Samru Pal Pal Survrat Nam

Author(s): Shilchandrasuri
Publisher: Bhadrankaroday Shikshan Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001173/1

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samaruM pala pala suvrata nAma vijayazIlacandrasUri '' Se 5

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samare pala pala suvrata nAma (20mA jainatIrthakara munisuvratasvAmInI jIvanakathA) vijayazIlacandrasUri prakAzaka zrI bhadraMkarodaya zikSaNa TrasTa, godharA.

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samaruM pala pala suvrata nAma (gujarAtI) (jIvanacaritra-anuvAda) vijayazIlacandrasari sarvAdhikAra surakSita prathama AvRtti vi. sa. 2055, I.sa. 1999, AcArya zrI vijyanaMdanasUri-janmazatAbdI-varSa mUlya: rU. 100 AvaraNa citra abdula raupha zekha prakAzaka zrI bhadraMkarodaya zikSaNa TrasTa, godharA. le-AuTa DijhAina ane mudraNa AkAza sonI kalpana mudrAMkana : I-2 tArAbAga polITekanIka vaDodarA - 390 002 phonaH (0261) 791398 prAptisthAna zAha kirITakumAra zAMtilAla zAMtinagara, godharA- 389001 (paMcamahAla) sarasvatI pustaka bhaMDAra 112 hAthIkhAnA ratanapoLa amadAvAda 380001

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anukrama zivaketu ....... kuberadatta... vajakuMDala................. zrIvarma . zrImunisuvratasvAmI .......... ra65 ............................

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samaruM pala pala suvata nAma kathAnI kathA vikramanA bAramA zatakamAM, gurjaranareza siddharAja jayasiMhanA zAsanakALamAM thaI gayelA harSapuragacchanA AcArya zrI zrIcandrasUri mahArAje racelA, prAkRtabhASAmaya gAthAomAM nibaddha zrI munisuvratasvAmIcaritra para saMpUrNapaNe AdhArita prastuta kathA che. mULa kathA Azare agiyAra hajAra gAthAomAM vaNAyelI che. alabatta, A bhASAMtara nathI; tarajUmo ke anuvAda paNa na ja gaNAya; rUpAMtara paNa nahi. mArI namra samaja pramANe A eka prakArano mukta bhAvAnuvAda che. AmAM je lakhAyuM che, te mahadaMze mULa kRtinI gAthAonuM pratibiMba ja gaNI zakAya tevuM che. daseka TakA aMza umeryo haze, to te paNa mULa kRtimAM prativAdita viSayane spaSTa temaja rasALa banAvavA mATe ja, ane tethI, tene vaphAdAra -paraMtu bAdhaka ke cAtarI jAya tevuM nahi ja- umeraNa thayuM che. sujJa vAcakane mULa racanA sAthe e sarakhAvI jovA anurodha che. A lakhatI vakhate mULa graMthane satata sAme ne sAme ja rAkhyo che. tenA pratipAdanane tathA ghaTanAkramane tarkasaMgata athavA suvyavasthita banAvavA sivAyanuM leza paNa DahApaNa karyuM nathI. avAMtara kathAnako, lAMbAM varNano vagere aMzo, kathArasamAM vikSepa na thAya te hetuthI, gALI nAkhyA che. paraMtu te kathAo tathA varNano atyaMta rasaprada ane majAnAM che, temAM saMdeha nathI. te mANavA mATe to, jo ke, prAkRta bhASA sudhI pahoMcavuM paDe. A varNanomAM sAhitya che, ItihAsa che. ApaNI saMzodhanavRttine uttejita kare tevA madhyakAlIna sAmAjika tathA sAMskRtika parivezanA saMketo paNa che. vajakuMDala ane zrIvarmanAM be prakaraNomAM to koI aitihAsika

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navalakathAnA lekhakane rasa paDe tevo bharapUra masAlo bharyo che. e prakaraNo vAMcatAM ema ja lAge ke ApaNe dhUmaketu ke munazInI navalakathA vAMcI rahyAM chIe. ane A badhuM hovA chatAM, A racanAmAM zAstrIya padArthonuM nirUpaNa paNa addabhuta DhaMgathI thayuM che. graMthakAra svarya bRhatsaMgrahANI ane kSetrasamAsa jevA bhUgoLakhagoLaviSayaka zAstragraMthonA praNetA hovAne kAraNe temanI te viSayanI sajjatA, A graMthamAM paNa rUDI rIte vyakta thatI anubhavI zakAya che. saM. 204950nA arasAmAM A graMtha hAthamAM Avyo tyAre kSudhAturanI jema tenuM vAMcana karI gayelo. e pachI se. 2051nuM comAsuM vaDodarAkArelIbAga karavAnuM banyuM. tyAre tyAMnA jinAlayamAM zrImunisuvratasvAmI birAjamAna hovAthI, cArtumAsika pravacanadhArArUpe A caritra vAMcavAnuM prApta thayuM. tyAre ja, tyAMnA utsAhI zrAvakoe mAgaNI karelI ke A prAta caritrano gujarAtI anuvAda karIne pAvo, ane teno lAbha amArA saMghane Apo. A vAta manamAM hatI ja. paNa yogya nimittanI pratIkSA paNa hatI. ane e A varSe maLI gayuM. tagaDI-naMdanavana tIrthamAM, pUjyapAdaparama dayALu saMghanAyaka AcArya bhagavaMta zrI vijayanaMdanasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanI purathabhUmi upara, zrI munisuvratasvAmInA bhavya jinAlayanuM nirmANa tathA pratiSThA cAlu varSe mahA phAgaNamAM thaI rahI che. pUjya gurabhagavaMtanI AjJA thaI ke A nimittane lakSamAM laIne A caritra taiyAra kara. emanI A AjJAnuM pariNAma te prastuta kathA. AmAM kyAMya mULa graMthakAranI rajUAtathI ke emanA AzayathI viparIta Alekhana thayuM hoya to te tarapha dhyAna doravA sujJa janone namra vinaMti che. pustakanI sarasapresakopI sAdhvIzrI dIptiprajJAzrIjIe karI ApI che, to pustakanA mudraNanI saghaLI javAbadArI vaDodarAnA sAhityakAra mitra prA. ramaNabhAI sonIetathA temanA putra AkAza sonIe saMbhALI che, te badala temano paNa traNa svIkAra karuM chuM. -zIlacandravijaya zrI vijayanandanasarijanma zatAbdI varSaga. 2055 naMdanavanatIrtha, tagaDI

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saujanya-svIkAra prastuta prakAzanamAM vaDodarAsthita zrI kArelIbAga zvetAMbara jaina mUrtipUjaka saMghano saMpUrNa Arthika sahayoga prApta thayela che, te badala amo temanuM hRdayapUrvaka anumodana karIe chIe.

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samaruM pala pala suvrata nAma

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rUDo jaMbudrIpa che. agaNita dvIpo ane sAgarothI vIMTaLAyelo A dvIpa, dharatI mAtAnA lalATe manamohaka tilaka jevo camakI rahyo che. zivaketu aneka nadIo ane nado, draho ane jharAo, parvato ane kuMDothI A jaMbudvIpa bhAre sohAmaNo dIse che. A dvIpamAM ghaNAMghaNAM kSetro samAAM che. AvuM ja eka kSetra che : airavata kSetra. kSetra eTale dharatIno eka vizALa prakhaMDa. jaMbUTTIpanI pAse e eka nAnakaDo bhUkhaMDa ja lAge. paraMtu e bhUkhaMDane eka svataMtra pradeza tarIke kalpI zakAya. A pradezamAM cha cha khaMDa hoya ApaNA AjanA eziyAkhaMDa ane AphrikA khaMDa jevA. A khaMDo ane tenA vaDe banelo e bhUkhaMDa eTalAM to moTAM hoya ke AjanI ApaNI dekhAtI duniyA enI AgaLa eka nAnakaDuM zahera ja lAge ! A cha khaMDone cakravartI rAjA jItI le. - jyAre cakravartI na hoya tyAre te khaMDomAM judAMjudAM nagaro ane dezomAM judAjudA hajAro rAjAo rAja karatAM hoya. koI nAno rAjA to koI vaLI moTo rAjA. rAjAo mAMhomAMhe laDAI karatA rahe. je jIte te hArelA rAjAnA pradezano mAlika. - hAre te khaMDiyo rajA. jIte te viI rAjA. vijyI parAjitane gaLI jAya. kyAreka vaLI parAjitanuM jora vadhe, to te vijetAne pAcho mArI bhagADe.

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- 2 - samAM palapala cAta nAma - basa,AvuM jItavuM ne hAravuM cAlyA ja kare, cAlyA ja kare. sau koIne eka ja mahecchA hoya, huM vadhu ne vadhu moTA pradezano svAmI banuM. samrATa banuM. paNa majA e ke eka paNa rAjA AkhA aivita kSetrano dhaNI banI na zake. vAsudeva Ave to te traNa khaMDano mAlika thAya. cakravartI Ave to te cha khaMDano svAmI gaNAya. paNa tethI vadhu koI nahi. jabUdvIpamAM AvAM ghaNAM kSetro che. emAMnuM eka kSetra te airAvata kSetra. ApaNuM kSetra te bharata kSetra e jabUdIpanI dakSiNa dizAmAM vaseluM che. to airAvata kSetra tenI uttara dizAe AveluM kSetra che. e airAvata kSetranA pAchA be bhAga : dakSiNArdha ane uttarArdha. e bannenA traNatraNa vibhAga te traNatraNa khaMDa. kula cha khaMDa. A cha khaMDo paikI madhyama khaMDamAM eka moTo deza che. seMkaDo nagaro ane hajAro grAmothI parivarelA te dezanI pATanagarInuM nAma che mAkadI nagarI. A nagarImAM maNimAlI nAme rAjA rAja kare che. tene maNikAMtA nAme paTarANI che. rAja che, rAjA che, eTale maMtrI paNa hoya, senApati hoya, sainya paNa hoya, ane vaLI nagarazeTha ane rAjapurohita paNa hoya. AvuM to keTaluMya bheguM thAya tyAre eka rAjA saMpUrNa rAjA gaNAya; tyAre enuM rAjya savAMga-samRddha bane. rAjA maNimAlInA rAjamAM paNa A badhAM ja aMgo hatAM. koI vAte tUTI ke UNapa na hatI. rAjA paNa nyAyI hato, prajApAlaka hato. ne sadAcArI paNa hato. rAjA hoya ane A badhAM vAnAM hoya te prajAnA ane te rAjyanA 1 sukhanI kalpanA karI lo! kevuM sukha hoya! kevI AbAdI hoya. jyAM !

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zivaketu ka 3 nyAya, prajApAlana ane sadAcAra hoya e rAjyamAM duHkha ne durAcArane avakAza to zuM, praveza paNa na maLe ! rAjA jevo nyAyI, evo ja dharmI. potAnA rAjyamAM ne nagaramAM dhamacaraNa vadhatuM rahe temAM rAjA maNimAlIne UMDo rasa. teno rAjapurohita vizvabhUti paNa tenA A dharma-rasane poSe evo ja hato jJAnI ane karmakAMDI. - haMmezA agnihoma karavAno ja; trikALa saMdhyA karavAnI ja. vedapaThana ane maMtroccAro to tenA tyAM avirata cAlyA ja kare. vaLI vedonA adhyayananI eka pAThazALA paNa te calAve. emAM seMkaDo baTuko bhaNe ane brAhmaNa' banavAthI tAlIma le. vizvabhUtinuM ghara eTale eka nAnakaDuM zaherI tapovana ja joI lo! tenI patnI vizvadattA paNa sAcA arthamAM tenI sahadharmacAriNI hatI. patinAM tamAma kAryo, anuSThAno, vidhividhAno ane vyavahAromAM te patinI sAthe khabhA milAvIne cAlatI. vidyArthIo mATe te to gurumAtAnI garaja sAratI. AvA majAnA A purohita-daMpatine eka nAnakaDo putra paNa che : zivaketu. zivaketu che nAno - ATheka varSano, paNa bhAre guNiyala che : jevo zAMta tevoja zANo; jevo mahenatu tevo ja AjJAMkita. jevo buddhimAna tevo ja abhyAsu. dharma-karma-niSTha mA-bApane vahAla Upaje tevAM badhAM ja tattvo zivaketumAM hatAM; chatAM koI agamya kAraNosara tenA purohita bApane te akoNo lAgato. tene dekhe ne tenA pitAne asukha thAya; dhRNA janme. bApane kyAreya tenA mATe sneha to jAge ja nahi; bhaNAve pote ja, paNa bhAre tiraskArathI. pitAne koI putra pratye sneha na hoya ke ocho hoya evuM kvacit jovA maLe; paNa evA kissAmAM e putrane mAtA taraphathI bevaDo sneha sAMpaDato hoya. zivaketunI bAbatamAM AthI sAva UlaTuM ja hatuM. tenA pitAnI jema ja tenI mAtAne paNa te akAro banI gayelo. patine ja paramezvara mAnatI e brAhmaNI: enA manamAM kadAca |

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amara 551vata nAma - ekaja vAta hoyaH patine na game teno mAre zo khapa? phalataH zivaketune pitAnI ke mAtAnI - koInIya hUMpha na maLatI. maLe to Thapako maLe, kacakaca maLe, be mAThAM veNa maLe, ane vadhumAM maLe AMkhomAMthI satata varasato tiraskAra ! bALaka zivaketune samajAtuM nahi ke mArAM mAtApitA AvuM kema kare che? bIjAM badhA baTuko pArakA bALa hovA chatAM emane sagI janetA jeTaluM heta pIrasatAM mArAM mAvatara mane dareka vAtamAM zA mATe maLe che? zA mATe ThukarAve che? zA mATe mArI sAthe. verovaMco kare che? A ane AvA aDhaLaka savAlo tenA kumaLA mAnasamAM rAtadahADo pedA thayA karatA, paNa te badhAMno koI javAba tene kadI maLato nahi; chevaTe thAkIne te potAnA kAme lAgato, kAM UMghI jato. te kadI tenA mA-bApane A vize pUchI na zakatoH tenuM svabhAvagata zANapaNa ane zikSaNa dvArA keLavelI AmanyA tene Ama karatAM rokatAM. te vicAratoH mA-bApa mArA pratye bhale game tema varte, mAre mATe to teo pUjya che; ane tethI mAre to temanA tarapha vinayavivekathI ja vartavuM joIe. paNa bIjI eka vAte te bhAre sukhI hato. potAnI prajJA, AvaData, DahApaNa ane zAMta-snehALu svabhAvane kAraNe te vidyArthI baTukomAM bhAre mAnIto thaI paDelo. sarakhI uMmaranA baTuka vargano te vaNanImAyelo vaDo-netA hato, ane tenI adaba badhA baTuko jALavatA. ramavAmAM ke bIje, game tevI gUMca ke kacavATa sarjAya, paNa temAM AkharI nirNaya to zivaketuno ja svIkArAto. zivaketu kahe eTale khalAsa : badhAe mAnI ja javAnuM, koIe paNa hAnA nahi karavAnI. Ama anapekSita duHkha ane svopArjita sukhanA hIMcakA upara zivabhUtinuM jIvana hIMcatuM hatuM.

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zivakRta bhAro! mAro! pelA sevaDAne mAro are doDo, jhaTa karo, kyAMka chaTakI na jAya. mALo ahIM beThobeTho kAMIka gaNagaNe che : nakkI melA maMtro bhaNato haze! mAro! baTuka-bALakonuM eka moTuM ToLuM hAthamAM je Ave te laIne bUmo pADatuM ne dhAMdhala macAvatuM doDatuM hatuM. koInA hAthamAM paththara hato, koIkanA hAthamAM DhekhALA; koIke IMTanAM roDAM lIdhelAM, to koIke lAkaDIo; jenA hAthe je caDyuM te laIne doDatA hatA e baTuko. emanuM nizAna hatuM sAme birAjelA eka jaina sAdhu, sAdhujanane joIne vIpharelA e brAhmaNa baTukonI AMkhomAMthI Aga varasavA mAMDI hatI, ane sAdhune raphedaphe karI nAkhavAnI nema sAthe e badhA hAthamAM je AvyuM te laIne bhAgI rahyA hatA. banyuM'tuM evuM ke rAjapurohita vizvabhUtinI pAThazALAnA baTuko baporanI avakAzanI veLAe pharavA nIkaLyA hatA. temane ema ke nagaranA upavanamAM jaIzuM. thoDuMka pharIzuM, jarA ramIzuM, ne ema AnaMda mANIne pAchA ghera! ne emano nAyaka hato zivaketu. tenI AgevAnI heThaLa badhA baTukajI gurujInI rajA laIne upaDyA upavana tarapha. have upavananA prAMgaNamAM ja eka ghaTAdAra azoka vRkSa hatuM. tenI cotarapho majAno UMco oTalo bAMdhavAmAM Avelo. vRkSanI chAyA taLe ane sAphasUtharA e oTA 52 eka munirAja kyAMkathI AvIne beThelA, ane zAono svAdhyAya madhura ane UMcA svare karI rahelA. dUrathI AvI rahelA ramatA killolatA baTukonI naja2 svAbhAvika rIte ja emanA para paDI. paDI ke vIryA. * emane gaLathUthImAM ja saMskAra maLelA ke jaino nAstika che; jaino halakA che; jaino brAhmaNonA zatru che; emane to dIThA na mUkavA; maLe tyAM DhIbI ja nAkhavA. pelA munirAjane jotAM ja emanA A saMskAro jhabakI UThyA, ne badhA doDyA bUmarANa macAvatAMmacAvatAM munine mAravA.

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samara 5951 vrata nAma - nirAMtanI pratyeka kSaNe potAnI aMgata samasyAmAM ja lagabhaga khovAyelA rahetA zivaketune pahelAM to A vAtano khyAla ja na Avyo. teNe mAnyuM ke upavana najIka AvyuM eTale baTaka-mitro ramaNe caDavA che, tethI A cIso pADatA haze. paNa bIjI ja kSaNe acAnaka enI najara baTukamitro para paDI. joyuM to badhAnA hAthamAM patharA ne DhekhALA ne moMmAthI uccAra nIkaLato hato. mAro mAro. e camakyo. kAMIka ajugatuM hovAno ene aNasAra Avyo. baTukamitro kaI tarapha bhAgI rahyA che e jovA jatAM tenI najara paDI pelA sAdhu para. te pAmI gayoH nakkI, A mitro sAdhune mAravAnA! - zivaketunI chaThThI saMzAnuM taMtra tatkSaNa sAbadu thaI gayuM. tene thayuM: "A sAdhune mAravA kema devAya? emaNe ApaNuM zuM bagADyuM che? bicArA zAMtithI beThAbeThA potAnuM kAma karyA kare che, temane mAravAthI zuM sare? nA, nA, mAravA na ja devAya! na ja marAya." eNe tvarita nirNaya lIdho. e sAthe ja eNe, bALakonA nAyakanI adAthI sattAvAhI sUre hAka mArI: "UbhA raho! koIe patharo mAravAno nathI, UbhA raho! je paNa paththara mAre tene gurujInA sogaMda che; dharmanA sogaMda che. koI na mAratA, koI nahi! tophAne caDelA aTakacALA baTakabALako to A sAMbhaLIne stabdha! doDI rahelA baTuko jyAM hatA tyAM ja thaMbhI gayA. badhAnA ugAmelA hAtha addhara ja rahI gayA. sogaMdanuM ullaMghana karavuM koInA ya mATe zakya nahotuM, to zivaketuno bola utthApavAnuM paNa temane pasaMda na hatuM. tethI koIe paththarano ghA to na karyo, paNa badhAnA caherA upara eka jAtano aNagamo to lIMpAI ja gayo. jANe anAyAse hAthamAM AvelI eka moMgherI taka veDaphAI jatI hatI! emanI AMkhono aNagamo zivaketue vAMcyo. emanAM manamAM saLagI UThelA jaina-dveSane eNe proDyo. paNa e badhAne avagaNIne eNe mitrone samajAvyA ke ajANyAne kAraNa vagara ApaNe mArIe

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zivaketa 7 -- to ApaNA gurunuM ne ApaNI zALAnuM nAma bagaDe, mATe ApaNe pAchA ghera cAlo. A ahIM beThA che, to ApaNe ahIM rahIne zuM kAma che? vagere... | bhoLA baTukoe kamane paNa potAnA netAnI vAta mAnI, ne badhA pAchA vaLI gayA - ghara tarapha - zivaketue vicAryuM ke A badhAne zAhajoga ghera pahoMcatA karavAmAM ja lAbha che. nahi to kone khabara, koNa kyAre kyAMthI pAcho phare ne pelA sAdhune herAna karI Ave. A vicAre zivaketa paNa badhA sAthe ghare pAcho pharyo. zivaketu ghera pAcho to pharyo, paNa tenuM mana na mAnyuM. tenuM mana rahI rahIne pelA sAdhu tarapha AkarSAtuM rahyuM. Akhe raste tenA | manamAM e sAdhunI mudrA ja ramyA karIH kevI nayanAbhirAma mudrA hatI emanI! emanuM mukhaDuM kevuM tejasvI ane prasanna hatuM! emano svara keTalo badho mITho hato! jANe vedagAna ja karI rahyA hoya tevuM lAgatuM hatuM. ane emanA sAme jotAM ja mArA haiye kevI ThaMDaka vaLavA mAMDelI AvI zAtA to meM kyAMya pAmI nathI. zuM huM pharIthI tyAM jaI na zakuM? tyAM jaI zakAya, ne emanI samakSa thoDIkavAra paNa besI zakAya, to mane keTalI badhI zAMti maLe! AvA AvA vicAromAM ja akALe ja pIDha banI gayelA zivaketue potAnA mahollAmAM praveza karyo. jatAMveMta teNe joyuM ke hajI pAThazALAne ghaNI vAra che, eTale badhA baTukajIone teNe phosalAvIne koIka ramate lagADI dIdhA, ane pote e badhAnI najara cUkavI, koIneya kahyA vinA ne sAthe lIdhA vinA tyAMthI sarakI gayo; sIdho pelA upavana tarapha teNe jhaDapabhera cAlavA mAMDyuM. tene phALa paDI hatI ke amArI | harakatothI e sAdhumahArAja nArAja thayA haze to? krodhamAM AvIne

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- 8 1 camare palapala cavata nAma - - teo kAMI zApa ApI deze to? athavA teo tyAMthI kaMTALIne bIje kyAMka to nahi jatA rahyA hoya? teo tyAM ne tyAM rahyAM hoya to kevuM sAruM zivaketunuM bALamAnasa karI zake teTalI kalpanA karatuM rahyuM, ne tenA paga jANe ke doDatA rahyA! upavana pAse AvatAM ja teNe te tarapha najara karI, to tenA sukhada Azcarya vacce teNe joyuM ke pelA sAdhu hajI tyAM ja beThA che, ane pahelIvAra joI hatI tevI ja mastImAM potAnA svAdhyAyamAM teo tanmaya hatA. zivaketu to rAjIno reDa! teNe have rItasara doTa ja mUkIH sIdho muninI sanmukha jaIne Ubho rahI gayo. muninI prasanna AMkho, hasatuM mukhaDuM, teja chalakatuM lalATa, aparUpa saudarya, suDoLa kAyA, madhura zAstradhvani, ane A badhAMnA ziramora samI temanI anupama tanmayatA, zivaketu A badhAMnA rasanuM ekITaze jANe pAna karI rahyo! tene thayuM. A muni mane ajANyA kema nathI lAgatA? mane kSaNekSaNe ema kema lAgyA kare che ke meM Amane kyAMka joyA che? huM Amane oLakhuM chuM, evI saMvedanA huM kema anubhavato hoIza? mane lAge che ke meM gayA janamamAM game teTalA pApa karyo haze, jene lIdhe mAvatarane ja davalo thayo chuM, e bhale; paNa meM pApa karatAM karatAM kvacit kAMI puNya paNa karyuM ja hovuM joIe, nahi to AvA muni mane jovA kema maLe? ne AvA mahAtmA mane game paNa zenA ? - vAha, kevA majAnA che A mahArAja? emanuM zuM vakhANavuM? | emanuM adbhuta rUpa vakhANuM ke pachI emanA mukhamaMDaLa para vilasatI | anerI zAMtinuM varNana karuM? mane bahu game che A mahArAja. AvA sarasasarasa mahArAja paNa jene na game tene zuM kahevuM? mahApApI ke bIjuM kAMI? mArA pelA bherubaMdho kevA ke AvA zAMta ane prasanna sAdhune joIne emane AnaMda thavAne badale dveSa jAgyo ne vaLI mAravA dhAyA! nakkI !

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zivaketu badhA hatabhAgI ja. svAdhyAyamagna muninI sAme UbhelA munimagna zivaketune jANe ke sthaLa-samayanuM bhAna ja bhUlAI cUkyuM hatuM! acAnaka muninAM baMdha netro ughaDyAM. prasanna ane upazamarasa nItaratAM te netro TharyAM sIdhAM zivaketu para. hetabhInI e dRSTithI abhibhUta thayelo zivaketu te ja paLe muninA caraNomAM namI paDyo. e sAthe ja muninA mukhamAMthI zabda pragaTyoH dharmalAbha! munino caraNasparza ane AzIrvAdano zabda! be be svarUpe zAMtino saMtarpaka sparza pAmIne zivaketu UMDI kRtakRtyatA anubhavI rahyo. zivaketu tyAM beTho. have tene kyAMya javAnI utAvaLa nahotI. Aje jANe tenI bhavanI bhUkha bhAMgI rahI hatI. tene khabara paNa hatI ke pAThazALAmAM te upasthita nahi hoya to koI tenI pratIkSA nathI karavAnuM, ne koI tenI zodha paNa nathI karavAnuM. haMmeza to tene AnI baLatarA thatI. ochuM paNa AvI jatuM. paNa Aje ene evI koI vAta kanaDatI nahotI. Aje to basa, ene AvI tamAma baLatarAo ane saMtApono kAyamI ukela lAvI Ape, evA saMtapuruSanA caraNonuM manabhAvana sAMnidhya lAdhI gayuM hatuM. have tene kazAyanI jANe ke paravA nahotI rahI. e to palAMThI mArIne besI gayo munirAjanA caraNo pAse. munirAja paNa hetanItaratI ane smita chalakatI najare enI sAme joI rahyA hatA. temanI AMkho kadAca zivaketune nivedana karavA mATe prerI rahI hatI. jIvanamAM prathama ja vAra vAMcavA maLelI vahAlanI e lipi jANe ukelI lIdhI hoya tema, zivaketue hAtha joDI, munirAjanA mukhAraviMda para potAnI AMkha TheravIne vAta mAMDI: bhagavaMta! mArA

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10 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma bALa-hRdayamAM ghaNAghaNA prazno ubharAya che. Apa to saMta cho, jJAnI cho, Apa anumati Apo to huM Apane kAMIka pUchavA icchuM chuM.' munie AMkhanA IzArAthI ja saMmati darzAvI. e sAthe ja bALa zivaketu bhAre hoMzamAM AvI gayo. teNe potAno pahelo prazna rajU karyo : mahArAja! huM ahIM Avyo tyAre tame madhura svare kazuMka gaNagaNatA hatA; e svara ane e zabdo samajAtA to nahotA, paNa ene sAMbhaLatAM cittamAM anero AhalAda vyAkhyA karato hato. to e Apa zuM bolatA hatA, e mane kahezo? - zivaketunI adamya jijJAsA munirAja kaLI gayA. temaNe tenI badhI jijJAsA saMtoSavAnuM manomana nakkI karI letAM javAba vALyo : bhadra! amArA dharmamAM bAra aMga-zAstro che, temAMnA bAramA aMgamAM cauda pUrvI che, te agAdha ane vizALa zAstragraMtho che; teno svAdhyAya huM karI rahyo chuM. bhaNela zAstronuM Avartana na thAya to bhUlAI jAya, eTale huM ahIM ekAMta sthaLe besIne svAdhyAya karI rahyo sAva saraLa ane sAco javAba maLavAthI zivaketunI hiMmata vadhI gaI. teNe pharI prazna pUchayo : bhagavaMta! A pUrva graMtho dvArA atIndriya athavA bhUtakALa ne bhaviSyakALanI bAbato jANI zakAya kharI? munirAje kahyuM : bhadrA A badhuM ja A pUrva-graMthonI sahAyathI jANI zakAya. bhUtakALa, vartamAnakALa, ane bhAvikALanI eka paNa vAta evI nathI ke jenuM jJAna A pUrvenA jJAna vaDe na thaI zake. to bhagavaMta! atizaya ArjavathI bhInA thaI gayelA svare zivaketu bolI UThyo: Apa mArA para kRpA karo, ane mane kaho ke meM kyA janmamAM evuM te kayuM pApa ke kukarma karyuM che ke jenA kAraNe huM badho ja vinaya Acarato hovA chatAM, vagara vAMke, mArA mAtA-pitA mArI sAthe atyaMta dveSa ane tiraskArathI varte che?

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zivaketu che11 - munirAje karuNAdri svare tene kahyuM: vatsa! dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLa. tArA praznano vigate uttara huM ApuM chuM. A ja mArkadI nagarImAM zivazarmA ane zivasomA nAme eka brAhmaNa daMpatI vasatAM hatAM. banne janmajAta daridra, bhikSAjavI. gayA bhavamAM tuM e daMpatIno putra hato. ruddhazamAM. te svabhAve saraLa hato ane vinayI paNa hato, paNa bhaNavAmAM kAco hato. ATha varSe upanayana Adi saMskAro to thaI gayA, paNa tane saMdhyApATha karavA sivAya bIjuM kAMI AvaDavuM nahi. AthI tArA mA-bApane lAgyuM ke tuM khAsa bhaNI nahi zake, eTale temaNe tane gharakAmamAM jotarI dIdho. evo jotaryo ke savArathI rAta sudhI DhasaDaboLo karIne tArA sAMdhA duHkhI jAya. tAro eka nAno bhAI paNa hato, enuM nAma agnizamAM. e paNa Ama to badhI rIte tArA jevo ja hato, paNa nAno hato ane vaLI te gharanAM kAma saMbhALI lIdhelAM, tethI tene kAMI karavAnuM koI cIMdhatuM nahotuM, ne te karato paNa nahi. - have saMsArano niyama che ke kare tene karaDe. e anusAra, tuM kAma kare ane emAM bhUlabhAla thAya eTale tarata tArAM mA-bApa tane Toke, ThapakAre, kyAreka sajA paNa kare. jyAre tArA nAnA bhAIne AmAMnuM kAMI ja nahi. te to yatheccha rakhaDI khAya, ne tene koI ja oka-Toka na thAya. A joIne tArA manamAM ochuM AvI gayuM. nAnA bhAI pratye tane khAra jAgyo. meM vicAryuM ke Ane paNa herAna karuM to ja huM sAco. roja huM veThyA karuM ane A lahera kare e kema cAle? vicAra Avyo ke tarata teM eno amala karyo. nAnAbhAIe nahi karelo aparAdha, teM enA zire oDhADI dIdho ane ene aparAdhI tarIke mA-bApa sAme dharI dIdho. vastusthitithI ajANa evAM mAtApitAe tenA para potAno roSa ThAlavyo ne zikSA paNa karI. A | joIne tane bhAre rAhata thaI ke hAza, A A ja dAvano hato!

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- 12 sAmaTuM palapala vata nAma - ThIka thayuM Aje. bahu cagyo hato hamaNAMno, ene ATalI zikSA thavI jarUrI hatI. bhAI zivaketu, muni bolyAM, A eka apakRtya te gata janmamAM evA rasapUrvaka kareluM ke tenuM pariNAma tAre A janmamAM A rIte tArAM mAtA-pitAno asahya tiraskAra veThIne bhogavavAnuM AvyuM che. e drazamAM tyAMthI mArIne tuM Aje rAjapurohita vizvabhUtinA putra zivaketu tarIke avataryo che, ane tArA mAtA-pitAne tArA para je pragADha aruci che, tenuM kAraNa te rudrazamanA bhavamAM bhAInI adekhAI karIne bAMdheluM pApakarma che, ema mArAM zAstronA AdhAre huM joI tathA kahI zakuM chuM. ekAgrabhAve muninI vAta sAMbhaLI rahelA zivaketunA hRdayamAM A badhuM sAMbhaLatAM sAMbhaLatAM ja UhApoha thavA lAgyo. muninuM sAMnidhdha ane muninI vANI - be be AlaMbano ene evAM to kAryasAdhaka maLelAM ke ene te ja vakhate jAtismaraNa jJAna thaI AvyuM. e jJAnanA baLe teNe potAno gayo bhava nihALyo. tene pratIti thaI ke munirAja kahe che te yathArtha che. A pratIti sAthe ja te thatharI gayo. vihavaLa vadane teNe pUchyuM: prabhu! ATaluM nAnakaDuM kukRtya, ane AvuM moTuM karma phaLa? Ama kema? munivare zAMtabhAve tene samajAvyo: bhAI, karmabaMdhananuM vAstavika kAraNa ApaNI krodha vagerenI pariNati che. kaSAyanI ekAdI pariNati paNa ApaNA citta para kabajo jamAvI de, to tene lIdhe jIvAtmA je karmo bAMdhe che, te karmo bhogavavA mATe karoDo bhavo paNa ochA paDe; arthAt eka kSaNanI kaSAya-pariNati thakI baMdhAtAM karmonA pariNAma karoDo bhavo sudhI ApaNe bhogavavAM paDe che. tenAthI bacavA mATe game teTalI mathAmaNa karIe to paNa bacI zakAtuM nathI. jo ke, keTalAMka kama evAM haLavAM paNa baMdhAya che, je pAponuM AchuM pAtaLuM phaLa darzAvIne je te bhavamAM ja nAbUda thaI zake che.

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zivaketu 13 paraMtu, tyAM tema thavAnuM kAraNa, e karma bAMdhanAranI te kSaNanI mananI haLavAza ja samajavAnI che. bAMdhatI vakhate kaSAyanI vAsanA jeTalI tIvra, teTaluM karma ne tenuM phaLa paNa tIvra. bAMdhatI vakhate kaSAyanI mAtrA jeTalI maMda, haLavI, teTaluM tenuM pariNAma paNa zithila. teM je tArA bhAI paratve adekhAI sevI, temAM tArA cittanI kaSAya-mAtrA ati tIvra hatI; tenuM phaLa tuM atyAre to anubhave che, paraMtu hajI bIjA bhavomAM paNa tenuM pariNAma tAre anubhavavuM paDe, to nakArI na zakAya. A sAMbhaLIne zivaketu thIjI ja gayo. ATalI nAnI jiMdagImAM tenA zire je vItaka vItatI hatI, tenAthI ugaravAno IlAja to hajI jaDato nathI tyAM A mahArAja kahe che ke hajI bIjA bhavomAM paNa karmonuM pariNAma tAre veThavuM paDaze! o prabhu, A to keTaluM dohyaluM che? kema sahana thaze? vihvaLa svare te bolI UThyoH bhagavaMta! tame to jJAnadivAkara cho. badhuM ja jANI zakavA samartha cho. kRpA karIne mane e kahone ke A meM bAMdhela pApakarmathI ane tenAM pariNAmothI kAyama mATe bacI javuM hoya to mAre zuM karavuM joIe? ane huM A badhAMthI bacI zakuM ke nahi? prabhu, mArAthI A yAtanA atyAre ja sahana nathI thatI, to AkhI jiMdagI kema veThIza? ne vaLI bhAMta2mAM paNa AvI yAtanA thAya, tenI kalpanA paNa mArA mATe asahya che. mane bacAvo, prabhu! bacAvo! munivara to dayAnA sAgara hatA. zivaketunI vedanA temane sparzI gaI. temaNe tene Azvasta karatAM kahyuM : bhadra! dareka daradanI davA to hoya ja. A karma-roganI paNa davA che. enuM nAma che dIkSA. dIkSA le, to badhAM pApo baLIne bhasma thAya ne pachI tenAM pariNAmo paNa bhogavavAnAM na rahe. zivaketu hajI to bALaka hato. nAdAna kahI zakAya tevI tenI kAcI vaya hatI. tene bahu gama na paDI. paNa munirAja eTalA badhA

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- 14 samaruM palapala vata nAma - mAyALu maLyA hatA ke temane kAMI paNa kahevAmAM ke pUchavAmAM have tene kSobha nahoto thato. te bolI UThyo : mahArAja, dIkSA zuM? dIkSA kyAM maLe? kevI rIte maLe? koNa Ape? muni malakI paDyA. temaNe bALakane premathI samajAvatAM kahyuM : bhAI. dIkSA levI eTale mArA jevA jaina sAdhu thaI javuM te. jo huM kevo chuM? meM kevo veSa pahoryo che? Avo veza paherIne AtmAnI sAdhanA thAya tevI karaNImAM jIvana vItAvavuM - enuM nAma dIkSA. A dIkSA le pachI koI ja pApa karavAnuM na Ave. pachI basa eka ja kAma karavAnuM : pahelAM bAMdhelAM pApone dhoyA karavAnAM. je karavAthI e pApo dhovAya te tenAM pariNAmothI ApaNo AtmA UgarI jAya, tevI kriyAo karyA karavAnI. - dIkSA lIdhA pachI ghara na hoya, mAtA-pitA ne parivAra na hoya, saMsAranI ne gharanI koI ja vAta ke vAtAvaraNa na rahe. pachI to rahe ApaNA gurunI nizrA ne ApaNI ArAdhanA! Ama ne Ama, sAva bALasulabha bhASAmAM munivare zivaketune dIkSAnuM yathArtha svarUpa samajAvI dIdhuM, ne chevaTe pUchyuM: bola, dIkSA levI che? laIza to badhAM karmo TaLI jaze ne yAtanAo maTI jaze. zivaketa to A badhuM vivecana sAMbhaLIne rAjIno reDa! ene to bhAvatuM'tuM ne vaide kIdhuM jevo ghATa thayo. eNe tarata ja be hAtha joDI mastaka namAvatAM munine kahyuM:bhagavaMta! Ape moTI kapA karI mArA para. dIkSAnI vAta mane barAbara pacI gaI che. paraMtu mahArAja, eka vAta vacamAM pUchavI che. Apane kaSTa na thatuM hoya ne Apa anujJA Apo to pUchuM. pUchuM? munine vatsalabhAve saMmati darzAvatAM ja zivaketu AgaLa vadhyo: prabhu, mArA jevA maMdabhAgI jIvane to janmajAta vedanA ne duHkha veThavAnAM Ave, eTale tethI kaMTALIne tame kahyuM tema dIkSA levAno vicAra kare to te to samajI zakAya; paNa tame to keTalA badhA sohAmaNA cho! kevA zaktizALI dekhAva cho! tamAruM svarUpa jotAM ! paheThaLa

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zivaketu 15 koIne paNa lAge ke tame nakkI pUrvAvasthAmAM koIka rAjA-mahArAjA hazo ne khUbakhUba sukhI paNa hazo. mahArAja, mane e kutUhala che ke tame AvuM badhu sukha hovA chatAM zA mATe dIkSA lIdhI? Apane bAdha na hoya to mane kahone! munine paNa koNa jANe kema, paNa akAraNa ja A bALaka pratye bhAva thavA lAgyo hato. tethI temaNe mauna rahevAne badale tene jvAba ApavAnuM ja pasaMda karyuM, ane potAnI pUrvAvasthAnI jIvanakathA tenI samakSa kahI saMbhaLAvI. AkhI kathAno sAra A hato : kozalapura nagaranA rAjA satyadharmanAM sAtamA dIkarA 'sUra' nAmanA teo rAjaputra hatA. bhAgyayoge vaitADhya parvata 52 vidyAdhara zreNimAM sUrodaya nAme nagaranA pote vidyAdhara-rAjA thayA hatA. potAnA pitAnA rAjya mATe, pitarAI bhAI yadharme, potAnA chae bhAIo tathA bhatrIjAonI temaja rAjyanI je avadazA karI, te joIne temane saMsAranA varavA svarUpa pratye nirveda jAgatAM, bhuvananuMga nAmanA AcArya bhagavaMta pAse temaNe saMyama grahaNa karyo, ane potAnA gurubhagavaMtanI nizrAmAM teo viharatAMviharatAM atyAre ahIM AvyA che. gurubhagavaMta tathA anya saghaLo muni samudAya najIkanA udyAnamAM birAjamAna che, ane pote svAdhyAyArthe ekAMtano lAbha levA ahIM AvIne beThA che. zivaketu ekacitte A sAMbhaLato hato. pote jANe svargalokamAM jaI caDyo hoya tevo romAMca te A sAMbhaLatAMsAMbhaLatAM anubhavato hato. muninI vAta pUrI thatAM ja te Ubho thaI gayo. gadgada kaMThe, harSita haiye ne bhAvabhInA cahere te muninA caraNomAM namI paDyo, ane karagaryo : bhagavaMta! tame tamAruM ciratra ja mane nathI saMbhaLAvyuM, tame to mArA kAnamAM amRtarasa reDyo che. huM dhanya banyo chuM Aje. paNa prabhu! have thoDIka vadhu kRpA varasAvo, ne mane dIkSA Apo! mAro uddhAra karo! mAro hAtha jhAlo mahArAja! sUramunie kahyuM: vatsa! dIkSA levAno tAro bhAva joIne mane

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16 7 samaruM palapala ta nAma ghaNI prasannatA thAya che. paraMtu mArI be maryAdAo cheH eka to, mArA gurumahArAjanI upasthiti ahIM hoya to huM dIkSA ApI na zakuM; ane bIjuM, tArAM pitA-mAtAnI anumati vinA amArAthI tane dIkSA na ApI zakAya. huM temanI saMmati laI Ave, to avazya tane dIkSA apAvuM; nahi to huM lAcAra have zivaketu akaLAI gayo. tenA gaLe A mA-bApanI saMmatinI vAta na UtarI. te bolI UThyo: mahArAja! huM dIkSA lauM to mArA gharanuM koI, mA-bApa suddhAM, mane zodhavA Ave tema nathI; eTalo badho huM gharamAM apriya mANasa chuM. ne jo huM dIkSA laI lauM. to temane to kAyamanI lapa jaze. chatAM tame mane nA kema kaho cho? muni tenI akaLAmaNa samajI zakyA. tenuM kAraNa paNa temanAthI have chAnuM nahotuM ja. paNa chatAM teo vicalita na thayA. temaNe zAMtithI zivaketune samajAvyo ne pachI umeryuM: jo tArA mAtA-pitAne tuM aLakhAmaNo ja hoIza, to tuM jevI samaMti mAgIza tevI ja tane ApI deze, eTale tAruM kAma to sAva saheluM ne sIdhuM che. AvA sIdhA kAmamAM ApaNe maryAdA lopavI te yogya na gaNAya. mATe tuM ghera jA, ne mA-bApanI saMmati laI le. jo teo AvIne mane kaheze ke "A chokarAne dIkSA Apo, amane vAMdho nathI,' to huM tallaNa tane dIkSA ApI daIza. zivaketu paNa samaju bALaka hato. teNe vAtano marma pakaDI lIdho. te Ubho thaI gayo. jevI ApanI AjJA' ema kahIne te teja paLe ghara tarapha cAlI nIkaLyo. munirAja paNa pachI potAnA saMghADAmAM cAlyA gayA. zivaketu gharane paMthe paDyo. tenuM mana cokhkhuM thaI gayuM hatuM. varasyA pachInA nirabhra AkAza jevuM ja svaccha, dIkSA e ja have tenuM lakSyabiMdu hatuM. jhaTa ghera pahoMcuM, jhaTa |

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zivaketa che 17 pitAnI rajA meLavuM, ne jhaTa dIkSA laI lauM - e sivAya tenA manamAM have koI ja vAta nahotI rahI. alabatta, tene pAko khyAla hato ke ghera pahoMcIza. ne jo mAtA ke pitAnuM magaja ThekANe nahi hoya to kevI pastALa paDaze? kevAM kevAM aNiyALA prazno pUchAze ne kevAM AkarAM neNAM sAMbhaLavAM paDaze? emAM paNa jyAre jaina dIkSAnI vAta rajU karIza, tyAre kaTTara jaina-dveSI ane hADohADa sanAtanI evA pitAno prakopa kevo phATI nIkaLaze? A badhuM ja tenA nAnakaDA paNa paripakva banI gayelA magajanI bahAra nahotuM ja. teNe raste cAlatAM ja A mATenI AMtarika sajjatA keLavI lIdhI, ane kevA vAtAvaraNamAM kevI rIte vAta karavI ne kevI rIte dhAreluM kAma pAra pADavo teno paNa Alekha AMkI lIdho. tenA haiye eka ja utsAha hato : A chellI kaSTayAtrA che. AmAMthI pAra UtarI jauM, to pachI to saMyama che ne gurujInuM sAMnidhya che. ne lahera ja lahera che. eTale Aje je paNa thAya te thavA devuM. AvA daDha saMkalpa sAthe te ghera pahoMcyo. gharamAM dAkhala thatAM ja joyuM to pitAjI ne mAtA banne nirAMtavA beThAM hatAM. khAsa koI agatyanA kAryamAM rokAyelAM nahotAM, ane vaLI kAMIka haLavA mijAjamAM jaNAtAM hatAM, teNe A taka jhaDapI lIdhI. doDIne pitAnA pagamAM namI paDyo, ne zakya eTaluM Arjava potAnA svaramAM ThAlavIne karagaryo: "pitAjI! mArI eka vinaMti che, sAMbhaLazo?' bola.' mane ApanI anumati joIe chIe. zenI anumati? zuM karavuM che? pitAjI, mAre vrata levAM che. tame rajA Apo to lauM, tuM ane vrata? alyA mUrNa! kaMI bhAnabAna che ke pachI Ama ja lavArA kADhavA mAMDyo che? pitAno prakopa phATyo. paNa. pitAjI... zuM paNa... paNa kare che? tArI umaranuM tane bhAna che? tArI | zakti keTalI che teno koI aMdAja che tane? lyo, nIkaLI paDyA !

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8 samaruM palapala satata nAma bhAI vrata levA! alyA, vrata lenArA manuSyo kevA dhIra-gaMbhIra hoya te jANe che tuM? e kAMI AvA tArA jevA zekhacallI na hoya! emanAM lakSaNo paNa judAM ja hoya, samajyo? mATe A badhAM nakharAM mUkIne cUpacApa besI jA eka khUNAmAM. nAhaka AvI taraMgI vAto koIne karIne tArI jAtane chatI na karato. nA joyA moTA vrata levAvALA! paNa zivaketu konuM nAma? te leza paNa vicalita na thayo. pitAnA krodhane ane AkarAM veNane lakSyamAM lIdhA vinA ja te bolyo: pitAjI, tame mA-bApa cho, mane vaDhavAno ne mArI vAtane nAmaMjUra karavAno tamAro adhikAra che. paNa meM vratanI maMjUrI mAMgI che, bIjI koI ajugatI mAMgaNI nathI karI ke jethI mAre zaramAvuM paDe. have mArI eka vAta sAMbhaLI lo, huM A paLathI bhojanano tyAga karuM chuM. tame jyAM sudhI mane rajA nahi Apo tyAM sudhI mAre bhojana levAnuM have baMdha che. krodhamAM saLagI UThelA tenA pitA tenI A vAta aNasAMbhaLI karIne tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. temanI pAchaLa tenI mAtA paNa cAlI gaI. asahAya zivaketu TagaraTagara A badhuM joto ja rahyo. tenA mATe A kSaNe be ja cIjo AzvAsanarUpa hatI. AMsu ane muninuM pAvana smaraNa. AMsubhInI AMkho ane smaraNabhInA haiyAe tene akathya AdhAra pUro pADyo, ane gaNatarInI paLomAM ja te potAnA nidharamAM aDaga banI gayo. potAnI A aDagatA badala tene potAne paNa ghaDIbhara acaMbo thaI Avyo. bIjA divasanI savAra paDI. nitya karmo ATopAyAM. bhojanano avasara thayo.

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zivaketa che 19 - kAle to pitA krodhamUDha hatA, eTale bhANe beThA tyAre chokaro sAMbharelo chatAM upekSA karelI : bhale bhUkhe marato. eka rAta bhUkhamAM taraphaDaze ke savAre sIdho thaI jaze. paNa Aje to jamavATANuM thatAM ja temaNe hAka mArI H zivaketu! hA pitAjI! hAtha joDato zivaketu hAjara. cAla besI jA jamavA. nA pitAjI, mAre jamavAnuM nathI. kema? hajI rIsa nathI UtaratI karaDA avAje pitAjI garajyA. nA pitAjI, rIsa nathI, paNa meM kAle ApanI sAme ja pratijJA lIdhI che ke Apa mane "vrata' mATe hA kaho, pachI ja huM bhojana laIza. hajI Ape hA nathI kahI, pitAjI! zivaketanA avAjamAM eka na kalpelI makkamatA hatI. tenA pitA A makkamatA pArakhI gayA, ne e sAthe ja te vimAsaNamAM mUkAI gayA. temane thayuM: ATalA vakhatamAM kadI A chokarI sAmuM bolyo nathI. mArA krodhathI DarI-tarIne jIvyo che, garIbaDAnI jema. paNa Aje enAmAM kAMIka vilakSaNa vartAya che. e Darato nathI, DaghAto nathI. makkamatAthI javAba vALe che. potAnI vAtane dRDhatAthI vaLagI rahyo che. zuM haze AnuM rahasya? lAva, pUchavA to de. teNe tatkSaNa potAnI rUkha badalI. temaNe pUchyuM: zenuM vrata levuM che tAre? konI pAse levAnuM che? bola! temane khabara nahotI ke kharo bhUMkapa to hajI have AvavAno che. pitAjI, sevaDA pAse, jaina sAdhu pAse mAre vrata levAM che. zuM bolyo? sevaDA pAse tAre dIkSA levI che ema? to to bhale bhale bhUkhyo ne tarasyo marI jA. amane vAMdho nathI. kulAMgAra! rAjapurohita krodhathI tharathara kaMpI rahyA hatA. kazuMka atizaya aghaTita ke abrahmaNya saMbhaLAI gayuM hoya ane je manovyathA thAya te vyathA temanA pratyeka kaMpanamAM DokiyuM karI rahI hatI. A vAtane A tabakke ja khIle bAMdhavAnI gaNatarIthI potAnuM AkharInAmuM saMbhaLAvatAM temaNe kahyuM:

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- 20 samaruM palapala dvata nAma - duSTa! tane to koI lAja ke zarama nathI. kuLa-kuTuMbanI AbarUnI paNa paDI nathI. paNa amAre DhAMkaNImAM pANI laIne DUbI maravuM nathI. tuM mare ke jIve, je thavuM hoya te thAya; paNa zUddha evA sevaDA sAdhu pAse vrata levAnI rajA nahi maLe te nahi ja maLe. amAre samAja vacce jIvavAnuM che, ne AbarU paNa jALavavAnI che cAla, dUra khasa ahIMthI. amane jamI levA de. A paNa vAha re zivaketu vAha ! e paNa kAMI ema gAMjyo tema nahoto. chevaTe to e paNa e ja bApanuM bIja hatuM ne! pitAjInA AkrozabharyA veNanI saMpUrNa avagaNanA sAthe teNe paNa sAmo lalakAra karyo. pitAjI! ApanA jevA paMDita puruSane AvuM mAtsarya nathI zobhatuM, jarIka dhIrA thAva, AvezamAMthI bahAra nIkaLo, ne vicAra to karo ke brAhmaNa koNa gaNAya ne zUddha kone kahevAya? Ama ne Ama kAMI ja jANyA vinA koIne zUdra kahI devAthI ApaNe kAMI bahu zreSTha puravAra nathI thaI javAnA! vizvabhUtiH amArA manamAM koIneya mATe mAtsarya nathI. khoTI cAvaLAI nahi kara. ane bahu jANakAra thaI gayo che to tuM ja kahI de ne ke brAhmaNa koNa gaNAya ne zUdra kone kahevAya? - zivaketune to ATaluM ja khapatuM hatuM. teNe paLanoya kAlakSepa karyA vinA saMvAda AraMbhI dIdho. teNe kahyuM : pitAjI, huM chevaTe to ApanuM bALaka chuM. kAMI vadhu paDatuM bolAya to kSamA karajo tevI mArI prArthanA che. paNa atyAre huM thoDIka vAta jijJAsApUrvaka pUchuM to tene avinaya na mAnatA ane mane samAdhAnakAraka javAba Apajo. pUchavA mAMDuM? pUcha. vizvabhUtinA manamAM krodhanI sAthe vismaya paNa bhAre hatuM ane A vismayanA mULa sudhI javAmAM temane paNa rasa paDavA lAgyo hato. chevaTe to paMDita hatA ne! zivaketa : pitAjI! brAhmaNa e sarvocca che, tevuM ApanuM spaSTa maMtavya che, te huM jANuM chuM. mAre e jANavuM che ke brAhmaNa tarIke !

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zivaketa // 21 janmyo tene ja brAhmaNa gaNavo joIe ke kriyAkAMDa kare tene ja brAhmaNa gaNavo ghaTe? vizvabhUtiH brAhmaNanA gotra-vaMzamAM janme te brAhmaNa. zivaketuH to brAhmaNano dIkaro kriyAkAMDa vedajJAna-vihoNo hoya ne dArUDiyo, mAMsabhakSI, durAcArI hoya to paNa pUjanIya ja gaNAya ne? vizvabhUtiH nA, ema to kema calAvI levAya? vyasano to na ja cAle, ne kriyApAtra to hovo ja joIe e; to ja pUjanIya bane! - zivaketuH jo kriyApAtra hoya tene ja pUjya gaNavAno hoya, to pachI A jAtivAdano haThAgraha zA sAru? dvija chatAM kriyAhIna hoya te apUjya gaNAya ne dvija nahi chatAM jo kriyApAtra hoya to te pUjya; bhale ne pachI te game te jAtimAM janmelo hoya, vAMdho zo? vizvabhUtiH ema kAMI tArA tarkothI bhoLavAI jauM nahi. tuM 'sevaDA' sAdhune AvA tarkathI uttama puravAra karavA jAya che te huM na samajuM eTalo bhoTa nathI; paNa tuM samaja ke jemanAmAM vedAdhyayana nathI, yajJa-yAga nathI, saMdhyApATha nathI, janoI ne zikhA nathI, evA lokone dvijanI haroLamAM kema ja gaNI zakAya? balke A badhuM na hoya tevAne zUdra ja gaNavAnI zAstrAjJA che tenuM zuM? zivaketuH pitAjI, eno artha e thayo ke Apa kriyA' ne ja vadhu mahattva Apo cho. to mAro prazna e che ke Apa game te kriyAne pavitra gaNo cho ke dharma-saMbaMdhita kriyA ja pUjya gaNAya? vizvabhUtiH dhAra ke game te kriyA' ne ja pUjya gaNIe to? zivaketuH to chIpA, raMgArA ne dhobI paNa pUjya gaNAya; kema ke jIvana-nirvAha mATe kAMIka kriyA to e badhA paNa kare ja che. vizvabhUtiH paNa ame dharma-saMbaMdhita kriyAne ja pavitra ane pUjya gaNIe chIe. phAlatU kriyAnI zI kiMmata? zivaketuH kabUla. dharma-AdhArita kriyA ja pavitra manAvI joIe.

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- 22 samaruM palapala satata nAma - paNa mAre e samajavuM che ke A "dharma eTale zuM? dharma dhoLo che? pILo che? kevo che? arthAt tenuM svarUpa zuM? te samajAya to tenA AdhAre thatI kriyAnI yathArthatA paNa siddha thaI zake. mATe pitAjI, pahelAM dharma kone kahevAya te mane samajAvo. vizvabhUtiH emAM te vaLI zuM pUchavAnuM? ApaNe je karIe chIe te dharma. yajJa te dharma, agnihoma te dharma, vedAdhyayana te dharma, brAhmaNocita tamAma karaNI te dharma. ATaluM ya AvaDyuM nahi. alyA? ane enI sAthe e paNa samajI le ke A badhuM na kare ane AnAthI UlaTuM kare, te adharma. - zivaketu to pitAjI, mAre ApanI sAthe ahIM ja matabheda paDe che. mAro AkSepa che ke Apa "dharma' evA zabdane jANo cho, paNa tenA paramArthathI sAva ajANa ja cho; ane chatAM Apa bIjAne ne bIjAnA dharmane samajyA vinA ja nidI rahyA cho; tenI mane moTI navAI upaje che. ApanA jevA paMDitajanane AvuM kema zobhe? vizvabhati stabdha. potAno nAnakaDo dekhAto dIkaro ATalo badho tarkazAlI ane tattvanI carcAmAM AvA akathya AtmavizvAsavALo haze tenI to temane kalpanA paNa nahotI. atyAra sudhI DaMkha, dveSa, ane tiraskArathI chalakAto temano vartAva have jarAka badalAyo; joke upekSA sAva to na ja chUTe, chatAM kAMIka haLavAza jarUra AvI. temaNe jarAka mRdu avAje kahyuM to tAruM maMtavya evuM che ke amane dharmanA sAcA arthanI samajaNa nathI; cAla, ghaDIbhara mATe tArI vAta mAnI lIdhI, paNa to have eka kAma kara, tuM amane dharma no marma samajAva. joIe to kharA ke tane kevuMka samajAyuM che? zivaketu AvI takanI ja rAha joto hato, teNe tarata ja vAtano dora pakaDI lIdho : "pitAjI, dharmanA paramArthanI to Aja dina sudhI mane paNa gama nahotI. paNa pelA jaina mahArAjazrI mane maLyA, ane temaNe mane te vAta mArA jevA nAdAna baccAne samajAya tevI bALasulabha bhASAmAM je samajAvI, te ja huM ApanI AgaLa rajU na karIza. teonA kahevA pramANe dharmanuM pAyAnuM lakSaNa che ahiMsA. !

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zivaketa ra3 sthUla ke sUkSma koI paNa prakAranA jIvane koIpaNa jAtanI IjA na pahoMcADavI, tenuM nAma ahiMsA, ane te ja che yathArtha dharma. vizvabhUtiH emaNe AmAM navuM zuM kahyuM? A vAta to mULa ApaNA dharmagraMthomAM ja che. ApaNI smRtio ane purANomAM kahyuM ja che ke koI jIvane haNavA nahi, te dharma che. hA, tane hajI AnI khabara na hoya te svAbhAvika che. - zivaketu: paNa pitAjI, ApaNA graMthomAM hiMsAno niSedha karyo hovA chatAM ApaNA yajJomAM seMkaDo ne hajAro pazuono vadha thAya che, ane vaLI tene dharma tarIke oLakhAvAya che tenuM zuM? vaLI, je agni vakare to gAmanA gAma bALIne sApha karI nAkhI zake, tevA agninI ghInI tathA aneka dravyonI AhUti ApIne pUjA karavAmAM Ave che teno zo artha? mane samajAvazo? - vizvabhUti cUpa. ahiMsA e zAstravarNita dharma hovA chatAM yajJonA nAme pazuvadha thato hato ane te pAcho dharmamAM khapAvAto hato, teno inkAra karI zakavAnI sthitimAM te nahotA ja. paNa temanI vivekapUta prajJAne zivaketunI dalIlamAM rasa avazya paDI gayo, tethI temaNe izArA vaDe ja sUcavyuM:cAlu rAkha tArI vAta. - zivaketa AgaLa vadhyo: pitAjI, jIvonA bheda keTalA? jIvanuM lakSaNa zuM? jIvonuM svarUpa zuM? kayA jIvane keTalI iMdriyo hoya ne keTalI AvaradA hoya? te jIvonI keTakeTalI rItathI hiMsA thaI zake? A badhI vAto kyAM che ApaNA graMthomAM? - pitAjI, mAThuM na lagADajo, paNa ApaNI paraMparA to evI rahI che ke je prakAranA karmakAMDo karavA-karAvavAthI ane upadezavAthI ApaNo jIvananirvAha rUDI rIte thayA kare, tevA karmakAMDone ja ApaNe dharmano darajjo ApI dIdho che. emAM hiMsA-ahiMsAno ke lAbhahAnino koI pAramArthika vicAra ApaNe tyAM che? jema ke ApaNe tyAM mRtAtmAnA zrAddhanA avasare piMDadAnanI prathA che. temAM maranAra AtmAne svarga athavA mokSa maLe te mATe brAhmaNane aneka padArtho tathA jaNasonuM dAna ApavAnuM Avazyaka manAyuM che. A zuM che? |

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4 * samaruM palapala vrata nAma maranAranI gati thAya ke na thAya te to koNa jovA javAnuM che? paNa dAna pAmanAra bhUdevanuM ghara to sukhanAM sAdhanothI chalakAI ja javAnuM! pAchuM A badhuM dAna-puNyanA nAme cAle che! paNa mane e samajyuM che ke AmAM dAnadharma kyAM che? AvuM dAna ApanArane ke lenArane puNyano lAbha keTalo? mArI dRSTie to ApanArane kSaNika saMtoSa ApyAno, ne lenArane thoDoka samaya AnaMda pAmyAno; pachI banne du:khI. vizvabhUti zivaketanuM vApravAhamAM taNAI cUkyA hatA. temanA moMmAMthI sahasA udgAra sarI paDyAH dIkA, dAna denAra ne lenAra banne du:khI zI rIte thavAnA? e vAta gaLe na UtarI. kAMIka spaSTatA kara. zivaketuH pitAjI! juo, ApaNe pelAne bhoLavIne tenuM dhana vagere paDAvI laIe chIe, eTale ApaNI avagati to pAkI ja samajavAnI; ane ApanAre paNa pAtra-apAtrano temaja zuM apAya, zuM na apAya teno viveka keLavyA vinA ApyuM; eTale parabhavamAM, AvA dAnane lIdhe uddabhavelAM thoDAMka puNya vaDe te thoDuMka sukha jarUra pAme. paNa pelA avivekabharyA AcaraNane lIdhe te puNya eTaluM chIcharuM hovAnuM ane vaLI pApAcaraNo tarapha dorI janAruM nIvaDavAnuM, ke jethI te AtmA saravALe duHkhI ane durgatigAmI ja banavAno. kaho, AmAM dAna-puNya ke dharma kyAM? vizvabhUtiH to vatsa! zuddha dAna kone kahevAya ? zivaketuH pitAjI, bahu sahelI vAta che; je dAna ApavAthI ApanA2lenArane ke anya koI paNane leza paNa duHkha na Upaje tenuM nAma zuddha dAna. AvuM dAna, tene prApta karanAre pote karyuM na hoya, potAnA mATe karAveluM na hoya, ke koI potAne mATe banAvI Ape to tene samarthana paNa na ApeluM hoya; vaLI te nirjIva ane grahaNa karI zakAya tevuM nirdoSa hovuM joIe. AvA dAnamAM devAnA padArthomAM vasati (raheNAka) vastra, pAtra, kAMbala, auSadha, AhAra, ane pANIno mukhyatve samAveza thAya.

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zivaketa ja 25 bAkI gAya, bheMza, baLada, azva, vagere padArthonuM dAna je ApaNe laIe chIe te to svaye sajIva padArtho che, ane te pote bhUkhyAM tarasyAM thAya to jAte duHkhI thAya. tophAne caDe to aneka jaNane duHkhI kare. te pazuo thakI aneka nAnAM jaMtuonI hiMsA paNa thAya. ane vaLI temanI saMbhALa rAkhavAmAM paNa ghaNI jIvahiMsA thAya. AvA dravyonuM dAna te yogya dAna na gaNAya." vizvabhUti ane dAna mATe yogya pAtra koNa gaNAya? e paNa jarA kahI de ne! . - zivaketuH pitAjI, jeNe badhA pApa-vyApAro tajyA hoya, gharaputra-patnI Adi parivArano tyAga karyo hoya, saMsAranAM sukhasAdhanothI virakta hoya, krodha-abhimAna-mAyA-lobha vagere doSone jemaNe jItyA hoya, pAMce Indriyo vaDe jitendriya hoya; vaLI, je potAnA jIvanI jema jIvamAtranuM jatana karatA hoya, nagaNya paNa asatya bolatA na hoya, corI to kare ja nahi, sAthe brahmacaryanuM paNa rUDuM pAlana karatA hoya, ne parigraha ke Asakti vihoNA hoya, AvA manuSyo A jagatamAM dAna ApavA mATe yogya supAtra gaNAya pitAjI, AmAMno eka paNa guNa che kharo ApaNAmAM? - zivaketu vAtane parAkASThAe pahoMcADI rahyo hato. teNe manomana jANe nakkI karI lIdhuM hatuM ke Aje to koI paNa hisAbe A vAta khIle ja bAMdhavI che. teNe potAnuM vaktavya AgaLa calAvyuM: pitAjI, kharI vAta to e che ke Avo eka paNa guNa na hovA chatAM ApaNe ApaNI jAtanA vakhANa karavAmAMthI ne jagatanA cokamAM potAne ja supAtra gaNAvavAmAMthI UMcA nathI AvatA. ane AvA tamAma guNo dharAvanAra pelA "sevaDA' sAdhuone vagara doSe paNa doSita TharAvIne temanI niMdA karavAmAMthI ApaNe navarA paDatA nathI. zuM A vAjabI che? Apa A badhuM barAbara hovAnuM svIkArI zako cho? mane javAba Apo pitAjI! huM ApanI ke ApaNA samAjanI niMdA karavA mATe A badhuM nathI karI rahyo, balka ' ,

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26 ja samaruM palapala suvrata nAma atyArasudhI huM paNa A ja mAnato hato. paNa kAle meM sAdhune dIThA, ane mane khAtarI thaI ke jevI vAto kare che, te ja pramANe A mahAtmAo jIvI paNa jANe che. e loko potAnuM peTa bharavA mATe paNa koI kAma ke hiMsaka kArya karatA ke karAvatA nathI. gharakhetaranI ke dhaMdhAnI vAta to dUra, khAdhA-khorAkI mATe paNa koI ja hiMsA ke hiMsaka karaNI karatA-karAvatA nathI. lokoe potAnA ghara mATe je rAMdhyuM hoya temAMthI, te lokone takalIpha na paDe teTalI, atyaMta alpa mAtrAmAM AhAra levAno ghaNA ghera pharIpharIne; ane e ja rIte vastrAdi Avazyaka padArtho paNa meLavI levAnA; temAM maLe to mamatva nahi ne na maLe to Akroza ke kleza nahi karavAnA; A rIte jIvana gujAravAnuM. pitAjI, AvI nirmama ane nirdoSa carcAvALA mahAtmAonI niMdA ane mamatvathI raMgAyelI doSagrasta caryAnI prazaMsA, A kyAMno nyAya e mane samajAvazo? vizvabhUti have taraboLa hatA; prabhAvita thaI gayA hatA. temanA vismayano koI pAra na hato. pote jene oramAyo gaNelo, jene bhaNAvavAmAM ne saMbhALavAmAM naradama upekSA ja rAkhelI, e chokaro ATalo badho cAlAka, samaju ane vivekI hovAnI to temane kalpanA paNa nahotI. paNa Aje temano bhrama bhAMgI gayo hato. temano ahaMkAra paNa have sAro evo nabaLo paDI gayo hato. temaNe ekadama bhadrabhAve kahyuM: bhAI, eka kAma kara ne. pelI jIvonA bheda, jIvonuM lakSaNa, svarUpa vagerevALI vAta teM hamaNAM kahelI, to te badhuM jarA cokhavaTathI samajAvane. amane rasa paDyo che. zivaketuH pitAjI, avinaya na samajatA. paNa mane jeTaluM AvaDatuM hatuM teTaluM meM Apane kahI dIdhuM. have jo vizeSa padArtho jANavAnI jijJAsA hoya to cAlo mArI sAthe pelA sUra-sAdhu pAse. teo badhuM ja vistArathI ne premapUrvaka ApaNane samajAvaze. vizvabhUtiH beTA! ame jarUra AvIe. paNa pahelAM eka kAma kara. tAre kAlanI lAMghaNa che. tuM jarAka jamI le, pachI ApaNe jaIe. zivaketu A sAMbhaLatAM ja TaTTAra thaI gayo. teNe kahyuM, pitAjI,

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zivaketu 27 - meM pahelAM ja Apane kahyuM che ke jyAM sudhI Apa mane vrata mATe anumati nahi Apo tyAM sudhI huM bhojana nahi karuM. A mArI atUTa pratijJA che mATe kRpA karIne Apa A mATe mane Agraha karatA nahi. Apa rajA Apazo pachI jarUra jamIza. vizvabhUti to cAla mahArAja pAse. have badhI vAta jANavI to paDaze ja. zivaketu: cAlo. sau cAlyA sUra sAdhu pAse. ' AgaLa zivaketu. pAchaLa vizvabhUti. tenI pAchaLa vizvadattA zivaketunI mAtA. - zivaketunA moM para saphaLatAnI ujjavaLa AzA jhaLahaLI rahI hatI. - vizvabhUtinA mukha para vismaya ane jijJAsAnI mizra lAgaNIo pharakyA karatI hatI. vizvadattA to maMtramugdha hatI, potAnA gamAra mAnI lIdhelA lADalAnI aNakalpI vAto ane vidagdhatA upara. gaNatarInI paLomAM ja traNe pahoMcI gayA pelA upavanamAM. sUra muni tyAM ja, e vRkSa nIcenA oTalA upara ja birAjamAna hatA. temane jotAM ja zivaketu vaMdanA karavA gayo, tyAM munie rokyo, ne kahyuM: bAjunI ja vADImAM mArA gurubhagavaMta birAje che. temane tathA bIjA sAdhuone prathama vaMdanA karI Ava, pachI ahIM Ava. - zivaketue teno amala karyo. te AcArya bhuvanabhaMga-guru pAse gayo, tyAM temane tathA anya aneka sAdhuo hatA temane vaMdana karyA, ne tarata te pAcho pharyo. sUra sAdhune vaMdanA karI. ne temanI sanmukha hAtha joDIne besI gayo, - rAjapurohita vizvabhUti to custa brAhmaNaH hAthInA paga taLe kacaDAI javuM bahetara, paNa jaina maMdiramAM na javAya, evI paraMparAgata |

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- 28 - samaruM palapala cata nAma - mAnyatAne pAkA vaphAdAra brAhmaNa. te vaLI jaina sAdhune mastaka kema namAve? e to skAra mudrAmAM adaba vALIne bhAvazUnya cahere tyAM eka bAju UbhA che. paNa zivaketu cAlAka hato. tene to potAnuM kAma pAra pADavuM hatuM. teNe vinavaNInA svare kahyuM: pitAjI, Avo ne, ahIM birAjo ne! ane e sAthe ja teNe munirAjanI sAme joIne kahyuMH mahArAja, A mArA pitAjI che, mArkadInA rAjapurohita; ane A mArAM mAtAjI che. emane ApanA mukhe jIva-ajIva vagere padArthonuM ane tattvonuM sAcuM svarUpa samajavuM che, eTale e mArI sAthe ahIM padhAryA che. mahArAja, Apa tattvonuM svarUpa amane samajAvavAnI kRpA karazo? - sneha ane kAryathI chalakAtI AMkhe munie vizvabhUti sAme joyuM. e AMkhomAM eka na TALI zakAya tevuM Ijana hatuM. AgaLa AvavAnuM ane besavAnuM vizvabhUti anAyAsa ja AgaLa vadhI gayA, emanI adaba chUTI gaI, ne hAtha ApoApa joDAI gayA. munie kahyuM: "dharmalAbha!" vizvabhUti beThA, mAtAjI paNa beThAM. prastAvanA to zivaketue bAMdhI ja dIdhelI. eTale vadhu kazI aupacArikatAnI rAha na jotAM sUramunie tattvavAnI mAMgaNI karI dIdhI. sarvaprathama temaNe nava tattvonuM svarUpa varNavyuM. jagatanuM baMdhAraNa A nava tattvo vaDe ja che te paNa vizada rUpe samajAvyuM. temAM jIva tattvanA prasaMgamAM ekendriyathI laIne paMcendriya sudhInA jIvabhedo, temAM prasaMgopAtta cAra gatinAM svarUpo, jIvomAM AyuSyaavagAhanA vagere. palyopama-sAgaropamAdi kALanuM svarUpa; jaina dRSTie bhUgoLa khagoLanI vAta, ATha karmo, ane tenA peTA prakAronuM varNana, ItyAdi vistArapUrvaka ane sugama-sarala bhASAmAM temaja rocaka zailImAM samajAvyuM. AthI rAjapurohita atyaMta prabhAvita thayA. tattvonI tarkasaMgata I ane buddhigamya saMyojanA vaDe racAtuM A eka adbhuta darzana temanA ! .

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zivaketu 29 cittane sparzI gayuM. temane pratIti thaI ke tattvadarzana AvuM ja hoya; jagatanuM yathArtha svarUpa paNa Ama ja hoya. AvI vizada, surekha ane spaSTa vicAraNA Aje ja jANI zakAI. keTaluM badhuM moDuM gaNAya? purohite manomana prazna pUchI lIdho. paNa hajI temanA manamAM hiMsAnAM svarUpa tathA prakAro vize avaDhava hatI. te ema samajatA hatA ke sAmAnyataH jIvahiMsA karavI te bhale pApa gaNAya; paNa yajJa vagere dharmAnuSThAnomAM hiMsA karavI te to dharma gaNAya; kema ke te zAstrakathita che, ane tethI tene adharma ke pApa kema gaNAya? paNa zivaketu to kAMIka juduM kaheto hato, ke yajJamAM thatI hiMsA paNa pApa ja gaNAya. enI vAta sAcI mAnuM to zAstrane khoTuM mAnavuM paDe, e to kema bane ? temane thayuM ke lAva ne, A mahArAjane ja pUchI lauM. A badhI vAto ATalI sarasa rIte gaLe UtAre che, to hiMsA vize paNa temane jJAna haze ja. ane A vicAra sAthe ja temaNe sUra munine pUchyuM:mahArAja, ApanI saMmati hoya to eka prazna pUchuM. pUchuM? munie saMmati darzAvI. vizvabhUtie pUchyuM:hiMsA kone kahevAya? tenA keTalA bheda? e mAre samajavuM che. munirAje vAta pakaDI letAM tatkSaNa javAba vALyoH bhadra! hiMsAnA traNa prakAra sarvajJe varNavyA che H 1. anyanA prANonA nAza karavo te hiMsA, 2. anyane du:kha ke IjA pahoMcADavI te hiMsA, ane 3. anyane trAsa-kleza-bhaya-paritApa upajAvavA te paNa hiMsA. hiMsA mana vaDe paNa thaI zake, hiMsA vANI dvArA paNa thAya, ane hiMsA kAyAthI paNa thaI zake. yajJa hoya ke lagna hoya; koI paNa nimitte koI paNa jIvane haNavA te hiMsA ja gaNAya; ane te hiMsA anAcAra ke pApa ja

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- 30 ka samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - lekhAya. evI hiMsAnA dhamma ane adharma evA vibhAga pADIne teno bacAva kadI na karI zakAya. hiMsA Akhare hiMsA ja che, ane tethI te pApAcAra ja che. ane tevA pApAcAranuM phaLa duHkha ane durgati ja hoya, e nizcita che. zuM yajJamAM haNAtAM pazuone haNatI vakhate koI pIDA nathI thatI? e jAnavaro karuNa kalpAMta jevI ciciyArIo nathI pADatAM? e jIvo bhAgI chUTavA mATe dhamAla nathI macAvatAM? jo A praznono javAba hA hoya. ane hA ja hoya, to je karavAthI anya jIvane duHkha ke IjA pahoMce tenuM nAma hiMsA,' e vyAkhyA tyAM baMdhabesatI nathI thaI jatI? ane "anyanA prANono vadha te hiMsA e vAtano paNa tyAM meLa nathI maLato zuM? purohitajI ! dharma to anyane sukhI banAve. je karavAthI anyano jIva jato hoya te anuSThAnane dharma kema gaNI zakAya? dharma jIvADe, mAre nahi ja. muninI ammalita chatAM madhura vANInA pravAhamAM purohita hAI ja rahyA, hiMsA ane ahiMsAnI ane dharma-adharmanI navI ja vyAkhyAo temaNe Aje sAMbhaLI. sAMbhaLI evI ja jacI gaI. temanAmAM sUtelo tArkika jAgI gayo. ane bAbAvAkya pramANenI rUDhithI bAMdhI lIdhelI dhAraNAo jotajotAmAM kakaDabhUsa! pachI to temaNe vidhavidha prazno dvArA deva-guru-dharmanuM tAtvika svarUpa jANI lIdhuM. vrato ane niyamonuM majAnuM svarUpa paNa prIchI lIdhuM, ane cAritradharmano marma paNa samajI lIdho. emano ahaM ogaLyo. akaDAI osarI. ajJAna naSTa thayuM. vinaya ane vivekano sAva sahaja AviSkAra thayo. teo UDyA. munine page paDIne vaMdana karyA, ne vInavyA: bhagavaMta! mane dharmanuM ane vratonuM dAna Apo! | munie paNa 'tattvaruci' jIva jANIne tyAM ja samyakta ane zrAvakocita bAra vratonI pratijJA temane karAvI.

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zivaketa 31 ghaDI pahelAMnA rAjapurohitanI kAyApalaTa thaI ne e thayA have vratadhArI suzrAvaka! have emane zIkhavADavuM paDe kharuM? vrata aMgIkAra karatAM veMta ja purohita upaDyA paDakhenI vADImAM, tyAM parama guru bhuvanataMga AcAryane vAMdyA. anya sAdhuone praNamyA. ne pAchA AvIne potAnA dharmadAtA guru sUra-sAdhune bhAvapUrvaka vaMdanA karI. sUra muni paNa te pachI tyAMthI UThyA, ane potAnI sAthe A traNe bhAgyavaMtone laIne gurudeva pAse gayA. tyAM temaNe purohitajI tathA zivaketunI samagra ghaTanA yathAtatha nivedana karI. emanuM nivedana thatAM ja vizvabhUtie vinayapUrvaka nivedana karyuM: prabhu! A mAro dIkaro zivaketu Aje amAro parama upakArI banyo che. e ja amane ApanA zrIcaraNo sudhI laI Avyo. ane enA nimitte ja amane Aje parama durlabha evo jinadharma lAdhyo che. AnA A upakArano badalo zIdhra vALavo e mAruM kartavya gaNAya. eNe amArI pAse mAgaNI karI che ke mane pravajyA levAnI rajA Apo. ame hajI sudhI to e ApI nathI, paNa have lAge che ke amAre ene rajA ApI devI joIe. kema ke ene dIkSA levAmAM ame sahAya karIzuM to ja enA upakArano badalo vALyo gaNAze. paraMtu bhagavaMta! eka muzkelI che, ne e jarA aTapaTI che. ame rahyA rAjAnA Azrita. rAjA maNimAlI mane potAno guru mAne che. enA manamAM daDha zraddhA che ke huM uttama varNano chuM, mATe supAtra chuM, ne anya dareka zUdra che. vaLI huM je yajJAdika dharma kahuM ane AcaruM, tene ja te dharma lekhe svIkAre che ne anusare che. te sivAyanA koI paNa mata-paMthanAM anuSThAnone te svIkArato nathI. have jo tenA manamAM evuM ThasI jAya ke uttama evo huM, zUdra evA tamane sAcA dharmI mAnIne mAro dIkaro tamane sopuM chuM, to te amArA para jo krodhe bharAyA vinA nahi rahe. ane amAruM to

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sara samaruM pakSapakSa vata nAma ThIka, paNa kyAMka e tamArA para krodhe bharAya, to moTo anartha thaI jAya. mATe mahArAja, Apa saMmati Apo to huM rAjAne jarAka bUjhavuM, samajAvuM, ne kaLekaLe tenI rajA laI lauM; pachI zivaketune dIkSAnI anumati ApuM. purohitanI samajaNa-nItaratI vAtathI gurudeva prasanna thayA. temaNe kahyuM, bhadra! tame kahyuM tema khuzIthI karo. paNa have vadhu vilaMba na karazo; kema ke have A zivaketunuM AyuSya bahu ja TUMkuM che. vilaMba thAya to te cAritra cUkI paNa zake. vizvabhUtiH bhagavaMta! AnuM keTaluMka AyuSya have bAkI haze? phakta bAvIsa divasa, bhAI! vizvabhUtiH bhagavaMta! A vAta huM rAjAne karIza. paraMtu te ApanI vAta sAcI ja hovAnI tene pratIti kaI rIte karAvavI? bhadra! tame ahIMthI nIkaLIne rAjA pAse pahoMcazo, tyAre tyAM senApatie mokalelo eka sevaka Avaze, koI yuddhamAM maLela vijayanI vadhAmaNI ApavA ane tenA badalAmAM tuSTidAna meLavavA mATe atyaMta zramasAdhya pravAsa karIne Avelo e zramita sevaka rAjAnA hAthamAM lekha ApatAMveMta tyAM ne tyAM DhaLI paDaze ane mRtyu pAmaze. jo A kathana sAcuM paDe to zivaketunA TUMkA AyuSyanI vAta paNa yathArtha jANajo. purohitanA vismayano koI avadhi na rahyo. Ajano divasa ja tenA mATe jANe avanavAM kautukono divasa hato! te tyAMthI UThyA. pahoMcyA sIdhA rAjabhavana 52. rAjAjI sAthe ekAMtamAM besI badhI vAta rajU karI. zivaketunI TUMkI AvaradAnI ne senApati taraphathI AvanArA saMdezavAhakanI paNa vAta karI. rAjA cakita! paNa e vAta pUrI thaI tyAM ja dvArapALa Avyo. teNe kahyuM:mahArAja! daravAje eka saMdezavAhaka Avyo che. AjJA hoya

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zivaketa 33 to praveza ApuM. AvavA de" rAjAe kahyuM ne purohita sAme jotAM te hasyo. be paLamAM ja saMdezavAhaka pravezyo, rAjAne namyo; teNe oTImAMthI patra kADhI rAjAnA hAthamAM mUkyo, ne e sAthe ja te tyAM DhaLI paDyo! paLa-bepaLamAM to niprANa ! rAjAe tatkALa saMdezavAhakanI kAyAnA aMtima vidhino Adeza Apyo. teNe Apelo saMdezo paNa rAjAe jAte vAMcyo ane temAM vijayanI vadhAmaNI ja vAMcavA maLI. have rAjAne ke purohitane saMzaya rAkhavAnuM koI ja kAraNa na hatuM. teo tyAMthI UbhA thayA, ane te ja vakhate sUrijInI pAse javA mATe nIkaLI gayA. sUri bhagavaMta to jANe rAha jotAM ja beThelA ! rAjA AvatAM ja sAmAnya aupacArikatA ATopAyA bAda temaNe dharmopadeza prAraMbhyo. upadezano sAra eka ja hato:dharma saghaLA sukhonuM mULa che, tenuM AcaraNa karo, ane sarva anarthonA mULa evA adharmathI dUra raho! pachI temaNe dharmanI yogyAyogyatAnI kasoTI paNa batAvI. temaNe kahyuM ke jema sonAnI parIkSA kaSa, cheda ane tApa (kasavuM. chedavuM, ane tapAvavuM)e traNa dvArA karavAmAM Ave che. tema dharmanI yogyatA paNa traNa vAnAM dvArA nakkI thAya che: deva, guru ane zAstra dvArA. je zAstramAM sarva prakAranAM jIvonI hiMsA, asatyabhASaNa, corI, maithuna, dhananI mUcha ane rAtribhojana - A cha mahApAponA manavANI-kAyA thakI thatAM AcaraNano karavA-karAvavA-samarthana ApavA rUpe jIvanaparyata mATe niSedha thayo hoya tenuM nAma sat-zAstra che. AvA zAstranuM nirmANa jeNe karyuM hoya te sAco deva che. to AvI zAstrokta vAtonuM pAlana je kare, ane anyane tenuM pAlana karavA prere tenuM nAma sadguru che. ane AvuM zAstraAvA deva, AvA guru jemAM hoya te dharma

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samaruM palapala suvrata nAma sAco dharma che; yogya dharma che. AvA dharmanuM ArAdhana kare te sukhI thayA vinA kema rahe? amRta karatAMya vadhu mIThI ane tarka zuddha evI sUrijInI vANI sAMbhaLatAM rAjA eTalo to prasanna ane pulakita thayo ke teNe tyAM ne tyAM jaina dharmano svIkAra karyo. zrAvakanAM vrata paNa grahaNa karyAM, ane zivaketunI bhavya dIkSAyAtrA kADhIne te ja divase tene dIkSA paNa teNe apAvI. paNa dIkSA apAvyA bAda rAjAe sUrijIne eka vinaMti karIH bhagavaMta! A amArA zivaketu-muninuM AyuSya sAta TUMkuM che ema Ape pharamAvyuM che. to amArI bhAvanA che ke tenI aMtima ArAdhanA bhale ahIM ja amArI najara sAme ja thatI. mATe Apa kRpA karIne zivaketu muninI aMtima samAdhi sudhI ahIM ja sthiratA karo! sUri bhagavaMte rAjAnI e mAMgaNI svIkArI lIdhI, ane teo tyAM ja sthiratA karI gayA. bALa zivaketu muni saMyamanI ArAdhanAmAM khUMpI gayA che. sthavira zramaNa bhagavaMto tene sAdhukriyA zIkhave che. - gurubhagavaMto tene zrutajJAna zIkhavADe che. jotajotAmAM samiti ane guptinA pAlanamAM tenuM mana jAmI gayuM. daza prakAranA sAdhudharmamAM te otaprota thaI gayo. tenI A tatparatA ane kSamatAthI gurubhagavaMto paNa ati prasanna che. rAjA ane purohita paNa parivAra sAthe nitya vaMdanArthe Ave che. dharmopadeza zravaNa kare che. zivaketune ane tenI sAdhanAne nirakhe che ane harakhAtAMharakhAtAM pAchA ghera jAya che. zivaketu muninA bhAvo paNa atizaya ullasita che. temane dIkSAdinathI ja utkRSTa tapadharmanI ArAdhanAnA manoratha thavA mAMDyA che. ochA samayamAM UMcI ArAdhanA karavAnuM temanA haiyAmAM barAbara vasI gayuM che. temaNe gurujInI anumati laIne chaThTha ane aThThama jevA, temanI uMmaranI apekSAe utkRSTa gaNAya tevA tapa AdaryAM. aThThama kare paNa pA2Ne AMbela hoya.

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zivaketa ja 35 AvI ArAdhanA karatAM paMdara dina vahI gayA. soLamAM dahADAnI savAre, prAta:kriyAothI paravArIne bALa zivaketu muni pahoMcyA sUri bhagavaMtanA caraNomAM. vaMdana karIne prArthanA karIH prabho! have sAta ja dina zeSa che. ApanI kRpA thAya, saMmati hoya, to huM anazana vrata aMgIkAra karavA IcchuM chuM. gurubhagavaMte jJAnabaLe joyuM ke yogya AtmA che. ArAdhaka jIva che. anazana karAvIzuM to pAragAmI thaze. - temaNe tenI prArthanAno svIkAra karyo, ane vidhipUrvaka anazanavratanAM pratyAkhyAna karAvyAM. A vAtanI jANa thatAM rAjA paNa hamezAM be vakhata AvavA mAMDaDyo. Ave che, bALasAdhakane nihALe che, tenI apramattatA joIne AnaMda anubhave - zivaketu muni paNa vadhate pariNAme sAta divasanuM anazana barAbara ArAdhe che. jema jema divasa vItatA jAya che tema tema temano saMvega ane samAdhi vRddhigata thatAM ja jAya che. gurubhagavaMto tema ja anya sAdhubhagavaMto paNa tenI samAdhinI ciMtAmAM satata sAvadhAna che. tenI pariNati vadhune vadhu vizuddha bane tevuM AlaMbana teo ApI rahyA che; tevI ArAdhanA teo karAve che. Ama karatAM sAta divasa pUrA thayA, ne bALamuni zivaketu bAvIsa dinano vizuddha saMyamabhAva ArAdhIne kALadharma pAmyA. saudharma kalpa nAmanA prathama devaloka pAMca palyopamanA AyuSyavALA teo deva thayA. rAjA ane purohite temanA saMyamI dehanA aMtima saMskAra vidhivat karyA. sUribhagavaMtane mukhe zivaketunI devagati jANIne rAjA tema ja purohita dharmamAM vadhu daDha zraddhALu banyA. sUrijI paNa pachI tyAMthI anyatra viharI gayA.

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kuberadatta jabUDhIpa. mahAvideha kSetra. jevuM bharatakSetra tevuM videha kSetra. e videhakSetranA ghaNAghaNA vibhAga. ekeko vibhAga vijaya evA nAmathI oLakhAya. eka vijaya eTale eka svataMtra kSetra ja samajI lyo. emAM cha khaMDa hoya, emAM tIrthaMkara paNa avatare, emAM cakravartI paNa thAya ane bIjA zalAkApuruSo paNa thAya. 'vijaya' Ama to puruSaliMgI zabda che. te vaparAya che "kSetra' arthamAM. paNa teno prayoga ApaNI bhASAmAM strIliMge karavAnI prathA che. eTale "mahAvideha kSetranI vijaya e rIte tene mATe vyavahAra thAya. jabUdvIpanA videhakSetramAM AvI batrIsa vijayo che. emAMnI eka vijaya cheH puSkalAvatI vijaya. ApaNA mATe - jaino mATe bahu jANItI vijaya. ApaNe svIkArelA viharamAna jinezvara zrI sImaMdhara svAmI bhagavAna jyAM birAjamAna che te A vijaya.pukakhalavaI vijaye jaye re' ema lalakArIne ApaNe nitya paroDhe yAda karIe chIe te A vijaya. majAnI A vijaya. emAM eka nagara. nAme vizvapura. emAM vizvakAnta rAjA rAja kare. vizvakAMtA enI rANI. rAjA-rANI banne dharmaparAyaNa, nyAyI ane prajApremI.

