upadeza-zravaNa karavA AvelA citrAMgada' nAmanA vidyAdhare vinayapUrvaka prazna pUNyo: he bhagavaMta, kayA jIvo, keTalA prakAravALuM, kayuM ane keTalI sthitivALuM karma bAMdhe che?" samarAditya bhagavaMte kahyuM: he citrAMgada, guNasthAnakonI bhUmikAe huM tane tArA praznano uttara ApuM chuM. tuM ekAgra cittathI sAMbhaLa: 12 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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1. sAmAnyathI jIvo, AyuSyakarma sivAyanAM sAta karma prati kSaNa bAMdhatA hoya 2. AyuSyakarma, jIvAtmA potAnA jIvanamAM eka ja vAra bAMdhe che. 3. "sUkSmasaMparAya' nAmanA guNasthAnake rahelA AtmAo, AyuSyakarma tathA mohanIyakarma sivAyanAM cha karma bAMdhe che. 4. upazAMta moha tathA kSaNa moha guNasthAnake kevaLajJAnIo be samayanI sthitivALuM ekamAtra zAtAvedanIya karma bAMdhe che. 5. zailezI pAmelA AtmAo karmabaMdha karatAM nathI. 6. apramatta saMyamI AtmAo, karmonI utkRSTa 8 muhUrta ane jaghanya aMtarmuhUrta karmasthiti bAMdhe che. 7, pramatta guNasthAnake rahelA AtmAo pApabhIru hoya, mAyArahita hoya, te AtmAo je karma bAMdhe tenI utkRSTa sthiti 8 varSanI ane jaghanya sthiti aMtarmuhUrta hoya. 8. samyagdaSTi AtmAo graMthibheda karyA pachI, karmonI utkRSTa sthiti aMtaHkoDAkoDI sAgaropamathI vadhAre bAMdhatAM nathI. 9. mithyASTi AtmAo utkRSTa karmasthiti 70 koDAkoDI sAgaropamanI bAMdhatAM hoya che." citrAMgade kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, Ape mArI ajJAnatA dUra karI. mArA para moTo upakAra karyo." mahArAjA prasannacaMdre kahyuM: "bhagavaMta, jevI rIte puSkarAvarta megha varase ne pRthvI navapallavita bane, tema Apa varasI rahyAM cho amArI AtmabhUmi para. he gurudeva, ame amApa harSa anubhavI rahyA chIe.' samaya thaI gayo hato. rAjA vagere svasthAne cAlyA gayAM. trIjA divase mahAtmA samarAditya pAse "agnibhUti' nAmano eka vidvAna brAhmaNa Avyo. teNe sarvaprathama jinAlayamAM bhagavAna AdinAthane vaMdanA karI, pachI samarAdityane vaMdanA karI, vinayathI beTho. samarAditye tene "dharmalAbhano AzIrvAda Apyo. agnibhUtie vinayathI kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, mane viziSTa deva, temanI upAsanAvidhi ane upAsanAnuM phaLa kahevA kRpA karazo?' te saumya, avazya kahuM chuM. che jeo vItarAga che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1453 For Private And Personal Use Only

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** sarva doSothI mukta che. * pUrNa jJAnI che. * deva-dAnava ane mAnavothI pUjita che. * mokSamArganA prakAzaka ane prarUpaka che. sarva jIvo pratye hitabuddhi rAkhanArA che. * aciMtya zaktinA dhAraka che. aciMtya prabhAvavALA che. * jeo janma-mRtyuthI mukta thayelA che. * jeo kRtakRtya che... jemane sAdhavAnuM kaMI bAkI nathI, teo viziSTa deva che, devAdhideva che. paramAtmA che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * jemanI vANI, dareka jIvo potapotAnI bhASAmAM samaje che. * jeo jyAM jyAM vicare, e bhUmi pradezamAM roga-upadrava dUra thaI jAya che. * jemanA sAnnidhya mAtrathI jIvonI krUratA, vairabhAva dUra thaI jAya che. * he agnibhUti, A viziSTa devanuM svarUpa che. have tane A devanI upAsanAvidhi batAvuM chuM. * AvA devanI upAsanA, tana-mana-dhananI zakti mujaba karavI joIe. * koI paNa phaLanI AzA rAkhyA vinA, upAsanA karavI joIe. * atyaMta vizuddha cittathI, upAsanA karavI joIe. * ucita kramathI, upAsanA karavI joIe. * koI paNa aticAra-doSa nA lAge e rIte upAsanA karavI joIe. * e devAdhidevanI AjJA anusAra, * dharmanuM anuSThAna karavuM. * dAna devuM. * viratidharmanuM pAlana karavuM. * vividha tapazcaryAo karavI. * zuddha ne zubha bhAvanAo bhAvavI. he agnibhUti, A badhI devAdhidevanI upAsanA che. have enuM phaLa batAvuM chuM - * devAdhidevanI suMdara upAsanA karanAra mahAnubhAva - * paralokamAM devonAM divya sukho pAme che. * apsarAonA divya kAma-bhoga pAme che. * devalokanAM divya mahAvimAno prApta kare che. 1414 For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 * bhava navamo

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* asaMkhya varSa sudhI devalokamAM rahe che. * tyAMthI cyavana pAmIne, sArA kSetramAM ne sArA kuLamAM janma pAme che. * suMdara rUpa, nIrogI kAyA, viziSTa vaibhava, vicakSaNa buddhi. saddharmanI prApti A badhuM meLavIne, chevaTe mukti pAme che.' 'bhagavaMta, gaIkAle dharmakathAmAM Apa maitrI, pramoda, karuNA ane mAdhyastha - A cAra bhAvanAonuM svarUpa samajAvyuM hatuM. e cAra bhAvanAo koI paNa jIva bhAvI zake ke yogyatAsaMpanna manuSya ja bhAvI zake? to e kevA prakAranI yogyatA joIe?' 'agnibhUti, maitrI vagere cAra bhAvanAo, yogyatAsaMpanna manuSya ja bhAvI zake: vivekino vizeSeNa bhavatyevArthAgamam / Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir tathA gaMbhIracittasya samyag mArgAnusAriNaH / / 1. maitryAdi bhAvanAo bhAvanAra manuSya vivekI joIe. koI paNa vAtanA paramArthane jANanAra joIe. vaLI, vivekI manuSyanuM citta A cAra bhAvanAonI bahAra jatuM ja nathI hotuM. 2. A cAra bhAvanAo, jJAnIpuruSa jinavacananA anusAre bhAvato hovo joIe. bhAvanAono je krama batAvelo che, e krama mujaba, e bhAvanAo bhAve. 3. A cAra bhAvanAo bhAvanAra mahAnubhAva gaMbhIra cittavALo joIe. eTale ke harSa-viSAdanA vikArothI mukta manavALo joIe. arthAt enA harSa-viSAdanA vikAro ghaNA ochA thaI gayelA hoya. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 4. A bhAvanAo e mahAtmA bhAvI zake je zuddha nivRttimArga para rahelo hoya. bhale e cothA-pAMcamAM ke chaThThA guNasthAnake rahelo hoya. A cAra prakAranI yogyatA, he agnibhUti, hovI joIe. For Private And Personal Use Only 1415

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divasanA cothA praharano prAraMbha thayo hato. sUrya pazcima tarapha DhaLI gayo hato. zakrAvatAra caityanA vizuddha bhUmibhAga para vAcakazrI samarAditya zramaNavRMda sAthe jJAnopAsanAmAM lIna hatAM, e vakhate brAhmaNa agnibhUtie vinayapUrvaka tyAM praveza karyo. upAdhyAyathI samarAdityane vaMdanA karI. ucita Asane beTho. bhagavaMta, jo ApanA zarIre sukhAkAritA hoya to ane ApanI AjJA hoya to eka prazna pUchuM.' 'pUchI zako cho, mahAnubhAva." bhagavata, vItarAga paramAtmAne "sarva jIvonA hita karanArA' kahevAmAM Ave "sAcI vAta che...' "prabho, je vitarAga hoya teo parama madhyastha hoya. ane jeo parama madhyastha hoya, teo koInA upara upakAra karI nA zake, to pachI vItarAgane "sarva jIvonA hita karanArA' kahevAya nahIM.. chatAM kaMI daSTithI, vItarAgane "sarvajIva hitakArI" kahevAmAM AvyA che?' "he saumya, sarvajJa vItarAga tIrthaMkara paramAtmA jIvo upara eka ja upakAra kare che, te che mokSamArgarUpa paramArthanI dezanA, e amogha dezanAthI jIvono mahAmoha nAza pAme che. A upakAra, A hitakAritA zuM ochI che? che je jIvone indriyonAM viSayasukho Ape che, te hitakArI che. je e indriyonAM viSayasukhono moha choDAve che, te parama hitakArI che. he agnibhUti, khUba gaMbhIratAthI A vAta samajavAnI che. vItarAga bhagavaMtano upakAra samajavA nirmaLa-pavitra buddhi joIe, ke je tamArAmAM che. phaLaprAptino mukhya hetu vItarAgano upakAra jeTalo nathI, eTalI emanI upAsanA che. huM tane-be traNa dRSTAMtathI, A vAta samajAvuM chuM. che jema ciMtAmaNi ratnanI upAsanA karavAthI phaLaprApti thAya che. che jemAM viziSTa maMtronI upAsanA karavAthI kAryasiddhi thAya che. jema agninI upAsanAthI, kAryanI saphaLatA maLe che, tevI rIte vItarAga paramAtmAnI upAsanA karavAthI phaLaprApti thAya che. bhAga-3 bhava navamo 16 For Private And Personal Use Only

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jevI rIte ciMtAmaNi ratna, maMtra ke agni, emanI upAsanA karavAthI rAgI thatAM nathI, tuSTamAna thatAM nathI... prasanna thatAM nathI, paraMtu e uttama dravyo ja evAM prabhAvazALI che ke emanI upAsanA karavAthI iSTaphaLanI prApti thAya che. e phaLaprApti "vyavahAranayathI vItarAgathI ja thaI, ema kahI zakAya, mAnI zakAya." he bhagavaMta, Aje A jijJAsA zAMta thaI. mAruM citta niHzaMka banyuMApe mArA para moTI kRpA karI....... brAhmaNa agnibhUtie, be hAthanI aMjali ane mastaka jamIna para TekavIne, vaMdanA karI. agnibhUti cAlyo gayo. sUryAsta thavAnI taiyArI hatI. sarve munivaro potapotAnI dharmakriyAomAM pravRtta thayA. 0 0 0. jJAna-dhyAnamAM pasAra thatA, divasa ane rAteM TUMkI lAge che. emAMya vAtsalyavaMta jJAnI puruSonA sAnnidhyamAM divaso kSaNa jevaDA ane mahinA divaso jevaDA tathA varSa saptAha jevaDAM lAge che. nRtya karatA divaso, gAtI rAto ane sukhada sAdhanA sAthe UgatAM savAra-sAMja jANe UgyAM ja na hoya ema AthamI jatAM hoya che! rAtrino prathama prahara aDadho pasAra thayo hato. sAdhuo pratikramaNa-svAdhyAya karIne, gurusevA mATe, mahAtmA samarAdityane vIMTaLAIne beThAM hatAM. mukhya ziSya zramaNa mohajite kahyuM: "bhagavaMta, ahIM zAnti che, niravatA che, kudarata praphulla che. amane koI tattvabodha Apo, jJAnaprakAzathI amArA hRdaya Alokita karo..." mahAtmA samarAdityano madhura-gaMbhIra dhvani pragaTyo: "he zramaNo, tamArI jijJAsA prazasta che. atyAre huM tamane 'caraNasaptati' samajAvIza, ke je ApaNuM jIvana che. je ApaNI ArAdhanA che. je ApaNAM kartavyo che. apramatta banIne sAMbhaLajo.." sarve zramaNo apramattabhAve besI gayAM svaccha AkAzamAM caMdra prakAzI rahyo hato. 'zakrAvatAra' caitya caMdranI cAMdanImAM savAMgINa snAna karI rahyuM hatuM. mahAtmA samarAdityano dhvani guMjyo: caraNa-saptati' eTale cAritranI 7 vAto! huM saMkSepamAM tamane e 70 vAto atyAre kahIza. 5 vrata, 10 zramaNadharma, 17 prakArano saMyama, 10 prakAranI vaiyAvacca, 9 zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 117 For Private And Personal Use Only

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prakAranI brahmagupti, 3 jJAnAdi, 12 prakArano tapa ane 4 krodhAdino nigraha. kula 7) prakAra thayA. sarvaprathama pAMca mahAvrata samajAvuM chuM. paheluM vrata che, prANI vadhathI virati. trasa ane sthAvara jIvone ajJAnathI, saMzayathI, viparyayathI, veSathI, smRtibhraMzathI, yogaduSmaNidhAnathI, rogathI ane dharmanA anAdarathI vadha karavo, te prANIvadha kahevAya. tenAthI virati' karavAnI che. arthAtuM, samyajJAna ane zraddhApUrvaka hiMsAthI-vadhathI nivRtta thavAnuM che. bIjuM vrata che, mRSAbhASaNa virati. mRSAbhASaNa eTale priya, pathya ane tathya vacanano parihAra, A ja mRSAvAda che. enAthI virati pAmavAnI che. bhadaMta, priya, pathya ane tathya vacananI paribhASA zuM che?' mukhya ziSya mohajite pUchyuM. vatsa, je vacana sAMbhaLatAM veMta ja priya lAge, te vacana priya kahevAya. je vacana pariNAme hitakArI hoya te pathya kahevAya, ane je sAcuM hoya te tathya kahevAya. he devAnupriyo, vacana sAcuM hovA chatAM vyavahAranI apekSAe apriya na hovuM joIe. vacana sAcuM hovA chatAM sva-parane ahitakArI nA joIe. trIjuM vrata che, adattAdAna virati. koI paNa vastu enA svAmInI-mAlikanI rajA vinA levI, te adattAdAna kahevAya. te adatta cAra prakAranuM hoya che. 1. svAmI adatta, 2. jIva adatta, 3. tIrthakara adatta, 4, guru adatta. pATa-pATalA vagere enA mAlikanI rajA vinA levA. je manuSyanI potAnI icchA vinA, e manuSyane dIkSA ApavI athavA bIjI koI sajIva vastu grahaNa karavI. A tIrthakara bhagavaMte je grahaNa karavAno niSedha karyo che, te grahaNa karavuM. vinA viziSTa kAraNa AdhAkarmAdi bhikSA levI vagere. gurunI AjJA vinA, kaMI paNa grahaNa karavuM. A cAre prakAranuM adatta grahaNa nathI karavAnuM. cothuM vrata che, maithuna virati. 158 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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strI ane puruSanuM saMbhoga-karma, te maithuna kahevAya. e maithuna kriyAthI virAma pAmavAnuM che. eno tyAga karavAno che. pAMcamuM vrata che, parigraha virati. tIrthaMkaroe nava prakArano bAhya parigraha batAvelo che: dhana, dhAnya, kSetra, vastu, rUpya, suvarNa, kuSya, dvipada, catuSpada A navavidha parigrahano tyAga karI, ApaNe zramaNa banyA. have ApaNe ApaNA zarIra upara ane dharmopakaraNo para paNa mamatva rAkhavAnuM nathI. vAstavamAM, mamatva ja parigraha che. dravya, kSetra, kALa ane bhAvamAM ApaNe mUrchA nathI rAkhavAnI. mUrchAthI ApaNA prazamasukhano nAza thAya che. prasannatA naSTa thAya che. ApaNe to mUArahita banI, anupama prazamasukhano anubhava karavAno che. dharmanI sAdhanA mATe upayogI vastra, pAtra vagere rAkhavA chatAM, paNa muni parigrahI nathI banato. nirmama ane anAsakta muni, zarIradhArI hovA chatAM paNa parigrahI nathI banato, tevI rIte vastrAdi dhAraNa karavA chatAM nirmama ane anAsakta hovAthI parigrahI nathI banato. he munivaro, A pAMca mahAvrata che. pahelA ane chellA tIrthaMkaranA zAsanamAM pAMca mahAvrata hoya che. vaccenA 22 tIrthaMkaronA zAsanamAM cAra mahAvrata hoya che. A vrato, sarva jIvaviSayaka hovAthI 'mahAvrata' kahevAya che. pahelA mahAvratamAM sarva jIvono samAveza thayelo che, bIjA ane chellA mahAvratamAM sarva dravyono samAveza thayelo che. A rIte pAMca mahAvrato samajAvyAM. have 10 prakArano zramaNadharma batAvuM chuM: * pahelo zramaNadharma che kSAntiH kSAnti eTale kSamA. tamArAmAM zakti hoya ke azakti, tamArA para koI zAbdika ke zArIrika AkramaNa kare, tyAre tamAre krodha nahIM karavAno. tamAre samatAbhAve sahana karavAnuM. A che pahelo zramaNadharma. bIjo zramaNadharma che mArdava: mArdava eTale namratA, mRdutA tamArA vicAromAM ane vyavahAramAM namratA joIe. mRdutA joIe. trIjo zramaNadharma che Arjava: Arjava eTale saraLatA. mana-vacana-kAyAthI mAyA nahIM karavAnI, tamArA vicAromAM saraLatA joIe. tamArI vANI saraLa joIe. tamArI kAyikakriyAomAM saraLatA joIe. * cotho zramaNadharma che mukti: mukti eTale lobhathI mukti. bAhya padArthomAM ke AMtarika bhAvomAM tRSNA nahIM rAkhavAnI, Asakti ke mUrchA nahIM rAkhavAnI. zrI samarAditya mahAkA For Private And Personal Use Only 1419

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pAMcamo zramaNadharma che tA: jenAthI karmo nAza pAme ane zarIranI dhAtuo tape-tenuM nAma tapa. cha prakArano bAhya tapa che ane cha prakArano abhyatara tapa che. chaThTho zramaNadharma che satyaH mRSAvAdano tyAga karavAno. sAtamo zramaNadharma che zauca: niraticArapaNe saMyamadharmanuM pAlana karavuM, vratone malina na karavAM, te zauca che. AThamo zramaNadharma che AMkiMcanya: zarIra para ane dharmoprakaraNo para mamatva na rAkhavuM. A navamo zramaNadharma che brahmagupti: brahmacaryanI nava vADonuM pAlana karavuM ne saMyamamAM sthira rahevuM. dazamo zramaNadharma che tyAga: sarva saMgano tyAga karI, niHsaMga banavuM. he zramaNo, A pramANe 10 prakArano zramaNadharma tamane batAvyo. have tamane 17 prakAranuM saMyamajIvana batAvIza. pAMca prANAtipAtAdi AzravothI virAma pAmavuM. cAra kaSAyo para vijaya meLavavA satata puruSArtha karavo. A traNa azubha yogo (mana-vacana-kAyAnA)no nirodha karavo. pAMca indriyono nigraha karavo. A rIte zramaNoe saMyamanuM pAlana karavAnuM che. saMyamajIvanamAM 10 prakAranA puruSonI prasaMgocita vaiyAvacca (sevA) karavI joIe. e 10 prakAra tamane huM kramazaH batAvuM chuM. 1. AcArya, 2. upAdhyAya, 3. tapasvI (utkRSTa), 4. zaikSa (nUtana dIkSita), 5. glAna (rogI), 9. sthavira (vRddha), 7. samanojJa (ekasamAna sAmAcArIvALA sAdhuo), 8. saMgha (sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA), 9. kula (ghaNA sajAtIya gacchono samUha), 10. gaNa (kulono samUha). A dazanI, anna-pANI-vastra-pAtra-upAzraya-pATa-saMthAro vagere dharmasAmagrI dvArA sevA kare. raga vageremAM davA AdinI upacArathI sevA kare. aTavImAM upasarga vakhate sArI rIte dekhabhALa karavI. have huM tamane nava prakAranI "brahmacarya-guptinI vAta karuM chuM. pahelI gupti che vasatinI: brahmacArIe strI, pazu, napuMsakarahita vasatimAM rahevAnuM che. evI rIte jyAM devI, mAnuSI citro hoya, zilpa hoya tyAM paNa brahmacArIe na rahevuM joIe. bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo 1420 For Private And Personal Use Only

