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________________ jI va na gAM thA sacama ane zaucanA pujArI yunirAja zra covijayajI ( kacchI sakSisa vanavANI mahArAjano - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ AvIsa varSa pUrve sadgata thayelA,na AcArya, na paMnyAsa, na gaNi ke na pravartaka, nAnI evI ekAda upAdhithI mukata, dharmavIra sAdhupuruSanI A saMkSipta jIvana pherama che. satyane paramadharma mAnanAra, mAnyA mATe mArI phITanAra, anyAyanI sAme sadA saMtapta henAra syAduvAdanA sAcA marmane pichANanAra, pariNAmanI zuddhine apanAvanAra, eka puruSaNanI amitAnA aba pAtaLA jIvanabola che. veze jena paNa vartAne, saMsAranI kaI paNa sAdhutAne zobhAve evI, mAnavatAnI mahAsevAnI vimukhI ane udAra bhAvanA pAchaLa kaThora ane sAdu tapa bhayuM vana jIvI jANanAra eka vizvapremI munirAjanI A jIvana-gAthA AjanA yugane Adarza rU5 che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ jaLapralaya paMDitajI! are mAstara ! UThA, UMDA, jaladI UThe ! badhA moTA vidyArthIone uThADA, jaladI karo.' " " kema sAheba, zuM che !' * are nathI saMbhaLAtA A zerabakAra ! varasAda tA vacce ja jAya che te zaheramAM pANI bharANAM che.huM leAkeAnI cIsA sAMbhaLI jhabakI uThayo--bahAra pANI pANI thaI rahyuM che ane te vadhatuM jAya che. ' 'tyAre ApaNe zuM karazuM !' 'ApaNane teAze| bhaya che. ApaNe nizciMta chIe.' ' A makAnamAM te * te| pachI badhAne uThADavAnI khAsa jarUra che ? ' * are mAstara tame samajyA nahi A bicArA mRtyunA mAMmAM ghasaDAI jatA bhAI ene ApaNe acAvavA joI e ! ' [3 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ' pazu ApaNe kaI rIte bacAvI zakIzuM ? ' * kaI rIte ? je rIte banI zake te rIteH jue, huM kahuM tema tame badhA kAme lAgI jAo. kAle je pustakAnI peTIe AvI che, tenA rassA cheADI nAMkhA ane tenI meATI e traNa rassI banAvA eka cheDA sAme davAkhAnAne thAMbhale badhAvA ane eka IMDA ApaNe thAMbhale badhA ne bacAvAya teTalA bhAibaheneAne bacAveA. je have vilaMba na kare.' bhagIratha kArya zarU thayuM. gheADe thADe cheTe sau geADavA gayA. uparathI varasAda jhIkAye jAya, nIce pUra garjArava kare. aMdhArI rAta, kevaLa dAraDAne AdhAra; paNa tamannA evI ke utsAhapUrvaka sevA ne svArpaNanuM kAma traNa kalAka cAlyuM.nagnaardhanagna 350thI 400 mANase ane ghaNAM pazuone puramAMthI ugArI levAmAM AvyAM. ugAryAM te kharAM paNa temane mATe pAThazALAne vastrAbhaMDAra paNa khAlI thayA ne badhAMne kapaDAM apAyAM. savAramAM ramAI zarU thaI. saune jamADayA. sevA ane svArpaNanI dhruvI benamUna kathA ! A kArya mATe agresara bananAra ApaNA kathAnAyaka karmavIra zrI cAritravijayajI. prabhAtanA sUryAM UgyA tyAre muninuM akhelakArya paNa sUryanAM kiraNAnI jema zaheramAM prasarI rahyuM. sarakArI davAkhAnAnA dAktara zrI heAramasajI rAtre ?] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ A mUMgA kAryane nihALI rahyA hatA. A javAMmardInuM kArya joI teo te mugdha thaI gayA hatA. savAramAM pAlItANunA eDamInIsTreTara mejara sTroMga sAhebane temaNe A hadaya halAve tevuM drazya lakhI mokalyuM ane jaNAvyuM ke A mahAna sAdhu ane temanA sevAkAryane joI mane "jena phalIvuDa yAda Ave che. temanI hiMmata, sAhasa, baLa ane karmaNyatA joI huM digamUDha thayo chuM.' mejara sTroMga sAheba A vAMcIne Azcaryacakita thayA. hiMdI ane te paNa eka sAdhu, AvuM zauryabharyuM sAhasa kare te temane mana na mAnI zakAya tevI vAta hatI. teo tarata ja ghoDA upara besI pAThazALAmAM AvyA. munijI ! Ape eka sAcA sAdhune zobhe evI rIte janatAnI moTI sevA karI che. huM tenAthI khUba AnaMdita thayo chuM. A rAjyamAM AvA viralA che, te joI mane abhimAna thAya che. A uttama sevA mATe pAlItANuM sTeTa Apane upakAra kadIpaNa nahi bhUle. sTeTane yogya sevA pharamAvaze. tamAre mATe sTeTanI kacerI hamezAM khullI che." mejara Trage mahArAjazrIne abhivAdana ApatAM kahyuM. - "meM te sAdhu tarIkenI pharaja bajAvavA uparAMta kazuM vikSepa karyuM nathI. leke duHkhI hoya, madada mATe cIso saMbhaLAtI hoya to manuSya tarIke paNa mArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pharaja hatI. vaLI ame jaina sAdhu ekendriya jIvane bacAvavA A rajoharaNa sAthe rAkhIe chIe, pachI paMcendriyanI rakSA karavI te te dharma ja gaNAya ne ! ' mejara TrAMge muninA vidyArthI sAthenA phAMTA laI vilAyatanA patromAM mekalyA. TAImsa opha InDiyAmAM A viSe nIce pramANe noMdha hatI. " eka mahAna jaina sAdhue pAlItANAnA jalaprakApa samaye ananya AtmabhAga ApI jaLamAM taNAtA sekaDA mANasAnA jAna bacAvyA hatA, ane hindanA lIvuDa tarIkenI nAmanA meLavI che. e anAtha, nirAdhAra ane garIba mANaseAnA ane nirAdhAra pazuonA bacAvA-bacAvAnA pokAra karatA ane barADA pADatA sekaDA prANIonA jAna bacAvanAra e sAdhu puruSe pAlItANA sTeTa para upakAra karI mAnavajAta upara eka ananya dAkhalA besADayA che. teo peAtAnA phoTA ke jIvanacaritra bahAra nahI ApatAM phakta pAte peAtAnI pharaja bajAvI che tema kahe che. '' e jalapralaya, hArA leAkeAnA A nAda, vADIe ne khetare, jhUMpaDAM ane kubAe, makAnA ne dukAno, jagyAe jagyAethI cAlyAM AvatAM geAdaDAM ne gAbhA, mATalAM ne rAcaracIlAM, bALA ne zrIe, juvAna ne vRddho, pazuo ne pakSIe hAhAkAra ane trAsa vI rahyo hatA. kUdarata kharekhara kApI hatI ane 6 ] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ tAMDava mAMDayuM hatuM Aje paNa enuM smaraNu kamakamATI upAve che. vidhavA Azrama ne khIjA mAtA dharAzAyI thayelAM. pazuonAM maDadAMnA pAra nahAtA. nareza loko carabAra vinAnA thaI gayelAM. A prApa eka jaina munie najare nihALyeA, tenA kriyAkAMDa ane AcAramAMthI karmavAda jAgyA. DUbatI duniyAne tAravAnI tamannA thaI AvI ane AkhI pAThazALA e pIDitAnI madade pahoMcI gaI. pAlItANAnA ItihAsamAM A pUNyakAryaM suvarNIakSare ati raheze. dhanya e muni, dhanya e kArya ! mAtAnuM ratna. arabI samudranA ayAga jaLanI sapATI para eka vahANu jema tarato, eklA aTUlA, yAhA sameA pAMca lAkhanI vastIvALA kaccha pradeza dekhAya che. hiMdanA pazcima kinAre, kAThIAvAthI lagabhaga vIsa mAIla dUra te AvelA che. te bhUmi vIratA ane sAhasa; zauya ane bahAdurI, javAMmadI ane svApaNu mATe prasiddha che. e bhUminI mATI ja vIratAnA raMge ragALelA mardo pedA karI zake che. A bhUmimAM brahmakSatriya Ajama zeTha suMdarajI [ L Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ zivajI, vIra laddArA jevA zAha sAdAgare thaI gayA. dAnavIra jagaDUe duSkALamAM prajAnA rakSaNa mATe peAtAnA kAThArA khullA mUkyA e paNa A mATInuM ratna che. bhalabhalA vIrezane janma ApanArI A bhAmakA Aje paNa zrA senAnI, dAnI ane sAhasI vepArI sarje che. muMbaI ane AphrikA sudhI kacchI prajAnA zUrA juvAna dArIleTA laI pahoMcyA che ane paisAnI relamachela paNa teoe karI batAvI che. nathI navI saMskRti ke nathI navIna zikSaNu. nathI mahAna vidyAmaMdira ke nathI jJAnaparae. nathI khAga ke bagIcA huM nathI mahAna dharmadhuradharA ke upadezakA. nathI vijJAnanI zodheA ke nathI yaMtrAnA dhamadhamATe. mAtra jUnI Dhaba, jUnuM jJAna ane jUnI paddhatimAM kAjI jANe kayAMthI mardAnagI ane zauya, sevA ane svArpaNanA gebI paDaghA Aje paNa UDe che. e kacchanA patrI gAmamAM vIsA osavALa kuLamAM veDhA zAkhathI prasiddha zrIpALa veDhAnuM ghara che. sAdhAraNa sthiti hAvA chatAM baLa ane buddhimAM te prasiddha. zrIpALane ghelAzA nAmanA suputra ane subhagAbAi nAmanI suzIla putravadhu hatAM. kuLarIti pramANe daMpatI gRhasthanu jIvana nirvAha karatA hatA. nahotuM karaja ke nahotI saMpatti. bApadAdAnI gheADI jamIna, baLadanI joDI ane khIjavArAthI saMtoSa mAno ghelAzA rahetA hatA. 8 ] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ e Aso mahinAnI kALIcaudazanI rAtri hatI. patrI gAmanA ghelAzAhane tyAM subhagAbAI prasutinI vedanA sahI rahyAM hatAM. vikrama saMvata 1940nA Aso vada 14 nI e rAtre maMtarajaMtarane pI janAre, bhUtAvaLane bhagADI mUkanAre, jegItine sAcA joga batAvanAra ne samAjanI kALI aMdhArI ajJAna rAtrine pheDanArA putraratnane janma Apyo. dharamAM AnaMda AnaMda chAI rahe. ghelAzAhanuM jIvana dhanya banyuM. savAre joSI mahArAje joSa joyA ne putranuM nAma dhArazI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. dhIre dhIre bALaka dhArazI gAmaDAnI dhULa mATImAM ramato kUdato mATe thavA lAgyo. roTalA ne dahIMthI zarIrane puSTi maLI. gAmaDAnI khullI havA aMga pratyaMga majabUta banAvavA lAgI. sAta varSa dhArazIbhAIne paMDayAne tyAM bhaNavA besADayA. dastonI sAthe majA karavI, rakhaDavuM, mArAmArI karI AvavI, zikSAnA badalAmAM mahetAjInuM kAma karavuM ane lAga Ave te gurunI revaDI dANAdANa karI mUkavAmAM dhArazIbhAI pAvaradhA hatA. bhaNyA na bhaNyA ne bhAI-pitAne madada karavA lAgyA. khetare javuM, haLa jetavuM, jaMgalamAM sUI rahevuM. rAtadivasa parizrama karIne zarIrane bhAre karyuM. cauda varSanI uMmaramAM te zarIra sudaDha banAvI dIdhuM, TADhataDa veThI sahimaNuM banyA ane jaMgalamAM rahI [S Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ni yatA keLavI. e zarIranI sudRDhatA, sahiSNutA ane nirbhayatA temaNe vanamAM jIvI batAvyAM. bahAdura juvAna ahA kevuM sarasa khetara, rUpALI maganI zIMgA kevI mIThI haze ! ' ' elA bhera AvavuM che ! ' 4 kyAM !' " - maganI zIMgA cAkhavA. 4 paNa mAme| mAraze te ! " to thaI paDaze ! ' hAleA tyAre. ' chAnAmAnA rAtre maganA khetaramAM peThA ne zA`gA upADI. tyAM te saLavaLATa thayeA ne pagalAM saMbhaLAyAM. bhAgyA dAdA. bheranA hekaro tA chaTakI gaye ne dhArazIbhAi sapaDAyA. rastA te rAtre zene jaDeja paNa vADamAMthI nIkaLavu kema ? mArI kAMTAnI vADa para chalAMga ane phUvA paNa bAjunA avavArU kuvAmAM paTakAI paDayA. kAMTAjhAMkharAthI bharelA kUvAmAM zarIra lohIlohANa thaI gayuM, paNa kArAya na karyAM. thoDIvAre mahAmahenate bahAra nIkaLI kAMTA vINI kADhI ghera jane cApa pacArImAM. corI karavA jatAM pakaDAvuM 20 ] . * Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ne narmadAI batAvavI te karatAM kAMTAnA DaMkha sahevAmAM mardAInI meja hatI. e ja bIjo prasaMga che. "dhArazI ! zuM tuM me bahAdura che'' "hA ! hA ! sattara vakhata !' "he he have ? kema Ama kahe che ? mukhI" "are sAce bahAdura tyAre, jyAre A kuMdaroDIyAnA rastAne bAvaLa tuM pADe ! 'kema, zuM che te ?' "che te kAMI nahi, paNa te bairAM chokarAne rAta di bIvaDe che." "huM ! bhUta che tethIne! nA bhAI evI alAbalA keNa vahore! are, paNa InAma ApuM te !' hAM te taiyAra.' " jAya tyAre bAvaLa pADIne Avaje, savA karI InAma levA.' khabhe kuhADI laIne dhArazIbhAI UpaDyA. rAtre dhabodhaba kuhADI cAlavA lAgI ne aDadhI rAte bAvaLa lAMbo thaIne sUto. bhUta ne bherava badhAM dhArazIbhAInA kuhADIthI trAsI UDyAM ne bAvaLamAM gaNAte hAjarAhara bhUta chuM thaI gayuM. jyAM divase loke DarI mare, rAtre te koI nIkaLI ja na zake, bAvaLane joIne ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ keTalAka te dhrujavA maMDe ne vaTemArga paNa e bAvaLa AvatAM deTa mUke; e bAvaLa savArI jevA (pAMca AnA) InAmamAM dharAzAyI karyo. nirbhayatAno ke namUne ! AvAM te ghaNuM nAnAmoTAM parAkrama teNe karelAM. AkhA gAmamAM te bahAdura gaNAte. loke tene patAno mAnIto juvAna mAnatA. - cauda varasanI uMmare pitAnI sUcanAthI muMbaI upaDyA. khetInA dhaMdhAmAM te gUjarAna cAle paNa kachIbaMde muMbaI jaI Ave te ja jaMpe. mAtApitA ne pyArI bhomakAnI rajA laI muMbaI AvyA. mRtyu ke tyAga? mubaimAM pitAjIne snehInI dukAne tAlIma zarU karI. kurasada meLavI beranA eka gujarAtI zALAmAM nAmuMThAmuM, patravyavahAra zIkhI lIdhuM. have eka tuveranA kArakhAnAvALAne tyAM nokara rahyA ane jotajotAmAM to vepAramAM te pAvaradhA thaI gayA. nokaramAMthI banyA bhAgIdAra ane Avaka vadhavA lAgI, eTale potAnAM mAtA tathA bahenabhAIne muMbaI bolAvI lIdhAM. pitAjI pattImAM khetara-jamIna saMbhALavA rahyA. - muMbaImAM have dareka rIte zAMtithI jIvana pasAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ thavA lAgyuM. dhArazIbhAI dhArazIbhAI kahevAvA lAgyA. samAjamAM paNa sArI pratiSThA vadhI. vevizALanI vAta cAlI ane mAtA subhagAbAIne subhAgya upaDayAM. paNa vidhine e maMjura nahotuM. kALakALa lega muMbaimAM dhasamasate Avyo ne dhArazIbhAInA jIvanamAM ajaba palaTa karato gayo. bA ! Aje kema lAge che !' beTA ! dhArazI ! huM banyuM ema lAgatuM nathI. bahu pIDA thAya che. tArA bApune have teDAvIza mA ! te patrIthI nahi pahoMcI zake." paNa bA ! dAktarane teDI lAvuM ! joIe kadAca gAMTha phUTI jAya to darda meLuM paDe.' " nA bhAI nA, dAktara bAktara nathI lAvavA ! have te mane arihaMtanuM zaraNu levA de. beTA meNuzI, Ama Ava to. beTA ratana, ro nahi. je hamaNuM mane ThIka thaI jaze.' "bA ! bA ! tuM benabhAInI kazI phikara na karIza." "bhAI ! mAre te zuM phikara che ! tuM chone badhAne saMbhALe te. mAtA putrane chellA meLA cAle che. mA gharanI bharabhalAmaNa kare che tyAM to chellA zvAsa upaDayA ne sahune retAM mUkI mAe vidAya lIdhI. * muMbaImAM marakI cAlatI hatI. jyAM te pahoMcatI tyAM sAtha vALI detI. kuTuMbonA kuTuMbo ujADI detI. [22 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ te AvI ApaNuM dhArazIbhAIne tyAM. mAtAne upADI gaI. hajI mAtAne agnidAha daI AvyA tyAM nAnI bena ratana sapaDAI. tenI divasarAta cAkarI karI paNa te na bacI. hajI bahenanAM AMsu lUchyA na lU yA tyAM te dhArazIbhAIne kuTuMbIonuM teDuM AvyuM. dhArazI pahelethI sevAbhAvI, mahenatu ane nirbhIka tethI badhAne tyAM khaDe page hAjara. sukhamAM sau Ave paNa duHkhamAM bhAga le teja khare kuTuMbI. keIkaI jagyAe te bALavA mATe laI janAra keI na maLe, tyAre sAthInI vATa jevA karatAM dhArazIbhAI jAte khAMdhe caDAvI laI jatA ane agnisaMskAra karI AvatA. sattara sattara mANasane vaLAvyA ne svajana viho dhArazI UMghIne Ubho thAya che, tyAM te pote ja karALakALanA paMjAmAM sapaDAI paDyo hato. traNa traNa gAMTha nIkaLI hatI. bacavAne koI upAya nahoto. nAnere bhAI ane eka mitra sivAya tenuM koI nahatuM. jamanA teDAnI vATa je te darda sahana kare che. bhAI dhArasI ! kudarata vipharI che, mRtyudeve ApaNuM ja ghara joyuM lAge che. badhAne vaLAvI AvanAra tuM paNa cAlyo ke !' velazIbhAI! kharekhara cAlyo ja. jamane paNa bhAre paDI jAuM e huM Aje cAlyo ja.' "davA lIdhI?" . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ have davA kAra kare tevuM nathI lAgatuM. have tiyArI ja lAge che." priya mitra ! eka davA che, bacI javAya te bacI paNa javAya. . kaI ! " dharma-davA, dharmazaraNa. dhArazI teM joyuM ne ke dhanadolata, sagAMvahAlAM, mAruM tAruM badhuM ya mAyA samajAya che have, paNa meDuM moDuM. have zuM thAya ?' bhAI mArA ! dharmanuM zaraNa le ! sAjo thA to - saMsAramAMthI chUTI sAdhu banI jaina dharmanI sevA karIza. ema pratijJA kara !" mitra! AmAMthI kyAM bacAya tema che! paNa bacuM to jarUra sAdhu banIza. dharmanI sevA karIza, ATaATalA mRtyu, vilApa ane dardI joyA pachI saMsArane meha ze!" mitranI dharma-davA kAragata nIvaDI. rAtre gAMTha pharI gaI. dhIme dhIme vaLatAM pANI thayAM ne dhArazIbhAI beThA thayA. vepAra saMke. ghareNuM vecIne bhAI mATe vyavasthA karI. thoDAM kapaDAM, nAnakaDI TUMka ane bIDIonAM -baMDala laI muMbaIne salAma karI kane raste cAlI nIkaLyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ dharmAMdIkSA ne satyadarzana 'dhArI, tuM ahIM kayAMthI ?' ' muMbaIthI ! ' " AhA ! zuM muMbaInI mehanI UtarI gaI ? - 6 " nA, mAre sAdhu thavuM che. sAceja. ' : ' cAla, sthAnake cAla. zrI kAnajIsvAmI (saMsArIpaNAnA banevI)nI sAthe dhArazIbhAI upAzraye gayA. tyAM kheDA, sthiracitte badhI vAta karI. dIkSA mATe IcchA batAvI. bIDI pIdhAne bahu samaya thayeleA. khIsAmAMthI kADhIne saLagAvI. bhAI dhArazI ! sthAnakamAM bIDI pIvAya ? ane dIkSA levI hoya teA badhAM vyasanene tyAga karavA joI e. ke ' IzArAmAM samajI lIdhuM. 