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kaberadatta 37 banne badhI vAte sukhI, paNa eka vAtanuM moTuM duHkha, zera mATInI khoTa bannene bahu sAle. bane A mudde atyaMta vyAkuLatA anubhave. game tevA AnaMdapramoda cAlatAM hoya, paNa tyAre paNa jo A vAta yAda AvI jAya to banne udAsaudyasa thaI jAya, ne pachI raMga-rAga paDI bhAMge. pachI banne hijharAyAM kare. | manamAM rahI rahIne eka ja vAta AveH AvaDuM moTuM rAjya, ATaluM badhuM apAra sukha, paNa khoLAno khuMdanAro na hoya, A badhuM saMbhALanAro na hoya, to A badhuM hoya ke na hoya, sarakhuM ja che ne! ne chevaTe beya nIsAso nAMkhatAM boleH jevAM ApaNAM bhAgyA bhAgyamAM ja nahi hoya to kyAMthI Avaze? Ama ne Ama divaso to vadhe jAya che. paNa mana bemAMthI ekeyanuM mAnatuM nathI. "zuM karIe ne saMtAna-prApti thAya' - A ja vikalpa manamAM vamaLAyA kare che eka divasanI vAta che. rAjA vizvakAMta pharavA nIkaLyo che. pharatAMpharatAM teno rasAlo nagaranI bahAra - rAjyanA udyAnamAM AvelA kubera yakSanA caitya pAse jaI caDyo. maMdira joyuM ke rAjA ghoDethI UtarI gayo. gayo maMdiramAM, yakSarAjanI bhavya pratimAne praNAma karyA, ne pachI temanI stuti karavA mATe tyAM thoDIvAra Ubho rahyo. kubera to dhana-vaibhavanA deva. rIjhe to je joIe te ApI de. rAjAne stuti karatAM karatAM A vAta yAda AvI. tene thayuM ke saMtAna mATenI mArI bhUkha A kubera deva na saMtoSe? A to manavAMchita ApanArA deva che, huM mAguM to Ape ja. teNe te paLe yakSarAjane uddezIne mAnatA mAnI: he kubera deva! jo ApanA pasAye mane dIkaro thaze, to huM ApanI pUjA nimitte mahotsava ujavIza. meLo bharIza, ane mArA e putranuM nAma ApanA

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38 samaruM palapala savata nAma - nAma uparathI "kuberadatta rAkhIza. devI kRpA karajo, ne mArI mana kAmanA pUrI karajo." koNa jANe kema, paNa A mAnatA mAnI lIdhA pachI rAjAnA haiyAmAM na varNavI zakAya tevI haLavAza vartAvA mAMDI. teno bhAra ane teno jhurApo ocho thaI gayo. tenI AsthAe jANe tene samajAvyo ke have tuM ekalo nathI, yakSarAja khuda tArI ciMtAmAM sahabhAgI che. ane kudaratanI karAmata to juo, thoDA ja dahADAmAM rANIjIne rAtre svapna AvyuM. emAM emaNe saghaLA zaNagAra sajelA kubera yakSarAjane AzISa ApatAM nihALyAM. rANI dha dhanya! savAre rAjAjIne vAta karIe to rAjAjI paNa khuzakhuzAla. te samajI gayA ke mAnatA mAnI teno A javAba maLI rahyo che. temaNe svapna phaLa varNavatAM rANIne kahyuM:devI! kubera yakSa jevo rUpALo, aizvaryavAna ane zreSTha guNasaMpanna evo putra tamane thaze. rANInI AMkho harSathI chalakAI UThI. teNe zukananI gAMTha bAMdhI. zivaketuno AtmA. pahelAM aNamAnIto purohita-putra, pachI ArAdhaka bALamuni, ane chevaTe saudharma devalokano sohAmaNo deva. devabhavanI tenI AvaradA pUrI thaI. pUrI thatAM ja te tyAMthI cyavana pAmIne rANI vizvakAntAnI kUkhamAM putra tarIke avataryo. pahelAM svapnadarzanathI, ane pachI potAnA udaramAM bALaka ucharI rahyuM hovAnA ahesAsathI rANI prasanna che. pUrI kALajIthI te garbhanI mAvajata karI rahyAM che. garbhamAM AvelA AtmAnA prabhAvathI temane koI kaSTa paNa paDatuM nathI. garbhamAM kevo jIva avataryo che tenI khabara garbhavatI mAtAne kevA dohalA-manoratho thAya che te parathI paDI jAya. * koI kharAba jIva Avyo hoya to mAtAne na kahI zakAya !

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kuberadatta tevAM krUra ane nimna prakAranA manoratho thAya. koI ocho jIva Avyo hoya to mAtAne mATI khAvAnA, bhUtaDo khAvAnA ne evA halakA oratA thAya. to koI uttama jIva avataryo hoya to uttama evAM satkAryo karavAnA abhilASa mAtAne jAge. 39 rANI vizvakAMtAne paNa jemajema mahinA caDatA gayA, tematema aneka uttama abhAvA jAgavA mAMDyA. tene thatuMH devAdhidevanA derAsaromAM pUjAo racAvuM. sAdhubhagavaMtone vaMdana karIne dharma sAMbhaLuM. dukhiyAone dAna dauM. rAjA paNa potAnI mAnatAnA AvA tvarita ane vaLI paritoSadAyaka vaLatarathI atizaya prasanna hato. te rANIno puSkaLa khyAla rAkhato. rANIne saheja paNa ochuM na AvI jAya tenI bhAre cIvaTa te leto. to rANInA udaramAM ujharatA garbhane UnI AMca na Ave tenI paNa te cAMpatI takedArI rAkhato. rANIne thavA mAMDelA ekeeka dohalAne teNe atizaya premapUrvaka pUrNa karyA. rANInA mananuM samAdhAna thAya tyAre ja tene saMtoSa vaLato. Ama ne Ama sADA nava mAsa pUrNa thayA, ane eka zubha dine, zubha yoge rANI vizvakAMtAe putra prasavyo. prasUtinI pIDA maraNapIDAthIye bhayAnaka hatI. paNa putraprAptinA paritoSa AgaLa e pIDA paNa rANI mATe nagaNya banI rahI. putra janmyo, tevI ja dAsIo doDI rAjAne vadhAmaNI ApavA. rAjA to samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM ja AnaMdavibhora! dAsIone nyAla karI dIdhI. nagaramAM mahotsava maMDAyo. potAnA managamatA mAlikanA ghe2

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40 samaruM pakSapala vrata nAma pAraNuM baMdhAyAno harSa nagaramAM khUNekhUNe vyApI rahyo. daza divasa janmotsava cAlyo. dazame divase rAjAe AkhAye nagarane kuberayakSanA upavanamAM nimaMtyuM, ane atibhavya meLo racyo. tyAM kuberadevanI uttama pUjAbhakti karI, ane pachI tyAM ja saunI samakSa, kuberadevanA sAMnidhyamAM, teNe putranuM nAmakaraNa karyuM: kuberadatta. rAjAnI mAnatA phLI. rAjAnI mAnatA pUrI paNa thaI. rAjA rAjI, to prajA rAjIrAjI. ekamekanAM AnaMdamAM sahabhAgI banatA sau ghera pahoMcyAM. ullAsanAM pUra zamI gayAM. have zarU thayo bALa rAjakumArano uche2. rAjA, rANI ane pAMcapAMca dhAvamAtAnI godamAM ucharato kuberadatta jotajotamAM ATha varSano thayo. ATha varSano thayo ke tene kuzaLa kalAgurune tyAM abhyAsArthe mUkyo. uttama saMskAra, sahaja vinaya ane tIkSNa prazA A traNano sumeLa dharAvatA kuberadatte atyaMta jhaDapathI badhI kaLAo, vidyAo tathA zAstro hastagata karI lIdhAM. adhyayana ATopAyuM tyAM to yauvanakALa prAraMbhAyo. yuvAna kuberadatta sAthe rAjAe anurUpa rAjakanyAonAM lagna karAvyAM, ne kumArane yuvarAjapade prasthApita karyo; ane tene bhogavavA mATe maMgalapura nagara arpaNa karyuM. - kumAra kuberadatta paNa, pitAne jevo tenA para prema hato, tenAthI anekagaNA adhika bhAvathI pitA-mAtAno vinaya karato, vRddhono Adara karato, ane prajAjanothI pyAra karato. pitAe bheTa ApelA pradezano vahIvaTa teNe potAnA 52mamitra ane subuddhi maMtrInA putra buddhidhanane soMpyo, ane pote to pitAnI chatrachAyAmAM ja rahyo. gata janmanA saMskArone kAraNe hoya ke game tema. paNa kuberadattane jinamaMdiro ne jinabiMbo bahu gamatAM. koI tene kahetuM

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ma kaberadatta nahi, zIkhavavA paNa na AvatuM; chatAM ApameLe te derAsaromAM jato. pratimAonI pUjA karato. caityavaMdanAdi bhAvapUjA karyA pachI te derAsaronI sAthe joDAyelA upAzrayomAM paNa jato. tyAM kyAreka sAdhumunirAjono yoga maLI Ave to vaMdana karato, ane vinayapUrvaka temane jaina dharmanuM svarUpa pUchato. munivaro paNa uttama jIva jANIne dharmanuM svarUpa samajAvatA ane tenI jijJAsAne satata saMtoSatA rahetA. 41 pariNAme kuberadatta jaina dharmanAM tattvono pariNata jJAtA to thayo ja, paNa sAthesAthe te samyak dharma zraddhAvaMta zrAvaka paNa banI gayo. pachI to teNe samyaktvapUrvaka bAra vrato aMgIkAra karIne dharma janonI apAra prIti paNa saMpAdana karI lIdhI. daramiyAnamAM eka uttejaka ghaTanA ghaTI. parabalasiMha nAme eka khaMDiyo rAjA. vizvapura rAjyanA sImADe AvelA siMhapura pradezamAM e rAjya kare. jarA vasamo ane mAthAbhAre. vizvakarmAMta rAjAnA pratApathI jarA Dare kharo, paNa jyAre taka maLe tyAre sarahade cheDachADa karyA kare, ane baLavo karavAnI dhamakIo mokalyA kare. tenI cheDachADanI asara sarahadI gAmomAM gherI paDe. tyAMnI prajAnuM jIvana astavyasta thayA kare, jAna-mAlanI khuvArI paNa thAya, ane grAmyajano satata bhayanA othAramAM ja jIve. nirdoSa prajA bIjuM to zuM kare? vizvakAMta rAjA pAse potAnI phariyAdo rajU karatI rahe ne A upadravathI UgAravA mATe rAva nAkhatI rahe. A roja rojanA kakaLATathI rAjAjI akaLAyelA, tethI temaNe potAnA senApati raNadhavala daMDanAyakane moTuM sainya ane pUrI sattA ApIne siMhapura para mokalI ApelA. senApati evA bAhoza ane bahAdUra ke rAjAjIne khAtarI hatI ke e koIpaNa bhoge paNa jItyA sivAya pAchA nahi Ave.

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samaruM palapala savrata nAma paNa ghaNo samaya thavA chatAM senApatinA ane yuddhanA koI samAcAra nahi AvavAthI rAjAjI jarA ciMtAkuLa hatA. thoDAka divasathI to temanI vyAkuLatAnI asara rAjyanAM bIjAM kAryomAM paNa vatavA lAgI hatI. ane AvuM bane tenuM paNa kAraNa hatuM. raNamedAnamAMthI satata AvyA karatA guptacaro ane saMdezAo keTalAka vakhatathI baMdha thaI gayA hatA. ane eTaluM ochuM hoya tema, rAjAe vRttAMta jANavA mokalelA jAsUsono paNa patto nahoto! eTale rAjAjInA cittamAM dahezata jAgI hatI ke kyAMka kAMI ajugatuM to nahi banI gayuM hoya? mAruM sainya hArI to nahi gayuM hoya? Ama ciMtA apAra hatI. koI ukela sUjhato nahoto. emAM eka savAre, rAjAjI sabhA bharIne beThA hatA ne acAnaka dvArapALe AvIne kahyuM ke mahArAja, daravAje eka cIMtharehAla rakhaDU lAgato mANasa Avyo che. te kahe che ke huM raNadhavala daMDanAyakano mANasa chuM ane khAsa saMdezo laIne Avyo chuM. paNa mAre e saMdezo mAtra rAjAjIne ja kahevAno che. enAM dedAra evAM che ke ApanI samakSa AvavA detAM jIva nathI cAlato; mANasa zaMkAspada lAge che. paNa e eka ja jhaka laIne beTho che ke rAjAjI pAse mane ja javA do. prabhu! have Apa AjJA karo tema karIe. A zabdo kAne paDatAM ja rAjA uchaLyA : koNa? raNadhavalano mANasa? ene jaladIthI mArI pAse lAva! vilaMba nA karIza. jevI AjJA' kahIne dvArapALa gayo. vaLatI ja kSaNe darabAramAM eka mANasa pravezyo. AkhIye sabhA tenA lagharavaghara dedAra bhaNI ekI najare tAkI rahI. saune dvArapALa sAco lAgyo. paraMtu rAjane e badhuM jovAnI paravA na hatI. tenA manamAM to eka ja lhAya hatIH senApatinA saMvAda meLavavAnI. eTale teNe AgaMtuka mANasane zvAsa khAvAnI paNa taka ApyA vinA pUchyuM: | bola bhAI, tuM koNa che? ne raNadhavalanA zA samAcAra che? jhaTa !

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kuberadatta che 43 49 - kahe. mahArAja! AgaMtuke vinayapUrvaka kahyuM huM kahIza to kadAca Apane vizvAsa nahi bese. e karatAM huM Apane daMDanAyakano patra ja ApuM. e vAMcazo eTale Apane badho ja aMdAja AvI jaze. Ama kahetAMvAra teNe potAnI keDe bAMdhI rAkhelo patra choDyo ane rAjAjInA hAthamAM suprata karyo. sabhA tAjuba thaI gaI. badhAne lAgyuM ke mANasa sAva binapAyAdAra nathI jaNAto. rAjAjIe tatpaNa patra ughADyo ne vAMcavA mAMDyo. jemajema vAMcatA gayA tema tema temanA caherAnI rekhAo taMga banatI gaI. lekha vAMcI laIne temaNe teno TUMko sAra sabhAne kahI saMbhaLAvyo. siMha rAjAe sAmI chAtIe laDAI na ApatAM potAnA gaDhamAM bharAI, daravAjA baMdha karI dIdhAM che, ne kapaTa-laDAI cAlu karI che. gaDhanI bahAra khAI ane tenI copharatI eka gAu jeTalI pahoLI bAvaLIyAnI tIkhI ane gADhI kAMTa pAtharI dIdhI che. raNadhavale tene pharato ghero ghAlyo che. pelI kAMTane to bALI bALIne sApha karI dIdhI che, paNa siMhapuranA gaDhane bhedavo jarA durgama hovAnuM te jaNAve che. " emAM vaLI teNe eka navo kAraso goThavyo che. tenI paDozamAM rahelA khasa dezanA rAjAne teNe bhaMbheryo che ke tuM mArI vahAre nahi Ave to A loko mane jItaze, pachI sIdhA ahIMthI tArA pradeza upara caDI AvavAnA ne to tAre rAjya khAlasA thaI jaze ne tu nAza pAmIza. e karatAM tuM jo mArI bheramAM Ave to ApaNe be bhegA thaIne A dumanono ghaDo lADavo karI nAMkhIe. khasa-rAjAne gaLe A vAta UtarI gaI che, ne teNe siMhanI sAthe yUharacanA nakkI karIne raNadhavalanA sainyane pAchaLathI gherI lIdhuM che. AthI ApaNuM sainya atyAre sANasAmAM phasAyuM che. jo ke raNadhavala lakhe che tema yuddhamAM to ApaNI senA hAre | tema nathI, paNa duzamanoe beya bAjuthI bhIDAvyA pachI, have, ApaNI |

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-ja che samaruM palapala satata nAma - senAne annano puravaTho kyAMyathI na maLe tevI yojanA karI che, jethI ApaNI senA bhUkha-tarase ja khalAsa thAya ane duzamano vagara yuddha phAvI jAya. raNadhavala jaNAve che ke mAre kumaka nathI joItI. paNa mArA sainyane annano puravaTho jhaTa maLe, maLato rahe tevo prabaMdha Apa karAvo, to huM badhAne pahoMcI vaLIza. AkhI sabhA A sAMbhaLatAM ja taMga. saunA hAtha talavArathI mUTha para paDavA mAMDyA. maruM ke mAruMno bhAva saunA caherA para UpasavA lAgyo. paNa saunI najara rAjA para hatI. rAjAjI zo nirNaya le che ane zo Adeza pharamAve che te jANavA sahu utsuka banyA. rAjA vizvakAMte paNa AvanArA saMdezavAhakane bIjI keTalIka Avazyaka pUchaparacha karI lIdhI, ane tvarita nirNaya jAhera karyo ke, "huM jAte ja raNadhavalanI vahAre javA mAguM chuM. sAmaMto, yoddhAo ane sainiko sajja thAva. ApaNane banatI tvarAe nIkaLavuM che." A Adeza sAMbhaLatAM ja sabhA joma ane utsAhanA AvegamAM thanaganI UThI. kumAra kuberadatta paNa sabhAmAM upasthita hato. atyAra sudhInI saghaLI ya kAryavAhI te mUMgA moDhe joyA karato hato. paNa jyAM rAjAjIe svaye yuddha caDavAnI vAta uccArI, e sAthe te Ubho thaI gayo. te rAjAjI pAse pahoMcyo, ane hAtha joDIne vinayAvanata mastake te bolyo: pitAjI! Ape jAte Avo zrama levAnI have jarUra nathI. Apa mane AzA pharamAvo. huM ja ApanA vatI tyAM jaIza, ane raNadhavalanI sahAyatA karIza. ame beThAbeThA lahera karIe, ne Ape A uMmare raNe caDavuM paDe to amAre lAjI maravuM paDe, pitAjI! mATe kRpA karI ne mane anumati Apo. rAjAne potAnA rAjakumAra para vahAla hatuM te karatAM vizvAsa vadhu hato. kumAranI kSamatA ane nipuNatA mATe tenA manamAM leza I paNa zaMkA nahotI. teNe takSaNa kumArane anumati ApI, ane bIjI

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kuberadatta ja 45 ja savAre kumAra kuberadattanA netRtva taLe senA cAlI nIkaLI. kuberadatte bhAre kAbeliyatathI kAma lIdhuM. teNe vicAryuM ke zaTha lokonI sAmI chAtIe laDavAno matalaba eka ja thAya. khuvArI. ane vagara vicArI temaja jIta vinAnI khuvArIno zo artha? eTale teNe potAnA sAthIdArone bhegA karIne pahelo nirNaya e levaDAvyo ke divase prayANa baMdha; rAtre ja AgaLa vadhavuM. jethI zatrune pAchaLathI kumaka AvavAno aNasAro na maLe. A pachI zatrunI chAvaNI najIka AvI, tyAre tene jANa thaI ke zatrue AkhA pradeza para kAMTALI vADa bAMdhI dIdhI che, jethI koI AvI jaI na zake. vaLI, zatrue vADa upara TheraThera sainikonI rakSaNa-haroLa paNa UbhI karI hovAnuM teNe jANyuM. e sAthe ja, teNe eka mahattvano nirNaya lIdho. potAnA sainyane teNe traNa bhAgamAM vaheMcI dIdhuM ane rAtorAta traNa sAva judI dizAomAM, ekamekathI ghaNe dUra ane chatAM pUrA saMkalana sAthe mokalI dIdhuM; jethI sImArakSakone kumaka AvI hovAno vahema na paDe. A pachI kumAre kuzaLa guptacaro dvArA zatrunA sImArakSakone potAnI mAyAjALamAM sapaDAvyA, ane nazAkArI vyasanonA temanA zokhano saMpUrNa lAbha uThAvIne keTalIka cokIomAM potAnA sainikone mUkI devAmAM saphaLatA hAMsala karI lIdhI. - have teno mArga mokaLo thayo. A cokIonA mAdhyamathI teNe jAsUsone zatra-sainikonA gaNavezamAM zatranI chAvaNImAM mokalImokalIne tenI samagra chAvaNI vyavasthAnI bhALa meLavI lIdhI. ane pachI eka aMdhArI rAtre, svayaM kumAra kuberadane, potAnA cunaMdA sAthIdAro tathA sainiko sAthe, kuzaLa bAtamIdAronA mArgadarzana heThaLa, chApo mAryo khasa rAjAnI yuddha chAvaNI para. leza paNa halacala thavA dIdhA vinA, ane bIjA koIne paNa kanaDyA |

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46 6 sAruM palapala satata nAma vinA, e sIdho khasa-rAjAnA taMbU para jaI pahoMcyo. tenA rakSakone jera karI, taMbUmAM jaI, palaMgamAM nirAMtavA poDhelA khasa-rAjavIne tenA vALa kheMcI paDakAryo. saphALI jAgI paDelo khasa-rAjA to sAme khullI talavAre UbhelA duzamanone jotAM ja tharathara kaMpI UThyo. paNa te hajI kAMI vicAre ke saLavaLe tyAM to kuberadattanA sainikoe lokhaMDanI sAMkaLo lAvIne tene baMdhanagrasta karI lIdho. kumAranI pUrvayojanA pramANe te ja samaye traNa bhAgamAM vaheMcAyeluM tenuM sainya paNa tripAMkhiyA humalo laI AvyuM. phalata khasa-rAjAnuM ninayika sainya chinnabhinna thatuM palAyana karI gayuM. AkhI chAvaNI para have kumAranA sainyano adhikAra sthapAI gayo. - savAra paDI. kumAre potAnA saMdezavAhako dvArA raNadhavalane potAnA AgamananI tathA khasa-rAjA paranI jItanI vAta jaNAvI, to teNe kahevaDAvyuM ke mahArAja, Apa ahIM AvavAnI utAvaLa na karatA. Apa tyAMnuM badhuM kAja pUrepUruM ATopIne ja ahIM padhArajo. paraMtu mAruM sainya anna vinA taraphaDI rahyuM che, mATe annano puravaTho ahIM tAtkAlika pahoMcADo. kumAre tarata teno amala karyo. ane pote sAthe lAvela anAjanI koThIo cAMpato baMdobasta sAthe raNadhavalane pahoMcADI. anAja AvyAnuM jANatAM ja AkhI senAmAM jANe navo prANasaMcAra thayo. AkhI senA rAjInI reDa. eka tarapha senA navesarathI sajja thaI, to bIjI taraphathI kumAra kuberadatta paNa potAnA tAjA sainya sAthe traNa ja divasamAM tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. banne senAo ekatra thatA ja vAtAvaraNa palaTAI gayuM. be mahAsAgaronA milanano ahesAsa sarvatra thavA lAgyo. siMhapura-nareza parabalasiMha have gabharAyo. tene hatuM ke mArA

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kuberadata che 47 ane khasa-rAjAnA sANasA-bRhamAM raNadhavala phasAI ja javAno. ene badale e to TakI gayo, ane bAkI hatuM to yuvarAja kuberadatta bIjI bhAre kumaka laIne AvI pahoMcyA. AvatAMveMta emaNe khasarAjAne jhAlI lIdho che. have mAre AvI banavAnuM. have A loko mArA nagarane pharate bharaDo leze, ne amane anna-jaLano puravaTho maLato baMdha karAvaze. pariNAma? pariNAme amAruM-AkhA nagaranuM kUtarAnA mote mota! ne sAmI chAtIe to laDavAnuM A badhA sAme zakya nathI. have zuM karuM? te mUMjhAyo. teNe tarata potAnA maMtrIo ne sahAyako joDe maMtraNA yojI. emAM eNe zaraNAgatino tvarita nirNaya lIdho, ane paLanAya vilaMba vinA potAnA aMgata mANasone "dhoLI dhvajA laIne kumAra kuberadatta pAse ravAnA karyA. temaNe kumAra pAse jaIne araja gujArI ke jo Apa abhaya vacana Apo, to amArA rAjA ApanA zaraNe AvavA Icche che." kubaredatta vIra jarUra hato, paNa gAMDo vIra nahi. te jeTalo vIra hato. teTalo ja saumya paNa hato ane teTalo ja samayajJa paNa hato. teNe vAtano taMta na lIdho. jIbhAjoDI ke ThapakAbAjImAM paNa te na Utaryo. teNe premapUrvaka pelA manuSyone "abhayanI khAtarI ApI, ane parabalasiMhane laI AvavA saMmati ApI. saMmati maLatAM ja te mANaso jhaDapathI pAchA nagaramAM gayA. rAjAne kumAranA saumya vyavahAranI vAto karI ne zIgha tenI pAse pahoMcavA samajAvyo. e to ATalI ja rAha joto hato. te taiyAra thayo, ne potAnA vizvAsa jano sAthe upaDyo kumAranI chAvaNI tarapha. chAvaNImAM pravezatAM ja kumAranA subhaToe tenuM vIrocita svAgata karyuM. e pahoMcyo kumAranA nivAse. kumArane jotAM ja te doDyo, ane kumAranA paga pakaDato namI paDyo. kumAre teno hAtha pakaDIne Ubho karyo, ne tene gADha AliMgana ApI potAnI paDakhe Asana para besADyo.

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48 * samare palapala savata nAma parabalasiMha paNa jamAnAno khAdhela hato. teNe hasatA moMe vAta cheDIH kumArazrI! meM Apane ghaNI takalIpha pahoMcADI che te badala prathama to kSamA yAcI lauM chuM. paNa meM bahu hetupUrvaka A kArastAna racyuM hatuM te paNa Ape sAMbhaLavuM paDaze. ame rahyA jaMgalanA DuMgarALa pradezanA vAsI. ApanA jevA moTA puruSo amArA AvA verAna pradezamAM kadI pagalAM na ja pADe te hakIkata che. ane to ApanA guNonI rAgI evA amane lokone ApanAM darzana kayAre sAMpaDavAnAM? eTale meM nakkI karyuM ke kAMIka evuM karuM ke Ape ahIM sudhI AvavuM ja paDe, ne to A pradezanI vastIne ApanA darzanano lAbha thAya. mahArAja kumAra! ATalA ja mAtra AzayathI meM A baLavAnuM tophAna UbhuM karyuM che. baLavo karyo to ApanI senA AvI. senAne raMdhI to Apa AvyA. ane Apa AvyA eTale amArA manoratha badhA ja siddha thayA che. have Apane je ThIka lAge te Apa karI zako cho. zikSA karavI hoya to paNa karI zako cho. paNa te pahelAM ekavAra Ape mArA nagaramAM padArpaNa to karavuM ja paDaze. parabalasiMhanI atyaMta caturAIbharelI rajUAtathI kumAra sahita badhA khuzakhuzAla thaI gayA. kumAre paNa tenI prArthanA svIkArI, ane utsavanA ullAsamaya vAtAvaraNa vacce kumAra siMhapuramAM praveza karyo. - siMha-rAjAe paNa potAno saghaLo bhaMDAra, kImatI padArtho ane potAnuM rAjya suddhAM kumAranA caraNomAM bheTarUpe dharI dIdhuM. kumAre temAMthI pratIkAtmaka bheTa svIkArIne bAkInuM badhuM ja tene pAchuM vALyuM. Ama veranI jIta te premanI jItamAM pariNamI gaI. A AkhuMye ghaTanAcakra rAjakedI banelA khasa-rAjAe jyAre |

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- kuberadatta ja 49 jANyuM, tyAre tenA haiyAmAM avarNanIya uthalapAthala macI gaI. teNe to kazIya levA-devA vagara ja UTha pANA paga para' jevuM karyuM hatuM, ane tenA phaLasvarUpa kArAgRhanI sajA te atyAre bhogavI rahyo hato. - have, ghaNI jhaDapathI AvI gayelA pheraphAronI vIgato jANyA pachI, tenA manamAM eka ja ciMtA peThIH have nakkI kuberadatta mArA rAjya para caDavAno, ane meM karelA gatakaDAnA badalAmAM mArI nirdoSa prajAne lUMTavAno. mArI svataMtratA to gaI ja, have mArI prajAnI paNa behAlI thavAnI. tenI prajAprIti jAgI UThI. tene thayuM: koI paNa upAye A badhuM aTakAvavuM ja joIe. mAruM ne mArI svataMtratAnuM je thavuM hoya te thAya, paNa mAro deza to akabaMdha ja rahevo joIe. paNa A irAdo kevI rIte pAra pADI zakAya? e muddo tene kanaDI rahyo. UMDI vicAraNAne aMte teNe atyaMta ThAvako kahI zakAya tevo mArga zodhI kADhayo. potAnA mitranI hesiyatathI potAne hamezAM maLavA AvatA rAjA parabalasiMhane teNe potAnI gherI ciMtA samajAvI, ane kahyuM ke mitra, tame mArA vatI mahArAjakumArane vInavo ke "Apa satvare khasa-dezamAM padhAro, to huM paNa mAruM rAjya ane mArI samRddhi ApanA caraNomAM bheTa dharI kRtArtha banI zakuM.' parabalasiMhe A vAta yogya rIte kuberadatta samakSa rajU karatAM ja kuberadatte tatkSaNa teno svIkAra to karyo ja, paraMtu ethI AgaLa vadhIne teNe te ja kSaNe khasa-rAjavIne kArAvAsanA baMdhanamAMthI mukti ApI, ane parabalasiMhanI jema ja premapUrvaka potAnA mitrasthAne prasthApita karyo. khasa-rAjavI eka taraphathI prasannatA anubhavavA lAgyo, to bIjI taraphathI potAnA dussAhasa badala zarama ane glAninI lAgaNI paNa teNe tIvratAthI anubhavI. teNe potAnA parAkrama' badala kumAranI kSamA prArthI, kumArane potAnA rAjyamAM padhAravAnI vijJapti karI, |

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50 che samaruM palapala satata nAma ane chevaTe umeryuM ke havethI huM Apano khaMDiyo rAjA ja nahi, paNa sadAkALa mATe AjJAkArI sevaka banI rahIza te niHsaMdeha mAnajo ne mArA A aparAdhane manamAMthI kADhI nAkhajo. kumAre paNa niraparAdhIne to sahu kSamA Ape; aparAdhIne kSamA Ape te kharo guNiyala' - evA nItikAranA Adarzane caritArtha karato hoya tema udAra haiye khasa-rAjAne kSamA bakSI, ane tenI sAthe ja tenA deza tarapha javA mATe prasthAna paNa AdaryuM. khasa-dezanI prajAnA mana AzaMkita-AtaMkita hatAM ke duzamananuM sainya Avaze to? ApaNane lUMTaze to? vicakSaNa khasa-rAjAe agamacetI vAparIne vATamAMthI ja potAnA maMtrIjanone saMdezo pAThavI dIdho ke have koI jAtano bhaya sevavAnI jarUra nathI. mahArAjakumAra kuberadattane laIne huM Avyo chuM, temanA bhavya svAgatanI taiyArI Adarajo. prajAne nirbhayatAno saMdezo pAThavajo. prajAne bhAre acaMbo anubhavAyo. paraMparAgata dhoraNo e hatAM ke vijetA parAjitanA dezane lUMTe, prajAne raMjADe, ane pAcho jAya tyAre Akho deza ujjaDa ane pAyamAla hoya. Aje A paraMparA tUTatI hatI. Aje to vijetA mitra ane mahemAna thaIne temane maLavA AvI rahyo hato. pariNAme prajAjanomAM jeTalo acaMbo hato, teTalo ja umaLako paNa chavAvA lAgyo hato. pachI to badhuM AyojanAbaddha banyuM. kumArano khasapuramAM nagarapraveza thayo. rAjA-prajAe damAmadAra svAgata karyuM. thoDAka divasa kumAra tyAM rokAyA. te daramiyAna khasa-rAjAe potAnA khajAnAnI uttamottama cIjo kumArane bheTa dharI. kumAre paNa pratIkAtmaka bheTa svIkArIne bAkInuM badhuM premapUrvaka parata soMpyuM. parasparanI premagAMTha baMdhAI te sAthe ja atidaDha paNa banI gaI.

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kuberadatta ja pa1 samaya vaNathaMbhyo sarakato hato. daMDanAyaka raNadhavala ane tenI sAthenA sainyane have svadeza pahoMcavAnI talapa lAgI hatI. kubaradattane paNa have ahIM vadhu rokAvAnuM kAMI prayojana na hatuM. teNe khasa-rAjA ane parabalasiMhanI saMmati lIdhI, ane svadeza bhaNI prayANa prAraMvyuM. tenA premAgrahane mAna ApIne parabalasiMha temaja khasa-rAjA paNa tenI sAthe cAlyA. daDamajala kUca karatA sau vizvapuranA AMgaNe AvI lAgyA. rAjA vizvakAMte ane vizvapuranI prajAe paNa potAnA lADIlA vijetA rAjakumAranuM aneruM svAgata karyuM. rAjakumAranI aMgata vinaMtithI rAjA vizvakAMte have khaMDiyA banelA beya rAjAonuM ucita sanmAna tathA svAgata karyuM, ane temanA manamAM pravartatI "pote khaMDiyA, aparAdhI ane tethI apamAnita darajjAnA' hovAnI rahIsahI AzaMkA paNa dUra karI. rAjakumAranA anahada saujanyane kAraNe traNe rAjAo mitratAnI pragADha snehagAMThe baMdhAI gayA. bIjI bAju, rAjajJA anusAra, prajA to vijayotsavanA unmAdamAM unmatta banI cukI hatI. jyAM juo tyAM nAca-gAna-jalasA, AnaMda-pramoda, nATaka ane khela-kUda macI rahyA hatA. daDha-samyakatvI kumAra kuberadattanA dilane A badhuM bahu na jagyuM. teNe rAjAjIne vinaMti karIH pitAjI, ApaNA vijayanI khuzAlImAM nagaranA jaina maMdiromAM aSTAlikA mahotsavo racAvAya ane jIvamAtrane abhayadAnanI ghoSaNA - amAri-ghoSaNA karAvAya to bahu majAnuM thAya. Apa AjJA karo to huM prabaMdha karuM. kumAra kahe ne rAjAjI nA kahe e to kema ja bane? temaNe te ja paLe saMmati darzAvI. to kumAre paNa saMmati maLatAMnI sAthe I ja potAnuM taMtra kAme lagADI dIdhuM, ane nagaranA zrAvako dvArA |

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- para ja samaruM palapala suta nAma - vArApharatI dareka derAsaramAM pUjA, zaNagAra, aMgaracanA ane jinabhagavAnanI bhaktinA asaMkhya upacAronuM manabhAvana Ayojana karAvyuM. sAthe ja, nagaramAM amArinI ghoSaNA paNa karAvI. A pachI kumAre potAnA pitAne tathA mahemAna banelA banne rAjAone potAnI sAthe jinAlaye AvavA viyanapUrvaka anurodha karyo, to te vAta paNa te badhAe svIkArI lIdhI. kumAra A badhAne have eTalo priya ane mAnIto thaI paDyo hato, ke tenI koI vAta uthApavAnI jANe temanAmAM hiMmata ja nahotI rahI! kumAranA manamAM eka ja vAta ramI rahI hatI : A badhA haMmezanA hiMsApremI kSatriyo che. koI upAye emane vItarAganA upAsaka jo banAvI zakAya, to ghaNAghaNA ghora pApAcArothI A badhA UgarI jAya. eTale jevI badhAe hA pADI tevo ja teNe AThe divasano nityakrama goThavI dIdho: savAramAM jevA badhA prAta:kArya ATopIne taiyAra thAya, tevA ja badhAne roja jude jude derAsare laI javAnA, tyAM birAjatI prabhu-pratimAonI manamohaka muddAo ane aMgaracanA vagere dvArA pragaTatI avanavI bhAvabhaMgimAonAM darzana karAvavAnAM; vItarAga ane vItarAgatAno paricaya karAvatA javAno, ane derAsaramAM racAtA gIta, nRtya, bhakti, pUjAnA kAryakramamAM joDavAnA. utkRSTa bhAva, sarvottama dravyo, bhaktichalakatAM Ayojano, ane dharmavAsita bhAvuko - A cAra bheLAM thAya pachI bAkI zuM rahe? rAjAo to vAhavAha pokArI gayA! khasa-rAjavI ne parabalasiMha kahe ke ame to amArA AkhA janamArAmAM AvA bhagavAna ne AvI bhakti dIThAM nathI! Aje lAge che ke A badhuM joIne amArAM netro sArthaka thayAM che. to rAjA vizvakAMte to ema kahyuM ke mAro to janma ahIM thayo che ne bAlyakALathI Aja sudhInI jiMdagI ahIM ja vahI che. paNa A maMdiro AvAM masta hoya che, emAM AvA karuNALu bhagavAnanI zAtAdAyaka mudrA pratiSThita hoya che, ane emanuM !

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kuberadatta ja pa3 - ArAdhana AvI abhuta rIte thAya che, te to meM kadI jANyuM ja nathI; jovAnI to vAta ja kyAM? eTale mane to ema lAge che ke kumAre ApaNA para A moTo upakAra ja karyo che ke ApaNane AvA mahAna devanA darzana pamADyAM." kumAre joyuM ke loDhuM barAbara tapavA mAMDyuM che, have ghATa ghaDI devA jevo che. teNe tarata traNe rAjAone vinaMti karI ke bAjumAM ja upAzraya che, tyAM jaina sAdhubhagavaMta AcArya vimalayazasUri mahArAja birAjamAna che. bahu jJAnI che. atizaya pavitra che. emane jotAM ja ApaNA cittane zAMti vaLe ane ApaNAM pApa baLI jAya tema che. Apa sahu padhAro to jaIe; emanA mukhethI kAMIka bodhavacana sAMbhaLIe. prabhujInAM darzana pAmIne traNe rAjavInAM citta evAM to haLavAM banI gayelAM ke kumAre kahyuM te sAthe ja temanA paga upAzrayanI dizAmAM vaLI gayA. gurubhagavaMta paNa tejathI jaLahaLatA, saumya ane prasanna mukhamudrA vaDe vilasatA hatA. temane jotAM ja sau namI paDyA. darekane avarya zAMtino anubhava thavA mAMDyo. kumAre bhagavaMtane vInavyAH prabho! amAre yogya dharmabodha pharamAvo to moTo upakAra thaze. gurubhagavaMta kumAranA manobhAvo kaLI gayA, ne temaNe AgaMtuka AtmAonI bhUmikAne anurUpa vItarAga-dharmanI dezanA prarUpI. kumAre pUrvabhUmikA evI to vyavasthita bAMdhI dIdhI hatI ke gurubhagavaMtanI eka ja dezanAe svAti nakSatranI vRSTinuM kAma sAdhI ApyuM. traNe rAjAonAM manamAM jinadharma jacI gayo, ane temaNe gurumukhe teno aMgIkAra paNa karyo. parabalasiMhane tathA khasa-rAjavIne jItI lIdhA te kSaNe jeTalo harSa thayo hato, tethI anekagaNo adhika harSa kumAra kuberadatte A dhanya ghaDIe anubhavyo. to traNe rAjavIo paNa kumAranA upakArano, ane tenA |

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54 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma mAdhyamathI paramAtmAnI, gurubhagavaMtanI tathA sadharmanI prAptino akathya ane apAra AnaMda anubhavI rahyA. zatrune nahi, tenA hRdayamAM rahelI zatrutAne naSTa karo. ane ene naSTa karavAnuM amogha zastra eka cheH premarasyo maitrIbhAva." gurubhagavaMtoe vAraMvAra zIkhavelo A padArthapATha kumAra kuberadattane barobara phaLyo. be be jorUkA duzmanone teNe A zastra thakI ja jItyA, ane have to e banne tenA dharmamitra banI gayA hatA. bannenA haiyAmAM rahyuM huM paNa zatrutAnuM zalya have sAva nAmazeSa thayuM hatuM. have to jinadharma samajavo, ArAdhavo ane tenA mArgadarzana pramANe jIvana-vyavahAra vartAvavo e ja emanuM lakSya banI cUkyuM hatuM. banne rAjAoe avasara joIne kumAranI tathA vizvakAMta rAjAnI anumati lIdhI, ane potAne svadeza gayA. tyAM pahoMcIne paheluM kAma temaNe potapotAnAM nagaromAM jinacaityonuM nirmANa karavAnuM karyuM. caityonuM nirmANa ane tenI pratiSThA ityAdi thayA pachI banne rAjAo ane temano parivAra nitya jinapUjA kare che, devadarzana karyA vinA rahetA nathI. paramAtmAnuM svarUpa jemajema temane samajAtuM jAya che, tema tema temanA manamAM potAnA dharmadAtA kumAra kuberadatta taraphano ahobhAva paNa vadhato jAya che. potAnA A ahobhAvane vyakta karavA mATe teo avAranavAra avanavAM bheMTaNAM kumArane mokalatA rahe che. kyAreka ratno, kyAreka azvo, kyAreka gajarAja to kyAreka bIjuM kAMI. eka prasaMge te banne rAjAoe lAkha sonaiyAnA mUlyano eka evA be azvo kuberadattane mATe kharIdyA, ane vizvapura mokalI ApyA. azvo uttama jAtinA hatA. tAlIma prApta hato. ane rAjapUta baccAne azva maLe to jANe svarganuM sAmrAjya maLyuM!

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- kuberadatta 55 - kuberadatta pAse e azvo pahoMcatAM ja teNe potAnA vinaya tathA mayadApAlanane anurUpa te azvone rAjA vizvakAMtane suprata karI dIdhA. rAjAjIe tene bemAMthI eka azva pasaMda karIne laI levAnuM kahetAM teNe eka alpa pasaMda karI lIdho. bIjo azva rAjyanI azvazALAmAM baMdhAyo. A arasAmAM ja, kumArane bhogavaTAmAM maLela maMgalapura dezathI kumAranA mitra ane maMtrI buddhidhanano saMdezo Avyo ke Ape Apela Adeza anusAra ahIM bhavya jinAlayanuM nirmANa kArya paripUrNa thayuM che. temAM jinabiMbonI pratiSThA paNa daza divasanA rUDA mahotsava sahita karI che. have Apa te prabhujInAM darzana karavA atre padhAro to rUDuM thAya. kumAre pitAjInI maMjUrI lIdhI ane pote potAnA parijano sAthe maMgalapura javA sajja thayo. kumAranI bhAvanA navA AvelA azva upara savAra thaIne javAnI hatI, paraMtu jyotiSIe navA azva mATenuM muhUrta thoDA vakhata pachInuM kADhI ApatAM te anya azva para besIne cAlyo. maMgalapuranI janatAe kumAranuM bhAvabhInuM sAmaiyuM karyuM pravezano mahotsava patatAM ja kumAra sIdho nUtana jinacaityanAM darzane UpaDyo. tyAM badhAM abhigamonuM tathA maryAdAonuM pAlana karavApUrvaka teNe paramAtmAnAM darzana karI apUrva AhalAda meLavyo. vidhivat teNe pUjA karI. stotro dvArA prabhujInI stavanA karI. uttama jinapUjA karAvI, ane potAnI jAtane kRtArtha anubhavI. mahele pahoMcI, bhojanAdi kAryothI paravArIne teNe maMtrIne Adeza karyo. daza divasano occhava maMDAvo, nagaramAM amArinI ghoSaNA karAvo; mAre prabhubhaktino manoratha pUravo che, ne lAbha levo che. maMtrIe tatkALa te Adezano amala karyo, ane bhAre ullAsapUrvaka kumAre dazAlikA jinabhaktino AnaMda lUMTyo. A badhAM maMgalakArI kAryo ATopAtAM ja kumArane pelo azva |

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pa6 - samaruM pahapavaravata nAma yAda Avyo. navo azva, zikSita azva, bheTamAM maLelo azva, ne vaLI lakhalUTa kiMmata dharAvato azva; sahaja rIte ja kumAranA manamAM tenA vize tIvra kautuka pravartatuM hatuM ke jyAre muhUrta Ave ne huM tene pheravuM! utsava patatAM ja azvArohaNanuM muhUrta paNa AvI lAgyuM. kumAre rasAlo taiyAra karyo, ne pote azvanI pUjA karIne savAra thayo. azvane premapUrvaka thAbaDato ene judIjudI gatio vaDe, sAMkaDI, vAMkIcUkI, aTapaTI lAge tevI galIo tathA galiyArAmAM pheravavA mAMDyo. azva paNa evo to cAlAka, ke eno asavAra jema pherave tema phare, ne je kSaNe je prakAranI gatino IzAro Ape, te rIte gatimAM parivartano ANato jAya. Ama pheravato-ramADato kumAra tene nagara bahAra laI Avyo, rasAlo Akho sAthe ja che. azvanI tAlIma ane kumAranI nipuNatAbanne jotAM badhA tAjuba che. ekAeka kumAre hAka mArI : huM upaDuM chuM vanavihAre, tame badhA mArI pAchaLapAchaLa cAlyA Avo. rasAlo hoMkAro bhaNe - na bhaNe, tyAM to kumAre azvanI lagAma kheMcI, ne jevI lagAma kheMcAI tevo azva to jANe uDavA mAMDyo! jANe dhanuSyamAMthI pavanavegI bANa chUTyA - rasAlAnA sainiko to o jAya, o jAya, karatAM hajI dizA noMdhe tyAM to kumArano azva ojhalA azva ke asavAra ekeyano aNasAro na maLe! mUMjhAyelo rasAlo pAchaLa to ghaNuM doDyo, paNa azva to zuM tenI dizA paNa zodhavI tene mATe kaThina banI gaI. A tarapha kumArane thayuM ke ATalo badho vega atyAre moMgho paDe. mAro eka paNa sAthIdAra AnI hoDa nahI karI zake, ne to huM sAva vikhUTo paDI jaIza. mATe A azvane ahIM rokavo joIe. kumAre eka joradAra jhATako mAryo ne azvanI lagAma kheMcI. paNa A zuM? jevI lagAma kheMcAI ke azve AkAzamAM eka khataranAka |

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kaberaTha , 57 kudako lagAvyo, ne enI doDa-jhaDapa bamaNI thaI gaI. - kumAre vadhu baLa karyuM, ne bIjIvAra lagAma kheMcI, to azva pAcho uchaLyo, ne tIravege bhAgyo. Ama, jemajema kumAra lagAma kheMcato gayo, tematema azvano vega paNa vadhato rahyo. A vegamAM ne vegamAM azva paMdara jojana dUra jaMgalamAM kumArane laI Avyo. kumAra have kaMTALyo. eNe tvarita nirNaya lIdho ne te pramANe, ekAeka teNe azvanI lagAma choDI dIdhI - ne pote chalAMga mArIne nIce kUdI paDyo. e jevo nIce Utaryo ke tarata azva kSaNavAra Ubho rahI gayo, ane pachI tarata mUcha khAto DhaLI paDyo. kumArane sahasA khyAla Avyo ke oha, A to avaLI zikSA pAmelo azva che. bIjA azvonI lagAma kheMcIe to e UbhA rahe. jyAre AvAM - viparIta zikSA meLavelA azvonI lagAma kheMco to bhAge, DhIlI choDo to ja UbhA rahe. kumAre tarata te azvanI lagAma tathA palANa choDI nAMkhyA. paNa jevA e choDyA ke anya prANa tyajI dIdhA. - kumAra to stabdha ! paNa tenI pAse koI upAya paNa na hato. bapora thaI gaI hatI. ghora ane vaLI ajANayuM jaMgala hatuM. tApa kahe mAruM kAma ! emAM atyaMta thakavI denArI azvadoDa karI hatI. kumArane lAgyuM ke have sauprathama to thoDo ArAma laI levo joIe. teNe cotarapha najara pheravatAM eka tarapha eka vanakhaMDa - jaMgalanuM upavana hovAnuM jaNAyuM. kumAra tyAM gayo, ane eka ghaTAdAra vRkSanI zILI chAMya taLe teNe DIla laMbAvI dIdhuM. ekAda pahora jeTalI nidrAne aMte kumAra sAvadha thayo. te Ukyo ane te vanakhaMDane nirakhatAMnirakhatAM AgaLa vadhyo, to thoDe dUra eka majAnuM sarovara tenI najare paDyuM. te jhaDapathI tyAM pahoMcyo, ane hAthapaga-moM pakhALIne sarovaranuM navuM pANI pI potAnI tRSA chipAvI. e sAthe ja keTalAMka vakSo para lacI paDelAM paripakva I paricita ane madhura evAM phaLo jotAM te UtArIne tenA vaDe potAnI | "

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- 58 samare palapala cavata nAma sudhA paNa teNe zamAvI. A pachI teNe te upavanamAM AmathI teme paryaTana cAlu karyuM. vanarAjinI zobhA nihALato jAya che ane kudaratanI adbhuta lIlA vize manomana ciMtana paNa karato jAya che. Ama pharatAMpharatAM acAnaka tenI najara eka vRkSa tarapha paDI, ane te thaMbhI gayo! teNe zuM joyuM? pelA vRkSataLe eka munirAja kAyotsarga-dhyAne khaDA hatA. ardha-nimIlita netro temaNe nAsikAnA agra bhAga para TheravelAM hatAM. AjAnabAhu temanA hAtha hatA. jinamudrA racIne khaDA rahelA e zramaNanA mukhamaMDaLa para prasannatAnI anerI AbhA vilasI rahI hatI. kumArane to jaMgalamAM maMgala racAyuM! te badhuM paDatuM mUkIne pahoMcI gayo munibhagavaMtanA caraNo pAse, ane kyAMya sudhI apalaka netre temane joto rahyo. jema joto gayo tema tenA haiyAmAM eka akathya zAtA vaLatI gaI. musApharIno thAka, grISmakALanI garamI, bhUkha, tarasa, ekalatAnI pIDA - badhuM ja zamavA mAMDyuM. ene thayuM ke hAza, mAre to nirjana vana paNa have naMdanavana nIvaDavAnuM. AvA vikaTa jaMgalamAM AvA munino lAbha nahi to zuM maLe? ene thayuM: munirAjanAM darzana karIne netro to dhanya banyAM, have lAva, emane praNAma karIne kAyAne paNa dhanya banAvuM. AvI bhAvanA bhAvato te muninI vadhu najIka gayo, paNa muni to potAnA dhyAnamAM tanmaya che. padarava, saMcara ke evI koI bAbata temanA dhyAnamAM bhAMgo pADI zakatI nathI. kumAranI upasthitinI emane jANa paNa hajI thaI nathI. ane kyAMthI thAya? AvuM dhyAna rAkhe to AtmadhyAna kyAMthI sadhAya? balka AvA AtmadhyAnI bhagavaMtone khuda devono Indra Ave ne, to paNa temanuM dhyAna vicalita na thAya, ane enI sAme e

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kuberadatta ja 59 - najara suddhAM na kare. kumAre ciMtavyuM: munivara to sarva saMganA tyAgI che. potAnI kAyAnI paNa temane darakAra nathI, to mArA jevAnI to darakAra hoya ja zenI? bhale teo mane na jANe ne na jue, paNa huM to temano caraNasparza karI mArI jAtane pAvana banAvI ja lauM ne teNe AgaLa vadhIne munibhagavaMtanA caraNomAM potAnuM mastaka sthApita karIne vaMdana karyuM, ane pachI muni samakSa be hAtha joDIne punaH Ubho rahyo. koIkano sparza thavAnuM anubhavatAM ja munie upayoga-baLe kumAra AvyAnuM jANI lIdhuM. lAbhanuM kAraNa vicArIne temaNe kAusagga pAryo, zuddha bhUmi upara vidhipUrvaka Asana grahaNa karyuM, ane kumArane "dharmalAbhanI AzISa vaDe anugRhIta karatAM pUchyuM:bhadrA A nirjana evA bIhaDa vanamAM tame kyAMthI AvI caDaDyA? kumAre vinayapUrvaka potAno saghaLo vRttAMta munirAjane kahI saMbhaLAvyo. kumAranI vAta pUrI thavA AvI, tyAM to sUrya astAcaLa bhaNI jhaDapabhera jato anubhavAyo, eTale munirAje pharamAvyuM:bhAgyazALI! have amAre munijIvananI dharmakaraNI karavAno avasara thayo che, eTale ame temAM joDAIzuM. paLavAra mATe, A sAMbhaLIne, kumAra mUMjhAyo, paNa tarata ja tene phuraNA thaI ne teNe munirAjane vInavyA:bhagavaMta! A ghora araNyamAM huM atyAre kyAMya jaI zakuM tema to nathI. Apa ApanI dharmakaraNI avazya karo. huM pAsenA vRkSa nIce ja beTho chuM. jo Apane bAdha na hoya to ApanI kriyA samApta thayA pachI huM AvuM. mane ApanA zrImukhe kAMIka dharmabodha pAmavAnI ane manamAM vartatI koIka samasyAnuM nirAkaraNa pAmavAnI bhAvanA che. nirlepa ane vItarAganA sAdhaka evA munie koI pratyuttara na ApatAM kumAra tyAMthI Ubho thaI gayo, ane pAsenA vRkSa taLe 1 jaI namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karato beTho.

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- 60 samaruM palapala savata nAma ghora jaMgala, ghATI vanarAji, jojano sudhI vastIvihoNo araNyapradeza, hiMsaka janAvaronI paLepaLe pravartatI dhAstI, bhUtavyaMtaronAM rAsaDAMnA comerathI UThatA bhaNakArA; ane A badhAnA saradAra jevo, vAtAvaraNane aga-razo taraDo laIne vIMTaLAI vaLelo pragADha aMdhakAra AvA vAtAvaraNamAM be AtmAo eka vRkSa-maMDapamAM nitAMta nirbhayabhAve beThA cheH niHsaMga evA muni ane muninA saMgano khapI evo rAjakumAra kuberadatta. kevuM bihAmaNuM vAtAvaraNa ane chatAM kevo sohAmaNo suyogI yathAsamaya munirAjanI kriyA pUrNa thaI. te sAthe ja kumAra temanI samIpe pahoMcyo, ane avagraha sAcavato vinayapUrvaka beTho, teNe hAtha joDIne vinaMti karIH prabhu! ApanI jo anumati hoya to mAre dharmasaMbaMdhI kAMIka pUchavuM che. Apane jo nidrA ke ArAma levAno hoya athavA ApanI tapakuza kAyA vizeSe parizramita hoya to mAro durAgraha nathI. paraMtu jo Apane sarvathA sukhAkArI hoya to pUchuM. munivare atyaMta sadbhAva sAthe kahyuM:mahAbhAga! amArA munijIvanano niyama evo che ke rAtrinA pahelAM be pahora amAre svAdhyAya-dhyAnamAM ja otaprota rahevAnuM hoya che. e pachInA trIjA prahare nidrA levAnI che. eTale A to amAro svAdhyAya-yogano samaya che. tamArA prazna vize chaNAvaTa karavAmAM paNa svAdhyAya ja sadhAze. mATe je pUchavuM hoya te pUcho. kumAra to rAjIrAjI thaI gayo. teNe kahyuM:bhagavaMta! mane eka prazna ghaNA vakhatathI manamAM ghoLAya che ke jagatamAM be pAyAnAM tattvo che karma ane puruSArtha. - A banne tattvomAM baLavAna karyuM tattva? zuM karma vadhu baLavAna ke pachI puruSArtha vadhu baLiyo? kRpA karIne A viSaye mane kAMIka bodha pharamAvo. - bhadrA munirAje javAba vALyo: A banne padArtho potapotAnA sthAne samAnapaNe sabaLa che. eTale A vadhu baLavAna ne A ocho baLavAna evuM kahevuM azakya che. vadhu UMDANathI samajavuM hoya to ema kahI zakAya ke jagatanA /

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kuberadatta ja 61 - kazA che badhA jIvo potAnAM karmone anusAra udyama kare che, paNa to tenI sAthe ja ema paNa kahevuM rahe ke je jIva jevo-je dizAno udyama kare che te tevA - te udyamane anurUpa karmonuM utpAdana kare che.' tAtparya e ke jevo puruSArtha tevAM karmo, ne jevAM karmo tevo puruSArtha. eTale A bemAM koNa vadhu baLavAna evo nirNaya karavAne badale A banne potAnA sthAne samAnapaNe baLavAna gaNAya, ema svIkAravuM eja vadhu ucita jaNAya che. - siddhAMtomAM paNa pratipAdana thayuM che ke kyAreka karma baLavAna ne puruSArtha durbaLa bane che; to kyAreka puruSArtha vadhu sabaLa ane karmo tenI sAme nirbaLa anubhavAya che. potAnA A pratyuttaranA samarthanamAM munirAje kumArane rAjA harSadeva, rAjA aMbucIca vagerenAM vistRta kathAnako paNa varNavI batAvyAM. ane prAMte umeryuM: bhAI ! samudranA mahApUrane koI vakhata khALI zakAya evuM bane, paraMtu gata janmonA puruSArtha vaDe utpanna karelAM zubha yA azubha karmonAM pariNAmone khALavA e kevaLa azakya che. mATe evo puruSArtha karavo ke jethI baMdhAtAM karmo paNa AtmAne unnati tarapha ja vALavAmAM sahAyaka nIvaDe. munirAja ATaluM kahIne viramyA, tyAre rAtri pUrNatAne Are AvI pahoMcI hatI. kumAra paritRpta hato. AvuM anUThuM tattvapAna karyA pachI kAMIka bolIne rasasamAdhimAM bhaMga pADavAnuM kumArane ucita na lAgyuM, ane te maunapaNe munine praNamIne tyAMthI nIkaLI gayo. muni paNa potAnA prAta:karmamAM parovAyA. ho phATI rahyo hato. nibiDa aMdhakAra ane aDAbIDa jaMgala - benI jugalabaMdI pUrI | thaI hatI, ane prakAzanA pracaMDa AkramaNe aMdhakArane UbhI pUMchaDIe !

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- 62 9 samaruM palapala cadrata nAma - bhagADI mUkyo hato. AkAzanA aphATa medAnano akhatyAra hamaNAM ja sUrya AvIne saMbhALI leze tenA ullAsamAM paMkhIo sAgamaTe kalaravavA lAgyAM hatAM. pariNAme niHstabdha jaNAtuM jaMgala paNa vasatithI chalochala chalakAI gayuM hoya tevo bhAsa thato hato. AvA TANe kumAra vanakhaMDamAMthI bahAra Avyo. cAre dizAo, jaMgalanA mArgo, keDIo vagerenuM nirIkSaNa karyuM. ane ghaNA manomaMthana bAda pote je dizAthI kAle ahIM Avelo. te ja dizAmAM jatA mArga para te cAlavA mAMDyo, tene pAkI jANa hatI ke cAlIza to ja kAMIka sUjhako paDaze. asahAya chuM ema samajIne Ubho rahIza to koI ukela nahi Ave. te cAlavA mAMDyo. hajI thoDuMka cAlyo haze, tyAM eka bhayAnaka kautuka sarajAyuM. gAMDotUra banelo eka pracaMDa jaMgalI hAthI potAnI dizAmAM dhasamasI rahelo tenI najare paDyo. sUMDha uchALato, ciMghADa pADato, vacce AvatAM jhADa-jhAMkharAno kho kADhato e hAthI ADedhaDa bhAgI rahyo hato, ne acAnaka tenI najara kumAra para paDI gaI. najara paDI ke vIpharyo. bIjuM badhuM choDIne e doDyo sIdho kumAra tarapha. bhalAbhalAnAM gAtra gaLI jAya tevI sthiti sarjAI hatI. paNa vAha re kumAra kuberadatta vAha! tenuM kuMvADuM ya na pharakyuM. jIvatAM motane sAmethI AvatuM anubhavavA chatAM paNa te to aDIkhama! teNe gAMDA gajarAjane dUrathI ja mApI lIdho. pachI eka cokkasa sthAna para sthira thaIne hAthInI pratyeka hilacAla para cAMpatI najara noMdhIne Ubho rahI gayo. hAthI jevo tenI najIka Avyo, tevo ja kumAra AkAzamAM uchaLyo, ane hAthInI pUMThe pahoMcIne tenuM pUMchaDuM pakaDI lIdhuM. - hAthI bhaDakyo. potAnuM pUMchaDuM koNa pakaDe che, koNa AmaLe che, te jovA mATe te pAchaLa ryo, to kumAra tenA pUMchaDe evo to cIpakI gayo ke hAthInI sUMDha pUMchaDe pahoMce ja nahi.

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kaberadA ka 63 hAthI akaLAyo, teNe goLagoLa phudaraDI zarU karI. kumAre paNa pUchaDuM AmaLavAnuM ne hAthIne pajavavAnuM cAlu ja rAkhyuM, te cheka hAthI thAkI gayo tyAM sudhI. paNa kumArane hAthI mAtra jarA thAkI jAya temAM rasa nahoto. tene to rasa paDI gayo hato A hAthImAM, ane eTale te Icchato hato ke hAthIno mada zAMta thAya to ja vAta bane. eTale te thAkelA hAthInuM pUMchaDuM choDIne tenI sAme, paNa thoDeka dUra, jaIne Ubho rahI gayo. tene jotAM ja hAthI chaMcheDAyo, ne doDyo pakaDavA. kumAre paNa tene najIka AvavA dIdho. paNa jevo e najIka Avyo, ke kumAra kUdIne tethI UMdhI dizAe jaIne Ubho. hAthI pAcho tene zodhato te tarapha dhasyo. A saMtAkukaDImAM paNa kumAre hAthIne evo to haMphAvyo ke hAthIno badho unmAda A vyAyAma daramiyAna gaLI ja gayo. anubhavI kumAre have taka jhaDapI, ane hAMphI cUkelA hAthInI pITha para chalAMga lagAvI te caDI beTho. beThAbeThA teNe hAthInA kuMbhasthaLa upara thoDIka thapATo mArI, thoDo tene paMpALyo, ane ema karatAMpharatAM saMpUrNapaNe vaza karIne pote dhArelI dizAmAM teNe tene haMkAravA mAMDyo. hAthI paNa have zAMta ane saumya banI gayo hato, eTale te kumAra jema dore tema dorAtodorAto cAlyuM ja gayo. lagabhaga doDha divasanI akaLAvI mUkanArI yAtrAne aMte kumArane tenI zodhamAM nIkaLelA rasAlAno bheTo thayo. sevako to potAnA mAnItA kumArane virATa gajarAja para savArI karato joIne harakhapaduDA thaI gayA. kumAranA acAnaka alopa thaI javAthI addhara thaI gayelA temanA jIvamAM, kumArane hemakhema pAcho pharelo jotAM, jIva AvI gayo; to kumAre azvanI sAme Avo gajarAja meLavyo te joIne to teo rItasara gelamAM ja AvI gayA. hajI maMgalapura dUra hatuM, ne badhA thAkyA hatA. kumAra ne hAthI )

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- 64 - samaruM palapala satata nAma - banne paNa zramita hatA. kumAre tyAM ja paDAva nAkhavAno nirdeza Apyo. paDAva naMkhAyo. khorAka-pANInI jogavAI karavAmAM AvI. kumAra hAthIne najIkanA sarovaramAM laI gayo. tyAM jaLasnAna dvArA hAthIe potAno thAka UtArI lIdhA pachI tene cAro carAvI levAmAM Avyo. pachI kumAre paNa snAnAdithI paravArIne potAnA sevako sAthe bhojana lIdhuM. ane pachI be ghaDI vIsAmo letAM pote karelA romaharSaka anubhavanI vAta badhAne karI. namatAM bapore kumAra tyAMthI prayANa AraMbhya. thoDo paMtha kApyo, to maMgalapurathI kumAranI zodha mATe nIkaLelI navI TukaDI sAme maLI. badhA rasAlAne laIne kumAra moDI sAMje ghera pahoMcI gayA. bIje divase kumAre hastIzAstranA niSNAtone bhegA karIne pote lAvelA gajarAjanI jAti, lakSaNo vagereno nizcaya karyo. sauno eka mata paDyo : hAthI uttama jAtino che. tenAM lakSaNo zukanavaMtAM ane tene zreSTha gajarAja tarIke sthApI Ape tevAM che. Avo gajarAja jenA AMgaNe hoya tene hamezAM badhe vijaya, samRddhi ane satkAra ja maLe; te kadI hAre to nahi ja. kumAra svayaM paNa gajAsano marmajJa hato. potAnA meghAbaLe paNa te A badhuM samajI zakyo hato. chatAM teNe vidvAnonI mahorachApa marAvI, ane pachI te hAthIne teNe lakSmIvardhana nAma ApIne potAnA priya hastI tarIke vidhivat sthApita karyo. gajaratnanI saMprAptino A AnaMdotsava cAlI rahyo hato, tyAM ja vizvapura nagarathI rAjadUtonuM Agamana thayuM. pitA vizvakAMte kumArane tAkIdanAM teDAM pAThavyAM hatAM, ne teno saMdezo laIne te dUto AvyA hatA. pitAjIno Adeza maLatAM ja kumAre tatkALa prayANa karavAno nirNaya lIdho, ane lakSmIvardhananA hodde savAra thaIne potAnA rasAlA sAthe te te ja divase nIkaLI paNa gayo.

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kaberaThA ja 65 AkhA raste tenA magajamAM eka ja savAla ghUMTAto rahyo:pitAjIe tAkIde kema teDAvyo haze? kAMI upAdhi AvI haze? koI duzmanano bhaya Ubho thayo haze? zuM haze? jhaTa pahoMcuM ne jhaTa pitAjIne maLuM. A eka ja dhUnamAM te majala kApato rahyo. gaNatarInA ja divasomAM te pahoMcI gayo, pitAjInA sAnidhyamAM. hajI pitAnA caraNomAM te vaMdana kare tyAM ja tenA pitA parama harSabhera tene bheTI vaLyA, ne bolyA:vatsa! agAu teM mane zrAvakadharma pamADIne mArA para upakAra karyo hato. have evo ja bIjo upakAra tAre mArA para karavAno che. mane have saMyamadharma grahaNa karavAnI tamannA jAgI che; tuM A rAjyadhurA saMbhALI levA dvArA mane sahAya kare to ja huM te grahaNa karI zakuM; A mATe ja meM tane ahIM utAvaLe bolAvyo che. bola, mane sahAyaka thaIza? kuberadattanI AMkho A sAMbhaLatAM ja bhInI thaI gaI. teNe kahyuM:deva! mArI ekamAtra mahecchA e hatI ke huM nitya ApanA caraNomAM besI rahuM ne ApanI AjJAnuM pAlana karyA karuM. Apa A rIte cAlyA jAva to mArI A IcchA kema karIne bara Avaze? paraMtu pitAjI! Apa mokSa sukhanA paMthe paLavA ughukta thatA ho tyAre mArI AvI tuccha icchAne vacce lAvIne Apane aMtarAyabhUta bane te paNa kema bane? Apa prasannatAthI ApanuM AtmasAdhana karo, huM ApanA Adeza pramANe vartavA taiyAra chuM. kumAranI saMmati maLatAM ja vizvakAMta rAjAe jyotiSIone AmaMtryA. ane kumAranA rAjyAbhiSekanuM muhUrta mAgyuM. jyotiSIoe trIjA divasanuM zreSTha muhUrta joI ApyuM. bIjI bAju rAjAe gurubhagavaMtanI tapAsa cAlu karI. tene jANavA maLyuM ke vizvapurathI pAMceka yojana dUranA kSetramAM zrI vimalayazasUri bhagavaMta birAjamAna che. teNe tarata potAnA mANasone tyAM ravAnA karyA:bhagavaMtane vinaMti karavA tathA dIkSArthe teonI anumati levA.

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- 66 0 samaruM palapalacakata nAma - muhUrtadine AkhA nagaranA anirvacanIya ullAsa vacce kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAmAM Avyo. te divase jinAlayomAM pUjAo racavAmAM AvI. baMdIkhAnAM choDavAmAM AvyAM. amArinuM pravartana thayuM. sarvatra AnaMda ane umaMgano mAhola racAI gayo. e ja divase gurabhagavaMta pAse mokalelA sevako paNa AvI pahoMcyA. temaNe zubha samAcAra ApyA ke gurubhagavaMta nagara bahAranA udyAnamAM padhArI gayA che. rAjA kuberadatte pitAjInI bhAvanAne anurUpa bhavya dIkSAyAtrAnuM Ayojana karyuM. prajAnA hRdayamAM hiloLA letA ullAsanA mahAsAgaramAM taratAtaratA zibikA-ArUDha rAjA vizvakAMta dIkSAyAtrA sahita upavanamAM pahoMcyA. ane tyAM AcArya vimalayazasUri bhagavaMtanA varada haste vidhipUrvaka temaNe saMyama aMgIkAra karyo. temanI sAthe maMtrI subuddhi sahita anya aDhIso AtmAoe paNa saMsAra tyajIne saMyamamArga grahaNa karyo. rAjA kuberadatta sajaLa netre saune vaMdanA karI rahyo. sUribhagavaMtanI nizrA meLavIne vizvakAMta rAjarSi prasannaprasanna anya munivaro paNa AvI sAdhanA pAmIne kRtArthatA anubhave sUrijI paNa sau nUtana sAdhuone sAdhucaryA zIkhave che. jJAnAbhyAsa karAve che. ane AtmAnA sAdhanamAM joDe che. thoDoka vakhata vizvapuramAM sthiratA karIne gurubhagavaMta parivAra sAthe anyatra viharI gayA. vizvakAMta muni potAnI pracaMDa prajJAnA yoge TUMka samayamAM ja dvAdazAMgInA pAragAmI jJAtA banyA. kALakrame temanI yogyatA jANIne gurubhagavaMte temane AcArya pada ApyuM, ane 250 muniono parivAra temane soMpI svataMtra rIte vicaravAnI anujJA ApI.

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kuberadatta 67 vizvakAMtasUri paNa potAnA gurubhagavaMta jevA ja dhI2, gaMbhIra, zAMta ane saumya banyA hatA. teo deza-videzamAM vicarIne asaMkhya AtmAo upara upakAra karatAkaratA vaccevacce vizvapure paNa padhAratA, ane kuberadatta sahita aneka bhAvikone dharmabodha ApI jatA. bIjI tarapha, rAjA banyA pachI kuberadattano pratApa cotarapha vistarato jAya che. maMgalapurathI buddhidhanane bolAvIne tene potAnA maMtrIpade teNe sthApyo che. tenI buddhipratibhAnA baLe keTalAMya yuddho laDAyAM vinA ja jItI zakAyAM che, ane aneka rAjAo kuberadattanA sevaka banI gayA che. khasa ane parabalasiMha rAjA paNa kuberadatta sAthenI maitrI kema vadhatI rahe te mATe khAssI cIvaTa rAkhyA kare che. kuberadattanA pratApa ane zauryanA AkarSaNathI hoya ke pachI dhAkathI hoya, game tema, paNa vividha dezonA rAjavIo sAmethI potAnI rAjakanyAo kuberadatta sAthe paraNAvatA hatA ane tenI sAthe saMbaMdha joDI potAne dhanya mAnavA lAgyA hatA. kuberadattanA aMtaHpuramAM kula traNaso rANIo A rIte thaI. temAM madanasuMdarI nAme rANIne teNe paTTarANI pade sthApI. tenI sAthe viSayasukho anubhavatAM kALakrame tene zubhasvapna sUcita 'amaradatta' nAme putraratnanI prApti paNa thaI. eka bAju A badhI ja jAhojalAlI hatI. to bIjI bAju, kuberadatta saMsAranI tathA rAjakArabhAranI saghaLIe javAbadArI nibhAvato hovA chatAM dharma-ArAdhanAne kSaNa mATe paNa nahoto cUkato. lIdhelAM vratonuM rUDuM pAlana te tenA jIvananuM eka avibhAjya aMga banI gayuM hatuM. potAnA dezamAM jyAM jyAM je gAmamAM ke je nagaramAM jinacaitya na hoya tyAM jinacaityonuM teNe nirmANa karAvyuM. parvadinomAM rathayAtrA, aSTAkSikA utsavo, aAprivartana A badhuM paNa te hamezAM karato rahyo.

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- 68 samare palapala satata nAma - Amane Ama samaya sarakato rahyo; ne varSonAM vahANAM vAyAM. kumAra amaradatta paNa have to moTo thaI gayo che. aneka rAjakumArIo sAthe tenA vivAha paNa thaI cUkyA che, kuberadattanA darabAramAM te paNa have yuvarAjanuM sthAna zobhAve che. badhuM hemakhema pravartI rahyuM che, emAM eka divasa, vanapAlake AvIne rAjAne khabara ApI ke mahArAja! vadhAmaNI!! rAjarSi vizvakAMtasUri bhagavaMta upavanamAM padhAryA che. A zabdo kAne paDatAM ja kuberadattanA romerome dIvA pragaTyA. te tatkALa potAnA samagra parivArane laIne pitA-gurunA vaMdana mATe upavanamAM AvI pahoMcyo. gurune vAMdyA. dharmadezanAnuM zravaNa karyuM. dezanAne aMte rAjAe gurune vInavyA:prabhu! te dahADe je rIte Ape mArA zire rAjyano bhAra nAkhyo hato, te rIte have mArA zire saMyamanA sAmrAjyano bhAra paNa nAkho, tevI mArI vinaMti che. bhagavaMta! ATalo kALa to Apano dIrgha viraha meM vekyo. have te veThavAnI mArAmAM kSamatA nathI. kRpA karI, mane cAritrapada Apo, ane ApanA caraNasevaka banAvo! pitA-gurue kahyuM:bhadrA have tuM saMyama le to te sarvathA samucita gaNAze. tArA putra amaradattane rAjyabhAra soMpIne have tAre dIkSA levI ghaTe. gurubhagavaMtano saMketa maLatAM ja kuberadatta ghera gayo. zubha divase amaradattano rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. pachI tenI rajA laIne, teNe yojelI dIkSAyAtrApUrvaka pote gurubhagavaMtanA caraNomAM pahoMcyo, ane teozrInA zubhahaste cAritradharma aMgIkAra karyo. tenI sAthe 500 bhAvikoe paNa saMyama lIdho. rAjA amaradatta vageree gRhasthadharmanAM vrato aMgIkAra karyA. A pachI vizvakAMtasUri bhagavaMte tyAMthI maMgalapura tarapha vihAra karyo. maMgalapuramAM potAnA guru zrI vimalayazasUri bhagavaMta aMtima www.jainelibrary:org

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kuberadatta che 69 sAdhanA karI rahyA hatA, teone niyamaNA karAvI. te bhagavaMte paNa prAMte anazanavrata lIdhuM ane ArAdhakabhAvane vikasAvI paramapadane prApta karI lIdhuM. kALAMtare kuberadatta muni paNa dvAdazAMgInA jANa banavA uparAMta AcAryapadane varyA. 500 munionA nAyaka banAvI gurue temane svataMtra vihAra mATe AjJA ApI, ane pote lAkho pUrvano saMyamaparyAya ArAdhI. asaMkhya bhavyAtmAone dharma pratibodhI prAMte potAnA guruvaranI jema ja anazanavrata dvArA AtmAne bhAvita karavA pUrvaka sarva karmono kSaya karI muktipada pAmyA. | rAjarSi kuberadatta sUrie pitA-gurunA pagale dIrgha dIkSAparyAya vahyo. aneka AtmAone saMyamabhAva pamADyo. asaMkhya jIvone pratibodhyA. apratibaddha vihAre viharyA. ane chevaTe potAnI pATe yogya AtmAne sthApI saMkhelanApUrvaka eka mAsanuM anazana karI, samAdhimRtyune varyA. teo kALadharma pAmIne sanaskumAra nAme devalokamAM IndranA sAmAnika deva tarIke utpanna thayA.

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vajakuMDala A dharatI ati vizALa che. jeTalI dekhAya che, tenA karatAM nahi dekhAtI dharatI ghaNI moTI emAM bhAtabhAtanAM kSetro che, avanavA parvato che; to agaNita dvIpo ane samudro ane nadI-nadIo paNa aDhaLaka che. mANasanI pahoMcamAM che, tenA karatAM tenI pahoMca bahArano bhUkhaMDa ghaNo vistIrNa ane vaLI vividhatAthI chalakAto che. jaina dharmagraMthonI dhAraNA pramANenI bhUgoLa, kadAca, jagatajudI bhUgoLa che. dazyamAna duniyAnA jema goLA ane nakazA bane che ane samajAvavAmAM Ave to abhyAsIo samajI zake che, tema jaina-bhUgoLanA paNa nakazA maLe che, ane tenA jANakAro tenuM adhyayana temaja varNana karI paNa zake che. AvA nakazAonuM avalokana karIe to bhUgoLanuM kendrabiMdu jaNAze meru parvata, ane tenI pharate patharAyelo jabUdvIpa. jabUdvIpamAM ghaNAghaNA vibhAgo che; temAM mukhya traNa te A : bharata kSetra, airAvata kSetra, videha kSetra. e traNamAMnA videhakSetranA pazcimabhAgamAM eTale ke apara videhakSetramAM "gaMdhAvatI' nAme "vijaya' che, temAM "saugaMdhika nAme deza che; tenA pATanagaranuM nAma che "gaMdhamAdanapura'. vajanAbhi nAme rAjA tyAM rAja kare che. te cakravartI che, eTale te "vijayanA chae khaMDa para tenI ja ANa pravarte che. digvijaya dvArA te pradezanA tamAma rAjavIone

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vaDala che 71 teNe namAvyA che, ane tenI sevA karavAmAM tathA tenI AjJAnuM pAlana karavAmAM sau rAjAo potAne kRtArtha anubhave che. - te cakravartI che, eTale svAbhAvika rIte ja tene aneka rANIo hoya, te rANIomAM zreSTha evI eka rANI che. devI zubhAvatI. te rAjAne atizaya priya hatI, mAnItI hatI. to zubhAvatI paNa jema nAmathI tema guNathI, svabhAvathI ane AcAra-vicArathI paNa sarvathA zubhamaya hatI. tenI patiniSThA ajoDa hatI. rAjA tenAthI, ane te rAjAthI - banne paraspara thakI atyaMta saMtuSTa hatAM. pariNAme sarjAyuM hatuM prasanna dAMpatya. AvA sukhI dAMpatya jIvananA madhurA pariNAmanI sUcanA ApavA mATe ja hoya tema, eka rAtre eka adbhuta ghaTanA ghaTI. rANI zubhAvatIne eka vilakSaNa svakha-darzana thayuM. svapnamAM teNe joyuM ke caMdramA jevAM vimala vastro paherelo mugaTasahita sarva alaMkArothI alaMkRta evo Indra tenI samIpe Avyo che. tenA eka hAthamAM hajArahajAra sUryanI dIpti chalakAvatuM vaja zobhI rahyuM che, to tenA bIjA hAthamAM eka jaLahaLatuM maNimaya kuMDala che. e kuMDala, Indra, potAnA haste zubhAvatIne ApI rahyo che, ane ApatAMApatAM kahe che ke "A tuM laI le; A bhale eka ja kuMDala che, paNa e eka kuMDala paNa tArI zobhAmAM anahada vRddhi karI mUkaze ane tAruM kalyANa thaze, mATe svIkArI le.' IndranI sUcanAno teNe amala karyo che ane kuMDala hAthamAM svIkArI lIdhuM che, ne e sAthe ja tenI AMkha ughaDI gaI. - vismaya-chalakatA haiye rANI beThI thaI. UThIne rAjA pAse gaI, ane potAnuM alaukika svapna tene varNavI batAvyuM. rAjA to svapna sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjIrAjI thaI gayA. temaNe kahyuM ke rANI! tame atyaMta uttama svapna dIThuM che. e ApaNA kalyANanuM | sUcana to kare ja che, sAthe enAthI e paNa phalita thAya che ke tamane devoneya vahAlo lAge tevo eka putra prApta thaze.

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- 72 ja samaruM palapala cadrata nAma - rANIe deva-guru-dharmanA prabhAve tamAruM veNa phaLajo ! ema kahetAM zukananI gAMTha vALI. subhaga manuSyone zubha svapna ja Ave, ane Ave tevAM ja phaLe paNa kharAM. rANI zubhAvatInA prasaMgamAM paNa Ama ja banyuM. je rAtre teNe svapna joyuM, te ja rAtre sanaskumAra nAmanA trIjA devalokamAM rahelA kuberadattanA puNyAtmAnuM divya AyuSya samApta thayuM, ane te tyAMthI cyavana pAmIne rANI zubhAvatInA udaramAM avataryo. pUre mahine rANIne putra janmyo rAjabhuvanamAM, samagra nagaramAM ane AkhA dezamAM AnaMdaAnaMda chavAI gayo. dasa divasano janmotsava racAyo. bArame divase rAjAe navajAta bALakanuM nAma pADyuM rAjakumAra vajakuMDala. svakhe ApelA saMketanuM jANe jIvaMta rUpa! rAjAnuM vizALa aMtaHpura ane pAMca pAMca dhAvamAtAo. eka khoLAmAMthI bIjA khoLAmAM sarakato raheto rAjakumAra jotajotAmAM ATha varSano thaI gayo, ane rAjA-rANIe tene vidyAbhyAsa mATe kalAgurune soMpyo. tIkSaNa medhAne kAraNe atyaMta sahelAIthI ane vaLI asAmAnya jhaDapathI teNe bahoMtera kaLAo hastagata karI lIdhI. paNa e sAthe ja, eka vAta tenAmAM janmajAta jovA maLatI: jinadharma pratyenI sahaja abhiraci. derAsaro juhAravAM tene bahu gamatAM. potAnA mahAlayamAM paNa jinamaMdira hatuM, tenI nitya pUjAmAM te gADha rasa dharAvato. sAdhubhagavaMtono samAgama tene vizeSa AkarSato. jyAre paNa yoga maLe tyAre te sAdhuvaMdane jato ne temanI pAse dharmazravaNa zraddhAbhera karato. enI A abharuci saune vismaya to preratI, paNa gamatI. varSo vItatAM rahyAM. kumAre yuvAnImAM padArpaNa karyAM. vivekI rAjAe paNa tenI yogya vaya jANIne "kAmarati vagere 500 rAjakanyAo sAthe tene vivAhabaddha karyo ane sAthe ja yuvarAja-pade paNa tene sthApyo.

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vajaphaDala ka 73 te samayanA rivAja pramANe yuvarAjane potAnA bhogavaTA mATe amuka pradeza svataMtra Adhipatya maLatuM. kumAra vajakaMDalanA pitA to cakravartI hatA, tethI temaNe kumArane ghaNAM nagaro bhogavaTA arthe ApyAM. - kumAre paNa potAnA pitAnA maMtrI matisAgaranA putra matinidhAna nAmanA potAnA bAlamitrane te pradezano vahIvaTa suprata karyo, ane pote pitAnA sAMnidhyamAM AnaMdamaya divaso vItAvavA. lAgyo. a. suSeNa nAme deza che. tyAM siMdhuvIra nAme rAjA rAjya kare che. tene be rANI cheH vIramatI ane pazrI. banne rANIne ekaeka putra cheH vIrasena ane siMdhusena. dIkarA to banne rAjAnA che, paNa svAbhAvika rIte ja beumAM Abha-jamInano taphAvata che. virasena zUravIra che, tenI sAthe vivekI paNa che. vaLI jevo vivekI che, teTalo ja lokapriya paNa che. tenuM parAkrama, tenA guNo, teno vinaya ane teno prajAprema badhuM ja asAmAnya che. to siMdhusenanuM enAthI taddana viparIta che. te parAkramI pUro, paNa uzRMkhala paNa eTalo ja. prajA sAtheno teno vyavahAra evo ke prajA ApameLe tene nakAratI. vinaya ke vivekano to chAMTo paNa nahi. paNa rAjAnI mAnItI rANIno dIkaro, eTale sau anicchAe paNa tene svIkAratA. - rAjA siMdhuvIrane be rANI: vIramatI ane padmazrI. bemAM padmazrI jarA rAjAne vadhu mAnItI. vIramatI aNagamatI ke aNamAnItI nahi, paNa pAzrInuM AkarSaNa rAjAne vizeSa rahetuM. ane gamatI rANInA kumArane Thapako ApavAnuM ke zikSA karIne vivekane mArge

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- 74 samaruM palapala savrata nAma -- vALavAnuM to rAjAnuM gajuM ja zenuM hoya? rAjA samaje badhuM ja. moTA kumAranI yogyatAno tene pAko khyAla, ane nAnA kumAranI uddhatAIbharI vartaNUko paNa tenI najara bahAra nahi ja. paraMtu nAnI rANInA rUpanA jAdu evA hatA ke rAjA mA-dIkarAne kazuM ja kahI ke karI na zake. e vicArato ke javAbadArI Avaze eTale ApoApa badhuM thALe paDI jaze. samayanA krama anusAra ekadA rAjAe vIrasenane yuvarAjapade sthApavAnuM nakkI karyuM. moTo putra te hato, ne e rUe rAjyano bhAvI rAjA paNa te ja hato, vaLI te yogya paNa hato te pada mATe. eTale rAjAe tene yuvarAjapade besADavAnuM jAhera karyuM. rAjAnI A jAherAtanA samAcAra rANIvAsamAM pahoMcatA ja rANI padmazrI vipharI. vIrasena jo yuvarAja thAya to mArA dIkarAnuM zuM? A ciMtA tenA krodhanuM kAraNa hatI. rAjA Ave ke tarata ja A ciMtAno ukela lAvavAnI teNe gAMTha vALI. bhojanaveLA thaI. rAjAjI padhAryA. hajI Asana para sthAna grahaNa kare tyAM ja rANIe pota prakAzya: mahArAjA vIrasenane yuvarAjapada, to mArA dIkarAne zuM? siMdhusenanuM sthAna ahIM kayuM? te nakkI karI Apo. vIrasena pATavI, ne siMdhusena phaTAyo e paristhiti huM svIkAravA taiyAra nathI. rAjA to ziyAviyAM teNe eka paNa dalIla karyA vinA, jANe zaraNAgati svIkArato hoya tema kahyuM : devI! tame zuM iccho cho? tame kaho te siMdhusena mATe karavA huM taiyAra chuM. kaho, zuM karuM? rANIne to ATaluM ja khapatuM hatuM. teNe pUrI dhRSTatAthI kahyuM : mahArAja! kAna kholIne sAMbhaLI lo. mAro dIkaro siMdhusena rAjano yuvarAja thAya; ane kumAra vIrasena paherele lugaDe - ekalo A deza ane ghara choDIne game tyAM cAlyo jAya - deza-nikAla thAya; A be vAta tamane svIkArya hoya to hA, nahi to huM mAro rasto zodhI laIza. ATaluM kahetAMka rANIe potAnI pAsenI thelImAMthI eka kAgaLa /

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vajakuMDala ja 75 kADhIne rAjA sAme dharI dIdho, ne umeryuM : mahArAja! A kAgaLane oLakho cho? ApaNAM lagna thayAM te dahADe tame A kAgaLa lakhIne, tamArI mudrA vaDe aMkita karIne mane Apelo te yAda che? rAjAjIe mUMge moMe hakAramAM DokuM halAvyuM. rANI AgaLa vadhI: jarA vAMco to, aMdara zuM AlekhyuM che Ape? niHzabda stabdha banelA rAjAe tharatharatA hAthe e kAgaLa hAthamAM lIdho, ne vAMcavA mAMDyo. kAgaLamAM lakheluM: devI pAzrI! tamArA rUpathI huM ghAyala chuM. tame mane evo to vaza karI lIdho che ke tamArA vinA rahevuM mArA mATe azakya che. mArA sadbhAgye, mArA A snehanuM pariNAma ApaNA lagnamAM pariNamyuM che, ane tenI khuzAlImAM huM rAjA siMdhuvIra, tamane varadAna ApuM chuM ke, tame je samaye cAra varadAna mAgazo, te varadAna pUrAM karavAM huM likhita vacanathI baMdhAuM chuM." kAgaLa vAMcI rahelA rAjAe UMcuM joyuM to rANI khaDakhaDATa hasI rahI hatI. vAtano tAMtaNo sAMdhatAM te bolI: svAmI! AmAM cAra varadAna tame mane lakhI ApyAM che, ne meM Aja sudhI te vAparyA nathI, mAgyAM nathI. Aje e cAre varadAna ekIsAthe mAgIne tamAro bhAra kAyama mATe huM UtAravA mAguM chuM. tame pachI vacanamukta. bolo, mArA cAra varAna pUrNa karo cho ne? DokuM halAvyA sivAya rAjA pAse koI vikalpa ja nahoto. eka harapha paNa uccAryA vinA teNe rANI sAme praznasUcaka najara noMdhI, eTale rANIe potAnAM varadAna doharAvyAM. eka mAro putra hamaNAM yuvarAja thAya, ne pachIthI rAjA thAya. be vIrasena dezanikAla thAya. traNa vIrasena ahIM rahe tyAM sudhI tenI jIvAI baMdha thAya, ane tenuM sarvasva chInavI levAmAM Ave. cAra vIrasena dezavaTe jAya tyAre ekalo ja jAya. paheryuM lUgaDe | ja jAya. koIpaNa tenI sAthe jaI na zake.