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* strI-pazu-napuMsakathI tathA vikAronA darzanathI, brahmacArInA manamAM vikAro utpanna thavAno saMbhava rahe che. tethI brahmacaryane kSati pahoMce, mATe AvA sthAnamAM na rahevuM joIe. * bIjI gupti che strIkathAnI: sAdhuoe strIonI sAthe ekAkIpaNe vAto nA karavIM. koInI sAthe strIviSayaka vArtA nA karavI joIe. strIviSayaka deza, jAti, kula, vezabhUSA, bhASA, gamana, vilAsa, gati, hAsya kaTAkSa, praNaya, kalaha... Adi vAto na karavI. zRMgA2rasa bharapUra strIkathA munionAM manane paNa vikArI banAvI zake che. * trIjI gupti che AsananI: brahmacArIe strIonI sAthe eka Asana para na besavuM joIe. je jagyA para strI beThI hoya te jagyA para brahmacArIe eka muhUrtakALa sudhI na besavuM joIe. * cothI gupti che aMgadarzana-ciMtananI: brahmacArIe, strInAM zarIranAM aMgono apUrva vismayarasathI ane cakita locanathI na jovAM. te aMgopAMganuM ciMtana paNa nA karavuM. * pAMcamI gupti che kuDacaMtaranI bhIMtanI bIjI bAjue strI-puruSono premAlApa thato hoya ne saMbhaLAto hoya tevI bhIMta pAse brahmacArIe na rahevuM, na sUvuM. chaThThI gupti che pUrvakrIDAnuM smaraNa: gRhasthajIvanamAM karelo strIsaMbhoga, ghutAdiramaNa vagere yAda nA karavuM. te smaraNarUpa iMdhanathI kAmAgni prajvalita thAya che. * sAtamI gupti che ati snigdha AhAra: brahmacArIe madhurAdi rasayukta bhojana na karavuM joIe. vIryavardhaka snigdha rasathI vIrya-dhAtu puSTa thAya che, tethI vedodaya-vAsanA jAge che... tethI jIva avivekI banI, abrahmanuM sevana kare che. * AThamI gupti che ati AhAra: brahmacArIe snigdha to nahIM ja, rUkSa paNa ati AhAra nA karavo. ati AhArathI paNa brahmacaryane kSati thAya che. zarIrane pIDA thAya che. * navamI gupti che zarIravibhUSA: zarIre snAna na karavuM, vilepana na karavuM, nakha-dAMta vagerenI zobhA nA karavI. he zramaNo, brahmacaryanI rakSA mATenA, A badhA upAyo che. he mahAnubhAvo, have tamane jJAna-darzana-cAritra - A ratnatrayInI vAta kahuM chuM. * jJAnAvaraNakarmanA kSayopazamathI utpanna avabodhane jJAna kahevAya che. * jIva, ajIva, Azrava, saMvara, nirjarA, baMdha ane mokSa - A sAta tattvonI zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 141 For Private And Personal Use Only

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zraddhA, tene darzana kahevAya che. "A tattvo A ja rUpe che.' evI zraddhA joIe. jJAna-zraddhApUrvaka sarva pApapravRttiono tyAga, tene cAritra kahevAya che. cAritra be prakAre hoya che, dezacAritra ane sarvacAritra. he zramaNo, have tamane bAra prakArano tapa batAvuM chuM. cha prakArano bAhya tapa che: anazana, uNodarI, vRttisaMkSepa, rasatyAga, kAyakleza ane saMlInatA, A bAhya tapa prAyazcitta, dhyAna, svAdhyAya, vinaya, vaiyAvacca ane kAyotsarga - A atyaMtara tapa che. A baMne prakAranA tapano Adara karavo joIe. he munivaro, have chelle tamane cAra kaSAyano tyAga karavAnI vAta karI, atyAre dharmacarcA baMdha karIza. jenAthI jIvane saMsAramAM bhaTakavuM paDe che, janma-maraNa karavAM paDe che, te "kaSAya' kahevAya che. mukhya cAra kaSAyo che - krodha, mAna, mAyA ane lobha. A cAre kaSAyo para vijaya meLavavA prayatna karavo joIe. A kaSAyonI sAthe sAthe nava nokaSAyono paNa nirodha karavo joIe. hAsya, rati, arati, bhaya, zoka, jugupsA, strIveda, puruSaveda ane napuMsakaveda - A nava nokaSAyo che. he zramaNo, A rIte tamane "caraNa saptatinI 7 vAto samajAvI. A vAto jIvanamAM jIvavAnI che. je zramaNa A pramANe zramaNajIvana jIve che te siddha, buddha ane mukta bane che. parama sukha ane paramAnaMda pAme che." zramaNa mohajite kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, Ape amArA para parama anugraha karyo. amane jJAnano prakAza Apyo. saMyamajIvananI ArAdhanAmAM utsAha vadhAryo. amAro pramAda dUra karyo.' sahu munivaroe vaMdanA karI ane potapotAnA sthAne gayAM. 1424 bhAga-3 ja bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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[1GHT sUryodaya thaI gayo hato. zakrAvatAra caityanI cAre bAjunA udyAnamAM bapaiyA, koyalo ane bulabula TahukavA lAgyAM hatAM, zramaNonA svAdhyAyanA mRdu svaro, havAnI laherI sAthe vahetAM hatAM. prabhupUjananAM suMdara vastro paherIne, potAnA parivAra sAthe ayodhyAno navo zrAvaka dhana-Rddhi zAvatAra caityamAM pravezyo. eNe bhagavAna RSabhadevanI bhAvapUrvaka pUjA karI. tyAra bAda vAcakathI samarAdityanAM darzana-vaMdana karI, teonI sukhazAtA pUchI, yogya sthAne beTho. gurudeve tene "gharmannAma' no AzIrvAda Apyo. bhagavana, eka jijJAsA cittamAM pedA thaI che. AjJA hoya to pragaTa karuM." "mahAnubhAva, pUchI zako cho.' 'bhagavana, sAdhu-sAdhvI sAvadya-pAponI virati, karaNa karAvA ane anumodana - A traNa prakAre kare che, teono viratidharma trividha-trividhe hoya che. have teo zrAvakone pAMca aNuvrato Ape to teone, zrAvaka je pApono tyAga nathI karato, temAM anumatino doSa lAge ke nahIM? kAraNa ke aNuvratomAM to zrAvaka thoDAMka pApono ja tyAga karato hoya che." mahAnubhAva," vAcakazreSTha samarAditye, ghanaRddhi zrAvakanA praznano uttara Apavo zarU karyo. jo sAdhu zrAvakane avidhithI aNuvrato Ape, to tArA kahyA mujaba, tene anumatino doSa lAge. paraMtu jo sAdhu vidhipUrvaka, zrAvakane aNuvrato Ape to sAdhune anumatino doSa nathI lAgato.' zreSThIe pUchyuM: "gurudeva, vratapradAnamAM vidhi zo hoya?" gurudeve kahyuM: "he saumya, sAdhunI pAse suyogya AtmAo Ave tyAre sAdhu sarvaprathama ane saMsAra-vairAgyano upadeza Ape, tene duHkhamaya saMsAranuM svarUpa samajAve. A gRhavAsa duHkharUpa che, duHkhaphalaka che.. duHkhAnubaMdhI che." eno dhAradAra upadeza Ape. tyArabAda duHkhamaya saMsArathI mukti apAvanArA zramaNadharmano upadeza Ape. sAdhudharmathI ja saMsArarogano aMta AvI zake che,' A satya sArI rIte samajAve. A jIvalokamAM vinA vilaMbe mokSa sAdhI ApanAra hoya to A sAdhudharma ja che." A vAta, zrAvakanA hRdaya sudhI pahoMcADavA prayatna kare.. ke jethI zrAvakanA hRdayamAM zuddha bhAva utpanna thAya. ja zrAvakanA hRdayamAM saMvega-vairAgya utpanna thAya. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1423 For Private And Personal Use Only

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* cAritramohanIya-karmano kSayopazama thAya. * sAdhudharma grahaNa karavA mATe, AtmavIrya ullasita thAya. chatAM, cAritradharmano upadeza sAMbhaLavA chatAM, zrAvakanA, gRhasthanA hRdayamAM sAdhudharma grahaNa karavAnA bhAva ullasita na thAya, to tene aNuvrato samajAve ane jo zrAvaka aNuvrato grahaNa karavA ullasita bane to sAdhu madhyasthabhAva dhAraNa karI, prazasta kSetramAM, prazasta kALe, ane prazastabhAvathI e zrAvakane aNuvrata Ape. A vidhipUrvaka aNuvrata ApyAM kahevAya.' 'bhagavana, Ape 'madhyastha muni' evo zabdaprayoga karyo... e vAta nA samajAI. koI zrAvaka-zrAvikA vratadharma grahaNa kare tyAre muni madhyastha rahe ke prasanna thAya?' 'mahAnubhAva, jo sAdhudharma grahaNa kare to sAdhu prasanna thAya, paraMtu aNuvrato grahaNa kare to madhyastha rahe. na rAjI thAya, na nArAja thAya, kAraNa ke alpa pramANamAM ja e gRhastha vrata le che... moTA pramANamAM pApa karavAnAM khullAM rAkhe che... temAM sAdhune rAjI zAne thavAnuM? gRhastha aNuvrata mAge che. ne sAdhu madhyasthabhAva dhAraNa karIne, tene vrata Ape che, basa, eTaluM ja karavAnuM rahe che.' 'gurudeva, bhale, madhyastha rahe vrata ApanAra sAdhu, chatAM garbhita rIte aneka pApo karavAnI anumati gRhasthane nathI maLI jatI? pApono tyAga to bahu ja alpa (aNu) kare che.' 'huM dhanaRddhi zrAvaka, eka upanayathAthI, A vAta tamane huM samajAvuM chuM. kathAnA mAdhyamathI gahana tattvajJAna samajavuM saraLa banI jatuM hoya che... vasaMtapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. te nagaranA rAjAnuM nAma jitazatru hatuM. rAjA nyAyI hato, parAkramI hato ane prajApriya hato. te rAjAnI rANInuM nAma hatuM dhAriNI, dhAriNI zIlavaMtI nArI to hatI ja, sAthe sAthe aneka kalAomAM nipuNa hatI. temAMya nRtyakaLAmAM e bejoDa hatI. paraMtu e rANI mAtra rAjAnI AgaLa ja nRtya karatI hatI. rAjA ane rANI zataraMjamAM mazagUla thaI gayAM hatAM. jeTha mahinAno akaLAyelo vAyu AcchAdanomAM phaphaDATa bolAvato hato. pAMjarAmAM purAyelA bulabule ane dUra udyAnamAM beThelI kokilAe kUjana karavA mAMDyuM hatuM. AchAM AchAM vastromAM sajja thayelI saundaryalatA jevI rANI ekAeka harSAvegathI uzkerAI gaI. e acAnaka UbhI thaI gaI... teNe nRtya AraMbhI dIdhuM! eNe bAMdhelo UMco aMboDo jANe kAmadevanA zaraTaMkAranI taiyArI batAvato hato. teNe aMboDAmAM naragIsa ne gulAba gUMthyA hatAM. AMkhomAM kImatI suramo AMjyo hato ane paganI pAnIe meMdIno raMga lagADyo hato. 144 For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo

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rANInA adbhuta nRtyane joI rAjAe kahyuM: "devI, kaMIka mAMgo.' mArA deva, zuM mAguM? tamArI kRpAthI mAre koI vAtanI kamI nathI." priye, kaMI paNa mAgo. kaMIka ApIza tyAre ja mArA manane zAnti thaze.." rANIe kSaNabhara vicAra karIne kahyuM: "svAmInAtha, kaumudInI rAtrimAM aMtaHpura svecchAthI nRtyAdi mahotsava kare - te mATe anumati Apo.' rAjAe saharSa anumati ApI. kaumudI mahotsavano divasa Avyo. rAjAe nagaramAM ghoSaNA karAvI - "Aje sUryAsta pachI koI paNa puruSe nagaramAM rahevAnuM nathI. sUryAstathI sUryodaya sudhI, badhA puruSoe nagaranI bahAra rahevAnuM che. te chatAM jo koI puruSa rAtre nagaramAM raheze to rAjA tene dehAMtadaMDanI sajA karaze.' prajA jANatI hatI ke "rAjA ugra sajA karanArA che eTale sUryAsta pahelAM ja puruSo nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI gayAM. sahune khabara paDI gaI hatI ke, "Aje rAtre aMtaHpuranI rANIo nagaranA cokamAM AvIne, nagaranI strIo sAthe nATAraMbha karavAnI che.." darzaka haze mAtra mahArAjA." A nagaramAM dhanazreSThinA cha putro hatAM. ye putrone dukAnanuM kAma pUruM karatAM vAra lAgI. sUryAsta thaI gayo. jyAre e cha putro nagaranA daravAje pahoMcyAM tyAre daravAjA baMdha thaI gayAM hatAM. e chaye putro gabharAyAM. eka bhAIe kahyuM: "zuM karIza? koTavAlane kahIne, nagarano daravAjo kholAvIe." bIjA bhAIe kahyuM: "nA, nA, koTavAla tuMDamijAjI che. ApaNe to ghare cAlo. gharamAM chupAIne rahIzuM." trIjA bhAIe kahyuM: "sAcI vAta che. mahArAjAne kyAMthI khabara paDavAnI che? ApaNI havelI moTI che.... chupAIne rAta pasAra karI daIzuM...' chaye bhAIo emanA ghare gayAM, paraMtu mahollAnI eka vRddhAe A bhAIone gharamAM jatAM joI lIdhAM. teo gharamAM chupAI gayAM... rAtre nagaranA cokamAM aMtaHpuranI rANIo, zreSTha vastrAlaMkAro paherIne AvI gaI. nagaranI paNa seMkaDo strIo suMdara vastra-alaMkAro dhAraNa karIne AvI hatI. rAtabhara nATAraMbha cAlyo. aMtaHpuranI rANIoe dharAIne, mahotsava mANyo, madhyarAtriparyata mahotsava cAlyo. tyArapachI aMtaHpuranI sAthe rAjA rAjamahelamAM gayo. rANI dhAriNI avAranavAra mahArAjA sAme joI letI hatI. e pUchavA icchatI hatI ke amAro kaumudI utsava kevo lAgyo? svAmInAtha?" ane rAjAe, zayanagRhamAM pravezatAM ja rANInA nRtyanI prazaMsA karI: devI, Aje kaumudI utsavamAM teM addabhuta nRtya karyuM.' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 145 For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhAriNI atyaMta prasanna thaI gaI. nagaramAM tapAsa karo ke mArI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karI, koI puruSa rAtrimAM nagaramAM rahyo na hato ne?' rAjAe potAnA guptacara sevakone AjJA karI. guptacaro, nagaranI zerIe zerIe pharI vaLyA. dareke dareka rAjamArga para tapAsa karavA lAgyAM. dhanazreSThinI zerImAM pelI vRddhAe guptacaronA kAnamAM kahI dIdhuM - "A dhanazreSThinA cha putro rAte gharamAM chupAIne rahyAM hatAM." guptacaroe dhanazreSThinA cha putrone pUchyuM: tame rAtre gharamAM ja rahyAM hatAM?' "hA... gharamAM ja rahyAM hatAM.' mahArAjAnI AjJA tame nahotI sAMbhaLI?" sAMbhaLI hatI, ame gAmanI bahAra javA nIkaLyAM hatAM, paraMtu thoDA moDA paDelA tethI daravAjA baMdha thaI gayelA eTale gharamAM ja rahevuM paDeluM...' cAlo, tamAre mahArAjA pAse cAlavuM paDaze." cAlo...' dhanazreSThinA chaye putrone mahArAjA pAse laI javAyAM. mahArAjAne guptacaroe badhI vAta karI. dhanazreSThinA A chaye patrono vadha karo. emaNe rAjAjJAno anAdara karyo che." dhanazreSThi sAthe ja AvelAM hatAM. temaNe AMkhomAM AMsu sAthe rAjAne prArthanA karI: mahArAjA, mArA putrono aparAdha kSamA karo." dhanazreSThi, tame jANo cho ke aparAdhIone huM kyAreya kSamA Apato nathI.' "to mahArAjA, mArA A cha putronA badale huM sajA bhogavI lauM... A mArA chayene mukta karo.' e nA bane zreSThI, jeNe bhUla karI, tene ja sajA thAya, tame niraparAdhI cho, tamane sajA na thaI zake.' "mahArAjA, chokarAo che, pahelavahelI bhUla karI che. kRpA karo. emane kSamA Apo. huM anAtha banI jaIza. asahAya banI jaIza...dhanazreSThi raDI paDyAM... paraMtu rAjAnuM hRdaya dravita nA thayuM. zreSThIe kahyuM : mahArAjA, cha putromAMthI koI ekane sajA kara, pAMcane kSamA ApavAne dayA karo." "e nA bane." to be putrone sajA karo. cArane kSamA Apo." "e paNa nA bane." 143 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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to traNane sajA karo... traNane kSamA Apo.' e zakya nathI." to be putrone." zakya nathI." mahArAjA, to mArA eka putrane to kSamA Apo.. mAro vaMza to rAkho. mane nirvaza nA karo... nahIMtara cha putronI sAthe huM paNa ApaghAta karIne marIza.' "bhale, huM tamArA sauthI moTA putrane kSamA ApI dauM chuM. moTA putrane rAjAe mukta karyo. bAkInA pAMca putrono vadha karAvI dIdho. vAcakazrI samarAditye dhana-Rddhi zrAvakane kahyuM: he mahAnubhAva, dhanazreSThine chaye putro para samAna prema hato, rAjAe, zeThanI vinaMtIthI eka putrane kSamA ApI, eno artha ema thayo kharo ke zeThe pAMca putrone mArI nAkhavAnI anumati ApI? ghana-Rddhi zrAvake kahyuM: "ema to nA kahevAya, gurudeva." he mahAzAvaka, have huM tane A kathAno upanaya batAvuM chuM - ke rAjA eTale zrAvaka, A cha zreSThiputro eTale SajIvanikAyanA jIvo. zreSThI eTale sAdhu. pajIvanikAyanA jIvone bacAvavAnI sAdhunI vAta zrAvaka na ja mAne to, jeTaluM mAne teTaluM manAvI levA, sAdhu upadeza Ape. chevaTe aNuvratarUpa eka putrane bacAvI levAnI vAta paNa sAdhu mAnI le che." dhanaRddhi zrAvake kahyuM: "bhagavaMta, have vAta samajAI gaI.. paraMtu aNuvrata ApavAmAM avidhi kone kahevAya?" mahAnubhAva, sAdhudharmano upadeza ApyA vinA, sIdho ja aNuvratono upadeza Apavo, e avidhi kahevAya..." "yathArtha che ApanI vAta... Ape mArI jijJAsAnuM samAdhAna karavAnI mahAna kRpA karI. dhanaRddhi zrAvake zrI samarAdityane vaMdanA karI, ane teo potAnA sthAne gayo. A dharmakathAmAM ayodhyAno prasiddha sArthavAha azokacaMdra paNa AvIne beTho hato. dhanaRddhinA gayA pachI azokacaMdra upAdhyAyazrI samarAdityane vaMdana karI, vinayathI pUchyuM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 147 For Private And Personal Use Only

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'bhagavaMta, ghaNA samayathI eka prazna mArA manane mUMjhave che... ApanI AjJA hoya to pUchuM.' 'pUchI zako cho, sArthavAha.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'bhagavaMta, keTalAka manuSyo hiMsA kare che, asatya bole che, corI kare che... vyabhicArI che... kaSAyI che... aneka pApakriyAomAM pravRtta che, dharmaviruddha AcaraNa karanArA che, chatAM teone iSTa-priya padArthonI prApti thatI jouM chuM. vizALa bhogasukho bhogavatA jouM chuM ane dIrgha AyuSya bhogavatA jouM chuM. jyAre bIjA keTalAka jIvo eTalAM badhAM pApa nathI karatA, mAmUlI pApa karatA hoya che, chatAM teone nirdhana banatA, ane apayaza pAmatA jouM chuM - Ama kema?' zrI samarAditya bolyA: 'mahAnubhAva, tAro prazna suyogya che. eno uttara ekAgra citte sAMbhaLaje. karmapariNatinI vicitratA ja AmAM mukhya kAraNa che. je jIvo tuccha hoya che, durgatigAmI hoya che, bhavAbhinaMdI hoya che, AtmakalyANanA mArgathI vimukha hoya che, tevA jIvone pUrvajanmomAM upArjita 'pApAnubaMdhI puNya' udaya thavAthI iSTa ane priya padArthonI prApti thAya che. e padArthonA bhogopabhogathI e jIvo navAM pApakarma bAMdhe che ane marIne durgatimAM cAlyA jAya che. 14 he sArthavAha, je jIvo saMsAra pratye vairAgI hoya che, pApothI parArmukha hoya che, sadgatigAmI hoya che. dharma pratye AdaravALA hoya che, ane jeo puNyAnubaMdhI puNyanA udayavALA hoya che, e jIvone, iSTa dharmasAmagrInI prApti thAya che. e dharmasAmagrI dvArA e jIvo puNyAnubaMdhI puNyane bAMdhe che. ane sadgatimAM jAya che. paraMparAe teo muktinAM sukha pAme che...' he mahAnubhAva, AvA uttama AtmAone A vartamAna jIvanamAM puNyakarmano udaya na hovAthI bhautika sukho nathI maLatAM, chatAM teo udvigna nathI banatAM, saMtApa nathI karatAM. teo ema samaje che ke 'ApaNane dharmapuruSArtha karavAno sAro avasara maLyo... vadhu ne vadhu dharmapuruSArtha karI laIe.' azokacaMdre harSita-pulakita vadane kahyuM: 'he bhagavaMta, Ape mArA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM. mArA para parama kRpA karI, he bhagavaMta, Ape ayodhyAmAM padhArIne, mArA jevA aneka pAmara jIvono uddhAra karyo che. he bhagavaMta, huM sarvaviratimaya sAdhujIvana to svIkArI zakavA samartha nathI, paraMtu pAMca aNuvrata, mane ApavA kRpA karo.' bhagavAna samarAditye azokacaMdra sArthavAhane aNuvrata ApyAM. te prasannacitte svasthAne gayo. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo

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[[ ] ayodhyAne dharma-yauvana AvyuM hatuM. jyArathI zAvatAra caityamAM vAcakazreSTha samarAditya padhAryA hatAM tyArathI ayodhyAnAM strI-puruSonI jabAna para eka ja vAta hatI. "je pUchavuM hoya te avadhijJAnI mahAtmA samarAdityane pUcho. teo bhUta-bhAvI ane vartamAnanA-traNe kALanA jJAtA che! tamArA pUrvajanmone paNa kahI Ape che, tamArA bhaviSyanA bheda paNa kholI nAkhe ane hajAro bhakta strI-puruSo zakrAvatAra caitya tarapha pratidina jAya che. avadhijJAnI maharSinAM darzana kare che, vaMdana kare che, emanA upadezanuM zravaNa kare che. dhanyatA anubhave che, kRtArthatA anubhave che. jene je kaMI pUchavuM hoya te anukULa samaye pUchI le che. zreSThI trilocane pUchayuM: 'bhagavaMta, abhayadAna ane upaSTabhadAnamAM sAmAnyathI caDiyAtuM dAna karyuM gaNAya?" zrI samarAditya maharSie kahyuM: mahAnubhAva, tArA praznano uttara eka kathA-prasaMgathI tane ApuM chuM, jethI saraLatApUrvaka tuM samajI zakIza. brahmapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. kuzadhvaja nAmano rAjA hato ane e rAjAnI cAra rANIo hatI: kamalukA, tArAvalI, citrAvalI ane godAvarI. rAjA e cAra agra mahiSIonI sAthe, chUta-krIDA karI rahyo hato. manuSyanA jIvanamAM rojiMdA koIne koI AghAta-pratyAghAta AvyAM karatAM hoya che. savaze sukhI to koI manojaya karanArA yogI puruSo haze. rAjA kuzadhvaja e badhA AghAta-pratyAghAtone ramavAmAM, khelavAmAM.... zetaraMja ke ghoDesavArImAM bhUlI jato. bIje divase te hato evo tAjo thaI jato. tyAM raMgamAM bhaMga paDyo. eka sainika eka corane doraDAthI bAMdhIne, tyAM laI Avyo. e coranA zarIra para cAbukanA ghA vAgelAM hatAM. tene majabUta rIte bAMdhelo hato. sainike mahArAjAne kahyuM: "he mahArAjA, A cora che. paradravyanI corI karatAM A pakaDAyo che...." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 14 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ene vadhasthAne laI jaI, mArI nAkho!" rAjAe gussAthI kahyuM. jevI ApanI AjJA." sanike corane kahyuM : "cAlo vadhasthAne... tyAM tArA so varSa pUrAM thaI jaze!' cora kaMpI UThyo. mRtyunA bhayathI tharatharI gayo. teNe dIna dRSTithI rAjA sAme joyuM, pachI tyAM beThelI rANIo sAme joyuM. cora raDavA lAgyo. rAjAe pUchyuM: "teM aparAdha karelo che, have kema raDe che?" "mahArAja, huM abhAgI chuM. mananA manoratha manamAM rahI gayAM, ne have marI javAno samaya AvyocorI paNa nA karI zakyo ane sukho paNa nA bhogavI zakyo.' coranI dInatAbharI vANI sAMbhaLIne, cAre rANIonAM mana dravita thaI gayAM. rANIoe rAjAne kahyuM: "he svAmInAtha, amArI prArthanA che ke A puruSanA manoratha apUrNa che, ene atyAre mArI nA nAkho. jo Apa amane cArane anumati Apo to ame A puruSanA thoDA manoratha pUrNa karIe. pachI ApanI icchA mujaba e puruSanuM je karavuM hoya te karajo.' rANI kamalukAnI vAta rAjA kyAreya paNa TALato na hato. kamalukA paTTarANI hatI ane rAjAne ati priya hatI. rAjAe kahyuM: "bhale, tame enA manoratha pUrNa karo, pachI eno vadha karAvIza." sainike coranAM baMdhana kholI nAkhyAM. kamalakAe kahyuM: "sarvaprathama godAvarI A puruSanA manoratha pUrNa karaze." godAvarI rANI potAnI be dAsIo dvArA potAnA khaMDamAM, e puruSane laI gaI. teNe dAsIo pAse sahasaMpAka tela maMgAvyuM. be sevako dvArA snAnagRhamAM mokalIne, telanI mAliza karAvI. tyAra pachI sugaMdhI jalathI snAna karAvaDAvyuM. tyAra bAda tene mUlyavAna be rezamI vastra ApyAM. core e rezamI vastra dhAraNa karyo. tyArabAda rANIe potAnI dAsIo dvArA uttama bhojana karAvyuM... A rIte e coranI pAchaLa godAvarI rANIe daza hajAra rUpiyAno kharca karyo. bIjA divase cora citrAvalI rANIne soMpavAmAM AvyuM. citrAvalIe e corane snAnAdi karAvaDAvyAM. uttama vastra ApyAM. mIThAM madhura pINAM pAyAM. svAdiSTa bhojana karAvyAM. kesara-kasturI AdinA mizraNathI enA zarIra para vilepana karAvaDAvyuM. ene sonAno kaMdoro Apyo. A rIte eka divasamAM rANIe vIza hajAra rUpiyAno kharca karI, e coranA manoratha pUrNa karyo. trIjA divase e cora rANI tArAvalIne soMpavAmAM Avyo, tArAvalIne tyAM snAna, abhaMgana Adi karAvavAmAM AvyuM, uttama vastra ane alaMkAra ApavAmAM AvyAM. tyAra pachI tArAvalIe corane pUchyuM: 1930 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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"tane gamatuM bhojana maLaze, mATe tuM kahe, tane kevuM bhojana game che?" core gamatuM bhojana batAvyuM. e pramANe ene bhojana ApavAmAM AvyuM. drAkSArasanuM pAna karAvavAmAM AvyuM. divya AbhUSaNo paherAvavAmAM AvyAM. A rIte tArAvalI rANIe eka divasamAM e cora mATe eka lAkha rUpiyAno kharca karI, coranA manoratha pUrNa prayatna karyo. cothA divase e cora paTTarANI kamalukAne soMpavAmAM Avyo. kamalukAnA mukha para udAsInatA hatI. rAjAe kamalukAne udAsIna joI. rAjAe pUchyuM: "kema tAre A coranA manoratha pUrNa nathI karavA? rANIe kahyuM: "he nAtha, mArI bahenoe Ane je dAna ApyuM che, enAthI vadhAre dAna ApavA yogya vaibhava mArI pAse nathI..." rAjAe kahyuM: 'devI, A samagra jIvalokamAM mArA mATe sArabhUta hoya to tuM che. mArA prANo paNa tane AdhIna che... to paNa tuM nathI', ema kahe che?" kamalakAe kahyuM: "he mArA nAtha, Ape mArA para mahAna kRpA karI. jo ApanI evI ja icchA hoya to huM Ane kaMIka ApuM?' avazya, ApaNe devI." rAjAe anumati ApI. rANIe coranI sAme joIne kahyuM: "he bhadra, teM corInuM pApa karyuM, e pApanuM phaLa A bhavamAM to joyuM ne? tane mahArAjAe vadhanI sajA karI che...' "he mahAdevI, meM corInA pApanuM phaLa barAbara joyuM... mane ghaNo pazcAttApa thAya che. he devI, huM jIvanaparyata AvuM akAya nahIM karavAnI pratijJA lauM chuM..." "he mahAnubhAva, jo tuM jIvanaparyata corI nahIM karavAnI pratijJA le che, to huM tane "abhaya" ApuM chuM." rAjAe rANIne kahyuM: 'devI, tame A puruSane zreSTha dAna ApyuM, sarva dAnomAM zreSTha dAna che abhayadAna." kamalukA rANI rAjI thaI. cora rAjI thayo. rAjA paNa rAjI thayo, paraMtu traNa rANIo hasavA lAgI. kamalakAe kahyuM: 'tame traNa eTalA mATe haso cho ke tame daza hajAra, vIza hajAra ane lAkha rUpiyAno kharca A puruSa mATe karyo. ane eka paisAno paNa kharca nA karyo. paraMtu tame e corane ja pUcho ke sahuthI zreSThadAna koNe ApyuM?' cora bolyo: "he mAtAtulya mahArANIo, huM mRtyunA bhayathI bhayabhIta hato. ane tethI pahelI bIjI ane trIjI rANIe mArA mATe zuM zuM karyuM.... zuM zuM mane ApyuM. teno mane jarAya khyAla rahyo nathI. paraMtu cothAM rANIjIe mane "abhaya" ApIne, mRtyunA bhayathI mukta karyo che, tethI huM saMpUrNa sukhI ane saMtuSTa thayo chuM...' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1431 For Private And Personal Use Only

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traNe rANIone 'abhaya'nuM mahattva samajAyuM. maharSi samarAditye zreSThI trilocanane kahyuM: 'he mahAnubhAva, tArA praznano uttara tane maLI gayo ne?' 'hA bhagavaMta! Ape kahyuM te yathArtha che.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ayodhyAmAM eka mahino pasAra thaI gayo. eka mahinAmAM aneka AtmAo pratibodha pAmyAM. keTalAka puruSoe sarvaviratimaya sAdhujIvana svIkAryuM, keTalAka lokoe dezaviratimaya gRhasthajIvana-zrAvakajIvana svIkAryuM. aneka jIvoe sarvajJa vacano para zraddhA sthApita karI. avadhijJAnI maharSie ayodhyAthI vihAra karyo. temaNe sAthenA zramaNone kahyuM: 'ApaNe mAlava pradeza tarapha vihAra karIe chIe. ApaNuM lakSya che ujjainI pahoMcavAnuM, paraMtu vacce AvatAM gAma-nagaromAM sthiratA karatAM karatAM AgaLa vadhIzuM...' ane e rIte teo mAlava pradeza tarapha AgaLa vadhavA lAgyAM. mArgamAM AvatAM gAma-nagaromAM teo sthiratA kare che... lokone dharmopadeza Ape che... tattvajJAnano prakAza Ape che... lokone unmArgathI pAchA vALe che, sanmArge vALe che. keTalAka haLukarmI AtmAo cAritradharma svIkAre che... to keTalAka zraddhAvAna ane sadAcArI bane che... zramaNazreSTha mohajite gurudeva samarAdityane kahyuM: 'gurudeva, AvatIkAle ApaNe mAlava pradezanI prasiddha nagarI 'dhArA'mAM praveza karIzuM. A dhArAnagarI dharmaraMge raMgAyelI nagarI che.' 'mohajita, huM jANuM chuM. dhArAnagarI mAtra dharmaraMge ja raMgAyelI che, ema nathI, e nagarImAM kalAkAro... kalAsvAminIo paNa vase che. A nagarI dhana-dhAnyathI paNa paripUrNa che.' dhArAnagarInuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM samarAdityanI mAnasasRSTimAM dhArAnuM citra spaSTa thayuM. gRhastha avasthAmAM karelI dhArAnagarInI yAtrA smRtipathamAM AvI. temaNe mohajitane kahyuM: 'munivara, ApaNe dhArAnagarImAM eka mAsa to rahIzuM, kadAca vadhu samaya paNa rokAvuM paDe!' 'ApanI AjJA amane pramANa che.' 1432 0 0 0 dhArAnagarImAM avadhijJAnI samarAdityanAM pAvana pagalAM paDyAM ne bhAre bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zAsanaprabhAvanA zarU thaI. ucharaMga sAthe bhavya zAsana-udyota thavA lAgyo. aneka paMDito zAstrArtha ane vAdavivAdathI dizAo gajavatAM tyAM ekatrita thayAM. buddhizALI ane catura sAdhupuruSothI upAzraya bharAI gayo hato. keTalAka vANI catura sAdhuo savArathI sAMja sudhI paraspara zAstrArtha karI rahyAM hatAM. keTalAka sAdhuo svadarzana-paradarzananA adhyayanamAM nirata hatA. keTalAka sAdhuo yoga ane adhyAtmanI sAdhanAmAM lIna hatAM. sAdhuo pAse na hatuM dravya ke na hatI sattA, paraMtu teo pAse hatI vidyA, jJAna zrata. tenA kAraNe teo mAnathI, pratiSThAthI ane sanmAnathI sarvatra viharI zakatAM hatAM, sarvatra ahiMsApradhAna jinadharmanI prabhAvanA karI zaktA hatAM. prajAmAM emanuM mAna, eka rAjA karatAM jarAya ochuM nahotuM. balka vadhAre hatuM. dhArAnagarImAM sthaLe sthaLe navanavA prakAranA dharmotsavo cAlu thaI gayAM hatA. kaLA ane saundaryabharyA maMdiranI racanA zarU thaI gaI hatI. sAdhupuruSonI apUrva pUjA-bhakti zarU thaI gaI hatI. rAjasabhAmAM paNa vAta pahoMcI: "nagaranA upAzrayamAM avadhijJAnI samarAditya mahAtmA padhAryA che. sAthe seMkaDo sAdhupuruSo che. jANe ke upAzrayamAM jJAna ane cAritranI sAdhanAno yajJa maMDAyo che." mahArAjA pradyotane kahyuM: "huM parivAra sAthe mahAtmA samarAdityanAM darzana karavA jaIza... ane teone rAjasabhAmAM padhAravA vinaMtI karIza. rAjasabhA paNa teonA tattvabodhane sAMbhaLIne, pAvana bane.' sabhAsadoe mahArAjAnI jaya bolIne, rAjAnI vAtane samarthana ApyuM. mahArAjA pradyotane khabara hatI ke ujjainanA samagra rAjaparivAre gRhatyAga karyo hato. samarAdiya ujjainInA yuvarAja hatAM. e saMbaMdhanI dRSTie paNa teo samarAdityanAM darzana karavA tatpara thayAM hatAM. 0 0 0 saMsAranI asAratA ane muktinA rahasyane samajanAra mahAna samurAditya, mAtra eka ziSya sAthe, svastha citte ane prasanna mukhamudrAe, rAja sabhAmAM AgaLa vadhatAM hatAM. temanuM vizALa lalATa tejaprabhA vahAvatuM hatuM. AMkhomAM akhaMDa jyoti bharI hatI. kapALa para bhava bhUlelAnuM kalyANa karanArI bhavyatA hatI. teo sazakta hatA. pAMca indriyo akSata hatI. jANe koI maharSi devalokamAMthI pRthvI para sadehe AvI rahyAM hoya, tevo bhAsa thato hato! rAjAe bahumAnapUrvaka svAgata karyuM. rAjasiMhAsananI pAse ja rAjasiMhAsanathI kaMIka UMcA kASThanA siMhAsana para zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1433 For Private And Personal Use Only

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gurudeva samarAdityane birAjamAna thavAnI vinaMtI karI. gurudeva kASTAsana para beThA, tyArabAda mahArAjAe temane vaMdanA karIne kahyuM: 'priya sabhAjano, dhArAnagarInuM saubhAgya che ke AvA mahAna jJAnI-saMyamI ane tapasvI gurudeva ahIM padhAryA che. tame sahu jANatA hazo ke A gurudeva, pUrvAvasthAmAM ujjainInA yuvarAja hatAM.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir A sAMbhaLatAM ja, rAjasabhAmAM nRtya karavA sajja thaIne beThelI, nRtyAMganA ciMtAmaNi coMkI UThI... eNe samarAditya sAme joyuM... e jemane maLavAM. ghaNAM varSothI Atura hatI... e mahApuruSane eNe sAme ja beThelA joyAM... 'oho! A e ja yuvAna che... A e ja kalAsamrATa che... je mAre tyAM Avelo... ane meM mana bharIne, enI samakSa nRtya kareluM.' rAjasabhAmAM ciMtAmaNinA paganAM jhAMjhara ane hAthanAM kaMkaNa raNajhaNI UThyAM. mRdaMga para thApa paDI... ne ciMtAmaNinuM nRtya AraMbhAI gayuM. ciMtAmaNinAM pagalAmAM laya ane tAla bajatA hatA. sitAranA tAra vadhu raNajhaNyA. ciMtAmaNie AkAzamAM laherAtI vAdaLInI jema dehane vIMjhyo... mastIbharI adAthI pagano tAla Apyo, sUrano meLa sAdhyo... ane dhUdharA raNajhaNyAM. vAtAvaraNa sUra ane saundaryathI taraboLa banI gayuM... mahAtmA samarAditye potAnI pAMce indriyo ane manane AtmAnA anaMta pradezamAM nizcala karI dIdhAM hatAM. na to teo nRtya jotAM hatAM, na gIta sAMbhaLatA hatA. paraMtu ciMtAmaNinI dRSTi to vAraMvAra e paramapriya mahApuruSa tarapha jatI hatI. dRSTi sAthe dRSTi meLavavA, te ati Atura hatI. nRtya baMdha thayuM. nartakI samarAdityanI sAme AvI, natamastake UbhI rahI... ne bolI: 'bhaMte!, vaivAmi !' 1434 mahApuruSano gaMbhIra nAda saMbhaLAyo: 'gharmanAbho'stu!' 'bhaMte A pAmara strIne pAvana karavA eka dRSTinI kRpA karo...' ane samarAditya maharSinI divya karuNAbharI daSTi ciMtAmaNinI dRSTine maLI... ciMtAmaNinI AMkhomAMthI azru dvArA pApo vahI javA lAgyAM. For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 bhava navamo

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(518HI A dhArAnagarInuM bAhya udyAna hatuM, udyAnanI cAre bAju azoka, Amra, badAma, saruM ane kadaMbanAM ghaTAdhara vRkSo hatAM. madhya bhAgamAM nizIgaMdhA ane gulAbanA kyArA racIne, vAtAvaraNa sugaMdhita banAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. Thera Thera nAnI nAnI guphAo banAvI, emAM haraNa, sasalAM vagere suMdara janAvaro pALavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. latAkuMjomAM menA-popaTanAM piMjarA TAMgavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. eka guphA khAlI hatI. mahAmunIzvara samarAditya e khAlI guphAmAM Aje dhyAnastha banyAM hatAM. guphAnA dvAra para muni azoka uttara sAdhaka banIne, beThAM hatAM. koI manuSya ke koI pazu, mahAmunIzvaranI sAdhanAmAM bhaMga nA kare, te mATe teo jAgrata hatAM. Aje be prahara sudhI dhyAna karavAnuM hatuM. eTale ke sUryodayathI cha kalAka sudhI dhyAnalIna banIne, kAyotsarga karavAno hato. A rIte mahAmunIzvara samarAditya, yogya kSetra ane yogya kALa maLatAM ekAMta sthAnomAM dhyAna karatAM. kyAreka AvAM udyAnomAM to kyAreka giriguphAomAM, kyAreka smazAnabhUmi para to kyAreka zUnya gharamAM teo muni azoka sAthe ke muni lalitAMga sAthe UpaDI jatAM. munisamudAyanI javAbadArI muni mohajita upADI letAM. munisamudAya muni mohajita pratye AdarabhAva dharAvato hato. emanI AjJAnuM pAlana karato hato. eTale munIzvara samarAditya nizcita banIne, dhyAna-sAdhanA karI zakatA hatAM. ciMtAmaNi palaMga para beThI hatI. ratnagokhamAM dIpaka baLI rahyo hato. Aje ciMtAmaNine nidrA AvatI na hatI. e palaMgamAMthI UbhI thaI. gavAkSamAM jaIne UbhI rahI. madharAta thayelI hatI. AkAzanI cAMdanI potAnI sudhA, ciMtAmaNinA rUpa-lAvaNyabharyA deha para chAMTI rahI hatI. ciMtAmaNinA kAne haju paNa rAjasabhAmAM sAMbhaLelI mahAmunIzvaranI vANInA zabdo athaDAtAM hatAM.. he AtmanuM, vaiSayika sakho kevA kSaNabhaMgura che! jarA zAMtacitte vicArI le, hAthatALI ApIne, jotajotAmAM e sukho jatAM rahe che... A saMsAranI mAyA vIjaLInA jhabakArA jevI che.' kevo gaMbhIra dhvani! kevI nizcala nirmaLa dRSTi! vANI gaMgApravAha AgaLa dhase che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 143ya For Private And Personal Use Only