500-600 bIDI sthAnakanI bahAra oTalA upara kADhI. pIvAya teTalI pIne dIvAsaLI cAMpI. bIDIo ane vyasaneAnI heALI karI. RpariNAmI dhArazIe dharmImA mAM praveza pharavAnI parIkSA pasAra karI. hamaNAM abhyAsa kareA. tamArA pitAnI rA magAvI dIkSA apAze. " zrI vrajapAlasvAmIe kahyuM. 26 ] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ dhArazIne AnaMda thayo. abhyAsa te sAdhudharmanA AcAra zarU thayA. ahIM patrImAM juduM ja rAmAyaNa racAI gayuM. dhArazIbhAI muMbaIthI nIkaLyA eTale nAnAbhAI meAzIe tAra karelA ke bhAI tyAM Ave che. pitA ghelAzA gADuM joDI mAMDavIbaMdara AvyA paNa meDA paDayA. sTImaranA utArUo te badhA sau saune gAma cAlyA gayelA. dhArI na maLavAthI pitAne ciMtA thaI. muMbaI tAra karyAM paNa javAba maLyA ke dhArazI sTImaramAM nIkaLyeA che. ghelAzAne bIjo vicAra zuM Ave ? jarUra te mAMdeA hateA. rastAmAM ja tabiyata vadhu paDatI bagaDI heAya ne gujarI gayA heya te sTImara vALA tA maDadAne samudramAM ja padharAvI de cheH . Ama mAnI lIdhuM ne patrImAM dhArInuM snAna paNa thaI gayuM. thADA divasa thayA haze ne patrInA eka zrAvake ghelAzAne khabara ApI ke: ae mAMDavImAM dhArIne sthAnakamAM kAMIka geAkhatA me joce che.' '' pitA te| A sAMbhaLI cakti thaI gayA. peAte tenA mAsAne laIne AvyA mAMDavI, sthAnakamAM dhArazIne bhatA joI ne teo samajyA ke jarUra te sAdhu thaI gayA. putrapremI ghelAzA bebhAna thaI gayA. mAsAjIe khUba dhamakAvyeA ne laI cAlyA patrI. patrImAM samajAvyA, manAvyA ane chevaTe mAryAM-paNa dhArazIe mAMDayo satyAgraha ! pitA gusse thayA ne [ 20 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ gussAmAM ne gussAmAM bharelI saLagatI hai!lI pheMkI. chatAM dhArazIne nizcaya caLe tema nahAtA. chevaTe pitAe rA ApI. pitA-putre azru sAryAM utsavapUrvaka vi. sa. 1957mAM zubha mukte pU. vrajapAlasvAmInA hAthe kAnajIsvAmInA ziSya tarIke dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI. dhArazI ' dharmasiMhasvAmI ' banyA AtmakalyANanI bhAvanA ane dhagazathI zAstra!bhyAsa zarU thayA. abhyAsa te cAlyA paNa yuvAna mAnasa pagale pagale zAstrAnA anya vicAravA ane cakAsavA lAgyuM. AgamanA 'thA para lagADelI haratAlathI tene aneka A rAMkAe thaI. tenA khulAsA meLavavA kacAMthI ? eka divasa guru pAse pahoMcyA ane peAtAnI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna mAgyuM. * munijI ! hajI tame nAnA che. ApaNI saMpradAyamAM jema vRddha puruSA karatA AvyA che. tema cAya che. teo ApaNA karatAM vizeSa buddhizALI hatA. *IthI AvI zaMkA na uThAvaze| ! samajyA ? ' ApaNA dharmasiMha RSi pahelethI ja nIDara hatA. sAdhune aMcaLA satyadarzana mATe ja paherelA. te Ama khAya tema nahotA. 28 ] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ AvA me traNa prasaMge banyA ane temanA AtmA samasamI UThayo. zaMkAsamAdhAna tAna thAya paNu have teA zAstranA vAcana para paNa pratibaMdha mUkAyA. eka ja prasaMge jIvanavaheNa badalAvI dIdhuM. rAtridivasa vicArA ubharAya che. manamAM manthana cAle che. zAstrAnA pADA yAda Ave che. temAM Avela mUrti ane madirAnI kalpanAo thAya che. eka divasa nidrA pUrI thavA AvI che, tyAM eka sumadhura svapra 24/02...... alaukika rAzanIthI jhaLahaLatuM ane TurnA bhAvikAnI prArthanAethI guMjatuM muMbaInuM geDIjI mahArAjanuM derAsara dekhAyuM. paramAtmAnI manehara mUrtinAM darzana karyAM. hapAtru ane AnaMdanI laherAthI OMvArDa vADa kATavA lAgyuM. svama AgaLa vadhyuM. darzana karIne jyAM munijI agAzImAM AvyA tyAM devimAna nadika AvatuM jaNAyuM. vimAnamAM pote beThA ane svane pthe saMcaryo. kevuM adbhuta svapra ? satya ghaTanA ke svapna ? prAtaHkALe gurujI pAse svamanI vAta kahI. paNa temaNe ThaMDA peTe javAba vALyA ' DIka che. ' svAnI vAta bhUlAtI nathI, maneAmanthana cAlyA kare che. | K Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ veSapalaTo ne tIrthayAtrA, * " tame haMmezAM aMcaLagacchanA derAsare jAva che, te sAcI vAta che ?" * "hAjI ! jAuM te chuM. ' ' "kAraNa?' "mArI IcchA ane bhAvanA !" tame jANe che ke te ApaNe saMpradAyanI viruddhanuM kArya che. ' jANatA hatA, paNa mArI dRSTi vizuddha thatI jAya che." te nahi banI zake.' "huM te jaIza. zAstranI prAmANiktA mArI daSTie vizeSa che. mArI vAta asatya heya te samajAvo. huM prAyazcita karavA taiyAra chuM." saMghanI sattA jANe che? muniveza khuMcavI laIzuM.' temanA saMpradAyanA sAdhuo ane saMghanA movaDioe derAsara jatA ane vAtavAtamAM prazno karatA sAdhu dharmasiMhane samajAvavA-dhamakAvavA prayatna karyo. " svapnanI vAta to hadayamAM chupAyelI hatI. te bhUlI bhUlAtI nahotI. aMjAramAM comAsAne joga thaI Avyo ane teo nitya aMcaLagacchanA derAsare javA lAgyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ satyanA upAsaka nibhI vIra Dare tevA nahotA. vADAnAM baMdhane have bhAre paDavA lAgyAM. lAga joI ne aMjAra cheADI bhaccAnA mArge cAlI nIkaLyA. thaDIvAramAM te sthAnakavAsI saMdhamAM phaDATa thaI gayA. badhA rASe bharAyA. paMkhI UDI gayuM. tene pakaDavA mANusA doDAvavAmAM AvyA. AkhA divasanA vihAra, gAyarIne te vicAra naheAtA paNa paga vALIne ArAma levAnA paNa samaya nahAtA. sa MdhyAnA gherA prakAza chavAI rahyo hatA. pAchaLa paDelA mANaso AvatA jaNAyA. muni camaphayA paNa samaya pArakhI lIdhe. sAMDhIyA savAra Ave te pahelAM jhADanA othAre chupAI gayA. savAra tA cAlyA gayA paN kALa jevI rAtri jaMgalamAM kADhI. savAra thatAM bhacAu AvI pahoMcyA. ahIM mUrti pUjaka zrAvakAe temanA sAhasa ane ni yatAnI prazaMsA karI ane peAtAnAthI banatI madada ApavA vacana ApyuM. ahI paNa aMjArathI pratinidhimaMDaLa munijIne samajAvI lAvavA AvI pahoMcyu. temaNe paNa samajAvaTathI ane chevaTe dhamakIthI kAma levA mAMDayuM. munijI pAse eka ja javAba hatA. ' tu* satyane pUjArI . tameA asatya sAbIta karI Ape te huM pAchA karavA taiyAra chuM.' te 'tame pAchA phare. badhuM thaI raheze. [ ra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ "e rIte huM pAcho nahi karI zakuM.' "to, to, ame joI laIzuM." zrAvake krodhAvezamAM AvI gayA. . pharI mIThuM mauna dhAraNa karI prakAzanA pagale cAlavA mAMDyuM. javuM te hatuM tIrthabhUmi pAlItANA, paNa pahoMcyA jAmanagara. jAmanagaranA manahara maMdiranA darzanathI muni pitAne dhanya dhanya mAnavA lAgyA. aneka muzkelIomAMthI pasAra thaI zAMtine zvAsa levAnI taka AvI pahoMcI. gunI dhamAM nIkaLyA ane zAMtamUti vinayavijyajI mahArAja para najara karI. teo parama pratApI munivarya buTerAyajI mahArAjanA praziSya zrI vimalasUrijInA ziSya hatA. yuvAna muni, kacchI deha, tejasvI lalATa, satya priya vANuM, nirbhayatA ane zauryanI mUti! badhA munirAje joI rahyA. aNamola ratna kone na game ? 