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- 76 2 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma mahArAja! Apo vacana, rANIe hAtha laMbAvyo. dimUDha banI gayelA rAjA siMdhusene asahAyatAthI dhrUjato hAtha pasAryo ane rANInA hAtha para cAMpyo. pachI to rANIe Akho dora hAthamAM lIdho. rAjAne bharapUra pyArathI saMtRpta karIne tenA zoka-saMtApa ThAryA. rAjAnA te divasanA Adezane rAtorAta pheravAvIne siMdhusenanA yuvarAjapade abhiSekanI jAherAta karAvI dIdhI. rAjAnA svahastAkSare vIrasena para dezanikAlanI AjJAno patra lakhAvI, pitAputranI mulAkAtano avakAza paNa na rAkhIne vIrasenane ekAkIpaNe ravAnA paNa karI devaDAvyo. hakka para aNahakkano A vijaya hato. sattA karatAM ya rUpano unmAda ahIM savAyo puravAra thayo hato. saba jana ripu hai eka meM, kRza huM aru asahAya aisI zaMkA siMhako, sapanehuM nahu AyA kumAra vIrasenanI mAnasikatA AvI ja hatI. je kSaNe tene pitAnA paravazabhAve karAyelA AdezanI jANa thaI, te ja kSaNe, paLanIya vAra lagADyA vinA teNe ghara choDI dIdhuM. sAthe lIdhI ekamAtra potAnI talavAra. bAkI na koI sevaka, na koI aMgarakSaka, na koI mitra ke na koI svajana. are, potAnI patnIne paNa teNe sAthe AvavAnI manA karI. pitAjIno Adeza spaSTa hato : vIrasene ekAkIpaNe deza tyAga karavo; sAthe koIne paNa laI javAnA nahi. ane pitAnI AjJAnuM pAlana e ja tenI vIratAno paryAya hato. jyAM pUjyonI AmanyAnuM pAlana na hoya, tevI vIratAno zo artha?' A tenuM daDha maMtavya hatuM. eTale teNe pitRAjJAnuM zabdazaH pAlana karyuM, ane ghara temaja dezano tyAga karIne te ekAkI cAlI

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vajakuMDala 8. nIkaLyo. AkhuMye nagara ane saghaLA nagarajano potAnA pyArA rAjakumArane Ama ekAkI ane pagapALA cAlyo jato asahAyapaNe joI rahyA! sau koInAM haiyAM vIrasenane na javA devA ane kAM to tenI sAthe cAlyA javA thanaganatAM hatAM, paNa rAjAzA AgaLa sau lAcAra hatA. sau raDatAM rahyA, ane bephikara vIrasena vIrocita garvathI unnata mastake saunAM abhivAdana jhIlatojhIlato cAlI nIkaLyo. tenA haiye umaMga hato; navanavA dezo have khUMdavA maLaze; avanavI ajAyabIo jovA maLaze; bhAtabhAtanA vIra puruSono samAgama thaze; ane bhAgyanI parIkSA paNa karI zakAze. A umaMgamAM ne umaMgamAM teNe atitvarAthI potAnA rAjyanI sa2hada vaTAvI dIdhI. paNa sarahada oLaMgIne navA pradezamAM te AgaLa vadhyo tyAM ja eka aNakahyuM kautuka sarjAyuM: ekAeka tenI AsapAsa seMkaDo ghoDesavAra subhaTo AvIne vIMTaLAI vaLyA, ane te haju kAMI juesamaje, te pahelAM to eka paDachaMda subhaTa AvIne tenA pagamAM paDI gayo! vIrasene be hAtha pakaDIne tene Ubho karyo ne joyuM to potAno aMgata ana pa2ma vizvAsu sAthI-sevaka mAdhavarAya. te visphArita AMkhe tenI sAme joI ja rahyo. kumAranI AMkhono praznArtha mAdhava pAmI gayo. teNe tatkSaNa kumAranA mananuM samAdhAna karatAM kahyuM:mAlika! ApanI sAthe koIe paNa AvavAnI rAjAjInI manA hatI, ame enuM akSarazaH pAlana karyuM che. paNa Apa A dezanI sarahada oLaMgI jAva, pachI koI ApanI sAthe svecchAe thAya, to te mATe rAjAzAmAM koI jAtano niSedha nathI. eTale ame, ApanA mAnItA ane sadAnA sAthI evA sevako, A jUtha rUpe, AjathI ApanI sevAmAM upasthita thayA chIe. Apa na ho to A dezamAM rahIne amAre paNa zuM kAma che? jyAM

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78 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma Apa tyAM ame. je ApanI gati te amArI gita. vIrasena stabdha thaI gayo. potAnA sevakonI A vaphAdArI tenA mATe akalpya hatI. tenA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. teNe badhAne haiyAnA hetathI poMkhyA ne sAthe rahevAnI saMmati darzAvI. kumAra mATe eka azvanI jogavAI pahelethI ja mAdhave karI lIdhI hatI, te azva para kumAra ArUDha thayo, ane Akho rasAlo AgaLa cAlyo. paNa have kumAranA manamAM ciMtA peThI; atyArasudhI to ekalo hato; have A moTo badho rasAlo thayo. A badhAnuM bharaNa-poSaNa zeM thaze? paNa mAdhave e ciMtA paNa na rahevA dIdhI. teNe kumArane jaNAvyuM: mahArAja! kusumapura nagarano bhogavaTo Apane rAjAjIe Apelo, tyAre tyAMnA priyamitra nAmanA zreSThIe ApanI anumati meLavIne eka jinAlaya baMdhAveluM, te yAda che? hA, barobara yAda che, priyamitra to mAro parama snehI che. to mahArAja! have ApanA e snehI zreSThI 52 AphatanAM vAdaLa varasavA mAMDyAM che. Apane dezavaTo apAyo ke tarata ja siMdhuSeNane yuvarAjapada apAyuM, ne te sAthe ja kusumapurano adhikAra tene soMpAyo. teNe kusumapura jaIne paheluM kAma e karyuM ke ApanA pratye bhakti ke kUNI lAgaNI dharAvanArA tamAmane zodhIzodhIne saMtApavA mAMDavA. emAM priyamitrano paNa vAro paDI gayo che. emAM bIjuM to ThIka, zeTha badhI rIte pahoMcI vaLe tevA che; paNa ANe to temanA derAsaramAM ane temanI dharma-pravRttimAM raMjADa Adaryo che. AthI zreSThI du:khIdu:khI che. e zeTha satata Apane saMbhAre che, ApanI vahAra jhaMkhe che, ne te icche che ke game te bhoge paNa ApanA hAthamAM pAchuM zAsana AvavuM ja joIe, ane te mATe je paNa bhoga Apavo paDe te ApavA te taiyAra che. ema? to siMdhuSeNa ATalI badhI hInatA 52 gayo? ane .

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vajakuMDala 79 zeThanI ATalI badhI vaphAdArI ApaNA para? hA mahArAja ! ane hajI mahattvanI vAta to have kahevAnI che. e zeThe eka chUpo baMdobasta karyo che. teNe sUcavyuM che ke kumAra vIrasena bIje kyAMya javAne badale gaMdhamAdanapura ja jAya; tyAM cakravartI rAjA che tenA sAMnidhyamAM rahe ne yogya avasaranI pratIkSA kare. Ama karavAmAM je vakhata pasAra thAya te daramyAna AkhA rasAlAnA nivaha mATe gaMdhamAdanapuranA mArA ADatiyAne huM lekha lakhI mokaluM chuM ke rojanI 116 dInAra (svarNamudrA) kumAra vIrasenane mArA vatI te pahoMcatI kare, jethI kumAre cakravartInI ke anya koInI pAse yAcanA karavAnI nahi rahe. - kumAra vIrasena to A sAMbhaLIne Abho ja banI gayo. potAnA dezanI prajAno potAnA para ATalo badho prema? A vicAre te bhAvavibhora banI gayo. tatkSaNa teNe mAdhava sAthe salAha-masalata karI, ane rasAlAne gaMdhamAdanapuranA raste vALyo. daramyAnamAM teNe eka vyavasthA paNa goThavI dIdhI : potAnA rAjyamAM banatA ghaTanAcakranI satata jANakArI potAne maLI rahe tenI vyavasthA. gaMdhamAdanapura pahoMcIne be kAma teNe sau pahelAM karyAM: eka, nagaranI bahAra lUhAtmaka jagyAe potAnI chAvaNI racI; be, yuvarAja vajakuMDalano saMparka karyo. vajakuMDala paNa teno vinaya, viveka, gauravapUrNa vyavahAra ane AbhijAtya A badhAMthI prasanna thayo. jotajotAmAM beya kumAronI maitrI jAmI gaI. mitratAnA nAte vajakuMDale vIrasenanA pUrvavRttAMta tathA AgamananA kAraNa vize jijJAsA darzAvatAM virasenanA AdezathI mAdhave badho vRttAMta nivedana karyo.

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samare palapala ta nAma - tarata ja vajakuMDale sahAnubhUti darzAvatAM pUchyuM to tamArA rasAlAno nivaha kema thato haze? huM teno prabaMdha karAvI dauM chuM. mAdhave vinayapUrvaka teno InkAra karatAM samajAvyuM ke kumAranA mitro dvArA teno prabaMdha yogya rIte thAya che. hA, amane jyAre jarUra paDaze tyAre avazya ane vagara saMkoce ApanI pAse je joIze te mAgI laIzuM. . vajakuMDala prasanna thayo. jyAre je paNa sahAyanI jarUra paDe te mAgI levA teNe mAdhavane nirdeza Apyo. banne kumAro pratidina maLe che. satsaMga kare che. kyAreka kathAvinoda dvArA, to kyAreka kAvyacarcAmAM, kyAreka kalAvArtAmAM, to kyAreka vidhavidha ramata-krIDAomAM banne kALakSepa kare che. banne ghaNIvAra azva khelAvavA paNa sAthe jAya che. vanavihAra paNa kare che, to kyAreka baLaparIkSAmAM paNa joDAya che. vajakuMDalane vIrasenanA bIjA guNono paricaya to maLyA karato hato, paNa tenA zauryano-baLano tAga pAmavI hajI bAkI hato. paNa eka prasaMge e paNa pamAI gayo. banyuM evuM ke - vajakuMDalane ghoDesavArI karavA javAno samaya thaI gayo hato, eTale te to potAnA azva para ArUDha thaIne cAlavA mAMDyo. vIrasene paNa tenI sAthe ja javAnuM hatuM. paraMtu tenA azvane azvapAlako pANI pIvaDAvavA laI gayelA, te hajI AvyA nahotA. have zuM thAya? vajakaMDalane rokAvAnuM kema kahevAya? ane sAthe na jAya to ucita paNa na dekhAya. eTale vIrasena to azvArUDha vajakaMDalanI sAthesAthe tvarita gatie cAlavA mAMDyo. teNe vicAryuM ke azva adhavacce ja maLaze, ne tyAMthI tene laI laIza. -

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vajakuMDala 81 ane hajI thoDe dUra pahoMcyA, tyAM ja sAmethI vIrasenano azva pUrapATa vege Avato dekhAyo. dekhAyo evI ja vIrasene doTa mUkI, ne mAramAra karatAM AvI rahelA potAnA azvanI pITha 52 chalAMga mArIne caDI beTho, ne lagAma hAthamAM pakaDI, azvanuM moM pheravI vajrakuMDalanI sAthe thaI gayo. emAM vaLI banyuM evuM ke A doTamAM azvapAlaka vIrasenane cAbUka ApI na zakyo, te teNe dUrathI pheMkyuM. pheMkyuM ke nIce paDI gayuM. have zuM thAya? te levuM hoya to pUrapATa jatA ghoDAne dhImo pADavo ja paDe. paNa vIrasena jenuM nAma! teNe doDace jatAM azva para beThAbeThA, azvanA vegane leza paNa thobhAvyA vinA, cAlatA anee ja vAMkA vaLIne cAbUka laI lIdhuM, ne rasAlo askhalita gatithI cAlato rahyo. vIrasenanI A nipuNatA joIne vajrakuMDala to cakita ja thaI gayo! teNe manomana nakkI karyuM ke Aje to AnA baLanAM paNa pArakhAM laI ja lauM. Aje raMga jAmyo che, to lAbha laI levo. badhA pahoMcyA. upavanamAM. banneno rasAlo moTo hato, ane emAM zUravIra yoddhAo paNa ochA nahotA. vajakuMDale e badhA yoddhAone judA tAravyA, ne eka hoDa temanI sAme rajU karIH baghA yoddhAo ghoDesavArI karatAMkaratAM ja hAtha vatI sella(bANa jevaDAM nAnAM bhAlAM) sAmenAM vRkSo tarapha pheMke; konAM selsa keTalAM dUra jAya che athavA vRkSamAM keTalAM khetI jAya che, te parathI tenA kAMDAnA kauvatanI kasoTI thaI jaze. kumAranI A hoDa badhAe harSabhera vadhAvI lIdhI, ne badhA sella hAthamAM laI ghoDe caDIne thaI gayA taiyAra. eka pachI eka subhaTa potAnuM pUrUM kAMDAbaLa vAparIne sellano prakSepa karavA mAMDavo. banne kumAro bAja najare temanI hilacAla, kSamatA ane nipuNatAne cakAsI rahyA.

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82 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma - koIkanuM sela dUra paDyuM, to koIkanuM najIka; koIkanuM sellA dharatImAM pAMca-sAta AMgaLa khUMpI gayuM, to koInuM koIka vRkSanA thaDamAM pesI gayuM, to vaLI koIkanuM sella vRkSane aphaLAIne bhoMya para paNa pachaDAI paDyuM. sau koI kumAra vajakuMDalano nirNaya jANavA Atura hatA; koNa jIte che, konI bhujA vadhu baLukI che, teno AdhAra kumAranA nirNaya para ja hato. paNa kumArane jANe Avo nirNaya ApavAmAM hajI rasa nahoto! teNe to sUcaka najare kumAra vIrasena sAme jovA mAMDyuM. catura vIrasena kumArano IzAro varatI gayo. tANa teNe eka subhaTa pAsethI eka selsa lIdhuM, ane potAnA azva parathI nIce UtarI jaI, viramudrAno peMtaro racIne pUrI tAkAtathI te selyano prakSepa karyo. saunA Azcarya vacce vIrasenanuM selsa bIjAM tamAma selsa karatAM bamaNuM dUra to gayuM ja, paNa dUra jaIne paNa te bhUmi para na paDI jatAM AMbalInA eka vRkSanA jADA thaDanI aMdara ArapAra pesI gayuM. saue najIka jaIne joyuM to selsanuM phaLuM thaDane vIMdhIne pelI tarapha bahAra AvI gayuM hatuM ane teno dAMDo thaDanA A cheDe hato! vajakuMDala sahita sarva koI Azcaryacakita banI gayA, A joIne. konuM kAMDAbaLa caDiyAtuM eno nirNaya have koIne karavAno na rahyo. paNa vajakaMDalane bIjI eka vAtanuM bhAre acaraja thayuM hatuM, ane te teNe vIrasene pUchI ja lIdhuM mitro tame azva para beThAbeThA selpha pheMkavAne badale nIce UtarIne pheMkavAnuM kema pasaMda karyuM? ApaNI hoDanI mukhya zarata to ghoDA para beThAbeThA selba pheMkavAnI hatI! vIrasene atyaMta namrabhAve kahyuM kumArazrI! hoDanI zarata hatI te vAta sAcI. paraMtu meM jo azva para beThAbeThA ja sela-prakSepa karyo hota, to A azva mArA dvArA lAganArA AMcakAne jIravI na zakata ane takSaNa lohI okato yamazaraNa thaI jAta. Ano | mane khyAla hovAthI ja meM nIce UtarIne selba pheMkavAnuM pasaMda karyuM.

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vajakuMDalA 83 vajakuMDalanA gaLe A vAta na UtarI. teNe tarata potAno azva vIrasenane soMpyo, ne sUcavyuM ke A azva para caDIne tame tamAruM baLa ajamAvI batAvo; ame paNa joIe ke tamAruM sAmarthya kevuMka che ne A azva e khamI zake che ke kema? - vIrasena mATe A paDakAra hato. ane potAnA sAmarthya mATe paDakAra thAya tyAre tenAthI gAMjyA kema ja javAya? teNe paDakAra jhIlI lIdho, ne vajakuMDalanA azva para ArUDha thaIne te tene eka gheghUra AmravRkSanI nIce dorI gayo. tyAM vRkSa nIce azvane sthira Ubho rAkhI teNe AMbAnI eka pracaMDa ane majabUta zAkhA pakaDI lIdhI, ne tenI pharate banne hAthanI nAgacUDa jevI bhIMsa laI lIdhI. A pachI teNe banne pagano majabUta aMkoDo gUMcyo ane be sAthaLa vacALe azvane barobara bhIDAvyo. ane pachI vRkSanI zAkhAne AlaMbane paga vatI ja azvane UMcakyo! - kumAra vajakuMDala ne anya sahu subhaTo to phATI AMkhe A kautuka joI ja rahyA! saunA zvAsa jANe ke thaMbhI gayA! dhImedhIme vIrasene azvane dharatIthI ATha AMgaLa addhara karI dIdho. ane e sAthe ja azvanI hAlata bhAre badatara thaI paDI! tenI AMkhonA DoLA bahAra labaDavA mAMDyA, jANe hamaNAM ja kharI paDaze tevI sthiti sarjAI! to kSaNabharamAM to tenuM jIvatara paNa jokhamAtuM saue anubhavyuM. vajakuMDalathI A na jovAyuM. teNe rADa nAkhI: basa karo vIrasena, basa karo bhAI, azvane choDI dyo, nahi to bApaDo prANathI paravArI jaze. saMpUrNapaNe satarka evA vIrasene kumArano Adeza kAne paDatAM ja potAnA paganI pakaDa DhIlI karI dIdhI, ane atyaMta salUkAIthI azvane dharatI para punaH mUkI Apyo. hAMphI gayelo azva gaNatarInI paLomAM ja svastha thaI gayo, to vIrasenanA A apratima sAmarthyane sahu subhaTo temaja vajakuMDala For.Private & Personal Use Only WWW.jainelibrary.org

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- 84 samare palapala savrata nAma - bhAre AdarapUrvaka vadhAvI rahyA. - vajakuMDala mATe to vIrasenanI ATalI kasoTI paryApta hatI, virasenanA A sAmarthya-pradarzanathI te apAra prasanna hato, ane have tenA baLanAM vadhu pArakhAM levAnI IcchA paNa nahotI. paraMtu e kAMIka navo prastAva mUke, tevAmAM ja tenA keTalAka zUrA subhaTo rAjanA koI kAryavaza paragAma gayA haze te tyAM AvI lAgyA. emane jotAM ja vIrasenanAM cittamAM eka parAkramI vicAra spharyo. teNe kumArane vinaMti karatA kahyuM : kumArazrI! eka kAma karo. ApanA A tamAma sabhaTo cAre taraphathI mane gherIne mArA para ekI sAthe bANonI vRSTi kare tevI goThavaNa karo. ane emAMnuM eka paNa bANa mane sparzI nahi zake tevuM huM karI dekhADIza. vIrasenanI zaktino pAko paricaya meLavI cUkelA vajakuMDalane vIrasene je kahe che te karI batAvaze - te vize have koI ja zaMkA nahotI rahI. teNe tatkALa potAnA saghaLA subhaTone yUhabaddha gherArUpe goThavAI javAnI ane bALavarSA karavAnI AjJA pharamAvI dIdhI. vIrasene eka pralaMba bhAlo lIdho, ane atyaMta capaLatAthI, vIjaLIvege, te bhAlAne teNe comera - goLagoLa ghUmAvavAnuM zarU eka taraphathI eka sAthe seMkaDo bANo tenI tarapha pheMkAvA lAgyA, to sAmI bAjuethI teno vidhutvege ghUmI rahelo bhAlo te tamAma bANone dUrathI ja bhoMyabhegAM karavA lAgyo. lAMbo vakhata cAlelI A spardhAne aMte saue joyuM ke eka paNa bANa vIrasenanA bhAlAnI bhramaNakakSAnI aMdara pravezI ke paDI zakatuM nathI; badhAM bANa tenI bahAra ja paDelAM saue nihALyAM. saunA mukhamAM eka ja zabda hato addabhuta, adbhuta! kumAra vajakuMDale paNa tenA kharA hRdayathI zAbAzI ApI, ane te divasano azvavihAra ATopI lIdho. paNa tenA cittamAMthI vIrasenanuM ajoDa sAmarthya haTavAnuM nAma |

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vajrakuMDala 85 nahotuM letuM. vIro to teNe ghaNA joyA hatA. paNa AvuM pracaMDa zaurya, ane enI sAthe eTalI ja pracaMDa capaLatA ane nipuNatA, e tenA mATe ajAyabI samAna hatI. te svayaM eka jabaro vI2 subhaTa hato, eTale vIronI vIratAnI kadara karavAnuM tene bahu gamatuM. tene thayuM ke AvuM kauzalyapUrNa zaurya darzAvavA badala vIrasenanuM gaurava mAre karavuM ja joIe, vIra jo vInuM gaurava nahi kare, to jagatamAM adekhAI sivAya raheze paNa zuM? AvAAvA aneka saMkalpa-vikalpomAM ramato vajrakuMDala DhaLatI sAMje potAne mahele pahoMcyo, to vIrasene potAnA UtAre cAlyo gayo. bIjo divasa Ugyo. nityanA krama pramANe vIrasena, prAtaHkarmothI paravArIne kumAra vajrakuMDala pAse gayo. sAthe mAdhava hato, bIjA paNa sAthIo hatA. banne kumAro vacce gaIkAlanA prasaMganI carcA cAlI. ekeka harIphAInuM pRthakkaraNa ane temAM bhAga lenArAonA guNa-doSo vagerenI carcAmAM ja ghaNo vakhata pasAra thaI gayo. A vAto daramyAna, vIrasena pUrepUro sAvadha hatoH bhUlamAMye potAnAM vakhANa na thaI jAya te mATe, ne vAtanuM vaheNa potAnI prazaMsAnI dizAmAM na vaLI jAya te mATe. AtmazlAghA ane ApavaDAI - e ziSTa puruSo mATe eka halakI kakSAno doSa manAto. evA doSamAM pote na sarakI paDe tenI teNe pUrI cIvaTa jALavI. paraMtu vajrakuMDala paNa kyAM ocho hato? ajANyA manuSyanA paNa, sadguNo jo anubhavavA maLe, to tenI prazaMsA ane tenI kadara karavI, e eka ziSTAcAra hovAnuM te barAbara samajato hato. ane vIrasenanuM gaurava karavAnuM to teNe gaIkAle ja nakkI karI

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- 86 ka samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - lIdheluM. eTale badhI carcAno sAra tAravatAM teNe kahyuM: vIrasenA baMdhu! kAle tame je zaurya, sAmarthya ane kauzalyanuM nidarzana karyuM che, te to sAce ja apratima che, "selsane ATale dUra mokalI zakavuM ane te paNa nIce na paTakAtAM vRkSanA thaDamAM ArapAra bhoMkAI jAya, e zaurya kAMI nAnuMsUnuM to na ja gaNAya; to be paganA aMkoDAmAM AvA tejIlA azvane bhIDAvIne ATalo addhara UcakI levo e paNa kAMI sAmAnya sAmarthya nathI ja; ane "A maryo, A mUo evI phaDaka saune pesI gaI, tyAre saunA acaMbA vacce te azvane nIce mUkI Apavo ane tene sarva prakAre hemakhema-jIvato rahevA devo, ane vaLI eka sAthe varasatAM seMkaDo bANone ekale hAthe mAtra bhAlAnA dAvapeca dvArA ja viphaLa banAvI mUkavAM, A kAMI jevuM tevuM kauzalya to na ja kahevAya. baMdhu! ame badhA to tamArAM A parAkramothI rAjIrAjI chIe. ema thAya che ke tamAruM kAMIka gaurava karIe; tamane kAMIka bheTa ApIe. bolo, tame zuM iccho cho? tamArI je IcchA hoya te kaho; vinA saMkoce kaho. Aja sudhI tame mArI pAsethI kazuM ja mAgyuM nathI; meM nivahArthe kharca mokalavAnI vAta karI to paNa tame te levAnI nA ja kahI che. tamArI e badhI 'nA' meM maMjUra rAkhI che. paNa Aje to mArI vAta tamAre svIkAravI ja paDaze. vIrasene joyuM ke Aje inkAra cAlavAno nathI. kumArane Aje nArAja karavA yogya paNa nathI. sAthesAthe teNe ema paNa vicAryuM ke AvI yogya taka kvacit ja maLatI hoya che. kumAra rIyA ja che, to ghaNA vakhatathI je manamAM ghUMTAya che, te vAta rajU karI ja devI joIe; have temAM vilaMba karavAno artha nathI. - teNe tarata ja mAdhava tarapha arthasUcaka dRSTithI joyuM, ane potAnA vatI kumArazrIne nivedana karavAno IzAro karyo. mAdhave te izAro jhIlI lIdho, ane UbhA thaI, banne rAjakumArone namana karI teNe rajUAta zarU karI

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vajakuDala ja 87 - mahArAja! amArA rAjakumAra vIrasena temanA pitA rAjA siMdhuvIranA atizaya mAnItA hatA. paNa apara-mAtAnI Asaktine vaza thaIne kamane paNa temaNe kumArane dezanikAla karyA che. paNa kumAranA nIkaLI gayA pachI meM anyAya karyo evI viTamaNAmAM amArA rAjAjI evA to aTavAI gayA ke akALe ja teo mAMdagIno bhoga banyA. emanI A vicAravAyujanya mAMdagI kramazaH asAdhya banatI gaI, ane tAjetaramAM maLelA samAcAra pramANe e bhalA rAjavI khUba kaSTAIne mRtyu pAmI gayA che. bolatAMbolatAM mAdhava gaLagaLo thaI gayo. - vIrasenanI AMkho AMsathI chalakAI gaI, ne e joIne vajakaMDala paNa gamagIna banI gayo. vAtAvaraNamAM khAmozI chavAI gaI. - thoDI paLo bAda mAdhava svastha thayo. teNe gaLuM khaMkheryuM. ne vAtano dora pAcho sAMdhyo: kumArazrI! avinaya kSamA karajo. paraMtu e bhalA rAjavInA avasAna bAda, aghaTita utAvaLa karIne siMdhuSeNe rAjasattA dhAraNa karI lIdhI che. ane sattAno daMDa hAthamAM letAMveMta teNe rAjyamAM julama AcaravAnuM zarU karyuM che. vajakuMDalaH A vAtane koI AdhAra kharo? ke pachI tamArI kalpanAnI ne aTakaLonI ja nIpaja che? mAdhava: mahArAja! ApanuM dhyAna dorIza ke amArA sAgarItonI sAMkaLa dvArA amArA dezamAM banatI dareka ghaTanAnuM amane rojeroja bayAna maLe che. A sAMkaLa thakI be vAto mArA dhyAna para AvI che te e ke AkhI prajA vIrasenakumArane rAjA tarIke jovAne jhaMkhe che; ane vIrasena-taraphI lAgatI janatA upara dahADedahADe siMdhuSeNanI bhIMsa vadhI rahI che. Ape A vAtanuM pramANa mAgyuM to te rajU karavAnI mArI pharaja che. ApanI AjJA thAya to kusumapurathI kAle sAMje ja AvelA vaNikaputra sAgarane ApanI samakSa rajU karuM. kumAre AMkhanA IzAre saMmati darzAvatAM ja mAdhave chAvaNImAMthI sAgarane bolAvI maMgAvyo, ne kusumapuramAM siMdhuNa dvArA thayelA !

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- 88 ka samaruM palapala rAvata nAma - raMjADanI vItaka kahevA sUcanA ApI. sAgare paNa tenI sUcanAno amala karatAM beya kumArone praNAma karIne vAta mAMDI:mahArAja! amArA zeTha priyamitra to kumAra vIrasenanA parama snehI che. siMdhuSeNa rAjAe sattA saMbhALatAMveMta AkhA rAjyamAM jyAM jyAM vIrasenakumAranA cAhako hoya temane khatama karIne temanA gharabAra lUMTI levAno Adeza jArI karyo che. tadanusAra priya mitra zeTha para paNa rAjyanI dhoMsa AvI gaI che. siMdhuSeNe temanA vize khAsa Adeza karyo che ke sau pahelAM priya mitre banAvela jinamaMdirano dhvaMsa karo, pachI tene lUMTI lo. AnI sAme zeTha priyamitre jAhera karyuM che ke jinamaMdirane hAtha paNa aDADavAmAM Avaze, to huM anazanapUrvaka viSabhakSaNa karIne mota vhorI laIza. tame mane lUMTI laI zako cho, paNa mArA caityane to hAtha paNa aDADavA nahi dauM. Ama amAre tyAM bhArelo agni che. kyAre te bhabhUkI UThe tenI kalpanA nathI, mahArAja! vajakuMDalaH to tame ahIM kema AvyA? sAgara "kusumapuranA mahAjane bhegA thaIne mane ahIM lekha ApIne mokalyo che, mATe AvI kaparI sthitimAM paNa mAre ahIM AvavuM paDyuM che. vajakuMDalaH zeno lekha? sAgara mahAjane kumAra virasena para lekha lakhI Apyo che ke tame jaladI amArI vahAre Avo, ane amane, jinamaMdirane tathA rAjyane A julmomAMthI ugAro. A sAMbhaLatAM ja vajakuMDalanI AMkhomAMthI jANe ke Aga jharavA mAMDI! teNe tatkSaNa mAdhava tarapha najara karIne pUchyuM: mAdhava! tamArI vAta sAdhAra che. have kaho. tamArI zI apekSA che mArI pAse? anyAyanA pratIkAra mATe mArI je paNa sahAya joItI haze te maLaze. mAdhava A ja paLanI pratIkSAmAM hato. teNe vinayapUrvaka vAta pakaDI lIdhI ne kahyuM:mahArAja! amArI eka ja apekSA che:cakravartI |

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- vaDala 89 - - vajanAbhi mahArAja pAsethI kumAra vIrasenane suSeNa dezane siMdhuNanA julmomAMthI ugAravAnI anumati Apato lekha ane vijayanI talavAra - A be vAnAM Apa apAvI do. A kArya ApanA sivAya koI karI nahi zake, ane ATalAthI vizeSa koI sahAyanI hAla amAre apekSA nathI. vajakuMDalaH sainyanI sahAya nahi joIe? mAdhava kumArazrI! ApanI dayAthI mane khAtarI che ke jemajema ame amArA rAjyanI samIpa pahoMcIzuM tematema kumAra vIrasenanuM nAma sAMbhaLIne eka svayaMbhU senA UbhI thatI ja jaze. Ama chatAM, Apane eka vinaMti karI dauM ke jo te vakhate amane bIjI koI AvI madadanI jarUra paDaze, to ame vinA saMkoce ApanI samakSa AvIne madada mAgIzuM, ane Ape te vakhate madada ApavAnI kRpA karavI raheze. kumAre tenI vinaMtI svIkArI lIdhI, ane tyAra pachI te vIrasenane potAnI sAthe laIne sIdho potAnA pitA samrATa vajanAbhi pAse pahoMcI gayo. tyAM pitAjIne teNe vIrasenano samagra saMdarbha kahI saMbhaLAvyo. ane chevaTe vIrasenane talavAra bAMdhI ApavA tathA AjJAlekha bakSavA vinaMti karI. samrATe tenI vinaMti mAnya karI, tatkALa banne vAnAM taiyAra karI maMgAvyAM, ne temaNe svahaste vIrasenane talavAra bAMdhI ApavAnI sAthe ja AjJApatra paNa suprata karyuM. - zUro vIrasena have vadhu vizvasta banyo, cakravartInI tathA vajakuMDalanI caraNaraja laIne potAnA UtAre gayo, ane prayANanI taiyArIo AraMbhI. vIrasena jevA vIra mitrane vidAya ApyA pachI kumAra vajakuMDalA punaHpotAnA nityakramamAM parovAI gayo. vanavihAra, azvasavArI, jalakrIDA, zataraMjakhelana, pAMDityacarcA, |

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0 0 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma - vIratApreraka ramato ane zastralekhana - A badhuM to tenA nityakramamAM hatuM ja; paraMtu tenA cittane eka kArya vizeSe bhAvatuM jinamaMdironI pUjAbhakti. A kAryane te hamezAM agrimatA Apato; balka e kAryano avasara maLe, to bAkInI badhI caryA ApameLe gauNa banI jatI. sAdhujanonA samAgamanA pratApe eka vAta tenA hRdayamAM daDhapaNe ThasI gaI hatI. mane A janmamAM je vaibhava ane sattA maLyAM che, cakravartI rAjAnA putra thavAnuM saubhAgya maLyuM che, te badhuM zrI jinezvaranA anugrahanuM ja pariNAma che. mULe puyAI vizeSa, ne azubhakarmo temaja karmajanya phlezakaSAyo upazAnta, tethI tene sArI vAta ne sArAM kAryo para savizeSa zraddhA janmatI. zrAvakono satsaMga te sadA karyA karato. teo pAse vratapAlananI ne dhamacaraNanI jhINI jhINI samajaNa meLavavA te satata satarka raheto. pariNAme nitya navalI rItanI aSTaprakArI jinapUjA ane pratidina traNa veLAe jinavaMdanae tenI dinacaryAnuM avibhAjya aMga banI gayAM hatAM. caitya-bhuvanamAM jo sAdhubhagavaMtano yoga hoya to temanAM vaMdana ne temanI pAse dharmazravaNa e paNa tene mATe Avazyaka kRtya banI gayelAM. pAcho zokha kevo! roja judAjudA ekeka jinAlaye javAnuM. tyAM paramAtmAnI pUjA tathA bhakti karavAnI. e rIte nagaranAM tamAma jinAlayone te kramazaH satata juhArato raheto. kyAreka paragAmanA ke koI najIkanA nagaranA zrAvako tenI AvI dharmabhAvanAthI prabhAvita thaI potAnA tyAM jinAlaye thatA utsavAdi vizeSa prasaMgoe notare, to te pitAnI anujJA meLavIne tyAM pahoMcI jato, ane zrAvaka-samudAya sAthe ekarasa banI jaI paramAtmAnI upAsanAmAM joDAI jato. TUMkamAM kahI zakAya ke rAjakumAra balle yuvarAjapade ArUDha hovA chatAM ane cakravartInA pATavIkuMvaranA dAve bhAvI rAjavI hovA chatAM | tenA hRdayamAM dharmanI lezyA ati uttama prakAranI vartatI hatI. ane |

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vajrakuMDala 91 dharma-ArAdhanAne te sadaiva prAdhAnya ja Apato. Avo dharmI rAjakumAra dayALu, paragaju, udAra, dAnavIra, ane prajAno mitra tema ja priya hoya temAM zI navAI ? to A rIte, vajakuMDalanA dahADA AnaMdamAM pasAra thaI rahyA che. daramiyAnamAM eka divasa, acAnaka ja tenA dvArapALe khabara ApyA ke vIrasenano anucara mAdhava Avyo che, ane Apane maLavA mAge che. kumAra potAnI prAtaHpravRtti ATopIne ja beTho hato ne A samAcAra AvyA. teNe tatkALa mAdhavane potAnI pAse mokalavAnI AjJA ApI. mAdhava aMdara AvatAM ja teNe tenA ne vIrasenanA kSemakuzaLa pUchyA ne kema AvavAnuM thayuM tenuM prayojana pUchyuM. mAdhave vinayAvanata-bhAve kahyuM:mahArAja! vAta jarA lAMbI che, vistArathI badhuM kahevAnuM thAya tema che. Apane samaya ne anukULatA hoya to nivedana karyuM. kumAre saMmatisUcaka DokuM halAvyuM, ne mAdhavane eka Asana cIMdhI tenA para besIne badhuM kahevAno saMketa karyo. mAdhave beThaka laIne vAta zarU karIH kumArazrI! ame ApanI pAsethI AzApatra laIne suSeNa deza tarapha javA nIkaLyA, tyAre vATamAM eka acaraja anubhavavA maLyuM. kumAra vIrasena samrATa vajanAbhino Apatra tathA khaDga laIne suSeNa deza bhaNI javA nIkaLyA che evI vAta jemajema jAhera thatI gaI tematema suSeNa dezanA sAmaMta ThAkoro, maMDalezvaro ne daMDanAyako sAme cAlIne kumArane sahAya karavAnI tatparatA darzAvavA lAgyA. kumArano jyAre dezanikAla thayo, tyAre je ThAkoroe kumArane eka TUMka Azraya ApavAnI paNa paravA nahotI karelI, tevA ThAkoro taraphathI paNa sAtha-sahakAranA saMdezA AvavA mAMDyA. amane spaSTapaNe lAgyuM ke A yuvarAja vajakuMDalanI ane samrATazrInI ja

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- 92 - samaruM palapala rAvata nAma - kRpAno prabhAva che; te sivAya Ama na bane. to kumAra vIrasene paNa potAnA anucaro mAraphate sahu sAmaMtone saMdezo mokalI Apyo ke, siMdhuvIra rAjAnA be dIkarA ame chIe te tame jANo cho. pATavIkuMvara ja hamezAM rAjyano adhikArI gaNAya te rAjanIti che; ne vaLI mane anyAya thayo che te paNa tamArAthI ajANyuM nathI. vadhumAM, samrATa vajanAbhie mane suSeNa dezane hastagata karavAno AjJApatra Apyo che, ane tenA AdhAre huM siMdharSaNa sAme caDAI laIne nIkaLyo chuM. have tamArAmAMthI jene mArA tarapha pakSapAta thato hoya te potAnA sainya sAthe mArI sAthe thAya tevI mArI icchA tathA AjJA che. ane jemane siMdhuSaNa tarapha lAgaNI thatI hoya teo tenI pAse jAya, ne pachI yuddha mATe sajja thaIne mArI sAme AvI jAya. jene je ucita lAge te karI zake che. paNa have nirNAyaka ghaDI AvI lAgI che, besI rahezo te nahi cAle. kumArano saMdezo maLatAM ja lagabhaga tamAma sAmaMto ne mAMDalikoe potAnA sainyano eka hisso, potAnA bhAI, putra ke bhatrIjAnA netRtva heThaLa kumAra pAse pAThavavA mAMDyo, ne kahAvyuM ke anukULa samaye ame svayaM Apane AvI maLIzuM; atyAre amAre yUhAtmaka valaNa levAnuM rahe che, jethI siMdhuSaNa taraphathI amane koI raMjADa na thAya; bAkI ame ApanI sAthe ja chIe ne hoIzuM te nakkI mAnajo. vajakuMDale daramyAnagIrI karatAM pUchyuM : paNa ATalA badhA sainyanA nibhAvanuM zuM? vIrasena pAse dhana to jhAjhuM che nahi, te A badhAne kaI rIte sAcavaze? mAdhave teno khulAso karatAM kahyuM kumArazrI! ApanI kRpAthI te samasyA have ghaNI haLavI thatI jAya che. je je ThAkoroe madada mokalI te tamAme Arthika sahAya paNa mokalI che ke mokalI rahyA che. to kumAranA mitra zreSThI priyamitra paNa amane lAkho mudrAnI | sahAya ApatAM rahe che. bIjI bAju, nitya vRddhi pAmatA kumAranA

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vajakuMDala ka hya - sainyanA sainiko paNa kumAranA sAMnidhyathI eTalA prasanna che ke teo eka TaMka khAdhAkhorAkI maLI rahe to bIjI koI ja apekSA vinA kumAranI paDakhe rahevA kaTibaddha che. - vajakuMDale saMtoSa vyakta karatAM vAta AgaLa calAvavAno IzAro karyo. mAdhave vAtano dora sAMdhatA kahyuM kumAranI pAse sainikono vipula jaththo ekatra thatAM ja temaNe caDAInI zarUAta karI, ane eka pachI eka nagaro para potAnuM Adhipatya sthApavA mAMDyuM. A badhI gatividhino hevAla maLatAM ja siMdhuNa coMkI UThyo. teNe tatkALa, je je ThAkoroe amane madada karelI, te tamAma pAse rAjadUto mokalIne vIrasenane madada karavA badala khulAsA mAgyA, ne kahevaDAvyuM ke tame badhA tAkIde mane rUbarU maLI jAva. to cAlAka ThAkoroe tene javAba mokalyo ke "ame to Apane ne rAjagAdIne ja vaphAdAra chIe. paNa amArA rAjakumAro pahelethI ja vIrasenanA cALe caDelA hatA te to Apa jANo ja cho. have tenuM punarAgamana thatAM ja e badhA thanaganavA lAgyA, ame ghaNA vAya, dhamakAvyA paNa teo amArI AmanyA toDIne potAnI meLe potAnI TukaDIone laIne vIrasena sAthe jatA rahyA che. AmAM ame zuM karI zakIe? ane Ape tAkIde amane bolAvyA che, amAre ApanI AjJAne mAna ApavuM ja joIe. paraMtu hAlanA tabakke ame jo amAruM maMDala choDIe, to amArA rAjaputrone caDAvI-paTAvIne vIrasena amArA maMDala para AkramaNa karI de to amAruM zuM thAya? eTale hAla ghara reDhuM mUkavAmAM lAbha nathI. vIrasena ApanA sabaLa hAthe jarA khokharo thaze ke tarata ja ame ApanI sevAmAM upasthita thaIzuM.' vajakuMDala vismita vadane mAdhavanuM bayAna sAMbhaLI rahyo hato. ThAkorono javAba sAMbhaLatAM ja tenA moMmAMthI anAyAsa sarI paDyuM: vAha ThAkoro, vAha! mAdhave UMDo zvAsa lIdho, ne vAta AgaLa vadhArI: ThAkorono |

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- 94 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma - A pratyuttara maLatAM siMdhuSaNa dvidhAmAM mUkAI gayo. zuM sAcuM? ane zuM karavuM? teno nirNaya levAmAM te aTavAI paDyo. prajA ane sainya potAne Icche che ke nahi, teno tene koI ja aMdAja na hato ne teno kyAsa kADhavAnI tenAmAM kSamatA paNa nahotI. to tenI pAse koI sAco salAhakAra paNa nahoto rahyo. eTale AvI dvidhAgrasta manodazAmAM teNe potAnA mahAnaMda nAmanA daMDanAyakane moTI senA sAthe vIrasena upara hallo karavAno Adeza ApI dIdho. seMkaDo hAthI, hajAro azvo ane lAkhonA pAyadaLa sAthe, sajAjJA anusAra mahAnaMda daMDanAyaka kumAra para AkramaNa karavA cAlI to nIkaLyo, paNa tenA haiyAmAM vIrasena pratyeno bhAre lagAva ane siMdharSaNa pratye gherI araci hatAM, tenI jANa mAtra tene ja hatI. teNe mArgamAM potAnA nAyaba senApatione tathA TukaDInA nAyakone ekaThA karI, badhAnAM manano tAga meLavavA prayatna karyo, to tene samajAyuM ke aMdarakhAnethI to AkhuM sainya vIrasena tarapha ja DhaLeluM che; koIne siMdhuNa khapato nathI. thayuM. mahAnaMda sainya sAthe jevo vIrasena kumAranA paDAvanI najIka Avyo, tevuM ja teNe vIrasenane kaheNa mokalyuM ke ame ApanA Azraye chIe, Apa amane samAvI lo! - kumAre tarata ja tene tathA tenA sainyane potAnA pakSamAM svIkArIsamAvI lIdhuM. phalataH kumAranuM baLa bamaNuM thaI gayuM. pelI bAja. A samAcAra maLatAM ja siMdhuNa dhuMvAkvA thaI gayo, ne teNe pote zeSa sainyane laIne kumAra para caDhI AvavAnI taiyArI AdarI. paraMtu, siMdhuNanA mAmAnA putra maheMdrarAje tene vAryo ke rAjanuM! tamArA sainyanI AMtarika vAstavikatAnuM tamArI pAse koI citra nathI. sainya dvidhAgrasta hoI zake. tame jAte thaIne jAva, ne sainya badhuM baLavo kare to tamAruM zuM thAya? mATe jheranAM pArakhAM rahevA do, ne je sainya bacyuM che tene kabaje rAkho.

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vajakuMDala ke 95 - daramyAnamAM eka kAma karo. lakSmIramaNapurathI mAmA eTale mArA pitAjI rAjA anaMgadevane tathA ratnasthaLanagarathI tamArA zvasura rAjA madanadeva A bannene tAkIdanAM teDAM pAThavo. e banne bahu baLiyA che, ane emanAM sainyo paNa ghaNAM moTAM che. teonI vahAra AvatAM ja ApaNe vIrasenane pahoMcI vaLIzuM. paNa tyAM sudhI ApaNe ghara saMbhALIne besavuM ja zreyakara che. maheMdrarAjanI salAha siMdhuSaNanA gaLe UtarI gaI, ne tatkSaNa teNe caDAIno vicAra mAMDI vALIne potAnA dUto lakSmIramaNapura tathA ratnasthaLanagara bhaNI ravAnA karI dIdhA. vajakuMDale ekIzvAse bolyuM jatAM mAdhavane aTakAvyo ne kutUhalathI pUchyuM : paNa A badhI khabara tamane kema paDI? A to be rAjAonI aMgata maMtraNAnI vAta che. AvI khAnagI vAtanI bhALa meLavavI sahelI to nathI ja. vajakuMDalanA kutUhalanuM samAdhAna karatAM mAdhave kahyuM:mahArAja! ApanAthI zuM chAnuM rAkhIe? vAta ema che ke amAro jayAnaMda nAmano guptacara, tyAM siMdhuSaNano sAMdhivigrahika che. vaLI, rAjAjJAnA lekho lakhanAro sUradeva nAmano kAyastha, te paNa amArA kumArano pracchanna sevaka che, e banne dvArA amane A badhI chAnI bAtamIo satata prApta thatI rahe che. paNa kumArazrI! kharuM kahuM? avinaya na samajatA, paNa amArA dezamAM eka paNa vyakti have siMdhuSaNane svIkAravA taiyAra nathI; badhA vIrasenane ja jhaMkhe che; enuM ja A pariNAma che. A sAMbhaLatAM ja vajakuMDale kahyuM: ATalIATalI anukULatA anAyAsa AvI maLavA chatAM siMdhuSeNa hajI jIve che, e kevuM? mane to vicitra lAge che A vAta. mAdhava kahe:mahArAja! ApanI vAta sAcI che, paNa eka vAta e paNa sAcI ke jo vIrasenakumAra dhAre to siMdhuSaNanI majAla nathI ke te TakI zake. to vIrasena konI rAha jue che?

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- 96 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma - - mahArAja! kharuM kahuM? vIrasenakumAranA manamAM evI bhAvanA che ke jo siMdhuSeNa potAnuM vartana sudhAre, ane vIrasena kumAranuM kahyuM mAne, to tene ja te dezano rAjA rahevA devo; tenuM rAjya chInavI na levuM. ATalA khAtara ja teo hajI utAvaLa nathI karatA. vajakuMDala hasI paDyo. teNe kahyuM: e te kevI rIte saMbhave? je mANasa ekavAra eka rAjyano svataMtra rAjA rahI cUkyo hoya. te ja mANasa te ja dezamAM koInA AjJApAlaka sevaka jevA rAjA tarIke zI rIte besI zake? e bicArAne to "bAvAnA beya bagaDyA' jevuM thaze AmAM! - kumAranAM A veNathI mAdhava giNAI gayo. teNe kAMIka udvega sAthe kahyuM mahArAja! jo Apane siMdhuSeNa para ATalI badhI karuNA AvatI hoya to Apa vIrasena kumArane AjJA karIne pAchA bolAvI lo ApanA sAMnidhyamAM; siMdhurSaNanuM rAjya bhale ene ja akhiyAtuM rahetuM. vajakuMDala pAcho hasyo. teNe mAdhavane ThAryo bhAI, mAro Azaya tuM samajyo nathI. mAro pakSapAta to vIrasena mATeno ja hoya. siMdhuSeNa jevA prajApaDika mATe mane koI sahAnubhUti hoya ja nahi. huM to ema kahevA mAguM chuM ke vIrasene have vilaMba karyA vinA potAno hetu sAdhI levo ghaTe. bola. pachI zuM thayuM? mAdhavane hAza vaLI. teNe AgaLa calAvyuM. banne chAvaNIo vacce yuddhavirAma jevI sthiti pravartatI hatI. koNa pahela kare che? tenI rAha jovAtI hatI. daramyAnamAM ekavAra evuM banyuM ke siMdhuNanI senAnA gajarAjo moTA samUhamAM zeraDInA vADAmAM cariyANa karavA mokalavAmAM AvyA. AnI jANa kumArane thatAM ja temaNe aNadhAryo chApo te vADA para mArIne traNa so jeTalA hAthI potAnI chAvaNI tarapha vALI lIdhA. vaLI AvI ja rIte, cAro caravA mATe nIkaLelA siMdhuSaNanA hajAro azvone paNa kumAre paDAvI lIdhA. AthI siMdhuSaNa bhAre kopAyamAna thayo. tene lAgyuM ke A I

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vajakuMDala ka - duSTa vIrasenane jemajema jato karuM chuM tema tema te to mAthe caDavA mAMDyo che. teNe tvarita nirNaya lIdho, ne jAte ja kumAra upara AkramaNa karavAno nirNaya karyo. paNa mahArAja! mahendrarAja teno kharekharo hitaiSI Tharyo. teNe siMdhuNane A vakhate paNa vAryo, ane tene badale pote kumaka laIne amArI sAme AvavA nIkaLyo. paNa te bahu sAvadhAna hato. havAno paNa tene vizvAsa nahoto.ekeka yojananA te paDAvo karato, ne potAnA atiaMgata sevako dvArA cotarapha cAMpatI najara rakhAvato. traNeka paDAva pachI teNe eka rAtre potAnA badhA ja ThAkoro, daMDanAyako tathA senAnAyakone ekaThA karyA, ne maMtraNA yojI, maMtraNAmAM teNe bhAre agamacetI vAparIne badhAne premapUrvaka samajAvyA ke mitro! tame badhA jANo ja cho ke dUdhano dAjhelo chAza paNa phUMkIne pIe. pUrve mahAnaMda ane enA anya nAyakoe tathA sainikoe je rIte ApaNA rAjavIno vizvAsaghAta karyo che, ane zatrupakSa sAthe hAtha milAvI dIdhA che. te jotAM Aje tamArA sahu sAthe vAta karI levI mane Avazyaka lAgavAthI meM tamane bolAvyA che. vAtAvaraNamAM yuddha gAje che te nizcita che. A paLo evI che ke emAM havAno paNa bharoso karAya nahi. kare te kAco gaNAya. ApaNA rAjyanI prajA Aje be bhAgamAM vaheMcAI gaI che, ane aMdhAdhUMdhI evI che ke koNa konA taraphe che te kaLI zakAya nahi. tame amArA pUrNa vizvAsu ne vaphAdAra sAthIdAro cho. tamArA badhA para ja A yuddhano tathA jaya-parAjayano AdhAra che. yuddha to kAle Avaze. ApaNe rajapUta chIe. maratAM ne mAratAM ApaNane AvaDe che. paNa yuddhamAM rAjavaTathI maravuM te eka vAta che, ne dagAphaTakAno bhoga banI khuvAra thavuM te bIjI vAta che. ane dagAphaTakAno bhoga banavAnuM to huM ke tame koI na icchIe. mATe baMdhuo! mane Aje tamArI pAsethI eka khAtarI joIe che tame kharekhara konA vaphAdAra cho tenI khAtarI. tame jo vIrasenanA

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98 samaruM palapala satata nAma - pakSamAM ho to atyArathI ja kahI dejo, jethI kharAkharInA khela paDe tyAre rAjapUtIne jeba lAge tevo droha na karavo paDe. ane jo kharA dilathI tame siMdhuSaNane pakSe ho, rahevA mAgatA ho, to tamAre tenI pratIti karAvI ApavI paDaze. pharIpharI kahuM ke koInAya upara avizvAsa che mATe A nathI kaheto; paNa vAtAvaraNa eTaluM badhuM lUSita che ke sagA bhAIno paNa bharoso karavAnuM have muzkela banI gayuM che, mATe ja tamArI pAsethI pratItikara khAtarI huM mAgI rahyo chuM.' - mahendrarAjanI A rajUAta, mahArAja! kharekhara addabhuta hatI. badhA, hAjara hatA te tamAma, moMmAM AMgaLAM ghAlI gayA hatA tyAre. A rajUAtano pratItikara javAba Apavo tyAM beThelA sau mATe anivArya banI gayo, eTale emAMnA eka vaDerA ThAkore UbhA thaIne kahyuM ke "mahendrarAja! tamAro dharma tame barAbara bajAvyo che. have amArI pharaja amAre bajAvavI ja joIe. A beThelA tamAma vatI huM tamane khAtarI ApuM chuM ke tame jIvatA cho tyAM sudhI ame tamane cheha nahi daIe ne dago ke vizvAsaghAta nahi karIe, tamArI sAthe ja rahIzuM ne laDIzuM. bolo, saMtoSa thAya che? - mahendrarAje badhA ThAkoro ne nAyakonI sAme joyuM, to saue e vAtamAM potAnI hAmI bharI. paNa tene saMtoSa na thayo. teNe kahyuM ke mAtra maukhika vAta nahi, have to mAre pratIti joIe. ThAkoroe kIdhuM: tame kaho tevI pratIti ame karAvavA taiyAra chIe; bolo, zuM karIe to tamane pratIti thAya? - mahendrarAje tarata ja saunA hAthamAM talavAra levaDAvIne talavArane mastake aDIne saune sogaMda levaDAvyA ke A yuddhamAM ame, mahendrarAja jIvatA haze tyAM sudhI, teno sAtha ne pakSa choDIzuM nahi. mahendrarAjane saMtoSa thaI gayo. tene zraddhA hatI ke rAjapUta | bacco talavAranA sogaMda le nahi, ne le to prANanA bhoge paNa !

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- vajakuDala 99 - pALyA vinA rahe nahi. te AgaLa vadhyo, paNa avajoga ane apazukana ghaNAM naDavA mAMDyAM. paNa have te badhuM gaNakAravAnuM pAlave tema nahotuM. have to A pAra ke pele pAra, e sivAya koI vikalpa ja nahoto. mAdhava ekadhAro bole jato hato. vajakaMDalane paNa tenI vItakakathAmAM bhAre rasa paDI gayo hato. eTale to teNe bIjAM saghaLAM kAryo te divase mAMDI vALyAM, ane mAdhavanI vAtomAM ja parovAyelo rahyo. mAdhavanI vAta rajU karavAnI kaLA anokhI hatI. to sAmI bAjue kamAranI utkaMThA paNa tIvra hatI. teNe AturabhAve mAdhavane AgaLanI vAta kahevA nirdeza karyo, ne jarA visAmo laIne mAdhave vAta AgaLa calAvIH mahArAja! amArI jAsUsI jALa paNa vyApakapaNe bichAvelI hatI. mahendrarAje ThAkoro sAthe karelI maMtraNA ane pratijJAnI vAta bIje ja divase amArI pAse AvI gaI. e vAtathI ame ghaDIbhara vimAsaNamAM mUkAyA. kAraNake je ThAkoroe A pratijJA lIdhI hatI, te tamAma aMdarakhAnethI kumAranA cAhaka ane maLatiyA hatA, ane amArI sAthe khAnagImAM teo vacanabaddha thayelA ke yuddhano avasara Avaze tyAre ame siMdhuSaNano sAtha choDIne tamArA palle ja besIzuM. ekabAju emanuM A vacana, ane bIjI bAju emanI A navI pratijJA: A bedhArI vAtathI ame jarAka mUMjhAyA. paNa Ano koIka toDa to zodhavo paDe. tatkALa amArA guptacaro mAraphate ame te ThAkorono saMparka sAdhyo. ne temanuM vacana yAda devaDAvyuM. to temaNe uttara vALyo:amAruM vacana Aje paNa aMkabaMdha UbhuM ja che. dilathI to ame tamArI sAthe ja hovAnA. paraMtu mahendrarAje je dharmasaMkaTa saryuM. te paLomAM AvI pratijJA lIdhA |

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100 sivAya amAre bIjo koI ilAja ja nahoto. vAvAjhoDuM Ave tyAre netare namavuM ja rahyuM. ane have to ame pratijJAthI baMdhAyA. eTale A veLA to ame mahendrarAjanI sAthe ja rahIzuM. ame pUchAvyuM paNa to tame kumArane ApelA vacananuM zuM? emano javAba maLyoH amArI pratijJA pramANe mahendrarAja jIvato haze tyAM sudhI ame ene cheha nahi ApI zakIe. e nahi hoya te paLe ame kumAranI sevAmAM acUka AvI lAgIzuM; tame bephikara raho. bAkI talavAranA sogaMda toDIe evA hINA rAjapUta ame nathI. samaruM palapala suvrata nAma emano A javAba arthasUcaka hato, ane e artha kumAre pakaDI lIdho. kumAre tvarita nirNaya lIdho ke yuddhamAM lAkhonAM jIvana barabAda karavAM, ane e rIte mArA ja dezanI prajAne khatama thavA devI, te karatAM koI ekAda manuSyano bhoga levAya te bahetara che. teNe rAtorAta mahendrarAjanI chAvaNI 52 chApo mAryo. rojiMdI daDamajalanA thAkathI zramita senAne kAMI khyAla Ave te pahelAM to kumAra temanAM cunaMdA sAthIo sAthe mahendrarAjanA taMbUmAM pahoMcI gayA, ane mahendrarAjane sUto ja vadherI nAkhyo! kumAra to pAchA svasthAne AvI gayA.paraMtu sAmI chAvaNImAM hAhAkAra macI gayo, ne mahendrarAjanA karapINa vadhanA samAcAra maLatAM ja badhA ThAkoro potAne pratijJA-mukta samajIne potapotAnI TukaDIo sAthe amane AvI maLyA. A pachI kumAre tvarA karI, ane vIjaLIvege prayANa karI padmakhaMDapurane suSeNadezanI rAjadhAnIne ghero ghAlI dIdho. bIjI tarapha, mahendrarAja jevA buddhimAna, hitecchu, snehI ane baMdhujananA karuNa mRtyunA samAcAra jANatAM ja siMdhuSeNa to bhAMgI ja paDyo. tenA AkraMdano pAra na rahyo. tenI rANIe mAMDamAMDa tene samajAvyo ane svastha banAvyo. -

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vajakuMDala ke 101 - tyAM ja tene samAcAra maLyA ke mAmA anaMgadeva paNa potAnA putra mahendrarAjanI hatyAnA khabarathI bhayaMkara roSe bharAyA che, ane tvarita gatie te virATa sainya sAthe vIrasenane bhIDavavA AvI rahyA che. bIjI tarapha siMdhuNanA zvasura madanadeva rAjA paNa tevA ja virATa sainya sAthe jhaDapabhera amArI tarapha dhasI rahyA che. A amArI chellI paristhiti che, mahArAja! mAdhave potAnI vAta para pUrNavirAma mUkatAM umeryuM, ne kumAra vajakuMDalanI sUcanAnI pratIkSA karato te cUpacApa beTho. yuddhanI kathA hamezAM mIThI ja lAge. temAM vaLI vajakuMDala to svaye rAjakumAra hato, rAjapUta hato. tene to rAja-khaTapaTanI, yuddhonI ane hAra-jItanI vAtamAM vizeSa rasa paDe te sAva sAhajika hatuM. mAdhavanI vAta teNe rasapUrvaka sAMbhaLI, ane te pAmI gayo ke mAdhava amasto nathI Avyo; A badhI vAta mATe to nahi ja. e Avyo che koI sahAya meLavavA. eTale teNe premapUrvaka mAdhavane pUchyuM have tArI zI apekSA che. te kahe keTaluM sainya tamArI sahAya mATe mAre mokalavuM joIe? mAdhave atyaMta cAlAka javAba Apyo: kumArazrI amAre sainyanI sahAyano khapa nathI, amAre to ApanuM sAMnidhya - ApanI khudanI upasthitinI apekSA che. vajakuMDalaH te to zI rIte bane? cakravartIno dIkaro koI ekano khullo pakSa le e to kema zakya bane? mAdhava nA mahArAja! Ape amAro pakSa levA ke amArA pakSamAM laDavA mATe nathI padhAravAnuM. Apano evo geralAbha levAnuM ke Apane amArA nijI mAmalAmAM sAlavavAnuM amArA kumAra kalpI paNa na zake! to mAre tyAM zA mATe AvavuM paDe?

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102 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma prabhu! avinaya na mAnazo. paraMtu meM evuM goThavyuM che ke kusumapura nagaranA zreSThI priyamitre potAnA jinacaityamAM aSTAlikA mahotsava tathA rathabhramaNa rathayAtrA-yojavAnuM nakkI karyuM che. A mahotsavamAM samrATa svayaM padhAre tevI te zreSThInI mAgaNI che; ane koI saMyogomAM samrATathI na padhArI zake to temanA pratinidhi tarIke ane amArA kumAranA parama upakArI tathA snehI mitra tarIke Apa tyAM padhAro, ne utsavamAM bhAga lyo, evI amArI vinaMti che. paNa enAthI tamAro kayo hetu saraze, e mane nathI samajAtuM. kRpAnAtha! mAdhave potAnI yojanA samajAvatAM kahyuM: A bahAne Apa kusumapuramAM upasthita ho, to tenI asara amArA samagra paMthakamAM paDyA vinA na rahe. kusumapurathI bAra ja yojana dUra padmakhaMDapura che, eTale bhaugolika sAmIpya hovAthI amane ApanI sIdhI hUMpha sAMpaDI rahe e eka hisAba. to priyamitra eTale kumAra vI2senanuM bIjuM aMga evI amAre tyAM sArvatrika prasiddhi che. tene tyAM Apa padhAro, to teno artha amAro kSatrupakSa ane Akho deza sahelAIthI samajI ja zake, A bIjo hisAba. ane chellI paNa mahattvanI vAta e che ke kumAranI bhAvanA vinA narasaMhAre athavA ochAmAM ochI khuvArIe A Akhoye mAmalo ATopavAnI che. have jo AgaMtuka be rAjAnAM sainyo vAM siMdhuSeNanuM rahyuMsahyuM sainya bhegAM thAya, to kumAre paNa potAnI vizALa senA dvArA teo sAthe bAtha bhIDavI ja paDe. AmAM narasaMhArano koI sumAra nahi rahe. paraMtu jo Apa kusumapuramAM beThA ho, to ApanI upasthiti paNa zatrupakSane zAMta paDavA ane sulehanI dizAmAM vicAravAnI pharaja pADI zake. athavA jarUra paDe to e mATe Apano lAbha paNa ame jhaDapathI meLavI zakIe. mATe Apane tyAM padhAravA amAro Agraha che. FIND kumA2 vajrakuMDala to Abho ja banI gayo. potAno paNa koI Ama rAjakIya upayoga karI zake, te vicAre ja te stabdha banI gayo hato.

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vajarakuMDala ja 103 paraMtu teNe joyuM ke AmAM eka tarapha potAnA bahAdUra mitrano upakAra thato hato. bIjI tarapha jinabhakti ane navA kSetranAM jinadarzanano lAbha maLavAno hato, to trIjI tarapha asaMkhya manuSyonI hatyA aTakavAno mahAlAbha paNa sAMpaDe tema hato. teNe tatkSaNa mAdhavanI yojanAmAM saMmati darzAvI, eTaluM ja nahi, te jAte mAdhavane laIne samrATa pitAjI pAse gayo. saMkSepamAM badhI vAta samajAvI, ne kusumapure utsavamAM padhAravAnI vinaMti paNa mAdhava pAse karAvI. samrATe svayaM tyAM sudhI javAnI anicchA darzAvavA sAthe kumArane tyAM javA tathA joItuM sainya laI javAnI anujJA ApI. anumati maLatAM ja kumAre eka jabaradasta sainya potAnI sAthe lIdhuM, ane te mAdhavanA mArgadarzana heThaLa kusumapura prati ravAnA thayo. asmalita prayANo vaDe daDamajala karatAM teono paDAva kusumapurathI cha yojana dUra zrIkhaMDa nAme nagare thayo. te divase kumAranI rajA laIne mAdhava vIrasenakumAra pAse javA nIkaLI gayo, potAnA hAthe thayelI kAryasiddhinI vadhAmaNI ApavA temaja have pachInA kartavya mATenuM mArgadarzana meLavavA. mAdhava jeTalo cAlAka hato, teTalo ja capaLa paNa hato. e vIrasenano sevaka hato, sAthI hato, ne salAhakAra paNa hato. e mArate ghoDe zrIkhaMDapurathI vIrasenanI chAvaNI para pahoMcyo, ane pote karelI saghaLI kAryavAhI tene jaNAvI. vIrasenanI prasannatAno pAra na rahyo. tenAM badhAM ja pAsA pobAra paDI rahyAM hatAM. paraMtu, hajI paga vALIne besavAno vakhata na hato. teNe tatpaNa mAdhava sAthe maMtraNA karI, potAnI navI yojanA ghaDI kADhI, ne !

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104 * samaruM palapala suvrata nAma te ja divase tene pAcho zrIkheDapura tarapha ravAnA karI dIdho. zrIkheDapura evA biMdu 52 vaseluM nagara hatuM ke tyAMthI kusumapura cha yojana thatuM, to padmakhaMDapura paNa cha yojananA aMtare ja hatuM. ane azvo to pavanavegI hatA. vaLI badalAtA paNa rahetA. eTale mAdhava te ja dahADe sAMja DhaLatAM to vajrakuMDala pAse pahoMcI paNa gayo. vajakuMDale tene AvakAryAM, ne tAbaDatoba pAchA AvavAnuM kAraNa jANavA mAgyuM. mAdhave vIrasena sAthe ghaDelI yojanA-anusAra nivedana karatAM kahyuM: mahArAja! kumAra vIrasene Apane praNAma ane vinaMtipUrvaka kahevaDAvyuM che ke anaMgadeva ane madanadeva e banne rAjAo najIka AvI pahoMcyA che. mAro IrAdo e che ke jo vinA laDAIe ja kAma patatuM hoya to vadhuM sAruM. eTale meM evuM vicAryuM che ke Apa mArI vahAre AvyA cho tevI vAta koI prakAre huM temane pahoMcADuM. jo ApanuM nAma sAMbhaLIne te banne DarI jaze ne pAchA cAlyA jaze ke saMdhi mATe hAtha laMbAvaze, to to vAta tyAM ja patI jaze. ane to Apa paNa kusumapura jatAM rahezo. paruMta e banne, ApanuM Agamana jANyA pachI paNa, mArI sAthe yuddha karavAno Agraha rAkhaze, to tenI jANa huM Apane ardhI rAte paNa uThADIne karIza. ane to Ape ApanA sainyano ardho bhAga mArA tarapha mokalavo paDaze. A AkhuM citra spaSTa thatAM hajI cAreka divasa thAya. to mArI vinaMti che ke Apa tyAM sudhI zrIkheDapuramAM ja sthiratA karo. vajrakuMDale A vyUharacanAne te ja paLe saMmati ApI dIdhI. e sAthe ja mAdhava tyAMthI pAcho vIrasena pAse javA nIkaLI gayo. mAdhava pAcho pharatAM ja vIrasene be atyaMta vizvAsu, nirbhaya, vivekI ane samayocita pATha bhajavavAmAM ekadama nipuNa evA

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vajakuDalaka 105 sevakone bolAvyA, ne temane kevo pATha bhajavavAno che te zIkhavIne anaMgadeva ane madanadeva pAse mokalI ApyA. banne dUto mArate ghoDe rAtorAta upaDyA. pahelAM pahoMcyA rAjA anaMgadeva pAse. pote cakravartInA yuvarAja vajakuMDala pAsethI saMdezo laIne AvyA che evuM kahevaDAvatAM ja rAjAe tatkALa temane mulAkAta ApI. samrATanA dUtane konI magadUra hatI ke uvekhI zake? banne dUtoe paNa samrATanA sevakone chAje tevA vivekapurasmara anaMgadevane kahyuM: mahArAja! amane samrATanA yuvarAja vajakuMDaladeve ApanI pAse khAsa saMdezo laIne mokalyA che. ApanI AjJA hoya to kahIe. anaMgadeve paNa bahumAnapUrvaka saMmati darzAvatA te bannee A pramANe vAta karI yuvarAjazrIe kahAvyuM che ke suSeNa dezano rAjakumAra vIrasena keTalAka vakhata agAu amArI pAse sevArthe Avyo hato. e siMdhuvIrano putra hato tethI ame tenA pratye kUNI lAgaNI darzAvI, ane tene jIvAI tema ja khapajoga sevako vagerenI suvidhA ApavAnI ame icchA vyakta karI. eNe te vakhate kAMI paNa mAgavA-levAno InkAra karIne amane jaNAvyuM ke "avasara Avaze tyAre huM joIze te mAgI laIza, tyAre ApavuM ghaTe to Apajo. atyAre to ApanI sevA sivAya kAMI na khape; ane te amArI sevAmAM rahI gayo. keTalAka vakhata pachI tene jANa thaI ke tenA pitA rAjA siMdhuvIra mRtyu pAmyAM che. ane sidhuSeNe teno haka chInavI lIdho che. eTale teNe amArI pAse prArthanA karI ke "Ape pUrve mane kAMIka ApavAnI IcchA darzAvI hatI to have mane joIe che te Apo. tene zuM joIe che tenI pRcchA karatAM teNe amArA pAsethI suSeNa dezano adhikArapatra mAgyo. ame tene samajAvyo ke tArA pitAe ja tArA bhAIne rAjya soMpyuM che to have teno adhikAra mAgavo rahevA de; samrATanA sAmrAjyamAMthI bIjo koI paNa deza ke rAjya tuM pasaMda karI le,

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106 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma tane apAvI dauM. paNa te na mAnyo. teNe kahyuM ke mArA vAMka vinA mAro adhikA2 chInavAI gayo che ne mane kADhI mUkavAmAM Avyo che. A mAnabhaMgano badalo lIdhA vinA mane cena paDe tema nathI. mATe Apavo hoya to suSeNa deza Apo, nahi to kAMI nahi.' teno haThAgraha joI ame tene apekSita AjJApatra samrATa pAsethI apAvyo to kharo, paNa tenI sahAya mATe ekeya manuSya-sainika na phALavyo ke na ApyuM tene jarA paNa dhana. e vakhate amArA manamAM ema ke ekalA AjJApatrane A nirdhana ne niHsahAya mANasa zuM ka2ze? bhale jato. thoDA ja vakhatamAM Ama-hiMmata hArIne pAcho Avaze ja; ne to te vakhate e bApaDAne koIka nAnI moTI jAgIra apAvI devAze. athavA to mithyAbhimAnane vaza paDelo bicAro jIvathI jaze, ne to tene tenAM sArAMmAThAM kRtyonuM phaLa ApoApa maLI jaze. paNa te kSaNe amane kalpanAya nahotI ke A ekalo ane asahAya jaNAto mANasa paNa AkhA dezane vaza karI leze ane badhA sAmaMto ne maMDalone jItI laIne siMdhuSeNane paNa gherI leze. A to hamaNAM samrATanI AjJA thavAthI kusumapuramAM jinAlayanA mahotsavamAM bhAga levA mATe ame A tarapha AvyA, tyAre amane jANa thaI ke vIrasene to gajaba karyo che! padmakhaMDanagarane ne siMdhuSeNane jabaro ghero nAkhIne te beTho che. ame ema paNa sAMbhaLyuM che ke have siMdhuSeNanI sahAyatA mATe anaMgadeva ne madanadeva potAnAM sainya sAthe AvI rahyA che. A badhuM jANyA pachI ane sAcuM hovAnI khAtarI thayA pachI amane evo vicAra Avyo che ke eka bApanA be dIkarA mAMhomAMhe laDI rahyA che tevA saMjogomAM tame ekano pakSa lyo ane bIjAne harAvavA mATe mahenata karo. to te koI rIte ucita nathI jaNAtuM. tamAre AmAM pakSapAta ke bhedabhAva bharelI nIti AcaravAno zo artha? pachI evuM ya banI zake ke koI baLiyo rAjA kAle vIrasenanI

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vajakuMDala 107 paDakhe caDI jaze, ne to tamAre lokone ahIM ja taLa rahI jvAno vAro AvI zake; ghera pahoMcavAnuM paNa moMghuM paDI jAya evuM bane. rAjan ! amArA kumArazrIno paDAva atyAre zrIkheDapuramAM che, ane tyAMthI temaNe amane ApanI pAse ATaluM kahevA mATe mokalyA che. teoe pharamAvyuM te ame Apane kahyuM. have amane rajA Apo, to ame pAchA pharIe. banne dUtoe pUrI ThAvakAIthI potAnI vAta ATopI lIdhI, ane rajAnI apekSAmAM UbhA rahyA. paNa temanI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja anaMgadevanA caherA upara bhaya ane ciMtAnI rekhAo taNAvA mAMDI. paNa potAnI asvasthatA ughADI paDI javAnI bIke teNe satvare samatulA meLavI lIdhI, ne te dUtone uddezIne kahyuM: bhAI, vajakuMDalakumAra to amArA svAmI gaNAya. temanI salAha paNa amAre mana to AzA ja gaNAya. tame temano je saMdezo mane Apyo, teno marma huM samajI zakyo chuM, ne huM A ja paLe temanI AjJAnusAra siMdhuSeNanA pakSethI pAcho haThIne ahIMthI ja svadeza tarapha cAlI nIkaLuM chuM. paraMtu te pahelAM mArI umeda che ke ekavAra kumArazrInAM darzana karI lauM. ahIM sudhI Avyo chuM ne kumArazrI paNa najIkamAM ja che, to huM tamArI sAthe ja tyAM AvI jauM ema mane thAya che. nahi to ema karo, tame tamAre jAva, huM mArA sainyane navA pheraphAro aMge sUcanA ApIne ekAda divasamAM ja kumArazrInA caraNomAM AvI jaIza. Ama kahIne teNe te dUtone vividha vastro ne alaMkAronI bheTa ApI. pelA dUtone to 'bhAvatuM'tuM ne vaide kahyAno ghATa thayo. teo tyAMthI jhaTapaTa bhAgyA, sIdhA rAjA madanadeva pAse. tyAM paNa AvI ja rajUAta karI, ne vadhumAM anaMgadevanA pheraphAranI paNa vAta kahI, eTale madanadeve paNa evo ja nirNaya laI lIdho. ne dUtone jAtajAtanAM bheTaNAM ApI vidAya karyAM. banne dUto to khuzakhuza thatAM tyAMthI nIkaLIne pahoMcyA sIdhA vIsena pAse. badhI hakIkata darzAvI.

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108 2 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma eTale vI2sene paNa te ja be dUtone AjJA karIH tame banne A badhI bheTo laIne sIdhA vajakuMDala pAse jAva. tame madharAte pahoMcazo. paNa tamAre tenI jarApaNa ciMtA nahi karavAnI, ne savA2 paDavAnI rAha paNa nahi jovAnI. jyAre pahoMco te ja samaye kumArane jagADavAnA, ne A banne rAjAo sAthe tamAre je vAta thaI che te kAnAmAtrAnA pheraphAra vinA temane kahI devAnI; ne kahevAnuM ke ApanI pAse te be rAjA Ave tyAre temanI vAta sAthe amArI vAta meLavI lejo.' vadhumAM kahevAnuM ke ame ApanA dUta tarIke ApanA nAmathI tyAM gayA chIe, eTale te rAjAo A saMbaMdhe pRcchA kare tyAre Ape meM ja e dUta mokalyA hatA' tevI svIkRti ApavAnI che, ane eka vAta samajI lo ke meM kumArazrIne jaNAvI dIdhuM che ke, mAro saMdezo laIne mANaso Avaze, ane rAtre Apa sUtA hazo to paNa jagADavA jevuM haze to jagADaze. mATe Apa rakSakone te aMge sUcanA ApI rAkhajo eTale tamane tyAM koI jAtanI rokaToka nahi naDe. jAva, jhaTa pahoMco, na javAba laIne Avo. ane hA, pelA be rAjAoe tamane je bheTaNAM ApyAM che te paNa tame kumArazrI pAse laI jajo ne temanA caraNomAM mUkI dejo. jo teo tamane ApI de to te badhuM tame rAkhI lejo. nahi to tyAM ja soMpIne Avajo. vIrasenanI AjJAne barAbara samajI laIne te banne dUto te ja ghaDIe tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyA. A bAju vajakuMDale paNa, jANe vIrasenanA saMdezAnI pratIkSA mATe ja hoya tema, e AkhI rAta pote jAgatA rahevAno nirNaya karyo. teNe potAnA tamAma senAnAyakone jaNAvI dIdhuM ke tame badhA sAbadA rahejo. Aje rAtre game te paLe tamane Adeza ApavAmAM Avaze, ne to te anusAra kUca karavAnI raheze. potAne mATe paNa teNe eka navatara goThavaNa karI. potAnI

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vajakuMDala 109 sAthe AvelA potAnA paramamitra zrAvaka zreSThI jinamitrane teNe pAse besADyo, ne koI rasaprada kathA kahevA sUcavyuM. - jinamitre paNa badhAne rasa paDe ne UMgha na Ave tevI adbhuta kathA kahevA mAMDI. kathA pUrI thayA pachI kumAre tenI tathA anya sAgarIto sAthe kAvyavinoda ane hAsyavinoda mAMDyAM. Ama ne Ama rAta TUMkI thatI gaI, ne sau vAta-vanodamAM layalIna banI rahyA. barAbara rAtrino cotho prahara prAraMbhAyo, ne ekAeka dvArapALe AvIne jaNAvyuM ke mahArAja! vIrasenakumAranA sevako daravAje AvI UbhA che. AjJA hoya to aMdara mokaluM. A sAMbhaLatAM ja vajakuMDala pathArImAM beTho thaI gayo. vArtAvinoda ATopI lIdho, ne AgaMtukone aMdara mokalavAno Adeza Apyo. maMDaLI tatpaNa vIkharAI gaI. taMbUmAM mAtra vajakuMDala ne be dUto - traNa jaNA ja rahyA. bannee badhI vIgato kumAra samakSa rajU karI; banne rAjAo savAre darzane Avaze tema paNa jaNAvI dIdhuM, ne potAne maLelI bheTo paNa kumAra samakSa mUkI dIdhI kumAre te bheTo te bannene pAchI ApatAM kahyuM tame naciMta thaIne svasthAne jAva. vIrasenanA sevako te amArA ja sevako che. eTale tame karelI badhI kAryavAhInI javAbadArI have mArI thaI che. be rAjAo Avaze tyAre huM e rIte ja saMbhALI laIza. mATe tame ane vIrasena nizcitapaNe tamArA kAme lAgI jajo. temane vidAya ApI kumAre prAta:kArya ATopyuM. jinapratimAnI pUjAsevA karI. pachI ekAMta meLavIne be ghaDI nidrAdhIna thaI gayo. rAtanA ujAgarAne lIdhe tema karavuM anivArya baneluM. bapore UThI punaH snAnAdi karI, taiyAra thaI teNe darabAra bharyo, ne badhA senAnAyakone bhegA karyA. tyAM thoDIvAramAM ja samAcAra AvyA ke anaMgadeva tathA madanadeva | darzanArthe AvyA che ane darabAramAM upasthita thavAnI paravAnagI

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- 110 ka samare palapala savata nAma - mAge che. kumAre temane AvavAnI anumati ApI. banne AvyA. kumArane praNamyA. kumAre cIMdhalA Asana para beThA. pachI kumArano IzAro thatAM potAnI vAta prastuta karatAM te bannee kahyuM ke "kumArazrI! ame ahIM AvyA chIe te kaI siMdharSaNanA pakSakAra tarIke nathI AvyA; paraMtu vIrasena tene kAraNa vinA haNI nAkhavA mAgato hovAnuM jANIne tenI surakSA mATe ja AvyA chIe. kemake siMdhuSeNa amAro bhANeja temaja jamAI thAya che, tethI vyavahArathI paNa tenI rakSA karavI te amAruM kartavya thaI paDe. jo siMdhuSaNa jIvato rahe, to tenuM rAjya rahe ke jAya, game te thAya enI amane bahu paravA nathI; enuM rAjya jatuM raheze to te Apano sevaka banIne ApanA sAMnidhyamAM rahI zakaze. paNa tene maravA to kema devAya? A khAtara ja ame ahIM AvyA chIe. emAM gaIkAle ApanA sevakonA mukhe jANyuM ke Apa ahIM - zrIkhaMDamAM padhAryA cho, eTale ame badhuM paDatuM mUkIne ApanI sevAmAM Aje upasthita thayA chIe. Apa ho pachI amAre ke siMdhuNane zenI ciMtA? have Apa pharamAvo tema karavAmAM ame amane kRtakRtya samajIzuM. - vajakuMDale temanA jeTalI ja ThAvakAI vAparIne javAba vALyo: ame ahIM AvyA pachI tamArA badhA vize kaIka juduM ja jANavA maLyuM, tethI ja amAre dUta mokalavA paDyA tamArI pAse. paNa have tamArA taraphathI spaSTatA sAMbhaLIne amane samAdhAna maLyuM che. have eka kAma karo. rAjA siMdhuSaNane hamaNAMne hamaNAM mArI pAse bolAvI lAvo. e bhale mArI sAthe raheto. huM tene samrATanI sevAmAM nImIza, ane pachI yogya avasare tene koIka dezano rAjA paNa sthApI daIza. paNa kumArazrI! banne rAjAoe potAnI muMjhavaNa vyakta karatAM kahyuM: siMdhuSeNa hAla to padmakhaMDamAM pUrAyelo che. comera vIrasenanuM | sainya ghero ghAlIne paDyuM che. te Ave paNa zI rIte? virasena !

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varakuMDala 8 111 - tene jIvato AvavA ja kema deze? mATe Apa vIrasenane AzA pAThavI ke siMdhuNane dharmadvAra vATe bahAra nIkaLavA de ane ahIM AvavA de, to ApanI AjJAnuM pAlana amAre mATe paNa zakya bane. ame paNa siMdhuNa pAse amArA mANaso mokalIne, badhuM choDIne cUpacApa ahIM AvatA rahevAnuM kahevaDAvI daIe. kumAre virasenanA sevakone madharAte ja phUMka mArI dIdhelI ke huM A nirNaya levAno chuM, ne tenI adhikRta mANasa dvArA jANa karIza tema vIrasenane kahI dejo. e ja vAta teNe A be rAjAonA dekhatAM potAnA sevakone kahI ke vIrasena pAse jAva ne kaho ke siMdhuNane gaDhamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI atre AvavA de, koI avarodha ke upadrava na kare. badhA sevako ravAnA thayA, e sAthe ja kumAre banne rAjAone AjJA karI ke tame banne have mArI sAthe kusumapura cAlo. tyAM pahoMcIzuM tyAM to siMdhuSeNa paNa tyAM AvI jaze, eTale badhI yojanA karI laIzuM. beya rAjAono AjJA svIkAryA sivAya chUTako ja nahoto. banne kumAranI sAthe ja kusumapura gayA. kumAranA Agamana sAthe ja priya mitra zreSThIe potAnA jinAlayamAM aSTAlikA mahotsava prAraMbhyo. pelI bAju, vIrasenane vajakuMDalano adhikRta saMdezo maLatAM ja teNe be rAjavIonA mANasone pakhaMDapuramAM praveza karavAnI rajA ApI, ne te pachI siMdharSaNa ane teno parivAra dharmadvAre AvatAM tene bahAra nIkaLIne kusumapura javA mATeno mArga paNa mokaLo karI Apyo. Ama, lohInuM eka paNa TIpuM reDAyA vinA teno vijaya thayo. potAno lADIlo kumAra vijayI thaIne pAcho Avyo, tenA harakhamAM

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112 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma padmakhaMDapuranI prajA nAcI UThI. saue vIrasenanuM bhavya svAgata racavApUrvaka teno nagara praveza karAvyo, ane yogya muhUrte teno rAjyAbhiSeka paNa karavAmAM Avyo. to A tarapha, siMdhuSeNa potAnA parivAra sAthe nIkaLIne kusumapura pahoMcyo tyAre utsavano pAMcamo divasa hato. kumA2 vajrakuMDala taiyA2 thaIne jinAlaye javA nIkaLatA hatA tyAM ja siMdhuSeNa tenI pAse pahoMcyo. pahoMcatA ja te kumAranA pagamAM paDI gayo. kumAre paNa tenI pITha pasavArI, mAthe hAtha sthApyo. ane tenI sAthe thoDI kSaNo gALI, tene anaMgadeva pAse mokalI Apyo. mAmA pAse pahoMcatAM ja siMdhuSeNa ne tenA mAmA ekamekane gaLe vaLagIne to khUba raDyA. siMdhuSeNe mahendrarAjane yAda karIne kAramuM kalpAMta karyuM, ane te bolyo ke rAjya gumAvyAno mane raMja nathI, paNa mAro mAnIto bhAI gumAvyo teno DaMkha hajI haiye zULanI jema bhoMkAya che, mAmA! anaMgadeve tene gaI gujarI bhUlI javAnI zIkha ApatAM kahyuM ke bhAI! mahendrarAjanuM mRtyu koI rIte zokalAyaka nathI. eNe to potAnA bhAInuM rakSaNa karavA jatAM prANa gumAvyA che; ane je mANasa anyanI rakSA karatAMkaratAM prANa gumAve, te kadApi zokalAyaka na gaNAya. bAkI, maravAnuM to saune che. mATe tuM A DaMkha haiyAmAMthI kADhI ja nAkhaje. Ama mAmo-bhANeja sukha-du:khanI vItaka vArtA karatA hatA, tyAM ja priyamitra zreSThI tyAM Avyo, ane teNe siMdhuSeNane vinaMti karI ke mahArAja! mAre tyAM mahotsava pravarte che, eTale Aje Ape sapiravAre bhojana mAre tyAM levAnuM che. mArI vinaMti svIkAro. siMdhuSeNe mAmA sAme joyuM. mAmAe vAta vALI letAM priyamitrane samajAvyo ke Aje to e badhA mArA mahemAna che, eTale mAre tyAM ja jamaze. ne e ja ucita gaNAya. to priyamitre navo ja upAya karyo. teNe potAnA tyAMthI pakavAnna, uttama prakAranAM bhojana-dravyo tathA anAja, ghI, tela vagere dravyo

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vakuDala 113 maMgAvIne siMdhuNane bheTa dharyA. siMdhuSeNe paNa samaya vartIne te badhuM svIkArI lIdhuM. mahotsavanA chellA divase priyamitranA khAsa AmaMtraNathI rAjA vIrasena paNa tyAM Avyo. priya mitre te divase mahAADaMbara sahita prabhu-pratimAthI adhiSThita rathanI yAtrA nagaramAM pheravI. caturvidha saMgha tathA rAjAonA rasAlAthI zobhI UThelI rathayAtrA samagra kusumapuramAM pharIne pAchI svasthAne eTale ke jinAlaye pahoMcI, tyAre kumAra vajakuMDale priyamitrane kahyuM:baMdhu! mane kahe, A jinAlayanA nirvAha tathA rakSaNa mATe keTaluM "AdAna dravya joIe? jeTalA paNa dravyanI jarUra hoya te badhuM mAre tane ApavuM che; eTalo lAbha mane levA tyAre priyamitre gadagadabhAve kahyuM:deva! ApanA pasAyathI A jinAlaya mATe "AdAna dravya nI leza paNa AvazyakatA nathI. kemake A bhuvana meM karAvyuM tyAre meM moTo dhanarAzi tenA nIvIdhana tarIke alAyado samarpI ja dIdho che, ane te pUrato che; tethI vadhu dhananI have AvazyakatA rahetI nathI. vajakuMDale pUchyuM to huM ahIM mahotsavamAM bhAga levA Avyo, temAM mane zo lAbha? kAMIka to kAma batAva mane. - tyAre priyamitre nAchUTake vinaMti karatAM kahyuM: mahArAja! Apa amArA rAjA vIrasenane AjJA karatA jAva ke A jinAlayanI, jarUra paDya, sArasaMbhALa ane dekharekha rAkhe. - kumAre te ja vakhate vIrasenane Adeza Apyo ke A jinAlayanI pUratI kALajI have thavI joIe, ane tene UnI AMca na AvavI joIe. vIrasene paNa mastaka namAvI kumArano Adeza svIkArI lIdho. A pachI kumAra vajakuMDala, priya mitranI temaja vIrasenanI |

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114 2 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma anumati laIne, siMdhuSeNa rAjAne potAnI sAthe laI, gaMdhamAdanapure pitAjInI sevAmAM punaH upasthita thaI gayo. siMdhuSeNane teNe cakravartInI sevAmAM mUkyo che. pote paNa tenuM dhyAna rAkhato rahe che. tenAM manamAM hajIye rAjyabhraMzano DaMkha ane kheda hovAnuM tenA dhyAnamAM ja hatuM. eTale tene te DaMkhamAMthI bahAra kADhavA mATe teNe tene dharmanA mArge vALavAno udyama karavA mAMDyo. tene derAsare laI jAya; gurubhagavaMtonA samAgamamAM laI jAya, ane dezanA-zravaNa paNa karAve. A badhAMnuM sAtatya rahevAthI siMdhuSeNanuM haiyuM jarAjarA haLavAza anubhavavA lAgyuM. emAM ekavAra nagaramAM suyazasUri nAme jJAnI ane prabhAvaka AcArya bhagavaMta padhAryA. cakravartI vajanAbhi, kumA2 vajakuMDala, siMdhuSeNa sahita saghaLo rAjaparivAra temane vaMdanArthe tathA dharmazravaNArthe gayo. gurubhagavaMte dharmadezanAmAM saMsAranI anityatA varNavI, ane pramAdathI bacavAno upadeza pharamAvyo. te sAMbhaLatAM cakravartI vajanAbhinA hRdayamAM vairAgya upajyo. teNe vajrakuMDalane rAjya soMpIne pote saMyama aMgIkAra karyo. siMdhuSeNane paNa A dezanAnI gADha asara thaI. mULe te nirviSNa to hato ja. emAM A dezanA sAMbhaLI; ane vaLI svayaM cakravartIne cAritra grahaNa karatAM joyA; eTale tenA hRdayamAM paNa vairAgya pragaTyo, ane teNe vajrakuMDalanI anujJA meLavIne cAritrano paMtha svIkArI lIdho. samrATa vajanAbhi to saMyamanuM sAmrAjya meLavIne kRtakRtyA banyA

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vajrakuMDala 115 che. cha khaMDa RddhinA bhoktA ane abhaMga AzAnA svAmI evA cakravartI paNa,gurunI nizca pAmIne potAnI jAtane dhanyadhanya anubhavI rahyA che. gaIkAla sudhI AjJA ApavAmAM je AnaMda Avato hato, te karatAM anekagaNo utkaTa AnaMda emane Aje guruAjJAne jhIlavAmAM AvI rahyo hato. jenI nizrAmAM jagata vartatuM hatuM, teNe Aje gurunI nizrAmAM potAnuM kalyANa zodhI lIdhuM hatuM. teo potAnA jJAnI guru ane vizALa munisamudAya sAthe gaMdhamAdanapurethI anyatra viharI gayA che. to A bAju, cakravartInA saMsAratyAga pachI keTalAka rAjAone thayuM ke cakravartInA chokarA kAMI cakravartI na thAya. ApaNe Aja sudhI samrATanI sevA ja karyA karI. have enA chokarAnI sevA karavAnI koI jarUra nathI. have to ApaNe sAva svataMtra! Ama vicArIne temaNe vajakuMDalanI dhUMsarI phagAvI dIdhI. eke karyuM, to tenuM joIne bIjAe paNa evuM karyuM. ane jotajotAmAM A cepa vyApaka banI gayo. vajakuMDalane A vAtano khyAla AvatAM ja teNe potAnA sainyane sajja karyuM ane te svayaM savArI laIne mAthuM UMcakanArA rAjAo para caDI gayo. pote bhAre baLavAna, sAthIdAro paNa vI2sena jevA jorAva2, ne sainya paNa jeTaluM virATa teTaluM ja yuddha nipuNatAvALuM; eTale capaTI vagADatAM ja teNe mAthuM UMcakanArA tamAma rAjvIone pAchA nAthI dIdhA ane temane temanI maryAdAnuM bhAna karAvI ApyuM. lataH cakravartI na hovA chatAM tenA jevo ja te samrATa banI rahyo.