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kUtarAnI pUMchaDI jevuM kuTila che yauvana. tene nAza pAmatAM vAra nathI lAgatI. yauvanamAM rUpasuMdarIone paravaza bananArA mUDha buddhivALA jIvo, viSponI kaTutA ane kaSTapUrNa enAM pariNAmone kema samajI zakatA nathI? bhAre AzcaryanI vAta che!" kevo upAlaMbha! haiyAne ArapAra vIMdhI nAkhe tevI emanI vANI. kharI vAta che emanI ke - je jIvo jarAthI zaktihIna banI gayAM hoya che, kSINa dehavALA banI gayAM hoya che. temanuM mana paNa kutsita kAma-vikArone tajatuM nathI... kevI zaramajanaka vAta che!" sAcI taddana sAcI vAta che tamArI.. evA vRddha zreSThione ane mahArAjAone sonAnAM poTalAM laIne, mArI havelImAM AvelAM meM joyA che... mane joIne... mArA mohamAM mUDha banI.... mukhamAMthI lALa pADatA, meM joyA che." samarAdityanI divya vANI vahetI jAya che. "he mahAnubhAvo, anuttara devalokanA denAM divya sukha paNa kALe karIne, naSTa thaI jAya che. to pachI A pArthiva saMsAranI kaI vastu sthira hoI zake? tame buddhimAna cho, pUrNa vicAra karo." to zuM A mAro svargasamo vaibhava nAza pAmaze? huM raste rajhaLatI tyaktA, upekSitA nArI banI jaIza? nA, nA, munirAja, huM tamArA zaraNe AvIza. tame ja mArA uddhAraka banajo..." ciMtAmaNinuM citta vyathita thaI gayuM... tyAM munivaranI divya mukhAkRti enI kalpanAmAM sAkAra thaI... jANe e maharSi ene ja kahI rahyAM hatAM: jemanI sAthe ramyA, jemanI sAthe premanI ramya vAto karI, jemanAM vakhANa karyAM.. teone bhaDabhaDatI citAmAM bhasma thaI gayelA joIne... koI dardabharyo vicAra Ave che? nahIM, ApaNe sukhacenathI vartIe chIe. kevuM Azcarya! dhikkAra ho manuSyanA AvA pramAdane!' zuM mArA hRdayezvara, tame mane dhikkArI? huM kharekhara, dhikkArapAtra chuM. meM mArI sagI AMkhoe mArI mAtAnA dehane, duSTa duzmano dvArA pahelAM bhogavAto joyo che... pachI enA TukaDA thatAM joyAM che. ne tyAre mArI AMkhomAMthI AMsu... vyathA... ane vedanA varasI hatI.. divaso vItyA, mahinAo vItyA. varSo vItyAM.. huM e badhuM bhUlI gaI. ane raMgarAgamAM tathA bhogavilAsamAM badhuM bhUlI gaI.. dhikkAra ho mArI jAtane.. he yogI, sAce ja huM mUDha banI gaI chuM.. Apa bolo... Apano eka eka zabda amRta che mArA mATe samudranA taraMgonI jema badhA sajIva-nirjIva padArtho janme che ne vilaya pAme che. dhananA ane svajanonA saMyoga, indrajALa jevA che. e indrajALamAM mUDha jIvo baMdhAI jAya che..." "he nAtha, he hRdayezvara, kharekhara, dhana-svajanonA saMyoga indrajALa jevA ja che. bhAga-3 * bhava navamo 1939 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAyAjALa ja che... huM mUDha banIne, e jALamAM phasAI gaI chuM. prabho, Ape ja mArI jALa chedavI paDaze... Ape ja mane mukta gaganI paMkhiNI banAvavI paDaze... have mAre indrajALamAM baMdhAyelI nathI rahevuM... Ape kahyuM ne 'Azcarya to juo, sthAvara jaMgama jagatanuM sadaiva bhakSaNa karato, mahAkALa kyAreya tRpta thayo nathI. ApaNe e kALanA hAthe caDhelA chIe... ApaNe e kALathI chUTI zakavAnA nathI... eka divasa e ApaNo paNa koLiyo karI jaze... mATe hajuM jyAM sudhI jIvana che, tyAM sudhI eka nitya ane cidAnaMdamaya AtmasvarUpane oLakhI, Atmasukhano anubhava karI levo joIe...' 'he prabho! Atmasukhano anubhava Ape ja karAvavo paDaze... e mATe cidAnaMdamaya AtmasvarUpanI oLakhANa paNa Ape ja karAvavI paDaze, bhagavaMta, have huM ApanA ja sAnnidhyamAM AvIza.' pAchalI rAte be ghaTikA eNe nidrA lIdhI. caMdanakASThano palaMga hato. rezamI uttarIya ane kaTibaMdha eNe dhAraNa karyAM hatAM, lAla atalasanA ozIkA 52 eNe mAthuM mUkyuM hatuM. paganAM taLiyAM pAse nAno makhamalI takiyo paDyo hato... te UThI... paraMtu tenA zarIramAM sphUrti na hatI. UThatAMnI sAthe tenuM AtmamaMthana cAlu thaI gayuM: 'ciMtA, zuM teM tAraNa kADhyuM ke Akhare A badhuM chAra para lIMpaNa to thatuM nathI ne...? have tuM prabhune zodha... kyAM zodhavA javuM? prabhu mArA dvAre ja AvIne UbhA che... e ja samarAditya mArA prabhu che.' te UbhI thaI. snAnagRhamAM gaI. jhaTapaTa prAbhAtika kAryo patAvI, teNe sAjanasiMhane bUma pADI. 'sAjanasiMha, mAro ratha taiyAra karo. ane ratha tamAre calAvavAno che.' 'jI, devIjI,' sAjanasiMha praNAma karIne gayo. ciMtAmaNie zveta rezamI vastro dhAraNa karyAM. sphaTikamAM kaMDArelI yakSakanyA jevI e dekhAvA lAgI. teNe potAnI aMgata sakhI nayanAne sAthe lIdhI. mahAlayamAMthI te bahAra nIkaLI, nayanAe Takora karI: 'devI, Aje teM zRMgAra nathI karyo? AbhUSaNo nathI paheryAM? kyAM javAnuM che?' 'tuM mauna rahe. tane badhuM samajAze.' 'sAjanasiMha, rathane upAzraye laI lo...' nayanA tarata samajI gaI... bolI UThI : 'ema kahene ke gurudevanAM darzane javAnuM che.' ciMtAmaNinA mukha para smita ramI gayuM. 25 dhArAnA rAjamArga para doDato rahyo... upAzrayanA dvAra para jaIne Ubho rahyo. nayanA rathamAMthI UtarIne upAzrayanA, dvAra pAse UbhI rahI... dvAra pAse eka zrI samarAditya mahA thA For Private And Personal Use Only 1433

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nAnI uMmaranA muni AvyA ne pUchyuM: 'devIjI, tamAre konuM kAma che? mahAmunIzvara gurudeva samarAdityanAM darzana karavA ame AvyAM chIe." 'teo mukAmamAM nathI devajI." kyAM maLaze?" nagaranA bAhya udyAnamAM teo dhyAna mATe gayA che.' pAchA kyAre padhAraze?' trIjA praharanA prAraMbhe.' bAla munivara, matyeNa vaMdAmi.' nayanAe be hAtha UMDI vaMdanA karI ane rathamAM jaIne beThI. teNe ciMtAmaNine vAta karI. "sAjanasiMha, rathane nagaranI bahAra udyAnamAM laI cAlo.' ratha UpaDyo. nagaranI bahAra ughAnanA dvAre jaIne Ubho. ciMtAmaNi ane nayanA rathamAMthI UtarI paDyAM. baMnee udyAnamAM praveza karyo. divasano pahelo prahara vItI gayo hato. bIjA praharano prAraMbha thayo hato. baMne sakhIo udyAnamAM dhIre dhIre AgaLa vadhI rahI hatI. 'devI, jarUra teo koI guphAmAM dhyAna karatAM haze.' nayanAe sAcuM anumAna karyuM. ApaNe guphAo tarapha jaIe." baMne sakhIo guphAo tarapha cAlI. baMne mauna hatI. nayanAnA manamAM jijJAsA hatI. ciMtAmaNinuM citta samarAdityamAM ramatuM hatuM. dUrathI azokamunie A be strIone, cAlI AvatI joI. teo sAvadhAna thaI gayAM. be strIoe paNa azokamunine joyA. azokamunie vicAryuM. "teo sAthe ahIM guphAne hAre vAta karavI ucita nathI. huM emanI pAse jaIne, dUra vAta karI AvuM, to ucita raheze. azokamuni cAlIne thoDe dUra eka vRkSanI nIce UbhAM rahyAM, be strIo paNa tyAM pahoMcI. azokamunine namaskAra karIne, nayanAe pUchyuM: "he munivara, amane maharSi samarAdityanAM darzana kyAre thaze?" "he suzIle, maharSinAM darzana bIjo prahara pUrNa thatAM thaI zakaze.' "zuM Apa ane maharSi ahIM rokAvAnA cho ke upAzraye padhAravAnA cho?" devI, ame upAzraye javAnA chIe, paraMtu dhyAna pUrNa thayA pachI, guphAnA dvAre ja tame teone maLI zakazo." * "Apano atyaMta AbhAra munivara.' ciMtAmaNi bolI gaI... 143 bhAga-3 ja bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Apa nRtyAMganA ciMtAmaNi ne?' azokamunie pUchyuM. 'munivara, ApanuM anumAna sAcuM che.' nayanA bolI. te baMne strIo tyAM ja UbhI rahI. azokamuni guphAnA dvAre jaIne besI gayA. temanA manamAM AgalA divasano rAjasabhAno prasaMga tAdaza thayo. tanmaya banIne upadeza sAMbhaLatI ciMtAmaNinuM gaMbhIra mukha temaNe joyuM hatuM. paraMtu temaNe tarata ja vicArone bIjI dizAmAM vALI lIdhA. guphAmAM paramazAnti hatI. udyAnamAM paNa zAnti hatI. guphAomAMthI nIkaLIne hiraNo ane sasalAM vagere zAnta ane bhoLAM pazuo udyAnamAM yatra-tatra pharatAM hatAM. paraMtu avAja nahotAM karatAM.. be strIo paNa vRkSa nIce mauna UbhI hatI. 0 0 0 bIjo prahara pUrNa thayo. maharSi samarAdityanuM dhyAna pUrNa thayuM. teo guphAnA dvAre AvyAM, azokamuni UbhA thayAM. saharSa adheLa vavAni' bolIne svAgata karyuM. Aje dhyAna ghaNuM sAruM thayuM." Apane sadeva dhyAna sAruM ja thAya che, gurudeva. azokamuni bolyA. maharSinA mukha para nirdoSa smita ramI rahyuM." 'have ApaNe nagaramAM jaIzuM?" gurudeva, nagaramAMthI be strIo ApanAM darzana karavA, ahIM sudhI AvI che... Apa ahIM A paththara zIlA para birAjo, teo ahIM AvIne vaMdana karI jaze... emane kaMI pUchavuM haze... mATe ahIM sudhI AvI lAge che." maharSi paththaranI zilA para beThAM. azaka munie pelI be strIo tarapha joIne kahyuM, "AvI zakazo.' e baMne strIo jhaDapathI guphAnA dvAra pAse AvI. mastake aMjali racI, mastaka namAvI vaMdanA karI. tyAra pachI be hAtha, be DhIMcaNa ane mastaka jamIna para lagADI paMcAMga praNAma karyA. "he bhagavaMta, jo ApanI AjJA hoya to ekAda ghaTikA ahIM besIe..." besI zako cho, saumya, ane je jijJAsA hoya te pUchI zako cho.' "he bhagavaMta, kaMI ja pUchavuM nathI. sAMbhaLavuM che. upadezanuM amRta pIvuM che. basa.. A eka ja icchA rahI che. niraMtara ApanI kRpAnItaratI dRSTi joyA karuM ane samatAvarasatI vANInuM pAna karyA karuM.. he prabho, kRpA karo. muja pApIno uddhAra karo." ciMtAmaNi,' zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 143 For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavaMta, potAnuM nAma maharSinA mukhe sAMbhaLI, ciMtAmaNi bhAvavibhora thaI gaI. tenAM romaroma khIlI UThyAM. tenI AMkho harSanAM AMsuthI UbharAI gaI.. bhadra, tArI icchA pUrNa thaze. eka ghaTikAparyata dharmopadeza ApIne, pachI ame nagaramAM jaIzuM..." he bhagavaMta, Ape mArA para mahAna kRpA karI." bhadra, A to amAruM kartavya che... yogya AtmAne dharmano upadeza ApI, ene sanmArga batAvavo." prabho, zuM huM yogya chuM dharmopadeza zravaNa karavA mATe ?' hA, tuM yogya che. avazya yogya che, tArAmAM ghaNI yogyatA che.' "bhagavana, Ape mane mArA nAmathI saMbodhI, eTale Apa mane jANo cho, mArA vyavasAyathI mane jANo cho... chatAM Apa mane dharmopadeza mATe yogya mAno cho?' bhadra, yogyatA bAhya kriyAo para AdhArita nathI hotI. yogyatAno saMbaMdha AMtarika sthiti sAthe che... tArA hRdayane huM jANuM chuM.. jouM chuM." e kevI rIte? bhagavaMta.' avadhijJAnanA prakAzathI.' "avadhijJAna!" azokamuni bolyA: "he saumya, maharSi gurudeva trikALajJAnI che, antaryAmI che. teo ApaNA manane jANI le che.." bhadra...' samarAditya bolyAM. bhagavaMta." 'tAruM mana saMsAranA vaiSayika sukho para virakta banyuM che. ane tuM..." ApanA caraNe jIvana samarpita karavuM che..." tuM saMsArano sarva tyAga karIza? ciMtAmaNi.' yathArtha kathana che ApanuM tuM saMyamadharmanI utkRSTa ArAdhanA karIne, tArAM pApone bALI nAkhIza. tAro AtmA vizuddha banaze... tAro AtmA UrdhvagAmI banaze.' haraNonuM ToLuM bheguM thaI gayuM hatuM. sasalAMo maharSinAM caraNomAM besI gayAM hatAM... * i zaka 1480 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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viza 19 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir madhyAhnano sUraja mAthe Avyo hato, paraMtu udyAnanI havA zItaLa hatI. avadhijJAnI maharSi samarAdityanI upadezadhArA ciMtAmaNine sparzI rahI hatI. tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtoe kahyuM che ke: 'he Atman, tAruM A zarIra bhale Aje suMdara hoya, unmatta hoya, paraMtu dhyAna rAkha ke e pANInA parapoTA jevuM kSaNika che. eka divasa nAza pAmanAruM che. anitya che, yauvana ati caMcaLa che... yauvananA unmAdathI unmatta A zarIra kevI rIte AtmakalyANamAM pravRtta thAya? he Atman, pavananA susavATAothI caMcaLa banI jatAM jalataraMgo jevuM caMcaLa ApaNuM AyuSya che. riddhi-siddhi ane saMpadAo... vipattionAM vAdaLothI gherAyelI che. saMdhyAnA kSaNika raMgo jevAM pAMca indriyonAM viSayasukho che. mitra-strI-svajanonA saMgamanuM sukha svapna jevuM che, indrajALa jevuM che. kahe, A saMsAramAM evI kaI vastu che, ke jenAthI sujJa manuSyane harSa thAya? he bhadre, je padArtho prabhAtamAM suMdara zobhAvALA hoya che, manane khuza karI denArA hoya che, AhlAdaka ane AkarSaka hoya che, te ja padArtho jotajotAmAM saMdhyAsamaye nirasa, anAkarSaka... ane nisteja banI jatAM hoya che. A badhuM manuSya najare jue che ne? chatAM mUDha mana saMsAranA raMgarAga choDatuM nathI... khedanI ja vAta che ne? he saumyuM, sAco zatru moha che. mohazatrue jIvane gaLethI pakaDIne, Dagale ne pagale trAsa Apelo che. mATe tuM A saMsArane janma-mRtyunA bhayathI bharelo jo, tenuM atyaMta bihAmaNuM rUpa jo, he bhadre, svajana-parijano sAthenA tArA mIThAM saMbaMdhonAM baMdhana vyartha che. Dagale ne pagale tane A saMsAranA navA navA anubhavo nathI thatA zuM? aneka vAra tAro parAbhava nathI thato zuM? tuM zAntithI vicAra karaje. A saMsAramAM ajJAnI manuSyo saMpattithI abhimAnI bane che... to kyAreka daridratAthI dInatA kare che. jIvo karmone parAdhIna che. mATe dareka janmamAM navAM navAM... judAM judAM rUpa dhAraNa kare che. saMsAranAM raMgamaMca para jIvo nATakiyAothI jarAya vizeSa nathI... he Atman, kyAreka tArI bAlyAvasthA hoya che, pachI tAruNyanA taravarATathI tuM unmatta hoya che... te pachI durjaya ghaDapaNathI tAro deha khakhaDI jAya che. ane chelle tuM yamarAjanI hatheLImAM paDyo hoya che! 'he bhadre, A saMsAramAM koI saMbaMdha zAzvata nathI, kAyamI nathI. bhavanA parivartana zrI sumarAditya mahA thA 1441 For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAthe putra pitA banI zake che, pitA putra banI zake che. mATe tuM saMsAranI AvI AvI viSamatAonuM ciMtana kara ane saMsAranA hetubhUta pApono tyAga kara. haju A mUlyavAna manuSyajIvana tArI pAse che, mATe dharmapuruSArtha karIle.' ciMtAmaNie pUchyuM: 'bhagavaMta, duHkhamaya saMsAra para rAga thavAnuM kAraNa?' maharSie kahyuM: 'je jIvo mohamadirA ThAMsI ThAMsIne pIe che, temanI buddhi nAza pAme che, te buddhihIna jIvo evA saMsAra pratye rAgI bane che ke je saMsAramAM aneka prakAranAM du:kha, ciMtAo ane rogonI agnijvALAomAM pratidina baLyAM kare che.' ciMtAmaNie bhAvavibhora banIne pUchyuM: 'bhagavaMta, kharekhara, A saMsAra indrajALa che. emAM kaMI ja sAcuM nathI... have emAMthI bahAra nIkaLavAno upAya batAvo...' 'bhadre, tuM tArA manamAM jinavacanonuM ciMtana kara. e jinavacano ja tane saMsAranAM baMdhanothI mukta karaze. tuM samatAyogamAM sthira banIne, muktabanIza. buddha banIza. zAzvata sukha prApta karIza.' upadeza pUrNa karyo. maharSi UbhA thayAM. ciMtAmaNi ane nayanA paNa UbhA thayA, maharSine, mastake aMjali joDI, vaMdanA karI. azokamuni sAthe maharSi samarAditye tyAMthI gAma tarapha cAlavA mAMDayuM. pAchaLa pAchaLa ciMtAmaNi ane nayanAe paNa cAlavA mAMDayuM. udyAnanI bahAra nIkaLI, te baMne UbhA rahI gayA, maharSi dekhAtA baMdha thayA pachI te baMne rathamAM beThAM. nayanAe rathanA paDadA pADI dIdhAM, sAjanasiMhe rathane haMkAryo. ratha havelInA dvAre AvIne Ubho rahyo. kevA saMyogo sarjAyA? ciMtAmaNinuM aMtaHkaraNa kharekhara nirmaLa banI gayuM. saMsAranA raMgarAga tarapha enA cidAnaMde ene virakta banAvI dIdhI. teNe sAdhvI banavAno nirNaya havelImAM jAhera karyo ane jyAre dAsa-dAsIoe potAnI svAminI sAdhvI banavAnI che, e vAta sAMbhaLI, tyArathI temanI AMkhamAM zrAvaNa-bhAdaravo varasavA lAgyAM. teoe paNa svAminInI pAchaLa nIkaLI paDavAno nirNaya karI lIdho, vartamAna pApamaya jIvana choDIne navuM dharmamaya jIvana jIvavAno nirdhAra karyo. ciMtAmaNine enA navA paMthe jatAM koI rokI nA zakyuM. bAkI A rUpajIvinIonA saMsAramAM AvyAM pachI, emAMthI chUTavuM muzkela kAma hoya che. chUTIne nirbhaya rIte jIvavuM, azakya hoya che, ciMtAmaNie jotajotAmAM keTaluMya vecI dIdhuM, keTaluMya arpaNa karI dIdhuM... ne keTaluMya vaheMcI dIdhuM! teNe mahAdAna ApI, badhuM ja dhana kharcI nAkhyuM. akiMcana banI gaI... ane maharSi samarAdityanAM zaraNe pahoMcI gaI. 1442 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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samagra dhArAnagarI stabdha banI gaI. rAjA, rAjakumAro, zreSThio, zreSThiputro ane bIjA gIta, nRtya ane rUpanA zokhIno... badhA ja stabdha thaI gayAM. ciMtAmaNi potAnA parivAra sAthe, sarva tyAga karI, saMnyAsa grahaNa kare che... ane mahAjJAnI samarAditya e patitAno uddhAra kare chetene sAdhvI banAve che.' sAMbhaLIne loko vividha pratyAghAto Ape che. zubha divase, zubha muhUrta, maharSi samarAditye ciMtAmaNi ane enA parivArane dIkSA ApI. ciMtAmaNi enI sakhIo ane dAsIo, zramaNIsaMdhamAM joDAI gayAM. bIjA divase dhArAnagarIthI vihAra karavAno hato. eTale mahAmuni lalitAMge maharSine vinaMtI karI: 'bhagavaMta, AvatI kAle ApaNe ujjainI tarapha vihAra karavAno che. ATalA badhA nUtana dIkSito che. badhAM ja sAdhu-sAdhvIone, sahu saMyamamAM sthira rahe.. sahunAM mana cAritranI ArAdhanAmAM ullasita rahe, tevo upadeza ApavA kRpA karo...' sahu sAdhuo ane sAdhvIo potapotAnA sthAne goThavAI gayAM. maharSi samarAdityanI divya vANI vahevA lAgI. he zramaNo ane zramaNIo, sadaiva yAda rAkhajo ke A bhavavana ati bhayaMkara che. A bhavavanamAM lobhano pracaMDa dAvAnaLa saLagI rahyo che. A dAvAnaLane koI paNa rIte bujhAvI zakAto nathI. 'lAbha'nA lAkaDAMthI lobhano dAvAnaLa vadhu ne vadhu ugra thato jAya bIjI bAju mRgatRSNA jevI viSayatRSNA, jIvone ghora pIDA ApI rahI che. AvA bhISaNa bhavavanamAMthI tame sahu nIkaLI gayA cho. have tame nirbhaya ane nizcita banI gayAM cho. chatAM kyAre paNa saMsAra tarapha mana AkarSAya nahIM, te mATe vicArajo ke A saMsAramAM manuSyanI eka ciMtA dUra thAya che, tyAM enAthI caDhiyAtI bIjI bIjI ciMtA utpanna thAya che. mana-vacana-kAyAmAM niraMtara vikAro phuTya kare che. rajoguNa ane tapoguNathI pagale pagale ApattionA UMDA khADAmAM jIvo gabaDyA kare che.' he mahAnubhAvo, ApaNA jIve mAtAnA azuciya udaramAM AvIne nava nava mahinA kaSTa sahana karyA. te pachI janmanAM duHkha sahana karyA. tyAra bAda jIvanamAM kSaNika ane kalpita sukho maLatAM mAnyuM ke "duHkho gayAM. tyAM ja mRtyunI bahena jarAvasthA AvI gaI. ghaDapaNa AvyuM. kAyA jarjarita thaI gaI che... ane A rIte mUlyavAna mAnavajIvana vyartha cAlyuM jAya che... zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1443 For Private And Personal Use Only