1960 nA mAgazara zuda 10ne budhavAre dharmasiMha RSine saMvegI dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI. cAritranA vijaya mATe nIkaLelA satyapriya nirbhaka sAdhunuM nAma paNa cAritravijaya rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. dIkSA pachI dhAMgadhrA pAse devacarADImAM pratiSThA 22] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ mahotsava prasaMge paM. zrI. kamaLavijyajInA zubha hate vaizAkha suda 10nA roja zAMtamUti vinayavi yajInA ziSya tarIke vaDI dIkSA ApI. zrI cAritravijyanI manokAmanA phaLI. vihAra karI sau zatruMjaya AvyA. zatruMjayanAM AlIzAna maMdira, bhavya pratimAo, hajAro yAtrALuone samUha, nava yukenA kaLAvidhAne, kuMDo ne ArAmasthAne joIjoI temane janmajanmAMtaranA pUryodaya yAda AvyA. harSAzruthI paramAtmAnA darzana karyA. sAce ja svapna siddha thayuM. deva vimAnamAM ja viharatA hoIe tema anubhava thayo. jIvananI pavitra paLAmAM mana ullAsita thayuM. yAtrAdhAma siddhakSetrane vAraMvAra bheTo manamayura nAcavA lAge. tItharakSA huM to A nahi sahana karI zakuM." kema ! zuM che cAritravijaya?" tame sAMbhaLyuM nahi, sAheba? A roja rajanI tIrthanI AzAtanA mArAthI nathI jovAtI." [ rara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ - vaLI zuM banyuM ! che. bane zuM! bAroTanI tuMDamijAjI divase divase vadhatI jAya che. huM joyA karuM chuM ke A loko samajI jaze. peDhI paNa koI nikAla nathI lAvI zakatI. gaI kAle te eka prasaMga banI gaye.' | 'zuM banyuM ?" - "ame yAtrArthe gayelA. zrI dIpavijayajI mArI sAthe hatA. bAroTae zrI puMDarikajInA maMdiramAM pATalA bIchAvI dIdhA. UbhA rahevAnI jagyA nahatI. ame te joI na zakayA. pATalA upaDAvI lIdhA ane bAreTe cheDAyA. teo game tema bakavA lAgyA ane zrI dIpavijyajI mahArAjane dhamakI ApI." - pachI?" pachI ? mArAthI to e apamAna asahya hatuM paNa maMdiramAM nakAmo jhagaDo thAya tethI ame cAlyA AvyA paNa bAroTo gussAmAM hatA ane dIpavijayajIne mAravAnI dhamakI ApatA hatA." te tame kAle na jaze! kajIyAnuM moM kALuM. peDhIvALA laDI leze ne badhuM thaI raheze." nA sAheba! ema DaravAno zo artha? ApaNe yAtrArthe to javuM ja joIe. ' nirbhayatAnA avatAramAM bIje divase upaDayA yAtrArthe. yAtrA karIne pAchA AvatA hatA tyAM sAMbhaLyuM ke 40-50 bAroTa tophAna karavA AvyA che. ra7] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ * krodhathI lAlapILA thaI rahelA, nazAmAM cakacUra bAroTa AvI pahoMcyA ane dIpavijyajIne zodhavA lAgyA. sipAI e te stabdha banI gayA. bAre tokAna karavA ja AvelA. sagALa kuMDa pAse bakavATa karatA UbhA hatA. cAritraviyajIne thayuM ke have A phAna calAvI levAya tevuM nathI. bAreTene samajAvavA dAdAgurujI pAse AjJA mAgI ane pagathiyA utarI bATenA nAyakene kahyuM : "bhAIo ! A zuM kare che ? A tIrthakSetramAM AvI vartaNuka zobhe che!" te paNa Aje upadeza sAMbhaLavA tophAnI ToLuM taiyAra nahotuM. teo barADyAH "A rahyA dIpavijaya, pakaDo, mAro ! ' mahArAjazrI dekhAvamAM lagabhaga dIpAvijyajI jevA hatA. hA! A rahyA! bela, cAlyo Ava !" munizrI e pagathIyAM utarI nIce AvyA. temanI pracaMDa kAyA lAMbI soTA jevI TaTTAra banI hatI. bAroTe taiyAra hatA. eka dhoke uThAvI munijI para jhIMkayo. munijI kaTokaTInI paLa samajI gayA. dhakAne aTakAvavA pitAne dADe majabUta rIte dharI rAkhe. ghake chaTakI paDyuM. bIjA lAkaDIo laI [ ra0 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ * AgaLa AvyA. pachI te| zUrAtana caDayu nepAMca dasane te elTrAna karI mUlyA. khArATA samajI gayA. te karIyAda karIzuM, amane mArI nAMkhyA ' karatA nAThA ane jatAM jatAM mahArAjazrInI kAmaLI khasI gayelI te letA gayA. A prasaMga tA. 16-4-1905 sa 1961 nA caitra suda 8 ne guruvAre banyA. prasaMga joI ne munijI gheTInI pAga utarI eTAda cAlyA gayA. rAjyamAM paNa temanI pharIyAda cAlI nahi. peDhIe paNa tenI sAthe pAkA karAra karI lIdhA. kesa UDI gayeA. zAsanasevA ane tI rakSaNanA A prasaMga rAmAMcaka gaNAya. ekavIsa varSanI yuvAna vaye vIratAnuM kArya karavuM, prANanI paNa paravA na karavI ane cAritra lIdhela hovA chatAM Apadhama Avye vIrakesarI banavu te vIralAne mATeja nirdhArita hoya che. Aje paNa e zAsanasevA itihAsanA pAne amara che. vidyAdhAma kAzIne dvAre 6 C ra6 ] sAheba! mAre kAzI javAnI bhAvanA che!" bhAI! kAzI keTaluM dUra che. ane sAma Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ te tame jANe che !' hAjI ! barAbara jANuM chuM. paNa mArI vidyA meLavavAnI tamannA evI che ke rastAnAM badhAM dukhe. huM sahana karIza.' " ahIM tamane abhyAsanI badhI sagavaDatA karAvI. AvuM to?" "guva ! vidyAdhAma kAzInuM vAtAvaraNa ja vidhAmaya che. tyAM paramapUjya zrI vijayadharmasUrIzvarajIe eka vidyAlaya kheluM che, vaLI zAMtamUrti zrI kaSuravijayajI mahArAjazrI paNa jAya che, to mane AjJA Apo !" jahAsukhama! paNa tabiyata saMbhALajo ne vidvAna banIne vahelA vahelA pAchA Avaze.' vidyAdhAma kAzI viSe ghaNuM ghaNuM sAMbhaLeluM. jaina zAstrone abhyAsa ane kAzIpradeza jevAnI utkaMThA evI hatI ke vihAranI muzkelIo te hisAbamAM nahotI. jo ke te vakhate kAzIno vihAra bahu ja kaThaNa hato. bhayaMkara mArga, mAIlenA mAila gAma ja najare na paDe, rAtavAso paNa jaMgalamAM. karavA vakhata Ave, unuM pANI te maLeja kayAMthI paNa AhAra paNa maLe ke na maLe. paNa vidhAnI abhilASA ane prabaLa bhAvanA sAme A muzkelIo. kucha bisAtamAM nahotI. [ ra7 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ muzkelIone sAmane karatA vidyAdhAma kAzImAM pahoMcyA. temanA harSane pAra na rahyo. zrI yazovijayajI jaina pAThazALA cAlatI hatI. pAThazALAnA prANa pUjyapAdu zrI vijayadharmasUrIzvarajI tyAM ja hatA. pAlItANAthI lAMbo vikaTa vihAra karI AvatA zAMtamUrti zrI kapUravijayajI tathA juvAna sAdhu cAritravijayajInuM ullAsapUrvaka sanmAna karyuM. temanuM sAhasa joI mugdha thayA. ApaNA caritranAyake te thoDA ja divasomAM vidyArthIo ane sUrijIne cAha meLavI lIdho. trIjA mALanI koTaDImAM satata abhyAsI' cAritravijyajIne joIne sahune AnaMda thato hato. temanA pratye khUba sadbhAva thayo ane temanI bimArAnI sevA karavAnI ahoniza bhAvanAthI badhA temane potAnA ja mAnavA lAgyA. dhIme dhIme surijInA parama vizvAsu ane jamaNa aMga banI gayA ane kalakattA javAnuM sadbhAgya sAMpaDayuM. - kalakattAthI ajImagaMja thaI kAzI jatAM bhAgalapuramAM teo sakhata bimAra thaI gayA. chatAM samabhAvapUrva dhIme dhIme pAvApurI Adi tIrthadhAmanI yAtrA karatA ane duHkhamAM paNa AnaMda mAnatA bihArazarIpha pahoMcyA. dezIvAnI davAthI pUrNa ArAma tha. 28] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ te siddhagirIza godharA vijyajI TUMka samayamAM kAzI pahoMcI jaI abhyAsa AgaLa vadhAravA mAMDI. traNa varSa A pradezamAM gALI, parama punita tIrthadhAmonI yAtrA karI, sAro abhyAsa karIne temaNe gUjarAta tarapha vihAra karyo. prApurIthI ayodhyA, ratnapurI, lakhanau, kAnapura, jhAMsI, zivapurI, makSIjI, ujajena vagere sthAnanI yAtrA karI ratalAma padhAryA.. ahIM dAdAguru bALabrahmacArI paM. kamalavijayajI mahArAjanAM darzana karyA. ahIMthI gedharA thaI pAlItANuM gayA ane siddhagirinAM punaH darzana karyA. atre gusvarya zrI vinayavijayajI mahArAjazrIne bheTI gurUjI sAthe vihAra karI amadAvAda kapaDavaMja thaI godharA jaI tyAM cAturmAsa karyuM. cAturmAsa pachI vihAra karI vaDedarA padhAryA. ahIM tapagacchAdhipati zrI mUlacaMdajI mahArAjanI mUrtinI pratiSThA, upadhAna vagereno utsava hato, temAM bhAga lIdho. ahIM zrI kamalavijayajI mahArAje eka muni samelana ekaThuM karyuM, temAM dravya, kSetra, kALa, ane bhAva joI sAdhu saMsthAnI pragati ane sAdhvI saMsthAnI pragati mATe suMdara TharAva karyA, baMdhAraNa ghaDyuM. A prasaMge ApaNA caritranAyaka hAjara hatA. ahIMthI guruvarya tathA dAdAgurunI sAthe vihAra karI puname siddhAcala AvyA. cAturmAsa bAda tyAMthI vihAra karI giranArajInI yAtrA karI kAThIAvADamAM [ ra1 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vicarI punaH siddhAcalajI padhAryA. saM. 1967nuM cAturmAsa pAlItANumAM karyuM. tIrthadhAmamAM vidyAdhAma mahArAjazrI ! A tIrthadhAmamAM pAThazALA sthApavAnI