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-116 7 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma - devI kAmarati. rAjA rajakuMDalanI paTTarANI ane vaLI atyaMta mAnItI rANI. teno eka bhAI nAme kAmadeva. jevuM nAma tevuM ja svarUpa. atizaya sohAmaNo ane vaLI evo ja guNavaMta paNa. kAmaratine potAnA bhAI para anahada hata. to kAmadevane paNa bahena para evI ja agAdha prIta. bhAI-bahena ekameka vinA kSaNa paNa rahI na zake; taraphaDe. AthI ja, kAmarati lagna karIne AvI tyAre potAnAM mAvatarane yenakena prakAreNa samajAvIne kAmadevane potAnI sAthe letI AvI hatI. - kAmaratine vhAlo hato, tethI vajakuMDalano paNa te eTalo ja vhAlo ane mAnIto thaI paDelo. beya sALA-banevI hovAnuM jANe lAge ja nahi! sagapaNa karatAM maitrI be vacce vizeSa hatI. pariNAme vajakuMDalane paNa tenuM lagabhaga vyasana ja paDI gayeluM. jyAM jAya tyAM kAmadeva to sAthe ne sAthe ja hoya. rAjA, rANI ne kAmadeva, A traNanI tripuTI, Ama, jagaprasiddha banI gayelI. vajakuDala sAthe saMsArasukha anubhavatAManubhavatAM tenA suphaLarUpe ja hoya tema, eka divasa kAmaratie zubha svapna joyuM, ane koI uttama jIva tenA udaramAM garbhapaNe avataryo. - rAjA-rANI ane kAmadeva sahita sau koInA haiye A ghaTanAthI AnaMdaAnaMda chAI rahyo. rANI garbha vahe che. garbhamAM AvelA AtmAne poSaNa maLe | ne pIDA na thAya te rIte te garbhanuM pAlana kare che. rAjA rajakuMDala paNa tene badhI rIte sAcave che. sAthesAthe, te vividha khelakUda ane ramatagamatonuM Ayojana paNa 1

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vajarakuMDala 117 - karato rahe che. kyAreka azvasAdhana to kyAreka gajArohaNa, kyAreka udyAnikA to kyAreka jaLakrIDA; Ama vividha manoraMjaka ane baLavardhaka pravRttio paNa cAlatI ja rahe che. eka dahADo AvI ja rIte teNe ghoDesavArInuM Ayojana karyuM. hajAro subhaTonA rasAlA sAthe te azvasavArI karavA nIkaLI paDyo. kAmadeva to teno paDachAyo! sAthe ne sAthe ja hoya. sAthe bIjA paNa ghaNA rAjAo ne bhAyAto hatA. vahelI savArathI ja A azvavihAra zarU thaI gayelo. gaNatarI evI ke bhojanaveLA thatAM sudhImAM pAchA pharI javuM. - gaMdhamAdananI bhAgoLa vaTAvIne badhA dUra-sUdUra UMDA jaMgalamAM jaIne khUba pharyA, khUba azvavihAranI moja lIdhI. chevaTe sUryadeva rAzavA addhara caDI gayA, ne taDako anubhavAvA mAMDyo. eTale badhA pAchA vaLyA. pAchA vaLatI vakhate eka vicitra ghaTanA ghaTI. ekI sAthe mAramAra karatAM hajAro azva doDI rahyA hoI, azvonI kharInA pachaDATane lIdhe vAtAvaraNamAM dhULadhULa chavAI gaI. jANe ke dhULanuM vAdaLuM koIne koI dekhAya nahi, evI sthiti sarajAI. AmAM vajakuMDalane jarA guMgaLAmaNa thaI paDI. emAMthI chUTavA mATe teNe potAnA azvane eDI mArIne bhAre vegathI bhagAvI mUkyo. rAjAno bhAgato joIne kAmadeve paNa potAnA azvane eDI mArI. paNa koNa jANe zuM thayuM ke teno azva bhaDakyo, ne koIne kAMI khyAla Ave te pahelAM to kAmadevane nIce pachADIne azva jAya bhAgyo! - dhaMdhaLA sUryaprakAzamAM rAjA ane kAmadevanA azvone bhAgatAM joI subhaToe paNa azvo doDAvyA. ethI banyuM evuM ke nIce paDelA kAmadevane koIe joyo to nahi, balka tenA zarIra upara thaIne ja badhA ja azvo pasAra thaI gayA. hajAro azvonA paga nIce kacaDAto ane asahya dhULanA | vaMToLathI gherI guMgaLAmaNa anubhavato kAmadeva tyAM ne tyAM ja mRtyu |

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pAmI gayo. 118 2 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma koIe tene joyo paNa nahIM. ne tenI hAlata paNa evI badasUrata banI ke tene have koI oLakhI paNa na zake. rAjA ghera pahoMcyo ne sIdho nhAvA gayo. nhAI dhoIne prathama teNe jinapUjA karI, ane pachI gayo bhojanagRhe. rasoI taiyAra hatI. bhANAM maMDAI gayAM hatAM. rAjAe Asana grahaNa karatAM ja rasoI pIrasAvA mAMDI. have rAjAnI Teva evI ke te, kAmadeva ne kAmarita traNe sAthe ja janme. traNenAM bhANAM sAthe ja maMDAya. ekabIjA vinA koI dahADo koI jame nahi. rAha jue, paNa jame to badhAM bhegAM thAya tyAre ja. varSono A nityakrama. ane Aje hajI kAmadeva Avyo nathI. rAjAe pUchyuM sevakone kAmadeva kyAM? tene bolAvo. sevako kahe mahArAja! ame kyAranIye temanI tapAsa karI, paNa kyAMya jovAmAM AvyA nahi. ApanI sAthe bahAra gayA hatA, te pachI pAchA potAnA AvAsamAM te AvyA ja nathI. ame bIje badhe paNa tapAsa karI, paNa kyAMya te jaNAyA nathI. rAjAe punaH AzA karIH koI cokkasa mANasane pharI tapAsa karavA mokalo. ane te mahAlayamAM na hoya to bIje jyAM gayo. hoya tyAMthI tene bolAvI lAvo. pachI ja huM jamIza. paNa sevakone rAjA ane kAmadevanAM heta-prItano pAko khyAla hato. temane khAtarI hatI ke kAmadeva rAjAjIne choDIne kyAMya jAya nahIM ja; ne Aje AvyA nathI, to nakkI kAMI garabaDa che. te vinA AvuM na bane, eTale teo Amatema AMTo mArIne thoDI ja vAramAM pAchA AvyA, ne rAjAne kahyuM ke kAmadevano kyAMya patto lAgato nathI. ame badhe tapAsa karI, paNa koIne temanI bhALa nathI. hA, eka eMdhANI maLI che. ApaNI azvazALAnA rakhevALe amane kahyuM

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vajrakuMDala 119 ke kAmadevakumAra Aje savAre azvazALAmAMthI potAno azva levA AvelA, paNa mahArAjanI savArI pAchI pharI, tyAre teo kAyamanI mAphaka Aje jAte azvane mUkavA nahotA AvyA; paNa ekalo ja azva ja potAnI meLe zALAmAM AvI gayo hato. A zabdo kAne paDatAM ja rAjAe hAthamAM lIdhelo koLiyo hAthamAM ja rahI gayo. teNe koLiyo paDato mUkyo, ne te ja kSaNe page cAlatocAlato te kAmadevanI zodha karavA nIkaLI paDaDyo. teNe manomana nakkI karyuM ke je raste savAre ame pAchA pharyAM te ja raste tapAsa karavA javuM joIe. kemake nagaranA pAdara sudhI to te mArI sAthe ja hato; je banyuM hoya te tyAra pachI ja, dhULamaya vAtAvaraNane lIdhe thayelI bhAgadoDamAM ja thayuM hoya. mATe tyAM sudhI have mAre jAte javuM joIe. rAjA cAlI nIkaLyo. te nIkaLyo, eTale pAchaLa kAmati paNa cAlI. sevakomAM nAsabhAga macI gaI. thoDA sevako doDyA, ne rAjA mATe ratha laI AvyA, eTale adhavacce rAjA-rANI rathArUDha thayAM, ne mArganI cotarapha najara karatAMkaratAM pAdare pahoMcyAM. pAdare pahoMcatAM ja, mArganI vacce paDeluM, dhULamAM ragadoLAyeluM ane lohIluhANa thayeluM kAmadevanuM mRtaka rAjAnI najare paDyuM. rAjA chalAMga mArI nIce Utaryo ne tyAM pahoMcI gayo. kAmadevanI sthiti jotAM ja zuM banyuM hoI zake teno tene khyAla AvI gayo. teNe bhayAnaka AghAtano AMcako anubhavyo. tyAM ne tyAM te ardhamUrchita banI gayo. tenI AMkho cakaLavakaLa thavA mAMDI, moDhe phINa vaLavA lAgyAM, ne hamaNAM paDyo ke paDaze tevI bhramita avasthA tenI thaI paDI.. sevakonuM vRMda sAthe ja hatuM. temaNe rAjAnI A sthiti jotAM ja doDIne rAjA nIce paTakAya te pahelAM tene jhAlI lIdho, ne UMcakIne rathamAM laI jaI sUvADI dIdho.

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-120 ja samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - rAjAnI A sthiti jotAM ja kAmarati avAku! "A zuM thayuM? evuM te bolI zake te pahelAM ja sevakoe tene paristhitino khyAla Apyo, ne rAjAjInI kALajI levA mATe vinaMti karI. - kAmarati samaya varatI gaI. A paLe kAmadevanA apamRtyune raDavA karatAM rAjAjIne jALavI levAnuM kAma vadhu agatyanuM hovAnuM te pAmI gaI. teNe tallaNa morapicchanA paMkhA vatI rAjAjIne pavana nAMkhavAnuM zarU karyuM, ne gozISa caMdananA chAMTaNAM, ThaMDA pANIno chaMTakAva ItyAdi zItopacAra prAraMbhI dIdhA. ATaluM ochuM hoya tema te vArevAre rAjAne chAtIsaraso cAMpavA paNa mAMDI. tenuM samagra dhyAna te kSaNe vajakuMDalamAM teNe parovI dIdhuM. rAjA bhAnamAM Ave te ja tenuM lakSya hatuM. paNa jemajema te upacAro karatI gaI, tematema bhAnamAM AvavAnuM to dUra; UlaTuM, rAjAnI mUcha kaho ke cittabhrAMti, vadhatI ja gaI, ghaDIke rAjA dAMta bhIDavA lAgyo, to ghaDIke te aspaSTa zabdomAM kAMI babaDATa karavA mAMDyo. kAmaratie kAna mAMDIne rAjA zuM bole che, te sAMbhaLavA prayatna karyo, to je truTakatruTaka zabdo tenA magajamAM beThA, teno bhAva e thato hato ke "kAmadeva to gayA have to jhaTa tenA mATe caMdananI citA racAvo. tenI kAyAnI A sthiti joI zakAtI nathI. jhaTapaTa teno saMskAra karo." rANIe sevakone A vAta kahI, ne tatkALa tyAM ja citA racAvI. pachI rAjAnA kAnamAM kahyuM ke kAmadeva mATe caMdanacitA racAI che, ne eno saMskAra karAvuM chuM. to rAjAno pralApa pAcho cAluM thayo : "kAmadeva ekalo zeno jAya? mane mUkIne e jaI ja kema zake? huM paNa tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa javAno. enA vinA jIvavuM mArA mATe azakya che. mane tyAM laI jAva, jhaTa laI jAva.' ne rAjAe dhamAla macAvI mUkI. - kAmaratie na chUTake ratha citAnI najIka levaDAvyo. tyAM citAmAM goThavavAmAM AvelA kAmadevanA mRtakane jotAM ja !

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.11 vajrakuMDala rAjA rANI 52 ukaLI gayoH rANI! tArA bhAI para ame ATalo badho sneha rAkhyo teno teNe A badalo Apyo? kahyA vinA te paraloka jaI ja kema zake? tene bolAvo, ne barobarano ThapakAro. kAmarati to digmUDha hatI. rAjAnA asaMgata pralApo sAMbhaLIne tathA tenuM vicitra vartana joIne tenA haiye bhAre ciMtA peThI. te vyAkuLa haiye vicAravA lAgI ke A atyaMta vicakSaNa ne dharmaniSTha, vivekI rAjavI paNa AvA mUDha pralApo kema kare? nakkI kAmadevanA mohamAM A bhramita thaI gayA che! he deva! eka to mArA prANathIye pyArA bhAino bhoga lIdho, ne have rAjAjI upara A zuM Aphata nAkhI? re! amAruM zuM thavA beThuM che A? rANInI AMkho varasavA mATe tagatagI rahI hatI. haiyuM hAtha rAkhavAnuM ativikaTa hatuM. paraMtu, A evI nAjuka sthiti hatI ke raDavAthI ne paDI bhAMgavAthI to kAma vadhu vaNase tema hatuM. potAne saMbhALanAroja jyAre bhramita ne lAcAra banyo hato, tyAre tenI saMbhALa levI ne tene svastha karavo, e ja have tenuM eka mAtra kartavya hatuM. 121 teNe AMsune khALyAM. kALaje paththara mUkyo. ne rAjAne atyaMta salUkAIthI ne vhAlapUrvaka samajAvavA mAMDyoH deva! e kRtaghnI kAmadevanuM have mArI AgaLa nAma paNa na lezo mA. je mANasa mATe tame ATalAM badhAM vAnAM karyAM ne karo cho, evo e mANasa tamArI sAthe paNa AvI rIte varte tamane kahyA vinA ja jo rahe - evA kRtaghnInuM nAma paNa kema levAya? tame ene have bhUlI ja jAva! - Ama aneka rIte teNe rAjAne evo to paTAvavA mAMDyo ke jethI tenA manamAMthI 'kAmadeva'nI vAta haMmeza mATe nIkaLI jAya. ghATa to evo vicitra racAyo hato ke kAmadeva para vadhumAM vadhu heta kAmatine hatuM; tenA AvA karapINa apamRtyuno ghA tenA kALaje evo to vasamo lAgyo hato ke te aMdarathI tUTuMtUTuM thatI hatI. paraMtu teNe joyuM ke mArA karatAM vadhu Akaro ghA to rAjA

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122 - samaruM palapala satata nAma - para paDyo che ne rAjAne kevAM adakAM heta kAmadeva para hatAM te atyAre najare dekhAya che. nahi to rAjAnI A sthiti hoya? kharekhara to atyAre rAjAe tene svastha karavAnI mahenata karavI paDavAnI hatI; paNa banyuM tethI sAva UlaTuM ja. rAjAne svastha karavAnI javAbadArI atyAre tenA zire AvI paDI hatI. rAjA pharI pharIne "kAmadevanI tavArIe caDI jato rahyo; ane rANI tene dareka vakhate kAmadevanA doSo tathA avaguNonI kRtaka vAto karI karIne tenA magajamAMthI te bhUMsAIbhUlAI jAya tevo prayAsa karyA karatI hatI. daramyAnamAM sevakoe kAmadevanI citA peTAvI dIdhI. rANIe citA pUrepUrI saLagI jAya tyAM sudhI tyAM ja ratha rokI rAkhyo, ne manamAM ne manamAM potAnA vhAlA bhAInA kamota para kaNasyA karyuM. paraMtu teNe bahu ja khUbI vAparIne citAnuM dazya rAjAnI najare paDavA na dIdhuM, ne badho vakhata kAMI ne kAMI vAtomAM ja tene rokI rAkhyo. badhuM bhasmazeSa thatAM ja teNe rAjAne samajAvI-paTAvIne mahele pAchA javA saMmata karyo, ane te rathamAM ja teo pAchAM ghera pahoMcyAM. savArathI koIe bhojana to karyuM na hatuM, ne have sAMja DhaLI cUkI hatI. sUrya AthamavAmAM hato, ne koI jamavAnA mijAjamAM hatuM ja nahi. A avasare, rAjAnA paramamitra zrAvaka jinamitre kAmaratine vinaMti karI ke devI! lagabhaga veLA thavA AvI che. tame savArathI kAMI ja lIdhuM nathI; ne tame bejIva cho. kAMIka bhojana tamAre karavuM ja joIe. tame khUba vihvaLa ho, ne jIvavAnI paravA na hoya to te samajAya tema che; zokAkuLa mAnavInI AvI ja sthiti saMbhave. paraMtu udaramAMnA bALakane khAtara paNa tamAre bhojana levuM ja paDe. mATe kRpA karIne be cAra koLiyAM paNa jamI lyo devI! kAmarati raDI paDI. teNe kahyuM: rAjAjI jamaze to huM jamIza. | tame temane taiyAra karo. e na jame to huM nahi jamI zakuM. garbhanuM

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vaDala 123 je thavuM hoya te bhale thatuM; paNa rAjAjIne mUkIne huM jamI nahi ja zakuM. jinamitra pahoMcyo rAjA pAse, vInavyA ke deva! tame have thoDoka AhAra laI lyo. rAjA zUnyamanaska beTho hato, te kaheHkAmadeva Ave eTale jamI lauM. e hajI kema dekhAto nathI? tuM ene jhaTa bolAva ne? - jinamitre vakhata varatyo ne gaDuM calAvyuM:mahArAja! tene kyAranoye kahI Avyo, paNa te kahe che ke mAre nathI jamavuM Aje; tame badhAM jamI lyo ne! deva! e pachI ja tamane kahevA Avyo rAjA tarata kAmarati sAme pharIne bolyo:devI! tame ja jAva ne kAmadevane zuM thayuM che, te pUcho to kharA. te kema rIsAyo haze? je kAraNa haze tenuM ApaNe yogya karIzuM, paNa tene manAvo, ne jamavA bolAvI lAvo pachI ApaNe sAthe jamIe. - rANI stabdha hatI. rAjAnI vikaLa manodazA joIne te hacamacI UThI. te na halI, na UThI. bhAvazUnya cahere rAjAnI sAme mAtra joI ja rahI. rAjA akaLAyo. teNe kAmaratine kAMDuM pakaDIne UbhI karI jA, jhaTa kAmadevane bolAvI lAva; Ama beThI zuM rahI cho? rAjAnI vAraMvAra raDhathI chevaTe rANIe vicAryuM ke A kahe che, to javAno ne bolAvI lAvavAno dekhAva to karuM. to eTalI vAra to Amane zAtA vaLaze. e UbhI thaI, ne potAnA kakSamAM cAlI gaI. e gaI ke tarata ja rAjA Ubho thaIne potAnA khaMDamAM pravezyo. badhA sevaka ne sevikAone tathA parivArane dUrathI ja IzAro karIne teNe ravAnA karI dIdhAM. eka mAtra jinamitrane potAnI sAthe lIdho aMdara gayA pachI teNe khAtarI karI lIdhI ke koI trIjI vyakti 1 che to nahi? ke vAta sAMbhaLe tema to nathI?

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124 2 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma pachI jinamitrane pAse besADIne teNe kahyuM:mitra! tuM Darato nahi, ke ADo avaLo vicAra paNa karato nahi ke rAjA Ama kema AvAM gAMDAM kADhe che! meM je AvuM vartana mAMDyuM che, te sakAraNa che. kAraNanI vAta huM tane pachI kahIza, pahelAM kAMIpaNa jamavAnuM laI Ava, to huM veLAsara jamI lauM; ne kAmatine jaIne kahe ke devI! tamArA gayA pachI rAjAjIne phosalAvIne meM hamaNAM ja jamADI dIdhA che, mATe tame paNa jamI lyo. ene jamADIne tuM pAcho Ava, to huM ne tuM sAthe jamI laIe, pachI huM tane badhI vAta karuM. jinamitre tarata ja te vAtano amala karyo. kAmatine samajAvIne jamavA besADI. teNe jida karI ke rAjAjI kevI rIte mAnI gayA te mane kaho, pachI ja huM muM. tyAre tene te vize pachIthI vAta ka2vAnuM vacana ApIne jinamitre jamADI dIdhI. te sAthe ja AkhA aMtaHpure tathA parivAre paNa bhojana karyuM. te kAma patAvIne jinamitra pAcho pharyo, te pachI teNe tathA rAjAe paNa bhojana karI lIdhuM. A pachI rAjAe pharI jinamitrane kAmati pAse mokalyo : pote kaI rIte mAnI gayo tenI upajAvI kADhelI vArtA zIkhavIne. jinamitranI prakRtine A tikaDam mAphaka Ave tema nahotuM. chatAM rAjA koI rIte svastha thato hoya to ATaluM calAvI levuM, evo bhAva teNe keLavIne rAjA kahe tema karavA mAMDyuM. te pahoMcyo rANI pAse. rANI to rAha ja joI rahelI. teNe jinamitrane jotAM ja pUchyuM : pelI vAta have karo: rAjA kema mAnI gayA? jinamitre Ama vAta karI: devI! rAjA pAsethI tame nIkaLI gayAM pachI sUnamUna paDI rahelA rAjAne joIne mAruM mana anukaMpAthI bharAI Avyu. huM tarata tyAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayo, ne parasALamAM AvIne UbhoUbho rAjAjIne svastha karavAno upAya ciMtavavA lAgyo. acAnaka mane manamAM eka vAta UgI AvI, ne lAgalo ja

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vajrakuMDala 125 aMdara mahArAja pAse pahoMcyo, ne temane paTAvavAno eka dharakhama prayAsa zarU karyo. meM kahyuMH mahArAja! huM jarA kAmasara bahAra nIkaLyo hato, tyAM ja devI kAmatinI dAsI mane sAmI maLI. teNe mane kahyuM ke devIe kahevaDAvyuM che ke mahArAjane kaho ke temaNe mane kAmadevane zodhI lAvavAnI AjJA karI che, paNa kAmadeva to Aghe gayo che tene tyAM bolAvavA javAmAM ne pAchA AvavAmAM ghaNI badhI vAra thAya tema che. ane mArI takalIpha e che ke huM ATalo badho samaya bhUkhI rahevA azakta chuM; mAre jamavuM ja paDe; ne pachI ja bhAIne bolAvavA javAya. paNa jamavAmAMya eka moTI takalIpha che ke rAjAjI na jame tyAM sudhI mArAthI jamI zakAya paNa nahi. have jo kAmadevane bolAvavA bIjuM koI jAya, to to te Avaze ja nahi, ane bIjA koIne te kyAM gayo che te sthAnanI jANa paNa nathI; eTale mAre ja tyAM javuM paDe. eTale mArI vinaMti eTalI ja che ke jo kAmadevane bolAvavo ja hoya, to pahelAM rAjAjIne bhojana karavuM paDe. teo jame pachI ja huM mIza, ne pachI huM bhAIne teDavA nIkaLI zakIza. mahArAja! devInuM A kaheNa AvyuM che.Apa tenA para dhyAna Apone bhojana mATe saMmata thAva to badhuM kArya pAra paDI jAya tema che. padhAro jamavA. koNa jANe zuM thayuM, paNa mArAM pAsAM pobAra paDI gayAM, ne temaNe jamavAnuM svIkArI lIdhuM. nirAMte jamyA. e vAta meM Apane pahoMcADI, tethI Apa paNa jamyAM, Ama vAta che, devI! have mArI Apane eka vadhu vinaMti evI che ke Ape hajI be traNa divasa rAjAjI pAse AvavAno Agraha na rAkhavo. huM eka ja vAta calAvIza ke Apa kAmadevane teDavA gayAM cho, ne hajI pAchA pharyAM nathI; AjakAlamAM AvI javAM ja joIe. Ama karavAthI rAjAnuM mana jarA thALe paDaze, ne teo bhojana vagereno niSedha nahi kare, ane becAra dahADA Ama cAlaze to pachI to dahADA ja duHkhanuM osaDa banI jaze; rAjA dhImedhIme svastha

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- 126 ja samaruM palapala caDhata nAma --- thaI jaze. - jinamitranuM nivedana rANIe svIkArI lIdhuM. teNe kahyuM: rAjAjIne jamADavAno zreSTha upAya tame ajamAvyo. hajI paNa tame je karazo te rAjAjInA zreya mATe ja haze, mATe tamArI vAta mane maMjUra che; huM tyAM AvavAno prayatna nahi karuM. tame sUcavazo tyAre ja AvIza, basa? tame have jhaTa temanI pAse jAva. tyAM ja rahejo, ne temanuM manogata kaLakaLe jANatAM rahIne teo sajja-svastha thAya tema karajo. - jinamitre kahyuM:devI! huM ema ja karavAno chuM. huM have satata rAjAjI pAse ja rahIza. koI sevakane ke adhikArIne pAse AvavA nahi dauM. dUrathI ja darzana karavA daIza. vadhumAM koI kAmakAja haze. to teno javAba huM ja rAjAjI pAsethI mArI rIte meLavIne AvanArane ApI daIza. paNa temane parizrama ke kaSTa nahi paDavA dauM. Ama kahI te pAcho rAjA pAse Avyo, ne badhI vAta karI. rAjA khuzakhuza! pachI to goThavaNa pramANe ja badhuM cAlyuM. rAjA susta ne anyamanaska paDyo rahe. sacivo vagere dUrathI ja darzana karIne pAchA vaLI jatAM. kAMI kAmakAja hoya to jinamitranA mAdhyamathI te patatuM. rAjA sAthe koIne mulAkAta ke carcAno avasara na maLato. Ama ne Ama traNeka divasa vahI gayA. cothe divase lAga joIne jinamitre rAjAne pUchI lIdhuM:mahArAja! te divase tame mane kaheluM ke huM AvuM vicitra vartana kema karuM chuM tenuM kAraNa tane pachI kahuM chuM. dhIraja rAkhaje. paNa traNa divasamAM tame te vAta to mane kahetAM ja nathI. bAdha na hoya to kaho to sAruM. kemake AvuM tikaDam lAMbo vakhata calAvavuM mArA mATe kaSTadAyaka che. rAjA hasI paDyo. teNe jinamitrane pAse besADIne potAnI | manogata vAta kahevA mAMDI:sAMbhaLa! kAmarati devIne tenA bhAI /

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vajrakuMDala 127 kAmadeva tarapha koI pUrvanA RNAnubaMdhane lIdhe gADha Asakti hatI. te to tane khabara che ne? hA mahArAja! ane kAmarita garbhavatI che teno paNa tane khyAla che ne? hA mahArAja! have jo potAnA atipriya bhAInuM AvuM Akasmika paNa atyaMta dayAjanaka mRtyu joIne kAmati zoka ane AghAtanI mArI kAMIka aniSTakAraka pagaluM laI le to zuM thAya ? to temanI ne udaramAM ujharatAM bALakanI hAlata barabAda thAya, mahArAja! ane mane kAmarati pratye keTalI prIti che te tuM jANe che ne? hA mahArAja! ane enA udare pAkanAruM bALaka ja mArA rAjyanuM bhAvI vArasadAra gaNAya te paNa tuM samajI zake che ne? hA mahArAja! to jo e be jIvonuM kAMI aniSTa thaI jAya to mAruM ne mArA rAjyanuM zuM thAya, te tuM kalpI zake che ? hA mahArAja! bhAI jinamitra! tuM badhuM samajato ja hoya, chatAM tane phoDa pADIne kahuM ke sAmAnya saMjogomAM, kAmadevane mRtyu pAmelo jANatAM ne jotAM ja devI bebhAna thaI jAta; kadAca AghAtanA udrekamAM prANa paNa tyajI deta. ane to tenA garbhamAM rahela bALakanuM paNa mRtyu ja nIpajata. have ene garbha uttama-svapne sUcita che. ane svapnanA saMketa pramANe e bALaka pratApI samrATa rAjA thanAro che. eNe bALakanA garbhAvatAranI rAtre pracaMDa tejathI jhaLahaLatA sUryanAM darzana karyAM hatAM, eTale A bALaka sUrya-sadeza pratApI thanAra hovA vize zaMkA ja nathI. have jo AvAM mAtA-putranAM mRtyu A rIte thAya to zuM thAya? mATe mitra, meM A bhajavuM chuM te veSa bhajavavAno tatkSaNa nirNaya

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-128 ka samaruM palapala satata nAma - lIdho ne teno amala paNa karI dIdho. devIne potAno bhAI atipyAro hato te sAcuM. paraMtu mArA pratye to tene tethIye adhika prema che, teno mane pAko aMdAja hato. eTale meM vicAryuM ke A kSaNomAM huM tene svastha rAkhavAno prayAsa karIza, to te nakAmo ja jaze, ne mAre kAmadevanI jema ja devI tathA saMtAnane paNa gumAvavAM paDaze. e karatAM kAmadevanA viyoganuM ne vidAyanuM mane anahada duHkha thayuM che je huM jIravI zakavA asamartha chuM, tevo dekhAva mAre ja racavo joIe. to ja mArI AghAtagrasta ane ardha-bebhAna ke ardhapAgala jevI zunyAvasthA joIne devI tenuM samagra dhyAna mArAmAM - mane svastha karavAmAM parovI de; ane emAM, eTale ke mArI ciMtAnA tanAvamAM ja te kAmadevane tathA tene apamRtyunA zokane visAre pADI de. phalataH tenI ne bALakanI jiMdagI barabAda thatI aTakI jAya. ane evuM ja thayuM che, teno tuM khuda sAkSI cho. mitra! mane DhoMga karavAno ke jUTho dekhAva racavAno zokha nathI thayo; meM to mAtra be jiMdagInA bacAva khAtara ja A khela pADyo che. ane emAM tAro sAtha lIdho che. bola, have tAruM samAdhAna thayuM? jinamitra avAka rahI gayo A sAMbhaLIne. AvI vasamI kSaNomAM rAjA keTalo svastha rahI zake che ne kevI kunehathI bIjAnAM jIvana bacAvI le che, te vicAre te jhUkI paDyo. mAthuM dhuNAvatAMdhuNAvatAM teNe kahyuM: deva! ApanI buddhi kharekhara ajoDa che. AvA saMjogomAM AvI caturAI Apane ja sUjhe.amArA jevAne to AvI kalpanA paNa na AvI zake. kharekhara, Ape bahu ja ucita ane uttama kArya karI batAvyuM che. paraMtu mahArAja! have lAge che ke ApanuM lakSya siddha thaI gayuM che. have devI koI AtyaMtika ke amaMgaLa pagaluM le te zakya nathI. mATe have A prapaMca pUrNa karI ne svastha thaIne badhAMne nizcita

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vajakuMDala 129 tathA prasanna karo ema mArI mAgaNI che. rAjAe nakAramAM DokuM halAvatAM kahyuM bhAI! huM sAjo thaIza, to mArA paratvenI ciMtA rANInI maTaze. paraMtu e sAthe ja bhAInA mRtyunI pIDA enA mana para savAra thaI jaze, ne to pelA aniSTanI AzaMkA UbhI ja rahevAnI! hajI to Aje cotho ja divasa che. mane lAge che ke hajI thoDA dahADA javA daIe to kema? - jinamitre rAjAne samajAvyo:deva! have tIvra AghAtanI zakyatA ja nathI. je thavuM joIe te pahelA ja dhaDAke thAya. pachI to mANasa eTalA badhA vicAromAM vamaLAya ke teno Avega ApoApa maMda paDI jAya. hA, hajI tene duHkha lAgaze, bhAInI yAda Avaze ne rokakaLa paNa karaze. paraMtu bIjuM kAMI amaMgaLa to te nahi ja kare. mATe Apa have A kapaTa tajo, badhAMne hetathI bolAvo, haLomaLo te ja ThIka che. rAjAe tenI vAta svIkArI. paNa nAkhelA dAvane evI siphatathI ja pAcho vALavo paDe. nahi to bAjI ughADI paDI jAya. eTale teNe jinamitrane kahyuM ke tuM rANI pAse jA, ne nivedana kara ke Aje rAtre svapnamAM meM rAjAjInI kuLadevInAM darzana karyA. temaNe mane evo Adeza karyo ke jo devI kAmarati. A nagaramAMnA ekeka jinAlayanI dararoja pUjA karavA mAMDe, to rAjA sAjo ne svastha thaI jAya. e pUjA karatI veLA rANIe ekAgratA keLavavI paDe, ne ghara-svajanAdinI ciMtA phikara karavAnI nahi. A prakAre kAmarati tamAma jinamaMdironI pUjA kare, to e pUjA pUrNa thAya te sAthe ja rAjA pUrvavat svastha taI jAya; ane potAnI meLe ja te jinamaMdire Avaze." devI! ATaluM kahIne kuLadevI alopa thaI gayAM, ne huM jAgI ukyo. pachI UMdhyo ja nahi. AkhI rAta A svapnanA arthaghaTana aMge meM maMthana karyA karyuM. bahubahu vicAra karyA pachI mane thayuM ke A svapna sAcuM paDe ke kema, te to kema khabara paDe? paraMtu prayoga khAtara paNa devI pAse dareka jinAlayanI pUjA to karAvIe. jo

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tema karatAM rAjAjI sAjA thaI jAya to bhayobhayo! ApaNe eTaluM ja khape che. ne koI vakhata svapna khoTuM paDe, to paNa ApaNA hAthe paramAtmAnI pUjAno dharma to thayo ja gaNAya; dharma karavAmAM khoTuM paNa zuM che? Avo vicAra karyAM pachI huM ApanI pAse Avyo chuM. Apane badhI vAta karI dIdhI. have Apane je ThIka lAge tema nirNaya karo. mitra! vAta pUrI karatAM rAjAe kahyuM:mane zraddhA che ke kAmarati svapna anusAra prabhupUjA mATe taiyAra thaze ja. jinamitre vAta pakaDI lIdhI. te pahoMcyo kAmarati pAse. badhI vAta ThAvakAIthI karI. to rANI tatkALa pUjA mATe saMmata thaI gaI. teNe te jaka divasathI te kArya prAraMbhavAnuM goThavyuM. 130 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma jinamitre rAjAne khabara ApatAM te rAjI thaI gayo. kAmati roja ekeka jinacaitye jAya che. devAdhidevanI atyaMta bhaktipUrvaka pUjA-AMgI-bhakti vagere kare che. jinamitra tenI sAthe jAya che, ane pUjAno vidhi zIkhavIne yogya doravaNI Apato rahe H* be-traNa divasa gayA, ne eka dahADo rAjAe jinamitrane rANI pAse vAta karavA mokalyo. rANI hatI derAsaramAM. to jinamitra tyAM pahoMcyo, ne rANIne bahAra bolAvIne kAnamAM vAta kahevA mAMDI : devI! adbhuta ghaTanA banI che. Aje rAjAjIe mane hAka mArIne bolAvyo ne mArI sAthe atyaMta svasthatAthI ne hasIne aneka vAto karavA mAMDI che. vAtavAtamAM e bolyAH bhAI! kAmadevanA mohamAM huM bhramita thaI gayo hato ema lAge che. e bhrAMtimAM ATalA dahADA kyAM gayA, zuM karyuM, divasa che ke rAta, khAdhuM ke nahi, tenuM mane jarA paNa bhAna nathI rahyuM. paNa Aje savArathI ja mane jarA svasthatA varatAya che ne mArI

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vajakuMDalA 131 - mUDhatA badala zarama Ave che. meM devIne paNa keTalA badhA herAna karyA che! mitrA devI atyAre kyAM haze? bhAInA virahamAM te bahu jhUratI haze, nahi? mATe tene maLavuM che. atyAre tuM mane tenI pAse na laI jAya? eTale rAjAjIne samajAvyA ke devA Ape kahyuM tema ja thaI jAta; paraMtu ApanI ativihvaLa hAlata joIne devIe ApanI ciMtAmAM ne ciMtAmAM bIjI badhI vAtone gauNa banAvI dIdhI che, ne ApanuM svAthya pAchuM Ave te hetuthI jinAlayomAM jinapUjA karavA mAMDI che. ane atyaMta bhAvapUrvaka teo A kAryamAM tallIna che. atyAre paNa teo derAsaramAM ja che. A sAMbhaLIne rAjAjI atyaMta prasanna thayA, ne mane AjJA karI ke A paLe ja mane devI jyAM hoya te maMdiramAM laI jA. eTale devI! huM hamaNAM ja mahArAjane laIne AvuM chuM. kAM to teo mane adhavacce ja maLaze, eTale ame ahIM AvyA ja samajo. mane to Ama banavAmAM kuLadevIno svapnasaMketa ne ApanI prabhubhakti ja kAma karI gayAnuM lAge che, devI! mATe Apa taiyAra rahejo. jinamitra javAbanI paravA karyA vinA tarata pAcho bhAgyo. rAjAne vAta jaNAvI, ne pachI tene laIne derAsare upaDyo. - rAjA hAthIne hodde caDyo. sAthe moTo parivAra thayo. vAjitronA nAdathI AkAza guMjI UThyuM. sau rAjAno jayanAda gajavavA lAgyA. potAno lADIlo rAjA sAjo thayAno saune bhAre harakha hato. - jinAlayanA dvAre svAgata kAje kAmarati AvI UbhI hatI. rAjA tene maLyo. bheTyo. pachI bannee aMdara jaIne vistArathI prabhubhakti karI. ghera pahoMcIne banne sAthe jamyAM. kuzaLa vAta karI. bIje divase paNa rAjA-rANI bannee sAthe ja jinabhakti karI. { A krama be cAra divasa cAlyo.

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132 4 samaruM palapala satata nAma A pachI rAjAe vicAryuM ke nagaramAM seMkaDo derAsara che. roja ekekanI Ama pUjA karavA jaIzuM to rAjavahIvaTa khoravAI jaze. eTale teNe jinamitra dvArA kAmaratine samajAvIne evI goThavaNI karI ke eka derAsaramAM rAjA-rANI jAte pUjA kare, ne bAkInAM tamAma maMdiromAM ekeka maMdire ekeka rANIne mokalavI, ane e rIte eka ja divasamAM pAMcasoye derAsaromAM pUjA racAvI devI. jethI svapnanuM anusaraNa paNa thayuM gaNAya, ne divasavyaya paNa bace. ema ja thayuM. kAmarati devI prasanna che. rAjAjInI svasthatA-prAptinA harSamAM bhAInA virahanuM duHkha gauNa banI gayuM che. have to tenuM eka ja lakSya cheH garbhanI jALavaNI. garbhane leza paNa hAni na pahoMce tenI te pUrI takedArI rAkhe che. ema karatAM nava mAsa pUrA thayA, ne eka zubha lagna teNe putrane janma Apyo. vadhAmaNI, janmotsava ne nAmakaraNavidhi badhuM tenA krama pramANe thayuM. sUryanA svapnathI sUcavAyelA putranuM nAma pADavuM pratApadeva. pAMca dhAvamAtA dvArA putranuM lAlana-pAlana; ATha varSe kalAcArya samIpe vidyAbhyAsa; yauvana phUTatAM lAyaka rAjakanyAo sAthe lagnavidhi ane yuvarAjapada kumAranI sthApanA vagere kartavyo yogya rIte thatAM gayAM. vajakuMDala rAjAnuM mana have vairAgyanI dizAmAM DhaLavA mAMDyuM. Ama paNa kAmadevanA apamRtyunI ghaTanAe tene vicalita to karI ja mUkelo; saMsAranI khataranAka asAratA tene te vakhate ja samajAI cukelI. paraMtu aneka kAraNovaza te saMsArathI bahAra nIkaLI nahi zakelo. have, kumAra pratApadeva sakSama jaNAtAM ja tenA manamAM manoratha

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vajakuMDala ka 133 jAgyo ke vahelI take kumArane rAjya soMpIne mAre saMyamapaMthe saMcaravuM joIe. tenA cittamAM thayuM ke pitAjI-garubhagavaMta ahIM padhAre to temanA caraNomAM ja cAritra laI lauM. paraMtu pitAjIne badale vimalayazasUri bhagavaMta padhAryA, ane temanAthI teNe jANyuM ke tenA pitA vajanAbhimuni tathA temanA gurujI suyazAcArya bhagavaMta e banne to tIvra tapasAdhanA dvArA karmone khapAvI kevaLajJAnanI lakSmI meLavI mokSapada pAmyA che, tyAre teNe harSa-zokanI mizra lAgaNI anubhavI. pitAguru mokSapada pAmyA teno tene harSa hato, to pitAe cAritra lIdhA pachI eka paNa vAra pote temanAM darzana na pAmI zakyo teno tene udvega paNa ocho nahoto. teNe vimalayazaguru pAse saMsAranA duHkhamaya svarUpanuM varNana karatI dezanA zravaNa karI. kAmarati vagere aMtaHpura ane jinamitra vagere mitragaNa paNa tenI sAthe ja hato. dezanAnA prabhAve A sauno vairAgya pradIpta thayo, ane saue ekI avAje gurubhagavaMta pAse cAritradharmanI yAcanA karI. rAjA rajakuMDale gurubhagavaMtane vInavyA ke kumAra pratApadevane rAjya soMpIne huM AvuM tyAM sudhI Apa sthiratA karo tevI prArthanA che. gurubhagavaMte paNa pramAdathI bacavAnI zIkhAmaNa ApatAM te prArthanA svIkArI. rAjAe tvarita muhUrta jovarAvyuM. pratApadevane rAjyArUDha karyo. te pachI rAjA pratApadeve pitA, mAtA, aMtaHpura ane anya aneka mumukSu AtmAonI dIkSAyAtrA kADhI. sau upavanamAM birAjatA gurubhagavaMta pAse pahoMcyA, ane vajakuMDala sahita pAMcaso puruSoe tathA kAmarati sameta pAMcaso rANIoe gurubhagavaMtanA zubha haste cAritra grahaNa karyuM. be prakAranI zikSA meLavavAmAM parAyaNa banelA nUtana dIkSito sAthe gurubhagavaMta keTaloka vakhata tyAM sthiratA karI, pachI anyatra

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- 134 che samaruM palapala rAvata nAma - viharI gayA. deza-videzamAM gurunizrAe viharatA vajakuMDala rAjarSi dvAdazAMgInA jJAtA banyA. samayAMtare temanI yogyatA nihALI gurubhagavaMte temane gaNadharapade sthApyA, ane svataMtra rIte saparivAra vicaravAnI anujJA pharamAvI. e pachI dIrgha kALa paryata vajakuMDalaAcArya pRthvItala para viharyA; aneka AtmAone pratibodhyA; ane prAMte potAnA AyuSyanI samApti samIpamAM hovAnuM jJAnabaLe jANI, potAnA pATe yogya ArAdhaka AtmAne pratiSThita karI, pote nIlaparvata para padhAryA. tyAM temaNe vikRSTa tapazcaryAnI sahAyathI kaSAyonI ane kAyAnI saMlekhanA karI, prAMte eka mAsanuM pAdapopagamana aNasaNa aMgIkAra karI, samAdhiguNane sAdhatAMsAdhatAM AyuSyanI pUrNatA thatAM kALadharma pAmyA. pAMcamA brahmadevalokamAM teo daza sAgaropamanuM Ayu dharAvatA mahardhika deva thayA.

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zrIvarma kALano pravAha vaNathaMbhyo vahI rahyo che. kyAreka khaLakhaLa vahetAM girimALAnAM jharaNAMnI jema ramatoramato e vahe che, to kyAreka koI moTA pahADanA kALamIMDha khaDakone bhedIne nIkaLatA jaLaprapAtanI jema e dhasamasato hoya che; to kyAreka vaLI ajagaranI jema alasagatie vahetI koIka bAramAsI nadInI jema e maMdamaMda cAle paNa cAlato rahe che. kALanI be mukhya lAkSaNikatAo A che: eka to e kadI khUTe nahi. game teTalo vahe to paNa teno pravAha sUkAya nahi, ke tUTe nahi; e to akhaMDa, akhUTa, askhalita vaheto ja rahe. bIjuM, kALanA pravAhanuM kadI punarAvartana nathI thatuM. Ama juo to kALa eTale Avartana sivAya kazuM ja nathI; ane chatAM tenA pravAhamAM eka vakhata je vahI gayuM, te kadI punarAvartana paNa pAmatuM nathI. A arthamAM kALa nitya nUtana che, cira yuvAna che. kALanI trIjI vilakSaNatA te tenuM moTuM peTa. kaMI keTalAyane A kALadevatA gaLI gayo che. vaLI eNe mAtra jIvone ke padArthone ja nathI gaLyAM, e to abajonAM abajo varSone, balke palyopamo ane sAgaropamo jevAM mahattama kALaghaTakone paNa potAnA peTamAM samAvIne beTho che. AvA kALanA pravAhamAM dasa sAgaropamanA AyuSyanI zI visAta! pAMcamA devalokamAM mahardhika deva tarIke utpanna thayelA vajakuMDalarAjarSinuM devabhavanuM AyuSya AMkhanA palakArAmAM samApta thayuM, ane

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-136 ka samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - navA janmanA. coghaDiyAM vAgavA mAMDyAM. raDhiyALo jabUdvIpa; temAM pRthvInA tilakasamuM bharatakSetra; temAM vaLI AryabhUmi samo dakSiNa-bharatakhaMDa; ane temAM madhyavartI pradeza te madhya khaMDa. A madhyakhaMDamAM zUrasena nAmano deza che, e dezamAM caMdrapura nAme eka sohAmaNuM nagara che. e nagaramAM narapuMgava nAmano rAjA rAjya kare che. rAjA nyAyI che, sadAcArI che, jinadharmI che, ane vaLI prajAnA premALa pitA samo che. tene puNyazrI nAme paTTarANI che. rUpe maghamaghatI, guNo vaDe opatI ane zIladharmathI alaMkRta e rANI para rAjAne athAga prIti banI che. rAjA rANIne vadhu cAhe, rANI rAjAne vadhu cAhe, ke pachI rAjA-rANIne prajA vadhu cAhe, te nakkI karavuM kaThina thaI paDe, tevA suMdara vANI-vartanathI saMpanna e nagara ane e rAjArANI hatAM. AvuM anukULa vAtAvaraNa hoya, tyAM AnaMda, sukha ane killola sivAya bIjuM zuM hoI zake? AnaMdanA A manabhara vAtAvaraNamAM dharmaparAyaNa ane sukhabharapUra jIvana vItAvI rahelAM rANI puNyazrIe eka madhyarAtre eka anupama svapna avalokyuM : "jANe ke zveta vastro, zveta kapUranuM vilepana, zveta puSponI mALA, zveta suvarNanA alaMkAro, A badhAMthI vibhUSita ane mAdhuryathI chalakatAM smitathI hasuM hasuM thaI rahelA mukhaDAMvALI zrIdevI enI samakSa pragaTa thaI, ane teNe varadAna ApyuM ke dIkarI, tane sarva guNothI yukta, sattvazAlI ane kAmadeva jevo rUpavAna putra thaze." svapnadarzana pUruM thatAM ja rANI jAgI UThI. tallaNa pati pAse 1 jaI, tene UThADI, svapnanI vAta karI. rAjA paNa A sAMbhaLatAM

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zrIvarsa che 137. hasI UThyo. teNe kahyuM ke devI! ApaNe varSothI je jhaMkhatAM hatAM te putraratnanI have ApaNane avazya prApti thaze, ane te paNa bahu ja najIkanA gALAmAM." - rAjA-rANIne kyAMthI khabara hoya ke e ja rAtrie pelo vajakuMDala devano jIva devabhavamAMthI cyavana pAmIne rANI puNyazrInI kUkhamAM avataryo che! paraMtu rANIne tenA svapnanI ane rAjAne tenA phaLAdezanI satyatAnI bahu ja jhaDapathI pratIti thavA mAMDI. nagaramAM ane AkhA rAjyamAM uttama vAtAvaraNa akaLapaNe cAvA mAMDyuM. zubha vAto ne padArthonI abhivRddhi thavA lAgI. yuddha karIne pajavavA AvelA zatruoe sAme cAlIne saMdhi mAMgI lIdhI. ane jyAM traNa mahinA thayA, tyAM rANIne manoratho jAgavA mAMDyAM : caturaMga enAthI parivarelI huM hAthIne hodde sAmrAjJInI hesiyatathI nagarayAtrA karuM, ane nagaranAM jinacaityomAM pUjA racAvuM.nagaramAM core ne cauTe huM mArA hAthe dIna-duHkhiyA janone moM mAMgyAM dAna ApuM ne emanAM duHkho pheDuM. rAjA A badhuM joI - anubhavIne manamAM ne manamAM harakhAto hato ke nakkI ApaNA ghera koI uttama AtmAnuM Agamana thayuM che, enAM ja A eMghANa che. rANInA abhAvA pUravAmAM teNe koI kasara paNa na rAkhI. pUre mahine rANIne putra janmyo. rAjakuLamAM AnaMda chavAyo. nagaramAM utsava racAyo. bAra divasanI sUtaka-karaNI patyA pachI rAjAe svajanono meLo racIne navajAta zizunuM nAmakaraNa karyuM. rANIe svapnamAM zrIdevIne joI hatI, ane zrIdevIe "tane kAmadevasarIkho putra thaze ema svapnamAM katheluM, tethI rAjAe putranuM nAma pADyuM : zrIvarmakumAra. |

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- 138 samaruM palapala satata nAma - rAjakuTuMbanI praNAlikA pramANe bALakanA uchera mATe uttama kulanI pAMca dhAvamAtAo nImavAmAM AvI. mAtA, pitA, anya vizALa rAjaparivAra ane pAMca dhAvamAtA - A badhAMnA khoLAmAM ucharatA bALakumAranI sthiti khATalethI pATale ne pATalethI khATale - jevI thaI paDI. samayanA vahevA sAthe kumAra bhAMkhoDiyAbhera pharato thayo, to askuTa paNa saune vahAla upajAve tevI kAlIghelI jabAnamAM bolato paNa thayo. aMteurano strIvarga to tenI pAchaLa laTTa banI gayo. tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa pharavuM, tene teDI/DIne ramADavo, tene uttejita karIne tenI mIThImIThI bolI sAMbhaLavI, ane tenI bALasulabha ceSTAo para ovArI javuM - Aja te strIvarganuM mukhya kartavya jANe ke banI gayuM! bALaka eka ja hato : paNa te badhAne cAracAra indriyonA sukhano ekI sAthe-sAgamaTe anubhava karAvato hato. sau AMkho vaDe tene TIkITIkIne joyA kare, jotAM jotAM ja teDI laIne chAtIsaraso cAMpatA jAya, sAthe sAthe tenA surabhita zvAsa suMghatAM jAya ne tenI mIThI bolI mANatAM jAya, ne e rIte cAre indriyo dvArA kumArane anubhavatAM jAya. - kumAra traNeka varSano thatAM ja rAjAe tene mATe eka sonAno nAnakaDo ekko banAvaDAvyo. tenI, nAnAzA jotara pAse bAMdhelI sonAnI dorI bALakumAranA hAthamAM pakaDAvI de,eTale te dorI vatI te ekkAne kheMcato-calAvato kumAra AkhA mahAlayane mAthe le. sevako paNa kumArane evo chaMcheDe ke te ekko laIne bhAgyA ja kare, bhAgyA ja kare. thoDA mahinA vadhu vahyA, tyAM kumAra mATe navA ramakaDAM AvyAM; nAnAnAnA hAthI ne ghoDA; sonAnA nirmelA ne ratnoe maDhelA. have tenI vANI paNa phuTa thaI rahI hatI, ne navAnavA zabdo ane tenA vAcyArthIne te pakaDavA mAMDelo, eTale tene hAthI-ghoDA khelatAM | zIkhavavAnI saune bhArI majA paDatI. are, pachI to rAjabhuvanamAM

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zIvarma 139 pALelAM ne atyaMta zikSita evAM popaTa-menA jevAM paMkhIo paNa kumArane phosalAvI kAMIkAMI bolAvaDAve, ne pachI tenA cALA pADI tene khIjave. kumAra paNa temanI pAsethI aneka zabdo ne sAcA uccAro zIkhato. pAMca varSa pUrAM thatAM ja, rAjAjIe eka tAlIma pAmelo taruNa evo gheTo kumAra mATe maMgAvyo. tenAM moM para loDhAnI kaDI naMkhAvI temAM lagAmanI dorI parovI devarAvI. pachI eka rakhevALa sevakane te gheTo suprata karIne kahyuM ke A gheTAne doratAM tathA tenA 52 caDIne tene pheravatAM tuM kumArane zIkhavI de. gheTAne paNa bhAre zaNagA2 sajAvavAmAM AvelA : moM para sonAnuM cokaThuM, pITha para riyAna palANa, gaLe mIThuM raNakatI ghUgharIo, cAre page raNajhaNa avAja karatI jhAMjharIo! kumAra to AvA masta gheTAne joIne nAcI ja UThyo! sevaka e gheTAnI pITha 52 kumA2ne caDAve, ane pachI gheTAnI lagAma pahelAM potAnA hAthamAM, ne pachI dhImedhIme kumAranA hAthamAM rAkhIne te gheTAne pahelAM mahAlayamAM ne mahAlayanA bagIcAmAM pheravavA mAMDyo. ne pachI dhImedhIme nagaranAM upavanomAM paNa kumAranI gheTAsavArI pharavA mAMDI. keTalAka divasa sudhI sevakoe kumAra paDI na jAya ke gheTo bhaDakIne dhamAla macAve to kumAra paDI na jAya tenI cIvaTa rAkhI. paNa pachI to gheTo potAnA savArathI TevAI gayo ne kumArane paNa savArI barAbara phAvI gaI. eTale kumAra koInIya madada vinA ja potAnA samavayaska bherubaMdho sAthe gheTAsavArInI raMgata mANato rahyo. paNa aMteuranA strIvargane kumArano keDo mUkavAnuM mana na thatuM. te to jyAM ne tyAM kumArane ramato-doDato-killolato ekITaze joyAM karato, ne thoDIthoDI vAre koIka strI gheDIne kumAranA mAthe lUNa UtArI jatI, to koIka strI vaLI mevA, mIThA phlo, ne madhura dravyothI bharelAM thALa laIne doDatI, kumArane mAthe thALa pheravIne pUMchaNuM karatI, ne pachI te padArthone cAre tarapha pharatA sevakavarga

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- 140 samaruM palapala cavata nAma - para uchALatI. sevako ne temanAM bALako te badhuM vINavA paDApaDI karatAM, ne te joIne kumArane khUba gammata paDatI. gheTA para vicarato kumAra, tenA mastake UtaratAM lUMchaNAM ne te lUMchaNAMnAM pheMkAtAM dravyone levA mATe thatI paDApaDI - A badhuM mahAlayanA jharukhe UbhelA rAjA narapuMgavanI najare jo kyAreka paDI jatuM to teo sopArI ane evAM dravyono thALa maMgAvatA, ane kumArane gammata paDe te rIte dAsa-dAsIo upara pheMkatA. sevako paNa jANI bUjhIne te mAthe vAgavA detA ne pachI bahu vAgI gayuM hoya tevo dekhAva racIne jAtajAtanA hAvabhAva karatA, AthI kumAra hasIhasIne bevaDa vaLI jato. Ama ne Ama, ramato ne saune ramADato kumAra AThamA varSanA uMbare AvI Ubho. rAjA narapuMgava catura ane sujANa rAjavI hato. lADa ane lAlana-pAlananI jema bALakane vidyA ane kalAnuM zikSaNa paNa yogya vaye maLavuM ja joIe tenI tene barAbara samajaNa hatI. - zrIvargane ATha varSano thayelo jotAM ja teNe tene suyogya kalAcAryane soMpI bhaNAvavAno nizcaya karyo. rANI ane maMtrInA abhiprAyo paNa laI lIdhA. ane eka rUDA divase upAdhyAya jayazamAM nAmanA prakhara kalAgurune potAnI pAse teDI maMgAvyA. rAjAnA teDyA upAdhyAya potAnA moTA putra sAthe hoMze hoMze AvyA, ne rAjAne teNe svastivacanothI vadhAvyA. to rAjAe paNa uttama puSpa-la vagere dravyo vaDe temanI arcanA karI temane bhadrAsana para besADyA. parasparanA kSemakuzaLanI pRcchA vagere aupacArikatA ATopAtAM ja upAdhyAye bahumAnapUrvaka potAne bolAvavAnuM kAraNa rAjAne pUchyuM. rAjAe paNa pUrA vinayapUrvaka temane kahyuM ke "bhUdeva! tamArA pUrvajo

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zrIvarga che 141 paraMparAthI amArA pUrvajone vidyA ane kaLAonuM zikSaNa ApatAM AvyA che. huM paNa tamArA pitAzrI pAse ja zikSA pAmyo chuM. have mArA lADalA kumAra zrIvarmane tamArI pAse adhyayanArthe mUkavAno mAro vicAra thayo che. tame saMmata thatA ho to zubha muhUrte huM jAte AvIne tene tamane soMpI jauM. mArI eTalI ja manISA che ke mAro dIkaro jJAnasamRddha to bane ja, sAthesAthe guNo vaDe paNa te saMpanna bane tevo tame tene keLavo.' jayazamae rAjAnI te bhAvanAne premapUrvaka vadhAvI lIdhI, ne ucita jaNAya te paLe rAjakumArane potAne tyAM lAvavAnI saMmati darzAvI vidAya lIdhI. rAjAe tatkAla rAjyotiSIne teDyA, ne uttama tithi-vArakaraNa-nakSatra-yoga ne lagna - A tamAmanI zuddhi dharAvatuM zubha muhUrta jovaDAvyuM. e muhUrta nakkI thatAM ja jayazamane AgotarI jANa karI dIdhI ke amuka divase ame tamAre tyAM kumArane soMpavA mATe AvIzuM. muhUrtanA maMgaladine rAjakumArane harAvI, gozISacaMdananA vilepana karavAmAM AvyAM. vidyAbhyAsI nizALiyAne ucita vastro paherAvavAmAM AvyAM. gaLe zveta puSponI mALA, motIno hAra ane aMge mUlyavAna paraMtu alpa AbhUSaNo - A badhAMthI tene zaNagAravAmAM Avyo. A pachI rAjA svaye potAnA paTTahAthI para ArUDha thayA ane kumArane potAnI godamAM laIne beThA. be paDakhe cAmaro DhaLAI rahyA che. mastake chatra dharavAmAM AvyuM che. chaDIdAro chaDI pokArI rahyA che. AgaLa Dhola zaraNAI ane maMgala vAjiMtro bajI rahyAM che. pAchaLa sAmaMto, maMtrIo, rAjaparivAra, maMDalezvaro ane subhaTavarga potapotAnAM hAthI, ghoDA, ratha ItyAdi vAhano para savAra thaIne rAjAjIne anusarI rahyA che. sevako hAthamAM vividha pakavAnno, phaLo, mevA ane anya uttama dravyonA DhAMkelA thALa laIne cAlI rahyA che. pachavADe rANI puNyazrI ane anya aMteura paNa menA-pAlakhIomAM ArUDha thaIne AvI rahyuM che. moTA thaine ane anya

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- 142 ru samaruM palapala savata nAma - Ama zrIvarmakumAranI nizALa-yAtrA bhAre ADaMbara ane ullAsa sAthe nIkaLI che. nagarajanone paNa potAnA bALArAjA kevI rIte bhaNavA jAya che te jovAnuM bhAre kutUhala che. eTale A yAtrA pasAra thavAnA Akhe raste lAkho nAgariko kautuka, vismaya ane ahobhAvathI chalakAtI AMkhe UbhA rahI gayA che. koI kuMvarane akSate vadhAve che, to koI kuvaranA hAthI sAme AvIne gahulI kADhe che. koI vaLI potAnI jagA para UbhAM UbhAM ja kumAranAM dukhaNAM le che. baMdIjano birUdAvalI lalakAre che, to nagarajano jaya jayakAra vaDe rAjAne vadhAve che. to vaLI strIjano dhavala-maMgala-gAna kare che. Ama vivAhayAtrAne paNa jhAMkhI pADe tevI nizALa-yAtrA sAthe rAjA upAdhyAyanA ghara-AMgaNe AvI pahoMcyA. upAdhyAya jayazamAMe paNa kumAranA temaja rAjAjInA svAgatanI pUrI taiyArIo karI hatI. phaLiyAmAM dhvajA-patAkAo baMdhAvI hatI. dvArAkho para AsopAlavanA toraNo baMdhAvyAM hatAM. AMgaNe manabhAvana suzobhanothI khacita raMgoLIo pUrAvI hatI. potAnA bhuvananA pravezadvAre beya taraphathI jaLathI bharela, caMdananA chAMTaNAM ne puSpamALothI carcita, kamaLapuSpothI AcchAdita evA maMgaLa kaLazo paMktibaddha padharAvyA hatA. rAjAno hAthI pravezadvAra najIka AvatAM ja jayazamanAM patnI ane anya saubhAgyavatI strIo dvAra para AvI UbhI. rAjA ane kumAra tatkSaNa hAthI parathI nIce UtaryA, ane teonI sanmukha AgaLa vadhyA. e sAthe ja upAdhyAyanAM patnIe ane strIvarge te bane traNa vAra ujjavala akSato vaDe vadhAvyA, temane jaya-vijayanI AzISo pAThavI, ane potAnA AMgaNe "bhale padhAryAnAM svasti vacano uccAya. rAjAe paNa vaLatA hAtha joDavApUrvaka te badhAMno svIkAra karyo, ane te strIvarganI pAchaLa pAchaLa teo tathA temano saghaLo parivAra aMdara pravezyo. aMdara jatAM ja sevako dvArA dorAtA rAjA kumArane laIne pahelAM

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zrIvarma // 143 pAThazALAnA prAMgaNamAM pratiSThita sarasvatI devInA maMdiramAM gayA. tyAM prathama devInI stuti ane pachI devInI pratimAnI aMgapUjA temaNe karI. devIne bahumUlya dharAvatI zveta sADI paherAvIne sevakoe ANelA phaLAdi padArthonA thALa devI samakSa dharavApUrvaka samaryAM. chelle tyAM devI-pratimAnI banne tarapha goThavavAmAM AvelAM pustakonI te bannee pUjA tathA vaMdanA karI. A pachI devIne namatAMnamatAM te banne tyAMthI nIkaLIne sIdhA upAdhyAya yazarmAnI pAThazALAnA khaMDamAM pravezyA. seMkaDo vidyArthIo tyAM paMkitabaddha ane vinayapUrvaka beThA hatA. UMcA kASThAsana 52 vidyAnA tejathI camakatA lalATavALA upAdhyAya jayazamAM birAjamAna hatA. tenI paDakhe evuM ja eka kASTAsana paNa goThavavAmAM AveluM. rAjA vargamAM pravezyA te ja kSaNe Akho varga temanA svAgatamAM Ubho thaI gayo; eka mAtra upAdhyAya potAnA Asane beThelA rahyA; UbhA na thayA. vidyA e sattA karatAM ya unnata che, ane tethI sattAe paNa vidyA samakSa jhUkavuM ja joIe, tenI pratIti te paLe upasthita sau koIne thaI. sau vidyArthIoe rAjAne praNAma karyAM, to rAjAe upAdhyAyane praNAma karyAM, ane pachI te upAdhyAyanI anujJA meLavIne kASTAsana 52 birAjyA. kumAra zrIvarma hajI Ubho hato. teNe rAjAno IzAro pAmIne sauprathama gurujInA caraNomAM vaMdana karyAM, ane sevakanA hAthamAMthI mUlyavAna vastrAlaMkArono thALa laIne temanI sanmukha bheTa dharyo. gurue AzIrvacanapUrvaka teno svIkAra karyo. eTale teNe gurunI DAbI bAjue beThelA gurunA moTA putra caMDazarmAne praNAma karI uttama vastra tathA AbhUSaNo arpaNa karyAM. e ja kSaNe aMteuranI kulavRddhAe gurupatnI tathA temanAM putravadhUne rAjA vatI vastrAlaMkAro bheTa karyAM. upAdhyAyanA be nAnA putro mAdhava ane mativardhanane paNa uttama vastro, sonAnA achoDA, suvarNakaMkaNonI joDa temaja pAnabIDAM

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144 2 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma ApavAmAM AvyAM. chevaTe rAjAe netrasaMzA dvArA karelI sUcanAthI kumAre gurujI tathA samagra vidyArthIgaNane kapUra ane tevAM sugaMdhI dravyothI maghamaghatAM pAnabIDAM arpaNa karyAM. A sAthe ja upacAravidhi samApta thayo. ane kumAre upAdhyAyanI AzAthI temanI DAbI bAjue Asana grahaNa karyuM. sau prasanna hatAM. sau Atura hatAM. saune haiye navA nizALiyAne vadhAvavAnI hoMza hatI. rAjAe A pArakhyuM, ane teNe vinayapUrvaka upAdhyAyane potAnuM nivedana karatAM kahyuM : amAro lADalo kumAra zrIvarga ame Aje Apane soMpIe chIe, bhUdeva! have Ape tene bhaNAvavAno che, keLavavAno che, ane enAmAM evA anupama guNo pragaTAvavAnA che ke jenA lIdhe e gatamAM guNiyala rAjavI tarIke paMkAya, ne amArA manoratho pUranAro thAya. ATalI amArI AzA che, ane zraddhA paNa. yazarmAe pUrA vivepUrvaka AnA javAbamAM kahyuM ke mahArAja! moranAM IMDAMne cItaravAM nathI paDatAM, ane sahaja-dhavala zaMkhane dhoLavAno nathI hoto. uttama kulamAM avatarelA uttama bALakomAM mAnavIya saghaLA guNo sahajasiddha ja hoya che; ame, guruo to temAM nimittamAtra ja banI zakIe. eTale ApanA kumArazrI vize Apa bIjI koI ja ciMtA na sevazo. ApanuM lohI che, to ApanA jevA ja te sadguNI ne vidyAnaMta banaze tenI mane AsthA che; ne chatAM ApanI bhalAmaNa mArA mATe ApanI AjJA samAna che; kumArazrInI keLavaNImaM huMkoIja nUnyatA nahi AvavA dauM, tenI khAtarI rAkhajo. yogAnuyoga yazarmAno nAno putra tivardhana; teno paNa te ja divase vidyAbhyAsa prAraMbhavAno hato. eTale gurupatnI A vArtAlApa daramiyAna ja tene taiyAra karIne tyAM mUkI gayAM. gurujInI AjJAthI kumAranI bAjumAM ja tene paNa besADavAmAM Avyo. A pachI beu navA vidyArthIone gurujIe pATha ApavAnuM muhUrta karyuM. sau prathama temaNe sarvajJa vItarAga arihaMta prabhune vaMdanA karI

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zrIvarma : 145 ane karAvI. tyArabAda mAtA sarasvatInI stavanA karAvI. A pachI temaNe banne bALakone mAtRkApATha karAvyo. mAtRkApATha eTale varNa-AmnAya. AmAM cauda svaro ane tetrIsa vyaMjano temaja bArAkSarIno samAveza mukhyatAe thAya. upAdhyAye zuddha uccAre ane tAra svare ekavAra mAtRkA bolAvI. bIjI vAra bolAvI, trIjI vAra paNa bolAvI; ane jyAM cothI vAra bolAvavAnuM AdaryuM, tyAM ja rAjAe temane rokyA, ne kahyuM : bhalAmI! tame kumArane pUcho to kharA ke AmAMthI tane kAMI AvaDyuM ke nahi? kAMI yAda rahyuM che ke kema? bAkI Ama bolAva bolAva keTalIvAra karazo? upAdhyAye kAna pakaDyA. teNe lAgatuM ja kumAra zrIvargane pUchayuM ke bola bhAI, tane kAMI yAda rahyuM? kakko AvaDI gayo? kumAre kahyuM : gurujI! mane to pahelIvAra bolAvyuM tyAre ja yAda rahI gayuM che. kaho to bolI batAvuM. upAdhyAya : bolI batAva. kumAre samagra vaNasnAya uccArazuddhi ane krama banne jALavIne yathAtatha bolI batAvI. upAdhyAya stabdha. temane thayuM : mArA dIkarAneya pUchuM. pUchyuM : beTA, tane AvaDI gayuM? mativardhana kahe : pitAjI! traNa vAra tame bolAvI, ne cothI vAra kumAre saMbhaLAvI, ema cAra vAramAM mane paNa yAda thaI gaI te paNa gurujInI AjJAthI mAtRkApATha bolI gayo. have vAta AvI lakhavAnI. akSaro bolatAM to AvaDyA paNa te lakhatAM paNa AvaDavA joIe. gurue pATI lIdhI, te badhA varNo(kakko) temAM lakhyA; bannene dekhADyA. kumArano kSayopazama tIvra hato, teNe pATImAM lakhelA akSaronuM 1 barAbara avalokana karI lIdhuM, ne pachI potAnI pATImAM te saghaLA | WWW.jainelibrary.org

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146 * samaruM palapala suvrata nAma akSaro ApameLe lakhI batAvyA. A pachI upAdhyAye saMyukta vargo (joDAkSaro) bolAvyA ne pachI lakhAvyA to kumArane paNa te ekI dhaDAke hastagata! upAdhyAya moMmAM AMgaLAM ghAlI gayA. tene thayuM : gajabanI AnI dhAraNAzakti che! rAjA paNa cikata hatA. upAdhyAye temanI samagra kArakirdImAM Avo medhAvI vidyArthI dITho nahoto. to varSothI pAThazALAmAM bhaNatAM vidyArthIo mATe paNa A navI navAInI vAta hatI. saune thavA mAMDyuM : AvuM bane ja kaI rIte? vargamAM beThelI rANI ane aMtaHpuranI strIo temaja rAjAno maMtrIvarga badhAM jeTalAM prasanna thayAM, teTalAM ja ciMtAkuLa paNa thavA mAMDayAM. temane thayuM ke kyAMka kumArane koInI najara to nahi lAgI jAya? ane A vikalpa UgatAMnI sAthe ja, tyAM ne tyAM, koIke UbhA thaIne kumAranAM lUMchaNAM levA mAMDyAM, to vRddhAoe sUrNa UtAryuM ne kumAranA gAle kALAM TapakAM karI dIdhAM. vargakhaMDamAM to Azcaryamizrita kalarava kyAranoya cAlu thaI gayo hato, ne ekAeka upAdhyAye jAhera karyuM ke'UtpAraMbha: kSema:' - maMgalAcaraNamAM thoDuMka ja hoya. kumArazrIne varNAmnAya ane nAgarI lipino spaSTa paricaya Aje thaI gayo che. bIjI badhI lipio paNa tenA mATe have sugama banI raheze. paNa have ghaNo vakhata vahI gayo che, ne kumArane have bhUkha paNa lAgI ja hoya; mATe AjanI pAThazALA samApta. have kAle AgaLa vadhIzuM. rAjA sAthe tenA darabArIo paNa ghaNA AvelA. emAM keTalAka narmasacivo-vidUSako paNa hatA. temanuM eka ja kAma rahetuM. bhArekhama banI gayelA vAtAvaNane haLavuM banAvI mUkavAnuM. pAThano vidhi ATopAyo jANIne eka vidUSake mamaro mUkyo : upAdhyAyajI! A tamAro alpAraMbha kaI jAtano amArA jevA prauDhamoTI uMmaranA mANasone je zIkhatAM pUrA cAra mahinA lAge, eTalo badho pATha tame A sAva bALaka jevA kumArazrIne karAvI dIdho,

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zrIvarga ja 147 ne pAchA kaho cho ke Aje thoDuM ja sAruM? kamAla cho tame to! A sAMbhaLatAM ja beThelA sahu hasI paDyA. tarata ja rAjAjIe bAjI saMbhALI lIdhI. temaNe AMkha kADhIne badhA vidUSakone ane darabArIone pAThazALAnI temaja upAdhyAyanI TIkhaLa nahi karavAnI ne adaba nahi lopavAnI tAkIda karI. badhAM cUpa. upAdhyAye vidUSakanI TIkhaLane najaraaMdAja karI, tenI vAtamAM varatAtA tathyane pakaDI lIdhuM, ne teno javAba vALatA kahyuM : bhAI! sAmAnya saMjogomAM tamArI vAta sAcI ja gaNAya; paNa kumArazrI jevA meghAvI vidyArthInI apekSAe vicArIe to to tamArI vAta galata Thare; kemake AvI prajJA hoya teNe to ekapade ja AkhuM zAstra zIkhavAnuM thAya, ne te apekSAe Ajano "ATalo badho lAgato. pATha paNa alpa ja gaNAya. A pachI kumAra tarapha pharIne jayazamAMe pUchyuM : beTA, have bhUkha lAgI che ne? to kumAra kahe : gurujI! Aje to bhUkha kone kahevAya te ja mane yAda nathI AvatuM. mane to thAya che ke basa, tame kAMI bolyA karo, ne huM sAMbhaLyA karuM, zIkhyA karuM! UThavAnuM mana ja nathI thatuM. kumAranA zabdo sAMbhaLIne rAjA ne upAdhyAya - bannenAM haiyAM harSathI chalakAI gayAM. banne gaddagada thaI gayA. upAdhyAye kahyuM : deva! mAruM mAnavuM che ke kumAra gata janmamAM ja badhuM zIkhIne ja ahIM janmyo che; eTale ahIM tene jhAjhI mahenata nathI karavAnI. gaIkAlanuM bhaNeluM koI Aje saMbhArI zake, te rIte ANe gayA janmanuM zIkheluM atyAre mAtra tAjuM ja karavAnuM rahe che. enA ArogyanI ja have darakAra rAkhavAnI rahe. bAkI adhyayananA sarva guNo enAmAM svayaMsiddha che. Ama ghaDIeka sudhI beya vacce vAtalApa cAlato rahyo, ne te daramyAna varga to Ama ja besI rahyo! upAdhyAyano vaceTa dIkaro mAdhava. tene ekadama bhUkha lAgI | hatI. tenAthI na ja rahevAyuM, to te vargamAMthI Ubho thaIne pahoMcyo !

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-148 samaruM palapala suvata nAma potAnI mAtA pAse, ne jamavAnuM mAgavA lAgyo. mAtA rasoDAmAM hatAM. jamavAnuM taiyAra paNa hatuM. paNa temaNe mAdhavane samajAvyo : beTA! tAro nAno bhAI hajI jamyo nathI, ne tuM pahelAM jamI le te sAruM kahevAya? mAdhava kahe : paNa meM ene bolAvyo'to; Ave nahi to huM zuM karuM? mAtA : e zuM kare che? kyAM beThA che? mAdhava : e beTho pAThazALAmAM. kazuM karato nathI. Ama tema DApho mAre che ne rAjAjI ne pitAjI vAto kare che te joyA kare ,Anusyo mAtAe kahyuM : to jA dIkarA! mativardhana ne zrIvarmakumAra-beyane jaladI jamavA mATe teDI lAva. kaheje ke mA bolAve che, jhaTa jamavA Avo; nahi to moDuM thaze to pitta thaI jaze. mAdhave lAgalI ja doTa mUkI. sIdho pAThazALAmAM. rAjA ne gurunI vAto hajI cAlu ja hatI, eTale temane kAMI na pUchatAM te sIdho mativardhana ane zrIvarya pAse gayo ne beyanA kAnamAM mAno Adeza kahI saMbhaLAvyo. bane bALakoe upAdhyAyanI sAme najara TheravI, tyAre temanuM dhyAna e tarapha gayuM. temaNe pUchyuM : zuM vAta che bhAI? to mAdhava pitA pAse pahoMcyo, ne temanA kAnamAM mAno Adeza kahI batAvyo. upAdhyAlUne vAta kharI lAgI. temaNe banne bALakone mAdhava sAthe javA sUcanA ApI, to kumAre rAjA sAme jovA mAMDyuM. upAdhyAya enI mUMjhavaNa samajI gayA ke pitAnI AjJA vinA kema javAya tevI mUMjhavaNa kumAranA manamAM thAya che. temaNe kahyuM : beTA! have tArA pitAe tane amane soMpI dIdho. eTale have amAre tyAM ja tAre rahevAnuM, jamavAnuM, bhaNavAnuM ne kahyuM karavAnuM. mATe mUMjhavaNa anubhavyA vinA tuM aMdara jA. rAjAe paNa te vAtamAM potAno sUra pUrAvI kumArane aMdara !

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zrIvarma 149 javA rajA ApI, eTale kumAra mativardhananI sAthe ne mAdhavanI pAchaLa javA lAgyo. - ekAeka upAdhyAyane kAMI sAMbharyuM hoya tema teNe traNene UbhA rAkhyA, ne kahyuM : jamyA pahelAM tame banne sarasvatInI zeSa letAM jAva. e zeSanA prabhAvathI tamane jJAna ghaNuM caDaze, ne vadhu jhaDapathI AvaDaze. ane emaNe tarata devI-maMdiramAMthI eka drAkSa bharelo thALa magAvyo, ne A bALako sAthe patnI pAse mokalyo. patnI somazrIne temaNe kahevaDAvyuM ke pahelAM bALakone AmAMthI zeSa khavaDAvajo, ne pachI ja bIju jamaNa pIrasajo." - A pachI bAkInA badhA thALa maMgAvI temAMnA padArtho sarasvatInI zeSa lekhe temaNe badhA vidyArthIomAM tathA atithivargamAM vaheMcAvI dIdhA. ane e pachI pAThazALA barakhAsta karI. badhA vidyArthIo gayA pachI upAdhyAya pAchA rAjA sAthe vAte vaLagyA. temaNe rAjAne kahyuM : deva. vidyAbhyAsa arthe udyama karanArA puruSamAM daza guNo hovA ghaTe : pAMca bAharI guNa, ane pAMca AMtarika guNa. Arogya, buddhi, vinaya, udyama, ane zAstra pratyeno anurAga - A pAMca AMtarika guNo che. to pustaka, zikSAcArya, raheThANa, sahAdhyAyI ane AhAra - A pAMca bAharI guNo arthAt AvazyakatAo gaNAya. A daza paikI Arogyane javA daIe, to nava guNo to ApaNA kumArane sahaja varelA jaNAya che. vAta rahI ArogyanI, to tenI cIvaTa Ape ne amAre rAkhavI joIze. bIjI mahattvanI vAta mane e lAgI ke kumAramAM gaMbhIratAno guNa nirupama che. ene mAtRkApATha pahelIvAramAM AvaDI gayo hato, chatAM huM jeTalI vAra tene bolAvato gayo, teTalI vAra te bolato ja rahyo; teNe vacce bhaMga paDe te rIte jAte na kahyuM ke mane AvaDI gayo che. ApaNe na pUchayuM hota to kadAca pachI paNa teNe sAmethI | to na ja kahyuM hota. asAdhAraNa gaMbhIratA vinA AvuM valaNa AvA

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150 ja samaruM palapala rAvata nAma - bALaka pAse anapekSita ja gaNAya. upAdhyAya bolatA rahyA. rAjA sAMbhaLatA rahyA. potAnA lADalAnuM guNavarNana sAMbhaLavuM kone na game? e sAMbhaLatAM kone tRpti thAya? paNa thoDI ja vAramAM kumAra bhojana patAvIne pAcho tyAM AvI lAgyo, eTale tenA mastake hAtha pasavAratA rAjAe kahyuM : dIkarA! have ame ghera jaIzuM. tAre have ahIM ja rahevAnuM. gurujI pAse zAstro ane kalAonuM jJAna zIkhavAnuM, ane temanA caraNonI tathA AjJAnI barAbara ArAdhanA karavAnI . pachI gurujI tane rajA Ape tyAre ja have ghera pAchA AvavAnuM. kumAre pitAjInAM vacano mastaka namAvIne ziromAnya karyA, eTale rAjA javA mATe UbhA thayA. upAdhyAye e avasara sAdhyo, ane kumArane je bhuvanamAM nivAsa ApavAno hato te bhuvana jovA te rAjAne laI gayA. rAjAe tathA kumAre ane zeSa parivAre paNa te bhuvana barobara avalokI lIdhuM. - bhuvananI suMdara racanA temaja upAdhyAyanuM samagra saMkula joIne rAjAe ghaNI prasannatA sAthe Azcarya paNa vyakta karyuM, tyAre upAdhyAye kahyuM ke "mahArAja! bhUtakALamAM kaliMga dezano koI rAjakumAra amArA vaDavA pAse bhaNavA kAje Avelo tyAre ApanA paradAdA rAjavIe A bhuvana tene mATe karAvI ApeluM. te rAjakumAra to bhaNIne svadeza cAlyo gayelo, paNa pachI ApanA te vaDIlazrIe amArA vaDavAne A bhuvana soMpI ja dIdhuM." rAjAe A vigata jANI saMtoSa anubhavyo. ne pachI te kumAranI sArasaMbhALa mATe jarUrI evo sevaka-parivAra tyAM rAkhI svasthAne gayo. kumAra zrIvarganuM have vidhivat zikSaNa zarU thayuM. zikSaNanI be arthachAyA.

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zrIvarga . 151 - zikSaNa eTale adhyayana. zikSaNa eTale ghaDatara. ghaDatara paNa be prakAranuM : eka saMskAronuM jAgaraNa ane bIjuM, sadgaNono vikAsa. AvA ghaDatara vinAnuM adhyayana kAM to narI gokhaNapaTTI banI rahe, kAM to mithyA AyAsamAtra. to AvA ghaDatarathI sabhara adhyayananuM pariNAma e ke vidyArthInI dRSTino ane kSamatAno sarvAMgINa ane vaLI hakArAtmaka ughADa thato Ave, ane sAthe sAthe jIvanano paNa prANavAna vikAsa sadhAya. upAdhyAya jayazamAM eka dRSTisaMpanna adhyApaka hatA. e barAbara samajatA hatA ke mAre AvatIkAlanA eka rAjavInuM ghaDatara karavAnuM che. ene ghaDavAmAM jeTalI kALajI rAkhIza teTalo e guNiyala, nirvyasanI, sadAcArI ane nyAyasaMpanna nIpajaze. ethI ye vadhu, enA ghaDatara upara ja dezanI prajAnI sukhAkArI ane AbAdI nirbhara haze. mATe enA ghaDataramAM leza paNa kacAza ke kasara na pAlave. eTale emaNe pUrA lakSyapUrvaka kumAranI keLavaNI AdarI dIdhI. to sAme pakSe kumAra zrIvarma paNa gurujIno ja nahi, paNa gurupatnI, guruputro, anya gurujano uparAMta potAnA purogAmI vidyArthI sAthIdArono paNa pUrepUro vinaya sAcavato. gurujInI pratyeka AjJA ane sUcanAnuM te bhalIbhAMte pAlana karato. ALasanuM to nAma na hatuM tenAmAM. atyaMta hoMzIlA, phUrtIlA ane parizramI vidyArthI tarIke te thoDA ja samayamAM paMkAI gayo. tenA vinayathI to gurujI khUbakhUba prasanna hatA. rAjAnA kuMvara, ne te vaLI Avo vinayI ne medhAvI - e temanA mATe atyaMta prasanna banAve tevI ghaTanA hatI. eTale AvA vinavI kumArane zire temanA cAra hAtha hoya temAM zI navAI? kumAranI samajaNa paNa bhAre paripakva hatI. tenA pitA ke

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152 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma mAtA avasare avasare tenA mATe khAsa khAdya padArtho ke anya AnaMdadAyaka mUlyavAna vastuo mokalatA rahetAM. paNa kumAranI paddhati evI hatI ke jevI koI paNa vastu Ave ke pahelAM te badhuM gurujInA hAthamAM soMpI deto. gurujI potAne ucita lAge che ane teTaluM kumArane bakSatA, to te laIne kumAra pahoMcI jato mAdhava ane mativardhana - gurujInA be nAnA bhAMDaraDAM pAse. potAnI vastumAMthI te bannene pahelAM te Ape, khavaDAve, pachI je vadhatuM teno te pote upayoga kare. kumAranI A UMDI samaja saune herata pamADatI. rAjA-rANI paNa cha-ATha mahine ekAda vAra kumAranI khabara levA AvI jatAM ne kumArane vhAla karI, tenI pragatinI carcA upAdhyAya sAthe karatAM ne pAchA jatAM. jo ke kumArane mana Avo divasa jarA vasamo banato. kemake pitA-mAtA Ave tyAre saheje anadhyAya thato, ne tethI potAne ghaNuM bhaNavAnuM gumAvavuM paDe che tevuM lAgatuM. bhaNavA mATenI tenI A utkaTa abhIpsA tenA mukhabhAvo parathI vaDIlo mApI zakatAM ne rAjI thatAM. sau prathamavAra rAjA-rANI kumAranI mulAkAte AvyAM, tyAre rAjAjIe vAtavAtamAM upAdhyAyane pUchyuM : kumAra keTaluM zIkhyo? upAdhyAya kahe : kumArane zALA praveza karyone cha mAsa thayA, temAM tene lekhanakalA (akSarajJAna) AvaDI gaI che. rAjA camakI uThyo. tenAthI bolAI gayuM : hai! cha mahinAmAM phakta eka lekhanakalA ja zIkhyo? to bahoMtera kalA e kyAre pUrI karI zakaze, bhUdeva? saMyogavaza, vidUSaka maMtrI Aje paNa sAthe ja hato. teNe taka joIne TapakuM mUkyuM H mahArAja! emAM pUchavAnuM zuM? hisAba spaSTa che. eka kaLAnA cha mahinA to bahoMtera kaLAnAM chatrIsa varSa! ApaNA kumAra chatrIza varSe to sarvakalAvizArada thaI ja javAnA! kema kharuM ne upAdhyAyajI?