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he zramaNo, bhavitavyatAthI prerAyelo, bhAre karmonAM doraDAthI baMdhAyelo ane kALarUpI jaMgalI bilADAnI pAse rahelo jIva, bicAro dizAzUnya banI gayo che. dehanA piMjarAmAM purAyelo jIva, A saMsAramAM paribhramaNa karyA ja kare che. 84 lAkha yonimAM bhaTakato rahe che... he mumukSuo, bhale tame gRhavAsa choDyo, chatAM tamAre A duniyAnI vacce, samAjanI vacce jIvavAnuM che. A duniyAmAM bhinna bhinna nimitta ane AlaMbano tamArA manane caMcaLa-vicalita karI zake che... chatAM tamAre jAgrata rahIne, manane sthira ane avicala rAkhavAnuM che. te mATe eka zreSTha upAya batAvuM chuM. te upAya che "mRtyunA ciMtanano," e ciMtana kevI rIte karavuM, te huM tamane batAvuM jyAre priya-ati priya sajjano puruSo mRtyunA mahAsAgaramAM DUbatA hoya che tyAre temane koI svajana bacAvI zakatAM nathI. jema mAchImAra nAnAM mAchalAMone jotajotAmAM pakaDI le che tema yamarAja.. apratima baLavALA rAjAone paNa pakaDI le che. bhale pachI e rAjAo yamarAja sAme dInatA karatAM hoya. e yamarAjathI, e mahAkALathI bacavA bhale rAjA ke, prajA koI paNa vajanA gharamAM chupAI jAya athavA moDhAmAM, taNakhaluM laI e mahAkALanI AgaLa potAnI hAra kabUle, chatAM e nirdaya kALa, koIne choDato nathI. bhale tame maMtro, vidyAo ke auSadhionA prayoga karo athavA rasAyaNothI tamArA zarIrane puSTa karI... yAda rAkho, mRtyu tamane choDavAnuM nathI. bhale tame lAMbA samaya sudhI prANAyAma karI, vyAsanirodha karo, bhale tame samudranI sAme pAra jaIne raho, bhale tame pahADonAM zikhara para caDhI jAo, paraMtu eka divasa tamAruM A dehanuM piMjara jIrNa thavAnuM ja che. jyAre manuSyanA dehamAM ugra koTinA roga dekhA de che tyAre ene koNa bacAvI zake che? koI ja nahIM. jevI rIte rAhunI pIDA candra ekalo ja sahana kare che, evI rIte tamArI pIDA, tamAre ekalAe ja sahavAnI che. temAM bIjA koI bhAga paDAvI zake nahIM.." A che mRtyu para manana karavAnA muddAo. tame buddhimAna cho. A vAto para divaso sudhI ciMtana karI zakazo. jema jema citana thatuM jaze tema tema saMyamaArAdhanAmAM jAgRti vadhatI jaze... pramAda ghaTato jaze... apramattatA jema jema vadhatI jaze tema tema AtmA karmabaMdhanothI chUTato jaze. tamAro AtmA parama vizuddhi pAma eka divase muktine varaze.' 0 0 0 1444 bhAga-3 % bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vizALa munirvAda sAthe avadhijJAnI maharSi samarAditye dhArAnagarIthI vihAra karI dIdho. rAjAe ane prajAe azrubhInI vidAya ApI. e ja divase, sAdhvI suvratAe sAdhvI samudAya sAthe, dazapuranagara tarapha vihAra karI dIdho. nUtana sAdhvIo ciMtAmaNi vagere sAdhvIsamudAya sAthe ja vihAra karI dIdho. teo sahu dazapura thaIne, ujjainI javAnAM hatAM. maharSi samarAditya eka eka gAmamAM, eka eka divasa rokAtAM AgaLa vadhatAM hatAM. teo "kadaMba nAmanA eka nAnA gAmanI bahAra mahAkAlanA maMdiramAM eka vizALa bhUmibhAga para rahelAM hatAM. e maMdiranA bAhya bhAgamAM moTA pramANamAM gAyo - bheso bAMdhelI hatI. tyAM je koI gAyo-bheMso marI jatI, te marelI gAyobheMsone laI javAno karAra, ujjainInA caMDALa giriSaNano hato. e girirSaNa paNa mahAkAlanA maMdire Avyo hato. ene e divase be gAyonA mRtadeha laI javAnAM hatAM. tenI sAthe tenA be sAthI caMDALa paNa AvyAM hatAM. giriNe, maharSi samarAdityane joyA. enA cittamAM paDelI verabhAvanA saLavaLI. e joto ja rahyomaharSine.. verabhAvanA dhIre dhIre prabaLa banatI gaI. "A sAdhune huM mArI nAkhyuM. eka ja charIno prahAra karI dauM...' A duSTa vikAra jAgyo, paraMtu teNe AjubAju seMkaDo sAdhuone joyA. e sAdhuomAM jema vRddha, kuza ane nabaLA zarIranA sAdhuo hatAM, tema yuvAna ane hRSTapuSTa zarIravALA sAdhuo paNa hatAM. A badhAnI vacce samarAditya para charIno prahAra karavo muzkela hato. teNe thoDI vAra vicAra karyo... jANe ke ene upAya jaDI gayo hoya tema te hasI paDyo.. ne nAcavA lAgyo. tenA sAthI caMDALoe pUchayuM: giripeNa, kema nAce che? basa, kAma thaI gayuM." paNa karyuM kAma?' "mArA dumanane mAravAnuM.' koNa che? ahIM tAro duzmana?' 'pelo sAdhu..!" samarAditya tarapha dUrathI AMgaLI cIMdhI.... "e mahAtmA tArA duzmana che? zuM bagADavuM che tAra?' 'bagADyuM to kAMI nathI... paNa huM ene jouM chuM.... ne mAruM lohI tapI jAya che...' "cAla, ApaNe kAMI karavuM nathI, marelA pazuone laI gharabhegA thaI jaIe..." kAle savAre jaIzuM... Aje rAtre AnuM kAma patAvI devuM che..." baMne sAthIne giriSaNanI vAta nA gamI. teo maMdiranI pAchaLanI bhIMte chAMyaDAmAM jaIne beThAM. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1445 For Private And Personal Use Only

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giriNA maMdiranI cAre bAju cakkara mAravA lAgyo. samarAditya kyAM bese che. kyAM sUvAnA haze emanI pAse kyAMthI javAya? mArIne bhAgI kevI rIte zakAya..." vagere vicAro karavA lAgyo. ema karatAM karatAM saMdhyA thaI gaI. giripeNe potAnI yojanA vicArI lIdhI. dUra paDelA eka paththara para charInI dhAra paNa kADhI lIdhI. giripeNane khabara na hatI ke enI badhI ja hilacAlanI, eka vyakti khabara rAkhI rahyo hato. enA tarapha eka muni zaMkAnI dRSTithI joI rahyAM hatAM. giriNa samarAditya tarapha vAraMvAra joIne, dAMta bhIMsato hato - e paNa joyuM hatuM.. ne dUra jaI paththara para charI ghasato hato, e paNa joyuM hatuM. e hatA muni azoka. kasAyeluM yuvAna zarIra hatuM azokamuninuM. teo sAvadhAna thaI gayA. Aje rAtre jarUra koI ghaTanA banaze!" ema samajI, gurudeva samarAdityanA paDachAyA banIne, rahevA lAgyAM. madhyarAtrino samaya thayo. mahAmunIra nidrAdhIna hatA, pAsenA thAMbhalAne Teko daI, azokamuni daravAjA tarapha satarka banIne, joI rahyAM hatAM. maMdiranA e bhAgamAM aMdhAruM hatuM. daravAjo khullo hato. bAraNAM hatAM ja nahIM." tyAM bAraNAmAM eka cahero DokAyo. eNe aMdara najara karI lIdhI. badhAne UMghatA joyA. te aMdara AvI gayo... jarAya avAja na thAya te rIte, samarAditya tarapha saDasaDATa cAlyo Avyo. azokamuni thAMbhalAnI pAchaLa chupAIne UbhA rahyAM. samarAdityanA saMthArA pAse giriSeNa AvI gayo, tenA hAthamAM charI hatI.... samarAdityanA zarIra para charIno ghA karavA jevo hAtha ugAmyo ke pAchaLathI azokamunie hAtha pakaDIne, maraDI nAkhyo. bIjo hAtha giripeNanA gaLA pharato bhIMsI dIdho... eka ka | 1447 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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Depon giriyeNa azokamuninI bhIMsamAMthI chUTavA taraphaDavAM lAgyo. azokamunie girirSaNanA hAthamAMthI charI choDAvI dIdhI. charI jamIna para paDI... avAja thayo. samarAditya jAgI gayAM. 'zuM che azokamuni ?' samarAditye pUchyuM. e pahelAM to giriSaNane bAraNA tarapha dhakelI dIdho hato. giriSaNa jIva laIne nATho hato. 'e to eka duSTa jaNa Avelo, enA hAthamAM charI hatI... mane lAgyuM ke koInA 52 ghA karI besaze... charI enA hAthamAMthI choDAvIne, kADhI mUkyo...' azokamunie spaSTatA karI. samarAditya mauna rahyAM. saMthArAmAM beThA rahyAM. 'azokamuni, have tame alpa nidrA laI lo. huM jAgIza. Ameya mAro UThavAno samaya thaI gayo che. huM have AtmadhyAnamAM pravRtta thaIza.' 'azokamuni potAnA saMthArAmAM jaIne sUtAM ke muni lalitAMga jAgIne beThA thayAM. muni kAAMkura paNa jAgI gayA hatAM. maharSi samarAditya AtmaciMtanamAM pravRtta thayAM. 'zramaNajIvanamAM paNa varSo vItI gayAM... haju mAro AtmA para anaMta anaMta karmo rahelAM che. e karmone kSaya karyA vinA, mArI mukti thavAnI nathI. yauvana cAlyuM gayuM... prauDhAvasthA AvI gaI... have svAtmakalyANa mATe, karmakSaya mATe viziSTa dhyAna karuM! kAyotsarga-dhyAna karuM, AtmA ane zarIranuM bhedajJAna prApta karuM, zarIranuM mamatva pUrNapaNe tyajI dauM... zarIra para game teTalA upasarga Ave... mAro AtmA jarAya vicalita na thavo joIe... zarIranuM je thavuM hoya te thAya. huM za2I22kSA mATe koI ja upAya nahIM karuM... have huM uttarasAdhaka tarIke, koI munine sAthe nahIM laI jAuM... zA mATe utta2sAdhaka joIe? huM icchuM chuM ke A zarIra para upasarga Ave, zarIra para kaSTa Ave... e samaye huM AtmadhyAnamAM nizcala rahuM... jarAya vicalita thAuM nahIM. have mAre prabaLa dhyAnAgni peTAvI, anaMta anaMta karmone bALavAM che...' ciMtana karatAM karatAM, teo vizuddha AtmasvarUpamAM lIna thaI gayAM. dehAdhyAsa chUTI gayo. vizuddha Atmatattva sAthe tAdAtmya sadhAI gayuM. kyAre prabhAta thaI gayuM, khabara ja nA paDI. prAbhAtika Avazyaka kriyAo karI, sarve munivaro vihAra karavA taiyAra thayAM. maharSi samarAditya paNa taiyAra hatAM. munivRMda sAthe teoe prayANa karyuM. Aje zrI samarAditya mahAkA 1447 For Private And Personal Use Only

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teoe "raphavAha' sannivezamAM pahocavAnuM hatuM. mAtra cAra ghaTikAno mArga hato. nirvine teo raphavAha sannivezamAM pahoMcI gayAM. bIjI bAju girirSaNa paNa raphavAha sannivezanI bahAranA pradezamAM pahoMcI gayo hato. eNe samarAdityano pIcho pakaDyo hato. "koI paNa rIte huM mArA A zatru samarAdityane mArIza.. ene mAryA vinA have mane cena nahIM paDe." sannivezanI bahAra dUra eka vRkSanI nIce, e beTho hato. lalitAMga munie raphavAha sannivezamAM AvyAM pachI, samarAdityane AhAra mATe pRcchA karI. Aje huM upavAsa karIza...' koI prayojana?" karmakSaya e ja prayojana che munivara, huM upavAsa karIne, A sannivezathI thoDe dUra ekAMtamAM AvelA, azokavRkSonA udyAnamAM jaIne, kAyotsarga-dhyAna karIza...' bhagavaMta, huM sAthe AvIza...' lalitAgamuni bolyA, nA, koI munie mArI sAthe AvavAnuM nathI. huM ekalo ja jaIza...' 'paNa e ekAMtamAM koI duSTa...' duSTa deva ke manuSya mArA upara upasarga karaze, enI ciMtA karo cho?' hA jI, ciMtA thAya te svAbhAvika che.' ciMtA nA karo, lalitAgamuni, anaMtazaktinA dhaNI evA AtmAne koI bAhya upasarganI asara thatI nathI... zarIra to Ameya nAzavaMta che, mane eno moha rahyo nathI. jyAM sudhI zarIra nIrogI che, sazakta che, tyAM sudhI e sAdhanano sadupayoga karI lauM, Aje ekalo ja azaka-udyAnamAM jaIne, kAyotsarga dhyAnamAM lIna banIza. tame koI muni ciMtA nA karaze. sahu potapotAnI saMyama-ArAdhanAmAM tatpara rahejo.' azokamuni A vArtAlApa sAMbhaLatAM hatAM. rAtrinI ghaTanA temane yAda hatI. teo asvastha banI gayAM. "A ThIka thatuM nathI. pelo duSTa puruSa, nathI ne azokavanamAM pahoMcI jaze to? jarUra anartha karaze. zA mATe e gurudevane mAravA icche che? gurudeve enuM zuM ahita karyuM che? meM to ene mArA jIvanamAM pahelI vAra joyo che. kevo kadarupo che? dIkyo nA game tevo koI hIna jAtino mANasa lAge che... khera, gurudeva game te kahe, mAre sAvadhAna rahevuM ja paDaze. atyAre bhale teo ekalA jAya...' azokamunie trIjA praharanA aMte azokavanamAM javAno nirNaya karyo. rAtri azokavanamAM ja, gurudevanI AsapAsa chupAIne pasAra karavAno vicAra karyo. "pelo duSTa kadAca zodhato zodhato Ave to rAtrinA samaye ja kaMIka anartha karavA taiyAra thaze." 1448 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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paraMtu azokamuninI dhAraNA khoTI paDI. maharSi samarAditya ekalA azokavana tarapha cAlyAM, sannivezanI bahAra nIkaLyAM... ke giriSeNe temane joyAM. teNe pIMcho pakaDyo. maharSie azokavanamAM eka jagyA pasaMda karI. e ekAMta svaccha nirdoSa bhUmi para teoe iryApathikI pratikramaNa karI, kAyotsarga dhyAnano prAraMbha karyo. nizcalapaNe, nAsikAnA agra bhAga para dRSTi sthira karI, temaNe dhyAnamAM lInatA prApta karI. giriSeNa khUba rAjI thayo, teNe dUrathI eka vRkSanI ADaze UbhA rahIne joyuM. khUba sarasa jagyA che! Aje atyAre ja kAma patAvI dauM, paNa evI rIte mAruM ke e bhayaMkara vedanA anubhave! zuM karuM?' tatkALa eka upAya ene sphuryo. e doDyo. gAmamAM potAnA paricita caMDALanA jhUMpaDAmAMthI atasInuM tela, mATInA eka vAsaNamAM laI Avyo. gAmanA ukaraDAmAMthI jUnAM cItharAM vINI lAvyo. te A badhuM laIne, dhIme dhIme pagale maharSinI pAse pahoMcyo. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir teNe maharSinI pAchaLa jaI, maharSinA zarIrane sparza karyo, maharSi halyA nahIM... teNe maharSinA zarIra para eka cIMtharuM vIMTALyuM... munirAje AMkha kholI nahIM. bIjuM cIMtharuM vIMTALyuM... trIjuM vIMTALyuM... phaTAphaTa badhAM cIMtharA vIMTALI dIdhAM. bhayathI eNe cAre dizAmAM joyuM. 'koI AvatuM nathI ne?' koI manuSya ke koI pazu AsapAsamAM dekhAyuM nahIM. e duSTe maharSinA zarIra para atasInuM tela reDyuM. tyArabAda be paththara ghasIne, agni peTAvyo. cIMtharA saLagAvyAM. * munirAjanuM zarIra baLavA lAgyuM. * viziSTa dhyAnamAM lIna hovAthI, teone Aga lAgyAnI khabara ja nA paDI, * giriSeNa AnaMdathI nAcavAM lAgyo... * thoDI vAra pachI maharSinuM dhyAna badalAyuM tyAre temane khabara paDI ke emanA zarIrane koIe saLagAvyuM che. teo sAvadhAna thaI gayAM. vicArone rokI dIdhAM. * teo vizuddha dhyAnamAM sthira thayAM. * samatAyogamAM sthira banyAM. * AtmAmAM 'apUrvakaraNa' pravartI, * 'kSapakazreNi'no prAraMbha thayo. * jIvavIrya ullasita thayuM. * karmazakti nAza pAmavA lAgI. * AtmA parama yogamAM sthira banyo. * ghAtIkarmono kSaya thayo. * kevalajJAna pragaTa thayuM. samarAditya maharSi vItarAgasarvajJa banI gayAM ... zrI samarAditya mahAkA 1449 For Private And Personal Use Only

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che. A badhuM thoDA samayamAM ja banI gayuM... cIMtharAM haju pUrAM saLagyAM na hatAM, sAmAnya rIte thoDI cAmaDI dAjhI hatI. kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMtanA divya prabhAvathI e azokavanano kSetrapAladeva "velaMdhara jAgrata thayo. enuM siMhAsana calAyamAna thayuM. eNe avadhijJAnathI joyuM: "zuM banyuM?" tyAM eNe saLagI rahelA maharSine jJAnadRSTithI joyAM.. tarata ja, eka kSaNanoya vilaMba karyA vinA velaMdharadeva maharSi pAse gayo. Aga bujhAvI dIdhI. vIMTALelAM cIMtharA dUra karyA. pelo nAcI rahelo caMDALa devane joI, stabdha banI gayo. devano vizALa parivAra tyAM AvI gayo hato. velaMdharadeve maharSinA dehane svaccha karI, emanA zarIra para devadUSya vIMTALI dIdhuM. deve caMDALa sAme joyuM. dAMta kacakacAvI... caMDALanI tarjanA karI kahyuM: 're duSTa. adhama durAcArI, teM AvuM pApakArya karyuM ne? tAruM kALuM mukha laIne cAlyo jA, ahIMthI.." velaMdhare kevaLajJAnI maharSi upara puSpavRSTi karI. devaduMdubhi vagADI. devaduMdubhino avAja cAre bAju gAjI UThyo. urjanano rAjA municaMdra, aMtaHpuranI rANIo sAthe, A vizALa azokavanamAM kIDA karavA Avelo. teNe devaduMdubhi sAMbhaLI. te parivAra sAthe maharSinI pAse AvI pahoMcyo. sacivezamAM rahelA munivaroe paNa devaduMdubhi sAMbhaLI. teo sarve avilaMba azokavanamAM AvI pahoMcyAM. municaMdra rAjAe kevaLajJAnI maharSine vaMdanA karI. telaMdharadeve suvarNakamaLanI racanA karI, maharSine enA upara AruDha karyA hatAM. municaMdra rAjAe velaMdharadevane pUchyuM: "A badhuM zuM thayuM?" velaMdhara deve kahyuM: "A duSTa caMDALe A maharSine jIvatA saLagAvyAM ke je maharSi ajAtazatru che. amRtamaya che. temanA para mAraNAttika upasarga karyo....' velaMdharadevane tIvra krodha pragaTyo, te giriNane mAravA dhasyo... ke kevaLajJAnI maharSie, velaMdharane kahyuM: mahAnubhAva, ene nA mArIza... e to mAro upakArI che. eNe jo mArA zarIrane saLagAvyuM nA hota to vizuddha dhyAnanI dhArA nA vahI hota. AtmavIrya ullasita na thayuM hota... to A kevaLajJAna pragaTyuM nA hota!' | sarve munivaro "gurudevane kevaLajJAna pragaTyuM che, jANIne, bhAvavibhora thaI gayAM. bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. rAjA municaMdra vicAre cheH "A maharSi caMdra jevA somya che. sarva jIvo pratye 145o bhAga-3 0 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vatsala che. chatAM A caMDALe teone mArI nAkhavAno ati bhayaMkara vicAra karyo.. zAthI Avo vicAra karyo haze? A mahAtmA to sarvajanapriya che, sahunAM mana pramudita karanArA che... huM emane ja AnuM kAraNa pUchIza.' velaMdhara paNa kAraNa jANI zakato nathI ke "A caMDALe zAthI AvA maharSine jIvatA saLagAvI devAno upadrava karyo?' teNe paNa kevaLajJAnI maharSine pUchavAno vicAra karyo. haju e vicAra cAlu hato, tyAM to AkAza devavimAnothI chavAI gayuM! saudharmendrane khabara paDI ke jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM, ujjainI pAsenA azokavanamAM, maharSi samarAdityane kevaLajJAna pragaTa thayuM che..... indranuM citta AnaMdita thaI gayuM. teNe saudharma devalokamAM ghoSaNA karAvI - 'divya vAjiMtro vagADo.. apsarAo nRtya karo... bharata kSetramAM maharSi samarAdityane kevaLajJAna pragaTa thayuM che.. cAlo tyAM mahotsava karIe.." indra airAvaNa hAthI para savArI karI. hajAro deva-devIonAM parivAra sAthe, divya vAjiMtronA nAdathI, AkAzamArgane gajavatAM, teo pRthvI para utarI AvyAM. che azokavanane devoe svaccha karyuM. sugaMdhI jaLano chaMTakAva karyo. ka sugaMdhI puSpo patharAvI dIdhAM. devadardIoe nRtya karyA. tyAra pachI sahue kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMtane vaMdanA karI. saudharmendra samarAditya maharSinI stuti karI - he bhagavaMta, Apa kRtArtha thayAM. ApanA sarva prayojana siddha thayAM. ApanuM mohanIya karma sarvathA kSaya pAmyuM. Apa vItarAga banyA. he bhagavaMta, ApanAM sarva du:kho nAza pAmyAM, sarva saMkleza nAza pAmyAM.' he vItarAga, Ape ghAtI karmono nAza karyo. kevalyalakSmI prApta karI. ApanI bhavavela chedAI gaI. Apa have bhavya jIvo para upakAra karazo. jyAM sudhI ApanuM AyuSyakarma che, tyAM sudhI pRthvItala para vicaraNa karI, rAga-dveSano nAza karanArI dharmadezanA ApatAM rahezo... niraMtara upakAra karatAM Apa, AyuSyakarma pUrNa thatAM, sarve aghAtI karmono nAza karazo... ne Apa siddhazilA para padhArazo. jyotamAM jyota bhaLI jaze.' municaMdra rAjAe bhAvavibhora banI, stuti karI: "he bhagavaMta, ApanI abhilASA pUrNa thaI, Apa kRtakRtya banI gayAM, bhagavaMta, Apa urjanIne pAvana karo. amAro uddhAra karo.." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 141 For Private And Personal Use Only