bhAvanA jAgI che. jyArathI kAzInuM vidyAdhAma joyuM che, tyAMnAM seMkaDe annakSetre, vidyA adhyayana karatA hajAro baTuMke, mahAna prakhara zAstravettA vidvAna ane AcAryazrI vijayadharmasUrIzvarajInI saMskRta-pAkRta pAThazALA-ApaNuM zAstra-siddhAMtone abhyAsa karatA ApaNA dezanA bALakoH e badhuM joIne mane A tIrthadhAmamAM pAThazALA jevAnI mi jAgI che." vAta to bahu sArI che, paNa pAThazALA calAvavI e kAMI baccAnA khela nathI !' te huM barAbara jANuM chuM, paNa je siddhakSetra jevA mahAtIrthadhAmamAM lAkho yAtriko AvatAjatA hoya, maMdiranA nagarasamA tIrthane mATe lAkhanA kharca thatA ' hAya, roja roja navakArazIo thatI hoya, gAme gAmanA saMghe jyAM AvatA hoya ane seMkaDo sAdhu sAdhvI jyAM vicaratAM hoya e pavitra bhUmimAM vidyAnuM eka paNa sthAna nahi ?" rU0] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pUjyavara! jaina samAjanI sthiti divase divase bahu ja kaDI thatI jAya che. gAmaDAomAM jana kahevAtA zrAvakonA hajAro bALake ajJAnamAM sabaDe che. tamArI manokAmanA to ucca che, paNa muzkelIo bahu Avaze." e badhI muzkelIonI gaNatarI pahelethI karI lIdhI che. muzkelImAMthI mArga kADhavAmAM ja khare puruSArtha che. huM jANuM chuM ke mArI vAta AkAzakusumavata samajanArA paNa che. mane kalpanAvihArI ne ghelo kahenArA paNa che, paNa Apa bannenA AzIrvAda mAre mana badhuM ja che. jyArathI bhAratanA mahAna vihAra nAlaMdA ne takSazilAnA varNane vAMcyAM che, hajAre vidyArthIonA vAda vivAdo sAMbhaLyAM che, AryasamAje hamaNuM zarU karelAM guskuLa viSe vAMcyuM che tyArathI jaina samAjanA udyota mATe eka jJAnavihArano mAre nirNaya che. #Arca dhAmighA re tAH e mAro mudrAlekha che." "amArA hArdika AzIrvAda che." juvAna sAdhunI tejasvItA, daDhatA ane zAsanasevAnI tamannA joI AvA muniratna mATe bane pUjyavarane AnaMda thayo. 5. pA. zrI siddhivijyajI ane zrI mohanavijayajI mahArAjazrIe prasanna vadane temane A navIna kArya mATe AzIrvAda ApyA. dAdAguru pU. zrI vijayakamaLasUrIzvarajIne uMjhA [ rUra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ patra lakhyA ane kAzImAM birAjamAna zrI vijayasUrIzvarajIne patra lakhI peAtAnI dRDha bhAvanA dha jaNAvI. badhAe sahAnubhUti darzAvI. AvA puNyakAya mATe munine dhanyavAda ApyA ane sahAyatA mATe vacana ApyAM. " AtmavizvAsa ane AtmapreraNAthI prerAI vi. sa. 1968 nA jJAnapaMcamInA suprabhAte meAtIzAha zenI meDInA trIjA mALe zrI yazeovijayajI jaina saMskRta pAkRta pAThazALA' sthApI. sthApanA samayanuM zrIphaLa paNa vepArIne tyAMthI udhAra maMgAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, paNa sevAnA nAmanI hArA huMDIe AvavAnI AgAhI e sAdhuratnane thai rahI hatI. sevAnA kAryo kadI adhUrAM rahetAM nathI. kAma te mele che ane kAryanI pAchaLa madada doDI Ave che. samAjanA bALakonA kalyANa mATenI A sasthA temanA jIvananuM eka cirasthAyI smaraNu banI rahyuM. sAdharmI prema * sAheba! Aje Apa kema ciMtAtura dekhA che? yAtrA karIne AvyA pachI Apa viSphaLa jaNAe rUra ] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ che. mane te lAge che ke Ape JAcarI paNa nahi karI hAya!' patijI! tamAruM anumAna kharuM che. jyArathI meM e hRdayavidAraka drazya joyuM che, tyArathI mArA manamAM aMjapeA thAya che. ( ' sAheba ! evuM te zuM ApanA jovAmAM AvyuM ? kRpA karI mane jaNAveA. ApaNe kAMika upAya zeAdhI kADhIe ! ' tribheAvanadAsa ! huM yAtrA karI AvatA hatA. rastAmAM meM je joyuM te samAjanA kulakurUpa drazya 6 hatuM. ' * sAheba ! Apa spaSTa kahe. AmAM tA kAMI samajAtuM nathI. ' ' bhAI! e nAnA bALakA eka gADInI paghvADe iMDatA doDatA. bhIkha mAgatA hatA ane eka Desa tenI pAchaLa jatA hatA. ' * are sAheba! Apa tA krayAmUrti che. paNa evA bhikhArAM te hamezAM bhIkha mAge che. teonA dhaMdhA ja bhIkha mAgavAnA che. yAtrALuo te temanI bhIkha pAke che.' paMDitajI ! jaina baccAnI A sthiti ? navakAramaMtra bhaNanAra Ama bhIkha mAge? gADI pavADe khare taDake dADe ne pAI paisA mATe krugare ? mArAthI [ 12 6 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ nathI sahevAtuM. huM e nathI joi zakatA. geAcarI paNa zI rIte karI zakuM ! ' 'zuM kaheA che. sAheba ? zuM te jaina bALakI hatAM ! ' tyAre ja te ! kevAM gabharu bhALakA hatAM ! tenA vRddha pitAne maLyo ne pUchyuM. teNe AMsubharI AMkhe tenA du:khanI kathA saMbhaLAvI, kacchamAM dukALa paDayeA che. peAte vRddha che. khAvA dhAna na maLe. badhu vecI khAdhuM. bhUkhamarAnA khapparamAM patnI teA gai ane e baLakA ne A kAyA acAvavA ahIM Avyo chuM. taLeTIne AzA che. bhIkha mAgavA sivAya bIjo Are| na rahyo tyAre na chUTake A kAma karavuM paDayuM.' A dardabharI kathA ! munijInAM cakSu bhInAM jyAM. temanI vicAraparaparA AgaLa vadhI. are, samR jaina samAja, gaganacuMbI ma Mdire, nAkArazIonA varA ane hajArAnAM dAna : tema chatAM jainanAM bALakA bhIkha mAge ? A samAja temIzanarIe zuM zuM sevA kare che janatAnI. hajArA lAkhA bALakA nirAdhArAne pApe che. jainasamAja Aje kayAM UbhA che ? A bALakAnI kathAmAMthI mepiMga kheAlavAnA vicAra udabhavyA. vaizAkha sudi trIjanA divase nagaraze premAbhAi hemAbhAInA vaMDAmAM pAThazALA sAthe mejhiMga zarU karI. pelAM e bALakA ane bIjA mALakeA temAM dAkhala thayAM. javAbadArI vadhI. pAThazALAnuM 50-6tuM kha 25] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ te maLI rahetuM. have borDiganuM kharca vadhavA lAgyuM. upadezakArya karyA sivAya cAle tema nahotuM ane sAdhuthI saMsthA mATe upadeza thaI zake ? vimAsaNane vipattio AvI lAgI. satkArya karavAmAM puNya ja hoya che, nirjarA thAya che, tema vicArI upadezadhArA. zarU karI. yAtrALu sajajane saMsthA jevA AvavA lAgyA. mahArAjazrInA kAryanI prazaMsA thavA lAgI. zrI vijayadharmasUrIzvarajI paNa A kAryanI prazaMsA karatA ane AgrAnA dAnavIra zeTha lakSmIcaMdajI veda tathA zeTha teja karaNujI cAMdalajIe saMsthAne sUrijInA upadezathI sArI madada ApI. ucca uddezathI repela nAnuM bIja thoDA samayamAM vadhavA lAgyuM. ropane siMcana maLyuM ane divase divase te vRddhi pAmyuM. henAratanA divasomAM karelI sevA pAlItANAnA baccA baccAne yAda hatI. mejara sTroMga sAhebe saM. sthAne mATe sTezana pAsenI suMdara pAMca vidhA jamIna ApI. eTaluM ja nahi paNa vi. saM. 1970nA vaizAkha suda 3nA zubha mUhuti mejara sTroMganA hAthe saMsthAno pAyo naMkhAye. TUMka samayamAM te makAna ane bagIce taiyAra thaI gayAM. 1971nA mAgazara sudi 13nA roja vidyArthIoe dhAmadhUmapUrvaka praveza karyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ sanmAnapatra saMsthA eka taraphathI vadhavA lAgI. sATheka vidyArthIe, traNa paMDita sAthe pragati sAdhatI saMsthA ekAeka muzkelImAM AvI gaI zrI vijayadharmasUrijInA upadezathI AvatI madada baMdha thaI. menejara zrI harSacaMda bhUrAbhAIe dIkSA lIdhI. kamITI nAmazeSa thaI gaI. nAva jhaMjhAvAtamAM gherAI gayuM, paNa munijI hAre tevA nahatA. temaNe utsAhapUrvaka prayatna karavA mAMDyA. cAturmAsa pAlItANAmAMja karyuM ane saMsthAnI punarghaTanA karI. bAvIsa vidyArthIo kalakattA saMskRta esosIezananI vyAkaraNa madhyamAM ane cAra vidyArthIo tIrthanI parIkSA mATe taiyArI karavA lAgyA. kacchamAM javAnI bhAvanA thaI AvI. vahAluM vatana ane bhadrezvara tIrtha sAMbharI AvyAM. kacchamAMthI jaina saMghanAM vinaMtIpatroe tyAM javA preryA ane vihAra mATe taiyArI AdarI. jalapralaya vakhatanI sevAthI keNuM ajANa hoya ? munija vihAra kare che, tema sAMbhaLI janatAe temanuM sanmAna karavA vicAra karyo ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pAlItANuM sTeTanA dIvAna nyAyaratna zrI nAraNadAsa kALIdAsa gAmanA pramukhapade mAnapatrane bhavya meLAvaDe