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zrIvarga e 153 badhAM khaDakhaDATa hasI paDyAM. paNa rAjAe tarata bAjI saMbhALI lIdhI ne vidUSakane dhamakAvIne sakhaNo rahevA AjJA karI. pachI upAdhyAya sAmuM jotAM temaNe umeryuM : paNa bhUdeva! eka vAta che. huM nAno hato tyAre mane eka lekhanakalA bhaNatAM daza mahinA lAgelA te mane A kSaNe yAda Ave che kharuM. mArA upAdhyAyane mane jhaTa jhaTa bhaNAvIne kIrti raLavAnI hoMza bahu hatI, tethI temaNe mahenata paNa ghaNI lIdhelI, toya mane daza mAsa lAgelA; te hisAbe to kumAranA cha mAsa ghaNA vAjabI ja gaNAya, nahi? upAdhyAye svastha bhAve kahyuM : mahArAja! Apane zuM kahuM? jo kumArane tenI IcchA ne hoMza pramANe bhaNavA dIdho hota ne, to te A kalA phakta cAra ja mAsamAM bhaNI gayo hota. paNa ApaNe mAtra bhaNAvavAno nathI, tenA ArogyanuM ne itara ghaDataranuM paNa dhyAna rAkhavAnuM che. vaLI, bahu asAdhAraNa ceSTA kare, to tene koInI najara lAgI javAnI paNa bIka pUrI rahe. eTale meM ja tene cha mAsa sudhI A viSaya karAvyA karyo che. rAjA rAjIrAjI thaI gayA A sAMbhaLIne. bIjI eka AvI ja mulAkAta-veLAe rAjAe punaH upAdhyAyane pUchyuM : deva. kumArane pAThazALAmAM mUkyAne pAMceka varSa vahI gayAM che. tene keTaluM AvaDavuM haze? ne hajI keTaluM bAkI gaNAya? upAdhyAye vigate javAba vALatAM samajAvyuM H mahArAja! kalAo ane zAstronuM adhyayana traNa prakAranuM hoya che : sUtranuM adhyayana, arthanuM adhyayana ane prayogAtmaka adhyayana. AmAM sUtra ane artharUpe kumArane lagabhaga saghaLIya kalAo ne zAstro hastagata thayela che. mAtra prayogAtmaka adhyayana hajI bAkI che. rAjA : enuM zuM kAraNa? upAdhyAya : sUtra-artha bhaNavAmAM zarIrane koI kaSTa nathI paDatuM. temAM mukhyatve bauddhika parizrama ja karavAno hoya che. paNa prayogAtmaka

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- 154 ke samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - adhyayanamAM ddha, niyuddha vagere yuddha-vidyAo zIkhavAnI hoya che, ne temAM zarIrano upayoga anivArya bane che. rAjA : to have e jhaTa ene zIkhavADo ne! vAra zenI che? " upAdhyAye hasIne kahyuM : mahArAja! kumArane hajI mAtra tera ja varSa thayAM che. tenI prajJA tIvra bhale hoya, paNa zarIra to hajI kizoravayanuM kumaLuM ja gaNAya; AvA zarIravALAne yuddhanA baLaprayogavALA dAva-peMtarA na zIkhavAya te to Apa paNa svIkArazo mArA hisAbe hajI be varSa javA devAM paDe. kumAra paMdara varSano thaze tyAre tenI kAyA jarA kasAyelI thaI gaI haze. parizrama mATe te samartha paNa banyo haze. tyAre tene prayogAtmaka adhyayana zarU karAvavAmAM Avaze, ne 2-3 varSamAM ja temAM paNa te niSNAta thaI jaze. paNa Apa adhRti na karo. bIjA koInI paNa sarakhAmaNImAM ApaNA kumAre ghaNI jhaDapathI badhI kaLAo hastagata karI che, temAM koI zaMkA nathI. bIjAne je zIkhavAmAM bAra ke paMdara varSa lAge, te badhuM ja kumArane dasa varSomAM ja prApta thaI jaze, te kAMI jevI tevI vAta nathI. mahArAjA rAjA saMtuSTa thayA. upAdhyAye rAjAne vinaMti karI : mahArAja! Apa chelle padhArelA tyAre kumArane zabdazAstra cAlatuM hoI, Ape te viSayamAM tenI parIkSA lIdhelI. Aje mArI IcchA che ke Apa tenI kavitvazaktinI kasoTI lyo. tene hamaNAM ja kAvyazAstranuM paThana pUruM thayuM che. rAjAe saMmati darzAvatAM ja upAdhyAye kumArane bolAvyo. kumAra doDato Avyo ne pUjyone praNAma karI anumati maLatAM Asane beTho. kasoTI mATe te sajja hato. rAjAe tene vividha chaMdo vize, alaMkAro vize, saMskRta temaja prAkRta ane apabhraMza vagere bhASAomAM kAvyaracanA vize eka pachI |

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zrIvarma 155 eka prazno pUchavA mAMDyA. to kumAre vividha chaMdomAM, alaMkAra-maMDita padyonI zIdhra racanA karI saMbhaLAve jaIne tenA javAbo vALavA mAMDyA. A joIne rAjA sAthe AvelA vidvAno ne sacivone cAnaka caDI. temaNe kumArane samasyAo (UkhANAM), prahelikAo, aMtarlIpikA ne bahilapikAo temaja pAdapUrtirUpa padyo pUchavAnuM zarU karyuM. kumAre leza paNa khacakATa vinA, jeTalI tvarAthI samasyAo AvI teTalI ja tvarAthI tenA javAbo, ukelo ne pUrtio badhuM ja ApavA mAMDyuM. rAjAnI sAthe tenI paricArikAo paNa AvI hatI. te badhI paNa viduSIo hatI. paMDitonI ramajhaTa ne te badhAne ekale hAthe haMphAvato potAno bALa rAjA - A dazya joIne temanAthI paNa na rahevAyuM. emAMnI mAdhavikA nAmanI sevikA sahasA bolI UThI : kumArazrI! jyAM ghaNanA ghA paDatA hoya tyAM cunInuM gajuM zuM? chatAM tame rajA Apo to huM paNa kaMIka samasyA pUchuM. kumAre saMmati darzAvatAM teNe pUrI traNa gAthAmAM patharAyelI praznAvalI kumArane saMbhaLAvI, ne teno eka ja zabdamAM javAba mAgyo. kumAre eka kSaNa - mAtra eka kSaNa-ciMtana karyuM, ne teno apekSita uttara bIjI ja kSaNe prastuta karyo. - pelI to evI harakhaghelI thaI gaI ke badhuM paDayuM mUkIne gaI sIdhI kumAra pAse, ne potAnA pAlava vaDe kumAranuM lUMchaNuM karI potAnI jagyA para pAchI vaLI. upAdhyAyane paNa zikSaNa eTale vidyArthInI sarjanAtmaka cetanAne bahAra ANavAnI prakriyA' e vAtanuM sArthakya, e paLe anubhavAyuM. temanA moM para eka prakArano avarNanIya paritoSa chalakAI rahyo. WWW.jainelibrary.org

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-156 che samaruM palapala suvita nAma vakhatane vitatAM zI vAra? prayogAtmaka adhyayana paNa kumAranuM jotajotAmAM thaI gayuM, ane dasa varSanA kula samayagALAmAM kumAra puruSocita bahoMtera kaLAomAM ucca krame pAraMgata banI cUkyo. upAdhyAye potAnA putra caMDazamAM dvArA A vAta rAjAne jaNAvI, eTale rAjAe paNa rAjyotiSI pAsethI kumAranA gRhapravezano zubha divasa meLavIne upAdhyAyane jaNAvyo. muhUrtanA divase jayazamAM svayaM kumArane laIne ADaMbarapUrvaka rAja-gRhe javA nIkaLyA. kumAra paTTahastI para chalAMga mArIne ApameLe caDI gayo ne aMkuza laIne hodde beTho. pAchaLa hAthaNI para upAdhyAya jayazamAM birAjyA. vidyArthIvRMda, rAja-rasAlo badhuM yathAsthAne goThavAyuM, ne badhAM vAjate gAjate rAjamahAlaye cAlyA. rAjakuLanI strIoe kumArane poMkhyo, vadhAvyo ne AvakAryo. kumAra paNa prathama rAjAjIne ne pachI mAtAne praNAma karavA gayo. upAdhyAya sahita sarva vaMdano rAjAe yathocita satkAra karyo ne saune visarjana karyA. te pachI rAjA kumArane laIne jinAlaye gayA ne tyAM jinapUjA, caityavaMdanA vagere dharmakaraNI karI. te pachI bhojanavidhi ATopyo. ane chelle snehamilanamAM saunI sAthe goSThI thayA bAda rAjAe kumArane tenA AvAse javAnI rajA ApI. sAMyakALe rAjAe sevakone AjJA karI ke kumAranuM adhyayanakarma nirvidane paripUrNa thayuM te nimitte nagaranAM tamAma jinAlayomAM kAle uttama prakAranI pUjA tathA AMgI racAvajo. sevakoe prabhAte teno amala karyA pachI rAjA tathA kumAre saghaLAM jinAlayone bhAvapUrvaka juhAya. rAjAe joyuM ke kumAramAM bhaNatara pachI mAtra zArIrika ja nahi, paNa AMtarika vikAsa paNa adUbhUta thayo che. tenAmAM zastranipuNatA, baLa-parAkrama ane tenI sAthe anivAryapaNe hovI joItI capaLatA to pAMgaryA ja hatAM, paraMtu te sAthe ja, ThAvakAI, TharelapaNuM, viveka,

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zrIvarma 157 vinaya, ucita AcaraNa, maryAdA, paragaju vRtti ane bhalAI jevAM, eka zAsakamAM avazya hovAM ghaTe tevAM tattvo paNa soLe kaLAe vikasI gayAM hatAM. Ane kAraNe tenI lokapriyatAno AMka paNa ghaNo UMco javA lAgyo hato. je loko rAjA pAse vAjabI kAraNe paNa AvatAM ke vAta karatAM paNa DaratAM, te loko kumAra pAse game tyAre bedhaDaka AvI zakatA ane potAnI vAta rajU karI zakatA. kumAra paNa temane maLato, sAMbhaLato, ane yogyAyogyatAne AdhIna teno ukela paNa ANI Apato; jarUra paDe to te rAjAjInI pAse paNa yogya ukela karAvI Apato. lataH kumAra pratye prajAjanono Adara ane zraddhA vadhatAM ja gayAM, vadhatAM ja gayAM. A badhI ja bAbato rAjAnA lakSyamAM AvavA mAMDI; ane jema jema tenA dhyAna 52 kumA2nI vizeSatAo AvavA mAMDI, tema tema temanA cittamAM chAnI chAnI paNa apAra sukhAnubhUti paNa thavA mAMDI. yogya avasare temaNe kumArano yuvarAjapade abhiSeka karyo, ane kuLakrama pramANe yuvarAjanA bhogavaTA mATe apAto pradeza paNa kumArane suprata karyo. kumAre pote pitAnA sAMnidhyamAM ja rahevAnuM pasaMda karyuM, ane maMtrIzvaranA putra mativardhanane potAna vahIvaTadAra pratinidhi tarIke te pradezamAM nImI dIdho. zrIvarga kumAra. rUpa rUpano aMbAra. emAM have thayo yauvanano avatAra. pachI zuM bAkI rahe? paraMtu kumAra pAse eka adbhuta cIja hatI. sadAcAra. sadAcAranI surabhithI mahekatA haiyAno svAmI kumAra zrIvarma

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158 che samaruM palapala suvrata nAma durAcAra ke kAmavikAranA malina ochAyAthI taddana aspaSTa ja hato. ane zAsaka jyAre sadAcArI hoya athavA durAcArathI dUra hoya, tyAre tenI guNagarimA temaja lokaprItino ThATha kAMIka anero ja hoya che. kamAranI sthiti AvI ja hatI. alabatta, kumAranI hAlata to kasturI mRga jevI hatI. potAnI viziSTatAonI tene potAne khAsa khabara ke sarata na rahetI. ane koIka tenI vizeSatA varNave ke tenAM guNagAna kare, tyAre tene bhAre navAI upajatI. tene to ema ja thatuM ke hajI mArAmAM A khAmI che, ATalI khoTa che; mATe hajI vadhu sajja thavuM joIe, vadhu zIkhavuM joIe. - kumArane khudane bhale AvuM thAya. kharekhara to AvuM thAya temAM ja teno mahimA paNa hato. paraMtu rAjA kumAranI pAtratA ane kSamatAne zI rIte uvekhI zake? atyAre rAjavahIvaTamAM kumAra bhale potAno sahAyaka banyo hato, paraMtu kAle tene ja rAjyadhurA saMbhALavAnI che, ane jema bane tema vahelAM AvA tejasvI kumArane rAjyArUDha karavo joIe, evI rAjAnA manamAM pAkI gaNatarI hatI. to kumAranI soLe kaLAe khIlI UThelI yuvAnI paNa have rAjAnI ciMtAno viSaya banavA mAMDI hatI. temane thatuM ke AvA rUDA kumAra mATe tene anurUpa kanyA kyAMthI ne kevI rIte meLavIzuM? ekalA rAjA ja nahIM, rANI paNa A ciMtAmAM sahabhAgI hatAM. emAM eka divasa eka navatara vAta banI. banyuM evuM ke rAjAjI darabAra bharIne beThA hatA, ne be lagharavaghara lAgatAM ne cIMtharehAla dedAra dharAvatA manuSyo temanI samakSa AvI lAgyA. phATelAM kapaDAM, melAM dedAra, ne thAkathI azakta thaI gayelI kAyA dharAvatA e be jaNe rAjAjInI anumati meLavIne potAnA AvavAnuM kAraNa varNavatI vAta A pramANe mAMDI.

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zrIvarga 159 vAsavapura nagara. vAsavadatta nAme rAjA tyAM rAja kare che. vAsavazrI temanI rANI ne vasaMtazrI temanI kanyA. rUpano kaTako ane guNono bhaMDAra te kanyA strI-ucita cosaThe kaLAmAM pAraMgata. AvI kanyAne kyAM varAvavI? - e tenA pitAne mUMjhavato moTo prazna. temaNe tenA mATe svayaMvara yojavAnuM manomana nakkI karyuM. kamArI vasaMtazrIno eka niyama : te pratidina udyAnamAM jAya ane kAmadevanI vidhivat pUjA kare. dara varSe vasaMta RtumAM te kAmadevanI bhaktirUpe aSTAnikA mahotsava paNa karAve. tene kAmadeva para apAra zraddhA hatI ke tenI pUjA-bhaktinA pratApe mane mAre anurUpa vara avazya maLaze. ekavAra, AvA ja eka utsava prasaMge detapura nagaranA eka rAjasevake kumArIne nihALI lIdhI. teNe potAne nagara jaI tyAM rAjya karatA rAjavI mahAbaLanA rAjakumAra sudarzanane vAta karI ke rAjakanyA ghaNI haze, paNa vasaMtazrIthI heTha. tame tenI sAthe paraNo to ja kharA kahuM. badhuM maLe, AvuM kanyAratna kadI ne kyAMya nahi maLe. sudarzana jarA uddhata ne uchAMchaLo rAjakumAra hato. avicArI ne utAvaLAM kAryo karavA mATe te prajAmAM jANIto hato, ne tethI apriya paNa. teNe vasaMtazrInuM rUpavarNana sAMbhaLIne gAMTha vALI ke game te bhoge paNa vasaMtazrIne ja paraNuM. vAta tenA mitro dvArA tenA pitA pAse pahoMcI. temaNe tatkALa vAsavadatta rAjA pAse kanyA mATe mAguM mokalyuM. vAsavadatte javAba vALyo ke mAro manoratha kanyA mATe svayaMvara racavAno che. te prasaMge AmaMtraNa mokalIza. temAM kanyA jene vare te ja teno pati haze. mATe Aje huM hA na pADI zakuM. vAta tyAM UbhI rahI. A tarapha, vasaMtotsava daramyAna eka vakhata kAmadevanI pUjA [ karI lIdhA pachI kumArI vasaMtazrI upavanamAM nirAMte beThI beThI

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-160 samaruM palapala surata nAma dezAvaranA vyApArIo tathA bhATa-cAraNonA mukhe deza-dezanI citravicitra vAto sAMbhaLatI hatI, tyAre tenI samakSa koIe zrIvarmakumAranA rUpa ane guNonuM varNana karyuM. e varNana sAMbhaLatAM ja kumArInA cittamAM kumAra pratye akathya AkarSaNa jAgI UThya, ane tene thavA mAMDyuM ke mArA mATe anurUpa vara jo koI hoya to te zrIvarga ja hoya, bIjuM koI ja nahi. tene lAgyuM ke kAmadevanI ATalo vakhata karelI pUjA Aje phaLI. teNe potAnI Apta sakhI vanazrIne A vAta karI. enI salAhathI eka uttama citrakArane caMdrapura mokalIne kumArazrInuM citra paNa AlekhI maMgAvyuM. te jotAM ja te atyaMta abhibhUta thaI gaI. teNe gAMTha vALI ke paraNuM to A kumAra sAthe ja. teno A nirdhAra tenI sakhIne utAvaLo ane ekataraphI lAgyo. jarA ciMtA sAthe teNe tene pUchyuM : paNa bahena! te kumAra ke tenA pitA taraphathI mAguM na Ave toya tuM tene paraNIza? e kevI rIte zakya banaze? vasaMtazrI pAse teno ukela taiyAra ja hato. teNe kahyuM : huM svayaM tene varavA mATe ahIMthI tyAM jaIza, tene vInavIza ne tenI sAthe paraNIza. vanazrI kahe : to eka kAma kara, tAruM citra AlekhIne tenA para mokala. mane khAtarI che ke tAruM citra joze to te tAruM mAthuM mokalaze ja. bAkI sIdhA tyAM javAmAM majA nahi Ave. kemake ApaNe tyAM pahoMcyAM, ne pachI te ApaNo svIkAra na kare to kevuM nIcAjoNuM thAya? pitAjInI ne tArI keTalI apakIrti thAya? mATe mane to meM kahyuM tema vartavAnuM vadhu vyavahAru lAge che. to vasaMtazrIe tenI vAta ja kApI nAkhI : paNa bahena, tArA manamAM Uge che tevI zaMkA mArA manamAM AvatI ja nathI tenuM zuM? mAruM hRdaya A kSaNe ja evI pratIti anubhave che ke A bhavamAM te kumAra ja mAro pati che, ane te mAro svIkAra karaze ja; InkAra |

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zrIvarma 161 kadI nahi kare. AvI dRDha ne spaSTa pratIti hoya pachI citra mokalavAnI ne mAguM karAvavAnI zI jarUra che? vanazrI tenI vAtamAM saMmata thatAM ja teNe tenA dvArA ja tenI vAta potAnA mAtA-pitAne pahoMcADI. A vAta AvatAM ja pitA vAsavadatte tene bolAvI, ne samajAvI ke huM tAro svayaMvara racAvuM, ne temAM kumAra zrIvarma paNa Ave tevo prabaMdha karuM. tuM bhale tene varaje; paNa svayaMvaranA mArA vicArane tuM saMmati Ape to sAruM. kadAca tenA karatAM ya koI vadhu guNiyala vyakti maLI Ave. vasaMtazrIe vinayapUrvaka kahyuM : pitAjI! ApanI vAta bahu sAcI che. huM ApanI bhAvanAno virodha na karuM. paraMtu mArI vAta eTalI ja che ke jo varanI bAbatamAM mArA manamAM leza paNa avaDhava hota to ApanI vAta vAstavika banata; jyAre meM to gAMTha vALI lIdhI che ke mAre zrIvartakumAra sivAya koI sAthe joDAvuM ja nathI. AvA nirdhAra pachI ATalA badhA rAjavIone ahIM teDAvavA ne svayaMvarano ADaMbara racavo te vRthA tamAzo ja banI raheze. e badhAne ahIM AvavAno zrama thaze, Apano anargaLa dravyavyaya thaze ne vaLI parizrama paNa paDaze. e karatAM mArI vAtamAM Apa saMmata thAva e vadhu yogya lAge che. rAjA vAsavadatta kuMvarInuM mana samajI gayo, ne teNe tenI vAta svIkArI lIdhI; eTaluM ja nahi, tene caMdrapura mokalavAnI taiyArIo paNa prAraMbhI dIdhI. kanyAne vidAya ApavAnI taiyArIo maMDAI jAya pachI vAta chAnI zeM rahe? caro mAraphata A vAta sudarzana sudhI pahoMcI. vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja te UMconIco thaI gayo. teNe mArate ghoDe potAnA aMgata mANasone vAsavapura mokalyA : koIpaNa upAye kuMvarIne caMdrapura jatI rokavA ne potAnI tarapha vALavA. te manuSyoe vAsavapura pahoMcatAM ja potAnI kAmagIrI AdarI

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162 kapa samaruM palapala vata nAma dIdhI. sau pahelAM temaNe kuMvarInI eka paricArikAne bhoLavIne tenA dvArA kuMvarInI aMgata sakhI vanazrInI mulAkAta goThavI dIdhI. temAM temaNe vanazrIne samajAvyuM ke kuMvarI mATe sudarzana kevo valavale che! tuM koI paNa rIte kuMvarIne samajAva ke sudarzananuM varaNa kare ane tenI pIDA zamAve. vanazrIe pahelAM to temane haDadhUta karyA, paNa pachI temaNe bahu kAlAvAlA karatAM temanI vAta kaMvarI sudhI pahoMcADavAnuM svIkAryuM. teNe vicAryuM ke AmAM eka paMthamAM do kAja sadhAze : kuMvarInuM mana paNa kaLAze ane A lokone paNa rAjI rakhAze. e gaI sIdhI kuMvarI pAse. lAga joIne vAta rajU karI. paNa e sAMbhaLatAM ja kuMvarI akaLAI gaI. kahe : bahena! tuM cho eTale zuM karuM? bIjuM koI hota to ene A ja paLe hAMkI kADhata! paNa tuM, mArI abhinnahRdayA sakhI UThIne AvI akArI vAta lAve ? kuMvarI bA! A vAta tamane kahetAM mArI paNa jIbha upaDatI nahotI ja. paraMtu huM lAcAra hatI. e lokoe mane zapathathI bAMdhI hatI ke tAre A vAtano javAba amane lAvI devo ja paDaze. tame ja kaho, huM zuM karuM?' vanazrIe salUkAIthI vAta vALI lIdhI, ne pachI pUchyuM : have mAre te lokone zuM javAba Apavo? te to kaho. kuMvarIe tIvra aNagamA sAthe kahayuM. : tane ThIka paDe te kahI deje. vanazrI bhAgI. gaI pelA mANaso pAse, ne temane ThAvakAIthI samajAvyA : kuMvarIbAne tamArI vAta meM pahoMcADI che. temaNe mArI mAraphate kahAvyuM che ke tame sudarzanane jaIne kahejo ke tame to kyAranAye mArA mATe taDapo cho te huM jANuM chuM paNa mAnava-mananI aLavItarAI kevI hoya te to tame samajo ja cho. e hisAbe mAruM mana atyAre zrIvarga tarapha akaLa kheMcANa anubhave che. alabatta, | te mane oLakhatA paNa nathI, eTaluM ja nahi, huM temanI pAse jaIza

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zrIvarma // 163 to te mAro svIkAra karaze ke kema tenI paNa mane jANa nathI. mArI mAtAe to hajI paNa mAruM mana ATale badhe dUra jatAM rokAya ne najIkanA tamArA jevA koI tarapha DhaLe tevI AzAthI mane tyAM javAnI utAvaLa karatAM aTakAvI che. eTale A gALAmAM mAruM mana jo zrIvarma taraphanAM kheMcANamAMthI mukta thaze to huM tarata tamane ja kahevaDAvIza. AzAno Achero paNa taMtu A vAtamAM bhaLAtAM ja sudarzananA mANaso rAjInA reDa thaI gayA. temaNe vanazrIne lalacAvI : jo vanazrI! koI rIte tuM kuMvarIbAne amArA rAjakumAra bhaNI vALI zakIza, to tArA kuTuMbane nyAla nyAla karAvI daIzuM; sAta peDhI sudhI tArA tyAM daLadara pharake ja nahi tevo prabaMdha thaI jaze. vanazrI hasI paDI. kahe : mAruM kuTuMba to kuMvarIbAnI maherathI kAyama sukhI ne saMpanna ja che, eTale ene mATe tamAre kazI ciMtA ka2vAnI jarUra nathI. hA, tamAruM daLadara jarU2 phITavAnuM enI mane khAtarI che. mANaso paNa hasyA. vanazrI temanI rajA laIne pAchI gaI. e mANaso paNa vanazrI dvArA maLelA kuMvarInA javAbamAMthI artha zodhavAno vyartha AyAsa kyAMya sudhI karyA karatA tyAM ja UbhA rahyA. koI ja artha na jaDayo tyAre, chevaTe kaMTALIne temaNe daMtapurano mArga pakaDayo, paNa potAnA guptacaro tyAM goThavIne ja. kuMvarInI tathA kuMvarI saMbaMdhI pratyeka hilacAla para najara rAkhavAnI ne kAMI paNa navAjUnI jaNAya to tarata daMtapura khabara mokalavAnI pAkI sUcanA sAthe temaNe guptacaro tyAM goThavI dIdhA, ne pote sudarzana pAse javA ravAnA thayA. A banAvanA barAbara trIje divase, rAjAe ApelA rasAlA sAthe vasaMtazrIe caMdrapura javA mATe prayANa karyuM. sudarzananA guptacaro sAbadA ja hatA. teo doDAdoDa daMtapura bhAgyA, ne pelA sevakone aMtirayALa ja AMtarI vAtathI vAkepha

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-164 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma karI dIdhA. e sAthe ja pelA manuSyo doDyA, ne sudarzanane yathAtatha vAta karI. sudarzane tvarita nirNaya lIdho. potAnA caturaMga sainya sAthe te paNa daMtapurathI nIkaLI paDyo. te uddhata to hato ja; tene tenA pitAnI ke AbarunI kazI ja paravA nahotI; paNa have to te rAgAMdha paNa banI cukyo hato. teNe nakkI karyuM ke kuMvarI tenA pitAnA rAjyano sImADo oLaMge ke tyAM ja tene AMtaravI, ne AgaLa vadhavA na devI. sIdhI rIte mAne to ThIka, anyathA baLajabarIthI paNa have tene vaza karye ja jaMpIza. teNe jhaDapa karI. daMtapuranA sImADA vahelAsara vaTAvIne kuMvarIne javAnA mArgamAM AgaLa, kuMvarIne jhaTa khyAla na Ave te rIte paDAva nAkhIne beTho. kuMvarIne ke koIne paNa AvuM kAMI bane tenI kalpanA paNa kyAMthI Ave? kuMvarIno rasAlo to rAjAjIe nakkI karI ApyA mujaba dhIme dhIme AgaLa vadhato hato. vAsavapuranA sImADA vaTAvIne te zUrapAla nAme rAjAnA pradezamAM pravezyo. ane eka saMdhyAe teNe te rAjyanA gulakhepura nAme nagaranA bAharI bhAgamAM vartatA vajAyudhA devInA caityanA parisararUpa udyAnamAM paDAva nAkhyo. - tyAM pahoMcatA ja kuMvarIne kAne sudarzana tyAMthI be gAu dUra ja paDAva nAkhIne beTho hovAnI vAta AvI. te manomana thatharI gaI. tene thayuM ke nakkI, A vicitra rAjakumAra have herAna karavAno. teNe tatpaNa rasAlAmAM sAthe AvelA anubhavI vaDIlone bhegA karyA. maMtraNA karI. ane potAnA be jAsUsone sudarzananI pravRtti jANavA ravAnA karyA. DhaLatI sAMje jAsUso pAchA pharyA ne kuMvarIne hevAla Apyo. hevAla evo hato ke sudarzane gulakheDapuranA daMDanAyaka dUSalane kahevaDAvyuM hatuM ke rAjA vAsavadatte pahelAM potAnI vasaMtazrI nAme kanyA mArI sAthe varAvavAnuM svIkAryuM hatuM, paNa have e kanyA

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zrIvarma 165 ApamatithI caMdrapuranA zrIvarmakumArane varavA nIkaLI che. e kuMvarI hAlamAM tamArA pradezamAM potAnA rasAlA sAthe AvI che, ne huM tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa Avyo chuM. huM have baLajabarIthI tene laI javA mAguM chuM. A vAta tamane Agamaca eTale jaNAvuM chuM ke tame ajANatAM paNa teno pakSa na karo ane amAro virodha na karo. jo tame AmAMnuM eka paNa karazo to zUrapALa rAjA ne amAro parApUrvathI je saMbaMdha cAlyo Ave che, temAM bhaMga paDaze ne te mATe tame javAbadAra gaNAzo. dUSala daMDanAyake AnA javAbamAM sudarzanane kahevaDAvyuM ke ame amArA paMcakulo sAthe A mudde jarA vicAravimarza karIne pachI tamane Ano adhikRta uttara pAThavIzuM; paNa daramyAnamAM, amArA taraphathI uttara na maLe tyAM sudhI, tamAre vasaMtazrInA rasAlA upara koI paNa rItano humalo karavo nahi; A amArI kaDaka sUcanA che. A pachI sudarzana taraphathI vaLato javAba zo gayo, tenI amane khabara paDI nahi; hevAla pUro karatAM jAsUsoe umeryuM. bhaya-vihvaLa banelI kuMvarI mATe dUSala daMDanAyakanuM valaNa bhAre AzvAsanarUpa banI rahyuM. te samajI gaI ke have hAla turata to mArA paranuM jokhama dUra ThelAyuM che. paNa have mAre tvarita pagalAM to levAM ja rahyAM. teNe vRddho sAthe maMtraNA karI ne potAnA vizvAsu sevakone dUSala pAse mokalI ApyA. temaNe tyAM jaIne sudarzana aMgenI vAstavika vAto rajU karI, ne dUSalanI sahAya tathA salAha mAgI. - dUSale kuMvarIne kahAvyuM : sudarzanane ame jaNAvI dIdhuM che ke A Akho vRttAMta ame zUrapALa rAjAne jaNAvyo che. temano Adeza maLaze te pramANe amAruM valaNa haze. paNa tyAM sudhI tamAre vasaMtazrI sAme najara paNa karavI nahi. AnI sAme sudarzane amane jaNAvyuM che ke zUrapALa rAjAno Adeza Ave nahi tyAM sudhI vasaMtazrI tamArI sarahada choDIne nIkaLI

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166 ke samaruM palapala savata nAma na jAya te tamAre jovAnuM che. sudarzananI A vAta ame svIkArI che. AmAM tamane paNa moTo lAbha e che ke jo tame ATalAmAM ja rahezo to amArI bIkathI paNa sudarzana tamane AMgaLI nahi aDADe. jo tame nIkaLI javAnI haTha rAkhazo to A niraMkuza mANasa tamane kanaDyA vinA nahi rahe. mATe tame hamaNAM ahIM ja zAMtithI rokAI jajo. kuMvarInA haiye AthI apAra zAtA vaLI. eka bAju AvanArI Aphata dUra ThelAtI jaNAI, to sAthe sAthe dUSala daMDanAyakanuM valaNa paNa anukULa vayuM. paNa ATalAthI saMtoSa anubhavIne besI rahevAya tema to nahotuM ja. kuMvarIe potAnA vizvAsu ane bahAdura sevaka zAmaLanI AgevAnI heThaLa amane sAteka anucarone patra lakhIne tathA maukhika saMdezo ApIne caMdrapura tarapha ravAnA karyA. Apane tathA kumAra zrIvarmane amArI viTamaNA jaNAvavI ane ApanI sahAya laIne kuMvarIne hemakhema ahIM laI AvavI evo AmAM Azaya hato. mahArAja! ame zAmaLa sAthe ahIM AvavA nIkaLyA to kharA. paNa thoDeka dUra gayA ne amArI najare eka dRzya paDyuM. eka moTA vRkSa taLe eka zastrasajja ghoDesavAra manuSyane ame Ubhelo joyo. tenI sAthe bIjA paNa thoDAka sazastra sAthIo hatA. zAmaLane jarA navAI upajI, ne zaMkA paNa. teNe jarA vegaLA rahIne eka sAthIdAra dvArA bhALa meLavI ke e badhA sudarzananA mANaso hatA, ne vajAyudhA devInA darzanArthe nIkaLyA hatA. ghoDesavAranuM nAma mAdhavarAya hatuM. zAmaLa cetI gayo ke kuMvarInI jAsUsI ane cokI thaI rahI che. teNe amane badhAne sAvadha rahevA tAkIda karI, ne sAmAnya vaTemArganI mudrAmAM ame badhA cAlavA mAMDyA. ame cha jaNA pagapALA hatA, mAtra zAmaLa pAse ghoDo hato. pelAomAMnA eke amane pUchayuM paNa kharuM : koNa cho? kyAMnA cho? kyAM javAnA

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zrIvarga a 167. vagere. paNa ame tene Amatema javAbo ApIne TALI dIdho. te rAtre ame traNa yojana dUra eka gAmamAM visAmo levA rokANa karyuM. thoDIvAramAM traNa ajANyA zastradhArI musApharo tyAM AvI caDyA. ame niHzaMka hatA, eTale AvanAra musApharo sAthe haLI gayA. gaLatI rAtre ame badhA nidrAdhIna thaI gayA. savAra paDatAM pravAsa zarU karyo. te traNa paNa amArI sAthe thayA. paMtha cha jojanano hato, ne pagapALA kApavAno hato, eTale svAbhAvika rIte ja amAro eka AdamI thAkane kAraNe jarA dhImo - pAchaLa paDI gayo. pelA traNe ekAMta joIne tene phosalAvyo, ne ame koNa chIe ne kyAM javA nIkaLyA chIe te vAta kaDhAvI lIdhI. sAMje ame nirdhArita mukAma para pahoMcyA, to te traNe jaNa gAyaba! kyAMya jovA na maLyA. ame mAnyuM ke temano rasto judo haze, ne gayA haze. paNa jyAM vahelI savAre ame cAlavAnuM pAchuM zarU karyuM. tyAM ja te traNa paikI be jaNA amArI sAthe thaI gayA ne mUMgA mUMgA cAlavA lAgyA. cAlatAM cAlatAM thoDI thoDI vAre te banne pAchuM vaLIne joyA kare. jarA vAra thAya ne pAchaLa dekhe. vaLI thoDo samaya jAya ne pAchaLa jue. Ama ne Ama bhaLabhAMkhaLuM thayuM ne amArA pelA sAthIe e bene oLakhI pADyA ke A to pelA kAlavALA! eNe emanI ceSTA aMdhArAmAM to joyelI ja, pachI ajavAsamAM paNa e cekhA joyA karI, eTale enA manamAM zaMkA jAgI ke nakkI A mANaso barAbara nathI. eTale e paNa zaMkAnI najare temane tAkato rahyo. pelA bene Ano khyAla AvI gayo hoya ke game tema, paNa thoDIvAramAM te banne amArAthI alopa thaI gayA. ame to pachI emanI phikara karyA vinA cAlyA karyuM. cAlatAM ne cAlatAM sAMja DhaLI, sUryAsta thaI gayo, to ya koI gAma na Ave. eTale ame kaMTALyA. jarA ciMtita paNa thayA. vAtamAM koI

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-168 samaruM palapala savata nAma - dekhAya paNa nahi ekAeka amane sAmethI atyaMta jhaDapI cAle AvatA be jaNA dekhAyA. amane jarA kaLa vaLI. e be najIka AvatAM ame pUchyuM : bhAI, gAma keTaluM dUra che hajI? emaNe kahyuM : bhalAdamI! tame be gAmanI vacce cho atyAre to. eka gAma A rastAnI sIdhamAM che, te ahIMthI be gAu dUra che. bIjuM gAma ahIMthI pazcime che; A sAme thoDeka Aghe je vRkSonuM jhuMDa kaLAya che tyAM allAvi-bharADI nAmanI devI mAtAnuM sthAnaka che, ne te pachI eka gAu dUra te bIjuM gAma Avaze. ame vicAryuM : be gAu cAlavA karatAM A vRkSovALI dizAmAM javuM vadhu ThIka che. e devI-maMdiramAM kAMI suvidhA haze to tyAM rAta kADhI nAkhIzuM. nahi to pachI jarA paga dabAvIne eka gAu vadhu cAlI nAkhIzuM. Ama vicAratAM ame bhAgyA. ne thoDI ja vAramAM allAvinA thAnakavALA vanakhaMDamAM AvI pahoMcyA. eka to verAna vagaDo. emAM sahaja ghana-zyAma aMdhAruM. vaLI gADhI jhADI. potAno hAtha paNa potAne na sUjhe evI hAlata. AvAmAM have zuM karavuM." evI vimAsaNamAM ame UbhA hatA; zAmaLanI sUcanAthI ame be jaNA tyAM kyAMka pANI hoya to tenI zodhamAM phAMphAM mAratAM mAratAM eka kUvo jaDI AvatAM tyAM pANI kADhavAnI vetaraNa karatA hatA, tyAM to acAnaka ja cAre bAjuthI "mAro mAro mAronuM bhayaMkara bUmarANa macI UThyuM, ne amArI upara bANa varasavA lAgyAM. hajI ame kAMI samajIe - vicArIe tyAM to khullI talavAre ghaNA badhA manuSyo amArA para tUTI paDyA. - zAmaLa paNa tarata ja sAbado thaI gayo. ghoDA parathI nIce UtarI gayo ane bhAre jhanUnapUrvaka te lokonI sAthe laDavAmAM macI paDyo. tenI sAthe amArA bIjA pAMca sAthIo paNa laDavA dhasI gayA. 6 paNa mahArAja! ajANyuM sthaLa, aMdhArI rAta, thAkathI cUro thayelI

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zrIvarma 169 kAyA, ne sAme ghaNA badhA dumano; AmAM ame keTalI jhIMka jhIlI zakIe? zAmaLa sahita amArA chaye sAthIo A laDAImAM kAma AvI gayA. alabata, zAmaLe paNa temanA traNa jaNAne DhALI to dIdhA ja, ne amArA sAthIoe bIjA keTalAkane ghAyala paNa karI mUkyA hatA. A ghamasANa daramyAna ame be to pelA kUvA pAse ja lapAIne UbhA rahI gayA. ame vicArI lIdhuM ke ApaNe TUMkA jaNa chIe, ne ATalA badhA duzamano sAme jItIe ke bacIe te zakya nathI dIsatuM. have jo zAmaLa ne bIjA tamAma jo khapI jAya, to kuMvarIno saMdezo caMdrapura koNa pahoMcADaze? kuMvarI to ema ja mAnatAM haze ke ame badhA hemakhema caMdrapura tarapha gayA chIe. e amArA pAchA pharavAnI rAha paNa joze, ne koI vakhata sudarzana kuMvarIne amArA nAme chetarI paNa zake. to keTalI hAni thaze? eTale ApaNe hamaNAM laDavA nathI javuM ne pragaTa paNa nathI thavuM. kyAMka saMtAI jaIe emAM ja lAbha che. Ama vicArI ame lapAtAchUpAtA pAchalA page sarakavA mAMDyA. emAM acAnaka kAMIka pAMdaDAno khakhaDATa amArAthI thaI gayo. tethI pelA loko cetI gayA ne amArI tarapha doDyA. dUrathI bhAlA pheMkyA ne bANa paNa mAryA. amane e vAgyAM ne ghAyala paNa karyA ja. paraMtu ame bahu ja siphatathI emanI najara cUkavI zakyA. ne ame eka UMDo khADo zodhI kADhI temAM jAtane saMkocIne lapAI gayA. tyAM rahyA rahyA amane pelAonA hAkalA-paDakArA hajI saMbhaLAtA hatA. koI bolatuM hatuM : are, A mANasonAM kapaDAM phaMphosI lo. kyAMka ne kyAMka kuMvarIno Apelo lekha haze ja; te zodhIne laI lo. bIjo badho sAmAna paNa vINI vINIne laI lejo; kAma lAgaze. bIjI tarapha, ame paNa ghAyala to thayelA ja. vedanAno kaNasATa paNa dabAvIne mAMDa mAMDa beThA hatA. emAM ne emAM ame jarAvAra

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- 170 ja samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - nidrAdhIna thaI gayA; kadAca thoDuMka bhAna paNa ochuM thayuM haze. savAra paDI. ajavALuM vadhyuM. ame paNa jAgyA. dhIme rahIne, sAvadhAnI varatatA ame khADAmAMthI bahAra AvyA. koI ja manuSyanI hAjarI tyAM na hovAnI khAtarI thatAM ja ame banne te parisaramAM pharI vaLyA. amArA cha ne zatrunA traNa - ema nava mRtako tyAM astavyasta hAlatamAM paDelAM. amane kaMpArI chUTI gaI. ame tyAMthI allAvi devInA maMdiramAM gayA, to tyAM pANIno bharelo ghaDo joyo. ame te pANI vaDe amArA ghA sApha karyA ne pATApIMDI karyA. hAtha-moM dhoI svaccha thayA. tRSA chipAvI. eTalIvAramAM ja te sthAnakano pUjArI ne tenI patnI tyAM AvI gayAM. ame temanI salAha mAgI ke A badhAM mRtakono agnisaMskAra ahIM ja karavo hoya to kevI rIte thaI zake? pUjArIe kahyuM : najIkanA jaMgalamAM lAkaDAM kApavA mATe ahIM roja ghaNA badhA kAMgalA Ave che. temane kiMmata ApIe to lAkaDAM Ape, ne to A kAma patI zake. * ame tenI ja mAraphate lAkaDAM meLavI lIdhAM ne tenI kiMmata peTe mRtakonAM paherelAM kapaDAM te kAMgalAne ApI dIdhAM, ne mRtakono agnidAha karyo. tyArabAda tyAMthI dhIre dhIre cAlatAM ame vesaNavallI gAme AvI eka luhArane ghare rahyA. kAMIka vaLatara cUkavI tenA ghera bhojana pAmyA. bIje ja divase, eka sArthavAha, vyApAra arthe caMdrapura bhaNI jato haze te, tyAM Avyo. amArAthI cAlIne to caMdrapura sudhI pahoMcI zakAya tema hatuM ja nahi. eTale tenI sAthe bhADuM TharAvIne tenA eka baLadagADAmAM ame beThA, ane barAbara daza divase ahIM AvI pahoMcyA chIe. bhojananA ane gADAnA bhADA peTe ApI zakAya evuM kAMI ja amArI pAse bacyuM nahotuM. eTale ame amArAM paherelAM sArAM vastro te

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zrIvarma ja 171 peTe ApI dIdhAM. ne A bhIkhArI ja pahere tevAM daLadarI kapaDAM kyAMkathI meLavI lIdhAM. mahArAja narapuMgava deva! kumAra zrIvarya deva! A amArI kathanI che. je jevI banI tevI ApanI samakSa nivedana karI dIdhI che. amArAM kuMvarIe Apane temanI vahAre dhAvA vinaMti karI che, te paNa ame A kathanI daramyAna Apane hyuM che. have AmAM zuM karavuM te Ape jovAnuM che. ame to eTaluM ja umerIzuM ke jo ApanA taraphathI zIdhrapaNe sadarzanano pratIkAra karavAmAM nahi Ave, to thoDA ja vakhatamAM tenA raMjADathI trAselI kuMvarIbAe AtmahatyA karI tevuM ApaNe sAMbhaLavAno vAro Avaze. kema ke amArI dhAraNA mujaba, zAmaLa upara AkramaNa karanAra sudarzanano subhaTa mAdhavarAya ja hato. ane te ja sAcuM hoya to have jeTalo vilaMba thAya, teTaluM kuMvarIbA upara jokhama vadhatuM ja jAya che. mATe mahArAja! Apa vinA vilaMbe pagalAM lo tevI amArI kAkalUdIbharI arajI che. ATaluM kahIne te banne AgaMtuko mauna thaI gayA. vasaMtazrInA banne sevakonA mukhe thayeluM diladhaDaka varNana sAMbhaLIne rAjA narapuMgavanI AkhI rAjasabhA dimUDha banI gaI hatI. khuda rAjA paNa Azcaryacakita banyA hatA. sabhAmAM beThelA yoddhAonAM dilamAM to rAjakumArInI madade javAnI tIvra caTapaTI thavA lAgI, paNa rAjA jyAM sudhI koI nirNaya na le ke nirdeza na Ape, tyAM sudhI utAvaLa karavAno artha na hato. badhAnI AMkho have rAjAjI sAme maMDAI gaI. rAjA narapuMgave te banne AgaMtukonI vAtane gaMbhIratAthI lIdhI, ne temane paDelI hADamArI paratve sahAnubhUti paNa pragaTa karI. temaNe

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--172 samaruM palapala suta nAma potAnA pratihArone sUcavyuM ke hAla turata to tame A bannene ArAmagRhamAM laI jAva, ne temane yathocita snAna-bhojana Adi karAvo. huM pachI temane bolAvIza. AgaMtukone paNa temaNe AzvAsana ApyuM ke tame thAka UtAro, huM badhuM barAbara karI daIza; ciMtA na karazo. banne AgaMtuko rAjasevaka sAthe ravAnA thayA, e sAthe ja rAjAe potAnA sAMdhivigrahika saMdhIraNa sAthe salAha-masalata zarU karI. rAjAe tene be vAta pUchI : zUrapAla rAjAnA deza tarapha gayelA tArA guptacaro taraphathI A muddA aMge kAMI vAvaDa maLyA che ke kema? ane A benI vAtamAM tane zuM lAge che? tathya lAge che? ke pachI kAMI caritara che? saMdhIraNe kahyuM : deva! koIka guptacara kAM to Aje ja Ave tevI mArI gaNatarI to che. huM paNa tenI pratIkSAmAM ja chuM. ane A mANasoe je vRttAMta varNavyo temAM mane to pUrI saccAI varatAI che. chatAM Apa ApanA maMtrIzvarane tathA bIjAone pUcho to vadhu jANakArI maLe. rAjAe maMtrIo tathA anya sabhAsadono abhiprAya pUchatAM saue saMdhIraNanA matamAM ja sUra pUrAvyo ke A vAtamAM kAMI tarakaTa jevuM lAgatuM nathI. daramiyAnamAM ja pratihAra Avyo ne nivedana karyuM ke vAmanasvAmI sAthe gayelA sevako paikI be manuSyo daravAje AvI UbhA che, ne mahArAjanA darzana mATe anujJA mAge che. rAjA : jhaTa mokala. pratihAra tarata ja temane laI Avyo. praNAma vagere ucita upacAro patyA ke rAjAe temane potAnI vAta rajU karavA IzAro karyo. temaNe vAta zarU karI : deva! ApanA Adeza anusAra ame rAjA zUrapAlane tyAM gayA, ane ApanuM kAma temane jaNAvyuM, to teo rAjI thayA, ne amAro

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zrIvarma 173 yogya satkAra paNa karyo. thoDA divasamAM ja kAma patI jatAM ame zUrapAla rAjAnI rajA levA rAjasabhAmAM gayA. tyAM rAja-kArobAra cAlu hato eTale amAro vAro Ave tenI rAha jotAM ame beThA. tyAM to te ja vakhate dUSala daMDanAyakanA mokalelA sevako tyAM AvyA ane teno tAkIdano saMdezo rAjAnA hAthamAM Apyo. rAjAe potAnA rAja-lekhakane te soMpyo ne vAMcI saMbhaLAvavA pharamAvyuM. teNe te moTethI vAMcavA mAMDyo. temAM lakheluM ke - "vAsavadatta rAjAnI kanyA vasaMtazrI ApaNA dezamAM AvIne vajAyudhA devInA maMdiranA parisaramAM rokAI che. te caMdrapuranA rAjakumAra zrIvargane varavA mATe jaI rahI che. bIjI bAju, detapuranA rAjA mahAbaLano putra sudarzana moTI senA sAthe te rAjakanyAnI pAchaLa paDyo che, ne haThAt tene upADI javA mAge che. vasaMtazrInA nivAsasthAnathI be gAu dUra ja teno paDAva che. hAla to meM tene Apano Adeza na Ave tyAM sudhI rAjakanyA aMge koI paNa pagaluM bharavAnI manAI karIne rokyo che. paNa te jhAjhuM nahi rokAya. eTale A aMge have mAre kevuM valaNa levuM teno Adeza tAtkAlika pAThavavA vinaMti che.' hajI A vAta pUrI thAya - na thAya, tyAM to sudarzananA mokalelA anucaro tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. temane sudarzanano vinaMtipatra rAjAne Apyo. rAjAjJAthI te paNa rAjalekhake vAMcI batAvyo. temAM jaNAveluM ke - "vAsavadatta rAjAe prathama to A vasaMtazrIne mArI sAthe varAvavAnuM svIkAreluM; paNa A kanyA potAnI haThathI, pitAnI nAmarajI uparAMta, zrIvarmakumArane paraNavA mATe svayaMvarA thaIne nIkaLI paDI che. atyAre ApanA pradezamAM vajAyudhA devInA parisaramAM paDAva nAkhIne rahI che. tenA para pahelo ane kharo haka mAro che, eTale huM tene baLajabarIthI grahaNa karIza; to temAM Ape nArAja thavAnuM nahi. Apa to mArA pitA mahAbaLa rAjA karatAMye mAre mana vadhu pUjya cho, ne tethI ja A vinaMti karI rahyo chuM. jo bIjA koI

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- 174 4 samaruM palapala satata nAma - rAjAnI sImAmAM hota, to huM tene pUchavAya na rahyo hota. paNa Apa to pitAtulya cho eTale mAre maryAdA jALavavI ja paDe. to Apa daMDanAyaka dUSalane AjJA pAThavazo ke te evuM valaNa na apanAve ke jethI ApanI sAthe mAre virodha thAya. te kAMI ja na kare, ne taTastha rahe toya pUratuM che." rAjA narapuMgavanI utkaMThA ekadama vadhI rahI hatI. temaNe pUchayuM : pachI zUrapALe zuM karyuM? konI tarapheNamAM nirNaya Apyo? sevake kahyuM : mahArAja ! zUrapALa rAjA paNa jamAnAnA khAdhelA lAgyA. temaNe beya saMdezA sAMbhaLI lIdhA. pachI haLavAzathI bolyA ke Ama to sudarzananI vinaMti yogya lAge che. paNa emAM eka muddo jarA nabaLo jaNAya che. sudarzane ema lakhyuM che ke 'vasaMtazrIne tenA pitAe mane varAvavAnuM vacana ApeluM che. paNa A muddo dUSalanA lekhamAM kema nathI? AvI mahattvapUrNa vAta lakhavAnuM dUSala bhUlI jAya te kAMI zakya nathI lAgatuM. sAruM. atyAre badhA sevako potapotAnA sthAne jAva. huM jarA vicArIne uttara ApIza. Ama kahIne temaNe te AvelA manuSyone vidAya karI dIdhA. e lokonA gayA pachI temaNe sabhAmAM najara pheravI, to eka sabhAsade rAjAne pUchyuM : mahArAja! amane badhAne Aje bahu acaMbo thAya che. kema? "mahArAja! sudarzana ATalo badho namra kaye dahADe thaI gayo. haze? enA lekhamAM zabda zabda vinaya joIne ame to daMga thaI gayA chIe. ApanuM zuM mAnavuM che.?" sabhAsade javAba vALatAM vALatAM pUchI lIdhuM. rAjA kahe : tamAruM nirIkSaNa sAva sAcuM che. kAgaDAnA moDhAmAMthI rAma nIkaLe to sudarzana jevA uddhata rAjaputranA moMmAMthI vinayavacano nIkaLe. chatAM A lekhamAM bhArobhAra vinaya chalakAya che tenAM

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zrIvarma 175 ghaNAM ghaNAM kAraNo che. pahelI vAta to e ke vasaMtazrI pAse paNa potIkuM rakSakadaLa che; bIjuM, te surakSita sthAne beThI che, tethI jhaTa tenA para humalo karavo azakya che; trIjuM, tyAMthI be ja gAu dUra dUSala beTho che, te paNa sainyasajja che ne vaLI baliSTha che; cothuM, e bhAI pArakI dharatI para che, potAnI sarahadamAM nahi; ne pAMcamuM kAraNa e ke jo e utAvaLa kAMI paNa kare to amArI sAthe virodhanI pAkI zakyatA che. ApaNI bIka tene lAge ja. Ama ghaNAM kAraNosara ene vinaya darzAvavAnI pharaja paDI jaNAya che. Ama bolIne tarata ja rAjA siMhAsana parathI UbhA thaI gayA. sabhA visarjita thaI. ame paNa rAjAnI anumati levAnuM bIjI sabhA upara choDIne tyAMthI nIkaLI gayA. ame vicAryuM ke Aje bhale ApaNuM dhAreluM kAma na patyuM, paNa ApaNane vasaMtazrI aMgeno je vRttAMta maLyo te bahu mahattvapUrNa che, ane ApaNA lAbhanI ja vAta che. vAmanasvAmIe amane bahAra nIkaLatAM ja sUcavyuM : tame banne zakya utAvaLe caMdrapura pahoMco, ne mahArAja samakSa A Akhoye vRttAMta nivedana karo. AmA vilaMba nahi cAle. ame tarata ja nIkaLI paDyA. pahelAM jamI lIdhuM. pachI eka paricitanI hATa para jarA visAmo levA beThA, to kyAMka kAMIka jhINI jhINI vAto thatI hoya tema jaNAyuM. ame jarA kAna mAMDyA, to khyAla Avyo ke ame beThA tenI bAjumAM ja bIjI eka hATa hatI, ne temAM koI be manuSyo vacce vAtacIta cAlatI hatI. ame saravA kAne te sAMbhaLavA prayatna karyo to tUTaka tUTaka je zabdo kiAne aphaLAyA teno sAra Avo hato : eka manuSya : alyA, kAMI navAjUnI sAMbhaLI teM? bIjo manuSya : nA bhaI, kAMI sAMbhaLyuM nathI. teM kAMI sAMbhaLyuM hoya to kahe ne. eka : ApaNA rAjakumAra Aje nIkaLe che.

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176 * samaruM palapala suvrata nAma bIjo : kyAM jAya che? zA mATe nIkaLe che? eka : gulakheDapura jAya che, vasaMtazrIne sahAya karavA... bIjo : ema? to to sAruM kahevAya. eka : alyA, pUruM sAMbhaLa to kharo! vasaMtazrIne sahAya karavA jAya che te to lokone paTAvavA mATenI vAta che, kharuM kAraNa to juduM ja che. bIjo : to kahe ne bhalA'damI, chAnuM kAraNa zuM che? eka : tuM koIne kahe nahi, to kahuM. bIjo : bhalA mANasa! mArA peTanI vAta kadI bahAra nIkaLI che kharI? ne emAMya teM nA kahI hoya, pachI to kahuM ja zeno ? bephikara banIne kahe, zuM kAraNa che e? eka : (cAre tarapha 'koI sAMbhaLatuM to nathI ne?" tevI dahezatathI joto joto) ApaNA kumArane tyAM utAvaLe javAnuM kharuM kAraNa evuM che ke vasaMtazrI asAmAnya rUpa-guNa-saMpanna rAjakanyA hovAnuM jANIne tenA moMmAM pANI chUTyuM che. zrIvarga ane sudarzana bannene UMcA mUkIne ApaNA kumAra pote tene paraNI javA taiyAra thaI gayA che. eTale e utAvaLe bhAge che. bIjo : paNa zUrapALa rAjA tene roke nahi? eka : jANe to roke ne? ApaNA kumAra vIrapALe to rAjAjIne samajAvyA ke abaLAnI rakSA karavAmAM ApaNe vilaMba na karavo joIe. Apa AjJA karo to huM satvara tyAM jAuM, ne dUSalanI paDakhe rahI, sudarzanane zikasta ApI rAjakanyAne bhIMsamAMthI mukta karuM. rAjAjI to bahu nyAyapremI ne bhalA che, temaNe A vAtamAM hA pADI dIdhI, eTale kumAra senA laIne upaDe che. bIjo : paNa tane kevI rIte khabara paDI ke enA manamAM judo bhAva che? eka : jo! sAMbhaLa; koIne kaheto nahi; paNa mAro eka bALagoThiyo RSi nAme che te vIrapALa kumArano ati nikaTano

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zrIvarga ja 177 sAgarIta che. te kumAranI rageraga jANe. teNe mane A vAta kahI che. bola, have mArI vAtamAM tathya kharuM ke nahi? bIjo : kharuM bhAI, kharuM. have ame evI rIte beThelA ke A vAto amane saMbhaLAya kharI, paNa ame emanI najaramAM na AvIe. be dukAna vacce kanAtano paDado hoI A paristhiti sarjAI hatI. Ano lAbha amane anAyAsa maLI gayo. ame tatkSaNa pAchA vAmanasvAmIne maLyA, vAta karI. teNe kahyuM ke to ApaNe sudarzanane badale have vIrapALathI vadhu cetatA rahevuM paDe. kemake eno to potAno ja e pradeza che, ne emAM e yatheccha vartI zake. mATe have tame vinA vilaMbe caMdrapura pahoMco; rAta dahADo joyA vinA jhaDapathI jajo, ne mahArAjane A badhI vAto jaNAvI dejo. mahArAja! ame tyAMthI pAMcamA dahADe ahIM AvI pahoMcyA chIe; kyAMya zvAsa levA paNa rokAyA nathI. amArI jANelI badhI vAta ApanI sAme mUkI. have Apa ucita lAge te nirNaya lyo. rAjAe temane visAmo levA mATe javA dIdhA. pachI potAnA maMtrI buddhinidhAna sAthe maMtraNA AraMbhI : maMtrIzvara! vasaMtazrI taraphathI AvelA dUtonI ne zUrapALanA rAjyamAMthI AvelA ApaNA guptacaronI vAtono tALo pAko maLI gayo che, eTale have koI zaMkA sevavAnuM kAraNa nathI rahetuM. bIjI vAta vasaMtazrIno ApaNe jo ke svIkAra hajI nathI karyo, paraMtu teNe svaMya zrIvargane varavAnuM nakkI karyuM che, te jotAM have te ApaNI kulavadhu ja gaNAya. atyAre zUrapALa, mahAbaLa, vAsavadatta ne huM - ame cAra rAjAo ne cAra rAjyomAM to A vAta prasarI ja gaI che; bIjA rAjAonA Ava-jA karatAM dUto dvArA have A vAta TheraThera phelAvAnI te niHsaMdeha che. A saMjogomAM, jo sudarzana ke vIrapALa - koinA paNa hAthe vasaMtazrInuM apamAna ke amaMgaLa

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178 ka samaruM palapala rAvata nAma thaze, to te ApaNI moTI laghutA haze, ane beIjjatI paNa thaze ja. mATe ApaNe tAtkAlika vasaMtazrInI vahAre javuM ja ghaTe. maMtrI kahe ; mahArAja ! ApanI vAta sAva sAcI che. eka paLano paNa vilaMba karavo have AmAM na ja pAlave. mAtra kone mokalavo, te Apa sUcavo, eTale huM tarata badho prabaMdha karAvI dauM. rAjA kahe : maMtrIjI ! sAme be moTA rAjAo che, te vAtane ApaNe dhyAnamAM levI paDe. be be baLiyA rAjA hoya, emanI sAme koI daMDanAyakane mokalI devo te bhAgye ja kAryasAdhaka nIvaDe. mane to thAya che ke mAre pote ja javuM joIe; bIjAnuM AmAM kAma nathI. maMtrI : evuM kAMI baMdhana nathI ke Ape ja eTale ke rAjAe ja AvA kAmamAM javuM joIe. sAme be rAjakumAro ja che, ne temanA pitAonuM temane samarthana haze ke kema te to ApaNe kyAM jANyuM che? eTale rAjakumAronI sAme kharekhara to rAjakumAra jAya e vadhu yogya gaNAya, mArI dRSTie. chevaTe to Apa pharamAvo tema. rAjA AnA uttaramAM kAMI bolavA jAya tyAM ja sabhAmAM beThelo yuvarAja zrIvarga potAnA AsanethI Ubho thaI gayo, ne pitAjIne namIne vinaMti karI ke deva ! kRpA karIne Apa ahIM ja birAjo, ane mane vasaMtazrInI vahAre javAnI AjJA Apo. rAjAnA manamAM svAbhAvika rIte ja putramoha vizeSa hato. te jarA hAnAkAnI karavA lAgyA, to zrIvarge potAnuM mastaka temanA caraNamAM mUkIne vInavyA : pitAjI ! ApanA manamAM ema DakhaDakho hoya ke huM AvuM prayojana siddha karavAmAM kadAca niSphaLa jauM to?" to Ape ja ApanA haste mane "kAyara' tarIke sthApyo gaNAze. ane ApanuM saMtAna kAyara gaNAya evuM Apa iccho kharA? nahIM ja. to mane zIdhra AjJA Apo. - rAjAe tarata lAgaNIone khaMkherI svahaste pAnanuM bIDuM

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zrIvarma 179 zrIvargane ApyuM, ane sainya sAthe tvarita prasthAna karavAnI AjJA ApI. - zrIvarma paNa pitAnA hAthe maLelA pAnanA bIDAne zukana mAnIne te ja kSaNe nagara bahAra nIkaLI gayo. zrIvarma yuvAna hato. tenA haiye kAMIka karI dekhADavAno thanaganATa hato. to sAthe buddhimAna paNa te eTalo ja hato. have pachI eka paNa pagaluM gaNatarInavihoNuM na levAya tenI teNe pAkI kALajI rAkhavAnuM manomana nakkI karyuM, ane nagara bahAra pahoMcatA ja teNe tvarita nirNayo levAnA zarU karyA. sau prathama teNe potAnA be vizvAsapAtra manuSyone Adeza Apyo ke tame banne Aje ja ahIMthI nIkaLIne gulakheDapuranI najIka jyAM vajAyudhA devInA maMdiranA parisaramAM kumArI vasaMtazrIno paDAva che tyAM jAva. jaIne kuMvarIne maLo ne kaho ke "tame narapuMgava rAjA pAse zAmaLa vagere tamArA ATha mANasone mokalyA hatA, temAMnA zAmaLa ane bIjAM pAMca jaNane sudarzananA caroe dagAprapaMcathI haNI kADhyA che. be mANasoe game tema jIva bacAvelo, temaNe caMdrapura AvIne narapuMgava rAjAne badhI vItaka varNavatAM, rAjAjIe kumArazrIne tamArI vahAre AvavA AjJA karI che. ne te anusAra kumAra sainya laIne ahIM AvavA nIkaLI cUkyA che. tame dharapata rAkhajo. ane A hakIkatathI tamane vAkepha karavA mATe kumArazrIe amane bene pahelAM mokalI ApyA che. kumArIne saMdezo ApyA pachI tame banne narapuMgava rAjAnA dUta tarIke sudarzananI chAvaNImAM jjo, ne tene rAjAjInA nAme "Ama Ama' kahejo. e sAMbhaLyA pachI paNa e na mAne ne hAMsI - upekSA ja kare, to pachI tame mArA nAmathI "A pramANe veNa kahejo. DaratA nahIM. WWW.jainelibrary.org

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- 180 samaruM palapala suprata nAma sudarzanane kahevAnI vAto kumAra pAse barAbara samajI laIne te be sevako ravAnA thaI gayA. e kAma patatAM ja kumAre sAmaMto, maMDalezvaro ne senApatione ekaThA karyA, ne nizcayAtmaka svare kahyuM ke "mAre Aje sAMje ja ahIMthI prayANa karavuM che, ane parama divase gulakheDapura pahoMcavuM che. pacAsa jojanano paMtha che. huM tyAM pahoMcyA pachI ja bhojana ne nidrA laIza - A mAro saMkalpa che. - have tamArA saunA adhikAranA lazkaramAM jeTalA ghaDiyA jojana azvo tathA UMTa-sAMDhaNI hoya che, temaja capaLa ane game tevA zramathI paNa na thAke tevA subhaTo mane sAMja pahelAM Apo. temane pAMca ja divasanuM bhAtuM levaDAvavAnuM che. huM temane laIne sAMje nIkaLIza. tame badhA bAkInA sainyane taiyAra karI, sAthe laI, paDAva nAkhatA nAkhatA mane AvI maLajo." badhA A vAtamAM sahamata thayA. phera eTalo karyo ke e sAmaMto ne senApatioe sAMje kumAranI sAthe ja javAno Agraha rAkhyo, ne potAnA vizvAsu subhaTone sainyane dorI lAvavAnI javAbadArI soMpI dIdhI. DhaLatI sAMje zrIvarmakumAra vasaMtazrInI sahAyatA mATe javA nIkaLyo tyAre tenI sAthe 500 hAthI, pacAsa hajAra ghoDesvAra, trIsa hajAra UMTa-savAra, ane pAMca hajAra ratha-ATaluM-parimita sainya hatuM. bAkInuM vizALa sainya pAchaLathI AvI maLavAnuM hatuM. zrIvarge tithi-vAra-nakSatra-muhUrta kAMI na jovaDAvyAM, ke na joyAM koI jAtanAM zukana ke nimitto; potAnI senA nAnakaDI haze ne sAme zatruonI moTI be be senAo haze tenI paNa teNe tamA na karI; te to siMhanuM bacyuM jema madonmatta hAthIo upara trATakavA dhasI jAya, tema nAnI senA laIne cAlI ja nIkaLyo.

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zrIvarga 181 pelI tarapha, zAmaLa ane tenA sAthIone potAnA sainiko dvArA haNAvI nAkhIne manamAM ne manamAM pomAto mAdhavarAya sudarzana pAse jaI pahoMcyo, ane AkhIye ghaTanA tene varNavI batAvI. sAthe ja kuMvarIe narapuMgava rAjA upara lakhelo lekha tathA anya sAmAna paNa rajU karyo. - sudarzana to A badhuM joI-jANIne khuzakhuzAla! teNe mAdhavane khUba zAbAzI ApI. sAthe ja sUcanA karI ke have tArA guptacaro satata vajAyudhA devInA maMdiranI cAretarapha pharatAM ja rahe tema goThavI de, be cArane vasaMtazrInI chAvaNImAM nokararUpe paNa bane to mUkI de. kadAca hajI paNa vasaMtazrI koIkane tyAM mokale te zakya che. jo tevI jarA paNa hilacAla jaNAya to te lokone paNa AMtaravA ane nigraha karavo ja. Ama ne Ama thoDo vakhata nIkaLI jAya ne be rAjAomAMthI ekeya AnI vahAre na Ave, to ApaNuM kAma saheluM thaI jaze ane kadAca siddha paNa thaI jAya. mAdhave te vAta pakaDI lIdhI, ne tarata teno amala paNa karI dIdho. daramiyAnamAM, rAjA zUrapALanI AjJAthI kumAra virapALe gulakheDapura bhaNI prayANa AdaryuM. te jANavA chatAM sudarzananA mANasoe zUrapALane punaH vinaMti karI ke amane javAba Apo. zUrapALe ThaMDe kaleje temane kahyuM ke A praznamAM zuM karavAnuM che tenuM mArgadarzana ApIne kumAra vIrapALane meM gulakheDa mokalyo che. te tyAM jaIne ghaTita haze te karaze. tame paNa have tenI sAthe jatA raho. sobata maLaze tamane. e sevako samajI gayA ke zUrapALa rAjA ApaNI upekSA ja kare che. eTale teo tyAMthI vIrapALano sAtha karavAnuM TALIne tvarApUrvaka bhAgyA, ne vIrapALa pahoMce te pahelAM sudarzana pAse

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- 182 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - pahoMcIne badhA samAcAra ApyA. A sAMbhaLatAM ja sudarzanane paga taLethI dharatI khasI rahI hovAno anubhava thavA lAgyo. te manamAM samajI gayo ke have mAruM prayojana siddha thavuM muzkela banavAnuM. ethI have ahIM paDI rahevAno paNa jhAjho artha mArA mATe nathI. paraMtu sAthe sAthe teNe ema paNa vicAryuM ke A tabakke huM ahIMthI pAcho pharI jAuM, to mArI apakIrti ja thAya ke vIrapALathI DarIne nATho. eTale hamaNAM varapALane AvavA dauM, ne thoDo vakhata ahIM ja rahI paDuM. vasaMtazrI have ahIMthI kyAre nIkaLe che, tenI bhALa maLyA pachI je karavuM ghaTe te karIza. ane bIje ja divase vIrapALa potAnA vizALa sainya sAthe tyAM- gulaMDapuramAM AvI paNa pahoMcyo. vIrapALa bahAdUra jarUra haze, paNa buddhimAM jarA sthULatA vadhu haze. athavA to kAmAMdha manuSyane buddhi sAthe ADavera thatuM hoya che tema tene paNa thayuM haze. game tema, paNa teNe gulaMDapura AvyA pachI dUSala daMDanAyaka sAthenI potAnI prathama maMtraNAmAM ja potAno manobhAva chato karI nAkhyo : pitAe to kuMvarInI rakSA arthe mokalyo che, ne pote paNa tema karavAnuM kahIne ja Avyo che. paNa manamAM to judo ja bhAva che, vasaMtazrIne vaza karavAno ne paraNavAno. tene hatuM ke pote rAjakumAra che, ane dUSala game tema toya potAno nokara ja gaNAya, eTale te potAnI vAtamAM sahamata ja thaze; sahAyaka banaze. paNa tenI dhAraNA jUThI TharI. dUSale tene spaSTa ane kaDaka zabdomAM DAryo ke mahArAjAne kuMvarInI rakSA karavAnuM kahIne nIkaLyA cho, ne have tenA para dAnata bagaDI che? A nahIM cAle, AnAM pariNAma keTalo khataranAka AvI zake tenI tamane kalpanA che kumAra?

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zrIdharma 183 ane zaraNe Avela kanyA upara ja kudRSTi karavI e rAjapUtane zobhaze. kharuM? mATe mAruM mAno ne A vicArane manamAMthI kADhI ja nAkho. dArUDiyAne ekAda thappaDa paDe ne nazo UtarI jAya tema dUSalanA kaDaka valaNathI vIrapALano manoratha havA thaI gayo. teNe joyuM ke dUSalano sAtha AmAM nahi maLe. ane tenA sAtha vinA potAnuM prayojana pAra pADavuM kevaLa azakya ja hatuM. eTale teNe paLavAramAM ja potAno irAdo badalI nAkhyo, ne dUSalane kahyuM ke "bhAI dUSala ! tamArI vAta mane jacI gaI che. huM A paLe ja mAro IrAdo badalI vALuM chuM. have kuMvarInI rakSA sivAya mAruM koI lakSya nahIM hoya. paraMtu mAruM eka kautuka to tamAre pUravuM ja paDaze." kayuM kautuka? dUSale kutUhala sAthe pUchyuM. vIrapALa : meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke vasaMtazrInuM rUpa-sauMdarya atyaMta adbhuta che. A vAta sAcI? tamArA anucarone hamaNAM vAraMvAra tyAM javAnuM banyuM haze; koIke to enuM rUpa joyuM haze ja. kevuM che enuM svarUpa? dUSala : kumAra! mArA mANasone tyAM javAnuM banyA kare che te vAta sAva sAcI. paraMtu kuMvarIne pratyakSa maLavAno prasaMga to koIne ya hajI paDyo nathI. badhuM kAma emanA adhikArI jano mAraphate ja patI jatuM hoya che. paNa eka vAta che. kuMvarInA sevako vAraMvAra potAnA prayojana aMge mArI pAse Ave che kharA. temane pUcheluM meM A vize, ane temaNe kuMvarInA atizaya rUpa-sauMdarya vize vAto karelI, e vAta mane yAda che. - vIrapALa : ApaNe eka kAma karIe. ApaNA aMgata mANasone tyAM mokalIe. teo vasaMtazrInuM vAstavika rUpa joI Ave ne ApaNane varNave. dUSala : kumArazrI! je gAma javuM nathI, tenuM nAma nAhaka pUchavAno zo artha? ApaNane e kuMvarI sAthe kAMI lAgatuM vaLagatuM nathI.. ApaNe to ApaNAthI banatI sahAya karIne ene ahIMthI tenA

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- 184 samaruM palapala sUvata nAma sthAne pahoMcatI karavAnI che. AmAM vaLI enA rUpa vize jANavAno ATalo Agraha ApaNe zA mATe rAkhavAno? vIrapALa : tamArI vAtamAM tathya haze. paNa e vyavahArocita nathI. mane rAjA zUrapALe vasaMtazrInI sahAya arthe mokalyo che. e vAta mAre ene sattAvAra rIte jaNAvavI ja paDe. dUSale kacavAtA dile paNa saMmata thavuM ja paDyuM. tenI saMmati thatAM ja vIrapALe potAnA eka aMgata manuSyane taiyAra karyo. to dUSale paNa tenI sAthe potAno eka aMgata mANasa goThavI dIdho. beya manuSyo gayA kuMvarI pAse, ne jaNAvyuM ke tenI sahAya mATe zUrapALa rAjAnA yuvarAja vIrapALa svayaM sainya sahita gulaDapuramAM AvI gayA che. ane temaNe e jANavA mAgyuM che ke Apane have kyAM javuM che? vAsavapura -- pitAnA ghera ke caMdrapura - zrIvarmane tyAM? kuMvarIe tvarita uttara vALyo : mAre caMdrapura ja javuM che, bIje kyAMya nahi. mane tame narapuMgava rAjAnA pradezanI sarahadamAM mUkI dezo to paNa cAlaze. to kyAre nIkaLavuM che tyAM javA mATe? kuMvarI : be-traNa divasa pachI nIkaLavuM che. hamaNAM amArA keTalAka mANaso kAryavaza bahAra gayA che, te eka-be divasamAM pAchA phare, pachI tarata amane ahIMthI vidAya maLe tevI mArI apekSA che. kumArazrIne praNAmapUrvaka A vAta jaNAvajo. e mANaso pAchA Ave ke tarata huM tamane kahevaDAvIza, ne to tame vinA vilaMbe AvI jajo. banne manuSyoe te vAta pakaDI lIdhI ne javA mATe UThyA, tyAre kuMvarIe te beunuM uttama vastrAdi vaDe sanmAna karyuM ne temane javA dIdhA. e bannee paNa vIrapALa tathA dUSala samakSa jaIne yathAvatuM nivedana karI dIdhuM. paNa vIrapALane e vAto jANavAmAM jarAya rasa na paDyo.

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zrIvarma ( 185 teNe to jevI e vAta pUrI thaI, evuM ja potAnA sevakane kuMvarInA rUpa-sauMdarya vize pUchavAnuM zarU karyuM. dUSala to potAnA yuvarAjazrInI A dhRSTatA joI ja rahyo. paNa te zuM karI zake AmAM? chevaTe to te paNa eka sevaka ja hato to! pelA sevake vasaMtazrInA rUpanuM moMphATa varNana karavA mAMDayuM. e to jevA zeTha evA vANotara. e zuM kAma maNA rAkhe? e kaheH kumArazrI! eka jIbhe to kuMvarInA sauMdaryanuM varNana koI kALA mAthAno mAnavI karI zake te vAta azakya che. hA, ApaNI sAme tenuM koI paTacitra hoya to tenA AdhAre huM kAMIka varNana karI zakata. chatAM eka vAta kahuM : vajAyudhA devInI pratimA to Ape joI ja che. keTalI addabhuta che e pratimA! paNa e pratimAnI aMgabhaMgI ane suMdaratA paNa kumArI vasaMtazrInA eka paganA aMgUThAnIye tole Ave nahi. basa, ATalAmAM badhuM AvI gayuM. dUSala to A sAMbhaLatAM ja bhaDakyo. te tADUkyo : are bhAI, jarA viveka to jALavo! vajAyudhA eka devI che, pUjanIya tattva che; ne vaLI e pratyakSa paraco ApanArI devI che. ene mATe AvuM viveka-vihoNuM galata vidhAna karo te kema cAle? to pelo kahe : sAheba! vajAyudhA devI satyapriya devI che, mATe ja mAre A spaSTa satya bolavuM paDe che. huM jo khoTuM boluM ne devI-pratimA karatAM kuMvarInuM rUpa ochuM hovAnuM kahyuM, to te haLAhaLa jUTha gaNAya, ne to te devI mArA para nArAja ja thAya. mATe mAre nA chUTake A rIte bolavuM paDe che. dUSala cUpa. vIrapALe taka jhaDapI. te kahe : dUSala! have to mAre koIpaNa hisAbe ekavAra kuMvarIne jovI ja che. ApaNo IrAdo kharAba to che nahi. pachI tene ekavAra nirakhI levAmAM vAMdho zo? tame satvare tene maLavAnuM kAMIka goThavo; mAro Agraha paNa che ane Adeza 1 Bain Education International

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- 186 ke samaruM palapala rAvata nAma paNa. dUSale gherI vimAsaNa anubhavatAM anubhavatAM kahyuM : kumArazrI! ApanI AjJAne anusaravuM e mArI pharaja che. paNa A goThavavuM kevI rIte? vasaMtazrIne koI ja kAraNa ke vAjabI prayojana vinA ApaNe tyAM bolAvI na zakAya; kemake chevaTe te strI che. to ApaNe sAme cAlIne koI gaMbhIra nimitta vinA tene tyAM jaIe te zobhAspada nahi gaNAya. tame jAte UThIne rakSaNIya evI parAyI strInA ghera jAva to teno arthaghaTano tathA paDaghA bahu vicitra paDe. Apane kAMI sUjhatuM hoya to mane kaho. vIrapALa cAlAka hato. teNe joyuM ke dUSala barAbara bhIDAyo che ne have A AvelI taka jatI karavI pAlave tema nathI. eTale teNe takSaNa bhAre ThAvakAIthI dUSalane kahyuM : mane eka upAya sUjhe che. ApaNe vajAyudhA devInAM darzana kAje jaIe. barobara te ja samaye vasaMtazrIne paNa pUjA-darzana mATe AvI javAnuM kahevaDAvIe. te Avaze ja. to tyAM mArI jhaMkhanA paNa phaLIbhUta thaze. sApa mare nahi, ne lAkaDI bhAMge nahi. bolo, barAbara che? dUSale have hA bhaNyA sivAya koI Aro nahoto. tene A badhuM leza paNa rucikara na hovA chatAM kahevuM paDyuM ke "kumArazrI ! Apa je vicAro te yogya ja haze; huM rahyo vahIvaTadAra mANasa; mane AmAM jhAjhI gama na paDe." vIrapALa khuzakhuzAla. kahe : huM ekalo nathI javAno. tamAre paNa mArI sAthe ja AvavAnuM che. cAlo, taiyAra thaI jAva. dUSala tenI sAthe gayo. paNa jatAM jatAM rastAmAM tenA cittamAM bhAre gaDamathala cAlatI rahI. te barAbara kaLI gayo hato ke kumAra vIrapALanI dAnata sArI nathI ja nathI. e jevo kuMvarIne joze, tevo tenA rUpathI mohita thaIne kAMIka aDapaluM karaze ja. he bhagavAna! have zuM karavuM? AnI chokaramatamAM bhayaMkara anartha na sarjAya to sAruM. huM zuM karuM to AvatA anarthane rokI zakAya?

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zrIvarga a 187 ghaNI ghaNI gaDamathalane aMte ekAeka tene eka upAya sUjhI gayo. tene khabara hatI ke vajAyudhA devI pragaTa-prabhAvI che ke jo tenI mAnatA mAnavAmAM Ave to tatkALa phaLa Ape che. teNe te ja kSaNe mAnasika prArthanApUrvaka mAnatA dhArI : he vajAyudhA devI! tamArI kRpA mArA para hoya to evuM karajo ke A vasaMtazrInI suMdara kAyAno eka nakha jeTalo avayava paNa A mUrNa rAjakumAranI najare na paDe. jo mArI A mAnatA saphaLa thaze to huM bhAre ThAThamATha sAthe tamAro aAlikA mahotsava karIza. mAnatAnA khyAla pachI dUSala khUba haLavo thaI gayo, te kumAra sAthe devInA maMdire jaI pahoMcyo. tyAM jaI, sevA-pUjA vagere karIne kumAre sevakone mokalyA ke kuMvarIne kaho ke kumAra vIrapALa tamane vajAyudhAnA maMdire darzana-pUjana mATe bolAve che. kuMvarI virapALanuM manogata kaLI gaI hoya ke game tema, teNe javAba vALyo ke Aje mArI AMkhomAM bhAre pIDA upaDI che, tethI huM Aje AvI zakuM tema nathI, kSamA karajo. vIrapALane to A sAMbhaLIne DhaLavuMtuM ne DhALa maLyo! teNe pharI pUchAvyuM ke tamane ThIka nathI tethI amane ciMtA upaje che. tamArI khabara pUchavA ne sAravAra karavA mATe ame tyAM AvIe? kuMvarIe paLano ya vilaMba karyA vinA javAba mokalyo ke tame amArI sAravAra saMbhALI ja lIdhI che, ne tethI ja amane bahu bahu rAhata sAMpaDI che. have AvA kSullaka kAraNa mATe tame ahIM AvavAnI tasdI na lezo. tame mAre mATe vaDIla cho, ne vaDIla ahIM Ave to mane ochuM Ave. thayuM. vIrapALa khasiyANo paDI gayo. dUSale tarata bAjI saMbhALI lIdhI. teNe kumArane samajAvyA : ApanI badhI ja pharaja Ape bajAvI lIdhI. have kuMvarI ja nA kahetI hoya to ApaNe tyAM javAno Agraha na rakhAya. cAlo pAchA gulakheDapura. vIrapALa manomana bhAre nArAjagI anubhavato sthAne gayo. sAravAra karI javAba amane baba

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188 2 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma dUSala atyaMta prasanna thayo. tenI mAnatA barAbara phLI hatI. bIjI bAju, sudarzananA atyaMta catura ane sAbadA senAnAyaka mAdhavane, teNe bichAvelI jALane kAraNe, jANa thaI gaI ke have be traNa dahADAmAM ja vIrapALa vasaMtazrIne narapuMgava rAjavInA dezanI sImAmAM pahoMcADavA laI jaze. teNe tAbaDatoba A mAhitI sudarzanane pahoMcADI. e sAthe ja sudarzana rAjIrAjI thaI gayo. teNe vicAryuM : vIrapALa kuMvarIne narapuMgavanA pradezamAM mUkIne pAcho vaLI ja javAno; e kAMI TheTha caMdrapura sudhI to nahi ja jAya. e nIkaLe ke tarata ja huM paNa cUpacApa nIkaLI jaIza mArA sainya sAthe. dekhAva daMtapura tarapha javAno racIza, ne koIne ya kAMI samaja paDe te pahelAM jarAka cakarAvo laIne paNa, narapuMgavanA pradezamAM pahoMcI jaIza. tyAM to vasaMtazrI ekalI ja haze, eTale ke tenI sahAyatAmAM bIjuM koI ja nahi hoya; e vakhate tene AMtarIza, ne mAre ghera upADI jaIza. hAza, je thAya che te ThIka ja thAya che. teNe mAdhavane potAnuM manogata samajAvyuM, ne vizeSa mAhitI mATe mokalI Apyo. to A tarapha, zrIvarmanA be saMdezavAhako vasaMtazrInI samIpe pahoMcI gayA, ne zrIvarse kahAvelo saMdezo tene kahI saMbhaLAvyo. zrIvarma khuda potAnI vahAre AvI rahyAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM ja vasaMtazrInA romeroma khIlI UThyA. tenI AMkho haSa~drekamAM dravI UThI. paraMtu bIjI ja paLe teno harSa zokamAM palaTAyo. potAnA vizvAsu sevaka zAmaLa ane tenA sAthIonA duHkhada temaja ghAtakI rIte

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zrIvarsa 189 karAyelA mRtyunI vAte te bhAMgI paDI. tenuM moM paNa levAI gayuM. saMdezavAhako tenI palaTAtI sthiti joI zakyA. temaNe vAtAvaraNa palaTavA mATe tarata ja vAta badalI : kuMvarIzrI! kumArazrIe kahevaDAvyuM che ke teo Aje sAMje jevA ahIM AvI pahoMcaze tevA ja sau prathama Apane pratyakSa maLavA Avaze, pachI ja bIjI badhI kAmagIrI hAtha dharaze. vasaMtazrI pAchI hasuM hasuM thaI rahI. AgaMtuka sevako tarata ja tenI anumati laIne tyAMthI sudarzana pAse javA cAlI nIkaLyA. temanA gayA pachI vasaMtazrIe kumAranA svAgatanI taiyArIo prAraMbhI dIdhI. sAMja DhaLI. kumAra zrIvarsa pote karelA nirdhAra mujaba ja, nIkaLyAnA trIje divase tyAM AvI pahoMcyo, ane gulaMDapuranI bahAra teNe paDAva nAkhyo. kumAranA AgamananA samAcAra maLatAM ja dIrgha pratIkSA karI karIne have adhIra banI gayelI vasaMtazrIe potAnI Apta sakhI vanazrIne kumAra pAse mokalI. taMbola, AbhUSaNo, vastro vagere kumArocita uttama padArthone laIne vanazrI kumAranI chAvaNI para pahoMcI. badhuM arpaNa karyuM. paraspara kSemakuzaLa pUchAyAM. pachI vanazrIe kumArane vinaMti karI : deva! amArAM kuMvarIbAe ghaNo samaya zairya rAkhyuM che ne ApanI sudIrgha pratIkSA karyA karI che. have temanI dhIrajanI avadhi AvI gaI che. teoe kahAvyuM che ke "Apa have kSaNano ya vilaMba na karo, ne zIgha amAre tyAM padhArI mAro svIkAra karo." - kumAra aucitya ane maryAdAno jANa hato. teNe vanazrIne samajAvI : vanazrI! je kSaNe tamArA sevakothI jANyuM ke vasaMtazrI mane varavA mATe nIkaLI che ane sudarzane tene avarodhI mUkI che,

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- 190 che samaruM palapala suvrata nAma te ja kSaNathI manamAM thatuM rahyuM che ke jo mane pAMkha maLe to A ja paLe UDIne kuMvarI pAse pahoMcuM, tene A viTamaNAmAMthI bahAra kADhuM, ne paraNI jauM. pitAjIe anumati ApatAM ja nIkaLI paDyo chuM. anna to nahi paNa pANIno ghuTaDo paNa traNa dahADAthI pIdho nathI. are, mArA sainyanI paNa rAha jovA rokAyo nathI; je thoDuMka taiyAra hatuM tene laIne mAra mAra karato bhAgyo chuM. vanazrI! mane paNa vasaMtazrI sAthe lagna karavAnI ochI utAvaLa nathI. paraMtu eka vAta kahuM ke mArA pitAnuM huM prathama saMtAna chuM, ane mAruM A prathama lagna paNa che. eTale temanI anupasthitimAM temaja anujJA lIdhA vinA huM lagna karuM te ucita nathI. mATe kuMvarIne kahe ke ATalI badhI dhIraja rAkhI to have thoDA divasa vadhu rAkhe, ApaNe caMdrapurI pahoMcatA ja ghaDiyAM lagna laI laIzuM. vanazrI jarAka DuMgarAI. teNe aruci sAthe kumArane saMbhaLAvyuM : mahArAja! Ape to bolI nAkhyuM ke caMdrapurI jaIne lagna karIzuM. Apane koInI pIDAnI kalpanA kyAMthI Ave? mArAM svAminI to je paLathI ApanA guNagAna sAMbhaLyAM che te ja paLathI kAmadevanAM bANonI tIvra pratADanAthI vyathita banIne jIve che. ApanA vinAnI pratyeka kSaNa temane mATe eka eka varSa jevI lAMbI ane AkarI vahe che. eTale to temaNe tamane kahevaDAvavAnI ke pUchAvavAnI paNa vATa na joI, ne svaye sAmethI ApanI pAse AvavA cAlI nIkaLyAM che! Ano artha vicAro ne, to ya Apane dayA AvyA vinA na rahe. ane deva! Ape kahyuM ke pitAjInI gerahAjarImAM mArAthI lagna na thAya, e vAta paNa mArI dRSTie ThIka nathI. ApanA pitAe kAMI vAsavadatta rAjA pAsethI kuMvarInI mAgaNI karIne teDAvI nathI. A to ApanI pAse ja sAmethI jAte AvI rahI che; svayaMvarA che. AvI kanyAne Apa atyAre paraNo to emAM kazuM anucita

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zrIvarga che 191 nathI, ke nathI thato koI anartha. paNa kumArane gaLe A vAta na UtarI. teNe hA-nAkAnI cAlu ja rAkhI. vanazrI kaMTALI. teNe chevaTanuM hathiyAra ugAmyuM H mahArAja! jo tame Aje ja kuMvarIno svIkAra karI lezo, to huM tamane eka bhayaMkara ane anarthakArI dUSaNathI bacAvI laIza. paNa jo nahi svIkAro to bhagavAna ke bhAgya - koI tamane e dUSaNathI ugArI nahi zake. kumAre adhIrA thaIne pUchayuM : kayuM dUSaNa e? vanazrI : deva! sIdhI vAta che. jo Aje Ape kuMvarIne nahi paraNo, to te have potAnI vyAkuLatAne jIravI nahi zake, ne avaya AtmahatyA karaze. Ano doSa je haze tenA nimitta Apa hazo. have Apane ThIka lAge tema karo. - kumAra TharI ja gayo A sAMbhaLIne thoDI paLo mATe te UMDA ciMtanamAM DUbI gayo. tene thavA mAMDyuM ke jarUra, kuMvarInI hAlata atyaMta vivaLa haze. te vinA tenI sakhI AvAM kaThora ane marmaghAtI veNa na uccAre. meM prArthanAbhaMga karyo evuM jo kuMvarI jANaze ne ANe kahyuM tema jo te eno AghAta jIravI nahi zake ane AtmaghAta karaze, to tene mATe javAbadAra huM ja hoIza te vAta pAkI che. ane te pachI mane je DaMkha, aparAdhabodha ane pazcAttApa thaze te kadAca mane jIvanabhara koya ja karaze. vaLI, jagatamAM mArI apakIrti thaze ne AvA vediyAveDA badala vaDIlo nArAja thaze te laTakAmAM. mATe mAre AnI vAta mAnavI joIe ane kuMvarI pAse jaIne teno svIkAra vidhivat karI levo joIe. manamAM Avo nirNaya UgatAM ja teNe vanazrIne kahyuM : vanazrI! tArI vAtano huM svIkAra karuM chuM. tuM jhaTa jA, ane lagnocita sAmagrI ekaThI kara. badhI vyavasthA paNa goThava. huM taiyAra thaIne tyAM pahoMcuM

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192 2 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma chuM. barAbara dhruva lagna Avaze, te paLe tArAM svAminI sAthe huM pANigrahaNa karIza. jA, jhaTa pahoMca. vanazrInuM haiyuM harakhathI nAcavA mAMDyuM. teNe tyAMthI rItasara doTa ja mUkI. paDAve pahoMcIne pahelAM kuMvarIne te pachI adhikArI puruSone vadhAmaNI ApI. sevako dvArA jhaTapaTa badhI sAmagrI ekaThI karAvavA mAMDI. lagnano maMDapa vagere paNa taiyAra karyuM. kuMvarIne paNa utAvaLe utAvaLe zaNagArI, ane zayanakhaMDa paNa sajAvI dIdho. samaya thatAM ja kumA2 zrIvarka, thoDAka aMgata sevakonI sAthe tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. badhuM taiyAra ja hoI teNe dhruva lagna veLAe kuMvarI vasaMtazrInuM pANigrahaNa karI lIdhuM. te rAtri teNe tyAM ja gALI. savAre UThIne kumAra zrIvarse prAtaHkArya ATopyuM. te pachI, have kevo vyUha apanAvavo tenI vicAraNA, vasaMtazrI tathA tenA adhikRta puruSo sAthe karavA te beTho, tevAmAM ja sudarzana pAse teNe mokalelA be saMdezavAhako tenI samakSa upasthita thayA. kumArano Adeza maLatAM ja temaNe potAnA hevAla ApavAno zarU karyo : kumArazrI! ApanA Adeza pramANe kuMvarIzrIne Apano saMdezo ApyA pachI ame sudarzana pAse gayA. ame tene kahyuM ke amane narapuMgava rAjAe moklyA che. temaNe kahevaDAvyuM che ke mahAbaLa rAjA amArA mitra che. tame temanA putra cho eTale amAre mATe amArA zrIvarma jevA ja gaNAva. amAre mana jevo zrIvarma tevA ja tame. ame zrIvarmane ApIe eTalA ja adhikArathI tamane paNa zikhAmaNa ApI zakIe. zrIvarmanuM sAruM thAya to jema amane AnaMda thAya tema tamArI AbAdIthI paNa amane AnaMda ja thAya. bhAI sudarzana! jo vasaMtazrI potAnI marajIthI tamane varavA IcchatI hoya to tame jarU2 tenI sAthe paraNo; emAM kAMI ayogya

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zrIvarma che 193 nathI. athavA, baLajabarIthI tame tene paraNI jAya, to te sAme paNa amane koI vAMdho nathI. e rIte paNa tamane sukha maLatuM hoya to gamaze. paraMtu, A kanyA zrIvama sivAya koIne sahana nahi kare, ane tamArI baLajabarIne kAraNe jo jIvatara tajI deze, to ThIka nahi thAya; tamArI apakIrti vadhaze. mATe tame A kanyAne jora-julamathI paraNavAno Agraha javA do ane tenI IcchA pramANe tene karavA do. - kumArazrI! ame atyaMta zAMtipUrvaka A vAta tene kahI. paNa e sAMbhaLatAM ja tenAM bhavAM caDhI gayAM. e amane kahe : tamArA rAjAne kahejo ke potAnA dIkarAne ja A badhI zikhAmaNa Ape. mane zikhAmaNa ApanArA mArA pitA mahAbala rAjA hajI jIve che. amane racaze to emanuM kahyuM karIzuM, nahi race to nahi karIe; paNa tamAre amane zIkhavADavAnI jarAya jarUra nathI. kahejo tamArA rAjAne. ame kahyuM : A to amArA rAjAjIno saMdezo kahyo. e Apane na rucyo hoya to zuM karavuM te Apa jANo. paraMtu amArA rAjakumAra zrIvarSe paNa Apane saMdezo pAThavyo che. Apa kaho to to kahI daIe. - sudarzane amane saMmati ApI, eTale ame kahyuM : amArA yuvarAja kahAvyuM che ke narapuMgava rAjavI to dharmarAjAnA avatAra che : saraLa ane sajjana. e to eTalA badhA bhalA che ke AkhI duniyAne, are, duSTa janone paNa bhalA ja mAnIne cAle che. eTale sudarzana! emanI vAtane bahu kAne dharavAnI jarUra nathI. mArI vAta sAMbhaLa! huM A vasaMtazrI sAthe lagna karavAno chuM. ane tyAM AvIne karavAno chuM; tuM joto rahIza ne huM kuMvarIne paraNI jaIza. sAvadhAna raheje. pachI ema na kaheto ke mane kIdhuM nahotuM, nahi to huM paDakArata. A Agamaca jANa karI dauM chuM. tArI tAkAta

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- 194 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - hoya to mane aTakAvaje. A sAMbhaLatAM ja sudarzana barADyo : alyA, tamArA e zrIvarmanA zA bhAra che ke huM-beThe kuMvarIne paraNI jAya? ene ahIM AvavA to do; paLabharamAM ene motano mahemAna na banAvuM to mAruM nAma sudarzana nahi. AvI zekhI karIne eNe amane rajA ApI, ane ame tyAMthI nIkaLIne sIdhA ApanI pAse ja AvyA chIe. zrIvarsa temanI vAtathI khUba rAjI thayo. teNe bannene khUba zAbAzI ApI. pachI beyano satkAra karIne rajA Apato hato tyAM ja kumAra vIrapALe mokalelA be sevako tyAM dAkhala thayA. kumAre temane AvakAryA. kumArane namana karIne te bolyA : kumArazrI! amArA yuvarAja vIrapALe kahAvyuM che ke "tame amArA AMgaNe AvI gayA ne amane jANa paNa na karI? tamArA lagnamAM paNa amane na teDyA? khera, have tame amAre ghera kyAre padhAro cho? amArI icchA che ke kAM to Aje tame amAre tyAM jamavA padhAro ne amAruM Atithya svIkAro, athavA to tame amane lagna nimittanuM prItibhojana karAvo." kumAre ThaMDe kaleje kahyuM : bhAI! Aje to bemAMnuM eka paNa banI zake tema nathI. kema? are bhAI, Aje eka mahattvanuM kAma AvI paDyuM che, ne te karyA vinA cAle tema nathI. evuM te kayuM kAma che, kumAra? bhAI, zuM kahuM? A sudarzane A amArA mANaso dvArA nimaMtraNa pAThavyuM che ke pahelAM ame tamArI mahemAnagati karIzuM, teno svIkAra tamAre karavo ja paDaze. bolo, have mAre zuM karavuM? vIrapALanA sevakoe zrIvarmanA manuSyone pUchayuM ke zuM vAta che A? kAMI samaja nathI paDatI-amane. eTale zrIdharmanA sevakoe sudarzananI tumAkhIbharI vAto temane kahI saMbhaLAvI. eTale emaNe

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zIvarma ja 195 pUchyuM : to ame vIrapALajIne zuM kahIe? zrIvarma : ahIM je sAMbhaLyuM te kahejo. banne gayA. vIrapALane vAta karI. vIrapALe paNa te bene tarata saMdezo zIkhavIne pAchA zrIvarsa pAse mokalyA. temaNe AvIne zrIvarmane kahyuM : sudarzana sAthe ApaNe beya maLIne pAchaLathI hisAba samajI laIzuM. atyAre to AnaMdanI veLA che. tame badhuM paDatuM mUkIne amAre tyAM jamavA padhAro-ema vIrapALajIe kahevaDAvyuM che. - zrIvarga A sAMbhaLIne jarA khamacAyo. Ano zuM javAba vALavo teno vicAra te goThavato hato tyAM ja vanazrI tyAM AvI lAgI, ne mAtra kumAra ja sAMbhaLI zake te rIte teNe kahyuM : deva! hajI sudhI ApanAM darzana thayAM nathI tethI mArAM svAminI vyAkuLa thaI gayAM che. temanI dhIraja khUTI jatAM temaNe mane ApanI pAse mokalI che. temaNe kahyuM che ke jo zrIvarma kumAra sAthe mArAM lagna vinA viddha ane zIdhrapaNe thaI jaze to huM vajAyudhA devInI viziSTa pUjA racAvIza, ane devI samakSa nRtyAdinuM Ayojana karAvIza; evI meM bAdhA rAkhelI. te have mAre satvare pUrI karavI joIe. mATe Apa AnI vyavasthA karAvo." - kumAre tenI vAta svIkArIne tene javA dIdhI. pachI vIrapALanA sevako tarapha pharIne teNe kahyuM : virapALane kahejo ke sudarzana saMbaMdha koI vAta ke phikara tamAre na karavI. kemake nahi to e pAchaLathI ema kaheze ke "jo vIrapALe zrIvargane sahAya na karI hota to huM tene barAbarano camatkAra dekhADI deta; e chUTata to nahi ja.' AvuM sAMbhaLavAnI mArI icchA nathI, e eka vAta. bIjI vAta e ke tame jamavA teDAvo cho to te mATe ApavAmAM mane jarAya vAMdho nathI. paNa A tame juo cho tema huM jarA kAryavyagra chuM, eTale Aje nahi AvI zakuM. kAle savAre tamArA kumArazrI jema kaheze tema huM avazya karIza. Aje have vadhu Agraha na karazo. tame temane mArI vAta samajAvajo.