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indra sahita sarva devoe, devIoe tathA rAjA-rANIoe bahumAnapUrvaka kevaLajJAnIne punaH vaMdanA karI. che kinnaroe bhaktinAM gIta gAvA zarU karyA. ja apsarAoe nRtyano prAraMbha karyo. devo vividha vAdyo vagADI sAtha ApavA lAgyAM. ja mahA-mahotsava pravaryo. mahAAnaMda chavAI gayo. che A badhuM Azcaryacakita banI girirSaNa jue che... ane vicAre che: aho, A mahAtmAnI kevI adbhuta mahAnubhAvatA che?' eno roSa ogaLI gayo. "meM khoTuM AcaraNa karyuM. A to devothI ane devendrothI pUjita che. rAjAmahArAjAo AnAM caraNe name che. ane pelo deva to mane mArI ja nAkhata... paraMtu A mahAtmAe mane abhayadAna ApyuM. mane bacAvI lIdho. ane pelA sAdhu paNa UbhAM hatAM. te mane sArI rIte oLakhe che. rAtre temaNe ja mArA hAthamAMthI charI jhUMTavI lIdhI hatI ane lAta mArI kADhI mUkyo hato.. chatAM ahIM temaNe mane hAtha paNa aDADavo nathI... paraMtu sahuthI vadhAre to A maharSi, ke jemane meM jIvatA saLagAvyAM hatAM, te mahAtmAe mArA para kevI karuNA karI? jarAya roSa nahIM ke rIsa nahIM. nahIMtara pelo velaMdharadeva mane paLavAramAM saLagAvI deta, mArI nAkhata. are, rAjA paNa mane choDe? chevaTe kArAvAsamAM nAkhI de... paraMtu huM bacI gayo... te A mahApuruSanA ja prabhAve..' giriSaNanA AtmAmAM "guNa-pakSapAta rUpa kuzaLa bIja paDI gayuM. e tyAMthI mAthuM nIcuM karI, nisAsA nAkhato, cAlyo gayo. mahAtmA samarAditya bolyA: "bicAro.. anaMta pApakarma bAMdhIne cAlyo gayo.' velaMdhare pUchyuM: bhagavaMta, A marIne kyAM jaze?' narakamAM... anaMta saMsAra bhaTakaze. ghora duHkha pAmaze.' para bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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kevaLajJAnI mahAtmA samarAditye dharmadezanAno prAraMbha karyo: he mahAnubhAvo, jevI rIte sonAno ane mATIno anAdi saMbaMdha hoya che, tevI rIte jIva ane karmano paNa anAdi saMbaMdha che. e karmonA ja kAraNe jIvamAM vicitra vikAro janme che. jIva 84 lAkha yonimAM janme che ane mAre che. Adhi-vyAdhiupAdhi bhogave che. azubha vedanAo bhogave che. A manuSyajIvanamAM aniSTanA saMyogathI ane iSTanA viyogathI jIva dubhAyA kare che. mahAmohathI mUDha banI, herAna thAya che. mohanA udayamAM vartato jIvAtmA, potAnA hita-ahitane jANatA nathI. mArA mATe zuM hitakArI che, zuM ahitakArI che' - tenI ene gatAgama paDatI nathI. ahitakArIne te hitakArI samaje che, hitakArIne ahitakArI mAne che. hitakArIno tyAga kare che, ahitakArIno svIkAra kare che. pariNAme jIvAtmA mahAApattimAM phasAya che. A mATe sarvaprathama mUDhatAno tyAga karo. ka vidhipUrvaka dAna Apo. sarva jIvo sAthe maitrIbhAva dhAraNa karo. ja koI jIvane kaSTa na Apo. che zIlavratanuM pAlana karo. ja tapazcaryA-yogano abhyAsa karo. zubha bhAvanAo bhAvo. A durAgrahano tyAga karo. che zubha dhyAna karo. A karmanA baMdhano toDo. che. A rIte karmabaMdhano toDI, AtmAne parama vizuddha karo. eka vAra AtmA parama vizuddha banI jAya, pachI ene punaHkarma lAgI zakatAM nathI. AtmAmAM karmabaMdhanA hetuo ja rahetA nathI, pachI karmabaMdha kevI rIte thAya? devAnupriyo, karmothI mukta thayA pachI tame zAzvata parama sukha pAmazo. mATe tame guNone siddha karavA puruSArtha karo." zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1453 For Private And Personal Use Only

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saudharmendre kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMtanI pUjA karI, vaMdanA karI ane parivAra sAthe teo AkAzamArge cAlyAM gayAM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir tyAra pachI municaMdra rAjAe vinayapUrvaka pUchyuM: 'pelA adhama caMDAle ApanA upara upasarga karyo, tenuM zuM kAraNa?' rAjana, emAM kAraNabhUta che moTo pApAnubaMdha! nava nava bhavathI e pApAnubaMdha cAlyo Ave che. saMkSepamAM e nava bhavonI vAta kahuM chuM. * pahelA janmamAM huM guNasena rAjA hato, A caMDALa giriSeNa purohitaputra agnizarmA hato. meM ene ghora kaSTa ApyAM hatAM. pariNAme nikAcita pApakarma bAMdhyA hatAM. agnizarmAe tApasa banIne ghora tapazcaryA karI hatI ane bhavobhava mane mAravAnuM niyANuM karyuM hatuM. A amArA beno pahelo janma hato pApAnubaMdhano. * bIjA janmamAM huM hato siMha nAmano rAjA ane A caMDALano jIva hato mAro putra AnaMdakumAra. eNe mAro vadha karyo hato. * trIjA bhavamAM huM hato maMtrIputra zikhIkumAra ane A caMDALa hato mArI mAtA jAlinI. e janmamAM mAtAe mane jhera ApIne mAryo hato. * cothA bhavamAM huM hato dhanakumAra ane A caMDALano jIva hato mArI patnI dhanazrI. e bhavamAM eNe mane saLagAvIne mAryo hato, * pAMcamAM bhavamAM huM hato jaya ane A caMDALano jIva hato vijaya. ame sagA bhAIo hatA. e bhavamAM paNa bhAIe mAro vadha karyo hato. * chaThThA bhavamAM huM hato dharaNa ane A caMDALano jIva hato mArI patnI lakSmI. ame pati-patnI hatAM. e bhavamAM patnIe mArA para corIno Aropa mUkI, mane zULI para caDhAvaDAvyo hato paNa kSetradevatAnA prabhAvathI huM bacI gayo hato. * sAtamA bhavamAM huM hato senakumAra, ane A caMDALano jIva hato viSeNakumAra, ame pitarAI bhAIo hatA. viSeNe mane mAravA ghaNo prayatna karyo hato. paraMtu mArI zakyo na hato. 1454 * AThamA bhavamAM huM hato rAjakumAra guNacaMdra ane A caMDALano jIva hato vAnamaMtara nAmano vidyAdhara, vAnamaMtare mane mAravA khUba prayatna karelA paNa mArI zakelo nahIM. e marIne sAtamI narakamAM gayo hato. tyAMthI nIkaLI aneka bhava karIne, A giriSeNa caMDALa banyo. huM marIne 'sarvArthasiddha' nAmanA anuttara devalokamAM gayo hato. tyAMnuM AyuSya pUrNa karIne, A janmamAM samarAditya banyo. A che amArI nava nava bhavanI saMgharSakathA,' For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 bhava navamo

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A saMgharSakathA sAMbhaLIne, rAjA municaMdra, rANI narmadA, kSetrapAla velaMdhara... sAmaMta rAjAo vagere vairAgya pAmyAM. mahArAjA municaMdra kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, A caMDALanA bhAvamAM mane to "ajJAna' ja mULakAraNa lAge che." rAjana, tamArI vAta sAcI che. A caMDALano jIva sAtamI narakamAMthI Avyo che ne sAtamI narakamAM jaze. verabhAvanA, hiMsAnAM pariNAmonA ghora kaTu vipAko anubhavaze..' rANI narmadAe kahyuM: "bhagavaMta, A nArako kevA prakAranA hoya ane nArakImAM vedanA kevA prakAranI hoya?" kevaLajJAnI samarAditye kahyuM: he dharmazIla, saMkSepamAM huM tane nArakIonuM svarUpa kahuM chuM te nArakIo aMdaranA bhAgamAM goLa, bahAra corasa ane nIce astrAnA AkAranI hoya che. niraMtara aMdhakAramaya hoya che. tyAM sUrya-caMdra-graha-nakSatra ke tArA hotA nathI. e nArakInI dharatI mAMsa, meda, carabI, lohI ane parunA kicaDathI lepAyelI hoya che. azuci... viSTAnA jevI durgadha tyAM phelAyelI hoya che. * agni ane kabUtaranA raMga jevo raMga hoya che nArakIno. che tyAMno sparza kaThora hoya che, azubha ane dussaha hoya che. che tyAMnuM pANI khATuM hoya che, himanA kAMkarA hoya che. ja carabIno kAdava hoya che, parunI nadIo vahetI hoya che. lohInAM jharaNAM vahe che, kIDAonA DhagalA hoya che. agninA raMga jevA lAlacoLa lohastaMbho hoya che. A bhayaMkara sarponA ToLeToLAM hoya che. A kaThora lU vAtI hoya tevAM vAyarA vAtAM hoya che. dha..dha... karatA dAvAnaLa saLagatAM hoya che. vividha yaMtromAM pisAtA vyAkuLa nArakI-jIvo hoya che. nArakInA mArgo para loDhAnI ati tINa khIlIo hoya che, kAMTA patharAyelA hoya che, khADA-TekarA hoya che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1455 For Private And Personal Use Only

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A nArakamAM talavAro, cakro, vAMsalAo, bhAlA, trizULa vagere zastro hoya che. che tyAM badhuM ja kharAba, durgadhamaya ane azucimaya hoya che. AvI bhayaMkara narakAvAsavALI nArakIomAM, jIvo pracaMDa pApa karIne, utpanna thAya che. he mahAnubhAvo, nArakInA jIvono raMga kALo hoya che. ja pIMchA vinAnAM kabUtara jevo emano dekhAva hoya che, emane jotAM ati trAsa utpanna thAya, tevA ati kALA varNavALA hoya che. bhayaMkara dekhAva hoya che e jIvono. A nArakInA jIvo tyAM haMmezA bhayabhIta rahe che. nitya trAsa pAme che ane bIjA jIvone trAsa pamADe che. sadaiva udvegavALA ane bhayabhIta rahe che. he devI, nArakanA jIvonI bhayAnaka vedanAo sAMbhaLIne tuM gabharAI jaIza. che teonAM krUratAthI mastaka kApavAmAM Ave che. che temanA zarIrane karavatathI kApavAmAM Ave che. ke temane zULI para caDhAvI vIMdhI nAkhavAmAM Ave che. che temanI jIbha chedI nAkhavAmAM Ave che. temanA aMgopAMga kApI nAkhavAmAM Ave che. che te jIvone tAMbA-sIsAnA UkaLatA rasa pIvaDAvavAmAM Ave che. che te jIvo para vajamukhI hiMsaka pazu-pakSIone choDavAmAM Ave che. e pazupakSIo e jIvone pIMkhI nAkhe che. nArakInA jIvonA zarIranA TukaDA karI, bali ApavAmAM Ave che. rAkSasI jAnavaro ghora karthanA kare che. tIkSNa charIothI zarIrane cholI nAkhavAmAM Ave che. ja lAlacoLa tapelA thAMbhalAo sAthe bheTADavAmAM Ave che. cAre bAju tIkSNa zastra goThavI, vacce nArakInA jIvone UbhA rAkhI, emanA upara saLagatI paththarazilAo pADavAmAM Ave che. jIvo mUcchita thaI, jamIna para DhaLI paDe che. he rANI, A sivAya paNa zIta... uSNa vagere aneka vedanAo jIvane tyAM sahavAnI hoya che.' narmadArANIe kahyuM: "bhagavaMta, Ape mArA para kRpA karI, narakanuM varNana saMbhaLAvyuM. have evA upAya batAvavAnI dayA karuM ke mAre narakamAM javuM ja nA paDe." upas bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tyAM bIjI rANI sulasamaMjarIe vinayathI pUchyuM: "he bhagavaMta, meM evAM pApa nathI karyA ke narakamAM javuM paDe... paraMtu huM to devaloka-svargaloka aMge jANavA icchuM chuM. devonAM ghara kevAM hoya? devo kevA hoya? tyAM sukha kevA prakAranAM hoya? A badhuM mAre jANavuM che..." kevaLajJAnI samarAditya maharSi bolyA: "he saumya, devonAM ghara vimAna' kahevAya che. e vimAno bhinna bhinna AkAravALAM hoya che. svaccha hoya che. suMvALA hoya che. cakacakita hoya che. raja vinAnAM hoya che. DAgha vinAnAM hoya che, kaThaNa hoya che. jotAM ja AslAda utpanna thAya, tevAM hoya che, che e vimAno ratnamaya hoya che. che e vimAno jovAlAyaka, manorama, nayanAbhirAma hoya che. che e vimAno kSema karanArAM, kalyANa karanArAM hoya che. e vimAnonI rakSakadevo rakSA karatAM hoya che. che e vimAnonAM dareka dvAranI baMne bAju uparA-upara caDhaUtara goThavelA caMdana-kaLazo hoya che. caMdananAM banAvelAM suMdara kotaraNIvALAM toraNo hoya che. ja e vimAnomAM vividha varNanI suMdara puSpamALAo laTakAvelI hoya che. ucita jagyAo para paMcavarNanAM sugaMdhI chUTAM puSponA guccha goThavelAM hoya che. che e vimAnomAM ucita sthAno para zreSTha sugaMdhI dhUpaghaTAo UThatI hoya che. yogya samaye divya vAjiMtronA manorama suMdara zabdo gAjatAM hoya che. e divya devavimAnomAM asaMkhya sukhasAghano rahelAM hoya che. he bhadra, have huM tane devonuM svarUpa samajAvuM chuM: ja devonuM rUpa adbhuta hoya che. ja teonA deha upara manohara cihna hoya che. ja vizALa samRddhinA teo mAlika hoya che. temanA zarIranI kAnti addabhuta hoya che. * teo yazasvI, baLavAna ane prabhAvazALI hoya che. gaLAmAM hAra, hAtha para kaDAM ane bAjubaMdha, kAne suMdara kuMDaLa ane mAthe mugaTa paheratAM hoya che. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 14pa7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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* zarIrane sukhakArI evAM zreSTha vastra paheratAM hoya che. * sadaiva teo khIlelAM puSponI mALA paheratAM hoya che. * zarIra para sugaMdhI dravyonuM vilepana karatAM hoya che. * devonuM zarIra tejasvI hoya che. * divya varNa, gaMdha, sparza... saMghayaNa ane saMsthAnavALA devo hoya che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * teo divya Rddhi, divya dyuti, divya prabhA, divya teja ane divya lezyAvALA hoya che. * devo nRtya kare che, nRtya jue che. gIta svayaM gAya che ane gavaDAvIne sAMbhaLe che. vAjiMtro vagADe che ne vagaDAve paNa che. OM A rIte he bhadre, devo divya sukho bhogavatAM jIvanakALa pasAra kare che. *tyAM devavimAnomAM niraMtara sugaMdhI pavana vaheto hoya che. *tyAM nirmaLa AkAza ane divya prakAza relAto hoya che. OM tyAM jalAzayomAM kamaLa khIlelAM rahe che ane vRkSo kyAreya karamAtAM nathI. tyAM devavimAnomAM vividha vAjiMtronA svara niraMtara AhlAda ApatAM hoya che. * tyAM priya ane iSTa indriya-viSayo hoya che. * je devIo sAthe devo tyAM krIDA kare che te devIo eTale * sAkSAt kAmadeva jevI. * zreSTha zaNagAra sajelI. * manohara rUpavALI. * gIta-nRtyamAM nipuNa. * manohArI ne ratirasamAM catura. * AnaMdapUrNa ane vilAsapUrNa hoya che. * AvI devIo sAthe devo sadaiva krIDArata hoya che... jIvanano samaya kyAM pasAra thaI jAya che, enI khabara ja paDatI nathI. he saumyuM, A rIte tArA praznano uttara Apyo. trIjI rANI sulocanAe vinayapUrvaka pUchyuM: 'bhagavaMta, Ape je devaloka ane devInuM varNana karyuM, te sAMbhaLyuM, gamyuM, paraMtu e devonuM sukha zAzvata to nahIM ne?' 1458 For Private And Personal Use Only bhAga-3 gna bhava navamo