yojavAmAM Avyo. gAmanA mahAjana, adhikArIo, yAtrALuo vagerenI hAjarI vacce munijanI vaktAoe khUbakhUba prazaMsA karI ane temanI sevA, nirbhayatA nisvArtha bhAva tathA pAThazALAnA saMsthApaka ane prANu tarIke temaja pAlItANuM rAjyanA upakArI tarIke saue aMjali ApI. pramukhazrIe thoDA zabdomAM munijInA kAryane citAra rajU karyo. * mahArAjazrInA gADha paricaya pachI mAre kahevuM joIe ke, temanA uttama tyAga ane cAritre mane Azcaryamagna banAvyA che ane AthI je rAjyanA adhikArI vargamAM Aje teo bahumAna pAmI rahyA che. jalapralayanI temanI sevA visarAya tema nathI. A kArya amerikA ke IglAMDamAM thayuM heta te lake temane kharekhara pUjata. saMsthA mATe temane AtmatyAga ane sevA huM joI rahyo chuM. A mAnapatro ApaNuM hadayanI aMjali mAtra che. ApaNe AzA rAkhIe ke teo kadI saMsthAne na bhUle ! punaH jaladI darzana de." . A lAgaNIone javAba vALatAM munijIe jaNAvyuM, [27 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ mane je mAna Apo che te sarvenI zubha lAgaNunuM pariNAma che. mArAM kAryo ane guNenI prazaMsA mATe huM sarveno AbhArI chuM. A te jaina kemanI saMsthA che. saue tene siMcana karavAno che. huM te nimitta mAtra chuM. je nAnuM vRkSa ApaNe ropyuM che te vRddhi pAme tenI javAbadArI ApaNI saunI che: enAM mIThAM phaLa jaina samAjane jaladI prApta thAo e mArI abhilASA che. "bALako! tamArI pAse jaina samAja bahu AzA seve che. tame cAritrazIla banone abhyAsI banI jene samAjanI sevA kare e jovAnI mArI utkaTa IcchA che. jaina dharma ane jaina samAjanI sevAno jIvanamaMtra sadAye raTatA raheze. "rAjyane te zuM kahevAnuM hoya? rAjyanI zILI chAyAmAM to saMsthA phUlIphAlI rahI che. saMsthAnA janmathI rAjyanI amadaSTi che. te kAyama rahe tevI mArI IcchA che." A mAnapatra pachI mahArAjazrIe phAgaNa sudI trIjanA roja kaccha tarapha vihAra karyo. vidyArthIo ane kAryakartAo, bhaktajano ane sanehIjano badhAe bhAre hRdaye vidAya ApI. hajAre AMkhomAM umaTI AvyAM. vidAya veLAnuM drazya hRdayabhedaka hatuM. 28] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vahAluM vatana bAra bAra varSa pachI munirAja Aje kacchamAM padmAratA hatA. potAnA vahAlA vatanane bheTavAnI jema munijInI utkaTa icchiA hatI, tema petAnA pradezanA ratnasamA munirAjanA darzana mATe kacchI prazna eka page thaI rahI hatI. kacchamAM praveza karyo ane zubha zukana thayA. kaTAriyA tIrthanI yAtrA karI sAmakhiyALI padhAryAM. tyAM phAgaNa vadI 13 ne zukravAre me bhavya vA daDavAnA rahIza zA. maMganalAla pAnAcaMda tathA gaDhulAnA rahIza gulAlacaMdabhAI jIvaNadAsa zAhane sAthe dIkSA ApI. e ja AjanA vidra munizrI darzanavijayajI tathA munizrI jJAnavijayajI, jyAM jyAM teozrI jatA tyAM tyAM jainasamAjanI sudhAraNAnuM kAma hAtha dharatA. kusaMpa hoya tyAM saMpa karAvavA, pAzALA sthApavI, jaineAnI karaja batAvavI ane jainasamAjanI nagRti mATe sthaLe sthaLe upadeza ApavA. bhadrezvaranI yAtrA karavA vicAra karatA hatA tyAM bhUjanA zrAvake rAtArAta AvI paheAMcyA ane mahArAjazrIne laI javA mATe vinati karI. mahArAjazrIe jarA AnAkAnI karI eTale badhA ADA meTTA ane mahArAjazrIe bhUjanA mArga lIdhe [1 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ bhUjamAM mahArAjazrInuM apUrva svAgata thayuM. munie vyAkhyAna dvArA amRtadhArAnuM sIMcana karyuM. badhAne tRpta karyA. pitAnI bhUminA putrone upadezadvArA sacetana karyA. * A rIte mAnakuvA, maMjala Adi sthaLoe vihAra karatA teo aMgIAmAM padhAryA. ahIM cAturmAsa mATe judA judA gAmonI vinaMtio AvavA lAgI. paNa aMgiyAnA zrAvakonI vinaMti hatI ke amArI jiMdagImAM kaI sAdhunuM comAsuM thayuM ame dIThuM nathI.' A vinaMti mAnya rAkhI comAsuM aMgIyAmAM nakkI thayuM. - aMgIyAmAM mAMga paTa pradezanA hajAre loke vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA AvavA lAgyA. mahArAjazrIe mAMga paTa pradezane saMgha ekaThA karAvyo ane sAmAjika sudhAra tathA saMgaThana mATe TharAva karAvyA. eka pAThazALA kholavAmAM AvI. - aMgIyAthI vihAra karI maMjalamAM padhAryA. ahIM be bhAIone paMdara paMdara varSothI kaleza hato. kerTamAM kesa cAlato hato ane hajAro rUpIA barabAda thatA hatA. saMgha paNa kAMI karI zakato nahote, kAraNa e bane saMghanA zeTha hatA. mahArAjazrIne kAne vAta AvI ane vyAkhyAnamAM traNa divasa sudhI eja vAtane ullekha karI upadezAmRtanuM siMcana karyuM. ane bhAIe gadgadita thaI gayA. zAMti sthapAI gaI jas ] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ane saMdhamAM AnaMda AnaMda chAI rahyo. vihAra karatA pitAnA priya janmasthAna patrImAM AvI pahoMcyA. pitA ghelAzA te putra dhArazI (cAritravijayajI) nuM Agamana sAMbhaLI doDI AvyA. putrane jotAM ja mUrzita thaI gayA. munijIe pitAnA pitAne sAMtvana ApyuM, upadezAmRta chAMTayuM ane dharmanA premI banAvyA. - ahIM eka Azcarya thayuM. sthAnakavAsIpaNAnA dAdAgura pUjya jalAlajI svAmI vagere ahIM ja hato. temane AnaMdathI maLyA. pUjya mahArAje temanuM svAgata karyuM ane kahyuM; "bhAI, tuM sAco zUravIra pA. satyadharmazAdhaka, tane dhanya che.' mahArAjazrIe te pUjyone paNa saMbhaLAvyuM ke Apa paNa satyadharmazodhaka banI zake che paNa teoe potAnI vRddhAvasthAne lIdhe azakti batAvI paNa pote spaSTatA karI ke "bhAI ! huM paNa A triraMgI pArzvanAtha prabhunA citranAM darzana karI lauM chuM ane mane vAMdavA AvanArAone prathama jinadarzana karI AvavA kahuM chuM. thoDAM bIjAM prabhumUrtinA citro maMgAvI Ape to vizeSa pracAra karIza." muniane A vacanothI saMtoSa thayo. pite sanmArge hatA ane satya mArgane mATe aneka kaSTo veThayAM hatAM, te Aje sArthaka mAnyAM. ahIMthI vihAra karI bhadrezvaranI yAtrA karI ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ aMjAra thaI bhacAu AvyA. ahIM saMgrahaNI thaI gaI. ArAma thayA pachI sAmakhIyAlI AvyA. ahIM mUrtipUjakanA pAMca gharamAMthI 60 kyoM. maMdira paNa thaI gayuM paNa ahIM pharI saMgrahaNuM zarU thaI. tabicata to kharAba hatI, ArAmanI khAsa jarUra hatI, paNa pAlItANAnI paristhitie temane becena banAvI dIdhA. pitAnI priya saMsthAnI paristhiti kharAba hoya tyAM ArAma kyAM? teozrI raNa oLaMgI mALIyA AvyA. mALIyAnA ThAkore mahArAjazrInA vyAkhyAnano lAbha lIdhA. jaina sAdhu ane jaina dharma mATe ThAkara sAhebane khUba mAna thayuM. dharmakArya karavA bhAvanA batAvI. mahArAjazrIe joyuM hatuM ke kacchanuM raNa oLaMgI AvatA musApharone pANI maLatuM nahatuM. keTalAya musApharo pANI pANu karatA mRtyune mamAM dhakelAI jatA. garamInA divasomAM to pANInI TIyuM na maLe. mahArAjazrIe A pUNyakArya karavA ThAkora sAhebane samajAvyuM ane musAphare aMge suMdara jaLa ane bhUkhyA peTane gALa-dALI maLe tevI vyavasthA thaI gaI hajAro vaTemArguo Aje paNa e lAbha laI rahyA che. teoe zikAra ane dArUno tyAga karyo ane pitAnI pUjAmAM jinavaranI mUrti padharAvI. ahIMthI vihAra karI caitra suda 11nA roja punaH pAlItANA padhAryA. kara] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ saMsthA nA punarudvAra saMsthAnI dazA atyaMta zocanIya thaI gaI hatI.. madada baMdha thaI gaI hatI. kaleza ane virAdhanAM vAdaLa chavAyelAM hatAM. tela khUTayuM hatuM. dIvA bUjhAvAnI taiyArImAM hatA. taMtra hAthamAM lIdhuM. AgrAthI dAnavIra ze. tejakaraNa cAMdamalajI tathA dAnavIra zeTha lakSmIcaMdajI eda yAtrAthe AvelA. teo ema ja jANatA hatA ke saMsthA cAlatI nathI paNa sadbhAgye zeTha tejakaraNajInA utArA sasthAmAM rAkhavAmAM AvyeA. vidyAthIonI dinacaryAM, abhyAsa, pAnapAdana badhuM vyavasthita joyuM. cApaDA taiyA. mahArAjazrIe sacATa upadeza ApyA ane A jJAnagaMgAne vahetI rAkhavA sUcanA karI. zeThajInA upara UMDI asara thaI ane teoe tAtkAlika