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-196 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - vIrapALanA sevako ravAnA thatAM ja kumAra vasaMtazrI sAthe devInI maMdire jaIne uttama prakAre pUjA karavAmAM parovAI gayo. tyAra pachI teNe utAvaLe badhI goThavaNa karAvIne trIjA prahare devI-samakSa nATaka ane nRtyano paNa prAraMbha karAvyo. pote paNa badhuM paDatuM mUkIne prekSakavRMda sAthe te jovA beTho. dhIme dhIme nATaka jAmavA lAgyuM, tyAM ja eka guptacara AvI lAgyo. tenI pAse mahattvanA samAcAra hatA, evuM tenA mukhabhAva parathI kaLI gayelA kumAre nATaka jotAM jotAM ja tenI vAta sAMbhaLavA mAMDI. teNe kumAranA kAna pAse moM dharIne A pramANe kahyuM : mahArAja ! mAro banevI sudarzanano khajAnacI che. ene koIvAra kAMI kAma paDe to mAro lAbha le che. enA badalAmAM mane tyAMnI keTalIka gupta vAto jANavA maLI rahe che. e rIte jANavA maLelI thoDIka vAto AvI che : tamArA be saMdezavAhakone sudarzane gaIkAle AvezamAM AvIne kADhI mUkyA, te pachI tene tenA aMgata puruSoe ThAryo ane have cUpacApa svadeza pAchA jatA rahevA mATe samajAvyo. te vakhate te bolyo ke mALuM, mAre gusse nahotuM thavuM, paNa zrIvamanA dUtoe evAM kaDavAM veNa kADhavA mAMDyAM ke mArAthI te khamI na zakAyAM, ne huM huMkArapUrvaka AvezamAM AvIne game tema bolI gayo. have jo huM tene koI ja pATha bhaNAvyA vinA cUpacApa jato rahuM to mArI zobhA zI? chevaTe enA sainyane paNa thoDuMka paNa pajavIne pachI nIkaLI jauM to mAruM boleluM sAva mithyA na thAya! tenA aMgata janoe paNa tenI A vAtamAM samaMti darzAvI. A to thaI gaIkAla baporanI vAta. Aje savAranA bIjA prahara daramiyAna je banyuM te kahuM : tenI pAse teno vizvAsu mANasa mAdhavarAya acAnaka Avyo, ane kahyuM ke zrIvarma Aje Akho dahADo ne rAtanA prathama traNa prahara sudhI vajAyudhA devInA bhakti-jAgaraNamAM mazagUla rahevAno che - tevA

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zrIvarma * 197 samAcAra che. eno artha e ke e Aje rAta-dahADo gIta-nRtyamAM ja rokAyelo haze ne tethI gAphela haze. A takano lAbha levo hoya to laI levA jevo che. sudarzana to AvI ja takanI pratIkSAmAM hato. te utsAhamAM AvI gayo. teNe mAdhavane to tamArA vize vadhu mAhitI jANI lAvavA mokalI dIdho. paraMtu tenA jatAM ja potAnA senApati narasiMhane bolAvI, mAdhave ApelA samAcAra kahIne AjJA karI ke Aje pAchalI rAtre vajAyudhA devInA maMdiramAMthI nIkaLIne zrIvarma jyAre potAnA sthAne jaIne UMghI jAya, tyAre tamAre sainya sAthe tyAM javAnuM, zrIvarmanA raheThANa para dhADa pADavAnI ne te jAge te pahelAM ja pAchA vaLI javAnuM. narasiMhe sudarzananI vAta pakaDI lIdhI, ane tyAMthI UThI potAnA paDAvamAM pahoMcI teNe vividha TukaDIonA nAyakone eka pachI eka bolAvIne chAnI chAnI sUcanAo ApavA mAMDI. te nAyako paNa potAne maLelI sUcanA pramANe, tyAMthI potAne sthAne jaIne zreSTha azvo, hAthI, subhaTo vagerene taiyAra karavAmAM lAgI paDyA che. mahArAja, ATaluM joIne huM tyAMthI nIkaLI gayo chuM. ahIM AvIne jevuM joyuM tevuM Apane nivedana karyuM. have Apa AjJA karo.' guptacare potAnI vAta pUrI karatAM zrIvarmane kahyuM. zrIvarSe tenA prati potAnI prasannatA vyakta karI teno yogya satkAra karyo. tenuM nAma vAyukumAra hatuM te paNa vAtavAtamAM jANI. lIdhuM. pachI tene punaH sudarzananI pachInI hilacAla jANavA mATe mokalI Apyo. tenA jatAM ja kumAre potAnA sainyAdhipatine tyAM cAlu nATake ja - bolAvyo, ane tenA kAnamAM kAMIka laMbANapUrvaka sUcano kahI tene vidAya karyo. paNa pote to tyAM ja, moDhA para ciMtAnI AchI paNa rekhA AvavA dIdhA sivAya, nATaka joto ane AnaMda-pramoda karato besI rahyo. -

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198 che samaruM palapala surata nAma Ama ne Ama rAta paDI, ne jotajotAmAM madharAta thavA AvI. barAbara te vakhate pelo vAyukumAra pAcho tyAM Avyo, ane kumAranA kAna AgaLa moM goThavIne kahevA lAgyo : kumArazrI! ahIMthI nIkaLyA pachI huM sUryAsta veLAe sudarzananI chAvaNImAM pahoMcI gayo. tyAM hilacAla cAlu ja hatI. meM joyuM ke senApati narasiMha sudarzanane maLavA jaI rahyA che, eTale huM paNa tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa tyAM pahoMcI gayo. e chAvaNImAM mArA mATe koIne hajI zaMkA nathI gaI, eTale mane javA paNa dIdho. - narasiMhe sudarzanane nivedana karyuM ke kumAra ApanI AjJAnusAra meM ApaNI senAne traNa vibhAgamAM vaheMcI dIdhI che, mAtra hAthIonuM sainya yathAvatu rAkhyuM che. TukaDIo sajja che. have Apa AjJA karo tyAre ame nIkaLIe. tyAre sudarzane tene hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM : narasiMha! bahu majAnA samAcAra che. hamaNAM ja ApaNA guptacara dvArA maLelI bAtamI mujaba zrIvarga to nakaro bephikara banIne vajAyudhA devInA prAMgaNamAM jalasA mANI rahyo che. tenI senA kyAM che ne zuM kare che tenuM paNa tene bhAna nathI. to bIjI tarapha dhaNI vinAnAM Dhora sUnAM e ukti mujaba tenI senAnA mANaso paNa veravikhera rakhaDI rahyA che. sau bApAnA bagIcAmAM TahelavA ke ujANIe nIkaLyA hoya tema, koIne jaNAvyA vinA ke pachI "ame savAre sUryodaya AsapAsa AvI jaIzuM' ema kahI kahIne ghUmavA nIkaLI gayA che. eTale tenuM sainya paNa atyAre astavyasta che. eTale narasiMha ! tAre game te kSaNe tenI chAvaNI para dhADa mAravI hoya to Aje mArI zakAya che. paNa mArI eka prabaLa IcchA che ke zrIvargane paNa jo pakaDI lavAya to majA AvI jAya. ane e atyAre devInA maMdiramAM che-tyAM sudhI ApaNe kAMI karI na zakIe. eka kAma kara; rAtrinA chellA prahare A jalaso pUro thatAM ja zrIvarga tyAMthI nIkaLIne potAnI chAvaNI para avazya jaze.

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zrIvarma 199 e vakhate e khuda paNa ALasa ane UMghamAM haze, ne enA sainiko paNa astavyasta haze. tuM te vakhate dhAvo bolAvI de, ne zrIvarmane paNa pakaDI lAva, ne tenI chAvaNI 52 dhADa pADIne thoDoka hAthaphero paNa karI Ava. narasiMha A AjJA laIne bahAra nIkaLyo. potAnI sAthe AvanArA nAyakone teNe kahyuM ke pAMceka ghaDI mATe tame badhA ADe paDakhe thavuM hoya to thaI jAva; kemake pachI AkhI rAtano ujAgaro ja che. pachI teNe senAnI tathA paDAvanI rakhavALI mATe cotarapha zreSTha dhanurdhArI ghoDesvAra sainikone goThavI dIdhA, ane potAnA taMbUmAM jatAM jatAM te eka sainikane kaheto gayo ke jyAre coghaDiyAnA pAMca DaMkA vAge tyAre mane tame uThADajo. Jaih Education International te sainike paNa samaya thatAM ja narasiMhane jagADI dIdho. teNe tatkALa potAnI sAthe levAnI TUkaDIone sAbadI karI, ne te tyAMthI nIkaLIne ApaNI chAvaNIthI thoDeka dUra AvIne thaMbhI gayo. tyAMthI teNe ApanI chAvaNInI zI paristhiti che te jANavA mATe potAnA trIsa guptacaro ravAnA karyAM. te loko ApanI chAvaNInI cotarapha avalokana karIne zIghra pAchA pharyA ane kahyuM ke zrIvarmanI chAvaNInI bahAra cAre tarapha cokIo goThavAyelI che, eTale aMdara javAnuM to muzkela che; paraMtu aMdarathI khAsa koI hilacAlano ke bIjo koI prakArano avAja Avato nathI. badhA ghasaghasATa UMghatA haze ke pachI aMdara khAsa mANaso nahi hoya; kAMI khyAla nathI Avato. e to ThIka, paNa bahAra cokiyAto to jAgatA hoya ane laTAra mAratAmArA saba salAmatanA pokAra karyA ja karatA hovA joIe; ahIM to e paNa jovA na maLyA. A sAMbhaLIne narasiMhe kahyuM : evuM bane ke zrIvarma sAthe keTaluMka sainya gayuM hoya, keTalAka loko nAyakanI gerahAjarIno lAbha laIne raMga-rAga karavA jatA rahyA hoya, ne je thoDA ghaNA rahyA hoya te

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-200 che samaruM palapala suvrata nAma thAkIne UMghI gayA hoya. ane hajI to rAtano bIjo pahora cAle che. te pUro thAya, pachI paNa eka Akho pahora mAre pratIkSA karavAnI che. cothA prahare zrIvarga jalasAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLe evI ApaNI dhAraNA che. eTale tyAM sudhI to dhIraja dharavI ja paDe. cotho prahara zarU thaI jAya ne chatAM zrIvarsa na Ave to pachI huM rAha nahi jouM. pachI to hallo karI dhADa pADI ja daIzuM, ne tenuM badhuM ja lUMTIne pAchA ThekANe pahoMcI jaIzuM. narasiMha ATaluM bolI rahyo tyAM ja koIke jorathI chIMka khAdhI. chIMkano zabda kAne paDatAM ja te coMkyo. tene Dara lAgyo hoya ke game tema, paNa teNe te ja paLe potAnI TUkaDInI pharate dhanuSyadhArI sainikone goThavI dIdhA, ane koIne paNa AsapAsamAM pharakavA nahi devAno Adeza Apyo. vadhumAM, mAdhave goThavelA guptacaro "Apa hajI nAcagAnamAM ja mazagUla cho, ne devI-maMdiranA gaDhanAM dvAra hajI baMdha ja che.' tevA samAcAra tyAM tene ApavA AvelA; temaNe tene ema kahIne pAchA mokalyA ke, tame trIjo prahara pUro thAya tyAM sudhI devImaMdiranI AjubAju raho ne paLepaLanI hilacAle bArIka najare jotAM raho. trIjo prahara pUro thatAM ja zrIvarmanI je hilacAla thAya tenI mane tarata ja jANa karajo. potAnI vAta pUrNa karatAM vAyukumAre zrIvarmane kahyuM : kumAra! ATaluM banyuM tyAM sudhI huM narasiMhanI AgaLa-pAchaLa ja tenA mANasa tarIke goThavAI rahelo. A pachI e badhAnI najara cUkavIne huM chaTakyo chuM ne ahIM AvI pahoMcyo chuM. zrIvameM smita sAthe tene thAbaDyo, ane kahyuM ke have hamaNAM tuM ATalAmAM ja kyAMka sUI jA. atyAre kazuM kAma nathI. nATaka hajI cAle che, eTale mAruM mana paNa bIje nahi coTe. tuM ArAma kara. jarUra paDye tane bolAvIne kAmagIrI soMpIza.

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zrIvarma ( 201 ene mokalI dIdhA pachI zrIvarmanA manamAM gaDamathala cAlI : pAchaLathI AvanAruM sainya hajI AvyuM ke na AvyuM, tenA samAcAra hajI kAMI kema nahi AvyA hoya? e AvI gayuM hoya to tene lakSyamAM rAkhIne pratikAra karavAnuM goThavuM. na AvyuM hoya to atyAre huM ahIM ne ahIM ja nATaka jovAmAM rAtrino cotho prahara paNa vItAvI dauM te ja ThIka che. bhale atyAre narasiMha mArI chAvaNI para dhADa pADe ne lUMTI jAya. savAre teno yogya IlAja thaI zakaze. kumAra AvI ciMtAmAM ramato hato tyAM ja tenI samakSa tenA senApati raNasiMhano vizvAsu sevaka suMdara AvI Ubho. tene jotAM ja kumAra sAkAMkSa thaI gayo, ne AturatAthI pUchyuM : tuM? kyAre Avyo? bola, jhaTa jhaTa je hoya te kahevA mAMDa. suMdare paNa kumAranI AturatA pArakhIne koI ja aupacArikatA batAvyA vinA vAta cAlu karI : mahArAja kumAra! ApanI AjJA anusAra senApatijIe mane ApaNA pAchaLa AvI rahelA sainyanI tapAsa karavA dasa sainiko sAthe mokalyo hato. ame ekAda yojana gayA hoIzuM tyAM ja ApaNuM sainya daDamajala karatuM AvI raheluM amArA jovAmAM AvyuM. sUrya asta thavAnI tyAre taiyArI hatI. - sainyanI AgekUca cAlu ja hatI, ne huM te sainyamAM pradhAna nAyaka tarIke nImAyelA yogarAjane jhaDapathI maLyo, ane Apano Adeza tene kahyo. teNe tarata ja sainyane tyAM ne tyAM sthagita karAvyuM ne paDAva nakhAvyo. pachI temAMthI cunaMdA subhaTo tathA Ayudho vagere juduM tAravI te badhuM tejIlI sAMDhaNIo para caDAvI te AgaLa vadhyo; yuddha mATe asamartha evA lokone teNe te paDAvamAM ja rAkhyA, ane teno havAlo siMharAjane soMpyo. huM paNa yogarAjanI sAthe ja thaI gayo. thoDuMka cAlyA pachI meM tene kahyuM ke kumArazrIe mane pharamAvyuM che ke tamane saMdezo pahoMcADIne mAre pAchA temanI pAse upasthita thavuM. eTale huM | 14

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202 samaruM palapala surata nAma kumArazrI pAse jauM chuM. tame loko adha paMtha kApyA pachI jarA rokAjo, vATa jojo. kumArano navo Adeza laIne huM tamane tarata pAcho maLuM chuM. have pharamAvo, zI AjJA che? kumAre tvarita nirNaya letAM tene samajAvyo : yogarAjane kahe ke tenI pAsenA sainyane be vibhAgamAM vaheMcI de. eka vibhAga tenA bhAI kSemarAjane havAle kare. kSemarAja te sainyane laIne ApaNo paDAva che tyAM pahoMce, ane ApaNe mUkelA cokiyAtone paDAvanI aMdara mokalI daIne tenuM nAkuM saMbhALI le. yogarAja potAnI TukaDIne laIne jarAka cakarAvo laIne narasiMhanA lazkaranI pAchaLa pahoMcI jAya ane jarAka aMtara rAkhIne rAha jue. tene khAsa kaheje ke hAthIonI senA te alAyadI ja rAkhe; kSemarAjane na soMpe. hAthI-senAne ApaNA paDAvanI pachIte, koIne khyAla na Ave te rIte goThavI do. narasiMha ApaNA paDAva para humalo zarU kare tyAre mArA mokalelA guptacara dvArA saMketa maLatAM ja yogarAje tene pAchaLathI bhIDavavAno che. AgaLa to kSemarAja che ja. ane barAbara te ja vakhate huM paNa vajAyudhA devInA gaDhamAMthI bahAra nIkaLIne hAthIonA daLa sAthe kSemarAjanI vahAre dhasI jaIza. Ama tripAMkhiyA humalAnuM ApaNe Ayojana karavAnuM che. tuM satvara pahoMca ane yogarAjane A AkhIye yojanA samajAvI de. suMdara vIjaLIvege pahoMcyo, kumArano Adeza yogarAjane kahyo, ane teNe paNa atyaMta capaLatApUrvaka teno akSaraza: paNa tvarita amala karyo. A bAju zrIvarmakumAre nATaka ane nAcagAna satvara ATopAvyAM. pote vasaMtazrInA AvAse gayo, jhaTapaTa taiyAra thaI gayo.

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- zrIvama ja 203 23 vasaMtazrI paNa sajja thaI gaI. bahAra nIkaLatAM nIkaLatAM kumAre sAta ATha anucarone bolAvyA, ne kAnamAM keTalIka rahasyamaya sUcanAo ApI vidAya karyA. temanI pAchaLa ja te pote paNa potAnA sainiko sAthe devInA gaDhamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. sAthe vasaMtazrIno moTo rasAlo hato. temAM mazAlacIo ane vAjiMtravAdako paNa hatA. kumAre mazAlo bUjhAvarAvI nAkhI, ane vAMjitro vagADavAnI manAI pharamAvI. pote eka hAthI maMgAvI tenA para vasaMtazrI sAthe ArUDha thaI gupacUpa cAlI nIkaLyo, ne jotajotAmAM to potAnA mULa paDAvamAM pahoMcI paNa gayo. - tyAM pahoMcatA ja kSemarAja pAsethI teNe jAte moraco saMbhALI lIdho. vasaMtazrI vagerene aMdara paDAvamAM mokalI ApyAM. pAMcaso hAthIo ane azvadaLane sAbadA karAvyAM, ane pachI zatrunA AkramaNanI pratIkSA karato beTho. A badhuM eTalI jhaDapathI banI rahyuM hatuM ke rAtrinA e ghora aMdhakAramAM koIne A badhAMnI kalpanA paNa nA AvI zake. yuddhamAM jenI capaLatA tenI jIta. je sAvadhAna rahI jANe te ja vijayI bane - A yuddhano vaNalakhyo niyama. kumAra banne vAte taiyAra hato. pelA ATha sevako kumAranI khAnagI sUcanA pramANe pahelA sIdhA paDAve gayA. tyAM jaIne sainika no veSa badalIne addala gAmaDiyAono veSa dhAraNa karyo. pachI te loko narasiMha ane tenuM sainya UbheluM te dizAmAM moTe moTethI vAto karatAM jhaDapabhera cAlavA mAMDayA. nibiDa aMdhAruM, havAno paNa vizvAsa na thAya tevuM vAtAvaraNa, guptacaronI ane sainikonI bhedI halacala ane bhAMgatI rAta - AvA samaye A rIte moTethI vAtonA taDAkA mAratA ne khaDakhaDATa hasatAM hasatAM koNa jatuM haze? svAbhAvika rIte ja AvI

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-204 samaruM palapala cavrata nAma zaMkA narasiMhanA cokIdArone paDI. temaNe A lokone paDakAryA, AMtaryA ane UlaTa tapAsa AdarI : koNa cho tame? ATalI moDI rAtre kyAMthI nIkaLyA? kyAM jAva cho? zuM kAme nIkaLyA cho? - - praznonI jANe jhaDI varasI. A loko taiyAra ja hatA A mATe. balka teo AvuM thAya te khAtara ja nIkaLelA. temaNe pUrI ThAvakAI sAthe javAba vALavA mAMDyA : bhAI sA'ba, ame najIkanA "kAlavalI gAmanA gAmetIo chIe. Aje ame loko devIne page lAgavA gayA hatA, to tyAM ame zrIvarmakumArane dIThA. emaNe masta nRtya ane nATakono jalaso karAvyo'to ne kAMI! ame e jovA mANavA tyAM rokAI gayA. paNa e jovAmAM ne jovAmAM ja kyAre dahADo pUro thayo, rAta paDI, ne madharAta paNa paDI gaI, tenI amane sarata ja nA rahI! cheka hamaNAM, thoDIvAra agAu ja, nATaka pUrNa thayAM, gaDhanA bAraNAM UghaDyAM, ne zrIvarmakumAra tathA badhA prekSako tyAMthI nIkaLIne potapotAnA AvAse javA nIkaLyA, tyAre amane paNa bhAna AvyuM ne have ame paNa ghera jaIe chIe. bIjuM kAMI kAraNa paNa nathI ke nathI ame koI zaMkAspada mANaso. mATe cokIdAra bhAIo, amane javA do ne amAre ghera. kAlAvAlAnA sUramAM paNa moTA bUmarANa sAthe pelAoe vinavaNI karavA mAMDI. cokIdAro kahe : tame kahyuM te sAcuM ja che te kema manAya? tame cora, jAra ke guptacaro nahi ho tenI zI khAtarI? eTale atyAre to tamane nahi choDIe. savAra paDe pachI joIzuM. ' are, paNa tamArA AgaLanA cokiyAtoe to amane javA dIdhA, ne tame kema nA choDo? e loko paNa zrIvarganA mANaso hatA. tame paNa emanA ja mANaso cho. to pachI eka ja ThAkoranA mANasonI rItarasamamAM ATalo taphAvata kema che? cokiyAtoe gAmaDiyAono bharama bhAMgavAne badale "cAle che tema cAlavA devAnuM pasaMda karyuM. temane lobha hato ke kadAca kAMI !

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zrIvarma 205 navI mAhitI maLI Ave. temaNe calAvyuM : tamArI vAta sAcI. paNa ghanaghora rAta che, ne tame kharekhara koNa cho tenI amane khabara nathI. eTale amAre amArA uparIne pUchI levuM paDe. tame thoDavAra ahIM ja raho; ame amArA uparInI saMmati laI laIe. Ama kahIne eka cokiyAta doDyo narasiMha pAse. badhI vAta jaNAvIne have A pakaDAyA che temanuM zuM karavuM te pUchyuM. narasiMhe kahyuM : A gAmaDiyAone jhAlI na rAkhavA. kemake e loko ahIM haze to moTemoTethI vAto karatAM raheze, ne to ApaNI hilacAlanI bhALa zatrune maLI jaze, ne ApaNuM kAma khoraMbhAze. mATe emane javA ja do. paNa emane have pAchA na javA dezo; emane AgaLa ja dhakelajo. cokiyAtoe utAvaLe utAvaLe e sUcanAno amala karI dIdho. daramyAnamAM narasiMhanA manamAM bhAre asamaMjasa sarjAyuM. teNe mokalelA guptacaro hajI koI saMdezo laIne AvyA na hatA; to A gAmaDiyAnI vAtomAMthI evuM phalita thatuM hatuM ke zrIvarya devInA gaDhamAMthI nIkaLIne potAnA paDAve pahoMcI gayo che. jo A vAta sAcI hoya to hajI potAnA mANaso kema na AvyA? . thoDI paLo mATe te AvI dvidhAmAM aTavAto rahyo, tyAM ja tenA be guptacaro AvI pahoMcyA. teNe jarA DAya, to temaNe kabUla karyuM ke teonI AMkha ghaDIkavAra maLI gayelI, ne teo jAgyA tyAre to nATaka vagere badhuM saMkelAI gayeluM ne daravAjA paNa baMdha thaI gayelA. pachI temaNe dvArapAla thakI jANyuM ke badhuM samApta thayuM che ne zrIvarsa potAnI chAvaNI para jato rahyo che. have to te UMghI paNa gayo hoya. A sAMbhaLIne ame doDAdoDa ahIM AvyA chIe, daMDanAyakA amane kSamA karo jarA vadhu paDato thAka hato eTale AvI kSati thaI gaI. pharIthI AvuM nahi bane. narasiMhe temane javA dIdhA. e sAthe ja teNe sainya sahita

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- 206 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma - AgekUca prAraMbhI dIdhI, zrIvarmanI dizAmAM. pelI bAju, gAmaDiyAno veSa bhajavatA sainiko mUche tAva detA ne ekamekane tALI ApatAM utAvaLI cAle cAlatAM pahoMcyAM yogarAja pAse. tene teoe narasiMhanA cokiyAtone kevA chetaryA tenI vAta karIne kahyuM ke kumArazrIe kahAvyuM che ke meM hastIdaLanuM netRtva laI lIdhuM che, ane ame sAbadA ja chIe; have je kSaNe amArI chAvaNInI dizAmAM mazAlo jhaLahaLI UThe, raNabherI gAjI UThe ane bhATa-cAraNonA svaro guMjavA lAge, te kSaNe tame jANajo ke yuddha cAlu thaI gayuM che. e sAthe ja tamAre pAchaLathI hallo karI devAno che. A vAta cAlatI hatI tyAM ja yogarAjano aMgata guptacara khabara lAvyo ke narasiMhanuM sainya AgaLa dhasI rahyuM che. tatkALa yogarAje paNa tenuM pagale pagaluM dabAvatA teno pIcho AdarI dIdho. narasiMhanA manamAM eka jAtanI nizcitatA pravartatI hatI. te hajI paNa evA ja bhramamAM rAcato hato ke tenI yojanAnI tathA humalAnI zatrune gaMdha paNa nathI AvI. atyAre to zrIvarma ne tenuM sainya nirAMte mIThI nIMdaramAM poDhyA haze, ne ene jAgavAnI ne pachI bhAgavAnI ke sAmano karavAnI taka maLe te pahelAM to mAruM kAma tamAma thaI gayuM haze. A toramAM ne toramAM te zrIvarmanI chAvaNInI najIka AvI pahoMcyo. tyAM to ekAeka ekIsAthe seMkaDo mazAlo prajvalita thaI UThI ne raNavAdyo garajI UThayA. e sAthe ja hajAro kaMThamAMthI mAro, kAponA tumula nAda ne zastronA khakhaDATa paNa kAne paDyA. mazAlanA prakAzamAM teNe joyuM to tenI AMkho pahoLI thaI |

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zrIvarma 207 gaI : adhadha, ATalA badhA hAthI? AvuM vizALa azvadaLa? te paNa ekadama susajja? bApa re! amArA AkramaNanI jANa A lokone kevI rIte thaI gaI haze? ane ATalI badhI taiyArI paNa kevI rIte rAtorAta karI haze? paNa paLa-be paLamAM ja teNe A ciMtA tathA praznone manamAMthI khaMkherI nAkhyA. te paNa jabaro yoddho hato ne! teNe tarata potAnA sainyane Adeza Apyo : tUTI paDo. ane e sAthe ja tyAM sumula ghamasANa macI gayuM. yuddha zarU thavAnI sAthe ja paLepaLe raMga palaTAvA mAMDyA. kSaNamAM narasiMhanuM palluM namatuM to kSaNArdhamAM kSemarAjanI sarasAI sthApita thatI. narasiMhe sabaLa ane athAka prayAso vaDe potAnA sainikone preya, doryA, uzkeryA. emaNe paNa enA javAbamAM eTalI ja vIratA dAkhavI. paraMtu 500nuM gajadaLa, hajAronuM azvadaLa, ane svaya rAjakumAra zrIvarmanuM netRtva. A badhA sAme AvaDuM sainya zuM nabhe? narasiMhe jhaDapathI kyAsa kADhI lIdho, teNe joyuM ke AmAM jItavAnI AzA to rakhAya ja nahi, paNa nAhakanA mArA sainikone homavAnA ja che. e karatAM bhAgI nIkaLavuM ja zreyaskara che. jIva bacaze to vaLI navo peMtaro karIzuM. teNe tarata ja potAnA sainyane bhAgI chUTavAno Adeza Apyo. pote paNa pUMTha pheravI. pUMTha to pheravI, bhAgyA ya kharA. paNa jAya kyAM? AgaLa svayaM zrIvarga hato. to pAchaLathI teno senAnAyaka yogarAja potAnA tAjAmAjA sainya sAthe tene gherIne Ubho hato. - narasiMhanA Azcaryano have avadhi na rahyo. zatranI kSamatAno tAga pAmavAmAM pote ne sudarzanakumAra kevI thApa khAI gayA che teno tene te kSaNe ahesAsa thayo. paNa have to ghaNuM moDuM thaI gayuM hatuM. narasiMhe tatkSaNa vicAra badalyo. tene samajAI gayuM ke have

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-208 ke samaruM palapala suta nAma - ahIMthI hemakhema bahAra nIkaLavuM zakya ja nathI. kAM to vIramRtyu ne kAM to zaraNAgati : be sivAya trIjo koI vikalpa have tene mATe zeSa nathI rahyo. jo Ama ja hoya to yuddha laDatAM laDatAM vIrocita mRtyu varavAnuM zuM khoTuM ? teNe sainyane hAkala karI ke pAchA pharo, ne laDI lo. e Adeza thatAM ja sainya maraNiyuM banIne laDavA mAMDyuM. narasiMhe paNa pracaMDa zaurya dAkhavyuM. paNa chevaTe te kSemarAjanA hAthe marAyo ja. ane senAnAyakanuM patana thatAM ja tenuM baceluM sainya jIva muThThImAM laIne palAyana thaI gayuM. zrIvargano jvalaMta vijaya thayo. nAsI rahelA zatru-sainyane teNe javA dIdhuM. yuddha patyuM tyAM to savAra paDI gaI. sUrya UgI gayo. zrIvarya hAthI parathI nIce Utaryo. badhAM hAthI-azvo vagerene chUTAM karavAmAM AvyAM. sainikone paNa Azvasta thavAnI taka maLI rahI. - raNabhUmi para ghAyala thayelA banne pakSanA sainikonA tathA ghAyala azvAdinA pATApiMDI zrIvarganA manuSyo dvArA karavAmAM AvyA. sAmA sainyanA sainiko potAnAM azvo, Ayudho, kavaco vagere choDIne nAsI gayelA, eTale te badhAMyano tenA sainikoe kabajo lIdho. yogarAje paMcakula dvArA sudarzananA sainyamAMthI maLelI tamAma vastuonI noMdha paNa taiyAra karAvI vALI. e pachI zrIvarme keluka nAmanA potAnA aMgata sevakane amuka khAsa saMketa sAthe senApati raNasiMha pAse ravAnA karyo. yogarAja vagerene have pachInI kAmagIrI aMge nirdezo ApyA. ane pachI pote paDAvamAM jaI nidrAdhIna thayo. rAtre thayelA khUnakhAra jaMganA samAcAra vIrapALa pAse pahoMcyA, |

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zrIvarma 209 tyAre te DaghAI ja gayo. AvuM kAMI banI zake tevI saMbhAvanA paNa teNe nahotI kalpI. kadAca te UMghato ja jhaDapAyo hato. teNe tarata dUSalane taiyAra karyo ane zrIvarga pAse mokalyo. daramyAnamAM, zrIvarga paNa jAgI gayo hato ane snAnAdithI paravArIne DAyaro bharIne beThelo. dUSalane teNe AvakAryo. dUSale paNa aupacArika vidhi patAvIne zrIvarma samakSa mITho roSa ThAlavyo : kumAra! amArA kumAra vIrapALe Apane Thapako ApavA mATe mane mokalyo che. zrIvarga : kema bhalA, zeno Thapako amane ApavAno che? dUSala : kumAra! AvuM karavAnuM? amArA mahArAjA zUrapALa deve kumArane ApanI sahAya karavA mATe khAsa mokalyA che, ne mane paNa ApanA pakSe rahevA AjJA mokalI che. ane Ape to badhuM bArobAra ja patAvI dIdhuM! rAtre ATalI bhayaMkara laDAI karI to amane kahevaDAvavuM to joIe ne! ame paNa ApanI sAthe ja hota, sAme na thAta kAMI. zrIvarma hasI paDyo. teNe dUSalane samajAvyo : bhalA mANasa! amArI paristhiti to samajavAno prayAsa karo. ame kAMI yuddha sAme cAlIne vahoravA nahotA gayA. ame to zAMtithI beThA hatA, tyAM ja sudarzane amArA para hallo karAvyo. have Ama ociMto humalo Ave tyAre teno sAmano karIe ke tamane kahevaDAvavAnI paLojaNamAM paDIe? tame ja kaho. dUSala zuM kahe? hajI to A saMvAda cAlato hato, tyAM to raNasiMhano dUta AvI caDyo. teNe namIne nivedana karyuM : kumA2! senApatie sudarzanane pakaDI lIdho che, ane tene baMdhanagrasta banAvIne teo ahIM AvI rahyA che. A sAMbhaLIne paNa zrIvarga leza paNa vicalita na thayo. manamAM UThelo harSa teNe manamAM ja zamAvI dIdho. teNe vaLatuM pUchyuM :

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- 210 ka samaruM palapala sUvata nAma - paNa meM kelukane raNasiMha pAse mokalyo hato, te tyAM Avyo ke nahi? e hajI ahIM kema pAcho nathI pharyo? dUta kahe : kumAra! sudarzanane baMdhana apAtuM hatuM te ja vakhate kelaka tyAM AvI gayo hato. teNe sudarzananA dekhatAM ne sAMbhaLatAM ja tenA senApati narasiMhane ApanA sainya kevI rIte parAsta karyo tenI vAta vigate kahI saMbhaLAvI. e vAta jema jema sAMbhaLato gayo tema tema sudarzananuM moM yAma ane vilakhuM paDatuM gayeluM. kelaka have kAM to ahIM Avavo ja joIe. dUSala to A badhuM sAMbhaLIne TharI ja gayo. tenI dRSTie to A badhuM kevaLa asaMbhavita ja hatuM. bhAre acaraja sAthe te manomana vicAravA lAgyo ke gajaba che A rAjakumAra to! kAle to rAtadahADo eNe nATaka-ceTakamAM gALyA che; chatAM eNe A badhA bho kyAre vicAryA haze? kevI rIte goThavyA haze? bIjAne to A kArya sAdhatAM kAMI nahi to ekAda varasa nIkaLI ja jAya; AvuM gaMjAvara kAma ANe eka-be dahADAmAM zuM pAra UtAryuM haze? AnI vIratA to apUrva lAge ja che, paNa e karatAM ya enuM buddhi-kauzalya vadhu UMcuM haze e nakkI. ane AnI dhIratA paNa gajaba che! yuddhamAM jIta thaI; sudarzanane paNa pakaDI lIdho; chatAM AnA caherA para kAMIka karI dekhADyAnA garvano chAMTo paNa varatAto nathI! dUSalanA mananI A ghaTamALa hajIye cAlyA karI hota. paNa kumAre ane dUtanA vArtAlApe temAM bhaMga pADyo. kumAre pUchayuM : raNasiMhe sudarzananA sainyamAMthI keTalA hAthI, ghoDA ane zastrAstro kabaje karyA haze? kAMI khyAla che? dUta : kumAra! cokkasa AMkaDo to na ApI zakuM; paNa ema mAno ne ke lagabhaga badhuM ja ApaNA hAthamAM AvyuM che. sudarzana pakaDAyAnuM jANIne tenuM sainya UbhI pUMchaDIe evuM to nADuM che ke eka paNa sainika pachI eka paNa cIja levA ke jovA Ubho

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zrIvarma // 211 nathI rahyo. dUtanI vAta pUrI thatAM ja dUSale kumArane vinayabhAve kahyuM : kumA2! vIrapALajIe Apane ekalo upAlaMbha ja nathI pAThavyo, AmaMtraNa paNa pAThavyuM che. kumAra : zenuM AmaMtraNa ? dUSalaH e ja ke have to Ape sainya ane piravArane laIne amArA atithi thavuM ja paDaze. kumAre teno svIkAra karatAM ja prasanna thayo. teNe svasthAne javAnI rajA mAMgI. thayelo dUSala Ubho to kumAra kahe : dUSala ! jarA thobho ne! A amArA daMDanAyaka raNasiMha Ave che tene maLIne jAva. dUSala manamAM pAcho malakAyo. teNe vicAryuM ke A kumAranI khAnadAnI to juo ! dekhADavo che sudarzanane, paNa nAma raNasiMhanuM ApyuM. bolavAmAM paNa AchakalAI na thaI jAya tenI kevI cIvaTa che. kumAranI! te rokAI gayo. thoDI ja vAramAM 2NasiMha Avyo. tenA subhaToe baMdhanagrasta sudarzanane kumAranI sAme dharyo. raNasiMhe kahyuM : mahArAjakumAra! A sudarzanakumA2 ApanI sevA yAce che. Apa tenA 52 kRpAvaMta thAva. kumAre tarata AjJA karI : enAM tamAma baMdhano choDI nAMkho, AdarapUrvaka ene mArI samIpe lAvo. sevakoe tatkSaNa AjJAno amala karyo. baMdhanomAMthI mukta thatAM ja sudarzana doDyo, ne zrIvarmanA page paDyo. zrIvarme tene Ubho karyo ne gADha AzleSamAM lIdho. pachI teno hAtha pakaDIne potAnI paDakhe ja Asana maMDAvI besADyo. A pachI kumAre raNasiMhane dUSalanI oLakhANa ApatAM te banne daMDanAyako paNa maLyA, bheTyA, kSemakuzaLanI vAto karI. dUSale

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-212 samaruM palapala savata nAma paNa raNasiMhanI prazaMsAnA be veNa uccAya ne pachI kumAranI rajA laI nIkaLI gayo. dUSala jatAM ja zrIvameM sabhA barakhAsta karI. sudarzana vagere baMdIvAna banelA zatruone pagamAM beDI nAkhIne najarakeda rAkhavAnI goThavaNa thaI. tene baMdhanamAM rAkhavAnI zrIvarmanI lagIreya IcchA na hovA chatAM tene chUTo rAkhavAmAM samAyelA jokhamano khyAla karIne kacavAte mane teNe A goThavaNa karAvI hatI. badhA gayA pachI zrIvarga ane raNasiMha ekalA paDyA. zrIvarganI sUcanAthI raNasiMhe pote kevI yukti-prayuktithI, lohInuM TIpuM paNa reDAvA dIdhA sivAya sudarzanane jera karyo tenI vigate vAta karI. chevaTe teNe umeryuM ke ApaNane to sudarzana pakaDAya e ja apekSA hatI, eTale meM sudarzana ane tenA nikaTavartI ATha mANasone pakaDavA che, ane bAkInA tenA AkhA sainyane phAve tema nAsavA dIdhuM che; rokyuM nathI. - kumAre kahyuM ke te ThIka ja thayuM che. paNa tenA azvo-ro vagerenuM zuM? raNasiMhe kahyuM : te badhuM mUkIne ja sainiko nAsI gayA che. eTale saghaLuM ke ApaNe kabaje AvyuM che. kumAra : keTalI saMkhyAmAM haze e badhuM? raNasiMha : mArA hAthamAM aDhI hajAranuM gajadaLa, trIsa hajAranuM azvadaLa, vIsa hajAra ratho - ATaluM AvyuM che. narasiMha sAthenI laDAI pachI ApaNA hAthamAM keTaluM AvyuM te to Apa jANo. kumAre tatkALa yogarAjane bolAvyo. pUchyuM. teNe AMkaDo Apyo : paMcAsI hajAranuM azvadaLa ane pAMca hajAra ratha ApaNA kabaje AvyA che. kumAre bannene sUcanA karI : A badhAM azvo, hAthI, ratha vagerene

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zrIvarma 213 alAyadAM ja rAkhajo; ApaNAmAM bheLavatAM nahi. A pachI kumAre rajA ApatAM banne senAnAyako tyAMthI nIkaLI gayA. kumAra have ekalo paDyo. palaMga para ALoTatAM ALoTatAM tenuM mana vicAranA cakaDoLe caDhayuM : ahIM AvatAM ja mane be be moTA lAbha thayA : nirupama evI priyatamAnI prApti paNa thaI, ane yuddhamAM akathya rIte vijaya paNa maLyo. A banne ghaTanA Ama to ghaNo harSa upajAvanArI banI gaNAya; paNa koNa jANe kema, paNa bemAMthI ekano paNa mane harSa anubhavAto nathI. mane to rahI rahIne eka ja vAta vamaLAya che : bicArA sudarzanane mAre bAMdhavo paDyo! harAvavo paDyo! ApaNe koIne harAvI ene saMtApa ApIe - Apavo paDe, e keTalA badhA khedanI vAta gaNAya! sAce ja, A saMsAranuM svarUpa bahu bahu bhayAvaha che. emAM paNa viSayo to bhAre khataranAka che. emAM Asakta thavuM eTale jIvanamAM klezanA gaMja khaDakavA, ane vaLI aNakadhelAM mAThAM pariNAmo bhogavavAnAM! are, nIti-nyAya vaDe meLavelAM hoya evAM viSaya-sukhone paNa, jo bhogavyAM ja karIe to parabhava bagADyA vinA rahe nahi; to nItithI viruddha vartana karIne meLavAtAM viSayo to zuM na kare? parabhavamAM to AtmAne kaSTAve ja, paNa A bhavamAM paNa apayaza, parAjaya, asukha ane evA aDhaLaka klezo Ape ja. A sudarzananuM paNa evuM ja thayuM che. paNa mAre bhAge ene zikSA karavAnuM AvyuM te to bahu akAruM lAge che. kumAra zrIvarmanI A vikalpamALA kyAMya sudhI cAlyA karata, paNa ekAeka vIrapALanA mANaso tene jamavA mATe teDavA AvI lAgyA, tethI teno dhyAnabhaMga thaI gayo. te tarata taiyAra thayo, ane maryAdita parivAra sAthe gulakheDanagaramAM gayo. vIrapALe tenI khUba UlaTabhera kimI kalA ane

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- 214 2 samaruM palapala savata nAma AgatAsvAgatA karI. samaya thatAM ja bAjaTha maMDAyA ne bhANAM pIrasAyAM. virapALano Agraha rahyo ke zrIvarmanI samagra senAne pote ja jamADaze. eTale teNe zrIdharmanI chAvaNImAM te rIte dANApANI pahoMcADavAnI goThavaNa paNa karAvI dIdhI hatI. mahemAna-yajamAna badhA jamavA beThA, tyAM ja acAnaka dUSale vAta upADI : kumArazrI! amArAM bhAbhIne kema nathI lAvyA? A kema cAle? vIrapALa to utsAhanA atirekamAM A vAta vIsarI ja gayelo. paNa dUSale yAda apAvatAM ja teNe vAta upADI lIdhI : bhAbhI to joIe ja. ahIM AvyAM hota to kAMI emane amArI najara na lAgI jAta. zrIvarSe hasIne samajAvyA ke vasaMtazrIne ahIM AvavA mATe meM kahyuM, paNa tene anukULatA nahotI tethI nA pADI. bAkI AmAM kAMI kAraNa ke rahasya nathI. paNa vIrapALa mAne? teNe kahI dIdhuM : to ema karo, tame badhA premapUrvaka bhojana karI lo. huM nathI.jamato. bhAbhIjI padhAraze to jamIzuM, nahi to Aje upavAsa ja bhalo! zrIvarga mIThI mUMjhavaNa anubhavI rahyo. paNa ATalA badhA premAgraha sAthe namatuM jokhavA sivAya tenI pAse koI vikalpa ja na hato. teNe tvarita nirNaya lIdho. dUSala ane raNasiMha bane te ja ghaDIe vasaMtazrIne teDI lAvavA teNe ravAnA karyA. vasaMtazrIne kahevaDAvyuM ke, badhuM paDatuM mUkIne A loko sAthe ja ahIM AvavA nIkaLI jajo. tame Avazo to ja ame badhAM bhojana pAmIzuM ne to ja - te pachI ja mane pAchA tyAM AvavAnI rajA maLaze. banne jhaTa jhaTa gayA. saMdezo maLatAM ja vasaMtazrI taiyAra thaIne vIrapALanA mahele pahoMcI. vIrapALe tene bhAvapUrvaka AvakArI ne praNAma paNa karyA. paNa tenI AMkho to benI cAra thaI ja gaI :

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zrIvarga ja ra15 AvuM manamohaka rUpa! ATaluM badhuM nirUpama sauMdarya! AvuM adbhuta vyaktitva kSaNabhara te potAnI pharajane ja nahi, jAtane paNa jANe ke vIsarI gayo! paNa vaLatI ja paLe teNe saMtulana meLavI lIdhuM. tarata potAnI patnI vIramatIne aMtaHpuramAMthI bolAvI maMgAvI, ane vasaMtazrIno havAlo tene soMpI dIdho. paraspara paricayavidhi, svAgatavidhi vagere patatAM ja badhAM bhojana mATe beThAM. paNa jevAM beThAM ke zrIvargane sAMbharyuM : sudarzana ane tenA mANasonuM zuM thayuM haze? jamyA haze ke nahi? te tarata raNasiMha sAme pharyo ne sudarzana vagerenA bhojana aMge pUchavA mAMDyuM. raNasiMhe kahyuM : kumAra! e loko pAse bhojana laIne gayA, paNa e to kahe ke pagamAM beDI che tyAM sudhI ame bhojana nahi laIe. choDo to ja laIzuM. AmAM ApaNe zuM karI zakIe? - kumAra : Ama na cAle. emane samajAvIne paNa jamADo. ane haTha na ja choDe to chevaTe beDI kADhIne paNa jamADo to kharA ja. mAtra te loko bhAgI na jAya tenI jarA cIvaTa levAnI. raNasiMhe te Adezano tatkAla amala karyo, ne potAnA khAsa mANaso dvArA vIrapALane tyAMnI ja uttama bhojana sAmagrI kArAgAranA gRhapALa para mokalI, ne sudarzana vagerene jamADavAnI kumAranI AjJA paNa jaNAvI. gRhapALa A badhuM laIne sudarzana pAse pahoMcyo, tyAre ekalo aTUlo lamaNe hAtha mUkIne beThelo sudarzana gamagIna cahere gherI ciMtAmAM garakAva hato. tenA manamAM kAMIka AvuM ghamasANa cAlI rahyuM hatuM : " he bhagavAna! karmanI viDaMbanA kevI gahana che! meM zuM dhAryuM hatuM ne zuM banI gayuM? huM zrIvarmanuM aniSTa karavA gayo, to mAruM ja aniSTa thaI gayuM. "jevuM cAho avaranuM, tevuM potAnuM thAya - A lokokti mArA saMdarbhamAM to sAva sAcI TharI. AmAM bhUla to mArI ja gaNAya ne! anya upara rAga dharAvanArI strI

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- 216 ja samaruM palapala rAvata nAma upara meM mUDhanI mAphaka ekapakSIya anarAga bAMdhyo e mArI pahelI bhUla. vaLI, je sainya azikSita ane aNaghaDa hatuM te paNa huM zatrune harAvavA ne baMdhanagrasta banAvavA laI Avyo - e mArI bIjI bhUla; A sainyane kAraNe ja Aje huM baMdhanamAM sabaDI rahyo chuM. chaLa-prapaMca racavA gayo kharo, ane sAthe sAthe mArI yojanAnI sAmA pakSane khabara paDe ja nahi tevuM mAnato rahyo, e mArI trIjI bhUla. banyuM kevuM? mArA chaLaprapaMco badhA ja zrIvarma jANI zakyo, ane enI eka nAnI sarakhI paNa cAla huM kaLI na ja zakyo! kharI vAta to e che ke zrIvarma, prajJAthI ane puNyamAM mArAM karatAM nizca savAyo sAbita thayo che. enI sAthe virodha karyo e paNa mArI moTI bhUla ja hatI. hajI paNa mAre enI sAthe viparIta vartavAnuM choDavuM ja joIe. ekavAra bhIMta sAthe ThebAyA pachI AMdhaLo paNa pharI te tarapha na ja jAya, to mAre samajavuM na joIe?" sudarzana AvI vicAraNAmAM tallIna beTho hato, tyAM ja gRhapALe AvIne tene ArjavapUrNa svare kahyuM : kumAra! ApanA mATe amArA kumArazrIe bhojana mokalyuM che svIkAra karo evI mArI vijJapti sudarzane pUchyuM : pagamAM beDI sAthe ja bhojana levAnI AjJA che? ke choDavAnI sUcanA ApI che? gRhapALa : amane bIjI koI ja sUcanA maLI nathI. ane e na maLe tyAM sudhI ame beDI kema choDI zakIe? paNa kumAra! Apa manamAM kazo kheda lAvo nahi, ne atyAre bhojana laI lyo to sAruM. sudarzana : have mArA manamAM koI ja kheda rahyo nathI, bhAI! meM to amastuM ja tamane pUchI lIdhuM. bAkI to mArA jevA apakAra karanArA jaNa mATe paNa ATalI badhI ciMtA sevanArA ne A rIte bhojana mokalanArA zrIvarmakumAra upara mane bhAre Adara jAgavA

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zrIdharma ka 217 mAMDyo che. enuM mana keTaluM moTuM che! gRhapALe rAjI thatAM thatAM tenI vAtane anumodana ApyuM ne bhojana mATe pharI Agraha karyo. sudarzane teno svIkAra karyo ne jamavA mAMDyuM. te pachI tenA mANasone paNa teNe jamADI dIdhA, ne zrIvargane te samAcAra pAThavI dIdhA. A bAju zrIvameM paNa vIrapALanuM manabhara Atithya mANyuM, ne chevaTe banne chUTA paDyA. zrIvarsa potAnA paDAve Avyo to vIrapALa bIjI ja savAre svadeza javA ravAnA thaI gayo. zrIvarmane hajI thoDA divasa sudhI tyAM rahyA sivAya chUTako nahoto. rAtrinA aMdhakAramAM thayelA TUMkA paNa dAruNa yuddhamAM ghaNA ghaNA mANaso tathA pazuo ghAyala thayAM hatAM. te badhAM sajjasvastha na thAya tyAM sudhI te tyAMthI nIkaLI zake tema na hatuM. to tyAM ThAlA beThA rahIne have karavuM zuM? e paNa eka prazna hato. A vize mathAmaNa karatAM tene eka ukela jaDI Avyo. dUSala bIjI savAre tene maLavA ane kAmakAja aMge pUchavA Avyo, tyAre teNe kahyuM : gulakheDapuramAM ghaNAM jinAlayo che. huM ahIM chuM te daramiyAna mAre te tamAma jinAlayomAM snAtrasahita viziSTa jinapUjA karavI che. aSTAlikA mahotsava maMDAvIne A pUjA mATe karavI che. mATe tuM be-traNa kAma kara : eka, nagaranA tamAma mALIone sUcavI de ke teo bIjA koIne hamaNAM puSpo na vecI de, badhAM huM ja kharIdI laIza. be, saghaLA zrAvakone ekatra karIne A kAryanI vyavasthA temane bhaLAvI devI; teo havaNa, vilepana vagerenI badhI sAmagrI bhegI karavA mAMDe. traNa, A mAro sAdhAraNa nAmano sevaka che. ahIM mArI tijorIno vahIvaTa te saMbhALe che. tene tArI sAthe. mokaluM chuM. A badhAM kAmomAM je paNa dhanavyaya thAya tenAM rokaDAM nANAM e cUkavato jaze. huM Aje ja nagaramAM AvuM chuM.

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- 218 samaruM palapala subrata nAma - dUSale prasannatAthI kumAranI vAta svIkArI lIdhI, ne taiyArI karAvavAnI dRSTie teNe vidAya lIdhI. tenA gayA pachI kumAre vasaMtazrIne teDAvI. vhAlapUrvaka pAse besADI. pachI gulakhepure javAnI tathA jinacaityomAM aSTadivasIya pUjA-bhakti karavAnI vAta samajAvI. vasaMtazrI mATe A sAva navo ja viSaya hato. derAsara zuM, arihaMta eTale zuM, A badhuM tene mATe sAva ajANyuM hatuM. eTale teNe vismayapUrvaka bhAtabhAtanA savAlo karavA mAMDyA. tenuM ajJAna temaja tenuM vismaya joIne kumAre tene arihaMta sahita deva-gurudharmanuM svarUpa vistArathI samajAvyuM ane chevaTe umeryuM : devI! arihaMta e ja ApaNA bhavatAraka ane pApanivAraka devAdhideva che. ane AvA devane meLavyA pachI itara devonI pUjA-aca to , darzana paNa karavAnI vAta ApaNane zobhe nahi. te divase meM devInA maMdiramAM pUjA vagere karyuM, te mAtra tArI mAnatA hatI ane tuM hajI A badhI vAtothI ajANa hovAthI tArA mugdha anurodhane lIdhe ja meM karyuM hatuM. have pachI e dizA bhUlI ja javAnI; mAre paNa ane tAre paNa. jo khuda rAjA ja ApaNo mitra banI jAya to pachI tenA sevako ne pAsavAno sAthe ApaNe bhAIbaMdhI na ja rAkhIe ne? to e ja rIte sarva devonA adhideva samA arihaMtanI bhakti svIkAryA pachI bIjA badhA arihaMtanA sevako jevA devonI upAsanAno koI artha nathI. ane jinapUjA kevI rIte thAya te samajavA mATe, huM mArI sAthenA gRhamaMdiramAM nitya trikALa pUjA kaI rIte karuM chuM, tenuM tAre - avalokana karyA karavAnuM. ethI tane badhuM saheje AvaDI jaze." - vasaMtazrIe patinI vAto eTalA ja premapUrvaka svIkArI. e pachI kumAra tene laIne nagaramAM javA nIkaLI gayo. pelI tarapha dUSale paNa nagaramAM jatAMveMta zrAvakone bhegA karyA, ane zrIvarmanI bhAvanA samajAvI tAtkAlika badho prabaMdha karavA | 0 1 . '

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zrIvarma // 219 Adeza Apyo. zrAvako to A jANatAM ja prasanna thaI gayA. temaNe tarata ja eka atiprAcIna jinamaMdiramAM sakala saMghane ekaTho karyo, ane vicAravimarzapUrvaka evI vyavasthA karI ke nagaranAM caityonA ATha vibhAga karavA. pratidina ekeka vibhAganAM caityonI pUjA kumAra pAse karAvavI. temaNe dUSalane A vyavasthA vize jANa karI, ane A caityomAM thanAra pUjA snAtrAdi mahotsava aMge dhanarAzinI apekSA jaNAvI. dUSaNe tarata sAdhAraNa pAsethI zrAvakone apekSita dhanarAzi apAvI dIdho. zrAvakoe paNa pachI khaMta dAkhavIne prathama vibhAganAM caityomAM Avazyaka tathA ucita saghaLI pUjA-sAmagrI ekatra karAvI lIdhI. zrIvarsa ane vasaMtazrInuM Agamana thatAM ja dUSale tathA saMghe temanuM svAgata karyuM, ane mukhya jinacaitya bhaNI temane dorI gayA. banne aMgazuddhi ane vastrazuddhi karIne ja AvelAM. vaLI keTalIka pUjA-sAmagrI pote paNa lAvelAM. te laIne, pAMca abhigama jALavavA pUrvaka teo caityamAM pravezyAM. ucita tamAma karaNI karavApUrvaka zrIvarSe sauprathama jinapUjA karI. vasaMtazrI tene anusaratI rahI. pUjA patyA bAda vidhipUrvaka snAtramahotsava zarU thayo. temAM prathama zrIvarme zreSTha jalakalaza be hAthe laI lIdhA pachI bAkInA kaLazo zrAvakavarSe grahyA. ane pachI to kyAMya sudhI pulakita bhAve ane vistArapUrvaka snAtrotsava cAlato rahyo. mukhya jinAlayamAM snAtra patatAM keTalAka zrAvako te vibhAganAM anya jinAlayomAM paNa abhiSeka karavA jaI AvyA. pachI saue vilepana, pUjA, paridhApanA (AMgI) vagere vidhi karyo. e pachI zrIvarSe mukhya caityamAMthI bahAra AvatAM ja dUSalane kahyuM ke ame Aje ne AjathI ATheya divasa ahIMyA, tArA rAjAjInA prAsAdamAM ja bhojana laIzuM. kemake hajI bIjAM caityo juhAravAnAM bAkI che, ne temAM jarA moDuM to thaI ja javAnuM. eTale ame bhojanavidhi to ahIM ja ATopIzuM.

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-220 4 samaruM palapala vata nAma 3 jI amArA ane pachI amArI chAvaNImAMthI thoDIka rAvaTIo maMgAvI | laIe, te ahIM baMdhAvI rAta paNa ahIM ja gALIzuM. dUSale ahIM vAMdho lIdho. teNe kahyuM ke bhojana to amArA rAjabhavanamAM ja AThe divasa Apa lezo, paNa tenI sAthe rahevAnuM paNa Ape tyAM ja che. rAvaTI tANIne rahevAnI vAtamAM huM saMmata nathI. zrIvameM tenI bhAvanAne vinA dalIla svIkArI, pote bIjAM caityo prati cAlyo. dareka caityamAM pUjA, vilepana, aMgaracanA, balividhAna, AratI, devavaMdana ityAdi vidhi Acarato Acarato badhuM patyA pachI rAjabhavana tarapha vaLyo, tyAre upAzrayamAM birAjatA munivaryone teNe vinayapUrvaka AhAra mATe padhAravAnI vinaMti karI, ane te pachI zrAvakone paNa potAne sAdharmika bhaktino lAbha ApavA prArthanA karI. sAdhubhaMgavatoe vartamAna joga' kahIne javAba vALyo. zrAvakoe hasIne kahyuM ke "kumArazrI! Ape A aThThAI mahotsava goThavIne amane ocho lAbha Apyo che te hajI bhojananI vAta karo cho?' paNa kumAra zeno mAne? teNe haThapUrvaka zrAvakone hA bhaNAvI tyAre ja jaMpyo. rAjabhavana para pahoMcIne sauprathama teNe supAtradAnanI goThavaNa karAvI. samaya thatAM ja sAdhuvarga padhAryo, eTale kumAre vasaMtazrIne kahyuM ke "jo, tArA puNyathI A zramaNa ane zramaNI bhagavaMto ApaNe tyAM AhAra grahaNa mATe padhAryA che. emane AhAra Apavo e mahAna puNyanuM kAma che. tuM jA, ne yatheccha AhAradAna kara. - kumAranI sUcanA thatAM ja vasaMtazrI UThI. rasoIgharamAM gaI. ane munijanone ucita AhAra pratilAlavA mAMDI. munijano paNa potAnI maryAdAne anurUpa nirdoSa ane kathya AhAra levA mAMDyA; te paNa taddana alpa pramANamAM ja. vasaMtazrI sahaja Agraha karatI rahI, munio tene nakAratA rahyA, ne vasaMtazrInA manamAM Azcaryano bhAva phelAto ja gayo.

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zrIvarma che 221 supAtradAnano vidhi patyA pachI zrIvarge nagaranA sakaLa zrAvakavargane-saMghane AmaMtrita karyo. badhA AvyA. teNe saune bhAvathI jamADyA. chelle taMbola vagere ApyAM. pachI hAtha joDIne vinaMti karI ke bAkInA sAta divaso paNa saMghe mArA AMgaNe ja bhojana levuM, evI mArI mAgaNI che. saMghe teno svIkAra karyo ne vidAya lIdhI. pachI potAnA parivAranA, sudarzana vagerenA bhojananI ciMtA tathA tapAsa karI. nagaranA bAraNethI koI yAcaka, dIna, anAtha, paradezI bhUkhyA na jAya tevI paNa teNe vyavasthA karAvI. e pachI potAnA gRhacaityanI pUjA bAkI hatI te karI lIdhI. ane tyArabAda te, teno parivAra tathA dUSala vagere badhAM jamyAM. rAta paDatAM te ane vasaMtazrI zayanakhaMDamAM ekalAM paDyAM. tyAre teNe pUchyuM : devI! Aje Akho divasa jinacaityomAM pUjA karI, sAdhuone vAMdyA tathA paDilAbhyA, sAdharmika vAtsalya paNa karyuM, A badhuM tamane kevuM lAgyuM? AmAM tamane AnaMda Avyo ke nahi? vasaMtazrI bhAvavibhora svare bolI : prANeza! AjanA AnaMdanI to zI vAta karuM? huM to jANe amRta kuMDamAM hAI chuM Aje ! mArA jIvanamAM meM kadI joyuM, jANyuM ke sAMbhaLyuM nahotuM, te badhuM ekIsAthe Aje meM anubhavyuM che. kevI adbhuta e pratimAo! jANe zAMtarasanAM jharaNAM! ane enuM snAtra tathA pUjA paNa kevAM uttama hatAM! dravyo paNa uttama, ne anuSThAna paNa atiuttama! pelA zrAvako paNa keTalA badhA bhadrika ane bhAvika hatA! ane sAdhumahArAjo! AvA sAdhuo to meM Aja prathamavAra dIThA hoM. sarva saMganA tyAgI hoya, niHspRhatA to aMgeaMgamAMthI TapakatI hoya, potAnI udarapUrtinI paNa khevanA na hoya, tapathI kuza evI kAyAnI TApaTIpanI paNa jemane tamA na hoya AvA sAdhuo to meM A ja joyA. A jagyAe jo mArA pitAjInA

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222 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma kuLaguruo kahevAya che te sAdhuo hota to to ApaNuM badhuM ja paDAvI leta - ane toya temane tRpti to na ja thAta! temanI pAse to basa eka ja vAta : lAvo. emanuM cAle to ApaNA jevA jajamAnone paNa pA2sa'dezamAM vecIne dhana kamAI le - evA e sAdhuo. priyatama ! mane to tamAro A dharma bahu bhAvI gayo Aje. AvA deva, AvA guru ne AvI dharmakaraNI meLavIne huM to dhanya banI chuM. mArA jIvanamAM sauthI adhika AnaMdanI kSaNa, tame je kSaNe mane maLyA te hatI. paNa te kSaNe mane maLelo avarNanIya AnaMda Aje A badhuM maLatAM dviguNita banyo che. zrIvarga vasaMtazrInuM A parivartana joIne atizaya AhlAda anubhavI rahyo. ATha divasa to jotajotAmAM vahI gayA dUSala daMDanAyake, vIrapALanI kudRSTithI vasaMtazrIne rakSavA mATe vajAyudhA devInI pote rAkhelI mAnatAnI vAta kumA2ne ka2I, ne have pote devI-maMdire mahotsava mAMDe temAM rokAvAnI prArthanA karI. kumArane mATe A vAta koI rIte svIkArya na hatI. paNa teNe jarA kaLathI kAma lIdhuM. teNe tene samajAvyo ke have varSARtuno samaya nikaTa che. huM jo vadhu rokANa karuM to pachI AkhI varSARtu mATe ahIM ja bheravAI rahevuM paDe. mATe mane have nIkaLavA de. dUSale kacavAtA mane rajA ApI, eTale kumAre prayANanI taiyArIo AdarI. prayANanI taiyArIo cAlatI hatI te arasAmAM ja, eka dahADo ociMto vAsavapurathI vasaMtazrInA pitA rAjA vAsavadattano varadatta

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- zrIvarma rara3 nAmano dUta kumAra pAse upasthita thayo. teNe vAsavadattano saMdezo ApIne kahyuM ke kumArazrI! Ape ahIMthI vAsavapura padhAravAnuM che. amArA rAjAjIe khAsa vinaMti karavA ja mane mokalyo che. kumAra kahe : e to kema banI zake? jeTha mahino to besI gayo che, ne have varasAda mAthA para toLAvA mAMDyo che. huM kAM to vAsavapura pahoMcI zakuM, kAM caMdrapura. paNa vAsavapura gayA pachI tyAMthI caMdrapura pahoMcavuM to azakya bane. pachI to varSAkALa mAre tyAM gALavo paDe, ne cheka zaradaRtumAM huM caMdrapura pahoMce. eTale hamaNAM mane javA do. vaLI koI avasare AvIzuM. varadatte kahyuM : kumAra! to varSAkALa vAsavapuramAM gALo to Apane vAMdho zo che? tyAM paNa have to ApanuM ghara ja gaNAya; ne amane Apano vadhu lAbha maLe. AvavuM to paDaze ja. bahAnAM nahi cAle. kumAre bacAva karyo : paNa tyAM AvavA mATe mAre pitAjInI rajA to levI paDe ne? e mATe paNa caMdrapura ja javuM rahyuM! varadatta paNa cAlAka hato. te kahe : kumAra! emAM eka vAta thAya. Apa vAsavapura tarapha prayANa AdarI. huM ahIMthI caMdrapura upaDuM. narapuMgava mahArAja ApanA upara nArAja na thAya tema AjJA laI AvuM. kumAra kahe : e to mAthuM mUMDAvyA pachI nakSatra pUchavA jevuM thAya. e kema cAle? varadatta : cAle ke na cAle, paNa Ape vAsavapura AvavuM to paDaze ja. kumAra : eka kAma kara. tuM vasaMtazrIne maLI le. pachI joIe. varadatta upaDyo vasaMtazrI pAse. potAnI rAjakumArI hatI. potAnI rAjAnI lADalI kanyA hatI. enI pAse jaIne eNe pUrA hakathI potAnI vinaMti rajU karI, ne kumArane samajAvavA karagaryo. varadattane jotAM ja vasaMtazrI pIgaLI gaI. tenI vAto sAMbhaLatAM

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-224 4 samaruM palapala savata nAma - tene pIyaranI - pitA-mAtAnA hetanI smRti tAjI thaI, ne te ekavAra pitRgRhe javA thanaganI UThI. teNe vanazrIne kumAra pAse te ja kSaNe mokalI ApI, bolAvI lAvavA mATe. kumAra pUjAno samaya thato hovAthI derAsare pahoMcavA mATe sAMDhaNI para savAra thavA jato hato, tyAM ja vanazrIe tene AMtaryo. teNe vinaMti karI : deva! devIe kahAvyuM che ke be paLa mATe paNa mane maLI jAya to sAruM. - kumAra samajI gayo, te pAcho vaLyo. pahoMcyo aMteuramAM. tene jotAM ja varadatta tyAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. vasaMtazrIe kumArane prArthanA karI : prANezvara! A varadatta Avyo che, tenI vAta para jarA lakSya Apo ne? ekavAra mArA pitagRhe cAlo ne? kumAra : devI! e kevI rIte bane? pitAjInI rajA to levI paDe ne? vasaMtazrI H te to ahIM rahyA paNa maMgAvI zakAya, deva! ApaNane hajI ahIMthI taiyAra thaI nIkaLatAM cha sAta divasa lAgaze ja; Aje ja jo saMdezavAhakane pitAjI pAse mokalIe to e ghaDiyAjojana sAMDhaNI dvArA ATalIvAramAM to tyAM jaIne pAcho AvI ja zake. rajA maMgAvo to kharA. nA Ave to nahi jaIe. vasaMtazrInI prArthanAne kumAra utthApI na zakyo. teNe tyAM ja lekha taiyAra karyo ne eka sevakane caMdrapura bhaNI ravAnA karyo. vasaMtazrI ne varadatta to khuzakhuzAla! pachI kumAra, vasaMtazrI, varadatta badhAM jinAlaye gayAM. kumArano saMdezavAhaka mAratI sAMDhaNIe traNa ja divasamAM caMdrapura pahoMcI gayo. rAjA narapuMgave kumArano lekha vAMcyo. aMdara lakheluM ke mahArAjAdhirAjane mAlUma thAya ke huM ahIM pahoMcI gayo chuM. vasaMtazrI sAthe mArAM lagna thaI gayAM che. have tenA pitA

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zrIvarma 225 vAsavadatta rAjA amane vAsavapura teDAve che. ApanI AjJA hoya tema ame vartIzuM. to yogya lAge te AzA mokalavA vijJapti.' ATalo TUMko saMdezo vAMcIne narapuMgava rAjA bhAre acaMbo pAmyA, temaNe saMdezavAhakane pUchyuM ke tyAMnA vigatavAra samAcAra kahe. saMdezavAhake sudarzananAM SayaMtro, tenI sAthenI laDAI, temAM kumArano vijya tathA sudarzanane pakaDavo, ityAdi badhI vAto vistArathI temane kahI saMbhaLAvI. rAjA daMga thaI gayA. temane kumAranI A badhI kSamatA ane vIratA aMge to Adara upajyo ja, paraMtu tethI ye vadhu AnaMda to temane kumA2nI laghutA temaja AbhijAtya aMge thayo H ATaluM badhuM parAkrama tathA kauzalya darzAvI dIdhA pachI paNa potAno kumA2 te vize eka paNa zabda lakhato nathI, mauna seve che, ane phakta vinayapUrvaka AjJA ja mAge che; e kAMI jevI tevI khAnadAnInI ane namratAnI vAta nahotI ja. temaNe kumA2ne tatkSaNa uttara lakhAvyo, ane vAsavapura javAnI anujJA pAThavI. saMdezavAhakano paNa satkAra karyo. bhAtuM baMdhAvyuM, ne chevaTe tene kahyuM : kumArane eTaluM kaheje ke kyAreya kyAMya koIno vizvAsa na karavo, ane potAnI tabiyatanI pUrI kALajI levI. sAtame divase to saMdezavAhaka kumAranI sevAmAM hAja2! kumAre lekha vAMcyo. vAMcIne vasaMtazrIne mokalI Apyo. ane thoDIvAra pachI pote vasaMtazrI pAse gayo. jatAMveMta temaNe vasaMtazrIno upahAsa Adaryo : devI! pIyare javAnI tamane tIvra utkaMThA hatI ne! e mATe tame je upAya yojAvyo, te barAbara kAragata nIvaDyo, nahi? vasaMtazrIe A sAMbhaLatAM ja mITho chaNako karyo. teNe kahyuM : nAtha ! upahAsamAM paNa kadI AvAM veNa uccAratA nahi. mane pIya2 javAno zokha nathI upaDyo. mAro Agraha to e mATe che ke mArAM mAvatarane mArA vize zaMkA hatI ke A dIkarI zrIvarmamAM

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----- 226 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma evuM te zuM bhALI gaI haze ke ene joyA-jANyA vinA ja varavA nIkaLI javA mAge che? emanI A AzaMkA mAre nirmaLa karavI che. e Apane joze, ApanAM A parAkramonI gAthA sAMbhaLaze, to emane paNa khyAla Avaze ke nA, amArI dIkarInI pasaMdagI ja sAcI che. kumAre vAta vALI lIdhI, ne banne jinAlaye javA nIkaLyAM. pUjA Adi dharmakRtya patyA pachI badhAMe rAjabhavanamAM bhojanAdi kartavya patAvyuM. ne AnaMda-goThaDI karatAM beThAM. tyAM acAnaka dUSale tyAM AvIne eka lekha kumArane ApatAM kahyuM ke amArA mahArAjA zUrapALano AmAM saMdezo che, teo Apane potAne tyAM padhAravA nimaMtraNa pAThave che. kumAre tene samajAvyo ke mArA pitAzrInI AjJA vAsavapura mATe AvI gaI che. eTale mahArAja zUrapALane tuM jaNAvI de ke ApanI sUcanA mAre ziromAnya hovA chatAM, huM hAla tatkAla to nahi, paNa vAsavapurathI nIkaLIza, tyAre Apane tyAM avazya AvIza. A vAta cAlu che, tyAM vaLI eka dUta Avyo. daMtapurathI rAjA mahAbaLano zrIvarma parano saMdezo laIne te Avyo hato. kumAre teno lekha vAMcyo. temAM lakhyuM hatuM ke "AvanAra saMdezavAhakanuM nAma zrIharSa che. amAro aMgata ane vizvAsapAtra sevaka che. te tamane je vAta kare te tame sAMbhaLajo, satya mAnajo, emAM koI jAtanI zaMkAkuzaMkA na karajo, ane e je kahe teno tame amala paNa karajo." kumAre e manuSya zrIharSa ja hovA vize pAkI khAtarI karI lIdhI, ane pachI tene potAnI vAta rajU karavA nirdeza Apyo. te pachI zrIharSe kahelI vAtono sAra A hato : mahArAja mahAbaLa kahevaDAvyuM che ke sudarzanakumAra e amAro atyaMta hAlo dIkaro che. paNa te amArI AjJAmAM vartato nathI. tene sudhAravA mATe ghaNA prayAso karyA, maMtrIo ane mahApuruSono

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- zrIvarma 227 - AvI ane to ja tI yAdana vAgatAM ekavAra ghaNo satsaMga karAvyo, paraMtu paththara para pANI jevuM ja thayuM. UlaTAno e vadhu svaccheda ane uddhata banI beTho. AthI e amArA manamAMthI UtarI gayo. ame to ene dezavaTo ApavAnA hatA, paNa maMtrInA kahevAthI tema na karyuM. AvA uddeDa mANasanuM tame damana karyuM, ane tene pakaDI bAMdhyo che, e jANIne ame ghaNA rAjI thayA chIe. AvA mANasane A prakAranI zikSA have anivArya ja hatI. have, mAre eka atyaMta svarUpavatI priyadarzanA nAme dIkarI che. tenuM atyuttama sauMdarya joIne amane ciMtA thavA lAgatAM ekavAra ame eka nimittavettAne pUchyuM ke Ano pati koNa thaze? tyAre naimittike amane kaheluM ke "tamArA dIkarA sudarzanane je baMdhanamAM mUkaze, te manuSya A kanyAno pati thaze." Aje naimittikanI e vAta sArthaka karI rahI che. to kumAra! amArI prArthanA che ke tame have ahIM padhAro, ane amArI kanyAno svIkAra karo. koI saMyogavaza, tame ahIM sudhI na AvI zako, to pachI ame amArI kanyAne, vasaMtazrInI jema ja, caMdrapurIe mokalI ApIe. paNa tame tenA svIkAra mATe samaMti pAThavajo." - kumAre potAnI paristhiti tene samajAvI, ne kahyuM ke mAre pahelAM to vAsavapure ja javuM ja paDaze. tyAMthI pachI Ama to rAjA zUrapALane tyAM zAripadra nagara javAnuM thAya; paraMtu have huM vAsavapurathI pahelAM sIdho detapura ja AvIza. tema tame mahArAjane jaNAvajo. zrIharSa : amArA mahArAja ApanI pratIkSA kyAre kare? kumAra : te to kema kahI zakAya? mahArAja vAsavadatta amane rajA Ape pachI ja AvI zakAya. zrIharSa : e ja ThIka che. have mArI eka mAgaNI che. Apa ApanA taraphathI paNa eka mANasane mArI sAthe datapura atyAre mokalo, to amArA rAjAjIne bahu sAruM lAgaze.

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228 2 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma kumAre tenI vAta svIkAravA sAthe sUcavyuM : tuM jarA sudarzanane paNa maLI le. to tene paNa sAruM lAge, ne tamane paNa nizciMtatA thAya ke tamAro kumAra hemakhema che. zrIharSa : kumAra! ApanI vAta barAbara haze. paNa mane kumArazrIne maLavAnI mahArAje sUcanA ke anumati nathI ApI. eTale huM temane maLI nahi zakuM. kumAre tene tatkALa to vizrAMti levA mokalI Apyo. kumArane lAgyuM ke have sudarzana sAthe mAre saMbaMdha thayo. have tene baMdhanamAM rAkhavo ucita na gaNAya. vaLI, mahAbaLa rAjAnI zubha ceSTAno javAba paNa mAre koI zubha ceSTA dvA2A ja Apavo ghaTe. teNe raNasiMhane AjJA karI : sudarzananAM baMdhano choDI, tene snAnAdi karAvI, uttama vastrAlaMkArothI vibhUSita karI jaladI ahIM laI Ava. tenA ATha sevakone paNa chUTA karI de. raNasiMha luhArane laIne sudarzana pAse pahoMcyo kedakhAnAmAM, ane tenI beDI toDavAnI tajavIja AraMbhI. sudarzanane navAI upajI. pUchyuM : kema bhAI, ekAeka baMdhano toDavAnI nobata lAvyA? raNasiMhe kahyuM : kumAra! kAMI kAraNa to mane kumArazrIe nathI jaNAvyuM, eTale te aMge cokkasa kAMI kahI nahi zakuM. hA, mArA anucara pAsethI evI vAta jANavA maLI che ke tamArA pitAjIno koI rAjasevaka ahIM Avyo che. eNe temaNe naimittike kahelAM 'sudarzanane pakaDIne bAMdhaze te priyadarzanAno pati thaze' evA veNane AdhAre tamArI bahenane kumArazrI sAthe varAvavAnI tamArA pitAnI bhAvanA rajU karI che. sudarzana bolI UThyo : hA, e vAta sAcI che. naimittike A AgAhI karI, tyAre huM paNa tyAM sabhAmAM upasthita ja hato. -

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zrIvarga A 229 sAruM karyuM mArA pitAjIe, AvA uttama puruSane mArI bahena ApavAnuM nakkI karyuM te. raNasiMhe sudarzananI beDIo toDAvI. tene snAnAdi karAvI zreSTha vastrAbharaNo paherAvyAM. pachI tene tathA tenA sevakone zrIvarma samIpe laI gayo. kumAra pAse pahoMcatAM ja sudarzane tenA caraNomAM praNAma karyA. to kumAre paNa Asana thakI UbhA thaIne tene gADha AliMgana ApyuM ne yogya Asane besADyo. potAnA hAthe tene pAnabIDuM ApyuM. A pachI kumAre tene TUMkANamAM kahyuM : sudarzana! rAjA mahAbaLe koI kAryavaza temanA zrIharSa nAmanA sevakane ahIM mokalyo che. enuM kArya Aje ja patI gayuM hoI te daMtapura pAcho jaI rahyo che. jo ke eNe to ahIM AvyA pachI tAruM nAma suddhAM lIdhuM nathI, ke nathI tArA vize kAMI pUchaparacha karI, paraMtu tArA pitAe amArI sAthe atyaMta saujanyabharyo ane sauhArdapUrNa vyavahAra karavA mAMDaDyo che, te joI mane lAgyuM ke mAre paNa temane AnaMda thAya tevuM kAMIka kRtya karavuM joIe, eTale meM svayaM tane choDyo che. sudarzana A sAMbhaLatAM ja utAvaLe bolI UThyo : kumAra! jo mArA bApu prasanna thAya tevuM tame IcchatA ho to to tame mane pAcho baMdhanagrasta banAvI kedamAM rAkho te vadhu sAruM thaze. teo AnAthI bahu bahu rAjI thaze. tame mane choDo cho zA mATe? sudarzananA avAjamAM eka prakAranI glAnimizrita rUkSatA chavAI hatI. - zrIvarga A kaLI zakyo. teNe atyaMta Arjava sAthe kahyuM : bhAI, surdazana! tArA pitAjIne tuM baMdhanamAM ho te vadhu game te vAta tArI sAva sAcI, paNa e baMdhana eTale hAthe page beDI ane kArAgAramAM sabaDavuM e nahi. paNa e baMdhana eTale tArI uddhatAI ane svacchaMdatAnuM svayaM niyaMtraNa. tuM jo tArI jAte ja tArA avaguNone saMyamita karI zake, to te ja tArA mATe baMdhana che; ane evuM baMdhana ja tArA bApu IcchatA hoya. bAkI kayA pitAne

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- 230 ja samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - potAne lADalo dIkaro kedakhAnAmAM baMdhAI - pUrAI rahe te gamyuM che ke tArA pitAne game? paNa eka vAta sAMbhaLa : mane lAge che ke have tAro avinaya maTI gayo che. vinaya vivekano bodhapATha tane rUDI pere maLI gayo che. eTale e rIte te nirdoSa banI zakyo che. eTale mAro anurodha che ke jo tAruM mana vadhatuM hoya, to have tArA pitA pAse pahoMcI jA. sudarzane bhAva-chalakatA svare kahyuM : kumAra ! eka sAmAnya niyama kahuM. jene jenAthI guNa thato hoya te mANasa tenI pAse ja - tyAM ja rahe; bIje na jAya. gurujanonAM vacana upara bahumAna rAkhavAnI vAta huM tamArA samAgama pachI ja zIkhyo chuM. eTale have huM tamane choDIne kyAMya javA Icchato nathI. mane tamArI sAthe ja rahevA do. - zrIharSa A vakhate tyAM upasthita ja hato. te to sudarzananA moMmAM AvAM veNa sAMbhaLIne herata ja pAmI gayo. tene thayuM ke nakkI, A zrIvarmanI saMgatano ja prabhAva! e vinA 'kAgaDAnA moMmAM rAma' na Ave. athavA to mULe sonuM to uttama jAtavaMta ja hatuM; agninI AMca maLI ke mela badho baLI gayo lAge che. tyAM to zrIvameM sudarzanane pUchayuM : tuM ahIM rahe te sAme mane to koI Apatti nathI; mane game ja. paNa mahAbaLa rAjA bolAve to paNa tuM ahIM rahe te zobhItuM gaNAya kharuM? sudarzane khinna svare kahyuM : kumAra! mArA pitA mane bolAve ja nahi. mane khAtarI che. kemake huM emanI nA uparAMta ahIM Avyo hato, eTale have teo mane pAchA AvavAnuM notaruM zenuM Ape ja? zrIvarma jarAka hasyo, ane mauna ja rahyo. thoDIpaLo maunapaNe pasAra thavA dIdhA bAda teNe raNasiMhane sUcavyuM : bhAI! A sudarzananI sevAmAM cAra hajAranuM azvadaLa tathA eka hajAranuM UMTadaLa mUkI deje. eka lAkha suvarNamudrA ene arpaNa

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zrIvarma // 231 karaje. ane enA parAjaya pachI ApaNe kabaje karelo ene saghaLo paDAva tathA bIjI badhI sAmagrI paNa tene havAle karI deje. vadhumAM, A pAMca hajAra sainiko ene soMpIe chIe, te tamAmano nirvAha ApaNA taraphathI ja thavo joIe, raNasiMhe to e badhI vAtano hAthI joDIne svIkAra karyo. paNa sudarzana ane zrIharSa to A badhuM sAMbhaLIne TharI ja gayA. temanA haiyAmAM avanavI Urmio UThavA mAMDI ke A kumAranuM saujanya vadhe, gaurava vadhe ke aucityabodha vadhe? athavA enuM zuM vakhANavuM? kRtajJatA, RjutA ke dAkSiNya? kharekhara to enuM badhuM ja adbhuta che, ananya che. e bannene AvA vicAromAM khovAyelA ja rahevA daIne zrIvarme sabhA barakhAsta karI, gRhacaityamAM jaIne saMdhyAkAlIna jinabhakti karI, ane rAta zayanagRhamAM jaI te nidrAdhIna thaI gayo. bIjA divase savAre, ekalA zrIvarmane laIne raNasiMha azvAgAramAM gayo. tyAM teNe sudarzanane pAchA soMpavAnA cAra hajAra azvo paikI eka hajAra azvone pote judA tAravelA, te kumArane dekhADavA, ne kahyuM ke A azvo baliSTha ane umadA olAdanA jaNAya che. Apa kaho to e ApaNI pAse rAkhI laIe. sudarzanane enA badalAmAM bIjuM kAMI ApIe. kumAre tene vAryo. kahyuM ke bhAI, A tamAma azvo apalakSaNA che. eka paNa azva jAtavaMta nathI. mATe badhA ja sudarzanane soMpI devAmAM ja DahApaNa che. huM to tene paNa na ApuM. paraMtu A azvo tenA sainyamAM teNe ja ANelA che, eTale ja huM tene suprata karuM chuM. raNasiMha mAnI gayo. tyAra pachI kumAre jinapUjAno nityakrama karyo. sAdhujanone

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-232 - samaruM palapala suta nAma - paDilAbhyA. sAdharmika bhakti paNa karI. pachI sudarzana, zrIharSa, dUSala vagerenI sAthe pote bhojanagrahaNa karyuM. e pachI kumAre traNa divasanI eka mahAna rathayAtrA yojI. e traNa divaso daramyAna gulakheDanagaramAM amArighoSaNA karAvI. baMdImocana karAvyuM. chelle saMghanuM vastrAdi vaDe bahumAna karyuM. sakala saMgha sAthe temaja dUSala daMDanAyaka sAthe kSamApanA karI, ne vAsavapura javAnI anumati paNa lIdhI. ane pachI ekAda divasamAM ja teNe vAsavapura prati prayANa AdarI dIdhuM. prayANa-veLAe ja teNe zrIharSane ane tenI sAthe potAnA sevaka keliprasAdane daMtapura tarapha vidAya karyA. varadatta to tenI sAthe ja rahyo. paNa teNe paNa potAnA eka sAthIne vAsavapura bhaNI ravAnA karI ja dIdho : vAsavadatta rAjavIne kumAranA AgamananA khabara ApavA mATe ja to. kramazaH prayAso karato kumAra vAsavapura pahoMcyo. vAsavadatta rAjavIe svayaM tenuM svAgata karyuM. AkhA nagare tene UlaTabhera vadhAvyo. rAjabhavana pahoMcyA pachI kumAre rAjA-rANIne praNAma karyA. rAjAe bhAvasabhara netre tene vadhAvyo, to rANIoe tenA zire AvyA cho to amara thaIne raho' nA AzISa varasAvyA. vasaMtazrIne to rAjAjIe khoLAmAM ja laI lIdhI. tenuM mAthuM suMghIne kyAMya sudhI mAthe hAtha pheravyA karyo. pachI te paNa rANIone praNamavA gaI, to temaNe tene "akhaMDa saubhAgyavaMtI bhava nA AzIrvAdathI vadhAvI. vasaMtazrIno bhAI yuvarAja surendradatta paNa potAnA pradezamAM hato te A avasara mANavA AvI gayelo. tene paNa zrIvarma bheTyo. rAjA-rANIo ane nagarajano - saunI AMkho kumAra zrIvargane joIne TharI. Avo rUpavAna, guNiyala, parAkramI, ane abhijAta jamAI maLavA badala sau potAne dhanya anubhavavA lAgyA. to vasaMtazrInI svayaMskUrta pasaMdagI badala sau tene abhinaMdana paNa

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zrIvarma 233 arpavA lAgyA. samaya thatAM sau bhojanamaMDapamAM pravezyA. bhojanavidhi AraMbhAyo. barAbara te ja vakhate vAsavadatte zrIvartane pUchyuM : sudarzana kema nathI dekhAyo? che to tamArI sAthe ja ne? zrIvarSe kahyuM : mahArAja! teNe mane kahyuM ke huM nagarapravezamAM sAmela nahi thauM. mane A sthitimAM vAsavadattane maLatAM bahu lajjA thaze. huM emane pachI ekAMtamA ja maLI laIza. paNa badhAMnI vacce huM nahi AvI zakuM. eTale e atyAre nagara bahAranA paDAvamAM ja hovo joIe. vAsavadatte joyuM ke zrIvarSe ane bIjA atithioe bhojana levAnuM cAlu karI dIdhuM che. eTale teNe varadattane bolAvI, kAnamAM kAMIka zIkhavIne sudarzana pAse mokalyo. varadatta pahoMcyo sudarzana pAse. jaIne kahyuM ke : cAlo kumA2! bhojanamaMDapamAM badhA tamArI pratIkSA kare che. ane zrIvarma kumAre to kahyuM che ke sudarzana Ave pachI ja huM bhojana laIza. mATe satvare cAlo. huM levA ja Avyo chuM. sudarzana te veLAe bhAre paritApa anubhavato pathArImAM paDyo hato, ane paDakhAM ghasato hato. teNe kAkalUdIbharyA svare varadattane kahyuM : bhAI, Aje mane bhAre mastakazULa upaDyuM che. huM nahi AvI zakuM tyAM. bAkI kAMI kAraNa nathI. kumArazrIne mArA vatI vinaMti karIne bhojana karAvI do ne. mane bhUkha lAgaze to huM ahIMja kAMIka laI laIza; ahIM kyAM kazI khoTa che? varadatta : tamArI vAta kumArazrIne to gaLe UtarI jaze, paNa rAjAjIne gaLe nahi Utare, ne tyAM sudhI teo bhojana nahi kare. mATe padhAro to sAruM. sudarzana : bhAI varadatta, mArI vAta rAjAjIne samajAvIne temane paNa bhojana karAva ne! tuM barAbara samaja pADIza to teone mArA para roSa karavAnuM kAraNa nahi rahe.