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'nA, e sukho zAzvata nathI hotAM. devone paNa mRtyu cyavana) hoya ja che!" "to pachI bhagavaMta, evAM sukhothI saryuM.. e devI sukho karatAM siddha bhagavaMtonAM sukha vadhAre suMdara che ne? siddhonuM sukha zAzvata che ne?" he dharmazIle, devonAM sukha ane siddhonAM sukha vacce ghaNuM aMtara che. devonAM zarIra dhruva nathI, devone karmonI bhayaMkara parataMtratA hoya che, tIvra kaSAyo hoya che ane mahAmoha te deva-devIone nacAve che. viSaya-tRSNAno koI pAra hoto nathI. indriyone teo parAdhIna hoya che. ja deva-devIomAM utkarSanI ane apakarSanI tIvra lAgaNIo hoya che. che deva-devIonuM mAnasa ghaNuM vicitra hoya che. che jyAre teone potAnA AyuSyano aMta dekhAya che tyAre teo atyaMta vyAkuLa banI jatAM hoya che, dIna ane hatAza banI jatAM hoya che. pachI teone gIta-saMgIta ane nRtya-nATaka jovo gamatAM nathI. gIta vilAparUpa ane nRtya viDaMbanArUpa lAge che. AbhUSaNo bhArarUpa lAge che ane vaiSayika sukhabhogo du:kharUpa lAge che. mATe he saumya, karmamukta tathA AtmasvarUpamAM lIna evA "siddha bhagavaMto ja pAramArthika dRSTie sukhI che. teone nathI hotI koI icchAo ke abhilASAo. tene nathI hotA janma ane mRtyu. sadeva teone anaMtajJAna ane anaMtadarzanathI jANavAnuM ane jovAnuM. sakala carAcara vizvane jovAnuM. chatAM rAga nahIM ke dveSa nahIM! he bhadra, siddhone paramAnaMda hoya che. teone koI pIDA hotI nathI, vyathA ke vedanA hotI nathI. A siddhone jevuM sukha hoya che tevuM sukha devone paNa nathI hotuM ke manuSyo pAse paNa nathI hotuM. e sukha lokAlokamAM paNa na samAya tevuM apAraanaMta sukha hoya che. he dharmazIla, siddha bhagavaMtonAM sukhonuM varNana karavAmAM AyuSya ochuM paDe. joke e sukha varNanAtIta che. kharekhara to e sukha anubhavanuM che. e sukhane samajAvavA huM tane eka upanayakathA kahuM chuM. e sAMbhaLIne tuM siddhonAM sukhanI kalpanA karI zakIza." je eka eka zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 14pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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kSitipratiSThita nAmanuM nagara che. e nagaramAM UMcA UMcA devamaMdiro ane bhavya bhavano che. e nagaranI cAre bAju pAtAla-UMDI khAIo che. gaganaspazi killo che. kuberanagara jevI A nagaranI Rddhi che. indranA mahela jevo rAjA jitazatruno bhavya mahela che. rAjA jitazatrune "jayazrI nAmanI rANI che. rANIo to aneka che, paraMtu badhI rANIomAM paTTarANI ane priya rANI jayazrI che. jayazrI sAthe rAjA niraMtara divya sukha bhogave che. eka divasanI vAta che. rAjA jitazatra potAnA priya azva upara besIne, zikAra karavA jaMgalamAM gayo. thoDA ghoDesavAra sainiko rAjAnI sAthe gayA. jaMgalamAM be-cAra pazuono zikAra karyo. acAnaka rAjAno ghoDo UchaLyo. vAyuvege doDyo. te viMdhya parvatanI khINamAM rAjAne laI gayo... khINamAM khADATekarA hatA. ghoDo dhIme dhIme cAlavA lAgyo. tyAM dUrathI eka bhIle rAjAne joyo. bhIla rAjAne oLakhI gayo, "A rAjA lAge che. A mahAaTavImAM bhUlo paDavo lAge che. huM ene sahAyatA karuM." bhIla rAjA pAse Avyo. teNe rAjAne kahyuM: "he uttama puruSa, tame A aTavImAM bhUlA paDyA lAgo cho. cAlo mArI sAthe. huM tamane bhojana ApIza ane pachI mArga batAvIza." bhIle ghoDAnI lagAma pakaDI, ane cAlavA lAgyo. eka jaLAzaya pAse pahoMcyA. bhIle pahelA ghoDAne pANI pIvaDAvyuM, pachI ghoDAnuM palANa choDIne tene navaDAvyo. rAjAe paNa jaLAzayamAM snAna karyuM. bhIle ghoDAne pAsenI bhUmi para caravA mUkI dIdho. tyAM puSkaLa durgAnuM ghAsa UgyuM hatuM. bhIle rAjAne jaLAzayanA kinAre vRkSonI ghaTAmAM besADyo ane kahyuM: 'tame ahIM beso. huM thoDAM phaLo laIne jaladI AvuM chuM." bhIla gayo. thoDI vAramAM phaNasa, nAraMgI, jamarUkha vagere phaLo lAvIne, rAjA pAse mUkyAM, bhIla rAjAnAM caraNomAM praNAma karI kahyuM; "mArA para kRpA karI, A phaLono tame AhAra karo." bhIlanA vinaya-satkArathI rAjA prabhAvita thayo. teNe phaLAhAra karyo. teNe vicAryuM: A bhIla dekhAya che, chatAM enI bolavAnI kevI caturAI che! koI mAro paricaya nA hovA chatAM mArA pratye eno prema-Adara kevo che. jema koI sajjana nAgarika 1890 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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vyavahAra kare tema A bhIla mArI sAthe bahumAnapUrvaka vyavahAra karI rahyo che. gajaba che A puruSanI sajjanatA! rAjAe phaLAhAra karI lIdhuM, bhIla khUba rAjI thayo. sUryAsta thayo. bhIle rAjAne kahyuM: 'mahApuruSa, Apa jarAya ciMtA nA karazo. huM ahIM ja A vRkSonI ghaTAmAM sAruM bichAnuM karI ApuM chuM. Apa rAtri ahIM ja pasAra karajo. nizciMta banIne UMghI jajo. huM jAgato rahIne, tamAruM rakSaNa karIza.' teNe vRkSonAM komaLa parNo ane puSponI zayyA taiyAra karI, saMdhyA DhaLI gaI hatI. rAtrino prAraMbha thayo hato, thoDo samaya rAjAe bhIla sAthe vAto karI, sarovaranI cAre bAju laTAra mArI... pachI zayyAmAM paDI, te ghasaghasATa UMghI gayo. bhIle azvane eka vRkSa sAthe bAMdhI dIdho. pote dhanuSyabANa sAthe, tyAM cokI karato cAre bAju pharavA lAgyo. nirvighne rAtri pUrNa thaI. na koI pazu AvyuM ke na koI cora-DAku AvyAM. prabhAta thayuM. rAjA UThyo. bhIle pAse AvIne, rAjAnI kuzaLatA pUchI. tyAM to rAjAnA ghoDesavAra sainiko tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. rAjAne joIne harSa pAmyAM. 'ame ApanA azvane pagale pagale ahIM sudhI AvI pahoMcyAM.' 'cAlo, have ApaNe nagaramAM jaIe.' rAjAe bhIla sAme joIne kahyuM: 'tAre paNa mArI sAthe AvavAnuM che.' sainikoe eka azva bhIlane Apyo. rAjA potAnA azru para ArUDha thayo. nagaranA dvAre prajAjanoe mahArAjAne vadhAvyAM. rAjAe kahyuM: 'mArA prANonI rakSA karanAra, A zaba25tine paNa vadhAvo....' prajAjanoe zabarapatine paNa akSatakaMkuthI vadhAvyo. sahu rAjamahelanA dvAre AvyAM. rANIoe svAgata karyuM. mahelamAM jaIne, potAnI sAthe zabarapatine snAna karAvyuM. uttama vastra ane alaMkAro ApyAM. potAnI sAthe ja bhojana karAvyuM. bhojana karyA pachI rAjAe suMdara vastra ane potAnA zarIra paranAM badhAM ja AbhUSaNa kADhIne, zabarapatine bheTa ApyAM. tyAra bAda rAjA zaba25tine laIne, rAjasabhamAM gayo. potAnA siMhAsananI pAse ja ene eka suMdara Asana para besADyo. mahAmaMtrIe pUchyuM: 'he deva, je mahApuruSanuM Ape bahumAna karyuM, emano paricaya ?' rAjAe zabarapatino paricaya Apyo. rAjasabhAmAM beThelA sarvee zabarapatinI prazaMsA karI. rAjasabhAnAM kAryo thayAM. rAjyanI pradhAna nRtyAMganuM nRtya thayuM. vArtA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1431 For Private And Personal Use Only

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vinoda thayAM. rAjasabhAnuM kAma pUrNa thayuM. rAjAe nRtyAMganA rAjasuMdarIne bolAvIne kahyuM: 'suMdarI, mane jIvanadAna ApanAra A zabarapatine tuM tArI sAthe laI jA. enI premapUrvaka sevA karaje, ene AnaMdita karaje. ene tRpta karaje...' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'mahArAjA, ApanI AjJA zirodhArya che... koI vAte kamI nahIM rAkhuM...' rAjasuMdarI bhIlano hAtha pakaDI, potAnI sAthe ja laI gaI. rAjasuMdarInuM bhavana sAta mALanuM hatuM. sAtamAM mALe sarva zreSTha 'ratighara' hatuM. mahArAjAnA mahemAnane rAjasuMdarI sAtamAM mALe laI gaI. sAtamA mALanA ratigharamAM zabarapatine besADyo, zabarapati rAjasuMdarInA bhavanane joI, Azcaryacakita thaI gayo. teNe rAjasuMdarIne pUchyuM: 'he devI, tame mane jIvatA jIve svargamAM laI AvyAM cho ke? rAjasuMdarI hasI paDI... 'hA, zabarapati, tame Ane svarga 4 mAno ne. ane mane svarganI devI. tame svargamAM rahelA deva. barAbara ne?' hAthIdAMtano palaMga hato. palaMganI cAre bAju paMcavarNanA sugaMdhI puSponI mALAo laTakatI hatI. palaMga para komaLa gAdalAM hatAM. pocAM pocAM ozIkAM hatAM. suMdara ratnadIpako hatAM. kAlAgaru... karpUra Adi dhUpa sugaMdhathI vAtAvaraNa maghamaghAyamAna hatuM. rAjasuMdarIe zabarapatine zreSTha jAtinA madhura Asavo pIvaDAvyAM. vibhinna miSTAnna khavaDAvyAM, ane palaMga para suvaDAvI, enI ucita sevA karI. zabarapati potAnA gharane bhUlI gayo. patnI-putra vagere parivArane bhUlI gayo. rAjasuMdarInA saMgamAM, raMgarAgane bhogavilAsamAM DUbI gayo. keTalAka divaso vItyA. eka divasa, jyAre rAjasuMdarI rAjasabhAmAM gaI hatI, tyAre ene potAnuM ghara yAda AvyuM. 'mAre have ghare javuM joIe. mArI patnI ane mArAM bALako mArI rAha jotAM haze...' e rAjAnI pAse gayo. rAjAnI anumati lIdhI. rAjAe ene dhoDo Apyo. aneka bheTa ApI, tene aTavImAM sukharUpa pahoMcADavA pAMca ghoDesavAra ApyA ane bhAvabharI vidAya ApI. zabarapati potAnI aTavImAM, potAnA ghare pahoMcyo. tenI patnI-bALako vagere AnaMdita thayAM. zabarapatie pAMca ghoDesavAronuM svAgata karI, vidAya karyAM. 142 aTavInA bIjA sAthIdAra bhIlo zabarapatine maLavA AvyAM, 'ATalA divasa tame kyAM gayAM hatAM? zuM karatAM hatAM?' vagere vividha prazno pUchavAM lAgyAM. zabarapatie badhI vAta karI. rAjAno khINamAM thayelo paricaya... ane rAjA bhAga-3 * bhava navo For Private And Personal Use Only

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nagaramAM laI gayAM. satkAra karyo.. rAjasuMdarInI havelI. enI sAthe bhogavelA bhoga.. vagere vAto karI. eka bhIle pUchyuM: "are bhAI, e to kahe ke nagara konA jevuM hatuM? rAjA konA jevI rUpALo hato? e nagaravAsIo kevA hatA? pelI rAjasuMdarI kevI hatI? zabarapati vicAramAM paDI gayo. A badhuM samajAvavA mATe jaMgalamAM koI upamA na hatI. bahu bahu to paththaro, guphAo, vRkSo... sarovaro... phaLo... vagerenI upamAo ApI zakAya. rAjasuMdarIne bhIlavatI jevI, AbhUSaNone caNoThI jevAM, vilepanone geru raMga jevAM... vagere rIte samajAve che. upamA yogya padArtho ja jaMgalamAM na hovAthI nagarane, rAjAnA mahelone ke havelIone yathArtharUpe samajAvI zakato nathI. he devI, tevI rIte mokSamAM rahelo apUrva AnaMda kevaLajJAnI jANe, chatAM samajAvI nA zake. kAraNa ke mokSasukhanI upamA ApI zakAya tevuM upameya A saMsAramAM kaMI ja che ja nahIM, mATe mokSasukha ane mokSanA AnaMdane zraddhAthI ja mAnI zakAya." rANI sulocanAe kahyuM : "bhagavaMta, Ape kahyuM te yathArtha, parama satya che.' tyAM kSetrapAla velaMdhare pUchyuM: "he bhagavaMta, e siddha bhagavaMtonuM svarUpa kevA prakAranuM che, e kahevA kRpA karazo?' he mahAnubhAva, siddha AtmAo lAMbA nathI hotAM ke TUMkA nathI hotAM. goLatrikoNa ke carasa nathI hotAM. - te AtmAo kALA nathI hotAM, vAdaLI nathI hotAM, rAtA, pILA ke dhoLA nathI hotA. sugaMdhavALA ke durgaMdhavALA nathI hotA. emano rasa kaDavo ke tIkho nathI hoto, khAro ke madhura nathI hoto, tikta ke kaSAya nathI hoto. temano sparza nathI karkaza hoto ke nathI komaLa hoto, nathI halako hoto ke nathI vajanadAra hoto, ThaMDo, Uno ke cIkAzavALo nathI hoto. nathI lukhkho hoto. e puruSa nathI, strI nathI, napuMsaka nathI. e AtmAone upamA ApI zakAya evI eka paNa vastu A duniyAmAM nathI. te siddhAtmAo sattAsvarUpe arUpI che. te AtmAo nathI zabdarUpe ke nathI azarUpe. nathI rUpI ke nathI arUpI, temane gaMdha nathI, agaMdha nathI, sparza nathI, asparza nathI. rasa nathI, arasa nathI. badhA ja prapaMcothI rahita sattAsvarUpe che. anaMta AnaMdamaya ane paramapada che.' 0 0 0 kevaLajJAnI samarAditya maharSinI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLI, naraka, svarga ane mokSanuM svarUpa sAMbhaLI, pArSadAmAM beThelA zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 1833 For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAjA municaMdrane, rANIo narmadA, tulasamaMjarI ane sulocanAne, che tathA sAmaMta rAjAone vairAgya thayo. teonuM "cAritrahanIyakarma' kSaya pAmyuM. temanA cittamAM "cAritradharma' svIkAravAnI bhAvanA jAgI. rAjA municaMdra UbhA thaI. aMjali mastake joDIne kahyuM: he bhagavaMta, A dharmadezanA ApIne, Ape amArA para parama upakAra karyo. A dAvAnaLa samAna saMsAramAMthI bahAra nIkaLavAnI bhAvanA jAgrata thaI che. mATe he bhagavaMta, Apa amane mArgadarzana Apo ke have amAre zuM karavuM? samarAditye kahyuM: "kharekhara, tame sahu dhanya cho. tame zuddha cAritra bhAvathI to prApta karyuM ja che. A cAritradharma nirvANanuM advitIya kAraNa che. mohanuM mAraNa che. rAganAM baMdhana toDI nAkhanAra che. te mahAnubhAvo, tame saMyamadharmano svIkAra karo, e ja tamArA mATe yogya che." rAjA municaMdra kahyuM: "he bhagavaMta, amane sahune ApanI AjJA zirodhArya che. Apa urjanI padhAro. ame amArAM ucita kartavyo pUrNa karIne, ApanI pAse AvIe chIe.' kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMte sAdhusamudAya sAthe ujjainI tarapha prayANa karyuM. ujjainInA bAhya udyAnamAM teo pahoMcyAM. mahArAjA municaMdra vagere rAjaparivAra urjanI pahoMcyo. rAjamahelamAM pahoMcIne tarata ja temaNe maMtrImaMDaLane bolAvI, vArtAlApa zarU karyo. traNe rANIo sAthe huM saMsArano tyAga karavA icchuM chuM. e pUrve AjakAlamAM rAjakumAra caMdrazano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAno che. e mATe taiyArI karo. rAjyamAM sarvatra mahAdAna devaDAvo. sarva jinamaMdiromAM pUjA-mahotsavo ujavAvo..." be divasamAM A badhAM ja kAryo thaI gayAM.. trIjA divase zubha muhUrta, rAjA-rANI ane sAmaMto vagere mahAADaMbara sAthe, gRhatyAga karI nagarabAhya udyAnamAM pahoMcyAM. vAhanomAMthI UtarIne, sahu pagapALA kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMtanI pAse gayAM. kevaLajJAnI koIne dIkSA nA Ape. samarAdityanA mukhya ziSya hatAM zIladeva. zaladeve rAjaparivArane vidhipUrvaka dIkSA ApI. anya prajAjanoe paNa dIkSA grahaNa karI. nUtana rAjA caMdraze vaMdanA karI ane nagaramAM pAcho pharyo. * 0 0 0 kSetrapAla velaMdhare kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMtane pUchyuM: bhagavaMta, ApanA para upasarga karanAra pelo duSTa caMDALa bhavya che ke abhavya?" 14 bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavaMte kahyuM: "te bhavya jIva che." he kRpAnidhi, e jIve zuM samyakta bIja prApta nathI karyuM? e prApta karaze ke nahIM? asaMkhyAta varSa vItI gayA pachI, ene zArdUlasiMha nAmanA rAjAnA ghoDAno bhava maLaze. e ghoDAnA bhAvamAM samyakta pAmaze. e samyaktanA kAraNabhUta guNapakSapAtanuM bIja teNe A janmamAM ja vAvI dIdhuM che, potAnA AtmAmAM... he kSetradeva, asaMkhya bhavo vItI gayA pachI, te "zaMkhanAmano brAhmaNa thaze. ane e bhavamAM eno mokSa thaze... enI siddhi thaze.' veladharadeva AnaMdita thayo. potAnA sthAne gayo. 0 0 0 varSo vItyAM. che kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMta samarAdityanI mAtA-sAdhvI, pitA-sAdhu samAdhimRtyu pAmIne, sadgati pAmyAM. mitra sAdhuo lalitAgamuni, azokamuni ane kAmAMkuramuni paNa samAdhimRtyune varyA hatAM, kevaLajJAnIe emane aMtima nirdhAmaNA karAvIne sadgatigAmI banAvyAM hatAM. A mahAmuni mohajita vagere 108 munivaro anazana karI, sarva karmono kSaya karI mukti varyA hatAM. kevaLajJAnIe potAnA dharmazAsananI javAbadArI mahAtmA zIladevane AcAryapade sthApita karI, temane soMpI dIdhI hatI. eka divase teoe kahyuM: 'mahAtmAo, mAruM nirvANa ayodhyAmAM thaze, ApaNe AvatIkAle ahIMthI ayodhyA tarapha prayANa karavAnuM che..." bIjA divase sekaMDo sAdhu-sAdhvI sAthe samarAditye ayodhyA tarapha prayANa karI dIdhuM. * * * zrI samarAditya mahAkathA, 1pa For Private And Personal Use Only

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gAma gAma ane nagara nagara vihAra karatAM, bhavya jIvone pratibodha karavA, zrI samarAditya maharSi ayodhyA pahoMcyAM, "zakAvatAra' caityanA eka vizuddha bhUmi bhAgamAM teoe vizALa muni parivAra sAthe sthiratA karI. sAdhvIvada nagaramAM nagarazreSThInI havelImAM sthiratA karI. thoDA divaso pasAra thayAM. madhyarAtrino samaya hato. kevaLajJAnI samarAdityanA mana-vacana-kAyAnA yoga atyaMta prazasta banyAM. teoe potAnA jJAnamAM joyuM hatuM ke AyuSyakarmanI sthiti ochI che ane vedanIyAdi bIjAM aghAtI karmonI sthiti vadhAre che. te kama AyuSyakarma sAthe ja bhogavAI jAya te mATe "samuddhAta' kriyAno prAraMbha karyo. pahelA samaye potAnA zarIra pramANa ane Urdhva-adholoka pramANa potAnA Atmapradezono daMDa karyo. ka bIjA samaye Atmapradezone pUrva-pazcimamAM kapATarUpe banAvyA. che trIjA samaye e ja Atmapradezone maMthAnarUpe banAvyAM. cothA samaye AMtarAo pUrIne saMpUrNa 14 rAjalokavyApI banI gayA. che pAMcamA samaye AMtarA saMharI lIdhAM. - chaThThA samaye maMthAnane saMharI lIdho. ke sAtamA samaye kapATane saMharI lIdhuM. AThamA samaye daMDane sameTI laI, AtmA zarIrastha banI gayo. samughAtanI kriyA pUrNa karIne, teoe "yoganirodha" zarU karyo. mana-vacanakAyAnA yogonA nimitte thatAM karmabaMdhanono nAza karavA mATe yoganirodha karavAmAM Ave che. A kriyA aMtarmuhUrtakALamAM karavAmAM Ave che. samarAditya maharSie sarvaprathama bAdara kAyayoganA baLathI, bAdara vacanayogane rocyo. te pachI bAdara kAyayoganA AlaMbanathI, bAdara manoyogane rocyo. te pachI ucchavAsa-nizvAsane ropyAM, tyAra bAda sUkSma kAyayogathI bAdara kAyayoganuM rUMdhana karyuM. te pachI sUkSma kAyayogathI sUkSma vacanayogane rocyo ane pachInA ja samaye temaNe manoyogano nAza karyo. te pachInA samaye sUkSma kAyayogano nAza karyo. sUkSma kAyayogane rodhavAnI kriyA karato AtmA "sUkSma kriyA-apratipAtI' nAmanA zukladhyAnanA trIjA prakAramAM praveza kare che, ane teo teramAM guNasthAnakanA carama samayaparyata cAlyA gayA. bhAga-3 4 bhava navamo 9899 For Private And Personal Use Only