meTI rakamanI madada karI. bhaviSyamAM paNa niyamita mo~da maLavAnuM vacana maLyuM. caitrI punama para Avela yAtrikA pAsethI paNa sArI madada maLI. Arthika paristhitinI ciMtA TaLI. dAdAguru zrI vijayakamalasUrIzvarajI sadha sAthe yAtrA karavA padhArelA. munijI guruvayaMnI sAme gayA. A prasaMge suratanivAsI muMbaInA hIrAmeAtInA vepArI [ "z Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ dharmaniTa jhaverI zrI jIvaNacaMdabhAI sAthe mahArAjazrIne paricaya thayo. saMsthA viSe munijI sAthe vAta thaI. paraspara vicAra vinimaya tha laMbANathI carcA thaI ane saMsthAne zrI jIvaNacaMdabhAInI rAhabarI nIce muMbaInI kamITIne sepavAno nirNaya thA. mahArAjazrI saMsthAne guskuLa banAvavAnI bhAvanA varSothI sevatA hatA. zrI jIvaNacaMdabhAIe saMsthAne navIna rUpa ApavA, aMgrejI zikSaNa dAkhala karavA ane bhaviSyamAM vidyAlaya udyogAlayanI vyAjanA karavA pitAnA vicAre batAvyA. vaLI yogani zrI buddhisAgarasUrIzvarajIne saMsthA pratye sArA sabhAva hato, tethI saMsthAne punaHjIvana ApavA temaNe paNa zrI jIvaNacaMdabhAI ane zrI lalubhAIne preNu karI. saMsthA kamITInA hAthamAM soMpAI ane "zrI yazovijayajana gurukuLa" nAma ApavAmAM AvyuM. saMsthAne punaruddhAra che. saMsthAnI javAbadArI ane bhAra utArI mahArAjazrIe pharI kacchamAM dharmabhAvanAnA pracAra mATe vihAra karavA vicAra karyo. mahArAjazrI banne ziSyone dAdAgurunA zubha haste vaDI dIkSA apAvI leganA jIvaleNa humalAmAMthI bacI pitAnI mAtRbhUmi kaccha tarapha saMcaryA. kANe jANyuM hatuM ke e chellI vidAya hatI ! koNa jANatuM hatuM ke kacchanI bhUmi pokAratI hatI ! - kaNa jANatuM hatuM ke jIvaleNa InphalyuenjhA mahArAjazrIne bharakhI jaze. ka] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ amara mRtyu kacchanuM raNa vaTAvI vAgaDamAMnA lADiyA gAma AvyA. tyAMnA DhAkAre mahArAjazrInI kIti viSe bahu ahu vAte sAMbhaLelI. te upadeza sAMbhaLavA AvyA. tee upadeza sAMbhaLI mugdha thaI gayA. gAmanA leAke paNa upadezamAM AvavA lAgyA ane mahArAjazrIe jainadharmanA siddhAMtA saraLatAthI samajAvyA. lAkaDIyAthI vihAra karI te ajAra AvyA. ahI bhadrezvara tIrthanI yAtrA mATe gayA. ahIM vazAkha vada auMjanA rAja kheDAnivAsI zAhe DAghAlAla hIrAlAlane dIkSA ApI. te ja AjanA nyAya--vyAkaraNanA samartha jJAtA zrI nyAyavijayajI. vihAra karatA mahArAjazrI aMgIyAmAM AvyA ane InphalyuenjhA paNa meAtanA dUta banIne AvyA. hiMdustAna bharamAM tene pajo phelAI rahyo hateA. agIyAmAM paNa tenA kAtIla ghA paDayo. muni nivajayajI ane muni jJAnavijayajI sapaDAyA. ziSyAnI A dazA kema joI zakAya ? akhaMDa ujAgarA veThI temanI sevA karI ane ziSyA te khacyA. mahArAjanA nAnA bhAI meAzIbhAI AvyA ane temane dharmAM dhyAna karavA [ # Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ upadeza ApyA. kANu baNatuM hatuM ke A cheluM 'milana hatuM ! AsA suda dazame AcArya zrI vijayakalamasUrIchanA svarga vAsanA tAra AvyA. A samAcAre munijInA hRdaya para UMDI asara karI. sahue devavaMdana karyuM. gAmamAM pAkhI paLAvI. khUba dhakriyA thaI. gheADA ja divaso vItyA haze tyAM munika tAvamAM sapaDAyA. traNa divasa sudhI tAva utaryAM nahI, te kALanAM pagalAM parakhI gayA. " krama che, sAheba ?' 8 bhAI, have vakhate bharAI gayA che. AmAMthI UbhA thavAnI AzA nathI. ' ApazrIne kaMI niha thAya, sAheba ! ' nyAya ! emAM tuM na samaje ! menabhAI ! huM to jAuM chuM. mArAM traNe bALa ziSyAne mArA guru pAse pahoMcADI dejo ! ' *C sAheba ! Apa ciMtA na kara. hamaNAM ThIka tha jaze. puccha bhUjathI sivila sarjana AvyA che. ' mane jovAnI jarUra nathI. mArA ziSyAne tapAme. ' mahArAjazrI ! pahelAM Apane tapAsavAnI jarUra che! ' sarjane kahyuM. ( 6 ] mane davAnI jarUra nathI. ' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ : dAktara davA ApI gayA. zrAvakAe khUba Agraha karyo paNa davA na lIdhI te na lIdhA. Azvina vadI navamInI sAMje zrAvaka ane ziSyA sAthe pratikramaNa karyuM, saMcArApArasI bhaNAvI, meDI rAtre muni darzanavijayajI mahArAjazrI pAse gayA. saune kSamApnA karI. Asana lagAvyuM. vIra vIrane rUpa zarU karyo. barAbara bAra ne pIstAlIza miniTe muninuM prANapa'kheruM svarga dhAma UDI gayuM. jIvananA punaruddhA mATe dIpaka thaIne e sitArA svarga mAM sa'carco. agiyAnI suMdara jagyAe emanA divyadehane agnisaMskAra karavAmAM AvyA. ane : tenA upara stUpa UbhA karavAmAM AvyA. 34 varSInI bharayuvAna vaye saMsthAnA sicanamAM kAyA ghasI nAkhI, dharma kArya mATe prANa pAtharyAM, jIvananA prabhAta sAthe nirbhayatA keLavI, satyadarzIna mATe bahu bahu sahana karyuM, tIsevA mATe kesarI anI kheDA, jalapralayanA citkAra sAMbhaLI munidhanA AcArAmAMthI kaNyatA jagADI, pAlItANAnA kRtihAsamAM amara kArya karyuM. jaina samAja, jaina bALaka, jaina sAhitya ane jaina siddhAMta mArTane akhaMDa prema jIvanabhara sevyeA. svayaM preraNA ane svayaM jAgRtithI badhAM kAryo be pADAM. gurukuLanI hastI mATe snehIneAyI [7 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ matabheda sevyA, aneka jhaMjhAvAtA sahyA ane muzkelInA pagale cAlIne paNa vijayane varyAM. Aje temanuM priya gurukuLa 30 varSa pUrAM karI rajata Utsava ujavavAnI taiyArI kare che, te jaina samAjane mATe hanI vAta che. je saMsthAne zarU karavA mATe zrIphaLa udhAre lAvavuM paDayuM hatuM, je saMsthA anekavAra baMdha thavAnI aNI para hatI, je saMsthA aneka muzkelIe mAMthI pasAra thaI, te Aje nAnakaDa gheDamAMthI mahAna vaTavRkSa banyuM che ane tenA phaLe samAjanA cokamAM javA lAgyAM che te gavanI vAta che. temanA priya ziSyAnI jaina samAjamAM ghaNI sArI pratiSThA che. te advitIya vidvAna ane guru jevA kAryazIla che. navA jainAne dharma zreSDa, jJAnavAna anAvavAnuM temanuM kArya Aje jaina janatA prazase che. guruvanI sAhityasevAnI adhUrI bhAvanA temanA priya ziSyA aneka rIte mUrtimaMta karI rahyA che. ane gurukuLane pacIsa varSa pahelAM peAtAnA hastaka lenAra suratanivAsI prasiddha jhaverI zrI jIvaNu'da bhAI dharamacaMda-gurukuLanA varSonA pramukha ane guruvanA ziSya banI gurukuLanI vRddhi ane vikAsa mATe preraNA ApI rahyA che e AjanA sAdhuvezadhAraka zrI jinabhadravijayajI mahArAja samAjanI jAgRtimAM guruvayaMnA sa Mdeza pahoMcAze tema abhyarthanA che. guruva amara che. 8] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ jenasamAja digadarzana eka samaya jainasamAja duniyAbharamAM sarvazreSTha samAja gaNato. * jainasamAja e samaye samRddha, vaibhavazALI ane sukhI hato. eka dharmapremI, ahiMsApracAraka, dayApremI ane dAnavIra samAja tarIke jainasamAjanI gaNanA hatI. A zahera ane gAmaDAMmAM jaina janatAnI nItimattA ane udAra daSTinI suMdara chApa hatI. - sAdhame bhAIonA uddhAra mATe samAjanA AgevAne, AcAryapravaro ane dAnavIra kaTibaddha rahetA. - zAMtipriya prajA tarIke jagatamAM jainasamAjanuM aneruM sthAna hatuM. - gaganacumbI maMdiro ne girinagara vasAvanAra, jJAnabhaMDAro ane jJAnazALAo sthApanAra, jaLAzayo ane vizrAmasthAne khulA mUkanAra, navakArazI ane dAnazALAo yojanAra dAnavIre jema duSkALa vakhate bhaMDAro khullA mUkatA, majIde ne maMdira baMdhAvI - patA tema sAdhamabhAIonA kalyANa mATe lAkhe [42 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ kharcatA, pitAnA jevA sukhI banAvavAnuM sAdhana sAmagrI ApatA ane temAM potAnuM kartavya mAnatA. Aje jainasamAjane meTo samUha duHkhI che. bekArInA bhaMga thatA hajAre navalohIyA juvAnInA uMbare paga mUkatAM ja khatama thaI jAya che. hajAro vidhavAonI durdazA joI zakAtI nathI. samAjanI chinnabhinnatA, ajJAna ane kusaMpa joI joIne lehInAM AMsu Ave che. gAmaDAonA hajAre bALako ajJAnarUpI aMdhakAramAM sabaDe