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- 234 2 samaruM palapala vata nAma - varadatta : e badhuM huM na jANuM. tame tamArA koI mANasane 1 mokalIne rAjAne kahevaDAvo to bhale. huM to 'tame nathI mAnatA 1 eTaluM kahIza. sudarzane te ja kSaNe potAnA vizvAsu sArI nAmanA sevakane rAjAjI pAse mokalyo ne potAnI mastakapIDAnI vAta jaNAvI, na AvI zakavA badala kSamA yAcI. vAsavadate tenI vAta svIkArI lIdhI, paNa te sAthe ja varadatta dvArA sArI sAthe sudarzana mATe bhojanano thALa temaja cAra uttama azvo, vastro, AbhUSaNo vagere padArtho paNa pAThavyA. svIkAra karI lIdhA sivAya sudarzana mATe koI IlAja nahoto. moDethI vasaMtazrI sAthe mokalelA vRddha puruSonA mukhe rAjAne paNa jANa thaI ke vasaMtazrInA svayavara-lagnanA samaye jamAIne je bheMTaNAM ApavAnAM hatAM te hajI akabaMdha che, ne pAchA pharyA che, e vidhi have patAvavo ghaTe. to bIjI bAju, e ja samaye vAsavadattanI bIjI ATha mahArANIonI kamalazrI vagere ATha kanyAoe pitA samakSa bhAva pradarzita karyo ke amane paNa zrIvarmakumAra gamI gayA che. amane tenI sAthe ja paraNAvo. - zrIvarmakumAre hA-nAkAnI ghaNI karI, paNa chevaTe vasaMtazrInI madadathI tene sahamata karIne rAjAe zubha muhUrte vasaMtazrI ane anya ATha kanyAo - kula nava kanyAo sAthe zrIdharmanAM lagna raMgecaMge karAvyAM, ne karivArano vidhi paNa te samaye patAvyo. lagna-mahotsava pachI kumAre vAsavapuramAM paNa gulaMDapuranI jema ja tamAma jinacaityomAM agiyAra divasano snAtramaha tathA rathayAtrAmaha karAvyo. daDhazraddhA ane jinabhaktino apUrva ullAsa - A be tattvo jANe ke tenA jIvananuM amogha cAlakabaLa banI rahyAM hatA!

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zIvarma 235 kumAra zrIvarma sAsaravAse lahera kare che. nava nava vadhUo sAthe pAMca prakAranA rUDA viSayono manabhAvana anubhava te nitya kare che. vAsavadattanI rAjasabhAmAM paNa te niyamitapaNe upasthita rahe che, ane tyAMno rAjyavahIvaTa eka jijJAsu abhyAsInI dRSTie jhINavaTapUrvaka joto rahe che. eka divasanI vAta che. rAjA vAsavadatta darabAra bharIne beThA che anekavidha kArobAra cAlI rahyA che. e samaye azvarAja nAmano eka vyavasAyI azvapAlaka tyAM AvI lAgyo. rAjAno te pUrvaparicita hato. eTale rAjAe tene AvakAryo ane Asana apAvyuM. te hajI barAbara beTho na beTho tyAM ja rAjAe tene pUchavA mAMDyuM : gayA varSe tuM mArI pAse sAraMga nAme eka umadA azva lAvelo. meM te tane te ja veLAe pAcho soMpyo hato, ane tene zreSTha tAlIma ApIne pachI pAcho lAvavA kaheluM. meM ema paNa kaheluM ke bhale game teTalo lAMbo samaya thAya, paNa barAbara tAlIma ApIne ja lAvaje. A mAruM kAma te karavA mAMDyuM ke nahi? azvarAja kahe : mahArAja! konA dahADA pharyA hoya ke ApanI AjJA uthApe? e azvane meM tAlIma ApI dIdhI che, ne tene laIne ja huM ApanI samakSa upasthita thayo chuM. rAjA : eTalI vAramAM tAlIma apAI paNa gaI? hajI to mAMDa ATha mahinA thayA e vAtane. ATalA badhA TUMkA samayamAM AvA tejIlA tokhArane teM keLavI paNa lIdho? mAnyAmAM nathI AvatuM; AvuM banI ja na zake. rAjAnI A azraddhA joIne zrIvarmathI na rahevAyuM. te bolI UThyo : mahArAja! AvuM banI zake, avazya banI zake. jo jAtavaMta azva hoya ane niSNAta zikSaka hoya, to ATalA TUMkA gALAmAM

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236 0 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma paNa AvuM banI zake. kemake zreSTha jAtino azva svabhAve ja suvinIta hoya, ane evA azvane mATe azvavAhaka zikSaka to mAtra nimittabhUta ja banI rahe. evo azva khUbha jhaDapathI tAlImabaddha banI jato hoya che. ane azvazikSaka paNa matimAna hoya ane azvanuM svarUpa pArakhIne tAlIma Ape to te sahelAIthI saphLa nIvaDe ja. chatAM Apane Azcarya ane azraddhA thatAM hoya to have jhAjhI vAtanAM gAMDAM bharavAne badale azva ahIM AvI gayo che, tene nANI joIe eTale tarata khabara paDI jaze. hAthakaMkaNane ArasInI zI jarUra? rAjA saMmata thayA. sabhA visarjana karI. pachI te kumArane laIne nagara bahAra udyAne pahoMcyA. azvarAjane hukama Apyo ke tuM azva 52 jAte savAra thaIne tene ahIM laI Ava. thoDI ja vAramAM azvarAja sAraMga para savAra thaIne Avato najare caDyo. azvane ramADato ramADato te atyaMta capaLatAthI tathA manamohaka adA sAthe AvI rahyo hato, tyAre rAjAe kumArane pUchyuM : kumAra! kevo lAge che azva? ane azvavAhaka paNa kevoka che? tamane e rucikara ane yogya jaNAya che ke nahi? kumAre AnA jvAbamAM azvonA zAstravarNita traNa prakAro temaja tenI pAMca prakAranI gati vagerenuM svarUpa rAjA samakSa varNavyuM, ane chevaTe umeryuM ke A azva temaja tenA zikSaka banne uttama prakAranA che temAM mane zaMkA nathI, mahArAja! rAjAnuM moM A sAMbhaLatAM hasuM hasuM thaI rahyuM. eTalAmAM ja azvarAja rAjA ane kumAra beThelA tyAM-sAme AvI lAgyo. tyAM pahoMcatAMvAra teNe azvanI lagAma kheMcI. lagAma kheMcAtAM ja ghoDo jhADa thaIne be page addhara Ubho thaI gayo! kumAre tenI tarapha ekITaze joyA karyuM. tenAM kAna, kezavALI, AMkho, nAka, haNahaNATa, vAna, paga vagerenuM bahu bArIkAIthI teNe avalokana karyuM.

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- zrIvarga ke ra37 paNa rAjAthI na rahevAyuM. teNe pUchI dIdhuM : kumAra! azvamAM kAMI khoDakhAMpaNa che? hoya to kaho ne! mahArAja! azva ApanI samakSa ja che. Apa joI ja rahyA cho, pachI mAre zuM kahevAnuM hoya?" kumAre moghama javAba vALyo. AthI rAjAno vahema vadhyo. temaNe Agraha karyo ke kAMIka garabaDa che, je ame nathI kaLI zakatA; paNa tamArI najaramAM pakaDAI gaI che e nakkI; kaho ne! kumAra kaheH mAThuM na lagADo to kahuM. rAjA kahe : are kumAra! e zuM bolyA? tame hamezAM aviruddha ane sAcuM ja bolo cho, enI amane khAtarI che. tame kaho ne ame mAThuM lagADIzuM? jarA paNa dahezata rAkhyA vinA je hoya te kaho. eTale kumAre rAjAne kahIne azvarAjane potAnI najIka bolAvI lIdho. te paNa azva parathI UtarIne AvI gayo. tenA AvyA pachI kumAre rAjAne uddezIne kahyuM : mahArAja! A azvane zikSA to uttama ApavAmAM AvI che. paraMtu ene bAharI zikSA ja maLI che, AMtarika eTale ke aMdaranI zikSA nathI maLI. rAjA mUMjhAyo. kahe : kumAra! kAMI samajAya evuM kaho. A tamArI vAtamAM amane to kAMI samaja na paDI. ame to pahelAM paNa A azvarAja pAsethI ghaNA azvo lIdhelA che. ane te badhA nagaranI bahAra ja zikSA pAmelA che, aMdara nahi. ane e badhA azvo che to zreSTha. eTale bahAra ane aMdara ema kahIne tame zuM kahevA cAho cho? te samajAvo. kumAre vinayapUrvaka kahyuM : mahArAja! bahAra-aMdara eTale nagaranI bahAra ke aMdara, evo mAro Azaya nathI. huM jarA judA artha-saMdarbhamAM boluM chuM. bahAranI zikSA eTale azvanI daihika tAlIma. ane aMdaranI zikSA eTale enA cittanI tAlIma. ApaNA azvarAje azvane zArIrika tAlIma to zreSTha kakSAnI

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- - 238 4 samaruM palapala savata nAma - ApI che, paNa tenA cittane hajI keLavyuM nathI, ema mAruM kathana rAjA cakita thayo. kahe : A tame kaI rIte jANyuM? kumAra : azvanuM citta atyAre kaSAyAdhIna che; arthAt te ekadama AvezamAM che. AmaNe A azvane kaSAya chAMDIne vartavAnI tAlIma nathI ApI. atyAre e tene ahIM laI AvyA, te paNa teo tenA ciraparicita hovAnI hesiyatathI ja; nahi ke tene kaSAyamukta banAvIne. - rAja hasavA mAMDyo A sAMbhaLIne. kahe ke kumAra! azva roSamAM che ke harSamAM tenI ApaNane zI paMcAta? ApaNe to mamamamathI kAma! asavAra ghoDA para yatheccha savArI karI zake eTale vAha! zrIvarge leza paNa asvastha thayA vinA rAjAne samajAvyA : deva! Apano koI bhAyAta hoya ane vaLI garviSTha hoya, tene hamezAM sanmAna ne kAMI kAMI dAna vagere Apa ApatAM raho to te kevo khuza rahe? ane ene koI vakhata na Apo to? athavA TALavA mAMDo to? to te roSe bharAya ke nahi? ane vAraMvAra jo tene TALavAmAM Ave to teno roSa kyAreka phATI nIkaLe kharo ke nahi? evuM ja A azvanuM che. Ano A doSa atyAre bhale nagaNya lAge. paNa aMdarane aMdara eno A tAmasI bhAva vRddhi pAmyA kare, to koI dahADo te khare TANe ja ADo phATe; ne to ApaNI bAjI dhULamAM maLI jAya. eTale AvI AMtarika zikSAnI temaja AvA doSanI upekSA na ja karAya. rAjAe kAna pakaDaDyA. kumAranI vAtamAM tathya hovAnuM tene pratIta thaI gayuM. teNe pharI pUchyuM : paNa kumAra! AnAmAM A doSa che tenI tamane khabara zI rIte paDI gaI? - kumAra : azvanA UbhA ne UbhA rahelA kAna ane tenAM cakaLavakaLa be bAjue ja pharyA karatAM netro - A be jotAM mane tenA cittanA Avezano khyAla AvI zakyo, mahArAja!

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zrIvarma vismita rAjAe azvarAja tarapha sUcaka dRSTi pheMkI, to azvarAje tarata kahyuM : deva! kumArazrInI vAta taddana yathArtha che. azvamAM A citta-doSa rahI gayAnI vAta sAcI che. 239 rAjA : AvuM kema tame thavA dIdhuM? azvarAja : deva! A azva uttama jAtano to che ja. paNa tejIlo paNa eTalo ja che. meM daMDa vaDe tenA cittane vaza karavAno ghaNo prayAsa karyo, paNa huM temAM saphaLa nathI thaI zakyo. azva mane dharAra gAMThyo ja nahi! eTale kumArazrI kahe che te vAta sAva sAcI che. rAjAe have mAnyA vinA chUTako ja na rahyo. paNa tenA cittamAM kumAranI AvI jabarI azvaparakha, ATaluM UMDuM zAstrajJAna, ane AvI kuzAgra mati A badhAM paratve anahada Adara ane gaurava paNa jAgyA. teNe kumArane sAcA hRdayathI abhinaMdana ApyAM. azvaparIkSAnuM kAma ATopIne sau svasthAne gayA. - AvA kaMI kaMI vinodo ane jJAna-goThaDIomAM grISma Rtu pasAra thaI. pachI varSAkALa paNa vItI gayo, ane zarada Rtu beThI. AkAzamAM ughADa, ane sUryanAM tIkhAM kiraNo dvArA bhedAI jatAM, dhoLA rUnI pUNI jevAM nirjaLa vAdaLo vaDe atyaMta sohAmaNI lAgatI zarada Rtuno AraMbha thatAM ja kumAre vicAryuM ke have mAre ahIMthI daMtapura javuM joIe, ane te mATe rAjAjInI rajA meLavavI joIe. kumAra A mATe rAjA samakSa kevI rIte rajUAta karavI tenA vicAramAM beTho hato tevAmAM ja azvazALAno rakhevALa tenI pAse AvI Ubho. rAjAe ja tene mokalyo hato. teNe kumA2ne namIne vAta karI H kumArazrI! pelo sAraMga-azva ekadama viparIta thaI gayo che. koI enI sAme jAya to moM vatI baTakAM bhare che. pAchaLathI pakaDe to jabbara lAtonA prahAra karI tene adhamUo karI mUke che. are, ene cAro nIravAno hoya to te paNa dUrathI ja nIravo paDe

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- 240 4 samaruM palapala savata nAma che. najIka janAranuM to AvI ja bane! A vAta meM rAjAjIne jaNAvI, to teoe mane ApanI pAse mokalyo che. teoe kahyuM che ke kumArane kahe ke te koI rIte A azvane ThekANe lAve. AmAM kumAra sivAya koInuM kAma nathI. kumAra vivekI hato. rAjAno Adeza maLatAM ja teNe javAno vicAra paDato mUkyo, ne azvanI darakAra levAnuM AdarI dIdhuM. te azva-vidyAno prakhara jJAtA hato. eTale azvaparIkSA-zAstromAM varNavelI paddhati anusAra teNe tenI cikitsA karavA mAMDI. duSTa ane durdama banelA jAtavaMta azvane pAchA vazamAM ANavAnuM, tenA dimAgamAM bharAI gayelI rAIne kaDhAvIne tene haLavo, AjJAkArI ane suzikSita banAvavAnuM kAma keTaluM kaparuM che, teno khyAla, kumAre mahinAo sudhI vidhavidha prakAre te azvanI je sAravAra karI te joIne rAjAne tathA anyone Avyo. lagabhaga be-aDhI mahine kumAra azvane saMtulita karI zakyo. tenA manamAM dhamadhamatA krodhane zamAvI zakyo. tene namra ane saumya banAvI zakyo. pote ekAda saptAha sudhI tenA para yatheccha savArI karI. tene badhI rIte pheravyo. jyAre tene khudane pratIti thaI ke azva have sarvathA sudharI gayo che, tyAre teNe rAjAne tenA para savArI karavA besADyA. Aje rAjAne pITha para ArUDha to thavA ja dIdhA, paNa ethI ye vadhIne rAjAnA dareka IzArAne samatAM rahIne te pramANe teNe vartana paNa karyuM. AthI rAjA prasanna thaI gayA. te to pachI roja te azva para ghUmavA lAgyA. eka divasa evuM banyuM ke rAjA e azva para ArUDha thaI nadIkAMThe pahoMcyA. temane jovuM hatuM ke azva pANImAM kevI rIte varte che. kumAra sAthe ja hato. rAjAe azvane nadImAM utAryo. azva utaryo paNa kharo. paNa pachI cAle nahi. rAjAe ghaNI mathAmaNa kahI, paNa azva na cAlyo te na ja cAlyo. rAjAe tarata kumAra sAme joyuM. pUchyuM ke Ama kema che? tAlImamAM kAMI garabaDa che ke zuM?

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zrIvarma ka 241 kumAre tarata ja kahyuM : mahArAja! tAlImamAM ke azvamAM kazI ja kacAza nathI rahI. vAta ema che ke azvanuM pUMchaDuM satata UcuMnIcuM thatuM rahevAnuM. have potAnuM pUMchaDuM pANImAM paDe ne pachI UMcuM UchaLe to tene lIdhe pANInA ke kAdavanA chAMTA ApanA upara UDyA vinA na ja rahe. evuM bane to ApanAM vastro ne avayavo avazya kharaDAya. A azvane AnI ciMtA che, tethI te pANImAM cAlato nathI. rAjAne gaLe vAta kema Utare? chatAM kumAranI vAtanI taththAtathyatAnI khAtarI karavA mATe teNe eka vAta karI. azvanuM pUMchaDuM potAnA eka hAthe UMcuM pakaDI lIdhuM. bIjA hAthe azvane pANImAM AgaLa vadhavAno IzAro karyo. IzAro maLatAM ja azva revALabaMdha gatie, paNa pANIno eka chAMTo paNa na UDe te rIte AgaLa vadhI gayo, ne jotajotAmAM nadIne sAme kinAre jaI pahoMcyo. rAjA stabdha, azvano ATalo badho vivekA ane enA mAnasanI kumArane ATalI jhINI parakha! enA ja nahi, upasthita hatA te saunA moMmAMthI kumArane mATe "dhanya dhanyanA zabdo sarI paDyA. rAjAe harSanA AvezamAM AvI jaIne kumArane kAMIka mAgI levA kahyuM. kumAre taka jhaDapI lIdhI. kahyuM : deva! have mane daMtapura javAnI anujJA Apo. ghaNo samaya vahI gayo che ahIM. mAre moDuM thAya che. badhe jatAM jatAM mAre veLAsara pitAjI pAse paNa pahoMcavuM che. mATe Apa mane rajA Apo. rAjAe mana na hovA chatAM tene rajA ApI. ane rajA maLatAM ja kumAre sAro divasa joIne potAnA samagra rasAlA sAthe datapura bhaNI prasthAna karI dIdhuM. sudarzana tenI sAthe ja hato. kumAranA Agamana sAthe ja detapuramAM AnaMda vyApI gayo. ditapuranI prajA mATe eka tarapha kumAra potAnA rAjAno jamAI hato, to bIjI tarapha potAnA udaMDa rAjakumArane yogya pATha bhaNAvanAra

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- 24ra che samaruM palapala satata nAma zUravIra chatAM ya saujanyamUrti evo rAjakumAra hato. eTale mahAbaLa rAjAnI sAthe sAthe detapuranI prajAe paNa kumArane aMtarathI AvakAra Apyo. pachI to racAyuM eka ullAsamakyuM ghaTanAcakra : rAjakanyA priyadarzanA sAthe kumArano bhavya lagnotsava thayo; kumAre detapuranAM jinamaMdiromAM ATha divasano snAtrotsava karyo, traNa divasanI rathayAtrA karI; AkhAye detapuramAM kumAranA Agamana pachI AnaMdanuM jANe advaita ja racAI gayuM! mahAbala rAjAnA Agrahane mAna ApIne kumAre datapuramAM thoDoka vakhata sthiratA karavAnuM svIkAryuM. ahIM paNa te, vAsavapuranI jema ja, rAjasabhAmAM jato, ane mahAbala rAjAno rAjavahIvaTa avalokyA karato. eka divasanI vAta. nagaramAM paradezano eka ratnAvaNika - ratnono vyApArI AvI caDyo. hato to kApaDiyo, paNa potAnI pAse thoDoka mAla haze te vecavA nIkaLelo. tenI pAse bhAtabhAtanAM ratno. teNe rAjAnA parIkSakone potAnAM ratno batADyAM. temaNe paNa bhAvatAla TharAvIne khapajogo mAla kharIdyo. have banyuM evuM ke badhuM patI gayA pachI e vyApArIe eka moTuMmasa vajaratna potAnI oTImAMthI kADhayuM ne parIkSakone batADyuM. parIkSako to te jotAM ja aMjAI gayA : ATaluM moTuM ratna! ane te paNa ATaluM badhuM cokhkhuM! AvuM adbhuta nirmaLa! najare na joIe to mAnavAmAM ja na Ave. temaNe hAthamAM laIne te ratnane cAre taraphathI jhINI najare tapAsyuM. na eba, na jALuM, na chidra, na saDo, na rekhA-karacalI; eka paNa doSa na maLe. emaNe ene enuM mUlya pUchayuM, to pelo kahe : tame ja kaho ne! moTA parakhaMdA thayA cho to! parIkSako kahe : bhalAdamI! ame to chakkaDa khAI gayA chIe. AmAM kAMI gatAgama paDatI nathI. AnuM mUlya AMkavuM e amArA

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zrIvarga che 243 - mATe kadAca azakya lAge che. tane to khyAla hoya ja; kahe ne! pelo kahe : tame moTA rAja-jhaverI cho. chatAM ya AnI kiMmata nathI AMkI zakatA, to huM to rahyo gAmaDAno kApaDiyo! mane zuM AMkatA AvaDe? parIkSako kahe : bhale, tane kiMmata AMkatA na AvaDe to kAMI vAMdho nahi, paNa e to kahe ke te A keTalAmAM lIdhuM? pelo hasavA lAgyo. kahe : huM tamane ema kahyuM ke mane to A rastAmAMthI jaDyuM che to tame kharuM mAnazo? ke pachI huM tamane paTAvuM ke meM to AnA lAkha sonaiyA cUkavyA che to? huM je gamyuM mArIza te ja tamAre kharuM mAnavuM paDe ne! eTale e paMcAta javA do ne yAra! tame je kiMmata nakkI karazo te mane maMjUra haze, basa? parIkSako mUMjhAyA. gayA rAjA pAse. ratna dekhADavuM ne badhI vigata paNa kahI, ne zuM kiMmata TharAvI zakAya tenI jarA carcA karI. rAjAjI kahe : tamane badhAne paraspara vimarza karatAM je ThIka lAge te cUkavI do, ne A mUlyavAna naMga kharIdI lyo. mArI saMmati thayuM. parIkSakoe vyApArI pAse jaI tenA ratnanAM pAMca hajAra sonaiyA TharAvyA ne teTalAmAM te ratna rAjAne vecavA tene samajAvyo. pelo kApaDiyo paNa ocho nahoto. teNe sonaiyA levAne badale rAjasabhAmAM jaIne te ratna rAjAnA paga sAme dharI dIdhuM, ne kahyuM ke AnI kiMmata lAkha mudrA hoya ke kANI koDI, mane tenI paravA nathI; huM to ApanI bhaktirUpe bheTa dharuM chuM. huM AnI kiMmata levAno nathI. rAjA tenI vAtamAM AvI gayA. kahe : bhAI, pAMca hajAra mudrA tane AnI kiMmata peTe nathI Apato; e to mArI prasAdIrUpe tane bheTa ApuM chuM. basa! have to laIza ne? pelAe mAthuM namAvI, "ghaNI kRpA thaI ema uccAratAM te mudrAo laI lIdhI, ne utAre jato rahyo. WWW.jainelibrary.org

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-2ja samaruM palapala savata nAma - have yogAnuyoga evo thayo hato ke kumAra zrIvarga te dahADe darabAramAM anupasthita hato. eTale moDethI rAjA ane kumAranI beThaka thaI tyAre rAjAe te ratna kumArane dekhADyuM ne kahyuM : kumAra! juo to kharA, kevuM masta A ratna che! kumAre be hAthe te ratna lIdhuM, ne avalokana karyuM to te paNa kSaNabhara to cakita thaI gayo. AvuM moTuM - asAmAnya kadanuM hoya ne vaLI ATaluM badhuM svaccha hoya tevuM ratna te pahelIvAra ja joto hato. teNe ratnanI prAptinI hakIkata jANI. te pachI pharIpharIne teNe ratnane avalokyuM, toLyuM, hAtha upara tene ghasyuM ne pachI sUMThuM paNa vAraMvAra. thoDIka paLomAM ja teNe te ratnano kyAsa kADhI lIdho, ne pachI rAjAjInA hAthamAM cUpacApa suprata karI dIdhuM. rAjA pAcho aTavAyo. tene thayuM ke kumAra kema kAMI kahetA nathI? teNe pUchayuM : kumAra, AnA guNa ke doSa - je tamane jaNAtA hoya te kaho to kharA! - kumAra : mahArAja! Apa to mastaka mUMDAvyA pachI nakSatra pUchavA javA jevI vAta karo cho! Ape jyAre AnuM mUlya cUkavI ja dIdhuM che, to pachI have tenA guNa-doSa mArI pAse jANIne zuM lAbha thavAno? e karatA bAMdhyA bhAre uttama ratna' gaNIne sAcavI rAkho te ja ucita thaze. rAjA : kumAra! hajI ApaNuM kAMI bagaDI nathI gayuM. tamane barAbara na lAgatuM hoya A, to ApaNe pAchuM ApI daIzuM. kumAra : deva. eTale ja huM kAMI kahevA nathI cAhato. pelo bApaDo garIba vANiyo haze; tenI pAsethI Apa rakama pAchI laI lo, to tenA nIsAsA to mane ja lAge ne! e karatAM cUpa rahevuM zuM khoTuM? koInA moMno koLiyo chInavI levAnuM huM pasaMda na karuM. rAjA kumAranI samasyA samajI gayA. temaNe kahyuM : kumAra! | e rakama to meM ene prasAdIrUpe bheTa ApI dIdhI che. eTale pAchI |

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- zIvamAM 245 laI levAno have koI savAla ja nathI. mATe e dhAstI tajI do, ne je hoya te kaho. rAjA taraphathI ATalI khAtarI maLatAM ja kumAra bolyo : mahArAja! A padArtha vAstavamAM ratna nahi, paNa lokhaMDano eka majAno TukaDo che, ne e koI khANamAMthI nIkaLelo che. - rAjA to DaghAI ja gayA, A sAMbhaLIne. temaNe dalIla karI: to lokhaMDanA TukaDAne AvA pahela-pAsA kevI rIte paDI zake? athavA jeNe e pADyA haze tenuM kauzalya keTaluM adbhuta haze? - kumAra kahe mahArAja! A TukaDo Avo pAsAdAra ja loDhAnI khANamAMthI jaDyo hovo joIe, koIe Ane ghATa Apyo nathI jaNAto. rAjA : to pelA vepArIne AnI khabara nahi hoya ke vecavA nIkaLyo? kumAra : khabara hoya ja. rAjA : to e pAMca hajAra mudrA zuM karavA le? rAjAne kAMI e chetare to nahi ja. kumAra : eNe ApanI prasAdI samajI ne mudrAo lIdhI che mahArAja! bAkI eNe kyAM kiMmata mAgI hatI ke TharAvI hatI? rAjA mAthuM khaMjavALavA mAMDyA. kumAranI vAta sAcI hatI. paNa mana mAnavA taiyAra kema thAya? kahe : tame kaho cho te sAcuM kema mAnuM parIkSA batAvo. kumAra kahe : eka kAma karo. tAjA mIThAthI bhareluM eka vAsaNa maMgAvo, ne thoDuMka tela maMgAvI Apo. pachI huM parakha batAvuM. gaNatarInI paLomAM badhuM hAjara. kumAre kahyuM : A ratnane barAbara tela copaDo, ne pachI tene A mIThAmAM khUpAvI do. emAM eka ahorAtra rAkho. kAle A samaye bahAra kADhajo. jo ratna para kATa lAgyo hoya to jANajo ke mArI vAta sAcI. kATa na lAge to mAnajo ke A sAcuM ratna Jaip Education International

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- 246 che samaruM palapala savata nAma - kumAranA kathanAnusAra rAjAe badhuM karAvyuM. bIjA divase niyata samaye ratna bahAra kaDhAvyuM. joyuM to kharekhara kaTAI gayuM hatuM. | rAjA diMga thaI gayA. vajaratna ane pAMca hajAra sonaiyA gumAvavAno temano uga to kumAranA ATalA badhA adbhuta kalAkauzalyane joIne havA ja thaI gayo! pachI to pelA vyApArIe paNa A vAtamAM sAhedI pUrI ke huM eka loDhAnI khANa samIpe beThelo, ne majUro khANa khodatA hatA; tyAre A TukaDo Avo ja UDIne mArA khoLAmAM paDelo. te meM kyAMka koIkane vecIzuM to sArA paisA maLaze tevI gaNatarIthI sAcavI rAkhelo. eTale kumArazrInI aTakaLa ane parIkSA - ekadama yathArtha che. AthI to rAjA ora khuza thaI gayA. kumArane kahe : tamArI A prajJAthI huM eTalo badho prasanna chuM ke mane thAya che ke huM tamane kAMIka ApuM. paNa tamane chAje evuM bIjuM to kazuM have mArI pAse che nahi. mAruM A rAjya huM Aje tamane bheTa ApuM chuM, te tame svIkArI lo. A sAMbhaLatAM ja kumAra coMkI UThyo. teNe rAjAne vArtA, ne rAjyano kharo hakadAra sudarzana hovAnuM tathA tene have rAjya soMpavAnuM samajAvyA. rAjA kahe : e to nahi bane. sudarzanane to kyArano ya meM adhikArabhraSTa karyo che. hA, teno nAno bhAI harSadeva nAme che. tenAmAM ghaNI yogyatA paNa che. meM tene yuvarAjapade paNa sthApyo che. tame kaho to tene rAjya arpa, sudarzananuM to nAma ja lezo mA. - kumAre rAjAne samajAvyA ke Avo roSa na rakhAya, pATavI kuMvarane ja gAdI apAya; ne bhUtakALanI tenI bhUlone bhUlI javAnI. rAjA kahe : mArA maMtrI joDe tame carcA karI lo. tame banne

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zIvarma ka 247 je nirNaya Apazo te mane maMjUra haze, basa? rAjAe kumArane vicAravAno avakAza paNa na Apyo. teNe te ja ghaDIe potAnA maMtrI suvicArane bolAvI maMgAvyo, ne Adeza Apyo ke mArA uttarAdhikArIno prazna tame kumAra sAthe carcA lo, ane banne jaNA ekamata thaIne mane Aje ja nirNaya Apo. kumAra ane maMtrI banne gayA maMtraNAkhaMDamAM. paNa rAjAnA manamAM apAra kautuka hatuM. be vaccenI carcA sAMbhaLavAnuM mana te rokI na zakyA, ne maMtraNAkhaMDanA gukha daravAje jaIne te bannenI vAto jAte sAMbhaLavA UbhA rahI gayA. maMtraNAnA prAraMbhe to banne vacce khUba rakajhaka cAlI. maMtrI kaheH tame ja nirNaya karI Apo, amArA sau karatAM tamArI buddhi vadhu tIvra che, vadhu paripakva che ane vadhu vivekapUta che, nirNaya tamAre ja Apavo paDaze. paNa kumAre te vAta na svIkArI. teNe kahyuM : huM to kAle jato rahIza. mArA kSaNika Avegavaza apAyelA nirNayane jIvanabhara anusaravAno to tamAre badhAe che. sthAnika vAtAvaraNane tathA AgaLa-pAchaLanI sarjAnArI sthitine anurUpa nirNaya karyo hoya? zuM laI zakAya? te tame ja vadhu samajI zako. huM to Tharyo paradezI. mATe huM A bAbate nirNaya na ApI zakuM. maMtrI paNa vicakSaNa hato. teNe kumAranI vAta svIkArI lIdhI, ne pahelAM A vAta Aje kevI rIte ne kevA svarUpe upasthita thaI, te kumAra thakI jANI lIdhuM. pachI teNe kumArane kahyuM ke sudarzanane rAjA banAvavAnI huM nA kahuM chuM tenuM kAraNa pahelAM tame sAMbhaLI lo. pachI je ThIka lAge te kahejo. Ama kahIne teNe je vAta kahI teno sAra Avo hato : daMtapuranI dakSiNe cAra gAu dUra khIMbaca mAtAnuM eka maMdira

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- 2480 samaruM palapala savata nAma - che. enI AsapAsa nAnuM evuM eka nagara ja vasI gayuM che, ne tene pharato killo paNa che. khIMbacapura nAme te oLakhAya che. e khIMbacadevIno eka bhopo-bhUvo che, ane te pradezamAM tenI bhAre hAka vAge che. badhA tenAthI Dare, ne tenuM mAne. AvA ja eka tenA AjJAkArI nAgarikanI eka dIkarI. nAme durlabhakA. atyaMta rUpALI, paNa bALavidhavA. enA bApe vicAryuM ke Ane koI rIte gharagharaNuM karAvavuM ja paDe; gharamAM na saMgharAya; kadIka kalaMka Ape. A vicAra teNe pelA bhUvAne jaNAvyo ne tenI salAha pUchI. to bhUvo kaheH tArI dIkarInI ciMtA mAre mAthe choDI de. huM mArI meLe tene yogya pAtra sAthe varAvI daIza. hamaNAM tene mArI pAse mokalato raheje. pelAne A vAta rucI to nahi, paNa mAtAjInA bhUvAno Dara ghaNo tethI tenI vAtane nakArI na zakyo. have bhUvAnI najara e dIkarI upara bagaDelI. e Ama to tene dIkarI, dIkarI' karyA kare, paNa dAnata bUrI hatI. paraMtu lokalAje te teno upayoga na karI zakato. mAtra potAnI pAse kAyama rAkhe, ne veTha-vaitarAM karAvyA kare. te tene khAvA-pIvA ke sArAM kapaDAM vagere paheravA paNa na Ape. Ape to halakuM Ape. tene satata phaDaka ke Ane koI upADI jaze to? paNa eka dahADo na banavAnuM banIne ja rahyuM. durlabhikA jaMgalamAM chANAM vINavA pharatI hatI, ane te ja vakhate amArA mahAbaLa rAjA te raste zikAre nIkaLyA. temanI najara A bALA para paDI ne teo tenA para mohI paDyA. zikAra paDato mUkIne tyAM ja temaNe bALA sAthe kAmakrIDA AcarI. paNa e daramiyAna temaNe teno pAko paricaya paNa meLavI lIdho. thoDIvAre rAjA tyAMthI pAcho pharavA sajja thayo, to te bALAnI AMkhomAMthI AMsunI dhAra vahevA lAgI. rAjAe kAraNa pUchatAM teNe kahyuM ke mAtAjIno bhUvo mane AvI dazAmAM joze to bahu mAraze;

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varSa 2 249 tyAre mAruM zuM thaze? e vicAre raDuM chuM devA rAjAe tene samajAvI ke tane mAravA Ave, to tAre mAruM nAma ApI devuM ke mane rAjAe apanAvI che. ATaluM kahIza pachI e kAMI nahi kare tane. e A vAtanI khAtarI mAge, to le A mArI vIMTI; ene batADI deje. - rAjA ghera pAchA pharyA. bALA maMdire gaI. bhUvAe mAravA to lIdhI ja, paNa vAta sAMbhaLatAM ne vIMTI jotAM ja te paNa sudharI gayo, ne bALAne rAjarANInI jema jALavavA mAMDyo. e bALA te prasaMge ja garbhavatI banI. kALAMtare bhUvAe rAjAne te vAtanI jANa karatAM rAjA tene potAnI rANI tarIke ghera laI AvyA. tene pUra mAse je putra avataryo. te ja A sudarzana. rAjAe tene moTo karyo, bhaNAvyo, ne pachI mArI nA chatAM tene yuvarAja banAvyo. maMtrI kahe : kumAra! jAta vinA bhAta kema paDe? sudarzana aMte uddhata ja pAkyo, ane Aje to te rAjAjInA mana parathI sAva ja UtarI gayo che. tame ja kaho AvA avinayI, hIna jAtivALA ne udaMDa mANasane rAjagAdI kema soMpAya? kumAra : to priyadarzanA ne harSadava konAM saMtAna? maMtrI : e be paNa A ja rANInAM saMtAna che, kumAra! kumAra : jo bannenI mAtA eka ja hoya, to ekane e kAraNe gAdI na soMpAya ne bIjAne e kAraNa hovA chatAM ya rAja ApavAmAM bAdha nathI - A kaI jAtano viveka? A kyAMno nyAya? vAta rahe avinayanI. to te to meM sudarzanane vivekI, vinayI ane sIdhAdora karI ja dIdho che. have tene khudane potAnA bhUtakALa paratve bhArobhAra pastAvo che. vaLI, mahattvanI vAta e che ke A badhI vAto tamArA jevA amuka jaNa sivAya koI jANatuM nathI. have tame jyAre pATavI kumArano haka chInavIne bIjAne gAdI Apazo, to loko A gupta

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250 samare palapala rAvata nAma - rahasyanI vAta jANyA vinA nahi rahe. ne to rAjAjInI Abarune dhakko lAgyA vinA nahi ja rahe. maMtrIzvarA nathI lAgatuM ke tamArA nirNayathI tamArI ja jaMghA ughADI pADavA jevuM thavAnuM? maMtrIne kumAranI vAtomAM vAjabIpaNuM varatAyuM. teNe teno te ja paLe svIkAra karyo, ne potAnA pUrvagraho paDatA mUkyA. tyAMthI te UThIne sIdho rAjA pAse gayo, ne badhI vAto kahevApUrvaka potAno ne kumArano nirNaya jaNAvyo ke sudarzanane ja uttarAdhikArI banAvavI. rAjAe jAte badhI vAto sAMbhaLI hatI. kumAranI pariNata prajJAno camakAro teNe barAbara anubhavyo hato. eTale teNe te vAta svIkArI, ane te ja vakhate sudarzanane premapUrvaka teDAvIne punaH yuvarAjapade sthApI dIdho. - zrIvama kumAre, A pachI, sudarzanane pote jItyo tyAre tenI je je sAmagrI tathA hAthIo, azvo vagere kabaje karelAM ne Aja paryata sAcavelAM, te badhuM tene pAchuM soMpyuM ne pachI pote rAjAjInI tathA sudarzananI anumati laIne tyAMthI zUrapALa rAjAnA sArivadra nagara prati saMcaryo. sArivadra nagara. zUrapALa rAjA. vIrapALa teno yuvarAja. gulakheDapuranA prasaMga pachI vIrapALa paNa zrIvarmano cAhaka ane mitra banI gayelo. rAjA zUrapALa paNa zrIvarmanAM guNagAna sAMbhaLIne manomana vizeSa AkarSaNa anubhavatA hatA. zrIvargane temaNe potAne tyAM AvavAnuM nimaMtraNa to ApeluM ja. zrIvarga paNa, te veLAe ApelA vAyadA pramANe tyAM AvI pahoMcatAM rAjAne apAra harSa thayo. - zrIvarmano temaNe bhavya nagarapraveza karAvyo. zrIvameM paNa, badhAM sthaLonI jema ja ahIM paNa, aAlikA mahotsava ane rathayAtrAdi dharmaanuSThAno sau prathama karAvyAM. pachI rAjavahIvaTa, lokasaMparka,

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varma ja 251 vividha krIDAo vageremAM te parovAyo. eka divasanI vAta che. rAjasabhA bharAI hatI. vahIvaTI kAryo patI gayAM hatAM, ne AnaMdanavinoda cAlI rahyo hato. emAM acAnaka rAjA zUrapALe kumArane kahyuM : kumAra! ame eka marakatamaNi kharIdyo che. bahu uttama koTino dIse che ne ghaNo moTo che. tenI vizeSatA e che ke temAM aMdarathI ja caturbhujA gajalakSmInI AkRti dekhAya che. koI kotaraNI nathI, paNa e ratnamAM ja ApoApa AvI AkRti Upase che. enA eka lAkha sonaiyA cUkavyA che. paNa eno bIjo koI upayoga na karatAM pUjAmAM ja ene padharAvyo che. mahAbaLa rAjAnA darabAramAM tame vajaratnanI parIkSA karI ApyAno prasaMga amArA jANavAmAM Avyo che. e rIte A maNinI paNa parIkSA karI Apo ne. amane eTaluM ja kautuka che ke maNimAM Avo AkAra kayA kAraNe Upasato haze? tame kaho to jovA maMgAvuM. kumAre saMmati darzAvatAM ja rAjAe maNi tyAM maMgAvyo. kumAre sUkSma dRSTie te maNinI jAMca-paDatALa karI. pachI haLave rahIne pUchyuM : mahArAja! A maNi nakalI puravAra thAya to zuM karazo? rAjAH kumAra! sAcuM bolo cho ke hAMsI karo cho? kumAra : devA Apa to mArA pitAtulya cho. ApanI hAMsI kema karuM? rAjA : kumAra! tamane evuM lAge tevuM vinA saMkoce kaho. vAMdho nathI. - kumAre kahyuM : deva! to sAMbhaLI lo, A maNi kRtrima che. sAco jAtavaMta maNi nathI. ane emAM dekhAtI lakSmI pratimA, te to sphaTika ratnanI ghaDelI devInI AkRti aMdara goThavavAmAM AvI che. sabhAmAM kSaNArdha mATe sannATo chavAI gayo. rAjAnA haiyA para to jANe patharo ja paDyo ! zuM bolavuM ne samajavuM enI paNa

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52 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma thoDI paLo mATe rAjAne sUdhabUdha na rahI. thoDIvAre kaLa vaLatAM te bolyA : paNa to A NimAM kyAMya sAMdho to dekhAvo joIe ne? A to ekAkAra-akhaMDa dIse che. AmAM pratimA nAkhyAnuM kema kahI zako tame? kumAra : mahArAja! kaDakaDatuM tela maMgAvo. emAM A maNine boLI do. thoDI ja vAramAM AnA sAMdhAmAM pUrelo masAlo ukhaDI jaze, ane sAMdhA spaSTa jaNAI Avaze. rAjAe tarata ja te pramANe karAvyuM. to kumAranI vAta yathArtha nIkaLI. pahelAM sAMdhA dekhAyA, ne pachI pratimA chUTI paNa pADI zakAI. sabhA stabdha. rAjA digmUDha. kahe H kumAra! A paLe mane harSa ne zoka bannenI mizra lAgaNIno anubhava thaI rahyo che. AvI adbhuta ratnaparIkSA tame karI zako cho te badala mArA harSano pAra nathI; to amArAM ajJAnane kAraNe ame ATalA badhA chetarAyA te vicAre huM vivaLa paNa thaI gayo chuM. kumA2! have eka kAma karo. mArA khajAnAmAM asaMkhya ratno che. AjanA A prasaMga pachI mArA manamAM zaMkA jAgI che ke e badhAM ratnomAM paNa kAMI garabaDa haze to? mATe ekavAra tame e badhAM paNa joI na Apo? kumAra hasI paDyo. kahe : deva! AvI adhRti na karAya. AvI bhUla to parIkSakonI koIka vAra ja thAya, kAMI badhA prasaMge AvI thApa na khavAya. chatAM ApanI icchA che to thoDAMka khAsa ratno huM joI ApIza. rAjA mAnI gayA. kumAre paNa te ratnonI parIkSA karIne te vize potAno saMtoSajanaka abhiprAya darzAvI te vAta para paDado pADyo. paraMtu rAjA tenI A nipuNatAthI eTalo to prasanna hato ke teNe bharI sabhAmAM kumAranAM moMphATa vakhANa to karyA ja, paNa pachI

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--- zrIvarga ja 253 vIrapALane saMbodhIne kahyuM ke je lokone boranuM bIMTa kyAM AvyuM tenI paNa gatAgama nathI hotI, te badhA garvotrata mastake ne khabhA UlALatA phare che; ne A kumArane juo, enI pAse AvuM agAdha kauzalya chatAM vinayathI namra ane potAnI jAtane laghu gaNAvato ja varte che. bhAI vIrapALa! huM to kahuM chuM ke tAre paNa kAMIka vizeSa lAyakAta meLavavI hoya to thoDo vakhata A kumArano sevaka banI jA! vIrapALe sasmita vadane hAtha joDatAM kahyuM : deva! Apa yathArtha ja kaho cho. AvA uttama puruSanI sevA paNa kyAMthI maLe? paraMtu eka vAta che : kumArano nokara thavA paNa taiyAra chuM, paraMtu temanA guNo, te pachI paNa, mArAmAM Avaze ja, tevI khAtarI huM ApI na zakuM. zrIvarma to A badhuM sAMbhaLIne zaramAI gayo. teNe mahAmahenate vAta TALI ne potAnI prazaMsA aTakAvI. zUrapALa rAjAne eka kanyA hatI. nAme caMdrazrI. tene paNa hatuM ke je puruSa rAdhAvedha sAdhI Ape tene ja huM varIza. tenI A pratijJA pUrI kare tevo koI rAjakumAra hajI sudhI to jaDaDyo na hato. emAM zrIdharmanuM tyAM Agamana thayuM. tenI guNavatAM teNe sAMbhaLI, ne te anAyAsa ja zrIvarma pratye AkarSaNa anubhavavA lAgI. teNe rAjAjIne vinaMti karI ke zrIvarsa kumArane kaho to teo rAdhAvedha karI zake tevA che. karAvo ne! rAjAe kumAra samakSa rAdhAvedhano prastAva mUkyo. kumAra mATe to AvuM kazuM ja azakya nahotuM. teNe rAdhAvedha sau samakSa karI batAvyo, ne pariNAme rAjakanyA tene varI. Pleau, el sole reste de acesta have kumArane svadeza sAMbharyo. pitA-mAtA ne ghara yAda AvyAM. teNe zUrapALanI rajA lIdhI, ne caMdrapura bhaNI prayANa AdaryuM. sAthe agiyAra patnIo, temanA pitA-mAtA taraphathI maLelA vipula

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254 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma kariyAvara ane moTo rasAlo, potAnuM jabbara sainya -A badhA vaibhava sahita avirata prayANa karato te caMdrapure pahoMcyo, tyAre rAjA narapuMgave potAnA vijyI dIkarAnuM atibhavya sAmaiyuM karyuM. pitA hovA chatAM te tene levA sAme gayA. nagarajano to hiloLe ja caDavA jANe! potAno mAnIto ane lADIlo rAjakumAra ghaNA mahinA pachI pAcho Avato hato, te paNa vijya ane vaibhavathI vibhUSita thaIne; eTale caMdrapuranI janatAnA umaMgano koI pAra na hato. bhavya svAgatayAtrA, parivA2-milana, nagarajano, mahAjano temaja sAmaMto-maMDalezvaro vagere dvArA vadhAmaNAM, sarvatra nAca-gAna-mujarA ane AnaMda-pramodathI chalakAtuM vAtAvaraNa A badhAMmAM keTalAka divasa vyatIta thayA; pachI badhuM thALe paDatAM ja kumAra pitAjI sAthe punaH rAjavahIvaTamAM joDAI gayo. - ahIMyA paNa eka vicitra banAva banyo. kAMcIpurInI eka anupama nartakI kAmasenA potAnA vRMda sAthe caMdrapure AvI. teNe tenuM nRtya pradarzita karavAnI paravAnagI mAgatAM rAjAe kumArane sUcavIne teno khAsa kAryakrama yojAvyo. niyata divase nRtyasabhA yojAI. prekSakothI chalakAI UThelA sabhAmaMDapamAM kAmasenAe potAnA vRMda sAthe sthAna laI, pUrvataiyArIo karI lIdhI. pachI rAjAnI AjJA thatAM ja nRtya AraMbhyuM. eka pachI eka, eNe evAM adbhuta nRtyo karavA mAMDavAM, ke AkhI sabhA maMtramugdha banIne nirakhatI ja rahI, nirakhatI ja rahI. badhuM barAbara cAlye jatuM hatuM, tyAM eka nAnakaDI paNa dhyAnAkarSaka vAta banI. rAjAjInI sabhAmAM eka kalAvaMta evo paradezI naTa beThelo. rAjAe ja tene vasAvelo. te yuvAna hato, rUpavaMta hato, ne sAthe sAthe saMgIta tema ja nRtyanI kalAono marmajJa paNa hato. kAmasenAnA cAlu nRtya daramyAna ekAeka zuM banyuM ke te naTe pote paridhAna kareluM navuM nakora aMgavastra kAmasenA

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- zrIva ja ra55 nI ane rAjA kaI vicAraka evA ja bhI kRpA para pheMkyuM - bheTa Apato hoya tevI adAthI; ane kAmasenAe paNa, potAnI nRtyagatine AMca AvavA dIdhA vinA ja moTI kRpA karI' ema uccAratAM te vastra AdarapUrvaka jhIlI lIdhuM. rAjA narapuMgava to dhuMvADuMvA! sAmAnya zirasto evo ke kalAkArane rAjA kAMI inAma Ape nahi ke vakhANanA be zabda kahe nahi, tyAM sudhI bIjA koIthI kAMI ja apAya paNa nahi, ke bolAya paNa nahi. A zirasto eka sAmAnya kakSAnA naTe Aje toDyo hato, eTale rAjAjIno mijAja sAtamA AsamAne pahoMcI gayo. jo ke teo kAMI bolyA nahi, paNa manomana temaNe gAMTha vALI ke Ajano A kAryakrama patavA do, pachI AnI vAta che. paNa, zrIvarmanI cakora najarathI A vAta chAnI na rahI. rAjAnA badalAyelA mijAjane te kaLI gayo. tene thayuM ke vAta vALavI ja paDe; ane te A kSaNe ja nahi vALuM to moTo anartha thaze; A bicAro kalAkAra jIvathI jaze. kumAre tvarita nirNaya lIdho, ne te ja paLe potAnI DokamAMthI sonAno hAra kADhI pelA naTanA gaLAmAM AropI dIdho! rAjA stabdha. temanA manamAM krodhanuM sthAna vismaya laI lIdhuM. kumAranI A ceSTA mATe mAThuM lagADavAnuM temane mATe zakya ja nahotuM. balka temane thayuM ke Avo DAhyo kumAra kAraNa vinA ke vagara vicAryuM to AvuM na ja kare. cAlo, pachIthI kumArane AnuM kAraNa pUchIza. samaya thatAM nRtyotsava ATopAyo. rAjAe potAnA mRtyavid vidvAnono abhiprAya mAgyo to temaNe nRtyakalAnA guNa-doSonuM cIlAcAlu vivaraNa karIne chevaTe kAmasenAnI nRtyakalA sarvathA uttama tathA nirdoSa hovAnuM pramANapatra ApyuM. rAjA rAjI thayA ne kAmasenAne uttama vastrAlaMkAro tathA pAritoSikathI navAjI. kAmasenAe paNa e badhuM AdarapUrvaka chatAM mUMgA moDhe laI lIdhuM. badhuM visarjana thayA pachI rAjAe kumArane besADyo, ne potAnA

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-256 ka samaruM palapala savrata nAma -- - mananI mUMjhavaNa pUchI : kumAra! pelA vaMThe to kaveLAe gaNikAne InAma ApyuM, paNa te tene zA mATe inAma ApyuM? Avo arucikara maryAdAbhaMga karanArane vaLI InAma apAya? ane te paNa jAheramAM? kumAra : pitAjI! meM tene ApavuM ghaTatuM InAma to ApyuM ja nathI, ApanI bIkane kAraNe; meM to mAtra tenI na jevI kadara ja tyAM karI che. te paNa eTalA mATe ke prekSako ema na mAnI bese ke vaMTha puruSe ziSTAcArano bhaMga karyo che. rAjA : to zuM e vaDe bhUla karI na kahevAya? eNe karyuM te vAjabI gaNAya ema tuM mAne che? kumAra : hA pitAjI! rAjA : enuM kAraNa mane samajAvIza? kumAra : samajAvuM pitAjI! Apa svastha thAva ne sAMbhaLo. vAta ema che ke kAmasenAnuM nRtya pUrabahAramAM jAmyuM hatuM tevI paLomAM tenA vakSapradezanuM vastra acAnaka khasI gayuM, ne teno stanapradeza jarAka ughADo thaI gayo. have cAlu nRtye tene DhAMkavAnuM tene mATe zakya na hatuM. to bIjI tarapha, eka mAkhI kyAMkathI uDatI uDatI AvIne tenA ughADA vakSabhAga para besIne potAnA moM tathA paga vatI tene satAvavA lAgI. tenA lIdhe tenA cittamAM vikSepa thavA lAgyo. hAtha vatI uDADavA jAya to nRtyabhaMga thAya; ne na uDADe to cittavikSepane lIdhe nRtyabhaMganI sthiti ja sarjAya. AvA nAjuka saMjogomAM te nartakIe addabhUta kalAkauzalya dAkhavyuM. teNe potAnA stanapradezane "gophuraNanI rIte tharakAvyo ne mAkhIne uDADI mUkI. rAjA : "gophuraNa" eTale zuM vaLI? kumAra : devA gAya potAnA zarIrano koI paNa hisso hAthapaga ke jIbha vagerenA sparza vinA ja tharakAvI zake che, tema manuSya potAnAM avayavone tharakAvI zakato nathI. vakSa:pradeza parathI mAkhIne haTAvavI hoya to hAthano upayoga karyA vinA na ja cAle. tyAre

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zrIvarga ja 257. A nartakIe nRtyabhaMga thavAnI bhItithI hAthano ke anya aMgano upayoga na karatAM potAnA stanapradezane ja "gophuraNa'nI mAphaka tharakAvyo, ne mAkhIne uDADI dIdhI, A tenI ananya nipuNatA ja gaNAya. ane AvI nipuNatAnA parakhaMdA paNa bhAgye ja jaDe. ApaNA sadbhAgye ApaNA darabArano A paradezI naTa ke vaMTha je kaho te: tene AvI nipuNatAnI ane kalAnI UMDI temaja bArIka sUjha-samaja che. eNe nartakInI A ananya kuzaLatA tatkSaNa pakaDI lIdhI. ane pakaDI lIdhI ke tenAthI rahI na zakAyuM; eTale teNe cAlu nRtya ja potAnuM aMgavastra nartakI para pheMkI dIdhuM. sAco kalAvid kalAnI yathArtha prastuti thatI hoya tyAre dAda ApyA vinA rahI ja na zake, mahArAja! bhale pachI tema karavA jatAM teNe ApanA jevAno roSa paNa vahoravo paDe. rAjA to visphArita vadane A badhI jhINI vAto sAMbhaLI ja rahyA. temano roSa to ghaTavA mAMDyo hato, paNa hajI zuM karavuM teno nirNaya thaI zakato nahoto. tyAM kumAre potAnI vAta AgaLa calAvatA kahyuM : mATe mahArAja! A naTa bhale ApaNI dRSTie vaMTha hoya ke nimna kakSAno hoya, paNa teNe sAcA kalAkArane sAcA sthAne dAda temaja InAma ApIne anucita nahi, paNa ucita ja karyuM che, ane teNe to ApaNI sabhAnI AbarU vadhArI che ke A rAjAnI sabhAnA vaTho paNa ATalA badhA kalApArakhu che. to khuda rAjA kevA haze? eTale tene sajA karavAno vicAra manamAMthI kADhI nAkho, ne tene InAma Apo, mahArAja! rAjA tenI vAtamAM have sahamata thayA. paNa temanA manamAM hajIe ekAda zaMkA rahI gaI haze, te temaNe kumArane pUchI lIdhI : kumAra! mane eka vAta na samajAI ke A vaMThe potAnuM mAmUlI aMgavastra pheMkyuM, to nartakIe "moTI kRpA karI' ema kahIne AnaMdabhera te

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- 258 - samare palapala satata nAma - svIkArI lIdhuM, ne hamaNAM meM ATaluM badhuM kiMmatI pAritoSika ApyuM, tyAre AnaMdano ke Adarano eka harapha paNa na uccAryo! Ama kema cAle? kumAre AnuM samAdhAna karatAM kahyuM : pitAjI! guNIjanane mana thoDA-jhAjhAnI ke kiMmatI-aNakiMmatInI jhAjhI paDI nathI hotI. tene to sAmo manuSya guNIjana che ke nahIM, ane te potAnA guNanI parakha karIne kadara bUjhe che ke kema? tenI ja talAza hoya che. Ape ApyuM te tene mATe AjIvikAnuM sAdhana hatuM, jyAre pelA vaMThe ApyuM temAM eka guNIjana dvArA tenI kalAnI samucita kadara thatI teNe anubhavI hatI. eTale te vakhate te potAno bhAva chUpAvI na zakI, emAM teno koI doSa ke badaIrAdo na vicAravo, mahArAja! kalAkAronI sthiti AvI ja hoya. - kumAranI A vAtothI rAjAnA manamAM pUrepUruM samAdhAna thaI jatAM, teNe kumAra dvArA te nartakIne tathA pelA naTane punaH vipula dAna-sanmAna apAvIne saMtoSyA. A badhuM patyA pachI rAjAe ane kumAre bhojana lIdhuM, bhojana pachI rAjAe pharI kumArane pAse besADyo - ne kahyuM ke mAre eka vAta karavI che, sAMbhaLa. kumAra : pharamAvo. rAjA : jo, pelI nartakInA guNathI rIjhelA vaMThe tene aMgavastra ApyuM, e kaMThanA guNathI khuza thayelA teM tene sonAno hAra Apyo; have huM paNa e ja rIte tArA addabhuta temaja sabhUta saguNothI rIjhayo chuM, mAre tane mAruM rAjya Aje arpaNa karavuM che, tuM saMbhALI le. kumAra : pitAjI! rAjya mane bhaLAvIne pachI Apa zuM karazo te mane samajAvo. rAjA : bhAI! mAre have cAritra grahaNa karavuM che. A bhava to mAro sukhamAM vItyo, have janmAMtaranI paNa jarA ciMtA thAya

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zrIvarga ja 259 ne? janmAMtaramAM huM duHkhI na thAuM mATe mAre have dIkSA levI kumAra : pitAjI ! jo Apa dIkSAnA paMthe ja prasthAna karavA mAgatA ho, to huM aMtarAyarUpa nahi banuM. paraMtu mArI eka vinaMti mAno. dIkSA ApanAra koI gurubhagavaMta paNa joIze; teo atre padhAre nahi tyAM sudhI to dIkSA levAnuM zakya ja nathI. to jyAM sudhI Apa dIkSA na laI zako, tyAM sudhI Apa ja rAjya saMbhALo. dIkSAnA AgalA divase Apa mane AjJA karajo, huM badhuM saMbhALI laIza. rAjAe kumAranI vAta svIkAravI ja paDI. thoDo vakhata vahI gayo. eka dahADo udyAnapAlaka vadhAmaNI lAvyo ke udyAnamAM AnaMdanasUri nAme gurubhagavaMta padhAryA che. rAjA rAjI rAjI. kumAra paNa atiprasanna. banne saparivAra guruvaMdane gayA. dezanA sAMbhaLI. rAjAe potAne dIkSA ApavAnI vinaMti karatAM bhagavaMte te svIkArI. rAjA tarata ghera gayA. samAjane ekatra karyo. kumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. ane tenA bIje ja divase, zrIvarma rAjAe karelI. bhavya dIkSAyAtrA pUrvaka gurucaraNomAM pahoMcIne caDate bhAve cAritradharma aMgIkAra karI lIdho. tenI sAthe aneka nAgarikoe paNa saMyama grahaNa karyo. to anya lokoe dezavirati dharma paNa svIkAryo. A prasaMge rAjA zrIvameM gurubhagavaMtane prazna karyo : bhagavaMta! huM kyAre dIkSA pAmI zakIza? guru jJAnI hatA. jJAnabaLe temaNe kahyuM : rAjanuM! tane pAchalI uMmare dIkSAno yoga thaze. rAjA : bhagavaMta! mAruM to atyAre ja dIkSA laI levAnuM mana

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- 260 samaruM palapala savata nAma thAya che. paNa zuM karavuM? rAjyabhAra saMbhALe tevo koI sahAyaka nathI mArI pAse. hota to to tene badhuM bhaLAvIne dIkSA laI leta. guru : mATe ja meM tane atyAre vrata mATe yogya nathI gaNyo. rAjA : bhagavaMta! e yogyatA kyAre pragaTaze? guru : tArI paTTarANI vasaMtazrIne kramazaH be putro thaze. temAMno prathama putra bAlyavayamAM ja mRtyu pAmaze. bIjo kIrtivamAM nAme putra raheze. te moTo thaIne rAjyadhurA mATe samartha thaze tyAre tane dIkSAno yoga sAMpaDaze. rAjA : to bhagavaMta! eka vAta kaho. huM moTI uMmare bhale dIkSA lauM, paNa te lIdhA pachI huM ArAdhaka thavAno ke virAdhaka rahevAno? gurubhagavaMte tatkALa jJAnadRSTino upayoga karyo. temAM temane je jaNAyuM te zrIvarmane kahetAM temanuM vadana pulakita ane pramudita banI gayuM. temaNe kahyuM : rAjana! tuM ArAdhaka thaIza, ArAdhanAnA prabhAve tuM tIrthaMkara gotrano nikAcita baMdha karIza. e pachI ahIMthI kALadharma pAmIne prANatakalpa nAme devalokanA vimalaprabha-nAmaka vimAnamAM tuM vIza sAgaropamanI AyuSyasthiti dharAvato deva thaIza. tyAMthI AvIne tuM A bharatakSetramAM ja munisuvratasvAmI evuM nAma dharAvanAra vIsamA tIrthaMkara tarIke avatarIza. gurumukhe AvA bola sAMbhaLatAM ja zrIvarganA romeroma vikasita thaI gayA. harSagagada haiye te bolyo : bhagavaMtA A saghaLoe Apano ja pasAya che, evuM eka paNa kArya nathI ke je Apa jevA sugurunA pasAyathI siddha na thAya. - sAdhusamudAyamAM Ama paNa zrIvarmanI chApa eka dharmaparAyaNa rAjavI tarIke bahu UMcI hatI. emAM saue gurUmukhe te AgAmI bhavamAM tIrthakara thanAra hovAnuM jANyuM, pachI to sau sAdhubhagavaMto tene e ja paLathI atyaMta bahumAnabhAve nirakhavA lAgyA.

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zrIvarma // 261 A pachI zrIvarsa svasthAne gayo. gurubhagavaMta paNa thoDA vakhatamAM anyatra viharI gayA. zrIvarga rAjavI nyAya ane parAkramapUrvaka rAjyA saMbhALI rahyo che. mitro ane Azritone mATe te kalpavRkSa-sarIkho che, to zatru pakSa mATe te jIvato pralaya puravAra thaI paDyo che. potAnA ajeya bAhubaLa ane sainya-baLanI sahAyathI teNe deza-dezAMtaranA aneka rAjAone vaza karyAM che, ane sarvatra potAnI ANa sthApI che. pAMcaso pAMcaso to tenI rANIo che. to bIjI bAju, dharmakaraNImAM paNa te eTalo ja dacitta che. potAnA zAsita pradezomAM jyAM jyAM jinAlayo nahotAM, tyAM teNe jinAlayo nirmAvyAM che. to jIrNa-jarjarita thayelAM caityono teNe jIrNodvAra paNa karAvavA mAMDyo che. snAtramaha, aSTAlikA-utsava tathA rathayAtrAnuM to tene jANe vyasana ja paDI gayuM che. The2 The2 ane vaLI vAraMvAra te A badhAM anuSThAno yojato ja rahe che. potAnA pitA-guru narapuMgavamuni temaja AnaMdanasUri bhagavaMta paNa avasare avasare tenA AMgaNe padhAre che. ane tene dharmabodha pamADatA rahe che. kALAMtare, AnaMdanasUri anazana vrata dharIne samAdhipUrvaka nirvANa pada pAmyA che, to narapuMgava-rAjarSi ArAdhanA karatAM karatAM devaloke saMcaryA che. gurubhagavaMtanI pATa 52 naMdanasUri nAmanA bahuzruta AcArya bhagavaMta pratiSThita thayelA. teo paNa vAraMvAra caMdrapura padhArIne zrIvarmane dharmabodha ApatAM rahe che. Ama ne Ama eka dahADo kALa paripakva thayo, ane zrIvarma rAjAe potAnA putra kIrtivarmAne rAjya soMpIne, zrInaMdanasUri

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---- - 26 2 samaruM palapala satata nAma - bhagavaMtanA caraNomAM jIvana samarpita karIne cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM. tenI sAthe tenA keTalAka sAmaMto, maMtrIo tathA sevakoe tema ja vasaMtazrI vagere rANIoe paNa dIkSA grahaNa karI. dIkSAdivasathI ja zrIvarga rAjarSi, sthavira zramaNo pAse zikSA grahaNa karavAmAM mazagUla thaI gayA. eka bAjuthI AcAra pAlananI zikSA le, to bIjI taraphathI Agamo ane zAstronA pATha paNa levA mAMDyA. A badhAmAM teo evA to tanmaya banI gayA ke pachI kIrtivamAM ke potAnI pavavasthAnI rANIo vagere Ave, AvIne temanI sAme besI rahe, to paNa temanI sAme nA paNa na kare, bolavAnI to vAta ja zenI Ave? bahu thAya to dharmalAbha' zabda saMbhaLAvI de. paNa tethI vizeSa kAMI ja na bolatA. pachI to tyAMthI vihAra thayo. te dahADe teo agyAra aMgonA jJAtA paNa banI gayA. uMmaranA vadhavA sAthe temano apramattabhAva tema ja ArAdhakabhAva paNa vadhye ja jato hato. emane satata navI navI ArAdhanA karavAnuM mana thayA ja karatuM, ne gurujanonI doravaNI pramANe teo nitanavI dharmasAdhanAmAM parovAye ja jatA. eka dahADo temane evo pariNAma jAgyo ke eka to meM moTI umare dIkSA lIdhI che, eTale samayanA vahevA sAthe mArI zaktino paNa hRAsa ja thato jAya che. to hamaNAM hajI paNa thoDIghaNI zakti bacI che. to teno lAbha huM laI lauM, ane tapazcaryAmAM tathA vaiyAvaccamAM khUMpI jauM to kevuM sAruM temaNe A bhAva gurubhagavaMtane jaNAvyo. gurubhagavaMte jJAnabaLe jANIne temane kahyuM ke bhAI, tamArI AvaradA have pAMceka varSanI ja zeSa che. e gALAmAM tame A badhuM karavAnuM vicAratA ho to te yogya ja che. paraMtu te pahelAM tame eka kAma karo. A vakhate caMdrapura nagare cAturmAsa rahI

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zrIvarga 263 Avo. tamArA javAthI rAjA kIrtivamAM vagerene saMtoSa vaLaze; te badhAM dharmamAM joDAze paNa kharA. pachI tyAMthI pAchA AvIne tamAro manoratha pUro karI zakAze. zrIvarga muni vicAramAM paDI gayA. temane thayuM ke jeno tyAga karyo tyAM javAnuM ne e badhAMne maLavAnuM mane zuM prayojana che? e badhAM UlaTAnA ane ArAdhanAnA paMthe AgaLa vadhavAmAM avarodharUpa banaze! paNa nA, gurubhagavaMta AjJA kare che, tenuM utthApana paNa kema karAya? teonI AjJA che to eka vAra jaI ja AvuM. teo gayA. caMdrapuramAM comAsuM rahyA. rAjA ane prajAne dharmamAM joDyA. badhAMne saMtoSa pamADyo. chevaTe sau sAthe khamatakhAmaNAM karyo ne saunI anumati meLavIne comAsuM patatAM ja gurunizrAmAM AvI pahoMcyA. temane mATe have eka eka paLa lAkheNI hatI, ne ekeko divasa mahAmUlo hato. gurubhagavaMtanI nizrAmAM pahoMcatAM ja temaNe gurumukhe abhigraha rahyo H havethI mAre ochAmAM ocho aThThama tapa ja karavAno. tenA pAraNe AMbela karIza. AmAM mane mana thaze tyAre cAra-ATha ItyAdi upavAsa paNa karIza; paNa tenA paNa pAraNe to AMbela ja. A tapasAdhanAnA kALamAM bALa, vRddha, glAna, tapasvI Adi nAnA-moTA munivaronI apramattabhAve avirata vaiyAvacca huM karIza, ne temAM ja mAro samaya vItAvIza. jeTalA umaLakAthI temaNe A abhigraha lIdho, tethI anekagaNA AnaMdollAsapUrvaka temaNe tenuM pAlana AdarI dIdhuM. abhigraha-pAlananA A gALAmAM ja temaNe aEvAtsalya Adi vIsa sthAnaka-padonI, bhAvadayA nItaratI. abhuta ArAdhanA paNa karI; ane e dvArA tIrthaMkara nAmakarma upArjana karyuM.

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-264 2 samaruM palapala vata nAma aMte saMlekhanA karI, AloyaNA dvArA Atmazuddhi sAdhI, gurUmukhe mahAvrato uccarI, sarva jIvalokanI kSamApanA karI, eka parvatanI niravadya zilA upara temaNe aNasaNa vata grahyuM che mAsanA e aNasaNa daramiyAna satata zubha dhyAnamAM citta parovI, samAdhi sAdhatAM sAdhatAM teo kALadharma pAmyA, ane tyAMthI nIkaLIne temano puya-AtmA, prANatakalpa - devalokamAM deva tarIke utpanna thayo.

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18 zrImunisuvratasvAmI zivaketunI utkrAMti-yAtrAno have aMtima mukAma AvI pahoMcyo che. utkrAMti sAmAnyataH be prakAranI hoya che : mAnavIya utkrAMti ane AdhyAtmika utkrAMti. emAM mAnavIya utkrAMti te Adhunika vijJAnanI kalpanAnI nIpaja gaNAya. jyAre AdhyAtmika utkrAMtinI vAstavikatA e vijJAnavAda mATe to hajI eka rahasyamaya kalpanA ja che. paraMtu vijJAnavAdanA tabakke kAlpanika jaNAtI bAbata, mAnavIya cetanAnA eka cokkasa stare pahoMcelA AdamI mATe tathyAtmaka vAstavikatA banI jatI hoya che, ane tenI pratIti vijJAnane adhyAtmano pAko raMga lAge te pachI ja thaI zake che. AdhyAtmika krAMti eTale AtmAno guNavikAsa. eka AtmA, mAnavIya, naitika, dhArmika ane Atmika sadguNone potAnAmAM vikasAvato ja jAya, vikasAvye ja jAya, to tene ApaNe te AtmAnI AdhyAtmika utkrAMtinI prakriyA tarIke oLakhA zakIe. Atmika guNono A vikAsa jyAre tenI carama parisImAe pahoMce tyAre te sthitine ApaNe utkrAMtinuM carama biMdu gaNI zakIe. zivaketu, potAnA AtmAnI utkrAMtinA AvA ja caramabiMdunI sAva nikaTa have AvI pahoMcyo che. zivaketumAMthI kuberadatta, pachI vajakuMDala, ane pachIthI zrIvarma; zivaketunA dhanya AtmAe utkrAMtinA A pratyeka mukAme potAnA sadguNono uttarottara caDhatI kaLAe vikAsa ja sAdhyA karyo che. temAM ye zrIvarmanA janmamAM, pAchalI avasthA muni avasthAmAM --

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266 ke samaruM palapala satata nAma - to teNe kamAla karI che. potAnuM parama kalyANa ane te sAdhI Ape tevA vilakSaNa saguNo - A badhuM ja teNe jANe ke hoDamAM mUkI dIdhuM che - jagatanuM kalyANa potAnA hAthe ja karavAnI potAnI savRttine siddha ane saphaLa banAvavA khAtara. tenA cittamAM te avasthAmAM eka ja vAta daDhapaNe ramatI rahI ane jAmatI gaI : mArI dharmasAdhanA vaDe mArA ekalAnuM ja kalyANa thAya te mane maMjUra nathI; mAre to evI sAdhanA AdaravI che ke jenA phaLasvarUpe mAruM to zreya thAya ja, paraMtu mArA dvArA AkhA jIva-jagatanuM ye parama zreya thAya. jagatanA kalyANanI A sudaDha kAmanA te AtmAne tIrthaMkaranAmakarmano baMdha nIpajAvavA sudhI dorI gaI. tIrthaMkara nAma-karmano A nikAcita baMdha ja have te AtmAne tenA Atmika guNonI utkrAMtinI parAkASThAe laI janAro banI rahevAno hato. e baMdha ja have tene tIrthakaranI padavI apAvIne potAnA ane paranA - vizva-samastanA kalyANanA punita paMthe prayANa karAvavAno hato. ApaNe paNa zivaketunI utkrAMtinA e caramabiMduno AchopAtaLo paricaya pAmavA prayatna karIe. bhAratavarSa. magadhadeza. kuzAgra nagarI. harivaMza-kuLanA tilaka samA rAjA sumitra tyAM rAja kare. jyAM sattA ane saMpatti hoya tyAM badhA guNo hoya ja, evuM kalpI levAnI sAmAnya prathAne rAjA sumitre ApabaLe toDI nAkhI hatI. teNe pahelAM saddaguNo para adhikAra meLavIne pachI ja sattAno adhikAra svIkArelo. rAjA hoya to dhana-vaibhava hoya tenI navAI na hoya; paNa A rAjA pAse to dhana-vaibhavathI ye anekagaNo adhika guNa-vaibhava paNa hato.

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI 367 bahArathI rUpALA lAgatA rAjAo manathI to moTA bhAge kadarUpA ja hoya evI sAmAnya sthiti che; A rAjA temAM apavAda che : e jevA rUparUpanA avatAra che, tevA ja AMtarika sauMdaryanA paNa e svAmI hatA. e gaMbhIra hatA, medhAvI hatA, dAnezvarI hatA, guNa ane kaLAnA pArakhu hatA, udAra, saraLa ane sajjana hatA, dhIra hatA, kRtajJa hatA ane vaLI irSyA jevAM azubha tattvothI mukta hatA. artha ane kAma to tenI pAse hoya ja ane temAM tene AnaMda paNa Ave; paraMtu A rAjAne to te badhAM karatAM adhika AnaMda dharmamAM Avato hato. dharmanI vAto bahu game, dharmI janonI sobata tathA goSThI mIThI lAge, ane munijanono samAgama to tene atyaMta priya banato. rAjA hatA eTale vIratA ane parAkrama to avazya hovAnAM ja; e pratApI rAjA hatA ane chatAM zatruone paNa mitra banAvavAnI eka adbhuta kSamatA temanAmAM anubhavAtI hatI.. AvA guNavaMtA rAjavInA aMtaHpuramAM aneka rANIo. rUpavaMta, kalAvaMta ane patiparAyaNa. rANIonA e vRMdamAM sauthI moTAM ane rUpa-lAvaNya vaDe sauthI adhika evAM eka rANI hatAM : padmAvatI. jevAM rUpavaMta tevAM ja guNabhaMDAra. jevuM aparUpa sauMdarya tevI ja ananya patibhakti. rAjAne temanA 52 atizaya heta-prIta, tethI temane rAjAjIe potAnAM paTTANI pade sthApelAM. ATalA nyAyasaMpanna rAjavahIvaTa ane premasaMpanna parivAra zabdo rAjA sumitrano paricaya pAmavA mATe pUratA banI rahe. rAjA-rANInA AvA, sukhathI bharyAbharyA saMsAra-pravAhamAM eka rAtre eka majAnI ghaTanA ghaTI. vAta ema banI ke rANI potAnA manabhAvana zayanakhaMDamAM potAnA palaMga para sukha-nidrAmAM poDhyA hatA. -

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268 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma rAjA paNa potAnA alaga palaMga para jaMpI gayelA.. madhyarAtrinI veLA hatI. vAtAvaraNamAM eka prakAranI pavitratA anubhavAI rahI hatI. kaSTa, taNAva ke ujAgarA jevA malina bhAvo jANe ke anAyAsa ja osarI gayelA. madhyarAtrinI e aMdhakAramaDhI nIrava veLA paNa nidrAdhIna janonA suSupta haiyAmAM jANe ke na kaLI zakAya tevI prasannatA pragaTAvI rahI hatI. AvI veLAe, vimalaprabha nAmanA devavimAnamAM deva tarIke viharI rahelo rAjA zrIvargano puNyAtmA, potAnuM devalokanuM AyuSya paripUrNa karIne pRthvItaTa para avataryo, ane rANI padmAvatInI kukSimAM teNe praveza karyo. avataraNanI A divya ghaTanAne ApaNe cyavana klyANaka' evA nAme oLakhIzuM. cyavana eTale eka devanuM mRtyu, evo sAmAnya artha thAya; ane mRtyuveLAe to mRtyu pAmanAro khuda glAni ane valopAta anubhavato hoya, te pachI bIjAnuM bhaluM to kyAMthI karI zakavAno? paraMtu Atmika utkrAMtinA caramabiMdu bhaNI dhasI rahelA puNyAtmAnI paristhiti AvI nathI hotI. te to devalokamAMthI mRtyu pAme ve, to paNa tene te ghaTanAmAM potAnuM ane anyonuM kalyANa sAdhavAnI zakyatAonuM anAvaraNa thatuM anubhavAya che, ane te kAraNe te AtmA, cyavana-veLAe paNa atidhanyatAnI ane prasannatAnI ja anubhUti karato hoya che; ane tethI ja temanI te ghaTanA cyavana kalyANaka' nA nAme oLakhAya che. zrIvarga deva jyAre temanuM cyavana thayuM tyAre devabhavamAMnuM bIjuM badhuM to tyAM ja mUkIne AvyA, paraMtu matijJAna, zrutajJAna ane avadhijJAna e nAmanAM traNa jJAnane teo potAnI sAthe laIne ja avataryAM. - zrAvaNa zudi pUnamanI e cAMdanI-varasatI rAtri hatI. AkAzane mAMDave eka bAju caMdramA soLe kaLAe khIlI UThyo hato, to bIjI

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zrImunisuvrata svAmI ke 269 5 bAju moTA bhAganA anya graho ucca sthAne virAjita thaI gayA hatA. AvI sumadhura veLAe te devanuM cyavana thayuM, tyAre AvA devonuM cyavana paNa kalyANakara hoya che. tevuM sAbita karatI be ghaTanAo ekIsAthe ghaTI : eka mAnavalokamAM, to eka devalokamAM. kuzAgrapuranI rAjarANI devI padmAvatIe, te kSaNe, atizaya sohAmaNAM evAM cauda mahAna svapno joyAM, to devonA Indra saudharmendranuM sadAya avicala rahenAruM siMhAsana ekAeka kaMpI UThyuM. - siMhAsana kaMpavAnI sAthe ja potAnA divya jJAnanA baLe bharatakhaMDamAM tIrthakaranuM gabhavataraNa thayuM hovAnuM jANI Indra UbhA thaI gayA. tIrthakaranI dizAmAM sAteka DagalAM cAlI, paMcAMge vaMdanA karI zakastavanA pAThoccAra-pUrvaka temaNe bhAvavaMdanA karI; ane pachI zIghrapaNe te Indra potAnI divya zaktinA baLe kuzAgrapura nagaranA rAjabhavananA zayanakhaMDamAM avataryA, ane svapnadarzanamAM mahAlI rahelAM rANI padmAvatI pAse jaI tene praNAma karyA. te kSaNe jinamAtA tuM jagatanI mAtA" evA bhAvamAM vibhora banelA IndranA mukhamAMthI AvAM veNa kharI paDyAM : devI! traNa bhuvanane Alokita karanAra zAzvata dIpaka samAna tIrthaMkaranA AtmAne tame udaramAM dhAraNa karyo che, ane e rIte strI-avatAranuM anUThuM sArthakya tame jagata-samakSa darzAvI ApyuM che. mA! tamane vAraMvAra vaMdana ho! A pachI nidrAdhIna mAtAnA kAnamAM "tamane thanAra putraratna tIrthaMkara thaze' evAM vacano bolI, rAbhavanane divya ratnothI chalakAvI daI Indra svasthAne saMcaryA. to, A AkhAye samaya daramiyAna rANIe joyelAM cauda svapnonAM nAma A rahyAM : zveta hAthI, bhavya vRSabha (baLada), kesarI siMha, abhiSekamagna mahAlakSmI, puSpamALAnuM joDaluM, jyotsA chalakAvato caMdra, dIptimaMta sUrya, uttuMga svarNadaMDa upara pharakI rahelo dhvaja, pUrNa kuMbha, nirmaLa jaLathI sabhara ane abhuta kamalapuSpo vaDe alaMkRta sarovara, aphATa mahAsamudra, divya vimAna, gaganacuMbI Jan Education International .

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- ra70 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma parvatasamo ratnono paMja, ane dhUmADA vihoNo chatAM ugra jvALAothI dhagadhagato divya agni, A cauda cauda vAnAMne rANIe potAnA mukhamAM pravezatA nihALyAM, ane nihALatAMvAra te jAgI gayAM. - te bhAre romAMca anubhavI rahyAM. AnaMdanA mahAsAgaramAM jANe ke te hAI rahyAM. temaNe zayyAmAM beThAM beThAM te svapnonAM svarUpa barAbara dhArI lIdhAM, ane pachI dhIme pagale gajagAminI cAle cAlatAM te rAjAjInA palaMga pAse pahoMcyAM. atyaMta madhura ane priyakara zabdo dvArA rAjA sumitrane temaNe jagADyA, ane rAjAnI sUcanAthI pAse mUkelA bhadrAsana para besIne vinayapUrvaka pote nihALelAM cauda svapnonI vAta karI, tenA phaLa vize prazna pUchyo." svapnonI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjAnI prasannatAno pAra na rahyo. potAnI buddhi ane smRtinA AdhAre te vakhate, A svapno ghaNAM uttama, lAbhakartA ane mAMgalika hovAnuM kahevAnI sAthe "ApaNane eka asAdhAraNa kakSAnA putranI prApti thaze' ema kahIne temaNe rANInA AnaMdane bevaDAvI dIdho. rANIe paNa tyAra pachI zeSa rAtri, potAnI zayyAmAM jaIne beThAM beThAM ja deva-guru-dharma saMbaMdhI tattvacaryA ane ciMtanamAM pasAra karI. bIjA divase rAjA sumitre potAnA nagaranA jyotiSanimittAdi zAstronA jJAtA evA uttama brAhmaNa vidvAnone rAjasabhAmAM AmaMtryA; temanI samakSa rANIne AvelAM cauda svakho varNavyAM, ane teno phalAdeza pUkyo. nimittajJoe paNa AnaMda ane AdarapUrvaka A svapno vize paraspara zAstrIya vimarza karIne rAjAne jaNAvyuM ke "AvAM svapno evuM sUcave che ke Apano thanAra putra kAM to tIrthakara thaI zake, athavA to cakravartI rAjA thAya.' rAjA to harakhathI nAcI UThyA. nimittajJone ucita dAna-dakSiNA vaDe satkArIne teo doDyA rANI pAse jaIne badhI vAta hoMze

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- zrImunivratasvAmI ra71 - hoMze karavA lAgyA. e vAta cAlu hatI tyAM ja eka kautukakArI banAva banyo. AkAzamArge vicarI rahelA eka cAraNa-zramaNa munirAja acAnaka tyAM UtarI AvyA, ane rAjA-rANI samakSa dharmalAbha' ApatAM UbhA rahyA. rAjAe tatkSaNa Asana mukAvI te para besavAnI temane vinaMti karI. muni Asana para beThA pachI rAjA-rANIe temane vaMdana karyuM, ane pachI rANIe joyelAM svapnonI vAta karI. munirAje tyAM ja potAnA jJAnano upayoga karyo to temane je jaNAyuM tethI teonuM mukhamaMDaLa prasannatAthI jhaLahaLI UThyuM. temaNe kahyuM : rAja ! tame kharekhara baDabhAgI cho. jinazAsananAM zAstromAM AvAM svapnonuM bahu mAhAsya varNavAyuM che. tIrthaMkaranI mAtAne ja AvAM suspaSTa ane surekha svapno Ave. tamAre tyAM paNa tIrthakarano puNyAtmA ja padhAryo che. - rANI padmAvatI pUre mahine putra prasavaze. te moTo thaIne AsetuhimAcala pRthvIno svAmI evo rAjA thaze. chevaTe te dIkSA leze, tapa tapaze, kevaLajJAna meLavaze, ane A bharatakSetranI vartamAna jinacovIzImAM vazamA munisuvratasvAmI nAme tIrthakara tarIke jinazAsananA pravartaka banaze. mATe mahArAja! tamArI rANIe atyuttama phaLadAyaka svakho dIThAM che. ATaluM bolIne, hajI rAjA-rANI kAMI pratibhAva vyakta kare te pahelAM ja, te munirAja AkAzamAM UDI gayA ane kSaNArdhamAM to alopa paNa thaI gayA. rAjA ane rANI kyAMya sudhI harSanAM AMsu vahAvatAM ane muninI zravaNamadhura vANIne mamaLAvyA karatAM tyAM ja UbhAM rahyAM. rAjA sumitranA acarajano koI pAra nathI. to nagaranA nagarajanonuM Azcarya paNa zamatuM nathI.