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e sthAne temaNe sAta vArtAno nAza karyo. 1. sUkiyA-apratipAtI dhyAna, 2. sarve kiThThio, 3. zAtA vedanIya karmano baMdha, 4, nAma-gotrakarmanI udIraNA, 5. zukla vezyA, 6. sthiti-rasano ghAta ane 7. yoga. A sAta vAtono kSaya karI, teo "ayogI-kevalI' guNasthAnake pahoMcI gayAM. pAMca hrasva svaranA uccAraNakALa jeTalo samaya pasAra karI, teo Urdhvagatie siddhazilA para pahoMcI gayAM. che janma-jarA ane mRtyuthI rahita, acala, aruja ane paramAnaMda,sukhane sAdhI ApanAra, parama siddhine teo pAmyAM. devalokanA devo UtarI AvyAM, ayodhyAnI dharatI para. devoe kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMtanA dehane snAna karAvyuM. uttama vastro paherAvyAM. caMdananAM kASThonI citA racI. devoe kevaLajJAnInA dehane citA para padharAvyo. agnikumAra devoe agni peTAvyo, vAyukumAra devoe pavana vistAryo. agninI bhaDabhaDatI vALAomAM deha bhasmIbhUta thaI gayo. pradhAna asthio kuMbhamAM bharIne, devo devalokamAM laI gayAM. devalokamAM, ekAMta sthaLamAM enI sthApanA karI. inDe badhA devone bolAvyAM. sahue asthikaLazanI pUjA karI. harSapUrvaka praNAma karyA. 0 0 0 samarAditya maharSinuM nirvANa thaI gayuM. teo siddha, buddha ane mukta thaI gayAM. parama sukha ane paramAnaMdanA bhoktA banI gayAM... paraMtu ' sAdhuo codhAra AMsue raDavA lAgyAM. sAdhvIo dhrusake dhrusake raDavA lAgI. zrAvako ne zrAvikAo gheruM kalpAMta karavA lAgyAM. sarvatra zoka, viSAda ane kalpAMtanuM vAtAvaraNa chavAI gayuM. na raDyA ekamAtra AcArya zIladeva. zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 147 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kartavyanA bhAre temane kalpAMta karatAM rokyAM. javAbadArInA bhAne temane rudana karatAM aTakAvyAM, paraMtu teo gaMbhIra banI gayA... viSAda temanI AMkhomAM dekhAto hato. ziracchatra gumAvyAnuM du:kha emanA saumya mukha para chavAyeluM dekhAtuM hatuM... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir teo eka UMcA kASThAsana para beThAM hatAM. temanI eka bAjue zramaNo beThA hatA. bIjI bAju zramaNIo beThI hatI... be zramaNIo pAchaLathI AvI. kevaLajJAnI bhagavaMtanI citAmAMthI teo rAkha laIne AvI hatI. raDI raDIne e baMnenI AMkho sUjhI gaI hatI. temanAM mukha mlAna thaI gayAM hatAM... baMne zramaNIo AcArya zIladevanI samakSa natamastake UbhI rahI gaI. karuNa kalpAMta karavA lAgI... AcArya zIladeva gaMbhIra svare bolyAM: 'he suzIla AryAo, atyAre zoka nA karavAno hoya. ApaNA tAraNahAre temanuM zreSTha prayojana sAdhI lIdhuM. teo paramAnaMda pAmI gayAM,.. ApaNe rudana nA karAya...' 'gurudeva, amane emanI pAse javAno mArga batAvo. emanA vinA... eka kSaNa paNa ame jIvI nahIM zakIe.' sAdhvI ciMtAmaNi bolyAM. sAdhvI suMdarIe kahyuM: 'gurudeva, bhale AgamAM baLavuM paDe ke anazana karavuM paDe... pahADanA zikhara 52thI paDavuM paDe ke viSapAna karavuM paDe. ame Apa kaho tema karIzuM,.. paraMtu amAre tyAM javuM che... jyAM bhagavaMta gayAM che.' be sAdhvIonA kalpAMte, tyAM upasthita sarve sAdhu-sAdhvIone raDAvI mUkyAM. sahu dhrUsake dhrUsake raDI paDayAM. AcArya zIladevanI AMkho bhInI thaI. teo gadgada svare bolyAM: 'he AryAo, tame bhagavaMta pAsethI zuM saMyoga-viyoganuM tattvajJAna nathI pAmyAM? 'saMyo viyogAntA|' jeno saMyoga, eno viyoga thAya ja. bhagavaMtano ApaNane sahune viyoga thayo, thavAno ja hato... ne thayo. ApaNane emanA pratye avihaDa bhakti hatI... prema hato... gahana guNAnurAga hato... eTale emano viyoga ApaNane satAve e svAbhAvika che... paraMtu tame jJAnI cho... bhavasthitine jANo cho, mATe zokane tyajI do... svastha bano ane nirAbAdhapaNe saMyamanI ArAdhanAmAM lIna bo...' 1408 sAdhvI ciMtAmaNie kahyuM: 'gurudeva, have bhagavaMtanA virahakALamAM ame jIvana jIvI zakIe ema ja nathI... emanA pratyenA tIvra premathI ja ame gRhavAsa tyajyo hato... emanA pratyenA agAdha snehathI ja saMyamajIvananA kaSTo prasannatAthI sahatAM rahyAM chIe... have A badhuM zakya nathI... teo mukti pAmyAM... siddhazilA para gayAM... amane paNa bhAga-3 * bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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tyAM javAno upAya, batAvo gurudeva, kRpA karo. have AhAra-pANI to A bhavamAM ame levAnAM nathI.... e to amAro saMkalpa che..." aneka sAdhu-sAdhvI bolI UThyA: "amAre paNa AhArapANIno tyAga che A jIvanamAM..' - sAdhvI suMdarIe kahyuM: "he gurudeva, amane Apa anazana karAvo. anazana karIne, ame evuM AtmadhyAna karIe ke amArAM sarvakarmo nAza pAme..." he Arye, tame anazana karI zakazo... paraMtu vizuddha AtmasvarUpanuM dhyAna nahIM dharI zako....' zAthI gurudeva AryA ciMtAmaNie pUchyuM tamAruM mana mokSagAmI banelA bhagavaMtamAM ja lIna rahevAnuM ane A rAgadazA, bhale prazasta che, chatAM e muktimAM... AtmAnA nirvANamAM bAdhaka banavAnI. tame bhagavaMtanI vizuddha AtmajyotamAM vilIna nahIM banI zako..." baMne sAdhvIo vicAramAM paDI gaI. anya sAdhuo ane sAdhvIo paNa gahana vicAramAM paDI gayAM. AcAryazrI zIladeva bolyA: "he AryAo, sarAga saMyamanI ArAdhanA, sAdhakane devaloka apAve che, nirvANa nahIM. nirvANa pAmavA vItarAga banavuM ja paDe." gurudeva Apa kaho to ame sivAya bhagavaMta, samagra duniyA pratye rAga-dveSa tyajI daIe. bhagavaMta pratyeno rAga javo asaMbhava che... maratAM maratAM mukhamAM nAma to emanuM ja rahevAnuM.. manamAM dhyAna to emanuM ja rahevAnuM...' to pachI nirvANa nahIM pAmI zako..." to bhagavaMtanI AtmajyotamAM amArI Atmajyota vilIna nahIM thAya? abheda bhAve milana nahIM thAya? amAre to emanA AtmatattvamAM vilIna thaI javuM che..." sAdhvI ciMtAmaNi bolI. e zakya ja nathI. muktimAM... dareka AtmAnuM astitva svataMtra ja rahe che. koI AtmAnuM astitva naSTa thatuM nathI ke bIjA AtmAmAM vilInIkaraNa thatuM nathI. A to vyavahArathI kahevAya ke "jyotamAM jyota bhaLI jAya che."pAramArthika dRSTie dareka vizuddha AtmA tyAM svataMtra ja rahe che. dareka vizuddha AtmAno sukhAnubhava paNa tyAM potapotAno hoya che. tyAM vizuddha AtmAonuM koI ja paraspara AdAna-pradAna hotuM nathI...' mauna chavAyuM. AcAryazrI zIladeva paNa mauna rahyAM. sahu sAdhu-sAdhvIne vicAravAno samaya Apyo. amane anazana karAvo, gurudeva, sAdhvI suMdarIe kahyuM : zrI samarAditya mahAkathA 14se For Private And Personal Use Only

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je je sAdhu-sAdhvIne anazana karavuM hoya, teo karI zakaze. paraMtu anazana karavA pUrve be prakAranI saMlekhanA karavAnI che. zarIra-saMlekhanA ane kapAya-saMlekhanA. kaSTone sahavA zarIra sakSama joIe. ka kaSTo Ave tyAre krodha-mAna-mAyA-lobha - A kaSAyo UThavA nA joIe. anazana karanArAoe A rIte mana ane tanane sazakta banAvavAnAM che. anazana lIdhA pachI, kaSTo Ave tyAre manamAM ArtadhyAna ane raudradhyAna nA thavuM joIe. zarIra thAkI nA javuM joIe. samAdhimRtyune bheTavA mATe pratikSaNa taiyAra rahevuM joIe." gurudeva ame saMlekhanA karavA taiyAra chIe." sAdhvI ciMtAmaNi, sAdhvI suMdarI vageree nirNaya jAhera karyo. anya sAdhu-sAdhvIoe paNa anazanano nirNaya jAhera karyo. 0 0 0 - sAdhvI ciMtAmaNi ane sAdhvI suMdarIe saMlekhanA karI. AtmabhAvane nirmaLa karyo. te baMnee "bhaktaparijJA' nAmanuM anazana karyuM.. anya seMkaDo sAdhu-sAdhvIoe ayodhyAmAM, paramAtmA RSabhadevanI tIrthabhUmi para AtmAnAM teja pragaTa karyA... kALacakra anaMtakALathI pharyA ja kare che... e kALacakramAM mahAna samarAdityanI mahAkathA sacavAI rahI... ghaNuM badhuM vahI gayuM... sarI gayuM... naSTa thaI gayuM... A mahAkathA jaLavAI rahI... AcAryadevazrI haribhadrasUrIzvarajIe A kathAne prAkRta bhASAmAM lakhI... adabhuta zailImAM lakhI. meM e kathAno AdhAra laI gujarAtI bhASAmAM lakhavAnI bAlaceSTA karI che... vAcako, mArI kSatione kSamA karajo. jaya samarAditya! jaya haribhadrasUri! pUrNAhuti (paMcaganI - 22391) eka roka zoka 1990 bhAga-3 + bhava navamo For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrutasaritA (bukasTaoNla) kobAtIrtha meM upalabdha sAhitya zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra ke prakAzana hindI pustakeM : 1. jinazAsana ke samartha unnAyaka AcArya padmasAgarasUri bheMTa 2. kailAsa zrutasAgara graMthasUcI (khaMDa-1 se 5) saMkalanaH muni nirvANasAgarajI ma.sA. 500.00 gujarAtI pustako 1. Atama te paramAtamA paramAtama te vIra 50.00 -AcArya zrI buddhisAgarasUrijI (zrI mahAvIra svAmI viSayaka padya racanAonuM saMkalana) 2. AtamajJAnI zramaNa kahAve 20.00 -pro. kumArapALa desAI . gautama nAma japo nizadIza 40.00 -upAdhyAya zrI dharaNaMdrasAgarajI 4. zrImANI vaMzano tihAsa (bhAga-1-2) 31.00 -AcArya zrI vardhamAnasAgarasUrijI ___English books : 1. Pratikramana Sutra 20.00 -Muni Shri Nirvansagarji aruNodaya phAunDezana dvArA prakAzita AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrijI ke pravacanoM se saMkalita hindI pustakeM : 1. jIvana-dRSTi 25.00 2. pratibodha 20.00 3. mokSa mArga meM bIsa kadama 25.00 4. saMvAda kI khoja 20.00 5. saMzaya saba dUra bhaye 20.00 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra anya prakAzana 1. Atama pAmyo ajavALuM 2. ciMtananI keDI 3. bhavayana parAga 4. jIvana vikAsanAM vIMsa sopAna www.kobatirth.org gujarAtImAM anUdita pustako: 1. mAraga merA sabase nyArA 2. sacitra jaina kathAsAgara ( bhAga - 1 ) 3. sacitra jaina kathAsAgara (bhAga - 2) 4. yAtrA navANu karIe vimalagiri 5. pratikramaNa sUtra saha vivecana (hindI, aMgrejI) bhAga 1, 2 6. kobA DAIjesTa (hindI - gujarAtI) 7. alakha paMthamAM ajaba tamAsA 1. Beyond Doubt 2. Light Of Life 3. Pratikramana Sutra With Explanation (Hindi-English) Part - 1, 2 6. sadbhAvanA 7. maiM bhI kaidI hU~ 1. nayA saMdeza English books: aSTamaMgala phAunDezana dvArA prakAzita hindI pustakeMH 1. karmayoga 2. guruvANI 3. padmasAgarasUrijI eka paricaya 4. pratikramaNasUtra ( hindI-aMgrejI) 5. adhyAtma ke jharokhe se gujarAtI pustakaH 20.00 15.00 20.00 20.00 5.00 40.00 40.00 5.00 125.00 mAsika patrikA 4.00 20.00 15.00 125.00 351.00 400.00 I 15.00 51.00 200.00

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AcArya zrI bhadraguptasUrijI (priyadarzana) kA upalabdha sAhitya hindI pustakeM pravacana 25.00 150.00 50.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 50.00 50.00 30.00 50.00 15.00 1. parva pravacanamAlA 2. zrAvakajIvana (bhAga 2 se 4) 3. zAMtasudhArasa (mAga 1) kathA-kahAniyA~ 1. zodha-pratizodha (samarAditya : bhava-1) 2. dveSa-adveSa (samarAditya : bhava-2) 3. vizvAsaghAta (samarAditya : bhava-3) 4. vaira vikAra (samarAditya : bhava-4) 5. sneha saMdeha (samarAditya : bhava-6) 6. saMsAra sAgara hai 7. prIta kiye duHkha hoya 8. vratakathA 9. kathAdIpa 10. phUlapattI 11.choTI sI bAta 12. kalikAla sarvajJa 13.hisAba kitAba 14.naina bahe dina raina 15. sabase U~cI prema sagAI nrle 1. jJAnasAra 2. mAraga sAcA kauna batAve 3. pIo anubhava rasa pyAlA 4. zAnta sudhArasa (artha sahita) 10.00 8.00 8.00 25.00 15.00 30.00 30.00 30,00 30.00 20.00 12.00 For Private And Personal Use Only

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5.00 25.00 rU0 00 rU0.00 10.00 6.00 ra0.00 5. motI kI khetI 6. prazamarati (mA - 2) nibaMdha : maulika ciMtana 1. svAdhyAya 2. ciMtana kI cA~danI 3. jinadarzana 4. zubharAtri 5. suprabhAtam baccoM ke lie (sacitra) 1. vijJAna seTa (rU pustaka) gujarAtI pustakoH pravacano 1. dhamma saraNe pavanjAmi (bhAga 1 thI 4) 2. zrAvaka jIvana (bhAga 1 thI 4) 3. zAMta sudhArasa (bhAga 1 thI 3) 4. parva pravacanamALA 5. manane bacAvo kathA-vArtA sAhitya 1. samarAditya mahAkathA (bhAga 1 thI 3) 2. pAMpaNe bAMdhyuM pANiyAruM 3. prIta kiye du:kha hoya 4. eka rAta aneka vAta 5. nIla gagananAM paMkheru 6. mane tArI yAda satAve 7. dostI 8, sarvajJa jevA sUrideva 9. aMjanA 10. phUla pAMdaDI 200.00 1pa0.00 150.00 50.00 15.00 200.00 40.00 50.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 25.00 30.00 ra0.00 8.00 For Private And Personal Use Only

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15.00 30.00 30.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 50.00 30.00 40.00 20.00 11. vrata dhare bhava tare 12. zraddhAnI saragama 13. zodha pratizodha 14. nirAMtanI veLA 15. vArtAnI vATe 16. vArtAnA ghATe 17. hisAba kitAba 18. rIsAyelo rAjakumAra 19. sulatA tattvajJAna-vivecana 1. mAraga sAcA kauna batAve 2. samAdhAna 3. pIo anubhava rasa pyAlA maulika ciMtana nibaMdha 1. huM to pala palamAM muMjhAuM 2. tArA duHkhane khaMkherI nAkha 3. na priyate 4. bhavanA pherA 5. jinadarzana (darzana vidhi) 6. mAMgalika (nitya svAdhyAya) 7. svAdhyAya 8. tIrthayAtrA 9. trilokadarzana 10. laya-vilaya-pralaya 11. saMvAda 12. huM mane zodhI rahyo chuM. 13. huM tane zodhI rahyo chuM 30.00 80.00 10.00 1pa.00 10.00 8 OO 30.00 8.00 25.00 50.00 40.00 40.00 80.00 For Private And Personal Use Only

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20.00 20.00 5.00 bALako mATe raMgIna sacitra 1. vijJAna seTa (3 pustI ) vividha 1. mAtain (ollil) 2. samatA samAdhi English books 1. The Way Of Life Part 1 to 4] 2. Jain Ramayana [Part 1 to 3] 3. Bury Your Worry 4. Children's 3 Books Set 5. A Code of Conduct 6. The Treasure of mind 160.00 130.00 30.00 20.00 6.00 5.00 zruta saritA (jaina pustaka va upakaraNa vikraya kendra) zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobAtIrtha, gAMdhInagara - 382 009 dvArA prakAzita evaM prasArita > acchI pustakeM vaphAdAra aura AtmIya mitra kA kAma karatI haiM. > pustakoM kI pagaDaMDI Apako AMtarika sukha kI ora le jAtI hai. > acchA vAcana - acche vicAro kA bIja botA hai| acche vicAra acche vyaktitva kA nirmANa karate haiM. * sUcanA 6 # pustaka maMgavAne ke lie dhanarAzi DrAphTa athavA maniorDara se bhejeM sAtha hI apanA pUrA patA va pIna koDa naMbara avazya likhe. ma vI. pI. se pustakeM nahIM bhejI jAtI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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mULa samarAditya mahAkathAmAM AvatI viziSTa vigato-viSayonI yAdI anArya dezonAM nAma apramatta saMyata vagerenA karmabaMdhanI sthiti arthanI mahattA ATha pratihAryo indrAdimAM doSo kayA jIvo keTalA prakAranuM karma bAMdhe? karaNIya kaLAo (72) nA nAma kAmazAstranI samAlocanA kArmaNayoganI asara gAruDa maMtra carukama cyavananAM cihno chIMkonAM phaLa jinamaMdiramAM ghaMTavAdanAdi tIrthaMkaranI stuti tejalezyAnuM ullaMghana dIkSA varganA prazasta samaya dIkSAnI vidhi dIkSA mATe zAstramaryAdA duSkaratAnAM vividha udAharaNo dharmano prabhAva namaskAra maMtrano prabhAva nArI ane naramAM taphAvata puNya ane pApanAM phaLa puNyabaMdha ane pApabaMdhanAM kAraNo pramAda ane apramAdanAM phaLa bANanA prakAro mastaka vedanAno pratikAra yuddha yuddhanAM upakaraNo yuddhanA samAcAranI asara rAjyAbhiSeka mATenA mAMgalika padArtho lagna ane dArAno parigraha lagnanI vidhi - viSanI asara vRkSonAM nAma vaidyanI uddaghoSaNA zubha ane azubha karmanA vipAko zubhAzubha karmo bAMdhavAnA viziSTa kAraNo saMsArI jIvonI viDaMbanAo sannArIonI prazaMsA sarpa daMza sahiSNutAnI parAkASThA sAcuM zrAmaya siddha paramAtmAnuM svarUpa siddhonuM sukha subhaTone AvakAra saubhAgyavatInAM lakSaNo strIonI kuTilatA ityAdi strInuM svarUpa strIne apAyelI upamAo For Private And Personal Use Only

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mULa samarAditya mahAkathAmAM vaparAyelA noMdhapAtra zabdonI yAdI akuzalAnubaMdhikarma akuzalAnubaMdhikarmano udaya ajitabalA vidyA apratihatasakA vidyA AkAzagAminI vidyA ApaNI dharmakathA AcArika dAna ArogyamaNiratna indrajALa indradhanuSya indranIla (maNi) upAzraya auSadhivalaya kaMbalaratna kalyANamitra kAmI jano kAtyAyanI kAmadeva mahotsava kArpaNa yoga kAlakUTa viSa kAlaghaMTa kiAlaghaMTA kAlasarpa kuzalAnubaMdhI karma kuMbhasthalamAM motI kautuka kaumudI mahotsava khaTakakhaDa (narakaprastAra) khALakUvo gaganagAminI vidyA gaTara garbhadAsI cakamaka cADakA candrakAnta (vimAna) cabUtaro cittAmaNi jaya jaya nandA jAtiyukti tAlo dhATinI vidyA tuvarIasthikA daMDapAzaka daMDapA zika divya dharmakathAnA cAra prakAra dharmalAbha nirvedanI dharmakathA netrapaTa paMcakula paTaratna (nayanamohana) padAnusArI labdhi padmavyuha paradRSTimohinI (coraguTikA) parvata yaMtro pAMDara bhikSuka pApAnubaMdhI karmodaya puNya (kuzalAnubaMdhI) puNya (puNyAnubaMdhI) pUrvasevAkalpa bali bali-naivedya balividhi biDimAla (zastra) bhRgupAta maMDala madanatrayodazI madanamahotsava manorathapUraka (kAmitapatana) yogakarma yogapaTaka ratnakaMbala rAdhAveda rojameLa lagaDazAyI lekhavAhaka lekhAcArya lohitamukha varavarikA vasati vastragRha vAsagRha vAsaghara vAsabhavana vAsIcaMdanakalpa vikSepaNI kathA zakaTayUha zakti (Ayudha) zAntikarma zeSa (nAga) saMvedanI dharmakathA sahasaMpAka sahasapAka tela siddhaputra strIratna svaramaMDala hAthInA mastakanA motI 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