che. lAkho strIo rUDhI ane vahemanI bhaThThImAM zekAya che. yuvaka varga ane yuvaka mAnasa samAjanI A dazA joI saLavaLI rahyA che. jyAre jagata sarvanAzanA Are ghasaDAI rahyuM che, jyAre karaDe lokono saMhAra cAlI rahyo che, jyAre prajAnI prajA bhasmIbhUta thAya che tyAre ahiMsApradhAna jaina samAja potAnA utpAta mATe niSkriya kema rahI zake? mRtyunA momAMthI bacavA mATe kevA kevA prayatene meTA pAyA upara upADavA joIe teno vicAra sarakhe zuM ApaNane nathI ? samAjamAM racanAtmaka kAryanI bherI have kayAre baje che! mAtra meDhAnI vAte, be pAMca lekha, pAMca 10] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pacIsa bhASaNA ke krAnti krAntinA nAdathI samAjane uddhAra sabhave kharA! janasamAja pAse zuM nathI? lAkhA rUpIA samAjanA kalyANuM mATe vAparavAnA paDayA che paNa kaDhAvanAra kAi nathI. dAnavIrA paNa Aje ghaNA che. temane samAjanA sAcA kalyANanI yeAjanA ane tenI pAchaLa phanA thaI janAra samAjanA ghaDavaiyAe--temAM daTAI janAra kAyakarA maLe te temanuM dAna Ape!Apa AvavAnuM che. bIjA samAjo te Aje potAnI bhAre pragati sAdhI rahyA che. gaIkAlanA navanavA samAje Aje unnatanA zikhare che. ApaNA prAcIna samAja vicchinna ane du:khI du:khI che. Aya samAje gayA 70 varSomAM kevI kevI pragati sAdhI che ? khrIstI mizanarIoe ApaNe ja paise peAtAnA dha pracAra mATe zuM zuM nathI karyuM ? pArasI samAja peAtAnA samAja mATe dara varSe lAkhA rUpIA dAnamAM Ape che ane hajArA saMsthA calAve che. tyAre jainasamAjamAM keTalI kAleo che? kanyA gurukuLa-nyA chAtrAlaya eka paNa nathI. } Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ dasavIsa chAtrAlayamAM 1500 thI 2000 vidyAthaeja mAtra lAbha laI zake che " svataMtra hAIskUla be cAra haze! vyApArI samAjane vyApArI zALA eka paNa nathI. purAtatva maMdira to eka paNa nathI. myujhIyama paNa cheja nahi. jJAnamaMdira paNa joIe tevAM samRddha nathI. pAThazALAo baMdha paDatI jAya che. udyogamaMdira mATe te hajI kazI vyavasthA nathI. sAhityapracAra paNa na gaNAya." patro TUMkA AyuSya bhogavI baMdha thAya che. upadezake-pracArake maLatA nathI. vyAyAma-maMdire hajI have thavA lAgyAM che. yuvaka maMDaLe ne sevAsamAje zarU thayAM che. - janasamAjane udhAra Ama saMbhave khare? " samAjanA utthAna mATe racanAtmaka kAryanI racanA karo. jagyAe jagyAe zikSaNa saMsthAo sthApe. dAnanAM jharaNuM samAjanA utthAnamAM vALo. samAjane navajIvana ApavA kAryo kare, kArya kare. . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ bolatA AMkaDAo - mizanarIonuM kAma hiMdabharamAM keTaluM vistRta che ane te pAchaLa ananya sevAbhAva ane keTaluM aDhaLaka dravya khacAya che te sau koI jANe che. - nIcenA AMkaDAo ApaNI AMkha ughADI nAMkhe tevA che. 11158 prAthamika zALAo 82 varnAkyulara zALAo 339 miDala skUle temAM 197 kanyAo mATe 190 aMgrejI hAIskUla chokarAo mATe 101 , , kanyAo mATe che 100 TreInIMga skUla 13 kanyAo mATe svataMtra kAle A uparAMta seMkaDo davAkhAnAo, mizana ane upadezake, lAkho pustakone maphata pracAra ane gAmaDe gAmaDe mizanarIonuM pracArakArya Azcaryacakti kare tevuM che! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ Arya samAja, AryasamAja ceDAja varSamAM 75 lAkhanI saMkhyAmAM Avyo che. AryasamAje kevuM camatkArika kAma 350 prAthamika zALA 18pa rAtrizALA 36 gurukuLa 8 kanyA gurukuLa 315 kanyAzALA 46 vidhavAzramo 54 anAthAlayo 300 saMskRta pAThazALAo Arya samAjanA hajAre upadezaka sthaLe sthaLe mAluma paDe che. temane seMkaDo auSadhAlayo cAle che, patra-patrikAo paNuM saMkhyAbaMdha nIkaLe che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ hasI jAti peAtAnI jAtinA chellA pacetera varSamAM bhAre suMdara ulhAra karyo che. 26000 judI judI saMsthAmAMthI snAtA ( grejyueTase ) DAkaTara-ijaneraza vagere. 4500. navA dara varSe snAtA 200 strIpuruSA pI eca. DI. 65000 zikSakA 2,50,00,00,000DIlaranI saMpatti che 31000 varga-mAila jamIna che. 8,80,000 khetara che 325 samAcAra patrapatrikA tyAre ApaNe jana samAja kayAM che? [ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ApaNuM kartavya ApaNe joI gayA ke Aje bIjA samAjo peAtAnA samAjanI samunnati sAdhI rahyA che. te mATe lAkhAnAM dAna dara varSe apAya che. samAjamAMthI ajJAna nAbUda karavA, udyogadhaMdhA vikasAvavA ane samAjanA AmAlavRddha badhAnA kalyANa mATe yAjanAe ane kAryo karavA samAjanA AgevAne tatpara rahe che. jIvanabhara kArya karanArA seMkaDAkA karA A kAma avirata calAvI rahyA che. jaina samAjanA zrImaMtA samAjanI paristhiti jANe che--samAjanI unnati mATe temane ciMtA paNa che ja paNa samAjaunnatinA mArgonA vicAra Avazyaka che. eka vakhata jyAre jaina dAnavIrAe gagaganacUMdiza badhAvyAM, jyAre jJAnabhaMDArA bharAvyA, jyAre duSkALamAM peAtAnI lakSmIne sahu upayAga karyo, jyAre dezanA rakSaNanI jarUra paDI tyAre deza mATe sasva arpaNa karyuM, jyAre sa MdhA kADhayA ane svAmIvatsalA karyAM, tyAre aDhaLaka 16 ] Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ dravya hatuM, dharmakAryomAM samunnati ane dharmane udyoga manAta. leke paNa sukhIne saMtaSiI hatA. Aje samAjanI paristhiti evI che ke dAnanA jharaNAnA mArga badalavAnI jarUra che. hajAro ajJAna bALakone zikSaNa ApyA sivAya bhaviSyanI praja-samAjanuM mahAmUluM dhana bALakone taiyAra karyA. vinA keI samAja UMce AvI zake nahi. so zikSakanI garaja sAratI jIvana ghaDanArI mAtAonA zikSaNa, saMskAra mATe paNa Aje vicAra karo ghaTe. samAjamAM je vaheme ne rUDhIo hajI paNa pipAI rahyAM che te koIpaNa bhoge kADhaye ja chUTake. AjanI bekArI paNa navalohIA yuvakene AtmaghAta tarapha dorI janArI banatI jAya che. tene paNa ukela lAvyA sivAya cAle tema nathI. eTale ja zrImatie samAjanA kalyANa mATe dAnanAM jharaNAM zikSaNa mATe ApavAM joize. yuvakee mAtra vAta nahi karatAM samAjanA abhyadaya mATe racanAtmaka kAryamAM daTAI javuM joIze. samAjanA hiteccha pratyeka vyaktie samAjanA kalyANanA vicAra sevI yathAzakya sevA karavA nIkaLavuM ja joIze. sAdhumunirAjee paNa dharma-udyoga sAthe samAja [vA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ kalyANane vicAra karyA sivAya nahi le. samAja jo nirbaLa ane pAMgaLe haze te dharma paNa nahi uge. samAjanA ghaDavaiyAo, keI to samAjanA kalyANa mATe nIkaLo. samAjanA utthAna mATe kaTIbaddha bane !. paisA maLI raheze, sAdhane maLI raheze, sahAnubhUti maLI raheze. samAjane mATe daTAI janArA-racanAtmaka kAryanI saMjIvanI laIne kArya karanArA pAMca dasa yuvake paNa besI jAya to dasavarSamAM samAjanI kAyApalaTa thaI jAya, samAjanA aMge aMge praphulla thaI jAya, samAjamAM cetana ane jAgRti Ave. samAjanuM punarvidhAna zakaya bane. 4], Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ Arthika sahAyaka zeThathI. maNilAla bhagubhAI ratanapeALa, zeThanI peALa, amadAvAda, prakAzaka: zrI. lAlabhAI umedacaMda lA *trIH zrI cAritra jayaMtI utsava samiti nAgajI bhudaranI pALaH amadAvAda vi. saM. 1997 prathamAvRtti mudrakaH maNilAla kalyANadAsa paTela dhI sUryaprakAza prinTIMga presa pAMcakuvA daravAjA amadAvAda. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ smAraka graMthomAM sarvazreSTha graMtha zrI cAritravijaya jenA pAne pAne zrI kanu desAIe kaLAnA zaNagAra * pAtharyA che. jenI paMktio zrI jyabhikhkhuM (bAlAbhAI vI. desAI)nI kasAyelI kalame lakhAyelI che. jemAM sAkSaravarya munirAje ane vidvAnoe potAnI aMjalio ApI che. aneka citra, suMdara dviraMgI jekeTa chatAM kiMmata 1-4-0 H lakho : bAlAbhAI vIracaMda desAI paTelano mADha, mAdalapurA, elisabrIja-amadAvAda, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com