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-272 0 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma je rAtre rANIne svapno joyAM, ane garbha dhAraNa karyAM, tenA bIjA ja divasathI AkhI nagarImAM ane AkhA dezamAM zAMtinuM eka prakAranuM mojuM pharI vaLyAnuM saune anubhavAya che. rogiyAnA rogo ekAeka maTI gayA che, to akALa mRtyunI amaMgaLa ghaTanAo baMdha thaI gaI che. cora ane dhADapADuonA raMjADa zamI gayA, to durdama evA je zatru rAjAo sAthe lAMbA samayathI kameLa cAlato hato temanI sAthe ekAeka sumeLa sadhAI gayo che. lataH rAjA tema ja prajA eka prakAranI apUrva nirAMtano anubhava karI rahyA che. rAjA samajI gayA che ke ApaNe AMgaNe AvelA kalpavRkSa tulya dIkarAno ja A prabhAva che. bIjA putronAM lakSaNa to pAraNAmAM vartAya, paraMtu tIrthaMkara-putranAM lakSaNa to, Ama, hajI te mAtAnA udaramAM hoya tyAM ja vartAvA lAge, evI vRddhonI vAta temane yathArtha TharatI lAgI. rANI padmAvatIne paNa, traNeka mahinA jatAM, avanavA manoratho thavA lAgyA, je bhAvI putranI vizeSatAnuM sUcana karatA hatA. rANIne thatuM : mane roja roja jinAgamonI vANI sAMbhaLavA maLe to kevuM sAruM! huM jinabiMbonI uttama prakAre pUjA racAvuM, zrAvakocita uttama vratonuM huM pAlana karuM, nigraMtha munibhagavaMtone nirdoSa AhAra AdinuM dAna ApuM vagere. rAjA rANInA tamAma manoratho pUrA karatA rahyA. jeTha vida AThamanI rAta vahI rahI che. zrIvarganA puNyAtmAne padmAvatInA udaramAM avataryAne nava mahinA ane sADA sAta divasa pUrNa thaI cUkyA che. atyaMta uttama lagnaveLA vahI rahI che. muhUrta ane yogo paNa sarvazreSTha pravartI rahyA che. zubha grahonI dRSTi lagna bhaNI pravAhita che, ane UrdhvamukhI horA AvI lAgI che.

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI 273 saghaLA zubha graho ucca sthAne goThavAyA che, to badhA ja pApagraho chAnAmAnA agiyAramA sthAnake besI gayA che. makara rAzino caMdramA zravaNa nakSatranA trIjA aMzamAM pravezato AkAzamAM dIpI rahyo che. AkhuMye nagara ane samagra rAjabhavana mIThI nIMdaranA AzleSamAM lapeTAI gayuM che. AvA samaye, rANI padmAvatIe, prasUtinI leza paNa pIDAno anubhava karyA vinA, sukhamaya rIte putrane janma Apyo. vaiDUrya ane marakata ratna jevo nIlo vAna dharAvatAM te putrano janma thayo, te paLe saMsAranA sarva jIvo eka avarNanIya evI alaukika zAtAno anubhava pAmyA; nigodanA ekendriya AtmAo tathA naraka-lokanA duHkhatapta jIvAtmAo paNa te paLe akathya sukha saMvedI rahyA! akhila brahmAMDamAM prakAzano eka phuvAro paLabhara mATe uchaLI rahyo paMkhIoe ya jyanA maMgala kalaravathI dharAtala gajavI mUkyuM. mITho, zAMta ane vaLI anukULa pavana sarvatra vAI rahyo. vRkSo, phUlachoDo ane vanarAji ekAeka pallavita thaIne mahorI UThI. khetaromAM akALe ja dhAnyanAM kaNasalAM lacI paDyAM. sarovaromAM pANI ubharAtAM lAgyAM ane vidhavidha kamaLa jAtio paNa khIlI UThI. TUMkamAM tIrthaMkaranA prAgaTya sAthe sacarAcara samagra sRSTi AnaMda ane sukhanuM aneruM advaita anubhavI rahI. tribhuvanane potAnI kalyANakAMkSA dvArA chalakAvI denArA jinezvaranA janma-kalyANakanI sarvaprathama ujavaNI prakRti' dvArA thAya. ane vAta paNa vAjabI che. bAhya ane atyaMtara prakRti upara

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204 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma aparAjeya Adhipatya sthApI zake tevI cetanAnA sadehe prAgaTyanuM prathama ujamaNuM 'prakRti' ja kare. e pachInI ujavaNIno adhikAra devono hoya che. prakRtinA parama svAmI evA paramAtmAno janma thatAM ja temanI Atmagata UrjAno eka pracaMDa visphoTa thAya che, jenA adazya-azrAvya mojAM athavA to kalyANakArI kiraNotsarga brahmAMDanA Urdhva-madhya-nimna e traNeya aMzomAM patharAI jAya che; ane enA prabhAve eka tarapha samagra jaDa-cetana sRSTimAM, upa2 varNavAyuM tema, avarNanIya AnaMdAdvaitano kSaNika anubhava thavA lAge che, to bIjI tarapha devalokanA devo, devIo tathA indronAM Asano kaMpAyamAna thavA lAge che. AsanakaMpanI javalle ja banatI vilakSaNa ghaTanA dvArA devalokamAM jANa thAya che ke paramAtmAnuM prAgaTya pRthvI upara kyAMka thayuM che, ane ApaNe tene vadhAvavA tathA UjavavA javAnuM che. Ano krama A pramANe hoya che : sau pahelAM dikkumArikAo tarIke oLakhAtI chappana devIonAM Asana kaMpe che. te jJAnabaLe jinezvarano janma thayAnuM jANIne tatkALa potAnA parivAra sAthe potapotAnA vibhinna sthAnakoethI ATha-ATha ane cAra-cAranI saMkhyAmAM janmasthaLe AvI pahoMce che. te devIono adhikAra janma-ka2NI arthAt jene dAyaNanI kriyA kahI zakAya te karavAno hoya che. mAtA ane paramAtmAne vaMdana-stavana, nAla-chedana, snAna-mardanavastrAlaMkAronuM paridhAna vagere vidhi karIne teo laghu himavAna nAme parvata parathI maMgAvelA gozIrSacaMdananA kASThanuM dahana karavApUrvaka bhasma banAvI, temAMthI rakSApoTalI banAvIne te jinezvaranA hAthe bAMdhe : temane koInI kudRSTi vagere na naDe tevA koI AzayathI ja to. pachI be pASANa-goLA hAthamAM pakaDI, tIrthaMkaranA kAna pAse laI jaI paraspara bannene aLAve avAja pedA thAya te rIte, ane bhagavAnane kahe : A goLA to parvatanuM pratIka che, tame parvata

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI 275 jevA dIrghAyuSI thajo! A pachI te bannenI sanmukha rAsa khelatI ane gIta-nRtya karatI bhakti kare ane chevaTe bannene punaH zayyAsthAne sthApIne potAnA sthAnake cAlI jAya. emanA jvA sAthe ja zakra Adi cosaTha indronAM Asano kaMpavA mAMDe. avadhijJAna vaDe jinano janma thayAnuM jANe, ane tarata ja siMhAsana parathI UbhA thaI jAya. prathama to nIce UtarI, mojaDI utArI, uttarAsaMga karI khesa zarIre vIMTI) sAteka DagalAM tIrthaMkaranI dizAmAM cAle, ane vidhipUrvaka zakrastava bolIne prabhune namana kare. tyAra pachI zakrendra, hariegameSI nAme potAnA senAdhipatideva dvArA sughoSA nAme ghaMTa vagaDAvIne, batrIsa lAkha vimAnomAnA devone, paramAtmAnA janmanA tema ja janmotsava mATe javAnuM hovAnA samAcAra jaNAve. sughoSA ghaMTa vAge te sAthe ja batrIse lAkha vimAnonAM ghaMTo paNa ApameLe vAgavA mAMDe. tene lIdhe devo tathA devIo sAvadha thaI jAya ane indranI AjJAnuM zravaNa karI teno amala karavA sajja thAya. zakrendranA AdezathI pAlaka nAme deva eka ativizALa vimAna nipajAve, jemAM besIne indra temaja tenA asaMkhya deva-devIo tIrthaMkaranA janmasthaLa bhaNI prayANa kare. e rIte ahIM paNa zakrendra kuzAgrapurIe AvyA. mAtAne tathA tIrthaMkarane vAMdhAM, stavyAM. pachI mAtAne potAnI oLakha ApIne bhagavaMtane laI jatA hovAnI jANa karI. mAtA ane samagra parivArane divya nidrAmAM nimagna banAvI dIdhA. chatAM mAtA koI vA2 jAgI UThe, athavA koI devAdi A divya nidrAne potAnI zaktithI haTAvI nAkhe, to ociMtAM jAgI UThelAM mAtA bALakane godamAM na jotAM koI utAvaLuM pagaluM na bhare te hetuthI tIrthaMkaranuM hU-ba-hU pratibiMba mAtAnI godamAM mUkyuM. pachI pote pAMca svarUpo potAnAM banAvI te vaDe tIrthaMkarane laIne meruparvata upara pahoMcyA.

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- 276 4 samaruM palapala savata nAma anya tamAma Indro tathA deva-devIo sIdhAM tyAM pahoMcyA. tyAM vistArathI te saue paramAtmAno janmAbhiSeka mahotsava karyo, jenuM varNana herata pamADe tevuM ane chatAM haiyAmAM anero bhaktibhAva sarajI Ape te prakAre thayuM che. e samagra vidhAna pUrNa thatAM ja, je rIte bhagavaMtane laI AvelA. te ja rIte pAchA ghera laI jaI mAtAnI godamAM sthApI dIdhA, ane pratibiMba tathA nidrA pAcho kheMcI lIdhAM. - navajAta paramAtmA vastra-AbhUSaNo vaDe alaMkRta to thayelA ja hatA, tema chatAM indra be divya vastro tathA divya kuMDala tyAM. ozIkA pAse sthApyAM, bALa-bhagavaMtane ramavA mATe eka laTakato suvarNamaya ane ratna-khacita divya phUla-daDo baMdhAvyo. e pachI batrIsa kroDa sonaiyA vagerenI kubera deva dvArA vRSTi karAvI. ane chelle sevaka devo dvArA nagaramAM udghoSaNA karAvI ke tIrthakara ane tenI mAtA - A benuM koIe bUrUM ciMtavavuM paNa nahi; je tevI koI paNa ayogya ciMtA ke ceSTA karaze, tenA mastakanA te ja kSaNe sAta TukaDA thaI jaze. Ama janmAbhiSekanI saghaLIya prakriyA atyaMta ochA samayamAM paNa divya tvarA tathA capaLatAthI ATopIne Indro saparivAra naMdIzvara dviIpe gayA, ane tyAM aMjanI parvato para vartatAM zAzvatAM jinAlayomAM aSTAhnikA mahotsava UjavI pachI sau svasthAne gayA. ane have vAro Ave che manuSyono. devoe karela janmotsava samApta thatAM ja rAjabhavanamAM saLavaLATa zarU thayo. sau prathama mAtA padmAvatI jAgyAM. potAnA lAlanuM alaMkRta svarUpa tathA anya sarva padArtho tathA paristhiti jotAM ja devonI A badhI lIlA hovAnuM te samajI gayAM, ane manamAM ne manamAM !

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI . ra77 - te bhAre pramoda anubhavavA lAgyAM. - tyAM to dAsIo saphALI beThI thavA mAMDI. sAthe ja potapotAnuM kartavya yAda karatI karatI kAme lAgI gaI. badhI sevikAoe joyuM ke ApaNAM rANIne putra prasavyo che, eTale badhI harakhaghelI banI gaI. koI nAcavA mAMDI, koI duHkhaNAM levA lAgI, koI vaLI daravAje jaIne ukhaLa ane mUsaLane UbhAM goThavavA lAgI - zukanane mATe ja to. koIe dvAra para lokhaMDanI charI bAMdhavA mAMDI - kudaSTithI bacavA mATe. to eke vaLI caMdananA maMgala kaLazo dvAra para goThavavA mAMDyA. suvadanA nAmanI eka dAsI jarA cAlAka hatI. te bIjuM badhuM paDatuM mUkIne doDI sIdhI rAjA sumitra pAse. tyAM jaIne, zvAsa khAvA jeTalIye vAra lagADyA vinA putra-janmanI vadhAmaNI ApI. amRta jevAM mIThaDAM A vacana sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjA to AnaMdanA mahAsAgaramAM kSaNabhara garakAva thaI gayA! temaNe tatkaNa te dAsIne tenI sAta peDhInuM daLadara phITe teTaluM dAna ApIne dAsIpaNAmAMthI nivRtta karI. pachI to evuM banyuM ke aMtaHpuramAMthI eka pachI eka sevako ke sevikAo vadhAmaNI ApavA AvatAM ja gayAM. sahune hatuM ke hajI rAjAjIne koIe kahyuM nahi hoya; ame kahI AvIe, to amAruM daLadara to phITe! rAjA paNa Aje niravadhi prasanna hatA. temaNe apAra ThAvakAI dAkhavI. je paNa vadhAmaNI ApavA aMtaHpuramAMthI AvyuM. tene temaNe prathama vadhAmaNI ApanAra' tarIke ja gaNavAnuM rAkhyuM, ane tethI te rIte AvanAra darekanuM daLadara temaNe pheDaDyuM. A pachI rAjA snAnAdithI paravAryA. nagaramAM sarvatra zaNagAra, nAca-gAna-khelakUda-utsava-kIDA vagere yojavAnI sevakone AzA ApI. baMdIkhAne pUrelA aparAdhIone choDI devaDAvyA. amArighoSaNA karAvI. karaverA tathA mahesUla vagerenI mAphI tema ja ghaTADo

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278 samaruM palapala satata nAma karAvyAM. bAra divasanA janma-mahotsavano prAraMbha karAvI, te utsava daramyAna koI paNa nAgarikane tyAM rAjAnA sainiko japtI mATe, daMDa mATe ke tevA anya koI paNa prayojana mATe na jAya tevo prabaMdha karAvyo. saghaLo rAjaparivAra ane AkhuMye nagara - badhuM ja jANe ke utsavamaya ane AnaMdamagna banI gayuM - e divasomAM. bAra divasanA janmotsavamAM pahelA divase rAjAjIe sthitipAlana AcaryuM. arthAtu putrajanma bAda nAlachedana vagere je kriyAo karavI paDe tathA kuLamayadAne anusarIne je AcaravAnuM hoya te badhuM karyuM. AmAM, vastutaH to badhI karaNI devIo ane devo dvArA thaI ja gaI hatI, chatAM rAjAjIe aupacArika rIte te badhuM karyuM hoya tema samajI zakAya. trIjA divase temaNe bALa-prabhune caMdra ane sUryanA darzanano vidhi karAvyo. - chaThThA divase temaNe AkhI rAtri dharmajAgaraNa karyuM. Ano artha evo thaI zake ke, "navajAta bALakanA lalATe, janmathI chaTTe dahADe vidhAtA lekha-chaThThInA lekha- lakhavA Ave evI lokokti che; eTale e rAte uMghatA rahIe to avaLA lekha lakhAI jAya, tene badale jAgatAM rahevuM ane temAM paNa dharmaciMtana tathA ArAdhana ja AkhI rAta karavuM ke jethI bALakanA lekha savaLA ne sArA lakhAya' - AvI koI dhAraNA A dharmajAgaraNanA rivAja pAchaLa hoya to nA nahi. agyArame divase janmocita saghaLAMye kAryo ATopAI gayAM, eTale bArame divase temaNe svajana-sajjana-samudAyane ekatra karyo, jamADyo, ane te pachI badhAyane besADIne temaNe jaNAvyuM ke je divase A bALaka padmAvatI devInA udaramAM Avyo, te divasathI devIne munivaronAM vaMdana karavAnI ane temane supAtradAna devAnI satata tIvra ruci varcA karI che, ane tenI sAthe sAthe zrAvakanAM

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zrImaniravatasvAmI ra79 - vatonuM uttama prakAre pAlana karavAno paNa devIe zreSTha udyama A samayamAM karyo che. vaLI, garbhadhAraNa karavAnA divase ja padhArelA cAraNa-zramaNa munivare, amArA thanAra bALakanuM nAma "munisuvrata' paDaze - evuM amane bhAkhyuM hatuM. eTale, A badhI bAbatone lakSyamAM laIne ame amArA A bALakanuM nAma "munisuvrata' kumAra pADIe chIe. upasthita sakaLa samudAye nAmane jayajayakAra vaDe vadhAvI lIdhuM. pAMca pAMca divya apsarAo bALa munisuvratanI dhAvamAtA tarIke Indra niyukta karI che. mAtA padmAvatI ane anya rAjarANIo to kharI ja. uparAMta aMteuranI paricArikAo paNa asaMkhya. A badhAMnA hAthamAM tathA khoLAmAM ramatA bALa munisuvrata vikasavA lAgyA. bhUkha lAge tyAre rovA-kakaLavAnuM to zakya ja nahotuM. kemake tIrthaMkarano AtmA hato e; e anya sAmAnya bALakonI mAphaka mAtAnuM stanapAna na ja kare, ke anya rIte paNa dugdhapAna Adi na svIkAre. e to potAno aMgUTho ja cUse; ane devatAo potAnA sAmarthya vaDe te aMgUThAmAM ja saghaLAye bhakSya rasonuM satata siMcana karatAM ja rahe. AnuM nAma ja "aMgUThe amRta. enuM pAna karatAM bALa munisuvrata moTA thavA lAgyA. pAMceka varSanA thayA pachI to teo rAja-rasoDe mAtAo dvArA pIrasAtI rasoI paNa ArogavA lAgyA. rAjA-rANI temane ramavA mATe bhAtabhAtanAM ramakaDAM ane bALakane game tevA padArtho lAvI mUkatAM, maMgAvatAM. kumAra munisuvrata paNa mAtA-pitAnA pramodane khAtara ramakaDAM vatI ramatA, ane sarakhI uMmaranA bALako joDe khelakUda paNa karatA. pote traNa jJAna sabhara hatA, ane A badhI ja ramato mAtra mAyA che te barAbara samajatA, ,

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280 0 samaruM pakSapakSa vata nAma chatAM teo sAmAnya bALakanI mAphaka ja ramata-gamata tathA AnaMdapramodamAM bhaLI jatAM, tenuM eka ja kAraNa H mAtA-pitAnI prasannatA. ATha varSanI vaye te pahoMcyA ke pitAe temanA mATe yogya kalAgurunI talAza AdarI. mAro kuMvara zreSTha kalAcArya pAse zreSTha rIte badhI kaLAo tathA vidyAo zIkhe, tevI rAjAjIne bhAre hoMza. tethI temaNe eka divasa nagaranA sarvazreSTha manAtA kalAcAryane potAne tyAM bolAvI maMgAvyA. kalAcArya AvyA che. rAjAe ucita Asane temane besADyA che ane pachI temanI yogyatA tathA kSamatAnI cakAsaNI rAjA karavA mAMDyA che. * barAbara te ja TAMkaNe bALa munisuvrata tyAM AvI caDyA. AvyA evA sIdhA rAjAnI godamAM caDI gayA. rAjAe paNa badhuM paDatuM mUkIne kumArane chAtIsarasA cAMpyA, mAthuM sUMdhyuM ane vhAla karatAM karatAM thoDIvAra ramADyA. have munisuvrata to tIrthaMkara hatA, ane jJAnabaLe badhuM ja jANI zakatA hatA. potAnA mATe A bhAIne teDyA che, ane have potAne temanI zALAmAM mUkavAno pitAjIno irAdo che, te paNa temanAthI ajANyuM nahotuM ja. paraMtu tIrthaMkara jyAM sudhI gRhavAsamAM hoya tyAM sudhI, badhuM ja jANatA ke jANI zakatA hoya toya, temano vyavahAra sAmAnya manuSyocita ja rahe che. eTale temaNe potAno Azaya sIdhesIdho pragaTa na thavA dIdho. paNa bALasulabha mIThI mIThI bolImAM bolatAM temaNe pitAne pUchyuM : heM pitAjI! A mahAnubhAva koNa che ? ApaNe to emane kadI dIThA nathI! navA lAge che, nahi? koNa che? kyAMthI padhAryAM che? rAjAjIe lADa karatAM karatAM kahyuM : beTA! e to ApaNA nagaranA zreSTha kalAcArya che. tane have temane tyAM badhI kaLA ane vidyA zIkhavA mATe mokalavAno che. Iza ne beTA?

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- zrImunisuvratasvAmI 281 - bALakumAra kahe : kalAcArya che A bhAI? to to jarUra jaIza. paNa pitAjI, emanI rajA hoya to mAre kAMIka pUchavuM che; pUchuM? rAjAe samaMti ApI, to upAdhyAye paNa hakAramAM DokuM halAvyuM. eTale kuMvare upAdhyAya sAme najara noMdhIne pUrI ThAvakAI sAthe zAstronA atikaThina prazno prastuta karavA mAMDyA. A prazro evA hatA ke jeno ukela meLavavAnI upAdhyAyanI varSonI mathAmaNa paNa vyartha gayelI. e ja badhA prazno ekAeka sAme AvyA, ane te paNa eka mugdha zizunA moDhe, eTale upAdhyAya to stabdha thaI gayA. kApo to lohI na nIkaLe, evI temanI hAlata thaI paDI. paraMtu kumAra to kumAra ja hatAH bhAre vicakSaNa, pUrA vivekI, ane saMpUrNa samayajJa. temaNe bahu ja caturAIthI, upAdhyAyanuM ochuM na dekhAya te rIte vAta vALI lIdhI; pote cheDelA praznonA "Ano artha Avo thaI zake che kharo? Ano ukela Ama na AvI zake?' - AvA prazno dvArA ja ukela kahetAM jaIne temaNe upAdhyAyane mAnahAnimAMthI ugArI lIdhA. upAdhyAya paNa kheladila AdamI hato. tene to Aja sudhI nahi samajAyelA agaNita aTapaTA koyaDAno Ama anAyAse ukela jaDI AvyAno paritoSa thaI rahyo hato. to sAthe sAthe tene tema ja rAjAjIne AthI pratIti paNa maLI gaI ke rAjakumAra svayaMbaddha AtmA che. tene pAThazALAe bhaNavA laI javo te to moranAM IMDAM para citrakAma karavA jevuM ja ke pachI eka bhikhArInA hAthe dhanakuberane zrImaMta banAvavAnI ceSTA jevuM ja banI rahe. rAjAne ghaDIbhara to bhAre bhoMThapano anubhava thayo. AthI dhIre rahIne kuMvare ja vAta vALI : pitAjI! A kalAcAryane kema bolAvyA che? rAjAne kaLa vaLavA mAMDI hatI. temaNe A taka jhaDapI lIdhI ne kahyuM: beTA! emanA manamAM A badhI zaMkA-samasyAo varSothI aNaukalI paDelI, tethI meM temane jaNAvyuM ke tame ahIM Avo

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282 2 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma to amAro kuMvara tamArI samasyAo ukelI Apaze. eTale e AvyA che. Ama vAta ATopIne rAjAe kalAcAryano ucita satkAra karyo ane temane rajA ApI. pachI kyAMya sudhI te kumArane lADa laDAvatAM rahyA. samayanA vahevA sAthe kumAra munisuvrate kizorAvasthA vATe thaIne yauvanane uMbare padArpaNa karyAM. rAjAjIe yuvarAjapade temane sthApyA, ane sAthe sAthe aneka rAjAonI prabhAvatI vagere uttamottama rAjakanyAo sAthe temanAM lagna paNa karyAM. lagnajIvananA sukhada phaLarUpe yuvarAja munisuvratane, potAnI prabhAvatI nAmaka mukhya patnI thakI, suvrata nAme putranI prApti paNa thaI. Ama ne Ama yuvarAjanI vaya sADA sAta sahasra varSanI thaI. rAjA sumitra have pAkaTa vaye pahoMcyA hatA. potAnA kuLanI paraMparAnusAra have temaNe paNa vicAryuM ke have munisuvratakumArane rAjya soMpIne mAre saMyamapaMthe pALavuM ghaTe. zarIranuM ane saMsAranuM ghaNuM karyuM, have AtmAnuM paNa thoDuMka sAdhI levuM ghaTe. temaNe turata nirNaya lIdhA, ane tadanusAra, pahelAM yuvarAjano vidhivat rAjyAbhiSeka karyo; ane pachI pote, rANI padmAvatI tema ja anya bahoLA parivAra sAthe, yogya gurubhagavaMta pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI lIdhI. te pachI lAMbA vakhata sudhI saMyamanI rUDI ArAdhanA karI, AyuSyanI avadhi AvatAM banne AtmAo samAdhipUrvaka mRtyune varyAM, ane 'mAhendra kalpa' nAmaka devalokamAM devagati pAmyAM. rAjA munisuvrata.

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI 283 jevA vIra tevA ja jJAnI. jeTalA parAkramI teTalA ja nItimAna. pitAe arpelA rAjyane nyAya ane nItithI pALI rahyA che. parAkramathI nahi, paNa prema vaDe temaNe aneka rAjAone jItI laI potAnA rAjyanA sImADA samudrataTa paryaMta vistAryA che. prajA temane mATe potAnA lADIlA saMtAnatulya che. to prajAne mana potAnA rAjA potAnA mAvatara-sarIkhA dIse che. temaNe potAnA rAjyamAM aparAdhIone nahi, paNa aparAdhavRttine ja nAthI lIdhI che. vAtAvaraNamAM prema, udAratA, ane paragaju vRttinI evI to choLo UchaLe che ke koIne aniSTa AcaravAnuM mana suddhAM thAya nahi. rAjA rAma kAMI vAraMvAra janmatA nathI. paraMtu je rAjyano rAjA jJAnI hoya, parAkramI hoya ane nyAya tema ja vivekathI saMpanna hoya, tenuM rAjya ApoApa rAmarAjyanA Adarzane caritArtha karanAruM banI rahe che; A vAta rAjA munisuvratanA rAjazAsanane yathArtharUpe lAgu paDatI hatI. TUMkamAM, prajA saMtuSTa hatI. duzmano zAMta hatA. pariNAme rAjya AbAda hatuM. AvI rIte rAjya karatAM karatAM paMdara sahasra varSano bIjo tabakko pasAra thaI gayo. eka divasanI vAta che. zarada RtunI eka sohAmaNI saMdhyAe rAjA munisuvrata ane rANI prabhAvatI potAnA mahAlayanI aTArIe beThAM beThAM dharatInI zobhA nIrakhI rahyAM che. sUrya dhImedhIme astAcaLa bhaNI Daga mAMDI rahyo hato. tenA sonalavaraNAM kiraNo dvArA relAto taDako have sahya banI rahyo hato. dUra dUra, nagaranA gaDhanI bahA2 nirmaLa jaLathI cikkAra chalakAtI

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- 284 4 samaruM palapala suta nAma - nadI zAMta gatie vahI rahI hatI. tenA banne kinArA, kAMThe UgelAM UbhAM ghAsanAM jhuMDamAM DhaMkAI gayA hatA. to nadInI be ya bAjue patharAyelAM khetaronA kyAraDAo upara DAMgaranAM UMcAM UMcAM DuMDAM chavAI gayelA dekhAtAM hatAM. nagaranA pAdaranI zobhA vadhArI rahelAM sarasa jaLAzayonuM pANI temAM khIlelAM asaMkhya kamaLapuSpo taLe daTAI gayuM anubhavAtuM hatuM, to dUrasudUra vartatA uttuMga parvato para vikaselI gherI vRkSapaMkita ane vanaspatine lIdhe parvato jANe vanarAjinA banelA UMcA TekarA hoya tema lAgatuM hatuM. nadImAM haMsa, sArasa ane cakravAka pakSIonAM yugalo nibaMdhapaNe jaLavihAra karatAM jovAtAM hatAM. nadIkinAre vasAvavAmAM AvelAM gokuLomAM paMcaraMgI godhaNa muktapaNe cAro carI rahyuM hatuM. parvatanI taLeTInA khullA medAnamAM vizALakAya ane pahADanI nAnI nAnI TekarI jevA uttuMga evA asaMkhya gajarAjono nivAsa hato; temAM yatheccha viharatA gajarAjonI mastI jovI e paNa eka lhAvo hato. A badhI dazyAvalIne nIrakhatAM ane teno AnaMda mANatAM rAjArANI jharUkhe nirAMtavA beThAM che, ane banne ekamekane potAne managamatuM dazya "A juo, peluM juo' ema kahIne dekhADI rahyAM tyAM, ekAeka vAtAvaraNe palaTI mArI. kAMI samajAya te pahelAM to AkAzamAM ghora aMdhAruM chavAI gayuM. kALA DibAMga vAdaLAMe AkAzano kabajo laI lIdho. Athamato sUrya ane ekAeka caDI Avelo megha - benI spardhAmAM chevaTe sUrye ja hathiyAra myAna karavAM paDyAM. jo ke jatAM jatAM paNa sUrya meghadhanuSya to karyuM ja. vAdaLo garajavA lAgyAM. vIjaLInA camakArA AkhA AkAzamAM prakAzamAna banAvavAno kSaNika AyAsa karavA lAgyA. ane thoDI paLomAM to varasAda khAMgo thaIne tUTI paDyo! rAjA-rANI to visphArita netre A pheraphAra joI ja rahyAM, joI |

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI // 285 ja rahyAM. paraMtu kharuM kautuka to tyAra pachI sarjAyuM. varasAda ekAda TikA jevuM varasyo haze, tyAM to akasmAta ja vaMToLiyo phUMkAvo zarU thaI gayo. vaMToLiyo AvatAM ja varasAda to baMdha paDyo ja, paNa kALAM kALAM vAdaLAM paNa medAna choDIne UbhI pUMchaDIe bhAgyAM. gaNatarInI paLomAM to AkAza cokhkhuM caNAka! vaMToLiyo paNa vAdaLAMnI pAchaLa pAchaLa ja cAlyo gayo. munisuvrata rAjavInA hRdayamAM saMdhyAnA ghaDI-be ghaDImAM ja badalAye gayelA traNa traNa raMgo joIne kAMIka avyakta evI uthalapAthala macI gaI. e A badhuM nIrakhatAM nIrakhatAM gaMbhIra ciMtanamAM garakAva thaI gayAH saMsAranuM svarUpa paNa AvuM ja nathI? kSaNamAM managamatAMno saMyoga sarjAya, to be kSaNa pachI ja teno viyoga paNa thavAno ja. saMyoga sukhadAyaka lAge che, ane viyoga vasamo paDe che. jevuM saMyoga-viyoganuM tevuM ja sukha-duHkhanuM paNa samajavuM paDe. kyAre sukha sAMpaDaze, ne kaI paLe te TaLI jaze ke duHkhamAM pheravAI jaze, tenI kone kalpanA Ave che? vastutaH saMsAra che tyAM sudhI A ja paristhitimAM jIvavAnuM rahe che. sAcuM, nirbheLa ane zAzvata sukha to mAtra muktipaddamAM ja saMbhave che. mATe mAre have tenI prAptino udyama Adaravo joIe. R hajI to Avo manoratha temanA cittamAM Ugyo ja che, tyAM to tenAM adITha AMdolano jANe svargaloka sudhI pahoMcI gayA hoya tema ekAeka zakrendranuM siMhAsana kaMpAyamAna thavA mAMDyuM. acaMbo pAmelA indre jJAnano upayoga karyo, to khyAla Avyo ke tIrthaM 2 munisuvratano dIkSAmahotsava UjavavAnI veLA have AvI lAgI che. indra harakhI UThyA. tIrthaMkaranA hAthe have vizvakalyANakArI dharmamArga racAze tenI kalpanAe temanuM haiyuM gadgada banyuM. te UbhA thayA, ane sAteka DagalAM tIrthaMkaranI dizAmAM jaIne ahobhAvapUrvaka

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----- 286 che samaruM palapala savata nAma - jina-vaMdanA karI rahyA. punaH siMhAsanArUDha thayA pachI Indrane khyAla Avyo ke ,navarAti-dIkSAnA punita paMthe prayANa karatAM tIrthakara eka varSa sudhI vArSika dAna Ape, ane tene mATe dhananI jogavAI Indra kare. A khyAla AvatAM ja indra kubera yakSane bolAvyA, ane AjJA pharamAvI ke rAjarSi munisuvratanA bhaMDAramAM traNa abaja, aThThAsI karoDa ane eMsI lAkha svarNamudrAo tatkAla bharI do. indranI AvI uttama AjJA pAmIne yakSarAjane AnaMda AnaMda thaI gayo. vinayapUrvaka te AjJA ziromAnya karI, ane tiryaka jaMbhaka devo dvArA zIdhrapaNe Indra sUcavelo dhanarAzi munisuvrata rAjAnA khajAnAmAM ThalavAvI devarAvyo. A badhuM parama jJAnI ahaMdu munisuvratathI ajANyuM kema rahe? temaNe paNa, khajAno saMpUrNatayA chalakAyAno nizcaya thatAM ja nagaramAM paDaha vagaDAvyo ane ghoSaNA karAvI ke "rAjA munisuvrata varSIdAna zarU karI rahyA che. je paNa manuSyane jenI paNa apekSA hoya te rAjAjI pAse varadAnarUpe vAcI zake che. tenI abhilASA avazya pUrNa thaze." bIjA divasano sUryodaya thatAM ja prAta:kAryathI paravArI gayelA mahArAja munisuvrate dAnakarma AraMbhya, cheka madhyAhna sudhI dAnano krama akhkhalitapaNe cAlato rahyo. A daramiyAna, aneka musApharo, paradezIo, kApaDanI pherI pharanArA, mAMdA, daridra, garIba, yAcako, anAthajano, kauTuMbiko, devAnA cakkaramAM phasAyelA jano, dhananI lAlasAvALA saMgharAkhora temaja kRpaNa manuSyo ane bIjA aneka loko - tyAM dAna yAcavA tathA levA mATe AvyA, ane rAjavIe te tamAma janone saMtoSyA; temanuM manavAMchita moMmAMgyuM dAna ApI ApIne badhAyane sukhI karI dIdhA.

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI - 287 - hAthI mAganArane hAthI, to azvano khapa hato tene azva. koIke ratnonI yAcanA karI, to koIke sonAnI mAgaNI karI. koIkane vastrono khapa hato, to keTalAkane vaLI AbhUSaNo ja joItAM hatAM. koIe gAmano bhogavaTo mAgyo, to koIke khetara ke makAnanI paNa apekSA darzAvI. rAjavI to ApavA ja beThA hatA. jeNe je mAgyuM tenuM tene temaNe mokaLAzathI dAna karyuM. nirdhArita samaya thayo ke dAnanI pravRtti ATopAI. e ATopAI tyAre te divasanA dAnano saravALo eka kroDa ane ATha lAkha upara pahoMcI cUkyo hato. to bIjI bAju, rAjAjInA AdezathI kuzAgrapurImAM TheraThera, nagaranI bahAra, temaja nagaramAM paNa aneka sthaLe, sadAvrato kholavAmAM AvyAM. dareka sadAvratamAM saMcAlana mATe temaja rasoI vagere kAryo mATe vividha manuSyone bhojana tathA vetana ApavAnI zarate nImI devAmAM AvyA. e manuSyo potapotAnA havAlAnA sadAvratamAM vipula evA khAdya padArtho taiyAra karAvI rAkhe; ane sUryodayathI sUryAstanA gALAmAM je paNa dIna, duHkhI, garIba, bhikhArI, vaTemArga, gRhastha, pAkhaMDI, bAvA, jogI ane sAdhu-saMta vagere Ave tene yatheccha bhojana pIrase. tene pUrNa tRpti thAya teTaluM jamADIne ja javA devAya. dAnano ane bhojanano A krama barAbara eka varSa parvata avirAma cAlato rahyo. varSote Indra dvArA pUrI pADavAmAM Avela traNaso aDhAsI kroDa ane eMsI lAkhe svarNamudrAo samApta! nagarImAM, samagra dezamAM tema ja videzomAM comera rAjavInI kIrti prasarI gaI. janatA to rAjAjIne sAkSAt lpavRkSa ja samajavA lAgI. temanA dvArA apAtAM dAnanuM lokoe evuM arthaghaTana karyuM ke "ApaNA rAjavI have dIkSA levAnA che, ane tIrthakara banIne

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- 288 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma - jagatanuM kalyANa karavAnA che, eTale temaNe AvuM dAna ApavuM ja paDe, kemake lakSmI vIjaLInA jhabakArA jevI caMcaLa ane kSaNika che. te maLyA pachI jo tenA paranuM mamatva na chAMDe, ane dAna ApIne bIjAone sukhI na kare, to sarva saMgano tema ja zarIranI mamatAno tyAga karIne dIkSA levAnuM atyaMta kaThina kAma te kevI rIte karI ja zake? ane e karyA vinA kevaLajJAna paNa zI rIte maLe? eTale temaNe dAna to ApavuM ja paDe.' bIjI rIte vicArIe to temaNe vArSika dAna ApIne jANe ke satparuSone eka zIkha ApI ke jo tamArI pAse vaibhava hoya, to dIna-anAtha lokone dAna ApyA vinAnA na rahezo, emAM paNa dIkSA levAnI hoya to to avazya dAnadharma Acarajo." zAstro kahe che ke dAna ane khAsa karIne varSIdAna ApavAthI cAra vAnAM thAya che : eka, dhana-vaibhava paranI Asakti chUTe; be, duHkhiyArA jIvo pratye karuNA vahevA mAMDe; traNa, dharma-pravacananI prazaMsA tathA prabhAvanA vistare; cAra, dAna thakI puNya vadhe. rAjA munisuvrate A sarva lAbho hAMsala karI lIdhA. barAbara eka varSe "dAna' nI pUrNAhUti thaI. e pUrNa thatAM ja munisuvrata-rAje saMkalpa karyo : have huM mahAbhiniSkramaNa karuM. emanA e saMkalpanI bIjI ja kSaNe nava lokAMtika devonAM Asano vicalita thavA mAMDyAM. temane potAnI pharaja yAda AvI, ane e sAthe ja teo pRthvIloka para UtarI AvyA. rAjA munisuvrata samIpe AvIne temaNe "jaya jaya naMdA, jaya jaya bhado vagere maMgala zabdo vatI temane navAjyA, ane vInavyA ke "he bhagavaMta, Apa bodha pAmo! jagatanA sarva jIvonuM zreya karanArA dharmacakranuM - tIrthanuM pravartana karavA mATe Apa have sarvavirati aMgIkAra

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI 289 - karo! rAjAjIe jevo te devonI vinaMtino svIkAra karyo, ke devo aMtardhAna! A pachI rAjAjIe potAnA yuvarAja kumAra suvratano tAtkAlika rAjyAbhiSeka karyo, pote rAjapadethI nivRtti lIdhI, ane pachI navA rAjavI pAse cAritra aMgIkAra karavAnI anumati mAgI. suvrata rAjAe te ja paLe potAnA sevako dvArA pitAjInA dIkSAabhiSekanI sarva sAmagrI taiyAra karAvI. ATha jAtinA ekeka hajAra ne ATha ATha kaLazo sahita vipula sAmagrI temaja dUdha, jaLa, tIrthodaka, maMgalamATI, asaMkhya auSadhIo-ityAdi aDhaLaka sAmagrInuM cayana tyAM thavA mAMDyuM. daramiyAnamAM, te ja veLAe cosaTha iMdronAM Asana punaH kaMpita thatAM te sahu paNa, tIrthakarano dIkSAkALa jANIne potapotAnA devaparivAro sAthe tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. azru sevaka devo dvArA dIkSAbhiSekanI divya sAmagrI ekatra karAvI : emAM ATha jAtinA ekeka hajAra ATha ATha kaLazo, eTalI ja anya vividha sAmagrI, nadIo, draho, kaMDo, ane samudronAM pavitra pANI ityAdi sarva padArthono samAveza thato hato. deva-prabhAvathI divya tamAma kaLazo rAjA suvate ANelA kaLazomAM samAI gayA. e pachI IndrAdi devo tIrthaMkara-rAjarSinI AsapAsa goThavAI gayA. koI cAmara laIne to koI dhUpadhANAM laIne; koI maMgaLa kaLaza jhAlIne to koI puSpa caMgerikA pakaDIne; keTalAka hAtha joDatAM UbhA rahI gayA to keTalAke temanA mastake chatra dharavA mAMDyAM. Ama devo eka bAjue tarI gayA, eTale rAjA suvate pUrvAbhimukha eka siMhAsana sthApyuM. te para tIrthakara munisuvratane birAjamAna karyA. ane pachI pote temano dIkSAbhiSeka prAraMbhyo. hajAro jaLakaLaza vaDe asaMkhya bhaktoe prabhune abhiSeka karyo.

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290 * samaruM palapala suvrata nAma tyAra pachI rAjo te siMhAsanane uttara dizA sanmukha pheravAyuM. ane punaH prabhune tyAM besADIne zveta-pIta vagere varNanA kaLazo vaDe emano abhiSeka karyo. abhiSekano arthAt snAnano vidhi patyo, eTale prabhune alaMkAra-gRhe laI javAmAM AvyA. tyAM siMhAsana para pUrvasanmukha prabhu birAjyA, ke tarata indroe divya vastro thakI prabhune aMgalUhaNAM karyAM. te pachI gozIrSacaMdananA rasa vaDe sarvAMge vilepana karyuM, pachI be be divya devadRSya vastro prabhune paridhAna karAvyAM. ane tyAra pachI prabhunA mastakathI mAMDIne caraNatala sudhInAM saghaLAMya aMgone, te te aMgane ucita evA divya alaMkAro vaDe alaMkRta karI dIdhAM. e pachI kalpavRkSanAM rUDAM puSponI mALAo tema ja puSpo vaDe prabhune vibhUSita karavAmAM AvyA, ane chelle chelle sugaMdhathI maghamaghatAM divya cUrNono prabhunA deha upara bhAre umaLakAbhera chaMTakAva paNa temaNe karyo. prabhu samagra rIte sajja tathA alaMkRta thaI gayA, te pachI indroe temanuM abhivAdana karavA mAMDayuM ke, he svAmI! Apa jaya pAmo! ApanuM niraMtara kalyANa ho! he kSatriya-zreSTha! Apa zramaNadharma aMgIkAra karIne ajeya evA kaSAyonA tathA iMdriyonA mahAsainyanA vijetA banajo! Apa jitendriya banajo! ghaNA ghaNA divaso, mahinA ane varSo sudhI cirakAla paryaMta Apa saghaLA parISaho tathA upasargonA bhaya thakI bhayabhIta thayA vinA vartajo! ane Apane dharmasAdhanAmAM sadAya nirvighnatA hajo !' - A sAthe ja temaNe prabhu samakSa vidhavidha nRtyo ane nATako pradarzita karavA mAMDyAM. to bIjI bAju, rAjA suvrate potAnA niSNAta sevaka gaNa pAse tAbaDatoba aparAjitA nAmanI eka bhavya zibikAnuM nirmANa karAvyuM. pacIsa dhanuSya pahoLI, pacAsa dhanuSya lAMbI, chatrIsa dhanuSya UMcI ane eka hajAra manuSyo dvArA ja upADI zakAya tevI te

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI * 291 zibikAnI racanAmAM manuSyanI pahoMcamAM hoya tevI saghaLI kaLA tathA kArIgarI ThalavI devAmAM AvI hatI. to tenI samAMtare, te ja vakhate, acyuteMdre paNa sevaka devo dvArA te ja nAmanI ane teTalA ja mApanI devatAI zibikAnuM nirmANa karAvyu. indre banAvelI zibikAmAM zuM kahevApaNuM hoya ? sAkSAt devavimAna ja banyuM hatuM e! paraMtu indro kadI viveka na cUke. acyuteMdre te ja samaye devone AjJA karI, ane potAnI nirmita zibikAne rAjA dvArA nirmita zibikAmAM saMkramAvI dIdhI. jene lIdhe zibikA to rAjAnI ja rahI, paNa have te devavimAnamAM pheravAI gaI. zibikA A rIte taiyAra thatAM zrImunisuvrata prabhu siMhAsana parathI UThyA ane zibikAmAM jaI temAM pUrvAbhimukhe goThavavAmAM AvelA bhavya siMhAsana 52 ArUDha thayA. te pachI temanI AjubAju A pramANe sevakavarga goThavAyo : prabhunI jamaNI bAjue prasthApita bhadrAsana 52 rAjakuLanI kulamahattarA gaNAtI vaDerI strI, hAthamAM haMsojjavala vastra laIne beThI; to prabhuthI DAbI bAjue upakaraNonI chAba laIne prabhunI dhAvamAtA beThI. prabhunI pITha pAchaLa eka navayuvatI uttama ane uttuMga evuM zveta chatra mastaka para dharatI UbhI rahI; to prabhunI banne tarapha UbhelI ekeka navayauvanA temane cAmara DhoLavA lAgI. IzAna khUNe goThavAI gayelI eka taruNInA hAthamAM, hAthInI AkRti dharAvatI jaLa-chalakatI jhArI zobhI rahI hatI, to vaLI agnikoNamAM UbhI rahI gayelI eka taruNI hAthamAM masta vIMjhaNo laIne pavana nAkhI rahI hatI. Ama, zibikAmAM badhuM samucita rIte goThavAI jatAM ja, suvrata rAjAe potAnA samAna vaya, sarakhA veSa, ane samAna dekhAva

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-292 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma dharAvatA eka hajAra yuvAna puruSone bolAvIne zibikA upADavAnI sUcanA ApI. AjJA maLatAM ja te puruSoe zibikA-pharate goThavAIne tene upADavAno upakrama Adaryo. atyAra sudhInA potAnA atyaMta priya temaja AdaraNIya rAjavI, ane have to traNa bhuvananA svAmI bananAra AvA prabhunI pAlakhI upADavAno dhanyAtidhanya karI mUkanAro avasara potAne maLyo te badala te puruSo AnaMdanI eka akathya saMvedanA anubhavavA lAgyA. barAbara te ja paLe saudharmendra, IzAnendra, amarendra ane balIndra e cAra indro AgaLa dhasI AvyA; ane temaNe pAlakhInA ekeka cheDAne upADI potAnA khabhe levApUrvaka pAlakhIne UMcI karI. pachI to bhAre dhasAro thayo! bIjA indro ane cAre nikAyanA devoe zibikAne kAMdha ApavA paDApaDI ane doDAdoDI karI mUkI. prabhunI pAlakhI khabhA para levAmAM kAyAnI sArthakatAno temane anubhava thaI rahyo hato, to sAthe sAthe karmanirjarAno temaja puNyopArjanano Avo anero avasara teo gumAvavA paNa nahotA icchatA. have zarU thaI prabhu munisuvratanI dIkSAyAtrA. sauthI AgaLa divya evAM ATha maMgaLa cilo cAlavA mAMDyAM. zrIvatsa, mInayugala, darpaNa, bhadrAsana, klaza, naMdyAvarta, zarAvasaMpuTa ane svastika nAmanAM ratnamaya e ATha maMgaLa cihno uttamottama vAhano para goThavAyelAM hatAM ane sau koInuM dhyAna kheMcI rahyAM hatAM. - tyAra pachI Abhane AMbatI eka bhavya vijayadhvajA nIkaLI; to tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa ratnothI maDheluM ane svarNathI nirmita, pAdapITha-saMyukta ane zveta chatra dharAvatuM siMhAsana cAlyuM.

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI chera93 -- te pachI kramaza : 108 masta azvo, 108 madamasta gajarAjo, ane 108 susajja ratho nIkaLyAM, ane tenI pachavADe 108 zastrasajja ane samAna svarUpavALA 108 yuvAna yoddhAo pasAra thayA. temanI pAchaLa ja, kramazaH virATa azvadaLa, gajadaLa, rathadaLa ane pAyadaLa nIkaLyAM. te pachI tarata ja eka sahasra yojana unnata, chatrAhicchatrathI maMDita evo mahendradhvaja cAlI rahelo jovAmAM Avyo. IndradhvajanI pAchaLa nIkaLyA lAkho manuSyo : koInA hAthamAM pustako hatAM, to koI vaLI kASThapITha ane kASThaka laIne jatA hatA. ghaNAnA hAthamAM talavAra, tIra, bhAlA, zakita jevAM vidhavidha Ayudho hatAM, to ghaNA badhA jAtajAtanAM vaNA Adi vAjiMtro vagADatA vagADatAM jaI rahyA hatA. vicitra veSavALA, vismayapreraka svarUpavALA ane hAsya, keli, khela, nakala, kutUhala vagere anekavidha ceSTAo karanArA agaNita manuSyo paNa temAM sAmela hatA. koI gAtAM to koI nAcatAM, koI vividha dAva ramatAM to koI kutUhalapreraka bhASaNo karatAM, koI vidUSaka jevAM nakharAM karatAM to koI tALIo pADatAM, koI zApa Ape ne pachI tarata ja tenuM vAraNa paNa kare evI kamAlanI karAmata dekhADatAM Ama asaMkhya loko aneka jAtanI kriyAo ane ceSTAo karatAM A yAtrAmAM joDAI gayA hatA. tyArabAda vividha vaMzonA kSatriyono samudAya nIkaLyo, ane tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa sArthavAha - vyavahAriyAono samUha cAlyo. A badhAmAM koIka pagapALA hatA, to bIjA vaLI hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, menA-pAlakhI jevAM vAhano para beThA hatA. manuSyonA A aphATa mahAsAgaramAM asaMkhya devI-devatAo paNa haLIbhaLI gayAM hatAM. badhAM prabhunI pAlakhI pharate vIMTaLAI gayelAM, ane AkAza gajavI mUkanArA jayanAdo uccAratAM uccAratAM cAlI rahyA hatAM.

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24 samaruM palapala savata nAma A thayuM prabhunI zibikAnI AgaLa janArA samUhanuM achaDatuM varNana. prabhunI pAlakhInI pAchaLa madonmatta hAthInA hode birAjelo ane vizALa evI caturaMga enAthI parivarelo rAjA suvatI potAnA parivAra sAthe AvI rahyo hato. puruSasiMha ane puruSottama evA prabhu munisuvratanAtha, AvI asAmAnya dIkSAyAtrA dvArA, phAgaNa vadi bArazanA dhanya dine, kuzAgrapura nagarane oLaMgIne nIlaguhA nAmanA udyAnamAM padhAryA. tyAM azokavRkSa pAse zibikA bhUmi para sthApavAmAM AvatAM ja prabhu temAMthI nIce UtarIne vRkSa heThaLa pahoMcI gayA. paLanoya vilaMba karyA vinA temaNe potAnA deha parathI alaMkAro UtAravA mADyA, kulamahattA strI prabhunI sanmukha haMsojavala vastra dharIne sajaLa netre UbhI rahI, ane prabhu dvArA apAtI mALA, puSpo tathA alaMkAro - badhuM te vastramAM jhIlavA lAgI. prabhu jema jema AbhUSaNo UtArIne kulamahattarAnA pasArelA vastramAM mUkatA gayA, tema tema kuLamahattarAnI AMkhomAMthI AMsunI dhAra vadhu ne vadhu vega sAthe vahevA lAgI. AMkhamAM AMsu, gaLAmAM DUsakAM ane prabhunA sadAkALanA have thanArA vijoganI vedanAthI tharathara kAMpatI kAyAvALI kulamahattarAnA mukhamAMthI te paLe ekAeka AvAM vAkyo saravA mAMDyAM: "dIkarA! tame harivaMzakuLanA tilaka cho, ane gautama gotranA avataMsa cho; vizuddhacarita evA sumitra rAjAnA tame putra cho beTA! ane zIlasuMdara evAM mahAsatI padmAvatInA tame lADakavAyA dIkarA cho; tame uttama jAtinA kSatriya cho bhAI! ane tame to garbhAvasthAthI ja atyaMta sukomaLa cho, tamArA abhuta ane alaukika rUpa-lAvaNyane lIdhe tame atyaMta sohAmaNA to cho ja, paraMtu te ja kAraNe saunA managamatA, saunA mATe niraMtara darzanIya

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI 295 ane vaLI saunI abhilASAnA viSaya paNa tame banyA cho; tamArI khyAti diddigaMtaromAM ja nahi, paNa devalokamAM paNa prasarI cukI che; beTA! have tamAre talavAranI dhAra para cAlavAnI veLA che, atizaya kaThora ane kaThina mahAvrato have tamAre AcaravAnAM che, ane e mATe jAta pratye atyaMta kaThora banIne cAlavAnuM che, temaja atizaya sattva phoravavAnuM che; dIkarA! te vratonuM tame barAbara ghaDatara karajo; enA pAlanamAM asAmAnya parAkrama dAkhavajo; ane kadI paNa tenA paripAlanamAM leza paNa pramAda karazo nahi.' karuNarasa chalakAvatAM chatAM atyaMta maMgalamaya evAM kulamahattarAnAM A veNa prabhue vinayapUrvaka jhIlyAM, ane pote bolyA ke 'Apa kaho cho te barAbara che.' vastrAlaMkAronA tyAganI prakriyA samApta thatAM ja prabhue paMcamuSTika keza-loca prAraMbhyo. tatkSaNa saudharma-indra divya evuM dhavala vastra hAthamAM phelAvIne prabhu samakSa AvI UbhA, ane phakta pAMca ja muThIo vaDe potAnA dADhI, mUcha ane mastakanA samagra kezapAzano loca karanArA prabhue potAnA vALa te vastramAM mUkI dIdhA. indra paNa bhagavaMta, anujJA mAguM chuM' ema bolatAM te ja kSaNe divya zaktithI kSIrasamudra 52 gayA ane prabhunA keza te samudramAM padharAvI pAchA pharyAM. pAchA pharatAM ja temaNe vAjiMtronA ane jyajyakA2 vagerenA thaI rahelA tumula avAjane zAMta karAvyo, ane vinayapUrvaka paramAtmA samakSa eka tarapha UbhA rahI gayA. have, megha-gaMbhIra nirdoSapUrvaka prabhu munisuvrate sau prathama namo siddhANaM' pada uccArIne siddha bhagavaMtone namaskAra karyA; tyAra pachI temaNe karemi sAmAIyaM" no pATha uccarIne saMsAranA sarva sAvadhapApamaya vyApArono mana-vANI-kAyA dvArA na karavA, na

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- 296 samaruM palapala rAvata nAma karAvavA * na anumodavArUpe tyAga karavAnI pratijJA aMgIkAra karI, ane mAvajajIvanA sAmAyika-vratamAM pote ArUDha thayA. dIkSA-kalyANakano A vidhi thatAM ja prabhunAM jJAnAvaraNa karmono vilakSaNa kSayopazama pragaTyo, ane cothuM "mana:paryavajJAna' nAmanuM, bIjAonA mananuM jJAna karAvanAruM jJAna temanA cittamAM AvirbhAva pAmyuM. te divase prabhue nirjaLa evA be upavAsanuM chaThTha tapa karyuM hatuM. dIkSA lIdhI te divase, te tapano dvitIya divasa hato. prabhue dIkSA lIdhI, te ja vakhate temanI caraNasevAne ja potAnuM jIvanakRtya anubhavanArA temanA parama sevaka evA eka hajAra rAjukamAroe paNa, prabhunI jema ja gRhatyAga ane saMsAratyAga karyo, ane cAritranA AtmakalyANakArI paMthe cAlI nIkaLyA. kuzAgrapura nagaranAM ghaNAM nAmo hatAMrAjagRhI nagarI, kSitipratiSThitapura, RSabhapura vagere aneka nAmoe te oLakhAtuM hatuM. paramAtmA munisuvrata svAmIne, dIkSAnA bIjA divase tapanuM pAraNuM hatuM. dIkSAno vidhi ATopAyA bAda to prabhu te ja vRkSa taLe samasta saMsAranA saMgathI para - lokAtIta banIne kAyotsarga dhyAnamAM lIna banI gayelA. IndrAdi devo tathA suvrata rAjA vagere mAnava-samUha paNa, prabhune have bAhya pradeza tyajIne AtmAnA agocara pradezamAM viharavA lAgelA joIne potapotAnA sthAnake cAlyA gayelA. - e pachI bAkIno divasa, AkhI rAtri ane bIjA divasanA madhyAhna samaya - eTalo vakhata prabhue AtmadhyAnamAM pasAra kya. te pachI AhAranI veLA thatAM pote rAjagRhI-kuzAgranagarImAM AhAra arthe saMcaya.

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- zrImunidratasvAmI ke 297 baLadagADAnA cAlakanI beThakathI gADAnuM dhUMsaruM jeTaluM dUra hoya teTalA aMtara sudhInI bhUmi para jIvarakSAnA hetuthI dRSTi nAkhI nAkhIne dhIra-gaMbhIra cAle cAlatAM abhrAMta ane anAsakta evA munisuvrata prabhu, pharatAM pharatAM brahmadatta nAmanA eka sukhI gRhasthanA ghara-AMgaNe AvI UbhA. brahmadatta dhana-dhAnyAdi saMpattithI samRddha hato; sAthe sAthe te dAnarasika ane dharmazraddhALu paNa hato; to dayA, dAkSiNya, vinaya ane paropakAra jevAM tattvo tenA lohImAM saheje vaNAyelAM hatAM. - have baneluM evuM ke te ja divase tene tyAM, dezAvarathI teno jamAI, potAnA moTA parivAra sAthe mahemAna thayelo. eTale brahmadatte te badhA mahemAno mATe vipula pramANamAM khIra ane anya uttama rasoI taiyAra karelI, ane te samaye mahemAnone bhojana pIrasavAnI taiyArI ja cAlI rahI hatI jamAIrAjane bhANe besADI dIdhA hatA. brahmadatta pote jamAIne pIrasavA mATe khIranuM kamaMDaLa laIne Ubho hato. barAbara A ja veLAe prabhue tenA AMgaNe pagalAM pADyAM. jamAInI sAthe bhANuM bharavAnI bAbate mIThI rakajhaka karatA brahmadattanI najara ekAeka prabhu para paDI. najara paDatAM ja tenA batrIse koThe dIvA thaI gayA. te bhAvavibhora banIne ciMtavavA lAgyo ke "oho! hajI to gaIkAle AkhA dezanA sArvabhauma svAmI hatA e mArA mAlika, atiduSkara vrata aMgIkAra karyA pachInA pahele ja divase mAre tyAM mArAM ahobhAgya jAgyuM! dhanya dhanya banI gayo huM to AvuM ciMtana karatAM karatAM ja, hAthamAM pakaDelA khIranA kamaMDaLa sAthe te doDyo, ane prabhujInI pAse pahoMcIne harSagadgada svare prabhune khIrano khapa karavA vInavyA. prabhue paNa zrutajJAna-baLe sarvathA nirdoSa ane khape tevo AhAra hovAnuM jANIne hAtha pasAya, ane khIrano AhAra tyAM ja grahaNa

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- 298 ke samaruM palapala satata nAma - karyo. te ja kSaNe devatAoe, brahmadaranA AMgaNe, sADA bAra koDa sonaiyAnI vasudhArA sahita paMca divya varasAvyA. "aho dAna, aho dAnanI ghoSaNa paNa karI. e sAMbhaLanIne rAjA suvrata doDyo doDyo tyAM Avyo. nagarajano paNa tyAM ToLe vaLyA. jema jema A dAnaghaTanAnI jANa thatI gaI, tema tema loko brahmadattane ane tenA saubhAgyane abhinaMdI rahyA. paramAtmA, te pachI tyAMthI anyatra vihAra karI gayA. judAM judAM nagaro, gAmo ane bhUmine pAvana karatAM karatAM barAbara agiyAra mAsa sudhI temaNe potAnA AtmAne lokottara evA Atmika guNo vaDe bhAvita karyA karyo. AtmadaSTie anubhavAtA doSono sarvathA uccheda ane AtmasvarUpamAM sahajasiddha ramaNatA - A be lakSya temaNe A samayagALAmAM supere siddha karyA. bAramA mAsanA prathama pakhavADiyAmAM prabhu punaH rAjagRhI nagarImAM padhAryA. tyAM nIlaguha udyAnamAM ja carmavRkSa nAmanA vRkSa taLe temaNe sthiratA karI, ane sAdhanAnA atyaMta mahattvapUrNa tabakkAmAM praveza karyo. phAgaNa vadi bArasano divasa Ugyo. caMdra zravaNa nakSatramAM pravezI cUkyo hato. prabhujI paNa zukladhyAnanA bIjA aMzanI parAkASThAe pahoMcyA hatA. caDato pahora hato. nirjaLA cha8-tapanuM prabhune paccakkhANa hatuM. eve samaye, bAhya-AbhyataMra tamAma paristhitiono sarvAga saMpUrNa sumeLa sadhAtAM ja prabhu munisuvratasvAmInAM cAra ghAtI karmo kSaya pAmyAM, ane temane kevaLa jJAna tathA kevaLa darzana pragaTa thayAM. kalyANaka eTale Atmika utkrAMtinA zikhare ArUDha thanArA

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- zrI munisuvratasvAmI che 299 - AtmAnI zivakara AMtara-UrjAno pracaMDa visphoTa, jagatanuM kalyANa karavAnI atitIvra tamannAnAM, zrIdharmanA janmamAM karelI sAdhanAveLAe ropelAM UMDAM mULa, vikasatAM vikasatAM Aje munisuvratasvAmI tarIkenA avatAramAM, A kSaNe, vikAsanI carama parisImAe pahoMcyAM hatAM, ane kevaLajJAna-kalyANakarUpa visphoTa dvArA temanI cetanAnAM vizvakalyANakAraka AMdolano akhila brahmAMDamAM prasarI cUkyAM hatAM. sAte narake ajavALAM patharAvAM ane IndronAM Asano kaMpita thavAM mAMDavAM vagere banAvo, A visphoTajanya AMdolanonI ja pariNati hatI. prazasta visphoTa, prazasta AMdolano, prazasta pariNAma! prabhune kevaLajJAna thatAM ja IndrAdi devo tenI ujavaNI mATe AvI pahoMcyA. divya samavasaraNa -dharma sabhAnI racanA karI. enI madhyamAM azokavRkSa ropAyuM ane tenI sAthe caityavRkSa - prabhunuM jJAnavRkSa paNa joDI devAmAM AvyuM. ATha mahA-prAtihAryo racavAmAM AvyAM, ane devo dvArA nirmita nava suvarNa-kamalo upara padArpaNa karatAM karatAM paramAtmA samavasaraNamAM padhAryA. traNa gaDhamaya samavasaraNamAM trIjA gaDhamAM praveza karatAM ja prabhue caityavRkSane pradakSiNA karI, ane pachI pUrva dizA sanmukha vartatA siMhAsana upara "namo nityassa' ema bolatAM bolatAM prabhu ArUDha thayA. anya traNa dizAomAM devo prabhunI hUbahU pratikRtio padharAvI. devo, asuro, manuSyo ane tiryaMco vagerenI parSadAo yathAsthAne beThI. rAjA suvrata paNa, prabhunA kevaLajJAnanI jANa thatAM ja, sainya tathA parivAra sAthe tenI ujavaNI karavA AvI pahoMcelo. teme sarvaprathama prabhunI stavanA karI, ane prabhunI jJAnaprAptithI tathA have prabhunA zrImukhe jagatanuM kalyANa karanAro dharmamArga vaheto thaze tenI kalpanAthI bhAvavibhora banI jaIne rAjAe prabhu pratye prArthanA

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300 2 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma karI ke 'Apa svayaM sarvajJa banyA cho; ane vaLI sau koInuM kalyANa karavA mATe Apa kRtasaMkalpa ja cho; chatAM huM utsukapaNe eka ja prArthanA karuM chuM ke huM janma-jarA-mRtyuthI gaMdhAtA A saMsAra thakI have thAkI gayo chuM; svAmI! vinA vilaMbe Apa mane saMsArathI ugAro, bahAra kADho.' A pachI devo ane vidyAdharoe prabhunI samakSa gIta, nRtya, nATaka vagere prastuta karIne jJAnotsavanI ujavaNI karI. te samApta thayA pachI, coMtrIza atizayo vaDe zobhI rahelA bhagavAna munisuvrata svAmIe, pAMtrIza guNoe opatI vANI vaDe dharmadezanA ApI. eka prahara-paryaMta cAlelI e dezanAmAM prabhue, saMsAranI duHkhagrasta vAstavika paristhiti, ekendriyathI paMcendriya sudhInI tamAma gati-sthitimAM jIvane kyAM kyAM, kevAM kevAM ane keTalAM du:kha -AMtaka-paritApa veThavAnAM Ave che ane kevI kevI rIte caDa-utaranA bhoga banavuM paDe che, tenuM savistara varNana karyuM. duHkhamaya ane azaraNa evA A saMsAramAM jIvane jinezvarano dharma ja tAraNahAra, zaraNabhUta ane sukhadAtA hovAnuM pratipAdana karyuM. samyaktvanI prApti, tenA guNo ane te pachI sarvaviratidharmano mahimA tathA tenA svarUpa vize vyAkhyAna karyuM. paramAtmAnI A hRdayavedhI ane amogha dezanA samApta thatAM ja mallI nAmano rAjakumAra hAtha joDato Ubho thayo, ane potAno bhavanistAra karavAnI tathA pravrajyA pradAna karavAnI prabhune vinaMti karI. te sAthe ja, bIjA paNa seMkaDo rAjaputro, kSatriyo, zreSThIo ane nAgarika manuSyoe UbhA thaIne potAnA haiyAmAM pragaTelA vairAgyabhAvanI rajUAtapUrvaka dIkSAnI prArthanA karI. to strIvargamAMthI puSpacUlA vagere rAjakanyAo-sameta seMkaDo strIoe paNa te ja samaye cAritradharma mATe vinavaNI karI. paramAtmAe te saune yogya jANI teonI prArthanA svIkArI

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI - 301 ane sahune svahaste tyAM ne tyAM dIkSA arpaNa karI. A badhAmAM mallI munine judA tAravI prabhue "utpAda-vyayadhrauvyanI tripadI pradAna karI. e prApta thatAM ja bIjabuddhinA svAmI evA mallI munie aMtarmuhUrta-samayamAM ja dvAdazAMgI-pravacananuM nirmANa karyuM. bAra aMga-AgamonI racanA pUrNa karIne teo punaH prabhu samakSa upasthita thayA, tyAre temane anuyoganI anujJA ApavA mATe prabhu siMhAsanethI UbhA thayA. saudharmendra tatkSaNa vAjiMtranA nirdoSa tathA jayanAdo baMdha karAvyA, ane pote divya ratnamaya thALamAM sugaMdhI vAsacUrNa bharIne prabhu sanmukha UbhA rahI gayA. prabhue kramaza: traNa vAra te thALamAMthI cUrNanI muThI bharI, ane sAme mastaka namAvIne UbhelA mallI muninA zire traNevAra vAsakSepa karatAM temaNe pharamAvyuM ke "mallI munine huM sarva dravyo, sarva paryAyo ane sarva nayapUrvaka tIrthanI anujJA ApuM chuM.' A sAthe ja samagra samavasaraNa jayajayakArathI gAjI uThayuM. Indro sahita sarva devoe mallI muni para vAtacUrNano prakSepa karI temane prabhunA prathama gaNadhara tarIke vadhAvI lIdhA. A pachI prabhujIe navadIkSita sAdhu-sAdhvIgaNano havAlo mallI gaNadharane suprata karyo. A Akhoye dIkSA-utsava pUrNa thayo ke tarata rAjA suvata Ubho thayo, ane paramAtmAne vInavyA ke "bhagavaMta! Ape sarvaviratino kalyANakArI mArga prarUpyo, te to yogya ja che; paraMtu mArA jevA asaMkhya AtmAo che ke jemane AtmAnA hitanI pUrI khevanA hovA chatAM, Aje ne Aje sarva-tyAganA paMthe prasthAna karavAnI zakti nathI. AvA amArA jevA manuSyo mATe Apa gharamAM rahIne paNa AcarI zakAya tevo mArga na batAvo? bhagavaMte rAjavInI vinaMti svIkArI, ane zrAvakocita samyaknamUlaka bAra vratosvarUpa dezavirati-dharmanuM, tyAM, te ja vakhate,

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-- --- 302 ja samaruM palapala satata nAma - pratipAdana karyuM. enuM vizada svarUpa sAMbhaLIne pulakita banelA rAjA suvate ane bIjA hajAro strI-puruSoe te ja samaye dezaviratidharmanI pratijJA grahaNa karI. to anya aneka jIvoe mAtra samyakatva ja aMgIkAra karyuM. A rIte prathama samavasaraNamAM ja prabhue caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA karI, jemAM te divase 1600 puruSo ane 3000 strIoe sAdhupada prApta karyuM, ane 7000 puruSo tathA 11000 strIoe zrAvakadharmano svIkAra karyo. keTalAMka tiryaMca jIvoe paNa dezavirati dharma svIkAryo, to ghaNA badhAM deva-devIoe samyakatva grahaNa karyuM. to, je eka hajAra rAjaputroe prabhunA dIkSA-samaye gRhatyAgapUrvaka prabhunA pagale pagale cAlavAnuM vrata svIkAreluM, te badhAe paNa Aje samavasaraNamAM upasthita thaIne prabhunA hAthe dIkSA laI lIdhI. A pachI kevaLajJAnI paramAtmA munisuvratasvAmI gAma-nagaradeza-dezAMtaromAM viharatAM, pRthvItalane pAvana karavA lAgyA ane asaMkhya AtmAono uddhAra tema ja upakAra karavA lAgyA. bhRgukaccha-bharUca nagara che. jitazatru nAme rAjA tyAM rAjya kare che. bhagavAna munisuvratasvAmI vicaratA vicaratA ekadA bhRgukacchanA AMgaNe padhAryA che. revA nadInA kinAre devoe samavasaraNa racyuM che, ane temAM birAjIne prabhujI dezanA pharamAvI rahyA che. bhagavaMtanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA AkhuM bhRgukaccha umaTI paDyuM che. to rAjAne jANa thatAM te paNa potAnA rasAlA sAthe samavasaraNe AvI pahoMcyo che. jojanAminI ane sarva bhASAorUpe pariNamanArI prabhunI

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- zrImunisuvratasvAmI e 303 - madhura dezanA saue bhAvapravaNa haiye sAMbhaLI, ane dhanyatA anubhavI. dezanA pUrNa thayA bAda mallI gaNadhara bhagavaMtane jijJAsubhAve prazna karyo : bhagavan! AjanA samavasaraNamAM agaNita AtmAo dharma zravaNa karavA AvyA che; A tamAma AtmAomAMthI keTalA AtmAoe samyakatva meLavyuM haze? keTalAno saMsAra pAtaLo paDyo haze? bhagavaMte uttara vALatAM pharamAvyuM : vatsa! AjanI dezanAnA prabhAve jitazatru rAjAnA azvane ja mAtra dharma pariNamyo che, te sivAya eka paNa AtmAne nahi. - rAjA coMkI UThyo. sabhA paNa stabdha. ATaATalA devo, manuSyo ane anya yoninA jIvo hovA chatAM koIne kAMI nahi, ane mAtra eka azvane ja dharmalAbha? paraMtu, paramAtmAnI vAtamAM tarka ke zaMkA karavAnuM koI kAraNa ja na hatuM. paramAtmA kadI mithyA ke mRSA kathana kare ja nahi, tenI saune daDha zraddhA hatI. paNa rAjAnA manamAM kAMIka juduM ja vismaya ramI rahyuM hatuM. teNe bhagavaMtanA kathanane puSTi Ape tevI eka vAta karI : prabho! ApanI vAta sAMbhaLatAM mane Aje - ane hamaNAM - thoDIvAra pahelAM ja banelI vAta yAda Ave che; mAre e aMge Apane pUchavAnuM paNa che. Aje huM ApanI samIpe AvI rahyo hato tyAre samavasaraNanI najIka AvatAM huM azva uparathI UtarI gayo. pachI cAlato cAlato pagathiyA sudhI huM Avyo tyAre azva paNa mArI haroLamAM ja cAlato hato. ApanI meghagaMbhIra vANIno dhvani amane tyAM paNa saMbhaLAto hato. e sAMbhaLatAM ja A azvanI AMkhomAMthI azrudhArA vahevA mAMDI, enAM rUMvADA khaDAM thaI gayelAM jovAyAM, ane keTalIka kSaNo sudhI e te ja sthaLe leza paNa halyA cAlyA vinA, ApanAM vacanonuM eka citte zravaNa karato hoya tevI mudrAmAM ja Ubho rahI gayo,

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-30ja samaruM palapala savata nAma - ane samavasaraNa bhaNI bhInI bhInI najare joto rahyo. thoDIka kSaNo pachI te tenI jAte ja AgaLa vadhyo. samavasaraNanA toraNavALA bhAga pAse Avyo. tyAM kaMIka navatara prakAranA adbhuta rasanuM pAna karato hoya te rIte Ubho rahyo. pachI ekAeka harSano uchALo Avyo hoya tema teNe mIThA paNa gaMbhIra svare hajArava ane haNahaNATa kya. te pachI teNe AgalA be paganI jAMghane vALIne dharatI para sthApI, pote khamAsamaNAM ApavAnI mudrAmAM namyo, mastaka bhUmi para TekavyuM, ane kyAMya sudhI tenI te ja sthitimAM te ApanI dezanA sAMbhaLato rahyo. tenI ceo joIne ema paNa thAya ke jANe potAnA mananI vAta Apane nivedana karI rahyo na hoya! svAmI! enI A badhI ceSTao jotAM amArA saunA kutUhalano pAra nathI rahyo. emAM bAkI hatuM te Ape hamaNAM evuM kahyuM ke "Aje A azva sivAya koIne pratibodha thayo nathI, eTale e kutUhala bevaDAyuM che. mahArAja! Apa kRpA karIne amane samajAvo ke A badhuM zuM banyuM che? A azva koNa che? ane e zI rIte dharma pAmyo? bhagavaMte rAjAne uddezIne kahyuM : rAjana ! A azvano pUrvabhava pahelAM sAMbhaLa, pachI tane badhI vAtono tALo maLI jaze. rAjA ane parSadAo ekajhAna thaIne prabhunI vANI punaH sAMbhaLavA sAvadha banI gaI. prabhue paNa vAta mAMDI : bharata kSetra. padminIkhaMDa nagara. tyAM jinadharma nAme jaina ane sAgaradatta nAme ajaina - ema be zreSThI vase. banne zrImaMta, udAra, dAnI, saraLa ane paragaju, sAgaradatta jaina na hovA chatAM jinadharma zeTha sAthenI mitratAne kAraNe tenI sAthe derAsare paNa jato, ane avasare avasare sAdhuone supAtradAna paNa Apato. kvacit sAdhubhagavaMto pAse dharmanI vAto paNa te sAMbhaLavA besato.

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zrInivataravAnI 305 - eka vAra eNe koI sAdhujananA mukhe sAMbhaLyuM ke je puNyAtmA jinabiMba bharAve tene bhavAMtaramAM bhavatAraka saddharma sulabha thaI jAya." A vAta sAgaradattane kyI gaI, ane taka maLatAM ja teNe sonAnI jinapratimA bharAvI ane utsavapUrvaka tenI pratiSThA paNa karAvI. have baneluM evuM ke teNe A agAu potAnA kharce eka ramaNIya zivAlaya baMdhAveluM. temAM zaiva saMpradAyanA sAdhuo mATeno Azrama paNa rAkhelo. emAM zaiva mananA vividha parva-tahevAro kAyama UjavAtA rahetA. eka prasaMge pavitrA-AropaNanuM parva hatuM, ane te dahADe zivaliMgane ghInA ghADavA vaDe snAna karAvavAno vizeSa mahimA hato. potAnuM maMdira, eTale sAgaradana savArathI tyAM ja upasthita hato. samaya thatAM ja saMnyAsIo, baTuko tathA zivabhakto ghInA DabbA, ghADavA vagere vividha pAtro bharIbharIne AvavA lAgyA, ane ghI sIdhuM zivaliMga upara reDavA lAgyA. pariNAme ghInA relA cArekora vahevA lAgyA. thoDIvAramAM ghInI soDamathI AkarSAIne UdhaIo tyAM ekatra thaI gaI. bhaktonI Ava-jA to cAlu ja hatI. rasto Akho ghIthI cIkaNo banI gayelo; te para UdhaInAM jaMtuo cIpakI gayelAM; ane AvajA karanArA manuSyo to kazuM ja joyA vinA UdhaIone pagataLe kacaDatA kacaDatA cAlyA ja jatA hatA. sAgaradattathI A sahana na thayuM. te dayALu hato te tyAM Ubho rahI gayo, ane potAnA khesanA cheDA vatI te UdhaIone eka bAju khaseDavA mAMDyo. A joIne eka sAdhu roSe bharAyo. "A vaLI sevaDAonA cALe caDI gayo lAge che' ema bUmo pADato te tyAM doDI Avyo, ane sAgaradatte ghIthI lathabatha thaI paDelI UdhaIono Dhagalo eka tarapha karyo hato tene paga vaDe kacaDI nAkhyo. sAgaradattane AthI mAThuM lAgI gayuM. teNe AzramanA paramAcArya

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- 306 ka samaruM palapala satata nAma - pAse AnI phariyAda karI to temaNe te vAta para lakSya ja na ApyuM sAgaradattane AzvAsana paNa na ApyuM, ane pelAne Thapako paNa nahi. A uparathI sAgaradattanuM mana te badhA parathI UtarI gayuM. tene pratIti thaI gaI ke A badhAne jIvadayAmAM kazI ja samajaNa nathI, ane rasa paNa nathI, badhA nidhRNa che. Ama chatAM, aMdarathI hajI tene samyaktano pariNAma nahoto jAgelo. ane bAhya rIte te dAkSiNya-vAsita hato, eTale te sAdhuono paricaya rAkhavo temane praNAma karavA, dAna ApavuM vagere karyA karato. vadhumAM, vyApAra-dhaMdhAmAM te mahAAraMbhI ane mahAparigrahI paNa hato ja dhananI lAlasA ane dhaMdhAno rasa - banne bahu gherAM hatAM tenAmAM. e bhavamAM enA jIvananA aMta sudhI te Avo ja rahyo. phalata te tyAM mRtyu pAmIne tArA azva tarIke avatAra pAmyo che. Aje te tArI sAthe ahIM Avyo, samavasaraNane tathA mane nihALyAM, dezanA sAMbhaLI, tethI tenI mohanI gAMTha tUTI gaI ane teNe samyakatvasahita sthUla prANAtipAta viramaNa vrata ane sacitta vastunA tyAgano niyama aMgIkAra karI lIdhela che. ane te dvArA teNe potAnA AtmAne uttarottara vRddhigata thatA kalyANanuM pAtra banAvavAnI sAthe aneka duHkhothI tene ugArI paNa lIdho che. rAjanuM ! A azvane pratibodhavA mATe ja huM ahIM Avyo chuM. ane have pachI, A pradeza, bhavya-samUhamAM "azvAvabodha tIrtha tarIke jagatamAM khyAti prApta karaze. vaLI, ahIMyA sudarzanA-devInA sAMnidhyavALo samaLIvihAra nAme bhavya jinaprasAda paNa pratiSThita thaze. ATaluM kahIne paramAtmA viramyA, tyAre rAjA sameta sau koInA moMmAMthI azva pratye "dhanya dhanya' evA zabdo sarI paDyA. prabhu pAsethI ghera pAchA pharatAM ja rAjA jitazatrue have potAnA sAdharmika banelA te azvane baMdhana, savArI, palANa, lagAma vagerethI mukta karI dIdho. tene khamAvyo paNa kharo. vaLI, nagaramAM DhaMDhero paNa

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI // 307 pITAvI dIdho ke A azva dezaviratidvaMta zrAvaka che. te acitta AhAra ane jaLa ja havethI grahaNa karaze. e azva svaira vihAre viharato jyAre paNa je koInA paNa ghare Ave, te nagarajane nirdoSa ane acitta evA ghAsa tathA jaLa vaDe tene AhA2 karAvavo, koIe tene uvekhavo nahi. prajAjanoe rAjAnA te Adezano barAbara ane hoMze hoMze amala ka2vA mAMDyo. to sAmI bAjue, e azva paNa jyAre bhUkhyo athavA tarasyo thAya, tyAre ja koInA ghare jato, te sivAya te koIne ya raMjADa na karato. bhagavAna hajI bhRgukacchamAM ja birAje che. hamezAM temanI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLavA rAjA, azva, nagarajano badhAM jAya che, ane dharmalAbha pAme che. e divaso daramiyAna eka bapore acAnaka ja dharatIkaMpano bhayAnaka AMcako Avyo. rAjA jevo rAjA paNa DarI gayo! te divasanA saMdhyAsamaye, nityakrama pramANe te samavasaraNamAM gayo, tyAre dezanA pUrNa thayA bAda teNe paramAtmAne dharatIkaMpa thavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. sAmAnyataH tIrthaMkara vicaratA hoya te pradezamAM, amuka yojananA dherAvAmAM dharatIkaMpa jevA kudaratI prakopa na ja thAya, tevI tene dRDha khAtarI hatI. ane chatAM Aje ahIM dharatIkaMpa thayo tethI tene bhAre acaraja thatuM hatuM. eTale teNe paramAtmAne te vize prazna pUchI ja lIdho. paramAtmAe AnA uttaramAM viSNukumAra muni ane namucimaMtrI vacce, te ja divase, hastinApura nagaramAM banelI ghaTanA vistArathI varNavI ane kahyuM ke vaikriyalabdhi vaDe lAkha yojananuM zarIra vikurtIne muni viSNukumAre dharatI para paga mAMDyo, te kAraNe A dharatIkaMpa thayo che. A koI kudaratI utpAta nathI. -

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308 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma rAjAnA mananuM AthI samAdhAna thayuM. tyArabAda bhagavAna munisuvrata svAmI punaH aneka gAmo, nagaro ane dezomAM vicaryA, ane aneka jIvonA AtmakalyANamAM sabaLa nimitta banatA rahyA. zivaketunA prathama janmamAM prAraMbhelI nizcita dhyeya bhaNInI temanI utkrAMti-yAtrA have paripUrNa thavAne Are AvI hatI. zrIvarmanA janmamAM nirdhArI lIdheluM saunuM kalyANa mAre mArA hAthe ja karavuM che' evuM dhyeya paNa have pUrNapaNe siddha thaI rahyuM hatuM. dIkSA grahaNa karyAne sADAsAta sahasra varSo have pUrNa thavAmAM hatAM, to have A aMtima janmanuM AyuSya paNa samAptinI dizAmAM jhaDapabhera AgaLa vadhI rahyuM hatuM. bhagavaMte potAnI vihArayAtrA zrI sammetazikhara parvata tarapha laMbAvI. tyAM pahoMcIne, parvata para ArUDha thayA, ane eka nirdoSa zilApaTa upara kAryotsarga mudrAe birAjamAna thayA. eka mahinAnA nirjaLa upavAsarUpe anazana vrata aMgIkAra karIne, jIvananA aMtima tabakkA zvAsa-paryaMta sarva prakAranA AhArano tyAga karI dIdho. vaizAkha vadi nomanA divasathI prAraMbhAyeluM te vrata barAbara jeTha vida nome pUrNa thayuM, ane te sAthe ja paramAtmA munisuvrata svAmI parinirvANa pAmyA. anya eka hajAra sAdhubhagavaMtoe paNa bhagavaMtanI sAthe ja anazana lIdheluM, te badhA paNa te ja divase siddhigatine pAmI gayA. te samaye paNa caMdramA zravaNa nakSatramAM vartato hato. bhagavAnanuM nirvANa thatAM ja indronAM Asana kaMpI UThyAM. saudharmendra prathama to siMhAsanethI UThI, sAteka DagalAM prabhu hatA te dizAmAM jaIne vaMdanA karI. paNa pachI potAnuM have karavA yogya kartavya

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zrImadrita svAmI che 309 -- yAda AvatAM ja te zokamagna thaI gayA ane netromAM AMsu chalakAI gayAM. paraMtu kartavya-pAlana anivArya hatuM. temaNe tarata badhAM devadevIone jANa karI. badhAMne sAthe laIne pahoMcyA sametazikhara para. bIjA Indro paNa te ja rIte tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. badhAe sau prathama prabhunA niSThANa paraMtu atyaMta pavitra evA dehane vaMdanA tathA pradakSiNA karI. pachI keTalAka tyAM ja prabhuguNa gAtAM-saMbhAratAM UbhA rahyA, to keTalAka kAme lAgI gayA. azrutene sevaka devo dvArA gozIrSa caMdananA kASTha maMgAvyAM, ana traNa citAo racAvI : eka pUrva dizAmAM vartuLAkAre tIrthakarayogya; bIjI dakSiNa dizAmAM ane trikoNAkAre harivaMzakuLanA dIkSita munio mATe; ane trIjI bAkInA saghaLA munio mATe corasa. bIjI tarapha, saudharmendra kSIrasamudranAM jaLa maMgAvI te vaDe paramAtmAnI kAyAne snAtra karyuM. pachI gozISa caMdana vaDe vilepana karyuM. te pachI uttama haMsojjavala vastra paridhAna karAvI saghaLA alaMkAro vaDe tene alaMkRta banAvyuM. anya sarva munivaronAM zarIrone paNa A rIte ja devoe taiyAra karI dIdhAM. e pachI acyate traNa bhavya zibikAo banAvarAvI. eka paramAtmA mATe, eka harivaMza kuLanA munivaro mATe ane eka zeSa munio mATe. kramazaH traNemAM te te rIte zarIro padharAvavAmAM AvyAM, ane pachI te zibikAone upADIne citA upara padharAvavAmAM AvI. paramAtmAnA zarIrane zibikAmAM padharAvavAnuM temaja tene citA para sthApita karavAnuM kArya khuda saudharmendra karyuM, to bIjI zibikAo tathA citAo aMgeno badho vidhi anya devoe karyo. A pachI indra agnikumAra devone agni peTAvavAnI AzA Jaih Education International

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310 samaruM palapala suvrata nAma karI. te devo jo ke AjJAthI baMdhAyelA hatA, paraMtu temanA cittamAM bhArobhAra vedanA hatI, ane AMkhe AMsunAM paDaLa bAjhI gayAM hatAM. nirAnaMda bhAve temaNe potAnuM kartavya bajAvyuM, ane potAnA mukhamAMthI agni pragaTa karI, kramazaH traNe citAone prajvalita karI. ema kahevAya che ke A banAvane karANe devo agnimukha che' evI mAnyatA vyApaka banI gaI. vAyukumAra devo pavana phelAvatA gayA. anya devo ghI, madha, kASTha Adino prakSepa karatA gayA. jotajotAmAM to badhuM ja bhasmasAt! pachI meghakumAra devoe jaLavRSTi dvArA citAone ThArI dIdhI. citAo TharatAM ja indro ane devoe potapotAnA krama tema ja adhikAra pramANe paramAtmAnA ane anya munionA zarIranI dADho tathA asthiphUlo vINI lIdhAM, ane potapotAnAM devavimAnomAM niyata ane ucita sthAne te sthApI dIdhAM. A pachI te bhUmi para devo dvArA traNa stUponuM nirmANa karAvIne indro saparivAra nandIzvara dvIpe gayA, tyAM aSTAkSikA mahotsava karIne punaH svasthAne pahoMcI gayA. devonA gayA pachI, sthAnika manuSyo citAsthAnethI bhasma grahaNa karavA mAMDyA. keTalAke te bhasmane potAnA ghera ke gAma laI jaIne tene dharatImAM bhaMDArI te para TekarA ke stUpa banAvyA. keTalAke tyAM ne tyAM te bhasma potAnA deha 52 copaDI dIdhI, to keTalAka vaLI te vaDe kapALe tilaka karavA mAMDyA. citA traNa hatI, to tenA agni paMNa traNa alaga alaga hatA. ghaNA lokoe temAMthI agni lIdhA ane potAnA ghera te sthApI dIdhA. emAM maryAdA eTalI pravartI ke paramAtmAnI citAno agni, anya be citAnA agnimAM bheLavI zakAto, paNa e be agni,

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zrImunisuvratasvAmI // 311 paramAtmAnI citAnA agnimAM bheLavavAno niSedha hato. bhagavAna munisuvrata svAmIne kevaLajJAna pragaTyuM, tyArathI laIne nirvANa pAmyA tyAM sudhImAM, teoe je AtmAone dharma pamADyo, temanI saMkhyA A pramANe jANavI : aDhAra gaNadhara; trIsa sahasra sAdhuo; pacAsa sahasra sAdhvIjI; eka lAkha boMtera hajAra zrAvako; traNa lAkha copana hajAra zrAvikAo. sAdhuomAM paNa keTalAka viziSTa hatA te A rIte : cauda pUrvadhara munio pAMcaso; vaikriyalabdhivaMta munio be hajAra; vAdI munio bAraso; avadhijJAnI aDhAraso; caturthajJAnI paMdaraso; ane kevaLajJAnI aDhAraso. A badho to manuSyajAtino ja parivAra. paraMtu devo ane tiryaMcayoninA je AtmAone bodhibIja pamADyuM hoya tenI saMkhyA to alabhya ja gaNAya; arthAt tevA asaMkhya AtmAo hoya. AvA asaMkhya AtmAone sanmArge caDAvavA dvArA, jIvamAtranuM kalyANa karavAnA potAnA lakSyane siddha karanArA, ane ApaNA jevA asaMkhya AtmAo mATe e sanmArga kAyamI dhoraNe kaMDArI janArA bhagavAna munisuvrata prabhune trividha trividha vaMdana ho!

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